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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-07-04
Be Calm.

AT the present time there seems tC
be some difference of opinion as tc
what attitude a Republican ought tc
take on the tariff, whether he ought tC
be proud of the American policy which
was so strongly demanded in 1896 and
the return TO which made prosperity
so Astounding in 1900 that even the
Democratic party did not dare to re-
solve against it, But it is best to sus
pend judgment for the present. This
is a time of unsettlement and high
prices. April was a bad month. 1t
looked as if it was the first month OF
a protracted spring drouth. Business
began to feel panicky on account of it.
But the rains came and conditions are
going back to the normal. The people
are getting over their scare. They are
becoming more calm. Fortunate is the
man who can contain himself during
times of panics or incipient panics.
There is no good reason why any man
should change his view on the tariff.
1t is just as good a thing now as it
was in 1892 or 1896 or 1900. Simply
because conditions have changed a lit
tie industrially is no reason for imme-
1iately modifying ones views on a car
dinal principle.
The idea of ripping everything up
every time a little encouragement
overtakes business conditions, is really
! very detrimental idea. In times of
stress one should learn to suspend
judgment.-Cedar Rapids Republican.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-07-04
CHATTER VII
That Venerable Game of Cross-Pur-
poses

That Venerable Game of Cross-Pur-
poses.
The surprising intelligence that
after all it had been no stranger, but
Constance, whom his arms encircled
when the Paris hotel threatened a sec
ond Charlie Bazaar fire thrilled Merrick
as few things could have done.
81 am deeply grateful that heaven
gave me such a privilege. But Con-
stance, you believe me when declare
on my word Of honor that never for
a moment suspected this?"
cat any rate, you have placed me
under still heavier obligations, Mark. 4"
"Obligations-I do not fancy that
word, coming from you. 1t sounds as
though the debt could be discharged
by the passing of money. But please
allow the subject to drop for the pres
ent, Constance"
He had seen the count looking to-
ward them with positive frown upon
his face, and like dagger thrust it
burst upon poor, jealous Mark that
possibly something besides mere &C
cident brought the bold African ex-
Norer near her.
1--WE are in pretty plight just now"
she remarked, and he noticed that
she shivered. when will we be able
to leave here?"
when help arrives, which we have
sent for. Meanwhile let me go to the
iv,n
you are in the racks or under the
seats"
''You are very kind, Mark"
"Ah, what would 1 not do for you,
Constance-it is always a pleasure for
me to be able to assist any lady in
distress"
Why should he spoil it all by add
ing that last-it took all the individu-
ality out of his remark.
"There are a few things l should
hate to lose; but I dislike to put you
to so much trouble"
TROUBLED"
He looked at her as though he could
eat her then and there-then sighed
heavily.
"Unless those worthy royalists made
way with them I shall doubtless find
them Tell me what they are like,
olease?"
When she had described the little
Aandbag that held some of her jew
Slry, and couple of other small pack
ages, Merrick went away
II shall come back presently" he
said.
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ESTIMATED.


1t will be seen that up to 1893 there
was constant increase. From 1898
to 1897 there was a decrease, while
from 1897 there has been not only a
recovery of the business lost during
the free trade Wilson-Gorman tariff,
but very substantial increase. This
great increase during the operation Of
the Dingley tariff, it must be remem-
bered, has been gained in spite of an
enormous advance in telephone bust
ness. Besides the constantly increas-
ing business of the Western Union
company there has been proportion
ate increase in the business of the
Postal Telegraph company and over
railroad and private wires.
The increase in telephone business
can be seen from the following fig
ures of subscribers and employees since
1894:
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-07-04
PROTECTION FACTS
RESULTS ACCOMPLISHED UNDER
THE DlNGLEY LAW.
Enormous Increase of the Business of
the Telegraph and Telephone Com.
panies Compared with Correspond
ing Period Ending Five Years Ago.

Time was when the telegraph mes
sage may have been considered lux
ury, but for many years it has been a
necessity and is as much an indication
of prosperity or adversely as the
weather vane is an indication of the
ness house must resort to the tele-
graph many times day, while the in
dividual knows the value of saving
few hours. sometimes few minutes,
in important transactions. The follow
ing table shows the. receipts of the
Western Union Telegraph company for
the past fourteen fiscal years:
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-07-04
Protection From Whom?

a Democratic exchange says: Nov
We want protection from our indus
.ries." 1t speaks from a partisan
standpoint. The unexampled prosper
ty of the country means disaster for
he Democratic party. But then we
want protection from that party
much worse than 1--WE want protection
from our industries. Benton Qn)
Republican.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-07-04

