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The Chanute times., 1898-07-08

lack of cultivation owing to excessive
wet weather in the past.
Farmers will begin cutting flax this
week.
John lies and John W, Stipp went
to oThayer to spend the 4th.
SAINT and Bob Manatt spent the 4th
in Urbana.
Simon Edwards aud Harry Dryden
went fishing Saturday night. Caught
0.
Urbana was a very quiet place on
the 4th. Everybody went some where
to celebrate, mostly to Erie.
Simon Edwards and wife came in
from lola last week to visit at H. Q.
Dryden's.
Mrs, John Bryan and family came
in to visit her father Lawson Will
liams last Saturday.
We see by the Times that Thayer
has nominated a township ticket.
Now if they can't beat that they had
better come to Urbana.
W. s. Moore of Chanute, preached
here Sunday at II a. M, and at night
He is a good talker and made a pro-
found impression on the minds of his
audience
The Chanute times., 1898-07-08
Big Greek.

Wm. Cottrell left for Jewel county
last Thursday.
Geo. Jorden is on the sick list
Alfred Goltry is visiting his parents.
S. e. Twilley and family spent the
Fourth at Humboldt
Roy Dennis. Of Parsons, is spending
a few days with his parents.
Lou Wimsett is picking berries for
Baird.
VIM. Cottrell and Roy Bradon at
tended the dance at Galesburg. They
report good time.
The little child Of Lawn Brileg
and wife, was buried at the Chapel
cemetery last Thursday.
Frank Burris and wife, of Chanute,
were visiting in this vicinity last
Thursday.
H. N. Filson and family went fish
ing last Monday
Mark Gibson and sister, Miss Ruth
went to lola last Monday to spent
the Fourth.
The Chanute times., 1898-07-08
Erie.
Real Estate Transfers.

r Maud Rogers, admr, to BERTHE W
Follett, ad, set sec 8, town 28, range
49, $1,000.
Alma Phillips and husband to J f
and Mable L Allen. wd, 65Xl40 IT in
Eblk2, Carpenters add. 5000.
Henry Ocker and wife to E o Free
man, wd, lot s less 10 foot and lots 8
and 10, carlton. $1,000.
A. BroMn and wife TO Nichols 4
Shepard Co, 81 Of set Of sec %, town
2S, range II 32100
w WO'Bryan and wife, to J Nc
Manus, qcd, lots 10 and q, blk IA,
Mission. $40.
HI O'Bryan and wife to Nc
Manus. qcd, lots %, 25 and p blk IA,
Mission. $50.
Sarah T Rizley, to Chas E Jenkin-
son wd, nwA Of sec q, town p, range
20. $1,000.
Christina A Phillips to Lizzie Bril-
ey. ucd. lot II, blk Al New Chicago. 81
S. II. Smith to John l. Bennett, wd
swH of neA and e4 of nwt and sw4 Of
nwf, sec 18, town 81 range Is. $1,000
Chanute B and L ASH to d M Ken
nedy and A N Allen, wd, lots 2 and B.
blk 2. Benedicts add. 1925.
EB Rail and wife to Dennis Sim
mons, wd, lots u and l3, blk ] and
lots 5 and s, blk ,, and lots /, ,, 8, 4,
5, s, I. blk I. Dalton. $1,000.
Dennis Simmons and wife TO Il Is
Rail. wd. WI Of net of sec 10, town u,
range 2l. $1,000,
] h Davis and wife to Margaret A
Ferguson, wd, set of net of sec Is,
town 30, range 49, $3.50.
Geo w Robinson, Galesburg, ....... ........ b
Mary Hudson Sidwell, Galesburg, .........'&'
william westley Reedy. y......... Chanute
Re- Ella Roman. E...s.>...... Chanute
The Chanute times., 1898-07-08

