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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-27
Abilene WEEKLY REFLECTOR ABILENE KANSAS JULY ~ sgs-WE PAGES
GOV. Bo1Es INTERVIEWED.
He Thinks the Money Question win b
the Main Issue In the Coming
Campaign.

Waterloo, Ia, July 28.-Ex- Gov
Boies, who Is in the city, was asked
for his opinion regarding the proper
man for the democratic standard bear
er for next year. He replied that HI
did not care to express himself on thai
point at present"
What, in your opinion, should be
the cardinal plank in the democratic
platform for 1902" was asked. He
replied.
The money question will undoubtedly DO the
main Issue In the coming campaign. To win the
democrats must come together on some basis on
this money question and, being united on this
and opposing continuance Of the slaughter
that Is now being carried on In the Philippines,
we will certainly carry the day. shudder
when my mind turns to those poor Filipinos
whom we went to meet as friends and are
now shooting down like dogs am con-
fldent that the American people will never
tolerate any such outrage and such disgrace II
the matter BIO fairly put before them As to
my views on the money question, they are too
well known TO need restatng. My position on
this subject quite severely criticised although
have number Of letters from prominent men
ind0rsing the stand / have taken Ny claim
Is that gold standard Is not democracy. 1t
never was, 1t never can be. To Insist upon
II Is to cut the party and leave the party
corpse. Sixteen TO one Is not and never
was an essential Of democratic faith. 1t cannot
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-27
THE OTTAWA ASSEMBLY.
The Subjects Discussed and the Oficers
Elected-The Time for Next
Years Assembly.

Ottawa, Kan, July ss.-The attend
ance at the assembly is still growing
Temperance was discussed both yester
day morning and afternoon. In tn,
W. c. 7. U. temple at ten o'clock Mrs
Fannie Holsinger, Of Rosedale, spoke
upon the subject Of Mothers as Citi
zens." The main lecture Of the day
was that delivered in the tabernacle at
two in the afternoon by Albert E.
Hyde. Mr.. Hyde spoke Of "Inebriety
as Disease" Preceding the lecture,
Prot. George R. Kirkpatrick, state or
ganizer OF the Kansas State Temper
ance union, gave brief talk.
The discussion in the woman's coun-
Gil about the use OF the birds for milli-
merry purposes proved as interesting as
was anticipated. 1t followed the read
ing OF a paper upon christianity and
Millinery" read by Miss Ella Mahatfie,
of Olathe.
The following officers were elected
Tor next year: President, DR.. Stephen
A. Northrop, of Kansas City, Mo-; vice
president, Rev. Mr.. II. W. Chatfee, Of,
Fredonia, Kan; treasurer, H. F. Ellis,
OF Ottawa; secretary, John 2. Clark, Of
Ottawa. The executive committee is
as follows: F. A. Wilkinson, H. j.
Smith, A. W. Benson, s. F. Beeler, W.
l. Pickrell, L. N. STACKER, H. B. Top
ping, Of Ottawa; II. J. Coker, of EN-
poria, and 0. g. Markham, of Baldwin.
The time for next years assembly will
be the ten days following July
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Must Wait for Their Monev

Topeka, Kan, July 80. Assistant
Attorney General West yesterday rem
dered an opinion that the regents of
the agricultural college could not use
the funds appropriated running the
college this fiscal year to pay the de-
ticit of $4,000 of last year. Under the
management of the populist board of
regents, the college ran SIS, 900 behind
last year. The republican board want
ed to pay off the deficit with this wears
funds, but the attorney general SAYS
this cannot be done. Those holding
the unpaid claims will have to wait
until the Legislature meets in 1901 to
get their money.
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
Live Stock.


Kansas City, July -Cattle--Receipts, 6,O7O;
calves, s2' market steady to higher; shipping
and dressed beef steers, si.25155O; western
steers, &. 4505.35 cows and heifers, S9.0sa4. 10:
stockers and feeders S32504s5. Hogs-Re.
ceipts, 9'Oss; market steady to lower at $1,000
4.52h. Sheep-Receipts, 8,497; market lower;
sheep, Sa.2a94.25; lambs, A.OO06UN.
st. Louis, July 25.-Cattle- Receipts $500:
market steady to strong; beef steers, S.5Oa
b,s5; stockers and feeders 3aO005.OO; cows and
heifers S9.5OG4SO; Texas and Indian steers, $500
@4.75; cows and heifers, S2.25@4OOl Hogs-Re-
ceipts, 5000; market Sc lower; pigs and lights,
A.a0460; packers, $a45046O; butchers Si55a
49, Sheep-Receipts, $500 market slow; ma.
tivesSs3.OO@i25; lambs siOO05.5O.
Chicago, July rs. = Cattle = Receipts 1000;
marketsteady; beeves $.5O1575; cows and heif.
ers sl7504s5; Texas steers, &OO04s5; stock
ers and feeders @.2004s0 Hogs-Receipts,
1900; market slow; mixed and butchers. s4.3l@
400; good heavy, st45GL6O; rough heavy, $40
G4.35; light, A.4O0465. Sheep-Receipts, 1900;
market steady; sheep, 49, 25l5 Is; lambs $4,000
600
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SERVICES WERE PRIVATE.
Few Outside the Family Were Present at
Col. lngersOll's Remains
VIII BE Incinerated.

