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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-08-07
TELESCOPED.
Crowded Passenger Coach in Collision Will
a Switch Engine.

Crowded Passenger Coach in Collision With
Switch Engine.
HANNIBAL, Mo-, Aug. "A crowded
passenger coach on the St Louis & Han
nibal railroad was telescoped in COLI
sion with switch engine Saturday
afternoon. The baggage car Of the
train was driven nearly through the
coach.
Two colored men, Davis Sommers and
Harvey Letcher, of New London, were
killed outright
Frank Porter, living near New Lon
don, had both legs cut off and has since
died.
Robert Brothers, a brakeman, had
both legs broken.
Others injured were: John Leeper,
Frankfort, right arm broken; William
Robinson, colored, New London, badly
bruised about the head; Miss Allen, OF
New London, severe bruises and in
jured internally. A number of passen-
gers were slightly injured.
The engineer of the switch engine,
William Tongate, was arrested immedi-
ately after the accident, charged with
criminal carelessness The passenger
train was just stopping at the station
when it was run into with great force
by the switch engine.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-08-07

No matter how many times Mrs. Durston
has been pressed to explain her position
and work in this affair, the reporters
have not been able to understand
her bearing toward the prisoner. Kemm-
Ter came here, over q year ago, man
as nearly devoid of moral instincts and
Intellectual tastes as one can be and
still be human. There have been so
many obstacles thrown in the path OF
Justice that the man might we'll think
that Justice, so called, would never
overtake him, and where one delay con-
stantly o'erlaps another, outsiders, or
those in the prison, are apt to lose in
terest in the case.
But not for one moment has the war
den's wife lost interest in the man.
She has always felt, with a woman's in
stinct that the legal knots would all
unloose and the man finally be brought
to the electrical chair. Her work in
this unfortunate affair can not be over
estimated if we look at the matter in
its true light. She has never posed as
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Selling TO the English.

FINDLAY, O., Aug. S.-A prominent
tableware manufactures, who will give
his name when necessary, says that his
establishment. with every like glass
concern in the United States, has bee n
sold to an English syndicate, which in
tends lessening the output of those fac.
tories where fEel is high and INCREASING
the product where gas is cheap or given
for nothing. The price paid averaged
$780, OrO per factory or So, 800 900 in all,
as ynere are thirty-three factories in
tbs country. The transfer is to take
place December 10. One of the i'm
portant items of the entire affair is that
the price of tableware will be advanced
as soon as the syndicate has assumed
troll
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-08-07
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS 7
THE CONSTITUTION.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. s


HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 5, Proposing
an amendment to sections three and twen-
ty-nye OF article two of the constitution,
Se it resolved by the Legislature of the state
OF Kansas, two-thirds of the mambers
elected to each house thereof cCn. urring
therein:
SECTION l. The following prul "a lion to
amend the constitution Of the StaIr OF Kan
sas is hereby su u6mitted to Unqualified elect
ors of the state for their approval or rejec-
ton, namely: That section three, article
two, be amended so that the same shall read
as follows: Section ). The members of the
legislature shall receive as compensation for
their services the sum of three dollars for
each days actual service at any regular or
special session, and fifteen cents for each
mile Travelled by the usual route in going to
and returning from the place of meeting; but
40 compensation shall be allowed or paid to
any member for more than ninety days at
any regular session, nor more than thirty
days at any special session. And that sec
tion twenty five of article two be amended
so as to read as follows: Section %. All ses-
sionS of the legislature shall be held Rt the
state capital, and all regular sessions shall be
held once IN two years, commencing on the
first Tuesday of December of each alternate
year, commencing on the nrst Tuesday OF
December, A. ID. one thousand eight hundred
ami ninety.
SEC. 2 This proposition shall be submitted
to the electors OF this state at the general
election OF Representatives to the legislature
in the year A. ID. eighteen hundred and
ninety, for their approval or rejection.
InOSe voting IN IaNOr OF Jn1S proposition
shall have written or printed on their bal
| lots, "For the amendment to sections three
and twenty five of article two of the con-
| stitution;" those voting against the said
proposition shall have written or printed
| on their ballots, Against the amendment
| to sections three and twenty five of article
| two OF the constitution" Said ballots shall
be received and said votes shall be taken,
| counted, canvaSSed, and returns thereof be
made, in the same manner and in all re-
spects as is provided by law int case of the
| election of representatives to thu legisla-
| ture.
| SEC. 3. This resolution shall take effect
| and be in force from and after its publica-
| tiOn in the statute book.
| Approved March |, 1889.
| / hereby certify that the foregoing Is q
| true and correct copy of the original en-
| rolled resolution now on Ele in my Office,
| and that the same took effect cy publication
| IN the statute book May 18th, 1889.
| WILLIAM HIGGINS, Secretary of state.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-08-07

