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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-07-06
The Conventions Nominees.

the remarkable detection in New York
at that time. In May, 1889, President
Harrison appointed him civil service
commissioner, and he served as presi-
dent of the board until May, 1896.
AS president of the civil service COM
mission Roosevelt resigned in May.
1896, to become president of the New
York board of police commissioners.
On May G, 1898, Roosevelt resigned
his place in the cabinet, assistant Sec
rotary of the navy, to muster in q
cavalry regiment for the Spanish war.
Life in the west had made this fitting
ambition. AS a hunter. of big game,
used to the saddle and the camp, and
volver, the country recognized in him
the making of dashing cavalry lead
er. He had experienced military duty
in the New York National Guard in
the sos. Col. Wood was put in COM
mand Of the Rough Riders; Roosevelt
was lieutenant colonel. On June Is
the regiment sailed to join General
Shafter in Cuba.
From the time Of landing until the
fall of Santiago the Rough Riders were
giant figures in the campaign. Their
work reached climax on July 1,when
Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt led the
regiment in the desperate charge up
San Juan hill. He had shared all the
hardships of his men, and when he
broke the red tape Of discipline to COM
plain of General Skaters camp and
its dangers from disease the army was
with him and the war department lis
tened to his judgment. On July II
he was commissioned colonel of vol
unteers
Scarcely two months later the new
military hero was nominated for gov
ernor of New York. In the convention
he received 1853 votes, against the 21S
cast for Governor Frank s. Black. /,
AS writer Of outing papers his
varied experiences on the trail have
served him well. In biography, his
life of Thomas H. Benton and Of Gouv-
erneur Morris have been praised. Es-
says and papers dealing with political
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-07-06

ergy. The publication of political and
official life had been for some time an
ideal with him, and with this came the
belief in the efficacy Of the application
of civil service rules to executive con-
duct. In 1882 he was nominated for
the State Assembly and was elected.
He served for three years. In 1886 Mr..
Roosevelt was nominated as an inde-
pendent candidate for mayor of New
York, but, although Endorsed by the
Republicans. was defeated.
In 1884 he was chairman of the New
York delegation to the national Re-
publican convention. He had been
among those who did not regard Mr..
Blaine as the most available candi-
date Of the party, but after the latter's
nomination Mr.. Roosevelt gave him
his hearty support and in the face of
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-07-06

life have added to his reputation. OF
his latest work, 1.-THE Rough Riders
has been pointed to as lone of the
most thrilling pieces of military his
tory produced in recent years"
Governor Roosevelt has been twice
married. His first wife was Alice Lee
of Boston, who left daughter. In
1885 he married Miss Edith Carow Of
New York. There are six children, two
of whom are sons. His domestice life
is ideal. Whether ensconced in win
ter quarters at Albany or New York, or
at the famous Roosevelt summer home
at Oyster Bay on Long Island, the lead
err Of the Rough Riders is an indulgent
father and romps with his children
with as much zest as the youngest OF
them. The youngsters are known as
the Roosevelt half dozen, and all re-
fleet in some manner the paternal
characteristics. The Oldest girl 10
Alice. tall, dark and serious looking.
She rides ner fathers Cuban campaign
horse with fearlessness and grace
The next olive branch is Theodore, Jr.,
or young Teddy" the idol of his faith
er's heart and a genuine chip OF the
old block. Young Teddy" owns q
trusty shotgun and dreams OF some
day shooting bigger game than his
father ever saw. He also rides pony
of his own. Alice, the Oldest girl. is
nearly 16. She is the only child O.
the first Mrs. Roosevelt. Young Ted
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-07-06
National Finances.

The monthly statement of the pub
lie debt shows that at the close oil
business, May 81, 1900, the debt, less
cash in the treasury, amounted to ST.
122,6OS,S11, a decrease for the month
of $2,193,274, which is accounted for
by the redemption of bonds.
The amount of bonds so far ex-
changed at the treasury for the new
2 per cent bonds of 1880 is $2S6, 1865, $50,
of which s64,56O,4O were received
from individuals and institutions 9TH
er than national banks. The amount
of old per cent bonds so far re-
deemed at the treasury is $510,50O
Total cash, s1,1O4 ,261, 1876.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-07-06
The Labor Combination.

