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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-22
Shot Her Husband and Then Shielded.

Sandusky. o., March 20.-Some time
Sunday night Mrs. Leonard Wagner
killed her husband and then shot her.
self The double tragedy occurred at
the Wagner home, about three miles
from here, and nothing was known Of
it until yesterday evening, when
neighbors entered the house and
found the dead bodies. Mrs. Wagner
had evidently arisen from bed and
shot her husband, who was lying in
bed. Then she shot herself, falling
upon the floor of the room. The cause
of the crime is believed to have been
jealousy, as the couple had frequently
quarreled on that account.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-22
Read These Testimonials:



The Farmers Live Stock Insurance Co, Topeka Kansas
Dear Sast week Tuesday March 9Th joined your company
paying the regular membership fee and took out policy with you which
live stock against loss death from disease fire. light
ming onadoes cyclones and every other casualty The next day. while
driving home best horses taken sudden
ly sick stopped procured the services veterinary but on
Saturday the horse died
Today your secretary here and made careful investigation and
have received eighty dollars from him. thus fully lndemnfyng me for my
and wish thank you for prompt settlement Of this loss
Your prompt payment Of this loss gives perfect confidence the
policy and which is Differed by the same gentlemen
Wishing both your companies large business and hoping that all
who insure may select companies equally reliable am
Very respectfully Yours.
D. SoMMER
ABILENE Kansas, March H. 1900
The Farmers Mutual Live Stock Co., Topeka Kansas
Mr. j. j. Everingham, Secretary,
DEAR SIR0n March y became your members taking
policy you which insured all stock against injury death from
disease from fire. lightning cyclone and every other casualty
Within days thereafter lost my hogs by disease and
day your secretary called and having satisfied himself of the justice
claim has settled my loss in full.
am much pleased with the promptness with which this loss e
highly recommend your company all needing stock
also satisfied that there is better Hail Insurance Company
than Mutual Hail Association of Topeka of which
member for its reliable managing
business the Company With wishes
lam Very Sincerely Yours
j. D. MERILAL
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-22
PUERTO RICAy BILL.
The House Non Concurs In Senate
Amendments to Relief Measure.
LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILL.
The Measure Passed by the Senate With
out Debate-The Bill to Settle Ameri.
can Claims Growing Out Of Spanish
War Also Passed.

Washington, March 20.-The house
yesterday refused to concur in the
senate amendments in the Puerto
Riean relief bill. The democrats sup
ported a motion to concur on the
ground that it would avoid further
delay in existing relief to the inhab-
itants of the island, but the republic
ans stood firmly behind Chairman
Cannon in his demand that the house
should insist upon its original provi-
sion to appropriate not only the
money collected on Puerto Rican
goods up to January |, but all subse-
quent moneys collected or to be col
lected. The remainder of the day was
devoted mostly to District of Colum.
bia business.
Mr.. Suzer. of New York, renewed
his efforts before the house commit
tee on military affairs to secure action
on his resolution calling for informa-
ton from the war department as to
whether Great Britain was erecting
Notifications along the northwest
boundary of the United States. The
matter finally went over to permit in.
quiry as to whether the desired nfor-
nation could properly be furnished
by the executive authorities.
Mr.. Lorlmer, of Illinois, introduced
a joint resolution for survey and es-
innate on channels ten feet, twelve
feet and four feet deep of the upper
Illinois river and the lower Des
PLANES river with view to the ex-
tension of navigation from the ILL
nois river to Lake Michigan. The es-
innate is to cover me proper connec-
ton at Lockport with the sanitary
and ship canal constructed by the
city of Chicago.
The Notifications appropriations
bill was completed yesterday by the
house committee on appropriations
and reported to the house by Chair
man Cannon. 1t appropriates S7,O93,- j
ASS for carrying forward the plan Of
sea coast defenses begun in 1888.
Among the bills introduced was one
by Mr.. Stephens, of Texas, for an in
ternational dam on the Rio Grande
river to control the distribution of the
river between the United States and
Mexico.
Legislative Appropriation Bill Passed.
Washington, March 2O.-Two meas
ures OF national Importance and many
of slightly lesser interest were passed
by the senate yesterday. The legisla-
tive, executive and judicial appropria-
ton bill, carrying more than $25,OOO,-
900, was passed without debate. The
measure providing for the appoint
ment of commission to .adiudicate
and settle claims of the people of the
United States growing out of the war
with Spain was also passed without
opposition. For brief time the Pu.
erto Rican government and tariff
measure was under consideration.
Senator Foraker, in charge of the
bill, submitted some committee
amendments. \ few of them were
agreed to, but the important ones are
still pending. A free trade amend.
ment to the bill was offered by Sena.
tor Beveridge.
The senate concurred in the house
amendment to the bill granting to
the state of Kansas the abandoned
Fort Hays military reservation.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-22
A Female Cashier Killed BY a Woman

