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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-27
Three Amendments.

Topeka, Feb. 23.-These three consti-
tutional amendments will be voted
upon by the people at the general cleo
ton in 1904:
To provide for election of state
printer by the people
To permit the governor to veto
separate items in appropriation bills.
To give the state the right to take
change of venue in criminal cases.
Eleven resolutions to change the con-
stitution have been introduced at the
present legislative session. Under the
constitution, only three can be sub
mitted at one election. The three first
adopted by the two houses have prece-
dence. Many of the resolutions put
into the hopper have been killed.
Others are still Oh the calendar, but
the three mentioned above have gone
through, and will go on the ballot.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-27
TERRIBLE HOTEL HOLOCAUST.
Were Many Delegates To State
Y. M. C. Convention.
HOTEL REGISTER BURNED.

Cedar Rapids, Ia, Feb. 23.-Ten
lives according to the best information
obtainabe under difficulties were lost
in fire which destroyed the Clifton
hotel in this city. The fire started at
2:3O o'clock and ut 10 o'clock the
smouldering debris furnished SO fierce
a heat that search for bodies was i'm
possible. The list of the dead may
prove larger than the number given.
Two persons were fatally injured and
a score or more injured more or less
severely, mostly by jumping from
windows. The work of learning the
names of the dead is rendered difficult
by the loss of the hotel register, which
was burned.
The hotel was 3story brick veneer
structure. The flames started in pile
of rubbish in the basement, presuma-
bly, ignited by defective electric light
wires. In an instant the Railways
were cholfed with frightened guests.
A rush was made for the stairways. 1t
was then that the crowd collected in
the street heard heart rending cries OF
anguish and desperation, for the fire
had completely cut off escape
There followed a stampede for the
the windows the only means of exit
left.
The flames, looking bloodred from
reflection against the snow lit up the
pale drawn faces of the people in the
windows with the glow that was un-
earthly. The victims were literally
driven by the flames to jump. Nearly
everyone of them fingered to the last
moment, urged by the people below to
wait as long as possible in the hope of
assistance. Then a cry would tell that
the fire had reached them, or the smoke
had made it impossible to breathe and
one after another jumped, some to the
street and some more fortunate to the
roofs of adjoining buildings.
The proprietor of the hotel placed
his estimate of the number OF people
in the building at between seventy and
eighty. Many of them were delegates
to the state convention of the Young
Mems Christian association. Those
who were first to escape where they
were not too severely injured stood for
some time barefooted in tho snow,
chained to the spot and rendered I'M
conscious of the cold by the horror OF
the scene. Many of them had to be
| led away.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-27
HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS.
A Trolley Load Slips Before an Engine on
lev Rails.

Newark, N. j., Feb. ga trolley
car loaded with pupils on their way to
the high school, was run into by a
Delaware, Lacliawanna 81 Western
railroad train. Twelve persons were
killed and thirty or more were injured.
Some of. the injured may die. Twenty
of the injured passengers were taken
to a hospital and the others were able
to go to their homes The identified
ton of the dead and injured was a
difficult task and was accomplished
very slowly.
The railroad train, which was run
ming at almost -ull speed, was seen by
the motorman who put on the brakes
and did all he could to stop his car, but
the wheels slipped upon the rails,
which were covered with ice and the
car slid forward until its front pro-
iected over the railroad track. The
pilot of the engine struck the plat
form, threw the car around and then
toppled it over. The train went on
and was not stopped until it had gone
several blocks from the crossing. The
body of one of the victims, girl, was
found on the pilot of the locomotive
when it was brought to standstill.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-27
Cuba Favors Reciprocity.

Havana, Feb. 23.-The report on the
reciprocity treaty was read and adopt
ed at a meeting of the senate committee
on foreign relations. Senior Busta-
mente, chairman of the committee and
other committeeman stated positively
after the meeting that the treaty will
be reported and that no amendments
will be recommended. The report con-
tains estimates based on official and
other information showing tho adj
vantageous effects of the treaty.
Considerable pressure is being
brought to bear on President Palma to
induce him not to sign the soldiers
pay loan bill. President Palma says
he is considering the matter.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-27
More Trouble Ahead.