New York, Aug. 3.-Annie Ratmen,
a twenty-one-year-old Russian girl, ar
rived here on the steamship Obdam.
At the Barge Office she confessed to
having been sent some years ago to ST.
IBERIA for political offense, from where
she was pardoned five months ago.
During her exile son was born to her,
and when she landed, the boy, three
years old, accompanied her. Her hus-
band, who was imprisoned with her,
will come here in few months In
her story of life in Siberia she tells
some terrible tales. Her husband was
a young physician of fair wealth, but
all his possessions were seized by the
Government She intends to go to
Wichita, Kan.
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WHAT LEAKED OUT.
Admiral Walkers Log Shows a f
SDOfs.

Admiral Walkers Log Shows Few
Spots.
New YORK, Aug. 5-A story has just
leaked out at the navy yard to the effect
that while the United States squadron
was anchored at Rio Janeiro, Brazil in
June, two of the officers, Ensign Man
ming < Eyres and Junior Lieutenant
William R. Rush, were subjected to a
courtmartial for being on shore over
night one staying away twenty-tour
and the other forty-eight hours and
that for this both were sentenced to
suspension from duty for two years
The reason for this heavy sentence,
as given by prominent yard officer,
who is authority for the story, is that
Rio Janeiro was an infected point the
disease being yellow fever. AS is well
known, infectious diseases are much
more likely to be contracted by night
than by day and for this reason the
navy regulations provide very strin-
gently that no member of the ship COM
pany shall remain on shore after dusk.
Disobedience to this rule means the
likelihood of infection to the whole
ships crew.
Whether or not this is the whole of
the story can not be ascertained, since
the whole affair has been kept so quiet
that not more than half a dozen of the
yard officers are aware of its having oc-
Cured at all. There are rumOrs of
other troubles having occurred on board
ship, one of the cases being we'll known,
the suspension of Commander Howell
on the ground of disobedience of orders
in having sailed his ship out of the
harbor of Toulon without permission.
This case, it is said, still remains to be
1oA
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-08-07
ForRey- Arrested.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Aug. S.-A tele-
gram received here this morning an
nounced the a;rrpst in ST. Louis of +. C.
Brobst on the charge of forgery. The
arrest opens up the history of big case
which originated in Kansas City. Along
in May or June last the Mooney & Bo-
land agency received number of forged
checks from the Newton Bank at Newton,
Kan, with instructions to ferret out the
forger. Detectives were at once put on
the trail, and after a time learned that
the checks were put out by Brobst The
bank drafts were stolen from the Hud-
son-Kimberly Publishing Company, of
Kansas City, where Brobst was en-
ployed as printer. He also worked on
the Livestock Indicator, this city, and
has been in the penitentiary in Ne
hraSka
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-08-07
ELECTRIC FURIES.
Demons OF the Wire, Belt and Pulley Hor-
fIfy the Visions of william Kemmlef.