Chicago, March 2O.-Miss Annie
STROLLER, cashier in a restaurant at
$50 Twenty-second street, was shot
and instantly killed last night by a
well-dressed. heavily-vclled woman.
The strange woman came in the front
door and walking to the cashiers
desk fired four shots point blank at
Miss sirother and escaped. No other
person except the cashier was in the
front part of the restaurant at the
time. Charles Smith, proprietor of
saloon across the street. has been ar
rested. The police declare he was at.
tentive to the cashier and that his
wife was jealous.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-22
( For Blood, Stomach and Nerves, Take
Hoods Sarsaparilla
1t Cures Scrofula Dyspepsia, Nervousness.

that IN case the information is III
sisted upon the treasury department
is the proper department to supply it.
Most Snnplie. Purcha..d vt Home
Washington, March 10. Several
communications have reached the war
department, stating that representa-
tons are being made in the press to
the effect that the quartermasters de-
partment and the commissarS depart
ment OF the army are purchasing sup
plies for the equipment and snste-
nance of the army in Australia. China
and Japan, and that millions Of dol
lars OF American money are heing rx-
pended in China and Japan for the
purchase OF clothing and supplies
which should properly be spent in
this country. A denial of these state
ments was made public at HE war de-
partment yesterday. II was stated
that the vast quantities Of supplies
of all kinds required for the army
serving in the Philippines are pur-
chased in this country with a few
necessary exceptions, and that Amer
lean manufacturers and prcdncers are
reaping the benefit of these expenses.
New Varsh'p. to He Built.
Washington, March l6.--The house
committee on naval affairs reached a
definite and final decision yesterday
as to the number of new warships
to be authorized in the forthcoming
naval appropriation bill as follows:
Two sea-going coast line battleships
Of about 1850 tons each. to cost ap-
proximately $3,60O,OO0 each: three ar
mored cruisers Of the highest practi-
cal speed and most powerful armor
and armament, to cost approximately
$4O0O,000 each; three protected crui-
sers, to cost about Sl,141,OOO each. II
was determined not to provide any
gunboats, in view of the opinion ex-
pressed by Secretary Long and Ad.
miral Dewey that Gen. Otis purchase
of serviceable boats of this character
met present gnnboat requirements.
A Board for War Campaign Plans
Washington, March l6.-The secre-
tary of the navy has determined to ap-
point a general board to meet once
month and consider general plans of
campaign to be used in case of war.
This is the outgrowth of studies
which Capt. II. {. Taylor has been
pursuing in years past at the naval
war college. The board will CORE
spond somewhat to the strategic
board which was in existence during
the Spanish-American war and it is
intended TO meet the demands of the
modern theories of preparedness for
war Admiral Dewey will be at the
head of the board, on which also prob
ably will be the chief of the bureau of
navigation and representatives of the
war college and the officers of naval |
intelligence.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-22
TIT, The Farmers Of Kansas Should
WIN Insure Their Crops in The
Farmers Mutual
Hail Association :.

