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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-02-17
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TALKED TO CATTLEMEN.
G, G. Gillett's Address Sounds Dick
ins0n County's Praises.

inson County's Praises.
One of the best addresses before
the convention of the cattlemen Of
Texas and Oklahoma at Woodward,
Ok, this week was by &. G. Gillett Of
Woodbine. Mr.. Gillett has in two
years, starting with nothing, become
one of the leading cattlemen Of the
State. He has handled about $4,000
cattle in the past twelve months and
talks Interestingly on the subject.
His subject was "The Value of Kan
sas to Oklahoma and Texas cattle
trade" After referring to the cattle
trail history of this county and State
he said:
"But Kansas and Dickinson county
have not ceased to be cattle country.
Today more cows are MIXED, more
butter made, more creameries run in
Dickinson county than any other
county west of the Missouri. Kansas
probably fattens more cattle for mar
ket than any State in the Union.
Personally, I've tried to tag along
with the procession of Kansas cattle
interests and occasionally to climb
into the band wagon, even if | did
have to get up a band of my own ito
do it.
"My mind turned to the cattle bus
mess at an early date, for my mother
has Said that the first handsome en-
craving | ever grated on my slate
bore under it the very necessary ex-
planation This is a cow though sub
sequent experience and observations
have raised the suspicion in my mind
that the blamed thing was really a
steer. Only the fertile corn fields of
Sunny Kansas can put fat on the ribs
of as many beeves as you can muster
from the State line at Kiowa to the
lusty Poncheros of FL Paso. Kansas
'attens as many head Of your stock
every year as the feeding pens Of all
The other States. The reports of the
Inspectors show that during 1897
225, 900 head Of cattle were sent north
rom the non-infected districts of
Texas for feed, of which l05, 900 went |
% kallsAs alone. OF these ia, 900 |
we're shipped over Kansas road-the
santa Fe-and perhaps that is the
greatest favor that we have done YOU,
or the Santa Fe was incorporated in
Kansas and built south by Kansas
men to make your earliest route by
all to the northern markets-a road
hat handled 95, 900 cars of stock in
S97 absolutely breaking all records.
"Kansas sent you last year nearly
800, 900 worth of such stock, $50, 900
worth coming from the Sunny Slope
tock farm of G. S. Cross of Emporia,
While breeders like G. A. Stannard
nd H. X. Little of Dickinson county,
nd numerous others, have secured
our confidence as they deserve it.
IS you sent your stock to market
Trough Kansas, we expect to send
ur products abroad from your Gulf
orts. Already the procession Of
hips has begun from Port Arthur to
If the railroads do not
i've lis rates so that Port Arthur can
'mpete with Chicago, ! expect to see
ansas, Oklahoma and Texas unite |
nd build a State road to the Gulf and
Il rate. Our past, our present, our I
lture, are bound together by common I
lterests, common environments and
)mmOn homes -
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At the Opera House.

