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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-11-27
Inxents Novel Street Car.

Oliver Jenkins, resident of Cleve
land, thinks he has solved the crowd
ed car problem and asked the Local
street railway to make a thorough
test of his improved vehicle. Jenkins
has worked on the theory that one
person sitting occupies as much f1ool
space as three persons standing. The
main feature Of his invention is the
side walls rising perpendicularly from
the floor instead Of cut under the
seats. jenkins claims this will make
room for 300 persons in his car. He
would add four rows of straps fol
passengers.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-11-27

Chinese cities do not visit the native
city of Shanghai, as there is little
there of Interest. 1t is a great busy
village shut within walls whose gates
are closed and guarded from sunset
to sunrise No foreigner would be en-
tirely safe there without protection,
nor would he ever find his way out
without guide. The river is one of
the great rivers of the world, rising
in the high table lands of Thibet and
flowing 5000 miles to the sea. An
.cient war junks with Haunting rags
for banners and spears and old cannon
for arms, still appear from time to
time from the wilderness of the upper
valley, and it was a rare sight to see
one of these slipping past an English
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-11-27
Diagnosing Bone Fractures.


A rather peculiar use for the tunfal
fork has been mentioned by writer
In the Chicago Medical Recorder. that
of locating fractures. especially OF the
long bones. The test is made by plac
ing the bell of a stathoscope over the
bone, near the supposed fracture
where the soft tissues are as thin AZ
possible, and the hafdle of tuning
fork as close to the bone as possible
beyond the supposed seat of fracture
The sound will be transmitted through
the bone to the instrument and thence
to the ear of the examiner. When the
bone is intact, IL the test is properly
made, the sound VIII be heard with
great distinctness; but If there is q
lack Of continuity the sound will either
mot be heard at al or will be heard
VERY family.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-11-27

street and is al. Girl With Pet In
ways thr0nged. sect In Cage.
Chinese, Japanese, Malays, Sikhs and
Turks crowd the middle, Of the road
and the sidewalks are left to the Eng
lish, French, Portuguese. Germans Rus
SLAMS and Americans. All the world
comes here to buy the wares Of Can
ton and north China. In the shops
one finds silver and worries, silks and
embroideries, besides the latest Euro
pean goods.
Hongkong is not cheap place to
buy, however, as these goods are all
from the provinces and the local mer-
chant has to pay high rents and
charges. Paper money and silver
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-11-27
For Monument to Gen. oslethotpe.

A ball is to be given in Savannah,
Ca, on the evening of December 10
in aid of the fund being raised to
erect in that city a monument to the
memory of Gen. James Edward Ogle-
thorpe, who, with his followers, ITS
years ago laid the foundation of the
colony that has grown into the state
of Georgia-the empire state of the
south. The ball is designed to be one
OF the greatest social functions ever
undertaken in the state and the Sa-
vannah News says that the people of
Savannah will do their part toward
making the occasion one to be re-
membered for all time.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-11-27
Owed Younu,

Burr Mcintosh was taking photo
graph of one Of the theatrical com
panies in town. A young girl of not
over sixteen years, with startlinsly
yellow hair tripped across the stage.
Here comes The Beloved of the
Gods" whispered. the manager.
"Why have you dubbed her that?"
asked Mr.. Mcintosh, with interest.
Because she has dyed so young
New York Times.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-11-27
HAS PIECE OF FAMOUS ROCK.
Miss Grant Brings Relic to Place In
Washington Cathedral.

Miss Susan Grant of st. Andrews,
Scotland, daughter of Sir Alexander
Grant Of Edinburgh, has arrived in
New York city on her way to Wash
ington. She is the custodian OF a
peculiar gift from the bishop OF
Argyll and the isles to Bishop Satter-
lee at the capital. When it was de-
cided to build the magnificent cathe-
dral in Washington Bishop Satterlee
announced that he desired stones
from ruins and other places of ecclesi.
astical interest to embody in the
walls of the edifice. Miss Grant
brings a good sized piece Of the rock
on which the famous Irish missionary
st. COLUMBIA. stood when he preached
the first gospel to the harvesters OF
the island of Iona in the year 56S.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-11-27
D d. LIpplncott to Matry.

