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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-08-09
A NEBRASKA LYNCHiNG.

Fremont Emmons Lynched for the Murder
| of Bertha Schultz-His Last Words q
Temperance Lecture.
PAwNEE CITY, Neb., Aug. Fremont
Enmons, the murderer of Bertha Schultz,
was brought here from Beatrice Monday
for preliminary examination and bound
over TO the district court. His presence
caused great excitement and about mid
night crowd began to gather, determined
to lynch him. He was concealed in the
third story of the court house, but the
crowd soon discovered his hiding place
and took him away from the officials by
force. A rope was placed around his neck
and he was led through the public streets
to the high Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska
trestle over the Burlington & Missouri
track. Arriving there the citizens asked
that Emmons should be identified as the
party wanted. The Identification was COM
plete and he was given an opportunity to
make statement. He gave the history Of
his life for the past two years, in which he
claimed to have been Christian, but had
lately fallen from grace. He admonished
the young men to reform from the habit OF
using strong drink. He also stated that
he had been disappointed in love and that
Miss Schultz had circulated false reportc
in regard to him. He maintained that he
knew nothing about committing the muir
der and asked if a minister was present
and that if he would pray for him, after
which he asked to pray for himself. In
his prayer he asked God to forgive him for
committing the murder and that God would
forgive all those who were implicated in
Furnishing him if they were guilty of any
sin.
The doomed man then took several steps
further out on the trestle and his arms be-
ing tied behind him and his legs free he
was told TO jump. The rope was fastened
to cross tie on the wagon roadway and
Emmons jumped about thirteen feet and
died without a struggle.
About seven O'Clock last Thursday even
ing Emmons who was second cook at the
Exchange Hotel deliberately vent into the
back yard where Bertha Schultz, a cham
bermaid, was hanging out clothes, grasped
her by the right arm, pulled her half
around and thrust & knife into her left
breast with such force that the blow was
heard by paSsers by quite distance away.
W hen he Withdrew the knife, the girl
screamed. took a few steps and fell dead.
The murderer was arrested and later taken
to Beatrice to prevent the enraged citizens
lynching him. The weapon used was a |
shoe knife, which he had sharpened for the |
purpose. He had asked the girl to marry |
him, but she had refused. Emmons was a |
good looking, intelligent man, aged about |
twenty-five years. He was at one time q |
evangelist.
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SLAIN BY OLD SOL.
Twelve Deaths i'm Three Days From II
Prostitution in Kansas CITY.

Twelve Deaths i'm Three Days From Heat
Prostitution in Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY, No., Aug. 3.-Twelve
deaths from the effects of the heat have
been reported during the past three days,
besides numerous pgostrations which may
prove fatal. Yesterday four more deaths
occurred from heat exhaustion, and a num-
Der were Frustrated who are now in
critical condition. The deaths thus far re-
ported are: Rebecca Beam, waitress,
Union avenue: John Muehlbach, laborer:
Joseph Axe, teamster; William Spain.
bartender; John Floring, barber: two
children Of Adolph Holden, who lives on
the Southwest boulevard; Mike Blyer,
driver; Henry c. Schoen, carpenter: Ed
ward OLeary, contractor: Frederick
Helm, an Independence avenue grocer.
and Johanna Kuechlman, who resided at
Twenty fourth and State Line streets. Per-
sons now lying in a critical condition on
account of sunstrokes are: Ellis Harris,
capitalist, 22ll Park avenue; F. A. Calum-
back, blacksmith, All Saints Hospital:
Mike Hall, teamster, city hospital; John
Samon, laborer, Alton elevator; B. Fiehl,
city hospital: +. j. Ballorhite, telegraph
operator. city hospital: George Carroll,
molder, 1922 Belvidere avenue. There are
now seven cases of heat prostration at the
city hospital.
The deaths yesterday were: Mike Blyer
driver, at the city hospital: Henry c.
Sheen, carpenter, at Sixteenth and Mad
lson avenue: Frederick Helm, at 900 In
dependence avenue. and Johanna kuechl-
man. at Twenty-fouTth ana State Line
streets
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FARM NOTES.

