Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-24
OFF FOR TIE POLE.
Prof. Andree Ready to Launch His
Airship for His Polar Voyage.
IOWA'S DRASTIC ANTITRUST Law.
Insurance Managers Must Make Afidavits
That They Have Not Violated It-ken-
lucky Farmers to Organize Trust
Missouri POO-kOOm Law.

LONDON, June 2l-AccOrding to the
programme mapped ont by Prof. An
dree, the arctic balloonist, at the time
he left Gothenburg for Spitzbergen in
the latter part of May, he will some
time during the coming week launch
his airship upon the perilous voyage
to the north pole. A number of carrier
pigeons were taken by the party from
Gothenburg, and the return of one of
the birds with message from the
party is looked for daily. Prof. Andree
is accompanied by Messrs. Strinberg,
Swendenberg and Twenke. According
to the opinions Of many who have par
ticipated in previous polar expeditions,
the present venture is the most reckless
and perilous ever undertaken, and it is
generally considered that nothing but
the merest accident can bear the party
to the pole and back in safety. Circu-
lars have been issued by the Russian
government to the inhabitants of
northern Siberia, and have also been
distributed among the people Of Alaska
and other northern regions, directing
them to extend all possible assistance
to the explorers in case they should
land among them. Even granting that
the winds are favorable, it is stated
that it will be impossible to take ac-
curate observations from the balloon,
and, therefore, impossible to ascertain
the exact location Of the pole.
IowA's DRASTIC ANTITRUST LAW.
CHICAGO, June 2l.-The secretary OF
state of Iowa has caused CONSERVATION
among western managers OF insurance
companies which are members of the
union by forwarding for their sigma
lures the most comprehensive atfidavits
that the corporations they represent
are not members of any pool, trust,
agreement. combination or confedera
ton, or in any understanding
with any other corporation or agree
ment to fix the price or premium to be
paid for insuring property against loss
or damage by fire. These afidavits
must be returned after the antitrust
law of the state passed by the last leg
islature goes into effect. Not one Of
the compact laws passed by various
states in recent years has worried the
members of the union as much as this.
FARMERS TO ORGANIZE A TRUST.
VERSAILLES KY, June 2l.-A mass
convention of wheat growers, held
here Saturday, issued a call for state
convention to be held in Lexington,
KY, Monday. July 3, to perfect COM
bination to hold the wheat crop Of
Kentucky for long enough period to
force higher prices for that cereal. II
the state movement is successful, ma
tional convention will be called to
meet in Indianapolis and form ma.
tional farmers trust.
MISSOURI POoI-ROoM LAW.
ST. LOUIS, June 2l.-The st. Louis
pool rooms, which for the last six
months have enjoyed entire immunity
from police interference. were closed
to-day by the operation Of the Missouri
breeders law, which went into effect
at sunrise. As there appeared to be
some doubt concerning the constitu-
tionality of the law, Cole Ullman kept
his book open in the expectation of be.
ing raided and making test case. All
other pool rooms were closed.
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