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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-09

Right Rev. Joseph Dwenger, bishop
OF the Fort Wayne diocese of the Cath
Ole church, is very low and has been
given up by the attending physicians.
The pope has decided to create in
Mexico three archbishoprics to be called
Linars, OXaca and Durango, and five
blshoprics, Cuernavaca, Saltillo, Tehu-
antepec and Chihuahua
The president has appointed John C.
Robinson, of Kingston, Ind, and David
;. Wright, of Salem, Ind, to be special
agents to allOt lands in severalty to the
Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians.
The secretary of the int erior has APP
pointed as trustees for town site entries
OF lands in Oklahoma John Foster, w.
5. Robertson and A. c. Smell, all of
Guthrie, to be known as board No. 6.
There was riotous strike recently
among the reapers in the Volletri dis
trlct. The troops who were sent to the
spot shot two of the rioters and wound
ed number of othe rs in quelling the
disturbance.
A dispatch from Rome says that the
villagers on the slope of Mount Vesuvi-
us are abandoning their homes and
vineyards, fearing that one of the
greatest eruptions in the history of the
mountain is impending.
Assistant Secretary Nettleton has ap-
pointed Taylor Faunce and Lawrence
Z, Brown, of Philadelphia, special
agents of the treasury department to
investigate the cases of the keystone
and Spring Garden national banks of
Philadelphia
Three hundred men employed at the
Neidringhaus rolling mill on Destrehan
street, St Louis, walked out on a strike
and the works are now idle in conse-
quence. The men want Mr.. Neidring-
haus to agree to a new schedule of
prices, which he refuses to do.
Lieut. Godfrey Mcdonald, of the
Sixth cavalry, was ordered to proceed
at once to Fort Bennett, S. D., and or.
ganize military company of Sioux In.
dams Most of the redskins were hos
tiles in the Indian war last winter and
their leader is the willy Chief Hump.
Russian merchants have taken adj
vantage of the scarcity of rye to create
a corner" in that commodity. ssCor-
nering" is illegal. but can be pursued
with impunity by bribing officials. The
famine is SO serious that the grashdan
thanks the German chancellor for in.
stituting a prohibitiYs tariff which
stops the export OF grain from Russia.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-09
No Calamity in Kansas.

1t is pleasant to see a paper suppos-
eddy standing high in party give the
leaders of that party thorough dress
ing down. The LeaYenworth Times
which is new alliance in politics
Though it does not advocate a single
alliance doctrinel dishes out this kind
of medicine to the calamity croakers,
PETER, Simpson ct al whose rot has
done so much to iDjure Kansas:
The Times is not calamity paper,
nor will it be, There are wrongs that
ought to be righted; there is legislation
that ought to be adopted for the bene-
fit of those who earn their bread, But
the Times believes that this is a very
good country just as it is; the best IN
the world and that here a man has the
best chance in the world. We do nOe
believe that we are ground beneath the
heel of oppression or that Kansas Is
sWamped in debt. Kansas is in debt,
heavily in debt, but that debt IS the
making of her. There would be no
Kansas if it we're not for that debt.
Kansas will pay every cent she owes.
Probably if payment were demanded
tomorrow she would be unable to meet
it. but so would three-fOurths of the
banks of the country if asked to pay
up on a days warning. Those who
are publishing to the world that Kan
sas is bankrupt are a curse to the
state. They Will do us infinite harm.
The people Of the state who care for
her good name ought to give these
howlers to understand that this sort of
thing is unpopular. Once they under
stand this they will change their tune
very quickly.
A few years ago the loyal Kansas
press was kept busy contradicting the
villainous falsehoods sent out by
special correspondents regarding Kan
sas desolation and holding up to public
contempt the cowardly writers. Now
they are giving the same space to the
calamity hOwlers' who are doing the
same kind of work that the cCrrespOn-
dents used to only with their mouths
instead of with the pen. Both classes
of villifers deserve the eXecratiOn of
every lover of our state.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-09

The REFLECToR's crit icism of Sec
rotary Mohler's botched crop reports
has at last awaked that gentleman.
He says he did not make five estimates
of the Kansas wheat crop, ranging
from So to so million bushels, as has
been charged against him. The Law
renee Journal adds this little remark
which is distinctly apropos: "Well,
what has he been doing then? So far
as heard from those interviews con-
stitute the total of his spring work,
and if he repudiates them he owes it to
the state to show cause for drawing his
salary"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-09
THE SUGAR BOUNTIES.
The sum of 100000 Needed to Pa.
Sugar Raisers.