The organization of labor in the
United States has grown equally as
fast as the organization of trusts. With
a membership of 100000 on January
1, 1900, the American Federation of
Labor has since enrolled 100000 more
members, besides issuing $500 local
charters this year. The past three
years have been those of greatest sue
cess for the consolidation of labor in
terests.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-07-06
Soldiers
nor I mn

peace footing. *War footing.
France has IA soldiers to every
1000 of its population; Germany more
than II; Austria-Hungary and Russia
more than six each; Turkey and Italy
each more than seven; Great Britain
more than 51a, while the United States
has less than one soldier per 1000 of
its population. There can surely be
no chance of the military strength Of
the United States ever being increased
to the proportion that exists in Euro
pean countries.
las city grows in size and extends
its area, the first thing for which the
citizens living there ask Is more police
protection. Our country Is like large
city, and the bigger it grows, the better
1t should be protected. But the United
States has been growing and growing
year after year, and its population has
doubled since the civil war while our
standing army has been kept nomi-
nally at $4,000 men year after year.
Even our present increase above U.s.
900 men is but temporary, as the law
authorizing it expires on July /, 1901,
just year from now.
"As matter of fact, this country
has not been affording sufficient pro-
lection to its citizens in proportion to
their increase. II our German friends
will study the matter in this light,
they will see that we are as far re-
moved from militaryism and imperi-
alism as we were fifty years ago."
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-07-06
Butter md Cheese.

Butter was worth only IA cents a
pound in the New York market in
1896. and cheese. cents. Last year.
on the same date, July LIST, butter was
worth 17ls cents. and cheese. 81 cents.
Factories were busy. people had money
to spend. and could AFFORD to buy but
ter and cheese last year. In 1896 they
couldn't
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-07-06
rramped over Canal Routes.

There is probably but one member
of the house who enjoys the distinc-
ton of having tramped on foot over
both the Panama and the Nicaragua
canal routes. That gentleman is Rep
resentative Romeo Hoyt Freer Of West
Virginia. Not many years ago Judge
Freer was American consul to Mica
ragua and during his term Of office he
familiarized himself with the proposed
canal routes. Once he traversed the
distance between the two oceans with
a surveying party, Of which Com
mander Lull Of the navy was at the
head. and again he went over the route
with only one companion. New York
man.--Washington Post.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-07-06

The Republican national convention
of 1900 was the shortest on record,
when hours of time that 1t was In SEES
sion are taken into consideration. 1t
was called to order at 1881 Tuesday.
and at 2:30 p. m. took recess to Wed
nesday at noon. At 3 D. m. Wednes-
day recess was taken to 10: 80 Thurs
day. At 2:30 ON Thursday its work
was done and the convention was
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-07-06

Il seems to be Bryan or bust" with
the Demo-popo-silvo delegations this
spring. They will understand how
much conjunction means sometimes
when they see on the bulletin boards
next November Bryan and bust"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-07-06

The average price of wire nails in
the United States last year was 1851
per key of 100 pounds. as compared
with en- average OF $3.50 in 1896. The
increase. therefore, was only cents
keg Notwithstanding the much higher
cost OF raw material.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-07-06
A Pur, Gamble

VIII the Democratic dice at the Kan
sas City convention turn up the politf-
cal policy number 1921 is the ques-
ton that Is agitatlng some OF the Gold
Democratic leaders Of Maryland.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-07-06
Jan. /, 1895. Jan. /, 1900,
......s45,657,s96 s1O2, 145,734

An increase Of 125 per cent in the
value of Nebraska's live stock is good
evidence to the people of Mr.. Bryan's
state that they can get along pretty
we'll without either 16 to or Demo-
cratic president.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-07-06
Nebraska's Live Stock.

Nebraska's live stock affords an in
teresting object lesson to the farmers
of that state. Compare the values:
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-07-06
Less Foreign Wool.

