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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-04-05
Picked up Forty Men.

Wichita, March CO. f. Corwin,
representing L. II. Peckham of Black
we'll, Okla, who is building the Black
well, Enid and Southwestern railroad,
was in the city to secure men to be
employed in the construction of the
road. In comparatively short time
forty men had been secured, and they
left for the territory.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-04-05
PreparIne for the Opening.

Washington, April Secretary
Hitchcock reported that his depart
ment is at work trying to perfect
plans for the opening of the Kiowa
and Comanche Indian reservations in
Oklahoma to . settlement in August
next. He is trying to avoid If possible
the trouble which attended prior
openings. There must be allotted to
each of 5000 Indians 16o acres and
grazing lands also must be set aside.
The whole reservation includes $4,000
quarter sections.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-04-05
Sew Trial For Power. And Howard.

Frankfort, Ky, March 3O.-The
court of appeals has granted new trials
in the case of ex-Secretary of State
Caleb Powers, sentenced to life i'm
prisonment, and James Howard sem
fenced to be hanged, as alleged
accessory and principal in the killing
of VIM. Goebel. In the decision on the
Powers case the court was divided on
political lines. All of the judges con-
Cured in holding the indictments
sufficient.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-04-05
seorota ry Long Would Spank Him.

Washington, March 80. Secretary OF
the Navy Long when asked what
would be done with Aguinaldo said:
81 should say that he should be well
spanked with a single
War Secretary Root would say little
or nothing about the disposition OF
Aguinaldo further than he would
probably be treated the same as other
high officers of the insurgents who
have been taken by the Americans
in the prosecution of the war;
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-04-05
Double Tracks ut Fort Scott.

Fort Scott. March 30.-About 200
railroad laborcrs were brought here
from Kansas City by the Memphis road
to work on the construction of double
track south. At Washburn the Joplin
branch joins the main line and for
several years the single track from
there to the terminals in this city has
been inadequate for the traffic. This
is costly improvement that was con-
templated before the Frisco became
interested in the Memphis.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-04-05
Kruger still OptImistic.

Landon, March 99.-An Amsterdam
correspondent wires the substance of
an interview with Mr.. Kruger, whom
he found in ''most optimistic frame
of mind"
"Gen. Babington's victory over Gen.
Delary had been, Mr.. Kruger thought,
exaggerated. He said the Magalsburg
range and Rustenburg were again in
the possession of the Beers, and the
old guerilla game will continue until
England has been forced into making
neace overtures"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-04-05
Dunkards to North Dakota.

Chicago, March 2s.-Between 1,7oo
and 1900 persons left Chicago for North
Dakota. Six special trains were re-
quired to carry the party and belong
ings.
They gathered in Chicago FROM Ohio,
Indiana, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Mary
land, Illinois and other states, and
among them were between 300 and 400
members of the German Baptist church
or Dunkards. Nearly all will settle in
the Devils lake, House river and Tur-
tie mountain regions.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-04-05
A Medal For General Funston.

Washington, April 1.-The war de-
partment has sent to General MacAr-
thur commanding the military forces
in the Philippines an acknowledgement
of the latter message regarding the
capture of Aguinaldo by General Fun
ston. The officials decline to make
the text public. The war department
has under consideration, to be given to
General Funston, as recognition of
his services a medal of honor.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-04-05
Union Pacific Amends Charter.

Lincoln, Neb., March 2s.-The Union
Pacific Railroad Company paid into the
state treasury $4,000 as fee for its
amended articles of incorporation filed
with the secretary of state increasing
its capital stock. The Armour Car
Line Company, controlling fruit re-
frigerator cars from California to the
East, filed articles of incorporation.
The company organized under the
laws of New Jersey March IL, and has
an authorized capital stock of $780,
OOO
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-04-05

Washington, March 2s.-About TWEEN
ty-four whole and fractional townships
in the Methow valley, within the
Washington forest reserve probably
will be detached from reserve and
opened to settlement. The General
Land Office has recommended this
action. There is about 167,74O acres
of it.
These lands have been found to be
more suitable for agriculture than for
forestry reserve purposes.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-04-05
Backs His Faith with Cash.

