The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-08-06
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North Dakota is having August frosts
with but little damage. Minnesota
sends like reports.
II Is said that there are 1000, 1000
{ spindlcs in tile cotton mills in the north
because of the price Of cotton.
A Number OF officials Of the California
& Northwestern railroad were badly
injured by premature blast while in.
speeding the new line.
Lunacy in England has increased to
great extent and now statistics show
that the proportion Of population Of in.
sane persons is one in $50.
For the first time since 1893 there has
been complete suspension Of work on
extensions Of the Choctaw system, and
great numbers OF men were idle
An official Of the state department
asserts that all obstacles to thc opening
Of the ports Of Manchura TO the mar.
kets of the world have been removed. |
Tho construction company which is
building tile Orient railway las in
creased Its capital stock from 81, 900, 900
to 100000 900 to provide for building
branch lines.
Helen NJ. Gould has been asked to
act as arbitrator in the strike in the
Holyolc paper mills by the leader of
the striking cutter girls. The strike
involves 1900 employees,
Four more indictments have been re.
turned by the grand jury against A.
W. Machen, the former general super
intendent of free delivery service Of
the postofice department.
When Judge Hook took his position
three years ago there were 5o4 cases on
the docket in tile Kansas district.
There arc now only $50 cases. Most Of
the old cases have been disposed of.
Russia is said TO have notified Japan
that foreigners will be barred from
Mancharia now, but when quiet is re.
stored there, say six years hence, the
country will be opened to free com. \
merce. .
The general superintendent of the II
Rocl, Island has ordered dispatchcrs a
and station agents to refuse to fur. y
nish cars to move wheat from In.
dian Territory until the stations and
division points are cleared OF loaded h
wheat caas waiting to go forward. 81
A story comes from Omaha to the eff. -
'ect that the Armour Packing company a
proposes to build i'm electric railway u
rom Sioux City, Iowa to Kansas City, .,
md will acquire controlling interest ~
II the street railways Of Sioux City, in
omaha, st Joseph and Kansas City, wi
Russia has not only notified the tt
United States that SHE will raise no
bjection to the opening Of ports in
lanchuria to the trade OF the world,
ut she has said the same thing to
,ngland and Japan aud it is believed for
} every other power II
Nat W. Newell, who was n ma or in for
,e Union army during the civil war; cal
lst died at Pine Bluffs, Ark, at the u W..
70 Of SO. Though entitled 10 an $50 a w. w.
ontli pension he would never take a wo
mt He was 4 schoolmate and boy f"
BOD friend of VIM. Mckinley. con
The steamship Mongolia, built for pas
e Pacific Mail Steamship Company, ler'
rs launched at Camden, N. j. The 'en
ongolia is the second largest ship Wv, WV
,, ,, cur
cr built in the United States, She ,nn
to be used in the philippine and iust
ina trade. Her sister ship, the Man eide
uria will be launched In October. az
A, .. Youngson, who succeeded P. fos
Arthur as the head Of the Brother me
cd Of Locomotive Engineers, died at oon ,
'alvlllc, Pa, on July 80. Before his hoo,
lsh he named M. II, Shay, of Yangs. q
vn, Ohio, as his successor coff,
The Irish land bill has passed Its all
It reading in the house Of lords nesf
c second reading was fixed for Aug sure
a all
Negroes are migrating to the south hood
IN Illinois and Indiana, in large MT
noers' on account Oh the reccut COTE
g. Nam
4 the end Of the fiscal year the state Cree
1t Of the treasury balances in the 90
eral fund, exclusive Of the $3.50, 00o,. a. ma',
gold reserve IN the division of re. ..vs
lption, shows; Available cash bal.