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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-09-19

We expected Third and Broadway September
18th hut we're disappointed not having completed by that time Until they
finished we will remain location No. 203 Broadway where we have an eO
NOUS stock Staples and will display Fancy Dress Goods as we can
rOm"a our customers many SURPRISES way LOW PRICES
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-09-19

Barnes and NOrthcraft are making
some surprisingly low prices OF lamps.
They are bound to close out their line,
regardless Of cost.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-09-19

Ayers SarsapariJla, highly concen-
trated, is the most economical blood
purifier that can be used.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-20
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE.

CARL ScHURz is said to live in daily terror
of being some day knocked out by robber
with sandbag.
Mr. kendall, the famous English actor,
carries typical English bathtub with him on
his travels 1t is rubber, and is strapped to his
trunk while en- route.
CHAuNcEY M. DEPEw says he meant what
he said when he asserted that Grover Cleveland
would be renominated in 1892 Governor Hill
he considers practically out Of the race.
EDWARD w. Box, who receives $4,000 a
year as editor of the Ladies' Home Journal, is
only 25 years of age, but he has already won a
wide reputation as an author. He drifted into
literature at the age OF 19. and later established
the well-known Box syndicate, which furnishes
articles to the press of America and Europe.
WALT WHITMAN, the good. gray poet, has a
boy about Il years of age to drive him around.
The boy is clever He recently said: Il think
great deal of W. w. keep notebook, and
1 put down all he says into the notebook, and
after he's dead I'm going round lecturing
about him."
ARcHDEAcoN FARRAR's son, now at Le-
high University is quite wit. While in Phil
adelphia he lionized good deal. One evening
at dinner rather fresh young lady turned TO
him and said: "Your father is one. Of the big
guns of England, is lie not. Mr.. Farrar?" HE
was at one time" replied the young man. po-
litely. HE was a canon, you know"
THE Pennsylvania Senators called on Presi-
dent Harrison on Thursday. well-known
Washingtonian rushed into Chamberlain's and
surprised jovIal crowd by the remark: Say,
friends, do you know Harrison is devoting him.
self to erotic literature?" What do you
meanf' chorused the crowd. "Why, he's just
spent an hour with the D. Cameron Cham
pagne was ordered at once.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-20
cH1CAGos CHIEF cURIos1T1Es,

If Chicago should secure the Worlds Fair
in 1892, she ought to reserve space for a
citizen of hers, by the name of Haines. He
ought to be exhibited as frst-class brute
and coward. We believe that men of Haines'
type are very rare on this continent Then
next to Haines there should be another booth
reserved for Police Justice La Buy, of
Chicago, who. as the Chicago Tribune prop
\ erly says, seems to have ice water instead of
blood in his veins. We believe that a DO
lice justice as lost to all proper sense of
mauliness, humanity and justice as La Buy
is not often met with, although we admit
that police justices are not always remark
able for these good qualities.
Let us see how this young man Haines
and Justice La Buy achieved fame day or
two ago in Chicago. Haines was brought
before the latter to answer to a charge of
beating his wife. The Chicago Tribune re-
ports Haines' statement in defense as fol-
lows:
Ireturned at 2 O'Clock, and she was there and
had supper ready. She said: "Fred, this isn't
5 or O'Clock" said: There, that will do;
don't want TO hear another word" Finally 1
got angry and cuffed her few times over the
head 1 was SO exasperated / couldn' oVp
anal cuffed her few more times. She<Nll
down out of spite and kicked her once. She
says kicked her two or three times, but I
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-20

