The Chanute times., 1902-12-12
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

One-ndlI OI Gue Imports luJo bhiS
country are of materials for manufac-
turers.
The Oregon short line has announced
pension system for its employees after
20 years service.
United States Minister Buck, for
Japan, died suddenly in Yokohama on
Dec. 4, of apoplexy.
Charles Henry Butler, of New York
City, has been appointed reporter Of the
United States supreme court
The Lincoln hotel, in Chicago, which
had been condemned as unsafe, has
burned and 13 lives were lost
The United States supreme court has
sustained the constitutionality of the
stock quarantine law of Colorado.
While the battleship Texas was at
target practice at Hampton, Va, two
of the large turrct guns exploded.
A New York syndicate has offered to
furnish Mexico with $50, 1000, 900 to en-
able that government to establish a
gold basis.
The federal grand jury at Omaha is
expected to return indictments against
cattlemen and war widows for frauds
in connection with land entries.
Correspondents say that the local
Chinese officials are making the in
demnity to the powers an excuse for
further robbery of the merchants.
Zinc miners of the Joplin district
have signed contracts covering 1000
tons of zinc for export This is done to
stop the drop in price in this country.
The District of Columbia court of ap-
peals has decided that there is no au-
thority lodged with the postoffice de-
partment to determine what is second
class or third class mail matter.
Rain and sleet at Memphis and frccz-
ing weather in Arkansas and Texas are
reported. The frosts were heavy at
Galveston. Houston and Beaumont.
| Western Louisiana has dangerous
| floods.
The war department has ordered that
fifteen regiments in the Philippines
shall be exchanged for the same num-
Der of home troops The first of the
home troops to go will leave San Fran
cisco on February next.
Francis r. Moore, a New York fl
nancer believes that, of the $4,000, 900
silver dollars now in circulation, one
half are counterfeit. One of the New
York banks turned in $50 silver dollars
to the sub-treasury, of which 170 were
confiscated as being counterfeit
In the last ten years deposits in the
banks of the United States have in
creased, SO says the comptroller of the
currency in his annual report, from
AZ billions to 9sf billions, or more
than 100 per cent
Mr.. Cannon Qll) has introduced a
bill appropriatiug $4,000 to pay the
expenses of the coal strike commission.
The House committee on appropria-
tious has agreed upon the pension APP
preparation bill. 1t appropriates $780,
SAT, GOO, which is 1870 more than for
the current year.
Senator Hale proposes by n bill which
he has introduced to change the age
limit for admission to the naval aca-
denny from between Is and 81 years to
between Il and 20.
The anniversary OF Glenn Studebalscr's
burial was made memorable by his
family presenting to the South Bend,
Ind, Epworth hospital directors over
$50, 600.
All gambling at Seattle has been
stopped by the police. Bawdy houses
and slot machines were also ordered to
quit their business
OF the s90,l7 claimed by the state of
New York for expenses incurred in
aiding tine United the United States to
raise volunteer army in the war
with Spain the comptroller of the
treasury allowed only s5,s75.
An order from South Africa for ls,-
OCO cight-horse plows has been received
by plow manufactures in the United
States
Tne market for crude oil has ad-
vaneed three cents, the quotations be-
ing sI.O6 for North Lima and sl.lo for
South Lima, Indiana