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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-05
FREQ Rural Delivery.

A vigorous plea for rural free de-
livery is made in the first annual re-
port Of First Assistant Postmaster
General Perry S. Heath, which was
made public recently.
Mr. Heath says the service so far
has resulted in increased postal re-
ceipts, enhancement of the value OF
farm lands reached by rural free de-
livery of from 50 to So an acre, gen.
eral improvement of the condition OF
the roads traversed by the rural car
riers, better prices for farm products,
the producers being brought into daily
touch with the state of the markets;
besides educational benefits conferred
by relieving the monotony of farm life
through ready access to wholesome lit
erature and knowledge of current
events.
On Nov. 1 rural free delivery was in
successful operation over 1888 circuits,
radiating over forty states and one
territory, Idaho, Wyoming, Mississippi
and Montana being the only states un-
represented.
Between the beginning Of the new
fiscal year, July l, 1899, and Nov. l,
at an additional expenditure of $4,000,
rural free delivery has been extended
to nearly 100000 persons at an annual
cost of about 81 cents per capita,
against an average per capita cost OF
$3.50 in small towns of 5000 popula-
ton.
1T is a small matter to resident
of town." says the report, Ito be
saved walk of few hundred yards
to the postoffice, while, on the con-
trary, it is great accommodation to
the farmer to be spared drive of five
or ten miles over country roads to get
his mail. In recent public discussion
advocates of the system, who placed
the value of the time thus lost In the
busy farming season at only so cents
per head, found that their figures ran
up into many millions of dollars lost
to the agricultural interests through
being obliged to send to the village
for the mails"
Rural carriers are shortly to be au-
thorized to receive and receipt for let
tiers for registration as city carriers
now do.
The report recommends the adop-
ton of some uniform style of mail
box for the rural free delivery service.
These boxes are to be put up - "a HenF
in repair by the post ma nartaaas
fol
lor ren'T &C moderate prices which
would not only pay the government in
terest on its investment, but yield
revenue The rural mail boxes would
thus have thrown around them the I'M
disputed protection of the United
States laws.
BY illustration it is shown that the
rural service at West Chester, Pa, not
only paid for itself, but left in the nine
months of it's operation up to Sept. 30
balance of 1898, after delivering
155,SO5 pieces of mail matter at the
doors of the farmers. The reports OF
hostility of postmasters and from star
route contractors is dismissed as hav-
ing no substantial grounds. A modifi-
cation of the postal laws is recon-
mended to permit star route messen-
gers under special appointment and
oath to perform rural free delivery SER
vice.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-05
Great Prison mt Cape Town.

One of the most interesting places in
Cape Town, the headquarters of En-
glish authority in South Africa, is
the great prison, in which almost every
nation in the world has its representa-
tive. On it's rolls are more than 1000
convicts. There are American miners,
sons of English arlstocracy, French
men, Germans, Italians and Russians,
to say nothing of the large number of
Kaffirs and other African natives. The
least intelligent of the prisoners and
those who are sentenced for life have
been employed on the great fortifica-
lions which form the defenses of Cape
Town. Prisoners who are not en-
ployed on the public works are leased
to the farmers of Cape Colony, who
pay from IS to 60 cents apiece for each
man, in addition to food and shelter,
the government furnishing guards and
clothing. On the hillside, overlooking
Cape Town, tier upon tier Of modern
guns are in place. Each of them is
connected by wire with the fort, and
all can be fired at one time, if desired,
by the pressure of an electric button.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-05
A SLAUGHTER OF BANDITS.

