The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1904-08-04
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

Twenty troop-laden transports, es.
corted by Japanese squadron, are
cruising OF the entrance Of the Lao
river.
A bust Of the late G. A. Swensson,
president Of Bethany college at Linds.
borg, Kan, is installed at the worlds
fair.
The government denies the rumor
that permission has been granted
the Russian mine ship Diana to pass
the Dardanelles.
Rural free delivery routes to be es.
tablished September /, at Mercer, Mo. |
Piedmont, Mo-; Pomona, Mo-; and
Trimble, Mo.
A court at Naples, which has been
Judging contested case, has decid-
ed that the pope is capable Of inherit
ing in Italy, which hitherto has been
disputed.
The German steamer Lisboa, of the
Oldenburgh-Portugal line, has been
stopped and searched by Russian
warship in the Gulf of Finland. She
was then released.
Lloyd's agent at Newchwang wires
that fifty Japanese cavalrymen have
entered Newchwang. The French flag
Is flying from all the Russian build.
ings. The town is quiet.
The Osservatore Romano, the Va
tican organ, denies the report pub.
lished by the Tribuna that Cardinal
Merry del Val, the papal secretary
of state, had rendered his resignation
The Giornale d'Italia, of Rome, says
that it is likely that Mosignor Folconio,
the apostolic delegate in the United
States, will be transferred to Manila,
to replace the late Monsignor Guidi.
AT Wilksbarre, Pa, between 49,
900 and 10000 miners of the Wyom-
ing region from Pittston to Nantocke
began their spell of idleness on Aug
ust LIST. owing to the suspension on
account of curtailment in the produc-
tion.
Information has been received at
the worlds fair state building that
Judge and Mrs. Alton B. Parker have
accepted the invitation of National
Committeeman Norman E. Mack to
be his guests on New York day, o.
tober 4.
Germany's foreign trade for the
last six months shows that the i'm
ports amounted to $795O00,00, an in
crease of $25,OOOOOO over the cores
ponding period last year, and the ex-
ports aggregated s627,OOO,OOO, an in
crease of $21,25O,OOO.
No details have been received of
the sinking of the British Steamer
Knight Commander by the Vladivos-
tok squadron except the statement
to the effect that a portion of the
crew and passengers and the ships
papers are held for production as ev-
idence in court to Justify the claim
that the ship was legal prize and
therefore subject to confscation.
At Fall River, Mass, the close of
the first week OF the cotton mill
strike involved $4,000 operatives, and
| 81 mills here finds the situation with
out a change since the strike order
went into effect.
WI Ting Fang, for some years the
Chinese minister at Washington, &C.
cording to his son, WI Chao Chu, has
resigned the vice presidency of the
foreign board at Pekin and is said to
have permanently retired from pol
itics.
Governor Beekman Winthrop left
San Juan on his first tour of inspec'
ton of Porto Rico. He desires to ac'
quaint himself in the conditions ex'
listing in Porto Rico, His tour will
include the cities Of Ponce, Arecibo
and Mayaguez
Chief of Police Franz has ordered
the entire police force to South St
Joseph to dispense rioting strikers
Assaults were made on Walter Saun
ders, manager of Morris & Cos. pro
vision department,and Charles Blerd
head cattle buyer, Both were beaten
up. They were leading strike break
ers into the Morris plant.
officers and passengers Of the fruit
steamer Helena from Puerto Cortei
says Spanish Honduras is on thu
verge of another revolution, PEST
dent Bonilla is maintaining martha
law