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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-10-05
Criminal Record.

Night Waterman John Craig was
shot dead at Sturgis, Mich, by an un-
known tramp he was trying to arrest.
A. r. Stephenson, a prominent and
wealthy merchant of Pittsburg, tried
to kill his wife and afterward commit
ted suicide.
George and Albert Derkes and Joe
Thompson were arrested at Murphys-
boro, Ill, for making and passing
counterfeit money.
Three men held up the stage coach
running between Westfall and Ontario,
Idaho, and robbed mail bags Of regis
tered packages containing considerable
money.
Knezevie, convicted Of the attempt
ed assassination of King Milan, was
publicly shot. Paistich, one Of the
leaders of the conspiracy, has been par
doned by King Alexander.
DIR. Herman Wadsworth Hadley,
thirty-five years old, instructor Of Lat
In In Wesleyan university, and a men,
Der Of the faculty, was found dead in
his room in the United States hotel in
Boston, with his throat cut. He had
committed suicide.
Jim Hall, colored, was executed at
Blakely, Ga, by hanging. Hall COM
mitted rape on a white woman in July.
James Brooks, the founder of New
London, the oldest town In Howard
county. Ind, committed suicide by
jumping from a three-story house at
the county hospital.
Peter Hanes, a well-to-do negro at
Harriston, Miss, had a quarrel with
his wife and threw a lamp, which ex-
ploded, enveloping the helpless woman
in flames, which In a few minutes
burned her to death. The negro made
a fruitless effort to smother the flames
and was himself fatally burned.
Crime committed in youth, an escape
from Imprisonment in Tennessee equal
almost to a death sentence, five years
Of righteous living with a wife who
knew nothing of his past, and final be-
trayal by a supposed friend, is the life
story of Edward Cole, a quiet-man-
nered negro arrested in Chicago. His
arrest vas brought about by a pretend
ed friend. who was anxious to shine as
a detective. He Swallowed Cole, and
finally reported his suspicious to the
police.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-10-05

be used as a public hall and the lower
part will be used for business pur-
poses.
Nearly sixty carloads of cattle were
shipped from Miller last week, all for
points in Iowa. The cattle were pur-
chased from Hand county farmers by
Iowa men, who will feed them corn be-
fore turning them on to the market for
beef. The value of the sixty carloads
Is estimated at $4,000, all of which
was distributed among Hand county
farmers.
Henry Schlesser, until recently a con-
fectioner in Chamberlain, was brought
from Mitchell by Deputy United States
Marshal Somers, charged with having
re.lled empty cigar boxes upon which
the stamps had already been cancelled.
He was held by United States Commits
sioner Tidrjck to appear before the
next United States grand jury al Sioux
Fails, and, In default OF bail. has been
placed in the Brule county jail.
Miner county claims the honor of
having sent to the.war a larger percent
age OF soldiers in proportion to o
lation than sny other county in the
state. Thirty Of its sons went to Ma
Ella wash me First regiment. four wenr
with Grigsby and three more arc in the
regular army. The Miner county con-
tingent which went to the Philippines
lost 8 IL per cent OF ito number by
death. The county was represented In
four companies Of the First regiment.
In Company # 1t had four men, OF
whom three were living when the fight
ing began, and these three served dur.
ing the entire campaign and were on
the firing line in the last battle Of the
campaign.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-10-12
Jenkintown's Tramp Dentist.

After an absence of over fifteen
years Jenkintown can again boast the
possession of n genuine oddly in the
shape Of tramp dentist, who carries
his workshop about with him. The
intinerant dentist is not an ordinary
hobo, but boasts a lineage and college
education. \ peculiarity about this
man is that he carries a folding chair
with comfortable beadrest, and will
pitch his outfit anywhere he can find
a job. His great field is the mill dis
trict, where people have no time to
go to dentist The forceps with
which the teeth of the customers tire
pulled are made of solid silver, and
were won as a reward for writing Q
scientific essay. Some years ago this
strange man was the leader of gang
OF desperate tramps, whom the police
had much trouble to break up. The
other day Newfoundland dog was
brought to him with an aching tooth.
Although little ont of his line the
obliging dentist pulled the tooth, and,
as a reward for his kindness, was Bit
ten by the ungrateful dog. -Philadel-
phia Record.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-10-12
How Douglass Shamed 4 Gro wd.

