The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-01
SPARKS FROM THE WIRE.

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SPARKS FROM THE WIRE.
Cape Towr-Seventeen cases of the bu-
bonic plague, four European and thirteen
colored. were officially reported yesrer-
day
Washington-The president and Mrs.
Nc kinley dined with Senator Hanna and
few others at the latter's residence
last night
Washington-Senato Mitchell, of Ore
gon, is in better condition than yesterday,
and it is believed will be out again with
in a week.
Denver-A special to the News from
Gallup, n. M, says that there were only
three men in the Weaver mine at the
time Of the explosion yesterday
Barcelona-Twenty thousand persons
participated here yesterday in anti-cleri-
cal demonstration in the Plaza del Toro.
"A large crowd stoned the Jesuit college.
Moncean Les Mines--Five thousand
striking miners held demonstration here
and decided to continue the strike until
the meeting of the United Mine conerf SIS
at LEM, April 10.
Hennikes, N. H.-Christopher Columbus
Gfbson,A the celebrated musician and com
poser IS dead at his home here, from an
attack of apoplexy. Mr.. Gibson was
born Aug. "a. 1924.
Portland. Or.-Andrew Carnegie has CT
fe,ed to give S100,00O to the city of Port
land Tor a free public library building.
provided the city will guarantee q sit e
and sufficient annual income for ITS main
tenance.
lonia, Mich.-Fire last night DESTROYED
the warehouse and elevator of Page e,
Co, entailing loss of $4,000, half of
which falls~npon the Grand Trunk Rail
way company, which owned the elevator
building.
New York-President Jacob L. Great
SINGER of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
company, it is stated, will leave Brook
1yn today for his home in Duluth. Mimi
He will be gone about week and Will
stop at Chicago.
Port Said-1he sues canal - trrnpor-
arily blocked oy a dredge, and the steam
er Ophir. bearing the Duke and Duchess
OF Cornwall and York on route for Aus
u IA, was compelled to stop about seven
trdurS from Suez.
Daily Mail this morning, that a new
contract has been signed by the va
rlous shipping companies running be-
tween New York and Italian ports for
rates.
New York-The new Hendrick Hudson
hotel at Park View, near Yonkers was
burned yesterday. The building was to
nave been ready for occupancy May /
ana part OF the furnishings had been put
nlshlngs was $150,000
Massillon. O.-The coal hosting en-
gneers of the Massillon district will
Strike at 6 o'clock Monday morning be-
e cause , the OPERATORS refused them an
e1ght-hour workday and a wage scale of
$50 to $2.15. Enforced idleness to 1900
coal miners will result
Mobile, Ala.-Detective Ed Morris and
Policeman John BresSins; run t,ml:ty al
teripted to arrest two negro IS SUSPECT ed
OF the murder of marshal at tsulfpolt,
MISS. One negro. named Davis, resisted
and shot Morris and Dressing aam ,,rc b.
ably fatally. He, In turn, was killed
The other negro was captured.
Washington-After the appointment of
zen. Funston yesterday, Secretary
wired the news TO Gov. Stanley, of Kan,
sas. Yesterday the following response
was received from the governor. "Ex-
press tc the president the thanks Of the
people OF Kansas for his recognition of
Gen. Funston"
London-The Amsterdam corresnondant
OF the Daily Mail says: DIR. Leyds and
ms colleagues have sent personal mott
1catlon TO Mr.. Chamberlain warning him
tHdt d 1'oWerful comDfnat ton of EGrOpeau
and American merchants intends to boy
colt English goods systematically mill
independence is granted to the Beers
hiladelphia-squire William McMullen.
d local democratic politician, who for
more than thirty years has been an in
terest1ng figure in this city, and whose
name has become familiar in MANY sec
Tons OF the country within the past three
decades, is dead from a con1piication IF
diseases. lie was SeveEty-SeVen wears
of age. e'A
Cleveland-Hon, Tom l.. johnson DEM
ocrat1c candidate for mayor of Cleveland.
caused the arrest of Augustus HubbeIl.
parper, upon the charge of criminal
libel In an affidavit made by HubheII
ana published today, the latter declared
| that Johnson had paid him $500 to be
used in behalf of the Democratic candi-
GATE The affair has caused sensation
in political circles.
Topeka, Kan.-Attorney Nichols. of this
| county, brought suit in the district court
against fifty-nine insurance COMPANIES
| doing business in Topeka, to prosecutt
them under the antitrust laws. of 1897.
| The companies are all known as union
companies" The suit will be known as
The State of Kansas VS.. The Aetna In
| Surance Company, and is the first to be
| brought under the antitrust law.
Cincinnati-Judge Jackson refused to
| dissolve the injunction restraining the
! Gcrinanla investment company from con-
tlnu1ng business and made the injunc-
| ton perpetual, announcing that re-
| ceiver would be appointed. Similar ac-
J ton was taken with other debenture
| companies in the other courts. In one
! case the court discharged all the officers
OF the company except the stenographcr.
! London-The war office has received
I advices from Lord Kitchener, dated Pre-.
! toria, March 80, reporting the capture
j of seVenty-two Beers in Orange Rive!
/ colony, end officially announced that Gen
! French has taken fifty-one prisoners ani
received the surrender of nincty-thret
| Beers, as already announced in press dis
/ patches. Lord Kitchener also reports
upon recent Wrecking of trains 1T savera
points.
Fall River, Mass:-Twenty cotton mills
| in this city were shut down and WILL re-
main closed until April 8, for ciirtailment.
These mills employ about 5000 hands.
Six mills, which are closed this week. will
resume next Monday and shut down
again later. No regular print cloths
We're sold here for this week, sales being
! confined to $4,000, pieces, ali odds The
market continued depressed and gener-
! ally unsatisfactory.
Youngstown. o. - Indications are
| that furnace employees will accept the 10
cent advance offered by the operators,
| Which will restore the wages to what
! they were before there was any reduc-
ton, and that there will be no strike.
| The management of the Brian Hill Coke
| and Coal company announced tonight
| that their employees would continue to
| work at the advance offered, and this is
regarded as practically settling the mat
ter.
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