St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-11
TIPS FROM THE WIRE.

Canada has placed sawdust on the free list
Switzerland proposes TO terminate its COM
merce with Italy.
Trinity college, Dublin, yesterday made
Balfour an LID.
A $4,000 picture by Peter Meets has been
stolen from the Detroit Art museum.
Homer Kimble, an imbecile, was burned to
death yesterday in building at Springfield,
Ill.
1t is stated in Madrid that new Spanish
treaty with the United States Is being pre-
pared.
Waco. Tex, it is said. is infested with in
cendiaries who are trying to rob and burn
the city.
The engineer and fireman of passenger
train were both killed near Danville, N. T..
last night
At Boston four-masted schooner. to carry
molasses in bulk is being fitted with tanks of
100000 gallons capacity.
Henry Bantisdel, of Kansas City, Mo-. was
run over by the cars and killed yesterday in
the presence of his wife.
James McCord, farmer residing at Man
son, Ind. committed suicide by hanging. lie
was sixty seven years old.
New Yorks assembly has adopted reso-
luton instructing its congressional delega-
ton to oppose the free coinage bill.
Matte, youngest daughter of Erastus
Wiman, was married yesterday at Staten ISL
and, n. Y, to Jacob Cram, of New York.
The notion house of Joseph A. Bigel &
Co., Cincinnati, o., was burglarized yester-
day of silks and velvets valued at Sc, 900.
the chief of construction of the world s
fair is in favor of building the Proctor tower
on the lake front rather than at Jackson
park.
DIR. G. W Williamson, an old citizen Of
Omaha. has been arrested on charge of sell
ing land in Denver, Col, to which he had no
title.
In the Missouri legislature resolution call
ing for an investigation of the accounts of
eX-Treasurer holland was tabled by vote of
81 to IL.
7. j. Rouker was arrested at Macon, Mo-,
on charge of forgery. Rouker was at one
time one of the best known and solid men of
the county.
have been received from Zandu, Hungary.
Twenty peasants have been devoured by the
ravenous beasts.
Miss Demmie Mennett of Findlay, o.,
committed suicide by taking poison. She
had been recently married, and her parents
refused to forgive her.
The wife of Capt j. o. Greenwood was
murdered and himself severely injured by
robbers at Napa, Cal. One of the assaiants
left a pair of bloody shoes, which is the only
clew.
Sd Freeman was found dead in what IS
known as the ''Old Whisky Trail" in the
Chickasaw nation. He was PROBABLY assas-
sinated for his money, as he had lately sold a
lot of beeves.
Forged paper of Henry McShane & Co., the
brass and bell founders of Baltimore Nd, to
the amount of 800, 14S has been circulating
among the banks and business men of BaIti-
more and New York.
In the meeting of the Chicago city council
an order was passed terminating the city's
lease with the interstate industrial company,
and ordering the building on the lake front
torn down within ninety days.
AT Nashville, Tenn, the grand jury has re.
turned true bills against John Moran, charg-
ing him with murder in the first degree, and
Miss Anna Phillips as being an accessory to
the murder of Miss Mamie Dolan.
At Columbus, Kan, in the parlor of the
Empire house, Louis S. Holsey, of Arizona,
shot his wife, Amelia M. Holsev, dangerous
ly. if not fatally, and Immediately shot him
self through the head. dying in a few min
utes.
In connection with the baccarat scandal,
in which Sir William Gordon Cumming has
become involved. it was reported few
months ago that the baronet was engaged to
marry Lady Vernon's cousin, Miss GARNER,
of New York.
Capt. NJ E. Dunlap, of Washington, D. c.,
has Just purchased for company at Niagara
Falls the old mansion at Appomattox. known
as the surrender House," in which Lees
Surrender to Grant was concluded. 1t is pro-
posed to make it museum for war relics.
Gov Fifer yesterday issued a warrant to
the sheriff of Cook county authorizing him
to deliver to the representatives of the gov
ernor of New York, upon his requisition,
Jacob r. Levinson, who is wanted for trial
in Syracuse, n. Y, on the charge of grand