Erie, July 5, 1898. County Attorn-
ey Cline and c. A. Budd rutfled up the
| feathers of the American bird 1T
Stark the 4.
Miss Matte Dammerell, Of Walnut,
is the guest Of Miss Jennie Mills.
Mrs. Harry Stevens and Myrtle
Wright celebrated at Fort Scott yes
terday.
DIR. G. G. Fletcher and wife. of Yak
ina, Wash. are visiting with old
friends here.
G., W. Lindsay, B. f. Shinn and A.
Fl. Turner, of Chanute, were trans
acting business here yesterday.
Mrs. S. w. Black and son John, of
Neodesha, were visiting with friends
and relatives the fore part of the week.
Mrs. L. Stillwell, daughter Rena
and son Jerry returned Saturday from
visit at Nevada and Eldorada
Springs, Mo,
County Supt. Frazier of this city
and Miss Kate Ferguson of Gales
burg, left today for Washington d.
c., to attend the meeting Of the Ma
tonal Education Association.
Philo Garvin and wife, Harry Her
cd and wife, l.. B. Keifer, A. W. Gill
christ and wife, Misses Alice Parsons,
Opal Herod and Mabel Jones were
among the Chanute people who
heard the eagle scream here yesterday.
Barring few accidents the Fourth
of July celebration here was a decid-
ed success. The crowd was estimated
at thirty-fve hundred j. w. lden
of Parsons and H. p. Farrelly of Cha
mute, were the orators of the day and
each did themselves justice. Samp-
sons victory was reported here Sun
day night and caused great enthusi-
asm and before day light, "Old Abe"
the Republican club cannon and the
anvils were being fired. Bob Rey-
nolds met a very painful accident.
He was assisting and was struck in
the right eye with some kind of fly
ing missile, but just what IL was is
not known Luckily he didn't lose
his sight. About ten o'clock Albert
Nicholas was firing the cannon when
it exploded, piece of steel from the
The Chanute times., 1898-07-08
Urbana

Urbana, July 5, 1898. No rain for
a week or more.
Frank Foster is threshing today
Lethtf Greve has a sick babe
Mr.. Lawrence came in today for a
load Of corn.
There was dance at Lafe Meekers
Saturday night.
NJ. Ebersole has treated himself to
new moving machine.
Some farmers have their corn laid
by, but there is much corn in poor
condition on account Of winds dGu
The Chanute times., 1898-07-08

barrel passing through his leg just
above the knee. VIII Faulkner also
received few scratches. The prizes
in the sporting events were awarded
as follows Base ball game between
Erie and Shaw, won by Erie by score
of l6 to 5; climbing creased pole,
Ralph Oliverson; potato race, Orley
Laughlin; sack RAGS, VIII lnwood;
mule race, Frant Roe; 100 yd foot race
Ben Ross; 80 yd foot race, Ben Ross.
The following were successful in the
teachers examination at close Of
Normal and granted certificates:
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A Tale of Two Countess
As Told by the Times Correspondents In
NeOshO and Wilson Counties.
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Excursion via Santa re,

July 11th. and 18th, good for re-
turn July 10th. to Buffalo, y, Y, one
fare plus 81 90 for round trip, account
of Baptist Young Peoples Union. BY
depositing ticket not later than July
10Th g aytention of the return may
ne had to Septem Der LIST.
The Chanute times., 1898-07-08

