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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-02-21

4anila FEB. le.-Col. Marcus D.
Eenin and 20 men Of the Thirty.
"a regiment have located 100 IN.
|gSshk at Candon, south Ilicos,
- Green, with % mon, met / force
! ne enemy ~ Santa Maria, The
lenrYents, who were commanded by
IA had two oannons and were
lll1ogly entrenched behind stone
11lla On q steep mountain side.
lere was hard fighting for three
leqrs When their ammunition was
1lAausted the Apericans retired a
kort distance. Then TIno abandoned
~ position and retreaied southwark.
tongressman ltrtn nas lnu4ra
feeident Mckinley 10 attend the
l1te @. A. \. encampment at June
~ City, Kan. on May s, The presi-
~ win think over Il.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24
FITzJoHN PORTER is DEAD
Passes Away at Ripe Age Of Eighty
Fought In the RebelIion.

General Fitzjohn Porter is dead at
his home in Morristown, n. j., from
chronic Diabetes. lie was eighty yeas
old. Fitzjohn Porter, major general of
the volunteers, and colonel in the
United States army, retired, was born
in Portsmouth, n. H.. In 1922. He was
n son Of Captain John Porter of the
United States navy. He graduated at
the West Point military academy in
ls45. and from ls49 TO 1888 was mn n
structor in that institution, He served
through the war with Mexico and par
ticipated in the principle battles. He
was wounded at the city OF Mexico,
and was brevetted captain and major
for gallantry.
lie served also in the civil war. was
cashiered, but later cleared of the
charges, was given back his commits
sion as captain on the retired list.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24
Newspapers barred Out.

At Mansfield, o., the common pleas
court granted an injunction prohibit
ing the publication 10y newspapers Of
news on comments relating To the case
of May :. Fleming, the stcnographer
under indictment for forgery Of the
names of officers of the sanitary com
mission. The courts order was granted
ON application Of Mrs. Feming's attor-
ney, and will continue in force until
after the trial. II il claimed the pris.
oners' case was being prejudiced by
publications AS 10 her past life.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24
JUDGE GORDON RESUMES.


Judge Gordon has been permitted to
take his seat on the police court bench
at Omaha without cncpuntering a
policeman in his path. Judge Craw-
ford was on hand to turn his office over
to his successor and gracefully retired.
The first offender before Judge Cor
don was rendered "a twenty-day SEN
tence.
The council having heard the
arguments in the case as to the iuris-
diction of the council to entertain the
charges pending and preferred against
Samuel j, Gordon, police judge. for
misconduct in Office. have decided to
dismiss the matter for want of iuris-
dictiOn."
The above unsigned verdict was
returned by the city council after an
hours deliberation ON the arguments
of the attorneys OF the question of
jurisdiction in the Gordon impeach-
ment case.
IL removes the last barrier which the
law has attempted to interpose between
the person If Samuel |. Gordon. police
Judge, and his long coveted and equal
ly long-denied wool sack.
The conclusion was reached in exec
ntive session. How the vote stood is
not known, rs each councilman pledged
himself not to reveal the ballots.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24
END OF THE EXPEDITION.
General Chanee Issues Farewell Orders
In China.

General Chaffee, at midnight Satur.
DAY night, issued his farewell order
ending the American relief expedition
in China. The American troops will
board the transports at Taku, and will
leave direct for Manila.
NJ. Pichou, French minister, has left
Pckin for home.
A meeting of foreign ministers will
be held soon, but il is not likely that
much will he accomplished AS some Of
the ministers have not yet received in
structions from their home govern
ments.
The ministers commenting on the
blame attached to them by the
people for their slowncss say that a.
a matter of fact they are powcrless to
act without orders from home. One of
the foreign ministers told IA correspond
ent recently that he had been in
structed to cooperate heartily with
the other ministers. He found, upon
| consultation with his colleagues. that
their instructions were absolutely
different from his, consequently CO.
operation was practically impossible.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24
ANGRY AT ASSAULT
People OF Auburn Talk Strongly
OF Summary Punishment.
DIRt(TfD AGAINST GIRLS ASSAl ANT
>. Hen Rief. - Travelling Tink-r. Charged
with A%ssaulting Tcn-y ear-oid
Mary Da'iey--Is Captured
aud Tut In Jail,

