The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-11-08
THE LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF

The German government has adopted
the American system of consular
ports.
Ten locomotives for the Cape railway
in Africa have been shipped from this
country recently
Prince Christian Victor, OF SchNes-
wig-Holstein, grandson of Queen
Victoria. is dead. aged 80.
The Clover Leaf railway has placed
order for ten new engines to DO
delivered before March 4.
A Northern Pacific train was wrecked
at De Hart, Montana Six persons
Were killed and many injured
The registration of voters in Hawaii
is 11.e16. being 5000 less than the last
registration under the monarchy.
The Standard Milling company has
fled articles of incorporation in New
Jersey with a capital OF s11, 500. 900.
The United States government viii
likely send warships to attend the
Inauguration of eonfederated Austria
liza.
fire started by burglars in tho
postoffce at Shelby, Neb.. burned n
block of buildings, with a loss of $780,
900.
In eight weeks Governor Roosevelt
visited twenty-four states and made
613 speeches and finished that work in
good physical condition
A special train conveying Georgia
legislators to the state fair at Valdosta.
the scene of a knife fight in which
four men were badly hurt
The Gordon Highlanders and the
Devonshire regiment have been order
ed to be ready to sail from South
Africa for China in few days
Drop letters require postage at the
rate of cents an ounce. when they arc
to be delivered by carriers. either in
cities rural delivery routes-
T. F. Keane, the American runner.
defeated f. c. Rredin, English, in a
35o-yard race at Northampton for a
purse of e1oo. Time SO 3-5 seconds
The first annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Cuban Central
railroad was held in London and a So
dividend was declared preferred
stock
The Glover Leaf railway officials
have placed an order for 5000 tons of
20 pound steel rails to be delivered in
60 days. Another order for 5000 tons
will follow shortly
VIM. E. Strong, the last mayor of the
solidation, died very suddenly on
November 2.
The Fourteen United States infantry
has started from Tien Tsin for Manila
The application of the Puerto Rican
who applied to be registered as voter
in New York was dcnie1 aud the mat
ter taken to tho supreme court. Judge
Freedman of that court decided that
Puerto Ricans can not be made citizens
of the United States except by act of
congress
Officials of the big railroad systems
are considering plans to induce agents
and others concerned to make stronger
efforts to beautify station grounds and
buildings
The entire northwest experienced /.
heavy rain storm October 20 and 80.
La Crosse people believe they were in
the center of the storm Traffic on
railroads was suspended. It is be-
lieved that 100000 damage was done
in La Crosse and vicinity, largely to
washouts and loss of bridges on the
railroads
The last accounts give the number
unaccounted for after the big fire In
New York at &c.
The census count is complete except
for Alaska and the army in the Pacific
the figures for the states and terri
tories will be given out immediately.
The National Association of Arricnl-
turai implement and vehicle dealers.
at Milwaukee,. adopted resolutions
recommending manufacturers to fur
nish catalogues only to 1egitinate
dealers; thereby cutting out the firms
who do business by mail orders.