The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-09-17
Chicago Futures.
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

Corn Is reported short in Southern
Missouri because OF protractcd dry
weather.
Three victims within "a hours 10 tile
record OF fatalities among line men at
st. Joseph, Mo.
| Tho wheat blockade nj Kansas City
is In better shape, especially 10 the
Santa Re yards.
The United States government Inns
given up hope Of favorable action by
the Columbian congress on the Panama
canal treaty.
Admiral Francis A. Cook, who com.
manded the 1lroollyn at Santiago has
been retired after 40 years service, on
his own application.
A dictionary Of the ancient Egyptian
language which contains 100000 words
or subjects, has been compiled by the
Berlin Academy o. Sciences.
Coal operators Of the Wyoming re.
gion look upon the deciaion Of Umpire
Wright, giving them the right to dis
charge employees, as a worry import.
antoine.
At the recent cncampment in Califor.
mia W. P. Kelly Of ca. D, 9th Kansas,
and A. G. Kelly, Of the 18th Kansas,
met for the first time since their en-
listmcnt during tile civil war.
Fort Lcavenworth is to be supplied
with u motor car with all kinds Of tools
for any necessary repairs, even while
the troops are on the march. II Is
equipped to pull itself out of the mud.
The secretary Of the TREASURY has
appointed Robert Ful]eton, Of Des
Moincs, H., discussing officer to dis.
burse tho five million dollars appro.
priated by congress in aid OF tile St.
Louis exposition.
The old claim Of tho government
against the Kansas Pacific railroad be.
fore that became part OF tile Union
paclacsystcm, has just been paid at
the end Of long litigation. The amount
paid II s5oo,aoa.
1t is understood that Turkey is anx.
ious TO induce the United States to
withdraw The American warships from
Turkish waters, believing thai such
action would discourage the Christians
who hope for American Intervention.
Col. Il. ". Jewell and General W. n. |
Jewell were both In the civil war, but |
on opposite sides, Their regiments
were both Mt Gettysburg but they did
not sec each other then nor have they
seen each other since the war. They
met last weel, ut the home Of their SIS
ter at Lynn, Mass
A Santa Te, official announces that
the contemplated extensive improve.
wents on the Santa 10 would not be
carried out this year on account Of tho
policy Of retrcnchment III expenses
which has been adopted by the man.
agcment
Pope Plus x proposes to have the
apostolic palace OF Lateran repaired,
which is outside tile Vatican, and wis
TIC popc's summer residence before
his two predecessors shut themselves
up in tho Vatican. He is expected 70
reside there,
Walter Wellman, q north pole en-
pert, says that Peary will have tile
best chance to reach the pole on his
new expedition that any explorer ever
had.
The Santa Fc company has contract
ed for 500 more refrigerator cars to
enable the road TO handle California
fruits without assistance from the prl.
vate cur lines
Forest fires are prevalent In tho
mountains OF California. The town OF
Downeyville narrowly escaped dcstrue I
ton.
Cripple Creek mine owners have do.
sided to send committee to Joplin,
Mo-, authorized to hsre miners ut 50. 10 ,
. day. II
Nine persons were injured, four OF |
hem seriously, at u funeral VI Val. \
verde COL, in which the team behind