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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-09-24
TOUR OF INSPECTION
President Roosevelt Visited Ellis
Island Immigrant Station.
He CHATTED WITH A GERMAN WOMAN
Careful Police Arrangements In Jersey
City-A Conference with Senator Platt
Respecting Work to BE Done at the
Next Session of Congress.

New York, Sept. 17.-President
Roosevelt rested quietly on his train
last night after day Of strenuous and
varied experiences. While en- route
from Oyster Bay to New York on the
naval yacht Sylph he passed through
terrifying wind and rainstorm, dur
ing which the vessel was in immediate
danger. Subsequently he visited the
immigration station on Ellis island,
New York bay, and made an inspection
of the institution. Before beginning
his tour of the station President Roose-
welt informed Commissioner Williams
that 1t would be impossible for him to
make such an inspection as he would
like In the limited time at his dis
posal. Commissioner Williams then
requested the president to appoint q
commission to make complete inspec-
ton. The president named as the
committee Eugene A. Philbin, Thomas
Hynes, Arthur Won Briesen and Ralph
Trautman. The committee will report
personally to the president at the con-
clusion Of its investigation.
During the afternoon many interest
ing incidents occurred, the president
acting on his desire to go directly
among the immigrants themselves
with q view Of ascertaining how they
were treated. He was particularly In
terested by the fact developed that the
majority Of the applicants for admis-
sion were supplied with American
money. The statement was made by
the immigration officials that immi'
grants passed at the station carried
an average aggregate OF $S,OCO,OOO o
year in American currency.
The presidents interest was attract
ed by a comely German woman, Adele
Walter, from Leutendorf, who bore In
a wicker basket a tiny babe. After
chatting a moment with her the presi-
dent slipped q IS bill into her hand.
She was greatly affected on learning
that the gift was from the president
Of the United States.
At seven o'clock the president, ac-
companied by Secretary Loeb and his
personal attendants, went aboard the
sylph for dinner. At ten o'clock they
left for Jersey City on the tug Cham
berlain, where they boarded the train
for Antietam. When the president
reached Jersey City he proceeded at
once to his car and began the trans
action Of some executive business with
his secretary and was occupied with
Il until midnight when the train
pulled out Of the station. The police
arrangements in Jersey city were eI-
trnordinarily careful. onicers being
lined up all the way from the ferry
slip to the train.
During the afternoon President
Roosevelt and Senator o. H. Plat had
an important, although Informal, con-
fsreacs respecting the work 70 Be done
At the approaching session Of congress-
Senator Plat IL one Of the advocates
Of an early s1traordinaTy session. He
has urged the president. TO call con
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-09-24
FRANK WILL BE BUSY.
No Snap to Run the Dewey Ranch
These Days.


These Days.
Frank Ball will have no sinecure in
running the Dewey rancho OF which
be takes charge Oct. l. A Colby dis
patch says: Considerable trouble is
being experienced with the settlers
who persist in committing depreda-
tlons on the Dewey ranch in this
county. Three houses have been
burned on the ranch during the past
week. Detectives have been en-
ployed by the Deweys to look into the
matter. Ever since the killing OF the
Berry family by the Deweys last May
there has been much more bad feel.
ing shown against the Deweys than
formerly. The settlers are now de-
cidedly hostile to the ranchnen.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-09-24
Married ct Frisco.

A letter from San Francisco an
nounces the wedding Of Mrs. Cassie
Porter, formerly Of this city and
daughter.in.law Of Judge and Mrs.
Porter, to J. G. Trainer, . railroad
man Of that city, Sept. s. The brides
many friends here will wish her Joy.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-09-24

gress together as early as october Is.
Time then would be afforded for the
house to organize completely and for
the senate to arrange its committee
assignments and yet be able to accom-
plish some practical and effective work
before the beginning of the regular
session on the first Monday Of De-
cember. However, 1t is the present
intention of the president to call con-
gress into extraordinary session on
Monday, November 0.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-09-24
Shifting Soil.
Real Estate Transfers Reported BY Maxim
Il Middleton. Abstracters.

