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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-06
CATTLE CONDITIONS.
Something Of Interest to Every Stock
Raiser.

ke6lu0k'
The secretary Of the National Live
Stock Association furnishes the Re-
FLEcToR the following statement of
range conditions compiled from his
reports;
Conditions affecting live stock on
the ranges and ranches Of the West
during the past six months have been
extremely unfavorable. Following
the unusually severe winter came a
cold and unreasonable spring. Cold
dry winds ate up the moisture from
the SHOWS as rapidly as it melted,
and in some sections no fresh grass
has yet appeared. While the season
was unusually late in the Northwest,
taking in Montana, Idaho, Utah, Wy
oming and the Dakotas, and while
there was some drouth reported in
in this section early in the season,
there has recently been sufficient
rains in greater portions of these
states to guarantee plenty Of feed,
though the grass is late in all Sec
tions. That section Of the country
living south OF a line drawn from Los
Angeles, California, through central
Nevada and Utah and close to the
northern line OF Colorado, through
Rawlins, Wyoming, and then south
west taking in all Of Colorado and
western Texas to the Gulf, has been
suffering from the worst drouth
known in years. Colorado and South
ern, Utah and all OF Arizona and New
Mexico have been almost completely
without moisture or rainfall since
March. To make matters worse,
there has been constant cold, dry
winds, which dessicatedu the ground,
and what little grazing there was
has been badly covered by drifting
sands. In mountain districts, con-
ditions have been somewhat better,
but the continued cold nights far in
to June have not helped conditions.
In the extreme east, plenty OF rain
fall is reported; while in the corn
states Of the Mississippi valleys an
excess Of moisture has been the rule.
While these conditions shave insured
an abundance Of hay and pasturage,
it has in flew limited sections en-
the corn crop to consider
able extent.
The estimated winter loss OF stock, !
including the early spring loss Of 6 ,
per cent, made in former bulletin
has not been materially changed by
later returns, information from all
sections Of the West showing the
losses to have varied from to Is per
cent. 6 per cent being considered a
conservative estimate Of the whole.
Some indication Of the number Of
losses may be derived from authentic
reports that $4,000 hides have been
received at Victoria, Texas; l4,5OO at
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-06
campaign document.

The News has brought out c. W,
Brandenburg as a candidate for tn,
fusion nomination for governor. l,
says he is q Democrat, Then wha,
earthly show has he for the nomina
ton? The Populists are not nomi'
mating Democrats for the good jobs,
The Democratic tail Of the fusion
kite need not expect much.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-06

A Populist editor Of Concordia has
been growing about hard times but
evidently he was not believed for a
burglar got 800 from his house the
other night. His poverty plea was
pure bluff-he is making money fast.
er than he can spend it.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-06

Captain Coghlan, Of navy fame,
throws the following beautiful bou-
quet to the goth Kansas 1.-The Fill.
pinos can be civilized II the Kansas
soldiers are keptin the islands and
supplied with enough ammunition"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-06

Wichita Eagle: ii see," said, Ma.
poleon, dangling his legs over the
edge Of the cloud and splitting tobac-
co juice on Mars, THAT Ingalls, calls
me liar. What do ! think Of In.
gallsP Why, he's Knocker, that's
what he isl
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-06

