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mOOK & KlEFER PUOPRIETORS
Tj. B. Shcok Editor.
Quo B. Anderson Manager.
Supeniition.
Wo bave It breathed into our
cars Xroin infancy and few avo
Jrcoof it. No philosophy np
attainments cau oradicato it
wliou once planted in youth.
Jul minds. Sonic aro nervy
enough to stand it olt and hold
. their tongues concerning it but
it is nn evil faith never wholly
eradicated. A striking caso is
reported from Arkansas where
George Maledon who hanged
88 men convicted in the Federal
court at Fort Sinithand won the
name of "King of fiangmen" is
insane ire in imagined ghosts of
men legally executed by him.
't Maledon liad never heard of
r bants" when a child he would
not now be tormented by imag
ination. Quit telling such . stor-
ies to children.
."WcMust.
The fire "boys of Tyler liave
quit the city cold .because of nig-
gardly treatment and all who
know the circumstances say the
boys did right. Our boys have
made no compilaint to us but they
"have been neglected and this
xaust be corrected.' They have
to raise 100 next week and our
citizens must pay that bill or
put themselves in an embarrass
ing light. Were our boys to re
sign every policy in town would
be cancelled and held so until a
higher rate is put on. Our rating
is indeed very favorable and
that fact is due to our self-sacrificing
and long-suffering Fire
Department. Just do you r growl
ing when you read this article
get it. all out of you and be ready
to subscribe to this fund with a
smile and a bow. It is the cheap-
est way to do it and the most
conducive to health.
- Onr Birthday. '
With this number The Daily
Reporter enters volume four
. and it is fitting that we acknowl-
edge the kindness of the mer-
chants in the patronage of our
advertising columns and of the
people generally in subscribing
and paying for the paper and
ior the many kind words of
encouragement given its manag-
ers. The managers have never
indulged in loud trumpet blasts
of self-praise nor in boasting of
their achievements but have
- worked hard every day to gather
. and disseminate the news
especially that of local interest.
"We have endeavored to win the
approbation of the reading pub-
lic by honest and unremitting
labor.and the people have shown
their approbation by falling into
line one by one until today we
assert as a fact we stand ready
to prove that more people in
. Abilene read The Daily Reporter
than any other paper published
ind we say this is no spirit of
boasting but as an acknowledge-
ment of the fact that the people
of Abilene appreciate bard work
and an honest and candid policy-
in journalism. . "We have made
few promises but broken none.
"We have not used our columns to
.punish enemies.but to lead all to
Jbe right and to induce our citi-
zens to perform their several
duties as such
"We see no reason to change
fdxir policy in tho future and we
'offer our past conduct as a
guarantee for what shall follow.
When war with a foreign nation
created a demand for telegraphic
news we furnished it at a pro
Bounced loss every week and
when another emergency arises
-we will not bo found wanting.
Our paper Is not so largq in
inches as ome but neither is it
filled with dead ads or standing
vrlte ups nor shall we increase
Us sise to bankrupt the business
coatiatiing as heretofore to
giva the people the best possible
paper that our patronage will
BStlfy. From Tuesday' Daily
SiMy Saetn ' '
It seems to bo a favoritos pas
timo with a number of .editors to
tight mission collections and as
they probably do not undorst&ud
the truo situation wo comluend
tho following truthful and well-
put remarks of that oxcollent pa
per Coleman Volco to tholr care-
ful consideration:
Two of our exchangos publish-
ed in neighboring counties last
week mado sneoring remarks
about monoy being collected for
missionary purposes. These
contemporaries aroporhaps not
aware that a great deal more
missionary monoy is spent in
this section thau is collected hero.
It is tho practice of all tho
churches which believe in mis-
sions and nearly all believe to
educate their luemoors iu au
places on tue necessity of spread-
ing the gospel and so collections
nr6 inlrini for missions whorovor
the church is organized. Ip this
part of Texas the collections -aro
smaJl but there are ngreat many
prcacuors wnoso salaries are .sup-
plementedvlcom .mission funds
nnd if it TCre not tho case there
would be' lewpreachers to fill
country upyomi iubui.