Wool was imported into the United
States as follows:
1896 .2SO, 81, 473 pounds
1899 ....... 1916, 209 pounds
The difference was 154,175,264
pounds, which represents the quantity
for one year sold in the American mar
ket by foreign wool-growers instead
of by American wool-growers. The
Democratic free trade tariff robbed the
American farmer of his market for
54,175,264 pounds of wool in a single
year.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-07-06

On the no square miles Of Lon.
don's area. It Is said, 1000 tons Of SCOT
settle yearly.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-07-06
ROOSEVELT COTTAGE.
Oyster Bay.

est child, is 10. Then there are Ker-
NIT, IL; Ethel, 8; Archibald, 6, and
Quentin, of the tender age Of 3.
Cañon City record., 1900-05-10

ware. 1t u In these SURROUNDINGS thas
the couple live.
Mr.. Robb IL So years Of age. intslii-
gent. bearing NO evidence Of diasipa-
ton. "Everythins my wife has said
Il true" said Robb to the writer. Il
was expelled from the union. and like
wise have been assaulted and severely
beaten on two or three occasions- NJ
trouble with the union began In July.
1893, when was working for Angus
4 ciadele on the street car power plan.
at Twelfth street and Blue Island ave-
nue..
The union made charges againEt
me. but paid no attention to the first
notice got to appear for trial. A few
nights after the day set, and after ]
had been ordered to cease work and
had refused. Chris Merry. the peddler
who was hanged for the murder of lis
wife, with his gang. broke into the
building. Merry knocked five or six
men down in my presence. and he with
his fifteen or twenty assailants assault
ed me. was kicked and beaten into
insensibility. Two OF my ribs were
broken. and It was long tire before
! YVES again well.
II don't know what they will do
with my wife. They may murder her
am sorry she went before the com
mittee. and didn't know she was going
there. ! would work and be more than
glad to II had the chance The
chance to work is all ] want"
Cañon City record., 1900-05-10
cows WRECKED
His o.rdes. Bat started Him on tn
Kursoun

His oArden. Bat started Him on the
ssosd to ForfaBs.
About the narrowest escape from
financial embarrassment was expert
enced by a friend OF mi1e." said VIII
liam Reese of Allentown. Penn.. al
the Broadway Central Hotel 1T was
like this: Ny friend and neighbor Is
an inventor OF window sash appsi-
ance that Is likely to make him a
rich man. but, ike most inventors. he
was awfnlly hard up for cash while he
was working out his idea He bor-
rowed money from all his friends un-
I'll they got SO they disliked to see him
coming. and he had really reached
crisis In his career. He realized 4.
but he told his wife that something
would happen to enable him to raise
$50 due the next day on n coD'ssrt
that involved the loss or the preserra-
ton Of his hold on his patent He
didn't have the $50 on the night before
and when he went to bed that
night he was thoroughly disconr-
aged. He lived on a place that
had a large barn on II. and in
the garden were growing fruit and
good garden. That night about
n dozen COWS. which In some parts OF
Pennsylvania run at liberty. broke into
his garden and ate up most OF his crop.
besides destroying number of choice
young fruit trees. He woke up In the
middle OF the night and caught the
cows In the act. He wes on the point
OF soaring them out and blaming one
more unlucky incident to his long list
when 4 bright idea struck him
Calling n neighbor. be quickly
drove the cows into = corner of the
yard. and repaired the fence. Tk-n he
night and allowed the cows to com
plete the destruction Of his garden
In the morning. with the help of his
ncighbor. ne tied the cows up and
then sent word to the owners to come
end settle BY counting the cows he
calculated how much he would have To
get from each owner IN order to make
up $50 Under the Pennsylvania law
the owner must pay the damage caus-
ed by his COW or the damaged person
can hold the animal. The owners
came and plesaed. but 1t did not avail.
Ny neighbor was obdurate- Some OF
the owners were poor women. but 1t
made no difference. He pointed TO his
ruined crops and wrecket garden.
and, like .he absent minded beggar.
said: Pay. pay. pay.' To make a
long story short. he got together $50
and saved his patent That was the
turning point in his fortunes. He's
go, plcnty OF money now.'-New York
i'r1Sune.
Cañon City record., 1900-05-10

