The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1901-10-18
BRIEF TElEGRAMS.

Carlsrhue, where they will remain a
few days in conference,
Eight hundred employees at the Pine
Brook shaft of the Ontario Coal com.
pany, Scranton, Pa, struck against
working with other men who had NO
working cards.
William Waldorf Astor has given
10000 to the fund for erecting the
new premises of the National Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Chill
dren at London, England.
The directors of the United States
Steel Corporation have declared the
regular quarterly dividends of 1A per
cent on the preferred stock and / per
cent on the common stock.
Orders will be issued by Lieutenant
General Miles to provide for the addi-
tion Of ten companies of coast artil-
lery. The material for. these COM
panies has already been secured.
John W. English, who manufactured
the first travelling trunk in Racine,
Wis, is dead at Mt. Carroll, Iowa. Mr.
English was 80 years old, and figured
prominently in the early history of
Racine
Mrs. Josephine Flanagan, an aged
musician of Norwalk, Ohio, and moth
er OF the music teacher of President
fRoosevelts children, was instantly
killed by an engine at the Lake Shore
crossing.
Former Senator William r. Villas of
Madison, Wis, and Joseph s. Dale of
New York city, were elected to fill
vacancies in the board of directors at
the Wisconsin Central meeting In
Milwaukee.
Lord Pauncefote, the British ambas-
.sador to Washington, will sail from
England on the 26th inst. on the
American line steamship st. Louis.
He will reach Washington about the
first Of November.
John Woodward, assistant superin-
tendent Of the Metropolitan Insurance
company, with headquarters at Lin
coin, Neb., committed suicide at
Omaha Woodward is we'll known
among insurance men.
Walter o. Davidge, for fifty years
practitioner at the local bar at Wash
ington, founder of the District Of Col
umbia Bar association, and one Of the
best known men in the national cap
ital, died, aged 7s years.
Highwaymen held up and robbed a
party Of tourists on their way to Lake
Herman, South Dakota. A pitched
battle was waged, but the tourists
were overpowered and robbed Of $500
in cash, watches and jewelry.
Don Joaquin Wilker Martinez, Chill
can minister to the United States, sail
ed for New York with his family from
Colon en- route for the City of Mexico
to attend the Pan-American congress,
at which he will represent Chile.
The war department has just made
public the revised customs tariff OF
the Philippine archipelago" as enact
ed September II by the Philippine
commission 1t takes effect November
Is. The new tariff was drafted for the
purpose of producing 100000 rev.
enue.
The residence Of Claus Spreckles in
San Francisco was entered by burglars
a few days ago. They forced rear
window while the family was at din
ner, went up stairs and stole jewelry
amounting in value to fully $1,000.
Not until late at night was the loss
discovered.
The committee appointed by the
Central Traffic association, the West
ern Passenger association and the
Trunk Line association, one year ago,
has unanimously reported that all
passes should be abolished, even the
courtesy passes Of one president OF
road to another.
Fire destroyed the Mcmahon Crack
er and Biscuit company's factory at
$50 Green street, Chicago, causing a
loss of $150,000.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson,
after careful consideration Of the re-
ports and estimates of leading beet
sugar producers estimates the beet
sugar production for 1901 at 19S,500
tons. California leads with $4,000
tons; Michigan is second with 10000
tons; Nebraska is given 1000 tons.
The cane sugar production is esti-
mated at 100000 tons.
Clark A. Place, for forty years pay
master of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
tSt. Paul railroad, died at Milwaukee.
Prince Adalbert, of Prussia, will ar.
rive at Constantinople October 30, on
board the training ship Charlotte, to
nav a visit to Abdul Hamid.
The Kaiser Frederick monument at
Breslau will be dedicated October is.
The Copenhagen newspapers revive
the rumors that King Edward is in q
serious condition from cancer of the