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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-06
MAKING ORAL ARGUMENTS.
interstate Commerce Commission is
At Work in Washington.

A dispatch from Washington Yesterday
said: Oral arguments in the long and
short haul case of the mayor and city
council of Wichita, Kansas, against the
Santa Fe. Rock Island, Missouri Pacific
and numerous other roads were heard by
the interstate commerce commission to-
day. The case involves the rates on grain
and gram products. lumber, etc. between
Wichita ard other points. Counsel for
the Wichita complainants alleged that
railroad rates on grain for export are
higher for the shorter distance from
Wichita to Galveston and New Orleans
than for the longer distance from Kansas
City to Galveston and New Orleans are
made via Wichita and the rates are al
legged 10y the officials Of that city to be
unjust and disCriminaJive in favor of
Kansas City. There were numerous
other allegations Of determinations The
railroads. while admitting some points
IN the allegations contend that il there
Is an advantage given to Kansas City by
the tariffs complained Of that city is en-
titled 10 il because il is a point Of vigor-
Gus competition and the conditions COM
planned OF have been recognized for years
by the interstate commerce commission
and by the law.
City Attorney A. F. Holm and s. s.
Ashoaush are in Washington making the
arguments for the complainants The
SlnA ~ ALlrilS are DclNE made on the
cases which were heard here last October
After the submission of all Of the evil
dence the briefs of the case were made
out ANA submitted and the comission then
selected "a day when the counsel for
comnlainants and defendants should ap-
pear before the commission al Washing
ton and make the oral arguments
The chamber OF commerce Of Galveston
took an active interest In the hearing OF
one OF the cases regarding the differertial
o. grain and grain products between
Kansas and oklahoma points on shin
nentS into Texas. Kansas grain men
snd milicrs want this diIer.ntIal removed
as X is said that il works hardship
against them while tie Texans fought
the matter for AN they were worth as II
gave them control OF their home markets
and prevented foreign miliers from com
peting with them. The Texas miue~s
gould buy wheet In Wichita shin L -
almost any Texas Mullins point. grind !;
INTO flour and seil Il cheaper than the
MI which made -four where the grain
was raised. The diGereltial was nut or
&c Protect Texas rniIlers years AGO and
the commission III one time decided that
II was just di1erontisI. but the Texas
mills now are OH a firm footing ard do
not need this diGerential and Il prevents
competition.
The arguments g. al Of the cases viii
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-06
At the Toie;,

The Olympia Opera company, which is
at the Toler this week, gave "Olivette''
last night to fair-sized audience. They
sing well and act well and with their
costumes make a very attractive ap-
pearance upon the stage.
Mr.. Eagleton, as the comedian. IA
great He was the center of attraction
and kept the audience in a mirthful
strain during the whole performance. He
is a true comedian. He has wit and tai
ent and is perfectly at home under any
condition. At times he amused the au-
dience with frivolous antics. then chang
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-06

S. r. elected officers last evening as fol-
lows: Elmer Z. Beach. v. M: W. 9.
Grant. s. w. F. a. Amsden. J. w; Paul
Brown. Orator: Elmer z. Bleckley. Sec
rotary. CIV. Carey. treasurer: Geo l..
Pratt. trustee. A number OF petitions 20
receive the degrees at the spring reunion
were elected
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-06
Inter-Ci.y Match.

There vii be an inter-ctty tournament
held at the Ncnccdora alleys between
Blackwell, NevkiEk and IA Wichita
teams There Wiu De- games both In the
afternoon and evening. " fehsta's team
~ the afternoon wlu De composed 81
HosucS. Hampton and Qu3iey There
All be no admission charSe6 and re
served seat tickets can D. Sad AZ the
Nencedora allcys toGay absolutely free
special 4usitation Be ext uded 20 the
ladies o. attor.G those Ea-es A good
sane 1-ay De expected. IS she Nevkirlz
and Blackwell teams are naw a Jew rsaS
IL the lead - WIch.;a. but tho local hoys
VII Go Jac:g utmost L. win s~st place
in tn tournament
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-06

