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RECEIVE $50, coo EACH.
The Three Membersof c. III. & ID. Ad-
justnent Committee Get Good Pay.

Cincinnati, Aug. 22.-Various esti-
mates are being made on the amount of
commissions which the c., H. & D. adj
justment committee will receive for it's
services.
The basis of settlement called for a
commission of 81 per share, to cover all
expenses and the services of the COM
nnittee.
AS this comes out of the sellers of
preferred stock, they receive but sos,
and many expressions of dissatisfaction
were heard.
A conservative estimate places the
profits of each of the three members of
the committee at $4,000 from these
commissions. The holders of preferred
stock, who were satisfied to keep their
buildings, but who are practically fore
ed to sell, object to paying this tribute
A clause in a statement given out by
Mr.. Maxwell is pointed out by these OBJ
jectors as being somewhat inconsistent.
Mr.. Maxwell said: NO holder of pre-
ferred stock is obliged to accept the Of
fer Yet in the same statement he
added: Those who do not accept it
take the risk of the consequences.
Thesec o1Gequences are the possible
retirement of the stock at par, or 10
points below what is offered. The OBJ
jectors say this is practically forcing
them to sell, even If they do not wish
to
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AT JUNCTION CITY.
Attention, Farmers.

Why remain in the north and stay
indoors six months in the year con-
Stunning what you raise during the
other six months?
Go south where you can work out
doors every month in the year, and
where you are producing something
the year round. If you are a stock
raiser you know your stock are now
"eating their heads off, and, besides,
have to be protected from the rigors
of winter by expensive shelter.
Economical stock feeding requires
the combination of both flesh forming
and fat forming foods in certain pro-
portions. Alabama and Florida pro-
duce in abundance the velvet bean
and cassava, the first a flesh producer
and the latter a fat producer, and
they are the cheapest and best fatten-
ing materials known to the world.
More money can be made and with
less labor in general farming. fruit
and berry growing and truck garden
ing along our road in the south than
IL. any other section of the union.
If you are interested and desire
further information on the subject
address G. A. Park, General Immigra-
ton and Industrial Agent. Louisville
& Nashville R. r. Co. Louisville, KY.
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vision of the Rock Island, has been
placed at Dalhart as third trick dis
patcher. relieving c. H. Young, re-
signed.
Mr.. NJ. NJ. Phillips of the Choctaw
is late arrival succeeding Mr.. w. c.
Edwards, second trick dispatcher of
the Rock Island, who is visiting his
parents at Topeka, Kans.
H. E. McMullen, first trick dis
patcher of the Rock Island, is con-
sidered one of the best financiers on
the force. He has a fine 1880 acre
improved ranch near Dalhart and a
new commodious $4,000 dwelling in
the city.
One of the most popular Rock
Island office force officials at Dali
hart is the newly appointed chief
clerk, Mr.. L. S. Sears, from Kalispell,
Mont The gentleman bears the dis
tinction of having been associated with
all the head officials of the Great Nor
thern road.
The Rock Island ccmp4hy had a
most costly and difficult experience
during the past ten days overcoming
the serious floods and washouts on
their Ell Paso division near Tucumcari,
N. M. 1t is now reported through SER
vice will be resumed by today.
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Items From Hill City.

