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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-07-25
SANTA f GULF LINE Strike.
Officials Arranged Work ola Griev-
ance Committee Man.
WHICH THE MEN OBJECTED TO.

Topeka, July 10.-The story of the
strike of the Santa Fe nachinists en-
the Gulf lines has at last been presented
in II shape to be understood The men
appear to believe that the management
Disseminated against men on the griev-
ance committee.
No statement from the strikers could
be obtained, but communication adj
w. e. Symons, mechanical supcrin-
tendent of the Gulf, Colorado & Santa
Fe, gives the company's side of the
controversy: ''In compliance with
your request for Some data in reference
to cause of difficulty between the ma
chinists and the company at Cleburne,
/ beg to advise that this was brought
about on account of. the company de-
clining to the shopmen to dictate as to
where any certain mechanic shall be
assigned to work. The particular case
in question being one wherein one of
our machinists, who has been running
a machine has been absent from the
shops great many times, and ON &C
count of his absence the company be-
ing required either to allow the ma
chine to stand idle or assign strange
MAJ to the work. This being repeated
so often as to cause us a great deal of
Inconvenience and annoyance, we wero
finally compelled to assign a man to
the machine who would work regularly
and in turn assign the mechanic to
work at the same rate of pay and under
precisely the same conditions where he
may lay off or be absent from the shop
il necessary without interfering with
the progress of the work in the shops.
The employee in question refused to
perform the work in question assigned
to him; the men demanded that he be
placed at such work as they prescr. oe.
He was not dismissed or in any manner
prevented from resrsoing his duties as
machinist on his return to work. We
COulu uOU, nOWCNCT, dCCCuC W tliclT dC-
mands that he or shop committees
should be allowed to dictate to us just
where he should work. 1t being alb
solutely essential to the proper opera
ton of the plant that the company's
officers and foremen in charge should
not only lay out the work but assign
the men to it.
1.-The company regrets very much
that the men should have taken this
very hasty and what appears to us i'll
advised and unwarranted action as we
had no desire to create any friction
whatever among our employees, but
must insist that the management of
the company's property shall be vested
in the officers and foremen employed
for that duty and not delegated to an
individual employee or a committee.
(Signed) "W. L. SYMONS,
Mechanical superintendent"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-07-25
Announces Fight to a Finish.

Chicago, July l6.-After members of
committees from the freight handlers
had visited the railroad managers with
no results, President Curran of their
union announced that the fight was on
TO finish and hereafter when the
railroads had any overtures to make,
or wished to do any business with
their employees, they would be com
PEELED to transact such business
through the offices of the union. Both
sides now declare that they have
reached the limit.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-07-25
Behind Penitenriary Walls.

Leavenworth, Kan, July 16.-Jessie
Morrison is again behind the walls of
the state penitentiary at Lansing.
She was very weak and as she stepped
from the car to walk to the peniten-
tiary, block away, she tainted and
fell into the arms of her brother and
Mrs. Turner, who has always taken a
deep interest in the prisoner. Miss
Morrison tainted several times during
the trip from Kansas City to Leaven-
worth and stops had to be made by
the car to get water for her.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-07-25
Fraternai American Farmers.

Saltwater, o. t., July 16.-Grand
Fraternal Order of American Farmers
convened in its biennial session in this
city. All the officers and quite a mum
Der of delegates were present. Routine
business, hearing reports amending
the constitution, etc, has been the
order.
The Fraternal Order of American
Farmers is now two years old and has
about $500 members and is organized
principally in Oklahoma, Kansas and
Nebraska,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-07-25

Washington, July 2l.-A statement
has been prepared at the immigration
bureau showing the number of immi-
grants who arrived in the United
States by countries during the fiscal
year, 1902, as compared with 1901. The
total arrivals of the last fiscal year
were 64s,743 immigrants and sa,O55
other alien passengers, making a total
of 73O, 79S. This is an increase of l60,-
s25 immigrants over 1901.
Following are the names of the coun-
tries from which the largest number of
Immigrants came during the last fiscal
year:
Italy, including Sicily and Sardinia
1888. Austria Hungary, 1889;
Russian Empire and Finland, 1O7, 347;
Sweden, 80, 1914; Ireland, 99,13s; Ger
man Empire, 9s,3O4; Norway, 17,4si;
Japan, 14,27O; England, 1855.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-07-25
Cost of the Strike.

