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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-01-17
KINGSTON SHAKEN
The Capital Of Jamaica Has Been Wis.
tied by a Destructive Earth
quake Followed by Fire.
DETAILS NOT OBTAINABLE
Reports Are Conflicting but the Num-
Der Of Deaths is Not Thought to
BE Laree-cabie communlca-
tlon Interrupted.

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when the eartnquahe ooouiiou' ~
50 happens tnat accoiuine " 'CHou
ules, none Oh une Ships run re"
YORK or Boston was IN ninsS'on ""'
oor Mohuay ai'einOon'
LONDON Jan ~ ne colonnai oiiioe
Tuesday night received continuation
OF the terrlOie oisas'eI whi'n nae o'o,'
taken kingston, 1alhaioa, ~ " %,'P"s. ..
from Hollahu Oay aC the east Gnu vi
the lsianu'
me telegram says ihes'oli mas oeen
ruined Dy an earthquaAe WHICH o'"ui
RED without warning Monuay ave-
noon at nan past three' "A very n,1aN
NUMBER OF Ouuulhss anu u"eii'n'
were DESTROYED either ny .ne e"r'n
quake or by the CONSEQUENT IRE
5Tne mihtary nospitai was Ouiheu
ana 40 soldiers We're repoi.eu 10 nav.
Neen K'iied 'ogether WIN seve'',
prominent cittzens ana many o'ner VI
IN 'nh'oitahts OF the CIV OF JAMES
ferguson IS reported 10 nave Deen
NNod instantly o"C no o'her Nnsilah
"""' 'ahauiahs vi Hinoii'""' "''
The CITY IS qWte, out o'sc'pilneu
workers are needed Tne eoVerno'
II the COLONY Sir Alexander swett' n
nam assisted nv SIT Altrea jones' Is
iirecting AFFAIRS
80,
'ording TO further. tnough sun mea-
ger details OF the Kingston eartnNuaNe
eceived here, II would appear that
he first reports that the CITY had oeeh
DESTROYED" were exaggerated The
Ire that followed the shock was sun
turning Tuesday morning, althoueh IL
lad been confined to certain limits
he work OF fighting the flames was
till being pursued with energy ana
e improving. 1t was thought the fire
yould be under control Tuesday night
The statement Is made that the total
,ss Of life has not yet been ascer-
aimed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-01-17

Free for the Asking.
Devoe's calendars or weather charts
o. Gleissner's.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-01-17
J. G.. ENGLE,
AUCTIONEER.

WIN cry sales anywhere ct any time.
Public sales speciality.
Prices reasonable and satisfaction guaran
teed.
References. Abilene National Bank, or
Citizens State Bank, Abilene, Kas.
Phones: independent No 1900, and Acme
Farmers Line. or address me OF Abilene
Kansas. e-1-O7
New-York tribune., 1907-08-17

rial NJ the Postal Company had gone to the City
Hall Park where the strikers consregate, and
advised them TO go to work A copy of what
was meant 10 be a sarcastic letter from woman
striker TO an official of of the companies re-
fusing an offer to take her back was read. 1t
was in keeping with the early high flown pro-
nunciamentos of the national committee when
its members came hare first.
None of the local officers would answer direct
" when asked if a bona fide message had been
received from the national president ordering
the general strike.
THE men at the different points each received
a FASH said Vice-President Thomas Ihey
were all notified
but have you actually received ulsPa'ch
from Small himself ordering the strike:
'I cannot give away our means of commuil-
cation" he said. ut would not be fair
James ]. Murphy, president Of Typographical
Union No. g. said last night that he haf re-
ceived resolutions of sympathy in the cause Oh
the striking telegraphers from the annual con-
vsntion of the International Typographical
Union. now in session at Hot Springs, ARK
which assured the telegraphers also or the
moral support of the union. He was asked IL
the union printers would refuse to set non-uhloh
kilograms.
'"The occasion has not come yet, ne sdiu'
cannot answer a hypothetical question
New-York tribune., 1907-08-17
CONNERS WILL FIGHT.
Circulars to 1id Him IN Keemns
Democratic ChairmansiiD.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribunal


