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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-16
NEWS NOTES.

The annual meeting Of the Nation.
al Reform Press association convened
at Omaha, Neb.
The Milwaukee brewers have de-
cided to increase the cost Of beer at
the rate OF 81 q barrel, as an offset to
the increased impost on beer by the
war tax. IHfN tINt
G. f. Kline, recent graduate from
Central Wesleyan college, at Warren
ton, Mo-. committed suicide by Jump
ing from the bridge across the Wabaah
track ct Wsrrenton.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-16
HIs Conscience Hurt Him.

KANSAS CRY, NO., June Con.
science-stricken, penniless and forlorn
was the condition Of q well.dressed
and intelligent-looking man who yes.
terday walked into the Central police
station and calmly announced that his
name was II. v. West, and that he was
a fugitive from justice. He said that
while working on the editorial staff Of
the Louisville Courier-Journal he EN-.
bezzlcd S275, and after wandering
about for several weeks had concluded
70 surrender.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-16
VIII Find Cuba Dsvsststsd.

KEY WEST, Fla, June !S.-The Span.
ish, under orders from Capt Gen.
Blanco, are burning all the block forts
and other coast defenses In Cuba, and
the troops are concentrating In the
large cities From three Of the south.
ern ports Of Cuba come reports Of de-
struction. Plantations have been raw.
aged and the homes burned so that the
Yankees can find nothing In case Of q
landing.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-16

WANTS MORE TROOPS
olxteeo Th0usand Soldiers Nov ~ IA
2 Essnehco, hut Gen. Merritt Asks fos
the Full Quota Of 10000.

San FRANCISCO, June ls.-Mat Gen.
Merritt wants more troops He Ia
now In communication with Washing.
ton on the subject and hopes TO re.
ceive word within few hours that
the additional forces have been grant
ed him and have been started on the
way. With the troops that arrived
yesterday and to-day he has force Of
about $4,000 From good sources 1t Ia
learned Mat during the past 4S hours
he has demanded that the full quota
Of 20, 900 specified by him be filed
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-16
Big Week for Ore Mining.

JOPLIN. No., June i3.-The week just
ended marked an epoch. The sales Of
ore were the largest ever made in one
week in the history Of the district
Compared with the corresponding
week of 1897 zinc ore shows an increase
Of 2697,S4O pounds; lead ore, 1874, 100
pounds; value, 500, 49S
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-16

PERRY, Ok, June 9.-Henry Lancas-
ter, a farmer, living near White Rock,
came to Perry and obtained license
TO wed. When Lancaster returned to
the home of his intended wife he found
her raving maniac. She lost her
mind three hours before the hour the
ceremony was to take place. Lancas-
ter is In critical condition from
grief.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-16
Thew want the Entlre fond I,,ue

New YORK, June la-In view OF the
probable issuance Of circular by the
secretary Of the treasury asking for
subscriptions to the loan authorized
by the war revenue bill TO the amount
Of 5000, 900, 900, the National City bank
and the Central Truss company Of
New York, and vermilye & Co. have
informed the secretary Of the treasury
chat they will subscribe for the entire
loan Of $500, 1000, 900 or such part there.
Of as may not be subscribed for by the
nuhlic
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-16

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, June ia tor.
nado descended on Riddleville, a small
town so miles from San Antonio, and
three people were killed outright. A
boys skull was crushed and he is
fatally injured. Several other people
were injured by the tornado, many
limbs being broken.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-16
Great Damage In Kansas by Rain

WICHITA, Kan, June lO.-Five inches
OF rain fell at Cheney and Boughman
yesterday and the North Minnesota is
away out of its banks Every bridge
on the river for 10 miles is washed out,
and in many places cattle are drowned.
Wheat fields have been literally washed
away in many places All travel
through the country has been practi-
callv abandoned.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-16
NATIONAL LEAGUE

NAT1UNAL LEAUUE
At Louisville--Louisvill 5, Cincinnati I
At Cleveland Pittsburgh 8, Cleveland l.
At Chcago-St Louis l. Chicago2
WESTERN LEAGUE
At Kansas City milwaukee, 8 Kansas City
AT Minneapolis-C Columbus 4, Minneapolis q
At St Paul-Detroit g. St Paul3
WESTERN ASSOCIATION
At Quincy-Quincy So, Dubuque 20
AT ST. Joseph-Peora6 0, ST Joseph 0.
AT Ottumwa- Ottumwa &, Rock Island
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-16
Republican Congressman Rsaomina.sa.