CHAPTER vL-(Continued.
Perhaps the spirit of girlish coquet-
fish love for admiration had allowed
her to firt a little with another per-
sistent admirer, but heaven knew she
had never dreamed of loving any one
but Mark, to whom she owed her life,
and who had been her hero.
Looking into his face, as the fire
leaped up with the impetus Of new
/, fuel, she could see that he showed
some signs of his recent daring.
"You escaped any severe injury
from the fire?" she said, her hands
L upon his arm, her starry eyes looking
Nsp into his face.
1.-THE fire-the one away back when
the bush was blazing so holly and we.
you and l, fled for our very lives? No.
you don't mean that. All! perhaps
you've heard about the hotel?"
How carelessly he spoke of it.
OF course she felt piqued-but then
he did not know the truth-he had
not seen her face, and how was he to
discover whose plump arms had SO
tightly encircled his neck on that
dreadful night of the confiagration?
That explanation was due him, and
should be no longer delayed.
1t was pleasant to know that it
would come from her lips and not
strangers.
Yes, know all about it-how you
helped many to escape and finally car
,;o 1oct t., -
she said softly.
II wonder if she got through all
right-the man who brought me my
coat said So" thoughtfully.
you did not bother inquiring fur
Their" reproachfully.
There was no time. We were deep
in plans for leaving Paris. Besides, to
tell the truth, l hated to have her
thank me as if had done something
heroic. 1t was only small matter"
But, Mark once you did not object
to hearing me tell how thankful was
for your devotion?"
"Ah!" he replied, quickly, that
was different matter-from you such
words would come like a benediction,
but it is different from stranger"
She had been drawing something
from the little reticule at her belt. -
KY have been wanting to return this
t6you."
what is it?"
"a handkerchief marked with your
name"
"Why, Constance, where did you get
it?"
at either fell from your head where
you bound it to keep the flame and
smoke from your eyes, or else dropped
from the pocket of your coat. They
thought, of course, it blonged to me-"
ITO you'll" and he started, as if given
an electric shock-to you! Good Hea-
vens! was it you?"
She cast down her eyes and nodded.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-07-04
A Serious Objection.

The New Orleans Times Democrat
concurs in the view lately expressed
by the American Economist that if it
is lawful and constitutional for con-
gress to appropriate money for the
relief of distress on the island of
Martinique, then it will be lawful and
constitutional for congress to relieve
distress on the island of Cuba in a
similar manner" Tae Times-Demo-
crat says:
There remains the constitutional
doubt whether the revenue of the
United States, collected by means of a
customs tax, can be given to a for
eign government. The Martinique
disaster offers the Republicans some
slight consolation. We are giving
the Martiniquans a half million dol.
lars of our money because of the dis
aster to their island and threatened
famine. May we not make the rebate
on Cuba a similar gift intended TO
protect the island from a threatened
bankruptcy and great suffering and
distress among its peiple; in other
words, grant it as charity, as it really
is? In this way the donation would
be made as the beet sugar men in
sisted it ought to be made, out of the
federal treasury, at the expense of
the whole people, instead of at the
expense of single industry"
But there is one very serious obiec
ton to the rebate or outright donation
plan that must not be lost sight of. II
would be of no advantage to the sugar
trust
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-07-04
PRICED GLASS RING RECOVERED
Lieut.. Aistaetters West Point Emblem
Was stolen by Filipinos.

Lieut.. Aistaetter's West Point Emblem
Was stolen by Filipinos.
Lieut.. Fred Alstaetter, now on
duty at Fort Leavenworth, had an I'M
usual experience while in the Philip
pines" said Percy H. Longley of To
peka, Kan. 'Alstaetter was taken
prisoner by the Filipinos soon after
the war broke out over there. He was
pretty well treated, but was closely
watched. His possessions, including
his class ring, memento Of his life at
West Point, were taken away from
him. The cadet, and later the officer,
always prizes his ring highly, and it is
traditional that he must never allow it
to go out of his possession, except
when he lends it to his sweetheart or
his wife.
"Alstaetter was kept prisoner for
several months and finally was ex-
changed. His possessions, in the
meantime, had apparently disappeared.
Last fall a negro who had deserted
from the American army was captured
with a bunch of Filipinos. When he
was brought into camp a heavy gold
ring, with huge setting and coat of
arms, was found on his finger, which
had to be cut off before the ring could
be removed. 1t happened that young
officer recognized the ring as Alstaet-
ters, who, in the meantime, had come
back to this country.
when Gen. Funston started back,
the ring was given him to deliver to
it's owner. When Funston was taken
sick on the coast" says che Washing
ton Post, ''he turned it over to another
officer who was coming to Kansas, and
a few days ago it was placed in Al
staetter's hands,"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-07-04

The value of the Dingley law has
Seen demonstrated, and there is not
the slightest evidence that the time
has yet arrived to change any Of its
orovisions.-St. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-07-04

The United States does more tele.
phoning than all the rest of the world
combined at rate of from to 10
cents a message. All this has been
made possible by the great prosperity
brought to the country by the Dingley
tariff.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-07-04
Calendar

Nearly five times the average annual
increase under the protective Dingley
tariff as under the free trade Will
son-Gorman tariff. 1t will be inter-
estirg in this connection to compare
the annual number of telephone mes.
sages in different countries. They
were as follows, according to the
latact ctatictinc.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-07-04

Spiritual forces cannot be set down
in figures.
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CHAPTER vL.-(Continued.)

