The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-05-04
THE LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

Anti-Jewish riots continue in half
dozen German districts
Eighteen hundred coal miners have
struck at Spring Valley, Illinois.
Coffee trees of Nicaragua are attacked
by disease and will not bear fruit.
The Santa Fe, Prescott & PhnniS
road has been absorbed by the Santa
Fe.
A gelding driving horse was sold in
New York to Boston man for $40, 900,
last week.
A cloudburst at Fall City, Nebraska,
washed out 600 feet of the Missouri
Pacific track.
A 25O-mile railroad is being talked OF
for Madagascar. The cost is estimated
at 50, 900, 600
Miss Helen Gould received 1903 beg.
cling letters in one week and her mail
is still growing
The Transvaal government arsenal
at Johannesburg has been exploded
with loss of life
The Beers are said to be greatly
angered because General Cronje was
sent to st Helena.
A company of aeronauts have left
with their military balloons, for service
with Krugers army.
Colonel VIM. j. Bryan says he does
not intend to attend the Kansas City
national convention.
Work is stopped on the work at Sa-
bine Pass, the government appropria-
ton being exhausted,
The Ohio legislature defeated the
Middleton bill to prevent minors taking
life insurance policies.
Governor Allen, of Puerto Rico is on
his way there on the Dolphin, which is
expected to arrive April 27.
The treasury estimate of the cost OF
the war in South Africa, if it closes
within months is $3.50, 600, 900.
The Iowa legislature defeated the
bill to prohibit saloons within five
miles of state educational institution.
A direct liue of steamers is proposed
to be employed to carry grain from
Chicago to Liverpool direct, via the
Welland canal.
Prince Won Hohenlohe has forbidden
the landing in German, Dutch or Bel
gian ports of meats, grain or dairy pro-
ducts competing with German agricul-
ture.
Governor Roosevelt was the principal
orator at the celebration of General
Grants birthday this year, at Galena,
Illinois.
Carthagena, Columbia, has fallen into
rebel hands and it is thought that Mic
araguans helped.
The Beers seem to be preparing to
take up winter quarters in Natal,
where they are collecting enormous
quantities of provisions.
The labor unions of Chicago have
issued orders to boycott the Dewey
celebration by keeping away from it.
New York has a new law for shorter
hours for drug clerks; which also pro-
hibits drug clerks from sleeping in the
stores
The census office building is a one
story structure covering almost a city
block and has glass roof which makes
the place like hot house. Women
clerks faint in large numbers on the
sunny days
Representatives Curtis and Calder
head have been heard by the appropria-
ton committee urging for improve
ments at Fort Leavenworth and Riley.
There are no pipes and no smoking
though these islands are extensive pro
ducers of tobacco.
Peoria, Ill, hotels have posted no
tices in other cities asking commercial
travellers to keep away from there dur
ing the session of the state convention
in May. as they will have no room for
their old customers.
Arrangements have been completed
for direct line of English fruit steam
ers from Jamaica next year. 1t will
be subsidized 5000. 900 annually.