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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-09-13
THE DEATH ROLL.

Alarming Progress of Yellow Fever at
| Jacksonville-Unscrupu Politicians.
| JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept. S.-Reports
heretofore without confirmation that yell
| low fever was raging at McCle,Iny on the
Florida Railway & Navigation Company's IS
road, thirty miles west of the city, were
confirmed yesterday. About twenty
cases have been reported from there as
| dengue fever, but there have been three or
four deaths, it is claimed, from malarial
fever. McClenny is town of 2CO or 400
persons and the county seat of Baker
| County. Montgomery, Ala, has quaran-
tined against it.
The committee on depopulation COM
pleted the census of the city yesterday
and reported the total population remain
ing at 13,5II-whites, 3,945; colOred, 9,S12; /;
unwilling to leave, 10,3I5, mostly colored
| people: with means of self-support, 3, ,365; {;
without means, S.495; refusing to answer
as to means, l, $3.50. 1t is expected that two
or three thousand will leave in ten or
| twelve days. The complete depopulation
of the city is impossible, and those with
out means can hardly be provided for in
| the refugees camps under a month or six
weeks, during which time it is feared the
epidemic will have done its work and hum
dreds of lives be sacrificed. The negroes
are 10th to leave, being told by politicians
that they will lose their votes by a change
of residence.
Seventy-seven new cases We're reported
to the Board of Trade yesterday for the
twenty-f hour ended at six p. m There
were eight deaths from yellow fever dur
ing the same period. Among the prostra-
tions by fever are Hon. H. A. Lengle,
cashier of the State Bank of Florida and
chairman of the committee of sanitation
of the the citizens association, who had
worked indefatigably since the outbreak
OF the fever. The roll of deaths is as fol-
lows: DR.. Cone Williams, a prominent
druggist; NJ. A. Brotherton, clerk for
Kohn, Furchott & Co.; Mrs Herrick, the
third OF her family Mrs. Davenport, ,colored,
A.C.Oswald, NC. Cliggott and Mrs Wash
ington, colored The total number of cases
to date is 5l1; total deaths, go. DIR. C..
Walton, druggist, died from what was
reported as bilious remittent fever, and
Miss Nellie Rogers, manager of the Singer
Sewing Machine Company, died after the
official list had closed. The infant child
of Mrs. Wolf died yesterday, but, it is
said, not from yellow fever, though the
whole family-the mother and eight chill
dren-have the disease, and one daughter
died Thursday.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-09-13
OFFICIALS DOUBTFUL.

The State Department Doubtful Regarding
the Expediency of the Chinese Exclusion
Bill.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7.-While not ex.
pressing themselves very loudly, there 10
some doubt expressed by State Depart
ment officials concerning the propriety OF
Congress pushing to its passage bill such
as that now before the Senate, the Scott
Chinese exclusion measure, before this
Government has received official informa-
tion of the rejection of the treaty by the
Celestials.
sit will be particularly awkward for
u.s." said one of them to a reporter this
morning, ''if we should learn that the
treaty has not been rejected after all
There has been nothing official heard, you
know, and even Minister DENLY says that
he has no positive information to the
effect that the treaty has been re-
jected. All that has been re-
ceived is an unofficial, unauthori-
tative dispatch from London, and it is q
very slight thread on which to hang such
radical legislation as that of the Scott bill.
1 can see why it may be forced to its pas
sage, for, in view of coming events, neith-
er political party wants to object to such
an act, thereby jeOpardizing some hope OF
success. China would have good cause to
complain if the report of the rejection of
the treaty should prove false and the bill
should become a law, notwithstanding the
fact that it might be argued that the bill
was an entirely domestic matter. 1t does
not seem exactly courteous to be in such
haSfaD
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-09-13

