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FRANCHISES WORTH
 MILLIONS WIPED OUT
CHICAGO TRACTION COMPANY HARD HIT BY COURTS
 DECISION

Their Value Estimated at from Sixty to Eighty-Five Million Dollars-Brokers { Fooled by First Interpretation of the Courts Finding--Very Wrathful as ResuIt-Ihought it Was fin Favor of the Traction Company.
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Cheap COIOnist Rates Through Sunny
 south and California

Via Washington Sunset route, without change from Washington, berth $S5O.
 Offices Southern Railway, 22S, and So.
 Pacific, ITO Washington street, Boston.
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Thirty-one Drowned.

Antwerp, March 1S.-Thirty- per- sons were drowned to-day owing to equinoctial tides overfiowing or burst ing dikes on the Scheldt river.
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1LhCrRoCUlIoN ADOPTED.
New Jersey to Use This Method of
 Execution.

Trenton, N. J., March 13.-The Senate passed Senator Minturn's bill roviding for the eleotrocution of prisoners con- victed of murder, The electrocutions will take place at some isolated spot to be selected by the principal keeper of the state prison.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-08-23

fully 80 per cent. of the delegates, and
that he will carry the convention from
first TO last without the slightest
trouble The majority rule league.
composed Of those men who are in
touch with Mr.. Bryan, claim that
this statement Of Sullivan Is absurd
and say they will have control Of the
situation.
The action for or against Sullivan,
and consequent control Of the party,
Is the actual issue in the convention.
Candidates will be named, however,
for state treasurer. superintendent Of
public instruction and for three trus.
tees Of the University Of Illinois.
For state treasurer Charles v. Thorn
m Of McLeansbOTo. is most promi-
nentiy mentioned. and Caroline Circuit,
q PittstieM, seems 10 have the com
bination Of superintendent Of public
instruction at her mercy.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-08-23
FOR Me ANDRUSS|A
The Car Sounds Note Of UncOm-
promising War With Terrorism
In Poland.
CoNGRATULATES SKALLon.


81 Petersburg, Aug. 2O.--A call to
nm unc0mpromising. war with terror
ism and revolution in Poland was
sounded in the imperial telegram Of
generalization to Governor General
skallon Of Warsaw. on his escape
from the bombs OF would-be assasslns
at Warsaw Saturday. In this telegram
Emperor Nicholas, after thanking d.
vine providence for saving the gov
ernor generals life for me and Russia
continues: ....
do not be discouraged: be resolute
In the battle with insensata anarchy.
and sedition." eF
Under present conditions in Poland
It will be difficult TO execute the i'm.
perial will, as the police have prac.
tically been driven from tho streets
of the Polish capital and the prevailing
military measures are relieved to be
inadequate to copc with the revolu-
tionists Hence the text Of the tel.
.egram is regarded hers as Indicating
the intention Of the emperor to
strengthen the hands Of General SkaI-
Ion or his successor, by furnishing
more troops, empowering the use of
sterner methods than hitherto were
permissible and the formation Of
a special ministry to take over the
government of the Polish Provinces
The establishment OF what Is prac>
tically dictatorship for Poland is
limited at by the Svet, the court or
gan. It is considered extremely prob
able that General Skallon, even II
he Is not victim second and more
successful attempt on the part OF
terrorists, may retire either of his own
volition, as did his predecessor after
a similar nerve-shaking experience, or
At the request Of the emperor made asl
the result Of representations from
both the court and army factions,
which have been urging his replace
ment by a stronger man for some time
past.
the Russ stated that the Pactnc
squadron will be formed again in
The autumn. when practically all the
available ships Of the Baltic squadron,
The Czarevith. slava, Gromoboi, Bog
ltyr and the Rossia win Be dispatched
10 the far east.
Sunday was the anniversary Of the
first Of Bouligfn par
and the newspapers devote
heir leading editorial articles 10 r.
me strana writes in an especially
optimistic tone declaring that In g
Year's tina the people have definitely
Won the battle for popular representa-
ion and that the struggle now WIN be
or the rights Of the Representatives
n the assembly which often have been
Impressed
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-08-23
the BANKS CAN CONTROL.
Secretary Of the Treasury Shaw
Makes a Statement.
Scarcity of Bills Of Small Denomi-
nations Can BE Relieved IL
Proper Action IL Taken.