New York, July a6.-The funeral over
the body of COL Ingersoll was held at
four o'clock yesterday at the house
at Dobbs Ferry. Outside the members
OF the family few were present. There
were no exercises. Prof. John Clark
Ridpath, 1ngersoll's intimate friend,
read selections from the colonePs writ
ings and there was a tribute to the de-
ceased. Orlando L. Smith delivered a
brief eulogy and read the colonel's last
poem, "The Declaration of the Free
Thursday morning the body will be
taken by special train to Fresh Pond,
L. l., and cremated. There will be no
pallbearers. When the incarceration is
completed the members of the family
will convey the ashes to their home in
an urn.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-27
THE PHILIPPINE CAMPAIGN,
The President win Let Gen. Otis Manay.
the Matters In the
Islands,

Washington, July 20. The president
has no intention of relieving Gen. Otis
from the military command in the
Philippines. He had thought serious
ly at one time Of assigning an officer of
high rank to command the forces in
the field, leaving Gen. Otis to perform
the administrative duties of governor
general The president had two prop
ositions before him, one to make Law
ton the commanding officer of the fight
ing forces and the other to send Mer-
rift back to his old place. The latter
assignment would mean the subordina-
ton Of Gen. Otis as governor general
TO Gen. Merritt, who outranks him BY
regular as well as volunteer title.
Both these ideas have now been aban-
doned.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-27
Kansas Engineers to Organize.

Topeka, Kan, July s6.-The station
airy engineers of Kansas are preparing
to organize unions to cooperate with
other branches of organized labor in
Kansas. The movement was started
by the organization Of a union in this
city yesterday by Secretary johnson,
OF the state society Of labor.
La Porte, Ind, Struck by a Cyclone.
Chicago, July ga special to the
Chronicle from La Porte, Ind, says a
cyclone struck the eastern portion of
that cityTuesday night and wrecked the
boot and shoe store Of -Butterworth &
Co. 1t leveled other buildings to the
east of the city and it is feared that
the families Of Jacob Horton and Will
liam Steele, who live on the Kankakee
marsh, have been killed. Their houses
have been wrecked, but it is not known
whether they were inside the buildings
when the storm struck them,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-27
NEWS NOTES.

The department of state at Washing
ton has received official confirmation Of
the report that Siberia will no longer
be "a Russian penal colony.
The secretary of the interior ha.
made requisition on the secretary Of
the treasury for sS,775, 900 for the pay.
ment OF pensions at the Topeka, Kan,
pension agency.
The reports regarding japanese
Chinese alliance, which have been per-
sistently denied for some time, have
now assumed definite form and are
causing great excitement in Russian
circles.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-27
THE ALASKAN QUESTION.
The Cabinet Discusses the Dispute-A Hope
That q Settlement VIII
BE Made.

Washington, July 26.-The main topic
of discussion at the cabinet meeting
yesterday was the Alaskan boundary
dispute. Secretary Hay explained the
status of the direct negotiations now
in progress between himself and Mr..
Tower, the British charge, and said he
was not without hope that this vexed
problem would be solved by direct
negotiation. Great Britain now seems
willing to consider the proposal of the
United States TO give Canada the privi-
lege of port of entry into the Domin-
ion, while retaining absolute sover-
eighty over the Lynn canal, and it is
around this sort of proposition that
the hope of settlement now hovers.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-27

Paris, July 49, The Republique Fran
caise, referring to the reciprocity treaty
between France and the United States,
signed at Washington yesterday, says:
washington dispatches announce the
contamination OF the Franco American
treaty. An enormous blunder. against
which we endeavored to put the gov
eminent on its guard, has then been
contaminated. NM. Millerand and
Delcasse have betrayed French indus
try and agriculture to the United
States, and in these two branches Of
our national production ruins will be
hsaped upon ruins"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-27
Maturing Plans for Cuha.

