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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-02
MAY HAVE TO USE FORCE.
Indications Are That FlipinOs Will Not Re.
lease SPANISH PRISONERS at Manila
Until Compelled tn Do So

Washington, Jan. ~. Through the
French embassy here Spain has again
urged the United States to procure the
release of Spanish prisoners held by
the Philippine insurgents. lnforma.
ton officially received by the Madrid
government from the Philippines show
that the lives of Spanish women and
children, as well as men, are in danger
and that the prisoners are not receiv.
ing proper treatment. Secretary Hay
replied that Gen, Otis had been in.
structed to give immediate attention
to the matter, but this government
has made no promises to obtain the re.
lease of the prisoners, it is the grow
ing belief that the United States will
be able to obtain the release only by
force. Information has also been re.
ceived here showing that 800 friars
held as prisoners are compelled BY the
Filipinos to undergo all sorts of mental
labor such as attending to the horses
Of Filipino officers, paving the streets
of towns and so forth.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-02
ELEVEN OF A CREW EATEN.
Terrible Tale Of Cannibali.m Comes from
New Guinea-The Victims We're Sailors
from a Wrecked Vessel.

Vancouver, B. C., Jan. 49, After es-
Gaping death by drowning, II of the
crew of the ship Manbare were cap
tured and eaten by cannibals of New
Guinea. The Manbare was bound for
Sydney, Australia, when it was caught
in the terrible gale of December.
Near Cape Nelson it began to sink.
The crew, IS all told, left the
vessel in two boats and soon became
separated. One boat containing II
men was finally thrown ashore ten
miles from the cape The sailors were
seized by natives from the interior
and hurried off to the village of the
chief. One man, James Green, es-
capped The sailors were stripped and
bound and killed, one each day. A
wild orgie was participated in by at
least 100 savages who had gathered
for the feast
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-02
WILL RATIFY THE TREATY.



Washington, Jan. 2S "A cheerful
feeling at the white house has sup.
planted that of anxiety. The presi.
dent shows the influence upon him of
the sudden change for the better in
the prospects of the peace treaty. He
said he thought the treaty was going
TO be ratified and that it would not be
necessary to call an extra session, al
though he would do that II the neces-
sary wothrds should not appear on
the vote, Three senators were among
the callers at the white house yester.
day. One was republican, Lodge;
two were democrats, Gray and Lind.
say Each expressed the opinion that
the treaty would 90 through.
One of the most notable develop.
ments OF the day was the visit of Sen.
stor Hale at the white house. This
visit was followed promptly BY Il story
that Senator Hale, after emphasizing
his intention to fight permanent reten.
ton OF the Philippines, will vote for
the treaty. The senator is said to take
the ground that he owes this to the
legislature which has just reelected
him and at the same time has voted
unanimously for ratification. Senator
Hoar will probably stick to the opposi.
ton, but he is the only republican
who has not shown signs of getting
into line for ratification. The friends
Of the treaty know to a positive Ger.
tainty where the 80 votes for ratifca.
ton are. They have during the day
received encouragement to believe
that several more will be added to the
necessary two-thirds when the vote is
taken on February g. The break in
the lines Of the anti-imperialists, as
they call themselves, is so apparent
that even German admitted to-day the
certainty of ratification A list is in
the hands of the friends of the treaty
which promises vote of &C yeas to "a
nays, and these totals can only change
in the direction of adding strength to
the majority.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-02
A VERDICT OF GUILTY
The Eagan Ccurt-Martial Soon Ar
rives at a Decision.
no RECOMMENDATION FOR CLENESCY
President Mckinley, However, Can FX-r-
ciss Ciemency II He =" d. sires and
Will BE Urged to DO ~ by ttn
Exgan'- Friends

