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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-04-11
THE WHITE METAL.

The Silver Market Acting Rather Quesrly-
japan Likely to lie Heavy isuyer Of Sil.
YER.
New YoRK, April 6.-The market for
silver bullion has acted queerly this
week. Since the high water market
Of Monday, when the white metal
reached es]4, there has been reaction.
ary movement, carrying the price down
steadily at the rate OF per cent day.
On small dealings yesterday silver sold
down to 65ss, but subsequently rallied
on the curb TO 65H.
While no definite advice$ have come
to hand 1t Is regarded as certain here
that Japan will be q heavy buyer Of
silver in the next few months. The
japanese government, since the begin'
ming Of the war with China, has bor'
rowed Sl25, 900, 900 from the Japanese
people. This loan was effected on q
silver basis and Japan will, no doubt,
repay in silver. Japan will need some
thing like 200,OOO,0 900 ounces Of silver
to make settlements. The currency
system Of the empire being SO thor
oughly bimetallic. it Is not believed
that Japan has any idea OF adopting
the gold standard,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-04-11
TRAIN ROBBERS RUN DOWN.
One Of the Rock Island Gang Killed--Fpaf
lively Identified rs the Bandit

One Of the Rock Island Gang ktlled-FpHF
tively Identified as the Bandit
HEsNEssEy, Ok, April d.-Soon after
the train robbery on the Rock Island
railroad Wednesday night near Dover,
Ave United States deputy marshals,
headed by Banks and Prater, started
on the trail Of the desperadoes. At 8
o'clock yesterday afternoon the officers
came suddenly upon the gang. Part OF
them were asleep. The officers i'm
mediately opened fire, which was
returned. The deputies jumped
from their horses and used them as
breastworks while the robbers tried TO
escape. Two of the horses Of the out
laws were shot from under them and
one man was killed, while apother's
leg was broken, but he managed to get
to his horse. A third was badly hit,
but he also succeeded in getting away.
Tho dead man was brought TO Hen
nessey at II o'clock last night He
was positively identified as Dick
Yeager, alias "Gyp Wyatt on whose
head there was an aggregate reward
Of over $1,000, including the amount
offered yesterday for each Of the rob-
bers by the Rock Island.
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A BIC HAUL.
The Springfield, NJ, Post omce
Robbed OF Many Stamps.
SALOONS ARE REFUSED INSURANCE.
yndlaaa Agents Afraid es Dishonest LlQues
Msn--A Rsfrlgsrating Car Service
for Transporting Fruit-Jadgs
Kllgore at Ardmore, L 7.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, April A-The post
office here was robbed Of about sl0,0 ,0oo
worth Of stamps and silverware yester-
day. The robbery was committed
about noon, while Postmaster Ridgely
was at dinner. The robbery was not
discovered until o'clock and those Inn
plicated have so far covered up their
tracks. Access was gained to the
vault by the use Of duplicate
keys. The vault Is located In
the postmaster's private office, and
the combination Is never turned
except at night. In order to secure en-.
trance to the vault, two keys had to be
used, one to open the spring lock on
the door of the Office and the other to
the inner door Of the vault. Both OF
these doors were locked when Mr.
Ridgely returned to the Office Besides
the stamps Mr.. Ridgely had stored In
the vault his daughters wedding pres
ents, valued at 81, ,OOO The stamps and
silverware would make an enormous
package, and 1t Is hard to conceive Of
method to take them from the build
Ing In broad daylight without observa'
ton. 1t was 5 o'clock when Assistant
Postmaster McMurphy had occasion to
90 to the vault for stamps. lie found
the interior Of the vault In wild dis
order and everything Of value removed
This was the first intimation that the
place had been looted.
SALOONS REFUSED INSURANCE
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April 4.-Many
insurance companies are canceling the
risks which they have taken upon =
part Of the saloons In this state.
Agents in many elites have received
instructions to cancel these policies,
although heretofore there has been no
discrimination against saloon men
who desired insurance. The reason as.
signed for the new ruling Is that COM
panies cannot afford TO insure saloon
property since the enactment Of the
Nicholson bill Insurance men say
that the character Of the law Is such as
to force class Of saloonkeepcrs to re.
tire from business, and the dishonest
ones maYriSeek to maRa'a sale Of their
| effects to Insurance companies
cAys FOR TRANSPORTING FRulr.
S4ckxassro, Cali; Aptif i--Afntous
& CO., the Chicago packers, have begun
their new refrigerator car service,
which will be known as the fruit
growers express. They have issued o
schedule showing cut In prices for
refrigerator cars from California to
eastern points Of from S35 to 800 under
the rates Of the old companies, being a
cut of from 80 to per cent. The new
company starts with 400 new cars and
Armour promises as many more US
business may require.
JUDGE KlLGoRE AT ARDMoRE.
ARDMoRE, |. T., April 4.-Ilon. Buck
Kilgore arrived here yesterday He
was met at the station by reception
committee and escorted TO the Hotel
Wisner. Last night he was banqueted
by the bar of this place and q host OF
old friends. Large delegations were
in attendance from Purcell and other
points Of the Chickasaw nation.
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FoxcRoFr, Me-, April o.--Yesterdsy
$4,000 additional notes were brought
to the notice Of the selectmen, which
already makes the defalcation OF the
late township treasurer, Judge Elias
]. Hale, aggregate $4,000 IT 10
known that other notes are being held
back awaiting decision as to the w.
bility Of the town in the matter. -
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THE INCOME TAX.
The Supreme Court Hopelessly
Divided Against II.
The INTENTION OF The PRESIDENT
Doctrine. No Matter What the Con-
sequence May He--The Yank.
ton LAnds.

