The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-04-06
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

The conference of the senate and
house have agreed on the bill to re-
organize the consular service.
The peasants in Russia are rioting
as protest against the manner in
which the famine relief is being dis
tributed.
A fishing boat struck a floating
mine March 2G off the coast of the
province Echizen. japan, and was
blown up. Seven of her crew of ten
men are missing.
Following the worlds convention of
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union in Boston, the national body
will hold it's national convention in
Hartford Conn.,, October &c to 81.
One hundred ST bills. issued by the
Capitol National Bank of Denver
were stolen from store window in
Victor, Colo. The glass was broken
and the burglar fled with his booty.
A cable dispatch which was receiv-
ed from Toxic says that Jacob H.
Schiff, the banker, was decorated
with the order of the rising sun while
in audience with the emperor of
Japan.
1t is reported that Lawrence Phipps,
the steel multi-millionaire, has been
reconciled to his divorced wife, and
that they will re-marry and live in
California. Phipps has gone to San
Francisco and it is reported his wife
has arranged to go for an indefinite
stay as soon as she sells her place.
The government has signed con-
tract with the German transatlantic
bank representing the Deutsche bank
of Berlin and Speyer Bros, of New
York, so a loan of S1S.500,000 covered
by an issue of 10 bonds, the issue
of prices to be 92 "a less 2 IL COM
mission addition to the Arica-Lapaz
railroad loan of sl2,500,000 secured
from a German financial house. The
$1S,50O.000 loan is intended for the
construction of drainage systems in
various towns of Chile.
A special commission under the
presidency of Premier White has been
created for the purpose of co-ordinat-
ing the work of the troops and police
in handling revolutionary and agrar-
ian outbreaks. The police and rural
guards are being everywhere
strengthened, the st. Petersburg
police force having been increased by
a hundred officers and 1900 men, in
volving an extra expense of 100000.
A military train is held in readiness
at the Nicholas railroad station.
The Osservatore Romano. the Vati-
can organ, contradicts the statements
made in British newspapers that j.
P. Morgan of New York gave offer
ings to Pope Plus X at the last audi
ence granted him by his holiness.
Charles f. Baines, mayor Of Mil
ford. H.. who. with Gilbert Vennum,
a politician. was indicted by grand
jury two months ago on charge of
enticing Myrtle Taylor. aged 16 years
and Essie Childs, aged Is years. was
acquitted in the circuit court at Wat
seka.s Both of the accused men have
constantly maintained that they were
victims of a conspiracy.
Justice Fitzgerald of the New York
supreme court handed down a de-
cision denying Arthur Duffey's suit
for an Injunction against the Amateur
Athletic Union of the United States.
Duffey sought to enjoin the athletic
union from expunging from it's rec
ords his name and performances,
which were wiped off the books by
a resolution adopted at the last an
nual meeting of the parent body. The
action was taken on the ground that
Duffey had received compensation in
1899.
The peasants on the Pouromka es-
tate. belonging to Princess Cantacuz-
enc (mother of Prince CantGcuzene,
who married Miss Grant. dauPi ter of
Brigadier General F. d. Grant, United
States army. have refused to pillow
the land and have driven away the
employees Of The estate Further
trouble is feared. and Cossacks have
been dispatched to the scene of the
disturbance.
Mr.. Lodge has offered an amend
ment to the railroad bill making It APP
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