The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-05
NEWS CONDENSED.

Gibraltar The United States cruiser
Chicago has sailed for Southampton,
where she will go into drydock.
New York-John D. Long, United States
consul general at Cairo. Egypt, was a
passenger on the steamship St Paul from
Southampton.
Ottumwa - The Wapello county Repub-
hcan convention Endorsed Maj Samuel
Mahon, of Ottumwa, as a candidate for
governor
Williamson, Mass.-Rt. Rev. Abraham
Littlejohn, bishop of the Episcopal do
cese of Long Island, died here of apo
pleXy, aged seventy-siX years.
Northumberland MartinelIi. the
apostolic delegate to the United States,
will pay visit to the new Augustinian
monastery near Philadelphia. about the
m dde Of this month and spend his va
cation of two or three weeks there.
New York-Mgr. Scalbrini, bishop oc
Place ncia, Italy, and head Of all the Ro-
man Catholic missions throughout the
world, arrived on the steamer Lougria.
He is on a visit of inspection of the mis-
sions in America and will remain in this
country until October.
Therapia, Turkey-Iohn c. Leishman,
the United States minister to Turkey,
and Mrs. Leishman, celebrated their
daughters birthday with a most sue
tel here. There was large attendance
OF diplomats and members of society.
Findlay, Ohio--Alex Mccullough, a
prominent citizen of Crawfish, twelve
miles west of here, shot and killed his
wife and then committed suicide. The
tragedy occurred in the presence of the
couples five children. Mccullough is
supposed to have been temporarily in
sane.
Chicago-Sleeping car porters Of Chi
cagO are forming an organization for
mutual benefit" according to an an
anf ma, 10 NV
of the IN on. 1t is called the Railway
Mems Mercantile league and is said to
be patterned after one recently organ
lied in st. Louis.
London-The West Indian committee
announces that the government has &C
cepted the invitation of Belgium to at
tend another conference in the autumn
10 consider the question of the abolition
OF the bounties. The committee thinks
this intelligence will be welcomed, in
view of the free trade between the United
States and Porto Rico.
Seattle, Wash.-The steamer HGrnboldt
arrived from Skagway with 100000 in
Klondike gold. According to advices
brought down by the Humboldt, the New
port reached Juneau, July &c. and re-
ported that five men had been killed by
the Indians about 200 miles west from
Valdez island No particulars could be
learned.
BalIston, N. Y.-CoI. Henry Clay Condo
served in the Civil war as colonel on the
staff of Gen. Nelson, participating in the
Kentucky and Tennessee campaign. At
the close of the war he resumed the
practice of law in Tennessee. In 1888 he
was nominated as chief justice of Alaska
but declined the appointment, because of
his then falling eyesfght.
Ten Tsin-The governor of Shan Tung,
Yuan-Shi-Kai is constructing arsenals
in that province for the manufacture OF
o,Iya. IL l.,
gaging experts who were formerly EN-
ployed in the arsenals here. The Chinese
are also manufacturing arms and ammu-
milton at PaO-Ting. Trade is improving.
but the attitude Of the Chinese Is sull6n
and defiant.
the new diocese of Altoona, Pa. and APP
pointing Mgr Eugene Carney, the vicar
general of Scranton, as the first bishop
Of Altoona, have been received at the
apostolic delegation here and forwarded
to the new diocese. Cardinal Martinelii
has indicated his desire that the new
diocese shall be formed as early as pos
sible. Archbishop Ryan probably will
conse crate the new prelate.
New York-The call of the high com
missioner of Canada for 1000 men from
Great Britain to assist in harvesting the
immense wheat crop of the Northwest
provinces will be, it is expected, fully an
swered, says the Tribune's London CORE
already made inquiry at the Dominion
office, and there is reason to believe that
fully as much interest has been excited in
the provinces.
New York-WiIliam Murray and VIII
liam G.. Smith were held in $4,000 bail for
felcnious assault, on the charge that
they attacked Detective Mclaughlin, OF
the% Society for the Prevention of Crime.
in room at 72i Broadway. The detec-
tive told the magistrate that he and an
other agent for the society entered the
place for evidence. when they were rec
ognized. They were knocked down and
hit with a black jack and stabbed.
Rev York-The Buenos Ayres CORE
spondent of the Herald says that it is
asserted here that payment for the next
cruiser, which is now being built for
Ecuador in a shipyard at Philadelphia.
has been guaranteed by Chile. Ecuador
has always been regarded as hostile to
Peru and as backing Chilean politics. 1t
is therefore believed here that Ecuador'S
naval armament is intended to help Chile
in case of war with Peru or Bolivia.
New York-MichaeI Davftt, the Irish
Nationalist, who resigned his seat in the
British parliament some time ago as a
protest against the Boer war, arrived
here on the St Paul from Southampton.
He was met at the North river pier by
delegation form the United Irish society
and Col. Roger T. Scannell treasurer,
and John o. Calaghan, secretary OF the
United Irish league, of Boston, who ex
tended an invitation to Mr.. Davitt to
visit that city before he returns home.
SAIGON, Aug. 4.-Prince Henry of Or
leans who has been i'll recently. has had
a serious relapse, and Is suffering from
are entertained for his recovery.