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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-08-16
DR.. Pierce's
Golden nedical
Discovery.

my husband had been coughing for years
and people frankly told me that he would 70
into consumption writes Mrs John Shireman,
Of No. as asth Place, Chicago Ills TN the
spring Of 1888 he took measles. He caught cold,
the measles then settling on his lungs, causing
such terrible coughing spells, we not only grew
much alarmed, but looked for the bursting Of a
blood vessel or hemorrhage at almost any
time. After three days coughing he was too
weak too cross the room. The doctor who lived
with us on the same floor did him no good. I
went to the other end Of the town and stated the
case to druggist, who then handed me bottle
Of DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. My
husbands recovery was remarkable in its speed.
In three DAYS ailer he began using Or. pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery he was up and around
and in two more days he went to work. Two
bottles cured him."
Sick people are invited to consult DR..
Pierce by letter absolutely free Of charge.
Every letter 10 treated as strictly private
and sacredly confidential All answers
are sent in plain envelopes without any
printing upon them. Address DR.. R. v.
Pierce, Buffalo. N. Y.
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For time Of trains and full informa-
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Number 10, Kansas City ana o.
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Story OF Russian AtrOCity.

Vancouver, B. c., Aug. 1O.-A re-
markable story was brought by the
steamer Empress of Japan to the
effect that a number of Russian ex-
officers and privates from Siberia had
Joined the ranks of the boxers and
that, having reason to suspect the
fidelity of their Chinese transport
coolies, the Russians had killed 200
of the Chinese and then loaded their
bodies into a junk which they set on
fire and sent drifting down the Pei
Ho. The story is published with a
number of corroborative details in a
number of Oriental papers. Many
Chinese now aver that Prince Tuan,
the rebel leader, is not member Of
the imperial clan at all. He Is sup
posed to be the son of the fifth Prince
Tuan, but it is alleged that he is a
supposititious son, his mother being
a nurse in Prince Tuan's family. BY
collision with Prince Tuan's wife the
child, who Is now Prince Tuan, was
introduced as the princess son.
In No Hurry to Decide.
Washington, Aug. 10.-The subject
of the appointment of Count Valdez
see to command the international
forces in China has been presented to
the United States government, but no
answer has yet been returned. Count
Waldersee is regarded by the author
ities here us an eminent soldier and
il is believed that he will be satisfac-
tory. 1t is stated that his selection
would be for campaign of much
broader scope than that In which our
forces are engaged, as the present
movement is for the relief of the
ministers in Pekin and Count Walder'
see. who is now in Germany, cannot
possibly reach China until that OBJ
iect has been accomplished or de-
ftated. 1t is thought by this govern.
ment that it is not necessary to inn
mediately decide upon commander
for future campaign. The matter
will be taken up with President Nc
Kinlev when he arrives in Washing.
ton next week.
CIPHER Dispatches Being Sent
Washington, Aug. l0.-Mrl WI, the
Chinese minister. said last night that
he had received information from
China that eight foreign legations in
Pekin had sent cipher messages to
their respective governments. This
was permitted in accordance with the
imperial edict of the 9Th of August,
following all the foreign ministers
free communication with their respec-
tive governments in cipher The fact
that the legations are being allowed
to send cipher dispatches to Their
home offices shows, in Mr.. Wu's opin'
lon, that his government is living up
to the imperial edict permitting the
ministers to have free commuuica'
ton with their governments,
threat Quantity ~ Arms Captured.
Victoria, b. C., Aug. 10.-An Ameri.
can officer of Seymour's column is re.
ported to have stated on his return
to Hen Tsin that there were more
arms and munitions Of war in Hsi Kiu
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First published In the Abilene Weekly Re-
fector, August 2, lgO0,]
Publication Notice,



