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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-30
GRADE CROSSING HORROR.
A Farmer and His Wife and Two Daugh'
tiers Killed Near Dearborn, Moan
Infants Miraculous Escape

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, June 2S,-Farmer
Fielding Profit, his wife and two
daughters, ages IS and 10, were killed
at crossing near Dearborn, near here,
last night at seven o'clock by a Maple
Leaf passenger train. An infant in
the arms of its mother was hurled 100
feet and when picked up was fast
asleep and uninjured. Fielding had
been to Dearborn with his family in q
spring wagon and the horses baked
on the track.
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A pIsxusted Ml.souri Editor.

JUNEAU, Alaska, June II, via Seattle,
June 2A-A party of 81 disappointed
miners has just reached here from the
Copper river country. One Of the men,
4. W. Hoag, editor Of paper at Poplar
Bluff, Mo-, says it took eight weeks
to get their outfit so miles over the
Valdez glacier. He speaks In a most
discouraging way Of the country, and
says that while copper exists, no gold
worth working was found.
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One Thousand Dollars Missing.

ST.. LOUIS, June 90. The Wells-Fargo
and the United States Express compa-
MES are trying to locate $1,000 in sill
yer belonging to the government,
shipped by them on May 81 to Silver
City, N. NJ. The money was sent from
the United States sub-treasury in this
city. The money was shipped on the
night of May 81, and the last heard
from 1t was when it was receipted for
at Kansas City.
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shafter Has Full swing.

WASHINGTON, June %. 1t is officially
announced that Gen. Shafter, like Adj
miral Sampson, will not be tied by any
exact orders from Washington, but is
10 be allowed the widest liberty Of
action, In the belief that he, being on
the ground, is capable Of judging best
the propriety of projected movements
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-30
Kauaa. Nesroe. May Enlist

TOPEKA, Kan, June sS.-Recruiting
stations will be opened Monday at
Hutchinson and Topeka for the enlist
ment Of colored volunteers. The dates
for recruiting in other places will be
announced later. Col. Allen and Lieut.
Hudson will be the recruiting oficers
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Dates for Kansas Negro Recruiting

TOPEKA, KAN. June 24.-Gov. Leedy
has fixed dates and places for the re.
cruiting of colored volunteers as fol-
lows: Monday, June 81, Topeka and
Lawrence; Thursday, June 80, Atchi-
son and Leavenworth; Saturday, July
2, Kansas City, Kan, and Fort Scott;
Wednesday. July 8. Wichita and Os'
wego. Later he will designate some
other towns
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-30
The Direct Line

to Denver, Salt Lake City, San Fran
cisco and Portland, is via the Union
Pacific. The service Of the Union
Pacific to all principal western points
is unexcelled by any other line and
consists of Pullman Palace Sleepers,
Pullman Tourist Sleepers, Chair Cars,
Dining Cars. meals a la CARTE.
For time tables and full informa-
ton call on M. B. Fulton, Agent.
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KANSAS Cry, No., June rs "A car
filed with delicacies, donated by the
citizens Of Kansas City for the mem.
bers Of the Third regiment, Missouri
volunteers, now in camp at Falls
Church, Va, left over the Missouri Pa
ci6c last night
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Santa Fe Excursions.

Fourth Of July excursion: One fare
for round trip to points within 200
miles OF Abilene with minimum rate
Of 80 cents. Dates Of sale: July 2,S
and 4. Final return limit, July 5.
W. X. ROBERTSON,
Agent.
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l,u,,. nj In u Landslide.

WEBB CITY, Mo-, Jnne .4.-While
working in IL mine in South Carter
Vile J. J. Peppers and Thomas Fox
miraculously escaped instant death.
A landslide OF 30 tons Of stone and dirt
pinioned them to the side Of the shaft,
almost completely enveloping them.
Five hours later workmen extricated
them alive, but in q serious condition.
peppers cannot recover.
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Annual Convention

N. f. A., Washington, D. G., July7-12.
For above meetings the Union Pa
cifc will sell tickets at rate Of one
fare plus $500 for round trip. Dates
Of sale, July 8, 4 and 5. Return
limit, Aug. 81.
M. B. FULTON, Agent.
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Fourth Of July Excursion Rate.

