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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-13
Recruits For Venezuela.

Joplin, Mo-, Feb. 6.--The Venezuela
company, of this city, has received over
1000 men, all with military training,
some having been officers in the United
States army and navy, for colonization
purposes in Venezuela. The company
is in close touch with officials OF the
Venezuelan government and its pros
poets of obtaining large land grant
in Venezuela are very favorable. APP
plications are said to be pouring IN
from all parts of the United States ana
Canada to Join the company.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-13
Kecnivera Amounted.

Topeka, Feb. 6.-Judge Hook of the
United States district court decided
that the Kansas Mutual Life insurance
company must go into the hands OF a
receiver. p. |. Bonebralse of Topeka
and cx-Governor E. n. Morrill, will be
named as receivers if the parties to the
suit have no objections to them. The
suit was brought because of the COM
pany changing its organic ltion from
mutual to a stock concern, without the
authority of the stockholders The
court granted an injunction.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-13
NOW IRE FOR arbitration.
Have Enough Of Negotiating With
Minister Bowen.
PREFER ROOSEVELT1O HAGUE.

Washington, Feb. 7.--Irritated by
the note of Minister Bowen, Venezue
las representative, addressed to the
British ambassador refusing to accept
tie allies proposal for a scheme of
eferential payments by which Great
R.itan, Germany and Italy were to
receive 30 per cent and the remaining
eight creditor nations 10 per cent of
the customs of La Guayra and Porto
Ca clio, the allied powers have in
structed their representatives here to
submit the question of preferential
treatment for settlement to President
Roosevelt and in the event that he
declines to act us arbitcr, to take this
and possibly the entire Venezuelan
question to The Hague for settlement,
thereby breaking off negotiations with
Minister Bowen.
The British ambassador expects to
have an interview with the secretary
of state, whom he will sound as to the
probability of the presidents acceptance
of the allies request. If it is found
that President Roosevelt is not dis
posed to allow himself to be dragged
into the negotiations, the instructions
of the allies are such as to permit
them to forego the embarrassment of IA
rejection at the hands of Mr.. Roose-
welt, and, instead of making known
their wishes to him, steps will be
taken to draw up protocol with Mr.
Bowen for reference of the case to
The Hague, as suggested by him in his
note of last Monday.
The British ambassador was the first
of the representatives to receive in
structions to this effect and the matter
was discussed at the monday confer
ence between the three representatives
of the allies.
4'Thc Hague tribunal" said one Off
cial of the administration, ''has all
along been kept in sight as port of
safety in case the negotiations here
were not productive of final settle
anent, and as for the suggestion that
the president act as arbiter, that has
been favorite idea of the allies since
the beginning of the trouble"
Whether President Roosevelt will
accept this invitation of the allies is
not known.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-13
President Ripley Denies.

Topeka, Feb 6.-President Ripley Of
the Santa Fe denied the published
story to the effect that there was a
likelihood of traffic alliance between
the Santa Fe and the Rock Island. Mr..
Ripley said:
1.-THE report is an error throughout.
General Manager Nudge did not con-
firm it in the manner printed in the
papers. The Santa Fe will go on in
the same old way to the Pacific coast
and as the plans of the Rock Island we
of course know nothing. There is abb
solutely nothing in common between
the roads of the kind stated"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-13
Miners offered a Raise.

Indianapolis, Feb. 9.-The soft coal
miners of Indiana, Illinois and Ohio
and western Pennsylvania are offered
an advance in wages by the operators
that for the most part will be IL per
cent As settlement of the wage
scale in this district is the basis on
which all other districts will make
settlement, the proposition can be said
to have been made TO the soft coal
miners of the country. The offer has
not yet been accepted; awaiting the
result Of proposal for arbitration
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-13
Coats Company 81 800 a Month.

st. Paul, Mimi, Feb. 9.-The Great
Northern has granted revised sched-
nIe to its telegraph operators, whose
committee has been in conference with
officials here since January 0. The
new schc ulc makes number OF in
creases in wages amounting to about
81 500 month for the system, besides
a number Of notifications in the rules
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-13
New Redemption Provision.

