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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-04-20
AMBUSHED IN SAMOA
An Anglo-American Force Made to
Retreat by Mataafa.
APPREHENSION FELT At WASHINGTON
The Detention OF Germsn Subject by the
British Dangerous Feature Of the
COntroversy-LondOn Daily
News Comment

Auckland, N. H., April l3.-Dis-
patches received here from Apia, So.
moa, April i, say that party OF lO5
American and British sailors were
forced TO retreat to the beach after
having been caught in an ambush on
a German plantation on that date. 1t
was estimated that 800 warriors at
tackled the Anglo-A American party.
TNe expedition was led by Lieut. A. II.
Freeman, of the British third-class
cruiser Tauranga Lieut. Freeman
and Lieut. r. L. Lansdale, OF the
United States cruiser Philadelph
and Ensign }. 7. Monaghan, OF the
United States cruiser Philadelphia,
were left dead on the field. Ensign
Monaghan remained to assist Lieut.
Lansdale and was shot in retiring.
Two British and two American sailors
we're also killed. The natives engaged
were some OF Mataafa's warriors
They severed the heads OF the British
and American officers killed Priests
OF the French mission afterwards
brought the heads into Apia The
manager OF the German plantation has
been arrested and detained on board
the Tauranga, on affidavit that he was
seen urging the rebels to hight In a
previous engagement27 OF Mataafas
warriors were Killed and there were
no casualties among the European
forces.
APPREHENSION FELT AT WASHINGTON
Washington, April i3.-Ihe acute
situation IN Samoa gave rise TO grave
apprehension among officials during
the early part OF the day in Washing
ton, but the conclusion was reached
as the departments closed that the
situation Is one That Will yield 70 sensi'
Die ana cool treatment II all the par
Ties 10 the Berlin treaty are sincere IN
an eHort 10 prevent TURNER trouble
AS put ny d caoine' oilcer' 'he Kiiiing
OF the sailors mas not materially
cnangeo 'ne general prooiem.
.houRh !. mas undoubtedly adaea
W Vie u'l'cui'y VI oeaiine WIN
WIZ 'p1o'uo s,'ua',oi' Ane 81,
'es' anu ue'en''on ny 'he Dri.'sh
naVai on'c'a'' vi uernan suoJec' ID
uhc Vi .ne 'nos' dangerous features OF
INC controversy. IL Is said that the
cohsu.s ., INC ''ree powers s'a'loheu
u. Ap'a c'a'ai extra territorial Juris
u'c.ion lnvo'vlnR 'he r'ght 70 Try 'he
'uoJeccs Oh Dne representative coun'
w. ~ ..! o rvs 'ss.N W "a'o
N. Gorman oonsr, posa ~ do
mand the srrrondar - ,ho na,,on
snh;a,, =. ~ s.a. ..n.. ,.,
~" ~.
s'uereu llhprooaDle that tne BRUSH !
Will yield unless upon some adequate |
Guarantee that he Is IN be sutficientlv
nunishad n T., ,ot ho1;oual Ill,
v' ~, NV '.''e'o" ''"oy
Vha' hose VIII make such promise.
IL Is believed that Admiral Kautz,
with the co.operatiou of the British.
v,;ll oo,tin,o ito aeout, !. hi. A.
~, '''' WV W w o'n"6 'no
reoellious haeiVes 10 terms' ms Is
not likely to be an easy task in view
of the small force Mt his command Int
~ 10 ,a.s,,1o ,ha p.;,ial .,..,.
" 49, ''''' s''.' n'"e"'
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-04-20
DR. GOES SANITARlum.

