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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-04-17
WRECK.

Last Saturday evening as the work
train in charge of Conductor Burrls,
was backing into Chanute from the
east, Engineer Watkins and Fireman
Morgan in charge of the engine, the
engine and tender left the track and
tumbled down ten foot bank near
the Big Creek bridge. Mr.. Morgan
was severely bruised and Mr.. Watkins
badly scalded about the feet and legs
The most surprising thug about the
accident is that the engineer and fire.
man got out alive. The engine roll.
ed over and stopped bottom side up.
The cab was smashed to pieces. These
two men may think themselves ex-
ceedingly lucky.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-04-17
SOME MODERN FABLES.

Early fables were written for the
express purpose Of pointing moral.
Some modern ones have the same
characteristic, but more often their
purpose is rather to amuse than to in
struct. Mr.. r. Anstey's "a Bayard
from Bengal" contains some bright
and snappy parnphrases of old para
bles and legends, together with some
fables which are exceedingly modern
spirit.
"a CHEEKY laugh goes long way in
this world" remarked the hyena.
But bright smile goes further
STILL" said the alligator, as he took
him in.
"The accommodation might be
more luxurious, it is true" remarked
the philosophic mouse, when he found
himself ia the trap. But, after all,
it is not as if we're going to stay
here long"
"People tell ME he can shine when
he chooses, !" said the extlnguisher of
the candle. "All know is, he's pos
itively dull when he's with me!'
"Do come I'M" snapped the severed
sharks head to the ships cat. "As
you perceive, am carrying on bust
ness during alterations.
81 shall not have persisted in vain"
gasped an altruistic cOckroach, i'm
mediately before expiring from an
overdose of insect powder. For after
this fatality the owners of the house
will doubtless be more careful how
they leave such stuff about"
A certain ant that had lost its all.
owing to the sudden collapse of the
bank in which its savings were invest
ed, applied to a grasshopper for a
small temporary advance.
81 am sorry, dear boy" chirpily re-
piled the grasshopper, "that, although
| am playing to big business every
evening, 1 have not put by single
grain. However, l will get up con-
cert for your benefit"
This he did, with such success that
the next winter the ant was once
more sufficiently prosperous to dis
charge his obligation by Offering the
grasshopper letter to the Charity
Organization Society.
An officious busybody, perceiving a
phenix well alight, promptly extin-
gulshed her by means of convenient
waterproof
Had you refrained from this un-
called for interference, said the just
ly irate bird, 81 should by this time
be rising gloriously from my ashes, in
stead of presenting the ridiculous APP
pearance of partially roasted fowl.
The Youths Companion.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-04-17
BLANKET. BED-SPREAD, QUILT
COMFORTER.

A young American who had been
travelling abr cad reports some Of the
difficulties he had with the English
language as it is spoken In England.
The most usual difficulties depend on
differences of idiom and pronuDcia-
tion, for which the English like to
banter Americans. Some Of the young
mans troubles are common to most
Americans who travel IN England, but
others are less familiar, although
quite as interesting
81 got on well enough" he says,
"until they asked me if 1 liked my
coffee with fixing, as you Americans
say and didn't believe me when |
told them I'd meyer heard an Ameri-
cah say that. They tormented me
about 'cuue' and cunning aud insist
ed that we say guess and calculate
and allow and reckon all In one
speech. They maintain that we all
say 'Amurica,' which, alas! many of
us do say.
Il faced them down when they ac-
cused us of calling the rails of a rail-
way metals and they went on about
our trick of pronouncing where and
when as il the W. and the h were
Inverted, which is really an old cock
neyism.
The greatest shock came when l
went into little dry goods store and
asked for spool of thread. 1t was
some time before they discovered that
1t was reel of cottonthat wanted.
"a railway employe grinned when l
asked the way TO the ticket.office. L
think, he said, that it's the booking.
Office which you want
zone day at dinner an Englishman
said he'd heard an American ask for a
'bed-spread' when he wanted a blank
ct. / said that the words were used
correctly everywhere in the United
States, and stuck to it. But when l
mad left the steamer in New York
aud was 10 the sleeping car on my way
home, man in the berth above me
stuck his head down and said:
"'Partner. you amt got an extra
you can lend me? I'm half
'rOze.'
al haven't any bed-spread,' l re-
Piled. Call the porter
THE porter said there wasn't a
,ed-spread IN the train.
"'None on the train. Why I've got
,ue now, and 1 want onother.'
"Here IN my native land I have
ound a born American who said bed
pread' when he meant blanket -
The Youths Companion.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-04-17
FRUIT GROWERS MEETING.