/
Washington, Aug. 21-SeCretary
Shaw Monday made public the follow
ing statement: az
The secretary Of the treasury has
instructed the treasurer that when un-
able to meet all demands for small bills
to send ones and twos in preference
to Gves. The secretary takes the po-
sition that when the department ID
unable to meet all demands upon II.
1t may exercise q discretion 40 TO
the demands to which It will give
preference.
"There il NO source from which the
demand for money in denominations
less than i've dollars can be supplied
other than silver and silver certificates.
There 10. however, source Of sup
ply for currency OF the denomination
Of i've dollars: namely, national bank
notes.
"Since the secretary's circular to
banks urging them to increase their
notes Of the denomination of fve dol
lars, practically thirty millions In ilves
have been ordered and nearly nine
millions have been delivered. Most OF
the remainder will 30 out tn the
next thirty days
"The secretary in this authorized
statement calls attention TO the fact
all but overlooked by many, that
silver certificates can not be deposited
in the treasury and gold certificates
demanded. and gold certificates are
redeemable In gold on demand. Sill
yer can be deposited in the treasury
and silver certificates demanded and
these certificates In turn are redeem
able in silver ON demand. Gold and
silver certificates are exactly what
they profess to be.
"They are receipts which the govern
ment issues for ON actual deposit OF
the kind Of coin designated in the GER
tificate. The volume therefore, Of sill
YER certificates Is limited to the
amount Of silver actually deposited.
Most Of the silver now circulates in
the form Of certificates. II the banls
will return silver certificates Of the
larger denominations and ask for
certificates In denominations Of
one and two dollars there
will be no scarcity Of small mon
ey. Their place win be prompt
ly supplied by the small bills anthoF-
lied by the banks. Congress has not
unwisely planned for the needs Of the
country. Il rests with the banks to
conform their operations to meet
these needs"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-08-23
REMOVED THE NEGROES


Washington. Aug. sl-.Orders were
issued Monday by the military SEC
Rotary. Major General r. G. Ainsworth,
for the transfer Of the. colored troops
from Fort Brown, Tex, where there
has been serious trouble between cit
izens and soldiers, TO Fort Ringgold,
Tex, which 10 about 100 miles above
Fort Brown and 10 also on the Rio
Qrande.
One company Of the Twenty-sixth
infantry is ordered to Fort Brown
to take the place Of the colored troops.
The company ordered to Fort Brown
Ia made up Of white men. This shift
ing about Of troops was made subse-
Quent to a report from Major @. w.
Penrose ON the situation at Fort Brown
and after an appeal by Senator Culber-
son to President Roosevelt In his
report Major Penrose says he was per-
suaded that the killing Of one citi-
zen in Brownsville and the wounding
OF another were the work Of soldiers,
although he has been unable as yet to
discover who the guilty men are.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-08-23
DOCTOR CURED
Of eczema
Maryland Physician Cures Himself Of
Eczema with Cuticura Remedies.
Prescribss Them and Has Cured
Many Cases Where Other Formulas
Have Failed Or. Fisher Says;
CUTICURA REMEDIES
POSSESS TRUE MERIT

My face was Afflicted with eczema
IN the year 1897. / used the Cuticura
Remedies, and was entirely cured. I
am q practicing physician and very
often prescribe Cuticura Resolvent and
Cuticura Soap In cases Of ecsema, and
they have cured where other formulas
have failed. am not In the habit Of
endorsing patent medicines, but when
I find remedies possessing true merit,
such a. the Cuticura Remedies do, l am
brosd-minded enough TO proclaim their
virtues TO the world. ! have been prac-
ticing medicine for sixteen years, and
must say / find your Remedies A No. l.
You are at liberty 70 publish this letter,
or any part Of It. Iremain, very truly
yours, o. N. Fisher, n. D., Big Pool,
Nd, Nay ~, 1905"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-08-23
BIDS FOR CHINESE LABOR.
The Canal Commission Has Issued
the Specifications.
All Bidders Must Furnish Heavy
BOnd-strinEent Regulations Will
Govern the Entire COntFact.