Washington, July se.-President Nc
Kinley is maturing plans to materially
increase the Cubans' participation in
the government of their island. The
president has been laboring to this
end and the establishment of home
rule for Cuba is assured in the near
future. Within the next week or ten
days there will be practical action, the
inception of the great work which the
president has in mind. A large por-
ton OF the presidents time yesterday
was spent in considering Cuban affairs.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-27

Long Beach, CAL, July s6.-F. The
yer, cobbler, 80 years of age, shot and
instantly killed Miss Dorothy Mckee, a
young lady, aged "a, on the beach here
yesterday. Thever was jealous of the
attentions of a young man named
Baker to Miss Mckee, The girl went
with Baker for bicycle ride on the
beach early yesterday morning.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-27

Havana, July s6.--A recent meeting
OF veterans Of the Cuban war Of
Independence is causing consid-
cradle comment. Mayia Rodriguez
presided at the meeting, at
which the organization declared itself
to be the only legal representative Of
the Cuban revolution. A resolution
was adopted demanding that the
United States make formal declaration
Of Its intentions and supposed rights
based upon the resolution passed by
congress in April, 1898. Gen. Andrade
said the United States was fast suck
ing Cuba dry.
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Convicted Of Murder.

Springfield, Mo-, July se.-Richard
D. Kessee, the murderer of David Shell
by at Marsh6eld last November, was
convicted at Buffalo, Dallas county,
yesterday of murder in the first de-
gree. A motion for new trial was
flied, The killing was the result of an
old feud, which was due partly to fam
lily matters and partly to politics.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-27
william j. Bryan speaks At Lebanon,

Lebanon, Mo-, July s8.-William J.
Bryan spoke here yesterday afternoon
to an enthusiastic audience numbering
fully 10000 persons. Col. Bryan pre-
faced his speech with a glowing tribute
to the late Congressman R. P. Bland,
whom he charactized as the "father OF
the movement for emancipation from
the clutches of the money power
through the restoration Of the sixteen
to one silver dollar to rights at the
minis which 1t enjoyed prior to 1873"
col. Bryan's speech was along the Gus
tomary lines. In the evening he was
banqueted at the opera house.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-27
New YOrk's Many Strikes.

New York, July se.-The clothing
workers, freight handlers, newsboys
and messengers boys strikes gained
Roadway yesterday, Leader Pines, Of
the Brooklyn trolley strikers, issued a
statement to the effect that the trolley
strike was still on. The striking tail.
ors of the East side swelled their num-
bers to 5000, Three thousand more
men are expected toquit work in Brook
lyn this week.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-27

jefferson City, NO., July s6.-The
Home Insurance company, of New
York; the Royal Insurance company,
OF Liverpool, and the German 1nsur-
ance company, Of Freeport, ILL.,, each
paid their fines of $1,000 yesterday, and
are now authorized to continue bust
ness in this state. Fifteen companies
have paid now.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-27
REJECTED SOLDIERS.
Gov. Shaw Says Iowa Must Pay Its
Men That Were Not Accepted.


Des Moines, Ia, July 2e.-Gov. Shaw
yesterday announced that he has de
termined that the state shall pay re
lected volunteers for the Spanish war
When the federal call was made 70,
troops the four regiments Of Iowa mi
litia were offered in body and mobil
lied in Des Moines. They were helt
here several weeks before the govern
ment surgeons examined them. A con.
siderable proportion Of the men were
rejected for physical reasons. The fed.
eral government refused to pay the re-
jected men for the time they were in
the state camp, and the state has since
had 1t under advisement. About "a, 600
will be required to pay these claims
coTT0NsEED OIL TRUST IN TEXAS.
Austin, Tex, July 8.-Information
reached the attorney generals office
yesterday to the effect that six of the
largest cottonseed oil factories in this
state were being organized into COM
bination to be known as the Cont
mental OIL company, with headquarters
in New York. 1t is the intention of
this trust to control the cottonseed oil
output Of Texas The attorney general
intends to take steps at once to look
into the matter and If he can establish
the fact that the trust has been formed
he will take steps to dissolve it under
the antitrust law Of the state,
A PIG IRON FAMINE.
Cleveland, O., July 49, The pig iron
famine that was predicted several
weeks ago appears to have materialized.
The brokers in this city say the dealers
are not trying to sell for shipment be-
lore January next, and none is to be
had FOR shipment sooner than Septem-
Der l. There will be long period at
me end of the. year, it is predicted,
when there will be nothing but con-
'ract iron, A large percentage Of the |
manufacturers are depending entirely |
lpon wild iron and it is said most of |
hese will have to close down. About
week ago manufacturer gave a
'rokerin this city an order for 1900
ons OF iron, but the broker has been
nable to get 1t.
BREEDING sPARRows FOR THE BOUNTY,
Chicago, July 20. Up to July the
of Van Buren, county has
aid bounty in six months for the de-
truction of 1907 sparrows. It is
cured that at this rate the sparrow
ounty each year costs Michigan $780,
". 1t is claimed that people are
taking the breeding Of the birds a
cry lucrative business.
PRICES OF SHOES TO BE ADVANCED.
New York, July 20. Representatives
number Of big shoe concerns met
'sterday. All agreed that there
'ould be an advance in the prices of
andard goods rather than cheapen-
x OF the quality. The shoe men say
lat the advance in leather is the cause.
A WRITING PAPER TRUST. l
Appleton, Wis, July 2e.-The Amer
an Writing Paper company, a new
ust with a capital Of $40, 900, 900, took I
arge of It's newly acquired proper $
IS yesterday. The properties are J
rgely in eastern states, but one Wis. q
nsin mill being included. +
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-27
Melkleiohn Acting Secretary of Wa,

