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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-07-11

BuzzARD's BAY, Mass, July Gin
company with Joseph Jefferson and
Charles b. jefferson Mr.. Cleveland
spent nearly all day yesterday trout
fishing at East Sandwich, where Mr..
jefferson has private stream. The
party left early In the day and did not
return until 6 o'clock.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-07-11
KILLED His Brcthsr.ia.Lsv.

DESIsoy, Tex, July a-Charles
Koch, young man Of this county, WAS
shot and instantly killed at Sherman,
10 miles south Of here, by ". R. Jsipes,
his brother.in-law. Trouble arose over
james beating his wife, Koch's sister,
The trouble occurred Of the court.
house, Both mon are wealthy.
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The yalkyrie Proves ! Flyer.

HUNTERS QUAY, Scotland, July g.
The valkyrie III. showed her heels to
the Britannia and the Ailsa In the
Royal Clyde Yacht club race to-day,
sailing especially fast before the wind.
The Britannia was beaten by IS minutes
20 seconds actual and IA minutes "a
seconds corrected time and the Ailsa
by 10 minutes Al seconds.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-07-11

ST.. JOSEPH, Mo, July a-Deputy
United States Marshal Smith commit.
ted j. L. Hawn, Of Hamburg, Ia, and
Ira Moore, Of Stewartsville, Mo-, to
the Buchanan county Jail for violation
of United States revenue laws
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SIX DROWNED IN A STORM.
Boat Swamped In Wisconsin and All ON
Board Perish.

LAKE GENEVA, Wis, July ga
heavy storm passed over here yester-
day afternoon about 4;4O, which un-
rooted buildings and demoralized shade
trees. The steam launch Dispatch was
chartered just before the storm by
q party consisting Of Father Hogan
and Miss Hogan, Of Harvard.
ILL.,, and a man thought to be DR..
Franz, assistant superintendent Of the
Elgin, Ill, insane asylum, wife and
child. The boat was in charge OF John
Preston, a reliable young man. They
were caught by the storm and the boat
was swamped and all on board were
drotvuad
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Bold jail Escape At It. Joseph.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, July S.-Ches
Allen, the prize6ghter under arrest for
felonious assault, successfully made .
break for liberty In the county jail
yesterday. He leaped from window
In the sheriff's Office To the lawn, 20
feet below, and although several shots
were fired at him by deputies, Allen
escaped.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-07-11

PHILADELPHIA, July a-It was on
nounced yesterday that the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Co. had placed with .
firm Of bankers In London 81, 100000
sterling consolidated sk per cent.
bonds maturing in ioaa The price Is
mt stated.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-07-11

OMAHA, Neb., July OH western
and eastern Kansas and sou thern Ne
braska the small grain Is now being
cut The railroad people see in this
fact hundreds Of cars OF freight and
the beginning Of good times again.
Travelling freight agents Of local roads
say that there will be more grain
handled this year by the Nebraska
roads than has been handled before
for three or four years, and that the
crop of corn alone will be prodigious
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-07-11

HAVANA, July "a severe engage,
ment has taken place between the
Spanish troops, under the command Of
Maj. Azuar, and Rabi, the insurgent
leader, at the head Of . large force.
Two hundred and eighty Of the latter
were killed
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ST.. LOUIS, July S,--The Hart 4 Duff
Hat Co., at llS North Broadway, has
failed. The assets are placed at ST..
500, and liabilities $4,000. The assign.
ment Is subject to deed Of trust
amounting to about Sl2,0 200.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-07-11

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, July o-James W.
Taylor, who was shot by Prof. s H.
Neal, Of San Antonio public schools,
two weeks ago, as q result Of q quarrel
over the conduct Of Meals children,
died at his home yesterday. Prof.
Neal was out on bail and has disap.
reared,
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ABILENE, Kan, July o.-The judicial
committee Of Judge Humphreys for-|
mer campaign to-day issued call forl
a non.partisan judicial convention st
Herington August 81. Delegates are
to be selected in mass convention.
Marion Is included In the call, but will
probably ignore II unless the supreme
court passes upon the apportionnent
In 60,
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LIVES LOST ON VESSELS.
Last Year They Numbered SOS an IncrsAs'
Over Previous Years.

