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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-10
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
The st atement Shows a Reduction OF Over
Thirteen Million Dollars.

The st atement Shows a Reduction OF Over
Thirteen Million Dollars.
WASHINGTON, Oct 2.-The public debt
statement issued yesterday shows the
debt. including interest, to be 81 636 TO
S6S 81. After deducting the cost Of items
available for the reduction of the debt
reserve held for the redemption Of
United States notes and no cash
on hand. the net debt is found
to be S1.O7O, O,o55, $50 SO, or reduction Of
S13,6s5, ,C9425 since September. Treasurer
Huston's statement shows assets S1l3, 266,-
O23. 55 and liabilities S642 623 25Z05; surplus
S46 544, ,42S IS, not includin minor or
fractional coin; receipts Of the Govern
ment for September. $31 416. 29S9 ex'
penditures, SIC, 49,, $50 II; expenditures foI
three months ended Monday were
SIG. $50, 600 over the same period last
wear. as follows, rivers and
harbors, 5000, 900; military establish
ment, s.. 965, 900; navy, 81, 226, 900; defic-
ency in postal revenues, 81, 100000: PEN
sions, SO, ,e6S, 900. From this should be
deducted the interest and premium paid
less this year than last of 81, ,675. 900.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-10

THE Treasury Department has is
sued a circular to customs officers pre-
scribing the conditions under which
Chinese laborers will be allowed to
pass through United States territory
In the course of journey to or from
other countries Such persons are re-
quired to produce to the Collector OF
Customs at the first port of arrival a
through ticket across the whole ter
ritory of the United States intended to
be traversed, and such other proof as
they may be able to adduce to satisfy
the Collector that bona fide transit
is intended. The Collector is required
to stamp or mark the ticket and other
evidence presented to prevent its use
D second time and to exact bond
from some responsible party of not
less than 5000 for each Chinese
iaborer.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-10
x.nsa. Equal Kirhts Convention.

WICHITA, Kan, Oct 6-The State Equal
Suffrage convention has concluded It's
Iabors. A committee was appointed TO
confer with the w. C. 7. q. with view
to adopting bill to be presented to the
next Legislature, changing the age-of-
consent law so that any girl violating its
provisions shall be punishable equally
condoIence with Mrs. John A Martin. on
the death of her husband, were passed and
Forwarded to Atchison. Officers were re-
eIc.tad as follows: Mrs Laura NJ Jones,
PRESIDENT. Salina; Mrs. Anna c. Wait,
vice nresident, Lincoln; Mrs. Lizzie Hop
kins corresponding secretary, SaIina; DIR.
Mamie Stephens. recording secretary,
Wichita; Mrs. MARTA l. Barry, treasurer.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-10

The Tradesman, of Chattanooga,
Tenn, has made an exhaustive inquiry
into the cotton milling industry of the
South and has received reports from
all the leading mills. The actual
number of mills in operation is
229 against 142 in 1SS0-an in
crease of 232 per cent since the census
year. The increase in mill consump-
tion of raw cotton in the same period
has been 25 per cent One hundred
and thirty-fve thousand bales were
consumed in South Carolina last year
against 120, 600 bales in Georgia. South
Carolina is the banner State. the con-
sumption there having increased So
per cent. in raw cotton during the last
two years.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-10

FRANK LEAHEY. of Leadville, is
undergoing surgical treatment in Den
yer for stretched neck. He was con-
6dent that by the exercise of nerve
and judgment a man could sustain life
for some time, even while suspended
by the neck. So he backed his judg-
ment with a wager of fifty dollars and
hung himself His friends cut him
down inside of ten seconds and the
best surgical skill has been employed
TO contract his neck to its normal
length.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-10

TOPEKA, Kan, Oct News comes from
Usage County that all the coal miners en-
ployed there are on strike. Usage coal
has advanced so cents per ton in Topeka
and if the trouble is not soon settled 1t IS
likely the price will be higher next week.
The Santa Fe Company, which owns
many mines in Usage County, are well
supplied with coal for present necessities.
The strikers ask an increase OF one cent
mar bushel for mining.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-10

