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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-02-15
SUFFERING in OKLAHOMA.
A Spec nj to the 81. Louis Rrprbiic Detail
Ing Fearful T'rts Of tn storm

A Spec al 10 the ~. Lnni- Rrppbiic Detail
Ing Fearful n'rts Of tn 'torm
ST. Louis, Feb l3.-A special TO the
Repu olic from Guthrie, OK, says;
a terrible buzz ri ,truaR tut, terri. O y early
Sunda morning aud 'hc snow Is wv feet deep
on thn ground
Reports Of death aud SUFFERING COM In from
all PARIS Of the t,rrltor. IN The strip coun
recently op'nei q ScttIt men the people are In
pr ctriuu- rorditi.n. Al Rod Rn,k, m,B
u B.ount and family. cOn-l- iug OF a wife and t"u
Chi ren girl, aged " and ~ o RS, Noru AL
most frog n to dcttn
Mrs Fannie spencer homc,taader. twelve
mile from Gross. WAS found frozen Sun. AL
her furl hal burned out
MANY people 90 I'VE In tents and as fuel Is
scar g, tnrir ouditiln Is awful ms Null
gan v,ng ur mill, south Of PERI, ~as f'und
n 10 death tni bis partner II ,rye New
cImh, died from esp sure AMI cold httocn miu-
utcs after belnf font
A. PJnci Mrs j ulle Cramer an two chill
de- H. Lizzie AMI Sadie, were dlscuv red frozen
sun In CO. oto's burroA, ten yard, from tnelr
aDO ie.
ol Henry Melon. q cowb1y who was with
Buffalo Bill at n wor,u's { .ir was discovered
by party OF hunters rariy his morning dcau
under his horse, ne ctr Nowkirk
Al Anad uku two lnlian pupils were found
bur I'd under u snow ban Upon being taken
ia hIuse one ~ The en- ldren INN da v Cx
p red The other, hoNcyor shovel signs OF re-
Cuyerv
Lac last evening report reached here tha
ftmi nam"l ears, res ding on CLAIM
near Woodwa d. Va, found frazen to dca b,
bot no particulars can bee ob ain.d
a courier iusi in from the vicinity OF Ay
aIuthur y rip town, reports great sunor n
auo y the homvst.tae near III ro
Oyr - hcaI & hor.e' and caitlo wcr
ir and yoluntcc- rgdcf commit ccs ar
now securing the country, gathering to1rth't
the people aud caring fIr them la the scno pc.
hluseI
Mi Jennie John on Young lndi1n teacher
who q me- u A va recently from rAnton, Pl
lofl her = hnol 81 urdl nj iht for her boa d.
iuy mouse ShH h s uut IN seen luce.
Il /, 10 red she was Eau ht In the biZ2lrd
and liHd from ox Iusure 80 reports IA We been
re,,iv from other vest side towns uu' Il is
certain the \ ncriuy Ia great, AS the west side
p,urlo are living 10 tcnts
All rains ure ucli ed Word comes from
Cross hat Snerm Va Stone and family. CONSIST
ia'o. "A Nifs aud nvo c 4 dren, we're 10 md sit
ting about stovc wi Ihlir threats cut from
ear to car
The follow ng note, found on a table near
Stone gives a horrible story Of murder and
| suicide Ia connection Wi h n storm;
Wood oil gone Moli frozen to death the
rest Of US iro,zng | have killed INV family
and now kill myself TO prevent further suffer
ing God have mercy on usi"
Stone was "a hum.ste der aud lived In tent
Its lhousht that uf er the snow meits hun
DE d, OF dead settlers will be tOunl along vi h
the remains Of thousands OF cattle.
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MORE OF RIO.
Details of Last Saturdays Battle
II sceived.
ADMIRAL DA CANA WOUNDED.
The Government Troops Too Many for tho
Insurgents Adm. de Meiio Reaches
Desterro with the Re-
publica.

