The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-12-06
THE LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF

The state Of Nevada has a population |
of 42,ss5, decrease of 7.o4 per cent
The legislative council of New South
Wales has passed an old age pension
law
Five hundred tons of potatoes have
been shipped from Tacoma TO Shang-
hal
The Abbott. the holder OF the worlds
trotting record (a-o314l has been sold
in New York for $40, 500
Lord Roberts has handed over the
command OF the British forces in South
Africa to Lord Kitchener
The British are distributing seed
oats and potatoes TO such surrendered
Beers as have no way to procure seed
The Siberian railway is again giving
immigrants reduced fares which had
been suspended on account of the
Chinese troubles
It is stated that the profits from
hauling fruit from California are great
for the Santa Fe road than on all its
corn hauling business
Fin1ay Peter Dunno, author of the
*-Dooley Papers and an active news
paper man of Chicago. is dangerously
sick with pneumonia
stores for the immediate relief of the
sufferers from the typhoon at Guam:
and says more is needed
The Santa Fe is to operate the St.
Louis, Kansas City and Colorado as
soon as it can be connected with the
Santa Fe system at Kansas City
The National Afro-AInerican council
is taking steps to test the validity of
iSfr hi sill of
Louisiana in the federal supreme court.
The British army in Africa have met
with a serious reverse Four hundred
| troops, and two guns in perfect order,
We're taken by the Beers after a fight
| The Illinois state board of health
| viii ask for state sanitariuIn for con
| suEnptives; and viii join the board OF
! charities for provision for the care OF
| epi1eptics-
| The officials Of the Los Angeles and
| Salt Lake road have awarded a con
tract for 5000 tons of steel rails at se6
ton to the Colorado Fuel and Iron
| company of Pueblo
| Colonel w J. Sanford took the oath
| Of Office as governor of Alabama in his
| sickroon- The oath was administered
by his son. a notary public No one
| besides was present except the physi-
clans
The Actors Church Alliance Of Amer
| lea has opened campaign against
theatrical performances on Sunday
The government of Honduras has
sent a draft OF SO, coo American gold
as indernnit-for the killing of Franl
| Pears
An express the Cleveland & Pitts
| burg ran into washout west OF
Beaver, Pa, and the engine, mail. bag
gage and express cars plunged into tbs
the express messenger, was drowned
Four trainmen were injured
Congressman BoutelIe, of Maine. has
sufficiently recovered to warrant the
belief that he will be able to attend
the coming session of congress
The extension of the rural free de
kvery service has resulted in the dis
| continuance Of 195 postofIiees during
the year, the salaries of postmaster
at said postofices aggregating s12.
2se
The Illinois Central at cost q
s.. 900. COO. VIII substitute electricity
for steam in its Chicago suburban ser
| rice
Former Governor Taylor, Secreta--
OF State Finley and Prose- uting Attor
| Hey Miller all refugees from Ken
| zueky account OF charges in con
nectIon with the Goebel murder viii
| hereafter practice law IN Indianapolis
The flood mark at Pittsburg. Pa
was IS feet on Nov 26- Both .hs
Allegheny and the Nonongahela wer,
: / still rising
Naval officers are not of suficien
| Numbers to man the vessels being On
: in commission and 5000 men are want
ed in the enlisted naval force