The Abilene Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, February 9, 1900 Page: 4 of 4
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GENERAL NEWS.
Items of Interest Culled
by The Reporter from
all over the World.
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tions. Young aud Hood called
for reinforcements at Aparri
in Uio Philippines whoro the in
surgcuts are getting very active
The Filipiuos ate holding jro-
unions and the sighs are that
the war will be rOnoted with
Tigor.
Preparations for an army gar-
rison at Galveston arc being
made 15 acres of land wanted
for it.
The Afghan Ameer says his
people hate and fear . Russia
'and will fight fo'rBnglaudaamst
Russia if the latter threatens an
invasion of the East.
The German reichstag has ex-
cluded American meats in spite
of protests from her commer
cfal bodies The final vote stoo'd
16S to 99- .
Parisians nave raised 13000
francs to buy a sword for the
Boer general Cronje.
Statistics proye that many
more religious books are sold
than novels.
The U. S. senate foreign reli
tions committee has reported
favorably upon tha H iy-Piun:;e.4
foote amendment "to our treaty
with England .upon 4he Nicara
guan canal bilLtmt inserted an
amendment allowing the United
States to fortify for defense.
The following are the total' net
receipts of cotton at all ports
since Sept. I: Galveston. 1582
69' New Orients' l56j93Q Mo
bile 180620 Savannah 9G2 020
Charleston 236630 Wilmington
259537 Norfork 344190 Bilti-
more 74.277 New York 72393
Boston 709SS Newport News
15035 Philadelphia 38821
Brunswick 75168 Port Arthur
and Saline Pass 53190. Pensa-
cola 104303: total 5631046
New York factors are now
bnying cotton of nest years crop
at 7 to 8 cents. This is not
deals in fntnrcjs but for actual!
delivery of cotton. A great deal
'. has been sold to those firms by
Georgia and Alabama farmers. t
At ChicagoJbarbers and soap
makers threaten to strike unless
wages are raised.
Congress will adjourn eatly in
order to allow members to get
into the field for reelection.
Midland reports that a- meet-
ing of the medical profession
from Weatherford to Pecos . has
been call for Big Springs April
5 to organize a medical society.
An interesting program
ranged.
is4 ar-
.The JT. S. Senate refuses to
consider Senator Mason's reso
Intion of sympathy for the Boers
Itrwaa cot degired to take a stand
8pon the question.
The bouse at Wafcbingtonpass
3d 97 private pension bills Fri-
day These private bills are for
persons who are not entitled to
any pension under the already
liberal laws.
Rear Admiral Kau'z com
mander-in chief of the Asiatic
Station with the Philadelphia
was ordered Saturday to the
Pacific coast of Central America
to protect American Interests
and endeavor to prevent hostil-
ities between the two republics
The world's visible supply of
cotton is 1492414 bales less than
last year and 965305 less than
ftha year before according to
-Hesters report.
At Athens Ga. 500 negroes at
tempted to board a train for the
? Mississippi vJley whorejhey hud
beB induced Jo emigra'e but
tepouce refused to allow thm
o4opart Tbey are held un ler
caarge or breach of contract
&4e by farmers.
. Capt John Enersoi Sr. an
gltlasd highly ostoemed citizen
'ofBrownwood is dead. He was
ou oilier in Longstreets corps
during the civil war and lost an
arm at the battle cl Puersbu
g
Tho Midland j&aloon men
have
secured an injunction from Dis
triot Judge Harris of Fort Worth
restraining the county. . attoruoy
and othdr officers from enforcing
the local option law adopted Jan.
18 last. The prohibitionists havo
filed a motion to dlssolvo this
ibjupctlon and this motion will
come up at Midland beforo Dis-
trict J udgo Smith March 22.
A stock company has been
formed known as the Panhandle
Telephono company composed
of citizens of Childress Paducab
and Matador for the purposo of
erecting a tolophono line from
Childress via Paducih to Mata-
dor. A charter has been applied
for and work will bagin in a few
days.
New York merchants have
Sued out an injunction against
port collectors enforcing the
Puerto Rtcan tariff laws claiming
that the island is a part of the
United S.atos and that the col-
lection of tariff taxes is unconsti-
tutional. The hearing was be-
forea U S. district judge.
The London press opposes the
senateamen.dment to the Nica-
ragua canal treaty.
