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The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-06-18
profusipn of floral tributes from thel
lady friends.
THE ALUMNI GRAFTON

THE ALUMNI GRAFTON
Was delivered on Tuesday morning
by Rev. J. Walter Daniel, Of Chester,
5. G. He was fittingly introduced by
DR.. W. G.. Houseal, president Of the
association. Mr.. Daniel spoke on the
subject ~ Ramble among Surnames, D."
and for nearly an hour interested and
instructed his hearers. He spoke Of
the origin or surnames and gave deli
nitions of various names and how they
came to be in use. His address showed
a vast amount of study and research
and :; perfect familiarity with his sub
iect. Any synopsis of the speech would
be utterly impossible. The Herald and
News will, very probably, in a short
time, publish the address. Mr.. Daniel
has been a very close student since his
graduation, and now stands among the
front ranks Of the ministers OF the
Methodist Conference in South Caro-
lima as preacher and a scholar. He
is the author of several books and will
very probably issuea av lume in the line
of the address on Tuesday.
ANNUAL MEETING ASSOCIATION.
Immediately after the address the
annual meeting of the association was
held. 1t was one of the largest and best
attended meetings the association has
ever held. The Following officers were
elected for the ensuing Year:
President, DR.. w. d. Scnl, Newber-
berry.
Vice President, Robt. L. Tarrant,
Newberry.
Secretary, DR.. J. NJ. Kibier, New
berry.
Treasurer, u. F. Wright, Newberry
Annual orator for 1882, WI. Cherry,
ESQ.,, Rock Hill S. c., with Rev. NJ.
J. Epting, Newberry, alternate.
The committee on the Alumni House
submitted report. Provision fol
the payment for the building OF this
house was made except the $500 PAID
by synod. The house is a nice one ano
cost 81 500. The committee was con
tinued.
Committee to prepare suitable reso
lutions on the death of Rev. }. +. Berry
a member of the association Mh41bSI'
died since last meeting aSM$snnointe
C. w. Nelch, Geo. B. Yromer and
Wilson. R
be held during thes},mmer in the
teress of The es4Nege. The whole mat
nl arS>slSS1 rinn these reunions was left
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-06-18

iI am not directing my remarks
against this plan Of popular govern
ment, but against that Of which, the
recent legislation in this country is an
instance. What say is not governed
by political feeling, but is said as Il cit-
zen for the preservation : the true
principles Of government"
Senator Butler then spoke Of the ac-
tions of the majority in the last house
of congress in trampling the rights of
the minority and said that the brigands
under those rules, could transact busi
ness at least under the pretence Of right.
He asked, Twas there ever such
travesty under constitutional govern
ment." He referred to it as one-man
rule, spoke Of the system OF counting
the opposition, making false records
and carrying out the provisions of the
new born doctrine of majority rule,
which is brute force and usurpation.
AS some of the results of this rule rev.
enue measures were passed which
robbed the people of 81 ,0SO, 600, 900.
He referred to the cloture rule in the
senate and said it was wanted because
power and spoil were wanted. These
are matters Of history, he said and de-
serve criticism. He said they were
violations of the letter of the constitu-
ton and inimical to liberty.
The speaker said that he did not at
first like the word "filiouster," but he
found filibustering good thing to de-
feat great wrongs. In that it was the
proper weapon of defence. He had
seen it stand like a stone wall for
months against the direst conspiracies.
If it was asked how could the majority
rule with these tactics as stumbling
blocks he would say by not delegating
| the power to any one man but let the
majority keep its majority present.
In advancing these ideas, the speaker
said, he would incur the criticism OF
corruscating statesmen, but he asked
the attention of the young men of the
land to them, and pointed out the dan
gers of majority rule in the style spoken
of. Great talents will be used to up
hold these ideas.
The great parliamentary body Of En-;
gland had been appealed 10 taasz = :
| II, cf tho coASShEEeest>s4Sp- ~ SNoeo
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-06-18
JUNIOR MEDAL CONTEST.

