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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-09-24

GIT YO' GUN"
Down long d. bayou
Whar de shitepoke pipe.
Thars whar 1 git-a
Dem big jack snipe!
Killdees am little
An dey amt wuf much
Rathah save nah powdah
Dan to shoot at a-such!
Chipmonk a-scoldin'
In a butternut tree
Bettah look out
I'll be gitten abe!
Fo'. Johnny git yo' gun.
An come on t d. woods,
Gotta git some eatin'
An return wifi d goods!
City fellah's huntin'
All over d. flels;
Dunno whar to go
IT. git duck tealsi
Dunno whar to fin
D. rabbits nes',
Dunno muffin
What All know bes',
Dunno whar d. bees
Am a-makin' d honey
Dunno muffin
But dat ain funny:
Cain stan Nature
w hSH Sle whispers d-SAbAg
Lake All do when
/ hears nah fill
Gotta know how
An t have sha'p ear
When d. winds dey whispah,
Eff yo' done gwine a-hear.
All of dem voices
Am a talkin' t mel
Jes' lake All low EN- I.
FIN infancy!
Johnny; git yo' gun,
An come on t d. woodsi
Gotta git some eatin'
An return wifi d goods!
Settin' heah a-dreamin'
Doan git no game!
Bettah rouse up
An pu'sue dat same:
Fo' Dinah'll be lookin'
+" somethin' t cook,
An All dun bettah hurry
Err All dun git shooki
Aid lake { sleep
Whar d sun-flows grow.
Jes' sleep an snoozle
While d. sof' winds blow
But Use gwine git hut
Eff All doan hike soon,
Fer All gotta git game
Foe d. light OBJ d moon!
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-09-24

BROWN LEAVES AND RED
LEAVES"
Brown leaves and red leaves.
And yellow leaves a panR
Is what you give me
To see your falling role
For now I'll have to go to town
And buy my winters coail
y y y
Sometimes it takes all the senti-
ment out Of boyhood memories to
meet the beautiful girl of your dreams
metamorphosed into a fat. greasy, un-
kempt woman with eleven dirty chill
dren-
New-York tribune., 1903-02-24
THE NEW DEPARTMENT.
Secretary Corteiyou's Estimates Sent
TO Congress-.
rBr ruLEaRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. ]


Washington. Feb 23-Estimates asgregating SIS
075.oco for the support of the Department of Com
merce and Labor for the remainder of the present
fiscal year and the whole of the next. and TO cover
the OF erecting a building for the depart
nent, were submitted to Congress to-day. The
estimates come from Secretary Cortelyou. trans
nitted By Secretary Shaw They go into detail as
TO the necessities of the department. explain
ing that appropriat tions for twelve of the fifteen
bureaus which go to make it up have already been
made. The necessity of taking the construction OF
a new building into immediate consideration is
pointed out Under the present arrangements the
new department. will be housed in many as ten
different buildings Temporary quarters for the
office of the Secretary and for the new bureaus OF
manufactures and corporations have not yet been
chosen. Attention Is called to the delay, 1ncon-
venience and expense in the transaction of daily
business by so scattered organization The
new department will have it is estimated. in its
service by July ! next thirteen hundred persons.
No site is mentioned for the erection OF the new
building but regarding the building Secretary Cor
teyou suggests that ii should be planned in ad-
vance as TO inferior in convenience or beauty
to the structures which commercial and financial
institutions in the great centres of American trade
are erecting for the transaction of their daily
business. II should be designed scale large
enough to provide for the reasonable growth for
some years to come Of the various branches OF the
public service comprising the department at the
outset and TO supply quarters for such other
branches of the service by creation or transfer
NAV hereafter 6e brought under its jurisdiction 1t
should have al least one hall suitable for confer
ences or congresses. international or national
which by invitation OF the government OF the
United States have met in this country in the
mast and doubtless hereafter VIII assemble fire.
ouentlv at Washington. To secure light and vent-
lation inner courts open TO the sky are necessary
The estimates for the expense OF the new depart
rnents are made under the following heads:
New-York tribune., 1903-02-24
COIL 7R4NSPORT41I 1ION,
Committee Found NJ Lack Of Ton
mage and Terminal Facilities.

