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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-04-23
FIRE DEPARTMENT FUNDS.
The Distribution of the Proceeds Of the Tax
on the Receipts of Fire Insurance
Companies Begun.

Topeka, Kan, April 2O.--Charles Il
Lulling, state insurance commission
er, has begun the annual distribution
of the firemen's fund tax to the Kan
sas cities having fire departments
valued at more than $1,000. The dis
tribution this year will be nearly
month earlier than usual and the
fund, which aggregates $24,2o4.47, is
$1,000 larger than ever before. The
fund raised is by two per cent. tax
on the receipts of fire insurance COM
panies doing business in the state
and is distributed to the cities in pro-
portion to the amount Of business
done by the companies in those cities.
One hundred and sixteen cities will
be benefited by the fund this year.
The money is used to increase the
efficiency of the fire departments.
Kansas City, Kan, will receive A'-
os0.s4. This is the largest amount
apportioned to one city. The next
largest amount, $1,941.a6, will go to
Topeka. Strong City with $14.53 viii
receive the smallest amount.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-04-23
AN AIRSHIP BUILDING
Some Of the Features Of CHARLES
Stanley's Invention.
WILL FLY OVER ROCKY MOUNTAINS.


San Francisco, April 20.-One OF
the airships which will compete for
tho 100000 prize offered by the St.
Louis exposition will present some
features never before brought out
in aerostats, aerodomes, areoplanes
or other flying machines. 1t is now
building in San Francisco and even
in its present half finished condition
spreads itself out over about block
Of territory. It is made of alumni
mum, will be bigger than the ordi-
nary Mississippi river steamboat
and will contain apartments for
passengers, freight, mail and other
things. Hydrogen gas will be used
to lift 1t, but there will be no bal
loon attachment. More than 100000
has already been spent on the ma
chine and it will cost more than
100000, Charles Stanley is the in
ventor.
It's body will be cylindrical in shape,
with huge pointed nose at each
end. The cylinder will be II feet
long and the cone caps ss feet each.
The main section is to be divided
longitudinally into two parts by a
horizontal partition running the en-
tire length, 10 feet above the keel.
The lower part will contain the en-
gines and machinery, the passengers
apartments and space for provisions,
mail, freight and whatever else
there is to be carried. The remain
ing space in the big aluminium pipe,
which is so feet in diameter, will be-
used to store hydrogen gas.
The inventor goes so far as to say
that he will fly from the Golden Gate
to St. Louis just as warming up
process for the trials at the exposi.
ton. He thinks that his machine
may be able to 60 at a clip OF about
rs miles an hour.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-04-23
DISSATISFIED WITH A LAW.
Kansas Stockholders Do Not Like the Law
Reducing stock Yard Charges Because
OF Its Pecuniary Eject.

Topeka, Kan, April 21.--The stock
holders in Kansas stock yards com
panies are dissatisfied with the law
enacted last winter reducing the
yardage charges in the yards. They
realized at the time the bill was up
for consideration that it was aimed
at the Kansas City yards and they
paid no attention to its provisions.
Now that it has become law, the
owners of Kansas yards find that
the Kansas City company has evaded
its provisions by moving the yards
into Missouri and the Kansas COM
panies are required to stand the re-
duction.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-04-23
A priya,e KIIIs His sergeant.

Valentine, Neb., April 2i.-Private
Linaire, of company l, Twenty-hfth
infantry, yesterday shot and killed
seret. Yours, of the same company
The company had just returned 70
their quarters after mess and Pri-
vate Linaire laid down on his bunk
to rest. sergt. Yours approached
.saT ordered IinHre 10 GET up wnieA
he refused to do. An alteration
followed and Linaire went TO the gun
rack, took Krag rife and fred at
Yours.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-04-23
-lLLED' HER HUSBAND.
Mrs. Cummings Held by the Police iof '"e
Death ut st. Louis Of Mr.
Cummings.