Demons OF the Wire, Belt and Pulley H0r-
rify the Visions Of william Kemmlef.
AUBURN, \. Y, Aug. 3.-Recent de
Veiopments have more than confirmed
the truth of the statement that Kemm-
Ter, the condemned murderer, is weak
ening daily. The utter abandonment
Of all hope, and the consequent Eealiza-
ton of his utterly lost condition never
came to him with such terrible force as
last night, All night long the vision
Of his impending fate rose before his
sleepless eyes, and as he tossed and
tumbled on his narrow cot, he
cried aloud in despair, Il wish
it were over" He moaned time
and again and his utter loss
of all power to control his fears
were pitiable to behold The cause of
this sudden and unconquerable despair
was the noise of the preparation Of the
adjacent room of the executioner, which
the prisoner could not help hearing
through the doorway which Connects his
cell with the chamber of death. In the
latter room men were milking a test OF
the death-dealing apparatus before
4duuCu1uB bnO 4dOd1 CuETclI OhiNAS Il
the body of KemNnler. In the next
room were WardeV. Dunstan, Electrician
Barnes, of Roche ster, and few others
who had been invited to witness the
test c. F. Barnes, who has been en-
ployed to ta1e charge of the electrical
apparatus, and who will probably pull
the fatal switch, arrived on the 3:05 Cen
tral train yesterday and returned to
Rochester in the evening. His stay in
town was made as secret as possible, and
there was an evident fear at the prison
that his visit would be found out by the
reporters. During the brief time in the
city he did great deal of work. The
belt on the engine in the north wing
was taken off from the pulley connect
ing with the machinery and connected
with the Westinghouse dynamo. Short
ly after five o'clock the steam was
turned on, and a thorough inspection
was made of every belt and pulley
Then the room of execution was visited,
and later thorough. trial was made of
the apparatus which controls the fear
ful current Every thing was found to
be in working order.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-08-07
A Mistaken Idea.

LONDON, Aug. 5-Journals and men
in every way competent to speak intel
ligently on European affairs know and
say an inch of Russian advance to the
southwark may mean an absolute change
in the map of the continent, change
by which Austria would be the first to
suffer- AS Austria is the second Of the
three great Powers which make up the
alliance led by Germany it is most un-
likely that her Emperor will become a
party to the advancement of Russian
aspirations in the direction outlined.
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Caterpill YRS.

AUSTIN, Tex, Aug. S.-Millions 3. of
caterpillars have invaded the fields in
this section of Texas, and planters and
farmers are busy poisoning them. They
are reported very bad along the Brazos
river and it may be that the cotton crop
of this State will be seriously injured.
The pests are at least three weeks ear
lier than usual and are here in great
numbers and make the atmosphere very
offensive with their peculiar odor.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-08-07
Veterans Run Over,

$ LEAvENwoRTH Kan, Ang. 2-Last
evening as the St Louis mall and ex-
press on the Missouri Pacific going
south was nearing the Soldiers Home
two veterans were seen on the track and
were warned by the whistle, but before
the train could be brought to a stand
still both of them were run over and one
Of them killed and the others left arm
cut of The soldier killed was Charles
G Mallory, late Twenty-fifth Missouri
infantry, and the one losing his arm
Charles F. Rlakely, late company E,
Ninety-hfth Illinois
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-08-07

IOr q seat IN congress been terminates
by the bullet of an assassin II sgcn
methods are submitted to in silence, the
party benefited by the crime OF his par
tisans quietly and without dispute re<
tanning the benefits of the death OF his
competitor, new element would be In
trod duced in our form of government"
The resolution accompanying the re
port declafes the seat vacant
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-08-07
THE OLD WAY.
Unspeakable Turks Extracting Wealth
From Christians by Torture.

Unspeakabie Turks Extracting wealth.
From Christians by Torture.
ATHENS, Aug. 4.-Since martial law
has been proclaimed in the Turkish
town of Alassona the Christian inhab-
itants have been brutally treated.
Twenty notables at Siatista were
seized and beaten on the -pretext OF
compelling them to reveal the names OF
harborers of brigands.
A gendarme thrust a red hot bayonet
into the nose of one Nicholas Doukao,
who is now reported to be dying from
the effects of the brutal treatment he
received.
Tw ohundred inhabitants Of Auaselitza
have been seized and tortured for the
purpose of extracting money.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-08-07
Murdered while sIeenInr.