The demcratio state executive
committee met at Waco Mon
'day. . '
The business portions ot.Sweet
Home Livacca county has baen
destroyed. by fire
s The Chicago Times-Herald a
staunch McKinley republican
paper declares that iC congress"
and therpTe3ident persistjin their
present cburs in the Puerto
Rican matter nothing can save
the republican party from defeat
next November."
Geo. W. Wilson' a prominent
citizen of Brenham is dead.
Great interest is shown in the
Trans Mississippi Commercial
Congress which meets in Hous
ton April 17 to 21. Delega'es
appointed by the several govern
ors will attaud from every state
west of jhe Mississippi river.
The San Francisco board of
health has dee'ded
that the sus
pected case of plague in the Chi-
nese quarter was something else
and has raised the quarantine
against the Mongolions
The railroad freight rates to
points just outside the Texas. line
are so much lower than to Texas
common points as to enable out-
"side; merchants to undersell Tex-
as jobbers and take their bus-i-ness
March 27th is set for a
hearing on a general reduction
in Texas rates.
Russia has asked the United
States to express its opinion on
the right of Great. Britain to
censor1 mail and telegrams of
friendly nations during the South
African. war. It i? taken to mean
that Russia is moviug in the mas-
ter of intervention in the Trans-
vaal war and that she has found
ia some of Great Britian's acts
a cause for such intervention.
It is believed that Groat Brit-
ain has undertaken to onsor
Russian officii mail intended for
Russian agents at Pretor'a and
that the Cz r will soon demand
ah explanation wjth the hope
that Great Britain will irsif t ou
her right to In erere with Rus-
sia's free intercourse wUh her
official agents ia tha Transvaal
Tois would giva Russia her
desired opportunity to interfere
physically in the Boer warr
Toe mule market is demoraliz
ed by the British victories in
South Africa presagiog a close
of tho war.
General Young makes the fol-
lowing report concerning 'two
Texas men in the service in tli
Philippines:
V.gan Jan. 5 IOJO.Ch'ef of
Staff. ManiU: Htro and Ho vz.o
justamvod with all prisoners.
Their work i uopiea'leled I
urge tliat Hare and Qowzi b an-
potntod Brigadier Generals vjl-
unteer aud all ofli'Jers and men
uro will bq mentioned by name
for medals orhonor.
Young.
. Brigadier General
E. J Phelps formerly minis-
tor to Bogland is dead
DebsmndHitrrJnuu reconstl.
erol and accepted tho nomina-
tions of tho socialist denioorats
for prosidont and vitio prealdont
respectively. This party also
deohvros against .fusion.
A special "trust commiitao"
will bo appointod In congress ti
sholvo all bills introduced against
trusts.
Tho Nebraska supremo court
has decided that dealing in fu-
turo3 Is gimbling and that dobt
contracted in suchtrattsactidns
can not bo collected.
Kansas City hotol men aro pre-
paring to accomodate 100000 vis
itors to tho nationil democratic
convention July 4th.
Moro th.in forty pastors
preached in St Louis saloons
Sunday against issuing hconse
to wine rooms. The saloon kebp
ers and preachers are working
hand in hand in this reform.
Fourteen people wero crema
ted in a tenement fire at Newark
N. J. Monday morning.
Tho Clark case in the U. S.
senate will notcomeup till March
26th. '
The Casas Grandes Mexico
Mormon colony is doing well and
will be further increased by
emigration from the United
States.
Sheldon's newpaper venture
at Topeku Kmsas is a financial
success $132000 being received
in subscriptions for the -week.
Reports received from a'l part
of the world indicate that the.
Ecumenical Missionary confer-
ence to be held in New York
next month will be the largest
and most representative gather-
ing of its kind ever .held in
Ajierica. Advices' already re-
ceived show that nearly all the
Prostestant denominations in
the world will be represented.
Charles R. Flint is having
built for him at Nyack qu the.
Hudson a steam yatch that is
expested to speed fifty miles an
hour! This wonderful vessel is
130 feet 4 'inches long and 12
feet 6 inches wide and weighs
only twentv-two tons.
From baturday afternoon to '
the same hour Sunday the El
Paso police made thirty arrests.
American iron sells $2: a ton
cheaper in London than the
British article.
