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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-10-19
BIG KANSAS CITY FIRE.
The Buildings ut Ala to 410 Delaware
Street Damaged 100000 bya
COniiagratl0n.

Kansas City, No., Oct 14.-Fire did
about 500, 900 damage last night in.the
buildings at ALB, AIS, AZ and 4l9 Del
aware street. The fire started on the
second floor of the G. j. Baker Tent
and Awning company's four-story fac
tory and warehouse at 4l5-4l7 Delaware.
There were thousands of yards Of duck
and canvas stored in the building.
This stuff burned fercely. Great
patches would every moment part COM
pany with the bolts and sail upward,
blazing like so many fire balloons.
These fiery rags menaced buildings all
over the neighborhood and actually
set fire to the Burnham, Hanna & Nun.
ger stables two blocks away. When
the fire was at its height and the whole
block was expected to go, there was a
panic in the buildings all around the
square on West Fifth and Main and
people began moving out their prop
erty,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-10-19

Minneapolis Mimi, Oct. lS-The
Produce exchange was burned yester.
day. The loss on building and to occu-
pants was 100000. The building, q
four-story brick block, was valued at
$4,000; loss, $4,000. Hegna & Co.,
shirt manufacturers, lose about $50, 600,
while other occupants Of the building
were damaged to the extent of about
$50. 900.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-10-19
Republlcan National Committee.

Chicago, Oct. 1S.-The Record to-day
says: Senator Marcus A. Hanna in
tends to issue call for meeting of
the republican national committee
in Washington early in December 1t
is believed the committee will select
the city in which to hold the national
convention. Cleveland, Denver, Kan !,
sas City, Milwaukee, San Francisco,
Pittsburgh, st. Louis, Cincinnati and
Minneapolis will have delegations of
convention boomers in Washington
when the committee meets and there
are evidences that Chicago republicans
will send delegation.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-10-19
Earthquake at Santa Rosa, Cal.

Santa Rosa, CAL, Oct l3.-One of
the severest shocks of earthquake ever
felt here took place last night exactly
at nine O'Clock and following one in
the morning created much excitement.
Chimneys were thrown down and
plaster in many parts of the city was
shaken from the laths. A few minutes
after two other shocks of similar ma
ture, but less severe, followed. The
earthquake was not felt in Potuluma,
Is miles south of he
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-10-19
Decision In a bankruptcy Case,

Milwaukee, Oct. IA decision of
great Importance in bankruptcy cases
has been handed down by Judge Jen-
kins for the United States court of APP
peals. The court ruled that a judg-
ment secured against an insolvent
person within four months preceding
the filing of bankruptcy proceedings is
void. lnasmuch as it is an apparent
impossibility to determine to a GER
tainty the exact standing of creditors,
it is stated the decision will result in a
rush for other security.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-10-19
The Evangelical Confer ence.

St. Paul, Mimi, Oct. 10. The Evan
gelcal conference held only morning
session yesterday, adjourning till to-
day in honor of the visit of President
Mckinley and the return of the Thir-
teenth regiment. Bishop Brey fogel
presided. The commission on ques-
tions of church law presented a lengthy
report, in the discussion of which prac-
tically the entire morning was spent,
but no conclusions were reached.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-10-19
Henderson Stamping Ohio.

Columbus, o., Oct. l4.-Hon. David
B. Henderson, Of Iowa, who will sue
coed Mr.. Reed as speaker of the house.
began his tour Of Ohio in the interests
of the republican ticket by addressing
a meeting at the board of trade audi
forum in this city last night, He dis
cussed the Philippine question, PEN
sions and other matters of national in
terest. His views on the Philippine
policy are in full accord with the ad-
ministration.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-10-19
TRADE PROSPEROUS.
Activity In business Widespread Higher
Prices for Agricultural Pr0ducts-Lib-
erality In Foreign Demand.