Rio DE JANEfRo Feb. Q, VIA MONTE
viDEo. Feb. 11.-At 5 o'clock this morn
ing 800 insurgents attacked Armecao
aud Ponta da Areia in the vicinity Of
Nictheroy Launches conveying land
ing parties left the Island OF Conce icao
at $3.50 u. IN. and succeeded In reaching
the mainland without discovery. Half
an hour after heavy firing occurred on
both sides. The government troops
retired, leaving Rve officers and forty
men prisoners, aud six officers and fifty
men killed.
At o'clock, reiuforcements of over
1000 men arriving, the government
troops again advanced under heavy
fire OF rifles and machine guns, the
Krupp battery, stationed on the island
Of Cuja, opposite Ponta da Arela, also
being engaged Adm. da CANA further
attempted to check the advance OF the
troops by calling for reinforcem ,nts OF
100 men from the island OF Conceicoa,
and by seuding launches from the
cruiser Libertad close to the shore Of
the mainland. These efforts stopped
the advance and caused heavy losses to
the government troops. Then their
ammunition fell short, their fire slack
enel and the troops slowly gained
ground.
After three hours fighting the troops
were within half mile of Armacao,
and Adm. da Cana decided to with
draw his sailors, finding IL impossible
To remain there on account OF the over
whelming number of the enemy. The
Ii ertads armed launch continued to
hold the troops while insurge Is em-
barked at Arinacao, the Aquidaban
covering their retreat The Libertad's
launches were close to Ponti da Areia
and received the brunt of the enemy's
fire
II was il o'cl ocl before the last of
the insurgents embarked, after spik-
ing the government battery of heavy
guns at Armacao. The insurgent loss
was five officers and thirty men killed
and twenty officers aud forty wounded.
IL Is impossible TO obtain correct re-
turns, but the government Is supposed
to have fifteen officers and ljJ men
k He'd and many wounded. Adm. da
CANA has bullet wounds in hls neck
aud arm, but they are not dangerous
ne press correspondent was hllBntly
wounded in the throat by Il Manlnicher
bullet
Both sides displayed bravery, but the
sailors were demoralized at the finish
by the large number OF the enemy and
fired wildly. Still the withdrawal was
orderly and without sign of panic. The
government claims decisive victory
and i.5OO men have gone to reinforce
the garrison Of Nictheroy.
Adm. de Mello, with the Republica, is
uow ut Desterro.
wuUNDING OF DA CANA CONFIRMED
WAsnINGTON, Feb. 10 "A dispatch
has Teen received ut the state depart
nent from Minister Thompson at Rio
lie Janero concerning the engagement
'ctween government and insurgent
'orccs at Nictheroy on Saturday. The
u,urgents succeeded in landing, but
we're driven back to their ships by the
government forces. Da Cana was
| wounded in the breast and arms, but
4 is not known how seriously.
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POPULATION OF CITIES.

The cities aud Towns NJ Kansas That Con.
tain over Flve Hundred Inhabitants
TOPEKA, Kan, Feb 49, Fl ID. Coburn,
secretary OF the board OF agriculture,
has prepared returns OF the population
OF cities and towns in Kansas having
800 inhabitants and upwards, March l.,
1898, arranged according to rank, and
compiled from the assessors' returns
The figures compared with those OF
the year previous indicate that Of 81
cities and towns in Kansas then having
q population Of 1000 or more, 90 m ade
Oain
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THE TIME INDEFINITE.
No BASIS for Reporta as to when che TarI
Blll WIN Appear In the seuate

No Basis for Reports as to When ,he TarIff
Bili Wiil Appear In the Seuate.
WARRINGTON, Feb, ~ Members of
the senate finance committee say there
has been n great deal OF misinforma.
tion sent out about the time when the
tariff bill will he reported TO the sen.
ate. II is claimed no time could possi-
bly, be fixed for reporting the bill until
the full committee came together. Be
sides, the bill is not ready TO lie re-
ported yet from the su subcommittee, and
the members of that committee cannot
tell when II will be.
II is also said that while Il is from
time 10 time asserted an agreement has
been reached on certain schedules, as a
matter Of fact nothing is definitely ar.
ranged, and what has been done so far
IL subject TO change by the sub-com.
mittee while II still has charge OF the
bill, and by the democratic member
ship when they como TO consider the
work Of the subcommittee The only
thing that seems TO be settled definitely
ts that the intention is TO make 4"
bill provide sufficient revenue Or
government and 10 this g d a ticl
will bo taken from n Q Il Ne l.uA. d IL
orOases will be made Sol ,e q. 'ect onA
Tns proaioent nUa Approvou tno aos
allowing the settlers along the Deep
Fork. In the Iowa reservation, to al
out quarter sections from the Kickapoo
reservation when that country Is opened
20 settlement
The three abstract companies doing
businesa In Chicago have formed a
continuation for making prices The
cost Of gett ng abstracts has been in.
creased 20 TO % per cent meaning an
tdditi0nal tribute OF between $3.50, oO0
and 100000 ON the real estate brought
s6e4 stssss N . DVAG
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ErlnI. ,.rnMlnr Mnr.n.

