The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-16

Railway, N. IA $4,000 fire which
damaged the paint department Of the
New Jersey state reformatory here caused
wild excitement among the convicts, many
of them praying, singing, cursing and
threatening to break down the doors of
their cells to Hberate themselves Thirty
of the prisoners were overcome by smoke
before their cell doors were opened. All
recovered.
Essen, Germany-Several of the steel
worke are. preparing to shut down be-
cause of the increasing scarcity of coal
and the prospect of long strike. Gen
darmes who were dispensing strikers at
the North Star mine in HorStenmark were
stoned. They sabered some of the riot
ers. number of gendarmes and strik-
ers were injured.
washington, D. C.-Today the ma
tional board of steam navigation will be-
Grafton of the rules and regulations re-
Gently recommended to Secretary Met
calf of the department of commerce and
labor by the board of supervisors of the
steamboat inspection service.
Paris--Mme. Menler has applied to the
courts for the annulment of the maria ge-
of her daughter to Count Camille Breant
de Morlac giving her residence as at
Paris. Nice Trouvaille. Lucerne and
New York. on the ground that her daugh-
ter was not OF age at the time of the
ceremony.
Chicago-As director for the American
Mating company, of New York Charles
A. Purcell, former wealthy business man
of New York, iS-charged in a suit filed in
the United States circuit court here with
having been party to an Illegal declara-
tion of almost $1,000, 900 in dividends
Washington, D. C-The house commit
tee on Indian affairs authorized favor
able report on the bill to ratify and amend
an agreement with the Indians on the
Shoshone or Wind River Indian reserva-
ton in Wyoming, which will open to set
uement 100000 acres.
Belgrade. Servia-King Peter did not
hold the customary New Years reception
cent resolution of the diplomatic corps
not to attend ceremonies at which any
of the resicides are present.
The Hague-The government of the
Netherlands has finally selected the mill
tary parade ground near the Bosch as the
site for r. Andrew. Carnegie's palace of
peace. The selection must be approved by
the statesmen.
indianapolis. Ind.-The convention of
the Stonemason's International union has
ended. Thomas O'Neil. of Kansas City,
was elected president and Malcolm
Geddes, Of st. Paul, Mimi, third vice
president.
Chicago-In the federal district court
Judge Grosscup ordered the issuance of
@oVV,OOu WOfln OF receivers S certificates for
the Union Traction company The order
was made upon petition filed by the re-
Montreal-Fire broke out in the kitchen
OF the Royal Victoria hospital, on the
brow of Mount Royal. The flames were
confined to the center of the building. The
damage was $150,000; covered by insur-
ance.
hicago-Deposits of Chicago banks ara
greater now by $10,000,000 than were
ever reported before, the total in fourteen
national and twenty y-eight state institu-
tons being in excess of $602, ,000, 900.
Hanava-President Palma has signed a
bill appropriating .s326,00O for sanitation
in the principal cities and another pre-
scribing penalties for falsifying election
returns.
Cincinnati. ohio-City councihnan 10
seph Schweninger was indicted charged
with. conducting and permitting gambling
In his place Of business.
yienna-An imperial rescript surnc,ona
the reichsrath to meet Jan. "a.