Al tne UpeTa mouse
The Polymnia clubs entertainment
last Tuesday was success both il
point of attendance and in musica
excellence. The audience was large
and generous in its applause while
the entertainers looked their pretti
est and sang their sweetest. The
program opened with choruses by the
club, led by Miss Josephine Hilty ol
Enterprise, who has been the organ
ization's instructor for sometime. A
very pretty picture was presented by
the members as they stood before the
audience with an artistic stage set
ting in the rear. Miss Hilty, with Miss
Mclnerney as accompanist, sang a
solo, and returned in answer to an
enthusiastic encore. Miss Elsbeth
Ehrsam, Of Enterprise, captivated the
audience with violin solo which was
also encored. She is but 10 and
handles her violin with such skill
that good judges say she will cap
ture the first prize at the coming
State musical jubilee.
"The Angelus," the convent scene
from "The Serenade," was given in
costume. Miss Grace Peters was
Dolores and sang her part sweetly.
The chorus was Mesdames Glimpse,
Hurd; Misses McInerney, Hallam,
Anderson, Giles, Poore, Lower, Ketch-
ersid. The scene was highly appre-
ciated and much enjoyed.
"The Lady of Shalott," cantata,
was sung by the club, led by Miss
Hilty. Solo parts were taken by Mrs
Hodge, Mrs. Glimpse, Misses Edna
Anderson, McInerney, Ketchersid.
Mrs. Paul Hurd accompanied the club
choruses; Miss Hilty and Miss McIner-
ney the earlier solos.
The club acquitted itself with much
credit throughout and proved again
that it is an organization OF which
Abilene should he proud. The large
audience, including many frem En-
terprise, show how well it is apprec-
ated and there have been many words
of commendation expressed for the
ability and excellent training mani
tested by last evenings entertain
ment.
Alden Benedict's "Fabio Romanin
which will be presented at the opera
house Monday evening, Feb. 2lst, is
an adoption of Marie Corelli's fam
GUS novel, entitled 1.-The Vendetta"
and is one of the best melo-dramas
ever written, absorbing interest deal
ing with Italian love and vengeance.
The scenic effects and costuming are
pronounced by the press wherever the
company have appeared to be the best
extant, and the company have been
highly complimented by the public.
Messrs. Benedict and Bowman and
Miss Olive West receiving special
praise. Miss Grace Hunters fire, ser.
pentine .and other dances are also
highly spoken Of and she is univers-
ally considered by all to Ibe the best
in that line now before the public.
The new scenery will be here this
week and Abilene may never again
see the old street with the dinky little
house on the corner where so much
tragedy and comedy have occurred.
1t can be spared.
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The new scenery will be here this
week and Abilene may never again
see the old street with the dinky little
house on the corner where so much
tragedy and comedy have occurred.
1t can be spared.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-02-17

For sale, a three-quarters grade
Hereford bull. Inquire Of
FRANK ScHwENDNER,
22.Sf Navarro, Kas.
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1T PLEASES THE BOYS
Expeditionary Base Transferred
From Frisco to Honolulu.
TROOPS ORDERED THERE
The News Causes Men Who Were Anx-
ious to Be Mustered Out to Change
Their Minds - At Least -Four
mi Subsistence Going.

San Francisco. Aug. PA telegram
has been received from the war depart
ment ordering all troops of General
Merritt's department remaining here
to be sent to Honolulu with at least
four months subsistence and medical
stores, and to be held there until fur
Their orders. This practically transfers
the scene Of expeditionary operations
from San Francisco to the Hawaiian isl
ands, and gives the troops a more pleas
ing prospect than mastering out, 10
which they have been looking forward.
All the commands have been ordered
TO make acquisitions to the quarter
masters department for summer cloth
ing and the Australia and City of sgd
ney are already being coaled prepara-
tory 10 carrying out this order. The
eth California will be the first or the
troops TO be sent to Honolulu
The men Of the Goth Kansas, who
signed the petition to the secretary Of
war to be among the first to be muster
ed out. have all been slightly punished
and deprived of most of he'll privileges
and a corporal Of their number has been
degraded to the ranks. A similar peti-
ton in the list Washington regiment has
been consigned TO the flames.
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that IN ell Indian schools instructions
as 10 the effects OF alcohol on the hu-
man system shall be included In the
branches of study taught. This shall
be done thoroughly and by the use OF
text books. The commissioner says That
any officer in charge Of an Indian
schoo who shall fail TO comply with the
order shall be removed from office.
There are 10 be no exceptions: all pu-
pills must have this special instruction.
This new order is i'm accordance with
the terms OF an old federal statute,
which. II appears, has been much more
honored in the breach h In the OBJ
ID. NJ. Bonner Of Montana IS al the
Wellington. which Is the Washington
home Of nearly all trausients from the
state. In an interview in the Washing
ton Post Mr.. Bonne lays. The stor-
les we are getting from the Klondlke
now are very different from he rose
colored romances Of a year ago. The
great mistake about the klondike-that
has coet thousands Of people dear-was
that all the claims located on such
great producing creeks as FL Dorado
and Bonanza must be uniformly rich.
The cold facts are that these creeks
are spotted and many claims on them
ave not produced more than enough
to pay expenses. Outside Of n short
StItNCH III I'll LUZ " nv At"F
yet been found that is uniformly rich.
| have heard from a reliable source
that a good many Of the men who
worked claims last winter were afraid
10 wash out their dumps lest the
amount OF gold extracted would injure
the sale OF their mines. Others who
have worked on claims they did not
own nave just about made wages. II is
the spread OF such Information as this
that has checked the rush to the Klon-
dixie. Some have thought that the war
was what caused the lull in the miRra-
ton TO the frozen Alaskan fields, but
1t wasn't the war so much as the pub
licity recently given TO the hardships,
disappointments and loss of hundreds
who have gone there only 10 encoun-
ter failure"
A. c. Peale's annual report 10 the
geological survey on the mineral wat
ers of the United States has just been
submitted in manuscript. There has
been an increase of SO i'm the total num-
Der of mineral springs in the country.
reported during the year. Montana re-
ports the Lessner mineral springs at
Helena.
James ]. Marlin Of Havre has been
appointed a railway mail clerk.
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Sagasta L. IndisCreet.

