The Globe-republican., 1900-11-22
THE LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF

The Beers are bush vvhaclxing tho
railroads of Cape Colony.
Kentucky republicans decide not to
contest the election of Governor Beck
ham.
a monthly mail service has been in
augurated between San Francisco and
Tahiti
The Island Paper conpany,s mills at
Carthage, N Y, burned. Loss
$3.50, 900.
Heavy falls of snow have bloclzaded
railroads in the lower lake regions
day two.
R. G. Dun, founder of the Dun Mer-
camille Agency in New York City, died
November 10, aged "A.
The other day a seat on the New
York stock exchange was sold for
SO, 600; So, 600 above the record
The census shows the population of
Hawaii to be 154, oo1 as against 1oa.-
o2o in 1896; increase of Az per
cent.
The Vermont legislature asks con-
gress to make some recognition of the
services of Captain Chas Clark, of tho
battleship Oregon.
The council of state of Chile has au-
thorized an appropriation of $500, 900
for the exhibition of the Pan American
exposition in Buffalo, n. Y
The National council of Women, at
Minneapolis, decided to investigate tho
conditions of social and domestic life
in the new island possessions
Americans are capturi ing much trade
in boots and shoes in England. One
commercial traveller secured /, 200 large
in
There is in operation in the Philip
pine islands 3, 141 miles of land and
cable telegraph service, with 315 offices
IN direct communication with Manila
Thirty-four mem bers of the Chicago
Irish ambulance corps, who fought for
the Beers, have reached home, glad to
get back They We're well clothed and
had funds.
The Western Passenger association
has granted a rate of one fare for the
round trip to the annual convention in
January of the National Live Stock
association at Salt Lake.
Four hundred clerks will be dis
missed from the census bureau before
December, leaving force of about
5000 at that time, to be discharged
1at9r the work diminishes-
Bubonic plague exists in the Interior
of Cape Colony
The Chicago, Milwaukee and ST.
Paul railroad engineers and fremen
have been granted more pay and fewer
hours at the same time. 1t was brought
about by friendly negotiations between
the officials and the engine men
Two NJ. X. & T. passenger trains
collided between Sherman and Deni-
SON, Texas D. H. Weaver, fireman
was killed and banker CA Andrews
of Sherman was injured, probably
fatally There were others injured
During the year nearly s5, 900 letters
We're received at the dead letter de-
partment in Washington which bore
address whatever: there were 422,-
7o3 letters and parcels which were
misdirected and 144,6I7 upon which
postage stamps were lacking
In the of the death of TIE car,
and the posthumous birth of male
heir, Grand Duke Michael would act as
regent during the child's minority
The cars attack of typhoid fever is
progressing with no very dangerous
symptoms
The Mount Hope College, of Rogers,
Ohio, has been caught selling diplomas
and the state supreme court took
away its charter
Colorado Springs and Pueblo are the
only two cities of size in the state
which cast a majority of votes for
republican electors.
Two Mexicans have been arrested in
New York. in possession OF diamonds
worth many thousands OF dollars,
which are known to have belonged tc
Emperor Maximilian and Empress
Carlotta of Mexico.