After hearing Douglass and Anna
Dickinson speak at the first southern
loyalist convention at Philadelphia
John Minor Bolts, the famous Vir-
ginian political leader, said:
"Today | have heard the greatest
white woman and the greatest colored
orator in America. ! tell you, sir, II
Douglass had been a white man he
would have been regarded as one of
the greatest men in America"
"Well, sir, was the reply Of his
northern listener, 1--WE regard him as
one of the greatest men in our coun-
try, even though he is colored man.
In GAINESVILLE, Wis, the landlord Of
the hotel would not ahow him in the
dining-room. The people got out a
hose cart and engine and were going
to wash out the place. Mr. Douglass
came out on the porch and said:
go back. Don't blame the man.
He is not TO blame" He made a plea
there that put US all to shame.-Phila-
delphia Post.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-10-12
PraNks OtllIe Lightning.

lightning knocked child from its
mothers arms during storm at
Ocilla, Ga.
While bathing in the surf near Sea-
breeze, Fla, a girl was killed by light
ming.
A Maine hunter claims to have once
had his pipe lighted by fash of light
ming.
A woman telephone operator was
struck by lightning while at work
in the Berlin exchange.
Although lightning rods are not
used as much as they were the
weather bureau says they are of value.
Half of the crew of the Sachem
were disabled by lightning stroke
that struck the ship while on its way
from Philadelphia to Tacoma.
Lightning struck two trees at
Franklin, Ill.,. and then jumped TO a
wire fence two feet away, showing
that the current sometimes deviates.
A tree on plantation near Nat
chez has been struck by lightning
seven times, proving that Lightning
sometimes strikes twice or more in
the same place.
A bolt of lightning hit n negro
and a cat in Georgia at the same
time, killing the cat and knocking the
man down. The latter Immediately
rose and wanted to know who had
hit him on the head.
Curious wounds were made by light
ming strokes on residents of Berlin
None of the wounded has extensive
burns: the wounds look as if caused
by a charge Of grain shot. The holes
reach to the bone and are surrounded
by web of blue and brown lines.
The risk in the city may said to be
five times less than in the country.
Dwellers in city houses may be start
led by peals Of thunder, but owing
to the great spread of tin roofing and
fair ground connections there is lit
tie danger, In the country, II build
ings are adequately protected, and
the momentum of the flash provided,
for, the occupants may feel secnre.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-10-12

Of the loving kind, would have done
and say: Darling, how am l to
thank you for saving my life? May
l devote mine to you forever" or
something Of that sort. But she hasn't
an ounce of sentiment in her. and she
enly waved him in dignifed way
towards chair, and said quite quiet.
". as though she vas only asking him
TO dinner: MY dear Lionel. yon were
right and | was wrong not to believe
YOU and am sorry: but al the same
] cannot mary yau now." You should
have seen him Juor nearly as nigh
as the eat surprised in the area yes
terday-and he cried, What Nell'
0, Nell, yop cannot mean It, darling.
You could not be so cruel,
She nodded. YES, could" she
said Don't look so tragic, dear boy,
SHE added pleasantly, in the same
sweet tone She sometimes says to me
at lunch: Ne, ear, there's nothing
for YOU" and she went on to say;
ut was kind, indeed, OF you. Lionel,
to warn me, and am greatly obliged
to you for saving my life; but |
couldn't possibly face life with a man
who has presentiments, and who
would be eyerlastingly whispering
warnings in my ear
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-10-12
Murder and Suicide at Atchison.

Atchison, Kan, Oct. Mrs Fanny
Ganter was shot and killed last night
BY William link, German tailor, who
then shot and killed himself. Only
two shots were fred. Mrs Ganter's
refusal to marry him is supposed to
have been links motive for the shoot
ing, although there were no witnesses.
Mrs. Ganter ran a grocery andjoint
west Of town, which she inherited
from her deceased husband. link was
dissipated and is said to have had q
divorced wife and two children in
Chicago. Both are about 40 years old.
Mrs. Ganter was mother of two
children,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-10-12