Albany. Aug. 16-That Chairman COnners %
the Democratic State Committee will put up a
stubborn fight against the efforts Of ~Packy''
McCabe. of Albany. and others to oust him as
chairman OF the State Committee was made evil
dent to-day. COnners had distributed from his
new headquarters in Albany a printed statement
telling of the great things performed BY the
state chairman.
William J. Conners. as chairman Of the
Democratic State COMMITTEES" says one circular
in its opening paragraph has shown himself
TO be an organizer possessing great ability AMI
tireess industry. Since the election Of last tall
he has done much 20 strengthen the Democratic
organizations in every county OF the state. He
has been active and influential in the matter Of
state appointments. While the Democratic
state officers have made some appointments
upon the recommendation Of the State Commit
tee of the Independence League the greater
number Of appointments have been made upon
the recommendation of Mr. Conners and the
Democratic state Committee IN making rec
concentrations NTr. Conners and the State Com
mittee have 10 a great extent deferred 20 the
wishes and recommendations Of the local county
committee having candidates for appointment
We do not believe in party bosses who are
Indifferent 10 the convictions and the wishes OF
the rank and file Of party voters. but neither
do we believe that public officials should ne H.
differept the convictions and wishes or tns
rank and file of party voters who elected them
our system OF government by party IS no douO'
capable of Improvement. but ON the whole anu
In the long run il is the best system that mas
been devised for enabling the people to govern
themselves
New-York tribune., 1907-08-17
DEMOCRATIC BOOM TOWN.
Folk and Johnson Select Chicago as
Political Centre.
fRv T.,esrach to The Tribune


Chicago Aug 16-Chcago Will be useo aS ''io
political conference centre Of the Middle west
by the national Democratic leaders VINO are III
terested in the Presidential nomination heA|
year This came to light to-day When II was
learned that for several days A. e. stewart
president of the Police Commission OF ST LOUIS
has been In Chicago comforting with state Chair-
man Charles Boeschenstein, National COMMITTEE
man Roger C. Sullivan. and John r. HopkiilS'
Mr Stewart is an appontee of Governor foik'
and is considered a close lieutenant OF the MIS-
souri, Governor II has further developed 'hilt
Governor Folk will probably visit Chicago la'e'
and that Governor John A. Johnson or MINNIE
sofia will be here next week The FOLK ana
Johnson booms are regarded by the leaders OF
the Democracy in the West as the strongest TWO
movements toward the Presidency outside or the
candidacy of William J. Bryan
II is understood that the preliminary confer
ences are designed TO establish an understand
ing on friendly basis between the ambitions
of Missouri and Minnesota, and that both VIII De
prepa red TO give way without hostthties II II
comes 10 pass next year that William Jennings
BRYAN is the general favorite Of the country, ana
II Mr. Bryan decides to enter the race
New-York tribune., 1907-08-17
STREAM OF HOT METAL.
FI0zcs Into Pittsburg Street-Thrd
Furnace Explosion Recently.
LRr Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Pittsburg. Aug. 16-An explosion IN the 0oilo
furnace of the Jones & Laughlin Steel company
shortly before o'clock this morning, sent lloou
of white hot metal surging across Second ave-
nue. burning down telegraph poles ana ever!
thing in its path. No one was injured, nut hau
the metal sought a slightly different dlrecuoh
twoscore of men would have been swept INTO
eternity The explosion is the third which mas
occurred at the same battery of furnaces Wlthih
three months The first killed fourteen men
and the second three.
The furnace men, unable to check the HOW OF
metal called out the Fire Department. The
stream of liquid iron licked up TWO story slei-
ter house in an instant and, gushing INTO thc
street. flowed over the sidewalk to the dep'i "'
a foot. The flow stopped within five feet Oh the
sewer in Second avenue. Had the molten metal
found its way into the sewer cosideraple uaIl'as'
would have resulted from series of EXPLOSIONS
The furnace men and their helpers were s'ahu-
ing about fifteen feet to the right OF 'he coui'0
talxen nv the metal The cause of the explosion
has not been definitely fixed
New-York tribune., 1907-08-17
TWO INJURED BOYS LIE IN STREET
Takes Twenty-Five Minutes to Find Police
man After Truck Runs Over Them.