THE conviction of a child of six
years at South Norwalk, Conn. of be-
ing ''incorrigible," and the sentence of
fifteen years in reformatory which
followed, have created quite a sensa-
tion, and there is a possibility that
the absurd blue law which enables
criminals to be manufactured out of
little children NAV be repealed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-10

ADMIRAL KIMBERLY has reported to
the Navy Department his arrival at
Honolulu from Apia. In the report he
describes his parting from the natives
and the gifts received from them. He
states that work that was necessary
TO be done on the Nipsic has been fin
ished, and that if she had her arma-
ment she would be ready for three
year cruise.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-10

THE Mexican Financier lately said
that English capital being invested
with freedom bordering on reckless
ness in Mexico. Sixty-fve millions
had been furnished by London capital
lists to build railroads in the South,
and more was promised. England ev-
identity intends to spare neither
trouble nor expense to retain its trade
and influence in the Mexican Republic.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-10
PROF. BEHREND, an English medics

PROF. BEHREND, an English medical
authority, who anticipated the discov-
cries of Koch, points out that in the
course of a practice of thirty years,
largely among Hebrew patients, he
has not met single case of phthisis
in the members of that faith, their
immunity from its attacks being un-
doubtedly due to the Jewish method
of slaughtering cattle.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-10

The Navy Department is informed
that the result of the engineers COM
putations of the horse power devel-
Oped by the cruiser Baltimore on her
last trial show that she falls short of
the contract requirements of 5000 by
Just thirty-three horse power.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-10
a TELEGRAM has been received

A TELEGRAM has been received an
nouncing the death Of Brevet Briga-
dier-General Asa 2. Blunt, of the
Quartermaster's Department, at Man
chester, n. n. The deceased was a
native of Vermont, from which State
he entered the army in 1861 as Ad-
jutant of the Third Vermont infantry.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-10

The steel cruiser Dolphin has re-
turned from a trip around the world
as sound as a dollar. She has had a
long and trying voyage, but has be-
trayed no signs of structural weak
-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-10

CHARLES CONYBEARE, Parnellite
Member of Parliament, released from
three months Imprisonment under the
Irish Crimes act, was at once rear
rested for infringing one of the prison
rules
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-10

NINE hundred and three grand
prizes, 5,152 medals of gold, $3.50 of
silver, 9.323 of bronze, and 500
honorable mentions have been awarded
at the Paris Exposition recently,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-10

The Secretary of State has been in
formed that cholera in epidemic form
has appeared at Bagdad and various
other places on the Euphrates in Asia.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-10

MIR PULITzER's proposition to be
one of twenty New Workers to sub
scribe 100000 to the Worlds Fair
fund has met with no response.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-10
CURRENT COMMENT.

THE bean and corn crop in the val
ley of the City of Mexico has been cut
down one-half by heavy frosts.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-10

A DYNAMITE bomb was exploded re-
Gently at the door of the military ca
dets' quarters in Trieste. No one was
injured.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-10

Two men who escaped from the
prison at Mathida, Mex, were found
in a tree and shot and killed by the
police.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-10

SMALLPOX was reported raging at
Socerro.f n. NJ. greatly alarming FL
Paso, Tex, two hundred miles dis
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-10

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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-05-02

sE~The Chillicothe Advertiser last week
came out in two column article strongly
endorsing the Hon. Lawrence T. Neal of that
city as the next Democratic candidate for
Governor, upon, as it says, "a clear-cut tariff
reform platform-a platform that unequivo-
cally declares for reduction of the onerous
war taxes and which does not take back
ward step on the principles enunciated in
President Cleveland's message and ringingly
promulgated in the st. Louis platform; add
ed to this declaration of the rights of cities
to self government and pledge to right the
many blunders of the last incompetent Leg
islature."
Mr.. Neal would make strong candidate,
and especially 30 upon such platform. He
is gentleman and Democrat of high stand
ing and has the ability and experience to
make successful campaign, and splendid
Governor should he be chosen by the people,
in marked contrast to the bag OF wind who is
now occupying that high position in this
State. l
But the coming Democratic State Conven-
tion will not lack in available and capable
Democrats from which to select a candidate,
and whether his name be Neal, Noble, Camp
bell, Owen or Thurman, the prospects will be
b fright to carry the State.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-05-02