\ Kansas.
Il. +. Grosser, plaintiff.
vs..
/ g. II. Kohler, defendant,
| STATE OF KANSAS,
+ County Of Dickinson, '''
The State OF Kansas TO the above named de-
PENDANT, G, II. Kohler'
You are hereby notified that you have been
sued by this plaintiff, In the district court OF
I Dickinson county, Kansas, upon an account
1OF o8203 with interest thereon at six per
/ aid action an affidavit for attachment has
| been duly filed; that an order OF attach
/. rent has been duly issued; and has been
+, daily levied upon the following real estate
0ituated in Dickinson county, Kansas, to-
VT; Lots number eleven (ll), thirteen QD,
and fifteen DO In block twenty-four CO. In
the town OF Enterprise, Dickinson county,
Kansas. That said real property Is sought
70 be appropriated by such attachment pro-
ceedings to the payment OF this plaintiffs
claim; that unless you answer the petition OF
this plaintiff filed herein on or before Sep
TENDER IA, 1900. said petition will be taken as
true, and judgment will be rendered against
you and In favor OF this plaintiff for said
sum OF tya03, with interest thereon at six per
cent per annum from August 5, 1890, and for
the costs OF this action. And the court will
lad In spid judgment that said sum is due
from you to this plaintiff, and will adjudge
that said Indebtedness Is lien upon the
aforesaid real estate, and will order that
said real estate be sold according TO law and
the proceeds thereof be applied: first, to
payment Of the costs Of this action; second,
70 the payment OF the indebtedness owing
from you To this plaintiff; third, the BAL
ance, II any, be returned Into court for prop
O. disposition thereof. 4. Il. GROSSER.
ALLEN 4 TOwEER, Plaintiff
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-08-16

No other NJ. D. has 50 many cures to
his credit. No other M. D. has made 80
many wonderful cures. So-called "hope-
len" cases, chronic cases, "incurable
cases have all been cured, not once or
twice, but thousands Of times, by the
use Of that remarkable remedy
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-25
DAMAGES FOR HIS INJURIES.
Frank HaIsey Filed the First Dam
age Suit Against SeabOard.

The petition in the first damage suit,
fled in a Savannah court against the new
seaboard Air Line. was deposited with
the clerk of the City Court on yesterday
by Mr. A P. Wright, representing the
plaintiff, Frank Halsey.
Halsey sues the company for $4,000
damages. for personal injuries alleged 20
have been incurred by him by reason of
a fall through a bridge, belonging to the
defendant and located at Williams sta
ton, ten miles from Savannah. This &C
cident wes suffered by him while he was
crossing the bridge, on the night of July
Is, of the present year.
Halsey charges that the bridge formed
pert of a public thoroughfare, and that,
as it belonged 40 the defendant, 1t was
the duty of the defendant to keep ii in
proper repair and in safe condition Tor
the passage and use of pedestrians. II
was not, he AYERS, in such condition, hav-
ing been allowed, on the contrary, to fall
into a bad state of repeir. 1t was be
cause of the defective condition of the
bridge, and not through any negligence
or lack of care on his part, that she
accident resulted.
The failure of the company to discharge
Its alleged duty 40 the public in keeping
the bridge in repair. is said to be negii-
gence, and is made the basis of the plant
iff's claim to a recovery. He charges that
the injuries he received in his fall are
serious and likely to be permanent.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-25
HALF AN INCH OF RAIN.
Generally Fair weather Predicted
Again for To-day and Tomorrow.

Generally Fair weather Predicted
Again for To-day and Tomorrow.
After the drought that has lasted for
50 long a time, Savannah was refreshed
last night by nearly half an inch of rain.
Ii came with the thunderstorm that de
veioped quite late in the afternoon and
broke shortly after s O'Clock. 1t was "a
most welcome relief for though the day
had not been as hot as its immediate pre-
decessors, stin it was entirely too act
for comfort. The maximum temperature
for the day was 80 degrees. and was
reached al 2:10 o'clock. The minimum was
"A and occurred at $50 a. m. This gave
a variation of p degrees and a mean
temperature of S41a. an excess over nor
NAL of AZ degrees.
As the result of the wind wires were
blown down at Henry street lane and
Bun street and at jefferson street and
McDonough street lane. A telephone mes
sage was sent to the barracks and po-
licemen were sent to the scenes of the
danger until the wires could be replaced.
The state forecast for to-day and to-
morrow is for generally fair weather
warmer in the interior to-day. Light
| southwest winds are expected.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-25
THE DEMURRERs ovERRULED.

