The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-09-06
THE LATEST NEWS, III, BRIEF.

Scranton, Green county. iowa, lost
its business section by fire.
A band of Mormon missionaries are
attempting to plant their faith in
Japan.
Fifteen shops in New York, city en-
ploying 1000 sewing girls, are TIED up
by strikes.
Gen. Fred Grant has sailed for the
Philippines after his. three months
leave of absence.
Austria has at last sent a minister
plenipotentiary to Mexico; the first since
Macmillan was shot.
The state of Pennsylvania has pur-
chased 100000 acres of denuded land
for reforesting purposes.
The total postoffice revenue of Eng
land was in 1900 e15;995, 47O, and the
expenditure was efO,O64y $685.!
corner of the stone base of the
Hendrix monument in indianapolis
was torn off by "A bolt of lightning.
Turkey has settled the claim of the
Frenchmen which caused France to
threaten to take her doll rags and go
home.
Fire did $50, 600 damage to the plant
of the Kansas & Texas Coal company
at Hungtington, Ark, besides destroy
ing other property.
The United Typothetae of America
is opposed to compelling all trades to
use union labels on the ground that it
would infringe upon the personal lib
erty of citizens.
Fire at the ST.. hDris fair grounds
track consumed ~ dozen stables and
burned to death number of valuable
caused by cigarette.
Five hundred of the Thousand is
lands' in the st. Lawrence river are to
be placed on the market. They are
SMALL, being from 5 acres to 2 Is acres,
and only two will be sold one pur-
chaser.
Miss Coleman Woods is dead. She
was pronounced the most beautiful
woman in America by a committee from.
the Pan-American exposition and her
profile is on all the medals issued by
the board of awards.
The Santa Fe system is to be divided
into two grand divisions, with general
superintendent for each. The western
division, with J. E. Hurley in charge,
is to extend from Newton west and over
the Panhandle division. The supervi-
sion of Grneral Superintendent Resi-
que will extend from Purcell and New
ton to Chicago.
August sales of the Union Pacific
land department thus far aggregate 3d.
$40 acres, as against 1000 acres sold
in July. The drouth had depressing
effect apon sales generally during last
month.
Up to August &c there had been two
deaths from yellow fever in that month
Havana During the previous eleven
years there has been an average of
more than fifty deaths during August.
The II 900, 900 marks left by the
dowager empress Alexandra is equiva-
lent to So, 612, 800 of federal money.
The secretary of war has apportioned
the 81, 600, 900 appropriated by congress
for the national guard among the or
CARNATIONS in the states and territories.
The Kaiser is making himself, first a
laughing stock before the nations of
the world; that sentiment in all cases
cooling down to one of indignation
and contempt. He demands that mo-
bles of high rank from China who have
come to make apology for the act of
the. boxers, shall humble themselves
before him and knock their heads nine
times ON the floor.
Kaiser William has told the Chinese
envoy. sent to apologize for killing by
the Chinese of the German Ambassador,
to stop in Switzerland until the EN-
peror can fix up his program of cere-
mony and etiquette. Pish.
The government has engaged all the
teachers it is proposed to send to the
Philippines, yet applications are still ,
pouring in.
General Arthur Macarthur, when re-
turning from Manila was met in Chi
eago by his wife and son whom he lad
not seen for three years.