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LOS ANGELES, January l. 1896
To the public l was seriously afflicted
for about ten years with lung, liver and
kidney troubles. Tongue could never ev-
press the misery l endured during those
years. was reduced in flesh until was
a mere skeleton. My sight and hearinc.
We're badly impaired; was constantly
troubled with constipation and piles, and
lad severe chronic cough. In short life
was a burden and death would have been
welcome. l. was treated by various spec
ialists with out avail. finally resolved to
give DR.. Wong Him, of No. 6s9 Upper Main
street, trial. OF course, like many others,
[ had no faith in a Chinese doctor, but it
took only a few doses of his life-giving
herbs to knock all the skepticism out of
me- In Just five weeks the doctor pronoun-
ced me cured and now / can truthfuliy saw
that was never healthier and never felt
better in my life. My sight and hearing
are both fully restored; that obnoxious
cough, constipation and piles are entirely
cured, and am rapidly gaiting in flesh,
having gained forty pounds in two months
earnestly recommend all sufferers and
skepucS TO give the doctor trial and he
convinced of his superior skill as n phy-
sician.
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Cars connect via Redondo leave Santa
ro Jenot at 1000 Il. m. or from Redondo Ry
depot at $3.50 am.
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All prices of wallpaper greatly reduced.
A. A. Eokstrom. 1924 South Spring street.
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cors connect via Port Los Angeles leave
c p r. r. depot at l ;S5 pm. for steamers
northbound.
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w. PARIS, Agent 12i West Second St,
l9S 9GSooDALL, PERKINS & co, Gen Agts
San Francisco
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EulSTQN OuOTATIONc

BOSTON, Jam. s.-Atchison, 14A; Bel
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ROND LIST.
: s n As reg. .12oM CP1sts of go. 100

NEW YORK, Jan. s.-The following
were the closing quotations on bonds to-
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Steamers leave Port Los Angeles at IN.
and Redondo at IL a m. for San Diego Stmr.
Corona will also call at Newport (Santa
Ana.) To, Joh
Santa Rosa........l2. 10, is, 2e, 8, Il, l9 27,
Sorona. ...........I6, IA, %, 80, I, l5, %,
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SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS.

On the produce exchange today the but
ter market was steady; creamery 15G19:
dairy. 9G17. Eggs were easy; fresh, 16ls.
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lU~ DIR. WHITEHlLL,
~ Hola South Spring ,s
RUPTURE

speedy and permanent cure, without detention
from busidess. o knife used; no blood drawn
No paw until cnred. consuiton free.
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Telephone. 2osh; Burlington, Tx; Mexican
CHICAGO MARKET.
The Days Transactions on the Board OF
Trade.

CHICAGO, Jan. SIN In the wheat OPEN
ing Liverpool cables were a great disap-
pointment. Instead of showing a sympa-
thetic advance with the cent rise here yes
terday, prices even showed a slight de-
cline. The market here for no other per-
ceptible reason started virtually 1 cent
lower than 1t closed yesterday, although
a few trades were made In the confusion
of the opening at declines of u to z of a
cent. The range for May was officially
given at 81 cents for highest and S1% low
est, but comparatively little changed hands
at over Sly. In little more than half an
hour the price had dropped to S0la or two
cents under yesterdays close. The extreme
weakness here puzzled good many. There
was enough wheat bought yesterday on
the expectation of firmer Liverpool cables
today making a market for the selling of
it at a profit to be large element in the
reasons for weakness that developed when
the Liverpool market SO coldly turned its
back upon the bullish enthusiasm of Chi
cago. Nothing in the other news of the
day threw any further light upon the rea-
sons for such radical changes. Closing
Liverpool quotations were lower, of course.
because of the early action of this market
and showed declines of " to 34d. The Berlin
and Paris markets were higher; Antwerp
unchanged. Chicago receipts of wheat
were only % cars. Minneapolis and Duluth
got only 17s against 652 a year ago: Atlantic
port clearances of wheat and flour were
equal to 34S.000 bushels. 1t was reported
here that 2j0.090 carloads of wheat were
being forwarded from here by rail to Bos
ton by Bartlett -Frasier. but this that firm
denied. 1t was asserted, however. that
whoever may be the shippers, the business
was undoubtedly being done and not only
so, but In addition 600 bushel lot was
worked off in the same day. May finally
reacted TO slA and closed at S07sdS1. Corn
seemed to be entirely without friends and
as business was rather more active than
usual. the market suffered severe break.
T. !, l.
acted, though at a lower range of prices.
There was much broader trade in pro-
visions with outsiders taking more interest
and packers apparently unwilling to part
with their lines until prices had substan-
tial advance. Prices were firm.
The leading futures closed as follows:
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cECURITY SAVINGS BANK
Northeast Corner r1ain and Second Streets

