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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-01

The opposition of President Hyde Of
Rowdoin College to the constitutional
amendment forbid4lng appropriations to
sectarian schools, now pending in the
legislature, has occasioned coz:si derable
comment 1t would seem that his letter
which was read at the hearings,
an abstract ouiy of which has been pub
lished, was not correctly understood, for
on February 16, 1892 card was received
at the office of the National League for
the Protection of American Institutions
In New York, from President Hyde SUBJ
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-01

We suggest that it might be advisable
to bring the microscopic eye of the
school committee man who detected an
;mpropriety in DE-. Dole's candidacy for
school committee on the Republican
ticket in Ward to bear upon the police
department of this business administra-
ton. Perhaps however the improprie-
ties there are SO big that the microscopic
eye which is specially suited to detect
very small things would not see them.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-01

The medical registration bill will un-
doubtedly encounter formidable oppo-
sition, and judging from the fate Lof such
bills in the past the chances are rather
against its becominga law. Strong as
the argument is for such bill tits doubt
full if it Is strong enough to overcome the
prejudice against it-a prejudice which
is born of the idea that the bill is meas
ure concocted by one school of medicine
to shut out the others. The provisions
of the bill entirely negative this idea, yet,
we venture to say, that nine-tenths of the
opposition to the bill will be founded
upon this incorrect conception of the
PURPOSES of the bill.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-01
JOURNALISM TAUGHT,

pY special arrangement practice will be giy
I'D en- on PortlanddailieS when sufficient ad
vancement has been made. MR.. YATES. la
Brackett Street. jan23d7Ws
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-07-06
FIGHTING FOR TAeIR FEES.

Kansas shcrin- Propose to Test tho New
Law Concerning Mortgage foreclosures.
TOPEKA, Kan, July .. sheriff John
VI. Willxcrson, of Shawnr' county, Ia
behalf of the Sheriis' association Of
Kansas, has commenced proceeding, in
the supreme court TO test the effect of
the new mortgage las ON shorilr,' fcss
The new law provides that when prop
erty sold under foreclosure i,purchascd
by the mort Jagcc the sherin Is not en-
titled TO any fen.
Under the 0!a law the shrrI" %
commission vt so ON. . got a
~ Vrupert" very S"ooo worth
49, .,uid. The taking away Of
.his commission reduces the salaries Of
the Kansas sheriirs, who devote most Of
their attention to foreclosure suits,
almost onc-half The only thing the
shcrihs expect to make out Of this suit
is TO get decision FROM the supreme
court rs 10 whether the new law ap.
plies to contracts existing at the time
of the passage Of the law, ns well as to
new contracts The sherifls insist that
1t only applies To new contracts.
The question was raised in the dis
trict court of Shawnee county few
weclo, ago, and Judge llazcn decided
that the fees could not be collected, II
is this case which has been taken I,
| the supreme court
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-07-06
FRIENDS oE SILVER AlER1.
Tho Timetable League to Hold "a Convcn
ilOn ut lhIrnGn.

Tho Timetable League to Hold a Conven.
tion ut Chicago
WASHINGTON, July "a secret coun-
Gil of war comprising four chicftuius "
the silverites was held at the American
timetable league here. As u
result Chicago and July -
have been decided ON positively
MS the meeting place and the
time for members and friends of FIRE
silver The proclamation is in tn
hands OF Gen. Warner, president of the
league, who, with CongrcsSman.clcct
Francis Newland, of Nevada; Lee
Crandall, editor Of the National Re-
view, and Executive Committeeman
johnson, of Nevada, held q secret con.
ference.
The convention at Chicago It IA said
will be n call TO arms II necessary, To
defend what the people regard rs theii
money.
"The people are really ready to
shoulder the muSlset in real earnest,
said Col. Crandall, who knows some.
thing of that sort of tnlk from fuui
years service in the confederate army
Unfortunately for the colonel and his
silver friends his weekly paper went I,
press just one day too late 10 get in the
presidents call and counter blast
but Editor Crandall says they will 40
ccpt no quarter
"'rhe sherman law will not he re
pealcd, much as IL is to I've despiscd
unless guarantee Of u better suhsti
tute Is madc. Silver free and unlimited
silver north, south, east aud west, sil
yer the money of the producers, silvci
| 10 to /, that is to be the battle.
"Thc Cleveland game will he chccl,
mated. Our canvass Is as long rs his
and II shows that sufficient numbc
of members and senator, from botl
| parties will stand by silver To pre-
vent surrender to the European
| gold syndicate, which compelled tn,
decentralization of silver in India with
out the slightest voice on the part u
the people of lndia-iust ms our pcopl
had no part in the decentralization Il
silver in 1873, The voice Of the Chicag
convention will he heard ON the floors q
congress and tho extra session VI Angus
I, 1893, will never end until it ends eithc
in the peaceful victory of silver none
or in the outbreak OF revolution b.
| physical force, such rs the country la
never seen. hope II will not need t
see t. Plans for tho raising of fun
for the necessary expenses ~ u nntiuna
campaign are now laid and will he INT
turcd at Chicago
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-07-06
KANSAS RAILROADS.
A Kick Certain over Their Assessment by
the state Hoard.

