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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-09
ORDERED BY THE PEOPLE.
The Removal of Republican Ofiice-HOIder
lmperatively Demanded.

The Removal of Republican Ofice-HOlders
lmperatively Demanded.
another old and faithful officer re-
moved" is the pathetic announcements
with which the Republican papers seek
to rouse popular indignation against
this inconsistent and hypOcritical -
Administration for d;splacing Repub-
lean official who has spent twenty-four
years in the public service and worked
his way up from every grade" And
then. there is the Director of the Mint
Mr.. Burchard. an exceedingly mertori-
Gus officer, who has gained high credit
by his judicious conduct of the coinage
bureau; he, too. is to 90 and make room
for Democrat The Republican press
thinks, or Affects TO think, it is insuifer-
able, and the people ought to gna>h
their teeth at the way the Democratic
Administration is turning good Repub-
licans out of Office.
1t is hard. There is no reason for
turning these good men out of office
but that they are Republicans, and there
is no reason for putting new men in.
but that they are Democrats. 1t is not
only an outrageous and crying injustice
to the good men who have been, some
of them, drawing salaries from the Gov
ernment for eighteen, twenty and
twenty-four wears, but it is fiagrant
violation of the spirit of the Civil iervice
rules. the people must be appealed to.
But here is the trouble: The people.
who are to be appealed to began the
mischief which they are asked TO rem
edy. Didn't they tRrn out 1.-THE grand
old party" last fall. the party which, in
the opinion Of its adherents. had gov
erned the country with admirable fidel-
ity and success for twenty four years,
the party that had saved the Union,
freed the slaves, half paid the public
debt taf.er contracting it). restored
specie payment (sfter suSpending it,,
and done a great many other fire
things? Didn't they turn out that ''oid
and faithful officer" President Arthur.
and repudiate that other 'old and
faithful patriot. Mr.. Blaine. for no
other reason under the sun than that
they Were Republ cans? And didn't
they put New York Democrat in the
White House, ut.ery ignorant of Presi-
dent al dutie5. simply because. he was
Democ~a a.?
Ii the people are to be appealed TO
against President Cleveland. who is TO
b. appea ed to aga nst the people?
They are the authors of the, trouble, for
they began it. President Cleveland is
Only initiating and obeying them--St
Louis Republican.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-09

"An communications for THIS paper
should be accompanied by the name OF tnt
author; not necessarily for publication, ou
as an evidence of good faith on the part
the writer. Write only on one side OF the pa
per. Be particularly careful in giving name
and dates to have the letters ano ngGr+
plain and distinct
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-09
GENUINE BOURBONS.

Politicians Who Never Learn and Who
Never Forget-The Bloody Shirt Busi-
ness.
The Republicans of Ohio are genuine
Bourbons. Like the line of princes who
bore that name they never forget and
they never learn. The utterances of the
platform which they adopted at their
convention last week is the most fool
hardy attempt to revive dead and long
buried issues we have witnessed in
many a day. The bloody shirt lost all
tie potency it ever possessed years ago.
and no one ought to know this better
than the Republican leaders in Ohio.
The platform adopted by them was de-
nounced in advance seven years ago By
the most brilliant Republican statesman
their State ever produced. We refer to
General Garfield. who, on the 10th of
October. 1873, spoke rs follows in the
House of Representatives Il want to
say another thing. The man who
attempts to get up political excitement
in this county on the old sectional
issues will find h mseif without 4 party
and without support. The man who
himself in the line of its leading thought,
and that is the restoration OF business,
trade, commerce, industry, sound pelit-
ical economy. hard money and honest
payment of all obligations; and the
man who can add anything in the
direction of the accompl shment of any
of these purposes is a public bene-
factor"
without a party and without sup
port" these are the words in which
General Garfield in 1873 foreshadowed
the defeat of the Republicans in Ohio
in 1885 At the same time he outlined
the course of the man whCal these same
Republicans now denounce. President
Cleveland, who in three short months
has done more to firmly reunite the
North and South than was accomplished
by the Republicans in twenty years.
He is endeayoring to make the inter-
ests-buS ness, political and sociai-of
the two great sections OF this country
a unit. and because his efforts are being
rewarded with success the Republicans
of Oh o lyingiy assert that he has ap-
pointed unrepentant rebels to Office
and disregarded The ella ms of the North
tIH Anu tilC hOpuD-
lican journals of the country, re-echo-
ing the sentiments of the Springfield
Convention, assert that these are the
grounds upon which the polit cal bat
ties of tae next four years are to be
fought!
Such blind folly as this invites de-
feat, and defeat viii come If there are
any Republicans in Ohio who still revere
the utterances of their great lie lder, let
them heed the warning of seven years
ago before it is too E.te The pauy
that hopes TO return to power by a re-
newal of sectional strife will find the
road long and difficult one. PITS
be1yh Post.
"A snake nine feet long and seven
inches in diameter was killed near
Starucca, Pa. a few days aso. The
animal had peculiar fiat head and
about its neck was circle of short stiff
hairs Its color was brown. with red
bands around the body at intervals of a
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-09

