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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-08-29

Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 2I.-Reb0rted
peace negotiations for the settlement
OF the strike through the mediation
of disinterested parties officials and
members of the National Civic fedora
tion-received jolt when President
Theodore j. Shatfer of the Amalga-
mated Association of Iron, Steel and
Tin Workers, last night declared alb
solutely that he had no official knowl-
edge of such proceedings and that If
such move had been started it did
not have the official sanction of the
organization. Nevertheless the sub
iect will not down and it is said the
conciliatory committee of the Civic
federation, already prominent in the
matter, is fully prepared to carry on
negotiations and will, il necessary,
endeavor to secure the good Offices of
Archbishop Ireland Bishop Potter.
Daniel Hanna and Seth Low, co-mem-
bers of their organization, to give
such prominence to the committee
that the proposal will be received by
the steel corporation.
In the meantime both sides to the
controversy make claims to victory.
The steel people point to the gains
they have made all along the line in
the way Of securing men and starting
plants while the Amalgamated Off
Gals say that instead of losing
ground the association is gaining
every day and that while The combine
has succeeded in starting few plants
they are not turning out merchantable
material and are losing money and
breaking valuable machinery and in
the end will have to ask their old men
to come to the rescue.
The steel people ridicule the claims
of the association and point to the
failure to induce the South Chicago
and the Duquesne men to go on strike
as an evidence that the strength of
the Amalgamated association has de-
parted The officials say the only
plants at which they expect difficulty
are at the Star and the Lindsay &
McCutcheon, but they expect to over
come all the troubles there and have
the mills running full at an early
date.
The surprise Of the day was the
hlinter plant, with six mlls--the same
mills that We're running when the
strike began. Not II striker could be
found anywhere near the mill. 1--WE
started this morning with six mills
running full" said Superintendent +.
L. Harper. "Week before last we be-
gan with two mills which we kept run.
ming all that week on day turn. Last
week we added two more mills, also
keeping them running on day turn,
This morning we added two more
mills, making six in all. About 90 per
cent. Of the men now working in the
plant are old men, quite a lot of them
strikers"
The report from Wheeling last night
was that the manager of the Aetna
Standard Sheet plant of the Ameri-
can Sheet Steel company received or
ders from the general officers to dis
mantle sheet mill No. | and ship the
machinery to Vandergrift, Pa. The
work of dismantling will be com.
menced at once.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-08-29
AN uLTIEAYJM TO TIE TURK.
The French Ambassador Informs the Sui
tan That He VIII Leave Constantlnople
II Certain Matters Are Not Settled.

Consiantinoplc, Aug. "a The
French ambassador, NJ. Constans, has
sent letter to the sultan informing
him that he would leave CONSTANT.
nople with the entire staff of the
embassy If the matters in dispute
were not settled Immediately. The
letter has the nature of an ultimatum
Il accords the sultan the briefest de-
lay within which TO comply with the
demands.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-08-29

