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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-11-11

"For four years I had nasal catarrh,
and though the case was a mild one at
first, was not long until I noticed that 1t
was gradually growing worse. Ofcourse
I was under treatment Of frst-class ply.
sicians, but their remedies were applied
locally, and the disease seemed to be get.
ting firmer hold on me all the while.
"After spending 60 much money for
treatment which proved to be all In
vain, Twas urged to try S.S.S. This rem.
edy proved to be the right one, foritgotat
the disease, and a few bottles cured me
perfectly. The cure was permanent
one, and have not had touch Of the
disease for many years. Swift's Specific
is the only remedy that will have the
slightest effect upon Catarh."
Sufferers from Catarrh should get a
start on the disease before the cold
weather aggravates 1t. Those who have
been relying upon local treatment will
find winter weather Is all that Is
needed to show that the disease is still
with them. A course Of S.S.S. (Swift's
Specifc) will prove all assertions made
that itisthe only cure for Catarrh; itgoes
to the cause Of the trouble-the blood
and forces out all traces ofthe disease.
Swift's Specific is the only remedy
which reaches real obstinate blood dis
eases; it cures Catarrh, Rheumatism,
Cancer, Contagious Blood Poison, &C.
zema, Scrofula, and in fact every other
disease Of the blood. It Is guaranteed
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CONTEST IN MARYLAND.


Irregularities May Cost Republicans Five
Votes and Give Them to Democrats
PRINCESS ANN, Nd, Nov. 6.-There
Is a serious legal controversy among
the supervisors of election of Somerset
county over the vote cast on Tuesday,
j. $. Stamford, the democratic mem
Der, having refused to sign the certif.
cate Of election, because of certain IT..
Irregularities in the tally sheets and
ballots, in that the judges of election
in several instances failed to sign the
former and that at least 500 of the lat.
Yer were counted IN spite of the fact
that they were not indorsed with the
initials of one of the judges, as re-
quired by law. The question is likely
to be taken into the courts. where an
attempt may be ma de to throw out the
unmarked ballots and reverse the re-
suit OF the late election, in which event
the four assemblymen and one senator
from Somerset may go into the demo-
cratic, instead of the republican col
umn This would leave the republic
ans with but seven, instead of IL ma
jority on joint ballot
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A CRIMINAL EXTRAORDINARY.

Fritz Meyer, Under Arrest In New York,
Suspected Of Many Atrocious Grimes.
New YORK, Nov. 8.-Facts came to
light yesterday which stamp Fritz
Meyer, who murdered Policeman Fred
Smith in the Church Of the Most
Holy Redeemer ten days ago, as
the most remarkable and desperate
criminal in the police history of
the metropolis. Two church murders
and three aliases are credited to him,
but more than that, other startling and
mysterious crimes which have batfled
the police Of New York may yet be
fastened at his door. He was ready
to kill upon the slightest provoca.
ton. His wife says that his brutality
caused the death of six Of their chill.
dren. He made murderous attack
once upon her sister-in-law and nearly
succeeded in killing her, because she
refused to give him money.
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Cold Weather
Catarrh.

Though the disagreeable effects Of Ca
tarrh are felt all the year round, cold and
disagreeable weather aggravates the
disease and 1t Is during the winter sea-
son that it, severest form is felt. Each
succeeding year seems to intensity the
disease, so that 1t gradually fastens its
hold upon the sufferer with q grasp that
becomes 6rmer each season.
Catarrh often appears as only cold at
first, and is hardly noticed. But gradu-
ally the cold returns, and It Is more
dificultto cure, and stays longer than for
merly. These symptoms cannot be mis-
taken; they mark the first appearance Of q
disease that will develop in severity and
stubbornness, and which It Is impossible
tocure with the local treatment ofsprays,
washes, and similar applications. Being
a disease of the blood, only blood
remedy can have the slightest effect
upon It. S.S.S. (Switt's Specifc) Is the
only cure for Catarrh, because it Is the
only blood remedy which goes to the
seat Of all obstinate and deep-seated
cases, and forces out the disease.
Mr.. T. A. Williams, leading mer.
chant Of Spartanburg, S. c., writes:
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NAVY YARD ACTIVE.
Haste In Brooklyn to Complete
Two New War Vessels.
WOLCOT1 RETURNS FROM EUROPE.
The Monetary Commissioner Declines to
kay Anything About His Mission-N0
Prohibition In Georgia-Chlns.
town Trouble Expected.

