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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-17
UNION PACIFIC STRIKE.
rhs Striking shopmen Claim Renewed
Victories Assertion Of Railway
OfYicials Denied.

Omaha, Neb, July 15.--The strik-
ing shopmen Of the Union Pacific
railroad claim renewed victories. A
number of desertons from the ranks
Of the local force Of imported men
occurred yesterday and strike lead
ers say they expect many more TO
quit to-day They also claim that all
the helpers, numbering so men, have
1uit at North Platte. S. II. Grace,
who is directing the strike from this
point, yesterday denied the assertion
Of the railway officials that all their
shops are running with 65 per cent
Or more of their full force OF men.
Nearly all Of the officials of the
operating department, headed by
President Burt, have gone west to
look after the roads interests.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-17
The FLOOD IN KANSAS.
rraflc on the Santa Fe and Union Pacific
Shut on Between Topeka and
Kansas City.

Topeka, Kan, July 15.-The flood
situation is beginning to show some
improvement. The Kansas river has
fallen nearly four inches since one
o'clock yesterday morning and the
prospects are that the fall will be
steady now until the water has
veached its usual level.
Railroad traffic on the Santa Fe
and Union Pacific is entirely shut
off between here and Kansas City
on account of washouts near Law
renee. 1t is thought the damage will
be repaired some time to-day. The
street railway bridge across the river
here has been ruined. This bridge
carried the water and gas mains.
These were broken and North To-
peka will as a consequence be with
out water or gas for several days.
Half dozen or more have been
drowned in the Kansas river during
the past two days.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-17
NEW CEREAL FOOD.
National Cereal Co. viii Push lts
Business.

Charles Kubach left for Battle
Creek, Michigan, to assist in pushing
the sale OF new cereal food which his
company is putting upon the mar
ket.
Mr.. kubach is the president and
Mr.. Geo. Taylor assistant manager OF
the National Cereal company, which
has capital stock Of 100000, and
which has just completed new $780,
900 factory at Battle Creek, Mich.
The plant is now in operation work.
ing day and night, and the new food
which is called "X-Cell.O" will be put
upon the market at once. Mr.. Ku.
bach goes TO assist in pushing the
business and will be gone several
months.
1t is needless to tell the people Of
Dickinson Of the many good qualities
Of Mr.. Kubach. His tireless energy,
indominable will and go-ahead quail
tiles have been demonstrated here.
Everything he has undertaken has
proven success and he ranks as one
Of the prosperous and progressive cit
izens OF the county. His many
friends here predict unbounded sue
cess for his new venture.
The food is unlike any now upon
the market. The properties consist
mainly Of wheat in granulated, pre-
digested form and is sure to be poPu
lar at once.
MIR. Kubach's wife and daughter &C
companied him and will stay fol
some time at the famous summer re-
sort.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-17
ABILENE HAS DOB[L[9Y'S RELATIONS.
AN INSURANCE DECISION.
Re occupation Does Not Revive a Pol
icy Having q Vacancy Clause.

Among the decisions rendered by
the supreme court recently was enc
OF interest to landlords. 1t was held
that where an insurance policy con-
tains a vacancy" condition, the pol
icy becomes Immediately void, when
the property becomes vacant without
the consent Of the insurance company,
and that reoccupancy before loss does
not revive the forfeited policy. George
Il. Russell owned o house in Leaven.
worth. A tenant moved out and the
house remained vacant for about II
days. A new tenant moved in and a
few weeks later the house burned
down. The property was insured
with the German Insurance company
The company refused TO pay the loss'
claiming that the policy was forfeited
when the house became vacant and
that there was no insurance on the
property when the last tenant occu'
pied it. Russell got Judgment in the
district court. The supreme court
reversed the judgment and laid
down the law given above Nearly
all insurance policies contain the "va'
cancy" condition and landlords must
now be alert or they will lose their
insurance II the houses burn down
later. The decision Is very satisiac'
tory to the insurance companies
Justice Greene wrote It, The otheI
Judges all concurred.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-17
A LEVEE BREAKS.


