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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-11-30
NC; FLOWERS IN CONGRESS.
An Rdiot by the AutOcTat Of tAS
House Prevents Floral Displays
on Opening Day.

Washington, Nov. T,-There will be
no flowers In either house on the open
ing day Of congress. Two years ago
soon after Speaker Cannon was sworn
in and an attempt WIS made to bring
In lrge floral pieces and place them
upon the desks of members the speak
or issued positive orders to stop the
proceeding and the banks Of flowers
remained in the Hobbies until they were
sent to the homes Of the members.
A resolution Of the senate was adopted
durings the last session Of congress
barring flowers from the senate cham
Der. Mr.. Cannon has already given
notice that he will not allow the flow
ers to be brought In as heretofore. The
flower practice started as a tribute to
different senators and representatives
when they returned to Washington at
the beginning of sessions Of congress.
Rivalry aof admirers Of different mem
bers OF both houses reached stage
where half the desks were buried IN
flowers and the persons they were
meant to compliment we're completely
hidden behind the productions Of the
florists. The officers of both houses
have been informed that there will be
no floral display and flowers intended
for members will probably be stopped
n AL ha
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-11-30
Great DrItain win Help.

London, Nov. 2S.-"we are now
fully assured that Great Britain will
have representative military and ma
val contlngents at jamestown in
1907" said Harry st. George Tucker
president Of the jamestown (Va.) Ex-
hibltion company, to the Associated
Press Monday. 1.-THE British govern
ment, through Foreign Secretary Lans-
downe, the admiralty and the war Of.
Zee, has given me a most cordial vel
come and has promised to assist in
every way toward the success Of the
exposition.
Koscow. Nov. 27.-The strike here
Is spreading. Crowds Of strikers arc
plundering factories, private houses
and state liquor shops. The military
is working the telephones The gov
erning committee of the bourse met
Sunday and passed a resolution urg-
ing the government to TAKE energetic
measures 10 stop pillaging.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-11-30
Power of Church i'm Politics.

Indianapolis, Ind. Nov. 23.-Dr. Bak-
er, in an address before that body de-
clared that the credit for the result Of
the election in Ohio should be given to
the American Anti-Saloon league. He
said the Ohio contest was the most far
reaching in points Of influence and re-
suits of any yet undertaken by the
league, in as much as 1t not only DEM
onstrated the relative strength Of the
church and the saloon, but more than
this 1t forever disproved the teory Of
ten advanced that the church under o
strain of party pressure would yield
and content itself with prefunctory
resolutions "Given q clear moral is
sue and wise leadership" DR.. Baker
deducted. "the church will furnish the
truest fighting force that can be mar
shalled this side of the gates ajar."
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-11-30
AUTHORITY UPHELD.
JudEe Thompson Sustained DeeinioD
Of Interstate Commerce Commits
sion Affecting Railroads.

Cincinnati, O., Nov. 2S.-Tho author
ity of the Interstate commerce COM
mission was upheld in decision nled
Wednesday by United States Judge
Thompson in a case brought by Proc-
tor & Gamble against the Cincinnati,
Hamilton & Dayton, the Pennsylvania,
the Big Four and the Baltimore q
Ohio Southwestern railroads. Prior
to the protests against freight rates
filed by Proctor & Gamble with the
interstate commerce commission the
railroads listed carloads Of soap Tor
the purpose Of classification In the
sixth class and lots less than carloads
in the fourth class. Next the rail-
roads reduced the carload lots to the
fifth class and the lesser bulk to 20
per cent less than third class. This
reduction In, classification brought out
the protest upon which the matter
went to the Interstate commerce COM
mission. The commission held that
the reduction in classification of car
load lots was proper, but that the re-
duction of fractions of carloads was
improper and ordered the railroads to
desist on that point. The railroads
refused.
Suit was brought by District At
torney Mcpherson and as result the
interstate commerce commission is
sustained and an injunction issued
against the increased rates on fraction
al lots.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-11-30
cUsANs WILL ACT.
II Americans on Isle Of Pines CAusa
Trouble United States win Not
he Asked for Help.