JUNlOR MEDAL CON E"o1.
In no exercise of the commencement
is there more interest manifested than
| in that of the annual contest for the
| beautiful gold medal offered to that
member of the junior class who shall
produce the best grafton, regard being
| had to composition and delivery. This
contest was had on Monday night and
seven young men entered for the prize.
The large hall was of course filled to its
utmost capacity. The young gentle
men all did well. In fact it was one OF
the best average exhibitions ever held
in Newberry.
The medal is the gift Of Attorney.
General Pope and Solicitor Schumpert.
The following gentlemen were ap-
pointed to decide who was the success
ful contestant: Rev. S. w. Owen, Rev.
J. ". Daniel, Hon. Geo. S. Mower, J.
F. J. Caldwell. Esq, and Hon. Geo.
Johnstone. Mr. Caldwell was absent
and did not serve.
The following are the names Of the
contestants and their subjects. Prayer
was offered by Rev. E. A. Wingard,
and the speakers were presented by
President Holland:
S. J. Derrick! LeXington,-Ioung
Men: Their Influence and Response
bility.
RI. Gunter, Aiken,-Power of En-
vironment.
S. A. Merchant, Newberry,-Supply
and Demand.
J. P: Neel, Newberry,-"It Might
Have Been"
f. B. Settler, Pomaria,-''Dixie.'
J. o. Wells, New berry,-Human In
genuity.
J. W. Wessinger, Lexington,-Glory
of the Stars and Stripes.
There was but one medal and of course
only one could receive this prize At
the close of the speaking the committee
retired and reached decision.
Mr.. J. O. Wells was awarded the
prize, honorable mention being made
Of Mr. Z. 3. Settler. The presentation
was made by Dl. Owen. In present.
ing it he said that he did not want to
appear for prize, and little did he
think when he came he.e that he would
be called upon to perform so onerous
and difficult duty. Would that there
were u prize iOT dll, IOT dll deserve one.
With four or six contestants and only
one prize, there must be disappoint-
ment, for only one could receive it, but
when he looked out upon the smiling
faces of the ladies he felt there was
prize for all, and when the young men
come to claim this prize, if the good
pastors of the town happened to be alb
sent and he should be here he would
help them, with a great deal Of pleasure,
to claim their prize. But there are prizes
which We may all attain if we run and
faint not, and if We are faithful we
shall all obtain the prize. The medal
was then presented to Mr.. Wells, with
the hope that he might wear it with
honor.
The young gentlemen all received a
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-23
Kansas Is Advancing.

The record of Kansas indebtedness
decrseae during the past twelve months
is a good one. On every side has
come the story of a steadily decreasing
amount of mortgages and a movement
toward entire relief from these little to
be desired membranes. In spite of
the hard words that Kansas bias re-
ceiVed, in spite Of the dissatisfaction
of eastern investors and their almost
panic-like desire to get rid of their
Kansas securities the fact remains that
Kansas is in better financial condition
than ever before, outside of the
"boom" Indebtedness which was for
the most part i'll advised and useless.
Her farmers are steadily advancing
and farm lands find from day to day
enhanced prices. The farmers are get
ting out of debt faster than any other
class of people in the state. A few ex-
smpies will show TO what extent the
decrease of indebtedness is being
carried.
In the county of Clay from the first
of January to the first of April, 1891,
the amount of mortgages released
exceeded the amount of mortgages re-
corded by $50, 1851.
In the county of Riley for the
months of January, February and
March, 1891, the total decrease of real
estate and chattel mortgage indebted
ness was $75, 6S4.3O.
In the county of Stafford the net
decrease of farm mortgage indebted
ness last year was over $43, 900, the
total amount of real estate mortgages
recorded during 1890 being about
SIS, 200 and the total amount of mort
cages released being sI96, 500.
The register of deeds of Labette
county has published a statement from
his records showing that during the
year 1890 the net reduction in chattel
mortgage Indebtedness in that county
was SAL, 054.S6 and in real estate in
debJedness $97, 595 "a, total of $751;
$50. During the first two months of
this year the total net reduction was
$15S, 400.
Jewell county farmers have dimin-
ished their farm mortgage indebted
ness about sis, 900 since the first of
last January.
These are not fancy figures. They
are sworn statements from the regis
ters of deeds in the various counties
and carry all possible weight with
them.
It may indeed be almost doubted If
Kansas Is not paying off her indebted
ness toe rapidly If 4 is not draining the
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-23
Of-Hand Eloquance.

