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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-05-21
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fHNA1t t~"f - 49,
III yoH ever ses tate a prohiblfion
state with . show or anything you're
trying 20 Eet The people % come 0ut
and see ron can make a. kinds q
money II yos work II right said an
old theatrical manager he other Gay.
Il once struck middle Kansas with q
esperioire company. and made
enough money 10 get the players back
10 Chicago IN a sleeping car. and sstn
bad a stake big enough 70 last me
Through the summer
we had been haTing the toughest
Bind q luck ever since we crossed
over the line from Nebraska We we're
playing to empty houses. and j, was
only a nournfus sort Of sympathy that
held the company together. Finally
we got 20 the end OF our rope. and !
knew We would ali be stranded Il
something wasn't done was willing
q take desperate chances.
I Il didn't say a word 10 a sluglo
member Of the company. but teie-
I graphed to kansas City for Eve Eai-
Ions Of whisky. I went 70 a drug
store and bought 1000 oneounee bot
tles. I filed the bottles and went 70
Ehe box Office of the iiitie thester. I
waited about tFo lssas. ard not a
sIngle buyer came. and thought had
/ bought a white elephant. san kns@
Ee could get rid Of the liquor.
X ~Just as was about ready 70 30
back 70 the little hotel n fellow cane
sn and asked for a 25-cent ticket I
showed him The pasteboard and one q
the bottles. He asked what II vas
and / told hin 10 taste Il. He pulled
out the cork. Emelled lie contents and
4 grfnned at ne in a knowing way. he
bought two more tickets right away
and then walked out.
I waited patiently a5r results for
ten minutes Then another young
fellow came n, and before he could
telt me what he wsatsd half q dozen
more oame. Inside Of q quarter Of Al
hOur the lobby was sAmmed. vas
selling tickets as fast as could hand
shem out In an hour I bad sold ouf
The house. ] told those AZ the window
that there was no more tickets, bui
before had the words out OF ms
knOuth dozen fellows hsd giTen back
thelrs and told me 70 sell them ovei
again that they didn't care much
hbout seeing the shpw anyhow. A.
Ahey wanted Ms ttG sousenir.
That night when the curtain wal
1 lnp there we're hardly 100 people In ths
house. but an extra box Office mar
eras stIll doing Tremendous business
We pulled out Of town next day. a.
though We were to stay a week. va
worked the same game In = dossr
places and made enough Money % Sc
us back 70 Chicago IN hne style It'i
about the only scheme know q z
sell out a house in Kansas
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-05-21
DEFINITION OF A WATT.
Necessary II Order 70 Save the Ten
per Of a Justice.

per o. Justice
Everybody connected with ihe
First District Municipal eourt III
Long leland City. from Justice
Thomas {. Kadicn down, has bsyn
burning the midnight gas delying
into electrical lore since the trial,
8 few days ago, Of a suii brought by
the New York and QueCns County
Electric Light and Power eompdny
against a consumer 70 Tecoyeg the
amount Of a bill Tor Power fur
nished. Among the witnesses. Saws
the New York Times, called By
George ". Schoonmaksr. counsel
for the company, was an expert N
electrical matters.
Now" said Mr.. Shoemaker in
the course of the examination, sd
dressing the witness, evil yvu
please explain what . watt iss
What asked Jusiice KG6isn,
hooking up suddenly iFom some
papers before him.
"Yes. your honor" returned Tbs
lawyer
Il said what" repcaied the
court. someEhat irritsted
"why. YES, that j. Il, your honor
and I have asked the uishoss % q.
plsin what 4 vatt is, said Mr.
Sch0onmaker. coolly
Explain what asked ihe ius-
tice. beginning 10 sax indignant
what a SA,t s. o,pl.ei th'
lavycr.
The court vss ahoui 10 lese d
patience whcn MF SchNanmskeI
tau the point ard hastenc1 ,e ex
plain. And BE- told that jE th'
vUrl6 of sisVtEicty q yolt uas o.,
unit 81 measurement for pressure
( an ampere thc nniS ot measgEsmen
/ for v0lumg, sn6 q vssi che uRi, e
nlcasurmeut hased up9n hsl
F-s-ssurc and yolu,ne H. wss goin.
ists klsowutts una such thing
I s3lcp ihe court suffered a short cir
enu. unsi the case vas sileuFne6 ~
TIE fvs
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-05-21
HARpooNINo ALLroAroRs.
ApsrIIOus spor, IN ths Great Cypress
swarm.