Havana, Nov. 27.--The Associated
press has been informed in the mOsl
positive terms that whatever develops
in the Isle of Pines dispute, Cuba UNI
der no circumstances will ask the
United States to intervene not even to
the extent Of sending gunboat to
preserve order among the American
citizens there. This statement was
clearly and emphatically made by Gen.
Freyre Andrade, secretary Of the in
terror after conference Sunday after
noon with President Palma at which
Gen. Rodrigues, commander Of the ru-
raj guards, was present.
A special messenger of the govern
ment left Batabano Sunday for the Isle
of Pines in the gunboat Arana with in
structions to return and report as soon
as possible.
All that is known here is that a
meeting Of Americans on the Is
land was held Saturday to confirm
what had previously been done,
this meeting being considered
Necessary owing to insufficient notice
having been given of the. intentions of
the Americans to nominate territorial
officers.
A report seems to have spread among
the Cubans at Nueva Corona that this
meeting will be prolific Of trouble
which will eliminate Monday when
the Americans assume the Offices in de-
fiance Of Cuban authority. This report,
however, lacks confirmation.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-11-30
Bursting Pine Kills workmen,

Houston, Tex.,, Nov. 23.-Eight ne
gro workmen were caught in the eel
lar Of the Houston Packing company
Wednesday afternoon when an ammo
mia pipe broke and all Of them were
overcome by the fumes. 1t was nee
essary to dig through the wall to get
the men out and this took much time.
One was dead when taken out. an
other succumbed shortly after and
physicians have practically given up
hope for the recovery of two more,
The other four men probably will re-
cover.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-11-30
ADVISES PUBLIcITY.
@. n. Tarben, Omcer of Equitable,
Makes suEEeEtIens for Remedy
ing Existing Insurance Evils.

New York, Nov. 2S.-After being on
the witness stand before the Armstrong
legislative committee on insurance In
vestigatlon for the greater part of
three days, Gage E. Tarbell. second
viee-president Of the Equitable Life
Assurance society, finished his tes-
umony Wednesday and Just before
adjournment submitted a list OF sus-
gestions for the remedy OF existing
abuses in the management Of insurance
companies and for legislation designed
TO give the state proper control over
the companies and to insure the conf
dence Of the policyholders. Prominent
among these suggestions was absolute
publicity. while admitting that wrong
had been done by life Insurance. o.
fcials, Mr.. Tarbell said he had no spol-
ogies to make for any Of them and that
be hoped they would be punished.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-11-30

London. Nov. 24.-The recent
rumors of an early dissolution of par
lament and an appeal 10 the country
are gradually crystallizing into more
definite form and while no oficial In
timation has yet been forthcoming the
idea Is prevalent in well informed Pc
iitical circles that premier Balfour will
take an early opportunity to place his
resignation in the hand, Of the King
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-11-30
nay ne q 1xoTeai Agent.

Washington, Nov. 23.-Among the
visitors to the state department
Wednesday was Homer c. Hurlburt,
who is said to be one Of the agents
sent out by the Korean government
early in October to appeal to the pow
ers Of Europe and the United States
for assistance In maintaining the in
tegrity Of the kingdom of Korea and
especially to prevent its absorption
by the Japanese government. Mr..
Hurlburt left Seoul October 10 and is
said TO be especially accredited to the
United States. He declined to discuss
his mission in any phase and win not
even admit that he is a representa-
i've Of the hermit kingdom.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-11-30

Chicago, Nov. ga bitter contest
for the estate Of D. ]. Spencer Of Ok
lahoma City was brought to Chicago
Wednesday. Relatives of the man are
fighting will filed by Mary Cartwright
also Of Oklahoma They charge that
the document is forgery. To deter
mine the truth Of this charge the will
and copies of the testimony in the
case taken in the west have been sent
to the United States district court here
and Thursday experts on handwriting
will examine the documents when they
will be returned to Oklahoma City.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-11-30

London, Nov. 24.-The old 74-guA
irigate Forte, built in 1912, was sunk
in the Midway Thursday by shells
fred by the British gunboat BASTARD.
Fire broke out this morning on the
Forte which had been used as coal
depot and 1000 tons of coal were soon
ablaze. The fire parties were unable
owing to the heat to get close enough
to deal with the flames, so the she'll
ing was resorted TO in order to pre-
vent the fire from spreading to neigh
boring shipping,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-11-30

South McAlester, I. T., Nov. GA
party Of editors from Iowa, Illinois and
Wisconsin arrived here on a special
Missouri, Kansas & Texas train We'd
nesday afternoon. The party was en-
tertained by trolley rides to the neigh
boring mining towns and given an
elaborate banquet at the Busby fol-
lowed by a pusical and smoker at the
Elks club room. The prty left late
Wednesday night for Dallas and other
Texas cities as the guest Of the Katy
railroad.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-11-30