The preliminary examination OF y.
Rem Ref, charged with statutory rape
upon ~ten-ycar-old Mary DALEY. was
held At Auburn. Ncb., aud resulted in
binding the prisoner over to the dis
trict cour in the sum Of $1,000. 1t
resulted at the trial that the girl and
two younger brothers. aged Scvcn and
eight years. were cnticcd to the pris'Nn-
ar 10y near Of of ring them money.
The girl, 1t is charged. was struck
twice on the head 10y the culprit. once
IN the back and once across the face,
and before being struck was dragged
n short distance and thrown down In
the weeds and bushes at the side of the
railroad. she all the time crying ont at
the top of her voice for help. Before
the mar could accomplish his purpose
the eight. year-old brother came To his
sisters rescue, and with u club com
PEELED him to dcsist, and at this mo
ment also u twelve ycar-old brother and
some other boys. who had been fishing
near, came to the rescue.
The father of the girl and two
'r W ~ '"l'"''H "
was not seriously injured. Feeling
runs high on the question, but the
town remained quiet.
Ref Is u travelling tinker and watch
repairer and has been nj work az
Shubert, Richardson county, for tho
past two weeks. lie IL about forty-tiv,
years old, with dark hair and eyes an,
dark mustache and weighs about III,
pounds.
The assault occurred between 3 ano
o o'clock In the afternoon and befor,
nigbtfall the man had been %overhaule,
about four miles north of the place %
assault. lie was nearing Ncmaha a.
the time of capture. lie wa At one
taken back tn the scene of the assault
and confronted with the girl and ais,
the boys who there saw him. Al
positively identified him.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24
Old settler Dead.

Mrs. Charles Lemke of stockton pre-
cinct. one of the first settlers in Lam
caster county, died recently at her
home, aged se~venty-one. Mrs. Lemke
leaves a husband and four children,
two IONS and two daughters. The sons
are William and John, farmers of Stock.
ton precinct, and the daughters are
Agnes living at WATERFOWL, ). d., ..and
Mrs. T.. l.. Simon, of Lincoln. Mrs.
Lemke and her husband came TO Ian.
caster county in 1855 from Wisconsin.
The trip was made with an OK team.
She has lived ever since on the same
section of land on which she and her
husband bought their original home
stead.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24
ARMY OF IDLE MEN
Machinists Of the Country Obey
Strike Order.
ABOUT FIFTY THOUSAND MIN ART OUT


A Washington dispatch says: APP
proximatcly 5000 machinists through
out the country struck Monday for ~
nine hour day. u scale of wages equal
To the present ten hour day and other
demands. This is the rough estimate
of President OConnell of the national
association of machiuistS. based on the
Geographic adviccS that have reached
him from the machinists' headquarters
in the various cities.
The strike thus far has not extended
To the allied trades. save in n or two
instances. a. at Scranton, Pa, where
men in IA part OF the allied trades. are
out. No machinists engaged in govern
mcnt work are affected. This Is due
to the fact that on such work mn eight
hour day scale already prevails. Rail-
% machinists. rs "a rule, are not in
volved in the strike. though the men
on several roads are ont. The Central
Vermont shop machinists at 81. Adams,
numbering probably 900, have struck.
The Lchigh Valley machinists AT Buffa-
10, Sayre. Wilkcsbarrc and Elmira are
out, aggregating about 500. all told.
The Delaware, Lackawanna 4 Western
men at Buffalo. Scranton, W~ilkesbarrc
and intermediate points are out. The
Gulf, Colorado aud Santa Re men are
| also out. The strike order, however.
does not apply to the railroads gcner-
ally. 1t is expected at headquarters
that there is no competition between
the railroads and private works and
work among the private establishments
is TO he adjusted first.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24

MURDER AND SUICIDE.
Man Pursued By Omcers Kills Companies
and Himself.

r. u. Ellsey. of McComb City, Miss,
shot a woman companion and either
killed himself Immediately afterwards
or was killed by officers. Ellsey and
the woman arrived at West Point,
Texas, one day. and after leaving the
next day a local officer learned that the
mar was wanted by the authorities in
Louisiana. Armed with "A warrant
two officers started after Ellsey and
his companion. They were overtaken
near Elmo and Ellsey shot the woman
dead and began a pistol duel with the
officers. When the smoke of the battle
cleared away Ellsey was dead.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24
CARS IN MOTION
Albany, NJ. y, Strike Now a
Thing Of the Past.
RIOT OCCURS At FUNERAL OF WALSH


