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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-07-11
Drowned while Drunk.

Kansas CTTY, Mo- July IA man, in
toxicated, answering the description OF
Edward Reemer, laborer recently en-
ployed in the construction OF the gas
works in Toad-a-loup, was drowned In
the Kaw river near the Belt line bridge
Yesterday afternoon. II. Campbell,
fisherman, who was the only witness TO
the drowning. stated that while examin-
ing some fish nets in the river ne
noticed a man sitting on the middle pier
of the bridge A few minutes later the
ssherman's attention was attracted In
hat direction by splashing OF the water
and he saw the man struggling Tor the
h;n, hut he drowned before being reached.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-07-11
MISSOURI RAILROADS.
Assessment Showing an Increase of ST.
100000 in Value.

Assessment showing an increase OF ST.
100000 in Value.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, July 7.-AfteI
hearing the representatives of all the rail-
roads and such other persons as were in
terested in the valuation and assess ment
of railroad property as we'll as the repre-
sentatives of bridge and telegraph COM
panies, the State Board of Equalization
has passed finally upon the valuations.
The assessment shows an increase of
nearly $500, 900. The total railroad
bridge and telegraph assessment for 1889
is S55, ,65I 279. 19 and the total in 1888 was
$31, ,2I1, 162. IS. There is a reduction on the
bridge assessment this year of $3.50, ,000 by
reason of a recent decision of the Supreme
Court that the Kansas City bridge was
part of the superstructure of the Han
nibal & ST. Joseph Railroad Company,
and mad here ofore been valued as separate
bridge propei ty and assessed at $500. 000
the court holding that only the highway
feature of the bridge is assessable by the
State Board. The valuation or the bridge
was fixed at $50 600 thus accounting for
the reduction OF $3.50, 900. The assessment
does not include the entire value of rail-
road property. as machine shops, round
houses and warehouses are assessed To-
cally by county assessors and do not ap-
pear upon the assessment herein reported.
1t will be interesting to the taxpayers
of Missouri to note the comparison of the
railroad assessments in this State with
those of Illinois, Iowa, Kansas and Ne
bTaska. In this State last year the aver
age valuation per mile for taxable pur-
poses was 20 400 20 per mile; in Illinois,
$T,S49. Is; in Kansas, $5,3j6.23; in Nebraska.
s. S2s 81; in Iowa. 81 lSS. Missouri wi
BE- slightly higher in her average this
wear.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-07-11

BYa general order issued from army
headquarters the American Morse
code will hereafter be used by the
army for all purposes of signaling,
whether visual or acoustic, and the
use of the English Morse or continental
code will be discontinued. This action
was taken upon the recommendation
of the chief signal officer with view
TO the simplifcation of signal in
struction and to the ready employment
and utilization in time of war of skilled
civilian telegraphers for military pur-
poses. Fewer errors are supposed to
result from the use of the English sys-
tenn. but it is slower than the Amer
ican system, and its continuance would
involve the employment of specially
trained experts who could not be pro-
cured in sufficient numbers in an emer-
gency.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-07-11
SOLAR ECLIPSE.
Scientists Gather at Washington to Make
ARRANGEMENTS.

Scientists Gather at Washington to Make
Arrangements.
WAsHIN GToN, July 6.-The preliminary
arrangements for observing the total
eclipse of tie sun, to occur on the west
coast of Africa on December -, have been
made by a number of scientific gentlemen
of this citv. A conference was held at
the Navy Department and the matter was
fully discussed Those present were Com
modore John G. Walker, chief of the Bu-
reau of Navigation; Captain S. L. Ply
THAN, superintendent OF the Naval OBJ
servatory. and Prof Simon Newcomb, su-
perintendent of the Nautical Almanac
office. As a result of the conference it was
decided to divide the expedition into two
parts. One is to be under the charge of
Prof. Todd, of Amherst College. and the
other under Joseph Russell, of this city,
an expert in solar photography. This ex-
pedition will leave this city about the 1st
of October for st. Paul de Loanda, the
capital Of the Portuguese possessions on the
west coast of Africa The perm ission of
the Portuguese Government to allow the
expedition to land will be asked through
the State Department From st. Paul de
Loanda the two parties will proceed in
land and near Muixisna, on the Orange
river, will separate. Two camps will be
established and each will take observa-
tinns
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-07-11
Mine Disaster.