The Exposition closed last night with q
crowded attendance, which made its last
week the most successful of the entire period
during which it has been open. Notwith-
standing the unfavorabIe circumstances
under which it labored for the first week or
two, the results of the first exhibition haYe
been q gratifying and brilliant success.
The financial results of the Exposition are
stated to be a net profit of $4,000 out of
gross receipts about twice as large. These
returns. which exceed the expectations at
the opening of the Exposition, will make
the way smooth to whatever enlargement of
the buildings is needed to accommodate new
attractions. and to increase the usefulness
of the Exposition next year.
The experience of this year, too, will
doubtless enable the management to correct
mistakes and make up defects for the future.
The trip of the manager to Paris promises
striking attractions, and the exhibit of
Pittsburg industries which is to be made
next month will doubtless show the practical
bility Of increasing such illustrations of
our industrial capabilities at the regular
exhibitions.
Pittsburgshas good cause to be gratifed at
the success of her Exposition and grateful
to its managers for the energy and perse-
verance which have brought the enterprise
through discouragement and difficulties to
its present prosperity.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-20
THE STATE DEPARTMENT IN A FIX.
Not Enough Money TO Entertain the Inter.
national Marina Confe pence

Not Enough Money TO Entertain the Inter.
national Marine Conference.
WASHINGTON, October I9.-The Department
of State finds itself somewhat hampered in
taking care of the International Marine Con-
ference because Of the restricted appropriation
made for meeting the expenditures in connec-
tion Herewith. The amount at the disposal of
the department is but $4,000, and at the out
set the officials are confronted by the
probable necessity of devoting almost half
that sum to the preparation of report of the
proceedings by French stenographer and in
terpreter. That this Is expensive work the de-
partment was already aware, having had occa-
sion to employ French stenographer to report
the proceedings of a smaller conference held
here some time ago, but the statement that the
bill would be SO large was a shock to the
officials. No permanent arrangement has yet
been made with anyone for the work, but it
will have been done by the time the conference
resumes its sittings on Monday.
Official courtesies to the delegates must
necessarily be meager because of the limited
appropriation. An invitation to a trip down
the Potomac, including visit to Mount Yer
non with lunch on the Dispatch, will probably
be extended to the conference in a few days
The members of the conference have been in
vited by Commodore Meade to visit the navy
yard and inspect the work in progress there.
A number Of the delegates called upon the
Secretary of the Navy and were shown through
the state, war and navy buildings.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-20
WARNER MILLER YET RUNNING.
He Admits He Is the Republican Candidate
for Governor in Two Years.

He Admits He Is the Republican Candidate
for Governor in Two Years.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DrsPArcH,l
NEW YORK, October l9.-The Business Mems
Republican Association got Warner Miller in
side their breastworks to-day. They met in the
rooms Of their downtown club. and first they
adopted resolutions commencing President
Harrison and recognizing his fidelity to all the
best interests of the nation" praislng up Platts
State ticket. pitching into Governor Hill, and
congratulating Secretary Blaine on the opening
of the Pan-American Congress. President
Whitney introduced Warner Miller as ''the
standard bearer Of the Republican party in this
State and our next Governor" Mr.. Miller was
cheered. He said:
81 congratulate the business men of the city
of New York on the interest they take in this
campaign. They have lost none Of the interest
they displayed i'm the political campaign of
last year. 1t seems to me as though the last
campaign has scarcely closed, and seeing these
banners on the walls of yourf clubrooms make
me think that we have only taken rest for
few days, and are again in the contest The
business men Of the city and State of New
York gave large portion of their time to that
election, and have no doubt many of them
feel like having rest, but thev must remem-
ber that eternal vigilance Is the price Of liberty,
as also Is 1t the price Of party power"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-20
THE NEW PENSION COMMISSIONER.

The appointment of man like Greene B.
Raum to the Pension Bureau may be taken
as a favorable example of the salutary effect
which troublesome position may have in
inducing careful selection. However, the
responsibility for the late pension dispute
may be assigned by different persons there
can be no dispute that it had developed a
decidedly weak point in the administration.
The appointment of General Raum seems
likely to go far toward redeeming the fail
ure. He has already, in his official career,
earned the reputation of an energetic and
capable chief of bureau, and in the Internal
Revenue Bureau especially, which he held
for seven years, just after the exposure of
the whisky ring scandals, be made rec
ord beyond reproach. 1t is to be hoped that
his administration may satisfactorily adjust
the rather difficult pension problem.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-20
A QUESTION OF AUTHORITY,