| Sumner County, Kan, claims the banner
| on watermelons and wheat.
| To kill the tent caterpiller use I've pro-
| jected into the nest when occupied early in
| the morning, u work that may be per-
formed very rapidly and cheaply.
Frank Hauk, five miles west of town,
| threshed out 100 acres of his wheat last
week, and it yielded 33 bushels to the acre.
/ The remaing 40 acres will yield from 81
| to 40 bushels per acre.-CatdreH (hdn-)
Journal.
The army worm has made its appear
ance in Montgomery County, Mo-, and is
| playing sad havoc with the meadows, etc.
Farmers are turning III their hogs to eat
the worms, hoping in that way to keep
them in check.
Ornamental plants may be so arranged
as to spell words or represent forms, such
as stars, crosses, hearts, ETC., and the coll
ors may be arranged to correspond. In
this manner very pretty effect may be
given a flower garden.
1t has been demonstrated that while the
pinching back of the shoots of melons will
induce the vines to throw out laterals. and
also produce a larger number of melons,
the process does not increase the size of
the fruit. This theory is in conflict with
that of celt b. ated Georgia melon grower.
A New York farmer cleans phosphate
barrels by building a fire of shavings or
dry straw in them until they are
charred all over inside; they are thus
purified as by fire." and fit to store pota-
toes in. Neglected beef barrels can be
purified the same way: so can musty cider
barrels by taken out one head.
The forage of the farm fed upon the farm
to neat stock, and this stock consisting OF
good dairy cows, proper precaution being
taken and arrangements made to make the
most dressing for the farm out of its hay
crop and then saving it after it is made, is
the best disposal that can be made of the
fodder crop the farm produces.
Beets, parsni~s and carrots are now well
advanced, but he require close attention
in order to KEEP the rows clean. After
each rain the ground should be cultivated,
and if grass has taken hold between the
plants it will pay to use the hoe. By so
doing the roots will be larger, better in
quality, and fair yield secured.
Do not hesitate to Paris green the potato
plants. Every beetle destroyed reduces the
number next year. The war of eXtermina-
ton should not cease until the beetles are
extinct. One difficulty is that if only a
few beetles appear no thought is given the
small damage that may be done, but the |
damage will be tenfold greater the follow
ing year. The aim should be to destroy |
them, no matter how few the number
ELchdRIe.
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ORDERED TO STEVENS COUNTY
The Second Regiment OF State Troops Or
dered TO Put End to the Hugoton-
Woodsdale War.

The Second Regiment of State Troops Or
dered TO Pu: ALI End to the Hugoton-
Woodsdale War.
TOPEKA, Kan. Aug. 3-Attorney General
Bradford and General Meyers returned
yesterday from Stevens County. They re-
port that there are at least 800 men under
arms at Hugoton and Woodsdale ready to
begin active hostilities at the drop of a hat.
Mr.. Bradford demanded the dismissal Of
Short, marshal of Woodsdale, and Robin
son, who holds like position at HugOton.
As a result of the report Of Attorney
General Bradford and General Murray
Meyers, Governor Martin ordered the Sec
ond regiment, under command of Colonel
l.. y. Wcodcock, to proceed at once to
Stevens County and quell the disturbances
there. the regiment is about 900 strong
and consists Of the following companies:
A, Winchester, w. A. Riggs, captain; B,
Wellington, j. F. Hubbard, captain;
G, Winfield, Ben s. Henderson,
captain; ID, Newton, Harry e.
Smith, Captain; E. Eldorado, James r.
Walker, Captain; F, Larned, David A.
King, Captain; q, Marion, Ferd Lewis,
Captain: Fl, Sterling, Jacob S. Kline, Cap
tain. Battery b, of Topeka, with a gat-
ling gun, is also ordered to accompany the
regiment. The troops will be modified
at Hutchinson and proceed by special
train Oh the Rock Island to Lib
eral, whence they will have to march q
distance OF forty miles. General Murray
Meyers will command the troops. The or
ders are TO defend the lives and persons OF
the Inhabitants and see that civil officers
of State, county, towns and townships are
not molested or intimidated while serving
the processes of the civil courts.
Complaints have been filed with United
States Commissioner Wilson, which
charges Robinson and his party with the
murder OF Cross and his posse. United
States Marshal Jones and q sufficient
number of deputies TO make the ar
rests and bring the men safely to this
city Will serve the warrants. The COM
plants were filed at the instance of
United States Attorney Perry, who pro-
poses to see if he can not chalk out some
line OF policy in their prosecution which
will insure them the deserts thew so we'll
merit and place them beyond the possible
ity of their repeating their crime.
Hermann Conn, of Voorhees,. has been
appointed sheriff of Stevens County to
succeed Cross on the Recommendation of
Attorney General Bradford and General
Meyers, who after familiarizing themselves
thoroughly with the real situation con-
cluded that Conn was a proper person to
hold office and discharge the duties, as he
Is an ally of neither of the contending
factions
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MORE OF THAT KILLING.
Attorney-Gencrai Bradford Investigating
the stevens County (Kan.) Killing.