Minneapolis, Mimi, Aug, 26.-This
city experienced a fierce rain, wind
and hailstorm Yesterday evening
which did much damage in the city
and vicinity In the business section
of the city large plate glass windows
were blown from their castings and
smashed on the sidewalk. The car
system Of the city vas demoralized
for three hours, the trolley lines be-
ing crossed. At one Of the Great
Western steel elevators the heavy
cupola was blown from the building,
smashing a house nearby, the resi-.
dents narrowly escaping injury.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-08-29
A NEGRO CREMATED.
A Mob Avenges the Assault and
Murder Of 4 Woman.
HENRY HOLES BURNED TO DEATH;
Tho Victim Is Allowed to Make . stste.
ment and Meets Death rs stolidly -
Stole, Making No Cutlery 1t
ANY Time.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Aug. &c.
Henry Noles, negro, who criminally
assaulted and shot to death Mrs
Charles Williams, wife of prominen,
farmer near Winchester, Tenn, last
Friday, was captured early yesterday
morning at Water Tank, near Cowan,
Tenn. lie was taken to Winchester
by his captors and placed in the coun.
ty Jail. Sheriff Stewart made haste
to try to barricade the Jail and pro.
tect the prisoner. Soon an angry
mob OF several hundred men gathered
and Assistant Attorney General Whit.
taker appeared and made a speech to
the crowd. He appealed to them to
assist him in allaying excitement and
upholding the majesty of the law.
He promised to recOnvene the grand
jury to-day to promptly indict the
negro and have him speedily tried at
the present term of court, assuring
the crowd that his conviction and
legal execution was foregone con.
clusion. This appeal was supple
mented by Judge ]. ]. Lynch, Capt.
P. Tolley, Jesse NJ. Littleton, Foster
Ramsey and others. No sooner had
their appeals been made than several
hundred citizens from the neighbor-
hood where the crime was committed
augmented the crowd to thousands.
They swept forward upon the Jail,
overpowered the sheriff and his depu.
ties, took the prisoner and started
for the scene of the crime, 19 miles
distant, at 1915 a. IN.
The mob was orderly, but deter.
mined 1t seemed that the whole pop.
ulation for miles around had turned
out to see the fate of the wretch. A
procession three miles in length fol.
lowed the mob to the Williams home.
Arriving at a point in sight of the
scene of the crime, the negro was
placed upon a stump and giveri a
chance to make statement. He
mounted the stump stolidly and
laughed as he began his statement
He said: "rell all my sisters to meet
me in glory. ! am going to make
that my home. Tell my mother to
meet me where parting will be nc
more"
lie was then asked as to whether
anyone else was implicated in the
crime. Noles stated emphatically
that there was no one implicated but
himself.
"Why did you kill Mrs. Williams?"
he was asked.
81 just done that because | had
nothing else to do
He finished his statement at 1875 p
m. He was taken from the stump,
carried to tree near by, bound tc
the tree by chains and his body satu.
rated will. oil. At 1:40 p. MIA match
was applied and instantly the CULVER
ing body was enveloped in flames
Fence rails were pitched about the
burning body and soon life was ex.
tinct. The negro made no cutlery at
any time and died as stolidly as a |
stole. There was no disorderly scenes
about the burning body. AT least g..
300 people witnessed the horrible fate
of the negro. Many remained until
augmenting the blaze until
the body was entirely consumed
They then departed for their homes
uuietlY
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-08-29
The Lot Sale In New Towns.

Washington. Aug. 24.-Gov. Rich
ards, who returned to Washington
yesterday from Oklahoma. where he
has been supervising the work OF
opening the Kiowa and Wichita reser-
vations, estimates that the receipts
from the sale of townsite property
at Anadarko, Hobart and Lawton will
reach nearly. II not quite, si.oOO,OOO,
all Of which will be expended for pub
lie improvements and the payment OF
the first years salaries Of county
officers.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-08-29

New York, Aug. 24.-vice President
Sewell, of the American Smelling 4
Refining company, said yesterday that
the smelter trust plant at Argentine,
near Kansas City, Mo-, had been shut
down in order that the works may
be overhauled and repaired. "This
will" he said, require q period Of
at least six months. The plant will
probably be reopened It the end Of
that period ...4oi q
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-08-29
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-08-29

Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. g6.-Some re.
markable changes in the condition
OF the strike-ridden mills of the
United States Steel corporation are
promised for the present week that
will change the aspect of affairs con.
siderably II carried out. 1t was stated
on good authority yesterday that be.
fore the end of the week those of the
plants that have been operating on
single turn would be run with full
force and for the usual three full
turns each day. Men enough have
been secured for this purpose, the
officials say, in spite of the claims Of
the strikers that the, companies could
not get enough men to operate their
plants, and the managers Of the vari.
GUS mills say they will be ready with
oil the skilled men required to start
up the machinery and turn out q
heavy tonnage.
Outside of the Star plant yesterday
a large number Of strikers was on
picket duty. They were oniet and
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-08-29
The STEEL STRIKE.
The Situation Underwent Little
Change Yesterday.
10 ATTEMPT TO START MORE MILLS


Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 22.-The steel
strike situation underwent no change
yesterday. There was no extension OF
the strike and the steel managers did
not attempt to start any more mills.
Late in the day the fires were lighted
IN the Demmler tin plate works at
Ackeesport, but the machinery was
not started and no attempt was
made to operate IL. 1T is believed,
however, that the move is preliminary
to o start with non-union men. The
managers of the company have been
preparing for several days to reopen
. number of their properties and 1t is
thought they have decided to act at
once. Their Monessen plant Is NOV
ing ahead uninterruptedly with full
crews and their Crescent works at
Cleveland has about half the machines
In operation. There has been no
break in the Carnegie group and the
mills that have been started with non-
union men since the strike began are
going ahead with about the same
force Of men. The leaders on either
side were busy all day, but at night
fAIl both said there were no an
nCuncements to make.
President Shaffer was at the office
Of the Amalgamated association all
yesterday and spent most of the time
conferring with delegations of strik-
ers. According to the strike leaders
only 20 men who were formerly menu
bcrs of the Amalgamated association
have gone to work in mills that are
now being operated partly or in full
with non-union men. The steel man
ayers place the number of desertions
at bigger figure.
Assistant Secretary Tighe, of the
Amalgamated association, said yester-
day that he was still of the opinion
that most OF the men in the South
Chicago mills would be out before the
end Of the week.
President Shatfer said last night
that he has well defined plans to
bring the great strike to n close. This
y to be done by bringing about such
! crisis in the difference between the
steel corporation and the Amalga-
mated association as will force q set
Element. just how all this is to be
accomplished Is mystery, but it will
not be by arbitration or litigation.
In answer to questions about the
numerous stories going the rounds
Of mediation or arbitration Mr.. Shat
fer dismissed all by saying: 1--WE
have not heard from the other side.
We have not placed anything before
them and know of nobody acting
for either side or on any side. We
are not hunting for arbitration. Ar
Filtration representing both sides
might be worse than the strike itself.
Two willing champions, one for either
aide, might have worse fight in
choosing third party and in settling |
The differences than we in the contin-
nation Of the strike. have told the
other side that personally l would
consent for disinterested arbitration
In the hands Of such public men as
Archbishop Ireland. llishop Potter |
and Seth Lowe. Although ! did not
% an officer Of the association sug-
gest such move, ! was willing to
advise IT,"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-08-29

Columbia, No., Aug. 26.-C. II.
Eckles, professor on dairy husbandry
in the University Of Missouri, has
been selected as Judge of dairy ex.
hibits at the Missouri fair In Sedalia.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-08-29
suuer,ntendeut Of Lamont schools.

Columbia, NO., Aug. 26.-Prof. W.
W. Griffith, formerly instructor in the
University Of Missouri, has been elect.
ed to the superintendency Of the pub
liz schools Of Lamont, Ia Ha
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-06
weir mitchell ana whitman.

IL DIR. Weir Mitchell'S book n pleas
ant story or two is told of Walt Whit
man, the writer, to whom some would
deny the name of poet, while others re-
gard him as one of the greatest of all
poets. One of the characters in the
story of DIR. North and His Friends"
says that Whitman was eaten up by
his own vanity, regarding everything
he did as of such supreme value that
he had lost all power of self criticisms
and could not tell good from bad or i'd
different. Once he was asked if he
thought Shakespeare as great poet as
himself. He replied that he had often
| thought of that, but had never been
able to come To Il decision.
He went TO physician upon an &C.
| casion, thinking himself seriously out
OF health. When he learned that his
ailment, whatever it was, could be
treated best by living as much as pos
sible out of doors without dosing with
medicine, he was leaving in all good
| humor when he bethought himself of
| the physicians fee. How much will
| it beg" he inquired. The debt was
paid long ago" said the doctor, who
knew and liked his writings. 1T is
you who are still the creditor" Whit
man thanked him and went out An
other patient. n lady. had taken his
place when he returned. put his two
great hands on the table opposite his
medical adviser-he had not stopped to
| knock or announce himself-jand said,
THAT, sir. call poetry"
The lady was scandalized by his
| abrupt appearance and demeanor and
| asked as soon as the writer had gone
| for the second time. us the gentleman
! insane?" but, learning his identity, she
wished he had asked for his autograph.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-06
Weight by Inches.

