The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-12-27
THE LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF

THE LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF
Corn stalk smut is ixilling many cat
tie in South Dakota.
A rich deposit of tin has been dis
covered near Thayer, Mo.
Former Governor Roger Wolcott, of
Massachusetts, died on December 21-
National banks are called upon for
reports of conditions as per date OF
Decent Der b.
Congressman Richard Wise, of vfI
ginia, died at his home in Williams
burg December 21.
The United States is the only gov
ernment in the world that ever offered
TO mediate for the Beers.
Russia has consented that Great Bril-
tain shall have control of the railroad
from Pelzin to Shan Hal Kwan.
Mrs. Frye, the wife of the president
pro tenn of the q. S. Senate, died sud-
denly in Washington, on Dec. Fl.
Sixty American socialists have reach-
ed London on their journey 10 New
Zealand, where they go to settle
A bill has been introduced in the
Puerto Rican house of delegates grant
ing unrestricted suffrage to women.
Gen. Hughes reports that 21 900 per-
sons in the island of Panay, p. l., have
sworn allegiance to the United States
company of New York City is
chartered to construct railroads and
acquire and develop lands in the Phil
ippine Islands
John D. Long, secretary of the navy,
is to build home for his daughters at
Colorado Springs, who have been there
for the past year for their health.
The pope has appointed Mgr. Keane,
formerly rector of the Catholic univer-
sity at Washington. to the diocease Of
Dubuque
Captain Fankey Yoder, of the Saliva
ton army, has been assigned to have
charge of the home for workingmen in
Galveston.
The railway tunnel at Eureka
Springs, Ark, has had six 1ands1ides,
the last on December Is, which covered
up one workman A large number Of
the workmen quit at once.
The Secretary of War sent to con-
gress reports of the survey of Big
Sandy river in Kentucky and West Vir-
ginia, with plans of improvements
estimated to cost 81, ESQ, ooo-
VIM. Hanna, aged 73, was killed in a
runaway at Monmouth, Ill He was
largely invested in Monmouth factories
ard held heavy investments in Texas
lands and Colorado mines
There has been an unsuccessful at
tempt to rob the vaults of the Nebras-
Ea state treasury.
About 200 negroes are their way
from Tennessee to Hawaii to work ON
sugar plantations
The close of the century will be
marked by extreme acts of devotion on
the part of the Catholic clergy every
where, by reason of the pope's desire
The demand for new pennies for the
Christmas trade was partially supplied
by working IA coming presses oyerA
time at the Philadelphia mint.
The German press is gagged closer
than ever by order of Emperor VIII
liam
The amount of $4,000, 900 is to be-
expended upon improvements of the
University of California.
Wood treated with a method of
making it fire proof, which had been
in the woodwork of the torpedo boat
Winslovv for five years h as been tested
! by being thrown into fierce fire, upon
red hot iron plates, and came out in
as sound condition when it was
tested five years ago.
Senator Proctor, or Vermont, has
1 purchased the entire Carrarra marble
| quarries in Italy, which gives him q
| corner the worlds marble supply
| 4sMajor'' Taylor, champion co1ored
| racing cyc1ist. was offered $40, 900 &c
| compete in matched races in Paris on
fine Sundays the coming summer He
| refused it. He was then offered 50 Oot
to ride SIX races and give six exhibi
| ton rides on week days This h.
accepted and signed the contract IF,
said, It viii not go back on the teach
! ings of my childhood -