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The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-01-07

The Southern Pacific will have
finger in the senatorial pie at
Salem. Senator Mitchell is its
attorney.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-01-07
Land Opened for Entry.
United States Land Office.

United States Land Office,
Oregon City, Or, Dec 28, 1861
Notice is hereby given that the approved
fractional plat of survey of Township 10
South, Ranges East, has been received
from the Surveyor General of Oregon, and
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05
THE TRAMP NUISANCE.
Kansas Overridden with vagabonds VINO
Are Daily Growing Bolder

Kansas Overridden with vagabonds VINO
Are Daily Growing Bolder.
TOPEKA, Kan, July 3l.-Tramps
were never so numerous or their meth
DDS never SO evil as now. In the midst
of plenty and their services in demand,
they offer not TO work, but go up and
down the state begging and even
plundering. In times past they have
been satisfied to beg their food from
door to door, but this year they have
adopted the methods and practices
of highwaymen, and hesitate not
to break into homes. stores and
railroad stations. and attempts to
capture railroad trains are of daily oc-
currence. They ride on trucks, on the
blind baggage, on the roofs of coaches,
and If their numbers be sufficient they
resist the efforts of trainmen to
dislodge them. Hardly day or
night now goes by without damage
to the railroad property in the state
by tramps Depots are broken open
on all lines and at all points in the
state. and depredations in this particu-
lar have become so numerous that d.
vision superintendent Of several mes
have issued orders to station agents to
leave nothing worth stealing in the
depots at night At larger points
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05
OWN THE BEST MINES.

A Chicago Syndicate. Headed by John
Cudany. Said to Have Corner on Alaska
Gold.
CHICAGO, Aug. 4.-John Cudahy is al
the head of Chicago syndicate, to be
capitalized at S25, OOO 900, which is go
ing to own, develop and operate near.
ly all the gold quartz mines in eastern
Alaska which have been discovered up
to this time. The corporation will
own mines the present value of
which, at the lowest estimate, is
$5O.OOO,OOO. The prospective value,
which can be known only when
the work of development is well
in hand, may be several times
$5O,OO0,0oO. The organization is an
outgrowth of the North American
Transportation 4 Trading Co., which
was incorporated five years ago under
the laws Of Illinois with a capital
stock Of S45O.OOO. John Cudahy is the
largest individual stakeholder, and is
understood to control majority OF
the shares For five years the com.
pany has prospected the mountains of
eastern Alaska for gold veins, employ
ing the best experts that could be in
duced under big pay to 60 into that
region. With ample means at COM
nland, the prospecting has been car
ried on Systematically in the high re-
gions sloping toward the Klondyke
placers. While it has been limited that
good veins were found, an approxi-
mate statement of their value is now
made public for the first time. The
richness of the placer diggings gives
confirmation to the probable enormous
value of the veins behind and above
the placers
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05
DISASTROUS STORM.
Lightning Kills Two Children and Does
Much Damage In Webster City, la.

WEBSTER CITY, Ia, Aug. A severe
electrical storm caused the loss of two
lives and did much damage in this city
yesterday morning. The dead are
Minnie Lupus, aged two, and Carl
Lupus, aged four. The spire of the
Baptist church was shattered. The
elevator of the Webster City Elevator
Go. and the handsome residence of Ed
Burgess were struck. The iron roof
of the Queen livery barn, owned by
William Wilke, was torn from the
building, and a barn belonging to
Burt Butler was wrecked by bolt,
and his horses We're killed. Trees were
shattered on every side.
Mrs. John Lupus and her children
were at their home, southeast of the
city, when the storm came. She had
just taken her children TO the cellar,
and, with the oldest daughter, was
standing at an opening in the base
ment watching the progress of the
storm. The two little ones were hud-
died together in the rear corner. Both
Mrs. Lupus and her daughter were
stunned by the flash. As soon as they
recovered from the shock they turned
to the children. and found them both
dead, clasped in each others arms.
The bolt had killed them.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05

KANSAS Cry, Mo-, Aug. 4.-Chicago
lines are making complaint because
practically all wheat being shipped
from Kansas City for export is going
to the gulf ports. AS IN evidence that
rates are being cut to secure this grain,
they instance the fact that the price of
wheat on the Kansas City board is
within four cents of the Chicago price,
which is too small a margin to admit
of its shipment there. Chicago roads
claim that the local price is forced up
by secret rates under the gulf export
grain tariffs.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05
MAD WOMAN'y ACT.
An Insane Daughter Cuts Her
Mothers Throat.
IRlNPS SEIZE A FREIGHT TRAIN.
4 Child Burned to Death Through Playing
with Matchcs-Two Men Killed In =
TEXAS Fight-An Ohio Lad
Hangs Himself.

