The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-02
NEWS CONDENSED.

Al GAINCON M VI CUNUEN9EU.
Cleveland, Ohio-The American IInseed
vi company increased prices to 50 cents
per gallon in single-baTrel lots. making
an increase Tor the last month OF about
y per cent
SchlesinEerville Wisdom Gehl was
round dead in his pasture on his farm
near st. Lawrence, wis. Circumstance
point to murder, but no CleW To the ass
Sallant has been found
Richmond Wa negro. who atterlD+
ed a criminal assault upon y voIIu,. f.,.i..
IN Brunswick county a few dars no..
was taken from the jail at Lawrence
VIE sunday night by a mob and lynch
Easton,, Pa.-Carpenters. painters. tin
slhlths, plumbers and electricians Of this
city quit work in sympathy with tho
prlcklayers and plasterery, who Went ON
strike May / for shorter hours with no
REDUCTION in pay.
., Dtettgroitt-tGi.ee2GGrge " ,Radford, member
received letter from Andrew Carnegie
stating that Mr.. Carnegie will contribute
$4,000 toward the erection of a new pub
Tic library building in this city
Columbus. Ohio-Articles of i1clrDor3-
ton were filed with the secretary "
state of the Toledo Railroad and Light
ing company, capitalized at S2O1O,GOl
Inc new company, II is understood Will
control the lighting and street railway
plants of Toledo.
Boston-Carpenters Of this city who
had not been grantei the eight-h1ur
work day presented 4 demand f,r that
schedule. There are only few hundred
or the G.OD carpenters i'm the city whose
employers have not already conceded tho
eight-hOur rule.
BInghampton, n. "a strike Of Erie
boilermakers at SusquChanna, which has
lasted six months. has been settled The
men, who number about 500, Will return
to work July 8. All their demands with
the exception OF abolition of the piece
work system, have been granted.
LondOn-Chares Y. Yerkes has prom
Used to take the chair at the Anniversary
festival and banquet of the Royal ST.
Annes society on July II. This is one uf
the Oldest charitable organizations i'm the
worid, and through Mr.; Yerkes' chair
manshtp it is expected To gain many
thousands Of pounds.
Madison, Wis.-Attorney General Hicks
rendered an opinion holding that the act
passed by the last legislature GuthOriZ-
ing the eNpediture Of $4,000 OF state
money for the extension and improve
ment OF the Wisconsin river IeVee at
Portage is unconstitutional and void.
Boston-A fire which for an hour
threatened to do great damage, broke
out on Pier No. 8, OF the HOosac Tunnel
docks, In ChareStOWn. The pier. which
Is the Boston terminus OF the Warren
Line Steamship compay. was destroy ed.
with large quantity Of merchandise. The
AO-9 - pAiNfu az PAVJtVvV.
Detroit-Geor w Partridge for eight
years private secretary 20 zach Cuaud-
Ter former Unb"a St'trs serdlor nom
Michigan and CE-SsJrCtary or tie inte-
rior, died from heart failure. lie waS
about seventy years Of age and held uu-
mcrous governmental positions iE Wash
ington.
Oberlin, President John Henry
BarrOws announced the receipt Of a
check for $4,000 from a friend In New
England" toward the completion Of tho
100000 Rockefeller endowment fund for
Oberlin college. 1t Is necessary yet to
secure Sl50,O0O to assure Mr.. ROckeie.ler's
conditional gift Of S2OO,OOO.
Metropolis, In.-ConstabIe Grant Ran
kins was shot and MORALLY wounded
Sunday at a farm house In this county
while attempting TO arrest James Prich-
EFT and James Mason, Of Kentucki. for
disturbing the peace. RaHhns shot
both of his assailants, who are now in
jail. Prichett probably will die.
Trenton, n. Counsel for Thomas
Barker, who was sentenced TO five years
in the states prison for assauting Rev.
DR.. Keller, at Arlington, took out WsS
Of error which will carry the case 10 the
court of errors and appeals. In the mean
time Barker will not be sent to the
state prison TO serve his term. If tho
court Of errors and appeals grant ths
writ, Barker may again be released On
bail
Denver, Col-Judge Hallet, Of tho
United States district court Denied a
writ OF habeas corpus to Edward n.
Reid, the Omaha cattle shipper who
was, sentenced TO six months impriSou-
ment by the district court OF ArapahOa
county for failure to pay the state m
specton fee on a shipment OF cattle
from Texas. Attorney Ralph Talbot took
an appeal to the United States supreme
court, and Reid was released on sou
bond
Newport News, Va.-Striking macmnlsts
at the ship yard are adhering TO their
determination TO hold out for their de-
Hands. The strike is now In its hfth
week and seems no nearer settlement
than on the day Of its inauguration. The
machinists claim they have 80 per cent
of the number solid for a continuance OF
the strike. The ship yard employed $500
men before the present trouble. NOW
about 3 600 are employed. General Super
intendent Porter declares no concessions
viii be made.
Denver, Col.-JuGge Palmer, III the dis
trictN court severely TeprlmaBded Rev.
NJ. A RAIDER and Rev. w. II. Talmadge,
who were accused Of contempt OF court.
and discharged them. The case against
v alter =. WyakoOp, secretary OF tho
Christian EEdeaVor society, was DIS
missed Without a word. No decision was
announced on the question OF continuing
permanently the injunctions In saloon
cases, for criticism OF which Messrs.
RAIDER, Talmadse and WyHkoop were
cited Tor contempt.