Washington, July a6. Secretary AL
ger attended the meeting Of the cabi-
net yesterday but had no special war de-
partment business to submit. At might
the secretary left Washington to be
absent until August |, the date when
his resignation takes effect. Mr..
Meiklejohn will be acting secretary
until that time Mr. Root, the new
secretary, called at the war depart
ment yesterday and was with Secretary
Alger some time discussing matters re-
lating to the department.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-27

Pittsburgh, Pa, July s6,-The pud-
ding department at the Etna mill, of
Spring, Chalfant & Co., which has been
shut down since July | on account Of a
strike of puddlers, resumed yesterday
with colored worsmen. The strikers
were not expecting the negroes and
there was no trouble when they were
taken into the mill.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-27
Want Commissioner Evan. Removed

Kansas City, No., July ga special
to the Times from Topeka, Kan, says
that unless President Mckinley heeds
the demand of the Grand Army and re-
moves Pension Commissioner II. CLAY
Evans the G. A. R. of Kansas will re-
pudiate Mckinley at the polls next
vaar
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-27
The GrIndstone Coal Mine D,,a.,.r.

Brownsville, Pa, July a6.-Another
body was found in the Grindstone coal
mine by the searchers to-day, making
five killed and two injured in yester-
days explosion. The fifth victim was
identified as Mike Nehale, aged 20
years. The injured will recover
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-27
More Wages for 900 Emnloxss

st, Louis, July s6.-The Republic
Iron and Steel company, of East St.
Louis yesterday increased the wages
OF Its 1000 employees 10 per cent SUI
perintendent Hanpeter, of the plant,
said that the raise had been made be.
cause Of the general prosperity the
plant is enjoying.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-27
No Proof Of Dreysu., t,n,,,.

Paris, July 70. M, Mazeau, president
o. the court Of cessation, recently told
President Loubet that, in all the evi.
dence submitted, there was nothing to
establish the guilt of Dreyfus. NJ.
Mazeau has always been an antirsvi.
sinnist.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-27
Three White Men Killed by Negroes

Navasota, Tex, July 26.-A riot oc-
CURED at Fuqua's store, eight miles
north, in which three white men were
killed by negroes. A crowd of negroes
burned a church belonging to the white
people. Tuck Moody, win Fuqua and
Van Wright, while trying to put out
the fire, were shot by crowd of me-
groes. White men are in pursuit of
the negroes. Doctors have left here
for Fuqua.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-27
slxty.seven Are Kansan..

San Francisco, July s6.--The United
States hospital ship Morgan City ar
rived from Manila Tuesday with $50
sick or wounded men on board. OF
these ca are members Of the Twentieth
Kansas.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-27

Possible Conflict Between Russia and Japan
Paris, July a6.-The Politique Colo
male states that Russia and Japan are
arming with view to possible con-
nict in Corea.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-27

Abilene, Kan, July so.-The COM
mercial club has decided that Abilens
shall have a street fair and carnival for
three days in September 1t is expect
ed that $1,000 will be raised, and that
the event will have many novel fea-
lures. Work begins on it at once.
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Grain and Provisions.