Liberal, Kansas; 5000 at Las Vegas,
New Mexico, and $500 at Panhandle,
Texas, during the past six weeks.
All sections report light calf crop
and considerable loss, owing to the
cold nights and the poor conditions
Of the cows. In some portions Of the
Panhandle of Texas, Oklahoma, In
dian Territory, New Mexico and
southern Colorado the losses from
this cause reached as high as 25 per
cent.
The spring movement Of cattle has
been lighter than usual. The move
ment from the south was late starting
and the bulk of the cattle moved
went to the Northwest, the movement
that way showing an increase over
last season Of fully 80 per cent, but
falling off in the Missouri valley
states Of fully 60 per cent. This
movement, however, is fully Is per
cent below that for many years prior
to 1898. Prices have ranged lower
than a year ago on this class of cat
tie. The drouth in the South and
rather crowded ranges induced more
liberal selling on the close of the sea-
son. All the cattle moving consisted
Of yearlings and few 2 year.olds,
there being nothing in sight above
those ages.
The movement from the West was
very light. This was due to two
causes. In the first place there were
less cattle in the country to be moved
and in the second, the scarcity Of cat
tie on the Pacific coast has made such
strong demand at home that not
only are the cattle on the coast re.
naming at home this season, but the
demand is drawing on the supplies
in Montana, Idaho and Utah. The
result has been strong demand for
this class of cattle at prices rather
higher than year ago and the out
look for the fall is not considered
good for anything like an average
run. The supply Of feeders for the
fall will come from Colorado, Utah
and the Panhandle OF Texas. There
will be few feeders from New Mex
leo and few from Wyoming, but the
first named sections will supply the
big end Of the demand.
Reports from northern ranges are
to the effect that grass fat cattle will
late in moving and will be fewer in
numbers than in previous years.
Estimates Of the decrease in supply
vary from 40 to so per cent. In east
ern Colorado, western Kansas and
Nebraska, there are more young cat
tie grazing than year ago, but few
Of them are expected to be fit for
beef but will rather 60 to market as
feeders. All sections report almost
no steers above the age Of years,
and the bulk Of the feeders are ex.
pected to be young cattle.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-06

The Hutchinson salt works have
increased the wages Of employees
$3.50 to $3.50 q day. The raise is
not big one, but it is enough to
count good deal at the end Of the
week and will not be valuable Pop
ulist campaign document.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-06

A Missouri paper wants this coun.
try called "Usona" which interpreted
means United States Of North Amer
lea. This State will agree II it is
made Kusona in which the X stands
for Kansas.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-06

A telegram says that the Ohio Val,
ley railroad company has increased
its employees wages 10 per cent, the
second 10 per cent raise in year.
Has the Dickinson County News
heard of itp
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-06
Henderson and Col. Evans.

Iowa, the next speaker OF the house
in which he was reported to have
said concerning some severe criti'
cisms Of his Of H. Clay Evans, com.
missioner Of pensions:
"Here in my home state. in my
home district, in the city | love SC
well and among q people | love SC
well, from this platform from which
| have spoken to you so often, want
to publicly acknowledge the grea,
wrong ! have done H. Clay Evans,
Boys, he is your friend and the friend
OF the old soldiers everywhere. Let
us give him at least justice"
Captain 0. H. Coulter, department
commander Of the Kansas &. A. r.,
addressed letter to General Hender-
son at his home in Dubuque, Iowa,
under date Of June II, criticising him
severely for the position he had taken.
Replying to Captain Coulter under
date OF June %, General Henderson
said:
Il cannot better answe. your letter
than to send you copy of the letter
just written by me to Corporal James
Tanner of Washington, D. c."
Henderson's letter to Tanner fol-
lows
"My Dear Comrade- Yours of the
18th is received. In answer thereto
| have only briefly to say; Some Of
the items sent are true and the utter
ances were made by me. Some are
entirely original with the reporter
and none Of them gives the accom-
panying facts which gave IN my
Waterloo speech.
81 have been sore at Evans, chiefly
because he refused to reinstate an old
soldier Of the Third Iowa infantry,
who had been chief Of a division, and
whose head, think, was the first to
be taken off by Hoke Smith. stated
early my grievance. But | was then
informed that eleven old soldiers had
been reinstated as chiefs OF divisions,
seventy put on the board Of review,
twenty.six made medical examiners,
1879 clerks reinstated-old soldiers
all-and 279 old soldiers promoted as
clerks, with sixty'four widows and
orphans OF old soldiers reinstated or
promoted; that there were 10000
drawing $l2 under the act OF 1890
and that there had been more pen.
sions allowed the last fiscal year than
in any one year since 1898.
~ said II these things were true,
as claimed by the pension office, |
owed Mr. Evans an apology, and was
frank to make it in the midst Of my
own personal friends. This is in sub
stance what ! said;
lyon know | do not intend to hit
a man unless | know he deserves it,
and was willing to make admissions
to the extent indicated
at makes me little hot for some
OF the boys to claim that my utter
ances were made in the hopes of help
ing me in the speakership, when the
truth is that when they were made |
had won and the battle was over, and
! had nothing to ask of Mr.. Evans,
except that he reinstate an old soldier
as chief Of division.
"How any soldier with ordinary in
telligence could think that | was bid
ding for something in what ! said to
my old comrades at campfire, when
| wanted to give them the truth, is
very difiicult for ma In com nrehand y
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-06

