The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1901-08-30
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.

terleS at Fort Morgan, below Mobile,
from the storm last week are very ex-
1ensive.
The postoffice department has order
ed the lease of the building owned by
j. B. Clark for use of the postoffice at
Red Oak for a term Of ten years at
$3.50 per annum.
The Rev. Handley Carr Glynboule-
Norrisean, professor of divinity at
Cambridge university, has been ap-
pointed bishop of Durham in success
sion to the late DR.. Westfott.
Over 1000 carriage workers were
notified by seven shops at Cincinnati,
o., that their services are not needed
now and that their places would open
in September as non-union shops.
The American Sugar Refining COM
pany and ali the Independent COM
panies have reduced all grades Of re-
fined sugar 10 points to the basis Of
5.25 cents for standard granulated.
F. H. Crodan has been appointed a
clerk in the postoffice at Fort Dodge.
w. r. Spence, a substitute clerk, and
Arthur L. Hayward, substitute let
ter carrier, in the postoffice at Allan
tic
Ex-Governor William J. Stone, vice
chairman of the democratic national
committee, who has been seriously i'll
at his home in st. Louis for the past
three weeks, is reported as much bet
ter.
The contract for building the Indian
school at Genoa, Neb., has been award
ed to ]. B. Herman of Norfolk, Neb.,
at $23,595. The bid for hospital has
been rejected and will be readvertised
for
The widow of Senor Canovas del
Castillo, the late premier of Spain, is
dead. Senor del Castillo was shot and
killed by an anarchist at the baths of
Santa Agueda, at Guesalibar, August
s, 1897.
The German government has order
ed the cruiser Vinetta, now off South
Africa, to proceed to Venezuelan
waters, to be in readiness to protect
German interests if an emergency
should arise.
American coal has ousted British
coal from the Swiss market" says a
dispatch from Geneva, "and the Amer
lean syndicate is confident of eventu-
ally obtaining a monopoly of the en-
tire coal market"
The second Of the new submarine
boats for the navy was launched at
Elizabeth, n. ]. The vessel was named
the Moccasin by Miss Grace Day of
Virginia, sister-in-law of Senator Mar
tin of that state.
A dispatch from Basse-Terre, Island
of Guadeloupe, says that the town of
Grand Bourg Island of Marie Galente,
in the French Antilles, has been de-
stroyed by fire. The town has popu-
lation of about $4,000
Wireless telegraphy has scored an
other triumph. This time the inbound
lined Lucania has signalled the port
of New York when fifteen hours out
and has sent large number of mes
sages ashore without errors.
Nelson H. Gates of Nebraska fell
from a cliff in Williams canon, Colo
rado and was instantly killed. Gates
and family, who are summering at
Manitou, were engaged in mountain
when the accident occurred.
Julius c. Beige, president of the st.
Louis Shovel company, confirms the
reported consolidation of five of the
largest shovel manufacturing concerns |
in the country, with capital stock of |
100000. The new company will be
called the Ames Tool and Shovel COM
pany.
The tent of the Pan-American cir
Gus. which was exhibiting at Port Ar |
thus, was blown down by high wind. |
The tent poles fell upon the audience
and a number of people were injured.
The American minister, Mr. Conger,
is urging Washington's attention to |
the persistent occupation of Tien
Tsin university by the Germans, who |
refuse to vacate the building or pay |
rent, thereby preventing DR.. Tenney
from continuing his educational work,
which the Chinese desire him to re-
sumo.
Alfred Gilbert, the sculptor, has
been declared bankrupt at London. His
liabilities are not revealed.
Secretary Hay will leave for Canton
for a general conference with the pres
ident on subjects which have engaged |
the attention of late.
Queen Sophia of Sweden is again
seriously i'll.
Robert P. Evans of Summerfeld,
Kan; William w. Gaunt of Holden