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The Imperial press., 1903-08-22
BELOW THE LINE
Extensive Work an Be Looked for
 During Coming Months

The San Diego Union gives the follow ing information:
 "It appears from preliminary con tracts filed with the county recorder that there is likely to be another Imperial below the line.
 "The records show that important contracts signed up running from Gull lermo Andrade, the Mexican consul at Los Angeles to the Colorado River Land Company, Mexican corporation, and the California Mexico Land and Cattle Compa California corporation.
 "The contracts include several hun dred thousand acres in Lower California, immediately south of the Imperial set dement's.
 "The documents go to prove that the men who are behind the development of land along the Colorado river are thor ough believers in expansion"
 This information from the Union is in line with expectations regarding the great estate of the California Mexico Land and Cattle Company, which owns over 600 ,000 acres between the interna- tional line and the head of the Gulf of California, being Mexican territory. This company, which is composed of mum Der of Los Angeles capitalists, has never taken the public into its conti- dence, though it is known that it is hn fufII If itG great holdings.
 While it is believed that the work of this company will primarily be in build ing up a great cattle industry, many thousands of acres of its land being brought under irrigation, it is also be- lieved that the work will imply. an ex- tensive colonization programme, and it is among the possibilities that a decade from now the Mexican lands on the Colorado delta will equal in population the Californian portion of the delta, and that there will be an unbroken line of rich farming country through the stretch of a hundred miles, from the main line of the Southern Pacific railroad at Old Beach, through to the gulf.
 The patient mule is still being vilified by two legged simpetons who try to work off their putrid gas for wit at the expense of the mule. If the mule would kick his slanderers into the middle of next month, he would be doing the world a consnicuOus service, for those who write about the mules ferocty, have less sense than the mule, and are far inferior to him as mem bers ofsociety. The mule is the most useful animal that can be employed on farm. We mean the long-eared four-footed mule, and not
New-York tribune., 1903-01-04

mand of Count de Rochambeau were quartered
in the town. 1t was considered necessary that
an interview should take place between the
French commander and General Washington,
who was in camp at Morristown. The place Sc
lected for meeting Hartford. Lafayette ac-
companied General Washington, did his sec
retaries and aids. The Foot Guards went to
meet them they drew near the town and es-
cort them guard of honor. Both Lafayette
and Washington commented upon the handsome
military appearance of the Foot Guards.
In 1885 the Foot Guards were instrumental in
putting down a in Hartford which
lasted for two days, during which several per-
sons were killed and number of buildings de-
molished. The riot started by congrega-
ton Of colored people being molested while hold
ing service in their church. The city authorities
called upon the Foot Guards for help. the stu-
alton being beyond their control, and they
sponded with alacrity, and in short time sue
ceeded in suppressing the disturbance.
President Jackson visited Hartford in 1888
and was escorted by the Foot Guards The
President was on horseback, and bowed to all
who saluted him ne rode through the streets
He pleased to express his high appreciation
of the manner in which he was received. When
New-York tribune., 1903-01-04

the Foot Guards, commanded by Major Day,
passed before him in front of the old City Hotel
he exclaimed to the Secretary of War: such
fine body of citizen soldiers ] have never looked
upon before
The Foot Guards also did escort duty for
Presidents Washington. John Adams. Monroe
and William Henry Harrison. Among the many
celebrations in which the company has partici-
pated are the peace celebration of 1915: Bunker
Hill Centennial. 1876: Battle Flag Day, 1879;
Quadrimillenal of Springfield. Grant Monu-
ment dedication and Dewey Day. The company
owns 100000 armory in Hartford, and a peru
sal of it's roll will show men honored in business
life. in politics and in all the professions not
omtting the clergy.
The Foot Guards have visited nearly all parts
of the United States. They jolly. happy
body of men, enjoying TO the fullest extent
healthy. good ma tured fun. but refraning from
those acts of Righteousness that so oftentimes
characterize a company of soldiers Naturally
their members ready to relate anecdotes and
amusing incidents which have happened on their
many trips Some of these are old in the COM
pany. but nothing delights the men as to get
New-York tribune., 1903-01-04
COFFEE CHEWING HABIT.
EASILY CONTRACTED IN THE BIG ROAST
ING PLANTS, BUT EXTREMELY
UNHEALTHFUL.
UNHEALTHFUL.