A meeting Of the Neosho Valley
Fruit Growers Association is called to
meet at Harmony Schoolhouse, Sat.
urday evening, April 18th. All par
ties interested are requested to be
present as business of importance is
to be transacted.-S. l.. Keys, Pres.
j, j. Wheatley, Sec.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-04-17
REAL-ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Since our last report the register OF
deeds, l.. r. Stanley, has placed or
record the following deeds. which are
furnished by him. All deeds are war
ranty unless otherwise designated:
Andrew Baird & to C M Phillips Its 2,3
blk Carpenters add to Chanute ....S 81
E Ward & to A Tracy Its 3. 4. blk 3
Eden park to Chanute. .............. 3C
Chanute Imp Co to Albert Dutch It's blk
! Benedicts 3rd add to Chanute ....... 22j
Travellers Insurance Co to Ida NJ Clary It's
"a, & Wa blk II st Francis add to
| ~ Faul .......'... ............ ZZU
| Ida M Clary & h to o Snow Its 3, 4. 5, &
WIZ blk II st Francis add to st Paul 300
Il Blackburn ct al to A Spring seH Sc
4 sec 4 e. neh neA sec WI nwA 10
2IlS...... ................s ........... 3lOUp
Jas Ballard ct al to Jto NJ Dehart Its 1920
p, %, %, a. blk is North Erie. 300
A wickard W to A Haxel 1t Is blk
Wickard's add to Elmwood cemetery
to Chanute.. 70
Southern Kans Inv Co to Elmer W Ney-
hard Its "a, rs, blk Park Place add to
Chanute 49,. ...... %
Chauute Imp Co to W H Neyhard Its 1918
blk Benedicts Sd add to Chanute... 1875
Chanute Imp Co to w H Neyhard Its IS
blk Benedot's Sd add to Chanute.. 175
W Heller 4 W to G W Brickler 1t 9 blk II
Jones 4th add to Chanute....... 1910
Jno + Roe & W to VIM Rensing Its 10, 1I,15
16 blk Eden Park to Chanute ......... $50
Ella Purcell to G b Elliott nwh 31-3O-lS- 5000
Richard Brown W to Isaiah Brown 10
a in nwA nwA 2-3020 So. ........... 200
Lucritia Brown to Isaiah Brown 81 nwk
nw4 a 1t 10 less Is 2i-30-20. 49,. 49,.
J Stout W to Martha NJ Morse 10Ox2O0
IL in ne cor nwk 29-27-lS........... -. 1000
N J Hill to VIM Strope 1t blk 2 Fruit Hill
Jho NJ Mcconnell & to w H Nation sw
\ mex 21-2S-19 -. .................... 1000
Lynda Gustason to Laura Palmer 5OxllO
II In seA 3O-201S...-. ..............-... 800
R N Allen & to Z P Burris 1t blk SO
New chicago. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 3UO0
Wv Kennedy 4 to Jho Kendedy qcd
undrS lot q blk % North Erie ......... Isl
Sam Eacret & to w V Kennedy qcd und
nlt 81 blk 26 North Erie 80. IS
Sam Eacret 4 W to W V Kennedy undhlt
q blk Is North Erie. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. sol
W V Kennedy W to Jno Kennedy undK
t21 blk 20 North Erie .................. 30
R johnson & W to VIM Anderson qcd
Ii IL blk u 1ioga ................. 81
VIM Anderson to W Powell Its II. is, IS
blk IL 11oga. ...,.. 525 /
W II Powell & W to D E McMcClelland Its
IL, Is, is blk IL Tioga 80. ............. 200
n Hill to Chas A Brown It blk Fruit
Hill add to Chanute. ........ ......... 400
Chanute Imp Co to Thos Flennery Its 1915
blk Benedict's Sd add to Chanute.. $50
r Clark & to J Hickey WI nwk %
Zi-lo...... ......-..--- ..-.......... 0OO
NJ 7 Jones & W to J c Keminger Its 10, Il.
blk IS Jones 18th add to Chanute. $50
A Lapham & to n Hill 80 Il adjoins
to Il s blk Fruit Hill add Chanute.. 200
5 g Wells a " to A Eaton 1t blk 9 Erie 1000
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-04-17
The Correct Time

is sometimes a matter Of great i'm
portance. A watch that doesn't tell
the correct time is just as bad as 90
watch at all. III your watch shows az
inclination to be eccentric or unsteady
ia its habits, bring It to us and we
will put it In shape at a very reason.
able cost,
CONKLIN, the JeweIer.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-04-17
1t is Up 10 YOU!

