The Saint Paul globe., 1901-06-15
DOMINION OF CANADA.
AFTERNOON NEWS CONDENSED.

AFTERNOON NEWS CONDENSED.
New York-The National City bank has
taken $500 600 gold from the treasury for
shipment to Europe.
Pittsburg-John Biddle, charged with
the robbery and subsequent murder IF
Grocer Thomas d. Kahney, was convicted
of murder in the first degree.
Omaha. Ncb.-James Callahan was held
for trial in the district court on charge
of perjury, alleged to have been commit
ted in one of the Cudahy abduction cases.
winchester, Tenn.-Fire destroyed the
entire east side of the public square, ex-
cept three buildings. Loss estimated
son was injured.
Madison, Ws.-John Moore, farmer
living four miles east of Oregon, was
killed Thursday night by a stranger who
called him out of his house. Moore was
not known to have any enemies.
Berlin-The liabilities of Louis Stern,
the former United States commercial
agent at Bamberg, Bavaria, who commit
ted suicide at this place June 10 by
shooting himself, amount to about $4,000.
Mineral Point-Examination Of Stewart
Jelleff, who was arrested on suspicion
of having robbed the First National bank
May 25 last, was concluded. Jelleff was
was held for trial, and bail was placed
at $4,000
Watertown, N. Y.-WiH.am ]: Bryan
Will speak In NdI6GUOWn j uu6 70, COIIl-
ing here at the invitation of Rev. H. N.
Dunning pastor of the Stone Street
Presbyterian church, and formerly Of
Lincoln, Neb.
Paris-An explosion in a cartridge fac
tory situated in the suburb of Les Mol
ineaux has resulted in the loss of fifteen
lives and the injuring of about twenty
persons. The victims were horribly mu-
tilated. A majority of those injured were
women.
Topdo, Hove, G pinoraa fo~,,oa, ero1v
ernor of Michigan, is in this city, suffer-
ing from a bad attack of dySentery, con-
tracted while he was travelling on the
continent. Mr.. Pingree's condition, how
ever, is not dangerous.
Des Moines Iowa-Seneca w. Hazard,
city passenger agent of the Chicago SS
Northwestern railway, was found hang
ing to a rafter in the basement of the
city ticket office. To all appearances il
was a case of suicide.
Portland, Me.-A squad of policemen
has been sent from the central. station
here to prevent threatened trouble be-
tween the striking trainmen and men
brought here to take their places at the
Maine Central Commercial street yards
Montreal-The grievance committee of
the Railroad Trackmen has reached the
conclusion that an agreement with the
Canadian Pacific Railroad company IS
impossible. An order has been sent out
for a strike at o'clock Monday morning.
Bridgeport, Conn.-The appeal of Ed
ward l. Norton from the order of the
probate court, appointing the Bridgeport
Trust company administrator of the eS-
tate of George Francis Gilman, the mil
| lionaire tea merchant will not be tried
| until autumn.
Cleveland, Ohio-Senator Hanna an
nounced the appointment of Hon. Blodg-
| ett Of Grand Rapids. Mich. as a mem
Der of the Republican national commit
| tee. Mr.. Blodgett fills the vacancy in
! the national committee caused by the re-
! cent death of William Elliott, of Mich
igan.
CleveIand-George Baird, local cashier
! for the New York Life Insurance COM
| pany, committed suicide by inhaling il
! Illuminating gas in his room at 80 Lin
coin avenue. Baird, who was about
| Newark, N. j., where he was connected
with the above named company.
Louisville, Ky.-It is said here that the
| town Of Grand Rivers, KY, which was
promoted by Eastern capitalists, one of
whom was Thomas Lawson, of Boston,
| has been transferred by Boston firm to
| John w. Harrison and Edward Simmons,
of st. Louis, for 100000. The promoters,
! years ago, are said to have invested $2,-
, tCO,0O0 in the scheme.
Cheyenne, Wyo-Sharp Nose chief of
the Northern Arapahoes of Wind River
reservation, is dead. Sharp Nose was the
war leader of his tribe and urged going
! on the Warpath at the slightest provoca-
! ton. He was the leader of the recent
rebellion against the Indian agent at
Fort Washalie and his death undoubt-
edly will have a quieting effect on the
/ Arapahoes.
Pittsburg-The Pennsylvania limited,
east bound, collided near Rochester, Pa,
with rear end of a freight train. The
passengers were considerably shaken up,
! but no one was injured except Mrs. Amos
! Millinger, of Dubuque, Iowa, whose face
is slightly cut and bruised by being
thrown against a mirror. She proceeded
to Wll1nerdtng, Pa.
Omaha, Neb.-The city council at a
special meeting has summarily olscharg-
ed Fire Chief John Bedell and appointed
as his successor former Assistant Chief
Charles A. Salter. Mayor Moores i'm
mediately notified Redell of his discharge
and Salter of his appointment. RedaTl
turned over the office under protest, but
says he will do nothing pending the de-
cfsion of the supreme court.
New York-Argument was heard before
Judge Blair in Jersey City in the mo-
tion to remove the contest of the will
of Mrs. Elda Mcpherson from the Or
phans' court to the circuit court for trial
! by a jury. The motion which was made
in behalf of Mrs. Elda Muir, daughter OF
the testatriX, who is the contestant, was
denied and June 2S was set as the time
for holding the first hearing in the or
phans' court.
Sadie Fowler, of Coverdale street, Thirty.
fifth ward, draw some money from the
Keystone bank Thursday, followed hel
for five hours to her home, and at
o'clock this morning beat her into inseu.
sibility, robbed her and then burned dow
her home. When she tried to escape
from the burning building the men held
the doors, but the arrival of neighbors
saved her from being suffocated. The
robbers escaped.
Philadeiphfa-The Southern industrial
convention has closed. Hon. Paul Capde.
vieille, of New Orleans, read a paper OF
Municipal Improvement in the South
An important topic 1.-The Railroads ant
Their Work for the South" was discussed
by M. V. Richards and others 9TH;
Press of the South and It's Relation t.
the Industrial Development of the South
was presented by Col. w A Hemphill
of the Atlanta Constitution, and discussed
by representatives of other Southern