LANSING, Mich, Feb, H. Attorney
General Ellis, George Bussey and Coun-
ty Clerk May are under suspicion Of
being the persons who tore the Detroit
election records from Mays book
Thursday night Ellis and May both
admit that Ellis visited Mays room ear
ly in the evening before the theft oc-
Cured, but lady witness says she saw
Ellis go up to Mays room later. The
public does not, Mt least yet, believe
Ellis or May really had a part in the
theft although circumstantial evidence
thus far leads that way
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-02-15

Sr, JosErH, Mo-, Feu, IA heavy
snow storm set IN here at II o'clo k
yesterday morning and it is now twelve
inches deep on level The mercury
is ten above, with u strong wind from
the northwest Street car traffic Is en-.
tirely susp ndel. Reports received at
the general offices Of the burlington
over the greater part of the system,
decreasing in violence as it proceeds
sOuthN Nnrd
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-02-15

CoSsTASTISoPLE Feb la--United
States Minister Alexander W. Terrell,
after taking . vigorous stand In tbs
matter aud threatening to ask the
United states government 10 send 0pe
or more wsrships to Iskanderum, North.
ern Syria, has succeeded in obtaining
the release Of one OF the two Armen'
ians, uitura lied Americana, who havV
sssa !sA9s..aas4 .ssss e ssses tBs
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BRITISH rULIIlOS.
Gladstone asy shortl Appeal bo the
q ountnV

OunIrV,
LONDON, Feb. ia meeting of the
cabinet was held at the official resi-
deuce Of Mr. Gladstone, In Downing
street, to-day prior to the reassembling
Of tho house of commons
II Is stated that Mr. Gladstous pro-
poses 10 drop the parish councils bill
and he employers liability bin, and to
make an appeal to the country within
q month,
The house of commons reassembled
to-day, The attendance was small and
chiefly eomposel Of Scotch mombers.
Mr. Gladstone and sir William Vernon
Harcourt chancellor Of the exehequer,
wsra pSsssnt and msrs Loudly SAssrsd
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PARIS, Feb lin the fifty hours
race Cody to day went 257< kilometers
on horseback, Fallot, the Belgian, on
foot went 2f2H lilometers In the last
hour, Cody. who was allowed two
horses, changed every two leaps, 10 the
disgust OF the onlooSers, several Of
whom were expelled from the buildiug
tor pelting him.
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ST. PAUL SERENE.
The City Laughs at the Possibilities
south,

south.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Feb 13.-If there
was blizzard in this section Of the
country II was not observable even
with the aid of the most powerful mi.
croscopes- In this city the day was
pleasantly cool, with scarcely any
breeze blowing, and what little has
been heard from Minnesota and the
Dakotas is TO the same effect. Tho
lack OF a blizzard did not affect train
service, and everything was on schedule
time, although some delay Is expected
later in trains from the blizzard section
IN the states south Of here.
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RAILWAY TRAFFIC ABANDONED
Heavy Fall OF snow In Nebraska, Occasion
ing Much Trouble.

OMAHA, Neh, Feb 12.--Since 8 o clock
yesterday morning u storm has ragged
generally in the upper Missouri conn
try, covering the entire territory be-
tween the river and the mountains
The wind Is from the nortL, blowing
almost gale, accompanied by 1ne
snow which Is drifted badly aud
packed hard. In this city the streets
have been kept open and cars moving
hAAL ALA AavssDaaab VI IeIlkOaA tTaies
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-02-15

During the years from 1885 to 1850
poisoning by means OF arsenic became
so common in England that parliament
in 1851 passed very stringent laws reg
ulating the sale of this poison. .--Phila-
delphia Record
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CLEVELAND, o., Feb ls.-The bli1-
zard which ragged with such severity
throughout the west last night, reached
this city at o'clock this morning. A
fierce gale accompanied by II heavy
fall Of fine, cutting snow, is In prog
ress, and the storm promises to be most
severe At noon the street car service
was demoralized, only an occasional
car managing to get through the heavy
snow drifts On the Lake Shore road
trains were reported as more or less de-
layed from the west, with prospect
OF serious bloclxades before nightfall.
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MILWAUKEE, Feb a. The steamer
Roanoke, of the Detroit Grand Haven
& Milwaukee railroad which left
here at II o'clock Suudty night, is re-
ported overdue nt Grand Haven, Some
ieur Is expressed for her safety, as the
storm has been ons Of the worst OF the
year. Besides her crew the only pas
sengers known 10 be aboard ara ten
members Of the Leouzo Brothers The
atrical company,
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woRKNEN IN PERU.