STUART, Neb., Sept. S.-fLast winter Dick
Roach had charge of farm belonging
to Andrew Lowe, near Long Pine, on
which there were some cattle, and during
the great blizzard of January II several
of them perished. Lowe claimed COM
psnsation, and when Roach left re-
tanned mower belonging to him.
Roach went to loves farm last night
and took the machine to the farm of a man
named Philbrick, where he was working.
This morning Lowe went to Philbrick's s
farm with his son and attempted to take
the mower back. Roach protested and
drew his revolver on young Lowe, who
was rushing at him with an axe, when the
elder Lowe, stepping up behind his SON
with a pistol, fired. Roach returned the
fire without effect, and fell mortally
wounded. Both the Loves are in Jail.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-09-13
Ballot Boxes Stolen.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, Sept. Ga big SEN
sation has been,created by the stealing OF
the ballot boxes from the Office of the county
clerk. The safe was blown open to get them.
The boxes were from Badgett, Big Rock,
Eastman, Eagle, Owen, Foucha Bayou, Meta,
Ellis, Gray and MAXWELL townships. The
burglary was the work of experts. A
special election in the county will be
called in consequence of the theft. The
excitement is running high. Hundreds of
negroes are gathering about the clerks
Office and riot is imminer.5. The ballot
box from Old River township. while being
taken to the county seat, was stolen by a
gang of masked men.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-09-13

A DISPATCH to the Paris Temps from
Zanzibar says that the natives re-
sisted the landing of the German
Company's officers and the Sultan's
troops, Shots were exchanged and
two Germans were wounded. A Ger
man man-of-war afterwards bombarded
Tangai. The excitement was spread
ding and communication with the in
terror was interrupted. The Germans,
after effecting landing, drove the
Arabs and natives into the bush.
Twenty Arabs were killed. The
trouble arose from the procedure OF
the German East Africa Company.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-09-13
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.

THE Ameer of Afghanistan defeated the
last rising in the northern part of his do
minion.
A FRANCo-RUSS company has been
formed to unite the Black Sea and the Cas-.
plan Sea. Forty million roubles will be re-
quired.
BY disastrous fire which broke oHt ir
Day, Huber & Co. IS sash and door factory,
San Francisco. on the afternoon of the
9th, much valuable property was de-
stroyed, the loss being estimated at ST..
80, 600.
CLEARING house returns for the week
ended September showed an average in.
crease of OF compared with the corre-
spending week of last year. In New York
there was a decrease of 4.3.
FIVE HUNDRED strikers and fifty women
at Alsace, near Limoges, France, started
to hold a meeting on the 9th. Finding tie
way to the meeting place blocked with in.
fantry with fixed bayonets, the women
rushed forward, telling the men to follow.
Six were wounded. but the infantry fell
away. The victorious strikers then held
their meeting.
GLOUCESTER, Mass, fishing schooner
brings intelligence of a great disaster to
the French fishing fleet off the south coast
of Iceland, which occurred in storm last
April. One hundred and thirty y-seven lives
were lost.
THE Senate was not in session on the Sth.
The House passed the Retaliation bill, the
vote being Ia to 4.
THE Presidents letter of acceptance of
the Democratic nomination was published
/ on the 10Th.
JUDGE GREER, of Memphis, Tenn, has
declined the nomination OF the American
party for the Vice-Presideucy.
JOHN RoBINsoN's circus train was
wrecked at the Waynesville water tank on
the Little Miami railroad, shortly after
leaving Xenia, O., on the morning of the
9Th. Five men were killed and seventeen
more or less injured, the damage amount
ing to $4,000.
NEWS is received of terrible fight be-
tween body of pilgrims and number of
servants of the grand cherif of Mecca, in
which several of the combatants were
killed and many wounded. The fight
arose from the discovery that the cherif
was pursuing a system of defrauding
pilgrims.
THE British Government has sent gold
medals to Captain Hayward, First Mate
Hariand and four sailors of the American
steamer Maripesa for rescuing British sail
ors who had been wrecked.
FoRrY-NINE new cases of yellow fever
and seven deaths were reported at Jack
sonville. Fla, on the 9th.
A PRIVATE letter from Rev. W. J. Cleve-
land, OF the Sioux Commission, says:
There is little or no prospect of success as
things are going now. We have so far
twenty-five at Standing Rock and Ill at
Crow Creek. and are just opening fire at
Lower Bruie with hopes Of securing at
least half the voters.n
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-09-13
MISCELLANEOUS.