The sum of $4,000, 900 Needed to Pay
Sugar Raisers.
WASHINGTON, July S-The bill passed
by the last congress granting bounty
to American sugar producers, and
which went into effect July l, is giving
the internal revenue bureau a vast
amount of additional labor. The bill
as passed grants bounty of two cents
per pound on all American raw sugars
produced in the United States of GER
tain grade, and as the output is esti-
mated at about $50, O1O, 900 pounds
sum of $4,000, 900 will be distributed.
The internal revenue bureau reports
the applications for bounty on maple
sugar as exceedingly numerous. When
this particular item in the tariff bill
was under discussion in the senate, SEN
ator Plumb took occasion to refer to
it sneeringly as a small-pOtato in
dIistry, and one that only the Vermont
producer was likely to profit by. Pre-
vious and following Saturday last ap-
plications for registration have been
pouring in from Vermont, Michigan,
Ohio, Maryland, Pennsylvania and New
1OAh 4AOAAA ma a. - O@NOSAS-
law provides that those who produce
500 pounds, so per cent of which is sac
charine, shall receive bounty of 1Ac
per pounds those producing 90 per
cent. receive a bounty of &c per
pound. The beet-sugar industry,
which the law is specially designed
to foster, is confined principally to
Utah, Nebraska and southern Cali
fernia. The largest beet-sugar plant
on the continent is located at Salt Lake
CITY. Under the provisions Of the law
little, if any, of the bounty provided for
will be distributed until 1892. The beet
sugar producers will not be able to get
their product on to the market much
before January or February next; cane
emitting in Louisiana does not usually
commence before November, and the
product cannot be got ready for market
much before March or hP1si;ll, which IS
about the time the maple sugar pro-
ducers are also able to get their output
ready.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-09
TO HOLD THE CROPS.
The Farmers Alliance Said to Have
Issued Instructions.
FANCY PRICES FOR GRAIN Y yTED.
President Beers a Growler at the New York
rimes-German Grain Corners Threat
ened-LarGe Importations of Tin
During May.

CHICAGO, July S-A circular of adj
vice issued through accredited official
channels of the Farmers Alliance to
all members of farmers organizations
In the United States urges them to COM
bine and withhold this years wheat
crop from market until the farmers can
get their own prices, or, at least, a
price considerably above the average.
The circular, which is presumed to be
a secret document, is now ready for
mailing and it will be sent to the 2,000,-
600 members of the Farmers Alliance
and industrial union, the l, 900, 900 MEM
bers of the colored National Farmers
Alliance, the !, ZOO, 900 members of the
National Farmers Alliance of the north,
500, 900 members of the Farmers Mutu-
al Benevolent association, the 600, 900
members of the Patrons of Husbandry
and the $4,000 members of the Farm
ers' league.
PRESIDENT BEERS ANGRY.
New YORK, July S.-President Beers,
of the New York Life Insurance Co.,
who arrived from Europe yesterday
sent letter to the New York Times in
reference to articles rejecting on the
company which have appeared in that
journal. In it he says he heartily con-
ours in the action taken against the
Times and demands the retraction of
some of the statements made in that
paper which have been called to his at
tention- He denies that he paid Merz-
bacher's expenses to Europe or had
One-third interest with him in the Span
ish-American department of the COM
pany and specifically denies the insinu-
alton that he went to Europe to avoid
an examination in the Merzbacher issue.
GRAIN CORNERS FORBIDDEN.
BERLIN, July S-The government is
preparing to prosecute any trader who
may be found responsible for creating
a corner in corn. The kaiser has de-
clared his hostility to monopolies and
Chancellor Won Caprivi, as an excuse
for keeping up the corn duties, has
given currency through semi-ofhcial
expressions to the suggestion that the
comparative scarcity of corn is attrib-
utable rather to corners and combine
tions than to any real lack of the
article. This, however, is not gener-
ally believed, although there has been
undoubtedly some sharp practice in
prices.
The Reichs Anzeiger publishes the
new income tax law. A stringent pro-
vision compels foreigners engaged in
business in Germany for one year or
more to pay the same tax as Germans
have to pay.
TIN NEGOTIATIONS.
WASHINGTON, July S-The chief of
the bureau of statistics reports that the
total imports of tin plate, terne plates
and taggers' tin during May amounted
to 1O1, AZ, OILS pounds, valued at 81, 431,-
1868, and during the corresponding
period of the previous year 46, 914, Os1
pounds, valued at 81, 511, SOS; during the
eleven months ended May 81, $40, 6S4, IA
pounds, valued at SIS, 73O, 3O1, and dur
ing the eleven months ended May 81,
1890, Cos, 72O, 6S2 pounds, valued at Sls,-
Gen Az
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-09
TIN INPORTATIONs
A TERRITORY EXECUTION.
A Seminole Indian Shot According to
Law.