Copyright, 1909, Street and Smith, New York.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-07-04
U1I[E MISS Millions
OR,
The WITCH OF MONTE CARLO.
A ROMANCE OF THE RIVIERA.
By ST. GEORGE RATHBoRNE,

Author of "M's Pauline, of New York" The
Spiders w.t. Miss Caprice" etc, etc.
The age-herald., 1902-05-13

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cotton Letter.

c. W. Lee & Co.'s Letter to Cothran
 & Co.
 New York, May 12.-From the action of the market there are many people who have not yet realized that for the present at least the cotton situation has changed.
 It is beyond question a bear market with violent kicks. The kicks are the re- suit of buying for an advance but the cotton soor comes on the market and the buying appears to diminish as the price declines. This is the inevitable result of such year as we have had. Buyers have made the money and will keep on working against the market until the price gets to a point where all can realize that there's little to bull cotton on.
 About cents there is a great deal to sell cotton short on in the spring of the yAar, an advance of 2 cents a pound, a crop of 10,500,0 900 bales in all probability and a start to the next crop that is noth- ing short of brilliant If we had a little more moisture in the Texas soil we should call the situation by a name not applied to any crop in years perfect. As the sea- son goes on the trade will realize that the crop Is larger than believed and at the same time prospects of the new crop add a positively bearish factor. We see nothing to buy cotton on for an advancing market but on a break below SEA for Au- gust there should be another rally. On any advance the market appears to be a sale #48
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Fruit and Produce.

Butter-Best Elgin, BOG; Mississippi, best grade, 25c; Mississippi second grade, 22c; good country, 15@20c; Cooking, 121zc. Apples-Per barrel. s4 50Q4.75.
 Sweet Potatoes-Wh per crate, g. 75; yellow yams per bushel. s1.35.
 Irish Potatoes-Per bushel, $1 20; new potatoes per barrel, &.25.
 Tomatoes-Per crate. S2 225002.75
 Squash-Per crate, $1 .00Q1 .5O.
 Beans-Per bushel, $1 .00Q1. .25.
 Strawberries-South Alabama, per crate $1. .50yl.75 Cullman, $1 .00@1. .25.
 Bananas, Per Bunch Culls, 60015e: straights. S1 25V1.5o.
 Eggs-Fresh, per dozen, 13c.
 Lemons-Per box, 8. .25Ql3.75.
 Oranges-Per box, $3.25@3.75.
 Poultry-Best friers. BOG; hens, 35c; Pc. kin ducks, 40Q55c; puddle ducks, 25@35c. Onions-Per pound, Sc.
 Cabbage-Mobile, Sc per pound. Psanuts-Per pound, 4Q6c.
 Dried Apples-California evaporated. 90: lib packages. 9l5c; sun-dried, 6c.
 Local Staple Groceries. Flour-Huegely's pest patent, $4. 60; Tep- nessee patent. s4.S5; half patent, s4.O0. Sugar-Granulated. Sc; Y. C., 4Ssc. Coffee-Green. slk011hc. ArpuckIe,s packages, $10.S0; Lion packages. $1O. 30: Cordova packages. s10.30.
 Meats-Dry salted ribs 10Ac; clear bel- lies. 10Zc; dry salted bellies, 10axc; Star hams 13ssh four x hams, 129sc; Cali fornia hams, 9ss; breakfast bacon, l4c.
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RING ELEMENT
 TOOK BEAR SIDE Cotton Opened Steady With Prices About Unchanged CROP REPORTS WERE GOOD Interior Town Receipts Were Said to Be Small and. Shipments Heavy,
 Causing Sharp shrlnkaee
 In Stocks There.
CROP REPORTS WERE GOOD