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A. sns. i, ,os ,,o,osod ,hat tha
n..has haa aa',, "tpp' s,,;o,da hr,
i.t.. !. ,.aa a;aa"na.sa ,hat To,,;sa
~" 90 ,aano,d s.n,.hton ,,ho had
hasr insane for n nrmher 81 wears
oor,u,,.od tho or;,ao gho ,vas fornJ
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s..,,I,Io AL rha aa.sontn5 ,vo,,on
,.ho ,uos ra,,o. hosa.n ,solon, had
haon oonsnad ~ g, v;noan,,s asvlum
a. eua uo.rs h,t .uor s,noo ,so, Cha
had bean a. home tho family nrefer.
IN. - L.ua h.. aa.aa son ,ha.o e.
s,,r,,os.1 ~. ~ aa.a,, ,,onon,s oor.
d;t,pn ,,,os ,aada ,,nnsa hw ,ha ,ntonso
beot
rRAMps SEIZE A rprIaur TRAIN
Aprpnrry & D Aug 4-Over 100
tramns and horvesters took nossession
Of a freight train m the North western
last evening The train WAS side
TRACKED and the sheriff and notice
called upon for assistance After an
hours DELAY the tramns were dislodped
and the train nroceeded Sheriff Rit.
ter was called IN Groton to arrest the
torobe who ,yoro ,orrori,,,u thu town
eftar III, e,.h, Tho, ,,o,a Al, io;,od
This county 10 ro,y ,vorrrn With
tramns
ru,, n pupxrn ro mann
KAxs.s r,rv No Ana narotbo
Joros l;ttla aolorad ,,i,1 son. uoara
I'D was burned 10 doa,b ~ HAS homo
1o1a Grovo rostordav ,,orninn sha
was ,eft alono IN ,he hnnsa and ,yas
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05
Railroad Property Not Affected.

KANSAS CITY, Kan, Aug. 4.-lnstead
of carrying out its original plan OF rails
ing Wyandotte county's personal prop
erty valuations ST. 200, 900 and reducing
the assessed valuation of lands 25 per
cent, for the purposes of state taxa
ton, the state board of equalization
at Topeka simply increased the valua-
ton Of taxable property in Wyandotte
county six per cent. for state purposes.
The railroad property in Wyandotte
county, assessed at a valuation of ST.
SOB, $50, was not affected in the least
by the raise.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05
PENSION RULES REVISED.


Assistant Secretary Davis Makes Important
Changes In His Department.
WASHINGTON, July 31.-A thorough
revision of the rules governing the adj
Indication Of pension claims under the
second section Of the act of June ~,
1890, has been made by Assistant Sec
rotary of the Interior Webster Davis
and sweeping notifications in the pres
ent practices are the result. The new
code, it is said, will furnish a safe,
speedy and uniform system of adjust
ing this large class of cases. Assistant
Secretary Davis holds that the very
nature of pension cases forbids the ap.
plication Of the strictness and techni-
cality OF aourt proceedings and that it
was not congress- intention to hedge
the administration of these laws with
the difficulties and pitfalls of any sys-
TEN of special pleading whose techni-
calities and retinements may tend to a
practical defeat of the government Us
benevolent purposes. The modifica-
tions are made in six rules, and former
rules and decisions in conflict with
them are set aside.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05
STATE RIGHTS.
Trouble in Kansas Over a Federal
Judges Injunction.
Gov. LEEDY PREPARING A CIRCULAR.
He Wants the superintendent Of Insurance
Sustained In Ills Prosecutions Of Certain
COmpanies-Call for an Irrigation
Congress at Lincoln, Neb.

