The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-02-21
THE LATEST NEWS iii BRIEF

The Vandome hotel at Minneapolis,
Mimi, is burned. Loss, S75, 1000
Eggs and butter have tendency
toward higher prices in the general
markets.
The Lake Shore and Rock Island are
to build together terminal in Chicago
to cost S., 100000.
The Orpheum theater in Chicago is
burned. Fire was started in four
places by incendiaries.
The governor of the state of WASH
ington will not permit his appointees to
accept railroad passes.
Zinc ore producers are rejoicing over
two advances in zinc ore of $3.50 ton
each, within two weeks.
The operators and miners who have
been in consultation at Indianapolis,
agreed to continue the old scale.
Santos Dumont's air ship is at the
bottom of Monaco bay, sent there by
his guide rope being fouled, during a
high wind.
The famine outlook in India is very
serious No rain has fallen and the
plague of rats in three districts is de-
stroying the crops
A leading Cuban says that the inn
portation of American negros into
Cuba is the worst thing the Cubans
have had to deal with.
Four hundred families are made
homeless by the burning of the town Of
South Mills, n. c. The loss of prop.
erty is placed at 100000.
London papers ask why in the world
the British-Japancsc treaty was re-
ferred TO the United States for sanction
before it was promulgated.
The diplomatic and consular appro-
priation bill carries SEQ, GOO for u new
United States legation at Peliin, on
ground already purchased.
Miss Helen Gould has been robbed of
a 81, 900 Russian sable coach robe, $3.50
opera glasses and Sod marine glasses.
Her second butler was the thief.
Steps have been taken, starting IN
San Francisco, to form company Of
millionaircs with a capita! of $50, o0o,-
600, to COLOMBO The island of Mindinao,
the largest of the Philippines, and pro-
mote all sorts OF business there.
The Indian appropriation left out
provision for The Indian school at
Grand Junction, Colorado. This re-
suited from a local controversy, it be-
ing claimed that the government was
made to pay for sewers and other pub
lie works for the benefit OF the city.
The Empire hotel in st. Louis is
burned and eleven of it's inmates lost
their lives and eight others were in
jured.
Galusha A. Grow, OF Pennsylvania,
has announced that he will not seek
reelection to congress. He is so years
old, entered congress in 1851, succeed
ing Wilmot, of Wilmot proviso fame.
The German Kaiser having squelched
"Eddyism" in Germany, has commenced
upon the work of stopping seances and
frances for communication with de-
parted spirits.
Postmaster General Payne has issued
an edict that no one of the 5000 fourth
class postmasters in the United States
shall be disturbed through politics.
The general policy of the department
is 70 promote the mail service in rural
districts.
Senator Harris has company; Thos.
L. Glenn, the new senator from Idaho
who served in Morgan's famous cav
airy. He is the third confederate SOL
der sent to congress from northern
state. John 4. Fellows, OF New York,
was the first.
And now it is said that the Santa Fe
and the Rock Island are wrestling the
for Mexican Central, which extends
from Ell Paso to the City of Mexico.
This treaty between England and
Japan pleases the state department at
Washington, as it is in direct line with
the position of the United States
toward the Manchurian position.
A French electrician has perfected a
wireless telephone, of which the trans
mitter and the receiver are not con-
nected- except by the earth 1t has
been tested on distance Of SO metres