New York, Feb. 20.-British naval
authorities think there is more trouble
ahead with Venezuela, says the Her
AIDS Port of Spain, Trinidad report.
They say that England is determined
not to recognize any Castro blockade
and her war vessels will not hesitate
to FIRE ON ships or shore upon any
manifestations of interference with
British trade with Venezuela. 1t is be-
lieved here that nothing will be done
until the terms of the agreement are
received from Washington.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-27
Vigorous Campaign Marked Out.

indianapolis, Feb. 91.-President
John Mitchell, of the United Mine
Workers, refused an offer Of $4,000 to
appear this year in the Chautauqua
circuit. Mitchell had been booked for
twenty nights at 5000 met" a night.
These engagements he cancelled on the
ground that the mine workers organi-
zation had mapped out vigorous cam
paign for this summer, and that he
did not feel justified in making any
engagements that might conflict with
his work for this organization.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-27
THE PACKERS ARE ENJO|NED.
Judge Grosscup's Definition Of
Restricting Competition.
MAY REQUIRE EVIDENCE.

Chicago, Feb. 21.-The so-called
'beef trust" case was disposed of by
Judge Grosscup in the United States
circuit court, the demurrer of the
packers being overruled and tenn
porary injunction granted. The attor-
neys for the packers make no an
nouncement of their future intentions
If they deny the facts upon which
Judge Grosscup based his decision the
matter will go before the master in
chancery, who will hear the evidence,
and the case will again be argued be-
fore Judge Grosscup. An appeal may
be taken in order to hasten the final
adjudication of the case. 1t is not be-
lieved likely that the packers will let
the matter go by default, thus making
the injunction permanent.
Commerce, said Judge Grosscup
sin his decision" is the sale or ex-
change of commodities. But that
which the law looks upon as the body
of commerce is not restricted to specific
acts of sale or exchange 1t includes
the intercourse-all the initiatory and
intervening acts, instrumentalities and
dealings that directly bring about the
sale or exchange. This, through the
sale or ex hange is commercial act SO,
also is the solicitation of the Drummer,
whose occupation is to bring about the
sale or exchange The whole transac-
ton, from initiation to elimination is
commerce.
"Whatever combination has the di-
rect and necessary effect of restricting
competition is, within the meaning OF
the Sherman act as now interpreted,
restraint of trade.
"Thus defined, there can be no
doubt that the agreement OF the de-
PENDANTS to refrain from bidding
against each other in the purchase OF
cattle is combinations in restraint of
trade; so also their agreement to bid
up prices to stimulate shipments, in
tending to cease from bidding when
the shipments have arrived. The same
result follows when we turn to the
combination Of defendants to fix prices
upon and restrict the quantities OF
meats shipped to their agents or their
customers. Such agreements can be
nothing less than restrictions upon
competition and therefore combination
in restraint of trade; and thus viewed
the petition for preliminary injunction
granted"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-27
Missouri Pacific Moving.

Kansas City, Feb 2O.-The office of
E. A. Gould, general superintendent of
the Missouri Pacific railway will be
transferred from ST. Louis to Kansas
City as soon as quarters can be OBJ
tanned. This is in accord with the
policy outlined by George Gould a
year ago. The Missouri Pacific has an
extensive system in Kansas, line to
Omaha, another to Denver and its
Central Branch is to be extended to
Colorado. Kansas City is thus the
geographical center of the system.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-27
New Telephone Plan.

Topeka, Feb. 17.-Thc Rock Island
railroad is preparing tests of new
instrument by which it is claimed tele-
phoning can be done successfully over
telegraph wires. The new instrument is
called the telegraphone and complete
outfit has been received by the super
intendent of terminalsin this city. One
of the instruments will be installed in
the office of the Rock Island superin-
tendent of terminals in Kansas City
and one in the general superinten-
dents Office in Topeka.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-27
No Cattle From Mexico.

