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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-12-22
LONGS RECOMMENDATIONS.
Members OF the Naval Committees Of Both
Houses OF Congress Favor shiL-
Building Programme.

Washington, Dec 90. -Assurances
have been given to President McKin.
ley and Secretary Of the Navy Long
by members Of the naval committees
of congress that the ship-bulding
programme which they recommended
will be adopted. This means that con-
gress will pledge the government to
the expenditure of almost $50, 900, 900
for increasing the navy. An immediate
appropriation Of such a large sum will
not, Of course, be necessary. 1t will be
spread over a period Of at least four
years. In the forthcoming naval ap-
preparation bill an expenditure of only
$4,000, 900 to SIS, OOO,OOO need be au-
thorized. 1t is proposed to distribute
the money among Is vessels, three of
which will be sea-going sheathed and
coppered battleships Of 1880 tons, to
have speed above IS knots; three
sheathed and coppered armored cruis-
ers of about $4,000 tons and at least 20
knots speed; three sheathed and cop
pered protective cruisers of 5000 tons
and six sheathed and coppered cruis.
ers of $500 tons.
Now 1t Ia Lead Trust.
st. Louis, Dec. 2O-The Republic
says: Negotiations are in progress for
the consolidation of all the lead COM
panies in Missouri, with the intention
Of organizing one mammoth corpora
ton. The promoters Of the deal are
capitalists interested in the National
Lead company, controlling nearly
every white lead plant in the United
States. about 80 in number.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-12-22

New York, Dec l9.-When Gen. Mer-
rift and bride appeared at the Cunard
line pier, on their return from Europe,
the general received hearty greet.
ing. He refused to discuss at length
the situation in the Philippine islands.
He said, however, that Admiral Dew
ey's health was excellent and the NOR
tally among our troops there is not
great. He said the climate Of the
Philippines is not as bad by any means
as 1t is said to be.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-12-22

kenosha, Wis. Dec s0--Edward
Rain, president OF the Balm Wagon
company, died from heart trouble at
Pasadena, Cal Mr. Bain was rated
one Of the richest men in southern
Wisconsin.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-12-22
Preference for Old soIdIsrs.

Wichita, Kan, Dec. 19.-Gov.-elect
Stanley has served notice that so fan
as he can without impairing the public
service he will give the places that
come within his patronage to old sol.
diers, and will request his boards to dc
likewise.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-12-22

Cairo, Dec. 90 Maj Marchand and
mis- party evacuated Fashoda December
Il. when the French flag was lowered
and the British and Egyptian flags
we're hoisted. The French detachment
started for the Sobat river
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-12-22
A nIr K.n.as ElevAlor Burned.

Great Bend, Kan, Dec. 90. Fire de-
stroyed an elevator belonging to
Moses Brothers Grain company here.
The elevator contained $4,000 bushels
Of wheat The loss Is about S2S, 600
The insurance Is $1,000.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-12-22
Natural oas in Indiana 4 Failing.

Terre Haute, Ind, Dec. 10. State
Geologist Blatchley said he thought
the suppl y Of natural gas in the Indians
field would not continue more thar
two or three years sufficient for the
manufactures situated In the field
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-12-22

Harry Webster, postmaster at station
A, St Joseph, Mo, is under arrest
charged with shortage of ssl9
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PRICE FIVE CENTS.

was without means and possessed . fam-
ily. with whom at the time he vas not
living. He murdered Louis sud Susie win
no apparent motive except to succoed
to a portion Of their respective ertaeau.
He pleaded guilty and was hanged.
The petition for the distributes Of tho
estate Of Susie and Louis Belew asks that
the said estate be distributed In equal
shares to the surviving brothers ana -
the estate OF Frank BeIew. One Of tho
brothers filed an objection to any dtstrf-
button being made to the estate Of Prank
Belew on the ground that he. having mur-
dered his brother and sister. could not
succeed to any OF the estate left BY them.
To this objection a general demurrer vas
interposed and has been sustained. Judge
Buckles declaring that unless the court
can change the code of civil procedure
the estates OF Louis and Susie BeIew
must be distributed in equal parts 20 the
estate % the murderer. Frank BeIew, ana
the two surviving brothers.
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New York. Nov. 2s.-George III. Daniels.
general passenger agent OF the New York
Central road. when asked what skect the
court of appeals decision. declaring the
anti-scalping law unconstitutional. would
have. said:
at will make no difference to the
scalpers. for the previous adverse decision
did not in the least deter them from car
rying on their business We hope that the
Interstate railroad commission win push
through the snti-sczlping bill at wash
ington- OF course that bill wfli only stop
the sale Of scalpers' tic<ets befween
states. II will not affect tickets to points
within a state
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WILL SIGN THE TREATY
That Il the General Belief in
Paris.
THE TIME IS UP MONDAY
The Spanish Commissioners Have Not
Yet Rscstvsd Thsir instructions
From Nadrtd-epecula-
ton ID Rife.