The Union Pacific will sell tickets
at rate Of one fare for round trip for
distance Of 200 miles or less, July 2,
5 and 4. Limited July 8.
N. B. FULTON, Agent.
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Beggs' German Salve is cure for
Piles, no matter how bad the case may
be. They relieve at once, Scalds, Old
Sores, Burns, Eczema, Tumors, etc.
Sold by C. Z. Northcraft & Co.
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.S.S.S.{23fSs Blood

being Purely Vegetable, goes direct to
the very cause of the disease and a per-
manent cure always results 1t is the
only blood remedy guaranteed to con-
tain no potash, mercury or other dan.
gerous minerals.
Books mailed free by Swift Specific
Company, Atlanta, Georgia.
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Everybody knows that Rheumatism
b q diseased state Of the blood, and
only blood remedy is the only proper
treatment, but remedy containing
potash and mercury only aggravates
the trouble.
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KANSAS Cry, Mo-, June aS.-The
Citizens national, the Oldest national
bank in Kansas City, and the Union
national bank were consolidated at
the close Of business yesterday after.
noon and with the opening this morn
ing was one bank, known as the Union
national. The consolidation was in
the interest Of the stockholders and to
enable the business Of the two institu-
tions to be transacted by one set of
officers and one set Of employees.
Chicago'a Population.
CHICAGO, June IS. According to the
new city directory which will be is
sued in a few days, Chicago now has .
population Of 1888, 900, This is an In.
crease Of $1,000 over the figures for
laQr
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that there Is only one
cure for that painful dis
ease. He says. II was q
great sufferer from mus.
oular Rheumatism for
two years. l could get
no per nj anent relief
from any medicine pre-.
Scribed by my physician.
ttOOk about d dozen bot
Les Of your 8. s. g.. and
AOw | am a. well ~ |
syer was inmy life. lam
cure that your medicine
cured me, and l would
recommend 1t TO any one
Suffering from any bloOt
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Salt Lake City, Utah.

BEGGs MFG. Co.
As a general thing | am down
on all kinds of patent medicines, but
am happily disappointed after a trial
of Beggs Cherry Cough Syrup among
my customers and patients. 1t re-
lieves all throatand lung difficulties at
once. H. f. OGDEN, M. D.
Sold by C. E. Northcraft & Co.
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Beggs' Eye Salve will cure inAamed
or weak eyes. Nothing better. Try
it at C. E. Northcratt 4 Co.'S.
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For Trip Through the Mountains

OF Colorado, you want information
as to the best scenery. To get this,
also printed matter, rates, etc., write
to W. F. Bailey, G. P. A., Colorado
Midland Ry., Denver, Colo. II
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Crippled by
Rheumatism.

Those who have Rheumatism lind
themselves growing steadily worse all
the while. One reason Of this 10 that
,the remedies prescribed by the doctors
contain mercury and potash, which ul-
simately intensity the disease by caus-
Ing the joints to swell and stifen,
producing severe aching Of the bones.
s.. s. has been curing rheumatism
for twenty years-even the worst cases
which seemed almost incurable.
Capt. O. E. Hughes, the popular railroad
conductor, Of Columbia. 8. G., had an expert
ence with Rheumatism which convinced him
The times., 1898-11-16

medicines for a 200-bed hospital and
enough tentage TO cover the men. The
hospital was ready to receive patients the
morning of the LIST of July
The times., 1898-11-16
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES.

Honorable discharges have been granted
Naval Lieutenants w. n. King and G. w.
Mason.
Second Lieut.. William T Davenport,
Volunteer Signal Corps, has been ordered
to proceed from New York to Santiago
for duty with the army of occupation.
The retirement from active duty of
Lieutenant Commander 5. c. Paine, L. S.
navy. was announced yesterday.
Col James G. C. Lee, assistant quar-
termaster. now in Washington, has been
ordered to New York on official business
after which ne will proceed to Chicago
and resume his duties there.
Major Elmore F. Taggart has been or
dered to Washington, where he will re-
port for duty TO the commissary general.
Brig. Gen. William W. Gordon. U. S.
Volunteers, has been directed to proceed
to Savannah and there await orders.
An honorable discharge has been grant
ed Lieut.. Charles W. Frear, Two Hun
dred and Third New York
The times., 1898-11-16
ALGER DEFENSE SUFFERS
Relief Commission Hears In
welcome Testimony.
LACK OF PREPARATIONS
Gen. BreckinridGe Retires From the
stand Leaving Facts Worthy of
Digestion-Gsn Miles in Commnnd
Would Have Been an Improve
ment-Conditions at Camp AlSer.

