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Abilene weekly reflector., 1906-11-15
MOONLIGHT.

Several from here attended the
River Brethren love feast in Abilene
Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Thomas of the D. G.. H. S.
spent Sunday with Katherine Engle.
Quite few took advantage of the
excursion Saturday and went Man
haitian.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Brandt visited
friends and relatives here last week.
Mr.. Reel returned from Ohio Tues
daV,
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ASkS"kAlTSUII DISMISSED
Solicitor General HOyt Contends
Kansas Is Not Interested.
His Motion Filed with Supreme
Court Says State IL Not Entitled
to Consideration.

Washington, Nov. 13-In the su
rreme court Of the United States
Monday Solicitor General Hoyt flied
motion on behalf Of the government
to dismiss the case of the state oi
Kansas versus the United States fol
possession Of the Indian territory
lands claimed to have been granted
to the M. X. T., railroad and which
/ are estimated to be worth upward
Of $1O,OO0,O0O. The motlon was
BASED on the contention that the state
of Kansas has no substantial interes,
n the case. [
Tue SUIT was brought by the state of
.Aansas as trustee for the railroad
company under the act Of congress
granting the lands. That act contem-
plated the construction OF a road from
fort Riley, Kan, to the Indian, ter
iltory line and through that territory
70 Fort Smith, Ark. Ten sections
or 64OO acres par mile. Of rood were
,ralieed o;..d pattiiCs were to Ge issded
4pon certincation by the governor OF
KANSAS. The grant to Indian terri
ory lands was made operative when
5ver tle ln1ian title snail be extin.
.disled by tieaty or Otherwise, pro.
.ded that SAID lands become part
the public lands OF the United
States"
Tue bill claimed that the condition
1n.emL lated " tnIs act mad Deen
rrived at through recent legislation
concerning Indian territory and the
Jnlted States was asked either to
place the railroad company in posses
ION Of the land or pay the value OF
t, estimated at more thQn $4,000, 900.
In his brief Mr.. Hoyt contended
nat the state Of Kansas is not entitled
. consideration even as a trustee
md added
Apparently the proceeding is un
Ter the control of the railroad com
Jany and the name of the state Is
lsed simply for the purpose Of prose
;uting the claim Of the company to tn,
'ands In question, the expense Of the
action being borne by the railroad
Under these circumstances 1t is well
settled that this court does not pos
sess original Jurisdiction"
The land covered by the grant was
the subject Of much contention IN
last session and the pending
suit was the principal bone Of con.
.entioR In the recent Campaign.
Practice Marches In Cuba.
Havana. Nov. 13-The series OF
,ractice marches throughout the is.
and by American troops began Mon.
lay with the departure from Camp
Columbia, Of the 18th and 18th noun
ain batteries for Pinar del Rio and |
he 18th field battery for Matanzas. |
he men carry full rations and their
ents. They are to proceed leisure
=, studying the roads and their stra-
egic positions on the way. They win |
e gone about three weeks. These
ractice marches are hailed with sat.
faction by both officers and men as
relief to the monotony Of duty IN
amp and garrison.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1906-11-15
GRO. DECSENBERGER
]. G. ENGLE, Auctioneer.
From Good School.

Eugene Moore who portrays the
part Of Edmond Dantes in "Monte
CristO" which appears at the seelye
theatre next Monday evening has had
the training which gives him complete
OF the technique Of acting.
He has reached the point where a
single line or, word or even look or
mere movement can be made to ex-
press an emotion or produce 3 dra-
matte effect. Prices 25-S5-6O-75o.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1906-11-15
PLEASANT VALLEY.

Sam Lady has bought the Samuel
Zook farm now occupied by Newton
Cline who has rented the Kaufman
farm for the coming year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sedar are here visit
ing relatives and friends.
Anderson Minter and family visited
at Isaac Kauifman's Sunday.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1906-11-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Stein of Upland
visited at the Munsell home last
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H Peterson and
children went to their new home in
Chicago last week. They were ac-
companied by Miss Tilton who came
home from Colorado the day before.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1906-11-15

Topeka, Nov. 1s.-Charles Sessions,
well known IN Newspaper circles IN
The west. resigned Monday night from
the position Of private secretary 70
Gov. Hooh. which be has held since
April /, last ne resignation is
effective December /, on which date
NJ. Sessions becomes wnhington
correspondent Of ne Kansas CITY
Journal -.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1906-11-15
DETROIT.

