The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-05-17
THE LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

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The center of population remains in
Indiana, if Alaska be not included
The Asiatic naval station has been
again reduced one vessel, the Benning-
ton.
The Salt Lake theatre, building
40 years old, in Salt Lake City has coll
, lapsed.
Grover Cleveland is spending ten
days fishing at Middle Bass island in
Lake Erie.
Cotton was destroyed by recent
fire at Augusta, Ga to the amount OF
3,1OO bales
Henry NJ. Cooper is appointed Mar
shall of the United States for the west
ern district of Arkansas.
d. w. Minshall of Terre Haute has
made third gift to Depauw Univer-
sity, making $50, 900 in all.
The fifth reduction in the price of
crude oil has been made, Lima falling
one cent and eastern two cents
The National Window glass Jobbers'
association has sent out notices of an
advance in price of fraction over
per cent.
Samuel Bolton, jr., millionaire
fArn1 laoI -, x-at pf
boiling beer in his own brewery at
Troy, N. Y.
Major John l.. .Bittinger, consul gen.
cral at Montreal, may resign to accept
the postmastership of his home town,
st. Joseph, Mo.
The Armour company has acquired
control of the Sioux City PaclSing'an and
Provision company and will operate its
Sioux City plant.
Charles Foster, ex-secretary of the
treasury, has made application in the
L. S. court at Toledo, Ohio, as a vol.
untary bankrupt.
Seven hundred Union carpenters of
Toledo won and the strike is over
They get $40 for hours work, in
stead of So. % for hours.
A. +. Booth, who said that he is
Kansas cattleman, was swindled out
of 5000 in Buffalo by one of the Oldest
dice games in the crooks category.
Developments in coffee culture in
Hawaii have been very satisfactory
and in the Philippines the product is
of high grade; while Porto Rico mar
kets the best coffee in the world.
The estate of George Q. Cannon, ex-
in congress from Utah,
is larger than was expected, approx
mating 100000 His four wives
and his 80 children are all provided
for by his will.
Marquis Ito, the premier of the Jap
anese government, is suffering with
brain trouble, and is not likely to re-
sumo Office.
Edward c. Parmalee, known as Colo
radios foremost Mason is dead, aged
SIS years. He was native of Vermont
but has been in Colorado 80 years.
Two new buildings are to be erected
at the American university in Wash
ington, the work to commence at once.
They are the Ohio college of Govern
ment and the Pennsylvania Hall of ad
Prominent churchmen of Washing
ton are astonished that any one should
believe the dispatch from London to
the effect that the pope has in his WILL
named his successor. They say that
such thing is preposterous
Miss Eva Bartholomew, OF Willing
ford, Conn, has been given judgment
for $40, 900 for being scared by veal
thy merchant saying boo" at her
from a clump of bushes in the dark.
She has been unable 10 speak since
then. She was a teacher and had to
abandon her calling.
During April the receipts of the L.
s treasury were s47,767,s ISL, and the
disbursements were s4l, 95s, PAS.
Nearly foot of snow fell at Lead
vile on May and 4. The snow melt
ing on the mountain sides has caused
rock slides
The United Mine Workers of Penn
sylvania propose a march to the state
capital for the purpose of urging the
passage of a bill recommended by
their organization at least 10000
men will make the march, requiring a
week or more.