Judge Speer Renders His First De-
cisiOn in Barstow Case.
Judge Speer has overruled the demur-
rers fled by the oef ndants in the case
of John Barstow and others. heGs OF the
estate of Elias B. Barstow against Isaac
Beckett and others, the defendants all
being prominent citizens of Savannah.
The elder Bars ow, whose estate is rep
resented by the Plaintiffs, lived the life
of a hermit and recluse on Wilmington
Island. He was once the owner of very
considerable property, but his extrava =
gance and intemperance served to reduce
this TO pittance before h death. He
died a one, his to1y being found some
days afterwards on the floor of a room
in the house in which he lived.
II was charged in the petition filed in
the original case that at the tme of the
execution OF the deeds 10 Mr.. Beckett
and others. Bars ow was in a msntal
ccn6i i1n that prevented any sensible
business transsc ion on his par ard that
he was mentally incompetent 10 contract.
In support of the charge that this was
the fact the plaintiffs point to the al
/ Sod Inaccurate price paid for TIE prop
erty
Inc hCiCHNdilAS' VI COuISes ueHy dDSO-
lutely that any advantage was taken of
Barstow by them and aver. on the con-
trary that the tram actions to which he
was party were alloge ther proper and
legitima e. They deny also his incompe-
tency to look after bis business affairs
at the time the transfers of property we're
made.
At the last term of the court, to which
the case was returnable, they filed sever
al demurrers, which were argued before
Judge Speer at that time. Judge Speer
then reserved his decision, which he has
inst rendered 1t overrules the demurrers
and thus requires the defendants to try
their case before jury, The case in
wolves property in Savannah and Chat
ham county, amounting in value to many
thousand dollars. The plaintiffs are all
non-residtnts of this city
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-25
GALATIANS WOW THE SERIES.
Took Two of Three Games From At
Ianta's CoIOred Ball Team.

The Chathams. the colored baseball
team that went on from Savannah to At
lanta last Tuesday night, to play a series
of three games with a team of the latter
city, were successful in winning two of
the games of the series.
The first game, that played on Wednes-
day. resulted in a victory for the Atlanta
aggregation by a score of II to 10. but the
Galatians ran away with both other
games. both by a score of s to 2. In win
ming this series the Chathams have DEM
onstrated their right to the title of cham
pion among the colored ball teams of the
state.
The team left Atlanta last night and
will reach the city at z o'clock this morn
ing on the Central train. The Atlanta
team had been materially strengthened be-
tween the time 1t played in Savannah and
the games in it's own bailiwck and the
Chathams found 1t more difficult to beat
than they had expected. However, the vic
tory was won.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-25
COURT MARTIAL'S POWERS.
MILITARY Tribunal MAY PUNISH
AS FoR 4 NlSDEMEANOR.

