The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-09-02
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

Miss Susan B. Anthony arrived at
| New York from London on the
steamer Minntonka.
Jeffries and Munroe have finished
training for the big fight. Jeffries
weighs 225 and Munroe 2OS.
Rear Admiral John c. Watson was
placed on the retired list of the
navy, having reached the age Of AZ
! years.
Clarence White, who escaped from
| the Lansing penitentiary on the 9th
Of this month, was arrested in W.
sail, Cali.
Miss Alice Roosevelt fatty denied
that she occasionally wore a garter
snake around her neck. The story
has been widely printed
The drawing for land at Devils Lake
began in the presence of big crowd.
Bruce w. Forrest of River, N. D.,
drew the first allotment worth $4,000.
The Chinese say that 10000 Japan
csc troops, with 200 guns, have land
cd at Yinkow, part of these troops
going to Newchwang and part to Hal.
cheng.
1t is reported that Prince George OF
Crete will make a tour of the CAPT.
tails, trying to obtain a union between
Athens and Greece, or at least sub.
stitution of Greek troops for interna'
tonal ones.
The announcement Is made that
John Morley, Liberal Member of
Parliament, will return home with An
drew Carnegie in October. While in
America Mr. Morley will visit Pres
ident Roosevelt.
Repairs to the cruisers ROssia and
Gromoboi are proceeding rapidly. 1t
is believed it will be possible to COM
plete them without docking the YES
sells and they will therefore take a
comparatively short time.
Cardinal Satolli, former apostolic
delegate to United States, arrived
at Rome his extended visit to
America. preparing report on
the condition OF the church in Amer
lea for the enlightenment of the
Pope.
Lieutenant General Chaffee, chief OF
staff, and Brigadier General Hum
phreys, Quartermaster general, return.
ed to- Washington from an extended
tour Of inspection, which embraced
posts in the far northwest and on the
Pacific coast.
There has been further fighting in
the republic of Uruguay. In hand
to-hand fight between Uruguay revo-
at Santa Rosa, held by the govern
ment force 35 men were killed and
IS were wounded.
Seymour d. Thompson, former asso-
ciate Justice of the Court of Appeals
at st. Louis, died of diabetes at his
home i'm New Jersey. Judge Thomp-
son was. a we'll known jurist and had
written many works on legal prac-
tice. He was recently appointed by
President Roosevelt as a delegate to
the congress of law and jurists to be
held in st. Louis next month. He was
sran of the civil war.
In a collision of two groups Of 300
wharf laborers and strikers in Havana
one man was killed and three were
wounded.
The New York, Marblehead- Ben
nington and Nero, of the Pacific squad
ron, which arrived at San Francisco,
will assemble later at Magdalena bay
| for target practice.
The Japanese believe that the crew
| of the Russian cruiser Novik were
landed at Korsakvosk, island of SAX
halin. when the warship had been
beached after the encounter with the
Japanese cruisers Chitose and Tsushi-
ma. on August 20. The number OF
| the survivors is not known.
David Thompson, United Ststes
minister to Brazil and Mrs. Thomp-
son were passengers on the steamer
Niron from Brazil ports, which arriv-
ed at New York ports.
Secretary Taft has fixed September
2 as a date for a hearing OF interests
involved in the appeal Of the state OF
4 Missouri to have the United States
take possession Of the St Louis Mer'
chants bridge.
II is asserted in reliable quarters at
Port Arthur that the japanese have
received reinforcements Of thirty
thousand men from the north.