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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-08-02

Iung, Ito -. and Shan 81 meet. leay.
ing behind i. a trail of burned mis-
sions and murdered Christians
" ihu,p n Americ.u V.io.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-08-02

Toxic, July SO,-lt is reported
from Shanghai that the boxers at
tackled the missionaries and native
Christians at Pao Ting Flu on July s.
A foreign physician and 1000 converts
were massacred. The Chinese gen.
eral, Ii Ho KEN, is now marching on
Pekin. He has ordered his troops
to exterminate all Christians. Al.
ready one French priest and from @.
600 to 5000 natives have been slaugh.
tered.
The statesman., 1900-01-27

THAT palm reader said he had IN, /.
unbounded faith in my future T 'TV.;
''Then he made me plank down q ".
vance"
The statesman., 1900-01-27

new plans for the improvement of ig-
land industries. What they are he
alone knows, but it is safe to assert
that capital will follow his undertak-
ings, so confident are those who know
him in his honesty and ability to carry
out whatever project he may contrive
Personally Mr. Dillingham; is the
most modest, unassuming and ap-
proachable of men, He cannot be in
duced to speak of himself or his ac-
complishments. A bit of interesting
reminiscence escapes him now and
then, but usually he talks of nothing
personal.
1t required an enormous amount of
pluck to finance Hawaiian enterprises
during the interregnum succeeding the
death of King KalaKaua, but Dilling-
hams optimism and faith in the good
intent of the United States government
never wavered and he safely piloted
his followers into safe harbors of finan-
cial ease.
The statesman., 1900-01-27
THE BLACK WALNUT.
Our European Cousins Are Paying High
Prices for It.

OUR European COuSkuS Arc IdSIHB h'S Ia
Prices for 1t.
The great size often reached by this
tree, the richness of the dark brown
wood, the unique beauty of the grain
sometimes found in burls, knots, feath-
ers and in the curl of the roots, all
conspire to make this the most choice
and high-priced of all our native
woods, says the Berea Quarterly.
twenty-five years ago walnut was ex-
tensively used in the manufacture OF
fine furniture and finishings in this
country, but manufacturers adroitly
drew attention to the beauty of darkly
stained quartered oak and the use OF
the rarer wood has greatly declined.
But all this time the search for fine
black walnut logs has gone on system
atically, though quietly, the trade at
tracing little attention, though the
volume of lumber handled has beer
large. Though found to some extent
in the Atlantic states from Massachu-
setts southward, the great source of
supply has been the central portions of
the Mississippi valley. The walnut is
at home in the rich slluvial bottom
lands of the western streams and in
the stony limestone soils of the hills
and mountains and in such localities
the buyers have left few trees unsur-
veyed Throughout eastern Kansas,
Missouri and Arkansas, as we'll as the
states along the Ohio and it's tribu
taries, may be seen a few. logs at this
little station. car or two at that, with
carefully hewn sides and painted ends,
ready for the market. If you ask
where the market is you will find that
the great bulk of this rare lumber goes
to Europe. While we have been led
into an enthusiastic admiration for
fine oak, stained according to the de-
gree of antiquity it is supposed to
represent, our European cousins have
been paying fancy prices for the rich
black walnut that we have allowed to
go "out of fashion"
The statesman., 1900-01-27

coaxed from the canefields of Hawaii
by modern methods of irrigation and
fertilization. His money chests are
countless acres of sugar cane, bounded
by miles of irrigating bitches and rail-
way tracks. Three voyages around the
world before the mast had sharpened
his wits, taught him the value of dis
cipline and self-control and convinced
him that the sea was no place for a
youth with ambition. He determined
to settle down upon the first friendly
shore which offered him shelter and
Honolulu proved to be the lucky spot.
After being shipwrecked he was
washed up on the beach there and
there he remained and labored.
Without a dollar to his name or
prospect in sight he trudged up the
beach into the town in search of work.
His frank face, earnest manner and
sturdy appearance won him a position
before the salt spray had dried upon
his scanty clothing. 1t was not much
of position, only a dollar a day, but
it proved an ample start for boy of
Dillinghams caliber. He went about
his humble task with the same earnest
hess he afterwards displayed in hand
ling gigantic deals where millions were
The statesman., 1900-01-27