FHNNANH
Aliigators move rapidly under water.
are hard 10 see. harder 10 hit, and the
hnrpoon will penetrate only The least
accessible portions Of the body. Nor
does the title 70 the hide necessarily
paas fifth making fast the weapon.
Ono afternoon. IN the CheesehouiiH-
kee river, harpooned = large alligator
which towed me up and down the
stream for an hour or two and then
sulked in its deepest part pulled on
the line until the boat was directly
over him and stirred him up with the
harpoon pole. He rolled himself up
on the line. IN the manner peculiar 10
sharks and allegators. and banged the
boat sugEcstively. We rowed to the
bank ana. making fast 70 some bushes,
hauled on the line until we succeeded
In worrying him nearly to the boat,
when he rose 10 the surface and at
tsoted Us with open mouth. We re-
PEELED the attack with harpoon pole
and rife. The former was promptly
eitten In three pieces. bat the latter
Apparently finished him - was 20
nearly dark that we decided 70 carry
him in the slid a mile down the
river 20 where our sloop was anchored.
and 70 skinshlm the next morning. We
broke the seats out Of the boat, and To-
gether managed to lift the head OF the
alligator aboard and tie It. We then
tried the other end. when the reptile
came 70 lie and landed a blow with
his tan which lifted me out OF the skin
into the saw grass, with the breath
knocked out Of my body, and hand and
face badly cut BY the grass. Boat and
toatman were capslzed. AS my rife
had fortunately been left upon the
bank, was able 70 kin the alligator
again. We secured him by floating
the boat under him and then bailing II
out. The alligator eompetely filed
the boat. 20 that my companion and /
sat upon his back as we padded down
the river with gunwales. unpleasantly
near the wafer.
n was growing veTy dark and the
water around US was becoming alive
with allignicrs. While we were re
eectiDg upon our overloaded condition,
our alligator came TO life again and
shifted ballast until water poured over
the Egnwa,s. We quickly balanced
the boat. only TO see Il again disturbed
and 10 ship more water. A scramble
for the shore followed, which We
reached without espsiEing. and where
We left our victim for the night after
again killing him. In the morning our
ouztard friend from HomosassA river,
surrounded by his family, was sitting
above him In q tree. waiting foF Us 70
attend 20 our carving duties.
There are drawbacks to hunting IN
tao Great Cypress swamp. Even na.
tiyes have been lost and have died ia
its recesses II Is bounded on the
east By the Everglades and on the
west By series of impenetrahle man.
grove thickeis. alternating with deep
channels. II lost. one should turn his
face firmly TO the north, and. as q
guide remarked 10 me. he ought "a
ges somewhere In three or four days
Country Life In America
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-05-21
speelal NotLee

To THE sEAzEsoLnERs or THE
CowI.Es-AfckiRsES MERcs SrILE C'o 3
Notioe s herelly given that there
WIN lse q meeting of the shareholders
~ the Cowh-s-N -NcKfbbea Nersaaile
Co. az the oGlce q said company n
Rlch HiH. No. or SATURDAY, June
souh. 1870. from O'Clock a. m % I
O'Clock D. IA. 20 vote on sEe follow
ing proposition
To reiure thc capital stock from
Thirfy Thousand Dollars "a
Tucnty-seven Thousand Five Hun
dre.d Dollars: also 70 act On any
other BUSINESS that NAV - legally
hro1ght hs,ore tbe uaeetinE.
By order ul Board oi idrect0Fs-
81 MCkmENS. Prcsf-
T.. NJ kiauEN. S9cr-
Rich Hfii. No. April ~. iss1
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-05-21