Indianapolis, July sl.-Secretary
Wilson of the United Miners, in con-
vention here, said at near the close of
the session: st will cost five hundred
thousand dollars weekly to support all
the men now on strike in the various
districts. An assessment of one dollar
per week will bring in $500 a week.
This will leave us. S25O,OOO to raise
each week from outside sources, and
from the previous promises and offers
that have been made us we are conf
dent that we viii be able to do this"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-07-25
To Clean Up Manila.

Manila, July 19.-The municipal
health board of Manila has decided to
remove 10000 natives from the L-ums
suburban camps in an effort to check
the spread of cholera here. The OBJ
ject is to clean and disinfect the disease
section. The camps will be sanitarily
conducted. The municipality rents
the grounds, builds the camps and
feeds the INDECENT persons.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-07-25
Four Roads Make Terms.

Chicago, July 17.-Four of the "a
railroads of Chicago have made settle
ments with their employees. Both sides
made concessions and neither claims
a victory. There was no recognition
Of the freight handlers nor of the
teamsters' union. This breaks the
strike but does not end it. President
curran, of the freight handlers union,
is unreconciled; but there is majority
of his union that are eager to return
% work, The merchants will ask for
protection by militia in the handling
of their goods.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-07-25
IT'S, Local Asse..ors, Duty.

Topeka, July 1s.-The street car
lines in Kar sas City have never been
assessed. The county attorney adj
vised the county commissioners that
She local assessors had no authority to
assess the cars; that it was the duty OF
the state board of railroad assessors to
assess them. Attorney General God
ard decides that under the law, local
assessors are supposed to assess all
property that it is not made the sp~cif-
ic duty of the state board to assess, sc
the county clerk proposes to make a
local assessment of the cars.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-07-25
An Illinois Storm.

Bloomington, ILL.,, July 1s.-This
county was struck by southeasterly
storm which almost approached a tor
nado Trees and small buildings were
blown over and considerable damage
otherwise is reported. Rumors we're
prevalent that various small villages
in the country were destroyed but all
proved untrue. Lightning that ac-
companied the heavy rain fired numer-
Gus buildings throughout the county
and the loss will reach considerable
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-07-25
Delugo In Illinois.

Peoria, July 21.-The Illinois river is
rising at an alarming rate at this point
and farmers along the lowlands are
again anticipating damaging floods.
Joliet.-A rainfall of nearly four
inches has caused another flood in 10
liet, overlooking streets and yards.
Galesburg Over three inches of
section of the city was flooded
Lincoln. city and vicinity has
had cloudburst. Streets, cellars and
easements were flooded. Considerable
damage was done by hail.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-07-25
Tracy The Escaped Convict.

Seattle, Wash, July 19.-For weeks
eastern newspapers have given daily
long specials from places in this state
and British Columbia concerning one
Tracy, an escaped convict. Many of
these have assumed the form of asso-
ciated press dispatches. Every ex-
perienced reader has recognized the
bulk of these dispatches as being ''hot
air." Tracy is Il convict; he escaped
from prison, he is smart fellow and
the officials here failed to catch him.
Most of the sensational news" con-
corning him has been manufactured by
space filling scribblers.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-07-25
sanitarium is satlsfa tory.

Guthrie, Ok, July 19.-The commits
sion of physicians appointed by Gov
ernor Ferguson to investigate condi-
lions at the Oklahoma Sanitarium, has
filed it's report. The report is very
brief and only few suggestions were
made. The commission commends the
management of the sanitarium for the
improvement of the general conditions
in that institution.
Governor Ferguson expresses himself
we'll satisfied with the conditions at
the sanitarium.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-07-25
Baby Burned In Buggy.

