The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1901-12-06
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.

~ Wal ionuo ia wayne CoUuty, w
Va, to a Pittsburg syndicate, which
it is said, will oppose the present Goa
trust.
By decision handed down by JUS
tice Mervin, one-half of the estate o1
Mrs. M. H. Davis, of Rome, N. Y, val
ued at $4,000, will go to the Christian
Scientists.
An official Servian statement de-
clares there is absolutely no founda-
tion in the reports that Queen Draga
has been shot at or that she has com
mitted suicide.
John Morgan, convict at the fed.
eral prison at Leavenworth, made q
successful escape while working in the
quarry, his absence not being discover
ed until p. m.
Louis Grannotti, an accomplice OF
Bresci, the assassin of King Humbert
was sentenced to life Imprisonment al
the assizes. Grannotti has not yet
been captured.
Conductor Higgins, the eighth vic
tim of the Santa Fe wreck in Arizona
died. The injured are progressing IA
vorably and no more fatalities among
them are probable.
1t is stated that Senator Hanna, i'm
mediately after the opening of con-
gress, will introduce a bill providing
for a $1,000 annual pension to Mrs.
Mckinley during her lifetime.
The Southern Athletic club was Or
ganized at Charleston, S. c., the OBJ
ject Of the association being to hold
a series of sparring exhibitions in
Charleston during the exposition
period.
Mrs. May Agnew, wife of Captain
Agnew, formerly of Company M,
Twentieth Kansas, died at Manila,
where she went recently with her hus-
band, who is an officer in the regular
army.
1t was learned at Baltimore that Mr..
Isidor Rayner,, chief counsel for Rear
Admiral w. S. Schley in the recent
hearing before the court Of inquiry,
has refused to accept a fee for his
services.
There has been an alarming spread
of the plague in South Russia, &C
cording to dispatches from Lemberg,
hundreds Of fatal cases being reported
in Moscow, Odessa, Kieff, Kherson and
other towns.
According to the World, heirs Of
the late Cornelius Vanderbilt must
pay 1861, ,S03.43 into the Golfers of
Uncle Sam. This is the total of the
inheritance tax found by the federal
government against the estate.
The Vienna papers assert that Tur-
key is addressing an arrogant circular
note to the powers protesting against
their perpetual Interference in
Turkish affairs, and demanding to
know their intention regarding Crete.
The municipal council of Guines,
forty-five miles southwest of Havana,
has voted to award the contract for
supplying water and electric light to
the town to Hugh J. Reilly of New
York. The contracts are for $3.50, 900.
The secretary Of war has directed
that the order granting free admission
of Christmas presents to the Philip
pines and Cuba shall extend only to
the officers and men and civilian en-
ployes of the army and navy, and not
to the civilian employees of the civil
government.
The governor, secretary Of state and
attorney general at Alabama opened
and counted the vote on the new con-
stjtution. The result shows a major
ity of 2S,429 for the constitution. The
governor will issue his proclamation
within a few days and ten days there
after the new law will go into effect.
The city of Los Angeles has sold
water bonds to the amount of two mil
lions.
The industrial commission has
issued report on railway labor in
the United States. 1t shows that rail-
way employees in this country consti-
tute an army of nearly 100000 peo-
pie, with probably nearly 100000 de-
pendent upon the wages paid by the
railroads. The report says that for
years to come the railroads will abb
sorb an increasing number of en-
ployes.
c. R. Breckenridge, a member of the
Dawes commission, discussed with the
interior department officials the pro-
posed supplementary Creek treaty.
The secretary decided to take no ac-
ton in the matter until congress con-
venes
Fire destroyed the Charlottesville,
Ind, wire and nail plant, entailing a
loss of $150,OOO.
At Kansas City the dead bodies of
Inez Gordon and Harry Grisard, col
orad were found on the floor Of