care 1t was perfect in its ors1nism- I
am supposed to keep 1t free from all
contamination: to keep 1t pure and un-
defled: to uniformly develop all my
faculties and all parts of my body to
their highest capacity, that / may
eventually bring my entire body to q
symmetrical shape and the highest
stage Of development, approaching as
nearly as possible that which God has
designed 1t, a perfect specimen OF
manhood in the image Of my Maker,
filling natures measurements" Par
son" Bean wishes 1t to be understood
that he is not identified with any re-
ligious sect. Wherever the eccentric
minister has Travelled he has left q
train of newspaper comments in his
wake. One weekly sheet says of him:
willard Bean is certainly genius
Right on the heels of putting Midget
Sandow' to sleep in a glove contest at
the opera house he delivers well-se-
lected lecture before the Second ward
conjoint n. /. A. Sunday evening. His
subject was Mans Development and
a crowded house listened attentively to
every word"
Another weekly reports contest:
One of the most mixed audiences
imaginable assembled at the opera
house last night TO witness the spar
ring contest between Willard Bean
and Morris Jacobs There were law
yers, doctors. laborers, capitalists,
farmers and church members. besides
the sports of the city and elsewhere,
all mingling joyously together Par
SON Bean has friends in all circles.
and they were all there to see If his
fighting Is equal to his sermons- He
did no. dissapoint them The Cyclone
knows how to handle his man"
With all his peculiarities the eccea Y
tric gentleman seems to be anything
but a crank His logic is foreeful and
strong. his refinement and moral views
are unquestionable and there is that
in his manner and personality which
makes him warmly liked and awakers
interest everywhere he goes
Cañon City record., 1900-05-10
Especial Letter.)


Historic old st. Helena, the mid-At-
lantic island where Napoleon Bona
parte spent his declining day- as =
prisoner Of Great Britain. is to receive
another notable occupant Tne Brit
ish government having decided that
there is no prison in South Africa suf-
nciently strong to contain General
Cronje. the dauntless farmer-soldier.
Is to drag out such an existence as
Napoleon endured after the battle of
Waterloo. On the map the island will
be found in the South Atlantic ocean.
In a spot remote from all the world
1.250 miles from the coast Of Africa.
1880 miles from South America, the
same from Cape Town, 4.059 miles
from London. of which 1t has been a
dependency for ESQ years. Its en-
treme length is ten and one-fourth
miles. its extreme breadth eight and
one-fourth miles. its area forty five
square miles. its population 5000 hu-
man beings, three-fifths of whom are
clustered in Jamestown-and innu-
tpcrable goats. The island is an an
t1eot volcano thrust up in FIRE from the
floor OF the sea. long since dead and
cold. somewhat enlarged by the slow
processes of nature and garmented not
alone with an indigenous fora so va
ried as to be the delight of the bota-
Cañon City record., 1900-05-10
IN. c..rin. believe. in woman.

The Empress of Russia is an ardent
believer in the influence and power of
women in public affairs If she lived
in America it is probable that she
would be q leader in the woman's suf-
frage movement Under her imperial
patronage societies for the higher eul-
ture OF women are rapidly increasing
in number in St Petersburg and are
spreading throughout Russia Owing
to her great interest in the york the
Gar has ordered that full reports OF
the proceedings OF all such societies
shall be prepared for the perusai OF the
empress. so that she can be able to de-
termine where her advice and assist
ance is the most necessary. The en-
press has also instituted the English
fashion Of offering her hand to TO
kissed at presentations instead Of to bs
shaken. as was the custom of the dow
ager empress.
Cañon City record., 1900-05-10
Tn. coa.ai.. c.s..

Gen Sir Herbert Cherniside. who is
now in South Africa, was formerly
consul in Asia Minor. where he was
very popular. Once. in a weak mo-
ment. he sent a couple of beautiful
Angora cats as present to a lady in
Constantinople- The lady was SO
pleased that she asked him to send
some more Sir Herbert gave his ma
tive servant some money and told him
to go and buy two or three. Then
came a demand for more cats from
the consul's friends. and he gave his
servant more money with which to
buy cats. This went on for two or
three months. and the native servant
waxei exceeding fat One morning.
however, the general. on coming out
of the consulate. was surrounded by n
host Of yelled women. who besought
Mahomet to curse him because he had
stolen all their cats. 1t appears that
the native servant had pocketed the
money for himself and gone round
with a sack and confiscated every cat
in the place.-Collier' Weekly.
Cañon City record., 1900-05-10
SHE FIGHTS UNIONS.
CHICAGO WOMAN WINS SUD-
DEN NoroRiETY.
Hrs. ,. ,. Ress. WAs Rsesntly Apysarsd
Dsssre the Nstssaaa Iadstsiai Cea-
mission vita Tale ef wes-wAo
she La
(Chicaso Letter,