Real Estate Transfers Reported BY Makina
4 Middleton. Abstracters.
Herington Town Co to Kansas Town
& Land Co 1t 10 bk 76 Herington
Town Cos I'D Herington, 81.
Eliz A Robinson to Harriet r Mitchell
Its 106 10S Buckeye ave s & A I'D
Abilene, $500.
F Schroeder to T W Bright und int 1t
70 Main st Solomon, $500.
A & Reese TO W HS IF Harrison Its
20 26 2S so so and 20 It " "a 9th ct
Solomon, t276.
J Bell to Henrietta Dunn el 1t 20 c H
Lebold's I'D Abilene, tl45.
lie Roy St Amaud to B r Beam Its 50
IS ok l49 Creesh's 2nd I'D Herring
ton, $1,000.
Mary Harvey To Martha lii ~ q OF
pi net 34-ll.1, tl72.
L Dnnn to J J Dunn u Of set e'lb'l,
$1,000.
IC N Hull TO Leila 7 Munsell 1t IA bk
IL Herington, s42b.
o A Dentzer TO J D Dentzsr i bk s
JIM Fishers I'D Abilene, $500.
D Basehors to ! T Parry l62xl65 II
10 net 7.i2-2, $40.
A Csrpeatsr TO " L Custer Il 80 Srd
81 Solomon, $3.50.
Travellers Insurance Co toJ Andrews
s150 It It 1918, Buckeye Ave L d Z
Abilene. 900.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-09-24

New York, Sept. 2l.-The Academy
Of Music was filled to overlooking last
night by a meeting held under the
auspices Of the Clan-na-Gael to COM
memorate the centenary Of the mar
tyrdom Of Robert Emmett. Resolu-
lions were passed declaring the only
proper settlement Of the differences
between Ireland and England to be the
abolition Of English rule in Ireland
and pledging the Clan-na-Gael to work
for the establishment Of an Irish re-
public.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-09-24
Walter Meek May Leave.

W. J. Meek, one Of the county high
school teachers, has received an offer
Of position in an Iowa college and
may leave the county to accept it.
Rev. D. Blayney Of the high school
board went to Chapman today to see
about 1t.
The position to which Mr.. Meek
has been chosen 10 the chair Of biology
10 Penn college ct Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Penn college is an institution OK the
Friends, small but reputable. Prof.
Haworth came from this position TO
Kansas University.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-09-24
DR.. Gorden Is HOnOrsd.

The dispatches relate that at the
Washington State Medical Assoeia'
ton, holding its annual session at
Spokane last week, DR.. X. N. Gordon
formerly Of this city, was ele'ted 9
member Of the state Judicial commit
tee for term Of three years. very
important position. RalPh's many
Abilene friends are proud Of biz
advancement 10 his profession.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-09-24
single wire Used for Double Purpose.

Utica, N. Y, Sept 21.-An innovation
in the line Of railroad telegraph service
has been put into use on the New York
Central railroad between Utica and Al
bany. BY means Of the apparatus a
single wire can be used for telegraph
and telephone messages at the same
time. While the operator is ticking
away telegram in Morse code another
person can telephone a message with
out the slightest interference.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-09-24
cr,amsrymsn Picnic.

The farmers Of Industry had q
creamery picnic Saturday at which
everybody gathered and sniOysdth le
day. There were addresses on dairy
ing and Of course . good time.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-09-24
Rosr. Forming : Colony In Msuico.

Monterey, Mex, Sept 1.-W. D.
snydman, one Of the leaders Of the
Boer army during the recent war, has
moved his entire family to the colony
site purchased near Ortiz station on
the Mexican Central and announces
that 50 families are on the way from
South Africa 10 Join him
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-09-24

the Journal with promise of several
more. He is as good devil as this
office ever had.
Low prices on hardware, etc. at
Minick & Taylor's 80 day removal
sale.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-09-24
Ap.rn..,.r H.ld %.

Woonsoekst R. l., Sept n-The
paymaster Of the American Woolsn
company was held up saturday near
here b. three Italians. Who robbod hin
q 1900 and then escapeA
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-09-24

MiniCk & Taylor will have re-
movAl sale for 80 days preparatory to
returning to their old location. Low
prices on everything.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-09-24

Wanted, ct Ones, girl for general
houssvork. hrs. P. L. Gross. West
Fifth street. US
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06
TO GIVE FOUR TRACKS.
Nezc-HaUen Road Won't Reduce
Fares IN BrOnG and WeStcheSter.

