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The Washington times., 1902-12-16
SENATORS JONES TO HAVE
A COMFORTABLE BERTH
Selected by the President for Member of Panama Canal
Commission

When the President comes to select
the seven members OF the Panama Canal
Commission provided for In the Spooner
bill which passed Congress at the last
session. the name Of senator James X.
Jones Of Arkansas will be included in
the list Of successful aspirants for those
positions.
Il was a part of the deal whereby the
Spoouer substitute became q law. and
which i'm effect substituted the Panama
waterway for the Nicaraguan route. that
the retiring Arkansas Senator should re-
ceivo a place upon the commission.
The President has recently had occa-
sion to give some attention to the selec-
tion Of the personnel Of the commission.
and it has developed that there is strong
opposition to including Senator Jones
upon it
Il viii be remembered that he was one
OF the two Democratic members Of the
Senate who voted for the SpOoner sub
stitutc. Senator Teller was the other
but his ease was quite different from
that Of Senator Jones.
He had never been an advocate OF the
Niearaguan route as against the Panama
route, provided the objections TO the &C
QUESTION CT the latter could. in his judg-
ment. De removed. Besides. he was ther
quite a recent recruit to the minority
party Not so with Senator Jones.
The Republican national platform de-
clared for the construction Of an 18TH
milan canal. without specifying any OF
the various suggested routes. The Dem
ocratic National Convention. Of which
Senator Jones was member. as well
as the chairman Of the national com
mittee, declared expressly for the Mica
raguan route.
AS a member Of the committee on res
olutions Senator Jones voted for thai
plank, as a member OF the convention he
voted for il. and in the ensuing cam
paign he supported it. No one was
aware OF his change Of heart in this re-
spect until after Ex-Governor Clarke had
defeated him for the senatorship and
the time for voting upon the canal bill
was fast approaching.
Then Il became apparent that Sen
ator Jones had deserted his former po-
The Washington times., 1902-12-16
v. S. GHANCE TELLS OF
ALASKA SALMON PACKING
Annual Report of Special
Treasury Agent.

W. 5. Chance. supervising special
agent Of the Treasury Department. IN
his annual report. discussing the subject
Of salmon packing. says:
1T is estimated the total eaton OF
Alaska salmon fisheries for the season
Of 1902 will amount to lac. 900 cases. OF
4O0. 900 more cases than in 1901 The
total gross value OF the pack will ag-
gregate $S.645 900. The approximate
pack Of other fisheries is reported to be
as follows: Fraser River. 225 600; Skena
River. 40 900. Rivers Inlet. 1000; Mas
River. q 600. Puget Sound. 3O8. 900. and
Columbia River 275, 900 cases. In Alas
ka there were sixty-two canneries and
twenty-four salteries in operation last
year
In the discussion Of undervaluations
Of imported merchandise. Mr. Chance
says:
THE fact that many importers With
unlimited credit and unsurpassed facili-
ties for buying abroad are still obliged
TO purchase from other importers Ger
tain lines Of goods which they would
prefer TO import themselves tends
strongly TO show that such goods are
still consigned by the foreign manufac-
turers 70 sales agents in this country. a
system which suggests that undervalu-
alton is the chief reason for It's coutiuu-
ance. In such cases Il has been found 20
be particularly difficult TO secure salts
factory evidence Of dutisble values. Co
operation between importers who wish
to purchase In the foreign markets ana
the special agents charged with the dc
lection and prevention OF frauds upon
the customs revenue would accomplish
q great deal toward changing these con
ditions Communications on the subject
are always welcomed and made the basis
Of investigation. Whenever requests are
so made they are treated as conGden-
tial."
The Washington times., 1902-12-16
NEW BILLPOSTING LAW
GRATIFIES CITIZENS
Many Complaints Daily Received and Adjusted-Severa
Requests for Permits Now Held Up"

test reaches tho proportions Of e-haIf
the residents interested.
An important question has arisen rel
alive 10 the erection Of signs upon the
sides OF two well-known restaurants
One Is that Of d. c. Harvey. 1915 Penn
sylyania Avenue, and the other IS Zlo-
mann's. corner Of Tenth and Streets
northwest. Application has been made
for permit to put up these signs. and
10 now under consideration by the DO
lice department The superintendent has
directed Lieutenant Amiss Of the First
precinct 10 ascertain the views OF near
by residents and property holders be-
fore granting the permit II IL under
stood that II majority oppose the
placing Of the signs on the buildings
named the permit viii be withheld.
The Washington times., 1902-12-16
DISCREPANCY IN REPORT
ON TEXAN BOUNDARY
Uncertain Where New Sur
Vey Means Gain or Loss.