A SLAUGHTER OF BANDITS.
of the enemy, SO I concluded they
would have to be attacked at close
quarters and poked out Of the houses"
AS speedily as possible Capt. Byrne
drew enough of his men together to
make the attack There we're about 20
in the party. "They were gotten into
skirmish ORDER" says Capt. Byrne,
"and took the position of center Skin
misher of the party and directed Trum-
peter Steele to sound the charge, tell
ing the men at the last note l was
going forward and expected them to go
with me. At the last note Of the trum-
pet we sprang up over the bank into
the village. A few men were little
slow, but soon sprang into place. Two
fell down behind log, but on being
shouted at, got up and Joined the line.
All had now recovered their self-pos-
session and would have gone any
where. The bandits fell back across
the village with our men still after
them. Then they became panic strick-
en- and dispersed, fleeing down the hill,
while our men poured deadly fire into
them at close range as long as they
were in sight.
Lieut.. Nesbitt, who had witnessed
our predicament from the hill, had
started with all haste for the village
and arrived shortly after the bandits
had disappeared in the woods. He
continued the pursuit so long as they
could be found. They had scattered
in every direction and quite number
were killed by his men. A notable in
cident of the fight, and one of great
Importance as affecting the peace and
quiet of this vicinity, was the killing
of the chief of the band, tall, hand
some man, who looked like Spaniard.
He died as hard as he fought. When
pierced by two bullets through the
breast he fell from his horse, rolled,
plunged and scrambled over the ground
like a chicken when beheaded. OF all
the bandits killed did not see wound
ed man except in the struggle of death
on the field. They always got away
to die off the battlefield. They would
hop, scramble, roll or drag themselves
until picked up by some comrade, who
would run and carry another man with
comparative ease"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-05
SINGLE-HANDED HOLD-UP.
A Masked Man Cows Express Messengers
and Collars Cash.

A Masked Man Cows Express Messengers
and Collars Cash.
An unknown white masked man
robbed Southern Express company
car near Branchville, S. c., on the
Southern railway, the other night. The
train had just left the station when
Messengers Ramey and Rhodes were
covered with two revolvers held in the
hands of the robber. One messenger
was made to stand with his hands over
his head and the other was commanded
to hand over the money packages from
the safe. Seventeen hundred dollars
were secured and the robber, after
warning the messengers not to put
foot outside of the car until the train
had got under Roadway again, pulled
the bell cord and jumped off as the
train slowed up. The conductor saw
the robber escaping alongside the
track, but thinking him a tramp sig
nailed the engineer ahead. When the
train got under Roadway the messen-
gers came out and told their story. The
car was a combination baggage and
express car, and the door had been
opened to permit the conductor to
reach the baggage section, which was
on the forward end of the car. II was
by reason of this fact that the robber
was enabled to enter the car. One
of the safes which escaped the robbers
notice contained $4,000.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-05
THE KILLING OF THE BANDIT
CHIEF.

about 300 yards distant. 1t was an
ideal place for bandit stronghold, de-
Tended by blockhouses and stockade,
neither bullet proof, against any en-
envy that might be expected, except on
the side of the mountain where it was
not expected apparently that an enemy
would appear.
when / first sighted the town it
ives filled with seemingly crazy men.
II reminded me of an anthill just
stirred up with a stick. They were
running in every direction, not leaving
the town, but charging back and forth
in wild confusion. Horses were run
ming around loose among the men,
some saddled and in all stages of prep
arhtion for mounting. l found that
Lieut.. Nesbitt had taken a very ad-
vahtageous position. which afforded
him the opportunity to both fire into
th2 confused mass OF bandits with ter
rib5e effect and at the same time to
cut; on their escape to Salupitan by
the. only trail in Tat direction sergt
Bennett soon arrived with the remain
GER Of the men who were able to trav-
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-05
A GOLDEN BUBBLE
STUPENDUOUS SWINDLES BY
FRANKLIN SYNDICATE.
All Former Napoieons of Finance Faie
Into Utter Insignincance When Com
pared with william Miller the Brook
lyn Swindier.

Another dream of wealth has van
ished in the collapse of the Franklin
Syndicate of Brooklyn, and the hunt
for its sponsors, William F. Miller, its
head, and Cecil Leslie, press promoter
and secretary.
The syndicate began business in a
poor quarter of Brooklyn two years
ago as banking institution agreeing
to pay odepositors 10 per cent a week
for the use of their money, or $40 per
cent year. The concern gave out that
II was able to do this by inside advices
In the stock market and the making of
millions by the rise in listed securities.
This went on quietly for nearly two
years and 10 per cent was paid deposit
tors as per agreement. About two
months ago the syndicate advertised
widely and a golden shower of unceas-
ing volume found its way to the Golfers
of what has been aptly termed the divi-
dend mill. One day SS1 900 was taken
in and in all some 100000 was re-
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-05
Disappeared will, His Wife's StepmOthe


