The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-12

preme court, resigns and the president
appoins as successor Oliver Wendell
Holmes, of Massachusetts,.
Deputies and striking coal miners have
a battle at Scranton. Pa, many shots be-
ing exchanged.
Frost appears In Iowa, South Dakota
and Nebraska.
William Bartholin, of Chicago the al
legged parricide, is found to have been at
Racine, Wis, recently.
Storm at Madison, N J., washes bodies
out of graves in the cemetery.
Harry Faulkner, former member of the
st. Louis house of delegates, is sentenced
to the penitentiary for perjury in the mu-
nicipal bribery cases.
1t is reported that the government will
abandon the Missouri river as navigable
stream.
Skeleton of an Indian buried apparently
century ago is dug up in Wisconsin.
Mexican sheep herders try to take the
town of Battle, Wyo. Two of them are
killed and two residents of the town
wounded.
Saltwater BARRIERS association brings
action against Warden Wolfer for allow
ing an unlicensed barber to work in the
prison barber shop. =
Soldiers at Shenandoah, Pa, are feed
ing women and children.
North Dakota board of equalization low
ers live stock values. 20 per cent.
Severe earthquake occurs at Skagway,
Alaska.
Unknown man at La Crescent, Mimi.
attempts to rob a priest, and kills a drug
gist and sends an Internal machine to the
postmaster.
knights of Pythias begin their conclave
at San Francisco.
WASHINGTON
Government reports hows a decline in
corn and wheat conditions since July l.
Commissioner of internal revenue de-
cides that palm oil cannot be used in oleo-
margarine without incurring the 10-cent
tax
Government buys a site for the new
federal building at Superior Wis.
FOREIGN
Legislative elections in the Farce ISL
andS, Denmark, results in favor of the
party that approves the sale of the West
India islands to the United States
F1rminfsts burn town and blockade
Cape Haitien.
German naval force will be landed at
Porto Cabello, Venezuela
British trade commissioners find that
trusts are hampering trade in South
Africa.
Boer generals, Dewet, Delarey and
Botha, are on their way to London. and
AIuger trles to prevent their going there.
LOCAL.
State Treasurer Block has published a
list OF balances due by counties to perma-
nent school fund.
County Commissioner Conley saws not
many large property owners or corpora
tlons are endeayoring to escape fair as
sessment.
Commandant and secretary of soldiers,
iioiiie VIII De elected by trustees today.
Thlrty-nine lots belonging to the Daw-
III, for delinquent taxes.
county Auditor johnson refuses +o
spread assessment on his books unless
ouroen IS more equitably distributed.
H. R. Wright, dairy commissioner Of
iowa, extols dairies of the Hawkeve
state. "Aeye
rams and specifications for the having
OF west Seventh street are now in the
ilanos OF the board of public works. and
pluS VIII be opened on the 30th.
FIRST days session at the new board Of
trade demonstrates that present quarters
are too small.
BOARD OF public works accedes TO re-
quest OF University avenue property own
efS, ana rejects order for the paving of
that street.
Depredat1ons of lumbermen are spoil
ing borders of state park at Itasca lake.
senator Moses Clapp invited to address
Adpor oay gathering at Harriet island. ~s
Judge Amidon dismfsses action of Tver-
son ct al VS.. Minnesota Mutual Life In
surance company with COSTS Calls it con-
spiracy.
Identity of the three desperadoes can
tured by sheriff's posse at Waseca has not
yet been established.
Tent hands and laborers of Sherlock
circus attach receipts but secure little.
MINNEAPOLIS
Thirteen members of police department
slated for retirement Monday
Minneapolis General Electric comnanv
OBTAINS control of power plant at Tay-
lors Falls.
Grand jury returns two more indict-
ments; thought to be against city Off
cials.
BUSINESS
Grains rise at the opening on reuorts
OF frost, but soon decline and close lower
Speculation in stocks comes to a pause
IN view of the uncertainty in the South
ern and Southwestern railroad situation
RAILROADS
Lawyer Lamb testifies in the suit of
Peter Power against the Northern Pacific
He says Power is in Montreal living nm
der an assumed name
Rock Island will run through trains
from the lakes to the Pacific coast
Canadian Pacific declares 2 per cent
dividend.
Canadian Pacific official denies that bis
road will build from Winnipeg to st. Paul.
SPORTING
American association: St Paul 1. CO.
iumbus 3; Louisville Z, Kansas City 3.
National league: Brooklyn 8. st. I,ouis
U; chicago 8, New York 3.
American league: ST. Louis 8. Wash
n,elon l; chicago 2, Boston /; Phiadel-
IL.
Trident wins the Seawanhaka Gun de-
featSlg Tecumseh.
Bowlers of city hold meeting and NAV
organize gigantic league
International chess tournament ends
Janowski gets the first prize and Pillsburv
the second.
SCHEDULED TO OCCUR TODAY.
Grand-George Fawcett company in
East Lynne
Congregational meeting House of Hope