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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-08
FLOODS IN THE NORTH.


Many Feet OF Railroad Track Washed
Away-Trains Unable to Reach Bridges.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, April 1.-The
Mississippi went on tear last night
and jewellers along the flats moved in
a hurry. A huge ice jam which had
formed in the river at Forty-Second
avenue north, broke late yesterday,
and an immense volume of water,
with big cakes of ice and thou
sands of feet of logs, went tearing
down the river and roaring over st.
Anthony falls. When the ice jam at
Forty-Second avenue north broke, the
water and ice tore away pieces Of logs
and piling, One mill man estimated
that 2,5OO,00O feet of logs had been
swept away.
Over 1900 feet of the Milwaukee road
track two miles east of Mitchell, S. d.,
was washed out, leaving bridges in.
tact, but in danger of being carried
away. The Milwaukee road is shut
off from reaching here on its east
line The Omaha road is in equally
as bad fix as 200 feet of the APP
proach to the bridge on the west side
and 100 feet on the east are doomed
and will 60 out with the food Sew
eral farmhouses in Jim river bottoms
are now nearly covered with water,
At Sioux Falls, S. d., business along
the river has been suspended. The
water is gradually rising and will soon
put out the fires in the electric light
ing plant and the pumping station.
The bottoms above the city are a broad
sea, and much fear is expressed, as the
food from the north is still to come.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-08

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 2.-Th
trains from the west have been great,
delayed and very irregular in the tim
Of heir arrival since the snow tire,
days ago in the west. Last evening
the Union Pacific brought its through
train in, the one that should have ar
rived the night before having beer
abandoned, and the passengers wer,
landed here one day late.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-08
THAT MYSTERIOUS "AlRSHIP."
This Time 1t Ii Seen ut Kansas city, Also 1t
Everest, Kan.


Everest, Kan.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 2.-What-
ever the mysterious light in the heav'
ems that seems to be moving from the
Pacific coast to the Atlantic is
whether 1t is an airship or something
else-it favored Kansas City with q
visit last night and thousands Of re-
sponsible citizens saw 1t who could for
hours talk Of nothing else. II is posi-.
BILE, of course, that some practical joker
with a big kite and lantern got in an
April fool joke. II he did he is the
most successful joker who has ever
done business in this vicinity. And II
1T was a joke the joker carried 1t far
enough to fool people at Everest, Kan,
little town in Brown county, Kan.
sas, about 80 miles northwest of this
city. Dispatches announce that the
mysterious light appeared there short
ly after nine o'clock and according To
the correspondent "hove in sight
from the southeast" Kansas City
is southeast of Everest and the
light disappeared in Kansas City
near an hour before it was seen so
miles distant. The Everest correspond.
ent claims that hundreds Of people
there distinctly saw the airship, The
car of the airship, according to his
story, was canoe-shaped and appeared
to be about 80 feet long. 1t was pro-
PEELED by four triangular wings, two
on either side, and above the whole
could be discerned black bulb, sup.
posed to be large gas bag.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-08
CLERK FOUND MURDERED.


Assassin to Convey the Idea Of Suicide.
JACKSONVILLE, H., April 2.-Charles
T. Hastings, an abstract clerk in the
law office Of Judge Kirby, was found
In the Office yesterday dead, his body
terribly cut and mutilated and the
room showing traces Of desperate
struggle. The cutting was done, TO all
appearances, with n pocketknife and
to cover up the crime the assassin had
cut the wrists Of the murdered man to
convey the idea of suicide. Hastings
was generally very quiet man,
but some time ago he and G. l..
Draper, while employed in the same
office, had disagreement, and Draper
had resigned and set up an abstract
Office of his own. Draper Is considered
most exemplary man, but after the
testimony before the coroner's inquest
was heard, it was decided to lock him
up without bail.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-08
CREDlTABLE SHOWING.
Kansas Financial Institutions Report Their
Condition To the Rank Cnmmisainner.

