St. Paul daily globe., 1892-09-14
TELEGI{APHlC TICKS.

The directors of the Western Union Tele-
graph company have declared a dividend of
IL per cent.
Rear Admiral John Cummings Howell, Of
the United States navy, died at Folkestone,
Eng, Monday.
Fire at the st. Louis pearl mahogany mills
destroyed the entire plant. Loss, SllO,0 900;
insurance, S50, 001-
At 80 yesterday morning the German en-
press gave birth TO daughter. the first
daughter born to the imperial couple.
At Pittsburg, ". s. Flower of that city,
swan 100 yards at theNational natatorium in
69l2 seconds, beating the worlds record Sa4
seconds.
AT San Francisco, yesterday. Arthur Nc
Kee Rankin, the actor, was denied divorce
from his wife, whom he sued on the ground
Of desertlon.
At the conference between President Nc
Leod, of the Reading company aud the
grievance committee, the matter at issue was
satisfactorily settled.
The will of George William Curtis was
offered for probate Monday. 1t directs that
all of his estate be given absolutely to his
wife, Anna Shaw Curtis.
The Canadian minister of marine Mr.
Tupper, is now engaged in preparing ma
terial fora counter case to the United States
III connection with the Behring sea arbitra
ton.
At ST. Johns, n. T.. c. Mollor, the United
States consul, has suffered severe beating
at the hands of four drunken policemen.
from whom he was rescued by citizens. The
offenders have been arrested.
At Stockton, Cal, Mrs. Margaret Sheehan
ana her seven-year-old daughter were burned
to death: 1t is supposed the woman dropped
a lighted kerosene lamp, which set the build
ing on fire. The bodies were found in bed.
Much property on the west coast OF New
foundland has been destroyed i'll violent
gale. Four men were drowned at their traps
while trying 10 save their catch of fish. The
schooner Jennie Foot was lost and her entire
crew drowned.
The Utah commission began four days
session behind closed doors in Chicago yes
t.rday. The commissioners ended a lengthy
inquiry at Salt Lake Aug. 22 and the meeting
is to prepare it's annual report to the secre-'
tarv of the interior.
President Harrison, it is understood, will
issue an executive order closing ali the gov
ernment departments Tuesday, the 10th
inst, the day set down i'll the programme for
the parade of the Grand Army of the Repub
lie during their coming encampment.
Mme Brunei, who lived alone in Paris,
vanished a week ago. Monday her door was
broken in. and on the floor was found her
dead body terribly decomposed. Everything
indicated that she had been stricken with
cholera and died without being able to call
help.
The trial of the Homestead workmen who
have been held to the grand jury ou varying
charges of murder. aggravated riot aud con-
October. Fifty-fiye men have been so held
and against some OF them there are four and
five charges.
George A. Ketcham has been appointed re-
ceiver Of the Put-in-Bay Hotel company,
which owns the immense Hotel Victory, and
S. G. Baumgartner receiver of the Putin Bay
Waterworks. Light and Railway company,
Oh the petition of the Phoenix Furniture
company, of Grand Rapids, Mich.
At Buffalo, N. Y, the coroner's jury In the
"a Michael RrOiQrIck vchn bxy
soldiers of the Twenty-second regiment on
Aug 25, during the railroad strike, has
brought in a verdict declaring the shooting
unjustifable and recommending that ali
honorable means be taken to bring the guilty
party or parties to justice.
At Grimyille Miss, the children of j 4.
Bush and Santiago de Navarro became in
volved in dispute; the women of the two
households took up the dispute, and Mrs De
Navarro attacked Mrs. Bush with a knife.
Mr.. Bush arrived just in fine to save his
wife. Then the men fought. and Bush was
probably fatally stabbed by De Navarro.