The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-17
News Condensed

Canton, Ohio-Louis G. Reynolds, or
ganlzer of the Carnation League of Amer
lea, in a letter to Assistant Secretary
Frederick s. Hartsell, of the Mckinley
Memorial association. requests. the CO.
operation of Secretary HartSell ON the
part of the memorial association. in a
throughout the land in tribute to the late
President Mckinley on his birthday ami
versary, Sunday, Jan. 20.
Jefferson City, Mo.-Gov. Dockery re.
fuses requisition from the governor of
Colorado for the surrender of William
Morningstar on a charge of obtaining
money by false pretenses. on the ground
debt under the criminal statute. Morn
ingstar is accused of leaving a hotel bill
unpaid in Colorado
Rome-Archbishep Bruehesi, of Mon
treal, was received in private audience by
the pope and presented prominent Ca
nadians; including Canons Roy and
Chusinea, Judge Simeon Pagnuelo, of the
Taschereau, niece of the late Cardinal
Taschereau.
Washington, D. C-The naval board on
construction recommends that the con-
tract for the armored cruisers Montana
and North Carolina be awarded to the
Newport News Shpbuilding company and
the contract for the battleship New
Hampshire to the New York Shipbuilding
company.
Washington, D. C.-secretary Shaw has
sent gold medals to Fred Dishinger Sr.,
all residing ON Kelley's island Erie coun-
ty, Ohio The medals are awarded in rec
ognition of gallant conduct in saving three
persons from drowning, June, 1908.
Fail River. Mass.-A conference has
been arranged for today between a COM
mittee of cotton mill manufacturers and
representatives Of 26,000 strikers. 1t is
believed that a settlement of the strike,
which has now lasted for more than five
months. is in sight.
Berlin-The Commerz and Disconte
bank announces plan to absorb the Ber-
liner bank. The Disconte raises it's cap
ital now $12,500.000, to $21. .250,000 to carry
through the fusion. The Berliner bank
has been for some time in an unsatisfac
tory condition.
New York-Andrew Carnegie has given
TO the city of Boston $40. 600 and become
the joint founder with Benjamin Franklin
of an institution for industrial training.
The new enterprise is to be managed
along the lines of the Cooper institute in
this city.
Washington, D. CA project for the
establishment of an American commercial
center in the heart of the city of Paris
has taken definite shape One of the ex-
hibitions viii be all sorts of manufac-
tuFed products of the United States.
Rome-The government has ordered the
immediate execution of those repairs upon
ST. Marks, at Venice, which are of an
urgent character. "and that everything
age to the Basilica.
New York-Three members of the Con-
solidated Stock exchange have been ex-
PEELED for conduct alleged to be detrfmental
to the interests of that Institution. They
are M. r. Dyett, Charles e. Stade and p.
S. Cotton.
st. Louis, Mo.-The house of Hoo Hoo,
which was erected on the worlds fair
grounds at cost of $4,000, is being torn
down preparatory to being sent to Cuba,
where it will be used as a casino.
Washington I. C.-The president has
poet. ro novelist and newspaper man to Be
consul at Athens, Greece. Mr.. Horton
held this position under Cleveland
St Louis. Mo.-Sixty-ffve per cent of the
government exhibit at the worlds fair,
comprising portion of every display,
will be sent to the Lewis and Clark ex-
position at Portland. Or
New York-A successful surgical opera
ton was performed upon President Wood
row Wilson of Princeton university, at
the Presbyterian hospital here
Philadelphia Pa.-William L. Elkins.
the street railway and gas operator and
finaneier, who died in November, 1903, left
an estate worth sSl,57s,26S-44
Madrid-King Alphonso has approved
new cabinet headed by Gen. Azcafraga
as premier and minister of marine.
Pittsburg Pa.@The Standard Oil COM
pany has reduced the price on crude oi!
5 cents.