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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-04
The Othcr Side OF ihe Ohiucsc Quca.
Hon


New York Erening Post: 4 spice of
humor is added to the solemn letters
exchanged between the Chinese au-
thorities and the representatives of the
United States by Mir. John Rus
sell Young's description of his inter
view with the Grand Secretary Iii
while Mr.. Young was American Min
ister in August, 1888. Mr.. Young told
his excellency that he ought not TO
regard the law passed by Congress ex-
GLIDING the Chinese from this country
as unfriendly, and assured him that
1--WE had shown TO China the highest
consideration" in all the conferences
regarding this measure before it was
enacted But the Grand Secretary did
not appear to see the point, and re-
piled; america is large enough for
all the nat ons in the world who choose
to 60 there. Why is she not large
enough for the Chinese? Are the Chi
nese worse than other people? Or, to
put it in other words,
II was very well TO dissemb bio your love,
Eut-why did You kick me down stairs3
This was line of conversation which
Mr.. Young did not care to pursue, and
the representative of the Christi n ma
ton informed the heather official that
he twas not instructed to enter into
the consideration" of such questions
az why his esteemed contemporary"
had been kicked down the American
stairs
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-04

DEAN ESS-Its CAUSES and u, th,E
~ one who was deaf TWEEN ty-oieht year,
fFrated Nv most OF tho noted speciniistsO
t., d = with NJ benefit. CURED HIHsKLFia
thrAe months. AMI since then hundreds o.
Others by samo proooss plain, simple and
gucoeAsful home treatment. sddrass n. 5.
PA6Ea LIS Cast 18th st., New York OityH
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-04

German Immigration 90 America.
The German immigration for many
years has been more than double that
Of Ireland. The totals for several years
are 90 followa.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-10-28
TO the Voters of Dickinson County.

At the Republican Convention held
| IN Abilene, Oct. End, three candidates
appeared for District Clerk. Balloting
continued with varying success until
the fourth ballot was reached when Mr..
Davidson having dropped out of the
contest received 40 votes. Mr.. Never
Sc, SO being necessary to a choice.
This result not being satisfactory to
Ten" Stambaugh,-who was engineer
ing the opposition to me,-a general
hub bub' followed. Mr.. Stambaugh
seeing the result before the tellers could
make their report, arose and made the
assertion, unsupported by any facts
that our tellers disagree and asked
another ballot, this being granted, he
again obtained the floor and put in an
earnest appeal for unity among his
forces, saying, and 1 quote his exact
words: Lack one or two votes of
nominating, etc.,
Thus admitting all claim, as at this
time there was no third candidate be-
fore the convention. AS a result of
this movement, Mr.. Meyer, on fifth
ballot, received majority of the votes,
and he was declared the nominee.
Upon the above clear statement of
facts, which can be substantiated by
scores of the best citizens of Abilene
and the county generally, who were
there present.
L appeal to you fellow voters whether
it has come to this, that because an as
pirant for political preferment in our
| county does not live at County Seat, or
has the manhood to openly assert his
preference for Congressman; and thus
incur the displeaSure of an ambitious
Attorney, shall such Attorney be allow
ed through methods only recognized as
proper in Mississippi to crush such as
pirant?
Toward Mr.. Meyer, who afterward
| received second hand" nomination l
| have no unkindly feeling, but simply
| assert my right as citizen to the ben
eft of fair nomination at the hands of
| that convention.
1t goes without saying that had l not
even beeiI known from the first as a
personal friend and an uncompromising
supporter of Hon. John A. Anderson
for Congress, no fifth ballot would ever
have been called for.
In view of the facts above narrated
and at the earnest solicitation of friends
shall continue to be the candidate for
District Clerk until the polls close on
the 2nd of November believing that the
result will show your appreciation of
one, who knowing his rights dare main
tain them. Respectfully,
D. w. WILSON.
Solomon City, Kansas. Oct. II, 1886.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-10-28

