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Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-21
RAILWAY TIME CARD.
UNION sTATION-IOTH AND MARCY.
Union Pacific.

Rocky Mountain Ito. "a $50 pm a 1855 am
Lincoln. Colo. Springs,
Denver, Pueblo and
West ......"-."...;a 1880 pm a $500 pm
Colo, Texas, Cal. and
Oklahoma Flyer.......a $40 pm a12: 40 pm
Wabash.
st. Louis Cannon Ball.
! Express ................a b:hh pm a $40 am
st, Louis local, Coun-
ell Bluffs ........,.......a 9:15 am a10:30 pm
Illinois Central.
Chicago Express........a TBS am a $40 nm
Chicago, Minneapolis a.
st. Paul Limited. Ia 1850 pm a sos am
Minneapolis q st. Paul
Express ................b 1885 am b10.3 IS pm
Chicago Express........ a10;35 pm
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-07-09
TROUBLE OVER AN ARREST.
A Father Comes 70 the Bsseue Of His sen
and In ths Shooting That Ensued
He IL Killed.

Steelville, Mo-, July 6-0ne dead and
three perhaps fatally injured 10 the re-
suit Of o fight with revolvers which
took place here Saturday between
Sheriff w. r. Tan, Of Crawford coun-
| ty; his deputy. Perry Ives, and Deputy
Marshal John Woods on one side. and
Robert Starks, a farmer. and his son
Hirschel, aged 20 years. on the other.
Robert Starks was shot through the
heart and killed. w. r. Tan, the sher-
in, was shot through the stomach and
will die; Hirschel Starks was fatally
shot and Perry Ives. deputy sheriff.
was shot in the mouth and leg. HIS
condition Is dangerous.
The trouble originated in the refusal
Of young Starks to submit to arrest.
He was charged with having offended
the daughter Of Benjamin 0gles. Q
wealthy farmer, who filed complaint
against him. When Sheriff Tan ap-
preached Starks warned him away,
saying there would be, trouble II he
attempted to take him into custody.
Robert Starks came up at that mo-
ment. After learning that his son
was about to be arrested, he hurried
home, where he procured a revolver.
He returned to the Crawford County
bank building, where the sheriff and
his son were standing
"Here, take this" said the elder
Starks to bis son, land II Tam doesn't
leave you alone, you. know how to pro-
tect yourself"
The sheriff tried to argue with the
elder Starks, but to no purpose. HE
then took Hirschel by the arm and as
he did SO the prisoner began firing.
One of the bullets struck Taff in the
stomach and he sank unconscious to
the ground. Deputy Sheriff Ives, who
was attracted to the spot, ran up, re-
volver in hand, and opened fire as he
saw young Starks brandishing his
weapon. Eirschel Starks fell at the
first shot. The father then wrested
the pistol from him and began firing
upon the deputy sheriff. The latter
was shot twice, the first bullet taking
effect in his mouth, the other lodging
in his right leg.
City Marshal Woods came to the
rescue of the officers at this point.
A few moments later the elder Starks
fell dead with bullet through his
heart. It is believed that Deputy Sher-
III Ives is the only one Of the four shot
who has any chance Of recovery. The
shooting occurred on one Of the prin-
0,psi business streets.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-07-09
THE DAM DISASTER.
The Oakford Park Valley a Great
Household Of Mourning.
ASYSTEMATIC SEARCH FOR The DEAD.
Twenty Persons Known TO Have Lost Their
Lives and Sixteen Others Reported
HIissIng-The Property Loss Will
Reach 81 100000.