Washington. Feb. 23-The subcommittee OF
the House Committee Merchant Marine anu
Fisheries which went to Boston to investigate
the subject of coal transportatio ton reported 10
the full committee to-day the results OF the
hearings held. The report says among otner
things:
The evidence taken satisfied the suD-coIhiilIt-
tee that there question as to the sumi- %
cheney of tonnage for water transporta ton Inc
subcommittee invited testimony and susges-
tions from all parties interested Ihere was ho W
evidence before the subcommittee tnat tnele
was deficiency in the matter Of water trans,
portation between the terminal coal ports ana
New England Nothing appeared that Wouio
justify favorable report on the resolution tha !
gave rise to this inquiry, although IL Is true
that during its tendency there had been a ma
terial change in conditions.
The committee reported also that no deh-
cheney in terminal facilities existed.
The report reviews the conditions found 10
exist. but as to whether there was any uhder-
standing between the coal roads and coal oper-
ators the subcommittee expresses no opinion.
Owing to the fact that the session is so near
an end the subcommittee finds il Impossible 10
continue the investigation.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-24
MONEY FOR NEW PosToFFICE SITE.
Likely To Be Provided in the sundry Civil
Bill
Icy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. J

Washington Feb. 23-The report Of the COM
mission on the New-York postoff1ce site will be
discussed at the Cabinet meeting tomorrow
and in all probability will reach the Senate on
the following day. To provide the S2OUo,OOo
necessary for the inmedia-e purchase of the site,
Senator Thomas c. Platt will offer an amend
rnent containing this provision to the Sundry
Civil Appropriation bill now pending IN the
Senate 1t is still undecided whether the report
which the Cabinet will consider tomorrow will
contain a recommendation for the appropriation
Of money for the construction of the building.
In case this happens an additional $2,OOO,OOo
will have to be appropriated. The supervising
architect Of the Treasury is at present review
ing the plans for the new building. and the re
suit OF the investigation will be presented to the
Cabinet by Secretary Shaw tomorrow.
That the measure providing for the appropria-
ton win be passed without delay or difficulty
was Postmaster Payne's confident prediction to-
night He ascribed the previous delays to the
fact that the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
had only recently had the matter of its tunnel
rights settled. and until this was done it could
not make a definite proposition
The plans for the new buildi-s at the Grand
Central Station in place q Station H are also
taking definite form. The New-YoIk Central
Railroad officials have sent informal an
nouncement OF their intention to submit A def
mite proposition for the sale of site for the
new building. This location viii be directly over
the tracks Of the New-York Central and will
furnish ample facilities for handling the incom-
that employed at the new postoffice on Eighth
New-York tribune., 1903-02-24
NONET4RT CONFERENCE.
The President UIH Ask authority to
.4D,1of1lt Commissioners.

Washington Feb. 23.-Secretary Shaw, Robert
B. Armstrong. who will qualify soon as an AS
sistant Secretary of the Treasury. and sub
committee Of the House Coinage Committee,
consisting of Representatives Boutell Southard
and Cochran, had conference with President
Roosevelt to-day concerning the means of put
ting into effect tie proposition transmitted by
the President to Congress on January % in a
special message. This message conveyed to Con-
gress a report from Secretary Hay. with ac-
companying notes and memoranda from the
Mexican Ambassador and the Chinese Charge
dAfaires. Mexico and China are seeking the
cooperation of this government in such meas
viii tend to restore and maintain fixed
relationship between the moneys of the gold
standard countries and the silver using Coun-
tries.
After considering the subject carefully. it was
the opinion of the parties to to-day's confer
that il would be wise for Congress to con-
fer the President authority TO appoint three
commissioners of the United States to take part
in any international conference on the question
of the stability Of exchange that might he ar
ranged. 1t is expected that an effort will be
made at the present session to give that au-
thority to the President.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-24
THE HOUSE AND THE CUBAN TREATY.
May Sanction the Convention Even if
Ratified at Special Senate Session.
RY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.