St. Louis. No., Nov. 23.-Gox Folk
Wednesday removed Andrew F. Blong
from the st. Louis board OF police
commissioners. following Blongs re-
fusal 10 resign. George P. Jones, an
oil merchant. was named as his sur
cessor. Blong Is known to have been
advised BY his attorneys that the Law
gives the governor no power to re-
move him. His resistance, II "a ex-
pected. viii take the form 81 iniunc-
ton or QUO Varranto procsedinss. a.
rscted against The governor Or asalns,
Mr.. Jones. o. bob
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-11-30

Charge Against Cuban COngressman

ShhFse AsahhNt Su~aA
Havana, Nov. 24-Congressman Pine
Guerra is charged by the prosecuting
Judge Of San Juan Martinez with the
leadership Of the insurrectionary plot
ting in that vicinity. It is alleged that
the congressman was present with
other leaders when their place Of meet
ing was raided recently. but that he es-
capped. The leading members Of this
band. II is pointed out, served in the
revolution as officers Of. the regiment
Of which Congressman Gurra was col
onel. The exemption Of congressman
from arrest. It is said will not pre-
vent Gurra's apprehension.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-11-30

Mexico City. Nov. 2T.-Bllers Of
Mexico are speaking Of the necessity
Of beginning to import American
wheat In large quantities.. This
means that they expect the temporary
rates Of import duty on wheat to be
extended into next year. As a conse-
quence Of the shortage Of the wheat
crop high prices prevail
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-11-30
Lost One Position, Gets Another.

Boston, Nov. 23.-Capt. William
Cowles, brother-in-law of President
Roosevelt, was relieved of the COM
mand Of the battleship Missouri at
the Charleston navy yard Wednesday
by Capt Edwin c. Pendleton Thurs
day he will proceed to his home in
Harrington, Conn, where he will re-
main until December. Then he will
report to the chief Of the bureau Of
navigation for duty as naval attacho
at the White house
-srangers object to Short HOurn.
Atlantic City, N. j., Nov. A.-Be-
fore adjourping sine die Thursday
evening the National Grange Patrons
of Husbandry adopted resolution
declaring "that we, as American citi-
zens, believe It is every mans privi-
lege to work as many hours as he
wills for pay; tn energy, thrift and
activity are entitled to encourage
ment and should command rightful
compensation for services rendered"
This is taken as a direct aim at labor
unions, which fix on eight hours for
a working day. and may mean con-
test between the farmers and organ
lied labor.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-11-30

Peoria, ILL.,. Nov. 24-Newtou C.
Dougherty. former superintendent OF
Peoria schools and now in jail on the
charge Of embezzling several hundred
thousand dollars Of the citys money
Thursday told his attorneys that he
would plead guilty to the charge Of
embeEzlement II Is expected that he
VIII be taken into court Friday for that
purpose.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-11-30

St. Petersburg. Nov. 23--Dispatches
from southwestern Russia indicate that
the zlonite movement has been given
a powerful impetus BY the anti-JeWish
disorder Hundreds Of Jewish fam
lies are leaving or preparing to leave
for Palestine. Three hundred nliled
from Odessa on one steamer Wednss-
day.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-11-30
HAVE SAVED FLEET.
The Designs Of Mutinssrs Frustra-
ted by Breaking Gun Locks.
HUTINY NOW At VLADIVOSTOK
Arms Landed Mt POti-sailOrs ON
Verge Of Rebellion at 81. Peters,
burg DIschargeA-An Amer
lean Assaulted.

