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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-20

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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-20
RAILWAY TINE CARD.

Arrivals and Departures 81 traIne ~ -
aver May "a. 1870. Explanation 81 Ret
reference marks: Daily sunday except
Gu %a9noay excepted. saturday excepted
TTnlcn Is n-s hour earlier than Central
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-20

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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-20

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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-20

Daily. I Daily. except Sunday.
Sunday only.
Tieke, stress. foot x Eleventh sfrest
Uheeuna. and 1t The pennsylyAnia
sistion. BrtdgeDor~
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-24

Washington, May ls,-Represcnt-
atiyes of the large oleomargarine
and butterine concerns of Chicago,
Kansas City and other points were
before the house committee on agri-
culture yesterday in general defense
of their industry and in opposition
to the proposed additional restric.
tions. Manager Levering, of the
firm of Swift & Co., detailed the ex-
tent of the business and the wide
spread use of oleomargarine among la.
boring people, He said the effect OF
the proposed legislation would be to
drive honest dealers ont Of business
and give further incentive to dishon.
est dealers, Prof. Wiley, chemist of
the agricultural department, was
heard further in general support of
the proposed restrictions.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-24
CHARITIES AND CORRECTIONS.
inc National Conference Assemblies at To.
peka for a Five-Days' StssiOn-A
Plea for Social Reform,

Topeka, Kan, May 10.-The Ma.
tional Conference of Charities and
Corrections began a fve-days' session
in the hall of the house of representa-.
tiyes here last night. Gov. Stanley
who is himself an enthusiastic advo-
cate of prison reform, delivered the
address of welcome. Responses were
made by Rev. S. G. Smith, of St. Paul,
and Frank b. Sanborn, of Concord,
Mass. President Charles Z. Faulkner,
OF Minneapolis, then delivered his an
nual address. He made vigorous
plea for social reform, which he said
should, begin in the home, and advo-
Gated state care Of epileptics and adult
imbeciles.
More than 800 delegates arrived yes
terday and more are expected to-day.
Nearly all of the principal eleemosy-
nary and penal institutions of the
emitted States are represented.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-24
Call for Outstanding Bonds,

Washington May 1o.-Secretary
Gage, after the cabinet meeting yes.
terday, announced that he would is
sue a call at once for the redemption
of the S25,S64,500 of outstanding two
per cent. bonds Of the funded loan OF
1891, interest to cease on September
next. During the last ten and half
months of the present fiscal year the
treasury receipts have exceeded the
expenditures by something over $751;
100000.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-24
ABILENE WEEKLY REFLECTOR ABILENE KANSAS MAY 9OO-7WElW PAGES
REPORTS DENIGo.


San Francisco, May 19.-Ths re-
ports telegraphed from here that bu-
bonic plague is prevalent in San Fran
cisco are denied by the board Of
health, the Merchants association,
Mayor Phelan and others interested
in the welfare OF the city. The pres
ident OF the Merchants association
has made the following staten, 1t to
the Associated press:
Thorough investigation by our
association discloses the fact that
there is not at present, nor has there
been. a single case Of living patient
where diagnosis by any physician or
the board of health has shown the
symptoms of the bubonic plague.
During the past two and half months
there have been reported through the
board of health five different cases
of deaths of Chinese in Chinatown,
which upon examination of the ati.
thorities were considered sporadic,
This has caused the Merchants asso-
citation to cooperate with the board
Of health in taking precautionary
measures to prevent the possibility of
any epidemic in this city. The pre-.
cantionary measures to be taken in
clude house-to-house inspection and
inocculation with haffkine of each
Chinese resident of the city. Repre-
sentatives of the six Chinese com
panies have agreed to assist in execut
ing these precautionary measures. 1t
is probable that the discussion Of
these measures has given rise to the
rumors concerning the plague"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-24

