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into the causes OF dirhtheria. Why the
American Governments We're not in
cluded in the petition does not appear.
But our Government, in view of the
ravages ofdiphtheriai in this country, ought
to engage in research Independently for
exploitation of all the causes. If it is
replied that this may well be left to the
medical societies of the Union, the answer
is that few of them can do more than col
lect the testimony of physicians at their
annual convocations. But the United
States Government can do vastly more.
IL can collate statistics having important
date and condition relations; it can direct
searching inquiries into the history of all
epidemics of the disease. 1t can equip a
commission of physicians with means to
study the disease in every part of an i'm
mense field, under all manner of condi-
tions and circumstances. In its research
it would not be crippled by the war of
medical schools, or the fugitive data of
individual observers. 1t could take testi-
mony outside of the medical ranks and
apply tests to ascertain the value of such
testimony, that unrewarded committees
Of medical bodies could not afford to use.
In short, a few hundred thousand dol
lars could not be expended by the
United States Government in any other
direction to better purpose, than in such
an investigation as the distinguished
body OF learned men we have quoted
from has urged upon the European Gov
! ernments.
The Congressman or Senator who first
moves the Federal Government to such
inquiry will deserve highly of the people.
for it is certain that there is no contagious
disease shoIt of a plague, not excepting
smallpox, that so rayages the homes of
the country, and that is so virulent and so
much to be feared as diphtheria. It is
one of the high offices Of government to
conserve the physical well-being of the
people by commencing and engaging in
sanitary research, and by aiding science
! to fathom the causes OF such scourges as
become apparently epidemic III COM
munities. with a view to ascertaining
how best their rayages may be prevented.
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Weather Forecast.

Entered at the Postofice at Sacramento as
gecond-class matter.
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PAINLESS EXTRACTION OF TEETH by
use of local anesthetic. DIR. WELDON, Den.
tist, Eighth and j streets.
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A pound of phosphorus heads 1000, 600
matches.
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a.le1u ADVERTISEMENTS.

WATCHES, Diamonds and Jewelry.
UNCLE IKES. 302 K street.
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UHE MEMBERS AND THE BOARD OF
1 Directors of the Capital Turf and Driving
Club are requested TO meet at the Golden
Eagle Hotel,
saturday Evening, November 21st,
At 8 o'clock sharp. The meeting is called to
arrange for Thanksgiving races and decide
upon the character of the Spring Meeting
Every member of the club and interested
horsemen are asked to be on hand promptly.
j. w. WILSON, President.
+. A. JONES, Secretary. n2O-2t
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PACIFIC HOTEL,
THE SADDLE ROCK

Ask my agents for w, l.. Douglas Slaes
II not for sale in your place ask yomr
dealer to send Tor catalogue, secure tse
agency, and get them fOr you.
gA- TAKE No SUBSTITUTE. 81
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-12-24
The Solemn Truth.

No trueT or more picturesque esti.
mate of the confederacy was ever
spoken than the one given below in an
address recently delivered 10y II. c.
Parsons, the owner of The Natura
Bridge in Virginia. II is beautiful
because it is true and all who read il
must recognize the remarkable facts il
puts before us in a new light. Mr..
Parsons said:
lhe cause may not stamp the sol
der, the soldier may stamp the cause.
What contrast between the state and
the army of the confederacy.
TIE cause was SO weak that it could
not inspire a poet or an orator. The
confederate government persisted at its
birth. There was no bill of rights, no
declaration of wrongs, no appeal to
the calm judgment of mankind. The
convention could not formulate a
complaint. The congress left no re-
cords. The Judiciary interpreted no
law. The executive was both timid
and tyrannieal. Diplomacy that wrote
no treaty; a financial policy that
stamped no value; a government that
endured without an inspiration and
died without legacy distin guished
the Confederate states of America
among the experiments of the world.
Other unsuccessful rebellions accom-
plished something, but this neither
broke chain, enlarged a human night.
set loose an enduring force nor changed
line upon a map. 1t l0osened the
winds of wrath that it could neither
direct nor outride. 1t neither wrote
upon the rock nor in the sand. 1t left
nothing but ashes and graves. Ii the
revolution of 1875 bad failed the char
r"ter of Washington would yet have
il;umipat, a century. The Declare
ton of Independence ~ouio YET have
been immortal. But there 10
Jefferson, or Hamilton, or Franklin orr
Marshall, or Cromwell, OF Kossutb for
The eonfederacy. Neither president
minister, senator nor jurist has left a
character TO -inscTibe. There "a,
iever be civic monument OF the con-
eserncys .''e oo1-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-12-24