Cofrelt is free again. He was released
from jail this morning. having secured
bond in the sum of $500. as fixed by
Judge Swartz yesterday. The signers
TO the bond are Mrs. Geo. w. Miller and
Jesse W. Hiatt.
CoffeIt was surrendered by his former
bondsmen yesterday. He had been given
his freedom on a s., 500 bond fixed by
Judge Lawrence. On motion of County
Attorney Torrance the new bond was fix
ed at 5000. and not giving ii yesterday
Coffelt was committed to jail
His third trial on the charge of murder
of Geo. Montgomery. Santa Fe detective,
is set for the 18th of this month. c. ].
WHghtsman of Cleveland, Ohio. is his
attorney.
Els<$ Thar nfSirSrc
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-06

be completed this morning and the citys
attorneys Will return Sunday. The de-
cision of the commission will be made in
a few weeks. The citys attorneys have
put up a strong light and it is believed
the commission will find i'm their favor.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-06
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
At the Crawford.

THE HIGH SCHOOL CHORI

THE HIGH SCHOOL CHORUS.
The concert tonight by the high school
chorus Will be a most delightful one. The
cantata to be given, The Rose Maiden"
is one of Governs most beautiful works.
As it has never been given here it will be
of still greater interest The solos will be
sung by Misses Ruth McCabe Fern Kel-
ley and Messrs. Coulter Jordan and Byron
ROwlee, and will be done extremely well
for so young singers. The chorus is as
the high school chorus has been in the
past, so a most enjoyable evening is as
sured. Remember at the Crawford to-
night. There are a few seats left.
Every season something new seems
to be the motto of Richards & Pringles
big minstrel aggregation that appear at
the Crawford Monday night, March 9th.
This season it has grown to mammoth
proportions and presents bill of features
never equalled by any similar organiZa-
ton in America. Bright brisk novelty
runs through the program and the big
varied acts are so cleverly blended and
strung together that it forms a most en-
joyabie evenings entertainment. Fifty
popular colored minstrel and vaudeville
entertainers are included in it's roster
among whom are Kid Langford Dick
Thomas. Ed Toliver. and Oscar Cameron,
the Alabama Quartette. Housley Broth
ers, William Shields, the famous hoop
juggler. J. w. Cooper. the worlds best
ventriloquist, and Harry Tidler, Chinese
imperSonator.
The attraction at the Crawford soon
will be one Of the most successful roman
tic dramas, The Power Behind The
Throne with Miss Katherine Willard
in the star part of Aria Miss Willard
has a strong supporting company of
twenty-five carefully selected artists. OF
which Wright Lorimer is the leading man.
y complete production. including cos
tunes. scenery and all accessories, are
carried by the company.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-06
Alma Circle PROGRAM.

The Alma Chautauqua Circle will meet
next Tuesday evening. March 10th. at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. o. G. Ecks,ein
4G f. Central avenue Mrs SwingIe,
leader.
PROGRAM
1. Survey of Russian Literature. Chap
ter seven (concludedD. Mrs. Dorsey
.. Music.
3. Practical Studies In English. Words.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-06

Col Elmer =. Biecsrev. razr master
Il Albert Pike LODGE viz confer The first
degree IN full form az the temple this
evening. upon several candidates. com
mencing 81 ciock- Officers are ex-
pecte6 early.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-06

e, to an assumed dignity so suddenly
that it was ridiculous and brought forth
roars of laughter.
Miss Kendall. as Olivette, made hit
with the audience last night. she did
Wednesday night in Said Pasha." She
has a beautiful voice and understands
how to use il. She acts well and in fact
has become favorite already.
The other principals play their pat
well and the chorus girls all have good
voices. Their singing was excellent.
La Mascotte' will be given by
company at matinee this afternoon, and
"Boccaccio" tonight.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-06

Elect Their Officers.
Elmo Lodge os Perfection No. A. A.
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iments - al Of the eases viii
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-15
AUTHOR And Wife GO FAR APART.
'gack" London, Widely ReadYoung Californian, unab
To successfully Mix Love and Literature.
rs

