The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-05-08
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.


kissed each other in public at Rome.
Chinese laundrymen, 300 of them, az
Butte, Mont, have struck for 81 a day.
Every school in Joplin, Mo-, was
closed on circus day by order of the
school board.
The semi-annual assemblage of the
M. e. Bishops of the world is in session
at Meadville, Pa.
The mercury dropped seven degrees
below freezing point in Colorado and
Wyoming on April 30.
All the school teachers in the Philip
pine service have been included within
the classified civil service.
President Mckinley appointed 80
negroes to office. President Roosevelt
has so far appointed IA negroes.
1t is expected that the Norwegian
government will take steps to check
the emigration to the United States.
The citizens of Oregon have present
ed Admiral c. E. Clark, who brought
the Oregon around Cape Horn, with
sword.
Direct communication between the
United States and the Philippine ISL
ands over the Pacific cable will com
mence by July 4 of this year.
The disaster at Frank, N. W. Terri
tory, is now said to have been not an
earthquake nor an explosion, but a
huge landslide, 1000 feet long.
Governor Cables of Laguna province
and party of volunteers captured
Rios, The fanatical Filipino leader in
that part of the island of Luzon.
Westpoint, Virginia has had dis
astrous fire which destroyed the York
river terminus of the Southern railway,
as well as other valuable property
hundred girls employed in a cigar
factory ut Huntington, Va, were dis
charged because they joined a union.
Half OF them repented and were taken
back.
Horrible brutalities are reported to
have occurred in recent riots at Kis-
cheneff, Bcssarbia. Many women and
children were victims of the mob which
included even the better classes of the
inhabitants Many Jews escaped.
The war department has decided to
issue service medals to all the officers
and men of the regular army who par
ticipated in the Spanish war, the Phil
ippine instruction and the Chinese
campaign. About 25 600 medals will
be required.
The Rock Island has closed deal
for six blocks of land on the bay front
at Galveston adjoining the S. p. docks
1t has been finally decided by the
United States board of geographic
names that "Peliing" is the proper
manner in which to spell the name of
China's capital.
American travellers on the Continent
have long dreaded Italian journeys on
account of the thieving employees of
the railroads, who are the real brgands
of the country and open travellers
trunks in transit
Newspapers of Japan are advocating
that all powers show firm front to
Russia in the matter of her demands
upon Manchuria.
Arkansas has a new law making it
unlawful for non-residents of the state
to hunt or fish in the state at any sea-
son of the year.
The linemen's strike at Omaha is de-
clared off. About 300 men were in
volved. An advance of wages was
conceded but the demand for shorter
hours and recognition of the union
was refused.
The 500 railway has notified the leg
islators of North Dakota TO return all
passes, as, under the Elxins law, the
issue of railroad passes to state officials
is illegal.
In Nebraska the storm lasted all day
and formed a coating of ice half an
inch thick. The damage to fruit and
early vegetables is almost total.
Secretary Hitchcock sent advance
word to Mnssogee that his visit TO
Indian Territory is a business trip for
.niormation and not handshaking
bee.