The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-19
News Condensed

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Independence. Kan.-The price of west
ern oil has been reduced 5 cents a bar
rel 70 81 cents for high grade and cents
less barrel for each half degree under -
G io,g tS grayity 1t is the general opin-
go TO 50 cents a barrel unless drilling, is
suspended. The western field is now ca
P5h4 iI OF producing $4,000 barrels day.
barrels. Why ''0V0
>. Washington--Instead of the grave
uiSger originally assigned to him BY the
civil service commission for coach
man. Secretary Shaw is to have his first
cholce, Robert sheppard to whom the
commission has objected because of the
presentation by Sheppard of letters from
pohlcal supporters. The matter has
oeen satisfactorily adjusted.
Jacksonville, FLA bill has been in
PRODUCED in the senate to repeal the bill
approved four years ago making incurable
Henry NJ. Flagler secured legal separation
from his wife and married again. Sena-
tor Bailey declared the law had brought
disgrace to Florida.
San Juan. P. R.-Six meetings of strilz
ers were held simultaneously The insuIar
ponce report that at one meeting an Amer
ican flag was torn and trampled upon. but
this is denied. They attempted to make
arrests and a riot followed. Several per
the police.
New York-Contracts have been closed
for the American equipment of the first
steel mill to be built in China and for
Japanese steel wire drawing rolling mill
ana blast furnace plants. A Cleveland
CO) company secured the contracts The
work entails an expenditure of upward of
$S,OOO.OOO.
London-Lord Lonsdale. i'm a letter to
London DIV
diction to what he terms ridiculous state
ments concerning his treatment while at
Emperor William, whom he acquits OF
hostile designs upon England.
LondOn--Home Secretary Douglass has
introduced another aliens bill in the
mouse OF commons. 1t is aimed at I'M
desirable immigrants and is much on the
lines OF last years measure, which the
governemnt dropped on account of OBJ
StructiOn.
Pekin-German interests have Just de-
manded the exclusive mining rights in the
procedures of Tengchow. Laichow and
ChngchOw in the Shantung province
These procedures cover the entire Shan
tung peninsula, including the neutral zone
around Che Foo
New York--Five children dead and
three dying is the record of the ravages
of cerebro spinal meningitis in a tene-
ment on Little West Twelfth street. The
victims belonged TO the families of Mrs.
David Darder and Mrs. James Frawley
Annapolis, Md.-Commander Charles
j. Badger. acting superintendent of the
the plan to give the remains of Paul
Jones a final resting place in the acad-
envy may be consummated.
Rome-The railroad strike situation is
worse at Milan, Naples and FOggia. At
Milan general industries are feeling the
effect OF the strike in causing scarcity
of coal The supply of meat is also very
low at Naples and Genoa.
Washington-The American CONNER
cial Schools institution. whose object is
the Standardization of the business
schools of the country and their affilia-
ton upon an educational basis, has been
organized here.
New York-The decision of the United
States supreme court against the CON
stitutionality of the bakers ten hour law
will. it is feared, be followed by a strike
of $4,000 bakers in the leading cities Of
the country.
City of MexicO-John Alexander Dowie
of Chicago has closed negotiations and
obtained options on 1000. 900 acres of land
in the state of Tamulipas where he pro-
poses 20 found new Zion city.
Kingston. Ont-A gas buoy being filed
on board the government steamer Scout
exploded. killing one and injuring four of
her crew. Two of the injured including
Capt. Allison, will die.
Observation-Disclosures of incorporation
We're filed in the registers office of the
district of Columbia by the National First
Aid association of America. Miss Clara
Barton is a director
San Antonio. Textile sixty-first an
nuaI meeting of the American Medico-
Psychological association is in session in
this city. About 100 brain specialists are
in attendance.
Quebec-seven children of a family
named Boucher at Ste Anne De .Poca-
Boucher home, which caught fire acct
dentally.
Chicago-The Western Drawing and
Manual Training association will hold
meeting at the art institute Thursday
evening. April u
Rome-King Victor Emmanuel today
will receive in separate private audiences
]. Pierpont Morgan and United States
Senator Aldrich
London-A meeting of the Colombian
bOndhOlderS has been called for today TO
arrange a settlement of the external debt.
Washington-The argument in the New
York franchise tax case before the ma
tional supreme court has been resumed
acknowledgements Yillaverde. the Span
ish premier was slightly injured in a
carriage accident in the street
Chicago-Chicago clubs are expecting to
entertain President Roosevelt and Alton
b. Parker al the same time.
Anderson. Ind.-Arrests have been made
here and at Muncie for violations of the
new anti-cigarette law.
Observation-Disclosures p. Taliaferro was re-
elected to the United States senate for the
term ending 1911.
Nervi Italy-Secretary Hay has so i'm
proved in health that he expects to leave
here for Germany.
Washington-The ANIMAL meeting OF
the National Academy of Sciences has
begun here.