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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-06
SHIP SUBSIDY BILL.
The Measure Again Advocated BY
Senator Frye Yesterday.
TIE RURAL FREE DELIVERY SERVICE
ne House Discussed the Bill to Place
the Carriers Under the Contract Bys-
teun-A Belief That the Measure
Will BE Defeated.

Washington, March 5.-The ship
subsidy bill was further discussed IN
the senate yesterday by Senator Frye.
His remarks were directed principally
y the republican senators and he
gave further expression to his yiewi
that the subsidy bill was a logical
response to the demands and princi-
pies Of the republican party and that
in its preparation he had obviated
the objections entertained by sena-
tors friendly to the measure. No
other senators desiring to speak the
bill was laid aside and number OF
ether bills were passed.
The senate committee on appro-
priations yesterday concluded con-
sideration Of the legislative, execu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill
for the next fiscal year. The com
mittee added $315,525 to the expend-
lures provided by the bill as it passed
the house, making the total $780,
1876. An amendment also was insert
ed providing for the transfer to the
classified service of the clerks tenn
porariy employed during the war
with Spain and providing for their
permanent retention in their pres
emit places. The house provision con-
tinued the service OF all such clerks
for one year more. There are sew
eral hundreds Of men.
The senate committee on imm-
grafton began executive consideration
VI the Chinese exclusion bill. The
members will consider the measure
with great care and decided to take
II up section by section. The opin-
ion is expressed that several meet
ings will be necessary to complete the
committees work.
The house bill for the repeal Of the
war revenue bill and providing for
the removal OF the duty on tea re-
ceived its first consideration at the
hands Of the senate committee on
finance yesterday md when the com
mittee adjourned members expressed
the opinion that the measure would
be favornbly reported after one or
two more sittings.
The house spent yesterday in dis
GUESSING the bill to classify the rural
free delivery service and place the
carriers under the contract system.
No vote was reached and II Is doubt-
full whittier one will be hnd to-day, as |
the list Of speakers Is stil large The
fate Of the bill is In doubt, although
the impression prevailing is that it
will be defeated. Before debate w.
gan the conference report on the
Philippine tariff bill was adopted.
The vote was on party lines except
that Messrs. Mccall, of Massachu-
sets; Llttleheld, OF Maine, and Heat
wole. of Minnesota, voted with the
democrats against adopting the re-
port.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-06
The st. Louis Exchange Amends Rules

st, Louis, March 5.-The Mer-
chants exchange, by majority vote
of its members, yesterday amended
the rules and regulations by estab-
fishing the minimum rates of com.
missions to be charged for the trans
action of business and authorizing
the board of directors to fix the fees
to be charged for the inspection of
flour, hay, seeds, provisions and other
articles. As amended, section 3 of
rule Xiii provides that ANY member
may act as a broker for member of
this exchange only
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-06
SLAVERY IN PHILIPPINES.
age for Debt Slaves Punished by
Their Masters.

Washington, March 5.--The extent
of slavery in the Philippines was dis
cussed by Gov. Taft before the in
sular committee yesterday. He said
slavery was confined to the southern
Moro islands. The investigation
made by Gov. Taft and his associates
had brought out that the slaves in
cluded men, women and children who
were slaves for debt. The slaves
could buy their liberty, but until this
was done the condition ran from gen.
GRAFTON to generation. The civil au-
thorities had never recognized slavery
in any way, he said, and the military
had always released slaves. But the
slaves did not understand the ad-
vantage Of liberty and Gov. Taft said
that if we attempted to end slavery
by force we would probably find the
slaves turning their guns against u.s.
When asked how many sultans
there were, Gov. Taft answered that
sultans and datos were as numerous
as barons in Germany or justices of
the peace in the United States. In
reply to question by Mr.. Patterson,
Gov. Taft stated that the slaves were
punished by their masters, and whip
ping was not unknown to them, al
though there was little severity.
The slaves were subject to sale, but
he did not know of any separation
of mothers from their children.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-06

Casper, Wyo, March 5.-County
Attorney Butler has sued IT'S citi-
zens of this city for amounts which
aggregate 100000 for damage to his
personal reputation which he alleges
was caused by petition circulated
and signed by the citizens asking
that he employ an assistant in the
Woodward murder trial. Butler has
also filed a damage suit against the
Wyoming Derrick, which he claims
libelled him by publishing the petit
ton.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-06

