The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-17
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIEs.

Boston-The directors of the Boston &
Montana Mining company have declared
a quarterly dividend of SIS a share and 50
extra.
Jamestown, Tenn.-The Peoples Bank
OF Livingston, Overton county, was
robbed of 5000. No trace of the burglars
has been discovered.
Washington-Admlral Dewey is confin-
ed to his home by an attack Of the grip:
1t seems to be yielding to treatment and
the admiral expects to be out again in a
few days.
Santiago de Cuba-Banes, q small town
on the railway between Gibrara and Hol-
gum, was totally destroyed by fire. Some
fifty houses and warehouses were burned
Gown.
Pana. nL-The business portion Of
Lakewood twelve miles east, was
destroyed by fire. The loss amounts to
many thousand dollars, with small insur-
ance.
New York-The United States transport
Wright which has bSen some time fit
ting out for Manila to be used as a dis
patch boat and store.hip, sailed for the
Orient.
Washington-The postmaster general
per,ntendent of mails at the Chicago
pcstoftice to succeed j. A. Montgomery,
deceased.
New York-Cornelius L. Alvord Jr., the
defaulting note teller Of the First Ma
years Imprisonment. The amount OF his
defalcatiOn was $3.50 600.
Buffalo, N. Y.-Roland B. Mahaney.
Republican. has served formal notice on
Representative Ryan, Democrat, that his
election as member of the Fifty-SeVenth
congress will be contested.
New York;. Pravost Mason third tell
er of the Continental National bank. of
this city, is in JAIL charged with embez-
element. The specific charge is the steal
TIM of Nv no % fol ca fy~i
New York-There were indications at
Bellevue hospital that grippe had been
checked. Cases were fewer than they
have been. and tho 1'ne-'t-' 80 -
room for patients than 1t has had for
] some days.
,rOl Olive Hill. Ky.-John Knipp shot Frank
| Thompson, his son-in-law, nine time with
! a Winchester rhe killing him instantly.
! Thompson is said to have threatened
Knipp's life and was advancing on him
with a knife.
Cincinnati-Bishop Hartzel, who has
| been in America consulting with other
bishops since the last Methodist general
conference, has left for his field in At
RIGA. He sails from New York on the
| Majestic Jan. %.
Topeka. Kan.-The board of trustees Of
the Central Congregational church has
increased the salary of Rev. Cha;les NJ
Sheldon from 81 zoo to $1,SO0 per year. Mr.
Sheldon refused an offer of $1,000 a yeal
while in London.
Cleveland-Eugene H. Perdue has ret.r
ed from the presidency CT the Lead Il
| Printing company, publish hers of the
| Cleveland Leader and the News and Hcr
| aid. Mr.. Perdue had b en- connected
with the Leader company for more thar
thirty years.
Barstow, Cal-Santa Fe Overland No
| 8, east bound from San Francisco fol
| Chicago, ran into a burning bridge at 81.
| IBERIA, seventy miles cast Of here All the
| cars were derai!ed, but remained in al
| upright position and none of the paSsen
| gers were hurt.
Victoria, B. CA fire at Dawson or
Jan. G destroyed a building occupied by
Cribs e. Rogers, and owned by Charles
| ossymith. the west end of the Rainier
building. the property of Max Lang, and
| the Rainier hotel, owned by Murphy
| Bros. Loss $4,000.
New York-Heidelback, Ickelheimer &
| Co. announce that they will ship $1,OO00 I
in gold to Paris today. The rold will be
taken from the assay office Goldman
Sachs & Co. have ordered 5000 in goiC
for shipment to Paris tomorrow. Tota
exports so far announced $3.50 co.,
Warren, O.-Luther Potts, charged with
aSsaulting a little boy at Ciirard, has
been Jailed here for safe keeping. An at
tempt was made earlier at Girard to burr
him alive in the Jail, the bui'd ng being
set on fire by a mob. Potts ALLEGED vic.
tim is, reported in serious condition.