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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-10-31
THE NAVAL COURT.


Washington, Oct. 29.-Ihe cross ex-
animation of Admiral Schley began
yesterday before the court of inquiry
and hardly more than third of the
ground was covered when the court
adjourned at four o'clock. After Ad-
miral Schley concludes to-day two
other witnesses will be called in his
behalf, Admiral Barker and Capt.
Borden. The latter was an officer OF
the marine corps aboard the Brook
lyn. The judge advocate then will
call his witnesses In rebuttal, OF whom
there are understood to be more than
Is, and it is probably that Admiral
Schley's counsel will call witnesses in
surrebuttal.
The crowd present yesterday, while
hardly so large as on Friday last,
when Admiral Schley told the story
of the battle of Santiago, showed UNI
abated interest in the proceedings.
Nothing sensational developed and
the only outburst in the court oc-
Cured when Mr.. Rayner, Admiral
schley's counsel, objected to a line Of
inquiry of the judge advocate de-
signed to criticise Admiral Schley's
alleged failure to formulate a plan
of battle, with the decraration that
as Admiral Sampson was in command
his junior had no right to plan an
order of battle.
Admiral Schley concluded his direct
examination, which continued only
about ten minutes after the court
convened, with statement of the ef-
| feet of the fire Of the respective fleets
at Santiago, showing that So per cent.
| of the hits suffered by the enemy
were scored by the Brooklyn's five
inch guns, while his ship received 70
per cent. of the hits from the Spanish
ships. Capt. Lemly's cross-examina-
ton was very searching. Admiral
ISchley, however, appeared to be un-
rufled throughout the examination,
frankly admitting on several occasions
that he could not remember little de-
tails after the lapse of three years.
One line of inquiry which the judge
advocate tried to press, to show that
Admiral Schley did not proceed with
dispatch" from Key West to Cienfue-
gos, by attempting to contrast the
speed made between Charleston and
key West with the time between Key
West and Cienfuegos, was curtailed
|by decision of the court, which con-
fined the questions to the time sub
|suquent to May 10, the day on which
1.-THE flying squadron left Key West.
The Judge advocate in his cross-ex-
Elimination dwelt upon the interview
between Admiral Sampson and Com
lmodore Schley at Key West before
1.-THE departure Of the flying squad
Iron, at which the latter testified that
admiral Sampson instructed him not
to expose his ships to shore batteries
until the Spanish fleet had been de-
|stroyed; on the fact that Admiral
ISchley issued no written order OF bat
tile; on the question of coaling of
lCienfuegos and the steps Schley took
There to ascertain the presence Of
1.-The Spanish feet. He was cross-ex'
|amining the witness upon matters
connected with the cruise of the
Squadron from Cienfuegos to Santa
20 when the court adjourned. The
retrograde movement. the firing upon
1.-The Colon and the battle of Santiago
(which constitute the main features OF
the precept, were not touched upor
YESTERDAY.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-10-31
SCHLEY TES7IFIES.
The Admiral Takes the Stand At
the Court Of Inquiry
ne GIVES A DETAILED NARRATIVE.
4 Large Audience Listens to the Admirars
Recital, but There Was No Demonstra'
tion-Afterward Spectators Pressed
Forward to shake His Hand.