Jeanette, Pa, July las o result
Of the breaking Of the Oakford parh
dam Sunday 20 persons are known To
be dead and 10 are missing. The
property loss in the valley will reach
S1,500,000 and the distress Is 30 great
that outside relief must be asked for
The number of lives lost was not 60
great as estimated, but the list Is long
enough to be appalling.
From q prosperous, contented valley
this section in single day has been
transferred into a great household OF
mourning. Pretty homes have been
wrecked and great workshops forced
into idleness. All day long hundreds
Of willing hands pulled away the great
piles Of debris In the search for the
missing residents Of the valley From
time to time the search would be re-
warded and anxious friends would rec
ognize the mutilated body Of rela-
tive.
Business was practically at a stand
still. Many OF the stores had been
flooded and many of the workshops
were in the path Of the torrent To
the tbrong of idle citizens were added
great crowds of strangers who came
here from all over western Pennsyl-
vania to view the destruction that had
been wrought. The curious all went
to the morgue and fought for an OPP
portunity to view the grewsome
sights Those who really had cause
to go to the house Of the dead could
hardly fight their way through the
throng. Then, too, a number OF
thieves came to make profit out OF the
morbid crowd.
There was a great crowd OF people
assembled all day at the pile of wreck
age heaped against the railroad EN-
bankment east of town and scattered
over the bottom lands. 1t was here
that many bodies we're supposed to be
buried. During the night men with
lanterns had picked their way over the
wreckage looking for bodies and when
morning came large force Of volun-
teers went to work making sys-
tematic search. BY evening the men
said that no more bodies remained In
the d, bris. Parties also worked up
and down the creek. Occasionally,
hidden in bushes or pinned down by
,,nhhish would be found former resi-
dent Of the valley It is possible that
from time to time other bodies Will
be found.
Owing to the extreme hot weather
the stencil from the dead animals and
from the clogged sewers is becoming
a menace to the health Of the commu-
nifty and both here and at Penn sta
ton much money will be required to
place the towns again In a sanitary
condition.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-07-09
EDUCATORS IN SESSION.


Boston, July 1.-THE main feature OF
the day Of the National Educational
association yesterday was the opening
Of the general session in convention
at Mechanics hall. The meeting be-
gan by the singing Of Bach choral by
q large chorus, followed by blessing
by Rev Edward Everett Hale, DID.
Gov. Bates extended the welcome Of
the state to the visitors, while similar
Fluctuations were extended by Mayor
Collins on behalf Of the city Of Bos-
ton. President Henry s. Pritchett, Of
the Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology, also welcomed the delegates
IN behalf of the local committee, Suit
able replies were made by Albert G..
Lane, district superintendent Of
schools in Chicago and chairman of
the board of trustees of the associa-
ton, as well as by William T. Harris,
United States commissioner of educa-
ton and a member Of the executive
committee of the association. Presi-
dent Eliot, OF Harvard university and
president of the association, delivered
an address on the New Definition of
the Cultivated Man" Andrew f.
West, dean Of the graduate school Of
Princeton, followed with an address
on "The Present Peril Of Liberal Edu-
cation"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-07-09
FIRE AT A PACKING HOUSE.


st. Joseph, Mo-, July 6-The main
building Of the Hammond packing
plant was destroyed by fire yesterday
afternoon. The loss is estimated a.
high as $1,5OO,0O0. 1t is entirely GOV!
cred by insurance. Two men lost their
lives in the flames. One Of them is
reported to be Charles Miller, fire
marshal at the plant This could not
be verified. Three men were injured,
one Of them seriously. For a time
the entire stock yards district was
threatened. BY hard work the Nelson
Morris plant, 300 feet north of tho
Hammond plant, was saved and this
saved the Swift plant, which is to the
north of the Nelson Morris building.
The fire started little after two
o'clock. BY nine o'clock most OF the
building was gone. The greater dan
ger was at six o'clock, when part OF
the north wall fell and the fierce
flames were shot toward the Nelson
Morris building. Though the dense
smoke was blown against the big
buildings, the work Of the hremen
saved the buildings.
The carcasses of $500 hogs, 1880
cattle and 800 sheep were burned.
Nearly 100000 pounds Of oleo were de-
stroyed. The contents of the smoke
house were consumed. The entire
north building, measuring 12o by 400
feet and ranging in height from fve
to seven stories, was Quilted. 1t was
with the greatest difficulty that the
south building was saved.
The origin Of the fire is a mystery.
There was no fire in the casing de-
partment in the eastern part OF the
building, where the fire started. The
flames were discovered about 2:2S
O'Clock by Charles Cullen, day watch
man. He gave the alarm, but was SO
overcome by the smoke that he was
almost suffocated.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-07-09
senntor Hnnna NInles stNtement.