Last Year They Numbered sos IN Increase
Over Previous Years.
WASHINGTON, July S.-The records Of
the United States steamboat inspection
service show that during the last fiscal
year the number Of lives lost on steam
vessels was approximately ses. This
was on increase over the average for
the preceding eighteen years Of lsS.
This great increase was caused by the
large loss OF life by the laundering Of
the steamship Colima recently of tho
Pacific coast.
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CHICAGO, July DAT least ten per-
sons were drowned and incalculAble
damage was done by the storm which
swept over this city and suburban re-
sorts north Of here yesterday after
noon. Six Of the dead perished at Lake
Geneva, VIA, and the other four lost
thar Lives IN LAks Michigan
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CREsroN, Ia, July S.--Several farm
ers have been victimized in this vicin-
ity by a smooth gang Of piano swim
oilers. A salesman calls at house and
offers to leave piano at the house for
four months on trial, and II four are
sold in the vicinity, will present tho
instrument to the parties free. They
ask no money, but request the farmer
to sign a card describing the piano,
etc 1t turns out to be promissory
note for $3.50, The piano is not worth
over $50,
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ST. JOSEPH, NO. July VIII Walker,
whose remains were found strewn
along the railroad tracks for distance
Of miles Saturday, was not killed by
the train, as first supposed, but was
murdered and the body PIT on the rails
TO hide the evidences Of the crime. In
Walkers hat were number Of cuts
and the coroner's jury rendered .
verdict that he came to his death at
the hands Of persons unknown, his
body afterwards being placed on the
track.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn, July s.-The Mem.
phis and Ashport packet Lady Lee,
sank last night at the head OF Island
Forty and Harry Robinson, the baker,
Peter Watson, the barber, negro
roustabou named Ady and three ne
gro deck passengers were lost.
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The Dates Of ~ Fairs to h Held aa<
Their Secretaries.

