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Abilene weekly reflector., 1903-09-03
A FASHION SHOW.


New York, Aug. 31.-For the next
two weeks Madison Square garden will
be given over to the display Of fine
dresses. the fashion show formally
opening there tonight. Acting Mayor
Fornes, Secretary OF Comraerce and
Labor George B. Cortelyou, United
States Senator G. M. Depew and others
will deliver brief addresses. This 10
the first exposition Of Its kind ever
held In this country. Its purpose Is to
set styles and to establish a unity OF
ideas In the making Of gowns between
American and Partisan modistes.
Successfully to bring about this
movement European modistes have
contributed to the exposition 15O gowns
Of every style, while large number
of American designs will be displayed.
Otto Adler, delegate from the Parisian
dressmakers. will deliver addresses on
European fashions. Handsome girls
during the afternoon and evening will
wear the different style Of gowns on a
stage. Every style OF garment favored
by women in outdoor life will be
shown, including golf, automobile.
tennis and bicycle styles.
The live exhibit will show the process
Of making many of the articles Of ap-
parel and will include the silk loom in
operation.
There will be display Of the proper
styles to be worn at various functions,
including an ideal wedding costume.
The millinery exhibit will be on .
arge scale and the display Of domestic
and foreign laces will be notable.
Another feature Of interest will be
lair dressing, showing the proper man
Ter Of arranging the hair for morning,
.fternoon and evening and in the most
manner, in accordance with
he style of gown to be worn.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1903-09-03

Chicago, Aug. 29.-President John
Mitchell and other officers of the
United Mine Workers of America held
a conference last night with number
of operators from the states of Mis-
souri, and Arkansas. The principal
matter under discussion was the de-
mand of the miners for an increase
of pay for the dead work" which
comprises the handling of the coal aft
er it has been blasted out. No agree
ment was reached yesterday and the
matter will be discussed to-day.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1903-09-03

Pratt, Kan. Aug. si.-Judse J. G
Ellis. one Of the best lawyers In west
ern Kansss. died al his home in this
city at noon yesterday. He had fol.
lowed a theory a fAsting 70 cure dys-
pepsia and had gone 81 days without
lood. Ne had ben taking nourinb-
msnt last wesk. bat dld not rally. e
Nas hopeA M
Abilene weekly reflector., 1903-09-03
A Long strlEe settled a. Last.

Pittsburg, Pa. Aug. T.-Word was
received at the headquarters OF the
Amalgamated Association Of Iron and
Steel Workers here yesterday from
Assistant President John Pierce, that
the long strike at the Ashland, KY,
steel mills, had been amicably set
tied. The strike was declared In
February last 1t has been bitterly
fought and several clashes between
non-union men and sympathizers have
occurred. Nearly 800 men are affected
by the settlement The cause Of the
strike was a disagreement over the
wage scale.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1903-09-03
PREACHING A HOLY WAR.


Soda, Aug. Sl.--According to the
MDnevnik the hodja (teachers attached
No the mosque) In the vilayet Of
H1ossavo are preaching that the time
Aor holy war has come and that
eAe people must be ready to kill the
Ghristians IN the vilayet The insur-
SCENTS have blown up The barracks at
E1hioktipe, near Malketernovo. killing
% soldiers. They also attacked and
nst Ore to the Turkish camps at
Dsripalanka, Kratovo and Kotcheni.
a great panic ensued. the troops firing
&nto each other.
The Bulgarian Insurgents sustained
q severe reverse at Smilovo. 1000 OF
4&em being killed
Abilene weekly reflector., 1903-09-03
nrnItInr Firn InnElat.

Kansas City, Mo.l Aug Sl.-Exciting
escapes were made from the upper
stories Of the fats at 1876 Harrison
nfrcet during brisk blaEe caused BY
= gasoline can explosion at seven
O'Clock last night Several women
rEsre slightly burned BY the flames and
ene little giri, VINO jumped from 4 third
Nttly window. was badly bruised. The
lro loss EhS ven littia
Abilene weekly reflector., 1903-09-03

Detroit. Mich. Aug. s1.-The passen'
ger steamer Pittsburg. running be-
tween Cleveland and sault Ste. Marie
Mich. and owned BY the Georgian Bay
Transportation company. of which W.
J. Brown, Of this city, is manager
burned 70 the waters edge nt her doeh
In sandwich. Ont, early yesterday.
The crew escaped uninjured- The losl
4 $4,000.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1903-09-03

