The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-04-11
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.

Fire at Mesa City, Ariz., caused a
loss of $250,O0O.
The Gazette-Herald of st. Joseph
has been sold for $4,000.
Miss Ellen M. Stone will soon re-
turn to the United States.
The Iowa senate has voted to le
galiZe the practice of osteopathy in
that state
The Dagblad announces. authorita-
lively that the confinement of Queen
Wilhelmina is expected next Septem-
ber.
The house committee on coinage,
weights and measures has reported
favorably on MERGERS bill for a mint
at Omaha.
One thousand men representing the
building trades of Niagara Falls struck
for an advance of wages, and an eight
hour workday.
The loss by the fire at Fukui, near
the northwest coast of the island of
Honshiu, where 1000 houses were de-
stroyed, is estimated at nine million
yen.
The United States Philippine COM
mission fixed the government rate Of
exchange for silver for the second
quarter of this year, at $2.27 Mexican
silver for one gold dollar.
News has been received at the
Great Northern freight offices that
the Minneapolis & st. Louis and Illi-
nois Central railways have made a
cut Of cents in the rate on lumber
and shingles.
The treaty of friendship between
the United States and Spain will be
signed as soon as Bellamy Storer, the
United States minister. returns to Ma
drid. Mr.. Storer is at present in the
United States.
1t is proposed in Portugal that no
new vines should be planted in the
country for some time. In this way
it is hoped that overproduction of
wine and consequent fall in prices
will be avoided
! Announcement is made by the Off
cials of the Philadelphia & Reading
railway that anthracite coal prices
have been reduced SO cents a ton.
This reduced price will be in force
during April only.
- n 1ol~
ing men to allow the acceptance by
the city of library offered by An
drew Carnegie will doubtless break
up the trades council, including all
the leading. unions.
Major Wilcox, chairman of the COM
mittee to secure rates for the coming
Nebraska state encampment of Grand
Army of the Republic and Woman's
Relief Corps, says that rate of one
fare for the round trip from points in
Nebraska has been secured.
Thomas Dunn English, famous
Throughout the English-speaking world
as the author of the long popular
ballad, Bent Bolt" is dead. He was
born in Philadelphia in 1919. He
graduated as doctor of medicine at
the University of Pennsylvania in
1889.
Senator Martin. from the committee
of the District of Columbia, has re-
ported fayorably the amendment au-
thorizing the construction of a me-
mortal bridge across the Potomac at
Washington. 1t fixes the cost at So
100000, and makes a present appro.
priation of 100000.
Governor Bliss of Michigan issued
proclamation designating April Is as
Arbor day and recommending that
each school in the state plant tree
on that date as memorial to the
third martyred president of the Uni
ted States, William Mckinley, the
friend of the children"
Additional returns from a majority
of the counties in Arkansas indicate
victory for Ex-Governor James P.
Clarke for United States senator over
Senator James K. Jones, though his
majority on joint ballot probably will
not exceed twelve.
Miss Hay, daughter of the secretary
Of state, will soon become the wife of
James Wadsworth.
A newspaper dispatch from Phila-
delphia tells of the death by her own
hand of Mrs. Mary E. Clement, sister
of Ex-Governor Boyd of Omaha.
The monthly statement of the pub
lie debt issued on the 1st shows that
at the close of business March 81,
1902, the debt, less cash in the treas.
ury. amounted to 1897, ,732.S32, which
is a decrease for the month of $6,-
S23,72O.
"A Prayer for Peace" was the only
novel feature of the observance OF
Good Friday in Great Britain.
Seven more veterinarians are want
ed by the chief quartermaster foI
oontroc+ Carvioo in tha PhilinDinpS