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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-09-05

Agricultural department officers
say that our timber, as q commercial
factor, will be destroyed in another
fifty years, perhaps sooner, unless
steps are taken to replant and raise
and harvest timber on common sense
principles just as with other crops.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-09-05
NEED TWO BALLOTS.
Under New Law Ballots to 30 Issued
for Townships and County.

AVA AvWAsnAPs oAV VVuAsy
In looking over lhe election laws
passed by the last Kansas legislature
it will be seen that it is necessary
to print two official ballots in Dickin-
son county this year.
10 the townships where ballots will
be cast for county commissioner this
year, a separate ballot will be re-
quired from that containing the
names Of the township officers. The
new law requires that there shall
be two tickets, the official general
ticket and the official township ticket.
According to this arrangement the
names Of candidates for the commits
sionership in the Third district will
be printed on q separate ballot from
that on which the names Of the candi-
dates for township officers appears.
This will require the handling Of two
sets Of ballots and make the election
clerks much additional work.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-09-05

The statement that 1t has cost
England $4,000 for every Boer she
has thus far killed, captured or SER
iously wounded, suggests the thought
II this be not "the price that staggers
humanity 1t is price that may stag.
ger the British pockctbook II they
continue to pay it few years longer.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-09-05

any great change we're about to

II any great change we're about to
occur in the consumptive srequire-
ments Of the farming regions the
mercantile markets would have be-
gun to reflect it BY this time. The
wholesale distributive trade in the
larger cities and the small retail
merchants Of the country towns
never wait until their business begins
to fall of before curtailing their own
purchases. This Is the season when
stocks are being replenished for the
autumn and winter trade, and II any
serious decline in their customers'
wants were anticipated the jobbSfs
and retailers Of merchandise would
undoubtedly prepare themselves for
It now. Yet We see In bank clear.
ings, which are the fairest measure Of
the local business volume, uniform
and in some instances most astonish.
ing gains over the record Of . year
ago. In the very districts Of Kansas,
Missouri and Nebraska where the
ravages Of the drouth we're the great.
est the increases run from 10 to as
high IS 80 per cent" NJ.
The Commercial Advertiser rather
looks for decrease In railroad earn
ings but probably not SO great Is
many think. 1t believes that 1.-THE
decrease in earnings, II any occurs,
will result from diminished traffic In
general merchandise, and this, In
turn, will be due to q curtailment on
the part Of the farmers Of their ordi-
nary expenses. Both the general
reasoning on the subject and the
actual data now at hand indicate that
this possibility has been unduly mag
nifed."
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-09-05

The second largest claim yet filed
with the Spanish treaty claims COM
mission has been presented by Francis
Siegle, an American living in Cuba.
His claim amounts to sS72,427.
Siegel says that in 1896 his plantation
was valued at 100000, but by
reason OF the depredations Of the
Spanish troops he is now reduced to
absolute want.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-09-05

Lawrence Journal: Some Kansas
men are coming back from Beaumont
with the report that they have struck
1t rich, and have wells that gush all
kinds Of oil. There are just two ways
these fellows can make Kansas people
believe their stories; one way is to
bring the wells up and put them on
exhibition, and the other is to come
back and pay their old debts that
they forgot when they went to Texas.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-09-05
WATER AT 10 CENTS A BARREL.
G. W. Parker Has q Good Plan at
LaWton.


C. W. Parker has a money. making
plan at Lawton. He has some lots on
which he has, sunk wells and has q
steam pumping plant in operation.
Water sells at ten cents barrel and
it is proving winner. He also is
laying some pipes around the neigh
borhood for fire protection.
He leased a quarter near Lawton
for a merry.go.round headquarters
and thinks there is plenty Of oil and
asphaltam TO be secured. He may
build a hotel later. He says he did
not intend to 60 on Woods land but
that the price Of inside lots on the
townsite is SO high that he thought
best to wait a little.
He leaves tonight on business.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-09-05
Good Chance for Rustlsrs.