Washington, Feb. 23.-The resolution author
Izing the President to put into effect the terms
of the Cuban treaty, in the event that it is rati-
fed by the Senate at a special session which
was outlined in The Tribune yesterday. is be
ing seriously considered by the leading Repub-
lican representatives. This subject has been
taken I'D at the earnest solicitation of the
President who fears that ratification of the
Cuban convention may go over, to special
session of the Senate. There is some question
as 10 the constftutionality of action by the
House predicated suppositous future action
,v the Senate, and that point is being thorough
Iv Canvassed; but If it is found feasible, and
the prospect of the treatys going over becomes
imminent such resolution will be introduced
ana when reported. will be accompanied by a
rIIe which il is believed, will insure its pas
sage Certain Republicans. who constituted the
vanguard Of the opposition to the Cuban reci-
nrocitv bill of a year ago, say that, were the
President to put the provisions of the treaty
into effect without authorization by the House.
rho beet sugar interests would seek to enjon
tho customs officials from collecting the
duced duty on Cuban sugar Practically all the
leaders of the House deny the right of the
President TO act under the provisions of the
sanction until the convention has received the
eapction OF the House, but 1t is hoped that ali
aiaicuItv NAV be avoided and the President
saved from an embarrassing situation by the
proposed resolution.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-24
FIGHT on HANSON TOP
Policemen Struggle With D11Ue1- IN
B10ad7Cay.

Perched the seat of rapidly moving han
som, three men struggled and fought as the au-
diences poured out Of the theatres last night.
Broadway at Thirtieth-st. crowded with
cabs and people. The crowd, not knowing that
two of the fighters policemen trying to
subdue unruly prisoner. shouted curses and
threats to Lynch 'em"' desperate attempt
made to aid the cabman. and in the con-
fusion a riot seemed imminent The police re-
serves were called out and with great difficulty
the prisoner subdued and the streets cleared.
A double line Of cabs was waiting in front Of
the Bijou Theatre as the spectators were COM
ing out. One of the drivers Philip Fitz-
simmons of No Boa East Fortieth-st.. who owns
his hanson. Fitzimmons was drunk, and IN
some manner got out of line, backing his han
som into the others. His horse became fright
ened and boted, smashing into the cab Of
Robert Nathan. of No. 705 East One-hundred-
and-ffty- -eghth-st.. and breaking lamps and
windows. Detective Mckay grabbed for the
horses head Will. Detective Troy and ]. P
Riley, d special duty man. caught at the sway
ing hanson. and climbed % the drivers seat.
West in Thirteth-st. headed the horse, the
three men fighting on the seat FftzsimmOns
made d desperate resistance, ald as the crowds
streamed out of Walack's the people, seeing
man struggling against two, shouted
threats and impreCatiOns as they rushed from
the sidewalks into the street
AS the cab swung across SiXth-aVe another
cab drove close to it, the driver of which fran
tfcally lashed FitzsmmOns's horse and yelled
the crowds to do" the policemen. whom he
cursed heartily. When other policemen turned
to him he whipped up his horse and disap-
peared into Eighth-ave, while the police. in
stead of taking another cab. tried to follow on
foot.
Meanwhile the two detectives had dubbed the
drunken cab driver into submission, and called
out the reserves to disperse the crowd Fitz-
simmons was arrested on a technical charge OF
drunk and disOrderly.' Nathan, whose cab was
lama ged. making the complaint.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-24
OF TIMBER. 100000 FEET.
That Amount Will Have Been Used IN Sub
way Snoring Up.

The sub-coutractors at work on the rapid transit
subway have about finished the buying OF sa"n
timber for snoring and propping IN their ander-
ground work From best estimates available II
seems that they already have used. or VIII have
used. by the time they finish their contracts next
fall % 600 900 feet Of pine and hemlock. costing 70
a thousand The aggregate timber bill Will foot
up to 100000
Those who think Of the subway structure as a
steel structure are naturally surprised at the large
amount of timber that is needed In the work In
building this subway four five times as much
tiD,berfpr has been necessary would have been
reduired if the work ordinary tunnel driving
Under nearly all the streets whe-e the tunnel has
been dug there are carlines above. In order 10
keen things solid and strong the timberng mas been
made exceedingly heavy Under some or the
tracks it looks like underground forest so thick
" studded is the ground with the heavy beams
This is -articuIarIv true under Park Row in front
of The Tribune Office. where the traffic Is heavy
and where four car lines have to be maintained
on the ends of timber
Th timber used in the subway is the same as
DESTROYED when put down out of the reach Of the
sunlight The dampness soon begins to deteriorate
II and the mud and water soon complete the
Jestructi0n When il is taken out IL Is of little
use and the greater part of II Is dragged away
md cut m for fuel Thousands of feet are taken
away by wood gatherers every day
New-York tribune., 1903-02-24
CANADA DEMONSTRATES.
WW Not Name .4iaxhan Commas
siOners Till She Gets aH.-4ns7Cer.

