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New-York tribune., 1900-06-10
THE TELEPHOSOGRAPH.

Berlin correspondence OF The London Mail.
The telephOnOCraph is a new invention. which
comes to from Denmark Not quite for the
first time. for had heard of IT about year
ago; since then though. the inventors have
made progress.
Yesterday the Postmaster General Won Pod
bielsky was present at the experiments. The
telephOnOgraph is combination of the tele
phone with newly constructed phOnograph
which makes IL possible to fix and preserve con-
versatiOnS In the absence Of the intended hearer
that he listen to the message after his
return
But the Importance OF the invention reaches
much further. Through the use of magnetic
photography. il is possible To multiply the eff
feet of the sound and 10 give the sound greater
force. Thereby il is possible to greatly extend
the lines of the present telephone system The
distances will become much greater
There is still another Observation-Disclosures
the same wire.
New-York tribune., 1900-06-10
TO EXPLORE THE DESERT or GOBI.

st. Petersburg correspondence of The London
Globe
The Imperial Geographical Society of Russia
has just received written report from NJ Kos
loft. the leader OF the expedition which dis
patched across Central Asia TO explore the Great
Desert of Gobi Shame, in Eastern Turkestan
and Mongolia. From east to west. this desert
extends ] 900 miles, with breadth from north
to south varying from SEQ To 700 miles. This
practically unknown region lying between Andi-
Asian Railway, and Picking is destined to become
the sphere OF RuSSia'S railway activity in the
course Cf time During the expedition NJ Koslon
and his followers wer" obliged To traverse
gions in which the winter temperature varied
from - degrees of cold TO Ii degrees OF heat
Rcaumur Several hitherto unknown lakes have
been discovered, and the members Of the survey
Were the first Europeans To explore many dis
trcts. Foxes. wolves and harcs were met with
at various points. Fuller details Of the results
of the expedition VIII be sent in due course
st. Petersburg before the expedition reaches The
capital
New-York tribune., 1900-06-10
ENGLISH MANNERS ABROAD.
From The Referee

From The Referee
With the exception of the writer and her
mother all the people in the house were French.
One day the manager asked his guests il they
would mind having the middle day table d 'hote
a little earlier. dtieuner for a number Of
English excursiOniStS had been ordered for l,:..0
O'clock. While the company We're still seated
the ''excursionists" arrived. Some nifty men
and women came gathering and chattcring into
the room. Many Of the Ilen kept their hats on
and continued 10 smoke their pipes. Some of
them even down at the table which the
hotel guests were lunching. and called out loud
iy to their frienls who still in the hall
to hurry up. The French people shrugged their
shoulders ana murmured Les Anglais.' and the
English lady and her mother for the first time
in their lives felt ashamed OF their nationality
The English eXcursonists meant harm In
their bofste-Ous John BUllism they look upon
themselves masters Of every place in which
they going to spend money. They 90 not
know that foreigners are punctflious in the
New-York tribune., 1900-06-10
COWS TASTE IN MUSIC,
From The London Chronicle.

From The London Chronicle.
II am not agriculturiSt. but for ten years
1 lived with uncle who kept cows. We had
several changes OF COWS and TailkuadS during
that period. II noticed that certain milk
maids could draw more milk than others. Our
on account Of her sad bearing. and it required
the most touching of border songs to prevail
upon her TO give decent supply of milk The
old woman who generally milked her always
wound up with the Land OF the Lear TO get
the creamy ending of the milking process. \
new hand once tackled Trieste with sea songs
and dire consequences. Another COW was called
the Evangelist. on account of her intense hatred
for psalm tunes and Sankey's hymns. She
strange to say, preferred rolicking tunes. Can
You account for thiS2
New-York tribune., 1900-06-10

matter of etiquette, and they sin in sheer ig
norance There is simple way of instructing
the mob of excursioniStS who will pour into
Paris this year, and make us more than ever de-
tested and sneered at by the natives The
excursion agents issue with their book Of cou
pons little list of hints to the traveller In
these hints the rules of politeness which for
eignerS expect to be observed he given, and
1t can be gently intimatei that an observance of
them will lead to increased attention. better
service and more liberal treatment.
New-York tribune., 1900-06-10
THE NEW -MEXICO CAPITOL.
A FINE BUILDING JUST DEDICATED AT
SANTA FE.