The great Albany. y. V. street rail
way strike, lasting twelve days. rcquir.
ing the presence of 1900 national
guards in the city. costing the lives of
two prominent merchants and cntailirg
an expense to the county Of Albany of
over 800. 600, is anicably settled. and IL
the agreements are kept there will he
no trouble for three years at least.
The incidents of the first day of
active operation of all the railway lines
affected by the great strike ut Albany.
y. Y, have been few because of the
heavy fall of rain. The two men shot
by guardsmen were buried Sunday
but h pouring rain kept away the
thousands Of sightsccrS that otherwise
would have marked the occasion with
their presence. The departure Of the
Twenty-third regiment was the second
feature of the day and stirring ermon
in many of the city's pulpits aided in
closing the incident. The funeral of
Leroy Smith was devoid of incident.
except that it was attended by city
officials and directors of the street rail
way company. At the funeral of
William Walsh there was nearly n riot.
While the services were proceeding
in the church the crowd that had been
unable To gain admission saw a uni
formed soldier coming down the street.
Instantly the people were in a state of
ferment. A rush was made for the un-
lucky soldier. but a few wise heads
held the maddencd crowd back for
a minute while several others advised
the man Ia run Arguing that discre-
ton was the better part Of valor. he
did run and trouble was avoided.
The starting out of the first ear OF
the i%ntercity line shortly after noon
Sunday was the cause of n dcmonstra.
ton. Pistols were fired, flags waved
torpedoes were placed on the track and
exploded. the motorman and conduc.
tors wore flags on their coats and fully
200 men and women fought for the
privilege of the first ride.
When the conductor got the ear
started and rang up the fares he fount
that he had seventy-three passenger,
where usually fifty is IA crowd. Within
an hour 80 many cars were running
that the monotony deferred peopl,
from riding for novelty's sake.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24
NO BAR TO THE BENEFITS
Suicides In woodmcn az World Get UaIf
Payments.

At a session Of the supreme camp Of
the Woodman of the World at Column
bus, o., several important amendments
to the constitution were adopted. II
was decided that all fees for transfers
should go into the emergency fund.
A compromise was reached on the
question Of eliminating the suicide
clause from policies, the convention de
claring that no less than onc.half of
every claim should be paid regardless
Of the causc Of death. The convention
also decided that hereafter local camps
must pay the dues and assessments of
sick members in addition To sick bene-
fits. The fee required to accompany
applications for membership in the or
der was reduced from SO to 81. and IL
was decided that applicants failing to
present themselves for medical exam
ination within thirty days shall forfeit
their fee.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24
TRAGEDY IN CHICAGO PARK
Portuguese Artist shoots n Girl and Kills
Himself,

At Chicago Lorie Maudoso, a Portu-
guese artist shot Alice Cusac. u nurse
girl through the neck and then killed
himself. The tragedy occurred in
Washington park, which ut the time
was throngcd with people.
Maudoso had made himself disagree
able to n number Of people. aud com
plant being made to the police an Off
Ger started tn drive him from the park
This rendered the Portuguese frantic,
and rushing up to the nurse girl, who
is fifteen years Of age. and who held in
her arms a baby belonging to Mrs. j.
II. Lambert. he shot the girl through
the throat, intiicting a dangerous, hut
not fatal wound. He then shot him
self. The shooting Of the girl through
the neck was wholly without provoca-
ton. as she was an entire stranger tn
him. Maudoso was injured in IA rail
road accident three years ago and
since then has not been entirely sane.
The girl probably will cover.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24
RUSSIA MEANS 70 HOLD ON
says She Cannot Surrender Manrhur,a
10 the Savnges.

In the course OF n long interview
relative 10 the situation in China,
cabled To the New York Herald from st.
Petersburg. u Russian of high rank,
presumably Coun, Lansdorf, the min
lister of foreign affairs. Is quoted a.
saying in answer To the question,
What about M~anchuriap"
The time to make objection was
when the concession war made years
ago. Does any n suppose that any
country is going to build u railway
through such q country and leave ~
unprotected or to leave IL To be wrecked
wherever wild hordes OF brigands
choose to operate? Besides, consider
that the siberian railroad Ii OF h
highest Importance to the OF
the world"
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24
DECkED IN GAY CARB
Bufaio Esposition Receives Its Dodics.
tion Large crowd Present.

