The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1906-01-11
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

Mrs. Stella Brennan, convicted at
Minneapolis, Mimi, for numbering her
three stepchildren, has been sentenced
to life Imprisonment.
The resignation of Captain R. o.
Richard Of the signal corps Of the
United States army has been accept.
ed by the president.
1t is understood In London that
China will shortly follow the example
OF Japan and propose raising her le-
cations at Washington, London, Paris,
Berlin and st. Petersburg to the rank
of embassies.
A Gillian syndicate made the low.
est bid for the building Of q railroad
from africa, Chile, to Lapaz, Bolivia.
The tender Of the syndicate was SILL
100000. An American syndicate with
drew its tender.
W. Morgan Shuster, collector Of
customs for the Philippine archipe.
lago, will accompany William J. Bry.
an on his visit to the southern islands
OF tie group as the representative OF
the civil government.
Rodin, the great sculptor of France,
If not of the age, now is at work on
a white marble bust of Mrs. Potter
Palmer of Chicago. He declares Mrs.
Palmer's head fine Roman type, and
has grown quite enthusiastic over it
e. II. Hartman, the railroad mag
nate, Is behind an independent com.
pany which will operate factory to
build gasoline motor cars. There Is
a report that the factory may be built
In Kansas City and negotiations to
that end are said to be under way.
Orders have been prepared at the
navy department reconvening the
court martial at Mares Island navy
yard which tried Ensign Wade, engi.
neer officer of the Bennington at the
time of the explosion. the findings in
that case having been disapproved by
the secretary of the navy. The find.
ings will be sent back to California
for revision.
The Supreme Court OF the United
States granted the petition of the
state of Oregon for leave to file a bill
for an injunction against Secretary
Hitchcock in the matter of the own
ership of a large area of land in the
Klamath Indian reservation. The
state claims the lands under the
swamp law and asks the court to ad.
judicate the claim.
The Slovo, the conservative organ
which recently turned upon Count
White, delivers broadside not only |
the motives Of the premier |
in the present war against the Reds,
but openly attacking the records OF
members of the cabinet.
A serious blow has struck the |
export trade by Brazil, ac-
cording to advices received by ca
BILE from Petropolis, the diplomatic
suburb of Rio. This is to the effect
that an order has just been issued
putting in force the new tariff, which
bears with great severity upon i'm.
ports of American -four grains and
many other important commodities.
The postmaster general has re
moved D. p. Mexican as postmaster
1t Esbon, Jewell county, Kan. John
H. McCammon was appointed to fill
he vacancy. McCammons appoint
nent was made on recommendation
If Congressman Reeder. Walter N.
Iyngar was selected for the Office at
opolls, Crawford county, Kan, to
/, A. Hopkins, resigned. Jesse
4. Critics and John A. McGrath were
appointed rural mail carriers at Car
,ondale.
A grand jury drawn especially to
consider about 1000 cases Of alleged
election frauds was sworn In in the
supreme court in New York. This
ury was impaneled at the request
il States Attorney Mayer, who says
le has about 1000 election cases IN
which no arrests Lave yet been made
nd which he will pre1ent to this
ury.
Three Chinese implicated in the
ssination Of American missionaries at
.ienchau were executed IN the prem.
Sos Of the joint commission and many
theirs were punished.