The lsvy Is less fhan last years.
the state tar has been rs5sred =
cents By fhe state hosr3 Of esuzLi-
ratios The ooanfy siaking isae
TAX vas iucrehses this ysar b. THE
county court froan 81 cents 20 80
cents. an Increase of ga ceuts
Whlch isksu frorn tbs ssats de-
crease 7 cenfE makes the nst &C.
crease ot the tan levy 81 ceafE
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-05-21
ENpsnls q h. Elseilon 4 senate

SoaatoF ptglps e Aiah&usa ihe
p,hor das aisproyoa the pges siiiES
lhcors that an seats Is ths Vaitea
states scaaie src expressive ana tAai
lhai b,dy d sliogegher = mmianaire's
liah ile sent 70 the secraary 0s state
Il Alao4ms the sum cf e. Ia a postAi
pole 20 cover ihe cEgiFp eAs.el SEA Scr
~ recens enAniuous eiecssoa This
ium rorfyscais the fpe uf ths secre
lAFy q sase loF els sertiesA
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-05-21
Home Sssltrs' fscsrslaus

Roand tFip rektes 81 eae iage niqs
$50 are sela oa tle ars eud galrt
Tusssiax g eaeh lnoalh & ts wsss
aad Sershwest lueladius alsa Nos
anua. siaho. ws.Ainsloa, pugoa
80 pseet saanl.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-05-21

Special exeursion Rich Hil 70
joplin and return via the No. p
SUNDAY, Nay sIsi.Sl i0E the round
"Trip.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-05-21

Mpefience s 4 ggsai icagher, hat
her taiiioa fsss ays gxorbiiani-
chiesgo Dsily NesA
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-05-21

3 Womea. d ~ fepoued. are aoept 4
be aamiiisa ~ snauase A. peblf
aAliesllo
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-05-21

The Vesnon coasty Csurf 81 rs
fessjon May IIth 90 crses rksi iie
isyy for taxes ol s9os Be - failesss
sfate sr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-18
BLACK is sure
Miles Will Be Made Commander
Next Year.

San Francisco, Aug. 1S-It may be
set down as certain that Gen. John c.
Black, of Illinois, will succeed General
Stewart as commander-in-ch of the
Grand Army of the Republic. All op-
position to General Black has vanished
with the announcement by Lieut.. Gen.
Miles that he would not oppose the
popular son of Illinois. 1t is conceded,
however. that if he does not object the
honor will be given to Miles al the next
encamDment.
The election of General Black by ac-
clamation is expected and the same
compliment for Miles in 1904 is antici-
pate6.
Many members of various auxiliary or
ganiza tionS have come to this city, and
all are enthusiastic over the cordiality
of their reception and the harmony
manifested by all branches of the ma
tiOnal service here assembled. The
Woman's Relief Corps and the Ladies
of the Grand Army are in close affili-
ation and their headquarters are
thronged at all hours of the day and
evening. The National Association of
Army Nurses has established head
quarters in the residence district of the
city and are being royalty entertained
by many friends.
The naval veterans have a strong
representation and We're a conspicuous
feature in todayS parade. They will
also be seen tomorrow in line with the
Grand Army veterans
An affiliation of those who partici-
pated in the SpanishAmerican war
the present encampment. The heroes
of Luzon and Cuba are anxious to join
forces with those who fought in the
great battles of the civil war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-18
VETERANS PARADE.
Naval and Civic Bodies Join the
Procession.

