The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-07-30
CONDENSED NEWS.


The Alaska Mining Co., capital
100000, has been organized at Joplin.
James r. Keene has made 81 900, 900
in sugar stock speculation in the past
few days.
A banker at Centralia, Kan, sent $40
for the striking miners, being the first
contribution.
Peter Havermans, the oldest priest
in the United States, is dead at Troy,
n. Y, aged 90.
A Tom the pepper was caught at
Coney Island, duclled and compelled
to run the gauntlet
Eph Bringlcy was lynched at Madi-
sonville, KY, on general principles,
because he was worthless
Mrs Thomas Turner, Republican,
succeeds her Democratic husband in
the Macon, Mo-, postoffice.
monetary commission, with a
500, 900 appropriation is proposed by
Congressman Stone of Pcnnsy rania.
Dawson, Alaska, the Mecca of the
gold seekers, is named after the late
Judge LATE Dawson of Maryville Mo.
A cloudburst in the Youngstown
valley, in Ohio, did much damage.
Henry Meyers, u tailor, was killed by
lightning
Many of the best diamond dealers
in New York have been forced to re-
tire by the smugglers capturing all
their trade.
W, J. Arllell of Leslies Weekly,
New York, claims the Klondyke gold
fields by right of discovery, having
organized an expedition in 1890,
headed by E. j. Glave.
The statue of John A. Logan was
unveiled in Chicago. George f. Peck
was the orator CT the day. Governor
Tanner was Kissed in the parade
Logan's grandson pulled the curtains.
Levi Barnhardt, aged ., drank I've
from wood ashes near Stroud, Okla,
and died in Kansas City from the re-
sultant operation for ulcers in his
throat The child's father sold his
farm in his frutles endeavor to save
his baby's life.
Chicago is running short of coal.
Ada, MINI, reports the worst floods
in its history.
Albert Aernman, Wholesale notion
dealer. St. Louis, failed.
President E. b. Andrews of Brown
university has resigned.
Kid Mccoy knocked out Dick Moore
in three sounds at Buffalo, n. y.
Twenty-six dead babies were found
in Catholic church tower at Seville,
Spain.
! A second raid has been made within
week on the O. NJ. H. club joint at
Lawrence, Kan
State boarl of pardons refused a
pardon to G. w. Rogers the Harvey
county, Kansas, record burner.
A enatorial committee whitewashed
Senator Smith CT New Jersey on the
sugar stock speculation matter and
declared the reporters merely wrote
random guesses
c. r. Mahin deserted his family at
Davenport, Iowa, and eloped with a
married woman after robbing his en-
ployers.
The sudden death of Claus Behrens
at Davenport, Iowa, has led to the
sensational discovery that he was
poisoned, and probably by his wife.
owing to her infatuation for Henry
Bendt
The officials composing the State
Board of Arkansas, to build, equip and
operate state railroads. have issued
notice to the people Of that state that
they are ready to begin business as
soon as the people express their
wishes, accompanied by cash guaran-
tee of good faith.
The Vinita National bank of Vinita,
l. T., was authorized to begin bust
ness; capital, $4,000
The Missouri school book commits
sion thinks that there should be 20
per cent reduction in prices.
Twenty prisoners in the Kings coun-
ty penitentiary have become insane
fl ON enforced idleness since the anti
convict labor law went into effect,
January |.
1t is said that the Carnegie armor
plant is likely to be sold to the Rus
sian government, and that the com
pany is now considering proposition
for its sale. -
An interurban train on the Frisco
road between Joplin and Galena, Mo-,
was ditched. The engineer, AL
Bridgewell, lost an arm, and several
of the passengers were slightly in
jured.
Thirty-siX lizards were removed
from the stomach of Morris Collins at
Philadelphia. Collins had suffered
from an illness the physicians could
not understand for the past five years.
Representative Coopey of the Soda
liza district has introduced in Congress
a resolution looking to an investiga-
ton of the affairs of the receivership
of the First National bank of Soda
liza, Mo.
Joseph r. Dunlop, who is serving
term in the Illinois penitenti ary for
sending obscene literature-the Chi
.apo DISPATCH, of which he was pub