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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-02-14
Small Isoys and q Gun.

Leavcuworth. KAN, Feb. l3.-IacNb
Hand. aged nine and his brother
George. aged six, were playing with a
toy gun aud shotgun when George
accidentally discharged the shotgun,
u load of birdshot entering Jacobs
body ON he left hip, killing him al
most INSTANTLY.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-02-14
A Negro Shot While Resisting Arrest

Georgetown, KY, Feb. 13.-Newt
Nelson, colored was fatally shot yes
terday by Policeman Vaughan while
resisting arrest. Nelson escaped from
Jail Monday night. When found yes
terday in a house the policeman tried
to arrest him. The negro threw
Lusby across a hot stove and was hold
ing him there when Vaughan shot
him three times,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-02-14
Holds President Responsible.

Fort Scott, Kan, Feb. I'D, r.
Coon, who was president of the State
bank here when il was wrecked by
the %O,OOO dcfalcation of its cashier,
Y. r. Coleau, has been sued by c. W,
Mitchell, the receiver, for $4,000.
lie holds Coon hlamable for the bad
condition Ct the banks affairs
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-02-14
Mrs. Carrie Nation At Chicago.

Chicago, Feb. i3.-Mrs. Carrie Ma
ton arrived in Chicago at $40 last
night. coming over the Rock Island
road, and within 10 minutes after
reaching the city she was facing a
somewhat diminutive audience gath
cred under the auspices of local mem
bers of the W. {. 7. Y. in Willard
hall. On her trip toward Chicago she
delivered u number Of short addresses
from the rear end Of the ear, speaking
at nearly every station where a stop
was made. Her coming was marked
by no special incident contrary to the
expectation of the ladies who had in
vitcd her to visit Chicago, Before en-
tering the hall Mrs. Nation declared
that II was her intention to get the
saloonkeepers of Chicago together and
talk 10 them.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-02-14
Comfortable at az Degree. below Zero.

Washington. Feb. photographic
adyices have been received at the war
department from Fort Egbert, Eagle
City, Alaska, and Fort st. Michael,
Alaska. to the effect that the officers
and men at those garrisons are well
and comfortable The temperature at
Fort Egbert is reported at 6s degrees
below zero.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-02-14
smnl,uo, a, Toueka orpnsu.' Home.

Topeka, Kan, Feb. 13.-The To-
peka orphans home is under quaran-
tine as q result of the existence of
smallpox there. There are two eases
Of smallpox in the institution from
which all the other children have been
isolated.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-02-14
Gems. Wilson and Lee to Retire.

Washington, Feb. 13.-The retire
ment of Gems. John NJ. Wilson and
Fitzhugh Lee will take effect imme-
diately after the confirmation of their
nominations as brigadier generals by
the senate. Gen. Merriam, command
ing the department of Colorado, will
take charge of the department of the
Missouri, in conjunction with his pres
ent duties, for the present
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-02-14
Bubonic Plague in western Siberia,

London, Feb. l3.-The Daily Mail
publishes the following from its St.
Petersburg correspondent: Serious
reports are in circulation here regard
ing the outbreak of what was first
called hunger typhus,' but is now
officially admitted to be bubonic
plague, in the Khirghiz Steppes Of
western Siberia. Many thousands
have died in the districts between
Semipalatinsk and Orrensburg. The
government is sending out large guam
titles of wheat to be distributed to
the starving population and is organ
izing travelling medical services to To-
calize the outbreak"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-02-14
Commodore Msurys Widow Dies.

Richmond, Va, Feb 13.-Mrs. Ann
Hundon Maury, widow OF Commodore
Matthew +. Maury, Of the United
States and Confederates States navy,
who is known the world over as "the
Pathfinder OF the Seas died in this
city last night, aged 30 years.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-02-14
The Hamilton Murder Case.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Feb. 13.-The
prosecution in the Hamilton murder
case rested yesterday after introduce
ing the sensational testimony of Off
Ger Thomas ]. Rooney, who testified
that Hamilton said to him when he
was arrested: "Officer, will 20 with
you. | am prepared to take the con-
sequences. Let the law take its
course. | killed him, but | did it in
self-defense.' To-day the defense will
open with an address by Robert L.
Penney Every effort is being made
to have A. NJ. Barbe, the st. Louis
travelling man, brought here to testify.
His evidence is said to be of the high
est Importance to the defense. Hamil-
ton, it is said, will take the stand and
give his version of the fight which
ended in Days death.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-02-14