Two boys lay in the street for twenty-five
minutes last night. while a crowd which had
witnessed the accident was vainly looking for
a policeman TO take care of them and look after
the driver of the team which had injured them.
The boys were knocked down by a truck team
on Third avenue. near 4Oth street. They were
Harry Skidmore, aged eight. of No. 342 East
Sth street. and William Murphy. also eight
years old. OF No 125 Second avenue.
They were knocked down. trampled upon by
the horses and then run over by the wheels OF
the big truck Some Of the bystanders ran TO
help the boys. who were found 10 be uncon-
scious: some to find policemen to get them
10 a hospital. and some tried to stop the driver
Of the team and hold him until policeman ap-
peared-
When PatrOman Dempsey arrived the driver
had driven away The lads were taken to Belle
vue Hospital. where SkidmOre was found to
have contusions Of the body and a broken leg.
and Murphy. whose right leg broken. was
suffering from internal injuries which may
prove fatal.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-17
T4UPER WITH WIRES.
Railroad TeIegraphers Interfere zcith
Omaha Exchanges.
rEy Telegraph 70 The Tribune ]

Omaha Aug 16-There was much inter-
ference with wires by railroad teiesraPhers to-
day that wires running into the Board of Trade
and the Stock Exchange at South Omaha were
almost useless. Wires into the Armour plant
were also interfered with.
Tampering with wires is the worst trouble
which the telegraph companies are having 70
contend against at present in the West
The Western Union gained one operator last
night and lost two to the strikers.
The installation of the Wheatstone system last
night on the wires to San Francisco cleared
away the accumulated business rapidly. The
system Is automatic and requires hand send
ing by operators.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-17
BEAR HUGS THE SERVANT GIRL.
Then Tries to Embrace the Bulldog-Now
He's Stuffed and in Saloon Window.

Teddy the nine months old bear. will here
after adorn the window of the saloon of James
J. Clare at No. II Ely avenue. Long Island City
instead of being housed I'm shed in the yard in
the rear which had been his domicile until yes
terday. when he got loose and tried to hug
everything in sight. including the Polish servant
girl Clares. He even tried TO hug a bull
dog. and that finished him. The dog resented
the affeCtionate embrace in such a way that
the bear had TO be shot when the dog was
through with him. He will now be stuffed and
put in the window OF the saloon
Maggie. the servant. fed Teddy daily. and
when she feeding him yesterday he got out
of the shed and hugged her. The bulldog heard
the screams and ran into the hall and met the
bear There a lively fight for a while but
the dog proved to be the master.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-17
o,JTw,rs POLICE FOR SWEETHEART

Meriden. Aug II tSpeciaD.-After saving her
lover by outwittng the police of four towns. Miss
Ressie Keyworth, a stenographer. of New Britain.
conided her secret to friend. The arrest of John
A Keough on the charge of deserving his wife and
three children in Newark. N. J., followed. When
Detective BamfoTh went TO the factory where
Miss Keyworth and Keough working she
warned Keough To throw the police off the trail
she boarded train and went to PIeinvilie and
then TO Forestville and Bristol leading the police
of those towns believe she was to meet Keough.
Tn the mean time Keough had packed his belong
ings and left, but captured in Waterbury.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-17
HELD IN BAIL FOR CAR WRECK.
Engineer Says He Got Clear Track Signal
from Missing Conductor.

