The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-02-05

I A conference on the care of depend
ent children was recently helS at the
White House. President Roosevelt
and many notable charity workers Of
the country took part in the discus
sions.
The Interstate Commerce commits
sion has ordered a material reduction
of railroad rates on milk and cream
in portions of the west The ruling
is victory for the centralized over
| the local creameries.
Stephen r. Hood, an insurance man
connected with the Fidelity and
| Casualty company at Kansas City, was
shot and killed in the Offices of the
company by j. w. Blanton, connected
with the Travellers company. The
shooting followed quarrel
The Western Passenger association
has agreed on a one-fare rate to the
next G. A. r. reunion at Salt Lake
City, and rate of ~ cents mile to
the Christian Endeavor convention at
st. Paul.
The passengers and crew Of the
White Star liner Republic were saved
by use of the wireless telegraph re-
Gently. The vessel was rammed by
another vessel during fog off Nan
tucket and was in a sinking condi-
ton rs miles from land when help
brought by wireless distress signals
arrived. The passengers and crew
were safely transferred to other boats.
At the risk of his own life fletcher
Brown. hosterman of a zinc mine
near Joplin, Mo-, descended into the
mine and brought out five miners who
had been overcome by gas. All the
men, it is thought. will recover.
The White Star liner Republic,
which was rammed by the italian
steamer Florida, sank off Martha's
Vineyard while being towed to port by
the revenue cutter Gresham. Every
body had succeeded in getting off the
vessel before she went down.
The Swiss Aero club has selected
Zurich as the starting place for the in
ternational balloon race for the Ben
nett cup next fall.
Thomas NJ. Allen, former postmas-
ter of Cassville, Mo-, pleaded guilty
to opening a woman's mail and was
fined $500 by Federal Judge Pollock at
Joplin.
The United Mine Workers of Amer
lea in national convention at 1Gdian-
apolis have adopted resolutions pro-
testing against the recent contempt
decision and denouncing Judge
Wright's Incorporate language in SEN
fencing Messrs. Mitchell, Gompers and
Morrison.
The Master Butchers association of
New York has started a movement to
secure tariff reductions on live stock
used for food.
Louisiana admirers of President
elect Taft are preparing to feed him
alligator steaks upon his coming visit
to New Orleans.
In accepting the United States SEN
atorship from the Kansas legislature
Joseph l.. Bristow assaulted the meth
dds used by f. H. Hartman and his
associates in the Alton case as Grim
inal.
Kirk Bailey, 15-year-old boy of Sc
dalia, Mo, is dead OF knife wounds in
ficted by his 13-year-old brother,
Victor, in fit of anger
Clarence Campbell, a 12-year-old
boy, bitten by dog last summer, re-
Gently died of rabies in Tulsa, Ok.
Forest Plat, 81 years old, was killed
by being run over by train in the
railroad yards of Wamego, Kan.
A windstorm recently wrecked
number of mining plants in the Jop-
lin district The telegraph and tele-
phone service was partially demon
allied.
Two persons were seriously injured,
several others less badly hurt and
property damaged $4,000 worth by a
terrific windstorm which swept
through the business section of La
monte, Mo-, the other day.
Owners of the liners Florida and Re
public have each brought suit in the
admiralty court at New York for dam
ages in the recent collision off Nan
tucket light The Republics owners
ask 100000 for the loss of their
vessel.
The Southwestern Lumbermen's as
ISOLATION closed its annual convention
at Kansas City with the election of Of
ficers W. d. Frantz of Enid, Ok,
was chosen president. The associ
alton will send two delegates to the
Indianapolis tariff convention.
Personal.
CoQuelin, the geat French comedian,
recognized as the worlds leading ac
tor, is dead in France.
Charles J. Pratt. head Of a printing