Why not compromise and call July
Sd Sampson-Schley dayP
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-06
Announcements.

lam Il candidate for the office OF sheriff OF
Dickinson County, subject to the decision OF
the Republican county convention,
$, A. COOPER.
hereby announce myself as u candidate
for sheriff Of Dickinson county subject to
he decision OF the Republican county con-
ventl0n, r. A. Blown.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-06

Dewey will arrive sooner than ex'
pected. That is what he did May LIST,
1898.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-06
Official Statement.

Report of the condition of The Abb.
lene National Bank at Abilene, in the
State of Kansas, at the close of bust.
ness, June so, 1899:
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-06
Local Markets.
BUTTER MARKET.

BUTTER MARKET.
Prices for creamery butter at points nam
ed for week ending today. Dickinson county
price " cents less than New York; IN cent?
less than Chicago.l
KANSAS CITY-Fancy separator i6hc, dair,
fancy l3c.
CHroAao-Creamery 1874 @ Is, dairy II Q
l6hc, steady. \
New YORK Western creamery 1Sh,
steady,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-06

E. Bergstresser, dentist.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-02-21

American Messenger service.
Masonic Temple, Telephone 444. y
If you want a nice rubber tire
hack with a careful driver ring up
Club Stable Hack Stand Tel. 319,
and we guarantee you will be
Satisfied.
Mr.. f. @. Helbig, a prominent
druggis. of Lynchburg, Va, says
"One OF our citizens was cured of
rheumatism of two years stand
ing, by one bottle of G Chamberlain 3
Pain Balm. This linimept is
famous for its cures of rheuma-
tism; thousands have been de.
lighted with the prompt relief
which it affords. For sale by all
dealers. Benson, Smith e. Co.,
Gen. Agents.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-02-21
Fire Arms

You go to gun store or hardware store;
If a suit Of clothes is the object of your
quest, you go to tailor; while if one of
the latest novels, whether ii be with
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-02-21
j. S.SubSlStGlCB Department.
Proposals for Fresh
Beef and Mutton.
Gedge Cottage, Honolulu, H. l., U. S.A., |
February 18th, 1900.

Gedge Cottage, Honolulu, H. l., u. S. A., |
February 18th, 1900. !
Sealed proposals, in triplcate, will be re-
ceved at the office until II o'clock a. M,
February 18th, 1890, and then opened, for
furnishing the fresh beef and mutton in
bulk, 5000 pounds, more or less, required
at this station by the Subsistence Depart
ment, u. S. Army, during the period COM
mencing March Ist, 1899, and ending March
3Ist, 1890. Fresh beef shall be good in
quality and condition fit for immediate use,
and from fore and hind quartermeats proper
tionately, including all the best cuts thereof.
Fresh Mutton shall be of good and
marketable quality, from wethers over one,
and under three years old. Beef and NUT
ton to be dressed, and delivered as described
in circular instructions. Proposals will
also be received stating price at which bid
der will deliver fresh beef or mutton, of
character above stated, and to be delivered
of temperature not greater than 50 degrees
Fahrenheit. Government reserves right
to reject in whole or in part any or all bids.
Instructions furnished on application at
this Office.
PHILIP M. LYDlG,
Captain and Com. U. S. Vols, Chief
and Purchasing CommisSary.
II4o-tillF28
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-02-21
ENGLAND Is WAITING.

London, February 9.-In the
House of Commons to-day the
Parliamentary Secretary Of the
Foreign Office, the Rt. Hon,
William st. John Broderick, re-
plying to question on the sub
ject, said her majesty's Govern
ment was awaiting the arrival of
consular dispatches from Samoa
before expressing an opinion re-
gardipg the recognition of Mataa
ia as King Of Samoa.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-02-21
WAS PARRAGUT'S FLAGSHIP
Old Corvette Hartford 10 be Fitted Up
for Service.
Good Ship for Samoa - Talk About Attitude Of
Germany and Great
Britain.

