The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-12-20
THE LATEST NEWS III BRIEF.

Wayne, w. Va, is almost wiped out
by fire.
Postmaster vancott of New York has
been reappointed.
The British parliament is called to
meet on SANITARY 16.
Seventeen business houses are burned
at Sweetwater, Texas,
XII lg Edward has announced the date
for his coronation on June 90
The Omaha Loan and Trust com
pany is in the hands OF receiver.
A trainload of hops was shipped east
from Portland, Oregon, last week.
The mercury registered 81 degrees
below zero at Gurnison, Col, on the
18th.
The main building of the university
of Wooster, Ohio, is burned with loss
of $3.50, 900.
The batteship Iowa is ordered to a
Chilean navy yard to be docl;ed and
ovcrhauled.
The Oriental hotel at Yokohama is
destroyed by fire. 1t was the finest
hotel in Japan.
The Brazilian delegate to the Pan
American congress died III the City Of
Mexico from pneumonia.
The most recent investigations into
German labor conditions show the sit
uation to be growing worse.
| The navy department has let the
contract for constructing quarters for
cadets at the naval academy. The low
est bid was a,44s, 600
Major General Arthur Macarthur
goes to Denver To assume command Of
the department of Colorado, vice Brig
adler Genera, Merriam retired
At Frewen, Wyo.. train plowed
| through bunch of sheep huddled in a
cut and killed over 500 cf them They
were buried in the drittcd snow.
Customs officials at Nogalcs, Arizona,
seized pay car on the Southern Pacific
and arrested the railroad officials on
the charge of smuggling cigars from
Mexico.
The pope will not send delegation
to attend the coronation ceremonies of
King Edward VII, as his holiness was
not notified of the kings accession to
the throne.
Mr.. Reeder and Mr. Curtis are the
only ones of the Kansas representa-
tives who have committee rooms Mr.,
Reeder's committee room is used by the
Kansas delegation when conference
is had.
New Mexico has been territory for
half century and now has less than
half the population of oklahoma
Striking trolley car men, of Scranton,
Pa, have, since they quit work. dyna-
mited three cars while running over
the line.
Two negroes, man and woman, have
been arrested at Omah:t with diamonds
and jewelry of much value in their
possession, which property was stolen
from a salesman for New York jew
elry firm, from his sample case in a
hotel at Portland, Oregon.
In 1875 the mileage of the Santa Fe |
system was I'll miles. On June 30, |
1901, the main track mileage of the |
system was 1880, which has been con-
siderably added to since that date by
acquisition of new lines.
Twenty-six years ago the Santa Fe
had SO locomotives and ,02S cars. The
present numbers are 1874 locomotives
and 80, es5 cars
During the month of November,
3,70s, 766 pounds of coffee were exported
from Porto Rico, the majority of which
went to Europe
Great Britain has sent a draft for
$50, 900 in full payment OF claims of
certain American citizens. who were
expelled from South Africa.
Porto Rico coffee is the best in the
world but there is not much of it used
in this country because Europe is will
ing to pay more than our citizens will
pay for it.
The state department has signed
protocols with Nicaragua and Costa
Rica, agreeing upon a permanent lease
Of territory necessary for the construe-
lion Of the Isthmian canal.