Miss Christina Klamm went to
Junction City Wednesday for visit.
Mrs. F. Parker and Mrs, Davidson
Of Abilene were guests Of Mrs. Mum
sell and daughter last week.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1906-11-15

WiIlsmstsd. Island q Curaeo, Nov.
iL-Ths latest adEiees rsosivod here
ben caraoas so1nrm preFi0as ~
ports 70 ths stfsot nat Pruuidept
castf0s ftneis b aulroashfnS q ~
pa1 snd thHt hli phynci.ns believe
4 h-tanaaaAis 81 Ain. . rsouyg.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1906-11-15
Local Markets.

Grain markets corrected every Thursday
morning BY W. B. Giles, grain and cOali
BUTTRR MARKET.
Prices for creamery hutter Al " tnL
named for week ending To-Day. DicklUSOI
county price ~ cents less than New TOFI
~ cents less than Chicago.
Kansas OITY-FRncy separator 20
Ohicagc-o Creamery 10 O sShc; dairy. 1Sh q
&c
Abilene weekly reflector., 1906-11-15

Wanted. parties to cut wood 90
shares or otherwise on old fair
sround place southwest Of town.
6e-Ite E.L scHuEnEAE.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1906-11-15
DONEGAL.

Revival meetings held at Belle
Springs by Rev. J. B. Leaman closed
Thursday evening with good interest
and good attendance.
Several from this place attended
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-11

BERK ELEY, Sept 1O.-Mabel Adams
Aver, the beautiful girl of San Fran
cisco whose strange mystery Of gor-
geOus butterflies won for her the title
Queen of the Butterflies" is to enter
a convent Miss Aver, who is the daugh-
ter OF the late Dr. Washington Aver.
has made her plans for retirement from
the world and for a life with the Sis
ters Of Charity She will be nun, and
devote her life her talents and all the
gifts which have helped her to win
fame Of a unique sort to the service
Of the church The news has created
mild sensation in the social world OF
which Miss Aver has been. since her
girlhood. a prominent part.
Miss Aver won her title, Queen of
the Butterflies" before the fire in San
Francisco when she resided with her
widowed mother on Clay street. She
made pets Of butterflies, maintaining
an immense collection of them. and her
control Of the tiny creatures seemed to
border on the supernatural Butterflies
would answer when she called them by
name They would perch in her hair,
cuddle in her hands, take sugared
water from her fingers and permit her
TO feed them. The girl is quietness and
meekness itself, soft spoken, with the
low tone that poets say is such an ex-
cellent thing in woman, but her butter
fv fad made her famous, and she has
been made the subject, with her gor-
eeous-coIored pets, of innumerable
magazine and newspaper articles.
Miss Aver now resides with her
mother in the fashionable residence dis
rrict Of Berkeley. close to the Univers-
itv campus. She came across the bay
after the fire in San Francisco For a
little more than 20 years she was Of
the society folk in San Francisco. Miss
Aver was educated at Irving Institute
in san Francisco and after her Sradu-
alton there became president Of the
State Sunshine Society. Her penchant
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-11

for the doing of good deeds was slim
uiated in that office and apparently the
bent given her desires by the expert
ence has eliminated in her purpose to
become a nun. She has been preparing
herself for this step for some time.
The Butterfly Queen speaks in this
wise of her plan to forsake society, her
butterflies and the world in general for
the church:
Living within the convent walls is
a painful process. 1t is an aus
tere life. though as time goes
more attractive and at length the act
of obliterating self to substitute God
in its place is a real delight
l will use such talents as l have in
various ways when I am siser. Every
one has some particular talent to de-
vote to the good of others. My spe-
cial line of work. l think, is to teach
children and instill beauty into their
lives. | believe l have a special gift
to entertain the little ones. 1 will
try to make a speciality of instructing
the homeless children. We have no
right to hide our talents. They ought
to be used in Gods service and used to
the best advantage. Graces are need
ed in abundance to tighten the intel
lect and strengthen the will in our
daily combat with the powers of evil
! The manners and habits OF the sisters
may vary, but their mission is divine.
and their obligations are identical with
those of the practical world.
Undoubtedly there will be a contrast
between my present life and the life
/ will lead in the convent. My life at
I the present time is absorbed in worldly
emotions and impulses, while my life
/ in the cloister will be entirely differ
ent It will be one of repose and self
abnegation contrary to the elements
I of ordinary life. There is beauty of
I life in the convent which appeals to
me strongly, and that is the ideality
which permeates the atmosphere.
The spirit there is buoyed up by an
/ unseen support. The sisters of char
! ity form the fairest flowers that bloom
] in the garden of Gods church.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-11

