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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-09-03
How About Nicholson?

Senator S. c. Wheeler, who enjoyed
the distinction of being the only ALI
ance senator in the last State senate,
has brought disgrace upon his head by
accepting and riding on railroad
passes and the county alliance conven-
ton of Cloud county pay their respects
to tee senator in the following reSolu-
tions:
WHEREAS, The alliance condemns
bribery in all it's forms and interprets
it bribery for a lawmaker of the g. o.
p's to receive and use railroad passes;
and
WHEREAS. Our late senator, S. c..
Wheeler, has accepted railroad passes
and SO publicly stated in our alliance
at jamestown; Furthermore be it
Resolved, That we will not support
the aforesaid S. G.. Wheeler for any
Office or any other lawmaker, judicial
or executive officer, that will accept
and use railroad passes.
What do our alliance brethren think
of Judge Nicholson's action in this
respect?
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-09-03
The State League Meeting.

The annual session Of the State Re-
publican League at Topeka yesterday
was in many respects valuable edu-
cational factor for the republican party
of the state. 1t proved by its deliber-
atoms that the representatives Of
the republican party of Kansas
are awake to their interests
and are enthusiastic and united for a
straightforward, square-tOed fight for
republicanism on principle.
There was noticeable on every hand
hearty cooperation in the work and
a large Showing of men who, as Senator
Plumb expressed it, '!Will stand with
out being hitched." The president
elected, w, J. Bailey, of Nemaha, is
stalwart farmer-republican who will
reflect credit upon those who hOnored
him. r. w. Blue, for vice.president,
J. Ware Butterfeld for secretary and
J. L. Bristow for treasurer complet ed
the list of chief officers with eminently
capable men, The league will have
much instruction work to do nextyear.
1t should show at the next meeting
three times the number of clubs
enrolled today and in all probability
will do so.
The most encouraging feature of the
meeting was after all perhaps the
heartinesS with which the name and
fame of Kansas was defended and the
slanderers of the state condemned,
The report of the convention will do
the state more good financially in the
eastern states than any amount of
boom circulars OF illustrated tOwn-lot
plats. The people of Kansas have q
true friend in the republican party and
they are rapidly realizing that they
have but destroyers and enemies in
the opposing organization.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-09-03
SEPTEMBER 8, 1891
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.

Republican County Convention for
Dickinson county viii be held in the court
house in Abilene, Kansas, on Saturday, SPIT.
18th 1891 at II O'Clock a. m, for the purpose
OF making the following nominations:
One candidate for the Office of County
Clerk.
One candidate for the office of County
Treasurer.
Che candidate for the Office of Sheriff.
One candidate for the Office OF Register of
Deeds.
One candidate for the Office of County surs
veyOr.
One candidate for tho ofice.ot Coroner.
Two candidates for the office Of High
School Trustee.
Primaries for the election of delegates to
the said County Convention will be held in
the several precincts on Thursday, Sept, 10,
1891, from to O'Clock p. m in the country
precincts and In the city precincts from to
Up. m.
At the time of holding the Primaries for
the election of delegates to the County Con-
vention those precincts in the Second Com
missioner District will also elect a separate
set Of delegates to attend District COnven-
tIon to be held in abilene on Saturday, Sep
TENDER u. Is9l, at the close of the County
Convention, to nominate a candidate for
County Commissioner of the Second Dis
trict.
The basis ofrepresentationf for both County
and District Conventions shall be the same
as that followed IL 1853 viz:
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-09-03
No Third Party

