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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-09
CLERICAL DELEGATES CHOSEN.


Methodlsts Of North Missouri Transact
important Business.
TRENTON, Mo-, April 6-The chief
interest Of Saturdays session Of the
Missouri NJ. Il. conference conferred in
the election Of ministerial delegates to
the general conference. No less than
seven ballots were taken before the
three representatives to which the
conference is entitled were elected.
They are: J, II. Poland, D. D., Kinks
vile; Isaac $. Ware, Cameron, and J.
J. Bently, D. D., Maryvlle. A vote
was taken upon certain amendments
to the constitution Of the church. pro.
viding for the admission Of women to
the general conference, and the con-
ference voted by a majority NJ " to IL
In favor OF admitting them. The con-
ference also voted to reduce the num-
Der OF ministerial delegates TO the gen.
eral conference.
The bishop, in speaking OF the honor
attaching TO the position Of represent
tative In the general conference, said
that the Methodist Il piscopaI church
is now a worldwide CHURCH, and when
its legislative conference assemblies at
O., there will be delegates
Il
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-09
A TRAIN HELD UP.


Three Hen NOD the nnOn HAL Expfoeo
on the frisco Road.
LEB ANON, Mo-. April s.-The east
bound cannon ball train, No. 8, on the
St. Louis & San Francisco railroad,
was held up three miles east Of here
early yesterday morning by three
masked men, and the safe blown open
and robbed. The robbers boarded the
train at this place and, after reaching
the scene Of the robbery. held up the
engineer and fireman and stopped the
train and, with the engineer in front
Of them, marched to the express car.
The messenger refusing to open
the door, it was blown open with dyna-
mite and the safe cracked and its con.
tents removed. Several packages OF
valuable papers were found this morn.
ing beside the track with some money
which had been overlooked in the hur-
ry Of departure The passengers were
not molested. The engine was de-
tached and run by the robbers to
Sleeper, where it was abandoned. A
brakeman hurried back to the city and
started Sheriff Jones and a posse on
the track of the robbers
The Wells-Fargo & Co. express Off
Gals say the amount of money secured
by the robbers was only $i,277 About
100 mounted men are in pursuit Of the
robbers Road Agent Broadway is in
Lebanon experimenting the hunt.
Bloodhounds will be put on the trail,
and every means known to railroad
and express secret service, as well as
the local authorities, will be used to
capture the outlaws.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-09

THEY SWEPT EVERYTHING.


Free silver Democrats 0f Missouri VIII
Control the Next state Convention.
KANSAS Cry, Mo-, April D. The free
silver men Of 100 or more townships
and counties OF Missouri had merry
time Of II Saturday. They swept every
thing in sight. In almost every in.
stance free coinage at sixteen to one
was Endorsed, and the delegates to the
state convention were instructed to
vote for delegates to the national con-
vention who favored that idea,
Wherever the issue was made the con-
ventions expressed themselves In favor
Of sending solid silver delegation to
Chicago, regardless Of the choices Of
congressional districts, There is no
longer any doubt as to the complexion
Of the coming convention at Sedalia.
The free silver men will control 1t
absolutely.
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NATIONAL BANK NOTES.

Tho Amount Now In Circulation According
to the treasury C0mptroller'a State
ment
WASHINGTON, April 2.-The monthly
statement Of the comptroller of the
currency shows that circulation Of ma
tional bank notes is $22l, ss97, SO5, an in
crease for the year Of S13, III, 661 and
for the month of saba, $40. The cir
culation based on United States bonds
amounts to $199. 7s3, OO5 an increase
since March 81, 1895, Of $40, SIS, 629 and
since February 20 last of S4,674,051.
The circulation secured by lawful
money amounts to SCI, SOB, 800, q de-
crease for the year of IS, O97, 96l and for
the month of S53o,7ll. The amount Of
registered bonds on deposit to secure
circulating notes amounts to S922. $685.
800 and to secure public deposits ST.
66S, 600
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-09
TOBACCO OUTLOOK.
The Cuban War VIII Soon Mate
rally Advance the Price.
"BRCK" PONEROY REPORTED DYING.
BY Vote In IowA's senate Liq nor Can Be
Sold In the state but Not Manu-.
fsctured-Ohi0' Thsster Hat
Bill = Law.