AUSTIN. Tex, Dec. 16.-state Land
Commissioner Charles Raglan yesterday
made an important discovery which ex-
plains the difference of conclusions
reached by himself and other State au-
thorities and the members Of the Texas
delegation at Washington in regard to
the loss OF gain OF land by the State in
the survey Of the north boundary be-
tween Texas and Oklahoma just CON-
pleted by the Federal Government.
The original dispatch from Austin was
published saying that the new survey Of
the Tooth meridian by the United States
Government showed a loss 10 this State
Of a strip Of land 3.699.7 feet wide and
$50 miles long II met with prompt denial
by Senator CulbersCn and other MEM
bers OF the State delegation IN Congress.
who asserted that instead Of the State
losing # gained that much land from
Oklahoma by the new survey.
Mr. Raglan made a comparison Of the
typewritten report OF Arthur d. Kidder
United States examiner OF surveys, on
the survey I'm question, which was re-
Gently received by Governor sayers, and
the printed report Of the same survey
as embraced in the Secretary Of the In
terior's letter Of transmittal TO Con-
gress.
This comparison shows that the type
written report reads that the old initial
boundary monument is 3.090.7 feet east
OF the new line while the prilted reports
read that it is 2,6997 feet west Of the
new line. Which Of these copies is cor
rect is not known here. They are both
Identical IN other respects.
The Washington times., 1902-12-16
INDIANS ON WARPATH

SEATTLE. Dec. 1.-THE Hiuako In
dams are on the warpath, according TO a
Dawson dispatch just received. and have
killed one white man. mortally wounded
another. and burned many buildings. The
advices state that 300 Hiuako braves
comprise the present hostile force. They
are members OF the Pelly River tribe.
The Washington times., 1902-12-16
B. & 0. MANAGERS
PLAN NEW WAGE SCALE

BALTIMORE. Dec 15.-All the division
superintendents. assistant general man
ayers and general superintendents Of the
and Ohio Southwestern are engaged
here with General Manager George L
Potter in a general rearrangement OF the
wages paid TO all classes OF employees Of
the line. A general adjustment for equal
ization is under consideration.
Representations Of the employees. who
for months have been demanding new
wage scales. have FASTENED the calling
Of the meeting.
The Washington times., 1902-12-16
ENGLAND ASKS PROTECTION
FOR HER COMMERCE III CUBA

LONDON, Dec 1e.-In the house Of
commons yesterday Viscount Cranborne.
parliamentary secretary to the foreign
Office, said. in view Of the pending reci-
pr0city treaty between tbs United States
and Cuba. representations had been made
at Washington for tie protection OF Brit
ish commercial interests In Cuba No
reply, he said. had as yet been received.
The Washington times., 1902-12-16
APPOINTED SURGEON.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, Dec. 16-Dr.
S. W. Hobson was advised last night of
his appointment to the post OF sur
gc0n TO the Newport News Shipbulding
and Drydock Company and the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railway Company at
this point. vice DR.. Joseph Charles. de-
ceased. DR.. Hobson has also been ap-
pointed marine hospital surgeon at this
place.
The Washington times., 1902-12-16
ON INSPECTION TOUR.

TAPPAHANNOCK. Va. Dec. 16-The
lighthouse steamer Jessamine is an
chored a. this wharf. The steamer is
inspecting the lights In the Rappahan-
mock River. Aboard her are Col. ". a.
Jones. United States engineer, and su-
perintendent Of lighthouses. Mai. Gen
A. Niece Cooke, United States Army
retired; President Henry S. Priohett, OF
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology;
Thomas Nelson Page. OF Washington
and Roosevelt Page OF Richmond.
The Washington times., 1902-12-16
PENNSYLVANIA NURSE
MARTYR TO HER DUTIES
Stuck to Her Post Until She Collapsed
and Death Followed.