The Dates Of ~ Fairs to h Held ed
Their Secretaries
TOPEKA, Kan, July S.-Following ID
q list Of fairs to be held in Kansas dur
Ing the present year, their dates, loca-
tons, and secretaries, as reported To
the state board Of agriculture;
Allen County Agricultural society, G. L
Whitaker, secretary. lola; September il-M
Allen County Fair and Moran Driving ParA
association, II. p. Smith, secretary, Moran;
August eo-A
Anderson County Fair association, u L.
White, secretary, Garrett; September "a
Brown County Exposition association, Q. II.
Lawrence, secretary, Hiawatha September
lola
Chase County Agricultural sssoci alton, J. +.
Kuhi, secretary, cott6iwood Falls; September
lola
Clair County Fair association, J. J. Marty
secretary, Clay Cantor; -.
Coicy County Fair association, j. =. Wood
ford. secretary, BusiIngton; September s-lA
Cowley County Fair and Driving Park asso-
citation. A. C. Bangs. secretary, Winfield Sep
TENDER el-27
Crawford County Agricultural society, John
viets, secretary, 0irsrd; August I'm
Finney County Agricultural society, D. A.
Minis, secretary, Garden City; september
ea-A
franklin County Agricultural society,
Charles H. Ridsewsy, secretary, Ottawa sep
tembcr i7-N
franklin County District Fair association,
]. j. McCsbe, secretary, Lane; =.
Jackson County Agricultural and Fair asso-
citation, s. B. Mc0rew, secretary, Holton; Sep
tember 80 October
Jefferson County Agricultural and Mechan-
lcal association, George A Patterson secre-
tary, Oskaloosa; October ILLS.
johnson County Cooperative Fair assocta-
tion, @. NJ Dickson, secretary, Edgerton; Sep
TENDER lola
johnson County Fair association, W. T.
Pugh. secretary. Olathe August H-sl.
Linn County Fair association, Ed r. Smith,
secretary, Mound City: October IL,
Marion County Agricultural society, Manly
l Hill secretary, Peabody September 1871.
Miami County Agricultural and Mechanical
association. George p. Leavitt secretary
Paols; September a4-H.
Montgomery County Agricultural society, D.
W. Kingsley, secretary, Independence; Sep
tcmber 1870.
Norris County Exposition Co., =. j. Dill, sec.
rotary, Council Grove; September 24-H
Nemsha Fair association John Stowell, Sec
rotary Seneca; September So
Neosho County Agricultural society, Il
Lodge secretary, Erie; September 50
Neosho county-The Chanute Agricultural,
Fair Park and Driving association, r. Q.
Rawlings, secretary, Chanute; August 1918.
Usage County Fair association, +. G. Pipp,
secretary, Burlingame -.
Osborne County Fair association, M y.
Smith, secretary. Osborne; -.
Riley County Agricultural society H. A.
Ames, secretary. Riley September l0-lS
Rocks County Fair association, I N Pepper,
secretary, Stockton; October 3-5
Saline County Agricultural and Horticultural
association. Samuel Carin, secretary, Salina;
---.
Sedgwick County-Kansas State Fair, W. 4.
Hewey, secretary, Wichita; October i-5
Wilson County Agricultural society, G. X
Cantrall, secretary Fredonla, September l0-lS.
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HABwIcK, Mass, July John W.
Carter, the we'll known Ink nanuiac.
turer Of Boston, was drowned while
bathing at the beach here yesterday
afternoon.
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THE FIGHT WILL OCCUR.
No Texas Law Against the Proposed Pugil
Istic Encounter ut Dallas.

latic Encounter ut Dallas.
DALLAS, Tex, July s.--Judge George
Clark, Of Waco, has submitted an opin.
lon as to the legality Of the proposed
Corbett- lritzsimmons glove contest.
The opinion Is very exhaustive and
lengthy. lie says there Is no law upon
the statute book Of Texas prohibiting
purilistic encounters, and that upon o
payment or tender Of the license fec
prescribed for such exhibition there Is
no lawful power in the state, under
present laws, to interfere with tho ex-
hibition. Judge Clark gave the matter
at issue careful study and patient re-
search, and his opinion Is most sweep
The record-union., 1895-02-07
WONDERFUL FROT4lNa AND PACING
Three Horses Travelling at Better
Than Two Minutes.
Fast Work by the Animals Now In
Training for the Races
ON Friday.

