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The Washington times., 1901-12-01
HUMAN MARKET VALUES.
Wives May Be Purchased CheapIy mt
the Present Time.

Wives are cheap today. A man recently
made claim against the London Postof-
flee because through the late delivery of a
letter he had lost his prospective bride.
He asked for $26, and when he was ward
ed $40 only said that he did not consider
the sum full compensation.
In Canada wives come higher-at least
If one can judge from recent advertise
ment in a Montreal paper in which the
advertiser offered s, $50 down to any third
person who would find him the sort of
wife he described. Her chief qualification
was that she should be f'dOmestc home
loving, and a good cDok.j
This advertiser should have had his at
tention called to the offer of Mr.. Johann
Dorm, Str~sSifurg man whose daughter
Dorothea D0Tn. scaled 24S pounds at the
age of eighteen. The father of this
weighty lady offered a sum equal to $3.50
to anyone who would marry his daughter
/ Two years slater, s-Aiss Dorothea having
increased in wight TO 3G0Fpounds, Mr.
Dorm doubled mis- offer. He then found a
husband in a young man called HentzeI.
Boys are evidently more valuable in the
eyes of the law than girls. Yorkshire
tEngland) jury recently awarded 81 ,O00 to
boy who had lost his right hand in an
lowing day had case before 1t of a girl
of the same age-fourteen-wno had also
lost a right hand In similar fashion. To
her they gave as compensation only $3.50
To most people it would certainly seem
that a one-handed boy had a better
chance than a girl similarly manned
London jurles are, apparently, more
/ generous. An infant named Taylor living
at Wandsworth recently received S625 for
injuries TO his foot caused by the coster's
barrow on which he was seated being run
down by a milk van. In another ms anca
the wife OF a colonel in the Connaught
Rangers received S17,CG0 in compensation
for hurts received in a railway accident
at Norton Bridge little more than a year
ago.
Even The latter compensation fades into
insigni6cance compared with the price
paid by the Brazilian Government a few
months ago for the recent lynching of a
French subject at Rio Grande. The Bra
zilians declared that the tumultuous act
of mob could not be made ground for
diplomatic proceedings. France replied
that 100000 was the price of this dead
FrenchInan. and got il.
The value of an emgrant to the country
of his adoption has been stated By DR..
Farr as 81 ,150 for an ordinary laboring
man not more than thirty and in good
health.-London Times,
The Washington times., 1901-12-01
NEW MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL.
Architect WheeIwright and Commits.
siOner BiddIe Confer.

Edwin NJ. Wheelwright, of Boston, the
architect chosen by the District Commits
sioners to assist them in preparing the
preliminary plans for the proposed mu-
nicipal hospital, was in conference with
Commissioner Biddle this morning. The
condition OF the appropriations available
was discussed and the project considered
from every point of view. The work OF
the Commissioners in issuing the first
programme OF competition was considered.
The work to be done Immediately is TO
prepare preliminary plans for the hos
pital and to publish programme of com
petition. which can be sent out to arcLi-
tects The Commissioners will then re-
ceive proposals for preparing the detailed
plans for the buildings.
The services OF Mr.. Wheelwright are ad-
visory, and he will, in addition. have a
general supervision over the competition.
He will remain in Washington few days,
but the principal work Will be done in his
Office in Boston.
The Washington times., 1901-12-01
New Orleans Entries.

