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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-10-12


Second prize, Mrs. Horns.
The earn Carnival failed in none OF
its promises
1t was the biggest one DAY the
town ever saw and the thousands OF
visitors were more than delighted
with the feast OF pleasure provided
for the multitude.
Excursion trains brought crowds
from the surrounding towns while
the county generally turned out en-
masse to see the glories Of the coun'
ty seats big show. They saw it ALL
the decorations, the performances
the crowds, the parade, everything
provided free by the citizens OF abb
lene.
The town was beauty. Almost
every store was brilliant with flags,
ornamented with corn and presented
gala appearance. Those who have
been at Atchison's carnival and oa-
lina's Street Fair said the abundance
Of corn decorations surpassed the in
dividual displays at the former and
the adornments at the latter. Five
handsome arches span the streets at
different points, three stages or oana
stands, decorated with bunting and
flags, had been erected for the street
performances. Old King Corn the
massive and handsome display OF the
Santa Fe, looked down benignly from
the intersection Of Broadway and
Second, the monarch OF it all.
THE MORNINGS ATTRACTIONS.
The forenoon was devoted to get
ting the people into town. ROCK Is
land and Union Pacific specials were
we're crowded and the streets were
early filled with people. Tin horns
began their music, three bands
were playing-Abilene, Salina and
Dayton-and the time passed rapidly
On the stages on the street were
The following attractions;
9 to lO-Stage No. /, corner 80
and Cedar, Abilene band.
1890 to 11:OO-Stage No. 2, corner
4.h and Broadway, vaudeville.
HOO to 11:3O-Stage No. 3, corner
Buckeye and End, vaudeville.
l1:30-Stage No. l, high wire act'
THE PARADE.
The one great event Of the day was
the parade. On it had been spent
over $500 and it was worth it. Mayor
PHI. Halleck was chief marshal and
proudly headed it over the following
course:
Buckeye to North Second, west on
Second to Mulberry, north on Null
berry to Third, east on Third TO
Buckeye, north on Buckeye to Sew
enth, west on Seventh to Broadway,
south on Broadway to Fifth, west on
Fifth to Walnut, south on Walnut to
Third, west on Third to Elm, south
on Elm to Second, east on Second to
Buckeye, south on Buckeye and dis
band.
Along the line Of march scores OF
houses we're handsomely decorated
while great crowds applauded and
cheered the very attractive process
sion. 1t was something to be proud
Of and no circus that ever came to
Kansas has put up SO good one.
FIRST DIVISION.
The first division consisted OF
grand marshal and staff Of twelve
representative businessmen on horse
back, four abreast, Salina band, Wa
mego cadets, King Corn, Abilene
school children, Dickinson county
high school float, school district floats,
corn loads, all corn floats, all vehicles
with corn decorations, all horseback
riders.
The marshals OF this division were
Samuel Bricker Sr, George Ethering'
ton. D. F. Erwin, John Humbargar.
The opening Of the parade was i'm
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eye and South Second. 1t was headed
by Marshal Jacob Schopp, aided BY
X. A. Brown, r. G. Tonkin and Frank
Wilcox. The floats and vehicles
came in the following order:
&. A. R. float, 1OxSS feet, drawn by
four horses, filled with old veterans
with their old equipments
knapsacks, cartridge boxes-and pro-
vided with hospital tents and all evi
dence Of army life. A drum and file
corps was prominent feature. This
float was greeted with cheers through.
out the whole parade. 1t was ap-
propriately decorated and looked
well.
The |. 0. 0. +. float was occupied
BY the chief officers Of the lodge, ar
rayed in the costumes Of their offices.
The float was nicely decorated in corn
and bunting.
The Encampment float was occu-
pied by the prominent members Of
the order and was gaily decorated.
The National Aid Association float,
drawn by six finely decorated horses
and occupied by members and wives
and sweethearts, elected abundant
applause. The horse decoration and
costumes Of the members were par
ticularly fine.
The A. 0. U. W. and D. of H. float
was decorated on sides with lodge de-
vices in bunting Of red, white and
blue, with boat on float rowed by ap-
propriately costumed sailors.
The Fraternal Aid Association float
was made to represent throne which
was canopied by handsomely deco
rated covering. The throne was oc'
cupied by finely arrayed and beau
tiful queen, supported by five young
ladies in waiting
Next came M. John West, aged 81
years, 6 months and 5 days, driven
by his youthful son.in.law, David
Higgins, aged 76.
Following came fantastic rigs, one
being little and big mule hitched to
an old-time buggy with rope harness;
a fantastic cart with two persons
dressed as boy and girl attracted lots
OF attention. Then came chariots,
bicycles and fantastic vehicles Of all
descriptions.
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CORN CARNIVAL AND ITS MANY
PLEASURES.
IMMENSE CROWD HERE.
Parade With Its Floats and Hand
.om.ly Decorated Vehicles Wa. a
ADMINISTRATORS Of Towns Big
Display.
PRIZES AWARDED.