BALTIMORE, Md, April a.-Mr.
Charles Dittman, OF the wholesale to-
bacco firm Of Dittman & voneiff, of
this city has returned from q trip to
Havana and does not take rosy view
Of the situation In Cuba He said yes
terday the outlook for the tobacco In
terest Is most discouraging. The
greater part Of the tobacco crop is
usually raised in the low country. the
Vuelta Abajo, Vuelta Arribo and Par
tidos district lying south and west
OF Havana, and on the Santa
Clara, Remedies, Manicarsgus and
Quemodos districts, occupying the
middle Of the island. In the last
named region hardly one-tenth Of the
normal crop will be harvested, and
when 1t will ever be planted again is q
matter Of grave conjecture. Though
manufacturers in this country could
miss whole crop without great draw.
backs, Mr.. Dittmar says the effect Of
the war will presently be felt in a ma.
terial advance in price. The stock
lying here at present is sufficient to
check any sudden increase and 1t has
been supplemented by the addition Of
inferior grades during speculation. In
the open market Havana prices have
advanced about 20 per cent in the past
six months.
brick" P0MER0Y REPORTED DYING.
New YORK, April 3.-"Brick" Pom
eroy, the noted printer, editor and
promoter, is dying Of dropsy at Blythe.
bourne, L. l. Pomeroy made himself
famous during the war, while publish
ing Pomeroy's Democrat at La Crosse,
Wis His paper had large Giro ula-
ton, and was noted for its extreme
views on financial and other govern
ment questions. He sfterwsrd founded
a paper in New York with disastrous
results.
THE PROHIBITION FIGHT IN IOWA.
Dies MONIES, Ia, April S.-The Mulct
law won decisive victory yesterday
in the senate, the liquor manufactur-
Ing bill being defeated by vote Of 20
yeas to ~ nays, with one absentee.
Following as it does the defeat Of the
question Of the resubmisslon few
weeks ago, yesterdays vote practically
settles the prohibition fight in this
state, which permits liquor to be sold
in this state but forbids its manu-
lacture therein.
oHI0's THEATER HAT BILL A LAW.
COLUMBUS O., April IA novel
measure, aimed at high theater hats,
was enacted into law by the legisla-
ture yesterday. 1t provides that any
permitting any person to
wear a hat or other headgear in
theater obstructing the view shall be
guilty of misdemeanor, and shall be
fined $40
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777'7777
ATTEMPT AT MURDER.


An Unknown Assassin Seeks the Life Of
Mayor Davis, OF Kansas city.
KANSAS Cry, Mo-, April AN at
tempt was made to assassinate Mayor
Webster Davis, near his home at
Twelfth and Agnes avenue, last even
ing at $40 o'clock. There was but one
shot fired, which sent bullet through
the mayors hat, and though 1t was
close call for him, he escaped
without scratch. His hat, large,
soft felt one, was almost rent In
twain from the force Of the bullet,
as 1t passed within an inch Of the
mayors head, and was scorched and
blackened from the fash Of powder
that followed the bullet from the muz.
zle Of the revolver, There is no clew
as to the identity Of the would.be as
sassin and the police are at loss to
know where TO pick up any evidence
that will lead to the discovery Of the
man who fred the shot
Kansas and Missouri Postnssters.
WASHINGTON, April THE president
has sent TO the senate the following
nominations for postmasters: Kansas
7. Fitzhugh, Kansas City; ]. A. B.
Bear, Paola Missouri-Francis SIM
monds, Clarksville.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-09

CHINA IN THE POSTAL UNION.
This Means the Establishment Of Regular
domestic system.

This Means the Establishment Of q Regular
domestic system.
WARRINGTON, April. 3.--The Chinese
government has decided to enter into
the postal union. The entrance Of
China into the universal postal union
would mean the operation Of all the
regularly organized governments OF
the world, save the Orange Free State
IN Africa, under one postal treaty.
The adhesion of China to the big postal
compact would necessitate the estab-
lishment Of q regular domestic postal
system in China, which now has only
a crude scheme by which letters are re-
ceived at private offices and distributed
by private carriers 1t would also put
the Chinese empire in regular postal
communication with the rest Of the
world, The request for an admission
probably will be submitted at next
years postal congress, and on the
empires suggestion, following the
precedent set by the Australian col
onies, be made to take effect imme.
diately, instead Of year later, as
usual
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MANY sMoTHERED.
Ten Italians Lose Their Lives by Tene.
ment House Fire.

