The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-11-14
THE LATEST NEWS III BRIEF

The Union Pacific is putting in the
block sy stem from Kansas City to Dem
YER
The beef packers are looking forward
to higher prices in the near future re-
sulting from the decrease OF the visible
supply OF cattle
J. j Frey has. resigned active rail
road operations in Colorado to devote
his time to the Trans-A1asl1an railroad,
of which he is president
Lii Hung Chang placed in the
same costly coffin of teak wood. beauti-
fully 1acquered- which he took with
him ON his trip around the world
tStockmen assert that the unfavorab BILE
methods of administering the public
lands is causing a serious shortage of
the beef supply of the years to follow
France and Russia are said to have
agreed to invite all the powers to con-
ference for agreeing on common action
fog reforms in Armenia and other Tur-
kish provinces.
eSenator w 4. Clark has refused
$500 600. 600 for his great United Verde
mine in Arizona It is estimated that
it has two and half billion dollars
worth of ore within mining reach
The Young Women-s Christian Asso-
citation, 0nternationaD owns property
to the amount of $3.50, 900 During
the last fiscal year the association re
ccived $s25. o24. and expended 1881, 600.
The American church committee il,
Berlin has decided to break ground for
the new edifice- The building fund
amounts to 1000. The lot
which cost $4,000, has been fully paid
for.
The Santa Fe has 600 miles more of
road 1t is the connecting link from
Ash Fork to Phoenix, Arizona, which
has just been purchased by the Santa
Fe and which is said to be the second
largest dividend paying road in the
United States.
Gen Greeley, chief signal officer, re-
turned from Manila by way of London
where he had conference with te1e-
graph and cable companies. and made
agreement by which toll paid by
the United States will be reduced about
One-third
Adjutant General Corbin recommends
the abolition of the u s transport SER
vice, to and from the Philippines. He
thinks the service can be done cheaper
and with greater satisfaction by
mercia1 companies; and that this course
would build up better commercial
service
The comptroller of the currency at
Washington reports Fl new national
banks organized in Kansas since March
1. with combined capital of 5000. 900.
Six of them were converted from state
banks
The California limited of the Santa
Fe is made fast mail train on that
part of its between Kansas City
and Chicago.
The Pan-American exposition was a
losing game for the stock and mortgage
holders to the tune of three to four
million dollars
Port Huron, Mich, lost two grain
elevators by fire, full of wheat, corn
and oats Loss on buildings, sI25 900:
grain S175, Ooo-
President Ripley, of the Santa Fe,
while at Los Angeles, said there was
nothing in the report of an alliance be-
tween the Santa Fe and the Pennsyl-
vania R. r.
Porto Rico asks for protective duties
to build up the coffee interests of the
island They ask the United States to
place a 5 cent duty on coffee from
countries other than Porto Rico
The German imperial deficit has here
tofore been estimated at 1oo, 600, 900
marks 1t is now asserted that the
budget will assume deficit of 40, oOo,-
600 marks A German mark is equal to
23s4 cents
al 8 Rankin, for many years chief
clerk to various general superintendentss
on the Santa Fe system, has been APP
pointed train insdector OF the entire
system This is a new position just
created Rankin has been in bad
health for about four months, not being
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