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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-01-13
LEEDY'S MESSAGE TO THE
HOUSE.

To the House of Representatives:
In sending message to the House
of Representatives yesterday con-
corning statements made by Repre-
sentative Brown, | did not deem it
necessary to deny his statements,
nor to suggest to the House of Rep
resentatives that the constitutional
right giving to members the priv
lege of saying what they chose
without being questioned elsewhere,
placed in the hands of the Legisla-
ture the delicate and sacred duty of
seeing that statements made by its
members regarding persons who
were denied the privilege of reply
ing, should be true; and | am sur
prised at the action of the House of
Representatives in the matter of
Representative Brown, after he has
proved himself to be back bitter,
BLACKBOARD, liar and a sneak.
| am about to retire from the of
fee of Governor, but l have yet an
abiding interest as a citizen in the
good name of the state, as we'll as in
my own, and wish to say that the
federation of the presence of such
scoundrel as Representative Brown
does much to give color to the crit
cism of the public press, and to en-
gender in the minds of the people
the feelings that Legislatures are so
afflicted with moral strabismus that
they are unable to see the interests
of the people they are elected to de-
fend. JOHN w. LEEDY,
Governor of Kansas.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-01-13

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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-01-13
KANSAS CITY MARKETS.
TUESDAYS REPORT.

Wheat-StIong, advancing prices:
receipts, AZ cars; 81 week ago; 46 a
year ago. No. 2 hard wheat sold at
654 to 66tc; No hard wheat at 62t to
65c; No. 2 soft wheat at Tic.
Steady market; good demand:
receipts for the day p cars; a year ago
119 cars. No. 2 mixed 33c; No. 2 white
34!c.
Oats-Slow. No. 2 mixed 81 and 274.
Rye-No. 524c.
Flaxseed-Nominally $l.03f,
Prairie hay-Choice, 1918 to 1925;
No. ?, $685. to Sc 90.
Live stock-Strong market on all
grades of cattle. Hog market opened
strong but dropped back to price of
day before. The top price for hogs
was $3.774 The competition seemed
to be on light hogs. Receipts 1905
head up to noon.
Cattle-A slight decrease in the
supply. The top price was $40.
Prime heavy steers command pre-
MUM. Cows and heiferS were in linn
tied supply and trade active. Stock
ers and feeders active and firm,
There were 10,10l cattle in the pens.
Stock of all kinds firm and higher.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-01-13

A UNIQUE feature of the shipping
bill introduced by Senator Hanna
just before the holidays is that it
gives adequate aid to American
ships in the foreign trade in compe-
tition with aided foreign ships on
condition that the owners of such
American ships as receive the bounty
shall agree to build IS per cent. as
much new tonnage in the United
States. And Americans who own
foreign-built ships, nov under for
eign flags, are permitted to register
them under our flag, on condition
that in five years they will build in
American shipyards 50 per cent. as
much new tonnage as they are per-
mitted to register. 1t has been es-
timated that this bill will cause the
building of two or three hundred
thousand tons of new ships at an
expenditure of many millions of
dollars during the next few years.
Such a bill merits careful and ia
vorable Congressional and Execu-
tive consideration.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-01-13
CIVIL SERVICE.

1t seems there is a likelihood of
this great civil service reform bust
ness getting a setback in Congress
this year, 1t always has been a
farce and a fraud, simply designed
to give about 10, 900 men life lease
on soft snaps, the provisions of
which have been extended till it
gives to 10 odd thousand people the
same advantage.
1t is about time Republican lead
ers strengthened their backbone
enough to say, "No more life ten
ure on federal positions.
1t is travesty on the intelligence
of the American people to say that
office-holders cannot be changed
without detriment to the public ser
vice. Are the ms so much smarter
than the outs that their places can
not be flled2 We think not. If
these places are such bonanzas let
US pass them around; let us not set
tie princely life-annuities on favor
ed few to the exclusion of many
more, equally deserving.
If nothing else offers, limit the
number of years person is eligible
to federal position, and require
all employees to retire on the time
limit, arranging SO that portion in
each branch of service retire each
year.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-01-13
1t ALWAYS Paws.

