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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-16
The California Limited.

The California Limited now runs
twice week between Chicago and
Los Angeles, via Santa Fe Route
The third annual season for this mag
nificent train. Equipment Of superb
vestibuled Pullman palace sleepers,
buffet smoking car and through din.
ing car managed by Mr.. Fred Harvey.
Most luxurious service via any line
and the fastest time. This train
leaves Kansas City Thursdays and
Sundays. Another express train, car
rying palace and tourist sleepers,
leaves daily for California. Inquire
Of W. X. Robertson, Agent Santa Fe
Route.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-16
Billiards. Snow Liniment

is remedy that would be in every
home il all knew what thousands in
all parts Of hecontinent have learned.
Those who have used ordinary lini-
ments are amazed at what Snow Lini-
ment does and the rapidity with
which 1t does it. Cures Lame Back,
rheumatism, Neuralgia, Soreness,
Bruises, Strains-Muscular Pains
anywhere. Equally for Animals.
R. E. Morse, Travelling Salesman,
Galveston, Texas, says: 1.-TWO bot
ties Of Billiards. Snow Liniment cur
ed me Of Rheumatism of three months
standing" When buying, remember
Snow Liniment has no substitute.
Price 30 Cents. Sold by c. North
craft Il Co,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-16
Military Appropriation Bills.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-The house
committee on military affairs held a
brief meeting yesterday, at which the
first drafts Of the army and military
academy appropriation bills were dis
tributed. These follow in every item
the estimates submitted by the secre-
tary OF war. The bill for the army
carries an appropriation of Sa3, 1870, O44,
net increase Of Sl,O5O, a96 over the
last appropriation. For the academy
the estimates are SS01,SaS, an increase
of $45.a56. The committee will meet
again Tuesday, and Chairman Hull
will meantime appoint two sub-com-
mittees for the consideration Of the
bills
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-16
Pension Eli Com pleted.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-The snb-com.
mittee on pensions of the house COM
mittee on appropriations agreed upon
the pension appropriation bill yester-
day, and will report it to the full COM
mittee tomorrow The bill carr es a
total of Si4l,alS.S3O. ltgives Sl4O OoO,-
600 for the payment of pensions proper,
these figures being identical with the
estimates submitted by the secretary
of the interior. For clerk hire at the
various pension agencies throughout
the country the bill appropriates $780,
900, decrease Of $50, 900 from the esti-
mates.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-16
COST OF ARKANSAS PASS.
Expenditures on the Work, Including In
terrst. Now Amount to e528,OOO.

Expenditures on the Work, Including In
ter"st. Now Amount to s528,OOO
WASHINGTON. Dec. l0.-Secretary AL
ger has forwarded to congress the re-
port OF the board of engineers on the
examination and improvements made
at the Pass Of Arkansas, Tex. The ex.
penditure on the works with in.
terest up to January / for the
north and south jetties is S4Ol,
554. In addition sl23 900 was expended
in payment of taxes, purchase and con.
struction of terminal roads, debts, etc.
The board saws the inheritance Of the
narbor is so great that the general
government should certainly under.
take and complete the work necessary
for improving the pass.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-16

Topeka, Kan, Dec. 9.-The reports
which the state superintendent Of
public instruction is receiving showing
the salaries paid to teachers in each
county show wide difference. Wyan.
dotte county pays the highest salaries
The men get an average of Si9,76 per
month, and the women get s4S.sl
Brown county is second. In almost
every county men receive from 10 to Is
per cent. more salary than women.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-16

WASHINGTON, Dec 9.-Speaker Reed
is against the annexation of Hawaii.
He believes that the addition of the
islands to the territory of the United
States would be a source of weakness
rather than of strength, and he is not
in favor of doing anything which may
result in two senator's from Hawaii,
no matter how remote that contin-
gency may now be.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-16
SAND SPRINGS WATER SHIPPED
People Of Surrounding Towns Appre.
ciate Abilene's Blessings.

