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New-York tribune., 1900-12-25

The entertaining to-day will be confined princi-
palIy to family dinners Mrs. William Rhinelander
will give family entertainment at sherry's- Mrs.
Astor always has a family dinner on Christmas.
Miss Della Gurnee Mrs r. T. Wilson. Mrs W. 3.
Parsons and Mrs William Rninelander will all give
family dinner parties tonight
New-York tribune., 1900-12-25

With the exception OF the many family dinner
parties there will be nothing OF social importance
to-day. A number Of house parties IN the country
are Of course going and at all the country CLUBS
there will be some informal festivities. The club
house at Tuxedo is crowded with guests who WI
Da ss the HOLIDAYS there, and Lakewood has large
Gathering OF people at the hotels and cottages.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-25

Mrs. James Speyer gave theatre and supper
party for fourteen last evening
New-York tribune., 1900-12-25

Owing also to the mild weather. many persons
did not go TO the country. Sleighing, which makes
the rural districts attractive at Christmas.
wanting There was much more life in town
than in the country. The opera had excellent
audience in the evening. Mrs. Astor: Mrs Ogden
Goelet Mr.. and Mrs Orme Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Elbridge T. Gerry, Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Hitch
cock and Mr.. and Mrs. A. ID. JuiItard were all in
their accustomed places. Last evening was also
one of dinners
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-26
DO|NGS At. FORT WORTH.
How Packers Can Pay More Than
Butchers Can,
PASTURE LEASES---ANG0RAS.

Fort Worth, Jan. 20.-An interesting
feature of the session of the National
Live Stock convention was the reading
of pager from p. d. Armour, which
says: A 1,200-pound steer will net the
packer $50 to 700 pounds of dressed
beef. OF the 400 to 500 pounds former
ly thrown away, the packer saves the
common fertilizer-the offal; the intes-
tines go to the glue, and from the fat
chemically pure butter fat, or oleomar-
garine, is obtained about which SO
much ill-timed and unintelligent legis-
lation has been enacted The pith of
the horn goes to the glue pot, the horn
for combs and the tip for pipe mouth
pieces; the bones are converted into q
fine grade of ivory, the blood for calico
printing colors and buttons, the hair
'or felt and horse blankets, fat also
yoes to glycerine and soap. White
hoofs go to Japan where they are made
up into many useful articles.
nc AuPOTd bOtb luuuoViy was
handled by w. L. Black, of Texas, who
referred to the value of that particular
breed and to the scarcity of perfectly
pure blooded animals in this country,
md the duty of $500 in Cape Colony,
Africa, for every animal exported,
which was done in order to prevent
competition from this country. But
there were enough already in this
country, and as soon as they increased
sufficiently would be obtainable wher-
ever needed.
The following resolution was adopt
I'd: THAT such of the public lands of
the United States as are adapted for
tyrazing lands should be subject to
lease by stockmen who are citizens, at
4 reasonable rental and under such
conditions as will tend to preserve
grasses from destruction and improve
;he value of grasses thereon"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-26
, Carriers Called Down.

Washington, Jan. 22.-The interstate
commerce commission in an opinion by
Commissioner Clements, announced its
decision of the case of the Savannah
bureau of freight and transportation
and others against the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad company and 9TH
ers. The commissioner rules that a
carrier cannot lawfully establish and
maintain an adjustment of rates which
in practice prevents shippers on its
line from availing themselves of a
principal market, which they have
long been using and confers substan-
tial monopoly upon new market in
which, for reasons of its own, it has
greater interest.
Another ruling is that when a car
rier makes rate to two competing
markets which gives the one practical
monopoly over the other, it goes be-
yond serving it's fair interest, and dis
regards the statutory requirement of
relative quality as between persons,
localities and particular descriptions of
traffic.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-26
PENSION SHARKS ATTACKED.
iMr. Curtis Leads an Assault Upon
Commissioner Evans.
ATTORNEYS FEES HELD UP.

