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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-08-08
Concordia Loses tho River.

Concordia, Kas., Aug 1.-The Re-
publican river, since the rise, has
changed its channel aid left the city u
mile to one side. The new channel
starts about a mile and half north
and west of tine city and joins the old
one again about mile and half
northeast. running several tine farms
and leaving the Concordia mill and
electric light plant without the water
power by which they have been largely
operated The city will be compelled
to extend it's sewers over a mile, while
the county must build another expen-
sive bridge.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-08-08
CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKE.
In The Center Of a Large Oil Pro-
ducing Territory.
BIG FRUIT PRODUCING VALLEY.

San Luis Obispo, Cali, Aug. e.
strip of country fifteen miles long by
four miles wide rent with gaping
tissues and dotted with hills and knobs
that sprung mp during the night as If
by magic, village in ruins and hun
dreds of people fleeing for their lives.
are the results of last nights seismic
disturbance in the PROSPEROUS and
fruitful valley of Los Alamos, in the
northern part of Santa Barbara coun-
ty. For more than four days that
section of the county has been shaken
by series of earthquakes that is with
out precedent. The general direction
of these disturbances was east and
west, and in action they resembled the
waves on pool of water. The topo-
graphy of the valley is greatly
changed. Los Alamos is town of
about 600 inhabitants and is the centcr
of large oil producing territory. IL
is situated in the Los Alamos valley,
one of the most productive valleys IN
the state, wheat olives and citrus fruits
being produced in abundance.
The inha bitants are leaving for other
parts as rapidly as possible, and al
ready the village is almost entirely
deserted.
The stricken village presents the ap-
pearance of the ruins of a city long
deserted. church had been leveled
to the ground and not one brick build
ing was left standing. Chimneys had
topplcd over, frame buildings had been
wrenched apart and thrown from their
foundations, telegraph and telephone
wires had been broken, add there was
not a building in town that had not
been damaged more or less seriously.
Since the first disturbances there have
been over seventy distinct shocks, and
those who have been keeping records
have given up, as the disturbance has
become almost continuous.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-08-08
HAS Steamship CONCESSION.
The OvIent to Establish Steamship Scr
Vice on Pacific.

Mexico City, Aug. "A concession
has been granted A. E. Stillwell to es-
tablish steamship service embracing
both the coasting trade and ocean traf-
fic between Mexican ports on the Gulf
of California and on the Pacific coast
northward with American ports and
southwark with South American ports
and across the Pacific ocean to the far
east. The vessels will connect with
the Kansas City, Mexico &c Orient rail-
way at the port of Topolobampo, the
Pacific coast terminus of the road, and
the concession gives special AUTHORIZE
ton to connect with the isthmus of
Tehuantepec National railway at the
port of Salina Cruz on the Pacific side.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-08-08
rraaulen. Matrimonial Bureau.

La Grange, Ind, Aug. Mrs. Vic
toria Gibson, of Butler, Ind, is under
arrest charged with the fraudulent use
of the mails in conducting matrilno-
NAL bureau. 1t is charged that by
means of advertisements she secured
n:meer of matrimonially inclined
victims who sent her sums OF money
The affidavit of information was fur
nished by J. a. Knight, of Basile, Kas.
who answered an advertisement and
sent $50 to defray the expenses of a
prospective bride to Kansas.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-08-08
EARTHQUAKE IN CALIFORNIA.
Grent Damage to an Oil Company's
Wells.

Lompoc, Calf, July 30.-Lompoc
valley experienced n severe earthquake
shock at 1855 p. In. A violent shock
was felt, which lasted fully thirty Sec
onds, and was so severe that dishes,
clocks, house plants, etc, were thrown
from shelves, upsetting furniture and
other articles. The people were stricli-
en- with terror and ran from their
houses, some fearing to return, as
other lighter shocks continued for
several hours afterward Another
heavy shock was felt at a. IN. and
one at IL a. III. A large water tank
was knocked over, the earth cracked at
many different places and the Santa
Ynez river bed was slightly changed
at places. The disturbances seemed to
be of Il local nature.
Santa Barbara. -Advices received
from Los Alamoso, California, forty-five
miles north of this place, report an
unusually severe shock of earthquake
W ocObo H. 'OihB 6iSoO N'o''"s6N
to the property of the Western Union
Oil company at the Carreaga wells.
The damage is estimated at from
S12, 900 to SIS, 900. At Harris station
assure is reported to have opened and
from it a stream of water two feet
deep and eighteen feet wide is now
flowing. A slight shock of earthquake
was felt in Santa Barbara shortly be-
fore IL o'clock, but no damage was
done
The disturbance was more plainly
felt at the latter place than at any
other point which has thus far report
ed
In this city the shake was barely
discernible, and few people knew of
such a thing until the weather bureau
reported.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-08-08
Cement Increased In Price.

