The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-06-27
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

There were 9os, 3O3 pensioners on the
rolls April 30, 1902.
Mont Pelee was in mighty erup-
ton again on June II,
A steamship brought 1850, 900 pine
spples from Cuba to New York the
other day.
The graduating class of Princeton
University is the largest. in it's history,
reaching 25s members.
Four men were killed by lightning
while picking potatoes on the Coleman
farm near Sherman, Texas.
Fire at Hubbard, Texas, destroyed
brick block and five wooden buildings.
The loss will aggregate 500, 900.
King Victor Emmanuel, of Italy, has,
purchased $50, 900 acres of coal land in
West Virginia at the price of IS, 600, 900.
The king of Saxony has no children
consequently Prince George, his eldest
brother is heir to the throne of Sax
ony.
The pope has informed Judge Taft
that he agrees with him on all the
main points in Friar land negotia-
tons.
King Albert of Saxony died on June
10 at Dresden. He was one of the
r.o,,,,,, L. ,,.I,- commanded 4hn Garu,an
army in 1870,
There is an increased immigration to
the United States from Sweden, mostly
of young men, on account OF military
service regulations.
90 hour train. over each of two
lines, is put in operation between New
York and Chicago Their speed is
about 40 miles al hour.
The interstate commerce commission
went to Leadvillo June IS 10 inquire
into charges filed by the board OF trade
against the transcontincntal lines.
Steel manufacturers of Pittsburg,
Pa, have advanced wages an average
of ten per cent This is done on ac-
count of the general prosperous con-
dition of the steel trade.
c. +. W. Nicely who was sentenced s
to ten years in prison for mis- connec-
t;on with Cuban postal frauds, is
among the American prisoners turned
loose by President Palma.
The latest crop rep orts from western,
northern and central Russia show
hourishing conditions. Reports from
the northwest are satisfactory, but in
the trans Caspian provinces the drouth
and locusts will make necessary i'm
mense government relief The cattle
plague also prevails in these districts.
Mel Anderson, Jr.. OF Bingham, Utah,
aged II, has been kidnapped and notice
given his father that the boy would
have his limbs cut off one at a time
and would then be killed unless $4,000
ransom was paid A search was CON-
menced for the boy at once.
Southern and Central Texas n still
suffering for rain. In some sections, 1t
is said, cora has been killed and cotton
is suffering severely.
Lieutenant Thos. Ryan, Philippine
scouts, committed suicide June 16.
His mind was unsettled.
r. G. Dun & Co. report the peach
crop of the country in excellent condi-
ton.
Chilpancingo, Mexico, felt an earth
quake shock on June II and great ter
~ prevailed.
nounced in the house of commons that
the tax on maize would be reduced
one half.
Andrew Carnegie has given 100000
to the American Library association for
preparation and publication of read
ing lists and index.
The May statistics of gross postal
receipts at the fifty largest post
offices in the United States show net
increase of IL per cent over the re-
ceipts for May 1901.
The school saving bank system is
quite popular with Kansas City school
children. Within the two years that
the system has been established the
children have deposited ST, Sc and
have drawn out 81, 76s.62. There is still
SO, sO4. "a in the bank to the credit of
the children and the deposits are
increasing.