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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-11
TRIPLE TRAGEDY.
A Wife Shot and Two Other Per-
sons Mortally Wounded
4 FATHER and Two SONS KILLED.
A Train Strikes Them While They Are
Walking ON the Trsck--Man Dies Of Hic-
coughs Pennsylvania Town Burned
"A Murder and Suicide.

KAuKAUNA, Wis, March s.-As a re.
suit Of a shooting ARRAY yesterday
afternoon, one woman lies dead and
two other persons probably mortally
wounded. A worthless character
named Peter Ross did the shooting.
Mrs. Peter Ross was instantly killed.
The wounded were Fred Schabel, APP
pleton, Wis, shot through the abdo-
men, and Kittie Dupree, shot in breast,
probably fatally, The victims had
driven to Kaukauna from Appleton
during The afternoon going to ques-
tionable resort. Ross secured Q rig
and followed. Upon arrival at the
house Ross drew revolver and fired,
instantly killing his wife, who had
left him several weeks ago. He then
fred at the other woman, the ball en-
tering her right breast Schabel inter-
fered and received ball in the abdo-
men. Ross surrendered to the author
tiles.
A FATHER AND TWO SONS KILLED.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, March 9.-Or-
lando Howe, of this city, quarreled
with his wife and they agreed to sepa-
rate. Being without money, Howe
took his twin sons, aged ten years, and
started to walk to Stillwell, Mo. A
train struck the father and two sons
on trestle near Oliphant yesterday,
instantly killing Howe and one son
and fatally wounding the other boy.
A MAN DIES OF nIccoUGns.
OKLAHOMA CRY, Ok, March OF.
W. Eckelberger, Dad one Of Dave
Payne's original Oklahoma boomers,
died here yesterday. in the list year Of
his age, of hiccoughs, having had them
necessarily for IS days. Though every
known remedy was applied, 1t was i'm
possible to stop them. They reduced
him from Il man of 200 pounds to less
than 100.
PENNSYLVANIA TOWN sCoRCHED
MApLEToN, Pa., March "a fire
broke out in the business portion OF
the town ut ten o'clock, and the entire
town was threatened. Most of the big
business places were destroyed. At
midnight the fire was not under con-
troll and aid was sent for from Lewis
ton and Huntington. The loss will
not be less than 100000.
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
CHICAGO, March 9.-,Dames Powers, a
cabman, shot and instantly killed his
wife and then fatally shot himself.
Jealousy is supposed to be the motive
for the deed
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Took Five Hundred Prisoners.

NEW YORK, March s.-Perhaps the
largest raid that was ever conducted
in this or any other city took place in
the "Tenderloin' precinct yesterday
morning. Seventy-five policemen
swooped down upon the Newmarket,
at Thirtieth street and Sixth avenue,
and, surrounding the place, arrested
every person who was in the place at
the time. 1t is estimated that in all
close to 500 prisoners, men and women,
were taken. =
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-11
WILL HE VETO lT7
Gov. Leedy Is Now Considering the Kansas
Railroad Bill.

Topeka, Kan, March THE Harris
railroad bill reached Gov. Leedy Fri
day afternoon. As the constitution
gives him three days to consider it,
Sundays excepted, he will have until
Tuesday afternoon before it may be-
come II law without his signature. To
a reporter the governor said that he
would not act before Monday, and pol
iticians who are in his confidence
say that he is likely to hold
it until Tuesday. Populist sem
ators and representatives who
advocated the passage of the bill orig
inally are urging the governor to sign
it, while advocates of maximum rates
are impoNuning him to veto it, accom-
panying the veto with message
recommending the passage Of meas
ure promised by the Abilene conven-
ton. Both sides say to him that he
has 1t in his power to save the party"
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A Big Grain Elevator Burned.

>PEoRIA, ILL.,, March 6.-Union Eleva-
tor No. ?, with capacity of 1000, 900
bushels, burned to the groudd last
night mourning loss OF 100000. The
building is owned by the c., B. 4 Q.
railroad. The elevator had fully 9OO,-
900 bushels of wheat, corn and oats
stored in it. The elevator was the
largest in this part of the country, be-
ing 1870 feet high, and $50 feet long.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-11

PERRY, Ok, March s.-Judge Neff,
the populist probate judge of Kay
county, has incurred the ire of Hon.
Job Carr, Of Mound City, Ia, rich
merchant and banker, and the Iowa
man has ordered the arrest of the
Judge. Two days ago A. c. Danner, an
Iowa newspaper man, and Miss Minnie
Carr, the bankers daughter, eloped
from Iowa and were married by Judge
Neff, which is the cause of the trouble.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-11
A DEFIANT FARMER.
Barbados Himself, and with Guns al
Dogs He Warns Officers Away.