DIRECTORS
II. ". Helnan, j. Il. Sartor! w t. Graves
II. j. F'leishman. G. A. Shaw, F. O. John
SON j. H.. Shanklsne, J. A. Graves, NJ. L.
Fleming, NJ. 6. Hellman. w. D. Longyear.
cent on ordinary deposits. Open Saturday
ock. TO receive deposits.
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THE BEAUTIES OF CALIFORNIA
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MAURICE S. HELLMAN. ..Vice-President
w. d. LONGYEAR. Cashier
rive per cent interest paid on time, per
evenings from toS oc
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SAN FRANCISCO MINING STOCKS

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. S.-The official
closing quotations for mining stocks today
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ABILENE WEEKLY REFLECTOR ABILENE KANSAS MAY 49, l8s-7wlW PAGES
THE PARIS HORROR.
Dread Fire Of Tuesday Throws the City In
to the Blacklist OF Mourning.


Dread Fire Of Tuesday Throws the City In
to the Blacklist OF Mourning.
PARIS, May 8.-This capital has been
thrown into the blacklist Of mourning
by the terrible fire Tuesday in the
grand charity bazaar, when the wives
and mothers and sisters OF many Of the
Oldest families in France met horri-
BILE death in the flames. Over 100
bodies have been recovered, and their
charred remains exposed for identified
ton. A somber feeling pervades every
class Of society. The newspapers,
without exception, describe the dis
aster at the Grand Bazaar de Charlie
in sober and simple terms BETTING so
appalling an event. The catastrophe
will always be remembered as one Of
the most fearful that ever befell Eu-
ropean city. Nothing comparable in loss
of life has ever occurred here, except
the fire which destroyed the Opera
Comique in 1887. Singularly enough,
that disaster happened in the same
month OF the year, and so persons were
burned to death, while As were official
ly registered as missing. 1t is now
estimated that there were about 1900
persons in the building when the fire
was discovered, about half of whom
escaped unhurt Some estimates place
the number Of dead at 143, others at a
still higher figure.
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TRADE CONGRESS.
It Gets Through with It's Business
and Adjourns.
GOV. LEEDY, OF KANSAS, SPEAKS.
Pap ~ on Pertinent Subjects Read by Dele
gates-SynOpsls Of the Resolutions
Adopted-Tampa, Fla, the
Next Meeting Place.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 1.-THE south
and west grain and trade congress fin
ished its business yesterday afternoon
and adjourned to meet in February,
1898, in Tampa, Fla. Breedlove Smith,
of New Orleans, was elected president
OF the congress for the ensuing two
years. The committee on permanent
organization recommended that the
name of the organization be changed
to the south and west commercial con-
gress, and this recommendation was
adopted. President Smith advocated
a consolidation with the transmissis-
sippi commercial congress, saying that
the object and aims of the two bodies
were almost identical. President
Smith was instructed to invite the
delegates to the transmississippi con-
gress to meet with the south and west
commercial congress at Tampa, Fla,
in February, 1898.
A number of speeches were made by
the delegates at the morning session
upon topics of interest to the business
men and farmers of the west and
south. Ex-senator Patrick Walsh, of
Augusta, Ga, addressed the congress
upon Southern Resources. John A.
Smyth, of Charleston, S. c., read an
interesting paper on CLOSER Relations
Between the South and West" A. B.
Kennedy, secretary of the Mobile
Commercial club, read a paper on
"The Trade Relations Between the
West, Mexico and Central American Re-
publics" E. L. Martin, vice president
of the Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf
railway, read paper in which he dis
cussed transportation and kindred top
les Among other things he said that
north and south roads could haul
grain, cattle, lumber and other prod
ucts as cheaply as the east and west
transcontinental lines. at will not
be long" said he, until southern ports
will export nearly all of our grain.
The trend is inevitable in that direc-
ton. predict that in time 90 per
cent of the crops of Illinois, Iowa, Ne
braska, Kansas and Oklahoma will be
taken to the gulf ports. Nothing on
earth can stop it, and the railroads
will do the rest"
The congress adjourned at 1890 until
two o'clock, but owing to the delay of
the committee on resolutions in report
ing, it was nearly three before the
afternoon session began. After the
resolutions had been adopted, +. P.
Chalfant, Of Kansas City, read a paper
on "Kansas City as Grain Market
Gov. John W. Lesdy, Of Kansas, fol-
lowed Mr.. Chslfant II am pleased to
cowe here and meet with the members
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FIRST PRIZE TO IOWA.
Perry Hunt Carries on First Honors In the
Interstate Normal school Contest.