Santa Fe, N. M, June 9-The Capitol,
which was dedicated June f. is an architectural
work upon the excellence of which this Territory
Is congratulating itself. The building replaces
the one which was destroyed by fire in 1891. 1t
is built OF New-MexCo sandstone and yellow
pressed brick and will be artiiicialy lighted by
1,6JO electric lamps, of which 30 in the
dome.
New-York tribune., 1900-06-10
IN EARNEST But SUPPRESSED WRArH
From The Chicago Record.

From The Chicago Record
"Pa. what is quiet hostility"
Quiet hostility. little Jim, is the way in
which when decline to give you nickel you
sneak around behind my chair and make faces"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-11
HOAR DEFENDS HIMSELF.
The Massachusetts senator Writes Let.
ter In Answer to Statements Made by
Ex. Representative Quigg.

Washington, Jan. 10. - Senator
Iloar, of Massachusetts, made public a
letter he has addressed to the editors
of the journal, Advertiser, Herald
and Globe, of Boston, in answer to a
speech made by ex-llepresentative
Quigg at the Essex club the last Sat-
urday in December In this speech
Mr.. Quigg, referring to Senator
lloar's attitude on the Filipino ques-
ton, declared that the senator
wants us to skulk from our duty"
Senator lIoar takes the words quoted
as his text and says, in part:
II wish to put against this state
mcnt my emphatic denial. What /
want the American people to do is to
do in the Philippines exactly what
we have done, are doing and expect to
do in Cuba. We have liberated both
from Spain and we have had no
thought-at least | have had no
thought-of giving either back to
Spain. Having delivered them from
Spain, we were bound in all honor to
protect their newly-acquired liberty
against the ambition or greed of any
other nation on earth. And we are
equally bound to protect them against
our own We were bound to stand by
them, defender and protector, until
their new governments were estab-
lished in freedom and in honor; until
they had made treaties with the pow
crs of the earth and were as secure in
their national independence as Swift
erland is secure, or as San Domingo or
Venezuela is secure. Now, il this be
II policy of skuIling from duty, |
fail to see it,"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-11
RAILROAD MEN MEET.


New York, Jan. 1O.-Seyenty-ive
railway executive officials, represent
ing over 50 railroad lines, mostly in
the west and southwest, met yester-
day in this city to consider tariff
matters at the monthly conference
under the auspices Of the interstate
commerce commission. 1t was the
most largely attended Of any confer
ences held since the passage Of the
law. Action taken at the meeting
practically insures support of present
rates by more than one-half the rail-
way mileage of the United States, at
least until the meeting to be held in
this city in March. Every railroad
represented pledged observance of
the interstate commerce law, as well
as publication of all interstate tariff
rates, with general agreement that
these rates would be enforced and
that there would be no secret cut.
ting under the published rates.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-11

Omaha, Neb, Jan. 10.-John &.
Maher, of Chadron, this state, proml-
nent in political circles, is raising a
regiment to go to the Transvaal in
aid of the Beers. Mr.. Maher has
already the names of 1000 men who
are ready to 60 as soon as the means
can be raised to transport them
thither. The plan is to embark them
as citizens emigrating to the Trans
yaal to go into farming or mines and
thus avoid interruption by the fed
eral authorities under the require
ments of international law. 1t will
take about 5000 per man to take the
force to Africa and steps are now I'M
der way in New York, Chicago, Omaha
and other cities to raise this amount.
Several young women have applied
for positions as nurses.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-11
THE PHILIPPINE CAMPAIGN.
The American Generals Dispensing the In
surgents In Many Places-Cavite and
Batangus WIN soon Be Cleared.

Washington, Jan. l0.-A cablcgram
from Gen. Otis dated the 9th says:
Bates is pursuing the enemy in the
south with vigor. Schwans column,
in moving along the shore of Laguna
de Bay, struck 800 insurgents under
Gen. Noriel at Binan, on the 9Th inst.
He drove them westward on Slang
and captured the place, from which
point the cavalry pushed through to
lndang Two battaions of the
Twenty-eighth, part of Wheaton's
column, struck the enemy near linus
yesterday, killing and wounding l40.
Birkheimer, with a battalion of the
Twenty-eighth, struck the enemy in
trenched west of Bacoor yesterday
morning. Wheaton is moving on Das
Marinas. Boyd moved east from Las
Banos and surrounded Gen. Risal at
daylight, capturing Risal and consid-
cradle property, 1t is expected that
Cavite and Batangus provinces will be
cleared up soon.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-11
ABILENE WEEKLY REFLECTOR ABILENE KANSAS JANUARY wO1ELvE PAGES
THE BLAND-ALLISON ACT.


