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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-04-03
The CITY Election.

The REFLECTOR has nothing to re-
tract of what it has said of the respective
candidates for mayor. There were a
number of good citizens who for per-
sonal reasons would not support Mr.,
Rice and hence threw their influence
to Mr.. Matteson. The fact is that
three-fourths of the voters of the city
preferred some other candidate to
either one who was on the ticket. Be
tween the two they chose Mr.. Matteson
and the REFLECTOR bows to the will
of the people.
In all of his efforts to advance the
interests of Abilene Mr.. Matteson will
have the hearty support of this paper.
We are for Abilene, first, last and all
the time and if a majority Of the peO-
pie want Mr.. Matteson for mayor we
are not going to spend our time finding
fault with his administration, but shall
always uphold him in every act calcu-
lated to promote the public welfare.
Phis is no time for grumblers. We
have an excellent city council and the
new mayor will have their hearty CO.
operation in every good and honest en-
terprise. The newly elected members
are all frst-class men and will watch
that Abilene takes no backward steps.
There are number of important mat
ters ofpublic interest which demand
the immediate attention OF the city.
The mayor and council will find plenty
to do. The-people will be disappointed
if they fail to do it.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-04-03

twenty-four hours ending yesterday
morning and is now within half a mile
of the town. Grading had been stopped
some days, but would have been resumed
Monday but for the sudden influx OF
water.
Greenville is now an island. Last
night the town was in the greatest dan
ger of overlooking with but little hope
of keeping out the water. To-day the
situation Isl little improved, though, as
the levees are still standing.
A dispatch from Tallulah SAYS the
farmers east of there are planting, while
west of there the farms are all under
water
4 PLANTERS TIMELY WARNING.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, March S1.-The
following has been received by the
Times from John P Richardson, the
largest planter of cotton in the South:
81 find in the papers no break in the
levee at Friar's Point Chief Engineer
Dabney wires that there is no break in
his district and none expected. His
levees are in fine shape. A large force
is strengthening and raising every
suspicious place. To great extent
the newspapers here have been too
sensational 1 am sure the plant
ers can and will provide for their
labor. Their grounds are useless with
out labor. Wait until the planters call
for aid. At the moment of an unexpected
break there is confusion. l fear the
newspapers will cause the laborers to
do as they did in 1SS2-wait for Govern
ment rations and refuse to work. Plant
ing is further behind now than ever
knew it The planters will call for aid
when it is necessary, and then their
calls should be responded to promptly
and privately. The breaks in the levee
are bad and causing good deal of the
country to be be covered with water, but
let the planters not appeal for aid, 9th
erwise labor will be demOralized and
leave the planters in as bad shape as if
their lands were covered with wat er."
THE CREvAsSES.
GREENvIILE, Miss, March Sl.-The
river in front of the town is falling and
the back water at the rear is rising.
The break at Easton's is now 1900
feet wide and that at Huntington's
about 1000 yards below the one of three
days ago, and the water in the town is
now rising at the rate of one and a half
inches per hour. The levees in that
neighhorhood are repol ted in bad condi-
ton.
A gentleman from Huntington last
evening says that the railroad depot is
now surrounded by water to the depth
Of two or three feet. lie saw the tele-
graph operator there lying on the table
while sending a message. All the rail-
roads had to abandon III cir trains. All
mail and Czp~ess matter is now re-
| ceivt 10y SIX j. from S0mCrville.
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BOnaccOrd Blasts.

BoNACCORD, Kas,, April 1,-[Spee-
ial cOrrespondencel-Th blizzard on
Thursday blew Mrs. C. S. Merrill's
windmill over.
J.B. Harshman heard John Davis
speak in Abilene on Saturday. y~',-
]. A. New is seriously ill with bleed
ing from the lungs.
J. B. Meserve is attending school at
Chapman.
We understand that Garfield is to
have another wedding in the near
future.
Mrs. VIM. Hay left for Portland, Ore
gon, on Saturday to make her future
home.
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A Good Bargain.

What is a communist? One who hath
yearniLgs.
For equal division of unequal earnings.
Be he idler or bungler or both, he is
willing.
To fork out his penny and pocket youl
shilling.
Even worse than the communist are
the Bohemian-oats vender, the light
ning-rod peddler, the green goods
man-not one of them intends to give
you .an equivalent for your money
We can tell you, however, where good
bargains may be had. Thousands Of
the most prosperous farmers in the
country willingly testify that they have
received full value for their money IL
purchasing the Binders, Reapers, Now
ers and Binder Irvine, made by VIM
Deering s. Co., Chicago, Ill.
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List OF Letters.


