The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-01-19
Chicsg 60 Futures.
LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

Harry Nally met instant death at
Webb City, Mo-, by falling down the
Mercantile Mining Company's shaft,
a distance of about $50 feet.
A Kansas state baseball league was
formed in Chicago and Ed Bero, Jr.,
of Parsons, Kan, was elected presi-
dent of the new organization
An elaborate and comprehensive
answer to the charges against the
Isthmian Canal Commission contain
ed in an article in the Independent
has been made by Secretary Taft
Congressman Joseph c. SibTey in
an open letter to his constituents.
dated Washington. january 10, says
all his political ambitions are graft
fed and he will never again ask for
political office.
The general assembly Of the mem
bers of the British Royal Academy
has elected Augustus Saint Gaudens,
the American sculptor; and josef Is
raels, he Dutch painter honorary
foreign members of the academy. "'-
While no official statement could
be obtained from the physicians 1t
was rumored that .. grave change had
taken place in the condition of Mar
shall Field of Chicago, who is Ill at
the Holland house in New York.
At council Bluff, ra., Pat Grove was
indicted by the Pottawatomie county
grand jury for alleged completely in
a street car hold Up January IL. 1908.
when about SEQ was secured from
two conductors and motorman.
The attempt to fire the big zinc
smelter at Canon City, Colo, two
million dallar plant. makes the If
teenth attempt at incendiarism in
Canon City in the past two weeks
and convinces the citizens that an
organized gang of firebugs is trying
to burn the town.
Arthur H. Soden and William Fl.
Conant owners and directors OF the
Boston team of the National baseball
club. refused an offer of S250,0O0 for
the grounds club and franchise; made
by M. ]. Reagan, who is well known
I'm local baseball circles. The own
ers want $275,O0O..
Severe weather has 50 delayed
construction of the Northwestern
railway extension across Wyoming
toward3the Shcshone reservation that
the road may not be completed when
the reservation is opened in June. AS
there are no railroads near the reser-
walton a movement is or foot to post
pone the opening until later i'm the
season, when both the BuriingtoA and
Northwestern extensions may reach
the borders Of the reservation at Ian
der and Thermopofis-
Senator Long saw the president
and laid before him william T. Yer
mons answer to charges filed against
the latter for appointment rs register
of the treasury. Senator Long eX-
poets a complete vindicltion OF Yer
non. He win see the president again
within a few days at which time 1t
will probably be decide, as to wheth-
or Vernon will OF will not be appoint
ed.
John H. Converse, OF Philadelphia,
has endowed the chair of homiletics
and pastoral theology of the Presby-
terrain Theological seminary OF Oma-
ha with $4,000.
A. M. Linn. OF the Iowa stste board
of health, giving expert testimony in
the Pratt murder case at Rocskwell
City. testified that Josiah Pratt, for
whose death Mrs. Pratt is ON trial.
was due to the effects Of arsenical
polsoning. the poison having been adj
ministered prior to the mans death.
Druggist Mickles. from Yettcr, has
already testified that Mrs. Pratt pur-
chased arsenic prior to her husbands
death. and also that he sold Persing.
the hired nan. several sheets Of fly
paper.
The ceremonies of opening Tain
anfu. capital Of the province OF Shang
Tung, to foreign trade were attend
ed by many Chinese and foreign Off
Gals. The invited American guests
present included consular officials
and representatives OF prominent
mercantile companies.
DR.. william Rainey Harper. presi'
dent OF the University Of Chicago
since ia, inception. one Of tile fore
most INDICATORS and one OF the most
learned Hehrexz schoiars Of his time