The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-06-12
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LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

The danger of another strike of the
anthracite miners seems to be passing
away.
The Western Unions telegraph lines
are being rapidly rebuilt in and about
Kansas City.
The Blue river covers large districts
n the city of Beatrice, Neb. There
are no trains moving. t4
Fifty persons were driven from their
homes in Sioux City, Iowa, by 9 sud-
den rise in Floyd river.
The Omaha packing houses have
raised the wages of unslSilled employees
from 171s to 10 cents an hour.
The Mississippi river commenced to
show the coming flood on June at
Louisiana, Mo-, by a ten inch raise over
night.
Ten thousand acres of the most pro-
ductive soil of Missouri and Illinois
were covered by the floods in the Mis-
souri, and Mississippi rivers.
The English cotton trade is so de-
pressed that $4,000 looms have been
stopped in southeast Lancashire in
order to curtail the production.
The new million dollar capitol build
ing at Jackson, Miss, has been dedica-
ted with imposing ceremonies, partici-
pated in by distinguished citizens and
visitors.
The sudden break in the levee at
Hamburg, Iowa, let down another
flood of water, which spread ont over
the rich bottom lands and wrought
damage
-Four coaches of the Southern Pacific
overland limited fell down an en-
banlsment 40 feet into the Pacific ocean
near Rincon. Many passengers were
iuiurcd but no one was hurt.
The story of the full Identification
of the body at Enid, oklahoma, as be-
ing that of John Wilkes Booth is pro-
nounced fake by parties well in
formed concerning the real name OF
the dead man.
On the Iowa side of the Missouri
river between Council Bluffs and Mis-
souri, Valley the whole valley isl lake
of water. The water is beginning to
soften up railroad beds. Railroad
traffic is badly demoraized.
A meeting of the permanent relief
committee of Philadelphia was held
and at its conclusion telegram was
sent to Mayor Bcrgundthal of Topeka
authorizing him to draw on Drexel &
Co. of Philadelphia, to the amount of
81, 900.
Tie state department has no present
intention OF making any movement in
the Panama canal negotiations until
the Colombian congress meets June 20
and has given some evidence of its dis
position toward the treaty.
The tornado in Iowa did great dam
age. Botna, Shelby county, was wiped
off the map, and many farm houses
near there were wrecked. The Great
Western depot and large church were
wrecked!
U. :. District Judge Phillips grant
ed an injunction TO two non union RESI-
taurants of Kansas City, Mo, against
the labor organizations, restraining
them from doing acts calculated 10 in
lure the business of the plaintiffs. r
The strike of textile workers of Phil
adelphia is virtually complete. or the
$50 plants which granted the demand
for 30 hour week there are not half
dozen in operation. The number OF
i,ilc hands in Kensington is more thuu
10000. 1t- lif 80
Governor Wong of Kwangsi, China,
reports that over million natives of
that province arc starving. .-.f.
( Judge Carpenter, at Denver decides
that the appropriation act of the last
legislature il invalid. This will make
a special session of the legislature nee
cssarv if the supreme court susiains
the decision. tHfIFf
Acting Surgeon Hamilton of the Ma
rine Hospital service who is on duty IN
Mexico reports that yellow fever has
made its appearance at Progresso i.
- Salt Creek overHows the lowland
iortion Of Lincoln, Nebrasisa. Quar-
ters are provided in the court house
- f.,.,;i;,,., Il ,-;ven ont of their homes