MINIATURES, Feb. IL - Swirling
clouds OF snow in which there has been
but Que or two riffs since daylight shut
from view the house at the tunnel, one
mile from the shore of the lake In this
building are nineteen worlSmen, at
least there were Sun lay nigh. There
was consdera ole fear expressed that
the tragedy of last spring may have
been repeated.
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Anldnr MllI Mrnr the , ompanIes

TOPEKA, Kan. Feb is. - Superln-
tendent of Insurance Snider has grant
ed the New York insurance companies
a hearing on the reciprocal tax" mat
ter. A committee appointed by the
companies TO wait upon tho superin'
tendept was expected last night nj
has not yet arrived, evidently being do
layed by the storm
over hait the ouIhess poruou "a
Genoa, O., II village OF 1000 on the Lake
Snoro railway, eighteen miles west OF
Fremont, was destroyed by are.
The majority OF tho papers In st. Pc
tersburg make bitter comments upon
the French wheat policy, and deelars
chat il is distinctly prejudicial to the
RussisU wheat trade.
Al Springfield, IL, Lincoln's birth
day was practically ignored All pub
lio offices, except Il few at the state
house, and oil business houses wera
open. There was no special oRSer
NAAAlA14
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Two freight trains collided on the
Wheeling & Lake Erie road in the
storm two miles west of Bellevillc. o.
Three men were killed-both engi-
peers and one fireman
The president has sent to congress
two more dispatches from Minister
Willis
The president has nominated John
&, McAtee for associate Justice OF the
supreme court Of oklahoma,
II seoms that the late blizzard
reached across u belt of country below
Minnesota from the Rocky mountains
~ New York state
The Farmers Mutual Elevator Co,
at Crookston, MINI, has failed. The
company owns six elevators LtAbili.
tasA t4teRess pssstA sApAsM
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Liberty, Mo, Feb. lS,-The snow
here is twelve inches deep ON level
and drifted 30 bad in places that il is
almost impossible for pedestrians and
vehicles to get about William Lewis
u negro, was frozen TO death at Bir-
mingham. lie came up from Alabama
last summer to work IN coal mines in
southern Kansas, During the strike,
getting out Of work, he and his wife
started out to make their way home
the best they could. He was taken
sick at Birmingham and they took
shelter in an old shanty. The blizzard
came on and his life went out in H.
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MEAsLY PoaK.

Seven Persons to Die by Trlchins at
Chicago.
CHICAGO, Feb, l3 Mrs Charles Kru-
ger is dead as the result of eating
trichne in pork and the remainder Of
the family, seven in all, are beyond
hope of recovery. The members of the
family were taken i'll several days ago
and physicians who were called decided
that they were suffering from trichine
The doctors announced that all the
sufferers will die.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-10-24

the bog to the main ditch. Each picker
had square box with an iron bail,
holding peck. The pickers get down
upon their knees, place the box in front
of them, and scoop up the berries with
their hands. As they pick space, the
box is moved along. Overscers keep
close watch that no berries are left by
the picker, as the vines are gone over
but once.
When the box is filled, the picker
either calls an overseer, or carries it
himself to spot ON the bank where q
team can easily drive in, and where a
large number of empty crates are piled.
Here his berries are iemptied into the
crate, and he is given check, or peck
ticket" Four of these peck tickets are
exchanged for a bushel, and these are
cashed at fifty cents a bushel. Often
times, when reliable name is ON them,
these tickets pass current as small
change, and very large growers have
from $4,000 to $4,000 out in these
promises to pay. Some Of the pickers
will reach three or four day; tut two
bushelsis consideredh good day 8 work,
and the women often pick more than
the men.-From "Where Red Cranber-
ries Grow" Demorest's Magazine for
November. t. pi
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Burned to Death.

Houston, TEX, October 16.-The
worst fire in the history of this city
broke out this morning, and be-
fore it was placed under control not
only had large amount Of property
been destroyed, fbut two Sisters of st.
Joseph were burned to death, two in
firmary patients also perished, and
third sister was dangerously injured.
The fire originated in the San Jacinto
Hotel, or rather boarding house, from
which the flames spread rapidly TO ad-
joining small buildings of st. Joseph 3
Infirmary, on Franklin, destroying also
large two story frame annex and
then the new four Story brick main
building, h'iT ,sooa9 Sn'3Hab adt .,.
The destruction of these buildings
was accompanied by loss of life.l Sis
ters Doleral and Jane were burned be.
yond all possibility of recognition,
while Sister Clothilda was fearfully
burned about the face, neck, breast
and arms, her recovery beingin doubt.
Two patients are also, missing, but
there is not the slightest doubt that
these also perished. 20 t1l -f5a
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ST A YEAR In ADVANCE
STOLE slso,ooo.
A Passenger Train Held Up Near
QuanticO, Virginia.

