The Chanute times., 1909-04-16
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 tor the Ben
eft of Our Eoaders.
Miscellaneous.

icooiullOH 10 submit 10 the voters
proposition to build a new state capi-
tol.
The Hamilton club of Chicago held
Its 18th annual Appomatox day ban
quet at the Auditorium Annex with
Secretary of War Dickinson as the
guest of honor.
The French government has in
formed the state department at Wash
ington of its determination to expel
former President Castro of Venezuela
from Fort De France and compel his
return to Europe.
The explosion of $4,000 pounds of
powder at the Dupont Powder mills at
wayne, n. j., destroyed the eight
buildings of the plant, killed one wom-
an injured IS persons and wrecked
houses even in the surrounding coun-
try.
Glove workers from 16S factories in
New York have petitioned the senate
10 place heavier duty on women's
gloves so the industry may be built
up in this country
An agreement has been reached by
which the senate committee will rec
ommend that 100000 tons of Philip
pine sugar may come into this country
free OF duty.
The report of Bank Commissioner
Dolley shows that the state banks of
Kansas contains deposits amounting
to $93, ,12l ,2S7.9S which is a gain of
SS,944 1885 since last November.
Pending a decision from the St.
Louis circuit court on the injunction
asked against the railroads of Mis-
souri, to prevent raising the passenger
rate to three cents per mire, all eX-
isting rates will continue in effect.
After three weeks of consideration
the Payne tariff bill was passed by
the house of representatives by vote
of 217 to 161, but two Republicans
voting against the measure and four
Democrats for ii.
Norman E. Mack, chairman of the
Democratic national committee will
commence May | the publication of a
monthly magazine to be known as
the National Magazine and devoted
10 the interests of the Democratic
party.
Mexico is to build $3,OO0,00O New
National theater.
The coolest April weather in many
years is reported in Northern Texas.
Two boys Willie Hotchkiss and
George Nichols while crossing a pas
Vfhre just at nightfall in Reno county,
Kansas, were attacked by five coyotes
and the Hotchkiss boy was killed his
companion was injured by the wolves
but escaped.
At meeting of the stockholders of
the Butter Packing and Provision COM
pany of Salina. Kan, the company
was re-organiZed with an increase of
the capital stock from $4,000 to
$4,000. This is the only packing plant
in Central Kansas.
Two hundred engineering students
at the state university of Minnesota,
have struck for a weeks extra vaca-
tion.
The Wooten Land & Fuel company
have a contract to furnish for the navy
10000 tons of coal from their mine
in the Ration mountain, Colorado.
The Missouri Pacific railroad is pre-
pared to spend $3,500,000 on its road
way from Kansas City to Pueblo.
The first days discussion of the
Payne tariff bill in the house under
the five minute rule resulted in defeat
ing an amendment providing a duty on
hides and a proposition for free lum-
ber leaving the measure in exactly
the condition in which ii came from
the committee.
Arming 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.
The Southwest Threshers' associa-
ton held its convention in Wichita,
Kan, this year.
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 25O,OOO 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 a $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
nv Gov. Hughes OF New York have
been defeated in the house.
Another violent earthquake shock
accompanied by subterranean rumb-
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