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The suburban citizen., 1902-11-01
ENTERTAINED THE BURGLAR.
Mrs. Spears Gave Him Supper and Then SEM
for Police.

Chicago (Specia). &C., Mrs. Jessi,
Spears has introduced something new
in the thief-trapping line, When con-
fronted in her rooms by burglar with
a revolver she extended him a hearty
welcome.
Take a seat, my friend" said she
II haven't much money, but ii yor
want anything to eat or drink | have
plenty"
Il am hungry and thirsty, too" said
the burglar, as he put away his weapon
and took a seat. Mrs. Spears spread
before him cold turkey and angel cake
She kept up a fire OF conversation oi
the "glad-you-called" order until the
man forgot the object OF his visit.
Il will have to go out for some
beer" she said She went to a drug.
store, telephoned the police and re.
turned with the beer. Larry Keenan,
for that was the burglars name, was
captured as he was slowing away the
last of the turkey and blowing the foam
off the beer
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-01

NATIONAL CAPITAL AFFAIRS.
Army Strength at Minimum.

A general order was issued announc-
ing that the organization of the enlisted
strength of the army under the Reor-
ganizaton Act of February 2. 1901,
shall be reduced to 5000, the minimum
authorized by law. Under this order the
various arms of the army will be reor-
ganized as follows:
Infantry companies, 65; coast artillery
companies, 100; field artillery batteries,
100; two siege batteries, 100 each caval-
ry troops, 65; engineer companies, Io4,
except that at the service schools at
Forts Leavenworth and Riley the cavalry
troops are allowed IS enlisted men and
the infantry companies I3o men. An
other exception is made in the case OF
the le9ation guard of infantry at Peliin,
Which is fixed at IS men.
These reductions are to be effected by
casualties as they occur, through eXpira-
ton of service, etc, or by transfers II
hereafter directed, so that recruiting, e:s--
pecially for artillery and engineers, will
be confined to the re-enlistment of de-
serving soldiers who apply withing three
months of date of discharge, or such
other enlistments as may be specially
authorized.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-01
CANAL TITLE GOOD.
United States Attorney General Knox Ssh'
mits His Opinion.

Washington, D. C, (Special).-Attc
ney-General Knox has decided that if the
United States should accept the offer oil
the new Panama Canal Company sub
mitted last spring for the sale OF the
canal for $4o,ooo,ooo it would receive
through the parties in interest valid and
unincumbered title TO the property. This
decision was arrived at after thorough
and exhaustive investigation of the situa-
ton in Paris-frst by Special Attorney
Charles w. Russell and later by the At
torney-General himself. The Attorney
General formally submitted ne opinion to
President Roosevelt II makes about 900
pages.
The opinion opens with history of the
concessions made by Colombia in 1875
1890, etc, the formation of the DE Les
seps Panama Canal Company of France,
the failure of this company in 1888, the
transfer in 1874 of all its rights to the
present Panama Canal Company OF
France by the liquidator appointed by the
French court to wind up the affairs OF
old company, and of the laws passed b.
France concerning the liquidation of the
old company.
The opinion then takes up the principal
objections which have been made in this
country to the title proposed to be gveH
to the United States. These objections,
1t says, resolve themselves into reasons in
support of the following propositions:
The Questions Considered.
I. That the new Panama Canal Com
pany ha not the power to sell the canal
and railway p operty.
g. That the liquidator of the old Pan
anna Canal Company has not power to
consent to such sale.
g. That the French courts have not
power to authorize the liquidator and the
new company, or either of them, to enter
into the sale.
4. That, at all events, the United States
would take the property as a trust fund
subject to the total obligations to the
stockholders, the bondholders and the
other creditors of both companies.
The history and nature of the French
companies of the kind in question are
explained at length. They are said to
be altogether different from our corpora
tions, but to be easily understood If
looked upon as private partnerships,
which is their essential character.
The opinion says that they are in soma
respects regulated by law, but that these
regulations do not change the essential
character OF the concerns as partner
ships do not establish any tie between
them and the government, or any oblga-
tions from them to the government, and
do not forbid the exercise of the liberty
to dispose of their property as freely as
an individual disposes of his if no special
lay forbids, and if he is solvent and not
under some particular contractual or
other like obligation to retain the prop
erty, The new Panama Company is
quite solvent, and there is no law for
bidding it to sell.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-01
NATIONS THANKSGIVING
The Presidents Proclamation DeSignates
November n as the Day.
NO REFERENCE TO RECENT STRIKE,
President Roosevelt Says the Year that Has
Just Closed Has Been One Of Peace and Of
Overlooking Plenty Rarely Has any PeO'
pie Enjoyed Greater Prosperity than We
are Now Enjoying.

