The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-28
News Condensed

New York-Frank S. Weller. secretary
ana treasurer of the Horseshoe Conner
MSlnlng company. has been taken to Sing
9flhe, G,,y where Larry Summerfield. Ignatius
l.. (lualey and Even II. Clark the other
members OF the company. now are serv-
ing terms for grand larceny in connec-
tlon with the sale of stock
Parts-fn a volume which has lust an
peared Henry Vignaud, first secretary of
the American embassy here after criti
cal study of the life of Columbus. has
embodieS his researches on the yariouq
phases of the great navigator's life nrior
TO his discoveries. Mr.. Vignaud combats
the authorities accepted hereto.
Yazoo City. Miss.-A quarrel between
Edward Stevens. prominent planter. and
four negroes has led to the killing OF
Stevens and his brother, w H Stevens.
and the wounding of a negro named
Wilderm. one of the slayers of the Stevens
brothers. The negroes escaped.
Lebanon. Pa.-Preferred and common
Steel Manufacturing company voted to
reduce the common stock from $17. 500 900
TO $3.50 900 and the number of such com
mon shares from 100000 to $1,000, or
par value of $50.
st. Petersburg-YieI to the demand
of the United States. Russia has ordered
the officers of the cruiser Lena who Iyio-
lated their parole to return to San Fran
cisco and reduced them one grade as
punishment. The only excuse offered was
their youth.
Washington. D. C.-The United States
supreme court decided the case of the
National Cotton Oil company VS.. the
state OF Texas. 1t sustains the Texas
antitrust law and the company forfeits
it's rights to do business in the state
Berlin-The student strike at the Han
over Technical institute has ended. DIR.
Studt, the Prussian minister of ecclesias-
tical affairs. instruction and medical af-
fairs having conceded nearly all that the
students asked.
San Francisco. CaL-W W. Campbell,
director of Lick observatory. announces
that another satellite of Jupiter has been
discovered by Assistant Astronomer Per-
dine. 1t will be known as the seventh
satellite.
New Estimates of the loss in
volved in the destruction of the Stuy-
veSant docks of the Illinois Central vary
between Supt. Dunn'S figures of So 900. 900
and General Freight Agent Perkins ag-
gregate of $5,000,00O.
Jefferson City, Mo.-The house passed
the bill extending the time limit for prose-
cutiOn of bribery from three. years. the
measure favored by Gov. Folk and will
become law.
me-Obstruction by railway en-
ployes, adopted in lieu of a strike. has led
to several conflicts between travellers and
wOrkmen. The government threatens to
interfere IL the companies do not operate
their lines properly.
&. Havana-Col Webb Hayes has returned
to the United States after arranging on
behalf of the Society of Santiago for tenn
porarily marking the ba attlefelds in the
vicinity of Santiago with old Spanish can
non.
New York-Papers filed for new COM
panies in Eastern states in February with
a capital of 81, ,000. 900 or over represent a
total of S9S 500, 000 This is a decrease as
compared with January of over $17600,-
900.
San Francisco. GAIA schooner. sup
posed to be the Marx c., was wrecked
near the entrance to Tomales bay, and It
is thought all on board were lost.
visaIia. Cal-Frank Ester shot and
killed Milton HubbS and his own wife and
committed suicide. Jealousy.
The Hague-Japanese cruisers inter
cepted two Dutch liners near Formosa on
the allegation that they were carrying
contraband of war.
Constantinople-Th insurrection in the
province of Yemen. Arabia, is assuming
alarming proportions.
Constantinople-Th sultan has directed
that thirty sunboatS be ordered at VaflouS
European ShipyaIds.