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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-08-23
Against the HurrelI Law.

Kansas City, Kans,, Aug. 16.-Judge
Fisher, of the district court of Kansas
City, Kan, holds that the Hurrell
saloon law of 1901 repeats that clause
of the prohibition law which gives the
right of injunction against saloon on
the ground that it is a nuisance.
The case was one of the forty which
the temperance people have brought
against as many saloon keepers to en-
join them from conducting their sa-
looms. Judge Fisher sustained Wyricll's
demurrer to the petition on the ground
given. The temperance people inter
ested will appeal the case to the SUI
preme court
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-08-23
|DEAD MAIL FROM Ell RENO.
First Consignment Thought to
Weigh 1900 Pounds.
FIVE BARRELS OF LETTER u.s."

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 17.-Tne dead
letter office at Washington, d. c., will
receive larger consignment from Ell
Reno than from any other point since
the organization of that branch of the
postal service An inspector said that,
as estimated, from I, 1000 to 1000 pounds
of mail had accumulated there, for
which no one had called. AS sample
of letter mail there are five salt barrels
full of letters beginning with the letter
"S.n
The postal authorities are guarding
closely this cleft over" mail. 1t is sup
posed to contain far more cash than
the average "uncalled" for letters, and
so many wrote home for money, and
before they could get a letter made
other arrangements by wire or met
friend, and in many cases the letter and
cash that "never came" was really
there, but in tangled mass could not
be found.
The first consignment from Ell Reno
to pass on to Washington was guessed
at by the postal clerks at 800 pounds.
1t will soon be followed by more, and
in due time all people who wrote letters
to friends there will get their letters
back or they will feel reasonably sure
they were delivered.
From all the new towns volume of
dead letter stuff will accumulate very
soon, throwing work of this character
on the department.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-08-23
SCARCITY OF WHEAT CARS.
Every Elevator in Kansas is Filled
to The Utmost Limit.
OTHER ROADS HOLD CARS,

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. ia meet
ing was held here between the directors
of the Commercial club, the Transpor-
tation Bureau officials and the mana
gers of the board of trade, seeking to
solve the grain blockade. Every grain
elevator in Kansas is filled to the ut
most limit and wheat is being piled up
in the open about the way stations. At
Ashvirle, in Cloud county, Kans., there
were 5000 bushels piled up in day,
with more coming in. The Santa Fe
says the same condition is prevailing at
all points along its line. The road is
peremptorily making demands for its
cars. Other lines are holding them.
Grain shipped in them is being left on
tracks. The Oklahoma trade has en-
gagged many of them. The trouble is
the tremendous wheat crop. Kansas
never harvested so much nor such heavy
grain.
The Kansas farmer always relies on
marketing his grain at once. This year
he expected to do the same thing, but
can not find shelter for it in the coun-
try elevators nor cars to get the crop to
market.
The railroads blame the grain men
for holding their cars and the gr".in
men blame the railroads for diverting
the cars to other traffic.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-08-23
Gompers Makes a Statement,

New York, Aug. ia statement
from Samuel Gompers, president OF the
American Federation of Labor, printed
in the current issue of the official organ
of the federation and is in part as fol-
lows:
"The iron and steel workers of Amer
lea are face to face with the giant trust
of our time. Many have been the in
quiries from the outside public as to
whether our affiliated organization, the
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel
and Tin Workers, could have averted
this conflict. We answer without hest
tation that contest could have been
avoided with but one result, and that
with the dissolution of the organization
of the workers and with it the destruc-
ton of the scale of prices. The reduc-
ton after reduction of prices would
have been inevitable until the lowest
possible point had heen reached"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-08-23
Water and Climate.

Hobart, o. T., Aug. 19.-The best of
water can be had by going down from
fifteen to thirty feet and the fertility of
of the soil is evidenced by the fact that
corn is selling at 80 cents bushel and
hay for SO ton.
The climate is the very best owing to
the fact that Hobart is 1900 feet above
the sea, and while it gets warm during
the day, the heat is tempered by breezes
rom over the mountains fifteen miles
to the south and southwest, and the
nights are delightfully."- cool. Every
class of business is already represented.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-08-23
A Commercial Census.

