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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-03-12
Tn. Miners Were All Dead.

Birmingham, Mar. 1.-THE long
period Of anxiety and suspense over
the fate Of the entombed miners at
Hamstead colliery came to a heart
breaking end late Tuesdy night, for
the crowds waiting at the mouth OF
the nit, when 1t was announced that
despite the most heroic efforts, there
was no possibility Of any Of the men
being taken out alive. Fire broke out
in the collIery last Wednesday eve
ming, 26 miners being caught.
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shan Eavors shlp RuIIdIno.

New York. Mar. ll.-Before an audi
ence Of 5000 people attending a meet
ing Of the Peoples Institute In Cooper
union Tuesday night. Former Secre-
tary Of the Treasury Leslie N. Shaw
argued strongly for strengthening the
merchant marine as a means Of devel-
oplng increased international trade for
American products.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-03-12
Mlsslnq Kansun Located.

sabetha Kan, Mar. ii.-seldeu
Miner. q wealthy hardware merchant
uho len here two weeks go, sup
no1adiY f1r Kansas CITY % pufeha1e
eooda, and tom whom no VOID hsd
ts.n received sinoa. has been looaiol
= Wl., VA. Az. Tat dispatch -
l|..iIr ga ~ hns hr1n q. toul ~
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-03-12
Rallroad Operated At Loss.

Lincoln, Neb., Mar. 11.-During the
last six months the Missouri Pacific
railway has lost the sum OF t255,sSs.s1
on the lines In Nebraska. In a pro
test against a reduction IN freight rates
the ofacials OF the road fled a Imam
cial statement with the railway com
mission Tuesday. Every department
net with a loss. It Il reported.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-03-12
prepare TO Quit Mining.

Fl. Smith. Ark, Mar. livery
railroad in the southwest in anticipa'
ton Of coal miners strike, has stored
immense quantities Of coal in con-
yenient places. There seems to be no
doubt in the district here that gen.
eral walkout will be ordered April !,
ON the failure OF the operators to sign
a new wage scale. Over 1000 men
have been discharged In the mines
near Fort Smith preparatory to q
total suspension Of mining operations.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-03-12

Denver. Col, Mar. 1.-THE proseca
ton in the case Of Gieu1eppe Ala,
charged With ne murder o. Father Leo
Helnrichs n b. Elizabeth Catholic
church, Fsbfuary a. hearty completed
lha prosscaiica q ~ eriioncs Tues.
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srShsnlg rtrl \ - fantl & ~ frs7
s. Htt.r..1I 1|1
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-03-12

Omaha, Neb., Mar 11.-H. E. Fred
erickson Of Omaha who piloted the
American car from Omaha to Chey-
enne, made a race against time re-
turning from Cheyenne. Frederickson
LETT Cheyenne at 1890 Monday morn
ing and reached Omaha at four
o'clock Tuesday afternoon. No stop
was made during the night, The dis
lance Is 519 miles.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-03-12

Jefferson City, Mar. 11.-Herbert 8.
Hadley, attorney general, suffered an
attack Of pleurisy Monday and Is con-
flned to his bed. DR.. Clark, the at
tending physician, says that the at
tack possibly will be Of short duration,
but may conAne the patient to his bed
several days.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-03-12
M.vloo ~. Loat ! stateeman.

Mexico City, Mar. 11.-Secretary OF
State Jose Algara Is dead. He was
attacked with pleuro-pneumonia ten
days ago. He was one Of the best
known and most able jurists in the
republic and had been in the depart
ment Of state many years.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-03-12
arx.n r,Ik.d q studenta.

Lincoln, Neb., Mar 11.-Wrliam ).
Bryan Tuesday addressed the students
Of the state university on Arbitration
vs.. Force" Mr.. Bryan urged that ma
tons settle disputes By international
arbitration. Chancellor Andrews pre-
sided at the meeting.
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Tb.y DO Not Know Him IN London.

They DO NOT Know I.lin ~ Ionoo".
London. Mar. 1.-THE members OF
the family Of the earl Of Leitrim deny
any knowledge Of the man who re
Gently died at the general hospital In
Kansas City, No, was buried unidenu-
aed and who later, when the body was
exhumed, was partially identified a.
Francis Patrick Clements, brother and
heir OF Charles Clements, earl Of
I.altrim.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-03-12

Manchester, N. H., Mar. 1.-THE
employees Of the Stark Cotton Duck
mills here were notified Tuesday Of q
general reduction in wages. The cut
win average per cent and will AFFECT
1900 operatives. The mills are run
ming three days a week.
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MARKET REPORTS.