Washington d. c. Especial. )-Presi-
dent Roosevelt issued his proclamation
designating Thursday, November 27, as
a day of thanksgiving.
The proclamation is as follows:
According to the yearly custom of
our people, it falls Jpn the President
at this ssason to appoint a day of tes-
tival and thanksgiving to God.
Over a century and a quarter has
passed since this country took its place
among the nations of the earth, and
during that time we have had on the
whole more to be thankful for than has
fallen to the lot of any other people
Generation after generation has grown
to manhood and passed away. Each has
had to bear its peculiar burdens, each to
face its special crisis, and each has
known years of grim trial, when the
country was menaced by malice domestic
or foreign levy, when the hand OF t-@
Lord was heavy upon it in drought o.
flood or pestilence, when in bodily dis
tress and anguish of soul it paid the
penalty of folly and iroward heart.
nevertheless, decade by decade, we
have struggled onward and upward; we
now abundanty enjoy material well
being, and under the favor OF the Mosl
High we are striving earnestly. tc
achieve moral and spiritual uplifting
The year that has just closed has beer
one OF peace and OF overfiowing plenty
Rarely has any people enjoyed greater
prosperity than we are now enjoying
For this we render heartfelt and solemn
thanks to the Giver of good, and we
seek to praise Him not by words only
but by deeds by the way in which we
do our duty to ourselves and to our
fellow-men.
"Now therefore, /, Theodore Roose'
welt. President OF the United States, dc
hereby designate as a day of genera.
thanksgiving Thursday. the twenty.
seventh OF the coming November, and
do recommend that throughout the
land the people cease from their ordin,
ary occupations, and in their several
homes and places Of worship render
thanks unto Almighty God for the man
fold blessings of the past year.
In witness whereof / have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal OF the
United States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington this
twenty-ninth day OF October, in the
year OF our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and two and OF the indepen.
dence OF the United States the one
hundred and twenty-seventh.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
BY the President;
JOHN HAY,
Secretary OF State"
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-01
EXPRESS CRASHED INTO FREIGHT.
Narrow Escape From Horrible Catastrophe
Near Lancaster.

Lancaster, Pa. (SpeciaD Passengers
on the Harrisburg express leaving this
city at 7.Is p. m. had almost a miracu
luus escape from death. The express was
running at the rate OF 40 miles an hour
when it crashed into the rear of a freight
train which was standing on the track
at Dillerville, one mile north of this city.
The engine of the express ploughed into
the last car of the freight train. From
some inexplcable cause none OF the cars
were derailed.
The violence of the compact shattered
the windows of the passenger coaches
and hurled the passengers from their
seats, but aside from the jar no one was
hurt. The escape of Engineer Thomas
and Fireman Downes, of the express
train. was remarkable. They were
knocked against their firebox, but man
aged to crawl out of the wreck, slightly
scalded and bruised. The express en-
gine and three freight cars caught fire
and were consumed.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-01
Farmer Was CIubbed to Death.

Lebanon, Pa (SpeciaD aD.-Corouer
Shultz, assisted by Drs. Light anc
Strohm, held an autopsy on the re
mains OF William B. Shpey, the wealth,
farmer who was found dead in his or.
chard on Sunday evening. The All
topsy revealed the fact that Shuey was
shot twice in the face Neither bul
let, however, caused death, and he was
apparently dubbed to death. 1t has
developed that Shuey had large SUMS
OF money in his possession when he
lett Lebanon last week for his home.
but his pockets were empty when the
body was found
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-01
REASON CUBA OBJECTS
Thinks This Nation Wants too Much,
Offers too Little.
PALMA FAILS TO APPROVE TREATY.
The Return Of The Draft of the Reciprocity
Treaty Has Not Shaken the Confidence OF
the State OfflclaIs-The Matter Is StH 0peu
to Adjustment Objections Of Cuba to the
Undue Concessions Demanded.

