Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-03-23
RI07INC At AN END.
Laredo, Tex Is Quiet and Small.
pox Patients Are Removed,
The PORT ARTHUR CANAL OPENED,
hum0rs OF an INJUNCTION Caused O6jcIals IA
Hasten the Matter--Des Moinss sa-
'o"n's's Warned waiting to
DAsh for Homes.

oon'Ats WRrned- waiting To
Dash for Homes.
Laredo, Tex, March 2l.--The crisi.
In the disturbance here over the car
rylng out OF the state health officers
regulations in suppressing the small.
pox epidemic seems to be passed. When
the work ofremovng the patients was
resumed yesterday morning the scenes
OF Yesterday were repeated and Capt.
Rogers OF the state rangers and four
assistants attempted to disperse the
crowd, but were fred upon and Capt.
Rogers received a bullet in the left
shoulder. The rangers returned the
hre' killing Agapito Herrera, an
ex'policeman, who was leading
the rioters, and another Mexican.
and wounding woman, a sister Of
Herrera, who had fred at the officers
from the window of house near by
Several other Mexicans were wounded.
but the number cannot yet be ascer.
talned, as they escaped in the crowd.
Mayor Christon had requested Col.
VHoran, the commandant Of the Mex.
lean military force in Neuva Laredo.
to cooperate with the Laredo author.
lilies in preventing the crossing and
recrossing of the river by the crowds in
case OF trouble, and while several hun.
dred Mexicans driven out Of the dis.
turbed district were refugeeing under !
the river bank a strong detachment
OF Mexican cavalry deployed on the |
south bank Of the Rio Grande. The
city being quieted, the work of the
health officers was again taken up
with a guard Of cavalry with each
wagon, under orders from Capt. Ayers
that II anybody attacked in any way
the Mexican officers or themselves to
"Shoot, and shoot to kill" The work
during the rest Of the after.
noon without further interruption and
will continue under the cavalry guard
until completed. A force of some %
rangers has been sworn in and is doing
guard duty at the pest and detention
houses. There is sense of relief over
The situation after the intense excite.
nent OF yesterday when citizens of all
conditions rushed to arms to be pre-
pared for what might come.
THE PORT ARTHUR CANAL OPENED,
Port Arthur, Tex, March a1.-The
'reat Port Arthur canal is now an ac.
ompllshed fact. The dredges finished
ne first cut week ago, all but strip
4 ground 40 feet wide, which was left
cut through at the big cele bra ton
ext Saturday. The canal officials
ecame aware of the fact that prepara- :
ions had been made for another in.
and that the papers were to ,,
e served Monday morning. This would
ave been the hardest blow of all. as !
ne excursions from the north will
TART Tuesday and by Saturday morn
1g fully 5000 people are expected to :,
g here to participate in the festiyi. "
es. In order to checkmate this I
'heme the dredge Florida was moved ~
own to the meeting point Sunday .,
lght and soon removed the last Fl
'undatlon on which an injunction can tt
and The waters from the gulf now &c
ow through the canal. The cutting a a
rough Of the strip will make neces. Il
Try slight change in the programme, OF
SIDE from this it will not in any way =,
'terfere with the big celebration. =, "a
DIES MONIES sALo0NIsTs WARNED. BIZ
Des Moines, Ia, March sl.-All the Al
Icons of Des Moines were vester. ~ u,
~ notified to cease business by
prll 10 or suffer prosecution. The G
otlce was served by Rev. H. H.
orams, of Marshalltown, agent of H
'e Anti'Saloon league. He makes
e point that the saloonkeepers have
1t complied with the provisions of
e new code made by the last lepisla.
re, which provides that's petition of in
nsent must be signed by 65 per cent Gt
all the voters at the last general
ection and permission granted BY o ne'
e board of supervisors before sa. ar,
on can be opened. Most of the sa. tn,
ons were in operation prior to the lay
option of the new code and have SUI
1t thought it necessary to obtain a 'n'
W petition of consent. by
WAITING TO DASH FOR HOMES.
Ok, March sl.-Tbousands
men ar. canned on the edoes NJ -.
e klowa, Comanche and Apache res. gr
gatlons, waiting for the word which IN
IL permit them to make dash for sn
mes But new plans are suggested IN
the opening. Some want them auc. mi
med and others think the lottery WI
IN would be the best. Or
NOW ON JEKYL ISLAND. re,