Ogden, Utah. Aug. 2s.-Southern Pa
cihc passenger train No. 4 was de-
rallied by q defective switch near
Promontory. So miles west Of Ogden.
There were ten cars in the train and
eight left the track, the baggage, two
express cars and day coach being COM
pletely demolished. Nobody was
killed. A Mr.. Blackman, Of Minneapo-
Lis, was bruised about the head.
Trafic was delayed BY the wreck ten
hours. Ft5Ft
Abilene weekly reflector., 1903-09-03

Norfolk. Va, Aus. si.-In a raid on
Hlesai oyster fisheries In the lower
1zmea river. Capt Wyndsr. Of the stats
EuBboat. has captured 10 vsssslh Two
Eroas, oeorEs jefferson and Henry
l1ONn. we're In one of the boalh
Ll1Fn jumped overheard TO swim
n1Aole Ths gunb0at save chase and
roe1ed Ore e. Ne nan. Who vas eap-
Abilene weekly reflector., 1903-09-03

counellsvills, Pa. Aus IA storm
psnlsd over this section yesterday dur
Ing which people were lifted oa their
fest ana houses were moved OF thoir
fonndntionl Ma L1lzis LsFouit1. .
elav, u1s killed b. nshtnlne A frams
houss IN c0arle q c1ns1ruciion wns
topplad frun ~ fsund1tiol, seysrsly
lzirrins TIVE unrkntn
Abilene weekly reflector., 1903-09-03
Ths Hurricane IN ths Ws.t ladies'.

Mobile. Ala, AUG. IA private
letter from Grand Cayman. British
West Indies. states Q hurricane which
passed over that island destroyed 1e0
houses and n vsasala The schooner
Bentley. the crew Of which were
drowned. with the exception Of the
nrst mate, IL reported TO have bssn
saved By the schooner Sea Gull AZ
Little Grand cayman los of life is ~
ported, beaides great property damage.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1903-09-03
A s.ssr c.usss = Paais at = Picai@

Racine. wis,, AUG. s1.-ln panic q
the art annual picnic Of The butcher
Of Racine. held II snnslds park 20
terday, -four persons were severely In
iursd By q mad steer. which bruks looaf
and ran through = crowd q 1909 20.
Ole A hundrcd q mors persons Wsrs
knocked dgua Aad nres vcmm
laantoa
Abilene weekly reflector., 1903-09-03
Raa porn b ) Fralrhl rr.ln,

Denver. Col, Aug. st.-A special to
the News from Albuquerque, N. NJ.
says; R. w. Hoststter, Of Cedar
Rapids. la. was run down By q Santa
Fs freight train at cerrillos. N. NJ,
yesterday morning and had both legs
crushed near the hipL He was
brought 10 Albuquerque and died soon
after reaching ths hospital
Abilene weekly reflector., 1903-09-03

0eorgs ". Martin. sscretHry Of TIE
KAnsas Historical society, has almoss
ooupisted . nst q The '7ost toWus-
N Knnloa
Abilene weekly reflector., 1903-09-03

Rsfused to Admit Males 70 Membership.
Detroit, Mich. Aug. 7.-An effort
was made by the Daughters Of Lib
erty here yesterday to amend the con-
stitution 30 as to admit any male
candidate to membership even II be is
not member Of the Order Of Ameri-
can Mechanics, with which this or
eanlsation Is aiiliated. A strong pro-
test was raised and the amendment
wlas defeated after q prolonged dis
cussion-
win Discard the Krag nlne
Indianapolis, Ind, Aug. IA npe-
cial to the Star from Chattanooga.
Tenn, says: The announcement ID
made here BY member Of the special
board appointed BY the ordinances de-
partment to make rife tests at Buifalo
that the United States government
win, IN q few days. issue formal an
Of the adoption of the im-
proved Springfield rife and the dir
cardlng of the KraG Ths deciHion
uas reached Gfier = long series of
tsstn hy the board and tie report VA
acesptsd and approved hy ne ord
rance department The Krsu vill
Be- Distributed 70 The militia of ths
vsEisas states
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-04


