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THE RUINED VILLAGE
ON THE HILL.
IN REALISTIC STORY or CECIL
COUNTY BY j. X. POLK
RACINE.

felt at the flashing of Ben's sinister eyes
soon subsidized and he was soon the source
Of lots of pleasure, he and Becky Jane, to
the whole regiment. Old Beck was a
when any of his comrades would cause the
devil to peep from his optics, behind which
the very fires Of hell seemed to shoulder,
then it was that Ben would 20 to old Becky
Jane and after she had responded to the
loving touch of Ben's delft fingers then the
magic strains would cause the terrible
volcano Of wrath to ooze gently off.
The boys would come from all quarters
of the corps to dance, and listen to old
Beck and the crooked eyed fiddler while
Ben played and talked the Arkansas
Traveller, for he would play awhile, then
talk the traveller, to the delight of hun
dreds OF the strangers.
Now, see, had intended giving this
narrative all the way from the introduce
ton Of old crooked eyes to his tragic end
yonder at Back Creek, together with Ben s
love romance which was quixotic in the
extreme. But fer reasons best known to
myself have changed my intentions, and
will drop Ben 5 army record at this point
and to do so | will have to skip over two
years and see that Ben gets his discharge
aud is safely landed at old Bull Frog,
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Wat frightened Tom into camp
thskel The corporal after Ben's mirth had
subs cd, he not approaching very near
Ben -lmself, for he was sure that Ben s
eyes lad Whole lot to do with Tom $
nigh- from his post of duty. Why, said
Ben, e heard that BOBBY owl, guess, and
thou 1t it was Johnny Reb after him.
My God, said Ben, but didn't he skedaddle
10 ca p? The corporal put on new man
and and Ben got on all right
1t Il said that many years after, even
after rs incarceration in the Maryland
Peni ,ntiary, where he served for eighteen
year,, whenever he would hear BOBBY
owl he would yell-come back here, Tom
70 his terrible eyes and roar with
laughter for near an hour thereafter.
r., awful fear which the more timd
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BOYS CLOTHING

or course you like to see that boy of
yours nicely dressed. Bring him here
and let us show you whan we can do
for him. Suits at all prices Refers
stylish little garmeuts--at astonish-
irgly low prices.
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A typewriter, which was stolen from the
Pennsylvania railroad station at Havre de
Grace, was found on Wednt sday on bag
gage truck at Perryville. 1t is thought that
the machine was carried off by a tramp.
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of the Court of c.
the past year as'
Mason, the presee
from memory as to
me. | also deems
liability Of former
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TO BE CONTINUED.

WORDS OF PRAISE bestowed upon
Hoods Sarsapnrila by those who have
taken it indicate that it is restoring health
TO thousands of people, and that it will
help you also.
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HOODS PILLS are easy to take, easy to
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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-30
ALGER DISCUSSES TRUSTS.
The Secretary Of War Announces
His Senatorial Platform,
DIRECT VOTE FOR SENATORS,

CHICAGO June "a General Russell
A. Alger announced here yesterday
that he is in tho Michigan senatorial
fight, with antitrust and election
of senators by direct vote of the peo-
ple'' on his banners
He gave his platform on the heels OF
its announcement by Governor Pin
gree, who, commented the secretary OF
war, always got in ahead. y
ut is perhaps little early to say
that trusts and trust legislation are
to be a great factor in coming cleo
tions," said General Alger. 'other
issues of greater Importance may
arise, but, however that may be, 1T IS
certain that the widespread spirit OF
consolidation of great financial inter-
ests is an evil which must be contend
ed against lcgislatively l am Zoe
to those great amalgamations, ana
believe in the election of Senators by
direct vote of the people, and, as
Governor Pingrce states, on those
planks | will stand.
"The concentration of wealth in
trusts is detrimental to the interests
of the people, 1t squoezes the small
dealer out of business and, greatest of
all, eliminates the middle man ana
stiles competition. With a certain
commodity controlled by one man or a
coterie of men they are not compelled
to seek customers. The dealer must
come to the trust, take what he can
get and pay without murmur the
price asked.
"Everywhere manufacturers are
meeting to agree on Increases in their
prices for articles manufactured from
raw material and monopolized by
trust. This is noticeable IN articles
in which iron and s,eoi are used The
results of monopoly arc SO apparent
ana have been 50 widely discussed
that further comment IS not neces-
sary. Lam not 40 extremist, but the
growing tendency 10 absorb small in
dustries into one big company, that
others may be frozen out and mo-
nopoly secured, is matter for con-
sideration by legislators on behalf OF
the people, who are vitality interested,
1.-THE present system of electing
senators through the agency OF the
legislature is one that has always had
its criticisms and | believe the criti-
csm is just The direct vote is the
better method, think, and, while the
attainment of this end will doubtless
take years, it is worth laboring for
A senatorial fight in the state legis-
lature generally sends to Congress a
man who is more the representative
of a machine that of the people.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-30
JENNINGS GIVEN 70 YEARS.
Another One of the MaComb Train
Robbers Convicted.
THEY TRIED TO BREAK JAIL.