New York, May 12.-The cotton market opened steady with prices unchanged to 3 points lower being an indifferent re- sponse to emphatical bearish Liverpool cables. After a moments hesitation the market worked slowly but steadily higher on nervous room buying to cover shorts and on fairly good support from several prominent commission houses. July crept up to 917 and August to S.91 before this demand in any measure abated. But as Liverpool did not fully respond to the improvement and as selling for strong outside interests came to the front the ring element took the bear side and for the rest of the morning the whole list sold perslstently lower. The late cables from Liverpool reported pronounced weakness and a net decline of 3h to 61s points or futures and 1-32d on spot cot ton. Light port receipts and liberal ex- port clearances appeared to have little effect upon local sentiment Small esti- mates for tomorrow's receipts at New Orleans, Galveston and Houston failed as well as to create new buying of conse- quence. Trading was fairly active, taking the day as a whole, but for the most part represented liquidation. Singularly enough. the spot month, May, held rela- lively firm throughout the session and closed at a net rise of 1 point, as against a decline of four to 9 points in other months. The interior town receipts were small and shipments heavy, causing further sharp shrinkage in the stocks there. The weather and crop reports were nearly perfect; rains were needed in some localities though no drouth was reported.
 New York, May 12.-Cotton quiet and, steady; middling 99sc, gross receipts 4242, sales 1900, stock 19,571, exports to Great Britain 7o1, to the continent 5194, to France 800
 Total today: Net receipts 5096, exports to Great Britain 2O93, to France 800, to the continent 6759, stock 5203o7.
 Consolidated statement: Net receipts 19, 265, exports to Great Britain 10,393, to France 800, to the continent 22,737.
 Total since September 1: Net receipts 7,301 ,723, exports to Great Britain 2,905, 123, to France 677,127, to the continent 2,451,- 751.
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The Metal Market.

New York, May 12.-The local market for tin opened strong but closed easy but with slight gain however. spot closing at 297s to BOG. Sales were 30 tons to arrive at 30q30.05 London closed 91 higher with spot at 9136 and futures at G133, 5s. Cop per closed slightly higher here with standard spot to August at Il 25 to Il 50 lake at 12.10 to 12.24; electrolytic Il 80 to 12.00 and castings 11.75 to 12.O0. London tin closed Is, 6d higher with spot and futures at e54 2s. Cd. Lead was steady here and at London with the local mar ket at 41sc London at G11, 5s Sd. Eng lisn iron markets eased off a little. Glasgow at 53s 5d and Middlesboro at ASS Sd. The local iron market ruled steady and unchanged. Warrants were nominal. No. 1 foundry northern 19@20; No. foundry northern 18@19; No. foundry southern 17.50Q1S .0O; No. foun- dry southern, soft JACOBSON.
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generally. The weather and crop news today was of the same character as we have had for some time. It is extremely difficult to hear of any sections of the South where the crop is not doing well, and in most places 1t is unusually fine. Rain fell today to the extent of .O4 of an inch at Palestine. .01 at Atlanta, .04 at Galveston. The Texas forecast was for scattered showers. Receipts at the ports were 5000 bales. against 10000.
 Although the weather and crop news has been remarkable up to this date, the more conservative elements are not dis missing from their minds the possibility of developments during July and August which may change the crop situation completely, hence 1t Is argued that liqui- dation should not come to an end until the season has farther advanced.
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Murphy a co.'. Cotton Letter.

New York, May 12.-The cotton market was dull and uninteresting affair this morning. The range of prices was dull and narrow and there was an absence of business in every quarter. Room traders were the chief parties in control. Cables were quite bearish. Liverpool reporting a sharp decline at our opening. New Or leans was lacking. and this is necessary to hold prices. The trouble appeared to be that the long interest Is continued to too few people; in other words, half a dozen leading firms are most interested and the long interest is not sufficiently scattered A temporary advance was es- tablished on a small Houston estimate,
 but southern and western interests in the market were small and decidedly weak. Closing cables produced bearish feeling
The age-herald., 1902-05-13
New York Cotton Futures.
The Coffee Market.

New York, May 12.-Coffee, spot Rio quiet. No. invoice 7-16c. Mild quiet. Cordova SA@12c.
 The coffee market opened steady with prices unchanged to 5 points higher on demand from shorts and moderate buy ing for commission house accounts, prompted by frmer cables from Flu ropean markets and predictions for light shipment to this country from Brazil. For the balance of the day the market ruled fairly active with the close steady and net unchanged to points higher. Total sales 27000. July 5.15; September 535@ 5.40; October 5.40@5.45; December 5.55O 5.6O; January 5'65; February 5.75; March 5.S0.
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Liverpool Market.

Liverpool. May 12.-Moderate business in spot cotton; prices 1-32d lower: Amer lean middling fair 5h; good middling 7-32; middling 5 3-32; low middling 5; good ordinary 47s; ordinary 45s. The sales of the day were 1000 bales, of which 1000 were for speculation and export and in- cluded 620o American. Receipts 5000 bales. including 400 American.
 Futures opened easier and closed weak; American middling, g. o. C.: May 4.5Sd 4.59 buyer; May-June, June-July 4.5S buy CT; July-August 4.57Q4.58 buyer; August September 4.53 seller; September October 4.39 seller; October-November 4.31 seller; November-December 4.2S@4.29 buyer; De- cember-January 4.27@4.2S buyer; Janu- ary-F February 427 seller.