The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-12
AFTERNOON NEWS CoNDENsED

publisher, of New York, died here TODAY
Rio Janeiro-There are about four new
port. 'iS
Galesburg. nl.-Miss Marie C. BreSem,
OF Chicago, was elected president of the
state w. c. L. U. at the convention here.
Denver. Col. Snow fell on the conri-
hental divide last night In the towns
and valleys it melted quickly put The
peaks are covered with snow
New York-The World quotes Sir Tnoro-
as Upton as saying in connection NJ ~,
the international yacht race problem that
II no one else challenges for the Amer
Ica cup, he will do so.
Buenos Ayres-A train from Cordobo
mas been wrecked. No passengers were
injured 1t is believed that the wreck
WAS the result Of an attempt against thu
nosa, who was on the train.
=, council Bluffs, Iowa-Judge Macy IL
81 Ine oisLricC court, continued until Nov
t5a the ~ Doylee Burns mining suit in order
n oi.eo 81 Tue oeIendant may have time to
prepare new evidence to meet the amend.
| ed petition of Doyle.
Lexington, Ky.-The Dutcbrnap =
noted show horse owned by G. r NaegaS
Vas was SOLO to John J. ScanneI of New
nr Tta' is shT no owner of The Abbott. The
pIIce Is not made public but il is nm
uerstooo TO be very large
| 10 S9rk -Afrangements have been made Tn
~ munster meeting in connection
V w,rn me Tfr United Irish League, at Tom
yara, IIpperary, next Sunday William
n. n. Redmond, John Dillon and Other
| members or parliament are to sneaIr
| charleston, S. C.-The National Funeral
Directors association concluded it's an
UuaI convention; Fred Hulberg, of New
ensuing term. Milwaukee was se1actad
Tor the next place for holding the con-
Vention. Ooi-
Salem, Ohio-Joshua living Brooks.
| second vice president of the PennSIrI'
xanla company, died at his home of
! Br1ghts disease. His death was me- W
/ pected, after he was out dining vester-
| day. Deceased was sixty-one years Of
| age 'iS VI
Springfield, Ir-The state board ~,
equalization has Completed re+ TUaru OF
assessment of local assessors ~ 1 O6
counties in the state Returns show 1 aoe
I IrIcrease over last year of S113, CTS t06
! Inc total assessment for the state ia SEQ
| Cos, 2S3. A'~'e - $S5o-
H1lversum, The NetherIands-Mr Krur-
er was the recipient of MANY gifts and
! addresses upon the occasion Of the second
SSnhiiTersary Of the declaration Of war in
| H ~ h AdrIca. among his visitors were
officials I'LL anu ''iier
Cnlcago-By vote of 13S to % the con-
ssoIlutlon adopted by the last general con-
terence ference IN which was included clause
delegates to the general conference was
adopted by the Rock River conference at
us business session in Evanston.
Chicago-Marquis Ito, who is on a trip
around the world, and who was confined to
| his apartments through illness Thursday
evening, was able to visit the stock yards
MS physician said the visit might be
taken as a denial of the report that the
MARQUIS would be confined to his room.
Marshalltown, Iowa-A fast meat train
Oh the Wabash railroad, ran into the rear
emu OF a South-bound passenger train
SLandlng IN the station at Moulton Iowa.
Inc. milwaukee, sleeper and coach were
| burned, together with theAdepot. The en-
| gineer and fireman of the freight train
were injured No passengers were hurt.
Mexico City-A bill passed the cham
Der of deputies authorizing the president
OF Mexico to import corn for general
distribution to the poor at cost price
or less, until the price of native corn
declines to S. Mexican 1922 in present
Valuation) per hectoliter, or 2.S3S bushels.
Chicago-George Rankin, prominent
Board of Trade member, and partner in
the commission firm of John Rankin e.
Co., committed suicide in Oak Park Mr.
Rankin mourned deeply over the death
OF his wife three years ago, and mem
bers of his family attribute his act to
this sorrow.
Beatrice, Neb.-Word was received here
that the State Bank of Narka KAN was
broken into Thursday night by burglars,
VINO blew open the safe and secured a
large sum of money. Bloodhounds have
been sent on a special train to the scene
of the robbery which is about forty miles
southeast of here.
New York-John D. Rockefeller Jr. and
his bride are spending their honeymoon
at Boxwood, the country estate of the
groom's father in the northern part of
WeStcheSter county, New York, not far
from picturesque Sleepy Hollow. The
bride and groom are planning to make
tour of Europe during the winter months.
Joliet, ul.-The State Federation Of
Labor met in executive session and it is
reported that several forgerieS of labels
and trade marks and non-union advertlS-
ing, in the official directory just issued,
were considered. l.. l.. Elliott, of Joliet,
was elected to the American Federation
of Labor convention to be held in Scran-
ton, Pa, next September
New York-Vice Chancellor Pitney, Of
New Jersey, has decided in favor of Re
c cenn4v G 6an Ell BIZ, Of the MidSlesex
rectors for 100000 the amount alleged
to have been stolen by George NJ. Val
entine, the former cashier of the bank.
the directors is sustained by the vice
chancellor.
Buffalo, N. Y.-The eleventh annual
meeting of the Medal of Honor Legion
has closed with the election of the fol-
lowing officers: Commander, Maj. Moses
Veal Philadelphia; senior vice comman-
der, P. ]. Kyle, Massachusetts,; junior
vice commander. Charles A. Ora, Buff
phia; acting adjutant, NJ. e. Urell, Wash
ington.
New York-Deinite announcement of
the much-talked-of Pocahontas shaft
coal deal, which has been promoted by
the United States Steel interests, was
made in the afternoon, says the Evening
Post. The company which takes over
the property is named the Pocahontas
Coal & Coke company, and is capitalized
at $40 O00, Co., $50, 900, 0G0 of which is prefer
red stock, and $20,O0O,OO0 common stock,
and &c. 1000, 600 bonds. Names of the Of
ftcers are not given, but it is understood
e. II. Garry will be president
Des Mofnes, Iowa-The national con-
vention of the P. F. e. society, a secret
organization for women, concluded its
three days session in this city by the
election of the following officers: Presi-
dent, Miss Carrie Hapeman. Minden,
Neb.; vice presidents, NJ. Lue Weber, of
Knoxville, Iowa, and Anna Wilkins, OF
Des Moines, Iowa; corresponding secre-
tary, Anna Cadwaller Hyatt, of Detroit,
Spencer, OskalooSa, Iowa; treasurer, En-
ma R. Pratt, of ST. Louis; organizer
Dora Hallevek, Monroe City. Mo.
Dayton, Ohio-A dispatch from Middle
town, Conn, says it has just been de-
veloped that Mrs. Mary Bell Witwer the
aleged poisoner, had five husbands, in
stead of four. John Williams, whose
name has not heretofore figured in the
sensational case, left two days after the
ceremony took place, and is the only
one of the husbands living. His where
abouts are not known. Pending an eX-
pert examination of the intestines of two
of the alleged victims, Mrs. Wttwer IS
still held at the police station on sus-
picion.
adelphia-Michael F. Creman, aged
thlrty-six years, and his son Joseph,
aged ten, were asphyXiated by illuminate
ing gas during Thursday aight at the