The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-07-10

The NEWS IN BRIEF.

CT eliSIcH VI ~aiIIdSifS oSSdu uSdSA
in its vicinity than any other Ameri-
G city.
THE Angel of Charity" is the
name given to the Queen of Portugal
in Paris, so conspicuous is she for
her good works. s
The French chamber OF deputies
has adopted the report of the commit
tee validating the election of Count
Boni de Castellane.
George Meredith, the novelist, who
has been i'll in London for some time,
suffered a relapse and his condition
is announced to be critical. :
The number of deaths each year in
London was, $50 years ago, 81 per
1000. In 1920 it was 20 per 1000, and
it now is about Is per 1000.
Two hundred machinists employed
in various machine shops in Balti-
more struck to enforce a demand for
a 10 per cent increase in pay.
The Inland Steel company's mills at
Indiana Harbor were shut down in
definitely. The m%achinists went on a
strike and 500 men are out of work.
The railways of the United States
kill and injure each year more per-
sons than were killed and injured on
both sides during the Boer wal, which.
lasted three years.
The postofice department has made
an allowance of $4,000 for the. pay.
ment of salaries of additional carriers
to be appointed in st. Louis during
the next fiscal year.
Detective Oman of San Francisco
left for Chicago with requ1sition pa
pers for Charles Marco, who is want,
ed OF a charge of robbing Mrs. Julia
Klein of $1,000 and valuable jewelry.
The postmaster of New York has
been authorized to make 500 promo
lions in his office, involving $50, 600,
and to appoint 100 additional clerks
at $500 a year, all to take effect June
!. LIST.
Secretary Cortelyou announced the
appointment of H. o. Weaver of Ohio
to be his private secretary. Mr.. Wea-
! yer is so years of age and entered the
: government service in 1894 as a Ste
n~ographer.
President Francis of the ST. Louis
exposition, with several other eXposi-
: ton officials, called on Secretary
Moody to express the hope that some
naval vessels would be; sent to- st.
Louis during the exposition. ,ct ta,f.v
B. C. Price, professor of horticulture
and forestry of the Iowa State Agri-
cultural college, has rendered his res
ignation,u He has been e;ectedH head
of the college of agriculture of the
Ohio State university at Columbus,lO.
Circuit Attorney Folk of St.aLouis
has information which may-lead to
the Indictment of eastern CAPITALISTS
for bribery in, connection with the
transit bin, which was passed by the
Missouri legislature int1S99I s. "
In the last twelve months Miss
Roosevelt has attended 40S dinners,
$50 teas, 2n=receptions, IL dances.
She has made 1,643, calls, and shaken
hands with $4,000 people. This, be-
sides all her private engagements.
sByirequest Off Bishop Matt, uaiispe-
cial collection will, be taken up in all
the Catholic churches of n; Colorado
next Sunday, the proceeds of which
will be devoted to building Catholic
churches and institutions winch were
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Kansas.
The National Rife rassociatien~has
been officially notified that at least
seven teams representing the United
States, Great Britain, France, Nor
way, Canada, Natal and Australia, viii
compete for the Palma trophy. Swift
zerland and Rhodesia, are possible
competitors, =
& The army transport Sherman sailed
from San Francisco for Manila via
Guam withE1I2Esaloon passengers, one
Squadron of the Twelfth cavalry and
three Of the Seventeenth infantry.
Newly coined Filipino pesos worth ST.
100000 and $50, 0o0Hin gold was taken
Son the transport. ""''''' '''''''
Postmaster General Payne awarded
the contract for printing the money
order blanks of the government to
Paul Herman of Rutherford, n. J. Mr..
Herman was lowest Of fourteen bid
ders and the award of the contract,
which" involves the payment, OF, be
tween 100000 and $4,000 during the
next fiscal year, will effect a saving
of nearly $4,000 on the years con-
tract. "
John Mitchell, president of the Uni
ted Mine Workers Of America, is
about to enter the literary field. He
admits that he has been writing a
hook and that he eynents IN have