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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-09-07
STRONG RETIRES.
The Resignation of w. B.
Strong Accepted.

On Septemger g. Allen MARVEL
Takes the Presidency of the Santa
Fe--The Reorganization Conn
mIttee Still Considering Other
,hanges in the Official Roll.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-09-07
WEATHER CROP BULLETIN

OF the Kansas Weather Service. in
Co-Operation With the United
States Signal service. For the
Week Ending Saturday August 81 +,
1889.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-08
DIRTY LEA.

The Treasury Department Notified of the
Expectation to This Country of Inferior
Tea.
WASHINGTON Aug. 1.-The Secretary Of
the Treasury has received a letter from
the Secretary of State inclOsing a copy Of
a dispatch received from the United
States Consul at Annoy calling attention
10 the inferior quality of much Of the
Annoy OOlOng tea exported to the United
States, aud Assistant Secretary Tichenor
has issued circular letter to customs Of
ficers on the subject in which he SAYS:
1.-THE statement of the Consul and the doc
uments incl, sed in his communication in
dictate that it is a well recognized fact
among dealers in China that Annoy Co.
longs are generally dirty, adulterated,
carelessly picked or poorly cured, and
that their reputation is so vile that all
markets save those of the United States
are now closed to them. A circular letter
issued by Messrs. Russell & Co., of Annoy,
speaks of these teas as the decayed veg
etable matter of China. and states that it
is difficult to understand how, under the
existing inspection regulations. they can
be dealt in" The Consul strongly recon-
mends that no invoices of Annoy Oolongs
should be admitted to entry IN the United
States without first being rigidly i'm
SDacted
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-08
JOHNSTOWN RELIEE.
A Huge Balance of Money Left In {
Hands of the Committee.

A Huge Balance of Money Left In the
Hands of the Committee.
JoHNsTowN, Pa, Aug. 2-The relief
commission at the close of yesterdays
session made public report on the finan-
cial part of its work. 1t is in substance
as follows: Received by the Governor,
1884,, Ala 46; received from Mayor Grant,
100000; received from the New York
committee, 100000; received from the
Philadelphia committee, $500 900; received
from the Pittsburgh committee, $4O0 600;
grand total receipts, 8, 1874 414 46. The
committee exnended in JohnstOwn. in
Guiding the $500 600 distributed. S6S3, 10 49,
and in other parts of the State $751;, 226 %.
This amount, taken from the total re-
ceipts, leaves S1,554 O77.6O. There was
appropriated in other parts of the State
and yet unpaid, $93 O26 81. The contracts
and bills in hand for JOhnstown amount
to $66 1S9 %. The commissions estimate
for 30 houses ordered is $52, 900,
making a total of Sill, 2160 o. necessary
for outstanding items. This would leave
a balance on hand of 81. 342, sol SO, but the
commission figures on getting $4,000
from the Philadelnhia committee. and
$40. 600 from the Pittsburgh committee,
making in all IL C42, sol 50.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-08
ROOSEVELTS WRATH.

The CiviI-Seryice Commissioner Sharply
Replies to Adverse Criticism.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 2-Mr. Roosevelt in
reply to an editorial in the Post said:
ANY statement that l used any out legit-
innate and honorable means in the mayor
atty contest in New York or that W as q
party to any deal of the kind or that any
such deal was made with my knowledge
or connivance is a falsehood Any state
ment that the Civil-Service law has been
repeatedly violated with the knowledge
and consent of The Commissioners is q
falsehood- Any statement that l have
received any money from the Government
except from my salary and for my legiti-
mate travelling expenses while engaged
on Government business, is a falsehoOd
To be exact l should use still stronger
and shorter word than falsehood l will
engs ge in no controversy with any writer
who falsifies the truth. Hereafter l shall
make no response whatever to any state
ment or accusation in the Post. Taking
into account the relative quality of harm
done by spoils hunters and by prize fight
ers and their associates. l am by no means
certain that the editor of the Washington
Post should have his feelings so lacerated
oy my coupling his journal with the Po-
Iica GaZette0
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-08

SPRING VALLEY, ILL.,, Aug 4.-The wife
of one of the locked-out miners here was
ordered by the physician in attendance
on her twins, who were slowly starving
to death. to eat a sufficiency OF the right
kind of food so that she could nourish her
offspring, but being in the poorest cir
cumstances and living OF such charity as
was given by the relief committee here
she was unable to get the proper food and
the babies died. That such a thing should
occur in the midst of this beautiful, fertile
region, teeming with an abundant har-
vest, is hard TO believe. And yet the
father of these twins was only striking to
prevent the mine owners from cutting his
wages almost to the starvation point
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-08
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.

