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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-03-19
CONVENTION RATES FIXED.

Konnd Trip TO 81. Louis.
ST. Louis, March H. After a three
days session, during which large
amount Of business was disposed Of,
the special meeting OF the Western
Passenger association adjourned las,
night 1t was decided to make rate
Of one fare for the round trip for the
republican national convention to be
held here in June md the populist and
bmetallic convention in July.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-03-19

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, March l6. The ex.
ecutive committee Of the Northwest
Missouri Press association has decided
to hold the next meeting of the assoc
citation here May $ and 0. The mem
bers will leave May for an excursion
to Jefferson City and Sedalia.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-03-19
Found a Verdict on SUNDAY.

Topeka, Kan, March 49, -Franlt
Novels, colored, charged with killing
Mrs. Matson, a wealthy woman, who
lived alone in this city, year ago, was
yesterday found guilty of murder in
the second de tree. The jury was out
20 hours.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-03-19
sixty Million Miles Away.

SAN FRANCISCO. March l6. The Per.
rine comet, which was scheduled to
strike the earth Saturday. failed to ar.
rive. The astronomers at Lick observ-
atory say that the comet was 80, 600, 900
miles away from the earth, with no
prospect Of coming any closer,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-03-19

BERLIN, March ld. The German BIZ
metallisfs have made an arrangement
with bimetallists in England, France
and Austria to introduce identical mo-
tions, looking to the use Of both gold
and silver as currency, in their re>pec-
tive parliamentS
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-03-19

NEW YORK, March IS. The great
Anglo-American chess match, played
by cable, ended saturday night in an
American victory by score of AZ to
az. At the close of the struggle there
was wild enthusiasm and cheers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-26
IN THE FISH MARKET.
TASTE DISPLAYED IN THE ARRANGE
MENT OF THE STANDS-SCENES
AMONG THE BUYERS

nsh market II must be admitted does not at
the mere mention OF the name suggest to the aveG
citizen especially attractive place to visit.
He Is rather likely to weigh It's olfactory dsad-
vantages against the sights which 1t may have
TO offer and decide that the former have the upper
hand But in coming 10 this conclusion he is
laboring under a mistake. To prove that this is
true he has only to prevail upon himself TO make
the first visit and there are ten chances to one
that he Will spend more time than he means to in
looking the curious and interesting members
of the fish family.
OF the many well-known places In the city for the
sale OF fish at wholesale and retail. Fulton Market,
at Fulton and South SITS. is the largest and most
typical 1t has been patronized for years not
only by Newly orkers. but by great numbers Of peo-
pie from the neighbor.ng cities of Long Island and
New-Jersey. Suburbantes have habit OF drop
ping In there on their way home In order to secure
for dinner a fish which has the water more
recently than those usually to be found in inland
country towns.
The working day In the wholesale department Of
Fulton Market begins early Everything In the
big building which extends along the river side Of
South-st. from Fulton to Beekman. Is astir by 4:D
or o'clock in the morning. The place is almost
filled with huge boxes and barrels of fish Of every
sort and description which come to the New-York
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-26
UHFELNAN'S WILD LEAP.
rAo can francisco Call

From The San Francisco CAN. ,,,
rev NIGHTS ago the chains which neio i ur ra
mont TO the pier in San Francisco nad cstm nd.
,osnd with the customary cank; me i "a
bsd pushed up the apron attached 10 te for the
hau pnat's deck the signal had been given io e,.e
inc poat ~ revojve and already the paddles were
Winning the water under the boat INTO a
,nui 30 soapsuds; the thrill OF moveneht W. III
aaSv experienced and the people VINO hap III aa
fo,;,ent the lower deck while crossing T tsh,nn
egs nmusing themselves in customary ,hs con
smoking. gossiping ana ssed out beyond the piles
cd INTO the ship channel ..,,. anna r.,
anu 1 , there came into view starting apPai-
ton Down the wharf. clad In sweaters an, 1 for
tio'i, -, ned an impetuous wheemen stralght lvI
GIe Haene boat The spokes OF his bicycle wherls
.ie NJ ,nlisible His feet went up ana GOWN WI Il
POPULARITY and great speed A, once Ihere and
feeling oi bonPs tnstinctvely uttered The scorcher
"aiised not nor hesaed The 6ost was nnn~ de
but ,he ',S' racer. Just the clear water wa
siees. 90 how between the edge OF the apron anu
hc deck Of the the bcyoer yad the
his bicycle with the speed OF .mo rd bs boat He
n,as cool as well nervy, ana ms VIII ,yhia az
Wa "a 10 strike the deck with perceptipIe jar
Then the men breathed easier ana women I ~ a
tnrs laughed hysterically. The bold rioer LOOK I"
fearful chance
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-26
TIE NEW ENGLISH BRONZE COINS.
From London.

