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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-09-06
Ben Henderson's Letter.

An interesting contribution to the
Populist campaign literature is let
ter dated August 2S, written by Ben
5. Henderson, temporary chairman Of
the last populist State convention, in
which he cancels all his appointments
to make Populist speeches and while
protesting loyalty to the principles Of
the Peoples Party brands Lewelline
and his gang OF boodlcrs in most
scorching terms as incompetent,
venal and unworthy Of support. Hen
derson has been strictly ION the in.
side" in his knowledge Of the manage
ment Of State affairs by the present
administration and he shows up in
scathing language the abuses to which
Kansas has been condemned by the
Lewelling crowd. The REFLECTOR
will publish the letter In full. No
wonder our Pop friends look blue. 1t
begins to look as though Lewelling
would get less votes than 0yermeyer.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-09-06
II Came High.
ence

The Wichita Eagle has had the
nerve to figure up what the Demo
cratic administration cost, 1t says,
"The best index Of the prosperity 'ol
the country is the weekly bank clear
ings. During the past year the clear
ings fell off $4,000, 100000. A loss
Of 5000 for every man, woman and
child in the country. The increase
in business failures was 25 per cent,
aggregating an increase Of 5000, OOO,'
900. The decrease in the price Of
horses and mules cost the farmers
$S00,0O0,000. The loss in the price
Of wheat was enormous, and the
depreciation in the price Of real estate
exceeds that Of all other losses COM
bined." About tho only consolation
to be squeezed out Of the situation Is
the assurance that 1t will be long,
long time before there is another
period Of Democratic rule,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-09-06

This is the way ex-senator Ingalls,
ripped the Populists Of Wakarusa the
other day; 1.-The history of Kansas
has been record Of successive catas-
trophies, out Of all Of which we have
emerged TO victory. We sent more
soldiers into the ranks Of the Union
army than we had voters when we
were admitted. We had drought,
grasshoppers, foundations, but If all
we have suffered from the grasshop-
pers could be concentrated into one
grasshopper, II all the droughts, in
undations and simoons could have
been combined, they would all have
been innocuous, innocent and harm
less as compared with the blight of
the two years last past"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-09-06
THE TAX ON FLOUR.
NIillcrs Of the Southwest Desire to Send
Their Products Into Old Mexico.

Millcrs Of the Southwest Desire to Send
Their Products Into Old Mexico.
KANSAS Cry, Mo-, Sept. 5.-R. NJ.
Davis, Of St. Joseph, and Augustine
Gallagher, of this city, president and
secretary respectively Of the South
western Winter Wheat Miller's associa.
ton, left for Washington this morning
for the purpose Of consulting with
Secretary Of State Gresham and Secre.
tary of Agriculture Morton. They
will ask those officials to use their in
fluence with the governments Of
France, Germany and Mexico to have
the import duties imposed by them
abolished so far as the United States is
concerned. 1t is generally understood
that new commercial treaties, based
upon the new tariff, will be entered
into between the United States and
France, Germany and Mexico. While
the members of the Southwestern as
ISOLATION do not expect to derive much
benefit in the near future from having
flour admitted free into France and
Germany, they want the import duties
imposed by those countries upon flour
removed in order that they may build
up trade there.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-09-06
Republican State Platform.