Washington. Jan 2S. - Dismissal
from the military service Of the United
States, without any recommendation
for clemency, is the verdict passed BY
the court-martial upon ommissary
General Eagan for his recent yru,ent
attack upon Ma. Gen. Miles. The
verdict WIS reached within 45 minutes
after the trial ended yesterday. Gen.
Eagan, according to the verdict, is
guilty, on account of his vile language
before the war Investigating commits.
sion, of conduct unbec oming an officer
and a gentleman and conduct preju-
dicial to good order and military dis
cipline
Notwithstanding the nature OF the
courts conclusions the president can
exercise clemency il he so desires, and
Gen. Eagan's friends will urge that
his punishment De confined to reiiev.
ing him from the duties of commissarv
general of subsistence and to detail
to garrison duty, instead Of putting
upon him the disgrace Of dismissal
from the military service.
Formal announcement Of the decision
will reach the president to-day, and on
account Of the high rank of the &C.
cused the verdict will be given the
distinction of immediate attention by
the president as Communicated chief
of the army Before he takes final &C.
ton. though. there are certain pre-.
scribed forms to be followed. The
records in the case must be examined
by reviewing officer in the Office of
the Judge advocate general and then
must go to Secretary Alger for ndorse-
ment. The delay in the present case,
however, will be as short as possible.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-02
GARLAND STRICKEN.
Ex-President Cleveland's Attorney
General Dies Of Apoplexy.
A BRIEF SKETCH OF HIS CAREER.
federate States, Governor Of Arkan-
sas, United States senator and
Member OF a Cabinet.

Washington, Jan. 27.-Former United
States Attorney General Augustus H.
Garland was stricken with apoplexy
while addressing the United States
supreme court yesterday afternoon
and died within ten minutes The oc-
currence came with startling and
tragic unexpectedness, changing the
usual calm and dignity of the court
into temporary confusion, while the
dying man was carried from the cham
Der in futile effort to alleviate his
condition. When the court convened
at noon Mr. Garland resumed an argu-
ment which had begun Wednesday,
Mr.. Garland spoke calmly and with no
evidence Of agitation or effort. He
had read from law volume and had
followed with the sentence: This
your honors, is our contention" As
the last word was uttered Mr.. Gar
land was seen to raise his hand
and then gasp He tottered and fell
sideways, striking against a chair
and overturning it as he fell heavily
to the floor. succession of loud,
deep gasps came from him as he
lay on the floor. His associate in the
case, Mr.. Franklin MacKey, was at
once by his side and, with other coun-
sci and officials, the head of the dying
man was raised, his shoes removed and
a draught of water given him. He
was carried from the chamber across
to the room of Chief Clerk McKenney
and there placed on sofa. Senator
Gallinger, who is n physician, was
near at hand. A single glance told
him that the attack would be fatal.
Within ten minutes from the time Of
the stroke Mr.. Garland breathed his
last. He had been in poor health for
several years and some months ago
was in the hospital for some weeks
After the death of the former at
torney general became known the SUI
preme court ad journed for the day.
Augustus H. Garland was born in Upton
county. Tenn, June H. 1892, and took up the
practice OF law at Washington, Ark, when he
was H. -Four years before the civil war he
moved to Little Rock He was elected mem
Der Of the house Of representatives Of the first
congress Of confederate states and later served
as senator In 1874 he was elected governor Of
Arkansas In 1875 he was elected to the United
States senate and at the end OF his term was
reelected AT the beginning Of President
Clevelands first administration Senator Gar
land was appointed attorney general Of the
United States and at the close Of the admins
tration he again took up the practice Of law
Mr. Garland was offered and declined n su-
preme court justiceship Three sons survive
him
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-02
GILLETT AND HIS CREDITORS.
II IL Now Reported That the Ex-CAttle
King OF Kansas Has turned Over
All H,s Property.

Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. IS. The Jour.
nal says; "G. e. Gillett, the Kansas
cattleman who fled to Mexico, has
turned over all Of his real estate and
other property in Kansas for the bene-
I'll of his creditors, James II. Arnold,
OF the Iocker.Arnod- Woodson Broker.
age company, is the man who brought
about this concession and Mr.. Arnold
was nightly pleased when he landed
in Kansas City from Old Mexico YES.
terday morning with Gilletts power
of attorney in his pocket. The power
OF attorney covers some six or eight
different tracts Of land in Morris,
Dickinson and Marion counties, Kan.
Some OF it is incumbered, but the
equities In it all are worth at least
$50, 900 Mr.. Arnold will convert all
this into cash as speedily as 1t can be
done and turn the money over to Gil
let's creditors"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-02
THE MONTANA SCANDAL.