Govern the Entire COntFact.
Washington, Aug. disqualification
for bids to furnish Chinese labor for
the construction Of the Panama canal
were issued Monday by the Isthmian
canal commission. The basis for bid
ding ID Invitations for 1880 coolies
although Il is made clear that the
commission may call for such addition
al numbers Of Chinese laborers 90 1t
may need. should the experiment be
successful. but the number shall not
exceed 1000 per month. All proposals
must be received not later than 10
a. m. September 20, at which time they
will be opened. The usual conditions
regulate the competitive bidding for
government supplies Ia prescribed by
the specifications.
Individuals. co-partnNrships or cor
porations, competent TO fulhll tho
terms Of the proposals must be ac-
companied by q certified check or by
a bond for $4,000 The bond Of the
successful bidder will he advanced to
100000. which will be forfeited II
he should fail to enter into contract.
Proposals are to be expressed in terms
Of hourly wages, payable In gold cur
rency OF the United States or It's equiv
alent for the labor Of not less than 2.5OO
Chinese for a period Of not less than
two years, which may be extended.
Chinese laborers will be required to
work ten hours each day. Overtime
will be paid In excess Of ten hours
and for all the work on Sundays or
holidays at the rate Of time and
half.
In addition to the bids to supply $500
laborers, the bidders are required to
submit proposals for each additional
1000 laborers chat may be required
by the commission.
Laborers are desired from the SOUTH
ern provinces Of China and such per-
sons ouly will be accepted as have
been accustomed to climatic and physl-
cal conditions as nearly similar as
may be experienced on the isthmus Of
Panama. No laborers will be accepted
who have been brought from any part
Of the Hawaiian lslanda
Exacting regulations will be made
40 TO the personal sterilization Of
each Chlnaman coming within the
zone. The contractor Is required to
give security to the republic Of Pan
anna that Chinese laborsrs and families
shall be promptly deportsd upon CON-
pletion Of their terms Of service.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-08-23
ROW
An Animated Contest Promised in
Illinois Convention Over En-
dorsement Of Bryan.
SULLIVAN FIGHTING HARD.
Mr.. Bryan Ii Reported as Saying He
Does Not Wish Instructions Un-
less the Committeeman
II Repudiated.

Peoria, ILL.,, Aug. 21.-Whether II
pIeases him or not, William J. Bryan
will be endorsed as the next presi
Dental candidate Of the democratic
party by the state convention Of 1.-THE
Illinois democracy which will be
called Tuesday morning at II o'clock
Mr.. Bryan, according to his friend
Judge owen P. Thompson, of Jack.
sonville, desires no Instructed dele
gates from Illinois In the next demo-
cratic convention unless National
Committeeman Roger G. Sullivan is
repudiated by Tuesdays state con
vention
Judge Thompson made the announce
ment Immediately upon his arrival in
the city that he had received such a
message from Mr.. Bryan. When asked
Monday for a copy of the dispatch
Judge Thompson said:
Il cannot give you a copy of the
message as It contains other matter
which should not be published, can,
however, quote verbatim all that 1t
contains relative to the instructions by
the convention. This is oppose In.
structions unless Sullivan repudl-
ated.' That was all there was on the
subject"
1t Is expected that there will be
stormy times In the convention, but
all debates will lead to the same end
ing, which will be the endorsement of
Mr.. Bryan as presidential candi-
date. II his friends are successful
in their attempt to gain control of the
convention, he will be approved as a
matter of course II the men to whom
Mr.. Bryan has said that he is op-
posed are successful In retaining con-
troll OF the party organization, they
will endorse him, no matter what he
says. The friends of Mr. Bryan have
been positive in their statements that
IL the convention does not call for
the resignation of Roger G. Sullivan
as national committeeman from ILL
nois, they will fight with all their
strength against the passage Of any
resolution endorsing Mr.. Bryan. If
they are not able to control the con-
vention, and the indications Monday
night seemed to be against them,
they will be unable to prevent the en-
dOrsement from going through.
So confident, IN fact. are the Sui
Ivan forces that they are able 70
dominate the convention that the
enforcement o. Mr.. Bryan 10 already
drawn up. II contains . little stinger
10 tho effect that while Illinois dem
ocrats are strongly in favor OF Mr..
Bryan, they are also emphatically IN
favor Of home rule in politics with
but interference from outside.
Both parties are making claims Of
being able to control the convention.
Sullivan claims that .he will have i
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-08-23
nv nave Sees stsaslana.

