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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-06-06
TROOPS FROM MANILA.
The Dates on Which They viii Sail Com
plete Fnlfillment Of the Law Re-
quiring DISARMAMENT,

Washington, May 99.-1n reply to
a request from the war department
Gen. Macarthur has informed the de-
partment that the volunteers will
leave Manila for the United States
on the following dates: Transport
Thomas, sailed May ~ via Nagasaki,
Eorty-scventh infantry, 80 officers,
972 enlisted men; battalion Forty
ninth infantry, "a officers, 1858 en-
listed men; band, three companies
Thirty-eighth infantry, 10 officers, 2s5
enlisted men. Ohio sails to-day d.
rect from headquarters, 10 companies
Forty-second infantry, 20 officers, 749
enlisted men. Transport Grant with
Forty-eighth infantry, two battalions
Forty-ninth infantry; transport Kill
patrick with Forty-third infantry;
transport Logan with two battalions'
1hirty-eighth infantry and Forty
fourth infantry, sail June I.
Gen. Corbin said that the troops
mentioned in Gen. MacArthur's mes
sage comprise all the volunteers now
in the Philippines and that the ar
engagements made for their departure
indicate a complete fultillment of the
law requiring the disarmament of the
volunteer army by July /.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-06-06
LEAVING CHINA.
Allied Troops Are Quilting Pekin and the
City VIII Soon BE Transferred to
Chinese Officials.

Pekin, June 3.--At a meeting of the
generals of the allied troops yester.
day it was decided to transfer the ad-
ministratfon of the city of Pekiu to
the Chinese officials gradually during
June.
Count Won Waldersee, accompanied
by his staff, will leave Pekin to-day.
Two special trains will run all the
week, taking troops TO Taku. The
Germans are removing an extraor-
binary quantity of baggage, including
Chinese carts, rickshaws, tables and
chairs.
The Baluchi regiment left Yesterday
morning amid impressive ceremonies
of farewell. All the other British
troops with their bands and every
American officer in Pekin was pres.
enr, the Americans being particularly
anxious to show their appreciation
of the manner in which the British
babe farewell to the American troops.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-06-06
Ex-Army Officer Arrested FOR Forgery,

Butte, Mont. June 3.--Lieut John
NJ. NELL, an cX-oflicer Of the regular
army stationed at the Prcsidio, near
San Francisco, was arrested here Sat
urday night by a deputy United
States marshal ON instructions from
San Francisco charging him with
forgery Of vouchers in the army three
years ago. He was caShiercd from
the army three years ago on q charge
of having been implicated in alleged
populations at the I'reSidio, but the
shortage was made good and nothing
further was heard of the affair until
the arrest Saturday night. Ncill says
he is innocent of the charge of
forgery.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-06-06
TO- GET AFTER "SOONERS."
The Secretary OF War to BE Requested to
Clear Out Persons In Hiding In the
Oklahoma Public Lands.

Washington, June 3.--To-day the
secretary of war will be requested to
send troops to the Kiowa, Comanche
and Apache reservation in Oklahoma
to clear it of "sooners.' An investi-
CATION by Maj. Randlett, the agent
has developed the presence Of about
1000 "sooners" in the Wichita moun-
tains. Many of them are settlers In
hiding, ready to make the run when
the reservation is thrown open. The
president is expected to issue his
proclamation between the 18th of
June and the LIST of July opening the
reservation for settlement about Au-
gust S. The allotment Of land will
be by drawings instead OF the old
method of a run.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-06-06
EMPEROR M'KINLEY."
The Supreme Court Has Proclaimed Him
SO, According to an Editorial In W. J.
Bryan's CommOner.