Helena, Mont, Jan. 97.-Sensations
came thick and fast yesterday in the
Montana legislature. Before the menu
bers met in joint session to vote for
United States senator the grand jury
reported that it had no evidence on
which to return any indictments For
two weeks the grand jury has been iu-
vestigating the charge of bribery made
BY State Senator Wbiteside when he
dramatically turned over to joint
mttee three 81, goo bills, swear
ing to high heaven that they
had been given him and three
others by agents of W. A.
Clark to influence their votes in,
his favor for the federal senate. One
of Whitesides alleged copartners in
the vote selling business repudiated
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-02
REGARDING FARM ANIMALS.
Department of Agriculture Gives Statistics.
Which show Decrease In All Ex-
cept sheep and Cows.

Washington, Jan. 2S.-The depart
ment of agriculture reports the number
of live stock on farms in the United
States on January /, 1899, as follows:
1861, SO7 horses; 2,lS4.2l3 mules; l5,-
a9O lis mich cows; 1894 225 oxen and
other cattle; 80, ia, 45S sheep and 49,
b5l, 6Sl swine. These figures show a de.
crease OF 295, 604 in number of horses,
50, O69 in that of mules, /, e5s, 91s in that
of oxen and other cattle ami |, los, S62
in that of swine. On the Other hand
there is an increase OF l49, a29 mich
cows and |, 451, 49S sheep. The aver
age farm value OF every description of
live stock is higher than on January
|. lSgS,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-02
AGONCILLO's STATEMENT.
ingt0n Denies That lie Has Advised
FiliOinOs 10 Fight.

=
WASHINGTON Jan 2s-Aconcillo the.
representative of Apuinaldo author
lied the following statement to-day
concerning a published report that the.
government had intercepted dispatches
from him to Apuinaldo in which he
advised that the Filipinos would have
to FIGHT for their independence and
that now was the time to act;
The statement is absolutely false and is CAL
culated to excite feeling and anmosity in this
country ana 10 prejudice the rhlllpplne cause.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-02
several Die Of tOld

Seattle. Wash, Jan, IS The steamer
Cottage City, from Alaska, brings
news that number of Copper river
prospectors persisted in Valdez glacier.
A half dozen are known to have been
lost. There are six men at Valdez,
suffering from frozen feet, hands and
faces A hospital has been established
at Twelve Mile camp, on the other
side Of the glacier and Is men are suf.
fering from the same cause. All
were frozen trying to cross the glacier,
but managed to get back into camp
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-02
THE WAR TAX.
Judge Hughes, Of Audrain County, Mo-,
Decides That Judicial Certificates DO
Not Require Stamp.

Mexico, Mo-, Jan. IS. Judge Z. M
Hughes, of the Audrain county circuit
court, has decided test case in refer
ence to the war tax law, declaring it.
was either not the intention OF con-
grcss to require a stamp upon certif-
Gates of judicial character, or If it
were so intended by the revenue act
then it was unconstitutional in the
formation Of the federal constitution.
He said that the states did not dele
gate to the federal government the
power of taxation over its officers or
courts or any other machinery neces-
sary for the support and maintenance
of the local state government.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-02

Washington, Jan. IS. - Brief funeral
services over the remains of the late
ex-Attorney General Garland were
held at the Copeland hotel this after.
noon, Rev. Father Lee, of ST. Matthew's
Catholic church, conducting them.
Afterward the body was taken to the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad and put
aboard train for Little Rock. Ark.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-02

San Francisco, Jan 2S.-Capt. j. f.
Morrison, of company |, and Lieut.. NJ
+. Smith, of the Twentieth regiment,
United States infantry, from Fort
Leavenworth, Ran, with several non
commissioned officers and few pri-
Yates were left behind when the trans.
port Scandal sailed for Manila. The
officers had secured shore leave and
will report to Gen. Shafter at the pre-.
sidio The privates were not given
any permission to 60 ashore and are in
dread of summary punishment.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-02

MN nOtly ana dlscrenltea MIN perone.
the grand jury. Other contradictory
and refutatory evidence was given and
the grand jury's report was a complete
vindication of Mr.. Clark. At the SEES
sion OF the senate yesterday by vote
Of IA to Q Whiteside was unseated on
contest for his office and republican
opponent given the seat Nine demo-
Gratis and five republicans voted to un-
seat him. All those who voted for
Whitsside were democrats
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-02