Topeka, Feb. 7.-Senator Noftzgers
bill in regard to the redemption OF
property from mortgage sale was
recommended for passage by the sem
ate in committee of the whole. 1t
strikes a blow at the old law, which
gives a mortgagor eighteen months in
which to redeem. 1t cuts the time
down to twelve months, and, in case oil
abandonment by the mortgagor, to six
months. 1t also provides that the
mortgagor shall pay rent for the time
he holds on after the sale.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-13
GO TO THE HAGDE Tribunal.
Blockade To Be Raised When The
Protocols Are Signed.
VITAL QUESTION INVOLVED.

Washington, Feb, o. President
Roosevelt has declined the invitation
of the allied powers TO arbitrate the
question as to whether they shall re-
ceive preferential treatment in the
settlement of their claims against
Venezuela over the other creditor ma
tions. The matter, therefore, VIII be
referred to the Hague tribunal. ms
will result in the immediate raising OF
the blockade. The administration, 1T
is said, in an official quarter, was un-
willing to approve the effort OF the
British government to eliminate MIN
lister Bowen from the negotiations, and,
moreover, the president could not have
accepted the invitation of the allies,
even if he had been SO disposed, with
out the consent of the other negotiator,
Minister Bowen, and this the allies did
not obtain or request in their note OF
invitation to the president
The representatives of the allied
arrangements are made for the signing
of them. The first protocol in each
case will provide for the reference OF
the allies contention for preferential
treatment to The Hague and the rails
ing of the blockade simultaneously
with the signing of this convention. 1t
is doubtful whether the initial proto-
coils between Minister Bowen and the
allies will contain the same conditions,
although the negotiators are working
to this end.
In these protocols the conditions
precedent to the raising of the block
ade will be clearly stated.
In administration and diplomatic
circles the reference to the Hague is
regarded as victory for Mr.. Bowen,
as Venezuela is thereby enabled to
recover from the distressing effect of
the blockade before starting upon the
payment of creditor nations which
cannot begin until the question OF
priority payment for the allies is de-
cided. The findings of The Hague
tribunal may not be handed down for
some months The tribunal will also
decide the vital question 10 South
American states rs to whether block
AIDES and commandments entitle powers
TO preferential treatment at the hands
of their debtor. Coming from the
Hague, it will establish precedent,
while decision on the point from
President Roosevelt would have carried
no such weight as decisive OF a point
of international law. An adverse ver-
dict from the Hague would add a new
canon to the law of nations and stop
such course of practice completely.
1t was to gain this principle, which
necessarily vitality affects not only the
future of Venezuela but of the other
republics of this continent, that Min
lister Bowen stood out for arbitration
by the Hague tribunal instead of by
the president
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-13
sheen And Cattle Men.

Cheyenne, Wyo., Feb. 7.-One hun
bred stieepmen have organized and
armed themselves and are now await
ing an attack from the cattlemen in
the southern Big Horn country. The
fight may be postponed but it is be-
lieved it cannot be avoided. Minnick,
the sheepman who was shot, will die.
The sheep raiders came from the Black
mountain district
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-13
Earning. Of Kansas Miners.

Topeka, Feb. AT the legislative
coal investigation the fact was brought
out that the average Kansas miner
only earns $3.50 a year. Witnesses
were examined from among the miners
and operators and an effort was made
to get at the cause of the coal famine
The operators said much Kansas coal
was shipped out of the state and on ac-
count of the famine in Indian Territory
and Colorado much coal that had hith-
erto been secured from those states
could not be obtained this winter.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-13
A Twenty-story Building.

New York, Feb. PLANS OF the New
York Central railroad to build 90
story structure covering the entire site
of the present Grand Central station,
became public at meeting OF the
board of estimate, at which improve
meuts of the roads terminal in this
CITY were considered. The proposed
new building will comprise a large
hotel. department store and Offices,
besides the regular station and
underground connections with the
subway.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-13
Rob Freight Cars.