WASHINGTON, April 0.-ThiS y tho
last day remaining In which the United
States supreme court osn render an
opinion as to the constitutionality Of
the income tax before the time limit
expires, by which returns can bs
made without becoming Liable
70 the 80 per cent. penalty. After
holding nearly a dozen and
halt consultations the justices are nm.
derstood TO 10 still dividsd-three tor
and five opposed to the tax. 1t was
claimed some time ago that On agree.
ment had been reached to hold tho mat.
ter up till May . unless decision could
be reached In favor Of the tax One
OF the supreme court justioes called
upon Cleveland yesterday, and II Is
said as reason why q decision had
been postponed SO long that the court
wished to discover whether II would
be possible for the treasury depart.
ment to get along without the
revenue 10 be derived from In.
como taxation. The announce.
ment Of the treasury officials here.
tofore made that they would bs
able to meet the current sxpensas
without the revenue expected to hs
derived from the income tax, and u
the same time obvistes the necessity
for an extra session, is believed 10 W
proof that the administration 10
aware that the supreme court Is hope.
lessly divided against the income tax
THE PRESIDENTS INTENTION.
WASHINGTON, April t--Thsre y .
furry Of excitement " islsr admin.
istration circles over what Il ID believed
the president intends to % In tho
Venezuela controversy. " Il claimed
that the president olsrly indicated
yesterday at = cabinet ncetlag that ho
did not like the position taken by
England In that matteri that he In
tended to enforce tho Monroe doctrine,
no matter whit tho consequences
This Ia supposed to AsaA war with
England provided John 1sll 10 not Ia
the bluning business The clean cut
statement that England intends to
take slice Of territory frow Venezuela
cannot be misunderstood and also the
polite but emphatic statement that 1t
was not the business Of tho United
States to interfere, making II more en-
phatio, gives the president. II 10
claimed, an opportunity to take posi-
tion that may load To kvAhlc.
THE YANKTos LAxns.
WASHINGTON, April a-The procla-
nation for the opening Of tho Yank'
ton lands In South Dakota will not be
issued until there can bs an investlga'
ton by the secretary ol the interior
into the present contentious that
exist. Secretary Smith will deter.
mine whether the state can select the
lands and II 30 whether II will not
be compelled also to pay for them ut
the same price us agreed upon by tho
treaty with the Indians In the On.
abllng act admitting South Dakota tho
state was granted about so, 40 aeros Of
land, 1t Is mn open question whether
selections made OF ceded lndian lands
would not mean that the state would
get them free OF the charges which
settlers have to pay, sS7j per acre.
The proclamation will be withheld un.
til the questions are investigated.
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A BAD EXPLOSION.
A Saloon and Grocery Store la New Orleans
Blown Up.

