The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-04-24
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.


experience with St. Louis aldermen.
Many indictments are being found.
Captain Pcrshing's troops who are
operating against the Moros in Min
danao, have been attacked by cholera.
Chicago's police pension fund is bank
rupt and widows and orphans are be-
ing turned away without their just
dues.
A grain elevator in Chicago used by
Churchill & Co., is burned at loss of
$4,000 1t contained nearly 1901 900
bushels of grain.
All of the railways in Texas have APP
piled to the railroad commission for an
increase in freight rates. Their re.
quest is based on increased operating
expenses.
Thomas A. Edison recently took out
his seven hundred and ninety first
patent In fees for patents Mr.. Edison
has paid more than $51 200. In 1885
he mad taken I'll patents.
The widow of General Phil Fl. Sher.
idan has sold the residence in Wash
ington presented to him by his adj.
mirers throug hout the country, the
price received being S55, 900.
Rebels are still active about San Do
mingo City. Several fights lave &C.
Cured within n few days and more are
expected. There is not gained any
important advantage for either side.
The Missouri pacific railway is to
construct feeders in Nebraska and to
extend it's main lines into the Dakota
wheat fields and also to extend in n
straight line to Denver through Grand
Island.
The people of Chile are enthusiastic
concerning the apparent approval
which is given by the United States
government to the proposed construc-
ton of the projected panAmerican
railroad.
Judge Hook has appointed receivers
for the Home Riverside coal mining
company of Lcavenworth, Kansas,
upon application of the holders of the
bonds of the company, who allege that
the interest on it's bonds and stocks
stands unpaid.
cloudburst at Pittsburg Pa, with
thunder and lightning, made rivers of
the streets; killed few persons by
lightning stroke; carried away lumber
yards; drove people TO second stories;
fired Il passenger station, and made
prisoners of worshipping congregations
in churches.
A preliminary survey is being made
on proposed line from Syracuse, Kas.,
to Il point south of Albuquerque, n.
NJ, which will shorten the line to the
Pacific coast. Forty miles of the line
will be in Oklahoma, aud 40 more in
Baca county, Col. The survey keeps
east of the mountain passes and heavy
grades.
The Philippine government will ex-
pend half of the gift of SO, 900, 900 by
congress in restocking farms. Two
thousand carabos will be purchased
and sold to planters at cost.
Brigadier General Frank ID. Baldwin
took charge of the department of Colo
RADIO on April IL, succeeding General
Frederick Funston.
Electric lamps on the brides of car
riage horses are now quite common in
Berlin. The current is supplied by a
storage battery under the carriage
seat.
A TOPPER cent increase in wages has
been granted to the 300 or more iron
moulders and laborers of the Walter A.
Wood Mower and Reaper Company.
The advance was unsolicited.
Rev. Henry Milburn, the blind
chaplain of the United States senate,
died at Santa Barbara, Cali, on April
1c.
A pastor in Mt Morris. n. Y, gave
to each of so women 81 year ago for
Investment The women have turned
in s4ll.sO. One of them made $40 on
and another SIT on eggs
The government is moving soldiers
from the eastern stations to the west
coast The Missouri Pacific took three
trainloads of soldiers from Kansas
City TO Pueblo, on April II and Is