Abilene weekly reflector., 1899-04-20
GOV. LEES LETTER:
South Dakota's Governor Demands
the Return Of His Volunteers.
SMALLPOX RAGING AMONG INDIANS.
Forty Patients In n Village Near Cush-
Ing, Ok.--COai Combine Formed on the
MOnOngahrlA kiver Watch Truat
to BE Organized.

Pierre, S. D., April l4.--Gov. Lee has
written to President Mckinley, de.
manding the return Of the South Da-
kota volunteers from the Philippines.
He recites the facts of enlistment to
fight for humanity against Spain, de-
clares that "the South Dakota volun.
teers have fulfilled every obligation
which they owe to their country and
its fiag," and should be allowed to re-
turn home. He says: "We view their
present or future detention as
unconstitutional and violation
of the law which called the organiza-
tion into being, and feel sure they will
not be retained against their will.
against the law and against the moral
sense Of the people of our state with
out offering some reason for SO doing"
He declares the present course "repug.
nant to the fundamental principles OF
this government, violation OF
the declaration of independence,
a Reputation of the theory upon
which we engaged in the war with
Spain, and utterly inconsistent with
your excellency's splendid announce
ment respecting the policy to be pur-
sued toward Cuba" He says the
people are unable to countenance the
present attempt of this government to
enforce title with bayonets to nation
of brown men purchased from dis
graced and vanquished despot and re-
gard the further sacrifice of our
soldiers, in conflict waged against
liberty and in the interest Of exploit
ing capitalism, as totally incompatl-
BILE with the spirit of our institutions.
SMALLPOX RAGING AMONG INDIANS
Guthrie, Ok, April l4.-Reports re-
ceived here from Cushing state that
the situation at the Indian village six
miles east of there, where there has
been smallpox epidemic, is practical
ly unchanged, except that the cases
developing now are varioloid. There
are 40 patients in the pest house, 10 of
whom are convalescent. There have
been 20 deaths. All of the Indians
have been vaccinated. The greatest
trouble the nurses have is to get the
sick Indians to take their medicine.
They are so accustomed to sweating
themselves in the sweatbox and then
iumping into ice cold water while the
medicine man beats his tomtoms that,
in many cases. it is very hard to CON
vince them that any other method will
effect cure and that such treatment
means almost certain death for them.
A COAL COMBINE IS FORMED
Pittsburgh, Pa, April 1.-THE big
of all the coal interests
on the Monongahela river, predicted
several weeks ago, is now an assured
fact. Options have been secured on
all river mine property,
coal boats, tow boats, and appraise-
ments will begin within ten days.
Whitney & Stevenson, brokers of this
city, who are engineering the scheme,
say the combination will be capital
zed at $780, 600 900, divided into Sl5,-
100000 common stock, 81, 500, 900 pre-
ferred and $500, 900 bonds. Eastern
capitalists are anxious to invest, but
Pittsburgh capital will be given the
first chance to subscribe for the bonds
A WATCH TRUST TO BE ORGANIZED.
New York, April It, 1t is learned
that new trust which will embrace
nearly all the big watch case and
watch movement manufactures in
this country will soon be organized.
Plans for bringing these industries
under one common board of manage
nent have been under way for some
time.
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