The failure of A. E. Ames & Co.
seems to have had a rather dampen-
ing effect on Wall street, though the
Arm does not appear to have had large
liabilities there. II had great iabil-
tiles, however in Toronto and Mon
treal. In the latter city there was
almost a panic on the stock market.
In Boston also the failure had a very
disturbing effect.
1t is doubtful if this failure will have
a noticeably depressing effect upon the
financial situation unless IT is .Iickly
followed by others of such Importance
as TO weaken confidence in the financial
situation and cause hesitation in ex-
tending credit.
1t was the failure of the Barring
Brothers that inaugurated the business
depression in 1893, but this Toronto fail
ure isn't anything like as far reaching.
1t must be admitted. however,
that there is a slight feeling of uneasi-
ness in financial circles. This is
shown by the efforts which the finan-
cial writer's are making to show that
the liquidation that has been going on
in the security market for some weeks
is about over. 1t does not seem 10 be
entirely over yet. The Ames & Co.
failure was due to the decline in the
prices of securities.
There has been very considerable
fan in the prices of most all securities
that are dealt in on the stock exchange
Some of the best of them-the ones
that are classed as gilt-edged--have
shown a weakness that it was not
thought IL possible for them to show
in such prosperous times as we are
having. The railroads are making a
good showing in earnings, and the out
look all along the line is encouraging.
Just why it is, therefore, that there
is a steady liquidation going on in Sc
curities no one seems able to explain
satisfactorily.
The shipments of gold cause, no
alarm. 1t is announced that about $4,-
200 will be shipped to-day. There is
plenty of gold in the country, and if
s10,O00,000 were to be shipped instead
of $4,000, 900 it would not cause a rip
pie of excitement in business or finan-
cial circles-that is, the export of the
gold wouldn't. There might be in
quiry as to the cause of the going
abroad of so much gold.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-04
Personal.

1T is understood that w. K. VAN
derbilt has definitely decided to take
an active part in American racing and
that he is planning a stable of splen-
did proportions for 1904. One of his
horses ran at Morris Park the other
day, that being the first time his col
ors have been seen in this country for
some time.
William Hill Irvine, premier of
Victoria, who has just introduced an
unprecedentedly drastic piece of anti
strike legislation, is a native of New
ry, the smallest of the Irish parlia-
mentary boroughs, where his uncle,
John Mitchell, one of the leaders of the
AS rebellion in Ireland, practiced as
an attorney.
Henry White, American charge
daffaires in London, feels much sat
isfaction because of his election as a
member of the Athenaeum Club, among
the most exclusive in the British cap
ital. In fact, membership therein con-
fers badge of distinction. Many
famous Englishmen of letters have been
members, including Macaulay, Thack-
cray and Dickens. A number of dis
tinguished churchmen belong to the
club now, and this fact moved Lord
Salisbury to remark on one occasion
that he never dared take an umbrella
to the Athenaeum, because he "couldn' t
trust the bishops"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-04
Was It Imasinations

There is a preparation in the mar
ket called Keenine, pronounced "Keen-
Gen." says a writer in the Brooklyn
Eagle. 1t is intended to be rubbed on
razor strops. Somebody recently told
me that it was a good thing and that
dimes worth would last a lifetime.
So the other day l asked a druggist
of my acquaintance if he had any of it.
'Keeneen?" he repeated after me.
with a queer little smile that 1 did not
understand. Il guess I can scare up
few grains"
Give me dimes worth" demand
ed, quite Obvious to his humorous
sarcasm.
l carried the package home and
rubbed some of the powder on my RAJ
zor strop. Then 1 stropped a razor
vigorously for a long time and was de-
lighted to find that it had a fine edge.
1 enjoyed a better shave than 1 had
given myself for two weeks.
Yesterday learned that it was qui-
nine the druggist sold me.
Il thought you asked for quinine"
said he, in explanation. Many pro-
nounce it 'keeneen,' you know"
l now understand his queer little
smile and his strange answer to nv
questions, but hang me if | know
whether it was the quinine or the extra
vigorous stropping that put the fine
edge on my razor. Indeed, l wouldn't
swear that my imagination had Moth
ing to do with the pleasure of that
shave. Emmy folks, we humans,
aren't we%
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-04
THE RAILROAD FRANCHISES.

The Governor is being quoted as say
ing that in his opinion the franchises
of the railroads ought to be valued at
$40, 900, 900 this year for the purpose of
assessment, and that the valuation
should be increased each year as the
value of the franchises increase and as
the financial condition of the railroads
improves. Judging from the returns
made by the roads that is a much
larger amount than that for which they
expected to be assessed. Controller
General Wright it seems, thinks that
a fair franchise assessment would be
about $500 a mile.
There are signs that the Controller
General and the railroads will get to-
gether. The roads, it is safe to say,
are willing to be assessed for consid-
erably more than they returned and
the Controller General seems to be dis
posed not to be too exacting in dealing
with them He doubtless realizes that
they have not the earning power of
roads situated in the thickly settled
portions of the North, and that their
franchises have no such value as those
of the richer roads in that section. 1t
is true of course that some of the roads
in this state have pretty large
amount of securities per mile, but 1t
will be. some years probably before
some of them have much value. They
pay no dividends and there is no lndi-
cation that they will pay any soon.
The Central for instance has many
millions of dollars of securities on
which dividends have never been paid,
and, unless the country develops much
more rapidly than it is now develop
oping, on which dividends will
not be paid in a decade. These securi-
ties were issued in order that the junior
security holders, at the time the road
was reorganized, might get something.
1t may be that they will get something
If they hold on to their securities long
enough, but the chances are that most,
if not all of them, took what little they
could get long time ago.
1t will be known probably within a
couple of weeks whether the roads and
the Controller General can get togeth-
err. If they cannot, then arbitration
boards will have to settle the matter.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-04

