The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-10-02
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Four tourists fell down n precpice in
Cumberland, England, and were killed.
The marble shops of Cincinnati have
been opened to union and non union
men.
Western roads arc greatly concerned
about the sutIiciency Of their car sup
plies.
The Santa Fe has arranged to take
over the two private corporation rail
ways at Mnskogec, I. T.
President Roosevelt and family, and
the executive force return to Wash
ington on September 90.
The Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd
Fellows, at Baltimore, decided to meet
next year in San Francisco.
Cardinal Gibbons arrived at Balti-
more from Rome on Sept. "a. He was
given rousing reception.
The British Blue Book shows by
official statistics that American wages
arc the highest in the world.
1t is officially announced that duty
on cotton goods imported into Russia
will not be lowered this year.
Contract has been let for building a
binder Irvine factory at the Missouri
penitentiary at Jefferson City.
The industrial center of the village
of GarGcnvllle, N Y, is destroyed by
fire The loss is estimated at $40, 900.
President Roosevelt has begun his
annual message TO congress. The mes
sage to the extra session will be brief.
u. s. Senator Charles B. Farwcll, CT
Illinois, is dead. He had been prom
inent in local, state and national poll
itics since 1874.
The volcano Soufriere, which has
been moderately active for two months
is threatening again. 1t is throwing
out hot ashes.
IL 10 bstlNl iilhb Vic Otthbo iop NV
abandoned the building of the short
cutoff line from Dodge City, Kansas to
Belcn, New Mexico.
Rumors of tine finding of treasure
ship off Miami, Florida, were con firmed
by libel against the cargo filed
in the U. s. court at Jacksonville. 1t
is supposed to have been loaded with
ore from Mexican mines.
The Pope is to have an exhibit at st.
Louis of the Vatican treasures, which
is TO include rare historical manuscripts
and maps relating to the early settle
mcnt of the Louisiana Purchase, and
missionary work in that territory.
Moses Kaufman, a merchant OF Colo.
RADIO Springs, aud vice president of the
st. Joseph, Mo-, Gazette, died Mt Kan
sas City, Sept, -, aged As.
The Renfu Cotton company, OF
Adams, Mass, will resume work ut
their five cotton mills with an in
creased capital. About $500 hands
are employed.
Over $4,000, 900 tons OF anthracite
coal have bceu mined in Pennsylvania
this year since Jan. !, last, which is
several million tons more than has
ever been mined in "A like period.
At Sedalia live of the buildings OF
the Missouri state fair and ten M. X.
& I. freight ears were destroyed by
fire at the state fair grounds, involving
a loss of between Ses,Oo and $50, 0OO
The fire started in the loft of one OF
the cattle barns.
Mrs Elizabeth Waltz, the novelist
and literary editor OF the Courier Jour
nal, is dead.
The infantry from the Oklahoma
posts will march rs far as Wichita and
win travel by rail the rest of the way
from there to Fort Riley.
A Monastir correspondent Of the
Daily Chronicle. writing September Is,
says the Bulgarian lists of villages pill
lagcd and burned reaches a total of 1Ol.
Reconnaissance are being made over
all or part of tho way from all of the
posts from which troops will come TO
Fort Riley to take part in tho ma
Mowers.
o. p. Dexter, Of Norwalls, Conn, a
man Of wealth. vas shot and killed
while riding alone along the road near
Santa Clara. Cal. No cline Of the slayer |
has been Attained