New York, July 7.--Senator Hanna,
who erriVed here yesterday, said:
"You can say for me that Senator
Hanna is not going to retire from
business, all of the reports to the
contrary Notwithstanding. have
slways been in active business and In
tend to keep at IT, Certain people APP
pear to take an exclusive interest in
my affairs and movements. Politics is
my hobby. l shall continue to give
II some of my attention until am too
feeble TO do anything more and that
will be sometime yet"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-07-09
THE BERRY KILLINGS.
Arguments In tho State supreme Court for
Bail Made In Behalf Of Dewey and
His Associates.

roraLa Kan Julv 7-Tha argyll
~ 4, .ha oasa ~ chauncev Dewey.
c,.'sa W,,,so,, ana w Mcprida were
Sy ss 1850 .ha srnrsma court vas.
a aao rna,, 49, arn,,cation for adj
49,, ,s",.. - nj nsrd;ro their trial in
.ra ' Chavs,na county district court
w. naosn,hsr sor the murder Of the
p on family IN lima The argument
80, ,.h,ch ,ho man based their CON-
. WI sor Nail was mat the Killing
ss. .so pa..,s mo. dons n self-desense
"a sno 49, 49,. Inv roda 40 the
DE-, ranon an Tho dav NJ The killing
80 ~. .hav waro In dsnoer NJ losing
- ~. ,,r.s wr,sss thew acted ouickIy.
,r.a. .a,S - .ha nrev,ous trouble they
sa n'y ~ sS'S With ~ The perrys and said that
49, 80 ooaded N The point of des-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-07-09
DYING.
Veterans and Their Widows Begin
ming to Pass Away Rapidly.
THOSE ON ROLL UNDER A MILLION.
While the PropOrtIOnato Death Losses In
the indianapolis and Topeka Agencies
Are the Same, Topeka Agency shows
Larger Gain I'm New Pensioners.

Washington, July 6.-Veterans Of
the civil war on the pension rolls are
dying at the rate Of 80 a day. Widows
on pension rolls are dying at the rate
Of 20 day. Despite the fact that the
Spanish war has added
thousands Of names to the pay rolls
and the number of pension certificates
issued for the year ended June / ex-
coed by $1,000 the certificates issued
for 1902, the losses by death in each
of the Is pension agencies in the five
months from January TO May, inclu-
sive, have been greater than the gains
through the addition Of new names.
The exact proportion for all the
agencies cannot be given until the July
computation has been made, but suffi-
eient data is at hand to show that the
death losses for given period for the
first time since the civil war pension
list was established exceeds the gains.
In round numbers the total pensioners
are $4,000, Of whom approximately
100000 are widows. The death rate
amongethe veterans exceeds the death
rate among the widows, but the COM
missioner of pensions and the statis-
ticians in the department are confident
that from this time on there will be a
uniform increase in the proportionate
number of deaths. For several years
the pension list has lowered about the
million mark. Some months 1t would
be a few hundred more and other
months few hundred less, but it has
at last gone below 100000 to remain.
Previous to this year the records Of
the pension Office were not kept In such
a manner as to enable the finance d.
vision to show the gains and losses at
the various agencies by months.
While each Of the agencies show losses
in excess of gains, there is wide diff
ference in the proportions. The state
ments for the Topeka agency and the
indianapolis agency have been COM
pleted. While the proportionate death
losses in the two agencies are approx
imately the same, the Topeka agency
shows a larger proportionate gain in
adding new names to the pension rolls.
The significance Of the reports lies In
the fact that in all agencies, no mat
ter how great the gains, the death
losses exceed them and the death rate
Is almost uniform.
In addition to the actual losses by
death reported there has been a fur
Their loss in each Of the agencies due
TO failure to claim pensions for three
years, In the Indianapolis agency
this aggregate Is .s57 and in the To
peka agency 81. It is believed that 80
per cent. or more Of these losses are
due to the death Of the pensioners.
This would make net loss at the In
dianapolls agency Of 1.ol1 for the i've
months and at the Topeka agency Of
se1. The total loss by death In the In
dianapolis agency for the first hve
months Of the calendar year Is l,S4s
80 for fha Touaka agency l. $3.50.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-07-09