Norman, Okla, July 1s.-The nine
nonths-old boy of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Fortiman was burned to death at their
home north of Noble. The baby was
placed in buggy under shed while
the mother went to the fire with some
water. Some of the children obtained
matches and set fire to some hay. The
fire spread to the barn and buggy
shed, burning them. The children
were unable to rescue the baby. After
the fire its bones were found and
buried in the Liberty cemetery.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-07-25
Tornado I'm Minnaaota.

st. Paul, Mimi, July 1.-THE towns
of Borup, Eldorado and Thompson, on
the Great Northern railroad, all lie a
confused mess of wreclSage, the effects
of tornado. AS yet no reports have
come in of loss of life. The reports
indicate that the tornado developed
southwest of the Lake of the Woods
country, and took course down across
the northern portion of the state,
travelling toward the southwest. The
first news was sent from Borup, where
an operator tapped the wire.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-07-25
Will Ba Mt Fort RIlex.

Washington, July 2l.-Four respon-
ses have been received at the war de-
partment to its invitations sent govern
ors of states to be represented at the
Fort Riley general eDcampment by a
part of their national guard. Secre-
tary Root does not expect large dis
play this year owing to the short time
given to make the arrangements, and
was never hopeful that large number
of the Eastern organizations would be
present on account of the expense i'm
volved.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-07-25
Fastest Train Service.

Cleveland, ohio, July 21.-According
to statement by w. H. Marshall, gem
eral superintendent of the Lake Shore
railroad, the run of the twenty hour
train between New York and Chicago
on the Lake Shore, which left Cleve-
land two hours and eleven minutes
late, and arrived at Chicago only thir-
ty-six minutes late, broke four world S
records. On different spurts an aver
age speed of rex, "A, 80 and 90 miles
per hour was maintained for 1909, So,
IA and so miles, respectively.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-07-25
A Granite Company.

Topeka, July ia company has
been organized here to quarry granite
in Oklahoma and make this city a dis
tributng point for the finished product.
The membership of the company in
cludes the Mulvane brothers here and
A. H. Moore, leading granite man
from Vermont.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-07-25
OF Interest to TEACHERS.

Topeka, July e1.-Attorney General
GODDARD has rendered an opinion that a
school teacher not holding a first grade
or state certificate must be present and
take the examination for teachers
certificate in the county in which he
expects to teach school. 1t has been
the custom in the past for teachers to
take the examination in the most con-
venient county and then send their
papers to the county where they in
tended to teach for marking. This
opinion shuts off the practice.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-07-25
Hnhson to the Rascne.

ST. Louis, July ls.-Captain Rich
mond P Hobson of Merrimac fame
rescued Miss May Cert from drowning
in the Mississippi river opposite the
Chautauqua grounds near Alton, Ill.
Miss Cert was standing on the deck of
yacht and, losing her balance, fell
into the stream. Captain Hobson, who
!:as swimming near by, at once went
to the young lady's rescue and caught
her as she was going down for the
second time. He conveyed her to the
yacht, where she was resuscitated.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-07-25
santa re sy.tem Alter steamsh,ps.

Topeka, July 1.-THE Atchisop, To
peka and Santa Fe company is credited
with plan to secure control of steam
ships from San Francisco to the Ha-
waiian Islands, Tahiti and Australian
ports. The company is now under
control of John d. Spreckles and his
associates. The steamship company
has capital stock of $780, 900 and is
bonded for about the same amount.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-07-25
BITUMINOUS MINERS MEET.
Anthracite Men Not Onite Ready For
Decision.

indianapolis, July 19.-If the voice
and influence of President Mitchell of
the United Mine Workers shall prevail
with the members of his organization,
there will be no general strike of the
organization. The chances of such a
step being taken now are very remote.
In his speech in the convention, Mr.
Mitchell advised strongly against a
strike and arged that the bituminous
miners continue to work and that a
system of assessment upon the mem
bet.s of tie order, which he outlined,
be carried into effect as the best means
of affording aid and support of the
st:iliing anthracite men in the east.
His recommendations if adopted by
the convention would have settled the
entire question for which the conven-
ton was called and an immediate ad-
journment would have followed.
However the men from the anthra-
cite region asked for an adjournment
to give them time to consider the mat
ter I'd parately. This was given, but it
was apparent that the men in favor of
strike were in the minority.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-07-25
Wind es Miles an Hour,

