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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-29
IS IT MRS uRAproRp's BAG OF DIAMONDS

IS IT MRS BRADFORD'S BAG OF DIAMONl'Sf
Dr. John H. Woodbury.. u 70. ~ West Forty
sccond-st Ncw-York Wa requested last evening 10y
a victim Of Mrs Kate Bradford M Williamsburg
nnaucicr. 70 keep bag 81 diamonds anI other
things left at hl. office few daNs ago hy a strang"
woman The woman was sfylishly dressed. ana ls
believed to be- the missing Mr. bradford. \ Et"r
was found IN the bag. dated Boston. June o. and
was addressed 20 "My dear Kate" and WAS signed
Charlie" 1t was believed that The diamonds AMI
the contents OF the satche. belonged 20 an actress
Since then a number Of women have rlaim"d H. al
though unable - Identify ilo contents Mrs Brad
ford disappeared ON May s. taking wi'h Aer small
hand-satchel. which Is supposed 10 have contained
the jewelry \ letter was lrfi ~ her house ad-
dressed 10 her husband ana was - NY dear
Charlie" In thr l,tier she tod hlw She lad dup" J
her friends 90 10, extent Of mon than $-'lrl. AMI
said She intended 10 take hcr IN"
Sine. her Night one 81 victims was Stiu 10
have traced her to Los Angeles. Cal. \ report was
circulated that the woman w1g AZ Greenwood Lake.
Ncw-York. whore II W. said her uncle" Charles
Kennedy. omp Dyed q hpul c''rk.
fcw days ago il Wa learned tnat Kennedy mad
left the hotel and gone South. II s now alleged that
while Kennedy employed at GREENWOOD lake
Hotel he was in receipt OF letters from the ni Ing
Mrs bradford on learning mat the safcho had Doe
l.f At the doctors Ollie became convince" mat the
strange woman was tho one th"y wcr" looking for.
l. = believed mat she went there fDr the purpose
Of having her features 50 changed as To- defy dent-
ncatiOn
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-03-15
ION the Road 10 Rnin :,

1t is always safe to consider that q
member of an organization is best
fitted to talk about IT, A Republican
talks better Republicanism, Mctho-
dist better Methodism than anyone
else. So it is perfectly fair to take q
Democratic papers word as a good cs-
innate Of the Democratic party's
actions. The New York Herald under
the heading above this article. with
all the emphasis Of double leads and
italics, pours out it, staunch Demo-
cratic heart to its party as follows;
II an election were held now the
Democrats would be- swept from power
by tidal wave Of popular Indignation
such rs the country has not seen for
twenty years.
Unless the party leaders can speed
lily wrcst success from their dismal
failure and win back the public conf
dcncc they have lost, a Republican
landslide mt the Congressional cleo
tions in November will he inevitable.
The people are more than disguised
with the failure of the party to re-
deem its pledge to revise the tariff.
They have been injured. wronged and
betrayed. For these grievances they
will mete out the penalty at the polls.
The town elections just held in New
York point to this result. Similar re-
minders are presented by the marked
Democratic losses in the special con-
grcssional elections lately held in this
city and the more recent Republican
gains in Pennsylvania. These
men the congressman are either
blind or indifferent to the fact that
not only have they put the Democratic
party, hut are also doing all they can
to put the country on the road to
ruin. Nothing could be more
disastrous to the country than the de-
lay which they are causing. Already
the spring trade is ruined and the
autumn trade mcnaced. While the
tariff agitation is kept up, with II,
consequent business suspense, there
can be no revival Of trade or industry.
Unless it is soon settled the prevailing
stagnation must grow worse, until the
country is brought to the verge of one
of the worst panics it has ever known.
Where are the Democratic lead
crs and what are they doing while
Democratic senatorial clique are
laundering, to the peril of the party
and the disaster Of the countryp How
is II that in such crisis Mr.. Clcve-
land goes of goose hunting and Mr..
Carlisle and Mr.. Voorhees, are appar-
emily passive spectators of the mis-
chief that is being wrought?
II our party has any capable leaders
is II not about time for them either to
wake up or give up?
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-03-15
WOLF SCALPS.


