The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-01-29
LATE NEWS NOTES.

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An earthquake on Kisham island in
;hc Persian gulf caused the loss of
| $500 lives.
President Palma of the Cuban junta,
New York, will be satisfied with moth
ing short of Cuban independence.
Chicago board of trade has published
protest against the unfriendly action
OF France, Germany and Switzerland
toward American meat.
Three masked men held ND train
on the Southern railway near Berry
station, Ala, and obtained $50 from
the express safe. This is the second
robbery in a month at this place.
John Hullla, Joe Durham and Joe
P"uchu, three Ol1lahomans, secured di-
vorces before the Cherokee strip open
ing so their wives could get claims.
Then they lived together as before.
The Swift Packing company is put
ting 100000 into st. Joseph packing
house and stock yard property.
Countess Anna Gould Castellane has
given birth to son.
The Christian gang of outlaws are
operating about Eufaula.
Several hundred of General Sher-
mans books were sold in st. Louis for
$50.
Supreme court has entered decree
fixing the Iowa Missouri boundary
line.
Earl of Kimberly has been elected
leader of the Libersl party in the
House of Commons to succeed Rose
berry.
Trial Of Edward j. Ivory, alias Bell,
of New York, the dynamite suspect, is
on in London. Conviction is certain.
The Washington government is tax
ing strict precautions to prevent the
spread of the bubonic plague now de-
vastating Bombay.
The South Carolina law providing
for inspection of liquors brought into
the state has been declared unconsti-
tutional by the supreme court
Secretary Olney has notified Peru
that the $500, damage claim of Con-
sui V. II. McCord for an outrage com
United in 1885 must be settled without
delay.
Methodist ministers of Chicago are
at work on scheme for the collection
OF quantities of corn in the West for
shipment to the famine sufferers in
India.
John C. Mantel, an Oklahoma ranch
man, has disappeared because of the
arrival at his home from Moorehead,
KY, of wife No. 1, whom he had aban-
doned twenty years ago.
Hundreds of Oklahoma divorce de-
crees are to be cancelled soon for non
~
sueaked off and married again will be
subject to prosecution for bigamy
Sam Palatka, evidently lunatic
confesses that he alone caused the
Cahaba bridge wreck, which sent
the purpose of robbery, but got moth
ing.
The Democratic legislative caucus in
Delaware nominated Attorney Kenney
of Dover for senat n on the twenty j.
sixth ballot, and the Republicans nom
mated j. Edward Addicks of New
Castle.
Nomination of j. II. Keaton to sue
coed Justice Scott of the Supreme court
of Oklahoma will not be confirmed.
Five Democrats bolted the senatorial
nomination of David b. Hill in the New
York Democratic legislative caucus
because of his laying SO low in the
late campaign. Senator j. p Jones
got 35 out of 80 votes in the joint legis-
lative caucus at Carson, New.
Congressman Hubbard of Missouri,
in justification of his bill for. strin-
gent law against train robbers and
train wreckers, says that in 1896 there
were twenty-three holdups in which
twentythree trainmen or passengers
and four robbers were killed, and in
the past six years there have been 1873
holdups in which seventy-three men
were killed and fifty-eight wounded.
Secretary Francis says that no
charges have been filed against Indian
Agent Baldwin of Oklahoma.
The Senate committee on judiciary
has reported favorably the bill intro
duced by Senator Hill, fixing the term
of postmasters at four years.
A babe was horribly mutilated by
hog in pasture near Dallas, Texas.
1t is thought that Il, 900 men will go
to Alaska in the spring to prospect for
gold.
A Florida Judge decided that the
libel against the Three Friends is de-
fectlve.
Ex-Governor Altgeld says there is
no necessity for the State of Illinois
to borrow money.
A Minnesota murderer confesses,
saying he pushed his victim off NOV :
ing train at the instance of the muir
dered mans wife.
The New Mexico General Assembly
has effected complete compromise.
1t contains an equal number of Repub-
licans and Democrats.
Oklahoma newspapers that supported
Bryan have switched to Mckinley to
secure land office advertising patron
age.
A negro desperate was lynched in
Louisiana.
Two train wrecks occurred near
Wautauga, Texas. Four men were
seriously hurt.
Joseph c. Willard, proprietor of the
hotel of that name in Washington, is
dead.
But two Mongolians are left in st.
Joseph, Mo. A laundry license drove
them out.
Report of the Behring Sea commits