Weathei Saxice.
We are under obligations to
Major Buell for Bulletin No .25 ot
Weather Bureau No. 191" Weath-
er Forecasting" by Willis L
Moore chief of that service.
The .subject is treated from
historical practical and theoret
ical standpoints. We shall re
read it with much interest its
first appearance biing in iha
Forum May 1893. There are
many interesting historical facts
recorded. There were at the
time this paper was written two
hundred bureau stations. The
principle of the barometer was
not discovered until 1613 more
than a quarter of a century
after the settlement of America
by Europeans. Perhaps the
first records kept of daily
temperatures was by Dr. John
Lining of Charleston S. C. In
1747 Dr. Franklin the pioneer
scientist of America and of the
world in many things "divined
that the storms had a rotary
motion and that they progressed
in a northeasterly direction. It
was prophetic that- these
ideas should have come to him
long before anyone had ever seen
charts showing observations
simultaneously taken at many
stations" says Mr. Moore. The
man who harnessed the light-
ning and put it to work also
discovered the hitherto unknown
facts that the wind always blows
toward a storm centre. In 1781
no less a person "than Thomas
Jefferson took up experiments in
observing storm phenomena in
conjunction with Janles after-
ward Bishop Madison of William-
burg Va Nearly a hundred years
after Franklin's conclusions
were reached others "laborious-
ly gathered by mail the data of
storms after their passage and
demoustrated their principal mo
tions to be much as Franklin had
supposed."
"In 1685 Prof. Joseph flenry
secretary of the Smithsonian
Institution constructed a daily
weather map from observations
collected by telegraph and near-
ly simultaneous." By this
means the professor demonstra-
ted the feasibility of a govern-
ment weather service. Although
Americans demonstrated the
feasibility of government weath-
er reports it was fourth to do
anything in that direction Hoi
land leadidg m 1860 then Eng-
land in 1861 and France in 1803
but no nation has any such
extensive service as the United
States has today.
Enumeraten Clossd.
County Superintendent of
Schools W. W. Kirk has com-
pleted the rolls of the differont
census reports of children of
school ages in Taylor county and
they footed up to 156? out-
side ot Abilene and 707 in the
city a total of 2329 That means
4116-15 for the schools from tho
state. The ages aro 8 to 10 In-
clusive that is all who have
reached the ago of 8 and are not
fully 17
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AMfem Market Repert. '
Corrected June"l5lh
PRODUCE R&TAIL.
Com northtrn p bm) . 45c
Hy pet ton ..w.. $8.50 to to.oo
Bran; foe cl. ............. 4 &oto $
Cotton seed mel per cwtj ..... 90 to $t. 00
t NATIVE PKODOCB.
from wagons
Johnson- gra$ loose ........ $4.00 to 600
Hides green prlb..... ....... ojtoO)
Hides dry. ....4... 06 to 69
Wool. " .... ofitoto
Com in the ear.................. 30(03S
Oats in bulk 30(0320
Pecans pr lb. 5 t0 0
Butter o to !$
Eggs .... 10 to iaj
Chickens fryers 200102.50
Hens $2.00 to 2.25
Turkeys young.pcr dot. . .from 6.00 to 9.00
Honey; extracted.... New Sto'lo
Honey' comb.... " ...... la to 15
GKOCEIUES ftETAlL.
in stock. .
Flour stiaight grades. . 1-75 '-S
Flour Texas high patents .. ; . 5j.oot02.25
Flour Mo. - - - $2502.75
Meal per 40 lb sack 40 to 50'
Bacon per. lb. 6 to 7
Hams ... :..... . ..ioto42
Lard.. . . ..... ...' ....... ..7j .09
Salt per cwt .....55 to 60
Salt stock per sack 751090
riyiDg cnickens in strong ueraanu.
