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The Chanute times., 1897-08-27

half the ticket, one delegate yelled
''give them the whole business while
another suggested that"we might just
as well endorse the republican ticket.
NORMAL NOTES.
Enrolment has reached 146.
A. M. Sailors was pleasant caller
Tuesday.
Prof. Black and Koch and Roy Den
mis- spent Sunday in Chanute.
Orin Balch is attending the normal
now, having taken up the work Mon
day.
Among the visitors last week we
noticed Hon. j. M. Allen and Hottie
Gates.
State Superintendent Stryker was in
town Monday and talked awhile to the
Normalites.
Miss Carrie Colaw spent Saturday
and Sunday of last week with her par
ents in Shaw.
Ed Taylor was absent without an
excuse Notwithstanding the popo-
crat convention.
Normal class Friday, and county ex-
animation occurs Monday and Tues
day of next week.
The Misses Beach and Miss Ethel
Wherritt of Chanute were pleasant
visitors last week
There was quite discussion in the
history class, Thursday. This should
be suppressed, as it is only waste Of
valuable time.
Prof. John Mcdonald has consented
to deliver the lecture "My Last Trip
to Scotland" Monday night at the
church. Admission free.
The ball game last Friday between
the Normalites vs.. High School was
won by the High,School to the tune of
Is to 3. 1t was slim affair, and poorly
attended.
A party Of young Normalites orga-
nized boating party last week. The
first meeting was held on the river
Saturday night. A very enjoyable
time is reported.
Ed c. Little called Monday and
talked awhile. Some Of the ladies
made desperate effort to find out
whether Or not Ed was still trotting
in single harness.
County Superintendent Stafford, Of !
Co., visited the Normal
Friday, and made an excellent talk.
Mr.. Stafford is an old Neosho Co. boy.
and is welcome visitor.
Congressman Ridgely delivered a
pop speech to the NormalitesMonday;
he assailed Speaker Reed, which re-
minded one very much of rat terrier
assailing bull dog-the latter being
on the opposite side of the river.
The Normalites got together Tues
day and organizer the Neosho County |
Teachers Association by electing w.
E. Royster, of Chanute. president,
Frank Hawes, Of Erie, secretary and
Susie Berry, of st. Paul, treasurer.
The president, secretary, county
superintendent, e. L. Rosebush and
A. j. McClay compose the executive
and will arrange the pro-
grams and places of meeting for the
winter.
The Chanute times., 1897-08-27

Small precautions often prevent
great mischief. DeWitt's Little Ear
ly Risers are very small pills in size,
but are most effective in preventing
the most serious forms of liver and
stomach troubles. They cure consti-
patton and headache, and regulate the
bowels, -Boschert s. Williams.
The Chanute times., 1897-08-27

Moments are useless if trifled away;
and they are dangerously wasted if
consumed by delay in cases where One
Minute Cough Cure would bring i'm
mediate relief.-Boschert s. Williams.
The Chanute times., 1897-08-27

CorrespOndence continued on de lasL paee
The herald., 1897-10-30
MAIN STREET ALSO
That Throughfare Is to Receive
New Surfacing of Asphalt

Main street is to be resurfaced with
asphalt from First, or possibly Temple
street, as far south as the work of re-
placing the present coating is consid-
cred necessary. Just how far south
the work will be carried has not been
decided as yet, but it will probably be
as far as Ninth street. The signatures
of a majority of the property owners
along that portion of the street has
been secured to petition to the city
council asking that the work be done
at once. This petition will probably
be presented at the next meeting, and
the work on Main street will, it is
thought, be finished about the same
time as that on Spring street.
The matter has been mentioned a
number of times during the past year
or more, and several efforts have here
tofore been made to secure the consent
of the owners of a majority of the 'front.'
age. but without success. The enter
prisng citizens on Main street We're
confronted with the same difficulties
that beset those on Spring. A number
of small owners of property stood in the
way, and refused to sign. There We're
also several larger owners who did not
think the Improvement was needed.
Some time ago Police Commissioner
McLain interested himself in the mat
ter and visited every owner of lot on
that street. He was not successful at
first, and had to call on some Of the peo-
pie several times before he could induce
them to sign the petition. He did not
give up the effort, however, and yester-
day appeared at the city hall and an
nounced that he had secured a majority
of the frontage. His petition is regular
in every way, there being no duplicate
signatures, and none made by agents,
or other unauthorized persons.
| For some time there has been before
the board of public works petition for
the widening of the sidewalks along
Main street from First to Fifth by add
ing three feet on each side of the street.
This was to have been acted upon at
yesterdays meeting of the board but
when the announcement of Mr.. McLain
was made it was decided to wait and
have the work done at the same time as
the resurfacng. The completion of
this work will give a perfectly smooth
street, fifty feet in width, with fifteen
foot sidewalks on each side. The cost
of the work will not exceed $1.60 per
lineal foot. When this work and that
to be done on Spring street is completed
the business center of the city will have
as good streets as the famous ones of the
national capital.
The herald., 1897-10-30
STEAM STILL SUPREME
Conclusions Reached by Famous En-
gineer O. Blow to Electricity