Seminole Indian Shot According to
Law.
TAHLEQUAH, ]. T., July Sat We
haka, in the Seminole nation, yester-
day, Umest, a full blooded Indian, was
executed.
Four weeks ago he and another Sem
mole had a quarrel, during which he
killed his opponent with hoe and then
chopped him in two pieces. He was
tried according to the Seminole law,
found guilty and sentenced to be shot.
At Q o'clock yesterday morning he was
brought to the council ground and told
that he had but two hours to live. He
walked around the council ground as
cool as if he had come to the council
without any word, shook hands and
chatted freely with his friends until the
council bell told him his hour of doom
had come.
He was pointed to large nat rock
near by and told to sit on it The cap
tain of the Light Horse then came for
ward and told the doomed man to pre-
mare for death. He walked with a firm
step, took his seat on the rock with his
face TO the crowd and folded his arms
across his breast. The captain took his
handkerchief from his pocket and
bandared ms eve. Then he beekoned
10 two of his Light Horse to advance.
Said he, "When I give the word, fire
at the top button of his coat.
After stepping back little he gaze
the word fire" and two sharp reports
rang out The condemned man did not
fall but drew up his arms and twitched
nervously. Two of the officers ran for
ward, took him by the arms and laid
him on his back on the grass, where he
died in two minutes.
All on the ground were then allowed
to come forward and look at the dead
Indian. Then a coffin was taken from
a wagon, the corpse placed in it, the lid
screwed on and he was buried short
distance from the council ground with
the greatest respect
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-09

The REFLECTOR published an article lately
stating that the county alliance of Cloud
county had denounced the Cincinnati con-
vention. The paper from which it copied,
has retracted the statement, but as yet the
REFLECTOR has failed to copy the retraction.
Come be manly and make the correction
IAlliance Monitor.
The retraction to which you refer
appeared in the Topeka Capital on
June 18th. The following day, June
18th, the REFLECTOR, unwilling as
ever to do anyone an injustice know
ingly, said the following editOrially:
The Topeka Capital says that the
Cloud county alliance resolution which
this paper with many Others copied is
false. The REFLECTOR gave it as a
matter of news on the authority of the
Topeka papers and it is only one day
behind them in making this statement.
Come, be manly and confess that you
are liar from away back and knew
you were when you wrote the item
first quoted.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-09

OF the appropriations for the state
charitable institutions for the year
ending July l, 1891, there has been
RENTED to the state treasurer unex-
pended s25, 249.1O. There has been
paid into the state treasury by the
treasurer of the board for the same
period, received for the various chart
table institutions, So, 9O1 50, making a
total going back into the treasury I'M
expended for the last fiscal year of
500 .l5O.6S.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-09

While Uncle Jerry Rusk is manipu-
latiRg artificial rains he should add
some rainbow attachments. We sug-
gest that be employ the present repub-
lean nominee for governor of Georgia
who says that state viii go republican
this year, and the Pennsylvania demo-
crat who insists that the electoral vote
of that state will be cast for the DEM
cratic nominee next year, as experts in
the making Of Artificial rainbows TO
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-09
PETERS Logic.

