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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-12-22

in Philadelphia on May Il, 1900, to
meet in this city on November IL, and
Immediately after the adjournment
President Adams gave directions for
the removal of the public offices, rec
ortis, and property to Washington
a .Sborf >Sessfon-
The closing session of the Fifty-sixth
Congress will last a scant period OF
three months out of which must De
taken the Christmas and New Years
holidays fortnight in
length. In that short time whatever
is to be done by Congress before De-
cember of next year must be done, for
President Mckinley, it is said, has no
intention of calling an extra session
of the next Congress. He hopes to
get (after the extra session of the Sen
ate, which will be held in March to dis
pose of nominations). the vacation
he has not had since the year before
his first nomination He is planning
to visit the Pacific coast, with the spe-
cial object of attending the launching
of the battleshfp Ohio at San Fran
cisco.
But, notwithstanding the short time
at the disposal of Congress, some leg
islation of the utmost Importance will
be considered The program has not
been fully arranged, but it will include
matters which will be debated long and
vigorously, and the opening of the flood
gates of oratory may defeat measures
for want of time to pass them
The -Spooner Bril-.
The Spooner bill for the government
of the Philippines will be pressed for
passage 1t gives congressional sane
tion to the government of the islands
by the president, and simply repeats.
in almost literal language, the author
ity vested by congress in President
Jefferson at the time of the Louisiana
purchase. 1t is understood that con-
gress may also take up the congress-
.ional apportionment bill. and great in
terest attaches to that measure because
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Norman. who is about % years old.
and one of the best looking members of
the foreign corps, has his apartments
crowded with trunks, new relays OF
clothing arriving from London con-
tinually. His latest sensation is a yell
low and black trap, in which he drives
two coal black horses The first day
he drove this striking turnout he wore
suit of pale dove-color, yellow leg
gings, soft that of dove color and a
sash of amber silk. Two tigers" one
in yellow and the other black, ride on
the rear seat.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-12-22

the house of representatives on May
2, 1900 1t had not passed the senate
when congress adjourned. The bill is
now in the senate, and is the a1l-ab-
sorbing topic of the week in Washing
ton
The canal proposed by this measure
is an American canal, in fact as well
as in name. Without reference to the
Hay-Pauncefote negotiations, and indie
pendently of the provisions or restric-
tons OF the proposed treaty, the Hep
burn bill authorizes the president to
acquire from Costa Rica and Mica
ragua the necessary territory, and to
pay for the same; empowers the sec
retary of war to proceed to construct
the canal; it empowers him likewise to
fortify it; and it limits the total cost
to $40 ,O00, 900, directly appropriating
SIC. 900 900 for beginning the work. The
idea of neutrality and of supervision
to be exercised by other governments
over our control of the canal does not
enter
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Rubber Heel. for soldiers.

Everyone knows that when soldiers
cross bridge they are ordered TO
break step, SO that the regular vibra-
ton of so many feet shall not endan-
ger the safety of the structure. Now
an army surgeon of France has dis
covered that the brain jar due to long
marches in regular step is trying on
the human frame as such marching Is
on the structure of bridge. To the
regular repetition OF a shock to bones
and brain caused by this uniform and
long-continued marching are due the
peculiar aches, pains and illness of the
troops. On a one-day march, he says.
this shock is repeated 10000 times, and
often the strongest men who can walk
the same distance without trouble
when not in line succumb to the strain
in two or three days. Therefore this
surgeon proposes as a remedy the use
of rubber heels. This device has been
tried in the French infantry with great
success
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-12-22

dence, and on the mere approval of a
soldier in command of a military dis
trict- 1t is precisely the same system
unimproved in a century and half in
this country, long since abandoned in
the place of its birth, under which
Admiral Byng was shot to death, as
Voltaire said. to encourage the 9TH
ers.' The same system under which
Fitz John Porter was unjustly con-
demned, a woman was hanged and Mil
1igan escaped only because our federal
Supreme Court staid the illegal sem
tence''
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Britain and other European powers to
joint political control of this American
waterway. They would become guar
antors of the neutrality OF the canal in
time of war as in times of peace; and
theirs would be the right and the duty
to enforce neutrality even against
ourselves in any war in which this
country was engaged. The Hay
Pauncefote treaty allows us to con-
struct this canal, to pay for it and to
operate it as a trustee for the worlds
commerce.; it prohibits the fortifica-
ton of the canal by us.
The Hepburn Bril-
II. The Hepburn canal bill passed
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Soldiers, Hard Lot in China.

