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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-05-05

1t was produced continuously in the
Academy of Music in New York for
over six years and has been received in
every large city in this country with
unbounded success. 1t is a play for
the people, Every farmer should see
it. Every business man should see it,.
Every wife, sister, mother or brother
will be interested in the story. There
are twenty-five characters in the play
and the preparation and presentation
upon the elaborate scale proposed is a
considerable undertaking; but as it is
play for the people, the club has
decided to put the price within the
reach Of all. Tickets will be placed on
sale throughout the county and in the
towns at 10, 20 and 80 cents. An
opportunity to see this play in your
own vicinity will probably never be
offered again, If you are not familiar
withlthe,success of this comedy'converse
with some one who knows about it
and don't miss the opportunity Of
seeing IL.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-05-05
What About Tin Platter

A special report of the tin plate
industry has been made by the treasury
department aud shows the following
increase In the industry:
Quarter ending September 80, 1891
i've manufacturers reported tin plates,
l52, iS9 pounds; terne plates, 674, 43S.
Total, s26, 922 pounds.
Quarter ending December 81, eleven
manufacturers reported tin plates,
2l5,0ll pounds; terne plates, l,l93, ole
pounds, Total, !, 400, 1921 pounds,
Quarter ending March 81, 1882,
nineteen manufacturers reported Tin
plate, l,O99.656 pounds; terne plates,
l 1904, 43l pounds, Total, 1904 ,Os7.
The report says the indications are
that under existing conditions the pro.
duction OF the country before the close
of the fiscal year will be in excess of an
annual rate of zoo, 200, 900 pounds.
The democratic free traders are
going to have a mighty hard time ex.
planning these figures away, As a
Raesser Of faOt they make u msgnihcSnt
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-05-05
First published in the ABILENE wEEKL'
REFLECTOR May 5. 1872
Notice of Condemnation.

Notice Is hereby given that We tho under.
signed commissioners thereunto duly ap.
pointed by the Honorable James Humphrey,
Judge Of the district court Of Dickinson
county, Kansas, will on Tuesday the 7th day
OF June, a. ID. la92, proceed TO lay on accord.
ing TO law tor the Union Pacific Railway
company certain tracts of land as additional
right OF way which are deemed necessary
by said company for the proper construo.
tion and security of Its road and We will
carefully suTvey, and carefully ascertain
the quantity OF land necessary for such pur,
pOses out OF eac h quarter section or other lot
OF land, and assess the damage thereto and
when we shall ascertain that such portion OF
said land belongs TO different owners we
will appraise ths value AMI assess the dam
ages OF each owners interest We will
commence to lay on said additional right of
way on line Of said company's railway as
located over tho south west quarter OF zee.
tion 10 OF township 10 and range east in
Dickinson county, Kansas, and condemn
the following described lands TO wit;
South west quarter section nineteen (0l,
township thirteen Qs). range two (2) east, 4
"trip OF md thirty fve 1857 feet wide on the
west end ami running o point on the east
end and bounded on the north by a line flfty
(b0) feet north OF the present center line of
main track of tho Union Pacific Railway
and bounded on the south by line fifty
(5Q) feet north of the old center line OF main
track OF said .ilwaY ana containing ninety
seven one.hund redths (07.l0o) of an acre.
A'so, east hat OF southeast quarter OF
section twenty four ga township thirteen
rsSgs SRS can ssStS 81 -, .Hn Ha thirty
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-05-05

