The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-04-14

LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

Governor General Wright and the
members of the Philippine commits
son left Manila for Baguio, the sum-
mer capital.
At Guayaquil Ecuador President
Plaza was married to Miss Alvina
Lasso. daughter of the Spanish con-
sui at Quito.
The committee of ministers, after a
thorough consideration, decided against
the ACCESSIBILITY of attempting to open
the universities, lyceums and high
schools until the autumn at st. Peters
burg.
private telegram received at Con-
stantinople says that General Ria
Pasha, aide-de-camp to the Sultan,
with a strong force of men, reached
SAVANNA. capital of the province of
Yemen. Arabia, March 80.
The Prince and Princess Arizugawa
departed for Germany from Toxic
and the prince expresses the hope
that their visit will increase the grow
ing feeling of confidence and respect
between the two countries.
Mrs. Benjamin Harrison, widow OF
former President Harrison. and her
daughter were passengers on the
White Star Line steamer Canopic,
which sailed for the Mediterranean.
They will spend several months in
Italy.
Joseph Ralph Burton, United States
senator from Kansas, will be retired
at St Louis this spring for accepting
compensation from the Rialto Grain
and Securities Company for alleged
services before the postoffice depart
ment.
The Illinois state insane asylum
was damaged by fire to the extent of
$4,000. The flames were discovered
in the tower of one of the wings but
the fire was prevented from spread
ing to the main building. There was
little excitement.
The Allan steamer Victoria was
sighted off Halifax, N s., harbor on
her maiden voyage from Liverpool.
Great interest has developed in con-
nection with the Victoria's voyage on
account of her being equipped with
turbine engines and government de-
legation from Ottawa has come to
meet her. The Victoria was built for
the Liverpool Montreal route, but as
the st. Lawrence river is still closed
by ice the vessel on this trip will land
her freight and most of her passeng-
ers at st. John
On April l Oxford won the sixty
second annual boat race between the
universities of Oxford and Cambridge,
defeating the latter by three to four
lengths.
At Port au Prince. Hayti, many
sentries stood guard and strong pat
rolls moved through the streets. There
we're no disturbances. All Syrian
stores are closed.
William B. Gould of Baltimore, who
was appointed by the president as
deputy collector of customs in San
Domingo. formally announced that he
has declined the place.
Mrs. James ]. Hill. wife of the presi.
dent of the Great Northern railroad,
who was taken suddenly i'll while with
her husband on Jekyl island, just
across from Brunswick. Ga, started
north on a private car attached to the
Seaboard Air Line Florida Limited
for New York On the private car
with Mrs. Hill and her husband was
special physician.
Lieutenant Frank Marble, formerly
secretary of the general board of the
navy at Washington, has relieved
Lieutenant Gilless as naval attache OF
the American legation in Toxic.
DR.. MCGEE of the United States de-
partment of ethnology and Thomas
Grinnell of Douglas. Ariz-. have or
ganized n party to explore Tiburon
island, off the Mexican coast in the
Gulf of California. and search for gold
mines. Exploration parties who have
gone on this mission were reported
to have been killed by the Seri In
dians.
In Colorado Senator Richard w.
Morgan viii be tired before the bar of
the senate on charges growing out
of the bribery investigation Of the
Joint convention of the legislature.