UNHEALTHFCL.
There is a new habit-the habit of coffee
chewing. Many men who work in coffee roast
ing plants have this habit. and recently they
have been communicating it to the world at
large. Some physicians say they have almost
as many coffee chewers as tobacco chewers, and
that tobacco chewing is going down; coffee
chewing is coming up. But the world does not
benefit from this. for to chew coffee is bad
thing for the health. To chew coffee creates
nervousness, makes the skin saIIOw. blackens
the teeth and diminishes the appetite
The United States. in the last few years. has
come to be the worlds greatest consumer Of
coffee There were used here, last year, 900.-
100000 pounds, enough to make So 500 100000
cups of the beverage The United States uses
nearly one-third more coffee than the rest of
the world put together
The Yankee leanness, nervousness sallOwness
the Yankee dyspepsia as well-were imputed
by Professor VirChow largely to the excessive
of coffee. What Professor Virchcw would
have said if he could have visited an American
coffee roasting plant if he could have seen the
men at work there, nearly every one with a Pc
culiar little pouch sewed on the breast Of his
jumper, and each putting in his mouth from this
pouch every little while a haIf-dOzen grains OF
coffee, it is difficult to imagine. He would. per-
haps, have made a close study of the effect Of
habituaI coffee chewing, just DIR. Joseph
smurl. of Philadelphia, has done.
DR.. SmurI says: Coffee chewing is a habit
easily contracted, for the taste of the crisp,
roasted berries is not unpleasant, and the ex-
hiaration, the stimulus. that the berries give is
quite as marked as that which would be OBJ
tanned from glass or two Of beer. or from
drink of whiskey.
1T is this exhiaration, / am convinced that
causes the habit to be formed, and that makes
it hard habit to break away from. 1t should
be broken away from; its effects are highly in
furious; they are injurious than those OF
tobacco chewing.
The coffee chewing habit wrecks the nerves,
it makes the skin sallow, and il destroys the
appetite I have had occasion to treat number
of for it. / always advise such men TO
break off by imperceptible degrees-to give three
or four months to the task Some succeed and
some do not Men who work in coffee plants
find it almost impossible to succeed"
Coffee experts alone. among the coffee work
ers, do not contract the chewing habit, fer if
they cid their sense Of taste would be duned
The experts. by smell only. or by taste only,
distinguish without the slightest difficulty or
uncertainty between the Arabian. the Javanese,
the Guatemalan. the Costa Rican. the Bogotan
and a dozen other eoffees. They could not do
this if they were coffee chewers.
There are many hundreds of coffee plants in
the United States-huge factories where coffee
is stored. tested. blended and roasted These
factories have for their Distinguishing mark
hour glass shaped jars of bright brass set here
and there. They are about three feet in height
New-York tribune., 1903-01-04
JOLLY FOOT GUARDS.
CARTFOKD MEN WHO WILL TAKE PART
IN INAUGURATION OF GOVERNOR
CHAMBERLAIN.