Odella Nation, Erie, Ross Overbay, Shaw,
Em Packwood. Pa sons CIV Payne, Urbana,
Jsnnie Parker, Stark, Zoe Poor, S Mound,
Ethel Powell, Galesburg Anna FRANCE, Erie
j 4 Read Lespna, Ell Rosebush Erie
Meda SAMPLES, Walnut Anna Sellman, Urbana
Ivan shaw, Galesburg Winnie Shaw, Galesb' &
] T Shive, Galesburg, Anna Scott, Erie,
Minniu Smart, Stark, Nora smith. parsons
j A Smith, Walnut, Rena Swank, Urbana,
l. Swan, carlton, Blanche Watts Erie,
Iaura Watts, carlton, Try Whitaker, Thayer
Noah Whtworth Odense Luella Winan Erie,
Phoebe Wiue, - Lizzie Gurrie, Erie,
Aaron Eato5, carlton 6 A Lodge. Erie,
Vera Lodge. Erie, Ida Osborn, 81 faul
Maggie Francis, StPaul L Young, Chauute'
Sister Jerome, Parsons Q Balch Earlton,
4 Baker. Morehead Grace Blaine, ST Paul
Pearl Blaine st Paul, ID Brogsn, st Paul,
Eta Boerstler, Chanute Lizzie Brogan,.
Harry Brown carlton, c G Boman. carlton,
] W Collins Morehead FA Comes, st Paul,
NAV Connen Walnut, W E Craig Galesburg
" S Dryden, Urbana, . Denious Erie,
Sadie Elliott Thayer j Fowler, st Paul
FLORENCE Forest, Thayer Maude Gibson, Austin
Hannah Hallicy StPaul Lenorah Grllls Par ms
Maggie Hallicy. May Hess Trent,
Il ettie HiY STARK, Mary Ley, PARSONS
Sadie Horr, Gaesburg Mary Lynch, Ladore,
Lille Minnich Thayer, Agnes Lony, StPaul
Dora Nation, Erie, Grace Martin, PARSONS
Walter Midcap carlton,
Il Fitzsimmons, Stark,
III yrtle 4 Francis, Galesburg,
Arthur Ganghorn carlton,
Anna Harshman, Galesburg,
Bessie Harrington, McCune,
Matte Horr 0alesburg,
Sadie Horr, Galesburg,
Earl Johnson, Thayer,
Chas VanGleve, Galesburg,
Eulalia Roseherry, Island
Loretto Roseberry, Island
Alice Ballnger, Ladore
Lillian BurlinGame, Erie
Mrs Sadie Craig, Galesburg
The above list was obtained through
the cOurtesies Of the Erie Sentinel.
The Chanute times., 1898-07-08

Geo w Robinson, Galesburg, ...... ........,.b b
Mary Hudson Sidwell. Galesburg, ..,......@
} William Westley Reedy. y.............. Chanut,
pata Ella Roman. E...s,..... Chanut,
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-12-02
FROM SPANISH SOURCES.
Advices Received at Madrid Say Fill
ipinOs VIII Fight Americans.

MADRID, Dec. 1.-Adyices from the Phil
ippine islands say the insurgents there have
decided not to recognize the cession of the
islands to the United States, and that they
will resist to the last. It is also claimed
that the United States will require 10000
troops to put down the rebellion, and it is
alleged that the insurgents hold 10000 Span
ish prisoners whom they will force to serve
against the Americans. The insurgents de-
mand several million pesetas for the release
Of the forty friars imprisoned since the
commencement of the war;
An official dispatch from General Rios,
governor of the Visayas islands, reports
that the Spanish troops at Iloilo have made
a successful sortie, infiicting heavy losses
upon the insurgents. The spreading Of the
insurgent movement, the dispatch says, is
not directed against the Spaniards but
against the Americans. Premier Sagasta
denies the report that General Rios is ne
gotiating for surrenedr to the insurgents
A delegation from the Spanish chambers
of commerce has had an audience with the
Queen Regent and presented to her Majesty
a petition in favor of reforms. The dele
cation also asked the Queen Regent to inter-
cede for the release of the Spanish prisoners
in the Philippine islands. and to pardon the
Filipinos who have been transported to
Spain.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-12-02
HAD NOTHING TO SAY.
Governor Tanner Declined TO Discuss
the Jury's Action.

SPRINGFIELD Ill, Dec. 1.-Wher Gov
ernor Tanner was informed this evening Of
the action of the grand jury at Carlinvile
he received the news with indifference, and
manifested no interest in the particulars
He was asked for an expression in regard to
the matter, but declined to talk about it.
simply saying that he did not consider it
worth while to discuss the subject
Attorney General Akin was asked to give
his opinion regarding the legal effect of the
action III view Of the supposed fact that
the chief executive of State cannot be
proceeded against in that way. and cannot
be prosecuted upon the indictments re-
turned but he declined to say anything
about the matter further than he had not
previously heard of the action taken by the
grand jury, and was not aware that such
action was contemplated,
This is not the first time a Governor of
Illinois has been indicted. 1t is but a few
years since Ex-Governor Altgeld was in
dieted IL Champaign county as one of the
trustees OF the University OF Illinois, es.
ofticio. because the Eo-called flag law" wan
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-12-02
BELATED WAR ITEM.
Spaniards Boarded One American
Vessel During the Late Trouble.