Lawton, Aug. 6.-This city has $50
lawyers; 81 restaurants; 100 real estate
dealers; one hospital; six churches;
seven printing offices; two daily papers
with five other weekly or daily getting
ready to start; &c butcher shops; 43 re-
tail groceries; two wholesale groceries;
six dry goods and clothing stores; 16
barber shops; one steam laundry-and
needs 100 more for the present; eight
drug stores: 81 doctors: three dentists;
two watchmakers; one jewelry store
and one bottling works
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-08-23
Primer Arrested.

Topeka, Kan, Aug. 16.-Herman
johnson, a printer, has been arrested
charged with counterteiting small coins
of less than one dollar denominations.
The prisoner confessed and informed
the officers where the moulds and dies
could be found on East Twelfth street.
The dies and moulds showed consider
able ingenuity and were neatly con-
structed of type metal and plaster of
Paris Considerable bad money had
appeared in slot machines and at candy
stands, which led to Johnson's arrest.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-08-23
ADDITIONAL RULES.
Reference Is Made to Contests Against
Wood

Washington, Aug. 16.-Acting Secre-
tary of the Interior department Ryan
has prescribed an additional rule to the
telegraphic regulations issued pro-
viding for a speedy disposition of
appeals from rejection of homestead
applications for the new Oklahoma
lands. The new rule follows:
Applications to contest entries al
lowed for these lands filed during the
sixty days from date of opening will
also be Immediately forwarded to the
general land office, where they will be
at once carefully examined and for
warded to the secretary of the interior
with proper recommendation when the
matter will be promptly decided"
In the opinion of officials there is but
one ground of contest thus far assigned
that is liable to cause Wood any annoy
ance. That is the claim that he took
his selection for speculative purposes
and not as a homestead. If this charge
should be sustained his entry would be
Cancelled. As to the other contests they
are looked upon as frivilous.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-08-23
Presents TO Employees.

Colorado Springs, Colo, Aug. 10
The fact has just come to light that
General w. ]. Palmer of this city, at
the time he sold his interest in the Rio
Grande Western railroad for six mil
lions, about three months ago, made a
distribution of 1 200 shares of the stock
of the company then at 1O4 among the
employees of the road, amounting in all
TO more than a million. Each employee
was remembered, Vice President Dodge
receiving more than 500, 900 worth Of
stock.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-08-23
Commander Norton,s PIaNu.

Hutchinson, Aug. 19.-As dept Ttment
commander of the G. A. R., Ca ptain
Martin Norton will work to bring up
the department in Kansas. he has
divided the state into districts by coun-
ties, and each district will have a
superintendent of the recruiting ser
vice with help of two or three comrades
and these will be assigned to special
duty on the department generals staff
and will report to Assistant Adjutant
General F. NJ. Riddle, at Topeka, Kan
sas
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-08-23
The Gulf Storm.

Mobile, Aug. 19.-Much damage was
done by the storm in this city. A few
were killed. The water was five inches
deep in the Cotton exchange and both
the Western Union and Postal offices
were flooded. The power houses of the
Electric Railway were flooded and cleo
trio car service was shut down. All
business in the wholesale district was
suspended. Railroads were under
water. All the wharves and bath
houses at Port Clear were entirely
washed away. The famous Shell road
was washed out.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-08-23
LABOR AND CAPITAL UNION.
Plans Conceived Before TIE Strike
Was Thought Of.
A PROFIT SHARING SCHEME.