One of the regular duties of the ex-
press companies is the shipment of
Sand Springs water to surrounding
towns. The Pacific express company
makes a shipment every othel day to
Herington, The water which flows
in abundance through the mains of
this city is so highly priced that pep
pie are glad to get it, even at large
expense, outside the town. Abilene
does not more than half appreciate
what blessing it possesses in its fine
water supply.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-16
Saws 5000 Left the Yukon.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. lO.-The latest
news from Dawson City indicates that
the situation is even worse than was
shown by previous advices. The story
brought out by an Indian Is that there
are 5000 men now trying TO get out Of
the icebound country. This Indian Is
the last man to come out Of the dis
lressed N d.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-16
Free Pills.

Send address to H. Z. Bucklen e.
Co., Chicago, and get free sample
box Of DR.. Kings New Life Pills. A
trial will convice you Of their merits.
These pills are easy in action and are
particularly effective in the cure Of
Constipation and Sick Headache.
For Malaria and Liver troubles thev
have been proved invaluable. They
are guaranteed to be perfectly free
from every deleterious substance and
to be purely vegetable. They do not
weaken by their actiors but by Civ
ing tone to stomaen and bowels
greatly invigorate the system. Re-
gular size 25c. per box. Sold by J.
M. Gleissner, Druggist.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-16
CA9ToRIA.
The ht. n
.; 4: j '!';.LMH2zz< *! ii; Il;
What Do the Children Drink i?

Don't give them tea or coffee, Have
you tried the new food drink called
GRA1N-Op 1t is delicious and nour-
ishing and takes the place of coffee.
The more Grain-O you give the chill
dren the more health you distribute
through their systems. Grain-0 is
made of pure grains, and when prop
erly prepared tastes like the choice
grades of coffee but costs about / as
much. All grocers sell it. l5c and
25c.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-16

PENNINGTON, Mo-, Dec. 0. The trial
of James Reeder for the murder of his
wife, Nancy, daughter of the no.
torlous Sam fllderbrand, resulted in
verdict of murder in the second de.
gree. His punishment was fixed at 20
years in the penitentiary. Reeder's
little boy was the principal witness
against him, us he testified that he
saw his father strike his mother on
the head with an AK.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-16
Kansas Penitentlary Figures.

LEAvENwoRrn, Kan, Dec. Harry
Lands, warden of the state peniten.
tiary, has finished a statement for No.
vember. The total earnings were Sl4,-
532.0l, and the outlay Sl3, 473. 80, in
Gliding 1894 for improvements For
the care Of Oklahoma prisoners Sl,ssO
was received. Convict labor contract
ors paid Si,599.23. The rest of the re-
ceipts were from coal sales, and coal
worth $7,93O.O9 was furnished other
state institutions.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-16
A Household Necessity.

Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the
most wonderful medical discovery Of
the age, pleasant and refreshing to
the taste, act gently and positively on
kidneys, liver and bowels. cleansing
the entire system, dispel colds, cure
headache, fever, habitual constipation
and biliousness. Please buy and try
a box of c. c. c. to-day; 10, rs, 80
cents. Sold and guaranteed to cure
~ all druggists.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-16

The Post-Dispatch wants an agent
in every city, town and hamlet where
it now has none. 1t is the biggest
and best paper printed in the West.
1t is the representative paper Of the
Mississippi valley. 1t offers special
inducements to agents. If you are
looking for chance 20 make money
easy write the Post-Dispatch, St.
Louis, Mo.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-16

GEN, Ida, Dec. 9.--An explosion in
the llelena-Frisco mine instantly
killed Joseph Mcnamara and Joseph
c. Bowes. The accident happened
just before coming off shift and left
no living witnesses. Both men were
frightfully mangled, one being en-
tirely unrecognizable, and the other
had only one side of his face left
intact.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-16

FRANKFORT, KY, Dec 9-ln remit
ting a fine against Sylvester johnson,
OF Nelson county, who had engaged in
a fight, Gov. Bradley said: ANY man
in Kentucky who gets into difficulty
and defends himself by using his fists
deserves pardon. He is an unusual
specimen and ought to be encouraged"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-16
CA9T0RIA.
a' 81 LmH2zzx e! II; 4;
A Cure for Muscular Rheumatism.

