The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-07-11
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

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Mexico has refused to make the new
extradition treaty with the United
States retroactive.
The number of immigrants landed
at New York from Jan. to June 30 of
this year is 3l6,71l.
Col. Humbre, of the French artillery,
has inventeda rifle which will suppress
the flash, sound and smoke
The Troy and Montreal express was
derailed near Bennington, VT, July 2,
and 25 persons were injured.
New Jersey realizes moro than
100000 yearly from the trusts which
take out charters in that state.
The German-Atlantic Gable COM
pany is to lay another cable between
Germany and the United States.
The mill of the Peerless Plush com
pany of Patterson, N. j., has been
destroyed by fire. Loss $3.50, 200.
Cape Town has had a big fire in the
heart OF the city, destroying several
large business houses at great loss.
On the morning of July the Kan
City Journal published particulars of
about 40 celebration casualties in that
city.
Steamships from English ports are
whom went to witness the coronation
big show.
The good will of business cannot
be taxed under the Indiana law, ac-
cording to decision of the state SUI
preme court
The day of American Independence
was duly celebrated in all the capitals
of Europe, by Americans, including
resident officials.
President Roosevelt said positively
that he would not interfere with any
personal interests in any state where
there are sensational contests this
year.
The plant of the Capewell Horse
Nail Co. at Hartford, Ct, is entirely
destroyed by fire with an estimated
loss of between three and four hundred
thousand dollars.
A census bureau report says that
there is $3.50, 1913, 264 invested in the
packing industry in this country. The
value of the products in 1900 reach a
total of S7s3, 562, 433.
According to a recent act of congress
rural carriers are not prohibited from
doing an express business provided it
does not interfere with the perform
ance of their official duties.
General Greeley, of the signal service
has gone to Alaska to supervise the
work of building the government tele-
graph from valez to Eagle City.
There is no insurance on King Ed
wards life carried by American com
panies.
John NJ. Burk, an old New York
merchant, has given 81, 900, 900, the in
come of which is to be used to assist
worthy men or women of that city who
become wholly or partly unable to sup
port themselves, by reason of sickness
or misfortune.
The st. Louis police commissioners
have taken action to prevent the pro
posed prize fight there between Cor
bett and Sullivan.
Duties on imports amounting to $685.
500, 126 have been paid into the customs
at New York city during the past year.
The largest yearly receipts of any pre-
vious year was SIS, 900, 900 less.
The president has signed the act
amending existing legislation to pro-
hibit the passage of special or local
laws in the territories to limit the ter
ritorial Indebtedness, etc.
The state timber inspector of Colora-
do reports that the forest fire near
Durango has burned over twenty-five
square miles and is still spreading.
There is another fire near Payosa and
5000 acres of valuable timber is burned
at the headwaters of the Hueferno
river
There is no insurance on King Ed
wards life carried by American COM
panies.
General Cronje, the Boer commander,
took the oath of allegiance at James,
town. St. Helena