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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-03-20

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March 1s.-Yes-
terday afternoon fire from furnace in
the large book publishing establishment
of the Bowen-Merrill Company reached
some paper, and in an instant the flames
were carried by the elevator shaft to the
fourth story. The building, a fine stone
and iron structure, fronting on Wash
ington street, was stored with books and
stationery of all kinds This large
stock was consumed and the building
wrecked. At $50 o'clock this loss Of
more than S15O,OOO on building and
stock was followed by the falling in OF
the roof, which carried more than
twenty persons down with in, including
those who were working on the various
floors.
To BE Taken to Texas.
Fort SCoTT, Kan, March 1a-Lee
Wright is under arrest here, charged
with the murder of J. C. Lane, at San
Saba, Tex. He will be taken back to
Texas for trial.
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Shelton & WhitlaW

Our Mr.. Shelton has just returned from
the eastern markets, and has been remarka-
bly, successful in his selection of both staple
and Fancy
, 1890-11-27
FOR A wooLEN MILL
Meeting at Wild Rose School House
Tuesday Evening.

| Meeting at Wild Rose School House
Tuesday Evening.
On the Goth inst. there will be q
meeting of the landholders and citi-
zens of Wild Rose prairie who wear
socks and wooden garments to shield
them from direct contact with the
wintry blasts that blow along the
Spokane river. 1t has been called
as preliminary step to the estab-
lishment of a woolen mill, and will
be held ut the Wild Rose prairie
school house.
The intention OF the promulga-
tors of the idea is, first to convince
the property owners of the locality
of the feasibility of the plan. 1t is
denied that 800 acres of land,
or its equivalent, will be donated
as II subsidy inducement
to Eastern capitalists to invest
money in plant. An offer has
been made by u syndicate
to substantial business men of East
ern cities, which promises mill
that will dispose of an 100000
pound crop of wool annually, give
employment to 125 hands and dis
burse 5000 each month among the
people ON its payroll. 1t will he
supplied entirely by the home prod
uct, and will open new market for
the tleecy staple of the country for
miles around It's location.
The workingmen, their families,
and the tradesmen that will be re-
quired to supply their wants will,
it Is expected, form the nucleus of II
thriving village on the banks of
Little Spokane. Dart Brothers
have pledged themselves to donate n
site and water power, and other of
fers of minor value have been re-
ceived by the committee entirely in
charge of the work. The call for
the meeting issued yesterday, con-
cludes by saying: "The establish
ment of this valuable industry de-
pends wholly upon the efforts OF the
citizens" 1t is signed by +. b.
Grinnell, c. NJ. Patterson and J. +.
Haswell.
, 1890-11-27
THE LETTER BOX
A Correspondent Speculates on
the Effect of the Death of
Victoria.
The Republic Gradually Becoming
the Popular Form OF
Government.
TO THE EDITOR or THE REVIEW.

To THE EDITOR op THE REVIEW.
1t Is an interesting question
whether, upon the death of Queen
Victoria, the church of England
will ever again recognize temporal
head.
Victoria succeeded William W.,
ascending the throne In 1887, at the
age of Is, with the flush of girlhoo
still upon her brow, and to-day In
her I'D year, after tenure of
more than half II century, she gives
promise of longer reign than any
of her predecessors.
AS sovereign she is mere
figure.head, for parliament, to all
intents and purposes, shapes the
policy of her kingdom. AS n woman
she is noble specimen of her sex;
conspicuous for her wisdom, her
benevolence and her unblemished
life.
The republic Is gradually becom-
ing the popular form of government
throughout the world. France led
the way by breaking her chains.
Brazil has initiated her example,
and the present condition of in
ternal affairs both in Spain aud
Portugal portend revolution in
their systems later on.
Such tribute as Mr.. Gladstone
recently paid to our Institutions,
when he said that "the American
constitution Is the most wonderful
work ever struck off at a given time
by the brain and purpose Of man."
should cause imperial powers to
tremble with fear and jea lousy,
when they consider its source, COM
ing, as 1t does, from one of the first
minds Of Europe, that once directed
the affairs of Great Britain. The
United States, springing up like u
young Hercules In this new world,
established on the expansive princi-
piles of civil liberty, and sustained
by the moral spirit and intelligence
OF the people, has gone in advance
of all other nations in summoning
the admiration and attention of the
civilized world to her form of gov
ernment--at once the example aud
type of all modern republics.
"JACK PLANE.n
, 1890-11-27

