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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-05-01
TIE cRUELrlBs TO FILIpINos.
4 Committee Appointed to Eject Fall
Disclosure Of the Military Opera
lions In the lslandA

New York, April 3O.-A conference
Of citizens opposed to the policy at
present followed in the Philippines,
composed Of some 90 or 70 persons
coming from different parts OF the
country, was held yesterday at the
Plaza hotel. Charles Francis Adams,
Of Boston, moved that committee
Of seven persons be appointed to
take steps to effect the full dis
closure Of the facts connected with
the processes and executions in the
course Of military operations in the
Philippine islands and appear in per-
son and by counsel before the pres
emit senate investigating committee
and take steps to secure complete
publicity and initiate such other &C.
ton as may tend to vindicate the ma
tional character.
Mr.. Carl Schurz, who was in the
chair, appointed as members OF this
committee: Charles Frapcis Adams.
Of boston; Andrew Carnegie, OF New
York; Wayne MacVeagh, Of Philadel-
phia; Edwin Burritt Smith, Of Chi
cago, and President J. @. Schurman,
Of Cornell university, to which COM
mittee the name Of Mr.. Schurz was
added by resolution as q member ex
ofI1CiO,
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THE ORDER OF F0RESTERS.
TIE Supreme Chief Ranger and Secretary
Make Their Reports 1t the Trien-
Mai Meeting.

Los Angeles, CAL, April 3o.-The
opening session Of the triennial
meeting Of the supreme court of the
Independent Order Of Foresters was
held yesterday. The first important
business that came before the SUI
preme court was the presentation of
the triennial report Of DR.. 0ronhy-
etakha, supreme chief ranger. He
called attention to the fact that up
70 January /, 1902, the supreme court
distributed In benefits to its men,
bers and their benefciaries more
than $11,25O,O0O. January I, 1902, the
order had 1857 members. q gain,
during the four years ended with De-
cember 81, 1901. Accumulated funds
had increased December 81, 1901, to
S,142, 06620. Since the last session
Of the supreme court, December 81,
1901, there have been instituted L.
$40 subordinate and companion
courts.
The secretary's report shows the
death rate Of the order the past year
to have been 6.66 per 1000 members
The highest rate Of mortality was in
Missouri and Kansas, where the per-
centage was 1851 per 1000, and the
lowest in Colorado, Utah and Ari-
xona, which states show a rate OF
LII per 1000.
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GEN. cRAFFEE ENDORSED.


Manila, April 3O.-The American
chamber of commerce has passed .
resolution indorsing the action OF 'ne
United States army in the Philippines
in an endeayor- to counterfeit what
the members of the chamber believe
to be the opinion prevailing in the
United States that officers and SOL
d,ers have acted in violation OF the
rules of war. The preamble says
the chamber is composed exclusively
OF American business men, who nave
been thrown into immediate contact
with the prevailing conditions every
where in the archipelago, and it was
resolved that without the constant
watchfulness and protection OF the
army in the Philippines no property
or business interests would be safe
and that upon its influence depends
the stability Of the civil government
The resolution eulogizes Gen. Chaffee,
"whose earnest effort has sustained
and assisted the civil authorities in
the difficult task of the establishment
of civil government" and praises
"his good judgment and humanity,
which have won him the admiration
and affection of all loyal Americans
in the islands,"
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WIRELESS rELEcRApHY.


Washington, April 3O.-Lieut.
Beecher, the naval expert in wireless
telegraphy, has returned to Wash
ington from his trip to the North
Carolina sounds, where he inspected
the weather bureau system OF wire
less telegraphy installed between
Roanoke and point on the main
land opposite Hatteras, distance Of
50 miles as the crow flies. The sys-
TEN was found to work over that dis
lance with absolute accuracy, relia-
bility and high speed. The latter is
attained by abandoning the trouble
some "coherer," which Is an indis-
pensable part Of almost every other
style of apparatus. The new plant
Is extremely compact and light and
a very strong point in its favor is
the remarkably small amount OF bat
terry power required to operate it as
compared with other systems. This
makes for low cost Of maintenance.
The experimenters are working on a
selective device which Is reported to
promise very well. Although Lieut.
Beecher has not yet made his formal
report to Admiral Bradford, there is
no doubt that he will recommend the
installation of an experimental set
Of the weather bureau instruments
on at least one naval vessel.
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TUSKEGEE's c0L0RED SCHOOL
New Workers Interested In Southern Edu-
cational Matters spend Day ut Booker
r. Waahlngton's Institute.

