The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-06-01
THE LATEST NEWS in BRIEF.

lUC In COI NEWO NV ONIETt
One newspaper for every 100000 is
the average in Russia.
England had severe cold wave last
week which killed fruit blossoms.
In the sundry civil bill is $3.50 900 to
be expended on the Missouri river.
The old Globe paper mill at Middle
town, Ohio, is destroyed by fire, with
loss of 100000. .
Grand Chief Arthur, of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, has
again been reelected.
All the potters and 500 more men
quit work at Akron, Ohio, and the
potteries are shut down.
Federal Judge Knowles has enjoined
labor associations of Butte, Montana,
from boycotting Cinnamon.
The Presbyterian general assembly
voted to appoint a committee on re-
vision of the articles of faith.
Samuel A. Elliott of Cambridge,
Mass, has been elected president of
the American Unitarian association.
General Storekeeper Murray has
been taking an inventory of the prop
erty of the entire M. X. C L. system.
1t is decided that no action will be
taken at this session of congress on
any admission bills for any territory.
Census enumerators are armed with
police powers to enforce answers to
the questions they are bound to ask by
federal statute.
Nearly one hundred delegates at
tended the annual grand lodge meeting
of the Kansas Foresters of America,
at Leavenworth.
Iowa has law providing that every
school district must lay aside from
to Is cents for each child of school age,
for the purchase of books for library.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive en-
gineers decided to abandon the project
of building home on their farm at
Nation, ILL.,, and will likely sell the
farm. -
Frdnchmen on the island Of Jersey
were attacked by English residents for
their pro- Boer attitude. Troops were
forced to charge the mob with fixed
bayonets.
Trainmen, at the risk of their lives,
coupled burning cars laden with mer-
chandse, including a large quantity
of dynamite and powder, and took
them to a water tank, in Oakland,
Cali, and put out the fire before an
explosion occurred.
The State department at Washington
has sent out another warning against
swindlers who ask fees to bring about
division of estates in England. The
department says there are no large
unclaimed estates nor any large de-
posits in the Bank of England await
ing claimants.
The Western Federation of Miners,
in session in Denver, in resolutions
demand the enforcement of the Chinese
exclusion act and its extension to in
clude all Monaghan and Malayan
peoples.
The president, his cabinet with 9TH
ers attended the reunion of the society
of the Army of the Potomac, May rs,
at fredericksburg Va.
About 100 natives were arrested in
Manila at the time the commissioners
arrived there as there was evidence OF
an intended rising and suspects were
taken in.
Commissioner Wilson of the internal
revenue bureau holds that bank checks
issued by clerks of United States and
state courts by direction or authority
of the court are exempt from taxation
Senator Quay, of Pennsylvania, has
announced his candidacy for reelection
to the senate.
The Western passenger association
is considering whether they can give
to all veterans of the civil war, both
federal and confederate, permanent
half fare rates.
The average age Of males in France.
is 81 years iO3f months and Of females
81 10 months The general average
of the entire population has increased
seven days yearly during the last six
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