Mrs. r. L. Lamson, of Paramount,
Illinois, says: "My sister used
Chamberlain's Pain Balm for muscu-
lar rheumatism and it effected com.
plete cure. keep it in the house AT
all times and have always found it
beneficial for aches and pains. 1t is
the quickest cure for rheumatism,
muscular pains and lameness | have
ever seen" For sale by all drug
pistS,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-16
KANSAS CORN CROP.
Republic iountv Reports n Yield OF 7,13,
fIG Eu.hpIs

Republic iountv Reports Yield OF 1881.
1866 bushels.
TOPEKA. Kan. Dec 9.-The official
report OF this years corn yield places
Republic county at the head of the
corn producing counties of the state.
The last year record wns held by Jewell
county. with over 100000 bushels.
Republic county's crop for 1897 was T..
73a, 1855 bushels. The other six largest
corn counties are: Nelnaha, with g..
S2O,927 bushels; Marshall, 6,SS2, $50;
Washington, 6,Sla,S55; Jewell, 1879
O5S; Smith, ), los, $50; Phillips, 4,45S, 35S.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-16
HAVE A BIG CONTRACT.
Ehrsam & Sons to Fit Out a New
Lindsborg Mill.

ENTERPRISE, Dec. 10. The j. B..
Ehrsam & Sons Machine shops have
received the contract of fitting out
the new $4,000 mill Of T. Teichgreber
of Lindsborg, to be one of the best in
central Kansas. The shops have been
running twelve hours day for sew
eral months and have n new motor
and lights that will enable them to
DO greater work.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-16
Bequeaths Her Body to Science,

AKRON, o., Dec. 9.-The will OF Mrs.
Elizabeth Phillips, who died Sunday,
contains most extraordinary section
which reads as follows. "Igive and be-
queath my body TO Dr. Kent, Of Foltz,
to be used by him in the furtherance
Of medical science as he may deem
proper"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-16
There Is a Glass of People

Who are injured by the use Of cot
fee. Recently there has been placed
in all the grocery stores new prepa-
"ation called GRAIN0, made OF pure
grains, that takes the place Of coffee.
The most delicate stomach receives 1t
without distress, and but few can tell
it from coffee. 1t does not cost over
/ as much. Children may drink it
with great benefit. 10 and % cents
per package. Tryit. Ask for GRAIN-O.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-16
Fact About Klondike

merits OF respective routes; what to
take for comfort and for work; defini-
ton of mining terms; description of
various methods of operation; mining
laws, ETC., may be found in book just
issued by Santa Fe route.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-16

Congressman Bartholdt, Of St. Louis,
has introduced into congress a bill for
a pension Of 500 a month for Maj
Gen. Peter 0sterbaus, the distin.
guished German-American officer Of
the civil war.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-16

WASHINGTON, Dec 0-The three
house committees on elections are be-
ginning to map ont their work with
view to determining contested election
cases at the earliest possible day.
There are q Of these contests pending.
Some of these will require extended
hearings, but quite a number can be
disposed of without much delay.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-16
Display Of Missouri FruIts.

MoBERLY, Mo-, Dec. 1.-The 10th an
nual meeting Of the Missouri State
Horticultural society commenced at
the courthouse yesterday. The ex-
hibit of fruits is magnificent especial.
ly apples. which give evidence Of the
fact that Missouri is the king apple
state Of the west, II not of the nation.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-16
Texas Winter Resorts.

Are rivalling those Of the Southeast.
Send two cents postage for handsome
ly illustrated descriptive pamphlet to
D. j. Price, G. P. A., |. 4 G. N. r. r.
Palestine, Texas.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-16
A Texas Railroad Heavily Fined.

AUSTIN, Tex, Dec. 9.-The Interna-
tional e. Great Northern railroad, In
the district court here, pleaded guilty
in 20 cases Of the violation OF the Texas
railroad commission freight rates and
was fined a total of $50, 900 damages.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-16
Did You Ever See an Indianl

Expect not, so send two cen
stamp to the General Passenger Agent
Colorado Midland Railroad, Denver,
and he will send you a fine colored
picture OF one. 9f-tf
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-16

REDDISo, Cal, Dec. ll.-McCormick,
Scatter & Co.'S branch store at Kes.
wick was entered by masked robber,
the occupants forced TO the rear and
the safe riaed Of about $1,000.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-16
Christmas i: Greeting!