Muncie, Ind, March Elmer New
kirk and Burt Lee, the victims of the
explosion at DeSoto Monday which
destroyed the natural gas pumping
station of the American Window
Glass company's plant, died of their
injuries yesterday. Both men had in
hailed the gas, being burned inter-
nally.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-06

Sargent, Neb., March Sat Tay.
Tor, small town eight miles north
Of here, Monday night, Ira ]. Lundy
fred three shots into his wife's body
and then turned the revolver on him
self with fatal effect. Lundy and his
wife have not lived together for Il
year, owing to domestic differences.
Llrndy called at the house where his
wife was living and accused her OF
improper conduct with u man named
Gregg and n quarrel followed. Lundy
shot his wife in the face and back
and then fired a bullet into his breast
from the effects of which he died
instantly. NeigIlbors who had heard
the shots found Mrs. Lrndy still
alive, but she is in critical condi-
lion and will probably die. Lundy
and his wife were middlc-agcd and
leave three grown children.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-06

Toxic. Japan, via Victoria, B. c.,
March j,-Japan has gone wild with
delight over the conclusion of the
Anglo-Japanese alliance and is only
considering how best to celebrate.
There has been an elaborate torch
light procession at Toxic. besides the
formal interchange of congratula.
tons at joint meeting held by the
houses of the diet. at which Sir
Claude Macdonald the British min
lister. was present.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-06
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A HushAnd ShOnts His WIFE.

Evansville. Ind, March 5.-William
Cox shot and instantly killed his wife
late yesterday afternoon and then
put bullet into his own brain. He
cannot live. Cox has. it is said,
threatened to kill his wife on sew
eml occasions. Mrs. Cox was a beau
tful woman and came from Ken
lucky, where she is well connected.
The tragedy took place in the pres
ence OF their little daughter.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-06
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.


Kansas City, March %.-Cattle-Markst
steady to strong; beef steers, ABQS 10;
native cows, $s000<,s0; native stocksrs
N,ooes.%. Hogs-Market weak at NlE0
6s2h Shesp-Market strong and higher
sheep, A500S.e0; lambs. 6.5OdS.N.
Chicago, March 4.-Csttle-Good to
prime steers @.5OGp7, 06; stockers and feed
ers RNe60o; Texas fed steers, A50l
SOS. Hogs-Mixed and butchers, $500
go. Sheep-Good to choice wethers, N.N
90x; western sheep, HeoN6l5; native
lambs, $+75as5o.
st. Louis, March %.-Cattle-Beef steers,
$3. 658675, stockers and feeders. N.3Q
40; Texas steers, Ss25g65. Hogs-Pigs
and lights, s. sedS.o0; butchers, s6Sd6.56.
Sheep-Natives, A.5Od5.5Q; lambs. i5 ooQ
6b
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-06
School Children Boycott Their Teachers

'rerre IIaute, Ind, March o.
Eighty-iiye school children Of Seley.
Vile, Ind, on the ''crre llaute a.
Brazil lnterurbnn Electric railroad,
gathered about the Seleyville school,
marched into the rooms in Il body
and carried out their books, They
announced that they were quitting
the school because two of the teach
crs ride on nterurbnn cars on which
non-union trainmen are employed.
\bout all the children belong to
families of union coal miners who are
in sympathy with the Terre lIaute
street ear strikers.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-06

Louisville, n.y., March 5.The Louis
vile Ministerial association yesterday
appointed Il committee of ministers
to confer with the Louisville Under
takers association and officers OF
cemeteries in an effort to do away
with Sunday funerals.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-06
A Call for Indian. to Meet at Atok..