During the campaign which resulted
in his election Benjamin Harrison as
tOnished the country with his ability
to make eloquent addresses to visiting
delegations. His presidential career
has by no means dimmed the lusJre
which then gathered about his name
The New York Sun, staunch dem
| ocratic journal, makes the following
most eloquent comment on President
HarrisOn's speeches from his Pullman
car platform during his southern trip;
Gen. Harrison has evidently started
upon his journey with the intention OF
doing his full duty as an orator. Al
every stop of the presidential train
there is a speech from the platform OF
the gorgeous Vacuna. At the present
rate of delivery the rhetoric of the en-
tire trip of nine thousand and fifty
miles will amount to at least thrice the
volume of all the previous speeches,
published letters and state papers OF
BENJAMIN Harrison since he entered
public life.
But what speeches they are thus
far! 1t is a pleasure to read them.
Nothing short of the extreme of parti-
san unfairness can find in the little
Pullman orations anything to ridicule
or despise.
"Candor compels the statement that
at the tail end of the Vacuna, sur
rounded by the hundreds and thOus-
ands of his fellow citizens, who thrOng
to inspect the wonders of the presiden-
tial train and to gaze upon the nations
chief magistrate, Gen. Harrison is at
his very best. Whether prepared care
fully IN advance or eXtempoTaneOusly
excogitated his occasional remarks
along the route have been nearly fault
less. Modest in tone, interesting in
matter, local in their application while
general in their character, lively with
out being sensational, moderate with
out being commonplace, full of ideas,
consistent without being monOtonous,
excellently and often eloquently ex-
pressed, they deserve recognition by
political friends and enemies alike as
models of Pullman platform oratory.
"It is as if Gen. Harrison had en-
braced the present opportunity to
exhibit himself and the capabilities of
his intellect to the people of the United
States in a new aspect. Other presi-
dents before him have tried the same
experiment in the same way. Few, if
any, of the navigators of the great po-
litical circle have succeeded so well as
Gen. Harrison"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-23
WE SAVE YOU MONEY.

"Why has the alliance house the dis
tinguished honor of being the first
legislature in Kansas that proposed
such legislature as to call for protest
from the railroad labor organizations
on a matter of wages?
"Why did the alliance house kill the
bill requiring railroads to employ COM
petent telegraph operators? When a
great per cent of the railroad wrecks of
this country are caused by the incom-
petent telegraph operators and yet
when the legislative board of the en-
ployes drafted a bill governing the
hiring of telegraph operators, the ALI
ance legislature killed the bill.
"Why did the Mohler waiver OF
appraisement bill which passed the
senate fail in the house?
''Mr. Rightmire, at the request OF
the legislative board, drafted bill for
state board of arbitration. 1t
was given to the attorney general to
examine and afterwards presented to
the house for passage. But it sleeps
the sleep that knows no waking, along
with the rest of the bills asked for by
the organized wage earners of Kansas.
Most all the eastern states have a
board of this kind and in many in
stances they have done some good work
in advancing the differences between
corporations and their employees"
Is it asking too much Of the gentle
man to explain them? Will some
brother kindly submit the questions to
him at the next alliance meeting?
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-23
Will Fir. Harvey Explain ?

Mr.. Harvey spoke concerning the
work of the last legislature and what
1t should have accomplished had there
not been a stubborn and extravaganza
senate with just power and little sense
enough to kill every valuable and help
| full measure passed by the house.
Report of Cheever alliance meeting.
We are getting somewhat weary of
this kind of rot regarding the actions
of the recent house of representatives.
We do not believe that Mr.. Harvey (if
he really said what is purported abOve)
believes any such nonsense. Mr..
Harvey is gentleman abaDdantly cap
able of forming correct opinions on
matters and We doubt if he would de-
liberately commit himself to such a
statement. He knows and during the
session intimated, if he did not say that
the house of representatives was a
disappointment. From the time when
he refused to pledge himself to Elder
for speaker until he returned from To-
peka Mr.. Harvey must have seen
enough demagoguery and foOlishness
in the house TO disgust him in his
inmost Judgment, even though he may
not admit it openly.
In the meanwhile while Mr.. Harvey
is calculating the valuable and help
full" points of the house we wish he
would kindly explain the following few
points which are propounded by Sena-
tor Bent. Murdoch in the Ell Dorado
Republican:
"Why was the senate fee and salary
bill, which would save thousands of
dollars annually, killed in the house?
"Why was not $50, OOOa year saved
the people'in the state printers con-
tract?
"Why did the alliance men in the
house vote down a resolution to en-
ploy union printers in the state print
er's office, and thereby going straight
back on organized labor?
"Why was not the senate mortgage
bill passed?
"Why was not the senate fee and
salary bill passed by the house?
"Why was not the senate insurance
hill uasand bv tbs h0use2
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-23
Prenaring for Harvest.