PRIZES AWARDED.
School District Floats
$50 to district 100.
$25 to district 1903.
SIS to district "a.
$40 to district H.
Decorated Vehicles
First prize, Mrs. g. c. Sterl'
Second prize, Mrs. c. II. Pattls0n'
Corn Decorated Vehicle
First prize, May Reed.
Second prize, Mrs Korns'
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FOURTH DIVISION.

| uiOy oice anu iahVuoViO 'onioioo VI ~
descriptions.
FOURTH DIVISION.
Kernel Korn Kob's Konglomerated
circus.
The marshals of this division were
Mott Thayer, Elmer Forney.
The fourth division was formed on
Enterprise avenue with head of col
umnt Buckeye.
Kernel Korn Kob's worlds greatest
shows gave more dazzling and re-
splendent parade than has been wit
messed here in many moons. Kernel
Kob (E. s. Thayer) headed the process
sion and was accompanied by the
chief spieler, j. N. Burton, who en-
deavored to entice the multitude to
the show grounds, where Immediate
ly after the parade free perform
ance was to be given.
Then came the band wagon with
the Dayton clown band which played
almost continuously. The lady and
gentlemen horseback riders followed,
Miles. Herb Jacobs, John Banker,
Mllt Nottorf and Foss Crawford made
quite a hit.
The cages and dens came next.
Most of these were open and showed
much originality on the part Of Ker-
mel Korn Kob's corps of assistants.
The first cage contained five Filipino
the second, wild cats, and from the
top Of this cage Prof. Won Brooches
macher, the Dutch comedian, har-
angued the populace; third cage with
elephant on top contained deer and
Prof. X. Grubbs, the snake charmer;
fourth, Nick Robson's famous blood
hounds (p) which was greeted with
much applause. Then followed 10
Rough Riders whose weapons con-
sisted Of every thing from 45 calibre
six shooters to toy pistols. Even one
of the Indians was present. The
fifth cage contained five leopards;
Thoroughbred greyhound) which
were grealy admired by all coursing
enthusiasts; sixth, panther (mastifl);
seventh, little puppy as lion with
wild man as tanner; eighth, closed
den on top Of which was the zobo
band; ninth, Gagged zebra painted
donkey; tenth, sandhill badger;
eleventh, human horned toad.
The end Of procession was brought
up by an ingeniously devised calliope
lone Of c. W. Parker's organs run
by an engine.
One Of the prettiest features Of the
circus parade was the four plumed
Shetland ponies hitched to a tiny dec
crate cart and driven tandem by
Master George Mcdonald. The
clowns caused much merriment on
account OF their ridiculous make-ups.
/ Kernel Korn Kob's Konglomerated
circus from beginning to end was a
crackerlack, and the young men who
spent much time in making the cir
Gus division one Of the principal and
most attractive features OF the parade
deserve much credit for their efforts.
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Bearce, the Clothier, has a booth
over the sidewalk tasteiully decorated
with corn in ear and stalks. On top
is an immense pair Of overalls evil
IDENTIFY made for the Cardiff giant.
This attracts much attention.
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D. Il. Kellar has his awning richly
decorated in green corn. The RE-
FLECToR blocks front Is mass Of
kalir corn, corn in ear, bunting and
flags. p. @. Lucier has his awning
tastefully ornamented The Chron-
icle Office has a skeleton awning with
arch arch and frieze decorations. T.
M. Langston has novel sign in corn
kernel letters.
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Hodge Brothers have covered their
signs with ears Of corn nailed on
The top OF the front is a frieze Of
kailir corn that makes an effective
border. On the roof there are four
shocks OF corn. The decorations are
very clever. Frank Jayme has his
store front covered with corn.
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HELPLESS ON THE OCEAN
STEAMSHIP BULGARIA DRIFTING ON
THE STORMY ATLANTIC.
Twenty-Five of Her Passengers TAX
en- Off by the WeehawlSen, but the
Fate of the Others Unknown.