A SHORTAGE of $4,000 or more has been
found in the accounts of Secretary List, OF
the Duckworth Building Association of
Cincinnati. He attempted suicide.
The New York Tribune says that the
Western Union earned $500, 900 more last
August than in the same month last year.
TIE Centennial Exposition of Columbus,
o., opened on the 4th.
THE monks of q prominent monastery
have been expelled from Spain for plotting z
in favor of Don Carlos.
ENGLISH capitalists have Joined the
great Austro- Hungarian maize ring, and
the price has taken another big rise.
FIRE in Cattaraugus, N. Y, recently de-
stroyed thirteen buildings and their con-
tents, causing $50, 900 loss.
The rate on packing house products be-
tween Kansas City and Chicago was re-
duced on the 5th from Is cents a hundred
to IL cents a hundred or one cent less than
the rate on dressed beef.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-09-13
Strange Suicide.

WINoNA, Mimi, Sept. 6.-Ben Y. Samp-
son, son of Hon. V. Sampson, the well
known real estate dealer and millionaire
while driving this morning with friend
jumped from the carriage, ran to the river
bank, stopped to throw back a note, waded
ont till the water reached his chin, stopped,
drank something, sank into the river and
was seen no more until his 1ifeless body
was recovered twenty minutes later. He
was city engineer, but at tine last meeting
of the City Council was charged with for
wsrding money on the city work which
had not been done. 1t is supposed that
this made him respondent.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-09-13

DEPRECATING a proposed change
which would admit from five to ten per
cent. OF frosted wheat in No. / hard,
Albert G. Clausen, State Inspector at
Minneapolis, Mimi, recently said: at
would be the most foolish thing imag-
Unable to have it go out that our grades
were broken here, or that we were
putting frosted wheat in our No.
hard. 1t should be remembered that
there is often little frosted wheat in
with the good and it has never been
the practice to reject car of good
hard wheat because there was few
kernels of frosted now and then scat
tered through it.n
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-09-13

SENATOR CULLoM, of Illinois. has
determined to investigate the question
raised by the Canadian Government as
TO the position OF the ST. Clair fats
canal. Since the belligerent mania
reached Congress, several Canadian
papers have rushed forward to claim
that the vessels of the Dominion had a
right to navigate the st. Clair flats
canal, as a part of it was in Canada.
Some color is lent to this claim by a
clause in the River and Harbor bill of
1874, which made an appropriation
for improving the St. Clair flats,
coupled with a statement that portion
of it was within Canadian territory.
In order to settle the question, Mr.
Cullom offered a resolution calling
upon the Secretary of War for state
ment of the exact location of the St.
Clair flats canal and the ground upon
which this claim is based.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-09-13
Judge Thurman recovered.

NEW YORK, Sept. s.-Judge Thurman
awoke shortly after ten O'Clock yesterday
morning much refreshed after enjoying
nearly thirteen hours of almost unbroken
sleep. His physician said he was much
better and would suffer no ill
effects from his slight illness. Judge
Thurman is all right, and his only regret
is that he was unable to speak Thursday
night He expressed himself as feeling
well, except for a little weakness Much
anxiety had been felt throughout the coun-
try regarding his condition, and ne is very
grateful to the people for their interest in
him, and wishes it to be explained to them
that there is nothing in his condition to
excite alarm.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-09-13

COLONEL GEORGE L. PERKINS, for
fifty years treasurer of the Norwich &
Worcester railroad, died of old age at
the Fort Griswold House in Groton,
Conn, recently, where he was spend
ing his annual vacation. He had been
failing for a week, but was conscious
until within an hour of his death. He
had voted for every President since
Madison; was paymaster in the war
of 1872, and organized the first Sunday
school in Norwich. He was aged one
hundred years and one month.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-09-13

The other night while the pyrotech-
mic display of the Fire of London
was in progress at Manhattan Beach,
Coney Island, one of the fire balls
struck the highly inhammable scenery,
and the canvas Immediately caught
fire. The flames spread with the rapid
ity of lightning, and the smoke in large
volumes rolled over the auditorium
crowded with visitors. For time there
was panic, but the wide exits soon
gave egress to the spectators. In the
mad struggle number of people were
trampled under foot and severely in
lured. The whole was burned down.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-09-13
THE FINISHING TOUCHES.
The Senate subcommittee Nearl,
Through With Its Tariff Bill.


WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-The tariff SUBJ
committee is now putting the finishing
touches on its bill. The committee has
given audience to a large number of wit
nesses, and when its report is presented
1900 pages of printed testimony will ac-
company it. A revised print OF the bill
has been made and was laid before the
subcommittee this morning. 1t shows
side by side the changes proposed by the
Mills bill, those by the Senate bill and the
duties assessed under the present law. 1t
shows that the duties on lumber and salt
have not been changed by the sub-com-
mittee; that sugar is reduced 30 per cent,
and that the finer grades of wool are to
pay q little more duty and that the in
equalities which have arisen in the duties
on woolens have been corrected. There is
also number of changes of a minor char
acter. 1t is estimated that the bill will re-
duce the revenue from $4,000, 900 TO $40, =
900 on the customs duties and about
S6U, COO, 600 on internal revenue.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-09-13
Harriet Reecher Stowe.

NEW YORK, Sept. S.-The Tribune says:
"Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe is dying.
Some months ago she came to live at the
home of Rev. Charles Edward Stowe, at
North Haven, near Sag Harbor, L. L
About eight days ago congestion OF the
brain set in and last night Mrs. Stowe lay
in a partially unconscious condition. There
is no hope OF her recovery. Yesterday
the members of the family were called &c
the sick woman's bedside. Mrs. Stowe is
now seventy-seven years old"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-09-13

A MEETING of cotton factors was
held in the parlors of the Cotton Com
press Company at st. Louis recently,
at which all the cotton agents and
dealers of the city were present. Res
olutions were adopted strongly urging
upon Congress the necessity of investi-
eating and crushing the jute bagging
trust in time to save to the planters
this seasons cotton crop. Scotch bur-
laps were also examined and recon-
mended as substitute for jute.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-09-13

j. L. PALMER, chairman of the Ar
kansas Prohibition State Executive
Committee, claims that forty counties
of Arkansas have gone against license,
and says that whisky had great deal
TO do with the raid on ballot boxes at
the State capital. The returns carried
away, he said, were from precincts
which gave Prohibition majorities.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-09-13

THE grave of Wendell Phillips at
Milton, Mass, is unmarked. But a
monument is soon to be erected by
Mrs. Green, sister of the dead orator.
1t viii be rough, weather-stained
granite bowlder about five feet in
height, and in the front center will be
placed sunkeu tablet bearing an in
scription. The stone will be placed in
the rear of the lot and in view of the
,,ofb
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-09-13
A Fit of jealousy,

NEWPORT, R. l., Sept. T. Anthony
Maher, carpenter who works principally
for summer residents, in fit Of jealousy
this morning fired six shots, three at him.
self and as many at his wife, Four took
effect, two in each. The wife and hus-
band, who have four children, are alive,
but in q critical condition. Both are shot
in tia head.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-09-13
Mfsusiux n Flag.

LONDON, Sept. IA dispatch from Zan.
zibar says that dhow flying the French
flag and carrying French papers has
landed eighty slaves at the island Of Penn
bra in the presence of boats from the Brit
ish man-of-war Griffin. It is reported
that a regular slave traffic Is carried on
between Pembra and Madagascar by
dhows with which, in view Of the fact that
thew carry the French flag, British cruisers
ars poverfess to interfere.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-09-13
The Prohibition Issue i'm Arkansas.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. III. L. Palmer, chair
man of the Arkansas Prohibition State
Executive Committee, claims that forty
counties of Arkansas have gone against
license, and says that whisky had great
deal to do with the raid on ballot boxes at
the State capital. The returns carried
away were from precincts which gave
large Prohibition majorities.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-09-13

M. FERRY, in a recent speech, ad-
mitted that the next general election
would be a struggle between the
French Republicans and every thing
anti-Republican-monarchy, empire
and dictatorship. He said he was in
favor of returning to the former
method of voting, but it depended
more upon union among Republicans
to defeat BOulangerism.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-09-13

