The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-10-30
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

A number OF Kansas City priests IT.
tended the funeral of Bishop Kahn at
St. Louis.
Tie American investment in religious
and educational institutions in Turkey
is Sc, 500. 600
The coke trade at Connellsvillc. Pa.
continues to slump until now there are
5000 idle men.
VIM. Eliins, the wealthy capitalist,
is sick at Philadelphia with little hope
of his recovery.
The great fire at Aberdeen has been
estimated, showing losses of $685., 900,
with SlS3, 600 insurance
The Bank of Joplin, with a capital
stock of $1,000, holds surplus forty
times greater than its capital.
Mayor Campbell, of Tacoma, Wash.
prevented prize fight in that city by
giving notice that he would not permit
it.
Cases of death are again being re-
ported which arc caused by the poison
in the dyes with which stockings are
colorcd.
The American Royal Live Stock
show at Kansas City had perfect
weather, fine exhibit and large at
tendance.
W pa1rrar 81 t.,
diana, who died recently, left be-
quest of $50 900 TO the Chautauqua held
ut Chautauqua, N. Y.
Troop ships are ordered to stop at
Honolulu and Guam on every trip TO
the Philippines, and to stop ut Homo.
lulu on the way back.
L. NJ Wolf, WHO lives near Ridge
vile, Ind, has been dumb for two
years, caused by lightning stroke,
He says he dreamed that if he chcwed,
tobacco he would regain his voice He
tried it and was able to speak plainly
after few days.
by the general shut down of the
Amalgamatcd Copper company prop
critics ut Butte, Montana, from $4,000
to $1,000 men are directly thrown out
of employment and others will be in.
directly affected within IL week, so
that the grand total will reach 10000
men.
fnI,n y.rltn liz, 81 no
tured II whale off Cape Spear, N. T.,
which was 40 feet long. 1t was fin
back whale and the most gamey ever
captured, 90 hours being taken up
with tile fight with it. The whale
zigzaged at the rate of seven miles an
hour, almost towing the snip under
water, the sea washing its decks.
Ir is generally believed in PclSin
that Russia will hold all she has gained
in Manchuria and let Corea alone for
the present
Jacob Bacr, employed by Denver
packing company, dressed 1000
steer in minutes and As seconds; re-
jucing by 20 seconds the worlds rec
,rd.
C. p. Dewey and his son Chauncey,
have been placed under arrest, charged |
with fencing government land in north
western Kansas and intimidating the
settlers.
Deputy Tax Commissioner Michael
0'Sullivan, of New York city, has been
arrested. He is accused Of having
aiken bride on pretext of getting a
nan appointed to the police force.
There is race trouble at Fort Riley
Texas regiment and q col
,red u, 5. cavalry regiment, one OF
he best cavalry regiments in the reg
liar army.
Andrew Carnegie, before leaving
Queenstown, contributed IS, 900 to help
an organ for the Catholic
cathedral there.
The clerk of the federal court is re-
'orted as saying that Judge Hook had
ssued an order 10 conceal the names
# voluntary banlSrupts.
The Rev. Charles II. Parlshurst. of
Jew York, sent letter 20 Prophet
bowie giving the latter roast which
vould have squelched any one else
han DOwie.
The Illinois Steel company issued
r,lcrs TO resume operations at their
liant at Joliet. which gives employ
nens to 1000 men, commencing octO-
er 25.