Washington, Oct. 25.-Admiral
Eckley took the stand yesterday in
his own behalf at the court OF in
quiry which is investigating his con-
duct as commander-in-chief of the
flying squadron during the Santiago
campaign. He was summoned a few
minutes utter the court convened at
three o'clock for the afternoon SEES
sion and when the court adjourned
at four o'clock he apparently had
only gotten well under way in his
testimony. Capt. Charles A. Clark,
Of the Oregon, had just concluded
his statement when Mr.. Rayner, ris-
ing from his seat, said; II should
like to have Rear Admiral Schley
called"
The admiral accordingly was asked
to take the stand. 1t was turn in
the proceedings for which apparent
ly neither the members of the court,
its officers nor the spectators were
prepared, and murmur of surprise
was heard on all sides.
1t had been expected that the adj
mirals name would be reached
toward the close Of the afternoon
session. There were still two wit
nesses on his list who had not been
heard and it was understood to be his
purpose not TO take the stand until
the entire list had been exhausted,
He, however, responded Immediately
to the call and before the audience
..,Was well aware of the fact he had
begun his narrative Of the campaign
which terminated in the destruction
Of Cewera's feet.
Mr.. Rayner introduced the testi'
mony of his distinguished witness by
saying; "Will you give the court
your name and rank"
winfield Scott Schley, rear adj
miral, United States navy, retired
at present on service in this court Of
inquiry"
The admiral then, in answer to I
question from his counsel, proceeded
10 give n careful and detailed nara
tive of all the events of the campaign
up to the battle Of Santiago. He hat
not reached the stage OF his test
mony where he could tell of tn
battle when the court adjourned 70
the day. The audience which listene'
10 his recital was by far the larges
which has gathered in the gunner'
workshop, where the court sits. A
the reserved seats were occupied, q
were the seats set apart for the pull
lie at large. In the rear of the roor
stood probably as many people q
found seats, scores of men and won
en- standing upon tables, chairs an
in the windows, in fact anywher
from which they could see the cour
There was no appearance of den
onstration of any kind during the al
miral's recital. On the contrary, II
silence was almost unbroken excel
for the sound Of the witness ow
voice. Only once was there a stir
the room which indicated any fee
ing on the part Of the listener
That was when the admiral, deta
ing his conversation with Admir-
Sampson in the cabin Of the Ne
York at Key West, told how he hi
assured the commander-in-chief
feslty to him. When the court a
journed for the day many OF u
spectators pressed forward and shot
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-10-31

Washington, Oct. 29.-The war de-
partment has been informed that
Phineas Foutz, a soldier convicted
of murder in the Philippines, and un-
der sentence of death, has escaped
Foutz was soldier in the regular
army and enlisted from GAINESVILLE
O. He murdered a Filipino woman.
After his conviction the case was
taken to the president. 1t was the
onlv case wherein President McKin-
ley approved death sentence on n, an !,
American soldier serving in the Phil
ippines. The execution OF Foutz
would have taken place some time
ago had he not escaped from prison.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-10-31
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-10-31

The business district Of Cooksville,
ILL.,, was destroyed by fire last night.
Loss, $4,000. Burglars were believed
n have started the are. ~.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-10-31
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Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-17

The drought which afflicted this
country through July was no worse
The worlds than the one ex'
perenced by Eu
Pnrched Crops. mona dur;ra tbe
same month, and we have greater agrl.
cultural gains than the Europeans to
Offset our agricultural losses, says the
Chicago RecordIlIerald, Italy is the
only country of the continent which
Is reported to have made good har'
vests. The French wheat crop Is the
smallest of recent years, having fallen
to about 275,OOO,OO0 bushels, which Is
nearly 1O0,000,000 bushels less than the
crop of 1890 and considerably less than
that OF last year, Other grain crops
except rye are said to be below the
average, Rye is the only grain that
has done well in Germany. Russia has
suffered both from drought and
storms and earlier favorable reports
from Roumana are now discounted,
Spain, which started well, also was
badly scorched, TO the great injury of
growing grain, In Great Britain the
damage is Indicated by summary
in the London Times which, taking 100
for the average year, gives this years
percentage on agricultural products
as follows: Wheat, S76; barley, T3;
oats, III; beans, so; peas, 70; pota-
toes, Sj; roots, 76; grass, 65; hops, 81,
The lack of feed has hurried cattle to
market, where they have been sold in
the glut at low prices, Our big loss
is in Indian corn, and If present csti-
mates are correct it must be serious
one. In an article written for the
Record-llerald u. Il. Snow said the
prospects were for crop much below
billion and a half bushels. This would
be the smallest one in many years,
and If the worst fears are realized the
total may not be much more than half
that for 1900. On the other hand, the
outlook for wheat is most encourag-
ing, The crop is likely to exceed that
Of last year by 2OO,OOO,OOO bushels and
to reach total Of T9j,000,000, the
largest on record Under these condi-
tons there will be an enormous guam
tity for eXoprt, since we were able to
export 132,OOO,OOO bushels last year.
The London Economist, from which
we have obtained the general Euro
pean estimate, is correct in conclud-
ing that the United States and Cam
ada can make up the European de-
ficiency, but the failure in corn will
affect the grain exporting trade in
juriously, since last years surplus Of
l7S,000,0OO bushels is more than wiped
out. Wheat exports must be worth
$l7O,OOO,OOO to equal the two accounts
of last year, with both flour and meal
left out of the calculation.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-17
Country Correspondence