Guthrie, Ok, March "a call has
been issued for meeting Of all In
dian citizens at Atoka, |. T., on March
IS TO demand that the government
make an equal division of the 1000.
900 acres Of land and the 100000 in
money belonging to the Chickasawl
and Choctaws,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-06
His Clothing Caught In the Machinsr,

Joplin, Mo-, March 5.-lIarry Pot
ter was killed at the plant of the
Missouri Lead and Zinc company. His
clothing caught in the motor shaft
and he was battered to death before
the machinery could be stopped.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-06


Omaha Ncb., March THE Dun
kard party headed by Elder D. l..
Miller. en- route to Colorado with d
view to organizing q large colony Of
DunEurds on irrigated lands of that
State, passed through this city yes.
terday over the Union Pacific. Elder
Miller was enthusiastic over his en-
terprlse and detailed the extent OF
The proposed coloAy, He said the
advance guard OF lunkards had al
ready settled on h. irrigated lands
in which he is interested and more
would follow. He intmuted that the
colonization scheme was part Of the
policy Of the Hartman people and It
is understood to be IN line with their
idea Of developing the agricultural
interests along their line.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-06

The kansas Cyclone" EnEassd to Pitch.
Spokane, Wash, March Sit was
announced yesterday that John Fl.
Bolin, called the kansas cyclone"
hes been engaged to pitch for the
Spokane baseball team. He was with
Tie Winfield, Kan. team last yesr.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-06
A Courthouse Burned by Inceudiaries.

Decatur, Tenn, March 5.-The
Meigs county courthouse here was de.
stroyed by fire yesterday and all the
county records were burned. The
fire was of incendiary origin.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-06
Grain and Provisions.

Kansas City, March 4-Sales by sample
on track Whcat-No. . hard, 72iaQ73llsc;
No. 5 hard, nc; No. red, SOqSlo; No. :
red. 7Sa79c. Corn-No. 2 mixed, 6Od6lc;
No mixed, 59Md6cc; No. white, 641s
06Sc; No. white 6ic. 0sts-No 2 mixed.
4%g44l9c; No mixed, i3a4ic. No. white.
44ltQ45o: No white. 4+lpii,ac. Rye
No. 2, Gle. llay-Timothy, sll0oal40o;
prairie, So0dl30O. Eggs, lstc per doz.
Poultry-Hens, live, &c per h.; ROSTERS.
1rtQ22Mc each turkeys, SqlOc ducks, %;
geese, 5asc; pigeons, Bc per doE But
ter-Creamery, extra fancy, 25c per ID. !;
dairy eocI store packed. 17itc Potatoes
Car lots, Nds5c per bu, sweets. So0a
S5 per Dbl. Lettuce, 50d75c per u blu.
Spinach, sl.oO per bu. Onions, sl05dl, IS
per bu. Cabbage, tioOd2OO per cwt, APP
Piles, fancy, SoOd5OO per Dbl.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-06

A prominent railway official an.
nounced yesterday that the new
union depot at Kansas City, Mo-.
would cost 100000.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-06
Troy Coafsrsnes or n. n. Cnurcn.

Saratoga N. Y, March 5.-Bishop
Fitzgerald. Of 81. Louis, will preside
over the annual session here Of the
Troy conference Of the Methodist
Episcopal church. beginning April 10.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-06

snnw.tnrm Adds To MI.ery n Parker.hurg

Purkersburg, W. Va, March 5.-The
river reached its highest point at 10
feet early yesterday morning and has
fallen seven inches since then. The
homeless are still unable to return
to their homes and binding snow
torn threatens to continue all night,
making matters worse for them
Several hundred are still being cared
low
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-09


gu!shed vlrgtrian. who. It seems to nH.
is admirably qualified for the position.
We refer TO Ex-Governor Charles T.
o'Eerrail Governor O'Ferrall is a man
of fine executive ability. a man OF ma
ucnaI reputation. a man OF great push
and Industry and enterprise, md, 1t
seems to us. Just the man for the place.
In addition to his other qualifications,
Governor O'rerrall has had 3. long ex-
perience in Congress. and as the James
town Exposition Company expects to ask
for an appropriation to aid in carrying
on It's work, Governor O'Ferralls ser
vices would be most valuable He has
influence with Congress and he knows
the ms and outs of committee work.
1t must not be inferred that we are
authorized to speak for Governor O'Fer-
rail. We have never mentioned this sub
jest to him and do not know that he
would accept But If he will accept and
give his time and attention to the work
he Will DO as much as any other avail
able man 10 make the jamestown Ter
Centenary celebration a success.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-09
compul sorry ARBITRATION.