Acknowledgement Bradford Investiga ting
the stevens County (Kan.) Killing.
LIBERAL, Kan, Aug. 1.-Attornev- Gem
eral Bradford, Brigadier-Ge Meyers
and his staff officer. Captain john A. Wal
lace. who went to Stevens County last
Sunday to investigate the killing of Sheriff
Cross and his three deputies, returned TO
Liberal this morning at two O'Clock and
viii leave for home this afternoon. The
party visited HugOton, WoOdSdale and
voorhees, in Stevens County and also went
10 the Neutral Strip, where they found the
hood-bespattered place where the FIVE
men had been shot down.
General Bradford examined a large
number of people in the different towns
and ali the witnesses to the shooting af-
fair. Herbert Toney was examined by
MIN and his testimony is in every ESSEN
tai the same as his statement at Woods
dale and his post-mOrtem statement at
voorhees,, which was given TO the l.ress
last week. His statement is cOTroborated
10y the two haymakers, Scott and House,
who were encampcd near the spot where
the tragedy was enacted.
Toney and House say that Cross and his
men had fastened their rifles to the saddles
Of their horses before they lay down, but
Scott is not quite certain whether they did
this or not. This is the only point in which
they differ.
Their testimony is to the fact tina: Sheriff
Cross and his party arrived at the camp
tired ami worn out, that they asked per-
mission OF the lawmakers to lie down aud
rest, that they were living down aI}pre-
bending no danger when they were sud-
denly surrounded by Robinson ana his
men and shot down without having any
chance to defend themselves. All of these
witnesses say that not op- shct was fired
by Sheriff Cross o. byany one OF has men.
General Bradford has gathered great
amount of testimony which he Will submit
to the Governor. General Meyers found
that 10 troops were needed.
Business is reported to he at staUlS;iIi
at Rugoton and WoodSdaie. Every body
Is armed and ready for an attack.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-08-09
CONGRESS WAKING UP.
The Slaughter in the Neutral Strip Arouses
Congress to a National Disgrace.

Congress TO a National Disgrace.
WASHINGTON, July 81. - The recent
troubles in Stevens County, Kan, ending
in murder in No-Man's- Land. have aroused
some more of the apathetic Congressman
to the fact that ct least one section of the
country is devoid of law. Many of the
opponents of the proposed legislation con-
corning -Man's-Land now concede that
Congress ought to do something to place
that territory under the jurisdiction of
courts at law. Representative Peters, of
Kansas, whose district includes Stevens
County and borders on No-Man's- Land,
has received from Governor Martin an off,
cial statement as to the recent outrages
upon law and order and an appeal for
Congressional action. 1t is probable that
the other members of the Kansas delega-
ton will receive similar communications.
Many of Congressman Peters constituents
along the Indian Territory border are also
appealing for legislation which will place
No-Msn's.Land under authority of law.
Two bills, either of which would effect
the necessary relief, are now before Con-
gress. One is the Springer bill, creating
the Territory of Oklahoma. 1t includes
Oklahoma, the Cheyenne and Arapahoe
Reservation, the Cherokee Strip, No-Man's
Land and portions of several small reser-
yations. Under the provisions Of the bill
a commission is authorized to settle with
the Indians and finally adjust all treaties
relating to the lands involved. A terri
torial form OF government would then be
extended over the country, and the laws Of
the United States could then be enforced
by the courts.
The other bill is the No Man's-Land bill
introduced in the Senate by Mr.. voorhees,.
II passed the Senate some time ago, and is
now before the House, reported favorably
from Mr., Holman's Committee on Public
Lands. 1t attaches No-Man's- Land to the
State for judicial purposes, and throws the
lands open to settlers under the Home
stead law. No Man's-Land and the three
adjoining counties of Seward, Stevens and
Morton, in Kansas, it is provided shall
constitute a new land district. Mr..
Springer's bill has been before the House
upon two occasions recently and five Sec
tons of the measure have been adopted.
1t is now on the calendar as unfinished
business before the Committee of the
Whole House and is likely to come up
again in a few days. The advocates of
each measure have renewed their solicita-
tons to the members of the House to pass
it as early as possible.
The two measures are somewhat antao-
onistic, however, inasmuch that the pas
sage of one means the uselessness and
consequent defeat of the other. No-Man's-
Land now seems to be the principal argu-
ment in favor of each measure, and the
recent trouble in that section of the Terri
tory only adds to its force. Unless the
friends OF the respective measures become
involved in a bitter fight for the suprem-
acy, it now seems probable that Congress
will give Man's-Land the legislation it
requires in the form of one of the two
bills.
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Notes..

