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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-08-13
COMMERCIAL REPORT.


New York, Aug. S.-Bradstreet's
commercial report says: Summed up
in sentence, 1t may be said that the
past in trade and industry is salts
factorily secured, while the future, de-
spite some mainly sentimental draw
backs, 10 highly promising. Divided
geographically, 1t is to be noted that
the east feels the effect Of speculative
liquidation and the dulling effects on
manufacturing Of high prices Of raw
material or of strikes, while the west
and south contemplate the prospects
Of good yields Of staple crops and re-
muneratiye prices for the same with
confidence and even optimism. Staple
prices are drifting lower. Food prod
ucts certainly tend lower. Sales Of pig
iron have been the heaviest since the
spring, some Of this being for the last
quarter Of the year and some for next
years delivery.
Wheat, including flour, exports for
the week ended August 8 aggregate 81
040,629 bushels, against 3,191, 442 last
week. Corn exports for the week ag-
gregate Ss4.42S bushels, against 92S,S 1899
last week.
Business failures in the United States
during the week ended August 8 num- !
Der 16i, against 100 last week.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-08-13
LABOR TROUBLES IN RUSSIA
Conflicts Reported at Different Places Be
tween Troops and Strikers-Industrial
Russia In State OF Anarchy.

London, Aug. 8.-The Times prints
a dispatch from Kieff, Russia, which
says that the disaffection among the
working men is widening and that dis
turbances have occurred at Kharkoff,
Ekaterinoslaff and other centers.
Sanguinary conflicts were reported
Wednesday and Thursday at Nikals-
ieff, during which the troops fired.
killing u outright and wounding 200.
The governor was seriously wound
ed and the correspondent says troops
are being hurried to Nikalaieff and
other disaffected centers with all
speed. Work over a vast area is
stagnant and the situation is becom-
ing dangerous, the anti-governmen
party being furnished with an excel
lent handle for their whip by the
military rigors shown in the suppress
sion Of the right Of free speech. The
computes during July
In various parts Of Russia that 200
strikers were killed outright and fully
3 1000 seriously wounded, and says It
ID agreed on all hands that M. Won
Plehve has a labor question which
will tax all his strength. A consider
lble portion Of industrial Russia is
already In a condition bordering upon
wholesale anarchy.
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A REMARKABLE RUN.
santa Fe Oficials Congratulate Themselves
over the Record Made by the Lowe
Special Over Their Line.

Chicago, Aug. SAN official state
ment of the remarkable run of the
Lowe special over the Santa Fe was
given out yesterday evening by George
7. Nicholson, passenger traffic man
ager of the Santa Fe system. The
statement says:
"All previous transcontinental rec
ords have been broken by the H. P.
Lowe special which left New York at
BIAS D. M, August 4 and arrived at
Los Angeles at 1905 p. m. yesterday.
BY transporting the special from Chi
cago to Los Angeles In 81 hours and
80 minutes the Santa Fe has beaten all
previous records by five hours and
seven minutes. The previous record
between Chicago and Los Angeles was
made by the famous Peacock special
in 1900, the distance being covered in
81 hours and SO minutes"
Mr.. Nicholson's statement concludes
with the statement that Santa Fe Of
ficials are congratulating themselves
not only on having made record
hitherto undreamed Of, but on having
beaten the Santa FEES crack" Cali
fornia limited by Is hours and 16 min
utes. Mr.. loves special clipped ten
hours of the schedule which had been
for 1t.
The time from New York to Los
Angeles was 70 hours and 81 minutes.
Mr.. Lowe has expressed his appre-
citation Of the efforts Of the road to
aid him in his race against death, al
though It turned out that the train
never had chance to win.
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HE SPARED In PUBLIC.
Seffries Appear atan Entertainments Given
for Crlpple-Corbett In Good
Condition.

San Francisco. Aug. s.--For the first
time since he has been in training
Champion Jeffries spared in public
at Hardin Springs Thursday night.
He appeared at an entertainment given
for the benefit Of . cripple and boxed
three rounds each with Fitzsimmons,
Joe Kennedy and Brother Jack. He
appeared to be in splendid condition
and apparently quicker on his feet than
formerly.
B. Bishop, manager for Aurelio Her
rera, went to Alameda yesterday with
Yank Kenney and Sam Berger to see
Corbett at work. The ex-champion
boxed with Berger and wrestled with
Kenney, and at the conclusion of the
bouts both pronounced him to be in
better condition than ever before.
Bishop stated that he was firmly con-
WINGED that Corbett would regain his
former title.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-08-13
A DELEGATE WANTED.
A Plan Started to Secure an Accredited
Spokesman IN Congress for the
Indian TerritorY.