There is no third party. All so.caIled
parties are for the perpetuation of the dem
ocrattc party. The present so-called third
party has not had q long career, but it has
6lsplaced the republican senator in Dakota,
In this state and in Illinois, and by so doing
has ntributed to the strength of the demo.
cratic party. And IA all of these contests it
has always had the help Of the democrats
p. B. Plumb at Topeka
Did not the republicans in the Illinois leg.
islature vote for a Third party man for the
purpose of defeating grand old John NJ. Pal.
mer? Mr.. Plumb does not seem to have a
very retentive memory.-[Wichita Beacon.
Yes, the republicans gave the three
alliance men an opportunity to send a
straight out alliance man to the Q. S.
senate, but these three political hypo-
critics desiring to contribute to the
strength of the democratic party !"
rather than to carry out the principles
of the party which elected them voted
for Palmer. Verify, the Beacon has
cited g striking instance of the proof
of Mr.. Plumb's statement.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-09-03

If this blast from the Wichita Eagle
does not paralyze OLD whiskers the task
may as well be considered hopeless:
"Peripatetic PETER has made himself
the laughing stock of the whole
country, of republicans and democrats,
even the southern alliance leaders
hooting his wild figures and financial
vagaries, and yet this heautontimoreu-
menos hobgoblin was elected U. S,
senator from a state boasting the in
spring motto, ad sstra per aspera."
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-09-03
COLORADO ROBBERY.
Particulars Of the Robbery on the
Denver & Rio Grande.
DONE BY SEVEN MASKED MEN.
The Gang CompeIs the Messenger to Su T.
render the Safe-SeveraI Thousand Dol
lars Taken-FIight on Horseback
Bloodhounds For Pursuit.

CANON CITY, Col, Sept. 2.-Sevenmen
held up an east-bound Rio Grande train
last night near Cotopaxi
The highwaymen compelled the flag
man at Texas creek to give up all the
torpedoes in his possession and also
forced him to flag the train
AS soon as it stopped the engineer
and fremen were held up at the point
of rifles. Fireman Auer was relieved
of his fine gold watch, and then, at the
muzzle of seven rifles, he was forced to
pick the lock and break in the door OF
the baggage car, under fire from the
express messenger, who knew that
something was wrong as soon as the
train stopped.
Express Messenger Angel made de-
termined resistance and used arevolveI
to good advantage, but whether anyone
was killed or not is not definitely
known, as he was compelled to shoot
through the glass part of the doors.
The fight was fierce one, though it
lasted only a few moments
Then one of the masked men placed
the cold muzzle of a revolver against
the messengers temple and, under a
threat against his life, he opened the
safe door. The highwaymen took S.
600 from the strong box.
The mail car doors were all broken
out, but nothing was taken from the
car.
Horses were in readiness and as soon
as the robbery was accomplished the
robbers fed to Wet Mountain valley.
They did not disturb the passengers,
evidently not wishing to stay longer on
the ground than the actual necessities
of the occasion demanded.
A posse was summoned by the sheriff
and left for the scene at once. The
sheriff got together all the men he could
summon on such short notice. They
are all, however, men who have seen
ssrvice and will make a lively chase
after the brigands.
Trinidad has been wired to for the
noted hounds that have been instru-
mental already in running down sever
al criminals. They are to be hurried
to the scene on a special train and put
on the trail as soon as possible. With
the efforts being made it is not thought
that the daring robbers can escape.
BELIEVED TO BE THE mccoy GANG.
PUEBLO, Col, Sept. AT 9:15 o'clock
this morning special train went up to
Cotopaxi having aboard railroad Off
Gals, Lee Branded, of Trinidad, with
his two trained bloodhounds and a
posse of men with arms and provisions,
a band of cowboys in the vicinity Of
Cotopaxi have volunteered their ser
vices to assist in capturing the robbers
The gang is believed here to be the
Mccoy outfit, who have committed
many crimes in that neighborhood
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-09-03
The South Not in It.