When arraigned in the Flatbush police court
Brooklyn, yesterday, Frederick Pielty, the motor
man Of the De kalb avenue which was wrecked
,v a Long Island Railroad train. causing the death
Of three persons Thursday. said that he re-
ceived the clear track signal from both the flag
man and the conductor of his car and had almost
crossed the tracks when the train struck his
Sanford Weeks. the engineer of the train which
struck the car and John Gottschak, the fiagman
at the crossing. were arragned with PieIty
charged with homicide. Magistrate Geismar held
them in 5000 bail each to await the action of the
coroner's jury Gustave Keggendorf the con-
ductor who. it said. disappeared after the ac-
cident. not I'm court. Weeks said he saw
Gottschalk the clear track signal and that
he had received the word 10 come ahead" from
the missing conductor
New-York tribune., 1907-08-17
COMMISSION MAY CALL CONFERENCE
To Discuss Its Powers with Railroad and
Street Traction Men.

Albany. Aug 16.-The Public Service Commits
sion in the Cd District issued a circular to-day TO
railroad and street railway corporations embody-
ing a copy Of the law creating the commission and
also the freight and passenger tariff regulations
prescribed BY the commission II sufficient in
auiries are received a. to the application Of these
regulations the commission announces that IL Will
call a general conference at which opportunity FOR
a discussion of all questions involved will be af-
forded \ feature 10 which the commission directs
attention is joint fares electric lines must
in each instance be named Tn joint tariffs. All
charges for baggage must be named by the rail-
roads in tariffs filed with tho commission
New-York tribune., 1907-08-17
QUIET IN PITTSBURG.
Strike There Derelops Into an En-
dUrGncc Contest.
lBv Telegraph to Tie Tribune. !

Pittsburg Aug 16.-Uness the railway tele-
graph operators come out In sympathy with the
commercial operators the strike in PittsburG
will develop into endurance contest, and pres
ent indications are that the companies will win
The Iron City Trades Council the central labor
organization Of the Pittsburg district. has Of
fered moral and financial sympathy to TIE
strikers, and other local labor organizations are
arranging for meetings for the purpose of offer
ing financial aid to the strikers. The strike of
the messenger boys has passed into history.
The lads are back at work for both companies
The official order calling out the leased and pr
vate wire operators not working under the union
scale has not been received in this city, and
these operators are still at their keys.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-17
STATE WATER SCPPLf. &.
Commission to Make Thorough Er'
animation of Resources.
-. reI,r,anh ID The Trihuns

fBy Telegraph 70 Ihe II3Nuls-i a.
Albany. Aug. ia thorough investigation y.
the states waterpower sources. as au1h0l'@'
bv the Fuller act of this year. is 70 De taken "
M once bv the State Water supply ConIiilsS''"
Tentative plans for the inquiry were hlapN1-
out to-day at a conference between IoVVl"'A
Hughes. the State Water supply Coli'i'iISS.s..
and John r. Freeman. the engineering eNPeI-
who has been engaged by the coniiSSiO9
advise with il and direct the work ~ inNes's
ton -.
Roughly outlined Mr. Freeman saio to-ua'' "
"the plan adopted by the commission Is u" =" y.
parts. The first contemplateS a general hl'es.'-
CATION of the states waterpOwer resources
other will embrace one or two spe'iuc p'opo
tions worked out to show the cost ana ie&S-
biIity of developing the waterpoWer OF OH' =
mora given streams for commercial pu1pOs'N
These features may be presented IN prsini
inary report to the Legislature to show tne p0'
sibilitjes Of power development by the s''
itself
1T is a fact not generally known to ensnee,.
outside the state that. unlike other states % -
state owns most Of it's inland streams III
,rscaution was taken by the state when ul'
canal system was instituted in the early ps'
or tho last century Where in other coninoN
1,aa,tbs the riparian owners control the oeo =
the inland streams. here the people or 'he '''
are the owners. so that the state - 'n 9 -
t,on To develop the power of It's streams "i's
the necessity of spending large sums 70 aI''-'
ownership"
New-York tribune., 1907-08-17
STOPS TRAIN; SAVES GIRL FROM BRUTE