Prof. John Ogden. scientist, and
one of the new settlers of Mcintosh
County, sees the possibility of utilizing
the steady winds of the prairies, and
predicts that in time they will be used
to drive machinery for all sorts of pur-
poses.-Maryville %. ~ Tribune.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-09
"A New York correspondent has

"A New York correspondent has been
writing up the potter's field, which
cheerful place of last repose is on Hart's
Island, twenty miles from the CITY.
Among the occupants of It's nameless
graves are people who once were
social stars and favorites of fortune, ana
not few who could never be convicted
of any offence more heinous than poy
erty.--IndianGpoIis Journal
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-09

Visits to strawberry farms shows
much animation IN the picking season.
When the berries begin TO riren the
pickers swarm 70 the various patches 20
gather the berries for market In the
Maryland tielis the colored laborers
give great p cturesqueneSs. The fields.
half covered with berries, people clad
in many-hued gowns, picking or carry
ing the fruit on trays, make an inter
esting spectacle -Gb5cago Times.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-09

"A snake nine feet long and seven
inches in diameter was killed near
Starucca, Pa, few days aSo. The
animal had peculiar fiat head and
about its neck was circle of short stiff
hairs Its color was brown. with red
bands around the body at intervals of a
few inches. Killing it was an easy
matter, as it was helpless from gorging
when discovered, being in the act of
deyOuring a newly oorn lamb, which it
had almost hall s'Sallowed.-PiRsburgh
Post.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-09

The windows were thrown open at his
request, but the first touch of the cur
rent of air threw him into a paroxysm
of torture. He called for water. but as
soon as he looked at it his muscles con-
tracted, his teeth clinched. and he pre-
sented the picture of rigidity and terror.
But water he must have; his throat is
parched. slime and saliva are choking
him, and the painting, the struggling,
the wild cries of anguish, and the fear
full tossing and twisting of his body are
calling for relief. At the suggestion he
closes his eyes and opens his mouth; a
tablespoon of water is dashed in; but
instantly he commences more violent
struggling. More terrible convulsions
follow, and receiving the water seems
more agonizing than the want of it.
At ten o'clock the physician comes
again. At least an hour is con-
sumed in the attempt to put the suf-
ferer under the influence of chlorO-
form. Saturated cloths are held
as best possible in the struggling to his
nose; large doses of morphine ara ad-
ministered hypodermically. but without
the least effect The physician says
nothing. goes away without any in
structions, and leaves two of US to
watch the night through.
THE VICTIMS LAST HOURS.
The condition of the sufferer remains
unchanged. He is all the time con-
scious and rational. The priest comes,
the wife enters, and we, the watchers,
step from the room. When the voice
of the priest is raised in prayer the
dying man becomes composed and
peaceful. The violent struggling
ceases, the paroxysms and convulsions
come no more, and / involuntarily
looked through the window. expecting
to see that death had come. Full
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1885-07-02

