The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-04-09
NEWS BOILED DOWN.

National Miilers association protests
against the Dingley tariff.
New sugar company formed in New
Jersey to wage war on the trust.
De Soto, Mo-, was deluged by the
rain. The loss is $25,
Kansas Live Stock Sanitary commits
sion adopts measures to exclude dis
eased cattle.
New York chamber of commerce OBJ
jects to the schedules of the Dinglev
bill.
New York journal and Advertiser
have consolidated.
Cambridge Springs, Pa, health
resort, was effaced by flames. Loss,
100000 and one killed.
The cyclone wrecked city of Chand-
Ter, Ok, is slowly recovering from the
calamity that has befallen it.
George Morris, former assistant
librarian of the Congressional library,
is in Jail charged with petty theft.
French cabinet will ask for 80, 900, 900
francs for naval expenditures.
Bismarck was complimented by the
emperor of Germany on the occasion
of his eighty-second birthday.
Chamber of deputies passed a meas
ure imposing tax on foreign ships
for each ton of freight and each head
of cattle and passenger landed.
Hailstones fell at Mountain Grove,
Mo, weighing 19 ounces.
A new sugar refining company in
corporated in New Jersey to fight the
trust.
Another titled foreigner has arrived
in Detroit to marry an heiress. He is
a Hungarian count.
The steamer City of Columbus sank
near Smiths Point on the Chattahoo-
chez river
Sergeant-at-Arms Tyler and Senator
James of the Kentucky Senate came to
blows over the senatorial election.
The storm and rain throughout Kan
sas, Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska
have been the most terrific ever known
at this season.
Mayor Foster of Bloomington, Ill
is on trial, charged with malfeasance
in office and conniving at the escape of
a noted thief from the city Jail.
Major Sir John Willoughby leader
of the jameson raid. released from
prison.
Rear Admiral Tirpitz succeeds Won
Hallman as secretary of the Germa
navy.
President Kruger of the Transvaal
severely reprimanded his grandson for
speaking i'll of Great Britain and the
queen.
Insurgents attacked a blockhouse
near Fort lzzedin, Crete, and the fort
and iron clads of the Powers responded
with shells.
EX-Congressman Converse of Ohio is
dead.
American baggage checking system
has been adopted in England.
American Tobacco Company has
abolished its factors agreement.
Fifteen hundred Chicago tanners are
on a strike for an eight hour day.
Two British ships, the Bankholme
and Lord Dufferin, given up as lost.
Receiver for the Order of Equity,
which recently assigned, applied for
at indianapolis.
Grant Monument Dedication day,
April 27 probably will be legal Holt
day in New York state.
Chinese West River, the important
waterway of the Celestial kingdom,
opened to commerce
Gothom police turned prisoner over
to supposed officers from Michigan,
who released him after robbing him of
1900.
Commander Reed, commander of the
ship upon which scurvy broke out, has
been arrested by the United States all
thorities
A Kansas City commission merchant
has cornered the onion market.
Oliver Optic. the famous story writer
for boys, is dead.
A. f. McRae has been appointed
postmaster ut Cowgirl, Mo.
Mr.. Spaulding of Michigan intro
duced a joint resolution providing for
the annexation of Hawaii.
Joseph Smith of Ohio has been Sc
lected by Secretary Sherman as di-
rector of the American Republics
bureau, in place of Clinton Kurdish.
The comptroller of the currency has
granite authority for the organization
of the Ozark National bank of Spring
field, Mo-; capital 500, 200.
Spain is seven months behind in pay
ing her troops.
The United Press, by it's president,
Charles A. Dana, filed an assignment.
Ona Melton, an American cores
pendent, is dying at Cabannas For
tress. Havana.
A British steamer arriving at Della
ware Breakwater had ten cases of
smallpox on board.
Governor Adams of Colorado has
signed the bill abolishing capital pun
ishment.
: The gunboat Helena had her official
speed tried and earned large bonus
for her builders.
DIR. Joseph J. Luiz, convicted of fl
clustering, has been sentenced to
eighteen months Imprisonment.
G. L. Crosby, Cuban correspondent
for the Chicago Record, was killed
while watching battle.
Wichita country will be opened
about May /. Discoveries of precious
metals will lead to great rush.