We have learned in the past few
years to regard Minister de White of
Russia as one of the greatest finan-
cial administrators in the world, says
the Youths Companion. Yet every
book on Russia gives fresh evidence
of mismanagement on the part of the
government in the details of business.
Writ Gerrare's Greater Russia; the
Continental Empire Of the World" il
Illustrates the Russian way of doing
things by this account of the postof-
flee service:
At the chief postoffices in St. Peters,
burg and in Moscow there is only one
clerk selling stamps. He closes his Of
flee at 2 o'clock. He cannot reckon
change without a counting board.
There are about half a dozen branch
offices in these capitals, but stamps
are as rare as a postal order in a
country store in an American village
AT one branch postoff1ce In Moscow
the letter box was full to overflowing
when Mr.. Gerrare called. He took his
letters inside, but the clerk in charge
declined to accept them.
But the letter box is full"
Find letter box which is not full"
replied the clerk.
That will be difficult"
Then wait until one is emptied to-
morrow"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-04
BRIGHT BITS.

"A pain I have from eating JAM
Said philosophic Mary Jane;
But, oh how glad, how glad 1 am
My bed has got a counterpane!"
Harvard Lampoon.
II suppose" said the city girl, that
you have no acolytes in your church ?"
mo, we haven't" admitted the village
cousin, but we are going to put in
electric lights next fall."-Chicago
Daily News.
It's an eight-hour day for about
everybody now, isn't it?" "Oh, no; not
for the employers" And why not for
them?' Because, if they had beer
content with an eight-hour day, they
wouldn't have succeeded in becoming
employers. Chicago Evening Post.
I'VE come" said the orator, etc
bury Caesar, not to praise him." There
was a movement in the rear as a large
fat gentleman pushed to the front
One moment. Mark" he exclaimed
this funeral can't go on until Under
taker Claudius Eronicus joins the un-
ionl"-Baltimore News.
-Senat tor Depew refuses to indorse
the Pennypacker idea of cartoons. I'm
stead of drawing and quartering the
cartoonist," says he, Il would take
him out to dinner" And then-do YOU
see the method in his madness ?-he
would get even with his hapless VIC
tim by INJECTING an after-dinner speech
upon him!-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-04
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Charleston Post Dem1 SAYS:
THE Bulgarians have a new wrinkle
dn warfare. They have secured a
wholesale job lot of disease germs
containing some choice specimens of
bubonic plague bacilH. and they have
given notice that unless the great pow
ers come to their assistance in their
agitation against Turkey, they will let
lot of these loose in Constantinople
Salonica and possibly in Berlin or ST.
Petersburg"
The Philadelphia Record (Dem.)
says; Five battleships a year, and
other naval vessels in proportion, is
said to be President Roosevelt's pro
gramme. In a few years, then, the
country would have such strong navy
that 1t might be tempted to pick a
quarrel just to show what a fine navy
it had. The country maintained its
honor and its interests for more than
century before Mr.. Roosevelt arrived.
and 1t never maintained big navy"
The New Orleans Item Dem) says:
1T may be that Senator Hanna sees
the dilemma of his party and rather
than be its nominee, prefers to let Mr.
Roosevelt claim and take off the per-
ilous honor. In the midst of this en-
broglio, one thing is certain, and that
is that Mr.. Roosevelt will be the east
est man for the Democrats to beat. The
moneyed interests of the country, as
represented by men like Senator HAn-
ma and j. p. Morgan, are afraid OF his
antics, and the railroad interests have
no confidence In his discretion"
The Norfolk (va.) Landmark Den1.)
says III IL Is true that the average
life OF such a weapon ranges from $50
% 200 rounds, and that the l2-ineh Run
which burst not long ago on the bat
tleAhip Iowa had been fred more than
200 times, why was fhe gun permitted
- remain Ia eOmmission7 They are
sraYeiy investigating the accident;
Duf u there Dr. nothing wrong with fhe
preceding information, which Il OBJ
tanned from the savannah Morning
Nnhs, the investigation ~ e useless
expense Why nOt issue an order that
20 csnnon shall be- used after Il has
become dangerous according 10 fhe
fheotg " probabilities
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-04
MIR. HAY AND THE B,NAI B'BITH.