DAVID Dudley Field has come out
in long and strong argument against
verbosity in legal documents. He
claims that the hundreds of thous
ands of dollars paid to recorders of
deeds and mortgages who are paid
by the word, is altogether too much,
and simplicity and coucissness of
language would save citizens large
sums. There is certainly room for
reform in this direction.
THIS taken from the New York
World points in a direction OF much
needed reform. Long winded and
technically constructed documents
make 1t next to impossible for any
body but lawyer to transact such
business, which is heavy tax upon
the people, and especially, when
taken in connection with the great
cost of recording long documents.
This thing is an imposition which
ought to be remedied. What is the
use to write page of whereases and
aforesaids when ten simple words
would answer as well and better.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1885-07-02

munds because be did not favor
James g. Blaine, history will pillory
the party and laurel the victim. A
long array oi second and third class
men is named as willing TO perpetu
ate the vacancy Mr.. Edmunds' re
tirement would prodnce--by being
elected to succeed him. The pres
ent Republican Senators refused 70
re-elect Mr.. Edmunds president pro
tempore at the close Of the extra
session, although Vice President
Hendricks told them that be would
at any time vacate the chair for that
purpose. Mr.. Blaine got some 81
his fine work in and prevented AIR
Edmunds' re election. A States OF
party's journey to limbo is pune
tuated by the slaughter Of its great
est men.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1885-07-02
THURSDAY. JULY ,. 1888
TKoUBLE and danger Of an out

TROUBLE and danger of an out
break exists at Coal Hill iu r, gard to
the convict labor in the coal mine at
that place. A mass meeting of citi-
zens was held there on last Friday,
in which were engaged about 100
citizens of the vicinity TO give ex-
preston to their feelings and protest
against what they called the outrage
of convict labor and pillage in their
midst. A petition was adopted by
the meeting setting forth their griev-
ances 10 the governor and asking the
removal of the convicts. The situa-
tion became so grave that the gov
error sent his adjutant TO the scene
in order to prevent rGmored re
lease of the eonviets BY the people,
and himself and Secretary OF State
Moore passed mp on special train
last Tuesday to thoroughly inyesti-
gate the matter and see what could
be done to aIlay the troubles. The
people claim that the convicts keep
their citizens out of the employment
they ought to have 10 the mines
that they keep away emigration
that conyIcts called TRUSTEES are
allowed to wear citizens clothing and
circulate through the community and
commit such depredations as steal.
ing eggs, chickens, etc; that the
eonvicts are inhumanly treated, be.
ing cruelty whipped for failure to
complete an unreasonable task. This
charge was strongly corroborated by
one of the convicts whose term had
expired who visited this office las,
Tuesday. His statements imply q
systematic habit of whipping and
cruelty that certainly needs investi.
gation); that the convlcts are afraid
to testify to their treatment to pub
lie officials, for fear of punishment
afterwards All these causes have
served to arouse the feeling at Goa
Hill to high pitch OF excitement,a and
the results can not as yet be foretold
but it is to be hoped trouble will be
avoided. This convict question il
Arkansas is one of the hard ones te
solve. Public sentiment is against
convict labor outside the penitenti
airy walls, and but for the tax and
outlay necessary to make provisions
for them inside, the convicts long
since would have been confined tc
prison limits.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1885-07-02
Dover Gleanings.

correspondence OF the Democrat
Health is tolerably good. -. We
are having too much rain for cotton
and wheat. We have tine best
prospect for corn crops in this vi
cinity we have had for some time.
Miss Maria Brown, one OF Do
ver's brightest bellies. who has been
attending college in Little Rock,
again gladdens the hearts OF her
many friends at home. County
clerk Potts contemplates moving his
family to the Gravel Hill Springs
in s few days. We also learn that
Mr.. B. f. Bayliss aud family ex-
poets to spend the summer there.
Miss Mary J. Neal. who liys near
Atkins has come to spend = few
weeks with her Dover friends !.
Mr.. E. B. Bayliss is teaching ju
veuile school here ana is pleasing
his many patrons Mrs H. White
spent the past two weeks in Russell
willie and returned home Friday.
APPRENTICE
June 29rh 1885.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1885-07-02

