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The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-12-09
ON THE WAY TO 4 SURPLUs.

New Haven has a fine new band stand impaled on the fagpole in the middle of the Green, and yet she is not entirely happy. for she hasn't a surplus in her treasury. The need of the hour is such a surplus. It can be had with the right kind of financiering. All we have got to do Is to keep on issuing bonds of various kinds until there is a surplus. Nothing could be simpler or easier A good beginning has been made and there seems to be a disposition to go on. So we shall prob ably soon have a surplus and be in as good shape as the country is with it's surplus, which has been acquired by good f1nanciering,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-12-09
CUBANS WANT NDENCE.

In his effort to help Spain out of her land said that fit would seem that if Spain should offer to Cuba genuine au- which, while preserving the sovereignty of Spain, would satisfy all national re- quirements of her Spanish subjects there should be no just reason why the pacif1cation of the island might not be effected on that basis"
 What the Spanish government thinks about this reasonable suggestion doth not yet appear. Perhaps it thinks that 1t is unwarrantable interference. But Cuba has been heard from through Senor Tomas Estrada Palma, the head of the Cuban Junta in New York.
 Senor Palma Is authorized, as their only official representative and dele gate to the United States, to speak for the Cuban insurgents concerning the proposition for Spain to give home rule and complete government to Cuba while Spain maintains her title to the island. Senor Palma says they cannot accept any such arrangement, even if Spain could be induced to grant them home rule. Cuba will not lay down it's arms on those terms. The only object of the revolution was to overthrow | Spanish power in the island and es- tablish Cuba's independence. Senor Palma claims the insurgents have "al-
 ready established an independent gov
 ernment in Cuba" and are resolved at
 any and every sacrifice to emanclpate | the whole island from the Spanish yoke | The absolute independence of Cuba is l the indispensable condition on which a | treaty of peace with Spain can be rati- | fled. The Cubans not only would have no faith in Spain's agreement to con- l cede home rule, but would not accept
 any such concession now, after all that
 has been sacrificed, even if they knew 1 Spain would for once fulfill her prom l ises to that unfortunate island. Hence
 the suggested guarantee by the United
 States that the concession, if made would be fulfilled, would not be accept 1 ed by the revolutionary patriots Se-
 nor Palma says General Maceo has
 written several times. the last time
 from Pinar del Rio, that he is resolved
 to die before giving his consent to any
 treaty in which only home rule should
 be granted to Cuba. Knowing that i Spain would propose nothing more
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-12-09

chin several rather long loops of thick black satin ribbon, the loops pressed flat and not so long that they will not hold well out and up. A few points of lace, the butter thick lace so much worn last season, serves well, or a touch of thread face or an odd bit left over is then set in and lies against the black, The result is always becoming. The same effect can be duplicated at the wrists. This bit of black relieved by the ivory or yellow of lace is seen and such finish will give a touch to an ordinary fancy bodice of last season that, if the big sleeves of the bodice be folded, prodGed and fastened down here and there, will make said bodice seem brand new.
 Fur bordering has been established in favor for the rest of the season. but great many rigs of the severest plain ness are being worn, tan-b bark browns and homespun materials being in espe- cial favor. Perfection of cut, fit and finish have taken the place of elabo- rateness. "All the silk is on the inside and all the cost in the seams sighed one girl who had Just considered her dressmaker's bill. For all they cost me-" she sniffed, they all look plain. Yet the experienced ones can see the expense sticking out of every curve of such dresses, so dressmaking is like natural philosophy and chemistry nothing's wasted FLORETTE.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-12-09
FASHION NOTES.
BIomse Trimming.

If the color that has the newest favor in women's dress were to be picked out, red would be the selection by any one that is observing. It appears on every hand, in many shades, some of them startingly brilliant In the walking dress shown to-day 1t appeared in the figure on blue goods, the stuff being aibeline. In the skirt it was untrim- med, but the blouse waist was of thor oughly novel arrangement. Pleated alike in back and front and hooking at the side, it was trimmed with bretelle revers of black velvet, Another piece of velvet passed across the front, fas- tened with a buckle and ended in or namental loops. The belt was to match this and also carried a showy buckle. Velvet rosettes trimmed the stock col lar on both sides.
 Almost any bodice collar will be inn proved by setting at either side of the
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-12-09
ADVERTISING RATES.

