The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-10
CONDENSED NEWS.

The Carter court-martial will be
opened at Savannah, ia, January !,
by General Otis.
Secretary Gage decided that sugar
from The Netherlands is subject to q
discriminating duty.
D. X. Bruce of Mississippi has been
appointed register OF the treasury to
succeed Tillman.
1t is said that Mgr. Schroeders re-
tirement from the Catholic university
has been approved by the pope.
The government will qualify as u
bidder for the Kansas Pacific, unless
the Reorganization Committee makes
a satisfactory guarantee.
The NJ. S. U. Tigers cleared $500 for
the season.
The Sedalia Wooden Mills have been
compelled to close on account of the
scarcity of wool.
Four leading railroads running in
to Chicago have united the auditing
departments Of their offices.
w. Scott HINES, pardoned murder
er of Parkersburg, w. Va, has be-
come violently insane.
In street fight at Nashville, Ark,
w. w. Millwce shot and killed DR..
Smith and fatally wounded j. j.
Smith, brother of the dead man.
All were prominent citizens.
President Mckinley will be the ora
tor of the day at the Ohio Wesleyan
commenc yment exercises at Delaware,
Ohio, next June.
The Interstate Association of Live
Stock Sanitary boards has asked the
Agricultural department 20 move the
southern fever quaraH tine line far
Their north.
General Otis Will preside at the
court-martial to try Captain O. Nj Car
ter for fraud in connection with gov
ernluent work at Savannah, Ga.
w. D. Chipley of Florida, who was
candidate recently for United States
Senator, died ia Washington.
The North Atlantic squadron will
spend the winter in the Gulf of Mex
leo, with Key West as headquarters
The naval board estimates that the
construction of a government armor
plant will cost about SO, 75O, 900.
Statistician Hyde says that the sys-
tenn of crop reporting is very crude.
He makes several recommendations
Consul Smith at Victoria says that
Canada will try to force Klondikers,
by tariff duties, to buy their supplies
in that country.
Mr. Mckinley was offended by his
pastors Thanksgiving sermon and
probably will not attend the Metro
politan Methodist church often.
Assistant Postmaster General Heath
has made it an offensc punishable by
dismissal for a letter carrier to work
more than eight hours day.
An explosion OF fire damp in Bava-
rian mine killed IS and injured a.
men.
Minister to Turkey Angel! is push
ing American claims for indemnity
for the pillaging of American mis-
sions.
A$i1,OOO,O no coal combine is pro-
posed at Pittsburg, Pa.
Kentucky distilIers are planning to
limit whisky production.
Seth Low is out for Republican nom
ination for governor of New York.
Justice Field just retired, served
forty-four years on the supreme bench.
The F. O. Sawyer Il Co. paper fac
tory in St Louis burned Loss, $780,
coo.
The Z. j. Lobdeli bicycle rim factory
at Marietta, O.. burned. Loss, 5000
Detroit chamber of commerce build
ing sold at auction Tor S429, ESQ, half
its value.
An eX- policeman of Montevideo at
tempted to assassinatc President
Cuestas.
The cruiser Amphion is supposed to
have found $1,000, OOO on Cocos island.
Olneyville, r. l., mills have yolun-
tarily advanced wages 20 per cent to
the 1891 scale.
President Cuestas Of Uruguay made
reelection certain by cXi!ing his prin-
cipal opponent
Sibyl Sanderson, the opera singer,
has been married to Antonio Terry, a
millionaire sugar planter
The estate of John e Liggett, the
st Louis toGacconist, is valued at
S. 800, 900. His widow is cXecutriX.
Ex-President Spalding of the Globe
Savings bank, Chicago, gets an indie
terminate prison sentence.
Major Woodson, agent of the Chey-
enne and Arapahoe Indians, says the
Indian mother-in.law is bad egg.
EX-Superintendent Mallaleu of the
state reform school at Kcar-
ney is short Sc, 600 in his accounts.
The comparative statement of the
government receipts and expenditures
for November shows 4 deficit of
SIS, O92, 4S3.
Martin Thorn was convicted OF MUIR
der in the first degree in killing Will
lam Guldensuppe. his predecessor IN
the affections of Mrs. Augusta Mack,
at Woodside, L. l. on June 25.
Ex-Congressman L. NJ Woomer is