C0iusa, Cal. Aus 1i.--Paul o.
ste1sland. defAuitins president o. the
Milwaukee Avenus state bank Of chi
cago. Is thought 10 have been seen
IN Coiusa. On Sunday afternoon g
wen dressed stranger appeared At
the hotel Riverside. engaging one Of
the bert roma Later IN the even
ing John Hartos. manager Of the
colusa county chamber q commerce.
formerly Of Chicago. who had a pass
ing acquaintance With stensland.
came into The hotel Hartos noticed
. familiar look about the stranger.
who had also scrufinised HartoR
carefully. Shortly after this meeting
The stranger left, and has not been
seen since.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-08-23

San, Francisco, Aus. 21.-The Call.
fornia promotion committee Ia trying
to solve the servant girl question for
California. and has sent instructions
to It's eastern bureau at New York 10
visit Ellis Island and have the IN
coming women from European coun-
tries told Of the advantages Of Cali
fornia. They viii Be given an idea OF
the wages paid out here, the class Of
work and other information neces-
sary.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-08-23
CUnCURA-THE SET, 81.
compiSte Treatment for Every
humoF from Pimples
% Scrofula

Battle the affected parts with hot
water and Cuticura Soap, 10 cleanse
the surface Of crusts and scales and
soften the thickened cutiole; dry,
without hard rubbing, and spply
CusicRA Ointment freely, 10 allay
itching, irritation, and Inflammation,
and soothe and heal; and, lastly, take
CuticREa Resolvent Pills 70 cool and
cleanse the blood. A single Get, costing
but cue dollar, 4 often sufficient 70
cure the most torturing, dishguring,
itching, burning. and scaly skin, scalp
and blood humoTa, with los q hair,
from infancy 70 hga, when Ell else faih.
ounlEs 49, -, qls.ngs ~ ns.,yHi ~ a
AIuullsssl ~ g4sl4 fsll.t nEls 80 os-l csls
- ~. - ~ y On 1s-s-us nsaSass
r4s1 = ilanlsT 81 49,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-08-23

San Francisco, Aug. 21.--Members Of
the committee Of forty appointed BY
Mayor Schmits to devise ways and
means for the relief of San Francisco
during the IRE Of last April met Mon
day to arrange for San Francisco's
contribution to the stricken people Of
Chile. within fifteen minutes the
Individual members Of the committee
had subscribed e2,5O6. II was an
ncuneed that the Canadian bank Of
commerce had already telegraphed TO
the president Of Chfle the sum Of tlo,-
900. advanced at the request Of mem
bsrs Of the committee. This sum b
now 10 Be raised By public subscrip-
don. A COMMITTEES Of seven. including
James D. Phelan. W. J. Bartnett and
I. W. Hellman has undertaken to
raise this amount ana additional plans
Of relief win be considered a q meet
ing to be held Tuesday.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-08-23
STEAMER AGROUND
The Pacific Liner Manchuria Is ON
a Reef at Rabbit Island
Near Honolulu.
THE SHIP MAY YET Be SAVED



Honolulu, Aug. 2l.-Tho Pacific Mai
Steamship company's steamship Nan
churia II on the reef ut Rabbit. r.
land.
The Manchuria struck bOw-on dur
ing heavy storm, about 4:3O o'clock
Monday morning. She was consider
ably out Of her course. Rabbit Is
land 10 a small speck In the sea. close
to the windward side Of the island
Of Oahu, on which Honolulu 10 To-
Gated. The coast here Is unusually
dangerous, owing to the on-shOre seas.
The steamer lies about 800 feet
from the main shore. There are from
two to three fathoms Of water for
ward and about six fathoms aft. The
tug Fearless and the inter-island
steamer A. Cummins have gone to the
scene. The agents Of the Pacific Mall
Steamship company at Honolulu arc
on the Fearless.
The Manchuria is q twin screw steel
steamer, Of 1889 tons and $3.50 net
tonnage. She Is 700 feet long with
beam Of 65 feet, three inches and
a depth Of 81 feet. one inch. She
was built in 1894 by the Camden. N.
J. ShipbuildIng company.
The position Of the Manchuria is
not beloved to be one Of immediate
danger. The Kilau, the largest Of tho
inter-island steamers, has gone to join
the feet at the scene Of the disaster.
Launches are going from here around
= portion Of the island to bring pas
sengers to this city. Gov. Carter 10
among those who have gone in auto
mobile to bring friends to their homes.
Some Of the passengers, fncludfny
Gen. Smith, the new governor general
Of the Philippine islands, and the mails
will he brought to Honolulu at once.
A detailed report received overland
from Walmanalo says that the Man
ehuria had not yet leaked.
Captain Saunders mistook another
point OF land for Markapu Point. He
saw land ahead shortly before the
vessel struck and reversed the engines
at full speed, but 1t was too late to
avert the accident The steamer IL
aground along her full length and lies
broadside to the mainland.
The vessel IL on very fast By
smptylng her tanks she has raised
some and ct $40 a. m, the tug Fear
less began an attempt to pull her OF.
but without result. other steamers
are now placing two lines aboard and
q united effort TO float the big steam
sF will be made.
The passengers numbering nearly
200 are being landed at watmanalo
and most Of them will be brought TO
Honolulu ever the Pail road. The 800
Asiatics will be placed on island
steamers and brought around By sea.
The Manchuria lies between Rabbit Is
land ana the mainland. partially pro
tscted from the swell. A strong north
sriy wind is blowing and she has gone
further In shore since she struck.
II d row believed that ahe has sus-
tainsd little damage, but tightening
her cargo nay BE- necessary 70 Goat
hsE.
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susd TAree E1prs.. oo&paniss.