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 3O.-Entries for
Mondays races:
First race-For two -year-olds; five and
one-half furlongs. j. Patrick, l0i; Hat
Mitchell, 10i. Katherine C, l0l; Lou
Woods. lO4; Postillion. 104; Cast Iron,
104; Dolce Far Niente, 10i; The Boston
1O9; Ada S. G., 1O9.
Second race-For three -year-o olds and
upward; selling; one mile and one-slx-
teenth Myth. 104; Eda Riley, 1O4;
Jena, 1O5: Frank ireland, l05; Whisper
Low, 105; Chancery. 105; Henry of
Frantsmar, 106; Frank Mcconnell, 107;
Maple, 107; Precursor, los; Donator, 1873;
Swordsman, 10.
Third race-For three-year -olds; one
mile John Bull. 95; Donna Seay, 95;
Harry Pullian, 9S; Jim Taylor, 9S; Gray
Daily. 100; Farmer Bennett 1O3; Monos,
1903: Little Elkin, 1903.
Fourth race-For three-year- olds and
upward; handicap; six furlongs. Tatar,
90; Little Jack Horner, 81; Tom Collins,
103; Choice, 10f; The Rush, 103; HON.
medieu, st. Cuthbert, los; Tom Kingsley,
105; Henry Bert, 10; Sevoy, 100.
Fifth race-For three -year-olds and up
ward; selling; six and one-half furlongs.
Olekma, 9S; Refer, 102; Nina B. L., 103;
Ortrud. 1o3; Flop, 103; Miss Conrad, 10S;
U.espe, los; Dousterswivel, 106; Master
Mariner, 107; Sir Florian, 107; John Gfigs-
by, 10S; Mr.. Phinizy, 10s
Sixth race-For th:ee-year- -olds and up
ward; selling; one mile. ". H. Dixon,
80; Woodstock, SO; Free Pass, 90; Major
Mauser, sc; Menace, 9s Ell Ghor, 10l;
Papa Harry, 101; Eugene s., 101; Be
queath, 101; Tatar, 10i; Andes, 105; Jes-
sic Jarboe, 107
The Washington times., 1901-12-01
Seek Revolutionary ancestors.

They are the bane of my existence" :"
said a librarian plaintiveIy.
His eyes had been following the tall.
well-dressed woman through the door.
They now came back questioningly to his
face.
She's an ancestor seeker" he an
swered. you see, it's this way" he
went on. full of his grievances. They
all want to be Daughters of the Revolu-
tion. That craze started with the or
ganzation of the soclety-and grows
rather than otherwise.
ITO qualify, they must find an ancestor
and the libraries are their hunting
grounds To many the library is appar-
emily a place OF mystery, and they begin
their search by plying me with questions
All / can do is to discover the State in
which their ancestors we're supposed to
live, and turn over its documents for
their inspection EA
with some this sufices. but the ajor-
ity ask me to assist them in the more
minute search for names. dates, etc.
often the ancestor is all right and
condescends TO show himself after a time.
Then, again, he is decidedly non est.
T-he most thorough Investigation fails to
bring even a private to the light of day.
Gin such a case the chances are that
my lady, becoming decidedly angry, de
claTes the book has got 1t all wrong. In
fact the library and everybody connected
with it are hOpelessly wrong. and she
says she viii consult more reliable
authorities.
There are times, too, when the ances-
tor turns up, but, horror of horrors, his
interest in the Revolution was that of "a
Tory. over this we must needs draw a
veil.
Now, there's field'' he went or afte~
snort pause. why doesn't some en-
terprising woman take up hunting out
genealogies? I'll warrant she'd find it
profitable. / know one, a Washingtonian,
who makes quite modest income by this
sort of work / am sure we librarians
would welcome a professional in this
line. New York Times.
The Washington times., 1901-12-01
RETIRED ARMY OFFICER DEAD.
Major Hugh G.. Brown Served With
Distinction in the CiviI War.

Word has been received by Acting Ad-
jutant General Ward that Major Hugh
C. Brown. retired, died suddenly yester-
day morning Of heart disease at Keosau-
qua, Iowa.
Major Brown was born in Pennsylvania,
but was appointed to the military service
from Iowa He served throughout the
civil war, being rapidly promoted for iner-
itoriuus service, and was honorably mus
1866. as breyet lieutenant colonel Of vol
unteers
In the same year he was appointed sec
ond lieutenant of the Regular Army and
rose TO major. In 1899, at his own re
quest, he was placed upon the retired list
The Washington times., 1901-12-01
NEW YORK CUSTOMS FRAUDS.
Alleged CoIIusion Between Import
ers and Government Officials.

ers and Government Officials.
The Treasury Department has for some
time been in ;he possession of evidence
of fraudulent entries at the New York
Customs House. by which importers have
profted. The alleged fraud is in the
selection of samples of imported goods
&c be submitted to the appraisers for
classification and appTalsement.
The investigation was begun last June,
and 1t is said, sufficient results have been
obtained to justify action by the Treas
ury Department.
According 10 the Eederal statute which
governs the examination of imported
goods, one case in ten of each consign
ment is sent to the appraiser. The i'm
porter submits his invoice to the Second
(or Entry Division at the Customs
House Then the amount OF duty collecti-
BILE on the face of the invoice is paid, and
a bond is filed to cover liability for in
creased duty, in the event that the ap-
praiser finds the inyo:ced value to be too
low.
Ninety per cent of the goods is immedi-
ately released, and upon the appraisal of
the other ten per cent the amount of
duty on the entire consignment is deter
miaed.
To ensure the Government against gross
frauds the selection Of the sample cases
must be made at haphazard by Govern
ment officials.
The alleged collusion was in allowing
the importer to designate which cases
should be sent to the appraiser
1t is understood that the evidence of
collusion, said TO have been acquired by
the special agents, was obtained through
the assistance of an importer, who, with
the cognizance of the special agents
marked for selection certain cases in each
of five consignments. In each instance
the cases marked by the importer for ex-
animation are said to have been the ones
that were sent to the appraiser.
The Washington times., 1901-12-01
Plenty of Go:a