Plainfleld. Aug. IA man who enticins two
little girls into woods near here this morning
ceived quick punishment at the hands of Archi-
bald David, fireman of Central Railroad engine
David in the cab. when he observed near the
city line a we'll dressed young man I'm the COM
pany of two little girls. The mans actions were
such that the fireman called TO the engineer TO
stop and Ieaped from the engine whereupon the
started
David overlook him and administered severe pun
lshmeut, blacking the mans eyes and bruising
him about the face. When he released the stranger
the latter away at top speed The children
said they had accompanied him to get candy prom
ised them.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-17
MAY PASS DIVIDENDS.
Continued from hrst page.
sued to pay for improvements ana 10 pr0Vi'e az
djtional working capital

Chicago, Aug. 16.-Regarding the preah III
AIIts-Chalners stock, President w H. WhlteSioe
said to-day &,
IAN reports to the effect that the company -
I'm financial straits or in any possible way ei'-
bar-assed have no foundation ana are ma
liciously untrue The company has, as l'S ~, IN
coming report will show. assets OF more 'ld''
two for one of liabilities
Mr. Whiteslde said he could account Ia i0 -" -
sor ,ba rumor except that call had been made
Co. ,ho no,d syndicate to take up the under
-,,rt.,ro ~, Gantenber l. The bond issue was
o,,borized n wear ago and the call upon the
syndicate was formal one The company mas na'
orders for $l4G0o0o0 of machinery. II hdS
aoated a large amount of paper OF late
New-York tribune., 1907-08-17
TENNESSEE NEGRO IYNcHEp.

Memphis. Tenn. Aug l6.-William Clifford a No.
gro. who was arrested at Tiptonve. Tenn. yes
terday. confessed to assaulting Mrs Mary Cowan.
a white woman and throwing her body into the
river. also to killing another woman a year ago.
Constable Burrus secretcd Clifford In barn to
avoid mob that threatened the jail He finally
started with Clifford for another place. and at
Maple. KY. posse caught up with them. Tho
constable was overpowered and the negro lynched
New-York tribune., 1907-08-17
JUMPED FROM BURNING AUTO.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

70
Mount Holly, y. j. Aug. 16-Jumping from
their flaming automobile, Captain and Mrs.
William F.. Doron, of Bristol, Penn. saved them
selves from serious injury. Stopping for a few
minutes at the corner of High and Garden
streets here, this afternoon, gasolene per-
mitted TO drain from the tank Just them boy
came along lighted a cigarette and threw the
match on the ground The oil quickly ignited.
The flames burned the cushions and the sides
of the touring car During the excitement the
fire department was called out.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-17
MAY LAY OFF NAVY YARD employees
Lack of Material Expected to Cause DIS
charge of 500 Workmen.

Recause OF lack of work in the Brooklyn Navy
- - =, r,r,ored that five hundred employees are
m be discharged within few days Already one
hundred men have been laid off. and many enttied
to the fifteen days vacation given by the govern
r,ept have been forced to take 1t at this time.
Repairs nearly all of the Vesseis at tne a al -
=. -, conD,eted and there remains only few
1a,.s, mere work on the battieships Ohio and Ala
hama Many Of the departments might be aole 10
Furnish work for the men if it were not for lack
or material officials of the department OF con-
struction say they have completed all the "olh-
New-York tribune., 1907-08-17
DRY IOWA UNPOPULAR WITH GERMANS.