The following is list of unclaimed
letters remaining Id the Abilene post
Office for the week ending April 2, 80.
Have your mail addressed to street and
number, and it will be promptly de-
livered.
LADIES list.
Gary, Mrs Mittie
GENTS LIST.
Binder, We Brandt, HIS
cohen, Nat Gross, \ 3
Howe, JP Hasty, 7 p
Huffman, Herbert Jones, NJ T
Jonson, Albert King, W IL
Long, l. l. Lowe, Leo
Munroe, J Mar. hail, L
Sweeny, W j
Persons calling for the above viii
please say advertised giving date.
n. Binder the late order of the
postmaster general, one cent tlc) viii
be charged for all advertised letters.
D. R. GORDEN, Postmaster.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-04-03
| Medical Mems Meeting.

The spring meeting of the Golden
Belt Medical society, of which DR.. W.
N. King, of this city, is president and
DR.. E. E. Hazlett, secretary, meets at
Council Grove today. DR.. E.
Kaufman reads a paper on "Puerperal
Diseases" and DIR. Waterman, of Man
chester, one on "My Experience in Sur
gerry" Drs. King, Hazlett, Kaufman,
Felty and Ross, of this city, expect to
make a party to attend the meeting.
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Notice of APPOINTMENT

STATE OF KANSAS, &C.
Dickinson County, 80
In the matter of the estate or Henry HerNhey
late Of Dickinson County, Kansas.
Notice is hereby given, that On the let day Of
April A. ID. 1890 the undersigned was by the Pre-
bate Court of Dickinson County, Kansas, duly ap-
pointed and qualified as administrator Of the e.
tate OF Henry Hershey, late OF Dickinson county
deceased. All parties interested in said estate
ingly. q. q. Burkholder,
32-S Administrator.
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Marriage Bells.

A marriage license was granted to
Geo. Henry Cessna and Miss Anna T.
Stuart, both of Holland. The con-
tracing parties are two of southwest
Dickinson's most deserving young peo-
pie and We wish them much prosperity.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-04-03

PAEIS, Tx, M-rcn .rha C,ntral
Hotel was do ,.. ,,.aaIs.1s -,
- guests all escaped in their night
clothes, except WHilm Aldridge, a
Young former, who was suffocated and
his body burned almost to crisp Loss
S12. 600; insurance So 500.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-04-03

The Kansas Board of Railroad Com
missioners has refused to order the Roc K
island road to establish side track be-
tween Gladys and Peck, Sedgwick
County.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-04-03

An open switch caused freight wreck
in the yards at Rulo, Neb., the other
night. Fireman Th0mas Barnes was
killed and Engineer Cas- b-.dly hurt
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-04-03

Cultivators for $3.50 and road
carts $3.50 at Prendergast's. 1t
The Butler weekly times., 1890-07-30
Lost Part Of His Brains.

Fort Dodge, To-, July 21.-Willie
Eberhart, a 9-year-old boy living
here. is getting along with an ounce
less of brains than he had week
ago. Willie had his skull terribly
caved in by an accident at mud
crusher a week ago. One side of
his head was crushed like an egg
shell, leaving the brain protruding
in places. Although it was thought
the boy could not live an hour. the
wound was dressed aud portions OF
the brain weighing an ounce taken
out. The bones were placed back
in position and knitted nicely. To.
day the child is out of danger, and
the surgeons say is sure to recover.
The Butler weekly times., 1890-07-30
A Murderer'S Conscience.

Van Vert, O., July 22.-Samuel
Roadhouse, murderer of Engineer
Nanderventer, is here, and TODAY,
IN talk, said: No one can tell the
mental agony l have suffered. It
cannot be described. I put on a
bold front. and, had it not been that
there were several men at Franklin
who heard US quarrel 1 would not
have made my confession. It was
all l could do to keep from break
ing down when the sheriff read the
warrant for my arrest. l was not
surprised, but could not muster up
courage to reply for some minutes.
At night I laid awake, but pretend
ed to be asleep, hoping to hear
some remark which might be drop.
ped that might give me a clue how
to act. Since I have put the weight
off my mind, rest easier. God
knows it was not my intention to
kill him. He forced me to it.
The Butler weekly times., 1890-07-30
A Terrible Story From Canada.