which fell into the hands of the
commissioner Of the general land
Office recently, n hint was given of
the discovery of an immense growth
of mammoth trees In Pierce county.
Wash. II was stated that the trees
were $50 feet high. The commis-
sloner detailed Special Agent Cyrus
Mosler to investigate the story, and
he went to Pierce county and found
the man who had originated 1t. He
said that the trees were not $50 high,
but were at least 400 feet In height
and many of them thirteen feet in
diameter They were located In a
remote canyon In the southeastern
corner of Pierce county. Owing to
the snow, Special Agent Mosier was
unable 10 penetrate into the canyon,
which Is said to be almost entirely
uneNplored by man.
There Is no official information on
the subject, but citizens of the
country are anxious that samples of
the gigantic trees be sent to the
worlds fair ut Chicago. Such a
tree would be too large to send by
rail, owing to curves, and IL Is pro-
posed to to take 1t by way of the
ocean around Cape Horn to the gulf
OF 1t. Lawrence, up the st. Law
renee river, and by way of the lakes
to Chicago, the tree being trans
ported by land only for short
distance In order to avoid the Nj
agara falls.
, 1890-11-27

are good. Tho prospect was never
brighter. Other mines In the Vi
cinity will he worked when the
screws on the money market are
loosed little, and the Daisy mine
becomes standing demonstration
of the fact that mining pays In
our locality. But even II tho mines
should play out, there Ia n beauti-
full farming country all around us,
and those that have welded the
pick and sledge eau turn their tai
ents to the manipulation Of the hoe
and harrow. The locality has the
best combination of rich surface
soil and fine veins OF subterranean
wealth you ever saw"
Mr. Miller will leave In a day or
two for his home In the northern
citrus belt in California. He will
return In the spring.
"There's no place like home In
the winter time, and besides long
for n chance to dig down six or
eight feet in the snow and pick the
oranges that grow on the topmost
branches of the trees in January.
Spokane can't compete with our
country mt all In It's snow crop.
That's one way that we have got the
bulge on all the world. When the
season opens and the geese begin
their flight northward, |. too, shall
come back this way, and If don't
go on sorting ore on the Daisy, i
may open II mine Of solid silver
bullion of my own"
, 1890-11-27
FOR RICH STAKES
Who Shall OCCUPY tho Office oil
Justice of the Peace of Chat
taroy Precinct?
A Contest Begun on Account OF
the Australian Ballot
System.

The new Australian ballot system
Is responsible for queer election
contest. 1t is between j. b. John
son and c. b. Hoadly The office
that is so eagerly sought after by
these gentlemen Is that of justice of
the peace of Chattaroy magisterial
district Mr.. Hoadly has been de-
clared to be elected in due and an
Client form.
The contestant for the high office
alleges In his pleading that Mr..
Hoadly's name should never have
been placed upon the ticket. The
whole matter hinges upon passage
in the act regulating the holding of
state and other elections in Wash
ington. The act was passed at the
last term of the legislature.
1t provides that his certificate of
nomination shall bear upon Its face
n statement of his residence, bust
ness and address, the party or prin-
ciples represented by the primary
convention or election, the names of
the presiding officers and state
nent of their residence and business
and address.
The pleading calls attention to
the fact that none of these provisions
were complied with, and therefore
the contestee never was qualified to
be voted for at the election in ques-
tion.
The pleading, despite its abund-
ance Of technical phraseology, is "a
very humorous document. 1t treats
the nomination certificate of Mr..
Hoadly as n huge joke, and only re-
fers to 1t as the "preteuded certifl-
cate" and to the convention that
placed Mr.. Hoadly in nomination as
the pretended primary"
Now, the rub comes In when the
question whether the provisions of
the act were "mandatory" or ''direc-
tory"is broached. "If they are man
datory," says the contestants coun-
sci, "then it Is absolutely necessary
that they shall be complied with in
the letter. Iftheyare not mandatory.
then the entire law is but sugges-
ton to the people of u method of
holding an election, ana 1t does not
follow that they must be guided by
its advice" ..it...
, 1890-11-27

TEACHERS MEETING
Great Preparations Being Made
for the Session of the State
Association.
1t Will Be the Greatest Educa.
tional Event Ever Known in
Washington.