Bunaio rrposi,,on Recciye. Its Dodics.
,ion- Large crowd Present.
In the presence ~ q vast concourso
OF people, with ceremonial both con-
vcntional and novel, the pan-Amcricsn
exposition was formally dedicated Mon
day. The day was fair and the indus
trious. energetic men who planned the
great enterprise rejoice In nattcring
success. The day began with n parade
In which there were men from nearly
every country Ia the world and ended
with an aerial bombardmcnt from fly
ing bombs aud u brilliant electrical H.
Elimination. Between the two were
the formal exercises Of the dedication,
with o~ratory that took its theme from
the les on ~ the time, prayer for right,
music, song and poetry. The city was
bright in dress Of flags and bunting,
the exposition group is brilliant In
color. the moving crowds were I'm Holt
day grab. and the whole effect was
highly pleasing. The record of attend
ancc was fully up to the expectations
81 the most enthusiastic. There was
no complaint over delayed exhibits for
there were spectacular things enough
To weary the most ardent sightseer by
the coming of night. The procession
that formed at the city hall and march
ed by way Of the many thorouRhfaree
Ia the grounds was an interesting
spectacle and thousands lined tn.
route.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24
MUST co TO PENiTENTlARY
Grant and Tiifrr Convicted In Cincinnati
Court.

Prentice Tillcr and Edward Nc
Dowell, alias Grant. pleaded guilty to
the charge of robbing mail boxes at
Cincinnati and were sentenced by
Judge Thompson to five and three
years, respectively. at hard labor In
the penitentiary. II is alleged the men
rificd mail boxes in many cities. They
were arrested AT Omaha several weeks
ago and while being taken tn Cincin-
natl for trial Mcdowell escaped from
the officers at Chicago. but was
captured at Buffalo two weeks ago.
There were witnesses in court from
Omaha and Hastings, Neb., and Dayton
and Toledo, q.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24
E. J. WOlTER is ACQUITTED
Man Accused Of Threatening senator
KearnH Goes Free.

Il. j. Wolter, the Schuyler, Neb..
merchant. arrested on the charge OF
sending threatening letters TO senator
Kearns Of Utah, is again u free man.
lie was released by the federal author
tiles at Omaha owing 10 u technical
construction Of the statute which de-
scribcs the otfensc AZ ian article con-
structed or "a scheme concocted TO de-
fraud"
Judge Munger holds that VOTERS al
legged crime does not come under this
speciiica tion. The letters said to have
been written by Wolter threaten to de-
stroy kearns' family with dynamite IL
81, 900 is not produced.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24
sublime Porte Submits.

Ahmed Tewhk Pasha, Ottoman mi n
lister of foreign affairs, called upon the
foreign ambassadors at Constantinople
and notified them Of Turkeys desire to
r~e-establish the status quo in the pos
tai question. 1t is understood that the
German ambassador considers the in
cident closed. The other powers, how
ever. decline to regard a return Ia the
status quo as an adequate settlement;
and the British, French and Austrian
embassies have even declined TO trans
nit the explanation of Tewfk Pasha
to their governments.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24
QUEER TALE IN A BOTTLE.
Boatinan Picks up IA story Ia New York
Hay.

William Stanfeld, a boatman found
"A bottle drifting with the tide near
the quarantine station. New York. 1t
contained "A card of "A. V. Freeman,
Menominee, Mich, district manager
Raber Il Watson, ties, poles and posts,
Chicago, H."
On the reverse side was written in
lead pencil. God knows | had no
choice. Did not come from Michigan
with this intention. They say drown
ing is painless"
Stanfeld has written to the company
indicated on the card giving the par
ticulars Of the find.
A. V. Freeman of Menominee is alive
and well. He canine account for the
finding of a note in "A bottle indicating
his drowning. Mr.. Freeman repre-
emit Raber a Watson of Chicago. He
has not been in the east for some time.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24
Additional RuraI Delivery.

Additional rural free delivery will
be established to commence July | next
at Fairmont, Fillmore county with
two carriers, q. w. Curtis and NJ. +.
Mullen. The route is fifty.six miles
long, embracing an area of eighty-four
square miles and containing "a popula-
tion of 1925,
A civil service examination will be
held at Nebraska City on June 10 for
the positions of clerk and carrier in
the p~ostoffice at that place.
The ~postofice at Oseso, Kearney
county, has been orpered re-established
1ith Niels Jansen. postmaster.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24
Mrs. Mckinley Condition Hopeful.

Monday night late it was given out
that Mrs. McKinlcy's improvement
had continued throughout the day and
that al that hour her condition was cX.
cellent. While she did not leave her
bed, she passed considerable time
propped up, and rested well. 1t is he
lieved she win not be- able to leave for
Washington for a week. The president
is taking part in as many public func-
tons as he can, but only in an informal
way, as he spends most of his time at
the bedside of his sick wife.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24
Accused of Fraud.

