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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-21
SILVER ApVocATEs.

Close of the Denver silver Convention
Resolutions Against the DEMONSTRATION
of Silver.
DENVER, Col, Nov. 15.-The silver
convention adjourned yesterday after
noon. A permanent organization was
formed, which Will be known as the
Colorado Silver Association. Hon. S.
A. W. Tabor was made president and a
viee-president was chosen from each
county in the State.
The preamble preceding a series Of
resolutions adopted states that it is the
opinion of the people that the demOne-
tiZation of silver sixteen years ago by
this country and foreign powers was
the result of a conspiracy of
the few against the many, of the
creditor class against the debtor class,
of the consumers against the pro-
ducerS, of the idlers against the work
ers; that since the time mentioned the
period has been marked by constantly
declining prices of staple commodities
and of all the products of the farm and
shop and also taking from the pro-
ducers three per cent. of their gross
products; that this condition of things
has now been traced by the most
careful and reliable observers Of
the world to the destruction of more
than One-half of the standard money,
thereby increasing the use of or de-
mand for gold; and that efforts to
remedy the ill-timed action have been
met with prediction of evil to the
people and to the Nation. The decla-
ratiOns are in substance that the
only remedy is to restore the coinage
system in effect prior to 1888, to re-
monetize silver and provide for its COIN
age to the maximum of $1,000, 600 per
month at present and as soon as Con-
gress can pass law to that effect the
coinage shall be made unlimited in
amount. This will increase prosperity,
remove the stringency from the money
market and advance the value Of
products.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-21
FARMERS, CONGRESS.
The Gathering at Montgomery, Ala. Well
Attended-Papers and Resolutions.

The Gathering at Montgomery, Ala, Well
Attended-Papers and Resolutions.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Nov. 16.-The
second days session of the farmers
congress was we'll attended. At the
morning session Judge Lawrence, of
Ohio, president of the Wool Growers
Association, on behalf of a majority
of the committee on resolutions, re-
ported a resolution demanding that in
case the protective policy should be
continued, all farm products should be
as fully protected as any article Of
manufacture. Mr.. White, of Mis-
souri,, offered a minority report pledg-
ing the farmers of the United States to
a reduction of the tariff and to change
of duties from the neceSSaries to the
luxuries of life as far asposSible. Both
reports were laid over.
Judge Lawrence offered resolutions
to the effect that the Government did
not need the revenue raised by the tax
on spirits and that the question should
be relegated to the States; also favor
ing the repeal of the tax on tobacco.
Both resolutions were reported ad-
versely by the committee.
Hon. L. S. Coffin delivered an address
on railroads and their relations to the
farmer The speaker was sharply
criticised by number of delegates as
being too much in sympathy with rail-
roads and corporations.
Judge Lawrence read a paper on
wool growing and mutton producing,
pointing out the great benefit which
would arise to the people from in
creased sheep raising and urging pro-
lection for this interest. His address
was followed by some adverse discus
! sion. One delegate cited an instance
Of an investment of JOY in sheep
which paid profit of over 40 per cent.
in one year, which Ire said set this in
dustry beyond the need of protecting
tariff.
Many speeches were made by dele
gates from the North and West, all
advocating wool protection.
The farmers congress, after a heated
debate last evening, adopted the fol-
lowing resolution, introduced by John
Kelly, of Kansas: Resolved, BY the
farmers congress now in session, that
the action of the Chicago combine i'll
refusing to testify before the Senate
committee was an insult to the honest
people of the United States and should
meet with prompt and united condem-
nation"
At the evening session the majority
/ resolutions of the committee on reSOlu-
lions before referred to were adopted
by vote of III to 106. The affirmative
vote was: Iowa, Is; Kentucky, Z; Kan
sas, II; Missouri, l; Rhode Island, 6;
Ohio, 26; Colorado, 5; Illinois, IS: Ida
10, 2: Indiana, 10; Maine, IL; Michi-
gan, 10; Pennsylvania, SO. The mega
tive vote was: Alabama. u; Kentucky,
I; Georgia, 10; Missouri, Is; North
Carolina, IL; Texas, II; Florida, Z; In.
diana, Z.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-21

About a month ago c. NJ. Linwood, a
desperate convict confined in the Col
orado penitentiary at Canon City for
highway robbery, made his escape and
went to Leavenworth, where he lived
with friends. A reward was offered for
his capture, which came to the notice of
one of the parties he was staying with.
Marshal Doane of Leavenworth was
notified, and Linwood was arrested.
On learning of the aetion of his sup
posed friend in giving him away, Lin
wood completely broke down and ac-
knowledged his true character, and ex-
pressed his willingness to return to
Colorado and serve the rest of his term,
which is three years.
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VEGETABLE SHELLS.
An Invention That May Make an Era
the History of Small Arms.

