The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-10-28
NEWS IN BRIEF.

France"
Constantinople. emperor and
empress of Germany, with the sultan,
reviewed Is, 900 Turkish troops from
window of the Yildiz Kiosk After
the review the sultan escorted the
empress to luncheon, taking her on his
arm. An immense crowd of Turks
surrounded the palace and cheered
until Emperor William appeared upon
the balcony.
Manila. insurgents are enforc-
ing an import duty of $25 ton upon
hemp from southern ports brought to
Manila They are also enforcing
per cent tonnage on steamers and 20
per cent upon freights.
Washington. In their effort to meet
German competition, the fabric man
ufacturers of Roubaix, France, have
developed new weaving machine,
which in speed surpasses the new
Northrop machine of American inven-
tion, and permits the use of ordinary
material.
Washington. general conven-
ton of the Episcopal church adopted
report recommending conference with
the Church of England before entering
on Independent work in Hawaii, the
two churches doing joint work there
now under agreement. Provision was
made for the commission to start
work in Cuba and Porto Rico very
early
GAINESVILLE, Mich. Three young men,
Frank Evans, John Heating and Chas.
Heating, were drowned in Sand Lake.
They were farmers sons and had been
out fishing.
Shelbina, MOI. 1. Cbeuvront, who
has disappeared, is said to be heavily
indebted to the Shelbyville bank, the
Clarence bank and two private indi-
viduals Cheuvront is of rudy COM
plexion, black hair and mustache.
Toronto Eliza Burrill, wife of a
well-to-do mechanic, became demented
and strangled her three children,
Ethel, aged 8, Stanley, aged 8, and
Harold aged / 1 years. The husband
of the woman found all of them on
their mothers bed dead when he came
home from work.
Boston. 1T is reported to the shoe
and leather exchange that the Boston
Rubber Shoe company has been alb
sorbed by the United States Rubber
company and that Mr.. Converse, its
president, will become a director in the
new corporation. The purchase price
| is said to be 81, 900, 900 cash and 81, 1884,
GOO in preferred stock paying 8 per
cent dividend and SO, 490,7o0 common,
a total of So, 623, 800.
Guthrie, Ok.-Dora Cox, the noto-
rious girl horse thief, was given her
liberty at Tecumseh, and at once left
for the Indian Territory. The sheriff
there liberated her after holding her
two weeks and hearing nothing from
the authorities of the counties in
which she had broken Jail. Nobody
seems to want Dora and she is turned
out in the cold world TO rustic for her.
self.
Westinghouse statement prepared
at the general land Office shows that at
the present time there are $40, 1868, 274
acres Of unappropriated and unreserved
public land in the United States, ex-
elusive of Alaska. Of this area 5t6,.
$40, $50 acres, or more than "a per cent,
o,,a in tho fhirfnan cn.oa11n1 hacaT.t
land states and territories.
CHICAGO, Oct. 22.-Writs of tempo
rary injunction were served to-day on
thirty-one railroad ticket brokers.
The petitions upon which the injunc-
lions were granted set forth alleged
fraudulent dealings of the brokers in
one fare round trip tickets. Seven Of
the trunk line railroads petitioned for
the injunction.
QUERETARo, Mexico, Oct. 23.-The
bishop of Queretaro has issued cir
cular to the clergy under his juris.
diction, prohibiting the employment
of women singers in the execution OF
sacred music in religious ceremonies,
the use of pianos in churches, the ex.
temporizing of music on the organ,
and, finally, the playing of any kind
of worldly music calculated to divert
the mind from devotions.
Los ANGELES, CAL, Oct 90 = Will
Corbett, Sam Jeffreys and John Will
frey, the Oldest of whom is -, Sc
cused supply of provisions a
pony, revolvers and ammunitio q
and started out to be trough riders.
Jeffreys returned to San Demanding
early this morning, stating that Cor
bett and Wilfrey had been shot while
practicing with the revolvers. A res
cuing party brought the boys back,
one shot through the chest, the other
through the left hip
GENEVA, N. Y, Oct. 22.-Dr. Will
lam R. Brooks. director of the Smith
observatory, discovered a new planet
last night. Its position is right ascen.
sion, fourteen hours, thirty-three min.
utes, declination north 60 degrees, 90
minutes. The comets motion is south.
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