ture, hazard and success as would un-
der the pen of Stevenson or Kip
ling glow into one of the most fascin-
ating romances ever written. But this
Edmond Dantes is eminently practical.
His dealings are with the hard-headed
capitalist and the hard-handed labor
er and through storms of adversely he
has ever retained the confidence and
respect of both. To be sure he has a
heart, but it is possessed by charm
ing wife, two lovely daughters and two
talented sons. Nor is he second to Du-
mas creation in point of generosity
and charity. In short, Mr.. Dillingham;
is an up-to-date Monte Cristo of the
kind that we can understand and ad-
mire. Less than thirty years ago he
trod barefooted upon the beach at
Honolulu, where now stand his
wharves and warehouses, his sugar
mills and his railway depot. His en-
tire capital at that time consisted of a
robust constitution and an abundance
of gray matter called brain. Today he
is one of the leading financiers of the
islands and has millions at his COM
mand. Like Dantes he too wrested his
millions from mother earth, but they
came not in the form of mildewed coin
and precious stones collected by some
old freebooter. His fortune has been
The statesman., 1900-01-27
Matter OF Courtesy.

A good story, which has the merit Ul
being true, is told of the late Lady
Howard de Walden. On one occasion
she had little wager with her neigh
Dor, Lady Emily Foley, based on her
firm belief that the rustics of Worces-
tershire were more polished in their
manners than those of Herefordshire
A fitting opportunity to solve the ques-
ton soon occurred. The two ladies
went for an afternoon drive in a pony
cart. Presently they reached a closed
gate, which was civilly opened for
them by laboring lad. Il am sure"
said Lady Howard de Walden, as she
gave the boy a sixpence, you are a
Herefordshire boy" Thou beest a
loiar," replied the boy, "ol'm a
Worcestershire lad" That settled
tbs Exchange.
The statesman., 1900-01-27
A NEW MONTE CRISTO
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN DILLING-
HAM OF HONOLULU.
Arrived In the Islands on the Spar OF
y Wrecked Merchantman-He Is Now
the Richest Resident of Our Pacific
Possessions.
fSpecial letter.

When the elder Dumas gave Monte
Cristo" to the world, matter of fact
readers pronounced the story as i'm
probable as it was entertaining. Ha-
waii has given us an Edmond Dantes
whose romantic adventures and prac-
tical achievements eclipse those of Du-
mas hero. Did his modesty but per-
nit him to loosen his tongue, Benja-
min +. Dillingham; of Honolulu could
tell such a story of hardship, adven-
The statesman., 1900-01-27
LAKES FAR ABOVE czA LEVEL.
Mysterious Bodies OF Water Found In
the CordilleraM