George Payne, a prosperous farmer
of Wild Cat Creek, w. Va, has disap-
peared with his wife's stepmother, and
all efforts to locate the pair are futile.
Payne came several months ago with
his family from Ohio. His father-in-
law, Sylvester Johnston, who is 70
years of age, lived with him, and four
weeks ago welded Miss Ella Owens. a
handsome young woman, though
Payne and his wife strenuously OBJ
jected. The Payne couple even re-
fused to receive the elderly groom and
his BRIDE But matters were arranged
amicably at last and the newly welded
pair spent their honeymoon in the
Payne household. But there was much
surprise when Mr.. Johnston discovered
that his wife was gone and Mrs. Payne
found that her husband was missing.
An investigation showed that the two
had left in the night.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-05

Cow-tree is found in the mountains
of South and Central America, and is
an evergreen. Its sap almost exactly
resembles milk, and flows copiously
from wounds made in the bark. It was
first brought to the notice Of Euro
peans by Alexander Won Humboldt
The natives Of the country where the
tree is found are In the habit Of drink
ing freely Of the milk. and find It both
palatable and nourishing.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-05

Army and Sugar Muies.-A good
mule suitable for the army or to meet
the demand for sugar mules will al
ways bring a good price. To do such
work as the mere hard hauling OF
army supplies, or to labor in the fields
under the direction of a plantation
negro who don't know enough to take
care of a horse, he has his advantages.
Anywhere else. however. the horse is
preferable. In the hands Of an in
telligent farmer a good horse ought to
be a good brood mare rather than a
non-producing mule. While the good
mule will bring a good price. good
draft horse. equally excellent of his
kind, will bring a better figure. On
the farms managed by intelligent
farmers. therefore. there is scarcely
a question about which Of the two
should be kept.-Live Stock Indicator.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-05

The rise in price OF beef has sfimu-
lated the breeding Of that kind OF
stock, and has at the same time cut
on part Of the supply for the slaugh
ter houses
One dram. or sixty drops. makes a
teaspoonful
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-05

Herewith is picture of portion OF
the suburbs OF Seattle. Wash. ION its
way from Rainier Heights to Lake
Washington" These are but few out
OF 80 OF go structures. all of which are
similarly ION the move" their average
rate Of travel being about 2ik inches
per day. A section many square miles
in area has been moving to the front"
Of the lake shore for nearly three years
past A large sawmill on the shore Of
the lake Il being steadily pushed out
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-05

and submerged in it's waters; while
several very handsome residences and
a large church are on the verge Of de-
struction on the heights above; por-
tons OF their gardens and such odd
trifles as coach houses and other out
buildings have already broken away
and become part OF the chaotic tumble
below. The process Is 80 gradual. how
ever. that no one seems seriously to
trouble until Il becomes no longer pos
sibie to hold the furniture In position
The Florence tribune., 1900-03-17

A CALL has been issued for B terri- torial democratic convention to meet in Phoenix on the 23d of May, to select six delegates to the national conven- tion which meets in Kansas City on the 4th of July. The call cordially invites all citizens, irrespective of past political association or differences, who can unite in the effort for pure, economical and constitutional govern ment, ard who favor the republic and oppose the empire, to join in sending delegates to the convention. To all of which the TRIBUNE heartily subscribes and desires to cooperate. But it will make the Grover Cleveland branch of the democratic party in Pinal county look like it had taken something that didn't agree with it. Those messy backed politicians of by-gone age have whole lot to learn, among other things that it pays to be decent in politics as in everything else.
The Florence tribune., 1900-03-17

Citizens of Salt River valley have been "straining at gnat and swal- lowing camel" SO to speak, in regard te the water supply. A big hurrah has been made about sheep or cattle eating grass on the mountains because yer dure is supposed to draw moisture and induce precipitation. While working on this fine spun theory the people living along Salt River, the Verde and all tributaries of the two streams con tinue to divert the water for irrigation purposes. Great artificial arteries cause the water to leave the river, and while our misguided people are labor ing with a teaspoon to increase the supply, dozens of canals stand with open headgates to carry off tue supply of water that has for quarter of a century been appropriated in this valley. A few more court decisions, however, like the last one rendered by Judge Street, will deprive this valley of it's claims for the waters of the Salt and Verde rivers. But in the meantime our people should realize the true sit- uation and stop the leak where it real ly exists.-[ Phoenix Enterprise.
The Florence tribune., 1900-03-17
Reward for Assassins.