VANCOUVER, b. c., Dec. ACCORDING
to advces from New Zealand, received here
to-day on the steamer Miowera, the Spanish
boarded one American vessel during the late
war. The bark Nellie Brett. from New
York, which reached Auckland a few days
before the Miowera sailed, reports that she
was boarded June Is, in latitude 1855 north,
longitude 41:A west, by a crew from the
Spanish steamer Alfonso Kill which was
afterwards sunk on the Cuban coast by
Americans. The Brett was twenty-six days
cut from New York Before leaving New
York the Brett was placed under the British
flag and her crew was shipped under Brit
ish articles. Capt. b. Il. Lowry was the
only American on board. Captain Lowry
said the Alfonso XIII stopped him with a
shot across his bows. He continued: IA
boat was lowered from the steamer 1t
came alongside. An officer was in charge
of the crew, composed of twelve men,
companied by an interpreter one of the en-
gineers, a Scotchman, and a sergeant of
marines. All were heavily armed, and there
were a lot of arms and ammunition in the
boat besides After thorough inspection
of the ships papers and the flag locker, the
officer seemed satisfied and left. The Of
ficer was very gentIemanly in his demeanor.
and explained he was only carrying out his
duty
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-12-02
AguinaIdO's Followers Said to De
Unanimous In Claiming Nothing
Less than Independence.
SPAIN HAD NOTHING TO CEDE
THEY SAY, BECAUSE INSURGENTS
CONTROLLED MOST OF THE GROUP.
Several Million Pesetas Demanded for
the Release of the Forty Inn
prisoDed Spanish Friars.

MANILA, Dec. 1.-The Independent party
of the Philippines is not disposed to accept
the result of the deliberations of the peace
commissions at Paris, judging from the tone
Of the native press The independents pub
fishes a particularly bombastic leading
article to the effect that the Fiipinos will
decline to permit their homes to be bought
and sold like merchandise. 1t then repeats
that the Filipinos are ready to fight in de-
fense of their rights, and asserts that the
government and people are unanimous in
claiming nothing less than independence
The paper also claims that the Filipinos
have inconfestibe claims on the Island of
Luzon, part of the Visayas islands, and the
Island of Mandanao by right of conquest
1t comedies that the Americans helped the
insurgents indirectly" by blockading Ma
Mia, but the Independence claims that even
without help the revolutionists must have
ultimately won. Finally the Independence
holds that Spain cannot cede the Philippine
archipelago, because it was never hers
The United States transport Indiana ar
rived here this morning, and the Nero sailed
for home. Two companies of Pennsylvanians
have been transferred TO Corrigor island.
With the exception OF a battalion of a
Washington regiment the new troops have
not been landed.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-12-02

lette is under arrest in Mexico. An officer
has gone for him and we Will get him back,
we hope, at a very early date" In other
quarters it is stated almost as positively
that Gillette is not in Mexico but that he is
In custody on American soil, and that he
has a large sum of money in his possession.
and that his captors are negotiating with
his creditors here to exact stated per-
centage of the money as their price for
turning Gillette and the funds over to his
creditors.
1t was stated quite positively tonight
that Gillett was under arrest at Chihuahua,
Mexico, but the statement has not been
confirmed, and at late hour the Journal
received a dispatch from the Jefe Politco,
at Chihuahua, stating that so far as known
Gillett was not in custody there.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-12-02
THE PICQUART CASE.
Tie Vote in the French Senate on Nj.
WaIdeck-ROsseau's Motion.