During the holiday season we will make special induce
mens to supply numerous customers and all new ones,
with the best goods at prices which DEFY competition;
have the goods, you have them for little money.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-16

JUST try lOc. tox Of Cascarets
the finest liver and bowel regulator
ever made.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-16

We will furnish you Candy from cents per pound up.
New Nuts at TO- l2t and l5c per pound.
Sweet Sonora Oranges Bananas Malaga Grapes all very cheap
Choice Colorado Honey at 70 l-2c per pound
Fancy eating Apples by the peck or barrel.
One car Utah Potatoes at 65c in bushel lots.
Buckwheat Flour.
Maple Syrup and fine heavy Syrup 4oc per gallon pure sugar
goods
80 cases of New Tomatoes at Sc per
Laundry Soap at per bar.
Package Cofees at loo.
Rolled Dat packages for 25c.
The sun., 1897-12-29

tho Cuban Parliament has the privilege OF
studying how to raise the money. Article
40 puts on differential duties In favor Of
Spanish products as against those Of Amer.
lea and elsewhere to the extent Of 35 per
cent. But even this restriction does not
seem SO ominous as the declaration in the
preamble that the apportionment Of the
war debt between Cuba and Spain will be
made when the end Of the war "shall
allow its final total to be determined"
The decree at best must have the sane.
tion Of the Cortes in order to be valid. A
crisis in Spain, bringing in new Govern
ment, might overturn the whole affair.
But supposing 1t to receive guarantee
hereafter that 1t does not now possess,
what real prospect does 1t hold out even to
the possessors of property in Cuba7 Would
not the island be far better off, in busi-
ness point of view, II the Spaniards should
be driven out and left to take care Of their
own war debts, no longer weighing down
Cuba with double burden Of taxes7
Indeed, now that the autonomy plan 10
already seen to be q failure, SO far as en-.
ticing the patriots from their cause Is con-
cerned, Spain herself may we'll consider
whether she had not better make terms for
selling the Cubans the island. A price
guaranteed by the United States out Of
friendship for Cuba, might well be tempt
ing when the alternative prospect is that
of losing everything.
Spain has set forth In her autonomy
scheme the most seductive project that she
can frame, yet what Is the real prospect it
holds outa One of a yoke lightened polit.
ically perhaps, but weighted with financial
burdens more yrievous than ever to bear.
The patriots can see only long distress
under it, whereas independence will bring
with 1t permanent peace.
The sun., 1897-12-29

A series Of deadly assaults upon our
sailors serving on the Asiatic station has led
tho Government to try what can be done in the
way Of reparation and Of protection.
First came the attack by mob at Kobe. last
September. upon the Yorktown's crew. Then
followed the killing Of MONTGOMERY. formerly
attached to the same gunboat. Finally occurred
the fatal assault upon Apprentice EpPs of the
flagship Olympia. This last affair seems tc have
been properly taken up bv the Mikados Gov
ernment, as Admiral McNAIR now telegraphs
that the slayer of EPPs has been arrested. is in
jail and will be tried for the offence. Mr.. BU OK,
our Minister, has been directed to keep an eye
on the progress of tho case.
Our Government has always been jealous Of
the rights of its sailors in foreign ports and has
been quick to demand indemnity where they
have been maltreated. The assault on the Bal
Simores men at Valparaiso carried us almost to
the verge of a war with Chilli which the latter
avoided by making full reparation. Japan Is a
country not only anxious to maintain friend
ship with our own, but possessing an intelligent
sense Of international duty. We may. there.
FORE expect no difficulty with her in our efforts
to see that justice Is done in regard to assaults
on our sailors in her ports.
The sun., 1897-12-29