J.'Dundee Lippincott, member Of
the wellknown Philadelphia publish
ing house, has announced his inten-
ton of entering the matrimonial state
for the second time. He will be mar
ried in the 21st inst to Miss Belle
Armstrong, the daughter of a promi-
nent lawyer of the Quaker oily, hav-
ing offices in that town and in the
national capital. Mr.. Lippincott has
been whoever since 1888.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-11-27

cruiser of 5000
tons, whose sailors
crowded to the
l'ide to see the pro-
|totype of their
ship. China has a
few small gun
boats of modern
type on patrol
duty in the river.
Two days steam
ing to the south
along the co a s t
past Foochow and
Annoy brings us to
H o n & ng, the
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-11-27

The letter reproduced in the Illus
tration is Of historic interest. 1t is
the communication in which Gen.
Ulysses s. Grant used the famous ex-
preston: LET us have peace" The
note, which was uncovered a few
days ago in the Courant building at
Hartford, Conn.,, had been addressed
to Gen. Joseph r. Hawley, president
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-11-27
HIGHEST Auction Bid.

The highest bid ever made at auc-
ton was the sum Of 100000 offered
by Mr.. Lister (now Lord Masham)
Tor Swinton Park. At the Fonthill
sale $4,000 was taken for the sale of
the catalogue alone.-London An
swsrs.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-11-27

of the National Union Republican
convention, which had nominated
Gen. Grant for the presidency. In his
haste to attend certain senatorial
duties at Washington Gen. Hawley
had forgotten the letter, with a num-
Der Of others, and 1t was only few
days ago that, by accident, 1t was re-
covered from a mass Of forgotten cor
respOndence.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-11-27
POINTS OF INTEREST
ITEMS OF INFORMATION WORTH
RECORDING.

The Care Of Bees In Wlnter-BuIldinJ'
q Fence Over q HIIl-Why Cold.
cured Cheese 10 . Favorlte With
Consumers.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-02
NAVAL PERSONNEL LAW.
amendments to Correct Some Defects
in Its Workangs Proposed.

Washington Jan. 1 (SpeciaD.-The Navy Personnel
law, which passed by Congress on March 3.
1899 was calculated make, and has resulted In
ma king many improvements in the navy personnel.
Many officers however, do not regard II as perfect
One of it's features the change in the pay
schedule making 1T correspond closely to that OF
the army, and this has not met any serious oppo-
sition. Another was the abolition OF the engineer
CORDS as a separate and distinct body and analga-
mating the officers OF that corps in the line and
issuing to them commissions thus ending the
long standing line and staff quarrel Another
feature the recognition of the services OF OFF,
GERS with civil war records ny rewardfng them
with the next higher rank and pay retirement
than that which they held on tho active list
But unfortunately. 1t seems to them, officers
with civil records who were retired before the
enactment Of the Personnel law on account Of age
or physical disability. through the operation OF
part of an amendment made when the bill was in
conference, have not received the reward Intended
to be given for civil service Members OF both
Senate and House have declared that it was not
their intention work injustice 70 officers with
civil war records who retired before the passage
of the Personnel law and bill is now before Con-
gress to rectfy the mistake and is the impression
that it will be passed.
Another feature Of the bill provided for voluntary
retirement of officers OF the line in the grades OF
captain. commander and lieutenant commander In
order to make the flow of promotions in the junior
grades more rapid, the reward for such applicants
being that they should be retired with the rank and
of the sea pay OF t9a ne& ne taka aS
Vantage of this retirement section that Congress
% S ers to o hs law 79 81 %
time when there is such scarcity that ths so11 IN
officers who could have taken advantage Of the law
b nhe9 there aq Is scaroty of oficers of all grades
1t is said that the House Naval CoInmittee mas
oil @ SnarV W rereent features Of the Personnel
law wherever they tend to encourage the 1e5re%ent %
retirernents may not become too numerous
New-York tribune., 1903-01-02
WHITE HOUSE HAS 81 MILES OF WIRE.
The Extensive Electric Light Plant Re-
Gently Installed.
TBr TELEGRAPH TO THE rR1BuxE.I


