The Globe-republican., 1901-01-03
THE LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF

I'LL In 10 NCftS INV OhtET
The population of Berlin, including
the suburbs, is 2,46s,67
Active war continues in South
Africa and troops are going
there
The Chinese minister Mr. WI. re-
CARDS the joint note to China as harsh
and severe.
Berlin street railways are changing
the storage battery system to the
trolley system
The English pro-Boer press is very
quiet since the disasters to British
arms are SO frequent
Frank Richardson, stakeholder in
the Cracker trust, has been murdered
at his home in Savannah. Mo-
Consul General Stowe, of Cape Town,
South Africa. arrived at his home in
Kansas City on Deeem Der "a
Collections are being taken in the
churches of Russia to build an ortho-
dox Russian church in New York.
The Missouri Pacific has awarded q
contract for $500 box cars to the
American Car and Foundry com any-
The gunboat Bennington is 60 De
repaired in the Philippines. f has
proven to be valuable there on account
of its light draft.
Indianas states prison, at jefferson
Vile, has discarded striped clothing
for its inmates None but those re
fusing to obey prison rules have worn
stripes for some time
An Information syndicate has been
formed to develop the mineral
sources of Damaraland. The scheme
includes colonization, mining, irriga-
ton and railroad construction.
There are now sn1elters along the
Arkansas river all the way from
Pueblo to Leadville- The newest one
is at Florence, which cost $3.50, 1000. It
has capacity of GOO tons of ore a day
John d. Rocl1efeller's son. John D.,
Jr., has subscribed S25o,ooo for the
| founding of institution of learning
| for boys and girls, to be located in
| New York, city and to be completed by
| March l.
| Paul Morton, second vice president
| of the Santa Fe says that the Nicara-
| guam canal will be built and that it.
| will benefit the cities on the Atlantic
/ and Pacific coasts. whose increased
/ trade will be taken from the trade now
/ done by the interior cities The all
| water rates which will be given coast
| city merchants aud manufacturers can
| not be met by the railroads which
| serve the interior cities.
| a glass marble factory was placed in
| a receivers hands after working abont
| two months The cause is the prefer
| ence of the boys for marbles other
| than glass marbles
Gov Pingree. of Michigan, asked the
| state department. for a requisition for
a man who is in Cuba. The depart
| ment took the ground that Cuba as
| solely under military control, and re-
ferred the request to the Secretary oi
! War. Gov. Pingree will probably re-
ceive a reply from Governor General
| Wood of Cuba
The supreme corlrt of California de-
cided that bonds and stock sbelongin =
to Mrs Jane L. Stanford. which were
in New York City, are taxable in Cali
fo-nia because of their owner being q
| resident OF that state
A. L. Lawshaw, deputy auditor OF
| the postoffice department, has been
| appointed auditor for the Philippine
| islaEds-
Twenty thousand tons of steel rails
| and fish plates for the Victorian rail
WAYS have been ordered from a Chicago
Steel company
The wheat crop for 1900 is Seized,
sos bushels; area now in winter wheat
| Is 3O-2S2-*5bi aeTeSs SCn0ibfCn on IJec
| was Oil. The production of corn in
1900 is estimated at 2,105, 1oe. SIC bush
els
More than 6. 900 persons, four-fifth.
, of whom went to the United States
emigrated from Christiana in 1900, a
against $500 in 1899.
The crew, SO Fin number and com
| posed of Chinese. of the transport Han
cock, was discharged in San Francisco
and viii be returned to China