Shockey s. Co. have just received a
carload of threshing machines which
will be used in threshing Dickinson
county's big wheat crop. David Cot
fenberger, one of north DickinsOn's
successful farmers, took out one Of the
largest machines of the shipment
large a one as is made-to his farm to.
day. He will not only handle his own
grain but that of his neighbOrs. He is
one of the farmers who believes in
being ready for the seasons. Shockey
s. Co. are doing a big business and
carry some of the best makes.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-23
G. G, Sterl & Go.
THE GREAT
ClOthiGTS, HattgTS and FITnBhGrS!

Our Ready to Wear Clothing in
all grades and prices is the best
that is made. From the cheapest
suit in our house you will readily
observe the same careful detail in
fit and finish. Ours is no hap-hazard
Clothing; it is made for particu-
lar purpose, namely: That of be-
ing better and cheaper than any
other. This you have found out by
careful comparison with other
stocks. We claim the proud dis
tinction of selling nothing but good,
reliable goods at the very Lowest
Possible Prices.
We can assure the Farmer, the
Mechanic, the Men, the Boys, and
everybody who has anything in
Clothing, Hats, Shirts, Neckwear,
ETC., to buy, that the place to visit
is the WHITE FRONT CLOTH
ING STORE of
&C. STERL & co.
WE SAVE YOU MONEY.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-23
The Botkin Impeachment.

TOPEKA, Kan, April 23.-Most of the
absent senators put in their appearance
this morning and full working quorum
and to spare is in attendance on the
impeachment trial of Judge Botkin to-
day. There was e. no session held
this morning, adjournment having
been taken yesterday to give the
attorneys time to prepare the argu-
ments on the demurrer to the articles
of impeachment filed by Judge Botkin.
The arguments will occupy the atten-
ton of the court for at least two days,
and if the demurrer is not sustained
and there is little likelihood that it will
be in full-the taking of the testimony
will commence Thursday afternoon.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-23
Get Ready for Gabriel.

A Professor TOtten, of Yale college
has figured out the end of the world
for March 1899 and his argument for
the exact date is attracting consider
able attention. He says he is certain
of his premises and that 1.-The prophecy
is already told in the bible, in the
parallels of the labOrers in the vine
yard and the virgins with their lamps.
A generation in its true biblical sense
is three score and ten, seventy years;
and so the fifty-seven generations
traced through the geneologies in the
old testament equal 399Oyears. Hence
tie fifty-eighth generation began with
the 3991st year of the world. The
hours mentioned in the vineyard para.
BILE are each 1913 years. So, multiply
ing by twelve hours we have 1886,
which added to 1851 equals 1927 years
of the world, and the completion Of the
vineyard parable. Then, as the work
is naturally concluded at shutdown, the
parable of the virgins their lamps prop
erly follow, and this parable, according
to the text, represents one generation,
seventy years, which added to 1927
makes 5S97,
"Now this 5S97 A. NJ. (year of the
world corresponds to March 1899.
Why? For these reasons. Cesar
pushed the beginning of the old He
brew year from the autumn equinox
lin Septemher) ahead to March. Eng
land pushed the year ahead from
March to January, and Pope Exigus
must have taken the beginning of 4O0l
for 1000 in computing the birth of
Christ. We thus gained six months,
plus three months, plus one year. which
equals one and three-fourths years.
Deduct from this 1897 and we have
5S95l, the time at which the bridegroom
will come and will find some of the
virgins with their lamps untrimmed.
The $685. year since the birth of Adam
will see the bridegroom, who of course,
is none other than Christ himself.
"Now, what is $685. A. al. in our
A. D. years? HerOd ordered all the in
nocents of years and younger to be
put to death, and, in short time after
that, the eclipse of the moon took
place. 1t. took place in the year S90S.
according to JOsephus, and Herod died
in that year. Now, Herod limited his
order to children of years, because
about two years before the Magi in
formed him of the birth of the Savior.
So Christ was born two years before
the eclipse and the death of HerOd-
two years before 1898, that is, 1896.
$50 you subtract 1895 birth of
Christi from $685. A. NJ. to find the A.
D. year, and you leave 1891 A. D., OF
in March, 1899, the bridegroom will
come and will awaken the foolish vir-
gins"
If Mr.. Totten is correct there are
only eight years left for the world to
get ready for Gabriel. 1t is of course
not Tong time but by hustling little
the work can be done. Two more re-
publican presidents can be elected,
PETER can be defeated for a second
term and Kansas can elect several more
republican governors. We sincerely
hope Gabriel will not find an alliance
governor at TOpeka.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-23
KANSAS DELEGATION.
About Two Thousand Going to the Confer
euce at Cincinnati.

