The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-02-24
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.


of the principal business buildings of
Oskaloosa. Loss $4,000.
C. H. Hackley, whose gift Of public
institutions to Muskegon, Mich, az
gregate 100000, is dead.
Representative Stephens of Texas
introduced bill today to prohibit the
use of Indian trust funds for the edu-
cation Of Indian children in sectarian
schools.
The annual convention Of the Ohio
League of Republican clubs, which was
held at Toledo, resulted in split OF
the forces of Governor Herrick and
Senator Foraker.
Minister Thomas and Mrs. Thomas
gave a dinner and ball at the Ameri-
can legation at Stockholm in honor Of
Prince Karl. third son of King Oscar,
and his wife. Princess Ingeborg.
Socialists held twenty-one monster
meetings in Berlin and its suburbs to
express flaming indignation at the
butcheries and massacrees which the
Russian government has performed on
defenseless men. women and children
in st. Petersburg.
At Bloomington H., at the conyen-
ton of the Journeymen Tailors OF
America, the plan of paying strike
benefits was changed so that in case
OF general strike or lockout involy-
ing so per cent of the members, strike
benefits shall not be paid until the
members in good standing have been
out on strike for four weeks
David Lubin. of Sacramento, Cal,
in a recent audience of King Victor
Emanuel, suggested the organization
of an international bureau OF agricul-
tnre. The king sent a letter to
Premier Giolitti under date OF Janu-
AIRY "a, outlining and heartily APPROX
ing Mr.. Lubin's suggestion which the
king said was placed before him with
an enthusiasm borne Of sincere CON
viction. The King requested Sig
nor GlUlllll W SOlINu lliS lOi SiS1i -N'7
ernments and to secure their views.
Detective Sergeant Holmes of Buffa'
10 called at police headquarters with
the extradition papers for the remoy'
al to New York state of Arthur &.
Appleyard, indicted by the grand jury
at Buffalo in connection with the fall
honly Of that NifE
Chief Watts agreed to ask the munich
pal court to grant warrant for the
arrest of Mr.. Appleyard and said that
the latter's attorney had agreed to
have Appleyard submit to arrest pro-
vided the court issued the warrant.
General Corbin, commanding the
Philippines division. has notified the
military secretary that First Lieuten-
ant Willet, of the Philippine scouts,
died at Manila. of pneumonia, and that
his body will be sent to the United
States for interment.
Special dispatches from Warsaw,
published in the morning papers, re-
port the death OF Governor General
Tchertkoff of the province OF Warsaw,
who was wounded in the leg in re-
cent encounter between troops and
strikers.
John B. Guyton, of Missouri, has
contracted with the Japanese govern
ment to furnish them 1000 horses to
be used in the Mikado's army. Mr..
Gnyton is in Seattle making arrange
ments for the handling OF the animals
in that city. AS soon as he can return
To Missouri be will start the first train
OF 20 cars north.
Lady Curzon of Kedleston. wife OF
the viceroy Of India. and her three
children. sailed for India on the Brit
ism steamer Arabia. A crowd Of
friends bid them farewell at the docks
in London.
A terrific explosion at the dynamite
plant of the Dupont Powder company |
at Boyle's Gap. Eve miles north OF
birmingham, Ala. wrecked the plant |
and broke windows and extinguished |
lights within a radius of two miles.
but so far as learned no one was kill
ed. The shock was distinctly felt from
one end Of Jones valley to the other. a
distance OF twenty-five miles.
Secretary Hay signed with NJ. Taxa
hira. the Japanese minister. an arbi-
tratIon treaty between the United
States and Japan. identical with those
signed with the other nations.