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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-05-28
GIVEN 900 DAMAGES.
Elder Bell Allowed the Sum on Ac-
count of Injur les Received.

The case of Elder Ii. A. Bell of this
city, against the a. T. & S. F. railway
company was decided last evening by
the jury rendering a verdict after a
brief consultation for the plaintiff,
giving him damages IN the sum of
81 600 for injuries received in falling off
ID Santa Fe freight train near Manches-
ter last fall iIe was aboard the north
bound train and wished TO take the
branch to Minneapolis. The trainmen
did not call the name of the station
and Mr.. Bell did not know thai he
should change cars until the train was
pulling out. Then in attempting to
get off he fell and received injuries for
which the above damages were
awarded.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-05-28
SOME BOLD FoRGERIEs.
McCarthy's Lawrence Doings Were
Reckless Ones.


The Dickinson county officers made
a better capture than they knew when
they gathered in Bill Mccarthy, the
forger. The Lawrence Record gives
the following account of his doings at
Lawrence where he played a very
aadacious game:
During the first part of April a
man giving his name as w. +. Nc
earthly, arrived in the city. He claim
ed to be dealing in western land secur-
tiles, equities, ETC. He worked up a
trade with E. &. Hunter by which he
was to give a piece of land in Smith
county in the northern central part of
the state, for piece of land in Texas.
The trade was made and Mccarthy
received some money in addition to
the land. He gave complete abstract
and a warranty deed to Mr.. Hunter
and it now turns out that both were
fOrgeries. About two weeks ago Mr..
Hunter learned that he had been
swindled, Inquiry in Smith county
brought out the fact that the land de-
scribed in the trade had never been
owned by any person named in the
abstract, and tire whole transaction
must have been forgery. The sheriff
began to make inquiries in regard to
Mccarthy and was successful in locat-
ing him. lie received word this morn
ing that his man had been placed
under arrest at Manchester, DIckin-
son county, and he will probably be
behind the bars of the Douglas county
Jail tomorrow"
Sheriff Clarke arrived here this morn
ing and took Mccarthy with him to
Lawrence where he will have to answer
in court for the above crime. When
he is through there he is wanted in
Oklahoma and in Salina.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-05-28
CAPTURED A FORGER.
William Mccarthy of Unsavory
Fame Is Safe in the County Jail.

William Mccarthy of Unsavory
Fame Is Safe in the County Jail.
Under Sheriff Ellison had the good
luck to make Il fortunate capture last
evening at Manchester when he took in
the more or less famous Bill Mccarthy
whose escapades as a forger are recent
happenings. Mccarthy it will be
remembered forged a check and
passed it on the National hotel
of Salina several months ago. He
disappeared and was afterward heard
of at Lawrence where he passed
as a wealthy cattle owner and left
forged papers behind him. Then he
went to Oklahoma where he was mixed
up in government land frauds. a
US. marshal was here looking for
him several weeks ago.
Mr.. Ellison went to Hope yesterday
afternoon and thence to Manchester
where he had some papers to serve.
AS he was eating supper the door of
the dining room opened and a stranger
entered. 1t was Mccarthy. Ellison
recognized him and at once arrested
him. There was no train to Abilene
that night and so a livery team was
procured and the prisoner brought
through the rain and mud to this city
where he was safely lodged behind the
bars. 1t was a good capture and Eli
son may get a reward for his prompt
moss
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-05-28


Sergeant Royce, the general wishes
to hear your statement of the affair last
night" The speaker was the adjutant
general of the brigade, the scene Gen
eral Sherman's headquarters in the Bull
Run, campaign of 1861.
Sergeant Royce addressed the general
and said: 81 commanded a post on the
by-road leading into the Fairfax road.
At 70 o'clofs', while l was stationing
vidette. dozen horsemen rode down on
rs and answered my challenge by pis-
toll shot. I ordered the vidette to retire,
and we fell back to the post and opened
fire. The el1my fought us a short tin1s
and then 'skedaddled.'
"How many men had you, sergeantT
asked General Sherman, smiling.
"Seven, str."
"You lost three hlled?'
eyes, SIR"
"How many did the other side Loser
'Seven, sir"
"Then you each killed your man.:
eyes, sir-on an average, yes"
"And held your ground"
Eyes, sir"
'eThat Will do, sergeant" said the gen
eral, and then turning to his adjutant
he said:
Captain, in your report to headquar-
tiers of last nights skirmish you will
commend the sergeant for his soldierly
conduct and mention him for promo
ton"
"Thank you, general" said the proud
young soldier, blushing, and turning to
go ont Of the tent
ssOne moment, sergeant. the adjutant
called ont ssYorr fqIl name. please. =
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-05-28
Ower Their Graves.