Ell Paso, Tex, Feb. 9s.-The imPor-
tation of cattle from Mexico has been
temporarily stopped. The 'toot and
mouth disease" has been discovered at
San Luis Potosi, and the United States
government has placed ban on all
cattle from Mexico till complete in
vestigation can be made. The infor-
nation came to the bureau of animal
industry at Washington which instructs
that all cattle from Mexico be refused
admittance TO this country until the
in vestigation has been completed.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-27
A Five Acres Map,

Washington, Feb. 19.-The United
States department OF agriculture is
preparing map of the United States
in which they desire to show in each
state the comparative area devoted to
the various agricultural products and
native grasses. This map Will be
shown at the Worlds Fair grounds at
st. Louis laid out on five acres of
ground, each state being shown by the
actual growing crops of the state
State governments are called upon to
give the necessary data.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-27

Rome, Feb. 23.-The pope completed
the functions of his jubilee without
undue fatigue. Upon returning to his
apartments he exclaimed: This is real
ly the happiest day of my life. P"
sit seems impossible that it is %
years since 1 have been there" was
Pope Leo's exclamation as he looked
from a window into the sunlit plaza
of St. Peters. This was the ponuiff's
only reference to his imprisonment in
the vatican during which time he has
not gone beyond the palace eoundS
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-27
Outside Cattle Taxed.

Guthrie, Okla, Feb. 19.-Governor
Ferguson signed the house bill, passed
by both houses of the Legislature, pro-
viding for the taxation of property in
those Indian reservations which are
attached to various counties in Olllaho-
ma for judicial purposes. This will
increase the territorial income through
taxation over 100000 annually, al
lowing tax to be placed on all cattle
owned in other states which have been
placed on the Indian reservation pas
lures
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-27
Another rraus-Merlco Road.

San Francisco, Feb. 2S.--Virgil G.
Bogue, former chief engineer OF the
Union Pacific, who has been here for
several days, left for the City OF Next
CO. According to statements made by
him to friends, Bogue's mission to
Mexico is to select a railroad route
westward from the City of Mexico
direct to the Pacific coast, thereby con-
Meeting the Mexican Central road with
the Pacific ocean. The plan is to in
wade and develop the richest coffee and
sugar districts in Mexico.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-27
Trouble Over an Island.

Leavenworth, Feb. 1S.-lt may be
necessary to call out the state militia
to preserve order on Kickapoo island,
seven miles north of worth,
where a number Of farmers who hold
deeds to the land previous to its mum
dation by the Missouri river, about
twenty-five years ago, are having
trouble with parties who seek to take
possession of the land. The island
contains about 1000 acres of fertile
land
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-27
CHAPTER XII.
At HYDE Manor, and Bran and Miriam

At HYDE Manor, and Bran and Miriam
In Hyde Manor House, there was
that stir of preparation which indl-
Gates a departure. Hyde and Rather
inc were taking hasty meal together.
HYDE was in full uniform, his sword
at his side, his cavalry cap and cloak
on a chair near him. They both rose
toeether-Katherin bravely smiling
avav the tears and looking exceeding
" lovely in her blue morning gown
trimmed with frillings of thread lace,
and Hyde, gallant and tender, Dut
still with the air of a man not aVerse
IN go back to life's real duty. He TOOK
Katherine in his arms, kissed away
her tears, made her many loving
promise and then, lifting his cap and
cloak. left the room. Evidently he
had ouite recovered his health and
strength. for he sprang very easily
into the saddle, and, gathering the
reins in his hand, kept the FESTIVE
animal in perfect control.
A moment he stood thus, the very
ideal of a fearless, chivalrous, hand
some soldier; the next, his face SOFT
ened to almost womanly tenderness
for he saw Katherine coming hastily
through the dim hall and into the
clear sunshine and in her arms was
his little son. She came fearlessly u
his side. and lifted the sleeping chllo
70 him. He stopped and kissed 1t anc
then kissed again the beautiiu
mother; and calling happily oacK
ward. "Good-by, my love; God Keel
you, love; good-by," he gave nil
horse his own wild win and wa
soon lost to sight among the trees o
the park.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-27
Earthnnaka In Mexico.