Washington, Jan. lO.--A record and
brief have been received by the clerk
OF the supreme court Of the United
States in case from the supreme
court of Michigan that may have a
bearing on the financial question
1t is the ease of Baker versus Bald
win, in which +. A. Baker, Michi-
gan lawyer, seeks to test the con-
stitutionality of the provisions of the
Bland-Allison act, making the silver
dollar of 37l.25 grains of pure silver
full and unlimited legal tender in
the payment of all debts, public or
private. Mr.. Baker claims that the
act of 1873 establishing the gold dol
lar of 23.22 grains Of pure gold as
the standard of value is the only valid
act in existence making coined money
full legal tender, and that all con-
tracts since entered into payable in
money without stipulation AS to the
kind of money can be settled only
in gold dollars or in United States
notes redecmable in gold. He con-
tends that the I,land-Allison act is
ional. because the bullion
value of the silver dollar at the date
of the passage of that act and ever
since then has been less than the
value of The gold dollar and that con
gress has ''no right under the power
TO coin money to issue a debased
coin and TO make il an unlimited
tender where no provision is made
for It's redemption in coin of full
value"
Mr.. Baker is an advocate of silver
and in 1896 was chairman OF the dem
ocralic state central committee of
Michigan, but he believes that the
new standard of value which would
result from the restoration of bimet-
aIlism should be adopted for future
contracts only and that all existing
public and private debts contracted
since 1873 should he paid in gold, I'M
less the contract specifically provides
for the payment of some other kind
of money.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-11

Chicago, Jan. 1O.-The principles in
the double tragedy Monday at 143
West Madison street were identified
yesterday as A. j. Furtell, of Marion,
Ind, and Mrs. John Hickey, Of
Blairsyille, Pa, and if the theory adj
yanced by the police is borne out the
double crime was committed by the
woman. Furtell was Of a good fam
lily, as was Mrs. Hickey. The wom-
ans husband served in Cuba during
the Spanish-American war, and in his
absence she left her child of four
years with her parents in Blairsville
and went to Marion to live with her
sister. 1t was there she met Furtell,
saloonkeeper. They eloped, he de-
sorting a wife and several children.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-11
pULITZER'S HOME BURNED.


New York, Jan. 10.---The handsome
residence of Joseph Pulitzer, publisher
of the New York World, at 1912 East
Fifth street, was destroyed by fire yes
terday and two women servants were
suffocated or burned to death. The
total loss is estimated at about $780,
600. The insurance is $250.000. The
victims of the fire were Mrs. Morgan
Jellett, the housekeeper, and Miss
Elizabeth Montgomery, a governess.
The dwelling was four-stOry build
ing of stone and brick with carved
entrance. The dining room was fa-
nous for its handsome fittings. There
was a conservatory adjoining, and
here the fire originated.
The origin of the fire is variously
ascribed to electric wires, the steam
heater and an open fire. 1t started
about 1880 a. M, while Mrs. Pulitzer,
her daughters Constance and Edith,
IL and "A years of age, respectively,
and Herbert, boy of three years,
and the housekeeper and governess
were asleep. Mr. Pulitzer and his
son Joseph, Jr., were at Lakewood.
There were 16 servants in the house.
Mrs. Pulitzer got her children to-
gether and with the aid OF theirnurses
got them safely to the street and
then to an adjoining dwelling.
While the firemen of engine No.
40, in charge of Lieut.. Harry Ilauck,
were at work on the third floor after
the fire was out. at 1876 the floor
gave way and let them all, about
dozen men, fall to the second floor.
All but IIauck escaped injury and he
sustained a liberation of one leg.
The building was completely Quilted
by the fire, none of the stairways
being left and the rooms being burned
mt
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-11
A DOCTORS AWFUL ACT.
DIR. Appleby In q Fit OF insanity Kills n
Child Before Its Parents While Max
Ing an Examination.

