The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-05-02
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

lire.
Idavilla, Ind, is wiped out by $780,
600 fire
Three fourths of the business por-
ton of Freeman, Iowa is burned.
Fire destroyed an entire business
block in Red Oak, Iowa. Loss sees, 900.
The hail storm in Greeley county,
Nebraska, stripped trees and killed
poultry.
Curtar, an Ohio oil town, is totally
destroyed by fire. The loss is over
$50 600
A wind storm wrecked many build
ings at Oconto, Wisconsin, and in the
vicinity of La Crosse.
Talmage's will leaves an estate of
moe than $500, GOO, of which Gve.sixths
is personal property.
The Frisco line is now running trains
on the new extension from. Vernon,
Texas, north, into Oklahoma.
The electric light above the statue OF
Liberty on Bedloe's Island is relighted
under supervision of the war depart-
ment.
The Central high school building of
Kansas City was twice threatened with
fire in three days; caused by defective
electrical apparatus,
New York parties who purchased
$25, 000, 900 of British consols, for sale
in this country, have bids covering the
amount fully ten times.
More deaths have resulted from an
epidemic of measles at st. Joseph, Mo-,
within a few weeks. than from small
pox in the history of the city.
Berry Howard, the alleged principal
in the assassination of Governor Goebel
of Kentucky, was acquitted on April
%. 1t was his second trial
District Attorney Dean of the Fed
eral court decides to pay no attention
to complaints of postal card duns, un-
less they carry offensive language.
Gen. Mercer, formerly the French
minister of war, while leaving po-
litical meeting, at which he presided,
was stoned and wounded in the head.
The Nebraska and Kansas universe
ties pitted their debaters against each
other at Lincoln in an oratorical con-
contest. The decision was unanimous
lv in favor of Nebraska.
Ancient silver mines have been dis
covered in the state of Sonora, Mexico,
by American prospectors- Near one
entrance there was heap of silver
ingots, stone tools and 20 skeletons of
large size. The mines indicate that
they had been worked for centuries.
Twenty-one buildings burned at the
village of Croghan, N. Y, among them
being the property of the St Stephens
soeiety-the church, monastery, con-
vent and school buildings Twenty
families were made homeless
The president is anxious, as well as
the country, that congress shall socn
decide upon the route for the isthmian
canal
The storm of April 25 prevented the
use of telegraph wires to a great ex-
tent throughout Kansas and several
other states
The rush of women to the annual
convention of the Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs at Los Angeles is immense.
Excursion trains from all parts of the
country are enroute.
The Santa Fe expects to take out of
Texas 5000 cars of cattle this season.
The Rock Island will bring large
number also. The Santa Fe has al
ready hauled more than 5000 cars of
Texas stock.
The governor of Finland proposes TO
forbid the issuing of passports to Fin
landers who desire to emigrate.
The senate committee on relations
with Cuba finding that agreement on
Cuban reciprocity was not possible the
Republican members decided to act
alone in formulating substitute for
the house bill. which will be pressed to
final action.
Elwood Harvey. auditor of the Har-
vey eating house system, died at Pasa-
dena, Cal. on April 10. His home was
in Kansas City.
The factory Of the Bradley White
Lead company in BroOlSlynis destroyed
hr fire Loss 500. 600.