UARrvILLE, Mo-, June 24-Follow-
ing an attempt to break Jail at an
early hour yesterday morning, came
the conviction of Bill jennings, alias
Bill Ryan, and sentence OF twenty
years in the penitentiary.
About 8 o'clock yesterday morning
one of the guards discovered that the
train robbers had made hole in the
little wooden Jail large enough for a
man to crawl through, and the pris-
oners would have been at large in
short time. They had in some man
ner procured saw file with which
the work was done The Jail is made
of 2xG scantling, spiked together, the
spikes being driven quite closely to-
gether. 1t was an easy matter, how
ever, with the tools procured, to saw
the scantling and the spikes The
work was discovered just in time to
prevent the escape, as all that was
needed to liberate them was to push
out the block which had been sawed.
The work was done very quietly The
guard claims that he was not more
than few feet away from the Jail at
any time during the night. Kennedy
and Jennings each denied having any
knowledge of the attempt CELEBRATE
them Jennings, however, says he
will never go to the penitentiary AL
Ferguson and Ben Nigh were arrested
and held upon the charge of assisting
the prisoners to escape.
Before submitting the jennings case
to the jury, Sheriff Cantrell was
placed on the stand and testified to
the attempted Jail delivery, which
seemed to have deep impression on
the jury After being out two hours,
the jury brought in verdict finding
Jennings guilty and fixing his punish
ment at twenty years The prosecu-
ton claims shat the attempt to break
Jail added at least three years to the
sentence.
1t is thought by the prosecution
that the other defendants, Sheppard,
Nigh and Ray, will plead guilty and
throw themselves upon the mercy OF
the court. Fcglcy's attorneys have
filed motion for an appeal, which
was granted. Kennedys attorneys
filed motion for new trial, but it
cannot be acted upon until Judge
Neville, who tried the case, returns
from Springfield Saturday
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-30
ARMOUR WORKING A CORNER.
Is Trying to Get Control OF the Fr1it
and Vegetable Trado.

CHICAGO, June "a 1t is reported
that 2. y. Armour is at the head OF
movement to attempt to control the
fruit and vegetable trade. j. w.
COPELAND, manager of the California
Fruit Transportation company, is au-
thority for the statement. Mr.. Coup
land has just returned from
meeting of the fruit growers of the
South at Wilmington, N. c., where
he says an organization was eff
fected to fight Mr.. Armour's plan.
1t was said that Mr.. Armour, assisted
by others, has secured control of the
fruit trade of the Pacific coast and
that he is now endeavoring to get
control of the fruit and vegetable
trade of Florida, Georgia, South Car
DINA, North Carolina, Maryland, Vir'
ginia, Delaware, Tennessee, Arkansas,
Mississippi and Texas Mr. COPELAND
said that the combination included
the Porter Brothers Fruit company,
the Continental Fruit Express and the
Earl Fruit company.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-30
KENNEDY GIVEN II YEARS.
Convicted of Holding Up the Memphis
Road at MacOmb, Mo.