inc state bouru.
TOPEKA, Kan, July 3.-The state
board of railroad assessors will COM
plctc the work of assessment and valu-
alton this afternoon or Monday, but,
owing TO the large amount Of clerical
work to be done, there will be no means
of knowing the aggregate valuation for
some days, but II is certain that the
assessments will be raised considerably
and trouble is sure to follow.
Schedules so far completed by the
board show that the total valuation OF
the Missouri Paciiic's Eliza miles of
main track il tlO, sl5. ms, and the valua-
ton per mile from en-, 900 TO stO, 900, the
latter figure the valuation OF the main
track between Kansas City and Atchi-
son. The i,i6i miles Of the Union Pa
cific track are valued at from e., 900 TO
$40, 900 u mile. Total, G,73i, $50. The
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Is valued ut
from $4,000 TO $4,000 per mile for its 500
miles, total Of $3.50, 800. The Kan
sas City, Wyandotte & Northwestern is
assessed ut from o., 900 To q, 800 n mile,
or $780, 1875 for its Ia miles OF main
line. The above are the only roads
upon which the total valuati ons have
been carried out
Tho value per mile is only given as
follows; Rock Island, 1850 miles, as
scsscd by counties at from $4,000 tc
$1,000 per mile, average about $500
St Louis & San Francisco, 42O miles
valued at from $4,000 10 q, 900 per mile
average $4,000; Atchisun, Topeka 4
Santa Fe, 9,0Ii miles, valued at from
$4,000 to $4,000 mile, average 81, 600
Kansas City, Springfield & Memphis
$50 miles, valued ut from 100 to 81, O0I
II mile, average sa,5oOl Hutchinson 4
Southern " miles, Mt $500 mile
Dodge city, Montczuma & Trinidad, "
miles, at e., 500 mile.
The side tracks are assessed In thrc,
where the muln track il unde
$1,000 per milo, 800; where the mali
track In over $1,000, ~, 800; others, a.,
100. Locomotives are valued Mt from
$500 TO $500, Pullman cars at sl,5oO
passenger coaches at g., 900, combina
ton baggage aud mail cars at Ell, 500
box cars NJ $3.50, cattle cars at $3.50, coa
and Hat ears $3.50, caboosos ut $500, re
frigcrator cars NJ $500 and fruit cars
tij0
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-07-06
ROBERT p. PORTER RESIGNS.

A DOubly RemunerHtiye Field Ia Sew
York Calls for iIis Services.
WAsnISGToN, July A-llon. Robert
4. Porter, superintendent Of the cen
sus, has resigned, 10 take effect imme-
diately.
Mr. Porter has been DESTROYS OF sever
ing his connection with the Office for
over a month, and recently completed
certain business arrangements with n
New York enterprise which demands
his early attention. His remuneration
in the new field, IL Is said, will
be double what he received at the
head Of the census bureau, namely, VI,
900. II cannot be learned with what
concern Mr.. Porter will identify him
self Most Of the census h so far ad-
vanced as 10 be practically completed,
and MIR. Porter feels that he can with
propriety retire from the Office.
The bureau will hereafter he In
charge Of Clerk Wardle, who has had
the experience Of directing the work
temporarily during the last two cen
suses. In case the president should ap
| point successor 10 Mr.. Porter, Mr.
Wardles chances for promotion are
said 20 be good.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-07-06
MR.. HARRlsoN's VIEWS.
The Ex-President Interviewed at the Fiftl
Avenue Hotel, New York.

