The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-11-11
News in Brief

The London Standards Shanghai
correspondent says it is reported that
the dalai lama of Thibet has arrived
at Pekin.
Mischa Elman, 12-year-old Russian
peasant boy is creating quite furore
in Berlin musical circles by his vio-
lin playing.
A man who registered as c. T.
Bryan Of Indianapolis, committed sui
eide in Terre Haute hotel by in
haling gas
Longworth Powers, the sculptor,
son of the late Hiram Powers, the fa-
nous American sculptor. has just died
in Florence, Italy.
Owing to ill-health, G.. L. Watson
has had to refuse Sir Thomas Lipton's
request to design another yacht to
race for the Americas cup.
In st. Louis Maurice Sayres of Mil
waukee won the decision in a fifteen
round fight with Jack Lowry of New
York. The contest was close.
Michael Davitt arrived at New York
on the Cedric. He said that he came
On private business and that he will
return to Ireland in December.
Melville w. Fuller, chief justice of
the supreme court of the United
States, is said to plan his resignation
after the Inauguration of the next
president.
A cotton compress company in Ok
lahoma City, has contracted to fur
nish 100000 worth of cotton to firm
OF Japanese for immediate shipment
to Nagasaki.
William E. Curtis writes of the re-
ported loan of s270,00O,00O to Russia
by Jewish banker as indicating that
more liberal laws will be put In effect
by the czar
The Supreme Council of the Royal
Templars of Temperance went into
the hands of receiver in Buffalo, N.
Y, with liabilities of $265,OOO, and
assets of $4,000.
D. K. Pearsons of Chicago. who
has given much money to various ed
ucatfonal institutions, has presented
$4,000 to Park college of Parkville,
near Kansas City.
Prof. Oscar Lowell Triggs expects
some time early in the new year to
found novel educational institution
on farm somewhere along the banks
of the Illinois river.
Michael Davitt arrived in New York |
and in an interview defends the Rus
sian fleet for firing on the North sea
fishermen, declaring that it was the |
result of misunderstanding.
San Francisco shipments of mer-
chandise and produce to the Orient |
during October were valued at So
S37 1902, as compared with S1,393,395 |
in the same month last year.
]. Pierpont Morgan presented to the
italian government the cope stolen
from the Cathedral Of Ascoli. which
he purchased and loaned to the South
Kensington museum in London.
The general land office in Washing
ton during October issued 10000 land
patents, the largest number ever is
sued in one month and an increase of
S,3z1 over the previous month
An army order issued in London
states that four officers not above the
rank Of captain will annually be Sc
lected for two years course of
study, with residence in Japan.
Postmaster General Wynne signed
a supplement treaty with the Hungar-
ian government relating to money or
ders passing between the two coun-
tries which will greatly lessen their
cost
Rev. Albert W. knight, dean of st.
Philips Episcopal cathedral Atlanta.
Ga, has decided to accept the appoint
ment as bishop of Cuba, to which he
was elected at the recent general con.
ference Of the church in Boston.
Since old Geronimo the noted
Apache chieftain, now 81 years of
age, became an attraction in the In
dian building at the Louisiana Pur-
chase exposition at ST. Louis, he has
learned to spell and print his name.
Three Officers of the Preferrd Mer-
camille company Of Boston, the busi-
ness of which was to issue contracts
for diamonds on periodical INSTALL
ments and mature them in numerical
order, were indicted by the federal
grand jury on the charge of depositing
IN the mails letters concerning a lot
,ery
More than 200 members of the asso-
,iation Of collegiate alumnae, repre-
;enting colleges in every part of the
United States, assembled at the
worlds fair for the twenty-third an
1ual convention. Addresses of well
come was extended by President
Francis and others. Miss Florence M.
Cushing of Boston, first vice president
If the association, responded to the
greetings.
Timothy I. Lee, the American loco
motive engineer who was held respon-
'ible for the railroad wreck on the '
Mexican Central railroad about nine !
months ago, has been sentenced to
our years Imprisonment at hard la {