Court Martial TO Try Case of Corp.
Harris of the Republican Blues to
Begin Its Sessions Monday Night.
Iicut. Col. Thomas VI. Wylly Is
President and Iieut. ID. {. Barrow,
Judge AdvOcnte-Harris Is Charg-
ed with Insubordin atiOn, Absence
without Leave and other MiIitnry
Ofenses Alleged to Have Been Com
mitted During the Trip to Louis
willie.
The court-martial ordered to assemble
70 try the charges preferred by Capt Will
son, of the Republican Blues, against
Corp Harris of the same company, viii
begin its sessions at the Armory of the
First Regiment of Infantry Monday night
Lieut.. Col Thomas NJ. Wylly is presi-
dent Of the court, and Lieut.. ID. c. Bar
row is detailed judge advocate. While
the court sits to hear all cases chat may
be brought before it, it is well understood
that the principal ana indeed the only
case viii be that of Corpl. Harris. The
charges against him include insubordina-
fion, dfsobedience of orders, absence with
out leave and others of the like general
character. They are founded upon the al
legged misconduct of Corpi Harris during
the trip made by the company. of when
he is member TO Louisville, at the time
of the Confederate reunion.
Under the existing state law a court.
martial is very rious flair ana is
vested with very large powers Under the
-I,-
on the subj ct III court has power t.
punish as for a misdeme amor, which in
wolves the infiction of a fine of $1,000 and
all costs Of the proce eding, impr.son-
Inent for twelve months on the chain
gang and six months in the county jail.
che law to innict either or ali Of these
penalties. or any portion of either or all
of them, in its discretion.
The powers that a court martial may
exercise ere understood by very few,
even Of those who primarily interest
ed in the n Hilary and in military law,
AS it may imprison for contempt, it has
the power to enforce the attendance of
the accused and witnesses for or against
him, under tho same regulations and
limitations of force in the civil courts of
The state
1t is understood that Harris will be
represented before the court-martial by
Copt. J. Ferris Cam, who was his counsel
adso in proceeding instituted against him
by Capt. Wilson, that grew out of the
"trip TO Louisville 1t is understood also
that there are likely to be counter
charges and that during the sessions of
the court some interesting and perhaps
sensational deVelOpments NAV be eX-
pected.
The court, under the order creating ii,
is authorized to sit at such times as
suits the convenience of its members. AS
it is improbable, however, that day ses-
SONS will be agreeable to the officers
composing it. it is far more lL~ely that
only night sessions will be held.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-25
WEEDS SHoULD BE CUT.
DIR. Drummer and Chairman Dafhn
Discuss the Question.

Mayor Myers said yesterday that the
Committee of the Whole is not yet ready
to take up the recommendation of the
sanitary board that all the weeds in the
vacant lots throughout the city, partic-
ularly in the southern section, be cut
down and removed. The Mayor is doubt
full II the property owners can be re-
quired TO pay the city for doing the work.
and he is also disinclined 20 approve any
extra expenditures at present.
Chairman Daffin of the Park and Tree
Commission has a theory which may re-
lieve the Mayor of his dilemma. 1.-The
weeds do no HARM" said Chairman Daft
fin DIR. Stone and l investigated this
matter three or four years ago ana came
to the conclusion that little good was ac-
compished by cutting down the weeds.
If you will think moment you will adj
NIT that the weeds especially the coffee
weed and other common varieties well
known here, must do great deal of good
by absorbing poisonous gases from the
atmosphere and taking up water and foul
matter from the soil. They require these
things for their growth. If cut down and
allowed TO rot they become dangerous
and should always be removed immedi-
atey.'
Chairman Dafin's theory was brought
to the attention of Health Officer Brun-
ner. In fact, the chairman mentioned it
TO DR.. Drummer himself. While not con-
testing Mr.. Daffin position as TO growing
weeds, DR.. Drummer promptly pointed out
that at this season of the year the weeds,
which have been growing all summer
are beginning to die down and dropping
their debris. Everyone knows that de-
caying vegetation is unhealthy, and Mr.
Dsffin promptly admitted the correctness
of DR.. Brunner's position on this subject
Besides" said DIR. Drummer. Il had
rather trust the sun to absorb moisture
than the weeds. Again, the weeds fur
nish a hiding place where filth and un-
desirable debris of every kind may be
concealed. When these hiding places are
cleaned OUT the filth is exposed, and the
scavenger department gets in its work.
II will be very serious mistake for the
city not to clean up the weeds at the
earliest possible date"
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-25
TAX RATE STILL UNFIXED.
County Commissioners Likely 10
Take Up Matter Next Week.