This Santa.
rum is a quiet
Hospital with so
rooms for the ac-
commodation OF
patients, and is
supplied with
all the latest
remedial means
known to sci.
ence, and in
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-04-20
Monday, May Is, A. D. 1899.

at 10 o'clock Il. M, of said day, at the front
door of the court house in the city of Abilene,
Dickinson county, State of Kansas, without
appraisement, sell to the highest bidder fol-
cash in hand the following described real
estate t0-wit:
All of block number one 0; lots two (2,
four (4, six (6 eight (S), ten 0C), twelve az,
fourteen Qf, sixteen Q6), eighteen QS), TWEEN
ty coy, fifteen 10, seventeen az, nineteen
d9), twenty-one (2D, twenty-three (23, TWEEN
ty-fve (25, twenty-seven en- twenty-nne
coy, thirty-one (3lD, thirty-three C};D, thirty
five (3j), thirty-seven 60, thirty-nine (39),
forty-one az, forty-three, 49, forty-fve (45}
and fofty-seven az in block number three
(0 lots two (2), four a. six (6), eight (S, four
teen 40, sixteen n6), eighteen (is), twenty
co., twenty-five c2), twenty-four en- twenty
six (26), twenty-eight (2s) and thirty-fve (35)
in block number seven (,); all In Riverside
Park addition to the City of Enterprise, Kan
sas, that said mortgage contains the words
"appraisement waived"
The said real estate will be sold pursuant
to the judgment of the court in said cause
recited in said order of sale,
Witness my hand this 10th day Of April,
1899. N. B. ROBSON
Sheriff of Dickinson county, Kansas
STAMBAuGH & lIURD,
Attorneys for plaintiff
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-04-20
First published in the Abilene Weekly Re-
Hector April Ia, A. D. 1899
SHERIFF'SSAL
(tnqn M QTo-
Case No, 3731.
Thos. Kirby, plaintiff,

vs.,
Catherine HoldswOrth; Catherine A. Holds
worth; Ell g. Holdsworth; Lucy Maud
foldsw0rth; Priscilla Hare: Stuart Hare:
VIM. Koenke; William Koenke, treasurer
Educational Society of st. Louis German
conference'of NJ. f. church. corporation;
and William H. Logan, defendants.
Under and by virtue of IN order of sale is
sued by the clerk Of the district court of the
Sth judicial district within and for Dickin-
son county State Of Kansas, In the above
entitled case, and to me directed and deliv-
cred, will on
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-05-10
FOR THE BUSY READER
The Cream OF Incidents From
All Sections.
STATE HAPPENINGS IN BRIEF,
A Review OF the Past Weeks News
Covering All the Most Important
Events Transpiring In Ad-
jacent Cities. Towns
and Villages.

CONNELLSVILLE, Pa, May "a
horrible accident was averted here, but
not without serious injury to three per-
sons. A train going west on the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad had in it's
makeup a steamshovel, and as the
train pulled under the wire ropes of the
Suspension bridge, between Connells-
vile and New Haven, the superstruc-
ture of the shovel caught the bridge
ropes.
A great crowd of promenaders were
on the bridge and at the crossing wait
ing for the train to pass, and the shovel
pulled off the heavy iron Gaping Of
the pier on the east side. Heavy stones
fell and many people were struck. One
victim was knocked unconscious. His
name is Thomas Evans. John John
son, colored, was also struck and Sc
riously injured. Bell Rout. aged IA
years, who lives in New Haven, was
among the others injured.
The bridge has sagged about two feet
because of the accident. Just as the
train displaced the Gaping the wire
went down and had it not righted it
self 200 people would have been thrown
into the river.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-05-10
f.VI-w y Ta-OE
Bfadstreet's Weekly Report on the Con
dition of Business.

