The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-12-30
CONDENSED NEWS.

Presiden. McKinley's order to be
issued sotn will take from under civil
service rules about ). 900 places
Senior Manuel Pechardo. an agent of
the Spanish army in Cuba, is now in
Texas purchasing cattle for shipment
to Cuba.
The water and electric light COM
panies in Hot Springs. Ark. have shut
down on tho city until their bills are
paid
Prof. J. S. Gibson of New York City
has perfected q process for taking
color photographs with an ordinary
camera.
Governor Stephens Christmas par
dons were given to John Buford,
Henry Bierman and Ess Grant
The President will appoint Owen
Smith, negro preacher of North
Carolina, Minister to Liberia
The President will send Charles Page
Bryan's name to the Senate as Minis
ter to China, despite the protests of
many Republican Senator'S
A sewer pipe trust is being formed.
First National bank, Pemb;na, N
D., failed.
A whipping post for thieves is pro-
posed in Virginig.
A 1000 express package was stolen
at Columbia, s. c.
Eaves troughs arc booked for an ad-
vance in prices
Alton, L T., postot1ice was robbed
of $3.50 by burglars.
Josiah NJ. Quincy. Democrat, was
reelected mayor of Boston.
The pink butterine law in Mime
sofa was upheld by the courts.
McKinley's cabinet has decided to
stand by the civil service law.
The jewels in the vaults At the JAG
card fire in st. Louis were all saved.
The Monte Carlo gambling tables
last season earned s., 700. 900
The Herring Hall Marvin Safe COM
pany is in the hands of a receiver.
The Salvation army gave a Christ
mas dinner to over 2,OOU of Kansas
City's poor people.
Mrs Rose DAILY, a Chicago chamber
maid, has fallen heir to q $3.50. 600
estate in California
One thousand singers competed in
the National Annual Eistedfod at
Youngstown, 0hia
Senator and Mrs Thurston cele-
brated their silver wedding with a big
reception at Omaha.
The will of the late DR.. Evans, the
American dentist, will be contested by
dissatisfied relatives.
The Christian Scientists of Kansas
City laid the corner stone of $50. GOO
church Christmas day.
President Picrola has signed and
promulgated the bill lcealizing nom
Catholic marriages in Peru.
The Northern Pacific railroad an
nounces a reduction Of 25 cents a day
in the wages of car repairers.
Wells Fargo Express cor any spent
$4,000 for Thanksgiving and Christ
mas presents for its employees.
Gold coins and nuggets worth Sis. 900
were displayed upon Christmas tree
in New York by returned K,oudiker.
T. L. Botson, Missouri Pacific
brakeman fell from the top Of his
train and was instantly killed at
Sedalia
While Christmas salute was being
fred at Asheville, N. C., the cannon
exploded, seriously injurins about
forty people.
Norfolk and Western passenger and
freight train collided near Chat
tanooga, Tenn. One man was killed
and three fatally injured.
In Missouri Pacific wreck near
watha, Kan, the engineer, fire.
man, brakeman, express messenger
AMI mail clerks were badly hurt
A typewriter for boolSkecpers has
been invented. 1t can be used on
ledger, makes bill clerks unnecessary,
and enables one man to do the work
of three.
Will Burns and Tom Ray Of Little
Rock. Ark, fought a bloody due; with
knives over love affair. Each fasten-
ed his knife in the stomach of his an
tagOnlSt Both Will die.
DR.. Sheldon Jackson has sailed for
Norway, as the agent of the govern
ment to purchase 500 reindeer for use
in transporting supplies to the Yukon
miners and TO hire fifty Laplanders to
drive them.
The Armour Packing company is
establishing retail meat markets in
several Indiana towns and cutting
prices so per cent in retaliation for
labor union boycotts. They also
threaten to start grocery stores and
cut prices by half
Governor Pingree has pardoned
Thomas Howard. alias Harry Dale.
who was sent to Michigan's state pris-
on for life for assaultiug a young girl
in Detroit Towards home is at
Atchison, Kan, and his petition was
sionod nv ex-senator InUalls end ox.