thereupon fired in all direetions and
killed or wounded forty persons
RIGA, Sept. 10.-The revolutionists
who fired on a patrol yesterday We're
tried by a drumhead courtmartial to-
day and executed. This is the first ap-
plication of 1.-The extraordinary secur-
ity" rule provided by the ukase of Sep
tember s.
LODI, Poland, Sept. 10.-Four drunk
en- soldiers, who were on guard in
Drevnovska street last night. shot and
killed two men and wounded three
Others and robbed a restaurant. The
soldiers have been arrested.
ODESSA, Sept 1o.-A courtmartial
today sentenced to hanging Jewish
girl named Shakerman. who threw a
bomb at Policeman Poltavichenko with
out injuring him. Miss Shakerman ad-
mitted belonging to the Terrorists and
said it had been determined to kill Pol
tavichensko because he took part ~
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army officers openly countenanced the
selling or loot. The local Governor
took no steps to prevent the outrag ge.
To prevent reports of the outrages
being sent out the telegraph offices are
closed and no persons are allowed to
leave the town. The refugees continue
to crowd the stations. The soldiers are
drunk and behaving with extraordi-
nary brutality.
A delegation of citizens asked the
Governor TO order the troops to cease
firing, but the Governor replied that
the citizens must deliver up their lead
ers and the revolutionists or otherwise
the city would be bombarded. The au-
thorities assert that fifteen terrorists
have arrived here from Warsaw and
that they must be arrested before any
of the inhabitants are permitted to
leave the city.
1t is reported that 200 persons, most
of them Jews, were killed, many in
their flats.
Soldiers today invaded the restau-
rants of the Victoria Hotel and de-
stroyed the furniture of the establish
ment and carried off the wines and
liquors.
BERLIN, Sept. 10.-The correspond
ent at Warsaw of the Vossiche Zeitung
says in a dispatch that the outbreak
at Siedlce apparently was prepared be-
Ioreha1d- Bands OF strangers, OSten-
sibly soldiers on furlough, took a most
active part with the soldiery. At one
stage of the fighting the Jews sue
ceeded in driving the soldiers back
According to the Warsaw correspond
ent of the Lokal Anzeiger the authori-
ties had four pieces of artillery in
operation on the streets from until
10 o'clock this morning. Twelve rounds
were fired and four houses, from which
shots had been fired at the soldiers yes
terday, were completely destroyed In
addition to the $50 Jewish shops a
number of Polish stores were plum
dered.
The correspondent estimates the
number of Jews killed at 100 and says
many more were wounded
WARSAW, Sept. 1O.-According to
the latest advices received here from
Siedlce, the artillery opened fire at s
o'clock this morning. The cannon shots
were directed against the buildings
from which the terrorists had fired on
the soldiers. The sound of the big guns
sent a number of women into a state
Of hysterical fear. The jews of War
saw are in fear of an attack.
ST PETERSBURG, Sept 10.-The
prediction made in the dispatches on
August % of a Jewish massacre at
Siedlce. Russian Poland, unhappily have
been justified by the lighting which
broke out Saturday night and developed
yesterday into a carnival OF indis-
criminate slaughter and pillage, in
which the soldiery and the mob took
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-11
HORROR REIGNING
IN SIEDLCE.
Hundreds of Jews Killed
and Thousands Wounded
bv Unrestrained Soldiers

WARSAW, Sept. lo.-Artillery was
used in Siedlce this morning. Build
sngs or Pienkna, Warsaw and Aleina
streets have been destroyed. Accord
ing 10 reports received here 200 Jews
were killed and 5000 were WOUNDED
during the pogrom-
telegram received here from
SiedIce this morning says the rioting
and shooting there continue The
rcvoIutionists are firing at the soldiers
from windows and the troops reply
with volleys. The Libau infantry reg
in-ent took the principal part in the
massacre. Some passengers on
through train were hit by stray shots
The loot offered for sale by the sol
dfers consists principally Of jewelry
sIEDICE. sept. ia Jewish mas
sacre. surprising in seriousness All
previous ones in this vicinity TOOK
place here Saturday and sunday tt
vas carefully planned beforehand, the
soldiers warning all of the Christian
ncrulation in advance TO hang oat
their ikons so that they might remain
urdisturbed. Saturday night some ter
rorists killed two soldiers, and there-
upon the Libau regiment broke Iorth IN
urrestrained fury. They began muir
dering Jews on every hano, ana COT
tinued their work Of slaughter all night
saturday and all day Sunday. The
CHASTITY work Of numbering and pill
Laying continued until early this morn
ing. when Governor General Skalton
teleeraphed for permission TO use the
artillery. Four batteries then opened
IRE down Pienl1na, Warsaw and Aliena
streets. which were inhabited by thou-
sands Of Jews. The destruction was
horrible. AS a result of the genera
slaug ghter 1t is estimated that fnily
900 Jews have been killed and 1909
wounded. There are 5000 prisoners In
custody. a great many Of whom are
wounded. Not soldier was killed
This morning squads OF soldiers were
parading through the streets selling
pIilaced watches and 5ewelry. The
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-11

