The Chanute times., 1901-07-05
THE LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

Mrs. Mckinley has taken daily ride
with the president recently.
| New York City is to have ~ story
hotel to cost $3.50, 900, exclusively for
women guests.
Seven hundred more Porto Rican
emigrants have sailed from San Fran
| cisco for Honolulu.
Illinois farmers arc forming organi-
cations in opposition to labor unions
and their principles.
The total number of insurgents cap
| tured or surrendered in the Philippines
up to May I5 is 37,94s.
r. G. Dun & Co., predict that tho
wheat crop of 1901 in this country will
reach 700, OOO, 900 bushels.
Forest Park, the largest park in this
country, has been decided upon to be
the site for the st. Louis worlds fair.
Producers of hemp and sugar in the
Philippines ask for the establishment
of American National and savings
banks there.
The Santa Fe railroad now has 23
reading rooms along its system. Wood
ward, o. r., gets one of the latest de-
cided upon.
The College of Physicians and Sur
geons of Chicago has been struck by
lightning and burned The loss is
about 5000, 900.
A grand jury at Kansas City has re.
turned indictments against employees
of street railway company for al
legged bribery of juries.
One hundred and twelve Alabama
editors passed through Kansas on their
excursion to California. They will re-
turn via Beaumont, Texas
The American Federationof Labor
has levied an assessment to use in as
sisting the machinists in their strike,
which is expected to raise $4,000.
President Samuel Gompers of the
Federation of Labor, is in a serious
condition from a hurt received while
leaving street carin Washington.
Lightning struck the animal tent of
show at Euclaire, Wis, killed an
elephant and stunned the entire mem
agerie. Many persons were shocked.
The second trial of Jack Roberts in
London for killing Billy Smith in the
prize ring is explained by the public
prosecutor with the view of stopping
future fights rather than for furnishing
Roberts.
The largest cargo of sugar ever re-
ceived from Hawaii at San Francisco,
recently arrived there. 1t consisted
of $500 tons, valued at $500
The town of Bosco Bell, Wis, has
experienced a destructive tornado.
1t is said that John w. Hillmon is in
Los Angeles, California, and a detec-
tive in the employ of life insurance
him some of Hillmon's relatives and
old neighbors in Jefferson county, KS,
where he lived before the Barber
county tragedy which resulted in SO
much litigation over claims for insur-
ance upon his life.
Col w. NJ. Mills owns 500 acres in
peaches pears, apples, plums and nee
tarines in defile of the Grand canon.
He owns five other ranches and farms,
one of them near Garfield, Kansas.
St. James palace cellar had surplus
of royal wines, bottled from 1880 to
1894. 1t was disposed of at sale and
brought about 100000 much of it be-
ing purchased by American dealers
The transport Grant brought the
4sth and 49th volunteer infantry to
San Francisco. Both are colored reg
iments and have seen rough service.
They will be mustered out early in
July.
Hoshu Toru. japanese minister to
Washington from 1896 to 1898, has been
stabbed to death in Yokohama 1t
was political assassination.
Secretary Hitchcock says that the
great body of the Indians are thor
oughly pleased with the decision which
prevented delay in the opening of their
lands.
The commissioner of the internal
revenue has reversed former decisions
and now holds that legacy to an
adopted daughter is subject TO tax as
stranger in blood to the testator.