The following was published in the
Abilene Gazette, April 9th, 1886. What
grand thing it is for brother Rohrer
and thousands of other republicans who
have the same opinion of Gov. Martin,
al expressed in the Gazette that they
have an opportunity to vote for the
bold and plain spoken Tom Moonlight
his want of nerve and self-reliance
has never been questioned:
what the people of Kansas want in a
governor is backbone, self-reliance,
gratitude and common politensSS. A
man who has no convictions of his own
on any subject, who is at heart neither
a prOhibitiOniSt nor an anti-prohibitiOn-
ist, who, on great public questions, sits
straddle Of fence, looking wise, not
certain which way to jump until he gets
the cue from an eX-United States mar
shall. a man whose life has been one
prolonged Illustration OF the profound
est SelfishneSs, who never sees an inch
beyond his own selfish interests. a man
who is an utter stranger to gratitude.
a man who takes counsel of his enemies
and goes back on his best friends the
first opportunity he gets, man whose
grunt has become proverbial, and whose
vascillating course in every public issue
shows his weakness, is certainly not
the kind of a man the republicans want
for governor"
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-10-28

Before another issue of the REFLEC.
TOR is published the great political
struggle which is agitating the electors
of the state will be over, the dead and
dying politicians will have to be cared
for, some of them will be buried in a
grave of oblivion, and others will be
nursed back to life by sympathizing
friends, in futurity to be launched On
the treacherous waivers of politics. The
highest Office in the gift of the people
of Kansas is governor. Thomas Moon
light or John A. Martin, will, by the
suffrages of the people be elevated to
that Office. Moonlight stands on a
platform that the majority of the voters
say is right and just, furthermore he is
honest, he is square and will, if elected
do just what he says, and Kansas will
be proud of her noble governor. To-
day all over Kansas are thousands of
men outside of the Democratic party
That say that this present prOhibitory
law is farce, curse and blight on our
state, viii they, can they, vote against
Moonlight who represents their views.
against their own convictions, against
the principles they are advocating so
sincerely and honestly every day,
can they do it and claim 20 be free
men? We believe Moonlight will be
elected. We believe the voters of
Kansas are men, they are sick and
weary at heart of this nonsense They
will show their utter contempt for the
fraud by voting against candidates
who stand on a platform and advocate
principles that they have SO often con-
iemned.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-10-28
N, |. POTTER.
Democratic Candidate fer Hepres-
entatlve Of the SO District.

Mr, POTTER, the candidate for repre-.
sentative from the South District in
Dickinson county, while not of the SANG
party affiliations as ourselves, and we
being consistently and always repub.
lican, yet knowing something of Mr..
PCtter'S history, we cannot refrain
from speaking work for him as aman
without reference to him politically.
Mr.. Potter was raised in Pennsylva-
mia, and while yet boy, when the
patriotic sons of the North were reused
to energy and action by traitors firing
on our flag at Sumpter, threatening to
destroy our republican form of govern
ment, enlisted in the 101st Pennsylva-
MIA volunteer regiment, and went forth
to 40 battle for his country. UnfOrtu-
nately the regiment was captured at
Plymouth and taken to Southern pris-
ons and from that time forth the his
tory of the regiment is one of privation
suffering and death. Mr.. Potter spent
eleven months and twenty days in An
Jacksonville, suffering more than the
most eloquent pen at this late day can
describe. Few, indeed, were strong
enough to endure that charnel house,
where if by chance they escaped death
by disease or starvation, many were
-N,Assly shot down by rebel bullets
ruLn.- ':-a in their frantic efforts
at the dead liz, '-~ and In their
to get drop of waJUo,, ~
efforts to escape. Out of sevenJy-s..
of the company captured, to which Mr..
Potter belonged, eighteen lived to get
back to Annapolis, and in such misera-
BILE plight that thirteen of them died
before getting away; so that only five
were left. What more can a man do
than this?
Mr.. Potter is a farmer, is well in
formed, and if under any circumstances
a democrat is to fill any of our offices,
we prefer it should be democrat with
such record of service to his country.
A heritage to be left to his children
that king might wish to hold in fee.-
abilene Chronicle.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-10-28

Tom Moonlight as soldier was su-
perb. No less superb is he as the lead
er of the democratic party of this state
He is fighting for victory, and it begins
to look like he would win it. Every
where he goes he is greeted by large
crowds whom he pleases and convinces.
No other candidate in the state ever
had such audiences. If that indicates
anything Tom Moonlight will be elect
ed governor of Kansas. And what 4
consumation that would be! The
state would be freed, at least for two
years, from contention and agitation,
cant and hypocrisy. Let every citizen
go to work now for Moonlight. He
can be elected. "-AtchiSOn Patriot.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-10-28
TO THE LABORING MEN
And Other Wage Workers Of Kansas.
READ CAREFULLY AND SEE THE OPIN-
ION THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OF
KANSAS HAS OF YOU.

