The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-01-12
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LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

Mrs. Stella Brennan, convicted at
Minneapolis, Mimi, for numbering her
three stepchildren, has been sentenced
to life Imprisonment.
The resignation of Captain R. o,
Richard of the signal corps of the
United States army has been accept
ed by the president.
1t is understood in London that
China will shortly follow the example
of Japan and propose raising her lie.
cations at Washington. London, Paris,
Berlin and st. Petersburg to the rank
of embassies.
A Gillian syndicate made the low
est bid for the building of railroad
from africa, Chile, to Lapaz, Bolivia.
The tender Of the syndicate was SILL
100000. An American syndicate with
drew it's tender.
w. Morgan Shuster, collector az
customs for the Philippine archipe'
lago. will accompany William J. Bry'
an on his visit to the southern islands
of the group as the representative OF
the civil government.
Rodin, the great sculptor of France,
| if not of the age. now is at work on
a white marble bust of Mrs. Potter
| Palmer of Chicago. He declares Mrs.
| Palmer's head fine Roman type, and
| has grown quite enthusiastic over it.
e. H. Hartman, the railroad mag
nate, is behind an Independent CON.
pany which will operate factory to
| build gasoline motor cars. There is
report that the factory may be built
| in Kansas City and negotiations to
| that end are said to be under way.
Orders have been prepared at the
navy department reconvening the
court martial at Mares Island navy
| yard which tried Ensign Wade, engi-
| neer officer of the Bennington at the
time of the explosion. the findings in
that case having been disapproved by
the secretary of the navy. The find
ings will be sent back to California
for revision.
The Supreme Court of, the United
States granted the petition OF the
state of Oregon for leave to file a bill
for an injunction against Secretary
| Hitchcock in the matter of the own
ership of large area of land in the
klamath Indian reservation. The
state claims the lands under the
swamp law and asks the court to adj
Indicate the claim.
The Slovo, the conservative organ
which recently turned upon Count
White, delivers a broadside not only
impugning the motives of the premier
in the present war against the Reds,
but openly attacking the records OF
members of the cabinet.
A serious blow has struck the
| American export trade by Brazil, ac'
cording to advices received by ca
BILE from Petropolis. the diplomatic
suburb of Rio This els to the effect
that an order has just been issued
putting in force the new tariff, which
bears with great severity upon i'm
ports of American flour grains and
many other important commodities.
The postmaster general has re-
moved D. P. Mexican as postmaster
at Esbon, Jewell county, Kan. John
H. McCammon was appointed to fill
the vacancy. McCammons appoint
ment was made on recommendation
of Congressman Reeder. Walter n.
Lyngar was selected for the office at
Opolis.- Crawford county. Kan, to
succeedI.'A "A. Hopkins, resigned. Jesse
H Critics and John A. McGrath were
appointed rural mail carriers at Car
| bondale.
grand jury drawn especially to
consider about 1000 cases of alleged
election frauds was sworn in in the
supreme court in New York. This
Jury was impaneled at the request
of States Attorney Mayer, who says
he has about 1000 election cases in
which no arrests have yet been made
and which he will present to this
| jury.
Three Chinese implicated in the
assination of American missionaries at
Lienchau we're executed in the prem
ises of the joint commission and many
others were punished.