( Keolllk Ia, July 15.-Jnst as the
Des Moines river began to fall at
The lower portion after the floods
from the upper water another Hood
came and caught everybody by sur
prise. At the mouth the river rose
eight feet yesterday and last night
It was still rising one inch an hour.
The levee of the Keokuk Canning
company broke yesterday morning
,arly and thousands Of acres OF Gu
cumbers and tomatoes and 1000 acres
Of corn were flooded. The cause OF
the food was cloudburst near
9iven. Ia, with a rainfall OF five
inches over large section near the
river. All points between here and
Dttumwa will suffer great damage
and the loss in the lower so miles OF
the Des Moines river totals hundreds
,f thousands Of dollars, chiefly to
ine corn fields.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-17
LOOKING FOR A FAKIR.
Geary County Farmers swindlsd on a
New Tangled Refrigerator

Several weeks ago a travelling agent
arrived in Geary county with new
tangled refrigerator and commenced
doing a lucrative business The re-
irigerators, says the Union, were sold
to a half dozen or more farmers in the
vicinity OF Junction City, and each
purchaser on buying one Of them
signed note for $7l. The agent
sold these notes to bank and the
purchasers say after getting the
money the agent left the county
They also say that the reirigerators'
or cooling boxes, are not what they
we're represented to be-
This morning a warrant was sworn
out in Justice Ziegelasch's court for
the arrest OF the agent whose name is
J. r. DeBow, charging him with will
fully and fraudulently by means OF
false pretenses obtaining a note Tor
ga. The complaint says that the
cooling box was represented BY the
agent to keep milk sweet and in good
condition and that DeBow said he
would take all butter from milk SC
kept at a stipulated price Of % cents
q pound. DeBow was to call at tht
places where he had sold the cooling
boxes on the Saturday following th'
sales with aluminium boxes for th'
butter. The purchasers have beer
looking for him In vain.
The refrigerator, 1t was claime'
by the agent, would keep cool with
| out Ice. All that was necessary wa
to pour two or three buckets Of wste
into 1t.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-17
ENJOYED TENNIS.
Woodbins Players Put Up Strong
Games.

s. l.. Book, Thos. Rough, W. II.
Kandt and A. Templeton came up
from Woodbine Saturday evening for
a friendly game Of tennis with Abb
lene players. The games we're en-
joyed by large number Of spectators
and some Of them we're quite exciting.
The Woodbine boys played better
than the score indicated, there being
many deuce games. Mr.. KAndt is
playing his first season and bids fair
to become an expert player. The
games were: Blayney and Forney beat
Book and Rough two sets, 60, 6'li
Reyroat and Case beat Kandt and
Templeton two sets 6-3, GA.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-17
Twentieth Kansas Reunion.

The annual reunion Of the Twenti-
eth Kansas boys will be held this year
at Burlington, September 10 and II.
A fair will be in session there at the
time, and the Burlington people are
putting forth extra efforts to enter.
tain the Twentieth boys. The first
year or two that the regiment was
home there was little interest in re.
unions, but the boys are taking more
interest in them now.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-17
ulGH WATER AT TOPEKA.


Topeka, Kan, July 1.-THE Kansas
river at this place is yet slowly ris-
Ing. One Of the piers of the street
railway bridge has given way and
traffic over the line has been aban-
doned.
Three people were drowned near
Silver lake yesterday. Their car
riage was washed from a bridge.
The Santa Fe has not yet succeed
ed in fully repairing the damage to
the road at Lake View, but the trains
will probably be running again some
time to-day.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-17
TAXES IN THIS COUNTY ARE TOO HIGH,

This will be done within day or two
andwill reduce our share OF state tax
for this year about $1,000.
1t is Of the utmost Importance to
have representative who knows how
to look after affairs and this action OF
Mr.. Grosser's means big saving to
the taxpayers Of Dickinson county.
No mistake will be made by continu-
ing him at his post Of duty His
nomination and election will be OF in
estimable value to this county and his
hosts Of friends are warm in their
support.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-17
BODY Of Private Richie Found

Junction City Union' Inc oody
OF Private W. D. Ritchie, the soldier
who fell from the electric car into the
river on July 5, was found at st.,
George Friday morning in a badly DC"
composed condition. 1t was floating
face downward and only by the uni
form could the body be identified.
Sergeant Overmyer, troop M, 9th
cavalry was sent to St. George this
morning and he had the body buried
at that place. A later interment at
Fort Riley will probably take place
sOon.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-17
No Inducement offered.

