The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-07-14
NEWS NOTES.
Another effort is being mane in Chi
,apo to form laundry trust.


from the East, and denies the story
that he intends to leave the state.
The United States monopolizes tn,
trade of at least one Cuban port TIL,
war department announces that al
exports from Matanzas, Cuba to the
United States during the past six
months, valued at So, s55, 7o2, went tc
the United States.
Governor Roosevelt contributed So!
to the Dewey home fund.
Manimotte mine, Wallace, Idaho
has resumed operations.
The entire business portion of Coul
terville, Cal, burned; loss 5000, 1000.
An advance of per cent in the
price of stoves and ranges is an
! nounced.
Charles Brown of Chicago, novelty
advertiser, is u bankrupt; liabilities
81, GIG, o7s; astets, S.
The government has placed an or
der with Chicago packers for SIPS, DOC
cans of roast beef, to be sent to Cuba.
The Racine and Kenosha, Wis.
Electric Railway company proposes
to build and operate system of cleo
trio railways in Cuba.
The Creek Indians at convention
at Okmulgee, Creek nation, Ok. Sc
lected General p. Porter as their
principal and Motery Tiger as assist
ant chief.
The Mohawks, secret Democratic
organization, has just adjourned at
Buffalo The Mohawks claim to have
500 branches and over 80, 900 members
Mortimer c. Rankin, chairman of
the Populist national central commit
tee, says there will be no fusion with
the Democrats in 1000 He says the
Democrats reap all the benefits of fu-
sion.
Plans are said to be on foot for
the formation of a combination tc
control the glove manufacturing in
dustry of the United States. The cap
talization will probably be 81, 600, 0oo
The yellow fever epidemic is increas-
nesday there were five deaths and ten
new cases. All the victims, with one
exception, are American soldiers.
Surgeon General Sternberg has de-
cided that Fort Bayard, N. M, be
used as a sanitarium for discharged
consumptive soldiers.
The supreme court of Arkansas
holds the State Capitol bill constitu-
tional and the new building will be
erected.
The brewery employees at Fort
Worth, Texas, went on strike.
They demand higher wages and
shorter hours.
The St. Clair, Mo-, county judges
are hard hunted. The sheriff is now
seeking them, and the United States
marshals are waiting to bag his game.
1t is estimated that the list of dead
from the Texas floods will reach at
least zoo.
The Reverend w. B. Alesbury of st.
Louis and Miss Lizzie Hartley OF
Stockton, Mo, were married on a
street car in St. Joseph.
The Peace Conference decided that
the American proposal regarding pri-
vate property at sea during war, shall
be considered at special conference.
Elk Governor Hogg of Texas says;
81 tell you there is no use talking,
Bryan and Stone are the men for 1900.
Ex-Governor Stone denies the rumor
that Senator Jones of Arkansas will
resign as chairman of the Democratic
national committee.
The Pawnee Indians gave big war
dance at Mud Lodge, Okla
William Walker was arrested at
Ardmorc, |. r., on the charge of kill
ing his aunt in the Choctaw nation in
1897.
War department announces that the
aggregate receipts from customs in
Cuba for the past fourteen weeks were
So, 9l9,Sl4
Ex- Senator Houston, Oklahoma, who
was uucI lOI doouuhSlhS " ~ oSA-
kins, has been pardoned by Governor
Barnes
j. M. Kimmel was shot on the street
at Chandler, Ok, by Z. NJ. McCoskey.
The murder is said to have grown out
of love affair McCoskey was ar
rested.
Mrs. VIM. J. Bryan refused to &C
cept carload of Georgia watcrmclons
on the unpaid freight bill OF the same.
sent TO her hus band by warm hearted
southerner,
Some autograph fends raided the
register in the War department, at
Washington, aud cut out the names Of
the officers who ma1o themselves IA
nous during the Spanish war.
Aaron Palmer, New Yorker, is
half dead and half alive. His flesh /,
fast turning into bone.
A New Jersey farmer sues neigh
Dor for damages because of the great
number of lizards which infested hi;
place
William j. Bryan delivered three
speeches in Georgia, in all of which
he denounced the trust evil.
Admiral Schley rcncmbered Hobsol
at an ovation tcndcred him. Many
| lod;as xvisbad 10 lxiss him and h.