The action of the Department of Public
Safety in arresting the proprietors of what
are known as "fake" museums and in re-
voking their licenses, brings up an interest
ing and somewhat doubtful question as to
the authority, under the charter, whose
province it is to issue and revoke such
licenses.
We understand that the Chief of the De-
partment of Public Safety claims this
authority under the general grant to his de-
partment of police powers by the charter. It
is presumable from the fact that the licenses
in question were issued by the Mayor, that
the contrary is claimed by that official. The
consequence is very pretty legal dispute
which the courts will possibly be called
upon to adjudicate.
While the question of legal authority may
be open to dispute, there can hardly be
much question about the desirabiIity Of
suppressing the grotesque and disagreeable
exhibitions which these concerns impose on
the public who have to pass their places on
the street. More power to the Department
of Public Safety in that salutary work!
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-20
PRESIDENT ROBERTS SPEECH.

The remarkable speech which President
Roberts, of the Pennsylvania Railroad, is
reported to have made at dinner given to
him by some of the leading business men of
this city, is certainly one of the unexpected
things To find the President of the Penn
sylvania Railroad declaring that the build
ing of competing railroads to the leading
cities is one of their rights, and making a
special application of it to the case of Pitts
burg; and to hear him following that posi-
tion up with declaration that he does not
believe in trusts, pools or syndicates to con-
troll the railroad business of the country,
but that he thinks the entire business should
be left open to competition, is calculated to
awaken a surprise not inferior to that
caused by the discovery of Saul among the
prophets.
The first impression which such speech
from such source is likely to produce is
that OF incredulity; and the comment is
obvious, that if these are President Roberts
sentiments, it is pity that he did not put
them into practice before the South Penn
project was illegally strangled by Pennsyl-
vania Railroad influences. But it is more
gracious and is also preferable to take his
declarations as a sincere statement of his
personal beliefs, and to explain the former
departures from those principles by Mr..
Roberts own testimony in the South Penn
case, that he was personally opposed to the
deal which was included with the Wander
bilt interest; but was compelled to act by
the majority of the Pennsylvania Railroad
board OF directors.
This is the more plausible, because the
principles which Mr.. Roberts stated, are not
only correct from public point of mind,
but, if established, will most subserve the
sound prosperity of legitimate railway en-
terprises. The system of pools, exclusive
privileges and the suppression of competi-
ton carries with it the results of stock wat
ering, manipulation and deals which have
wrought the greatest Generalization in the
railway interest The Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company from its position can well
afford to base its prosperity on the action Of
legitimate competition; and the manner in
which it can gain from that competition is
illustrated right here in Pittsburg. The
growth of traffic here by reason of railroad
competition, since the construction of the
Pittsburg and Lake Erie and the Pittsburg
and Western, has been such that the greatest
individual gamer from it has been the
Pennsylvania Railroad, which was the bit
ter opponent of these projects in their in
ception.
We hope that President Roberts remarks
may be taken as the Inauguration of new
departure in the policy of the Pennsylvania
Railroad. The development of competing
lines cannot injure the Legitimate interests
of that corporation, and it can produce an
infinite expansion of the industrial interests
of the State.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-20

didn't Then she started out Of the door with
the baby, but pulled her back and had her
wash the blood from her face. Then she
went out and kicked her once and locked the
door.
Justice La Buy then fined Haines ten
dollars. If such thing were possible We
should say that Justice La Buy never had a
mother, and certainly cannot have wife,
sisters, daughters or female klth and kin
whom he loves. Simply the pair are
Chicsgo's chief curiosities. The city ought
to keep an eye on them now that they have
become famous. If by any means both of
them could be locked up somewhere, say in
the penitentiary, for the rest of their lives,
the world would be debtor to Chicago.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-20
THEY ARE NOT QUITE PERFECT.
Admiral DeCoulston Finds Fault With q
Part OF the New Navy.
,sPEcIAI TELEeRAM To THR pIsPArcH.i 4


ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DrsPArcHh
PHILADELPHIA, October 19-Admiral De.
Coulston, in company with the field officers OF
the Arethuse. visited Cramps shipyard to-day
and inspected the dynamite ship Vesuvius and
the new steel cruiser Baltimore. The Admiral
was inclined to be somewhat skeptical of the
superior efficiency of the Vesuvius over other
war craft. He intimated that it was hardly an
improvement on the modern torpedo boat in
its actual value as an aggressive factor.
'Srhe pneumatic guns are wonderful inven-
tions," he said, "but their value is undeter-
mined. Their destructiveness is unqueetiona-
BILE IL the boat can reach within throwing dis
tance of the boat to be attacked. Here is
where the trouble comes in. An ironclad can
completely destroy it, with its long-range guns,
before it is able to get in range with it. The
Vesuvius has wide field ahead with its pneu-
matte guns and dynamite shells, but there are
many offsetting difficulties which may or may
not destroy its absolute efficiency. 1t is won
derful boat, however, and l have enjoyed the
inspection of her."
The party proceeded to the new cruiser Bal
timore after the inspection of the Vesuvius.
The Admiral criticised the unprotected upper
gun decks. "Men will not stand to the guns," I"
he said, without more substantial protection
IN front of them. I have tried it" He praised
the efficiency of the machinery, but severely
criticised the accommodations Of the Admirars
quarters; why, they are like prison" he
said. They are unnecessarily small. Here is
a shaft which could be easily placed 20 feet
further forward, and give double the room.
The room Is on the'gun deck. 1t ought to be
working of the ship. As it is now, he is of the
earth. Here you have it SO arranged that the
Admiral eats by himself and SO the Captain.
l eat with my field officers"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-20
HERO WHO WAS HUNG.
Statue to be Erected to His Memory In
New York.

A Statue TO be Erected to His Memory In
New York.
NEW YORK, October 19.-The Society Of the
Sons Of the Revolution, at meeting last night
at the Down Town Club. in Pine street, for
mally accepted the design of Frederick Mac
Monnies for a bronze statue of Nathan Hale, to
be erected In the City Hall Park. The society
has had the project of erecting this statue in
mind since 1883
Nathan Hale was Connecticut boy, born in
Coventry. and graduated from Yale College in
1773. He was destined for the ministry, and
taught school in East Haddam and New Lon
don. He joined the Continental army, and in
l776, when only q years old. planned the sue
cessful capture Of a British supply sloop from
under the guns of a trigate. After the army
retreated from Long Island he volunteered to
go into the British lines as spy, upon call
from General Washington. He disguised him
self as school teacher, and accomplished his
mission, taking his notes in Latin. He was
captured upon attempting to reach the Ameri-
can lines, and brought before General Howe.
His Bible was taken from him, his letters were
destroyed, and he was treated with great hard
ship. He was condemned and hanged upon a
scaffold not far from the spot where his statue
will be placed. Just before the rope was put
around his neck he exclaimed:
Il only regret that have but one life to lose
for my country"
The statue which Mr.. MacMonnies has de-
signed represents Hale as he made this excla-
nation. He stands erect upon the scatfold
with feet bound together and arms bound be-
hind his back. HIS shoulders are thrown back
and his head Is erect, while his face wears an
expression Of heroic sacrifice. He is dressed
in the Continental uniform, with knickerbock-
ers, woolen stockings and heavy shoes. His
shirt is torn open. barring his throat and chest.
The figure is that OF young and active man.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-20

not do SO. and the consequence is that II il
has not got its back to the wall now, it will
have within the next year.
OF course the big profits it has made by its
monopoly during two years, have been
bagged; and the losers by the collapse OF
the combination, when it comes, will proba-
bly, be the speculators on whom the engi-
neers of the trust have been industriously
unloading. But it is, nevertheless. salts
factory to observe that if the laws against
combining and forestalling cannot stop this
sort of thing, the laws of trade are sure to
work out their revenge.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-20
AMERICAN TRADE WITH CHILLI.
secretnry Batchellor Says We Must Have n
Merchant Marine.