The following is taken from an edi-
toll.li of the Leavenworth Times of Oc-
tOber Sd, 1856. The Times is recognized
not only as one of the ablest Republican
papers, but as the real organ of the par
ty in the State:
A COMBINATION OF LAW DEFIERs.
support the Democratic candidates. The Demo-
Gratis have been very liberal in their recognition
OF this element.-Emporta Democrat.
Yes, they nominated Martin Irons
chum for lieutenant governor. He was
the bell-weather in leading the riot at
Parsons.
The knights of Labor and the Typo
graphical Union in Kansas have joined
in the business of wrecking trains, de-
stroying property, bull-dozing honest
working-men and defying law.
They are little better than the Chica-
go Anarchists, They cOnspire to de-
stroy life and property and lncite their
deluded followers to deeds of violence.
They belong with the Democratic
party, and The Times trusts they will
vote the ticket straight. The Demo
Gratis oppose the enforcement Of law.
The knights of Labor and Topographic
cal Union are at home in its ranks.
TIE PAOLA ANARCHIST.
When the Leavenworth Times attacks the
/ Knights or Labor, 1t attacks the bone and sineW
| of the country.-PaolaS Spirit
When the Leavenworth Times attacks
the knights of Labor, it attacks band
of law-defiers who preach treason, in
cendiaryism and riot. 1t attacks a
band of train wreckers, whose princi-
pies are the destruction of property they
cannot control, as well as the life of
those who refuse to be dictated to by
them.
This is the class Of modern anarch-
lists the Democratic press of Kansas la
bells as 1.-The bone and sinew of the
country"
A man who would try to connect this
disloyal element with the honest law
abiding farmers and working men Of
the country, is an ass, and should be
stamped as an enemy to law, and de-
famer and libeler of honest citizenship.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-10-28

Vote for the entire Democratic State
and county ticket.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-10-28

Judge Lowe, our candidate for con-
gress, is a man of pure political record
and honest antecedents. His character
is above reproach and he is man of
ability and energy. If elected to con-
gress, which he will be, he will reflect
honor and credit upon his constituency.
WnShin1tOn Post
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-10-28

Judge John Martin, one of the purest
and bravest men in the state, is making
a gallant and noble fight in the Fourth
Congressional District. No one that
hears his earnest appeals can say he is
not sincere. 1t will be a proud day in
the history of Kansas politics, and an
honor to every Kansan if John Martin
is Ole of our Representatives in the
next congress.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-10-28

When the Wilson men informed the
State Committee that they must show
their hand or lose 10000 votes for
Straddler John they came to time at
WASHINGTON Post.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-10-28

Judge Lowe, the Democratic nomi-
nee for congress. in the Fifth district,
is made of pretty good stuff. In the
session of 1883 in the house he was
one of the most active champions of
the bill introduced by Mr.. DunsmOre
which placed restrictions upon the in
crease of the capital stock of railway
companies.-IOpekd Democrat.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-10-28
Publication Notice.
q. s. Land Office Salina, }
Kansas, Oct. 81, 1886 J

Q. S. Land Office Salina,1
Kansas, Oct. q, 1886 NO. Gil.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice OF his intention &c
make final proof in support of his claim, OF com
fore the Clerk District Court, at Abilene, Kas-,
on Decem Der 9Th, 1886 viz:
Hamilton DevilbisS, H. Z. 1881
for the n W L OF sec. 81, twp 10, 8. T. east he
tinuous residence upon, and cultivation OF, said
land, viz: Frank Mclaughlin, of Carlton, has,
VIM. Hardin, OF Carlton, kas-. h ID. sherman,
of Abilene, Kas., VIM. c. Giliiland, OF Carlton,
Kan.
IN. PALMER, Register.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-10-28

The sky looks bright for Judge Mar
tin in the 4th congressional district.
j. L. Sharpe, the Knights of Labor
candidate, has been withdrawn, and
the central committee have endorsed
Judge Martin. Many democrats are
now sanguine of Judge Martiu's cleo
ton.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-10-28

