The Globe-republican., 1902-01-16
THE LATEST NEWS m BRIEF

King Edward has resumed horse
racing.
The Boer delegates in Holland seem
to anticipate some kind of peace over
lures.
The town of Foreman, Texas, the
Arkansas & Choctaw railroad is nearly
burned up.
Gasoline engines for the cars tor
pedo boat fleet have been ordered from
Michigan firm
Mrs. Rebecca Church. the woman
who owned the first piano in Chicago,
died the other day.
On one recent day wheat sold on the
Kansas City market three cents higher
than in Chicago.
Defective electric wiring caused the
burning of the hospital for the insane
at Williamsburg, Va
There are 1e5 Mormon missionaries
working in Germany, who have Sc
cured 2 900 followers.
The British war office has issued a
call for Q, 3e6 more infantry volunteers
to go to South Africa
The safe in the postoffice at Green's
burg, Ind, was blown open and ST. 700
worth of postage stamps stolen.
~ u HAWAIIAN prince mas gone 20 w ASH
ington to ask President Roosevelt 20
give him the crown lands of Hawaii
Admiral Schley received a reception
at Savannah, Ga, equaled by but few
ever given public man in any southern
city.
Ketchum, tae owner of Cresceus, SAYS
he has received more han S7o,o 900 in
purses and for exhibitions by Cresceus
during the season.
The Mississippi senate passed a joint
resolution declaring that text book
shall be used that gives to any other
than Admiral Schley credit for the VIC
tory at Santiago
The agricultural department esti-
mates the average yield of wheat per
acre in the United States in 1901 at
IA bushels The mean average of the
past ten years is 1873 bushels
The removal of the Liberal govern
ment of Saragossa caused an anti-Cier:-
cal riot The people set fire to Jesuit
monastery and were fired upon by the
troops. Many rioters were wounded
The census bureau announces the
population of the United States, inclu-
ding all outlying possessions, to be s4,-
,o69. in the census year 1900. In this
the Philippines are counted at 7,oOO,-
900.
1t is reported that five Central Amer
lean presidents will have a meeting in
Nicaragua regarding Isthmian canal
affairs
The amount of German exports to the
three and a half million dollars 1ese
than in 1000. due entirely to the reduc-
ton of the export of sugar.
DR. Charles Harbodt. one of the most
widely known chemists and 1netaI1ur-
gists in the republic of Mexico. is dead.
He was formerly connected with "a big
smelling plant at Argentine, Kansas.
There are but three countries which
now have population greater than the
United States, viz: China, the British
empire and the Russian empire.
President Roosevelt will recommend
that congress place cases of violated
treaties and to the detrinent of for
eigners under jurisdiction of federal
courts.
An endowment of 81 900, 600 has been
given by Mr.. and Mrs Harold McCor-
mick, of Chicago, to found a medical
institution 1t ia given as a memorial
to their deceased SON
General Botha has sent note to all
Boer commanders req Nesting them to
keep on fighting, for the British parlia-
ment is to be asked for another war
vote, which viii induce the British me-
ton to demand that the war in South
Africa be stopped
The labor Unions of Racine, Wiscon-
sin, ask the city council to reject Mr.
Carnegie's offer of $50, 900 for a public
library building, because it will conn
memorate the memory of tho man who
WAS the cause of labor troubles at
Homestead. Pa, long ago