LEAyESwoRTH, Kan, Aug. Sat the
little mining town of Brighton, five and
and half miles southwest of here, the
best known and most popular resident
was Uncle Jim Isam. a well-to-do COL
orsd man. Last night about ten o'clock,
he was found by Paul HetteH his
nephew, and neighbor dead in bed.
BIS two children were sleeping peace
fully on each side Of him. he had been
murdered with an axe. which had been
sunk In his skull Young Hetter has
bSsh ARRESTED On Enspicion.
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Precocious Juveniles.

SUsQUEHANSA, Pa, Aug. 3.-Walter
Hobbs, aged seventeen and Annie
Hobbs aged fourteen, children of Jasper
Hobbs of Ararat took a neighbor's
team during their parents absence and
ran away with George Wyman and
Myrtle Wyman, aged eighteen and sew
enteen respectively. The two couples
drove to Windsor, \. Y, and were mar
ried. Legal steps will be taken by Mr..
Hobbs TO regain his children.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-08-07

ST.. PETERSBURG, Aug. 5.-The Car,
in letter to General Van Novsky, Min
lister Of War, on the occasion of his If
tieth anniversary of his entrance into
the army, emphasizes the fact that Rus
STA requires strong military organiza-
ton, not for aggressive purposes. but to
maintain the honor and integrity of the
empire and to protect the invaluable
blessings of peace, which he hopes will
be long preserved.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-08-07
Kansas City. Mo-. Censns.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Aug. 5.-The CEN
sus of Kansas City is completed and to-
day Superintendent Miller will forward
to Washington his last box of enumer'
ators' books with his report to Superin-
tendent Porter. The count will show
that Kansas City has 1S2, 101 inhabitants
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Catrfe she.fs fxurne1.

OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 2.-The Union
Cattle Company's feeding plant at GU
more, four miles below South OHshA
burned at eleven o'clock Thursday
night causing loss of $3.50, 900; insured
for ss5, 900. The plant contained 5000
stalls and covered over fifty acfes q
ground The confagration Is supposed
20 have originated from fire used By fAe1
who were heating tar with which ts ~
pair the roof.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-08-07

CINCINNATI, Aug. S-Since the mid
die OF June there has been almost no
ea1n In the southwestern part Of Ohio.
Yesterday afternoon a thunder storm
w4tA considerable rainfall was most
EzAtetuily received. Wheat hay and
6AS escaped injury by the drought bus
corn and all vegetables as well as small
FRUITS we're greatly damaged, and past
nres ere almost worthless Tobacco
MN be all right II favorable weather
follows and corn will be much benefited
By rain, but in many localities 3 full
crop nsAy not be expected The north.
sr4 peEt Q; tie State has had sbundans
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-08-07
DYNAMO DOOM.
Kemmler Awaiting His Novel
Taking Of at Auburn.
BENEFITED BY MRS. DURSTON.
The warden's Wife Changes His Brutal
Nature-Report That He Pretends In
sanity-PreparatiOns For the
Execution Complete.
AUBURN, n. Y, Aug. 5-Willism
Kemmler, the murderer, is under sem

tence to die by elec-
tricity, in Auburn
prison, some time
during the week.
So many sensation
al articles have been
sent out in regard to
this man-hiS con.
version, his bearing
under the awful
strain-that it is
hard to sift out any
thing tangible and
harmonize the con-
ficting statements.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-08-07
Dynamite unaarthed.

PARIS, Aug. 5.-The Steele has re-
ceived cipher despatch from st. Pet
ersburg saying that dynamite mine
was discovered under the railroad sta.
ton at Rasik. This road is on the
route to be taken by Emperor William
Of GarmanY on his coming Russian trip.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-08-07
Nebraska Reanion.

