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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-07
Inquiry Into wreck Of the Rio de Janelro

San Francisco, March 2.--The fed
eral investigation into the wreck Of
the steamer Rio de Janeiro was con.
tinued yesterday. The questioning Of
Officer Holland brought out the fact
that in the boat drills held on the
steamer 1t was customary for the men
to 60 to their positions, but the boats
were never taken out OF the checks.
DR.. 0'Neil was confident that If the
ship had held up five minutes longer
al would have been saved, as there
was no confusion.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-07

Washington, March 2.--The COM
parative statement Of the government
receipts and expenditures shows that
the total receipts from all sources
during February were $5,S44,l2s, an
increase over February last year Of
M,14o,OoO. The expenditures on ac-
count Of the war department were
$10,033,o54, increase 100000; navy,
N,o7o,269, increase s325,oOO. During
the last eight months the total re-
ceipts exceeded the total expendi-
lures by Si1,4s4,000.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-07

Sioux City, Ia, March 2.--The Sioux
City Provision company will in few
days be the new owners and opera
tors of the Sioux City plant Of the
international Packing company. Cat
tie will be slaughtered by the new
organization as well az hogs, making
Sioux City in reality . competitive
cattle market.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-07

San Francisco, Feb. 2s.-The trans
port Indiana arrived yesterday even
ing from Manila via Honolulu. The
Indiana brought $50 sick and seven
insane soldiers from various regiments
now serving in the Philippines There
are Is bodies on board, including those
Of two men who died during the run
from Manila to Honolulu.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-07

Omaha, Neb., March 1.-The gov
eminent has contracted with c. Fl.
Woolworth, Of South Omaha, for 20
ponies to be used as polo ponies at
West Point by the cadets. The ami
mails are to be delivered to the quar-
termaster at Omaha not later than
March Is. 1t is stated that this Ia Q
new departure and that the war de-
partment is henceforth to recognize
polo as the official game at the ma
tional military institute.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-07
Measure to Ouat an OH Company.

Austin, Tex, Feb. 2s.--A drastic
measure was introduced in the house
yesterday which seeks to GUST the
Waters-Pierce Oil company from
Texas. 1t instructs the secretary Of
state to revoke the permit issued to
the oil company on May 90, 1900. This
Is the case wherein Congressman
Bailey was before the Texas legisla-
tnre last month on charge of hav-
ing helped secure permit in violation
of the Texas antitrust law. That in
vestigation resulted in a vindication
of Mr.. Bailey.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-07
o., N. 4 ~. r. Insrsasss i.s Capital stock

New York, March 1.-The directors
of the Chicago, Milwaukee 4 st. Paul
rai|road, ut their monthly meeting in
this city yesterday, recommended an
increase Of ten per cent. in the capital
stock Of the company to provide a..
100000 to pay for the Kansas City
cutoff and reimburse the company's
treasury for $4,522,52o capital expend.
itures. The proposed issue will be
entirely in common stock, amounting
TO IS, ts3 shares.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-07
The sundry CIvII Appropriation Bin

Washington, Feb. 2s.--The senate
committee on appropriations yester-
day completed the consideration Of
the sundry civil appropriation bill.
The committee recommends the addi-
ton Of appropriations amounting to
f3,a72,S72 and reductions reaching
$4,000, the net total carried by the
ill being $62,759,7S0.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-07
Finest IntsrurbAn Service In the West.

Joplin, Mo-, Feb. ss.--Work has
commenced on the second electric
railway to connect Joplin with Webb
City, Carterville, Carthage, Oronogo
and zincite, NO., and Galena and
Empire, Kan. The Missouri-Kansas
zinc mining district already has very
fine street railway service in the pres
ent interurban system, and with the
two systems will have the finest In
terurban service in the west.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-07
Rlysrside Stock Farm.


CHAPMAN, Kas., Feb. IL, 1900.
DR.. B. H. DsHuy, Denver, Colo.:
Dear Sir:-I have given your Balm
oline . thorough trial in our stables
for the last three years and find 1t the
MOST SUCCESSFUL cure for horses and
cattle in the shape oia salve l have
ever tried. II Is especially adapted
to healing scalded shoulders Of horses.
| have also used 1t for sore teated
COWS and find it splendid. | can
highly recommend your Balmoline to
ali stockmen. We use 90 much that
| buy it in large quantities and think
there is nothing like it for healing
sores on stock.
Respectfully yours,
O. L. THIsLER.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-07