GENEEAL GRENFELL with his Egyptian
forces met the invading dervishes at
Toski on the 81, killing and wounding
!, 500. including the chief, capturing 1000
and driving the remainder into the desert.
FELIX PIATT, the famous French Com
munist, died at Paris on the 4th.
The Black Diamond sealer, recently
seized in the Behring sea, arrived at Vic
toris, B. c.. on the Sd. The commander
of the Rush put on a seaman with orders
to take her to Sitka, but the captain of the
Black Diamond took no notice of his au-
thority and made for British port.
THE United States cruiser Boston, one
of the finest of the new ships. was run
upon a rock near Newport, r l., recently
and hole knocked in her bottom. She
was kept afloat by her watsr-tight COM
partments.
FRED ALLEN and Marcus Howe, two Of
a pleasure boating party, were drowned
the other afternoon near Pembroke, Mass.
HENRY BEIGHT was cut to pieces by a
reaper near Fort Wayne, Ind, recently.
AN explosion occurred on the Grand
Trunk railroad near Montreal on the night
of the Sd. James Rogers, an express
agent, was killed and train of passen-
rumors existed that the explosion was the
work of dynamiters bent upon destroying
the Victoria bridge.
JOHN l. SULLIVAN arrived at jackson,
Miss, on the 4th, where he received an
ovation. Governor Lowry was indignant
at the way in which the pugilist was re-
ceived.
CLEARING house returns for the week end
i o l.. y-o1
with the corresponding week of last year
In New York the decrease was IL
AT the Post Office Department it is
learned that since March last OF 50 600
fourth class postmasters in the United
States nearly 1900 changes have been
made, and of this number 5000 were re.
movals of Democratic officials and APP
pointment of Republican successors. The
daily changes now average about 100.
A COLLISION on the Virginia Midland at
Burleys caused the death OF Fireman Fred
a. Fox and serious injury of three others
Two other trainmen were missing, sup
posed to be under the wreck.
THE Emperor of Germany has conferred
upon Queen Victoria the command of the
First dragon guards of Berlin and upon
the Duke of Cambridge the honorary
colonelcy of a regiment of infantry.
PRICES were firm on the London Stock
Exchange during the week ended August
3. American railroad securities were
quiet and firm. At Berlin business was
active and steady. The Paris Bourse was
quiet Panama shares not being quoted.
TIE Connellsville coke strike continued
to spread. Fifty-6ve out of fifty-seven
plants were banked Nearly all of Mcclure
& Co.'S works were idle. The Standard
and Moorewood men, 1850, were also out,
as were the 500 Of Leisenaing. The num-
Der of strikers was put at II, COO
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-08
AT STANDING ROCK.
Roll For Signatures Opened-GenerAA
Crook Warns the Obdurate.