An Invention That May Make an Era In
the History of Small Arms.
The French papers have recently de-
scribed an invention which, if as effect
i've as it is said to be, will mark an era
in the history of small-arns. This is
the substitution of cartridge-case of
vegetable substance for the brass shell
generally adopted. The new cartridge
case is consumed at the moment of
discharge, and entirely disappears.
thus doing away with the necessity for
any extracting apparatus. The weak
point in the new device would seem to
lie in the circumstance that the metal
shell closes the powder chamber, and
therefore for the time-being forms
part of the weapon: but this difficulty is
said to be obviated by an attachment
to the gun which costs little, and which
is easy of application to any weapon.
The new cartridge is so much lighter
than the metal arrangement which it
replaces, that soldier would be able to
carry twice the number with which he
is now prOyided-an advantage which is
obvious now that the adoption of maya
zine rifles is only question of time We
trust that these anticipations as to the
merits of the new invention are not
doomed to disappointment, but we con-
fess until we have more definite infor-
nation concerning it, we have doubts as
to its efficiency. For one thing. we
know of no substance capable of instan-
taneous combustion which does not it
SELF assume the character of an explo-
siye and such a substance would ohvi.
ously be dangerous for storage when 81
closely allied with gunpowdsr.-Cham
bers' Journal.
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To Beat Phinneas Fogg,s Time.

NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-THE World an
nounces that its female reporter, Nellie
BLY,, will sail to-day on the steamer
Auguste Victoria in an attempt to
travel around the world in seventy five
days, beating Jules Verne's fancied time
of eighty days as made by PhinDeas
Fogg. The itinerary of the trip in
cludes Southampton, London, Calais,
Paris, Turin, Brindisi, Ismail, Alden,
Colombo (Ceylon), Penang, Singapore,
Hong Kong, Yokohama and San Fran
cisco. Nellie Bly," according to sched-
ule, will be due in New York on Janu-
airy 81.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-21

Wdndmd6eT. subject, which, IN
point of fact, concerns no one except the
two parties to the conversation. 1 I'M
derstand that the Senator's place of res
idence is not at Columbia, and that
he is not entitled to the Sena-
torial courtesy that would be
accorded if he lived at that city. AS he
desires to be heard in connection with
these cases, and as no commissions have
been issued, 1 have telegraphed him
that they will be held. to allow him the
opportunity Of saying any thing on that
subject that he desires. L shall not lose
my temper, even though we have very
bad weather, but shall endeavor to con-
tinue to conduct the post-office business
at the old stand as usual, serving DEM
Ocrats and Republicans alike, with ex-
act fairness. The POst-Office Depart
ment belongs to the people of all par
ties, colors and tempers, and l shall
strive to keep the balance level among
them all"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-21
An Ascending County Treasurer.

A letter was received at Manhattan a
few days ago from James NJ. Fortner,
county treasurer of Riley County, stat
ing that he was at Windsor, Ont, hav-
ing gone there on the 5th of November
to escape arrest for having embezzled
the county funds. The county commits
sioners estimate that the shortage will
amount to $4,000. Fortner speculated
considerable in real estate, and during
his term of Office he built two stow
foundries, one at Manhattan and one at
Des Moines, Ia. 1t is supposed that the
eounty's money went into these enter
prises. FORMERS bond amounts to $685.
coo, and his property has all been turned
over to the bondsmen.
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New Railroad Enterprfse,

TOPEKA, Kan, Nov. 16.-A charter
has been filed with the Secretary of
State for a new railroad enterprise pro-
jected by the Seneca & Nemaha Valley
Railroad Company. which has head
quarters at Seneca and has capital
stock of a million dollars. The object
of this corporation is to build a
standard gauge road from Topeka
northwest to the northern boundary OF
the State, passing through the counties
of Shawnee, Jackson, POttawattomie
and Nemaha. The estimated length
of the road is eighty-fye miles.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-21