Bountles Paid by Many Counties Ia Kansas
-suggestions by Secretary Coburn.
TOPEKA, Kan, March flowing to
the losses every year OF 10 many sheep,
pigs, calves and fowls from depreda-
tions by wolves, coyotes wild cats and
foxes the Kansas improved stock
breeders at their annual meeting in
January appointed committee to
work for such legislation as would
authorize higher bounty, at least for
wolf scalps-the amended law OF 1889
authorizing county commissioners to
pay not to exceed 81 for each scalp. To
aid the committees at least to the ex.
tent OF knowing definitely what has
been done under the new. law, Secre-
tary Coburn, of the state board OF agri-
culture. has interviewed each one of
the county clerks In the state as to tn e
amount expended by his county la each
OF the four years mentioned toward the
determination of the predatory prowl-
ers.
From the l05 counties 90 reports were
received and 0 counties failed or de-
clined to report Scventy-three paid
and 30 have not paid bountieS In
1890, SO counties paid sll,9l0; in 1891, SIS
counties paid SIS, 23S; in 1892, 81 coun-
ties paid si4,03l, and in 1898, 65 counties
paid SlI 59I. The total amount paid in
the four years by 70 counties Is $50, 69S.
The average amount paid by The So
paying counties In 1890 was s23g: in 1891
by So counties was 1852; in 1892 by 81
counties was s262, and in 1898 by 60
counties was S27l The average paid
in each Of the four years by the 7S
counties was ssl7.
The largest sum expended has been
by Ford county which in 1sOl.92 paid
out Si,44a05; Clark county is second in
the list and has invested 50, 5s5 SO, and
Trcgo paid $4,000. Cheyenne headed
the list In 1893 with s2,044, while Clark
paid 81, sss, so, or more than three times
as much as was paid by any other
county except Cheyenne.
The foregoing figures include the
bounties paid on q few fox, wild cat
and rabbit scalps but in the main rep
resent wolves or coyotes In the vari-
GUS counties the amounts per scalp
have been 80 cents for cubs and from
81 10 % for grown wolves. Secretary
Coburn saws that the assessors last year
reported $4,000 dogs in the state and
he thinks IL these were what they
ought to be and used to the best adj
vantage there would be less need to
pay bounties and fewer varmints on
which to pay them.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-03-15
Kansas Not a Silver state

The entire Kansas delegation In congress
voted for BANDS sclgnlorage bill. This l.
not 10 much an Indication that they are for
this particular Bland bill. but II shows that
the Kansas congressman know that Kansas
whether Republican, Democratic or Popull-t,
IL for the the liberal coinage Of silver: II they
can't get II they will vote for the scigni-
orage bill that, at least, Is one step toward
silver coinage. Kansas Is probably n free
silver state. No doubt vote taken would
lind majority OF the people Of Kansas vo,-
Ing for the free and unlimited" coinage OF
silver. The present congress may do moth
Ing for silver, but the next one will have to.
Estate journal.
That sounds as though il came out
OF a Populist paper, and 1t misreprc-
sents Kansas just about the same.
This State is not for unlimited coin
age Of silver, and IL is certainly not
for the Bland scignioragc bill. When
the Republican congressman voted for
the bill, they stultiiied themselves and
misreprcscnted their districts. What
Kansas needs down in Washington at
the present time is some good, old
fashioned, stilT-backboned Republican
congressman, men who are not afraid
to stand up for their party, no matter
II the whole congress is against them.
The Bland seigniorage bill is based
upon the baldest kind Of a fallacy,
upon theory. upon something that
does not exist. There is no seign-
forage until the bullion in store in the
treasury vaults Is coined and can be
none except in theory. There is too
much of the Populist visionary fool
ishness about such bills for Republic
can representatives. from Kansas to
support them.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-03-15
THE SENATE.
1t Is Still Considering tho Silver
Seigniorage Bill.
THE PROCEEDINGS UNIyTERESTIyC
Tho House Considered the sundry CiyIl
Bill Informal on Wanted About
Carnogio's Armor Plate
Contracts.

