The Globe-republican., 1903-08-13
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF,

The Georgia. legislature has abolished
tile three days of grace.
The Associated press representatives
at Rome were given an audience by
the new pope.
Maryland has paid agents in some
western states, notably Kansas, drum
ming mp immigration to Maryland.
Nine. thousand cars of Quanah, Tex,
cementwil be hauled over the Frisco
system to st. Louis for clustering the
exposition buildings.
The Low Archipelago, as u group of
islands in The Pacific is called, 90 in
number, seem 10 be sinking, and the
inhabitants are perishing.
The strife among Western railroads
over interchangeable mileage tickets,
it is predicted, will bring all of them
to q fiat two cents mile passenger
rate.
Strikes are prevalent in several in
dustrial centcrs in Spain. Most of the
strikes come from demands for the re.
lease Of strikers who have been put in
prison for crimes connected with
strikes.
High armay and navy officials be.
licve that wireless biography has been
demonstrated to be valuable in the
'play" blockade of opposing U. 5,
squadrons OIL tile New England coast
last week.
In Il Boston hospital white frog skin
was grated around woman's eyes,
where the natural skin had been de.
stroyed, and the operation saved her
from hideousncss and saved her eye.
sight also.
The Port View mills OF the McKees-
port Tinplate works resumed work
without any disorder. There was a
crowd of strikers congrcgated around
the mill gates, but the non-union work.
men were not molcstcd.
Judge Hanford, Of the U. $. circuit
court decided at Spokane, Wash, ex.
polling man holding a mining claim
on Indian land, which claim lie took
previous to the presidents proelama-
ton withdrawing the land.
The president commcnds the position
taken by Governor Durbin, Of Indiana,
in his attitude against lynchiTg. The
presidents letter to the governor closed
thus: ''0f course, mob violence is
simply one form Of anarchy; and an.
archy is now, as it always has been,
the handlnaiden and forerunner of
tyranny"
1t is doubtful whether the great labor
problems awaiting adjustment in the
anthracite region will eve. be settled
by the Cancellation board, The opera.
tors and the miners each have three
members Of the board and solar nearly |
every vote is Tie.
Scores Of Chinese reformers are under |
sentence Of death, and u reign Of terror
has caused scores Of reformers TO hide |
Russia Is driving from Finland many
prominent Finlanders, also numbers Of
students who refuse to enter the mill.
tary service Of the Gar
Six Chinese reform Journalists at
Shanghai are under sentence Of death
but they have been taken under the
protection of the British flag and the
English government refuses to sunen.
der them to certain death.
Thos Lowrey, Of Minneapolis, and
J. J. Fill, Of st. Paul, now virtually
own all OF the thick vein coal lands of
southern Illinois
The opponents of the Panama canal
treaty ut Bosota are 6lbusteriDg in an
attempt to delay action upon the treaty
until the time limit is passed,
General Leonard Wood is to be
placed permanently in command Of the
Moro country and governor Of the
Moro province.
Indiana lets ont 400 convctso on sealed
bids; not more than 100 to any ono
contractor The proposals received
are ranging from As to 50 cents day
per man.
President Palma, Of Cuba, sent q
revenue cutter to eject certain railroad