NEW YORK, May 6.-Bradstreet's
says: While wholesale trade continues
of between seasons volume, very gen.
eral evidence is forthcoming that the
aggregate Is in excess of last year S
undeniably good proportions and retail
demand is of an encouraging character.
Cereals are generally firm, cash wheat
being fractionaly higher at the sea-
board on interruption to movement by
the water route caused by the grain
handlers strike at Buffalo, while OPP
tion business is in a waiting stage
pending the government report on
wheat condition and acreage next week.
Crop advices are still contradictory but
good weather has made for successful
planting and growth of spring wheat
while foreign crop advices continue
good and export demand is of only
moderate proportions. This, coupled
with smaller than expected decreases
in worlds supplies reported to Brad
streets this week, acts as a check to
values which might otherwise record
the admitted damage to the winter
wheat crop.
Business failures are down to their
lowest level, numbering only 164 this
week, against 1874 in this week a year
ago. 24O in 1885, 22S in 1897; 267 in 1896
and 224 in 1895.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-05-10
WILD RUSH FOR LAND.
The Ute Reservation Opened to Settle
mcnt and Quickly Settled.

DURANGO, Colo. May 5.-Many
persons who had for days been holding
places in the line at the land Office
changed their minds and Joined the
rush for locations in the Ute lands
which were opened for settlement at
noon by proclamation of the president.
Whistles and bells proclaimed the hour
of opening. Scores of men who had
been holding places in line sold out
half an hour before the opening, $50
being the prevailing price. 1t is es-
timated that 1000 land seekers Joined
in the rush. The streets Of Durango
were crowded. There was no central
starting point and men scattered along
the Colorado and New Mexico lines for
40 miles awaiting the hour, many with
no means ot rapid transit.
From Durango hundreds OF we'll
mounted and Tell-armed men began
pushing to the front at daylight, all
giving themselves ample time to reach
the favorate sections.
Many home seekers will purchase
farms and orchards outright in Color
ado and New Mexico instead of taking
homesteads in the reservation.
Judge Adair Wilson. author of the
bill opening the Ute lands, and Con-
gresham Bell were banqueted.
A surprise was sprung when Buff
falo" Jones suddenly appeared near
Ignacio with 300 followers from Guth-
rie, Oklahoma, and was met by DR.. F.
ID. Allen, who was prominent in the
opening of the famous Cherokee strip.
The latter has been sojourning in and
around Durango with some halfbreed
Cherokees for the last week and early
in the morning started to join Buff
fa1o' Jones with the determination OF
starting town site and booming the
same. The town, it is understood. will
be called Tabor. Within q hours there
will be no doubt dozen villages Gre
ated in the centennial state. The rail-
roads have on the ground men who will
select the most promising places.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-05-10
BEEF COURT FINDINGS.
Commissioners Report Made
Public by the President.
General Miles Not Sustained In His AL
Legations About Chemically Prepared
Beef, but the Court Recommends I hat
No Punishment he Melted Out to Him
by the President.

WASHINGTON, May 8.-By direc-
ton of the president, who approves the
findings, Acting Secretary of War
Melklejohn made public the report and
findings of the military court appointed
to investigate the charges made by
Major General Miles, commanding the
army, that the beef supplied to the
army during the war with Spain was
unfit for the use OF the troops
The most important features of the
report are: The finding from the gem
erals allegations that the refrigerated
beef was treated with chemicals were
not established: that his allegation
concerning the canned fresh or canned
roast beef were sustained as to it's
unsuitability for food as used on the
transports and as a long continued
field ration; censure of General Miles
for error" in falling to promptly
notify the secretary or war when he
first formed the opinion. that the food
was unfit; censure of the commissary
general General Eagan) for the too
extensive purchases of the canned beef
as an untried ration; censure of Col
onel Maus of General Miles staff, the
finding that the packers were not at
fault and that the meats supplied to
the army were of the same quality as
those supplied to the trade generally
and the recommendation that no fur
ther proceedings be taken in the prem
ises
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-05-10
TransferrIng os. 600, 900 silver Dollars.