Lincoln, Neb., June 3.-W. J. Bryan,
editor Of the Commoner, gave out
Saturday night advance sheets Of an
editorial arraignmcnt Of the recent
United States supreme court deci-
sions, which will appear in the next
Issue Of the paper. Three full pages
will be devoted to that purpose.
Across the front page in bold TYPE
appears the caption Emperor Nc
Kinley." In part the Commoner will
say:
by a vote of five to four the su-
preme court has declared President
Mckinley emperor Of Porto Rico and,
according to the press dispatches, the
emperor has gladly and gratefully ac-
cepted the title and authority thus
conferred upon him by the highest
judicial tribunal of the land. A ma
jority of the court held that congress
could deal with Porto Rico land the
same logic applies to the Philippines)
without regard to the limitations Of
the constitution. This is one Of the
most important decisions, if not the
most important, ever rendered by the
court; it not only decides that con-
gress Is greater than the constitution
which created 1.-THE creature greater
than the creator-but it denies the
necessity for a written constitution.
The decision in effect declares that
the people are not the sovereign
power; it defends taxation without
representation and denies that gov
ernments derive their just powers
from the consent of the governed
II assails the foundations of the re-
public and does so on the ground of
expediency.
"The dissenting opinions bristle
with precedents and burn with patri-
otism; they ought to awaken con-
scientious republicans to n realization
of the meaning Of Imperialism;
"This decision, like the bred Scott
decision, raised political issue which
must be settled by the people. The
supreme court has joined with the
president and congress in an attempt |
to change the form of our govern
ment, but there remains an appeal
to the people.
"The election in 1900 did not decide
this question, for the republicans de-
MED that they favored imperialism,
but they can deny it no longer. They
must now admit their reputation of
The constitution as well as the decla-
ration of independence"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-06-06
BAN ON SECRET SOCIETIES.
The United Presbyterian General ASSEM-
bly, Has . Heated Argument Over
the Matter.

Des Moines, Ia, May 29.--By vote
OF 90 to 60 yesterday afternoon the
general assembly of the United Pres.
byterian church adopted the judi.
ciary committees report with regard
to an Interpretation Of article Is Of
the creed. The action of the assem-.
bly, is in effect to exclude members Of
secret orders from admission to the
church. l. is also interpreted by
some OF the delegates to mean the
expulsion ct members Of the church
who now belong to secret societies.
The inal discussion on the question
was long and heated.
NJ. c. MoKittrick, of Los Angeles.
CAL, said he would rather cut off
his right hand than to vote for the
expulsion OF members of secret So
cieties already in the church. "If we
let this report go through as it is"
said DR.. McCreery, of Pittsburg, heat
edly, 1--WE are saying that men who
have been good members OF the
United Presbyterian church for years
mus be turned out of doors. | want
to tell you. fathers and brothers, that
if we pass this report without amend
ment We arc going to make more
trouble than the United Presbyterian
church has ever seem"
Some members of the assembly who
are most violently opposed to secret
orders objected to the section of tho
report OF the committee which re-
moved the ban Of the church from
organizations which do not "incul-
cate a Christless religion" r. G.
Campbell who moved to strike out
the section of the report which said
the testimony does not include such
orders. he'd that labor unions shou's
not be approved by the church. This
idea was strongly opposed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-06-06
SAYS He IS ELIJAH.
John Alexander Dowie Makes q
Startling Statement.
IS PROPHET, PRIEST and RULER.
He Declares He Has Come to Proclaim
Theocracy and Curses the Pope and
Othen-A Frenzied Speech Made
to Chicago People.

Chicago, June 3.--T am Elijah, the
prophet, who appeared first as Elijah
himself, second as John the Baptist
and who now comes in me, the re-
storer of all things. Elijah was a
prophet, John was preacher, but
combine myself the attributes Of
prophet, priest and ruler over men.
Gaze on me then; say it fearlessly.
Make the most of it, you wretches in
ecclesiastical garb. I am he that is
the living physical and spiritual en-
bodiment of Elijah and my commits
sion on earth third time has been
prophesied by Malachi, by God him
self, by His son Jesus, by Peter and
5000 years ago by Moses. All who be-
lieye me to be in very truth all of
this will stand up" And over 5000
people rose to their feet and greeted
the declaration with cheers and hand
clapping.
John Alexander Dowie, true to his
promises, made this statement from
the platform OF the Auditorium last
night In the presence OF 5000 people.
III was the elimination OF frenzied
speech In which he denounced every
oody ana everything not in Zion,
cursed 'he pope ana the Roman Cath
"''c cnurcn' spat literally at Masonry,
.ne newspapers ana the bankers OF
,n'caso' ana RACED ana tore up and
uown the Stage IKE mailman.
oi'oers'ana well what l mean'" ne
.o''''i"eu' Will take no counsel
IN my msthods OF government. l
nave come 10 proclaim theocracy' pure
anu slmp'e, the government OF God,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-06-06
ITS WORK FINISHED.
The Presbyterian General Assembly Made
Moderator Minton Chairman Of Those
Who VIII Revise the Creed.