Washington, Jan. 22.-Pension appro-
priation bill, carrying S14j, PAS, $50, is
passed by the house. 1T was made the
vehicle of an attack upon the commits
sioner of pensions by Mr.. Curtis, of
Kansas, who was seconded by Mr..
Lentz and Mr.. Norton of Ohio, Mr..
Robinson of Indiana and others. All
inveighed again It the lack of liberality
in the administration of the pension
laws The commissioner was ably de-
Tended by score of members from
both sides of the house. Mr.. Mahan
Rep., Pa charged that the assault
upon him had been instigated by the
pension sharks" of this city, who were
robbing the old soldiers.
After prolonged discussion in COM
mittee of the whole the bill was report
ed to the house with the following
amendment: provided, that the com
missioner of pensions shall furnish all
necessary blanks to claimants and that
said commissioner may in his discre-
ton refuse to pay the fee to attorney
of record when he is satisfied that said
attorney failed to prepare the case I'M
der his or her personal supervision and
did not discharge his full duty to
claimant"
The amendment was promptly agreed
to by the house and the bill was then
passed.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-26
Pardon for Oleo Men Refused.

Washington, Jan. %. The presi-
dent has denied the application of
Joseph Wilkins and Howard Butler for
pardon. These men were convicted of
violation of the oleoma rgarinc act and
sentenced in the United States district
court at Philadelphia, March II, 1898,
the former to imprisonment for six
months and to pay fine Of 81 500, and
the latter to imprisonment for four
months and to pay fine of $500 and
and costs.
The report made to the president on
this case by Attorney General Griggs
is severe in tone. He declares that the
sentence was moderate. His opinion
closes with the declaration that 1.-The
public is entitled to be protected by
the salutary influence of stern punish
ment against fraud and deception such
as was practiced in this case, by means
of which the petitioners were able to
impose upon innocent purchasers as
genuine butter counterfeit article,
which, if Sc Id for what it really was ,
would have brought very much less in
The open market"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-26
Samoan Treaty Ratified.

Washington, Jan. 1s.-The senate
has ratified the Samoan treaty without
division. The ratification occurred in
the executive session after two hours
of debate which was participated in by
q number of senator's.
The friends of the treaty repudiated
the assertion that the old treaty pro-
visions were annulled. They claimed
that this country by the new arrange
ment retains all the old advantages
and avoids the complication liable to
grow out of the tripartite agreement
They urged that the opportunity
should not be lost, both to get out of
an awkward predicament and to con-
troll in our own right the harbor of
Pago-Pago.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-26
Naval Construction Plans.

Washington, Jan. 17.-There is no
disposition on the part of the navy de-
partment to make any change in its
program for new naval construction
on account of the introduction of the
German bill looking to the addition Of
forty-eight armored ships to the Ger
man navy. There are now already
authorized twenty-one ships for the
navy, in addition to the fleet afoat
Congress will authorize no more at
this time, and as the German increase
is to be divided among eighteen years,
it is felt that the United States navy
is in no danger of losing the position
it now commands.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-26
Kick On the Eight Hour Law.

Victoria, b. c., Jan. 20.-A petition
has been presented to the Legislature
from all the leading mines of West
Kootenay, representing fifty millions
of capital, seeking the repeal of the
eight hour law and declaring it had
been prcmaturely and improperly in
troduced and had excluded capital and
deprived mine owners of working at a
profit. It's constitutionality is chal-
lenged and the declaration is made
that unless it is repealed or amended
it will be necessary to close the mines
or cut the wages.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-26
Right Under Their Noses.

London, Jan. 18.-The Transvaal
correspondent of the Times says: "The
'Delagoa Bay correspondent of the Ma
tai Times asserts that six big Cruesot
guns and fifty tons of shells were land
ed from the French steamer Gironde
about the middle of last month under
the noses of two British warships and
were dispatched to Pretoria, causing
much rejoicing at the ease with which
contraband of war can run the block
ade."
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-26

Washington, Jan. 22.-Assistant At
torney General VanDeventer, of the in
terror department, has rendered de-
cision which was approved by Secretary
of the Interior Hitchcock, upon the act
passed by the Chickasaw council for the
distribution per capita of what is known
as the 'Incompetents' fund" of the
Chickasaw nation. In the original
treaty between the United States and
the Chickasaws it was provided that
certain lands should be sold to create
the fund for the incompetents of the
nation. This fund amounts now to
$216,O 900. Under the decision just ap-
proved, the incompetents or their de-
scendants, if they can be found and
identified, are entitled to the interest
on the original amount set aside, and
the remainder of the fund can be dis
>ributed by the Chickasaw nation.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-26
Is This True of Kansans?