OF nine measures passed by a demo.
cratic house in the last two congresses
directly affecting the great interest OF
labor, four only have become laws,
The other five sleep in the republican
senate. Chief of these is the national
arbitration bill, more strongly demand
ed than any other of the labor bills
This bill recognizes the great principle
Of arbitration in the settlements of dis
puteS arising between employer and
employee, and gives it the sanction of
the highest law-making tribunal in the
land. The bill passed the house on
April 4th, four months before final ad-
journment. Still the senate could NOT
find time to consider it.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-10-28

IL Is claimed that Leavenworth
county VIII give her gallant son, Col.
Thomas Moonlight, a majority of 8, 900
over straddling Johnny.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-09

Labor in general assembly, convened at
Richmond, Va, endorse your efforts In be-
half of the elimination of unjust discrimi-
nation from the constitution of your state
and pledges its moral support to you until
such is achieved.
The committee decided to send similar
telegram to the District of Columbia in view
of the DISTINGUISHED condition of its inhabi-
tantS. This committee was appointed in
accordance with a resolution adopted at the
Cleveland assembly. Mr.. Powderly was
shown tonight newspaper containing
A TELEGRAM FROM MONTREAL
to the effect that delegates are about to be
sent here from Canada to consult with him
as to the possibility and expediency of so
changing the constitution of the Knights of
Labor as to render it unobjectionable to the
Roman Catholic church. Mr.. Powderly
said that he had received no in
formation with regard to it. He
also denied the truth of the state
ment published this morning to the
effect that he called last evening upon
Bishop Dane. of this city, for the purpose
of consulting him with reference to the af-
fairs of the order. and with reference to
the position taken by the Knights of Labor
upon the color question. He said that he
had called socially upon the bishop, as he
had been accustomed to call upon the clergy
of any city in which he happened to be.
but that he had no conversation with him
concerning the Knights of Labor or any
other question. Now that it is known ex-
actly who are qualified delegates. it is found
that the total number entitled to seats in the
convention is 755, and the number pres
ent no,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-09
THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
Settle All Outstanding Questions,
and Get Down to Business.


RICHMOND, Oct. Sat the close of the
morning session, which had been occupied
in discussing the report of the committee
on credentials, concerning the st. Louis
contrasting delegation, the question at issue
was whether the delegates elected at a
meeting held at o'clock in the evening, or
at subsequent meeting an hour later, are
regularly elected delegates and entitled to
seats in the convention. The report pre-
scented to the convention and accepted by it
was in favor of the delegates elected
at the 8 o'clock meeting. At
the afternoon session Mr.. PowGerlys
address was finally read. and the report of
the committee appointed to investigate the
case of the Home club was made and
adopted. With regard to the nature of the
report Mr.. Powderly declined to furnish
any information. Committees were ap-
pointed upon law appeals and grievances
and upon the state of the order and spe-
cial committee upon the distribution OF
resolutions. Other business which came
before the convention was apprOpri-
ately referred. A resolution was adopted
providing for the appointment of special
committee to take into consideration those
parts of Mr.. Powderly's address which re-
late to the
EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF YOUTHS,
for the performance of their duties as cit
liens. A resolution was also adopted
authorizing the appointment of special
committee of five to prepare and send tele-
gram to some proper person in Providence,
r. l., in regard to the limitations of the
right of suffrage in that state. The COM
mittee drafted and sent the following COM
munication:
To Charles E. German, chairman of the
Equal Rights Democratic Association, Provi-
dence. r. l: The Order of the KNIGHTS af
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-09
Importa mt Land Decision.

WASHINGTON. Oct. S.-An important
land Office decision has been made by Com
missioner Sparks involving the title to GER
tain valuable lands in the vicinity of New
Orleans, covered in part by the town of
CarrOllton. and upon other parts by build
ingS and Improvements of great value. in
Guiding the race course, the Metairie Ridge
cemetery and the shell road and railroad
from New Orleans to Lake Ponchartrain.
This property has been claimed and held
since the middle of the last century under a
French grant, which has been surveyed and
segregated from the public domain. The
adverse claimant asserted by virtue of GER
tain swamp and other selections under
grants to the state of Louisiana. Commits
sioner Sparks holds that the French gran
is a complete title, protected by the treaty
of 1903, and not needing legislative or other
affirmation by the United States, and that
the lands being private property at the date
of the state grants did not pass under these
grants. The amount involved in the de-
cision reaches several million dollars.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-09
Ju,tice Chase,s Remains.

