The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-06
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10 new y w York-The National City bank
naS MADE arrangements to import s50O. 0O0
gold. presumably from London.
san Francisco--The United States trans
port Dixon arrived here She brought
21O bodies from the Philippines
Lincoln, Neb.-Two convicts named
Hauck and PiersOn escaped from the
penitentiary by taking advantage of the
temporary absence of a guard The noen
by the aid Of broken gas pipe scaled
ule walls. Nine convicts have escaped
since last March.
sen, or Jacksonville, Fla, late chairman
OF the woman's relief committee fer tne
Jacksonville fire sufferers, died here as
S sne result OF nervous prostration caused
ton. -''A po'i-
L1sbon-An official dispatch received
me- nti' from mozambique announces the
seizure by Portuguese government Off
0 1,aaS near Ressano Garcia, on the Trans
Vaai frontier. of a large supply of am
munitlon and dynamite intended for the
Beers. 'i-o
Chicago-Articles Wee fled with the
secretary of state at Springfield increas-
i ICI the capital stock of the Northwestern
0Oo.CO0. This is in conformity with the
measure making the bonds Just issued
convertible for preferred stock
London--Charies T. Yerkes secured
control of the projected Brompton-Pic
cadiliy ltubel railroad, with a capital of
med1ately. The road will be worked in
conjunction with Mr. Yerke's Charine
oss-Hampstead line and the District
railway.
Toxic, Tosio-No Japanese officers met the
murder of Sughyma Hakra chancellor
OF the Japanese legation, in Pekfn dur
ing the Boxer uprising), on its arrival
at TOXIC. The members of the mission
hunted up hotel, where they establish
ed themselves
Buffalo-The Northwestern no ell at
Military road and Lansing street, has
peen destroyed by fire. Loss is estimated
at at S4otO0 Pipeman Frank Fl es was
burned by falling debris and badly in
lured. Only few guests were in the
motel when the fire started and they had
no difficulty in getting out.
TERRE HAUTE. Indulge Ambrose
3. carlton, one of the most prominent
men in Western Indiana, died here. aged
seventy-six years. He was a former
law partner of Senator Voorhees,. and
was for eight years United States com
missioner Tor Ctah, appointed by Pres
ident Arthur.
Broken Bow, Neb.-The Farmers Bank
or Custer county, has closed its doors on
an order from the secretary of the state
banking board The July report showed
resources Of $S4.422 with liabilities of
about $50,OOl 1t is said the closing of
the Farmers bank will not affect other
institutions here.
Chfcago-Harry Kearney (colored), VINO
Is being held by the police here on sus-
picton OF having knowledge of the MUIR
der of Herbert Noyes, in Cleveland. a.
year ago, tried twice unsueccessfuIly to
commit suicide, once by lighting a fire
in his cell, and afterward by hanging
himself with shoestrings
Paris-The Liberte says it learns that
negotiations for revision of the customs
tarlfrs OF France and Russia are proceed
Ing, and that, probably treaty Will be
signed during the cars stay in France
I Russian duties on French wines will be
considerably diminished while France
will make concessions in the case of Rus
sian petroleum.
Madison, Wis.-Samuel D. Burchard,
who represented the Fifth Wisconsin
district in the forty-fourth congress. and
served two terms in the state senate,
died in Texas on Sunday last. Mr..
Burchard moved TO Texas many years
ago. He served through the civil war.
having enlisted in the state of Missouri.
He was well known throughout Wiscon-
sin.
st. Louis-Charles Keenil, aged twenty
two, shot and killed Bertha Richter. his
elghteen-y ear-old sweetheart and then
put bullet into his own head He is
NV at lllS City hospital, DrODdDly ia
tally injured. Keenil saws he shot the
girl because she was untrue to him The
refusal OF the girl to keep promise to
marry heen1l is regarded as the cause Of
the tragedy.
Rochester, N Y-The third day of the
annual convention of the National Asso-
citation of Stationary Engineers was Drin-
c1pally given over to the discussion Of
the reports from the various standing
committees. A Georgia delegate submit
ted resolution changing the constitu-
ton so as to limit membership to white
engineers" Only five delegates voted in
the affirmative.
New York-The Evening World prints
an interview with Walter J. Kingsley. tie
alleged commissioner for an English bet
ting syndicate, to the effect that the his
tory CT the wager between him and Pitts
burg capitalists aggregating $4,000 was
according to the Evening World, said
that he was merely acting the part of a
press agent. for which he was paid
Glasgow-James Barton explained to
the engineering congress, now in session
here. the proposed tunnel between Scot
land and Ireland. The committee which
considered the route thought the best
one was from projecting portion Of
W1gtonShlre. where the Scotch coast is
within twenty to twenty-five miles Of
Down, ireland. The cost is estimated at
91,G0O,09O
Atlanta, Ga.-Two hundred and sixty
seven enlisted men of the Twenty-sey-
enth infantry, stationed at Fort McPher-
son, are in quarters at the post hospital
with Illness supposed to result f1om pto-
maine poisoning. The men became sick
Tuesday soon alter supper The phvSi-
clans say the cause is ptomaine in the
food served but the cooks place the
cause of the trouble in the ice. Col. j. ].
French. of the Eleventh infantry, post
commander, has ordered rigid iavesti-
gaticn.
New York,-Frederick Ringe. awaiting
trial for highway robbery, attempted to
roast himself to death by setting ire
to his bed in the cell of the county jail
in Newark. He Is row in the Jail hos
pltal. The prisoner is known as a des-
perado, and had received a visit from
his mother. During the interview he
had wept bitterly. Shortly after she left
he wrote a long letter of confession. This
was found today by the warden when he
searched Ringe's cell.
Chicag o-Thirty Cinnamon, all of whom
have amassed small fortunes in this city,
left for San Francisco, where they will
take the steamer for Oh ma. They 1e-
turn to their native country to spend the
remainder of their lives in luxury Those
who left Chicago will be met at San
Francisco by others from Indianapolis
Boston and New York, who will also de-
part on the same steamer. Most of the
Cinnamon who left last night had been
engaged in Chicago in business for sew
eral years. Each Is said to have had
from 81, 900 to 5000 in his possession.
Montreal-The steamship Hartford, en-
ployed by the United States government
In the recent war with SPAIN which is
row on her way from New York to Che
cago, is tied up in Montreal. Her supo
ply of fresh water gave out in the Straits
of Canso and she resorted to the use OF
salt water, with the result that her boil
ers gave cut at Quebec and she had to
be towed ashore. She had a crew Of
thirty-two sailors and twenty-five pas
sengers The passengers proceeded to