The Globe-republican., 1904-12-22

LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF,

The contract for The sale of the
property owned BY the Worlds Fair
company TO Chicago wrecking COM
Dany for $A50,o00 was signed.
| 1t is learned here that the sum al
lotted TO Luther Burbank by the Car
negle institution for use In the study
and development OF botanical life is
100000 to be drawn in annual pay
monts Of $4,000 each year,
AT Lima. Peru, The senate at a
secret session sanctioned broadly the
governments project for loan,
which, it is said, will be negotiated
in the United States, for the purchase
o. war vessels and armament
The Trigate Constellation, The Old
est ship in the American navy, after
having been thoroughly overhauled,
was commissioned al the navy
yard in Brooklyn. She will be used as
receiving ship at Newport.
A communication from Secretary
Hay recommending the establishment
Of corps of student interpreters in
Japan and Korea--five to be provided
Tor the former country and three for
the latter--was forwarded to the
house.
In London Eleanor Robson's fare.
well performance in Merely Mary
Ann at the Duke or Yorks lheater
was the occasion Of a remarkable oya.
tion to the American actress. The
audience refused TO be satisfied with
out a speech.
Charley Van Dusen, the American
jockey, stands second in the list of
jockeys in Germany for 1901. He rode
81 winners during this, his first seas
on, on the German turf. Walne the
veteran English jockey, was first,
with y victories.
A bluejacket belonging to the Rus
sian cruiser Askold brutally murdered
harmless Chinaman on the Bund at
Shanghai while disputing payment
for the hire Of jinrlcksha, The muir
derer was arrested after desperate
struggle with the police
A telegram from Port Arthur states
that General Stoesscl has opened ne
gotiations with General Nogi looking
TO the protection of hospitals within
the fortress. He has furnished No2i
with plan of the lortification indi-
eating the position of the hospitals,
The contents of Lieutenant Gener-
al Sioessels dispatches to Emperor
Nicholas, received have not yet been
communicated to The public, While
particulars are understandable, il is lin,
derstood that the report is not couch
ed in a despairng tone.
AT Madrid Premier Ascarraga pre-
scented to King Alfonso for his ap-
proyal a decree pr0r0guiNs parliament
sine die.
In 81. Petersburg orders have been
issued for the mobilization Of Inc sec.
0nd Volga regiment and the Tereli
cOssackS,
Moritz Shut, the German sculptor
whose works are we'll known in Ber-
lin and Italy, is dead, aged - years,
At Paris the Acadamic BeauN Arts
has elected Stanhope Alexander For
bes TO membership in place Of George
Frederick Watts, who died recent
".
Leo Forst, who had been playing
eading role in the first production
If Oscar Wilde's Duchess of padua,"
went mad on the stage Of The Ham
'urg theater, He was sent to an
lsylum.
A bill was introduced by Rcpresen-
atiyc Morrell OF Pennsylvania pro.
'iding for the re,csJab1shment of The
antcen at army posts.
The foreign bishops nov in Rome
re 50 numerous thai II would take
ieeES for the Pope to receive them
iNgly, and he has decided to give
hem collective audience.
Berlin has passed the 2,0OO,O00
lark in the population Of the city
roper. The police register shows
'Ool,So0 inhabitants. The adjoining
tburbs have population o. nearly
10000 persons