fall L.,
1ulp~,s nas , -, s.,..i rh",,L
aispatcn lrom we nun, -. a"o..
mn, commanding 'ne D. ., 49, ~ d.
me nuineeis ie,' ~. -aas., |,
EsmKine Monusy Aru ~. 'e .ama.h
NO" IN my nanus. ne sa'ios, .oees-
or win tne SOLDIERS u 'ne pie'. .oe
hment VINO mutinieu' nave Snue '',.,
serves In tne LaSareh pa s wv.
some guns When ireSn .oops al.'
snail attack' tnousn l leAi 'no ~
uilerymen may JOIN 'ne inu.ineoie.
"A very serious state VI ~n'' po
walls. several Objects nave D''N
killed" ,,
ACCORDING from prNa'e ui'pa'es'
rom SeDastopoi VICE Aunnii@i oOun
MIN mas nustra.eu .n0 uoS,en " w.
mulineers 10 seize INC niAoA 80 ny, 20,
ana sail ior ouess" w oiu'ii"s OIL
ene gun lockS W NC oioAeu'
VIadiVostok' NV co. no i'I I~n-.
prisoners returning nere !rohi japan
are IN sucn STATE oi mutiny De'Huso
u Is Impossible immeoiu'eiy " "1
mem BACK 10 hussia uia' ~ peoSmo
are held under guard.
On Saturday there was tragic up
rising at the camp on Cape Choukhin
where 1000 prisoners from Port
Arthur are confined. A drunken SOL
Aler who refused to salute an officer
vas sabred on the spot. His comrades
r1,sh ed At the officer who escaped to the
of,cera' club where he was Joined by
6our other officers. They all made a
hard fight for their lives with re-
yolyera against the Infatuated men but
hefore the arrival of q squadron Of
Coasacks which had been hastily sum-
moned by telephone, three of the of6-
Sols Weie Alu 90 INV o"o 80 ~" ILL -,
1A'eI' nDou' ~ noI "0 'N
Ounueu :" INC ." Dee
Oboyan. Russia. Nov. 2S.-The
peasants continue to burn and pillags
estates. The property of the president
Of the Zemstvo Of Kursk province was
DESTROYED Sunday night.
St. PETERSBURG NOV 3d. ROBERT
Woods Bliss, secon1 secretary oI lne
American embh'y WHO n"D !"s' re-
tion in Paris, was Inc victim of an
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-11-30
Krrro sentencea 10 nanr.

Kansas City. Kan. Nov. 27.-Frank
Barber. a negro found guilty h the
dlstriet court Of murder in the irst
degree, was sentenced Saturday by
Judge McCsbe Moore to be hanged.
But e the death penalty Is never In
licted IN Kansas, Barber VIII probably
'srvs a NE sentence IN the penitsn-
siary.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-11-30

Copenhagen, Nov. 24-King Haa-
kon VII, Queen Maud and Crown
Prince Olaf started Thursday In the
Danish royal yacht Dannebrog for
christiania. Great crowds gathered to
witness the departure Of the new ruler
Of Norway.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-11-30

New President for Mercer University

Macon, Ca, Nov. 25.-Dr. Charles
Lee Smith Friday night was formally
inauguarted president Of Mercer Uni
velsity with exercises at which many
of the leading educational institutions
of the country were capreseEted.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-11-30

Yellow Fever Progress ~ Havana
Havana. Nov. 24-No new cases Of
yellow fever were reported Thursday.
Six suspects have bean discharged
from the hospital Seven cases are
being treated and four suspects are
hndar nharrrafiaa
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-03
THE MOST ECONOMICAL
POWER PRODUCER.
Man is a Much Better Engine Than
Locomotive and Yields More En-
ergy Than an Automobile.

To test the efficiency of nan as an
engine, Professor Atwater, of Wes-
leyan University, has \been engaged
recently in making some remarkable
experiments, employing a stationary
bicycle as means of measuring the
power developed by Il muscular rider.
By the simple expedient of making
the tire of the rear wheel (the cycle
has no front wheel pass between two
electromagnetic, which are connected
with a dynamo, all of the energy trans
mitted to the pedals is converted into
a current of electricity. This current
can be measured, and thus is ascer-
tained exactly how much power is en-
ployed:
The rider operates his wheel inside
of great box of wood lined with
metal. He is not permitted to leave
the box for several days and nights,
and all of his food and drink is care
fully weighed. In this way the
amounts of fuel and water supplied to
the human engine are accurately ascer-
tanned, and the total energy which they
represent can be easily figured out.
As result of the experiments, it has
been found that man is much bet
ter engine than locomotive, yielding
nearly twice as much power for given
amount of fuel. He is superior in this
respect to the best and most economical
pattern of automobile. In fact, no
kind of engine as yet cOntrived-steam,
gasoline or electric-is equal to him
as a producer of energy.
Professor Atwatcr says that the most
economical engine built to-day utilizes,
in the shape of work, only fifteen per
cent. of the energy contained in the
fuel supplied to it. The human power
machine develops twenty per cent
without counting what is required to
keep the internal mechanism of the
body running. OF course, it takes CON
siderable power to keep the heart-pumr
going, and the digestive apparatus in
operation. TO reckon the expenditure
for these and other functions at ar
additional twenty per cent. would moi
be over the mark.
Thus it is seen that the human en-
sine runs with much less waste thar
/ any mechanical contrivance yet de
vised. Man stands to-day the mode
machine, and with all his vaunted i'll
| genuity he cannot construct an appar
atus that comes near to equalling hi
own body as work-producer. Nor, in
deed, will any other kind of engine
though built of the best obtainable ma
terials, run for anything like so Ions
4 period without wearing out, requiring
in the same time so small an eXpendi
ture for repairs.-Boston Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-03

