The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1905-01-05
Chicago Futures.
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF,

The Shanghai customs revenue for
the fiscal year amounts to over one
and one-half million pounds sterling
Mrs. John Alexander Dowie and
Mrs. Gladstone Dowie have arrived
at Havana, They decline to state the
purpose Of their visit to Cuba.
The Sigma NJ fraternity, after a
most successful meeting, closed Its
three days session in New Orleans.
A charter was granted to the uniyer-
sity Of Montana.
The president and Mrs. Roosevelt
rounded New Years eve by entertain,
ing at childens party, the east room
being used. Later in the evening a
collation. was served.
The Netherlands battleship De
Ruyter has been ordered to be placed
in readiness to sail for the Dutch
East Indian ports during the war be-.
tween Russia and Japan.
The Danish steamer Alabama, from
the Tyne, December s, for Baltimore,
which stranded at Storneway, Outer
Hebrides, is lying on her side, full of
water, and is apparently unsuitable.
Elias Hatfield, noted for his con-
nection with one Of the bitterest
mountain feuds was accidentally kill
ed at Bluefields, Va, He was walk
ing through a tunnel when oyertaken
by train.
Thomas W. Hart, one Of the best
known criminal lawyers in Missouri,
died in Los Angeles of diabetes, aged
50 years. He had gone to California
with the expectation that his health
would improve.
The Mackey companies of New
York declared q regular quarterly
dividend Of one per cent on preferred
stock and the first dividend Of one
per cent on common stock fer a
period not stated.
Chas. E. Russell, Of Chicago, who
pleaded guilty to having used tho
mails to promote wild cat insur-
ance companies was sentenced to one
year in the house Of correction and
to pay a fine Of $500.
The foreign office has been Off
cially advised that Admiral Baron Won
Spaun, Of the ro-Hungarian navy,
has been accepted as the fifth mem
Der Of the International commission
which Is to investigate the North Sea
incident, thus completing the organ-
zatim Of the commission.
The naval observatory at Washing.
ton was notified by cable from Kiel,
Germany, Of the discovery Of a comet
by Borrelly of Marseilles, eight as.
cension one hour, IA minutes, south
declination, 10 hours no minutes. This
comet was Immediately looked up
and observed by Messrs. Hammond
and Wright of the naval observatory
staff.
]. Forbes Robertson and his theat.
rical company and W. Safonoff, direc'
tor Of the conservatory Of Moscow,
Russia, arrived in New York from
Europe.
In the wreck of a Canadian North.
ern train carrying a snow plow at
Arizona, Manitoba, B. Linklater was
killed and dozen persons were In
jured. The caboose overturned and
burned. Twenty persons were I'M.
prisoned in the caboose and they
were rescued with difficulty.
It Is intimated that the British Cad |
mus and Torch which recently sail
ed for the Tonga islands, will also
visit the Marshall islands in connec
ton with the possible coaling there Of
vessels belonging to the second Pa
clfic squadron.
The stranded steamer Northeast
ern, bound from Port Arthur to New
York, which went ashore on Diamond
Shoals and from which the crew were |
rescued with great difficulty, broke |
In two and the full cargo Of Texas oil
ran into the ocean.
AT Washington the state depart
ment has been advised by Minister !
Russell at Bogota that martial law !
has been declared in the departments |
of Cundlnamarla and Santander. The |
dispatch states that this action was
rendered necessary by the activity o.
The revolutionists to Venezuela.