Kansas City. July 25,-Receipts Of wheat. SO
cars; year ago, IN cars. Sales by car lots:
No. hard, 63h06hc; No. 3 hard, 8i&064c; No.
hard, 5SD62c; No. soft, 68061c No. 3
soft, 6si@63c; No. soft, 59N@6sc. Receipts Of
corn, 90 cars; year ago. % cars; No. mixed,
4h0SOc; No. 8 mixed, 2s10e9Ac; No. mixed.
s61@27c; No. . white, SOnc; No. B white, ssx
@2SAc; No white, TG2Sc. Receipts Of oats,
fears; year ago, l0cars; No. 2mixed, 2a1221.c;
No. mixed, ls@slhc; No. mixed, i6al7c; No.
2white, 2Sh@s4c; No. white, 2S02s4c; No.
white, 2lh@g2c Receipts Of hay, 10 cars; a
year ago, 10 cars; timothy, &.50ltS.OO; prairie
@sbG65Oi alfalfa, s60O070O. Eggs &c per
dos. Poultry, hens, ne per lb; broilers, &C.;
ROSTERS, loo each; turkeys, 617c; ducks 5QA
&c. geese 5O7c; pigeons 75c per doz. Butter
extra fancy, 1910; dairy, lic; store packed,
llhc. Sweet corn, S76c per doz Potatoes,
new, la9l7ic per bu Cabbage, 65175c per cwt.,
a0G4Oc per doz. Tomatoes s015Oc per bu. Gu
cumbers 2005Oc per doz Onions, loo per doz
lunches. Lettuce, l5G25c per bu. Radishes,
be per doz lunches Peas, 40G75c per bu
Beans, sOdS5c per bu. Beets, 25c per three doz
lunches. Pieplant, l0c per doz. lunches
Spinach, 6aa75c per bu. Asparagus, e51iOc per
doz punches. Peppers, eoG75c per doz
Chicago, July -Wheat-July 6exa7OHc;
September, 70h@7l%c; December, 7sa@73sc;
May, 75976Hc. Corn--July, Sl%13snc; Sep
tember 3lA@32c; December, 29A6l30Hc; Nav.
s0s@slSc. Oats-July, 2ih@25c; September.
l9A@l9Nc; December, l9AGl9ge Pork-Luly,
$3.50; September, sss169.O5. Lard-,July. G.s5:
September, s5.37Is6oa5U. Short ribs-.Iuly. $40:
September, s. 121sd15.sO.
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BASEBALL GAMES.
National League,

Pittsburgh-P Pittsburgh Is, Philadelphia ~.
At Baltimore Baltimore Z, Chicago 3.
AT ST. Lous-St Louis 4, New York;
STANDING or THE CLUBS
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-27

John A. Martin post, Of Atchison
Kan is not in sympathy with the tigh,
on Pension Commissioner Evans
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-27
A oHINAMAN GETS A PENSION,

Washington, July s6.-Ah Yu, of
Shanghai China, u landsman, who en-
listed in the navy in 1884, and was
formerly attached to Dewey's flagship,
the Olympia, was yesterday granted a
pension OF $50 month for lung trou-
ble' lie has the distinction of being
the first Chinese pensioner of this gov
eminent.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-27
Big Increase In Assessment,

Jefferson City, Mo-, July se.-The
state board of equalization yesterday
completed the work OF assessing the
bridge, telegraph and railroad prop
erty OF the state for taxes of 1899. The
increases amounted to about $13, 900, 900
over last year. The street railroads
bear about SIC, 100000 of that amount.
The increase is from SOL 1000, 900 to $685.
100000. 1t will be several days before
Auditor Seibert will have the tabula-
ton completed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-27

1t is understood that President Kru.
ger OF the Transvall, has definitely
abandoned the idea of resigning.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-27
Chicago and St. Louis Cash Grain.

Chicago July 25.-Wheat-C No. red,
1ohg.l hci No red, 6sG7oc; No: . hard win
ter, 6Sfci No. hard winter, G066c; No. /
northern spring, 7ohc No. northern spring,
7oc; No. northern spring, 6sa6ei4c. Corn
Cash. No ssl4c; No. 5, SikG32c. Oats
Cash, No, :, s4,l82iic; No. g. 2elG2sc.
ST. Louis, July 25-Wheat- Cash. No red,
elevator, 'ossc, track, 7it67sAc; No 2hard. zoe.
uoin-Cash, No. 2,slc; track, &c. Oats--Cash.
No. :, exc; track, 2aGsa1c; No. white, 27a
HSc
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-27
Champion Wingshot Of the World,

Kansas City, No., July 26.-J. A. R.
Elliott, OF this city, yesterday defeated
W. b. Crosby, OF Batavia, N. Y, in a
match for the wingshot championship
of America, which makes him the un-
disputed champion of the world with
the shotgun. He now holds every
championship trophy, both at live
birds and inanimate targets or mud
pies " and it is the first time in the his
tory OF this class of American sports
that one man has held all of
these emblems at one time. The match
took place at Batavia.