The Scranton Pa Republican tells
Of medicine man who advertises to
cure certain diseases. One day wo-
man came to him for treatment and
got $3.50 worth of it, The doctor asked
her how she had heard of him, and
she said her husband. when taking up
an old carpet in Buffalo, had found
beneath it an old newspaper, in which
he saw the doctors advertisement.
There is no telling how long an ad-
vertiSement will live.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-01-13
Our state university course inclu

Our state university course inclu-
DIES, among other things, French
and German as the modern langua-
ges taught, 1t would seem now to
be very wise course to include
Spanish as one of the modern lang
guages. Since we have a populat-
ion now of many millions of people
that speak this language only,
young man preparing himself fol-
life's work might find knowledge
of the Spanish language very useful
to him and we would suggest right
here that Spanish be made one of
the University studies.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-01-13
THE PHILIPPINE SITUATION,

The Philippines at Iloilo are still
belligerent and defiant. Asuinaldo
seems to be there in charge and the
Americans are informed that they
will be fired upon if they attempt to
land. The insurgents also declare
that they will burn the city rather
than see it occupied by the Ameri-
cans. The American officers have
orders not to precipitate fight but
to try and pacify them. 1t now
seems probable that they will have
to be taught lesson or two by our
soldiers before they will learn to
keep their places.
1t seems strange that any patriotic
citizen in this country should be
willing to encourage these half-civi
lied subjects of the United States
in their opposition to American oc-
cupation of the Islands, by continu
ally talking against the treaty and
opposing its ratification. Yet we
have class of would-be political
leaders who seem determined to
give these Philippines such encour-
agement that they will defy Amerl-
can arms.
Such conduct is unbecoming an
American citizen and is calculated
to draw down upon the heads of
these poor deluled wretches Sc
we're chastiSement, such a one as
they will not soon forget. Such
conduct is on the line of copperhead
talk during the Civil war. From
the nature of the case it cannot re-
suit in as great harm, but it is in
the same line.
The United States has never &C
quired any new territory by treaty
or otherwise but that there were
these same knockers opposing its
acquisition and prophesying all
manner of evil results if it should be
acquired, yet time has always proved
the wisdom of the acts that accom-
plished the acquisition.
All men are not constituted alike
and hence all men cannot see the
same proposition from the same
standpoint, but when it is the set
tied policy of the government to re-
tain these islands and is the only
rational policy and they all know
that the people are almost unani-
mously in favor of the policy and
that the Senate is practically unit
in its endorsement of the policy,
why should lot of prominent men
in the country continually keep up
this talk of anti expansion and en-
barras the government and give en-
to our enemies?
1t seems some men would talk if
hey knew every word of their fool
sh utterance would cost human
ife.
We hope the U. S. Senate will
pass upon the treaty without delay,
md forever settle the question. and
hen if nothing will do Aguinaldo
out bloodshed, give him all he and
lis deluded followers want of it in
hort order.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-01-13
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES.

Don't fall to hear John Temple
Graves in his famous lecture Satur-
day night. Mr.. Graves is said to
be one of the most eloquent and
graceful orators on the platform to-
day. His testimonials from promi-
nent men of the country are very
hattering.
Orators that President Mckinley
Grover Cleveland, David B. Hill
and Henry Watterson can unquali-
fedly recommend as unsurpassed
must be worthy Of an audience.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-01-13
Notice of Examination.

The regular quarterly examination
for teachers certificates will be held
in the school building at Erie. Satur-
day, Jan. %, commencing at 7:30 a.
m. Come prepared with pens, ink and
blotters. A. M. SAILORS,
Co. Supt.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-01-13

SPANISH justice condemns Colo
mel San Martin, the Spanish COM
mander who surrendered his com
mand at Ponce without fight, to
life Imprisonment. Spanish honor
would doubtless have been fully sat
isfed had Col. Martin allowed a
hundred or two of his common sol
diers to have been shot down.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-01-13

Persons who lead life of exposure
are subject to rheumatism, neuralgia
and lumbago, will find a valuable
remedy in BILLIARDS. SNOW LIN
IMENT; it will Danish pain and sub
due inflammation. Price IS and so
cents. G. p Wilder.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-01-13

BUSINESS failures in the United
States last week numbered 237, COM
pared with 333 year ago and 400
two years ago. This comparison
reflects the solid and prosperous
condition of business throughout
the country.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-01-13