London. Aug 1.-The Times this morn
ing. commenting upon Senior Sagasta's ut
teraucos. published in IL impartial. of
Madrid. expresses the opinion that toe
much stress should not be laid upon them,
but admits hat talking Of the fate OF
criminals etc. In Cuba, seems TO APP
proaCh triniug with the main issue. THE
reference to Spanish property In Cuba,
the Times says. would imply that the
United states cannot be trusted 10 oh,
serve the dictates Of equity and good
sense. To enter upon designs in thi'
carplng spirit will not conduce 10 a speedy
conclusion " them. In fact. altogether
spain appears to he raising rather absurd
ecnfeutiouF."
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preceding year this amoun shows a
decrease In gross earnings of S2s, 07s. SOB.
The sources of income comprised ir
gross earnings from operation of the
year we're: Passenger $751;
1875, g27, a decrease as compared with
the previous year of SIS. 426 SOC; mail.
$33. 754, 466. an increase of H.374,647; ex-
press. s24. 90l, 066, an increase of s2O,6SA;
other earnings, passenger service, &c.
629, $50: freight revenues, $772, S49, 314. a
decrease of s13. 766. 523; other earnings.
1921, 767: other earnings from operation,
etc, S2S. SOC. 1863. The expenses of the
operation of railways for the fiscal year
covered by the report were 1852 ,524, 164
This amount is $780, 64 $50 smaller than
the corresponding amount for the year
1896, the operated mileage for the year
being lSl, 9S2 miles.
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BUSINESS OF RAILROADS
Annual Statistics by the Inter.
state Commerce Commission.
DECREASE IN EARNINGS
In General Business Was Not So Good
in the Year Ending une 30, 1897,
as 1t Was in the Preceding
Year-The Figures.

Washington, Aug. Prom summa-
ries which will appear in the 10th sta
tistical report of the interstate COM
merce commission, prepared by it's sta
tistician, the following advance figures
are obtained:
on June 30, 1897, there were 12s roads
in the hands of receivers; these roads
operated a mileage Of 1851 miles, the
mileage owned by them being 1885,
miles. These figures as compared with
those of 1896 show that there was a
net decrease of IL, s14 miles in mileage
operated, n S,622 miles in mileage
owned by roads in the charge of re-
ceivers. During the year ending Tune
80, 1897. 81 roads were removed from the
control of receivers and 2S Toads were
placed under their management.
The total railway mileage in the Unit
ed states was 1874. 42S miles. there be-
ing an increase OF 1851 miles, or 0.90
per cent during the year. The capital
stock represented by railroads in the
hands of receivers on June 30, 1897, was
$4S6, O64, SIC: funded debt. 1851. 4O7 100,
and current liabilities s113, SOC. 34S. \
comparison of these figures with those
corresponding for the preceding year
shows a decrease in capital stock rep
resented of over 1886, 900, 600 and in
funded debt of ovsr s46S, 00O, 600.
Ninety-ive per cent of the railroad
mileage Of the country is laid with
steel rails. The total number of loco
motives IN service was 81, 9s6, an in
crease of sc for the year. The number
of passenger cars were 1926 n OF
freight cars 1,221, 730.
OF the total number of cars 525, 2S6
were fitted with train brakes, the in
crease being 76,432. and 67S,725 were fit
ted with automatic couDlers, an in
crease of 133. 142. The number of men
employed by the railroads of the United
States on June 30, 1897, as reported, was
932, 476. These figures assigned on the
| mileage basis show that 449 men were
employed per 100 miles of line. The
corresponding figures for the year 1895
were slightly larger. The number OF
passengers carried during the year was
4Se, 445. l9S. a decrease of 22,327 $50. The
number OF tons Of freight carried was
741. 7O5. 945, which is "a, iS5, 43s less thar
for 1896. The gross earnings of tbs
! railways Of the United States for tht
year endin~ June 80. 1897, as reported
| for an operated mileage of 1873, 2S4, were
81, 1922, 0S9, 773. In comparison with the
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VIII soon March Home.

