The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-12-13
THE LATEST NEWS I'd BRIEF.

There are seven Smiths in the Fifty
Seventh congress
A Boston commission merchant has
cornered the squash market in the
west.
A large amount of bogus coin is re-
ported to be in circulation in st. Joseph,
Missouri.
Extremely cold weather prevails in
Russia. Grain steamers in the Nistula
are frozen in the river.
John D. Rockefeller gives $3.50, 900 to
Bryn Mawr, a womans college in u
suburb of Philadelphia.
The court of claims has rendered
about 200 decisions in one batch, which
brings their work up to date.
The starch factory at Des Moines,
Iowa, is burned at loss of 100000.
1t belonged to the starch trust.
The Omaha, Kansas & Gulf railroad
company has taken Kansas charter,
to build from Omaha to Emporia
The importing merchants of Manila
will petition congress asking that Ma
Mia be made an American port, free of
duty.
The Australian senate has passed n
bill is exclude from Australia all per-
sons who cannot speak "a European
language.
Colonel f. l.. Meade who was tried
by court martial, has been acquitted
and restored to duty at the Brooklyn
Navy yard
Among the ten new justices of the
peace for the District of Columbia is
Robt n. Terrill, a negro He is
Harvard graduate.
Mr. Curtis bill relating to anarchy is
receiving much attention as it practi-
cally carries out the recommendations
of the presidents message.
A fire of unknown origin destroyed
the entire stock of a carpet and fur
niture company in Denver. with loss
of $50. 900. The building was Quilted.
Prof. T.. Lamson- Scribner, the agrost-
ologist, of the department of agricul-
ture, has been appointed chief of the
insular bureau of agriculture in the
Philippines. He will have direct charge
of all agricultural affairs in the archi-
pelago.
Brigadier General Bell has issued am
order to the soldiers in Northern Luzon
forbidding them, under pain of severe
punishment by conrt-martial, to drink
the native vino" spirits, which have
been found to- produce insanity and in
cite to crime.
Gen. Smith has ordered all male Fflh-
pinos to leave the coast towns for the
interior. In order to be allowed to re-
turn they must bring guns, prisoners
or information of the whereabouts of
insurrectionists.
The French chamber of deputies
voted 30 press the bill for passage, mal
king marriage formalities absolutely
free of all costs.
''Dutch7 Reiniger, the pugilist who
was whipped by Jas. Driscoll, is dead
from injuries aeceived in the fight.
Driscoll is under arrest.
Captain Perry, of the battleship
Iowa. is given full discretion as to when
and how to withdraw his forces at
Colon.
December 20 is the anniversary of the
cession to the United States of territory
known as the Louisiana purchase. The
governor of Missouri asks that the day
be observed in that state.
descendant of the Bonaparte fam
lily, in the insane ward of Philadel-
phia hospital, was saved from pau
per's grave by friends. He was buried
in Odd Fellows Cemetery
The appraisers of the estate of Kirk
land b. Armour find assets of nearly
four and one-third million dollars, less
liabilities of less than $4,000. His
packing company stock was listed as
worth s3,3Ol 900.
IL is now said that Queen Wilhel-
.mina's mother has paid the debts of
the queens consort and he has promised
to be good. The young pair have re-
.sumed friendly relations. There is
still trouble among the courtiers who !
scarcely recognize the bridegroom, he
having fought duels with two of them.