The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-19
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Most Important Happenings of the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered From all
Parts of the World Condensed
Into Small Space for the Ben
eft of Our Readers.
Miscellaneous.

ager of the Kansas City, Kan, Daily
Globe, has applied to the court of
common pleas for a receiver for that
concern.
Western Kansas was visited by a
heavy fall of snow which will prove
big boon to the farmers and in
crease their wheat yield greatly.
Bejamin Cissel was arrested at
Wichita charged with incendriaism.
Robert L. Dean, former president
of the Dean Rapid Telegraph COM
pany at Kansas City, was arrested in
Chicago upon charge Of bigamy.
He was living with the second wife at
the time of his arrest.
The heaviest fall of snow in the
history of Southern Arizona was re-
corded Thursday at Ell Paso. More
than eight inches fell at Bisbee and
Tombstone, where snow is seldom
seen. The snow continues in New
Mexico, and railroads are still ex-
periencing considerable difficulty.
The miners and operators held a
meeting at Philadelphia for the pur-
pose of arranging a new agreement,
but failed to agree. Another meeting
is called for March 81.
In the decision of the Bucks Stove
& Range company against the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor both sides eX-
press themselves as satisfied with the
finding, but will, however, take an
appeal to the United States supreme
court.
The legislature of Arkansas has ap-
propriated $4,000 for the relief of the
tornado sufferers at Brinkley last
Monday.
A national Corn exposition will be
held in Omaha December 6 to IS.
Veterans in gray and veterans in
blue marched side by side in parade
at the fourth national encampment
of veterans at Fitzgerald, Ga.
The Mercantile club of Kansas City,
Kansas, has decided to take another
Scatter Sunshine" trade trip in May.
The last trip was in November, 1908,
and was a success.
At Wichita, Kan, Thursday night,
during binding snow storm, a Wichita
& Western passenger train crashed
into a street car containing six pas
sengers, killing the motorman and in
juring several others.
In the Standard Oil case the gov
eminent has announced its intention
to abandon any further prosecution,
as a result of Judge Anderson's de-
cision.
Two indictments on charging per-
jury and the other criminal conspiracy,
were returned against Mayor Frank
Chapman of Chester, w. Va, by the
Hancock county grand jury Thursday.
Denver was vested by a $4,000 fire
last Tuesday morning, but no lives
were lost.
Late reports from Arkansas show
that over 80 persons were killed and
at least 100 seriously injured in the
tornado which swept over that state
last Monday night.
Heavy rains at Montgomery, Ala,
last Tuesday, caused serious damage.
Gov. Hadley, of Missouri, offered a
reward Monday of $500 for the cap
ture of Luther Anderson, charged with
the murder of August Wagner in Au-
drain county. Anderson escaped from
the Montgomery county jail March l,
where he was being held for safe keep
ing.
A conference of railroad officials
has been called to meet at st. Louis
for the purpose of considering the
restoration of passenger rates in Mis-
souri,.
Two miners, who were entombed in
mine near Salt City for 4S hours,
were rescued last Wednesday.
At Washington Thursday the court
of appeals of the District of Columbia
rendered a decision in the famous
Bucks Stove & Range case against
the American Federation of Labor, in
favor of the latter
There probably will be a quick re-
turn to three-cent fares in Missouri.
There is some talk to the effect that
passenger rates between Kansas City
and st. Louis and other cities and
towns having two or more railroad
lines will be on a two-cent basis.
This would be a concession to heavy
traffic.
James Sharp, the Adam God" who
killed one policeman and wounded
several others during a riot at Kan
sas City some time ago, will be tried
March 80.
The bill for a referendum was de-
feated in the Nebraska legislature last
Wednesday.
A bill has been passed in the Mis-
souri, legislature permitting st. Louis
TO extend the park and boulevard sys-
tenn into St. Louis county.
John Bambrick, contractor Of st.
Louis. was sentenced to serve term
of FIVE days in Jail for contempt OF
court.
A conference of railroad officials
has been called to meet at st. Louis