About TWO Thousand tsOsnE to the Confer
ence at Cincinnati.
TOPEKA, Kan, April 22.-The ma
tional conference to be held in Cincin-
natl May 10 for the purpose of organ
izing a third party will, if calls con-
tinue to be Issued by the Kansas or
ganization in "a sch with the new move
ment, con:uin an unlimited number of
representatives from this state The
Farmers Alliance, the Citizens Ali
ance, Industrial Union, Farmers Mu-
tual Benefit Association and Knights
of Labor have already made
provisions for delegates to the
number of $500. 1t was supposed
that this included all, but Levi Dunn
bauld, chairman of the Peoples party
state central committee, an organiza-
ton intended to unite all the others,
has prepared a call for delegates to the
conference, which will be published in
the Alliance Advocate tomorrow. 1t
states that the members are authorized
and requested to attend the conference
as delegates. Each congressional dis
trict is entitled to ten delegates and
the chairman of the district committees
are requested to appoint them But
this is not all; two delegates are
called for from each county and the
chairman of the county committees are
authorized to appoint them. This makes
a total of .2S9 delegates called for by
Chairman Dumbauld to represent the
Kansas peoples party at Cincinnati,
which brings the grand total of the
Kansas representatives to more than
5000. Of course all these will not go,
although the estimates of a number of
gentlemen high in the councils of the
new movement place the number of the
Kansas delegation who will attend at
2.OOO If there should not be more than
one Kansas delegate in six go to Gin
cinnati it would require solid train of
fifteen coaches to carry them.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-23

Mr., 5. o. Henry, long connected
with the Colorado Loan s. Trust Co.,
as its secretary, will sail from New
York for Havre on the Goth inst. He
proposes to spend two years in France,
two years in Italy, two years in Spain,
two years in Scandinavia and two
years in Russian all ten years. He
will study the language, history, Gus
toms and habits of the people of each
country named. Mr.. Henry is a
thoughtful student and We predict for
him a successful literary career. The
well wishes of his many friends gJ
with him in his journey to foreign
lands.-[ Denver Press.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-23

1t is estimated that the manipulatOrS
of the California Bethany colony
cleared So 900 a-month out of the poor
fools who were duped into giving their
time and money to the scheme before
it collapsed. How much are Hoffman,
Briedenthal ct al clearing out of the
Topolobampo victims who are being
worked on the same plan?
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-23
an Mnndav. Nav 25th. IA. D. 1891,
First publication April %, 1891
SHERIFF'S SALE.


| Under and by virtue Of an order Of sale IS
/ suei bv the clerk of the district court OF
| DiCkfnson county, state of X 3nsas, in a cause
| perding therein, wherein the Travellers IN
| surance Company is PLAINTIFF, and Lewis A.
| Peck Oscar SeitZ, trustee, Harry A. Peck,
| Agnes A. Metcalfe, John Watts, j. K. wilson,
j. +. Baxter, Elizabeth Sttnson, -
Jansen and sFreyschlag, partners as
Jansen & Freyschlsg, Frank Howard and
Frank S. King, partners as Frank Howard q
COMPANY and ID. W. Steele and J. W. walker,
partners as steele & Walker are defendants
1 will,
On Monday, May 18th, A. D. 1891,
at the front door of the court house, in the
city of Abilene, comfy Of Dickinson, statS
Of Kansas, at l0o'clOck a. H. OF SAID Gay sen
to the highest bidder for cash. the following
described real estate tO-W1t:
All that portion of the southwest quAESSI
of section two CD in township sixteen liol'
EOnth of range one ~ east OF the sixth frln-
cinsl Meridian, lying and being south OF the
right OF way of the Topeka, Sal1na q west
ern railroad company as tnen eSsADA 1!
and maintained through stl1 I@ho IN OlSh-
fnson county, state OF ansGs.
The said real estate viii De sold pursuAnt
IN the Judgment of the court In SAID cause
recited in said order of sale.
Witness my hand this 2lstdsy Oh APRIL A.
d. 1891. DTr1
sheriff of Dickinson County Has
W. 6. COwLEs, a5
Att'YfOr Plf,