w-"Pickaway" writing from Burlington,
Iowa, where constitutional prohibition exists,
says there are now in that city 800 saloons
which pay no tax, where formerly there were
seventy paying annual license of $500 each,
and that local taxes in that county are over
six dollars ON the hundred. He asked the
manager of the Burlington Gazette what
made prohibition possible in Iowa and re-
ceived this reply, which appeared in the En-
quirer Wednesday:
s'The arrogance OF soloonkeepers. They
wanted to run our politics. They meddled
in our municipal affairs, and wanted to con-
troll contracts and dictate generally. They
were not content to conduct their business
discreetly and enjoy the profits. The result
was that many liberal men favored prohibi-
tion as a rebuke to the insolence of the sa-
loonkeepers. know that any number of
citizens with liberal views who drank when
they felt like it, voted for and favored pro-
hibition to teach the saloonkeeper his place.
The prohibition cranks took the fled and over
whelmed the popular Judgment bowling
about the evils resulting directly from the
liquor traffic, and no man of means and
character cared to take the stump to champ
ion the saloon interest, and prohibition be-
came certainty through the votes Of men
who know that it is impracticable and in di-
rect opposition to all teaching and experience
human and divine"
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-05-02

B-Among public benefactors should be
placed the man who invented machinery for
making slaves and heading, since these in
ventions have given value to about every for
est tree. That which before cost money to
get rid of is now worth money enough to pay
for its removal and to pay for the land upon
which it grows. The machinery. simple as it
is, has added untold millions to the wealth of
the country. II came in use in time to be of
great value in Northwestern Ohio, where the
rich soil supported an exceedingly heavy
growth of timber, the great bulk of which
would have been valueless without the stave
and heading factories, and many men have
been able to secure money enough from
otherwise worthless timber to keep their fam
lilies, while clearing up their farms and to opay
for the land in addition.-Er. ...
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-05-02

~ Postmaster General Wanamaker pro-
tests that "the newspapers ought not to make
it impossible for a business man to attend to
his business in the usual way after he has
accepted public Office"
Why not? Are not the people entitled to
all the time and energy of man who is en-
trusted with an important public office? Why
should not President Harrison continue his
law practice as well as for the Portmaster-
General to attend to his storekeeping "in the
usual way?"
Mr.. Wanamaker says that business men
cannot continue to help in politics or in pub
lie office at such a sacrifice as some news
papers apparently expect them to make"
If business men are going to "help in poll
tics" by raising an enormous campaign fund
for notorious corruptionist to spend in car
rying the election with mo questions asked"
and then take public office as their reward.
as Wanamaker did, the newspapers could not
do the country a greater service than in keep
ing them out.
The truth is that the business men who
entered actively into the campaign on the
Republican side last year did it for the most
part to serve their selfish interests-to save
the tariff bounties from which, as Republi-
can Senator certified, they '::make large for
tunes every year when the times are good
Business ability is desirable in executive Off
ces. But when business men enter politics to
buy cotton goods or steel rails, they are bet
ter out of it than in.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-05-02

William Roberts, M. D. F. r. c. P,
Pregnancy is a fruitful cause of Bright's
disease. The relative proportion of
cases between the agesi Of 20 and As,
are 80 women to every 100 men, while
after this period the mortality falls to
SO women to every 100 men," Women
during pregnancy are especially liable
to contract kidney disease, which if
neglected will terminate in Bright's
disease. Keep the kidneys active, and
maintain healthy flow of urine by
the frequent use of Warmers Safe Cure
during the period Of pregnancy. 1t will
keep the kidneys healthy and active.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-05-02

