The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-08-21
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Georgia legislature has abolished
the three days of grace.
A Milwaukee alderman has been ar
rested for asking for bride.
severe hail and wind storm de-
stroyed a wide strip of crops in Sac
county, Iowa, on August IA.
Pope I.co's apartments have been
opened and several million francs were
found, besides other valuable
1t is reported that the Missouri Pa
cific is preparing to build Il CUTOFF from
Joplin, Mo-, to Chetopa, Kansas.
Maryland mas paid agents in some
western states, notably Kansas, drum
ming up immigration to Maryland.
The Low Archipelago, us II group of
islands in the Pacific is called, 90 in
number, seem TO be sinking, and the
inhabitants are perishing.
The city of st. Louis claims the dis
tinction of being the only large city in
the country which has Il separate and
distinct political organization.
On account of high prices of imported
goat skins the leather makers of Lynn,
Mass, propose to raise goats on the
abandoned New England farms.
There are unconfi rmcd reports that
King Peter of Servia has threatened to
abdicate rs lie is virtually prisoner in
the hands of the military party.
VIM. E. Corey, the new president OF
the United States Steel corporation,
gets So, 900 year, which is $25, 900
year less than Mr.. Schawb received.
Florida negroes have been fleeced of
several thousand dollars by northern
negro who collected money to aid Sen
ator Hanna, so he represented, in pass
ing the bill to pension eX-slaves
Vice Admiral Cervera, who surren-
dered to the American feet off Santiago
de Cuba, has resigned the position of
chief of staff of the navy, to which lie
was appointed i'll December 1902
The Great Western railway was
granted by the federal court an injunc-
ton against the Union Pacific railroad
in when the latter is ordered to grant
the former the nse of the Missouri
river bridge at Omaha.
Judge 5. r. Peters, of Newton, has
entered the race for governor of the
National Soldiers home at Leaven-
worth. 1t has just been announced
that the national board of directors
will not name the new governor until
it reaches the Milwaukee home. The
board is now at San Monica, Cal.
Practically all the mines in Cripple
Creek district cXcep. the Portland and
those operated BY the Wood, Invest
ment Company are closed, owing to the
union miners strike The plumber of
union miners on strike is estimated at
1900
An order from the postoficc depart
mcnt requires that each pos:oflice must
remain open at least one hour every
sunday and that while it is open it
must deliver mail to all its patrons, in
Guiding those ON the rural routes
served from that Office.
The president commcnds the position
tal,en by Governor Durbin. of Indiana,
in his attitude against lynchiTg. The
presidents letter to the governor closed
thus: ''Of course, mob violence is
simply one form of anarchy; and an
archy is now, as it always has been,
the handmaiden and forerunncr of
tyranny"
Manila has a total population OF
something like 100000, about 10000
being American and European born.
The American population is estimated
at about 5000.
J~dgc Hanford, Of the o. 5. circuit
court. decided at Spokane. Wash. ex-
polling a man holding Il mining claim
ON Indian land, which claim he took
previous to the presidents prO.lama-'
ticn withdrawing the land
Al meeting in Chicago Pullman
por:ers put themselves on record as
opposing tips and fsvoring an increase
OF salary.
Pops Plus y recovered speedily after
his fainting and on the mex. day took
some exercise in the gardens Of the
Vatican.