The Globe-republican., 1900-04-05
THE LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.


Governor General Wood is the father
Of a 1o-pound girl. born in Havana
The Belgian state railways have or
dered IL locomotivesfrom Philadelphia
c. III. Grosvenor, of Ohio, has been
nominated for a sixth term in Con-
gress-
The Iowa senate has passed a bill to
tax the capital stock and surplus of eN-
press companies.
War is brewing between Nicaragua
on the one hand and Costa Rica and
Salvador the other.
The Merchants National Bank of
Rutland, Vt, has closed its doors. The
cashier is short $145, 900.
Forty-eight young women have just
graduated from the Women7s law
course of the University of New York.
The bill in the Iowa legislature to
prohibit the railroads from issuing
passes to public officials was defeated.
Two banks at Keene y. H. have
petitioned for an assignee Both owe
more than the amount of their assets.
In congress the policy of rushing
officers through grades of the army
just prior to retirement is being criti-
cised.
The Italian chamber of deputies
forced their president to adjourn with
out session, by raising tunu1t and
pe1ting him with paper balls.
The hearing by the Texas Railroad
Commission at Austin brought together
the general officers OF the railroads in
terested and the chiefs of the various
orders of railroad men.
Paul kruger7s last proclamation
warns women and children to leave
Bloemfontein he inter IDS to lombard
and destroy the city and to shoot the
burghers he may capture there.
Word comes from Copenhagen that
the negotiations going on anent the
sale of the Danish West Indies, are
blocked by the question of who shall
bear the expense OF the transfer.
The industrial commission heard
complaints in Chicago against depart
ment stores. The small traders say
they forced out of business and the
clerks complain that their wages are
cut to an average of S4.=,o a week, SO
Der cent Of the places being given to
women.
All the accused men, in custody at
Frankfort. charged with conspiracy in
the GoebeI assassin alton, waived ex-
animation.
Rumors are current that the Illinois
Central eontemplates purchasing the
Gulf & Ship Island railroad. now build
ing, and changing its Gulf terminus
from Gulfport to Biloxi.
THE plant of the MountvilIe, Pa,
manufacturing company, makers OF
agricultural i'm p1ements. is destroyed
by fire The loss is estimated at $780,
900: insurance So. 900.
The new order allowing postofSice
money orders to be casEed at any first
or second class post Office. matter
| what office they are drawn
Governor Taylor of Kentucky says
| he viii continue to act under the agree
| ment which provided that there should
| be no change until action of the SUI
| preIne court
| A correspondent cables that the
/ Boer forces have been reequipped and
| he says he is fully convinced that 49,
| 900 foreign troops have been landed te
| aid the republics.
a rate of one fare plus 50 has been
| made for the Trans Mississippi congress
| to be held at Houston. Tex, on April
| II to 20
The duke of York has accepted from
| resident of Cork thousand packets
| of shamrock seed. which will be soyvr
| upon the graves Of Irish soldiers in
| South Africa
About 500 men. one-ha1f the force
| employed by the knoxville WooIer
| Mills, have quit work because the com
pany opposes their joining labor
unions