The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-31
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIEs,

Oswego, n Y.-The banking firm Of
W. J. Brewster & Co., of Hannibal, this
county, failed Friday, with liabilities of
SIZE, GOO. Many small depositors in Os-
Wego, Wayne and Cayuga counties will
suffer severely.
Pittsburg-By an explosion of gas at
furnace 9 of the Edgar Thompson Steel
works, at Braddock, Pa, five men were
were plumbers, and the explosion was
caused by escaping natural gas from a
broken main igniting from tho furnace
Dallas, Text Is estimated that the
storm which swept northern Texas Fri
day caused a loss to merchants and on
general property in Dallas city and coun-
ty alone. of $4,000 to $4,000. The weather
IS cold and injury to fruit is feared. So
FAR as known no lives were lost in the
storm.
Boston-The directors of the New
England Electric Vehicle & Transporta-
ton company have voted to recommend
to the shareholders the winding up Of
the concern. The dissolution Of the COM
the announcement being accompanied
by the statement that the business could
not be conducted at a lIofit.
Cleveland. O.-The union carpenters
OF this city will, on Monday, demand an
advance in wages of cents an hour
from the contractors. If the demand is
refused, it is said a strike will be de-
clared The men now receive 271a cents
an hour and work eight hours. 1t is
claimed tWo-thirdS Of the carpenters in
the city belong to the union.
Indianapolis-A meeting Of the national
executive committee of the United Mine
workers will be held here April S, to cen
slider number of Important questions,
v hereby a strike has been aVerted in
the anthracite region and the strike stu
alton in the nituminous fields in Arl1an>
sas. Kansas and Indian Territory.
igan Southern Railroad company hM
granted its firemen the Increase In wages
demanded some time ago. Freight fire.
men will get 500 per 100 miles, instead
trains, 81 So instead of 81 .S5 and the fire.
U.en of smaller passenger trains will be
paid $3.50 instead of 81. IS, as formerly
For overtime the scale has been increas-
ed from 1870 to 20c per hour.
Pittsburg-James Williams, individu-
ely and as member of the Grand Lake
Coal company of this city, has fled a
petition in bankruptcy in the United
States district court. The liabilities are
given as $1T5,56S.Z7. and assets IS $245. .)e
the total liabilities sIN, 775.56 is scheduled
as unsecured claims, and $70hJ3.T as
notes and bills which ought to be paid
by others.
New Yorl1-Judge Lacombe. in the
United States circuit court. dismissed the
amended and supplemental bill of janis
w. Carpenter and others against the Ar
slo-American Savings & Lean aSSocia-
ton. in so far as it sought relief against
EdN in E. Dickinson, Joseph NJ Dickey,
st. Clair McKelway and Charles S. Viii
bur. The petitioners sought to restrain
the defendants named in their work as
receivers for the institution.
Honelulu-Two official statements have
been issued by the Rev. Alfred Willis,
Anglican bishop Of honolulu charging
that Rev. John Osborne rector of St.
Clements chapel, has attempted To estab-
fish q new sect Under the name of the
Episcopal Church at Large" Members
of ST. Clements chapel assert that the
bishop has taken this action because they
declined to turn over their church prop
erty to him unless he made certain con-
ceSsicns which they desired.
San Francisco--Collector OF the Port
Stratton has received an opinion from
Attorney General Griggs definitely es
tablisaing the right Of Chinese persons
who wcrc citizens of the Hawaiian ISL
naturalization. to enter the United States.
1t was clearly TIE intent of congress, the
attorney general thinks, to throw the
cloak of adoption over all who Were
Hawaiian citizens on the date mentioned
IN the treaty.
Phoenix, Ariz.-Tt is reported that u
party Of gold seekers was ,r1assacrea
by Ceris lniiauS On the island Of III
E,sren. in the Gulf OF California Two
weeks ago six Indian prospectors lefS
T6re,pa on the west coast of Mexico,
in a snail boat and went tc Tiburon
isl3na III search OF gold. Pedro ar
quila. one of the party. has reached the
mainland in small boat. AMI reported
a fierce fight with the Indians. II ;
escaped but believes his companions
were killed