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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-04
THE MARKETS.

CHICAGO, May 8.
Quotations on the board of trade to-day were
as follows: Wheat-No. June, opened 7ss4c,
closed s0l4c; July, opened 77Iac, closed 7sl8c;
September, opened 76c, closed 76s4c. Corn
No. June, opened S4-bc, closed 34l4-ssc;
July, opened S47sc, closed S5c; August
opened -. closed 353ac. Oats-No. June
openei a2s4c, closed &c. July. opened 2eszc,
closed sc Pork-June, opened Sllb.IS
closed :l.aa; July, opened sll.7o. closed
$u.i5; August, opened -, closed I'll. s.
Lard-June, opened -, closed s5.S5.
Live stock-The Union Stock Yards reports
the following range Of prices: Hogs-Market
opened strong and fairly active at yesterdays
figures; later now easy but not quotably low
q; light grades. s465as4sO; rough packing.
s4.bsD4.oO: mixed lots, S4.eOl4.ls,s: heavy
packing and shipping lots s4.50947O Cattle
Steady to strong: beeves, poor to fair. s3-25
087s; good to choice, s3.s0Gi.35 cows, $500
S.l0; stockersand feeders, $2.4l93.60. Sheep
Steady; wooled, $iV0G5.0O; shorn, S8.lo
Q4.l0; lambs, $475t.5.75.
Produce Butter-Fancy Elgin creamery.
a0a22c per ID; diaries in line. l6aaOc; roll but
ter, IlGl2e. Eggs-Strictly fresh, lO1<c Dor
doz. Poultry-Live chickens. 90 per ID; roost-
ers DC; turkeys, lOGl4c; ducks, 101l2c, Pota-
toes-Choice Burbanks, aa02sc per bu: Beauty
Of Hebron, 23D25c; mixed lots 800; sweat no
tatoes, Sl.75G2.Oo per Dbl. Apples-Choioe
greetings, $12JGl.J0 per Dbl; poor lots 76c6
$l-U. Cranbsrries-Bell and bugle, $50O060o
per Dbl.
New York.
NEW YORK, Maya
Whest-Quiet: No. red state. CSC; No. do.
S41Sc; No I'd winter May, s21kc; do June.
SS1fc; do July, sage; do August a2lSc. Corn
Firm: No = mixed cash. A; do May, Al56p;
do June. Aszc: do July, 4slsc; do August,
4Sssc. Oats-Steady; No. i white state, sec;
NO. DO. Oc; No. mixed May ss3zo; do
June, 2sl6c; do July, 2S5Sc. Rye-Duu. Bar
ley-Nominal. Pork-Dull: new mes Sl30 a
1928. Lard-Quiet; May, Sis; june, S7I;
July, Sis
Live Stock: Cattle-Inactive bit firm; ordi-
nary 70 good steers, S3.6504.50. bulls and dry
cows, $s.OGI325 Sheep and Lambs-SIow at
steady prices unshorn sheep s5.oo15oo . 100
Ds; un. horn yearlings, S5.5Vge.50; spring
lambs, $Ao0G5.5o each. Hogs-Nominally
steady; s. I005.40.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-04
Kisses for ParnelL.
His Examination Takes a Sen.
sational Turn.
AN ADMISSION OF A FALsEHooD,

Uttered in the Presence OF the Commons
He Seems to Think the End justified the
Means and the Audience Hisses-Fred
Grant and Mrs. Grant Presented to the
Queen-Inquisitive Press Fiends and the
Samoan Commissioners.
LONDON, May 4.-The cross examination
OF Parnell was continued before the commits
sion yesterday. The Irish leader denied know
ing "Number One" either under the name of
lyman or any other He had never heard
Egan associated with the martyr fund" for
the benefit Of the families of those executed
and incarcerated for participation in the
Ph1nix park murders. He saw nothing
criminal in the fund, but rather thought it
was right to assist the innocent victims of
the martyrs" He said he could not recol-
lect having denounced outrages between 1878
and 1881. He believed the outrages were the
work of small societies.
Parneu Exaggerated the Facts.
A sensational incident-the most remarka-
BILE Of the days amination-occurred when
Sir Richard Webster quoted statement
made by Parnell during the debate on For
ster's bill, in 1881, suspending the habeas
corpus, to the effect that secret societies had
then ceased to exist in Ireland. Sir Richard
asked Parnell if he believed the statement
when he made it
Parnell-No. At any rate it was an exag-
gerated statement.
Sir Richard Webster-Did you or did you
not misstate the fact when you made that
statement
Knew His Words to Be Untrue.
Paruell admitted that be had made the
statement, knowing it to be untrue, or at
least extravagant. He further admitted that
be had never withdrawn the statement. His
purpose in making it was to exaggerate the
effect which the league had had in eradi.
eating secret sociesies
The nonchalance with which the witness
made these admissions astonished the audi
ence and ELECTED hsses
He further testified that he was unable to
say what had become of the books Of the
Land league. Some Of them were brought to
London, and some were now before the com.
mission. Where the missing books and doc
uments were he did not know, but he would
endeavor to ascertain.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-04
RoO ruAND