THOSE who worry over the difficult
ties in the Philippines say that phys
ical conditions are such there that we
cannot succeed. Shall we say. then,
that we can raise tobacco in Louisiana
and not in Luzon, or sugar in Florida
and not in Malabon? Shall we say that
we can gather the pine from the for
ests of Mississippi, but cannot cut the
precious mahogany from the Philip
pines? Shall it be said that we can
dig the gold in Klondike, but can
not mine it in climate whose
temperature remains at from 10 to 50
degrees the year around. Our little
American" friends worry for fear we
cannot succeed in the Philippines be-
cause of natural obstacles. Who then
has developed these islands, Certainly
not native energy and intelligence.
European occupation has made Manila
an oriental metropolis, second only to
Hong Kong. European intelligen ce
has uncovered the mineral resources OF
the islands and drawn attention to the
rich agricultural possibilities and the
timbered value of the lands. 1t has
been European investigation which
has made every strong country across
the Atlantic anxious to get hold of the
Philippines. If Enplishmen and
Frenchmen and Dutchmen can do BUSH
ness in the Philippines, the Yankee
can do business there too.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-10-12
The Demo populist Position.

In the future the demo-populist party
will be as ashamed Of its attitude dur.
ing the year 1899 as 1t is now Of its po'
sition in the year 1854. Although no
national conventions have been held,
the democratic and populist parties
are now posing in the old style,
against the government. The
United States acquired sovereignty
over the Philippines by its treaty
with Spain, a treaty ratified by two
thirds vote of the senate and the
affirmative vote including democrats
and populists like Senator Harris, OF
Kansas.
Having thus accepted the sovereignty
of the Philippines the government
could do nothing but protect that SOW
ereignty. We believe that if Mr.. Cleve-
land or Mr.. Bryan were president they
would have done as Mckinley has
done, and they would have had the
support of all parties, for it should n OF
be political question. But the demo-
populists, for political purposes, have
taken the other side. Every state con-
vention they have held, every county
convention in Kansas, has denounced
the president for doing his duty and
has given encouragement to Aguinaldo
and the Tagals, who are attacking the
American army and the American flag.
In years to come the demo-populists
will regret the action, but it will be
too late. They will claim to have been
Mckinley democrats just as they now
assert that they were Lincoln demo-
Gratis. You never now hear democrat
brag of a vote cast against Abraham
Lincoln in 1854, and you will never in
the future know demo-populist who
will boast of his opposition to the gov
eminent IN the year 1899. On that ac-
count the fact should be set down and
remembered that during the war to
maintain American sovereignty in the
Philippines, a sovereignty for which
the demo-populist senate was response
Bile, the democratic and populist parties
through their leaders like Bryan,
Breidenthal, Simpson, Atwood and
johnson, through their newspapers
and through their state and county
platforms gave aid and comfort to the
enemies of the Uuited States so far as
they dared.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-10-12
Two Children Cremated.

Terre Haute, Ind, Oct. 7.-Clifford
E. Balfe, farm laborer, and his wife
left their home near Terre Haute to
come to this city yesterday and locked
up their house, leaving their two small
children in bed. The house, which
was a rude log cabin, took fire and
burned to the ground. The charred
remains of the two children were found
in the ruins.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-10-12
HERE are some prosperity items from

HERE are some prosperity items from
the last issue of that conservative and
accurate commercial paper, Dun's Re-
view: Nothing is more eloquent than
the facts. Actual payments through
the principal clearing houses for the
week were 9S.1 per cent. larger than
last year and 56.2 per cent. larger than
in the same week in 1892. For the
month thus far the daily average OF
payments has been 1868 per cent larger
than last year and $50 per cent. larger
than in 1892. Tonnage from Chicago
in three weeks has been S0.7 per cent.
larger than last year and FAC per cent.
larger than in 1892. 1t will not be
suggested by anybody that such an
astonishing increase over the most
prosperous of all past years except the
last was expected. Most people really
regarded last years expansion as some
thing like freak. Nor is the differ
ence in amount Of payments mainly due
to rise in prices, for prices Of several
hundred articles actually range lower
now on the whole than in August, 1892.
1t is a consumers business, also. Per-
haps never before have demands for
actual use controlled business and
prices with so little speculation to an
ticipate higher ma rkets. In fact the
rise in most articles has gone farther
than speculative opinions have war
ranted. But every day men are clamor-
ing for immediate deliveries of boots
and shoes, Of textile goods, and espe-
cially of iron products, because thei r
customers cannot be longer delayed
without loss, and very large sums have
been paid by way of bonus to come out
of expected profits in order to get
goods ordered but not yet delivered.
Practically all industries are some
months behind the requirements for
actual use, and in many much of the
output next year is already sold"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-10-12

