The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1901-08-02
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.
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Miss Nettie E. Brosius of Valentine,
Neb., has been appointed to the posi-
tion at Fort Mohave Indian school,
Arizona.
Norway has adopted the Erhardt
system of artillery and has ordered
twenty-five complete batteries from
Germany.
Ex-senator Pugh's condition shows
improvement at Washington. His
physicians express themselves as en-
couraged.
Francis Schlatter, the so-called
Divine healer" was tried in the police
court at Washington Saturday, and
fined ten dollars or thirty days in the
workhouse
The president has appointed William
Cameron mine inspector for the In
dian territory, and D. Glenn Deaver re-
ceiver of public moneys at O'Neill,
Nebranska.
Mrs. Fred Hodge, a farmers wife,
residing near Oxford, Wis, was Grim
inaly assaulted by two masked men,
while returning from the field. 1t is
feared she will die.
The secretary of the German navy
and some German manufacturers are
using large quantities of an oily pro-
duct of German brown coal tar call
ed "Masut" for heating and steam
producing purposes.
At Beatrice, Neb., Jack German was
arrested for stealing a horse and
buggy from H. W. Rodman. AS he
had counterfeit money in his posses
sion he will also be held for the
United States authorities.
A London dispatch says: "The sec
retary of state for India has received
a dispatch from the viceroy, saying
that the monsoon is weak and irregu-
lar, but generally sufficient for SOW
ing, except in Gujarat and Punjab."
The state department has issued a
warrant to the representative of the
state of Missouri to secure the return
from Monterey, Mexico, under extra
dition of Adolph GROCER, who is
charged with embezzlement of $4,000
from company in which he was en-
ployed in st. Louis.
The weekly crop bulletin of the Bur :.
lington railway, which has just been
prepared in the Office of General SUI
perintendent Calvert and submitted
to General Manager Holdrege, shows
that while Nebraska has not been do
ing itself proud this year in the pro-
duction of record breaking crops, the
state is going to do a great deal bet
ter than many others.
According to preliminary estimates
sum spent for pensions during the
year ending June 80, 1901, was $685.
531, ,O00-an increase of only $4,000
over the total for 1S99-1900. Mean
while 44,S61 original pensions were
GRANTED, 4,751 names were restored 10
the roll and re-ratings were allowed
in over 10000 cases.
The census Office has issued a state
ment giving the statistics of the
school, militia, and voting population
of the states of Idaho and Illinois,
and Hawaii, the results being as fol-
lows: School age, Hawaii, 33,774;
Idaho, 54,964; Illinois, 1,589,915 Males
of militia age, Hawaii, 1856; Idaho,
41,7S5; Illinois, 1,091,4 Males o.
voting age, Hawaii, 79,607; Idaho, 49,
607; Idaho, 1882; Illinois. 1,401, ,456
Secretary Root has appointed Chas
Conant special commissioner of the
war department to investigate the
banking and coinage in the Philip
pines and report to the secretary of
war recommendations for remedial
adoption.
Mr.. Wilson, secretary of agriculture,
does not take so gloomy a view of
the agricultural prospects between
the Allegheny and the Rocky noun
tains as do some of the so-called ex-
perts who are not connected with the
government service.
The official mandate of the court Of
appeals of Kentucky, ordering the
Scott county circuit court to grant
ex-Secretary of State Caleb Powers
another trial, was issued. 1t is pos
sible that the trial will be held il
October.
An alleged highwayman, giving his
name as Will Jones of st. Joseph, Mo-.
was probably fatally shot through the
base of the spine at Leavenworth,
Kan, while seeking to escape from
a policeman. His companion, giving
the name OF Murphy, was captured.
Rural free delivery will be estab-
lished on September 2 at Sac City, Sac
county, Ia, with four carriers.
Reeves Bros. boiler works at Alli-
ance. Ohio, was completely destroyed