TOPEKA, Kan, Aug, 4.-The federal
authorities and the state Of Kansas
will clash. The old question Of state
rights will come up again like skele-
ton from the grave. Last week fed
eral judge from Arkansas Judge vii.
liams-held court at Manitou, Col,
and issued sweeping injunction on
behalf of the Mutual Life Insurance
Co., OF New York, restraining lnsur-
ance Commissioner Webb McNall from
enforcing the state laws regulating in
surance companies, and also enjoining
Attorney-General Boyle or any other
lawyer on behalf OF the state
from bringing any civil Or Grim
inal suit against the company. 1t is
this order that Gov. Leedy ard the
state administration propose to con-
test 1t is stated on the best of au-
thority that Gov. Leedy is preparing
a circular letter Of great Importance,
which he will send to the prosecuting
attorneys of the state, appealing to
patriotism to uphold the criminal laws
of Kansas against the in reference of
the federal authorities. To be brief,
he wants them to prosecute every
agent doing business in Kansas for
every insurance company to whom
license has been denied or whose license
is revoked. lie realizes that the
insurance companies are depending on
the federal courts to aid them in def
ance of State Superintendent of In
surance McNall. Both the governor
and Mr.. McNall were out of town last
night and could not be seen regarding
it, Gov. Leedy is quoted as saying:
IF Judge Williams, or any other fed
eral Judge, seeks to restrain this state
from enforcing its criminal laws. we
will dispute his right to do So Gov
Leedy is desperately in earnest in the
matter and his letter will be vigor-
GUS one.
IRRIGATION CONGRESS CALLED.
GREAT BEND, Kan, Aug. 4.-E. R.
Moses, of this city, chairman of the
national executive committee of the
irrigation congress, yesterday issued
the official call for the sixth national
irrigation congress to be held at Lin
coin, Neb., September2s, 30 and 30. To
those interested in irrigation this will
beavery important meeting and will no
doubt result in much practical good as
those who are to read papers on the
various phases of irrigation have all
learned their lessons in the school of
experience and are thus able to give
advice and counsel. Every state west
of the Mississippi river will have rep
resentatives ut this meeting, and many
of the eastern states, through their
governors, have expressed their inten-
ton of sending delegates. Judging
from the present outlook, this meeting |
will eclipse any of the five previous
ones |
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05
A TRAIN oITcAEp.
The Fast FLYER on the Kansas Pacific
Plunges into a Creek.

The Fast FLYER on the Kansas Pacific
pluages Into Creek.
DENVER, Col. Aug. THE fast
flyer on the Kansas Pacific railroad
was wrecked about daylight this morn
ing about 40 miles east of here and
John A. Ward, engineer. of Denver,
and W. B. Harrington. baggageman,
OF Kansas City. were killed. and the
following badly injured: Oscar Ingram,
fireman, bruised about the head and
dazed, W. II. Rankin, Denver, badly
cut about the head. arm broken; J. Z.
Reid, back injured; Mrs. Fred Nash,
Laramie, Wyo. back sprained, Mrs. c.
E. Gravett, Blue Springs, Neb., right
ankle broken; Mrs. 5 G. Hubbard. Abb
lene, Kan, back hurt: W. II. Thorn
ton, Chicago, arm sprained and bruised:
IL, H. Ecnerptt Seattle WASH head
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05
Corhett Won a nIcycle Race.

AsBURY PARK, N. j., Aug. Alive
thousand persons attended the nation
al circuit races at Asbury park athletic
grounds yesterday. The half mile
match race between James j. Corbett,
the prize fighter, and Henry Maddox,
of Asbury Park, was one of the princi-
pal events of the day Maddox gave
Corbett about $50 yards in half mile
dash. Corbett won amid loud applause.
Time, l;O92S. The most exciting event
was the one mile open professional,
won by Bald, with Butler close sec
ond.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05
SURPASSED ALL RECORDS.
Receipts OF Cattle at Kansas City Stock
Yards Tuesday Reached 1900.


Yards Tuesday Reached 1900.
KANSAS City, Mo-, Aug. kansas
City has had some big cattle receipts
in the past, but nothing that ever be-
fore equaled yesterdays arrivals. They
footed up 1860, more than four times
as many as were in Chicago, and 5000
more than at Chicago, st. Louis and
Omaha combined This is the
largest receipts on record, being
$40 more than the heavy receipts of
October IS, 1894, 2,9Os more than the
big receipts of October IA, 1895, and
l,941 ahead of ony one days receipts
last year. This rush of cattle was
driven in from the drought-stricken
counties Of Kansas, many of them com
ing from the counties of Lyon, Harper,
Greenwood and Harvey where the
pastures are burned brown and where
the streams are dry. Many farmers
In these counties are being compelled
to haul water for some distance. II it
was only for the want of feed that OBJ
stacle could be overcome, as feed could
be bought and shipped in and at rea-
sonable prices, but there is no water
for the poor furnished cattle to drink.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05
M'TAGGART SHOT DOWN.


