The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-02
NEWS CONDENSED.

New York-Lazard Frercs will ship ST.
00O,We on the French steamer sailing to-
day.
Wichita. Kan-Mrs Carrie Nation re-
turned to Wichita, and went directly TO
jail. where she occupies the rotary cell.
Carbonate. nl.-Fire destroyed the ell
evator of the Carbonate Milling and Ell
evator company, with 1900 bushels OF
wheat. Loss about 10000; insured
Youngstown. O.-AIl journeymen pIumo-
ers and Journcymen plastcrers struck, the
former over the apprentice question, ind
the latter for an elght-hOur day.
Paris-May day is passing quietly.
Work is proceeding here as usual. and
kilograms from the provinces show the
day thus far, to have been uneventful.
Columbus, O.-Nearly 60 carpenters in
the city refused to go to work. pendlrs
the signing Of a wage scale for the com
ing year. They demand 1920 for eight
hours.
New York-The annual meeting of tho
Proprietary Association of America be-
gan in this city. Over fifty manufacture
ers of proprietary medicines were pres
ent
Des Moines, Io.-Flre during the night
practically DESTROYED the village OF Ken
were burned The total loss is estimated
at $4,000
Kansas City. Mc-Dr. ]. L. Gatrcn,
who confessed to killing D B. Donegan.
Victor, Col, miner. was taken to But
Ter, Mo-, where he and his son viii b.
held PENDING trial.
New York-Members of the commission
from the Cuban constitutional convention
sailed for HAVANA on the steamship Ha-
Vana. Their departure was witnessed by
number of friends.
New York-Albert T. Patrick was ar
raigned today to plead to the charge OF
the murder of William March Rice, but,
at the request of his counsel. the arraign-
ment was postponed.
Philadelphia-The board Of directors Of
the Pennsylvania Railroad company de-
clared q semi-annual dividend of "a per
cent The previous dividend was 90 per
cent and Il per cent extra.
Waterbury, Conn.-Two hundred car
penters anG toiners. about one-half the
total number employed in Waterbury,
struck over the apprentice question and
for eight-hour day at a minimum wage OF
81.
London says application has been made
to the London stock exchange to list
SSOO,0CO,O COO of United States Steel corpora
tion. common and preferred stock, on the
London exchange.
Cleveland-Iron ore shippers want YES
sells for first "Trip. ana are offering con-
tract rates-60 cents from Escanaba and
10 cents from Marquette. They are not
ready yet to take any vessels from the
head Of the lakes.
St Louis. Mo-Fire today partially de-
stroyed the building occupied by the
Roth-Homeyer Coffee company 200 South
Eighth street: Estimated loss $4,000. The
stock of the Oliver Wall Paper company,
adjoining, was damaged slightly by wa
ter.
New Ycrk-The directors of the Atchi-
son, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway declared
a dividend of III per cent on the common
stock. The dividend is payable June IS
It is supposed that this is a semi-annuai
dividend, making the rate on stock per
cent.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Barrie, a painter
and contractor twenty-eight years old,
was found dead In his room at No. 6i2
Fifth avenue. with the throat CIT from
the left ear to well under the cn!n ai&i
his face badly battered The body was
badly decomposed.
San Jose. Cal.-It is now the opinion at
the sheriff's office that the man brought
from Wichita Kan, is not James c.
Durham, the McGlincy sextuple murder
er. Scores of persons who knew Duncan
Immediately failed to identify the prls-
oner.
Denver-A bill passed by the Legislature
restoring capital punishment in Colorado
by hanging becomes a law without the
governors signature, the time in which
he could veto it having expired. Under
the law. which becomes effective July
next, the jury will fix the penalty In muir
der cases.
Detroit, Mich.-Hon. VIM. H, Elliott
tional committee, died at his residence
here after a brief Illness. Mr.. Elliott
who was prominent local dry goods
merchant, was fifty-seven years of age
and leaves a widow. He was born near
AmhTstburg, Ont.
Bay City. Mich-Congressman R. e..
Crump representative from the Tenth
congressional district, died at his homo
in West Bay City from heart trouble He
was elected to congress in 1895 has serv-
ed three terms, and was reelected last
fall for the fourth tipe.
Port Colborne, GENERALIZATION in the
Welland canal was INSTRUCTED, and prob
ably will not be resumed for week The
steamer D. r. Van Allen. registered. 81
tons loaded with coal and bound from
Toledo to Toronto. caused the stoppage
of traffic by carrying away four gates
of lock s, near st. Gatherings.
London-A reduction Of 81 per ton In
South Staffordshire marked iron was an
nounced. The price is now e8 los, within
Ell of the price before the boom. Tho
step is attributed to the severe depression
In ali branches OF the iron trade. The
manufacturers are hopeful that the coal
tax will reduce the price of local fuel.
Grand Rapids, Mich.-Union plumbers
in all but nine Of the twenty-five shops
in Grand Rapids went on strike to ELI
force a new wage scale. The employers
refuse to treat with the union. The
strike VIII seriously delay. work on Atty
new buildings here. as well as on num-
Der of outside contracts. Fifty workmen
are out.
London-At a meeting of the Miners
federation held in London, and attended