San Francisco, Aug. .1S.-The parade of
the military. naval and civic bodies of
this city and state, which took place
this morning furnished imposing
spectacle for the vast crowds of people
who packed the sidewalks, windows,
roofs and every point of vantage along
the line of march. 1t was certainly one
of the finest displays ever seen here and
the utmost enthusiasm prevailed among
the spectators, who greeted their special
favorites in each branch of the service
with rousing cheers as they passed in
the procession. The scene as the troops.
both regulars and state. in their natty
uniforms passed along the gaily decora-
ted streets with banners flying aud
bands playing was one which will a
long remembered by those who saw it.
Sharp upon the appointed hour the
bugle gave the signal to advance and
following orders from headquarters the
military. naval and civic organizations
wheeled into line in their appointed posi-
tions in the parade.
Grand Marshal Colonel Fuller in
Grand Army uniform, led the advance.
and Chief Aide Colonel ]. T. Bergin,
both dressed in fatigue uniform of tn
national guard of California. Following
came the first division. This was COM
posed of detachments of United States
troops. sailors and marines, including
the Seventh infantry, three battalions of
field artillery. the first and second bat
talions coast artillery, United States ma
rines and sailors. the latter under COM
mand Of Lieutenant ]. P. Morton The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-18
WARSHIP SANK.
Chinese Cruiser COIlideS With
Steamer Empress of India.
Captain and I3 of the Crew
We're Drowned.

Hong Kong, Aug. 1s.-The Canadian
Pacific railroads steamer Empress of
India, from Vancouver, B. c., July
27, and Yokohama, August TO- for Hong
Kong, collided near this port today with
the Chinese cruiser Huang-Tai. The
warship sank an hour after the collision.
The Empress of India saved 10 of the
crew of the cruiser. The captain of the
Huang-Tai, who refused to leave his
ship, and IS of her crew We're drowned.
The Empress of India was badly dam
aged amidships.
The HuangTai was tender to the
naval engineering college of the south
ern Chinese squadron at Marking. She
was of 2110 tons displacement, 260 feet
long. had SO feet beam and drew 20
feet of water. The cruiser was built in
England. Her armament consisted of
three inch Krupp guns, seven 40 poun-
ders and six small rapid fire guns and
was fitted with two torpedo tubes. She
had a complement of 300 men, The En-
press of India. also constructed in Eng
land, is one of the finest vessels of the
Canadian Pacific Railroad company.
She is 440 feet long and over 5000 tons
net register.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-18
FIFTY POISONED.
Colorado Tourists Eat Embalm-
ed Ice Cream.

Colorado Springs. Colo, Aug. 1S.-
over fifty people, the majority of whom
are tourists in this city and Manitou,
from all parts of the country. have
been poisoned from eating ice cream
made by local dealers from consign-
ment of cream received Sunday morn
ing from one of the largest creameries
and daries in the state, situated near
Denver. An analysis by the health Off
GERS of Colorado Springs reveals the
fact that the cream was charged with
formaldehyde, better known as embalm-
ing fluid, to keep it from Souring. No
cases are critical. The name of the
company furnishing the cream has not
been made public. Health officer Han
ford of this city states that arrests win
be made at once. The case promises to
be Sensa tiOnal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-18
ORIENT AND WABASH.
They Form a Combine With the
Hamburg Line.

Chicago. Aug. 1s-A dispatch to the
Record Herald from Omaha Neb.,
says:
THE Hamburg American Steamship
company will invade the Pacific ocean,
and together with the Orient and Wa
bash railroa DIS will encircle the earth, "
said Vice President Dickinson of the
Orient railroad who has just returned
from London. where he together with
President Stilwen of the Orient line
negotiated the traffic agreement be-
tween the railroads and the steamship
company 1.-The night before I left Lon
don we concluded a contract with the
Hamburg-American line for a line of
steamers from Fort Stilwell to China
via Hawaii and Japan That company
already has steamers plying to all
points in the Orient via Suez
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-18