PHILADELPHIA, May 9.-The 6S,-
100000 of silver dollars now in the vaults
of the mint and postoffice buildings
here, and which secure the issue of
silver certificates, will be transferred
to the recently completed vaults on the
new mint site beginning at once The
money is enclosed in $4,000 boxes, $1,000
to the box. The silver weighs 2,0i0
tons and each wagon carrying three
tons, $50 loads will be necessary. AL
lowing six loads per day, l13 consecu-
tive days will elapse before the final
transfer shall be made The govern
ment will have two repres 'ntatives at
each vault and will also be represented
by one guard on every wagon
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-05-10
GENERAL MILES SILENT.
He Refuses to Talk on the Finding of
the Wade Court of Inquiry.

the Wade Court of Inquiry.
WASHINGTON, May 9.-"The pres
ident is commander-in-c chief of the
army and my superior. He has approx
ed the findings of the Wade court of
inquiry. Therefore, l have no COM
ment to make. 1t would be an un-
soldierly act were l to do So" With
these words General Miles replied to a
Star reporter who saw him for a mo-
ment with regard to the probable ac-
tion he would take in view of the ad-
verse report of the court.
"Will you formulate a protest to the
president?' was the next question.
Il have nothing to say No, sir"
replied the general
Twill you inspire a congressional in
vestigation?"
mo, sir. l will not talk on the sub
ject"
DO you believe congress will rectify
the matter?"
Il don't know what congress will
do, nor have l any means of knowing
in advance what verdict the result of
an investigation might develop. I have
no comment, criticism or statement to
make in this matter, and you may take
1t as certain that any alleged inter
views or intmations to the contrary
said to come from me or near me are
wholly and unqualfiedly false.
Il was and am now actuated solely
by the consideration OF health, lives and
integrity of the army. Ny duty is
done"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-05-10
Old Veteran Die. of His Wounds.

ROCHESTER,, May g. - George D.
Curtis, well known Grand Army man.
died at his home in Albion. He had
been suffering long time from wounds
received during the war. Comrade
Curtis was member of the old Thir-
teenth regiment and of the Eighth New
York volunteer cavalry which regi-
ment he Joined after the old Thirteenth
had been discharged from the service.
The funeral will take place here and
comrades of the old Thirteenth and
Eighth regiments will attend from this
city Major Thomas Bell of the Ninth
cavalry at present residing in Brook
lyn, is brotherin-law of the deceased
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-05-10
OFFERED HIM BRlBES.
Attorney-General of Ohio Answers the
Standard OH Company.

COLUMBUS, o., May 9.-Attorney
General Monnett has filed in the su-
preme court his answer to the motion
of the Standard Oil company requesting
that he designate the persons alluded
to in his statement that he had been
approached with offers of bribes to dis
miss the suits against the company,
and named Charles b. Squires, form
erly of Cleveland and now of New
York as the party through whom the
alleged proposition was made. The at
torney general in his answer says:
AS tn the request in the motion ad-
dressed to the attorney general to name
the party who had the conversations
with him and to name parties connect
ed herewith representing the Standard
Oil company, the attorney general says
that the party calling him up from
Cleveland and the party making the
proposition set forth in the complaint
was Charles b. Squires, formerly of
Cleveland, now OF New York city, and
a stockholder and officer representing
the Standard Oil company, that Charles
b. Squires claimed were the parties and
through whom the proposition mad in
some way come to him were Frank
Rockefeller of Cleveland, a stakeholder
of the Standard OIL company; F. B.
Squires, secretary of the Standard Oil
company and Charles N. Haskell, late
of New York city"
The attorney general says that to as
certain in what way Charles b. Squires
received his communications from the
above parties the state will be COM
PEELED to take testimony under an or
der OF this court.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-05-10
New York Produce Market.

