The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-06-20
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

usual activity.
r. G. Dun e. Co. S weekly report says
that even labor strikes failed to cause a
reduction in trade.
There was heavy snow at Middle
burg, South Africa, on June II for the
first time in sixteen years.
A thousand miles of ocean cable has
been completed and ready for shipment
for use of the San Francisco Honolulu
section.
Mitchell S. d. received seven inches
of rain the other night. The streets
were like rivers Stores and residences
were flooded.
Canbulata, village in mountain
pass in North Caucassia, Russia, has
been destroyed by land slide The
inhabitants escaped.
President Palma has signed the bill
fixing the salaries of members of the
Cuban senate and house of representa-
tives at SO, 900 year.
A tornado broke hundreds of plate
glass at Ottumwa, Iowa, flooded base
ments and did heavy damage to farm
buildings in the vicinity.
The British troop ship Bavarian
sailed from Cape Town on June with
1,4O0 troops ordered home to take part
in the coronation ceremonies.
At Sigourney, Iowa, the main tent
of a circus was blown down and 25
people were injured. Miss Clara
Campbell may not recover.
The boilermakers' strike at San Ber-
nardino, Cal, has been adjusted by the
superintendent of motive power who
was sent there from Topeka.
Emperor William has ordered the
training ships Charlotte and Stoch to
cruise in the West Indies and the train
ing ships Stein and Moltlle do cruise in
the North Atlantic.
The treasury department has sent
10 advertisements for bids to be
lpened July 10 for public buildings in
Hutchinson and Lawrence, Kas, each
to be 14O by $50 feet.
Senator Burton is asking the war de-
partment to change the shifts OF guards
on duty at Fort Leavenworth from
shifts of 1? hours to of hours each;
employing enough more men to form
third shift.
The average condition of winter
wheat of this country on June 1 was
&c as compared with IS on May
1902. The average of spring wheat
June 1 was 054 us compared with 81 at
the correspon ling date last year
Arkansas Democrats at their state
convention named Ex-Governor james
F. Clark as their candidate to succeed
U. 5. Senator J. X. Jones.
The rumor that Great Britain intends
to purchase the district of Lorenzo
Marques, in Portuguese East Africa,
has caused great excitement in Portu-
gal.
A fraud order has been issued by the
postal department against the Perfect
ed Tontine Mercantile company, of
Kansas City, which is charged with
using the mails to defraud.
-
Illinois, filed bill of injunction seek
ing to restrain the insurance COM
panies doing business in the state from
operating under what he alleges to be
4 trust.
There are about 90 refugee Beers in
Colorado. They are asking for
chance to return to South Africa.
During a recent rain at Red Oak,
Ia, small stream which runs through
the town rose in a few minutes 25 feet
above normal. There was three and
three-fourths inches OF rain.
Transfers of Providence, Z. /. kept
mp strike for more than five weeks
became hungry and returned without
conditions.
Chile and Argentine have signed
treaty providing for a restriction of
armaments of the two countries, gen.
eral arbitration and commercial rela-
lions.
Theodore A. Ross, for twenty-eight
years grand secretary of the sovereign
grand lodge of the l. o. o. f., was
found dead in bed at his home in East
Orange. N. j., aged 7syears