The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-26
AFTERNOON NEWS CONDENSED.

FIorence-Cardinal Gibbons started from
here for Milan.
Wilkesbarre Pa.-The strike of 600 min
ers at Mocanaua colIiery of the West
End Coal company has been settled.
Paris-The senatorial army committee
decided in favor of two years compul-
sorry military service, instead of three.
Whitehall, N Y-The Rev Joseph
Cook, of Ticonderoga, prominent as a
historical writer, is dead from Bright's
disease.
st. Louis-Forest Park was selected as
the site for the Louisiana purchase expo
sition, to be held in this city in 1903. The
choice was made by the exposition direc-
tors.
Glasgow-The captain of the Anchor
line steamer Furnessia, from New York
June Is, reports that Richard Wake, q
lawyer of West Virginia, jumped over
board June 20 and was drowned
Syracuse. N. Wv. ]. Bryan arrived
here from the West at 9:25 a. m. and left
at once for Watertown Local Demo:
Gratis had expected him on a later train
and no one was at the station to meet
him.
Amster dam-The members of Mr.. Krug
ers encourage deny the report cabled to
the United States that Mr. Kruger has
sent wreath in memory Of the former
United States consul at Pretoria, Adel-
bert S. Hay.
London-In consequence of his success
at Covent Garden Sunday nightS when he
made his debut, the Italian tenor, De
March,, has been engaged by Maurice
Grau for the forthcoming opera season
in the United States.
London-AIiss Portia Knight, the Amer
lean actress, has engaged Sir Edward
Clarke, the former solicitor general, as
counsel in the suit for breach of promise
which she has brought against the Duke
of Manchester.
Liverpool-The secretary Of the Salt
Union of England declares that he knows
nothing of that union joining in an in
ternational salt trust, to include the
National Salt Company of the United
States and the Canadian Salt Company
Of Canada.
Pampeluna, spain-The fact that a SOL
der here omitted to take off his cap
while a jubilee procession was passing
led to a serious conflict between civilians
and military men, during which swords,
sticks and fists were freely used The
procession was broken up and many per-
sons were injured. Order was finally re-
stored by the police.
Cincinnati-An opportunity was afford
co by the employers of machinists for
the strikers to return to their benches
The strikers claim, however, that less
than fifty men returned Pickets were
doubled at all points but no violence
occurred, with the single exception Of
a man who was knocked down and slight
ly hurt at the Fay-Egan works.
Akron, Ohio-It is stated that notes
amounting to $4,000, alleged to have been
forged, have been discovered outstanding
by officials of the Akron Varnish COM
pany. j. H. McCurm, treasurer of the
company, is said to have been missing
for a week Creditors of the company
have begun action to have the conapany's
property sold in settlement of debts.
Cleveland-The wage scale conference
between the American Tin Plate COM
pany and the Tin Plate Workers Pro-
fNnt i've ai14i< 1T
several days ago, is still in progress.
Although little has been accomplished
toward reaching an agreement, both sides
are hopeful that an amicable wage scale
eventually will be decided upon.
Leipsig-The first criminal section of
the imperial court, sitting in camera, de-
c1ded not to prosecute Dietrich Wei1and,
the man who, at Bremen in March last
threw piece of iron at Emperor Will
liam, Wounding him IN the cheek, and
who has since been pronounced by physi-
clans to be an epileptic, who committed
the assault upon his majesty while in an
irresponsible condition.
Milwaukee, Wis-Francis Boyd, a well
known business man of this city, died
from pneumonia. He was roommate Of
Admiral Remey at Annapolis, and a class
mate of Dewey, Schley and Sampson
Kansas City-By vote of Il to 81 the
members of the Kansas City Live Stock
exchange have refused to join the National
Live Stock exchange, which has head
quarters in Chicago
London-In the old Bailey court the
grand jury returned a true bill against
Earl Russell for bigamy, and the re-
corder announced that the trial would
take place in the house of lords. The
action of the court Monday in making
absolute the decree nisi obtained in De-
cember, 1900, by George John SomervilIe
in his divorce suit against his wife, in
which Earl Russell was made Correspond
ent, was purely legal Formally.
Iron Mountain, Mich.-The hydraulic
works at Quinnesec Falls, five miles dis
tant, We're destroyed by explosion, fol-
Loss in damaged machinery will exceed
soc, co., Power Of operating the Chaplin.
Ludington and Hamilton mines was fur
nlshed almost entirely by the works and
their destruction will necessitate the clos
ing of these mines for some time, throw
ing LOCO men out Of employment.