PARIS, July 4-Another terrible coiliery
disaster is reported from the district Of
ST. Etienne, an explosion Of fire damp
having occurred yesterday in one of the
pits in which 300 miners were at work
Their escape was completely cut of and
there is small chance of any of them being
rescued alive. So far it is known
that 100 of the entombed miners are
dead. Two mines were affected by
the explosion. One of them il
inundated, the other one on fire Six
teen bodies have been recovered, and ten
Of the miners who were taken out alive
are so badly injured that they will prob
abiy die
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-07-11

JUDGE BOND. of the United States
Circuit Court at Baltimore, heard re-
Gently the habeas corpus petition of
Lewis 0. Shaner, of Lynchburg, Va,
which turned upon question of the
legality Of tender of Virginia cou-
pons as payment for fine and costs
upon a criminal charge in that State.
Shaner was arrested for assault and
WAS fined 5000 and costs. He rendered
coupons in payment and the magis-
trate refused to accept them. Judge
Bond decided that the tender was a
legal one and discharged the obliga-
ljOn
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-07-11

IN answer to an inquiry whether he
would go into the saloon business, as
reported in a Chicago evening paper,
Joe Mackin, the pardoned election
fraud worker, said that he most GER
tainly would not have any thing to dc
with the saloon business but would GO
into the real estate business which be
left when he fed from Chicago.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-07-11

II the British House of Commons
Sir James Ferguson, Under Foreign
Secretary, in reply to a question as to
the terms of the treaty recently con-
cluded on the subject of Samoa, stated
that the report that England had
agreed to retire from her position as
one of the three protecting powers
and act solely as the umpire between
America and Germany was entirely
without foundation.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-07-11

The fiscal year of the Northern Pa
cifc Railroad Company ended on June
80 and the work of making up the an
nual reports is in progress. Returns
already in show that the company will
have handsome profit from its branch
roads based on the whole mileage OF
freight handled originating on the
hr.a DcbaS
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-07-11

A CONFERENCE has been held be-
tween Lord Salisbury and Minister
Lincoln on the subject of the Behring
sea question. Ii is understood that
they have practically agreed upon
terms which will avoid further con-
trOversy over the interests involved in
connection with these fisheries.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-07-11

GOVERNOR BEAVER. of Pennsylva-
MIA, has sent a communication to
Mayor Grant, of New York, stating
that the relief committee had ex-
pended nearly million dollars for the
Johnstown sufferers in food, clothing,
shelter and furniture. No distribu-
tion of money had been made.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-07-11

UNCLE JOHNNY HANKS died at Metlin
farm, near Decatur, ILL.,, recently.
aged lightweight. He was born in
Kentucky and was a full cousin of
Abraham Lincoln's mother, Nancy
Hanks Lincoln. and was long time
friend and companion of the martyred
President
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-07-11

A COMPARISON of the business done
in the local print cloth market at Fall
River, Mass, for the first six months
OF 1889 shows a considerable increase
over the business done during the cor
responding period of 1888.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-07-11
Peace in Samna.

SIDNEY. Y. S. W. July 7.-Advices have
been received from Apia saying that q
treaty OF peace has been concluded be-
tween Matasfl and Tamasese. Lieuten-
ant Thurston has concluded his inquiry
into the charges made by Germany that
assistance had Teen given Matasfa by the
Britt Consul at Apia- The investigation
resulted in the exoneration of the Consul
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-07-11

PRELIMINARY legal proceedings re-
Gently were adverse to the Chicago
Board of Trade in Withholding its quo
tations from the public under the pre-
tense of freezing out the bucket shops.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-07-11

THE Evening Critic. of Washington,
has consolidated with the Sunday
Capital, and appears as the Capital
and Critic. Evening editions of the
new paper will be issued during the
week and morning edition on Sun
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-07-11

AN unknown man was taken sudden
ly sick recently in SciotO County, o..
and expired in few hours. Two doc
tors found the patients limbs cramped
and contorted. They pronounced it a
genuine case of Asiatic cholera.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-07-11
Frightened to Death.