Kansas City, Mar. 1i.-cattle-Natives:
Steers, t4.6o@6.s0; cows and heifers. $3.50
06.s0; stockers and feeders, $S.2bQ5.o0;
western steers. N.25Qb.6s. Hogs-Bulh
Of sales, itlO@4.e0. sheep-Muttons,
S500@5.75; lambs, fe.4o01oo.
Chicago, Mar. ii.-Cattle-Natves, sl.eS
stockers and feeders. sS.O004.OO. Hogs
Mixed and butchers. h.lo94.75. Sheep,
Ss.65G6.00; lambs, $5.60@71O.
St; Louis, Mar. li1 Beef, e rs, 800 %
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-16
Bryan Comes. to Chicago.
MANY IN THEATER PANIC
ESCAPE WITHOUT INJURY
Fire in Holyoke, Mass, Playhouse
Empties Place of 1900 People
in Short Order.

Holyoke, Mass, March 16-Fire
a panic yesterday afternoon
in the Holyoke opera house, where
1900 men, women and children were
a moving picture show.
Suddenly a shout of fire rang
through the house and flames and
smoke could be seen coming from
the wall at the rear of the second bal
cony. A rush was made for the door
and soon hundreds of persons from
the balconies were pushing and shov-
ing to force their way through and
down the stairs to the street.
Lights were turned on promptly and
the alarm signal sounded, while John
O'Connell, the manager, addressed the
spectators announcing that the fire
was not serious.
Firemen also assisted in enforcing
order with the result that in three
and quarter minutes the house was
entirely emptied and not a person had
been injured.
The fire, which started in a smoking
room, was put out after slight damage
had been done.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-16
TRIED TO KILL FORMER
JAlLER TO MARRY WIFE
Motive of Former Convict Killed in
Attack on Ex-Sheriff Is Finally
Made Clear.

Colorado Springs, Colo. March 16.-
Love for Deputy Sheriff John SEQ
fields wife, which began while he
was a prisoner, prompted Sam Bark
wells attempt TO slay his former
jailer, and resulted in his own death
at the hands of the officer on Friday.
Until yesterday afternoon no motive
for the attack upon Scofield could be
found. 1t is now known that Bark
well planned to get Scofield out of the
way so he could marry Mrs. Scofield.
Search of Barkwell's room disclosed
hidden in a trunk a photograph of
Mrs. Scofield and letters from the
woman to the man whom Scofield
shot. A letter is now in the post
office here addressed to Barkwell in
the handwriting of Mrs. Scofeld, who
is in California with her father, who
is ill.,
Mrs. Scofield was matron at the Jail
when Barkwell was a prisoner there
"a year ago. Barkwell was a trusty
Her husband is 81 years old and Bark
well was 28
Barkwell was a desperate with a
lcng criminal record in other states
He had wife and family in Kansas
City. whom he deserted before coming
to Colorado.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-16
PREPARE FOR OPENING
OF RIVER NAVIGATION
Engineers Are Doing Work Preimin-
ary to Formal Beginning of OPP
erations in District

The United States engineers office
here is making preparations for the
opening of the river season, and it is
now expected that the government
date for the official opening of naviga-
tion will be about April IS. At that
time the river lights and signals will
be in place again.
Work was begun Saturday at the Mo
line lock to prepare for the opening of
the lock for navigation. The machin-
cry removed during the winter is be
ing replaced and within a few days the
lock will again be in shape for use.
All over the district Major Richie has
men at work preparing for the begin.
ming of the seasons work.
The date of the opening of naviga.
ton on the Hennepin canal has no;
been determined positively, but Major
Richie expects that the date will be
early in April. The engineers during
the winter have found that the canal
has been filled with a supply of 15C
feet of water a second while it was
expected that fully double that amount
would be required to feed the ditch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-16
FEDERAL BARRIER STANDS,
so COMMITTEE DECIDES

pit of the South Parish Congrega-
tional church yesterday that by unani-
nous vote the church creed has been
abolished AS far as known, this is
the first church in the denomination
to take such action.
A new form of covenant based on
the discipleship of Jesus Christ has
been adopted as the best form. Rev.
David Herbert Evans, pastor of the
church, in explaining the action of the
society, said:
MANY worthy Christian people,
who profess faith in Jesus Christ, and
who would be helped in their efforts
to live Christian lives, are now kept
out of the church by the demand that
they subscribe to believe in things
they do not believe. Christ had Peter
as a disciple two years before he
asked Peter what he believed and
why should We not accept Christs
test of discipleship rather than
creed?"
The South Parish church is the
leading one of the Congregational de
nomination in this city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-16
FLEEING BANDITS CAPTURE AND
DlSARM POSSE WHICH PURSUES