Crook Warns the Obdurate.
STANDING Rock AGENCY, OAK, Aug. ?
AT the council Wednesday the Indians
were informed that no more meetings for
the explanation of the treaty would be
held. John Grass repeated his objections
to the treaty. chief among which is the
price offered for the lands.
Major Warner replied to Grass. He met
every objection ana explained the provi-
sions of the treaty Of 1863 which the Gov
eminent is charged with violating.
But the speech of the conference and one
that will never be forgotten by the In
dams, was made by General Crook, who
said, among other things: 81 have al
ready intimated that, unless you except
the treaty. this land may be taken from
you anyway. Ny reasons for thinking so
are as follows: Dakota, Montana and
Washington Territory have only one
representative each in Congress, and
do not have a vote. Thus, i'll the
past, the cries of Dakotans for
the opening of this reservation have had
little weight Tut after October next they
will be States with an appropriate repre-
sentation. and then when they ask that
these reservations be opened, the red
mans voice will be small and he will be
crowded to one side. assure you that you
are getting the best terms that will ever
be offered you, and unless you accept you
will not get more than you were offered
year ago. The Great Father does
not want to deal with the chiefs alone; he
wants every Indian on the reservation to
express his desires that they may be
gratifed. You are the equals of the
whites mentally and physically, and
there is no reason why you should not be
placed on an equal footing if you contin-
ne to progress. You must do more in the
future You love your families and you
want to know what will become of
them when you are dead. If you accept
this treaty and take your land like the
whites it can never be taken from you
and will be your children's when you die.
You will see that the Government is your
friend"
The roll for signatures was opened yes
terday.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-08
has the biggest watermelo

Georgia has the biggest watermelon
patch in the world Think of a lane two
miles long with melons on each side as
far as the eye can reach. 1t is an inter-
esting sight when the laborers go out at
daybreak to gather the melons. Squads
Of them are moving the vines aside to
make room for the wagons 10 go through.
Others are humping and cutting of the
melons from the vines. while others fol-
low, gathering the fruit into the wagons
The largest melons will average forty
Founders. There will be cars of 200
melons with hardly a melon under thirty
five or forty pounds. The Phillips Melon
Company, which owns this immense
melon patch of 500 acres, will
make a big thing out of it Their
profit will not be less than $50
carload, and they will ship 400 cars Sixty
thousand dollars on 800 acres will beat
otton. Without disaster they will make
such a success that the farmers who are
watching them will plant an immense
acreage in that section next year. How
did they do it? By business methods.
They went to work with enough cash in
bank to carry out their plans on
a grand scale, and they fortified and
worked the crop to the best advantage in
every way. The thing is business from
one end to the other Why, they have half
their crop already sold at fancy prices
200 cars in Boston. Their estimate of 400
cars for 500 acres is a very conservative one
It will go over that.-Atlanta Constitution.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-08
Records Rro.xen.

CLEVELAND, o., Aug. AT the Grand
circuit races yesterday two records were
broken.
Axtell, the wonderful three-year-old,
went a mile for $500 to beat bis own
record of 2:15H made at Minneapolis
He trotted tire mile with a running mate
without a skip in 2:14I, the time by
quarters being: 49, 1:07. 1:41, ajax.
Guy went ap exhibition mile for cup
to beat his own record of 2:12 There was
great difficulty in getting him started, but
once he was of he moved like clockwork.
covering the last quarter within one
quarter Of a second as fast aS the first.
The time by quarters was: 1924, LOSS,
1.2sH. 2:10X.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-08
Domestic Tragedy.

UTICA n. Y, Aug. I'm Carthage last
night, Fred Farr, an engineer, shot and
killed his wife and then committed sui
eide. Fairs wife was at her fathers
home. Her husband went there, and when
she came to the door he put bis arm
around her, placed revolver against her
breast and fired. He then went to his
fathers home and sitting down in a rock
ing chair shot himself. Mrs. FAIR had
not been living with her husband for two
or three weeks owing to trouble regarding
the deciding of some property. An officer
was in the house at the time of the shoot
ing with a warrant for Farr'5 arrest, as
trouble was anticipated.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-08
A Milwaukee Move.

MILWAUKEE. Wis, Aug. 2-At meet
ing of the executive council Of the Ma
tional Grand Army encampment a COM
mittee of twenty citizens outside OF he
council was appointed to wait
on President Miller. of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul rail-
way and make a final appeal to him
for a one cent a mile rate to the encamp-
ment This move was prompted by the
eight departm ent commanders at Chicago
Tuesday discournging attendance at the
encampment because Of the refusal Of the
railroads to grant a one cent rate. Such
action was entirely unlocked for, and
created sensation at encampment head
quarters.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-08