Paris. Nov. es.-The Spanish peace COM
mission this evening does not know what
viii be the terms of the answer to the
American tender Of s2o.ooo.o0 for . treaty
cession Of the Philippines senor Montero
Rios will himself write spain's final re-
ply. presumably upon the lines approved
by the Madrid government. but as yet
he has not formulated a sentence there
Of.
Up to this evening the Madrid govern
ment had not instructed its commissioner
to reject the OFFER OF the United States.
Some tentative instructions have been re-
ceived from Madrid. hut to-day Senior
Montero Rios telegraphed to Madrid for
. construction Of them or a clearer light
thereon. and the commission In now
awaiting a reply. Spain will not ask for
time beyond Monday. She will then meet
the Americans and make a conclusive re-
ply.
Speculation continues rife here as to the
acceptance or refusal OF the American
terms. but q majority. In any degree able
to judge. believes that Spain will yield
and the American commissioners expect
that treaty will be signed.
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MURDERED BY ROBBERS.


They Cut IN Aged womsn's Throat and
Rausacked Her House.
st. Louis. Nov. S-Aged Grandma
Wynn. the richest resident OF Brooklyn.
ILL.,. and owner Of half the town. which
lies across the river from here. was MUIR
dered Friday night or early Saturday
morning by robbers. who cut her throat
and left her dead In the front yard. after
ransacl<ing the house. Mrs. Wynn. who
frequently had considerable money In the
house. lived entirely alone. She was a
kindly old lady with many virtues. Her
only failing was n desire to live by her
self. She managed her own estate person.
ally. collected her rents. banked her mon
ey and invested her savings without con-
sultfng any one. Mrs. Wynn was esti-
mated to be worth from $4,000 to 500. 900.
The murderer. or murderers. left no
clue. IL Is not known how much money
they obtained. but the amount must have
been considerable. Mrs. wynn's relatives
all live In st. Louis. They asked her
many times to leave Brooklyn and put
her property there In the hands OF an
agent. but she always refused.
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ror sn nau.,,.. c.hl..

New. York. Nov. S.-A special to the
World from Washington says: a cable
between the United States and the Ha-
waiian islands will undoubtedly be pro-
vided for at the forthcoming session Of
congress- The correspondent h Informed
by an Official close to the president that
In his annual message the president will
suggest the advisabiiity of a cable con-
nection between San Francisco and Hon.
olulu. The Bennett Hawaiian cable bill.
now pending before the house committee
on Interstate commerce. In looked upon
with considerable favor and the proba-
bilities are that II will be taken up and
passed. The Bennett measure provides
for the granting OF certain concessions
by this government to the Pacific COM
pany and guarantees bonds Of the COM
pany In considerations of the free trans
mission of government messages over the
line for a period Of % years.
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San Francisco. Nov. 2s.-The board OF
health is taking vigorous precautions to
prevent the spread OF a mysterious dis
ease IN Chinatown. A few days ago a
Chinese died OF a disease which was said
to resemble the bubonic plague. The mat
ter was reported To the board of health
and Chinatown Is being searched for
further cases. So far none have been
found. DIR. Roseau. quarantine officer at
this port who l. familiar with the plague
says that In his opinion the case is not
bubonic plague. Other members OF the
board. however. are OF a differen; opin-
ion and insist that all necessary precau-
tfons be taken.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-27