New York, February ga Sun
special from Washington says:
The advlsability of pushing work
on the old corvette Hartford, Far
ragut's flagship, now at Mare ISL
and Navy Yard, has been called
to the attention of Secretary Long
by Chief Constructor Hichborn,
who believes the vessel is we'll
adapted for service in Samoan
waters and for the station which
is to be established at either
Guam or Honolulu, where war
vessels will have to be retained.
Constructor Hichborn shows
that for over four years work has
been progressing on the Hart.
ford by slow stages, owing to
limited appropriations made each
year. and that unless the sum is
increased and more men employ
ed the ship will be uine months
more at the navy yard. Con-
structor Hichborn wants to use
some of the emergency fund to
hasten the work, and il the ex-
penditure of any part of this is
authorized it is said the vessel can
be made ready for sea in the late
spring.
Washington, February 9.-The
press reports from Samoa, as far
rs they 90. agree with the official
reports touching the occurrence
of official snsrls and official dis
regard for treaty obligations that
have come from official sources.
There can be no doubt, it is said
here, that the conduct Of the Ger
man Consul General at Samoa,
Rose, and thu German president
of the Municipal Council, Raffel,
Was arbitrary, overbearing and in
of not only the spirit
but the letter of the treaty of
Berlin.
Still, United States EN- bassador
White having by this time pre-
scented the American view to the
German Government at Berlin,
there is no disposition on the
part of the Authorities here to add
to the difficulties of the situation
by q public discussion of the
matter in the newspapers while it
is still a subject of diplomatic ex
change, particularly in view Of
the confident expectation that the
German Government will act with
exact propriety in regulating the
conduct of its overzealous officials.
Nothing has been done yet to-
wards securing an amendment or
an alteration Of the treaty of Ber-
liz, so as to relieve the govern
ment of the Samoan islands from
the many difficulties which now
beset it, and it is certain that
will be done in that di-
rection until the status quo has
been restored at Apia as near as
may be.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-02-21
GrOCerS.
When WE
Offer
An Article
For Sale-'uuv

And call it something, we're quite
sure there's no false label on it; quite sure,
indeed, that it is just what we call it, or
we wouldn't expect to hold our position in
the trade very long.
We haven't labored steadily we'll on
toward the quarter century mark to reach
the top in our line of business just to fool
away that good name we prize so much
on game of chance like misrepresenting
an article of food.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-02-21
A Word to
the Wise
is Sufficient -

Therefore hint in the right direction is
all that is necessary. If you wish to
purchase
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-02-21
Bankers.
CLAUS srEEoKELs. VIM. q. InwIs
Claus SprscksIs & 10.
BANKERS.
HONOLULU -
San Francisco Agents-TBE NEVADA BANK M
SAN FRANCISCO.

DRAW EXCHANGE ON
SAN FBASCIsoo-The Nevada Bank of san
Francisco.
LoNDos-The Union Bank of London, Ltd,
SEw YORE--AmericaB Exchange National
Bank.
CHIoAao-Merchants National Bank.
PARIS - Compton National d'Escompt de
Paris.
BBRLIN-Dresdner Bank.
HoNeKoNa AND YoKoHAMA-Hongkonp q
Shanghai Banking Corporation.
NBw ZEALAND AND AUsTRALIA--Banko of New
Zealand.
VICTORIA AND VAHcouvER--Bank of British
North America.
raHSaCt General Banking and Exchange Business
Deposits Received. Loans made on An
proved Security. Commercial and Travellers
Credits Issued. Bills OF Exchange bought
and sold.
COLLECTIONS PROMPTLY ACCOUNTED FoA
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-02-21

This ever popular Rainier beer
is becoming a household word
aud twill you have a glass of
Seattle" is more often heard than
anything else. The Criterion
Saloon have the beer on tap or in
bottles.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-02-21
BISHOP & co.
SavingsBank