Washington, Jan. There are thirty-one miles
The system was tested for the first time at the
lighting OF the building will be of the principal
features of the occasion in the future The in
terror Of the East Room is conspicuous for its
whiteness and the myriad of electric lights which
gIeam forth from every conceivable place add to
this effect In a most pleasing manner The electric
light plant. which put in place by a New-Iork
installed. Three distinct systems are by this
plant: the lighting with 5000 electric lights. the
power supplying the ventilating fans and elevators
and automatic electric pumps. and the electric bell
system including telephones to all of the rooms
The plant s95 O0 and the work of installing it
has been in progress for the last six months.
One of the features of the plant which is most
interesting to visitors IS the automatic electric
elevator. Although its mechanism is intricate,
Quentin, the baby of the Roosevelt family, does
not hesitate to operate it, BY simply pressing Il
button the elevator to you. the door opens.
and when you enter and press another button
corresponding 10 the floor YOU desire to go TO. the
door closes and the machine carries you 10 your
destination The dumb waiter In the pantry IS
operated in the manner In connection with
the pantry, there is electric warming plant.
There Is also watchman's clock and burglar
alarm outfit which is perfect In mechanism and
operation. An automatic electric fire alarm has
been arranged with connections throughout the
building. The ventatng mechanism is SO arranged
that the air in the whole building is completely
changed every twelve minutes. The water supply is
furnished from huge tank under the roof. This
tank is kept filled by automatic electric device.
Blue and Red rooms are simple in design but
magnificent in effect.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-02

mediate consideration is regarded as an indi-
cation that he intends to discuss thoroughly IN
his message to the legislature next Wednesday
the proposition TO construct a 1000-ton barge
canal
Assemblyman T. D. Lewis. of Oswego County
who naturally favors the construction OF
barge canal from the Hudson River to Oswego
and the use of Lake Ontario as part of the
route of barges on their way TO and from Buffalo,
acknowledge to-day that he was apprehensive
that "the inland route for the barge canal
would be selected This route is directly across
the State from the Hudson River to Lake Erie.
THE Buffalo men, he said, have continued
to convince the New-York canal men that the
inland route should be selected, and I presume
it will be; nevertheless. / think ii TO be re-
gretted, for 1 believe that If the State should
build large barge canal from the Hudson
River TO Lake Ontario the United States Gov
erninent. under President Roosevelts lead.
would build a ship canal from Buffalo TO Lake
Ontario. The Republican organization is
pledged to support barge canal, and | think
therefore the legislature viii adopt it and sub
init 1t TO the people"
The Governors reference TO the subject of
taxation also excited attention. He declared
that the relieving of real estate from excessive
taxation should be guide for future leg1sla-
ton Taxation questions promise largely to
occupy the attention of the legislature.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-02
RAINES MAY BE LEADER.

TBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNE.
Albany. Jan. lit IS the opinion of leading Re-
publicans here that Senator John Raines. Of Can
andagua will be elected president pro TEN. OF the
State Senate when that body meets here next
week, and consequently will become the Republican
lea der in the Senate. Senator Raines was here to-
day. but said that nothing could be said of worth
about the Republican policy on any important sug-
gested legislation until after the conference in
New-York the latter part of the week. Governor
Odelr. it was stated. would start for New-York to-
morrow night
In all probability Senator George r. Malby, of
OgdenSburg. will be named chairman of the
Senate Finance Committee. He is at present the
senior member of that committee and represents
of the counties that give exceptionally
large Republican vote. Moreover, he has been
Speaker of the Assembly and has had long legts-
lative experience Friends of Senator Elon r,
Brown, Of Watertown. are, nevertheless, hoping
that he Will be named as the chairman of the
Committee Finance. He has been chairman of
me Senate Committee Forest. Fish and Game
The chair1nen of the chief committees, it is be-
believed, will be selected at the New-York con-
New-York tribune., 1903-01-02

4 meeting of the members of the committee of
the Union Pacific strikers who remained here after
the conference with President Burt of the Union
Pacific Railroad Tuesday. took place yesterday
IN a downtown hotel, at which arrangements
made for the conference with Mr. Burt to-day. Z.
j. Kennedy, who represents the Boermakers'
Union OF Omaha. Neb., on the committee said yes
terday that President OConne of the International
Association of Machinists. who went TO Washing
ton after Tuesdays conference, would be here in
good time to attend the conference to-day
Mr.. Kennedy denied that any agreement had been
proposed on either side on Tuesday. The real points
at issue had not been touched. and all that took
place preliminary talk. He would say moth
ing as to the demands the prospects of settle
ment.
1t is understood that the committee is keeping
in touch with the strike leaders in Omaha. 1t was
said yesterday that a third conference may be
necessary before d conclusion is reached
New-York tribune., 1903-01-02
FRISCO TO BUILD ITS ENGINES.
Will Have Shop in New-0rleans Employing
1000 Men.