Oaklaul.-"Jack' London ncwsDcy
tramp sailor, roustabout 10y socialist
ard author writer Of the anonymously
published "Kempion-Wace Letters
ana heralded genius, has found mar
rIage q failure. says the San Francisco
Chronicle. Love and literature don't
mingle-at least not in the brilliant
young CaliforniaNs life. Hc aad hia
wife Of barely thrfd years have sspor-
eted Agreed are they that love % not
for them togei aer, She talepied creator
OF 1.-THE Can OF The villa and the
mother Of his two children have cried
quits" lie has gained the freedom
bis soul has craycd AID both are eon-
tent
She was Miss Elizabeth Madden.
member ~ a family OF blood kin 10
Minnie Madden Fisfe. the gIucd ac.
tresg. The Naddcrns home for years
has been AZ 1861 Broadway. They T. et
because Miss Madden Has IN the iitpr-
airy circle. She knew books ann WAS
by bent and calling thrown much
among those who read and talk Gnd
write. Miss Madden was teacher,
had pupils whom she assisted in studies
was IN school and college life. and
met London when his stories oi the
Arctic regions gained him vogue IN
literary life.
They were married and two children.
Joan and Bess. who have gone with
their mother, were born
or late there had been whisperngs
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SENSATIONAL SPLASH.

Foot by foot the net was hauled into
the boat. The utility Of the picture
esque costume Worn by all soon became
apparent. As the boat worked he way
across the trap and the free space be-
came more and more restricted there
was considerable agitation In the tinny
convention. Finally the occasional
splash became a shower bath and the
noise Of tapping tails and punglng sal
mon reached a point where one had TO
shout In order TO be heard Selling a
gan in the right hand each man COM
menced to fab into the vortex and with
a deSterous twist jerk the fish into the
boat The gTeenhorn at this point be-
came 20 excited that he stepped into
the s)ody of the boat and got Knocked
off his legs by a big salmon that WAS
performing a contorti0n act on his
snout Several Of the big fellows had
to be knocked on the head, but most
OF them were smothered under the pile
OF fish that was stacked In the boat
In all over 700 pounds OF fish were Sc
cured in a very short space OF time
Then the trap was set again, the
ficuudeIs small sturgeon, pogies anu
other fsh were thrown into the water
and tho boat headed for a cold storage
acow where the Steel Head salmon were
sold for 5 cents a pound, while the
Royal Chlnookg were taken TO the can
merry that Adults the dock
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life Since the industry was commenced
on the Columbia there has not been
q season but at least ole has never
returned. When the salmon are run
Ming he viii take all kinds OF chances
at the mouth Of the river. secure in the
knowledge that the lookout near the
lighthouse on North Head will fire his
gun as soon as he sees that a fisher
man Is ~ difficulties few minutes
later the llfcboat OF the United States
life-saving service VIII put out to his
aid, Thus II is that he clngs to his
nets to the last minute when tossing
among the foamlng broken water at
the bar into which he has, perchance.
been blown by gale But the life
savers do not always reach him In tiroe.
AT night his chances are still more
remote. Then he has to abandon a net
that cost MIN probably $500 He keeps
his bout head on to the waves, watches
the big lighthouse and longs for morn
Ing to break and succor. Even In the
calm waters Of the river he may be
cut down any time by a ship feeling
It's way through the darkness.
MILLIONS OF CANS.
The number OF cans OF salmon turned
out by the Columbia river cannerles an
nually runs into tho millions and yet
there Is no sign Of the river being ilshed
out. This has been going on for years.
The Royal Chinook, Steel Head and
Blue Back calmon seem to be as peu-
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A recent trip 10 London and long
search and study In the slums gave him
material for a book. "Children OF the
Abyss now IN press.
Prolific with pen, London was shy or
words tonight when asked about the
parting Of himself and his wife. All
he said waa:
AT present there Is nothing to be said
on either side. II Is patent TO every
one that my wife and are not livlng
together, but az TO the caiise OF the
separation have nothing to say. AT
this time i cannot sny whether divorce
proceedings VIII be Instituted. In fact
have nothing NJ all to say IN regard
to the matter Ny wife ard ] have
separated and We have egrcr,l 10 say
nothing about 4 for the time being
Mis-. London is the daughter Of Mrs
Melissa Madden. ard n sister 10 Miss
Florence Madden. Mics Minnie Mad
dern. Henry T. Maddern and Robert
7. Maddern. The brothers arc plumbers
on Jefferson street. near Fourteenth
At the Madden residence this evening
The family declined TO make any state.
ment about the Londons separation,
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with more than prOphetlcal pen Co
Waco write Of the lovers after n.ar-
riagC.
our lovers discover each other % be
mere man end woman, after an. That
ethereal substance witch the man TOOL
l'f the body OF the loved one becomes
hesn ana hloot prone to the common
neaknesses and ills OF flesh and blood.
ne on tho Other hand, 6rtfays little
pe'ulancies Of disposition, little faults
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ana prcdispositlons Of which she never
Dreamed M the prenuptal days. and
which she now finds omluentlv distaste-
Iuh Bul at first these things are not
openly unpleasant There are no
scenes ono or the other gives in ON
the Instant without sclf.betrayal and
one or the other retires To have "a secret
CRY OF TO rumnaie about II over a 81.
gar~-lhe frst faint hints. I may slyly
suggest Of ne return Of nationality.
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they are beginning &c think.
An these arc little things you say.
Iieclsely wherefore ! lay emphasis en-
mem. The sum Of the innumerable
NIUE things become a mighty thing To
Test the human soul, Moreover, many
a home has been broken because Of ais.
agreement a. to the uses and abuses OF
couch cushions, and more than one d..
Iorce induced by the lingering OF TO.
oacco odors IN the curtains
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sandy beach Of the island. AS soon as
shallow water is reached eight horses
are hitoned to the net md the fun COM
mouccs. As the ends Of the net get
closer together and shallow water is
reached the water commences to fairly
boil. Finally with a Whoop and a roar
the fish come w On the beach, Men
stcr on them, fall over and generally
wade in, striking right and left until a
stack Of FISH greets their efforts. The
seine frequently breaks and then there
IS grief One OF the biggest catches
during The present run tipped the scales
at A. tons.
GILL NETTING.
Gin netting is somewhat different 4
long ne. supported at the ton by floats
at Intervals and weighted at the bot
tom 20 feet below is payed out from
beat and allowed 10 drift with the tide.
The mesh of the net IL large enough to
let salmon get his head through ana
then ne gets caught BY the giils. As
soon as the FISH struggles he pulls the
Noat above HIM under water and the
Watchiul fisherman hauls the net at this
point to the surface, gaffs his prize and
thea Keeps his eye upon the floats again
one gill ! etter brought in a ton and a
half If fish to the cannery last week
as The result OF "a hours fishing.
a DANGEROUS. LIFE.
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cANNED IN sHoRr ORDER.