Kansas City, Aug. 4.-Cement has
increased in price 35 cents barrel, or
nearly so per cent over last years
value. The rise is attributed to two
causes, the extraordinary demand for
the material which is and has been be-
yond the capacity of the cement mills
to supply, and the difficulty insecuring
coal on account of the miners strike.
Mill owners apprehend that if the
strike is not quickly settled the ma
jority of the cement mills in the coun-
Try will be compelled to close down
within thirty days,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-08-08
CIoudburst over 80 Square Milos.

Hornellsville, N. Y, July Bore
ports from the surrounding country
show that the cloudburst of Saturday
night affected nearly eighty square
milcS of territory. A broad estimate
of the damage is $25O,OOO. The crop
loss is enormous. Much stock has been
drowned and many buildings have been
washed off their foundations.
The Erie got one tract, open late IN
the day. 1t will be some days before
all the damages to the roadbed are re-
paired.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-08-08

Copenhagen, July 90.-The transport
lines here are coping with the greatest
boom in Scandinavian emigration to
the United States since the eighties.
Every outgoing vessel is crowded. The
Oscar III is taking 1000 emigrants on
each trip. Here two sister ships will
now be hurried toward completion in
order to handle the traffic. The cause
of this rush is the unprecedented hard
times throughout Scandinavia, as well
as more stringent CONSUMPTION laws.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-08-08
Fifty New Coach es.

Topeka, Aug. 4.-General Passenger
Agent w. J. Black, of the Santa Fe,
announces that the company has placed
an order with the Pullman works for
fifty new cars of the latest and most
elaborate style for winter service on
the California limited, at a cost of
81, OOe, 900. 1t is further announced
that the limited will beat its last sea-
sons time into San Francisco by three
hours. The running time will be cut
down west of Albuquerque.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-08-08
Judge Horton DYING.

Topeka, Aug. Miss Rosamond
llorson, n clerk in the state library,
received a telegram announcing that
her father, Judge A. II. Horton, now
at Wisconsin watering place, was
failing rapidly and that he was likely
to die at any moment She left at
once for his bedside. Judge Horton
went to Wisconsin two weeks ago to
recover his health.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-08-08
ARTESlAN WELL IN KANSAS,
Work Under the Reedsr Bill to Begin
This Fall.

Downs, Kas., July 3l.--The govern
ment will begin irrigation experiments
in northwestern Kansas this fall under
the provisions of the Reeder bill,
passed at the last session of congress.
Il. II. Newell, chief photographer, has
written Congressman Reeder that he
will come back west shortly to sink
some wells. He says that the first well
will be sunk in South Dakota and the
second one in Kansas. His idea is that
the first Kansas well shorld be sunk
somewhere near the center of Mr..
Reeder's district, probably either in
Rocks, Ellis OF, Osborne county. Then
if the well proves success the hydro
grapher will work on west.
"The sinking of wells in western
Kansas may be of incalculablc benefit
to our section in another way" said
Mr.. Reedcr There is always the pos
sibility of striking coal, oil, gas, be-
sides water either one or all. 1t is the
hope of the chief photographer that
artcsian wells of pure, soft water can
be established in Kansas and the geo.
logical department at Washington,
which has made an investigation, gives
him much encouragement in his hope.
All that Western Kansas needs is
.x-nta%
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-08-08

