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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-04-02
r. kidneys, bowels and skin

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aaReataba are Hoods Sarsaparilla In
cbocoiated tablet form. They have identically
thS Same curative properties as the liquid form,
besides accuracy Of dose, convenience, economy
no WI dr ~ ar promptly Of us BY mail.
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-04-02
MINERS WILL QUIT
ABOUT $4,000 OF THEM WILL
CEASE WORK INDEFINITE.
LY TUESDAY NIGHT
THEIR CONTRACTS EXPIRE
Operators Show No Disposition to Re-
new Agreements Although No
Question Of Wages or Prin-
cIple Is at Stake.

Indianapolis, Mar. 31.-The union
miners in most OF the coal fields of the
country will lay down their picks and
shovels Tuesday night. Almost $780,
900 of them will stop work in Ohio,
western Pennsylvania, Missouri, Iowa,
Kansas. Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas
and probably In Indiana, Illinois, Michi-
gan, West Virginia and Kentucky. The
mining contracts under which they are
now working expire at midnight
Tuesday night and, except in central
Pennsylvania and in the Indiana block
district no contracts have been made,
nor have the miners and operators en-.
tered into a district agreement pro-
Wding for the operation Of the mines
after April pending agreement.
This is possibility in the Indiana
bituminous coal district In Illinois,
Michigan and West Virginia. The In
diana bituminous coal district, western
Pennsylvania and Illinois miners and
operators are in joint sessions at
Terre Haute, Pittsburg and Spring
field.
Technically the miners will go out
on strike but In reality they stop work
because the operators, except In In
diana and Illinois show no real inten-
ton Of meeting and treating with
them, though no question of wage
or principle is at stake.
Pittsburg, Pa, Mar SIT. L. Lewis,
the newly elected president Of the
United Mine workers, has been re-
quested to come to Plttsburg to at
tend a Joint conference of miners and
operators Tuesday, at which 1t will be
decided whether the mines in the
western Pennsylvania district will be
closed down Tuesday night pending a
settlement of the wage question.
Although the operators and miners
spent the greater part of Monday In
secret session, comparatively little
was made.
It was stated Monday night that no
serious differences regarding wages
developed at Mondays conferences,
but that there are q number OF other
details in the working agreement In
which the operators demand changes.
The miners are said to be willing to
continue operations after April /, pro-
vided negotiations are not broken on
by the operators.
Leavenworth. Kan, Mar. 3l.-ln
with the order received
from District President ColdWell,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-04-02
DEEP CRACKS
FROM ECZEMA
Could Lay Slate Pencil in One
Hands in Dreadful State Dis
ease De6ed Remedies and Pre-
ScriptiOns Suffered Seven Years.
FOUND A PERMANENT
CURE IN CUTICURA
II had eczema on my hands for about
seven years and during that time / had

used several so-called
remedies, together with
physicians and drug
gists' prescriptions. The
disease was 20 bad on
my hands that l could
lay a slate-pencil in one
OF the cracks and q rule
placed across the hand
would not touch the
pencil. / used -,
7,-S Skin Lotion,
- Remedy and
othara aWtarnnllv h,1k I
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-24
noticed that the elevator was lodged he.

noticed that the elevator was lodged he
tween the floors.
Upon investigation he found the body
of McGrath wedged in between the plat
form of the car and the shaft wall. The
head was badly crushed
DIR. Conkling. resident physician at the
Casualty Hospital. was called, but found
that McGrath had been dead for some
time
Coroner hewitt was notified and the
body was removed to the morgue
Several employees of the terminal COM
pany say that when last seen McGrath
was walking through the second floor of
found him.
The elevator operator was not on duty
at the time. 1t is stated. 1t Is believed
that as McGrath attempted to descend
from the second floor ne lost his balance
In some way and fell backward.
some way and fell backward.
Corons hewitt will hold On inquest over
the remains at the morgue tomorrow
morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-24

New York and other states whore n 10
supposed to be the balance of power
But is the south going to tolerate that
line of conduct? VIII she not demand of
Mr. Bryan that he be friendly TO her
az Roosevelt and Taft have BEEN
IF the Lord spares my life | intend to
smoke Mr.. Bryan out on this Brownsville
matter and make him say where he
stands. Before he shall have the l56 cleo
toral votes of the southern states he has
got to have the spunk to come out and
take the southern side on that Browns
vile natter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-24
CRUSHED IN ELEVATOR.
Car Cleaner Killed in Washington
Terminal Power House.