The Vrooman spielers interviewed
most OF our merchants last week try
ing to induce them to Join their CO.
operative movement. No suckers
were found and no inducements are
offered for the establishment Of store
here. Such movements in the past
have proven unsuccessful and no new
reason is advanced why this fad should
not 60 the way Of its predecessors.
The retail merchant is not getting
rich and Abilene has no kick on the
prices charged BY its stores
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-17
An Aged Resident Gone.

W. ]. Graham died at his home 81
miles northwest Of Hope Sunday
afternoon. He has suffered severely
from Bright's disease and was aged u
years. He came to this county about
2S years ago and has been known as
an honest and upright citizen. A de-
voted wife and 5 children mourn his
departure. Funeral services will be
held from the house tomorrow after
noon at 2 o'clock.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-17
Had q Serious Fall.

Saturday evening as young Marshall
an lS-year.old boy, residing on East
Fifth, was entering Cramer& & Kruger's
yard with a load Of rags to get
weighed, the cross iron above the
gate scraped him off the load, which
was very high, throwing him to the
ground with such force as to render
him unconscious. He is improving
and no serious results are anticipated.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-17
RELATION OF LORD MILNER OF
ENGLAND HERE.
Interesting Story Of the Descendants
Of One Of the Worlds Famous Fam
lilies Told by an Illinois Woman

The following taken from the Chi
cago Sunday Chronicle is a portion Of
an interview with Mrs. Ellen H. Cook
OF Jacksonville, Ill.,, who is cousin
of the renowned Governor The ar
tisle follows:
"Mrs. Ellen H. Cook, who resides
at Jacksonville, Ill.,, is the last surviv-
ing American relative Of the Lords Mil
ner Of England. She is 5S years Of age,
tall, slender and gray haired and with
a face Of refined features. Her home
Is handsome one, furnished with all
the modern conyeniences, and she
takes much pride in 1t. On lot
back Of the home is q large planning
mill owned by herself and her son.
She also owns several storerooms and
other pieces Of property in this city
and is regarded as woman OF consid-
erable means.
"She is a cousin Of the Miners, but
she is unable to trace the lineage back
to its beginning. Her mothers name
was Emma Miner. She was born Ia
Leeds, Yorkshire, England, in 1878,
and was q cousin to the members Of
the house Of Miner. In 1884 Emma
Miner married John Hewson In Eng
land and nine years later she and her
husband uams to America. They
came direct to Jacksonville, where
they resided up to the time OF their
deaths, the husband dying In 1855
and the wife in 1897. 10 them we're
born several children, but they are all
dead except Mrs. Cook, who resides
with her husband and two children,
Oren II. Cook and Miss Emma Miner
Cook, a pretty blonde.
"l know | was a distant relative OF
Lord Alfred Miner, who was prom
inent man in the South African war;
and | have a great many kinsmen who
we're members OF the English parlia-
ment, but | do not know whom nor
how many"
Mrs. Mary 4. Fink, who died here
in 1889, was a sister OF Mrs. Cook,
and one OF the three daughters Of Mrs.
Hewson, the other, Mrs. Moore, Of
Virginia, ILL.,, having died some years
previous, leaving a son and daughter
The son, John M. Moore, now lives In
the old Hewson homestead in jack
sonvile. Mrs. Fink left surviving
her one son, F. NJ Duckworth' ana
four daughters. Mrs. W. E. Howard
Mrs. N. l.. Bolles, Stella Duckworth
and Maud Fink, all Of Abilene, except
| Mrs. Bales, who lives In Marcellne,
Missouri.
Mrs. Bolles, who lived with her
grandmother until she was 10 years
Of age, and Mrs. Howard, who lived
there for some years and attended the
illinois Women's college, have IRE
quently heard their grandmother
speak Of her relatives in England, one
Of her cousins being lady in waiting
upon the queen, and seen the family
portraits and letters, all OF which are
. in the possession Of Mrs. Cook in
Jacksonville. Mrs. Hewson MADE
several visits to England and was con-
templating another just before her
last illness In which Mrs. Bales was
s to accompany her.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-17
Had Narrow Escape.

