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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-06
Roosevelt's Regret.

President Roosevelt wrote the gov
ernor expressing his regret and condo
lence in his unfortVr ate attack He in
vited him to come to the White House
whenever he felt recovered.
The governor reviewed a regiment and
attended a reception Friday night. In
many quarters here II is thought the
grip does not adequately explain the
governors failure to arrive on schedule.
Dispatches from New York say he has
given II out he would not accept the Re-
publican national Craftsmanship II II
were given him ION silver platter. -
II can be definitely said. however, that
there has never Deen the remotest pros
pect for the governor getting this place.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-06

The number of physicians who want
TO look after the sick at Panama equals
the number Of engineers who wish to go
there. They represent every school and
cult among the disciples of Aescula plus
and agree to saw bones and prescribe
pills at most reasonable rates.
Soldiers of Fortune.
Soldiers of fortune who have had Il
wide experience with the vagarlcs and
uncertainties of the Latin American
character. have sent letters Offering their
swords In any secret service enterprise
the commission may adopt 10 further
its work and head off disorders and In
clpient revolutions. Dentists. of both the
painful and painless varieties. have cx-
pressed q desire to practice On the teeth
OF those men who will go TO tile isthmus.
Construction bosses who have worked
Tor railroad contractors and others
would like to go there 20 hurI their most
choice invectives and profanc orders at
The heads of the navvies who will do the
digging, are ir evidence.
Steam. steamship steamboat. station
airy. locomotive. electrical. and ever
other grade OF engineers have decided
that they are just the men to make
ire canal a success. They want to run
the engines on the steam shoveis. the
pumping engines, the electric light
plants. the locomotives attached to the
dirt cars. and anything else that is oper-
Eted by steam, gas or electricity.
Want Clerical Work.
he applications from aspiring clerks
and other men wanting clerical work
un up into the thousands. Some want
lobs In the commissions office in Wash
ington. while many want TO go 10 the
isthmus
The people of every race and cline
who think they could build the canal at
Laf the cost named by the commission.
and in less than one-half the time. can
be counted by the hundreds. and thu
vast majority OF them have bee,
thoughtful enough to write to the cor.
r1ision and tell just how they would 60
about II. 1t is taken for granted. Of
course, that the commissions Of the
past were entirely wrong in all they
old. and that the present commission
could under no circumstances do any
thing right. Starting on this hypothe-
SIS, the ready builders proceed TO ex-
pain that by following their particular
plan Of action. the difficulties VIII fade
away as the dew In the morning, ana
that a canal viii be dug that will be
a canal indeed.
Mingled in these suggestions are real
~ brilliant ideas submitted by practical
men, and also every conceivable notion
that could be derived from the mind
of crank who has devoted too much
CT his perverted mental energy 81 think
Ing about the canal. 80
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-06

De- OF empty houses co not embarrass
NOWS the Real Estate Dealer who Ises
The Times Want Colum-ls-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-06
APPROVES RECOMMENDATION

The third division of the general stan
OF the army has approved the recon-
r1endation of General CrOzier. chief OF
ordnance. that the number OF officers
H. the ordnance corps of the army be
increased from sixty-one to eighty-fve
The recommendation will now be re-
feIrod 10 the entire general STAFF
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-06
EPIDEMIC OF MEASLES
IN WISCONSIN UNIVERSITY

MADISON. Wis. March 5.-Measles
has broken out among the stu6ents OF
the University of Wisconsin. and 100
are confined TO their rooms
The fraternity men and society girls
are said 70 be the chief sufferers. as
81 IS said student attended the junior
promenade shortly before being taken
down with the disease
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-06
Panama Commissioners
Flooded With Letters
Every Engineer In Christendom Writes Suq-
costing Methods or Applying for a job
Doctors and Dentists Galore

Offers Of help OF every kind are com
ing to the Panama Canal Commission
and the commission is about weary of
suggestions ana ideas.
The offers are Of four general kinds.
The first kind embraces offers Of ma
terial necessary in digging the canal.
The second kind consists of would-be
martyrs who are perfectly willing to
risk the fcveTs and other dangers of
the isthums in return for a good salary
and a steady job. The third kind takes
I'm the people who have plans or sug>
gestions to make about the digging OF
the big ditch. The fourth Is miscel-
laneous. and is composed Of everything
from suggestions about the proper cere-
monies to be observed I'm dedicating the
canal to those about missionary work
among the labOrers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-06
MILLER SAWED TFI Two.

