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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-02-20
Katy Trains In Webb City.

Webb City, Mo-, Feb. I'D. Hardy,
general superintendent of the Mis-
souri, Pacific, and +. N. Finney, gen.
eral superintendent of the Missouri,
Kansas e. Texas, arrived in Webb City
yesterday in special train from Jop-
lin for the purpose Of Investigating
terminal facilities with view of run
ming the katy" trains on to Webb
City after the completion of the
katy extension into Joplin. The
grade has been completed up to the
west city limits Of Joplin, and will
enter that city over the Missouri Pa
cfc track, and will use the Missouri
Pacific depot at this point.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-02-20
A Now Coal Combine.

Columbus, o.. Feb. l9.-Reports are
current in local coal and railroad cir
cles of the organization of new coal
company by the Morgan syndicate to
acquire Is independent coal mines
on the Hooking Valley and Ohio Cen
trail railroads. The new company is
to he known as the Continental Coal
company, II is said, and the capital
ization will be $l5,OOO,OOO. The new
combine will include all the mining
properties in the Hooking and Sunday
Creek valleys with the exception Of
the new Pittsburg and Glendale
mines, which have been acquired by
the Pittsburg coal combine.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-02-20
FOR Equal RIGHTS.
Woman Sufratists Appear Before
Congressional Committees.
READING OF INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
The Permanent International Conference
Postponed for . Time-senator Pater-
son Delivers an Address and Rev,
Anna Shaw Closed the Meeting.

Washington. Feb. 19.-Delegations
representing the Woman Suffrage as
ISOLATION. now in session here, ap-
peared before committees of congress
yesterday in advocacy of their appeal
that women be allowed the right OF
suffrage. In the senate the meeting
was presided over by Senator Bacon,
of Georgia. Susan B. Anthony made
the address. On the house side the
delegation appeared before the judi
ciary committee. Mrs. Carrie Gait,
president of the association, asked
the foreign delegates to describe to
the committee the progress OF the
woman suffrage movement in other
parts of the world.
At the regular session of the con-
vention Mrs. Gait read a cablegram
from the national Norwegian Woman
Suffrage association wishing success
to the convention and then explained
to those delegates who had not at
tended the congressional hearings
what had been done toward impress
ing the national legislators. Our
lesson this morning." said she, twas
one to carry its important moral
throughout all the United States as
well as to both committees of con-
gress." At the conclusion of these
reports Miss Vida Goldstein an
nounced that it has been decided not
to form a permanent international
conference until after the convention
in Berlin in 1904, but that in the mean
time there will be an international
suffrage committee, with Susan B.
Anthony as president.
Last nights session Of the conven-
ton brought the annual meeting to a
close. The principal address was de-
livered by Senator Patterson, of Colo
RADIO, who, as a representative Of a
state where woman suffrage exists,
said that tho voting Of women in
Colorado had most salutary. effect
on politics there. Women are none
the less highly regarded because
they were being educated and were
educating themselves in political
movements. In matters pertaining to
education the states having suffrage,
he said, ranked ahead of those not
enjoying it, and statistics showed
that the percentage of illiteracy in
Colorado, Idaho, Wyoming and Utah
was less than in majority of states.
The senator refuted the assertions
that woman suffrage tended to create
family discussions.
Rev. Anna II. Shaw closed the meet
ing with talk on the power of the
incentive.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-02-20
Noah I.opr's body Found.

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. i9.--The
body of Noah Long, the aged Mason
and civil war veteran, of Argentine,
for whose murder and robbery four
young men and two young women are
being held prisoners in Kansas City,
Kan, was found yesterday afternoon.
The body was lying several feet be-
low the surface of the water near the
end Of sand boat not more than 100
yards from the bridge from which
Rhody Taylor says the man was
thrown into the river by Henry DON
ohue and james Golf.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-02-20
A SANlTARIUN FIRE.
The Kellogg Institution At Battle
Creek, Mich, Burned.
Ole LIFE BELIEVED TO Be LOST.
ne Loss on Property Estimated 1t About
oS0O.O0O- Escape Of Evan
geiist sankey-- Guests Get Out In
Their Night Clothes.

