The Globe-republican., 1903-04-23
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

The santa re mas placeQ orders IN
Germany for 10000 tons Of 65-pound
steel rails for delivery at San Francisco
in May or June.
The famine in Kwangsi province,
China, is killing tens Of thousands Of
persons, and women there are selling
themselves into slavery to escape star
walton.
Enough applications are in Albany
now for permission to build and oper-
ate power plants to take water from
Niagara river to reduce the flow over
the falls at least one fifth.
The people of Chile are enthusiastic
concerning the apparent approval
which is given by the United States
government to the proposed construc-
ton Of the projected pan-American
railroad.
A table of Mr.. Carncgies's gifts for
libraries and educational purposes,
just published, show the amount he
has given in the United States is over
$5s,OoO,Oo0 and in Great Britain about
100000.
The Mother Lode" mine at Suffer
Creek, CAL, may be closed on account
of strike. A formal notice was issued
to the sheriff that II the non.union
miners were not protected he would be
held responsible for all damages,
The Chicago drainage canal is carry
ing great volume of water downwards
towards the Mississippi, diverting 1t
from the falls. The Canadian govern
ment is granting franchises to COM
panies to use the water as fast as on
this side.
Judge Hook has appointed receivers
for the Home Riverside coal mining
company of Leavenworth, Kansas,
upon application of the holders Of the
bonds Of the company, who allege that
the interest on its bonds and stocks
stands unpaid.
Union paper makers in the Fox river
valley have declared a strike. Ten
mills and 1000 employees are idle.
Print paper and fibre mills arc the only
ones affected. The men demand 65-
hour week and no Sunday night or
Sunday work.
The transport Sumner, Captain
Lothrop, has sailed FROM San Francisco
for a trip around the world. She goes
first to Honolulu. thence to Manila,
where she takes on the Fifth regiment
and sails with them for New York
through the Suez canal
Rebels are still active about San Do
mingo City Several fights lave oc-
Cured within a few days and more are
expected. There is not gained any
important advantage for either side.
The Missouri pacific railway is to
construct feeders in Nebraska and to
extend its main lines into the Dakota
wheat fields and also to extend in a
straight line to Denver through Grand
Island.
Missouri legislators are having like
expsrience with ST. Louis aldermen,
Many indictments are being found.
Captain Pershing's troops WHO are
operating against the Moros in Min
danao, have been attacked by cholera,
The navy department has contracted
with the Continental Creamery Co Of
Topeka for 10000 pounds OF butter
for warships, to be delivered at the
New York navy yard The price is IS
cents pound,
The Philippine government will eS-
| pend half Of the gift Of s3,OOO,oOO by
congress in restocking farms. Two
thousand carabos will be- purchased
and sold to planters ut cost.
The government is moving soldiers
from the eastern stations to the west
coast. The Missouri Pacific took three
trainloads Of soldiers from Kansas
City to Pueblo, on April II and is.
Chicago's police pension fund is bank
rupt and widows and orphans are be-
ing turned away without their Just
dues,
All Of the railways IN Texas have ap'
piled to the railroad commission for an
increase in freight rates. Their re-
quest islbased on increased operating
expenses.