Secretary Batchellor Says We Must Have n
Merchant Marine.
WASHINGTON, October l9.-Assistant Secre-
tary Bachelor said to-day that the action of
Chilli in placing imported machinery, agricult.
ural implements, tools, copper, iron and other
things on the free list was most friendly act.
''It opens up" he added, "a fine market for
our products, and if we are prompt to avail
ourselves of the opportunity it will be of i'm
mense value to us. OF course there is some
selfish motive in all these things, and Chili's
motive is to encourage progress and develop
ment but I have no doubt she was inspired
also by friendly feeling toward us We need
such market and should avail ourselves Of
it. The trouble is in the transportation. We
can do nothing without some means of
sending these things to their market At pres
ent the German and British steamers are the
only ones that sail into Chilian ports They
are not going to carry our products to this mar
ket. We must have our own transportation in
order to avail ourselves Of the opportunity.
This action of Chill will inspire commercial
activity, but in oroer to accomplish anything
Congress must be- prompt to pass measures
granting aid to American steamers SO as to
build up American lines of transportation. 1t
is matter of transportation. If we have no
transportation, all this Congress and all the
concessions that may be made to us, such as
this of Chill, are of no avail The Chilians are
the Yankees of the South. They are an ener-
getic, intelligent and progressive people, and
trade with them is of great value"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-20

IT is noticeable that numerous esteemed
cotemporar1es are fond of comparing politi-
cal leaders to Boulanger. Malone is
alleged to be the Boulanger of Virginia,
Blanch K. Bruce and Chalmers have both
been pointed out as the Boulanger of Mis-
sissippi and sundry expressions are heard
to the effect that james G. Blaine is the
Boulanger of the United States. The COM
parison is inaccurate; for it wholly fails to
take notice of the fact.tha while there may
have been some humbug in the careers of
these American politicians, none of them
have yet fallen to the rank of fzzled
humbups.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-20
THE SUGAR TRUSTS DECLINE.

1t is gratifying to observe that there are
some decided indications that the Sugar
Trust has, as the natural result of its opera
tions, got itself into tight place. Besides
the intimation that decision against it is
about to appear from the higher courts the
fact is pretty plainly established that the
recent tumble in Sugar Trust certificates
was due to the fact that it had got to pre-
pare itself for an encounter with competi-
ton which it was devised to prevent, and
that the day of monopoly profits is very
nearly ended.
This belief is supported by some very
cogent statements. The trust went into
operation controlling twenty refneries,
with only three independent refneries in
operation. The policy of shutting down
and limiting production in order to sustain
prices, has been carried on BY the trust
until it now has three refneries in opera
ton while five independent concerns
are doing prosperous business; and Claus
Spreckels' big concern is about ready to
start. This has brought down prices until
sugars are within a cent of the average
prices for 1886. In other words, the compe-
tition that exists, and the anticipation of
the competition that is coming with the
opening of Spreckels' new refinery, is bring
ing prices down; and the trust having to
compete with the load of score of old
reineries on its hands, will find itself at a
decided disadvantage before long.
This affords a new demonstration of what
The DISPATCH has so often said heretofore,
that unless a trust has some means OF chok-
ing off outside competition it will inevitably
punish itself by calling new capital into the
trade. The Standard was able to squeeze
out competitors by means Of railroad and
pipeline favoritism. The Sugar Trust can
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-20
TRI-STATE TRIFLES.

n-x,,-
Hon. JOHN =. hoBlNsoN, nepuDncan
nominee for State Senator, mas engaged 70 iec-
ture on the subject, In the soup ana y; p.
ssTbe Under Dog" before the Young Mems
Christian Association Of Chester this fall
Philadelphio Record.
THE sour mucilage used by . Bethlehem
clerk who had been tampering with his en-
ployer's mail matter led to the discovery OF his
crime.
-
FRANKLry woman means business. She
aavertises in a paper that if any one attempts
IN break into her house, his brains, II he has
any viii be blown out.