The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1901-09-27
BRIEF TElEGRAMS.

sofa is dead.
Secretary Hay has been associated
with two administrations whose heads
have been assassinated
The transport Warren sailed from
San Francisco for Manila with officers
returning to duty and a number Of
school teachers.
John b. Merrill, who gained a wide
reputation throughout the lakes region
from a lifelong connection with ma
rine interests, died at Milwaukee.
James r. Dudley, aged 80 years, a
prominent resident and early settler
of Adams county, died while eating
breakfast at his home in Mendon, Ill.
Survivors of the Lady Elgin disaster
attended mass in st. Johns cathedral
at Milwaukee Monday, in commemora-
tion of the anniversary of the disaster.
The Illinois Manufacturers associa-
tion, through its directors, has assured
President Roosevelt of its entire conf
dence and extends to him its we'll
wishes
The Marquis Anglesey was robbed
of jewels valued at 100000, which
were taken from a room at Walsing
ham House, London, while he was at
the theater.
The foreman of a bakery in Berlin,
named Sumzynski, has been sentenc-
ed to Imprisonment for six months for
defamatory statements regarding EN-
press Augusta Victoria.
Princess Victoria Louise, only
daughter of Emperor William, cele-
brater her 9th birthday with her
mother and her youngest brother,
Prince Joachim, at Kadinen.
The grand jury at Wichita, Kan,
brought in a re-indictment against
VIM. Martindale, charging him with
wrecking the Emporia National bank,
which failed more than two years
ago
Peter Pirsch and Albert Smith, al
dermen Of the city of Kenosha, Wis,
were arrested in Chicago, charged
with accepting bribes for the grant
ing of an electric railway franchise
through Kenosha.
The United States grand jury at
Santa Fe, n. NJ, returned more in
dictments against Pedro Sanchez, CEN
ruc c,rporuicor of N-au, h9av;oa o,5 bic
clerk, Mariana Sena, charging embez-
element and forgery.
Prince Krapotkin, the Russian revo-
lutionist, in an interview on the at
tempted assassination of President
Mckinley, characterized Czolgosz as a
common murderer" and said he
should be dealt with as such.
S. S. Huntley, president and general
manager of the Yellowstone Park
Transportation company, and the
pioneer stageman of Montana, died
suddenly Of heart disease at Nam
moth Hot Springs, in the park
The reorganization committee of the
failed Seventh National bank of New
York has decided to see Comptroller
of the Currency Dawes and if possible
get prompt approval Of their plan
for the reorganization of the bank.
Grasshoppers are now ravaging the
rural districts near Chattanooga, Tenn.
While passing through the swarms as
they arose from their work of destruc-
tion the cars are so oyerrun that the
windows have to be closed and the i'm
pact on the window glass is like hail,
thousands of the pest being killed by
striking the cars.
The king Of Wurtemburg has writ
ten letter of sympathy on the death
of President Mckinley.
The secretary of the treasury Mon
day purchased $1,590,00O long term
per cent bonds at s1.40 fiat and $1,000
short fours at s113.3429.
France will have to import $4,000, 900
bushels of wheat and Germany 65,-
000, 600 on account of short crops.
Twenty-three persons were drowned
by the wreck of ferry boat which
was crossing the flooded Kulpa river,
near Osalj, Croatia.
A young man who gave his name as
Frank Rodgers, but is believed to be
John H. Mcnamara, alias King" Nc
Namara, wanted at Lexington, KY,
for the murder Of Jacob Keller, Feb
ruary II, 1889. has been arrested in
Sacramento.
Topeka post, G. A. R., has adopted
this resolution: Resolved, That we
favor the deportation Of all known an
archists, after a speedy public trial,
not to prey on other nations. but to
some island where they may be safely
kept"
At the hour set for the interment Of
the body of the late President Nc
Kinley every train and every wheel of
labor in connection with the Omaha,
Kansas City & Eastern railway came
to a stop and remained inactive for