Professor Bemiss superintendent
of the city schools, to whom the
board of education referred the
preparations for the reception of the
Washington State Teachers Asso-
citation, which meets in this city
December 81, is very enthusiastic
over the proposed meeting. He will
spare no pains to make the meeting
as great a success as possible.
In conversation with a REVIEW
reporter Mr.. Bemiss stated that he
should engage either the Methodist
tabernacle on Howard street, or the
new Presbyterian tabernacle on
Second street. 1t was at first in
tended to hold the meeting of the
association at the new central high
school building, but as that will not
be ready 1t was decided to engage
one of the church buildings in
which to hold the meeting. Either
of the two churches men toned will
he admirably adapted for the pur-
pose, as they are both provided
with ample accommodations in the
way of committee rooms, heat,
light, etc.
The railroads will give the men,
bers of the association n special
rate, which will be equal to one and
one-tifth fare.
Greater interest Is manifested in
this meeting of the association than
at any meeting ever held at any
previous time. An especial feature
of the meeting will be the educa-
tional exhibit. Work done by
schools in all parts OF the state will
be sent to this city and be placed on
exhibition during the session.
Nearly all the teachers have signi-
fled their intention of sending eX-
hibits.
Hon j. j. Browne will deliver the
address of welcome in behalf of the
city, and the response will be made
by Superintendent Frank j. Barn
ard, OF Seattle. The address of well
come in behalf of the teachers Of
Spokane Falls will be made by
Major Il. A. Routhe, president Of
the board Of education.
President William G.. Ward, of
Spokane college, will deliver a paper
on 'The German Universities and
Public School System."
County Superintendent-Elect w.
B. Turner will lecture on "History
as an Element of Education"
The programme for the three-days'
session viii be an unusually inter-
esting one.
, 1890-11-27
THE DAISY MINE.
A Summers Work of Reward and
Promise for tho Future.

A Summers Work of Reward and
Promise for tho Future.
Mr.. George +. Miller came In re-
Gently from the Daisy mine, on the
Columbia river, in Northern Wash
ington. A summer and autumn
spent in the state has used him
kindly, and his experience in its
mines and mining districts has left
n favorable impression upon his
memory.
The mining season has drawn
nearly to close. It's work, Mr..
Miller believes, has unrolled some
pleasant facts. One of them is that
these is an immense amount of
mineral in the fifteen counties of
Eastern Washington. Another Is
that men of money are beginning
to realize 1t, and are showing q
disposition to assist In getting the
rude riches of the rocks In shape to
be benefited by a posi- BILE free coin
"The Daisy mine has been work
ing a good force of men ever since
last June" said Mr.. Miller, in con-
versation with friend In the office
of the Merchants. "It has shipped
out over 300 tons of the best gra de
ores, ringing from 500 TO $50 per ton
in the value of its silver. Only the
highest grades are exported, how
ever. There Is a mountain of
medium ore at the mine now that
will be smelted by the comany's
own reduction works, to be built
next season. The mine Is eight
miles from Meyers Siding, the
nearest railroad point, and the new
addition to the works already stand
ing will, of course, entail great
saving of freight.
"The indications for the future
, 1890-11-27
RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE.

A Postal Route Established on the
Spokane &c Northern.
A railway postal service on the
Spokane Falls Il Northern railway
has been established, and on Satur-
day Donald Stuart and 5. Il. Peck
ham, who have been appointed
clerks for that division, began
running between Spokane Falls and
Marcus.
II. II. Barclay, Of Helena, was in
The city yesterday making final ar-
rangements for the new service,
which is to contribute materially to
the convenience of a large number
of people along the line OF the Spo.
kane & Northern railway.
, 1890-11-27

FouR or five Spokane people have evil
IDENTITY become imbued with belief that
they are upon the verge OF an important
discovery that will startle the whole
world. There is nothing new in all this
table-tipping, guitar-thrumming and
slate-scratching. Four of these people
are probably being duped by fifth. A
great many emotional people have been
driven insane by such Investigations. A
score or more of tricksters have been ex.
posed, and the world has never been
benefited in the slightest degree by the
III manifestations of so-called Spirits"
, 1890-11-27
THE wHNAT BLOCKADE.