Nowata, Okla, March ia posse
of five yesterday started in a long
chase after the three outlaws who Sat
urday night looted the bank at Tyro.
Kan. The officers found their enemy
before they were expecting them, and
came back, minus three rifles, a horse
and the bandits. They had been am
bushed and captured.
Rumors reached Ochelata, Okla,
that the gang, which was headed by
Henry Starr, had started for Usage
county. Yesterday morning a posse
was made UP of Joseph Daniels, the
constable; Rock Flanagan, the deputy
constable; T. NJ. Tullock, W. M. Stagg,
and Alfred Cunningham, cattlemen.
They started in search of the rob-
bers, and finally found the tracks OF
the bandits horses. Tullock, Daniels
and Flanagan were riding in front as
they approached house, Cunningham
and Stagg in the rear about 200 feet.
A high embanllment was by the side
of the path and there the bandits con
fronted them. Three determined mer
lappeared, and each with a rifle pointed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-16

and ready to fire faced the posse.
Throw up your hands, say" came
the command from the man who ap-
peared to be the leader
Don't shoot" Cunningham cried
They'll kill the boys up in front"
"Then we'll make a run for it,
Stagg said Maybe we can get as
sistance in time to catch the men,"
The two men wheeled their horses
about suddenly and galloped away un-
molested by the bandits. The rest of
the posse didn't fare SO we'll On the
second command each man put his
hands in the air. While two of the
bandits stood guard, the third took
the weapons of the posse, broke them,
and threw. them away.
1--WE need a horse" the spokesman
for the outlaws said, and a member OF
the posse was forced from his saddle
the smaller of the robbers taking his
place.
The captured officers we're then al
lowed to return, unhurt, but threaten
ed with death if they attempted fur
ther pursuit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-16
PLAN FOR A WATER
PLANT AT SJLVIS
Village Officials and Representatives
of the Rock Island Road
Hold Conference.

At a conference yesterday between
village officials of Silvis and represen-
tatives of the Rock Island road de-
tails Of the manner in which the re-
Gently announced gift of $4,000 by
the company are to be expended in
the installing of a water plant were
discussed. The pumping station is
to be located near the present Jail
building and the reservoir with a ca
pacity of 100000 gallons will be To-
Gated on the hill between Tenth and
Eleventh street. Another septic tank
will be constructed north of the shops
TO take care of the sewage from the
village. Negotiations are. now on with
the Silvis Land company for the pur-
chase of the land on which the reser-
voir will be placed with additional
room for small park Work on the
plant is expected to begin shortly
The railroad company has agreed to
have the bell at the shops give the
alarm in case of fire.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-16
fine MUST STAND
Big Packing Companies to Pay
$4,000 Each for Paying
Railroad Rebates.

Washington, March 1G.-Proceeding
by the government against the Armour,
Swift, Morris, and Cudahy packing
companies, all of them operating in
Kansas City, Kan, under which the
companies were each fined $4,000 by
the United States circuit court for the
western district of Missouri, on the
charge of receiving rebates contrary
to the provisions of the Elkins act,
was decided by the supreme court of
the United States today adversely to
those companies The courts opinion
was announced by Justice Day, who
held the Elkins act is applicable to
transportation anywhere, and that the
offense is not confined to the initial
point. He also holds it applicable alike
to shipper and carrier.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-16
EIGHT KILLED IN
A GAS EXPLOSION
Natchez, Miss. Scene of Disaster in
Which Number of Houses
Are Burned.