Ten Italians Lose Their Lives by Tens.
nent House Fire.
BROOKLYN, April Fire destroyed
q ramshackle tenement house yester-
day morning and ten of its occupants
-Italians-were smothered in their
oeds. The building was four-story
brick at So Union street. At present
the police have reached no definite con-
clusion as to the cause and origin OF
the fire. The fire was discovered by q
passerby in the street shortly after
four o'clock this morning. By the
time the fire department apparatus ar
rived the building was fairly in flames.
Some Of the persons asleep above man.
aged to escape by the windows and
fire escapes, but the firemen could do
nothing for those who had not been
aroused before the sitting smoke over
came them.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-09

LIVE S ocx NEWS.

Large Increase If Kec.'pts ~ Kansas
Ciiy the Last Three Months.
KANSAS CRY. No. April 1.-THE first
quarter OF 1s9b has passed, and the
cattle receipts at the stock yards have
run $3.50 ahead Of the same time last
year, footing 3il.7s2, notwithstanding
the cry OF shortage Of cattle In the
west. Kansas furnished 46,247 more
than the same time last year; Mime
sofa ,, 1872 more; Oklahoma, 1853 more;
Arizona, l.496 more, and the Indian
territory. 979 more, but Texas was
short go. O34; Nebraska. Q. 9Js; Colorado,
$500; Missouri, $3.50; Utah, 2,272. and
New Mexico, LISA.
There were also IS. 1906 more sheep
received than the first quarter OF 1905
Kansas sent In 60,099 more than the
same time last year; Nebraska, 1888
more; New Mexico, $3.50 more, and
Arizona. 1874 But Colorado was short
~, 1876; Texas, 0, 1853. aud Missouri, 5,046.
OF hogs, however, there has been
loss in the receipts for the first quar-
ter OF 1896 Kansas sent in 80, $40 less,
and Missouri 27.4O5 less, but there was
an increase OF 1898 from the Indian ter
ritory; 7,27l from Nebraska; 500 from
Oklahoma, and s69 from Texas, and
S06 from far off Washington. The re-
ceipts OF horses and mules were more
than double, the total for the three
months being 1886, against l3,046 the
same time last year OF this increase,
4,636 came from Missouri, and 9,07S
from Kansas.
The total winter packing In the west
reached 8sl5, 900 pounds, a falling off
as compared with the winter season Of
as04-5, Of 5000. The average weight,
/, auava. ,uao ni.,Lt ,xrurdu bau ,,ta~
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VENEZUELA FIRM AS EVER.
Report That Indemnity for Uruan Arrests
VIII BE Paid u Denied.

hoPoIt Anat iuuomnltv IOr UEuAn AHr6BJ0
VIII BE Paid IL Denied.
CARACAS, Venezuela, April "A re.
port reaches here from New York that
the Venezuelan government here has
agreed to pay Great Britain s., 900 in
demnity for the arrests in Uruan. 1t
is claimed from the highest authority
that the report is untrue. Venezuela
has refused to pay one cent of indem-
nifty for what is known as the Uruan
incident as long as England claims
the men were arrested on
British soil; has refused to do
anything in the premises unless
England changes the words "British
soil" in her demand to disputed terri
tory" Furthermore, Venezuela will
not pay any indemnity to Great Brit
ain until after the American commits
sion on the Venezuelan boundary
makes its report. England has not
yet changed the phraseology OF her
demand. Public opinion is strong
against any payment.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-09
MISSOURI REPUBLICANS.
Congressional Convention OF the tightl
district Called Mt Jefferson City.

Congressional Convention OF the Eighth
district Called ut Jefferson city.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, April S-The
republican congressional committee Of
the Eighth district met in this city yes
terday. A call for the congressional
convention, to be held in jefferson
City, April 2, was issued. A poll of the
committee men developed the follow.
ing significant sentiment: None ia
vored the free coinage of silver at a
ratio of sixteen to one; all declared in
favor of protection, prosperity and Nc.
Kinlcy; all are opposed to capital re.
moval, and each committeeman said
his county would poll large majority
for jefferson City and against Sedalia.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-09
A RIOT THREATENED.
Land Owners and squatters on Accreted
Property Are Mt Outs.

Land Owners and squstters on Accretcd
Property Are mt Outs.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo-, April 2.-Officers
left for Nashville to quell riot that is
raging near there between squatters
on accreted lands and the adjacent
property owners The sheriff received
a telegram asking him to come
at once, as serious trouble was
feared. Bad blood has existed lie.
tween squatters and the land owners in
that vicinity for long while, and the
sheriff is inclined to believe that the
situation is serious The squatters are
said to be up in arms and declare that
they will not be driven off the land,
although the courts have decided that
the accreted land belongs to the ad.
jacent property owners
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-09
DESOLATION IN CUBA.


