The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-01-08
Chicago Futures,
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

A'large part of Wheaton, Mimi, is
destroyed by fire. Loss 100000.
Captain Frederick Pabst, the Mil
waukec brewer, died on January /.
The Russian government has ordered
A, 800, 600 pounds of American meats.
''The powers" are resolute in their
purpose to apply reforms in Macedonia
Earthquakes were felt on the morn
ing of December 81 at Penfield, Paris
and Bloomington Ill.
Judge Owens of Honolulu lost his
mother and his sister Amy in the
theater fire at Chicago.
Fargo Squicrs, eldest son of the min
lister to Cnba, accidentally shot and
killed himself a. Havana.
Grant C. Gillette did not reach Kan
sas City on the day he had set for
meeting with his creditors
A destructive storm, with snow, in
Georgia caused several deaths from fly
ing debris and on a plantation every
tenants house was destroyed.
Japan has completed the purchase
of the Argentine warships Moreno and
Rividavia, building at Genoa, Italy,
for which Russia also was negotiating.
VIM. Page. an American, was caught
at Vancouver, b. c.. in the act of house
breaking. He was sentenced to II
years Imprisonment and sixty lashes.
Burglars dynamited the safe of o.
Cohen. ieweler and pawnbroller, of
Des Moines, Iowa, and secured $4,000
| in cash. diamonds, watches and other
property.
The postmaster general has appoint
| cp Edward +. Kimball, of Massachu-
sets. superintendent of the money
order system of the postoffice depart
ment.
The present Hawaiian light house
| keepers are all taken over into the
United States light house service which
will pay them for their services from
and after January !.
| 1t is officially announced at St Pc
| tersburg that in view of the reports
| current abroad of renewed attacks on
the Jews that Kishineff was never
| ouieter than at the present time.
A leading society wOmao OF Louis
| vile. XIV, has had attachments granted
against her to secure the payment OF
notes given for grocery bills and mer-
chandise amounting to S14,7sS. One
bill for groceries amounts to $4,000.
An important industry in South Chi
cago was tied up because union en-
gineer was told that his wages would
be cut, leaving $50 men idle.
The Louvre hotel on Lake avenue,
Chicago, three story and basement
brick structure, is totally destroyed by
fire. Three persons were killed and
four others were injured.
The Chicago fire has aroused theatei
owners aud municipal officials every
where te -he necessity of obeying city
ordinances as we'll as careful attention
to the condition of theater buildings.
The Republican congress convention
for the Eighth district of Georgia wa
forced to hold its meetings in the
; streets in very bad weather.
The Stationary Engineers union o
Chicago demand their wages increased
from is cents to 37l1 cents an hour
The demand includes l25 employed il
: Office buildings.
Moses T. Clough, VIM. Shaw ant
Benz. w. Kinney, three prominent mel
of Troy, N, Y, lost their lives in tn
burning of the Troy club house. Other
had narrow escapes.
The Sociaty of the Army Of the Cum
berland has decided not TO admit Z
+ membership members Of the TELEGRAPH
l. corps.
= There are many cattlemen in Iexa
+ who have come to the conclusion tina
> perhaps overproduction has had just
much to do with the slump in cattl
values as has market manipulation
Fire at Bethlehem. Pa, damage
=. the large union depot The Unite
: States Express company succeeded
removing all valuable packages an
over s2oo. 900 in money.