Salt Lake Tribune-As a partial offset
to the geld shipments from New York to
Europe there comes $4,000, 600 gold con-
signment from Australia to San Fran
cisco, sent TO meet the trade balance due
in New York from London merchants
When the record is made up, no doubt it
will be found that we are getting more
gold from Australia and Dawson than we
are sending away, SO that our home gold
production remains with US intact to swell
our great holdings from year to year.
The Washington times., 1901-12-01
steel Industries In India.

The recent discovery of coal in the
southeastern district of Bengal is likely
to have an inspiring effect upon the In
dian iron and steel industry. An expert
who has just returned to England from
India says: THE development of the steel
and iron trade in Bengal is only matter
Of months, and Calcutta, IN year or
two will become the Cardiff of the East.
Uith giI the advantages OF an Asiatic pop
nlation nj hand. an unlimited output and
he enterprise controlled by Engishmen,
there is no fear of competition, and a
new era OF prosperity is in sight"
The Washington times., 1901-12-01

The basketball team representing the
Sixth Battalion National Guards made
good impression last week in its game
with the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion, and 1t was predicted that it would
make a good showing in the league series.
and 1t may yet make good. The players
;ock Il bad tumble in Fridays game
against the Morton Cadets, who defeated
hem II to 3.
The players seem to need practice
What they most need is good coaching
They must learn how to follow the bail
and develop team play. AS it is, u lot Of
coed material is going TO waste.
Clum puts up a good centre play, but
without fast work by the backs his
work wiz not count for much. Mooney
and ssroggins are willing players but
they aeed developing. Harley and Coon
The Washington times., 1901-12-01
Pool Championship for the District.

The second great pool tournament
for the championship of the Dis
trict and s100 in gold ana prizes
will commence at the Maryland Poo Par
lors. 1908 Pennsylvania Avenue, Monday
evening December 8. at 8 p. IN. The en-
tries are Ed Littleton last years cham
pion: Joseph Kirkland b. L. Spinner, Tom
Moore. and Messrs Wallace and Kerns.
Frank Sherman will referee the opening
game. The entries are the best players in
the District, and hard fight for the hon
ors and prizes will take place.
The Washington times., 1901-12-01

also ran and finished as named
Scratched-CharIey Moore, Harry Nc
Coun, Moroton, Florad, Ordeal Barbetto,
Puuctual, Himself. Lee King just did
win and was all out at the end. Astor
ran improYed race. So did Lizzie a.
The Washington times., 1901-12-01

ilshman, don't you know there isn't coon
IN aiI the State of Idaho? But there are
girls in Idaho. They can't shuttle their
Ieet; they can't all sing. But they can
Snoot' ana, gracious. how they'd like 10
ArgOnaut n'ise"
The Washington times., 1901-12-01