Washington, Jan. 2S Senior Que
sada, who throughout the late wat
and before, was one of the diplomatic
representatives. OF the Cuban junta in
Washington, left here on special
mission for Cuba, lie will go first to
Havana and then proceed with all dis
patch to join Gen. Gomez as soon as he
can exactly locate that officer. Of
ficials here feel the utmost confidence
that results beneficial to Cuba and sat
isfactory to the United States govern
ment are likely to follow
Washington, Jan. %, Secretary OF
War Alger, at the instance of the
president, has extended an invitation
to the members of the house and sen.
ate committees on military affairs to
go with him on tour of Cuba aud
Porto Rico. The PARTY is to start
from Washington March and will
spend about three weeks in the two
islands The president, it is said, is
very anxious for the two committees
to CLEAN more information about the
military government of the two is.
lands than can be obtained from off /.
cial reports and hearsay evidence.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-02

Albany. n, y, Jan. 5D.--lhe war
department at Washington has joined
forces with the factories inspe elton
department Of New York to put
stop to the manufacture OF United
States army uniforms in sweatshops.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-02

South Norwalk, Conn, Jan, IS. Dis.
abled by an accident to her steering
gear during trip up the sound the
steam canal boat, j. c. Austin ran on
the rocks off Norwalk and sank. Ac.
companying her was the consort David
b. Fisk, loaded with coal consigned to
Westport Five Of the persons aboard
the two vessels lost their lives
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-02
Allen Attacks Federal Courts.

Topeka, Kan, Jan. 9S - Ex-Associate
Justice S. II. Allen, president of the
Kansas State Bar association, in his
annual address this morning, chose for
bis subject 1.-THE Federal Judiciary, y
and while he no doubt intended 1t to
be criticism of the national Judiciary
system, its conclusions were really an
attack upon the methods and practices
Of the federal courts and once. at least,
there was hint at downright venality.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-02

Gen. Brooke reports the death in
Cuba of First Lieut. Arthur Barnett,
Twenty.third Kansas volunteers from
dysentsry.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-02-09
WOMEN AS CRIMINALS.
They WIN Tell About = Crime QuIeks
Than a Man WIN

They WIN Tell About = Crime Quicker
Than = Man VIII.
Views Of a Veteran San Francisco petec-
tive.)
Women as criminals are very smart,
but they cannot keep crime hidden so
we'll as q man.
A woman is more desperate in love
affairs than in anything else. Men get
desperate about money matters.
II q woman of the criminal type
loves q man she will, as rule, do al
most anything to win him.
1t is difficult to convic. women of
murder; the jurors are men, and they
sympathize.
Men don't want to have women
hanged, but jury of women might go
to the other extreme.
Women don't like women as well as
men like men.
A woman has no sympathy for ar
other woman who has done wrong, but
often q man has sympathy for a wrong.
doing fellow and will help him out.
If man doesn't like a man he wants
to have the other know it. 1t is Just
the reverse between two women.
A halfway decent woman will dc
anything to hide a criminal who is hen
sweetheart.
Get a woman in a tight place AND
she will tell about crime quicker thar
man would.
Men kill themselves when they ar,
broke; women don't. The women cal
stand it better and are more used to it
Most of the suicides of women ar,
on account of desertion.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-02-09
AGRICULTURAL TOPICS,
Food and warmth.

In producing eggs in cold weather,
the two most important essentials are
food and warmth; not artificial heat,
but warmth that is produced by
natural conditions, and in this condi-
ton we should remember that food
produces warmth. The hungry
chicken viii puff its feathers out in a
loose, shaky sort of way, and show
very plainly by its looks and actions
that it suffers from its condition. But
on the other hand. the bird that has a
crop full of feed, draws its feathers
down closely about it, moves and
pecks about in a satisfied, happy con-
dition, indicating by its actions that
its system is in natural, healthy
condition.
Provide for the hens a place to
roost, where the wind cannot strike
them, nor the rain or snow reach
them, and fortify them with crop
full of grain before they go to roost,
and they will be warm and happy,
even in a freezing temperature. Food
offsets cold, hence we should feed
very literally in cold weather, and
never permit our fowls to go to roos
at night with an empty crop; for if WI
do they will lose vitality during thu
night, and will certainly not be in
condition to lay the next day.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-02-09
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