Montreal, July 23.-A dispatch
from Pembroke, eighty-six miles
above Ottawa, on the Upper Ottawa
river, says that two days ago some
miscreant cut the ropes holding a
raft of logs to the bank. where the
twenty-five raftsmen were stopping
over night. The raft, with all asleep
on board, drifted out into the river
and into the rapids a mile below
and before those on board were
awakened they were tossed about
among the rocks of the rapids. OF
the twenty-five on board only two
got ashore. No trace of the bodies
of the twenty has been found.
The Butler weekly times., 1890-07-30

Allentown, Pa, July 24.-Mrs.
Adam Wuchter, Lehigh county's
famous but unfortunate fasting wo-
man, has existed without food and
drink exactly ia days. She has
not tasted solid or liquid nourish-
ment since Good Friday. She is
now worn down to a mere shadow,
and has been practically unconscious
since Sunday last. Her physicians
are looking for her death to take
place at any moment Between
long intervals of unconsciousness
she occasionally rallies for short per
iods. At such times she is racked
with spasms and convulsions. She
weighs only about SIS pounds.
The Butler weekly times., 1890-07-30
A Knife in His Heart.

Denison, Tex, July 23.-At Potts
boro, on the line of the NJ. K. & T.
railroad, distant from Denison nine
miles, this forenoon, Judge J.. a.
Cummings had a dispute with Greed
Porter, an ex-ofdcer, in regard to a
small witness fee. During the dis
pute Judge Cummings knocked Por-
ter down. Porter sprang to his feet
and plunged knife into Cummings
one of the wounds reaching the
heart, killing him instantly. Judge
Cummings was prominent citizen
of Grayson county. Porter surren-
dered and was sent to the jail at
Sherman.
The Butler weekly times., 1890-07-30

these H5s a>uros b. my voice and
vote upon nj occasions. Personally
I bel, We i: ;Ee1.. Ihaye advocated
them fer ll;.1r years past and L
now ss.ow ;;-.t re great bod. of
,H~ l"rty agree with he III belief;
in fac. [ lJ;.Y say, kept as 20 free
and limited coinage Of silver, the
democ.ss..c party IS a uuit upon all OF
tha'p: and as t. the siiye,. question
nine-tentls OF my party agree with
me, while ninetenths OF the repub
lican party are against free and ur-
limited coinage. Let me say to the
farmers, as a fact, that there is no
one act of legislation standing upon
the federal statutes, of which they
complain, that was enacted by
democracy. Not one. All your
burdens of legislation come from
the republican party. If relief
to agricultural classes, it can only
come from their cooperation with
and strengthening of the democratic
party. Outside of their co operation
with that party there is no relief for
them Respectfully,
c.. Fl. MANsUR.
The Butler weekly times., 1890-07-30
Another Kentuckey War.

Louisville, KY, July 19.-Anoth-
er outbreak of the Smith, -Messer
fued is reported to day from Knox
county. The battle occurred Thurs
day evening at Hubberd's Mill, on
Sinking creek, one of the most law.
less sections of the state. There
was a political gathering there the
candidates for the various county
offices being advertised as speakers.
Both the Smith and Messer factions
were on hand, wearing their Win.
chesters and forty-fours. It is not
known just how the trouble began
but about 3 o'clock the shooting
began, and when the smoke cleared
away four men were found to have
bitten the dust, while the rest had
scattered and disappeared. Eigh-
teen were arrayed on one side and
about Is on the other. Those
killed were two of the Mills boys,
belonging to the Messer faction.
and Bob Burchet and John Howard
belonging to the Smith crowd.
More trouble is expected.
The Butler weekly times., 1890-07-30
DR.. Brooks Makes a Prediction.

From the Louisville Courier-Journal
DR.. Brooks was introduced by J.
". Sawyer and he spoke for an hour.
He told number of anecdotes and
gave his reasons why both the dem
ocratic and republican parties should
cease to live. The republican party
was born he said for the purpose of
putting down slavery. Slavery had
been put down; consequently the
republican party was needed no
more. He declared before the cleo
tion OF Harrison that the republicans
would be victorious. The statement
was made after he made tour of
the north and east, when he was
stumping the country for the sue.
cess of the prohibition party. He
presaged republican victory, and by
those signs he now promises that
the democrats will elect president
in 1892, and he hopes that it will be
Grover Cleveland. whom he declar-
ed by far to be the ablest democrat
in public life. He gave the demo.
Gratis four years to hold the reins OF
the government, and notified them
that at the end of that time they
would have to yield to the prohibi.
tionists.
The Butler weekly times., 1890-07-30
The Boycott Idea.