The only daily paper in Kansas adj
vocating the alliance and the peoples
party, the Leavenworth Times, thus
candidly sums up the amount of injury
the alliance is doing the democratic
party in the south:
Texas alliance men are not in favor
of third party.
Mississippi alliance men are opposed
to the sub treasury scheme.
Virginia alliance men are opposed to
the peoples party.
Maryland alliance men are opposed
to the peoples party.
The leading opponent Of the third
party in the alliance is the president OF
the Missouri alliance.
No southern convention of the
alliance, so far as heard, from is in
favor of the third party.
The south doesn't appear to be in 1t
and the alliance of the north can do
nothing to further reform without the
assistance of the south.
Will the northern alliance men never
see what suckers the southern demo-
cratic leaders are taking them for?
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-09-03
What Is the Consideration

The young enthusiast who is writing
the Monitors editorials makes what he
thinks his strongest point against
Judge Humphrey that he was was on
the board of railroad commissioners
and charges without offering a particle
of proof that he was a railroad tool.
The writer knew he classifying when he
made the statement and he knew that
the records of the board show that on
the other hand Mr.. Humphrey was the
most enthusiastic MEMBER of the board
for tie reduction of freight rates and
Iessening the public's burdens.
1t is pretty well established that
when a man begins to project rocks he
should not reside in transparent piece
of architecture. bridge Burner"
Nicholson, the alliance candidate for
judge, carries in his pocket passes over
every railroad in this district and rides
on them, too.
Now what is the consideration?
a pass is always paid for in some
way.
A newspaper man rides on pass
because be has paid for it in adveItis-
ing, from three to ten times the value
of the transportation lie uses. VIII
the Monitor inform us upon what
principle it defends its candidate for
judicial hOnUrS in carrying and riding
upon railway passes?
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-09-03
The I0O-Cent Dollar.

What stronger argument could be
made against the position assumed by
the democracy than is furnished by
this extract from the timely speech of
President Harrison at Albany:
81 am one of those that believe that
these men from your shops, these far
mers remote from money centeTs, have
the largest interest of all people of the
world in having a dollar that is worth
100 cents every day in the year and
only such. If by any chance we should
fall into a condition where one dollar
is not as good as another, l venture
the assertion that the poorer dollar
will do its first errand in paying some
poor laborer for his work. Therefore
in the conduct of our public affairs. l
feel pledged for one that all the influ-
ence of the government should be on
the side of giving the people only good
money and just as much of that kind
as We can get"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-09-03
Some Good Advice.

The Topeka Capital extends this
excellent advice. 1t would be well if
it were implicitly followed:
SIN two OF three judicial districts of
Kansas the republicans and democrats
have united to defeat the alliance can
didates for Judge. This is right. There
is no danger SO great to the rights and
liberties of the whole people as a judi
cial officer elected to carry out some
peculiar fractional or partisan ideas.
The orators of the alliance party have
not Eesitated TO encourage the use Of
the courts to defeat collections and the
foreclosure of mortgages. 1t is grave
mistake to elect any man to the bench
who belieyes in the revolutionary and
anarchistic schemes CT the alliance and
voters, regardless of party, should COM
bine to defeat them"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-09-03
The COpperhead Did Not Come.

Among the attractions prepared by
one of the east Dickinson alliances for
the parade. on Tuesday was a huge
snake with shining copper head which
was to have been carried by one of the
hideous clowns that was part of the
procession. He carried the insulting
emblem as far as Enterprise, the whole
alliance applauding him, but there
some of the peoples party managers
saw that the idea suggested would
never do and compelled the man to
leave the copperhesd serpent at that
place. The sentiment that prompted
the preparation of the emblem was far
from being commendable aud many
were made angry by the short view
given of it.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-09-03
Another Object Lesson.