From London. ... l.. ri. reuIv
,I,,ed report 70 the public comments upon the a us
nee Of the ship and the lighthouse dIo,r 'ie
80 side Of bronze coins on wnich tne is re-
britannia appears It is pointed OUT ,hao
-, ,ha nhange Is that the whole Imperial c9ilaec .'
81 aa as an IDENTICAL egy of the Queen ana an M
De pei a While the figure Of Britannia nrsl ap
car Sc ~. English copper coinage In the reign oi
Charles II Orgna, mode Sf beesme DUCHESS Of
Dig the trident and three-naster snip W.
not introduced until the time OF Se %as x wei he
met e and shield 1850 the Lighthouse was az &
and the ship and sea. when rsi1 nao
Of the r Mnl wRch
reTad nv Mt De Sau!les engrayer TO me Mn ,
SHOWS britannia firmly graspng e. her Shield tFae Mich IS
one and more shapely than that in the SIasn
tsnsfen where II very much resembles carr WIZ :.
dssgn az, nlavs greater strength and It's pose II
more aiened The fashioned saii,ns Wesse 1ss
en- nneared in 1897 for the first time and remooe,
in the reign Of George ~ DID not aba
until the bronze coinage or 1901 VINE" '"o 'e"
was added for the first time
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-26
ILLUMINATED BIRDS.
rom The Philadelphia Times.

From The Philadelphia Times.
Stories OF luminous birds have been related by
sportsmen occasionally, but, as far know ex-
act facts and data have never before been OBJ
tanned on this most interesting and somewhat SEN
sational subject A friend In Florida told me that
he had distinctly light moving about in a
flock OF cranes at night. and became satisfied that
other friend informed me that entering a heron
rookery at night he had distinctly observed lights
moving about among the birds
That herons have a peculiar possible light-pr
ducing apparatus IL well known. These called
powder-dow patches, and can be found BY turn
ing up the long feathers on the heron's breast
where will be found patch OF yellow, greasy
material that sometimes drops off or fills the
feathers in the form OF yellow powder. This
OF the small feathers. producing just such a sub
stance as one might expect would become phos-
nhorescent AS there II little doubt that II does
The cranes and herons are not the only birds
having these oily lamps II 50 We may term them
A Madagascar bird called kirumbo has a large
match on each side Of the rump The bitterns ha vc
Two pairs Of patches; the true herons three while
The curious boatbills have eight which II AZ times
ali luminous would give the bird n most cnn
sntcrous not to say spectral appearance AZ n,rn,
some years ago party OF explorers entered n
hitherto been considered inaccessible To their as
tonishment they found II filled with birds which
darted about in the dark In such numbers Thai
they struck the explorers and rendered their pa &
sag not merely dsagreeable but dangerous The
birds proved TO be night hawks, known as ali
birds and in great demand for the oil they con-
tain and II Is barely possible that these birds ara
also light -givers. The powder-down patches of the
oil birds upon each side Of the rump.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-26