The executive council OF the state OF
Kansas passed the following resolu-
lions last evening:
Death loves 4 sh uing mark, and Its latest
Industrious victim is the most useful and con-
s. cuOus citizen o; Kansas. Preston b.
Plumb has crowned his efforts f. beh If of
the natio an state and the people with the
glory of martyrdom He exhausted all his
vital ener lies to make his own sub ime con-
ceptIon of the duties of exa ted Pablo posi-
ton He was e me 81 devoted and labo-
rious representative that any Peep ever
sent TO the national capital His owe for
his state, his pride in its birth, in its
brilliant youth. N its military achievements
IN its wonderful -rowth in its phenomenal
deveiopm, mt and in its mary -Ious pro-
duction Were constantly on his wind, finally
became the law Of his nature and the main
inducement to his own success and ad-
vancement
ANY resident of Kansas could confidently
appeal 10 and implicitly rely IN the a-sur
ance that no de;ail WIS too SIN Ill no que
ton too large, no wron, so strongly in
T. enchcd in power but that the very best
eli T. OF the senator would be cxerted in his
behalf
A great statesman. in the flower of his
manhood. in the enjoyment of a growing
and widening fame that was reaching to all
parts the nation. in the full possession of
matured powers, is suddenly stricken down
and gre It state is suddenly ber-ft of his
wise guild n e public affairs and its citizens
OF the all of his he ping hands in al govern
mental departments. The great heart of the
commonwealth IS burdened with sorrow. Al
the good people mourn his death as a per-
sOnal loss and extend their he rtFelt sym
pathy to the grief stricken fam " of the
man who lOveI the state rs II loved them
r solved, That tn stat. house be draped
in mourning tn alton / fig displayed at
ha f mast and ma ths staff officers wear
mourning for tn roy days.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-12-24
Kansas Debt-Paying.

1t seems a little bit cruel for the
registers of deeds Of Kansas 70 show mp
such very discouraging figures for the
calamityites. Instead Of showing that
the state is going to the dogs they
persist in proving that it is prospecting
beyond all precedent. The Topeka
Capitals farm mortgage report for
November gives for 81 counties in
eastern and central Kansas a net re-
duction of s4S7 1866. The city mort
cages show a reduction of SS5, $50, a
total of s573, 225.
The Capitals reports to date, aver
aging 81 counties ard 6! months, show
net reduction of the farm mortgage
debt of $2,778, 594 and this notwith-
standing the facts that no foreclosure
releases are reported; that many mort
cages made by one loan company to
another, not representing any debt, are
included on the adverse side and that
many farmers are buying land and
executing mortgages in part payment.
1t is this kind of material that will do
more than any other can to offset in
The minds of eastern investors the vile
ISLANDERS of the peoples party calumni-
atOrs. The tide of confidence is slowly
but surely turning toward the Sun
flower state again and it is of the
utmost Importance that henceforth our
people do nothing TO delay it.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-12-24
THE DEATH CHAMBER.
Many Visitors Gaze Upon the Dead SEN
atOr.

Many Visitors Gaze Upon the Dead Sen
atOr.
WASHINGTON, Dec. % Senator
Plum b lived f, + the last four years al
612 Fourteenth street, in a plain,
70 my, three-st ry basement presseo
brick house. lie occupied The first tw
rooms on the main floor The front 70 M
he used as IN office and reception
room and the room in the rear as a bed
room. In this room he had desk auo
this was piled high with correspond
ence-persoual, business and p1litica
showing the great amount of worL
he senator was accustomed to carry on.
In the rear room in these apartments
the body OF thu dead senator was laid
out. When it had ben properly pre-
pared a guard # honor, composed
emp Dyes Of the United States senat 9,
was detailed to watch over the bod
until it was removed to the capitol
where it Wi. lie il state. Mr.
Flenniken .ad charge of the body
There was no Ostenta'iO1 alb ut tn,
appointments The simple bier 500
at the side of the hi draped with the
American flag, ,..iile wreath of flow
ers and green leaves rested on the
breast
There were many callers during the
evening and expressions of m st pro
found regrets were heard on every
hani, especially fr, Ia among his seua-
tOrial colleagues Who are in town.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-12-24
Shall Position" Count7