St. Louis, April 2l.-Whether it was
through fear of the exposure OF
some secret, or an act of self-de-
tense. is the question the police are
irving to solve in connection with the
killing of Dennis Cummings BY mas
wife, Minnie, in her apartments az
as14 Locust street. 1t is known that
Cummings had an influence over the
woman. who is held for his murder,
through his knowledge of her paso
history. Mrs. Cummings has been
married three times. It Is said ner
second husband was found dead In
he'd with a bullet. hole in his head
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-04-23

The Lawrence Gazette in searching
the county records finds that in Doug
lass the money spent fixing roads
would have built $50 miles Of macadam
road. This statement apparently
set the businessmen to thinking and
the leading firm OF Lawrence offered
to give $500 a year for the term Of
ten years or s5,OOOi twelve other
firms. including the Jeffersonian
Gazette, subscribed $1,000 and others
smaller amounts. All the subscrip-
tlons are to be paid in cash. ten per
cent annually. The money will be
used to improve the roads leading to
Lawrence.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-04-23
ROOSEVELTS COMING.
pREsrDrHr TO VISIT ABILENE
SATURDAY, MAY Q.
Preparations for An Immense Tns0ns
to Soc the Honorsd Guest-special
Railroad Rates Greatest Day OF
the Year.

On Saturday. May. 2, Presidens
Roosevelt and his party will visit
Dickinson county, the first time IN
the 'county's history that the head
ii the nation has come here Inc
I Presidents train will run over tne
Union Pacific, coming from the east
II will arrive at 1885 .. m. and de-
mart at 1850 q. m. Fifteen minutes
is as long as the train will stop az
place between Topeka and the
line Of the state and Abilene will
only stop between junction
Salina.
preparations are being made
% for the Presidents recep-
4s will speak from the band
ia near the depot and . beautiiui
arch rSh will be erected while the entire
square will be handsomely decorated.
No teams will be allowed in the
square.
The Abilene band will furnish
music and the crowd will doubtless
be enormous.
With the President will be Senator
Burton, Senator Long, the Presidents
secretaries and stenographers and the
nswspapernlen.
Special rates have been granted
over all railroads tc Abilene for that
4 day within 70 miles-one and one
bEhird fare for round trip. a.
There is no politics IN this. Every
body should turn out ana bear 10
see the President. Take the little
folks. It will be great occasion for
them.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-04-23
Was q Success.

RMEHART, April 2l.-The largest
crowd that ever gathered At Rinehsrt
was here on last Saturday night to
witness the play given by the Rine-
hart Dramatic Co., "Miss Mosher
From Colorado" Everyone seemed
TO be well pleased and all enjoyed
themselves to their hearts content.
financially the district is $3.50 bet
ter of. The same play will be given
at Pearl on Saturday night, April 26,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-04-23
EXPECT GREAT MEETING
State Sunday School Convention at
Parsons, May 1914 w

The program Of annual State Sun
day School convention to be held at
ParsonsS May 1914. was today COM
pleted by State Secretary Engle.
Preparations are being made for the
attendance Of 800 delegates and the
work Of the convention will be inter-
esting throughout.
The music will be in charge OF Prof.
E. o. Excell Of Chicago. Marion
Lawrance, general secretary Of the
international Sunday school associa-
tion, will bs present and take part
in all sessions. There viii be on the
program the best Sunday school
talent in the state.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-04-23
~ Ipvestseats Kansas Insane Asyiums'

Topeka, Kan, April M'-Ane ooan
mittee appointed by the Legislature
TO investigate alleged scandals ano
outraees at the Topeka and osawa-
tomie insane asylums began WORK
here Yesterday. The killing OF Amos
Maxwell at the Topeka asylum by
two Of the attendants is to be thor
oughly probed and every effort MADE
to verify the assertions that patients
are inbumanly treated.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-04-23
pI.a Of choIera D .hs Fhllpplass.

Manila, April 2i.-Judge Lyman r
Carlock, Of the court of first instances
is dead at Cebu Of cholera he con-
tracted the disease in BohoL His
home was at Bloomington, ILL., The
endemic Of cholera Is practically
over, there being but 9 few cases IN
the southern islands. Six men IN
the command Of Capt Pershing died
Of cholera during the Baeolod opera
tons.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-04-23
MlnnenpolL. rIeur NIIla . Rssume.