Tobacco and Sugar Crops are small and
business Ia Paraiyxed.
HAVANA, April 6-The total amount
OF sugar made in Cuba this year will
not exceed 1890 900 tons. The normal
crop is about 100000 tons. This enor-
nous shrinkage means, it is estimated,
a money loss of S56,OOO,OO0. The to-
bacco crop will be greatly diminished.
The other products of the island, hides,
mahogany and cedar, are practically
not to be had. Nothing is being done
on the stock exchange and the pro-
duce exchange is lifeless. Flour, po-
tatoes and the commonest necessaries
of life cannot be sold on business prin-
ciples. There is no money. Havana
is like tomb, Even the cabs ceased
to run in the streets in recognition of
Holy Thursday and Good Friday.
Business, what there is, has been sus.
pended. No newspapers are printed.
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SONS OF VETERANS.


Interesting Facts from the Annual Report
of Adj -Gen. Borin.
LA CROSSE, Kan, April 6.-General
order No. 2, series of 1896, was yester-
day issued by Commander-in.C Chief W.
H. Russell, Sons of Veterans, U. s. A.,
from the national headquarters at La
Crosse. The quarterly reportof Adjt.-
Gen. G, Borin, which is made part of
the order, shows an aggregate on De-
cember 81 1895, Of 1888 camps and S4,-
572 members Of the organization, net
gain over the last quarterly report Of
81 camps and $40 members. More than
$1,000 was expended during the quar-
ter in charity, relieving about 300 per.
sons In camp and division headquar-
ters there is about $40, 900 on hand.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-09

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, April s.-The
state board of health has decided to
require examinations Of applicants who
desire to enter medical colleges Of the
state, the examination to be made by
the state school superintendent upon
the elementary branches, the passage
grade to be over so per cent. Exam.
nations will be held in St Louis, Kan.
sas City and St. Joseph between Sep.
TENDER and Is.
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-. A. p,rkIp. Buy, a New,p.per,

MANHATTAN, Kan, April IA deal
was made here whereby H. A. Per
kins, formerly Of the 0lathe Mirror,
takes charge of the Manhattan Ma
tionalist, the consideration being in
the neighborhood Of $1,000 1t is un'
derstood that Mr. Perkins will favor
Burton during the coming campaign,
as they are personal friends.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-09
HUGHES DEP0SED.
The Governor Of ARIZONA Steps
Down from His Office.
PROHIBITION PARTY Can. dates.
Rhode Island Goes Republican-Thres
Hired Men Thought to Have Bssn
Murdered by . Rarmer-A
County Treasurer Missing.

PHGNIx, Ariz., April2 Gov. Hughes
turned over to Secretary Bruce, the
executive Office OF the territory, re.
serving, however. any rights he may
have in the premises. Secretary Bruce
brought decided pressure to bear, even
threatening to send for the United
States marshal to eject the ex-govern-
or from Office. kilograms were re-
ceived during the day from President
Cleveland, directing Bruce to take i'm
mediate possession, but Hughes held
on until late in the afternoon, when he
received telegram from the interior
department demanding that he turn
over the office to the secretary.
PROHIBITION PARTY CANDIDATES
PITTSBURGH, Pa, April 1.-The inter.
est in the national prohibition conven-
ton, by reason of the fractional contest
expected, continues to increase. JOSH
ua lowering, Of Maryland, and ex.
Lieut.. Gov. Metcalf, OF Rhode Island,
will be the leading candidates for pres.
ident, representing the marrow.
guage' wing Of the party. G, E. Bent.
10y, Of Nebraska, and R. s. Thompson,
Of Ohio, will be the candidates of the
"broad'guage' platform. Col. George
W. Balm, Of Kentucky, is being urged
as an independent man and the con.
test Is expected to be lively one
RHODE ISLAND GOES REPUBLICAN.
PRovlD ENcE, R. l., April with
only five districts in the state to hear
from, Gov. Lippitt is reelected by a
plurality Of over 10000. The total
vote, with five missing districts, is as
follows; For governor, Lippitt (rep),
95,ll5; Littlefeld (dem.), 1868. Lip
pitts plurality, 9,477. Last year Gov.
Lippitt carried the state by 1921, and
his plurality this year will be about
the same figures. The democrats
acknowledge that the election is
clean sweep for the republicans, as
they have lost Cumberland in the as
sembly fight, and the republicans carry
Providence.
THREE MISSING HIRED MEN.
Rock ISLAND, ILL.,, April 2.-The find
ing Of the body Of John Lowderbach,
Q farm hand, leads to the belief that
II. F. Bastian, farmer, who commit.
ted suicide two weeks ago, had
murdered three Of his hired men.
Lowderbach's body was found under
pile of rubbish, and within two years
previous to his death Fritz Kreinsen
Ind Marshall Lewis, both employees of
Bastian, had disappeared. A search
will be made for the bodies of the two
men.
A,COUNTY TREASURER MISSING
LINCOLN, Neb.. April County
Treasurer Max Cobb is missing, and
his friends are much disturbed 1t is
lot believed that he has absconded.
His wife has not seen him since Mon
lay, though an acquaintance declares
lie was in town Tuesday. Some think
Iobb's mind has been affected by |
roubles and he committed suicide.
4arge searching parties have begun
.ctive operations.
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FOR WESTERN RIVERS.
Items Of Interest to the People OF Kansas
and Missouri.