New York, Oct. 14.--Bradstreet's to-
day saws: Trade activity Is widesnread.
all measures Of volume and value
testifying to prevailing prosperous
conditions. Only good reports are re-
ceived from distributive trade centers,
and some markets report fall demand
as holding out longer than expected.
Railway earnings, bank clearings re-
turns and quotations of STAPLE prices
are all encouraging. pointing as they
do to maximum volume Of business
for this period of the year. Crop re-
turns for October bear out earlier i'm
pressions OF shortened yields of most
leading cereals, is not confined to this
country. The worlds wheat crop will
admittedly be smaller, and rye, barley
and oats yields are not expected to be
so large as a year ago. The higher
range of prices of all staples, and par
ticularly of agricultural products,
however, will furnish profitable bal
ance to producers. The advance in the
price Of cotton has been a notable one,
and though some reaction is naturally
noted, the effects upon general south
ern trade and industry Of the great
advance are particularly beneficial, as
this section alone has appeared to lag
somewhat behind the procession Of
prosperity.
In the manufacturing branch of the
trade, strength is well nigh universal
Advances have been numerous, and
scarcity of goods rather than of de-
mand is the main subject of complaint.
While source of depression to cotton,
the Transvaal situation has proved
rather favorable to wheat and other
cereals offsetting heavy increases in
visible supplies.
The liberality of foreign demand is
perhaps best known in the September
report OF exports OF leading products.
Shipments of breadstuffs were as large
as those OF August and there was ma
turally heavy gain in cotton exports,
which are double those of the same
month year ago.
General manufacturing industry is
running full and activity is so wide
spread that it is hard to prefer one in
dustry to another in this respect Coal
production is particularly heavy, but
scarcity OF cars is complained OF in
this and in the coke industry, with the
strength OF lake freights constituting
disturbing element as regards the
supply OF anthracite in the west. Iron
and steel are active as to production,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-10-19
Alaskan Boundary Dispute smootbed.

London, Oct. 1S.-Sir Louis Henry
Davies, Canadian minister of marine
and fisheries, informs the Associated
press that he has given Canada's con-
sent to a temporary arrangement Of
the Alaskan dispute. This has prac-
tically settled the whole matter for the
time being, as the main features of the
were originally suggested
by the United States.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-10-19
British Punitive Expedition Rstur,,

Lagos, West Africa, Oct. l4.-The
British punitive expedition against the
Fula tribes on the Leenue river, who
had stopped the river traffic and muir.
dered a number Of boatmen, has lust
returned to Lagos, having DESTROYED
eight towns after prolonged fighting.
The natives lost heavily and the British
had eight men wounded.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-10-19

Springfield, H., Oct. li.-On a wager
that he could drive the distance in As
minutes, W. R, Jones, of Dawson, YES
terday drove a pony to road cart
from the public square, in this city, to
Dawson over country roads, distance
of Is miles, in 3SlS minutes.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-10-19
Mass Meeting Of Boer sympathIner.,

Chicago, Oct ia movement was
started here yesterday by officers of
the Holland society to hold a. mass
meeting in Central Music hall to de-
nounce the attitude of Great Britain
in the impending war against the
Beers. Many prominent business men
have been asked to lend their aid and
the speakers will be from all classes.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-10-19

st, Paul, Mimi, Oct. l4-The four
present bishops of the Evangelical as
ISOLATION were reelected by the gen.
eral conference. The results of the
ballot gave Bishop Breyfogel SO votes;
Bishop Horn, IS; Bowman, 70, and
Escher, 81.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-10-19
NEWS NOTES.

The public schools Of Springfield,
Mo-, have been closed on account Of
smallpox.
The thirty-second annual session Of
the Missouri Universalist convention
opened at Kansas City, Mo-, yesterday.
The reserves at Halifax, N. s., have
been ordered to hold themselves in
readiness to 60 to South Africa II
wanted.
Gov. Stanley will probably not be
able to make any more speeches in
Kansas until after the November cleo
ton. He is tied up with the Twentieth
Kansas reception.
Secretary Root has announced that
neither the war department nor any
other government department can
grant franchises in Cuba, as the right
rests with congress-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-10-19
Of National League C,un..
win Eat AmerIc,n coroed nee,

Chicago, Oct. Is. British soldiers
will eat American corned beef in the
Transvaal. and it will be, furnished by
Chicago packers. Orders for something
like l,OOO,Ooo pounds was received in
Chicago yesterday.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-10-19
C0lored Regiment Filied.

Cincinnati, Oct 1.-THE Forty.
eighth United States infantry (colored),
mobilizing at Fort Thomas, Ky, was
filed to its maximum yesterday. Sixty
recruits reported, which makes total
of l,s72, the number allotted to each
regiment.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-10-19

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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-10-19

chattanooga, Tenn, 0@. go.
Southern Stove Manufacturers associ-
alton yesterday announced five per
cent advance in all grades of stove.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-10-19
Dr.. GOES SANITARIUm.

This Santa
rum, is a quiet
Hospital with 50
rooms for the 40.
commodation Of
patients, and 10
supplied with
oil the latest
remedial means
known to sci.
enCe. and in,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-02
Mrs. Stanford