Perry Hunt Carries on First Honors In the
Interstate Normal school Contest
EMPoRIA, Kan, May 5. In the inter
state oratorical contest between state
normal schools held here last night
Perry Hunt, Of Cedar Rapids, Ia, took
first place and prize Of $50; Byron II.
Crawford, Of Warrensburg, Mo-, second
place and prize Of $50; Chester M.
Echols, Of Normal, ILL.,, third; W. Fl.
Kelly, Whitewater, Wis, fourth, and
+. M. Mahin, Of Emporia, fifth. Every
seat in Albert Taylor hall at the Kan
sas state normal school was engaged
several days ago and they were
all filed, as we'll as hundreds OF
chairs, the aisles and even the steps.
Over 1000 people were present.
The hall was beautifully decorated
for the occasion, the bright colors OF
the different state schools contrasting
with each other and with the potted
plants on the stage. Great lmpartlai-
ity was shown by the audience, and to
one uniformed but little difference
could be perceived in the recep-
ton given the oratorsr representing the
various state schools. The judges
were: On thought and composition,
Sunerintendent A. q. Lane. Chicago;
Prof. II. L. Stetson, Des Moines, la.;
Superintendent 0. r. Siefert, Milwau-
kee; Hon. John D. Milliken, McPher-
son, Kan; Prof. D. B. Frankenburger,
Madison, Wis. On delivery, Superin-
tendent J. l.. Holloway, Fort Smith,
Ark; Hon. John Martin. Topeka, Kan;
Principal II. B. Hayden, Council Bluffs,
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WATER MAKING lNROADS.
Three Railroads Combine Their Forces, but
the Missouri DeiIes Them.

Three Railroads Combine Their Forces, but
the Missouri Dcfes Them.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 6.-No end OF
trouble is being caused by the en-
croachments of the Missouri river on
the embankment Of the Air Line rail-
way near the mouth Of the Big Blue.
For distance of 50 feet the earth has
been washed away and the track hangs
suspended over the water. No through
trains passed between Kansas City and
Independence yesterday. A large
force of men is at work trying to
repair the damage and stay the
ravages of the rivers current, but
with Indifferent success. Tons OF
rock, cords of brush and car loads of
dirt are being dumped into the water,
but the water continues its work of
destruction. The Missouri Pacific Off
Gals have become alarmed and gang
of men was put to work to divert the
current of the river before any damage
shall be done its tracks A great deal
of work has been done on the Santa
Fe tracks also and score Of men were
engaged in strengthening the weak
places.
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Of this grain and trade congress-" he
said. "We in Kansas believe that this
city ought to be the main and principal
market for the state of Kansas, and
hope that 1t will always remain what
it is now, the principal point for dis
tribution Of our products. But it will
not remain so unless you can guaran-
tee to us the rates that we desire and
feel that we must have. 1t is true
that you have four or five lines
Of railroad to the gulf, but
freight rates have not been cor
respondingly reduced. Are we to expect
that with the increase Of north and
south lines Of railway the rates are to
continue to be dictated by the At
lantic linesP Our interests are identi-
cal, and | hope that they may remain
so. But our people are determined to
have lower rate to the gulf, and we
hope 1t may come by way of Kansas
City. We do not intend to 60 into the
railroad business unless we are forced
to do it. We hope we won't be COM
PEELED to do it. But we are financially
able to do 1t if necessary. For the
first time in its history Kansas is indie
pendent of Wall street. They asked
us to pay our debts and take up our
mortgages and we have done So"
Gov. Leedy then entered into an argu-
ment intended to demonstrate that
state ownership of railways would
prove profitable.
Gov. Leedy's address was the last of
the day, and the convention soon after
adjourned sine die.
The resolutions adopted were that
rates of transportation should be
equitable between carrier and ship
per; calling upon congress to
take steps to provide a permanent
depth of water and width of chan
mel at the mouth Of the Mississippi
river adequate to all increase in de-
mands of modern commerce; that the
same policy on the part Of congress
should be pursued with reference to
all other important rivers and harbors
of the south and west; indorsing the
construction of the Nicaragua canal;
urging congress to enact the Torrey
bankruptcy bill; urging the agricul-
tural department to promote a larger
consumption of our food products
abroad, and asking the authorities at
Washington to lend all the aid posi-
BILE to the Kansas City, Pittsburg &
Gulf railroad.
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The TTRNFEST.
The Disciples of jain Turn Out In
Force at st. Louis.
GOOD RECORDS MADE IN ATHLETICS.
Mass Exercises by Ladies' Glasses In Club
swinging-A Fine Hospital Service
Display Of Drawings, Needlework
and kindergarten Work.

