The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-07-19
THE LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

Springfield, Mo-, has had a 5000
fire in it's business section.
The foundations of st. Paul's Cathc-
dral in Lon Ion are in danger of
coliapsing.
A. Il. Kitteredge, of Sioux Falls, is
to succeed the late Y. s. Senator j. Ii.
Kyle, of South Dakota.
Former Congressman VIM. II. Stone,
of Missouri, died at Asbury Park. N.
j., on June Q, aged II years,
At the trial for bigamy of Earl Rus
sell in the house of lords 100 places
were reserved for peeresses.
A magazine of dynamite exploded
near the Grant Smelter, Denver, kill
ing two men, and injuring Others
The Kansas State Fair association
has leased the fair grounds belonging
to Shawnee county for ten years.
La Moniteuer, Paris newspaper
founded in 1898, announced it's own
death. La Soliel takes its subscribers.
Up to that date July 8 was the hot
test day of the season throughout
Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska and Northern
Missouri.
NJ. j. Ludington, quarter master
e..
Manila on the transport Grant, on
July Is.
a burglar upon entering house in
benton, Wis, fell through trap door,
exploding nitro-glycerine in his pocll-
cts and was blown to pieces.
A sixty miles an hour wind struck u
dog and pony show tent at Grand Is
land, Nebraska; and one man was
killed and several more were hurt.
The national debt mas been reduced
about 81 million dollars in two years,
and the annual interest charge is now
$40, 600, 900 less than two years ago.
American promoters are now work.
ing up pool for building an Ameri-
can hotel in London. The Astors are
willing TO start it with $40, 900, 900.
From noon of June 20 to noon Of
July there were $50 deaths from heat
in Greater New York. On August IS,
To, l,xyO
The dowager empress of China wants
Young Cinnamon in other countries
who have shown special abilities, to
return to their native country and
accept official positions.
Telephones are more numerous in
Sweden than in the United States.
Every farm house, and nearly every
body else has one. They are much
cheaper there than here.
Contractors for raising the battle
ship Maine in Havana harbor are
threatened with annulnent of contract
if delays continue.
Alfred Norlin, treasurer Of Kearney
county, Nebraska, is charged with
robbing the treasury and burning the
court house A box has been found
buried near his home with &c. rs in
it.
Two-thirds of Ledyard, Ia, is de-
stroyed by fire. The fire is supposed
to be started by boys playing with
| matches.
1t is reported that John d. Rockfel-
Ter and J. Pierpont Morgan have
decided to establish $4,000, 900 bank
in Paris.
Failures in the United States were
greater in number than in the same
months of 1900 or 1899, but the aggre-
gate of liabilities was extremely light
as compared with those years.
Russia is like Cuba in that she can
not understand that the government
of the United States rests with repre-
sentatives of the people instead of a
central government without control.
It is reported at Memphis that the
Iron Mountain road will be extended
from Bald Knob, Ark, to Coffeyville,
Kansas.
The Santa lie has withdrawn the
cut freight rates between Chicago and
the Missouri river, which had bean
announced. A general agreement ON
freight schedules is being made up.
London has sweltering days with
records of SIS and 81 degrees and of ls3
degrees in the sun. A number Of
deaths from heat have occurred and
horses have suffered greatly.