Philadelphia, May 29.-The 11ath
1 Presbyterian general assembly was
dissolved at 6:l5 o'clock last night by
Moderator Minton, after having been
in session nearly two weeks, during
which time many matters Of the Ut
most Importance to the church was
considered. Chief among these was
the question regarding the revision
of the confession of faith. After q
discussion continuing nearly four
days this momentous subject was re-
ferred to a special committee who
will make recommendations as to the
manner in which the creed should be
revised and present them to the next
general assembly, which meets in
New York.
Yesterday for the first time since
the assembly convened the equa-
nimity of the commissioners was dis
turbed by the introduction of per-
sonalities. The trouble occurred
during the discussion on the chair
manship of the revision committee.
Rev. DR.. James E. Moffat of Cum
berland, Nd, moved that Moderator
Minton be elected chairman of the
committee. This incensed the friends
of DR.. Dickey. The matter was finally
adjusted by DR.. Dickey, who advised
the assembly against reconsidering
the motion, saying he was confident
there had been no attempt to cast
any reflection upon him, but that the
commissioners merely desired to hon
or his successor as moderator.
The closing hours of the assembly
were devoted to routine matters. The
report of the committee on temper
ance urged ministers to call the at
tention Of congressman in their dis
trict to the necessity for the COM
pletion of legislation now pending re-
garding the drink traffic in all OF
our new possessions. The committee
on the Peoria plan Of selecting stand
ing committees approved the system.
In dissolving the assembly Moder-
ator Minton made an eloquent adj
dress and before the final benedic-
ton was pronounced the commission
ers sang the beautiful hymn "Blest
Be the Tie That Binds"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-06-06
THE FAIRBANKS BOOM.
The Indiana Senator Formally Announced
a. u Candidate for President OF the
United States.

Chicago, May Ex-senator Fair.
banks, of Indiana, was formally an
nounced yesterday as a candidate for
president before the republican na.
tional convention Of 1904. Harry s.
New, a republican national commit
teeman from Indiana, who arrived in
Chicago yesterday, is authority for
the statement that Indiana will stand
behind Mr. Fairbanks in his race for
the honor. Senator Fairbanks will
be supported by solid delegation
from Indiana" said Mr.. New. "The
whole state will be back of him at
the next rational convention. He is
the logical candidate of the party
and with his nomination Indiana will
be assured TO the republicans
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-06-06
WIPED OUT BY FIRE.
Every Business House and Number Of
Residences Burned at Jasper, Tex
Laid to Robbers.

Beaumont, Tex, June 3.-The little
! town of Jasper, capital of Jasper
county, was entirely wiped out yes
terday by fire. Seventeen houses, in
GLIDING every business house in the
place and number of residences,
were destroyed. The town has no
fire department. Previous to the fire
the post Office safe and the safe of the
county treasurer had been blown
open and robbed. The conclusion is
that burglars blew open these safes
and then set fire to the town to cover
up their crime and create an excite
ment which would afford them an OPP
portunity to escape. The loss by the
fire is estimated at 100000; could not
be learned what the thieves secured
from the safe. The robbers escaped.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-06-06

Lawrence, Kan, May 2o.-The four
teenth anpual session of the Kansas
State Bankers association began here
yesterday. President Chandler re-
viewed the great agricultural prog
ress of Kansas and coniinued "The'
Kansas banks have als5 kept pace.
Only nine failed to show earnings in
1890, of which seven were new banks.
in 1890 no national banks and only
two private banks went into receiv-
crs' hands. The total deposits of the
Kansas banks for 1901 is $7O,11S,2S6,
an increase of As per cent. in two
years"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-06-06

Grand Rapids, Mich, June 3.-IIarry
Lemming, an old soldier, was found
dead in Il closet in house on South
Ottawa street yesterday under cir
cumstances that lead the police to
suspect foul play. The coroner will
hold an autopsy to-day. Lemming
was an inmate of the soldiers home
and was on a leave Of absence with
considerable money.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-06-06
a FAMILY TRAGEDY.