Frankfort, Ky., March, 12.-Appro- priations were made by the Reward Counission setting aside 5000 on the head of each person concerned in the conspiracy to kill Governor Goebel, if there be no more than ten. If there should be more than ten conspirators found guilty, then the s50, ,000 is to be divided pro rata. The remaining $50.- 900 is to remain in the custody of the commission. The appropriation was made in the following resolution, which was adopted unanimously under the terms of the law:
 Resolved, That 5000 out of the sum appropriated, creating a commis- sion for the purpose of experimenting and bringing to justice the murder CTS of Governor " illiam Goebel and appro- priatiDg $lO0, GOO therefor, be paid as 8 reward for the apprehension, arrest and conviction as principal or accessory of each person engaged in the murder of Governor William Goebel. In the event the number of convictions ex- ceeds ten, then the reward of $50, GOO will be prorated."
The Florence tribune., 1900-03-17
The cobre .erande Case.
From the El Paso Times.l

Mir. J. Henry Wood, secretary and treasurer of the Cobre Graude Copper company, and Mr. Walter Bennett, . leading attorney, both of Phoenix, were in the city yesterday, en route to Pecos City. While here they will resist an attempt to dissolve an injunction re- gently granted, restraining the Kansas City and El Paso Smelling company of this city from paying to the Consoli- dated National bank of Tucson money due on certain copper matte. The matter will be argued before Judge Waithall, sitting at Pecos, to-day.
 The Cobre Grande Copper company at present is concerned in considerable litigation, which involves the owner ship of thousands of dollars worth of valuable mining property in this region. Only Wednesday favorable decision was given the company in the Federal court at Nogales, Mexico, against W. c. Green. organizer of a large consolidated copper company which gives the former clear title to certain mining properties in the Arizpe district of Sonora, the valuation oi which is said to be more than million dollars. This was the main piece ot litigation the company was interested in, and it's managers regard the de- cision as especially favorably to their position in other suits.
 The dissolution to be resisted to-day at Pecos City affects the ownership oi three cars of copper matte, some time since sent to the El Paso smelter a, the instance of the Tucson bank. Their position is said to be that of an innocent purchaser, the institution acquiring the matte from MT. Green, referred to iu the other suit. The matte, the Cobre people contend, came from their smelting works, a fact which can be clearly and effectively shown. The amount due from the Fl Paso smel ter is, iu round numbers, $40, 900.
 A companion case is against the Gug- genheimer Smelling company at Aguas calientes, to which place the Tucson bank also shipped two cars of matte. The Cobre peoples position in this is the same at the one to be expounded in Pecos City to-day. Until a few days ago no legal service had been secured. At that time representative of the Guggenheimer company came to Fl Paso on business and he was served with injunction papers not to pay the money to the Tucson bank people. The suits will come up for hearing at the next term of court.
The Florence tribune., 1900-03-17

THE enormously increased production of gold in recent years and the prospect of a heavy output from existing sources of sup ply for long time in the future will great ly aid in the mainte nance of the gold stand ard by the United States under the pending currency legislation. The great gold yield. notwithstanding the temporary check upon operations in South Africa owing to the war. is a formidable obstacle to the free silver coinage propaganda--lRepubl
 What better reason could be ad- vanced than the above as a cause for the prosperity of the country. The free-coinage argument has always been: "More money. rising prices and good times; less money, falling prices and hard times" This is the conten- ton in a nutshell. If the country is blessed with plenty of money, 1t makes little difference to the people whether it be of gold, silver or paper, so long as it has the stamp of the government upon it. None of us were wise enough to foresee the immense pr oduction of gold, unless perhaps the goldbugs were, and it seems to have proved a great disappointment to them, as it knocked their theories into a cooked hat.
The Florence tribune., 1900-03-17
TIE Topeka Capital, which is being