WASHINGTON, Oct. S.-The arrange
ments for the removal of the remains of
the late Chief Justice Chase to Ohio are
about to be completed. The justices of
the supreme court will meet tomorrow to
appoint committee to represent them in
the exercises at Cincinnati. The bar of the
District of Columbia will also meet to-
morrow to take similar action. The exer-
cises here will consist simply of escOrting
the remains from the cemetery to the
depot. 1t is expected that Rev. John
Hall, of New York, will come here
and 90 with the funeral train and conduct
the religious services at Spring Grove GEM
etery in connection with Bishop Bedell, of
Ohio. The remains will be taken by the
Baltimore & Ohio train leaving here
Wednesday afternoon, the 18th inst, and
be due in Cincinnati Thursday morning, the
14th. The memorial service will be held in
the forenoon of the 14th in Music hall.
Gov. Hoadley is to deliver the memorial
address, and Justice Mathews and Senator
VOORHEES, and others are expected to speak.
The funeral services will be held in the
chapel at Spring Grove cemetery on Thurs
day afternoon.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-09
Eiohf With a RuroIar.

NORFOLK. Va, Oct. S.-JOhn Culpep-
per. an aged farmer living alone on Ju-
liens creek, about four miles from Norfolk,
upon retiring Wednesday night discovered
a negro under his bed. He procured a shot
gun and fired at the intruder, missing him.
The negro then seized the muzzle of the
gun and a struggle ensued, which resulted
in Mr.. Culpepper being horribly beaten
with the weapon. having his skull and face
crushed, one arm shattered and his ear
bitten OFF. Yesterday morning the neigh
boFss found Mr.. Culpepper in a dying con-
ditiOn, but able to tell what had happened.
A party was organized and started in pur-
suit of the negro. Wednesday Mr.. Gull
pepper received a large sum of money,
which the negro was probably aware OF,
and he secreted himself under the bed to
rob the premises.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-09
IN ONE SYSTEM.
A Railroad Scheme of Big Proper
tiOns Which Has Not Vet Been Com
ted.

NEW YORK, Oct s.-Railroad circles
and Wall street were excited to-day over
the rumors of the merging of the New
York, New Haven & Hartford, the Boston
& Albany and the New York & New Eng
land roads into one system. The admiS-
sion of President Waterous, of the first
named road, that he expected to receive
proposition seemed to confirm the rumors,
A conference began at noon at the Grand
Central depot. Agents from Wall street
were on hand and wired messages
down town giving all that could
be learned. The utmost precautions were
observed to keep the names of the gentle.
men in the conference secret, but it was
learned that they were President Waterous.
of the New York. New Haven Sc Hart
ford; President Bliss, of the Boston &
Albany; President Clarke and Vice Presi-
dent L. l.. Higginson, of the New York &
New England; Director E. 81. Trowbridge.
of the New York. New Haven & Hart
ford, and w. B. Bishop, who is a director
in both the New Haven and New England
companies. The conference lasted until
4:30 p. m. During the session
AN ORDER WAS SERVED
on President Clarke. 1t was said to be an
ORDER ODCaneu Dy cyrus w. Field from the
supreme court, directing him to account
fol the funds of the New England company
to the amount of Sl.24O. 900. Mr.. Clarke
would not talk abont the matter. When the
conference ended President Waterous woul(
only say: whether the scheme has fallel
through or not cannot say, as | do no.
know" Director TroWbridge and Presl.
dent Higginson came out in a great hurry
to catch the New Haven train. The Latter
would only say that nothing had been &C
compliShed. He did not know for certain
but thought there might be another meet
ing tomorrow. Director Trowbridgt
seemed excited. and to questions replied:
The is nothing to it. have repeatedly
said so. Nothing has been DONE L can
not say that anything will be done either.a
1t was learned that the proposition to
merge the roads in one system was pre-
sented and discussed; that certain arrange
ments asked for by President Clarke wera
not entertained and the conference had
fallen through. 1t is not considered prob
able that the arrangements can be consum-
mated.