Barbados Himself, and with Guns and
Dogs He Warns Officers Away.
KANKAKEE, ILL.,, March S.-John R.
Wright, farmer, living between here
and Momence, is holding the fort
against constables and deputy
sheriffs, who are anxious to see
him on business. Wright is heav-
lily armed, having supplied himself
with repeating rifles, revolvers and a
knife. He is reinforced by two of the
most vicious hounds in Kankakee
county The dogs keep all visitors
away from the property and serve as
excellent pickets. Wright has informed
all persons that he will not be taken
alive and warns all officers to keep
away from his premises.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-11
THE MAKING OF A MAN.
How an Uneducated Soldier Earned Pro-
motion.

how an Uneducated Soldier Earned Pro-
motion.
1t was a common saying, and true
one, at the end Of the civil war, that
the war either made men or spoiled
them. Thousands Of bright. prom
Using youths were turned by the service
into ruflians or ne'er-do-wells. On the
contrary, many thousands OF othel
men, plain fellows whom perhaps the
ordinary callings and opportunities
of life Of peace would never have de.
veloped into anything but the dullest OF
men, were tempered in that hard
crucible until they came out the truest
eteel.
The way in which some men were
made" by the war was, however, very
like the way men are made by actual
circumstances Of laborious life at the
present day. A writer OF war remin-
iscences tells the interesting story Of
certain "big man from the pineries'
who was a private in western regi-
ment.
He was very awkward man, but he
did not stay awkward. He had seen
the advantage Of being corporal, be-
cause a corporal never had to walk a
beat for two hours; so he held his head
back, learned to step briskly, kept his
buttons polished and his clothes clean,
and promptly obeyed every order. So
after several months he was made
corporal in reward for being a model
soldier.
Then he had an ambition to become
a sergeant, and after doing as we'll
as he could everything that q corporal
should do, he was one evening gratified
to hear the adjutant read on parade:
Corporal Henry T. Garfield is ap-
pointed third sergeant"
Then he went on being a good ser.
geant. Some months after this the
captain came into his tent with sheet
of paper, and asked him to write SEN
tence. It was done, but in a very bae
and crooked hand.
rs that the best you can do, Henry?"
asked the captain.
Eyes, sir; our people couldn't spare
me to go to school much"
The captain wrote two or three lines.
and told the sergeant to copy them
carefully. The task was done, and the
captain set other copies, and still
others. By energy and application the
"pinery man. became quite good
penman.
The captain came to his tent one day,
and after looking at his writing care.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-11
Another Big Packing Plant,

KANSAS City, Mo-, March GAS soon
as the contracts are all let formal an
nouncement will be made of the build
ing in Kansas City this year of an i'm.
mense packing plant which, in capacity,
will equal if not surpass the Armour
plant Its construction will give en-
ployment to thousands of laborers, and
in Its operation small army of men
and women will be employed. AT diff
ferent points in the south branch
houses will be established, making one
II the most extensive packing firms
In the world.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-11

SALEM, Ore, March s,--Gov. Lord
has appointed ex-senator W. H. Cor
bett United States senator to fill the
vacancy caused by the failure of the
legislature to elect at its recent session.
lie represented Oregon in the United
States senate from 1865 to ls72. lie is
vice president Of the First national
bank of Portland and very pro.
nounced gold standard advocate.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-11
MI. wolcott Denies an Interview.

WASHINGTON, March s.-Senator
Wolcott, of Colorado, who returned
Wednesday from his visit to Europe in
the interest of bimetallism, said that
in the interview published yesterday
he was quoted as saying things that
he had never spoken of. Neither in
Europe nor in the United States had
he mentioned the names of persons
with whom he consulted while abroad
nor had he at any time repeated or in
Dictated what persons said to him.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-11
A LEGISLATIVE PROXY.