by Lord Stanhope that she should have an op-
portunity Of seeing the young man at place
called Donausehlingen. The Grand duchess
reached the meeting-pl one afternoon In the
company of Miss Sophia Greville sister-in-law
of the present Lord Augustus LOTUS only to
learn that Kaspar Hauser had been mysterious
ly assassinated that very morning in secluded
portion Of the public gardens. His breast was
pierced by three wounds inflicted, apparently by
an Italian stiletto, and In spite OF the fact that
Lord Stanhope offered a reward of 81. 100 for the
capture and identification of the murderer, no
clew was ever obtained thereto.
BLIGHT ON THE HOUSE OF BADEN.
Somehow or other the maledictions and impre-
cations uttered by the Grand duchess Stephanie
against the prosecutors of her son. supposng
him to have been Kaspar Hauser. seem to have
borne fruit, for species Of blight has ever since
rested on the regning house of Baden. Thus,
Grand-duke Louis who secured the crown on
account of the disappearance of Stephanies son.
buried his two sons before his own death in 1880
He was succeeded by his brother Leopold. whose
reign was darkened by rebellion. boodshed and
Prussian invasion. while his domestic happiness
was clouded by the insanity of his eldest son.
The latter succeeded his father during a mo-
ment of lucidity, but soon had to be deposed
on the score of his madness. his brother the
present Grand duke. being elected In his place
sovereign OF Baden Nor does the curse seem
to have stopped here. for the Grand duchess is
almost entirely blind: one of the sons has died
of typhoid fever. and the other Is In the last
stages OF consumption and Is chldess, the helr-
apparent to the throne being therefore, to all
intents and purposes. his nephew Prince Max
imian
II would be unjust to conclude this article
without few words about the duchess
of Baden. who has done more than anybody else
to improve the condition and status OF woman
throughout the German Empire, founding tech
meal schools of housewfery. homes for mpov-
erished gentlewomen ana nursing ssterhoocS
throughout not only the Grand uchy of Baden.
but the entire German Empire She Is woman
of remarkable courage and presence OF mind, OF
which she gave a notable proof at the time of the
attempted assassination Of her father, old EN-
peror william whose favorite and constant com
panion she was She was driving home with
him through the Inter den Linden. when the
miscreant Hobeling discharged his volleys OF
buckshot at her aged parent. whom she at
tempted to save by throwing herself before him
And II was reclining in her arms, that the poor
old Emperor, fainting from loss of blood was
conveyed at a galop to the palace. There are
many traits Of resemblance between her and her
brother the late Emperor Frederick. and she
seems to have taken to heart and adopted as a
motto those pathetic words which were the last
that he ever uttered: "Lernen zu leiden ohne
klagen"-Learn to suffer without complaint
EX-ATTACHE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-26
DEVICES FOR CATCHING VOTES.
A PERPETUAL RENT IN SENATOR CALLS TRoU'
sERs-GovERNoR BRADLEY's AN
GENT OVERCOAT.
rrou rbe PHILADELPHIA Times.

From The Philadelphia Times
Many are the devices adopted by candidates and
their friends to ole the farmer or laborer voters
The friends Of Governor Bradley. Of KENTUCKY pc
eve his success in the last election was due ~ a
wore when he stamping the STATE; this ove5
lev displayed as an evidence that he was lot an
arisocrat The ingenious mountaineers, saw az
ia rrea stained garment proof positive Una ,,
Bradley was one of THE people" and they vote, sa
for him in such numbers that ne ~aS IN KenfIcsy
II is hardly necessary to say that this overcoat Is
not the which Mr. Bradley wears f WI Then ri
properies lie keeps it at the Executive Man
MI Bradey's campaign device was by no means m, an
new 1t is practised in some form In almost al me
Few " newspaper readers have forgotten tie sock.
iessness of Simpson. Jerry Simpson, or Kansas. =.
shHnt nm but there is no doubt he made his best
point when he made point with the arm 70
lists Of his district OF the TACT 'Na' nc
wonder how his constituents would naSe ti .si the
meeting of Congress and seen their socxiess itp ~
sentative returning fr9W th Phadeph The simple
Kansan was sitting in one or the carr OK Pc no.
payne and eating sweetbreads all At tho expense
of the Cramp shipbuilding hrn AZ - a. noi hefore
after his initiation 5 into bdTse Believe be
a Mr. aepjred TO belong 10 the smart set but he
certainly learned to wear SOCKS ana sre'' many
0's Senator ts Sa Of Florida has been goigs to tie
lust why Perhaps an incident OF MS cafnPal M
eynlains H. Mr. Call goes out among the So''ii ~
people when he Is candidate ror , D., ne
travels about the State stopping Owe n;ght al me
cabins of the natives He wears pair OF trous ,
in which there is large rent Arriving IN he
oap, ~ dscsses crops and inquiries after the emil
dren Presently he is invited to stay 10 Yea anu nj ~
ond tha night The Senator always accepts, hru
spelte ia about to go to bed he says TO his hos,
Eve bad rip in this pair OF rants MI, WI your
,aoS wife mt n few stitches In them Tor NE. -.
course the good wife is overcome Mn Inc
honor of rnending the trousers or a ntSd Hlatcs
c ron She sits UP for hour darning the REM
until it hardly be seen TIE Senp'1f the
~ morning And as he rides away from lIe
cabin waving long arm to the ssSoa ln'
leaves penl III he is AT safe distance from the
cabin the senator takes out his S snre a r%
opr n,,,iiv He is ready for the next ma ~,
with whom he will spend the nig sss 1 of Florida
Nj Cail may not know so much about Inc ,rn ed
tuition he thinks he does p ns neope Of his State
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-26