Havana, Nov. 26.-Marshal Blanco. at
1880 o'clock this morning. formally re-
signed the Office OF governor general and
captain general of the island of Cuba In
favor of General Jiminez Castellanos. The
ceremony took place In the palace with
out any further solemnity than the secre-
tary of the government reading the royal
decree on the subject in the presence OF
the colonial governor and Generals Par
RADIO. Solano. Ruiz and Tejada. The cere-
mony and festivities attending the taking
of the oath of ofiice I'm previous years
upon the appointment of a new governor
general were dispensed with on the pres
ent occasion. There was merely formal
turning over of the military commands.
The Spanish transport Covadonga ar
rived here last night.
The United states transport completed
unloading her cargo yesterday at Mariana
and entered Havana harbor shortly after
sundown.
The men at the Quemados camp are do
ing we'll
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-27
Boos Declared a bankrupt.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena. Nov. 26.-George T.. Boos of
Missoula was adjudged a bankrupt under
the new law in the United States court
to-day. Z. +. Hersey OF Missoula filed a
petition asking leave to have his client
adjudged a bankrupt. Included IN the pc
tition was a list of the assets and liabili-
ties. The assets consisted of lot I'm Mis-
soula and some mining stock. the former
worth about $50 and the latter not valued
while the known liabilities were placed
at S0.9s6.62. The liabilities were largely
judgments resulting from the suspension
of the Journal Publishing company here
IN 1892. Among the heaviest creditors are
the Montana National. First National and
Merchants National of this city. In the
list OF unknown amounts appears the
names OF these creditors: Ex-President
Harrison. Senator Elkins of West vir-
ginia. ex-senator Saunders OF Nebraska.
and r. c. Kearns. the republican leader
of Missouri. Judge Knowles granted the
petition and referred the case to Referee
in Bankruptcy Bickford for settlement.
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FROM MANILA.
A Large Number sf siek and Wsusdsa
Brought 10 son Frnneiseo.

a Large Number ef S1ek and Wounded
Brought 10 ssa Frsaeises.
San Francisco. Nov. &-The transpcrt
City Of Para arrived to-day from Manila
via Nagasaki with a large number OF
sick. wounded and discharged soldiers
from the Philippines. The transport caDs
I'm ballast consigned to the United Dtates
government. She left Manila on the 18th
OF October. making a short stop at the
japanese port.
Affairs at Manila are reported to be
shaping themselves IN a way that II sat-
isfactory to the commanding onicers OF
the military post OF the Philippines. The
troops are very anxious to come home.
but there IL not the air OF discomfort about
the camps that was manifested when the
men landed at Cavite. The food has been
much improved and there II a noticeable
change for the better In the sick list The
men are rapidly becoming acclimafed and
are now splendid disciplined campaignerx
The insurgents were giving some trouble
when the Para left for San Francisco.
but the authorities were amply strong to
cope with them except In the southern
provinces.
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A conference win Mckinney.

Washington. Nov. 2s.-McKinley had an
extended conference with Iglesias of Cos
ia Rica to-day. Igiesias fas accompanied
to the white house by Minister Calvo Of
Costa Rica and several of his staff. As
soon as the conference between General
Miles and Mckinley was ended Iglesias
and Minister Calvo were admitted. They
were the only ones present at the confer
ence. which lasted two hours. n much
longer time than Mckinley usually de-
votes to a single visitor. and was evident
ly more OF a business visit than "A social
meeting. Immediately following the con-
ference at the white house Ingiesias and
Calvo went to the state department where
they had quite a long talk with Hay.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-27
storms ON the Atlantic.