Republican Congressman RenOminated.
CHICAGO, June 10. Congressional
district conventions held by the re-
publicans Of Cook county resulted as
follows: First district James K. Mann,
renominated; Second, William R. Lori.
mer, renominated; Sixth, Henry Sher.
man Boutell, renominated; Seventh,
George Il. Foss, renominated for third
term; Third, Hugh r. Belknap, re.
nominated for third term; Fifth,
George Z. White, renomlnated.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-16
Rampson Has a Cahla.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, June lS.-Tn con.
trolling the outer harbor Of Guanta-
namo. where Lieut. Col. Huntingtons
battalion Of marines landed on Friday,
Rear Admiral Sampson secures posses
sion Of the Cuban terminus Of the
French cable TO Hayti and direct com.
munication with Washington will be
established.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-16
Want : D.y oi Thank.gLvIng for vIctorIss.

Want Day Of Thanksgiving for Victories.
LAcoNNER, Wash, June 1a.-The
Northwestern Baptist association, now
In session here, sent the following tele.
gram to President Mckinley Saturday:
The Northwestern Baptist association con-
graduates our president on the success vouoh-
saied to our army and navy and respectfully
suggests that day be set aside for thanksgiv-
ing to God for the victories and prayer for the
continuation Of Divine guidance
]. CAIRNS, Moderator.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-16

WASHINGTON, June 9.-The president
has directed Admiral Sampson to pre-
pare and forward at once a detailed
report Of the gallant action Of Lieut.
Richmond P. Hobson at Santiago and
as soon as 1t Is received will send a
special message to congress recognize.
ing the heroism displayed not only by
Hobson himself. but by the men who
accompanied him on the Merrimac.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-16

Congregational Home Missionary Society.
CLEVELAND, o., June a-At the sec.
ond session Of the scventy-second an
nual meeting Of the Congregational
Home Missionary society to-day, the
president, Gen. 0. 0. Howard, de-
livered his annual address His sub.
ject was "War, Arbitration and the
New Demand for American Home Mis-.
sions." The sixteenth annual meot-
ing Of the "Woman's department" wts
also held to-day, Mrs. H. s. CaswelL
Of New York, presiding. She said
that the womans organizations now
cover the entire territory Of the United
States, with the exception OF Alaska.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-16
M,.s Long a NAVY Nurss.

WASHINGTON, June la-An evidence
Of self-sacrifce for the sake Of their
country Is afforded by the taking up
Of q military nurses duties by the
daughter Of Secretary Long, Miss Mar
garet Long, with some Of her chums
at the Johns Hopkins medical school
Of Baltimore. The young women have
reported TO the naval hospital at Brook.
Ign to nurse the wounded and sick
sailors
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-16

LIVERPOOL, June lS-Steamers which
arrived here from Sierra Leone report
that thousand persons were killed In
the recent uprising in that district
One hundred and twenty inhabitants
Of Freetown, most Of them traders, are
known to have been massacred and
other colonists were carried into the
bush by the 'warboys' and undoubt-
eddy met a worse fate.
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BECAUSE IT IS NO WORSE.
Spain Rsj0iosa over Result at Santiago, for
II Was. Less Disastrous Than II
Might Have Been.

LONDON, June y. The Madrid CORE.
spondent of the Times says:
The news from Santiago produced little or
no excitement AT first there was a
feeling OF sadness because only Spanish
losses we're announced Gradually the
feeling changed on learning that the
Americans also suffered although losses
have not been reported in detail In any
case there, was justification for patriotic satls-
faction In the fact that the attack had been sue
cessfully repulsed with fewer casualties than
ave sometimes occurred In insignificant Skin
mishes with the insurgents
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London Thinks santiago Il Doomed.

LONDON, June ia-Rear Admiral
SIMPSONS acquisition Of base for
coaling and supplies at Guantanamo
is universally recognized as practically
settling the fate Of Santiago, although
it is believed that the Spanish troops
will show q fight II the city is cap
fnrad
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-16
southwestern Flrsmen's Tournament

PIrTsBuRa, Kan, June 10. The clos
ing meeting Of the Southwestern Fire
mems tournament was held yesterday.
The next meeting will be at Kansas
City, Mo-, in June 1899. The following
officers were chosen: President W. H.
Holmes, Pittsburg; vice president j. J.
Little, Fort Smith, Ark; secretary,
Hill Porter, Carthage, NO.; treasurer,
J. ?. French, Pierce City, Mo.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-16

During thunderstorm near Tower
Hill, ILL.,, Frederick Shanks blowing
in corn6eld, was struck by lightning
and his leg broken, In addition tc
other injuries. The horses attached
to the pillow were killed
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Hanged for Murder.