The House has passed the bill
regulating telegraph charges. The
price established for ten words any
place in the state is fixed by this
bill at IS cents.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-01-13

How great the contrast between
the gloom and darkness which in the
populist house went out and the
glorious bright sunshine with which
the Stanley administration was US
hered in. The devil seemed to dom
mate one and providence to smile
on the other.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-01-13

The Chanute Building and Loan
Association will open a NEW Sc
RIES JANUARY LIST, 1899, and at
the beginning of every quarter there
after.-L. RQsenthal, Pres a. n. Al
len, Sec.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-01-13

The worst after effects of Influenza
arise from deranged functions of the
liver. Clear the blood at once with
HERBINE, for it will strengthen the
liver to withdraw from circulation the
hillary poisons. Price SO cents. G. P.
Wilder.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-01-13

REPRESENTATIVE DINGLEY, author
of the present tariff law, is very sick,
with but slight hopes of his recovery.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-01-13

CARL VRooMAN, of Parsons, was
appointed by Leedy as regent of the
Agricultural College at Manhattan.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-01-13
FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1899

THE bill perpetuating the state
school book commission passed the
House.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-01-13
FOrSale,

One good organ very cheap Inquire
at this office.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-26
ONE STEP HIGHER.
Eighth Grade Pupils of Haw-
thorne School Are
Graduated.
EXERCISES HELD THIS MORNING.

Address to the Glass Delivered by Rev.
T.w. Grafton, and the Certificates Pre-
sented by c. Ii. Marshall. Clerk of the
Board-Many Parents and Friends In
Attendance.
Eighth grade pupils of Hawthorne
building held their graduation exer-
cises at 10 o'clock this morning at
the High school. where they have
been studying for several weeks, since
the abandonment or the old Haw-
thorne. There was a large attend
ance of parents and friends, the occa-
sion marking an epoch in
the lives of the young folks, who
leave the grammar school to pursue
higher studies, either those offered at
the High school, to which their certi-
ficates admit them, or the college.
The exercises were opened by Prin-
cipal L. c. Daugherty, who read nine
verses of the 37th psalm. The Lords
prayer was repeated by the class, and
an appropriate selection sung. There
was a defamation, "Bingen on the
Rhine" by Edward S. Witt; declama-
ton, kate Shelley" May Bosoid;
defamation, ''Barba- Fritchie, Ju-
liza Spilger; defamation, AN Order
for a Picture. Agnes McGinty; decla-
nation, The Charge of the Light
Brigade, Nellie Rosene; song, May
Bosold, Gertrude Carse, Millie Beck,
Beatrice Roberts, Rose Dixon, Lorena
Rentz.
The address to the class was deliv-
cred by Rev. L. w. Grafton, of Me
mortal Christian church, who i'm
pressed upon the young folks the
value and necessity for education in
entering out into the world, and urs-
ing them to continue onward in quest
of the knowledge which would serve
them So well in after years.
Names of Graduates.
The certificates were presented by
C. b. Marshall, clerk of the board of
education, the graduates being:
Jennie Ackermann, Willie Beck,
May f. Bosold, Mabel V. Broomhall,
Gertrude F. Carse, Myrtle Cameron,
Anna c. Carlson, Harvey d. Cline.
Ethel +. Dawson, Rose M. Dixon,
Edward Elliot. Will Fowler, Earl
Freeman, Benjamin T. Frodell, Jo-
seph j. Grotegut, Mary NJ. Harder,
Harry Holdorf. Lucia III. Ittner, Mar
tin Il. jackson, John johnson, Fred
Kramer. Frieda Lamp, Agnes Me
Ginty, Gertrude Melgrcn. George Mil
Ter. Emma X. Petit. Beatrice Roberts,
Ester l.. Rentz, Nellie NJ. Rosene,
Matte NJ. Rosetta, Grace Schreiner,
Julia NJ. Spilger, Lawrence o. Swan
son, Charles Swanson, Willie Teschke,
ID. Witt, Bertha +. Wood,
Ililda 1oungberg.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-26
Roadmaster De sorand Injured.