Es.,-E ARssss, s.:.:!:' ESQ! ssss,
Rye-s0c.
Corn. SOC.
Hutaaoes-ibc.
Tufnapo-1bc.
Onol-aoft lie haad g 90
ocd Wood-Oak, &k16: Hickory. s.
oeeAN-e90o: balsd - 90.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-04

"'Well, she said, I tried to scream often
and thought that once had succeeded in ut
tering shrek When she was lying in the
coffin she tried to move but failed until her
little child came running into the room and
asked to look at her Then her arm cramped
and her husband, who was standing by the
coffin, fortunately happened TO see it. Had
he not she would certainly have been buried
olf
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-28

THE New York World has started
Miss Nellie BLY, on the steamer Angus
ia Victoria for a tour around the. globe
in the interest of that newspaper. She
is to make quick time and will prob;
abby beat the record of Mr.. Phineas
FOgg. Mr.. John Brisben Walker, the
proprietor of the Cosmopolitan, not to
be Outdone, Immediately dispatched
Miss Elizabeth Bizland in an opposite
direction, and he himself bet the World
1000 to $500 that Miss Bizland will
beat Miss Bly,. 1t will be the longest
race ever known, but in the future
around-the-world contests will I'M
Goubtedly be given at every fair.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-28
Publication Notice.

OSCAR LENG is hereby notified that he hAs
been sued in the District Court IN Aad for
the County Of Dickinson. IN the State Of Kansas,
in an action in which The Kansas Mortgage
Company, corporation organized and existing
under the laws Of the state OF Kansas, 10 plaintiff
and r. s. Q. Hamaker, Berthens A. Hfmaker, d.
N. Jackson and Oscar Leng are defendants. and
that he must answer the petition 1led By the
plaintiff on or before the lst day Of February,
1899, or the petition will be taken - true, and
judgment WIN be rendered against said defend
ants R. .. Q HamAker and BerthenA A. Hama
ker for the sum ef 81 90 with interest thereon
At the rate Of II per cent per annum from ths lst
day Of August 1887, less $64.16 interest psid and
costa Also for the foreclosure OF Certain mogts
gage heretofo4e exeeuted hy the sAie Defendants,
Z. s. @. HamRkeLan Berthena A. HAnAker. -
said plaintiff, upon the following Described real
estate, situate in said county, to-wit:
The southwest quarter Of section No. twenty.
one (2l), township No. nftser(lsl, range Ne. one
~, -adjudging that said plaintiff has nYst Len
on said real ertste, 20 the amount Of said juda.
ment; ordering said real estate 70 Be cold. with
out epprzisement, and the proceeds sppfied 70 the
payment Of said judgment and costs, and barring
and foreclosing all Of said defeniAntso Of ana rom
all right t1tle interest claim or equity Of FedemD
ton, In or to the said real estate; ana thAt NE
purchaser be let into possession thereof.
MORTON 4 CLARK
Attest: Attorneys for Plaintiff
". s. ANDERSON, Clerk 1875
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-28
A LoH.LiYed Journalist.

NJ. II. Bert, the republican candidate for clerE
of Dickinson county, is famed for being the last
to get in his returns of all the county clerks Of
the state.-[ Kansas City Globe.
The above piece OF petty mendacity
is directly traeeable to an incident in
last years history. About twelve
months ago Capt. (?) Quintin Campbell
a jerkwater bohemian penDy-a-liner,
who has been bounced from nearly
every paper in the west, came to Abb
lene to write up the town for the To
peka Capital. He was accorded every
courtesy, but no one, the county clerk
being included, got down on theil
shinbones to him, and his royal high.
ness felt aggrieyed. His write-up was
such villainous piece of botch-work
that the business men refused to accept
the extra copies contracted for and they
have not yet paid the bills which the
Capital holds against them, nor dc
they intend to.
:. Among other mis-statemeats, Camp,
bell said that Mr.. Bert had not YET
made his report to the state authori
ties, when, in fact. the report had beer
in for six weeks, as the REFLECTOR
stated at the time.
The unprincipled Jim crow scribblel
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-28