We are surprised to see that some Of
the most conservative newspapers in
the country are urging Governor Stone,
of Pennsylvania, to call an extraordinary
session Of the Legislature to settle the
eest a compulsory arbitration law as a
means of adjusting this difficulty and
all similar difficulties in tho future be-
tween employer and employees.
The proposition seems TO us SO absurd
that we do not see how any sensible
and conservative newspaper can recon-
mend it. Granted that the State may
compel corporations 10 arbitrate. how
can it compel the strikers to arbitrate?
II the strikers do not care to so back
to work upon such terms as the board
of ARBITRATION may declare, how can they
be made 10 Go SO? 1t is one thing to lead
a horse TO water, another to make him
drink. as the old SAYING goes
Take another case. The State has a
certain control over the corporations
within its borders for they exist under
a grant from the State and may be regu-
lated by government. But what possible
authority has the State to compel an
Individual carrying on business 10 ad-
just difference which may exist be-
tween such individual and his employes2
Suppose a citizen who is carrying on a
small business in his own name without
charter from the State has a strike
on hi shancs. The strikers demand that
be shall increase wages or reduce the
number fwroking hours. or that he
shall comply With some other demand
which they make upon him. The
owner OF the factory says that the de-
,nand is unreasonable, and will not COM
ply lie decides that ii is better for him
10 shut up shop than to make terms
with tho strikers Is it possible that the
State can compel such a man to open
nis factory and work whether or not?
If 50. then there is an end TO personal
nperty IN This country The whole doc
hine to US is simply monstrous and we
have no idea that it will ever be toll
Grated so long as there is a sestage of
Americanism left in the hearts Of the
people
The logical result Of compulsory arbi-
1raron Is government ownership and
operation of all commercial and indus
,r1ai interests of the country, and when
that comes the republic viii be the most
absolute and autocrauc monarchy the
world has ever known.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-09
A SERIOUS WRECK
NEAR GLASGOW, Va,
tspecfal Dispatch to The Tlnes.)

LEXINGTON. VA. Sept s.-A serious
wreck occurred yesterday afternoon on
the norfolk and Western railroad two
niles north or Glasgow. No. 3. the south
hound passenger train, was thrown from
the track. the engine smashed. several
coaches injured, and the engineer and
fireman seriously II not fatally hurt.
The cause of the accident IS thought
to be due 70 a spike being driven between
the ends of the rails IN fact. on exantn-
alton after the accident, the spike was
found in the joint of the rails. and the
officials believe that 1t was pu. there
for the purpose of wrecking the train
The whole train, with the exception OF
the hind trucks OF the sleeper. was
thrown from the track. Engineer Swain
had one leg broken and was otherwise
injured II IS thought that he cannot re-
cover. Fireman Anderson had one arm
broken. but otherwise seems unhurt. Dr.
j. Z. Cleveland. of Glasgow, was sent for
and rendered medical attention The en-
gineer was caught under the engine. and
had 10 be taken out after the accident.
He was probably burnt by escaping
steam. The two injured men We're taken
to Roanoke for treatment at the hospital
The passengers were transferred to q
special train from Roanoke and were
taken TO that city. A wreckins train soon
arrived on the scene, and a temporary
track was laid around the wreck. SO that
last night the way was open for ratoa
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-09
NO MEDDLlNG.

Several days ago we commended Con-
gresham John Lamb for taking the po-
s1uon that the government has no right
and should have none to fix the hours
of labor in the several States. The West
Point plaindealer reproduces the article
and says that ii agrees with Captain
Lamb and The Times. but goes farther
and says that the State has no more
right than the Federal Government to
NEEDLE IN a question of this nature, as
it would be abridgirg a mans freedom.
The Plaindealer takes the ground that
If left alone this question will regulate
itself. /. says that when work is scarce
and labor plentiful the employer can
name the hours, whereas when labor
is scarce and work plentiful labor can
dlstate 1t adds:
If we hired a man to work for so
much per day and tell him day is
from early morning until evening, and
he is willing to accept the price and
hours named. the State has nothing 10
do with 1T II the factories. where they
can work by gas or electric light, choose
TO agree with their employees upon eight
or ten hours Tor day, it is all right
and satisfactory. But in the country,
where the days are short and work
scarce six months in the year, and just
the reverse. and much rushing to be
done about three or four months in the
snr-ing and early summer, let them ar
,anre the hours to suit themselves their
work and season. If they put in eigh-
teen hours a day for month let them
alone We have the same right to say
NIFTY minutes make an hour as to say
eight hours must make your day.
That is also good Democratic doc
,iine. In saving that the Federal Gov
eminent had no right to fix the hours
of labor in the States We did not mean
TO say that the States had any such
rcnt-e&cept Tor State employees. If a
citizen wishes to work eight or ten or
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-09
HEAVY FINE FOR
0FFICED HljLCHER
Police Commissioners Act on
Charges Against the
Policemen.

