The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-02
AFTERNOON NEWS CONDENSED.


Washington-The total bond purchases
so far made amount to $1,52S, 020.
Suez-The United States transport Bu-
ford, from Manila, Oct. /, has arrived
here.
Los Gatos, Cal.-Andrew Carnegie has
given $10,000 for the erection of library
building in this town.
Richmond, va-Judge John Paul. Unit
ed States judge for the Western district
of Virginia, died at his home in Harri-
SoHburg.
st Petersburg-Ships leaving or enter
ing the port of Batoum, on the Black
sea, have been ordered to be closely in
spected owing to a death from the plague
having occurred in the town.
London-Andrew Carnegie was formally
nominated for the Lord Rectorship of St.
Andrews university. There were no other
nominations Mr.. Carnegie's election will
be declared by the vice chancellor Nov g..
Col. w. HI. Heuer and Maj. w. e. Birk-
heimer, of the United States engineer
corps, have sailed for the Philippines, to
inspect recent improvements in the har-
Dor of Manila.
Cambridge, Mass,-Roland A.Swan, who
town of Arlington, pleaded guilty to some
$50 counts charging. him with embezzle-
ment from the town of Arlington. Swan
in June pleaded not guilty.
Copenhagen-A dispatch from Nyborg,
ON the island of Funen, announces that
the Russian battleship Persite ran ashore
today on the north end of the Island of
Lengeand, between Funen and the Island
of I.antand. A salvage steamer has gone
to her assistance.
Seattle, Wash.-The United States coast
and geodetic survey vessels Patterson,
Capt. Pratt and Macarthur, Capt. Dickens,
have arrived from Icy Strait, Sakin ISL
and and Gross Sound, in the waters of
which they operated the past season. The
Gedney another of the fleet, put IN at
Port Townsend.
Cincinnati-President Gompers, of the
American Federation of Labor, has been
suddenly summoned to come to C1ncln-
natl to adjust difficulties among brewery
workers which threaten to preclpltate
strike. The difficulty arises over the re,
lations between the brewery hremen ana
the Brewery Workers union.
New York-A dispatch from Paris to
the London and New York Times says
the Duchess de Tarente has obtained a
divorce from the duke on the ground OF
a letter he wrote approving scurrilous
letter as follows: 81 prefer my debts to
your renown as woman and Wife.
Uniontown, PA fire which started
in Friedman's livery stable, near Pitts
burg street, destroyed ten buildings, GOV,
ering two blocks. One life is reported
to have been lost, and the property DAM
age is estimated at $3.50, 600. The extent
OF the fire is attributed to the scarcity of
water from which this vicinity has been
suffering for several months.
Rome-King Victor Emmanuel has ac-
cepted the invitation to act as arbitor be-
tween Great Britain and Brazil in regard
to the Guiana frontier question The
king is said to be gratif1ed at the tribute
paid to his mental qualities by the lnvl-
tation as well. as by the compliment paid
through him to the Italian nation
Cape Town-The afIidavits of Cecil
Rhodes, repudiating bills aggregatlng
-.23, 600 drawn in favor of the Princess
Radziwin (of the German branch of the
Radziwin family, and purporting to
have been signed by Mr.. Rhodes, have
arrived here. The supreme court has Is
sued writ of imprisonment against the
princess on account of a minor debt Tor
els.
Lexington, Ky. Representatives of the
Northern and Southern synods of the
Pre- sbyterian church are in session here
for the purpose Of taking steps toward
the establishing great presbyterian col
lego for the higher education of women,
to cost probably S50O,00O. The nope IS TO
make it a bond of union between these
two contending branches of the church
in the United States.
Simla-The ameer of Afghanistan. Ha-
bib U1iah Khan, has caused to be spread
broadcast proclamation informing all
Afghans, who have fed from their coun-
try on account of extortion, oppression or
fear of arrest on false charges, that they
can return safely, and that lands confls-
Gated from them will be restored; that
loans will be advanced for improvements
and that years taxes will be remit
ted.
Johnstown, Pa.-Col. Henry H.. Kuhn
died at his home here this morning, IN
his siyty-ninth year. He was prominent
Mason. and had brilliant military rec
ord being on the retired list of the Unit
ed States army as captain At the time
of the Jehnstown flood he was put IN
charge of the commissary department
He was a member of Daniel ii. Hast
ings staff when the latter was governor
New York-The Rheineische Westefae-