NEW YoRK, July 5.-Noris StolE. sixty
FIVE years old, was frightened to death
Wednesday night He was sitting in the
doorway Of his residence when some boys
placed bunch OF lighted giant fire crack
srs under his chair The explosion terri
fed him so that he jumped up with .
scream ard fell dead. No arrests were
uadA
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-07-11

DIR. WILLIAM ROBINSON FINLEY died
at Altoona. Pa, recently, aged sew
enty-eight He had practiced medi-
cine over half a century. He was a
prominent Mason, widely known
throughout Pennsylvania.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-07-11

The Montana Constitutional conven-
ton organized at Helena with the
election of Democratic officers. Zion.
w. A. Clark was elected president.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-07-11

JOHN SNYDER, poor emigrant from
Pennsylvania. died in his wagon near
Danville, H., the other day, of hydro
phobia His family was left destitute.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-07-11

CITY OF MExICo, July 4-The Govern
ment has decided to encourage negro
emigration here from the United States.
Several thousand negroes are expected
soon to work in the cotton districts.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-07-11

A MOVEMENT is on foot for the or
Canizafion OF an international assOcia-
ton Of ticket agents at meeting to be
held at Cincinnati.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-07-11

An explosion of fireworks al fact
ory in Paris recently caused the death
OF about twelve persons.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-07-11

MRs. BURNETT's new play Phyllis, "
which has been produced in London, is
pronounced feeble and unlikely OF sue
cess by all critics
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-07-11

An outbreak of black diphtheria
was reported at the village of Al
bany, twenty miles west of st. Cloud,
MINI.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-07-11
CURRENT COMMENT.

IT is announced that the German
officers in the Chinese service will re-
sign.
Milford chronicle., 1889-11-29
WsIoN oE A cHeAP sHlRT.

stand and stare and see a sight Invisible 70
other eyes
hear loud sobs and mournfu words and low and
suOthered cries
sec the blood upon thy seams the tears upon thy
sleeves
And hear the tales Of misery starvation always
see a room, with glooming light Tar into nild-
night deep
dingy room. where on the floor fve Ilttls chill
dr.n sleep
see q woman at her toll with dropping hand and
head
With eyes grown dim. and tireess feet. driving
her needle aud thread
Not working as in times OF old with a brain rest
OF between
But grinding her heart up in tile wheels and bands
OF a dire machine
Oh man who planned this dread machine could
you return to earth.
And see the curse that has been wrought from
good your brain gave birth
You'd haunt these shops of sin and shame and
track the heuds to death
As they track the widow aud orphan girl us long
as tho body has ls,ath.
Ana drive the one with comely face from her
sialess. honest toll,
To the garish glare Of a sinful world and It's never
forgotten soil
All this see ON your bloody seams. on your tear
stained, weeping sleeves
While to your skirts that hang in shame tie fear.
ful story cleavts
Obi men Of kindly heart and brain. can Won wear
this garment dread
Woven and won from sin and shame and the once
tears Of the deadY
i " Watson Ia The Grapbie
Milford chronicle., 1889-11-29
Food IN n. Rol.tIou - H..,,n

DR.. Atwater, in the paper read 10y him be.
fore the last convention Of the American
Public Health association, dwelt on the evils
of overeatiug, and showed that in this coun.
try people overeat enormously, especially in
the matter of meat and sweetmeats, with the
result Of undermining their health to a de-
gree. DIR. jerome Walker gave facts to prove
that meat once a day was enough for any or.
dinary person. DR.. Atkinson showed the
Importance Of better cooking for the masses.
He considered that great obstruction to i'm
provement in the art of cooking is the almost
universal misconception that The finer cuts Of
meat are more nutritious than the coarser
portions, coupled with an almost insuperable
prejudice among working people against
stewed food This prejudice is doubtless due
to the tasteless quality OF boiled meat; boil
ing toughens each Of the fine fibers, and de
prives the meat almost wholly of its distino-
tive flavor.
All these blunders and misconceptions must
evidently be removed before any true art of
COOLING can become common practice. The
more necessary, however, does it become to
invent apparatus in which meat can only be
simmeTed and cannot boil, and also to invent
a stove or oven in which neither meat nor
bread can be overlooked, dried up or rem
dered indigestible by too much heat Next.
people must be persuaded that a better and
more nutritious breakfast can be made ready
to eat, as soon as the family are out Of bed
by putting meat stews, oatmeal, brown bread
and many kinds Of pudding into the cooker.
and simmering all night by the use Of a |
single safe lamp, than in any other way
New York Commercial Advertiser
Milford chronicle., 1889-11-29
A nm L. I..rr Alr.

