The Saint Paul globe., 1901-04-10
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New York4All grades Of refined sugar
were advanced ten points today.
New Orleans-The steamship Anglo
Australia cleared for Cape Town with
LOCO mules.
Indianapolis. Ind.-About 400 union car
penters did not report for work owing to
the failure of the contractors to sign the
scale for an advance of 5 cents per hour.
Washington-The surgeon general of
the marine hospital service has been adj
viSed by cable Of the appearance of a
case of yellow fever at Port Limon, Costa
Rica.
Henderson. Ky-Fire destroyed the
large factory of the Ganaher company,
limited two new residences and the gro
cery of Charles Kriel the loss aggregat-
ing $152,O00, covered by insurance.
shirgton-Secretary of the Treasury
Gage received an offer of a million dol
lars short term bonds from New YORK.
The price was higher than he was will
ing to pay, and he therefore rejected the
offer.
Sharon Pa.-The Ella Blast furnaces at
West Middlesex have resumed operations
after an 1dleness of over one year. The
Fannie and Sharpville furnaces. the only
idle stack in the valley, will start May
Is next.
Little Rock, Ark-Company M, of the
First United States Infantry. Capt Elias
Chandler commanding left Fort Logan H.
sail April 10. on the transport Logan for
the Philippines.
Detroit, Mich.-The third annual con-
Vent1on Of the Metal Trades association
met here. After President Bierce, Secre-
tary H. F. Bevens and Treasurer Covell.
of New York, had read their annual re-
ports. which showed the association to Re
IN excellent condition, committees were
appointed. which reported at the after
noon session.
UNLo
swamp, in Southern Georgia, has been
sold to Charles Hebard & Sons, of Michi-
gan. The consideration, it is understood,
is $l4o,0O. The swamp contains $4,000
acres, and its circumference is 137 miles.
The sale carried with it the land, tim
per, WatercourseS and game, with which
the swamp abounds.
Wellston, O.-The mine workers of Jack
son county in convention here, decided
to accept the old day wage scale. 81. .e5
per day for trimmers track LAYERS and
drivers. The vote was 103 to n against
strike to enforce the scale prevailing
in other districts. State President Has
kinS and the subdistrict officials were
opposed to a strike.
Pittsburg-Col. ]. B. Finley. president
of the Monongahela River Consolidated
Coal and Coke company returned from
New York, where, according to report
nc has been comforting with agents with
view to selling the interests of the
river coal combination to the United
States Steel corporation. Col. Finley will
neither confirm nor deny the report
Louisville-It was said that the Louis
Vile relatives of Mrs Josephine Lemoni
Newcomb. of New York, will contest Mr..
Newcomb's will which makes the Uni
versity of New Orleans the principal leg
atee. None of these relatives were men
toned in the will which disposes of be-
tween $2,000,0o0 and $S,G00,G COO
Des Moines. Io.-Testimony in the cor
oner's inquest over the remains of Beaja-
min F. Grayson, paying teller of the
Iowa Loan and Trust company, revealed
the fact to-day that he was short $4,000
in his accounts and this is believed to
have caused him to commit suicide by
taking morphine Considerable mystery
surrounded the case and the relatives
have maintained that he was murdered.
Washington-On recommendation of
Senator Mitchell, Of Oregon, the president