The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-01
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIEs.

Helena. Mont-John McGinnis lost 9
votes, most OF them going 10 Conrad.
me vote was: Carter, 80; Frank, 29s
McGinnis. Il; Cooper, 8; Conrad, 8: Toole.
L; Clements /.
Lincoln. Neb-Gov Dietrich and his
staff of seventeen, together with Brig.
Gen. Barry, and the colonies of the First
ana second regiments, N. N. G., left in a
special car to take part in President
Mck1nleys inauguration.
Ottumwa Io.-Little progress was made
by the Joint scale committee of miners
ana operators in arranging scale on
account of the fact that they failed
to agree on the prices which should he
paid for producing mine-run coal
Philadelphia-The William Cramp Shin
ana engine building company declared a
quarterly dividend of IL per cent, paya-
4I1 march 10; The directors discussed the
Vlcker's Sons & Maxim proposition to
purchase the ship yards but no action
was taken.
Pittsburg, Pa.-"Brae Mahr." the hand.
some residence lately owned by John g
Lelshman, minister to Turkey end re-
eehtly bought by Col. Frank J. Hearne.
hrst vice president of the National Tube
company, was totally destroyed by fire.
The loss will exceed 100000
Chicago-Delegates from local and
state anti-cigarette leagues of eighteen
different states met here to form a ma
-t1ona1 anti-cigarette association. Tho
specific object of the organization will
be to aid anti-cigarette legisia lion now
pending in over twenty state legislatures
Cleveland, OFT is stated that COM
pany will be organized here within a few
days and capitalized at 81, 900, 600 to erect
a system of sanital iums in the larger
cities Of Of the ne country for the cure of con
tarium will be built in this city at a cost
of $4,000.
San Francisco-One of the new torpedo
boat destroyers built by the Union Iron
works VIII be launched Saturday. It will
De named the Preble, in honor of Com
modore Preble. It will be christened bv
Miss Ethel Letia Preble, of North Berke-
ley descendant of Commodore Preble.
Pittsburg, Pa.-The second new furnace
of the Carrie group at Rankin, Pa. own
ed by the Carnegie Steel company, was
DIoWn in The first one was blown "
last Tuesday night. The capacity of the
new. furnace is 759 tons a day, which is
SAID to be the greatest of any furnace Of
this character in the world.
New York-Vice President-elect Theo
core Roosevelt is busy at his home i'll
oyster Bay l.. l., clearing UP his private
d business preparatory to entering upon his
has arranged to leave Oyster Bay Satur-
day for Washington. He will be accom-
panied by Mrs. Roosevelt and ais chill
dren.
Harrisburg, PA bill passed the leg
lslature and was sent to the governor for
his approval, providing a new charter for
the cities of Pittsburg. Allegheny AMI
Scranton. 1t abolishes the office of may
or and creates that of city recorder, who
shall be appointed by the governor
Cincinnati-A conference was held be-
tween representatives of the Winnifred
Coal company. the Marmot Coal COM
pany and the Gates interests for the pur-
pose, it is said, of consolidating, to the
view to requirement and development on
an extensive scale Of coal lands in West
Virginia.
San Francisco-George Croker. presi-
dent of the Pacific Improvement COM
pany, has returned home from the East.
He says that the company is not going
to wind up its affairs and go out of
business as recently reported. Mr.. Crock
er. it is stated. has become a heavy
stakeholder of the Minneapolis & st.
Louis railroad
Chicago-Lloyd J. Smith, under indict-
ment for removing grain from ware
houses without canceling the receip s.
made. application for a writ Of habeos
corpus in the superior court. Four
judges, sitting en- banc, after listening to
brief arguments by the attorneys. gave
permission for the fling of briefs and
took the case. under advisement.