markets An aisle Is left running lengthwise
through the centre. and Just sufficient spaces
among the boxes 10 allow the men to work there
Each lot has its number plainly marked in large
back figures and the orders are given according
shirts rolled up far they will go are rushing
about IN all directions. attending to the wants OF
the different customers. Barrels and crates are
broken open in short order. and the FISH removed
with iron .hovels or in any way which promises
% he the quickest From the building they are
carried out In baskets wheelbarrows to the
retail dealers which fairly blockade South-st- at
that hour.
There Is a continual shouting OF numbers ana
calling out Of orders. until the general confusion
reminds the observer Of a scene on the Stock Ex-
change floor There are occasional arguments when
the dispute WAKES more less spirited, but on the
whole the Fulton Market men are far more peace
Able than has been the reputation OF their London
prototypes at Bngsgate.
Outside rnoored the pier. are large noatins
crates filled with live fish. These are the choice
articles OF the market, and bought chiefly by
well-to-do people who will not have FISH which has
been kept on ice. There Is no doubt that fsh
lose. some Of It's flavor by the after process. but
only those persons who willing 10 pay literally
can secure Il fresh from the water Along the
n,er. are the vessels which have brought in much
OF the stock some OF them even then in process OF
unloading In addition TO this great deal OF fish
comes by express over the railroads.
Business In the retail market is rather dull at
the present season. many OF the regular Gus
toner. having left town for the summer. Never
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-26
A KING FOR BADEN.
cRANp-DUKE's APPROACHING ELE
yATIoN-THE ROMANCE OF HIS
FAMILY

r.x people have played more important
Al. no, only in the constitution Of the German
r.r,re but also in the maintenance Of its in
..Sr,tv. than the reigning Grand-duke Of Baden
:. nos he who, as one Of the Independent SOW
...,sns Of Southern Germany. conducted all the
..1o,,ations that led TO the election Of old King
uruIam of Prussia as German Emperor in 1870
"a II IL he too, who since then has been the
,,nc,pal factor in smoothing away all those
n.rx differences. some OF them Of a very acute
.,sracter. that have arisen between Prussia
"a the other States OF the Confederation. In
a..d II is only the other day that he appeared
.,c. more In the part of a peacemaker between
~. Courts Of Berlin and of Munich. being sue
.sssful In persuading Prince Louis of Bavaria
a 20 10 Kiel for the purpose of explaining away
n. remarkable TRADE which he delivered
.vsinst Prussia at the banquet given in honor
=, Prince Henry by the German colony at Mos
cow
His position in the matter is rendered all the
more exceptional by the fact that. although he
!. married TO the only daughter Of old Emperor
william and is an uncle, therefore. of the young
u.,ssr vet he is the ruler of nation which is
,ubued with more bitter sentiments Of hostility
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-26
BRYAN AS A BOY PRODIGY. -
From The Atchison Daily Globe.

At expense which It trusts Is appreciated,
THE Globe special correspondent to Salem.
H. early this week TO interview the old ladies ID
that vicinity who remembered William ]. Bryan in
his boyhood days. one OF the most interesting
characters the interviewer met was Granny Pendles
ton: Her memory was s,, as brgh. as dollar Yea
swer to a question, poking the ashes on. OF hes
pipe preparatory 70 retisn.ng X. ny when mas
recite Annie and Willie's Prayer at Christmas
entertainments IN a way that used to mako the
people cry. We didn't print programmes in those
days. but II always understood that Little
Willie Bryan would recite He was known as the
Boy Prodigy In those days have heard him 70.
cite I Am Not Mad. over forty times. and every
in this neighborhood knew 'Gray's Elegy' ID
heart. through hearing him say Il so often
ers were easy on him because he was always .
willing to show OF when company came. He USED
to sneak out OF his chores at home. pretending hQ
was learning speeches. and we all used to say thai
he never would amount TO anything II he wao
sent for the cows ne would get on a stump IN tho
pasture and them the milk wouldn't come
by getting of that speech about the boy and he
burning deck. and they do say he recited IN hia
sleep: It's my opinion the child was marked, anS
Couldn't help II. When there were no school 81.
hbitions going on We used to think he was re-
would call in Willie and get him 70 reeItt "
bored then; now I am proud that ms
him
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-26
4 CURIOUS STORY.
r,-onn The London Sketch