New York, July 23.-A number
of dispatches are published in the
New York papers this morning from
points in the Southern States on
the suggestion put forth by the At
lanta Constitution and endorsed by
Governor Gorden of Georgia that in
case the Federal election bill becomes
a law boycott should be resorted to
against northern commercial houses
and northern products.
The Worlds Richmond special gives
the following as the text of the reply
of the Richmond Chamber of Com
merce to the Constitutions Inquiry:
"While deprecating the passage of
the force bill the Richmond Cham
ber of Commerce thinks it unwise for
the South to indicate in advance of
any course of action"
Reports from Little Rock indicate
while the passage of the bill would
be very offensive to the business OF
Arkansas, boycott is not generally
approved. Lieut.. Gov. England
and President Allis of the first Nat
ional bank are among those mention.
ed as taking this view.
Prominent citizens of Austin, Tex
look upon the boycott suggestion
with disfavor They insist that nc
good would come of it, and if enforc
ed the South would suffer as nucl
as the North. The belief ther.
seems to be that the conservative
and patriotic element of Congress-
will be able to defeat the bill.
| The Herald's Washington CORES
pondent says such of the Southerl
men there as he spoke with depre
Gated the boycott idea while mos
of them declined to talk about it.
Senators Vance and Gorman, how
ever, freely expressed themselves a
opposed to the boycott agitation
which they consider as ''sensless.
The Butler weekly times., 1890-07-30
Robblng The Tolling Millions.

Six years after the war, when
Gen. Garfield, as chairman of appro-
priations, reported the pension ap-
preparation of S30,00O,0O0 he ex-
eused the amount and justified the
passage of the measure, because.
as he stated, that was the largest
sum that could ever be called for
to pay pensioners, as from that time
the list would decline. Now. 20
years later, and pension expenditures
are up to It's, 5,000,0 900 with reasona-
ble prospects of reaching the enor-
nous sum Of S200,0oo,0Oo. When
Lincoln became president the reve.
nues of the government. including
proceeds OF public lands, were less
than S500,000,000. Now % Years
after peace, and our national debt
no longer oppressive, the expenses
ofIthe government are over $1,000,
600 each day: they will reach to
100000 or S45O,0OO,00O next
year; and large treasury deficit is
as certain Mt the close of the fiscal
year as is the rising OF the sun.
The Butler weekly times., 1890-07-30
An Old Quarrel Ends in Death.

Nashville, Tenn, July 22-News
has just reached here of the killing
Of Charles Seay by his nephew,
John Bridgewater, in Wilson county,
late yesterday afternoon. Seay was
returning from null and Bridgewa-
ter was out walking with some young
ladies, when they met and renewed
the old quarrel. Bridgewater drew
a pistol and shot Seay tw1ce in the
breast, killing him instantly. 4
cooked pistol was found in Seay's
pocket.
The Butler weekly times., 1890-07-30
Marvellous Endurance.

The vast amount of labor performed
by the heart In keeping all portions of
the body supplied with blood is not gen.
erallv known. 1t beats 100000 times a
day, which is 3,ooe, ,soo.o 900 times and
s,Iso,8oo miles in life time. No won
der there are SO many Heart FAN
ures. The first symptoms are snort
ness of breath when avercissng. pain in
the side or stomach, Auttering, choking
in throat, oppression, then follow weak,
hungry or smsthering spells, swollen
ankles, etc. DR.. Franklin Miles New
Heart Cure is the only reliable remedy
Sold by H. l.. Tucker, druggist.
The Butler weekly times., 1890-07-30
AN ENUMERATOR ARRESTED.
w. II. Gibbons, Editor Of tho Pythiah
Knight, Charged With Padding.

At lilo o'clock this afternoon
Deputy United States Marshal
Oechsli arrested w. II. Gibbons, a
census enumerator, on a warrant
charging him with "wilfully and
knowingly making false and fictitious
returns of the number of persons
residing in the district which he
canvassed and knowingly making a
false certificate to the schedules on
his returns" Gibbens was brought
before United States Commissioner
L. E. Wyne and bound over for a
hearing Saturday. He is now at
tempting to give bond.
The district covered by the man
against whom the charges were
made was bounded by Thirteenth,
Grand Avenue, Nineteenth and Nc
Ghee streets, residence section.
The first complaint against Glib
bens was made in letter to Super
intendent Porter week ago and he
at once notified Special Agent o.
colt to make thorough investiga-
ton, which he did, with the result
that on the information fled with
Commissioner Wyne, that gentleman
issued the warrant of arrest. Glib
bons made the canvass and when the
second one was made it is alleged
that vacant houses and unimproved
lots were populated by his fertile
imagination and pencil at q cents q
name.
Mr.. Gibbens has for a year pub
lished the Pythian Knight, a month
ly journal devoted to that secret or
der, and is we'll known. He is
young man about IS years OF age
Kansas City News.
The Butler weekly times., 1890-07-30
Trying Hard to Save the Murderers.