Natchez, Miss, March 1G.-Eight
persons are dead, another is badly
injured and property valued at many
thousands of dollars is a mass of
wreckage as the result of an explosion
of gas late Saturday in the basement
of the five story building occupied by
the Natchez Drug company and To-
Gated at the corner of Main and North
Union streets near the business por-
ton. The explosion tore away the
rear wall of the building which in
falling crushed an adjoining tenement
building. Immediately following the
explosion the wreckage caught fire a
stiff wind which was blowing carrying
huge sparks to the west. setting fire
tc IS residences, seven of which were
destroyed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-16
Bills TO Give States Full
Power Over Liquor
Fail.
CONSTITUTION IS BAR
Senators After Long Series OF
Hearings Vote 3 to 2 on
Proposition.

Washington, March 1G.-By vote
of to the subcommittee of the SEN
ate committee on judiciary today de-
clared unconstitutional bills intended
to remove federal barriers against
states exercising control of their po-
lice power for the regulation of liquor
traffic.
Have Had Long Hearing.
Hearings on these measures have
been held covering almost the entire
present session. The bills were advo-
Gated by representatives of practically
all states where there is a strong pro-
hibition sentiment. The members of
the subcommittee are Senators Knox,
Nelson, Fulton, Bacon and Rayner.
To Put Motto on Coins.
Washington, March 1G.-Under sus-
pension of the rules the house today
passed the bill providing for the
restoration of the motto In God We
Trust" on the gold and silver coins.
slash War Estimates.
Washington, March 16-The house
committee on Notifications today re-
ported to the full committee of fortif-
cations the appropriation bill with es-
Inmates of the war department slashed
. over $30,000,000 on account of the de-
sire of the committee to avoid giving
ground for the impression the United
States is preparing for war with ia
pan. Most of the appropriations is
for Hawaii and the Philippines.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-16
Other Charges Pending.
AMERICAN CAR GOES
ON AFTER REPAIRS
Leaves Ogden, Utah, with New Driver
Italian Starts Out of Rawlings,
Wyo., in Morning.

Chicago. March 16.-The New York
Paris automobiles are reported today
as follows: The American leaves Og-
den, Utah. this afternoon; the Italian
left Rawlings, Wyo., at S:45; the Ger
man left Ames, Iowa, at $780, and the
first French car left Omaha at noon.
Ogden, Utah, March 1G.-The Amer
lean car in the New York to Paris
race arrived at Ogden at $3.50 a. m.,
and machinists worked all day on
needed repairs.
Lynn Mathewson left the car here
and Brinker will take it through Ne
vada.
When the car arrived here the men
were exhausted after an all night
struggle from a point east of Echo
where heavy mud was encountered
Rawlins, Wyo., March 16-The Ital
ian car arrived here at 3:15 yesterday
afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-16
A STRUGGLE IS ON
illinois Federation of Bryan
Clubs to War Upon Roger
Sullivan.
DECIDES LINE OF ACTION
Appointment of State Committeeman
to Be Bone of Contention
From Now On.

Chicago, March 16. - Hostilities,
which will not end until democratic
national committeeman from Illinois is
chosen at the Denver convention, op-
ened in earnest Saturday afternoon.
The declaration of war was issued
by the executive committee of the Illi-
nois Federation of Bryan Clubs in ses-
sion at the Palmer house. The Bryan
men make these demands:
THE state convention must be COM
posed of delegates chosen by county
conventions and not by county COM
mittees.
THE state convention must not be
faction and a free and fair hearing
must be given to every delegate in the
convention. No 'gavel rule
"A delegation must be named from
Illinois TO the national convention
which is unswervingly and sincerely
for William J. Bryan for president and
for anything that Bryan wants.
The next national committeeman
from Illinois must not be Roger c. Sui
livan or any other man known as a
Sullivan man."
| Leaders at Conference.
! Ia the conference, which lasted sew.
eral hours, were Adlai z. Stevenson,
president of the federation; Millard
F. Dunlap of Jacksonville, James F.
| IO'Donnell of Bloomington, secretary of
the federation; J. B. Mount of Joliet,
| treasurer; M. H. Cleary of Galena,
proxy for DR.. Walter Watson; Carter
H. Harrison. Edward F. Dunno and
William L. O'Connell, chairman of the
| Cook county democratic committee
Robert E. Burke, who was added to
the executive committee during the af
lternoon, took part in the deliberations
To all of which Roger c. Sullivan
made this forecast: The federation
of Bryan clubs will not control the
state committee, the state convention
the Denver delegation or the new state
IcOmmittee
The attitude of the leaders portends
a most spectacular struggle for con
troll of the state organization.
Issues Call for Democrats.
Chicago, March 16-The democratic
state committee has been called tc
meet in Chicago Wednesday, March %
at state headquarters in the Sherman
house to select a time and place fol
the state convention which will choose
the Illinois delegation to the nationa
iconvention at Denver.
Charles Boeschenstein expressed hi!
opinion that the state committee would
indorse the candidacy of William ]
Bryan. He was confident the senti
ment in Illinois was strongly TO
Bryan.
Bryan Comes to Chicago.
Lincoln, Neb., March lev.
Bryan left today for Chicago where h,
will deliver an address on ST. Pat
rick's day. He will deliver an address
in Peoria March IS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-16
FRANCE AND HAYTI
AGAIN CLASHING
Minister Refuses to Yield Refuqees
Over to Government and Mas
sacre is Feared.