:B- United States Pension Agent II. Bar
ger has prepared for thepaymsnt of the larg-
est voucher ever paid TO a private soldier.
Phillip Flood, of Elyris, L0rain!county, is the
beneficiary and is suffering from total blind
ness. He is to be paid atthe rate of $S per
month from Nov. "A, 1862; $25 per month
from July 4, 1864; S3l.25 from June 4, 1872;
$50 per month from June II, 1878, making a
total of $14,9GO. From this time on he will
be paid $72 per month, or $2l6 every quarter.
The application for a pension was filed some
years ago and was probably not paid owing to
failure to furnish some required proof OF
disability.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-05-02

cB~We would not be surprised to hear of
D. W. Frease being candidate for the Napo-
leon postofice. His friends no doubt would
be more pleased than surprised at such a
movement on his part, and as he was good
soldier, serving his country well, ne would
make the postoffice squabble the more inter
es ting The question for the Republicans to
decide is: Shall it be soldier or a cevillan?
A tried and true Republican or a raw recruit?
1t is a republican matter. to be settled by Re-
publicans. Democrats are only interested as
patrons of the Office, hoping, so long as Re-
publican is to be our postmaster, that he may
be efficient and accommodating, and keep up
the standard that prevails in the office under
Mr.. Haag and his able assistants.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-05-02

Deputy D. W. Frease has left the Audi
tors office, little unceremoniously, at least
it looks so to outsiders. The Signal says:
son last Thursday evening D. W. Frease. de-
putty Auditor, informed the Auditor that he
could not stand the confinement necessary to
his duties and that he should be compelled to
resign and advised Mr.. Russell to look out
for other help" That looks very well in
print, but to those conversant with the man
ner in which Mr.. Frease went into the Audi
tors Office it sounds little fishy and savors
of something back of it. Mr.. Frease has
made gentlemanly deputy and whatever he
may engage in in the future he has the best
wishes of all. His successor is Mr.. D. F. Coe,
of Hamler, genial young man, and form
or pupil of Auditor Russell.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-05-02
ROAD NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given, that Q petition wih be
IN presented to the Commissioners Of Henry coun-
ty s their next session June Sd. A. D. 1882 praying
for the location of o county rosd on the following
line, to-wit: Beginning at point where county
road No. S46 leaves the section line between sections
twelve ti2) and thirteen (i3) in Marion township,
Henry county, Ohio, and thence running west along
the said section hne TO the northwest corner Of
ton fourteen 14I and southwest corner Of section
eleven az, aud there terminating
WI. TALMAGE.
April 90, A. D. 1889. may 2-4t
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-05-02

:BPIease hand these ten commandments
to your neighbor who does not read the news
Lapers, .,- . rs.ss ...-r.... s-...r..., .-i
]. Thou shalt not walk on the railroad track,
neither climb upon moving cars. ,...-.r
.. Thon shalt not point an empty gun or
pistol at another. .-3
!. 8. Thou shalt not indorse for afriend with
out expecting to pay 1t. - tafi . effE +a =
4. Thou shalt not keep thy money in an old
stocking under the bed sss. q .s.H r.srs
. 8. Thou shalt not try to swindle the poor
bunko man by getting his lucre for nothing.
6. Thou shalt not call a bigger man than
thyself liar.
I. Thou shalt not sign documents the con-
tents whereof thou knowest not.
s. Thou shalt not hunger and thirst after
Office so long as thou hast a good position in
private life. ...s-
Q. Thou shalt not play cards with a strang-
er who desireth to teach thee the game.
10. Thou shalt not milk thy cows near the
pump; neither ornament thy domicile with q
mortgage; Meth be seduced by the Bohemian
oats will the-wisp; neither listen to the fruit
tree fakir, nor the lightnining rod agent, nor
the chrome man; neither whittle boxes at the
corner grocery while thy partner doeth the
chores at home; neither talk politics after
election, nor seek to show thy neighbor "how
it was done;" neither let base ball strangle
thy business, nor tine Louisiana lottery turn
thy pocketbook inside out.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-05-02
SHERlFF'S SALE.



