The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-12-02
NEWS IN BRIEF.

San Francisco. George Lavfgno
gained the decision over Tom Tracey
at the end of twenty-roun6 fight at
l42 pounds or under.
ST. Louis. Henry Bosch, city regis
ter, was indicted on four counts by the
grand jury, charged with fraudulently
manipulating the city pay rolls and &C
cepting brides.
Washington The annual report of
Paymaster General Il. H. Stanton of
the army shows an expenditure of
S23, 400, 500, an increase of S., 326, 804
compared with last year.
San Francisco police stopped
the fight between Smith and Joe Bell,
lightweights, in the third round, to
avoid possible injury to contestants.
The contest had developed into a slug
ging match. 1t was declared a draw.
Fergus Falls, Minn.-The grand jury
returned indictments against the six
men arrested at Moorhead for holding
up the Great Northern train at Car
Isle two weeks ago. They are also in
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at Battle Lake, three weeks ago.
Newcastle-on-Tyne, England. In a
twenty-round contest here for purse
of 81, 500 between Frank M. Craig, the
Harlem Coffee Cooler, and George
Crisp of Newcastle, Craig won in the
fifteenth round, In the betting Craig
was the favorite at 2 to 1.
Jefferson City,, Mo.-In the Cole
county circuit court Judge Shacl1le-
ford sustained a demurrer to the in
dictment against John H. Flanagan,
charged with attempting. to bride in
connection with the civic federation
school bill adopted by the last general
assembly.
ngton.-According to Consul
General Gowdy, at Paris, there are no
laws or regulations which prohibit the
importation of live hogs into France
from the United States, but the impor-
tation of live cattle, such as cows,
bulls, or steers, from the latter coun-
try is absolutely prohibited.
Little Rock, Ark. In North Little
Rock M. b.. Lane; section foreman,
while in a drunken frenzy, emptied
both barrels of gun loaded with
buckshot into his wife's face, killing
her instantly. The womans son, V.
Fl. Wright, seized the gun and broke
it over the murderers head crushing
the skull.
indianapolis, Ind The executive
boards of the State Brewers associa-
ton af Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Mich
igan, Wisconsin and Kentucky met at
the Bates house for the purpose of TAX
ing concerted action toward securing
from congress the repeal of the war
tax of 81 a barrel on beer.
Muskegon, Mich. General Andrew
T. McReynolds, who was the first and
only person commissioned by Presi-
dent Lincoln ..irect to raise regiment
during the rebellion, died Friday,
aged Of. Deceased served during the
Mexican war and was promoted to be
major for gallantry.
Washington. - President Samuel
Gompers, of the American Federation
of Labor, has addressed letter to
President Mckinley, at the request of
the latter, containing suggestions as to
legislation in the interest of labor,
which,, he believes, the President
ought to discuss in his Forthcoming
annual message to Congress.
Rome.-The government is alarmed
at the receipt of reports that Emperor
Menelik, of Abyssinia, is advancing
on Boru Mieda with 100, 900 armed men
with rifles and a numerous train of
artillery. 1t is believed that the OBJ
iective of the Negus is the Bahr-el-
Ghazel basin, and he will attempt to-
force definite boundary settlement.
Paris.-The president of the muni-
cipal council of Paris has informed
Nine. Sarah Bernhardt that the coun-
ell has accepted her recent offer to
take lease of the Theatre Des Ma
cions, built on the site of the old
Opera Comique. In her proposition,
Nine. Bernhardt promised to give her
entire time to the theater and to play
the priacipal roles herself.
New York. The sailors and marines
of the battleship Texas, to the number
of several hundred, held their annual
ball at the Lenox lyceum. Captain
Sigsbee of the Texas and Miss Sigsbee
led the grand march, in which 400 cou-
pies participated. Captain Sigsbee
was vociferously cheered during the
march. There were many noted char
acters present, but perhaps the most
popular ones were Sailors Deignan,
Clausen and Philips, who sailed with
Hobson on the Merrimac