Tuskegee, Ala, April 3o.-The o.
den party Of prominent New York
ers interested in southern education
al matters reached Tuskegee yester-
day morning and were driven to the
Tuskegee Normal and Industrial in
stitute, Booker 7. Washington's
school for colored students. The
forenoon exercises at the institute
were devoted to the dedication OF
the Carnegie library, followed by an
old-fashioned outdoor barbecue din
ner. The annual industrial exercises
Of Tuskegee institute were held in
the afternoon. Sixty students re-
ceived certificates in such industries
as agriculture, cooking, poultry rails
ing, laundering, carriage building
and machine works.
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Wheeling, W. Va, April 30.-1t lie
now practically certain that Presi
dent Theodore Shaffer is the big mar
Of the Amalgamated association
Yesterday the convention, with few
dissenting voices, Endorsed in toto hii
annual report. The committee on
presidents and other officers re-
ports reported favorably on the
statements entrusted to it, and theil
recommendations were ratified by
the convention. The most impor
tant Of the reports was that OF Mr.
Shaffer, which gave the history OF
the strike and his explanation Of
every one Of his many acts during
the momentous struggle. The &C
ton of the convention is q vindica
ton Of bis entire course.
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A Female Rescue worker IN Portland
slums Knocked Down and Kicked
BY Five Men.

Portland, Ore, April 3o.-Miss
Faith Stewart, q rescue worker
among the denizens Of Portland's
slums, Is in a dying condition at her
home as the result Of brutal and
murderous assault made upon her
Sunday night by five men. She was
walking along North Second street
about ten o'clock at night when five
men met her and knocked her down.
She was kicked in the abdomen and
from finger prints on her neck 1t is
evident that she was choked. She
was not considered seriously injured
until yesterday, when she became un-
conscious. Several dive keepers in
the north end are known to be bit
ter against Miss Stewart, as she has
induced q number Of girls to leave
their places. The police are looking
for the men, who are thought to be
paramours Of the women living in
Fourth street.
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Springfield, ILL.,, April so.-The re-
mains of an unknown man were
found at an early hour yesterday on
the Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis rail-
road tracks near the state fair
grounds. The head was beaten to .
pulp. Beside the lifeless body was
found piece Of airbrake hose used
in train service, the end Of which is
bound in iron. This instrument is be-
lieved to have been used in the COM
mission OF the crime. The dead man
was about rs years of age. The
pockets Of the deceased had been
riAed and nothing that would lead
to his identity was found on his
person.
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m,..ouri western District Divided.

Washington, April 3O.-Senatoi
Pettus, from the senate committed
on the judiciary, yesterday reported
favorably Senator Cockrelps bill
amending the act to create a new d.
vision in the Western judicial district
of the state OF Missouri, approved
January "a, 1901. The new division II
to be known as the Southwestern d.
vision Of the Western district OF Mis-
souri, and to be composed Of the cOun
ties Of Jasper, Newton, Barton, Yer
non, Barry, Lawrence, Mcdonald anc
Stone, but no additional clerk shall
be appointed. Terms Of the circuit
and district court shall be held al
Joplin on the first Mondays of Janu
airy and June.
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Gov. Taft speaks to Yale Students.

New Haven, Conn.,, April 30.-Gov.
Gen. Taft, Of the Philippine islands,
was well received yesterday evening
when he addressed about 1000 stu
dents, professors and others in Col
lege Street hall at Yale. He was in
troduced by President Hadley. Att
er briefly reviewing the historical
and geographical features OF the
Philippines, Judge Taft described it,
governmental and economic status
at the time the American army took
possession. He then developed the
history Of the past four years, more
especially the work of the Philippine
commission.
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EXPLOSION ON 4 BOAT.


