The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-05-24
THE LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

About $50 machinists are out on a
strike at Seattle.
Fourteen petroleum steamers, have
been burned at Astrakhan, Russia.
The governor of Wisconsin has
vetoed compulsory vaccination bill.
Ninety per cent of the exhibits OF
the Pan-American exposition are in
place
Reported damage to the growing
wheat braced up the wheat market at
Chicago.
The Illinois Central has reached a
compromise agreement with it's ma
chinists.
Twenty>six Americans who were
fighting for the Beers are prisoners of
the British.
Marquis Ito, premier of the cabinet
of Japan, has resigned on account of
failing health
Vice President Roosevelt will mako
an address at the Minnesota state fair
on September .. ~ IL
One hundred machinists in the Wa
bash shops at Springfield, Illinois, have
Struck for more pay. Tsr
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Henry NJ. Cooper is appointed Mar
shall of the United States for the west
crn district of Arkansas.
Six thousand Ruthenian farmers
will ship at Hamburg for United
States in the next few days.
The U. S. consul at Leipsic tells tho
state department that Germany has
been exporting plows to Porto Rico.
A Philadelphia firm has purchased
$4,000 cases of last years crop of Wis
consin tobacco, 260 car loads, for $780,
900.
Miss Helen Gould has added to her
bencfactions 500 volumes to library
started by ladies' club at Stockton,
Kas.
The wife of the Boer General Louis
Botha has sailed for Europe to try to
urge President Kruger to advocate
peace. .--, sAs
The sword given to General Funston
by the people Of Kansas will be placed
at Buffalo in the exhibit of Tiffany.
its maker.
Norwegian independence day was
celebrated in Norway with great en-
thusiasm, the warships taking a part
in the ceremonies.
There has been slight falling off of
enlistments for the regular army since
the promise to give men service in the
Philippines has been discontinued
There are now 10000 glass workers
idle in the Pittsburg, Pa, district. A
few factories have been permitted to
run until May %, on untitled orders.
Edwin F. Uhl. formerly assistant
secretary of state and ambassador 20
Germany under Cleveland, died at
Grand Rapids, Mich, on May II.
A central civil government will be
perfected at Manila in July with Judge
Taft as governor and a mixed legisla-
tive council.
VIM. Pfaum, farmer near st. Jo-
scph, Mo-, was arrested and confessed
that he wrote letters to Thomas Ash
ton threatening to destroy his home
and family unless he deposited sl2, 900
in cold al n cartaip sDot
The Baptists are said to be the only
large denomination that has always
its Indian schools with its
own money, refusing government aid
Frank E. Farnsworth hypnotist. is
arrested at Woonsocket, r. l., for
killing a man by breaking a stone on
his chest in the usual hypnotist man
ner.
The total cash receipts of the relief
of Jacksonville, Fla, up to
May 16, was slOI,745. The number of
people still being fed at that date was
3,l5s.
Lord Lipton's new challenger. Sham
rock III, has been twice beaten by his
in 20 mile races. Upton
still contends that Shamrock ii is the
letter craft. lie is preparing TO re-
build it.
The Rock Island has been compelled
10 make cut rate to meet the redue-
lion made by the Chicago-Wabash from
Des Moines
A meeting of the trunk line roads Is
10 be held in Chicago TO try and re-
store freight rates between Chicago
and the seaboard