The Chanute times., 1909-04-16

The first steamer TO bring mall from
Venezuela since the break with the
Castro government has just arrived in
New York.
In his message at the opening of the
Cuban congress President Gomez
takes hopeful view of conditions and
says they are generally encouraging.
An 1S-year-old boy charged with
sending a Black Hand letter demand
ing $4,000 has been placed under ar
rest al Atlanta. Ga.
The United States transport Sheri-
dan on recent trip from Manila was
in touch by wireless telegraph during
the entire voyage.
A tornado destroyed the railroad
depot at Aberdeen, Tenn, and killed
five persons and injured many others.
The New Jersey state senate has
passed law placing an additional tax
on large corporations organized under
the laws of that state.
Because of the frequent landing of
German balloons in France the French
government has levied duty of $3.50
on each balloon landing on French
soil
Experiments are being made with
street cars propelled by gasoline en-
gines to take the place of horse cars
on some of the lines in New York
where horses are still used.
The house of representatives has
adopted the rule closing general de-
bate on the tariff bill and fixing a
time for' final vote. Twenty Republi-
cans voted with the Democrats against
the rule while four Democrats voted
for it.
The attorney general has definitely
decided that national banks in Kansas
cannot participate in the state guar
anty fund without an act of congress.
The brief filed in the suit to dissolve
the Standard Oil company by the gov
ernment consisted of 140O printed
pages.
Secretary of State Knox gave a din.
ner in honor of the two Japanese eX-
position officials now here in the in
trest of the exposition.
Great Britain is alarmed at advance
ment made by Germany in building
airships and action is strongly urged
by government officials.
The Santa Fe will resume the work
of double tracking its line between
Kansas City and Chicago which was
interrupted at the time of financial
stress.
The Alabama supreme court has sus-
taned the constitutionality of the pro
nibitory law.
1t is announced that the Nicaraguan
government will make an effort to
settle the Emery claim either by COM
promise or arbitration.
Ten persons are known to have been
killed by the storm which swept over
northern Mississippi.
The Southern Pacific company has
been authorized by the annual meet
ing of stockholders to issue 100000
600 of new stock.
The local option elections in Ken
lucky have resulted in SO dry" coun-
ties while 90 yet permit saloons.
A party composed of members of
the Japanese diet will visit the Pacific
coast to study the Japanese situation.
At the invitation of King Victor En-
manuel Theodore Roosevelt went
aboard an Italian warship in Messina
harbor and met the Italian monarch.
Later they went ashore and the eX-
president viewed the ruins wrought by
the earthquake.
The New Jersey legislature has
passed bill preventing negroes from
using the name or wearing the emblem
of the Benevolent Protective Order of
Elks.
Frederick H. Kreismann a Republi-
can was elected mayor of st. Louis,
Mo-, by a plurality of 11,743. He is
the first Republican mayor in eight
years
The transport Thomas has sailed
for the Philippines carrying 700 men
of the Twelfth cavalry.
The Geographical society of London
has awarded the Victoria Research
medal to Prof. Alexander Agassiz of
Cambridge, Mass.
Kansas City, Mo-, has extended its
limits, taking in "a square miles of
new territory. The city will now cover
an area of so square miles
Two hundred former residents of
Texas have formed the Texas Club
of New York
Personal.
A. f. Hitchcock secretary of the in
terror under President Mckinley and
prasidnnt RnnseNelt died In Washing-