The need of heterogeneous manure
for wheat-growing land has now re-
suited in demand for $50, 900 tons
of nitrate of soda each year.
By means of electricity it is now
possible to produce ozone in consider
able quantities, and its utilization in
the arts is constantly increasing.
The Pintsch system of gas lighting
is now used on So, 900 cars and loco,
motives in the world, it's use on loco
motives, however, being almost en-
tirely confined to 1855 such machines
in Germany.
The comparative infant mortality
between rich and poor district in
the French city of Lille has been as
certained to be as one to sew en-. Most
of the poor infants die of CASTRO
enteritis, a preventable disease due to
injurious diet, especially bad milk.
The annual amount of vaccination
default in England is now believed to
reach 800, 900 in 920, 900 births. In
other words, Of 100 children born, and
surviving at the end of the year, less
than seventy have been vaccinated. In
Scotland the default is less than three
per cent.
The curious fact that corn, pota.
toes and other plants thrive better
when placed in rows running north
and south has been proved by DIR
Wollny, of Munich This reduces thu
shading by each other to minimum
more uniform and regular light, hea
and moisture resulting.
Some manufacturers have begun Il
make ornamental bulbs for incan
descent lamps, resorting for this pur
pose to various attractive pattern
brought to pass by means of the san
blast, or rendering the lower part
the bulb white by the same method, /
this way reducing the glare of th
light thrown downward.
Phosphorus is now produced b
, means of the electrical furnace. III
method consists in heating mixtul
of phosphate of lime and coke, whic
are first reduced to powder. Whe
the mass becomes pasty, the opel
,ings Of the furnace are sealed, exec
, one, through which the vapor passe
The vapor is collected and distille
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-02-09
cUeAN HINTS FROM JAMAICA.
Robert p. Porter's Report ON the Meas
ures Adopted by the British.

Robert r. Porter's Report ON the Meas
urss Adopted by the British.
A report has been made to the Sec
Rotary of the Treasury on the indus
trial and fiscal conditions in the Brit
ish island of Jamaica as they apply to
the Provisional Government just es-
tablished in Cuba. 1t embodies full
account Of the observations of Robert
p. Porter, special Commissioner of the
United States to Cuba and Porto Rico,
who also visited Jamaica.
Mr.. Porter reviews the administrs-
ton of the British Government since
it took the island 'as trust and not
as a possession in 1884" He shows
that despite the fact that by far the
greater number of peoplein the island
are blacks, the advance in industrial,
prosperity and social conditions has
been remarkable. He gives figures
estimating the conditions which would
| probably have resulted in Cuba if the
island had been ruled by the British,
as in Jamaica, instead of misruled by
Spain. The fact that q majority Of
the people in Cuba are whites, Mr..
Porter says, lnsures prompter success
for American government in the ISL
and than was possible for the British
in Jamaica. The recommendations
made by the British at the outset, Mr..
Porter says. are of interest for the
United States Government in Cuba.
These recommendations were:
/. Settlement of laboring people on
small plots of land.
2. Establishment Of minor agricul-
tural industries and the improvement
Of the system of cultivation.
8. The Improvement of means OF
communication between different isl.
ands.
4. Encouragement Of the trade in
fruit with New York and London.
Commissioner Porter urges liberia
expenditure of the Cuban revenues il
building good roads in Cuba, follow
ing the example of the British in ia
, | maica
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-02-09
Tossing a Coin For once.

At the city election in Olympia re-.
Gently a tie resulted between p. M.
Troy, citizens ticket, and @. d. King,
Republican, for City Attorney. The,
City Council met few days later to.
canvass the vote cast at the election
and to dispose of the tie matter. The
gentlemen had met during the day
and agreed on method whereby the
question should be settled as to who
should occupy the Office for the en-
suing year. The statutes are decidedly
ambiguous, and the plan they adopted
seemed necessary They prepared q
resolution, which they submitted to
the Council, and which was adopted.
The purport of the resolution was that
silver dollar should be tipped in the
presence of the Council by the City
Clerk. Prior to the Tipping of the
dollar, straws were drawn to see which
OF the parties should have the call,
while the dollar was in tue air. Troy
pulled the long straw, and yelled,
''Tails," "Tails," it was, and Troy
will be Olympia's City Attorney
Seattle Post-Intelligencer.