When the Alger Relief Commission as
sembled itself for business yesterday
morning, Maj. Gen. Breckenridge resumed
his testimony where it had been inter
rupted the previous night by adjourn
ment. and went on saying things which
might have developed into spicy testi-
mony had the interrogations been proper
Iy handled. As it was the witness dis
played no delicacy in criticising many
things relative to the conduct of the war
and particularly the campaign at Santi-
ago.
Gen. Breckenridge thought the prepara-
tions for embarking troops were made
quate and there were absolutely none
made for landing the army at It's desina-
tion, in the face of a hostile force. the
navy having been relied upon implicitly
TO afford the necessary aid. The general
thought it out of place at the time to
criticise these conditions since others high
in command were in a position to see
them as well as he.
The witness thought it would have been
very different had Gen. Miles been in
command, he (Miles) being possessed of
the genius to command, with some dash
and spirit to him.
Gen Dodge interrupted the witness in
the midst of rather severe arraignment
of the war administration to inquire if
all great battles had not been criticised
after they had been fought. Gen. Breck-
inridge thought they had. Whereat the
Alger Relief Commission looked immense
ly relieved, for in the preceding words of
the witness there had been anything but
relief.
Testimony Thot Hurt.
Gen. Breckenridge volunteered informa-
ton on all sorts of war matters. and
finally remarked that the transports.
about which so much has been said writ
ten and denied, were not in the best of
condition. He thought the Government
should have done better by its soldiers,
and by now the look of relief had faded
from the countenances of the Alger Relief
Workers.
Gen Breckinridge's testimony was the
kind that hurt and could not be subdued.
He offered his statements, the most Sc
we're of them in a consoling. sympathetic
manner, as though he regretted the neces-
sity for saying all those unkind things
about the war administration and the
man who perpetrated it. but it having
been forced upon him he would do the
best under the circumstances.
He said that, when it was developed
The times., 1898-11-16
ELEVEN PERSONS KILLED.
Forty Others Injured in n Smash-Up
nm the Grand Trunk.

On the
Kingston. Ont, Nov. 15.-Eleven persons
lost their lives in an accident on the
Grand Trunk Railway at Murray Hill,
small station near Trenton. between 3
and o'clock this morning. Probably
forty persons are more or less injured
The dead:
- BRADY, of Belleville, engineer of the
--McDoNALD, Belleville. fireman of the
express.
JOHN CASEY. engineer, Brockyille.
GEORGE PAULIN, cattle dealer, Toronto.
A. CASEY of CobuTg, Ont.
ALBERT TRACEY, of Prescott.
WILLIAM LUNNES, Toronto.
A woman and child. en- route from Holland
to the Western States.
An unknown German.
An unknown Frenchman.
Among the injured. of whom twenty
passengers, most of them being in the
pullman cars, are more or less seriously
hurt, are:
JOHN MCNAMARA. Brockvile.
L. LABLANCHE, Montreal.
w KENNER. Prescott.
A. p WALKER, Belleville.
FRED CAIN, Wickland, Ont.
JAMES NEWMAN, Toronto.
The west-bound through express from
Montreal ran into down freight on a
siding, causing a complete smash VI.
The engineer and fireman of the fr, light
train saw the express approaching in time
to jump for their lives Several passen-
ger cars were telescoped.
The cars were piled up in a confused
mass and the track strewn with wreck
age The engines were wedged into each
other and the tenders piled on top of
them.
The times., 1898-11-16
SPECIAL NOTICES.

OFFICE METROPOLITAN r. r. co,
Washington, D. c., Nov. II, 1s9S-No-
tice is hereby given that the books for
the transfer of certificates of indebted
ness, series B." will be closed from No
vember l5 to December l. 1898. and the
books for the transfer of stock will be
closed from November 20 to December /.
G. B. COLEMAN, Secretary.
nol5 % 90 81 EN-
The times., 1898-11-16
Two Wills of Mrs. Harris.