Mysterious Bodies of Water Found In
the CordiIlera&
From Crucero Alto, the highest town
in the world, the Southern railroad of
Peru drops into Lake Lagunillas. or
lake region of the Cordilleras, where,
group of large lakes of very cold
pure water without inlet or outlet,
says the Boston Journal. They re-
eeiye the drainage of the surround
ing hills. and conceal it some
where, but there is no visible means of
its escape. A fringe of ice forms
around the edges of the lakes every
night the year round, yet they contain
an excellent variety of fish called the
pejerray, which is caught near the
shore and sold at Puma and in other
neighboring towns. The two largest
lakes, Sarachocha and Cachipascana,
with several smaller ones in the same
neighborhood are owned by the family
of Mr.. Romania of Arequipa, who has
just been elected president of Peru.
He owns immense tracts of land in
this locality, with thousands of sheep,
cattle, lamas, alpacas and vicunas.
which are herded upon it. A curious
phenomenon about the lakes is that
they keep at the same level all the
time, regardless of dry and rainy sea-
sons. No amount of rain will make
any difference with their depth, Which,
however, in the center is unknown.
And this adds to the awe and mystery
with which they are regarded by the
Indians. There are no boats upon the
lakes except few small balsas, or
RATS, made of bundles of straw, which
keep very close to the shore for fear
of being drawn into the whirlpools
that are said to exist in the center.
There is some foundation for this fear,
for only two or three years ago
balsa containing five men disappeared
in the darkness, and it was never heard
of again. Of course, it may have been
tipped over and its occupants have
been paralyzed by the cold water in
An ordinary way, but their bodies were
never recovered. nor did the balsa
ever float to shore. Therefore the peo-
pie think the whole party was lured
into a maelstrom and swallowed up
by the mysterious waters. The whirl-
pool near the center of Lake Popo
which receives the waters of Lake
Titicaca, is we'll known, and hundreds
of men have lost their lives by ven
turing too near it. Boats that are
drawn into the current are whirled
around swiftly few times and then
disappear. For the protection of navi
gators the government of Bolivia has
anchored lot of buoys in Lake Popo,
and boatmen who observe them are in
no danger. There is supposed to be
an underground outflow from all these
lakes. It is claimed that articles which
have been thrown into their waters
have afterwards been picked up on the
seacoast near Africa, and careful OBJ
servers say that on the beach in that
locality are frequently found corn
stalks, reeds and other debris which
do not grow on the coast, but are found
in great abundance among the interior
lakes
The statesman., 1900-01-27

blindness mes to now and then. have 1t
now 1t Is quccrI can sec your eyes but your nose
can't read because some Of the letters burred dark
spots cover them; it is very uncomfortable
know all about it its DYSPEPSIA. lake one
of these; it will cure you in ten minutes
What is it
\ Rio9ro T ohule
The statesman., 1900-01-27
Meals on Strc,.

A plan is under considora''
cago to attach buffet cars "Don ~ d
ordinary street cars. Tho uals
seat twenty persons and tSo 9n
be . cents extra for ordinary la .aN
crew will consist of a conan rls
the porter, who is also TO hau
of the Kitchen" so called 1--we HI. ei
will consist of the small ro Uul Y
urns as in railroad buffptS iT1se aug
system a man may take his friaus aei
customers to luncheon and ebeul
the city at the same time CIV CIV
take his breakfast while ridinr i, as !.
office. o
The statesman., 1900-01-27

involved and reward soon followed In
substantial increase of wages.
But earning money for others was
not to Dillingham's liking and he de-
termined to strike out for himself at
the first opportunity. His savings had
been judiciously invested and while
they did not amount to a fraction OF
the sum he now expends every day,
they sufficed to give him respectable
start in the hardware business, which
he followed for many years with pro-
fitable results.
All these years the leaven of ambi-
tion was active in his brain and he
preached the doctrine of expansion and
development to his less enthusiastic
neighbors. Hawaii, he insisted, was
one of the richest gardens of the uni
verse and it was their duty to take
advantage of natures bounty and de-
velop its resources. His logic COM
PEELED their attention, but they were
slow to follow his suggestion. When
in the latter SOS Dillingham; proposed
the construction of railway on the
island of Oahu, which would connect
and be fed by number of sugar plan
tations which he intended to develop,
sluggish capital baked at the idea as
foolhardy and impracticable. The Nc
Kinley bill had dealt heavy blow to
the sugar industry in Hawaii and with
their principal market virtually closed
to them the planters saw nothing
ahead but blue ruin.
Dillingham's unbounded optimism
and pluck overcame one obstacle after
another, and finally landed himself and
his followers just where he predicted
they should find themselves when the
task he had outlined was accomplished.
Artesian wells were sunk upon the
present site of the famous Eva sugar
plantation, and water in sufficient
abundance for irrigation purposes was
struck The Eva company was or
ganized and the stock floated. In
vestors were slow in coming to the
front, but Dillingham; persevered, and
the plantation was soon firmly estab-
lished 1t yielded remarkably from its
inception, and every one connected
with the corporation thrived. Stock
went up and up, until it reached the
head of the list, and the name of Dill
lingham was blessed. Throughout the
trials of organization and promotion
he had carried burdens under which
less plucky and optimistic man would
have fallen, but he plodded on in his
own confident way, and proved the
truthfulness of his reasoning.
With Eva prosperous Dillingham; set
about to extend his railway and de-
velop new plantations. Oahu was
formed and launched, and became a
second Eva, inferior only in size and
productive capacity.
But Dillingham; was not content to
rest at Oahu. The wild and fertile
fields of Waialua were still in his path,
and to these his railway must be ex-
tended. Little time was lost in so do
ing, and Waialua soon followed Eva
and Oahu as a profitable feeder for his
road.
The picturesque scenery on the sea-
shore of Waialua tempted him to build
a hotel there, and he did so, giving
Hawaii it's most attractive structure.
Just now Mr.. Dillingham; is forming
The statesman., 1900-01-27
The Craving for StImr,,