CoIIisIon on the Virginia Midland.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Nov. 16.-A col
lision occurred on the Virginia Mid
land railroad near Bull Run be-
tween two freight trains, caused
by a misunderstanding Of orders.
The following were killed: Fire
man James Murphy, Springfield,
Va, and Brakeman E. l. Es-
lees, Orange, Va. Badly injured:
Engineers Kemp and Fitzgerald.
Slightly injured: Brakeman E. A.
Payne, Fireman Frank Evans and a
cattle shipper, Joseph HigginbOttom.
Both engines and nine cars of cattle
and eight of merchandise were wrecked.
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Fire at Wheeling.

WHEELING, w. Va, Nov. ID
About three O'Clock yesterday after
noon an artificial gas generator at the
Etna rolling mill, at Etnaville, oPpo-
site this city, exploded. The generator
was surrounded by eight or ten men at
the time, and they were scattered right
and left by the conclusion, some
of them being hurled a con-
siderable distance. Five of the
workmen B. Caldwell, manager
Thomas Johns, assistant manager;
William Howell, engineer; Timothy
Miner. foreman, and Charles Smith, a
heater. were terribly burned.
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The Pan-Americans in Washington.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 15.-Just forty
two days after the morning of October
8, when the special train bearing the
International American excursion party
pulled out of the Pennsylvania railroad
station here the same train headed by
the locomotive which has drawn it
nearly 5000 miles, rolled triumphantly
into the capitol city and drew up at the
station, having successfully completed
the most interesting, and from a rail-
.oad standpoint, the most extensive
trip ever undertaken by one train and
engine.
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GENERAL.


Mr.. BOYLE, editor of the London
Chronicle, is dead.
A DISPATCH to the Figaro from Rome
says that an Italian cruiser and two
torpedo boats have been dispatched to
Tangier to demand satisfaction from
the Moorish authorities for the burg.
larry committed by MOors at the office
of the Italian charge d'affaires. If the
demand is not granted Tangier will be
bOmbarded.
THE Sultan of Zanzibar refuses to
reimburse the German East African
Company for losses suffered by the
company because Of the recent revolt.
More than this, he demands payment
of the subsidy promised him by the
company fOr the first experimental
year of its operations.
THE Union Pacific has announced
that for 1890 annual half-rate permits
will be issued to all ministers of re.
ligiOn.
IT is stated on good authority that
the Rock Island has completed salts.
factory arrangements for competing
with the NorthWestern-U Union Pacific
combination.
SIXTY-F.vE persons were recently
on trial at WadOwice. Austria, charged
with Swindling peasants by inducing
them to emigrate to America by false
statements and obtaining commissions
on their passage money.
THE Bohemian Diet has declared
vacant the seats of all members who
have been absent without leave since
the opening of the session. The action
was aimed at the German members of
the Diet.
THE Turkish Government has de-
cided to maintain strong military and
naval force in Crete to suppress any
agitation.
TIE majority of the master bakers
in London decided to give their men
the ten hour day demanded anda strike
was probably averted.
OWING to the increased amount of
business on the Rio Grande main line
many improvements and increased
facilities have been necessitated dur
ing the past season.
THE Emperor and Empress of Ger
many arrived at InnSpruck on the 18th.
Emperor Francis Joseph received them
on the platform of the railway station
and embraced and kissed the Emperor
William. He then kissed the hand of
the Empress.
THE French Academy has awarded
a prize to Marion Crawford, the author.
THE Fanfulla, of Rome, says that
Vatican circles have been led to expect
the establishment of an American lega-
ton to the Holy See after the return of
Mgr. SatOlli from Baltimore.
A REVOLUTION in Venezuela has
Overthrown Guzman Blanco's admin
stratiOn.
The Brazilian army revolted at Rio
de Janeiro on the 18th and overthrow
the Ministry, killing the Minister of
Marine. A republic was declared and
further news was awaited with great
anxiety by the coffee and rubber inter
estS.
The late Father Damien, who died
in the leper settlement at MolOkai,
Sandwich Islands, will be succeeded
by his brother.
BUSINESS. failures (Dun's report) for
the seven days ended November IA
numbered, including Canada, 265. For
the corresponding week last year the
number was 237.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-21
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary of the Daily News.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON NOTES.
QUITE a list of pOstmasters whose
predecessors were removed by the Pres
ident was announced on the 18th. The
most important was William II. Sim
clair, of Galveston, Tex.
THE United States Supreme Court
has reSOrted to heroic measures to
catch up with its business. Ten cases
are called each day.
The nephew of John Bright was a
recent caller on the President.
THE new Catholic divinity building
at Washington was dedicated on the
18th. The banquet was attended by
President Harrison and several MEM
bers of his Cabinet. The ceremonies
were marred somewhat by rain, but
were attended by great numbers.
THE Pan-American delegates re-
turned to Washington on the 18th.
IT was rumOred in Washington that
an investigation into the workings OF
the office of the Supervising Architect
of the Treasury is about to be inaugu-
rated that will probably occasion the ar
rest of prominent outside parties for
completely in the corrupt location of
various public buildings in the East
and South.
THE President and ex-senator Sew
ell, of New Jersey, left for a ducking
expedition in Maryland on the 18th to
be gone for several days. The exact
scene of the hunting ground was not
known as Mr.. Harrison desired to es-
cape altogether from business.
ADMIRAL GHERARDI has been
ordered to the West Indies again on
business for the Navy Department.
SECRETARY TRACY has appointed a
committee of naval officers to test the
comfortable torpedo which is driven
by carbonic acid.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-21

