The Globe-republican., 1900-07-12
THE LATEST NEWS In BRIEF.


A large soap and fertilizing plant at
P~ittsburg, Pa, burned at a loss of
$4,000.
Nine hundred thousand poun DIS OF
wool was burned in a in
Montana
Rural free delivery carriers, whose
pay has been $500 a year will hereafter
be paid $500.
Seattle, Wash, had a $50, 900 fire
which was caused by a sky rocket. a
business block was burned.
The French government has made
an appropriation to build a new emf
bassy building in Washington
The fire losses in the United States
and Canada increased from SIS, a3a1oo
in 1898 to L ,aoS, 900 in 1900.
Rear Admiral Cotton has been as-
signed as c-onmandant Of the Norfolk
navy yard vice Rear Admiral Barker.
The labor commissioners report
of New Hampshire states the output
of shoes Of the state last year was sae.-
900, 900.
The Northern Pacific is hauling a
great many special trains of sheep and
horses from the ranges of North Da-
kota, where the pasturage is getting
scant.
There is a hope felt and expressed
that the men OF the legations in Pekin
had time before the rush to slay will.
their own hands their women and
children
The Silver Republicans in National
convention nominated Bryan but could
not agree to give up Towne for second
place. Later the national committee
endorsed Stevenson.
Lieut.. John G. Haisch, who has been
in Topeka on leave of absence has re-
ported for duty at Washington Ho
will probably be assigned to duty in
the transportation department.
A solid train Of tobacco was recently
hauled by the Illinois Central road
from Henderson, Ky, to New Orleans
for shipment to Europe, and a solid
train of flour from Evansville, Ind, to
New Orleans, destined for Havana
officers of the American Missionary
Board in Chicago state hat probably
seventeen or more of their representa-
tives from the North China missions
are victims of the Pekin massacre If
the reports from Shanghai be currect.
The of the Rock Island
has placed a ban on cigarettes, and
men who use them Will not be en-
ployed by the road.
A railroad is to be quilt between
Cape Nome and Port Clarence, Alaska.
and rails and narrow-guage 1ocomo-
tives and freight cars have already ar
rived at Seattle.
Tug boat captains are charged with
refusing to save life when they could
have done SO, at the great fire in the
shipping at Hoboken. NJ They may
be prosecuted for murder.
President Mckinley has accepted the
grand army invitation to attend their
annual encanpment in Chicago.
1t seems certain that the foreign Ie-
cations, with the p of the
German minister, We're alive on June
e5.
The approximate value of vessels
built in shipyards of the great lakes
during the past year is SO, 500, 600.
freight steamer of $50 to 500 feet in
length and of 1000 to 90 net tons
capacity
The electric works and machine shop
of Flint & Lomax in Denver, Col,
were damaged by FIRE June 80, to the
extent of SIS, 600.
The joint -cigarnakers. unions OF
Chicago have unanimously agreed to
assess each member so cents a week
for the benefit OF the New York cigar |
makers who are on strike The as
sessment viii amount to S1.so0 per
week Five hundred dollars was sent
to New York as a first instal1ment- |
Six thousand strikers viii be benefited
by the donation-