A saloon ana GrOCery StuE6 III NOW VsAueAs
Blown Up.
New ORLEANS, April a-About ?
o'clock this morning ap explosion from
some unknown cause occurred at tho
corner Of Decatur and Ursuline streets,
near the French market, in a two.story
brick building containing two stores,
one occupied by Emile Boulet as >
drinking saloon, the other by Charles
Salathe as o grocery and ship chan
dler's shop, and several sleeping
rooms above. The explosion was ~
loud one, and when the 4ast had
eiesfsd way the fshermen and wom'
en- who had gathered at the markets
saw a heap Of debris Then little
tongues Of fame began toshoot up from
the debris. Eiremen were soon on
hand and were followed by Archbishop
Jansen and several priests, and the
work Of rescue was soon begun. AT
4 o'clock two bodies were recovered
and identified as those OF Charles Sa-
lathe and his wife. Crowds of people
hung round the spot, and the police
were compelled to use force to keep
them away. At 8 o'clock the work.
men came across the mangled body OF
Felix Rigot, the barkeeper lie was
lying under a pile Of timber in the
front Fart a the saloon. He
was dead when taken out. Ten
minutes later another body was found
near where Rigot was lying. 1t was
identified as that of James Edwards,
an employe Of q fish stand in the mar
ket, He had been seen five minutes
before the explosion, and the fact that
his body was found In the ruins was q
surprise. 1t was subsequently ascer-
tained that he had entered the saloon
few minutes previous to the explo.
sion with basket OF shrimps
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THE MINT STEALS.
an ATTEMPT TO BURN A TENEMENT.
A Building In Which Were Nineteen Fami.
lIes Vet ON Fire for the Third
Tlme-A Train Accl-
dent.

CARSON, New, April s.--Superintend-
ent Mason, Of the government assay
office in New York, has been in full
charge Of the mint scandal investiga-
tion here for two weeks. lie has al-
ready discovered shortages that up
proximate about 100000, and all
the suspected melts have not yet
been examined. The town is full
Of secret service detectives, who are
under the control OF Agent Grant,
Of Chicago, and they are shadowing
suspected officials and learning the his
tory Of their recent extravagant habits.
None Of those suspected can escape.
The greatest steal yet discovered in
one melt was unearthed by Superin-
tendent Mason Il few days ago. lie
found that one run of melt, which pur-
ported to contain ., 200 ounces, halfgold,
half silver, had but forty ounces Of gold.
The shortage in this melt, therefore,
was about Sss 900. The principal man
under suspicion is Assistant Melter
and Refiuer John Jones, who has been
In office under llirsoh Harris, and who
came 10 him as hold-over from tho
Harrison administration. The detec-
tives are at work on Jones record, and
they claim to have discovered that he
has been spending $500 to $500 a month
on an income Of $ls5, lie was first sus-
pected by llirsch Harris Harris relied
largely on Jones, the practical man In
the department, but grew very suspi-
cious when bars that ought to have come
out with large percentage OF gold
were returned nearly pure silver lie
reported the shortage to ex-Gov. Jewell
Adams, superintendent Of the mint
The shortage was Immediately re.
ported to r, n Preston. superintend.
ent OF the mint at Washington, and
Expert Assayer Mason was forthwith
dispatched here TO investigate The
crimes were committed by the substi.
tuition of bars, and II Is known that
the frauds extend over period OF five
or six years.
ATTEMPT TO BURN A TENEMENT.
NEW York, April 9, For the third
time within ten weeks an attempt was
made early yesterday morning to burn
the tvc.sto,y building, l0s Eighth ave-
nue, In which there were thirteen fam
ilies. This mornings are was started
on the ground floor Ia the hallway,
Just as the other two hres were. The
tenants believe, too, that some drug
was put with the materials set on FIRE,
as the fumes arose through the house
supplying them. The motive OF the
incendiury, 1t is surmiscd, was robbery.
Nothing was taken, as the fire was dis
covered curly,
A TRAIN ACCIDENT.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, April "a CON
struetion train on the Highland &
Homestead electric line, jumped the
track yesterday morning at Salt Works
station and crashed down upon the
Baltimore e. Ohio tracks, rs feet below.
In the car were five Italians, and three
Of these jumped when they saw the
accident was about to happen Two
were fatally injured
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TAYLOR JURY DISCHARGED.
Seven In Favor Of Conviction and Five for
AcQdittaL

Seven Ia Favor Of Conviction and Five for
AcQdittaL
CARRoLLroN, Mo-. April Cat s:0o
o'clock yesterday morning the jury In
the Taylor brothers case, tho two men
charged with the murder Of the Meeks
family, was brought into the court
room, which was jammed with people,
aud Judge Rucker asked: Gentle
men, is there any prospect that you
will agree on . verdict?'
"None whatever. replied Foreman
George Fleming.
"What do the rest Of you say?" asked
the Judge
"There is no show whatever, replied
several Of the jurymen.
''Do you stand now as you stood from
the frst?" again asked the judge,
The jurors replied that the first bal
lot was seven for conviction and ave
for acquittal and that that result had
remained unchanged on all future bal
lots,
Judge Rucker ordered the clerk 70
enter on the docket that the Jury, hsv-
Ing failed to agree, had \ been dis
charged and the cause had been con-
tinued to the next term Of court. As
the Jurors filed out OF the court room
they were hissed, hooted and reviled
by the people who had gathered about
the courthouse. r.
Before leaving the jury room Frank
yehle made each juror promise to not
reveal to any one the names Of the
jurors who voted for acquittal But
when the seven jurors got out and
mingled with the people on the streets
and learned tho state Of the public
mind and that unless It was known
how the jurors voted each man Of the
twelve would rest under the suspicion
Of having been bribed, they told the
names Of the five. The jurors who
voted from the first for conviction
were: ]. A. Rose, David Jameson,
Adolph Auer, Granville Jenkins, Elijah
Baker, James II. Creel and W. 3. Bran.
mer. The five who stood out for ac-
quittal from the first were: Frank
Yehle, NJ. Hudson, Ben Glover, George
Fleming, J, I. holland.
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A Bank Coll.cto, short.