Representative Gates, of Kansas, Presents
a Most Original Request.
TOPEKA, Kan, March 6.-Sergeant-
alarms Dunsmore of the house yester-
day received an unusual request from
Gates, republican of jackson, that he
was Ill and unable to appear in the
house. his friend, the bearer of the re-
quest, be permitted to occupy his seat
and look after his interest on the floor.
As the constitution recognizes no
proxies in legislation, Mr.. Gates friend
was not permitted to represent him.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-11
Ex-Goy, CrIttenden ResIrns.

MEXICO Cry, March 6.-Consul.Gen.
eral Crittenden has sent in his resigna-
tion. The United States legation and
consulate each displayed flags in hon.
or Of the Inauguration Of President
Mckinley. The Mexican Herald says
all Americans should stand patriotical-
ly by Mckinley, from whom it expects
protection of American citizens in
Cuba.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-11
spain M,strusts President McKlnlev

LONDON, March's.-A dispatch from
Madrid to the Central News says that
President McKinley's inaugural ad-
dress has not caused much of an i'm
preston in Spain. The ministerial
newspapers in their comments mis-
trust the reserve of the new president
and public opinion is very suspicious
in view of McKinley's antecedents and
the attitude which Secretary Sherman
recently manifested in the United
States senate.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-11
HANNA CALLED DOWN.


Gov. Bradley. Of Kentucky, Thinks Him
Guilty OF Unwarranted Interference.
FRANKFORT, KY, March 5.-Gov.
Bradley wrote and filed the following
dispatch to Hon. NJ. A. Hanna, Wash.
ington
I stated in the Commercial Tribune more
that two months ago that no session would be
called until after March 4. told you that %
session would be called Immediately after that
date. Hence your dispatch Of to-day urging me
TO call u session Immediately is unwarranted.
The session will be called Friday and that act
will be influenced alone by what | con-
scentiously believe to be the best interest OF
the public service, WILLIAM O. BRADLEY.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-11
Where the bible Was Kissed.

WASHINGTON, March 6.-"Give me
wisdom and knowledge, that may go
out and come in before this people, for
who can Judge this, Thy people that
is so great was the verse in the Bible
that Mr.. Mckinley kissed yesterday
when Chief Justice Fuller had admin
istered to him the oath of office. 1t
was the tenth verse of the first chapter
of Second Chronicles.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-11
CHICAGO STOCK YARDS.
Texas Trade May Leave There Unless Ter
mlnRl Charges Are Reduced.

mlnal Charges Are Reduced.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, March 9.-The
annual convention Of the Texas Live
Stock association met here yesterday.
Fully 5000 stockmen and commission
men are In attendance. A resolution
giving the Chicago stock yards 30 days
In which to abolish the ~ per car ter
minal charges under threat
TO patronize Kansas City and
other markets was adopted. A res
olution against adverse legislation in
regard to oleomargarine was also
agreed to. Col. X. II. Black, Of Fort
McKavitt, read paper on the neces-
sity for n bureau of animal industry,
recommending that an effort be made
to have the present congress to pass
such law. His suggestions were
adopted. The association closed It's
session Inst night, and the Texas Cat
tie Raisers' association will meet here
ta-dnv
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Appointed United States senator.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, March Gov.
Bradley yesterday appointed Maj. A.
7. Wood, of Mount Sterling, United
States senator to succeed Blackburn.
The governor also issued proclama-
ton calling an extra session Of the leg
islature March 10 To elect senator for
the full term.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-11

Thirty members Of the Idaho legis-
lature sent to the United States senate
on the 4th protest against seatin 9
William Heitfeld as United States sem
ator from Idaho, alleging that he was
fraudulently elected.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-11
WHOLE FAMILY POISONED.



a Narrow Escape from Death.
LARNED, Kan, March 5.-Thc family
Of H. $. Humphrey, consisting Of
father, mother and three children, took
morphine by mistake for quinine yes
terday morning and had a narrow es-
cape from death. After taking the
morphine one of the children went to
school, but soon became sick and went
to sleep. She was taken home, when
all the other members of the family
were discovered lying in various posi-
tons about the house in heavy slum-
Der. Physicians were summoned and
after hard work all were revived and
will probably recover.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-11
SarsapariIIa
ILL.,, mn cure Liver Ills; easy 70
HO00' s Fills take. easy To operate ~
FATAL EXPLOSION.



l'OsToN, March 5.-The worst acct.
dent Of its kind ever known in Boston
occu rred yesterday, when an explo-
sion Of Illuminating gas in the sub
way at the intersection Of fremont
and Boylston streets caused the
death of six persons and the injury
OF score or more others, although
not more than ten were severely hurt.
Buildings for hundreds OF feet in
all directions were damaged by the
conclusion, and several electric cars
which were passing were wrecked.
One caught fire and was burned to tho
trucks. The property loss probably
will amount to $4,000. including losses
from general demolition OF goods in
adjacent stores.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-11
Drowned in the yerdlgrls.