Washington, D. C. (Special) New
obstacles have been placed in the way OF
favorable action at the next session OF
Congress on a Cuban reciprocity treaty
The rejection by President Palma OF
the instrument drawn here last spring by
Secretary Hay and Minister Ouesada is
now said to be on its way to Washington
for suggested notifications which might
make it acceptable to the Cuban Govern
ment. The original treaty was drawn
hurriedly with the hope that it might be
submitted to Cuba and then to the United
States Senate and acted on before ad-
iournment of the last session of Con
gress, This failing, it was later more
carefully considered and sent TO Havana
for President Palma's inspection. The
Cuban Congress will reassemble in No
vember for brief period and there may
yet be time for action on some treaty
satisfactory to both Governments before
adjournment. but this result is not re-
garded as probable
AT the State Department nothing IS
known officially of the nature of the OBJ
jections made by President Palma, but
from a general knowledge it is not be-
lieved that they are so serious as to long
delay a reconstructed treaty being pre-
sented to the two Senates for approval.
From the little information received
here it appears that Cuba contends that
the United States requires too liberal
concessions in the remission of duties on
United States products entering Cuban
ports ranging from 10 per cent. to 80 per
sent. in return for a level 20 per cent cut
on Cuban tobacco and sugar exported to
this country. This question, in the opin-
ion of State Department officials may be
readily settled, as it is said to be rather
one of figures than of principle
The approval by President Palma, OF
some treaty drawn here between Mr.
Hay and Minister Quesada is necessary
without much delay if Cuba has any ex-
Dectations of favorable action by the
United States Senate next session. Fail
ure to agree upon such a convention must
lead to a greater sacrifice by Cuba than
by the United States. and as financial
conditions in the island are in a wrctched
state it is r,.t believed Cuba would quib-
bic over trifles.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-01
On Threshold Of New Era.

The annual report of the Dawes COM
mission appointed to treat with the Five
Civilized Tribes says that if all pending
agreements should be ratified by the
ribes practically all necessary authority
will have been secured for the complete
administration of the five estates intrust-
I'd to the commission, an end diligently
sought for nearly ten years.
The report says it is impracticable at
his time to render final decisions in
'ases involving the right to enrolment
IF citizens by intermarriage of the Choc-
ow and Chickasaw tribes. The conclu-
sion is announced that the bitter anti
allotment sentiment OF the Indians has
low LARGELY yielded to reason and time
md the five tribes are fairly upon the
threshold of new era.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-01
BANK ROBBERS INGENIOUS.
Tied Town Marshal so that II He Struggled to
Get Free He Would Hang Himself.

Gardner, Ill. (SpeciaD Six mel
blew open the vault OF bank here ant
secured a large sum. They seizet
Town Marshal Edmondson at the en-
gine-house, tied him with ropes, tool
him to the bank and placed him in I;
chair. The vault was blown open witt
dynamite and the interior OF the banl
wrecked.
The robbers are supposed to have Sc
cured between $4,000 and $4,000, al
though the exact amount is not known
After leaving the bank they took th'
Marshal to the schoolhouse, placed &,
rope around his neck and tied him tt
a char: The chair was placed at tn,
head OF a stairway, so that if he strug
gled to release himself he would fal
downstairs and hang himself. The rob
bers took a train which left az AA
o'clock for Chicago.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-01
Foreign.

The Morgan tube" railway scheme
received its quietus for the present ses-
sion in the House OF Commons, the
efforts to re-establish the parliamentary
status of the bill being withdrawn after
an hours debate.
The French socialist deputies have
notified Premier Combes that they pro-
pose to interpellate the government on
the efforts made for arbitration. 1t is
understood the operators have refused
to arbitrate.
The sentence OF two months impris.
onment on Hugh McHugh, the Irish
member of Parliament from Sligo, was
affirmed on appeal.
The British Admiralty has ordered
the construction of two cruisers which
are to be the speediest and most pow
erful Of their class
The introduction of modern inven
tions in Morocco has stirred up a re
volt among the tribes in the interior.
Three persons were sentenced il
Grimmen- Meckenburg for ridiculin(
Landrath Won Maltzahn.
The German Rcichstag adopted th'
meat tariff was recommended by th'
committee.
William c. Ballantrae won the Cam
bridgeshire Stakes at Newmarket, Eng
land
The musicians OF the Paris theatre
vo.cd to 90 on a general strike.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-01
Mckinley Memorial Fund.