New-Orleans Jan. 1.-The officials OF the ST
Louis and San Francisco Railroad announced
Yesterday that the company would shortly award
contracts for the construction of a car and en-
CINE building plant in one of the suburbs OF this
city. 1t is the intention of the company to build
all its passenger coaches. freight cars and en-
gines itself in the future. The plant will give
employment to four thousand men.
The San Francisco penetrates the iron and coal
fields of Albania, and the yellow pine belt of
Mississippi and Louisiana, that the raw ma
teriaI needed for the work can be obtained
cheaply, and transported to this city at small
cost President Yoakum said to-day that the
terminals of the San Francisco here would cost
81 600 600
New-York tribune., 1903-01-02
SOUND AS A DOLLAR

That is the result of course
of treatment with SCOTS Emul-
sion We have special reference
to persons with weak lungs and
sensitive throats.
SCOTS Emulsion does some
things better than others. This
is one of them. 1t has a peculiar
action on the throat and lungs
which gives them strength and
makes them tough.
That's how SCOTS Emulsion
drives out coughs, colds and
bronchitis. 1t keeps them out,
too.
w., x~,. vou q H.sis 70 Try, ~ yea iise.
scoTT q BOVINE. tos Pearl street. ssw ss.x.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-02
ONE EDITOR SHOOTS ANOTHER.
Tragic Result of a Quarrel in Cafe In
Santiago.

Santiago, Cuba, Jan. 1.-Congressman Corona
Editor of '.Cubano Libre," shot and instantly
killed Senior Insula, Editor of the "Republica
at II O'Clock this morning. Both men were
prominent politicians and leaders of rival par
ties Senior Corona was drinking In a cafe when
Senior InsuIa and party of friends entered the
place and began political discussion Per
sonalities and insults followed. and quickly
started a fight with canes, during which Sefor
Corona suddenly drew a revolver and shot Sefor
InsuIa three times. Senior Corona then walked
quietly away, and has not yet been arrested
The shooting has caused great excitement here.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-02

Washington. jan I eSpecaD.-The following
army navy and marine corps orders have been is
sued:
ARMY.
First Lieutenant CHARLES E. LANSON. artillery corps
will proceed to West Point for duty at the academy
The following detailed I'LL the
Quartermaster's Department: Captain EDWARD y.
JONES, Jr.. 27th Infantry: Captain GEORGE H
MMANUS. artillery corps. Captain McNfanus Will re-
port the Quartermaster General
Colonel JAMES A BUCHANAN Porto Rico Provisional
Regiment is relieved from treatment the General
Hospital. Washington Barracks
navy.
Captain JOSEPH Z. CRAIG. captain of yard navy yard
Norfolk. Va.
Passed Surgeon EoLToN = CURI. Nsvs Hospital
Mare Island.
Assistant Paymaster E. {. GRUDGER, the Franklin
Assistant Paymasters r HOLT JOHN n L.
SMITH Jr- to the Columbia.
Cable from Rear Admiral Evans at olongapo
December co.
Esnsisn ROBERT A. ABERNETFT and Lieutenant LEW Is
&. JONES. the Yorktown.
lieutenant Commander FIDELIO S. CARTDR 20 com-
mand the Pscstaqua.
Lieutenant PHILIPS ANDREWS. 20 home,
MARINE CORPS
First Lieutenant J. W BRoATCH proceed 20 Chicago to
relieve First Lieutenant A. y HARDING who
ordered 70 Marine Barracks. Boston.
First Lieutenant ". T.. JOLLY to New-York relieving
First Lieutenant @. II MATHER. Who Is ordered 10
Marine Barracks. New-York.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-02
EDDY TESTS AEROPLANE
Experiments Made ut Bayomne He
Thinks Machine Practicable.