Mr.. and Mrs. Hooker have returned
from visit in tnc strip,
Harold Dilley from Kiowa is visiting
friends at Plevna,
Mr.. John Todd is building a new barn.
Mr.. Emmit Hinshaw has brought the
Werner property Mr. Werners will
move to Oklahoma soon.
Mr.. Sam Caldwell was transacting
business in Hutchinson Monday.
Some of the young people attend the
association at Turon Saturday evening
A pretty home wedding took place
last Wednesday evening, Oct, 9th at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Leaning
when their only child Miss Retta was
married TO Mr.. Vernon Ross OF Chase
Miss Bertha Hanan acting as brides
maid and Mr.. Frank James as best man,
Miss Lettie Blaisdell played the wedd-
ing march. After the ceremony the
guests were invited to the dining room
where they enjoyed good supper. Mr.
and Mrs. Ross went to Chase the next
day to spend the remainder of the week
visiting relatives and friends, They
will make their home with the brides
parents at Plevna,
Mr.. Ben Snuff lost a teen of horses
by tightening Wednesday evening.
Mr., Reginald Webster has returned
to his home in Illinois,
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-17

Without making any claims for or
against exercise, an investigator who
has taken the pains to examine into
the age at which eminent men die,
found that moral philosophers, astron-
omers, statesmen and clcrgymen Of
the highest or more contemplatiye
class phllanthropists, literary men Of
independent means and others whose
lives were not likely to be marked by
any excessive degree of muscular
activity have generany had the long
est lives.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-17

"fOttooing is very popular among
criminals" said one of the wardens
Of the eastern penitentary, Prob
ably three-fourths of the conylcts
here have ink designs OF some sort on
their body or limbs, The characters
are varied and curious anchors,
ships, tombstones, animals, notices,
figures of women, and even flowers
and buildings are seen, This tattoo
ing is very useful, often, in the iden-
tihcation of criminal"
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-17
ROCK ISLAND.
CuERIFTs SALE OF REAL ESTATE.
[First Publication, Oct, 3, 1901
Harriet b. Hettinger, Plaintiff,
Elizabeth pick, OF al, Defendants.

Elizabeth Dick, al, Defendants.
Public notice IL hereby given that on Wednes-
day the 9TH day Of November 1901, at ten O'Clock
O, M of said day, ut Tie wcst door OF the court
house in the city Of Hutchinson, Reno county,
Kansas, will offer at public sale and sell to
the highest bidder, for cash in hand, the fol
lowing described real estate, t'-wlt:
The east half ~ OF the east half OS) Of the
northwest quarter ca OF section twenty-five
(25), In township twenty-five (22l south, OF
range four (il west OF the Sixth() principal me.
ridian, containing forty (i0) acres more or loss
according TO the government survey thereof, In
the county of Reno, In the State OF Kan.
eas, together with all and singular the ten-
tmentB, horedtaments and nppurtoDauc cee
thereunto belonging or In anywlse appertaln-
ing.
Said property will be sold under and by ylr-
tue OF nn order of sale iseued ont of the DIS
triGt court OF Reno county, Kansas, to sat.
isfy Judgment obtained In said court on the
18th day OF september A. d. 1901, ut the Septem
ber term OF said court, by Harriet D. iIet-
finger against Elizabeth Dick, widow OF Johann
ID. Dick ,deCeREed for the sum Of two hundred
thirty.nino and 6Ol0O (S28O,B0) dollars debt, to-
gether with costa Of suit and interest at the
rate of ten per cent per annum from the date OF
Judgment and further decree of said court,
charging said described real estate with the
payment of said debt and cost Of suit, us Il lien
thereon.
Given under my hand at my office In the city
Of Hutchinson, Kansas, this 30th dayof Sep.
tember, 1901. w. II. LONG.
Sheriff Of Reno County, Kansas.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-17