Rssfirnins the republican national platform
q lsea
Resolved The eousssut patriotism Of our
party y In Itself = guaranty to tho nation that
hs interest VI its defenders, their widows and
ofphana vlll be literally cared for and we de-
pouaes heir cruel and deliberate betrayal by
ths present democratic administration.
Second adhere TO the republican doc
lrine u protsction end believe that tariff laws
should protect the products Of the farms as
veil W Of ths factory.
Third The American people favor bimetal-
lisu yud tho republican party demands the use
Of both gold end silver az standard money,
With such restrictions and under such provis-
Ions W ~ determined by legislation, as will
secure the maintenance Of the parity
Of vsluss Of the two metals and that
The purchasing and debt-paying power Of
The dollar whether Of gold, silver or paper,
shallbs " ell times equal The interests Of
Vie producers Of the country, Its farmers md
IL working mon demSnd that the mints be
opened 70 the coinage Of the silver Of the mines
Of the United Statos and that congress should
enact Law lsvyinv tux on importatIons Of
foreign silver uuhiclent TO fully protect the
products Of our own Mines
Tourth-We favor national and state legislA-
tion for the encouragement Of irrigation.
rifth--We denounce the present state admin
istration for it, revolutionary tendencies, Its
violation Of the laws, contempt Of the courts,
the corruption and incompetency Of liz oilclals,
" gross Encouragement Of the state institu-
tions and for the discrcdit II has brought upon
the good name Of the state And wo pledge the
republican party and the nominees Of this oon-
ventiou 70 faithful and economical discharge
Of oil ofhcisl duties, TO strict observance and
On honest enforcement Of the law and TO obedi-
enee to The mandates Of the courts.
sixth--To the maintenance Of these prinol-
PIES " invits the support Of oil patriotic citi-
eAnl
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-09-06

We congratulate the school board
and superintendent for adding to the
closing year Of Abilene's high school
course the good old fashioned arith-
metic, grammar and history, making
them compulsory, Spelling does not
appear on the course but it should be
taught in every week Of the four
years. Too many high school grad
yates can deal with Latin better than
English and know more about the
procession of the equinoxes than Of
common fractions. In the effort to
climb skyward our schools have
missed a good deal Of the solid
strength impaired by thorough drills
in fundamental studies. We are glad
to see return to first principles.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-09-06
Home Labor viii Rest.

A dispatch from London says re-
garding the Democratic measure Of
"perfidy and dishonor:n 1.-THE effect
Of the new United States tariff bill
has been instantaneous in Berlin,
Frankfort, Chemnitz and other ex-
port centers. The very day the law
went into effect the invoices passing
through the United States consulate
general increased 50 per cent, and on
the following two days the number
was doubled. The industries most
affected are decorative china, ready
made clothing, paperware and chemi-
Gals. The whole German export
trade to the United States will be in
creased, owing to the passing OF the
United States tariff measure, from
100 to 100 per cent for some months,
II present indications can be relied
on"
What about the American laborers
who might have been engaged in
making this increased amount Of
articles for use in AmericaP Why they
will rest. OF course they want to
rest. The Democratic policy has kept
labor resting most Of the time since it
went into power and it evidently
designs cont nuing the vacation. Nc
wonder Europe rejoiced at the
passage Of the tariff bill.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-09-06

Topeka Capital The proofs that
the "lirst Peoples Party government
on earth is n "reiorm" administra-
ton still continue to accumulate. In
1892 under Republican administra-
ton the tax required of Shawnee
county for the current expenses of
the State was $59,995.44. For the
next year, just after the Populists had
assumed control, Shawnee county's
share was $57, $3.50, For the year
1894 the administration Of Governor
Lewelling requires $6O,67S.74. This
is an increase of nearly $4,000, not
outstanding the fact that the present
hard times require rigid economy in
the management Of public as well as
private affairs.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-09-06
KANSAS CROPS.
Corn In the Sh0ck-Prairie Hay . Light
Crop-Apples Ripenins Prematurely-
e.k-

Corn In the Shock-Prairie Hay Light
Crop-Apples Ripenins Prematurely-Po'
tat0es Small.
Topeka, Kan, Sept. 5.-The Kansas
weather-crop bulletin says: The con.
tinued unfavorable conditions this last
week have told severely on pastures,
compelling many stockmen to begin
feeding and large number to drive
various distances to water. Corn is
largely in the shock and ranges from
five to forty bushels to the acre, while
some fields along the river bottoms
will pass the latter figure. The prairie
hay is in the stack but is light crop.
Apples continue falling badly and are
ripening prematurely. Potatoes are
generally small and light crop,
though sweet potatoes promise better.
Grapes distant from trees and hedges
have done much better than those in
proximity to them. Little blowing for
wheat has been done yet owing to dry
ness Of the soil but it is believed the
heavy rains in the southern counties Of
the middle division will start the plows
there.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-09-06
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The Foreign Market.