New York, Aug. 1o.-J. Pierpont
Morgan has planned the greatest labor
union of the age, a union of labor nd
capital. According to his plans, stock
of the United States Steel corporatic1
valued at several millions of dollars at
par has been set aside for the purchase
at inside figures by the 10000 men
employed by the companies that make
up the great steel trust. 1t is contem-
plated to form this co-partnership be-
tween the shareholders and the EN-
ployes of the United Steel corporation.
The plan was conceived before the
strike was thought of and then 1T was
expected that it might be put in opera
ton in two years. 1t requires time to
formulate the details of such trem-
endous undertaking. For this reason
announcement was withheld.
At recent conference, however, be-
tween the executive board of the Anal
gamated Association and Chas. Schwab,
the president of the United States Steel
corporation, it came out thai Schwab
under the direction of Morgan, has
formulated a profit sharing scheme
whereby it was proposed to make every
employee of the Steel corporation CO.
operator in the business.
The plan contemplated by the United
States Steel corporation is nothing
more than the high development of the
scheme that has existed in the Carnegie
plants since 1892. After studying the
state attained by Carnegie, it is said
that Morgan and his associates in the
management of the United States Steel
corporation determined that it would
be wise to extend the scheme.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-08-23
A Remarkable Well.

Cawker City, Kans., Aug. 19.-John
Haseltine, living four miles south of
here, has the most remarkable well in
the country. He dug five wells in
line extending sixty-five feet and rang
ing from seven to seventeen feet in
depth The center one is the deepest
He then took out the intervening earth,
making one well six by sixty-five feet,
with five feet of water in it, The
well is walled up and arched over,
except in the center, where pump and
windmill is placed.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-08-23
LAND FOR H0MESEEKERS.
Plenty OF 1t In Missouri. Arkansas and
Kansas.

Kansas.
Kansas City, Aug. 15.-Tne Journal
quotes Major Bungardt, government
official, as saying:
missouri is the only state in the
union which sells homesteads outright.
There are 325, 200 acres of land in this
state subject to entry. The Dodge City,
Kansas, land Office reports to me that it
has 500, 900 acres of land open to settle
ment Arkansas offices report about
1000, 600 acres of land, some of it, so
have learned, as rich as any land in the
United States. The Kingfisher, o. t.,
land office, under date of August 8, no.
titles me it has 100000 acres of land for
homesteaders. Eastern Kansas is de-
void of available sites, all having been
pre-empted. l believe Missouri offers
the most advantageous opportunity of
any state in the union. A man may
take up 100 acres by settling on it or 800
acres if he cares to pay cash. He gets.
title the day he pays the S1.25 per acre.
We do not ask man to wait five years
as all other states do"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-08-23
Japanese Indignant.

Honolulu via San Froncisco, Aug. Is.
"A large mass meeting of Japanese
residents of Honolulu was held to pro-
test against the action of DR.. L. E.
Cofer, United States quarantine officer
at this port, in subjecting S. Ol<abe,
Japanese vice-consul and his wife, to a
physical examination, when they ar
rived on July 25. The meeting ended
in the adoption of very severe resolu-
tions, copies of which will be sent to
the japanese minister at Washington
and to President Mckinley and to other
officials at Washington.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-08-23
TraInload OF Horses.

Arkansas City, Aug. ia train load
of horses passed through the city.
There were twenty-three cars in the
train and Yardmaster Reed says it is
the longest train of horses he ever
handled in the yards at this point. The
horses were from Texas and New MeXi-
co. They were bought by the govern
ment agents for use in the regular
army. They were all good sized ami
mails and there was not white one in
the bunch.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-08-23

M.>nila, Aug. 15.-The United States
comm ssion has left Manila on its
northern trip.
Civil Governor Taft has addressed a
letter to the new justices urging that
the courts be so conducted as to create
a good impression. The native first
offenses should be treated with paternal
clemency. The con tract providing for
harbor improvements has been signed
and work will begin i'm. pediately. The
cost of the improvements will amount
TO 81, 100000.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-08-23
hoard Of Health order, It.

Topeka, Aug. 16.-0ne hundred and
thirty cases of beer were publicly de-
stroyed by smashing, through the
orders of the board of health.
The liquor had been secured from
the joints on official raids and
was stored in the city prison The sa-
loon owners were about to secure pos
session by court proceedings when the
chief Of police adroitly had the board
Of health declare it a menace 70 the
health of that portion of the city and
ordered Il destroyed
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-08-23
Proposed Trolley Lines.

