The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-11-23
THE LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF

The Beers are bushwhacking tho
railroads of Cape Colony.
Kentucky republicans decide not to
contest the election of Governor Beck
ham.
A monthly mail service has been in
augurated between San Francisco and
Tahiti.
The Island Paper company's mills at
Carthage, n. Y, are burned. Los
S250,O0
Heavy falls of snow have blocl1aded
railroads in the lower lake regions
day or two.
R. G. Dun, founder of the Dun Mer-
camille Agency in New York City, died
November 10, aged "A.
The other day seat on. the New
York stock exchange was sold for
S45 900; SO, 900 above the record.
The census shows the population of
Hawaii to be 154,00l as against 109.-
O2O in 1896; an increase of 4L2 per
cent.
The Vermont legislature asks con-
gress to make some recognition of the
services of Captain Chas. Clark, of the
battleship Oregon.
The council of state of Chile has au-
thorized an appropriation of $500, 900
for the exhibition of the Pan American
exposition in Buffalo, N. Y.
The National council of Women, at
Minneapolis, decided to investigate the
conditions of social and domestic life
in the new island possessions. II
Americans are capturing much trade
in boots and shoes in England. One
commercial traveller secured /, 200 large
customers in three years work.
There is in operation in the Philip
pine islands 3,141 miles of land and
cable telegraph service, with 315 offices
in direct communication with Manila
Thirty-four members of the Chicago
Irish ambulance corps, who fought for
the Beers, have reached home, glad to
get back. They were we'll clothed and
had funds.
The Western Passenger association
has granted rate of one fare for the
round trip to the annual convention in
January of the National Live Stock
association at Salt Lake.
Four hundred clerks will be dis
missed from the census bureau before
December, leaving force of about
5000 at that time, to be discharged
later as the work diminishes.
BuboAc plague exists in the Interior
of Cape Colony.
The Chicago, Milwaukee and st.
Paul railroad engineers and firemen
have been granted more pay and fewer
hours at the same time 1t was brought
about by friendly negotiations between
the officials and the engine men.
Two NJ X. & It. passenger trains
collided between Sherman and Deni-
son, Texas d. II. Weaver, fireman
was killed and banker G. A. Andrews
of Sherman was injured, probably
fatally. There were others injured.
During the year nearly $4,000 letters
al l.
partment in Washington which bore
no address whatever: there were 422,-
793 letters and parcels which were
misdi,~cted and l44,G17 upon which
postage stamps were lacking.
In the case of the death of the car,
and the posthumous birth OF male
heir, Grand Duke Michael would act as
regent during the child's minority.
The cars attack of typhoid fever is
progressing with no very dangerous
symptoms.
The Mount Hope College, of Rogers,
Ohio, has been caught selling diplomas
and the state supreme court took
away its charter.
Colorado Springs and Pueblo are the
only two cities of size in the state
which cast majority of votes for
republican electors.
Two Mexicans have been arrested in
New York, in possession of diamonds
worth many thousands of dollars,
which are known to have belonged to
Emperor Macmillan and Empress
Carlotta of Mox;co