Minneapolis, Mimi, April 21.-The
shutdown Of the Minneapolis -four
mills, undertaken as protest
against discriminatory freight rates
on -four as compared with wheat
has come to an end. While no
formal concessions have been made
by the railroads, assurances have
been received which justify the
miIlers In resuming. II IL under
stood that one of the Minneapolis
Chicago roads gave signs Of break
ing away from the concert Of 40
ton.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-04-23
Rantad: Yanr HirhaIt oar

On my $40 sore farm situated 5
miles east Of Manchester. 40 acres
under cultivation. all under fence, IS
acrss alIulis. all kinds Of fruits, high
state Of cultivhtio1, II room house,
large cellar. With furnace, large barn.
: niDdmills. sie-. geod water in
sbundnnos; nuIt b pssn 70 Be aPPrs-
rltt,1 Address A nrriin. r. o. bon
isf r,iu.r, ioo-lss
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-04-23
TORNADO IN MISSOURI.
Whlte Springs, Summer Resort, Nearly
Wiped Out-Seventeen Houses
"a Wrecked.

Tredericktown, Mo-, April 21.-A
tornado, accompanied by hail and
rain, passed over this section yester-
day, nearly destroying White
Springs, summer resort, five miles
south of here. Seventeen of the 30
houses were wrecked, one of which
no traces were found. The large ho-
tel of stubblefeld & Mathews Is o
wreck. No fatalities are reported.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-04-23

New York, April 21.-Justice
Giegerich yesterday, in the supreme
court, signed an order permitting
william X. Vanderbilt to marry
again. The order modifes the de-
cree obtained by Mrs. Alya y. Van
derbilt in 1895 by which Mr.. Wander
bilt was forbidden TO marry within
the life Of his divorced wife. Tho
application for the order was sup
ported by affidavits made by United
States Senator Chauncey M. Depew
and Z. v. W. Rossiter and sets forth
the fact that Mr.. Vanderbilt now is
in Paris and that he is desirous Of
forthwith contracting another mar
riage. t8
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-04-23
HARTMAN COULDN'T STOP.
Too Much Hurry TO Make Abilene .
Visit.

e. n. Hartman, the famous capi-
talist who engineers the Union Pacific
finances, and President H. G. Burt Of
the road, went through in a special
train this afternoon. They were in
too much Of hurry to stop and visit
with Abilene folks but will come back
when they have more time.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-04-23

We are glad to see that the man
who was to GO. $4,000 for trundlIng
4 wheelbsrrow across the country
won't realize bis cash. Why should
hsp 1t wouldn't be worth 1000 cents
for 3 man to trundls . whselbArrOw
70 the moon.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-04-23
.,,.n .omence Tor mrs. Nauon.

Paola, Kan, April 2o.-Mrs. Carrie
Nation. billed to lecture at the opera
house saturday night, was greeted
bv an audience of exactly fve per-
sons. There was no lecture. That
Is the only time in al my experience !.
that / failed to draw an audience.
remarked Mrs. Nation as they LETT
the opera house.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-04-23
r.n,a. Beats Missouri in Debate.

Columbia, Mo-, April 2l.-By a vote
Of two to one the judges in the
Nissouri-Kansas debate here decided
IN favor Of Kansas, who had the al
fIrmative side of the question re
solved, That National Law Enforc-
inq the Arbitration Of Difficulties Be
tween Employers and Employees Is
neairable."
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-04-23
nrnnEen coroner strnnrled.

Birch Tree, Mo-, April 21.-Dr. j.
E. Hughes, coroner of Shannon
county, was accidentally strangled in
a saloon at Eminence. He was intoxi-
Gated and in some manner got his
head fastened between two beer
cases in the back Of the saloon.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-04-23
,.,noc,S5ic EdiyoFs in Convention.

Kansas City, Mo-, April S1.-The
Democratic Press association held
two interesting sessions at the Grand
opera house yesterday. A resolution
was introduced commencing the ac-
ton of state officers in looking into
the Doodle charges made against
members Of the last legislature.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-04-23

welch, W. Va. April 2o.-George
Llsemore was yesterday shot and
killed by William Grifhths. Inc
former was In company with the lat
ter's sweetheart at the time. Crit
iths escaped.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-04-23
rnnr IInll5Snil Barned In Ratsrson.

Paterson, n. J., April 2o.-A hre
late last night destroyed four tene4
ments in Main street and caused
loss of more than $4,000. All the
tenants In the houses were in bed
Al the time Of the FIRE and Il was
With difaculty that they were res
cued.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-04-23
49, oG,.r , suIelas a q. Loall.