Muskogee, !. T., Aug. ga new
scheme was instituted yesterday for
the relief of conditions in the Indian
territory-a movement for securing an
accredited delegate in congress from
this territory at the regular meeting
Of that body next December. W. E.
Castle, ex-chairman Of the single
statehood convention, is champion Of
the movement and H. Jennings.
United States commissioner and editor
of the Messenger at Claremore, Is the
originator Of the plan.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-08-13
COL. PHELPS QUESTIONED.
The Attorney for the Missouri Pacific
stood Upon His Constitutional Nights
Before the Grand jury.

st. Louis. Aug. 8-Col. William H.
Phelps, attorney for the Missouri Pa
cifc Railroad company, was before the
St. Louis grand jury yesterday for an
hour and a half. He emerged from
the grand jury room smiling and had
nothing to say as to the nature of his
testimony. II will say that lobbyists
would not be needed at Jefferson City
If II were not for the sandbaggers
sent there" he said. "The railroads
have been forced to keep representa-
tives at the oanital for thair avn nra-
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tecton. Every railroad in Missouri
would be bankrupted II 1t were not
for the lobby
II can say nothing regarding my
testimony" he continued, excepting
that have been courteously treated
and will return as q witness at any
time that Circuit Attorney Folk may
call for me-"
II is understood at the -Four Courts
that Col. Phelps found It necessary to
stand on his constitutional rights
when replies were requested to some
of the questions asked by Circuit At
torney Folk. 1t is also reported that
be reminded the grand jury that 1t
had no Jurisdiction In matters which
transpired at jefferson City.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-08-13
stockmen Going 70 New Pastures.

Butte, Mont. Aug. ga Miner spe-
cial from Miles City, Mont, says that
the stockmen of eastern Montana are
preparing for a general exodus to bet
ter grazing grounds In Wyoming. the
Dakotas and Nebraska, as result Of
the ravages of the grasshoppers, the
pests having devastated the range Of
vegetation until all hope Of winter
sustenance has been abandoned by the
stockmen.
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CRASHED TOGETHER.
Two Circus Trains Collide Through
Airbrakes Not Working.
TWEyTY-THREE PERSONS NOW DEAD.
More Than Dozen More or Less Injured
An Elephant and Two Cameis Also
Meet Their Death-The Whole
Town Aroused.

Durand, Mich, Aug. s.-The air.
brakes on the second section of Wal.
lace Bros circus train refused to work
in tho Grand Trunk railway yards here
early yesterday, causing collision be-
tween the two sections In which %
people were killed and more than a
dozen injured. The circus travels In
two trains Of about 35 cars each. After
the exhibition at Charlotte the two
trains left for Lapere over the Grand
Trunk read. the second section leaving
a half hour after the first. 1t was 3:45
O'Clock when the first section pulled
into the Grand Trunk yards here. A
red light was hung on the rear car to
stop the second section. Engineer
Propst. Of Battle Creek, who was rum
ming the engine of the rear train, says
he saw this light and applied the air
brakes. To his horror they refused to
work He reversed his engine, but the
momentum of the train behind him
was too great and with a crash that
aroused all the town the two trains
met. Three cars of the stationary first
section were telescoped and the engine
and five cars of the moving train were
The rear car Of the first
section was q caboose. in which the
trainmen we're sleeping. and the next
two were filled with sleeping circus
employees. The greatest loss of life
was In the caboose. One Of the
wrecked cars Of the second section was
by five elephants and several
,amels. One Of the elephants and two
,amels were killed outright, while the
other animals and their trainer es-
,aped. With the exception Of this car
hone Of the menagerie was wrecked,
he other demolished cars containing
.anvas or wagons. AS soon as they
recovered from the first shock the
rainers rushed among the cages quiet
ng the beasts that were excited. The
Elephants in the wrecked car behaved
With surprising calmness and were led
nut Of the wreck without trouble.
The escaping steam and screams Of
hose pinned in the wreck was horri-
ying spectacle In the gray Of the early
morning, when the trainmen In the
ards and the aroused townspeople
rst reached the scene. Many feared
t first that some Of the menagerie
ad escaped, as some Of the animals
ould be heard crying. The fire whis-
les we're Immediately sounded and the ,,
hole town was aroused. The dining ,
pom of Hotel Richelieu was used as ,
n operating room by the surgeons. A
core Of wives and daughters Of the
escuers volunteered as nurses and
'orked with the surgeons all the :
forming. More than 20 Of the injured :,
ere fastened and pinned down in the :
reckage SO that they had to be :,
topped and pried out. =
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-08-13