In case OF park kissing, a Spring
field (Mo,) Judge has just decided that
ut is no crime for man to kiss lady
II she Is willing; that the kissing can
not disturb the peace Of anyone, so
long as It Is conducted in gentleman
ly manner and with reasonable moder-
alton" The young people OF Spring
field will look upon this judge as Il
Solomon, and perhaps he is one, They
may kiss In moderation In the parks
before marriages after marriage they
may not kiss at all,
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-17

A late account says that one
of the most popular "spielers' of
the Midway at the Pan.Amcrican
exposition is man with cigar
stand in front of the Soft Drinks
building, as = is officially called One
of the Mattresses partook too lib
orally Of soft drinks the other day,
and the ambulance was sent for. II
pulled up in front of the cigar stand,
and had barely stopped when the
cigar man took advantage of the sit,
uation to do business with the
crowd. Here yod are!" he shouted;
anybody that wants to get ride in
the ambulance just buy one of these
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-17

No. l92 does not carry passengen east OF
Hutchinson,
Cars run through to st. Louie without
change,
CHAIR Cars to Denver free Of charge, This il
the short line TO all points west.
T, j. LEIMBAeH, Agent.
II. o. TOWNSEND, Gen. Pas, Agent,
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-17

Hirst makes the latest styles and de.
signs in photographs; 20 to him for your
pictures.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-17

The following is the program for the
Central Teachers Association to be
aeld at Partridge Oct 20, 1901 beginning
al 1.an p NJ
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-17

At Derby, Conn., the other day, a
leading pastor ran madly through the
village and disappeared in the woods
A swarm of hornets had nested in the
clergyman's rural free delivery mail
box, Two miles away the chase came
to an end by the pastor plunging into
the reservoir.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-17

The advantages OF made-to-order
family tree, says the Philadelphia Sat-
urday Evening Post, is that the ances-
tors composing 1t will always bear in
spectlon, whereas those from real life
are often such as one would not care
to have ones children associate with.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-17

A machine that Will do the work
of 80 expert mathematicians is being
constructed by the government in its
scientific instrument shop on Capitol
Hill, in Washington. 1t is to be an
improvement on an instrument in use
in the bureau Of the coast survey,
which has charge of calculating the
tides,
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-17
Teachers Association.

The following is the program for the
Central Teachers Association to be
:eld at Partridge Oct. 26, 1901 beginning
a, 7;3o P, NJ.
Music Ito be supplied
nvocation-Rev. w. Il, Smith,
Music.
Paper-"The Mission of the County
Institute" J. f, Croft; Discussed by W,
c. Layman and Frank Long,
Recitation CTo be supplied),
Paper-"The Value of Educational
Papers" w, E, Hastings; Discussed
BY Lepora Lemle and Cora Clark.
Music.
Paper-"Promptness and Accuracy
on the Part of the School Officers and
Teachers in the Discharge Of Their Of
fetal Duties, ,"-Chas. Hornbaker; Dis
cussed by L. L. Adkins and J. f. Hook
Recitation.
Paper-"What are the Requirments OF
a Successful Teacher OF Reading" G.
Janney; Discussed by Anna Wood and
Eta Hartford.
Music.
Announcements and Dismissal.
All are cordially invited to attend this
meeting and teachers are especially
urged to lend their influence toward
making this successful meeting.
81. On account of the contagious sickness
in Arlington this meeting is transferred
to Partridge. Teachers and others
please take note of this and be present
at Partridge. Come prepared to take
part. See list of five minute topics on
page seven Of printed programs
Hirst makes the latest styles and de.
signs in photographs; 90 to him for your
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-17