Mr.. Hay Secretary of State, has
appointed June Is on which to receive
the Executive Committee of the B'Nai
Birth who want to call his atten-
ton to many important matters per
tanning to the treatm of Jews in
Russia What the committee wants
the government to do is not stated,
but doubtless it wants it to use its
influence with the Russian government
for the amelioration of the condition
of the Jews in Russia.
There is no doubt that Mr.. Hay will
do all he can in that direction. He
has shown that he sympathizes deep
which they are subjected in Russia.
1t has not been so very long since
he used the influence of his great
office in behalf of the Jews of Rou-
mania, but il is well understood that
there are limits beyond which he isn't
permitted 10 go. Mr.. Cleveland called
attention to that fact in his recent
speech at Cooper Institute, New York,
on the occasion of the great meeting
there TO express sympathy with the
Jews who had suffered in the terrible
Kishineff massacre.
The Russian government IN all prob
0bility. would resent any Intervention
by another nation ir it's domestic az
fairs. Therefore II Mr. Hay should
undertake % make any representa-
ton 70 il on behalf Of the Jews With
In its jurisdiction. be would have %
proceed with great delicacy ana eau
lion. SUI. there may be- something
that he can % 70 better the condition
u fhe Jews ~ hussio, and n there Is
there ought 70 be- 10 hesitation o. be
psrt 10 doing a. An1 4 ls safe 10
saa there VIII BE- none.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-04

From the Atlantic Monthly.

From the Atlantic Monthly.
/ feel it call me as no human voices
Have ever done--the music deep and
strong
Born of the forest when the wind re-
joices
With tumult of forgotten, ancient
song.
Naught draws me like the smell of the
masterpieces
In the hot noontide, in the quivering
noon,
When sunlight overfiows the blue air.
spaces
And motion fails into a magic swoon.
My spirit sweeps aloft with the great
mountains
And finds in mighty storms a mystic
calm.
/ know the song sung by the hidden
/ long for the deep valleys scented
balm.
Deserts grown gray beneath. the SUMS
long shining.
Creating Loneliness from morn To
morn;
Forgotten paths through dim. lush
meadows twining;
Shores where the sea forever moves
foriorn;
Earth-yoices. sun and moon and shad-
ow, calling;
Growth OF the spring and summers
dreaming peace;
Tempest and evening hush ana sost
snow falling
Immortal Voices; never VIII ye cease
To lead me By strange ways. balf-
cOmprehending-
o, half-remembTinE what / do n0t
know
Beyond 80 Life and Beauty that hath
ending
Unto that Mystery. whence your
selves W foW
s~liidegards Hswfhorns.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-04
GORMAN ON PRESIDENTIAL CANDI.
DATES.

Senator German, at present in Eng
land, has been interviewed on the po-
litical outlook in this country and the
prospects of the various candidates for
presidential nominations. He is salts
fed that President Roosevelt will be
nominated, and is confident that Sen
ator Hanna is not a presidential can
ddate. With reference to the Demo-
Gratis he says: 80 far as the Demo-
cratic party is concerned nothing will
be done for at least six months. After
Congress begins its session in Deem
Der it is probable that leading men
of the party will come together and
consider as to who may be chosen
for the presidential candidacy, but
it is impossible now to make any
forecasts Asked what he thought
of the Cleveland boom Mr.. German
said well, it is difficult to say. My
impression is that it is one of those
booms frequently started in the news
papers about this far in advance of
the election, and may be reckoned
with those Of Judge Parker and Mr.
Bryan and others who have been men
toned as possibilities. All talk is
now simply talk"
From this it would seem that Mr..
German does not think much of Mr..
Cleveland's chances for getting the
nomination. Neither does he regard
those of Judge Parker as amounting
TO much. 1t would be interesting there
fore to know whether in his opinion
there is any candidate who stands
a better chance of being nominated
than those named. OF course it is
we'll understood that many Democrats
are hoping that he will be the nomi-
nee, but if he has any aspirations in
that direction he is very careful to
say nothing about them. When he left
for England the Baltimore Sun said
that he did not want the nomina-
tion-did not, in fact, want to be Pres
ident-but that he would like to be
the power that directed the nominal
ton. There is no doubt that Mr.
German likes power, but If he were
President, and had sufficient back
bone, he would have more power than
if he were the Presidents trusted adj
wiser. 1t is probable that if he were
asked to accept the nomination he
wouldn't hesitate to accept it. 1t may
be that he is planning now to capture
the nomination. If that is the case
and he should be successful it is prob
able that the party generally would be
very we'll satisfied.