Professor George Forbes, the designer
of the great Niagara electrical power
plant, expresses the opinion that, as n
rule, electric locomotives, with the pow
er developed by steam, would, if the
work We're carried out on proper lines,
be cheaper than the steam railroad up to
a distance of between forty and fifty
miles from the power station. If
water power We're available for generat-
ing the electricity, the distance at which
steam power would begin to be the
cheaper on busy line is several hun
dred miles. These statements are the
result of calculations with coal at S1.50
per ton. This economy arises from the
well known fact that in the best trial
tests Of locomotives five pounds of coal
are required for the horse power hour
and from the fact equally well known,
that SO good a result is rarely attained,
in nearly every case the consumption Of
coal being several times as much as that
indicated. These conclusions, how
ever, do not give much encouragement
for the substitution of electricity for
steam, except in special cases. A time
may come when special railroads will be
built over long distances to be worked
electrically, and in that case there are
advantages of totally different char
acter, which will favor electricity, de-
pending upon the fact that the locomo-
tive will be abolished and power applied
to every action of the train.-Engineer-
ing Magazine.
The herald., 1897-10-30
KILLED IN COMMITTEE
That Seems to Have Been the Fate of
the Morgue Proposition

1t appears that the morgue PROPOSE
ton is to be allowed to die a natural
death while reposing in the keeping of
the board of public works, to whom it
was referred weeks ago. 1t will be re-
membered that the matter first came be-
fore the council in the form of a long
petition from all classes of citizens, ask
ing that such place be provided. The
coroner, too, sent in petition making
the same request.
Then one of the undertaking firms
presented proposition to furnish q
morgue free of all cost, provided the
offer was accepted, and to keep it in
much the same manner as public
morgues are kept in other cities. All Of
these petitions and the offer were re-
ferred to the board of public works and
a fight against the acceptance of the
free morgue was expected from the
other undertakers, but before that could
occur there came a proposition to have
joint county and city morgue, and ar
rangements were made for a conference
between the county and city authori-
ties.
The conference was never held, be-
cause some of the city officials did not
keep the appointment. Since then the
matter has not been mentioned at any OF
the meetings of the board, but the pa
pers in it have been pigeon -holed. In
uuiry of the members of the board of
public works yesterday as to when the
matter was again to be taken up ELECTED
the response that they did not know, and
the manner of the answer indicated that
some of them at least did not care.
The herald., 1897-10-30