! NEW YORK, Nov. 6-The Brooklyn
navy yard is active and work on all the
war vessels lying at the wharfs or dry
docks is being pushed forward as rap
idly as possible under orders from the
navy department. No one seems to
understand why SO much haste is
necessary, and inquiries are met with
the invariable reply: ut is nothing
unusual. We ere obeying orders is
sued some time ago, that is all. We
always finish work at this station as
rapidly as we can. SPANS naval &C
tivities have nothing to do with our
industry" An officer attached to the
office Of the commandant Of the yard
repeated this time-worn explanation
yesterday, but added that he believed
that some sort of an order had been re-
ceived to urge the completion Of the
two new vessels, which are now at the
yard making preparations for their
final trials under the board of inspec-
ton. These vessels are the torpedo
boat Foote and the big battleship
Iowa.
woLCOTT RETURNS FROM EUROPE.
NEW YORK, Nov. 6.-Senator Edward
0. Wolcott, of Colorado, and Gen.
Charles ]. Paine, two Of the monetary
commissioners appointed by President
Mckinley to confer with European
governments concerning the feasibility
of establishing international bimetal-
lism, arrived here last night on the
steamship Campania. The other COM
missioner, former Vice President Adlai
E. Stevenson, will return on a later
vessel. Senator Wolcott asked to be
excused from saying anything Of his
mission abroad. He was much inter
ested in the news of the recent elec.
ton. He asked some questions about
them, but made no comments. Gen.
Paine also declined to speak about his
European trip. Senator Wolcott will
remain here for couple Of days and
then 60 to Washington.
NO PROHIBITION IN GEORGIA.
ATLANTA, Ca, Nov. 6.-The Georgia
senate yesterday defeated measure,
which, If passed, would have had the
effect Of making Georgia prohibition
state. The bill has been pending in
the Legislature since last year, and
has been exhaustively argued. The
vote on the bill was IS to 10. 1t is un-
derstood that the majority against the
passage Of the bill would have been
proportionately much greater in the
house If the measure had ever reached
that body.
CHINATOWN TROUBLE EXPECTED.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 8.-The police
are anticipating serious trouble in the
local Chinatown. Highbinders are re-
turning in large numbers from the
Alaskan canneries, and 1t is said the
old war Of the longs is about to break
out. To the undesirable influx are
ascribed the many shooting ARRAYS in
Chinatown the last few days.
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THROWS DOWN THE BARS.
Illinois Sunreme Court Decides an I'M
pOrtant Insurance Case.

Illinois sunreme Court Decides an I'm
pOrtant Insurance Case.
CHICAGO, Nov. 8.-The supreme court
Of the state has just handed down a
decision Of great interest to insurance
men all over the country. Illinois has
q law that insurance under the Lloyds
plan may not be transacted in the
state John A. Barnes, who issued
policies in various Lloyds not author
lied by the state insurance depart
ment, was fined $500 and he went
to the courts. The supreme court
has decided that Lloyds may
transact business in the state, and
that the law which seeks to prevent
them from SO doing is unconstitution.
al. This throws the doors wide open
to insurance men from other states
whom Illinois has tried to keep out, as
the court says that what has been
granted to citizens of Illinois may not
be denied to Others.
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REVIEW OF TRADE.