Marseillcs, Feb. 2s.--Three thousand
lockers voted TO declare a general
strike yesterday as result Of the
refusal Of the contractors to dismiss
certain overseers.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-07

Price Is and 5oc. For sale In Dickinson
county. Kas3 by al druggists IN Abilene;
Tvs. HeTinston; i. p ?. Xppiebsush. Solomon;
b. i. Scanian, Chapman; ]. ). Robbins,
Woodbine; 3. 8. Charter, Ketchersld 4 Don,
myer, Hope; W. r. Hammond h CO.. Man
chester; q. B. Jones, Industry; ]. +. Wilson.
Carlton; ]. 6chmitter, Gypsum City; O. VI,
Gabhart L0ngf0rd.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-07

Springfield, ILL.,, March AFTER be-
ing confined in the county Jail here
since December rs, 1900, Albert
shenkle, wanted in Green county for
assault, will be taken there to-day on
special train under guard Of four
companies Of the Illinois national
guard to prevent mob violence.
Sheriff Conlee wired last nighs2 that
a mob Of 400 men WINS waiting the ar
rival Of the prisoner at carrollton.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-07
CHINAMEN EXECUTED
chih Stu and Hsu cheng Yu Be-
headed and Two Others Suicide.
CHISAS AGREEMENT WITH RUSSIA.
The Report Of Fearful Famine in shsn.
u Not l3elievedA German Patrol
Attacked BY Chinese Inpe-
rial TrO0ps.

Berlln, feD. So.--Uerinany VIII IN
dorse the proposition Of the United
States, Great Britain and France for
the punishment Of the guilty pro-
vincial officials and will support the
same in the conferences Of the min,
listers of the powers in Pekin. This
statement is made on the best au-
thority. 1t is regarded here also as
practically certain that the PROPOSE
ton will be adopted unanimously.
The report Of the suicide Of Wing
Lien and Chao Shu Chiao is officially
confirmed. but the report that Count
Won Waldersee has ordered discon-
tinuance of punitive expeditions ia
not confirmed, although it is regarded
ss very probable.
The Lokal Anzeiger's special corre-
spondent with Count Won Waldersee
gives the following particulars re-
garding the execution Of Chin Stu and
Hsu Cheng Yu: Maj. Lauenstein rep
resented Count Won Waldersee, and
the Chinese government sent the min
lister OF justice to witness the execu-
ton. After 1t was. over the execu-
TONERS sewed the heads upon the
trunks, and, having placed the bodies
in splendid collins. turned them over
to the relatives Of the beheaded off,
Gals
China's Agreement With Russia.
London, Feb. 2s.-The Pekin CORE
spondent Of the Times, wiring yester-
day. gives precis Of the draft Of
the Manchurian convention. He
says: Russia requires China to sign
a convention consisting Of - articles.
The first says the car is willing to
forget the recent hostilities in Man
churia and consents to allow China
to resume the civil government. The
other articles virtually place COM
plete control in Russian hands. They
exclude Chinese troops and forbid the
Importation of arms. They demand
the degradation Of high officials i'm
plicated in the recent disturbances
and exclude persons Of any other
nationality from holding official posi-
tions In Manchuria or drilling Chi
nese soldiers or sailors anywhere in
northern China.
Reports Of Famine Not Believed.
Pekin, Feb. 2s.-The committee Of
the ministers met yesterday to de-
eide on the general basis of the in
IDENTITIES to be discussed at the meet
ing of the ministers to-day.
The accounts Of the fearful famine
In the province Of Shen-Si, where
horses are said to be dying from lack
Of food and water, are not believed
here. It is thought the court Or
dered the publication Of these reports
in order TO brighten off the expedition
threatened.
Germans Attacked by Chinese.
Berlin, Feb. 2s.-The war office has
received the following from Count
Won Waldersce, dated Pekin, February
20: "A patrol of eight Germans re-
c,,1saJ mn a%tock hx 1Gn Chinnoo I'm,
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Broke All the Bottles Containing Bite

Gilmer, Tex, Feb. 2s.--At Grice vii
lage - women, with hatchets, axes
and rocks, went to the post Office and
store run by J. ]. Gricc, in which
bitters are sold, and, taking the bot
ties outside, broke them all.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-07

Savannah, Ga, Feb. 2s.--Tony Mo-
ran, Of New York, won one Of the
smartest and bloodiest lightweight
fights ever seen here from shorty"
Jenkins in the eighteenth round last
night. Jenkins was knocked out.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-07

The conferees on the Louisiana ex.
position bill met yesterday. They
agreed upon the amendment to close
the gates on Sunday, and disagreed
to the appropriation for the Charles
ION, 3. c.. exposition.
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Grant Gillstt sim In Msziso.