LEBANON, Pa, Dec. l6.-Miss Maud
Freichler. daughter Of DR.. A. C. Frelch-
Ter. OF Elizabethtown. died yesterday a
martyr 20 duty.
Miss Freichler was a nurse I'm the
Good Samaritan Hospital here. and. al
though sick, bravely remained at her
post during the trying times attending
the treatment Of the two score injured
in the terrible boiler explosion two
months ago in the West End puddle mill
Of the American Iron and Steel Manu-
featuring Company.
Miss Frelchler became physically IN
able 90 continue at work and total col
lapse vas followed By splaal meningitis.
which caused her death
The Washington times., 1902-12-16
WIFE OF SENATOR W. A.
CLARK'S SON ILL

BUTTE. Mont. Dec. 16.-Mrs w. A.
Clark, IT,, who two weeks ago gave birth
TO a son TO whom will fall the 81 600. 900
offered by Senator ". A. Clark for the
first male child born TO his sons or
daughters. is critically III. Blood pois-
oning developed a week ago and the ply
sicians have been unable to check the
dangerous symptoms. II was said last
night that Mrs. Clark's condition has
given her family grave alarm.
The Washington times., 1902-12-16


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than child month Old and only weighed ninety pounds One day
He bought
The Washington times., 1902-12-16
SANTOS DUMONT NO. Q
READY FOR TRIAL TRIP

PARIS. Dec. 1.-THE "Volo" states
that n. santos-Dumont's No. Q airship-
will be ready for its first trial trip today
Or tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1902-12-16
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The Washington times., 1902-12-16
SAMPLE sottIe OF swamp-Root SEM Erea

Editorial NoTEY9u have sample bottle Of wonderful
Y be TO
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purchase the regular n and size bottles the drug everywhere
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-17
RECENT REFLECTIONS.

The mercury is working to make
up for lost time.
The temperature was 80 yester-
day and 1OO today.
The City mills building is ap.
preaching completion.
"A ball game with Chapman is
scheduled i)r Monday next.
The Kansas City Athletes may be
here for two ball games next week.
Be on hand promptly at Wards
grab sale July 26. A |
Joseph Marshall Of this city has
been granted pension Of IS per
month.
Marriage license: Chas. W. Coff-
man, Minnesota, and Edith Mary lsh,
Abilene.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson
Young near Manchester on Sunday
evening, q girl.
-Christena Fielder widow Of En-
terprise has been granted pension
OF IS per month.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-17
Rinehart Not Discontinued.

xkAuVAUks ANVv 0AnVVAVAAuVA'
A Chapman informant gave out the
information the other day that Rine-
hart postoffice would be discontinued.
Assistant Postmaster Lowry Of Chap
man says it is not SO. He explains;
when Rural Route Inspector Q. E,
McElfresh was here last winter and
went over our route, he saw that the
star route carrier and the rural car
rier travelled the same road from the
office for distance OF seven miles.
He also saw that by changing the
rural route and throwing it one mile
east at one point, that carrier could
supply Rinetart with the lock pouch
and do away with the star route.
Upon the recommendation Of Inspec
tor McEliresh the department took
the matter up and investigated it and
finally ordered the rural route
changed to supply the office, the or
der to 60 into effect Aug. l. The
Rinehart postofice Is not discontinued
and the order will not affect their
business.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-17
SOLOMON GIRLS TROUBLE.
Ethel Hazelton Taken Violently III
from Poison.

Ethel Hazelton, whose home is IN
Solomon, is lying dangerously i'll at
"Blind John Perkins place in Salina,
says the Salina Union, supposed to be
suffering from dose Of poison. The
girl is in continual agony and has not
been rational since becoming III, so
that the exact nature Of the poison
administered, II any, has not been de-
termined. Art Wing, well known
character about town, was arrested
this morning on suspicion OF having
administered the drug and is now in
jail awaiting an investigation Of the
case.
The Hazeltou girl, who is only u
years Of age, is sister Of Myrtle Lee
fever, who is keeping house for
"Blind John" The girl has been
working at Herington and she came
here this week to visit her relative.
She has a mother at Solomon who has
been summoned to her bedside.
Last night young Wing visited the
Perkins joint and met the girl Ethel.
After buying a few rounds OF beer he
got the girl intoxicated and induced
her to slip out Of the house, unknown
to her sister, and 60 buggy riding
About 1880 o'clock last night they
turned up at the lodging house north
of the Union Pacific depot, and Wing
took the girl to room OF friend in
the house, without the knowledge OF
the inmates, it is claimed, and filled
her up with more liquor.
This was the last seen Of the young
couple until about 2 O'Clock this morn.
ing, when the girl was found lying on
the porch at the Perkins place where
she had been deserted by her com.
panion, apparently violently ILL.,.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-17
A Mother at Rest.