Any other Month for -Four Yeara
New YORK, Nov. 8.-R. G. Dun &
Co.'S weekly review Of trade says:
Stronger proof Of the great change in the
condition Of business could not be given than
Is found In the detailed report Of failures by
branches Of business for the month Of October.
Though swelled by few large speculative or
brokerage failures, the aggregate was smaller
than In any other month for more than four
years, except In July and August and one
month In 1894 The manufacturing and trading
failures, 1898. 100, against .7S3O,Sll In Septem-
Der, and N16O.S35 In August include one
for sl,0000O0 having no relation 10 the
present state Of business During the four
weeks iron manufacturing failures have not
been smaller except in one month, wool manu-
featuring except In two months leather and
shoes and unclassihed manufacturing except
In four months and cotton manufacturing ex-
cept In six months OF trading classes failures
have never been smaller In groceries, jewelry
and books except In one month, In clothing,
furniture and uncassi1ed trading except in
two months, and ten manufacturing and II
trading classes out Of IA each have never re-
POitcu oHiuhci iullulcs Ill tHlIu VI tHc poot 70
months.
The quiet following the great rush Of orders
and purchases for over two months Is still In
creased in many branches by unseasonably
mild weather. and yet the mills are obliged to
refuse many orders because unable to finish
previous engagements soon enough II Is In
every way fortunate for the industries and the
would-be buyers, since speculation would
otherwise advance prices so as to make reac-
ton improbable.
More works have Joined the active list, In
GLIDING some long Idle, and the production in
iron manufacture Is the greatest ever known
The output Of plg again exceeds the demand
which naturally diminishes near the close OF
the year and prices yield slightly, but the con-
sumption is kept at the maximum by pressure
OF orders which the works are not able to flll
fast enough
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HE FEARS A RAID.
Gen. Miles Tells WHY He Would Have AL !
Sub TreaAurIes Fortified.

Gen' Miles Tells Why He Would Have AL
sub-Treasuries Fortified.
WASHINGTON. Nov. h-Gen. Nelson
A. Miles was asked last night to give
his reasons for recommending the for
LITIGATION Of the new federal building
in Chicago with Calling guns He
said:
There ore nine places in this country where
the treasury chests Of Uncle Sam ore located
and for the past 70 years have urged the me-
cessity Of protecting these repositories with
the most approved pattern Of firearms While
Twas in Constantlnople the details Of an at-
tack upon Turkish bank were related to me
and brought back to me the necessity for some
means for defense Of the public institutions Of
the United States. Calling guns could be
placed where they would be available at mo-
ment's notice.
Gen. Miles did not believe there is
any necessity for terrifying post Office
buildings or other federal structures,
except those in which are large sums
OF government money. He thinks that
in each city where there are sub-treas.
uries detail Of regular troops should
be maintained.
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MADRID, Nov. 6.-The Spanish gov.
ernment as a result Of the delibera-
tions OF the ministers over the utter
ances of Gen. Weyler, the former cap.
tain general of Cuba, has come to the
decision to try him by court-martial,
no matter where he lands, If he con.
firms the accuracy Of the press reports
OF his utterances. Weyler's speech on
leaving Havana is the alleged offense.
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BURIED IN ONE GRAVE.
heath OF Two Aged ludisna People Only
as Hours Auart,

heath OF Two Aged ludisna People Only
10 Hours Apart.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. 6.-MrS
Angelina Mendenhall died yesterday
at her home, 3l6 West Twelfth street,
aged 81 years Forty-fve hours before
her husband, DR. Elijah Mendenhall,
had passed away at the age OF 81 years.
The husband and the wife were buried
in the same coffin. made double width.
A few hours after the husbands
death his wife asked that she be al
lowed TO see him once more be-
fore her death. When the COT
fin was placed by her bed
she said, II am glad he is at rest"
Those were her last words. For IS
years Mrs. Mendenhall had said that
she would not be present in life at her
husbands funeral, even II he died first,
for she would join him a few hours
after his death. The couple had four
sons, among whom was the late Rev.
]. W. Mendenhall, editor of the New
York Methodist Review.
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WOULD FINE THE UMPIRE.