Queenstown. Nov. S.-Incoming ocean
steamers to-day report having expert
enced severe weather for several days
past The German steamer Adrian. one of
the chartered steamers of the Interna-
tionai Navigation company. from Phiia-
deiphia Nov. Il for Liverpool reports
passing through a violent gale on We'd
nesday last. during which she was hove
10 for 81 hours. All the passengers were
kept below. and were greatly alarmed by
the violent motion OF the ship. which
rolled terribly. Some injuries were sus-
tanned about the deck from the heavy
seas which swept over the vessel The
steamer Silverton. from Port Royal Nov.
for Liverpool. also arrived here to-day.
and is terribly damaged by the storm She
lost her boats. had her cabin flooded and
several Of her crew were injured.
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vision. There win be a senate OF Is mem-
bers and a house of double that number.
There will be a graded qualification of
suffrage. There will be no ''open door
way" I'm Hawaii The tariff laws OF the
United States will te extended to the Is
lands. The present supreme court for the
islands is to be continued. immigration.
labor and general election laws of the
United States will he extended to Ha-
wall
The islands will he given a delegate in
the house of representatives. who will
have no vote. but otherwise the same
privileges as other territorial representa-
tives. Governors and some higher terri
torial officers win be appointed by the
president.
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Special Dispatch TO the Standard
Helena. Nov. Ex-Governor Smith to-
day received another telegram from Oma =
ha I'm regard 10 the proposition of permit
ting the Montana building and exhibit TO
remain intact for the proposed fair TO
be held next year. The telegram was from
Editor Rosewater and Messrs. Murphy
and Her OF the committee that proposes
to engineer the AFFAIR next year. II was as
follows:
"Can you not allow Montana building
to remain until we can get more definite
information from the United States gov-
ernment. which we expect inside OF 20
days? II you can instruct your commits
sioners."
An early decision In regard to the mat
ter will be made by the governor and the
other members of the Montana board.
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rolls in the public departments. to
which you have full access

rolls in the public departments. to
which you have full access
I'VE have furnished you the facts.
shown you the brutality. cruelty, ne
glect. indifference: how men whom the
government was under every obligation
to protect. and especially because they
had . right to rely upon such protec-
tion. were starved even In the land of
plenty; were uncared for when sick. left
without attention, when wounded were
abused. maltreated; in some cases
practically murdered. We have shown
you an indifference and belittling OF
human sufferings which continue even
now. II this nation II to become q war
like one. II we are to have an army
which shall be efficient and to be re-
lied upon. their crimes and blunders
must be corrected. and your commits
sion must correct them II Is not for
you to make the feeble excuse that
your commission. a mere voluntary as
ISOLATION with no legal existence even.
shall shoulder this responsibility"
The afternoon session completed the
work Of the commission in this city.
The members went to Boston tonight.
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the ulTlMATUM.
The Commissioners VIII Adhere Strictly
% Their Instructions.

The Commissioners VIII Adhere Strictly
10 Their Instructions.
Washington. Nov. a.-Judge Day ca
bled here for instructions concerning
spain's latest proposition because he felt
that his hand would be strengthened by
formal instructions. and he was told. as
he expected he would be. that the presi-
dent preferred that the American commits
sioners should adhere closely to their last
offer relative to the Philippines. There
fore. the American commissioners will
meet the Spanish commissioners on Mon
day. the last day OF grace 80 far as the
Philippine proposition IL concerned. under
express and unyielding instructions TO of
fer 81. 900 for the cession to the United
States OF the entire Philippine group. It
Is not doubted that between now and the
hour of meeting the Spanish commission
ers will devise several other more or less
plausible propositions to offer In lieu
OF the American uitimatum. but. as indi-
Gated by the advance instructions. their
efforts will be unsuccessful and Monday $
meeting must mark either the cession to
the Philippines to the United States or a
final break In the negotiations at Paris.
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SENTENCED TO HANG.
Ralph w. wirebsck Must Pay the PEN
atty for Murder.

Lancaster. Pa, Nov. 26-Ralph w.
Wireback. convicted of the murder of ID.
Il. Lands I'm April last. was refused a
new trial to-day and sentenced by Judge
Livingston to be hanged. When taken be-
fore the court for sentence wireback
broke out In a wild harangue. saying he
was a great inventor. who would have
floating islands In the ocean. would free
the earth and make II a suburb of heav-
en-. He would bridge the ocean and his
work must go on. He Was finally led from
the court room He quieted down and was
again brought into court. He renewed his
violent talk and eventually fell to the
floor. shrieking at the top of his voice
Officers of the court picked him up by
main force. Wireback resisting with all
his strength. and stood him up before
the court and held him there while sem
tence of death by hanging was passed
upon him by Judge Livingston. Wire
backs defense was insanity. His counsel
filed a plea and bar of sentence.
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STRlCkeR ON TRIAL.
The Indian Thinks That He VIII Follow
His Victim.