ST. Louis, April 1s.-ueut Thomas
,. Howard, Of the United States army
and : graduate Of West Point drew
4 razor across his throat ct the Me
eoufi Baptist sanitarium here Ri
day. when found By an atiendkra
Be- va dad.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-04-23

ne, Noi1ss, IA, April 1.-THE
COO Roads Association Of Iowa Wa
sormsd Al state couFsntion hers
rr1lrfday. Merritt Green. of Mar
sssIi coinfE. ~ eboetn prsrlaen,'
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-04-23

Gov. Dockery yesterday vetoed the
biil 70 esiahIifh . southwest normal
snkool N Missouri
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-04-23
MOTHER AND BABE

Sick mother-sick child
That's the way it works when
mother is nursing her infant.
SCOTS Emulsion is an ideal
medicine for nursing mothers.
1t has a direct effect on the
milk. Sometimes the mother
is weak; her thin milk does not
make the baby grow. Scots
Emulsion changes all that.
The rich cod-Iiver oil in SCOTS
Emulsionfeeds themother and
gives a flow Of rich, nourishing
milk for the baby.
The medicine in SCOTS
Emulsion not only strengthens
the mother but goes naturally
through the milk and strength
ems the child.
\ Nothing to harniall for
good soolt's Emulsion.
y, <, -
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-20
A STORY OF SUCCESS.
Ohio Boy Who Knows How to ~ ak
and Save and Is q WOndsz
an Organizer.

There is a little 12-year-old boy IN
GAINESVILLE, o., Neil Sandel, son of Mr..
and Mrs. T. D. Sandel, who promises
to become an organizer or promoter,
providing, always, that the conditions
OF his youth remain with him
throughout his life.
Neil Sandel, cherry-faced and rogu-
ish, is known in almost every house
hold in GAINESVILLE. Two years ago.
while only ten years Of age, this
manly little lad was appointed the
agent in GAINESVILLE for Philadelphia
publishing house, and sold the maya
zines Of the house on the streets Fri-
day evenings and on Saturdays, work
Ing up regular subscription route
OF 800 patrons.
Reaping handsome profits from this
work, Neil then took up the sale OF
morning and evening papers before
and after school hours. However,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-20
FINED FOR CONSPIRACY.
Chicago Judge Iph0fds Antitrust
Law and Furnishes Coal Deal
ers' Association

Chicago, June 13.-Mem bers OF the
Retail Coal Dealers Association of Hi
nois and Wisconsin and of the North
ern Soft Coal Dealers association, who
were indicted last winter by a special
grand jury summoned during the coal
famine 10 investigate the charges Of
conspiracy lodged against them, were
found guilty Friday by Judge Horton.
The IS defendant companies and cor
porations represented in the Northern
Illinois Soft Coal Dealers associate
were each fined $500. An appeal was
taken at once on writs of error. In
the case of the retail dealers associa-
ton Judge Horton accepted a pro
forma plea of guilty in each case sew
eral months ago and instructed the
jury to return a verdict of guilty to
conform with the pro forma plea and
fined the defendants-nine officials of
the assOciatiOn-$100 each.
His opinion. read Friday. was to the
effect that it overruled the defendants
motions for new trials. The officials,
including the president and board Of
directors of the Retail Dealers Asso-
citation of Illinois and Wisconsin. who
were fined $500 each, are as follows:
w. NJ. Sanford, c. S. Lusk, F. f. Lukens
Gus Aucutt. +. H. Keller. F. NJ Nc
Even. F. NJ. Durkee, S. S. Maston and
r. S. Brown In the Northern Illinois
Soft Coal Dealers association the IS
defendant coal companies and cor
porations take in almost every large
coal mining company in the coal pro-
ducing counties in the northern part
of the state. The indictments charge
the defendants with conspiracy to do
an illegal act injurious to public trade,
to regulate and fix prices, to suppress,
prevent and destroy competition and
to prevent the shipment and sale of
coal by iObbers to consumers.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-20
TRUST WELL FOUNDED.
story Which Shosys That Those WHO
Rely on Providence Are Never
pisRpPOintod.

