The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-11-15
THE LATEST NEWS I'D BRIEF,

The Union Pacific is putting in the
block sy stem from Kansas City to Den
yer.
The beef packers are looking forward
to higher prices in the near future re-
sulting from the decrease of the visible
supply of cattle.
j. j. Frey has resigned active rail
road operations in Colorado to devote
his time to the Trans Alaslian railroad,
of which he is president.
Lii Hung Chang was placed in the
same costly coffin of teak wood, beauti-
fully lacquered, which he took with
him on his trip around the world.
Stockmen assert that the unfavorable
methods of administering the public
! lands is causing serious shortage of
the beef supply of the years to follow.
France and Russia are said to have
agreed to invite all the powers to con-
ference for agreeing on common action
for reforms in Armenia and other Tur-
kish provinces.
Senator w. A. Clark has refused
$500, 200, 600 for his great United Verde
mine in Arizona. 1t is estimated that
it has two and half billion dollars
worth of ore within mining reac,i.
The Young Women's Christian Asso-
citation, INTERNATIONAL owns property
to the amount of $4,250,OOO. During
the last fiscal year the association re-
ccived $685., O24, and expended 1891 900.
The American church committee in
Berlin has decided to break ground for
the new edifice. The building fund
now amounts to 1000. The lot,
which cost $50, 900, has been fully paid
for.
The Santa Fe has 200 miles more of
road. 1t is the connecting link from
Ash Fork to Phoenix, Arizona which
has just been purchased by the Santa
Fe and which is said to be the second
largest dividend paying road in the
United States.
Gen. Greeley, chief signal officer re-
turned from Manila by way of London
where he had conference with tele
graph and cable companies, and made
an agreement by which toll paid by
the United States will be reduced about
one-third.
Adjutant General Corbin recommends
the abolition of the U. s. transport SER
vice, to and from the Philippines. He
thinks the service can be done cheaper
and with greater satisfaction by COM
mercial companies; and that this course
would build up better commercial
service.
The comptroller of the currency at
Washington reports 81 new national
banks organized in Kansas since March
|, with combined capital of $690,000.
Six of them were converted from state
banks.
The California limited of the Santa
Fe is made fast mail train on that
part of its run between Kansas City
and Chicago.
The Pan-American exposition was
losing game for the stock and mortgage
holders to the tune of three to four
million dollars.
Port Huron, Mich, lost two grain
elevators by fire, full of wheat, corn
and oats. Loss on buildings, 1925, 900:
on grain $4,000.
President Ripley, of the Santa Fe,
while at Los Angeles, said there was
nothing in the report of an alliance be-
tween the Santa Fe and the Pennsyl-
vania r. r.
Porto Rico asks for protective duties
to build up the coffee interests of the
island. They ask the United States to
place cent duty on coffee from
countries other than Porto Rico.
The German imperial deficit has here
tofore been estimated at 100, 100000
marks. 1t is now asserted that the
budget will assume deficit of 14O, OOO,-
600 marks. A German mark is equal to
233l cents
Al S. Rankin, for many years chief
,lerk to various general superintendent
on the Santa Fe system, has been APP
pointed train insdector of the entire
system. This is a new position just
created. Rankin has been in bad
health for about four months, not being
able 10 be at his desk much of the time.