As the summer draws quietly iAto autumn
and the hot, sultry days Of previous months
are succeeded by cool days, how gladly we
nestle closer TO the cheerful, comforting fire
which now burns In every fireplace, while we
think, perhaps, Of the happy times we have
had during the delightful summer. What
robust faces we seel What u change has been
impaired TO every one who has been so fortu-
nate as to have an outing" And these
changes are due to WHAT Simply to a change
0f work, sights, but most probably to the
needed change OF air. II seems terrible to
me To see the number Of pale and sickly that
we meet each year, caused only by the want
Of more oxygen. Nowis the time when we
are forming this miserable nabit Of self de-
stTuctiou
As the days and nights grow colder we box
ourselves into alright rooms and breathe
and rebreathe the same air, until it becomes
so foul and polluted that we grow sleepy and
dull, wondering what makes US feel so, and
if fresh supply is admitted, we feel cold.
and some one cries; Put down the window
or "Do shut the door"
But my advice is, be less sparing Of your
fuel, have a rousing fire If need be, but have
a window open in every room. Don't be con
tent with air from another room. Rest salts
fed only with out Of door air. At night don't
sleep in a closed room On with the clothes
and up with the windows, and in the morn
ing you will wake up with none Of that tired,
languid feeling, but instead you will be re-
freshed by your sleep, eager to ''be up and
doing" OF course pure air need not be cold
air, so even the frailest need not be debarred
from its enjoyment. Therefore don't hiber-
nate as though you were squirrel or wood
chuck, but live and enjoy the supporter Of |
life, Gods greatest gift, pure air.-Lewiston |
Innrnal
Milford chronicle., 1889-11-29
An Automatic Fog Signal.

new fog signaling apparatus has lately
been perfected in England which is Of sufi-
cient merit to attract the attention Of all
those interested In the saving OF life and
property at sea. 1t calls into use electricity,
which admits Of the signals being automatic
ally worked, and at he same time records
every signal as it is given on n band OF grad
uated paper. This paper forms a complete
register Of the signals, and is documentary
evidence in case Of dispute as to whether or
not vessel was signaling when collision
occurred.
Tho apparatus consists Of a single switch,
which Is placed ON the vessels bridge, so that
the signaling can be controlled by the officer
on watch. When it is desired to blow the
signal whistle or to begin the automatic sig
mailing, whatever its nature hiGsy be, the lever
is turned to the under way" notch il the
vessel be moving, and the electric current a.
once begins working the valve Of the steam
whistle at regular intervals, conforming to
what the law specifies. Should the vessel be
at anchor the switch is turned to ''at anchor
and the bell is rung in the same way. The
register consists OF the band Of paper proper
ly subdivided and moved along by clock
work. A travelling pointer, sctuated by an
electro-magnet, pricks the paper at every
sound Of the bell or whistle. The signaling
can also be made at will, entirely independ-
ent Of the automatic mechanism, by simply
pressing a button which closes the circuit
leading to the bell or whistle.-New York
Herald
Milford chronicle., 1889-11-29
How's This

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case Of Catarrh that can not be cured
by taking Halls Catarrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY & Co. Props Toledo, o.
We, the unpersigned, have known + ].
Cheney for the last IS years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
ont any obligations made by their firm
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
Ohio. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
T. H. Van Hoesen, Cashier Toledo National
Bank, Toledo, Ohio
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucus
surfaces Of the system. Price 75c. per bottle.
Sold by all Druggists.
Milford chronicle., 1889-11-29
A Revolving Spectacle.

The other day, in a city not a thousand
miles from Seattle, grandfather and IA
ther were contendlng in court for the Gus
tody of a family of children One Of the
children, bright boy Of 10 years, was placed
on the witness stand, and repeatedly de-
clared: Il hate my fatherl hate himl
hate himl" The father bowed his head and
wept. The grandfather member Of the
United States senate, by the way-smiled
and seemed to approve It was revolving
spectacle. The father was feeble, purpose
less creature, probably unfit for custody Of
the children, but nobody could teach the boy
any worse lesson than he seems TO have
learned.-Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
Milford chronicle., 1889-11-29
1t was CnpItnl. sure Enonrh.