Battle Creek Mich, Feb. 1.-THE
Kellogg or Seventh Day Adventists
sanitarium here, which was located on
. hill at the highest point in the city,
was destroyed by fire early yesterday
and the property loss is estimated at
about 100000. 1t is supposed
that one life was lost in the fire.
The missing man is Abner Case, aged
%, Of Bath, N. Y. Mrs. Case, who
was at the sanitarium with her hus-
band, escaped. She said she supposed
the nurse who was attending her hus-
band succeeded in getting him out.
His remains have not been recovered.
Ira D. Sankey, the evangelist, also
was an inmate of the institution, but
managed to get out by climbing down
a fire escape. Mrs. II. G. Daniels, of
Eldorado, Ark, is the only person
who was seriously injured. She
jumped or fell from the fire escape
at the third floor and sustained a
broken leg.
The cause of the fire is said
TO have been an explosion of
chemicals. The first company
Of firemen called could not cope
with the flames, which shot up the
elevator shaft to the roof like rock
cts. A general call was sent in, but
the fire was beyond control. The wa
ter pressure was low and this added
to the handicap Of the tremen, as the
sanitarum stood on a hill. In two
hours the building was in ruins and
the hospital nearly destroyed. 1t is
almost miraculous that the 400 sleep
ing inmates escaped with their lives.
Watchmen darted through the cor
ridors awakening them when the fire
was discovered. Few Of them had
time to gather together any clothing,
escaping IN their night clothes The
uoefidors soon filled with smoke and
about half of the patients were COM
PEELED to make their way down the
IRE escapes.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-02-20
NEW YORK SOW BOUND.


platisburgh, \. Y, Feb. l9.--With
more than two feet of loose, light
snow already on the level throughout
northern New York. severe storm,
the third of the season, started Mon
day afternoon and continued yeSter'.
day. A foot more of snow has fallen
and the wind is blowing half gale.
The freight traffic ON all railway lines
was abandoned and all effort centered
on keeping the main lines open for
passenger trains. The passenger
trains follow closely behind the snow
plows. which in some eases were
driven by three monster engines.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-02-20
HOLOCAUST PREVENTED.
Over u Hundred Miners In Imminent Dan
yer Of death by Fire In the
Treadwell Mines

Seattle, WASH, Feb. l0.-The great
Treadwell mines on Douglass island
were nssailed by fire on Tuesday, Feb
ruury II, and terrible holocaust was
prevented by the almost superhuman
attempts of everybody who could
reach the scene to stay the progress
of the flames. The steamer Dirigo,
reaching port yesterday morning,
brought particulars of the fire.
The Alaskan-American Compressor
building was entirely destroyed.
Thirty-cight thousand dollars worth
of stamps and mill plates and 1870
stamp mill, with the engine room,
were saved. For hours the president
worked under suspense, for more
than 100 miners were in the lower
workings and in imminent danger Of
meeting horrible death. The origin
of the fire was not known at last re-
ports.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-02-20
Miss Alice Morton Married,

New York, Feb, 10. Miss Nice Nor
ton, fourth daughter of former Vice
President Morton, and Winthrop
Rutherford were married yesterday
in Grace Episcopal church. Rev. DR..
Huntington, rector of the church. off,
ciated, The Wedding was simple in
the extreme, there being no BRIDES
maids aud no decorations in the
church except two bouquets of Ascen-
sion lilies that filled the vases on the
altar The bride Was gowncd in heavy
ivory satin. severely plain. with veil
Of Brussels lace that was caught with
a slender spray of orange blossoms
and fell over the trail of her gown.
She wore no jewels and carried an
ivory prayer book.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-02-20
TAFT STILL TESTlFYlNG.


Washington, Feb. 19.--Gov. Taft
yesterday continued his discussion OF
the question Of tranquility in the
Philippine archipelago before the SEN
ate committee. He said that the re-
cent massacre Of troops in Samar
had a startling effect upon the army
and created suspicion and fear of
trtachery in other sections. The gov
ernor did not think, however, such
apprehension justified and said he felt
AZ safe in Manila as in Washington.
The commission had felt that secret
societies were one of the most fruit
full aids to the war and had taken the
position that political agitation
should be confined to open meetings
and prevented in oath-bound socie-
ties. At least one Of the societies had
for one Of its main purposes assassi-
nation, being thus like the malta.
Speaking of Aguinaldo having Gen.
Luna assassinated, Gov. Taft said that
under the common law there is
scarcely an insurrection general who
could not be punished for assisting
in securing the murder of other Fill
pinos. 1t is the way they have Of
getting rid of men who do not agree
with them"
The days investigation concluded
with the understanding that the COM
mittce would require the presence Of
Gov. Taft at only one or two more
sittings.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-02-20
Trying to Buy the Fort Smith Line.