Wallace McGrath, nineteen years OF
age, employed as car cleaner by the
Washington Terminal Company. was
crushed to death in an elevator in the
power house of that company. list and l
streets northeast, at an early hour this
morning He died almost instantly.
According to employees of the company
McGrath is supposed to have attempted
to descend in the elevator from the second
floor Of the building when the accident
occurred.
Shortly after o'clock this morning
r. J. O'Dwyer. one OF the employees, had
occasion to 20 to the second door. He
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-24
Tentative Courses Reported.

Lieut. Benjamin D. Fouois, command
ing the balloon squad at Fort Myer, has
submitted his report on the preliminary
arrangements for the tests to Brig. Gen.
Allen. chief signal officer. Lieut.. Eau
lois has laid out three courses, over any
OF which trials may be held.
These courses lie within quarter circle
southwest of Fort Myer. If laid out in
any other direction a course would have
to cross the Potomac river or a part of
the city of Washington. The winds that
usually prevail in the section where the
aeronauts.
What is considered the best course is
the one which lies five miles to the south
in the direction of Alexandria, Va Shoot
er's HILL at the southern end of the course
has an elevation of 100 feet and offers an
excellent turning point for the aeronaut.
Numerous open fields throughout this
course present good landing places in case
of necessity.
Another course runs five miles to the
southwest of Fort Myer. an elevation of
$40 feet being the objective point The
third course. which offers three separate
objective points. lies north-northwest
from Fort Myer, and will be especially
desirable in case of westerly wind
An automobile will be used by the Sig
nal Corps. in which several officers will
follow the airships to watch the method
in which the aeronaut handles his craft
and to give assistance in case of accident.
Cards Of admission to the reservation
will be issued to government officials and
others who desire to see the tests. All
the courses are easily accessible to Wash
fngton. and will undoubtedly be the rem
devious for large crowds during the test
fights.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-24
Roosevelt and Parker Invited.

At a recent meeting Of the committee
Of arrangements for the Labor day cele-
bration at Benning race track. Septem-
Der Z, it was announced that President
Roosevelt and Judge Alton B. Parker are
among the public men who have been
asked to speak
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-24
Struck by Elevator Weight.

Ernest Jones. colored, forty-five years
of age. Of 1894 Sd street, was treated at
the Emergency Hospital this morning for
injuries to his back and shoulder. He sus-
tanned the hurts by being struck by an
elevator weight while working in the Post
Office Department. His condition was not
serious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-24
Utter Confusion Reigns

Everywhere tents were collapsing and
lightning bolts were striking in many
places For atime utter confusion reigned,
but as the storm passed off the COM
manders of the several regiments in the
ID Brigade brought about order and
began q systematic search for injured
guardsmen
AS rapidly as they were found they
were removed to the hospital tent and
given attention by regimental surgeons
assisted by physicians summoned from
the town of Gettysburg.
The trolley line between the camp
ground and the town was put out OF sery-
Ice by the storm and many Of the visit
ors were compelled to spend the night in
the Y. M. c. A. tent. Among them were
women and children who almost went
into Mysteries during the height Of the
furious storm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-24
WATSON DENOUNCES BRYAN
WILL Smoke HIM OUT" ON
BROWNSVILLE QUESTION.
Populist Candidate for President Re-
peatedly Cheered by Georgia
Audience.

MACON. Ga, July 24.-Thomas E. Wat
son, populist candidate for President,
opened his campaign here last night in a
bitter attack on Bryan.
His charge against Bryan for refusing
to vote for Crisp for Speaker In the demo-
cratic caucus because Of his being con-
fedcrate was heard in silence. but his at
tack on the Nebraskan for his attitude In
giving the negroes comfort in the Browns
Vile matter was repeatedly applauded.
Mr. Watson said in part:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-24
The townsville Matter.

