The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-24
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIEs.

Washington-Col. r. L. Meade has been
ordered to command the Marine station al
the navy yard, New York.
Plttshurg-The session Of the Evangel-
ical union was devoted to a discussion of
CHARACTERIZATION abroad and it's lessons to
us at home.
Charleston, N. 1.-The funeral Of
charles H. Hoyt, the playwright, was
afternoon
Huntington, w. Va.-Ben Hef1in, eigh-
teen years old, stabbed the thirteen-year-
OLD son of J. f. Pennell, to death at West
Union with a penknife.
,,1 CINCINNATI. O.-The Chinese minister,
G mereial club on the foreign trade of
China, returned to Washington.
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y, Chieago1The board of managers of the
Nauonal hardwood Lumber association,
met here today, representatives of hard
wood interests being present from many
states In the Union
Boston-Congressman John P. Fitzger-
AID has appointed Charles DAILY, captain
OF the Harvard football team, to the va
cancy now existing a West Point from
the Ninth congressional district
Port Townsend, Wash.-With the ad-
vent of cold weather in Alaska. smallpox
has become rampant, and is now rapidly
spreading, according to reports brought
by the steamer Cottage City, today.
New York-The employees of the SYM
phon1an manufacturing company at AS
pury Park, N. j., went on a strike on
account of a threatened reduction of 10
per cent in wages. About 100 men are
out.
San Diego, Cal-Hundreds of Indians
on the Masagrande reservation are re-
ported to be on the verge of starvation
because of the failure of their supplies
of ManZanita berries and acorns, due to
drouth last June.
Boston--The torpedo boat Delong was
successfully launched at Iawlev's shin
yard. Mrs. Mills of New York, daughter
Of Lieutenant Commander Delong, who
cnrlstened the boat and a large number
Of spectators were present.
Louisville. Ky.-Coroner H. M. McCul-
der of George Owen, whom he shot and
killed on Aug. H. The killing grew out
Of trouble between the Mccullough and
Owens families who were neighbors.
Toronto. Ont.-The Ontario agricultural
department is warning millers and those
who have stores of flour and meal SO be
on the lookout for a destructive insect
known as the Mediterranean flour moth
The larva has the appearance of a cat
erpillar.
war department that the animal trans
port Strathgyle had left Nagasak for
San Francisco and that the animal trans
port Athenian, now at Shanghai will
make a trip to Taku and then come to
the United States.
Springfield, O.-Bridget Sullivan this
afternoon entered the office of Probate
Judge Goodwin, and, with a revolver
fired at the Judge The bullet grazed
the top Of his head. The woman was
angry because the court had committed
her son to an insane asylum.
Joliet, HIT is announced that Rod
mill No. 2, of the Illinois Steel company.
will resume operations next Monday. nut
ting about 300 men at work. The other
rodnills are idle. Rumors are current
that the Illinois Steel company has had
plans drawn for q mammoth wire mill
here.
Little Rock Ark-Two men ar
rested here today charged with vagrancy
are suspected of connection with the Iron
Mountain train robbery at Clifford
Wednesday night. At Stuttgart today
Deputy Sheriff Joseph Smith arrested
five men supposed to be the train rob-
bers.