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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-30
ALASKA LANDSLIDE.
II Demol.shes Sheep Camp on the
Skaguay Trail.
4 MYERS LIGHT IcyI7-S GAS.
One Man Killed, Three Fatally Injured and
six severely burned and l,ruised-A
Miner Also Reported Impris-
Oned In the Shalt.

PoRT TOWNSEND, Wash, Sept 3D.
Capt Nelson. master of the tug Pio-
neer, says: Three men came to Skaguay
leach on Monday night with a story
10 the effect that at Sheep camp, at
$3.50 o'clock Monday morning a peculiar
sound from the southwest side of the
mountain was heard and before the
residents Of the camp could fully dress,
they found themselves rapidly borne
down the canyon on u mass
of moving debris from the noun
tain side A majority of the
residents Of Sheep camp escaped.
although nearly the entire village was
destroyed. The slide struck the town
in the northern part, where nearly all
the packers were quartered in tents
and asleep. The main part of the
Slide from the mountain missed Sheep
camp proper, although from the report
very little of the town remains. The
packers camp was wholly carried
away, and it is impossible to
learn the names of the unfortu-
mates, as they were all known by
their cognomens, such as Jack, Jim,
Dick and the like. The cause of the
slide was reported to be the action of
heavy rains. Only one body is said to
have been recovered, that of a man
named Choynski, a cousin of Joe
Choynski, the prize fighter. The men
supposed to have been lost were pack
ers on the Dyea trail. There is con-
sternation at Dyea and Skaguay over
the report Of the accident, as it will
deter hundreds from trying to make it
across this year. The Skaguay trail
was literally obliterated, it was said,
and there is no use trying to get over
it again this season.
A MINERS LIGHT IGNITEs GAS.
MARION. ILL.,, Sept. 95.-One man was
killed, three fatally injured and six
were severely burned and bruised by
an explosion of gas in the Williamson
county coal mines yesterday. An un-
known miner is still imprisoned in the
shaft and was undoubtedly instantly
killed The gas which caused the ex-
plosion accumulated during the night
near the mouth of the main shaft. A
shift of 45 men went down in the cage
at seven o'clock. They had proceeded
only short distance up the main
gangway. when the lamp on the lead
er's cap ignited large body of gas. A
terrible explosion resulted. Those
who were able to crawl back to the
foot of the shaft signaled for the cage,
which had been blown to the surface
by the force of the explosion Rescu-
ers descended and soon all the injured
men were brought to the surface.
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STEALS AT CHURCH.
A. ex-COnvict Picks n Mans Pocket While
ut q Kansas City Mission.


ut a Kansas City Mission.
KANSAS CITY, NO., Sept. 25.-F. X
Mason, an ex-convict, who has served
ten years in the Missouri penitentiary
for alleged completely in a highway
robbery in Brookfeld, Mo-. was ar
rested last night for picking the
pockets Of G. M. English at the Roberts
mission, Fifth and Grand avenue
Mason arrived in this city several
weeks ago, and went to a number Of
ministers representing that he was en-.
gagged in evangelical work. He sue
ceeded in obtaining considerable money
from the ministers, which he soon dis
posed of for whisky and in the pool
rooms. Mason attended the services
at the Roberts mission last night and
seemingly became-very much interest
ed in what was going on. While Mr..
English was listening intently Mason
went through every pocket in his
clothes, on the side next to him, and
secured small sum of money. After
the meeting Mason started up the
street English reached in his pocket
for car fare and found none. He fol.
lowed Mason until he came to "a police
man and told him of his loss. Mason
was arrested and the money was found.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-30
A CHATTEL BANk.