If cattle have their hair rubbed of.
showing bare patches of skin, rub on a lit
tie sulphur and lard.
A Dickinson County (Kan.) farmer
thrashed twenty -four acre; of oats that av-
eraged 81 bushels to the acre.
Nothing is more profitable to a farmer
than raising few ducks every year. The
Pekin is the most hardy and easily raised.
Wheat in Thayer County, Neb., will yield
from twenty to forty bushels per acre, and
of splendid quality: rye from thirty to
sixty bushels per acre. Corn is develop
ing very fast and the hay crop is also bet
ter than for years.
Look over your fruit trees in order to
notice the borer. 4 little mass of chips or
sawdust shows that the borer has entered
the tree, and must be dislodged with the
point of the knife. Every day that it is
allowed to remain renders the removal
more difficult
A citizen of San Bernardino. Cal, has
succeeded in making a living off one acre
of land Around the acre is row of fruit
trees from which he realized 800 for a sea-
sons fruit. He put a quarter of the acre
in strawberries, from which he received
500. From the rest of the acre he took
three different crops of vegetables, and
was SO successful with them that he sold
$, 600 worth, besides keeping a COW, q pig
and fowls
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-08-09
ABUSIVE LANGUAGE.
The Cnlimited Extent to Which Lawyers
May Indulge in 1t.

Inc Shhhiteu Extent to Which Lawyers
May Indulge in 1t.
1t has long been accepted as estab-
lished law that the attorney for the
defense has unlimited license to abuse
the plaintiff and the plaintiffs wit
nesses, and that the counsel for the
plalntlf has corresponding liberty as
respects the defendant and his wit
nesses. From time immemoriai law
yers have awaited themselves without
scruple of this privilege of the bar to
the discontinue and modification
the men who seek TO get justice or de-
feat 1t through the courts. Occasion
ally the lawyers fall foul of each
other, but that is considered unparlia-
mentary, and the court is generally
ready to defend its officers. the attor-
neys, from the too fragrant abuse by
each other. 1t is rare, however, that
the court interferes 10 protect the
parties to a suit from the malignant
tongue of paid attorney who appears
against them.
A citizen of Maryland who had been
abused like pickpOcket by the attor-
ney for the other side in a case in
which he was a party, took the novel
course OF suing the abusive lawyer
Tor SANDER. Slandered he undoubt-
eddy had been. but he has found
that it is the privilege of lawyers to
SANDER and libel too, and the court
will protect them in it. So long as the
defamation was uttered in his charac-
ter OF counsel, says the Maryland
Court of Appeal, or is relevant to the
issue, an action of SANDER against the
lawyer who uttered it will not lie The
court adds, however, that such an ac-
ton may be maintained against coun
sci who in the discharge of his duties
''assalls wantOnly persons character
and utters maliciOusly what he knows
to be false and in regard TO a matter
that has no relation to the subject mat
ter of the inquiry
The difficulty of proving the irrele-
vancy of the SANDER and the malice of
the slanderer will not encourage suits
of this character against lawyers who
abuse the parties in suit to which
they are opposed merely as a trick of
their trade. The perfunctory charac-
ter of this abuse is, to a large extent,
its own corrective. No one attaches
any particular value to the aspersions
and insinuations of a lawyer made
solely with the view of winning the
case at issue. 1t may chagrin and
anger the person abused at the time,
and even prejudice his case with the
jury, but unless it is founded on indis-
putable facts it rarely hurts outside of
the place in which it is uttered.-Ptil-
adelphia Press.
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Prominent Macon ne,d

LOUISVILLE, KY, July 3l.-Dr. Robert
Morris died this morning at $50 O'Clock at
his home at La Grange. Death was caused
by paralysis. DR.. Morris was seventy
years old and a native of Mississippi,
though ne had lived here nearly all his
life. He was the poet laureate of Mason
~ and the most distinguished Mason in
the world. He was past grand master
and the author of nearly hundred Ma
sonic works and poems. In 1879 he was
sent to the Holy Land by the Masons to
explore its origin, and spent eighteen
months there. He was a Presbyterian
minister. but of late years had devoted
himself exclusively to Masonic work. He
leaves a wife and several children.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-08-09
VISITED BY INDIANS.
A Story of Elizabeth Cakes Smiths Child
hood Life in Maine.