Guthrie. Ok, Feb. 10.-The Choctaw
Railroad company has rendered pur-
chase price to the Fort Smith & West
ern company for the entire line from
Fort Smith, Ark. to Guthrie, a dis
lance of more than 200 miles, a por.
ton of which is in operation. The
Frisco is also trying to buy the Same
line into this city.
Mass Meeting IN Nsgso isigs-cn,amsnt..
Boston, Feb. 1.-THE colored citi-
Gems of Boston in mass meeting yes
terday considered the question of me-
gro Acknowledgement, adopted
resolution condemning the "open vio-
lation OF the fourteenth amendment
by Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana.
Mississippi and North and South
Carolina" and declaring that I'VE
are in favor of an educational OF
property qualification II it be en-
forced on all alike The resolution
declares that "the above named states
do not mean TO have q fair vote.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-02-20

Chicago, Feb. i9--Twenty-six fam
lilies were burned out last night in
. fire that destroyed the four-story
apartment building located at Fifty
sixth street and Madison avenue
Many women and children were com.
PEELED to leave the building by way
Of the fire escapes, aided by fremen.
but all the occupants of the structure
have been accounted for. Loss, $780,
900. The cause of the fire was an en-
plosion Of natural gas.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-02-20
Decision I'm favorable TO schl.y.

Washington, Feb. 19.-It is said that
the president will announce his find
ing in the Schley case tomorrow and
that his decision will be unfavorable
to the appellant. Mr.. Roosevelt's de-
cision in the case is said to contain
these points: Sampson was com
mander.in-chief. Neither commander
influenced the battle. Charges
against Schley's conduct of flying
squadron were disposed of during the
Mckinley administration. Loop Of
the Brooklyn is condemned.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-02-20
MISS STONE LIBERATED.


Paris, Feb. l0.--The Temps yester-
day evening published u dispatch from
Constantinople which announced that
Miss ELL , NJ. Stone had been re-
leased by the brigands, who have
held her captive since September 3
last, and has been handed over In
good health TO the dragoman of the
American legation. The dispatch
adds that Rev. Mr.. Tsilka has been
arrested on the charge Of completely
in the kidnapping of his wife and Miss
Stone
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-02-20
Kansas Daily Association. Meeting.

Manhattan, Kan, Feb. 19.-The
Kansas Dairy association, organized
in 1887, will hold its annual meeting
in Manhattan March 4 to Z. Railroads
have granted I l-3 fare. An exhibit
Of creamery butter and cheese will be
one Of the most instructive features.
10 the maker Of the highest scoring
tub Of creamery butter the creamery
men Of Kansas will present q $50 sill
yer cup. The association offers cash
prizes OF $40 and IS to the highest
scores besides a diploma to all scores
above 80. Cheesemaking will receive
cash prizes of $il and IS, which 60 to
the two highest scores.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-02-20
BEARINGS ON TIE CANAL.
col. Ernst Fsyors the Panama kouts "
the Nicaragusn Ons-Dasisn Hoo's
Considered IInpracticable.

