The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-12-05

BRIEF TELEGRAMS.


rell Of Kentucky.
Bread riots are reported from the
Ural districts in Russia, where thou
sands OF persons are idle because Of
the closing of the iron works.
The Italian General Navigation
company will establish at the begin
ming Of the new year a service of mail
steamers FROM Palermo to New Or
leans.
The students of the famous Hanov-
erian university of Gottingen, Prussia,
have decided not to accept any Of the
scholarships founded by the late Cecil
Rhodes.
1t is officially announced that Japan
has notified China that she reserves
the right Of sending a garrison to
Shanghai again should any power
hereafter do SO.
Edwin Granville died at Kansas City
of locomotor ataxia. He served with
the Seventy-first regiment, New York
state militia, attaining to the rank of
lieutenant. He was born in New York
city in 1843.
Duston Sarvis, a telegraph operator,
was shot and instantly killed at Mich
OILS, S. c. Miss Jody Burns was Sc
verely wounded. Miss Burns states
that Burns shot her and then turned
the revolver on himself.
After a lengthy debate the house of
commons of England passed a reso-
luton approving the action of the
British government in signing the
Brussels sugar convention by 2E3 votes
to 1916.
The navy department has decided
upon a distinctive prison garb for
marines and enlisted men in the navy.
1t will be a plain dark-gray uniform,
blouse and trousers with a round
brimmed soft hat of the same hue.
Former Senator Hawley gave a for
NAL dinner in honor of General Tasker
Bliss, who is in Havana to arrange
reciprocity between Cuba and the
United States. Among the guests
were bankers, lawyers and statesmen.
The executive council announced the
following as the official vote Of Iowa
in the last election for the head Of the
ticket: For secretary of state, Martin
Crepublican), 229,225; Burke demo
craft, 150,011; Howard prohibition
ist), 9,S16; Jacobs (socialist), $500.
William Becker, recently arrested in
connection with a p olice investigation
into the sending of threatening let
tiers to New York merchants, was ar
rested on a charge of blackmail. The
letters %purported to be from Russian
nihilists and one contained a threat of
death.
Captain Brownson, superintendent of
the naval academy, reports that the
outlook for the recovery Of Aiken, the
young midshipman who was injured
in a game of football and who has been
the victim of a surgical operation, is
for the first time favorable in the opin-
ion of the physicians.
Search for the robbers who held
up the Rock Island express train near
Davenport, Ia, Saturday morning
failed to furnish the least clew and
the detectives are preparing to give
up the pursuit. The officers have fail
ed to find the team which the bandits
stole to make their escape.
The compilation of the vote Of Ne
braska shows that the amendment TO
the constitution was overwhelmingly
lost, the vote being 49,147 for the
amendment and 1899 against. To
carry it was necessary that a major
ity of the total vote cast should be
polled for the measure. The total
vote of the state was 1854.
Consul General Mason at Berlin has
sent to the state department an ex-
haustiye report on salable American
products in Germany in which he calls
attention to the new business condi-
tons through which Germany is now
passing. Among the products men
toned as especially in demand are
dried fish, fire extinguishers, goose fat
and machinery.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt gave
their first dinner of the season at the
white house. The guests included
Justice and Mrs. White, Secretary
Root the attorney general and Mrs.
Knox, the admiral CT the navy and
Mrs. Dewey, General Crozier, Baron
and Baroness Speck Won Sternberg,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S. Strachri, Captain
and Mrs. Cowles, Mrs. Grant La Fargo
and Mrs. Tuckerman.
Admiral Rogers, on board his flag
ship, the New York, arrived at Hon
olulu November 10, en- route for home.
The battleship Oregon, which is on
her way to the Asiatic station, was in
the harbor when the New York reach