The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-21
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIES.

Kenova, W. Va-The Grand hotel, own
ed by Wright Bros, was burned All the
guests escaped rnin;ured. Loss, $4,000;
partially insured The saw and planning
mills of Devils & Lemon were burned a
few hours earlier, entailing a loss of
$4,000, with no insurance.
Oberlin, O.-Robbers blew the safe in
the pcstCf1ice here and escaped with
bound, aggcd and drugged. 1t is not
known how much was stolen
st. Louis, Mo.-H. Charles Humphr1es,
tenor singer, leader of the choir at the
Second Baptist church and a we'll known
sc clety man, committed suicide in his
studio. The cause for the action is I'M
known. The revolver with which the
fatal shot was fired lay beside the body,
Mr.. HUMPHREYS, who was thirtytwo
years old, was we'll known in musical
circles throughout the country an or
atorio singer.
Trenton, N Gov. VOORHEES, signed
a bill dividing New Jersey into ten con-
gressional districts.
Nashville, Tenn.-Titon, Lake county,
was partially destroyed by fire during
Tuesday night. Loss estimated at $75,-
coo; partially insured.
Pittsburg, Pal. D. Strauss and L..
i. Satler. doing business as Strauss,
Satler & Co., and the Pittsburg Lumber
company, filed a petition in bankruptcy
in the United States district court. The
firm has liabilities of 100000, and no as
sets.
Kansas City, Motive hundred girls.
working i'll the overall department of
Swofford's factory, were locked out to-
day, owing to a threatened strike against
a reduction in wages.
Indianapolis, Ind.-George M. Ray, OF
Shelbyville. in the custody Of Sheriff
state prison. at Michigan City, where he
is to begin an indeterminate sentence
of some two to fourteen years. for hay
ing presented fraudulent claim to the
board of commissioners of Shelby cOun-.
ty. Ray is editor of the Shelby Demo-
.crat, and has been prominent politically
for many years.
New York-A seat on the New York
stock exchange sold for $4,000 This IS
$500 more than the previous high price.
New York-Senator William P. Frye, of
Maine sailed on the steamship Cherokee
for San Domingo. Senator Frye said he
would not discuss the Cuban subject at
this time, and, in fact, would say moth
ing except that he was much in need or
rest and was going on five weeks va
cation.
Columbus. O.-Deputy United States
Marshal Hawley, of Cincinnati, left for
Niles, Mich, with Charles A. Johnson,
arrested here on the charge of wrecking
the Niles National bank.
Des Moines, Io-The discovery that
Charles Marrow, clerk in the county
treasurer's Office is afflicted with small
pox, caused a temporary closing of coun-
ty offices, the adjournment of the four
sections OF the district court until April
s, and months extension of the time
within which the taxes may be paid
Chicago-Contracts for furnishing the
United States army a million pounds of
meat for use in the Philippines were
awarded to Chicago packers.
Chicago-Wu Ting Fang, Chinese min
lister, left for his post at Washington in
the afternoon after three days stay
in this city During the morning he re-
ceived a delegation of Cinnamon from his
native province, most of them prosperous
merchants in Chicago, and at / o'clock
was the guest of honor at luncheon at
the University club.
Philadelphia meeting of. the board
of managers of the Philadelphia & Read
ing Coal & Iron company was held, and
the statement was made after the meet
ing that no action had been taken on
the demand of the miners for confer
ence with the operators
Des Moines-Willard C. Pierce. brother