The lot of the American troops In
China has been far from happy, ac-
cording to the Tientsin correspondent
of the London Daily Mail. He says:
There is a constant friction be-
tween the troops of the allies. and al
ready there is a covert taking of sides
and getting into line for the severance
which officers and men alike feel IS
practically certain to come. The
Frenchmen, Germans, Russians, Aus
trians and Italians are gravitating to-
gether, not so much because their in
terests are identical, but because OF
their common jealousy and dislike of
England and the United States. Mean
while Japan sits on the fence Fre-
Quent misunderstanding are resulting.
The soldiers of one nationality are be-
ing killed or wounded by men of 9TH
ers. Numerous British, Americans,
and Sikhs are the principal sufferers.
chiefly at the hands of the French
sentries, who shoot on short notice.
These mishaps have resulted In
gruages and bitterness. One sore point
with the Americans was the shelling
of their men at long range by the
French troops in Pekin- No harm was
done, fortunately, but this does not
prevent the Americans from cursing
the French for a lot of stupid blum
derers. The Russians are also exc
Grated for killing one American sol
dier and wounding another at Tang
Tsun by a shell which really seems to
have been fired by a British gun. but
John Bull is given the benefit of the
doubt. Probably all this petty fric-
tions though irritating. may lead to
nothing more serious than cold looks
exchanged between officers of different
nationalities and between soldiers in
the crowded streets of Pekin and Tien-
tsin- But some such trifie may pro-
woke spark and start an inrernatfon-
al confagration of which no man can
foresee the quenching-''
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Aufoeracy IN Chicago.

Captain Colleran, head OF the Chi
cago detective bureau, went to a music
hall the other night and was shocked
by one of the songs. Accordingly he
ordered the Objectionable lines cut out
OF the performance. When Chief Kip
ley, who prides himself on his reputa-
ton as a dramatic critic, heard what
his subordinate had done he was
angry, feeling that his prerogatives
had been infringed on. In order that
he might maintain his professional
dignity he went to the music hall him
self and cut some more lines out of the
same song Now that these two emil
nent stage censors have begun to get
active it is hoped that they will con-
tinue and enlarge their work, for which
a great opportunity and a crying need
exists, says the Tribune. There are in
the city a considerable number of so
called music halls and concert saloons
in which not only the songs but other
features of the performances are cal
culated to offend and shock decent
people. The only way to reform most
OF these places would be to revoke
their liquor licenses and close them up
entirely. The proprietors of some of
these resorts are men who boast their
political influence and pull They, it
is to be presumed, will be left to ele-
vate the stage in their own way
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WAKEENEY KAN, SATURDAY, DECEMBER Ase

not only will it necessitate the reeast-
ing of congressional districts in many
of the states, but it involves a posi-
bility of cutting down the representa-
tion of the south on account of the al
legged disfranchisement of iHiterate ne
groes. For this reason the country,
and the south particularly, is watching
Developments 1t is probable, however,
the nothing will be done along this
lire. The president and the leaders in
congress are understood to be opposed
to any action The basis of represen-
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Washington Lottery

The session of Congress which met
December Sd is invested with historic
interest, because it was just 100 years
ago that Congress first met in the cap
ital city and in the capitol building
November II was the centennial day.
1T was the day." says a writer,
when the young nation left its tenn
porary abiding place in Philadelphia
and came to its permanent home-and
to new building reared for its legis-
latiye bodies. Congress had adjourned
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-12-22