The defeat of the sub-treasury
scheme and the land and lSan plank by
the Missouri state alliance which on
Saturday voted down those features
and almost unanimously voted against
a third party furnishes another object
lesson to the Kansas agitators. One
by one the southern states have repud-
lated the leading features of the
alliance movement until the Kansas
alliance stands almost alone as the
paradise of crank ideas and is endors-
ing lot of isms that no one else in the
nation will touch even with a six-foot
pole. The farmers who came TO Kan
sas to make themselves and their
children homes will not, We believe,
much longer be the laughing stock and
tools of a lot of bummers too lazy and
too improvident to make their own
living except by the sweat of their jaw
Already there are abundant signs that
the disintegration is setting in. The
very evident fact that the scheme is
one for democratic advantage is dis
gushing thousands of former republi-
cans and they are returning to their
old love, confident in its sterling
integrity and its influence for prosper
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-09-03
Publication Notice.
To Johanna Roeneman. Of the state of Colo
radO:

To Johanna Roeneman. Of the state of Colo
RADIO:
You are hereby notified that you have been
sued by W. ). StambaUgh, G. W. Hurd and
7. f Dewey, partners as Stambaugh, Huri
4 Dewey, by their petition filed Ia the Dis
trict court of Dickinson county, state of
Kansas, on the 18th day OF August a. Il. 1891
in al action wherein said Stambaugh. Hurd
& Dewey are plaintiffs and you, the said Jo-
hanna BOeneuan, are d defendant, and that I'M
less on answer or demur to said petition on
or before the i0th day OF October, A. d. 1891,
the same will be taken as true and Judgment
accordingly rendered against you in favor
of said plaintiffs for the sum of one hundred
and seventy five dollars (S1T5C0) upon an &C
count, AMI ordering the sale of the follow
ing described l. al estate, to wit:
The undivided one Eait interest in the
northeast quarter of section number seven
% and the northwest quart er of the north
west quarter of section number eight (S), all
in township number sixteen (I6) south, of
range number tour ~ east of the sixth prin-
clpaI meridian, in Dickinson county, Kan
sas, under the attachment heretofore issued
in said case end levied upon said real estate.
STAMBAUGH, HURD & DEWEY,
% Plaintiffs.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-09-03
North Dickinson News.

Special REFLECTOR Correspondence.
HAYES TWP, Sept. Jacob Eisen-
hour and son of Abilene were here
visiting last week.
BENZ. Engle, our creamery manager,
spent Sunday with his family at Wood
bine.
District 80 will tear down their old
blackboard and replace 1t with a new
one.
Little folks gatherings are becoming
popular in this neighborhOOd. Four
weeks ago they assembled at David
Brechbill's home and last Sunday al
most the entire juvenile population
met at j. NJ. Sheets to enjoy them
selves socially.
Seth Ginder and family moved from
the Burns farm to engage in the
butcheriDg business. The vacated
house will be occupied by Mrs. Sophie
SchelechC.
Jesse Engle. of Belle Springs, yas
here last Monday.
Pbsres Swigart says $50 bushels of
his peaches are likely to spoil.
If the farmers of a vicinity would
all meet and discuss the best methods
of farming and would endeavor to
mutually assist each other, much more
practical good would be accomplished
than from secret alliances wrangling
over some political question and wind
ing up with division in the meeting.
1t is now in order for the people Of
Dickinson county to grid up their loins
snd wait for the county fair with all its
multitude Of ATTRACTIONS,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-09-03

LONDON, Sept Mrs. Besanr in a
remarkable farewell address to the
members of the secular society, which
had decided that she should no longer
be admitted to speak at its meetings,
claimed that she had received since
Nine. BlavatskyS death the same mes
sages from unseen teachers that Nine
BlaFatsky formerly received. Mrs.
Besant will go to India to propagate
theosophy with Mr. Oleott She for
feits an income Of 5000 yearly by the
suppression of her Malthusian PAM
phlet
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-09-03
RULE OF THE RATTAN.
Chinese Freemasons Discipline Lou Yong
a Bad Man.