LEAvESwoRru, Kan, April GA de-
falcation was discovered in the Leav-
enworth national bank this morn
ing and by 10 o'clock the man believed
to DO guilty was In custody. He ID
the banks collector and had been IN
Its employ six weeks lie is about 20
years old and lives in this city with his
widowed mother
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OKLAHOMA CIrY, Ok, April e-doy,
st. John arrived heIe yesterday and
attended the funeral Of Mrs. st. John.
The church was full to overAowing.
The feeling here Is against st. John,
who attended the funeral and was dis
tracted with grief. The governor is
making preparations for the defense
Of his zon
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-04-11

The suit in London Of Oscar Wilde,
the English author and apostle Of
estheticlsm. against the marquis CT
Queensbcrry fof libel, was Withdrawn
by tho plaintiff. Oscar Wilde was
afterwards arrested, a criminal action
being brought against him.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-04-11

INDEPENDENCE, Mo-, April 6.-The
annual session Of the Reorganiaed
Church Of Latter Day Saints Of Jesus
Christ convened at the stone church in
this city to-day at 10 o'clock. Almost
1000 visitors had already arrived last
night and several hundred more are
expected. The session is advertised Ia
last ten days and will pe prehidod over
by the hereditary president Of the
church, Joseph Smith, Jr', son Of Its
founder. who Is called Joseph the
Martyr, and who was killed at Car
thape. Mo.
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MR.. MANSUR NO BETTER.

Hs ID Very Low and His Death May I'e Ex-
pected at Any Moment.
WASHINGTON, April 0,--Mr. Charles
II. Mansur, Dr., reached the bedside Of
his father, Col Mansur, yesterday
morning. There has been no change
Of favorable character md patient
has not been conscious for two days.
A committee Of the Masonic fra
ternity is In attendance at the bedside.
His physician states that there Is abso-
lutely no hope for recovery, and the
end may be expected at any moment
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FREIGHT TRAIN WRECKED.
-Four Men Killed and Two Fatally In.
iured

-FOUR Nen huiou anu IWo ThtuiIy lns
jurod.
ALTON, H., April 6.-At the Wood
river bridge on the Chicago 4 Alton
cutoff, about Il mile north Of East Al
ton, early this morning, u long, heavy
freight train was coming down the
grade when the center cars left the
track and fifteen were piled on top OF
one another -Four men were killed
outright and two fatally injured. None
Of them are known, but are supposed
to be tramps who were stealing rides.
The wreck was caused by the train be-
ing too heavily loaded bohiad. When
the brakes weFs put on the front cars
the Weigh. behind was thrown onto u
tiat car In the middle OF the train, crush
ing II and wreckIng the other cars,
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JUMPED THE TRACK.
An Engine and Coach Go Through =
TrestIe.

