The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-10-29
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

LIlc CoNe urHtle III CollIltllSVlllc, In, ,
continues To slump until now there are
5000 idle men.
The BANK of Joplin, with u capital
stock Of $4,000, holds surplus forty
times greater than its capital.
Mayor Campbell, of Tacoma, Wash,
prevented ~ prize fight in that city by
giving notice that he would not permit
1t.
II. v Bclger, of South Bend, In.
diana, who died recently, left u be-
quest Of $50, 900 to the Chautauqua held
at Chautauqna, N. Y.
Troop ships are ordered to stop Mt
Honolulu and Guam on every trip TO
the Philippines, and to stop ut Homo.
lulu on the way buck.
John G. Black, commandment. chief
Of the Grand Army Of the Republic, Is
vt Garfield hospital in Washington SUI
fering from severe attack of rleuma-
tism.
The biennial session Of the general
convention OF the Univcrsalist church
was held in Washington, D. G. Presi-
dent Roosevelt received the ministers
OIL Saturday, October "a.
Chambers of commerce throughout
Spain have combined to urge Senior
Besada, minister Of finance 10 resist
the attempt Of American capitalists
10 monopolize the Cuban tobacco
trade. ,..
Competent authorities estimate the
wealth OF the world ut $500, 900, 900
Of which amount this country has
nearly one-fourtl, and leads all the
others. Great Britain comes neXt,
then France, Germany and Russia.
The American Sunday School Union
held its eleventh annual conference In |
Chicago, October 20. The financial re.
port shows that in the last year $780,
900 had been raised for the work Of the
society.
A Wisconsin hard drinlfcr, with his
own consent, was locked in room at
home year. He came out in perfect
health and had lost his craving for
drink. His disappearance was II mys-
terry to the neighbors
I. M. Wolf, who lives near Ridge.
vile, Ind, has been dumb for two
years, caused by n lightning stroke,
He says he dreamed that If he chcwcd
tobacco he would regain his voice, lie
tried it and was able to speak plainly
after few days.
The whaling steamer Humber cop.
tured a whale off Cape Spear, N. H.
which was 10 feet long. 1t was a fin
back whale and the most gamcy ever
20 hours being taken up
with the fight with it The whale
at the rate Of seven miles an
hour, almost towing tile ship under
water, the sen washing It's decks.
c. P. Dewey and his son Cliauncey,
nave been placed under arrest, charged
with fencing govcrnmentland innorth-
western KANSAS and intlmidating the
settlers
Deputy Tax Commissioner Michael
)'Sullivan, Of New York city, has been
He is accused Of having
aiken a bride on pretext of getting a
nan appointed to the police force.
There Is race trouble ut Fort Riley
between a Texas regiment and D col
red U. y. cavalry regiment, one OF
Inc best cavalry regiments in the reg
liar army.
Andrew Carnegie, before leaving
Queenstown, contributed $1,000 to help
purchase an organ for the Catholic
)athudral there.
The clerk Of the federal court ia re-
'orted as saying that Judge Hook had
ssued I'm order To- conceal the names
1 voluntary bankrupts
The Rev. Charles H, ParRhnrst, Of
lew York, sent letter to Prophet
)owic giving the latter roast which
sould have squclched any one else
han Dowic,
Tho Illinois Steel company issued |
riders to resume operations at their
liant " Joliet which gives employ.
rent to 1900 men, commencing oclc.l
az al