The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-31
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The next national convention of the
American Federation of Labor will be
held in Kansas City. Samuel Gompers
was reelected president
Cyrus A. Brown, formerly OF Sa-
betha, Kan, has been convicted Of
murder in the first degree at Muskogee,
Ind. Ter, and sentenced to death.
Japanese Minister Hoshi at Wash
ington says that Japan has no designs
upon Hawaii, but is interested only in
upholding the already acquired rights
of its subjects there.
At bull fight at Gauadalajara
Mexico, the ball leaped into the bar
rier surrounding the ring and charged
the spectators. Three persons were
gored to death and nine Injured.
The President has signed the bill
appropriating S900,00) for the relief
of the Klondi1e miners. Captain
David L. Brainerd will have charge
of the expedition.
Mrs. May Prescott, an adventures,
is under arrest at st Joseph, charged
with matchmaking Assistant Cashier
Andriano, Of the Merchants bank
out of $3.50.
Congressman Cooney hopes to OBJ
tain fall information on the Sedali1
First National bank failure soon after
the holidays.
The Northwestern overland limited
jumped the track near Vail, Iowa.
Seven cars left the track and werc
overturned. Nineteen passengers
were considerably injured but none
fatally. A mail sack striking a.
switch standard was the cause.
Willis Deering, night Waterman
at De Soto, Mo, was shot and Instant
" killed by Ross Martin, who was
under the influence of liquor
Governor Stephens has appointed
thirty-seven representation business
m1n of the state as members of tho
Missouri TransmissisSippi and Inter-
rational Exposition Commission, to
arrange for an exhibit Of the states
productions at Omaha.
Lester Perry and David Martin, both
of Kansas, have been appointed APP
praisers OF the Fort Wallace aband-
oned military reservation in Kansas,
at 81 per day each.
This years wine crop along tho
Rhine in Germany will be only about
one.half or ono-third as large as usual,
but the quality is better than expect
ed early in the fall.
Chicago is to have an underground
system of pneumatic tubes through
which packages of every description
can be shot to any part of the city.
Laying the tubes will begin immedi-
ately.
Eugene Rutfy is the new president
of Switzerland
Alphonse Daudet, famous French
author, is dead.
Mrs Lease has written o letter an
nouncinG her candidacy for Congress
against Jerry Simpson in the Populist
convention.
The nomination Of Charles Page
Bryan to be minister to China may be
held up, il view of the serious situa-
ton in that country now.
A mineral spring has been discov-
cred at Chattanooga, Tenn. The
water is said to contain the same
properties as the famous springs of
France and Germany and there are
OILY one or two like it in the United
States
Kid Mccoy whipped Dan Creedon in
fifteen rounds at the Puritan Athleti
club in Long Island City.
Editor james O. Donneil Of jackson.
Mich, expects TO run for governor OF
Michigan against Pingree.
Bud Beard, negro boy of IA, was
hanged at Carrollton, Ala, for out
raging an s-year-old white girl
Webster Davis has decided that
there shall be no limit to the time in
which a widow may complete her APP
peal for pension.
Banker j. II. Bacon of Salt Lake
City was given seven years for making
false reports TO the comptroller OF the
currency.
Watts, the king of The Cherokee in
truders, and his 800 clients were shut
out of Cherokee citizenship by Judge
Springer.
Two masked men attacked Farmer
Patterson at Clinton, Ark, while at
supper, killing him and wounding his
son and daughter-in-law
A state home for old ladies will DO
established in Mexico, Mo, by tha
Kings Daughters.
Ex- Senator John b. Henderson OF
Missouri, has been chosen as a new
member of The Indianapolis monetary
convent ion's executive committee.
1t is proposed TO amend the natural
ization laws on an educational basis,
The Spanish press violently objects
to the presence of American warships
in the Gulf of Mexico
Charles L. Childs, eX-member OF
Congress- from Illinois, died in the
Pittsburg, Pa, poor house.
Campbells DIsclaIm Relationship.
PITTsBURG, Pa, Dec. 23.-The imme-
date descendants of Alex Campbell,
founder of the Disciples church, who