The Ex-President Interviewed at the Eifth
Avenue Hotel, New York.
New YORK, July I.-EX-Presiden
Harrison, when seen at the Fifth ave-
nue. hotel last night and asked as 70
his opinion on President Clcveland's
call for an August session Of congress,
was very 10th TO talk at all on any
thing connected with silver.
In response, however, to a question
as TO whether he thought Mr.. Cleve-
lands action wise, he said that, pre-
Stunning the latest dispatches contained
correct information, II was about the
only thing Cleveland could consistent
ly do.
"lf he thinks" said the ex-president,
that the country u in a state OF strang-
ulation and that he has remedy, why
the sooner he applies II the wiser he
will show himself. II he thinks that
he can give the necessary relief he had
better lose no time. The cry is that
there is not enough money. think
that there is plenty of money, but that
people are holding on TO what they
have got and boarding It,
81 am not prepared TO say whether
think an August session of congress
will restore confidence, which Is said
TO be demoralized. There may be Sc
rious obstruction. cannot tell what
may be the extent of Mr.. Cleveland's
knowledge on the subject, but know
they would not have repealed the Shcr'
man law for me.
~ think that perhaps altogether too
much complaint has been loaded upon
the Sherman law. There are a great
many other causes which have contrib
uted TO the present state OF affairs
The load 10 altogether too great In
the FIRST place, that law was passed by
a majority Of senators and represents
tives Of whom many were outspoker
advocates of the free coinage of silver
and many thought that its effect woul'
be TO place silver at tl.29 an ounce
The democrats were entirely RESPONSE
BILE for that, and am sure that what
ever Mr.. Cleveland may be able TO d.
with congress they would not have re
pealed the law for me.
There Is the entire south, will
three exceptions, or about three, soli'
for silver. | cannot say how much con
troll Mr.. Cleveland has over congress -
this wild team. People think some
times that IL is all with the driver, bu
II is not, and II he has not got the tear
to go with him he can do nothing.
Congress may refuse 10 repeal TIL
Sherman law. I cannot tell. But Il
any event there will be an obstructiv
minority, and congress may add som
Objectionable features in its place. c
course that would not be any fault {
yours or Mr.. Cleveland's,
"If MIR. Cleveland thinks he has tn
remedy ( certain, and that he is abb
TO apply IL, why did he not do so before
Why didn't he call an extra session {
congress last April?
III you find n man hanging with
rope strangling him and cut II with
knife, that is all right, But II you wa
until the next day and then use III
knife, you are open 10 serious crit
cism. That is all | care to say on II
subject"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-07-06

BERLIN, Julya-lt Is understood here
that the United States legations In
Europe have been told to study and re-
port on existing systems of taxation in
order that the Washington government
may select the least oppressive and Of
fcnsivc 10 cover the deficit which will
result from the reform Of the tariff. A
member Of the berlin legation was ex'
aiming the prussian, and Is inclined
10 favor the adoption In the United
States Of u tax similar 10 the direct
property tax, recently approved by the
landtag The Weather CLASSES In
Prussia, he says, do not complain bit
terly Of the new tax and the poorer
people consider II equitable. The ricf
men in America however, he thinks
would resist stubbornly the introduc
tion OF the tax.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-07-06

BERLIN, July IA Polish deputy
said to-day that eleven Poles were
against the military bill and eight for
IL. II the traditions of the party are
followed all will vote against the bill.
The Freissinige says that the vote in
the reichstag will stand 1870 against
and i72 for the military bill, while the
National Zcitung's estimate is 20S for
and l02 against the government. The
Hamburger Nachrichten says that even
without the Poles there is majority
against the bill.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-07-06
TREASURY IN GOOD SHAPE.
The Books Of the Fiscal Year Balance Will
u Surplus OF ~, OOO,O 900,

The Books of the Fiscal Year Balance with
Surplus OF s3,o0O,Ooo,
WAsHINeToN, July Treasury Off
Gals are deep In the mystery of figures,
closing up the vast money accounts Of
the government for the fiscal year OF
1s92-9S. The figures will show in
round numbers that the total receipts
for the year have aggregated s3s5, OOO,-
ooo while the expenditures will
foot up tss3,OOO, 900, leaving a
surplus of receipts above ex.
penditures of $4,000, 600 This
Was the estimate submitted by Secre-
fairy Foster to congress as the probable
surplus Of tho fiscal year closed yester-
day, and results prove II to have been
prophetically accurate, In this 49,
mate, however, Mr.. F~-- sa.l-
int .,,er did not take
.. account the payment OF the Chero-
kee Indian claim of s3,0OO,00O. Had
this not been paid the receipts would
have been 1000, 900 in excess of the ex'
penditures
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-07-06

DR. Schott, of Germany, has vvo"
making some interesting investiga'
tions Of ocean currents, the height Of
waves and the rapidity Of their progress,
He cxplodes the idea Of waves 'moun-
tain high, - and says that In the worst
storms they do not rise higher than
from thirty-six 10 forty feet
In England there is an orRaniza
ton known rs the Rural District Nurs-
ing association. The nurses are In
training two years at cost Of $3.50,
Each nurse has salary of sl25 To $3.50,
with board and lodging and a donkey
cart in which TO go the rounds Of dis
trict Of 1000 10 5000 inhabitants.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-07-06
FOREIGNERS INDIGNANT.
They Now Demand an Apology far the Ar
rest of ComniAsioner Hassier, of Para
Ruay.