dedication be accepted upon the filing
and approval of the necessary deeds.
The same action was taken with refer
ence to Eleventh street from Lake street.
The bid of c. L. McComb for the i'm
provement of a portion of Workman
street was adopted, and the board will
tract for the work.
Superintendent of Streets Drain was
instructed to devise plans for the proper
drainage of the streets in the vicinity
of Twenty-fourth and Toberman streets.
Several ladies appeared before the
board and requested that this work be
done at once.
The petition to widen Twentieth
street between Grand avenue and Fig
ueroa street was referred to the city en-
gineer with instructions to compile the
necessary data, maps, etc, so that the
ordinance of intention may be prepared
The communication from the commits
sioners appointed to assess benefits and
damages in the proposed opening of an
alley from Fourth to Fifth streets, be-
tween Main and Spring, was discussed
and the maps of the place examined. 1t
has been found that in order to open the
alley a three-story brick building will
have to be cut in two or torn down. The
expense of this would be great, and the
commissioners desired to know if an
archway could not be made under
the building. The board thought the
matter was out of their jurisdiction, and
referred it back to the commission with
instructions to use their own judgment.
The city attorney will be consulted be-
fore the work is begun.
The herald., 1897-10-30
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stead of doing so he came to the police
station and reported the case to Chief
Glass. Detective Goodman was detailed
to look up the matter
AT the police station Herald reporter
met Burke and accompanied him to
Poker Davis "office," room 2, 4311s South
Spring street. Detective Goodman fol-
lowed. Burke raped at the door and
there was no response. He raped
again and again. Finally the key was
heard to turn in the latch, and Natche2
Bilderrain, Poker Davis henchman,
opened the door a few inches. When he
saw Burke he at first refused to allow
him to come in, but changed his mind
provided the reporter was excluded.
Once inside Bilderrain plainly told
Burke that he might go to hades for
his money. If he wanted to have the
gang arrested, let him go ahead. They
had fought their way in the courts be-
fore, and were prepared to do so again.
And anyway, how far would the word
Of one man go against that of three
gentlemen who We're thoroughly ac-
quainted with court procedure? Now let
him swear to a complaint if he would,
and see how long it would take to get
the matter dismissed
After fifteen minute interview
Burke came out without his money,
leaving Detective Goodman behind,
presumably to further interrogate the
bunco man. Burke may swear to a COM
plaint against the men today.
The herald., 1897-10-30
PROPER HANDLING OF MILK
Local Dairymen to Be Supplied With
the Governments Information

Dairymen and farmers residing in and
near the city who furnish the citizens
with dairy products are to be supplied
with the latest information that the
government has compiled on the subject
of the proper mode of handling milk.
Health Officer Powers received yester-
day from the chief of the dairy division
of the bureau of animal industry, de-
partment of agriculture, q letter stat
ing that the United States government
had prepared book on the care of milk
on the farm, and the proper methods of
handling it previous to delivery to Gus
toners so as to give to them the best
product. The book is now in the hands
of the printer. 1t deals with the sub
ject in popular manner, so that any
person can understand it. DR.. Powers
is requested to send to the department
list of the dairymen and others interest
ed In the subject, so that copies of
the work can be mailed to them. Clerk
The herald., 1897-10-30
CORRECT STREET NAMES
City Engineer Will Remove the Con-
fusion Existing in the Citv

The matter of correcting the many in
accuracies in the names of the streets
all over the city will not be finished ut
the next meeting of the council. The
matter was referred to the board of pub
lie works at the last meeting of the
council, and when 1t was taken up yes
terday it was found that it was much
greater task than had been supposed. 1t
was therefore referred to the city en-
gineer with instructions to furnish the
city attorney with the correct names of
the streets the names of which are in
question so that an ordinance correct
ing the mistakes that have been made
can be prepared and presented at the
meeting week from next Monday.
No one seems to be to blame for the
mistakes that have been made, as they
are more the result of a misunderstand
ing of reports than to any carelessness.
In the ordinance, when it is prepared,
will be included several streets the
names of which are desired changed by
property owners residing on them.
The herald., 1897-10-30
The Kites Up Two Miles

Boston.-The kite record made at Blu!
Hill observatory on September 18th was
beaten there this week by over 1900 feet
when three kites, on four miles of wire,
carried a meteorological instrument to
the height of 10000 feet above the hilltop,
or 11,50O feet above the sea level. This is
the first time that kites have reached
an altitude of two miles. From the rec
The herald., 1897-10-30
Real Estate Transfers

