The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-09-21
THE LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF

The agricultural department has de-
cided to establish experiment stations
in Hawaii
Glasgow's last report shows1l6 cases
of the plague and liz persons under
observation.
Missionaries arriving at the coast
towns report quiet in North and North
west China
President Kruger's wife did not
leave Pretoria with him on account of
poor health.
Penn College, the Quaker college at
Oskaloosa, Iowa, has new endow-
ment of $4,000.
1t is estimated that the Prince of
Wales came out about $685. ahead
at the seasons races.
A carload of Tapago Indians ask for
special car to take them to Haskell
institute, at Lawrence, Kansas.
Quincy, Ill. and vicinity experienced
40 mile an hour gale which did much
damage, especially to orchards.
Prussia has begun negotiations with
the rest of the German states to reduce
the railroad tariff on foreign coal.
The Santa Fe has Withdrawn its
charge of So per car, at Kansas City, on
grain consigned to connecting lines.
Tho Doo;6o ooJ WILL, Havoc av,,,oss
companies carry clothing and money
for Galveston sufferers free of charge.
The Galveston elevators contained,
at the time of the storm ., 223 900 bush
els of wheat, all of which is damaged.
The Mexican custom house at Juarez
held two fine compartment cars built
for President Diaz, for payment of
duty.
There were 200 present at the ma
tional reunion of Mexican war veterans
at Cincinnati. Their ages averaged 70
years.
The bill before congress to form
state of Indian Territory to be called
jefferson will be passed at the coming
session.
Millions of eggs are shipped from
Russia to Ireland and then sent to
England and Scotland and sold as
''fresh Irish eggs"
Ex-President Cleveland has declined
the presidents appointment as a mem
Der of the board of arbitration under
The Hague treaty.
1t would require several columns of
condensed items to mention the con-
tributions of aid for Galveston that
are being published.
The steamer Lyon went down near
Conneaut, Ohio, and eleven persons
are believed to have gone down with
the steamer. Five survivors drifted to
shore, dashed to mast; two men and
ihree women.
The Santa Fe instead of renewing its
overhead wires into Galveston will lay
cables from Alvin, distance of about
GO miles,
Campaign managers of all parties
say they have always paid for special
trains for national candidates and
speakers.
Secretary of War Root has been laid
up for some time with a carbnnclc, but
is improving.
The Western Union Telegraph com
pany placed two wires across Calves
ton bay with wonderful speed and has
them in service
Contracts for shipment around the
lakes of a million bushels of wheat
were made in Chicago in a single day
recently. Most of the grain belonged
to one firm, and other firms wanting
to ship had to await the coming in of
another feet of vessels.
Ships of the British cham el sqrad-
ron refilled their bunlsers on September
10, with American coal from colliers
chartered by the admiralty.
Anthracite coal operators are said to
have enough coal on hand to supply
the market for four or Eve months,
should the miners produce none in
that time.
A South American politician has
added to the collection of weapons with
history which General Miles has
gathered, the sword used in several
campaigns by Bolivar ''the Liber.tor.7