Capt. E. l.. Glasgow who is just
home from Manila when asked Ms to
conditions in the Philippines said
that the future was still a guess"
Most parts Of the Islands are psci6ed
and officers and men can now 20
about without escort and in compare.
tive safety. The American schools
are very acceptable to the Filipinos
and they give American teachers
cordial reception. The American
teacher on the whole has 8 pleasant
occupation, though somewhat lone
some one. The civil commissions are
providing local seli-government as
fast as possible, and numbers Of ma
tive Filipinos are being placed in po-
sitions Of honor and responsibility.
This Is doing much to make peace
and harmony. The great common
people we're tired Of war long ago,
but the leaders are despots and con.
troll the people through fear Of bodily
injury. Beaun Comma, one Of the
ablest OF the leaders-sbler, Capt.
Glasgow says, than Aguinaldo-was
one Of the first Of the leaders to
accept the situation, and Is . strong
| advocate Of Americsn supremacy.
He is in charge Of the civil service.
He refused to meet Aguinaldo when
bis old leader was brought in q cap.
tive. Capt. Glasgow met Aguinsldo
twice. He does not believe him to be
nearly SO bright as some Of the Fill
pino leaders, but believes him to be
sincere In his present attitude toward
our government. Aguinaldo's Old
associates are determined that be
shall not regain the power be once
held, and therefore the former chief
can do little harm il disposed to; in
fact fears to rejoin bis people.
The captain thinks that men Of
means could do we'll on the island
provided the natives return to the
arts Of peace, cultivating their rice
and cane fields and becoming as
thrifty as they we're before the strug-
gle. In the city Of Manila the saloons
and rough places which were so con-
spicuOus at one time under the mill
tary dominacy are now under control
and Manila is as peaceful and serene
in its municipal government as an
American city.
The captain saw Major Bishop a
few days before his departure from
Manila. The major made dis
tinguished record as provost judge
until he was displaced by the civil
government supplanting the military.
The major was mustered out June
| 80, and since that time has been prac.
ticing law in Manila, and already has
some goodpractice. He was offered
the position Of police judge Of the
city, but the salary was not large
enough to suit him and he refused
the place. He will remain in the
practice Of bis profession in Manila.
Capt. Glasgow made a two weeks
visit in Japan, which he enjoyed very
much. He did not 60 to China, as he
said it was still unsafe for foreigners
to be seen about the Chinese quarters
very much, and be did not care to 90
merely to view the European quar-
tiers.
There is talk that the Salina bar
intend to give the captain a formal
public reception which he, beyond a
question, most richly deserves for bis
distinguished military service, as well
as his high character as a citizen.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-09-05

It's going to rain. Uncle Jack
9srkleys sign is right. He says it
has never failed In all bis 80 years
residence In Dickinson county. ut
always rains" says he, "when we
need 1t BANKED bad"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-09-05

Emporis Gazette: The Abilene
REFLECTOR, answering the question,
Ills the cup in danger'" replies that
Kansas doesn't care, as she can drink
out Of . bottle. A mistake. Kansas
being q state Of extremes, can only
drink out Of the gourd or the jug
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-09-05

Lawrence Journal: With a tinge
philosophy that has carried Kansas in
triumph through border and grass
hopper raids, drop.h, hot winds,
crop failures and Populist calamities,
the ABILENE REFLECTOR remarks that
II doesn't make much difference to
Kansas II we do lose the cup to Sir
Thomas Upton; Kansas can drink out
Of q bottle.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-09-05

The Manchester News prints an
advertisement that deserves a re-.
ssponse. 1t reads: III John Smith,
who twenty years ago deserted his
poor wife and babe, will return, said
babe will take pleasure in knocking
the stuflin' out OF him."
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-09-05
Farm for Sale.

The 4SO-acre farm Of Jacob Carver,
deceased, must be sold. Good build.
ings, fenced and well proved. Two
miles from R. R. church and school.
Address John M. Carver, Abilene,
Kas. 27-tf
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-09-05

Kansas is always informal, says
the Emporia Gazette. 1t is reported
Of Kansas man that he accosted 81.
Peter with: "Hello Pete. Shake
hands with Joe Brown, Santa Fe agent
from my own town."
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-09-05

Not much business can be expected
from the South until the lynching
fever abates.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-09-05

The Capital estimates that the Kan.
Ga corn crop will average Z to 10
bushels per acre.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-09-05
THURSDAY. SEPT. s, 1901.

