The Chanute times., 1903-05-01
Wichita Grain.
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

Russia is now demandi ng n practical
cession by China of the sovereignty of
Manchuria
The Pacific Meat company's packing
house at Tacoma, Washington, has
been destroyed by fire, at loss OF
$500, 900.
1t is anhou need that the cable from
San Francisco to Manila may be work
ing before July l. and that rates will
then be cut so per cent.
AT La Crosse, Wis, fire destroyed
the largest store in the western por-
ton of this state The plant was de-
stroyed in the space of two hours.
The police of Seattle have squelched
get rich quick concern, which prom
iscd stockholders return of $1,O0 on
for every 81 of their investments.
General Maxine Gomez has accepted
the chairmanship of the committee for
the erection of the Cuba building at the
st. Louis exposition. The old fight
ing hero will be an attraction.
The journeymen painters OF st. Jo'
seph, Mo-, who have been idle for three
weeks, went to work for less than they
demanded, and have agreed to work
with non-union paper hangers.
The famine in Kwangs province,
China, is killing tens of thousands OF
persons, and women there are selling
themselves into slavery to escape star
vatiop.
Postmaster General Payne has sus-
tained the action of First Assistant
General Wynne in ordering the posting
at rural free delivery postoffices
throughout the country OF names Of
residents on. the routes.
Snow, blizzards and severe cold pre-
vailed last week and this in the south
ern provinces of Austria. In Vienna
suburban car lines suspended and all
wires were made of no use. Damage
was done in the fruit growing districts.
The United States court of appeals
has enjoined six railroad companies
from discriminating against small
shippers in the western states. This
decision of the court is important as
~
law.
More than majority of the members
of the last Montana legislature have
expressed u willingness to serve with
out day at an extra session to pass an
appropriation bill for an exhibition ut
the st. Louis exposition and to meet
the president on his visit to Helena
Dixon Hotel at Grand Rapids, Wis,
was gutted by fire, many guests los
ing all their baggage.
Andrew Carnegie has given S600,000
in 3 per cent u. 5. Steel company first
mortgage bonds to the trustees of
Booker Washington's Tuskegee Normal
and Industrial institute.
The United States monitor Arkansas
has arrived at Cairo from Mound City
and is now lying above the Illinois
Central railroad bridge. 1t will be
necessary to cut off part of the stack to
allow the boat to pass under the bridge.
The Santa Fe has placed orders in
Germany for 10000 tons of 65-pound
steel rails for delivery at San Francisco
in May or June.
Brigadier General Albert q. Wood
son, at latest account, had chance to
recover, or at least partly recover,
from paralysis
The "Mother Lode" mine at Sutter
Creek, CAL, may be closed on account
| of strike. A formal notice was issued
to the sheriff that il the non-union
miners were not protected he would be
held responsible for all damages
Fairbury, Mich, has lost one-fourth
OF its hest business portion by fire.
| The entire block on the south side Of
the square, lumber yards on an adj
Joining block aud the NJ. E. church and
and parsonage. Estimates of the total
loss reach 100000.
The Chicago drainage canal is carry
ing a great volume Of water downwards
towards the Mississippi, diverting i,
from the falls The Canadian govern
,nent is granting franchises to con-
] pauies to use the water rs fast Is on
this side