PONTA DEL. GADA, Azores Islands, Feb.
12-The British tank steamer Weehawken,
Captain Casey. from Philadelphia, Jan. q,
for Hull, has arrived here with twenty
passengers from the Hamburg-American
liner Bulgaria, Captain Schmidt, from New
York, Jan. 2S, for Hamburg. The Wee
hawken reports the Bulgaria drifting help
less eight hundred miles from the Azores.
Nothing is known here as to the fate of the
other passengers.
LONDON, Feb. 1S-According to dis
patch from Ponta del Gada to the Daily
Mail, the twenty-five members of the Bull
garia's company on board the Weehawken
are women and children. The rest of the
passengers and the crew could not be taken
off owing to heavy weather.
NEW YORK, Feb. IA representative
of the Associated Press conveyed to Emil
l.. Boas, the general agent of the Hamburg
American line in this city, the information
received by cable that the Bulgaria has
been reported by the tank steamer Wee
hawken drifting in a helpless condition 500
miles from the Azores islands, and that
twenty-five of her passengers had been res
cued by the Weehawken. No report of the
affair had reached Mr.. Boas up to that
time, and he was greatly surprised. He SAID
the Bulgaria left this port on Jan. 2S. He
said at first that the steamer carried twen-
ty-five steerage passengers, but later said
she had forty-seven passengers aboard. Her
crew numbered seventy-five, under COM
mand of Captain Schmidt, She had on
board 1O7 horses and 1900 tons of freight,
most of 1t being grain. The Bulgaria, Mr..
Boas said had no cabin accommodations
for passengers, and therefore, all the pas
sengers aboard were in the steerage. They
were mostly Germans, and from all parts OF
the United States. The Bulgaria is not
regular liner and has been in the service
of the Hamburg-American Company but
one year. She was built in England, and is
a twin-screw steamer of 1900 tonnage. Mr..
Boas said that it was impossible to obtain
a list of the names of the steerage passen-
gers tonight, and that the company does
not keep a list of the crews on its ships.
He had no idea what could have happened
to the steamer, except that probably some
of her machinery had broken in the heavy
storms which have prevailed during the
past week everywhere.
NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-The Bulgaria is
sister snip 10 the bldAi' INC ull4lSllSloHS Vi
which are: Length deck measuremenD, 5l5
feet; beam, 62 feet; depth (from keel to avn
ing decl), 46 feet. Her displacement is
about 1900 tons, her dead weight capacity
10 600 tons and she is able to take about H.,
900 tons measurement of cargo. She is
equipped with two quadruple expansion en-
gines, which work independently of each
other and are balanced by the Schlick sys-
tenn. The indicated horse power developed is
4,00O. The hull is divided into eleven water
tight compartments which do not communi-
cate with each other. The hull is double
bottom. The Bulgaria has two masts and
one funnel
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and baby. The following are missing and
are belived to be dead: Three Hondei broth
ers and Baptisto Bretto. The following
have been recovered alive, but will probably
die: Antonio Cerllana, Antonio Nigretti and
one unknown.
To-days slide was the most disastrous
ever known in Clear Creek county. 1t oc~
CURED at s o'clock this morning. Starting
two miles from camp the avalanche came
with terrific force, carrying with IL huge
powders and immense trees. A short dis
tance from the starting point the avalanche
parted, one section coming from Cherokee
gulch. taking with it two cabins occupied
by Italians and a shafthouse Of the Carey
City mine. The other slide came down VIII
lihan gulch between Pelican and Seven
thirty mines. This portion of the slide did
the most damage. Settlements of miners,
mostly Italians, were situated in both gulch-
es. For a week or more the inhabitants
have moved from place to place to escape
threatened disaster should the thousands OF
tons Of snow start down the mountain sides.
Some of the most venturesome fingered in
their homes, and when the slide came to-day
escape was for them impossible. 1t is esti-
mated that thirteen bodies are still buried
beneath the piles of snow in the two gulches.
There is practically no hope for those under
the debris. instantaneous death was prob
ably their fate.
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ceIved at Hong-Kong and mailed to Malolos
which decided that the attack be made
about the 9TH inst: Eagerness of the insur-
gent troops 70 begin the engagement precip-
itated a battle II has been very quiet on
the lines from Caloocan on the north TO
Panay on the south. Yesterday a small
reconnoitering party, twelve miles south OF
the city, was fired on and two men slightly
wounded. Two insurgents with arms were
captured. IN the affair of the 10th Mac
Arthur division was very successful. The
enemy's loss was considerable. Have col
lected seventy dead bodies and there are
more not yet discovered. Insurgents are re-
ported TO be gathering in force twelve miles
north, on the railway, but evidently per-
picked"
General Otis also cabled additional cas-
ualties as follows, the killed and wounded
all being privates:
Fourteenth Infantry
BERNHART HENsEL Company f,
Wounded y WILLIAM RANSOM. Company
First Idaho
- KoSEKELLA. Company F, wounded.
Utah Artillery
CHARLES S. HILLS, Battery b,
Third Artillery
THEODORE GOOD. Battery K, killed.
Thirteenth Minnesota
JAMES HARTLEY, WILLIAM c.
FITCH, Company d, wounded.
First Montana
MALLORY THOMAS. Company K,
wounded
First California
ANTHONY NELSON PARCKARD,
Company G, killed.
Fourth Cavalry
JAMES THORSON, Troop E, wounded.
Twentieth Kansas
ALEXANDER NJ. MITCHELL, Company
Il, wounded
Frank Gott, Company ], First Montana,
reported missing yesterday, has reported to
his company commander.
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REVIEW OF DEPARTMENTS
NO PECUNIARY BENEFIT REAPED BY
ALGER, THE REPORT SAYS.
Conduct of the War Generally
Praised, but Faults in Our system
Pointed Out-RecOmmendati