Song of the Transvaalers.
Know ye the children of the veldt,
Tried, true, and heroes all?
Full grand they smite for God and
right,
For Freedom stand or fall.
Rise, burghers, wave our dear flag
DER US,
Triumphant shall we be,
Glad hills shall echo to our chorus:
Our people shall be freeI
Our people free
For aye shall be!
Our people shall be, shall be freeI
Know ye the refuge of our sires,
That rugged land sublime,
Where Nature sowed her jeweled fires,
Like stars, at dawn of Timer
Then, burghers, join our chorus swell
ing,
Exultant where we stand;
While joyous guns the skies are tell
ing:
IT'S here. our Fatherlandi
Our glorious land,
Beloved land,
'Tis here, it's here, our Fatherland.
Know We the newborn Afric State,
Babe-nation of the world,
This very hour, 'gainst tyrant pow'r
Hath bold defiance hurled?
Then, burghers, strikei In God whose
glory
We sing, our hope doth dwell,
Our rifles ring in battle glory
The spoilers doom shall knell!
On wars red field,
With God our shield.
Triumphant all our praise shall
swell.
Charles d. South.
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follows:
I. The Hay-Pauncefote treaty Of
Feb. 5, 1900. is unratified- The original
convention required that the ratifica-
tions should be exchanged within six
months; that is to say, prior to Aug.
5, 1900. BY a subsequent agreement
between Secretary Hay and Lord
Pauncefote this period was extended,
and the negotiations are accordingly
alive. The ratification of the treaty
as it now stands would admit Great
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-12-22

new British naval commander on the
China sea, has proceeded to his COM
mand on the new battleship Glory, the
latest addition to the British neet-
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AnnuaI Arfack on .sanfa CLAUS

a nnuof a RACK on Santa Claus
Every year at about this season
number of well meaning but probably
dyspeptic gentlemen make furious
and mirth-provoking attack on Santa
Claus. According to their own state
ments the poor old saint is nothing but
an idle myth and while there are SO
many real live flesh and blood dragons
stalking around through the land it
seems pity that SO much energy and
argumentative zeal should be wasted
on him. Don Quixote charged a wind
mill, but that was because there was
no other opponent visible on the hor-
izon. The man who eouches a lance at
Kriss Kringle must overlo~I hum
dred great enemies to the moral and
physical welfare OF all mankind in or
der to take from childhood happy
and certainly an innocent illusion.
But, say the amusing members of the
Anti-Santa Claus association, there is
no such a person as Kriss Kringle. He
never existed. Therefore, to tell a
child about Santa Claus and his rein
deer is to tell him a lie and is deeply
reprehensible. 1t is to be wondered
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-12-22

Best dressed man In Washington"
is the title given by national capital
society to Herman c. Norman, third
secretary Of the British LEGATION Mr..
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-12-22

whether such painfully and pitifully
literal people ever watched a couple
of healthy children at their play.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-27
NO DEFINITE PROGRAMME
Beer ENJOYS Expecting a Call to
Europe at Any Time.
They Declare That Developments Inn
portnnt to Their Cause Are Looked
For-GOmm Missioner Fischer Reti-
cent Regarding the Future-The
visit to baltimore Deferred.