PARIS, Dec. 1.-The Senate this afternoon
adopted the motion Of M. Constans placing
courts-martial under the operation of the
law of 1897, which abolished the secret ex-
animation of accused persons prior to trial.
An amendment proposing to retain secret
examination in cases involving national
danger was opposed by the minister for war,
NJ. De Freycinet. and rejected.
NJ. Waldeck-Rosseau demanded urgency
for proposal to empower the Court OF
Cessation to order the stay of any prosecu-
ton calculated to hamper q revision case.
One hundred and thirteen voted for and 1l3
against the motion for urgency, which was
thereore lost. The tie voting results in the
measure being referred to a special COM
mittee, so that it cannot be passed soon
enough to apply to the Picquart case
Legal opinion leans to the view that M.
Dupuy, the premier, was mistaken yester-
day in declaring that the Court of Cessation
had power to delay the Picquart court
martial, and it was on the theory that the
premier had erred that M. Waldeck-R -Rosseau
introduced his bill.
The conversion of M. Herve, editor Of lie
Soleil, the Royalist organ, to the Picquart
cause to-day caused a great sensation.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-12-02
FAST TRAIN WRECKED
SOUTHERN PACIFIC's SUNSET LIMIT
ED THROWN FROM THE TRACK.
Four Men Injured, One Probably Fa-
tally, by the Locomotive Rolling
Down an Embankment.

JENNINGS, La, Dec. 1.-The elegant
Sunset Limited transcontinental train of the
Southern Pacific was badly wrecked at 4:SO
this evening two miles west of Jennings.
on what is known as the Grand Marais.
The train left New Orleans at 1:20 to-day
and reached Jennings almost on time. The
train was seen to leave the track about
two miles out by many persons in Jen-
nings and a large crowd went TO the scene.
The train was running sixty miles an hour
at the time of the accident 1t is impos-
sible to tell the exact cause of the wreck
but it is surmised that an axle on the loco
motive gave way. The pony trucks left the
rails and ran three hundred feet on the ties
The engineer reversed his engine, but could
not stop the train, which was under full
speed The engine finally left the track and
plunged dowE an embankment, the forward
end dropping and the engine turning COM
pletely over, where it lies on it's left side
over half submerged in water and mud. 1t
was marvellous there was no loss of life.
The injured are:
w. e. RAGSDALE engineer, of Houston,
caught in the cab and left foot badly
mashed.
f. H. BOOTH, fireman, of Houston, back
and shoulder severely sprained
RICHARD QUALTROUGH conductor, of
Houston, spine seriously injured.
- COX, Of Houston, caught in the en-
gine, in which he was riding, and fatally
injured internally.
The first three cars left the track, jumped
from the trucks and lie partly down the
ehlbankment. The limited carried forty
three passengers, none of whom was in
jured
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-12-02
SAGE SLOW TO PAY.
Still Fighting the Judgment of $43,-
1O4 Secured by w. IL. LaidIaw.