IA DELAWARE ST.,

We have done part. We have purchased for
the spring trade the largest and most complete line
of gents furnishing goods have carried. Our
goods were purchased by expert buyer in the best
markets of the country for spot cash and in large
quantities.
Goods properly bought half Sold We propose
giving our customers the benefit Of our many excel
lent bargains in all lines. Our stock of shoes is very
large and complete in all lines. We can suit you in :
splendid pillow shoe bought at very low price or
furnish you with the very latest dress shoe for ladies
gentlemen at astonishingy low prices.
Our stock of spring hats is complete is also all
other lines.
In the grocery department, as heretofore, carry
fresh goods Of all kinds and are always in the mar
ket for country produce at the best prices going
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-04-17

Foley's Kidney Cure if taken i'll
time affords security from all kidney
and bladder diseases. For sale at
Browns pharmacy.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-04-01
Sixth Session,

The Burdick inquest closed Thurs
day afternoon. 1t lasted six days.
Whether it mas accomplished anything
besides making public sensational de-
tails of family scandals is a ques-
tion.
The inquest has served to develop
several theories relative to the crime
that had been suggested many days
ago, but it would hardly be correct to
say that the investigation has added
anything more than appearance OF
reasonability to any Of those theories.
There has been no evidence pro-
duced that could possibly be consid-
cred as bearing upon any feature of the
crime other than its motive. There
has been not the slightest direct evil
dence tending to establish the identity
of the murderer or to reveal any of
the circumstances surrounding the ac-
tual commission of the crime.
After the session Judge Murphy,
Chief Cusack, District Attorney Coats
worth and Medical Examiner Danser
held a conference in the Office of
Judge Murphy.
1t was decided then in view of the
part played in the Burdick affairs by
Arthur R. Pennell, to hold an inquest
upon the death of the latter and his
wife in the automobile accident at the
Genres stone quarry, beginning Mon
day.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-04-01
BUYS JONES PLANT.
semi-officially Announced That the
Deal Has Been Closed.

Pittsburg, March 2S-Charles NJ
Schwab, president of the United
States Steel corporation, arrived in
Pittsburg Thursday morning. Strict Sc
erecy was observed as to his move
ments. Soon after breakfast at his
home, in the East End, Mr.. Schwah
went to the office of the Carnegie com.
pany, where he was in consultation
with officers Of the steel corporation.
Conferences were held during the
day with representatives Of the Jones
& Laughlin Steel company, and it is
given out semi-offlcially that there is
no doubt that the deal for the absorp
tion CT that big steel interest by the
trust win be closed.
It is announced that the terms have
finally been agreed upon and that the
figure at which the plants and proper.
ties win be taken over is $SO,O0O,O0
the price originally asked by the Jones
& LausAln company when negotia.
tions were first opened several months
ago.
The only hitch in the deal mentioned
is the terms Of payment, and to Mr..
Schwab has been entrusted the task
of smoothing over the Objectionable
features and making a satisfactory ar.
rangement with the company.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-04-01
Thursday.

General Nelson A. Niles was the
guest Tuesday night of the Auburn
Business Mems association at its ban
quet.
After reading his special message tc
congress, General Castro withdrew his
resignation of the presidency of Vene'
zuela.
The New York Tribune says that
control CT the New York Central has
been obtained by the Rockefeller-Penn,
sylvania-Morgan interests.
Mrs. Burdick, after stubbornly de.
Tending name of Pennell, the man she
loved, turns on him and blames him
for the wrecking of her happiness,
Trying examination ends with denial
of knowledge of identity Of murderer.
General Sir Hector Macdonald, 1t is
announced is to be court martialed in
Ceylon to answer serious charge of
immortality. Reported from Paris
that the general has committed sui.
eide
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-04-01
Miss Roosevelt Leaves Porto Rico.

San Juan, p r., March 81. - Miss
Alice Roosevelt, Governor Hunt and
their party returned here at 2 o'clock
Monday morning by special train, hav-
ing visited the towns on the north
coast. Miss Roosevelt was received
with great enthusiasm everywhere, the
inhabitants vieing for the honor Of
having her as their guest. Much of
the trip was made on horseback, which
Miss Roosevelt said she greatly on
joyed. Last evening Miss Roosevelt
attended a reception given by Colonel
James A. Buchanan and Captain Jo-
seph T Crabbs of the Porto Rico reg
iment She will sail for New York
today on the steamer Coamo.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-04-01
Indicted Officials Gave Bail.