Fl Paso, Tex, Feb. 2s.--The report
that came from Chihuahua q few days
ago to the effect that Grant Gilletl,
the ex-cattle king Of Kansas, had
sailed from Vera Cruz for New York
seems to have been unfounded. W.
J. Cox, Of the FL Paso Live Stock ex-
change, returned from there Tues
day night and says he met Gillctt on
the streets Of Chihuahua Tuesday and
talked with him. It is said that Gil
lett will not return to the United
States until his wife has partially ad-
justed his affairs in Kansas, but the
statement cannot be confirmed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-07
THE MlNs DISASTER.
RusInsss Practically ct sssndstill In Dls-
inondviile. Wyo.-Ths Dssd May All
Ne Reaches To-Day,

Salt Lake City. Feb PA special
to the Deseret News from Diamond.
vile, Wyo, says: Outside Of the re-
lief shifts, which have been working
heroicaliy and necessarily since Mon
day night, the little mining camp Of
Diamondville has been ut standstill,
miners, merchants and housewives
having practically suspended their
daily avocations in the face Of the
terrible calamity which has visited
the camp. Groups Of anxious men,
women and children still surround the
main entrance to the mine. The num-
Ter OF lives lost is ut least 20 and pos
sibly 20, but no more.
AT the present time Superintendent
Snedden is directing the operations Of
the searching parties in the mine.
The work is necessarily slow, but re-
ports reach the mouth Of the mine to
the effect that the fire Il practically
subdued. II is possible that oil the
dead may be brought out to-day.
Early yesterday morning the search
ing party succeeded in bringing out
eight bodies, which were carried to
the blacksmith shop adjoining, which
has been turned into Q temporary
morgue. The bodies show evidence
that the Inflated miners died from
suffocation.
Civil Engineer Davis yesterday said:
ut was small fire and il the men had
kept their heads they could have easily
escaped by circuitous route"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-07

Berlin, Feb. 2s.-The war office has
received the following from Count
Won Waldersce, dated Pekin, February
20: "A patrol of eight Germans re-
pulsed an attack by 100 Chinese i'm
perial troops at suling pass, killing
co."
The suburban citizen., 1901-08-31
n1nnufaetnrlng Artlae lal snk

Artificial sill; can be made ont Of
glue. thus demonstrating that our an
cestors We're not so foolish and ignor-
ant as we like to think. So far as we
can judge there was no reason why
they should not have made the pro-
verb read: You can't make a silk
purse out OF a cows heel" But they
didn't say that. They used another
simile. They were smart enough. At.
ter taking all the trouble to make a
proverb they did not propose to have
science get the laugh on them by max
ing silk out Of cows hoofs and horns
The gelatine Is dissolved in water to
the proper consistency, dyed and
forced through tiny glass tubes as
with the cellulOse silk. Ii is really an
animal product like the silkworm silk,
but the manufacturers have not yet
been able to get the appliances for
water-proOting the thread with the
vapor of formaline that the sllkworm
has which secretes the same drug for
the same purpose. Also, it Is quite
difficult to dry the thread quickly on
the carrying belts for you can easily
see that they cannot be made very
long | suppose every one that reads
this viii instantly think it would be
easy to dry the threads if the room
were made warm, but, unfortunately,
warmth and moisture together have
the property Of making the glue softer.
Another difficulty is that the silk must
be dyed before it Is spun, and as gela-
tine has a way of not being the same
shade for the same quality Of sticki-
ness it Is pretty hard TO tell what
color you will get till 1t is dry, If the
spun threads are soaked in the dye
pot the stuff thinks that this is a new
way Of making wine jelly, and makes
all possible haste to change itself from
dress goods into dessert Still, it
makes a very pretty silk If you don't
wear it out in a rainstorm.
Magazine.
The suburban citizen., 1901-08-31
The Life of a Gum Gatherer.