Cheyenne, Wyo., Feb. 5.-Nine I'm
ion Pacific trainmen, who ran between
Cheyenne and Sydney, Neb., are under
arrest here charged with the theft of
goods in transit. 1t is alleged that
during the past two months several
thousand dollars worth of property
were stolen from freight trains,
and cached in this city. A thousand
dollars worth of stolen goods, it is said,
has been recovered. More arrests are
expected.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-13

Washington, Feb. THE president
sent the following nominations to the
senate:
Otis L. Aterton to be receiver OF
public moneys at Wakeeny, Kas.
PosLmasters: Kansas, George De-
1anev. Axtell; Thomas L. Thompson,
Howard: Charles Smith, Washington;
George j. Barker, Lawrence. Nebras-
ka, Il. w. Lucas, Fairbury.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-13
Control Local Prices.

indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 5.-The In
dianapols coal exchange has been
investigated by the grand jury. A
second grand jury investigation which
threatened to result seriously for the
memb beers bad been ordered. 1t was
charged that the exchange, which
comprised nearly all the large retailers
in the city, made it impossible for the
independents to buy coal, and also
that the organization controlled local.
prices
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-13
Arbitration Court.

Topclxa, Feb. 9.-Smith's bill, Gre
ating a court of Cancellation and arbi-
tration to settle disputes between
capital and labor, was killed in the
senate. Kansas now has voluntary
arbitration law, with power to enforce
judgments The Smith bill was COM
pulsory arbitration law, but no pro-
vision could be added to enforce
judgments. Such a provision would
make it unconstitutional 1t only pro-
yided that the findings Of the court
should be published.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-13
Private Charities Ask More.

Topeka, Feb. 0-The private char
table institutions of Kansas are asking
for increased appropriations. Some OF
them want ten times as much as they
received two years ago. Most of them'
however, are only asking about double
the amount
"These private charities will get
about the same amounts that were
given them two years ago. said
Mr.. John Francis, the chairman OF
the house ways and means commit
Tee.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-13
Manhattan Court House.

Topeka, Feb. 9.-Manhattan won
out in it's court house fight before the
house committee on local judiciary
when it was decided to report favora-
bly, the bill ena bling it to secure new
court house. The original bill gave the
county commissioners the power to
lew a tax of four mills for four years.
A substitute which is the measure re-
ported leaves the question to vote OF
the people.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-13
Ia Un-American.

Manila, Feb. 6.-Governor Taft has
pardoned isabelle de Los Reyes, the
Filipino labor leader, convicted under
the Spanish law forbidding combina-
tions 10 enhance the price of labor, OF
conspiracy and threats of violence.
The governor took the ground that the
law is nm American.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-13
Favor City Ownership.

Chicago, Feb. 5.-By unanimous vote
the city council placed itself on record
as desiring municipal ownership and
operation of gas and electric lighting
plants. The legislature will be mem
orialized to pass an enabling act at
once
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-13
E.smnt Mortgages And Notes.

Topeka, Feb. AT the meeting OF
the joint tax committee an amendment
was added to the bill to exempt
mortgages and notes from taxation.
Township trustees were made deputy
county assessors.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-13

concurrent resolution introduced in the
house provides for committee of eleven mem
beers to inquire into the coal conditions and
combinations between mine operators and
transportation companies in violation OF law.
The naval appropriation bill carries nearly
eighty million dollars, which is more than six
million dollars less than the estimates, ana
about 500 900 more than the last appropriation
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-13
44TH DAY.

The senate passed bill Incorporating the
American academy in Rome, an institution to
promote the study Of the fine arts,
The president has been informed by senators
that the ALASKAN boundary treaty will not be
ratified that the opponents of the treaty will
not permit it.
The senate committee on agriculture Is with,
holding the agricultural appropriation bill
until it may seem impossible to PISS the omni-
bus statehood bill separately; the committee
having decided to connect the two measures
IL necessary.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-15
A Doctor,s Dictup,.