Atchison, Kan, March 2s.-F. M.
Baker, manager of the Greenleaf-Ba-
ker Grain company, which owns many
elevators in Northern Kansas, believes
northwestern Kansas will rapidly in
crease in Importance as an agricultural
and stock raising country. Mr.. Baker
is now buying up many large farms in
that part of the state. He has $1,000
invested in northwestern Kansas land
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-04-05
Apa,nst Debenture Companies.

Columbus, O., March 2s.-The SUI
preme court has taken decided stand
against the debenture companies of
Ohio. 1t will result in closing up the
business in this state. The action was
taken in the case of the Interstate
Investment company of Cincinnati,
which was brought on behalf of the
state to custer the company from Ohio.
The question was put up on de-
murrer of the state to the answer of
the company in the suit. The com
pany is a typical debenture concern.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-04-05
No Anthracite Strike Now.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, April 1.-At a
meeting of the executive committee of
the United Mine Workers of the three
anthracite districts held in this city it
was decided that the men should con-
tinue at work. This committee was
given arbitrary power by the general
convention of miners held at Hazleton
in the fore part of the month to de-
clare a strike If the circumstances
warranted it. Mr.. Mitchell expressed
the belief that circumstances did not
warrant a strike at this time.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-04-05
Governor Refused to Sign.

Leavenworth, April Taylor Cook,
life prisoner from Osborne county
committed suicide in his cell at Lam
sing. Cook used the wire employed to
tie up his bed and sheet, fastening
them to hook in the ceiling and kick
ing stool from under him.
Since his incarceration in 1889 Cook
has importuned every governor to sign
his death warrant, but all refused.
At one time he was an inmate of the
insane asylum.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-04-05

Lincoln, Neb, March 29.-J. FL. Mil
lard Qong term and G. Fl. Dietrich
(short term who were nominated by
the republican caucus in the morning
of the last day of the legislative session
were elected by the joint session at
noon. Each received 10 votes, the en-
tire strength of the republican mem
bers of the legislature.
The new senator's are both bankers,
Willard in Omaha and Dietrich in Has
tings.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-04-05
Million Dollar Hot., Burned.

Richmond, Va, April 1.-The Jeffer:
son hotel of this city, which was built
at a cost of 81, 900, 900 Is destroyed by
fire. 1t covered half block in the
ultra fashionable part of the city and
was built of buff brick with granite
foundation. Several persons were hurt
by falling down stairs. One man had
his hip broken. No one persisted in
the flames.
The insurance is about s65o,Ooo. All
the surrounding houses are filled with
property taken from the hotel.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-04-05
Rock Island Making Ready.

Topeka, March 3O.-An official of the
Rock Island said that sidetracks and
station improvements are being made
along their line from Minco to Oscar
in Oklahoma, to take care of the rush
business when the new country is to
be opened to settlement in Oklahoma.
They are rushing the work from
Chiclxasha west and hope to have every
thing in business shape to the west
line of the new country to be opened
to settlement New business will be
taken care of.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-04-05

Guthrie, March 29.-U. S. District
Attorney Speed is gathering statements
from negroes of Oklahoma concerning
their losses in connection with an al
legged colonization scheme which has
headquarters at Birmingham, Alabama.
The victims have paid in monies and
received nothing in return, with no
prospect of ever realizing anything.
One dollar a month is taken from them,
on what purports to be a contract To-
convey them to Liberia when s3I has
been paid in that way.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-04-05
Order Gusts a Member.

An unusual proceeding was enacted
one day recently at the Schuylkill
county, Pennsylvania prison, when the
Mahanoy City lodge of Odd Fellows
sent a delegation to the prison and
had Robert w. Taylor a member Of
the organization, read out Of order.
The ceremony of disgrace was per-
formed just outside of the prisoners
cell. Taylor had been convicted OF
poisoning his wife.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-04-05
Last Act of the Drama.