Kansas City, Mo-, May 1s.-The
committee which met last night at
labor headquarters, made up of five
each from the Industrial council, the
Building Trades council and the
Trades assembly from Kansas City,
Kan, for the purpose of adjusting
the strike situation of the street car
employees came to no conclusion.
The next netting will be held Sunday
at two p. IN. The strike seems to be
a fizzle. Two spikes were found in
the cable of the Twelfth street line
at the intersection of Twelfth and
Garfield streets last night, but they
caused no damage, the gripman of
the imperiled train discovering them
in time.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-24
Prisoners Attempt to E.ca ne

San Francisco, May ia. G. Ber-
gum, a military prisoner at the Pres
lido, was shot aud instantly killed
yesterday while trying to make his
escape with several other prisoners.
The guards ordered the men to halt,
but Bergum continued his run for a
clump of woods and was just on the
edge Of the thicket when he was shot,
one bullet passing through his hand
and another through his lungs. The
dead man was private of the TWEEN
tieth United States infantry and was
serving a three years sentence for
sleeping at his post during service in
Manila The other prisoners were
captured.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-24

New York, May lo.-"Kid" Mccoy
easily defeated Australian Dan Cree
don at the Broadway Athletic club
last night before one of the largest
crowds that has ever assembled in
the club. Thirty-four seconds of the
sixth round was all the time needed
to turn the trick and Mccoy could
have brought the fight to a speedy
conclusion had he been so disposed
Crcedon made poor showing. At no
time did he land Il blow that hurt Nc
Gov. 4.l-=
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-24
A Letter from u Murderer

Springfield, ILL.,, May 19.-The post
master at Morton, ILL.,, has received
a letter written by Sam Moser, who
murdered his wife and three children
at their home at fremont, ILL.,, last
Sunday. The letter was enclosed in
one sent by Moser to the postmaster
at New York, requesting him to for
ward the letter to the postmaster at
Norton It says: Uniform Postmas-
ter Of Morton, Tazewell county, ILL.,,
that my wife and three boys can be
found dead ii my place. They have
gone to rest and will follow"
Moser's whereabouts are still UNI
known
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-24

Hartford City, Ind, May 19.-The
strawboard and paper box board fac
tory of the Utility Paper company,
covering five acres, was burned last
night. Loss over 100000, covered by
insurance, The $50 horse power en-
CINE exploded and spread the flames
rapidly.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-24

Denver, Col, May 19.-James Il.
Sovereign in an address yesterday be-
fore the convention of the Western
Federation of Miners declared his be-
lief that the mine owners themselves
instigated the blowing up of mines
and mills at Wardner, Ida. The west
ern labor unions convention yester-
day adopted resolutions in further
ance of umalgamation of all labor or
CARNATIONS, as proposed by the West
ern Federation of Miners Thursday.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-24

Toledo, o., May 19.--Ilon. Charles
4, Towne, of Minnesota, and Gen Z.
I. Corser, national treasurer of the
free silver republicans, We're here yes
terday in conference with silver lead
ers discussing plans to send silver
delegation to the Kansas City CON
vention. There We're about 80 pres
emf. Mr. Towne said: 81 am not a
populist, neither is Mr.. Bryan; that
party in the interest of reform went
outside itself to get candidates. I'M
peralism will be the first issue, then
the trusts and then the money ques-
ton"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-24

Ardmore, |. t. May 19.--Deputy
Marshal Robert Cummins shot and in
stantly killed Ralph Leyerett at Lone
Grove yesterday. The deputy was
watching for an escaped prisoner
when Leverett emerged from his
house. lie was told to halt but made
a demonstration and was killed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-24
THE BOOK CONCERN.
inc Committee VIII Recommend to the
Conference n Consolidation and Re-
noyal OF Depository to Kansas City.

