The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-03

Receiver Anderson told Attorney
General MbKenna that the Kansas
Pacific was not worth more than $l2,.
900, 900.
Assistant Postmaster General Heath
hopes that Congress will encourage
rural free delivery in q substantial
manner
There isno immediate prospect of a
reciprocity agreement between the
United States and France.
DR.. Guiteras reports that he found
yellow fever in nine states. There
were 4, 10 cases and asa deaths.
While farmers attending revival
in Nebraska were listening to SER
mon on horse thieves, gang of the
latter stole sixteen fine horses that
were hEtched outside.
Officers destroyed in Scott county,
Ark, four stills and 1000 gallons of
liquor. They returned with thirteen
prisoners.
Rev. Bernard Joseph Merge of Gin
cinnati died while on his, knees pray
ing at his home.
A gamblers syndicate is. preparing
to secure about $500, 900 in Kloudike
gold this year without digging for it.
Soudanese troops revolted One
hundred of them and fifty British soil
diers were killed and wounded in the
battle which followed. The tribes
men were su6dued.
The contents of an artillery wagon
exploded in the City of Mexico, four
men being killed and eight injured.
Mr.. Bryan says that he expects. to
remain in politics all his life
The government has abandoned the
attempt to make soldiers of Indians
Legrand Larow of Lamar, Mo-, re-.
joices in beard seven feet in length
The C@ur d'Alene country is flooded
for the second time in its history.
Bank robbers failed in an effort to
loot the Breckenridge, Mo-, savings
bank.
The leading racing men of the coun-
try have decided to boycott the Cali
fornia Jockey clubs tracks.
Eleven buildings, were burned in
Kansas City, Kan, and four badly
damaged. Loss, $2j, 600
Miss Edna Whitney, the Chillicothe
Labor Queen" will soon move to
Kansas City and study for the stage.
George Tubb, one of Durant's law
yers, has been missing since last June,
and foul play is feared.
The conductor and gripman of
Kansas City cable car were badly
wounded by a highwaymen who at
tempted to rob the conductor
A popular subscription is soon to be
taken up for the widow of Henry
George.
Major j. K Hudson has joined the
opposition against Leland in Kansas,
and has given out q fiery interview
against Republican bosslsm.
The officers of the O. NJ. b. lodge,
Lawrence. Kan, have been convicted
of selling liquor and maintaining
nuisance.
William jacobson, n teacher in the
Indian school at Carlisle, Pa, has
eloped with Julia Billiard, quarter
bred Sioux girl
John Finlayson, father of Margaret
Mathes, the actress, has been sent to
the Detroit poor house because of ex-
IRENE poverty. He does not wish any
assistance from his daughter.
Senior Cuestas, president ad interim
of Uruguay, has established himself
as dictator and declared martial law.
His opponent for the presidency is a
prisoner in his own home.
Van Martin, prominent attorney,
committed suicide in the Saltwater,
Okla, Jail, by taking morphine lie
was charged with embezzlement and
forgery.
The government is preparing its
case against the Central Pacific, to be
pressed in case of default.
Governor Stephens has offered re-
ward of 5000 for the arrest and con-
viction of the unknown men who
assaulted Mrs. Jacob Resi-, in Barton
county, Mo.
Rev. ]. Ross Stevenson, formerly
pastor of the Broadway Presby tel ian
church of Sed ALA, Mo. has been called
to Detroit, Mich, at salary of S., 900
a year.
The citizens of Sedalia, Mo-, are
alarmed at the scarcity of their water
supply, there not being enough water
in the stand pipes to fight q fire.
George A. Durham, the convicted
Rldermanic boodler of Minneapolis,
Mimi, was sentenced to six and half
years in the penitentiary.
William Lockridge, whose sentence
TO five years in the penitentiary for
robbin5 the bank of Savannah, Mo-,
was re'sntly confirmed by the Supreme
court has disappeared and cannot bo
found He was out on 5000 bond