The end of the year sees a slough in the
Park Department, from which one affair has been
extricated for the moment and time is left to
extricate others. The Park Commissioners still
have time to reconvene themselves and abolish
the ridiculous names given to certain new parks
while the board was filled with the fanatical de-
sire of the Strong Administration to "do some
thing" series of small parks bearing the
men whose memory has not the slightest con-
ncction with them Is an eccentrcity which some
succeeding Park Board is bound to correct, and
SO the existing Park Board will do well to save
them the trouble and the credit.
The Soldiers and Sailors Monument driven
happily from the uniting site of the Fifty
ninth street entrance to the Park, had been
located in the minds of some too impulsive ex-
perts hard by the tomb of GRANT, an ample
decoration Of the upper end of Riverside Park.
The Sculpture Society has been the means of
arresting this ill-consdercd scheme, and the
site OF the Soldiers Monument will be deter
mined after proper study. The design for this
monument, OF which the drawing Of tho pro-
posed shaft discloses no trace of mpressiveness.
will. it Is hoped. emerge finally from we'll and
wisely organized competition.
Lastly, the construction of the viaduct to con.
meet the Riverside Drive with the highland
north Of the valley lying above Riverside Park
should be postponed until that also be
designed by enlightened experts in landscape
architecture, instead of by engineers acting un-
der the pressure OF private owners hurrying to
get the road built. No delay can prevent such a
road from being built. Sooner or later it will be
found there, as sure as the two hills invite it.
The sun., 1897-12-29

Rudolf to the north ought soon TO be In
the field. BY their movements. and those
of the expedition moving toward omdur-
man from Egypt. aided by q diversion
from Kassala, now in the occupation
of an Anglo Egyptian force, 1t Will be
seen whether the British Government Is
prepared to acquiesce in the Franco-Russo-
Abyssinian occupation Of so large n terri
tory in the Nile Valley athwart the track OF
the projected iron spinal cord between
Cairo and Cape Town, or to enforce It's pre-
tensions to the sole control Of the Nile
throughout it's entire length. 1t will also
be seen whether the French are seizing
these territories only with view to using
them as counters in a bargain In another
direction. In any case 1t would appear In
evitable that there should be considerable
friction between the British and French
Governments before a satisfactory issue Is
arrived at over their respective boundaries
and spheres of influence In Africa, the
northern part of which, always excepting
Morocco and Abyssinia, the rest of Europe
seems disposed to leave to be disputed by
France and England.
The sun., 1897-12-29

1t Is difficult to understand why there
should be any trouble about offices in the Theo-
sophcal Society. Surely there is some ingenu'
ity among the Theosophists. All that is neces-
sary is to create fourteen or fifteen offices, and
then everybody can have one. When Col. Oh
coTT and Mrs. BLAvATsKy constituted the soci-
ETY. there was no trouble about the Offices She
was President and he was Secretary, and II
there had been any more offices they could not
have been flled. 1t seems to be a society pecu-
liarly given to envy and heartburnings Ever
since its membership reached the triumphant
number Of eight 1t has been filling the world
with lamentations over its esoteric affairs. A
superficial thinker might think 1t pity that
the society has lost Mr.. CLAUDE FALLS WRIGHT.
or course it was desirable to retain such name
as that; but Mr.. WRIGHT, when he got out. be.
ing unable to stand It any longer, left q coveted
Office behind him. The society, by all that ap-
pears ought to allow its gratitude to outweigh
its grief Nobody knows what has become Of
Mr.. WRIGHT but 1t Ia widely understood that
his own grief is almost imponderablc.
The sun., 1897-12-29
The Impossibility of "Autonomy."

Apart from the fact that the Cuban pa
triots are fighting for independence, there
is a business element in the Sagasta home
rule scheme which should defeat 1t.
Spain retains her control over the adjust.
ment of the war debt. and therefore has it
in her power to saddle crushing impost
upon Cuba. AS the island was over
whelmed with its financial burdens before
the outbreak of the present revolt, and as
Spain has laid out prodigious sums on her
military operations, why should the pros
pect of peace on the Sagasta basis be allur-
ing to the patriots2 1t would be ruinous
to the island, perhaps impoyerishing some
who still have property left, and forcing
even the energetic and Industrious to ex-
pend their forces in work of which Spain
would seize vast part of the annual fruits.
Article SO of the royal decree declares
that ito the Spanish Cortes belongs the de-
termination of what shall be considered by
their nature necessary expenses of the SOW
ereignty, and the Spanish Cortes will deter
mine every three years its amount and the
necessary assets to cover IL, always reserv-
ing to itself the right to alter this pro
vision" The Cortes, therefore, fixes the
amount that must be paid to Spain, while