Chicago. May 1s.--Dr. William V.
Kelley, of the East New York con-
ference, u leading candidate for
bishop, withdrew from the race YES
terday. He sent word to his friends
that he had decided to retire from the
field. His Withdrawal gave rise to a
report OF a combination by Dr. Spell
meyer and DR., Berry. According to
the story told, the plan is to elect the
former as the eastern representative
and the latter from the west,
In the interest Of aannnmu tha narn-
h'lItee on DOCK concern at its meet.
ing yesterday decided to recommend
to the general conference the con-
solldation of three church papers and
the removal of the book depository
now located at st. Louis to Kansas
City. The publications to be united
under one management are the
NVn'Idi Nu'ocHle, ~. Louis, the
Omaha Advocate, Omaha, and
the Rocky Mountain Advocate,
Denver These periodicals will be
consolidated under the name of the
Central Advocate and published at
Kansas City il the general conference
concurs in the committees recon-
mcndation. The large book concern
established in st. Louis more than a
quarter of century ago will be trans
ferred to Kansas City as a matter of
business expediency, The three pa
pers enumerated have been operated
at a loss for number Of years at
the expense of the fund for superan-
nuated preachers.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-24

Muskogee, |, T., May 1.-THE Choc.
taw-Chickasaw commissioner and
and Dawes commissioners agreed MAY
1, 1901, for closing the rolls. The
Observation-Disclosures born before
that time will be enrolled members of
the tribe. Enrolled people are en-.
titled to 500 acres of land.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-24
Respectfully yours,
0. l.. l'nlsLER.

Price rs and Soc. For sale In Dickinson
county, kas., by all druggists IN Abilene
Scrairord tack, Enterprise; J. G, Mcln
tyre, lIcrington; II, Applebaugh, solomon
y, n, Seaman, Chapman; j, y Robbins
Woodbine; ketchersld \ Donmycr Hope W
\. Hammond & Co., Manchester; II. b. Jones
Industry ] schmttor Gypsum city Sent
3cents for sample to b, II, nelluy, Mfr, =
q, Box A 3is, sta, A, Denver, colo,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-24
Riverside Stock Farm.
CHAPMAN, Kas,, Feb. l3, 1900,

JHAPMAN, mas, req. 10, l5VV.
Dr.. B. II. DeHuy, Denrcr, Colo.i
Dear sir:--I have given your Balm
cline a thorough trial in our stables
for the last three years and find it the
MOST SUCCESSFUL cure for horses and
cattle in the shape of a salve | have
ever trie!. 1t is especially adapted
to healing scalded shoulders Of horses.
| have also used it for sore teated
cows and find it splendid. | can
highly recommend your Balmoline to
all stockmen, We use so much that
] buy il in large quantities and think
there is nothing like it for healing
sores on stock.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-24
THE POSTAL BILL.
Pneumatic Tube Service Creates
Considerable Debate in Senate.
ALASKAN CODE BILL IN The HOUSE.


Washington, May 1s.--The post Of
flee appropriation bill was considered
in the senate yesterday. The commit
tee amendment of the extension of
the pneumatic tube service created
| some debate and was under discus
sion when the measure was laid aside
for The day. Senator Wolcott, chair
man of the committee Oh post Offices
and post roads, vigorously attacked
the committees proposition to APP
propriate $i50,000 for pneumatic tube
service, declaring the extension Of the
service was unnecessary and the APP
preparation a waste Of money. Sena-
tor Mason, of Illinois, quite as yigor-
onsly supported the proposition. An
amendment of Senator Butler, of
North Carolina, to reduce by ten per
cent. the amount to be paid the rail
roads for the transportation Of mail
was rejected, II to Al,
The conference report on the agri-
cultural appropriation bill was agreed
TO. The senate then, after brief ex-
ecutive session, at 4:4O p. m, adj
journed.
The senate committee on commerce
authorized favorable reports upon va
rious amendments to the sundry civil
appropriation bill, including those
providing for the resurvey of the
great lakes and for the maintenance
of lights on the Canadian shore of the
lakes.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-24

The annual convention of the na-
tional conference of Charities and
Corrections opens at Topeka, Kan.
to-day.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-24