President Robson, of the Cleveland Base
ball Team, Has Scheme for Enforcing
Discipline.
CLEVELAND, O., Nov. 5.-President
Robson will propose new scheme at
the coming annual meeting of the Ma
tional Baseball league. 1t is that the
fning of players by the umpires be
done away with, and that the umpire
be fined $50 for every case in which
he failes to enforce the rules. Every
time player breaks a rule, espe-
cially those regarding personal con.
duct toward the umpire, the umpire
must put him out Of the game. When
enough players are put out Of the
game to make it impossible to pro-
coed, the game must be stopped and
the admission money returned to the
spectators and made good to the man.
agement out Of the salaries of the
PLAYERS.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-11-11
MOB VIOLENCE THREATENED.
Strong Feeling Near Mercer, NO., Against
Ira Sexton and Wife,

ST.. JOSEPH, No.. Nov. ga mob has
been organized near Mercer, Mo-, for
the purpose of lynching Ira Sexton
and his wife, who are accused of hav-
ing plotted the death Of Nathan Starks,
u farmer whom Sexton tried TO hold up
and then murdered. A preliminary
examination of Mrs Sexton was at
tempted yesterday, but fears Of lynch
ing caused her removal to Prince
ton. Friends Of Stark say they will
lynch both Sexton and his wife at the
first opportunity. An attempt will be
made to arraign Mrs. Sexton and her
sister Mrs. Mary Anderson, the afr
anced Of the dead man Stark, Satur-
day. Precaution against lynching will
be taken.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-11-11

KANSAS CRY, Mo-, Nov 4.-Charlea
Mason pleaded guilty in federal court
yesterday and was sentenced to year
in the Missouri penitentiary. He
threw q large rock against mail box
at Twenty-Third and Grand avenue
last June. lie said that he wished to
get into Jail so that he could have food
and medical attention provided for
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Must Pay the Penalty.

Topeka, Kan, Nov. 6..-The court of
appeals affirmed the decision of the
district court of Wabaunsee county in
which Martin E. Lowe was fined $500
and sentenced to six months in jail for
taking from the grave in Rochester
cemetery the body Of Mrs. Amelia Van
Fleet and offering it to the Kansas
Medical college for dissecting purposes
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A Big Cattle Mortgage.

MusKoeEE, l. T., Nov. 5. THE largest
chattel mortgage which has been filed
here for three years was recorded yes
terday. 1t was given by II. B. Spauld-
ing, of this place, to commission COM
pany of Kansas City, Mo-, to secure
sl44, 400. 10, and is on s,427 Texas and
Indian steers, located on the Cloud
creek ranch, IS miles west Of Musko-
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Natural Gas for Kansas City.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Nov. 5.-A com.
pany has been formed here whose OBJ.
ject is to pipe natural gas into Kansas
City from the Lipscomb farm, ten miles
from the city, where it is believed a
limitless supply of natural gas has
been discovered. If the venture is sue
cessful the manufacturing interests Of
Kansas City will be greatly enlarged.
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MISS MARTIN WINS.


to Her UncIe's Fortune.
CHICAGO, Nov 6.--After four years
Of conflict in the courts Miss Serena
M. Martin has at length gained for
tune, the gift of her uncle, Edward
Martin, whom she served Us companion
and maid-of-all-work for 40 years prior
to his death. To her it means wealth
amounting to more than 100000,
and it seems now that nothing can
prevent her coming into possession
OF it. When Miss Martin was nine
years old she entered the household Of
Edward Martin then a wealthy farmer
Of Red Hook, N. Y. That was more
than half u century ago; and from that
time up to his death, which occurred
in December, 1893, she was his con-
slant companion. Martin made ample
provision for her in his will, but it
was contested through all the courts,
with the above result.
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Advice to Cattle Shippers.

TOPEKA, Kan, Nov 5.-Attorney
General Boyle has issued a circular
letter to shippers of stock and patrons
Of the Kansas City stock yards, urging
them to keep a memorandum of the
overcharges which they are forced to
pay, in order that when the supreme
court finally decides the case they may
be better prepared to claim and collect
a rebate from the Stock Yards COM
pany amounting to that Of the over
charges, II the court upholds the de-
cision of Judge Foster and Thayer.
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Eugene Field Day,

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Nov. 5.-Twenty-
three thousand Kansas City school
children honored the memory Of Mis-.
souri's famous children's poet yester-
day. In each of the 30 different ward
schools Of the city an hour was devoted
to historical sketches Of the life and
labors of Eugene Field and the read
ing and singing of his poems. Other
schools in the state observed the day
in q similar manner.
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MURDERED AT SEA.
Captain and First Mate the Victims Of the
Cook, Who Confessed.

