The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-11-06

III sweden DrlchS are ialu IN zero
weather by heating the sand for the
mortar.
kilograms received by London com
mercial houses regard wal between
Russia and Japan as certain.
William E. Leck, the historian and
critic of political and social events
and customs, is dead in London.
Read Admiral Bradford, in a report,
say the heavy turret guns on United
States battleships are useless in a
heavy sea.
Mrs. L. @. Lamar, wife Of a former
justice of the supreme court of the
United States, died at her home at
Macon, Ga.
Life in Servia is very cheap. The
highest sum paid to any of the as
sassins of King Alexander and Queen
Draga was only SO, 900.
Wesley Bu-ris, a negro, was convict
ed before Special Judge A. G. Hawkins
at Evansville, Ind, for taking part
in the riot there last July.
Since 1852 more than $4,000 con-
victs have been sent to French Gui-
ana, of whom S4k per cent died of
disease, hardship and insufficient
food.
British educators on the Mosely
commission are surprised to find the
presidents son in a public school,
touching elbows with all sorts of chill
dren.
The Interior department estimates
for the rext fiscal year are found to
be $4,000 less than the appropri-
alton, due to a falling off in pension
ers and termination of Indian treaties.
William E. Curtis writes of the
wealth of the British people, statistics
showing a per capita Of $210, the
United States being the only country
that will bear comparison.
Fire at Velvet, on the 500, in
Henry county, North Dakota, de-
stroyed the Kirkwood hotel. First
State bank and several other build
ings.
The commissioner in Belgium, of
the st. Louis exposition, says he has
great hopes that King Leopold will be
able officially to attend the fair. His
doing so is apparently only a question
of his health.
John Duey, champion wrestler and
noted athlete, was fatally shot yester-
day at Cincinnati by two men, who
escaped. 1t is thought that the as1
sassins were hunting another man
and shot Duey by mistake.
Hobart S.. Bird. editor of the San
Juan News. went to jail to begin a
sentence of two months imprison-
ment for having libelled Judge Ramos!
He will make an appeal for a writ of
habeas corpus.
1t is reported that the differences
between Colombia and Nicaragua,
growing out of the aid the revolu.
tionists of both countries received
during the recent rebellion, will be
a%rbitrated by President Diaz of Mex.
fco.
The preliminary hearing in the case
of Leopold ]. Stern of Baltimore, in.
dicted for completely in postal frauds,
was concluded in police court at
Washington and Stern was held in
5 5000 bail to await the action of the
grand jury, which was furnished, and
he was released.
Keokuk, the Oldest Indian in the
Sac and Fox tribe, died at his tome
at the Sac and Fox agency, twelve
miles north of Prague, Okla, aged IS
years. He was an unusually intelli-
gent Indian and very religious, being
q member of the Baptist church. Keo-
kuk, Ia, was named for his father
as was also Keokuk Falls, o. T.
The program for the winter naval
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navy department contemplates the
consolidation of the North Atlantic
squadron off Guantanamo, early in
December, so that the vessels may be
present at the transfer of the coaling
station at that point by Cuba to the
United States.
To facilitate the shipment Of sheep
from Wyoming, in view Of the impo-
sition of restrictions to eradicate
sheep scab, Acting Secretary Moore,
of the department Of agriculture,
wrote to Governor Chatterton that
the department inspectors will be in
structed to use discretion in. cases
where sheep owners dipped their
sheep and eradicated the scab from
their 1ocks.
Third Assistant Secretary of State
H. D. Pierce has returned to the |
United States after an extended tour |
through Europe for the purpose of
inspecting the American consulates. |