Postmaster-Gen, raj Payne and Secre-
sary to the President George B. Cortcl-
you left for Canton, Ohio, to attend a
meeting of the trustees of the William
Mckinley Memorial Association to select
site for the memorial Of the aggre-
gate sum of $6soooo which the associa-
ION desired TO raise it has in hand, cash
md pledges. about $5so,ooo.
New York contributed $4,000 of this
AMOUNT and Ohio a little more than
100000 The trustees will not be
;ramped for funds in carrying out their
project 1t is likely that the memorial
will be located on the most commanding
site in the Canton Cemetery, not far
from the present tomb of the dead Presi-
lent.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-01
Kills Brother In Bed.

Manchester, VT (SpeciaD Clifford
Johnson, 10 years, of Londonderry, was
shot and killed by his I6-year-old
brother Melvin. Both boys worked on
heir fathers farm. Mrs. Johnson
went upstairs to awaken them and
iornd Clifford on the bed with a ter
rible wound in his left breast He died
n few moments. Melvin could not
be found. Sheriff Giddings,l OF this
place, who has celebrated blood
hound, captured the boy near Manches-
er depot. He had been on the noun
tains all night. He said the shooting
was accidental and he ran away owing
o fright
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-01
Georgia Engineers May Strike.

Augusta, Ga (SpeciaD D.-Georgia
railroad engineers who are members
OF the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-.
gineers made a demand for increased
wages and for the reinstatement OF .
committee of the Brotherhood, who
called on the general manager and who
are now out OF the service OF the road
The 10 days time agreed upon at the
expiration of which the road was &c
give final reply is ended.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-01
Recommend More Warshlps.

The Naval Board on Construction has
made q report TO Secretary Moody urg-
ing that Congress this winter authorize
the building of the following men-ot-
war:
Two battle-ships Of 10000 tons trial
displacement, I8 knots speed, 4 T2-incl, 8
S-lnch IL 7-inch and 20 3-inch guns.
Two armored cruisers of I4soo tons
displacement, 22 knots speed. 4 Io-inch
10 o-incl and 22 S-inch guns.
In making these recommendations, the
Board has recorded its objection TO the
policy of the Congressional committee
that there shall be an increase of the
material of the navy only once during
each Congress
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-01
Santa Marin Snn Violent.

Guatemala City (By Cable. ).-Th,
volcano Of Santa Maria is still in erup
tion. In addition, there are seriou.
earthquake shocks throughout .Guatc
mala. There were detonations, like
heavy cannonading on Tuesday morn
ing. All towns, villages and planta.
tions near the volcano have been aban.
doned, and the residents are fleeing to
places of safety Details OF the crup.
tons are not obtainable, owing 20 the
Guatemalian Government taking pos
session OF all telegraph lines in the in.
terror and preventing the news from
spreading.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-01
Mr.. WI Ordered Home.

Washington, D. c. (Specia).-Wu
Ting-ian who has been the Minister
Of the Chinese Empire to the United
States since May 1, 1907, has been re-
called to China by an edict OF the En-
peror cabled to Minister WI by the
Chinese Foreign Office The edict is
peremptory, Mr. WI being directed 10
return to China at as early a date as
possible, even the route by which he
is to make his voyage from this coun-
try being Indicated Mr.. WI is in
formed that he has been appointed
Minister of Commerce, in association
with Chang Chitung He takes the po-
sition just vacated by Sheng, whose
father died recently.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-01
Bear Crushed Boys Head.

Hot Springs, Ark. (SpeciaI .-Ai
Happy Hollow resort near her
which, among other attractions, in
cludes a zoo, black bear fatally njur
ed Robert Tatum, an 8-year-old boy
The lad was passing near the animal
which was chained, but came too close
and before the Mortified spectator.
could interfere the brute had the bo,
Rugged to his breast Then the ami
rial closed its great jaws on his pris
oner's head. A keeper pried the bear,
mouth open and released the boy, bu
he was unconscious and died from sew
eral fractures Of the skull.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-01
$4,000 Stricken With Cholera.