Mexico, No., Feb. l3.-The Modern
Woodmcn of America are taking
possession of Mexico. The state camp
Mill be called to order here this morn.
irs " D. $. c. A, Ruby, Of Clinton,
the venerable counsel.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-02-14
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH,


Kansas City, Feb 12.-Cattle-Market
active on choice, slow on medium; shin
ping and dressed beef steers, N25@5.N:
western steers, A0O@5.4O; native cows,
H.15d425; native stockers, aO0a5.W Hogs
Market weak to SC low,. At 81 as. 42ll.
Sheep-Market steady tn = ~ .heep.
SS.OQ4.4O; lambs, A.OOI5.vJ.
Chicago, Feb 12-Cattle--Goe,l y, y, lus
steers, S,O5a6.OO; stockers all, ers.
2.l5a4.a: Texas fed steers, IN,
Hogs-Mixed and butchers, {! j.
Sheep-Good to choice wethers. s3.@.;4N;
western sheep S.@64iO; native lambs.
A.5OQI5,5.
ST. Louis, Feb. l2.-Cattle-Natiye steers.
S.Nq5S5; stockers and feeders, $2.450l4H:
Texas and Indian steers, t3.6Oa465, Hogs
Pigs and lights, S.25d535; butchers,
S.Sll2d545. Sheep-Native muttons, SXl
mi.35; lambs, A.50m5.35,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-02-14

Atchison, Kan, Feb. IA strong
W. c. IT. U. force has been organized
here and secret meetings are held.
Rumors Of joint raid are aaoat, but
uothing csn he confirmed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-02-14
Six Men Killed BY an Explosion,

London. Feb. l3,--Six men were
killed yesterday by an explosion in the
Chilworth gun powder works near
Guildford.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-02-14
The JeffrIes- Rubin Contest.

Cincinnati, Feb. l3--The prepara-
tons for the contest between Jeffries
and Rubin proceeded here yesterday
the same as usual and the promoters
expect the event to come off on time
next Friday night. Meantime, there
is much comment over the active
preparations of Gov. Nash in having
two or three regiments of militia
awaiting orders to proceed to Cincin-
natl. 1t Is claimed that he will use
the military to enforce the injunction
of Judge Hollister. The promoters
say that they would in no event at
tempt to pull of the event If an in
junction should be issued against
them They would simply appeal the
case, postpone the contest and await
the decision of the higher court.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-02-14
Provisions.

Kansas City, Feb Eggs, lsAc per
doz Poultry-Hens. Size per h.; ROSTERS.
l5al'iac each; turkeys, 5is67c; ducks. &c:
geese, &c; pigeons, 75c per doz. Butter.
Creamery. extra fancy, 2Oc per h.; dairy.
Ice; store packed, lie. Potatoes-Homs
grown, Sd46c per bu.; sweets, ad35c per
bu. Beets, sl.25 per Dbl. Onions. rcd
globe, SLSdl.50 per bu Cucumbers. II 70
a2.25 per doz. Navy beans, $500. % Der
bu. Hubbard squash. 3l00dl.50 per cvt
Egg plant, H0O62.5O per doz Spinach
5oa6ac per bu, Apples, choice, si.SF1.X
per Dbl ., ...
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-02-14
LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY.
The Mar,yred Presidents Memory
Honored Generally.
c. A. R. C0NNENORATES IN CHICAGO.
Eulogies Were Delivered BY Indiana Legs.
lators on Lincoln and His Work Serv-
Ices ut St. Louis and Every Other
Important City.