A delegation from The Bronx and Westminster
County, consisting of President Albert Z. Davis OF
the North Side Board of Trade Chairman Fielding
/. Marshall of the transportation committee of the
board, President w. ". Niles of the Taxpayers
Alliance and President Harry f. Powell of the
New-Rochelle Board Of Trade, heard by Presi-
dent Charles F. Mellen of the New-York, New
Haven and Hartford Railroad at his office in the
Grand Central Station yesterday the improve
ments of the service of the Harlem River branch.
The committee asked that the road be made
four-track one, all grade crossings eliminated cleo
trical equipment installed, more trains and the
fares reduced.
Mr.. Mellen stated that changing to four tracks
and the elimination of the grade crossings would be
undertaken at early date. Electrical --'ipment
he said, he did not consider advisable the
present conditions Of that mode of traction practi-
cable for combined freight and passenger traffic
Nor did he think fares unreasonable Any con-
siderable increase in the number Of trains i'm
possible. he said. without four tracks.
The delegation called attention to the irregularity
of the train service since the October Is schedule
put in effect. whereby trains were frequently
delayed from one-quarter of hour TO an hour
and also asked that Pntsch lights be provided in
place of the present oil lamps, which give made
quate illumination and frequently go President
Mellen promised to take these matters under con-
sideraton.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06
BOY ARRESTED IN POLICY RAID.

Two raids alleged policy shops were made
yesterday by the Goddard ANTHOLOGY Society
agents, assisted by headquarters police. The first
was made by Richard H. Burke. of the Goddard
society assisted by "ShoOfly" RoUndsmen Maher,
Costigan and LOndregan. on the first floor of ten
ement No. 242 First-ave Money policy slips and
lottery drawings found. we'll a policy
play made by Burke the numbers '3-l1-S"
Edward Volker. of No. 100 Mulberry-st.; Mrs.
Sarah Brady of No. 226 East Twenty-eighth-st
both alleged owners OF the building Emma Mans
field. who dropped several policy slips from her
clothes. according TO the raiders. when she
arrested: Charles Cheee. of No. 20 ST. Marks
Place whom found seven policy slips and
a record book which showed apparently that he
was the manager of the place; Berthold Vein
hOldt, of No. Is Greene-st.; Kate Mckinley, OF No
407 East One-hundred- and-fourth-st,; ana Harry
Drasser, eleVen-y ear-Old boy, of No. 113 St.
save, who had two policy slips and 25 cents
in cash which. he said given him to play by
his grandmother, arrested and held by Ser
geant Sheldon at the Bureau of Information for
arTaignment police court this morning.
The same officers complaint of Philip Bray,
of the Goddard society. also raided alleged
policy shop at No "a East Fourth-st. and arrested
john Zuckerman and Try Hermer the alleged pro-
prietOrs. Both held until this morning by
Sergeant Sheldon. Justice Wyatt issued the war
for both raids.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06
HINTS AT BIG GIFT.
President Harper addresses alumni
of University of Chicago.

The alumni of the University OF Chicago held
a business meeting and luncheon at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel yesterday. President Harper was
the chief speaker. and with him were associated
Dr. Henry L. Morehouse Professor Charles L.
Bristol, Edward Judson. Frederick A. Cleveland
Carl Delos and Allan T. Burnes. John d. Rookie
Teller the founder and sustainer of the univer-
sity, was not there nor was his son. John d.
Rockefeller. jr.
DR.. Harper refused to announce any gifts the
university might have received. but he limited
at what Professor Monroe and others thought
was a big gift when he mentioned a story that
the university had obtained control Of mile
of frontage on the old Plaisance. opposite it's
present holdings.
There had been no falling off in attendance.
said DR.. Harper On the contrary, there had
been an aggregate increase of some two hun
dred and fifty students. and every school
showed gain
The endowments in the last three years. he
said, had been 100000. His strong point was
the unity that had become factor in the uni
versty.
I'VE are getting close to something that we
all devotedly hope for-that is. not combina-
ton OF different schools. medicine, law, divinity
and the like such as they exist IN most East
ern universities. Harvard. Yale and others, but
a complete whole" he said. Nowhere are the
objects of the university misunderstood as in
the East, and much OF this, believe. Is owing to
the tendency of Eastern newspapers. The East
cannot understand the university, nor does it
know how narrow and provincial it Is in so
thinking. One OF the missions OF the University
of Chicago is to send men and women East. The
West must send men and women over here
otherwise what will become Of the East"
Officers OF the association for the ensuing
year were elected as follows: President, Charles
l. Bristol New-York University; Mrs. Frances
WIlIiston Burks, William r. ROney and Allan
G.. Hoyt, vice presidents; Ira w. Ruben, treas
urer and Professor Paul Monroe, OF Columbia,
secretary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06
REQUESTS JEROME TO ACT
LACQUER Asks Him to GiUe Port
Chester HoLdup to Grand Jury.