Robert NJ. Clifton. ct al.
Order of Salefrom Henry yCOuntyCOurtofCom Common
Pleas.
BY virtue of an order Of sale issued from the above
named court and to me directed Sheriff of Henry
county, will offer at public sale at the north door
of the court house, in Napoleon, Ohio, o2
Saturday, June 1st, 1889,
Atthe hour of o'clock m, of said day, the fol
lowingdescribed real estate situatedin Henrycoun-
ty, Ohio, ,to-wiL:
The southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of
section number eighteen (lS). town six (6), north
range six 10y east, in Henry county, Ohio.
Also fifteen acres out of the northeast quarter Of
the southeast quarter of section eighteen (S town
six 6 north Of range six 61 east in said county of
Henry Ohio, commencing at the northwest corner
of said southeast quarter of the southeast quarter
thence north sixty rods; thence east forty rod :;
thence south sixty rods thence west to the place OF
beginning contai ing in all foryfve acres Of land
more or less.
First described tract appraised at $2150.
Second described tract appraised $500.
Total appraisement S2750.
Terms OF Sale, Cash
EFT BARNES,
SherihofHenry county Ohio.
II. G. Baker, attorney for plaintiff.
Napoleon o., April ~, 1889. Sll 10.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-05-02

s3The Holgate Times dubs the Napoleon
Judas Jonah. Why he should be named after
The venerable Jonah. who the good book in
forms US captured whale and gotswallowed
by it, we don't know, unless Jonah like, he
caught tartar which swallowed him.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-05-02

:sTThe Lender and oqSette both make n
great blow over the fact that the late Lsgisla-
ture reduced the rates of State taxes from 2
$40 mills to 2 7-lO mills. The Legislature,
for effect, did make this reduction %, but
how? The reduction was all made on the
sinking fund levy by, extending the time for
refunding the public debt and making it fall
due at the rate of $25O,OOO annually instead
of $4,000. This way of reducing taxes will
cost thsState about $4,000 additional inter-
est by the time the debt is all paid. The less
said about the last Legislature the better it
Willbefor our Republican neighbors.-ChiHi-
eothe Adrertiser.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-05-02

~ But few of our readers, perhaps, realize
we live. The value of her yearly productions
in round numbers is $456, 200, 900, one-fourth
of which is agricultural products of her
manufactures. She rates in this respect
fifth, New York leading the galaxy of States
with products amounting to $1,212, ,000, Co.,
Her debt is $4,172,S79, only amounting to
about -hundredth of her yearly products.
Seventeen States have much larger debts than
Ohio, all of which except Pennsylvania, have
less resources. Tennessee leads off with
debt of more than $35,O0O,0oO, which is
nearly half of her yearly products. Ohio's
area in square miles is 40,769, there being
thirty States and Territories that have a
greater area, but she ranks third in popula-
ton, having 3,16S,O72, New York leading
with population of more than 5000, O,000.-
She is fifth in the aggregate length of her
railr Dad lines, having nearly 200 miles, and
being excelled only by Illinois, which takes
the lead with 9,579 miles, then comes Iowa,
Pennsylvania and New York, all of which
have but little the advantage over us. Ohio
has 4O2, 400 head of horses, the average value
of which is $57.53. The has 100000 milch
COWS which average on the tax duplicate
$3.50 in value. She has $4,000 head of
other cattle that are assessed at an average Of
$22.T. She has 4,ssO, 500 head of sheep, the
average value of which is $2.s3 per head. She
has 2,O45,2 head of hogs which the assessors
value at $50 per head, and most wide awake,
enterprising, intelligent people of any State
in the Union.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-05-02

a The new Commissioner Of Pensions has
already, refused to grant several applications
for pensions on the grounds that the disabil-
tiles were not received in service. This is law,
of course, bat such action seems strange after
the Republican condemnation Of President
Cleveland for vetoing special pension acts on
the same grounds. Republican ex-soldiers
should pass resolutions denouncing the out
gageous actiopGf this enemy of the soldiers.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-05-02

B-It is reported that our esteemed con-
temporary of the Signal wishes to get rid Of
Judas, but, with the expectation OF getting
his dues, hangs on to him. The Si0uaI's phil
osophy is wrong. Our business experience
of the past twenty-five years has taught us
that when the dead beat once eets into your
debt il is folly to hold on 10 him with the ex-
pectation Of getting even with him. The
longer you hold to him the deeper he will
draw you into the mire. Experience will
teach this to all business men, and the Signal
will be no exception. Il, ........
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-05-02

rEH Hon. W. H. Barnum, Chairman of the
National Democratic Committee, died at his
home in LIMERICK, Conn.,, Tuesday morn
ing. His death is great loss to the Demo-
cratic party.