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

But my! She opened on me and Iom
such a terrific storm of some foreign
lingo that it nearly took my breath
away! Tom took her off and when
he returned said that the old hag
continued to storm and rave after
he left her outside. But, Sergeant,
you saw that she was bent almost
like a barrel hoop and had white
hair and looked to be 10 at least.
Well, in her tantrlms her white hair
fell off and her form Strengthened
up, and with her blazing black eyes
and hair as black as a crow, she
didn't look bit over 80, if that old.
At this l concluded to march her to
headquarters, but just then caught
sight of the dago, or one l took to
be the fellow, apparently trying to
hide in the trees. So, thinking that
perhaps the old, or young, woman
was crazy, started after the dago,
but | have failed to find him."
1t was now getting dusk, but a
thorough search was made for the
man who was supposed to be the
one ordered not to return, and every
nook and corner carefully inspected,
but without avail. The guard at
the gates said that no such person
had gone out, and the guard at the
entrance reported that no one had
passed into the House for the past
half hour. The search of the
grounds was continued until after
dark, when two of the guard, in
looking among some large plants on
the veranda,, spied dark object in
one corner, and soon the fellow was
pulled out into the light. Upon be-
ing searched, a long slender steel
blade of fine temper and workman
ship was taken from his back. To
the demand of what he intended to
do with his knife and why he was
hiding among the plants, he return
ed no answer. He was then march
ed to the old Capitol prison, and in
the trial was proven to be the man
who wore the beard. The woman
was also arrested shortly after and
she confessed that she and the man
were confederates in the employ of
persons who desired the President
"removed," and that they were to
have $50, 900 if they had succeeded.
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Congressman Chester l. Long has
scheme for the reorganization of
the Congressional districts of Kan
sas. His plan seems to be about
right, as is everything else Mr.. Long
does. He would cut Cowley county
out of the Third. That would not
cripple our Republican majority
very materially. Of course the
great statesman Jackson would be
everlastingly lost to us, but his won
derful talents would find ample
scope in the new Eighth.
1t seems like it would be a little
more appropriate to call the trip of
those school teachers a matrimonial
excursion rather than an effort to
enlighten the Filipinos. The vessel
stopped at Honolulu long enough
for thirty couples of them to commit
matrimony. We presume the bal
ance of them will tie up when they
reach Manila. What will become
of our own David Carson? Can he
resist the contagion?
The worm has turned at last A
suit was brought in New York by a
husband against his wife fer taking
money from his pockets while he
was asleep. The court decided that
ga wife has no right to rifle the
pockets of her husband" Oh, just
judgel Oh, most wise magistrate!
May thy shadow increase
Miss Beal, who drew the second
prize in the Ell Reno lottery, was re-
ported engaged at the time, to a
Kansas City man, but she says that
she isn't. She can be, mighty quick,
If size will take pity on some of our
Chanute boys who lost out.
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