Over their graves rang once the bugie's cal;
The searching shrapnel and the crashing ball;
The shrek, the shock Of battle and the neigh
OF horse; the cries Of anguish AID dismay,
And the loud lannon's thunders that appaL
Now through the years the brown pine needles
fall,
The vines run not by the old stone wall,
By hedge, By meadow streamlet, far away,
Over their gravesl
We love our dead where'er 80 held IN thral-
Than they no Greek more brayely died nor
Gaul.
A love that's deafhlessl But they look today
With no repFoaches on rs whep we say,
-COme, let % clasp your hands-Te're broth
~ oTez fhair srsTssi
-Fosrf I1roua eiocfazd,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-05-28
ROYCE & BROTHER,
Law and Conyeyances.
Nobody remained long in doubt /;

Nobody remained long in doubt as to
who was the Royce and who the
Brother" or who furnished the law,
and who plodded away at the deeds and
mortgages and contracts in endless mo-
notony, day after day.
at is the Sherman in him, and Te-
cump's doings, setting him ahead on the
start, that's brought it all about" says
Farmer Royce when people praise the
Honorable Johns success. In the pri
vacy of the family he adds, for the sake
of harmony, Carrie had hand in it
too"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-05-28
Empty Honor.

During. the war a man, great In his
own eyes, was, by some influence, APP
pointed brigadier general. His sense
of his own importance was greatly in
creased. He could hardly speak Of any
thing else but his new dignity. Meeting
a "homespun" Yankee one day he &C
costed him thus: "Well, Jim, suppose
you know 1 have been appointed briga-
der generalS' eyes, said jim, 81 herd
so" well, what do FOLKS say about itge
They don't say nothin', ? replied James;
''the7 iust laugh. Exchfpge.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-05-28

''THE REBELS HAVE DECIDED FOB Us.
most as fast as the men could be re-
placed. But such was the eagerness to
keep the flag aloft that at one time two
men Irishmen caught hold Of the
standard at once, as it was about to fall.
and struggled for it. Just then a shot
struck the staff, cutting it in two, and
leaving one man with the flag and the
other with the broken stick. "BedadI7
said the man with the short end Of the
staff, ''the rebels have decided for us
this timer and went to loading and FIR
ing again as coolly as if not. had
happened.-Anecdotes, Poetry and Incl
dents of the War.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-05-28
LUTHERANs IN COUNCIL.
The Northwestern Conference of the
Kansas Synod June 2nd-5th.

The Northwestern Conference OF the
Kansas Synod June 2nd-5th.
The northwest conference of the
Kansas synod of the Lutheran church
will be held in Abilene June 2ud 70
5;h. Following is the program:
TUESDAY EvENISG.
Sermon. Rev. C. ". Maggart, SSH Il
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
Song and Praise Service
Conference Business.
1.-THE Prayer Meeting ........-.......---
Revs. Koogle and +. liner
Sel mon. .--... 4 V. Jonas FRET. Manc este 7
AFTERNOON
Song and Praise service.
Paper. .......A 5. DIR. DeWess, Sali':a
Paper........ .... Nils band. Abilene
Query Box.
Paper AIRS. c. ". Ma CART. Sa'ina
Paper. Mrs. schefr-r. Minneapolis
THURSDAY MORNING.
Devotional Meeting.
Conference Business.
"How to secure the Co operation of the
Entire Church in Sunday School
hOIh htNS hlEbidnu anu ot'h'l'DH
Sermon. Rev. b. Knlinger, Heyes City
AFTERN. ION.
Prayer and song service
Topic, The Necessity of the Holy Spirit
in Christian Work" ..................
....... ....-.......R. VS. Umberger and Kills
Children's mcetiT g,.........--
..................R ev's Bright and Maggart
EVENING.
Sermon. Rev. T. f. Dornb!azrr Topeka
FRIDAY NOR ING.
Praise Service.
Topic, "You Peoples Sosi ty of Chris
tian EndeavUr, or Luther Alliance.
hich?..... ...... o.. Rev. G. W. MIgzaTt
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-05-28
A SOLDIERS FORTUNES.
BY GEORGE L. KILMER.
Copyright. All rights reserved.l