The Inauguration of Governor Abiram Cham
beTlain of Connecticut will take place with
;-uch ceremony Wednesday. January Z, when
governor Mclean will retire from the highest
D.fice in the State. The General Assembly will
l.eet in joint session at the Capitol in Hartford
d: 10 a. Governor Chamberlain, Lieutenant
Governor Henry Roberts, his staff, the secre-
tary, Charles G. R. Vinal, of Middletown; the
Treasurer Henry II. Gallup, of Norwich; the
Controller William E. Seeley, of Bridgeport, and
TIE Attorney General, William A. King, of
" illimantic, will appear. and the oath be ad-
rainistered to them by Chief Justice Torrance,
II Derby. The Governor will then deliver his
inaugural address, and the joint assembly be
.is-olved.
The social functions of the Inauguration will be
tie reception to Governor Chamberlain and the
Inaugural ball at Foot Guard Armory, given by
The First Company of Governors Foot Guards,
.>-ajor Louis R. Cheney commanding. The First
company of Foot Guards is the pride of the
,:utmeg State Every member of this well
nown company is proud of it's history that
:;retches back for over one hundred and thirty
.ears It is said to be the oldest military or
anization in the United States.
IN III the company formed as special
fuard to Governor Trumbull, and has been
continuous organization to this day. The thir-
teen United Colonies still under the SOW
ereign power of Great Britain. The company
adopted for its uniform gay emblaZonment,
itatng the gorgeous habinents OF the
famous British regiment of grenadiers, later
known as the First Regiment of Foot Guards.
of England, which is still worn. In the Revou-
tionary War the Foot Guards took no active
part as their duty limited to guarding the
Governor and the General Assembly. On one
occasion however, they took matters into their
own hands and marched to the front 1t
when Burgoyne had broken through the gates of
Cani-ia the darkest hour of the Revolutionary
struggle. Burgoyne had swept st. Clair from
Ticonderoga, captured and dismantled all the
forts about Lage George and the headwaters Of
the Hudson, and was in triumphant progress
to join Sir Henry Clinton and cut off New Eng
land from New-York by establishing q line of
military posts from Albany to Manhattan
Island. All the troops in the Eastern States
were rallied to prevent the consummation of
the design.
Such was the imminent national peril that
the Foot Guard unanimously resolved to CO. and
they actually went under Captain Jonathan
Bull; and while as an advance guard of rein
forcements hurrying to Saratoga they were met
by a messenger on the Rhinebeck flats with the
joyful intelligence that Burgoyne had surrend-
cred The Foot Guards wheeled about and
marched again for the banks of the Connecticut
In the year 1880 a French feet sent to the
been formed between them and France. The
feet anchored In Newport Harbor, while
five thousand French soldiers under the com
New-York tribune., 1903-01-04

Continued Dn fourth page
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-08
AT MINING CONGRESS.
Delegates Have Already Arrived in
Large Numbers.

Deadwoed, S. d, Sept. 7.-Delegates to
the mining congress began to arrive in
large numbers on the late trains last
night and at noon today the registration
books in the Office of Secretary Mahon
OF the mining congress contained the
names of several hundred. Interest in
the proceedings of the congress was given
an impetus by the arrival of the Treasury
Shaw and G. Overmer Herred and staff
of South Dakota at noon. Other promi-
nent arrivals included number Of those
who will deliver addresses before the
congress notably John L. Webster CT
Omaha; E W. HaTker of Washington,
d. c.. and DR. J. E. Todd, state geologist
of South Dakota. Theodore Roosevelt,
Jr, Seth Bullock, superintendent of the
Black Hills Forest Reserve. wose guest
he has been for several weeks, was an
Interested spectator about the streets of
Deadwood today, taking in the splendid
exhibit of black ores at the mineral pal
ace and meeting many mining men here
10 attend the congress. 1t was raising
and Young Roosevelt presented pic
turesque appearance in a yellow slicker
and rain helmet. A reception 20 dele
gates, speakers and miners will be given
at 5 O'Clock tonight at Hotel Franklin.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-08
CHARGED WITH MURDER.
Seventeen-Yesr-OId Lad Arrested for
CompIicitY.