The fearful ravages OF plague and
cholera in the Old World are set forth
in mail advices received by the Marine
Hospital Service. From Manila Chiei
Quarantine Officer Perry makes a con.
seryative estimate that the cases ol
cholera in the Philippine islands since
March 20 last aggregate $4,000, with .
mortality of Is per cent.
He says, under date OF September 70
that the disease has practically disap-
peared from those provinces first in
ected, but those most recently inject
ed are suffering severely
The Province Of Ilolo and the ada
cent Island of Negros are badly injected
and the situation is alarming. Some
oi the towns in those provinces have
lost 10 per cent OF their population
and the epidemic continues severe.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-01
Sixty Bulgariuns Killed.

Belgrade, Servia (By Cable) Severe
fighting has taken place between Turks
and Bugarians, chiefly on the Uskub
frontier. The most serious encounter
occurred October rs. when a Turkish
battalion from Salonica and the strong
est Bulgarian force in the country were
engaged, with the result that 60 Bull
garians were killed and 80 were cap
tured The chief of the Bulgarian band
-Danow-was severely wounded.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-01
Roosevelt Is A.

President Roosevelt was born in
New York City October 27, 1853 He
celebrated the iorty-iourth anniversary
IF his birth Monday in an entirely in
formal manner at the temporary White
House, lunching and dining with such
members of his family as were in the
city, and with a few intimate friends,
Unfortunately Mrs, Roosevelt was
absent from the family table, but she
remembered the President with a birth
day gift as has always been her custom.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-01
Gets the Boston journal.

Boston (SpeciaD Frank A. Nun
sey, OF New York has bought from
Stephen OMeara and his associates all
the stock Of the Journal Newspaper
Company, which owns and publishes
the Boston Morning. Evening and
Sunday Journal Mr. Munsey will de-
velop the property extensively. A new
brilding for the paper is almost ready
for occrOancv
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-01
The Cuban Railroad.

Havana Especially. - The railroad
commission has granted to the Cuban
Company the right to register, in the
name of the Cuba Railway Company
$2o,ooo,ooo of capital stock. 1t is ex-
pected that the construction of the rail
road through Cuba will be completed
before next December.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-02-15
Che Chariot Race

Represents a scene in the Roman circus Maximus,
amphitheater which capable of seating 100000 per
The sport dangerous we'll exciting. The
noble youths of Greece accustomed to drive their
b1ooded horses the goal line. The consisted
of of course starting in obique
line so chariot might be compensated for
the wider circle it had to make.
In Ben Hur the running is described as like the
"long eaping of lions in harness. and the driving
heroic resolution maddening energy of action
New-York tribune., 1902-03-09

valley. After the luncheon the guests went TO the
salon on the second floor, where musical pro-
gramme was rendered by Mile Emma Calve, Signor
De Marchi, NJ Gilbert and NJ Franz Wczek. who
we're accompanied at the piano by Isidor Luckstone
Prince Henry arrived promptly at l O'Clock he
was accompanied by the German Ambassador
State Secretary Won Tirpitz. General Won Plessen
Admiral Won Eisendecher, Baron Won Seckendorf
Admiral Count Won Baudissin, Captain Won Muller
Count Quadt Captain Won Rebeur-Paschwitz, Cap
tain Schmidt Won Schwind, Captain Won Egtdy and
Max C. SeckendOrf
The Presidential delegation consisted Of Dr. David
J. Hill Assistant Secretary OF State Major General
Corbin Rear Admiral Evans Colonel Bingham and
Commander Cowles.
The complete list of guests follows: Mrs. Gerry
Miss Sands Mrs. Parsons. Mrs. Maturfn Livings-
ton Mrs. Egerton Winthrop. Mrs. Corbin Mrs
Rhinelander Mrs. Jennings. J. Pierpont Morgan
Fgerton L. Winthrop Creighton Webb. Mr. Olin,
Heber r Bishop Senator Wocott, Mr.. and Mrs
w Bayard Cutting Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Van
5erbiIt Mrs Mackay Miss Bishop, Mr.. and Mrs
" d Sloane. Mrs Royal Carroll. Miss Babcock
Mics Tselln. Mrs GambriH, Miss Jay, Mrs. Cooper
tJsyyitt. Mrs Alfred Vanderbilt and Miss Thayer.
Prince Henry left the Mills house at o'clock, and
-e+,,rred at once the Waldorf-Astorta.
~, his return TO the hotel the Prince retired TO
Dts ,rivate apartments There he found two sacks
NJ ~ PaU which had been brought 10 the hotel by
u " ~ from the Hohenzollern These occupied him
SAIL o'clock when he went TO the banquet hall
Sor the dinner of the German Society.