"FOrty and half" sung out the cut
ter of Chestnut street tailoring firm
as he passed the tape across custom
er's chest. Thirty-eight was registered
when the measure girded the custom
er's waist, and then the cutter stepped
back and sized up the patrons height
as compared with that of the salesman
who was recording the measurements.
"Your weight is 165 pounds" he
said.
zone sixty-seven." spoke up the man
who was being measured for coat.
How did you guess it,"
NO 'guesswork about it. | simply
compared your height with that of the
salesman here. who is ) feet s inches
tall. You are about two inches taller,
or, say, ) feet 10 inches. With chest
and waist measurements and mans
height figured out l can come within a
pound or two of his weight every time,
as my close estimate of your avoirdu-
pois proves. OF course there are ex-
ceptions, notably the man with the
very slim waist and wide shoulders,
who is invariably much lighter in build
than his appearance and measurements
indicate In that case | drop about ten
pounds from my figures and manage to
come pretty near the mark. "-Philadel-
phia Record.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-06
They worked on Benches.

The dignilied dame was not really
English, but she had mastered the dia-
lect to some extent.
"My nevvew 'Erbert." she said,
wants to marry schoolteacheri
Eawncy. A person who works for a
living, To be sure, now that think of
it. that is not always a disgrace. You,
my dear, write for the press now and
then, | am told, but you don't ave to,
you know. That is different"
Yes" replied the young person TO
whom she was speaking. but may be
said to have inherited a tendency to
work. My father and grandfather both
worked for living, and they were not
allowed even the luxury of chair to
sit on. They worked on benches"
Dear me!' exclaimed the dignif1ed
dame, greatly shocked. what did they
-ah-work atT'
well. my father was judge OF the
superior court, and my grandfather
was one of the justices of the United
States supreme court. "-Chicago Trib-
une.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-06
voIuDteer Work Among Convicts.

jackson. Mich, March 6-AIrs. Bal
ljngton Booth has started the formation
of Volunteer League among the con-
victs at the prison here. Mrs Booth
talked to the convictS for nearly two
hours Sunday. She told the prison
ers to write to her, if they ever need
ed help. or TO come to her Hope hall
No. at New York or TO Hope hall
No. > at Chicago especially for ex-
convicts who need assistance to en-
plOVmpnt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-06
OBTAINED A DIsPENsATI0N.
Inhibited Marriage Takes Place with the
Consent of Leo NH.

Green Bay. Wis, March "a groom
of 40 years and bride of 30 years
figured in quiet wedding ceremony at
st. Willebrord's Roman Catholic
church in this city. The parties, wild
over and widow, respectively, are
William Meulemans, a wealthy retired
farmer of Wrightstown, Brown coun-
~, and Mrs. Rose Meulemans, who
owns and personally conducts gem
oral store in this city and is reputed
TO be quite wealthy. Mrs. Meule-
mans is the widow of brother of the
groom in yesterdays marriage.
The relationship between the, bride
and groom in yesterdays ceremony is
classified in the Roman Catholic church
as the first degree of affinity and such
unions are forbidden in the Roman
church. In order to have the cere-
mony solemniZed in Roman Catholic
church it was necessary to secure
sanction in the form of a special dis
penSation direct from Pope Leo.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-06
nIorcan:s first measure.

Washington. March 6.-MOrgan's
first measure for the new congress was
Il resolution which lie introduced in
the senate yesterday declaring the
Clayton Bulwer treaty between the
D-ited States and Great Britain abro-
gated. The Hay-Pauncefote treaty
Iapsed March 4 by its own terms pro-
viding that it would so lapse if not
mutuaIlV ratified
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-06
one Remark of {" Billy" Mason.

Washington. March 6.-While Ma
sen of Illinois was talking of the rules
of the senate yesterday, on the pro-
pOsal to amend them, he said some of
the senators would set their mouths
going and 90 off and leave them for
nearly IL week at time without the
slightest intellectual effort whatever"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-06
Ate Pork Not Well Cooked.

Hartford, Wis. March 6.-The s.
ycar-old son of Ernst Mcneil. of this
place. died Monday night of trichinosis.
Mrs. Mcneil and her 2-year-old daugh-
ter are very i'll from the same cause
and it is feared the child will die.
The family ate some pork for supper
Monday evening and I'm a short time the
little boy was taken violently i'll and
died. While he was in the agony of
death his mother and sister were taken
i'll
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-06

ties. including the preparation of his
own meals. He AYERS that frequently
When she has bad luck and comes
home without any fish, she is cross and
threatens to kill him. He says she
sits on the creek banks for days at a
stretch while he is laboring for her
support
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-06
They Don't Like rhnt Agent.