WASHINGTON, Marca l4-The pro-
ceedings in the senate yesterday were
of an extremely uninteresting charac.
ter The senate took up the consider
alton OF the seigniorage bill Senators
stewart and Lindsay spoke in favor
and Mr., Dolph spoke in opposition to
II, holding that its passage would de-
stroy the existing parity between gold
and silver, and the two new senator's,
Mr. McLaurin, of Mississippi, and Mr.
blanchard, of Louisiana, received their
committee appointments
Mr. Stewart, of Nevada, took the
floor in support OF the Bland bill. lie
was unwilling 10 have the bill amend
ed, for to return it to the house would
be fatal to H.. Mr.. Stewart delivered a
silver speech along the line OF his we'll
known theories At the conclusion Of
his remarks Mr.. Palmer dem }, of nli-
nois, announced that the senator from
Kentucky, Mr.. Lindsay, wished to
speak on the subject. Senator Lind
say produced his speech with the assur-
ance that II he believed that any of tho
unfortunate results SO freely predicted
by the previous speakers would follow
the passage Of the bill, he would be
slow in giving 1t his support His brief
experience in the senate however, had
convinced him that prophecies, espe-
cially In financial questions were TO be
treated with some doubt. II he be-
lieved that the enactment OF this bill
into law would bring the country to a
single silver standard, or would stand
in the way Of an international agree
ment he would hesitate to give it his
vote.
When Senator Lindsay took his seat,
Senators Dolph and Mills Jumped to
their feet, the latter TO ask for an cx-
ecutive session, Mr. Dolph, however,
being recognized, and, as he was
primed for speech aud had been watt
ing for an opening he declined to yield
for motion to go into executive ses-
sion. An amusing interruption oc-
Cured TO Mr. Dolph's speech lie had
referred to n reply made by a Washing
ton newspaper woman in response TO
fallacious work which was used, he
said, as political Bible by tho popu-
list party. Mr.. Dolph announced that
he would not read this reply, but
would have IL printed in the Record.
This brought Mr., Harris to his feet
with an objection, and sharp debate
followed. Mr.. Harris said that moth.
ing could be printed in the Record
which had not been uttered on the
floor except by unanimous consent,
and he did not propose to allow any
book 10 be published in the Record.
Senator Hoar called attention to the
absence OF a quorum, accordingly the
roll was called, and but thirty-six sem
ators responded. Then ON motion of
Mr.. Pasco, the senate adjourned
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March 14-The house
vAstArday began the consideration of
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-03-15

IN his address the other night
Chaplain McCabe declared that he was
not tired Of his lecture sunny Side of
Life in Libby Prison." but liked il bet
tor every time he delivered it. He
said he had taken in $3.50, 600 with the
lecture. The proceeds here went to
help an American missionary who is
making tour through Mexico. There
was good sprinkling of Republican,
ism throughout the address, and Il
scathing denunciation of fiat money.
The chaplain also spoke enthusiastic
words for Masonry and said it was by
means Of that orders fratcrnalism
that hard places in his life had been
made smooth.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-03-15

velop that ring has been formed, rs
some Of the foolish friends Of some Of
the candidates assert, to nominate a
certain ticket by exclamation" and
against all opposition it will be well
for the candidates connected with
such scheme to stand from under.
The Republicans Of this State are just
now in the humor TO smash every
selfish cohort Of oflice-scekers into
smithereens. That Republican or
that cotcrie Of Republicans. who
would allow his or their selfish am
bition to contribute in the least
toward weakening the efforts Of the
people Of Kansas in their effort to
drive anarchy, socialism, paternalism
and all other false and malicious
doctrines Of Populism from Kansas
will find no favor in the eyes of the
delegates to the next Republican
State convention. Let every delegate
20 down TO the State convention un-
trammelcd by dictation from anyone.
Let every candidate come before the
convention upon his individual
merits. Let no candidate be rail
roaded through as n rider on some
"slatc' fixed by politicians. Aud if
there is slate previously prepared
for the convention, let every man
connected with IT be RELOCATED to
his private business. A Republican
ticket nominated by the expression Of
the individual delegates to the con-
vention will sweep the State Of Kan
sas like whirlwind. Let us have it.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-03-15

WASHINGTON, March 14.-The house
committee on invalid pensions yester.
day ordered favorable report on the
bill Of Representative Martin dem. J,
OF Indiana, doing away with the re-
quirement of honorable discharge as a
preliminary to pension. In many
cases death has occurred during fur.
Tough or outside Of military duties In
such cases no honorable discharge is in
existence, and the widow is cut off
from securing q pension. Tho bill
makes the death Of a soldier equivalent
TO an honorable discharge except when
the death occurs during desertion.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-03-15