The ABILENE REFLECTOR, u5u ally so leve
hea1ed, Is now ad voeatfng location in plac
f men for state offices. II would draw
lines through the L te at right angles and
VII Their there was a proper N at tn
interse, ton Of the lines, CT whether there
was not, ii Won take a man from that
location because il had been not represent
ed. This is the old method, except Z at the
location was always made 10 1T the maH
e-ired by the gang, nc the howl Of lOca
tiOa was raised against every other man.
II Abilene presented for one, two, three or
more positions on the state ticket men Of
superior ability and greater fitness thar
could be presented by other localities, there
is every reason why Abilene should have
all that might be asked for. Because Ali
leae has had members of the legislatu is
10 reason VIII Chapman, Enterprise. sol 90
mon City and other places should cry on
against her hUgsishness. Abilene siHply.
! fered the lest man, and tie Peep OF
.ickinsOn county endorsed such selection.
l-[otacey in LeavenwoIth Times,
Here is jumping at conclusions for
you. The REFLECTOR has said moth
thing about position being more
desirable than brains. 1t does hold,
however, that there is in this age of
the world and especially in Kansas,
not county in the state that has
not enough material to fill acceptabIy
and ably every state Office from gov
ernOr down, with the possible excep-
ton of the higher judicial Offices. The
everyday, bHsinesslike character of
the men who have filed and do fill the
Offices prove this.
In view of these facts it is mere
justice to give all parts of the state
recognition in proportion to their popu-
latiOn and it is only rank injustice for
any particular section to hog" the
majority Of the officers.
We do not know what has been the
custom in county affairs in the county
wherein The writer of the article
quoted above has resided, but b" is
certainly badly off III choosing his
Illustration from Dickinson. Of The
p representatives that Dickinson has
had since 1861 only have been from
Abilene though this city has averaged
during that time fully one third of the
voting population of the county. The
same proportion will hold good Of the
principal county officers. 1t has been
the rule to recognize the claims Of
other sections of the county and 80
concede that such claims are founded
on equity.
1t is encouraging to learn from such
an Inside authority as Mr.. Stacey
that if Abilene or Dickinson county
puts up fit men that there IS some kind
of a show for the claim to he rtcog-
nlzed. Thirty years is a long time Cor
a county as influential as Dickinson to
go without a single representative Ia
the capitol as d state officer-but thai
is what has happened. 1t is dawniug
on the republicans of the county thai
it is about time that the deal came
this way and That next year is about
as good time as any to begin the new
order of things.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-12-24

The subtreasUry idiucy is no longerR parts
o The ALLAN doctrine. not one IL one
hundred are at present holding to it. The
govrrnm-nt control IF railroads md tel .
graph lines proposition has likewise been
abandoned by the major portion of the 70 :
lowing. This leaves the Que idea Of govern
ment loans on land as the only excuse tor
continuing the organizations as a political
movement. Wichita kRgl~.
Well, you are slow. Are you going
to omit the one basic and fundamental
principle upon which the party's lead
ers stand-getting offices? Have you
not learned yet that all they want is to
bleed the farmers for assessments and
votes 50 that good fat offices nay be
their own portion? That is the lone
idea" that the alliance has now.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-12-24
THURSDAY, DECEMBER24, 1891
Senator Plumb.