The WelI-knOwp Kansas Politician Muir
dered Near Liberty.
INDEPENDENCE, Kan, Aug. 4.-The
most tragic killing in the history of
this section occurred near Liberty,
Kan, at II o'clock yesterday. Henry
Sheesley shot and killed ex-senator
Daniel McTaggart in the milling prop
erty that has been known rs
the McTaggart mill since the
early days Of Montgomery county.
The killing grew out Of a finan-
cial disagreement between Mr.. Nc.
Taggart and Henry Sheesley, the
operator Of the mill. A justice Of the
peace granted McTaggart judgment
upon goods in the mill belonging to
Sheesley, and an officer went to the
mill to sell the goods necessary to sat
isfy the judgment One lot Of goods
had been sold, when Sheesley, who
had been silent observer OF the pro-
ceedings, stepped up to within seven
feet OF McTaggart and fired the fatal
shot. The ball passed through the body
above the heart The ex-senator sank
to the floor while the murderer fired
second shot, the ball passing through
the hand and arm of his victims
youngest son, Dolph McTaggart, a lad
of about Is years. Sheesley then start
ed to flee, but was captured and brought
to the county Jail by the constable
who had been performing the sale.
Daniel McTaggart has been a conspic-
nous figure in public life in Kansas for
80 years. For "a years he represented
Montgomery county in the legislature,
six years in the lower branch and eight
years in the state senate. During all
that time he stood high in the councils
Of the republican party and was fire.
quently mentioned for the congress
sional nomination in his district. In
the campaign last fall he supported
Bryan on account OF the silver issue.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05
EXAMPLE OF CONSTANCY.

Prominent Nebraska SchOOl-Teacher Work.
ing for the Release Of Her BetrOthed
from Prison.
LINCOLN, Neb., July 3O.-Miss Lou
Hirsch, superintendent of schools in
Dakota county, is in the city seeking
the release of William A. Ream, to
whom she is betrothed. Ream is serv-
ing six year sentence in the peniten-
tiary for cattle stealing, and Miss
Hirsch has been his ardent supporter
since his arrest, furnishing him money
for his defense. An appeal to the su-
preme court for new trial has been
made at her behest and, pending ac-
ton, the lady seeks his release on a
bond which has not yet been APP
proved. Miss Hirsch is prominent as
an educator in northern Nebraska.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05
A NEWSPAPER STORY.
Report That rs Young Kansas Popullsts
VIII Emigrate to Utah.

MANKAT0, Kan, Aug. A number
Of the young crowd Of Kansas popu-
lists Of state note have evolved a
scheme to enable them to attain dis
tinction in the political world. Their
plan is to emigrate to Utah, scatter
themselves about in various directions,
and, by each Others aid, in short
time, to control the politics Of the
state and all get office The member
ship is said to consist of 25 young
popuists. An organization has al
ready been effected The leading
spirits Of the movement are Frank
Forrest, an attorney Of this city,
and sergeant-at-arms of the SEN
ate last winter; Frank Elliott, of Doni-
phan county, assistant state coal oil
inspector, with headquarters at Tope-
ka; Rev. H. B. Feharty, executive
clerk to Gov. Leedy, State Senator A.
j. Titus, of Harper county, and State
Senator Lupfer, of Pawnee county.
The other members names cannot be
obtained Much secrecy is being main
tanned concerning the matter,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05
TO SURPASS NIAGARA.


New York, Aug. 1.-The greatest
waterpower plant in the world is to be
in operation within a few months, Il
the plans of the corporation control
lingit meet with no obstruction. 1t is
intended to take power from the St.
Lawrence river and by means of tur-
bines of 5000 horsepower each operate
an electricp plant Of almost incalculable
strength. The plant is to be in an i'm.
mense building near Massena, N. Y,
on the United States side of the st.
Lawrence. The st. Lawrence in the
neighborhood of Massena has fall OF
SO feet in distance of about seven
miles, and the Grass river at Massena is
80 feet lower than the st. Lawrence.
The plants to beeven greater than that
at Niagara Falls, because with all the
force of the long rapids of the st. Law
renee behind it there is to be practi-
cally no limit to its potency. The use
of the st. Lawrence in this way is re-
garded as marking an era in modern
science as applied to commerce.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05
ARE NOT PROTECTED.
Comptroller Of the Treasury Says Deput
Marshals Are Not Under Civil Service.