SUPERIOR, Neh, Aug. 5.-An Inter
State reunion of old soldiers and sail
ors began here to-day to end Saturday,
The best drilled companies of the Ma
tional guard in Kansas and Nebraska,
including two batteries of artillery and
eight companies Of infantry, will be
present during the week.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-08-07
HooknflaH Chosen.

MoBERLY, Mo-, Aug. 3.-The Demo
cratic convention to nominate the judge
for the Second judicial circuit met here
yesterday. Seventy votes were cast as
follows: Boone, 20; Randolph, II; How
ard, IS, and Galloway, 20. John A.
Hockaday, of Galloway, was elected by
acclamation. Congressman c. Fl. Man
sur was present at the convention and
addressed the citizens of Moberly on
tariff reform.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-08-07

The Grashdanin, of St Petersburg, al
ludes to the danger to Russia from an
9lo-German alliance. and advises her
to reinforce her troops on the Afghan
istan frontier so as to impress on En-
rland the necessity for prudence.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-08-07
Chinese cites Submerged.

PEK1S, Aug. 5.-This city and Lung
Chow and Tiensin are submerged and
business is paralyzed. The officials are
helpless The Government has ordered
the immediate opening of Shun King to
foreign trade This city is inaccessible
to steamers and business will be re-
stricted mainly to the transit trade.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-08-07
AInhahet Mack Dead.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, Aug. 5.-Hon. j.
w. D. L. f. Mack, one of the oldest cit
izens of this county, died at his home a
few miles southeast of this city last
evening. He was over sixty years Of
age and had filled different offices of
trust in this county.
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Pern,s New Prasident.

LUNA, Aug. 5.-Colonel Morales Per-
mudez has been proclaimed President
of the Republic, vice General c. A. Ceres
whose tenure of Office has expired. He
vii be decorated with the insignia Of
sfice and take his seat on August 10.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-08-07

Another explosion Of fire damp has
occurred in a coal pit at st. Etienne,
France. OF the men employed in the
pit, 115 succeeded in making their
escape uninjurcd Fi'e others were
seriously hurt.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-08-07

LISBON, Aug. 4.-ChOlera has appeared
in the Spanish province of Badajos, on
the Portuguese frontier. A rigorous
Gordon has been established on the
frontier by the Portuguese authorities
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-08-07

The population of Arizona, not in-
cluding the Indians, is $1,000. The
three largest towns are: Tucson, s, 1s6;
Phoenix, S,115, and Prescott, 1, s43.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-09-12
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
Not a Bad showing.


In answer to inquiries addressed to
farm mortgages foreclosed in Kansas
during the first six months of the
year 1890, statements have been re-
ceived at Topeka from forty-three
counties. giving the number of fore
closures on farm property as follows:
Brown, Is; Meade, 50; Clay, %; Lane.
IS; Decatur. 25; Montgomery, 81; Nor
ton, IS; Coffey, 20; Nemaha, 5; Dickin-
son. %; Chautauqua, 20; Woodson, 10;
Ford, A; Butler. 80; Morris. SO; Wichita,
so; Riley, 6; Mitchell. 50; Marion, 35;
Rocks, IS; Anderson, Is; Wabaunsee. %:
Lyon, IL; Saline, 81; Wallace, 1; Barton.
81; Rush, IS; Scott, 40; Wilson, Is; Leay-
enworth, 8; jackson, 8; Miami, 8; Usage,
81; Phillips, 81; Cheyenne, 81; Neosho,
Is; Garfield. SO; Sheridan, IL; Pottawa-
tonne, liz Republic, 10; Shawnee, 2.
Atchison and Wyandotte Counties re-
port no foreclosures on farm property,
but a number on city lots, the result of
the boom three years ago. The total
foreclosures on farms in forty-three
counties amount to 1, liz, an average of
twenty-six to each county. If the other
sixty-three counties make the same aY-
erage exhibit the number of foreclos-
months of the present year will amount
to about $50 The county clerks state
that the number of mortgages paid off
and released amounts to ten times the
lumber of foreclosures.