The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-10-24
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

1t now seems to be apparent that OPP
position to reciprocity with Cuba has
faded away.
The window glass makers are scour-
ing the country for enough skilled men
to run their plants
President Roosevelt calls down the
departments for "too much public
printing generally"
The mileage of the Frisco system on
September 80 was S3,41424; with 7s7
miles of side tracks and switches
j. c. Bancroft Davis, aged 80, re-
porter for the United States supreme
court for nearly 90 years, has resigned.
II. D. iced has been appointed tele-
graph manager of the Gulf, Colorado
e. Santa Fe with headquarters at Gal
weston.
The revolution in Hayti has ended.
The leader of the revolutionary pro-
visional government has gone to the
Bermudas with $50 of his followers.
The eighth annual convention of the
American Press League, at its closing
session in Minneapolis, Mimi, elected
Fl. A. Heath, of Topeka, Kans., presi-
dent.
At Waukegan, Ills, $4,000 tons of
coal is burning at the dock, and the
fire seems to be beyond control. The
company is loading cars as rapidly as>
possible. The fire was caused by spon-
taneous combustion.
The rolled steel syndicate of Berlin,
reduced prices in Germany by Sl25
per ton, probably as a concession to
pnblic opinion as there has been much
agitation recently over the high domes-
tic and low export prices.
President Roosevelt feels deeply
grateful for the outcome of the coal
conference. He regards it as honorable
TO both sides as securing justice to
both sides and above all averting
terrible calamity to the people.
No American coal was imported into
Italy until 1898 when 20 tons was taken
there as samples. In 1901 the importa-
lion of American coal amounted to
rs. 600 tons; enough to be a factor in
competition with English coal
Judge Allen, representing the Flu
sionists, filed mandamus proceedings in
the Kansas supreme court to compel
the county clerks to put the short
term" candidates on the official county
tickets. The court heard the case at
once and denied the application.
Minneapolis, Mimi, received its first
snow on October 16, being the earliest
in seven years, The mercury went
down to "a.
The government will ask of the Brit
ish parliament to authorize Trans
yaal loan of $50, 900, 600 or more, to be
guaranteed by the imperial govern
ment
The epidemic of cholera is spreading
RAPIDLY in Palestine. The city which
has suffered the most thus far is GAIA !
where there have been 80 to 40 deaths
daily
Hon. Bernard Moses, of California,
a member of the Philippine commits
sion, will retire from that body on the
list of next January.
A hail storm of As minutes caused
IS, 900 damage in ST. Louis. There
were hailstones two inches in diameter.
About every greenhouse in the city
was ruined.
General James f. Smith, of Califor-
MIA. has been appointed member of
the Philippine commission to succeed
Bernard Moses who is to retire jan
uary 1.
Owing to the strike of baggage and
mail handlers there were piled up in
the St. Louis union station at one time
more than 500 outgoing pouches Of let
ter mail and more than 5000 sacks of
papers
The order reducing the army to the
minimum of $4,000 men will direct
that enIistments be stopped until the
number Fixed has been reached.
In unearthing bribery in ST Louis
siss. 900 of Doodle has been captured in
safety deposit vaults, and there is talk
Of turning it over to the public schools