ST.. LOUIS, May S.-The disciples Of
jain turned out in full force yesterday
at the fair grounds, where the 27th ma
tional funniest is being held. The
forenoon was taken up with class COM
petitions of the "actives," who made
fine appearance in their gray uniforms.
During these contests there were fully
5000 turner's on the field at one time.
Their work in handling the steel wands
and putting the 1G-pound shot was
revelation to novices. Several good
records were made. In putting the
shot with the right hand, 7. Sauers, Of
the Dayton, o., Turngemeinde, covered
81 feet, and Steve Reprecht, Of the
South Side Turngemeinde, of Chicago,
threw the shot 81 feet I inches with
his left.
The highest record for the high jump
made was by Julius Zernitz, of the
Chicago Turngemeinde, who covered
IL feet in distance and four feet two
inches in height.
Hundred yard races were part Of
the forenoon programme, each MEM
Der Of every turnverein present being
obliged to run. The usual turner
costumes were worn by the contestants,
who were farther handicapped by hav-
ing to wear smooth soled shoes. 1t
took several hours to run these races,
four or five men running in each heat
The time was taken by an electrical
device and picture Of the finish was
taken at the same time.
In the afternoon model" exercises
by the seniors took up an hours time,
and then followed that part Of the
programme which seemed of most in
terest to the public. These were the
mass exercises of the st. Louis juniors,
with dumbbells and on parallel bars
The former were executed in time
with the music Of the band and were
well done. Mass exercises by ladies'
classes In club swinging ended this part
of the programme. In addition to the
literary and singing competitions,
shooting contests are being held on
the grounds of the Central Sharp
shooters association at Bahringville,
st. Louis county. Fencing, wrestling
and bicycle races completed the days
programme.
A prominent feature Of the funniest
is the fine hospital service that has
been established on the grounds by
the sanitary committee. As yet there
have been no serious accidents, the
casualties consisting Of dislocations,
sprains and bruises, which were nu-
nervous
In textile hall, on the fair grounds,
is fine display Of drawings, needle.
work, etc, executed by the pupils Of
schools under the jurisdiction Of the
North American Gymnastic union. The
Kansas City Socialiar Turnverin has
an excellent exhibit Of kindergarten
work, done by children under six years
Of age.
In the evening exercises, consisting
Of speeches and musical numbers, were
held at the exposition hall. Not until
Sunday will any Of the contestants
know what their standing is, their
marking In each Of the exercises being
taken by the judges, who make the
final computations and award the
prizes, which consist, as they did at
Athens of laurel wreaths
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rxrn AHNTAvt.Ps
MISSOURI PIONEER GONE.

james Bryan, Nephew Of Daniel Boone,
Passes Away, Aged Of Years.
NEVADA, Mo-, May s-James Bryan,
aged 81, Is dead. He was born in st.
Charles county when 1t belonged to
the Spanish government. He was
nephew of Daniel Boone and carried
the American flag in front of the pro.
cession when Boone's body was buried
In Warren county, Mo. lie fought in
the Seminole army, and voted in every
national, state and county election
during the past 10 years. He built the
first courthouse In Vernon county,
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WOULD USE FORCE.
Topeka Citizens Aroused Over the Opening
OF Saloons In That City.