The life Of the gum gatherer in the
Maine woods is necessarily a hard
one. 1t Is also terribly lonesome All
winter the man with the gum pack
fits like a shadow from tree to tree
silently gathering gum, and having nc
company other than the wild things IL
the forest, except perhaps at times
when he goes out to some settlement
walking twenty or thirty or forty
miles on snOwshoes, to get provisions
and perhaps get his mail from the
little wOOdsman's postoftice. But he
sticks to it, does the gum man, and in
the spring he "skuffs" down to Ban.
gor there to market his gum, and per
haps indulge in a few Of the fading
joys of town
Such is the story Of gum, the kind
of gum that makes the Yankee feel
like going back home whenever he
smells 1t or takes a chew of 1t; the
kind that puts to shame the sweet.
ened confections made by machinery
in fact the real spruce gum, that /:
q" much a part Of the resources OF
Maine as ice, or lumber, or granite,
or pretty girls,
The suburban citizen., 1901-08-31
GUNBOAT MACHIAs AT COLON.
VIII Guard American Interests on the
Isthmus.

Colon, Colombia (By Cabe).-The
United States gunboat Machas has ar.
lived at Colon to guard American in.
:erests on the Isthmus.
A German warship is expected soo9
rom Trinidad.
Washington (SpeciaD Mail advice.
received from the Minister OF Foreign
Affairs for Colombia by the Colombian
Legation here, under date OF July II
state that Ecuador and Nicaragua have
withdrawn their opposition to the Co.
lombian government and have giyer
repeated assurances of good faith.
Senor Herran said that the with.
travail OF Ecuador and Nicaragua from
!he alliance formed by Venezuels
against Colombia was most significant
and that further trouble was not ex.
pected, as Venezuela would not dare
attack Colombia unaided.
The suburban citizen., 1901-08-31
BURIED BY TWO HUSBANDS.
Remarkable Case In England Recalled by
One in America.


Apropos of the remarkable Instance
of coniugal devotion which has re-
Gently been displayed by Mr.. Cannon,
of Cincinnati, in bringing his wife's
body from America to her native
place in this county for lnterment.
says the London Globe. it is interest
ing to recall n somewhat similar. but
even more romantic story which Is
recorded Of Lord Dalmeny, eldest son
of James, second Earl of ROsebery.
This young nobleman, who died In
1156, met in London some years previ-
GUS to his death a lady with whom he
fell violently in love and whom he
persuaded to marry him. The mar
riage, though concealed from the rela-
tives on both sides, proved to be an
extremely happy one, the pair living
together in the greatest harmony until
the lady was oyertaken by mortal
illness. When assured that she was
dying she ast e1 for a pencil and paper
and wrote the following message: 81
am the wife OF the Rev. Mr.. Cough,
rector Of Thorpe, in Essex. My
maiden name was G.. Cannon, and my
last request is to be buried at Thorpe"
In what circumstances she had de-
serted her husband does not appear,
but Lord Dalmeny protested that he
knew nothing Of her former marriage,
and Immediately set about fulfilling
her last wishes. He had the body en-
balmed and nclosed in a chest, and
then. under the assumed name Of
Williams, he brought it to England,
landing at Colchester. Here the chest
was suspected by the customs house
officers of containing smuggled goods
and was opened by them to the great
distress of tie bercaved husband. who
grew almost distracted under the
darker suspicious which arose when
its real contents were revealed.
However. after infinite difficulty. he
succeeded in conveying the body to
Thorpe and when it had been placed
in the church on an open bier took his
seat beside it, evidently absorbed in
grief the scene having reminded a
bystander OF Romeo and Juliet" At
length he gave full explanation Of
the circumstances of his marriage
AMI Mr.. Cough was sent for to come
and identify his wife. which the latter
gentleman did without moments
hesitation. The meeting between the
sorrow-strlcken young and the indig
nant husband was described as n most
moving onp, but neither seemed in
clined to waive his right to the other,
though of the two Lord Dalmeny was
the most anxious to do honor to the
deceased. He had a splendid coffin
made for her, and followed her body
to Thorpe, where he was met by Mr..
Cough and in their presence the burial
was performed with all due sOlemnityi
thus probably furnishing the only in
stance on record Of a woman being
attended to her grave by two hus-
bands at the same time Immediately
after the ceremony Lord Dalmeny left
for London. apparently inconsolable at
his loss. In the peerage he is de-
scrlbed as unmarried.
The suburban citizen., 1901-08-31
THE NATIONAL GAME.

