The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-07-01
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

arrested.
lack Mulhall's bond has been in
creased to $25,SOO and his trial set
for July Is
The Colorado supreme court has con-
firmed the constitutionality Of the
state inheritance law.
The Ute Indians have executed their
medicine man because he killed more
patients than he cured
At Chilicothe, Mo-, runaway horse
upset four bee hives and died from
bee stings within an hour
In New York City owners of vicious
dogs are notified that they can re-
ceive no mail at their houses.
A we'll informed Chinaman of Che
Foo says that conditions at Port
Arthur are far worse than reported.
The Michigan Central lately ran a
train from New York to Chicago which
averaged 75A miles an hour. Its fast
est run was 1911 miles an hour,
The closed furniture factories Of
Chicago, when they open, the en-
ployes say, it will be under the open
shop" arrangement.
1t was a Russian officer who said:
"No soldiers in the world could with
stand the Japanese as they have been
fighting recently"
There are thousands of applica-
lions for places under the Panama
Canal Commission, where there is but
little chance for hundreds.
Brazil has made a remarkable ex-
hibit of 1000 kinds of woods of that
country in the forestry, fish and gamo
building at the worlds fair
1t is decided in case at Buffalo,
N. Y, that an individual may not
sue the government without permits.
sion by special act of congress
Archer Richardson, an irrigator of
Dimit, Texas, has two artesian wells,
215 yards apart and $50 feet deep,
which water 1000 acres and grow the
finest crops to be found anywhere of
onions, cotton, cabbage, corn, Irish
potatoes, peaches, Strawberries, dew
berries and blackberries. He realizes
$500 to $500 per acre from his onion
crop. He has 1000 acres in irriga-
ton. .r.- ..-, ..... rr.
At Seattle a plant was raided at
which spurious five and ten dollar
gold pieces were being made. Thous.
ands of the coins were captured. !
First Lieutenant William H. Plum
mer, Sixth infantry. disappeared from
his quarters at Fort Leavenworth last
week, and nothing has been heard
from him.
John D., Rockefeller proposes to sup
ply whatever deficiency there may be
for the relief of widows and orphans
of the General Slocum disaster In
New York,
The Pennsylvania Railroad COM
pany is working 5000 shop employees
only two days a week to reduce
current expenses. -. ~.
A Russian officer places the RSs-
sian loss in the battle of Vafangow at
1000. He aso says the Russians
could not Withstand the enemy's dash
ing persistency.
A cloudburst on Wolf creek flooded
Granada, Colorado. A half mile Of
Santa Fe track was washed out. Il
is feared that ranchmen along Dry
creek have lost their lives.
Richard R. Quay, son of the late SEN
ator NJ. S. Quay, was sent from the
Beaver, Pa, district to the national
convention at Chicago as substitute
for his father.
Major General Corbin has been or
dered 10 take command of the depart
ment OF the Philippines succeeding
Major General F. Wade.
The heaviest storm Of the year visited
Livingston county, Missouri, late last
week. Mud creek took out 200 feet Of
railroad track near Ludlow. Chilli
eothe had AZ inches Of rain.