The pet idea Of the Democratic
statesmen is that they will give n
''ioreign market by reason of their
party's approach to free trade. The
first approach has been made and let
us see how it works. The st. Louis
Republic, always reliably Democratic,
contains special from Galveston
which reads as follows; "The new
tariff bill has had its effect in Calves
ton. The State Flour mills recently
closed a contract for the shipment Of
10000 barrels Of flour from this point
to ports in the West Indies, and to-
day received a cablegram counter
manding the order. II was on &C.
count Of the new tariff law.
ION account Of certain provisions
in the bill the Spanish government, as
Il retaliatory measure, fixed an import
duty Of about rs per barrel on flour,
which went into effect yesterday, and
until the Spanish duty is removed all
such trade relations between the West
Indies and United States ports, and
Galveston In particular, will be sew
cred.
Congressman Gresham yesterday
afternoon telegraphed to Secretary
of State Gresham, asking an inter-
vention with Spain for q suspension
Of thirty days so that American ex-
porters can Ill their contracts but he
doubts whether the Spanish govern
ment will yield"
Such is the benefcent results Of q
Democratic movement toward a for
eign market-at its first break it cuts
of the foreign markets that Republic
can reciprocity had opened.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-09-06
BURNED DISTRICT.
Relief Arrangements Made for the
Sufferers Around Hinckley.
some VICTIMS BLINDED BY SMOKE.
The Heat Was So Intense That the Eyeballs
Of Many Were Nearly shriveled-Ststs
Commissioner to Look After
Relief Measures.

PINE CITY, Mimi, Sept $50
thoroughly have all the arrangements
been made for the relief Of the suffer.
ers around Hinckley that everything
moves along without any hitch, and
yesterday was comparatively quiet,
although all were busy and the wants
Of everyone have been well cared for.
The people Of this little village have
responded nobly to the cry for help
that came from their suffering neigh
bors, and all that could be done has
been done for their relief. Medical
supplies, provisions, clothing, bed.
ding and other supplies were
poured in from all parts Of the state,
and sent from here TO the place where
most needed. The regulars from Fort
Smelling have been Of great help, as
their tents at Hinckley were greatly
needed, besides which the policing that
they can do is Of advantage. The
crowds Of curious people are going over
the grounds, looking for relics Of the
horrible disaster, and the systematic
search parties are looking for more
bodies in the woods.
Gen. Bunker represents the governor
in the relief measures and II. II. Hart,
Of the state board Of charities, has
been on hand with his counsel and
help, which has been invaluable. All
the injured have been brought to the
hospital, and supplies were turned
over to medical men in charge, SO there
was no delay in caring for the injured.
Every hall and public building OF
any sort was used as hospital, and
the people joined in nursing seemed to
know no such thing as WEAKNESS In
their eager desire to relieve the suffer.
ing. One Of the greatest troubles has
been with the eyes, the smoke having
almost blinded many Of the people, and
burns were much less frequently met
with.
The heat was SO intense that the eye.
balls nearly shriveled, and nearly every
person who passed through the fire 10
wearing smoked glasses, or else unable
to see at all. The relief train came
up on the Duluth road from st, Paul
at frequent intervals, and at every
station the people were ready
with supplies for the victims Of the
fire, which were at once loaded in
the cars and brought to this city for
distribution. The appointment Of
state commissioner by the governor to
look after the general relief measures
has met with general commentator,
and the character Of the men gives the
assurance that there will be the most
thorough care for the injured and gen.
erous provisions for the hungry and
shivering survivors Of this great dis
aster,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-09-06

pIrrsBuRa, Kan, Sept. 5.-The
Spiritualistic camp meeting for the
states of Kansas and Missouri has just
ended at Liberal, Mo-, after q two
weeks session. At the business meet
ing the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: G. II. Walser,
president; Mrs Anna L. Robinson, of
Port Huron, Mich, vice president; Mrs.
A. L. Andrews, secretary, and p. j.
Ilmbrite. treasurer.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-09-06