W. A. Beigert, Of Lyona, bad a mar
row escape Friday afternoon. While
using a moving machine his team
took fright and ran away, throwing
him of the machine. The machine
passed over bis body, but with no
more serious results than a severe
shaking up and being badly bruised.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-17
Another Rainfall.

Last Sunday this section was Vls-
tied by another nice rainfall the
storm being quite heavy north and
east, Mud creek rising considerable
although in Abilene the fall was light
Considerable hail is reported north
and east Much water fell at Enter
prise and Chapman.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-17

Chicago, July 15.-Five hundred
bakers Of the Mcmahon Cracker and
Biscuit company went on a strike
here yesterday. The strikers main
tain that they are underpaid and
have to work ten hours daily instead
Of nine,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-17

The water supply of Argentine,
Kan, is shut of by the food In the
Kaw river.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-17
NOT so HIGH.
Abilene's Taxes Will Be Less Than
Last Year.

The finance committee Of the city
council held a meeting last evening
and agreed upon the tax l'vy for the
coming year. The total amount will
be 2l mills for all purposes. last
year the tax was 2S mills. The levy
for the different funds is as follows:
General fund. d...............,....,..... mills
Street ....................,,.,
SINKING .......................... lN
The levy will be authorized at the
meeting Of the council July 22.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-03
ARE III HoNoRABLE MEN.

There is a good deal Of political instruc-
ton in the various positions taken by
our contemporary the Pioneer Press, re-
garding it's party associate, Assembly
man Craig. It's latest declaration is the
most instructive of all. 1t had included
the working majority of the council
It's editorial utterance of yesterday ap-
pears to leave Mr.. Craig in the attitude
Of Mahomet's coffin. He has done
many things which, owing to the fine
sense of official purity and accountability
possessed by our contemporary, gives
it much grief. Yet we are now all ask
ed to regard Mr.. Craig as an honorable
man. He has been specifically removed
from the classification of a member of
1.-The working majority by his party
mentor; and, everything considered, in
Guiding the antecedent opinions of our
contemporary, we are now to believe that
he is all in all very commemorate pub
lie parsonage.
In the course of time, and by the proc
ess of elimination, there is reason to
believe that the challenge of this paper
to its contemporary to enlighten the
voting community as to the personnel Of
that working majority will find ac-
ceptance. AS the demands of the situa-
ton grow more urgent, we may hope
to be assured by our contemporary Of
the superior virtue and title to election
of each in succession Of the Republican
members of the council Then the "work-
ing majority will have resolved itself
into body composed exclusively Of
Democrats-that is, if there should be
enough Democrats to go around-and our
contemporary will be in a better position
to direct the voters of st. Paul in the
forthcoming city campaign in the paths
of virtue and rectitude
Meanwhile T e Clio b urges on the
other Republican statesmen, including
Assemblyman Denny, that there is not
much time between now and the election.
Those of them who feel that they may
possibly be included in the working ma
jority'' should take time by the fore
lock, and take steps to secure the edi-
torial vindication from their party organ
which is coming to them. AssembIyman
Craig is surely not the only one of them
capable Of pulling the necessary string
on their party organ.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-03
CORRUPTTON IN ST. Innrs