No POLITICAL party now in existence
except the republican party has shown
the ability TO successfully tackle i'm
portsnt questions and settle them.
With all the parties willing to under
take the suppression of trusts, which
is most likely to keep its promise9
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-10-12

DURING the civil war Lincoln once
said that it would be less dangerous to
have all the copperheads enlisted with
the enemy and offering an active oppo-
sition than to have them at home offer
ing encouragement to the enemy and
encouragement to our own soldiers.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-10-12
standing of National League Clubs.

Mr.. Neall, Of Philadelphia, testified
yesterday before the industrial com
mission at Washington concerning
marine transportation. Mr. Kelley,
secretary of the Trades league, of Phil
adelphia, talked about railroad dis
ordinations
The loss by the fire at schwarzschild
and Sulzberger packing-house yes's-
day morning amounted to $4,000
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-10-12

"MnIrARIsM," the word demo-popu-
ulists love to roll around with their
tongues, means raising an army big
enough to lick the stufing out of the
enemies of the country. The repub-
lican party is charged with favoring
that idea and is very willing TO plead
,,,;ltu
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-10-12

"Don you Judge man by his
clothes" said Uncle Eben. Oar Is
some mighty smaht an respectable
playin' golf an ridin' bicycles desc
days Washington Star.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-13
FERTILIZER RATE CASE.
Evidence Before Judge Moore Finish
ed. Argument by Brief.

Evidence before Judge Moore in the
fertilizer rate case in the appeal Of the
Seaboard from the ruling of the Cor
poration Commission was all put in yes
terday, two days having been consumed
in the hearing. Only II. w. b. Glover,
traffic manager Of the Seaboard, was
examined. The only point involved was
as to the reasonableness of the rate
en- fertilizers as fixed by the Commits
sion and an exhaustive inquiry was
gone into by counsel in this particular.
The evidence will be typewriter and
sent to Judge Moore at Asheville, and
briefs by counsel will be submitted. If
he shall be unable to decide without
oral argument counsel will be heard at
chambers about January ID at which
time Judge Moore will be in Durahm
to hold a two weeks term of court.
Simmons, Pou q Ward and Il. II. Bat
tie represent the State, and Major j. ID.
Shaw and w. II. Day appeared for the
railroad
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-13
MISLEADING KILOGRAMS
WE'RE SENT BROADCAST OVER
THE COUNTRY.
AS TO The GOVERNMENT ESTIMATE
NeiII Sti Sticks to His 100000 Estimate.
Cotton in This State is Well Sold Up, Say
The reaIers. Some Mighty Queer
Kinks in the Market.

One of the best known of the local
cotton dealers said yesterday that the
governments estimate of the cotton crop
for this year ought to send the price
up at least one cent a pound above the
present price or to about SI2 cents. De
spite this fact cotton was lower yester-
day than ON Saturday The reason for
this, my informant said, is that there
is am exceedingly strong combination in
New York that Dis leaving no rrlSe UNI
tried i'm its efforts to break the market.
In line with their tactics of the whole fall
bears sent out, just before the governs
ment estimate was made public, tele-
grams saying that it would place the
crop at more than 100000 bales.
These was promptly followed UP by a
telegram from Price, Mccormick IL Co,
reliable cotton merchants of New York,
denying their accuracy. The latter firm
claims that the bears are desperate and
that COTTON is sure to go many points
higher than the present price.
Continuing my informant said that
there was good reason to believe that the
bulk OF the crop has been sold ON the
inviting market of the past month amid
that comparatively little cotton is now
in the hands of the farmer in this State.
AS regards the Texas and Indian Ter
ritory crop it is significant that the re-
port Of the NJ. X. and il. railroad shows
Al per cent shortage as compared with
last year-this in the face of the fact
that the fields are bare and runners have
sold most of their holdings.
AN exceedingly queer phase of the sit
uation is that the cotton receipts at a
number of interior towns are larger than
at the ports, though according to al past
experience in the trade the port receipts
should be the larger. This some declare
means that Southern mills have been
buying heavily in anticipation of bull
ish market The local dealer said that so
far as this State is concerned this
was mistake, the mills depending upon
the market for cotton rs needed. The
same is true Of German spinners
Neill still sticks to his 11,000000 esti-
mate based On the 1896 acreage and
crop. All things considered the market
has not been so puzzling for years and
the whole trade is good deal at sea.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-13
INCREASED TAXES.
What the New Subjects Yield in Wake
County.