Hill City, Aug. 22.-It is no longer
Judge r D. Turck, a lawyer of Hill
City. His friends claim he will not be
a candidate for county attorney of Ora
ham county. although he is the Union
Pacific attorney. These same friends
say he will be candidate for the leg
islature, and he is now referred to rs
Col. F. D. Turck.
Lieutenant Governor Hanna contin-
ues to improve. He is gaining SO fast
that he can go out riding. About the
first thing he will do when he gets to
feeling first rate he will go a cunning
for prairie chickens
For 26 years the old settlers of Ora
ham county have celebrated their pio-
Der 1 they will hold their twenty-sev-
enth annual jubilee, which doubtless
Will be one of the most enjoyable of
all. A ten dollar premium is given to
the township winning the rope pulling
contest Silk handkerchief will be
given to the two Oldest male and fe-
male people on the ground. An inter-
eSting programme is arranged.
F. a. Rowland, resident architect and
contractor, is one of the busiest per-
sons in Hill City. His apartment is
full of drawings and specifications of
prominent buildings in Hill City and
other towns. His work is confined to
all the towns in this section of Kansas.
There must be something doing in the
building line when a resident architect,
Mr.. Rowland, can find plenty of work.
1W0HLy-lWO scholars OIL the Uranium
county common schools graduated in
the class of 1904. The programme was
one of the most entertaining events
that has ever occurred in Hill City. The
class motto was: Let him bear the
palm who has won it, AS usual the
girls outnumbered the boys, Is to 4.
The men never get too old to do
good, as is the case of Capt. James
Justus, probate judge of Graham coun-
ty. Years ago he was an honored mem
Der of the legislature and served rs
postmaster at Hill City. Now he has
been admitted to practice before the
pension department of the interior de-
partment.
A. E. Kerns, Republican commission
er of Graham county, and one of the
successful lumber and grain dealers of
Hill City, has his eyes on the legisla-
tive nomination. The fellows who want
F. D. Turck for that office had better
look out, for Kerns is young, full of
vim, and a runner and vote getter and
is liable to reach the persimmon be-
fore the other fellow.
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Dalhart. Texas, Items.

Dalhart, Texas, Aug. 22.-The B. of
L. E. interests have been honored here
this week by the presence of their gen
eral chairman, L. G. Kru1 of Valley
Junction, Iowa, who had a most i'm
portant two days session connected
with the orders interest and affairs.
The event was the anniversary of Mr..
Krulis appointment as general chair
man of the Rock Island system sue
ceeding w. S. Stone, deceased, Aug.
10, 1903. His selection after 80
year service on the system as loco
motive engineer between Valley juno
ton and Council Bluffs, Iowa, is a
record he may we'll feel proud Of Dali
hart lodge is one of the best in the
country and with such men as Mr..
Krull at their head, success will I'M
QueStionabIy crown all their efforts
Mr.. G. w. Thompkins of Eldon. Moist
Louis division of the Rock Island me
chanical department, has taken the
general foremanship of the Dalhart
shops. Mr.. Tompkins is a very ca
pable and efficient gentleman and is
we'll pleased with his new position
Mr.. A. p. Mitchell, an old time dis
patcher of the Colorado & Kansas di-
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Through SIeepers
to ST. Louis TSssssh'Y
via eIklb5l6 N
Rock Island System

In addition to our No. 4, leaving
Topeka daily at 400 p. m, carrying
Coaches, Chair Cars, Tourist and
Standard Sleepers through to ST.
Louis without change, we have
through Standard Sleepers on No. 10
and No. Sc.
No. 10 leaves Topeka at 7:45 a. m.
No. SO leaves Topeka at sos p. m.
Arriving at ST. Louis at $50 p. m.
and 1920 a. m. BY taking the Rock
Island for ST. Louis you avoid the very
disagreeable change of cars at Kan
sas City Also, remember, that No.
Rock Island train lands you at the
main entrance to the Worlds Fair
grounds
For reservations and all other in
formation, see-
A. Nj. FULLER, C. p. A..
Both Phones 3S4. Rock Island depot.
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OPENS NEW GATEWAY.
Rock Island Frisco System to Route
Grain via New Orleans.

New Orleans, Aug. 22.-According to
H. C. Wilson, foreign freight agent of
the Frisco, since the amalgamation OF
the Chicago and Eastern Illinois; will
become very closely identified with New
Orleans and of the gulf ports, and has
already entered into competition with
the Illinois Central for its grain bust
ness shipped through New Orleans.
This is particularly true in the case
of the Illinois corn crop, the part which
is raised along the Chicago and Eastern
Illinois, being destined to come this
way. This freight will be routed to
New Orleans over the Chicago and
Eastern Illinois, Frisco, Southern, Mo-
bile and Ohio. and New Orleans and
Northeastern by way of Tupelo, Miss.
The part going to Mobile will be han
died over the Mobile and Ohio
Mr.. Wilson stated yesterday that his
line would also play an important part
in the carrying of western grain
through into New Orleans, competing
in this with the other western lines and
with the Illinois Central
The activity of the Frisco in this di-
rection is significant, when taken in
connection with its rumored control Of
the Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City
and New Orleans and Northeastern.
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SHOOTING BEGINS TO-DAY.
All in Readiness for Fort Riley Target
Competition.

