The Globe-republican., 1902-01-09
TIE LATEST NEWS II! BRIEF.

Mr. Peavy's life insurance amounted
81. 376, 600
The rivers wye and Dermont, in
and suffering
Japan is preparing for monster
exposition which is to be held in Osaka,
Japan, in 1908
The government of New Zealand has
decided to order all steel bridges from
the United States in the future.
Todd Burns & Co.'S big dry goods
warehouse in Dublin has been darn
aged by fire to amount of e13o, 600
A great American packing house is
to be built at Urnapam, Mexico, which
is in the heart of the cattle country.
The state of Washington seems likely
to adopt the school combination plan
which Kansas has laws to encourage.
A number of the great railroads of
this country have increased wages Of
employees recently without any demand
Governor General Wood has issued a
decree reducing the railroad tariff on
sugar and tobacco average of 25 per
cent
Lincoln. Neb., has given an order
for a set of Ginning bells to be erected
1T q local Church SlS d 1Ac1A1aJS.F
rial.
It is reported that spinal meni gifts
has crossed the state line into Cherokee
county, Ks, and is proving alarmingly
fatal
Admiral Bradford has closed the pur-
chase of 90 acres of land at S75 per
acre for a naval station at Pearl Har-
Dor, Hawaii
The Everett-Moore syndicate, which
controls a number of electric railways
and telephone lines in Ohio, is in finan-
cia1 trouble.
The Denver board of aldermen adopt
ed an ordinance compelling telegraph
and telephone companies to put their
wires under ground
Chairman Loud, of the house COM
mituee postoffices, told the president
that a 1-eent postage would cause an
annual deficit of $35, 900, 600.
a full grown female seal was taken
in seine off Fort Hamilton, New
York, the other day 1t is said to be
be first seal ever caught in those
| waters
Seven Sioux Indians of South Dakota
are asking congress to pay for ponies
which were killed in 1862 while they
We're rescuing white women and chill
| dren from hostile Sioux. These seven
| have just thought of their chance
The sale of American agricultural
| machines and implements in Russia
/ during 1901 the largest on record
the increase in the Russian tariff not
making much impression on the i'm
| ports
Emperor Francis Joseph has ordered
certain gamblers to be expelled from
| Austria The law of the empire sus-
@lz,e
The mileage of steam railroads in
| the United States is two-fifths of the
| worlds mileage The 1uileage of the
| United States is nearly zoo. 900.
/ The San Francisco mint during col,
converted ss1. o72, $50 from bullion into
| coin
The president has amended civil ser
vice rules applicable to rural free mail
delivery to exempt army and navy
veterans from the age limit
President Roosevelt is just four
months to day older than the Kaiser
of Germany.
Edward Kemp, rich druggist of
New YoR5f. gave by his will $50. 900 to
employees who had been in his service
for five years longer.
Major Gen s. NJ B. Young succeeds
Major Gen Elwen 5. Otis in command
OF cne department. OF California the
change to take place on March l.
High prices for wheat have caused
Kansas farmers to let up on marketing
their crop This, with feeding OF
wheat, causes shortage in mil1ers
I.suppIies-
During 1901 Andrews. Carnegie gaze
away $40. ee0, 900 to public libraries and
to schools, excepting the four millions
he gave for pensions for the employees
of the Carnegie Steel company