Sioux City, Ia, July AIN case
from Charles Mix county Judge
Smith, of Yanktop, declares polyg-
amy legal among Indians. In the
case in question an Indian who had
two wives tried to inherit the allot-
ment of land of son by his second
wife. The judge of the county court
decided the child was illegitimate.
Attorney ]. w. Lindsay carried the
case to the circuit court, which held
that all children of Indians were le-
Ultimate, no matter how many wives
they had. Judge Smiths decision let's
down the bars effectually. Polyg-
amy is common on the reservations.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-07-09
IN. rISnns' Mine FIrs' rsdaF contro

Denver. Col, July GA Republican
special from Hanna. Wyo., says that
It Is believed the fire in the mine which
was the scene Of the recent explosion
and consequent heavy loss OF life has
been placed under control. The work
Of removing the debris from the main
slope Is progressing favorably. II IL
not believed. however. that an attempt
viii be made TO remove the bodies OF
the entombed miners before several
dnYa have elapsed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-07-09
FIGHT ON A STEAMER.
Six Persons shot In Fuss on the d. A
NIsbett Between UniOntown, Ky" ana
Mount Vernon, Ind.

Mount Vernon, Ind, July IAN ex-
cursion on the steamer d. A. Nisbett
broke up in a big fight early yester-
day morning and six persons were
shot. Kinney Givens, Of this city, and
Frank Kirk were shot in the legs and
arms. Glvens shot and fatally wound
ed q man named Brown from Hender-
son, KY. Another man from Hender-
son, named White, was shot In the
breast and fell into the river. His
body has not been recovered. Two OF
the number shot were women. The
fight occurred between Uniontown,
KY, and this place. The boat returned
to Unlontown and six men and two
women were arrested and put In jail
there.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-07-09
SHOCKED TO DEATH.
A Flag Soaked with Rain Breaks Down an
Electric Wire and -Four Persons
Lose Their Lives.

Pittsburg. Pa, July Gin the prog
ress of a terrific rainstorm Saturday
four persons were killed here In an &C.
cident Of a most unusual character. A
large American flag suspended from q
grocery store became soaked with the
rain and the high wind blew 1t against
an electric light wire, which was car
rying 1000 volts. The wire snapped
under the pressure and fell into the
street. One end lodged in q pool Of
water, charging 1t to a high degree.
The first one to fall victim to the
wire was an unknown man, who was
running for shelter from the rain. In
crossing the street he stepped into the
pool Of water and fell to the ground
dead. Shortly after this the Statt
family drove along the street in sur
rey. There were seven persons In the
vehicle and the driver was hurrying to
reach a place of shelter from the
storm. As he approached the broken
wire hundreds of people tried to warn
him of the danger, but could not make
him. understand until too late. He
tried to pull away from the wire, but
one of the horses stepped into the
highly charged pool Of water and fell.
The occupants Of the surrey immedi-
ately began to jump and the four who
leaped from the side opposite the wire
escaped injury. The three on the other
side in their excitement fell on to the
wire and were shocked to death.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-07-09

Winchester, ILL.,, July 7.-Seven firms
we're burned out by a mysterious fire
yesterday. The property loss will
reach over $4,000. One Of the burned
buildings was prominently connected
with the early history Of Illinois, as
Stephen A. Douglas taught school and
reter Cartwright preached within its
wallis OF recent years II has been
used for mercantile purposes.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-07-09
or,f,.a Fror,. min On ! Nan. Hand.

Ann Arbor. Mich, July 1.-The un-
usual experiment Of grating frogshn
on the hand Of a patient has been sue
cessfully performed at the Homeopathy
hospital Of the Michigan university BY
Surgeon Westfall. Albert White, Z
workman OF Adrian. had his hand
caught in a sander and lost some 20
inches Of skin In the palm and back
Of his hand.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-07-09
-. .-aa uIlrli1a b. -rslsphoa. wIr..

New York. July 2.--A machine BY
which ones handwriting may be
transmitted by a telephone wire Il
the invention Of Z. Karl Gruhn, Of
Dresden, Germany, and is now being
exhibited at an Office on Broadway.
u is called the telechirograph, hut
Il & in fact merely q greatly i'm
proved form Of telautograph Il Il
claimed that one can write and tan
simultaneously viii thia maehine
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-07-09

KANSAS City. No. July 6.-The
Southern Cross Of Honor has been be-
slowed upon the following war veter-
ans b. Kansas CITY chapter No. ils,
United Daughters OF the confederaey;
Milton P. Craig. John NJ Philips,
Drury A. Ridgeway. Rev r. B. Ward,
II. Harvey. J. s. Turnen Clarksdalel
an Of Kansas City; W 7. Minis, Of
DodS5n. Jackson county, and 5ohu
Williams. q Parkviile.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-07-09
A nalIooul.. Meets with an Accident.