All of the plans now being made by the
Boer ENJOYS are restricted by the proba-
bflity that the commissioners may at any
time be called to Europe III furtherance Of
their mission. What aid may be expected
from the Old World powers and how that
aid will be secured, are questions which
they decline to answer. 1t is an important
fact. however. that the ENJOYS now seem
more hopeful than ever of assistance from
European sources. Abraham Fischer. the
leader of the three burghers, was last
night shown an article from local news
paper, declaring that the ministers mean
TO give up their American tour
There is nothing to that" he declared
energetically. We have not given up our
plans to visit the principal cities Of the
country But there is this to be said: All
our plans now are conditioned upon the
possibility that we may be called to Europe
at any time. Developments in our inter-
ests there may demand our immediate
presence, and we do not wish to make ar
engagements that may interfere with our
sudden Departure
cumstances calling you abroad, and what
country will be your destination them"
he was asked
Il can only say that the developments
will be to our advantage replied Mr..
Fischer.
'Is it likely that reverees in South Africa
will prevent you from returning to the
Transvaal?'
"Reverses will have nothing IL do with
our plans" he answered. 1--WE are work.
ing along regular line OF action. 1t now
seems certain that We shall be here for
the better part of a month"; he continued,
''and we are making arrangements accord
ingly. How much longer we shall stay
will depend upon European Developments.
We have received pressing Invitations frcm
the Governor of Nebraska and from the
council of Omaha to visit that city. and
We are now considering the invitation, but
Omaha seems little far West for us 10
reach. Our original arrangements called
for our being in Baltimore on Monday. but
We are informed that the good people OF
that city will not be able to receive us
then. Accordingly, We have changed our
plans. and will be here until Tuesday night
or Wednesday. when We shall start for
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Boston We mean to address the meeting
there on Thursday night. Later we shall
go on to Philadelphia and other points,
later reaching Chicago. We shall be in
Baltimore later on
C. W. Van der Hoogt, of Baltimore,
who is interested in the Boer National
Relief Association. arrived here yesterday.
I'VE received telegram from the ENJOYS
announcing that they meant to be In Baltf-
more on Monday night" he said. That
date would be entirely too soon. We can't
get up reception in so short time Be-
sides, our mayor has a broken leg. and
could not take part in the demonstration.
We want to arrange with the ENJOYS for
a delay in their visit to us. II they could
come in about month it would suit US
we'll The latter part of June would be a
good time" Mr.. Van der Hocgt accordingly
saw the ENJOYS last evening and arranged
for their visit to the Monumental City at
later date.
Webster Davis leaves this morning for
Holland and Grand Rapids. Mich. where
he will address meetings in the interest of
the Boer cause He will be back on Thurs
day. Mr.. Davis says he has no intention of
joining the ENJOYS in making a tour Of the
country.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-27

S. ]. Brown and Milton Updegraff the OBJ
serving station of the University of Vir-
sinia. under Prof. Stone, at Wins
borough, has derived its longitude through
Geographic communication with the Naval
Observatory. Besides this. many of the
parties in the path of totality have re-
ceived the noon signal over the wires from
the Naval Observatory, and. having their
own local time. the difference between this
and the former gives the difference Of long
itude between their stations and Washing
ton with sufficient accuracy.
AT the Naval Observatory Messrs. E. a.
Boeger and George Anderson will observe
the contacts with the 26-inch equatorial
telescope. and Messrs. William NJ. Brown
and NJ. c. Porter will do the same with the
l2-inch equatorial This will comprise all
the scientific work that will be done at
the Observatory proper.
AT the stations at Pinehurst and Barnes
vile monster cameras will be erected upon
scaffolds forty feet high, which will be
used in photographing the various phases
of the eclipse. The photographs Of the disc
obtained by this means will be about four
and one-half inches in diameter. but
more important feature expected in the
picture for which the plate has been es-
pecially designed, is the corona of the
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-27
OFF FOR NORFOLK.
The President and Party start to
Witness the Eclipse of the Sun.