Town Talk.
C. W. Merchant said to us
today: "I have put iu tho week
up to dato attending tho com-
mencement exercises of Sim
mons College and I found the
time well spent.
"Simmons College is an Abi-
lene institution that our. citi-
zens should feel a stronger
interest in for it is not only a
moral force but worth as much
to the business men as a factbry
employing a number of families.
The students must-be fed and
they spend a great deal of money
for clothing and incidentals. Dr.
Pope is a hard worker and has
brought the session to a close
without a dollar's debt and with
no expense to the town.
"People should not only pat-
ronize Simmons College because
of itssuperior educational advan-
tages but because it is our
important factor in bringing
money to the town.
"Talk up Simmons College."
S. H. Leavell; "I see from
The Reporter that the fire boys
need $100 and I want to see it
raised without delay and with no
grumbling. The boys work
free ruin their clothes lose
their rest and risk their lives
and should be given every
necessary equipment without
any question."
Bnlrd "Notes.
Baird Tex June 14th '99
Ed. Reporter:
It is cloudy and raining a little
today at Baird. We have plenty
of rain for all crops at present
and they are looking fine.
Having just yesterday return-
ed from a ten day's trip to Hill
county we are not posted on the
local news but will say that our
county commissioners court is in
session as a board of equalization
and is we learn raising valua-
tions for taxation considerably.
Hugh Ross is making additions
to his residence house just north
of town.
Robt. A. Kendall and family
but on a fishing expedition
and J; B. Haraion. R. R. agent
is with them. They will return
in a few days.
Justin Cook Justice of tho
Peace of this precinct died and
was buried here Jast week.
Our County Commissioner's
Court will appoint either Jj. P.
OliverorJ.il W. Lane justice
of tho peace of this precinct to
succeed Justin Cook deceased
While at Hillsboro a fow days
ago wo had tho pleasure of meet-
ing our frieod the honorable J R
Warren our former District At-
torney and his estlmab'o lady.
Col. Warron has located Iu the
practice of law and is making a
fine impression as a gentleman
and lawyer having beon ongagr d
in several snlts since locating in
Hillsboro. Wo do not see how-
evor how they can reconcilo
themselves to remain in that re-
gion after breathing tho free
ozono of North West Texas but
they were well phased and ap.
peared to bo happy as all good
nninln lllro tllPlll should bO
Wheat In Ilill county was
thrashing oiit from 15 to 5 bush-
els to tho acre. .
Wo roturncd by Walnut
Springs whore vo found Rush-
ing. & Son's storo doing well.
0.
Miss Mattio Melton who has
boon visaing hor aunt Mrs. J.
0 DontnJ the last six weolts re-
turned homo to Fort Worth to-
day Sho mado many f rionds in
Abilene.
Col. Crozler Dead.
At 2:00 p. m today Col. A R.
Crozior departed this life at the
age of 90 years. He camo hero
May 2nd to visit his son-in-law
Maji F. V. Girand and at that
tinid we gave a sketch of bis life
which showed him to have had a
remarkable career. He was edi-
tor olector for president
Polk in 1814-comptroller of Ten-
nessee TJ. S. Marshall and ono
of the most prominent mdn of his
state in tho 40s and 50S. He re-
moved to Austin in 1S59 and has
resided in Texas $ince.
At the timo of our going to
press it is not definitely known
but he will probably be luid to
rest hero
Another Carnival for Alldland.
August 29 30 31 Sept. 1 and
2 are. the dates set for a'Cowboy
Carnival and Fine Stock Show to
be held at Midland Texas. Tho
entertainment promises one of
the most varied description.