Louisa NJ. Alcott tells the follow
ing story Of her kind-hearted and be-
nevolent PARENTS:
Gone snowy Saturday night, when
our wood was very low, poor child
came to beg little, as the baby was
sick and the father on spree with
all his wages. My mother hesitated
at first, as we also had baby. Very
cold weather was upon US, and a Sun
day to be got through before wood
could be had. Ny father said. Give
half our stock and trust in Provi-
dence; the weather will moderate, or
wood will come
Mother laughed, and answered,
in her CHEEKY way, We'll. their need
is greater than our: and if our half
gives out we can 60 to bed and tell
stories"
$50 a generous half went to the poor
neighbor, and a little later in the
evening, willie the storm still ragged,
and were we're about to cover our
fire to keep it, a knock came, and a
farmer, who usually Supplied us, ap-
peared, saying anxiously:
CT started from Boston with
load of VIC cd, but it drifts 50 I want
to get hon~e. Wouldn't you like to
have me drop the wood here? It
would accommodate me. and you
needn't hurry about paying for it,
eyes" said father; and as the
man went off he turned to mother
with look that much impressed Us
children with his gifts as seer.
Didn't 1 tell you wood would come
if the weather did not moderated"
my mothers motto was, Hope and
keep busy and one of her saying
was, Cast thy bread upon the waters,
and after many days it will come
back buttered."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-20

This was followed few days later
with a second stroke more serious
than the first, but despite this fact
it was believed that the general would
recover. He appeared to ke steadily
improving until Friday morning, when
the end came suddenly. Mrs. Nc
Cook, the widow; Mrs. Chauncey
Baker, of Washington, d. C., daugh-
ter, and Mrs. Craighead were at the
bedside at the hour Of parting.
Details for the funeral of Gen. Me-
Cook have not been perfected, but it is
probable that the services will be held
here Monday. The burial will take
place at Spring Grove cemetery, Gin
cinnati, where are buried the other
members of the McCook family
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-20
MISS HANNA A BRIDE.
Ohio Senator's Daughter United to
Joseph Medill Mccormick
at Cleveland.

Cleveland, O., June lin intrinsic
beauty and interest the wedding on
Wednesday at high noon Of Miss Ruth
Hanna and Mr.. Joseph Medill McCor-
mick, of Chicago, eXcelled any similar
function ever held in Cleveland. ST.
Paul's church was decorated with the
utmost magnificence.
Just before the Lohengrin wedding
march was played to herald the APP
proach of the bridal party, Presid lent
Roosevelt entered with Mrs. Hanna on
his arm, followed by Miss Alice Roose-
Welt with other members of the brides
family.
Among the out-of-town guests a t the
wedding breakfast were the following:
President Roosevelt Miss Alice Roose-
Welt, Postmaster General and Mrs.
PAYNE, with their niece; Miss Jones,
Adit. Gen. and Mrs. Corbin, Senator
and Miss Kane. his sister; Senators
Beveridge and Hale, Senator and Mrs.
Wetmore. and Senator and Mrs. Aid
rich
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-20
SER WAN RULERS
ARE ASSINATED.
Uprising Of Militarv-Palace Attacked King
Alexander, Queen Draga, Three Ministers
and Eight Others Slain-The Cause
New Government Formed.

may take longer than was at first ex-
pected.
Buried at Night.
The remains OF the i'll fated king
and queen were buried almost
stealthily Thursday night in the
chapel of ST. Mark, where the mem
bers of the Obrenoyitch family are
inferred
story OF the Tragedy.
The following is narrative of the
revolution given by men who took
an active part in it. Army officers
to the number of 90 having formed Il
project of revolt, among them being
delegates from almost every garri-
son in Servia and the majority of
the officers of the Sixth regiment
Lieut.. Col. Mitschitsch invited his
comrades on Wednesday evening at
II o'clock to meet in the Kalima gden
garden and there the immediate car
rying out of the intended deed was
organized. At 1:4O the officers, in
royal palace. Each had a cue and
especial directions regarding his
part in the revolution.
Treachery IN the Palace
In the konak palace itself the rev.
o1utionaries had two important par
tisans in the kings bodyguard-C
Alexander Maschin Queen Draga's
cousin, not brother-in-law) and the
kings personal adjutant, Lieut.. Nau-
movies. Two officers of the high
military academy appeared at the
appointed hour. two a. NJ, at the gate
of the konak, where the kings adju-
tant, Panaj otoyic. who was in the
conspiracy, handed them the keys to
the garden gate, which is always
kept locked. First, stepping before
the guard at the konak, one of the
two officers called throw down your
arms" 4 fight ensued with shots