After an earnest consideration of the
evidence in the case of Policeman L. H.
fletcher and V. Pendleton, the Board of
Commissioners yesterday evening found
Mr. FIulcher guilty of the charge of con-
duct unbecoming an officer in striking Mr..
fen1letou with his club, and fined him
Sl5C with a severe reprimand. Mr.. Pen
Glcton was found guilty of using profane
language and fined $40, with a reprimand.
7 he board had the matter under con-
sideration in executive session for an hour
after the case had been heard, and every
point was carefully weighed. In view OF
the fact that there were no witnesses to
the actual encounter the board found it
lnost difficult TO reach a decision
The trial arose over an encounter at
a5iEteenth and Franklin Streets after mid
night on August 18th. The occurrence
arse over a remark made by Mr.. Pen
dltton about the person who hit him with
4 canteloupc earlier in the night. Mr..
Hnlcher was the man who threw the mel
on and in his testimony he said he was
on his way to tell Mr.. PendIeton that he
was the man, and that ne only did it
rs a joke. When he reached his fellow
officer, who was .on his way home. be
said that gentleman declared that he had
netting to retrsct in what he had said
dbt.ui tue tIIlCSE-
Mr.. Hulcher then hit him over the head
with his club. and in return Mr.. Peud!eton
shot him in the leg
Wr. Hui her said he went toward Mr..
Fendleton in 4 conciliatory manner. and
the latter said his manner was entirely
10 the contrary.
In passing upon the two charges the
board old 50 under its resolution in ref
erence to Mr.. fIuICher:
Resolved. That the Board of Police
Commissioners find Officer L. II HuIcher
guilty Of the charge of conduct unbecom-
ins; an officer. and that he be fined $3.50
and severely reprimanded, and that it is
tie sense of this body that should Officer
fIuIcher come before the board on any
charge in the future. and the charge be
sustained, that ne be dismissed from the
force
rhe resolution on the charge against
Mr.. Pendleton follows:
Resolved That the charge against Of
fcer Y. Pendleton for conduct unbecom-
ing an officer, in shooting Officer L. II
Hatcher is not sustained, hut the board
.inds Y. Pendleton guilty of using pro
fame language, ana he is therefore fined
the sum of $40 and reprimauded."
Those present at the meeting were
Nessrs Rosher. Welsh Manning Lander
kin and Mccarthy and Mayor Taylor
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-09
NOT ACCIDENT, BUT
BLOODY MURDER

Constable James Eubank. of Henrico
county. comes forth with the. bold state
ment that the two men heretofore sup
posed to have been killed by a car OF the
Westhampton line were murdered and
placed on the track. Further. Mr.. Eu-
bank says that he will shortly arrest the
parties guilty OF the murder of both Nike
COT (whitey and Simon Bradford (colored(
whose bodies We're pulied from under cars
of the above named line.
Since the TWO men were found dead al
ter cars had either passed over thelF
bodies or struck them Constable EuDaEk
has been diligently at work on the case,
thinking from the first that there nae
beer murder. He says that ne mas IS
tatlished link Of circurStantial evidence
t'-at will convict the persons whom ne
Will arrest within the week.
Mr.. Drake. who was motormah WEI.
both men were supposed to nave oeeE
killed, was seen last night and was asked
il he thought the men were dead ostots
the cars reached them AS TO the death
Of Bradford, Mr.. Drake says ne IS Almost
certain that the man was dead before the
ear struck him. He reaches this conclu-
sion from the position the man was iyins
in when he first saw him. He cannot
fell in the other case whether the man
mas dead or not. Efe saw neither after
they were pulled from under the car. and
only had q slight glance before inc car
reached them Where the negro was
killed there was a lot OF grass along the
track, and it was not until he was about
five feet from the pr0strate form that
he saw it. Then 1t was too late to check
the car in time.