Has lately attracted a great doc, :,
tention. The use of them saam. 7
increasing. This clearly shows y
hausted condition of the narT. y
blood, which may be remedied y, =
Strengthening the stomach. Host.s ~
Stomach Bitters will do this .os
1t cures dyspepsia, constipafo1
nervousness.
The statesman., 1900-01-27

bani
Chemical Co., No
r Maure,N
The statesman., 1900-01-27
In Winter Use Allen. Font

A powder. Your feet feel nm.
Portable, nervous, and often cola
damp. If you have sweating sor.
or tight shoes, try Aliens Foot.n
Sold by all druggists and shoe sir
rs cents. Sample sent free. Ada,
Allen 8. Olmsted. lie Roy. NY
The statesman., 1900-01-27

"Of course, Alice. l can't regn,,,.
spending money; but we ought nc
ing for home" "Wen Artbrrp " " e
buy me a hat, but you know Yer, yerv y y
won't buy a house and lot" 10y
The statesman., 1900-01-27

Dropsy treated free by DR.. H. H Gu.
Sons, Of Atlanta, Ga. The greatest dr
specialists in the world. Read their ~
tisement in another column of tbism,
The statesman., 1900-01-27
Too Much for a Donkey.

Why" exclaimed a tourist in Italy,
"a donkey couldn't climb that hill, and
I'm not going to try it"-Ohio Stats
Journal.
The statesman., 1900-01-27

Proprietor-''If YOU don't stop s,.
so much candy I'll have to let yOU 4
Drug Clerk-"Oh. say now, YOU M
l am a valuable clerk; suppose You
quit keeping candy"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-19
FIGURING IN OHIO
On Representation in the Next Legis-
lature-A Probable Change in the
Senatorial Districts.


Now that the census figures are off,
cIally announced. the figuring on rep
resolution In the next legislature. In
Ohio is commenced. State Auditor Gull
bert has been figuring on the new CEN
sus as II bears on representation OF
counties in the house. The ratio Is OBJ
ta!ned By dividing the whole population
By 100, SO for the next ten years It will
be il5i5. Any county that falls below
talt vote, 20,7Ss. must be allowed to
some other county to make represen-
tAt!ve district. Ten counties fall be-
low the half ratio. They are Carroll.
!Ssl!; Gcauga, f+.7I4: Harrison. 2O,4S6:
Holmes. 1851: Madison, 20 500; Morgan,
LID; Marion, 1879: Noble. 1886;
FSe SlI2. and Flnton. 1880. IA.
belmont county will have two repre-
ssh'atives for three terms and one for
u. NE other two In the ensuing decade.
ms apportionment will perhaps be
next year.
In the senatorial districts the present
p'ht district may be changed to elimi-
rate Harrison county, or It may be
Sohtinued and two senator's be elected,
IN when event Senator Archer, who has
hing mate.
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Martins Ferry Briefs.