There Is no question but that Uncle
Jack Markley's weather sign is fully
ripe.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-09-05
3. 1000 Display of Fireworks Nightly,
Seven Free Vaudeville Shows

will be given upon stages erected various portions the park where
ass be witnessed have already been made with artists "
national reputation.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-09-05
FUN AND INSTRUCTION FOR EVERYBODY.
The Leading Attraction for This Year Will be
Pains Last DAYS Of P0rnpeii


which has been secured under SIX THOUSAND DOLLAR The
given stage Three
Hundred and Fifty Fg and employing THREE HUNDRED PERFORM
Frs This great production correctly depicts
A Fete Day in Ancient Pompeii,
Grand Professions Gorgeous Pagen Acoac Sports Roman Sodey
Drills Gadatora Combas Feas of Strength and Daring
muse the assembled popu but in the midst Of the vees occurs
the
Thrilling Eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
tho streaming down the Sides spreading fiery destruction in
its path. .e.
e tho Temples Palaces Arches other Structures and to complete
their destruction spring all parts Of the CITY, seeming to deour
oil that remains.
The Grandeur and Sublimity Of the Scenes
will mpressv the actual events eighteen centuries
which have the subject for song and story hrougus
the world.
$1,000 Display of Fireworks Nightly,
introducing hundreds Aerial Aquatic Stationary Revolving ana Me-
chsnca Fireworks Elephants Monkeys Snakes Of FIRE. Como We
vices Accurate Public Men and Public Buildings Yellowstone
] Bomb Shells in circumference under the direction OF
LANES PAIN the Worlds Greatest Fireworks manufacturer
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-09-05
IN Addition 10 The Free Attractions You Can Visit
Clean and Attractive Midway!

Among great attractions will be % % md
The Heaut Electric Fountain, the Palace Of Illusion anu
Electric Theatre. .nn, ~, rus A.,
srpwApr will be here with FLYING LUNETTE and the wild Man
from Borneo Snake Eater from the Nue. anu ne "'ea e
ohr rromineut features are under negotiation
ppop GIBBONS his wonderful Moving Life Pictures Of ,ne srss
interest which thrills audience the play progresses
MeoRoun Shooting Galleries The Ferris Wheel 'o c.,n n nous
and and one attractions towards making iu hogea on' WI"
be in evidence
Won will not have to leave the park for meals, as ample
will be made to feed the multitude at reasonable
prices.
Remember the Dates and wait for the
BIG CARNIVAL
&c. CULP, General Manager
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-09-05
For this special County Commissioners have granted the Of
Lovely Oak Dale Park.

the most beautiful park where visitors will be famed by the
gentle beneath the grateful shade Of hundreds
Of pmey oaks reclining upon the bluegrass lawns which stretch in
from the park entrances opn banks the meande
ing Smoky Hill
Evening journal., 1901-04-06
TROUBLE AMONG FIREMEN
Slight Blaze at Eighth aud Tafnan
Streets Last Evening

AT S.15 o'clock last night Patrolman
James Edwards discovered fire In the
pool room adjoining the cigar STORE on
Wade sipple. coiored, No. 223 West
hishth street. and lcfcre the flames
were subdued, damage to the eXtedt OF
SIS was done.
Officer Edwards sent I'm a still alarm
10 the Washington chemical. but seeing
the flames Increasing pulled box No.
1913 and called out ,he district COM
panics. The fire wss started from a
detective flue, and burned through the
rafters beneath the second l1or. Sip
pie carried no insurance. Tho building,
(Which Is q frame structure. cs owned
by r. W. Fenn.
During the course Cf the fire trouble
er1es among members OF the Fame
Hose Con pany and First Assistant
Engineer II. M. Wiley. Il was said t1
have hecn caused by Mr. Wiley stril1-
ing the Fame COmp1ny's hose cart
horse in order to make it pull the car
riagc of line of the Friendship Com
pany's hose upon which 1t is alleged it
was standing. Friends intericred and
separated the men.
Evening journal., 1901-04-06
Report That He Was Wound
ed In ARRAY
SHOTS FIRED on BOTH SIDES
Conflict Caused by The Domestic Noes
Of The Doughty Old
SOuiherRer

