The Globe-republican., 1901-03-14
THE LATEST NEWS I'm BRIEF

The gold in the United States treas
ury on March 5, amounted to ~S4s9,41e,-
15s.
Rear Admiral Cervera has been
raised to vice admiral in the Spanish
navy
The speaker of the territorial house
of Hawaii is half-C Chinese and half
Hawaiian
The German government has ordered
300 barrels of California for use by its
army and navy.
Pope Leo celebrated his DIST birth
day on March 2. He is said to be in
remarkably good health.
The Cuban constitutional convention
did not like the action of congress upon
Cuban affairs at first blush.
The Chicago & Alton has conceded to
the demand of its shopmen that a piece
work system be not established.
ing its street car lines and proposes to
convert them into electric railways.
The diplomatic and consular appro-
priation bill provided a fund for the
purchase of legation premises in Pekin
A referendum is to be submitted in
New Zealand to decide whether that
colony shall join the common wealth of
Australia.
Ex-President Harrison has for sever
al days been quite sick from grip and
intercostal neuralgia. His physician
is hopeful.
The drouth in Pennsylvania is SO
severe that trains have to carry water
to supply the engines. SO many of the
tanks along the line are without water.
Indiana has a new law which vacates
| the Office of a sheriff when a prisoner
in his charge is lynched, until he can
how hat he has not been remiss in
his duty.
The war department has accepted
| the bid of the Northern Pacific railway
for and wharfng facilities
at Tacoma for its Alaska and Philip
pine business
The Maryland legislature is in special
session., with the principal object OF
amending the election laws so as to
d~isfranchise i~lliterate; q measure wRfess
colored voters essEa
The Texas panhandle c~ountfr>~has
developed as a successful producer Oh
cotton. The Fort Worth and Denver
railroad has carried out from this
years crop about $1,000 bales, all raised
north of Wichita Falls
Addison Hadley, who founded the
Hadley home for girls in his town OF
Handy. Ind, is dead at the age of 20.
The Canadian house of m by
n vote of 125 to 10, ask Edward VII
that the portion of the old coronation
oath offensive to Catholics be elimin
ated.
Gas supply failure causes much sui
fering in Lancaster, Ohio. among PEG
pie who have their employment in til.
shops and factories The Traction
companies cannot run its cars for 1aei
of gas for fuel.
Nearly 5000 private pension bill.
were introduced in this session of con
gress. of which 1900 became laws
This is greater than the record OF tn
past except that the Fifty-drst con
gress passed 1883 of them
The Kansas delegation at Washing
ton has held a consultation to conside
and try to agree on the pat-onag
question.
Harvard university has sent $4,000 t
tie Washington and Lee university a
Lexington. Virginia, for the William
l. Wilson endowment fund
The United States court OF appeal
sustains the sentence of David )
Reiger. OF Kansas City. Mo. for nli-al
plying funds OF the bans Of which I
was president He was sentenced t
the penitentiary for six years
A large lumber warehouse is burne
at GRANVILLE. Ohio together with a
> the lumber in the yards Loss Ss5
600.
!, After a long debate the Soutl, Dakt
ia legislature indefinitely postponed
resolution to remove the state capiss
from Pierre TO Mitchell