The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-02-10
N EWS NOTES.

|
executive is understood to be contem-
plating such action.
The big Buffalo group of mining
claims in Idaho was sold for $3.50, 900.
An Eastern syndicate is figuring on
consolidating the Columbia river sal
mon canneries.
Tilden Dawson, the first American
soldier to fall before Santiago, will be
buried at Nevada, Mo.
The American Potteries company
was organized in New York with n
capital of $40, O0O,0 r0.
Archbishop Ireland was received by
the pope. He will remain in Rome
about two months.
The transport Grant with General
Lawton and a regiment and battalion
of another aboard is coaling at Glib
raltar.
Rios has cabled from Manila to Mad
rid that the Filipinos on the Island of
Negroes have released the Spanish
prisoners held there.
A prominent university member in
Paris says that justice in the Dreyfus
ease is impossible. 1t is matter of
sentiment with the French
Erterhazy received warning from
the police of Paris to depart after he
had given his testimony in the Drcy-
fus case, being notified that criminal
proceedings would be resumed within
ho,,ro Ho 1aft
A whistling well is reported from
point fifty miles south of Perry, Ok.
W. II. Mitchell, a wealthy stock
man, was found frozen to death near
Jolly, Texas.
Canadian officials made the trip with
mail from Dawson City to Skaguay in
nine days.
George Plummer, who bought a
hotel and an eating house with worth
less checks and gave free dinners, was
adjudged insane at Sedalia
President Alonzo of Bolivia and his
troops are retreating from La Paz,
pursued by the insurgents.
The Filipinos declare that American
soldiers at Manila shoot down natives
with impunity, Us they are not pun
ished.
1t is reported from London that the
Filipinos will take news of the ratifica-
ton of the treaty by the United States
Senate as signal for inaugurating
war.
Six persons in the Fort Smith, Ark,
Jail overpowered the jailer and es
capped
Louis A. Lambert, president of the
Bank of Grand Avenue, Kansas City,
is dead He was conspicuous in the
civil war on the federal side.
John Coger, one of Quantrell's guer-
rilla band, shot himself at his home
near Grain Valley, Mo.
The Ohio Flint Glass works at Dun
kirk, Ind, burned. Two hundred
men were thrown out of employment.
The steamer City of Seattle made the
trip from Seattle to Skagway and re-
turn in days II hours and 40 minutes
on wager.
The National Homo for Negro Elk"
Slaves, at st. Joseph, Mo-, passed into
the hands of Father Graham of st.
Patrichs Catholic church.
Chamber of Deputies at Paris decided
to support the government in provid-
ing that revision trials be decided by
the united court of cassation.
The trial of Senator Quay has been
set for Feb 20.
The government has copies of all
dispatches cabled by Agoncillo, Aguin
aldo's representative at Washington,
to his chief, as we'll as all messages in
cipher sent to or filed for transmits
sion from Manila.
There has been expended in the last
four years $4,000, 900 for coast de-
lenses.
Paymaster General Thaddeus Stan
ton has been retired on account of age
limit. He has been in the paymaster's
department thirty-seven years. His
record as soldier dates back to be-
John Brown and General Lane in Kan.
sas
The senatorial deadlock in Mon
tana was broken by the election of w.
A. Clark, the Democratic candidate.
Eleven Republicans voted for him, in
the belief that it would hopelessly dis
rupt the Democratic organization in
that state. Mr.. Clark is one of the
worlds richest men. He is the largest
owner of copper mines and smelters
in the world. His income for 1898 was
not far from So 100000. He was
farmers son and once taught school
in Georgetown, Mo.
Ore running from $40, 900 to 500, 900
per ton has been struck in the Isa-
bella mine at Cripple Creek.
England is said to oppose United
States ownership of the proposed Mic
araguan canal, and prefer the Suez
neutrality plan.
Evan Jones of Fort Worth, Texas,
one of the most prominent figures In
the Populist party, is dead. He was
on the national ticket with General
Weaver.
The President has deposed the Bank
Il