The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-21
. FTFRNooN NEWS CONDENSED.

Columbus. O.-The ninth annual conven,
tion of the National Car inspectors end
Car Repairers' association met here.
Ottawa-In the house of commons Pre-
mer Laurier stated that ne eHPecCs tlI'
Joint high commission to meet this year.
Denver-Judge John Gibbons ,, of Gni-
cago, who is at St. JQseph's hosPllai'
suffering from pneumonia and apopleXy,
was reported as ho1ging his own.
Youngstown, O.-Three more victims
of the accident at O'Clock Sunday even
ing at the Ohio plant OF the National
Steel company, died OF their injuries our
ing the night.
Osceola, Io.-Flmer Lane cut the throa
of his wife who had sued for divorce. ne
then attempted to ccnmitt suicide. MIS-.
Lane is in q critical .tccndT1on, Whle
Lane may recover.
Rerlin-The chancellor. Count Won Bue..
low. has summoned the ministers OF
Prussia. Bavafia, Saxony, Wwtemburg,
Baden and Hesse to a conference on tue
customs tariffs. to be held June 4.
New York-Vice-C Chancellor Pitney, In
Jersey Cry signed the order dissolying
the injunction restraining the Arnalga-
mated Copper company; from absorbing
the Boston & Montana and Butte " Bos-
ton companies.
London-Andrew Carnegie has given
Gz, 00C coo tc establish free education IN
four Scotch universities, Edlnourgh,
stipulates that the benefciaries be MS
Scottish fellow countrymen.
st. Joseph, Mo.-Electric linemen- of
St Joseph, who are members OF the m
ternaticnal Brotherhood Of Electi1cal
Workers, struck for an increase from
S225 to $50 per day and reduction of
hours from ten to nine.
Colorado Springs. Colo.-After con-
ference by correspondence between the
officers and executive committee Of the
Irrigation congress, it has been declded
to postpone the annual meeting. which
was to lave been held in Colorado
Springs in July, for one year
San Observation-Disclosures Winton, OF
Cleveland, left this CITY in ar automobile
in an endeavor to establish an automobile
record between this city and New York
via Chicago. He carried packet from
Gen. Shafter to Lieut.. Gen. Miles, at
Washington.
Hazleton, PA body of water and
loose coal in ar abandoned coal working
was accident ally tapped shortly before
noon In the Silver Brook colliery. seven
miles from here, and Samuel KlmSer-
man and two others, named Gallagher
and C'Donnell, are missing. Rescuers
are at work.
Union of North America orened it's con-
vention at the Masonic temple. ABOUT
2o0 delegates are present. Routine bust
ness occupied the first days session. The
VIII QeVOIG 4ltSI u It's Llutc
to revising the constitution end to othsr
general BUSINESS. tx ,a
New northumberland was made
here of the election of August M. Eddy,
f Chicago, to the vice presidency of
the American Liz seed company, to sue
coed G.. M. Metzger Mr.. MetZger re-
NAMED in the board of directors. r. H.
Adams, assistant secretary was elected
a director in place of G.. f. Hills, who
resigned
Colorado sprines-vfctor, Goldfeld,
Altman and Anaconda, four towns in
the Cripple Creek district, are threaten
ed with a water famine, by the bursting
of the dam at the Victor reservoir at
Pixies Peak. The dam contained 65, 000,-
600 gallons of water, nand when it COLLAPSE
ed a raging current twenty feet deep
and at places 800 feet wide plunged
down the mountain,f carrying wreck and
devastation down West Beaver valley to
the Arkansas, affecting mining and some
railroad traffic.