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Nov. IA special
from Bessemer, Mich, says that Rein
hold Holzhay took the stand this morn
ing and made a full confession, acknowl-
edging the killing of Banker Fleischbein,
of Belleville, ILL.,, and the robbery Of
the Gogebic stage. He told the history
of his life from the time of his birth in
Germany to the time of his arrest at Re-
public, and admitted the robbery of sew
eral trains. etc.
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A Lady Killed.

st. JoHNsBURY, Vt, Nov. 15.-Yes-
terday afternoon Miss Bertha A.Gates,
aged twenty-one years. daughter Of
Rev. NJ. A. Gates, a graduate Of
Wellesley College and most estimable
young lady, was thrown from a horse
before her parents eyes, and, her foot
catching in the stirrup, she was dragged
through the streets by the frightened
animal and shockingly bruised and
mangled. When the horse was caught,
Miss Gates was dead.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-21
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
A Big Mortgage Filed.

The Kansas City, Wyandotte & North
western Railroad Company filed mort
gage for 81, 500, 900 at Topeka, recently,
in favor of the New York Security Il
Trust Company. This road has 500
miles of main track, which runs north
west through Kansas into Nebraska
The mortgage runs for 100 years and
bears five per cent. interest, payable
semi-annually. Extensions and repairs
are the main objects of the mortgage.
A Proposed Meeting of Stock Raisers.
A convention has been called to meet
in Topeka, January s, to be composed of
persons specially engaged in raising
horses, cattle, sheep or swine for mar
ket. The object of the convention is to
consider the present depressed condition
of the livestock industry and suggest
means and measures of relief. The
State Board of Agriculture will be il
session at the time and that will insure
the presence in Topeka then of con-
siderable number of farmers and stock
men from different parts of the State.
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Candidates for Clerk of the House

WASHINGTON, Nov. IA report is
being circulated here that ex-Congress-
man Richard Guenther, of Wisconsin, is
a candidate for the Office of clerk of the
House of Representatives. The other
candidates are Major John NJ. Carson, OF
the Philadelphia Ledger, and Edward
Mcpherson, of Pennsylvania. Mr..
Guenther has been candidate for the
Consul Generalship at Havana
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-21
Death of an Ante-BeIIum Diplomat in
Paris.

NEW YORK, Nov. 14-Colonel Ambrose
Dudley Mann, who died in Paris yester-
day, was Assistant Secretary of State
under President Pierce, and prior to the
war held many diplomatic positions
abroad. In 1861 he was one of the COM
missioners sent by Jefferson Davis to
Europe to urge the recognition of the
Confederacy. Later he was Confederate
commissioner in Belgium and the bearer
of a letter from Jefferson Davis to the
Pope. He has remained abroad since
the downfall of the Confederacy. He
was born in Virginia in 1903.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-21
Kansas Sons of Herman.