Movement at 1t. Louis to Establish an In
stitution for the Poor.
ST. LoUls, Sept 25.--St Louis is to
have chattel bank, which will loan
money to the poor and those tempo
rarily embarrassed at much lower rates
and on better terms than can be OBJ
tanned from the so-callcd money
sharks" meeting of wel-known
and wealthy business men will be held
at the Merchants exchange next
Wednesday and it is said that enough
have signiiled their willingness to join
in the movement to assure the eStab-
lishment of a bank, The last session
OF the Missouri legislature passed a
bill authorizing the establishment of
loan banks and fixing the maximum
rate OF interest at one per cent. a
month. The idea is to incorporate
with Il small capital-S5O, 600 or $780,
600 and to increase it il necessary.
The new bank would not be a charity
affair by any means, as, with good
management, a net profit of six per
cent. or more could be made, provided
the loans were judieiously made.
Loans woud not be marie to business
people, nor would large amount be
loaned to any one individual
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PEARY'S PLANS.
The Explorer Says Ee Will Reach
the POE or Die in the Attempt
7. V. pOWDERLY On ANARCHISTS.
The C0mmlssloner-Ge General Of Immigration
States chat He VIII Try to Keep All
Unworthy Persons Out of
This Country.

p,,,, .n,,,n,,t. Govt ~ ;aut
>, A.
IcarS sui' yesterday cohcer't''R VIC
| Arctic trip from which he has Just re-
! turned.
| In addItIon IN .rcurinp the Cane York mote-
| orite mid the mans for nayt YEARS. oxpedi-
| ti0n and when | lcaya ng;,in which will be
about the end Of next Inv /, viii be 10 remain
| nm there MIN ,.,ch me nnle or lose my life
in the attempt If it take, i've years to accom-
pish this object On the last trip ma le ar
,a"gelle"'s Ni,n Atc'l, n ,,n 'r'"s .,
ch,ldron tno,,n Al, mo most nortbarIv triho n,
human beings on earth to put in this coming
winter In ob'aininf s'a'' hcaran deer skins for
"u' o,o.',s' anu u securing al ,ne waru' lnga,
vonny men NJ tbs ,r,ho Who wi,h ,heir WIGS
canoes, dogs, Slcighs and tents. are to accom-
pany me to Sharad Osborne Fjord which is
about 3JJnlles tl.rthernorth than their present
abode The conditions under which | shall
make the coming expedition are Of the most
satisfactory character. The American Geo
graphical society has assured Is 1909 to meet
all expenses and have been given Ave wears
leave Of absence shall probably buy new
sbipforncxt year, though we may use the Hope
again. Mrs. poarg will not accompany me
an quite sure that Va ii succeed in reaching
the pole Nanson got within $50 miles of II,
but Andree did not have one chance in 1000
when he started to drift; over the pole. | don't
think Aadrcc will accompll, N ANYTHING, and he
may have lost his life long before this In his
attpmut
7. V. powDrR1.Y ON ANARCHISTS
MN, y,,,. a.. ~ C-.;..:.....
General If Iu,pi,r,,ion ~ V povder.
". answcring from scro,to, p,
letter NJ conoro,rlo,;o, from Paw
NJ r. poto., u,,' ,,tt,. o,l.oa
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-30
THE SOCIAL DEMOCRACY.
Committee to Investigate sites for Colonies
Now Mt Work.

Committee to Investigate sites for Colonies
Now at Work.
CHICAGO, Sept. 25,-Cyrus Field Will
lard, of Boston. and Wilfred +. Bos-
land, of Bay City, Mich, members of
the social democracy committee named
to pick a site for the proposed cooper
alive commonwealth, left for Nash
vile last night to confer with r.
j. Hinton, the other member of
the committee, From Nashville the
three will 90 to Olympia, Wash.
There they will confer with state
officials of Washington regarding
what help will be extended by the state
to the colonizers if they decide to make
the first large venture in that state. 1t
is asserted that the leading officials
and the farming elements of the state
are strongly in favor of the movement
The committee has been notified that
already $4,000 has been appropriated
by the state for irrigation purposes
and promises have been made that act
i've support will BE- given.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-30
Toronto Theater on Fire,

TORONTO, Ont, Sept. o. Fire origi-
mating in the rear of the Musee thea
ter last night communicated to the
theater The actors were prepared for
the performance and there was wild
scramble. A fire engine ran over
BERTHE +. Scott II years old, killing
him instantly. Seven firemen and a
half dozen citizens were also more or
less injured.
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Delegates to the General Conference,

SLATER, Mo-, Sept 25.-The South.
west Missouri conference has selected
these delegates to the general confer.
ence, which convenes in Baltimore
next May; DR.. W. b, Paimorc, of the
st. Louis Christian Advocate; W. Y.
Mcclure, of Kansas City; c. C. Woods,
Of Neosho, and j. j. Tigert, of Nash
vile, Tenn. The lay delegates are;
NJ. W. Pail, of Marshall; Y. W. Cross.
well, of Independence; John A. Rich,
of Slater, and j. c. Shelton, pr 81 lent
of the Scarritt institute, Neosho.
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MAY REMAIN IDLE.