FLOUR Winter patents, $375I4 10;
winter straights, $3.55Q3.75; winter ex-
tras, s2.60qS0O winter low grades, 81 asa
2.S5; Minnesota patents, $3S5d410 Min.
nesota bakers, $3.00a320.
RYE FLOUR-S3.00q34O
RYE-No. 2 western, Csc fob. afloat;
state rye 63c elf. New York car lots.
BARLEY Mating i7d5Oc delivered
New York; feeding, 4lq42hc fob. afoat.
WHEAT-No 2 red S3%c fob afioat
No. l Northern Duluth S2Ac fob. afioat.
Options: No. red July, 76i9c; Sept, 75Ac.
CORN-No q 4OA fob. afoat. OPP
tions: July, 3Sbc; Sept, 3SIac.
OATS-No. 2, 32c No. 8, 31c; No. 2
white, 36c; No. white, Csc; track
white, S51ac; No. white, 34lkc; track
35Q3Sc.
HAY-Shipping, 5Oq6Oc; good to choice,
65a771ac.
PORK-Famlly, SlO5Odll.OO.
BUTTER Western creamery, 14q
lie; factory, 12a13c; Elgins, 1Sc imi-
tation creamery, 13dl5c; state dairy, l3q
Ice; creamery, 14l2al7c.
Ch-ESE Large white, l2c; small
do l21sc; large colored, l2c; small coll
ored, l21zc; light skins. SSIq9Ac: par,
skins. 7IzgSlkc; full skins. 4g5c
EGGS-State and Pennsylvania, 13%q
14c; western, lSAc.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-05-10
MAP SHOWING OUR ADVANCE.

tives are working like beavers digging
trenches and carrying the dirt in bas-
kets. The enemy uses his rlflemen for
fighting only, but compels the Bolomen
and Chinese and even the women, to
labor necessarily.
AFTER Bacolor has been cleared war
communication with Manila may be
established. Along the roads to Cal
umplt the fuel wagons and bull teams
dragging provisions have to be fer
ried one by one across two rivers but
the Filipinos have several launches in
the river delta.
The American troops are much ex-
hausted by the campaign except the
Iowa troops who are comparatively
fresh. The regiments OF the division
average less than so men to a COM
pany and all have weather worn ap-
pearance.
Senator Albert ]. Beveridge of In
diana is here studying the Philippine
question.
Brigadier General Charles King has
sailed for the United States on board
the transport Pueblo.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-05-10
Leagno Scheme Fell Through.

BELLEFONTE, Pa, May 9.-All eff
forts toward organizing the Central
Pennsylvania Base Ball league have so
far proved fiat failures. Several times
have meetings of representatives from
the various towns been called, but not
once did enough appear to even give
the proposed gathering a semblance
of a meeting, and now the fans" are
about disgusted and declare no further
in this part of the state.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-05-10

PHILADELPHIA, May 9.-Rev. DR..
]. A. Worden, secretary of the Sabbath
school department of the Presbyterian
board Of publication Of the United
States, who has spent much time in
Cuba, at a meeting of Presbyterian
ministers said that while he was in
Cuba he was impressed by three things
First, that the people of Cuba at the
present time are not fit to govern them
selves, and that a generation at least
must pass before they will be fitted for
self-government. In the meantime it
is the paramount duty of the United
States to establish a protectorate over
them"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-05-10
DeWEY's HEALTH GOOD.
Tho Admiral VIII Return by Way Of
New York.


SAN FRANCISCO, May Son the
City of Peking from China and Japan,
was DR.. Il. Page, passed assistant sur
geon, United States navy, and surgeon
on the flagship Olympia for the past
year and half. He makes the fol-
lowing statement regarding Admiral
Dewey's health:
Admiral Dewey is in perfect health
He has not been more than 20 miles
away from Manila since the first day of
last May and he has not felt the ne
cessity of physicians aid in that time
The reports concerning the admirars
physical condition have been grossly
exaggerated. The climate of Manila
is enervating of course, but the COM
mander of the fleet has been no more
affected by it than any one else.
THE people of California will be dis
appointed at not seeing Admiral Dewey
for he has determined to return to the
United States in the Olympia by way of
Suez canal"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-05-10
Powder Mill Blown Up.