Cincinnati, June IA frightful
tragedy took place ut the home Of
Ottie Hester, at Western avenue and
Third street, Covington, KY, las,
night and the bodies Of an entire fam.
ily now lie at the morgue in that city.
Mrs. Kate Hester, aged 32. after a
quarrel with her husband, 0ttie, aged
y, at the supper table, shot and killed
hlm, a. well as their three-year-old
1aughter, after which she put the re-
selvsr 70 her own head and blew out
~ brains. 1t Is not known what was
~ cause Of the quarrel.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-06-06

Rcs;cn. June 4.-'rhe trial of the
''c' snit of Mrs Josephine c. Wood
Nrrv AGAINST Mrs.. Mary Baker C.
Fddy head Of the Christian Science
church, was resumed yesterday,
here Was additional interest in the
o""a because It was understood that
,'dge Sentimus ], Hanna. the reader
of the First Church of Christ (scien-
'ist), who last week could not be
found ny the court officers, had re-
turned from vacation and would
appear as witness. Judge Hanna
was in court.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-06-06
shot His Daughters Sweetheart.

Maryville, Mo-, June 3.-0wen Lo-
gan. a young farmer, living near
Arkoe, in Nodaway county, a nephew
of eN-Shertf William Collins, was shot
and dangerously wounded in South.
east Maryville Saturday evening by
A. L. Walker, laboring man, to
whose daughter Logan was paying
attentions that were Objectionable to
Walker, The shooting occurred in
Walkers yard and in the presence Of
the young woman.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-06-06
Rain at the Pan American Exposition.

Buffalo, N. Y, May 29.-The fifth
successive day Of down-pouring rain
depressed the spirits of nearly every
one connected with the Pan-Ameri-
can exposition. The landscape gar
deners are the only ones on the
grounds who are satisfied with the
unusual weather conditions, as the
rain is adding to the beauty of the
grounds. The peony show. scheduled
TO begin yesterday has been post.
poned week on account of the back
ward season.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-06-06
tn Control joplin Mineral Fields.

London, June 4.-English capitalists
arc about to secure control of the
Missouri zinc and lead fields, known Us
the Joplin (Mo.) district. A company
with SS.000,0OO has been organized
for this purpose. The proposed deal
will include 70 separate working prop
critics, or seven-eights of all the mines
IN the Joplin district.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-06-06
4! Military IiInt.
forgery.

London, June "A military riot
occurred Saturday night at Shorn-
cliife. A detachment of the Dublin
fusiliers, actuated by some imaginary
grievance, wrecked their barrack
rooms. The guard was called out to
arrest the ringleaders and shots were
fired by the fusiliers who met the re-
inforced guard with u vollcy of ball
cartridge and with bayorets. Two
men of the guard were seriously in
iured by bayonet thrusts, The riot
lasted for two hours.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-06-06
Accidentally Shot nj n Picnic.

Wichita, Kan, May 29.-At Nardin
Ok, party of society young ladies
and gentlemen went picnicking and
when picture was being made of the
group Miss Nora Wolfrum asked Miss
Bishop to point a rife at her to add
to the romance of the scene. Miss
Bishop did so. The rite was dis
charged accidentally and Miss Wolf
rum was killed instantly. the bullet
piercing her heart.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-06-06
The convention Of the National AS
soclation Of Master Plumbers opened
in Kansas City, Mo-, this morning.
The Goodmaa Whipping Case.

Kansas City, Mo-. June Mrs.
Mary L. w. Goodman, nee Beckham,
filed suit for divorce from DR.. Alonzo
Adolph Goodman in the circuit court
yesterday. alleging lndignities and
cruel conduct. To-day suits for $780,
900 damages will probably be filed
against ]. II. Beckhar,. ST.. and J. H.
Beckham, ,lr., each being made a de-
PENDANT in a suit for SisO,oOO damages,
BY DR.. Goodman. for the whipping
they administered to him on the
night of May %.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-06-06
PENSION STATISTICS.
work Of the Bureau for the Past
Fiscal Year.
THE PENSIONERS NOW on The ROLL