with an amazing political cowardice
and selfshness he tells the country that
he does not intend to express any opinion
on the Brownsville matter. Why not?
If he is such a political craven that he
does not dare to express sympathy with
the south in that matter, what right has
he to expect the south to give him nearly
two thirds Of the votes necessary to his
election? Why should the south give her
magnificent strength In the electoral COL
lege to this crafty trimmer. who is not
brave enough to say that President
Roosevelt did right? His refusal to take
position when the negro leaders have in
Perfected the issue into the campaign
proves. OF course, that he wants to get
the negro vote Of Indiana, Ohio. Illinois.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-24

allow your partisan leaders to dictate con-
victions for you. You have quit using
your own heads for anything except the
most convenient hat-pegs during the day
and necessary part of the snoring APP
paratus at night. For Gods sake. rouse
yourselves: assert your individuality, and
vote according to the dictates OF your own
conscience No ballot is thrown away
when 1t represents the conscientious con-
victions of him who casts 1t.
"You are asked to vote for Mr.. Bryan.
and yet Mr.. Bryan's platform Is one which
Andrew jackson would have spurned and
Thomas Jefferson despised.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-24
Appeal to the South.

'You call yourselves democrats-An-
drew jackson democrats--Thomas JEFF
ferson democrats-and you have never
stopped to inquire what are the princi-
ples for which Andrew jackson and
Thomas Jefferson stood. You allow your
editors to do your thinking for you. You
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-12
MRS. RIDGELY'S SNUBS SEEMED TO
HELPOUST HUSBAND FROM POSITION

At first the Ridgelys lived at the
Baltimore hotel and then removed to
the Broadlands, an exclusive apart
ment house on the south side. Invita-
tions to social affairs poured in upon
them, but practically all were declined.
1t became evident that Mrs. Ridgely
had decided that the social circle in
which she Intended to move in Kansas
City should be very small.
Mrs. Ridgely, herself, entertained
seldom. She gave number of din
ners, but they were so exclusive that
some of the most prominent society
leaders in the city were "cut."
While the local society women were
smarting under Mrs. Ridgely's "snubs,
their husbands, many of whom had
| been in the Bank of Commerce under
the Woods regime and up to the time
it was reorganized, were nursing q
grudge against the former controller
| for bringing men from Washington
and Springfield, Ill.,, to fill the impor
] tant positions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-12

Kansas City, Mo-, Nov. 12.-In re-
venge for the snubs which they claim
ed they had received from Mrs. w. B.
Ridgely, wife of the former controller
of the currency, Kansas City society
leaders waged social warfare which
has practically deposed her husband
from the presidency of the National
Bank of Commerce of this city. MIR.
and Mrs. Ridgely will be at liberty to
return to the gayeties of life in the ma
tional capital after Jan. /.
When it was first announced that
Ridgely would come to Kansas City to
take charge of the reorganized Bank
of Commerce, he gave out an inter-
view stating emphatically that he had
not seriously considered the matter.
His friends intimated that Mrs.
Ridgely positively would not think OF
coming to such place as Kansas City
to live" But the proffer of the bank
presidency included an offer of a sal
airy of $25.000 year, and Ridgely fl
nally accepted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-12
Expenditures Ran Further
Ahead Of Receipts Than
Ever Before.
But meyer HAS A PLAN
Postmaster General Believes
Limited Parcels Post
the Remedy.

Washington, Nov. 12.-Postmaster
General Meyer announced today the
postal deficit for the fiscal year end
ing June 80 amounted to $16,91O,00O
The receipts were $191, 100000, being
S,S94,000 greater than the previous
year. The expenditures were $685.
352, 600 The deficit is the largest in
the history of the postoffice depart
ment
FavOrs Local Parcels Post.
Meyer said in his annual report he
would call the attention of congress to
the fact that he is firmly convinced
the establishment of a special local
parcels post confined to rural routes
would tend to wipe out the postal de-
ficit and would finally make rural de-
livery self-sustaining, besides being Of
convenience to the farmer and a boon
to the retail country merchant"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-12
IS NOT OFFICIAL
President Hastens to Deny Formally
of Coming Dinner to Labor
Leaders.
TO BE SIMILAR TO OTHERS
White House Statement Refuses to
Discuss Failure to Invite Com
pers and O'ConneII.