The following letter has been Mt to District
Attorney Jerome by Louis A. Cuvillier. a lawyer,
Of No. 229 Broadway. asking him to invoke sub
division B OF Section go of the Code of Grim
inal Procedure and place befoI the grand jury
for its action the holdup by the Board OF
Aldermen of the Port Chester roads petition for
right of way to cross certain streets in The
Bronx.
The letter is as follows
I respectfully call your attention. as the prose
cutting officer Of this county, to the inJoleraols
delay OF the Railroad Committee OF the Board OF
the Port Chester Railroad franchise ordinance,
The application for the franchise or right Of
The Bronx has been pending in the Railroad Com
mittee for over seven months. and the committee
which over five hundred of the leading representa-
ty attended All appeared in favor of this ordi-
nance. and the only opposition was by the attor-
oT the legal Right. Of the Port Chester Railroad
and stated that he wished the committee would de-
fer action the ordinance until the Court OF
Appeals passed on the case .oo,a ,o. -or,-
dered decision favoring the Port Chester Railroad
Company. Now IL has been over two months since
has not even reported the approval rejection of
the ordinance TO the Board of Aldermen. 1t must
be remembered that this company is to purchase
its private right Of way: and It only asks to cross
cured the approval of the State Railroad Commits
soners and all the towns in Westchester County
the Supreme Court Of that county. Every public
body Of The Bronx such as the North Side Board
third Ward Property Owners Association, has APP
proved of this ordinance and demands that the
committee report one way or the other on this
matter.
ing this ordinance, as It is not in the nature of
fra Is mot su aSS to 5hd a1d
were, the duty of the committee is to report to
I ask you u respectfully to invoke Subdivision
of Section 26O of the Code Of Criminal Procedure
is reprehensible in this matter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06
ROBBED U. S. EXPRESS.
An EMPLOYE CONFESSES.
Many More ImpLcated-Nesc-Yo rk
Woman'S Loss Led to Capture.

Pittsburg. Dec. 5-Through the arrest of
Howard r. Biddings and Leo Joseph Blough.
employees Of the United States Express Com
pany, the identity OF the men who have been
stealing packages handled by the express COM
pany. IL is alleged, has been ascertained, ana
many arrests expected within the next
twenty-four hours. The investigations were
conducted by detective agency Of this city. and
this afternoon the two men arrested were taken
10 Uniontown to be tried.
For some months the express company has
been receiving complaints of various articles
being missing from packages carried by it The
company was unable 10 discover any clew. on
November 20 Mrs. John c. Shaw, of New-York'
who had been visiting relations I'm Uniontown'
shipped her trunk by express TO Finderne, N J.
In the trunk was her jewel case, containing dia-
monds and jewelry valued at $500. When the
trunk reached its destination the Jewel case was
missing. The detectives arrested Blough on sus-
picion and he confessed, duplicating Biodings,
who was on the express car with him. Biddingsr
when arrested to-day, refused TO make any
statement Blough took the officers TO his home,
iu Cumberland. and revealed the hiding place
there Of his part Of the jewels.
Blough is only twenty-five years old. ard has
been in the employ of the company about three
years. Biddings is between twenty-eght and
thirty wears old. Both were trusted employees
OF the company. Blough being a messenger and
Biddings an express guard. II is said that the
arrests to follow viii include some of the Oldest
employees of the company. One Of the men who
is 10 be arrested, it is said, has been in the
service Of the company for quarter Of a cen
fury.
Blough says that a series Of robberies from
the company has been going on for years. and
that all sorts OF methods have been used Some
worked the seal trick, Blough did on Mrs.
Shaw's trunk he says. while others stole whole
packages. Biddings lives in Washington. His
run is between Baltimore and Wheeling.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06
WOMAN HAS DETECTIVE ARRESTED
Says He Annoyed Her by Following Her
for Several Hours.

