The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-04-30

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Further investigation of the systa
matte smuggling of Paris gowns into
New York has caused the custom
house officials to declare that probably
81, 10000 worth of goods has been
Struggled into that port each year fol
the past ten years.
James Wilson secretary of agricul
ture estimates that the present supply
of wheat is sufficient to last until the
new crop comes on the market and
that the crop prospects do not justify
the present high prices.
Four men accused of having killed a
deputy marshal were taken from the
Jail at Ada, Ok, by 200 men and hang
ed.
The owners and operators of thresh-
ing machines is Iowa met in regular
annual meeting at Des Moines with
1000 persons in attendance.
Nine members of the lower house OF
the Japanese diet haye been arrested
following an investigation by the gov
eminent.
Appropriation of $4,000 to pay the
travelling expenses of the president
for the year 1910 is proposed in an
amendment to the census bill.
When the new Orpheum theater at
San Francisco was opened line form
ed in front of the box office 81 hours
before the sale of tickets began.
e. P. Ripley president of the Santa
Fe Railroad company is reported to
have asserted that railway accidents
can be almost eliminated by the adop-
tion of the Simmer apparatus by which
a train dispatcher has control of a
train for half mile on either side of
a station and may stop the train if
the engineer fails to do SO on being
signaled.
Canadian fishermen are asking that
American fishermen be excluded from
Heckate Straits on the west coast OF
Canada on the ground that waters
are the exclusive property of Canada.
1t is estimated that there was $4,000
900 pounds of halibut taken in those
straits last year.
Suit has been filed at lola, Kansas,
asking for the foreclosure of mort
gage and the appointment of a receiv-
err for the Lanyou Zinc company own
ers Of the largest smelling works in
the west.
At the annual meeting of the Asso-
ciated Press resolutions were adopted
calling upon the senate to abolish the
tariff on wood plup and reduce the
tariff on newsprint paper as recon-
mended by the special committee APP
pointed year ago by the house The
action desired has already been taken
by the house.
Fifteen students of the Des Moines,
la, college were thrown into convul-
sions by some unknown poison taken
in the food at a club dinner. 1t is be-
lieved they will all recover.
A settlement has been reached by
the governments of Holland and Vene-
zuela by the terms of which Venezuela
is to accord Holland the same fiscal
rights given the West Indian islands
and Holland pays $4,000 damages and
returns the captured Venezuelan coast
Guard vessels.
Judge Trieber of the federal court at
Little Rock has ordered the interstate
freight rates in Arkansas increased
one-third over the rates fixed by the
state railroad commission.
The ship "Halve Maan" which the
Netherlands will present to he Unit
ed States on the occasion of the Hud-
son-Fulton fetes has been launched at
Amsterdam.
More than 100000 acres of govern
ment land has been restored to the
public domain by Secretary Ballinger
of the interior department.
The Des Moines, Ia, bakers have re-
duced the size of loaves of bread from
IS to 10 ounces because of the high
price of -four.
Dr. w. S. Woods has relinquished
control of the National Bank of Com
merce at Kansas City to j. Wilson
Perry of St. Louis and the latter has
been elected president to succeed
David T. Beals.
The senate committee on finance
will present an amendment to the
tariff bill providing for the appoint
ment of a customs court to hear cases
appealed from the boards of apprais-
ers.
The Newspaper Publishers asso-
citation held its annual meeting at the
Waldorf-Astoria New York, $50 news
paper men attending.
Eight vessels will participate in the
cruise of the naval Militia on the
Great Lakes August to 10.
Personal.
Edward Mcnamara, charged with
having killed his father, was found
guilty by a jury at Mason City, Ia.
James H. Boyle, the kidnaper of VIII
lie Whitla, tried to commit suicide in
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