Toronto, Ont, Jan. 1s.-The super.
intendent of immigration has received
reports from most of his agents in the
United States and estimates that near
ly $4,000 settlers from the republic
have become residents of Canada dur
ing the past year. An estimate places
the wealth. of these persons at g., oO0,'
900. The prospects for increasing the
number of settlers from the United
States during the season of 1900 are
very encouraging. Kansas and Arkan-
sas supplied the greater part of those
who came.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-26
Kansas Agricultural College.

Topeka, Jan. 2O-An official report
received by Governor Stanley shows
that the state agricultural college,
under the present management, is in a
fiourisfing condition. The attendance
for the first week in the January term
was $50, as against 672 for the same
week last year, an increase of 80 per
cent. The expense of maintaining the
institution for the last six months of
1899 was % per cent less than that for
the corresponding months of 1898. Gov
ernor Stanley was very much gratified
with the showing.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-26
MAGNETIC HEALERS BARRED.
The Kansas Charter Board Assumei
Great Wisdom.


Topeka, Jan. 22.-Magnetic healing
concerns hereafter, it is likely, will not
be permitted to operate under the
sanction of the Kansas laws. Within
the past few weeks n half dozen of
these enterprises have made application
for charters. They have all been held
up. The board is investigating their
operations. Up to date nothing has
been found in their plan of work that
entities them to charter under the
new law. Unless discovery is made
that requires the board to issue them
charters, which is unlikely, their appli-
cations will be denied. Some time ago
the board issued charters to two con-
Germs of this kind. At that time it was
in doubt but thought no damage could
be done by doing SO. Later it conclu-
ded that possibly no good could be ac-
complishcd and held up other applica'
tons of that sort. In case it is finally
determined tnat slch concerns have no
legal right to have a charter the two
charters already issued will be called
in,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-26
Waste of Money in Books.

Topeka, Jan. 22.--The attention OF
the legislature will be called, at ita
next session, to the useless expendi.
ture of public funds for the publica-
ton of House and Senate journals.
There are at least five tons of the
books giving the proceedings of the
last session in one of the vaults in the
State house. They are doing nobody
any good, and are simply in the way
Less than 500 copies of each will fill
the demand after each session, and
there will be a recommendation that
the number be limited to that.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-26
Refused Ten Thousand Dollars.

st. Joseph, Mo-, Jan. 1o.-Receiver
Milton Tootle, of the Central Savings
bank, has sprung a surprise on the
court and depositors by serving notice
that he will not accept one cent for his
services. He is entitled to $4,000. R..
A. Brown, receivers attorney, volun-
tarily surrenders one-half his fees, or
So, 500. The bank will pay depositors
in full. February 1. 1t failed one year
ago. The receiver is warmly commend
ed by the court for the successful and
speedy manner in winding up the
banks affairs.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-26
Kansas Penitsntiary Guaranteed.

Wichita, Jan. 2O.-Just after officers
had started with the three bank rob-
bers who were sentenced to terms in
the penitentiary, the following message
reached the Sheriff's office: ''To all
Sherif2s of Kansas and Oklahoma:
Gentlemen-I have placed the Kansas
state penitentiary under strict quanan-
tine rules and therefore will receive no
more prisoners until further notice.
Please govern yourselves accordingly.
j. Z. Tomlinson, warden"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-26
Extension of Rural Delivery.