Items OF Interest to the People Of Kansas
and Missouri
WASHINGTON April 5.-The river and
harbor bill reported to the house yes.
terday contains these items Of interest
to the west: Improving the Usage
river, $4,000; continuing improve
ments on the Gasconade river $4,000;
continuing the improvement Of the
Missouri river, Ss5o,O0O, The Missouri
river commission is further authorized
to make contracts for further i'm
provement not exceeding 1925, 900 a
year for three years, beginning July /,
1897. Glasgow is to get $50, 600 of this
and Miami $4,000 The secretary of
war is directed to cause preliminary
survey of the Neosho river in Kansas
through Neosho and Labette counties,
with view to Strengthening and 9TH
erwise improving its channel.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-09

ST JOSEPH, NO., April z-Alderman
Ambercrombie introduced a curfew or
dinance at the session Of the common
council last night 1t is modelled after
the ordinance passed by Omaha and
Lincoln and will no doubt become a
law here as the members Of the coun-
Gil favor its passage.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-09
NATURAL COLORS PICTURED.
A Chicago Mans Discovery Promises to
RevUlutionize the Art

A chicago Mans Discovery Promises to
Revoiutionize the Art
CHICAGO, April . -James W. Melon
ough, of Chicago, who, according to
the records in the United States pat
ent office, was the first American to
make practical telephone receiver
and transmitter, has recently per-
fected process by which natural col.
ors are photographed. The evidences
of this important fact are actual
photographs Of landscapes, men,
women and paintings, taken with an
ordinary camera, developed and
printed by everyday processes, but
differing from ordinary photographs
in that the colors, as we'll as the lines,
lights and shades, are present
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Missouri Crop Estimates.

COLUMBIA, Mo-, April 6-The month
ly bulletin by the state board of agri-
culture contains the following sum
mary Of crop reports from all sections
of the state; Condition Of wheat COM
pared with average, n per cent; per
cent of wheat likely to be plowed up
this spring, ten per cent. Acreage of
oats in the state comared with 1895, 96
per cent; condition Of the ground for
seeding oats, "a per cent. Condition Of
clover, 81 per cent
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JEALOUSY CAUSES MURDER.
Two Kansas City ol0rsd Men Who Love-
the Same Woman.

Two Kansas City tolorsd Men Who Loved
the Same Woman.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April p -Another
negro murder was committed in Kan.
sas City yesterday afternoon. James
Brown shot and almostinstantly killed
Henry Prather The crime took place
near 1919 West Eighth, in what is
known as "Hell's Half Acre" The
victim ran two blocks and fell dead at
the northwest corner of Ninth and
Wyoming streets, after being shot
The murderer escaped across the line
to Kansas City, Kan The tragedy as
near as can be learned, was the result
OF Jealousy over woman, to whom
both men were paying attention.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-09
An Alleged popullst Slate,

Topeka, Kan, April GA leading
populist Of the state says the ticket
which will likely be nominated at the
Abilene convention is as follows: Chief
justice, R. A. Sankey, Of Sedgwlck;
governor, W. A. Harris, Of Douglas;
secretary Of state, Lyman Nagle, Of
Sumner; auditor, W. D. Street, Of De-
catur; treasurer, ]. W, Bowlus, Of
Bourbon; attorney-general, John Mad
den, Of Lyon; superintendent Of pub
lie instruction, William Stryker, Of
Barton.
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COLUMBIA, Mo-, April 4.-The execu-
tive committee of the university board
of curators adopted rule raising the
standard Of admission to the law de-
partment Applicants must submit on
entrance by diploma satisfactory evil
dence Of having completed the com.
mon school course of the state or, in
lieu Of such evidence, shall pass salts
factory examinations in the common
branches