Lewes, Del, April 30.-An explo-
sion of considerable severity, which
injured half a dozen persons, oc-
Cured ON the submarine boat Fulton
yesterday as she was running into
the harbor of the Delaware break
water. The boat was bound from
Brooklyn to Norfolk and was partly
submerged when the accident oc-
cured. The most seriously injured
are: Lieut.. Oscar Kohen, of the
Austrian navy, severely bruised;
Lieut.. Arthur Macarthur, U. 5. N,
cut about the head; Harry Moore,
assistant engineer, injured about the
head; c. B. Miner, assistant engi-
neer, nose split: Charles Bechtol,
gunner, severely hurt on head and
body. All the injured were sent to
the United States marine hospital.
On account Of the rough weather
at sea it was decided by the COM
mander of the Fulton to put in to
the Delaware breakwater, and it was
while the boat, partly under water,
was rounding the great stone break
water that the explosion occurred.
Nine men were in the hold and three
men on deck at the time. Assistant
Engineer Miner, who was lying be-
side the boiler asleep, was thrown
several feet away. Lieut.. Mac
Arthur, who is a son of Maj. Gen.
Macarthur, and Gunner Bechtol were
at breakfast. The former was hurled
against the roof of the cabin, injur-
ing his head. Bechtol was struck
by heavy debris and was so badly hurt
that he was unable to care for him
self and others helped him to the
deck, making their escape as the
hold was rapidly filling with gasoline
fumes.
The Fulton left Sandy Hook at
$3.50 Monday morning. Shortly after
ward she submerged and made Is
miles under water, going at the rate
of five miles an hour off Long
Branch. She came to the surface
and made six miles an hour during
the trip until the accident at the
breakwater occurred. She proved to
be a good sea boat and did not once
require the assistance of her convoy.
The engines ran continuously for 20
hours. Those on board were highly
pleased with her performance.
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Esdsr.fion of Women,a Cluba.

Los Angeles, Cal, April 30.-A
large number Of delegates to the BIZ
ennial convention Of the Federation
of Women's clubs arrived in Los
Angeles yesterday and by this after.
noon practically all will have been
escorted to their heaquarters in
readiness for the opening session.
Delegates from Georgia, including
National President Rebecca Douglas
Lowe; Kansas, Texas, Iowa, Ne
braska, Minnesota, the Judson and
the Raymond Whitcomb parties came
in during yesterday.
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vvNSUL GENERAL TO LONDON.


Washington, April ao.-Commis-
sioner of Pensions Evans was a
caller at the white house yesterday
and while there the president in
formed him Of the death Of William
Mckinley Osborne, consul general to
London, and in an informal manner
offered him the vacant position. No
formal tender Of the place was made
and none will be, as the president
wants to pay proper respect to the
memory Of the dead consul. Mr..
Evans said that he would take the
offer under advisement, but no doubt
he will accept 1t when it Is made in
Q formal manner.
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Ahsorbed Eight Other Railroads.

Jefferson City, Mo-, April 3o.-The
st. Louis 4 Gulf Railway company
has absorbed eight other railroads
in the Houck district in southeast
Missouri The St. Louis 4 Gulf Rail
way company was chartered by the
secretary Of the state on the 18th Of
April, with capitallstock Of $5,OoO,-
900. The consolidation gives the St.
Louis & Gulf railway, the stock OF
which Is mostly owned by Louis
Houck, a line from st. Louis through
southeast Missouri into Arkansas.
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A TRAIN WRECKED.
California Limited on the A., 7.
as ?. Derailed Near 4edill.
five PERSONS KILLED, MANY HUR1.
More News About the Tornado ut Glen.
rose, Tex Thirty Three Buildings De-
str0yed and More Than One Hun
dred People Made Destitute.

Keokuk, Ia, April 3O.-The Cali
fornia limited, on the Atchison, To
peka e. Santa Fe road, eastbound
was derailed on curve at Cana, q
switch five miles west of Medill, Mo.
at nine O'Clock yesterday morning
while going at high speed. Five
persons were killed and 20 injured
Fourteen Of the injured were taken
to the hospital at Fort Madison. The
others, except the mail clerk, Runkle
continued on their journey. The
dead were taken to Fort Madison.
The train was over an hour late
and passed Wyaconda, the last sta
ton west, at the rate OF 65 miles an
hour. When the heavy train STRUCK
the curve at Cana the rails spread
The train consisted of two mail cars
seven Pullmans and one dining car
The mail car, the dining car and the
first two sleepers went into the ditch
The tender was ditched, but the en-
CINE remained on the track. The
derailed coaches were smashed to
kindling wood. even the axles being
bent out of shape.
The conductor went to a farm
house and telephoned report OF the
wreck. The railroad officers then
hurried a relief train from Fort Mad.
ison. The trainmen worked nobly
assisted by unhurt passengers and
neighboring farmers. The place Of
the wreck is distant from all COM
muncation.
The Tornado at Glenrose, Tex.
Dallas, Tex, April 3O.-A dispatch
from Granbury, Tex, confirms the
report of damage done at Glenrose
by a tornado Monday. One addition
al death, making total OF eight,
is reported and three of the injured
probably will die. There were 81
persons injured, but, with the ex-
ception of the three mentioned as
fatally hurt, 1t is thought that all
will recover. In Glenrose SO build
ings were destroyed. More than 100
persons are homeless and destitute
Of food or shelter. Relief parties
have started from Granbury with
medicine and other supplies and &C.
companied by several physicians.
The tornado literally devastated
farm property and crops for a dis
lance OF five miles north Of Glenrose
and seven miles south, but no fatal
tiles or serious injuries are reported
outside Of the town Of Glenrose.
Seven of the dead were buried at
Glenrose yesterday and the body OF
Mrs. Milan was sent to Weather
ford for interment.
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GEN. SMITHS ORDER.
h Formed the Basis Of the Discns.
sisu In the Senate Yesterday.
TIE OMNIBUS PUBLIC BUILDING BILL
M House Passed q Measure Which Will
Distribute 017,40b,45O Among ia
Cltiss-The Agricultural Appro-
priatiOn Bill Taken Up.

