The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-15

~vaA VI securing jury for the trial of
Aionzo J. Whiteman was begun. White
man was Jointly indicted with Joseph
bootnman and Joseph p Hart. 1t is al
legged that they deposited a $51 draft
Fidelity Trust company of Buffalo. and
against which they subsequently drew
checks.
Philadelphia-Prof Herbert Gardiner
Lord of the University of Columbia. and
Prof William j. Kirby of the Catholic
University of America. have. in addresses
before the Contemporary club. stated that
they could find no reason for saying that
gambling in itself was wrong. Both eX-
pressed the opinion that gambling cannot
De eradicated and that the wisest thing
TO do is to properly control it.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. palace intrigue
mas mas resulted in the sudden flight of a
Ahmet Pasha and Ria Pasha aides de
camp of the sultan, and Arif Bey his ma
Jestys chamberlain. They fed abroad to
escape a secret police cabal at the Yildiz
KIOSK, VINO were bent on their destruction
Washington-Gen Ainsworth. the mil
ltary secretary, has been charged by the
secretary of war with the execution of
the joint resolution of congress author
lzing the secretary to return the 544 civil
war battle flags. 1t is expected that Gen.
Jefferson City. Mo.-The senate. IL to IA
defeated for final passage the house bill
pronibitlng witnesses from refusing to
empted such witnesses from prosecution
and forced them to testify. Gov Folk
indorsed the measure.
venice-The city has appointed an in
ternational committee composed of artists
and including Carl MelcherS, the Amer
lean painter; for the organization of the
foreign exhibits at the art exhibition to
be inauguTated here by King Victor En-
manuel April %.
Kansas CITY,. Mo.-As result of the
fight against the Standard Oil company
IN Kansas. elaborate plans for the con-
struction by independent companies of
pipe lines and refineries in the southwest
are In progress of format ton.
Berlin-The appropriations committee
of the reichstag finally agreed to the gov
ernments plan TO increase the cavalry.
put only to 1910. thus virtually poStponlng
the introduction OF any further army in
crease measures until 1910.
Washington-Ex-P Postmaster Gen. wynne
has declined the gift of a solid silver
punch bowl rendered him from subordi-
mates in the postoffice department. He
disapproves government employees making
gifts to their superiors.
Baltimore. Md.-Sydney Adams. chief
clerk of the general delivery division of
the Baltimore postoftice. pleaded guilty
to the charge of robbing the mails and
was sentenced to three years in the peni-
Tertiary.
Pittsburg. Pa.-As the result of a gas
explosion at the home of Jacob Bitter
Mrs. Bitter was burned to DEATH Amelia
Hopkins was fatally injured and two
houses were wrecked. Several firemen
were hurt.
Chieago-A writ OF habeas corpus seek
ing the release of Johann Hook was
Withdrawn in court. Counsel for Hook
apparently nothing to gain by the writ.
Chicago-NIrs. Samuel Friedman and her
brother-in-law. Para Friedman are dead
dying as the result of an accident to
gas plate In the Friedman fat
Pittsburg. PA joint committee COM
posed of members of the Western Canned
Goods association and the Atlantic States
Packer associa tion is in session here to
form national association.
wiliemstadt, Curacoa-It is alleged that
President Castro of Venezuela has ordered
the court to render Judgment annulling
the contract and seizure of the French
cable companys property.
y Washington--The secretary of the in
terror has awarded a contract for the con-
SlfuCliOH III cdil river Nafiey, Arizona ter
ritory. for irrigation. of one of the largest
dams in the world.
ST. Petersburg-Fhe estate of the late
Grand Duke Serguis in the Dmitrov dis
trict near Moscow has been pillaged by
peasants and factory in the same dis
tTict burned.
asaington-Secretary Shaw has re-
ceived Si2. 900 conscience money in a let =
ter signed "A Sinner" who says he once
defrauded the government.
Chieago-A motion to quash indictments
for alleged forgery in connection with the
Illinois Tunnel companys franchise was
denied in court
Chieago--A fire in the printing and box
department of the Grand Crossing Tack
company,s plant caused a loss ofJS5O0 600:
fully insured
Jefferson City. Mo.-In the joint ballot
ON senator NEST of the Niedrinehaus
Spencer -....r---,
Los Angeles. cal.L-The great storm has
ceased after doing 100000 damage in this
city and mofe-at other points.
Denver. Coie-The Joint legislative con-
yention adjourned without settling the
gubernatorfal contest.
Ea Paso. IH.--DaYia Strother the first
negro to cast vote in the United States,
Is dead here.
Suspend Railway Service
TIENTSIN. March 1.-THE Chinese
railway administration has withdrawn
the locomotives and other rolling stock
from the ..-iines betweeAss Sitnmintin.
Ksapangisze sad Yinkew- This is
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