Washington, Jan. 2O.-Second Assist
ant Postmaster Gene raj Shellenberg6 r
has found that it is feasible to permit
carriers on star routes to deposit mail
in proper receptacles placed along
their line of travel. This plan will be
started in South Carolina beginning
July l, and will be extended to other
parts of the country as rapi lly as pos.
sible. This innovation makes neces'
sary change in the postal regulation
which forbids mail contractors and
their drivers access to the mail matte,
or any mail locks or keys.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-26
HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETS.
Officers and Directors Chosen for Three
Years

Topeka, Jan. 1s.-At the annual
meeting of the Kansas Historical So
ciety the following officers were elected
for the coming year: President, j. G.
Haskell, Lawrence; first vice president,
E. B. Cowgirl, Topeka; second vice pres
ident, John Francis, Colony; secretary,
George w. Martin. Kansas City.
These directors were chosen for the
term of three years, ending January
IA, 1903
D. R. Anthony, Lcavenworth; F. P.
Baker, Topeka; G. w. Barnes, Topeka,
w. L. Bush, Fort Scott; l.. A. Bigger,
Hutchir sol; Arthur Capper, Topeka;
w. H. Carruth, Lawrence; +. d. Coburn,
Kansas City; j. w. Conway, Norton;
Frank Doster, Topeka; A. r. Greene,
Lecompton; Ewing Herbert, Hiawatha;
E. P. Harris, Lecompton; Clad Hamil-
ton, Topeka; E. w. Howe, Atchison;
j. z. Junkin, Sterling; b. Rockwell,
Junction City; Lucy D. Kingman, To-
peka; George Leis, Lawrence; Z. c.
Little, Abilene; P. McVicar, Topeka;
f. P. Mac Lehman, Topeka: Fletcher
Meredith, Hutchinson; f. c. Montgom-
cry, Topeka; j. w. Morphy, Smith
Center; John Madden, Emporia; w. II
Nelson, Smith Center; A. P. Riddle,
Minneapolis; John Seaton, Atchison,
John Speer, Wichita; E. f. Ware, Tope-
ka; w. A. White, Emporia; D. w. Viii.
der, Hiawatha; John X. Wright, juno
ton CITY.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-26
At Salt Lake City Next.

Fort Worth, Tex, Jan. 22.-The third
annual convention of the National
Live Stock association closed after de
Gliding to meet next year at Salt Lake
City. The convention endorsed the
construction of the Nicaragua canal,
the admission of New Mexico, Arizona
and Oklahoma to statehood. The ap-
pointment of John N. Simpson of Texas
Is commissioner to the Paris exposi-
ton, passed a resolution asking con
gress to care for the agricultural col
leges throughout the entire country.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-26
General nullor Gains Position.

London, Jan. 19.-General Butler
completely surprised the Beers and
occupied the hills beyond Potgieter's
Drift, fifteen miles west of Colenso. lie
followed up the movement by Smelling
the Boer trenches. In Cape Colony
General Methuen has made demon
stration in force, Smelling the Boer
works. General Gatacre is slSirmish-
ing around Monteno and General
French has been throwing few shell:
at the Beers at Rensbcrg.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-26
American FruIts RECEIVED.

Washington, Jan. 22.-United States
Minister Leishman, at Berne, Switzer-
land, has cabled to the state depart
ment that the Swiss government has
revoked a former decision and gives
general authorization for the importa-
ton of American dried fruits. 1t also
authorizes the importation of fresh
fruits, providing they are examined at
Basic and found to BE exempt from
scale and other parasites. This REQ
pens a profitable market to American
fruitproducers
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-26
No Open Door In Philippines.

Washington, Jan. 19.-It is said
without reservation at the state de-
partment, that no notes have been re-
oeived from any European powers ma
king demands upon this government
respecting the "open door" and the
Philippines. Such communications as
have come from the continental powers
have been entirely favorable to the
proposition made by the United States
respecting China, and all that remains
to make the 'open door" negotiations a
complete success is reducing the ar
rangement to an absolute and final
form
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-26
NEW RAILROAD COMBINE.
Thousands of Employees to be Dis
pensed With.
STOPS ALL COMPETITION.