at present employs his cheap time in
making mistakes about Kansas in the
Globe, and his petty righteousness
prompted him to take advantage of
his position to get in the quoted
falsehood regarding Dickinson county's
efficient clerk.
Mr.. Bert's reports have always been
among the first presented at Topeka;
the railway tax commissioners said,
upon their last visit here, that his set
of books were the second best in the
state; he is one of the most accOmmO-
dating and genial officials the county
ever had, and his almost unanimous
reelection proves the confidence felt
in him. AS for the hair Drained, lying
Quintin Campbell, he should go and
soak his head.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-28
Joining the Oceans.

An interesting piece of news comes
from Nicaragua-the announcement
that on October % the formal breaking
of ground for the Nicaragua canal took
place. AS a matter of fact, work Oh
the canal has been in progress since
June, but for reasons of state the Off
cial ceremony was postponed. 1t Oc-
CURED in the presence of the governor of
Nicaragua, and appears TO have been
an important affair. A curious feature
was the religious exercises which en-
sued, the Nicaragua officials and the
representatives Of the canal company
going first to a Catholic and then to a
Protestant church. 1t will be remem-
bered that the Nicaragua Canal COM
pany is operating under a charter
granted by the congress of the United
States, and is an American enterprise.
projected by American genius and
backed by American capital. 1t pre-
sents advantages over the Panama pro-
ject in that neither earthquakes nor
tidal waves prevail in its latitude to On
extent to endanger its permanence
when once constructed. twill require
millions to build and years to complete
the canal, But the gentlemen who are
associated in the canal company have
long pocket books, indomitable energy
and ale perfectly aware that Rome was
not built in day.
The Nicaragua canal will be an ac-
cOmplished fact in due course of time.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-28
RECKONING CHANGE.
How an American Paid His Fare on al
Argentine Railway.

How an American Paid His Fare on an
Argentine Railway.
It is no wonder that the South Amer
lean governments adopt so readily the
decimal system Of reckoning their cur
rency, but even with that help they are
not without difficulties in making
change. Mr.. Knight tells how he paid
fares on railway in the Argentine Re-
public:
had found out that our united fares
amounted to seyenty-five dollars, gold;
so, before presenting myself at the
ticket Office, / had calculated what this
would be in soils at eighty-two. 1 count
ed out the proper number, and presented
them to the ticket clerk; but to him this
calculation was a serious matter, not to
be hurried over. So he called me into
the Office, keeping all the other passen-
gers waiting, and said, solemnly:
''Come, senior, let us calculate this" at
the same time producing large sheet
of foolscap, pen and horn of powder.
So we calculated. He was not what
one would call ready mathematician.
Over and over he attacked the difficult
problem, irritated, perplexed, impatient,
yet ever polite. AT each attempt he
brought out different sum.
worked it for him, but he utterly de-
spised my result. had arrived at it too
quickly, with too few figures. l could
not.be right; it was not such a simple.
matter as all that. At last, some new
way of reckoning-an inspiration of
genius-fashed across his brain, and
after covering another sheet of paper
with a row of fve-barred gates with
lot of figures running steeple-chase
across them, he came to a conclusion.
The number Of soils he asked for was
less than that l had computed, but he
insisted he was right, and would take
no more. paid him, and off he rushed
to repeat the process with others who
were bringing him the moneys Of differ
ent provinces to puzzle further his sd-
died brain.
When / was settled down in the train
he few back to me, informed me that he
had Just discovered new and infallible
way Of calculating, which, applied to my
case, showed that owed him two soils.
He was almost right this time, not quite,
and l paid him the additional demand.
Youths Companion.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-28
NAPOLEON AT MOSCOW.
One of the Most Disastrous Campaigns
Recorded by History.