Washington, Feb. 19.-Coi. 4. ~
Ernst, of the isthmian canal commas
sion, was before the committee on
interoceanic canals Of the senate yes
terday. In q preliminary statement
he said the cuts on the Darien route
before the tunnel was reached made
that route impracticable. While II
had not been examined carefully, no
thought it would take 20 years 10
construct such a canal and at . COST
of $29O,OOOOOO. As a member OF inc
commission he was assigned TO tne
Panama route particularly, but went
over the Nicaragua route. In answer
to questions by Senator Hanna no
said he would have recommended the
Panama route in the first report OF
the commission had the offer Of tho
Panama Canal company to sell 1or
$40, 100000 been made at that time.
and gave the following reasons LOT
so doing: The Parma route was
shorter, straighter, lower, having four
locks as against eight for Nicaragua
and would cost $l,35O,OOO less per year
to maintain and operate. The health
fitness of Nicaragua was better than
Panama, but by sanitary and police
regulations the conditions in Panama
could be improved.
Senator Morgan asked series OF
questions regarding the foods and
conditions OF the Chagres river on
the Panama route. Col. Ernst said
the water rose 1913 feet above low
water in 1879. In so years there had
been four foods Of over 80 feet Such
floods, he said, would cause consid.
cradle risk and contingencies in the
construction Of the Bohio dam. Po-
lice and sanitary control of Panama
would be necessary, he said, should
the United States construct the canal.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-02-20
A Roominr House Burned.

Cleveland, o., Feb, ia fire in
the Jefferson rooming house on On
tario street last night did 100000
damage to that and adjoining prop
erty, the Jefferson being destroyed.
The meat storage houses Of Nelson
Morris 4 Co. and the Swift company,
adjoining the burned structure, were
considerably damaged by smoke and
water. Fifty persons living in the
jefferson had to hurry from the
building.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-02-20

Denver, Col, Feb. l0.-It is learned
here that the white miners employed
in the Maitland coal mine at Walsen-
burg, Col, struck yesterday because
the japanese miners who were re-
Gently driven out Of Chandler were
taken to Walsenburg and put to
work in the Maitland. The Japanese
are working under guard.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-02-20

Topeka, Kan, Feb. 19.--'The size of
the Mckinley memorial fund is dis
appointment to GOV. Stanley and
State Superintendent Nelson, who
took upon themselves the work of
experimenting the collection of the
fund. Only $40 was received by the
governor Monday and no money
came in yesterday. The fund now
amounts to $2,140.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-02-20
A skating Tournament

Milwaukee, Feb. ia four-days'
skating tournament opened last night
at the Baseball park rink. The fea-
ture of the evening was the back
ward skating against time of Herman
Leweik. of this city, who broke the
half-mile worlds record, reducing the
time from 1880 l-5 to 1:l2.
A conference for the promotion Of
Christian work among the Hebrews
began at Washington yesterday and
will continue through Friday.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-02-20
Two st. Louis Women Chnsen.

Washington, Feb. 19.-The Missouri
delegation to the continental con-
gress of the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution met yesterday after
noon and elected state regent and
vice state regent. Mrs. George H..
Shields and Mrs. Wallace Delafield,
both of st. Louis, were unanimously
reelected regent and vice regent, re-
spectively.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-02-20
An Indian Boys Horrible Death,

Seattle, WASH, Feb. 19.-The steam
er Dirigo, which arrived from Alaska
yesterday, brings news that Chilkat
Indians, near Hin's mission, Alaska,
on February buried alive one of
their tribe, boy Is years Of age, be-
cause he denounced the mummeries
of the tribal icht, or medicine man.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-02-20

st. Louis, Eeb. lo.--'l'wo hundred
acres have been tentatively set aside
on the worlds fair site for the loca-
ton of state buildings. The site Is
on the hills of the site back of the
government building and extending
across the hilly portion Of the site to
its southern limits.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-02-20
A Couples PitiAble Plight.

Fremont, o., Feb. l9.-Mr. and Mrs.
John Closer, an old couple, were
found in their home yesterday in a
most pitiable condition. They had
been overcome by gas several days
ago. After being Frustrated their
fires went out and they have been
lying cold and helpless since last Sat-
urday They were so badly, frozen
that the arms and legs of both must
be amputated. Neither is expected to
recover
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-02-20

Leroy, Kan, Feb. 1.-two Missouri
Pacific passenger trains met in a
, head-on collision here last night. W.
o. Hayden, fireman of the eastbound
train, had his left leg crushed. Both
trains were running at reduced speed
and were approaching the station
from opposite directions.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-02-20

Chicago, Feb. 19.--The Corn Ex-
change bank announced nnofficially
yesterday the absorption Of the Mer-
chants national bank. The Corn Ex-
change is capitalized at $2.OOO,0OO,
with a surplus of Sl,ooO,Ooo and $780,
600 undivided profits. The Merchants
national has capital of Sl,00O,000.
The combination of these two banks
will give the consolidated institution
about $5l 100000 deposits.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-02-20
Postmaster Charged v ith Shortage Suicides