New York, Feb. 13.-On the ninety
second anniversary Of the birth Of
Abraham Lincoln and in honor of his
memory, the Republican club of the
city of New York gave banquet last
night at the Waldorf-Astoria. Gen.
Henry E. Tremain, the president Of
the club, presided. Among the speak
ers were Senators Hanna and Depew
and Whitelaw Reid.
The Union League club Of Brook
Ign also held its annual Lincoln din
ner, the principal guest being Minis
ter WI, who held a formal reception
before the dinner. Three hundred
and nine guests sat at the table.
Grand Army Commentaries In Chicago.
Chicago, Feb. 13.-Banks, the board
OF trade, the Stock exchange, the
courts and other public institutions
were closed here yesterday in honor
of lncoln's ninety-second birthday.
The chief event of the days exercises
was the public memorial meeting in
the q. A. II. Memorial hall, under the
auspices of the Grand Army Memorial
Hall association. Addresses were
made by local speakers. Various
Grand Army posts, as well as other
organizations, held commemorate
meetings in the various parts of the
city during the day.
Eulogies by Indiana Legislature.
indianapolis, Ind, Feb Lincoln
day was celebrated here yesterday
with state meeting of the Indiana
Lincoln league, banquet at the Co.
lumbia club last night and exercises
at the several city posts of the Grand
Army. In the house of representa-
tiyes yesterday afternoon speeches eu-
logizing the character of Lincoln and
were made by members of both sides.
Iaan,,a pon,,l.l;aan a,,,ha -, :.
banquet given by the local clubs last
NJ tho sto,o uoro nr,son.
s....,.a. q.
c, Touis Nal 70 u,n1.o1a g
mon and women from oil wa,l,s -
liza onthorod la. niuht at o,,,a,
,orr,ana holI H. o,an,,.a, t ~,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-02-14

The iumbler works Of the National
Glass company at Rochester, Pa, were
DESTROYED by fire yesterday. Loss,
s5O0.O00.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-02-14

The Mueller company's wholesale
grocery plant at Decatur. H., was
burned yeslsixay. Loss, 100000.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-02-14

Kansas City, Mo-. Feb. l2-Grain er.
changes all over the country were closed
yesterday In comnemoration Of the bIrth
OF Lincoln.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-02-14
All Honor LIncolns Birthday.

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 13.-Dis-
patches received from all the impor-
tant cities in the United States show
that the anniversary of Lincoln's
birthday was fittingly commemorated
by speeches and banquets.
Evening star., 1901-11-23
A HIDDEN NINE.
Two Women Hold the Secret of q
Golden Ledge.

Two Women Hold the Secret of q
Golden Ledge.
From the St Louis Post Dispatch.
Away up in the Medicine Bow mountains,
not far from the Wyoming line, there is
hidden mine for which generation of men
have searched in vain. And it is owned.
operated and its location kept secret by
two young women, who have kept their
secret since one was eighteen and the
other fourteen years old. The lode was
discovered sixteen years ago by a tender
foot named Smithers. He was ordered
west by the doctors and came to Colorado.
Leaving his wife and two little girls at
Fort Collins, he went up into the noun
tains to prospect. In some unexplained
way he discovered an enormously rich ledge
of quartz, and recognized its value. Then
he returned to Fort Collins for his family,
having been absent about a year. His wife
had died during his stay in the mountains,
but he found his children in care Of a
ranchman. The older one recognized him,
and they were turned over to him. He
took them up into the mountains with him.
and they have lived ever since in the cabin
built for them.
Smithers cleared OF the ranch and did
a little farming, got a little stock and
raised his own milk and butter and eggs,
and lived outwardly like thousands of small
mountain ranchmen all over the Rocky
mountain region. But secretly he worked
on the ledge of gold quartz he had dis
covered. He broke pieces from the vein,
ground them up in mortar, panned them,
and got gold enough to keep him and his
children without other work than caring
for their little farm. This life began when
the children were but seven and three
years old, respectively. When the cider
one was eighteen and her sister fourteen,
Smithers died. He had taught chem the
secret Of the hidden mine, and when he
was gone the two orphans lived alone in
the same manner. They looked after their
little stock, tended their little farm and in
secret ground up pieces of quartz and
panned the gold from it. The ledge must
be of fabulous richness, for these two girls.
neither Of them very robust, and the
younger little more than child when they
began, have taken out all the gold they
have wanted in the four years they have
led this lonely. existence. At rare intervals
they take their horses and a pack saddle
and go down to the nearest town for pro-
visions. They always have gold dust and
nuggets to pay for whatever they choose
to buy.
H. A. Wells, timber appraiser for the
state land board, was in that section re-
Gently and secured 500 worth of nuggets
the young women had saved up. One ne is
wearing as watch charm. 1t Is a great
chunk of native gold, not melted into a
button. but just as 1t fell from the crushed
rock According to weight. its value would
not exceed $780, or perhaps SIS. But as a
fine specimen of native gold and as a me-
mento of the lonely mountain ranch ard
hidden mine, hundreds of dollars would
not buy 1t. Never mind" says Mr.
Wells. I'm going to find the extension of
that hidden ledge some day."
Evening star., 1901-11-23
Two Considerations of Money.

