The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-12-24
LATEST news IN BRIEF.

! Three bank robbers took 81 900 from
the bank at Garden City, Iowa.
Kansas still has a claim amounting
to 100000, against the federal govern
ment.
Governor Taft has closed purchase
Of the friar lands in the Philippines for
| $,91O,OOO,
The Colorado state building at st.
Louis is to cost $1,000. Plans for it
have been accepted.
A truce is declared which has ended
the talk Of a general strike at the Chi
cago packing houses.
During the holidays President Roose-
welt does not receive callers except on
urgent public business,
The settlement with the Philippine
friars involves 4o3,OO0,oOO acres, for
which S13,O00,000 was asked.
Secretary Shaw asks congress to pass
a deficiency appropriation Of Ss,O95.s2,
for the various departments.
Every day the dispatches tell Of
closed industries, cuts in wages and re-
duction of the number employed,
Senator Beveridge is preparing bill
for the immediate admission of Okla
homa with the Creek and Seminole ma
tons attached,
Edward j, Frost inventor Of theI
Frost Or pintsch lamps used for light
ing railroad coaches, is dead at Denver
aged 65 years.
Colombian troops, numbering 50,
have landed on the island Los Iinas,
close TO the coast of Panama. The is
land is high one.
The trial of U. s, Senator Dietrich,
of Nebraska, is expected to commence
on December 2S. He was indicted for
something akin to boodling.
The lady board Of managers for the
worlds fair will ask congress for an
appropriation of 100000, So far the
board has been without funds,
Admiral Coghlan, commanding the
force at Colon, asks that crackers in
stead of bread be sent to the isthmus
as bread molds in that climate.
About 4 1000 Jews at Kishineff, Rus
STA, are asking for mid to emigra., to
Argentina or Canada, They want
tracts of land to establish colonies.
Texas planters have invited labor
agents to yamose who are inducing
Texas negroes to 60 and work for
Louisiana and Mississippi planters.
Fire at Kcokuk, H.. destroyed a large
starch factory Loss, s950,OO0; insur-
ance 100000 The fire was caused by l
an explosion in the drying room.
Not more than $50 square miles Of ,
territory are under cultivation in hene-
quin Or sisal hemp, yet on this area is
produced the fibre that binds the wheat I
harvcsts of the world.
What is believed can incendiary Il
fire destroyed the ..te.ican hide and fl
ylue works in Soutl, Peabody, Mass u
,hrowlng' rs workmen out Of employ Y
ncnt and causing u loss Of 100000.
Apottcry selling company has been "
ormed in Trenton, N. j., for the pur.
'osc Of controlling prices and rcgula- 7,
ing trade
Mrs. Daniel Manning, Of Albany, N, n,
(, is elected president Of the worlds
air board of lady managers. She re. :,
eivedl4 ont of Is votes, one vote be- mr.
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The annual charity ball given by ar
hicago society people ut the Auditori-
M Melted 100000, which will 60 TO- ar,
ard building an anAex to st. Lnl,es 9
1spital. 4
Eugene Il. Ware suffers from a wound
ceived in the Civil war. II breaks
1t every few weeks. Yet Mr. Waro
rs never asked for pension.
Colorado is to have no colored men
her national guard Two companies
ere enlisted but they refused to be
lstered because its officers were to be
rite men
The Asiatic squadron, consisting Of
Q Kentucky, Cincinnati Albany,
leigh and New ORLEANS. on It's route
IN Yokohama to Hcuolnln, touched
Midway island for mail.