SEE our Conservatory" Piano. F.
W. BANNER CO., Wheeling, W. Va.
John Metzger, who has been clcrking
at Scheehle's grocery during the pro-
prietor's Illness. Is back again at his
grocery on South Broadway.
regular meeting OF the Knights of
Pythias will be held ut their hall to-
morrow evening. They have one candi-
date for the first degree.
Mrs. Charles Nash, of Barberton, O.,
is the guest of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. Bartholomew, on Walnut
street
Misses Myrtle and Stella Hamilton. of
i,ithopolis, o., are the guests Of rela-
tives on North Fifth street.
The ministers Of this city Will meet
TINS morning to arrange for union
Thanksgiving services.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Davis leave to-
day FOR two weeks visit with rela-
lives at Delaware. o.
"A Romance OF Coon Hollow" IL the
attraction ut the Star theatre, next
Saturday evening.
SEE our Conservatory" Piano. F.
W. BANNER CO., Wheeling, w. Va.
Edward Hanlon, of SstersvIlle. was
me guest of friends In the city over
Sunday.
Vince Slavin was fined 81 and costs by
Mayor Goodhue. Saturday. for drunk
cnncss.
George Noble spent Sunday with rela-
yves and friends at Claysville. Pa.
Roy Thomas spent Sunday with
friends at Steubenvllle,
John Miskell spent Sunday with
friends ut Detroit.
saturday was pay day at the Aetna
Standard mill.
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e.
Bridgeport Briefs.

SEE our Conservatory" Piano. F.
W. BANNER CO., Wheeling, w. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. J. Walker, of Empire.
O., were the guests OF friends and rela-
tiVes In the city yesterday.
w. T. Graham, of New York, arrived
In this city Saturday evening, and spent
Sunday with friends here.
Miss Nellie Stevenson leaves to-day
for Rochester, Pa, to spend q couple Of
weeks with relatives.
The ladies' of the Presbyterian church
VIII give supper In the church
Thursday evening.
Miss Madge Lindsay came down from
st. Clairsville to spend Sunday with her
parents.
Charles Dougherty has returned from
a weeks business trip through the
state.
Fred. Dougherty is improving. after
a two weeks severe siege of typhoid fe-
yer.
William Howells. OF Cleveland. spent
Sunday with old friends in this city.
S: P. Thorn spent Sunday with friends
at Toronto.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-19

of the Chicago team which won the
championship at Union Hill, N. J. Other
cities which Will be represented at De-
troit. Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Wheeling,
Cincinnati, Cleveland, Toledo, Louis
Vile. St. Louis, Buffalo. Brooklyn, In
dianapplis. Columbus, Milwaukee. Poo
ria, ElBin and Kansas City. Chicago
will enter twenty-five teams in all like
lIhood.
The idea OF Offering cash instead Of
trophies to the successful contestants Isl
done with the full consent OF the A. B.
c., and Is for the purpose of lessening
the expenses OF the teams which win
have to come long distances to play. &
Ten pins alone will be played, This
is sometimes known as the American
strlke-and-spnre game. Three. chanf.
plonships will be decided. the fve-man
team championship. the ,two-man and
the individual. Entries ure open to all
teams and bowlera In the United States,
q uniform fee Of IS per man being
charged In all the contests. Rates OF
one and third fare on all railroads
have been secured and the railroads are
preparing to take care OF about coo
delegates from the east. go >
George Kuppinger is the first man to
form n team outside of{the big bowling
centers. He Will enter a. team from
Belleville, ILL.,, besides which he will play
In the individual championships.
Entries to all events will close on De-
cember Is. Rule of the contests can
be secured on application to the l.. Z. A.
headquarters, room 619, ST Washington
street. Chicago Strict neutrality will
be observed, the contests. being judged
by officials appointed by the A. r. c. 'ex-
ecutive committee. New alleys VIII be
laid for the affair and no balls will be
rolled down them before the first day of
has yet been decided upon. but they will
be laid in a central portion OF the down
town district. t,s fs
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-19
Common Pleas Docket,