The eleventh congressional
republican convention elected
anti Green delegates
The democratic state executive
committee met at Waco Monday
instructed chairman Bell to call
a convention at Austin June 20th
to se'ect delegates to the nation
al convention atKnnsas City and
name presidential electors The
convention to nominate candidat-
es for state officers to meet at
Waco Aug 8th. The committee
albo recjm mended county prim
aries be held June 9th.
The basis of a representation
adopted is one vote for each 300
votes cost and each major
fraction thereof cat f r
Gov. Joseph D. Sayers pro
vided every county in the State
shall have one vote irrespce
live of the number of the votes
cast
The demo3ratic executive
committee at Houston barrs
uegroe from the primaries. A
number of ollnr counties' are
daing tho samu.
Acting Secretary Me'klejobn
says he is well satisfied with the
conditions in the Philippines
Army officers think It significant
however that the wives of
officers are leaving Manila.
J W.Newborry was In from
Caps today and moved up bis
figures on Tho Reporter a year.
His neighbors have good luri;
crops of oats will have a larger-
acreage of corn than usual and
will plant about tue same amount
of cotton as last-year' Mr Now
berry finished breaking his land
Tuesday and it was ttlll quite
moist the use of a paddle being
neoaasury to keep the plow clear
Of mad He will he hero tp take
la Hargrove's talk on cotton
latlls and is highly n favor- cf
one at Abilene
irTiiri in i im i II ill! II III! Ill iliHIf
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SfEOALSALE
FRIDAY uhTsATDRDAT.
We offer at Special prices Friday and Saturday on a line of high grade
Tailor Made Suits which wo consider is tho finest lino of clothing over
shown in Abileno. .
This is tho month you will want to buy Spriug Suits- or look around and
see .whore you can be suited. So come and look whether you buy or noW
SEE PRICES.
" Lot No. 24.40 suit wo consider well worth $12.50 special price $8:50
" 2437 " V " " $12.50 ' " .....$8 60
' . V "' 2438 "' " " " 112.50 " " $8.60
'' " .8280 ' " " " $15.00 ' " . $10.00
" 3207 " "; " " 15.00 " " ....$I0.0Q
. We also offer a niqo. line at 54.50' $6.00 and...... ........- $7 50
WiE offer Special Prices.
The same days in all lines especially White and Fancy Piquet White Goods New
TuckingSj Allover Lace Allover Embroidery Fancy Puffings Fancy Ribbon
trimmed Chiffon
Nottingham JLace
'
Wednesday's New-
Judire Cunnincrham and A. H..
KirbyEsq. left las night for
Fort Worth court of civil aAj
pels.
Constipation of the bowels may
be easi'y cured by a few doses of
Dr. M. A. Simmons Liver Medi '
cne. tf
T. T.. Smith and Lee Johnson
have sold their fine jtck Pyren-
ees' to C W. Morris at Hito-
son. The curative properties
strength and effect ofDr. M. A.
Simmons lyiver Medicine are
always the same. It .cannot be
equalled. tf
May field & Hughes have made
some nice improvements on their
meat market on North 1st
street.
To restore the clear skin the
bright eye the alert gait and
sound health use Dr. M A. Sim
mons Liver Medicine. tf
Mis-. Nunally of Atlanta Ga..
who has been visiting her aunt
Mrs J. P. Radford left this
morning to visit ano'ber aunt at
Tyler.
Sbortbn the time of confinement
strengthen mother and supply
breast milk for child by using
ot.- o -r. L--
uimiuifus uyunff hud YYiim or
tablets. tf
Friday and Saturday Rollins &
Young will have on special salo
thtir entire lino of fine tailor
mado mens and boys qlothing as
wo 1 as all their new di ess goods
Read advertismont today for
pricey
Ladles desirlog contentment
.and hhppy old age should use
Simmons Squaw Vine Wine or
Tablets commencing at 40 yoars
om ana continue during "change
ii r .v-
of life.'
tf
Mayor Oacar Wilson was in
from Cam yesterday and repor
tedthoraco for his auccousnr
gotting (iui e hot. Mr. Wilson's
friends insist upon his reldo-
tlon while a very iitronf element
la pushing Uge Merkaut for
his position. It ia a j uterestia
xacef
I Frllir;$y& wui)$. j
Uurtains lor aaturaay irom ooc
Come and look for yours
.
XT .l . .
