The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-01-16
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

Employees of the United States Steel
company have taken 10000 shares of
stock in its profit sharing plan.
II is announced that Emperor Viii.
liam of Germany will reach Rome
April 25 on visit to the Italian court
The Car Of Russia will visit the court
May IL.
j. C. Eggleston, chief train Dispatch
err of the Katy, died of pneumonia at
his home in Parsons on January Q.
He was 40 years old and had been in
the service for 20 years.
States Attorney Deneen L. called
upon by the Illinois Manufacturers
association to empanel special grand
jury to act upon illegal methods of
coal dealers to raise the price OF coal.
Assassination, wrecking Of homes
with dynamite assisted by mobs, and
general reign of terror followed the
victorious war of the anti-saloon league
against the saloons of Winslow, In
diana
Fire in the warehouse of Franklin
MacVeagh &c Co., Wholesale grocers, at
Sixteenth street and Newberry avenue,
Chicago, caused loss of 500, 900 which
the insurance companies must stand
for.
The superintendent of the money or
der division of the postotfico depart
ment handles more than $500, 900, 000
year His salary is $1,000; one dollar
for each SlOO, 900 for which he is re-
sponsiblc.
The Edwards building at Fargo, N.
D., is des royed by fire The building
cost S55, 900 two years ago. 1t was oc-
cupied by numerous firms and the total
loss 5000, 900, with about $135,0oo in
surance.
Railroad lines west of Chicago are
developing a plan to lengthen their
schedules of fast freight traits in the
interest of economy. To make fast
time the trains are necessarily shorter
than the same engines could handle on
slower time.
That portion of history" which
dresses Jeff Davis in woman's apparel
when he was captured, is met by the
identical outer garments which he
wore on that occasion, and which are
still in the possession of the govern
ment, in the original box in which
they were sent from Georgia to General
Schofield by the officers who arrested
Davis. There is not one of the article
which were ever part of woman's
apparel.
Andrew Carnegie offers the District
of Columbia another s350,000 for the
erection of branch libraries in the city
of Washington on the same conditions
as the original gift.
Bids for building SO, 900, 900 worth Of
warships were opened at the navy de-
partment in the presence of representa-
tives of all concerns interested.
The Santa Fe is to adopt the plan Of
the Union Pacific and will establish a
gasolene engine at such of their watel
tanks as are now depending upon windN
mills to pump water.
Postmistress Minnie Cox (coloreD
of Indianola, Miss, has left the place
under compulsion. The people arc
angry because the postotfice has been
closed on account of the abuse of the
postmistress.
The San Francisco Chronicle derides
the so-called California Agricultural
society as worthless to the state. The
Chronicle concludes long article with
with thus: "We want a board like the
Kansas Board of Agriculture board
which will do something for the agrf-
cultural interests of the state
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson pre-
diets that the United States will make
sugar to export, after supplying home
demand. He also says he expects to
see sugar retail at two cents pound
after giving good profits to the farmer,
the manufacturer and the merchants
wholesale and retail who furnish IL V
the public
Manuel Range, editor of the Manila
Libertas. has been sentenced 70 sin.
months Imprisonment at hard lsbo<
and 70 nav a fine OF 6. 900 rsId n