ALBANY, N. Y, Dec. 1-Arugments
were begun in the Court of Appeals, this
afternoon, in the appeal of Russell Sage
from the judgment of $43,14 rendered
against him in the action brought by Will
liam r. Laidlaw, jr., for injuries received
by him during the dynamite explosion in
Sages Office in 1891, in which Laidlaw al
leges that Sage shielded himself by drawing
him Iaidlaw) In front of him when the ex-
plosion occurred. This case has been tried
four different times and has been before
the Court Of Appeals once before. On the
first trial the complaint was dismissed; on
the second, the jury gave verdict for $685.
900, and the Court Of Appeals ordered new
trial in this case; on the third trial the
jury disagreed, and on the fourth and last
trial the Judgment mentioned above was
rendered. Colonel James began his argu-
ment in Mr.. Sage's interest this afternoon
and will conclude tomorrow, when Joseph
Fl. Choate will present the case of the
respondent.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-12-02
HIS ACCOUNTS TANGLED
THE LATE c. III. MEYER, OF PHILA-
DELPHIA, A DEFAULTER.
He Is Said to Have Left n Shortage of
1000 to $4,000 in the Ger
man Consulate.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. IAN action at
law brought by the executors of the estate
of Charles II. Meyer former German consul
at this port, against Frederick Delvigne,
German vice consul, has revealed the fact
that when Mr.. Meyer died suddenly, in
August last, the affairs Of the consulate
were in q bad condition. To-day it was
stated that there is a shortage of from
$1l, GOO to $1,000. When the matter became
known to the German government Consul
Mechiencke. stationed at Rio Janeiro, was
ordered here and he mas been investigating
the case for five weeks past.
For twenty-six years Charles III. Meyer
had represented the German government in
a commercial consular capacity in this city
and has ranked as one of the most promi-
nent men of Philadelphia. He was thought
to have large means, his credit was good
and his name on the back of negotiable
paper was looked on as all sufficient. In
addition to being German consul he was
president of Meyer & Dickinson Company,
silk and ribbon manufacturers, with head
quarters in New York and branch office
at No. 227 Chestnut street. He was the
firm in the banking house of Charles H.
Meyer & Co. Associated with him in nearly
all of his business ventures was German
Vice Consul Frederick Delvigne.
On the morning of Aug. IA last Mr.. Meyer
was found dead in bed. 1t was found by his
will that Mr.. Meyer had died with almost no
estate. His son, Henry L. Meyer, who has
charge of the New York office of Meyer,
Dickerson & Co., was present at the open
ing of the will and was greatly perturbed
at the discovery Of the state of his fathers
finances, and on that same afternoon Meyer,
Dickerson & Co. made an assignment for
the benefit of the creditors.
In the meantime it was discovered at the
German consulate that matters were not
right, and on Monday, Aug. %, Vice Consul
Frederick Delvigne, acting on his power Of
attorney, drew out from the Mechanics
National Bank the $1,000 in order to protect
the interests of the consulate. 1t was to re-
cover this 5000 that the action at law was
brought. Counsel for the Meyer estate say
that they have seen nothing to lead to the
belief that Mr.. Meyers affairs are wrong,
although they admit complications. Counsel
for the German consulate. on the other
hand. assert that when the answer to the
suit is fled it will reveal an extraordinary
state of affairs in the consulate. Mr.. Del
vigne was bookkeeper for c. Fl. Meyer &
Co., as well as vice consul, but there is no
intimation from any quarter that he was
connected with the wrong doing.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-12-02
SHAFTER ANNOYED.
The General, However, Refused to
Reply to SampSon's Criticisms.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-Gen. w. r. Shafter
was to-day shown copy of Admiral Samp-
sons report on the operations of the United
States fleet at Santiago after the destruc-
tion of the Spanish squadron, in which the
admiral denounced as false the suggestion,
which he attributed to General Shafter. that
the navy was unwilling to cooperate in
forcing an entrance to the harbor, and inti-
mated that the services of the navy We're
not properly recognized by the commander
of the land forces. General Shafter did not
conceal the fact that Admiral SIMPSONS
criticisms annoyed him greatly, but he de-
clined to go into any extended reply to
them. This controversy has been fought
over BEFORE he said. THE records speak
for themselves. My letters and dispatches
to Admiral Sampson as given in his report
tell the story L have nothing to add to
them"
The general went over the newspaper
synopsis Of the admiraIs report and pointed
out that the correspondence given therein
showed that he had requested Admiral
Sampson to send q representative to the
ceremonies of the surrender of Santiago and
that he did not sign the terms of surrender
himself. LAS l did not sign them I certain
ly would not consent for Admiral Sampson
to do So" he said.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-12-02
CHINA MAY PROTEST.
If the Exclusion Act lis Enforced in
the Philippines.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The Washington
Star prints this afternoon an interview with
Mr.. WI Ting Fang; the Chinese minister,
concerning the probability of the enforce
ment Of the Chinese exclusion law in the
Philippines when the islands shall come
under the control of the United States. Mr..
WI expresses satisfaction at the conclusion
OF the peace negotiations, as peace between
the United States and Spain is thereby in
sured He deprecates war in all it's phases
and believes that all international differ
ences should be submitted to an arbitration
tribunal for settlement. Regarding the ap-
plication of the Chinese exclusion law to the
Philippines, Mr.. WI said: II wish to appeal
to the American people not to enforce the
Chinese exclusion law in those islands. BY
doing so great injustice will be done my
countrymen and the many opportunities of
a prosperous and happy life will be denied
them. There are great many Chinese in
the Philippines and all of them are a credit
to the archipelago. The Chinese popula-
ton there is entirely different from that in
your western countries In the Philippines
my countrymen are engaged in every walk
of life. There are innumerable artisans.
farmers, storekeepers, merchants, traders,
and, in fact, business men Of every legiti-
mate character"