................. Savings Deposits win be
received and interest allowed by this
Bank at four and one-balf per cent.
per annum. The terms, rules and
regulations OF the Hawaiian Postal Saw.
ings Bank have been adopted as far as
II Is practicable to apply them, and the
Cash Reserve Of $50, 900 as required un.
der the Postal Act will be maintained.
Printed copies OF tho Rules and Reg.
ulations may be obtained on application.
BISHOP Il co.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-02-21
HEAD OFFICE, YOKOHAMA

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES.
Kobe, London, Lyons, New YORK,
Ban Francisco, Shanghai,
Bombay, Hong Kong.
The Bank buys and receives for collec.
ton Bills OF Exchange, issues Drafts and
Letters Of Credit on the above Branches
and Agencies, and transacts a general q,
banking business.
INTEREST ALLOWED
On Fixed Deposit for IL months, per cent D. q,
On Fixed Deposit for months. az
On Fixed Deposit for mos.
INTEREST ALLOWED
by the Head Office at Yokohama, on Current De-
post, 5A per cent per annum.
On Fixed Deposit tor ra months. per cent p. ..
New Republic BullalDg. Ill King St., Honolulu.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-02-21
----k.stablished 1855
=S .IGs.T::|-c)T &c Go.
BANKERS,

Transact a General Banking
and Exchange Business.
Commercial and Travellers
Letters Of Credit issued, avail
'ble in all the principal cities
If the world.
Interest allowed after July
L, 1898, on fixed deposits 3
months 3 per cent, 6 months
81 per cent, II months 4
per cent.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-02-21
Fire and Sword

Or something else is what you want, you
go to some establishment that makes the
sale of books a speciality. Following out
the same line of reasoning, it is safe to
affirm that he who makes a profession of
anything is much better able to give you
satisfaction than he who only handles
what YOU want as a side issue. We are
professional photographers of years of
experience, and are particularly anxious ia
do the best we can for the amateur. Come
up and have talk with us.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-09-28
INCREASE OF DEAF MUTES.
Defective Additions Said to BE Due
oIntermarriage-Sta tement
of Authorities.

The census of 1890 showed 1883 deaf
mutes in the United States. p. it is
admitted that the list is defective, so
many parents and relations wishing to
conceal defects that the censustakers
could not get accurate data. In 1870 the
number was 16,205. Statistics show
that the number of deaf mutes is in
creasing at much faster ratio than
the total population, and that more and
more deaf mutes are marrying deaf
mutes. and thus propagating defeI-
tive variety of the race.
DR.. w. w. Turner, the late principal
of the American asylum, in Hartford,
the largest institution in the coun-
try where deaf mutes are received,
shows that the number of congenital
deaf mutes is multiplying with in
creased rapidity. He cites one case
where a woman lived to see 16 deaf
and dumb grandchildren.
He declares that every consideration
of philanthrophy, as well as the best
interests of congenitally deaf persons
themselves, should induce their teach
ers and friends to urge on them the inn
propriety of intermarriage. Years ago
there was one deaf mute to every 1900
of the population.
Prof. Alexander Graham Bell, the
celebrated inventor, married deaf
mute and has written "A Memoir Upon
the Formation of Deaf Variety
of the Human Race" After extern
c.. hn 10 Il ~ Ia fDt
THE indications are that the con"
genital deaf mutes of this country are
increasing at greater rate than the
population at large.
And the deaf mute children of deaf
mutes are increasing at greater rate
than the congenital deaf mute popula-
ton.
IF the laws of heredity that are
known to hold in the case of animals
also apply to man, the intermarriage
of congenital deaf mutes through n
number of successive generations
should result in the formation of deaf
mute variety of the human race"
Reports of the American asylum, at
Hartford, show that SO per cent. of the
pupils admitted had deaf mute rela-
| tives. Cases showing as many as Is
deaf mute relatives to one individual
were found. There were more than
$4,000 deaf mutes in the United States
who belonged to families containing
more than one deaf mute.
More threatening still is the state
ment of DR.. Henry i. Peet, the deaf
and dumb specialist. He declares as a
result of his researches that the nor
nal hearing brothers and sisters of a
deaf mute are about as liable to have
| deaf children as the deaf mute himself.
N. .. Picayune.