The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-07-04
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

AT st. Joseph, Mo-, the bricklayers
demand S. for eight hours work.
strike of the De Moines telephone
girls tied up the local exchanges.
Denver would not permit prize
fight there. A worthy example.
Lord Hennilier, governor OF the Isle
of Man is dead. He was 60 years old.
The Appalachian forest reserve bill is
deferred until the next sessio of con-
gress.
One of the main buildings, Finley
hall, of the Bellevue, Neb., college is
burned down.
Roland Whitley first lieutenant of
Filipino scouts, died of cholera June
81 at Batanzas.
Fire caused by lantern in q stable
in Madison, Ill, practically wiped out
the entire town.
The fire at Mercur, Utah, that burn
ed fifty houses was caused by an ex-
plosion of gasoline.
In 1854 the Rock Island system con-
sisted of $50 miles of track. 1t now
has 1000 miles of track.
Murcur, the second largest mining
camp in Utah lost so per cent of it's
buildings in recent fire.
The American association for the adj
vancement of science is in annual con-
vention at Pittsburg, Pa.
The cruiser Denver has been launched
at Philadelphia. Miss w right, of
Denver christened the ship.
The street cars are running at Paw
tucliet, X. l., and the militia have
been relieved from further duty.
For IS years there has been no meet
ing of the cabinet outside of the
White House, until last week.
The gunboat Ranger has arrived at
Panama and will watch current events
on the Pacific side of the isthmus.
The good will of business cannot
be taxed under the Indiana law, ac-
cording to decision of the state SUI
preme court. 49,
A representative of the Vatican who
has been in Mexico for three months
negotiating to re-estab lish direct rela-
tons between that republic and the
vatican reports that he has been sue
cessful.
Arizona has an area which exceeds
that of ten states, viz: Rhode Island,
Delaware, Connecticut, New Jersey,
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, YER
mont, Maryland, West Virginia and
South Carolina.
The great anthracite strike has
reached its seventh week. The great
strike of 1900 lasted just six weeks.
Col. H. G. Reeves, who was private
secretary to Governor Fifer, of Illinois,
was found dead in his bed at Bloom
ington.
The state of New Jersey spent half
million dollars in the good roads
movement in 1901. No less than 40
miles of permanent country highway
was constructed. The state and the
county governments divide the ex-
pense.
In 1910 the railroad mileage of the
world was 4,77a miles. In 1900 it was
491, O66 miles. More than one half of
the grand total has been built since
1880 and nearly three-fourths since
1870.
The round house of the Southern
Pacific r. R. at Frisco. Cali, and IL
locomotives are destroyed by fire at u
loss of 100000.
Secretary Hay has furnished con-
gress with list of Americans detained
by the British government on account
of the Boer war.
The orator of the class of 1902 at
Harvard was Roscoe Conl1iing Bruce
of indianapolis, arelative of ex-senator
Bruce of Mississippi, the only colored
man who ever held seat in the United
States senate.
Unreasonable weather continues to
prevail in Iowa. Fires are required;
heavy rainfalls. continue and crops are
in serious condition.
Alice Thompson, five years old,
granddaughter of James G. Blaine,
fell down an elevator shaft at Helena,
Montana, and was killed.