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

The Hampden Trust Co. OF Spring
field, Mass, capital 100000, has sus-
pended.
Forty-five arrests were made in a
single district of Chicago of policy shop
managers
The Japanese delegation at Berlin
has news that Russia will concede
Japan's requests
Lawrence o. Murray, of Chicago,
has been chosen assistant secretary of
commerce and labor.
News of the recognition of the new
republic by Great Britain brought
forth much jubilation throughout Pan
anna.
Eighty extra clerks and carriers were
kept busy during Christmas week
working in and from the Kansas City
postoffice.
Over 100, 900 men and 100000 women
are affected by the amalgamation of
the two bodies of the Ancient Order of
Hibernians.
At depth of so feet, there was
struck near Joplin, Mo-, an S0-foot face
of rich zinc ore; causing considerable
excitement.
Red Cloud, the celebrated Sioux
chief, almost blind and very feeble, is
near his end at Pine Ridge, S. ID. He is
IS years old.
Children of Dowieites are excluded
from the Chicago public schools, be-
cause their parents will not allow them
to be vaccinated.
The Colombian government has
called for voluntary loan of 100000
at one per cent month; the loan to be
guaranteed by the customs duties.
Miss Gould is to have control of the
baby nursery at the st. Louis fair.
Miss Gould declares that no other office
could have given her more pleasure.
jackson, Miss, has tax dodgers,
there being several hundred thousands
of unpaid back taxes. Suits have been
brought against corporations to collect
the taxes.
In 1881 there were but eight electric
light plants in the United States as
against 3,6O2 in 1903. The cost of their
construction and equipment amounted
to $685., 74O, 352.
Santa Claus and three boys who wore
costumes similar to that of the saint
himself were seriously burned at the
| Central Presbyterian church OF Kansas
CITY, Mo. Their costumes took fire.
During the last fiscal year there vert
112, 624 persons examined for the class
! fled civil service, and 4O,423 appoint
ments made.
Rear Admiral Edwin White retired,
was stricken with apoplexy at the navy
ward and died before medical aid could
be summoned.
The three main departments OF the
Illinois Steel Company, at Joliet, H.
are now Idle, the converter and billet
mills having been ordered to close
About 1 500 men are affected. Repairs
and improvements will be pushed.
The Missouri, Kansas & Texas ha'
formed a land bureau, the purpose o.
which will be to encourage Northern
farmers to settle in the Southwest.
Pittsburg, Pa, has an epidemic o
typhoid fever. Up to December 2
there have been 459 cases. larg'
proportion of the cases have beef
fatal.
Under orders from the British wa
Office and experiment is being made Z
learn how quickly a trainload o
troops can be sent from Halifax, from
ocean to ocean. to Esquimault, ID. c.
During the holidays President Roose
welt does. not receive callers except o.
urgent public business, -
Secretary Shaw asks congress 70 pas
q deficiency appropriation Of ss,o2S. 2
for. thevariors departments
The trial of th7sS. Senator Dietrich
of Nebraska, is expected to commend
on December 2s.rsHe was indicted fo
, something .alzin 10. boodling.
Admiral .coghlau, commanding tn
? force at Colon, asks that crackers II
; stead OF bread be sent to the isthmr
as bread molds in that climate