The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-11
AFTERNOON NEWS CONDENSED.

shington-Average condition of win
| ter wheat, SL8; spring, 920. The increase
in spring wheat is 100000 acres, or o.
! per cent.
Tuscaloosa, Ala.-Gov. w. H. Sanford,
who has been i'll several days. was re-
ported much worse. 1t Is now reared ne
will not recover
Newport Ohio-James A. Hamilton
who had separated from his wife, was
shot and killed in an encounter with
| Robert Arey, near the Hamilton nome
Arey then committed suicide.
Hartford, Conn-Chief Justice Charies
B. Andrews, of the supreme court, has
sent his resignation to Gov. Mclean. III
health is the reason for the res gnation,
and the date fixed for retirement is
Oct. l.
Corbin, Ky-In an attempt to arrest
Andrew Cox, who was resisting the Of
fcers in his home, Chief of Police Wilder
and Deputy Sheriff Branham have been
killed. AS he fell, moItally wounded,
Wilder shot and killed Cox:
Trenton, N. 1.-THE supreme court de-
| of Newark against the New Jersey
street railway company, holding that
franchises in New Jersey are taxable
| as real estate, thus adding to the state
| revenues. +s.-a4a.t - n
Buffalo, N. Y.-Dr Henry Pritchett, of
Boston, president of the Massachusetts,
Institute of Technology, has been selected
by the Pan-American oc=rd of directors
to serve the exposition as superintendent
of awards. A jury of awards will be Sc
lected to act with DR.. Pritchett.
Chicago-Judge Waterman, sitting in
the circuit court, announced a decision
that the blacklisting of a number of
girls by stock yards firm was legal;
The girls struck last February, and
the firms affected refused to take them
back. The case will be appealed.
Madison, Wis-Gov. LaFollette has ap-
pointed commissioners of Wisconsin at
the st. Louis exposition as follows:
James H. Stout, of Menomonie; William
A. Scott of Madison; William Gueder,
of Milwaukee: William P. FLEET. of Mer-
rill
Buffalo, N, Y;-7secrstary Root, in in
States engineering corps, inspected the
harbor and breakwater works. After
wards the secretary visited the govern
he was met by Captains Harris and Wis
ser and Lieut.. Keeton.
London-In the house of commons I'm
der Foreign Secretary Lord Cranborne
informed a questioner that the govern
ment was not aware tnat negotiations
| were in progress between the United
States and Newfoundland with view OF
| renewing the Bond-Blaine convention OIL
signing a similar treaty.
London-Sir Walter Besant. the novel
! list, died Sunday at his residence IN
| Hampstead, after a fortnfghts Illness
| from Influenza. He was born in 1896.
| Boston-The new United States battle
| ship Illinois arrived in this port from
| Newport News. She is to have her trial
| trip off the New England coast during
| the week. 49,
New York-Franz Won Berger, the al
! legged swindler from England, who was
| arrested Sunday at the Grand Contra
| depot by United States Deputy Marsha
| Bernhard, was arraigne1 before Com
missioner Alexander. Won Berger, through
counsel, demanded an immediate exam: n
alton. The hearing was set for Wednes
! day afternoon.
New York-The suit OF Calvin o. Geer
against the Amalgamated Copper COM
! pany was called before Vice Chancellor
| Stevens. Owing to the illness of Mr.
MCGEE, of counsel for the plaintiff, the
| vice chancellor adjourned the case until
! Thursday. The argument at that time
will be peremptory, and it must be fin
ished by Friday night.
Buffalc-The SEQ ~nachinists, pipe titter
| and helpers who struck at the DepeT
shops Of the New York Central a few
days ago, returned to their work In &C
| cordance with orders received from thu
| ton Of MachiniStS at Toronto, which de
| cided, after investigation, that the strike
had been too hasty.
Princeton, N 1.-The annual class day
| exercises of Princeton university were
held in Alexander hall. President Pat
ton presided. The class Grafton was de-
! fiVered by Ralph P. Swofford and Ralph
F. Thompson read the class poem Al
the close of these exercises Dewitt V
| Hutchings delivered the ivy Grafton or
| the steps of Nassau hall.
Chicago-Proposed amendments to the
Chicago board Of trade rules providing
such changes as would enable brokers
to trade in puts and calls were defeated
on change. A decision by the internal
| revenue bureau placing tax on priVileg,
trading equal to that paid by bucket
shops initiated, it is said. against the
success of the amendments.
Liverpool-The White Star steamer Teu
tonic. which sails from here for New
York. June IL, takes among her pas
sengers Mr. and Mrs. Morris r. Jessup
the Rev. G. Campbell Morgan AMI Mrs
Campbell Morgan and Charles Francis
United States minister to Greece TIL,
Rev. G. Campbell Morgan is a Congre
gatlonalist Clergyman who is coming
to the United States to take up the worl
Of the late Dwight L. Moody.
Shamokin. PalThe fire which brok
out in No. slope of the Luke Fidler col
liery Saturday morning ignited severa
large bodies of gas Sunday night caus
ing the flames to spread so rapidly tina
the fire was beyond control yesterda,
morning. The officials had all the mule
hoisted from the shaft, and Coal RI,
creek was turned into the slope. 1t vii
be several months before the shaft ca
resume. One thousand men and boy
are idle.
London-King Edward and Queen Alex
andra received the special Moorish am
bassador, Kaid-El-Mehedi-E Ell A1enebh
and his suite at st. Jamss' palace in tn
presence of Lord Lansdown, the foreig-
secretary and number of dist 'nguish2,
people. The ENJOYS were driven In
royal carriage to the palace They wer
! accompanied by Kaid MacLean.
Scotchman. who is head of the army i
Morocco. The gorgeous trappingS q
the visitors made the reception a striLI
| inn Snocfa01n