The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-31
CONDENSED NEWS.

Jimmy Barry, the American prize
fighter, was released finally from the
charge of mansaughter, due to the
death of young Croot.
Three hundred of SPANS warmest
adherents in Cuba acknowledge that
anneXa ton by the United States is
the only hope for the island.
Details of the Canto River fight in
Cuba show that it was a splendid VIC
tory for the Cubans, who drove back
Pando killed over 200 and captured
1000 men.
The President has no intention of
reconsidering his nomination OF
Charles Page Bryan as minister to
China
Assistant Secretary Ryan says that
the government is prepared for trouble
in the Indian territory, but does not
expect any.
Opposition to Judge Paxson as Col
onel Morrisons successor is so strong
that the president is expected to APP
point Western man
Attorney General Boyle and State
Superintendent StryiSer of Kansas
have decided to sell all of the unused
school houses in Western Kansas.
Persons residing in fortytwo states
and territories have written Rev. e.
A. Powell, Offering Il home to little
Mae Carr, whose father was hanged at
Liberty, Mo,
Because he had been Tilted by
Metchie Wullf, aged 16, Charles
Schmidt, of Davenport, Iowa, blew out
his brains. lie was II years Old.
The lioness Venus" at the Chicago
400" escaped from her cage and
killed horse, dot" known as the
smallest one in the world.
representative King of Utah will
spend the two weeks congressional
vacation in Cuba.
Chairman Dn ives in his reports to-
the Indian committees urges that In
dian Territory be made state.
1t is probable that the Hawley bin,
providing for two more artillery regi-
ments, will pass both houses.
For the first time in ten years re-
tircment of national bank notes
reached 100000 the first twenty
days of December
Girl bull fighters are the latest sem
sation in Havana.
Another strike Of coal miners, is
feared in Pennsylvania.
Cuban officers are unanimous in OPP
position to autonomy.
DR.. Zertucha, the Cuban traitor. has
been appointed mayor of Rejucal.
Kid Mccoy now wants to fight Fitz'
simmons, Choynslli, or any of them.
John Hogan cut his throat with a
dust pan in the county asylum at Chi
cago.
A company has been incorporated in
New York to aid INDECENT Jews in Pal
estine.
Indians are plotting to burn all
court houses and towns in the Indian
Territory.
The American Missionary Associa-
tion in its fifty-frst annual report
states it is out of funds.
Philip Z. Lemon, u constable and
ex-mayor of Mulhall Okla, is accused
Of burglary
Manchester, N H., cotton mills have
made ten per cent cut in wages of
1000 operatives
Lewis Leland, one of the Leland
family of famous hotel men, is dead in
New York, aged 65.
Boxes of celluloid combs exploded
in New York elevated railway car,
doing much damage.
Arnold C. Luetgert, son of the Chi
cago sausage maker accused of wife
murder, is confessed forger.
T. c. Beatty, ex-suprcme secretary
of the A. p A., is serving a term in
the Pennsylvania penitentiary
Rev. ]. L. Wolfe, of Chelsea, L L.
threatens to expose the secret work of
the Masons and Odd Fellows.
John Mccoy, ex-bank burglar, was
fatally injured in quarrel by John
McGinnis, Bowery lodging house
keeper in New York.
The first eighteen days in December
100, 9O3 money orders, aggregating
81, $50, s36, were sent from New York
to Europe as Christmas presents.
A colored boy named Becker forged
a 81. 50 check at Princeton, Ind, and
when discovered fatally shot Marshal
Murphy of Patollar, who pursued him.
John McKune, in jail at st. Joseph,
Mo-, charged with murder, killed him
self
]. Pierpont Morgan will use the Sus-
quehana & Western railroad as a re-
taller of coal, freezing out hundreds
of dealers.
Rev. DR.. Tyrrell of St Louis invites
editors to occupy his pulpit for point
ing out evils and suggesting remedies.
Six carloads of rabbits, As, 91s in
number, have been shipped from Nc
'Pherson, Kan, during the first three
weeks of December.
The interior department has warned
the officials to watch ''sooners' with
designs on the Wichita and other res
ervations.