CoFFEYvlLLE, Kan, March 5.-Walter
Fitch, ~ years old, was drowned in
the Verdigris river, near this city. He
was driving cattle across the river and
rode into deep water and was washed
from his horse.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-11
BEATEN TO DEATH.
Terrible Accident to IL Man Caught In o
Shaft Mt Mexico. Mo.

MEXICO, Mo-, March 5.~-Clarence
Humphrey, "a years old, met horrible
death in this city. He was drawn upon
Il shafting by the belt running the
grindstone in the basement of Pol
locks mill. When the betting drew
the unfortunate young man to the
shafting he was whirled around and
around, beating his body against the
brace timbers of the shafting, His
flesh was whipped off his body. lie
died In a short while.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-11
DASHES INTO AN EXPRESS.
A Torrent of Rain Causes Serious Wreck
on the Baltimore d Ohio.

LovELAND, O., March 8.-An extra
freight crashed into an express on the
Baltimore & Ohio, near Hills station,
this morning. A torrent Of water had
carried away part Of the track near
Hills and the express was stopped by
the'washout. Before the engineer of
the extra could be warned his train
dashed out of the rain and fog into the
rear of the express, wrecking the
rear sleeper. Three or four people in
the sleeper were badly injured.
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OFFICIAL FIGURES GIVEN.



CARSON, New, March 5.-The first
official statement of seating arrange
msnts was given to the Associated
press yesterday The arena has II
large sections and is an octagonal di-
vided into smaller ones There IRE
$500 box seats, groups from three to
twelve in n box, $40; 5,436 reserve at
$50, 5,42S at SlO and LOSS at $5 each,
making total seating capacity Of l5,-
25s. Should all these seats be occupied
ut the Observation-Disclosures fight the
receipts would amount to S3s4, 900.
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At New York on the 9TH Star Pointer,
the famous pacing horse, was sold to
James A. Murphy for $4,000.
A Sick Child Inc,nerated.

BIvALvE, N. j., March BY the
upsetting Of a lamp the home Of Elihu
Reed, with Its contents, was complete
ly destroyed by fire and his four-year-
old daughter was burned to death.
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us THAT THE BEST You CAN DO. HENRY?"

fully, said: THAT will do very well,
sergeant" That evening the adjutant
read on parade:
Third Sergeant Henry 7. Garfield
is hereby appointed first sergeant, and
will be obeyed and respected accord
ingly."
1t was a surprise to the sergeant. He
found his new duties laborious. Few
men in a regiment have more to do than
first sergeant. He felt the need in
his new position Of more arithmetic
than he possessed; he sent for text
book, and studied it faithfully, making
fine sroEress.,. This gave him an ap'
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-29
THE HOLY HOUSE LoRETTo,

About fifteen miles south of Ancona
on the main line is the station of Lo-
retto, and on the hillside, about three
miles from the sea, stands the city.
Towering far above the town rise the
great dome and campanile of the Won
derful fortified church which shelters
within it the santa casa, or holy house,
every year the object of pilgrimage of
so many thousands of the faithful. On
entering the church one sees at once,
standing under the dome strange low
chapel covered with white marble carv-
ing and cleaning sculpture. A host
of sixteenth century artists-ehiet
among them Sansovino-carried out
Bramante's design for the marble cas-
ing of the holy house. But in striking
contrast to the rich exterior are the
plain and rough stone walls of the in
terror The innumerable silver lamps
give dim religious light, and the jew
els on the image of the Madonna and
Child-a wonderful black image,
carved. it is said, by st. Luke from ce-
dar of Lebanon-scintillate in the
gloom like innumerable stars.
Such is the holy house which angels
are said to have brought from Naza-
reth in the thirteenth century in order
to save it from dissertation by the inf
| del But the house was not brought
| Immediately to Loretto. The angels
placed it first on hilltop near Fiume,
on the Dalmatian shore. There it
stayed for three years, when it was
moved again and deposited in wood
| on the opposite side of the Adrlatic,
| near Recanati. The wood was laurel
wood, and the house was consequently
called domus lauretana, or house of Lo-
retto. Twice more. however, the house
was miraculously moved short dis
| tances, till it was at length placed in
! its present position; not a very conven-
lent one, it might have been imagined
for it was then the middle of the public
| road.
| 1t seems almost unnecessary to say
that there have been those that have
made merry at this frequent ''transla-
| ton of the holy house, yet an innu-
merable multitude of the great ones OF
the earth, including many popes and
kings, have paid homage to this blacE
Madonna in its rude stone cottage
WESTMINSTER Gazette.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-29