One OF the Most Disastrous Campaigns
| Recorded by History.
The story of the French advance on,
occupation of and retreat from Moscow
is one of the most awfully tragical of all
the campaigns of Napoleon. The alli-
snce between Russia and France had
been set aside by Nspoleon's Austrian
marriage and the annexation of Olden-
burg, as well as by the ill-concealed pur-
pose of the French soldier to in some
way aid the Poles. Napoleon became
satisfied that until he had humbled Rus
STA the French fabric he had made was
unsafe. Europe waited for the action
from 1909 until it came in 1872 Prussia
was in the path of the combatants, and
sided with France. In May, 1914 Ma
poleon had completed his preparations,
and had collected about 400, 900 men in
Eastern Germany. Russian Poland was
invaded, then the French entered
Russia proper. The trials of the
troops were indescribable; the roads
bad, the health of the soldiers suffered
from the extremes of the weather, and
the people were hostile to a degree.
Napoleon's plan was to make short work
OF the Russians, but the Cars armies
fell back, and the Fabian policy of the
Russian battalions was so successful
that the invaders lost nearly 100, 900
men before they reached Smolensk.
The Russians engaged in an obstinate
and desultory contest, wearing out the
French. The Russians fired Smolensk
and the next day disappeared from the
field. This was kind of warfare that
was entirely new to Napoleon, but he
was anxious to move on Moscow. The
French leader believed that if he could
only secure Moscow the Car would be
ready to consider terms. The genius of
the Russian army had been Barclay de
FOLLY, a Livonian, who was now dis
placed, because he was a foreign
er, by Kutusow, a native Rus
sian, who was willing to crafty
the general demand for a pitched bat
tie. On September 7 a battle took
place at Borodino; the losses on both
sides were enormous and nearly equal,
and the Russians retreated. Napoleon
had accomplished nothing excepting
that the road was open to Moscow. On
September IA he entered Moscow, only
to discover that it had been deserted by
all the native inhabitants, and that on
the day following it was fired in num-
Der of places. About three-fourths Of
the city were destroyed. Napoleon re-
manned in what was left of Moscow for
five weeks, and then was compelled to
issue the order to retreat. On October
"a, five days after the order was given
to retire, the French were confronted at
Jaroslavetz with Russian army, where
a battle was fought, resulting in French
victory-such a victory as a repetition
of which would have been French an
Inhalation. Of the army of 40O,O 900 that
had gone to Russia, less than 200, 900
survived.-Chicago Inter-Ocean.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-28

THIS is the time of year when the
prairie chickens find nice roosting
places on the tools and farming imple-
ments left in the fields by the Kansas
farmers. 1t is the fatal failing of the
farmers of this state that they have no
thought for the morrow and will allow
a $500 machine to be spoiled rather
than put SIS shed over it. Enough
agricultural implements have been
ruined in Kansas to make half the
farmers independently wealthy.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-28

THE Kansas academy of language
and literature will hold its. annual
meeting in Topeka on the Friday and
Saturday following Thanksgiving. 1t
is expected that papers on the follow
ing subjects will be presented: PRO
nunciation,n "a Study of Dialects in
the United States,'' "a Plea for the
Study of Language, +" Homer and the
Bible, I" "The West in Literature, ""A
Contribution to Kansas photography
"Art Life in France" "a Florentine
III the Time of Lorenzo de Medici."
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-28
Undoubtedly She Knew.

Watchful Mamma-Bessie, think ]
detect cigar-ike odor about the house
this morning. Was young Mr.. Peduncle
here last evening?
Bessie (quickly)-It must be from
papa's cigars. Mr.. Peduncle hasn't had
cigar in his mouth, mamma, for eight
weeks.
Watchful Mamma (sharply)-How dc
you know?
TSilence and confusion on the part Of
Bessie. And yet she did know. Chi
cage Tribune.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-28

AN old plan to solve the race ques-
ton in the south, namely, by promot-
ing emigration to the West Indies, to
Mexico, or to Africa, is revived stimuli
taneously by persons who approach the
problems from many points of view.
The Mexican government is reported
to have the subject under considera-
ton. A cOlored man from the south is
lecturing in some of the Northern cities
in favor of this scheme, and advocates
of it are presenting it in books and
periodical literature. Tie indications
are, however, that the cOlOred man is
pretty well satisfied where he is and
will probably remain here.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-28
ought to have

THE Abilene REFLECTOR prints Gov. Foraker's
letter 70 the mayor Of Cincinnati, which was
written last July and, which defeated Foraker,
and asks Governor Humphrey to send.the same
kind OF missive to tie mayor OF Wichita. 1t
takes lots OF nerve to make that kind of request,
but in the face Of Foraker's defeat it would take
much more on Humphrey S part to send it.-[Law
renee Tribune.
Nevertheless, Gov. Foraker did right,
and SO would Gov. Humphrey. When
the laws of state are boastingly and
openly violated it is the governors duty
to attend to il.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-28