FRIDAY, October 90.
M. II. and A. c. Shafer to A. NJ. e. Golsr
Part of lot 2, block 8, Los Angeles Home
stead tract; $500.
NJ. A. Forney to NJ King-Lot NJ, n, o. P.
Q and 7, block ILL., Santa Monica: lot /,
block 200; lot l, block POI, Santa Monica;
$500.
d. r. and A. RozelI to R. R. Bradley
Lot 49, block B, Shafer & Lantermanis SUBJ
division of Montague tract; $500
j. NJ. and A. NJ. Worrall to S. P. Mulford
Lot TO- block 3, Beaudry tract No. 2;
$780,
Ida NJ and P. w. Powers to NJ. Cowper
East half of lot 7, block 9, Los Angeles
Homestead tract; $3.50.
S. P. and III. B. Mulford to A. M. Wor-
rall-Lot ., block 1, Robson tract; $500
Alamitos Land company to c.. Charles
and L. c. Crawford-Lot 5, block o, resub.
divisionI of Alamitos tract $415.5O
A. A. Burrows to M. McC. Gregory-Los
.. block 81, West End University addition
5000
w. A. and H. Bush to F. L. sexton-Lo
| 8, Whisler's 8 subdivision of part of Urquide;
vineyard; $780,
Rosedale Cemetery association to M. Z,
Wade-North half lot 145, block I. Rose
dale cemetery: $3.50.
| M. NJ and l.. Arnold to L. Mead-Lot 26
Macy Street tract; $500.
j. M. Jones eft al to John King-Leaseholt
interest I'M lot a. Apablasa tract; $Sl6.53.
| H. c. and M. Bohrmann to e. r. ant
J. Fl. Gray-Agreeme to convey lot "A
Grider & Dow's Adams Street tract; $1,000
| F. and H. E. Coffin to- b. w. Foster
Land ON south side of Buena Visit street
$500.
| L. M. and A. Corwin to R. r. and L. f
Moody-Lot and west 25 feet of lot
block I, Garvanza Land companys subdi
vision $500.
| G. H. Peck, jr, p. II. Garvey-Lot Il
block II, Electric Railway Homestead AS
sociationis tract; $780,
| P. II. and N. Garvey to ]. w. Brown
Lot 21, block II, Electric Railway Home
stead Associations tract; $3.50.
| M. o. Fl. Stoneman to j. Parry-Lot7 ani
part lot 9, Los Robles park; 1884,
SUMMARY
The herald., 1897-10-30
Want Herding Stopped

A numerously signed petition address,
ed to the city council was filed in
the office of the city clerk yesterday.
asking that an ordinance be adopted
which will put stop to the herding of
sheep and cattle within the corporate
limits of the city. The petition is
signed largely by residents of the out
lying portions of the city where there
are many unimproved tracts, and where
large numbers of animals are herded
daily.
The herald., 1897-10-30
Illustrated Talks OH Art

The first of series of eight illustrated
talks will be given by Mrs. Geo. A. Cas-
well this afternoon at 2:30 at the Marl-
borough school on West Twenty-third
street. '"The Celebrated Masters OF
Painting and Nineteenth Century Art"
will. be the subject covered by the series
and each talk will be illustrated by stere-
opticon views. The talks are given under
the auspices of the Ruskin Art club.
The herald., 1897-10-30
Needed Bridge Repairs

Before the bids for the repairs on the
bridges of the city are let, the bridge
committee intends to personally exam
inc all the structures to ascertain just
how much work is necessary on each.
There is a decided difference for what
appears to be the same kind Of work in
the bids as offered, and it is supposed
that this difference is due to the differ
ence in the character of the repairs that
are necessary. The committee will visit
the bridges this afternoon to see for
themselves just what is needed
The herald., 1897-10-30
County Teachers Meeting

A meeting of the Los Angeles County
Teachers association will be held this
morning at 10 o'clock at the high school
building. Superintendent j. A. Foshay
will speak on the Late Meeting of the
National Educational Association"
Pref. c. c. Van Iiew of the normal
school will give an address on Com
munity Life of the School," and there
will be music and an election Of officers.
The herald., 1897-10-30
Anti-Saloon League

There will be meeting for the organ
ization of a city Arti-Saloon league at
the Y. M. c. A. hall next Monday at
3 p. m. All churches, temperance organ
izations and young peoples societies
have been requested to send delegations.
and all ministers are members eX-OfficiO.
The herald., 1897-10-30
To Pave a Street

Property owners residing on Eleventh
street, between Valencia street and Bur-
lington avenue, petitioned the city coun-
Gil yesterday to have that street paved
on both sides.
The herald., 1897-10-30

Two anarchists under arrest at Port
land, Ore, annoyed their cellmates by
efforts to propagate their doctrines
among them, and the other prisoners
petitioned the jailer for relief.
The herald., 1897-10-30
ISSESDs

ord of the instrument it was shown that
at the highest point the temperature
was As degrees, while it was 73 degrees
on the ground. The kites were up nearly
five hours.-New York Sun.
The herald., 1897-10-30

Reed sent yesterday list of 107 such
persons, and all of them will receive the
book when it is published, free of
charge
The herald., 1897-10-30

Bright's Special Delivery
Will check baggage to any part Of the
world. One trunk. S5c; round trip, SOC.
404 S. Broadway; TEL, main 40.
The herald., 1897-10-30