Chinese Freemasons Discipline Lou Yong,
Bad Man.
New YORK, Sept 2-Lou Yong, the
Chinaman who was arrested recently
for intruding in the sacred precincts of
Lun Gee Tong, on Mott street, and
stealing a set of Chinese musical instru-
ments from trunk, was bailed out on
Saturday by the members of his society.
On Sunday afternoon Lou was brought
before full tribunal of officers of the
Lun Gee Tong to apologize for his Of
Tense. Two hundred of the members,
however, insisted that the regular pun
ishment be inflicted upon the culprit
Accordingly the grand master of the
lodge was summoned from Brooklyn,
and a dozen of old members were chosen
to carry out the order. The friends of
the culprit We're called as witnesses
to see that nothing unjust was done.
At o'clock lots were drawn to deter
mine who was to bastinado Lou. The
duty fell to the grand master. He
donned the black robe and summoned
the trembling Lou and told him to
stand up. After delivering Chinese
lecture TO Lou, rattan about three
feet long was brought out, and the
grand master proceeded to exercise it
upon the bad mans coat tail with all
his might This was the first time a
Chinese freemason had been disciplined
for violating the rules. 1t was said to
be farce. Probably the only whole
some effect was by the lecture. Lou is
keeper of a very low den on Dover
street, and his young white wife is his
partner. He is said to be a leader of
the highbinders.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-09-03
Increasing Wealth.

Why will not calamity shriekers read
little before making their remarkable
statements? For instance, according
to a recent census bulletin the increase
in population since 1880 in Arkansas
4O.5S; in Illinois 24.S2; Missouri 1856,
and in Kansas 1927. The assessed
valuation per capita is in Arkansas
S152.S2; Illinois, S190.11; Missouri,
S293.5O and Kansas S2O3.63. Should
it be found upon the completion of the
inquiry in relation to the true value Of
all properly in the United States that
the same relation exists liz 1890 be-
tween assessed valuation and tue
valuation as existed in 1880, the abso-
Lutte wealth of tue United States,
according to the eleventh census, may
be estimated at S62, 61O, 100000 or
nearly 1000 per capita, as against
S5l4 per capita in 1860, $3.50 per capita
in 1870 and $50 per capita in 1880.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-09-03
ABILENE MARKETS.
S BILENE, KAS., Sept, 8.
MARKET REPORTS.
Grain and Provisions.


