St. Paul daily globe., 1891-06-11
NEWS BRIEFLY STATED.

The Scottish Rite Masons will erect a ca
thedral in Louisville, Ky.
The reduction on corn duties by France
goes into effect forthwith
The Concordia opera house in Baltimore
was burned last night. Loss covered by in
surance.
The London omnibus strike is still unset
tied. Not single road car left the stable
yesterday.
The government is actively preparing to
carry out the agreement Tor close season in
Behring sea this year.
Additional warrants have been issued in
the Philadelphia bank cases. but the arrests
have not yet been made.
Jason E. Baker, of Indiana, has been ap-
pointed chief of the bond division in the
United States treasurers office.
The treasury department yesterday pur-
chased 1O3,OOO ounces of silver at 9S.1 per
ounce. The offers were 10000 ounces.
Sir William. Gordon Cumming has re-
signed from all the clubs of which he was q
member. His costs in the suit were S25, 600.
The executive committee of the Peoples
party is gathering in st. Louis to select a
place of meeting for the national conyen-
ton.
At yesterdays session of the international
Typographical union many important com
mittee reports consumed the time of the CON
yention.
A Confederate monument was unveiled
amidst great enthusiasm at Fredericksburg,
Va, yesterday. Gen. Bradley I. johnson
delivered the Grafton.
The passenger steamer Idaho Is stranded
ten miles west of Ontanogan. on Lake SUI
perlor. Her passengers are safe, but the
steamer will go TO pieces.
Justices Lamar and Harlan, of the supreme
court, and Col. Elliot F. Shepard, delivered
addresses yesterday at Center college com.
mencement, Danville, Ky.
officers of United States war vessels from
China stations have been caught Smuggling
SIX gowns and costly bric-a-brac. An in.
yestigation will be ordered.
Gov. Hovey has proclaimed in force the
laws OF the last Indiana legislature except
the apportionment bill. which he saws was
never presented for his approval.
Police and strikers had collision at Grand
RAPIDS, Mich, yesterday, in which revoIvers
were freely used. Two men are reported
fatally injured, and others were wounded.
The grand jury at Walla Walla has found
! true bills against seven of the soldiers con.
cerned in the lynching of Murderer Hunt
| be made.
Ephraim Young, a director of the looted
| Spring Garden bank in Philadelphia. was ar.
ralgned yesterday on a charge of fraud He
! waived hearing and was held for trial In
| $4,000 bail.
Thomas Adds Emmett has issued an an.
| peal for money for the support of the home
rule agitation in Ireland. He attacks Par.
nell as the cause of the present division
among the Irish people.
1t is positively denied at Washington that
minister Porter has been recalled from
Italy. He has been granted a vacation. but
may not return to his post until Italy sends
her minister back to Washin gton
Clinton F. Wood, of North Dakota, was
awarded the Mcleod prize for oratorv yes.
terday at Princeton university Commence.
ment. Albert c. Eycleshymer, of WISCONSIN.
was awarded the university fellowship in
biology.
TAe funeral of Sir John Macdonald at OF
tawa was the greatest demonstre1ion of the
kind ever witnessed in Canada The cere-
mony was attended by the governor general
and staff, members of parliament aud mill.
tary and civil officers Of ell kinds and de-
| grees.
In the jury bribing trials at New Orleans
yesterday McCrystol one of O'Malley's tools,
was found guilty. The latter will now proba'
bly, be tried on charges of several wears,
standing, while McCrystol must stand trial
on other charges of jury bribing. mistriaI
resulted in the case of Charles Granger. am
other jury briber.