Chickamauga, Aug. Judging from
present indications. Camp Thomas. the
largest military camp Of the Spanish
American war, will soon be n thing Of the
past. \ number OF regiments nave al
ready been ordered home. Others have
been ordered TO Knoxville. Tenn. and
Lexington. Ky, and now comes an order
10 Colonel Wheeler, acting chief quarter
master. To secure bids from railroads "a
couve an the regiments remaining AT the
camp to their respective state capitals,
Numerous regiments are now making
preparations 20 leave. and by the end OF
the week the population OF the camp is
expected TO be reduced to one-half OF what
IL now f.
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OUR EASTERN WARDS.
A Spaniard in Guam Sets UP a Govern
ment of His Own.

mfnt OF HIS oWn.
New York. Aug. PA dispatch to the
World from Manila says: Natives con-
troll the water supply OF Manila and re-
fuse to allow the water to run except
for a few hours each day. They have
demonstrated that they are incapable
of self-government.
The fourth expedition, which left San
Francisco July Is. I'm command of Otis,
arrived to-day. All are well. The mon
itor Monadnock arrived Aug. 16. On
the way over she stopped at the La
drone island of Guam, which had been
seized by the first expedition. She
found a Spaniard had repudiated Amer
lea and set up a government on his "
account. Captain Whiting of the Mon
adnock promptly upset this new gov
eminent and made the usurper a
prisoner and brought him here.
Brigadier General Macarthur appoint
ed as provost marshal Colonel over
shine of the 23d regulars, and for dep
uty marshal Colonel Smith of the Call
fornia volunteers. Brigadier Genera
Greene has been appointed fiscal ad'
ministrator and Colonel Whittier col
lector of customs.
The total umb of deaths in the
campaign is %, and of wounded 100
Private G. Dunn of the Aston battery
and Captain Bjornsted Bursen of the
Minnesota volunteers hsv died oil
wounds since the battle. Other wound
ed officers and men are doing well.
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M'KINLEY TO VISIT OMAHA.
big Peace Jubilee Planned for the First
Week in October.

Week in October.
Omaha, Aug. 22.-President G. w.
Wattles of the Trans-Mississippi expo
sition has received a dispatch from
Manager II. Rosewater at Washington
stating that President Mckinley has
given n positive assurance OF his con
sent TO be the guest OF the exposition
during the grand peace Jubilee. which
will be the feature of early October.
Mr.. Rosewater has not received accept
ances from the cabinet officers, but
from private source. II i learned that
there Is little doubt that a majority VIII
accompany the president to Omaha in
october. The peace Jubilee will be the
big week of the exposition. Each day
of the week viii be marked by some
special demonstration. One day will be
presidents day. another governors day,
another army and navy day, and so on
through the week. A lumber OF the
greatest orators and most distinguished
statesmen OF the United States will con-
tribute to the oratorical features OF the
celebration, and efforts are being made
to have a grand review of the volunteer
troops.
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MAN MOTH WAR CONCERT.
Powerful Choruses VIII Sins at the G. A.
X. Encampment.

". sntamphlfnl-
Cincinnati. Ohio, Aug. 22.-One OF the
unusual features for the 32d national
encampment of the G.. A. n. in this city
in September, is a war concert to be
given on the first three nights OF the
encampment week at Music hall. Three
prominent local choral organizations
will participate. The most powerful Of
these is the United Catholic choir, un-
der the direction of Prof. Andrew Book.
This choir will be made up of 500 Of
the best trained voices in all the Catho-
lie Choirs Of the city, and their per-
Torrance will be mcritorious. Alter
mating with these immense Catholic
choirs will be the Orpheus club Of $50
voices under Prof. Charles Graninger
and the Cambro-American Choral So
ciety, comprising $50 trained voices un-
der the direction Of the ~well-known
tenor, Professor Davis. The chorus
will be supported by Weber's military
band of 90 pieces.
II is now settled that COMMANDMENT
Chief Goblin, who is the commander OF
Camp Alger. will be here on a leave
Of absence during the encampment
week. President Mckinley and mem
hers OF his cabinet and distinguished
officers Of the army and navy are eN-
pected for the peace Jubilee.
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CANADA'S LITTLE OFFER.
Fishing Privileges In Exchange for Ac-
cess TO Cuba and Porto Rico.