4uiuer meaicine bunas up
ruiwucaiuu aysiem ap""'
Bsuscarnai'ons wpII aj cninmons
.'Squaw 'Vina Winr-r Tablets tf
A. yoiiiur democrat mado bis ap-
pearance at tho home of Mr. and
Mrx. J. M. Wagsiaff a day or two
sgo and is so well satisfied with
his surroundings that bo has
concluded to remain Tho Re
porter extends
to all.
congratulations
Rob Childbirth of its terrors
and minimize the pain and dang
ers of labor by using Simmons
Squaw Vine Wine or .tablets tr
Wo are sure wo have the finest
line of mens tailor made suits we
have ever shown our reputation
for high grade goods is th3 best
and all this beautiful line will be
on special sale Friday and Satur-
day at greatly reduced prices.
See advertsement in this paper.
Rollins & Young.
Dr. A. G. Brown has been
elected second supremo vice
president of the "Acmo Frater
al Union" Sedalia Mo aud is
assignod to Bridgeport Ala. to
which point.be direots the Re-
porter sent. The Doctor made
Abilene a most admirable and
useful citizm and wo wish to
I . " 7 . V"1""
' torms to his now noighbors.
recommend him in uunualltlcd
He
Is in charge of the southera de-
partment. S. J. Tillett has organ'd a
"Hand or Morcy" for tho protec-
tion of harmless and helpless
creatures and throo vory succos-
ful meetings have been hold al-
ready. This is a laudablu Work
Tho Roporter is rejoiced lo see it
Inaugurate and will lond its
columns vory gladly to ita en
couragomonc Smith and bis co-
workers Jnuld prosorvo aud
spread the light. The next moot-
rg will be held at tho residence
of B 8. Ki'an
J. S. Hamilton Millard Texas
writes; I novor tilled to cure
billloustiORtj consMmtlon and
ludlgrtstlon In from two to five
dayewlth Dr. M. A Sliumona
Liver Medicine and jadglug team
results I think It 75 per cent
stronger thajt th Ttwdford
Black Draegli 1 hav taa. tf
to - ou per pair
2&
I i.Ml. 1 . .
viusa cucoks throbbing U'c
fDi uaust-u lussituao Jot 6g
Huuikc siiJiuw complexion pir
pius ojones are warm ad
mKo-m.M. A. Simmons Liwl
Medicine. t(
i'i.r. a. j Meyers- announce
ment appears in todays RoporW
as a candidate fur the office
constable of Abdeno procincl
subject to the democratic parii
air. Meyers nas lived in tbl
county 19 years and is far froa
beting a stranger to our peoptf
tie promises to perform his dc
ties faithfully and impartially
uiuciuu hj inq omco ana we
spectrally request our roRdt
to give his candidaoy due afl
siMii uuusiuurauon.
Hatchell Ennis
At 8:45 o'clock this morning
mo ursi; liap'lst church tt
ntes of Holy matrimony wd
solemnized between Rov. W.
Hatchell and Miss Jessie Enn
RevIsaacSollersofrlsiatlng. Tt
cnuroh hail hnnn n.n:nc)
- uu II.UTIUUJ
decorated by the B Y. P;
aocioty or which Miss X?6i
was a most usoful ac
iaicniui member. Revs mi
tow of Abilene and Alexander J
msco. actou as ushers. Mil
Wm. Young presided at tb
organ. Miss Joasie was raise
A UJI .
4i iv'jiii-iiu anu is iovou nu
nnortu by all who know hv
Kind almost to a fault alwoj
ready to hop those whp nc
assistance imsseasing all th
virtues which our Maker tntei
ded should adnrn womanUood
a uui rigut ana pronar that sq
should bo esteemed a-3 she m
Mr Uatcbc-ll la tmstor of H
Baptist church at Albany and
young man with a brlirht I
ture before him. Havlsir iv
his llfo with evory energy o
to the work of uplifting msnhi'
We feel that ih luMuenoa 1
Ipod will bo felt over this onil
western cou itry Tue tiup
young couple Uft on the nl
o'clock train for Aloany and Tl
Keporter loetwer with a Host
friends seniaafwr theui lui
wiabesfira lite of tfsefuh'e
aud happluew
wifcma
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Shook, L. B. The Abilene Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, February 9, 1900, newspaper, February 9, 1900; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth331146/m1/4/?rotate=180: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Public Library.