Senator PETER seems to be wholly
unable to adapt his speeches to the
character of his audiences. Last week
he made a speech at Cooper union,
New. York. His audience was made
up principally of mechanics and labor
ing men in the poorly paid trades and
was called together under the auspi-
ces of the Central Labor union. Mr..
PETER, unmindful Of the character Of
his hearers, got off his old western
fsunera calamity speech, which be
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-09

There ornaments the desk of the
REFLECToR's editor sample of Amer
lean tin made by factory in Philadel-
phia that is now turning out forty
eight boxes per day of the same and is
rapidly increasing the capacity of its
plant. Any of our democratic friends
who claim that there is no American
tin made are welcome to call and feast
their eyes on the specimen mentioned.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-09

The house which meets next Dec
ember is not going to be body with
which the republican party can CON-
promise on silver coinage OF any other
issue involving sound finance. The
republican party in 1892 will be the
only party favOring a dollar as good
as gold-no other is good enough for
Americans and on that platform it
can win triumpbantly.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-09

That political sage, the late Wash Mclean
had way of saying, 'If you empty peck
of gold dollars down in Kansas at noon every
one Of those dollars will be rolling toward
New York City before sundown."-IGlobe
Democrat.
If any one wishes to test this pretty
theory there is large clean square of
velvet brussels carpet on the REFLEC-
TOR Office floor upon which the eager
experimenter is at perfect liberty to
pour the peck of dollars.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-09

The farmers in Tennessee have
changed the name just a little and call
it the farmers reliance" Their plat
form embodies three planks as follows:
"Work hard ten hours in the day.
Work 800 days in the year. Never go
to town without carrying something to
sell and never buy anything without
paying for it, A platform like that
in Kansas and carried out would bust
up the business of 500 idleFs. who are
l0aGng around telling the farmers now
s. uzanaze their Affairs. Il Minneapolis
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-09

Speaking Of the horde of alliance
Office seekers in this county the Mont
tor says: 1.-THE party having his name
placed in nomination has no desire for
the office" Here's richness! With 80
of the 81 candidates rampaging up and
down the county for the past six
weeks hunting for support, it takes
nerve to say they "have no desire for
the office.D
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-09

has repeated so often that it falls
automatically from his lips every time
he gives his beard the right twist.
He proceeded to tell how the poor
farmers of the west had been oppressed
by the bOndholding east and how they
had been compelled to pay two prices
for their boots, shoes, clothing, etc.,
and how the wheat kings" had kept
down the price of the farmers grain.
Then he told them that The peoples
party had been organized for the pur-
pose of advancing the price Of wheat,
corn, meat and everything the farmer
had to sell, and to reduce the price of
boots, shoes, hats, clothing, tin cups,
hair oil and everything the farmer had
to buy. In the midst of one of his finest
calamity perOratiOns, young shoe
maker in the back part of the audience
arose and said: "Mr. Speaker, did l
understand you to say that the peoples
party propose to advance the price of
wheat, corn and meat?" THAT is one
of our principal Objects" replied the
unwily senator. And did under
stand you to say that you proposed to
lower the price of shoes?" "Yes sir"
says Mr.. PETER. "Then," asked the
mechanic, IF you propose to lower the
price of the shoes which l have to sell,
and advance the price OF my bread and
meat, will you please to inform me
how 1 am to be benefited by the
adoption of the methods of the peoples
party?" The senator did not reply.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-09

Grasshopper stories are being re-
vived and it is said that there are
swarms of the creatures over in Colo
RADIO, west Of the Kansas line. Unless
the animals have well webbed feet
there is nothing to be feared from them
in Kansas.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-09

The young crowd in Kansas republi
can politics arc making all the noise
and resping all the glory thus far this
year. They are in the fight to win and
if some of the barnacles do not have
their hold on the ship of state consid-
erably weakened it will not be the
Young fellows fault.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-09
HoME-sEEKERs' CONVENTION.
Preparations For a Great Meeting to
Further the Strip Opening.