SItuatIons. Wants, Rents, and other smalI advertisements. One Gent Il Word each m. sertion. Five Cents Word for full week (seven timesl. l..
 Display Advertisements-Per men, one e,Ii ln- 40 cents; one week, S320; one month"; SAo' one year, $40. ,-
 Obituary Notices, in prose or verse, verse; do cents per line Notices of Births Marriases; Deaths and Funerals. 50 cents each. Local notices 15 cents per line. o,,r,,
 Yearly advertisers are limited to thelS own n immediate business tall matter to pe in- n objectlonable), and their contracts do not in' clude Wants, To Let For Sale, etc.
 Discounts-On two inches or more. @ 1ile month aud over, 10 per cent; on four lnthes or more, one month and over, DO per cent.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-12-09

than home rule, he adds in regard to all kind of diplomatic negotiations; Tt is better to trust in the force of arms than in the resources of diplomacy"
 Those Cubans seem to know what they want. They may get it, They have certainly done well enough lately
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-12-09

Africa is taking an important place Tn the sales of postage stamps, Brit fish Central Africa brown stamp selling for $50 at a recent London sale, while an Oil Rivers five shilling or two pence stamp sold for $16 and ten shilling or five pence brought s37. At the same sale a New South Wales three penny stamp with the laureated water mark brought s262; a British Guiana eight cents, first issue, green, $155; Canada twelve pence black, s125; 8 Nevis lith- ographed sixpence, s67; Newfound- land one shilling, orange, $50; a Span ish two real stamp of 1852, s62, and a Great Britain ten shilling, gray cross, s1O5.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-12-09

Dairy Commissioner Anderson of Minnesota, in his annual report to the State legislature, reveals sad things about the manufacture of spices. Pep- per that is half ground stone, and mus tard with an equal proportion of wood pulp. are among the exhibits he shows, and he urges the passage of a law giv- ing his department control of this trade and power to prevent the sale of these vilely adulterated goods. He asserts plainly that when he secured the in troduction, two years ago, of @ bill to remedy the evil, it was referred to a committee, whose chairman was gro- cer, and nothing more was ever heard @of it.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-12-09

According to the Rochester Demo- crat, w. A. Field, of Clean, New York, says that he is the father of thirty four children, thirty-one of whom are now living. Of these there were three sets of quintuplets and four sets of triplets by his second wife, The en- tire family was born at ten different births. The first wife and three of the children were burned to death in Jan uary, twenty-e eight years ago, at Sagi- nav, Michigan. The survivors of the family, numbering thirty-one, are in tending to have grand family reunion next spring, and for a short time place themselves on exhibition with the father and mother. The father of this surprisingly large family is fifty-seven years old.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-12-09

Completed returns show that the voters of Minnesota approved at the recent election of constitutional amendment which repeals the provision permitting person of foreign birth to vote after having declared his in- tention to become a citizen. Hereaf- ter no one of foreign birth can vote in Minnesota who has not been a resi- dent of the United States for five years and been admitted to full citizenship at least three months prior to the cleo ton. This is expected to largely re- duce the total vote of the state, as it is estimated that 175,OOO voters in the state have never been fully naturalized. One interesting fact in connection with this amendment, pointed out by the Minneapolis Journal CRep), is that 1t received the hearty support of our foreignIborn population"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-12-09

It appears from the report of the h. terior department that during the last thirty-one years, or since the close of the civil war in 1865, the United States government has paid out for pensions, Including the cost of distributing them, the enormous sum of s2,O34, ,S17, ,769
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-12-09

The other day a German asked Judge Riddle of Philadelphia to excuse him from serving on the jury. ''Why?" asked the judge. "Well, your honor, I don't understand good English" 70, you will do," replied the judge. "You won't hear much good English here anyhow" Amid a general laugh the iuryman sat down.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-12-09

The best word yet said for the wheel comes from Dr. Abbott Secretary of the Massachusetts State Board of Health, who maintains that it is in great measure responsible for the de- crease of consumption among women. Dr. Abbott points out that the decline in the death-rate of women from pull monary diseases began five years ago, the time of the first general popularity of the bicycle, and has continued since. The rapid respiration 1t induces strengthens the lungs and assists them to throw off foreign substances.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-12-09

The State of Washington is proceed ing systematically in the work of re- claiming its arid lands, the operations being under the direction of an Arid Land commissioner. 4 recent report
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-12-09
STATES RUBBER co.