senior commanding officer of the regu-
lar troops was Lieutenant Colonel T. {.
Woodbury..
The second division was made up of
regiments of the California national
guard led by Major General John H.
Dickinson and Brigade General c. F.
Mueller. This detachment was made up
of the second brigade N. G. c.. Colonel
T. F. ONeil commanding; the First and
Fifth infantry regiment, First battalion
of artillery troop A cavalry and the
signal corps dismounted.
The naval battalion came next, at
tracing much attention from the
crowds of spectators as they swung
past dragging their gattling batteries.
The veteran reserve, company A. fol-
lowed as special escort to a body of
exUnion prisoners of war. Then came
line of carriages in columns two abreast
with the guests of the day and dignitar-
les, military and civic. Governor George
c. Pardee of the state of California, was
in the first carriage accompanied by
George Stone, chairman of the executive
committee of the annual encampment
of the G. A. r., and Major General Nc
Arthur, commanding the department OF
California In the next carriage were
Major General w. r. Shafter, COM
mander of the department OF Califor-
MIA and Nevada G. A r., and General
T. ]. Stewart, commander in chief of
the G. A. r. Lieutenant General Miles
retired, who occupied carriage with
Chief Justice Beatty of the supreme
court of California, was loudly cheeree
along the line of march. the friendly
feeling being cordially acknowledged by
the gallant officer. who appeared highly
pleased with the reception he received.
In other carriages were Mayor
Schmitz of San Francisco, Alden An
derson, lieutenant governor of the state,
the heads of civic department, super
visors of the city and Mexican war vet
erans
With the third division marshalled by
Colonel Charles Brixton, marched the
drum corps of the National association
of civil war musicians and the Spanish
American war veterans in their khaki
suits under command of Major H. T.
Lane.
The fourth division, made up of the
first regiment of the league of the Cross
cadet was followed by Colonel o. F..
Longs garrison No. 101- Army and
navy union led the fifth division, which
had in line Phelps squadron United
States Veteran Navy. No. r. the Cen
eral LaWton camp of Spanish-American
was veterans, Naval post 400 of Phila-
delphia Commander w. Simmons COM
manding and several local organiza-
tions.
A representative body of the Improved
Order of Red Men in their picturesque
attire of the old time braves of the for
est and plain made up the sixth diVis-
ion followed by local military and be-
nevolent organizations forming the sew
enth eighth and ninth divisions The
parade wheeled into Van Ness avenue.
passing in review before George Stone,
chairman of the executive committee OF
national encampment of the G. A. r.
This thoroughfare was lined with a
dense crowd of people for many blocks
past the reviewing stand to a point
where the parade was finally dismissed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-18
SEVEN INJURED.
Trolley Car Collision Near the
ArmOurdale Shops.

Kansas City, Mo. Aug. S.-Two troll
ley cars on the Metropolitan Street rail-
wav coIIided near the Armourdale shops
in Kansas City, Kas., injuring seven
persons as follows. none fatally:
Miss Bee Cochran. chest hurt.
Andrew Burgess. internal
H Mckee, cut about face.
Mrs Clyde Johnson. bruises.
w H Harrison, cut and bruised.
A Swope, conductor, leg hurt.
G. Seal, cut.
Miss Cochran was hurt by the excit-
ed passengers in their attempt to es-
cape
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-18

