St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-14
BREVITIES BY TELEGRAPH.

OlOu DueDli, an ltAildQ QalryInaQ at OnaQa,
| quarreled with his neighbors over his cattle,
and IN despair shot himself through the
heart.
Funeral services of the late Mrs. Gen.
Booth were held yesterday in the Olympia,
London. twenty-five thousand persons were
present.
The bark Melbery, from Quebec to Green
ock. has gone ashore at Little Harbor, n. ).
The captain and nine Of the crew are re
ported lost.
Some of the corr, porters employed by the
Allan line on board the steamer Grecian. at
London, have again gone on strike for an adj
vance in wages.
Adam G. Declining, eighteen years old, a
rivet heater, fell from the new Tenth street
yiaduct in Omaha yesterday, and was in-
stantly killed.
Tom Kane, planning mill hand, was locked
up at Omaha yesterday for raping Mrs.
Thomas Thundina. Last night he got Thun-
dina drunk and then ravished his wife.
shorty Bioedel, a tough saloonkeeper,
made an unsuccessful attempt to murder his
mother and another woman and commit
suicide at Omaha yesterday. He is in Jail.
The navy department has been informed
that the recent test at the Annapolis, Md,
proving ground of a rapld-firing four-lnch
gun mounted on carriage was satisfactory.
The Greek churches throughout Turkey
will all remain closed Wednesday as pro-
test against the i'll usage to which the priests
ana congregations are subjected by the
TURKISH OfnclalS.
The political campaign in New York state
was opened in Utica last evening by speech
by Hon. Thomas b. Reed, of Maine. The
occasion was Republican mass meeting at
the Utica opera house, in which about 3, 500
people were packed like sardines.
The Armenians and Druzes have blown up
q portion ofthe barracks at Silensia, Syria.
killing forty Turkish soldiers. The Arme
mans then invaded the government building
and killed the governor. They robbed the
treasury and released all the prisoners.
Ann Aldrich, Of 112 Sullivan street, Brook
lyn, went to the grocer's yesterday morning,
leaving her month-old twin babies in crib
near the kitchen stove. She returned in ten
minutes, and found the babies burned to
death.
Two boys, Ira and Lawrence Rucker, aged
respectively twelve and fourteen years, have
been arrested at Seymour. Ind, for rObbing
the Evansville d. Richmond mali car two
weeks ago. Some of the stolen property was
found in their possession.
The Guernsey detachment of the East Sur
rey regiment, which has been ordered to the
Indies, refused to leave their barracks yester
day. They were disarmed and threatened
with severe punishment. They finally en-
barked, but retained their disrespectful be-
havior throughout.
1t Is announced that the Spanish govern
ment will request the. United States govern
ment to admit the products of the Spanish
possessions i'll the West Indies, especially to-
baccoo and sugar, without the recently i'm
poseC tariff restrictions. In the event of a
refusal Spain, it is stated, will exclude Amer
lean products especially breadstuffs.
The revenue cutter Erwin arrived at Port
townsend. Wash, yesterday. She reports
that during the three months cruise of the
revenue cutter Rush in Behring seas she
saw only five British sealers, and three of
these were ordered beyond the league limit.
Though they had illicit skins on board no at
tempt was made to seize them.
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at Alton, ILL.,, two weeks ago, and was taken
TO Grand Rapids. Mich, to answer to the
charge of embezzling 81, 700 from the Lake
Shore d Michigan Southern railroad two
years ago. while cashier, was sentenced to
jackson penlientiary for two years yesterday.
Great excitement was caused in " ooloong.
New South Wales, yesterday by the arrival
there OF q large party of non-union miners
who landed from steamer, intending to
work in the coal cliff mines. The unionistS
took possession of the mines and refused ty
allow the non-unionists to go to work. Mano
scuffles took place between them. Trouble
is feared, and the police ana military are
held in readiness TO suppress any disorder.
The joint committee of the London and
India docks, in order to avoid in future dis
putes likely to precipitate a crisis, has en-
gagged permanent staff of laborerS at the
rate of "a shillings weekly TO meet any emer-
gencv that may arise 1t is believed that in
this way the dock companies will be able to
obtain all the labor they may require. At
present 500 men are needed in each depart
ment.
Robert Middleton. train dispatcher for the
Big Four at North Indianapolis, at o'clock
yesterday morning saw man looking
through the window with his face covered by
a handkerchief. At the same instant the
stranger fired through the window. the ball
penetrating Midoleton's leg. Middleton fell
to the floor, and the robber. supposing him
dead, entered and robbed him of his watch
and money and then escaped.
The Count of Paris left Richmond, Va,
yesterday for the battlefields of the Wilder
ness. Yesterday he attended mass at st.
Peters cathedral and presented Bishop Van
dyyeyer with 500 for the poor. The fact
that Gov. Mckinney failed to be present at
Col. Archer Anderson's reception to the
count and be presented to the count is much
| talked of. The governor insists that it was
due to his office that the count should first
| call on him.
Five youths were yesterday arrested at
| Ellicott City, Md. They are charged with
| numerous assaults and thefts, which have
| recently been committed. Scarcely night
| has passed but gang to which the arrested
| parties are believed to belong have COM
mitted some desperate act ON freight trains
! on the Baltimore Il Ohio railroad, near Eli
| colt City. One man is now in dangerous
| condition as result of meeting these
| toughs. Another was robbed and thrown
| from train last Friday. The railroad peo-
| pie will prosecute the prisoners.