From The London SKETCH 49,. -,
came across a curious story OF fied Ms.l r s,,a
Josanh Sabine in the current nuihDrr "a 49, 80
yyrt1s II IL 50 curious that ] venture 70 k're
" W NV readers as 1t Is told by Mr. Barring -Iiouln
who is fancy. his Eodson General sapT w. The
t .isne, ring of his left hand Joseph had peen
,hird SON accordingly he had borne on ms na, TIE -
,,.ia for A difference But owing 10 the oean
his elder brothers he came 10 be the "a ~,
of his family. and accord.ngiy with III" p'''' VI '
knife. he dug oW the mullet ..,a bio sr.st
century and quarter after ms MS sr ps,
grandson. Edward Sabine was raxenns and The
haitedeM OF Families when happening 10 look mo
the window OF little local watchmaks,n ~, ~ or,n
arms on it-n fact. the very ring iost py io III IN
cszytor He at once secured II, ana INC TINS "
the possession Of the faFnAlx
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-26
THE SORROWS OF A COLLECTOR
From The Washington Post

One of the brightest men IN town-a man ~
you'd swear came from some cultured centre OF thu
the opposite-has the Robert Louis Stevenson maniA
In its most aggravated form. Some little time 49,
after unheard-of exertions. > genuine 6tevsnsoS
Autograph. The news raised him into sevsntS
heaven Of bliss and into the very top story Of the
heaven at that. Actually to have some sxQuisitsll
constructed sentence. some nash Of immortal
genius some intimate expression o. deepea6
thought from the masters pen. seemed too muck
to hope for A. length. however the precious docus
small slip OF paper on which were the magisGA
words:
Please deliver TO bearer one dollar ana nm
seven cents ROBERT LOUIS sTEV1N6o&H.
stu II was genuine AutQgrAR'-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-26
A LITTLE TOUCH OF HADES.
HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE DEPTHS
OF OFFICE BUILDING EASEMENTS.

TIE ENGINEERING FORCES OF THESE sIHCCT-
UREs ARE RECRUITED FROM OCEAN LIN
ERs-DIFFERENT VIEWS ABOUT HEAT.
"Say. II you people think this Is hot you ought
to have my Job for about n week and then see
what you'd have to say" said TALL thin man to a
group OF perspirng unfortunates who stood on one
OF the downtown corners one afternoon during the
recent hot spell
why. what do you do?" came the feeble query
from one Of the swetering ones. almost too over
come to be curious.
I'm an oiler in the engine-room Of that big
building And say. this air out here Is picnic
to what we get down there. II you fellows think
this 20 In the shade II hot. or this 100 per cent
humidity business is hard to stand. you want to
come down where We work eight hours day with
the thermometer making all the time from 10 to
100 degrees and what 1t feels like" But he
never got any further for at the bare mention OF
10 degrees the group melted away like the mist
before the rising sun. several Of the members being
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-26

which these places naturally make specially.
Each stand to be noted for the preparation
OF some particular dish. on one sign was the in
scrption, Rhode Island clam pie-can't be beat;
on another Fried clans a speciality" and so on
with numberess variations.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-26

exnafned on this ground alone. For the solution
~ the probiem of how to deal with them great
things are expected by those familiar with the SUD
ject. Of the new Tenement House law.
The herald., 1896-09-13
SILVER EDITION

The Herald will publish on Sunday
september 9th, a large and forcefui
"Silver Edition" Besides containing
collation. Of the most luminous expos1-
tions of the money question and most
eogent arguments in favor of the free
coinage Of silver. 1t will print copy OF
the United States constitution. synop-
sis Of the financial history of the country.
the coinage statistics of this and other
countries and a complete expose of the
intrigues of the masters OF Wall and
Lombard streets.
Associated with the editor of The Her
aid as collaborators in the matter OF
the silver edition will be several we'll
known financial authorities Of more than
local repute, such as Judge Utley Sem
ator White, Hon. John Shirley Ward
and others.
Price per copy, mailed to any address,
IN quantities Of less than 1000. five cents.
In quantities of 1000 or more to Demo
cratic or silver clubs, four cents per
copy. Orders, either large or small,
should be sent in as early as possible.
Terms cash.