They Now Demand an Apology far the Ar
rest OF Commiaaloner Hassier, of Para
quay.
CHicAso, July 1.-The foreign oom.
missioners at the worlds fair have
written letter 10 Director-General
Davis, demanding that the expositle...
company make q sui'"s.te apology to
o'AN'i'N ...er hassler, of Paraguay, who
was arrested by Columbian guard sew
eral days ago. The foreign commission
ers held meeting yesterday afternoon
in the administration building, at which
the arrest OF DIR. lIassler was discussed
at length. When the particulars OF his
arrest had been heard, and when 1t had
been learned that the exposition of
ficials had made no apology for the In
dignity, IL was decided to demand one
Director General Davis has not as YET
received the letter, and refuses TO ex-
press himself in regard TO the demand
the foreign commissioners decided u
make
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-07-06
LONE RoBBeR SENTENCED.
sam wilson WIN study Prison Rules and
IIxInga for fifteen Years.

sam Wilson WIN study Prison Rules and
IlNIngz for tifteen Years.
uNioN, Mo, July 3,-The lone train
robbcr, samuel A. Wilson, against
whom an Indictment for robbery In
the first degree was found early In the
week by the grand jury Of Franklin
county for holding up the Missouri Pa
cihc train at Pacific, Mo, about u
month ago, was arraigned yesterday
morning. Acting ON the advice Of his
attorney he threw himself ON the
mercy Of the court and pleadcsi guilty.
The bandit was Immediately SEN
fenced To fifteen years at hard labor In
the penitentiary. The long sentence
was u severe blow 10 him, as he had not
expected more than ten years and had
hoped that he would get only five. His
only hope now II that Gov Stone will
pardon him. lie said that after the
robbery that II he had known what he
knows now he would never have sur
rendered himself Instead of return
ing to his home he would have gone
east, and he never would have beer
captured.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-07-06
A cHooTAW EXECUTION.
Joe Bird, q Half Breed, Put to Death b.
the sheriff.

WIsTER, ]. II july Joe Bird. n
Choetaw half breed, was shot at II
o'clock this morning at Wilburton by
Sheriff John Perry, of Gaines county.
lie was placed ON plank and his hands
held up by two other men while the
sheriff knclt about five PAGES In front
of him, A piece of white paper had
been put over his heart as a target.
The sheriff. aim was true and the man
fell over dead at the first shot.
Bird killed his mother-in,law in 1892,
with an ax and entered plea of guilty
to mapslaughter in the Choctaw court
and was given 100 lashes Afterward
his wife would not live with him and
on the night Of April 20 he went To
where she was staying, calling her to
the gate and shot her In the head lie
surrendered to the United States au-
thorities at Fort Smith and was by
them turned over TO the Choctaw au-
thorities.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-07-06
THE SENATE CONTESTS.
The silver Question Adds Considerable
Interest to Disputes over Northwestern
senRtorships.


The silver Question Adds Considerable
senatorships.
WASHINGTON, July 3.-The fact that
the senators from the northwestern
states are not unanimous on the silver
question and that some of them will
probably vote TO repeal the Sherman
silver purchasing law, seems To lend
added interest to the contests which
were pending when the senate adj
iourned in extra session in April last ON
the case of senators from Montana, Wyo-
ming and Washington. In all three of
these states the legislatures got into a
prolonged deadlock and adjourned
without electing senator to I'll the
vacancies that were 10 occur ON March
4. These three contested cases will
probably bring on n bitter and pro-
tracted preliminary fight before the
senate can settle down To business for
which the extra session was convened.
The right OF senator TO his seat is "A
question of the highest privilege and
senators on one side or the other of the
silver question are sure to demand a
decision on these cases before any vote
is taken on the Sherman law. In addi'
ton to these potent probabilities of
delay there are the Enacted upon reso'
buttons Of investigation in the case OF
Senator w. y. Roach, of North Dakota
upon which hot partisan debate is in
| eyitable.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-07-06
LEApvlLLEs CLOSE TIME.
IDLE Men on the streets -The Mines shut
Down and Those still Working.

