The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1905-02-02
Chicago Futures,
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

The conferees on the legislative,
executive and judicial bill reached an
agreement and 1t was reported to both
houses in Washington.
Wayland Trask one Of the Oldest
members of the New York stock ex-
change died. Mr.. Trask has been a
member Of the exchange since 1851.
At Reval, Russia, negotiations are
going on between the strikers and
their employers. The government is
participating in the exchange OF
views
Gadsen and Attala, two Alabama
towns, experienced an earthquake
shock Many citizens were awakened,
in some instances glasses being
thrown from the tables.
William I. Doty, American consul
at Papeete, Tahiti, arrived on the
steamer Mariposu. He will remain
about 10 days, attending to business
affairs, and will then return to Pa
peete.
The Jury in the case of William
Britton, on trial for the murder OF
James Cockrill in Breathitt county,
| Kentucky, returned a verdict Of guilty,
fixing the punishment at life imprls'
onment.
In the senate at the instance Of Mr..
Clay a resolution calling on the post
office department for information coy
ering the dealings of that department
with the railroads since 1875 was
adopted.
Second Lieutenant David ]. Gllmer'
of the Philippine scouts, has been &C
quilted by court martial at Manila, OF
the charges of ENLIGHTENMENT and
wrongful disposition Of government
property.
1t is believed that the freeze in
Florida destroyed all citrus fruits on
trees excepting in the extreme south
erp part of the state, the total de-
struction bling placed at 100000 boxes
and possibly more.
A Gift of curios valued at $5Oo,ooO
has been made to the Smithsonian IN
stitution at Washington by Charles l.,
Freer of Detroit Mr. Freer is mil
lionaire and the owner of the famous
Whistler collection of paintings.
John Orme alias John Lane, the
famous "long man" who terrori2ed
Chicago for two years was positively
identified by Frederick Bracken, teller
of the Peoria National bank, which
was robbed in December last, as the
man who did the job.
VIM. Nelson Cromwell. who was
commissioned by the new government
of Panama to establish Its fiscal sys'
TEN, began depositing in New York
banks a reserve fund which will be
kept as a guarantee Of the parity Of
The new silver money of the republic,
which, after February 4 will be upon
a gold basis
Nine degrees below zero was the Off
cial record Of the temperature in ST.
Paul and "a degrees below at Winnl-
neg, Manitoba. Throughout the North
west the cold is severe with light
snow In Montana and North Dakota.
The lawyers of the court Of appeals
at Paris have circulated petition in
sympathy with the lawyers OF Russia
for the substitution of civil military
procedure.
Senator Dietrich introduced a bill
providing for the government aid for
the construction of railway and tele'
graph line from Valdez to Eagle City,
Alaska.
AT st. Petersburg the minister Of
the imperial household has issued a
formal denial of report circulated
from Berlin of the assassination OF
Grand Duke Sergius.
Joseph Glatz, chemist widely
known in the drug and chemical trade.
is dead at his home in Brooklyn,
from The effects Of an explosion of
chemicals in his laboratory. He was
member of the royal chemical so
ciety of Great Britain.
Booker T. Washington, principal Of
The Tuskegee institute at Tuskcgee,
Ala, had a conference with President
Roosevelt today. Professor Washing
toms call was induced by the desire OF
the president to talk to- him about a
matter Of purely personal concern,