Condition to the Bank Commissioner.
TOPEKA Kan, April Bank Com
missioner Breidenthal has received re-
ports from 1871 of the 2SS state banks
and from 100 of the 1903 private banks
in Kansas in response to recent call
for statements of their condition. The
state banks reporting make the follow
ing aggregate showing: Overdrafts,
$3.50, lO9.25 loans, SO, lis, 1896; reserve,
s3.997, 2S9.5l; deposits, S9,o74,143.1 IS;
bills payable, Ssls, 1856; rediscounts,
$40, 4OS.0O. The private banks report.
ing make the following aggregate
showing: Overdrafts, SOL, 941.2l; loans,
S3. 16s, 651.24; reserve, LADS, 1911; de-
posits, S3,5l4, $4,000; bills payable, $751;
9l0.0S; rediscounts, SIG, 1882.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-08

WASHINGTON, April 2.-The monthly
comparative statement Of the govern
ment receipts and expenditures shows
the total receipts during March to have
been $50, ,669 and the disbursements
s27,sl2,997 leaving surplus for the
month of s9,OO4,665. This excess is due
almost entirely to increased receipt,
from customs.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-08

CoSsrANTINoPLE, April 1.-The diplo-
matte representatives OF the powers
here have received instructions from
their respective governments to open
negotiations with the porte for def
mite withdrawal Of the Turkish troops
from the island Of Crete and negotia-
tons with that end in view are accord
ingly in progress
Fatal Flames at Richmond, Mo.
RICHMOND, NO., April s.-The Maple
Leaf hotel was burned last night and
two boarderA James Herman and
Frank Anderson, perished.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-08
Expect Trouble with the Japs.

SAN DIEGO, CAL, April Rear Ad
miral Beardslee received orders from
Washington to proceed at once with
the flagship Philadelphia to Honolulu
The order was followed by number
of other cipher dispatches which KEEP,
the flag secretary busy translating
The greatest excitement prevails Oh
board, as intimations have been given
that trouble is expected between the
Americans and japanese.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-08
Narrow Escape from Death.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April Eugene
L. Keller, fireman in the Massachu
sets building, had narrow escape
from instant death yesterday, lie fell
from the fifth to the second floor in the
alley, landing on a number of tele
graph cables strung along about the
building, which broke the force Of hii
fall and saved his life.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-08
STOCK YARDS CASE.
Legality Of the Kansas Statute IL Beinl
Argued Before Judge Foster at Topeka.

Legality Of the Kansas Statute Ii BEING
Argued Before Judge Foster ut Topeka.
TOPEKA, Kan, April S.-The applica.
tions Of Charles U. Getting and Francis
Lee Higginson, of Boston, stockholders
of the Kansas City Stock Yards Co., to
enjoin the encouragement from en-
forcing the Jaquins stock yards law,
passed at the recent session of the
legislature, came up for hearing before
Judge Foster in the federal court
yesterday. Judge Horton filed a
big batch of affidavits of per.
sons in Kansas City, showing
that the stock yards is an
interstate concern, and also showing
that the title of the Jaquins law was
not regularly adopted by the legisla.
ture. Attorney-General Boyle also
filed atlidavits fr' m large number Of
members of the legislature, giving a
complete history of the bill from the
time of its introduction in the house
until Its publication which goes to
show that the law was legally passed.
GEORGE MORRIS IN DISGRACE.
Former Assistant Librarian OF Congress In
Jail at Oakland for Theft.
OAKLAND, CAL, April s,-ConAned in
the county Jail, under the alias of
George Morgan, is George Morris,
formerly assistant librarian Of the
United States congressional library in
Washington, Morris was in the social
swim few years. He dined with JUS
tees of the supreme court, hob
nobbed with senators and congress-
men, and was on familiar terms
through several administrations with
the characters that assembled ut the
capital. "Politics and too much gay
ETY. brought me where ! am declared
Morris. Il enjoyed the best that
money could buy and went the
limit. There is not much can
say in extenuation except that would
not have been in prison now II ! had
been less easy in my mode Of life.
Whisky had nothing to do with my
troubles" Morris is in Jail, convicted
of having stolen q directory from u
saloon.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-08

GUTHRIE, Ok, April AIT Sapulpa,
80 miles east of here, there is quite a
boom over the prospect of the Frisco
beginning work on its western extern.
sion within the next two weeks. Out
fits of men and graders are arriving
daily and all the sawmills in that sec.
ton have been given large contracts
for railway timber.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-08
WILL AFFECT MANY.

Kansas Insurance Superintendent Excludes
the American Benevolent Legion from
the State.
TOPEKA, Kan, April s.-Superintend-
ent McNall has ordered the American
Benevolent Legion Of st. Louis out of
the state, for the reason that it is not
Legitimate fraternal society. McNall
announces that fraternal concerns not
under the supervision Of supreme or
grand lodges shall not do business in
Kansas. ruling will affect great
many small companies which are doing
business in this state on the fraternal
n1an
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-08

CHICAGO, April 3.-The western roads
have determined to make it as warm
as possible for any Of their fellows
caught demoralizing rates. They are
prohibited from having in their agree
ment any provision calling for pen
atty for the cutting Of rates, but here
after, if any road is caught violating
the code Of good morals, which in this
particular instance is construed to
mean the keeping Of rates, the other
roads will "tell on them.n
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-08
Police Hoard VIII Stand.