Prof. Morris Jastrow in the Independent
Such laws as the prohibition to take in
terest for money loaned to one in distress
EXODUS, xii, "a; Leviticus, XIV, &c. COM
pare Psalms, XIV, D are protest against
the business of money lending as carried
on in Babylonia, where thousands of tab
lets found beneath the mounds reveal the
extent to which this enterprise was de-
veloped in the commercial centers of the
Euphrates Valley. OF course, without
money lending commerce on a large scale
cannot be carried on, but this is exactly
what the Pentateuch aims to avoid The
ideal which it holds up is not commerce,
but agriculture. 1t has no sympathy with
commercial expansion; it does not hold cut
the hope-nay, it distinctly discourages the
prospect of the people becoming the rivals
of the Babylonians and Phoenicians the
great merchants of antiquity. The progeny
OF Abraham Is to be "as numerous as the
sands of the sea- but nowhere is wealth
held up either a goal or even a posSibil-
ity. The picture which the compilers of
the Pentateuchal codes had in mind was
that of each man sitting with his family
under the shade of his fig tree. Every
pater familias was to own the land which
he cultivated. Country life is given the
preference over city life. Hence interest is
Intentionally tabooed as an effective blow
against converting the people into a COM
mercial nation.
Evening star., 1901-11-23
Coffee Houses a Failure.


The coffee house is temperance substt-
tute for the inn in England. It furnishes,
minus the intoxicating stimulants, similar
social features but it is tackled on to the
same social habits that the inn developed.
In this country those habits were not
formed by the saloon experience, and the
attempt to establish the coffee house as a
substitute for the saloon necessarily lacks
that social incentive which exists in Eng
land The coffee house here takes on the
feature of the restaurant rather than either
the German beer garden or the English inn.
The Americans have never learned to go
to these places for their leisurely intercourse
and amusemens, and hence do not find 1t
when coffee is substituted for beer. They
have gone to the theaters or to the clubs
for this social outlet. q Sd
1t is, therefore, not surprising to the care
full student of European and American ira
ditions that the coffee house plan does not
work in this country, though 1t worked we'll
in England. To be successful. social and
economic as we'll as political institutions
must largely grow out of the habits, Gus
toms and desires of the people,. They can
not to any considerable extent be trans
planted from one country to another.
Evening star., 1901-11-23

This means in plain figures that under
the Newlands bill the government would
have had last year nearly $3,000,000 to spend
for irrigation works. 1t means that those
advocating state control would allow Okla
homa $611,000, where irrigation is not much
needed, and Nevada, where it is essential
to further development, would only get
1890, or not enough to pay for the sur
veyS.
Under a nationalized plan enough money
would be secured each year without doubt
to build some great irrigation work which
would benefit the whole country, such as
the proposed plan to increase the flow of
the upper Missouri river and its tributa-
ries. Under state control no one year
would yield enough money to do anything
worthy of comment, and it would never be
known what amount was going to be avail
able the following year, for the sales or
land are fiuctuating as well steadily de-
creasing. For the great state of California
to only have s1200G0 per year is absurd in
the light of the fact that Montana would
get $37S,0O0. The income from any graz
ing scheme would be equally unjust in its
apportionment among the arid states unless
nationaliZed and concentrated upon the
most desirable points, one at time, as the
money became available annually. Yet this
latter plan is opposed by those favoring
state control, for naturalization means no
increase of power to local politicians, and
there is the rub.
A Hot Fight in Prospect.
ernment land by the state and the admins
tration of national irrigation works by the
state are influential in national politics,
however. and naturally make a very good
showing in Congress, owing to the repre-
sentations of the western states being
largely an outgrowth Of close political cor
porationS.
On the other hand, If a careful investiga-
tion is made it will be found that among
the mass of the people state control is de-
cidedly in the minority. With few excep-
tions the press of the entire country west
of the Mississippi is in favor of the rapid
development of western territory by set
tlement and in favor of the national gov
ernment carrying on any work which may
be done for the good of ALL The people
most alarmed as to the possible results of
state control Of national leasing, forest
preservation or Irrigation are the people
living in the states which would be given
this control. They are too well aware OF
what has already been done with limited
power to believe there would be any reform
should this power be expanded and a still
greater trust imposed.
J. D. WHELPLEY.
Evening star., 1901-11-23

'Theo." and her eyes sought the last en-
bers Of the dying fire. you are not kind as
husband should be. You never give me
any jewels
Jewelss' and his basso voice seemed to
come from his heart. "You ask for jewels?
Any one with diamond eyes, ruby lips and
teeth of pearl ask for jewels? Why. the
rarest jewels gold could buy would only be
superfluous."
Then: for the first time for days. she
kissed him.-Tit Bits,
Evening star., 1901-11-23
Not in Stock.

