The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-06-11
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The Illinois senate killed the racing
and pool selling bill.
The Texas legislature has not yet
accomplished anything during its ex-
ira session.
Amelle Rives princess Trou betskoy)
Is patient in private sanitarium in
Philadeidhia.
President Mckinley made two
minutes speech to the American Med
zeal association in session in Philadel-
phia.
Charles A. Seschau, receiving teller
OF the German American National
bank of St Paul, is charged with
stealing $1,000
The Illinois Senate committee that
investigated the Globe Savings bank
failure in Chicago severely arraigus
Ex-Governor Altgeld for his connection
with the bank.
Briggs Campbell was shot and
fatally wounded at Cattlettsburg, Ky.
by Will Overstreet, with whom he had
quarreled over a woman. Both are
prominent young men.
The New York Reform ClIb has be-
gun systematic campaign against the
Dingley- Aldrich bill
A fight is in progress to prevent the
confirmation of Mr.. Van Mater as
postmaster at Warrensburg.
Brigadier General Miner has filed
application for retirement Colonel
Merriam will succeed to his rank.
Charges against M. II. McCord, APP
pointed governor of Arizona, were pre-
sented to the Senate committee on ter
ritories.
Senator Tillman moved to take his
sugar investigation resolution from
committee, but withdrew his motion
upon a promise that the resolution
would be reported.
EXSecretary Carlisle has opened n
law office in New York city.
California masked robbers by bold
midnight holdup secured $50, 600
A father, mother and three children
were killed by a train at Alma, H.
Another child is dying.
DR.. John d. Vincil was elected pres
ident of the board of curators of the
A camera that will photograph an
approaching vessel ten miles below
the horizon has been invented for use
in war.
The Spanish cabinet has resigned
The Michigan peach crop is failure.
Whitelaw Reid is said to be slated
for minister to Spain.
General Daniel Ruggles is dead at
Fredericksburg, Va.
Turkey has withdrawn it's objections
to Angel as United States minister.
English bimetallists think prospects
for international coinage were never
more favorable
Kentucky Democrats in state con-
vention reaffirmed the Chicago plat
form and indorsed Bryan.
]. w. Roberts, with his wife and
two children, were killed at railroad
crossing at Alma, III.
George Gould and family will spend
the summer in England and may take
up their residence there.
Republicans will attempt to pass a
currency reform measure after the
tariff bill is disposed of in Congress.
South Dakota produced 235, Alb fine
ounces of gold last year, being the
third state.
Senator Frye says that the United
States will protect Hawaii against
Japan or any other power.
Stanley, che Cheyenne Indian who
murdered sheep herder, mas been
delivered to the civil authorities.
The prompt action of the warden
alone prevented a revolt of 800 con-
victs at Folsom prison, Sacramento.
Cal
A Baltimore letter carrier, demented
by the death of his wife, killed three
of his children and fatally shot him
self.
The public debt May 30, less cash in
the treasury, was 1895, 6s4, O53.
Judge Bradley released John E,
Searles. He ruled that the Senate
was prying unwarrantably
into the private affairs of the sugar
trust.
1t is understood that President Nc
Kinley has decided upon Ellis Fl. Rob-
erts of New York for United States
treasurer.
Galtee More won the Derby race,
the only Irish horse that ever won it.
Lord Rosebery's Velasouez, second.
The Pennsylvania railroad has issued
an order that in future dogs will be ,
carried as passengers baggage.
Postmaster Buchanan of Gage, OR
lahoma, was killed by being knocked
off freight car by the engine suddenly
backing up.
The biennial encampment of Modern
Woodmen was held at Dubuque,
Iowa. The order has 240, 900 men,
bers and its annual disbursements
average 81, 1877 Ill for the past two
years Kansas City was chosen as the
next place of meeting and headquar-
ters were removed to Rock Island.
The old officers were nearly all re-
elected.
The Austrian diet was adjourned by
the emperor because of rioting in the
lower house by the German party,
who were enraged at the govern
ment's order authorizing the official
use of the Czech language in bohemia.
The International Commercial con-
yress was opened at Philadelphia by
President Mckinley who said that
with the passage of the tariff bill will