BEDFORD. Pa. March Sat hts saw
mill IN this county Clayton 4 Arnold
slipped and fell while turning a log on
the carrier and was carried forward in
a twinllipg and sawed in TWAIN just be
low TIC shoulders.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-06
Engineers in Flocks.

But It is the offers of personal ser
vices which are most Interesting.
Thousands of them have been received,
and almost every nation on the globe
IS represented. The dream OF the youth
fuI or unsuccessful civil engineers OF the
world seems to be to get a job on the
Panama Canal, and they have taken
their pens in hand 10 drop a few lines
telling how good they arc end what
great thing II would be for the United
States and the progress of civillza ton
to give them a nice berth at good pay.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-06
"Serato" Outfit for SOC.

The wonderful patented needless that viii produce
priceless OF Tapestry bewchngy dainty collar
ete Mr. Walter the inventor here for brief and dem
onres that easily produce the deliberately beautiful
raised and cut effects He New York He
formed the elite thereet them all making Silk
He leaves for Europe shortly
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-06
Much Speculation.

One explanation given by some for the
governors prectpitate retreat to Albany
is that he was chagrined because of the
stories emanating from Washington that
he had not been summoned" to u con-
ference with the President Another
idea is that the governor intended 10
intercede for Secretary Isaac T. Stod-
dard. OF Arizona, but was prevented
from doing so by the Presidents accept
ance of the resignation two days ago
II II thought also, the governor thought
IL was useless. in the Presidents neutral
attitude between the New York factions
to attempt 10 draw him into the contest.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-06
Flooded With Requests.

Contractors and manufa ctureTs all
over the world have written TO the Of
flee Of the present and past commits
sions. asking information about what
is wanted to carry on the operations
These business men want TO supply any
old article from sandwiches ana coffee
TO giant steam shovels. Enterprising
bidders not only I'm America but in Eu.
rope have long had their eyes on the
vast amount OF money TO be spent at
Panama. and all are planning some
method by which they can get their
fingers i'm the pie. 1t is not known
TO what extent the canal will be dug
by strictly American labor. and with
American machines, and the forelgn
contractors are taking time by the fore
lock by trying 10 get in early and avoic
the rush.
Contractors who supply labor for great
undertakings are especially busy Oners
of cheap and reliable laborers. Injured TO
a tropical climate. are coming from all
over the world Last spring a man in
Egypt wrote 10 the commission, saying
that he could furnish practically un-
limited supply Of cheap labor from that
country He cited the building of the
Suez Canal as an instance OF what could
be done in the way OF digging with
Oriental labor. showed how the diggers
could be controlled by contracts and
asked n chance.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-06
Tor the governor getting tn
State Affairs.

BY none is this netter known than by
the frequent callers at the White House.
AS to leadership in the State. the gov
ernor has said there was nothing in
State affairs he could not settle himself.
This Is Interpreted here to mean that
he intends &c have his way about the
State chairmanship and mat he has no
intention of retaining Colonel Dunn. Il
is also Thought likely he WIFI take the
State chairmaaship himself
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-02-04
KenOsha Gas and Electric Company
Hears the Voice Of Competition
and Rates are Lowered.
MERCHANTS GET THE BENEFIT.
Rates for Thousands of Cubic Feet Reduced
and Gas Bllls'Will be Nearly Cut OFF
One Third.