Hastings, Neb., Feb. 19.-Louis B.
Partridge, postmaster at Kenesaw,
this county, committed suicide short
ly after noon yesterday by shooting
himself in the head. He died almost
instantly. Partridge had been post
master for six years and was known
to nearly every one in the county.
His act, it is apparent, was due to
the discovery of shortage in his ac-
counts with the department. Yester-,
day morning post office inspector
began an inspection of his books and
confronted the postmaster with what
he asserted was a defalcation of ST.
500. Partridge made no explanation
or defense, but went directly to his
home and shot himself.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-02-20
Plumbers to Raise Prices.

st. Joseph, No., Feb. 19.-The Mas
ter Plumbers Association of Missouri,
now in session here, will agree on a
uniform schedule Of prices, which are
on the whole to be advanced, and to
secure legislation providing for state
inspectors with large powers to en-
force sanitary principles.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-02-20
A Man Cut 10 Two BY an Engine.

Des Moines, Ia, Feb. 10.-Fred W.
Crocsey, of Kansas City, in Des
Moines installing machinery for an
Ohio company, was cut in two by q
switch engine on the Northwestern
railway.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-02-20
A Place for Er-seuetary Gage.

New York, Feb l9.-At a special
meeting yesterday of the trustees of
the United States Trust company
John A. Stewart rendered his resigna-
ton OF the office of president and
recommended that Lyman J. Gage,
former secretary of the treasury, be
chosen his successor. 1t was under
stood that Mr.. Gage would accept.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-02-20
Pr.c.ut,ou. for Prince Henry. Safety.

Washington, Feb. l9.-The police
department of Washington has taken
extraordinary measures to insure the
bodily safety Of Prince Henry and
his staff on the occasion of his visit
to the capital and also to prevent
any unpleasant incidents so far as ad.
vance precautions and police protec-
ton can. Maj. Sylvester, the chief Of
police, has been in consultation with
Assistant Secretary Pierce at the staAs
department on this subject and yes
terday acquainted the assistant Sec
rotary with the details of his plans.
In substance these contemplate con-
siderable augmentation of the WASH
ington detective force and such meas
ures as will cause the detention or
expulsion from the city of all sus-
picious and questionable characters.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-02-20

South Bend, Ind, Feb. 1.-THE
strike at the Singer Manufacturing
company's plant is still on, LOO
men refusing to go back to work UNI
til their demands for "a cents per
hour increase is granted.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-02-20

Cleveland, o., Feb. 19.-Harry ].
Wilson and Fred Duell, structural
iron workers on the Scofeld building,
at Erie street and Euclid avenue,
were killed yesterday by falling IA
stories to the ground. The men were
descending in an elevator. A large
timber projecting from the elevator
caught in passing floor and tore
the floor of the elevator out.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-02-20
DsWet's Forces D,sue rssd

Hebron, Orange River Colony, Feb.
19.-The British columns have again
come in contact with DeWet's forces
near Reitz, Orange River Colony. The
latter were split up and dispersed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-02-20

James Alexander, l03 years old. died
at Springfield, Mo-, yesterday Of old
age. He as a native Of Blount coun-
~, Tenn, but had resided in Spring
field since ls43.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-02-20
A Noted ,Jeweler Dead.

New York, Feb. 19.-Charles L. Tif-
fanny. senior. member of the noted
jewelry firm of Tiffany & Co., died
yesterday at his home in this city of
pneumonia. lie was 90 years old.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-02-20
Quarterly Pension Payments. at Topeka.

Topeka. Kan. Feb. 1.-THE quar-
'terly payment OF United States PEN
uloncrs from the Topeka Office has
just been completed and aggregated
$3,+si,siO-the largest of any Office in
the country.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-02-20

Washington, Feb. l9.-James L.
Norris, of this city, member of both
the democratic national and congress
sional committees, has written let
ter urging the nomination of Senator
German as democratic candidate for
president in 1904.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-02-20

Rev. DR.. Newman Hall, the noted
Congregationslist divine, died in Lon
don Yesterday,