POTTSVILLE, Pa, May S.-The pow
der mill plant of the Pottsville Water
company, several miles west of here,
blew up, destroying is tons of powder.
No workmen were about the plant at
the time of the explosion. A gang of
tFamps, it is believed, set fire to a
magazine which contained 1900 kegs
of blasting powder and so kegs of rifle
powder, in all about IA tons.
When the flames reached the powder
it exploded with a terrific report.
Pottsville and vicinity was shaken and
many windows in the houses were
broken.
Five minutes afterward there was a
second explosion, when the drying
house containing 400 kegs of powder
went up. The two explosions wrecked
the entire plant. Debris was carried
for distance of half mile.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-05-10
Saved Their Grand Fathers Life.

FRANKLIN, Pa, May S.-William
Bowser, aged so, of Clinton township,
owes his life to his two granddaugh-
ters, Edith and Belle Dauphin, respec-
lively is and q, who rescued the old
man from a burning building. Mr..
Bowser and his two granddaughters
occupied the second floor, and when
the fire was discovered the escape by
means of the stairway was cut off. The
two girls came to their grandfather's
rescue and lowered him to the ground
by tying bed clothes about his waist
and letting him out of the window. The
girls later descended to the ground by
means of ladders provided by neigh
bOrs,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-05-10
President of on u Vacation.

WASHINGTON, May President
and Mrs. Mckinley left the city for a
vacation of a week or 10 days at Hot
Springs, Va. The trip was made in a
handsomely equipped special train,
which left over the Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad. The party included Mr.,
George b. Cortelyou, the assistant sec
retary to the president; DIR. and Mrs,
P. NJ. Rixey and Mr.. Barnes of the
White House clerical force.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-05-10
May Change His Mind Later.

ROCHESTER,, May Or f. Reed.
who conducts the Rochester Glass
works, has received letters from the
organizers of the National Glass COM
pany asking him for options on the
stock of his concern and the plant Mr..
Reed says that he has made no reply
to the letters and that no reply will be
made, as his concern has no intention
of going into the company.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-05-10
Buffalo Provision Market.
BUFFALO. May s.

BUFFALO, May 5.
WHEAT No. l hard SOhc; No. !
northern, 79Ac. Winter wheat, No. red,
76lRc.
Corn - No. 2 yellow, S9c; No. 3 yell
low, 3Sl2c.
OATS-No. 2 white, 32lac; No. 3 mixed,
29c
RYE-No. 2 &c.
FLOUR-Spring wheat, best patent per
brl., $4.25q45O; low grades S2OOa2.5O; win
ter, best family, S375g4.OO; graham. $500
Q315.
BUTTER State and creamery, 17a
1Sc; western do, 161zQl7c.
CHEESE-Fancy full cream, 10G12c;
choice do, 9q9Ac; light skins, 6gsc
skins, 4djc.
EGGS - State, l3hq13lac; western. lgg
l3Ikc.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-05-10

HAVANA, May 9.-The continued
absence Of yellow fever from this city
astonishes even the sanitary depart
ment. Resident physicians believe that
the steps taken since American occu-
patton have made it possible that the
disease may be checked for short
time. and look forward to a summer of
comparative immunity from yellow fe-
yer. Medical practitioners. however,
believe that some cases will develop
before JInc
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-05-10

PHILADELPHIA May 9--The con-
tract for the construction of the largest
viaduct in the world, which has been
secured by the Pennsylvania Steel COM
pany from the Burmah Qndia) Rail-
road company, will be an important
addition to the woss already under
taken by the Steei'sn concern. The
contract pnce Is siv~ 900 and work on
the materials has arssdy been begun.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-05-10
Evidence of a Ocenn DIsaster.

WILMINGTON, N. c., May o.
Wreckage has been thrown on Smiths
island at the mouth of the Cape Fear
river, it is believed is from the schoon-
er Edna and Emma, which cleared
from this port April IA with a cargo OF
lumber for Baltimore. 1t is proable
that she capsized in a wind storm,
when a short way out and that all on
board were lost.