Some sage old philosopher way back
ia the dark ages said Competition is
the life Of trade" and the old maxim is
still working, for yesterday the Keno
sha Gas and Electric company, forced
by the competition of large mum Der
Of gasoline lighting systems, announc-
ed sweepingsreduction in che rates to
be charged for gas in Kenosha after
the first of February. The reduction
is such great one that it will stop for
the time being the general rush of
merchants to put in the gasoline sys-
TENS and it is probable that the Gas
company will retain many customers
who would have been lost if the old
rate had been left in force. The new
rates as promulgated to themerchan is
and factory owners yesterday are as
follows: For the first 5000 cubic feet
used net rate of $1.50;Jfor the next
5000 cubic feet net rate of S1.20 and
for all other amounts consumed a net
rate of ST. per thousand. In the past
the rates have been $50 straight
with no reductions until after the
twenty thousand cubic feet mark had
been reached and then the reduction
was to be net rate OF $1.25 thous-
and.
In speaking Of the cut in the price of
gas Manager Bowen, Of the company
limited that the price had not been cut
on account of the great competition in
Kenosha during the last. few months
but that thel company had been plan
ming this reduction for many months.
"It was our Intention said Mr.. Bow.
en-, ito have these reduced rates in OPP
Grafton by the first of January but the
fact that we.were building new pow
er house and had been all torn up at
the gas plant made it impossible for
us to get around to it. 1t is our plan
to gives the merchant consumer a
chance to secure reduction of his gas
bill. In the past it has been almost
impossible for the merchants to get
this reductionson account of the fact
that few of them used twenty thousand
cubic feet in {. month. Many of them
use more than ten thousand feet and
these will all have gas at the dollar
rate"
In the meantime the gasoline light
ing companies continue on their VIC
torious march in the city and one
company has already secured contracts
to place seventeen systems in opera
ton il the stores of the city. These
lights seem to be giving good salts
faction and it is claimed that they are
being operated at price lower than
the new price for gas.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-02-04
OLDEST WOMAN DEAD
Mrs. ParmeIia Andruss the Oldest
Woman in Kenosha CountysDies
at Her Home in Bristol.
NEARLY A HUNDRED YEARS OLD.

Mrs. Parmelia Andruss, who had the
distinction of being the oldest woman
IN the county, died at her home in the
town of Bristol' 1short1y. after noon
Wednesday. She was in herI98th year
at the time of her death and had been
resident of thea townlsofs Bristol for
more than sixty years. A daughter
and two sons survive. The funeral
will be held from the late residence on
Friday afternoon and the remains will
be inferred in the cemetery at Bristol.
Parmelia Townsend Andruss was a
native Of New York. aShe was a
daughter of the latel John Townsend
and was born in the city of Albany on
Dec. 8, 1906 Her father 'and mother
we're both descendants of the pioneers
OF the country. She came West with
her husband, Rawson Andruss, with
one of the first partiessthatl settled in
Kenosha county and after a short stop
in Southport the coupled went to the
town of Bristol aand settled on the
farm where Mrs. Andruss died on We'd
nesday. Ever since that time she had
oeen in the town of Bristol and she
was known to nearly every resident Of
the town.
Mrs. Andruss had but one desire
and that was to live to reach the CEN
fury mark. For years she had counted
the months and had managed to keep
in fairly good health. A week ago she
was seized with an attack of black
erys;pelas which caused her death.
With the death of Mrs. Andruss, j.
L. Stevens, of.this acity, succeeds to
the title of being the oldest resident
in the county. In short time Mr..
Stevens will celebrate his goth birth
day. He has been in Kenosha county
about two years longer than Mrs.
Andruss had been.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-02-04
ARMY BEAUTY WEEDS
Miss Ruby ssAxteII, a Salvation Army
Beauty From Ken0sha, is Married
to Louis M. Anderson
GAVE ARMY gFAME IN KENOsHA.