Trying Hard to Save the Murderers.
Paris, Tex, July %. The friends
of the men convicted of the murder
of Sheriff Cross and party are work
ing like beavers to save them from
the gallows- Judge Frease,a BROTH
er of Cyrus Frease, one of the
doomed men, has gone to Washing
ton to lay petition before Presi
dent Harrison. It is stated to might
that Hon. D. W. Voorhees,, of
Indiana, and Col. Bob Ingerson have
been retained to represent them in
the supreme court and during the
further progress of the case
The Butler weekly times., 1890-07-30
Miles Nerve & Liver Pills.

An important discovery. They act
on the liver, stomach ard bowels through
the nerves. A new principle. They
speedily cure bilIiousness, bad taste, tor
pid liver, piles and constipation. Splen-
did for men, women and children.
Smallest, mildest, surest. 80 doses Tor
7s cents. Samples free at II. l.. Tuck
erss Drug Store. s6-Iyr
The Butler weekly times., 1890-07-30
RradfieId's Female Regulator

Should be used by the young wo-
man, she who suffers from any pecu-
liar to her sex, and at change of life
is a powerful tonic; benefits all who
use l. Write the Bradfield's Reg.
Co. Atlanta. Ga for particulars.
Sold by all druggists. 36
The Butler weekly times., 1890-07-30

The children OF Berlin are to lave
hospital at Berlin. The empress
is deeply interested in the scheme
and has raised $125,000.
The Butler weekly times., 1890-07-30

Time Table.
L, g. S DIVISION.
TRAINS RUNNING NORTH.
No. 3o4, passenger A:47 a m.
ga, local $3.50 y
3o2,passenger 3:I5 P, m.
TRAINS RUNNING SOUTH.
No. 3oI, passenger 1890 P. m.
3Ir, local 500
3o3, passenger $40
ST. L. u E. DIVISION.
No. 343 mixed, leaves GAS a. M
244 p" arrives 3:25 p. m.
E. X. CARNES, Agent.
The Butler weekly times., 1890-07-30
What a Leading Physician Saws:

w itat 81 hCuutuS HSSiCthH IsdNS.
Dr.. R. S. Gordon, a leading ply
sician of Mt. Carmel, Ill, writes tho
following under date of March /,
1890:
Il cheerfully recommend Swift's
Specific IS. S. s. as tonic ard gen.
eral health restorer, also in case of
Blood Poison it always gives satis-
faction"
Years Of Suffering.
"For years I have been troubled
with blood taint that has baffled
the skill of the best physicians of
Ohio and Indiana, the disease finally
affected my eyes to snch an extent
that was almost blind. Twas then
induced to take course of Swift's
Specific Is. S. S. and am thankful
to say that after taking a few bot
ties I was entirely cured. My eye
sight is entirely restored, and my
general health is better than it has
been for years, and there is no trace
of the disease left. I consider S s.
s. the best blood purifier and gener-
al health tcnic to-day on the
market" OscAR WuEs,
Huntingburg, Ind.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Dis
eases mailed free.
SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlana, Ga.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-10-07

WALLA WALLA, Oct. 6-fSpecial. THE
Walla Waila agricultural fair and race
meeting opened today under very favor
able circumstances. the weather being per-
feet. After last weeks rains the track was
in the best possible condition, and larger
crowds were present than ever attended
the opening. Everything portends sue
cessful meeting. Nearly all the horsemen
OF the Northwest, with their entire stables,
are here to contest the several events.
Though this is an off year in fruit. yet the
display already in the pavilion could not
be excelled anywhere. The horses, cattle,
sheep and swine are the best ever on exhi-
bition here. One trotting and one running
race were decided this afternoon. Mark
Medium won the 3-year-old trot in three
straight heats; best time. 2:3s1l. Oregon
Eclipse won the six furlong dash ih 1:l8