A woman's complexion and the keep
ing of her youth are two subjects
which never grow stale, says Woman's
Life, however much they may be writ
ten about. For this reason l offer no
apology for referring to the subject
here. in order to quote what one of the
popular scientific writer's has been say
ing. He believes that we should all be
far better IL we ate less. Eat less,
drink less, do everything less, but eat,
drink and do what you like" is indeed
the dictum of Sir Francis Laking, the
Kings physician, as a formula for liv-
ing long and BEAUTIFULLY. The writer in
question believes that those who live
beyond the accepted seventy are, as a
rule, those who have lived in very
spare manner. and a spare life is what
which prevents a woman growing fat
at forty when the pleasures of the
table begin to compensate her for other
pleasures which she has to put aside.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-15
Shakina Germs to Death.

Science stands aghast at the latest
germ theory. 1t comes from an emil
nent bacteriolosist Of London. 1t is
nothing moro nor less than the an
nouncement that germs can be shak'
en- to death. Test tubes laden with
germ life have been oscillated at the
rate of $50 shakes a minute, when the
bacillus negotherim," or elephant
germ, the alleging ring champion OF
germ life has given up the ghost.
There seems to be no question but
that the theory works out all right
in the laboratory.
The practical application is not so
clear. VIII science now seize the dis.
ease-laden sufferer and oscillate him
until his head swims? Or will the
doctors act on the theory of the old
woman's fly killer, and grab the dis
ease germs one at time and shake
the life out of them? Perhaps the
poor consumptive may be put to skip.
ping the rope, or the diphtheria suf.
ferer to throwing fip-fops. Then,
again. trains on certain railroads not
eu LOT uHeNenly bdldnceu tThchS, nat
wheels, and general reputation for
jolting the life out Of its riders may
reap untold millions for the stock
holders when they are converted into
germ-shaking health resorts. Instead
Of tho Kneipp cure. one may now ex-
pect to see people in the parks rolling
down hill to cure themselves of dis.
eases. Apparently, science has not
yet solved the problem Of applica.
ton.
Accepting this theory, one would
suppose that engineers and elevator
men would live forever, or at least
would only die of old age or by acci.
dent. Statistics do not bear out this
contention philadelphia Inquirer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-15
Smart For street Wear.

Fitted half length coats are among
the smartest of all smart things for
street wear, and are seen with both
long and short skirts, as parts of entire
costumes and as separate wraps. The
stylish May Manton model shown in
the large drawing is cut on the latest
lines, and is suited to both purposes,
but rs shown, is Of gray zlbeline,
stitched with silk and finished with n
velvet collar, and makes part of n
walking suit. Cloth of all sorts, the
many suiting materials. velvet and
hea' y linens are all appropriate.
The quantity of material required for
the medium size is eight yards, twenty
one inches wide; four yards, forty-four
inches wide, or three and one-Quarter
yards fifty-two inches wide.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-15

But it's not Of the old-tme sort. Our
mothers were given to big scallop pat
terms with saw-teeth edges. No longer
do we see the scallops. Pinlxing now
shows us naught but its teeth. These
saw-teeth points continue the uneven
tenor of their jagged way along
straight edges, especially for ruches
and the overlapping frills used for
building hats. Occasionally the old
time sort is seen for the edging of col
lars and sleeves on wrappers both for
youngsters and grown-ups.-Philadel-
phia Record.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-15
A Whales Appetite.

A whales appetite is phenomenal.
His chief diet consists of jellyfsh. lie
has simply to open his mouth and pad
die along leisurely in order to take in
jellyflsh by the wagon load. Such is
the method adopted by the whale bone
whale. The sperm whale, on the con.
trary. captures huge squids weighing
often several tons. Like his brother
the whalebone whale, he must be con-
stantly on the lookout for food; 9th.
erwise he would starve. As many as
IA seals have been taken from a 30
foot killer" Other fishes of enor.
nous appetite are not uncommon. The
blueiish, for example, thrive on sar.
dimes and other small fish. Assuming
that one bluefish eats 10 small fish a
day, 1t has been figured that 1t re-
quires 10000 millions sardines to feed
the 1000 million bluefish on our
coasts every summer. Most curious
of all eaters is HYDRA strange
creature that can be turned inside
out without impairlng its appetite or
its power to eat.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-15
"A White Dinner Gown.