Newark, N j., March S1.-The men
indicted for manslaughter in connec-
tion with the trolley car wreck of Feb.
10, which resulted in the death Of nine
high school pupils. appeared in court.
They were e. F. G. Young, president
of the North Jersey Street Railway
company; David Young, vice president
and general manager; A. w. Pratt,
rcadmaster; Charles II. Shipman,
general. superintendent and James
Smith, division superintendent; A. J.
Cassatt, president of the Pennsylvania
railroad; John d. Crimmins, Elisha B.
Gadds, DR.. Leslie d. Ward and ].
Roosevelt ShaDley All pleaded not
guilty and furnished $4,000 bail each.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-04-01
Rurdlck Inquest at Buffalo.

Mrs. Burdick finished testifying in
the murder inquest at Tuesdays ses
sion. She swore she had no knOSl
edge as to who murdered her husband
She declared she never had any i'm
proper relations with Arthur R. Pen.
nell She left the stand without be-
traying any emotion. Throughout the
trying ordeal of her examination by the
district attorney she was cool and self
possessed
She denied striking her husband
with a chair. She denied that Pennell
had executed bond in her favor for
$4,000 to take care of her if anything
happened. Documents were read,
showed that he did. She admitted she
wired to Pennell to meet her in But
falo on her arriva! after the murder.
Pennell was at the Falls and did not
keep the appointment. Mrs. Burdick
admitted that Pennell induced her to
oppose Mr.. Burdick's action for di
vorce. She testified that PennelI said
he would go West and get a divorce
from his wife and marry Mrs. Bur,
dick.
Letters written by Mrs. Pennell
after the last separation of the Bur
dicks and pleading with Mr. Burdick
to forgive his wife were read in court
and caused several women to weep.
Carol and Alice Burdick, the two
youngest daughters. of the murdered
man, were sworn after their mother.
At 5:02 o'clock the inquest was ad-
journed until 10 o'clock Thursday
morning.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-04-01
Must Raise on Coal.

Cumberland, Nd. March 2S.-The
announcement posted by the coal op
orators Of an increase of Is per cent
for mining coal, to apply to the mines
of the Georges Creek and Somerset,
Pa, regions, will have a double eff.
feet. The scale, which goes into eff.
feet April l, meets the demand of the
miners union, hence there will be no
strike in the regions referred to, os
was expected. With the increase
granted for mining coal, the local coal
dealers have been notified that when
the contracts for coal that are made
from April ! to April / each year are
made this season the increase will be
such that the local dealers will he
compelled to raise the price on so't
coal so cents per ton. This will make
the price S2.75 per ton and will be the
highest price soft coal has sold for in
the territory since 1880.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-04-01
Corbett-McGovern Fight.

San Francisco, March 31.-Eldie
Graney, who will referee the Young
Ccrbett-McGovern fight tonight, visited
both training quarters. He wished to
get an exact Interpretation of the
agreement which Corbett and Nc
Governs managers signed Sunday
night AS the agreement reads, in
case a foul is claimed by either side
the decision Of the referee must be
withheld until after a reputable ply
scian has made an examination and
reported what injury, if any, has been
inflicted Graney wants to have the
full meaning of the agreement under
stocd by both parties. At noon lhe
betting odds were 10 to in favor of
McGoVern.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-04-01
COMPARING FLEETS.
Count Won Reventlow Thinks Ger
many's First Squadron Superior
10 Dewey's.

Berlin, March 91.-The foreign Office
here is fully satisfied with the eXplana
tions Admiral Dewey made to Presi
dent Roosevelt regarding the inter
view with the admiral which appeared
recently in a Newark, N. j., paper ant
in which the German navy and the
German emperor were mentioned. Nc
communication on the subject ha;
passed between the foreign office ant
the German embassy at Washington
because the officials here, from the be
ginning, felt certain that if Admira
Dewey had been correctly reported the
government of the United States would
do everything proper on its own initia
tive, without any reminder from here
Count Won Reventlow, in the Tage
blatt, compares the German and Amer
ican navies. He says Germany's first
squadron is homogeneous and always
ready for instant service. 1T could
he added, smash Dewey's heterogen
eous assemblage, which had not a sin
gle modern armored cruiser"
The count regards the American
maneuvers as generally childish" ant
as always resulting in defeats of .he
hostile fleets, the naval commanders
therefore gaining large newspaper
glory"
Count Ven Reventlow refers to the
poor craftsmanship of the West In
dian fleet" to its insufficient number
Of officers and men and to the 'lov
morale Of the navy, as indicated by
the numerous desertions," and says ne
believes "the United States will some
day have fine fleet, but she has not
Cne vet"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-04-01
Monday.