Tannehill has not made a wild pitch
this season.
Young has had but one wild pitch
all the season.
Dolan has supplNnted McCreery in
BrOoklyns outtield.
Cincinnati has tried nine pitchers
thus far this season.
LaChance is hitting the ball with
terrific force these days.
Chicago is the only unwhitewashed
team in the American League.
Long and Lowe are playing up to
their best standard these days.
Crawford now leads the National
League in homo runs and extra base
hits.
1t looks quite natural to see Burkett
and Keeler at the head Of the League
batsmen.
Davis has played thirty-one games
in the field for Pittsburg without max
ing an error.
Ritchey Is playing the fastest sec
Ond base that the National League
has seen for several seasons.
Hartsel, of Chicago, leads the League
in stolen bases to date, with Wagner,
of Pittsburg, a close second.
With Heidrick back in the game the
st. Louis team is as strong now as it
was at any time this season.
Manager Duffy early in the season
tried to secure "Scrappy' Bill Joyce
as first baseman for Milwaukee.
Manager McGraw has Clarence Ma
lone, a promising young Baltimore
backstop practicing with the Orioles.
Ever since Ely Joined the Athletics,
of Philadelphia, the team has been
playing championship ball, and it is
now at the head of the second di-
vision.
The suburban citizen., 1901-08-31
A NOBLE NAME.

A great responsibility is restin' on my
T worry bout it through the day an
nights when I'm in bed;
Last week a baby boy to darter ldys
household came
An they've left it to his gran'p fer {
pick him out a name.
I've been o-readin histories, biographies
an sich
To find the names Of tellers that were
either great er rich;
| see they varied quite bit from trst
last; but, still,
The most successful Of 'em bore the good
OF name of Bill"
Now Mandy's hoppin' mad at me. an .
set her foot down fiat,
Our little gran sons got to have a better
name N that! ,
I tell her Cowper. Hazlitt, Allingham an
Chillingworth.
Conqreye. Blackstone an Shakspere bore
the name of Bill from birth
r. honored age: while Aytouu, Bryant
Dunbar an Dunlap,
Cartwright an CaXtOn never thought II
much of a mishap
That they was christened it; an so, let
them find fault as will, ,,
Tn more an more determined that I'D
call the baby Bill
Bill Sherman done good fightin' an Bill
Evarts scared in speech;
/ reckon Bill Lloyd Garrison was some
thin of peach!
Bill Howells does fine writln, but the
only books fer me
Are those turned out some years ago by
old Bill Thackeray!
/ cannot help but feel somehow, that
name has got a charm
I've worn it sixty years myself, it amt
done me no harm!
So, though to Mandy it may be a mighty
bitter pill
The little chap at Idys house I'm goin' Z
christen Bill"
Roy Farrell Greene, in Puck.
The suburban citizen., 1901-08-31
An Old Land Grant.

]. II. Brakeman brought to the Jour
nal office a land grant to property in
what was formerly Virginia. The
deed is signed by Governor Patrick
Henry at Richmond on the oath day
Of April, 1886, and printed on sheep
skin. The land consists Of 230 acres,
and is now located on Back Creek,
Garrard County, six miles from Ian
caster Mr. Brakeman got the deed
from John Saunders, who lives in
Garrard. Mr. Saunders married n
sreat.grandaughter Of Elijah Walker,
to whom the deed was assigned, and
who was the grandfather of Mrs. j. IL.
Brakeman. The deed is yellow with
age and the writing barely ellgiDl" -:
Jessamlne (KyJ Journal.
The suburban citizen., 1901-08-31
The Hot and cnld Reli.

The longest cold season in the
United States is found in the Rocky
Mountain region, where 1t exceeds the
warm by about ten days. The warm
season in Texas and the lower Mis-.
souri, valley opens about ten days
earlier than in the region near the
Middle Atlantic coast, and from
twenty to twenty-five days earlier
than on the southern coast of Cali.
fornia. In the Northwest the warm
season opens from twenty to twenty
five days earlier than in the lake
region and from fifteen to twenty
days earlier than in the north Pacific
coast region. -
The suburban citizen., 1901-08-31
"srnile. Confonnd Ynn .,

Mrs. Cheeseman, arrayed in her best
gown, was sitting for her photograph
Your Xpression-pardon me-is a
trife too severe" said the photograph
eT. looking at her over his camera
"RelaX the features a trlhe. A little
more, please Wait a moment"
He came back, made slight change
in the adjustment Of the head-rest,
then stood Off and inspected the re-
suit.
Now, then. Ready. Beg pardon
the expression is still little too
stern. Relax the features a trihe.
a little more, please. Direct your
gaze at the card on this upright post.
All ready. One moment again-pardon
me, the expression is still too severe.
Relax the --"
"Jemima" roared Mr.. Cheeseman,
coming out from behind the screen
and glaring at her savagely, "smile,
confouDd youl smHew-Tit-Bits.