Junction City, Kan, Aug. 22.-Sunday
was a day of rest and sightseeing with
the soldiers, sailors, marines and ma
tional guard marksmen at the national
camn AT Fort Riley This was the first
day there was no shooting on the ma
tional range since the teams that were
late in getting in, having stopped at the
Worlds fair en- route. missed the Op-
portunity to practice in the new range
with the teams that arrived early in
the week. These went to work on the
post target range today for practice.
Sunday afternoon the national camp
was almost deluged in terrific down
pour of rain While the rain has made
things damp and uncomfortable in
camp it toming at TINS time viii be
the means of better scores being made
not fallen 1t has given the atmos-
phere a much needed clearing. A haze
has been hanging over the range for
several days and every gust of wind
filled the air with dust.
The shooting for record begins Mon
day morning. The programme will be
200 and 600 yards slow firing and 200
and 500 yards rapid firing. 1t will be
team match with the army, navy,
ma rine and national guard teams par
ticipating. The New York party of
twenty-five and the New Jersey party
of eighteen have been putting in much
time sightseeing. They are finding the
country and the scenery vastly differ
ent from what they expected. They
were enthusiastic when taken out onto
have said it is the prettiest country
they have ever seen. and that they
were under the impression that they
were coming to a wilderness. For that
reason the New Jersey team made ar
engagements for accommodation in Il
hotel here and the New Workers had
private cars sidetracked at Fort Riley
for their headquarters.
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St. Louis Shooters Beaten.

Kansas City, Aug. 22.-The picked
team representing Kansas City defeat
ed the all-star aggregation of shooters
from ST. Louis yesterday afternoon at
Blue River park by a score of 80 to 81.
There were five men on each team and
the shoot was at twenty birds each.
The contest was for the Elliott cup.
and, while the winner does not become
the final owner of the trophy by yes
terday's victory, it means that Kansas
City has better than a look-in in the
final snoot for the cup, in st. Louis
it met and defeated five of the best
trap shots in this section of the coun-
try.
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Low Rates to Northern Resorts.

Excursion tickets at unusually low
rates. good for the season, on sale daily
to Milwaukee. Madison, Waukesha,
Green Lake, Devils Lake, Gogebic,
Ashland, Marquette, Superior, Duluth,
St. Paul, Minneapolis and many other
cool and delightful lake resorts
reached by The Northwestern Line.
Stop-overs at ST. Louis permit visit TO
the Worlds fair en- route.
Information and tickets can be Sc
cured from your home agent. Booklet
entitled ''The Lakes and Summer Re
sorts of the Northwest mailed upon
receipt of cents in stamps. A. L.
Fisher, passenger agent, S23 Main ST.,
Kansas City, Mo.
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Rain and Wind in Kansas.
At 1EAvENwORTH


A heavy rain and windstorm struck
here at o'clock Sunday afternoon. An
inch and half of water fell in an nour,
flooding cellars and damaging small
bridges.
There was a strong wind, which blew
down billboards, sheds and many trees.
This was the third heavy rain within
a week.
AT JUNCTION CITY.
The first rain amounting to more
than a light shower, in more than q
MONTH fell mere Sunday afternoon.
The precipitation was nearly an inch
and half. The cornfields in all parts
of the county were greatly in need of
rain. The fields were dry and dusty
and the corn was beginning to show
the effects of the long drought.
AT READING.
A heavy rain began falling here Sum
day afternoon that lasted far into the
night 1t was much needed as vegeta-
ton was showing the effects of the in
tense heat of the last few days. The
weather is much cooler, the mercury
having fallen twenty degrees.
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STEAM FLOWING.
Lots of Ground Being Broken That
Way in Russell.