Lexington, KY, April 6.-With the
cry, THE vendettal the vendettal" on
his lips, Gen Cassius NJ Clay. .he IA
nous abolutionist and ddellist and
former United States minister to Rus
sia, yesterday led his little b0dyguard
tc battle against 4 sRerif's posse
which had gone TO White Hall, his
palatial mansion in Madison county,
10 serve papers upon the general in a
civil case. instituted against aim by
his daughter, Mrs. Mary B. Clay.
Many shots were fired on each side,
and the posse finally departed without
accomplishing the purpose of is visit.
1t is reported that Gen. Clay was
wounded in the affFay. Fleeing from
his supposed enemies, he barricaded
himself in his "den." n the mansion,
and there he remains. guarded by his
faithful servants. Whether or not he
is wounded is known only to himself
and to his little bodyguard. No physi-
clan has been summoned to the house
and none dare approach except on in
vitation.
Yesterdays conflict was directly con-
nectod with the domestic woes Of Gen.
Clay, which have darkened the clOsinr
years of his life.
The principals In the battle were
Gen. Clay and two of his bodyguards
Bud Literell and Jim Bolin, on ore
side and Sheriff Colyer, Deputy Ter
Evening journal., 1901-04-06
RUSSIA SENDS SATISFACTORY
STATEMENT TO WASHINGTON
President and Secretary Hay Believe Way Has Been
Found to Dispose Of International Com.
pHcatiOR Over Alleged Grab

Washington, April 6.-TEa United
St&tes government has received q coDl-
munication from the government CT
Russia of unusual importance hearing
on conditions in China, and particular
ly relating to Manchuria. The docu-
ment is of such character as 10 have
produced a profoundly favorable i'm
preston. and at the state department
it is looked upon as the most salutory
development that has occurred for
many months in the problems of the
east. AS to the exact terms of the
communication there is no official
statement thus far, although later il
doubtless viii be communicated 20 tho
public. Secretary Hay received It
from the Russian ambassador. Count
Cassini. Thursday night, and took
speedy steps TO lay II before the presi-
den-. The latter shared the secretary
of states qualification that way has
been found to dispose of the compii-
cations over the Manchrrian question
and to bring Russia into strong accord
with the other powers. At the RUS
sian embassy no information was oh
tainable as TO the communication,
Count Cassini asking TO be excused
from all inquiries.
While there is an entire absence OF
authoritative Information. yet IL Is un-
derstood that Russia now takes oc-
casion to give positive assurance OF the
disinterestod sentiments wkich have
animated her throughout the consider
alton Of Chinese questions. As TO Man
churia, Il 10 made clear that Russia's
course never has varied IL thu purpose
to leave that province an integral part
OF China, and to retire the Russian
troops as rapidly as safety would per-
NIT. This. moreover q is made plat,
in the communication. has been Rus
sia's course throughout. notwithstand-
ing assertions to the contrary. But as
a more signal evidence OF Russia's pur-
Evening journal., 1901-04-06
RAILROAD NEAI
Arb MUCH WORRIED
Fear a Strike on the JERSEY
Central and Lacka.
wanna Roads

Wilkesbarrc. April 6.-iIuch unoasi-
ness exists IN ipiiroad circles here over
tho outcome of the conference ia New
York between the officers of the vari-
ons bfo,hcghCCds and The raiuoad
MANNERS. The Cmplnyoa of tho Gem
trail Railroad OF New Jersey. the Lee
high Valley and ilCkaWcnna railroad
are well oraanized.
Irainmcn o. the Pennsylvania have
no grievances. and the Delaware and
Hudson company, which ia now said to
be part of the New York Central sys-
tern, settled all grievances with their
employees last week. The grievances Of
the men on the Lacilawanna and Cen
tral Railroad of Now Jersey are the
most acute. The iiremen in particular
are loud in their demands that long
standing grievances be redrossed. The
Lchigh Valley men have some COM
plants, but TIE company granted a
good many concessions some time ago.
and the employees are said to be pretty
we'll satisfied.
The brotherhoods were driven from
the Lehigh Valley railroad IN 1873
when the strike OF trainmon failed. But
within the last two years the new men
who took the places OF the strikers
seven years ago have become members
OF the brotherhood A strike order on
either the Central or Lackawanna
roads would be promptly obeyed. and a
tie up for some time would probably
result.
Evening journal., 1901-04-06
MORE TROLLEY
FOR WILMINGTON
West Chester Co. Obtains
Charter From Harrisburg
WILL OPERATE TO STATE LINE
Local Line Will Eventually be Built
to Connect with Pennsylvania
Extension