Chickaha, l. r., Sept. Ernest Schaf-
fer, a seyenteen-year-old boy, has been
arrested here under a peculiar eurcnm-
stance, charged with completely in the
murder of Arthur Meade OF West Liberty
Iowa, on May q last w J. Wiley, a
deputy from West Liberty arrived here
yesterday and took the prisoner back to
that place for trial. Schaffer readily con-
scented 10 go, without making any trout
BILE, and says that when the facts are
made known that he will be released,
as he is innocent
Schaffer came here as a tramp, and
secured a job at the Rock Island eating
house. He was bright. quiet and intelli-
gent, and soon made himself friends and
his services of value TO his employers.
In conversation with the cashier at the
eating house he claimed TO be from her
part of the country. When she asked
him if he was acquainted with Arthur
Mead, and If he knew of his murder,
Schaffer answered that he did. and Just
to see her open her chops" claimed to
know all about it. She asked concerning
other persons and events in and near
West Liberty, to all of which he returned
intelligent answers, and succeeding in
convincing her that he was really a
resident of that town.
The young lady Immediately sat down
and wrote to the authorities at West
Liberty, telling of her conversation with
Schaffer, and what he had stated to her.
The answer came in the shape of a tele-
gram to United States Marshal Madsen
here, asking him TO place Schaffer under
arrest Immediately and hold him until
an officer could be sent to take him
back.
Schaffer now denies all knowledge of
the man or the murder. says he was not
in West Liberty at the time, and can
prove an alibi. He says the whole con-
versation with the cashier was a josh.
that he did not live in West Liberty and
in fact was never there but once in his
life He claims TO make his home with
a sister at Quincy when not ION the
road" and when the proper time comes
he can establish his innocence.
Schaffer was apparently very much sur
prised when arrested, and seemed not TO
understand the cause until it was ex-
planned to him. Then he realized how
foolish he had been in allowing his pro-
pensity for fun TO get the better of his
Judgment 1t will prove very serious
job unless he can prove an alibi and es-
tablish the fact of his presence else
where at the inc Of Arthur Mead's muir
der Meade was one of the most promin-
ent citizens of the town and was shot
down by a highwayman for refusing to
hold I'D his hands and be robbed
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-08
I'M FULL EQUIPMENT.
Eighty Thousand Men Participated in
War ManeuYers

Corbetha, Saxony. Sept. Eighty
thousand men, In fun war equipment.
with the heat at 40 degrees in the sun.
are taking part in the autumn maneuv-
ers here. The ambulances are nearly
as busy as in real war, picking up sun
stricken soldiers instead of wounded
men. Two Saxon army corps are engag-
ed against two Prussian corps in the val
ley Of the Saale, the field Of strategy en-
bracing Leutzen, where in 1913 Gustavus
Adolphus of Sweden defeated the Austri-
ans and lost his life; Rossbach, where
Frederick the Great in 1757 defeated the
French under Marshal Soubise. and Gross
Goerschen, where the Russians and the
Prussians fought the French. Emperor
William alluded. in laying to the gener-
ais today to these historic battles and 10
the distinguishing characteristics of each.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-08
LET CONTRACT LAST NIGHT.
Young Bros. Will Finish Interior of
Country Club House,

The board of governors OF the Wichita
Country club met last evening and let
the contract for the inside finishing of
the new club house TO Young Bros. They
also talked in a general way about the
furnishing of their new club house and
the formal opening.
When the interior OF the club house is
finished as it is planned it will undoubt-
edly be among the incest on this side Of
the Mississippi. According TO the con-
tract the woodwork Of the large recep-
ton room is to be finished ia forest
green, the side walls are to be tinted
with a dark shade OF red, the beams will
be highly polished English oak and the
ceiling a shade of burnt orange. The
floors are TO be the natural wood. One
of the most attractive features Of this
room Is the large stone fireplace which
is ten feet wide and reaches TO the cell
ing. It is TO be artistically finished The
andirons have been ordered and are 10 be
In keeping with the general plan OF the
fireplace. The thing for the hearth have
also been ordered and in them will be
worked the words Wichita Country
Club"
ished All of the walls and ceilings are
TO be tinted The grille room will have
the Flemish oak woodwork and the side
walls will be finished in delft. having
tile effect. The ceiling is te be tinted in
a lighter shade TO match. The dining
room is to be the counterpart Of the re-
ception room Here the side walls viii
be dark shade OF green finished with
the English oak and the mode ceiling
The sleeping rooms are 20 be finished
in different shades. Young Bros VIII
begin at once. as the walls are already
in shape for the work and II VIII Be but
a short time until the members can see
how richly finished their new club house
Is 70 be-
The furniture is to be UP 20 the high
standard set b. the rest Of the club
house. At the meeting last night most
OF the board were IN favor Of furnishing
the club house throughout with the pop
uIar and substantial mission furniture.
and il Is almost certain that this style
win be finally decided upon Another
subject which was talked OF in = gen
ersl way was the opening The members
are determined 20 have everything IN
first class order before they enter their
new house. and this VIII not Be until
about the first Of November. bat -sxfeus-
i've plans are being formulated AZ this
biggest social event IN ths history II
the club.
II r row certain that Tire team which
tire for an opening vhieA Wiz b The
piay the tournament With the Evanston
,--,.r,-,- -f-.% AN - - large "a Vas
planned. Secretary Bon Hua said
last eveaing that twelve had already
sisriHei their intr1I.on % going On TIE
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-08
TELEGRAPHIc RREVITIEs.