the bill making appropriations for the
sundry civil expenses OF the govern
ment and fair progress was made.
Only three amendments OF any import
ance were adopted-one appropriating
s4S, 500 for lighting Hay lake channel,
another of s04, 900 for the public build
ing at Buffalo and another of 600, 900
for repairing the post office at New
York. The latter was fought by the
appropriation committee.
The only amendment Of importance
was made by Mr.. Morse rep J, of Mas.
sachusetts, to cut off the appropriation
for the Interstate commerce commiA,
sion. The manner In which that por-
tion of the appropriation for counsel
fees (sls4, ooo) was worded led 10 q rath-
err spirited debate In which Mr.. Cannon.
of Illinois, rather broadly intimatod
that this appropriation had been placed
under the direction OF the commission.
instead of the department Of justice, as
heretofore, because OF the criticism
against Attorney General olney from
certain quarters that he was in sympa-
thy with corporations When the sense
Of the house was tested upon the prop
osition, 1t was overwhelmingly defeat
cd by Mr.. Haines, Of New York, who
made the point Of no quorum against IL
Just before adjournment Mr.. Cum
mings presented, as privileged report
from the committee ON naval affairA
his resolution calling for information
from the secretary Of the navy regard
ing the violation of the armor plate
contracts by Carnegie, Phipps & Co,
which had gone to that committee In
the early part Of the session on Mr..
stones objection. The resolution was
agreed to and the house then, at $40.
adjourned.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-03-15

Hutchinson News; 1.-The reform
business is entirely ovcrdone. 1t is
crowded to death. The curse Of
Kansas is farmers who talk reform
while the sunHowcrs choke out their
corn; OF lawyers who discuss finance
and never have dollar with which to
pay their bills; Of doctors who dilate
upon political economy while their
patients die; OF merchants who talk
free trade while the dust and moth
ruin their goods, and above all others,
that class OF loud-mouthed men whose
visible means Of support is railing
against the existing order of things,
and the advocacy Of some wild,
chimerical scheme OF paternalism.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-03-15
More Fiat Nonsense.

Congressman Davis, of this district.
has introduced bill prohibiting the
issue Of bonds hereafter without spec
ial authorization. A dispatch says:
lie primarily wishes congress to
direct Mr.. Carlisle to issue 40 million
dollars Of legal tenders "of the usual
high style Of art to replace the
estimated destruction and waste of
United States notes since 1878 which
estimate is as generous as any Popu-
list could ask for. Then Mr.. Carlisle
Is to be further directed to issue 100
millions dollars Of other legal tenders
to replace retired national bank cur
rcncy; and as fast as such national
bank currency is retired Mr.. Carlisle
is to make it good in such fashion.
furthermore, so that everybody may
have plenty Of money, the secretary
Is directed to issue annually 100
millions Of legal tender "in order to
create and preserve an increasing and
equitable volume Of currency in ac-
cordance with the needs of the in
crcasing population and volume of
business Of this country"
And so II goes. The Fifth district
of Kansas which ought to be repre-
scented on the floor of congress by a
man of brains and sense is known
chiefly for the fiat yaI orings.of a crank.
1t comes as easy to John Davis to
advocate the adding Of "a few
hundred million or billion dollars" OF
fiat currency TO the country's supply
of money as it does to Grover Clcvc-
land to veto pension bills-and it is
inst about as spnsiblv an action
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-03-15

list campaign purposes, according to
the salary they are drawing. This is
n new departure in the management
of that institution. Under the man
agement of DR.. Wiles the employees
were not called upon for campaign
funds. but under the present reform
administration no employe Of the
State institutions is exempt from tax
alton. Lcwelling should sell few
car loads of eggs and let the employees
of the State institutions keep their
salaries.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-03-15

But as the REFLECTOR says, the smoke
less chimneys. the low prices the unemployed
~orkmen are the result Of nm Anticipated
OWL called the Wilson bill. then the effects of
that hill should II become u law have been
fully discounted aud nothing worse eau
bsppeu.-lTbo News.
Blessed is he who eau got comfort
out Of anything. The man who has
lost both legs aud ono arm has. &C.
cordug the News, reason TO be pretty
well oouteut for nothing worse eau
happen. The head OF the family dies,
the homo 10 mortgaged, tho property
Is gone. Do not mourn-"nothing
worse eau happen" 1t is the opinion
81 good many people that enough
has haPpeasl already, and it is very
cold comfort 10 10 told that there can
DO ''nOthing worse ahead, Even that
prediction is not nearly so convincing
M the News would have us believe.
The effects Of the very anticipation of
the Wilson bill indicate that there
may be something worse 10 happen,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-03-15
The Field Is Yet Open.