Canadagua, N. Y, July 29.-Anothef
terrific storm visited this section doing
great damage to crops and property
that had not already suffered Ed
ward Chamberlain was struck by
lightning and instantly killed. Can
andagua lake has risen still higher.
The damage on hundreds of farms is
simply irreparable. From every part
of tho county comes reports that wheat
is sprouting in the shock and that a
serious blight has struck the apl..e
trees.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-08-08

Washington, Aug. 4.-Ex- Delegate
Crandall, of Arizona, was at the war
department in the interest of Cadet
Pendleton, who was found guilty of
hazing at West Point Young Pendle-
ton was. appointed by Mr.. Crandall
and ne has a great interest in having
him retained in the academy as he will
be ready. to enter the army next year.
He was informed that neither the sec
rotary of war nor the president can
prevent the dismissal of cadet who is
found guilty Of hazing.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-08-08
Tornado In Wisconsin.

La Crosse. Wis, Aug. 2.-One of the
most destructive storms in years oc-
CURED here. Railroads have been
washed out in all directions and tele-
graphic communication in all directions
practically paralyzed. Damage to crops
will reach many thousand dollars. A
tornado north of here did great damage
to farm property, many houses land
barns beings unroofed. The storm
was general over western Wisconsin.
The storm also struck Winona, Mimi,
where it unroofed a church and an ele-
vator.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-08-08
Work Delayed-NIen Wanted.

Parsons, Kans., July 3l.-Work on
the new state insane asylum hospital
is progressing slowly, on account of
the scarcity of labor Not an idle man
is to be found, and the brick work on
the building is almost completely tied
up, as no brick masons can be found.
There are two physicians residences,
laundry, power house, administration
building and numerous cottages for
the patients to be erected, and the
contract calls for them to be completed
by the first of March. Unless more
labor is found this will be an impossi-
bility.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-08-08
YEARS BUSINESS IN SIGHT.
Steady Gain in Earnings Of Rail-
road Systems.
RETAIL TRADE is ACTIVE.

New York, Aug Ar. G. Dun &
Co. weekly review of trade says:
Aside from heavy rains in Texas, the
weeks crop news is encouraging. Man
ufacturing plants are well occupied as
rule, iron and steel leading, followed
by textiles and footwear. Fuel scar
city is still causing delay, although
coke ovens are surprising all previous
figures of output and bituminous mines
are vigorously operated. At most
points retail trade is active and prep
arations continue for heavy fall sales,
while spring lines are opened with
good results. Railway earnings thus
far available for July show gain of
80 per cent over 1901, and 90 8 per cent
over 1900.
With business in sight for at least a
year, the leading departments of the
iron and steel industry may properly
be considered prosperous.
Hides have made further sensational
advances, Colorado steers reaching new
high record prices.
Grain prices declined sharply as the
month of speculative manipulation
drew to a close and legitimate trading
resumed n moro normal volume
Meats have shown a tendency to seek
slightly lower quotations but light re-
ceipts and higher quality do not prom
Use any extensive relief in the imme-
date future.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-08-08
Mashnnt I'm Nebraska.

Herman, Neb., Aug. "A water
spout northwest of Herman caused a
washout of the Chicago, st. Paul, Min
neapolis & Omaha road four miles
north of here. About 1000 feet of
track are washed away and the wind
moved dwelling house off its founda-
tor near the washout. The rain was
downpour at this place for about
forty minutes. Some hail fell, but not
enough to damage crops. Reports in
dictate that the whole state was visited
by a heavy electrical storm.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-08-08
Y. NJ. G. A. Endowment.

New York, Aug 4.-The interna-
tional committee of the Young Mems
Christian Association announces that
it has been pledged the million dollar
endowment fund for which it had been
striving and for which the impulse had
been given during the jubilee year by
the promise of $780, 900 from one of its
best friends. OF the amount pledged
six persons gave $685., 900. Only $50
persons besides Association secretaries
were asked to subscribe, and Of that
number ffty-six contributed.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-08-08
Gas, Miles Under tho Surface.