The increase i'm Wake county's taxes
OH the two schedules B and G license
taxes,) the collection of which has been
completed and the report made to the
State Auditor, is 81, 237.19. The total
tax under these schedules in 1898 was
S4,S11 .03; this year it is $6,04S.22. This
increase comes mainly from new sub
iects placed in the revenue act of 1899
The sources of the increase and the
amounts are as follows: Undertakers,
SO; lumber dealers, $780, laundry, $50;
ice companies, $40; photographers, SO;
cotton factors, 500; coal and wood deal
cr-s, $160; meat dealers, $205; real estate
dealers, $50; bicycle dealers, $40; piano
and organ dealers, $50; slot machines,
$500; circus (increase), 500; theatre Cin-
creased, $50.
1t will be observed that nearly half OF
the total increase in tax was paid on
slot machines.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-13
NO OPERATIVES FOR NEW MILLS
Railroad Officials Requested to Furn-
ish Large Number.

The officials of the various cotton mills
i'm this city and section and the local
railroad authorities are daily receiving
letters from managers of new cotton
mills requesting that they be supplied
with large numbers of experienced OPP
erahves.
A great number of the mills in this
State have increased their capacity re-
Gently, and in a few instances the ma
clIinery is ready to be set in motion, but
the force of operatives is short. The
new mills are experiencing an even
greater embarrassment.
At JonesboTo, Concord, Spray, Frank
linyille, Greensboro and several small
towns there is great demand now for
good class Of operatives. and from
some of the above and other points in
this and other States requests are ar
irving daily.
There is mo supply to be had from this
city. The cotton mills here now give
employment to amy able bodied operative.
Durham, it is stated, has a surplus part
of the year, but just at present the mills
and factories in the tobacco city need
all operatives that the town furnishes.
Just where the new mills will find the
required supply is not known here.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-13
LAND FOR SALE.

Under and by virtue of power of sale
contained in mortgage from John Webb
and Lizzie Webb, his wife, and Stephen
Holloway and Winny Holloway, his
wife, to William G. Stronach, dated Dec
28th, 1888, and registered in book 105
page 454, in the office of the Register OF
Deeds Of Wake county, NJ O., the
mortgage aforesaid, will sell al the
court house door in Raleigh, N. c., on
Monday, Dec. 18th, 1899, at II m. at
public outcry for cash the fol-
lowing described land and premis-
es: A tract of 1861 acres in
Houses Greek township, Wake county
on 10th sides of Mine creek, adjoining
the lands of Bazillar e. Emery, Rufus
Sanders, r. w. House, Curtis Smelling
Jr., and Wiley Manning Gate the Van
dergriff land,) being the land conveyed
to said John Webb and Stephen Hol'o-
way by James HI. Aycock and wife by
deed dated Dec. Doth, 1883, and descriD-
ed therein as three parcels though adj
joining each other.
w. @. STRONACH,
Mortgage.
Alex. Stronach, Attorney.
Nov. 18th. 1899. 30 days.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-13
NEW PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH,
Contracts Awarded for the Pews and
Glass Work.

The new First Presbyterian church
building here is now nearing completion.
1t viii be furnished aud ready for oc-
cupancy about next April or May 1st.
At that time special services, appropriate
20 the occasion, will be held
The contract for the pews was given
out last week to a furniture company at
Grand Rapids, Mich. These pews viii
be Of the best quarter oak, elegantly
finished and constructed with a view to
comfort.
The seating capacity Of the main
auditorium, or church proper. will be
600. But when the whole building is
thrown into one ROOM by raising the
partition between the church and the
Sunday school room, 1,106 people can be
comfortably seated.
Also for the glass work. including
most of the memorial windows, the con-
tract has been awarded 1t was given
to Coolidge g. Co, of Atlanta, Ga.
There will be seven or eight of these
windows, and they will be very hand
some.