A Suggestion That the Farmers Sc
cure Rolling Stock.
To THE EDITOR OF THE REVIEW;
From reading your reports of the
block to all business in selling or
forwarding wheat, / have come to
the conclusion that the farmers
should form n syndicate to move their
produce to u market. The railway
companies proclaim their inability
to do SO, owing to lack of transport;
let the farmers ascertain from the
Union Pacific and the Northern
Pacific the terms on which they will
permit traffic to be hauled over
their road ut so much per mile as Is
done on the lurge railroads in Eng
land. If their rate per mile Is at all
reasonable, the farmers syndicate
can 90 east nnd hire by week or
month twenty or thirty locomotives
and cars to suit, and so put their
produce on the market. II the two
railway companies put a prohibiting
price ON their mileage. then the farm
crs have made them show their
hands Immediately, and the country
can iudse on whom this intolerable
injustice should be fixed. The rail-
way companies must either give a
fair mileage rate or stand con-
demned as scheming swindlers.
ON LOCKERS.
, 1890-11-27
SPOKANE FALLS REVIEW. THURSDAY

live more than a short time. A few
days ut most will witness the final
scenes of the life Of one who
has heen II singular example Of un-
selflshness. There hrc many who.
while they are powerless to aid, can
say, when the end shall have come,
1--WE have done all that we could"
None can do more.
, 1890-11-27
Indian Summer.

The land does not forget Its ancient
ways,
Nor those 1.-THE hunters who went to and
fro.
Within its borders in the long ago;
For ere the coming of the winter days
A iitte space IL holds in Sacred wise.
In which It's said the hunters all return
Unto the hunting-grounds for which
they yearn.
Then 'us from hill to plain once more
doth rise
The smoke from unseen camp fires;
meath its shield
Strange specters come aud go, and all
the land
Is held and 'leagured by the old time
band,
Who plucked the ripened maize adown
the field.
Know then by all tho haunting smoke
and haze
The land does not forget its ancien,
ways
The raven has been taught to retrieve
, 1890-11-27

The young man VINO toys with the
gambling evil plays with lurking giant
that has overpowered millions of men
in the past. No man can tell his powers
of resistance until he has wrestled with
the giant, and in inviting a conflict he
seeks an encounter in which he has
everything to lose and nothing to gain.
, 1890-11-27

The raven has been taught to retrieve
most creditably.
, 1890-11-27

A Washington special to the Post
Intelligencer contains the following:
Through newspaper clipping
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-07-30
HazeItOn Happenings.

Born, to the wife of G. b. Brown, OH
the I'D, fine boy. j. "A drive out in the
country, Tuesday, in company with j.
w. Harrington, has satisfied us that at
least in this immediate vicinity the corn
crop is going to be nearly a failure,
rain or no rain. Geo. B. Johnston is
being talked of as suitable man for
probate judge on the alliance ticket.
The alliance seems to have dropped
Oscar Haberlein from their list of avail
able men for representative, since the
republican judicial fight, at the Lodge.
They say he has departed from the path
of right. . The joint stock company's
steam thresher, FOLEY Brothers, Burns
& Co., and Cathcart, of Sharon, are all
threshIng in this locality this week.
L. A. Hubbard was in Hazelton, this
week, looking after his interests for the
republican nomination for congress.
Judge Stevens was here one day this
week, on business. :. Rev. j. C. Tyler
visited the Lodge, this week, to get as
sistance in contest he is having over
some land he bought four OF FIVE years
ago. Some smart fellow induced
widow to file contest, and it has cost
Mr.. Tyler great deal of time and mon
ey. The time of commencing the
camp meeting has been changed 10 the
10th of August, instead of the 18th, as
We stated in former letter.. During
the thunder storm, Saturday evening,
lightning struck the large implement
shed and grain bin on the Hazelton
stock farm. About SOC bushels of corn,
lot of other gram, and large number
Of implements were in the building, and
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-07-30