THE State Department is in receipt
of an exhaustive report on Russian
agriculture and the cereal trade from
Charlton h. Way, United States Con-
sul-General at St Petersburg. He
says the export of cereals from Russia
in the past two years shows an alb
normal increase, due to three causes
first, the enormous crop gathered from
both the black lands and arabic
prairies; second. the depreciation OF
the paper rouble; and. third, the
foolish practice of systems of 'cor-
ners" in the United States.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-08
Rack to WashinRton.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 2-The President
drove to Mountain Lake Park yesterday
morning at eight o'clock with Secretary
Window and Mr.. Halford and took the
train there for Washington. He was given
quite an ovation by the Grand Army men
who represented all the posts from
Martinsburg to Wheeling. At Deer
Park a crowd waited to see the
President pass through. He stepped
of the train a moment and babe Mrs.
Harrison, DR.. Scott, Mrs. Mckee ana the
babies good. bye and then stood on the
rear platform bowling Acknowledgements
to the cheering crowd The Presidsr a."
rived here at sos O'Clock.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-08

THERE were two peculiar runaway
weddings celebrated at Chattanooga,
Tenn, the other day. One of them
was the marriage of William Lecroix,
aged seventy-six years, and Louisa
Bluck, only fourteen years old. In
the other case the couple were jackson
Slevins, aged sixty-five, and Emma
Haynes, sixteen years of age. They
had never met until the day previous.
All the parties were members of well
known and highly respected families.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-08

THE Boston Herald devotes nearly
four columns to an account of the
career in Boston of the man known in
New York as a. Bentley Worthington,
who was taken by Mrs. Plunkett, the
Christian scientist, as her so-called
husband. 1t says that while pretend
ing to practice as a lawyer in Boston,
he swiudled many persons, and a re-
ward for his arrest has been outstand-
ing for four years. He is wanted for
forgery. larceny and other offenses.
He had for aliases the names of Wood,
Walton, Bower, harrington, Ward
and others.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-08

The report that Queen Victoria was
considering a trip to America has
neither been denied nor affirmed. The
fact that the Queen now is inclined
toward visiting Ireland and that the
rumored trip to America has not been
denied, is creating much talk through
out the Kingdom. However, nothing
has been vet announced.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-08

SENECA SEVALIN, who caused Mrs.
Clara Belle McDonald's divorce from
her husband, the son of the president
of the Pacific Bank of San Francisco,
and then robbed her of $4,000, has
been sent to the California peniten-
tiary for ten wears.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-08

The work of tearing down the old
State House at New Haven, Conn,
commenced recently. About 5000 per-
sons witnessed the demolition, many
of whom expressed regrets at the dis
appearance of so interesting a land
mary
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-08

The Bancroft mills at Media, Pa,
whose product was handled by Lewis
Bros. & Co, the bankrupt dry goods
merchants of Philadelphia, have been
seized by the sheriff and advertised to
be sold at auction.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-08
A CLEAN BILL.

The Kansas Sanitary livestock Board
Satisfied That No Disease Exists in the
State.
TOPEKA. Kan, Aug 2-The Livestock
Sanitary Board consisting of Hon. j. I.
White of Ada, Hon. Charles Collins Of
Hutchinson. and 4. Hurst, of Howard, and
s. Fl. Pierce, of Washington, d. C., and j..
A. Walrath of Kansas City, representing
the United States Bureau of Animal In
dustry. held a meeting Wednesday even
ing and at noon yesterday made report
in substance as follows: "A careful in.
vestigation at the Kansas City stock yards
shows that the order of the board
relating 10 separate yards at Argentine
for Southern cattle which might bs SUBJ
ject to infectious diseases is being fully
complied with. The special pens are used
for no other purpose and are separated
from the main yards by the Kansas river.
The wards are in excellent sanitary con-
dition. Les danger of infection from
Texas fever exists than in former years,
and while few cases have been reported
this season, investigation show that they
had contracted the disease before ship
ment in the yards. There was no
evidence to show that these cattle would
transmit the fever it being well UNDER
stood that native or half breed cattle do
not convey the disease. As an additional
protection to the native cattle, however,
the board recommended to the s ock yards
company that all of that part OF the yard
east Of the State line known as the Alton
side be set apart for their exclusive use.
from which all the Texas cattle should be
excluded"
Resolutions were adopted acquainting
the Governor of Nebraska with the above
facts. declaring that no good reasons ex-
listed for quarantine against the stock
yards of Nebraska and respectfully ask.
ing the modification Of the quarantine
order and permitting the shipment of all
cattle into Nebraska except Southern
cattle held in quarantine at Argentine.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-08