That Republican who has the audac-
ity Ia run up and down Kansas as
sorting that he or any of his friends
are as good as nominated or will be
nominated Ivy reclamation is likely to
get struck right between the eyes ON
the day Of the State convention. II
may just as we'll he stated in advance
that no estate" Is going to pass
muster before the Republicans at the
next convention. The delegates pro-
pose to have something to say about
the naming Of the candidates. No
half dozen or dozen can corner them
solves up in tight room at tho Cope
laud and three months in advance
"dx" ticket for the delegates to
ratiiy. This plan savors entirely
too much OF the infamous methods
adopted and practiced by the Popu-
lists. 1t will be remembered that a
little secret sanhcdrim was organized
at Topeka a year ago and whatever
that sanhedrim ordered every Popu-
list legislator performed with slavish
obedience. The Republicans are not
built OF that class OF material. All
over this State there is determined
resistance to everything that savors
Of ring" rule, and II it should de-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-03-15

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo, March ~ =
The Bank of Excelsior Springs, which
failed TO open its doors Monday fol
want Of funds, made an assignment
yesterday to C, c, Carter Besides the
school funds in the bank, 1t held the
deposits of the Christian and Baptist
churches, Christian Endeavor society
and the Odd Fellows The bank PEG,
Pile still claim they will be able TO pay
out II they are given time.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-03-15

Down in Gcary county they are dis
cussing this question at literary meet
ings; "Resolvcd, That six hundred
dollars Is Of more benefit to n young
man starting in life than college cd
ucation." With the right kind of a
young man there is only one side to
the anestlon-the negntlNo.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-03-15

The Winfield Courier reports n new
departure in reform as practiced by
the Populist as follows; Yesterday
the superintendent of the imbecilc
asylum lined up the employees of that
institution and assessed them from
three to four dollars each for Popu-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-03-15
Why Not Punish Artz9

What is the reason that GOV. Lew
cling has not had Mr.. Artz arrested
and punished? Ii is currently report
ed that the investigation into his ac-
counts showed that he had deliber-
ately changed Il check or draft from
eight dollars to eighty. This was
no mistake, ii true. No man could
make the mistake of taking eighty
dollars out of the State treasury by
changing an eight to eighty without
due, deliberate and malicious intent
to steal. The commission of such an
oifcnse by any one other than n Popu-
list would be regarded and treated in
this State AS forgery, and the perpe-
traitor consigned to the penitentiary,
No Populist is demanding punishment
for Artz. Is it possible that the Gov
ernor has adopted our distinguished
Senator Senn's idea that no Populist
is amenable to the laws Of the country
unless that law should please his
notion OF equity and justiceP If this
man. Artz is guilty OF forging that
eighty dollar draft, no ought to be
punished, and II he did 1t, and isn't
a fugitive from justice out of the State
next January when +. b. Dawes. Of
Clay Center, will become attorney
general, Mr. Artz will be safely lodged
in the pen at Lansing, where he evil
dently belongs,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-03-15
THE DALE sci.
The Republicans of Kansas win Meet In
Convention at Topeka June o.

The Republicans of Kansas VIII Meet In
Convention at Topeka June o.
TOPEKA, Kan, March 1.-THE re-
publican state central committee met
at the Copeland hotel last night and
decided TO hold the state convention in
Topeka June & Two other dates, May
10 and June 80, were suggested, but
the majority OF the members had
agreed on June o before the meeting
and the vote for that date was almost
unanimous. There was quite a Skin
mish over the place of holding
the convention, and much ora.
tory was INDUCED In, John l..
Royce, of Phillipsburg, named To-
peka A. w. Oliver named Wichita
and Judge S. w. Vandevert named
Hutchinson Topeka received 81 votes,
Wichita 10 votes, and Hutchinson 4
votes, The basis OF representa- ton
was fixed at one delegate-at-large from
each county and one for every 200 votes
cast for w. H. Edwards foe secretary OF
state in 1892, or major fraction thereof,
no county to have less than two dele.
gates This will make a convention of
s94 delegates. II was also decided TO
nominate candidate for congressman.
at.large at this convention.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-03-15

Topeka State journal; The Abb
lone REFLECTOR has put on its good
clothes to entertain the Methodist
conference and looks quite charming
in its new dress.