Captain and First Mate the Victims Of the
Cook, Who Confessed.
NEWPORT News, Va, Nov 6.-The
United States steamer Lancaster
dropped anchor in Hampton roads
yesterday from Bahia, Brazil. In
military confinement on the warship
are five men of the crew Of the schooner
Olive Pecker, whose captain, ]. W.
Whitman, Of Rockland, Me-, and first
mate, William Saunders, Of Sandy
Cove, N. S., were murdered at sea in
August last. In the ships brig, close.
ly ironed, is j. Anderson, the cook,
who is the self.confessed perpetrator
Of the murders, and who afterwards
set fire to the vessel.
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THE VOTE IN Ohio.
Both Sides Claim q Majority in the
Legislature.
SOLDIERS HONE VOTE PROTESTED.
Republicans Claim the Legislature win
Stand "a Republicans, 10 Demo-
crats and Ono Doubtful

CoruMRus O. Nov. a-The Ohio Len.
islature stands IA republicans. 10 dem
ocrats and 1 doubtful. on the official
returns received nm to last night
With dozen or more Of the IS coun.
ties very close. there would have been
no material changes except in Wood
county, which will be claimed by both
parties till the courts pass on the
action OF the supervisors There have
been no unusual proceedings before
the returning boards OF any OF the
counties except that of Wood. al.
though both parties have had their
representatives and attorneys in the
county seats, wherever the vote was
close.
Chairman McConville, of the demo-
cratic state committee, has not changed
his claims of a democratic majority on
Joint ballot and will not do so till the
official returns of all counties are in.
Chairman McConville and others from
the democratic state headquarters went
TO Cincinnati Yesterday to confer with
Mr.. John r. Mclean and other party
leaders regarding the con tests that are
TO be made in the close counties.
Chairman Nash insisted last night
that the legislature is rs republicans
to 70 democrats, and that the majority
on joint ballot for senator will not be
less than five. He says he is satisfied
with the situation in Wood county.
What he feared was that the official
count might wipe out the small repub-
lican plurality in that county. Since
the face of the official tally sheets
shows a plurality of 81 for the repub.
lican representative, Judge Nash says
he is willing and ready to have any
court pass on the case He says the
law provides that the members Of
boards Of election cannot 90 behind
the returns, and the supreme court has
held that they have no ministerial
powers whatever-cann hear evi.
dence or use their discretion in throw
ing out any votes. That is left to the
courts and 10 each branch OF the legis.
lature in passing on the credentials Of
It's members
In Wood county yesterday, Norris,
the republican candidate for represent
alive. filed q protest against the board
counting the vote of Freedom town
ship because the ballots had been tai
lied in blocks Of five. This precinct
gave Norris l5l, and Mears, the demo-
cratic candidate for representative,
s63. II the vote OF the township had
been thrown out, 1t would have in
creased the plurality of Norris by 1l2,
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Places for Kansans.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5.-The follow.
ing appointments in the interior de-
partment are announced: Anna b.
Kemp, Topeka, teacher in Pima Indian
school, Arizona; Thomas Shirley. Law
renee, teacher in Haskell Indian
school, Lawrence; James P. Wilson, Of
Kansas, reinstated as clerk in the
Topeka pension Office.
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NEWS NOTES.

The Central Missouri District Medi.
cal society is in session at Sedalia.
Near Lawson, Neb, Willis Dunn,
aged 81, and two younger brothers
found what they supposed was bot
tie of whisky in a wheat bin. Each
drank OF the contents and all will die.
The stuff proved TO be horse medicine
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rro.t Does Not XIII Fever

New ORLEANS, Nov. 4-The number
Of new cases reported at the board Of
health Office yesterday exceeds that Of
Tuesday, despite the fact that light
frost foll here last night Physicians
explain that those being repor ted now
had the disease in their system before
the cold wave reached here.
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