The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-06-28
THE LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

American gold miners in Korea are
prosperous.
The business portion of Greenville,
s. c. is destroyed by fire.
Postmaster Coyne of Chicago, has.
Keen given 100 more clerks.
warehouse with 700 tons of broom
corn burned at Arcola, III.
The NJ. w. of A. now has member
ship of $50, 900 in 0,7O0 local lodges
The next convention of the Modern
Woodmen of America goes to Indian
apolis in 1903.
A Gillian training ship is on its way
to this country to place memorial
tablet on Washington's tomb.
Leading veterinary surgeons in New
York say that fully 10000 horses in
that city aae suffering with la grippe,
1t is officially stated in London that
of the $4,000 Beers held prisoners in
camps, $4,000 are women and children.
The First NJ. E. church Of Omaha
has officially requested every woman
to take off her hat after entering a
pew.
Manila has asked $1,000 for the ex-
penses of so Filipino teachers who are
to attend normal schools in the United
States.
tt--C
ulaton of Great Britain and Wales re-
side in cities; an increase of per cent
since 1891.
The president has appointed los en-
listed men to be second lieutenants.
This includes all who passed the re- 4
cent examinations.
Mrs. McKinley's bone felon is said to
have teen caused by knitting slippers
for presents, which had become almost
her constant occupation.
foot of snow fell on the night Of
June "a at Leadville. Cripple Creek and
other mountain districts. At Pueblo
hail was in eight inch drifts.
u. I. Burton, of Montana, brother
of Senator j. r. Burton, it is under
stood will organize company to build
q large section of the Orient road.
Rural free delivery routes have been
established in nearly all of the states
and territories. Kansas already has
2l9 ard has applied for GAO more. The
states having more than Kansas arc
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan. New
York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wis
consin. The greatest number has so
far been given to Illinois, which has
352 routes. Washington has three, the
smallest number given any state. Ok
lahoma has one, Mississippi and Mon
tana have none.
The supreme court of Tennessee has
barred women from practicing law in
that state.
Adiutant General Corbin has started
on an inspection visit to the Philips,
pine Islands.
General Shafter tells the war de-
partment that there is no shortage in
any supply department ut San Fran
cisco. but that all the shoes and cloth
ing found with peddlers were sold
by individual soldiers who have passed
through san Francisco. and that these
are comparatively trivial in amount.
The Missouri Pacific directors have
declared 2l6 per cent dividend to the
stockholders. This is the first dividend
declared by the company since 1891.
The State Metal Trades association
met at Seattle, Wash, and denounced
the spirit behind all strikes and lock-
outs and all the shops will resume
work.
Americans used in 1900 more than
500, OOO, 900 pounds OF coffee. or more
thru IOI5 pounds per capita. Three
fourths of this comes from South and
Central America.
tornado struck Boonville. Missouri,
June 10, destroying much pr operty and
at least one life.
Governor Pingree of Michigan. is
dying of dysentery. His wife is on the
ocean speeding homeward.
The Czarina of Russia has now four
daugh. ers; one SIX years old. one four,
one two years old, and the fourth about
a week old.
The Italian government, through itsl
consul general at Chicago. asks Kan
sas 20 settle for the assault Of Italians
at lola, Kansas.