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12-The report SUBJ
mitted to the President last Wednesday
by the commission appointed by MIN 20 in
vestigate the conduct of the War Depart
ment in the war with Spain was made pub
lie tonight. The report is a unanimous
one, all the members Of the commission hav-
ing signed it except Colonel Sexton, whose
death occurred Feb. 4. At its close it says:
1t is with profound regret that the COM
mission reports that during its later ses-
sions Col. James A. Sexton was prevented
by sickness from being present, and on the
4th of February our colleague closed an
honored and active life" The report is a
voluminous document, containing about 65 900
words, and an official abstract, prepared by
the secretary of the commission, was fur
nished to the press for its convenience The
most interesting portion is that relating to
the refrigerated-beef charges. This feature
Of the report follows:
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out that the pressure was great enough to
carry the streams to the third story. To
add to the difficulty Of the situation, the
temperature was several degrees below
Zero and a bitter north wind was blowing
Many of the firemen were severely frost
bitten. About two hours after the fire
started the Madlson-street wall fell out.
tons of red-hot bricks crashing into the
street, and breaking many large plate-glass
windows on the opposite side. Several Of
the fremen had narrow escapes from being
caught.
Mendal Bros. suffered a loss of about
$4,000, chiefly from water, their basement
being flooded. Other losses consisting Of
broken plate glass and damage by smoke
and water, will probably amount to 81, 500
McClurg's stock was insured for about
S350,000
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Loss OF NEARLY $3.50, 900.
Book and Stationery Firm of A, c.
McCIurg a. Co. Burned Out.

McCIurg ~ Co. Burned Out.
CHICAGO, Feb. 12-The fve-story brick
building at the northwest corner of Wabash
avenue and Madison street, occupied by the
book and stationery firm of a. c. McClurg
& Co., was, with its contents, destroyed by
fire to-day, entailing loss of nearly $3.50, GOO,
of which $4,000 was on the stock. McClurg
& Co. carried one of the largest stocks Of
rare old books and manuscripts outside the
great libraries, including many volumes
which cannot be replaced. All these were
lost The fire was started by an explosion
of gas which leaked from pipe on the third
floor and spread with amazing rapidity. Be
fore the first engine arrived flames were
pouring from the second, third and fourth
story windows. and in a very short time the
floors commenced to fall in and the walls
bulge The firemen, from the first. had no
hope OF saving the building, and directed
their efforts to preventing the flames spread
ing to Mandel Bros, dry goods store across
the alley. Considerable difficulty was ex-
perienced by them az first on account Of
the low water pressure, many of the
hydrants being partly frozen. and it was
nearly twenty minutes after the fire broke
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street-RaiIway Consolidntion.

CHICAGO, Feb. IA consolidation of all
the outlying street-car companies connected
with the YeTkes system in Chicago has
been quietly formed, and articles of incor-
poration of the Chicago Consolidated Trac-
tion Company, with a capital stock of Sl5,-
10000 filed at Springfield The nominal IN.
corporators include Clarence Knight and
Paul Brown, of the law firm of Knight a
Brown. who do much of the legal work for
Charles T. YeTlxes. Ii Is seid the consoli-
dation was simply in the interests Of econ.
omy and better public service.
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SUFFERING At PERU.
Gas Pressure Not Above an Ounce
All Yesterday.