The soubrette has some of the char
acteristics of the engenue, with an add
ed perkiness. She takes up butterfly
bows, jaunty eton Jackets and tailor
effects that are notably trig, and sew
Gritty of outline emphasizes her rounded
figure. A gay artifiee is in all her eff
fects, IN her startling colors, jaunty
hats and Jackets and in her neck af-
fairs The soubrette type includes the
dashing girl, and the girl who is at the
limit of stylishness without being fast;
just as the engenue may go far towards
the picturesque as to be distinctly con-
spicuous, without losing the character
istics of her type
It's a soubrette type that you see in
to-day's picture, one that is moderate
in her dash. The gown was grayish
blue cloth, the skirt garnished with two
rows of braid around the HEM the fit
ted bodice having one row of braid on
either side of the vest and a second
pair that branched off at the shoulders
and edged to the revers. Three rows Of
braid gave the belt, and vest and stock
collar were blue crepe de chine, Rows
of bald and lace ruf1les decorated the
sleeves. All details were markedly
jaunty and trig, both essentials to the
soubrette get-up. FLORETTE.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-29
FL MILIAR.

! Cora-"Love is a strange thing. y
CLARION, / don't think so. I've been
engaged seven es."--Yonkers States
man.
II notice that some people claim that
Doctors whiskers may carry disease
germs" "Why don't the doctors boil
| their whiskers? "-Cleveland Plain Deal
| er.
Her Father-"Has my daughter en-
couraged you, sir?" Suitor-"Yes she
said she was an only child and your
estate would approximate Million
| Adams Freeman.
| Home Rule.-"Joe keeps his wife and
mother-in-law mad at him half the
time" What vexes them sou He
calls them his board of lady managers.
Chicago Record
What made johnson get so huffy
when l quoted that saying about the
man who awoke to find himself fa-
mouse" "He thought you were limiting
al the time he went to bed on the front
stoop. indianapolis Journal.
Cn1eI OIL secret fOllCe-- 4NotHGl III
portant arrest, sirei' The Czar-"Great
Romanoff! Is it member of the Bomb
Throwers' union?" 1--WE think so, sire.
At least she is wearing bombazine
dress. cleveland Plain Dealer
Dick-"And how did you proceed
Fred-'Why, I just went up to her and
asked her if she would marry me. :"
Dick--"Without first telling her how
much you loved her and all that sort of
thing?" Fred-"Of course; | did not
| want to prejudice her Judgment. -
| Household Words.
Mr. Bankhead-"One of the deaeons
in your church called on me to-day,
He wanted a subscription in aid of
your society for the relief of the de-
serving poor. How Is the society COM
ing on?" Mrs Sunbeam-"Sp lendidly!
We've been organized only year, and
in that time our receipts have been
nearly enough to pay the officers sal
aries Truth.
Saving Time.-1There seems to be no
other way" said the sultan irritably.
These governments will keep worrying
me with complaints and inquiries +"
What is your majesty's wish?" "Tell
the printer to get up a few hundred
neat circulars with the words, What
are you going to do about 1t 2 printed in
large type, and sign my name to them
with a rubber STAMP" Washington
Star.
Curious National CUSTOM was so
mad" said the vivacious young Amer
lean lady, that I could have eaten a
pound of nails"
The listening Englishman made a
note of this in his commonplace book
that evening: Anger is so well recog-
nized as a nervous complaint in this
country that the natives ars in the
habit of taking iron to conteract it,
Cincinnati Enquirer.