Frank Siegel, of the Siegel- Sanders
..ive Stock company Of Kansas city,
has been arrested charged with the
embezzelment of 5000. lie was re-
leased on "A 81, 900 bond. The warrant
was sworn out by Utley Wedge, re
ceiver of the company. 1t is believed
the company has lost $1,000 o by rea-
son of Siegel's populations aud mis-
management,
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24
THREE KILLED BY COLLAPSE
Chimney High In Air Gives Way While
Men Are Working.

The chimney of .Iewitt's sawmill at
st. Johns. n. b., collapsed and three
men were killed and Others were in
iured. The dead are: William j.
Price. John McCauskey. Charles With
on. The chimney was l07 feet high
and war undergoing repairs. Price,
the contractor, and McCauskey were
working 100 feet up the inside of the
structure. while the others were work.
ing below. The chimney gave way at
the bottom and collapsed.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24
shoots WIFE Beater Dead.

John l.. Jones shot and killed Thos.
Kean in the presence of kean's wife at
Evansville, Ind. Mrs. kean is book
keeper in Jones department store.
Kean went tn the store and began to
abuse his wife. when Jones interfered.
Kean pulled a gun. but Jones VAS too
quick for him and shot Kcan in the
heart. Kean was separated from his
wife two years ago. Jones was re-
leased on bond.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24
HERE N THERE.

Designer Watson will IN axe materia
alterations in tho hull Of Shamrock III.
This is thought tn be necessary because
Of her defeat by Shamrock |.
The British warship W~arspite has
arrived at Victoria, b. c., from South
America, via San Diego. Its cruise
has extended over two years.
''Steeple Jack" Williams, whose dar-
lng fcats have made him famous. met
death at Cleveland, o., in a
place way, being run over by a street
ear,
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24
BEAUTIFUL HOME is BURNED
r. Is. Wanamaker Loses His Residence
Costing Half Million.

The country home of Thomas Is.
Wanamaker, at Meadowbrook. Mont
gomcry county, Pa, was struck by
lightning and entirely destroyed. The
house was adorned with valuable paint
ings and bric-a-brac. all of which was
destroyed. Mr.. Wanamaker and his
family were at Philadelphia at the
time.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24
Cats Wife's Throat.

Monday last Elmer Lane broke in
the door of his wife's room at Oscvia,
la, cut her throat and attempted to
commit suicide. Mrs. Lane il in n criti-
cal condition. Lane may roy The
couple had had domestic troubles and
she had applied for n divorce.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24
Found Dead on the Street,

Enoch Wood, aged twenty-six, of
Murdoch, H., was found dead on
Washington, street, Indianapolis, Ind.
He was in the city on an excursion and
had been visiting relatives. The cor
oner is now investigating the case. No
cause can be given.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24
Within the Time Limit.

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert shaw, who left
New York May 8 in a gasoline carriage,
have arrived at their Ashland home In
Chicago. The trip vas made inside of
ten days, and they therefore win a sill
yer cup offered by Mrs. c. X. Smith of
New York. A large amount of money
is said to have been wagered that the
feat would not be accomplished within
ten days.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24
HUGHES MAYOR AFTER ALL.
Topeka Controlled Absolutely by tho
Dry Element.

The Kansas supreme court reversed
the decision of the district court In the
Topeka m~ayoralty contest and installed
j. W. +. Hughes, the republican and
law enforcement candidate in the may
or's chair. Mayor Hughes has filed
all the city a%ppointive offices and the
council conf rmed the nominations.
Topeka is now entirely under the con
troll of the dry" element, and opera.
tions against the joints are expected.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24
Proves 10 he u Convict.

Leroy Charles Blazer, who was ar
rested at 81. Louis, Mo-, on suspicion
of being an escaped convict from the
Michigan penitentiary, was identified
as John Il. Davis by A. {. Northup,
deputy warden Of the Michigan state
penitcntiary, who said he was wanted
for violating n parole. Since his ar.
rival in 81. Louis he has lived in style
at the Southern hotel.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24
Mclaughlin Dies.

Dennsi Mclaughlin, who was shot
on his farm near Smartville last We'd
nesday, is dead. Az the time he was
it was feared his injuries would
prove fatal, and he could not survive
the operation. This proved true, and
he died Sunday.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24
Granted an Increase.

Six hundred machiniSts in the 81, Joe
Il q. /. Mt 81. doe. Mo-. were grant
hour with additional pay for overtime.
They will have no strike there.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24
General Kills Himself.

Gen. william Kaphus killed himself
with a revolver at Portland, Ore. re-
Gently during IA fit of temporary in.
sanity. He was s~ixty-six years Of age.
During the civil war he was disburs-
ing officer for Oregon an Washington.