Roadmaster Alex De Soland, of the
Beardstown division of the Burling-
ton, while inspecting tracks near
Alexis yesterday afternoon, met with
an accident that resulted in the frac-
turing of his left leg below the knee.
He was riding on hand car with
several section men. The car while
moving along at a lively rate jumped
the track, Mr.. De Soiand alighting
upon a pile of rock. His injury was
dressed by an Alexis surgeon, and he
was brought to Rock Island on the
evening train and taken in the ambu-
lance to his home on Twenty-third
street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-26
Woodmen Notes,

Several enthusiastic neighbors liv-
ing near the Indian reservations in
the Dakotas and Minnesota are advo-
eating the admission of Indians to
mem bership, and claim that the civ
ilized red man is as desirable and safe
risk as the white man. The petit
ton in their behalf has been referred
to the law committee.
The attention of the jurisdiction is
now focused upon Kansas City.
On May l there were 40 district
deputies who had secured more than
200 members since last July, thereby
emitting them to attendance at the
national school of instruction ut Kan
sas City, with expenses paid. In ad-
dition to this number there are at
least 80 who will report the neces
sary number before the expiration of
the present month
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-26
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.

Mrs. Kate Leubaugh is visiting in
Chicago.
Senator William Payne, of Yuma,
was in the city yesterday.
Theodore S. Blakesley is in the city
to spend the spring vacation from his
studies at the Rush Medical college.
a. NJ. Brdner is in Grand Rapids,
Mich, to attend the international con-
ference of Y. NJ. c. A. secretaries.
f. NJ. Dickey, of Dubuque, passed
through the city today on his return
home from a southern visit for his
health.
John S. Sherdeman. of Lincoln,
Neb c. f. Giles, of Council Bluffs; S.
r. Cray, Sioux Falls, S. D., and III. NJ.
Burt, Sioux City, travelling represent
atives of the Rock Island Plow COM
pany, are in the city.
The marriage of Thomas S. Gras-
SELF, of Cleveland, Ohio, and Miss
Amelia Schmidt will be celebrated
next Monday evening at St. Joseph $
church, Rev. Father Thomas Mackin
to of1iciate. 1t will be simple and
transformations wedding, the guests
to be confined to relatives and Il few
intimate friends. There arc to be no
attendants. The couple will reside in
Cleveland. Mr.. Grasselli has arrived
in the city.
j. G.. Johnson, acting chairman of
the democratic national committee
during the absence abroad of Senator
j. X Jones, was ut his desk in the
head attorneys office in the Wood
men building today, having returned
from st. Louis, where he attended an
informal conference of the committee
yesterday. He is highly gratilied at
the reports presented bv the members
from the % states who were in attend
ance at the conference. Mr.. johnson
was made chairman of a committee to
investigate the charges of the Illinois
committee against p. j. Devlin, editor
of the democratic press bureau at
Chicago. 1t was decided to ask
Chairman Jones to call regular
meeting of the national committee in
Chicago July 20.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-26

Bloomington, May 25.-Rock Island
captured the game at Bloomington to-
day through superior work with the
hickory.
1t was an exciting contest. Kreig
was desperate and was a hard loser.
In the sixth inning the home aggre-
CATION bagged a quartet of scores.
Kreig imagined he saw the finish of
Sage and his fellows. He handed
bouquets to Eugene McGreevey, his
crack twirler, told him he was Jewel
and intimated that it was just posi-
BILE that his salary would take boost
if he coald keep up the pace he begun
against the head liners. Bill was a
large bunch of smiles and happiness.
The Rock Islanders did not lose
heart, however. They had solved
McGreevey's delivery before, and
when they faced the foe in their half
such a cannOnading as is seldom wit
messed on the Bloomington diamond
ensucd. Rock Island bagged five
runs, tieing the score. Two more
were made in the seventh. Then the
Jig was up. The score:
Rock Island o o o s.
Bic omington ................. o , o o 4 o 0 O-6
Hits-R elk Island Il, Bloomington 10; errors,
4 and ).
Games elsewhere: At Rockford,
Ottumwa, 4, Rockford 0; at Cedar
Rapids, Dubuque 8, Cedar Rapids. 10.
Games today: Rock Island at Du-
buque. Cedar Rapids at Rockford, OF
tumwa at Bloomington.
Diamond Liners.
Stricklett pitched a great game,
getting even for the robbery p rpe-
trated by Mcnamara when he was in
the box Tuesday.
The season was opened today at Du-
buque. Rock Island plays there to-
day, tomorrow and Sunday and then
goes to Cedar Rapids.
Many Rock Islanders will see the
Decoration day games at Cedar Rapids.
A low rate OF fare has been secured,
and it is estimated several hundred
people will take advantage of it to see
how the boys line up away from home.
Davenport and Moline BARRIERS are
to meet in ball game week from
next Sunday. The Rock Island tom
socialists, members of Union No. 113,
have organized n team. with Gilbert
Golf, 1921 Second avenue, as captain,
and would very much like to have n
reckoning with the winner of the DaV-
enport-Moline game: The team is
composed Of William Disenroth, !. f.;
Gilbert Golf, Sd f. o. Davis, C. f.
William Vermcre. l.. f.; Il. f. Stader,
:. s.; Rudy Stader, I'd b.. w. ii. LANCE,
LIST b.; l.. p. lhrig, p; Mr.. Griffin, C.
Joseph Richart, Ralph
Irlehart, Fred Hoesli.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-26
ROCK ISLAND IN THE DEAL.
Believed to be Backing the Proposed
Eldon-St Louis Line.