The Grand Lodge of the Sons of Her
man of Kansas held its annual session
at Atchison. Among other business
transacted was the adoption of a new
constitution and the election of a new
set of grand officers, as follows: Presi-
dent, Abe Zahn, Atchison; first vice
president, f. Harbolt, Pittsburg; sec
ond vice-president, Jacob Huhff, Leaven-
worth; secretary, Charles f. Goodrich,
Atchison; treasurer, o. Zimmerman,
Wichita
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-21

By the explosion of q s75, 900 dredge
boat at the South Pass of the MissiS-
sippi river two firemen were killed re-
Gently.
JEFFERSON DAVIS was passenger
on the steamer feathers which passed
Bayou Sara on the 18th. He was only
suffering from general debility.
GEORGE WASHINGTON, colOred, was
found hanging to a tree at McCOmb,
near Magnolia, Miss. He was in Jail.
charged with attempting to outrage q
white lady. The Jail was broken open
and Washington taken out and exc.
cuted.
By collision on the Virginia Mid
land, near Bull Run, two trainmer
were killed and two badly injured.
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Kansas Travelling Men.

The Kansas Travelling Mems Associa.
ton met in semi-annual convention at
Emporia, $50 delegates from Kansas,
Missouri and Nebraska being present.
Many new members were admitted.
Nothing but regular business was trans
acted. A carriage ride and grand ban
quet were rendered them by citizens.
Fort Scott was chosen for the next meet
ing, May, 1890
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-21
Shot a HaII-Keeper.

Two policemen attempted to arrest a
crowd of roisterers at Hutchinson, when
some of the crowd seized the club of
one of the officers and began belaboring
him over the head. Thereupon the
officer pulled a small pistol and shot
twice, one of the balls taking effect in
the head of Tom Archer, proprietor of
condition.
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Prepared for His Suicide.

w. T. Faxon committed suicide at
Lawrence recently by shooting through
the head. He was an old resident and
settled there in 1856. He made extern
sive preparations for committing the
deed, having bought lot in the ceme-
terry and purchased coffin beforehand.
He was very well connected in the city
and State.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-21
Ed. Rowden Arrested.

A deputy United States marshal ar
rived at Gainesville, Tex, few days
ago, with Ed. Bowden, charged with
being one of the men who murdered
John NJ. Cross, sheriff of Stevens Coun-
ty, this State, and his posse, consisting
Of Robert Hubbard, Thomas Wilcox and
George Dayton, near Hugoton, in July
last.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-21
The Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court is now in session
at Topeka. Among the interesting cases
that will come up at this term is the
Kearney county-seat case; also the case
of the State VS.. Fortner, treasurer OF
Riley County, who, it is alleged, refuses
to obey the orders of the County Com
missioners to allow his books to be in.
spected and his cash to be counted, as
required by law. A local fight of long
continuance makes this controversy a
rather complicated one.
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A Noble Undertaking.

The Typographical Union of Topeka
has undertaken noble task in propos-
give, an appropriate monument to Gov
ernor John A. Martin, himself prac-
teal printer from boyhood, and during
his whole life friend of printers.
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NOTHING DAUNTED.

The Postmaster-General Discusses Senator
Wade HamptOn's Letter and Declares
that Business VIII Go On at the Old
Stand as Usual.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.-In discussing
the letter addressed to him by Senator
Wade Hampton in reference to the re-
mOYal of Wade HAMPTON Gibbes. who
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-21
A Nice Town.

Dusty cobwebs collect in the justice
court at Americas. Not a case has been
heard by the chief justice of the police
court of that city, and not a criminal
case in the township in a year.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-21

was postmaster az
Columb ia, SC, Post
mas ter-Ge IN a l
Wanamaker said
yesterday: 81 do not
propose to go to the
newspapers with the
Question Of veracity
raised between the
'distinguishedSouth-
ern Senator and my
self, or to discuss the
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Want Sugar Factories.

Eight townships in Pratt County are
preparing to vote on a proposition to is
sue SIZE, 900 in bonds for sugar factories,