Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-04-27
BOGUS STAMPS USED.
Internal Revenue Officers Seize
Cigars from Pennsylvania.
A TEST OF WIRELESS TELECRAPHY.
An Effort to BE Made to Pass the Electric
Waves Over ChicagO's High Buildings
Ch0ctaw Cattle Law Bulbs Frozen
Advance In Window Glass.

Chicago, April s2.-Bogus stamps
were discovered by local internal reve-
nue. officers yesterday on several hun
bred boxes Of cigars which they say
came from factory No. S,74l, Ninth dis
trict of Pennsylvania, the proprietors
of which are said to have been arrested
in the east. The counterfeit certiti-
Gates were found only on boxes con-
tanning 80 cigars and were readily de-
tected by the obscure stars in the let
tiers of the word cigars" The result
was telegraphed to the commissioner
at Washington and instructions Were
received to seize all the contraband
goods, which We're at first only de-
tanned. Over 2OOOO0 cigars which came
from the factory of the eastern coun-
terfeiters have already been located
At San Francisco, 10000 cigars were
seized yesterday by the internal reve-
nue. officers because the internal reve-
nue. stamps were found to be forgery.
The seizure was made by Collector of
Internal Revenue John c. Lynch and
Internal Revenue Agent Bert Thomas
They will not divulge the name of the
firm from which the cigars were re-
ceived The cigars are the manufac-
ture of factory No. S,74l, of Lancaster
county, Pa.
A TEST OF WIRELESS TELEGRAPnY.
Chicago, April ss.-What is regarded
as a supreme test of the Marconi sys-
TEN of wireless telegraphy will be
made in this city under the auspices of
the Tribune. The advocates of the
system have never tried it where large
masses Of steel are present to exert an
influence upon the electric current, and
if the signals can be made to pass over
the high buildings in large cities it will
be a success. The first attempt will be
made from the top of the Masonic tenn
Pile to the Auditorium, n distance of
one-third of mile. If this is success
full trials will be made between the
temple and one of the water cribs IN
the lake.
CIoCTAw CATTLE LAW.
South McAlester, |. T., April o.
Nineteen ears of cattle standing ON the
track ut this place yesterday morning,
with no privilege to unload was the
first result of the new Choctaw cattle
law. Mr.. Reynolds, of Texas, shipped
these cattle in, not knowing that the
prohibitory law had been passed or
that such law had ever been contem-
plated by the Choctaw council. Mr..
Reynolds was busy all day telegraph
ing to parties in the Chickasaw nation
for grazing land and shipped his cattle
to that nation last night
REALIZE THAT BULBS WERE FROZEN.
Chicago, April 22.-t'lorists and gar
deners in the vicinity of Chicago who
have been waiting for weeks for some
sign of growth from the bulbs from
which they expected to supply early
blossoms have awakened to a realiza-
ton of the fact that the severe cold
weather of last winter destroyed u
large share of the bulbs. 1t is esti-
mated the loss from the freezing of
the bulbs will be over 81 100000 within
a radius of 40 miles of Chicago
Rig ADVANCE IN WINDOW GLASS.
Pittsburgh. Pa, April %, i. G.
Sayre president of the American Glass
company. said last night that the com
pany decided yesterday to advance
prices 20 per cent on double and IL per
cent. on single strength. Mr. Sayre
says the announcement yesterday OF a
general advance of 10 per cent, was
premature.