HARTvILLE, Mo-, June 2?.-Guilty
and seventeen years in prison was the
verdict that the jury brought in at
6:3O last night in the case of the state
of Missouri against John f. Kennedy
on the charge of holding up the Kan
sas City, Fort Scott and Memphis mail
train at Macomb, this county, on the
night of January last, and robbing
the safe of the Southern Express COM
pany of 5000. The jurors had been
out two hours and forty-five minutes.
HARTvILLE, Mo, June 23.-Judge
Cox passed sentence on Jacob Fegley,
the convicted train robber, at $3.50
o'clock a. m. yesterday. His lawyers
filed motion and he was granted an
appeal as poor person on the usual
grounds. His bond was fixed at
$4,000. He will be allowed until the
end of this term of court to secure his
bond otherwise he will go to the PEN
itentiary to await his appeal
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-30
LADEN WITH GOLD.
shIpload OF KlondiIsers Arrives-Some
Rich and Some Poor.

SEATTLE, Wash, June 24.-The sec
ond big lot of returning Klondikers
since navigation opened reached here
Yesterday afternoon on the steamer
Humboldt There were about go of
them, and few of them brought con-
siderable dust Others were reported
to have drafts for large sums, while
some came home without riches No
accurate estimate of the amount OF
gold dust can be made, for the reason
that the figures given by the different
passengers vary widely, ranging all
the way from $3.50, 900 to $500, 900.
Still more divcrging are the conjec-
lures as to the amount of drafts. In
Guiding drafts and dust, the estimates
range from $500, 900 to 81, $500 00
Michael White, an old California
miner, reports that there are 5000
penniless men at Dawson begging for
assistance to get up the river. Many
others are working for their board.
Wages on Eldorado creek are 81 per
hour. On others the pay is 80 cents.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-30
MORE MEN FOR OTIS.
secretary Alger VIII Recommend In
creasing the Philippines Army

S0Cr6tAry AlHoE ="
oreasing the Philippines Army
CHICAGO, June "a. - Secretary OF
War Alger stated yesterday that on
his return to Washington he would
yecommend to the President an in
crease of the army now under General
Otis command. Asked whether there
was any intention on the part of the
administration to send General Miles
to Manila, he said: mot that | know
of. All l know about it is what have
read in the newspapers. The matter
never has been discussed, so far as l
am aware. General Otis is doing
good work. He is conservative, level
headed and aggressive. His conduct
of the war in the Philippines has
been satisfactory. But there is no
doubt he needs more men, We intend
to give them to him. cannot say
how many. After l return to Wash
ington and the President gets back
there, l will make recommendations
to him.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-30
MEANS MANY IDLE MEN.
Closing of Ore Producing Mines VIII
Affect Thousands,

GALENA, Kan, June 24.-All of the
large ore producing plants of the Ga
lena and of the Missouri and Kansas
districts will shut down to -nigLt I'M
til July 10, in response to call from
PRESIDENT Strickl Ter of the Galena
branch of the Missouri and Kansas
Zinc Miners Association. The reason
for the shutdown is that the smelters
have refused for the last week to buy
the ore on prices made by the associa-
ton. The prices made by the associa-
ton are based on the st. Louis smell
ter market, and as the association
controls the output the members
think they can force the smelter peo-
pie to come to their prices. In case
their prices are not paid they will per-
feet arrangements now pending to ex-
port the ore product to Europe.
There will be trial shipment OF
/ 900 tons of 60 per cent ore in short
time for Europe and it will be paid
for at association prices. A two
weeks shut down of large plants
means from 5000 to 5000 iaborers out
of work.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-30
JUDGE C. G. FOSTER cEA3.
lie Was Federal Judge In Kansas for
Twenty-Five Years