Washington, Nov. 12.-The discus
sion which has arisen over the dinner
which President Roosevelt is to give
in the White house next Tuesday to
a number of labor leaders brought
forth from the executive Office of the
president yesterday an official state
ment pointing out that the dinner is
not an official one and declining to
discuss the omission of President
Gompers, Vice President O'Connell,
Secretary Morrison and Treasurer
Lennon CT the American Federation
of Labor, from the guest list.
Text OF the Statement.
The statement follows: CAS- the
statement has been made that this is
an official dinner it is worth while
pointing out that it is nothing of the
kind. The president has on several
different occasions had various labor
leaders, with whom ne had been
thrown in contact and whose views
he wished to obtain, at dinner.
For this occasion he had asked a
number Of men within ana without the
government service who are interest
ed in different phases Ci the labor
question to come to dinner.
"Three-fourths of these mel are not
members of labor organizations. Six
or eight of them were connected in
one capacity or another with the
work of labor organizations. 1t would
of course be absurd to take any notice
of any discussion as to who should or
who should not be invited to dinner
by the president"
Take Action on Injunctions.
The Knights of Labor in general as
sembly here yesterday. adopted a reso
luton urging congress to enact at its
next session legislation providing that
in cases involving labor disputes
neither an injunction nor temporary
restraining order be granted except
upon due notice to the opposite party
Yesterdays session was largely con
sumed with the work of committees
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-12
Fire Damp Explosion at
Hamm, Westphalia,
Catches 400.
BUT FEW OUT ALIVE
Small Proportion Have So Far
Been Able to Reach
the Surface.

Hamm, Westphalia, Germany, Nov.
12.-There was an explosion of fire
damp in the Radbod mine this morn
ing which probably will result in very
heavy loss of life. Already 27 bodies
have been brought to the surface and
800 men still underground are in grave
peril. Four hundred men were work
ing in the pit at the time of the dis
aSter.
Many still I'm Shaft.
About 20 of them have been brought
to the surface. OF these the majority
are more or less injured and one has
since died. One hundred fifty men are
in shaft No. 2, and it is believed they
all are doomed.
A total of 80 bodies had been brought
to the surface up to this afternoon.
No hope is entertained for the 300
men still below the ground.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-12
BULGARIAN CAR AS
ENEMY OF LIBERTY
Members Of Assembly Cry for a Re
public and Denounce Prince
Ferdinand.

Sofia, Nov. 12.-The national assem-
bly, yesterday was the arena of nota-
bic republican demonstration during
the debate on the address in reply to
the royal message.
The cabinet failed to control it's own
supporters and amid cries Of treason
several members of the government
majority delivered the mos violent at
tacks upon Emperor Ferlinand ever
heard within the walls of the assem-
bly,.
The growing influence of the crown
was denounced as disastrous to the
liberties of the people, and the minis
ters were warned that the nation was
in no mood to pay so dearly for the
new crown or to suffer itc interests to
be jeopardized for the qualification of
monarchical ambitions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-12
TO ESCAPE
Passengers on Twentieth Century
Limited on New York Gen.
tral in Close Call.
THREE CARS LEAVE TRACK
Many Thrown From Their Berths, But
No One Seriously Injured
Equipment Badly Damaged.

Rochester, N. Y, Noy. 12.-Three
cars on tie east bound Twentieth Cen
tury limited, the New York Central's
fastest train, We're thrown from the
rails just east of the city early today
but, strangely enough, not one of the
many passengers hurled from their
berths was badly injured. A broken
rail is said to have caused the acci-
dent. The train was running about 25
miles an hour when the break came.
Six Cars in Train.
The train consisted of six Pullman
coaches. The three that were hurled
from the tracks and turned on their
sides constituted the last half of the
train. The third car in the train was
not ditched, although its trucks were
broken. 1t was the next three in line
that suffered the brunt of the shock.
All the sleeping passengers We're
thrown from their berths but no one
was seriously hurt
Climb Through Windows.
Men and women scrambled through
w luuOWS anu uOOfS Win no tHUuS III
of clothing other than that which they
wore when they turned in for the
night. Many passengers complained
of bad bruises and jolts A wrecking
crew was at the scene of the accident
in short time, the passengers occu-
pying the undamaged coaches, and the
tracks were cleared
Hundred Passengers Escape.
Butler, Pa, Nov. ia passenger
train southbound on the Bessemer &
Lake Erie railroad, running 40 miles
an hour, was derailed five miles north
of here last night. Over a hundred
passengers escaped with slight bruises.
Engineer and Conductor Arrested.
New Orleans, Nov. 12.-As a result
of the collision which yesterday cost
eight lives and the serious wounding
of score of persons at Little Woods
Station on the New Orleans and
Northeastern railroad, the engineer
and conductor of the Great Northern
express were arrested. A thorough
investigation is being made into the
wreck
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-12
EMPEROR
Governmental Majority in Reichstag
Vote Down Censure for
German Ruler.
HEAP BLAME UPON BUELOW
Chancellor's Explanation of kaiser's
Interview in London Paper
Is Not Accepted.

