The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-01-24
THE LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF


The Canadian parliament is sum-
moned to meet on Feb. 10.
Both of the Iowa U. s. senators, A.
lison and Dollivcr, are reelected.
Chill is the disturbing element in the
pan-American congress in Mexico City.
A seat on the Kansas city board of
trade cost a Southern Missouri miller
$500.
The Kentucky legislature elected
James b. McCreary to the United States
senate.
The Jupiter mine at BreuX, Austria,
was suddenly flooded causing the death
of 43 men.
An international tournament is being
arranged for the time of the coronation
of King Edward.
Alex McClintocl: the noted breeder
of Attorney stock, died suddenly at his
home at Lexington, Ky.
Wire and wire nails are advanced 81
ton by action of IA meeting of manu-
facturers at Pittsburg, Pa.
Over 100 persons were severely in
jured by a great wind storm which
swept over Vienna, Austria.
Judge Grosscup, of the U. S. court in
Chicago, decides that the city has the
right to regulate the price of gas.
A Spaniard at Chadron, Neb., says he
touched the button to blow up the bat
tleship Maine, in Havana harbor.
The Santa Fe routes lines west of
Albuquerque have been officially given
the title of "Santa Fe coast lines"
The Kentucky Daughters of the Con-
federacy are calling upon the legisla-
ture to prohibit Uncle Toms Cabin"
from playing in the state.
London police officials have been
warned by those of New York that
large gang of swindlers are gradually
making their way to London in patches.
London financial circles believe that
negotiations for peace have been opened
with the Beers The stock exchange
evidently takes hopeful view of the
outcome.
Captain Joseph B. Eaton, now cap
tain of the Boston navy yard, has been
selected to command the battles..p
Oregon, which is now fitting out on the
Pacific coast. The Oregon will remain
in the Pacific waters.
The wool growers of the Ohio farm
ers' institute protest against recip-
rocity treaties that would effect the
price of wool. They show that Argen-
tina produces ~ times as much wool
as the United States, the most of which
is exported, as the population is sparce.
VIM. N. Springer, for the National
Livestock Association, told the house
committee on agriculture that more
liberal treatment of oleomargarine was
given by foreign countries than i'll The
United States. He opposed the large
tax proposed to be put on artificial but
ter
Oscar S. Strauss, formerly r. S. min.
lister to Turkey, has been appointed a
member of the committee on arbitra-
ton at The Hague. to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of cx-Prcsident
Harrison.
When Funston's confirmation was up
one of the opposition senator's asked,
"What has Funston ever done?" Quick
as flash Senator Harris replied: "He
saw Opportunities face; we can all see
her back"
Madison, Wis, has a curfew law
which excludes children from the street
by 8 o'clock in winter and o'clock In
summer.
The Congressional Military commit
tee went to West Point to figure ON the
making of provisions of larger estab-
lishment, on modern lines.
Twenty-Five thousand men employed
in the steel mills yves. OF Pittsbu=g.
Ohio, have been given an increase %
wages.
Statistics show that there were IN The |
United States lis legal executions in
1901. The number of persons lynehcd
was larger titan the number Of persons
sentenced 10 death By the courts
1t is reported that si6.OOo.oOo las
been subscribed N Paris for building |
and equipping a new system Of electric
street railways in the City Of Mexico
and introducing low fares.