FIRST: Because 1t is purely mutual company, or
ganized under the laws of the State OF Kansas, for mutual
protection to the farmer.
SECOND: Because this Association furnishes insur-
ance at actual cost its MEMBERS thus avoiding the high
rates of insurance charged by other companies.
THIRD: Because we have deposited securities to the
amount of $4,000 for your protection with the State nsr
ance Commissioner.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-22
Excursion Rates
WESTERN
CAN ADA

and particulars as to how to secure
100 acres Of the best Wheat growing
land on the Continent, can be
secured on application to the
Superintendent Of immigration,
Ottawa, Canada, or the undersigned.
Specially conducted excursions
will leave St. Paul, MIMI, on the
first and third Tuesday in each
month, and specially low rates on all
lines Of railway are being quoted for
excursions leaving St. Paul on March
aSth, and April 4th, for Manitoba,
Assiniboia, Saskatchewan & Alberta.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-22

convention of their own and appoint.
ed a Nebraska delegation TO attend
the popnlist convention at Cincinnati.
They also decided to hold a state
convention in Nebraska at some date
after the Kansas City convention.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-22

Washington, March 10. Acting See.
rotary Meikeljohn yesterday informed
the senate that it is practically impos-
sible for the war department, with
out additional clerical assistance, to
comply with the resolution introduced
by senator Turner, calling upon that
department for a detailed statement
of the amounts paid to individual off.
GERS and enlisted men brought home
from the Philippines on account Of
travel pay and subsistence and also
as to bounty paid to soldiers in the
Philippines for re-enllstment. Mr..
Meikeliohn encloses report from the
paymaster general showing that the
war department records relating to
these accounts have passed into the
hands of the auditor for the war de-
partment, an official under the treas
ury department. The paymaster gen
eral so states that compliance with
the resolution would require an exam.
nation of from $4,000 to e0.Va0 muster
rolls and would occupy the time of an
extra force OF clerks for many
months. Mr.. Meikeliohn suggests
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-22

tnat IN case the information is III
sisted upon the treasury department
is the proper department to supply it.
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The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-03-22
WEDDING LAST EVENING.

A very pretty home wedding took
 place last evening at ' o'clock at 122 Maple street, when Lena May, daughter of MT. and Mrs Wallace E. Dickinson, and Charles Edwards Earle were mar ried by the Rev pr. Ferris of Calvary Baptist church. The house was beauti- fully decorated for the occasion. The bride wore very handsome pink Dres- den taffeta gown trimmed with white silk fringe and chiffon, with a pink sat in accordeon pleated tlounce. The yoke and sleeves of the ogWn were white Honiton lace and the trimmings were white fringe and chiffon The bride carried brides roses. She was accom- panied by her maid of honor, Miss Sibell Edna Fowler of Brooklyn, N. Y,, whose dress was white Brussels not over rose pink taffeta, with pink satin ribbon, and her flowers were pink carnations. The bridegroom had as his best man his brother, Sidney Lewis Earle, After the ceremony Francis served an elaborate supper
 MT. and Mrs. Earle left town on an evening train, going to Springfield. From there they go to Vermont, where MT. Earle formerly lived. They will be at home to their friends at 122 Maple street after April IS. Many very hand come presents were received.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-03-22
LANGUAGE IN MANILA