Mexico City, Feb. 19.-The state OF
Guerrero continues to report many
and somewhat alarming earthquakes.
Chilpancingo, which two years ago was
almost destroyed by an earthquake,
now reports another which threw
down houses, as also happened in the
towns of Chilapa, Aguas Blancas, San
Diego and Mexicala. Underground
roaring and rumbling were heard,
generally frightening the people.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-27
DEAD MAN MAKES TROUBLE.
Presence in Spirit Form Obnoxious to
His Successor.
Ito be continued.)

Presence in spirit FORM Opno<lous 70
His Successor.
A colored family in Almagro has
recently been broken up because OF
the nightly appearance of the wife's
former husband, says the Danville
(Va) correspondent of the Richmond
Dispatch. The fact that the man in
question has been dead a year or
two does not seem to affect in the
least his desire to look upon the hap
piness of his former helpmeet. He
invades the privacy of the woman's
chamber, much to the annoyance OF
her present husband. He made one OF
his frequent visits the other night. He
was dressed entirely in white, and
came and stood at the foot Of the
bed.
The living husband decided that the
dead man had the best right to the
woman's presence, and he dived
through the window, carrying the
sash with him. The woman, who
seems to have preferred the living to
the dead, followed his example. The
pair spent the night, .thinly clad, un.
der the stars.
And now there will be a divorce
suit, the man refusing longer to live
with a woman whose dead husband
visits her in the night.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-27
Small Fire I'm Capitol.

Washington, Feb. 19.-Sono little
excitement was created in the house
Of representatives just before that
body convened, by the discovery of a
slight blaze in the flooring of the
east reserved gallery. The flooring
had become ignited from defective
due in the democratic cloak room, and
when discovered about fifteen feet
Of the molding was ablaze. The blaze
was extinguished and the members
suffered no Inconvenience when the
house met.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-27
President GArfield's Son.

Washington, Feb. 19-It is an
nounced at the white house that
President Roosevelt would appoint
James r. Garfield, of Ohio, commits
sioner of corporations under the act
creating the new department of COM
merce. Mr.. Garfield is son of the
late President Garfield and is at pres
ent a member Of the civil service
commission. 1t will be his duty to
gather, compile and publish useful in
formation concerning corporations
doing business in the United States,
and engaged in interstate and foreign
commerce.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-27
Settlod Amounts For X u.

Topeka, Feb. 20.-The house ways
and means committee has effected a
compromise with the state university
officers on the university appropria-
tions. The senate allowed 5000, O0O
for maintenance and $50, 900 for a law
building. The house has allowed
S17O, 900 for maintenance and $50, 00C
for a law building. The senate uni
versity appropriation bill carries S519,-
600; the house bill carries $4,000
The university officials have agreed to
the house figures.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-27
Gives Canal For Irrigation.

Denver, Colo, Feb. 2o.-The house
passed on third reading the Ryan bill
to provide for the transfer of the state
irrigation canal, known as the Gunnl-
son canal, now in course of construc-
ton, to the federal government to be
utilized in retaining land in Montrose
and Delta counties under the new
irrigation act.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-27
A sunnsstive Amendment

A wealthy brewer in Montreal built
a church and inscribed on It: This
church was erected by Thomas Mol
son at his sole expense. Hebrews xi."
Some college wags altered the inscrip-
ton so as to make II read: This
church vas erected by Thomas Mol
son at his souls expense. He bFewa
H.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-27

Albuquerque, N. NJ, Feb. 1s.-The
greater part of the $4,000 worth OF
watches and jewelry stolen from the
safe of S. Vann & Co., jewellers, of Al
buquerque, November 20, 1909, has
been found under an old ba. n by two
bows who were hunting for hens eggs.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-08-20
Curtain.
Wires, Beasts and Birds.