Idls Men on the streets-The Mines shut
Down and Those stili Working.
LEADvuLE, Col, July THE wheels
OF industry of the greatest mining
camp on earth are clogged, Hereto
fore where long strings of teams have
been seen coming from the mines not
an ore team is now working. The
streets are Allied with idle men.
The following properties closed
down: Maid, Adams, Wolf Tone,
Penrose, Grey Eagle, Pocahontas, Orion,
Gazelle, Niles, Augusta, ST. Mary's,
Matrala, Bison, Glass, Pendtry, A. Y.
and Minnie, Mike and Starr, Catalpa
and Crescent, Elk, Berdella and num-
Der OF the small leases.
Among the leading properties still
working are the Mikado group, the
Little Chief, Emmett, Silver Cord, Last
Chip, r. A. NJ. and a number Of good
lenses
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-07-06

Little Johnny-You're worSin' for q
prize this term, amt you2
Bright Boy-Yes, and | think I'll get
Il.
"If you do, III give you ffty cents
for It,"
"Nhat for?"
"Pop said he'd give me a dollar II
brought home a prize, and I'll give you
half. n-Good News.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-07-06

james Glaishcr, the wcll-knowG
Scotch meteorological, asserts, after long
investigation, that the ninth day of the
moon is the most rainy Of the whole
Jwenty-eight, and that in the first and
last weeks of the moons age the rain
fall is less than the average. The rec
ords kept by Mr.. Glaisher also indicate
four o'clock in the afternoon as the
rainiest hour in the day.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-07-06
NEWS NOTES.

The Peary ship, Falcon, left BrOoklyn
on the I'd FOR the Arctic regions.
The Empire Manufacturing Co.
burned out at KeolSuk, Ia.
Harvard defeated Yale in the base
ball game at New York. Score, 10 I.
The public debt statement for the
month Of June shows decrease Of 81,
100000.
Rev NJ. G. Peters, Of Bloomingdale
church, New YORK;, bitterly scored Gov,
Altgold for pardonmg the anarchists.
The late A. j. Dreyel left property
valued at 100000, 900, Tho printers
home and other charities are remem
bered In the will.
A hot fight was on between the GitJ
authorities at Austin, Tex and Josepl
Male, president Of the Water & Flee
trio Light CO., and the council refuse,
10 pay his bill In full Nnlle immedi
ately issued orders 10 shut OIL the light
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-07-06

BERRIEN SPRINGS, Mich, July L.
The only coach owned by the ST,
Joseph Valley railroad went over an
embanlSment yesterday and there are
no funds TO put it on the track again.
Traffic is indefinitely suspended. Farm
ers are angry and will ask 10 have the
charter revoked and the right of way
returned for agricultural purposes.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-07-06
GOV. ALTGELD.


Ono Place FINDS Its citizenship All Right
aud Another Place liurns Ills Enlgy.
Mansfield, o., July 3,-The ques-
tiOn raised concerning Gov. Altgcld's
citizenship was Actuc ed yesterday. John
Potter Altgeld, the governors father,
came to Richmond county In lsls. The
records Of the probate court wore OK
nmined for the purpose Of doterminine
the nuch'mooted question. I'D il was
found that final ett"-.,s of naturaliza-
uon We'e sued 10 the governors
,"'"' on March -, 1850. The fact
that he was baby when his father
came TO America and that he was only
IL wears old when his father became n
citizen Of the United States by natur-
alization establish Gov. Altgeld's citi'
zenship beyond II doubt
BURNED ~ EFFidY.
MARION, Ind, July Word comes
from Jonesboro that citizens there were
hanging Gov Altgeld In eiligy last
night Huge bontlres were brightly
blazing and the streets were crowded
One felt that an exciting political cam
paign was under way. The excitement
ran high and the feeling was conta
gious, spreading at last 10 Gas City,
| town In the same county. Soon Grove
| had collected and dummy Of Altgclt
| was made In the MisSenawn hotel
rope was procured and stretched from
the hotel parlor ton building opposite
There were several women In the party
and they gave cheerful assistance,
big fire was built In the street and tn,
dummy was uncercmoniously tied L
the rope and drawn through the fir
until the imaginary man who liberated
the IlnymnrlSct anarchists was scnrched
singtd and finally had no resemblance
| 10 ANYTHING
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-07-06

Lavender has suddenly appeared in
South Australia, the plant springing
luxuriously over large area Of black
swamp in the south Of the colony. At
first the settlers thought the plant was
weed, but on finding out IT. true ma
ture they resolved 10 cultivate lavender
on a considerable scale, with the view
Of establishing a regular Perfumery
trade.