Berlin, April Little excitement
was created here by the news OF the
capture of Aguinaldo. The. Kreuz
Zietung considers it "An event of no
military, but of great moral effect. u"
The vossische Zeitung says: "Gen.
Macarthur was right when he claimed
that with McKinley's reelection the
Filipinos would lose their last hope
and soon surrender"
Nearly all the papers regard the cap
ture as virtually the last act OF the
drama.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-04-05
No Free Coinage for India.

London, March 2s.-The Indian sec
rotary, Lord George Hamilton, in the
house of commons said the govern
ment had no intention of again con
sidering proposals for the free coinage
of silver in India The coinage last
year was sixteen crores, nearly as
much as the highest free coinage
year, 1s77-7s Mr.. Gerald Balfour,
president of the board of trade, de-
clared that no steps had been taken TO
call an international bimetallie con-
ference.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-04-05

Cape Town, April 1.-The Bubonic
plague situation is assuming a graver
aspect. The proportion of European
victims of the disease is increasing.
Among those attacked were three SOL
diers belonging in different corps A
native employed in the navy died at
Simonstown. Eight other colored
cases and two Europeans are reported
from there. One native has died.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-04-05
Twixt Twin TornadOes.

Matoon, ILL.,, March ga terrific
hail and wind storm passed over this
section, doing great damage to prop
crty and early crops. Between this
city and Charleston a fast Big Four
express passed between two huge fun
mel shaped clouds which for time
caused CONSERVATION among the pas
sengers.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-04-05
Nevada scares Insurance Men.

San Francisco, CAL, March 29.-The
Evening Post says owing to the pass
age by the Legislature of Nevada OF
valued policy law over the Governors
veto, the coast representatives Of near
ly all the standard insurance COM
panies have decided to write no new
risks in the state of Nevada Existing
policies will be allowed to expire.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-04-05
Indictments Are Void.

Guthrie, Okla, March 3O.-The in
dictments against the stockholders of
the Oklahoma Savings, Losn and Trust
company for running a lottery, j. W..
McNeal, w. ]. Horsfall of this city,
Ex-Governor Seay and Ralph Seay of
Kingfsher, John w. Shartel Of Okla
homa City, and E. p. Young of Den
yer, returned by the Logan county
grand jury, are declared void by Judge
Burford, who sustained the demurrer
to the indictments made by the parties
several days ago.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-04-05
w..thar Record for Seventy Years.

Samuel H. Davidson, who died IN
London, O., a few days ago, at the age
of SO years was locally famous FOR
having kept an uninterrupted daily rec
ord of the weather for the past seventy
years. He was the village oracle on
this subject, and his record was accept
ed unhesitatingly by his townsmen as
accurate
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-04-05

woman is sick-some disease peculiar to her sex Is 1as1
deveonnp in her system She goes to her family physician
and tells him story, but not the whole story
She holds back something loses her head becomes ag
+o+eS foroets what she to and hnay conces
what she ought to have told and this completely ystes
the doctor. .-4 $3.50 Az
Is it wonder therefore, that the doctor fails TO cure tne
Still we cannot blame the woman for 1t IS en-
to detail some of the symptoms or her suerg
eWan to her family physician This is the reason why
hundreds of thousands of women are now IN corrG-
snOndence with Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, MASS ~
her they can give every symptom so that when ne Is r
to advise them she is in possession OF more 1acts from e
correspondence with the patient than the physician Cd"
possibly obtain through personal interview. -,
Following we publish letter from woman showing the
result of correspondence with Mrs Pinkham Al suGn
letters are considered absolutely confidential ny
MI P;"iham and are never published in any way or
manner without the consent in writing OF the paten pu
hundreds of women grateful for the healt Whch MIS-
Pnkham and her medicine have been able TO restore 10 e
that thew not only consent to publishing their eIers p
write asking that this be done in order tina! other "oen
Who suffer may be benefited by their experience.
Mrs. Ella Rice Chelsea, Wis, writes
"DrAe Mrs PsKHAM-For troubled with falling
of suffered much
pdad no suffered dld
hardly drag docored with the OF @
and worse instead Oh IVY
had
nas concluded ask
advising to take your Vegeaole
nd did So Before bottles felt better and a1er
@ain know your Vegetable Compound cured ana WISH H ana
Suise did Voc
table always grateful for the recovery Oh my
benlthn- RICE, Chelsea, WIS.,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-04-05