Experiments in aerial navigation to produce a
flying machine through use Of Kite styled the
aeropIane were conducted yesterday by Nhham a
Eddy at his home in Bayonne. One important
factor lackng-a motor planned by Mr.s fSuo!
which remains to be constructed and attached
His motor will be of tin weighing three pounds,
operated by steam and fastened to the aeroplanes s
gravity centre.
In the morning. with a good southwest wind
near the Kill Kuil, the aeroplane rose two feet
Oil soaked cotton cord six feet from kite was re-
leased by slow burning match between brass
rings The kite hovered with the wind. new 4tc
feet distant. lodging in telegraph wires
In the afternoon the aerop1ane fight reached
500 feet elevation when the release line was pur-
posely severed and midair photographs taken
The seropIane circed around in two feet diam
eter. descending gently. The wind Die" twenty
miles an hour at earth and thirty miles 20 1eeI
aloft One minute taken in descent, the
aero weighing two and one-hah pouuus' Ail'
boat attachment not uised.
Mr. Eddy asserts perfect confidence in fnal sue
cess by any one possessed of millions making
devoted application for many years in adopting
aeroplane kite to construct flying machine whlch
can be governed and prove practical He expects
the cigar shaped balloon Will be the hrsI hSihs
machine perfected.
His aeroplane Mr.. Eddy frankly states. Is Pro-
fessor Bells idea of having kite fly as kite
then being released and becoming a saliihg ma
chine The The design IS & nte covered with
light lining cloth, and having considerable con-
Professor S P Langley, of the Smithsonian In
stitution Washington, is referred to by Mr. EDDY as
being familiar with similar m dar b snd kts ober Kites
is rapid, thus retarding downward progress.
having the concavity Mr. Eddy will devote him
self to building motor with propelers, ana tiltI
time and financial ability. Millions are required,
he believes to perfect the practical flying machine
New-York tribune., 1903-01-02
ONLY ONE MINE WORKS ALL DAY.
Men Fail to Report, Though Specially Re-
quested by the Companies.

Scranton, Penn, JAN 1.-An effort was made
by all the coal operators to work their colheries
to-day but they met with little success. At each
coliery the foremen went around yesterday and
gave notice TO all hands that the company was
very desirous of working to-day, that the re-
lieving of the coal famine might not be retarded
Some men reported at each mine but it was only
in a. few instances that enough reported to make
d start.
The Delaware Lackawanna and Western Com
pany got four of its nineteen coeries started
but at noon it had to shut down, the hands
particularly the slate pickers refusing to continue
The Delaware and Hudson got two of its twenty
two places started. but they worked only few
hours. The Erie started two places. and OF
them the Katydld at Moosie. ran all day. ne
of the thirteen Ontario and Western the eight
Temple Coal and Iron Company colleries even
made a start.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-02
CITY WILL NOT COLLECT TAXES.
injunction Restraining Helena, Mont, from
Paying Out Money

Helena, Mont, Jan. 1.-Because of an injunction
secured by the Helena Waterworks Company,
restraining the city treasurer from spending any
money for any purpose, the City Council has passed
resolution allowing taxpayers sixty days grace
in the payment Of taxes. AS there is proba-
biiity of the litigation between the city and the
waterworks company being settled within year.
the council may postpone tax collections for in
definite period.
With the securing OF the injunction the bcndsmen
of the city treasurer withdrew and he was
obliged to resign but the council reelected him
the same evening. Whatever money the treasurer
collects he to committee of the council,
which in turn deposits it in the banks. and these
are by the injunction restrained from; paying 1T out
checks. The council has decided, therefore,
that as long as the city cannot spend the money
it useless collect 1t from the taxpayers only
to be noarded In the banks.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-02

each side of The club headquarters. and while half
q dozen policemen kept the crowd back the twenty
tons of coal were dumped in the middle of the
street and forty members Of the club began the
work of filling the pals. baskets and sacks that
were passed to them At 1870 o'clock not single
piece of coal remained In the street and the
dust had been carefully scraped up by eager hands
until the pavement clean as e a street
sweeper had passed
Hundreds of disappointed and women with
empty sacks and pals waited for hour after the
coal was all gone in the hope that more would Fe
forthcoming. AS many holding tickets had not been
supplied the club voted to redeem all the tickets
outstanding by paying 10 cents to each person who
appeared at the club with ticket in the afternoon
The coal given to the poor of all races and
New-York tribune., 1903-01-02
GIVE TWENTY TONS TO POOR.
Hebrew Workingmen's Club Aids People of
All Races and Creeds.

The Chickering Club, Hebrew social club or
young workingmen, with headquarters at No. 81
Attorney-st celebrated the New Year by distrlbut
ing twenty tons of coal to the poor of the East
Side yesterday. Three thousand tickets had been
distributed among tenement houses but many who
had not received tickets got coal as long the
supply lasted
At O'Clock the block north of Grand-st was
crowded with men. and children carrying
all kinds OF receptacles for COAL although the hour
of distribution had been fixed for 10 o'clock AT $3.50
o'clock a line was drawn across Attorney-st.