From the Chicago Tribune
Have you no high ideals?' asked the
man with the subscription book, who was
trying in vain to get a donation for the
neighborhood Improvement fund from the
tobacconist.
NO., said the tobacconist That's a
brand we don't handle"
Evening star., 1901-11-23
Another Kick Reeistered.

From the Chicago News.
Mrs. Wederly-"John aren't you ever go
ing to get up ana light the fre?
Wederly-'My dear. don mind hearing
you talk. but draw the line at these fn-
cendiary speeches
Evening star., 1901-11-23

The three new members from Maryland,
all republicans. are William H. Jackson OF
Salisbury, first district; Albert A. Blake
ney Of Franklinville. second district, and
Charles r. Schirm Of Baltimore. fourth dis
trict, whose predecessor was Colonel James
Evening star., 1901-11-23

From New England.
New England sends six fresh faces-seven,
81 We include Ex-Governor Lewellyn Pow
ers. republican. of Maine. who succeeds the
late Captain Boutelle from the fourth dis
tyict. Though he was elected Cor one term
Evening star., 1901-11-23

tics and. IL past experience Is to be taken
as Indicative OF anything II would leal In
time to the building UP of political cabals
equally as corrupt and upon a far greater
scale than is found today in the state of
Nevada.
Leasing of Public Domain.
Upon the same general lines and to be
used in the end to the same purpose ars
the numerous bills which have been intro
duced in Congress and others which will be
introduced this winter providing for the
leasing of the public domain under the ad-
ministration of the various state govern
ments. In this move the state control peo-
pie have the active and powerful co-operl-
ton of the big cattle interests. The big
ranch men of the west will be represented
at Washington this winter for the purpose
or urging measure gotten up by a COM
mittee this summer, which measure pro-
poses to make ten-year leases OF largc
areas of government grazing land to those
who have sufficient influence and money to
secure them.
The state control people are intereste., in
TINS proposition for the reason that many of
| those who advocate leasing also advise ,hc
control of these leases by the local govern
mentS. There is honest difference of opln-
Ion as to whether the government should
lease or In some other way permit axclu-
slVe grazing privileges. A prominent vest
ern senator, who is more interested i'll the
agricultural development of his country
ranchers who oppose further settlement of
the country, recently made the staten Ant
tnat all the money needed to lobby for leg
lslation, to corrupt state governments and
secure absolute control of all the ~emain-
ing public domain by the big cattle COIL
panies could be obtained through the big
packing house firms of Kansas City.
Chicago, St. Louis, Omaha, St. Joe ana
other places. He also made the statement
that in view of what had been done al
ready by the party in power in his state. IL
such leasing bill became law, agricui-
tural and industrial development would
come tosa stand still and the state be con-
verted into vast pasture where no man
would be allowed to exercise the right of
citizen to secure a home upon the public do
main.
Millions for Irrigation.
Under the proposed Newlands national
irrigation bill the reclamation fund is to
consist of such money as is received from
the sale of public lands in the arid states
minus the expenses of administration and
survey incurred by the land office
These states and the net amount credited
to each last year are as follows:
Evening star., 1901-02-06
BIG FIRE IN BAkU, RUSSIA
HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE FOLLOWS
NAPHTHA EXPLOSION.
About 75.OOO,OOO Gallons of Petroleum
and Naphtha Go Up in
Flames.


BAku, Russian Trans-Caucasia, Febru-
airy 6.-Fire broke out yesterday in the
magazines Of the Caspian and Black Sea
Company, which contained 5000, 600 pools
Of petroleum. The confagration resulted in
great loss of life and widespread damage.
The flames spread to other depots, having
capacity of 100000 pools of naphtha.
which poured out like stream of lava, in
undating and setting fire to the dwellings
Of the workmen, which were totally de-
stroyed. Many persons perished. Twenty
chafred bodies have been found, and up
ward of fifty people are terribly burned
-Four hundred families lost everything they
possessed.
The magazines are still burning, and
neighboring reservoirs are in great danger
A general panic prevails.
Eight naphtha springs belonging to the
Mehkoh, Ralski and Caspian companies
caught fire February 3.
pood is measure of weight, equivalent
to about thirty-five pounds avoirdupois. or
about four gallons liquid measure.