The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-12-21
THE LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF
A large and deep deposit of coal has
been discovered in Hungary.

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been discovered in Hungary.
The Wisconsin state grange adopted
resolutions favoring aid for good roads.
A cargo of Puerto Ricans have gone
to Hawaii to work for sugar planters.
Others are to follow.
The pending pension appropriation
bill carries about $145, $500 of which
| $780, 900 is for expenses.
There are over 40 cases of smallpox
in Kansas City, Mo-, in one hospital.
| Only one death has occurred.
The agricultural department reports
100000 bales as the probable cotton
production of the United States this
| year.
c. P. Bentley, of Colorado Springs,
has been arrested at Clinton, Iowa,
charged with fraudulently issuing
mining stock.
The British house of commons voted
the GIG, 100000 pounds asked for, for
the army in South Africa, by vote of
2s4 against s.
Gen Elwell S Otis predicts q bright
future for the Philippines when Amer
lean energy and capital snail be
allowed full play.
The British war Office is to distribute
about 100000 among troops who
have served in South Africa; the least
individual amount to be s..
The members of the Irish parlia-
mentary party unanimously reelected
John Redmond chairman for the pres
ent and the coming session.
According to estimates of the depart
ments, the expense account of the gov
eminent for the fiscal year June 80,
1901 to June 80, 1902, will be $743,374
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J.B. Comstock, non.union opera
tor. at Sedalia, Colorado, has been shot
in the arm. Seven men ordered him
out of the station. They fired as they
left the station.
Mrs. Mary L. Mclean, mother OF
John r. Mclean of the Cincinnati
Enquirer, and of Mrs. Admiral Dewey
and the wife of Rear Admiral Ludlow,
died in Washington on December o,
aged 72 years.
British authorities in Calcutta
awarded contract to an American
firm for number of locomotives; as
their bid was smaller and their time
limit three months shorter than the
lowest bid from England.
San Francisco has had severe storm.
The tanks of the gas and light COM
pany were struck by lightning, the gas
taking fire.
The United States mail is supplying
81, 900, 900 people with free delivery in
towns and cities. On July l, 1899,
there were 391 rural delivery routes
and by that time in 1901 there will be
about 4,3OO routes in operation.
Reports show that there have been
1925 cases of typhoid fever among the
British troops in South Africa, of which
number s,642 proved fatal.
The Michigan legislature by a vote
of 60 to 10 passed blanket ad valorem
tax bill placing tax upon railroads,
express companies, telephone and tele
graph companies, upon the sh value
of their property, instead of upon their
earnings as the present law provides.
A ten-acre prairie in the city of Chi
cago was burned over-a veritable
prairie .fre-but as there were enough
railway men, policemen and citizens
to have tramped it out, no damage was
done, greater than the danger to load
ed trains, and general excitement.
: The main building of the Iowa Agri-
cultural college, at Ames, is destroyed
by fire, and other buildings are dam
aged.
A mosquito feet, with the gunboat
Annapolis as chaperon, are to travel
1000 miles together to the Philippines.
This feet is sent at the request of Ad-
miral Remey, to do patrol duty.
1t is stated that the four new SUI
preme court judges. Of Kansas, will be
A II Ellis. Beloit: ] c Pollock VIM
field; E W Cunningham, Emporia;
Houston Whiteside, Hutchinson.