Striking Miners OF Northern Illinois Refuse
Columbus compromise.
STREAToR ILL.,, Sept. 25.-The strik-
ing miners of this district met here to
vote on the acceptance or rejection of
the Columbus scale. The result of the
vote was unanimous demand for the
scale adopted by the Springfield con-
vention, As cents per ton, gross weight
The operators have refused to pay this
price and yesterdays vote means that
the miners of the Northern Illinois
district will probably remain idle all
winter The Citizens Relief commit.
tee has announced that it can give the
strikers no more aid.
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Kept FOO Much Money.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 23.-There
is trouble in the society of the Knights
and Ladies of the Fireside. A suit
was filed in the circuit court yesterday
against Arthur W. Sickle, ex-supreme
secretary of the order, for $4,000,
which, it is alleged, he failed to turn
into the treasury of the society during
his term of office and has since refused
to account for
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A FREE EXHIBIT.
Products Of Kansas and Missouri to BE
Shown at Joplin, Mo.

Products of Kansas and Missouri to BE
Shown at Joplin, Mo.
JOPLIN, Mo-, Sept. 35. "A free exhibit
of southwest Missouri and southeast
Kansas farm, field, forest, mine and
factory products is to be made at Lake
side park, on the Southwest Missouri
railway line, October 10 to 81 Space
will be furnished free to exhibitors
and no admission fee is to be charged.
The enterprise is backed by the elec.
trio railway company. boards of trade
and commercial clubs of the cities in
the mineral belt. The intention is to
make this permanent enterprise and
have an annual exposition every au.
tumn.
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SAN Francisco, Sept. ga fortune
of ss5O,OOO is awaiting w. +. Kasson,
who is now serving ten-months' SEN
ience in the county Jail here for EN-.
bezzlement. Kasson is one of the two
sons of James Kasson, mining man
of New York, who died few weeks
ago at Austin, la. He left to the two
children, who are the only heirs, for
tune of $500, 900.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-30
Indiana Youth XVI, Ills sw.cthc,r,

GAS CRY, Ind, Sept. s5 Noah John
sou, aged ~, waylaid Miss Tacv Mang,
aged 10, on her way to school Friday,
and, slipping up behind her, blew out
her brains. They were lovers, and had
had II quarrel. Johnson fled with all
speed to tAis city, ten miles away, and
surrendered to the authorities. He was
hurried to Marion Jail and mob
started in pursuit.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Sept, 95.-,lohp
jackson, colored barber was stabbed
in the left arm by his wife last night,
severing the artery, from which he
bled to death, jackson was intoxi.
Gated came home and started a fight.
His wife used razor She is under
arrest.
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There is a Glass Of PEOPLE

Who are injured by the use of coffee.
Recently there has been placed in all
the grocery stores new preparation
called GRAlN-0, made of pure grains,
that takes the place Of coffee, The
most delicate stomach receives it with.
out distress, and but few can tell it
from coffee. 1t does not cost over |
as much. Children may drink it with
great benefit. l5cts. and 25cts. per
package. Tryit. Ask for GRAIN.O.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-30
Big Suit Filed At Muaknpee.

MusKoeEE, |. T., Sept. pa suit in
volving the right to an estate valued
at over 100000 was filed in the United
states court here. James Patterson is
the plaintiff in the suit, and claims
that he is the only child of James A.
Patterson, the wealthy Muskogee mer.
chant, who died here over month
ago, leaving his entire estate to his
nieces and nephews. The name of the
plaintiff was not mentioned in the will
of the deceased
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-30
4 Hitch in the Deal,

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 There is a
serious hitch in the negotiations of the
foreclosure sale of the Union Pacific
and its branches to the pierpont Nor
gan syndicate. Acknowledgement Nc
kenna, it is said, is demanding that
the syndicate agree to pay the gov
eminent S5,OOO,0OO more than its bid,
accepted by the Cleveland administra.
ton and ratified by the present one.
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Indian Boy Killed by a Panther.