The corruption which has been reveal
ed IN the administration of the city of
ct. Lo;Iis is a natural outcome of the
political conditions which have prevailed
in that community. The city is RepubIic-
an The state is Democratic. The out-
side public has been permitted from time
TO time to get a glimpse Of the shame
full methods which have prevailed in the
administration Of the certain denart-
ments Of the city government. especiaI-
ly in the police department. as the re-
suit Of political and legislative log
rolling The politicians of both parties
have contested with each other in de-
vising schemes to evade popular respon-
sibility, and the tone of prevailing no
litical morality has accordingly sunk to
the lowest ebb
1t is only a few weeks ago since one
Of the leading ministers of the citv felt
called upon to denounce by name one If
the leading politicians and to declare thai
the influence which his example and
methods in political and social life exert
ed on the youth of the community was a
public menace.
Men Of this type are ever the alias of
corrupt corporations engaged in getting
control Of the public resources and priv-
ileges through corporate franchises con
tracts, etc. 1t is no wonder under s,1cb
circumSta ncer tba+ +l,o -tr.
public by such corporations should prove
to be a, matter easy of accomplishment
The party in power in all such cases is
found to be corrupt: and it lis usually
the case, as shown to exist in Philadel-
phia, that the representatives of the
minority are often ready to betray the
interests of their party in their zeal to
participate in the prevailing opportuni-
ties for personal enrichment through cor
ruption.
No mere change of party rulers will
effect the reform which is needed in a
city situated as st. Louis is. 1T requires
an uprising Of the people, and the pun
ishment of the rich and powerful thieves
who have been mainly instrumental IN
perpetuating, if not in producing. sucfI
rottenness. It viii be found that the
laws are sufficient of themselves to Sc
cure the punishment Of the thieves and
their abettors; but the laws are not en-
forced 1t may be all right to declare
any franchises secured through corrup-
ton to be forfeitable, as the st. Louis
grand jury suggests, but no such meas
ure will stop corruption. 1t requires the
people themselves to take hand in the
enforcement Of the existing laws, and
to make it plain to the corruptionists that
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-03
New York .ceHer.

build a bridge across the st. Lawrence
river for entrace into Montreal. The
name Of the new bridge will be the
Royal Albert and it will be built for
the Montreal Bridge company by the
Atlas Construction company, the latter
company having been organized in New
Jersey as recently as January rs, with
a capital Of $1,000,000 for the express
purpose of building this new Canadian
bridge. 1t is expected that the bridge
proper will cost $6,000,000 and that the
expenditures, including the cost of the
approaches and the terminals for rail-
roads, will be in the neighborhood of
100000.
The new bridge will be $500 feet long
and the main span, a cantilever of 1850
feet, will be the longest of it's kind on
the continent. The structure will occom-
modate two steam railway tracks two
electric car tracks, a double highway
and two sidewalks.
Glucose Starch Combine
Plans practically have been completed
Tor the formation of one big concern to
absorb the National Starch company
the Glucose Sugar Refining company
and the New York Glucose company.
also to control the trade of the country
in starch and glucose.
The new company also will include
oCFSId A IlluOr concerns OF the kind
throughout the country. It's capital is
to be about $8O,O0O,OOO.
Four MiIIfOn-DOIIar Hotel
New York is to have new hotel cost
ing $4OOO,O00. 1t is to cover an entire
block of ground and be eighteen stories
nigh. 1t will be the highest hotel in the
Guy, the only one having frontages on
1our streets, and the first to cost "a 0Ai
OOO' This new hostelry- is to be built On
broadway. French Renaissance will be
the style Of architecture The materials
10 be used on the exterior will be Indiana
limestone and red brick
New YOrI&-ChicagO Fares Raised
Eastern trunk lines are about to take
steps TO advance passenger rates be-
tween New York and Chicago on most
OF the differentlai lines and to abolish
second-class fares.
Some of the passenger officials are in
FAVOR of treating eastbound passenger
rates the same as westbound. making
the rates uniform in both directions. At
present Westbound rates are higher than
the eastbound. What is done with east
pound tariffs rests largely with the
western roads, but they are becoming
converts to the idea, under the Influence
OF thelr. chief officials, who have a COM
prehenslve plan on foot to get as much
IS possible out of traffic without work
Ing any hardship to the public. All ir-
regularltles are to be done awav with
ana commissions in the East are no
longer heard of.