large number of persons witnessed a
sight at Agricultural Park yesterday
forenoon that they may never again be-
hold-at least not after this week.
1t was three horses going abreast in
harness and covering a quarter of mile
at rate of speed better than two minutes
for a mile!
The horses that did this remarkable
thing were Directly, the champion 81
year-old PAGER, Flying Jib. the king of
PAGERS, and klamath, the California trot-
ter. These wonderful horses were being
worked out preparatory TO their races
against worlds records next Friday, and
they were speeded up the backstretch in
294 seconds, which means at the rate of a
mile in one minute and fifty nine Sec
onds.
Alix, the beautiful little mare that
stands at the head ofthe list oftrotters with
her record of 2:033, was worked out by
Andy Mcdowell in PIP, travelling around
the outside of the track. She was Speeded
for only one-fourth of the distance, which
she covered easily in 30 seconds-a two
minute gait.
The 298-quarter paced by Directly, was
the fastest, Mr.. Mcdowell said, the colt
had ever made, which shows that he is in
ecord-breaking form, while the track is
far from being right just yet Indeed,
the path near the pole is not used at all,
as it is being rolled, narrowed and
sprinkled every day.
Mcdowell and all the other horsemen
express their confidence in the ability of
all the flyers now at the Park to lower
their records on Friday next. and if they
do. or even equal them, it will be sight
worth travelling miles and miles to see.
suppose Alix should trot over the Sac
ramento course in 2:03 or better, after
only three or four days work in getting
the track in condition after months
heavy rains. Such feat would give the
Sacramento track reputation of which
mono other in the world could boast.
That Directly, the phenomenal pacing
colt, will lower his record of 2:074 is quite
certain, and if Flying Jib should not be
i'll one OF his sulky moods he may be
counted on to cover the mile in less than
two minutes.
There is some talk of asking the busi-
ness men to close their stores on Friday
afternoon that everyone interested may
have an opportunity of witnessing this
coterie OF world-beating PAGERS and trot-
ters smash Eastern records.
The record-union., 1895-02-07
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Captain W. W. Gray of Merced is in
the city.
Mrs. H. Weinstock is visiting in San
Francisco.
DR.. J. A. Nelson is back from a trip to
Iuolumne.
Edgar 3. Raymond of San Francisco is
visiting the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. E, Dreas of PetaIuma
are at the Capital Hotel.
Colonel D. B. Fairbanks of Petaluma is
among the visitors here.
Frank Soule OF the State University is
stopping at the Golden Eagle.
Collector Of the Port John n. Visa of
San trancIsco, Is up from the Bay.
Colonel j. J. Nunan Of the Stockton
Aatt is guest at the Capital Hotel.
Stewart Menzies, the new Police Conn
missioner OF San Francisco, is at the
Golden Eagle.
Hermann j. Greider, brother of Fred
w. Grelder OF this city, left Yesterday for
San francisco, where ne will embark ON
the next steamer for Africa. He intends
making an extended tour throughout the
entire continent.
Two weIl-known Sacramento younp
people, |. J. Trainor and Miss Anna
stephenson, were united IN marriage yes-
tOIN"J AAOA'iALo at tuG ISSluSDcS OF the
brides parents, 1890 y street. The house
was decorated throughout in violet and
white. though only the relatives of the
contracting parties were present. Miss
MarceIla Green of San Francisco was
bridesmaid and Charles Trainor acted as
best man. Alter the ceremony the newly
welded couple left for Southern Califor-
MA, where they will visit for several
days. Their future home will be in Sac
TamentO.
The record-union., 1895-02-07
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

Arrivals at the. Golden Eagle Hotel
yesterday: S. w. Scott New York;
Thomas o. Edwards, c. a. Guernsey, c,
IL. Gillett, +. NJ. Guernsey, Chicago; w.
G. Reimer, Philadelphia; Thomas A.
Hender, S. S. Bradford, L. p. Cannon.
Sonora; Allen y. Lennon, P. r. Davis
Santa Rosa: a. Brown, Milton; NJ. l.,
Graf, Les Angeles; S. S. Bromweu, Il,
Nushaumer, Oakland; S. Johnston, H.
Kunz, John III. Wise, Stewart Menzies,
Chauneey Barbour, G. l.. McCandless,
i. Walsh, w. #. Becker, Edgar b. Hay
mend, G. w. Baker, George +. Neal,
Mrs. L. Daucher and daughter, Mrs.
Craven, Miss Murphy, Mrs. Bradley, d.
b. Fairbanks, G. Cutler, George l..
Neusbaumer, Mrs. c. II. Howell. II.
BostwieA, Charles M. Shortridge, W. 3.
TreadwelI and wife, F. Z. Whitney, San
Francisco; Albert Z. Davis, Troy, n. Y;
Frank Soule, Berkeley; L. q. Daniels,
Alameda.
Arrivals at the Capital Hotel yesterday:
q. s. Easton, w. ID. Long, G. K. Fuller,
Stockton; b. 4. Drees and wife, John l..
Cam, Petaluma; w. Il. Watson, Placer
vile; E. II. Tucker, Selma, Mrs. Wilson,
San Francisco; j. j. Nunan, Stockton;
Ira Hill Reed, Calaveras; G. NJ. Shelter,
San Francisco; M. S. Seryass, Port
Huron, Mich; Captain William w. Gray,
MERGED; Miss May kerrick, Stockton;
T. NJ. Fisher, Oakland; A. p. Stantoll,
Joseph Enright, j. A. Linnett Santa
Cruz; j. G.. Wolfskill and son, Suisun;
W. L. Stovall, Williams; L. +. Moultou,
Colusa; Maurice l.. Asher, A. q. De Vim
cent, }. j. McManus, L. 4. Donnelly,
San Francisco.
The record-union., 1895-02-07
IN A HIGHER COURT.
sudden Death of il. S. Taylor, the
Veteran Lawyer.