The Topeka Press has an affidavit
from some unknown man who writes
himself down as 50 utterly brutal and
lacking in the common instincts of
humanity that he says he is "satis-
fed with DR.. Pitchers cruel opera
ton on his two boys who are among
the fated eleven in the Winfield
asylum. No wonder such man is
the father of imbecile children and
his affidavit will have about as much
effect in whitewashing Pitcher as
would q testimonial from Lewelling.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-09-06

LEXINGTON, Mo-, Sept. 5.-August
Klee, Of the firm Of Myers & Klee, COM
mitted suicide yesterday morning in
Palmers saloon by shooting himself in
the right temple. He was young man
Of good habits and well liked by all his
associates. A love affair with Boom
vile lady is said 10 have been the
cause of his rash act. lie was a son of
Jacob Klee, one Of the old settlers Of
this city.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-09-06

Carl Adkins, editor Of the Atchison
Graphic, and one Of the leading Pop
ulists Of that city and the State has
written . long letter to Governor
Lewelling pointing out to that gem
tleman the many ways in which he
has failed as a governor. After a
genteel skinning for the deals and
scandals connected with the Atchison
police board, Mr.. Adkins closes by
saying:
$50 what have we to show for the
first Peoples Party government ON
earthP Have we anything more sub
stantial than the glittering verbiage
you know so well how to dispenser
Can we show a bulwark against the
Entertainments Of monopoly and greed,
that we led the people to expect?
Has there been any stable line Of
State policy adopted by which we as
a party can be judged on other than
p Pc, ,., rhatarical nyrotecbmics this fiji
in lieu Of a duty that should have
been well performed
,ha ., ~" ' s"d ~, 'Do hard onmm rr sense
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-09-06


The only defense the Populists have
been able to make Of the Winfield
asylum horror is that two Of the un-
fortunate boys say they have not been
injured. 1t is generally supposed
that a condition Of mind necessitating
confinement in an imbecile asylum
units a person for giving competent
testimony and defense based upon
such witnesses is bound to be a very
weak one. The fact Is that the Popu-
lists realize the disgust with which
the people Of Kansas look upon their
infamous doings and do not know how
to escape the avalanche that is coming
in November,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-09-06
Outrages Against the Jews.

TANGIER, Sept, 5.--The Kabyles
around Denmat, town northeast of
Morocco city, are killing the Jews by
the wholesale, looting their shops and
houses, selling their women and chill
dren at auction and defling their syna-
gogues. Similar outrages are reported
at Kalaha. Sadierahel, lanai and
Tanilat. The Kabyles are also besieg-
ing Morocco city, and it Is feared that
the garrison may be unable to resist
much longer, in which case terrible
scenes may be witnessed when the
Kabyles loot the city.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-09-06

This is the way comparative figures
look when we consider the amount
which German railroads, owned by
the government pay their employees
with the wages paid by our corpora
tons; There engineers get 81 per
day. In the United States, $500.
Firemen there 50 cents per day. Here
$3.50. Conductors there 90 cents
while the corporations in this country
pay them $3.50. Trainmen there
receive 45 cents per day and get $3.50
here-[Geo. I. Anthony.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-09-06

New York, Sept. 5.--Employes of five
of the largest sweat shops in the New
York clothing trade struck yesterday.
The four branches of the clothing
works, tinishers, basters, pressmen and
operators, under the rule of this Or
ganization number about 5000 all told.
They are said to be anxious to join the
fpht AGAINST the bosses
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-09-06