Over 2000 will be hung up
for races alone. Among the at-
tractions will be exhibitions giv-
en by the most famous Rough
Riders of America also a grand
reproduction ofthe Roman Hip-
pidrome and a reproduction of
battles of the lato war including
the famous charge on San Juan
Hill
A great. Coursing Contest will
be arranged and many pther
features will be added to make
it one of tho greatest entertain-
ments ever givent in West Tex-
as; Self Explanatory.
. Abilene Tex.. June 14 1890
J. J'. Clinton
Chief A; F- P
Dear Sir; Please accept the
enclosed check as a small token
of gratitude to your brave boys
for their heroic work rendered
last night. Yours truly
D. De.llis.
Abilene Tex June 15 1899.
D. Dellis
My Dear Sir: Your favor of
the 14th inst. enclosing check
was received for which in
behalf of the Abilene Fire De-
partment I sincerely thank you
and while the check is duly ap
preciated just at present yet I
assure you the lend and encour-
aging words contained in your
letter in behalf of our efforts.
are more highly gratifying to
eacnofour mombors who have
always responded to tho alarm
bell than any amount could be
and such words andacknowledgo-
ments of tbeir services will stim-
ulate them to renewed efforts.
Again thanking you in behalf of
tho boys I remain
Yours very truly
J. J. Clinton
. . . - - Chief A. F D
SUMMER NORriAL.
Teachers desiring a sliort but
thorough and inoxponsivo courso
that will proparo them for Kmtn
and Permanent Certificates aro
invtteu to attend tho Abilene
Normal Juno 20th to July 22nd.
This is a training school that will
strengthen you for tho profes
sion Introduction the best
fapilitios uusurpa8sodsurround-
ings and associations roflnlug
For f0icl0r8 and additioual
information address
F W. Chatfleld
Abilene.
NEWS IN BRiEP
Mr. 'lllnnil'a conitlUoii la Bomowkat
Improved
Joo Wolcott whipped Honry Flshor it
Baltimore Mil. In tho olovonth round.
Al Chambers a well to do farmer
nenr Lebanon Tex. tried to kill lM
mother nnd thoti suicided.
Bosslo Mnlloy who was injured In
tho ctyolono at Sioux City In. on Sun-
day Is dead. .
Tho Toxns Midland may build a lino
Into Dallas.
An explosion of nitroglycerin de-
stroyed a torpedo plant at Marietta O.
TVo missing men are believed dead.
Hopkins county. Tex Wout nutl In a
local option election.
Calvin Finloy is bolioved to have been
drowned by nn alligator lit tho Trinity
river hi Lilwrty Tex.
Sam Caplcs In attempting to ctoss a
swollen stream near Dumas. Tox. was
drowned.
President McKtnlejr has accepted nn
Invitation nt tho laying oC tho cornor-
stono o? the now Federal building at
Chicago t October.
The Saturday Hovlow tho loading so-
ciety taper at Atlanta. On. advocates
tho arming of wouioii to protect them-
boIvc.1 from assault.
.John Brooks shot nnd killed Noroy
Baldwin at Camden Tex Both negroes.
The tobacco truss wotv tho suit brought
ngainxt it at Louisville Ivy. by W. B.
Tate for $t?;(yoa
Fit7.immons i-rems 'dissatisfied with
his tight with Jeffries and otters to fight
again.
Charles H. Alexander is. on trial at
Dallas Tex. with being an accessory
to tho murder of I. G. Handle
V. S. Whitakor is under orreut at
Gatesville Tex. charged with criminal
assault.
A negro prisoner jumped from a train
miming !o miles au hour hear Houston
Tex. and mado iu$ escapo. uuinjnred.
-Twelve- men are now under arrest
charged with the lynching of tho three
Humphries.in Henderson county Texas.
An effort will bo mado to clear the
"Hole in the Wuirin Wyoming of its
robbers.
A young man named Poland'accldont-
ally shot himself to death at Nacog-
doches. Tex.
J. D.Murphreo shot to death. Shprman
Gantden in tho postoffico at Mansfield
Tex. No cause known.