Attica Advocate: George w. Nc
Kay, the alliance candidate for judge
of this district, was born in Indiana.
received his education at Marseilles
seminary anu the illinois sta te normal
at Bloomington, studied law under
Judge Booth. of Chicago, for two years,
but owing to threatened failure of
health he never applied for admission
to the bar. We are told he is a good
short hand reporter and also school
teacher. He came to Harper county
seven or eight years ago, proving up a
claim somewhere in the vicinity of
Joppa. Two or three years ago he
went west, spending portion of the
time in Colorado, returning to this
county last winter, and has since re-
sided with his father, three miles ,cnorth-
west of Attica, assisting in the farm
work. His frst presidential vote was
cast for the lamented James A. Gar
neld, and he has never voted a state or
national democratic ticket. OF late he
has acted with greenback and union la
Dor parties. Those who know HIM
best, say he is gentleman of correct
habits, superior attachments, a fluent
and pleasing speaker and will, If elect
ed, carry to the bench of this district
good common sense coupled with an
extensive knowledge OF law. If he is
really what is claimed for him he will
prove a dangerous opponent for Mr..
Love, and if the alliance holds together
as solid on election day as at present,
our Gext district judge will be named
George w. McinSssv.n
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his ponies have been harnessed to the
pillow. And now his Great Father at
Washington has ordered that one more
OF his luxuries be cut off. He can no
longer witness the butchering of his
beef and luxuriate in the delicacies of
smoking entrals. He and his squaw
and papooses considered butchering day
as civilized people count Christmas or
the Fourth of July, day to make mer-
ry and be glad, a day of feasting and
song and speeches and fire crackers.
The Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians,
at Darlington, were growing fat on beef
entrals and blood and offal which they
ate without pepper or salt and without
cooking. When these Injuries were all
gone, they would, if very hungry, ac-
cept beefsteak or roasts; but this was
not considered good eating.
Another thing: beef did not taste
good if it was carefully slaughtered by
regular butchers. The Indians Insist
ed on turning the animal loose on a
broad stretch of prairie and then the
bucks, on their ponies, would follow 1t
imagining it to be a buffalo. When
they had run it down, got it thoroughly
heated and nearly dead, they would
despatch it with pistols and knives and
without stopping to skin it, proceed
to pull out the delicacies that made up
the the internal vital organism of the
animal.
Now, all is to be changed. The COM
missioner of Indian affairs says that
the beeves must be butchered by an ex
pert, Ill an inclosed building; that the
animal must be strung up and bled and
properly skinned and cleaned and the
offal and intestines must not be eaten
by anybody; and squaws and girls must
stay away from the abattOir.
No wonder Cheyennes and Arapohoes
will not sign the treaty prepared by the
commission appointed to buy their
lands. They figure no doubt that their
privileges and rights would be further
abridged and that they would soon be
on level with Oklahoma society.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-07-30

John NJ. Palmer opened his campaign
as a candidate for the United States
senate, at Girard, ILL.,, last Saturday
The democracy of that state resolved,
IN convention, last spring, that sena-
tors should be elected directly by the
people. The convention then nomina-
ted Gen. Palmer as the democratic can
didate. lie is now canvassing the state
on that issue. If he can induce the
people to elect state senators and rep
resentatives favorable to him, the issue
will be considered success. At this
time it appears that Gen. Palmer will
be the next senator from Illinois.
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New Mexico for Homeseekers.

Over 5Q.0o0.o00 acres of government land is
yet vacant in New Mexico snblect 70 entry un-
der presumption, homestead, timber-culture
and desert land laws. Much of this is pro-
ductive agricultural land. capable OF cultiya-
ton without irrigation The market for farm
products ia good. Prices for same are 50 per-
cent to IS per cent. higher than ir.statcs east
of the Rockies. For successful and profitable
fruit growing the irrigated valleys of New
Mexico cannot be surpassed. The climate is
inyigo-ating and free from malaria Extremes
OF heat and cold are not severe. New Mexico
is reached directly via Santa Fe route. For
further information relative 20 public or pri=
vate lands, call on or address Edward .Hacpn.
special immigration agent, A. S.En. II
Co., No. 1050 Union Ave-, Kansas eity Mo. q
4. Nicholson, G. p & =. A., Topeka Ks or
Jno. J. Byrne, A. g. P. 8 7. A., Chicago. fiis.
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If the alliances, state, congressional
and county, were as bold in declaring in
their resolutions against the tar.tfff rob-
berry az they are particular to denounce
the financial plan of the republican par
ty, there would be much more chance
tor their success. The tariff issue is
the great and important question of
the hour. 1t will be the issue of the
campaign of 1892. 1t is question that
every head of family in this great,
broad land is interested in. We under
stand that alliance men are all in fav-
or of tariff reform while many are for
absolute free trade in their sub-alli-
ances. This being fact, they should
not hide their lights under bushel,
but should express thelF sentiments in
their resolutions and platforms.