The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-11-14
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.

rear admiral.
A new direct steamship service is
to be established between New York
and China and Japan.
A statement of the national treasury
on the 4th showed available cash bal
ance, $205, 1884; gold, $111,939,5 ,5O7
The forces of General Matos, the
Venezuelan revolutionary lealer, are
again approaching Caracas, the capi-
tai.
The statue of John Bright, which
has just been placed in the British
house of commons, is the gift of An
drew Carnegie.
Major Harry NJ. Wright, Ninth cav
airy, recently returned from the Phil
ippines, has been retired at his own
request on account of i'll healLn.
Six firemen were hurt and $250,000
damage caused in Minneapolis by
fire which destroyed the building of
the Minneapolis Paper company.
The Japanese cabinet has adopted
the proposed scheme for naval eXpan-
sion. 1t involves an annual expendi-
ture of $S,25O,OOO for ten years.
Arrangements have been completed
by cable for another tour of the Uni
ted States by Sir Henry Irving, to be-
gin in New York in October, 1903.
Frederick Carton of Chicago, aged
IA years, died from injuries received
from the collapse of the grandstand
during the foot ball bame at Marshall
field.
First Lieutenant James w. Lynch,
marine corps, has been wholly retired
from the navy with one years pay, on
account of disability not incident to
the service.
William L. Quackenbush, a clerk in
the appraisers office in New York,
has been discharged because he re-
fused to work on Saturdays. He is a
Seventh Day Adventist.
The United States circuit court at
Boston has appointed receivers for the
Export Lumber company OIL New York
and invested in them authority to hold
and control all its property.
Chancellor E. B. Andrews of Ne
braska university told the students
foot ball and Satan sometimes went
hand in hand, especially when in Gel
ebrating the boys dismantled street
cars.
A number of former Boer command
ants and British officers have offered
their services and those of 1000
men, half of whom are British and
half Boer soldiers, for service in So
maitland.
The Santa Fe railway system an
nounced an increase of 1 cent an hour
for about 1900 of it's skilled trades
ment in metal work and helpers on
the main line between Chicago and
Albuquerque.
Deputy United States Consul Cen
eral ]. Allison Bowen, who underwent
is slightly better, but his doctor gives
very little encouragement in regard
to his recovery.
According to a statement forward
ed to the bureau of foreign commerce
by Consul Winter, who is stationed
at Annberg, there is 2,0OO,0O0,O0O of
ifo1 +al i, TJnif tod
States and Mexico.
With the Inauguration Sunday Of
the Golden State limited. between Los
Angeles and Chicago, over the South
ern Pacific and Rock Island roads,
The time from coast to coast will be
reduced to Lightweight hours.
The Santa Fe management has Sc
rured 40 extra tourist sleepers for use
IN taking immigrants west. All the
through westbound trains ere running
In two sections, and the rush of tour
lists west is the greatest ever known.
The British admiralty mas ordered
the construction of two new cruisers,
II 10 ScIuy W ~ NC I1S L1OSL PO"-
erful and probably the fastest vessels
of their kind in the world. Their
speed is expected to exceed 26 knots.
Unusually heavy American orders
for Portland cement have been placed
in Germany and several cargoes are
afioat, including Berlin shipments.
The demand is attributed to the con-
struction of the York underground rail-
road.
The case of Passed Assistant Pay
master Charles w. Penrose, U. S. NJ,
who was tried by court-martial on
charges of Irregularities while pay
master of the Michigan, will be set
tied by the abandonment Of further
proceedings against the young officer
and the acceptance of his resignation
from the naval service.
The German royal gamekee7er's bu-
reau has kept a record of Emperor
Williams hunting. During thirty
years he has killed 47,443 pieces of