Washington, June 4.-The commits
sioner of pensions states the work o
the bureau for the II months of tn
fiscal year ended May 81 to be as fol
lows: Original pensions have beef
granted: For account of war of 1912
< widows, 2; for account of Indian
wars, widows, liz; survivors, Z; fol-
account of Mexican war, widows, 1926
survivors, IA; for account of service
prior to 1861, 6, making total of 46(
pensioned on account of service priol
to the civil war.
For the account of the civil wal
there have been pensloned for disabil.
fty incurred in service: Invalids, l..
051; for disabilities as provided by
act OF 1890, invalids, 1852; for widows
under old law, 1901; for widows under
act OF 1890 and amendments, 14,470;
for nurses, 25, making u total original
issues on account Of the civil war of
35,30s. In addition to this number
there have been restored to the rolls
I 400 names that were previously
dropped or suspended for various
causes.
There are about 100000 of those
drawing under the act of 1890 and
amendments that receive the maxi
mum rate Of $12 per month.
There have been 610 pensioned that
carried a total Of S097,314 ian average
Of 1854 each), as first payment A
large per cent. of these cases are
known as "old minors" and only APP
pear on the rolls for the one pay
ment.
For account Of service in the war
with Spain there have been granted
1890 pensions to invalids and 1,l56
pensions to widows and dependents.
The total amount OF claims filed for
account OF this war to date has been
1854.
\ Under the act OF March 81 1901.
providing for the repensioning Of
widows who remarked and agnin be-
came widows there have been 1.005
claims filed. There will be an in
crease in the number Of pensioners on
the rolls Mt the close Of the present
fiscal year, June 30, 1901, over the
nrevi0us year.
The appropriations made by con-
gress for the fiscal year will he sufi-
Client with The exception of that for
medical examinations. In this item
there will be n deficiency. Congress
appropriated S70000O but the de-
mand for medical examinations dur
ing the fiscal year has been so great |
that the appropriation will not he
sufficient to meet the. requirements
Of the law under the established prac-
tice.
y In addition to the number of orig
innl pensions granted as set forth.
for the II months, there have been
issued for increases. rerating and ac-
crued pensions, 5O.6sO certificates, or
the bureau has written for all classes
04,077 certificates There have been
43,307 names. added to the rolls since
July |, 1900.
July I, 1877, the adjudication Of
original invalid pensions was from 20
TO 30 months In arrears in the re-
spectlve divisions. The commissioner
predicts that by the close of the pres
ent fiscal year. June 30. 1901, the adj
iudlcation Of MI ORIGINAL claims lin
valids, widows and dependents), will
be current. to the end that lust so
soon as the evidence in u claim is com
plete that claim win go from the
pending files for adjudication.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-06-06
MASTERING OUT VOLUNTEERS.
As Gen. Macarthur Has Been Delayed
All the Troops Cannot Be Paid and
Discharged by June 80.

Washington, June 3. The new
army reorganization law provides
that all volunteers in the service shall
he mustered out by June 30, the end
of the present fiscal year. It will be
an absolute impossblity for the war
department to comply strictly with
the terms Of the law, for the reason
that Gen, Macarthur has been de-
layed in forwarding the volunteers
from the far east to San Francisco.
During the last ten days of June nine
regiments are due to arrive i'll San
Francisco from the Philippines. In
order that these men may be mus
tered ont with the utmost rapidly
everything will be done to rush
through the pay accounts of the vol
unteers, so that they may be dis
charged. But this will take some
time and it will probably be July Is
lcfore all the men now in the Philip
pines or on their way home from
there can be turned into private citi-
2ens.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-06-06

Pleasanton, Kan, May 29.-Pleas.
anton people are in mourning over
the death of two of its popular boys,
Harry Norman and Tod Blakey, who
were drowned in the river yesterday
afternoon. The boys were in bathing
and Tod, who was II years old, took
? cramp, and Harry, aged II, rushed
In to rescue his companion and both
went down in deep water. never to
rice again.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-06-06
MURDERED AN ACTRESS.


Chicago. June 4.-Edward rorshay,
OF Kansas City, an actor and assist
ant manager of theatrical companies.
last night shot and killed Miss Edna
Stokes, an actress, whose home is at
sedalia, NO., and with whom he was
deeply in love. Forshay evidently in
tended to take his life after killing
the woman, for upon his person when
he was arrested were letters bidding
farewell to his mother, Mrs. J. NJ.
Forshay, 1923 Broadway, Kansas CITY,
Mo-, and another to Chief Of Police
ONeill, Of this city. The couple had
engaged in a desperate quarrel three
days ago and Forshsy Is said to have
beaten the actress badly, cutting
her head in two places.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-06-06

Jefferson City, NO., June 3.-Thc
report of the financial condition OF
the state treasury shows the follow
ing: Balance on hand April 80, ST.
,46,565.66; receipts during May, $751;
ls4.25; disbursements during May.
1861, 41s.ss; balance on hand May 81,
s2,142.231. 03.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-06-06

James Lynch, grain scooper in
the Niagara elevator at Buffalo, N.
Y, was caught in conveyor, carried
1875 feet through the pipe and then
dumped into the bin. Nearly all the
bones in his body were crushed.