TOPEKA, Kan, June %. Judge Cas-
sius G. Foster, retired Judge of the
federal court, died at his home in this
city at j:25 o'clock last evening, Judge
Fosters health has been failing for q
number of years. His death was the
result of complication of ailments.
Judge Foster was probably one of
the most widely known jurists in this
country. He served on the federal
bench over twenty-five years. Many
of his opinions on important cases
have been accepted and are quoted by
superior judges. On account of fail
ING health he was retired on full pay
by special act of Congress, and he
resigned March !, Of the present year,
Judge w. c. Hook, of Leavenworth,
being appointed to succeed him,
Judge Foster was born at Webster,
Monroe county, N, Y. He was adj
mitted to the bar at Batavia, N, y,
in May, 1859, and moved to Atchison,
Kan, shortly after, where he entered
upon the practice of law. lie soon
became one of the prominent citizens
of Atchison, and was recognized as
one of the ablest members of the
Kansas bar. lie was elected mayor of
Atchison, and also sent to the state
senate from that county.
In March, 1874, General Grant, who
was then serving his second term, APP
pointed Judge Foster judge of the
United States court for the district of
Kansas. In 1873 Judge Foster mar
ried Miss Angie V. Lnddington of
Lawrence, and on the following year
they moved to Topeka, where they
have since resided. Judge Foster has
amassed fortune OF S9jO,0O which
he leaves to his wife aud his two
dauphters
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-30
ROOSEVELT'S TRIP WEST.
Crowds Greet the Colonel of the
Rough Riders.
HE PRAISES GEN. FUNSTON.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June 81. Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt, governor of New
York, tarried in Kansas City for thir-
ty-five minutes yesterday on his way
to Las Vegas, N. NJ. to attend re-
union of his Rough Riders" The
colonel shook hands with 500 people.
Governor Roosevelt came to Kansas
City on a special car, the guest of Paul
I. Morton, vice president of the Santa
Fe. In the governors party were H.
H. Kohlsaat, editor of the Chicago
Times. Herald; Captain r. G. Day OF
San Francisco and Messrs. Noblaugh,
Ferguson and Goodrich, rough riders.
william Allen White, editor of the
Emporia Gazette, accompanied the
party to Emporia.
As the train backed into the union
depot Mayor Jones stepped forward
on the rear platform and said simply,
Gentlemen, Colonel Roosevelt"
Then the colonel smiled expansively
and the crowd cheered. He expressed
himself as anxious to meet Colonel
Funston and the Twentieth Kansas
regiment. The people heard him and
applauded recognition of Western
hero Colonel Roosevelt spoke briefly
in quick, sharp sentences.
While in Kansas City Governor
Roosevelt telegraphed to President
Mckinley that in the event Of call
for volunteers New York was prepared
TO furnish the full quota, and asking
for New York the honor of doing so,
LAS VEGAS, N NJ, June 24.-Rough
Riders and sightseers arrived yester-
dav in increased numbers Among
the number was Trooper Colonel Jop-
lin, who drove to Las Vegas from
Laluz, N. NJ, distance of 500 miles,
with mule team.
TOPEKA, Kan, June "a. An cnthu-
static reception was accorded to Teddy
Roosevelt as he passed through Tope-
ka. There was crowd of several
thousand people at the depot to well
come him, and as the train pulled in
the bugle corps played military
tune and the immense crowd cheered
heartily. Governor Roosevelt immedi'
ately appeared at the rear platform
of his special car and was introduced
by Congressman Charles Curtis In
his speech Roosevelt paid a glowing
tribute to General Funston, and de-
clared the people of the LAST were
Just as proud of Funston as were the
people of Kansas and the West. "Hc S
dead game" Roosevelt declared, land
admire him very much. He's just
the kind of men we need in this coun-
try of ours. hope to be able to be
in Topeka and attend the reception to
be given to General Funston and the
gallant Twentieth Kansas, and also
to bring large number OF the rough
riders with me"
At the conclusion of the speech
some one who was travelling with the
ex cursion party stepped to the front
and gave three cheers for 1.-THE next
president of the United States. ,
Roosevelt blushed and added after the
cheers had been given, Funston"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-30

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, June 23.-The
Terre Haute Electric Street Railway
company and the Citizens Electric
Light and Power company plants
were formally sold yesterday to Stone
e Webster of Boston. The properties
brought 100000 When Russell b.
Harrison, son of exPresident Har-
rison, first took charge of the prop.
erty he bonded it for upward of
$500, 900 and placed most Of the
bonds with local capitalists The
sale price will leave net loss of up
ward of 81, 900, 900, and many local
men of means have been hard hit.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-30
Pistol Fight mt GaIena.