Paris, March 16.-The situation be-
tween the Haytien government and
France has become acute and critical.
The French legation at Port au Prince
is menaced and a general massacre of
white residents on the island is feared.
This information is conveyed in an Off
cial dispatch to the foreign Office from
the French minister to Hayti, who de-
clines delivering of refugees under the
French flag to the Haytien authori-
ties.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-16
In Famous Cases.
MUST KILL ASYLUM COWS
Half Hundred Cattle at Lincoln Are
Found Diseased.

Bloomington, Ill., March 16-That
some of the cows at the State Asylum
for the Feeble Minded at Lincoln
have tuberculosis is asserted in the
report filed by Dr. Wright of Chicago,
state veterinarian. According to DR.
Wright the inmates of the asylum
have been using milk about As per
cent of which was from cattle affected
by tuberculosis This conclusion was
arrived at after tests. DR.. Wright
says 80 or 81 of the cows will have
to be killed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-16
MOTOR MEN ARE GUILTY

Benson BidWelI and Son Operated a
Confidence Game in Chicago.
Chicago, March 16.-Benson Bidwell
and his son, Charles F., promoters of
the Bidwell Electric company. the So
called Union Cold Motor concern,
were found guilty Saturday of oper-
ating a confidence game Benson
Bidwell, whoa is a brother of George
and Austin Bidwell-who defrauded
the Bank of England out of $4,000, 900
started the Electric company in
1906. He declared that he had in
vented an electric motor that would
not burn out. He also claimed that
he was the inventor of the trolley
car and the electric fan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-16
Copper is Stronger.
POPULISTS TO NOMINATE LAFOLLETTE
FORPRESIDENT DECL ARES A DELEGATE

EmpOria, Kan, March 16-E. S.
Waterbury, populist national commit
teeman from Kansas and delegate to
bis party's national convention at St.
Louis. is quoted as saying today in an
interview that United States Senator
LaFollette of Wisconsin will be NOM
mated on the first ballot for president
by the populists and that LaFollette
will not be given a chance to accept
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-16

Toxic, March 1G.-The existence of
a secret Anglo-Chinese agreement by
which England was bound to befriend
the latter government in case of war
has been revealed by the settlement
of / 'e Tatsu Maru incident
H.sh officials here say that it was
because of this agreement, antedating
the Anglo-Japanese alliance, that Sir
Claude Macdonald, British ambassador
in Toxic, used his influence to per-
suade Japan to abandon it's warlike at
titude.
Danger of War Passed.
MacDonald's conciliatory efforts have
been successful and the danger of a
conflict between the two nations in
volved in the trouble has evaporated.
The Chinese board of foreign affairs
has agreed to release the steamer, to
salute Japanese flag, and punish those
responsible for the seizure of the YES
sci.
China will purchase the munitions OF
war which were seized with the Tatsu
Maru, thus preventing them from fall
ing into the hands of the Chinese rev
olutionists, to whom it was China's
contention they were consigned.
Japan, as it's concession, has con
sented to enter into negotiations with
China looking to restriction of exports
of arms to the latter country.
American Steel Mills Gain.
According to advices received here
the conditions in China are satisfac
tory. Great Britain, it is stated, i:
making overtures to the Chinese gov
ernment concerning the construction
of railways.
The South Manchurian railway ha!
ordered $150,O00 worth of materials
for the Dalny electric railway. TIN
order has been placed in the Unite'
States. This makes total of $4,000
900 worth of orders placed in Americs