Pittsburg, Kans., Aug. 16.-It is pro-
posed to construct trolley lines from
Pittsburg to Galena, through Cherokee,
Weir City and Scammon. The line will
absorb the present line between Ga
lena and Joplin. 1t will extend north
to Minden Mines, Mo-, passing, in its
81 miles of length through the great
coal region. The road will have cap
ital stock of 81, 25O,OO and have its
headquarters, power house and shops
at Pittsburg.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-08-23
Joliet Mills Closed.

Joliet, Ills, Aug. 1.-THE Steel mills
here closed after meeting of the
Amalgamated men, who were addressed
by vice president Davis and Secretary
Tighe. These men asked to be allowed
to fulfill their contracts before going
out, as did those of other western mills,
but were persuaded to break their con-
tracts and quit work. So the fires were
drawn and 5000 more men are idle, to
be supported by those who work.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-08-23
VIII Defend the Suit.

Pueblo, Colo, Aug. 16.-A well at
tended meeting of representatives of
irrigation companies in the Arkansas
valley of Colorado, including officials
of all the big canals from Canon City
to Lamar, met here and appointed a
committee to conduct Colorado's de-
Tense in the courts against the threat
ened litigation from Kansas over Ar
kansas river water. The state engineer
and a representative from the state
agricultural department are included
in the committee.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-08-23
Business District Filling Up.

Anadarko, Ok, Aug. 17.-At the rate
at which business buildings are being
constructed, the business district will
be solidly built up in two or three
weeks. The progress being made is
little short of marvellous. Many lots
bought during the early days of the
sale are being sold at handsome ad-
vances. The last of the business prop
erty was sold today and little resi-
dence property in the cheaper district
was disposed of.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-08-23
Lawton Sales Again.

Lawton, Okla, Aug. Aug. 15.-Big
prices are being paid for lots at last.
George Hudson, of Winfield, Kas., had
to bid $3,545 to get a corner that he
wanted for jewelry store and inside
lots in the same block sold for 81, 200 to
81, ZOO. The best corners are yet to be
sold and it will be no surprise now if
S., 900 is bid for one of them. That
will be 5000 front foot for raw
prairie. The proceeds of the sale will
probably reach $3.50, 900, which is far in
excess of all estimates before the sale.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-08-23
No Improvement There.

San Francisco, CAL, Aug. 19.-The
efforts of the conservative persons to
bring about settlement of the strike
appear to be ineffective. 1t has been
announced by the employers that no
concessions will be made to men who
Lent their employment, and the strikers
see,p to have come to the conclusion
that they cannot conscientiously con-
cede anything more. There are Is, 900
unemployed in the city. There is al
most COMPLETE paralysis of the coast
ing trade.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-08-23
Reunion at Salt Lake.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Aug. 15.-Sev-
eral hundred former volunteer soldiers,
representing the volunteer regiments
that took part in the campaign in the
Philippines were greeted at Assembly
hall by General Irving Hale, of Colo
RADIO, first vice president of the Society
of the Philippines, in the second annual
reunion of that order. Large delega-
tions were present from Colorado,
Utah and Idaho. Kansas, Minnesota,
Nebraska, Pennsylvania and Iowa were
also represented. The reunion lasts
three days.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-08-23
Fighting Coin On.

Washington, Aug. 15.-The state de-
partment has received mail advices
from three different quarters in Column
bia all showing revolutionary move
ments in progress and a rather serious
condition of affairs. Both termini of
the Panama railway route were heard
from, Consul General Gudger writing
from Panama as to a revolutionary at
tack on nearby towns, and Consul
Malmros at Colon, reporting that guer-
rilla fighting had been going on between
Colon and Panama.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-08-23
Work Prisoner. ON Roads.

Kansas City, Aug. 19.-In pursuance
of an order of the county court thirty
two prisoners were taken from the
county Jail to Independence to work on
the county roads. There were twenty
eight negroes and four white men in
the gang. They went to Independence
on an electric car. Only those in the
Jail under petty sentences were taken.
Many of the prisoners expressed them
selves as glad of the opportunity of get
ting out of their cells even if it was to
work.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-08-23
Townsite Grafters,

Hobart, o. T., Aug. 19.-Town build
ing is the great problem before the
people. Grafters in town building have
been working their schemes for the
month past with vim and the tender
foot has been taken in to an extent that
is only equaled by the mad rush to get
their names in the box at Ell Reno and
Lawton by the 1863, 900 people who came
from every state in the Union.
Dozens of towns were started on paper
and the tenderfoot and his money were
soon parted.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-08-23
Brisk at Anadarlto.