THE Minneapolis Messenger has en-
listed heart and soul in the cause of
Kansas, and the enforcement of the
laws, and thinks the end of the result
mission furry will be mo change in
the law except to make it more bind
ing Every time they have kicked, it
only resulted in shortening the rope.
And when the present battle is ended,
and the smoke cleared away, municipal
suffrage will not be a circumstance to
the new thumbscrews for enforcing
the law. Whisky never did have any
sensen
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-28

ACCORDING to statistics collected by
Labor Commissioner Betton, there are
$3.50, 800 worth of daily newspapers in
Kansas, having telegraph franchises
worth $45, 900. The aggregate gross
income for the year amounted to $3.50,
sol, and the aggregate of expenses to
1914, 175-a net loss of S91, 900. That
is not encouraging, but ninety thousand
dollars is not an excessive price to pay
for all the fun and glory the boys have
had,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-28

THE Hutchinson News calls the
Wichita Eagle editor Granny Muir
Dock" the Topeka Democrat refers to
D. r. Anthony as Crazy Horse
Anthony" and the Wichita Eagle says
of Ralph Easley that he is an ''idiot
whose jibbers would put the maudlin
cries of an insane asylum to the blush"
Aren't things warming up thought 1t
reminds one of old times. Let the
dance 60 on, let the fun be unconfned.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-28

THE weather prophet, Blake, says
that DEFENDERS weather will be of the
widest and wooliest kind, and throws
ont free of extra charged this hint:
'The wealthy should make extensive
preparation for personal comfort, then
pray for the poor" 1t is possible that
praying will keep the poor warm, but
contributing little cash would go far
thPr
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-28

A PORTLAND paper says that when
the Washington legislature convened
on Monday, Speaker Felghan was I'M
able to find clergyman to open the
proceedings with prayer. Unwilling
to entrust the task to any one on less
familiar terms with the authorities, he
dispensed with the ceremony" He
must have forgotten his duty as Kan
san, which was to have the gall to do 1t
himself
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-28
Notice of Final Settlement.

STATE OF KANSAS,
Dickinson County,
In the Probate Court in and for said County.
In the matter Of the estate Of David Holmss,
deceased.
Creditors and all other persons Interested In
the aforesaid estate. are hereby Aez1se. tAAt a.
the next regular term OF the probate eeE1s In Aad
for said county, to be begun ana held ~ ths eosSt
aforesaid, on the 2lst Of January, A. d. 1859.
shall apply to said court1for Asfnll and aal sos-
Element Of said estate. JOSEPH q. COX,
Administrator Of David Holmes, deceased.
I9A
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-28

IT is noticeable that not farmers
name appears on the roll of q Wichita
or Leavenworth resubmission club.
The best men of the state. the thinking
men, the men who have built the west,
are for law and sobriety.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-28
Change of Firm.

We the undersigned have this day disposed OF
orr stock OF hardware. implements etc. together
with the good will OF the llrm to N. v. Brilliant
who will continue the business At the old stand.
ronage extended to Us In the past, and thank our
friends for their custom.
All accounts Of the old nrn are to be paid 70
and by Shockey Snider. Wishing to close up
our business as soon possible, we hereby notify
all persons knowing themselves TO be indebted 10
US to call and settle same either by cash or note
at once at our Office at the old stand and obliKe
Nov. ., 1889. sH0CKRY Z SNIDRR.
a k~4t
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-28

COMMERCIAL reports from all sec
lions of the country say that the state
of business is more steadily prosper
Gus than in long time. While there
are no booms there is an encouraging
briSkRess in trade that speaks well for
the country's advancement.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-28
THERE is mneh that is. primlr

THERE is much that is grimly
humorous in American politics. 1t is
popularity supposed that the congress
men go out into their districts ''to see
what the people want" Instead, they
go to fix things with their friends
and workers so that the people will
want what the congressman think they
ought to have.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-28

GROVER CLEVELAND is today as great man as
he was In the presidential chair.-[Sumner Co
Standard.
And that is not saying much. We
never heard that His Accidency ever
acquired very great degree of great
ness there.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-28

Miss WILLARD says that the saloons
of the United States, if placed side
by side, would form a continuous
line from New York to Chicago. In
whichever place the worlds fair is held
an endeavor will be made to have this
done as an added attraction.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-28

The stock men of Kansas will meet
in Topeka Jan. Sth to form an organiza-
ton. They will pay particular atten-
ton to the shippers and dressed beef
dealers. We expect to see fur fly.