St Reade St, New York, Dec. 2d, 1896.
 A semi-annual dividend of PER CENT. has been this day declared upon the Pre- ferred Stock of this Company by the Board of Directors, payable January 18th, 1897, to of record at the closing of the Transfer Books at the close of business on December 24th, 1896.
 The books will be reopened at the opening of business on Saturday, January 16 1897.
 d. 24 CHARLES R. FLINT, Treasurer,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-21
DELEGATES ALL CHOSEN.
The Chicago Timss- Harald's Estimate Of
the strength Of Republican Candidates

The Chicago Timss- Herald'a Estimate Of
the strength Of Republican Candidates.
CHICAGO, May la-The Times-Her
aid lnd.) yesterday published COM
plete list OF the delegates to the com
ing repu blican national convention at
st. Louis The Times-Herald says
Some time during the last two weeks
the republicans in the frozen cir
mate of Alaska held convention
and chose two delegates who will
travel 5000 miles by steamboat and
rail to attend the St Louis conven'
ton. Their names will not be known
until they reach thiscountry, for there
is no telegraph to Juneau and the Jour-
ney requires weeks With the excep'
ton OF these two men the
names of all the delegates to
the republican national Convention
are known, Saturday having been
the last day upon which any could be
chosen. The preferences Of all but 81
have been announced and Maj Nc
Kinley is so far ahead of his rivals as
to leave little doubt Of his nomination
on the first ballot He is assured OF
5sl, a plurality OF ll9. Two hundred
and seventy-two votes are divided
among the other candidates, OF which
Reed, with 1903, has the most, while
QUAY is second with 60 from his own
state, Morton has IS, Allison IS and
Rradlev ia
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-21

The death list at Seneca numbers SIX,
and more may die from injuries. The
property loss will reach 100000.
The little town OF Reserve, number
ing 900 people, was wiped out OF ex'
stence. Four persons were killed out
right and % were injured, several per-
haps fatally Not store or business
house remains. The money loss will
reach 100000
The town of Frankfort, numbering
1900 was almost destroyed. In one
spo, 20 acres of what was once thick
with handsome dwellings and barns is
now as fiat as tennis court, with
nothing to show for its former state
except gaping cellars and desolate
foundations. No person was killed,
but several we're njured aud the prop
erty loss will reach SlOo,0OO
At Oneida six are reported dead, and
complete news from the surrounding
country may increase the number
The loss of property is frightful to
contemplate.
At Saoetha and vicinity five are
known to have been killed, and the
once prosperous town is fright'u'
wreck. The towns of Price and BUS
wick near By were wiped out, fully Of
buildings being destroyed,
The storm passed north OF Morrill,,
doing immense damage and killing
four people At l'aileyville every
building in town was wrecked, but NJ
person was seriously injured
At Falls City, Neb., three persons
were killed and many buildings were
| hloWn aWnV
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-21
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HElNZ'S LIBERAL GIFT.


Inc milllOHhlfb oDlTtUhtob 81 ~ '''
kansas city University.
KANSAS CITY, Kan, NJ nv 49, AT the
Midland hotel in Kansa, cay. No, last
evening, Mr.. H. j, II pnz Of Pits
burgh, Pa, president Of the board OF
trustees of III, Kansas City university,
rave reception and banquet to the
members of the general conference OF
the Methodist Protestant church ana
n number of prominent citizens OF the
two Kansas Citys who have been active
in supporting the efforts OF the church
to found the university. Following the
banquet and toasts President Heinz
through friend, announced an uncon-
ditional cash gift of $4,000 to the uni
versity,and in ten minutes more the
amounthad been raised to Sl7, 600 by the
free will offerings of the other friends
of the enterprise. l. NJ. Myers, OF
Beaver Falls. Pa, who is here with
President Heinz, pledged his church
for 1000. Then came gifts in differ
ent amounts until there had been
raised enough to complete the cash for
the school in offerings TO 5000 in
GLIDING the previous gifts
At yesterdays session OF the confer
ence it was voted to revise the church
catechism. A report was made taking
strong grounds against the liquor
traffic, declaring against license in any
form. The conference also voted to
strike out the word Catholic" from
their creed and il will hereafter read
''the holy church" The corner stone
of the new university will be laid this
afternoon with imposing ceremonies.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-21
DISTANCE ANNlhlLATED.
A Message Sent 10000 Miles In Exactly
EOnr Minutes.