Hampton, Ia, Jan. 10.-Dr. G. w.
Appleby, for several years the lead
ing physician at Bristow, Butler
county, Monday evening, in fit of
insanity, killed a ten-months'old
child Of Henry YEARLY, of this place,
while making an examination of it
in DR.. IIobson's office in this city.
The parents had brought the child to
DR.. Hobson's Office to be treated for
some trifing ailment, and before he
had time to attend to it he was called
out. Dr. Appleby, who was visiting
DR.. Hobson, was in the Office, and the
latter suggested that DR.. Appleby
should make the necessary examina-
ton, which. as soon as DR.. HObson left
the Office, he proceeded to do. He
took the child in his arms and ham
died it so roughly that the parents
protested, but to no avail. He sud
denly put his thumb under its chin
and with his fingers on top of its
head, crushed its face in so that the
blood gushed out of its nose and
mouth. Then he seized the child by
one foot and began swinging it around
his head, resisting all efforts of the
terror-stricken parents to stop him,
and II was not until help was gotten
that the child was taken from him.
II was quite dead. The insane com
mission was convened and at mid
night Dr. Appleby was on his way
to the hospital for the insane at In
dependence. Three or four hours af-
ter the occurrence, he seemed COM
paratively rational, and said he knew
what he was doing when he killed
the child, but could not help II. The
cause of his insanity is supposed to
be religious excitement.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-11
OLEOMARGARINE LAW.
souri, Statutes FOrbidding the Sale Of
the Compound ColOred as Butter.

st. Louis, Jan. 10.--Judge Adams in
the United States circuit court yester-
day, in deciding the case of c. Scheit-
lin, commission man fined for vio-
lating> the Missouri statutes pertain-
ing to oleomargarine, sustained the
state law prohibiting the sale of oleo-
margarine colored as butter. Scheit-
lin commended that the law was UNI
constitutional so far as it affected
him, in that .oleomargarine which he
sold was procured from another
state. He was granted writ of ha-
beas corpus from the United States
court. In his decision Judge Adams
said:
I'VE are Of the opinion that it Is
within the power of the state to ex-
clude from its markets any compound
manufactured in another state which
has been artifcially colored or adult
terated, so as to cause IT to look like
an article of food in general use and
the sale of which may, by reason OF
celebration or adulteration, cheat the
general public into purchasing that
which they may not intend to buy.
A state enactment forbidding the sale
of deceitful limitations of articles OF
food in general use among the people
does not abridge any privilege Sc
cured to CITIZENS of the United States,
nor in any just sense interfere with
the freedom of commerce among the
several states. 1t is legislation which
can be most advantageously exercised
by the states themselves"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-11

st. Joseph, Mo-, Jan. lO.-~Nine hun
dred telephones of the Citizens Tel
ephone company were rendered useless
yesterday when an electric wire be-
came crossed with return wire and
sent a current into the terminal
board. Every fuse in that part of
the terminal board was burned out
and the telephone exchange was at
a standstil,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-11

Dubuque, Ia, Jan. iO.-rhe boiler
of Beach's soap factory exploded yes
terdav afternoon. wrecking the boiler
house and engine room and portion
of the main building, Mathew Kief-
fer, engineer, and Bernard Dreese, OPP
orator of the glycerine machine, were
buried In the ruins. Dreese was res
cued, but is seriously hurt. The
dead body Of Kieffer was taken from
the ruins at night.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-11

Washington, Jan. lo.-Surgeon Gen
cral Wyman, of the marine hospital
service, yesterday received report
from DR.. Carmichael, at Honolulu.
stating that there were eight addi-
tional cases of bubonic plague there
up to January /.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-11

Chicago, Jan. lO-The first annual
meeting of the Bedding Manufacture
ers' association was held here yes
terday The association decided TO
recommend On advance Of from ~
per cent. to 10 per cent. over the
present quotations.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-11
McGov.rn the Champion Featherwelght.

New York, Jan. 10.-Terry Meow
ern last night wrested the feather
weight championship of the world
from George Dixon, who had de-
Tended it for nearly nine years. To
save Dixon from knockout Tom
ORourke, his manager, threw up the
sponge in the eighth round, when
the negro was staggering helplessly,
bleeding and weak, but as game as
the diving gladiator.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-11
Tugs Frozen IL an lee Field,

Grand Haven, Mich, Jan. 10.-The
fishing tugs Anna, Angur and Bos are
frozen in an ice field several miles
out in the lake and grave fears are
entertained for the crew of seven men
carried by each. There is only few
hours fuel aboard the tugs and the
only food the men have is the fish
they may have taken. Late last night
the Anna was heard blowing distress
signals and it was feared She was
sinking, Both the steamer Nyaek
and the ice-crushing tug Kields have
tried in vain to get out to the tugs.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-11

