The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-04-20
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LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

President Arthur Kikitch, who re-
Gently retired, as leader of the opera
at Leipzig, is considering an offer to
become leader of the Boston Symp-
hony orchestra.
Another effort was made by the
subcommittee representing the an
thracte coal operators and the mine
workers to reach an agreement and
send the men back to work.
Minister of the Interior Durnovo has
sent circular to the governors of the
different provinces, telling them not
to send any more peasant delegations
to the emperor, as he is too busy to
see them
be gathered in the Southwest Mis-
souri, berry district this season. The
few warm days this month have
brought out the buds, which are I'M
usually numerous, and the danger to
the present crop is almost past.
The governors of the New York
Stock Exchange voted not to close the
exchange on Friday. This is the sec
ond time in the history of the institu-
ton that it has failed to close on Good
Friday, the previous occasion being in
1898. during the Spanish-American
war.
Notices have been posted by the
Glen Easton Coal Company, ordering
the employees back to work under pen
atty of eviction from the company
houses and premises. The order has
aroused storm in the mine workers
union, as it indicates new course on
the part of the West Virginia opera
tors affected by the strike.
The board of directors of the Union
Pacific Railroad Company elected as
directors Albert J. Earling. president
of the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
Railway Company; David Wilcox,
president of the Delaware G Hudson
Company, and Robert Goelet. They
fill the vacancies in the Union Pacific
directorate caused by the designations
of o. H. Kahn, Jacob H. Schiff and
James H. Hyde
A wreck caused by three cars of
Santa Fee oyster train leaving the
track is blockading traffic again over
the Tehachapi mountains. All the
freight and passenger traffic is at
standstill and the Southern Pacific
officials are unable to state when the
track will be cleared. The wrecker
sent out from Kern to clear the wreck
left the track before reaching the
scene of the difficulty
Walter Wellman babe farewell to
his mother at Madison, Wis, prepare
tory to his North Pole airship trip. He
sails from New York April "a, and
from Norway June 90
n GulliUI was Sul l1OliiLi NheAN
in view of the increasing bitterness
between this country and England
and the possibility of war sooner or
later. the government had decided to
construct strongly fortified naval
base on the Island of Sylt. At the
navy department it is said that this
rumor was unfounded and the minis
ter of marine was perfectly satisfied
with the present naval bases. both in
the Baltic and North sea.
The grand jury will begin in New
York investigation into the affairs of
the Washington Life Insurance Com
pany. which some time ago had good
deal Of internal dissension, which led
10 its reorganization. The district at
torney's Office has been engaged for
some time past in going over the cid
books and files of the company. 1t
S understood that the result may be
he preferrlDg of charges against some
If the old officers of the company.
In compliance with their promise OF
pril 8 the majority of the stevedores
struck work in support of the en-
,loyes of the Havana electric railroad.
who went on strike March 81 for high
II wages. The action of the steve
lores induced many other wharf and
larbor employees to follow their ex-
.mple.
Bellamy Storer, the American am
to Vienna. viii be received
n audience by Emperor Francis 10
eps. on which occasion he WIN pre-
cat his letter. Of recall.