Mrs J. J. Robb, who spoke her mind
OF labor unions and their alleged treat
ment OF non-union laboring men to
the members Of the Industrial subcom-
mission at the Auditorium the other
day. = . middle-aged woman OF not
unpleasant appearance. Despite her
bitterness toward the unions one can
readily see By little talk with her
that she Ia not hitter toward everything
in the world.
Anyone who knew me as a little
girl would wonder at the way talk
now" she said. Il was timid. even to
an extreme. when / was little. and
i always was a retiring woman later,
but have been forced by the wolf at
my door to cry out, and to assert my
rights as an American woman. As the
mistress OF home. to protection
against the men who take from my
husband the chance OF earning liv-
ing"
Mrs. Robb dresses well. although she
makes her own clothes. She appeared
before the commission In a red waist
and dark skirt. and not until she said.
Il come to you as the wife of me-
chanic-an outraged mechanic" would
anyone have believed that she was
other than some woman's club member
with general interest In reforms.
rather than with special grievance
gnawing at her heart.
I'm a mechanics wife" she said.
''and am proud of II. Ny husband Is
as good n citizen as any in the city.
He is j 1rst-ciass workman. one of tho
kind who always got first-ciass wages
when he was employed. who never had
any complaint against him for inferior
work. Hasn't he. as an American citi-
zen. right to work. Have any Amer
icans a right to say whether he shall
work or not. when he is. willing to?
Haven't as Lis wife and the mistress
Of his home right to have him earn
his living as he desires TOT Are not
all the principles OF republican gov
ernment outraged and vilined and
abused and degraded by these unions.
that rob me OF my home and my hus-
band OF his work. and society OF our
services1'
Out OF breath. Mrs. Robb paused a
momeat. and ther more calmly co-tin-
ucd to tell something of her husbands
history. He was a member of union
Of painters end ginziers In good
standing" said she. .and one day he
broke the unions rules In order to pro-
Cañon City record., 1900-05-10

tect his cmpioyen' property. There
was n strike on the Job. and $1,000
worth OF valuable machinery was lying
In a place under an open skylight.
where Il might have been greatly dam
aged by a storm. The employer ap-
pcaied to him, was Charles W. Gin
deIe--snd hS consented to put in the
giaza. The union agents found II out
They waited Till he came out from
work. Tb@y attacked him. They
knocked him down and beat him over
the head until he was insensibie- The
policeman who saw II looked the other
way. A bystander interfered and
saved his life. Then they brought him
home 10 me. He was insensibic for
days and days. and was sick a long
time. That's the why the city pro-
tects our rights"
what would you like to have done
for a remedy. Mrs Robbr'
"I1i tell you what I'D do. I'd go to
the governor of the state and I'D get
him to annui the charter OF every cor
poration that abuses Its powers. That's
what I'd do. There Isn't any sense In
letting lot of selfish. corrupt men
these men do. The state ought to
stop II as quick ns II can"
Mrs. Robb is not sorry she spoke out
in the Industrial meeting. though she
says her husband fears that he win be
doomed to worse treatment than ever
by the unions in the future.
MY husband thinks" said she. that
he will be a marked man for life. He
didn't know I was gcing to talk tha!
way. Neither did till got a chance.
and then Just had to say what l said.
! couldn't help It. But my husband
wants to leave the city right away. and
he would II he could. what's the use
pr staying In place wherc he isn't
allowed to workf He don't need to
fear. though. Things can't be any
worse for him than they are now, in
this free land OF liberty"
The Robb home Ii at e55 Biooming-
dale avenue. The street In front Of
the house ID occupied by the tracks Of
the Chicago. Milwaukee Z St. Paul
road. They live In three smail. dingy
rooms. at the east snd OF long. drab-
colorsd brick tenement. There are no
carpets to cover the floor. and an old
isnngs and two rocking chairs. with =
small, square table, ara all the signs
there are Of bettsr and moro prosper
'S-ss days A bsdstsAd stands In one
cor, sr Of the room which answers for
the Sarlor. The kitchen IL Immediate
y 70 the rear. and = small coal cooh
stove Of antiQus pattern and In 4 stAte
pf dslapidstlua esrvss. with an old
liable nd two wosdsn chairs. to fur
hish tie room. The oooAfng utsnsiis
arp fsw and ven wusa. The cupboard.
Shiah eeeves e ! china cl1set. Con-
tains uttls vhiea couid y cal1sd ohina-