Announcement has been made of the
marriage of Miss RubySAxtell, of this
city, to Louis M. Anderson, of Chica-
go. The weddingswas celebrated in
Chicago Wednesday and Mr.. and Mrs.
Anderson are now going South on a
honeymoon trip.
The wedding of Miss Axtell will be
of more thanSusual interest to people
in Kenosha as the young woman was
formerly well known to religious work
ers in this city. She was member of
the Salvation Army and two years ago
it was claimed that she was the most
beautiful women in the army. The
young woman9was born and raised in
Kenosha and when she was about
eighteen years of age she went to work
in the old Fuller restaurant on Main
street. When sheIwas in the restaur-
ant she became acquainted with one of
the members of the Salvation Army in
Racine. The girl was sincliued to be
religious and she.fnally decided to join
the army. For time she worked in
Kenosha, but later she went to Racine
and from there to Chicago. In Chica-
go her beauty, whichs was of the pure
Grecian type, attracted great deal of
attention and for some time she has
been known as the most beautiful SAL
walton army lassie in Chicago.
Mrs. Anderson was just as good as
she was beautiful and her work in the
army has been productive of a great
deal of good. Possessed of a conse-
Grated christian spirit she went to the
slums to work .and there her beauty
made her many friendsland she man.
aged to extend the work of the army
by its aid. 1t is supposed that she will
continue in the work of the army.
The announcement of her marriage
came as surprise to her friends in
Kenosha as they had not been notified
Of the coming wedding.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-02-04
ODD FELLOWS.
Admission to the National Sanitari-
um--TriDle Link Notes

Admission to the National Sanitari-
um-Trip1e Link Notes.
In answer to a number of inquiries as
to admission Of Odd Fellows to the Ma
tional Odd Fellows sanitarium, located
at Gainesville, Fla, we will state that
the only requirement is visiting card
in date, and the charge for room and
board is S. per week.-Odd Fellows
Herald.
Temple encampment of Philadelphia
recently admitted a class of hundred
candidates.
The Odd Fellows home of Iowa is
supported by a per capita tax of %
cents on each member per annum.
The wife of an Odd Fellow is eligible
to membership in Rebekah lodge re-
CARELESS Of age.
The grand sire is given $1,000 a year
for Office expenses and visitations. The
sum was increased $500 to that amount
at the last session of the sovereign
grand lodge.
There are five Odd Fellows homes in
Denmark and 1900 members Of the or
der there.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-02-04
Socialists Start the Political Ball Roll
ing by Demanding a Place for
Holding OF Caucuses.
TO NOMINATE A FULL TICKET,
Social Democrats Decide to Have q City
Ticket as Well as Ward Candidates
COnventioni in Thirty Days.

The political campaign Of 1904 IN
Kenosha hos been opened and within
another ,nooth here will probably be
Ill city ticket In the field. Wednes.
IAN Alderman William Kauffmanu. the
ieader If he Social d >mocratic party
in the CT \ Councl requested that the
mayor furnish at once place for the
Social Democrats of the city to hold
the city caucuses.
Mr.. Kauffmann stated that it was
the intention of the Socir1 Democrats
to open the campaign early and to this
end they would place city ticket in
the field full thirty days before the
old parties held their conventions.
The members of the party have stolen
a march on their older rivals and the
party is already organized for work.
Mr.. Kaufman announced to the
mayor that it was the plan of the party
to put full city ticket in the field and
make a fight for the election of every
man on the ticket as well as to capture
majority of the wards of the city.
At the election two years ago the
Social Democrats had ward tickets in
the field but they failed to make any
nomination for the Office of justice Of
the peace. This year they will have
full ticket from mayor down to a con-
stable in the eight wards. Thus far
the mem bers of the partyl have given
no indication as to who9willShead the
ticket but Alderman Kaufman,
William Swartout and c. A. Dewey
have been spoken of as the possible
candidates for the Office. AT the last
election in the city thegmembers of the
Social Democratic party cast a total of
a little over four hundred votes. Since
that time the mem bers of the party
have been at work all 1.-The time and it
is claimed that they haveigained many
recruits to the Social Democratic
theories.
The party is planning also to take
an active part in the CT unity election in
the fall. The strength that is being
secured by the Socialists isEnot being
regarded with great deal of favor by
the old time Democracy as the leaders
see in this growth of .parallel party
he loss of the city to thelRepublicans
1t is claimed thatsfullys two-thirds of
the members oflthe Social Democratic
party have been recruitedIfrom Demo
cratic ranks.
Mayor Pfennig willacomply with the
ufSh ri a 90
possible but no actioniin regard to the
election and the preliminary caucuses
can be taken until. the amendment to
the city charter which is now pending
before the City Council has been dis
posed Of. This amendment makes it
possible for the city ato elect two
assessors and it is most important that
it be disposed of before the party cau-
cuses are called.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-02-04
is AN EARLESS MAN.
W. C. Carson Formerly of This City
Loses Both Ears as Result of
Being Exposed to the Cold
MAY NOT SURVIVE HIS INJURIES.