Sudden Death of i. S. Taylor, the
Veteran Lawyer.
Leroy s. Taylor, the well-known law
yer, died at his home in this city last
night, after lingering illness resulting
from severe stroke of paralysis which
be suffered few years ago.
Mr.. Taylor was an early settler in Cali
1ornia, and for nearly forty years resided
IN this city, where he practiced law for
upward OF thirty years. He was born in
delaware County, Ohio, in 1927, and was
66 years of age. In 1S47 he published q
directory of Chicago when that city had a
population of only 10000.
Alter studying law there he Joined the
illinois Company" and crossed the
plains to California, reaching Hangtown
now Placerville) in August 1850. He
mined for gold about Coloma and George
town Ior three years, but was taken i'll
and removed to Santa Cruz, where he be-
came Assistant District Attorney. In
1857 he removed to Sacramento, where he
made his permanent home.
lie was County Commissioner for sew
eral years, and in 1889 was elected to the
Assembly, where he became Chairman of
the Ways and Means Committee. He
was prominent in Odd Fellow circles,
having been Past Grand Master. He
leaves beside wife a son and daughter
+. d. Taylor and Mrs. Charles Z. Lip
man, all residents of this city.
Mr.. Taylor was a man of upright char
acter and of a generous and kindly ma
ture. He was successful practitioner
and always prominent figure in the
courts. For several years he was the law
partner of S. S. Holl.
Although in quite feeble health for
some time past, his death came suddenly
and unexpectedly, the direct cause being
another paralytic attack.
The record-union., 1895-02-07

system to the new, if it is not made a mart
OF the policy to get qualified men and
then stand by them. It will take such a
board as is to be created whole wear to
grapple with its duty and get its work
close up to its breast.
1t Will be two years. time before it will
be possible to make the benefits expected
materialize before the public eye because
contracts already made run for from nine
months to year to come. No board
would venture to make changes RAPIDLY
In the outfit of any of these institutions.
What it has to do is to be done after care
ful examination and study of the expe-
rlence OF similar institutions in older
States. and then by such gradual, firm
changes as may be found necessary, and
in manner and time that will not create
confusion and distrust and thus cripple
effective and economic administration.
We warn the Legislature that while the
aim Of the bill is good. while its purpose
moves in right direction, it is an enor-
nous task that is proposed, one that is
not going to be accomplished by sudden
revolution nor by unskilled men. Re-
form is one thing and economy is its
sister, but the wisdom that must be en-
ployed in the accomplishment of either
or both moves slowly. cautiously, only
after getting sure footing, but then resist
less, and regardless of any and ali preju-
dices. pressure, political influences and
the vain notions of idealists.
The record-union., 1895-02-07
forfeiture. We are inclined to think that
sucn law will be conducive of good and
tend to prevent neglect and defalcation.
A WILD, wooLLY EXHIBITION