Special Dispatch to the Standard
Helena, Nov. S-The trial of Ernest
Stricken. the young Indian indicted by
the recent federal grand jury at Butte on
the charge OF killing John Druguier one
OF the government farmers on the Fort
Peck Indian reservation. June II last. be-
gan IN the United States court to-day. Az
ter 81 prospective jurors had been exam
ined. the following jury was selected: N.
b. Hotter. T. II. Landt. b. II. Langley. jr..
J. w. Luke. q. T. Brown. L. o. Danforth.
j w. Wilson. A. c. Marshman. George
Beck. J. p. Porter. r. p. Barden and J.
8. Tooker. all residents Of Helena.
r. A. scobey. agent at the Fort Peck
reservation. who discovered Bruguier's
after the killing. was the first witness. He
told of his suspicious having been aroused
because the night previous Stricken and
Bruguier, both intoxicated. had been seen
leaving Culbertson en- route to the
agency. stopping on the way at the place
of an Indian called Lambert, where all
became drunken.
Stricken. when found and confronted
with the crime, had pleaded ignorance of
what had occurred on account of drunk
enness. Beside the body of the dead man
was found an iron pin used to fasten the
evener to the wagon tongue. This was
covered with blood and hair Bruguier's s
body was partially divested of its cloth
ing and the dead mans horses and wag-
on were near.
DIR. Atchinson, the agency physician.
was the only other witness examined to-
day. He testified as to the wounds on the
body. letter written by Stricken since
he was arrested was read to the jury. It
was addressed to HIS hest girl a resident
of the reservation. The writer said II Bru-
guier was dead he guessed he would have
to follow him; that he might as well go
now as any time, and that liquor was the
cause of all
The accused Is defended by +. ID. Weed.
Stricken is "A young buck. well educated.
having received his training at an East
ern school. There are a number of wit
nesses and the case will probably last
well into next week.
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Snohomish. Wash. Nov. 36-While Bin
Hartman and his wife Louisa. Ms.
John Elwel Mrs. Charles Hartman and
an Indian from the ruialip reservation by
the name Of Charles Shelton were row.
ing In a canoe on the Snohomish river
near Fiddlers Blum last Wednesday the
canoe capsized and Mrs. LouisA Harri-
man. Mrs. Charles Hartman and the In
dian were drowned. The bodies were re-
covered Thursday afternoon after ssv-
eral hours dredging. Mrs. John Elweli
their lives.
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VERY LITTLE FRICTION
Spaniards Fair In Negotiations
ct Havana.
THE CITY IS A PEST HOLE
It Il Filled win unmentionable Filth,
squaior and Dsstitution-TheC Grim
inal o. Terror to
the Population.

Washington. Nov. 2s.-GeneraI NJ. c.
Butler Of South Carolina, member OF
the Cuban evacuation committee, ar
rived direct from Havana In response
to a telegraphic summons from Presi-
dent Mckinley. and this afternoon he
had a two hours consultation with the
president at the white house.
General Butler gave 1t as his opinion
that all the Spanish troops will have
departed 10 days before the date fixed
in the agreement. He says the Span
iards have met the Americans with rea-
sonable fairness and that there has been
little friction. Some Of the claims they
ish property have been ridiculous and
they will. OF course. be abandoned In
the end.
General Butler denies all the reports
Of dissension among the members OF
the American commission. General
Butler Is OF the opinion that the mill
tary government OF the island must
be continued for some time. but that
IL should only be as vigorous as may
be necessary to preserve order. He
thinks the Cubans are ambitious for
self-government and anxious to avoid
friction with the American authorities.
III military control is exercised with dis
cretion he believes there will be little
trouble One OF the most Troublesome
features of the situation is the criminal
class, and the difYiculty OF determining
in the case Of prisoners who are incar-
cerated for poiittcaI offenses and VINO
for crime. There has existed in Ha-
vana in yhe mast month an organization
known as the Nanigo. which was a