18SA AANES 4AENNAA OgAAA4RA-Aa
indianapolis. Ind, Aug. 2l.-Msrrln
Moores. attorney acting on the relation
Of Charles P. Benefit. prosecuting at
torney Of Marion county and the rail-
road commission Of the state Of Indi-
ana, Monday filed suits In the superior
court Of Marion county 10 Gust three
Of the express companies doing busi-
ness In IndiAnapolis-the Adams ex-
press company, the United States ex-
press company and the American ex-
press company. Il Is charged thai they
violate the laws Of the state b. fall
urs to deliver freight beyond the cor
porats limits Of the city Of Indisnapo-
Ne. The refusal Of the companies to
comply with this Law, Il Il charged.
Il an act Of dlscrimination which
amounts to q forfeiture q their rights
10 40 business a. q common carrier
md IN = oorporata name.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-08-23

cronstadt, Aug. ai.--sixteen msn
condemned for participation IN the
mutiny here August / were executed
ct daybrsak Monday morning Among
the number were two students named
IvanoR and Makrisns and d.. 1usar
roR. a. army snrEeoa.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-08-23

10 H9on UanMon toR FFe1HlenoTs
Springfield. N. Aug 7L-The fea-
ture a the republican state oonven.
ton which meets aeTs Tuesday win
Be the endorsement Of Speaker Joseph
c. cannoa &c the republican nosnlnss
for The presidency IN 1908. This &C
ton vas decided upon Monday BIsht
Il q eonfursnee o. state party lsaderS,
hsld - the stats house
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-11-09

lance is not great, as the stones found
are not of good enough quality to pay
the rate demanded by the government
from the lessees, but they were re-
opened in 1900 by a syndicate, with
little success SO far as can be learned.
There are many stones holding the
qualities first mentioned in a high de
gree. but they are little known be-.
cause. in the first place, they are to
De obtained in larger quantities and
the people engaged in the stone trade
cannot. therefore. make the profits they
are able to do with the scarcer gems,
while because of their abundance and
presumably lesser value they have
been given to native cutters, who do
not understand the laws of refraction
and reflection, to operate on, with the
result that they are put on the market
and eventually mounted in jewelry
looking like various colOred acid drops
and entirely lacking brilliancy and
those sharply defined facets which give
that reflection which is the chief
charm and makes evident the great
difference between the real stone and
its imitation
The last few years have witnessed
the great strides which the various
fancy gems have made in the public
favor, notably when used in the neck
chain At present these are being
made up with all manner of colored
stones. and if the manufacturer gives
as much attention to the cutting of the
stones as he does to the making of
the settings he can produce really
delightful ornament.-Mines and Min
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-11-09
VALUES OF RAREST GEMS.
Qualities Which Make Precious Stones
Worth SO Much

The qualities for which precious
stones are mostly priced are luster,
transparency, refraction and dispersion
OF light, although, OF course, scarcity
and demand are the principal factors
in determining the market prices for
instance, the emerald to-day is treble
the value it was only few years ago.
This is partly caused by the greater
demand, but more on account OF the
state OF war in which the country
viz, Colombia-trom which they prln-
cipally come is now engaged, thereby
rendering it most difficult for those
engaged in the industry to procure
them.
The emerald mines of Colombia, al
MuZo and Coscuoz, near Bogota, have
been worked almost continuously since
1868 and have been the means of sup
plying the world with most Of the
emeralds in modern times. There
were mines in upper Egypt which
yielded this gem to the nations of an
tiquity, but were lost sight OF from
the time of the Mohammedan conquest
until quite recently, when some at
tempts at working them We're made
The emerald mines in the Urals Were
not known until the eighteenth cen
fury, and though they yielded fairl.
good material for a time their impor