Grinnell. Ia. March Ga committee
of six tribal leaders of the Sacs and
Foxes has started for Washington TO
protest against their treatment These
descendants of the followers of the ia
nous Blackhawk are now located on
the Tama reservation. The agent
charges them with polygamy aud the
Indians assert that he forcibly inter
feres with their marriage relations
They demand exemption from such in
terference
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-06
SALT PLANT FOR $5,0OO,0Oo. :
To BE Erected Near wysndotto, Mich. by
Big Company.

Detroit. March 6.-rhe Pennsylvania
Salt company has decided to erect
S5.000,O00 plant on 121 acres of land
adjoining Wyandotte. a town ten miles
from Detroit. In 1896 the company
acquired the property and was to have
begun operations. but the Michigan
Allxali company arranged to furnish the
company with a certain amount of
bicarbonate of soda at certain price
and the offer was accepted.
That agreement has been terminated
and the Pennsylvania company will
erect soda ash plant, having ca
pacity of 500 tons a day and giving
employment to about 800 men, The
company at its recent meeting in
Philadelphia increased its capital stock
for this purpose. Work will be be-
gun ON the plant Immediately.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-06
Coincident May BE Significant.

Washington, March 6.-The appear
ance of a move i'm the senate to shut
off the ''hot air. after n reasonable
escape thereof has been permitted. and
Theodore Roosevelt i'm the senate chair
at the same time may be significant.
There is general apprehension that the
Rough rider" will WAX impatient at
the somnolent methods of legislation
prevailing in the senate and will try
to inject bit of strenuous life" into
the proceedings. which will he sure
to arouse the resentment of the ven
cradle senators who have already re-
vealed antipathy for the youthful pre-
siding officer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-06
I.,,,,r wen Enough Alone.

Mr.. Meeke-There's an error in this
plumbers bill. but / guess won't say
anything about it.
Mrs. Neeke-Why?
Mr.. Meeke-He might charge me for
making the Brooklyn Life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-06
New woman at kokomo.

Kokomo. Ind. March 6.-Thomas
Horn is an applicant for divorce from
Anna Horn on the ground that she
spends all her time fishing, leaving
him. to attend to the household du-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-06
NOTABLE CONFIDENT
Move to Change the Senate Rules
and Theodore Roosevelt
in the Chair.
SOMETHING STRENUOUS MAY OCCUR
Mason's Exposition of His Posi-.
ton Put in a Question..cut-
ting Off Debates.

Washington, March quite unex-
pectedly u lively debate was precipi-
tated yesterday at the first business
session of the senate of the Fifty-sev-
enth congress. Plat of Connecticut
offered an amendment to the rules to
limit debate in the senate. Its pro-
ponent had no purpose to provoke
discussion upon ii, but several sena-
tors expressed their views in no I'M
certain terms. Mason of Illinois
thought it did not go far enough, and
gave notice of an amendment under
which he said the majority would not
be under the control of the minority
Wellington of Maryland and Bacon of
Georgia denounced the effort TO change
the rules as unseemly the former chal-
longing the right of the senate TO con-
slider the proposition at this session.
Mason Questioned by Jones.
The debate ON the rules was con-
tinued in the executive session. Mason
cOntended that under the rules as they
mt present stand it was in the power
of the minority TO prevent, and there
fore negatively to control legislation.
Jones and Teller contended that there
never had been a failure to pass a bill
which had the real and sincere support
of a majority of the senate because of
the absence of 4 cloture rule, Mason
controverted this. Will the senator
defeated by the minority?' asked
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-06
From Women Cured by Mrs. Pinkham.

''DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM Il write to thank you
for the good Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound and Sanative Wash have done me.
1t is six years since was taken sick. L
had falling of the womb and ovarian trouble.
suffered untold pains; sometimes was SO bad
that thought 1 could not live. used the Vege-
table Compound steadily for some mo nths and
am now we'll If you like, you may my
letter for the benefit of others. Miss. KATIE P.
JUNeLAs, New Salem, Mich.