WHARTON, Tex, June 1a-Frank
Martin was hanged here Saturday al
il o'clock for his part in the murder OF
the Crocker family. Martin made nc
statement while on the gallows, but
is said to have previously made a full
confession Of his part in the crime.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-16

line of Bicycles are the best wheels on the
market for the price,
w. A. LANDES, Agent.
ABILENE, KANSAS. a.. .e.', .......
A full line of Sundries for sale.
Eleven Men Injured In Smelter Disaster

neven Men Injured In SmeIter DiaastsR
MENA, Ark, June ia most disas-
trous explosion occurred at the smelt
Ing plant Of the Texas & Arkansas
Mining company, seven miles east Of
Hatfield. The explosion was caused
by defective water jacket, which al.
lowed the water TO run into the ore
pot, causing 1t to explode, tearing of
the top and bottom of the huge Gale
dron and wrecking the plant Eleven
men were injured and some Of them
cannot recover.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-16
Deb. Turned Down by Social Democr

CHICAGO, June lathe social de-
mocracy, in convention in this city,
decided, by vote OF 81 to SO, in favor
Of the colonization scheme and against
the plan of political action proposed
by Eugene V. Debs
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-16

AT Six Corners in Leavenworth
county. Kan, W. s Carnes, o horse
trainers shot and killed Tom Breese, .
3ointkeeper Both men were drunk.
The Columbus journal., 1898-12-07
EavagOs Who Talk f.lke Ri..l.

People who talk like birds. WIN
whistle and chirrup in their speech.
with notes varying from those Of the
wren to the harsh cultural of the cock
atcO-a tribe of such people has ac-
tually been discovered by DR.. Frank
Boaz. He was the first white man to
locate these chirruping savases. which
he did near the boundary between
Alaska and British Columbia, though
many travellers have heard them spok-
en- of by other Indians. Once a tribe
of some importance, only about twelve
individuals now survive. and they are
perpetual fugitives-hunted like wild
beasts. in fact, and possessing no per-
manent home. 1t has long been .
practice among the coast Indians Of
Alaska. when chief died. to 20 and
kill a few of the Tsutsowt-as the peo-
pie who talk like birds are called-the
object being that the chief might have
servants to wait on him while on his
way to the aboriginal Paradise. In
the course of time the pursuit Of this
old custom greatly reduced the num-
her of the Tsutsowt, and the latter.
during the last fifty years. being too
few to fight. have been kept continu-
ally on the run. The laGt of them
would have been killed some time ago
but for the fact that they have retreat
I'd to the highest mountains, where
they live chiefly by hunting.
The Columbus journal., 1898-12-07
REMARKABLE DOGS,

.Lapp dogs are about the size OF q
Scotch terrier and look very much like
the lynx. with long shaggy hair or Va
ried tints. They will fight OF the
wolves from reindeer. The dogs Of
Lapland. Iceland and Greenland have q
long hair, curled tails. pointed noses
and ears and remarkably irritable TEN.
pers.
In Alaska the breed OF dogs is red
dish-brown, and the animals are as
much like wolves as dogs; they are ve-
racious and hardy and a team will
draw 500 pounds. Forty frozen herring
or one salmon will support q dog for .
day. They are not at all affectionats
and such = thing as saving a mans
life Is unheard of among them.
Labrador has dogs SO fierce that q loR
OF wood is tied to their necks to render
them less dangerous to men and weak
er dogs. In Kamchatka the dogs are
severely trained to haul heavy loads
across the ice and their tempers get
soured. consequently they are suriy
brutes and their drivers manage them
by stunning them with blows over the
head. which is not very good for their
intellects.
There is a powerful breed Of dogs
along Smiths sound that does not hes
itate to attack the most ferocious Wild
These dogs hunt in pairs and
q big bear Is 4 joke to them. One dog
can bring down a reindeer and kill 1.
In q few minutes. Their thick coat Is
tawny in hue and in winter a thick
fleece OF wool covers them. They look
so much like wolves 1t is hard to tell
what they are at little distance.
The Columbus journal., 1898-12-07
Home Sick Armv fsn...