Ivory white gowns are exceedingly
fashionable. A smart model is Of ivory
eolienne trimmed with lace and appli-
cations of fiowered silk and guipure.
The skirt is supplied with a moderately
long train and is shaped by the use OF
groups Of tucks, which run down each
side of the garment. The applications
Of silk and glrpure outline fiounce
and form border for the hem of the
skirt. On the bodice tucks springins
from the belt give fuiIuess to the up
per part OF the waist front which is
covered by lace applications mingled
with those of silk. The short sleeves
are finished with deep hounces of plait-
ed white chiffon and knotted with
black velvet ribbons. Loops OF narrow
black velvet ribbon are draped about
the neck to form the collar. A wide
girdle Of silk encircles the waist
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-15
Fashion Notes.

Buttons vie with stitching for dec
orative purposes.
The fiounce for wool gowns has al
most entirely disappeared.
Pongee underskirts are to be the
height of vogue this summer.
The unlined skirt is in the majority
among the less expensive tailor gowns
this year.
Mohair gowns, made in all respects
like cloth ones, are to be exceedingly
fashionable this season.
Laces of the same shade as the gown
are considered much smarter than eth
ca white or ecru as a trimming.
There seems to be no escape from the
low-crowned fiat hat. This shape is
quite prominent among the spring ex-
hiblts.
Cart-wheel pearl buttons are to have
a wide vogue for adorning swagger
''tub" gowns Of the heavier sort this
summer.
Ample skirts and wide draped
sleeves empress one at once when view
ing the latest showings of coming
dress models.
The newest fad Is to have the white
or black fscings for jacket braided
in soutache braid. white for black or
black for white.
A distinguishing feature of the
spring tailor gowns is the great favor
shown the light, airy etamines, mis-
trails and twine cloths.
Loops will be consplcuously absent
from the back of summer sashes. They
will be held in place by buttons that
are marvels Of the jewelers. and gold
smiths art.
The new skirt models that are con.
sidered best style swing backward in 9
most fascinating manner. Front pan.
els, high yokes. and plaits in some
form. yet not wholly q plated skirt
arc the most noticeable dssigns
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-15
Dainty Separate Waists.

Many spring walking costumes show
q touch OF heavy lace or silk embroid-
cry on the Jacket. and when this is So
1t is the fad to have the same lace or
embroidery introduced in the hat worn
with 1t.
Crepe de chine, peau de crepe and
crepe de Paris are all being made up
right now into the daintiest little sep
arate waists, which are just the thing
to help out the wardrobe at this partic-
ular season of the year. These waists
are all deliberately trimmed. They are
tucked, hand embroidered and lace
trimmed. Many times they are dec
GRATED with lace dyed exactly to match
the crepe de chine or whatever the soft
fabric is in color, and then again strill-
ing effects are produced by lining a
cream-tinted Cluny lace with black
chiffon. Embroidered lace worked in
gay colors is also used as a trimming
for white or black crepe waists. On
these waists tassels are also conspic-
uous. They frequently form the finish
the deep lace tabs.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-15

of the founce and is fitted about the
hips by means of short darts and closed
invisibly at the back in habit style.
The lower edge is finished with tuck
beneath which the hounce is attached.
The flounce is in two portions that are
Joined beneath the central tuck and
also has tuck at the lower edge. The
upper edge of the skirt can be finished
with the belt or cut on dip outline and
underfaced or bound.
The quantity of material required for
medium size is nine yards twenty-seven
inches wide. six yards forty-four inches
wide or four and five-eighth yards fifty
two inches wide.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-15
White Wool Stock,

A touch of white at the throat is gen
orally becoming, and something new
in this line Is now offered TO replace
the tulle, lace and chiffon white neck
bands which have been worn for long
time. The new stock collar is of white
woolen goods, soft and fine. 1t is dec
GRATED with the narrowest possible gilt
braid, a mere line in width, and there
fore rather hard to stitch on. This
braid is applied in five rows. which
come around from the back of the neck
where the collar hooks. toward the
middle of the front. The rows do not
quite meet, and they terminate beneath
tiny gilt tasseIs, which are grouped In