Chicago, July 21.-Damage estimated
at thousands of dollars was wrought to
property in various parts of Chicago by
a terrific wind and electric storm which
swept in from the southwest and went
out over the lake. Several persons
were injured. Sixty-eight miles an
hour was the velocity of the wind. The
highest record heretofore gained by
the wind was at the time of the Gal
weston storm and then the velocity
here was but four miles an hour great
err than during this storm.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-07-25
Storm at st. Jo.eph.
sum-.

st. Joseph, Mo. July 21.-In one of
the fiercest rain and wind storms ever
seen here floods did great damage to
street sewers and private property. A
large brick and iron structure in course
of erection to be used for mercantile
purposes, collapsed. Lightning struck
the court house twice, destroying a
part of the large dome and otherwise
badly damaging the building. The
terrific noise of the bolts created a
panic among those within the build
ing.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-07-25
$4,000 MEN RETURN TO WORK.
Strike Has Cost Chicago Fully Ten MIL
lion Dollars.

Chicago, July 1S.-Renewed activity
on the part of Chicago business men
followed the settlement of the freight
handlers and transfers strike, and at
the close of business hours thousands of
tons of freight had been sent to and
from the various freight depots. Every
one of the $4,000 strikers who could
obtain employment had returned to
work. The strike, it is estimated, cost
the business men of Chicago $4,000
900, and in order to guard against such
Il contingency in the future they are
preparing to begin an educational
campaign in opposition to the sympa-
thetic strike. The labor unions will
be asked to forego the use of this po-
tent weapon. The business interests
which suffered through the strike will
join in pledging themselves, it is said,
not to sign union agreements which do
not guard them against these strikes.
On the other hand, the labor unions
are fighting to secure the right to alb
rogate agreements for the purpose of
ordering sympathetic strikes. The
freight handlers blame the national
officers of the teamsters for the loss of
the strike. They declare that the
strike shows the necessity for incor-
porating in all agreements reserva-
ton which will permit strikes.
Credit for the settlement rests with
the state board of arbitration.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-07-25
Porn Strikers Fired Upon.

Lima, Peru, July 19.-As a conse-
quence of an attack by striking rail
way laborers and boatmen upon a
guard of soldiers at Mollendo the
troops were ordered to fire upon the
mob, which they did, killing several.
The government sent to Mollendo re-
Inducements of 500 troops to maintain
order.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-07-25
MANUFACTURES OF KANSAS.
Interesting and important Figures
Compiled by Labor Bureau.
$4,000 PERSONS EMPLOYED.

Topeka, July 17.-State Labor Com
missioner w. i. A. johnson has just
issued bulletin covering manufactur-
ing and labor conditions in Kansas for
the past year. The most interesting
part OF the bulletin is table showing
the number of manufacturing plants
in Kansas, the amount of capital, num-
Der of wage earners given employment,
and wages, value of products and so
on. 1t follows.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-07-25
Tornado In Canada.

Carterville, Ont, July 2l.-A tornado
of great fury passed within mile of
this town, and everything in it's path,
about six rods in width, was destroyed.
The country presents a scene of devas-
tatiOn
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-07-25

In order to show that manufacturing
has advanced in proportion to agricul-
ture he cites the fact that in 1860 there
were only 344 factories in Kansas and
that they only employed 1,735 people.
The products turned out of the fac
tories in 1850 were valued at 81, 357, 4Os.
The largest single industry is the
packing business. Packing house
products last year ran over SIT, 900, 900.
The milling business came second with
s9e 900, 900.
Kansas City, Kas., has 492 factories
with S1s, 1913, 900 capital which give en-
ployment to 1854 wage earners, pay
ing them s4,ss6, 250 annually. The
factories manufactured products valued
at $50, 1877, 043 last year.
Topeka comes second with 291 fac
tories with SO, SOL 900 capital and EN-
ploying 3,75s wage earners, paying
them 81, 10000 annually. Their ag-
gregate output of manufactured pro-
ducts was 50, 907, 900 last year.
Wichita has 32s factories-37 more
than Topel1a-but their combined cap
ital is not as much-S2, los, 900. They
employ /, sos people and pay them $685.
o7l in wages yearly. The value of
their products aggregated last year,
81, 724 200.
Leayenworth has go factories with
81, 9O7, 900 capital and they employ
1856 people and pay them Ss33, 900 an
nually. The value of their products
amounted to 81, ri, 900.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-11-25
MR.. 7. S. BRYAN.
Death of One of The City's Old.
est Citizens.
lie Was Fatally Stricken and
Soon Passed to His
Reward.