"There are more cadooles out in the
 mess announced this at dinner the
 other day It developed later that fl 1 anybody cared for more biscuits, there
 were plenty of them left in the oven. For the butchering of good, modern languages, and the ringing in of the worn-out dead ones I defy any one to find another town which can equal Ma nilla. The Tagalic is at the bottom of it all. This language was crusted With the rust of centuries ages before ages began to be reckoned-ages before the square corners of the earth were worn round. Inasmuch as it has no verb Ito be-" it is beyond the ken of the white man. Those who have tried to learn it say that Chinese is kindergarten num- ber-work in comparison.
 Forgetting that there was anything but Tagalic here, let us seq what hap pened when the Chinaman came. The two languages met claShed and com- promised. Neither nation made an at tempt to learn the language of the oth- CT. but each set aside certain words and phrases for common use. Then the Spaniard came, and not only covered the ante of the others but he saw them many better because his language is easy. ow comes the American soldier, and shoves into the nicely assorted pot the owery and the backwoods slang, and the language of the barracks, which is a language alike impressive to man and beast.
 The result of all this is worth scruti- nizing For instance
 Three correspondents living together in one house found it necessary few days ago to hire new stable boy. A young Filipino presented himself for the place, Quite likely he knew about ten words in each of the three languages outside of his own, the Chinese, Spanish and English. It seems as if the boy had lately been following an infantry outfit and some soldier expressions were simmering in his head. He was &C., cepted and went below to fix himself up bunk in the stables. While the three Americans were at dinner 1t occurred to them that it was time for the horses to be fed The boy was called.
 Go down to the stables and feed the horses" said one of the newspaper men kindly.
 No sabe 'go down." answered the boy.
 "Sabe throw yourself out?'' the scribe asked, impatiently.
 ''No sabe, senor."
 "Sabe 'fke'?" suggested one of the other Americans. This word is the American-soldier for hotfoot.
 Hike repeated the young native "Hike-vamoose. Si, sen- or, sabe 'hike'-much vamoose'
 Hike out to the stables and feed the horses then," ordered the newspaper
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-03-22
' Hats New Styles. Trunks, Bags, Suit Cases. The BURGESS Fur & Hat Co,
 751 Chapel Street. New patternsln cLDc
 25 and soc. UATO
raise to help chow-chow the brownr, aby.-Correspondence of the Washing- ton Post
.sWOMAN's WAYS IN OHIOy

~WOMAN's WAYS IN OHIO.f
 Perhaps a womans wiles and waya may cause the defeat of one of the most prominent candidates on the Cleveland city ticket for scRool director
 Miss Minnie Brown nineteen-year- old Normal school girl, has begun a canvass of the women of the city, urg- ing upon them the merits of Candidate Thomas Bell. She will speak also in his behalf at the meeting of the womeH's clubs of the city, and has made arrange ments to address the regular political meetings.
 In advocating the election of MT. BaSI Miss Brown is moved by a spirit of rgA venge against School Director Sergeant. who Is a candidate for reelection Last fall Miss Brown was dropped from the Normal training school on the grounds that she rad not the temperament call culated to enable her to ever become 9. school teacher. the Normal school being intended for the training of teachers. Miss Brown fought the case through the courts and defeated the school authori- ties, the courts ordering her reinstated, School Director Sergeant is the admin- istrative head of the public schools and Miss Brown thinks that Director Sergeant was to blame for her expul- sion.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-03-22
nan who spoke first, .resuming his din-

man who spoke first, resuming his din- ner.
 No sabe sta -bulls'-no sabe feed VI At this juncture there came from the three newspaper men certain express sions which were so peculiarly Ameri- can-soldier that printing presses could not handle them adequately. At length the conversation was taken up again in this way: s
 "Sabe asa-de1caballes?" the new coach boy was asked. This means lit- orally house. of the horses, and is a pretty good stab at the Spanish for sta- bles
 NO, sabe, senor," the native replied pathetically.
 "Sabe case?" yelled q correspondent.
 "Si, senor.'
 How the devil will we tell him 'horses'?'' gasped the sweating repor- ter. The language of the American sol dier came to the rescue again.
 "Sabe 'skates'?" asked white man who was about to go to pieces. It was an inspiration.
 "Si, sabe mucha-skotes'
 "Sabe chow w-chow? 7 This was the last difficulty, and it is the Chinese ex- pression for feed" the world over.
 "Si, senor--sabe 'chow-c chow
 And now when the time comes to feed the horses the boy is called and the fol- lowing command achieves the desired result:
 Hike out to the casa de skates and chow chow"
 The same theory is worked out in oth- CT words. For instance, the washerwo- man, the articles washed, and the act of washing are all known as ''washee- washee," and the caraboa-bull, its cart and it's driver are all spoken of and un- derstood as "cow-cow." Therefore If the bull has sore neck or the cart a broken wheel. 1t is "cow-cow mucha malo," which means a very bad COW, but answers every purpose. If the wife of the bull-driver dies, which is fre- quently the case, since 1t necessitates a holiday, yo uare told:
 "Cow-cow matrimona much malo.'
 The same expression and the same holiday condition hold good if the wife of the bull-driver has new baby. In this case another word is sometimes added:
 "Cow-cow matrimona much malo-- pickaninnia.' And by. stretching his thumb and middle finger apart as far as possible, the fresh father lets you know how big the new arrival is, and if he works for you, he will next hit you for
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-03-22
EARLY CLOSING MOVEMENT
THE CHARLES MONSON COMPANY
 TAKES 4 FORWARD STEP.
Yesterday Was Opening Day but the Firm Closed at Usual Hour-.Use to Keep Open Nights in Past Years-Firm Heartily Favors Reduction of Hours OfLabor.