zAsEsvILLE, O., April a--Just as
passenger train on the l'ellaire, zanes-
yille 4 Cincinnati narrow gauge rail.
road was approaching trcstle 5 miles
west Of Summcrfeld this morning
coach jumped the track on curve and
ran on the ties half way across the
trestle. Then the engine also left the
rails, and with the coach and iive bents
Of the trestle fell TO the rayino below.
Ell Lucas, engineer Mrs u. Young
and her little daughter, OF summer
fold, and d resident Of Bealesville were
killed, and Jesse Johns, the fireman,
fatally injured.
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A WIFE MURDER.
The Son Of Nx-Gov. st. John Com
mits q Fearful Crime.
/ HERO Of The war MURDERED.
Meseantewn, KY, In q Fever Of Excitement
Over ths killing Of Maj. A. j. Hamil-
ton, the Libby PrIs-
oner.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Ok, April Am
awful tregedy occurred ct the resi-.
dence Of Hon. H. G. St, John, mile
west Of this city, at 8 o'clock yestsr-
day afternoon, when st. John shot
snd instantly killed his wife In ct Of
Jealous rage. caused by her connection
with . young man Of this city. The
tacta are hard to get at as st. John y
very reticent about the affair. He came
hsvs immediately after the tragedy
and secured 0 physician, saying he had
accidentally shot his wife, Toa close
friend, however, lie said he had gotten
: letter ont Of the post Office yesterday
morping from bis wife's private box
and opened It. 1t was signed A. H. N,
and made arrangements for an sp-
pointment II would seem that he had
been suspicious Of bis wifs's behavior
Tor some time. He brooded over
this circumstance until dinner time
and then went out 70 his home. Mrs.
81 John was sitting sewing and he up
braided hsr with her inRdelity. She
arst denied, but when the proofs were
shown shs became angry and acknowl-
edged the fact. This maddened him,
Ae said, and he pulled his revolver and
shot her. The bulletstruck her on the
left breast causing instant death.
81. John, who Is In the custody Of
tha aherifg, Is . son Of ex-Gov. John F.
A. John, the noted temperance lectur-
er Of Kansas, and 10 bright attorney.
H was one Of the leading republican
members Of the recent Legislature and
Il : member Of the codifying commits
sion. This was his second wifei he
married her in Garden City, Kan, in
1850 They have two children. His
arst wife secured Q divorce from him
n 1887 and Is IN Illinois
\ HERO o. THE WAR MuRnEREn
LduIsyILLE, Ky., April A special
to the Evening Post SAYS Morgan.
town "a Ia a fever Of excitement over
the murder which occurred early yes.
tsrday morning Of Maj. A. J. Hamil-
ton, the famous originator and executor
Of the escape from Libby prison in
1854. Sam Spencer has been ar
rested and placed in jail with
evidence against him. Alfred Belcher,
who was witA srsaser, sis.s4
Spencer Is tho man who fred the
shot. Maj. llanilton's name Is famous
throughout the country and he has re-
leiyed many notices from the maya
zines in the, United States, The escape
pf Maj. Hamilton and his associates
from the famous old Libby prison at
Richmond, Va, is one Of the most in
tevesting incidents Of the civil war
Maj. Hamilton was one Of the Twelfth
Kentucky cavalry and with him were
confined Capt. James A. johnson,
Of the Eleventh cavalry, and Lieut..
Ed Knoble, Of the Twenty-frst
Kentucky infantry They conceived
the idea Of tunneling out Of the old
pr N and with only few crude i'm
flemants began the task Aftep dig
Ting for tosty.6ve nights they saw day
light and with them lo4 other officers
made their escape The officers named
made their appearance in Louisville on
The night Of March 0, 1864. The tun-
mel they dug was 81 feet long and 5 in
diameter. Many OF those who escaped
were recaptured, however.
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TAnLRquAn, l. T., April Sin at
tempting to quell row among a crew
Of graders at work On q new railroad
being constructed through the Chero-
kee nation from Sloan Springs to
Fort Smith, Ark, to-day, Sheriff Proc
tor shot and killed two Of the rioters
and was himself seriously wounded.
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TastIng an Electrical Gun

SPRINGFIELD, O., April Q. The Krotz
gun. which Is attracting attention,
will be publicly tested here on April
49, 1t Is operated wholly by electric.
ity, applied and released at tie rate Il
shoots, l,eO0 times per minute II Is
tho fastest firing gun ever made and Is
smokeless Army and navy experts
will examine II,
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TOPEKA. Kan, April 4-The new
state board OF pardons met Yesterday
and organized by the election OF
Charles smith, Of Washington, presl-
dent. and Gen. ]. C. Caldwell, Of To
peka, secretary. The other member Is
], u. White, Of Rsstt,
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TOPEKA, Kan, April 5.-The state
board Of charities organized yesterday
by the election Of Morton Albough, of
Kingman, president, and George A.
Clark, Of Junction City, secretary.
Mrs. Mary E. Lease was present and
served notice on the board that she
would institute a proceeding In the
supreme court to oust Clark, who was
appointed by the governor to succeed
her. She claims that her time is not
out for 4 wear.
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Protesting Against Foreign Sugar.

PHILADELPHIA, April 5.-The sugar
trust yesterday issued circular to the
sugar brokers Of this city, asking
them not handle any foreign sugars.
There Is considerable German and
Scotch sugar coming to this port. The
Scotch sugar Is soft and white, which
Is used by bakers and confectioners.
II ls the same quality as the trusts
Nos. 10 and "A, and Ia sold much
cheaper. The German granulated Is
also selling below the trusts figures.