Preparations For a Great Meeting to
Further the strip Opening.
ARKANSAS CITY, Kan, July s-The
preparations are now completed for a
gigantic convention Of home-seekers in
this city next Saturday. The presence
of over 1000 cattle on the Cherokee
strip has aroused the people, and they
feel that if they are ever to get homes
in that land they must now act Hon.
BIB Glover, Hon. Jerry Simpson, Sem
ator PETER, Hon Charles Mansur, Hon
P. P. Elder, Hon. w. NJ. Springer,
Chief Mayes and other prominent
men have promised to be pres
emit and make addresses. The
promoters of the meeting say that the
people have waited for years for home
in this great domain of idle land and
they are determined to wait no longer.
They say the country must be opened
at once, or they will open it by force.
A Texas long-horn COW has long enough
been considered better than a poor man
wanting home. ALI the railroads have
granted reduced rates for the occasion,
and It is expected that 10000 people
will attend the meeting.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-09

A persual of the papers that pub
lished Fourth of Jlly numbers induces
the opinion that the red and blue
stripes with which they were covered
were intended to cover the places
where there was no news.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-09
DISAPPOINTED.
Hundreds of Persons Seeking Claims In
Northwestern Iowa,

Hundreds of Persons Seeking Claims In
Northwestern Iowa,
DIES MONIES, Ia, July S.-When the
government land office in this city
opened yesterday morning there were
several hundred persons present ready
to file claims for lands on the lines of
Sioux City & st. Paul, Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul, and the Cedar Rap
ids & Missouri River railway companies
in Northwestern Iowa. These lands
are located in Lyon, O'Brien, Dickson,
Osceola, Emmett KOssuth, Sioux, Plym-
outh and Pocahontas counties, and
are those which the railway companies
have not entered, and which are not
forfeited as supposed There are said
to be about $4,000 acres Of
them. Many of the applicants had
lain at the door of the land Office all
night. Although $50 entries were
made, they were all rejected, and it is
doubtful if any elaimable lands remain
in the district There was much ex-
element over the appearance of two
men, who gave the names of Baker and
Haggitt, from Nebraska, and who had
sold applicants numbers so that they
might get better chance at the land
Office door. They had an Office in
Clapp block, and it is said swindled
the rural people out of about 81, 500
They skipped in the forenoon, but a
warrant was issued by Justice Dodson
for their arrest, on the charge of con-
spiracy to defraud. and they were cap
tured in the afternoon. w. II. Clark,
register of the Lincoln iHeb.l land of
fee, is in the city, and says the swindle
is the same kind of game that is played
frequently in Nebraska
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-09

The democratic papers are not saying
much about the vicious Mckinley
bill" nowadays. The editors wives
are enjoying the benefit of the cheap
sugar.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-09

A young crowd" editorial meeting
is talked of with excursion perquisites
on the side. Good enough! Let it
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-09

Abliene's baseball clue is the champ.
ion of central Kansas up to date, hav-
ing won every game played this season.
The Abilene boys always could play
bali well.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-09

j. II. Reeder, of Hays City, has
been appointed clerk OF Judge Scluss'
and court. Another Kansas man
provided for.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-09

The LeavenwOrth Republican filled
q short felt want instead of the usual
kind. 1t died at the age of four weeks
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-09

After Uncle Jerry Rusk gets little
more used to running the weather it is
expected that the rain gauge will be
better regulated.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-09

Motto of the average democratic
treasurer: God helps those who help
themselves.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-09

1t is entirely safe to add to any news
item in Kansas this year land the next
day it rained."
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-09

Forty-four stars in the flag now the
new ones were added July 4th.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-09

The Fourth of July casualties were
below the average in number this year.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-09

The source of the lake forming at
Salton, Ariz has been found to be the
Colorado river
It is said that efforts are being made
in Paris to induce President CarnOt to
pay a visit 70 England and that the
president himself favors the plan.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-09

Judge Theodore Botkin is in Topeka,
Kan, to consult with GOV. Humphrey
81 regard TO the killing Of Sam Wood.