Kansas city, Jan. 9-Receipts of wheat
to-day, IL cars Sales by car lots, No 2
hard, 52T6Sc, No, > hard, 56isd6lc: No.
4 hard 55fto6o; No. . soft, G9a70c; no.
3 red, 64d6Sc: No red, 56a63c Receipts
of corn to-day. 70 cars No. mixed, 2S%Go
29c; No. mixed, 2SI2MSi.c; No. mixed.
2Shc; No 9 w,n,e, 2Sam29c, No, white,
2S5sc; No. white, 2S4c. Receipts of oats
to-day cars; No. mixed 2Sisc; No. 3
mixed, 22l9c: No. mixed 22c; No.
white. 2l02ihc, No. 8 white, 23ds3ssc; No.
4 white 22lsM2Sc, Receipts of hay to-day,s9
cars, timothy, choice, s9OOa9Fl; clover.
pure, S6.5Oa,.25, prairie, choice, s70On750:
alfalfa, st5DaS.0. Eggs, l6c per doz.
Poultry. live hens. SIC per IN; large
springs, &c; ROSTERS. l2ihnl5c each, tur-
keys, 5l9d6lsc; ducks. size; geese, sic;
7 lgeons, 60c per doz Butter extra fancy,
25c, dairy, ac; country roll, lie Po-
tatoes home grown, S5d4jc per bu:
sweet. 70dI5c per bu. Cabbage 75cdslOD
per doz. Onions, home grown. 55d65o per
Blu. Parsnips, S5d50c rer bu Beans sl.25
AGO Per bu.; navy, 800 per bu Pump
kins, 35d5Oc per doz Hubbar' squash.
Sd50c per doz, Apples, fair 20 choice.
G5caslOO per bu.; culls and windfalls $50
DOC per bu,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-11

Washington, Jan. lO.-The legisla-
tive committee of the National
Grange, consisting of Messrs. Hollis
Bachelor and AARON Jones, called on
First Assistant Postmaster General
Heath yesterday to learn his views in
regard to measure which will be
presented to congress TO increase the
appropriation for rural free delivery
by Sl,j0O,0O0. The committee say
that rural free delivery will bring
good roads and educate the people
more rapidly than any other means.
They will urge that all roads used as
free delivery routes be put in good
condition,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-11
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A SHOOTING ARRAY.


Nicksbnrg, Miss, Jan. lO.-Oak
Ridge, u little hamlet IS miles north
east of this city, was the scene yes
tcrday morning of desperate pistol
duel, in which three of the best known
residents of the county were killed.
The dead are: A. d. ROLAND, II. S.
Stephenson and DR.. Otho Austin. On
~ mcagcr details of the encounter
are ,obiainablc. but II transprcs that
DR.. James Austin, his son, Otho Aus
tin. and his son-in-law, Il. S. Ste
phenson, had been arrested on an
affidavit sworn out by ROLAND, eharg-
ing them with whipping one OF Rol-
lands negro tenants. The trial was
set for yesterday morning in Justice
(iritlin's court AT Oak Lodge. The
trial was hardly opened when the
shooting began, but who fired the
first shot is not known. When the
smoke of battle cleared away, Rol-
land, Stephenson and 0tho Austin
were stretched ON the floor dead, and
DR.. James Austin and young son
of ROLAND were seriously wounded.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-11
chicago and 81. Loui. Cash Grain.

Chicago Jan. 9-Cash Wheat--No. 2
red, &c; No. red. 64d66c; No. hard
winter, Gle; No. 3 hard winter, 60a63c;
No. northern spring, 65isa61c; No.
northern spring, 66a66l5c, No. . spring.
eod65ise. Corn-No. 2 30A6Sic; No. .,
30isc
St Louis. Jan. 9-Wheat-No red,
cash, elevator. 6Si4c; track, 7oa7lc; No.
. hard, 65d66c. Corn-No. cash. 3Olsc;
track, Siisc. 0ats-No. 2 cash. 24c: TRACK,
AAn2issc; No. white, Dd2oIsc.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-11

Topeka, Kan, Jan. 10.-'rhe twenty
ninth annual meeting of the state
board of agriculture will begin a
three days session in representative
hall this afternoon,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-11

Senator IIoar has introduced res
olution in the senate asking the pres
ident TO communicate all communi-
cations receiyedby him and everything
else relating to the Philippines.
The street railway barn at Ham
mond. Ind, was destroyed by fire yes
terday. Thirty-two cars were burned
Loss, Slj0,O00.