HopE, July l6.-This morning Rev.
8. Z. Belts and J. r. Sawtell OF Kan.
sas City came in with the body Of
Mrs. Rebecca Meek Sawtell, brought
here for burial. She was born 10
Knox county, Tenn, April ~, 1927;
married Rev. 4. N. Sawtell In 1854
and became member OF the Presby-
terrain church in early life. She was
the mother Of five sons and two
daughters, OF whom three sons and
both daughters survive.
For the past four years Mrs. Saw
tell made her home with her daughter
Mrs. s. Z. Belts OF Kansas City.
The funeral services we're conducted
In the Presbyterian church BY Rev.
Lucas Of Hope and Rev. Hills, an old
friend and neighbor Of Dillon. The
body was laid to rest BY the side Of
her husband in the cemetery south Of
Dillon.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-17
HIGH WATER suBslDlNo.
Railways In kansas Running Their Trails
ON Schedule Tlms-North Topeka With
out Water and Gas.

Topeka, Kan, July 16.-The high
water in the Kansas and Blue rivers
has subsidized and all the railroads
are running their trains on schedule
time. The Santa Fe trains from this
city arc being run 70 Kansas CITY
over the Union Pacific tracks, as the
washout on the Santa Fe near Law
renee has not yet been repaired.
The Kansas river has fallen three
feet since Monday and all danger to
the bridges has passed. North To-
peks Is yet without water and gas
on account Of the mains over the
bridge breaking and much inconven-
ience has resulted. The damage done
to crops by the food will reach thou
sands Of dollars. On some farms the
corn Is entirely destroyed.
Fishing In the corn fields and wheas
stubble oyerAowed by the high wa
ter from the Kaw river near Law
renee is one Of the occupations about
there now. Wire garden fence is used
as nets and the fish are scooped Out
by the wagon load.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-17
DESTROYED BY AN EXPLOSION
A Chinese Cruiser Goes Up Like FlasA
and Only Two Out Of Her Grow
Arc saved.

Victoria, B. G., July l6.--News was
received by the steamer Empress OF
India yesterday Of the destruction
OF the Chinese cruiser Hai-Chee at
Marking by an explosion. The Jap
anese cruiser Atago arrived at Hsia
Kuan on June q and the magazine
OF the Hai-Chee was opend to salute
her. Then came the explosion. VI
the crew Of 200 to $50, but two es-
capped. The cruiser went up like 9
flash, the explosion being heard for
five miles and showers Of debris were
scattered far and wide. Three small
boats lying alongside were destroyed
with their occupants, The United
States cruiser Helena, which was IN
the vicinity, picked up the two sur
vivors from the wreckage.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-17
THE STEEL TRUSTS ANSWER.


Newark, N. j., July 16.-The an.
swer OF the United States Steel cor
peration to the suit brought by j..
Aspinwall Hodges, William II. Cur
tiss and Bernard Smith, who asked
for an injunction to prevent the COM
pany from carrying out Its bond con-
version plan, was filed yesterday be-
fore Vice Chancellor Emery. When
the case came up before the vice
chancellor IL was put over until July
20. The answer is sworn to by
Charles M. Schwab, as president.
For the first time since the organiza-
ton Of the steel corporation q de-
tailed statement Of the assets Of the
properties Of the subsidiary compa-
MES Is furnished. The total value Of
the company's property, including
cash and cash assets, Is placed at ST.
4oo.Ooo,ooo by Mr.. Schwab in an affi-
daMt which is part Of the corpora
tons reply. The company's earnings
are stated TO be at the rate Of more
than $l4O,0OO,OOO a year. A saving Of
s4O,0oo,0o0 year is credited to the
ore properties and 1t is estimated
that the ownership Of transportation
facilities saves the company $4,000
900 annually. The earnings Of the
coal and coke property are stated to
be more than 100000 o month.
These statements as to value and
earnings were presented to disprove
q charge BY the plaintiffs that Mr..
schwab. the president, and Mr. Trim
bic, the secretary, made . false GER
tiAcate when they certified that In
their Judgment the properties were
worth at least the par value Of the
preferred stock after dsducting oil
indsbtedness.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-17
FOR THE LoG.R0LLING.
Committees Named for tho Big Time
August ~,

The following committees have
been appointed for the Woodmen log
rolling August n;
Grounds w. H. Anderson, r. War
ing, R. V. Dyer.
Advertising-W. A. Laude,, W. N.
Shane, W. A. Matteson, +. M Jones,
c, W. Parker.
Finance--G. A. Rogers, D, Hill, G.
Z. Funk, J. E. Brewer, D. +. Keller.
Decoration--John Vandenberg, g.
5. Upshaw, Jas. Mace, T. .. l.ucier,
Rob. Stuart.
Contests-W. H. Anderson, G. s
Crawford, G. 4. Peiser, 9. + Rice,
Z. 7. Suffer.
Progrsm-J. K. Markley, J. H
Niesley, A, +. LocAhart, $ 5. Smith
Z. C. Little.
Privileges j. B. Favor, D Gantz
H. G. Eugle, W. H, Spidel, H. A
Smith
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-17
A YACHT OVERTURNED.
Tho Arab Was Capsixed by Storm snA
Two Persons Lost Their Lives
Eight Others Rescued.