President Lonbot of Franca received
an-ovation instead of insult upon his at-
tendance at tho races on Sunday;
Rev. George W. Truett pastor ot tho
First Baptist church at Dallas has been
elected to the presidency of Baylor uni-
versity at Waco Tex. He has the offer
uuder consideration.
A. dynamite magarine exploded iu a
mine near Capo Town. South Africa
killing 17 nud .injuring SO sotne fatally.
Bob Counts was fatally shot whilo
plowing in his field near Mount Pleas-
ant Tpx. No clew.
Jolin W Mount fatally shot his wifo
and killed himself at Scottsburg lud.
Joo Wilkinson John Gadts aud W. R
Brooks; charged with having a hand in
the lyncb)ug of the three Humphries' in
Henderson county aro id jail at. Hills-
boro. Tex.
Twpmaskod men visited the houso of
Georgo Smith farmer living near
Pottnlwro Tx. held him up and se-
cured fSW.
Further danger from tho riso iu tho
Colorado river is over. The river is
stationary at San Sflba Tex. nnd rising
only slowly at Amtiu
Antonio Garcia a Cuban bandit waj
taken. from the officers at Holguiu and
lynched by tho citizens
A woman at Fall River Mass. chains
her chilitreu during the day to keep
them from gadding.. Sho works iu a
cotton mill.
Paul Vuudervoort is anxious to fako
a groat nrmy of blno nnd gray votcrans
to Cuba to suppress lawlessness thcro.
Three boys aged II IS and U years
aro under arrest for robbing the postof-
ueoai fern uis
The Da no County bank at Sroughton
Mich. has closed its doors.
Modern Woodmen of America will
hold their next convention nt St. Paul
Frank Riley n negro was rnn ovor
by a train at Houston Tox and killed.
Lieutenant Commandor Wainwright
Kellogg of tho United States navy died
on steamer Angnsti Victoria between
Hamburg and Southampton.
The production of gold this year in
Mexico is put down at $J3. 000000.
The United States and Russia fnr-
ulshos tho bulk of the world's supply of
petroleum
The cruiser Olympla with Admiral
Dtwey on board ia now nt Singapore.
Bellamy Storer tho United State
minister to Spain has reached Madrid
0 assume hia duties.
Hulcldo llj ItynamlU
Colorado Springs Colo Juno 18.
Charles Hotiko a lessee on the Orphi
May mlno at Indopondonco. Crip pi o
Creok district committed suicide by
holding a stick of giant powder In his
hand until tho fnso reached tho dyna-
mite. In the oxplosion ho waa torn to
pieces. Nocauso is assigned for the
deed.
Wilt lu.lle WlutUr
St. Louis Jnno 10. Tho Nation's
Birthday association of St. Lonls at Its
meeting unanimously decided to Invito
Genoral Joseph Wheeler to bo present
herb at the Fourth of July celebration
as orator of the day and guest of tho
city It was also decided to make es-
pecial effort to have Admiral Bchjoy
hero-on that day as a guest.
Nauiuel J TlltUu't Hum Hotd
Now York Junq 10 Groystoao th'
country seat of tho lato Samuel J. TlU
den at YouVers was sold in accordance
with an ordr of tho supremo court'
Samuel UuWruiayer was Ilia tiurchar'
atfni.WO
TIIE DEADJJNKNO
No Aecumtu Esllnmio of ne
M NOW lUcllliioii'1
' .
VARIOUS EST I MAI
It Is Tlaccd at from 200 (0 J
Total Im tho Yicliillj- t lJ
cbraska Town nlpH
Out by h Cycloiip
Now Richmond Wis. Jutl0 tA
exapt number or uoad from the
Monday evening will hover i
Scores of bodies woro ctviuutai
flrq and eomo'00 bodies recover
never ba identified. Few rtw
vtov tho remains. Thoi:ht u
fyiug. Uoadloss armless ami
bodies Ikxllos burned to a Mad
bodies tnutilatod beyond tim?:
nnd bodies half burned no. :
Bights that moot thoeyes nf those
ing for their missing frietiU an.l
tivos.