Harrisburg. Pa. April 6 6-Charters
were issued by the State Department
yesterday TO a Philadelphia syndicate
to build trolley lines in the suburbs OF
Chester, Delaware and Montgomery
counties. Lines win be operated in
West ConshOhocken and Lower Merton
township. West Chester, Coatcsville
and Chester and suburbs. and from
Parkersburg 10 Coatesvillc
The combined capital Of the compan-
les. Of which there are seven. Is $l99-
500. The total number OF miles OF
road TO be operated by them In 27A.
Albert b. Kelly. OF Philadelphia, is
president, and Samuel A. Boyle, Jr..
William I. Forhes. Albert b. Kelly, Or
Vile Horwitz and George @. Horwitz.
of Philadelphia, are dircctors Of the
companies.
The charters specify that the roads
will be operated by electricity or any
'other power that the company shall
see fit in the future TO adopt, except
direct steam locomotion."
The titles OF the concerns are the
Philadelphia, Norristown and Phoenix
Vile; West Chester and Wilmington;
Philadelphia. Wayne and West Ches-
ter; Coatesville, Downingtown and
West Chester: Chester Wayne and
INorristown: Parkersburg and Coates
willie; Philadelphia. Media and WI
mington Street Railway Companies.
Evening journal., 1901-04-06
OLD NHIFTER "A
IN SIDE NWIPRD
Two Locomotives Run 10.
gether and FlreInaR'S
Leap Saves Life

Two locomotives locked horns short
ly begore noon to-day at the Shipley
street crus sing The two engines in
collision were shifter No. "a. OF the b.
4 o. railroad, and a freight engine on
the =. * Il. line. Old No. "a was pretty
badly damaged, having her entire caD
carried away. Fireman II. h. Stevens.
or No. "a. saved himself by jumping.
but Engineer Thomas Moreland re-
mained at his post and escaped injury,
although tho woodwork was carried
away al around HIN. Had Mr.. Ste
vens remained at his post. he undoubt-
edly would have beon killed. as the
crash was On his side OF the engine and
the seat he vacated was reduced to
klndling wood.
The p. & r. locomotive was not
badly damaged. Engineer George
Valentine remained at his post and
backed out as soon as he could get
clear Cf the wreckage
Il was what the railroad men call a
side swipe." The p. & II. engine was
pulling q draft or freight cars but
came down on No. "a before she had
fully cleared Had No. "a been stand
ihr otiii iilrtNaH W 1lDNi9 bUNhAha oiAl
probably would have been completely
demolished and her crew killed. Con-
dGctor Collins had charge Of the B. &
0, train. but was not injured, nor was
the draft of b. & o. cars.
There was a big crowd attracted by
the crash of wood and glass and by
the grinding together Of the two steam
monsters
In order to get In and ont Of the coal
yards along the river front the B. & o.
and the p. & r. trains have to use the
Same track. but through some error
this morning the b. & o. train was
not clear before the p. & r. began to
operate.
Evening journal., 1901-04-06
NOTED GAINSBOROUCH PORTRAIT
TO BE RETURNED TO ENGLAND
Was Stolen Over Twenty Years Ago But When Returned
10 Son Of Owner Was in Perfect Condition
Having Been Kept IIerneIicalIy Sealed

sign his bond ON condition that the
painting be returned Before the plan
could be completed. however, the for
ger was Given his liberty on q techni-
cality.
NEGOTIATIONS were later made with
the thieves 10 return the painting for
a large reward. The sum offered was
too small. IN the opinion of the bur
glars, and the negotiations fell through
Recently trace was again found of the
thieves and negotiations reopened. A
larger reward was offered, which re-
suited In the return Of the picture in
Chicago.
When returned the picture was
hermetically sealed in q box made es-
pecially for its reception and was pro-
nounced in perfect condition. II was
carefully packed IN cotton batting The
casket was brought from England to
this country 10 years ago. and has re-
mained in a storage warehouse and
safety deposit vault in various cities.
The person who secured the informa-
tion which led to the return of the por-
trait Is said by the detectives to be a
sporting man. but they decline TO make
his name public. The crime itself has
long since been Outlawed.
G. Moreland Agnew, son OF the orig
inal purchaser Of the portrait. has been
In Chicago in connection with the re-
covery of the picture. He brought
with him pieces of canvass taken from
the frame and also a steel engraving Of
the portrait, with exact measurements
OF the original.
The picture. when taken from the
cagket was pagiiv Identified nv Mr.
Agnew. The box had apparently never
been opened since it was sealed many
years ago.
The forgers who were responsible
for the stealing OF the picture are said
to have operated under the leadership
of Charles Becker. who is now serving
term in the California state prison
for forgery.