The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1904-02-04
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

viz y Aniuhuo'
The Japanese government is buying
cattle in the Philippines.
The story that Mrs. Maybrick has
been paroled is now doubted.
The blizzard caught the Rock Island
with train load of California fruit.
A gas explosion In coal mine at
Cheswick, Pa. killed nearly 1870 men.
The new constitution Of Panama
will have an article prohibiting gamb-
ling.
Jackson, Miss, had a 13.inch snow
fall on January 30; the heaviest in rs
years.
There has been an advance Of three
cents in the price Of coffee in whole
sale lots.
Kansas City retailers rejoice over the
starting of delivery wagons again by
packing houses.
Since 1910 the worlds production Of
meat has increased 81 per cent and
grain 400 per cent.
John D. Rockefeller has rendered his
resignation as director of the United
States Steel corporation.
King Edward VII opened parliament
on Feb. 2, for what is considered as o
most important session.
The national treasury is out of gold
coin. The banks of New York have
larger deposits than is usual.
A passenger train which left Denver
for Georgetown was wrecked bya gale,
and five persons were injured.
Two Denver men lost their lives in
the heavy winds on Feb. l along the
eastern slope Of the Rocky mountains.
A carload of marbles to supply the
boys in the spring, has arrived at a
Kansas City local house from Germany.
Up to January 20 the Maryland leg
islature was still taking its one vote a
day for United States senator without
result.
Ten Of the twenty Touring mills of
Minneapolis have closed down indef-
nitely and the rest Of them are ex.
pected to do SO.
Since Jan. Columbus, Ohio, has had
1928 eases Of typhoid fever and there
have been 20 deaths. On January 80
there were 80 new cases reported.
A dispatch from Bogota says: "Gov-
eminent is helpless in effort to prevent
war In less than o month from now
10000 men will be on the isthmus."
A shipment Of 5000 bales of cotton
to Japan has left Houston, Texas, by
rail to San Francisco The shipment
required Al cars,
Captain D. G. Parr, Of louisville,
KY, by his will left Ss5o,OoO to found
and support refuge for old and in.
firm women, 100000 Of which is avail
able at once.
Chairman Tams Bixby asked for an
additional appropriation of S950,OOO for
the Dawes commission which he de-
clared would be enough to complete
the work.
At Wheeling, W, Va, the food cur.
rent left large cakes Of ice in all the
thoroughfares, in houses, yards and
lawns, piled up several feet high.
The Panama constitutional conven.
ton approved the keeping Of 100000
OF the money to be paid by the United
States untouched for future emergen-
cies.
Twenty coal operators employing
5000 miners about Fayetteville, W.
Va, unanimously voted not to reduce
wages to miners thisyear. This means
no strike.
In nearlyall the vineyards Of Central
Asia the grapes are produced from cut
tings Of American vines
The District Of Columbia Is outbid-
ding New Jersey in the issuing Of
to corporations
During the last year California pro.
iuced twice as much gold as Alaska,
Ind Colorado produced more than
three times as much.
Fire at Louisville, KY, destroyed the
Goddard storage warehouse, entaillng
osses upon several wholesalers which
aggregate about s225,OOo.