DalevilIe, Ind, Sept. THE Ideal Stove
and Foundry company's plant was de-
stroyed by fire today. The loss is esti-
mated at 100000.
Paris. Sept. Semi advices
from oran, Algeria, say the French
troops lost thirty-seven men killed and
forty-seven wounded during the recent
insurgent attack on the French near AL
moungar Captain Vauchez was among
the killed.
Lincoln. Neb. Sept. William ].
Bryan said today that there was no truth
IN the rumors that Captain Hobson and
Miss Ruth Bryan were engaged TO be
married This was in denial of a report
to that effect from Waynesville. Pa, last
hight.
Melbourne, Sept IA constable on duty
at the government house has arrested an
armed lunatic, who said he wished 20 in
terview Lord Tennysou. the governor
general The constable closed in on the
intruder and deprived him OF g loaded re-
voiyer.
Sydney, n. s. W.. Sept THE Earl and
Countess of L0nsdale viii be passengers
on the steamer Ventura, which is TO sail
from this port for san Francisco today.
Bloomington. H., Sept. Fireman
Chester c. keltner. Of Bloomington. the
second victim OF the explosion es the To-
connective on the Chicago and Alton. al
Greenwich Sunday morning. died this
morning az the Jacksonville hospital
Pittsburg. Sept. Arrangements have
now been practically completed for the
twenty-second annual convention OF the
Episcopal church, which will open in this
city Tuesday. November ;, and viii be in
session until the evening OF Friday, No
vember 8 It is estimated that $40 dele
gates viii he present, representing every
state and territory.
Livingston. Mont. Sept lat Clyde
Park, twenty miles northwest OF Living
ston. F. Profit last night shot aud in.
stantly killed Sam Lee Both were well
known stock me They disagreed about
Washington. d. C., Sept kansas:
Fair Tuesday: cooler il east portion
Wednesday. fair.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-08
FOR CRIMINAL LIBEL.
Accusations of Corruption and Bribery
at Honolulu Appear.

Honolulu. Sept. z Q2:50 p. MIL. G.
Gehr. an applicant for the Kohala. Ha-
waii, mountain ditch franchise which will
confer the privilege of constructing an
immense system of water works, has
asked the grand jury TO investigate certain
charges which he says have been made
10 his detriment Gehr alleges that Sem
ator Burton reported TO Senator Foraker
that Governor Dole. commissioner of pub
lie lands and ether territorial officials
had been corruptly Influenced in his favor
and against the interest OF Samuel Parker.
who Is seeking the same franchise.
The questions in dispute have been
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-08
COAL TRUST SUIT
Attorney General Coleman
Files His Reply.
MANY WITNESSES THERE
United States General Also Is
Preparing Suit.
MANY WITNESSES THERE

Topeka Kan, Sept. THE first case
against the alleged coal dealers trust was
brought in the district court today by At
torney General Coleman. The day was
taken UP with arguments as to the right
of the legislature TO pass law forcing
the operators and dealers to testify
operators and dealers are here to give
testimony in case the court decides
against them.
In addition TO this case brought by the
state, Assistant United States District
Attorney McKeeYer is preparing a suit
to be brought in the federal court
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-08
HILLS ARE DOTTED.
National Guard Is on Duty Near Grip
pie Greek.

Cripple Creek, Colo, Sept Cripple
Creeks seven rich hills are today fairly
dotted with soldiers of the national
guard. Every large property is belted
with line Of blue coated pickets and it
is no sxaggeration to say that one cannot
go 100 yards in any mineral district with
out encountering a sentinel
experimenting the troops scattered
over the district are squads of cavalry
which will canter over the hills and
make those points which no infantry can
patrol. Adjutant General Bell, who is
thoroughly acquainted with the topog-
raphy of the country, says that he has
disposed of his men so hatpretecton
can he given all mines.