Take Up Matter Next Week.
AS soon as a sumcient number of the
County Commissioners can be assembled
there will be meeting for the purpose Of
fixing the county tax rate for the present
year. Chairman Dale and other members
of the board are absent on their vacations
and for this reason the matter of fixing
the tax rate has been deferred TO a date
later than usual.
The rate for last year was Sc 90 per
thousand dollars 1t is hoped to reduce
the rate to some extent this year, by
reason of the large increase in tax re-
turns. The reduction, however; win be
itself rendered smaller on account of the
road and bridge building contemplated
for next year, and the consequent heavy
purchases of material. principally of Au-
gusta gravel, that will be rendered nec~
essary, and the addition TO the appropria-
ton for purposes of public education made
by the grand jury over that of the digest
of the commissioners.
Chairman Dale and Commissioner SIM
klns are both expected to return next
week and their presence in the city will
give quorum of the board 1t is prob
able that the matter of fixing the tax
rate Will be taken up then.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-25
HOO H0OS TO CONCATENATE.
SAW MILL MEN WILL RECREATE
WITH THEM AT TYBEE.

Georgia Mill Association to Hold It's
Monthly Meeting Present Pro-.
gramme of Curtaiiing Product and
Maintaining Prices To Be Contin-
ued-The Georgia Hoo HoOs to Have
Grand COncatentiOB-The Day to
Close With N Banquet at the Hotel
Tybee, rendered by the Local MIL
Men.
The Georgia Sawmill Association will
hold a meeting at Tybee. next Tuesday.
Aug. IS. At the same time the Georgia
Hoo Hoos will hold a concentration. At
which affair will excel the other, but
both appear to be of considerable import
ance. 1t has been some time since the
Hoo Hoo had a confederation in this neck
of the woods and there is weighty business
to be transacted.
The Sawmill Association has member
ship of about 100 most of whom are also
members of the Hoo Hoo. and a full at
tendance is expected. There are also a
number of local Hoo Hoos who are not
members of the association, but who will
take full share in the festivities.
The sawmin men will arrive in town
Tuesday morning. At 11:30 o'clock they
will take a special train to Tybee, fur
nished by the local sawmilI men. Lunch
will be served Immediately on arrival at
the Hotel Tybee. After lunch the meet
ing of the Sawmill Association will be
held. The present low prices of lumber
and the means adopted by the associa ton
of maintaining prices will be the chief
subject of discussion. AT a recent meet
ing of the association it was decided to
maintain prices by curtailing the product
and the good effects of this measure have
already been shown This rule will doubt
less be continued in force.
After the meeting of the Association
the Hoo Hoo confederation will be held
will be a corker. About thirty young
kittens" are to have their eyes opened
and be made fuM-hedged members of the
Order of the Black Cat. The ceremonies
promise to be both interesting and ex-
cruciatinG. Mr.. W. S. Wilson of At
lanta, vice-gerent shark of the state, will
have charge of the ceremonies, and with
the assistance of MIR. w. B. Sullwell aud
other members of the Big Nine" will
serve to keep the fun going.
The concatena ton is expected to con-
elude in time for a dip in the surf, and
at o'clock there will be a banquet in
the dining room of the Hotel Tybee, ten
dered by the local mill men and Hoo Hoos
The saw mill men are noted for good
| fellowship and congeniality, but the ar
engagements made for Tuesdays celebra-
ton promise to eclipse anything of the
kind in the previous history of the asso-
citation.
Mr.. w. Edwin Grady, chairman of the
committee having in charge the concate-
nation, announces the following Hoo Hoos
who will conduct the concatenation:
Shark of the Universe-W. S. Wilson.
Senior Hoo HOW. B. Stillwell.
Junior Hoo How. w. Starr.
Bojum-A. B. Palmer
| Scrivenoter-W. f. Grady.
Jabberwock-W. Fred Baker.
Custodian-C. W. Saussy.
Arcanoper-C. c. Martin.
Gurdon-C. W. Howard.