St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-03
BREVITIES BY WIRE.

An Englishman has been arrested at Neus-
sargus on suspicion of being a German spy.
Emperor William telegraphs to the empress
and to Chancellor Won Caprivi that his receD-
ton i'll Austria was most gratifying. Chan
celior Won Caprivi has started to visit the
South German coasts.
Mayor Holmes. of Kansas City, yesterday
issued call TO the executive officers of The
various organizations of that city urging
them to cooperate in the endeavor to induce
President Harrison 10 accept the hospitality
of the city on the occasion of his visit to the
West.
The queen of Roumania, Who has gone to
Balmoral TO visit Queen Victoria, was met at
the BaIlster station by the Prince of Wales,
the Duke of Clarence, Prince Henry of Bat
tenberg and Princess Beatrice and the
queens guard of honor.
The wholesale druggists in session atWash-
ington yesterday considered and adopted the
report of the committee on proprietary
goods. in which is embodied the question Of
cut prices An amendment was adopted
pledging the members OF the convention not
10 sell to retailers in quantities of less than a
quarter of dozen, except at an advance in
dozen rates. a. b. Merriam, of Minneapolis,
was elected secretary.
The annual meeting of the National Civil
Service Reform league in Boston ended last
evening with dinner given the league by
the Massachusetts members at the Parker
house. Roger Wolcott, vice president of the
Massachusetts league, presided Conspicuous
at the board were George William Curtis,
president of the National league; Charles j,
BoDaparte. president of the Maryland asso-
citation; l.. B. Swift president of the Indiana
Union and Indiana association, and w. D.
Foulke. of Indiana.
II is stated on good authority that Eastern
capitalists have organized q company with
$1,000, 900 capital for the purpose of con-
Quoting the business OF manufacturing
timed plates. The headquarters of the com
pany Will be al Baltimore; it will run its own
tin mines and will try to control the Amer
lean timed plaIe trade. Buildings will be
erected at once. Another company, COM
posed principally of Englishmen, will in
few weeks begin the erection of timed
plate plant at DuQuesne, ten miles east Of
Pittsburg.
The st. James Gazette, London, dismisses
the church congress, the German socialist
leading questions of the day TO declare that
the most important news is the statement
made by Sir James kitson 10 the iron and
steel congress in New York. that America has
reached the position of the greatest iron
producing nation in the world. The Gazette
dilates upon the significance of this fact, and
declares that it behooyes England to con-
slider the immense meaning 1t has III respect
to her future relative commercial position.
The Western trunk lines centering in Dem
yer began the work of retaliation yesterday
against the Missouri Pacific, for cutting rates
from Texas points to Chicago and ST. Louis
The Rock Island early in the day announced
q round tnp rate from Colorado points to
Chicago and St. Louis. The Rio Grande fol-
lowed by announcing a haif-fare rate to st.
Louis. The Santa Fe posted a round-trip
rate to Chicago of S30.65. A further reduc-
ton is expected TO be made to day.