Garfsld Tea is an excellent medicine
to take in the Spring; 1t produces a
healthy action OF the liver; it cleanses
the system and puri1es the blood.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-04-05

I am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption saved
my life three years ago.-Mrs. THos. ROBBINS,
Maple Street, Norwich, " Y. Feb. II. 1900.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-04-05

A fellow can't be judged by the UNI
brella he borrows.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-04-05

When cycling. take a bar Of Whites Yu-
catan- You can ride further and easier.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-04-05

A fee simple is money given to the
quack doctor.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-04-05

best for school. home AMI once. It costs no
more than poor ink. Always ask for Carter's-
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-04-05

Even the honeymoon is sometimes
obscured by a cloud.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-04-05

To be always happy, use Red Cross
Ball Blue. sc. Refuse limitations.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-04-05

II you have rheumatism, write DR.. Shoop, Racine,
Wis., Box 49, for six bottles of his Rheumatic Cure,
express paid. Send no money. Pay $3.50 If cured.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-04-05

No man so bright that he requires
to be looked at through smoked glass.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-04-05

The doctor and the lawyer alike
mend the constitution.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-04-05

When The pugilist has his picture
taken he usually strikes an attitude.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-04-05

The sun is unselfish; it shines for all
but stands in its own light.
Evening star., 1901-10-18
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN.
Death of an OhiciaI of University OBJ
AerYatOrY.

Brother John ]. OKeefe, S. j.. for thir-
teen years attached to Georgetown Univer-
sity, died yesterday at the institution in
firmary. Death was due to consumption
He was born in Philadelphia June 10, 1853,
and when twenty-seven years of age en-
tered the Jesuit order, studying for several
years at Frederick Md, and coming to
Georgetown in 1883. He was regarded as a
useful man in work of all kinds, and on
account of his pronounced ability in that
line was attached to the college observa-
tory. Funeral services were held this
morning in the Dahlgren Memorial Chapel,
the faculty of the college attending. The
interment was in the Jesuit burying ground
attached to the college.
This morning shortly before o'clock
James Mitchell md Russell Locke, two
colored boys living at 2I06 Olive avenue
while walking across vacant lot at 9th
street and Olive avenue came across the
body of a dead coored infant. They noti-
fled Policeman J. G. Walsh, who took the
remains to the station house The coroner
was notified.
Allen returned last evening from the
Hagerstown fair, going for the interests of
the Washington Poultry, Pigeon and Bel
gian Hare Association, the first exhibition
of which organization will be held in No
vember at Masonic Temple.
Raymond King, a siXteen-year-old resi-
dent of Falls Church. Va, became suddenly
i'll yesterday afternoon at 30th and NJ
streets, being removed to the Georgetown
University Hospital for treatment.
The course of commercial law lectures at
the Linthicum Institute will commence next
Wednesday evening at $50 o'clock. They
will be held every fortnight and will be
open to ALL
Evening star., 1901-10-18
ARMY AND NAVY LEAGUE.
proceedings of Meeting Held M
Church of the Covenant.

Emergency reports of the work among
the enlisted men Of the army and navy car
ried on by the Army and Navy League
were made at meeting of that organiza-
ton which was held yesterday at the
Church of the Covenant. The president,
Mrs. j. c. kelton, was in the chair and the
progress made In the efforts to improve
conditions in the army and navy by sup
plying literature, hymnals and games, for
the use of enlisted men, was detailed.
Resolutions of sympathy for Mrs. Nc
kinley We're adopted and appropriate ac-
ton was taken relative to the death of
Mrs. ]. NJ. Flint and Mrs. H. E Parmenter,
members of the association
The league by unanimous vote elected
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt an honorary
member Of the association.
The association supports the Soldiers
Sailors and Marines Club. which owns the
house at 31t G street northwest and which
is used as the club rooms. The club COM
mittee are arranging for a birthday party
at this place for November 10, and have
gotten out very unique invitation in
verse.
Evening star., 1901-10-18
Admitted He Was Wrong,