GUTHRIE, Ok, Sept 30. An Indian
boy named Green Bullfrog was killed
in the mountains west of saltwater
He was hunting and shot panther on
limb above him. The animal was
wounded and enraged and leaped up.
on the boy. His throat was lacerated
by the brute's teeth and his entrails
clawed ont
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-30
Could Not Loan the Surplus.

DAVENPORT, Neb., Sept. s5-The
state bank of Davenport closed yester.
day. In the notice to the public the
reason assigned was that it could not
secure borrowers enough for its large
surplus of deposits Nebraska banks
have over 10 per cent of their deposits
in their vaults because of the great
surplus in the state.
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Won a Big Fortune.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept. 95.-I. W.
Watrous. who left Dawson City ON the
Portland on June last, is in the city.
He is located in the Klondilie country
at Mill river, which is 395 miles from
Dawson City, and has two claims on
the Stewart river He has cleared
s366,o0o from them in two years.
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SEEKS TO RECOVER DAMAGES.


mite" shop for Money Lost.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept. 25.--J. w.
McCown wants his money back. lie
lost it-Sl, 25O--in dynamite bucket
shop" he says, and unless there is a
mistake in the Missouri statutes he
may get it back, for there is section
that fits his case and all other similar
cases exactly. Briefly, section 500 of the
revised statutes of Missouri, 1889, and
as early as 1879, says that ANY per-
son who Shall lose any money or prop
erty at any game or gambling device
may recover the same by civil action. :"
The Missouri reports show that the
law was once in successful operation
and was sustained by the courts. In
the Missouri appeals it is cited on
page 40. but of late years it has
fallen into disuse and seems to
have been forgotten.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-30
No Chicago Labor Convention

CHICAGO, Sept. 25.--Secretary Keli.
her, of the social democracy. said that
the social democracy would take no
part in the convention of labor repre-
sentatives which was to have been
held here Monday in the interests of
the striking coal miners and that word
had been sent to all delegates to re-
main away.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-30
A Preacher as u Policeman.

ToPEKA Kan, Sept, rs, -Rev. Mr..
George H. Williams Campbellite
preacher. is Il member of the Topeka
police force. While on duty last night
he performed marriage ceremony.
stopped a dog fight, broke up n
charivarl party and pulled joint, all
within an hour.
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Excursion Via Santa Fe Route,

Have you been there yet? There
are many delightful resorts in New
Mexico; but none excelling Las Vegas
Hot Springs. The Montezuma hotel
isreally just a little the incest of its
class in the Southwest. II you are
well, run up there for few days out
ing. II sick, no better place to get
well-all kinds Of baths, expert medi.
cal attendance, etc. Railroad and
hotel rates reasonable Inquire of
W. X ROBERTSON, Agt.,
Abilene, Kansas.
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A Woman Causes a Murder.

LEAvENwoRrH, Kan, Sept Or
Murdoch, cattle buyer, living east Of
Weston, Mo-, shot and fatally wounded
e. E. Leiler, wealthy farmer Of
Platte county, Mo-, on the streets Of
Weston last night. The shooting was
the result of jealousy on the part Of
Murdoch, who believed that Leiler had
paid undue attention to his wife.
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ARGENTINE, Kan, Sept. sS.-William
Davidson, driver, found the dead
body OF an unknown man lying in a
clump of weeds on the commons near
the end of the electric line in Argen-
tine yesterday. The man was muir.
dered beyond question, but no clew
to the perpetrator of the crime has
been discovered.
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Disposed OF In short Order.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Sept. 25.-Frank L..
Foster, son of Or. j. W. Foster, of Kan
sas City, was indicted by special fed.
eral grand jury yesterday on the
charge of illegally OBTAINING letter.
He was arraigned before Judge Philips
in the United States court and en-
tered plea of guilty Sentence was
rpsprvpd
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abused women. Our condemnation OF
some European institutions is doubtless all
right, but we had better save a little Of oui
pity and lavish it right here at home. The
American wife and mother who labors
morning, noon and night, in the close con
hnement of the home is in some respects
worse off than the abused Peasant woman.
The latter enjoys fresh air, sunlight and
outdoor exercise and retains that most
precious endowment, her health.
American women, ever busy in the close
confines Of the home get delicate and soon
suffer from weakness and arrangement of
the delicate feminine organs. Confinement
to the house runs down their health and
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-30