Washington, April aO.-A spirited
discussion Of the Philippine situa-
ton occurred in the senate yester-
day. 1t reyolved around the order
alleged to have been issued by Gen.
Jacob A. Smith to make the island
Of Samar bowling wilderness and
to kill all male inhabitants over the
age Of ten years. The debate took
. wide range, however, and many
other points were discussed When
ne Philippine bill was laid before the
senate no one was prepared to de-
Diver q set speech on it. Senator
Lodge, Of Massachusetts, in charge
Of the measure, said he felt com.
PEELED to press it for consideration.
His remarks drew the fire Of Senator
Teller, OF Colorado, who criticised
the republicans for not participating
IN the discussion. This precipitated
the debate and for more than two
hours it continued. Senator Teller
declared that Gen. Smith, II he had
issued such an order as had been
attributed to him, ought to be dis.
missed from the service, as 1t was a
disgrace to the American army and
TO the American people.
Senator Lodge said that, while he
knew little Of the circumstances sur
rounding the alleged order, he did
not approve Of cruel methods in war
fare and every right-minded person
must regret Gen. Smiths order. To
him it was revolving. He defended
the administration, however, saying
that ss soon as knowledge Of the or.
Her had come to Washington the
president had directed that Gen.
Smith be court-martialed.
Under . special order which al
lowed three hours debate, but which
cut of all opportunity Of amend
nent, the house yesterday passed an
omnibus public building bill which
will distribute s17,4Ob,45O among ia
cities. As tho bill covers into the
treasury $1,Ss5,OOO, the total amount
carried by the bill 10 reduced to that
extent. The bill provides for " new
buildings and sites, six buildings on
sites already purchased, II buildings
q donated sites and IS increases in
appropriations for buildings already
authorized. II also provides for the
purchase Of 10 sites. The majority
lor the bill was 80 overwhelming
that only nine members backed . de.
mand for the ayes and noes on the
passage Of the bill. There was some
criticism Of the method by which 1t
vas proposed to pass the bill with.
ont opportunity for amendment,
which Mr.. Mercer, chairman Of the
committee, answered by stating that
II the bill had been subject to amend
ment the appropriations carried by
Il would have been increased to $780,.
100000. The consideration Of the
agricultural appropriation bill was
resumed, but only seven pages were
disposed of.
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speclal Train Carried MoPton's Body.

Chicago, April 3o.--Funeral servicei'
over the late J. Sterling Norton
formerly secretary Of agriculture,
were held at the First Presbyteriar
church In Lake Forest Tuesday. La
ter in the day the body was taken
on a special train to Nebraska City,
Neb., where the final services will
he held and interment made.
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.


Kansas City, April 2S.-Cattle-M Market
steady and higher; beef steers, &OOd7 q;
native cows, s2,lOd6o5; native stockers,
G.&QASO Hogs Market steady at $s.26dl
1855. Sheep Market steady; sheep, s4,0oQ
el0; lambs, N.b0QSO
Chicago. April 70. - Cattle - Good to
prime steers, s6.So67,40; stockers and
feeders, S2,5006.%; Texas fed steers. $500
Qs,N Hoss-Mixed and butchers, $500
I'm sheep-Good to choice wethers,
G.0aS00; western sheep, N7ca6,0O; ma.
tive lambs, N.75M665,
st. Louis, April @.-Csttle--B steers,
A.0o@7o0; stockers and feeders, $2sO@As5;
Texas fed steers, N5oM6.l5. Sheep Pigs
and lights, s6Sod10o butchers, T.o6@7 W.
Sheep Natives, S,5OQ6%; lambs, 5Oa
$780,
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Macarthur Takes the Blame.