The spectacle of an officer in charge
of the educational interests Of the
county whining over his petty griev-
ances In column and half news
paper article just before the campaign
will deceive no one. The people of
Dickinson county recognize the fact
that the present term Of school super
vision has been the most laundering,
Incompetent and altogether below the
standard In the county's history and no
amount of praise written by himself
can justify the officer responsible.
Even the party that nominated and
elected him is ashamed of its work.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-05-05
Bring this you investigate prices

from Tacoma and unloaded. Thus the
purchaser pays for nearly $50 miles
haul that Is never traveIsed.
No wonder the railroads do not like
our State Board of Railway Commits
sioners. The weakness of the board
lies not Ia its having too much power
but in its having too little. 1t should
have both the power and disposition to
wipe out such rank robbery as the
above aud give the people of Kansas
equity and fair dealing in their relation
with the railroads.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-05-05

j. Il. Burton Is not combining his efforts for
the republican party to tho Fifth congress
sionai district where he Is n candidate but
goes all oyer tho state at the call OF the
Tarty. On Tuesday lac opened the campaign
In the seventh district with brilllan
speech. Burton Is too good n man to be-
oOndn,d to one district. The republicans OF
the state ought to keep him flying over the
state from now until aftir tho election.
This can be- done by nominating him Tor
Congressman 1T large. - lLoavenworth
Times.
1t is a matter OF serious regret that
other districts throughout the state are
unfortunate In not having so brilliant
man as Burton to represent them in
congress. The republicans of the
Fifth district are inclined to be selfish
but under the present political situa
ton Burton cannot be spared to the
state at large during the coming cam.
paign. The district is now virtually
blotted out 30 FAR as representation in
congress goes. The republicans Of the
district demand that its prestige be
restored and Burton is the man to dc
it. The next legislature will elect two
United States senators and j. II. Bur
ton will be one Of them; and then he
will he the property of the whole state,
The state can afford to wait. In the
present emergency the Fifth district
republicans insist on claiming him az
their own [Belleville Telescope.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-05-05
First published in the ABILENE WEEKLY
REFLECTOR, May 8, 1892
Legal Notice.
To s. Douglas clifford, Elizabeth O, Giftort
and Hiram Render.

To s. Douglas Clifford, Elizabeth O, Clifford
and Hiram Bender;
You and each of you ara hereby notified
that you have been sued In the dis riot
court within and for the county of DICK in.
son, ia the state OF Kansas, In an action
and you, the said = Douglas clifford and
Elizabeth @. clifford and Hiram Bender to.
gether with o: hers are the defendants, and
that unless you make answer to tho petition
OF ths plaintiff therein on or before the 18th
day of June, A. ID, 1891, said petition will be
taken as true and n judgment rendered ac-
cordinRly in said action In favor OF said
plaintiff against you the aforesaid :, Doug
las Glfrord and Elizabeth O. clifford.
FIRST: For the sum Of two thousand and
seventy dollars, with interest thereon from
January LIST, 1892, and costs Of suit.
second: foreclosIng the mortgage given
by Won, s, Douglas clifford and Eiizlbeih o.
clifford afoTdsaid 10 William j. NELL to SO
cure tho payment OF said indebtedness duly
assigned Herewith to Id plaintiff upon tho
following described real property towit;
Tho east half OF the northeast quarter and
and the east half of the southeast quarter Of
seotion six (G) in townshIp sixteen (l6l OF
range one ~ east Of the sixth principal me.
ridian, situated in the county OF Dickinson
plaintiff TO have the fret lien upon said
premises TO the amount of the indebted ness
aforesaid, and orde ing said premises TO be
sold Without appaisement, and tho pro
due plaintiff and COSTS of suit.
Third: Forever barring and foreclosing
you OF and from any right, title, estate, in
terest, property and equity OF redemption in
WILLIAM T. GIBSON,
Plaintiff.
II. A. COATS and
II, l.. HUMPHREY,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Attest; A. L. RussEL,
lsEAL.l Clerk.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-05-05

An English factory making rugs,
carpets, etc, employing 1000 hands, is
about to remove its plant to New
Haven, Conn, because adverse tariff
legislation has made it Improbable to
manufacture goods abroad" And
thus is protection "injuring American
farmers" These 1000 families must
pay to American farmers the money
that before perhaps went to India or
Russia. Surprising that factory were
located in Abilene, the farmers of this
county would lind their market greatly
increased and their products would
bring better prices. Manufacturing is
to the interest of the farmer more than
that of any one else perhaps as It
betters his market. The farmer who
opposes protection opposes his best
friend.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-05-05

The action Of the Colorado republic
cans in refusing to endorse President
Harrison will make that state lone
some one in the convention. Just
because President Harrison has had
the nerve to refuse to endorse a silver
policy which would benefit no state in
the nation except Colorado and no one
there except the silver kings, Colorado
refuses TO accept him for a candidate.
So be it. Mr.. Harrison will be renom-
mated and reelected and not on free
coinage platform either and the day
will come when Colorado republicans
will be ashamed of their proceedings
In this weeks convention.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-05-05
Notice of Board Of Equalization.