sensation was caused in the neighborhood OF
the Customs Office yesterday when Mrs. Ella e
Henderson, who lives at the ROssmore Hotel
caused the arrest of Edward Hamilton. a private
detective living at No. 324 East Fifty-second-st
Mrs. Henderson insisted that Patrolman Joseph L.
Maury. detailed to the Barge Office, place Hamil-
ton under arrest she said that he had been fol-
lowing her for hours, and had trailed her on street
cars to her great annoyance
Hamilton taken into custody and lodged in
a cell in the Church-st- station He is private
detective employed by Charles Austin Buckbee.
who has an office the tenth floor of a building
at No. 90 Pine-st. Buckbee called at the station
a hours after the arrest Of Hamilton and
bailed him ont -
Mrs Henderson told the police that she would
appear before Magistrate Flammer in the Tombs
police court this morning complainant against
Hamilton when he is arraigned on a charge Of
disorderly conduct
Buckbee. the detective, was asked about the
case, and he said, Il not looking for notori-
ETY." When Hamilton was released on bail, and
before he could speak to anyone in the station
house. Buckbee went over to where he stood and
said in undertone: Ssh! Keep your mouth
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06
TWO BLOCKS ON BRIDGE
Feed Wire Breaks and Car Leaves
Track-HourT ieup.

There were two serious blocks last night on
the Brooklyn Bridge, which, together. caused
delays of an hour. The first was about o'clock
when the feed wire the north roadway be-
tween the lower and upper loops broke and
fell to the roadway. Instantly all the cars on
the four lower loops came to stop. and until
the feed wire was repaired no more cars could
travel over the loops mentioned Big crowds
were there. trying to get to their homes, and
the place became badly crowded.
In this excitement Rudolph Lank, of No 6SS
Halsey-st Brooklyn tried to climb over the
dashboard of car and crowd his way in
He got only half way over, and as his body
hung half out of the car. it swept prospective
passengers from their feet the car moved
past them. Lark gave the officer SO much
trouble that he taken to the Oak-st. sta
ton and locked UP. This made the nineteenth
arrest of disorderly persons at the bridge en-
trance this week. Captain Murtha having given
his men strict orders to lock up disorderly per-
sons there until the nuisance was stopped
The second block took place at $40 o'clock
when Third-ave car bound for Brooklyn again
stopped traffic At Loop No. the rear truck
wheels left the rails, and the motorman seemed
not to know of it until the New-York tower
was reached, and then he found it out by the
rear end Of the suddenly taking a skew
and whirling against an empty truck Whlch
was being driven to Brooklyn. The truck was
banged against the outer railinp of the bridge
and the driver had narrow escape from INJURY
The truck belonged to A. Gerhardt, OF Liberty
ST., Brooklyn, and was patched up so that 1t
could be driven home.
This block lasted half an hour or more. and
tied up a line of cars eighty-five in number,
forming a solid chain clear around the loops
and on TO the north roadway. The car was
finally pulled to the rails again by chain at
tached to another car. and traffic was slowly
resumed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06

Hoo Er-Sherif Dunn Got Meat ON
a Friday.

Fx-sherir TON" Dunn has had to buy a good
many cigars since his return from Hot Springs,
where he went with Charles F. Murphy and other
Tammany men Immediately after election all on
account OF a story. follows:
II was Friday night at the hotel and Tom be-
ing a good Catholic. had got along through three
elaborate meals without so much as touching meat
OF any sort Mr. Dunn does not like fish. He can
tell 2 salmon from sucker" perhaps, but II he
has been able TO master so much Of skill in pis-
cicuiture II is because Tammany leaders have to
watch out for certain kinds OF fish Eleven o'clock
came and Tom hungTier than ever. He was
waiting for the clock TO strike the hour OF mid
night at which time he would eat three Dig
turkey sandwiches. Other men ordered the turkey
sandwiches and Toms" mouth fairly watered
Tommy" said he TO Thomas F. Smith. secre-
tary of Tammany Hall. who was sitting OUT the
hour with him, how long is it to IL O'Clock and
turkey sandwiches"
TITS thirty-fve minutes by the watch" was the
answer.
Sheriff again asked the time. With groan. he
said:
Still twenty-five minutes 1t 1 wasn't good
Catholic I'd order the sandwiches now"
Suddenly a happy thought seemed to strike him.
Tom" said he, eagerly. What time is 1t in
Ireland at this minuteT'
Five o'clock on Saturday morning." said Mr..
Smith.
Dunn reached for the electric button, at the
same time eXclaiming:
THAT settles it! I eat the sandwiches now
right now. It's O'Clock in the morning In Ire
land, and Irish times good enough for me-
He ate five turkey sandwiches right on the
reel" said Mr.. Smith.