part. Unfortunate Jews were shot and
bayonetted in the streets of the town.
Houses and shops were broken into
and sacked Valuables were carried
off and offered for sale by soldiers to
passengers on passing trains. In ad-
dition to the Jews a number of Chris
tians and even some officers met their
death in the fighting.
A correspondent of the Associated
Press who was not able to get into
Siedlce yesterday started for there a
second time this morning.
Siedlce is town of 10000 people.
half of whom are Jews.
WARSAW, Russian Poland, Sept. 10
A bomb was thrown in the Market
Square of Rudgusowska. Province OF
Warsaw. this afternoon. killing one
policeman and wounding another Lat
er another bomb was thrown at the
entrance of the Zirardow Spinning
Works in this city. severely wounding
policeman and a janitor. The troops
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-11
[a,,rish ma ssacres

Jewish massacres.
ST. PETERSBURG. Sept. 1O.-The
British embassy here received express
sions of the governments regret for
the attack in Baku, September s. upon
Leslie Urquhart. the British vice con-
sui, and assurances that everything
would be done to discover and punish
the perpetrators of the act
Sir Arthur Nicholson, the Embassa
dor, believes the attack upon Mr.. Urqu-
hart to have been OF a semi-political
nature and committed by agitators who
have been endeavoring to engineer an
other outbreak among the workmen in
the oil industry. The Illustration of
this plan was due largely to the energy
of Mr.. Urquhart.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-11

the new naturalization laws OF the
United States
A resolution was adopted commend
ing the stand taken by President
Roosevelt and former President Cleve-
land against woman suffrage
Bishop Janssen of Belleville. ILL.,, read
cablegram from Rome expressing
thanks for a cablegram sent the Pope
yesterday expressing the fealty of the
societies to his Holiness. The cable
gram from Rome authorized a papal
benediction.
Letters of congratuIation and regret
from Archbishop Glennon. of ST. Louis
and from a number of Bishops in the
United States were read.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-11
GERMAN CATHOLIC
SOCIETIES CONVENE
Cablegram Received From
Rome Authorizing a Papal
Benediction at Gathering

SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,. Sept. 1O.-The
annual convention of the United Ger
man Catholic Societies of the United
States convened today. Nicholas Con-
ner of Dubuque. Iowa. chairman of the
Federation of Catholic Societies, offered
a resolution. which was referred TO
the resolution eemrittee. deneuncins
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-11

BLISS rs woRsE.-Saginaw. Sept. TO-
Ex-Governor Bliss has suffered a relapse DUR
ing the past week and today taken to
sanitarlum in the hope Of deriving Lsnent
from the treatment. He = r. tbs same critical.
condition he was two mcnths asa
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-11
VISIT THE PRESIDENT.

VISIT THE PREsDENT.-Oyster Bay. Sept.
10.--Governor Higgins and Paul Morton. presi-
dent OF the Equitable Lite Assurance society,
called on the Presidents TO-DAY, teeressrY kces
said thsge Wa 10 seunsfl41s estEes4 t33 Na
vista
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-11
Will Forsake'the World
for the Life of a Nun

MABEL ADAMS AVER, the beautiful girl whose
strange power butterflies her the title Of
Queen OF the Butterflies is become She has for
some time been fitting herself for the life of sister Of charity.
The Washington times., 1906-12-29
GARTER AND COMB
CLEUE TO THIEF
Uncanny Discovery by De-
tectiVeS in Church
Mystery.

NEW YORK. Dec. 29.-Detectives here
To-Day obtained two cIews of dubious
value TO aid them in the search for the
thieves who have been takin; cloaks
coats and valuables left during services
by the congregation Of the CIV III of
the Disciples Of Christ. at Al West l29th
street. These clews are a tortoise-sbelI
comb and red garter, neither of them
the property Of any member of the con-
gregation.
Three weeks ago the basso Of the
choir, Mr.. Briggs, lost an overcoat. and
Miss Seytast, the organist, was robbed
OF her purse Not one of the thirty
choir singers escaped loss.
\ room in the basement OF the church
was used for hanging wraps and over
coats. Detectives watched the place
during almost every service since the
beginning of che trouble, vet losses have
been reported, and the officers have an
uncanny feeling. bordering on a belief
that some mysterious means are being
used TO steal the clothing and property
The garter and comb were found he
meath the pegs which held the garments.
These pegs will not be used in the fu-
ture, the choir members having de-
termined to hang their property IN the
loft itself.
The Washington times., 1906-12-29
The Books Of the Year.