1o"e-SSck army Zones.
And those volunteers" remarked
the man to reporter of the New York
Press. ARE not the only warriors that
pine away and die from inconsistencies.
Horses are more susceptible to the dis
ease than men-that is, they we're SO
In the civil war; and l don't see any
reason to suppose that their tempera-
ments have changed since.
OF course, when a poor. four-legged
brute. with no shoulder straps, comes
down with 1t. the doctors simply report
that such and such horses in such and
such a troop are OF their feed and ret
1t go at that. But it is precisely the
same thing. the disorder deyeIops in
precisely the same manner and the
equine victims Of 1t manifest identi-
cally the same symptoms. and. wha. Is
more, the chances Of their dying from
1t are infinitely greater than are those
OF soldier. simply because It is i'm
possible to bolster up their courage by
telling them they are going homtssoon.
That Is the only medicine that will
keep the disease In check, and. OF
course. yoa can't administer it to q
horse unless you speak its language.
Loss Of appetite is the first symp-
tom. Horses that at home were the
mostly hearty feeders become dainty
and particular. and refuse to look at
offered to them. Then they
become restless and nervous and pound
their feet to pieces. II yeu don't watch
them. Two weeks will fix them gener-
ally. Working without nourishment is
as disastrous as fighting on an empty
and the beasts soon contract
The Columbus journal., 1898-12-07
BEST LONDON rlr-btrs.

Il wish knew how to act when l
meet baby. always feel like q
fool" All you have to do is to act
the way you feel"
What 4 well-informed man jenkins
seems to be! He can converse intelli-
gently upon almost any subject" ""Yes;
jenkins has brought up five boys"
Mrs. Tracy: DO you realize my
dear. that you have never done any
thing to save your fellow-creatures any
suffering?" Tracy: Didn't l marry
you?"
Did you ever meet q women whose
very voice filled you with unspeakabie
emotion?" "Yes: that's the way my
mother used to get me up in the
morning."
Master: "How was 1t l saw you
handing your friends in the kitchen
my best cigars?' Mary: Il can.
tell. sir. for the life Of me. for I'm sure
I covered the keyhole."
Inquirer: Il see it stated some
philosopher says that the way to cure
yourself of love affair Is to run
away. Do you believe it," Cynicus:
''Certain,y-if you run away with the
GIRL
The Columbus journal., 1898-12-07
LITERARY NOTES.

Marie Coreli is At work ON 4 new
novel In which she has taken up ques-
tions connected with the inuer work
ings of the catholic church at Rome
1t will be published simultaneously in
England and America.
Mr.. Lynn Linton was accustomed
to begin the day with a breakfast OF
bread and strong coffee and worked
for nine hours with very little inter-
mission. She was noted for always
having her copy" ready and never
keeping her publishers waiting.
Hall Caine has been offered for the
English and American rights in his
unwritten novel the largest sum Of
money ever offered for q work Of hc-
tion. it is reported. It may be remem-
bered that Mr.. Heinemann paid him
$500 for the English and American
rights in "lhe Christian" consequent
ly the offer for the new story will have
to be greater than that to break his
own record. It may be two years be-
fore the new novel Il completed.
In q recent number Of the illustrated
London News Mr.. Shorter suggested
that Stevenson's house at Samoa
should be removed to Edinburgh. The
Academy prints an array of facts that
would seem to make Mr.. Shorters
suggestion impossible to carry out:
Tho house cost In timber alone-the
finest California redwood-about $15.-
600. and the dining room is fifty feet
long, twenty-five feet broad and fifteen
feet high and Is capable Of seating a
considerable dining club. 1t will thus
be seen that the Edinburgh ground
rent involved would speedily swallow
the funds already subscribed toward
the Stevenson memorial.
The Columbus journal., 1898-12-07
RECENT INVENTIONS.