GALENA, Kan, June 2i.-One of the
hottest pistol duels that ever occurred
in Galena was witnessed on the streets
last night between Sam Evans and R.
j. Bland better known as Cedar
Red" Nine shots were exchanged,
but only one took effect, that going
through BANDS right leg just below
the knee. Evans was about Is feet
out in the street and Bland was on the
sidewalk when the shooting began.
Evans shots were near, but BANDS
all went wild. An ill-feeling has ex-
listed between the parties for some
time. Evans and Bland are now at
large under S., 0Ol bond each 1t is
generally believed that more trouble
will follow
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-30
PREPARING FOR AN ATTACK
AguinaIdo Is Massing Hts Forces In
Front of San Fernando.

fFOuI OI ohu
MANILA, June pa -Aguinaldo does
not seem to be satisfied with the at
tempt of the insurgents to retake San
Fernando and he has taken command
of General Luna's army himself. lie,
has massed the largest force yet mo-
bilized, bringing 1000 men from the
Antipolo region. He is exceedingly
troublesome. Last night his men
wounded two members of the Seven
teenth United States infantry. Cen
eral MacArthur's men are constantly
on the alert to repel any attacks by
the rebels, sleeping upon their arms
The general sincerely hopes that the
Filipinos will give him another chance
for a battle, for the soldiers really en-
joy an opportunity to fight them when
they can do so without wading
through swamps to catch them
Railway trains between Manila and
San Fernando have been stopped for
several days while permanent repairs
were making to the bridges along the
route, but to-day traffic was resumed.
The transport Centennial, which has
arrived here, had an exciting expert
ence while rounding Point Engano on
the northern coast of Luzon, on her
way to this port. She struck rock
Wednesday, and remained fast for
several hours, during which time she
was surrounded by swarms of natives
in canoes, who became menacing. Capt.
Earle, who commanded tho transport,
was compelled to throw overheard 100
tons of supplies in order to tighten
the ship sufficiently to get her ahoat.
Before this was effected the Filipinos
had towed the cases ashore and were
fighting over the spoils.
The cruiser Baltimore recently
grounded at the same spot, but the
natives feared to approach her.
Among the troops with Macarthur
is the Twentieth Kansas regiment.
Most of the others are regulars.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-30

SEDALIA, Mo-, June 24.-The state
in the West train robbery trial rested
it's case at o'clock yesterday after
noon, having reproduced the testi-
mony offered in the trial of Eli Stub
blefield The defense was outlined by
Attorney Shain, who claimed that the
train robbery was planned by Inform
err Z. II. Adams, who, after placing
$1,000 insurance on Vests life,
drugged him and then carried him to
the scene of the robbery, leaving him
to the. mercy of armed detectives on
the train to be robbed. Eight promi-
nent citizens impeached Adams YER
acity and some testified adversely as
to his character.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-30
Found a Kansas Girl In a We'll

BLUFF CITY, Kan, June "a. Minnie
Homestead, 10 years old, living four
miles north of here, was found in an
abandoned we'll, two miles from home
yesterday She was unconscious from
a severe wound on the right side of
her head and died half an hour later.
1t is supposed she was murdered, but
there is no clue to the murderer or to-
the cause of the murder
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-30
CAPETOWN LOOKS FOR WAR.
Tension Is Extreme and Business Is
Practically at a Standstill.

CAPETowN, June "a The tension
over the Transvaal situation is ex-
treme. Business is at standstill and
the general feeling is that England
must promptly bring matters to an
issue.
The Orange government is urging
the Transvaal to make further con-
cessions Many people consider that
Sir Alfred Miners franchise proposals
are useless without the granting of
twelve seats in the mining centers
and the right to speak English in the
Volksraad. Otherwise it will be i'm
possible to select representative men.
Failing these concessions the johann
nesburgers say they prefer a treaty
providing security and judicial and ed
ucational reforms.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-30
PINGREE TO SUPPORT ALGER.
Favors the Secretarys Candidacy for
the Senate.

DETROIT, Mich, June Ex-Governor
Pingree gave out public statement,
to the effect that he had COM
bined with Secretary Alger in the
interest of Ayers senatorial can
didacy. He says General Alger will
not withdraw under any circum-
stances, nor will he spend any money
in the campaign. The platform of
the campaign will include the features
of opposition to trusts and declara-
ton in favor of senatorial elections
by a direct vote of the people. The
alliance was made at conference held
last night, at which several of the
Pingree state leaders and the general
and the governor were present.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-30

PIrTsBURG, Pa, June 24.-The Car
negie Steel company is said to have
contracted with representatives OF
the Russian government to furnish
that country with 10000 tons OF
steel rails for it's railroads in Siberia
and China. This, it is said, is the
largest order ever placed with one
firm in the world and represents an
outlay of between $4,500,00o end
SIS. 900. 900