The Globe-republican., 1899-12-21
THE LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

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The colored teac hers of Oklahoma
have territorial association.
The London metal market is fat.
Tin has collapsed and copper is lower.
A Georgia railway orders that en-
ployes must stop using cigarettes or be
discharged.
Senator Baker will act as chairman
of the civil service committe, and be o
member of the Indian committee.
Buffers reverse caused a slump in
the London stock market; consols took
the largest drop than in any day in his
tory.
The navy department wants 5000 re-
cruits immediately to prepare for SER
vice on the new battleships and cruisers
being constructed.
The house adopted resolution for
holiday recess from Wednesday, De-
cember 20, to Wednesday, January 8,
and the senate cOncurred.
The statistician of the agricultural
department reports 100000 bales as
the probable cotton production of the
United States for lS99-19OO.
The British government has accepted
the offer of more men from Australia;
suggesting that the men should be
mounted and GOOD shots
Fifteen hundred emigrants from the
Canary islands have arrived in Havana
making total of 1000 who have ar
rived thus far during December.
Mr.. Curtis of Kansas. has introduced
bills to reimburse Leavenworth and
AtchisOn for money expended for paw
ing around their public buildings.
Representative Sulzer, Of New York,
has introduced joint resolution de-
claring that state of war exists in
South Africa, and according belligerent
rights to the Transvaal government.
Senator Harris has introduced bill
authorizing the pensioning of persons
who have served in the army or navy
of the Confederate states of America
and who afterwards served in the army
or navy of the United States and hon.
orably discharged.
There is rumor that President Nc
Kinley hesitates to place the name of .
woman on the Paris commission, on tho
ground of legality.
w. II. Booth, who swindled the ex-
change National bank at Atchison out
of several hundred dollars recently by !
claiming to be a member of an Arkan-
sas lumber firm. has been sentenced to
four years imprisonment.
A burglar at Pittsburg. Pa, took
from a show window suits of clothes
with s. and $40 bills pinned on then
to show the price; in all about $500.
For several months expert account
ants have been at work on the books
of county officials and made report.
showing shortages in the office of Coun-
ty clerk Nash, of 81, $50. SO, and Circuit
clerk Chesmit, of 50. 9Oe 10 at St. Joseph,
Mo.
Mr.. Bowersock, of Kansas, has intro
duced the following pension bills: Hoo
orable discharge for Jesse Dots, pension
to Florence E. Wilbur, Emmett Gillooly.
Mary Mclaughlin, William H. Desaler.
A. NJ. Templer, Joseph Fipps, and tue
the relief of the University of Kanaas
Very Rev. DR.. James G. Callahan, N
car general of the diocese of Little Roc
Ark. is dead at St. vincent's hospital
New York, aged 66 years
The Trans ississippi Wholesale Co.
GERS association is trying to deve
some means of heading on the furt1
encroachments of the tobacco trust.
Representative Curtis has introduino
bills applying the general pens:oa -
to the state militia and providing 90
none but ex-soldiers shall Be emu - =
1t pensioa agencies. except ste ~
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