Chicago, July 1e.-Two persons
persisted in the lake Monday night
and eight others fought hours for
life, clinging to the overturned
yacht Arab w., owned by John II.
Cameron, cashier of the National
Bank of the Republic. The yacht
was struck suddenly by the fierce
storm which swept over the city late
in the evening and capsized. Tho
boat Is a 2l-iooter and one of the
best-ltnown yachts in the barber.
The dead are: Mary Taylor, 10 years
old, 14l Fifty-frst street, and Harry
Jensen, II years old. The rescued
are. John H. Cameron and his wife,
Miss Cameron Miss Mamie Goodman,
William Corey, y. $. Haskins and
Arthur Barber, skipper Of the Arab
~
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-17
sHEARER WILL RUN.
Populists Buncoed into q Losing Place
bv Democrats.

The Populist and Democratic Fifth
district congressional conventions met
at junction City yesterday. H, M.
Spaulding, Of Cloud county, was
chairman Of the Populist convention
and j. D. Whelan, Of Geary county,
wa, secretary. Charles A. Hitler, OF
Salina, was chairman Of the Demo-
cratic convention, B. L. Strother, OF
Dickinson, secretary, and H. NJ. Brod-
esick, Of Republic, assistant secretary
Both conventions appointed confer
ence committees which were to meet
and decide on method Of fusion.
The committees returned to their con-
ventions with the report that the
conventions meet in informal confer
ence, that the roll of counties be
called for the names Of persons to be
nominated and after such names were
presented, all the delegates In the
conference, both Democrats and Pop.
ulists, be permitted to participate in
the selection OF a candidate to be rec
commended to the Populist and Dem.
cratic conventions for nomination;
only populist delegates were to be
permitted to place names in nomina-
ton, and, further, only Populists
should be recommended.
David Richie, OF Salina, was chosen
chairman OF the conference and W. H.
Pepperell, secretary. The names OF
Andrew Shearer, Of Marshall county,
and F. e. johnson, Of Ottawa county,
were voted on. Shearer received
ninety-three votes and johnson
twenty.seven 90 the first vote.
The conference then adjourned and
the Democrats went int, session and
nominated Andrew Shealer.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-17
They Want More Wheat.

Hoffman 4 Son Of Enterprise have
purchased the six Light elevators 10.
Gated at Abilene. Solomon, Hope,
New Cambria, Navarro, Miltonyale
and will operate them in order to fur
nish their mill with more grain. r.
W. Hoffman who was here today seek
ing manager for the Abilene station
denied that there WAS any other plan
In the purchase than to extend the
mills business.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-17
Farm For Rent.

For three or five years 800 acres
near Navarro, Dickinson county, Kas.
1850 acres pillow land, ITO acres pasture.
80 acres NOW land and II alfalfa.
Nine room house, barn 64x37, two
cisterns, two wells, wind pump, good
springs, all fenced, just the farm for
dairy. Two and one half miles from
skimming station.
Terms sl.4O per acre payable semi
annually, rent must be secured En-
quire OF or write G. W. Bormsn,
Navarro, Kas. 4S-2.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-17
HAZLETON GIRL BETTER.
Girl Supposed to Have Been Dopsd
Nearly Out Of Danger

Ethel Hazelton, Of Solomon who
was dangerously i'll at Salina yester.
day from the effects Of poisoning, is
better and the doctors have hopes Of
her recovery.
The girl talked with the officers
last evening but made few statements
that will prove damaging to Arthur
Wing, the young fellow charged with
seducing her. She admits that she
drank a large amount OF beer and
does not remember what happened
ai,erward.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-17
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed bids will oe received up to
July q, 1902, by the board Of Union
school district No. OF Dickinson
county, kas., for the building Of a
two story stone school house at Pearl.
Plans aud specifications may be seen
at the residence Of rhos. 4 Taylor
at Pearl.
Board reserve, right 10 reject any
or all bids. By order of toard,
john A. HELLER, Clerk.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-17
.ou,truo..ou rrala and Engine Csiiils

Peoria, ILL.,, July 14.-saturdsy one
Of the worst wrecks the Toledo.
Peoria & Western has had in years
occurred about four miles this eide
Of Washington. A construction train
and a heavy mogul engine, drawing
a caboosc, collided at top speed.
Two men were killed instantly and
several others injured, one fatally.