OF saloons In That City.
Topeka, Kan, May S.-Two of the
best-known citizens of Kansas of OPP
posite political beliefs - ex-United
States Senator William A. PETER and
General Attorney A. L. Williams, Of
the Union Pacitic--last night advised
the people of Topeka to take the law
into their own hands and destroy
by force, if necessary, the open sa-
looms which have boldly opened up
on the main street, after an alb
sence of l2 years. This they ad.
vised at an indignation meeting held
at the largest auditorium in the city
to an audience of S,OOOpeople, During
the meeting Nick" Childs, a negro
jointist and politician, endeavored to
reply to one of the speakers. The au.
dience was in no mood to trihe with
such person, and he was promptly
thrown out bodily.
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Bakers Demand Eight Hours.

CLEVELAND, o., May Cat yester-
days session of the Bakers Interna-
tional union resolutions were offered
to make an eight-hour day uniform
throughout the country, and it met
with enthusiastic approval. The
union decided to abandon all state
branches and hereafter all funds will
90 directly to national headquarters.
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NEWS NOTES.

The annual state tournament of Kan
sas sportsmcn is being held at Man
haitian,
The six-ycar-old son of Mark Perdue,
farmer near Tarsney, Mo-, was killed
by runaway team,
The earnings of the Kansas peniten.
tary in April We're ST., lO7.sS and the
expenditures Sl5,4S9G6.
The Goth annual meeting of the
Homeopathic Society of Kansas con.
vened at Hutchinson on the 9Th.
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A NIre-Year-Old Burglar.

Topeka. Kan, May 6.-John Jordan,
nine-year-old colored boy, was ar
rested for committing four burglaries
in North Topeka. He confessed and
said ''it was born in him." One of his
brothers served term in the peniten-
tiary for the same offense and was
killed by officers while trying to rob q
store in Memphis two years ago.
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spnldIng Unable to Give nond.

CHICAGO, May s.-Presidcnt Charles
W. Spalding, Of the defunct Globe saw
ings bank, was brought into court to
plead to 30 indictments against him,
mostly charges Of enlightenment. He
entered plea Of not guilty to each of
the indictments and was sent back to
his cell in the county jail He has not
yet been able to secure bondsmen in
the sum of $780,
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Wants Lewelling to Resign.

TOPEKA, Kan, May 6.-The Topeka
Independent, populistpaper, the first
issue Of which came out yesterday,
made savage attack on ex-Gov. Lew
cling. The paper is edited by Albert
Griffin, formerly editor Of the Manhat-
tan Nationalist. 1t demands that Lew
cling resign as state senator from
Sedgwick county. Also as a member
of the board Of railroad commissioners.
II he refuses to resign the Independ-
ent says he should be removed.
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RICHMOND, Va, May CT is learned
upon good authority here that Justice
Field, of California, one Of the associ-
ate justices Of the supreme court of
the United States, will shortly resign,
and that Judge Nathan Golf, of West
Virginia, the Oldest United States cir
cult Judge, will be appointed in his
stead.
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Bishop Fink Loses Territory.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 6.-News has
Just reached Kansas City concerning a
decision by the pope which is Of great
interest to all Catholics in the dioceses
Of Leavenworth and Wichita. which
includes greater part of the state of
Kansas The decision takes from the
diocese of Leavenworth all the coun-
ties east of Wichita to the state line
and north to and including Linn coun-
ty, and adds them to the diocese of
Wichita,
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BUFFALO, N. Y, May 6.-Albridge
Gerry Spaulding, known as the
Father of the Greenback," died yes.
terday in this city, aged IS years. He
was one of the founders Of the repub.
lican party. He introduced in con-
gress the greenback, or legal tender
act, and the national currency bank
act, both of which he drafted.
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After State Printer Uudson.

TOPEKA, Kan, May Estate Labor
Commissioner johnson is preparing to
make fight on State Printer Hudson
for violation of the eight-hour law.
Maj Hudson pays his men on nine
hour basis and johnson wants him to
come down to an eight-hour basis.
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Call Forced to withdraw.

Tallahassee, Fla, May s.--Call was
withdrawn in the race for United
States senator and J. N. G, Stockton, a
Jacksonville banker and supporter of
Call, was placed in nomination. The
result Of the ballot yesterday was
Chipley, 81; Stockton, S3; Raney, 20;
Hooker, 3; Burford, /. Chipley's
friends have driven Call from the race
and hope soon to elect Chipley.