THE London Chronicles Rome cor
respondent says that King Leopold has
offered the Pope a residence in Bel
gium, in the event of the necessity
arising for him to leave Rome. The
Pope has had several audiences with
the Russian envoy and is completing a
concordat with the Gar, giving a
large share Of religious liberty to
Polish and Russian Catholics.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-09-13

Mrs. CARLISLE, who is keeping
house at Washington for the first time.
enjoys having guests at dinner, and
the Speaker has instructions to bring
friends home with him in the after
noon from the House when his home
is not full of visitors.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-09-13
Missouri CrOps.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. il. w. Sanborn. Sec
retary of the Mi ~souri State Board of Ag-
riculture, furnishes the following crop re-
port for August: Early August was wet
and later seasoraole. Corn suffered from
windstorms in early August over most of
the State AMI now stands at 90.7 of full
crop. Oats yield was 3D. bushels and the
aggregate for the State 40,G21, ,4S3 bushels.
Chinch bugs are less reported and have
not been as injurious as expected. Cattle
is 100. Wheat gives 1913 bushels on an
average in 1881, ,4S9 acres, or 19,0S3,S ,S5S
bushels for the State-above the average
yield, but below the gross yield for ten
years. The quality is poor. Other fall
crops average high.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-09-13
The Ha.fseIds Acquitted.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept a-Intelligencs
has been received that the Hatfields, Of
Logan County, who were charged with the
murder of old man Mccoy and his family
near Pikevilie, KY, have had their trial at
Jackson and bsen acquitted.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-09-13

PRESIDENT LINDE. of the Rock Isl
and & Peoria railway and stockhold-
er of the Chicago, Rock Island q Pa
cific road, died at Rock Island, Ill,
TooantIv
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-09-13
CURRENT COMMENT.

FROM 1877 to 1856 English incomes
between 500 and 5000 increased
1926 per cent, and incomes above
S. 900 decreased 2. 20 per cent.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-09-13
Bridge Swept Away.

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Sept. IA flood
in the New River yesterday carried away
the new iron bridge of the Chesapeake g
Ohio railroad at Grand View, involving 3
loss of $4,000.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-09-13
Prairie Fire.

ABERDEEN, D. T., Sept. 7.-Reports from
points west Of here state that prairie fires
are doing great damage. A large number
Of farmers lost their sntire crops and farm
buildings.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-09-13

G.. Talbot, prominent business man of
Wyandotte, recently fell down the stair
way of the family residence in that city
and received injuries that resulted in death
the following day.
THE report of the Secretary of the State
Board of Agriculture places Wyandotte
County at the head of the list in the yield
of corn the present season, the average
being 53I bushels to the acre.
THE mosquito crop is good.
The convention of Democratic clubs as
sembled at Lawrence on the Sd. I. j.
Sweeny, chairman of the executive COM
mittee, called the meeting to order and
made a short address in which he stated
that 119 clubs had been organized in the
State. The following officers were elect
ed: President, Ed Murphy, of Leaven-
worth; secretary, L. A. Stebbins, of Law
renee; treasurer, j. r. Packard, of Wya1-
dotte; vice-presidents, James Orr, of
Atchison; Ed Daniels, of Wyandotte; 4.
E. Moll, of Pittsburg; W. E. Timmons, of
Cottonwood Falls; w. s. Glass, of Marys-
vile; DR.. J. Millie, of Beloit; Lucien Earl,
of Mcpherson.
THE Republicans of Kiowa County lately
expressed to General Harrison a water
melon weighing ninety-two pounds.
A CoLoRED man was recently buried by
the caving in of sewer at Topeka 1t
was thirty-f five minutes before he was dug
out but ne was found to be uninjured-
THE recent arrest of several suspicious
characters at Kansas City and the confess
sion of one of them leads to the belief that
an organized gang of counterfeiters exists
in Kansas.
JAKE ToBLER, colored, aged twenty-five
years and his brother Joe, aged twenty
two, have been conviced in the Federal
Court at Wichita of the murder of Cass
and Goodykuntz, two cattlemen, in the
Indian Territory three years ago.
HENRY r. Fry, of Kansas, has resigned
bis position as special agentof the General
Land-office.