Ottawa. Ont. Feb 23.-The Alaska Boundary
Commission was discussed at a meeting OF the
ca bnet to-day
In an interview with a representative Of The
Associated Press tonight. a cabinet minister
said that while it might not be proper TO say
that protest had been made by Canada against
the nomination of Senators Turner and Lodge
to be representatives of the United States on
the commission. remonstrance had been made
the ground that Canada no tbeing
fairly treated in the matter When
Canada gave way to arbitration by
tribunal. proposed il was
with the understanding that three judges Of the
United States Supreme Court would be ap-
pointed to sit on the with British and
Canadian judges of repute the other side
The United States, he said has failed to carry
out this clause. Instead, the United States
Government has appointed, particularly in Sen
ators Lodge and Turner, who cannot be
called impartial jurists Of repute,' as required
by the treaty. On the contrary, they are looked
upon men who strongly antagonistic to
Canada's claims. Until answer is obtained
to this remonstrance Canada will not name her
commissioners.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-24
RIOT CARTRIDGES" FOR MILITIA.
War Department Will Furnish Ammunition
to Protect the Innocent Spectator

Washington Feb. 23.-The War Department has
sent notice TO the Governors Of all the States OF
the Union that it is prepared to supply them on
demand and according TO their legal allowances
riot cartridges" This is a form of ammu-
milton prepared by the experts Of the Ordnance Bu
reau to enable officers of the law and soldiers
N reDel rioters with the least possible loss of
life to the innocent spectator The shell Is like
that of the regular shell used in the army rife.
with the important exception that instead of the
long nickel plated and steel clad bullet two bull
let's are placed In the mouth. The design was
annarentlv to secure something Of greater range
than buckshot yet not dangerous to persons at
4 distance The cartridge is charged with about
thirty-four grains of smokeless powder. The Dui-
lets are made OF a mixture of lead and tin IN
~, ,-o,ortion ~ IA "a / and are slightly coated
with naraffne The diameter Of the ball Is ga
inch and the weight is forty-two grains. Inc
service nrimer for srnokeess powder Is used.
The cartridges sufficient accuracy Tor enecuFe
use a two hundred yards
New-York tribune., 1903-02-24
TO SELL CHINESE PoRcELAINs.

There Is now on exhibition in the winter garden
De1ronco-s collection Of Chinese cuTios, jades
old Dorcelains and bro7zes which viii be sold
sucfon bv Q 2 Smith the afternoons Of Febru-
sry g. = and Is The exhibition VIII continue To-
day and tomorrow. from a TO s p and
from 80 70 10 in the evening. The collection was
mainly formed in Peking. the owner says, after
wears of search Dr. Frederick Hrth, professor of
Chinese at Columbia. recently wrote to the owner
praisnE the collection and Tegretting that II was
20 be sold al auction. On Thursday afternoon. the
hrs1 day OF the sale. go pieces will be offered, in
cludrg and bottles Of all descriptions. bowls
Jars. cups and ssucers. Among them will be a
club shaped Of the famille variety.
teen inches high with decorations the body rep
resen1ing q battle lion head handles and four
panels containing peaches and flowers on the neck.
another vase is representation in porcelain Of an
iron vase having dragons in relief sharply finished
Sun ahofher piece is water vessel decorated with
bats around the rim and inside A bird tree
= notices5le vase Of blue and white. double
kccFo SNAPPED with trumpet mouth On Friday
among many other pieces will be offered plate. Of
NlAte Iso-hAUalg porcelain. thought to be part of
SERGE T1aoe as wedding present for the daugh-
- q me Emperor Tao-Kuang and the Prince Of
western T1Inet- Many iscquers are included IN the
collection
New-York tribune., 1903-02-24
HOTEL. THIEF "a UGH l.
Police Say He Belongs to a Gang
Admits Stealing from Guests.
JEwELRY WORTH THOUSANDS TAKEN.

