The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-05-19
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

ElIIil LGlcDulc, d., hOlCu iihPOAN
er of Belgian horses, is dead at Cedar
Rapids, Ia, aged 70 years.
A vienna newspaper says that Ku-
befik, the violinist, will soon become
the owner of a string of race horses.
At Constadt two naval officers, who
recently at ball were singing revo-
lutionary songs, have been sentenced
to two years in prison.
BY judgment of the supreme court
of Pretoria the old BOer law forbid
ding natives in the Transvaal to &C
uuire land has been annulled.
In Rome the Osservatoire, organ OF
the Vatican, denied the report that
negotiations are on foot with the view
of Emperor Francis Joseph making
a visit to Rome.
At Constantinople the Sultan has
conferred on J. Pierpont Morgan the
grand Gordon of the Osmanli Order
and presented him vase from the
imperial porcelain factory.
vittorio Jaffwi, an Italian anarchist,
who was recently arrested in Cairo,
charged with being an accomplice OF
Bresci, the Italian anarchist, who kill
ed King Humbert, has started in Gus
tody for Italy.
At Toxic the complete tabulation
shows that the fifth internal loan
IF $50,000000 was over-subscrlbed
more than four times. The rate of
issue was smaller than the early in
dications promised.
DR.. VIM. Hammond, a pioneer OF
San Francisco, is dead, aged 80 years.
He was the uncle Of John Hays Ham
mond and VIM. Hammond Hall. At
the time of the Broderick duel he
officiated as one of the surgeons.
Telegrams from Karlsruhe, where
Emperor William arrived. describe
him as much benefited from his
Mediterranean trip. His naturally
pale face has become really brown
ed by exposure to the southern sun.
In London William A. Bass. nephew
and heir of Lord Burton, has purchas'
ed C. d. Roses stallion Cyllene for
s15O,OO0. Cyllene is the sire of
Derby favorite, Cicero. MI Bass gave
s125.OOO for R. S. Siever's Scepter in
1903.
Major General Shuvalof. hitherto
attached to the ministry of the in
terror, has been appointed project OF
police of Moscow in place of General
VoIkoff. who has been transferred 10
the governorship of Taurida, southern
Russia.
On the request of the San Francisco
police. Edward ]. Smith. San Fran
cisco collector who is said TO be want
ed to answer a charge of embe2Zling
some $4,000, was arrested at Union
station in st. Louis Night Chief OF
Police Gillespie stated that Smith adj
mits his identity and announces his
willingness to return to San Fran
cisco without requisition papers.
DR.. Washington Gladden. moderat-
or of the general council of Congre-
gational churches of America, will
leave Columbus, o., for the west on
a two weeks trip during which he
will visit a number of cities and ad-
dress state Congregational meetings.
In his talks DIR. GLADDEN. will refrain
from discussing the controversy Of
the Rockefeller gift TO the board OF
missionaries.
In the, Swedish chamber on April
a government bill was introduced
fixing penalties for the declaration
OF strikes.
At Baltimore the British steamer
Ormonde which went ashore near
Watkins Point, was fioated and tow
ed to a safe harbor.
The New York Cash store at 1i6-
11S South TETON street, in Colorado
Springs. was damaged 100000 by fire
and the building, a three story brick
structure, was damaged about $4,000.
The loss is covered by insurance.
Aboat 35 clerks fed from the store
in a panic when smoke began pouring
up from the basement but there were
no casualties.
in Philadelphia a freight train on
the Reading and Philadelphia road
crashed into q trolley car killing
an unknown woman and injuring
three men. one seriously.