here cigars, Smoke one o. these Gig.
ars an the ambulance II ride you
right down to the hospital" A man
who was passing and had not heard
the invitation stepped up to buy q
cigar That's right" shouted the
dealer; "here's one man that wants
to ride in the ambulance Anybody
else like to go? One cigar warranted
to do the business. A trip in the am.
bulance goes with every cigar No
blanks. No extra charge, Only five
cents for n cigar and an ambulance
ride thrown in, No such bargain any.
where else on the grounds!"
The jokes played on newly married
couples are many and some not al
"JOshInE" the 'oSe.her 10 pe'oI"'
NJ, -, mended. But the
newly Married Louisville Courier.
Journal tells Of one that certainly
caused large amount of innocent
merriment Passengers on a Monon
train bound for Louisville had a jolly
time at the expense of newly married
couple on recent afternoon, When
the train reached Salem, Ind, q nicely
dressed young man entered the first
coach and passed a mysterious look
ing envelope to each passenger. Every
body wondered whether the envelope
contained the latest gold brick scheme
or whether it was an invitation to a
church fair. Some fellow braced up
courage and opened the envelope, and
this Is what met his gaze:
MISS BETTE WILSON,
MIR. ARTHUR STOUT.
MARRlED-At Salem, Ind, this after
noon, Miss BEETLE Wilson to Mr., Arthur
Stout, The newly welded couple are on
this train, en- route to the Pan-Amerlcan,
the Green mountains and other eastern
points Being young and bashful, passen-
gers are kindly requested to notice them
and see that they are put off at Buffalo.
While the cards were being distrib-
uted the newly-married couple board
ed the train. Everybody held up the
"inyitations," but it was not until
after they were seated that the bride
and groom became aware of the joke
friends had Played. They entered into
the spirit of the fun, however, and the
passengers made it "warm" for them
until Louisville was reached
-s.--,--s
A recent report says that three of
the best athletes in Princeton are
to be dropped from their classes be-
cause of n failure to pass their eX-
aminations. Brawn is desirable
thing to cultivate, but the brain must
not be entirely forgotten.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1901-06-08
Devoe's Weather Forecast.

The people along the Atlantic
Coast are likely to experience un-
usually cold, wet weather this month
while the West Gulf States are likely
to need more rain than they will get.
1st, to 3rd, cloudy and threatening
with local showers. 4th TO 9th a
storm will form over the East Gulf
States and move up the Atlantic
Coast. causing rain over the East
half Of United States. 9TH to 10th
a storm over the lake region will
cause a sudden rise in temperature
and a hot wave will spread over the
whole country. 18th 18th, local
thunder storms followed by cool,
pleasant weather. Is to 10th, a
! storm will form over the East Gulf
states anu move uP eho
causing heavy rains 'over states near
the Coast. goth to 22nd, pleasant.
23rd to 26th, a belt of thunder
storms will move over the Northern
States, followed by a cold wave and
heavy rains over the New England
States. 9th to 3oth, the month
will close with discouraging prospects
on account of too much cold, wet
weather over the East Gulf States,
and comparatively too dry over the
West Gulf States.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1901-06-08
The Blessed Rain.

At last, after many days of pray
erful watching the long hoped for
rain arrived Tuesday afternoon about
2 O'Clock. It come with a gust Of
wind from the Southwest, which tho
of brief duration, was very vigorous,
and had a hurricane motion. 1t last
ed only about 3 minutes, but during
that time shook up things lively.
blowing up great trees by the roots,
tearing off limbs, throwing houses
off their foundations, smashing 9TH
ers to pieces and playing smash in
general. In town the Wall House
had a chimney hue blown off, q numh-
er of trees we're blown down, out
houses and fences Frustrated, and
several buggies eapsized with horsss
attached. The cabins and cribs on
the Ewing place, belonging to Eli
Wise & Co., were blown down. The
sugar house en- the Summerfield
Stansbury plantation was wrecked.
The school house near Mrs. Jos. J..
Guidry's was blown off the founda-
ton, and also the negro school house
about half a mile north.
Fortunately no lives were lost nor
injury done to persons or stock.