The Charles Monson company last
 night inaugurated what may be the first stepping stone towards the move
 ment which is now afoot for the pur- pose of reducing the hours of the clerks in the dry goods stores, at least to what might be called the necessary working hours. Yesterday this popular and exclusive dry goods firm had it's annual opening. It has been customary on such occasions to keep the stores open from one to two nights during the week, one firm, now extinct, going the length of making it the excuse for keep ing open for the whole six nights, and it is needless to say that the extra hours, together with the extra demands made on the clerks by the public at openings was severe tax on both their mental and physical ability. The Charles Monson company, ever alive to the interests of their employees, con-
 cluded that the keeping open on such occasions was unnecessary and yester- days opening business was one of the largest ever, done in the history of this firm, and all day the clerks in the vari- ous departments were kept as busy as bees. It was with pleasure they re- ceived the welcome news which was sent round at o'clock that the firm would not keep open as on former oc- casions. Coming as it did, unexpected and unasked for, the firms generous consideration was highly appreciated by the whole staff. This firm is also heartily in favor of the Monday night closing of the stores. In fact all are in favor of closing at o'clock on all CO., casions, barring Saturdays, and the week previous to Christmas, and are only waiting for the other stores to take similar action, and so consummate a long needed and much desired improve ment in the shopping community of the leading city in Connecticut.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-03-22
 CAPTAIN WILKINS BURIED.

Very Impressive Services Held Tester
 day-Was a Large Funeral. 1.
 The funeral of Captain Wilkins tool place yesterday afternoon and was very largely attended. The services were held at St. Luke's church at o'clock, and at 1 o'clock at the home the various Masonic orders of which the deceased was a member, held their ser vices A little before i o'clock in the armory the members of the Wilkins Guard gathered to do honor for the last time to the memory of their late com mander, and in addition to this body and the First Separate company there were the Surviving members of the Wooster Guard.
 Headed by the Old Guard band the military organization left the armory and marched to the home, reaching there before the conclusion of the Ma sonic services, and from there escorted the body to the church. where the ser vices were conducted by Rev. Mir. Shockley, assistant rector of Christ church
 At the conclusion of the services at the church Captain Wilkins remains were escorted to the grave by the mill 1tary company where the Masonic rites were observed and taps was sounded by the company bugler.
 William A. Tribbet of the Grand commandery, conducted the services at the grave. The order of the organiza- tions in the line on their march tothe grave was as follows: Old Guard band, First Separate company, veter- ans of the Wooster Guard, Veterans of Go. A, Fifth battalion, veterans of the First Separate company, and of the Wilkins Tigers.
 The floral tributes tse the deceased were many and handsome.
 Thirty members of St. Paul com mandery No. g. F. and A. M., attended the funeral, Captain Wilkins being a past eminent commander The past eminent commanders present were Thomas Steward, John Adley, William J. Cummings, John A. Hall and James Brown of Ivanhoe commandery, New York. William H. Furgeson, eminent commander, and Charles H. Walker, grand master, were present The fun eral was the largest colored funeral ever held in Connecticut.