IEwEiRy WORTH THOUSANDS TAKEN
The police say that they have unearthed gang
of hotel thieves that has been operating e<ten-
sivey in the Eastern part of the country and tnaC
they arrested one Of the gang IN the person oL
Louis Messier eighteen years old, a beilpoy IN the
Hotel Hargrave, No. u2 West Seventy-second-se
who was arrested yesterday charged with stealing
from guests of the Hotel Hargrave and Of the
Hotel Hubert No. 40 West Fifty-seventh-st
John Cullen twenty-five years old, who says he
Is A telephone operator was arrested with Aessier,
IN the latter's rooms at No. 248 West Forty-ffth-
st Jewelry valued at s2.4O0 has been recovered by
the police In the West Side Court Mess1er was held
in 81 800 bail on the charge Of robbing guest
of the Hargrave Hotel and $3.50 bail on the Hotel
Hubert robbery charge. Cullen was held in 500
bail The examination of both men will occur to-
day.
Messer told Magistrate Breen that he was guilty
and said he ready to pay the penalty His
father the police say is the agent OF the Metropol-
itan Life Insurance Company. at Lafayette and
Ward sts Salem Mass. Messier said that Cullen
was in no way connected with the robberes and de-
declared that he had been operating all by hlInseI-
The police however, insist that Cullen is lrnpIcat-
ed. and say that they will have third man under
arrest soon. who. they claim. has been connected
with the prisoners in the robberies OF hotels all
over the Eastern part of the country.
Detectives Price and Collins Of the Central
Office have been looking for Messier for a long
time On January 20 Captain Langan, Of the De-
teCtiVe Bureau. received COHlpldIIlt ALOAA4
Thomas Phelan. of the Hubert Hotel, VINO sald
that two~of his guests Frederick Ely and Mrs
Edward Long had been robbed of jeweiry valued
at 81 100 and Messier who was then bellooy IN MS
hotel had also disappeared. Detectives Price and
Collins finally traced the beilboy to his rooms ana
on SUNDAY obtained a warrant for his arrest from
Magistrate Breen, in the West Side court Al Iue
haIIhCv's rooms however. they found tnat De
-actives Douglas and Coleman, OF the West sixty
eighth-st. station. had already arrested yoIins
Nessier and his companion Cullen IN conheCtloi
with the theft of jewery. valued at SlWo. from
George H Pursur. a guest in the Hotel ttargfave-
The iewelry il is said belonging To Pursur was
found in a drawer in the room, and IN Messlers 3
nockets The iewelry. or the equivalent IN pawn
tiCxets taken from the guests of the Hotel Hubert
was also recovered -.
Young Messier II is said. is a graduate or
Montreal college and always presented good rec
concentrations to whoever employed him
New-York tribune., 1903-02-24
WANTS NAPOLEON FOR PENNsYLvANI
LAWYER at Sheriff's Panel Dinner Thinks
Reign of Terror Would Cease There.

ury at the Hotel Savoy last night the largest
given by any Of the panels this year. Three hun
dred and fourteen sat down to the tables Jacob
A. Cantor. President Of the Borough OF Manhattan.
presided With him the guests table sat Sheriff
n, Erien William D. Murphy, John r. Van Wormer
and Charles r. Mathewson, the principal speakers
at the dinner.
Mr. Mathewson referred to the Revolution in
Paris when cutters red with the blood of
men killed by the mob" lie added:
When the mob went far t met man whose
name was not stone. but Napoleon lie leVeled hts
artillery on them. and they went down IN swatheS-
The Reign of Terror was in France. such a
lesson Is needed here. IL would bring ABOUT lhe
same result # IL we're tried in Pennsy wanna The
reign OF terror would be there Mind do