Washington, April 3O.-Gen. Mac
Arthur yesterday in his testimony
before the senate committee said he
authorized the alleged deception
practiced in the capture Of Agui-
naldo and declared that Gen. Funston
was not responsible for any methods
which obtained in the capture of the
Filipino leader.
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Lin. to u.l.s the .Fr,seo Lines.

Guthrie, Ok, April ao.-A company
has been organized at vinits, I. t.
and is backed by the Frisco Rail.
road company, to build line, u
miles in length, uniting tho main
line Of the Frisco at Vinita, with
the Frisco extension from Blackwell,
Ok, to Coffeyville, Kan, joining the
latter at Bartlesville, l. T.
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podv C.urh, on . rrot Line.

Pilot Grove, Mo-. April 3o.-The
body of John Grant, colored, Of
Rocheport, wR was mysteriously
missing from o steamboat in the La
mine river, was caught by James
Goodman on trotline near the
mouth Of the river. He is supposed
to have fallen overheard and been
struck by the stern wheel.
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.. r0ted Templar Dead.

Columbia, Mo-, April so.-Col. J. J.
Hickman, past right worthy Crane
Templar of the World, died here yes
terday. He had national reputs
ton, having delivered over 5000 ad
dresses in every state and territory
and in Canada, England, Scotland
Ireland, Wales and the Isle Of Man.
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Festivities II He.or Of Admiral schlsy.

Festivities II Henof Of Admiral schlsy.
Memphis, Tenn, April 3O.-Better
weather yesterday permitted the
programme for the entertainment OF
Admiral and Mrs. Schley to be car.
ried out fully. At lo:3o o'clock .
military and civil parade moved
through the streets, which were
crowded, and Admiral and Mrs.
Schley were cheered continuously.
At three p. m. Admiral and Mrs.
Schley reviewed . regatta in front Of
the city on the river. and at night a
grand ball was given in their honor
at the New Gayoso hotel.
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Poultry and Eex House Burned,

Topeka, Kan, April 3o.-Seymoui
& Co.'S wholesale egg and poultry
commission house here, the largest
one between Kansas City and Den.
yer, was destroyed by fire yesterday
afternoon. The loss is placed at $50,
600, with $4,000 insurance.
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New York, April 3O.-Archbishor
Corrigan's condition took turn for
the worse yesterday and, though
Father Curley, the prelate's secre.
tary, declared the restlessness and
weakness Of the archbishop had beer
anticipated, extra precautions were
taken to insure the patients recov.
cry.
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v.,t 70 stop ,he Eatlns Of beef.

St. Joseph, NO., April aO.-An or
sanixed effort will be made here to
induce every man, woman and child
u the dty to punish the beef trust
BY signing an agreement to refrain
from eating beef until such time as
the prices are reduced to the figure
which obtained prior to the recent
rise.
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Recovering Victims Of the Burned Steamer

N0COVoTSuB viCums u ''0
Cairo, ILL.,, April so'-Ths body OF
another OF the Burk boys was taken
from the river just above Cairo yes
terday and the body Of . colored
roustabout was recovered just be-
low the city. The body OF William
R. Bolinger, Of Cincinnati, steward OF
the burned steamer City Of Pitts
burg, was recovered near the wreck
The remains Of three other unfortu'
--..= we're found in the stern OF the
wrecked steamer. they were so bad
" burned that Identification was i'm.
possible. Forty-four bodies have so
far been recovered.
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A storskeeper Assaulted and Robbed.

Hannibal, Mo-, April 30.-Marcui
D. McRae, a merchant Of Rensalier, q
small town ten miles west OF Hanni.
bal, was assaulted by an unknown
person just as he was closing his
store Monday night. His skull was
fractured and he died from the ef'
fects of the wound last night. The
store was robbed Of the days re-
ceipts. A negro has been arrested
at Monroe City on suspicion of being
the murderer.
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WIN Not Eat Meat for rhlrt, D.v.,

Bellefontaine, O., April so.-Fouf
hundred employees in the Big Fou
shops here have signed an agreement
to fight the beef trust by refusing te
eat any meat for 80 days beginning
Nth Nav Q.