Message Sent IO,uUU iulth in s'A"""J
TOnr Minutes.
New YORK. May 49, 1t took the POST
al Telegraph Co. exactly four minutes
to send message from this city 10
London and back, via Chicago, san
Francisco, Vancouver, Montreal ana
Canso The distance Travelled was
more than 10, 600 miles, and the feat Is
expected to prove the star feature OF
the national electrical exposition being
held here. 1t is certainly without any
equal in the history Of telegraphy,
and was regarded by Chauncey NJ
Depew as a magnificent illnstra-
ton of the progress in electrical
science. This message was penned by
the celebrated orator, and after us
nipht across the continent and Its re-
turn to the eastern coast and It's Two
swishes under the Atlantic, 1t was re-
ceived and rewritten by Thomas A.
Edison. II was agreed that the same
message should also fly to the ends OF
civilization, and after Il lapse OF eS'
actly 30 minutes II dashed back from
the office to TOXIC 1t therefore took
less than an hour for II to whiz TO
Lisbon, under the Mediterranean, past
Egvpt and the Indias, into the orient,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-21
A GAME STOPPED.
Drunken Italians Shoot a Number
of Baseball Players.
A PRIEST ASSAULTED BY A TRAMP.
An Umpire's Decision Resented WIN Lon"
of Buckshot-B Hank Robbers Confess
A Schooner Sunk on Lake Mich
Igan-Five Drowned.

HAzLEroN, Pa, May lS-Six persons
were shot and a number OF others seri-
ously injured during riot at Mac
Adoo, town four miles from here A
game Of baseball was in progress,
when u gang of drunken Italians
charged upon the players and specta-
tors, with revolvers, clubs and stones.
Saturday night an Italian had been
arrested for assault and battery. A
number Of young men took him from
the constable and numerically beat
him. The Italians, hearing OF TINS,
threatened revenge. They fulfilled
their threats Yesterday The first inn
ing had just been finished when there
was pistol shot. 1t was followed IN
few minutes by u promlscuous as
charge OF firearms. The crowd at
tempted TO run away, but the Italians
chased them, discharging their pistols
and throwing stones The foreigners
were almost mad with rage, and blazed
away necessarily until the police ar
rived.
A PRIEST ASSAULTED by A TRAMP.
WEBSTER CITY, Ia., May lS.-Rev
Father Daley, of the Roman Catholic
church at Manson. small town east
Of here, was seriously injured by
tramp, who called at the parsonage
seeking food. The housekeeper in
vted him into the kitchen and spread
refreshments for him. Seeing no men
about the place. the tramp commenced
abusing the woman because she did
not serve him meal In the dining
room. He called her vile names and
made insulting proposals, Father
Daley, who was In an adjoining room,
went into the kitchen and the tramp,
seeing him, fed. The priest followed
him, and, overtaking the fellow, called
him TO task for his actions. without
warning the tramp assaulted Father
Daley and inflicted injuries from which
he will not recover for some time. The
man, when arrested, gave his name as
L. Garretson and his home Cincinnati
THE UMPIRE SHOT
WHEELING, W. Va, May Sat WV
ian.on the Norfolk & Western railroad,
Yesterday, a gang Of colored miners,
off for u hali-holidav, engaged in
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-21
No Indor.ement for Oyermyer.