A westefner has designed . wagon
which viii Improve the roads instead
OF cutting them up as It passes along.
the front pair Of wheels running on .
wider track than the rear ones and al
four wheels having broad. flat tires.
Lamp-burners are prevented from
falling OF from the lamp when un-
screwed for filling by means OF IN i'm
proved top, q slot being formed all
the way around for the entrance Of
the button on the end Of the wick
raiser a. the burner is tipped over.
A new safety bottle which will pre-
vent fraudulent refilling has 4 sealing
rod Of glass with one end bent to COW
er the stopper after It is in place. the
other end extending into . we'll at the
side Of the bottle. which is filled with
cement to prevent removal Of the rod.
A New Yorker has designed . COM
bined wagon. sleigh and boat. which
has the body formed Of . water-tight
box. with axles underneath for the
attachment Of wheels, a pair of run
ners being hung below the axles to rest
on tho ground when the wheels are re-
moved.
An EnElishman has invented q
ranse-Ander for battleships. consisting
OF Q graduated glass to be inserted in
Z telescope. a horizontal line ut the
top Of the glass being adjusted to the
horizon. when the sraduations on the
level with the boat sighted will indi-
cate It's distance.
An improved horseshoe has con-
tinuous channel formed In the under
surface Of the tread. in which q num-
Der Of curved plates are Inserted hav-
Ing projections arranged radially
around the center OF the shoe to act as
calks when the ground is slippery. the |
plates being replaced by smooth ones |
In summer.
The Columbus journal., 1898-12-07
Dest rowing LOcuets.

The plague Of locusts in the west
and northwest has become so serious
that the most strenuous efforts are to
be made to devise some means by
which they may be destroyed. One
experiment is identical with that en-
ployed for destroying chinch bugs. A
number of insects are inOculated with
a fungous disease and turned loose
among the locusts in various localities.
The result is that the disease spreads
rapidly and sweeps OF entire colonies
of the insects. This means of ridding
the country of a pest is a great discov-
cry, but it entails possibilities that
are by no means agreeable to Isnntem-
plate. The sparrow was impor ed to
destroy caterpillars. and now it has be-
come necessary in some localities to
take the most thorough measures TO
get rid of the sparrows. As far ~ the
locusts are concerned nothing could
be worse than their devastation, and
We may we'll take the chances of clear
ing them out by the help Of imported
fungus.
The Columbus journal., 1898-12-07
GOOD SUGGESTIONS.
Fry cranberries for malaria.

Try cranberries for malaria.
Try q sun bath for rheumatism,
Try hot flannel over the seat of neu-
ralgic pain. and renew frequently.
Try buttermilk for the removal OF
freckles. tan and butteraut stains.
Try hard cider-a wineglassful three
times a day-for ague and rheumatism.
Try taking cod liver oil In tomato
catsup IL you want to make 1t palata-
BILE.
Try a silk handkerchief over the face
when obliged to 60 against q piercing
wind.
Try a cloth wrung out Of cold water.
put about the neck at night, for q sore
throat.
Try walking with your hands behind
you I; you ind yourself becoming bent
forward.
Try breathing the fumes OF turpAn.
tine or carbolic acid tc relieve whoon-
ing cough.
The Columbus journal., 1898-12-07

4 handy dsvies for hanging clothes
b formed of Z ring to b screwed 70 the
~ 9 I ~ ~ 6s1post B number OF
af1iA. tAieA ara dropped into Z hole
b IL - d IL post when not IN usa.
4 4lssoufi vomaA has designed an
Ice ereeper TO slip on the sole OF the
shoe. = steel plate. With curved ends.
to grip The edges Of the sole having
teeth to engage the ice - the wearer
walkx
"A handy cup for eggs boiled in the
shell has slots near the edge for the
insertion OF . table knife to remove
the top Of the shell. the cup having .
removable lining % - to hold eggs OF
different sizes.
For use In curling the hair . newly
designed instrument has the ends OF
the tonSs nattened, to Be heated and
press the hair after It has been dam
pened and wound on curl papers or
erimpins pins.
The skin can be quickly removed
from potatoes By . new cleaner formed
of I tubular net Of sharp cords having
number Of knots Oh the inner surface.
the tuberS being placed In the net and
Ihaken. rapidly.
j, An. Australian has designed new
diving dress in which steel rings arc
woven into the cloth or sewed BE-
tween two thicknesses. for the purpose
OF resisting the pressure Of the water
1t great depths.
Tobacco pipes can be thoroughly
cleaned BY . new device consisting OF
pump to be attached to the bowl Of
The pipe to draw water in through tho
Rem and forcibly discharge 1t to dis
lodge the impurities.
Shoe jAees are to be made with core
d hsmp or other strong cord inclosed
ID . loossly-woven casing. the core ex-
lending into . tongue Of coiled wire or
lon brass 1t either end, thus forming q
'trtnS which will not wear out easily.