~ ~ hihI NphNNih'
Notice Is hereby given that the beard Of
county commissioners of Dickinson county,
Kansas, constituting the board OF equallZa-
tion OF eai county, will meet ut the county
clerk's ONCE in the city OF Abilene on the
III st Monday OF June, 1892, being the sixth
day of june, is02, and sit not exceeding ten
determine all mai ters pertaining TO the
assessment of real and personal property OF
said county for the year 1892. All persons
of township assessors may appear before
said county board OF equalization and have
any errors In tho valuation OF their prop
erty corrected rs justice and equity may
demand.
Witness my hand and the of oial seal OF
said county this 2ni day OF MAY, lsl2.
lsEAL,l Y. ". NOTTORF.
County CLERK.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-05-05

The republicans of Louisiana did not
win but they came encouragingly near
1t. The official figures show that II
the republicans had been united they
would probably have been in condi-
ton to secure the 1890 votes needed
to beat the leading democratic candi.
date. The republican ticket headed by
Mr.. Leonard had $1,000 votes and the
other republican candidate, Mr., Breaux,
received 1000 votes. Mr.. Foster, the
successful democrat, was elected ON
49,lOO votes. Louisiana may be repub-
llcan yet,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-05-05
THE Old Homestead.

The Abilene Dramatic club has at
last announced that 1t win produce the
well known comedy, 1.-THE Old Home
stead" on Friday and Saturday, May
18th and l4th, This play has been In
process of preparation for long time
and the residents of Abilene and vicin-
ity have been expectantly awaiting
its production. The reputation of the
comedy is well established, but few Of
our citizens have been able to see 1t as
1t has been produced only in large
cities.
The charming story OF that typical
New England farmer is familiar to
almost everyone and his name has be-
come part of literature and history.
The story of his simple yet interesting
country life gave rise to the play which
is now to be presented. No play in the
history of the American drama has
met with such phenomenal suCuess,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-05-05

After all, the democrats of this state
feel as though they had made mistake
in instructing for Mr.. Cleveland.
Down deep In the hearts of the think
ing members of the party there is a
secret desire that His Obesity may
not be pitted against Mr.. Harrison.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-05-05

The st. Louis Republic and Kansas
City Times are finding fault with the
republicans of Missouri for nomination
of an ex-Uuion soldier for governor.
Had Maj, Warren shouldered Con
federate instead of a Federal musket
he would have been mole acceptable to
the Missouri democracy.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-05-05

Referring to the excited call for u
meeting Of alliance state presidents at
Birmingham, Ala, for May 8, the
Emporia Gazette peoples party says;
The northern alliance state presi
dents do not seem to be included in the
case. III ever cause needed better
leadership than 1t seems to be getting
1t is the peoples party movement.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-05-05

A bicycle club has been formed
among the congressman at Washington.
Jerry Simpson is president and Tom
Reed is secretary. All over the
Seventh district, grumbling is heard
that Congressman Simpson doesn't
answer letters of inquiry from his
constituents. The old republican con.
gressmen did not have time to ride
bicycles but wrote their hands of. -
Wichita Eagle.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-05-05

The voters are going to be too much
in earnest this year to waste much
time on the candidates OF minor third
parties. The fight will be between the
two great political organizations, the
country over.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-05-05

The Plumb Monument association of
Kansas has issued circular to the
Grand Army posts, recommending
May 80 as a suitable day for the raising
of subscriptions. There should and
probably will be liberal response.
The old soldiers Of Kansas owed Plumb
debt they can never repay and the
whole people will gladly join them in
doing him this proposed honor.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-05-05