TIE Topeka Capital. which is being conducted this week by Rev. Sheldon 'as Jesus wonld," has raised the price of subscription from 10 cents to 25 cents for the six numbers. The Chris tian Endeavorers get it for IS cents, however, and make the other 10 cents profit, which is all right, but We doubt if the Son of Man," who had no place to lay His head, would have gone into money-makiug scheme of this kiDd.
The Florence tribune., 1900-03-17
4 Good Cough Medicine for Children

''I have no hesitaucy in recommend. ing Chamberlain's Cough Remedy says F. r. Moran, well known and popular baker, of Petersburg, Va
 'sWe have given it to our childred when troubled with bad coughs, also whoop. ing cough, and it has always given perfect satisfaction. It was recon, mended to me by druggist ss the best cough medicine for children as il contained no opiom or other harmful drug" Sold by Brockway's Phar- macy. a~
The Florence tribune., 1900-03-17
An Honest Medicine for La erIppe.

George W. Waitt, of South Gardiner. Me-, says: q have had the worst cough, cold, chills and grip and have taken lots of trash Of no account but profit to the vendor. Chamberlain's $ Cough Remedy is the only thing that has done any good whatever. I have used one bottle of it and the chills, cold and grip have all left me. com gratuIate the manufacturers of an honest medicine" For sale by Brock ways Pharmacy.
The Florence tribune., 1900-03-17
RemarkaeIe curea of Rheuma.isn,.

From the Vindicator Rutherfordton. N. C..
 The editor of the Vindicator has had occasion to test the efficacy of Cham. berlain's Pain Balm twice with the most remarkable results in each case First, with rheumatism in the shoulder from which he suffered excrucistina pain for ten days, which was relieved with two applications of Pain Balm, rubbing the pa rts afflicted and realiz ing instant bene fit and entire relief ir very short time. Second, in rheuma. tism in thigh joint, almost prostrating him with severe pain, which was relieved by two applications, rubbing with the liniment on retiring at night, and getting up free from pain. For sale by Brockway's Pharmacy.
The Florence tribune., 1900-03-17

WILL Congress please let us who are so unfortunate as to be residents of 8 Territory know at it's earliest con venience whether we are living under the constitution or merely under the flag. Ths chances are that they will make monkeys of us before they get through.
The Florence tribune., 1900-03-17

TIE Boers put up good fight, but being greatly outnumbered, are now suing for peace, but the British bull dog, with his customary pertinacity, is not willing to letgo. IL the meantime France and Russia are showing dis position to take hand and Mckinley has rendered his good offices, which have been respectfully though firmly declined.
The Florence tribune., 1900-03-17

Ar the risk of being called an anar- chist the TRIBUNE desires to express it's condemnation of the horrible bull-pen outrages committed by General Mer- riam and his soldiers at Wardwell, Idaho, as brought out in the investiga- tion now being made by a committee of Congress. The Siberian horrors, as pictured by George Kennan, were not more damnable.
The Florence tribune., 1900-03-17

TIE TRIBUNE was the only Arizona newspaper that printed in full General Wilson's speech in reply to the attack of Congressman Lacy, of Iowa. It was an excellent speech, and the author deserves the thanks of the people for standing up so manfnlly for the ter ritory.
The Florence tribune., 1900-03-17

ONE of our esteemed fellow-citizens rec ently insisted that the New York Tribune was much better paper for the money than the Florence TRIBUNE. He is now laid up for repairs, and we have compromised matters by agreeing to print him a New York Tribune next week. We are always willing to ccommodste.
The Florence tribune., 1900-03-17

THE Journal-Miner says Prosperity will last as long as the republicans re- main in power" As the editor of that paper is in power in the land office, his remark may be considered per sonal.
The Florence tribune., 1900-03-17

CONGRESS is so very busy defining the status of our newly acquired pos sessions that it hasn't time to per form a simple act of justice to the starving Pima and Maricopa Indians.
The Florence tribune., 1900-03-17

YOUR uncle Benjamin Harrison, late President of the United States, was not talking through his hat when he remarked the other day that "the Porto Rican tariff bill is a most serious departure from right principles"
The Florence tribune., 1900-03-17

WE had almost forgotten that we have little scrap of our own over in the Philippines. And, by the way, how is our esteemed fellow-citizen, the Sultan of Sulu, getting along with his harem?