'tSt w WIN 49,
New York, Aug. PA special from
Halifax, N. q, to the Herald says: The
federated boards OF trade of Canada
have, through a committee, requested
Sir Louis Davies, Canadian minister of
marine and fisheries, to make an i'm
portant offer to the United States COM
m~issioners who are to meet represen-
tatives OF Canada in conference In Que
bee next Tuesday. They have advised
Sir Louis Davies TO state that canada
Is ready to give American fishermen
the free use OF in-shore fisheries in this
country on the same terms as those en-
loved by Canadian fishermen, II on the
other hand, dominion merchants are
guaranteed access to the markets OF
Cuba and Porto Rico on an equal foot
ing as regards the customs tariff with
American merchants. This takes IT for
granted that the United States Will
make a tariff for these islands. A
delegation of the Halifax board of trade
informed Sir Louis Davies to the same
effect when he was in the city y~ester-
day. Under the provisions Of the treaty
in 1918 fishermen Of the United States
are prohibited from fishing within three
miles of the shore and their vessels can
enter Canadian ports for no other pur-
pose than securing supplies of food or
water or for shelter.
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GEN. VALERA GOING HOME.
He's Had Enough of Fighting and Wants
to Die In Peace.

New York, Aug. ga dispatch to
the Herald from Havana says: h
steamer Rcina Maria Christiana, which
some time ago ran the blockade into
~Cienfuegos. has arrived at Havana.
She Is preparing to sail for Spain with
mail. passengers and sick soldiers. one
Of her passengers will he Lieut.. Gen.
Jose Valera. retired, who distinguished
himself in the last war. He Is from
Santo Domingo and is the godfather
Of Gen. Maxine Gomez. He has large
estates at Jibara. where he spent many
years with his family. He says he has
thought owe the netherlands misfor-
tunes n wishes now 10 60 and die in
peace at some retired place in Spain
that his body may rest in Spanish soil.
Notwithstanding his 20 years, General
Valera is not lacking in energy.
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OHIO DEMOCRATS.
Their Convention VIII Doubtless Declare
for Free Coinage.

for Free Coinage
Dayton, Ohio. Aug. 22.-Quite a num-
Der of delegates are here for the demo-
cratic state convention which meets to-
morrow and Wednesday. While the
convention does not assemble until
Wednesday, h real contest comes off
tomorrow at the district committee
meetings, when the new state central
committee n other committees are
selected. The feature of the convention
is the contest between the Bryan and
anti-Bryan men for the control of the
state organization. which will be d.
rectly effective next year when nomi-
nations are to be made for governor
and other state officers, n indirectly
in 1900. on the nomination for president,
The convention will, without doubt, de-
clare strongly for free silver.
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slck snIdier, ut pIatt.hnrg.

Plattsburg. y. Y. Aug. Z2-Nineteen
sick and wounded soldiers have arrived
from New York and are now comfortably
settled In the new quarters AT the Platts-
burg barracks. They are mostly colored
men belonging to the 9th and 10th cavalry
and the cath infantry, but a few of them
are memhTrs " the 9Th cavalry and the
rough riders Many more are expectec
this week.
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Washington. Aug. 22-Sampson VIII
retain command Of the North Atlantic
fleet. Notwithstanding service on the Gu
ban military commission, and Schley VIII
continue in his present naval command,
although serving temporarily on the Porte
Rican commission This statement was
made authoritstively at the navy depart
nent tn-daN
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spanish ships MAY Enter.

washington. Aug. 22-The secretary OF
the treasury has decided that under exist
ing conditions there h. no reason why
Spanish vessels should not enter. load and
clear AZ ports Of the United States. Col
lectors 81 customs Will be instructed tS
his effect.