An American company is preparing
to open extensive iron mines in the
island of Cuba and is certain that they
will he a grand success. The scheme
includes a harbor and breakwater
near the mines.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-08

The British Columbia River Gold
Dredging Company has been registered
in London with a capital of f40,000 in
order to purchase Gibson's right to
dredge for gold in forty-fve miles of
Frazer river.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-08

CONsUL-GENERAL CALDWELL, of
Cairo, Egypt, warns the State Depart
ment that an extensive trade in Egyp-
tian rags with the United States is
rendered particularly dangerous by
the prevalence of smallpox in Lower
Epunf
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-08

Two children belonging to the wife
OF one of the locked-out miners died
at Spring Valley, Ill. the other day.
The physician who attended them pro-
nounced it a clear case of starvation.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-08

The customs authorities at Mont
real, Can, have placed a seizure on
the painting, Jerusalem on the Day
of the Crucifxion." on exhibition at
the Cyclorama. The picture is valued
at sos. 600
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-08

IT is reported that syndicate Of
wealthy men, most OF them Chicago
ans, are making preparations to pipe
natural gas from Indiana, where they
have secured $4,000 acres of land, to
Cbioaro
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-08

JOLIET, Ill, Aug. 2-John HrOnek. one
of the Chicago Anarchists confined here,
severed the arteries in his arm with .
saddle knife. He is serving a twelve
years sentence for making dynamite
bombs for Anarchists
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-08

An order has been issued making
men forty years old ineligible as letter
carriers in non-civil-service towns.
This limit does not apply to war
veterans.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-08

The President has turned over the
papers applying for pardon for E. L.
Harper, who wrecked the Fidelity
Bank, OF Cincinnati, to the Attorney
General for examination.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-08

The Royal Grants bill has passed
the committee stage in the British
House of Commons, all amendments
being rejected by large maiorities.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-08

The lead mines in Nuevo Leon,
Mexico, are shutting down, owing to
the imposition by the United States
Government of duties on lead ores.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-08

INFORMATION from Vienna is to the
effect that a secret treaty has been
agreed to between Russia and Den
nark
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-08
Rags and SMALLPOX.

WASHINGTON. Aug 4.-Consul- General
Cardwell OF Cairo, Egypt, warns the
State D apartment that an extensive trade
in Egyptian rags with the United States
is rendered particularly dangerous by the
prevalence of smallpox in Lower Egypt.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-08

ARTICLES OF incorporation for new
air line road from Fort Wayne, Ind.
TO Chicago have been filed with the
Indianapolis Secretary of State.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-08
CURRENT COMMENT.

IT is reported from Berne. Switzer-
land, that Germany has revoked the
recognition of Swiss neutrality.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-08

KING HUMBERT suddenly closed the
italian Chamber on the I'd. This act
was believed to be the prelude to a
general election.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-08

FROST visited the low grounds about
Galena, Ill, on the morning of the LIST
and damaged growing vegetation
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-04-20
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

The Sioux commissioners were to have
been appointed Wednesday last but up
to date their names are not forthcoming.
". s. Chase, our newly appointed
postmaster, went up to Deadwood yester-
day morning on business before the dis
trict court.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-04-20
The Omaha Board Of Trade.

Yesterday morning Mayor Davenport
received telegram from President Mar
tin Of the above named organization
stating that their party Of excursionists
would arrive in this city Friday morning
next instead Of Saturday as first intended
and would make us the visit as outlined
in the ADVERTISER of Wednesday last
The train is expected here about 7
o'clock; the guests will be taken from
the depot in carriages to the Sheridan
house for breakfast; then to Fort Meade
to witness dress parade and make the
acquaintance of the officers; then drive
to the summit of the bluff north of the
city in order that the guests may get an
idea of the country lying all around u.s.
thence back to the city and the prepar-
ing Of the party for their trip through