WICHITA, Kan, Sept. ga terrific
storm visited this city early 'yester.
day. The lower portion of the town
was inundated by cloud burst, Light
ming was incessant and at the home of
Thomas Herman a bolt killed his 81
year-old boy, fatally burned a 9-year-
old girl and literally tore the house to
nIaoeA
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-09-06

HARLAN, Ia, Sept. ga. W. DECKER.
son, cashier Of the broker Cass county
bank, Of Atlantic, Ia, was yesterday
afternoon sentenced to six years at hard
labor in the Madison penitentiary.
Dickerson had pleaded guilty to fraud
ulent banking. He made a lengthy
statement tending to throw the respon-
sibility on the other officers Of the in
stitution. Several hundred thousands
were involved in the failure.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-09-06

THAyER, Mo-, Sept. 5,-Thomas and
Emerson Strobe, aged 7 and s, sons Of
a widow, were run over in Thayer yard
yesterday evening. They were trying
to board switch engine and fell be-
meath the wheels The eldest boy was
killed instantly and the younger had
both legs cut off. He is still alive, but
there is no hope of his recovery.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-09-06

The bills introduced since March
LIST by the Pop congressman call for
an expenditure Of a total Of over So
billion dollars which equals il it does
not exceed the appropriations of all
the congresses held during the pres
ent century. 1t is more than half of
the total wealth of all kinds in the
United States. 1t is three times the
total Of all kinds Of money in existence
throughout the world. But it is only
the beginning Of Populist reform.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-09-06

II bank robbers can escape from a
village Of Ottawa county in broad
daylight after robbing bank and not
be caught, as did those at Tescott, 1t
Is a good hint to cashiers Of central
Kansas banks to keep a revolver
handy and to forget the safe combina-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-09-06

WATERFOWL, s. D., Sept. s.-The man
Bourke, who assaulted Mrs. Bone near
here some days ago, was caught yes
terday and as the officers were bringing
him to Jail here yesterday evening he
was taken from them by a mob and
hanged to an electric light pole. The
lynching had been threatened and his
summary death was almost expect ed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-09-06

WARRENsBuRs, Mo-, Sept. 5.-Messrs.
Mcbride and Hutchinson yesterday
sold the Journal-Democrat, a daily and
weekly newspaper Of this city, to Maj.
Henry A. Peed, Of Sweet Springs, who
took possession at once, Maj. Peed
has been for five years editor Of the
Sweet Springs Herald, property
which he disposed Of few days ago.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-09-06

MASON Cry, To-, Sept 5.-The town
Of Bows, in White county, population
1000, was wiped out by fire last night.
Only two business buildings remain,
and a good share. Of the residences
were also consumed. Fire companies
from Iowa Falls responded promptly
to appeals for help, but were power
less. The loss will reach 100000
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-09-06
Cleveland's Cowardice.

New York Sun, Monday: Today Is Mr..
Cleveland's last day Of grace. II he signs
the protectionist and populst bill which
congress las passed, he completes the record
Of his party's perhdy, and signs the certif-
cate Of his own dishonor. II he allows the
bill TO bcrome u law without his signature,
he puts himself In position pitlable and
degrading enough to make even his bitterest
enemies regret the spectacle OF humlla-
tlon so deep and an attitude so ridiculous,
No other than himself Is to blame for the
dilemma which confronts him today. He
cannot evade 1t. lie cannot escape 1t.
Cleveland completed his humilia-
ton, he wrote himself down as a
coward politically. Whatever else
has been said of Grover Cleveland the
country has heretofore given him
credit for at least having the courage
Of his convictions. He has in his
treatment OF the tariff Dill showed
that he is not only the tool of the
trusts but craven in carrying out
the objects to which he was pledged
Not only is the new bill the heavi-
est load that any party in America
ever carried but it is so utterly for
eign to American interests that its
passage has been the establishment of
the entire civilized world. The peo-
pie did not want it, the Democratic
party did not want it, Cleveland says
he did not want it-but he was too
cowardly to put his convictions to
the touch and stand by them,