Santa Barbara, Cali, Aug. 4.-Occa-
sional slight earthquake shocks are
still felt in Los Alamos valley. The
wagon road over what is known as the
Los Alamos grade, extending over the
mountain into the valley, is in bad
condition. Boulders and dirt were
thrown from higher elevations by tons.
Prof. Larllin of Mount Lowe University
says the disturbances are of nature
known as oscillatory earthquakes and
are of common nature. He says that
it is quite probable they are due to the
sudden displacement of large bodies of
gases, seven or eight miles beneath the
surface of the earth. While the coun-
try about Los Alamos gives evidence
of having been the scene of vast vol
canic action, he observes nothing to
indicate that another calamity of that
nature is likely to occur.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-08-08
Russian Peasants Strike.

Lemburg, Calico, AUSTRIA, July so.
The strike in East Galicia of over
100, 900 agricultural laborcrs. most of
them Russians, and which developed
into rising against the landed pro-
prietors of the district is becoming
more serious. Gendarnes attacked the
strikers and were attacked by them in
return. Crops and farms have been
destroyed. Several peasants have been
wounded and others arrested
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-08-08
Negro Robbers Caught.

Emporia, Kas., Aug. A man
named Haywood was brutally robbed
ny three negro tramps while beating
his way east, near here, and then
thrown out of the car end with muir
derous intentions. Haywood narrowly
escaped death by catching rod. He
was badly hurt. The supposed robbers
and would-be murderers were arrested
at Ottawa and will be tried here.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-08-08
Japan to Exclude Chinese.

New York, Aug. 4.-Governor Gotta
of the province of Formosa, Japan, has
visited Ellis Island to study American
methods of excluding Chinese immi-
grants. Japan is said to be preparing
to adopt an exclusion act, and Govern.
or Gotta is gathering data as to the
manner in which this country has car
red out the system of keeping Chinese
from our ports
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-08-08
Report Was Untrue.

Topeka, Kans., Aug. 9.-An official
denial is given out by the general
managers office of the Santa Fe to the
dispatches from New York stating that
an increase in pay for 5000 Santa Fe
trainmen would go into effect on Aug.
l. Assistant Manager Sweet says that
no request for an increase in wages
has heen made by the trainmen re
GENTLY
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-08-08
Frisr Question to settle It,e,f.

Rome, Aug. 4.-According to state
ments obtained from reliable sources,
it is the intention of the vatican that
tine friars of the several orders now in
Manila, who number about $50 men,
should leave there in small numbers at
different times, SO that when the mo-
ment comes to resume negotiations
between Governor Taft and the apostol.
ic delegation all the friars will have
left the archipelago in such way that
the friar question will have resolved
itself without further discussion.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-08-08
Largest Treo In the World.

Fresno, Cali, Aug. 4.-What un-
doubtedly is the largest known tree in
the world has been recently discovered
far up in the Serras, in this county.
The monster was measured six feet
from the ground and it took line l54
feet inches long to cncircle it, making
it over fifty-onc feet in diameter. This
tree is on the government reservation
and will escape the woodlands AK,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-08-08
The End is Nor Yet.

Topeka, July 29-It is still an open
question whether the American Book
company will ask the supreme court,
sitting in banc, to review the decision
handed down by three judges, eXclu-
ding the company from the state until
it takes out a charter 1t would not be
surprising if this was done and it may
be done on the courts own motion
should some of the justices, who did
not sit on the case, disagree with the
indpmcnt rendered.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-08-08
Kansas n. q. Goes to Riloy.

Washington, Aug. 4.AThe governor
of Kansas informs the war department
that the entire National Guard of that
state will be modified at Fort Riley,
Kansas, the latter part of September
for the purpose of participating in the
proposed extensive maneuvers of the
regular army. So far, Kansas is the
only state which has accepted the for
NAL invitation of the war department
to participate and the indications are
that few states will decline on the
ground Of lack of funds.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-08-08
Earthquake Up North.

Omaha, Neb., July 3O.-An earth
quake shock, which was general over
portions of Nebraska, western Iowa
and South Dakota, occurred short Y
before p. m. The seismic disturb
ances were felt at large number of
towns in the three states and lasted
from ten to fifteen seconds. No dam
age has been reported thus far, al
though the shock was sufficient TO
rattle dishes and affect bell towers in
some places. Battle Creek, Nebraska,
was shaken for twenty seconds.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-08-08
After Anarchists,

Washington, July 81. -Commissioner
General of immigration Sargent has
sent to immigration officials through
out the country photographs of anar-
chists who have been expelled from
their way to this country. Accom-
panying the photographs from Turkey
were the instructions TO investigate
the charges against the anarchists, and
if they were correct to return the men
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-08-08
To Preserve Game Fish.