~ - -
foolish thing, "
exclaimed Farm
er Royce when
his sonJohn came
home will a
bright new uni
form one May
morning in 1861.
81 don't know
why it is foolish
to enlist. You go
in for the war,
father, " said the
bow respectfully.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-05-28

Bring your engines and all kinds Of
machinery to the R. NJ. White Machine
company. Their work is all guaran-
teed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-05-28
AN ANEcDo1E OF THE WILDERNESS

In the battles of the Wilderness the
Twentieth Massachusetts, regiment was
in the thick of the fight, and one color
bearer after another was shot down al
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-05-28

Read the advertisement of
the T. o. r. G. 81.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-05-28
Bring Your Rarest Flowers.

Bring all your rarest flowers, and weave them
well,
Or fling them broadcast DER the modest
graves
That hold unwritten histories meath their
swell,
Like hidden treasures under ocean waves.
ELLEN Hardin Walworth In Washington Post.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-05-28

Children Cry for
Pitchers castoEIa.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-01-01
THEY RREAK DOWN.
Two OF the Chicago Bank Robbers
Confess.

Two OF the Chicago Bank Robbers
Confess.
CHICAGO, Dec. 81 The four men ar
rested for robbing the South Chicago
bank Monday afternoon were arraigned
in Justice Robbins court in Hyde Park
to-day. The state asked a continuance
in order TO cOllectmore evidence against
the eulpritS. The case was continued
to Jan. 6, all the men being held in sl0,-
900 bail, except Beunett, whose bonds
were fixed at $1,000 None of the men
had lawyers except Mullen, who was
represented by an attorney. Frank Ben
nett and John Corbett, two Of the South
Chicago bank robbers, have made full
statement of their connection with the
crime and the part played by Harry
Featherstone and Charles E. Mullen.
They say that Mullen and FeatheTstone
planned the robbery and induced them
iBennett'and CoTbetD to take part in it.
The police claim to know that Mullen
was the leader of the band and fur
nished the weapons and the horse and
buggy in which the robbers drove from
the bank. Corbett and Featherstone
were identified this morning as the men
who recently held up and robbed Coal
Dealer w T. Rend's cashier. and CASH
lee Osier, of the Allerton Packing com
pany, identified Featherstone as one of
the men who robbed him of $500 on
Dec. 3
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-01-01
The Census Superintendent
Talks Fluently On Farm
He Claims That No Day Of
Apportionment Is Caused
by Him.
C. A. Pillsbury Testifias Be-
fore the Emigration
Committee.
He Had No Policy With Re-
spect Of Nationality Of
His Men.

=
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3l.-Superintend
ent of the census Porter has submitted
to the secretary of the interior report
Of the operations of the bureau for the
six mouths ended to-day. Onthe subject
of the apportionment of representatives
inEcongress, Mr.. Porter says:
II have also the honor to cali your
attention to the fact that the apportion-
ment of representatives in congress was
not delayed a moment by the failure of
the census Office to have the official
returns of the population ready on
the convening of congress. III
the apportionment bill which has
passed the house of representatives
should pass the senate and become g
law the appointment under the eleventh
census would be about twoyearS earlier
in time than any heretofore made"
On the subject of farms, homes and
mortgages, etc, Mr.. Porter said:
''The work accomplished by this di-
vision up to date may be briefly stated
as follows: Number of counties III
which complete abstracts have been
made. 2.775: number of counties in
which abstracting is unfiished, z; total
number of counties in the United
States, 2,972; supplemental work
must be done, owing to incompleteness
OF abstracters, II; number of mortgages
for which abstracts have been made,
6,5l5.715; estimated number of mort
cages for which abstracts are yet to be
made in counties that are not to be re-
distracted, $3.50. Number of mortgages
recorded in the United States durln5
the ten years ending Dec. 81. 1880,
rough count and estimate, S,57S, $50.
Number of inquiry counties in which
investigation is yet to De completed, So;
number of inquiry counties in which
investigation has been completed, 60:
total number Of counties counted for ;iv-
erage life, 1858; total number of
counties sorted, $50; total NUM-
ber of counties transferred to result
slips, PIG. Within few months the
census Office expects TO announce tie
number of persons in the United States
living in rented homes and cultivatlhg
rented farms, the number OCCUPYING
their own homes and farms free
fl m debts and the number reported
as owning farms and homes Which are
mortgaged. While the facts obtained
by this investigation will throw new
light upon the subject of mortgage in
debtedness, and the material gathered
bids fair to be far more complete and
far more than ] had hoped for, it will
fully reach my original estimate OF ST.
$50, 900 to 81, &c., GOO"
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-01-01
RED CLOUD HOSTILE.
The Old Man Forced TO Leave the
FriendlieS.