Washington, May 1s.--The house
yesterday passed special river and
harbor bill, carrying 100000 for sur
veys and emergency work, and then
took up the Alaskan code bill, an
agreement having been reached for
three hours general debate with gen
eral leave to print. The general de-
bate was devoted almost exclusively
to political topics. Many members
simply addressed the house for a
minute or two In order to avail them
selves Of the privilege Of printing re-
marks in the congressional record.
After disposng Of four of the 617
pages of the bill, the house at ass D.
M, adjourned
Chairman Cooper, of the committee
on insuar affairs, has called meet
ing for ! O'Clock to-day to consider
the several resolutions growing out
OF the Nicely affair in Cuba and calling
for Information on the status of Gu
ban affairs.
The house committee on labor au-
thorzed Chairman Gardiner TO call
up the eight-hour bill and the prison
labor bill at the earliest practicable
time.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-05
THE PHILIPPINES.
Entire Party of Americans Killed,
Wounded or Captured.
Tho First Serious Checls the United States
Troops Have Met with in Two Months
General Macarthur Reports the Reverse
TO tho War Department.
tBy Telegraph to virglnian-pilot.)

10y Telegraph 10 VlrGinian-PilOt)
Washington. Aug. 4.-The first Sc
rious check which the American troops
have met in the Philippines during the
last two months is recorded In a dis
patch received this morning from GEN
eral Macarthur. It is assumed that
the little American command which
suffered so severely was completely
trapped, and was obliged to surrender
or be eXterminated. The message is as
follows:
Manila.
"Adjutant- General, Washington:
First Lieutenant Alstaetter, Corps
of Engineers. u. S. Army, with escort
tween San Miguel de NIayuma (Luzon)
and San Isidro Luzon) by armed band
insurgents reported $50 strong. Entire
party killed, wounded or captured.
'Killed-Troop II, Fourth cavalry
Richard Dichler.
Wounded-Charlcs NJ. Newman,
wounded in arm serious; Walter Brew
CT, wounded i'll arm. serious; Company
a, Battalion of Engineers, u. S. A.,
Edward. wounded in abdomen. serious.
Captured = Lieutenant Alstaetter,
Company a, Battalion Of Engineers, u.
S. A.. Henry II. Crenshaw; Troop II,
Fourth Cavalry, Arthur Bates, Charles
]. Fucksinger. Edward j. Cromer.
John Coughlin, Robert r. Teyiit.t.,
Joseph Il. Mealey.
wounded sent San Isidro with note
from Lacuna Marimo announcing pris-
onerS would be well treated.
MACARTHUR"
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-05
a MILLION DOLLAR FIRE.
A DISASTROUS CONFEDERATION IN
WISCONSIN,
tBy Telegraph to yirginian-Pilot.)

tBy Telegraph to Virginian- Pilot)
Ashland. Wis, Aug. A round million
dollars worth of property was destroyed
By fire In the lumber district of this city
to-day. The flames were checked after
three hours struggle and before they
reached the valuable saw mills and ore
favored the fire fighters during the after
noon and probably nothing else saved the
aOs the @s eSs Ssa and P perhaps PhhSPsf's
good part of the city.
Suddenly at o'clock this evening the
time and was blowing n gale. Every bit
of fire apparatus In the city was imme-
aaey saaed to sne th nnd desp sbe
At 1870 p. m. the fire was discovered in
the lumber yards of Barker Sc Stewart.
1t spread rapidly to the keystone Lumber
Company's yards and in short time had
bestowed ALMOST fifty million feet of
Carried by stro b. wind the fire brands
started n blaze in tho lime. salt and ce-
1t was quarter of mile long and was
warehouse
1t was seen that unless heroic meas
uros were taken that the fire would
spread until everything infiammable had
The authorities acted with great
promptncss. Four thousand pounds of
dynamite was brought to this scene and
tne outer eQS9 OF
the fire. Soon piles of lumber and scores
Of small buildings were blown into atoms
and after three hours hard work the
flames had apparently reached their limit
None of the great saw mills had been
destroyed, but the loss was easily mil
lion dollars. Edward Hines said that the
loss of his firm alone was 100000, fully
insured.
FOUR MEN BURNED TO DEATH.
Minneapolis, Aug. AT o'clock the
wind suddenly veered again toward the
bay and away from the city and the
mills. Meanwhile the fire was slowly
eating through the remaining lumber
piles toward the Keystone Mill. Sew
eral hundred men worked like demons
with every available line of hose a
bucket brigade was formed to pour
water on the firemen to keep their
clothes from catching fire.
Several million feet of lumber burned
during the evening, but at 10 o'clock
the fire had been checked, exce-1|n
the vicinity of the keystone Mill.
1t is reported that four men in the
Parker and Stewart yard, assisting in
the dynamiting, were pinioned between
burning piles of lumber and after look
ing anxiously around and waving their
hands to the thousands of spectators
on shore in hope of receiving help were
seen to go down in the fire beneath.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-05
DISPATCHES FROM
GENERAL CHAFFEE.
Continued from Page I.