TOPEKA, Kan, April S.-Gov. Leedy
has Reconnaissance the old poles
commissioners at Leavenworth, KansaI
City, Kan, Topeka, Atchison ant
Wichita, and appointed the new board
as agreed upon several days ago .,
Fort Scott
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-08
A Place for Mrs. Annie L. Dlggs.

TOPEKA, Kan, April 3.-Annie L..
Diggs is slated for the position Of SUI
perintendent of the industrial school
for girls at Beloit IL she will accept it.
C. A. Woodwork, OF Atchison county,
probably will be appointed superin-
tendent Of the soldiers orphan home
at Atchison. This place is also sought
by Representative Ernst, of Atchison
county, but as Ernst voted against
maximum rates he is not in favor with
the administration.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-08

ST. LOUIS, April 2. Convention hall,
in which President Mckinley was nom.
mated, is being torn down. Wednes-
day night the severe storm that visited
this section help. the work of demoli-
ton, blowing down a portion Of the
east wall, which fell without doing
any damage.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-08
PAROLES FOR CONvICTS.
Gov. stephens, of Missouri, Signs the BiIl
Permitting Leniency by Courts.

JEFFERSON Cry, Mo-, April 2.-The
governor this morning signed the bill
which empowers the circuit and crimi'
nal courts TO parole persons convicted
Of violation Of the crimina! laws OF
the state. Maj. Sam Park, of the see
rotary Of states office, made the state.
ment this morning that he believed
this law would revolutionize the pun
ishment of criminals sentenced by the
fnurtg
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-08

HAVANA, April S.--There is grea,
scarcity Of water at Santiago de Cuba
and the authorities have been com
PEELED to reduce the water rations Of
the prisoners and sick persons in the
tsils and In the hospitals
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-08
DESPERATE FIGHT WITH BANDITS.

ARDMoRE, l. T., April 9.-From
parties just in from Ravia 1t Is learned
that last Wednesday night a posse Of
deputy marshals, headed by Deputy
McLamore, ran on to band Of outlaws
near that place and a desperate fight
occurred. The desperadoes were seven
in number and three are known to
have been wounded in the engagement.
None of the officers were injured. The
gang is known as the Morris band of
outlaws.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-09-18
TIE DIED 4 PAUPER.
Former Prominent and Wealthy
Citizen of Madison Ends
His Case.

M!d;scn, Wis. Sept 13-- Special /
Jessie ". HclcIin. who some years ago
was one Of the wealthiest farmers in
Dane county. member of the board of
supervisors. ami a prominent citizen of
the county. died at six O'Clock this morn
ing in the county poor house at Verona,
where he nad peen an inmate for about
three months. He was - years of age.
Domestic troubles which led to di-
v"rcc. added to which was Il long period
of litigation. depleted him of his property
many years ago. He finally sold out
what he had remaining and went to
South Dakota. then TO Iowa. and then to
Texas. His evil star pursued him, how
ever. ana June 16 last he returned to
Madison pennilcsS. having come from
Texas through the aid of the public au-
thnrtiss. He avoided notice as much as
possible, and at once made application TO
ronr Commissioner OConncll for adnlS-
sion to the poor house. He was crippled
with sciatic rheumatism. which finally
reached his heart and caused his death.
Nhcu his divorce was granted 10y Judge
Collins. during war times, the custody OF
his only child was given to his wife, and
i is not known whether either are now
living. No relatives Of the unfortunate
man are known here. and he will be bur
led in the countyS cemetery at the poor
farm.
Mr. Holdn WAS born in Pennsylvania
seventy two years ago. He came to Wis
ConSin with the early settlers and i'll the
sos owned 443 acres of land in the
towns nf Windsor. blooming Grove and
Burke. ana WAS proprietor of the hotel
ut Eagle Point. in the town of Windsor.
In 1896 he was elected a member of the
county board, among his colleagues be
ing y. b. NansIyke, \. +. Brooks and
Seth Van Burcon. lie served on the
Il
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-09-18
SHE STARVED TO DEATH.
Widow of an English Lord Dies at Fort
Atkinson.