Anadarko, Ok, Aug. 15.--The bid
ing on lots continues brisk and prices
are good. The churches attempted to
buy sites around the court house block,
but the prices went beyond their reach.
Outside of few minor offenses every
thing continues peaceful and quiet
here. There has been no liquor sold
here thus far. The crowd continues
large and the interest shown indicate
that the desirable residence lots will
bring good prices.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-08-23
Shamrock II is Yankee.

New York, Aug. 19.-Shamrock III,
now here, is built from Yankee models,
with nearly all the late Yankee i'm
provements; even the matter of blocks
have been derived from American
sources. The sails are of American
cotton duck and the main sail is laced
to the boom-a recent concession to
American methods AS a matter of
fact the Shamrock ii has more of Amer
lean "wrinxles"in hull, spars, sails and
rigging than are indigenous to Great
Britain.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-08-23
Parsons Asylum.

Parsons, Kans., Aug. 19.--The state
board of charities met here and were
shown the proposed site for the new
asylum, with which they expressed
their approval. The board will return
next month to begin work. Chairman
Allen in an interview said at is rec
essary for us to have further legal adj
vice before proceeding further with the
condemnation proceedings Our board
considers the matter practically settled.
1t would be an excellent plan to estab'
lish an epileptic colony here"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-08-23
Caught Their Man.

Columbus, Kans., Aug. 10.-James
Hardison, who murdered Gearry
Stephens, brother of eX-County Attor-
ney Stephens, at Scammon, this coun-
ty, about two years ago, was captured
by officers at Mountain View, Okla.
Sheriff Sparks received telegram
notifying him of Hardison's arrest and
he and Charles Stephens left for Okla
homa for the prisoner. Hardison shot
young Stephens twice. Governor Stan
lev offered a reward for Hardison at
the time.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-08-23
Numbered on Good Claim.

Guthrie, Okla, Aug. 15.-The Ponca
City Daily Courier says, Mrs. Garland,
daughter of Mr.. Coates, of Cross, went
to file and took in a list of her choices,
but every one of them had been chosen
before her turn came. She then select
ed from the map, sort of hit or miss
choice. When she went to see her
quarter she found it had been the head
quarters of big ranch near Hobart,
with a good stone building and every
thing just ready to move in and go to
work
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-08-23

Guthrie, Okla, Aug. 15.-The schools
of the territory are now circulating
their catalogues and working for stu
dents for next year. One of the latest
catalogues out is that of the Agricul-
tural and Mechanical college at Still
water. The work was done in the
college printing plant and is a neat
book. The students enrolled last year
numbered 400, showing large increase
over previous years. The outlook for
the school is splendid. The fall term
will begin September II.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-08-23
Strike a Draw at Kansas City.

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 14.-The ma
chinists' strike inaugurated thirteen
weeks ago, has been declared off by
the strikers and the men still out will
return to work as soon as their en-
ployers will take them back. Four
hundred men struck for nine hours
work and ten hours pay. Half of this
number were given the increase, but
the larger shops held out and the
strikers who return to work now will
90 back at the old scale.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-08-23
Union Jack Torn Down.

Valetta, Island of Malta, Aug. 16.-
The discomfort here arising from the
language question and other grievances
is growing more acute. Sunday the
union jack was torn to pieces in the
streets by large body of demonstra-
tors. This was followed by the disfig-
uring of Queen Victoria's jubilee
statue. The marble was deluged with
damaging acid.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-08-23
A Bridge Company Closed Down.

Ithaca, n Y, Aug. 1.-THE Groton
Bridge company, of Groton, which was
recently absorbed by the United States
Steel company, posted notice to the
effect that the mills be closed down
indefinitely Manager Lane says the
plant will be closed for at least three
months. The plant employs four hun
bred men, and for fourteen years has
been the sustaining industry of Gro
ton