Chicago, Jan. .O.-As result of the
recent consultations and agreements
among the owners of the great trunk
railways east of Chicago, the entire
transportation system between the
Mississippi river and the Atlantic sea-
board is to be 1e-organized, involving
important changes. The rlan includes
the abandonment OF city ticket Offices.
The discharge of all city, general, tray
ling and district freight and passenger
agents and solicitors of the eastern
roads in all parts of the United States
Canada and Europe. This will affect
nearly so, 900 men. Also the abolition
Of commission on sales of tickets, the
discharge of all superduous assistants to
The heads of departments of the indi-
yidual roads; the abandonment of n
number of fast passenger trains, which
we're established as the result of COM
petition; the same concerning fast
freight trains; the establishing of
common schedules on competing lines;
,he establishment in New York of
BOARD of control made ofpersons repre-
,entng Vanderbilts, Pennsylvania,
Morgan and Harrison properties, the
rulings of this board on all questions
TO be final
When all this is accomplished on
eastern roads then the west will be
treated in the same manner.
The failure of congress to legalize
pooling is given as the cause of the
consolidation, as the owners are deter
mined to pool if the purchase of every
road in the country is necessary to OBJ
sain that end.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-26
India's I errible FamiI e.

Calcutta, Jan. 22.-The council cor
sidered the famine situation. The Off
c.al estimates show the cost to the
government of the relief work, et,., to
the end of March will be 100000
rupees. About 22,ooO,0oO persons are
now affected in British territory and
about $4,000, 600 in the native states
The viceroy said that the famine area
has expanded, surprising the worst
fears, and they were now facing cat.
Tile, water and food scarcity of terri
BILE character About $3.50, 900 person,
he continued, were already receiving
relief
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-26
Quarantine Established.

Topeka, Jan. 19.-The Kansas board
Of health has established quarantine
against Wagner, South McAlester and
Muskogee, 1. T., and Kay county, Ok
lahoma, owing to the existence of
smallpox there. The railroads have
been ordered to stop the sale of tickets
from those points to Kansas and armed
guards are stationed along the southern
Kansas line to enforce the order of
,uarautine
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-26
Tho NIcnrnRun Canal.

Washington, Jan. Reconstruction
of the Nicaragua canal is to be insisted
upon in both houses of congress, with
out regard to the commission recently
appointed by the president to consider
the feasibility of the various routes
The house committee has already
agreed TO report the Hepburn canal
bill, and the senate on interstate
oceanic canals of which Mr.. Morgan is
chairman, agreed with practical una
nimity, on the same course il is ex-
pected that the decision 90 report the
Bal win be reported shortly
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-26

Manila, Jan. s2-Colonel Kobbe,
with the Forty-eighth infantry, sailed
On board the transport Hancock with
Eunboats escorting. The objec-
tive of the 70 &c is probably Il e
Important islands of Samar and Leyte,
which the insurgents hold The Amer
lean blockade and the levies of the
Tagal army have caused great suffer
ing among the people and hundreds of
persons are in an almost starving con-
aition. The Tagal general, Mauricio,
recently landed at Negros.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-26

Ellis Kas., Jan. 22.-East-bound pas
senger No. was running at full speed
when, without n moments warning,
both side rods of the engine snapped
The broken ends, revolving with ter
rife force, knocked of both sides of the
cab. The end of the side rod under
Engineer Lynch came up behind, hit
ting him in the back of the head, crush
ing the skull and killing him instantly.
After the train had been stopped they
found him about 100 yards from the
track
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-26

Fort Bayard N. NJ, has been discon-
tinued as garrison post and the build
ings will be turned over to the surgeon
general of the army for use in connec-
ton with the general hospital to be es-
tablished there as a sanitarium for the
treatment of officers and enlisted men
of the army suffering from pulmonary
troubles.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-26
Puerto Ricans Want Laws.

Washington, Jan. 2O.-Another dele
cation Of Puerto Ricans has arrived
here to urge upon the authorities the
extreme urgency of legislation which
will remedy the business stagnation of
the island. This delegation is COM
posed of bankers and merchants having
considerable capital invested in the
island
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-26
Spanish Prisoners Arrive.

Barcelona, Jan. 20.-The Spanish
trans Atlantic steamer Leo XIII has
arrived here from the Philippines with
former Spanish prisoness and their
families. A majority of them are in a
lamentable plight. The town authori-
ties and the Red Cross agents met them
and gave assistance to the sufferers.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-26
Another German Ship Seized.

Lourenzo Marques, Jan. 29.-The
German bark Marie, from Australia,
with cargo of flour for the Transvaal
government, has been taken as prize
by the British third class cruiser Pelorus
near the island of Inyak, Delagoa Bay,
and has been sent to Durham with 0
prize crew on board.