The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-03-19
NEWS IN BRIEF.

lot lurRe cobJOn acreage JnlS year.
Ex- Vice President Adlai Stevenson
and wife reached their old home,
Bloomington, ILL.,, and were royalty
welcomed.
A mother and her two daughters are
drowned near Corsicana, Tex, while
bravely endeavoring to rescue the
third daughter from the Brazos river.
Cyclers of Minnesota and the two
Dakotas propose to form Northwest
Bicycle league and secede from the l..
A. w.
Miss Gertie Tressler, in a somnolent
vision. saw the location of buried
treasure at Knoxville, Iowa, and next
morning went out and dug up 5000 in
gold.
w. L. Caldwell. railway stenog-
rapher wanted at Wichita, Kan, has
been arrested ut Lincoln, Neb.
Ex-Governor Lewelling of Kansas
says that he doesn't care how much
his enemies roast him in the Legisla-
lure, he won't quit his job.
Alonzo Walling and Scott Jackson,
the condemned murderers of Pearl
Bryan, are i'll.
European stock markets are unset
tied by war rumorS.
Irreverent Kansas legislators pro-
pose humorous amendments to Repre-
sentative Walters measure enacting
the Ten Commandments into laws
Two Indiana children, while stand
ing on trestle viewing the food,
were knocked off into the water by a
train and instantly killed.
Near Birmingham, Ala, freight
trains collided at crossing. One en-
gineer was killed.
The statement that the Senate will
refuse to seat senators appointed by
governors is reiterated.
Peter Jackson is boxing in England
with Bill Slavin, and is anxious to
fight Corbett again.
L. Il. Crittenden, consul general to
Mexico. has resigned.
Ex-King Tamasese is again making
trouble in Samoa.
David L. Foutz, the famous baseball
player, is dead at Baltimore.
District Attorney Barnes says Dur
rant will be hung inside of four
months.
The powers have chosen w. L.
Chambers of Alabama as chief Justice
of Samoa to succeed Mr. Ide of Ver-
mont
Cleveland's pocket vetoes will entail
great inconvenience unless the extra
session of Congress makes appropria-
tons.
The Katy railroad is to build car
shops at Sedalia, the city donating the
necessary site and giving 100000 in
cash.
Union elevator No. at Peoria, Ill,
the property of the Burlington, burned
with about one million bushels of
grain; loss nearly $500, 000
The Senate confirmed the new cab
met although the silver men made
mild opposition to Gage and Bliss be-
cause the former was a banker and
the latter was not IL lawyer. Out of
compliment to Sherman his nomina-
ton was confirmed in open session
without reference to a committee.
Star Pointer was sold for SIS, 900 at
the Madison Square Garden New
York, sale, to j. A. Murphy of Chicago.
Congressman Newlands says the sill
veritcs like Mckinley and will not
hinder his proposed tariff legislation.
The Methodist conference at Man
haitian, Kan, Bishop McCabe presid-
ing, voted 81 to 3 to admit women
delegates.
Charitable organizations of st, Jo-
seph, Mo, have decided to extend the
Piugree system for the use of vacant
lots during the coming season.
BY an explosion in mine A of the
Kansas and Texas coal company at
Huntington, Ark, thirty-tive men
We're burned. Bud Hanley is dead.
John Hay has rented house in Lon
don. lie is expected to succeed Bay
ard at Easter,
A FOOT pad attempted to sandbag
New York man, and failing fled. He
was captured and died before reach
ing the police station.
Many of Clevelands nominees failed
of confirmation, and the offices are at
the disposal of Mckinley.
A delegation of Missourians, headed
by Richard C. Kerens, called upon the
President.
EX-Quecn Lilioukalani sent note
to the White house. asking for an au
dience with the President.
The provision opening the Uncom-
paghre reservation was part of the
Indian appropriation bill, which failed
President Mckinley has issued
notwithstanding Congress- together
in extra session March Is.
General b. NJ. Prentiss will be APP
pointed postmaster at Bethany, Mo-,
when the present incumbent's COM
mission expires.
Floods near Newton, ILL.,, washed
away bridges and drowned much
stock.
Two negro murderers were tried at
Mayfeld, KY, and given life SEN
fences
1t is probable that no wine will be
served at the White house during this
administration. ...-. So.
President johnson and two members
of the Oklahoma Senate resigned, say
ing that the body was no place for
honest men.
Six persons were killed and score
or more injured, ten of them severely,
Inv tho ax-,1lOciOn of rms in n tthtvav n