are fast on their feet and handle the
ball well, but they-need practice on goal
| throwing.
| Next Friday night the team will play
| the fast-fying Corcorans, and II behooves
| the players to practice for wind as well
| as for 2oaling, and on the following Mon
| day they will have another hard propo-
sition in the CAROLS
Carroll Institute Gymnasium.
The tenpin team renfesenting Carroll
Institute in the Dictrict Bowling League
has played twelve games and won only
hve, and three OF the latter we're drop
ped in bunch last week to the Saenger-
bund bowlers. The team, which is now
IN fourth place, is strong enough in in
diYiduai bowlers. but as a team 1t does
not bowl consistently. Harlow bowled in
the set against the Saengers for the first
time, and did good work. He finished
with an average of 165.
The baseball team is out for the PEN
nant and no mistake. II is improving
its team play, and is doing well in the
field and at :he bat. Next Saturday the
team viii meet the Y NJ C. A. in the
gymnasium of the latter, and a surprise
is promised.
Tuesday evening the BASKETBALL team
viii have as its guests for game the
l. M =. A. 'nVe.
The classes in the gymnasium. under
the direction of Prof Maurice A. Joyce,
are doing good all-round work, as we'll
as taking drills and exercises for body
building. Among the members who have
taken uD the work for the season
are McNally, Hollander Rickenbacher,
! Cramer brothers. Dr.. Burch, Corcoran,
| Thompson. Phillips Sweeney, Vogt, MUIR
ply Maher. and Bone.
Morton Cadets.
The Morton Cadets basketball team has
| been considerably strengthened by the ad-
dition of Joe DAILY, formerly of the Po-
tomacs and CAROLS, and Holmead, of the
Mount Peasants. Both men were stars
on their old teams and will prove point
winners in the soldiers lineup. Yoder
mas developed into a very clever goal
thrower. Some of his baskets in last
Fridays game with the Sixth Battalion
were of the sensational order.
Hughes is putting a good game at left
forward and seems to fl. in we'll. Baum is
a good sub for Yoder, and is a fast
forward. Smell, at centre is playing as
we'll as ever, and has good support in
Backs" Mcqueen and Holmead. Curran
and Hughes are handy men at forward"
The team plays the Sixth Battalion
return game tomorrow night and then
takes rest until December 13, when it
lines up with the CoTcorans. The latter
game Will give the PLAYERS good trying
out in fast company and will be fair test
OF their a!l-round playing ability.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-22
FAIRBANKS AND THE VETERANS.

The special feature Of the reunion
was the appearance Of Senator Fairbanks
OF Indiana. Senator Fairbanks Is an
avowed candidate for president. While
at some places there is disposition to
make sport of his candidacy in other
places it is taken very seriously and
good reasons are advanced for it to be-
come formidable. He is tall man
probably considerably more than six
feet in height and rather cadaverous.
But in speaking he shows a lack of
strength and vitality. His voice is not
strong and he was unable to well fill the
auditorium with it in speaking. He can
never be a strong compaigner. He is
intellectual, scholarly and digni6ed in
his demeanor and rather leaves a good
impression for fair intentions. But e
shows not much vigor in anything. He
is cut out of the same peice of mentality
as Mckinley. He is susceptible to in
huence. lie Will never take so positive
a stand that he cannot retract. He is a
mighty good kind of man for the pow
ers that makes presidents and keep
them to have in the executive chair. He
will be tractable. He in common with
most OF the other speakers at the re-
union threw in few chunks of politics
for the benefit Of the old boys who are
still creeping round in their fighting
garb, though in this respect the reunion
wasthis year comparatively tame.
There was no emergency this year.
The speakers have all got their Offices
safe for another year or two. But come
to take in just two or three of the
speeches at reunion it is not at all re-
markable that the old soldier long years
ago came to the conclusion that the life
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-22

One Of the large fruit growers Of this
county who was in the city Monday morn
ing said he had just taken little trip
over most of the fruit growing districts of
the county and he was prepared tosay that
Notwithstanding the drouth, this county
would have an immense apple and peach
crop. Since the rains they have been
growing and coming on in a way he
could not have before believed possible
Very few are dropping off, He stimates
that there will be 100000 bushels of APP
Piles raised up and down the river val
ley in the portion that is Immediately trib-
utary to Hutchinson. Mr.. Yaggy, he
says, will have upwards of 10000 bush
els. Rayl will have about 1000 bush
els,
There seems to be some obstacles to
the prosperity of the men who have
grown the apples. 1t is claimed that
the Armour Packing Co., of Kansas City
has already rented all the cold storage
plants this side Of the Missouri river.
This year this is the apple countr y
Missouri has none, And when the
farmers apply for room in the cold stor-
age plants to store their fruit so as to
ship in the latter end Of the winter, they
will find they are out in the cold and
will have TO sell. This condition seems
to be developed by several fruit men
who went to arrange to store some fruit
they wanted to keep for exhibition at
the fair They found that it could not
be stored. Failure to make these ar
rangements will to some extent injure
the exhibit, which is certainly very much
to be regretted.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-22
HUTCHINSON RENO COUNTY, KANSAS THURSDAY AUGUST ~ 1901