TOPEKA KAN, May is.-The dem
ocrats Of Shawnee county Endorsed John
Martin for delegate-at.large to the ma
tional convention. A resolution to in
dorse David overmyer was defeated by
a vote Of 40 to 10. The convention
was a stormy affair and many harsh
things were said. 0vermyer's friends
say that the fght will be carried into
the state convention.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-21
IS HURTING BUSINESS.
The Strike NJ the armour Packing House .
Disastrous Affiir

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May. H. The
900 striking employees of the Armour
Packing Co., who have been
thrown ont of work represent both
skilled and unskiIled labor, and while
IL is difficult TO find out just how much
they have been earning in the aggre'
gate, it is believed that $1,000 day
would be fair estimate Added to
this is large loss to the live stock in
terest on account Of the reduction OF
the killing operations at Armours
In April the Armour company PAID
out $500, 900 for live stock May prom
ised an even larger outlay OF money
for live stock Instead Of slaughter
Ing 1000 cattle daily, the Armour com
pany is now slauvhiering only 600,
while the company has cut down the
slaughter Of hogs from 1000 day TO
$500 q day.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-21

Preston, Kan, May Is Bertha, the
six.year.old daughter Of James Logan,
living northwest Of this place, was
cutting soap in the wash boiler while
her mother was busy in the garden,
when her clothes caught fire from the
crate ia the stove. She was burned to
a crisp from the ankles to the neck and
died in a short time.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-21
Prices
Are Right.
Prompt Train Service.

During the month of April the pas
seuger train movement on all divi-
,sions of the B. 4 0. system was re-
markable for punctuality. The
through express trains arrived at
their respective destinations on sched-
ule time 50 per cent of the time This
is a performance rarely equalled by
roads operating as many trains as are
run on the B. & o.. and speaks well
Tor the rank and file IS well as the
officials Of the operating department.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-21
A Chlcago suburb scorched.

CHICAGO, May IS. Nearly half the
business portion of the suburban town
of Blue Island was destroyed by fire
Yesterday. Altogether, 20 buildings
were consumed, eniailing total loss
of about sl50,0 Three hundred peo-
ple who were attending dance In
Saenger hall had narrow escape from
death
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-21

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. May 19.-Com-
mander and Consul Booth-Tucker,
joint commanders Of the Salvation
army in the United States, faced a
Kansas City audience for the first time
in the Coates Opera house last night
With them were Maj Malan, Gen.
Booths private secretary during his
last tour of America, and Maj. Alice
Lewis, Mrs ooth-Tucker's private
secretary. They were given an en-
lhusiastic reception by the large audi
ence.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-21
FRAkER MAY GET OUT.

Two cunts In His Indict ments Quaahed-
Court Considering the Others
RIcHMoND, Mo-. May l9.-The Fraker
case was called yesterday afternoon
and the defendants council filed mo-
ton to quash the indictments The
motion was argued and it was sus-
tanned on counts one and three. As to
the other counts it was taken under
advisement by Judge Broadus. 1t
looks as II the indictment would be
nuashed
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-21
TERROR AT WICHITA.


Thirteen People bite" ~ Mad Dogs-Un-
muzxlsd ,aniur Mnst DIE.
WICHITA, Kan, Nav ls.--The city
council held special meeting and or.
dered every dog without muzzle shot
Nine persons have gone TO the Pasteur
institute already with the virus Of hy-
drophobia in their systems, and four
more left Saturday night, at the ex-
pense Of the Commercial club. Three
mad dogs were shot Saturday and the
people are terrified as they do not know
when the reign Of rabies will end
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-21
THE TEXAS TORNADO.
Loss Of Life In Grayson County Alone More
Than Ono Hundred.


SHERMAN, Tex, May lS-Develop-
ments show that the loss OF life and
property In Grayson county, as re-
suit of Fridays tornado, Is much
greater than thought, and the relief
committee Is now asking aid from all
over the union. The death list in this
county alone has reached 100 and Others
are expected to die. L. H. Montgomery,
whose entire family were buried yes
terday afternoon, is crazed from the
shock, and Is now confined in the
insane ward OF the Houston street
Jail. Physicians say he may never re-
cover his senses. The search has been
carried on diligently, and legs, arms
and other parts Of bodies which have
already been buried have been found
and brought to this city.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-21
FORTY REPORTED KILLED.
trlrhtful Loss OF Life from the Cyclone
Near Humboldt, Neb.

Near uumDo'ut, NtU
HUMBOLDT. Neb., May l9-The train
men arriving here bring reports OF
fri ,htful results Of the cyclone on the
reservation adjoining this county.
They assert that 40 persons were killed
by the cyclone on the reservation. No
particulars are obtanable, as all com
munication Is cut off, the wires being
down. Those killed are supposed to
be Indians, as there are few whites on
the reservation.