NEW YORK, Sept 95.-The majority
OF the professional wheelmen who
have been engaged for the past season
in nearly every city of prominence on
the circuit in the United States will on
Monday start south for series of
bicycling contests. Their destination
Is the City of Mexico. Among those
signed are Cooper Kiser, j. 5. johnson
and Titus. The entire party will num-
Der about 40.
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FoRr Scorr, Kan, Sept s5.-Fred
Harry, a well-known farmer residing
few miles west of this city, ended
his own life by firing II bullet into his
right breast. lie died instantly. He
had been suffering with consumption,
and preferred suicide to lingering
lnaih
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Judge James Woolworth, of Omaha,
Neb', has refused to accept the nomi.
nation for supreme court justice, ac.
corded him by the gold democratic
convention Woolworth is president
Of the National Bar association.
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Pension Agent Sent I'm,

GUTHRIE, Ok, Sept. 95.-D. +. Mar
tin, pension agent, entered plea of
guilty to the charge of forging and
fraud in connection with pension pa
pers. Upon agreement of attorneys he
was given the minimum sentence, one
year in the penitentiary.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-30

New YORK, Sept. 25.-rhe steamship
Andes, which arrived here from Hayti,
encountered very severe weather and
heavy seas. Off Cape Hatteras the
waves were Is feet high, and seemed
to come from all directions. At times
the deck of the Andes was almost pc r.
pendicular.
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- -
HORSE THIEVES CAUGHT,
A Kansas Posse Overtakes Gang That
Had Stolen Ten Animals.

INDEPENDENCE, Kan, Sept 3d.
Thursday night ten head Of fine horses
belonging to W. T. zoe and Frank
Overheld, near Tyro, were stolen from
the stables. 1t was the work of bolt
band of robbers, who have been oper-
ating in that country for some time.
A large posse of members of the Anti
Horse Thief association soon started in
pursuit. They got on their trail and
pressed the robbers so closely that
they turned the horses loose. The
posse kept on and message just re-
ceived states that they captured all
but one of the robbers.
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An Editor Sent to Prison.

GUTHRIE, Ok, Sept. 25.-ln the Unit.
ed States court at Taloga Steve Mad
dox, editor of the Taloga Advocate,
was convicted of shooting H. G.
Springer, an attorney at Taloga, and
sentenced to one year in the peniten-
tiary at Lansing, Kan.
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ORE FOR THE NATION.
"ssper County, Mo, supplies Three Fourth
of All Zinc Ore Mined I'm the Country


of All Zinc Ore Mined In the Country.
JOPLIN, Mo-, Sept. "A. For the tiscaI
year ended June 30, 1897, the value OF
the lead and zine ore mined in
Missouri reached u total of $780,.
NO. H. The state mine inspector esti-
mates that the value of these prod.
ucts for the fiscal year ending
June 49, 1898, will reach 81, OOO,-
OOO The demands for the zinc metal
are increasing because of the MANY
new uses to which it can be put. Jas.
per county, Mo-, supplies three fourths
of all the zinc ore mined in the United
States.
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Fire Almost DESTROYS Alton.

MusKoeEE, |. T., Sept, 25.-The little
town OF Alton, |, T., Is miles east of
Vinita, was almost wiped out by fire,
All the business houses were DESTROYED.
including the Frisco depot and Is cars
OF wheat. The loss will foot nm be.
tween $4,000 and $4,000.
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child Is Drowned In a washtub.

PITTsBuRe, Kan, Sept. 25.-The 49,
months-old child of Mr. and Mrs. John
Brooks, eight miles northeast of this
city, fell in a tub of water while the
mother was hanging out clothes and
was drowned,