The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-04-23
NEWS OF The WEEK
Most Important Happenings of the
Y Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered From all
Parts of the World Condensed
Into Small Space tor the Ben
eft of Our Readers.
Miscellaneous.

tied for any reason their may still be
a legal jury to try the case.
One hundred wcmen went from Chi
cago to Springfield, ILL.,, on special
train to present to the legislature their
claims for equal suffrage.
An 1S-year-old boy has been arrested
at Galena, Kan, for smoking a pipe.
Smoking by minors being prohibited in
Kansas under the new law passed by
the last legislature.
The stock brokerage firm of Ennis
and Stoppani of New York with
branches in various other cities, has
been placed in the hands of receiver.
The liabilities are estimated at ST.
100000 with assets of 100000.
Gov. Hadley of Missouri has sent to
the legislature a message calling at
tention to the fact that railroads are
again Issuing passes in violation Of
the constitutional provision prohibit
ing discrimination in passenger rates
and asks that a low be passed making
the enforcement of the constitutional
clause easier
Urged on by a 25 mile gale fire for
a time threatened to destroy the great
er part of Rochester, n. Y, and did
consume business buildings, churches
and residences to the value Of $780,
900.
The "a hour full speed test of the
cruisers Chester, Salem and Birming-
ham resulted in the Chester leading
with the Salem a fair second while the
Birmingham suffered a damaged en-
CINE and left the race. The first two
were fitted with Turbine engines.
Serious disturbance of revolution
airy character have broken out among
the troops at Constantinople.
In the federal court at Syracuse, N.
y, receivers have been appointed for
the Outing Publishing company of De-
post, N. Y
The supreme court of Mississippi
has decided that the Mississippi and
Louisiana Retail Lumber Dealers as
sociation is a trust.
Bids will be opened soon in the Office
of the quartermaster of the army at
Washington for the largest consign-
ment of army clothing ever purchased
IN time of peace. The contract will
aggregate about $4000,000.
The Descendants of the Signors of
the declaration of independence made
a pilgrimage to the tomb of Thomas
Jefferson where appropriate exercises
were held.
The supreme court of the United
States has denied the motion for a re-
hearing of the case of the Waters
Pierce Oil company in which fine of
81 100000 was assessed against the
company.
The Santa Fe railroad company has
asked permission of the Kansas state
board of railroad commissioners to is
sue $73,O00,000 of new stock.
j. II. Miller of the Kansas State
Agricultural college has arranged for
236 farm institutes to be held in Kan
sas Saturday afternoon, May l as
part of a campaign for better wheat
and more of it.
The senate finance committee has
reported the tariff bill as changed by
that committee and the senate Will
begin its consideration.
A typwriting contest for the worlds
championship held at the close of the
convention of the Eastern Commercial
Teachers association was won by
Miss Rose L. Fritz of New York who
averaged Sc 1880 words a minute.
A severe shock of earthquake was
experienced at Lima Peru.
Aiming himself with two revolvers
a shotgun and three bombs with an
expressed determination to kill all
the inhabitants of the city block John
Anderson of Aurora, ILL.,, so far sue
ceeded as to kill one woman and
wounded another He then commit
ted suicide. He is supposed to have
been insane.
Mount Etna is not in eruption as
reported nor is there any evidence
that another earthquake is imminent.
An option on 100000 acres of land
in Mexico has been secured by A. l..
Daniel a Cherokee Indian who repre-
sents a company engaged in coloniz-
ing Indians from Oklahoma.
A petition signed by 100000 per
sons has been presented to congress
by the Womens' Clubs of Chicago,
protesting against the proposed in
crease in the duty on women wearing
apparel.
A Washington church is advertising
the fact that $4,000 bill was found
in the collection plate and states if 1t
was placed there by mistake will be
returned to the owner.
Direct nominations as recommended
by Gov. Hughes of New York have
been defeated in the house.
Another violent earthquake shock
accompanied by subterranean rumb-
lings has occurred at Messina.
The Kansas charter board has
granted a charter to the Gulf & North
western Railway company, with ST.
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