Writing from Hollywood, N c.,
Elizabeth Cakes Smith tells an inter-
esting story of her childhood's life in
Maine. One evening, when her father
was at sea and her mother was putting
the children to bed, six tall, blanketed
Indians stalked into the house They
gave mother to understand that they
wanted fire-water," said the writer
10 this she gave firm answer that
she had nOne-but she would give
them something to eat, and brought
forward bread, meat, pie and cheese,
as are always on hand in Il New En-
gland pantry. A wildwood appetite
is not delicate in kind, and they soon
devOured every thing in the house, and
the chief stood and scrutinized the
brave, handsome face of my mother,
as if reading her character. She sat
in high-backed rocking chair with
me in her lap, and my sister, two years
older, standing behind her, and the
young girl upon stool at her feet.
bO IL llltlO
quarters of mile from any other
dwelling, and the night was far spent
At length the chief made her to I'M
derstand that they would give her a
dance, and at once the whole six be-
gan going round the room, keeping
time to a low, measured chant which
they hummed, broken by notes which
seemed yell, at which each gave a
leap into the air. The leader held his
hand out to me, which | took with a
baby giggle, being Il little less than a
year old. Swinging me upon his shout
der, the dance went on with beat and
yells, | shouting and laughing at my
best" They went off without doing
any mischief, but it was fearful Or
deal for the mother. Chicago Journal
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-08-09

CHICAGO, Aug. THE Northern Pacific
is making an effort to secure a share of the
tea traffic from the Pacific to the Atlantic
coast, which of late has been monopoIized
TO great extent by the Canadian Pacific.
Yesterday the first shipment of six
teen car loads arrived at Chicago on
its way to New York. The tea was
received at Portland, Ore, by she
Northern P-ciic, transferred to the Bar
lIngton & Northern at st. Paul and on Its
arrival here was taken eastward over the
chicago q Alton, which connects with the
Erie for New York. The object is to over
come the Canadian Pacific's record in ehe
tirns Of transportation from ocean to OCEAN
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He Was in Error.

They had talked for minute or two
when he leaned forward and said:
eff am in error, ma'an, you will
please correct me, as my memory is
rather poor. Are you the woman
mentioned in the paper as having lost
your child by diphtheria or are you
the one mentioned as the mother Of
twins?"
.'Neitf II, sir!" she retorted, in vine
gary tones. Il am the seamstress who
has called at your house three differ
ent times TO collect my bill"
"Oh-ah-just so! stand corrected,
ma'am. You may please call again. y
Detroit Free Press.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-08-09
RENEGADE Indians

Tucson, Ariz., Aug. about shutdown
last night band of ambushed Indians
fired into the tent of the soldiers and the
store at the subagency between Fort
Thomas and San Carlos. About twenty
shots were fired The porter and soldiers
arrived at Fort Thomas about 2:3O this
morning and gave the alarm, and troops
immediately started in pursuit, but moth
ing has yet been heard from them. Cen
eral Miles arrived at Fort Thomas this
morning and will endeavor to commune
cate with the renegades and induce them
to return to the agency. 1t is thought the
Indians have gone south. The troops in
the field have been notified to exterminate
them.
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HeaHH Rnhherx.

Albany, N. V, July 31.-About eleven
O'Clock yesterday P. <. Dederick, of the
well known firm of agricultural implement
manufacturers, drove to the Mechanics &,
Farmers Bank and secured package of
bonds comprising series sixteen of the de-
benture bonds issued by the Equitable
Mortgage Company, of Kansas City, No.,
dated May 1. 1881, and falling due May l.,
1897, for $1,000 each. The package was
placed on the seat of his buggy. A man
passing attracted his attention by saying
there was something the matter with the
harness, and while Mr.. Dederick's head
was turned confederate dashed in and
grabbed the bonds and made his escape.