Here hsh were stacked ~ like limp
cord wood, Thirty-tWo Cinnamon, u
number OF girls and White men were
working as though Possessed The
heads, tails and fins were cut of in
short order, The hsh then passed into
the hands OF a Boxer armed with a big
knife who. with q single sweep oper-
atod on its Internal economy. From
this point Mr. Chinook was handed
along to a set Of bis knives which with
a twist Of a lever cut him into outlets.
The balance Of the work of hlliug the
cans sailing, soldering. aastlng and
finally placing them In the big cooking
rctorts was accomplished with r9nldi.y
by the aid OF up-to.date machinery.
Every omploye around the cannerlrs
works under the piece work system. so
THAI even some Of the young girls Who
staff the cans earn thtr $3.50 a uay
while the run lasts
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WHEN WILLS CLASH.

Did WAGE" know Of separation soon
to be when he wrote:
There WIN come moments
when Wills clash and desires do not
chime these must be moments OF sober
thought and compromise, when one or
The other sacrifices self on the altar Of
thnir ndstent friendship Upon this
ability to compromise depends their
married happiness. II they be
incapable Of rising to compromise,
sacrifice and unselflshness, reason will
dictate separation. In such case, when
lhey VIII have become rational once
more, they VIII reason the impossIblhty
OF continued relation and give II up. :"
Jack London rs q years old. At IS
Years OF age ne had been n newsboy.
longshorcman. bay sailor seal fisher
ana then turned to sociology and econ
oinics lie became tramn TO know
uhe under side OF life. Then no road
ana studied, went TO The Oakland Hlgb
sschooi. TOOK a freshman course AT The
University " California, but gave up
as STUDIES ana went &c the Klondike
ihcrc he gathered much OF the material
u'dt started him Ga the road 10 liter
aiy success. H. January. 1899 "'rhe
Man On the Trail appeared. followed
by The White Silence" and ranlaly
came others--tales OF the Arctic circle
ne son OF the Wolf' and the GOO
oi nis Fathers Daughter OF the
norh ana THE Children of Inc
tI9st -ail gave testimony 10 the bud.
PEG genius. These and others were i'm.
sSrporsted INTO volume, AN odyssey
ut 'ht North They made a name for
me young, erratic genius who had only
. Few years before been arrested "n
o . us', streets for public speaking ms
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Eat An You Want.