A WILD, WOOLLY EXHIBITION.
The Freeholders of San Francisco have
just concluded the labor of drafting
charter for adoption by that city. The
closing scenes of the body were spectacle
for gods and men. San Francisco is the
worst street-railroad cursed city in the
world. The citizens of that burg are
fond of saying that they have the best
system of street transportation in the
world. There is a sense in which this is
true, but it has been vastly overdone.
Sixty per cent. of the mileage of the
street cars of San Francisco would do the
business quite as we'll and would leave
some streets free of railroad tracks. As
1t Is, the city is gridironed with street car
tracks until the lower end of Market
street has the constant appearance of a
car-yard for the storage of cars
The Freeholders-to their credit be it
sald-provided that few of the streets
should be left for boulevards. There are
but few streets remaining in San Fran
cisco for such purpose. The process of
gobbling up streets for street car pur-
poses has been going on in that city for
third OF century, and the demand that a
few streets running east and west-that
Is, from the water front to the Cliff House
should be held sacred to other purposes
than street car transportation has grown
latterly more persistent. Responding to
this demand, the Freeholders provided
that certain streets should be forever
exempt from the encroachments of the
street car companies. When 10! the
Mayor Of the city appeared before the
board to declare that he was not yet done
gobbling, that there still remained one
unsatisfied hog, and his demand was that
he should have all the rest.
The conditions in San Francisco must in
deed be anomalous to make such hoggish
scramble as was exhibited by the Mayor
possibility. 1t cannot be said, in extern
uation of the Mayors conduct, that
nearly all the streets had been taken pos
session of by street-car companies; that
only strengthens the argument in favor
of reserving what is left. But the Mayor
was before the Freeholders to declare
that he wanted street and he was going to
have it. In making this demand he ex-
hibited a ruffianly blackguardism of
greed which clearly establishes his iden-
tity with the Adolph Sutro of Sutro Tun-
mel fame. That unsayory enterprise did
more to discredit American securities and
American financial methods, and to bring
American honesty into disrepute abroad,
than any other enterprise that has ever
foated securities on the financial markets
of the world. The exhibition of rapacity
and greed borrows emphasis from tie fact
that it was made by the Mayor.
The record-union., 1895-02-07
BRIEF NOTES

c. NJ. Campbell has caused the arrest
OF John Heintz on charge of obtaining
goods by false pretenses.
Officer Ash last evening arrested Chi
naman named Wong Wing, whom he
captured in the act Of dealing tan at 3O65
l street, and charged him with gaming.
Fl. 2. Dyer Of Cleveland, who made
the plans and built the Utah sugar fac
tory for the firm OF E. II. Dyer d Co., is
here trying to work up an enterprise of
that character.
Depaty Sheriff Lane Of Oakland ar
rived last evening, having in charge a pris-
oner named Frank Emmett, alias Joseph
Williams, who wiH serve twenty years in
Folsom Prison for robbery.
The record-union., 1895-02-07
Opening Court With Prayer.

One of the learned Justices of the Maine
Supreme Court, then whom no man bet
ter knows how to appreciate really
amusing thing, was holding court at
Ellsworth, and, according to honored GUS
tom, called in local clergyman to open
the session with a supplication TO heaven.
This worthy gentleman came, aud after
chat with the Justice proceeded to address
the giyer of all good and perfect things
thus: Almighty God, we beseech thee
to bestow upon the presiding Justice the
wisdom which he SO greatly needsp p' 1t
is said that the same Judge once opened
court after prayer which began this way:
'Oh. Lord, we pray thee to overrule the
decisions of the court to thine own honor
and glory" ."-Bangor Commercial.
The record-union., 1895-02-07
Drainage District Bill.

Dr. Dixon, as Chairman OF the Sacra-
mento Valley Drainage and Reclamation
Convention, has called meeting for Sat-
urday evening at 7:30, at Pioneer Hall, of
those interested In the matter Of the
drainage district bill now before the Leg
lslature, the idea being to appoint COM
mlttee TO express their views to the Sem
ate committee at its meeting on Monday
evening.