The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-01-13

whitney, ana George tr1SDle dOar.
Scarce land but has heard the cold
swish of the scythe Of the grim reaper
announcing the erasure from the roster
of the living Of some name now ancient
in history. now new. though honorable,
in the doings of to-day. In this coun'
try there have been 122 such deaths.
with sixty In England, and an even
score in Germany. France has lost six
teen, Russia and Austria ten each. ana
Italy four. One finds three Japanese
names on the long roll, three Spanish.
three Belgian, and three Danish. while
in Canada and the United States OF CO.
lumbia, Venezuela and Peru, Turkey and
Poland. South Africa, and the Ionian
islands at least one Of the country s
foremost citizens has been carried to his
last. long rest.
Monarchs Of Title and OF Wealth.
Loss has come to every walk OF life.
II one considers royalty and nobility.
there Is Duke Frederick of Anhalt, who,
with seventy titles following his name.
headed the mousse which comes first In
Europe's Almanach de Gotha; or the
Duke of Cambridge. a grandson Of
George Ill. Of England; or Isabella OF
Spain. who reigned thirty eight years
and then spent thirty-six In exile. Spain,
too. has lost the Infanta Maria. the SIS
ter of the present monarch of the penin-
sula who ruled six months in her own
right before the coming of Alfonso.
Murad v. OF Turkey is yet another OF
the titled dead, though he ruled scarce
three drunken months before his twenty
eight years of Imprisonment were thrust
upon him.
What men of affairs have died? Levi
u. Letter of Chicago, w. ]. Lemp OF st.
Louis, Edward W. Clark of Philadelphia,
Henry w. Oliver of Pittsburg, James j.
Belden of Syracuse. w. r. Grace ana
Ashbel p. Fitch of New York, and more
than dozen others, though these seven
names alone represented $25.O0O,OOO anu
the widest of commercial and public In
forests.
From various fields of diplomacy and
politics death has called Paul Kruger,
Postmaster General Payne. Senators
Quay and Vest, Golden Rule" Jones OF
Toledo, Mayor Robert McLane OF Balti-
more, President Candamo of Peru, the
Russians de Pleske and Won Plehve,
and eight former governors and sover-
eign states of this republic-Bushnell
and Nash of Ohio, Pattison OF Pennsyi-
vania, Lewis of Wisconsin. CARMEL or
New York, Kinkead of Alaska. Louns-
bury of Connecticut, and Thompson or
South Carolina. Al
The Protestant Episcopal church has
been deprived since January of the ser
vices of Bishops Huntington and Dud-
ley; the Church of England, Dean Hole
and Bishop Machray, prelate OF ais Can
ada. The Oldest priest in the Roman
Catholic faith in America, Archbishop
Elder, died in November, and John A.
Seiss, the grand old man of Lutheran
ISM" in June.
So might one run through the death
roll. Not a vocation through which men
help to do the worlds work but would
be found the poorer-Generals Thomas
and Rugges in the army, Vice Admirais
Makaroff and Without in the navy,
Kirk and Won Hoist and Edwin Arnold
and Samuel Smiles in literature, Parke
Goodwin and John Hollingshead in jour-
nalism. Mrs. Gilbert and Janauschek in
the drama, Theodore Herzl and Edna
Dow Cheyney in philanthropy.
Notable Sporting Events.
1t was a dull day in the sporting world
Of 1904 that failed to produce new rec
ord of some kind. Track athletes left
scarcely mark of 1908 unclipped, and
on the turf, in the harness horse world,
and in fact every line OF sport, unusual
performances were seen. 1t Is doubtful
il athletics and sporting events were
ever patronized so literally before. Fol-
lowing are the most notable achieve-
ments:
ian. I'D. w. NlHS, Ji.,
new worlds record for rifiemen, scoring
Di7 points in 140 consecutive shots.
Jan. CIV K. Vanderbilt drives his
automobile over a mile course at Day.
tona in 0:39, new worlds record.
Feb. ct. A. Marshall, Rolla, o.
Heikes, Charles W.. Budd William H.
Heer and Turner T.. Hubby establish new
worlds record for inanimate targets at
Corsicana, Texas, with score OF 4S3 OUT
Of possible 500.
Feb. 1e-John A. Leavitt sets new
miles Indoors at Brookline. Mass.-time,
57:26. Harry lie Moyne lowers record
Tor eighty yards to 0:43.
Feb. 2O-Frank Sullivan establishes e
mark of 22S feet for the amateur UNDER
water swim at the Central Y. M. Z. A.,
Chicago. Victor Rice makes fifty yards
IN O:O5 2-5, worlds record time, in Chi
,ago- Wisconsin meet ~.
Feb. 2t-Dave and Frank Woodbury.
set worlds record for two-men Downing
cams, scoring 3,023 in match with the
Wolf brothers.
Feb. 24-G. w. Cooke Of the Sheridan
Bowling League makes high average rec
1rd for three games, counting 243.
Feb. 27-Harry lie Moyne OF Brooklino
,ets a new swimming record for twenty
i've yards-time, 0:12 1-5.
March 9-Harry lie Moyne lowers tne
-ecord for swimming fifty yards to
):o7 is, Leslie G. Rich OF Brookline
wins $40 yards in 6:05. clipping five
seconds off the record
March f2--John j. Joyce breaks the A.
A. U. record for the ten-mile run by go
ng the distance in 1894 1-5. John F'lan-
lgan throws the 56-pound weight 20 feet
~ inches and breaks the record.
March 27-George Slosson sets
worlds record at 1872 billiards with
.un of e91 in New York.
NAV 3-James Shea makes a new
worlds record for 3-cushion billiards.
scoring so points In forty-nine innings
II Mussey's.
May 12-Arthur Shrubb breaks FIVE
nile running record at Stamford Bridge,
london. doing distance in 24:33 2-5.
Tune Ice. r. Thomas Hermis wins
he Suburban handicap in 2;o5, new
.ecord for the event
July IL. j. Scholes. Toronto, wins
he Diamond SOULS at Henley, defeating
-,io,,ette in s:23, record for the course.
Sept. 5-Rausch of Germany breaks
he worlds swimming record for one
nile at st. Louis. covering the distance
Sent. 17-Lou Dillon. reduces the
worlds half-mile trotting record to
.5SX at Cleveland. Charlie Mac trots
, mile under Mr. Billings In 2:13h, also
| worlds record.
Oct. e-Sweet Marie won the fastest
Nan IElVa