The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-11-21
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

Oil of the finest quality is reported
found at Santa Rosa, New Mexico.
The Siberian railway charges nearly
two dollars for each ten pounds of bag
gage carried.
The Canadian emigration office in
London expects to place 100, 900 emil
grants in Canada during 1903.
Christmas presencs sent to the Phil
ippines this year will be subject to
the same duty as other goods.
President Roosevelt provided a room
in the new executive office building for
the exclusive use of the press.
The senate committee was received
in New Mexico with enthusiasm at all
points at which stop was made.
Eight hundred Kansas City switch
men get the same advance as the
switchmen of Chicago in effect Novem-
Der Is.
The cholera has practically disap.
peared from Egypt. Cairo is quite free
from the disease, which is rapidly de-
ereasing in Palestine.
The Wabash system gives notice that
the wages of switchmen telegraph
operators and night and day fremcn
are increased from Nov. Is.
Two swindlers are on trial at III
Paso, Texas, for attempts to defraud
the N. Y. Life Insurance Co. out Of
hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Senators Vest of Missouri and Jones
of Nevada, will be missed in Washing
ton. They both retire voluntarily
after more than 20 years of service
The American makers of locomotives
are not able to meet the home demand
for locomotives and have orders on
hand that will keep them busy for
more thau year.
The volcano of Stromboli off the
north coast of Sicily, is in terrible
eruption. Many houses on the island
have becn burned by incandescent
stones from the crater
The United States Philippine cou4-
mission has repealed the Spanish law
which imposed an income tax on sal
aries. The law, which has been
cir
factory.
1t is announced that Z. j. Olcll, for
Northern Pacific, who is an expert in
railroad construction, Will take place
with the Orient in an executive ca
pacity.
The Ontario cabinet has accepted the
proposals of Il syndicate, represented
by j. E. Egan, of Rock Island H., and
Judge UT, OF Chicago, to place $4,000
American settlers on 100000 agricul,
tural crown lands in New Ontario, and
the agreement will be signed shortly.
Additional men have been put to
work all along the Rock Island right
of way between Dallas and Fort Worth.
The work of gra ling is being rapidly
pushed and it is the opinion of tho
chief engineer that the road will run
its trains into Dallas by February !.
d. E. Thompson, of Lincoln, Neh,
has accepted the appointment of Uni
ted States minister TO Brazil. This
place was offered TO him by the presi-
tent about a month ago. Mr. Thomp-
son was caucus candidate for Unitel
States senator from Nebraska two
years ago, but withdrew in favor of
Senator Dietrich.
Governor Taft has appointed Elmer
b. Bryan, formerly from Indiana, as
of education in the
Philippines. He has been superinten-
dent of schools in Manila.
Ambassador White was given con-
addresses, one from Presi-
dent Roosevelt by letter, marked ito
he opened on your SEVENTEEN birth
day." which occurred on Nov :. He
received numerous kilograms on that
day rs well as many callers at the
in Berlin.
In Denver a woman has been arrest
ed for voting three times at the cleo
ton
IL IS now claimcl that president
can be elected without the aid of the