most place In the curriculum. Mrs. StanIoFo
has tried to carry out her husbands aims In
this regard and only lack Of available fuhds
has prevented a large increase in the department.
OF mechanic arts The recent acquisition OF am
pie means viii lead TO great expansion Of the
purely practical courses.
A PRINCELY ENDOWMENT.
The endowment Of the university Is one OF
the most princely in the world Senator Stan
ford left property worth S20OO0,GO for the
maintenance Of the institution but much OF this
property for several years produced little reVe-
me and during this dark period Mrs stanford
came to the aid of the college with her personal
income The current expenses were so great
that for several years all work on new buildings
WAS SUSPENDED The litigation over senator
Standards great estate also tied up funds; but
within three months all these difficulties have
heen removed and on the last day Of May Mrs
Stanford made formal deed OF trust 10 the
university Of all the property left her by her
husband amounting to $35,0OOOOO. THIS prop
ertv was vested in the trustees, the only prlvl-
leee which she retained being that Of admins
tering the estate during her life. This property
Is about equally divided between real estate and
railroad securities, and it is in such condition
that the university is sure Of a royal income
which no one can curtail.
The university is beautifully situated on the
PaIo Alto estate in the heart Of the santa cara
Valley. thirty-thrce miles southeast OF san
Francisco. II can be reached in an hours roe
from this city but though so near II is she-
tered from the harsh winds and cold logs that
sweep over the peninsula of San Francisco ana
the surrounding country The climate Is idea'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-02

United States Ambassador to Germany. DIT
White was president CT Cornell for over twenty
years, and was in full sympathy with the aims
of Stanford He recommended David Starr
Jordan. a graduate Of Cornell, who had been
tation as an authority on fossil fishes, and who
was then president Of the Northwestern Uni
versity. in Indiana. Jordan was young man,
with great physical strength and fine executive
ability Moreover, he possessed that rare facul-
ty of interesting students in their work and of
meeting them half way in their work and their
recreation.
THE PRESIDENTS STRONG PERSONALITY.
The result has been that he has attracted
hundreds Of students to the university by the
power of his personality, and even in the dark
days when the institution struggling for ex-
istence he preserved the loyalty and devotion
Of tho students as few heads of American col
leges have ever been able to do. He has put
upon the whole college life at Stanford the
stamp Of earnestness and buoyant confidence.
He is an optimist, and he believes there is no
such word as fail when one is full Of courage
sincerity and high purpose Thus the university
Is free from that atmosphere OF blase cynicsm
which is the greatest enemy OF earnest work
and It is peculiarly Western in the absence OF
all forms and ceremonials of scholarship
Senator Stanford gave the keynote to the uni
versity in the charter, when he stated that the
object Of the new institution was ito qualify
students for personal success and direct use
fulness In life" Practical training in the SCI
ences and in mechanic arts has occupied a fore
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-02

the average midday temperature In winter DC
ing 80 degrees and in summer - degrees the
university buildings stand on a dead level plain,
with gently rolling foothills behind them. AS
they are low. in imitation Of the Spanish Amer
lean architecture. they cannot be said 20 he I'M
pressive
ARRANGEMENT OF THE BUILDINGS.
The buildings are arranged about a central
quadrangle and a larger outer quadrangle. The
inner quadrangle is now complete except for the
memorial chapel. 1t consists Of twelve one
story buildings connected by continuous open
arcade, which faces an asphalt paved court $50
feet long by 24G feet wide This central court
comprises three ard quarter acres, and it is
broken only by large circular beds OF Towering
shrubs The material of the buildings is bun
sandstone. and the roofs are red tiles. The
whole effect is wonderfully like that Of the carly
Franciscan Spanish missions of California, OF
which only few good types remain, at Santa
Barbara San Gabriel and other places.
The impressive feature Of this quad" as II
is called is in the lights and shades OF the long
row of arches in the arcade. and the beautiful
vstas caught through the arches Of green fields
the outside and the rich colors Of brilliant
Towering plants in the interior. There is moth
ing like il in this country, and il is as beautiful
and refreshing to the eye as il is novel and
picturesque.
The various lecture rooms are arranged
may go from one to another under protection
Of the spacious arcade. The otter quadrangle
u now in course Of erection 1t viii include the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-02

the Racc-st. wharf. in hopes that In the crush
Of the thousands Of people aboard with the help
Of a river breeze. straw "kadics" would hnd their
way overheard With stiff wind blowing the
YOUNG pirates" who used to prOwl about In
rowboats never failed to gather in half a dozen
straw hats the owners of which having neg
lccted To attach the hatccrds. The Vessel having
started there was no stop for straw hats, and
findings was kcepings" with the boys. There
voro many hish-priced straWs secured In thlS
manner. Now the youngsters are IN despair
having concluded that they will have TO go
through tie summer without their high-priced
tiles Of straw. The other boats that leave Dela-
war. ,yharvcs not being so large. do not carry
the tremendous numbers of passengers VINO were
wont % 20 to Cape May and so there are no
brushes and consequently very few straw mats
go overheard
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-02
AVOIDING DISCUSSION.

From The Washington Star.
Hay. YOU all YOU want for your trip" in
qurod the official
"Ycs." answered the captain Of the warship
hoeitatincly: that is, all that l ought to eX-
poct.'
What is there that you would like?'
"Wcll to tell the truth, / think we ought TO
have a few stenographers posted about the ship
SO as to have official and verbatim reports OF
any conversations which may occur.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-02
GETTING FRrE STRAW HATS.