W. c. Carson, the old timer from
Kenosha, while travelling through the
country during the recent cold spell
had his ears frozen, and, according to
reports today, yesterday both ears
dropped off and the man is now entire
ly "earless." The man is tramp and
has no particular place of residence.
He arrived here few days ago and
his ears we're in bad condition. He
solicited the aid of local doctors and
they did what they could for him but
the ears were SO badly frozen that it
was feared he would have serious
trouble. He spent several days in the
county jail.
It was therefore not surprising when
reports came to the local officers that
yesterday both ears had dropped from
the mans head close to his head and
leaving him in very deplorable con.
dition.
Carson stated that the pain was not
so very great but that the affection
was one which would be keenly felt for
the remainder of his life.
He left for Chicago last night where
he intended applying for treatment in
a hospital, for it is stated that unless
he has close attention now, be will en-
counter further great trouble as re-
silt of the loss of his ears.
The accident is quite unusual and
local doctors state that they have never
heard of sn exactly similar case here.
aborts
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-02-04
E<A\GKTS SG4;lkzS .::I:3 ~
~ o. dPYTHlN ''|

The endowment rank of the Knights
of Pythias is under the most able and
conservative management of board
of control from the supreme lodge. Fly
it every Knight of Pythias is afforded
a method whereby he can provide an
absolutely certain estate for his fami-
" after his death.
At the recent session of the grand
lodge of West Virginia the membership
of the jurisdiction was reported to be
1O699 in 142 lodges The membership
is composed of 10 past grand chancel-
lors, 1892 past chancellors, 1888
Knights. 50 esquires and SO pages
The domain of Kansas suffered loss
Of membership during the year 1902
which is attributed to the raising of the
minimum initiation fee from $40 to SIS.
The grand lodge at it's last convention
returned to the ten dollar plan.
The grand lodge of Illinois adopted
resolution instructing the supreme rep
resentatives from Illinois to vote for
the recognition of the Order of Rath-
bone Sisters as the official women's
auxiliary of the Order Of Knights Of
Pythias at the next session of the SUI
preme lodge.
Pythianism offers a wide field of use
fulness for every fraternalist
Oscar G. Wilt has been elected grand
chancellor of the grand lodge of West
Virginia. He Is a resident Of Salem.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-02-04
LIBRARY NOTES.

A number of new books on japan
have just been added to Gilbert NJ.
Simmons Library, which will be OF
special interest to readers at the pres
ent time-owingssto the prominence OF
Japan in the threatened war with
Russia. They do not deal with the
present warlike situation, but they
give fine pictures Of the country and
the people. Among these books are:
Brownell-Heart of Japan.
Clement-Handbook of modern ia.
pan.
Gulick-Evolution of the Japanese,
Menpes-Japan, a record in colour.
Readers who are interested in in.
ventions and engineering will find the
following recent additions to these
classes:
Baker Boys second book of inven.
tons.
Williams-Ro Romance of modern in.
vention.
Cyclcpedia of engineering, vols.
Donkin--Gas, oil and air engines.
Hopkins-Home mechanics for anna.
tuers.
Hptton-Gas engine.
Hutton Mechanical engineering of
power plants.
Parsell & Weed-Gas engine con.
struction.
Readers who are interested in the re.
ligion of "Bab'' will find a new book
on this subject by Myron H. Phelps
called "Abbas Effendi, his life and
teachings"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-02-04

the Keystone State was more than dou-
bled in a short time. At the meeting of
the supreme lodge last September in
Louisville, KY, Mr.. TAFT was unani-
mously elected supreme secretary, and
he has shown himself well qualified in
every way to fill the position.
The Knights and Ladies of Honor
was instituted in 1877 in Louisville
Ky, and has been very successful
The order now has a membership in
good standing of over 10000 and is
growing rapidly.
Reports being received show that
1908 was one of the most successful
years the order has ever had Many
new lodges were instituted and large
gains in membership made.
The grand lodge of the state of New
York celebrated its twenty fifth ami
versary with thousand class initia
ton