Fort Atkinson. Wis. Sept. 13-The
last chapter i'll an English romance of
many years ago was recorded in the death
of Mrs. Laura Armiage, widow of VIII
liam Armitage. who died about ten years
since.
Armitage. a young lord. became en-
opera singer. and upon marrying her was
diSinheritod by his parents. The couple
came cut here and bought a forty-acre
farm near the HalS"y Becmer place. on
account of its nCarnesS to Lake koShko-
uong. noted for its duck hunting, of which
sport Mr. Armitagc was rassionately
fond. This was about twenty years ago.
They lived there until the husband died.
His widow was provided with an annuity
10y an elder brother of about $500 on con
dit;on that she did not return to England.
Sh" kept the pact, and in Il basket near
her dingy death bed was found the saw
lngS of years. S29io. in bank bills and
gold. Among her effects are three can
vaS-covered trunks supposed to contain
family plate. jewels and other property.
Recently the woman had shown signs Of
insanity. One of her three cherished
dogs, which were her only companions,
died in the spring and laid in the house
until the health officer insisted upon its
removal. An attempt was made Thurs
day tO take her to the county asylum.
She cvaded capture. however, and Satur-
day death came to her relief.
Not Il thing to eat cnud he found in
the house and starvation l. thought To
have been the cause of her taking off.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-09-18
FIRES AT GREEN BAY.
Believed to Have Been the Work of
Incen,iiaries.

Green Bay. Wis. Sept. III Special
1t seems a> il there was an epidemic
of inceudiary fires here. The burning of
Il barn III the extreme eastern part of
the city and Il fire III the Hugh Nc
Donald millyard in the western part
Sunday morning. a few minutes later, is
fresh i'll mind. The same thing was re-
peated last night. in which Mr.. McDon-
AIDS loss was about $500. The first
fire seemed to have been an cndeayor to
ma ke the second more effective. While
the lumber fire was burning, the cloth
Ing store of +. Cool X Son. midway be-
tween til" two others, took fire. The
stock was damaged $4,000: fully in
sured. The building was DANA ged $500:
insured. Mcnonad's loss is fully in
surcI.
Nir"qua. Wis, Sept. Ill Special J.
BY the explosion of II lantern in his barn
last night, Ge"rg" Drak" lost five large
barns, windmill and residence on his
farm. The loss is $1,000; insurance
$1,000
Hartford. Wis, Sept. III Special. i
Th" barn of Joseph Ei"h". near Pike lake,
was entirely destroyed 10y fire yesterday
afternoon with all the grain from this
years crop and some Of last. The loss is
estimated at 5000.
Schleisingcrvillc. Wis Sept III Spe-
ciaI l-.JoScph Eiche's barn burned to the
ground yesterday afternoon with all It
contained. There were three crops of
barley in the building. about 5000 bush
els. Mr.. Eiche having held the 90 and
Ni crop for better prices and was just
ready To haul
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-09-18
FATAL HUNTING TRIP.
Manitowoc County Farmer Accidentally '
Shot in the Abdomen.

Manitovoc. Wis, Sept III Special
Martin Nolchcck. Il farmer residing in
til" town of Gibson, while out hunting
III bhitS was fatally wounded by the ac-
cidrutal discharge of his gun. He was
standing on 4 STUMP when his gun
slipped from his hands, the trigger strik-
ing the edge at the stump and causing
the guns discharge. The charge entered
the lower abdomen Ill an upward dircc-
tion. The umfortuntc man walked across
eighty acres ia his home. When the
physician arrived h" pronounced the man
beyond all medical aid, and when last
heard from he was lingering between
lifc and death.
Mrs. \cumann, a widow. aged 50
years, hecHme suddenly insane and was
taken to the Northern hospital
John Thirlcn, aged II years, died last
night of blood poisoning. The funeral
will be held "Wednesday ut = p. m.
The infant child of Ernst Cluscn, aged
. months. died yesterday morning.
.I"hn Shannon, aged Is years. son of
Martin Shannon of the town of ib'rty.
fell from Il windmill tower, striking IN
iron pump-rnd, which entered his side.
causing an internal hemorrnage from
which he died twelve hours later.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-09-18
WRECKED BY THE WIND.
n eager Details of the Hurricane
Which Swept Sabine and
Other Texas Towns