Davenport. Iowa, Aug 16.-Two thousand mem
bers of the German-American Alliance and allied
societies i'm Davenport paraded behind band of
$50 musicians last night I'm protest against the
present attempt to put the Davenport saloons
under the Iowa mulct law. Trensparences carried
in the procession proclaimed that: Sane laws we
uphold but insane restrictions we will fight; 'Our
liberties prize and rights will MAIN
tain; and Davenport not the place for tyran-
nical Sunday laws" monster open air meeting
was addressed later by prominent citizens
New-York tribune., 1907-08-17
YELLOW FEVER AT NEW POINT IN CUBA

Washington Aug 16-Yellow fever appeared to-
dav in a new place in Cuba disclosed by a cable
report from Chief Surgeon Taylor, dated Ma
rianao. says there two Ceiba
Mocha the origin OF which has not been traced.
This is a point about forty miles east OF Havana
and near Matanzas This makes eighteen cases In
all of fever in Cuba to-day. Official cable advices
announce a total of eight of yellow fever
under treatment at CienfueSos yesterday.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-17
SAWS RIDING MASTER mlsusED HER.

I}y Telegraph 10 The Tribune
Worcester, Mass, Aug. 1s.-Rudolph Ciasen. rid
ing master of the Brookline Riding Academy, in
T,oston and of the Dread Institute Riding Academy
,e,e was arrested to-day n warrant sworn out
~ af,aap-vear-oId Sabina w CahiIl high school
GIRL who for the last few weeks has been employed
b,, Clasen. She charged that Clasen threw her
,rn a fight OF stairs. that she tainted. and was
.d for by neighbors. After a thorough hearing
t,Iasen was discharged by Judge Cobb
New-York tribune., 1907-08-17
TUBERCULOSIS IN J. P. MoReAN's HERD


Highland falls y. Y. Aug 10 tuberculosis has
heen discovered IN the fine dairy herd owned oy J.
Pierpont Morgan. and six of his nineteen hlgh
bred mich cows have been killed on orders cabled
nv MIR Morgan. The herd composed entirely
OF COWS of notable pcdgrees, and they were Kept
with the greatest care in stables Of the most mod
ern sort the utmost attention being paid to proper
ventilation and to all the sanitary conditions that
aro ernposed to protect cows from tuberculosis
New-York tribune., 1907-08-17
ANTHRAX IN ORANGE COUNTY.
Dread Cattle Disease in Diaries Near
Johnsons.
tBy Telegraph 20 The Tribune. J

ATddletown y. y. Aug. 15.-AuthTax, the most
dreaded OF cattle diseases. has broken out in a
number of dairics Johnson's. i'll Orange Coun-
ty Many farmers have had COWS affected by the
disease within a few days. Dr. Devine. state vet
erinarian ordered all exposed cattle isolated,
and is making efforts to stamp out the disease. An
analysis has been made at Cornell University.
which confirms Or. DcvInes diagnosis Of the dis
As anthrAA
New-York tribune., 1907-08-17
cuAJNcEY oLCoTT I'M NEW PLAY.

Saratoga Aug. 16-To-night at the broadway
aa.tre C-hauncey Olcott gave the first performance
:. hte ra,, n1ay "O'NeiH of Derry which was
written for him by Theodore Burt Sayre 1t Is m
four acts with the scene in the old town OF Lon
donderrv In course of the performance Mr.. Olcott
sang four new songs. The audience included many
New-York tribune., 1907-08-17
ANIMALS ATE FRAEK HAYWARD
Mystery of Disappearance of New York AT
+ornev's Brother Solved.
nv Telegraph 10 The Tribune.l

TBy Telegraph 20 Ihe II4OuII.'I
,,o,,;,oa Mich Aug I6-The body of Frank
1,avuard who mysterousy disappeared SIX "''NS
ago was found to-day by woodsman near iu''
her camp in the neghborhood of Cedar River Inc
body was badly mutated by animals Of the forest
which had carried parts away 10 their lairs.
Harry Hayward. attorney of New YORK ''tS =.
had offered a reward Of $500 for the recovery or
the body OF Frank Hayward. who was his brother