Wall paper, late styles, low prices. at
A. A. Eckstrom's, 324 South Spring street.
The herald., 1897-10-30

Nomintl OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 81
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-18

of 81 thousand feet on white pine as
against the Senate rate of 81. Senate
Burrows, who is one of the Senate con-
ferees, has been persistent advocate of
the 50 rate and his action In holding out
for this amount in opposition to the in
struction of the Senate has been severely
criticized.
Burrows colleague, Mcmillan, was in
favor of the dollar rate, and this division
OF opinion represented the opposing views
oft he Northwestern lum bermen.
All the absent Senators and Repre-
sentatives have been telegra phed to be on
hand Monday, and it is the general opin-
ion of the leaders of the Senate and House
that the tariff bill can be finally disposed
OF so Congress can adjourn by Saturday,
unless detained by the currency.com mis-
sion message or other important recon-
mendations of the President
There had been so much sensational
talk while the bill was in confere nee about
sugar speculation and undue influences
brought to bear on Senator'S that the con-
ferees are believed TO have purposely ar
ranged that there can be no more stock
gambling based upon speculation as to
conclusions of the conference. The report
Of the agreement was kept secret until
afternoon to-day, and it is more than
probable that the text OF the agreement
will not be made public before the open
ing of business on Monday.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-18
SANGER WINS 1HE sEHIks.
Hamilton Bredks the Fire Mile Uorld'
X cDrd at Denrsr

Hamilton BrrdkS the Fire Mile Uorld's
X cOrd at Denrsr.
DENVER, Colo, July l7.-Sanger took
;he one mile ra;e to-day in 2:05 3-5. This
gives HIM the series, as he won the two
mile yesterday.
The ive-mile was the event of the series,
as the world record was broken by Ham
ilton winning in IL :35 So The two men
started from opposite sides of the track
and rode hard every mile.
During the first mite Hamilton gained
one-hfth of second, his time being 2:17.
Both men were riding like demons. Two
miles were made in 4:34 by Hamilton,
with Sanger 1 second behind During the
third mile Sanger picked up a little and
finished the distance only two-tifths of a
second behind Hamilton, whose time
was 6:54
The fourth mile was the deciding one,
for in this Hamilton finished three Sec
onds ahead of Sanger, the formers time
being 918 In the fifth both men bent
over their handlebars but the terrific pace
OF Hamilton had told on Sanger. He
tri to squirt, out constantly lost ground.
Hamilton did not squirt during the race,
but kept up en- even but killing pace,
/ finishing in II :35 3-5, and breaking all
records for standing start, un paced five
mile race.
There was some talk of iobbing after
the race as Hamilton Was expected to win
the short dis ance and Sanger the long.
There is probably nothing IN the talk
however, and the rumor was probably
started by some one who bet on the wrong
man.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-18

agreement had been reached and a report t
would be made to the House on Monday.
This announcement, semi fficially from
the con erence-room, was generally taken
to mean settlement could only have
been reached py The adoption OF the sugar
schedule just as it came from the House.
This, however, was not the case. A COM
promise of the schedule had been agreed
to, and it will doubtless be found when
the report of the conference has been made
public that the Senate conferees made
good their promise not TO yield to pressure
for the acceptance of the House sched ule.
The Senate conIerees might have con-
tlnued TO hold out for the adoption of the
Senate schedule entire but for the fact that
they were confronted with the alternative
OF arriving at some agreement or have the
schedule made the subject OF vote of in
structions in the Senate and House.
This, of course, would have been fatal to
the Senate bill, as the House is over
whelmingly In favor of its own measure,
and the conditions in the Senate are so
uncertain that the Senate conferees could
hardly afford to trust to vote of the
entire Senate
Ihe Senate conferees have not however,
yielded all they contended for, and
although it is probable the differontial
rate as fixed by the House remains and
that the Senate provision for a red uction
OF tenth of cent pound on sugars
below 81 degrees may have been elimi-
mated, the new schedule agreed upon will
be found to be compromise between the
Senate and House schedules.
Immediately after the adjournment of
the tar. IF conference this afternoon the
clerks of the Senate Committee on Finance
and the House Committee on Ways and
Means. were sent for, and they are at work
at the Capitol to-night under the direction
of a few mem bers of the conference COM
mittee putting the report into shape for
the signatures of the conferees. They
hope to have the work completed SO as 10