The death of Senator Plumb, tragic
as it was it in its abruptness, means
more to Kansas than even the loss of a
gifted statesman. 1t means the pre-
cipitatiOn of another senatorial struggle
and there will be DO rest by either
party until the meeting of the next
legislature and its selection of Plumb's
successor one year hence.
Senator Plumb's decesse will be
heartily mOurned by the state for
which. he has done SO much. With
the tireless energy of a massive physi-
cal frame and never tagging spirit
he did the work that would have killed
half dozen ordinary men. From the
printers case he rose until no man in
the nations council bore a more hon
Ored or honorable name.
Kansas has suffered a great loss and
its grief will be sincere, not alone be-
cause of the character of the man pass
ed away but because of the loss to the
party and state Of his able efforts in
their behalf.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-12-24

J I'm PAWS complains that he gets e
ABILENE ReFLLCTOR in his mail and wants
it stop. ed. his is right on the part of
John. 1t would be hard to conceive OF any
thing that wOuli MAKE a. arrant dema-
ogue feel worse than TO read some
sold political news If the publish, rs
of the REFLECTOR have been sending him
the paper th.y have dune very vrong.
He Is we'd ed to his hereeies, let him
alOne.-LLawre ce Record.
Don't worry. When John said he
was receiving the REFLECTOR ne
simply aud plainly prevaricated. He
will receive copies of this paper only
when he pays in advance for them.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-12-24
THREE MEN SHOT.
Masked Men Raid the Jail at
Dewitt, Ark.
THREE OF THE PRISONERS RIDDLED.
Charged With the Murder of a Woman
One of Them the Husband-Story OF
the Plot and Cause of the
LynchInE.

DEWITT, Ark, Dec. Yesterday
morning at ? o'clock party of masked
men entered the jail at this place and
shot to death j. NJ. Smith, Floyd Greg
DRY and Nose Henderson, who were
confined therein.
The crime for which these men paid
the penalty with their lives originated
in divorce proceeding by Mrs. Mary
j. Smith, white, against her hus-
band, j. NJ. Smith, also white The suit
was fought vigorously by both parties,
but Mrs Smith was granted a divorce
and given decree for one-third of the
husbands property. On the night of
December Q Nose Henderson, colored,
went to the house of Mrs. Smith and
shot her with a load of buckshot shoot
ing off the fingers and thumb of her
right hand, the load then passing
through her shoulder into the wall of
the dwelling. He was recognized and
captured and made a confession in
which he stated that he was to receive
from Smith S175 in money, eighty acres
Of land, six head of cattle and .
horse tor committing the crime. Smith
and his son-in-lsw, Gregory, were
arrested and a preliminary trial was
had before Esquire Joseph Schrider
and the bonds of Smith and the negro
were placed at $50, 900 each and that of
Gregory, who with Smith piloted the
negro to the house of Mrs. Smith, where
the shooting was done, at 81, 900, in de-
fault of which they were sent to Jail.
1t was reported that Smith and Greg
DRY would give bond yesterday and be
released.
The mob was composed of fifteen or
twenty men and was very quiet and
orderly. Some twelve or fifteen shots
were fred into the prisoners, all Of
whom were killed. The mob left 10
clew to their identity and it is hardly
probable that their names will ever be
known There is no excitement over
the matter here in town and business
went on as if nothing unusual had hap
pened.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-12-24

Old John DAVIS IS III his element
He is putting into bills all the windy
and idiotic schemes he has for years
inflicted on the readers of his paper.
Ore of his latest schemes is to have a
public building in every county seat in
the United States. He has already
framed bill of that kind, has already
consulted with many members of the
house about it, and will introduce it al
The first opportunity. According to
his bill the public building is to be in
charge of the postmaster and the first
floor is to be occupied by the pOstofice.
The second and third floor is to be q
public library, where a copy of every
document issued by the government is
TO be deposited. This library is to be
in charge OF an assistant employed by
the postmaster and is to be open day
and evening SO that farmers and labor
ers may at any hour have access to it.
Inc building Is to be so constructed
that when postal savings banks and
telegraph lines are established by the
government, the business can be trans
acted in this building. No wonder
that Fifth district citizens blush
when they hear their congressman's
name mentioned.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-12-24
attentions on n nOnentity

c. Wood DAVIS, of Kansas, who is in
Washington for a week or two, is
urging the Kansas delegation to sup
port the" Butterworth bill'' for the pur-
pose Of preventing dealing in options
on grain. This bill, which attrac,t d
so much attention at the last session,
but failed Ia pass, VIII be offered
again and more vigorous fight than
ever will be made in its behalf. DAVIS
has figures 10 show that the passage
of such bill would raise the price of
wheat Is cents a bushel and corn 4
cents bushel. BY the way, Davis
Indignantly denies that he is an alli-
ance or peoples party man.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-12-24
R1ssla and Corea.