KANSAS CITY, Sept l.
FLOUR-Unsettled.
WHEAF-strongeF; No. hard, cash, SIC
bSl, &c asked; September, SIC bid, eSl2c
asked; No. cash, SOC asked No. 2 red, cash,
9Oc bid, 92c askedi September, 92c asked.
CoRN-DuIl; No. cash, 5ilsc bid, SIC asked !;
September, sac; No white, cash, 55c bid /;
September, SEC asked.
OATs-No. 2 cash, 261Ic bi 2Sc asked.
RYE-No. cash, 7Sc; September, 7Sc asked.
PRoDUCE-Butter. firm; fancy creamery,
zoe; fancy dairy, lie. Eggs, firm at I4I3c.
Provisions Sugar cured). S9d1Oc;
breakfast bacon, sac; mess pork, $3.50;
tierce lard (pure), SL25.
CATTLE-Steady; dressed beef and ship
ping, SO. 5OaL75; cows, 81 5Os2SO; stOckers
and feeders, 81 45G3.4O.
SHEEP-Steady ut 81 75 1850
!. HoGs-Firm; tops, :5.I5; bulk, $3.50 10.
ST. LOUIS, Sept 1.
FIoUR-Firm; choice, s36Od3.sO; fancy,
4O5a4l5; extra fancy, S.s5aE45; patents,
SA6sa47O
wHEAT-strong; No. red, cash, 97Iaa9se;
September, 95s4 1854; December, sIOOlss
LOSS.
TENDER, 57S5714c; January, 41aa42c.
OATs-Higher; No. 2 cash, 2sa2sIzc; Sep
TENDER, 1854 d277sc.
RYE-Quiet: No. 3, SOd SIC.
PRoDUCE-Butter, firm; creamery, 20a2sc;
dairy, I56l9c. Eggs, firm at 15c.
PROvIsIoSs-POrk, standard mess, s1O62I2a
1915 Lard, prime steam, IS 30. Bacon. boxed
shoulders, S625; longs, S762la a. .65; ribs, $40
ais; short clear, S7.s7I5 aa00.
CATTLE-Strong; good to best natives, $500
aa65; fair to good. S270s5O1
sHEEP-strOng. fair to good, S275a4T5.
HOGs-Steadyi heavy, S6IOa525; mixed,
SA5oa5.1O; light, $5.OOs5.2O.
CHICAGO, Sept 1.
FLoUR-Quiet; spring patents, s. IS; win
ter patents, 81 55d475
WHEAT-Higher; No. 2 spring, SIOZ4 aLOs;
No. spring, So sslsc; No. 2 red, SlO2AaLa
CoRE-Higher; No. 2, sac.
OATs-Easier; No. 2 2Ss4c; No. 2 white, 300
3Ic.
RENO. 2, ssc.
PRoDUCE-Butter, steady; fancy creamery,
% d23c; extra dairy, IS a2Oc. Eggs, $50 I6l5c
PROvIsIOSs-Pork, mess, 5000 1905. Lard,
IS 62I3a66J. Short rib sides, loose, Sc 75a6sJ.
Dry salt meats-boxed shoulders. I62Oa65;
short clear sides, boxed, s725aZ5Q
CATTLE-Fairly active; prime to extra ma
tiYes, $asOa625; good to CHOICE, S5.O0a5s0;
others S4O0aL7l
sHEEP-Active; native ewes, SaOOaL75;
lambs, S35O as So
RoGs-strong; packers and mixed, S4.9Oa |
SIS; heavy, $5.Ija6.4O; light, S555a5.60
NEW YORK, Sept.
FLoUR-Firm; winter wheat, low grades, |
SS.750 $50; fair to fancy {L5Oa5.s5; patents,
sl6a660
WHEAI-Higher; No. red, SLO5H4 O9Is |
in elevator; No. g. SL05I2 a Los; ungraded,
81 05aL15; No red, September, 81 .O6s4 a 09Ia
December, sLIOaLIsI3; May. ST. Ijl30LIsA
CoRS-StrOnger; No. 3 74G55c in elevator; /
69a70c; December, 59a59lac; 4
May, 54z4a55l7c,
OAIs-Weaker: No. white, ss4 3SIze; i
mixed western, s3a37; white, do. 3sI3944c.
PRoDUCE-Butter, quiet; western dairy
12a17l1c; western creamery 15923l1o;i
Elgins, 23a2Jl2c- Eggs, hrmer; western, TIA
aI9c
PRoVIsIOSs-POrk, dull; old mess, s11000
l075; new mess, SIL 50a12-Oo. Middles, firm;
short clear. S7.s7I5. Lard, steady; western
steam, ssO0
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-09-03
African Expedition Defeated.

PARIS, Sept. 2.-The government has
received q dispatch announcing that
Fourneau's expedition to explore the
valley of Sangha Hagen, Central Sou
dan and the French Congo, was at
tackled by the natives with the result
that sixteen were killed and thirty-one,
including Fourneau himself, were
wounded. All of the merchandise and
many of the rifles belonging to the
party were lost The expedition was
obliged to slowly retreat being hrtr-
assed by the natives.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-09-03

The republicans opened the Ohio
campaign with a tin can opener-the
democrats used corkscrew. Tin can
openers are far more appropriate and
viii be the thing during the next four
teen months.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-09-03

The buffalo fly has made its appear
ance in the territory about Susque-
hanna, Pa, and is causing cows and
horses much trouble.
Writs Of habeas corpus have been
served out in the United States court at
Brooklyn for thirty Russian Jews not
permitted to land at New York.
A fast train on the Canada Pacific is
rushing across the continent to catch a
New York steamer. If successful, mail
will be delivered in England thirty
one days from japan