The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-12-22
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Lokal Anzeiger says that pri-
vate reports received from Hardin.
Manchuria, confirm previous advices
to the effect that mutinous soldiers
have killed several officers of high
rank.
William Ellis Corey, president OF
the United States Steel corporation,
is marked to go. His successor has
been selected and hi. resignation
in all probability ill be demanded
within a short time.
In answer to an inquiry from the
state department intended to develop
the number of Americans sojourning
in his consular district, the Ameri-
can consul at Warsaw has replied that
the number is small but variable.
The steamers Harry Brown and j.
B. Finley were caught in a heavy
windstorm at Hawesville, KY, and
the formers barges were wrecked.
Nine men on the barges lost their
lives. The Finley landed her barges
here.
Fresh disorders are reported from
Kronstadt. 1t is said the loyal troops
| there were oblige to fire on mutt
neers. Riots are also reported to
have taken place among the troops re-
turing from Manchuria. At Sizran
rioters are reported to have sacked
the railway station.
Handicapped by heavy roads
which were at times impossible, and
by the loss of three hours at Racine,
when he lost his guiies, Albert Sorey,
the French distance runner, complet'
ed his run from Milwaukee to Chi
cago at 1915 o'clock, covering the
distance, 80 miles, in % hours and II
minutes.
Senator Beverage of Indiana chair
man of the committee on territories,
had a Conference with the president
in regard to the status of statehood
legislation. The senator is confident
that congress at the present session
will erect two new states and that
the opposition to tie legislation will
not be serious.
Charles II. Ora. es, United States
minister to Sweden eld Norws had
an audience with King Haakon VII.
He presented the congratulations of
President Roosevelt and expressed
the wishes for the v olfare of -. yay
and for the promotion of Good rela-
tions between that COUNT and the
United States.
Insurance commissioners repre-.
senting various states had a confer
ence with the preside t to urge him
to use his influence to have devised
a uniform state law regarding in5ur-
ance. The commissioners desire that
such a law be drafted and, ii posi-
Bile. enacted by the legislature of all
the states.
Traffic officials of the railways
operating in the state of Illinois, with
general offices in Chicago, have COM
menced a general inspection of their
books to learn whether the systems
for which they work will be able to
bear the burden of the 20 per cent
freight rate cut which has been or
dered By the state railroad and ware
house commission.
Yale university las received from
two anonymous DE- ors connected
with the univer1itv by graduate or
otherwise. n gift of $4,000, which
subject to certain annuities, vii. be
used to found a new and lcwhat
novel lectureship. The new foulda-
ton will be entitled a lectuTeship on
"The Inter Rel. y Of Religion. Sci
enc and Philosoph.'."
The United States hattleship Idaho
was launched in lie hia AT tho
yard of the CTc Ship & Engine
BuildE Company. The bl,,loship
Idaho is q sister ship 10 the Mississ-
ippi wnicl was launched On Septem-
Der 50, and will be a hattleship Of tho
frst-o,-ss.
The rain which have prevailed in
Cuba for the past ten days will. it is
believed. help the winter sugar crop
They have. however. destroyet much
of the growing tobacco crop in the
richest portions C. the provincs OF
Piinar Del Rio.