The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-23
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIEs.

BRIDGEPORT. Conn.-The Hotchkiss COM
pany's building was destroyed by ire, en-
| failing loss OF $4,000.
: Cleveland. O.--Judge Neff, in the Grim
! mai court, sentenced Edward RuthVen,
coloredI to be electrocuted April y, 1901,
for the murder of patrolman Ship.
Cleveland. O.-Ex-State Senator Vernon
II. Burke, who was disbarred from prac-
the sensational rke-Dellenbaugh trial.
was reinstated by the circuit court
Chicago-John NJ. Bredt, diamond
merchant, and Mrs. Bertha Fretag, were
arrested. charged with being involved
in a diamond swindle Their ALLEGED
score.
Dalton City, nl-Between $1,000 and
$1,000 was secured by a gang who dyna-
mlted the vault of the Dalton City bank.
cured.
Crstal Falls. Mich.-August Pontari.
who killed Fadela Czeche, at Mansfield
was found hidden in a swamp between
lodged in jail. 1t is thought that he is
insane.
San Jose, Cal-Fire destroyed the resi-
dence Of Conrad Ruff a dairyman Four
small children persisted in the flames
Mr. Rutf and two other adults We're bad
ly burned in attempting to rescue the
children.
San Raphael, Col.-The libel suit of
Baron Won Schroeder against John D.
cisco Call, for $250,OOO, was ended by the
jury bringing in a verdict in favor Of
Spreckels.
Newport News, Va-The battIeships
AearsaTge and Massachusetts started on
the annual winter cruise of the north
Atlantic squadron in Southern waters, to
be Joined later by the battleship Alabama
and torpedo fleet in the Gulf.
New York-Ferdinand w. Peck. COM
missioner general to the Paris exposi-
ton, Mrs. Peck and Assistant Commits
sioner General Woodward were among
the passengers that arrived on the St
Louis.
Frankfort, Ky-The court of appeals
adjourned until the January term, with
out rendering decision in the case of
eX-Secretary Of State Caleb Powers,
charged with completely in the Goebel
assassination and sentenced to life i'm
prisOnment.
Los Angeles, Cal.-Edward V. Higgins,
who resides III COldwater canyon, mas
confessed that on Dec he murdered his
mother and William Sheehan. a sheep
found in a grave on the hill side where
Higgins says he buried his victims
San Francisco-Eighty Chinese constf-
tuting the crew of the transport Han
COCK, have been discharged by the gov
eminent and will be returned to China
on the steamer COptic. The Hancock now
has crew. of white men, all Of them
American citizens.
East Braintree. Mass.-The launching
of the new torpedo destroyer McDonough,
now under construction at the Fore RiV-
er engineer works. will take place Mon
day at noon. Mrs. Lucy McDonough
Reed, of Philadelphia, will christen the
boat.
Pittsburg, Pa.-The strike of LOO mine
workers, employed by the Pennsylvania
Coal company. which began on Tuesday,
came to an end. Supt. Williams, of the
company, granted the demands of the
workers employing extra help for the
dump men.
Miami Fla.-United States Senator M.
a: Hanna ana family will arrive in
Miami on Sunday night on a special
train on the Florida Central The hol-
days will be spent in Miami, West Paul
Beach and other points of interest in
Southern Florida
New Yorl1-Charles w. Dent. engineer
of Long Island City, was arraigned in
police court charged with the embez-
Element of 81 063 from the Amalga mated
Painters and Decorators Associa ton of
New York, of which he was formerly
treasurer. He was held for trial in 50 900
bail.