The Globe-republican., 1901-12-19
THE LATEST NEWS III BRIEF.

Wayne, W. Va, is almost wiped out
by fire.
Postmaster Vancott of New York has
been reappointed.
The British parliament is called to
meet on SANITARY 16.
Seventeen business houses are burned
at Sweetvater. Texas
King Edward has announced the date
for his cs5ron alton on June 90.
TIE Omaha Loan and Trust com
pany is in the hands OF a receiver.
A train1oad OF hops was shipped east
from Portland, Oregon. last week.
The mercury registered 21 degrees
below zero at Gunnison. Col, on the
13th.
The main building OF the university
of Wooster Ohio, is burned with a loss
of $3.50, ooo-
The battleship Iowa is ordered to a
Chilean navy yard to be docked and
overhauled.
destroyed by fire. 1t was the finest
hotel in Japan.
The Brazilian delegate to the Pan
American congress died in the City of
Mexico from pneumonia
The most recent Investigations into
German labor conditions show the sit
uation to be growing worse.
The navy department has let the
contract for constructing quarters for
cadets al the naval academy. The low
est bid was s., 44S. 600
Major General Arthur Macarthur
goes to Denver to assume command of
the department of Colorado. vice Brig
adler General Merriam retired
At Fre7ven, Wyo-, a train plovved
through a bunch Of sheep huddled in q
cut and killed over 500 eff them They
were buried in the drifted snow.
Customs officials at Noga1es, Arizona
seized pay car on tbs Southern Pacific
and arrested the railroad officials on
the charge of smuggling cigars from
Mexico.
The pope will not send a delegation
to attend the coronation ceremonies OF
King Edward VII, as his holiness was
not notified of the kings accession to
the throne
Mr. Reeder and Mr. Curtis are the
only ones of the Kansas representa-
tives who have committee rooms. Mr..
Reeder's committee room is used by the
Kansas delegation when a conference
is had.
New Mexico has been a territory for
half a century and now has less than
nalf the population of Oklahoma.
Striking trolley car men, of Scranton,
Pa, have, since they quit work, dyna-
mited three cars while running over
the line
Two negroes, man and woman have
been arrested at Omaha with diamonds
and jewelry of much value in their
possession. which property was stolen
from a salesman for New York jew
elry firm, from his sample case in
hotel at Portland, Oregon.
In 1875 the mileage Of the Santa Fe
system was I'll miles On juno so,
1901, the main track mileage of the
system was $500, which has been con-
siderably added to since that date by
acquisition of new lines
Twenty-six years ago the Santa Fe
had 3s locomotives and ], O2s cars The
present numbers are LIZA locomotives
and sc, 6S5 cars
During the month of November
3,7os. 766 pounds of coffee were exported
from Porto Rico, the majority of which
went to Europe
Great Britain has sent draft for
$4,000 in full payment of claims Of
certain American citizens, who were
expelled from South Africa
Porto Rico coffee is the best in the
world but there is not much of it used
in this country because Europe is will
ing to pay more than our citizens will
pay for it,
The state department has signed
protocols with Nicaragua and Costa
Rica. agreeing upon permanent lease
OF territory necessary for the constrqc-
ton Of the Isthmian canal.