Manhattan, Kas., Aug. "A petition
to the state fish warden was circulated
here by Deputy Fish Warden W. C.
Tegmeier, of Pottawatomie and Riley
counties, requesting that the deputy
fish warden be authorized to seine all
carp and buffalo fish out of all public
streams in the two counties. These
fish are said to be destructive to all
game fish, and considerable damage
has been done already by them. Sew
eral hundred citizens of both counties
signed the petition.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-08-08
Naval station mt Havana.

Washington, d. c., Aug. Prob
ably the last chance the navy deptrt-
mens had to secure coaling or naval
station in Havana harbor was lost by
the action of the Cuban cabinet in au.
thorizing the lease OF the arsenal
grounds. This was the site of the pro-
jected United States naval statiaa.
News of the Cuban cabinets action has
just reached here. Nothing is expected
to be done respecting the acquisition
of sites for stations elsewhere on the
island until next winter.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-08-08
Spanish War Veterans,

Philadelphia, July 29.-lt was an
nonnced here that the third annual
encampment of the Spanish-American
veterans will be held in Annapolis on
September %, % and "a. President
Roosevelt has written that he expects
to attend the encampment on Septem-
her. o.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-08-08
Nebraska brigade Coming.

Lincoln, Ncb., Aug. 4.-Nebraslia
will send her entire brigade to Fort
Riley military encampment in Scptem-
Der. if Adjutant General Goblin has
his way about it. The adjutant gen
eral has begun active work looking to
the states representation. The Ne
braslla brigade comprises two infantry
regiments, cavalry troop and battery
of light artillery.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-08-08
VIII Review Colonial rroop..

London, Aug. At has been prac-
tically decided that King Edward is to
review the colonial troops and present
the medals in the private grounds of
buckingham palace August IL. The
Indian troops will either be reviewed
at the same time or the day after.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-08-08
Sti,l Killing noxers.

Peliin, Aug. 4.-The foreign Office
has notified United States Minis.rr
Conger that government troops have
killed between 300 and 400 rioters in
Szechucn province and that order is
now restored there.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-08-08
Electa clifford in ar.tr.,,a

Melbourne, Australia, July 81, 1909 -
Electa Clifford, the young American
soprano, created furore here on her
first appearance last night.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-08-08
Hoch man, the Pianist.

Berlin, July 20, 19o9.-Not in years
has such enthusiasm been seen as at
the piano recital of Arthur IIochman.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-02-13
LURED BY SCENT,
Rats Caught I'm Numbers by am I'm
geniOus Means.

Rats Caught I'm Numbers by am I'm
geniOus Means.
Rats are very susceptible to the odor
of certain drugs, and any ordinary trap
set in their hauntss is likely to be sue
cessful If dressed with these scents, the
attraction of which, rat catchers affirm
they cannot resist, An example Is
Powdered assafetida, eight grains; oil
Of rhodium, two drains: oil Of aniseed
one dram; oil of lavender, one-half
dram. Shake together in a bottle and
use very small quantity to dress the
bait. ...s. -.
To catch rats, cover common barrel
with stiff, stout paper, tying the edge
round the barrel. Place board so that
the rats may have easy access to the
top. Sprinkle cheese parings or other
food for the rats Oh the paper for sew
cral days until they begin to think that
they have right to their daily rations
from this source. Then place in the
bottom of the barrel piece of rock
about six or seven inches high. filling
with water until only enough of it
projects above the water for one rat to
lodge upon. s-
Now replace the paper. first cutting a
cross in the middle. and the first rat
that comes on the barrel top goes
through into the water and climbs on
the rock. The paper comes back to it's
original position. and the second rat
follows the first Then begins a fight
for the possession of the dry place on
the stone. the noise of which attracts
the others. who share the same fate
Baltimore American.