Two will subscribed to by Mrs. Eliza
beth Harris, and copies of the same. also
signed by her. have been filed in the office
of the register of wills. The original wills
were filed on Monday and the copies yes
terday by her son, Thoro Harris, who is
named as one of the executors.
The greater part of the property of the
deceased, as stated yesterday. was left
to institutions conducted under the aus
pices of the Seventh Day Adventists. and
the remainder directed to be divided
among her two children. Thoro and
Worthie Harris, and her niece. May Will
son. Mrs. Hannah B. Maxwell the wife
of the deceased's brother is also left $500.
The times., 1898-11-16
so,dicr, want to Como Home.

Many letters are being received by the
Secretary of War urging that the volun-
teer troops now in the Philippines be re-
turned to the United States and their
places taken by regulars. War Depart
ment officials state that there will be no
way open for the relief of the volunteers
until the Philippine controversy at Paris
is settled and Congress has taken action
regarding the permanent garrisoning of
the islands
The times., 1898-11-16
REPORT OF GEN. L1EBER.
DesertiOns and Court-Martials
Among Volunteers Were Few.

DesertfOns and COurt-Martfuls
Among Volunteers Were Few.
Judge-Advocate General G. N. Lieber, of
the army, has submitted his annual re-
port to Secretary Alger
During the last twelve months there
were 1850 trials by court-martial, 623 of
the accused being volunteers. During the
same period $50 enlisted men We're dis
honorably discharged from the regular
army for various offenses, and 80 from
the volunteer forces.
The number of convictions for desertion
from the army during the twelve months
was 176 regulars and eighteen volunteers,
and the average length of time the cul-
prits were sentenced to serve for their
leave taking was 23.2 months.
Three of the men tried by court-martial
were officers of the regular army and
twelve officers of volunteers.
The times., 1898-11-16
Canadian minister. Magnnnimou..

Toronto, Ont, Nov. l5.-The Dominion
government has decided for the present
to discontinue prosecutions under the
alien labor act. This is understood to
mean that the Canadian ministry does
not wish to offend the United States at
this stage of the international conference
proceedings.
The times., 1898-11-16

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how h scouinu
of
The times., 1898-11-16
DIED.

sECHRIsT-On Monday, November Il. ls9s. at
p. m, JOSEPH IRWIN SECHRIST. beloved hus-
band OF Laura Delrue sechrist, in his iftieth
year.
Funeral services from his late residence, No.
l22' Eleventh Street northwest, Wednesday, No
vembe- 10, at Q O'Clock a. m. Interment at
2:SO p. m. same day at Charlestown, ". Va.
nol5-2t
The times., 1898-11-16

If you wish a case of pure beer tele-
phone 63i. Arlington Bottling Co., for
Heurich's Maerzen. 1t is strength
giving and flesh-producing beverage and
tonic combined
The times., 1898-11-16
GLASS PLANT DESTROYED.
WestpOrt. n baltimore suburb, Has
n XI25.OOO Fire

Baltimore. Nov. 15-Fire this morning
destroyed the plant of the Carr-Lowery
Glass Company, at Westport, a suburb
of this city. Loss, s125,OO0: insurance,
sS3, 900.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-07-20

zant'um, or Constantlnople. As a rep
resentatiye of this line the Princess
unites in herself the claims of all the
dynasties which from the time of Con.
stantine the Great till the fall of the
Constantines occupied the throne of
the eastern Caesars. Through the
marriage of Eudosia Jacita with Eu.
farheno katakalone Ambusto, son of
the Emperor Nicephorus Katagalone
Ambusto Botiniates, the Princess
traces her line back to Constantine.
The Princess pedigree IS proved by
the records and archives of Constan.
tinople now in Rome and by the ar.
chives of the Order of St John of Jeru-
salem, at Malta, and the chancery at
Malta attests their authenticity. She
was born at Malta under British rule
and has spent much time In England.
Her father. Prince Theodore Christie.
foro, was candidate for the Greek
throne IN 1863. but the powers gave
the Job to George, the Dane. She says
George has no more right to the throne
than has a Hottentot, but George has
the throne just the same.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-07-20
The Retort Courteous.