Russell, Aug. 22.-Steam blowing is
the rage in Russell county. The latest
one to commence operations is that
purchased by a company of Russell
people, Clark and Eugene Pembleton,
Albert YoXall, L. B. and c. L. Boards
ley, H. NJ. Laing and J. H. Hill. The
company have a 25-horse power engine
and a 17-disc pillow. 1t has already pro-
ven a great success. 1t will plow be-
tween 80 and 40 acres a day, and the
company claim the actual cost of plow-
ing is so cents. per acre. Besides this
one. there are two other steam plows
in operation in the vicinity of Russell
at this time.
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Accused of Violating Quarantine.

Winfield, Kan, Aug. 22-Jack Nc
Fall, United States quarantine officer,
was in Winfield Saturday evening and
caused the county attorney to issue a
warrant for the arrest of Ira Clark, a
farmer living near Maple City. charg-
ing him with bringing infected Texas
cattle into Kansas. There are three
alleged offenses laid at Clark's door,
the domestic cattle about Maple City
having been infected by the Texas
longhorns he is supposed to have
brought in. Farmers have laid for him
with shotguns, but he has evaded them
and until McFall took up the matter
had never been noleSted.
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S45.OO.
To California and Return via the
Santa Fe.

The twenty-ninth triennial con-
clave, knights Templar u. S. A. and
sovereign grand lodge 1. o. o. F., at
San Francisco in September. are the
next occasions for which the Santa Fe
will make reduced rates to California.
Any one, whether member or not, may
take advantage of the reduction. If
you're going to make the California
tour, this is your chance to do it eco
nomicalIy, comfortably. and thorough
ly. On sale August Is to September
10, inclusive. Limited to October 90.
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Continues to Board Machinists.

San Bernardino, Cal, Aug. 22.-It is be-
lieved the Santa Fe company does not ex.
pect to entirely abandon the boarding OF
its new shop men for some time, as 1t IS
understood it has renewed its contract
with the company that is doing the feed
is not known The company, however,
still is, getting the new men out Of the
deal of annoyance from strike sympa-
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SANTA he Buying New Engines.

The Santa Fe is having. Is BALANCED
compound locomotives built by the Bald
win works This is in addition to an or
der for So balanced compounds previously
ordered, making a total of 3d. 1t was pre-
yiously reported that they had ordered 10
balanced compounds and 10 decapods, but
this order was revised.
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PbiIIins Is Appointed.

Mr.. H. c. Phillips, engineer of the West
ern grand division of the Santa. F'e, has
been appointed chief engineer of the San
Francisco and Northwestern, with head
NJ Bisbee has been appointed engineer
of the Western grand division of the
Santa Fe, with headquarters at La Junta'
COL to succeed Mr.. Phillips
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Gilman Succeeds Thomas.

MT. W. O. skinner, local freight agenI
of the Santa Fe at Pueblo, Col, has beer
appointed commercial agent at Pueblo tc
succeed Mr.. J. O. Thomas, deceased.
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Chicago, Ill. Aug. 22.-An differences
among the Chicago-St. Louis lines re
garding coach excursions to st. Louis
have been adjusted. Instead of running
daily excursions during August the Chi
cagO and Eastern Illinois will content
itself for the present with adding one
weekly excursion to the two already es-
tablished. This will run on Sundays and
will include the first Sunday in Septem-
Der well as those in August. Should
suggested as probable, it may later be de-
cided to run coach excursions by the Sat
urday night trains, it is believed
nifty to spend Sunday at the fair.
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$3.50 st. Louis and Return
Via Rock Island system. Tickets on
sale Tuesdays and Thursdays during
August and September.
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The Vanderbilts have issued an order
that hereafter the group of railroads
which have always been designated as
THE Vanderbilt Lines" are to be known
and spoken of as THE New York Cen
trail System"
This order includes all advertising mat
ter, and it is an intimation to every per-
son in the employ of these systems that
they are to observe the change.
The public has so long been accus-
toned to spea king of the New York Cen
trail, the Lake Shore, the Michigan Cen
trial, the Big Four, etc. the Vanderbilt
lines that the practice will be difficult
to eradicate.
The cnange is taken by some as an in
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dication that the relations between the
New York Central and the other lines of
the group are to be drawn closer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-03