Springfield. ILL.,. July 6.-Ernest
Courtney, aged rs. Of this city. was
killed Saturday at Virginia, Cass coun-
~. while attempting to make balloon
ascension. Courtney chung to the bal
loon TIL II had risen about 50 feet.
when, for some unknown reason. he
cut loose as the balloon gave q sudden
Iurch. His parachute did not have an
opportunity to open and he fell heav-
fly into the top Of tall tree and
thence to the ground. striking on bis
head and shoulders. He lived In great
agony until SIX O'Clock in the evening.
when he died
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-07-09

81 LouiB. Ju1y TN explosion o.
two barrels Of lubricating oil on the
barge Pittsburg. at the foot Of Null
ianphy street. resulted in the burning
10 death Of Patrick conDors and the
fatal burning Of Frank Haynes
Sparks from the engine on the barge
fell On Oh barrels and caused TIE *
plosion. The barEa wa oompleiel1 d.
Iirurc4
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-07-09
DhmI..ea the Case Araln.. the santa Fs.

Washington, July s.-The interstate
commerce commission yesterday, in
an opinion by Commissioner Fifer,
dismissed the case of the mayor and
city council Of Wichita, Kan, against
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Railway company and others, the de-
PENDANT roads having complied with
the contention Of the compliments
by the establishment and publication
Of rates on sugar from Sugar City
and Rocky Ford, Col, to Wichita and
Hutchinson, Kan, no higher than
those in effect to Kansas City.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-07-09

San Francisco, July lie. !. Ham
mond and L. L. Whitman, both Of
Pasadena, begun yesterday from In
front Of the city hall an automobile
trip across the continent. They bear
a message from Mayor Schmidt to
Mayor Low, Of New York, and ex-
rect to deliver II in about 60 days.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-07-09
A Crowd Proclplta1sd lnto . Stream.

Richmond, Ind, July ia mes8ags
from Fountain City says that the
bridge over Nolan's Fork save way,
preeipltAting 50 people into the water.
Luther Horn. Of Bethel. was the only
enc fatally hurt others escaped vita
slight injuries
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-07-09
ned rru.tralIana Do chIearo.

Chicago, July 2.-Four deaths and
over a score Of prostrations marked
the second day Of the heated term IN
Chicago yesterday. The mercury a.
the weather Anreau registered %
degrees and on THE street level from
50 10 O.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-07-09

i1ttsourg, ra- July 2.-1he joint
committee representing the congre-
rational. Methodist Protestant and
United Brethren churches, after an
all-day session yesterday, came to an
agreement on a platform for the
union Of ne three denominations.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-07-09
-.nie niI1 iariIs b snrnr.

Wyandotte, Kan, July 2.-Roc,S Is
land officials discovered that 500 sacks
Of sugar OF 100 pounds each had been
stolen from a train which was left
the previous night on the siding at
Rock Island junction. just north Of
the city. The theft Is considered one
Of the greatest that ever occurred in
Yvnndofte county.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-07-09

Pitisburs, Pa. July e.-In 4 heavy
rainst0rm lightning struck a trolley
wire which fen into q wagon contain
ing ten persons Three men and q
woman Wcrs killed. The other ccru>
pasta VEN ladly shocksa
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-12-02

Cards have been issued by Mr..
and Mrs. Cone Johnson announc-
ing the marriage of their sister
Miss Celeta Teresa Robertson to
Mr.. James William burst which
was solemnized at eight O'clock
Wednesday morning November
25th at Marvin church. Tyler, Tex
as. The bride is daughter of one
of the most patriotic pioneer families
of Texas, while the groom is by no
means a stranger in this city. Mr..
burst was formerly a prominent
stockman of Cameron county,
though for the past few years has
been engaged in the mining business
in Mexico, where he has accumulat-
ed large fortune. They will be at
home after. December 9th, at the
Astoria hotel. City Of Mexico.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-12-02
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