From The Philadelphia Record.
There is a scarcity Of straw hats this SUNNI
among The boys who spend most OF their ld'e
hours along the Delaware River front, and.
strange as il may seem the departure Of lie
big steamer RrUublic from these waters is
blamed Iy tho youngsters. Every year the hoy =
made a practice Of laying low in the wax" Of
the Cape May steamer just after the start from
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-02
STANFORD UNIVERSITY.
FEATURES OF THE GREAT CALIFORNIA
INSTITUTION.
ONE OF THE MOST RICHLY ENDOWED IN THE
WORLD PICTURESQUE SPANISH AMERICAN
RruI.DINGs AND BEAUTIFUL QUAD
RANGr.E-wIDB CHOICE OF
ELECTIVE STUDIES.
ELECTIVE STUDIES.

~
San Francisco, June 26-It is nearly eight
years since the Leland Stanford. Jr., Univer-
sitv opened its doors 10 students. but in that
short period 1t has done more work than many
Of the older institutions of the country nave III
a half century Like Cornell University. 1t was
founded on novel lines. and the main object OF
the man who endowed il with his millions was 10
provide a place where poor students would be
assisted in many ways to secure an education
Senator Stanford, though he had had far more
educational advantages than Ezra Cornell sun
felt the same keen sympathy with ambitious
youth eager for mental training and culture
and he impressed it upon those who were hrst
called as members Of the new university faculty
not to reject any applicants who showed the
proper spirit, even though they were deficient
in certain requirements. The same spirit AMI
mated Ezra Cornell, to whom it was a real srief
in the early days Of the university at Ithaca to
see young men rejected because of their lack
Of knowledge Of required subjects.
When Senator Stanford was searching Tor
president for his university he asked ad-
vice and counsel of Andrew d. White. now
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-25
MISS fuckers BIBLE READINGS
Her Programme at Trinity Metho-
dist Church.

Her Programme at Trinity Metho-
dist Church.
Miss Emma Tucker is again in Savannah.
After her successful services at Seventh
Street Methodist Church, her return has
been anxiously awaited. She Is a woman
much loved by all who know her. She
speaks earnestly and impressively. and
much interest is manifested at an of her
meetings.
Miss Tucker says she Is not a preacher.
but a Bible Reader" she gave read
ing Sunday night, and last night. at Trim
ity Church, and will continue the meeting
every day this week, and perhaps next
The meetings so far arranged are as fol.
lows: This afternoon at 4:30 o'clock a meet
ing to which all are invited: 7:45 d. m in
lecture room, for men only; 7;45 SUNDAY
school room, for children; S:15 D. m res,
uiar Bible reading and Wednesday ar 10
O'Clock a. m. Thursdays and Fridays
meetings are for ladies only. Services win
be held every night, s:15 p. m. The voung
people have formed large chorus ana
the music is greatly enjoyed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-25


lar but little, whereas, under the ngh'ins
regime that has prevailed, the road manu-
led nearly 700 Of the North Carolimans'
II there Is any line whose passenger rep
resentatives are not satisfied it Is prop
ably the Central. They believe their roah
would have got more IF the thing had been
left for destiny and hard solicitation 70
work out but they bow to the fact ina,
expenses wil be greatly reduced, ana that
they viii make about as much lot lne'r
line under the apaortonment as they
would mad the fight been maintalned 70
the end.
The maintenance Of an army of repre-
sentatves at Savannah is no longer an ~
cubus to the roads, and the traVe4lhS pas
senger agents who have been mere Tor
periods varying from weeks to days WIN
now have a chance to get back mo tneiI
regular territory. This will be an MINI mn
relief 70 them, as they have worked n i.5.I.,
at a dlsagreeable task, that OF cllA,s
The soldiers business. and the return - -
the legitimate work of rahroau No. -,
as welcome to them all as anything Nlsy
could have wished
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-25

News of yesterday. He is charged with
forgery in his native town and skipped
out, leaving his bondsmen with the bag to
hold They succeeded in having him
caught before he had got very far from
home.
II. Morren and Mary Morrell, said to
be man and wife, were turned over TO the
City Court for the larceny of some combs
from Kirby's store on Broughton street.
The two were arrested by Policeman Nc
Nulty on last Saturday afternoon.
An individual who rejoices in the some
what cumbersome name of John Horton
Hobbs, and who is a member of the
Fourth Tennessee, was turned over to the
City Court for shooting, not in his own
defense. Hobbs became displeased with
the appearance of Robert Airline. negro,
and fired several shots at him with pis-
toll. He will also be charged in the City
Court with the offense of carrying con-
ceaied weapons.