Carthage. No, Aug. s.-Carthage
people have subscribed 100000 cash
to the capital stock Of the Carthage
Cotton Mills company. being organized
at this place by Wittsn Mcdonald.
This insures the erection Of the plant
The mills will have q capacity Of TO-
900 spindles and $40 looms and viii
manufacture fabrics suited to the gen
eral needs Of the southwestern mar
keta
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-08-13
A Newspapor Man Commits Suicide.

Joplin, Mo-, Aug. S.-The dead body
Of A. q. Anglemeyer, a well known
newspaper man of Joplin and Galena,
was found lying in the street yester-
day morning with three bullet holes
in 1t. Near by was a 3S-calibeP re-
volver, three chambers Of which had
been discharged. Every indication
points to the fact that Anglemeyer
committed suicide.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-08-13
Fatal Alteration over Moving . TO

Fatal Alteration Over Moving Town.
Oklahoma City, Ok, Aug. 8.-As q
result Of an alteration over the ques-
ton Of moving the town of Mountain
Park TO Snyder, Hon George s. Bal
ley shot and killed W. Brown. The
quarrel started between Bailey, who
is q prominent politician, and r X
Kelley, president Of the Ell Paso,
Mountain Park & Oklahoma Central
railroad. who was opposed to moving
the town. Brown was q Kelley parti-
san. ,.a
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80 Into Ano,hnr rnIn.

Havre. Mont, Aug. 6.-while wait
ing for q herd of cattle to clear the
track the Montana Central south bound
passenger train was overtaken BY the
flyer" on q curve q few miles west
Of here yesterday afternoon. The
Pullman buffet car was wrecked. the
engine Of the flyer badly damaged and
four persons badly hurt The passen-
gers on the flyer" were all badly
shaken mp
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-08-13

Three Thousand Families Burned Out.
Barcelona, Spain, Aug. ga terrible
FIRE has totally destroyed the quarter
of Esparraguera, occupied by the
working people. Three thousand
families were rendered destitute and
some workmen persisted in the flames.
Esparraguera is IL miles northwest
OF Barcelona.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-08-13
Russian Jews Coming 10 America.

RUNuIhM UdWb OUnInW 70 Am0FEcAs
st. Petersburg, Aug. 6.--According
to advices from Elisabethgrad the
Jewish emigration to America from
the province Of Kherson is rapidly
increasing Three hundred Jews start
cd for the United States in June.
while during July ten TO 30 families
left daily for the same destination.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-08-13
Two Negroes Executed for Robbery.

Birmingham, Ala, Aug. SWIM
Hudson and Will Jones, negroes. con-
victed on charges Of highway robbery,
were executed In the county Jail yard
here yesterday. Hudson denied that
he was guilty Of the crime of which
he had been convicted. Asked II he
had ever killed anybody he replied:
II will tell old Marster about that"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-08-13

August Week. living near EskridFe
Kan, accidentally nhot his two broth
era. ased : and u yonrs. one of whom
Win ala
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-08-13

Guthrie. Ok, Aug. 6-H. r. Sands,
special representative Of Secretary
Cortelyou. is here gathering statistics
on wealth. debt and taxation for the
department Of commerce. and labor.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-08-13
illinois Central R.R.
EFFICIENTLY
SERVES
A VAST
TERRITORY
By through service to and from the follow
ing cities;

| By through service TO and from the follow
ing cities;
CHICAGO, ILL, OMAHA, NRB.,
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, ST. PAUL,
MIMI, KANSAS CITY, NO.,
PEORIA, ILL, EVANSVILLE, IND,
ST. LOUIS, MO-, CINCINNATI,
OHIO, NEW ORLEANS. La, MEM
PHIS, TENN, BOT SPRINGS. ARK,
LOUISVILLE. KY. NASHVILLE,
TENN, ATLANTA, GA, JACKSON
WILLIE. FLA.
TNE.s :ss d ssS an; ;s:asSi :sIEs; Be
AND THE PACIFIC COAST.
oonneetion stabsvs named terminals for the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-02
JOHNSON STILL !.
CEAlMS ELEVEN
Cannot Believe Babcock
Has Captured Hen ne
pin Delegation.