Kansas City, No. Sept. 14-Sahne
City. Tex, is still shut out from the
outer world. and rumors to the effect that
a tidal wave has wrought great havoc
there. as well aS at other nearby gulf
towns. is uncontrmed.
Absolutely nothing is known by the of
tcialS of the Kansas City. Pittsburg &
Gulf railway in this city of the condition
OF affairs at Sabine City. although they
have put forth every effort since yeSter-
day To get into that place. A party of
TeScuerS ordered out from Beaumont.
len. reported this morning that they had
been unable Ia approach Sabine City
nearer than seven miles, hut gave no ink
ing of the condition of affairs there.
\ telegram received over its wires this
morning from +. T. Robinson. resident
engineer of the road, who was sent To
Fort Arthur late yesterday and returned
to Beaumont Tex. this morning after
making an investigation of the situation
al Port Arthur reports six killed. three
injured and about So. 900 property dam
aged at that place. The wires to Port
Arthur are also still Frustrated.
The dead at Port Arthur are:
FRANK ALBRIGHT. Kansas city, en-
pI"yed by electric light company.
FRITZ MlcHELER. carpenter
GEORGE MARTIN, bricklayer.
MARY I-NSwORTH
INFANT son of W. II. JOHNSON.
The injured are Roy Stafford. wife
and daughter. all of whom Will recover.
According to the report of Engineer
Robinson, the storm came up at about
y o clock in the evening. and was at its
height from $50 until 1890. the wind
at its highest blowing at velocity of
seventy five miles an hour. The Sabine
hotel. IA seventy-tivo-room structure. was
Il hon l,-H H,-i,, I,l,r l,g
roof was blown off the \atatorium
and the truSses tumbled down, one
ehd was blown ont of the raj
road companys stable. the doors Of
the PittShurG Il Gulf roundhousc, IN
which the section boss and his family
had taken refuge. We're blown in and the
structure finally collapsed. Those inside
escaped uninjured. or only slightly so.
The roof was torn oft the grandstand,
thc 1000 foot pleasure pier was slightly
damaged and the steamer Rohh was
washed up the bayou and sunk. Nobody
was aboard the Rohh. The passenger
depot recently constructed ut n cost of
S1o,Nn. was uninjured. Many other
buildings were tumbled down. largely the
fault of poor foundation and construc-
ton.
Kansas City. Mo. Sept 1.-THE fol
lowing was received over the PittShurg N
Gulf wires at | 80 today from Shrevc-
port, La. from George NJ. Craig. gener-
al townSite agent of the road. who had
Just returned from Sabine City:
AT Sabine City about ten people. in
Guiding Belts and Moore, tug and lighter
owners. were drowned. Three tugs. ono
schooner and nearly all the small boats
anchored at the town were either sunk
or stranded. All of tho substantial
buildings in both old and new town
capcd The water in the new town rose
TO 6 feet and that in old town to I. No
names obf a ina bio -
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-09-18

SCHLICHT CASE is ON.
A Number of MilWaukeeans at Port
Washington to Attend
the Trial,

Port Washington. Wis, Sept. IL
Especial 1.-The Schicht trial opened in
the circuit court here this morning at 10
O'Clock. There was "A large crowd pres
cnt. about twenty friends of Evans being
here from Milwaukee and ike number
from Shehoygan. 1t took just half an
hour to secure Il jury. twenty-five men
beng examined. all farmers.
The first witness called by the plaintiff
was Frank Woll.r. clerk of the municipal
court in Milwaukee,. He offered his rec
ords III evidence. but this was objected to
by the defense aud it was sustained by
the court. Evans WAS next placed upon
the stand. but nothing developed during
th" hearing this morning and an ad-
Journment was taken till > o'clock.
Evans remained on the stand all the
afternoon. The prosecution finished its
examination of him before :. o'clock. and
h" was Immediately put on for eNamina-
tinn hy the defense. the taking of his tes-
tim"ny occupying the remainder of the
afternoon.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-09-18
PUT A CURB ON ANARCHY.
Chicago Police will Prevent a Repetition
of Last SundaN's Speeches.

Chicago, III. Sept. Intiammlt"ry
speeches, like those made in thy two
meetings of Social democracy branches
in which the collision between miners
and deputy shcTiffS at Hazlctou. Pa
was made the excuse for advising work
mgmcn to appeal to the knife and the
torch. will not. the police authorities
state. he permitted in Chicago. TIE
right Of the authorities 10 disperSc meet
ngs in which such sentiments are ut
tered and appiaudcd has been stopped
times without number within the il>T tn
years. and two years ago INSPECTOR
Setback CLOSED the mouth of MoWbray
the English Anarchist, at Belmont park
for prattliu- as = babe compared with
Social Democracy Sunday sayings.
1T WAS exactly that kind Of talk"
said Julius NJ. Griuncl, tn" states at
torncy who prosecuted tn" Anarchists Of
1856, which prcci2tat"d the Iiaymlrkct
riot Such meetings should not b" pyr-
mittcd. tn. police have abundant au-
thority for dispensing such meetings. |
am not aware of any new laws in Illinois
covering such of"nscs, but the old laws
are good enough.