The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-11-02
BRIEF TELEGRAMSu

English turf.
The city of Berlin will hold n special
exposition in 1901, of it's architectural
and subway exhibits.
The population of Alabama is 1928
S97, against 1,513,017 in 1890, an In
crease of 20.8 per cent.
Rev. A. Nelson Hollifield Of Newark,
N. j., the retired moderator of the New
Jersey Presbyterian synod, dropped
dead Of heart disease.
Congressman John B.. Corliss of De-
troit was remnominated by acclama-
ton by the First district republican
convention Of Michigan.
The king of Greece made an unan-
nounced visit to the United States pa
vilion at the Paris exposition and thor
oughly examined the display.
The British Museum authors cata-
logue is now completed, after twenty
years labor, and has cost 5000, 600. 1t
consists of 100 volumes and 70 supple
ments.
General Andre, French minister of
war, has almost concluded, according
to La France MiTitarie Eft Religieuse.
the drafting of a bill to reform court
martials.
Military day at the Alabama state
fair, a feature was the presentation to
Lieut.. Hobson of a loving cup from the
people of Alabama. General Joe
Wheeler made the presentation speech.
At Hampstead, Texas, after an ILL
ness Of four months, Rabbi Hayman
Schwarz died. He was one of the most
widely known Jewish teachers in the
United States, and had also a European
reputation.
In England during the past few
years, it is claimed, 140,3 20 farm labor
ers have been displaced by machinery,
while the making of the latter, it Is
estimated, required only the labor of
1900 men for one year.
Victoria, Australia, has built seven
local railways on the cooperative prIn-
ciple. The railways were estimated for
by contarct at G547, 90S, but by work.
ing the cooperative principle they
were completed for G251, 211.
Johanna" Barnum & Bailey's FAM
Gus gorilla, has just died Of pneumonia.
Lieut.. Chambers of the navy starts
for Charleston, S.. c., to su%perintend
the borings at the sites which are being
examined for the proposed navy yard
to be located there.
Another prize was captured by an
Iowa man at the National Live Stock
exposition at Kansas City, being fifth
prize for Shorthorn from twelve to
eighteen months of age, awarded for
Warden Secret, exhibited by George E.
Ward of Hawarden.
Although official assurance has not
yet been received in Berlin from the
several powers regarding the Anglo
German agreement, the imperial chan
cellor is assured by diplomatic repre-
sentatives that the various govern
ments will readily enter into the
agreement.
1t has been announced officially that
the United States government distinct
ly favors the Anglo-German agree
ment relative to China. A formal re-
sponse Of Endorsement will be made
soon. The German charde d~'affaires,
Count de Unadt, has had a conference
with Secretary Hay, at which the text
of the Anglo-German agreement was
gone yer in its entirety.
The Paramount Coal and Mining
company was organized at Pittsburg
by operators representing thirty-nine
of the largest plants in West Virginia.
The output of the combination is TO-
600, 600 tons annually and the capital
involved is about 500 0 900. The OBJ
ject of the combination is to further
the placing of large quantities of the
mine products in markets already eS-
tablished.
The British admiralty, according 10
the Daily Mail, is about to organize a
reserve squadron for home waters.
Lord Rosebery, the London Daily
Chronicle announces, is about to pub
lish a volume entitled, "Napoleon-The
Last Phase" a study of the emperor
during the closing years of his life at
St. Helena.
The Berlin municipal council has ap-
pointed a commission to investigate
the scarcity of dwellings in Berlin.
The fire department at Galveston,
Tex, has commenced the work of burn
ing the immense drifts of wreckage
resulting from the hurricance of Sep
TENDER 8.
Barker turned the tables on John
Jordon in the worlds checker cham
pionship at Boston, winning in 81
moves.
The agricultural college experiment
station of North Dakota was awarded
a gold medal at the Paris exposition
for the best display of fife and blue
stem wheat.
The total registration for Greater
New York for 1900 is GAG, 154.
Prof. j. E. Tough of the Oshkosh,
Wis, normal school, has beer appoint
ed head Of new normal school which is
about to be established at Manila,
Philippine islands. It is probable that
he will accept.
1t has been decided to sell the Span
ish legation buildings at Pekin, which
are now occupied by the officials of
the French legation.
Advices from Hayti assert that the
revolution in Santo Domingo is not
ended and that fighting is proceeding
in the interior, although the revolu-
tionists are weak.
Benevolent assimilation may be ac-