The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1901-08-23
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.

The secretary of the treasury pur-
chased $4,000 short term per cent
bonds at $4,000 and $1,000 3s at
08444.
Extensive forest fires are raging in
three districts of the government OF
Mini Novgorod, central Russia, and
several village have been destroyed.
The most serious forest fires known
in five years are raging in several
parts of the great timber belt lying
west of the Cascade mountains in
Washington.
Troubles of domestic nature caus-
ed Mrs. Mary MCGUIRE of SIG Monroe
street, Topeka, Kan, to send a revol-
yer bullet through her heart, ending
life instantly.
The general feeling of discomfort
prevailing at Madrid has reached the
royal kitchen and the principal chef
and five cooks at the kings palace
have gone out on a strike.
The United States Fidelity and
Guarantee company has caused the
arrest of A. L. Adams, charged with
the embezzlement of $40O of the funds
of the Singer Sewing Machine COM
pany.
Pernod's absinthe factory at Pont-
arlier, one of the largest in France,
was strick by lightning during a vio-
lent storm. The factory was COM
pletely destroyed. Damage, S,000,0
francs.
The Cutter & Proctor Stove works,
of Peoria, ILL.,, the largest in the
state outside of Chicago, resumed
work after a four weeks shutdown.
One hundred and fifty iron workers
are employed.
A Chinese gambler by the name of
All Wooey, at Vancouver, B. c., was
committed for trial for the murder
of four Chinese who were hacked to
death with an axe by Quong, another
Chinese, last month
Twenty-six residents of Chicago
have sold their bodies in advance of
death, according to DR.. L. C. H. E.
Zeigler, surgeon with an Office in
McVicker's theater building. The
sales have been made to DR.. Zeigler.
Miss Estelle Reel, national superin-
tendent Of Indian schools, has COM
pleted uniform course of instruction
in the Indian schools. The course
treats of thirteen subjects designed
to make the Indian self-supporting.
The manufacturers association at
Fall River voted to reduce the price
of weaving from 1913 to II cents per
cut, which is practically cut down
in wages of IA per cent. The vote
taken on the matter was unanimous.
The cut goes into effect on Septem-
ber :.
Eben L. Boyce was executed at Ia
coma, Wash, for wife murder. He
collapsed when sumomned for the
march to the gallows, but was reviv
ed, and. as he stood on the scaffold,
said: Il am a soldier STILL" The ex-
ecution was perfect, his neck being
broken by the fall.
The Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis
& Omaha railway will tap the upper
Michigan iron country. 1t has sur
veyed line from Cumberland, Wis,
to Rice Lake, where it will connect
with the Birch Lake branch now
building. This will be the western
terminus for the present. The line
will be 125 miles long.
Takahiko Ofuji, professor in the
University of Kicto, Japan, and his
brother, ]. Ofuji, civil engineer, of
Kioto, accompanied by Yasnosko Oh
kio, the Japanese acting consul in
New York, are visiting the different
public improvements and institutions
of New York, including the bridges
and the rapid transit system.
George M. Rogers of Topeka, son of
the assistant postmaster at that point,
has been appointed to 5000 place in
the interior department for the civil
service eligible list
The Cincinnati Price Current in its
weekly crop review says: Corn crop
situation cannot be definitely stated.
Previous indications of 1,50e,O00, GOO
bushels likely to prove 100,000,000 or
possibly 200,000,000 too high. Spring
wheat advices somewhat more assur-
ing. Outlook for total crop fully
equal to recent calculations"
General Mel has returned to Tien
Tsin and processes to have killed or
dispersed hundreds Of Boxers and
brigands. The harvest prospects in
the southwest districts of the province
of Chilli and in the province of Ho-
Nan are excellent.
The law passed by the Wisconsin
legislature last winter, appropriating
$4,000 to pay innocent purchasers of
county orders, issued under the Kee-
icy cure law of 1896, declared invalid
by the supreme court, is declared to