OF the republic Is In the greatest peril
the moment he passes over to the other
side Of the dark river with the grim cap
tain. He has been told that very thing
in every speech ever delivered at a re-
union for the last thiIty-6ve years and 1t
Is only natural that he should have come
to believe II, especially when nobody
seems to dare deny 1t. But let the old
soldier have his reunions. They belong
to him. lie, him fight over the old bat
ties. Iii a comfort TO him. Every
new step he takes Is more inhrm and
tottering, II will not be long he can
talk and fight, and II he has not yet
learned that new occasions bring new
duties. II is useless now to attempt to
tc ach him so, II he thinks he has earned
all honor and homage, settled all scores
and everastingly discharged his duties
as citizen in the fight forty years ago
and magnifes his present worth he
should not at all be blamed, for 1t is
what we have all taught him. Perhaps
it is not wonderful that he should not
hail with gladness the coming of the
day when the spear shall be beaten into
a pruning hook, for he sees through dim
eyes day rapidly approaching when
the pruning hook Of time shall cut him
down, He did his work well in his time
but different race of men with differ
ent education and different ideas must
do the work of the future. Give him
his merited reward and Godspeed.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-22

A curious-looking piece of machin-
cry is the newinspection engine turned
out for the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy railroad 1t is combination
of o locomotive and passenger car, the
car being set on aud around the en-
CINE boiler, so that from the windows
at sides and front the roadbed can be
inspected by the railroad officials to
the greatest advantage. 1t might APP
pear such near proximity to the boiler
would mean uncomfortable warmth,
but this is avoided by an extra thick
ness of "plastic tagging" as it is called,
nonconductor of heat, in connection
with an air chamber between this and
the floor of the car. The machine is
lighted with electricity, even to an
electric headlight, and ten lights dis
tributed under the engine to afford
light when oiling. II will be used con-
stantly on. all inspection trips.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-22
VOL. H..
RAE GRAIN oRoWERe.

There was a lively conference OF a
number OF those interested in the move
ment for farmers cooperative compa-
MES to handle the grain grown in this
country In such way as to eliminate
the extortions Of the trust James But
Ter secretary Of the State organization
was present, also ], M, Senter, organizer
OF the company, With them there were
che representatives. Of several organiSa-
tlons, some Of which were well started
and some of which were just starting
c. w. Peckham OF the Haven Company
and Mr.. Howatt, secretary Of the same
organization we're both present. Their
plant Is now quite well established and
the obstacles and difficulties which be-
set them in the beginning have been APP
parently completely overcome, leaving
them clear sailing for the future, They
have been paying from three TO four
cents per bushel nearer the Kansas City
price than was paid for several years
prior to their organization.
Messrs c. Cain, j. S, Henney, F. B,
Conner, w. B. Conner and w. II,
Wright OF Mitchell, small town on the
Santa Fe branch that runs from Flor
ence to Ellnwood, in Rice county were
present, There organization is only
just well started, but they have gone far
enough to bring their grain price about
three cents nearer to the Kansas City
price than formerly. OF course II they
were to drop their enterprise it would
Immediately go back again.
Henry Hartford, William Hartford,
]. Huston, George Kreiger of Medora
and BuhleT were also in 10 get some
pointers about starting their enterprise.
They commenced to organize com.
pany for an elevator some time in May
or June but had such difficulty in secur-
ing lease from the railroad company
together with opposition and fair prom
Uses from the elevator men that their en-
terprise was at one time all but aband-
oned. However they now have secured
their lease Of ground for their elevator
and have large part Of the capital
stock subscribed, The GAZETTE job
rooms have just printed pamphlet Of
about dozen pages containing their
bylaws and they will now proceed rap
idly in their organization, Their work
and agitation has also very appreciably
affected the price Of grain at their sta
tiOn. Scion Gray Of Sterling repre-
scented the organization in that city,
They have been operating for some time
but are about to rent an elevator which
has been idle.
The representatives of the State Or
ganization who were present spoke very
favorably of the outlook, They say
that although the stock subscriptions
have been somewhat slower than their
plans were made for, yet the stock is
coming and the success or the concern
is assured. There are now about fifty
local cooperative grain buyers associa-
tions in the State large number Of
which have their own elevators.
The mills in Hutchinson, or at least
some them are now giving the farmers
very good treatment. This may be
their policy or it may be due to local
conditions. They are paying some
what above what the market would ai-
ford for shipping.