RUSHVILLE, Neb., Dec. a.-The
Omaha Bee correspondent ssys: Fears
are expressed in the advices this morn
ing and have been realized. Chief Two
Strike and a large body of followers
left the agency during the day and
started either for the Bad Lands or a
point near Rosebud agency. 1t is not
definitely known which. Word has
been sent to the commander
of the troops at Rosebud to
try and intercept the band. Other de-
fectIons are momentarily expected, SO
much so that one well up in authority
says that by morning he does not expect
to see a single hostileremaining at Pine
Ridge. That includes now nearly every
able-bodied Indian except the police,
some Cheyennes and scouts. Red Cloud
and ali the lesser chiefs except Amer
ican Horse have joined their brethren
for the last great fight. A binding
snow storm which is fast assuming the
proportions ola blizzard has been raging
here and at the agency since Q o'clock
this morning. Advices are that
desultory fight was kept up nearly all
the night at the late battle-ground
within a few miles OF the agency
until, by reason of the suspicious
actions of the alleged friendly Indians
in camp near the agency, troops were
called from the field. 1t transpired
yesterday evening that large camp Of
friendly Indians, located south OF tine
agency, is made up almost entirely OF
old men, squaws and children. The
question on every hand is what has be-
come of the supposedly large number of
friendly bucks located here until yes
terday? a half-breed courier who was
through that camp last night reports
that nearly every able-bodied Indian i'll
this friendly outfit had slipped away
after dusk and joined the hostile forces.
Friendly Indians at Pine Ridge now, he
says, are principally squaws and those
not able to fight Up to II O'Clock this
morning, however, everything is re-
ported as being quiet, both sides
resting on their arms and
each awaiting some move from opposing
forces. That further desperate fighting
will occur there seems no doubt.
If the Indians should onslaught dur
ing this storm they would have great
advantage, as they are in their element
at such time and used to hard
ships, while soldiers are not.
Though of course every hour
delay is of disadvantage to the Indians
on account of TationS. there is danger
that they will now break away to a
stronghold in the Bad Lands and will
be reinforced by Rosebud, Standing
Rock and other Indians. Eight more
dead soldiers we're brought into the
agency after dark last night, be-
ing part OF yesterdays killed. The
losses to Indians are known to have
been great, but definite numbers are
not as vet ascertained. The two Stran-
gers found murdered within two miles
OF the agency yesterday are now be
lieved to be teamsters from Rushville.
Indian signal lights were again plainly
visible last night in country twenty
miles north.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-01-01

throb of electricity, and the wires
stretching from city to city were liter
ally s0dden and lifelesS. To the
East blizzard was overturn-
ing poles and swapping the
metal cords holding far separated bind
ing communities together. From the
far Northwest, and in the Indian coun-
try, comes the news that blizzard is
pushing eastward to add to the already
complicated condition, Scores of tel
egraph operators sat helplessly
at their tables in this city
watching for chance click
of their saunders OF lingering mechan-
ically the ADJUSTMENTS of motionless re-
lays. Chief operators and managers
were in despair. According to the old
est veterans, such, "a widespread condi-
ton of paralysis was unprecedented
since the invention of the telegraph.
the first symptoms of the gradually
widening stoppage of all
Electric communication
were first noticed south of Louisville
and yesterday the trouble had grown to
such proportions that the usual makeup
of lengthy press circuits had been COM
pletely abandoned and a curious patch
of roundabout routes substituted for
the more important telegraphic
traffic. Last night the country
west and northwest of Chicago
began to be affected and serious
Interruptions were frequent. To-day
the East was drawn into the general
vortex of Generalization, and tonight
the situation has grown so desperate
that an Associated Press trunk line
usually working in continuous circuit
from Washington and New York to st.
Paul and Minneapolis, taking in
all important intermediate cities,
had been cut into short lengths
scarcely a sixth of the usual
distance and extra operators provided at
each SubterminuS, without producing
any appreciable benefits. The aspects
of the streets here this afternoon and
evening was something remarkable. A
dense fog prevented more than the
shadowy outlines of objects being seen
more than few feet away. When the
stores and factories poured their
throngs into the thOroughfares at
the close of work the side
walks and pavements seemed in in
eXtricable confusion. The gOngs of the
ly and adding to the din of cursing from
teamsters, cabdriyers and pedestrians,
hundreds OF horns that were to be used
to usher in the new year were brought
into requisitiOn. Fog horns were what
the performers insisted the instruments
of torture were, and for time, between
the fog and the fog horns, the business
portion of the city was in state bOr-
dering on bedlam.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-01-01
A NIGHT OF TERROR.
People in the Agency Await an
Attack.