JAMES Archine and VIM. Parch-
meal, the Cherokee Indians who
were sentenced at the January term
of the United States court, were
hanged in the jail yard at Fl. Smith
st o'clock last Friday afternoon.
The parties were convicted of muir
dering old man Foigle for his money.
in 1872. in the Cherokee nation.
They confessed their guilt and died
with that firmness and apparent IL
difference characteristic of the In
dian.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1885-07-02
Dr.. Lorlng, ex commissioner G

Dr. Lorlng, ex commissioner of
agriculture is much surprised man.
Comptroller Durham has notified
him that the $4,000 he took from
the laboratory fund to squander on
superfiuous sorghum seed was taken
without authority OF law and must
be refunded BY him, or the sureties
on his official bond will be request
ed to make good the deficit The
commissioner is supposed TO wear
a sad, far away look.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1885-07-02
III Postmaster General Villas had

II Postmaster General Villas had
a silver trumpet at his ear he might
detect note or two of discomfort
coming up from the boys who want
to know what we are here for The
Postmaster-General has a certain ar
tiele made, it is thought, of ossifer-
Gus substance and located centrally
in his back, which is likely to make
his administration a business sue
cess whether it is altogether sweet
to all the boys or not.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1885-07-02
Exact Condition Of the Treasury.

New York Commercial Bulletin
Cleared or all disguises, the state OF
the treasury 10 simply this; IL owns
in excess Of certificates outstanding
Sis, 500, 900 gold and $6l. 200, 600 in
silver, from which it has TO pay the
matured liabilities. These liabilI-
ties now amount to $40, 467 ,4S3. "a,
and this amount is about 81 .0OO, 900
more than the aggregate Of the same
items at the beginning OF the last
month. 1t is all payable 10 gold.
Hence there Is actually left $45, 300,
COO IN gold and SCI, 200, 900 in silver,
or enly &lO6, SOC, 900 in all. with
with which to meet 1888, zoo, 900 Of
ootes outstanding Thus the gold
held amounts 10 only la per cent Of
the notes remaining to be redeemed.
The silver amounts to nearly ID per
cent, and both together are nearly
SO per cent Of the notes to be redeem
ed. There has been an increase IN
the amount of both kinds Of money
free for the redemption VI notes
since January l. But ~ that time
there was In both only z9.6 per cent
Of the outstanding notes. while on
the LIST OF June the proportion was
$40 per cent But on the lst Of Jan
uary there was held nearly 10 per
cent in gold and less than III per
cent in silver. In five months there
has been q decrease OF per cent in
the proportion OF gold held 70 the
notes remaining 10 be redeemed, and
an increase Of s per cent in the pro
portion Of silver to such notes
These facts show rather the ex
ceeding difficulties with which the
secretary has to contend than the
measure Of success he has attained
thus far. Indeed his plans have not
been long enough in operation TO
show their merits. The treasury is
really stronger and not weaker than
it was month ago, because an in
telligent policy is seen-because
there is proof that the treasury is to
be wisely defended. There is less
danger than there was month ago
of any demand for gold in place OF
legal tenders or gold notes There
is less distrust OF the future. and far
more confidence in business circles
that the dangers involved hy contin-
ued coinage of silver will be escaped.
In the present condition of the treas
nry, public confidence IS really 8
very large part of its capital. Dur
ing the past month that confidence
has increased in marked degree.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1885-07-02

II is thought that Zach Montgom-
cry was appointed assistant Attor-
ney General not on account OF what
his notions might haye been twenty
years ago on public education, SO
much as what his notions now are In
regard to certain big jobs known 70
have been carried on on the Pacific
slope under the former regime. Some
parties perhaps most interested in
those jobs objected loudest to Zach's
appointment.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1885-07-02

The young people of Ozark behave
badly in church. They we're admon-
ished to desist but boldly persisted
in violating every rule of decorum,
until at last, SIS no other recourse
was open to them, members of the
church went before the grand jury
and obtained indictments agains,
the offenders. The remedy is dss-
perate one, but from accounts the
only enc strong enough to reach the
case
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1885-07-02