There has been great deal of discussion.
and indeed there is still, concerning the rela-
tions Of capital and labor, said a beautiful
young woman as she strolled with her lover
through the leafy scented lane under the light
of the rising moon, leaning afFectionately on
his arm. Pray give me definition Of the
word capital"
well, lie said, as he encircled her slender
waist with his arm and imprinted a lovers
kiss on her cherry lips, "this, think, is capi,
tai. Cape Cod Item.
Milford chronicle., 1889-11-29
soclable PoacI,era-

A down east constable had hard expert.
ence the other day. He went out after/a
gang Of poachers, and was not only cordially
received by them, but was invited to accom-
pany them on a hunting expedition. Tho
reason for so much cordiality was not appar-
ent until the officer found that his late COM
panions had managed to leave him alone on
an uninhabited island, where they kept him
for two days and nights.-Lewiston Journal
Milford chronicle., 1889-11-29
rwn cnn.nI.ntinn.

Customer-Is Rubnose's Rheumatic Rem
edy good for acute rheumatism the result Of
a coldl
Drug Clerk-I-I don't know. I'll see.
(Whispers to proprietor Have we Rubnoseis
Rheumatic Remedyi
Proprietor-No; only Bullhnche's.
Clerk Ito customerl-No; not half so good
as Buldnche'G -Harper's Bazaar.
Milford chronicle., 1889-11-29
A Phntnrrnnhio Feat

One Of the most remarkable feats Of pho
tography on record is the photographing the
terrible explosion at Antwerp, or, il not the
explosion, the immense cloud Of smoke pro
duced at the moment. The current number
Of La Nature gives an illustration copied
from photograph Of the huge cloud that
shot up in the air, rough in shape, like an
inverted Florence flask, when the explosion
occurred. It has been estimated as being
l,700 or !, $50 feet across, and, according to
the journal quoted, tho cloud remained mo-
tionless for about quarter Of an hour, pre-
serving the form recorded by the photograph.
Milford chronicle., 1889-11-29

The hest Salve IN the world Tor Cuts, BrHisos
siss. Ulcers Salt RAeum, Fever Sores. TetteT,
Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns. and all Skin
sruOtions. and positively cures Piles. OF no pay
required. II is guaranteed t. give perfect salts
sction. ar money = unded Price p cts. per
nox. For sale nv G. W. MAKsHALL. Druggist.
Milford chronicle., 1889-11-29
A Sansihla Man

Would use Kemps Balsam for the Throat
and Lungs. 1t is curing more cai.s Of
Coughs Colds, Asthma, Bronchitis, Group
and all Throat and Lung Troubles, than any
other medicine The proprietor has auth
orized any druggist to give you Sample
Bottle free to convince you ofthe merit of
this great remedy. Large Bottles soc and 81.
Milford chronicle., 1889-11-29
Rrnuraaa

It IS very important in this age Ofvast ma.
terial progress that a remedy be pleasing to
the taste and to the eye, easily taken. accep-
table to the stomach and healthy in its nature
aud effects. Possessing these qualities,
Syrup Of Figs is the one perfect laxstive and
most gentle diurec.ic kuown
Milford chronicle., 1889-11-29

Tho contract for the third OF the s,OOQ ton
cruisers has been awarded to Harrison Lor-
ing, Of Boston, at se74, 600 The secretary IL
tha navy has accepted the cruiser Charleston,
with a penalty Of es3,OO0 Tor lack Of horse
power and $500 for delay in conapletion.
Milford chronicle., 1889-11-29
Children Cry for Pitchers castOria.

When Baby was sick, we gave her castoria.
When she was a Child, she cried for Caa,oriA,
When she became Miss. she eiung 70 CaatoFia.
WhsnshsAaaChndssn. .shsaausAsacaaa.ia.
Milford chronicle., 1889-11-29

There are
many white soaps,
each
represented to be
just as good as the Ivory"
They are not,
but like
all counterfeits,
they lack
the peculiar
and remarkable
qualities of
the genuine.
Ask for
Ivory Soap
and
insist upon having it.
'Tis sold everywhere.