What is that charger" John T Moliny
asked, after the clerk of the Police Court
had read an information accusing him of
vagrancy.
"Vagrancy and drunkenness the bailiff
told him.
Il deny the charge of vagrancy," he said,
but 1 may have heen drunk
Hes drunk fully two-thirds of the
time his brother informed Judge Kimbal!
He not only comes home drunk but when
anything is said to him he becomes threat
ening, and quarrels with his mother. Last
night he came home very drunk and when
l spoke to him he went out in the yard and
threatened to strike me with the gate
Il know I'm wrong the prisoner said
"and If you will extend leniency to me this
time I'll promise whisky will not get me
into trouble again.
Haven't you been in trouble before be-
cause Of whisky" the young man was
asked.
Yes. sir"
Judge Kimball said he thought the only
remedy was to require him to give bond in
the sum of $500 or stand committed for
sixty days.
Evening star., 1901-10-18
MOVE FOR INCORPORATION.
Action Taken by Mckinley Memorial
Arch Association.

PROCESS is being made in completing the
organization of the William Mckinley Ma
tional Memorial Arch Association with the
view of at once actively entering upon the
work of collecting the funds needed for the
memorial to the late President. A meeting
of the executive committee was held yes
terday afternoon at the office of the chair
man, Mr.. Charles ]. Bell 1t was decided,
upon the suggestion of Mr.. John Joy Ed
son, to incorporate the association, and a
committee, consisting of Mr.. Edison, Beriah
Wilkins and Mitchell Dyrenforth, was ap
pointed to file the necessary articles of
incorporation. A subcommittee, consisting
of John w. Foster Henry B. F. Macfar-
land and Thomas F. Walsh, was appointed
to formulate general plan for completing
the detailed organization of the association.
The president of the association Mr. Mac
farland, was requested to draw up an ap-
peal for funds, which will be circulated
throughout the country. 1t was stated that
word had been received from the Canton
association to the effect that resolution
mad been passed by that body to turn over
to the national association here all contri-
buttons received by it in excess of 81, 500, 600
Another meeting of the local association
Will be held tomorrow morning.
Commissioner Macfarland, as president of
the association, is beginning to hear from
try who have been elected national vice
presidents Of the association in way that
indicates great interest in the project. This
morning he received letter from Cardinal
Gibbons acknowledging the receipt of the
letter notifying him Of his appointment as
one of the national vice presidents, and
closing. Il gratefully accept the office ten
dered me and heartily indorse the patriotic
project and trust every success may at
tend it."
Mr.. Walter S. Logan. president general
of the Sons of the American Revolution,
writes from his office in New York city:
Il accept the appointment, and shall be
the objects Of the association"
This afternoon Commissioner Macfarland
received the following from Chief Justice
Melville w. Fuller:
Il accept with pleasure the honor of cleo
ton as vice president of the William Nc
Kinley National Memorial Arch Associa-
fiOu'
Evening star., 1901-10-18
MEMORY OF DIR. SUNDERLAND.
special Program to he Observed sun
day Afternoon

The First Presbyterian Church choir. un-
der the direction of Mr.. George Lawrence
VIII sins special program of music at
the memorial service to be held Sunday
AFTERNOON at O'Clock in memory of the
late Dr. Sunderland. The program will
consist of the following anthems: Blessed
Be the Lord Cod Theo Won la Hache, with
soprano, tenor and baritone solos by Miss
Mary Mackenzie Byrne and Messrs. Geo.
Lawrence and Geo. Wright, and full chorus;
anthem sanctus. Holy. Holy, Holy" Chas.
Gounod, with soprano and tenor solos and
chorus.
There will be solos by some of the promi-
nent singers of Washington, among whom
are Miss Simonds, contralto, and Mrs
Thomas c. Noyes, soprano. Among the
speakers viii be Drs. Radcliffe. Luccock,
wilson, Bittinger. Talmage, Bristol, But
Ter, Pltzer, Alexander and Messrs. III. Il.
r. Macfarland. b. H. Warner and other
prominent laymen