The regular term Of common pleas
court. with Judge ]. W. Hollingsworth
on the bench. begins Mt st. Clalrsvillc
Tomorrow. with the following docket
for this month:
a Tuesday, November 20-Lizzic Held
vs.. Henry B0dc.
Wednesday and Thursday. November
q and 22-C. o. Brewster, Receiver, vs.
Laughlin Nall Company.
p Friday and Saturday. November 81
and 2--Jonathnn Stidd. ct al. VS.. KEN
worthy H0gc.
Monday. November GA. L. Poole
VI. Joseph a. Orr.
Tuesday. November 2T-Mary c. Gra-
ham VIZ. William T. Taylor.
Wednesday, November 2S--J. ]. Por-
ter a. Co.. vs.. J. r, Moore.
Thursday. November 20-ThanksgIv-
Ing. ..Nn
Friday and Saturday. November 30
and December 1--lIlmer C. Small vs.
The Bellairc Stove Company.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-19
THE FIGHTS THE THING.
The Sporting Fraternity Discussing
the Coming Fight Between Mystic.
,ious Billy Smith and Mike Dono-
,on with Great Interest. "

81 ..H # p j. D.. p ...
van with Great Interest. "
The sporting fraternity is discussing
thursday nights fight between! "Mys-
,srjous Billy" Smith and Mike" Dono-
r,n with the greatest interest and ,ev-
ANYBODY unltes in the belief that this
con,es, will go down into local ,pugilisttc,
annals as among the greatest encoun-l
t,rs ever occurring under the auspices
n the Metropolitan Athletic Club. The
rs,r are in the welterwelght class,
frh,ing at li5 pounds. IaFisS
Smith is an experienced fighter, being
:, his thirteth year, and has been box
i-r since 1892. Donovan, on the other
Saad IS youugster, only twenty years
n ase, but rs he began. boxing when
hi, fifteen years old. he. too, has had
some experience. 1t will be youth and
strength against experience and
strength. ~. -,
Both men have brilliant ring records.
Donovan has met Charlie- johnson for
Two draws. one of twenty-five rounds at
rochester. and another of twenty
rounds 1t Toronto. while Smith, too, has
met Johnson 10 draw on two occa-
lions. Smith defeated Jim Judge Sin
twenty rounds. while Donovan lost to
Judge in twenty rounds! While 'Dono-
van was defeated on points by the vel
,erweisht champion. Jim Ferns, yot he
bad the champion groggy at the. close.
The preliminary has been ARRANGED,
the principals being Buzz Auber,. Of this
city, and Kid" Whiteman. OF Ti1ln, O.,
who comes touted highly B
Donovan arrives Thursday morning
from Pittsburgh, where he Is training,
and Smith Is due Tomorrow afternoon,
and will complete his training at local
resort Smith fights Australian Billy"
Edwards at Louisville tonight At a
former meeting with Edwards, in New
York. in january Of last year. Smith
knocked out Edwards In fourteen
rounds $3.50
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SEE our Conservatory" Piano. F.
w. BANNER CO., Wheeling, W. Vh
Death of Mrs. Wolf.

Early yesterday morning occurred the
death OF Mrs. Maria Wolf. mt her resi-
dcncc In West Wheeling, Ohio. Death
was caused by burns which she rcceiv-
ed last Thursday, when standing over
tho cooking stove, her garments catch
Ing fire. She leaves husband aud six
children. One married daughter pre-
ceded her In death. The funeral will
take place on Tuesday at o'clock. ut
Wcpkg cemetery.