Lawrence Hutchinson, the Hennepin
candidate for speaker of the house,
does not believe that he has lost the
Hennepin delegation and still claims
eleven of the fifteen Republican votes.
-Four members of the Hennepin dele
gat1on-L. Q. Stevenson, George Arm
strong, II. Il. F'Fyberger and w. /. Nolan
have been for Bahcock from the start
and the poll of the district by a john
son organ developed the rather I'M
pleasing Intelligence that G. r. Smith,
Z. Z. Dem1ng, M. L. Fosseen and w. w.
BardWelf are Undecided with the in
ference that the unit rule binding the
delegation will be abrogated at meet
ing tonight.
Mr.. Johnson last night said he had
from the first been fully aware of the
opposition of the four declared for
Babcock, but that he was not prepared
to relinquish his claim on the four poll
ed as undecided, as he believed they
will stay by him as long as he has a
chance of election. AS counter claim
Mr.. Johnson says he has six votes in
DR.. Babcock's home district, the Sixth.
The Johnson men also claim that the
First district will discharge it's steering
committee and line UP for the Henne-
pin man when it caucuses Monday.
Yesterday a few prominent house
members were on the scene, indulging
in desultory skirmishing, but today the
workers are expected in force for the
inauguration of the final roundup.
From the First district, w. C. Fraser,
D. Sinclair, j. E SBosworth, H. w
Lightly and John SchWager Jr., were
on hand yesterday afternoon, and W.
A. Nolan, ]. H! Burns and G. G. Dalen
came on later trains. Representatives
Hinton and Mork are the advance of
the Second district delegation, all of
which is expected today.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-02
COURTESY AN oFFENSE.|

According the statements of the secretary of the
treasury it become necessary
officials from extending many the
ing the incoming transatlantic steamers
The latest
that special arriving passengers
limited to ambassadors charge de aaires secretaries
naval military other attaches embassies, high
mssiOners similar representatives this govern
ment returning from their missions
1t is rather departure the public understand
ing customs service that complaint
should exist of the extension couresies
to those who have baggage incoming
The existence of such evil would from the glimpse
which the public given occasionally internal
workings of the New York custom house,
Quoted other basis and to be due ether
influence than that overwhelmingly
position of the customs officials For purposes
told is found desirable special
sizes kind This seem to Indicate
that courtesy official commodity the customs
service is expensive for all perhaps
cept the customs inspector
The complaint which the public is familiar with
in connection with the
which the
cular of the secretary of the treasury would Indicate
rather the other Complaint been general
entering the United States foreign
countries the i'll treatment they have been
subjected by the customs officials
congress- Petitions in considerable
body asking the ruaeness
Which marks the treatment or incoming passengers
customs officials Secretary Shaw certainly
be ignorant of these complaints, yet notice
whatever has been taken of them may be- course
official the courtesy
which the secretary of the treasury thinks proper
complain. in any event, without making at all
light of the pressing needs of it
general public good deal more
benefit would from recognition of
often brutality shown by those charged
with the inspection of baggage rather than
any untoward extension courtesy On their part.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-02
FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 1903.
CAN SUCH THINGS Be?