Necessary to a choice, so.
The main battle grounds Will prob
ably be Brown and Jackson counties.
with spirited skirmishes in Atchison
and LeaVenworth. 1t is generally con-
ceded that Shawnee and jefferson will
be for Curtis. while Doniphan and
Nemaha counties will be for Stuart and
against Curtis.
AS to the chances in Brown and Jack
son, it depends upon what crowd you
are conversing with. If your informant
happens to be a Curtis man he would
probably tell you that Curtis will sim
ply wipe his opponents off the earth III
both these counties, while if your IN
fornant happens to be against Curtis
you would doubtless learn that Gurus
hasn't the ghost of a show to carry
either county.
In Brown county 1t viii be stuart
against Curtis. Ewing Herbert with his
Hiawatha World will lead the fight for
Curtis. but there is a powerful anti
Curtis sentiment in the county as We'll
And in both Jackson and Brown coun-
ties the alleged frauds in connecuon
with the sale of Pottawatomie ana
I<ickap poo lands is brought up as o1ten
as possible and Curtis name drag
ged into them Just how much sentiment
this is making against Curtis cannot oe
told at present. -, t,.,.o .o
make 4 straight fight for himself 11 pnI
what shape the opposition 70 mn, rnssIhla m,ll
that ex-Congressman Case Broderlck.
whose home is al Holton. may concluoe %
get into it again and ask for his nome Gel
eeation If not, it is quite likely tnal =
r. Anthony. jr., will make a hght Tor @ t@he
Jackson county delegation, as Will also the
Atchfson county candidate II Atchisoh
county has one c. d. Walker OF Atchlson
has an ambition to go to congress, anu
Frank Crowell is often mentioned IN Gun
nection with the nomina ton. -,
n will require 60 votes to nominate. Win
Sha vince and jefferson Curtis will nave Il
a good lead in the convention, but SUI 70
short of a nomination II he wins poeh
Brown and jackson it would give MN
rood margin on the first ballot. but II he
loses either county he can not make IL
In that case he would have TO get eitnsr ei.a
Atchison or Leavenworth. If ne loses pot1
Jackson and Brown, Atchison alone woulQ
40 him no good but he would nave 10 get
Teavenworfh as well. while II ne gets
Ieavenworth it Will make him safe Win
ont any other county except the two con-
ceded to him. -, .,4 Ill, ,.o
nrobIematical. 1t Is impossible 10 tel 1ust
what would be the outcome Judge StuaIs {
would have to get the three counties OF
his judicial district, Brown, Doniphan ana
Nen3aha and Leavenworth. ana tnen
eithe1 Jackson or Atchison besides. That
is the sort of a combination which whl
have to be made and the man that gets
the key to the combination VIII carry OH
the nonination-if Curtis is defeated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-18
SIX KINDS OF POISON
Found in ValiSe of a Man Who
Committed Suicide.

St. Louis. Mo-, Aug. S.-An unidenti-
fed man died today at the City hospital
from a dose of strychnine taken last
night on an incoming Burlington train
from Chicago In his valise were found
six bottles, each containing a different
kind of poison. The labels showed that
they were purchased at Paducah, Ky.
The man was well dressed and while he
spent money lavishly on the train, very
little money was found today on his
person. Before he died he said:
Il was tired of living. 1t is my affair
and not the public's." He boarded the
train at Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-18
CORBETT'S BIG OFFER.
Can Have $4,000 For a 30
Weeks Enga cement.

Cleveland. o., Aug. 1s.-James ]. Cor
bett. erstwhile champion pugilist Of the
world. was today made an offer of $25,-
GOO for a 80 weeks engagement In Vau-
deville-
Jule Delmar, of jamestown, N y,
who was for two years road manager
OF the Empire vaudevillians. vaude-
Vile organization headed by Corbett,
made the offer. Corbett did mono
logue act with the Empire company
which drew crowded houses all over the
country He got $1,000 a week from the
company which disbanded last season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-18

New York. Aug. 1S.-Fourteen men
have been injured at the New York
navy yard while working upon the new
battleship Connecticut. Riveting of the
steel plates on the battleship is under
way, and riveting machines were pound
ing noisily whep dozens of bolts flew in
a shower upon the workmen. Many of
them were hit on the head and body.
No one was seriously hurt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-18
Nothine the Matter With quay.

Pittsburg. Pa. Aug. s--Senator NJ.
s. Quay arrived in Pittsburg today on
his way to his home at Beaver from
Southampton. L. L Early today a sen
sational report was circulated that the
senator had died suddenly on the train
while en- route to this city. 1t is not
known how the false report started, as
Mr. Quay was in his usual health