The Rock Island Railroad company
being one of the healthiest railway cor
porations in the country, it is not
strange that it is given credit of being
behind every project that comes with
in any reasonable distance of its ter
ritory. But there seems 10 be more
than one reason to believe that the
proposed road of the St. Louis. Iowa
* Northern from St. Louis to Eldon is
a scheme of the c., r. L. & z. people
to get into St. Louis.
Wednesday a meeting of the St.
Louis, Iowa & Northern road was held
in Mexico, Mo-, at which it was voted
to authorize the issuance of three mil
lions of the company's bonds to be
used in the construction of the st.
Louis-Eldon road. The company was
organized in Iowa about a year ago
and since that time party of engi-
neers has been employed almost con-
tinually in making survey of the
road. The survey is now complete
and line located throughout the en-
tire distance from Eldon to 4 conuec-
ton with the St. Louis union depot
and Terminal company's tracks in St.
Louis. The fact that the directory is
composed very largely of the resi- tents
along the line of the new road, and
that there are no Rock Island people
on the board does not discredit the be-
lief that the latter are behind the pro-
ject with the intention of breaking
into St. Louis. Eldon is the junction
of the Rock Islands southwestern di-
vision extending from Davenport to
Kansas City, and of the Des Moines
Valley division. Not only would this
line give the Rock Island desirable
connection between Chicago and
st. Louis, but it would place the
latter city in close touch with the en-
tire Iowa system.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-26
Second Annual yellow Fellow Road Race

This great event has been set for
Decoration day at 10 o'clock sharp.
They viii start at Fourth avenue and
Eighteenth street. go down to Ninth
street, then out Ninth street to Sears
town, around the brick store, in
Twelfth street road to Fourth avenue,
down Fourth avenue to Ninth street,
once more around Sears town and
back to Fourth avenue, and then east
on Fourth avenue to the starting
place, making ID miles in ALL The
fact that there are three racing wheels
for prizes is bringing in entries from
all parts of the country, and the hard
est and hottest contested race ever
pulled of in this part of the country
will be seen 10y an immense crowd on
the morning of Nav 80.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-26
New Guard House.

Yesterday force of men COM
menced work eXcavating for the foun-
dation of a new guard house at the
island end of the government bridge.
1t is to be considerably larger than
the old one and will be an ornament
1t is to be constructed of Milwaukee
pressed brick and will be 20 by 20
feet in size with basement and one
story. 1t will have four rooms. n
waiting room. superintendent Office,
guards room and n store room.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-26
Memorial Services.

Notice to all patriotic organizations
of the county:
John Buford Post No. 243, G. A. Il.
department of Illinois. will hold
memorial services in Memorial hall at
2 p. IN. Sunday, May rs.
The w. r. c., Sons of Veterans,
Union Veterans union and their aux
iliaries, Company A, l. n. G. Naval
Reserves and all old soldiers of the
civil and Cuban wars and all other
patriotic organizations are cordially
invited to attend.
w. A. NORRIS, Commander.
w. Z. Quayle, Adiutant.