The board Of directors Of the Kansas
educational exhibit at the Worlds Fair
will meet in junction City, May 10 and
II, and complete much Of the detail
work pertaining to the Kansan educa.
tlonal display.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-05-05

The republican victory In Kansas last
fall did much to restore the credit and
good name Of our state. But trlum-
plant republican victory in 1892 will
make 1893 and 1894, two of the most
prosperous years in the history Of
Kanuua
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-05-05

j, Il. Burton's industrious and
effective laDors in last years campaign
increase his popularity several hundred
per cent. Mr.. ingalls, should paste
this somewhere X. @. journal.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-05-05

The democrats Of Illinois have nom
mated man Of decided anarchistic
tendencies for governor. lie has
written a number of socialistic and
anarchistic pamphlets which the
republicans of that state will cause to
arise in judgment against him.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-05-05

argument for the Mckinley law,
particularly as the development in this
department is but an example of what
Is going on along a dozen other lines,
all the direct result of protection.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-05-05

The only praise the county's superin-
tendent has received in print in year
has been written by the man who
supervised. This issuing certificates
Of good work TO oneself is something
new.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-05-05
u. s. Exnrass Money Orders.

The fact is established that money
can now be sent by express money
orders at less expense, bother and
delay than by postal orders. The new
form of money order lately introduced
by the United States and Pacific Elk.
press companies is by far the simplest
and most complete thing Of the kind
yet devised. 1t Is in reality as well as
in appearance, nothing less than a
bank draft and in security and negotia-
bi.ity corresponds closely to cashiers
check with the Express companies and
its numerous agencies as the bank.
Twenty-Five thousand express offices
pay these orders; banking institutions
take them like currency, since unlike
postal orders, they are negotiable any
where. No blank applications have to
be filled out by the purchaser. No
waiting for the letter of advice on the
part of the recipient of the order.
Besides the order itself, you get a
receipt; the order you forward by mail;
the receipt you keep as an absolute
guarantee against loss New York
Daily Tribune.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-05-05
THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1891.

The printing bill alone Of the last
peoples party legislature cost the state
sIs, 1886 as against 500, O45.68 for the
republican legislature Of Of 1850.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-05-05

LosT-A 3s calibre bull dog revolver
In leather scabbard. Finder please
leave at REFLECTOR office or Whltlaw's
store and get reward. 22
Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-03
BEYOND THE ROCKIES
A Mysterious Explosion in
Brooklyn.
Chicago Doodle Investigations
Ended.
Governor Mckinley on the Political
Situation.
Sslopdshed In Arkansas Fatal Shooting
ARRAY in Alabama -Jewelry
Burglary-Bank Failure
in Philadelphia.
associeted Press Dispatches.

Associated Press Dispatches.
New YORK, April 2.-An explosion on
Willow street, near Cranberry, Brook
lyn, last night at IL :55, woke the whole
neighborhood and broke the windows in
all the houses adjoining. The entire
police reserve of the second precinct
were called out by the explosion.
The neighborhood is quite old-fash-
ioned. No. Al, Willow street, is the resi-
dence of VIM. F. Whiting; II is the
willard apartment house; 45 is Sam
Recknagel's, and 81 Charles Smiths
across the street lives John McDermott
ut "A, and Horace King at 49, DR.. and
Mrs. Lyman live at 56.
Powder was exploded in the gutter in
front of Mr.. Recknagel's house, three
doors from the Cranberry street
corner. 1t left q black mark on the
stones of the gutter, and shook some OF
the mortar from them.
The explosive was probably in a tin
can, and there were several pounds OF 1t.
A half-yard of felt was picked up near
by. which may be taken for wrapping.
A piece of black powder fuse was also
found. The police could not learn that
anybody had been seen in the street.
and no person in the neighborhood Is
known to have any enemies.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-03
They YGusted in the Lord.