Comptroller of the Treasury Says Deputy
Marshals Are Not Under Civil Service.
WASHINGTON, July 3l.-Comptroller
Bowler has knocked the civil service
law endways so far as deputy United
States marshals are concerned. Dis
trict judges in West Virginia and
North Carolina and Illinois have
stopped the new marshals from ap-
pointing their own deputies, deciding
that the old deputies are protected by
the civil service law and must be re-
tanned. Comptroller Bowler overruled
the district Judges in sweeping opin-
ion. He holds that deputy marshals
are personal appointees of the marshal
and 60 out of office when he goes out,
and that old deputy marshals cannot
continue in office under new marshals
unless reappointed and sworn in again.
Furthermore, he directs that the dis
bursting officer cannot pay the old
Deputies unless thus reappointed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05
JAPS ARE HARD UP.
Have Been Going at Too Rapid Pace Since
tho War with China.

Have Been Going Mt Too Rapid Pace Since
tho War with China.
TACOMA, Wash, Aug. 4.--The steam
er Olympia, from the orient, brings
news that the japanese government Is
seriously embarrassed financially ow-
Ing to the rapid pace at which the ma
ton has been going since the war with
China. Civilization has necessitated in
creased expenditures in every direc-
tion, particularly in building rail
roads, telegraph lines, new government
buildings, improving harbors and
strengthening the army and navy.
The treasury was not directly benefited
by the big war indemnity paid by
China, because it has been kept in En-
gland to pay for the new warships and
armament. Owing to the increased
expenditures during the past year, all
the governments reserve funds are ex-
hausted,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05

New York, Aug. Representative
of Peter Maher and Tom Sharkey met
yesterday and made second deposit
of $1,000 of the $4,000 forfeiture for a
fight between the pugilists. The offer
of Zeke Abram, of the Knickerbocker
Athletic club of San Francisco, OF
$4,000 for the fight to be pulled off in
San Francisco was taken up, The
club expressed the desire for October
10 as the day for the fight, but Makers
manager wants the time extended two
weeks.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05
THEIR PURSES SWELLED.
Potato Growers In the Kaw Valley Reap q
Rich Harvest.


KANSAS CRY, Mo-, Aug when
the last car load of potatoes grown has
been marketed, the best authorities
estimate that 100000 or more will
have been added to the bank accounts
of the Kansas farmers living in the
bottom lands along the Kaw river.
Farmers are realizing the best price
for their product since 1890, when pc.
tatoes sold for 81 a bushel. An in
creased demand from nearly every
large distributing point in the coun-
try has been created by the poor
crops at Louisville and st. Louis,
and by the unusual lateness of
northern grown crops. Buyers from
nearly all the large markets are here
for the purpose of filing orders, and
shipments are going to Boston and
Colorado on the east and west and to
the great lakes and the gulf on the
north and south. This unusual de-
mand has advanced the price from 20
cents bushel, the selling price July
II, to over thrice that sum.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05
POWDERLY IN OFFICE.
Sworn In M Commissioner General of I'm
migration Tuesday.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-Terrence v.
Powderly, of Pennsylvania, formerly
master workman of the Knights of LII
Dor, yesterday took the prescribed oath
and received his commission as CON-
missioner-general Of immigration, sue
ceeding Mr.. Herman Stump, of Mary
land. In answer to inquiries Mr..
Powderly said he had formu-
lated no particular plans or
policy for the administration Of
his Office lie was, however, in
favor Of strict and impartial inter-
probation of our immigration laws and
believed that every proper effort should
be made to keep out all undesirable
classes. 10 that end he would use
means to prevent their embarlling for
this country, thus saving them the
needless expense and hardships of the
trip.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05

PMLADELpuIA, Aug. 4. -Yesterday's
developments stamp the success of the
18th national meet Of the League of
American Wbeelmen beyond question.
From early morning until late at night
wheelmen, singly and in groups, have
been arriving in the city from every
state east of the Mississippi and a few
west of it. The races proper begin
Friday.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05

ELLSWORTH, Me-, Aug. 4.-Melville
Ellis, his wife and five children, who
left here four weeks ago in small sail
boat for Rockland, have probably been
lost at sea. Fishermen arriving here
yesterday report that they saw Els
boat floating bottom up in the bay off
Cape Newbury. There was no trace of
the Ellis family.