Berlin. Nov. 12.-The most exciting
debate in long time in the reichstag
was concluded last evening with the
rejection by the majority of PROPOSE
ton to send an address TO the emperor
calling attention to the danger of his
majesty's personal Intervention in for
eign politics. The discussion brought
forth strong expressions from repre-
sentatives of most of the parties.
BueIow Bore Brunt.
The diSpleasure of the house was
concentrated principally upon Chancel-
lor Won Buelow. Members of several
of the groups refused. 30 accept the
chancellor's explanation with regard to
the emperor's interview n the London
Telegraph as satisfactory, or as offer
ing guarantees for the future but when
the proposition of addressing the en-
peror formally on the subject was put
to the house the government majority
did not hesitate in voting against it
Remained UnmOved.
Buelow listened unmoyed to the per
sonal attacks made against him. only
leaving the house for short time tC
attend 4 sitting of the Prussian cabi
net.
Baron Won Observation-Disclosures de
fense of the foreign Office was received
with loudly expressed derlsion by the
socialists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-12
POSTAL DEFICIT BIGGER;
WAS $l6,9|0,000 LAST YEAR
FIND ANDREE IN
LABRADOR; so
SAYS Letter

Copenhagen, Nov. 12.-There is rea-
son to believe the body of Professor
Andree, the Arctic explorer who in
1897 made an attempt to reach the
north pole in balloon, has been found
on the coast of Labrador.
A letter received here reports that
Captain Chalker, skipper of the Ameri-
can schooner Pelops, discovered in
northern Labrador a cross bearing the
name 'Andree." Beneath the cross he
found body and box of documents.
The expedition to discover the north
pole organized by Professor Andree, a
Swedish explorer, left Danes island,
Spitzbergen, in balloon, July II, 1897.
Professor Andree was accompanied by
two companions, Strindberg and Fraen-
kel.
He was prepared to drop messages
relating his progress, and various such
communications were discovered dur
parture No authentic news, however.
ever was received concerning the fate
of the balloon or it's occupants.
In September, 1899, a buoy marked
"Andree polar expedition" with an
anchor attached. was picked up on
King Charles island, and later identi
fed as the buoy Andree was to drop
when passing the pole; but the gen
eral opinion is that it had been lost
|overboard or thrown out to Tighten
the balloon. In September, 1900, a
bottle containing note numbered 14a
was found near Vardoe, the most nor
therly port of Norway.
Twice it VISA reported that Andree's
body had been. found, but neither o1
these statements were substantiated
| In July, 1902, a circumstantial story
was received from York Factory
Northwest British territory, setting
forth that Andree and his two com
panions- -had been murdered two year:
previously by party of Eskimos sew
eral hundred miles north of York ant
near Fort Churchill
| The Eskimos, the story went, sav
the balloon alight on plain of snow
and three men emerge from it. Th
natives approached, and as they dit
one of Andree's companions fired off
gln. This was regarded as a challenge
and almost instantly the natives fel
upon the three explorers and massa
cred them. Everything pertaining t
the Andree outfit, it is alleged. wa
carried to the homes of the natives.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-12

he had divorced wife living in New
Bedford to whom he had been mar
ried IL years. During shat time she
had given birth to five sets of twins,
two sets of triplets and two odd sons,
Is children. Another divorced wife,
who now is in Portugal, is the mother
Of all his other children except set
of twins born to his present wife and
a daughter who preceded them.
How many children. all told, have
you?" asked the Judge.
| Fifty living" was the answer. :