Persons troubled with indigestion OF
Dyspepsia can eat all they want II they
VIII take Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. This
remedy prepares the stomach for the
reception, retention. digestion and as.
sanitation OF all OF the wholesome food
that may be eaten, and enables the d.
gestlye organs to transform The same
into the kind OF blood that slyes health
and strength. Sold by all druggists.
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HORSES CATCH FISH.

If witnessing the lifting of the traps
Is fun IL Is not 10 b. compared TO sein-
ing over on Sand island. about two
miles from llwaco, there are an kinds
q excitement daily. Watching the state
Of the tiue at an opportune time the
fishermen null out towards the river
bar ana gay out the huge seine. with
boats az each end OF tho big net It is
slowly towcd In The direction of the
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Of drift wood from the nets the land
lubbcrs studied the situation.
\ TYPICAL SALMON TRAP.


A TYPICAL SALMON TRAP.
The trap at low tide stood in about
- feet Of water 1t was a most simple
arrangement. II consisted OF a lead,
which under the law must not be more
that 50 feet In length. This was built of
a number Of piles driven at right an
giles to the flowing and ebbing tide. Be-
tween these piles was stretched a
strong net which went down to the
bottom At either end Of the lead was
an opening which led into an enclosure
some 20 feet IN width At the far end
OF this was the tunnel, or entrance to
the trap proper. The opening was wide
but tapered down to a point barely a
foot IN width, once fish entered the
tunnel he was bound for the Cannery
The trap proper was but a few square
feet smaller than the first chamber
the boat was rowed around the trap
and at stated intervals the ropes which
secured the bag-shaied net to the bed
OF the river were loosened Then the
tunnel was drawn up out " the wa
ter and preparations were made TO en-
ter the trap one side " the net which
stood about Is feet out Of the water,
was lowered and the boat entered the
trap The net was Immediately drawn
10 place again Peering over the side
OF the boat one caught a glimpse OF
some agitated shadows fitting below.
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cur THE al
Stranger Takes This
ping q Saltsi

There was ccnAneit
the train leaving sa
lssf nisht owing to-
crowd Being left benin
ouent cutting of the =
Known lndlvlduai NJ
train to q afRpdsill ne
il aprcars thai n.
resides ct $50 Dortli
rived on the platform
,u<t 90 the train "
succeed I'd H. getting p
tior 81 tue family or
train WAS pulIins op
an. hfers, however.
went roI;lns along ~
fhp train pulled out Y
sno<npr ard the raasu
h{rx. Anderson Mss u
nvstee3ce with e sis'o'
Is pltcc1 When ~
tis az cnao>xcfed %
,:o4s x ~ .a,t ere
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.of domestic infellcities IN the family
Of differences which brought discOrd.
FJcDds Of Mrg London said her suC.
cc-siul aulhor-hLsDand had grown be-
You'd her atmosphere aud was chaf ng
under The yoke OF matrimony ifow-
ever tnat may be. tAev have parted
sand they have agreed that Tor the pres.
cui az least there snail BE- no explana.
tlone Tor the public.
WRITINGS PROPHETIC.
Mrs l.ondon las retired into lula.
retreat at Berkeley. jack has taken
bachelor quarters at l26 Telegraph
|'acaHur -hert 10 work ont books and
plans for more stories That are short.
g,lo.bl given to tho world.
More Than mere coincidence Mtr chcs
70 tho story OF .Thc kempton- WAGE
Letters" That only 60 days or 50 AGO
wcIv issued from. Loldon's publishers.
They tel uf love. and current lalk has
81 that they disclose the inmost thoughts
Of the author on that subject OF sub
iccts Indeed. only 60 die favored fey
vas u known for a long time that ION.
oon's brain had evolved The volume thoi
las attracted no little comment Col.
laporaurg was Anna Slrunsgv In tbis
book 81 mcseages-thc thoughts Of Hfr.
bert Waco tLondon) and Dane Kcmpton
--the STORY ~ "a man who had MADE OF
love q cold analytical text 30 In
the title page Is inscribed:
And Of raught elsc Than Love would
we aiscourse.-Daute.