and well. Recently Vegetables. fruit
and provisions have been repeatedly
supplied to them. Relations most
friendly. At present consultations are
going on for the protection of various
ministers going to Tien Tsin for tenn
porary shelter, which will soon be con-
cluded satisfactorily as fighting
is going on in Tien Tsin, 1t is eXpe-
dent that cipher kilograms should be
sent. Different consuls have been no
titled. SO that they may inform their
respective governments. Please inform
the Foreign Office.
Besides wiring TO other ministers,
transmit the above TO you.
(Signed) YU LIEN YUEN."
STATE DEPARTMENT STATE
N1ENT.
Washington, Aug. 4.-The Depart
ment OF State authorizes the following
statement in regard to the probable
date of the first telegram from Minis
ter Conger TO which, in transmitting
It through Sheng, at Shanghai, and
Minister WI, the Tsung Ii Yamen as
signed the date July 18th.
The Department of State is In pos
session of the original cipher text of
the entire message as received by Min
lister WI on July 20, and communicated
by him to Secretary Hay on the morn
ing of that day. 1t is partly in the
Chinese cipher code and partly In that
of the United States. The two texts
were separated by several groups not
ineligible in either cipher. AS de-
ciphered on July 20, the Conger mes
sage appeared TO begin with the words:
In the British legation under continu-
GUS shot and shell. ETC."
With the aid of the full text as tele
Braphed from Che Foo by Consul Fow
Ter and already given TO the press. the
doubtful groups. which were distorted
IN telegraphlc transmission. have now
been corrected and found to read: For
one month we have been besieged,"
which intelligibly completes the SEN
tence, making the telegram read: For
one month we have been besieged in
British legation under shot and shell
from Chinese troops. Quick relief only
can prevent general massacre. Con-
GER"
AS. it is known that the various lega-
iioners and foreigners took shelter in
the British legation about June II. the
date of Mr.. Conger's telegram is fixed
with approximate certainty as July II.
This agrees with Consul Fowler's ca
bied statement that the original mes
sege es written on regular telegraph
&c form and signed "Conger" is sup
plemented by the code: "E. H. Conger
July IT, address United States Lega-
ton" written on the same FORM, but
evidently not transmitted.
The fact that the authentic text of
the original message as received in
Washington on July 20. agrees literally
with Consul Fowlcrs report or ths
wording OF the original form written
by Minister Conger and bearing the
file date of July IL, appears to estab-
Jish the genutneness of the message
and Its date beyond doubt.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-05
Leproey In the Philippines.

Washington, d. c.. Aug. 4.-General
Macarthur has convened board. con-
sisting OF Major Louis NJ. Maus, sur
geon; Captain George P. Ahern. Ninth
Infantry, and Captain w. l.. Horton.
assistant quartermastcr, to~select an
island in the Philippine archipelago for
the segregation of lepers. to prepare
plans and estimates for suitable build
ings thereon and estimates Of salaries
for the necessary officials and en-
ployees. The board is also charged
with fixing the ration and other allow
ances for the support of such leper
colony.
This action was taken in view OF the
large anumber OF people in the island
who are afflicted with leprosy and who
are reported as menace to public
health. Efforts are being made to pre-
vent a further spread of the disease.