1t would be interesting the expression which
overspead the faces of the principals and teachers who
their places in the educational system Wisconsin
consn State Teachers
sion of that body being held at Milwaukee "The
ing fifty years." said he, should bring freedom the
competent teacher freedom the pupils highest
needs and to follow the without political
ference sectaran bgory commercial nsoence early dis
missal old age poverty" And then, a spirit
lessness which might we'll alarm the
the educational calling School
houses made for the schools
the school book houses"
Was presumption and professional reckIessness
brought to such pitch in the teaching profession
the formation of the school book combine? Who is this
Karl Mathie, who thus his
and out in Quixotic fashion splinter his lance
against the windmls of the publishers? Judging
the name he be of those professors who
specialized and ghaired way general
recognition in the by their
tachment to high ideals Whoever he is he made it
plain that he is dangerous in his position and that
his place ought by pedagogc
like, for instance, of supern-
tendents
The professional teacher seriously advances
proposition that the book publishing maintain
ed for the benefit the system the United
States rather than that the public school system
tanned for the benefit of publishers ought
truly advanced representative of scientific pedagogy.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-02
STREET RAILWAY TYRANNY.

The presentment of the jury the borough Of
Brooklyn which has just been made public regarding the
ownership and operation railway facilities of
that city Importance Whether
the intelligent of body accept
views not makes difference in estimating the i'm
portance of the circumstance that the of
of the largest cities in the United States should feel
PEELED give them expression They very evidently
compulsion disregard Of
the delegations Of the public service to society
and to their patrons. The the Brooklyn
grand jury best and most briefly given in the state
ment of them embodied in the dispatches follows
The only solution Of this vexed problem of metro
ton of the of public travel Those street rail
metropolitan transit that have been given for alb
this day should be brought back Where they naturally
belong under the control from which they passed the
I'VE are of the opinion also from statistics submitted
to u.s. that experience has demonstrated that under
public control railway systems would only be
operated efficiently public that could be
revenue after the cost Of operation is met which could
be applied to reduce general taxation"
Underlying this acceptance by responsible public
body of the most advanced views regarding the problem
of municipal transportation primarily, conviction,
which is universal all classes conditions
ciety that the street railway corporations of Ameri
cities possessed almost invaluable public
chises for which they given the people compensa
whatever but they invariably
cured through the practice of the corruption of
public officials, and which they held in
the unfaing instruments of public extorton
We here in St Paul peculiar degree the VIC
Tins of this public evil We witness the ownership and
control of railway facilities possessed by
dents of another city. We their management n
Quoted to discriminate in against this and
in favor of the other community in which they
and controlled The money which people for
their maintenance the enrichment those who
them is spent outside of the borders of the CITY, All
the industries incident to them maintained in the
other city, public complaint every
with contempt where, a matter fact,
find frendliness of the members
successive city councils toward those who thus
nopolize facilities of local transportation.
The incubus of the present ownership control of
local agencies of lines evidently fastened
on the necks of this community for number years
to beyond all available relief. cannot
garded all light remarkable
few days of daily newspaper which frequently given
expression to the public feeling subject giving
its editorial columns the Encouragement enter
prise designed to give the community relief through
petition, from the evils which paper question
ever been foremost in recognizing. 4t 81.
1t is impossible, however that such expressions of
public sentiment that made the Kings county
in time calling into public feeling
throughout the country which will in time
solution of the problem involved recognize
paramount right of the public municipal
energies.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-02
NATIONAL LEAGUE OF
WORKMEN is LAUNCHED
Those of the independent Kind Oraan.
ize for Multitude Of Objects.

ize for Multitude Of Objects.
ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. 1.-Rev. e.
M. FairchiId, of Albany, who has been
called into consultation by the work.
men interested in the formation of
the National League of Independent
Workmen of America, said tonight:
t'The league will be organized in the
near future. 1t is proposed to put ma
tional organizers in the field and to
organize local branches all over the
country and demand that EMPLOYERS
run their shops as open shops" in
which union and league men can have
an equal and fair chance for employ
ment.
"'The league will be strictly a labor
ing mans affair, but it will be incor-
porated. Only American citizens will
be eligible to membership.
"'The specific objects for which the
Independent Workmen propose to or
ganize are as follows:
ITO protect independent workmen
in their independence; to sustain high
wages by skillful, energetic co-opera-
ton with our employers; to establish
reasonable hours of labor according
to the exigencies of the trades; to
promote intelligent understanding of
our work; to furnish favorable con-
ditions for training apprentices in or
der that our boys may become sue
cessfuI workmen; to maintain sanitary
conditions of employment by means of
state laws and inspectors; to compel
officers of the government to enforce
the laws; to compel labor unions to
observe the laws; to protect members
against unjust treatment from employ
ers by due process Of law; to provide
a labor bureau for its members"