Associated Press Dispatch.
PERU. Ind, Feb. 12.--By a serious break,
not yet located. in the mains of the natural
gas company an alarming condition con-
fronts this city tonight. All day the
pressure has not gone above one ounce, and
great suffering and distress is reported
owing 10 the intense cold. The government
thermometer registers fourteen degrees The
break is twenty miles away and not yet To-
Gated A complete break is among the possi-
bilities for tonight and presents an alarm
ing condition.
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nrerfnn in Good Henlth.

LONDON, Feb 13-The Daily Telegraph
publishes the following dispatch from
Cayenne, capital of French Guiana ''The
judicial officer who has just returned here
from a visit TO Dreyfus on the Isle Du Dia-
blex informs me that the prisoner Is in
good health but declines to reply to written
interrogations of the Court OF Cessation on
the ground that his answers are inaccurate
ly transmitted to Paris"
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Five Men seriously Iniured.

NEW YORK, Feb. 12-Fire early this
morning did $4,000 damage to Nillson Hail.
East Fifteenth street, and eight firemen had
a narrow escape from DEATH The men were
working on the roof when it collapsed pre-
cipitating them to the floor inside, a dis
tance of thirty feet The most seriously in
jured were: a. A. Aarons, w. J. McDon-
ough, James Sherlock, David Foley and
Frank Murphy. The other men were able
to continue with their work
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Trotting Meeting Dates.

DUBUQUE, Ia, Feb. 12-Dates for the
Great Western Circuit have been arranged
in conjunction with the Grand Circuit tracks
in the West as follows: Davenport, July 5
to 8: Peoria, July 10 TO Is; Detroit, July Il
TO q; Cleveland. July p TO 20: Chicago.
July 81 TO Aug. 8; Fort Wayne, Aug to
u; Hedrick, Aug. Z TO y; Joliet. Aug 1S
% IS; independence, Aug. q 10 20; Dubuque,
Milwaukee. Sept. II to 49, Terre Haute,
sept % TO %; Rockford. Sept. IS to 2S Louis
Vile. Sept. % TO 90; Lexington, Oct / to L.
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THE GRANT At suEz.
some of LawtOn's Soldiers on Drunk
ut Port Said.


SUEZ, Feb. 12.-The United States trans
port Grant, which sailed from New York for
Manila on Jan. 10. having on board Major
General Lawton and staff, the Fourth
United States regular infantry under Briga-
dier General Of Volunteers r. Fl. Hail. and
battalion of the Seventeenth Infantry, under
Major Rogers, arrived here from Port Said
to-day. General Lawton had telegraphed
the United States consular agent, A w
Heyden that fifty members of the expedition
had deserted at Port Said and would be
brought to Suez by train. guard of
Egyptian soldiers was marshaled in the de-
pot to prevent their escape. But only two
men appeared. These said that neither they
nor any of the others wished TO desert the
expedition. They had gone ashore and got
drunk, but were willing to return. The
transport will wait for them here.
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COLUMBUS, o., Feb. 12.-The last bat
talon of the Seventeenth United States In
fantry, comprising Companies F. "A, and
e under command of Major O'Brien, left
at 5:23 p. m. to-day for New York en- route to
the Philippines. The battalion was accom-
panied by the band and headquarters staff.
The intense cold prevented a large public
demonstration. The regiment left about
forty sick men at the Columbus post.
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ST. LOUIS, Feb. 12.-Dispatches received
here state that the cold of last night in CEN
trail Missouri was a record breaker At
jefferson City thirty degrees below zero was
recorded. There an old negress froze to
death in her cabin. The other casualties are
William Dixon, living near Clarksburg, Mo-,
and May Carter colored, and child, at
Springfield, Mo- The damage to fruit trees
and the loss to live stock is heavy.
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ST. LOUIS, Feb. 12.-According to the
Weather Bureau officials the coolest weather
in the country tonight prevails around St.
Louis. At a. m. seven and a half degrees
below zero was the official record, while in
struments in different sections of the city
went as low as twenty and twenty-five
below. At p. m, when the bureau made
its last report, six below was the record,
and 1t was getting colder.
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Mother and Son Burned.

BIG RAPIDS. Mich, Feb. 12-The home
of Anton Bader located four miles north
east Of Paris, burned early to-day and his
wife and two-year-pld son perished in the
flames 1t is supposed the woman went back
after once leaving the house, to save some
valuables and was overcome by smoke.