The President and Party Start to
Witness the Eclipse of the Sun.
e The Presidential party which will view
from the vicinity of Norfolk the eclipse of
the sun tomorrow morning sailed yesterday
afternoon at 1880 o'clock from the navy
yard. The despatch boat Dolphin had been
specially prepared for the occasion. and
with its equipment of astronomical instru-
ments it is well fitted for viewing the phe-
nomenon. The party includes:
The President. Mrs. Mckinley. Secretary
Hay. Mrs. Hay. Secretary Root. Mrs, Root,
Miss Root. Master Edward Root. Gen. Rus
sell Hastings, Mrs. Hastings. Col. Webb
HAYES. DR.. p NJ Rixey. and Secretary Cor
seIyou
-he movements OF the boat are alto
yether undecided. 1t Is expected that the
party will cruise somewhere in the vicin-
ity of Norfolk. as from that point an ex-
ceptionally fine view of the phenomenon
can be had. The sun will be hidden for
one minute and forty seconds. Captain
Sutherland. who is in command Of the
boat. has had similar experience on
eclipse expeditions.
1t is not expected that the President Ill
make any long stop during the tip. He
will prefer the recreation obtained through
the cruising. The party will return to
Washington Tuesday afternoon.
The President. accompanied by the Cab
met and a few invited guests. will go to
Antietam on the Seth. returning to Wash
:ngton that evening.
With the exception Of these brief trips
the President will remain in the city I'M
til some time after the adjournment Of Con-
Srsss-
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benefits. but scarcely deign to notice its
grandeur and sublimity. 1t seems almost
necessary that the great luminary should
present some feature Of novelty before it
can engage the attention Of mankind.
Tomorrow it will do this. and as the moon
passes across its flaming disc. obscuring its
radiance. and tracing a broad band OF
shadow upon the earth as the latter re-
wolves upon its axis. hundreds of thousands
of human eyes within the path of this
shadow will watch with eager interest the
wondrous phenomenon.
There will be two degrees OF shadow,
varying in intensity, the darker being pro-
duoed in those regions in which the moon
is directly overhead. known as the path Of
totality. This path will be fifty miles wide
and the lesser shadow will extend on both
sides of ii over the whole of North Amer
lea with the exception OF small portion
of Alaska and over a small part Of South
America. as well as that portion OF Europe
which will not be covered by the path OF
totality.-
The track of the eclipse, which begins
in the Pacific Ocean about southwest Of
the southern extremity Of Lower Califor-
mia. enters this country IN southeastern
Louisiana near New Orleans, and, pass
ing In a northeasterly direction across the
Southern States, leaves the American Con-
tinent near Norfolk, Va. Crossing the At
lantic. It enters Portugal, near Coimbra,
leaves Spain at Alicante. enters Africa near
Aigiers. and, traversing the northern For
ton of that continent, ends in Egypt about
300 miles south of Cairo AT the western
extremity OF this part the period OF alb
solute totality will occur at sunrise and
at the eastern extremity at sunset. In
the United States it will occur at differ
ent morning hours; at about 1870 a. IN. at
New Orleans local time. and at about S:50
a. m. at Norfolk. As the sun rises tomor-
row at 430 a. m. it will be high enough
above the horizon to be well observed.
weather permitting, at all stations select
ed for scientific observation. At the Eu-
ropean stations The sun will be at about
the same altitude in the west as 1t is with
US IL the east. The time occupied by the
shadow in passing from the western to the
eastern end of the entire path above de-
scribed is three hours and twenty minutes,
traversing its extent in this country from
New Orleans to Norfolk in little less
than twenty five minutes.
The portion of the SUMS disc obs -ured
is necessarily less the farther one is from
the path of totally.
In Washington, where the eclipse VIII
begin at 7:44 o'clock a. m. and end at
1914 o'clock a. m. about eleven-twelfths
Of the disc-its southern portion-will be
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-27
MAJOR ROCKEFELLER DROPPED.
His Name Erased From the Rolls of
the Ninth Infantry.


Major Charles NJ Rockefeller has been
lropped from the roll of the Ninth Infantry
and Capt W. W. McCammon has been pro-
NOTED to fill the vacancy. Rockefeller dis
appeared in the Philippines in April. 1899.
and has not since returned, although the
rolls have been since kept open In the hope
that he would turn up. He went to inspect
outposts one might and has naver since
been seen. 1t was supposed at the time that
he had been assassinated and his body
thrown into we'll. but all efforts to find
his remains proved fruitless. In the fol-
lowing June reports were received that an
American prisoner answering the descrip-
ton of Major Rockefeller was in the han6s
of the rebels in southern Lu1on. Later he
was reported as being in northern Fam
bales.
Efforts were made to learn from the in
surgents whether the major was still alive.
During a truce Major Ganzales. of Aguinal-
dos army. stated that he was prisoner,
but was OF unsound mind. and in fit of
insanity had committed suicide. After
waiting a year, and learning nothing more.
the War Department decided to drop Major
Rockefeiler's name from the rolls.