St PETERSBURG. Dec 22-The Novoe
Vremya (semi-oficial newspaper in dis
cussing the proposal to annex Corea to
the Ru sian empire, which plan Is
advocated in some military quar-
ters declares that it is impos-
sible for Russia to carry out
the proposal. The paper further as
serts that though she will not herself
annex Corea, Russia viii not allow any
other power to do so, as the immediate
effect of such step wovld be to
weaken Russian ascendancy in the far
east
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-12-24

1t was generally thought that Sheriff
elect ]. S. Smith was going to have
independence enough to select his own
deputy but it appears that his backbone
weakened and he humbly did the bid.
ding of the Knights of Labor and
citizens alliance and selected a deputy
of elastic politics and a severe case of
itch for Office. Mr.. Smith is proving
himself willing tool of his party's
worst enemies.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-12-24
How Tney Got AWAY.

CAIRO, Dec. 22.-The priests and nuns
who escaped recently from Omdurman.
Soudan, got away during disturbances
caused by internal intrigues. Twenty
four persons were killed in these dis
orders Such disturbances are not of
infrequent occurrence, being due to
disc ntent over the mahdi's rule. The
refugees travelled night and day for
three days without food and without
aiaan
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-12-24

Governor Humphrey received a letter
from northern Kansas man the other
day that was pleasing relief from the
usual run of recommendations. After
calling the governors attention to
somebody's fancied claim to reeogni-
ton, he added, Il write this because
he wants me to, but you can do as You
id please about it,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-12-24

1t is with considerable regret that
Abilene cOnfesses that so faras its city
government is concerned it is closing
the year in even a worse condition than
it began it. Three or four members Of
the council have honestly stTiven 20
give the city a businessllke and un-
biased administration but they have
been able to do lItte a..aiusU the greed
of majority bent Only on bleeding Jhe
taxpayers for their own personal gain.
With increased taxes the city has
nothing to show for the expense except
a few new crosswalks that would dis
grace Sioux camp for convenience.
No report OF the city's condition las
been made for nearly year and, the
books have been cOufessedly so mud
died that it Was necessary to hire an
expert to unravel them. Not q cent
has been paid for water; the city has
no lights; its two policemen get a
mere pittance; the streets are badly
kept; taxes are higher than ever.
What is the reason?
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-12-24

The Fifth district has Il congressman
ike you read about. He sends this
paper a remarkable letter to say that
he has noticed the paper in his mali
for several weeks and wishes to step
it. No you havn't, John. 1t will he
a mighty cold day when you see this
paper in your mail unless yol pay for
1t 10 advance, Don't think that your
ttiee is magnifying you any. We all
know you anu are not likely to force
any attentions on nOnentity.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-12-24

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Dec. s3-Sec-
rotary OF State LesEeur has granted q
charter to the Kansas City, Southwest
City & Southern Railroad Co The OBJ
jet OF the corporation is to construct a
standard gauge railroad from Joplin in
southerly direction, through the coun-
ties of Jasper, Newton and Mcdonald
to Southwest City. The length of the
road will be forty miles, and the capital
stock is 100000. The directors are: ].
q seaborne, II. A. Setlick, G. w.
Smith. W. y. Poison, D. W. GafsQan.
s. Strumbers. w. E. Smith.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-12-24

senator PETER has introduced a res sutton
asking Tor the appointment of a commit+ss
TO nnc out how much it costs to copdpct the
business OF lending money. This ia some.
thing that has to b averaged an We
loaned man ten dollars once Gnd It cost ms
exactly ten dollars.-tRnssen Record.
There are several hundred others
OF Us with similar experiences and It
might be interesting to send down to
the senator memoranda of the cost Of
loaniDg money in cur personal capaci-
HIS