rise. He did not yaddle up to get MS
meal of whole fish, each usually about
half as long as his whole body; and as
the others came rushing toward me to
get their share, l knew that he was Ill.
l went into the cage and lifted him
up. What was my amazement to hear
something grating and clinking inside
of him. And he seemed surprisingly
heavy. / at once called the head
keeper, who decided to investigate by
means of surgical operation.
He took out two pounds of stones,
one of which was four inches long, two
and hale inches wide and about half
an inch thick! The poor chap seemed
to feel relieved. In few days he be-
came conyalescent, ate his food regu-
larry, and semeed to be doing well.
Then that hooked bill reached under
the feathers and tore out some of the
surgeons stitches. which were un'
doubtedly irritating, as the wound was
beginning TO heal. AS the result OF
this interference, the wound opened
and, rs the weather was hot, the pa
tient died five days after the opera
| tion.-St. Nicholas.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-03
Wanted, n Married Machinist.

A badly disappointed tenderfooi
found his way to ranch in the Sui
phur Springs Valley, Arizona, last Au'
gust. He had gone to El Paso from
Pennsylvania few months before.
and after spending few weeks vainly
searching for employment. he placed
an advertisement in one Of the local
dailies. Among the replies received
was one from the proprietor of ranch.
The offer appealed to him because II
semeed to offer more fresh air than
any of the others, and his Eastern doc
tor had advised him to take all the
fresh air he could, and that a little
''roughing it, would do him no harm,
So he reported at Jim Musgroves
ranch. stating that he was the machin.
ist who had advertised for position.
"Well, stranger said Jim, 1--WE need
q machinist here most as bad as we
need water, and I reckoned you was the
man we're wanting"
The machinist was all smiles. He
picked up his kit Of tools ald followed
as the ranchman led the way back of
the four-room adobe house and pointed
out what looked like covered wash
tub with few gears attached and a
side handle.
"There you are" said Jim. pointing
to the tub. "There's your machine.
Git to work. Twenty-Five n month and
your board if you can make that thing
wash the clothes of this yere ranch.
If you're any kind of machinist here's
q chance TO make good.'
"a machinist," said the disappointed
and crestfallen applicant, REPAIRS ma
chimes. 1t isn't bis business to furnish
the power and keep them running. You
ought to hire washerwoman to run
the machine and hire me for the re-.
pairs"
Say, son." burst in Jim. Twenty
nine men yaur size couldn't make the
repairs to fences and stock with one
single woman flirting round this 'dobe.
A machinist who can't rrn a machine
is the same rs a horse once saw to the
circus. He had six legs, but he couldn't
even trot, cause he had to carry two
of 'em in a sling when he walked. AS
near as l can see from your tell, what
want is a machinist whose wife takes
in washing."-Youth's Companion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-03
Kind Neighbors.

When Miss jenkins, after spending
fifty-six years in the city of her birth,
decided to buy a small farm in the
country, she determined to miss none
of the delights of farming life.
I'm going to have steady horse ana
two cows and some hens,' she an
nounced to her brother, to whom she
proudly displayed her new property
"The Adams boy from the next mouse
will help me about everything. He'll
drive the cows and milk and teach me
to harness. ard of course shall teed
the hens and the little pig
'The little pigr' echoed her brother.
ado you propose to keep pig! Ana
where. | should like to know|
"Theres room for n small pig pen
back of the barn, away from the road
and everything said Miss jenkins,
calmly. "Mr. Adams has some cum
ming little pigs, and that is what
wish. And l asked the Adams boy
IL he thought when the pig had out
grown the pen I could find some one
10 take him and give me another little
one in exchange, and he seemed sure
I could. You've no idea. brother, how
obliging the people are here II the
country."-.Tcctb' Companion.