Tho dead at this plat- U til
mated at from 150 .to W 'Jlaav
from tho country and adi ntuns
were In tho city at tho tiin of thj
nnd it will bo weeks before the liJ
ba mado up to a'.ythlng like accd
It is cstimatotl that clow to Rl
were lost in tbp storm at the
places most of thee beinr u Sl
county.
Practically no news ha wan
tho farming portions of county t'J
which tho storm passed ai4
densoly populated.
' The property loss cannot 'y ed
at. this timo nnd rimy never b
atoly known It waa almost kl
thq iusuranco against cyclones
carried nnd tho only Small nucl
places where firo joined in the
tion of property will the husioej
bo at all reimbursed for their kM
It ia tho average rcshlent c
Richmond who estimates the k-s
most seriously. They claim h:
nre missing who wero incinerate
ruins. Ono such is C. A Nel
owned tho Columbian restaurnc:
od.ou Main street; His esimnte
los is 400 dead. Ho says that r
rain storm vhich prt-ceded th
broke not less than 20 proa)
into his place for shelter. Ho
tive that not nnre than fnr
.himself escaiod
Out of 500 houses and store fci
compromtsing.tho tpwu. SiW were I
edby thostonn or destroyed hy i
most every family lias onevtiaotl
here among tho dead ixgoreJ
ing. and little groups wer S:j
where searching by tho light M
or torch for lovwl ohm who
buricl in the piles of debris cr.
baud.
Rev. Dr. Degman of the has
Conception church tellaagnpj
of the cyolono's destruetun asl
work at Now Richmond.
"I was standing on the po 1
houso about C."80 o'clock wh: b
three blocks west of the -Omaha i'
pay? Dr. Degman "with w
nephew rointiug to ttia tnr
clouds I said to himi Thw
aro cyclonic. Then I h'enrd s
sound. Itwaaliko tho ruuitin.
locomotiyea ou an upgrade. In tk
west was a great whisking Mac
coneshnpod; tho apox in the e'
funnel Jn tho sky. Already foi
of tho center tho air waa full of
debris- Kplinters boards feath-
everything. I told tho boy to
warn tho othors.
"From all sides tho people &i
nlng asking for aaslstanv
them nnd nomo ieoplo from the!
schoolhouso and hurried .them
collar ot my houso. Tiny teM
absolution and I knelt dowaatl
it to them. Even as I pray! l
black cloud of destruction was s
village. Out of the general anJ
roar I could hear tho crashltisr.a
ing Bound as houso after hono w
I ran out and was struck twire P:
of flying planks. Then the stor
irnne.
It had como from tho south
struck and destroyed all the re-
lying between it and tho Oinahs
Tho ilnnot waa richt in its I'1'
crossed tho traok. It went right
main street of tho town d"
every building In tho buslnostoB
immediately bogau tho work
It was awfuL Godkeop mn
ing tho like again. Evorywlu"!
shrieks and calls for help we
Tho wounded cried out fori1"!
srave them absolution whlU "'i
tho work of roscuo. Catholics
tcstauts prayed for thorn
Futher Degman hastened to '
ter of tho. town whero the 1
had Iwen areater It was hftM
whero to beglit work. Th I1
hud escaped turned out wit.
wagons and hones to tho wurkf
It was tlono avstomatlcalb" "
excited dlHtrwed and broVffl
men were detailed to work "
a t:rv for linlii waa heard Ha
was warnod to keep still for ('
placing some mM that wo'
down upon Ultu. Titetieau t
erally taknu to thgaliiouo "'
s-ationjil churakes. but many
to private ridaoM. The W;
thowoundl were wlngle'l "'
Ua of Uu Uviuir u tliev ie"
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