The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-04-15
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

representative COWnerd OF Missouri
is elected chairman of the Democratic
congressional committee
The Royal Bank of Canada has en-
gagged 100000 in gold bars at the assay
office for shipment to Europe.
At Washington three men were
killed and one fatally injured by an
explosion at the Pintsch Gas plant.
At IA special meeting of the Cuban
cabinet the loan of S35, 900. 900 taken by
Speyer & Co., of New York was APP
proved.
Prosecution of bigamists in Utah is
now in prospect since the recent mani
festo from the head of the Mormon
church.
Japan has agents at Vancouver b. C. =,
o secure for the Japanese army Cana
dian veterans who served in South
Africa
The Swiss state council unanimously
passed a bill making glorification of
anarchist crimes punishable by i'm
prisonment.
An effort is being made to import
Italians into the Delta country along
the Mississippi river, to work cotton,
supplanting negroes.
John II. Dalton, of Chicago. plead
guilty to swindling country ncwspa-
pers and was fined $500. He ran n
fake advertising agency.
One hundred and sixty feet of the
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern rail
road grade at Bogg's Creek, Indiana,
were washed ont on April 8.
Colombia, since Panama was divorced
from it, is only about as large as Cali
fornia and Texas together. We ven
that most who read this do not realize
it's truth.
Former Secretary of the Navy John
d. Long will serve as president of the
new SO, 900. 900 trade school in Boston
made possible by the will of the late
Arioch Wentworth.
Austin Smith, of Clinton, n. Y, is
the eldest living college graduate in
this country. He celebrated his Tooth
birthday recently and graduated from
Hamilton college in 1926.
No tea famine will result from de.
lays of the Siberian railroad 1t is
now able to carry 100000 pounds of
tea which has been lying at Port
Dalny since the war began.
1t is said that there are more sick
senators and representatives in Wash
ington now than ever before.
At Belleville, ILL.,, trial jury was
taken to Jail for refusing to return
verdict before their fees were paid.
The first voting for president and
vice president was done in 1904; one
hundred years ago, when the Twelfth
amendment came in force,
Charles Francis, son of the presi-
dent of the st. Louis fair association,
works as a erintendent of truck
men at the fair grounds
AS Senator Burton was leaving ,St.
Louis he said he was going to Wash
ington to take his seat in the senate.
The Iowa miners and operators failed |
to agree and IS, 500 miners are on, a
strike. Every mine in Iowa is closed. |
The revenues of Cuba for the fiscal |
year were SIS, 700, 3O2. and the expendi-
lures were sl5,933,6 Truly good
showing for new beginners.
The Japanese Baron who is the man
ager of the japanese exhibit at st.
Louis, says that thus far Japan has
speut $500, 900, coo on the war
Subpoenas have been sent out for
witnesses to appear before the senate
committee on privileges and elections
in the Smoot inquiry on April 90
Commander Geo. l.. Dwyer, of the
cruiser Albany. succeeds Commander
VIM. T. Sewell, deceased as governor
Of the island Of Guam.
Delivery is being made to the Santa
Fe OF 100 new oil cars. each of $500
gallons capacity. They are intended
for the California oil fields. The Santa
Fe now has between 500 and 900 of
Ihese cars.