Some sound sense on the works OF the
year is thus set forth in the January
Bookmau.
Comparatively speaking. We have no
cause for any great dissatisfaction over
the novels which have been the con-
ceded successes or 1906. II is easy
enough to be generally pessimistic; to
deplore the absence of any vital and
enduring novel. and to contrast the
year with some other twelve months of
thirty or sixty years ago TO the com
plete discTedit or our modern men and
women OF letters
But as matter of fact the novels
OF 1905. while in no way astonishing.
pare very favoTably with the novels of
any one of the eight or ten preceding
years, and snow an undeniable improve
ment in the taste of our reading pub
lie. Take, for example, the books that
have led month by month.
There was Mrs, NNhartonS The
House of Mirth.'' which was first in the
lists for December. 1905. and which MAIN
taiEed its lead by fair margin dur
ing the drst three months of 1906. The
House OF MiTth' was in no sense a great
novel, and much Of its popularity was
probably due to an undignified curiosity
about the ethics and department OF "A
much exploited New York social set.
of distinction which was not TO be found
in the usual best seller of recent
years.
..The Wheel of Life" which was at
the top OF the list for April. was an eX-
Cellent novel The House of a ThouS-
and Candles" was very fair sample
OF what IL was intended TO be. Lady
Baltimore" which was the leader for
June was a thoroughly dignified book,
as was also "FenWL0a's Career" which
The Washington times., 1906-12-29
ARMED MEN SLAY
DOGS ON STREETS
Fear of Rabies at Mount
Vernon, n. Y, Causes Pre-
CautiOnary Measure.

Mt VERNON. y. Y. Dec. 29.-Fol-
lowing the death of Mrs. Charles Weeks,
OF New Rochelle. of rabies as a result
of a dogs bite. +. J. Preston. assistant
commissioner % agriculture of the
State of New York, notified the board
of health of Mt. Vernon that in view
of the number Of cases OF rabies re
ported in the town of East Chester and
city of Mt. Vernon his assistants would
begin to shoot all dogs that were not
licensed and muzzled.
Mayor Brush Of Mt. Vernon, has in
formed Commissioner Preston that the
board of health and the police depart
mont will assist him. Men with shot
guns will patrol the streets of Mt
Vernon, BronXVille, and Tuckahoe.
M. Quigley, of WaVerly, n. Y, who
will be In charge of the work, arrived in
Mt. Vernon tonight He said: we in
tend to kill all dogs that are not muz-
zled.'s
The Washington times., 1906-12-29
Humor of the Arctic.

Anthony F'iala's thrilling adventures
In the frozen North were not without
their element OF humOr, as a story in
his book. Fighting the Polar Ice."
shows.
on the night that his ship. the Amer
lea. was quivering under the final on
slaught or the ice, FiaIa ordered all
stores removed There was a rush IL
get everything possible out. and every
man. from the commander down, vas
hard al work. Suddenly there was a
terrific ciatter
What's the natter" asked Fiaia
That's all right replied the cook.
IS only the lamp chimneyS and f1atS
irons going ashore"
As a result, ehe expedition had % use
pickle bottles for lamp chimneys dur
ing the remainder of the long Arctic
night. One interesting development OF
mis- polar expedition WAS an increasing
tendency among the men 10 read kin
Ing and Dickens We're the favorifs
authors. A copy Of James Lane Aliens
Tire Reign OF Law was very widely
read, too.
The Washington times., 1906-12-29
The Author of Thirteen Men"

Wv. A. Fraser is a Canadian both
by birth and residence" says Book
News, his permanent home and study
being At Georgetown, a pretty village
near Toronto. a civil engineer by pro-
fession, he has travelled widely in many
parts OF the world, spending several
years in the Tar northwest of Canada.
and other years In India and the East.
Both regions, distinct and distant as
they are. have proved fruitful in sup
plying this clever story-teller with an
extended range of themes and char
aCJeTs- One set of tales VIII have the
ktplingeSque touch of the Orient
another IN contrast, Will deal with the
red man. the NOyagUuT. the tTapper in
the more remote domain Of the d0min-
ion