RICHMOND, Oct. 12..-The northern
bound passenger train on the Richmond,
Fredericksburg and Potomac railroad,
which left here at Z O'Clock tonight,
was held up near Quantico. The en-.
gineer and fireman were forced from
their engine and the engine was cut
loose and sent ahead. The express car
was then entered, the messengers COW
cred with pistols and the safe blown
open and robbed. The runaway engine
was stopped at Quantico by obstructing
the track.
LATER-It is stated here tonight that
there was an unusually large amount
OF money on the train, probably $780,
600. The robbers, seven in number,
wer, masked, and did not blow open
the safe as first reported, but forced the
messenger to open it. The railroad
company has offered $1,000 reward for
the arrest Of any one of the robbers.
The express messenger, B. F. Crutch-
field, and his helper, H. Murray, barred
the doors of the express car, but these
were blown open with dynamite. After
the robbery the thieves made off with
their booty in the direction of the Po-
tomac river, where it is supposed they
had a boat in waiting to take them to
theMaryland side. r.-.Frl
None of the robbers entered the pas
senger coaches The operator at Brooks,
six miles from Quantico, discovered
that the engine was wild" as it passed
his station and telegraphed to Quantico,
where switch was thrown SO that it
was brought into collision with two
loaded freight cars and wrecked. Had
the engine been permitted to pass Quan
tico it would have collided with the
south bound passenger train.
Passengers on the train that was held
up at Quantico arrived here tonight.
They report that as the train approach
ed Aqua Greek two men stepped out
and commanded the engineer to stop
the train, which he promptly did.
When the train had come to a full stop
the two robbers were joined by five
Others? The robbers then blew open
the express. car with dynamite and
picked out the packages containing the
money,
Conductor Birdsall notified the pas
sengers of what had happened and
asked for revolver. Not one Of the
passengers was armed. is.:1 X
The express messenger made an a.
tempt at resister ce, and fred two shots
at the robbers, who opened fire on him,
wounding him in the left arm.. This
was the only resistance attempted.
The express messenger said that the
safe contained $15O,OOO. The robbers
secured this and all of the express pack
ages containing money, 1t is thought
this amount will foot up to about $780,
900, A large amount of this money
was shipped from Richmond.
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A GROWING TREASURY DEFICIT.
UnfavOrable Operation of the New Tar.
iff Law.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.-The distress
which prevades Democratic circles at
the ~retched showing made by the new
revenue law in the matter of receipts is
not likely to be alleyiated by the busi-
ness of the first month of its operation.
AS has been already pointed out, the
September receipts of the Treasury fell
over $7,5O0,0Oo short of the expendi-
lures, and the present indications are
that the second month will be even
more unsatisfactory than the first one.
The total receipts Of the Treasury at
the close of business in the first week
of October were "a, ,322, 1888 so. AT this
rate the receipts of the second month
under the new law seem likely to fall
several millions short of those of the
first month, which amounted to S22,-
62l,2lS. AT the rate that the receipts
have run thus far this month, it seems
improbable that the total for October
will reach $4,000, ,O0O-perhaps not
more than $4,000, 900. The expendi-
lures, however, it seems, must run high
during October, perhaps higher than
during the month of September. The
quarterly payments of interest this
month will amount to So, SOC, 900, which,
added to the other necessary expendi-
lures, must bring the total up at least
as high as in September, when they
were i$20,25S,O1S. Indeed, the October
expenditures usually run from S3.000,-
900 to $6,000,0 900 higher than those Of
September, largely because of the in
terest payments. Those of last October
were $4,OOO,000 in excess, of September,
those of October, 1891, exceeded Sep
tember by over $4,000, 900, and in 1890
and 1889 the excess was still greater.
So nobody need be surprised to see
the new revenue law, which produced
deficit of S7,7O1, 700 81 in its first
month, bring deficit of more than
that, or say $10,OOO,0OO, in its second
month. October receipts usually run
a little less than those Of September,
and it is to be expected that there will.
be something of falling off in the
customs receipts owing to the fact that
the rush of goods awaiting entry under
the new tariff is now practically over.
1t is curious fact, and an unfortun.
ate one for the friends of this new law,
that its first months of working are not
only steadily producing a deficit, but
are actually far below those of the cor.
responding months of the previous
years. There has not been September
in the last ten years in which the re-
ceipts have fallen below $24, 1889, ,756,
while in most cases they have ranged
above $50, 100000. On the other hand
the expenditures in September were
from 81, 100000 to $10,OOo,OOO larger
than in any September in ten years. d