The noted French writer, Piron, was
wit whose reputation for brilllancy
of speech was unrivaled. He was ia.
nous for his flashing retorts; but even
the best of us sometimes have to bow
to superiority, though it be only tenn
porarlly.
A lady once thoughtlessly asked
Piron In company whether he could tel
her the difference between woman
and a mirror.
ut is, madam" said Piron, Instantly
that mirror reflects without speak
ing. and woman speaks without re
lleeting"
VERY well, Monsieur Piron,' she re
piled, little nettled by the remark
but can you tell me the difference be
tween mirror and MANI
NO." answered the poet.
"Oh," was the reply, at is this, Mon
sieur Piron. A mirror Is always pol
ished, but man Is not always So
Youths Companion.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-07-20

ern like, but not becoming until the
modern girl has given 1t an indetina-
BILE touch all her own. Then 1t Is the
most picturesque thing In town.
The sombrero Is carrying off all the
laurels as the correct hat for outdoor
sports. The bicycle hat. the golf cap
and the long popular soft felt Alpine
are losing their popularity.
The hat Is trimmed In Its own indi-
vidual way. A band of finely striped
ribbon encircles the crown, generally
In the Roman shades. At the left side
single quill Is caught with silver
buckle and the stem Of the quill to be
absolutely correct must not only be
thrust through the buckle, but the end
of 1t must be bent up. The hats come
In cream color, gray, black and dun
shade. Many of them are sold with
Just plain leather strap around the
fastening at the side with a
s9issil Buckle.
The more the hats suggest the genu-
Inc cowboy the more they are to be de-
sired. Such are fashions eccentricities.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-07-20

carry, and by an act of Parliament this
rule was applied to every merchant
vessel under the British flag, and on
the outside of each vessels hull the
Plimsoll mark was painted. 1t did not
matter how much more room there was
for cargo; when the ship was loaded so
that she sank to the Plimsoll line no
more cargo could be taken on penalty
of heavy fine, and no seaman was re-
quired to sail on a vessel whose Plim-
soil mark did not show above the
water
The legislation which provided this
safeguard for the lives of seamen was
opposed strenuously by ship owners,
by shippers, and even by marine insur-
ance companies, and, strange as 1t may
seem, was fruitful subject for deris'
lon by Jack In the forecastle, but as the
wisdom of the precautlon has been JUS
titled by years, prejudice has vanished
and the Plimsoll mark has been adopt
ed by most civilized nations.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-07-20

song, which was sung over and over
again by eamp-fires and by tiresides.
Maj. Byers was soldier boy when he
wrote it. He was very young yolun-
teer soldier in the Fifth Iowa Infantry,
and his home was in Oskaloosa, Ia.
His regiment marched forth LOCO
strong and half of them fell ON the
were captured in the battle of Mis-
sionary Ridge, and Mr. Byers was
among this number of unfortunates.
They were moved hlther and thither
from prison to prison, and finally
marched to a spot near Columbia In
South Carolina. a few weeks later
they were moved into the town of Co
lumbla and placed in the yards of an
asylum surrounded by a high brick
wall. Little of all that was going for
ward In the great outside world ever
reached the prisoners, but they found
out that Sherman was on the move
and carrying everything before him.
They learned that he had taken Savan-
nah, and courage and hope came to
them in their dreary and desolate sur
roundings.
"One night" says Maj. Byers, while
pacing up and down and cogltating on
the wonderful success of Sherman's $
campaign, l wondered what they
would call 1t. 1t was not battle only,
| reflected, but march as well-and a
march to the sea. Instantly the thought
struck me of song"
While walking about in the darkness
for warmth, Maj. Byers partly COM
posed the song and finished 1t the next
day. He showed 1t to several of his
fellow-prisoners and one of them,
Lieut.. Rockwell, set the song to music.
There was a glee club among the pris-
oners and by them 1t was first sung
Thence one Of the prisoners carried II
North and soon 1t was heard all over
the land
When the war was over, Maj. Byers
was appointed to a consulshlp in Swift
zerland, where he remained for many
years. He has also been the American
consul to Rome.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-07-20
A Very Rich Baby.

The greatest heiress in the world is
the baby Grand Duchess Olga, daugh-
ter of the Czar and CZarina of Russia.
Already she Is one of the richest per-
sons In the world, and what she will
inherit is beyond computation. Her
bassinette is studded with precious
stones, and she has doll whose dress
is ornamented with priceless emeralds.
Every pin used to fasten her Imperial
garments Is made Of pure gold. The
week she was born fl 100000 was set
tied on her The sum was invested IN
British, French, and other foreign Sc
curities, as the Car, like other mon-
nrchs, is not absolutely certain of the
future, and does not wish his family to
be in need ut any time of the neces'
saries of life.