Macabebe scouts defeat San Miguel's
force after a brisk battle The enemy
left As dead on the field.
Gold finds in the Tanana district in
Alaska are said to be richer and more
extensive than those Of the Klondike.
President Roosevelt ready to start
Wednesday. on his record-breaking tour
of West. He will travel 14000 miles
and visit % states and two territories.
Burdick inquest is to be resumed
Monday for examination of New York
bartender, who is said to have heard
Pennell threaten to kill Buffalo club
man.
Transfer of rural free delivery di-
vision from Office Of first assistant TO
fourth assistant postmaster general
may result in removal or resignation
of Mr.. Machen, its chief.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-04-01
Saturday.

Henry Currey, secretary of the Rail-
road Y. M. c. A. at Watertown, N. Y,
has been missing for over a week.
Conferences between employees griev-
ance committees and President Under
wood cf the Erie, bring wage increase
to engine drivers.
Oficials of the North Jersey Trac-
tion company, on whose road nine high
school pupils OF Newark were killed on
Feb. 10, were indicted by the Essex
county grand jury.
The Antarctic exploration steamer
Discovery wintered further south than
any other vessel has ever done, and
Captain Scott who discovered lofty
mountains in latitude so deg. 20 min.,
thinks land stretches to the pole.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-04-01
Trout and Whitehsh In Lake George.

New York, March 31.-Three hun
dred thousand lake trout, salmon trout
and whitefish fry were shipped to
Lake George b yJhe New York aquar-
ium. This is the first product of the
fish hatchery established this winter
in the aquarium. The eggs were sent
to the aquarium by the United States
fish commission for the benefit of the
New York state fish and game com
mission, which designated Lake George
as the depository Of the first Matching.
Hereafter all the product of the
aquarium hatchery will be used for
stocking waters named by the New
York commission.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-04-01
Canal Bill Passed Assembly.

The $101, 100000 canal referendum
bill passed the assembly Thursday aft
er discussion of nine hours, in which
party lines were practically abandoned
All but four of the negative votes
were cast by Republicans, the Demo
Gratis voting almost solidly for the
bill. 1t now goes to the governor, and
it is said he will sign it.
There was an attempt after adjourn.
ment to get the excise committee OF
the assembly together so as to report
out the bill raising the excise fees by
so per cent.
The probabilities are that the bill
will come up for final passage Wednes.
day. Governor Odell it is understood
will await its passage before he signs
the canal bill, as he desires to have
the revenue-producing bill law be
fore he signs the big canal bill
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-04-01
NEW COAL PRICES.
Fifty Cents Reduction For April, With
10 Cents Advance Monthly.


10 Cents Advance Monthly.
Philadelphia, March S1.-The Phil
adelphia and Reading Coal and Iron
company, through a circular, gave Off
cial notice of a reduction of so cents
a ton in prices Of prepared or domestic
anthracite coal fer the month of April.
The sizes affected are broken egg.
stove and chestnut. There will be nc
change in the price CT furnace and
steam sizes which are largely sold un
der contract.
The new prices are: Lump and
steamboat, $3.50; broken, SO; except
ing Lorberry and Schuylkill red ash,
which will be 1926; Lykens Valley
red ash, $780, egg, S.25; stove,
1925; chestnut, 1925.
The reduction applies to April only,
as monthly hereafter prices will be ad
vanced 10 cents per ton until basic
rates are reached again.
The prices announced are for line
and city trade, free on beard at the
mines, unless changed by the com
pany. The Reading officials declined
to say what effect the reduction will
have on the wages of miners.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-04-01
Friday.

General Castro withdrew his resigna.
tion as president of Venezuela.
DR.. r. S. Newton, alienist and eX-
per. witness in the first trial for mur.
der of Roland B. MolineuX, died.
General Sir Hector Macdonald of the
British army, cable dispatch states,
committed suicide by shooting himself
in a Paris hotel
The inquest into the death Of Edwin
l.. Burdick at Buffalo concluded. No
decision yet announced. The inquest
into the death of Mr.. and Mrs. Pennell
will begin Monday.
The Irish land purchase bill of the
British government was introduced in
the house CT commons and read a first
time. Comments of all parties are eX.
ceedingly favorable to Mr.. Wyndham's
bill