tapestries to represent a French court
salon in the time of Louis XIV, and the
next the Castle of Hamlet, or King Al
fred.
He wears costumes himself that fit
the theme of his muse, and eats his
solitary dinner dressed as Lohengrin
Mephistopheles or Prince Hamlet He
carries with him to Sweden two buffers.
two Wallets. one chambermaid and three
footmen.
1t happens that the grandmother OF
the Marquis was of Swedish descent.
her name being Heidenstam. and this is
the reason that he leaves his Welsh
home ana goes there every year to
dream ever again the stories that she
taught him Of the Eorthland folk.
One day when the Marquis intended to
attend the opera in a peculiar costume,
he discovered that he had no shoes.
OF course he had twenty pairs of
shoes. but this certain costume ntted
none of them to his eye, and so he
drove to the most fashionable shoe
maker in Stockholm and demanded a
pair of patent feathers that should be
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-03

to show UP to advantage the mammoth
outstretched limbs and mouth portion.
The crab was obtained by Professor
Dean, o. Columbia University, on re
cent trip to Japan. The body portion is
about the size of a half bushel measure.
and is estimated to have contained as
much meat as fifty crabs OF ordinary
commercial size. A young infant could
easily rest ard be carried along on its
spacious back.
It's arms are exceedingly elastic, and
by them they assume disguise in order
10 eIude the vigilance of the other ami
mails who attack them for prey. BY
their long pincers they tear off frag-
nents Of seaweed and sponges, and by
the aid OF a sort of stick saliva which
forms In their mouths these pieces are
stuck on their backs. which soon resem-
bic a section of the oceans bed.
Owing to their slow movements. large
body and long arms, which make then.
conspicuous, they are usually helpless
victims for their enemies.
Nature. however, has provided a pana-
cea. in their behalf for when limb has
been bitten or torn off, the animal often
suffers only temporary loss. as the miss
ing appendages in a short time grew out
again in their former position
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street and North River. and are there
burned UP and sent with the ashes TO
Riker's Island.
The street cleaners ind everything
from foundlings to diamond rings in the
cutters and cans. The department makes
three general separations in the waste
collected. These are called ashes. house
rubbish and garbage.
The ashes and street sweepings are
carted to the river side, dumped upon
scows and taken TO Riker's Island for
filling. The island is gradually being ex-
tended in this way into a property that
will be of great value to the city. l be
lieve that the land so made is valued
at 5000 an acre.
"The men in white suits who sweep
the pavements watch constantly for
valuables. They find a great deal OF
money in the streets. Twenty-dollar gold
pieces. large rolls OF bills and rings have
been found. But it is only saying that
the men are human to say that very lit
tie Of this money thus found is ever re-
ported.
You will remember that when Emma
Games lost a pearl necklace in front OF
the Grand Opera House a few years ago
it was picked up during the night by a
street sweeper and returned to her.
The garbage, consisting of refuse
food, is taken to Barren Island, near
jamaica Bay. where il goes through a
process Of sterilization. The mass is
first tried out for soap grease, which
is sold TO factories, and again reaches
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THE most eccentric man in the world
is not the English Marquis of
Anglesea. but that gentleman is
certainly the most eccentric wearer Of
fancy shoes. II is his custom to go
every Summer to Stockholm, in Sweden,
to escape the hot weather in England.
He is a multi-milIionaire and his fads
run to clothing. While other men waste
their money in automobiles, horses and
yachts, this young man spends fortunes
in garments.
The coming Of the Marquis Of An
glesea to Stockholm is the signal for
the dealers in fine raiment to decorate
their windows with the fancy folk cos
tunes Of Smalland. Lapland, Nordland.
and even the quaint costumes of the
north of Norway mountain folk, who
are as little known and understood as
the denizens OF the heart Of Africa
The Marquis lives in the Grand Hotel,
where Nordica, Melba and Patti stay
when they go there, and his immense
suite of rooms is Immediately decorated
after the fashions that best suit his
taste. One day his room is hung in