"A strange thing is the effect of
electrical energy on birds and wild
beasts" says a telegraph lineman
"Woodpeckers are continually tapping
telegraph poles. In the country you
will find everywhere poles honey
combed by the sturdy bills of wood
peckers. The birds mistake the hum
ming sound inside the poles for the
humming of insects, and 1t is to get at
these supposed insects that they rake
their perforations. Bears, on the other
hand, think the humming comes from
bees, and they overturr the stones at
the poles base in their endeavcr to
get at the honey. Wolves are afraid
of the sound. A wolf won't 60 near a
telegraph pole under ary circum~
stances. "-Pbtladelphja Recerd.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-08-20
Russia's CAPITAL.

St. Petersburg, which has just cele-
brated it's two hundredth birthday,
was. in the first decade of it's existence,
inhabited chiefly by soldiers, officials,
and peasants forcibly transplanted.
The mobiles were obliged to build
houses and leave Moscow to live in
them. Foreigners were particularly
welcome, and received immunity from
taxes. The present population is esti-
mated at nearly 100000. Rents are
twice as high as in Berlin or Paris.
Transportation is still by means of
slow horse cars, even in the principal
streets Il
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-08-20

A unique sporting contest took place
in this city few days ago and it re-
suited in the bestowal Of the title OF
champion money counter upon q re-
markably gifted young bank clerk only
22 years old. says Pittsburg report.
w. H. jolly holds the new cham
pionship and, though the title rests
on the recent speed test, he is perhaps
equally entitled to it on account OF his
daily work in the Peoples national
bank of Pittsburg. !
There he frequently sorts and counts
$500, 900 in money of mixed denomina'
tions during the working day. 4
The money-counting race was held
under the auspices of the -Pittsburg
chapter of the American Institute Of
Bank Clerks. The sport that is also
science furnished some thrilling con-
tests and they attracted the particular
interest of the young men whose bust
ness is the handling of specie. Mr..
Jolly came out an easy victor in tho
tournament.
Counting money fast and accurately
is made a science in the great banks,
where hundreds of thousands of dol
lars are counted every day and where
the work has to edone with speed and
absolute accuracy. It is not every
body that has opportunity to get up
the wonderful speed that Champion
jolly has. Those who have enough
money of their own to make them
skillful if they practiced counting it
as it came to them usually hire others
to 60 the counting while. they devote
their attention to making more money.
Theater treasurerss and store CASH
ters count large sums of money, but
they do not work at it. continuously,
as some cashier tellers do, and con-
sequently there is no class that has
the speed Of bank clerks in counting
money.
''The reason some Of them lost was
because they were nervous" said Mr..
Jolly, speaking of the contest of which
he was the winner. "When man is
nervous he cannot count money accu-
rately or fast. They were nervous be-
cause they were working before q
crowd. I don't think I was nervous
at all, and that is the reason won."
r Mr.. jolly started in as messenger
three years ago, and was promoted.
When he started learning to count
money some of the others would get
around him and count aloud for lit
tie while and then they would inten-
tionally count wrong out loud SO asst
throw him out and make him miss
his count. It used to do it every time.
It is an old trick in banks. But Mr..
Jolly determined that he would learn
to count correctly in spite Of the other
fellows, and he did. =.
"Gold can be counted faster than pa
per money when the moneys of about
the same denominations" said Mr..
Jolly. II have counted 100000 in gold
in S., SO and $40 piecesin an hour and
half. have counted $3.50, 1000 in pa.
per currency in three hours, the money
being S., $40, $50, $50 and $500 bills.
This is twice as long for counting only
so per cent. more money in paper, and
I guess most bank tellers find about
the same difference"