Mr.. Thos. S. Bryan, one of the
oldest citizens in Hookinsville, died
Thursday in the 82Ed yean of his
age. ME had been growing more
feeble for several years, but was
not seriously i'll until a few days
before his death. His daughter,
Mrs. Gano Henry, with whom he
lived, was engaged in moving into
her new house, adjoining the old
homestead, but before moving the
furniture from her fathers room,
he was taken i'll and grew so sick
that he could not be moved and in
three days he died in the old home
where the greater part of his life
had been spent.
Mr.. Bryan was born IN this
county and was educated in the
early schools of Hopkinsville.
About twenty years ago he went
with one of his sons to st. LOUIS,
but after three years returned to
this city.
He was member of the Christ
ian church, in which he was al
ways a prominent leader, until his
health began to fail a few years
ago.
He leaves three sons, Geo. v.
Bryan, of Wyoming; John Bryan,
of st. Louis, and Harry M. Bryan,
of this city. Also one daughter,
Mrs. Hattie Henry.
The funeral procession started
from his residence on Seventeenth
street at 10 o'clock Saturday morn
ing, and brief services were held
at the grave in Hopewell cemetery,
by Ed H. D. Smith. Prayer was
offered by Rev. w. L. Nourse.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-11-25
ANOTHER WEEK.
Baptist Revival Will Continue
Until Next Sunday.
About Twenty Additions to Church
SO Far and Increasing
Crowds.

Rev. Francis w. Taylor is prov
ing to be one of the most popular
and successful evangelists who has
been in Hopkinsville for many
years. His meeting of two weeks
has resulted so far in about twenty
additions to the church and the
crowds continue to fill both rooms
of the big Baptist church. From
the very first Mr.. Taylor has made
a most favorable impression. He is
earnest, eloquent and forceful in
his delivery. His presence is mag
netic and invites attention. His
preaching is full OF the love of God
and the beauty of religion. He
deals in no abuse, tells no jokes,
attempts nothing sensational. AS
a preacher be. pleases all who hear
him and his sermons are doing
much good.
The meeting will continue
throughout this week and a series
of special sermons will be preached
by the evangelist, on Heaven and
How to Reach It."
The meeting is partaklng largely
of the nature of union meeting, as
ministers of the other churches are
in frequent attendance and take
part in the prayer services.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-11-25
MRS. MARTIN DEAD.
Wife of Robert Martin Passes
Away Near CrOftOn.

Crofton, Ky, Nov. d. The wife
of Mr. Robert Martin, who lives
about two miles west Of this place,
died last night, after an illness of
two weeks. She was formerly Miss
Lanier, daughter of Mr.. Thos, La
nier, and was about twenty five
years old. She is survived by a
husband and several children.
MIRIAM.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-11-25
HORRIBLE DEATH
OF John rIOss' Little Daughter,
Near Red Hill.

A little daughter of John Moss, of
the Red Hill country, was so badly
burned few days ago that death
resulted. Mrs. Moss had gone to
the spring for water, and hearing
the child's screams, FASTENED back
to find her clathing burned from her
body. She lived only two days.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-11-25
BANKS TO CLOSE
And Rural Carriers Will Also
Have a Holiday.

The mail carriers on the six ru-
raj routes of Christian county will
be allowed holiday on Thursday,
Thanksgiving day, and no mail
will be delivered in the country on
that day by them. The banks of
the city will also be closed.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-11-25
The Market

CHICAGO, Nov a. 1902.
May Wheat opened az
76}t, closed at 76ts.
Dec. Wheat opened at
ISL, closed at 74N.
May Corn opened at
ass, closed at 43N;
May Pork opened at
1875, closed at 1870.
j IN. Pork opened at
1870, closed 1867.