We bad the pleasure to take in
Danville on Thursday to Sunday
last, on the occasion of the Dardan-
ellie District Conference. 1t was
matter of interest to look upon the
town founded with the first settle
ment of Yell county, and for long
time the chief poin. in the county.
The shifting Of business centers has,
however, left this well worn town
away in the interior, but not bereft
of its ancient worth or hospitality.
1t wears more of rural than city
air and be it said IN it's praise its
hospitality bends The same way.
The District conference has to thank
Danviile for as cordial welcome as
it ever got from the hands of any
people, and the compliment might
be doubled over the other way also
to say that Danville can thank the
District conference for one of its
best sessions-best because of the
revival influence which it carried
thither and set In motion, and which
was burning still on our departure.
Something like dozen conversions
and accessions to the church had
happened up to Sunday night A
good delegation came up from all
over the district and business was
done with despatch and 10 the point
owing largely to good president
and secretary. The delegates elected
to the annual conference were DIR. w.
A. Clement j. E. Munday. Thad
johnson and j. w. Briggs, all of
Yell county except one, and good
selections with the same exception
The next session OF the conference
viii be held in Perryville DR.. Win
field with his Methodist and Rev. |.
L. Bnrrow Of Central Collegiate In
stitute were on hand to diversity
proceedings and invite attention to
their special interests. DR.. Winfield
can diversity and invite as well and
loud as any man who ever tried it.
From Dardanelle TO DanvilIe, one
travels over a good portion of the
best territory Of Yell county, and
with the exceptions of few badly
worked crops, they all looked full OF
promise for bountiful harvest The
same remark may be repeated with
regard Is Pope county crops. What
blessing full harvest will be. 1t
will send as out on boom that will
make the whole country forget the
chapter Of hard times through which
we imagine ourselves TO be passing.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1885-07-02

BARrHoLDi, the sculptor. whose
Statue of Liberty has just arrived, is
a native of Alsatia. He represents
in his descent and art three nation
alities-the Italian, the French and
the German. The original Barthol-
dis were from the North of Italy,
near Lake Como. For two centuries
they have been jewellers in Alsatia
and the town OF Colmar. Many of
their descendants were clergymen.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1885-07-02

Gen. W. p. Cariin, Uhited States
army, is to be the next. suPerintend-
ent Of the military academy st West
Point and Gen. Merritt. the present
superintendent, is TO be ordered to
Fort Riley, kss-, TO organize school
for cavalry. There have been $780,
600 appropriated for the establish
Anent OF the school al Riley, and its
expenditure eould not be committed
to one better acquainted with the
needs OF the cavalry service than
Gen. Merritt
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1885-07-02
Chestnuts for the Little Rock
DaflfeS.

From the Washington Press.
According TO the Little Rock and
other papers last winter, the fear OF
restrictive legislation was about the
only thing that stood in the way OF
rapid railroad building in Arkansas.
These papers cannot be brought
to explain now how it is that in
Texas, where legislations is most
"anfriendly," there has been built
this year liz miles of new road,
while here in Arkansas, with no leg
islatien of any SORT but two miles OF
new road has been built
One Of the chief arguments. used
by our esteemed contemporaries at
the capital in opposition to railroad
legislation was that the railroads
bring capital and immigration to the
State. One of them was candid
enough to confess the other day,
however, that high rates and dis
ordinations we're driving both men
and money away from Little Rock
and out Of the State.
Will our esteemed daily contem-
poraries at the capital explain how
they expect the railroads to cease
their Determinations against Little
Rock without being ruinedf Both
OF them stoutly asserted last winter
that to stop such determinations BY
Law would ruin the roads. Perhaps
they really want TO see them ''ruintr'
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1885-07-02

extensive and most prae tlcal reform
IN that part OF the civil service which
is immediately under his control. In
the Internal Revenue Bureau, for ex-
ample, he has reduced the force in
three months so as to save the Gov
eminent about half a million dollars
10 salaries hitherto paid to unneces-
sary office holders. Further retrench-
ment it is believed, viii result in an
annual saving Of a million dollars in
this overgrown and extravagant
branch of the public service without
in the least degree interfering with
the legitimate business Of the bureau.
Nothing like it has been seen in
Washington for years. 1t is reform
the sort of reform that the people
call Tor.