PINE RIDGE AGENCY, Dec. 31.-Last
night was one of terror at Pine Ridge.
Lieut.. Benham. commanding the In
dian police, received word through
his scouts that an attack was
to be made on the agency
about O'clock, before the moon
appeared. 1t was the intention of the
h0stiles to make a dash in the dark,
shoot fire arrows and burn all they
could and then make their escape. Fol-
lowing on the events of the two pre-
vious days this report had the eff
feet of causing veritable panic among
the inhabitants. Pandemonium reigned
supreme for two hours. Every living
thing seemed infected. Women and
children waiting, hundred mules bray
ing. horses neighing and dog fights
galore. 1t is enough to say that never
such night was passed in Pine Ridge.
though about the hour named body of
nearly 100 appeared upon the hill, fred
few shops and then retired. The
list Of dead was augmented to-day by
that OF. Private Shettie, of G troop, Sew
enths cavalry, and Private Herman
Kranberry, Troop A. This makes a
total of thirty-fve fatalities for the two
battles. Forty-one seriously wounded
are in the improvised hospital at the
agency. many of whom will die. Little
hope is expressed of the recovery of
Father Craft, the Catholic priest who
was stabbed at the battle on Wounded
Knee creek.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-01-01
PILLsBURY TEsT1FEEs.
The Minneapolis Miller Appears
Before the Emigration Com

The Minneapolis Miller Appears
Before the Emigration Com
mittee.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 81. = Senators
Chandler, Hale and Power and Repre-
sentative Owen were the only members
of the Joint congressional committee
on emigration present this morning
when the investigation into the
purchase Of American industries by
foreign capital was begun with G. A.
Pillsbury, the Minnesota miller, in
the chair as witness. In response
to questions by Senator Chandler
with reference to sale of the
Pillsbury and Washburn mills and
milling properties, the witness said that
the conveyance was made to Carey e
Whittredge. of New York, representing
London company. The property sold
included the G. A. Pillsbury 81 Co.,
mills with nominal capacity of about
10000 barrels day and the Washburn
company'S mills with a nominal capaci-
ty of about three thousand barrels. The
mills were at Minneapolis and Anoka.
Mimi. The total nominal capa-
city was nearly $4,000 barrels: the
actual working capacity about 12,50O
barrels day, of the value of about
$4,000. In connection with these
mills there were sold about 130
elevators belonging to the Minneapolis
Elevator company, and lying along the
line of the Great Northern railroad; the
Minneapolis Mill company, and the ST.
Anthony Water Power company owning
water rights and stock in the small At
lantic Elevator company near the
st. Mary's river. The total considera-
tlon was about S9,000,000, and in this
amount was included S1,750,O00 cash
left by the settlers in the business for
working capital. Different terms were
made with each of the parties in the
concerns sold. The Pillsbury mills and
elevators brought about s4,20O,000, of
which the PillSburyS took S600,O0O in
stock and 100000 debentures of the
company formed by the syndicate.
The balance was in cash. The
syndicate company issued S5,00O,-
600 in stock and S3,000,OG0 in
debentures. each share represent
ing e10. Among the American stock
holders weae Morton, Bliss q Co. He
thought that the largest part of the
stock was owned in England. Mr..
Pillsbury said that under the terms of
Sale Hc dSTSeu W iHdudSo tne proper
ties for five years, though he sup
| posed his services could be dis
pensed with earlier. Witness employed
700 or 500 men and the pay roll averaged
$3.50 day per man, which was IN
creased to S3.11 by voluntary distribu-
tion of profits by the firm. About one
half of the employees were native-born
and the other half foreign-born, inelud-t
ing Irish, Scandinavlans and Germans.
nationality of his men, employing the
best that could be had.