The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-08-11
LATE NEWS IN BRIEF.

General Jiminez, the Dominican rev.
olutionist, announces that they were
his agents who slew President Heur,
eauX, and that he has warned Presi-
dent Figuereo to leave San Domingo.
Attorney General Smith of Texas
says he will bring proceedings to for
felt the charter of the Kansas City
Pittsburg G. Gulf
Albert Uhlers, 25, is dead at St
Paul, Mimi, of lockjaw, resulting
from blow given him by his father.
The father is under arrest.
1t has been decided to have 5000 or
10, 600 children at Grants tomb, in
New York, on the second day of the
Dewey celebration, who will be
formed into square and will sing
national songs in honor of the ad-
miral.
At Wilburton, l. T., Alexander
Brisco shot and killed Thomas Short.
Jealousy is supposed to have been the
cause Brisco was held.
The Pennsylvania regiment has
brought back from the Philippines
four quaint historic cannon from the
collection that was in the old Spanish
arsenal in Manila
The city council of Fort Dodge,
Iowa, has passed an ordinance pro-
viding that no milk shall be sold in
the city from cattle that have not
been tested and found free from tu-
berculosis.
A farmer named Christwold, living
near Cumberland, Wis, committed
suicide by placing quantity of dy-
Mantle in hole, laying his head over
it and touching off the fuse.
The Yaqui Indians have uprisen
and prolonged war with the Mexican
government is expected. Many Amer
leans are reported killed. The In
dams were dissatisfied because Amer
icons invaded their gold fields.
The Ingersoll Monument Fund is
proving popular. Subscriptions are
being received from Europe as well as
America.
Four new cases of yellow fever have
been reported at Santiago de Cuba
within the last four days. General
Wood believes he has the disease I'M
der control.
Germany, it is reported, has decided
to take no action on the conclusions
reached by the peace conference, re-
garding them as worthless.
Two of the assassins of President
Heureaux have been captured and
shot by Dominican troops.
Maryland Democrats selected these
state candidates at the Baltimore con-
vention: For governor, John Walter
Smith; attorney general, lsidorc Ray
ner; comptroller, Joshua W. Herring.
The convention was unusually har-
lpouious.
Iowa Republicans nominated their
ticket at Des Moines: Governor, Les
lie NJ Shaw; acknowledgement, j.
c. Millman; superinte ndent of public
instruction, C. Barrett; railroad COM
missioner, e. A. Dawson; supreme
Judge, John C. Shcrwin.
L nc dUIl-OOCOCl tJCuOCl Va ANCLt-
lucky have called state convention
for August l6 to nominate state
ticket.
A tornado with velocity of eighty
miles an hour swept over Elizabeth,
N. j., damaging property to the
amount of SIS, QUO.
j. N. Mckinley, first cousin of
President Mckinley, is under arrest
at Fitzgerald, Ga, charged with dis
turbing the peace of j. M. Flicker,
neigho DOR and q. A. r. comrade.
Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska have
agreed to unite in war against
grasshoppers.
President Mckinley has denied the
application for pardon of Henry
Gardes, former president of the Ma
tional Bank of New Orleans, who is
serving an eight-year sentence in the
Ohio penitentiary for misapplying the
funds of the bank.
Willard Sharum. a merchant at
Guthrie, Ok, attempted to kill his
wife and commit suicide by placing
poison in a quart of beer. They both
are in critical condition. Jealousy
is believed to have been the motive
for the act.
A bridegroom at Pine Bluff, Ark,
shot himself on the morning of his
wedding day.
Colonel r. G. Ingersoll left no will.
His theory was that "a mans estate
should be settled and distributed by
the machinery of the law constructed
for that purpose.
James Enwistle, who was a fleet en-
gineer with Dewey's squadron during
the Spanish war, and who distin-
tiuguishad himself in the battle in
Manila bay, has been made rear adj
miral
The bodies of seven of John Browns
raiders ut Harper's Ferry have been
exhumed and will be sent to North
Elba, N. Y, where they will be bur-
led near the grave of the leader under
whom they fought and died.
Robert Philpot, the feudist shot two
weeks ago in the Philpot- Griffin bat
tie, is reported dying at his home in
Clay county.