The two gangs of negroes from this
southwest who have been stranded III
this city within the past few days have
displayed traits that are pleasing, and
that have stirred up popular sympathy
for them. Though they found. when
they got here, that they could not get to
Liberia, in Africa, by ferryboat or Il
horse car for ten cents: though they
and their pickaninnies were hungry
homeless and helpless in strange city
though they did not know what to do OF
where to look for anything, it is inter
esting to learn that they did not whine
or howl, or threaten to raise rumprls
or to play havoc with most things. OF
even to let loose the dogs of war
They stood out near the dock in the
cold patiently; they held dialogue about
the unknown; they were overjoyed when
a policeman gave them advice; they
blessed the good Lord when they got
shinbone soup for nothing; they grew
merry and SANG the old melodies Of the
plantation when they were offered free
place to sleep in, and they laughed
prayed, grew humorous and exhorteG
each other because things were going
quite tolerable i'll Il country for which
they started out or their way to the
happy land of Liberia.
All of which is somewhat refreshing
as things go in this world.-New York
Sun
Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-03
Sir Morell Mackenzie in Berlin.

Sir Morell Mackenzie's death recalled
the placidity of that eminent surgeon
amid the series of extraordinary insults
and antagonistic demonstrations in BeT-
lin during the illness of the late Kaiser
Frederick. have seen the people in
Berlin throw mud at the carriage of the
English doctor, who was popularity sup
posed to be numbering the German kaiser,
and he was subjected to insults without
number whenever he appeared in the
crowded streets of the German capital.
The bitterness of the emperor's physi-
clans was so keen that it transcribed all
bounds of medical etiquette, and Sir
Morell's life at Charlottenburg at one
time was only saved from continued and
unbearable insults by the protection of
the kaiser's English wife.
The Empress Frederick was firm be
lever in her countryman's skill, and she
prevailed in the end. After the mist OF
the medical battle had cleared away ii
was found that the skill of Sir Morell
Mackenzie had been justified, and lau-
rels were piled high upon his brow. He
was a typical surgeon in manner, fol
nothing ever had the slightest effect
upon his deep seated and natural tran
auillity of manner.-Blakely Hall IL
Brooklyn Eagle.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-03
A Peculiar Commission.

One of our Springfield artists, whose
reputation for lifelike portraits is estab-
lished, had an old lady walk into his
studio the other morning with queer
commission. She was quaint, odd
figure, clad in an old style bombazine
with a few struggling trimmings of rusty
Grape, and she evidently was not familiar
with city life. "Please, sir" she burst
out when the artist had kindly asked her
to be seated, "I'd like to have ye fix up
a life size picter O. my Josiah, jest as
soon's ye can. He died two years ago
come Thanksgivin, an I've been savin up
for his picter ever since. l guess you
can do it; he never had no picter done
but this one," drawing out blurred
daguerreotype of a plump faced five
year-old boy in petticoat and pantalets.
"Josiah wuz forty-five when he died, an
big an strong an handsome's picter.
with long, black beard. don't know
if it'll be kinder easy to make it look
real like him from this, but they say
you're a master hand at the picter biz
ness an guess it'll suit. ."-Springfeld
(Mass.) Homestead.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-03
A Change of Venue.

SAN Francisco: April 2.-The New
man-Levison case was to have been
heard on its merits this morning but
when court convened Judge Hebbard
said he had understood there was de-
sire on the part of the plaintiff to have
the case reassigned to another court.
Attorney Taylor, representing Newman,
said he had hoped the case had found
a resting place. Attorney Philbrook
then made formal motion and went on
to state that the rules had not been
complied with in the transfer OF the case
to department four, as he had not been
regularly notified of it. After Philbrook
had concluded, Judge Hebbard stated
that the showing made was absolutely
groundless in every particular, but he
was willing that the case should 60 to
another court if agreeable to both sides.
Attorney Taylor said he was satietied
that the case should go to Judge CARRIER,
and Judge Hebbard then directed them
to 60 to- Judge Finn to go assign it.
The matter will be heard before Judge
CARRIER in a few days.