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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-23
NEWS NOTES.

Bonds to the amount OF 1000, O0O
are being sold to build an electric rail
way from st, Louis to Chicago.
Fort Smith, Ark, offers the Kansas
City, pittsburg & Gulf a bonus Of 500,
900 on condition that the main line
now under construction, be bull
through that city.
An agent Of the United States lane
office, who was sent to investigate pint
land thefts in the Ashland, Wis, dis
trict, has made discoveries Of theft'
that are said to be astounding.
In st. Louis the city millers have
gobbled up every bushel OF cash whea'
on sale, and 1t may be necessary to q
to California to get wheat to supply
the milling demand in that city.
Secretary of Agriculture Morton, il
a letter to the National provisioner
says he will advocate placing bee
absolutely on the free listif investiga
tion proves the existence of IA combine
These post office appointments were
made Saturday: In Missouri, at Hoover,
Platte county, NJ. Snoderly; In Okla.
homa, at Otter, Kinghsher county, +.
lIibbeard, and at parvin, Kingfsher
county, NJ, Clark.
At Lawrence, Kan, the jury in the
Clinton osbun murder case failed t
agree and the case will be tried again
0sbun murdered Charles Hamblin, ar
attorney, of Holton, Kan. for the al
legged seduction Of 0sbun's daughter
An earthquake shock occurred al
Florence, Italy, on the 18th and many
people spent the night in the streets
a second shock increasing the first
nlarm. Numbers of houses were badly
cracked. At surrounding village,
many deaths were reported, at Gras
sina forty houses being wrecked ant
at San MARITIME the church was demol
ished, crushing many people IN ths
ruins
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A VETERANS MEMORlEN
Some Bloody Incidents Of Battles In the
South.

Some Bloody Incidents OF BAttles In the
South.
was farmer lad and had always
lived with father In the eastern part Of
New York state, but in the summer Of
ga ! enlisted In the Third New York
light artillery, Company D. l entered
my first battle near Goldsboro, N. G.
This was the worst encounter l was
ever In. | had three horses shot from
under me. We were then ordered back
to the rear, where we left our horses,
but VIC had to 20 back and enter the
fight with sixty rounds each Of ammu-
milton. At this time the enemy was
shooting SO low that we were ordered
TO lie down and do the best we could.
Many OF us dug the earth from under
us and piled it up In front I shall
never forget one fellow who was lying
next me. lie became so tired and stiff
from his cramped position that he tried
10 turn over. In doing SO he raised his
head few inches above the rest Of VI,
when ball struck him, literally d.
viding his head into two pieces and ex-
posing his brain to full view. He fell
back by my side corpse.
One day myself and another fellow
were sent out to bury some horses.
The woods there were numerous with
confederate sharpshooters. We had
nearly finished our work when heard
the distant report OF rife, and look
Ing around saw my fellow-workman
lying on the ground, shot to the heart.
! had but moment to wait when
sceosd ball entered tree standing by
my side, lifted my arms above my
head and fell. | had been lying there
but few moments when ! saw a gray
coat drop from tree some thirty rods
away. He went off into the woods
looking for his next victim, evidently
thinking that he had added two more
feathers to his crown. When he passed
out Of sight carried my dead partner
back to camp.
Another sad case which came under
my notice was that of a Door fellow
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OPINIONS,
BYE. STANLEY, STATE SUPERINTENDENT,

BYE. STANLEY, STATE SUPERINTENDENT,
Question, Can a school district In
which poor house is located be com.
PEELED to educate the pallper children Of
the county brought to said poorhouse
without compensations
Answer: II any child who Is an In.
mate Of the county poorhouse was sent
to the poorhouse from the district In
which 1t (the poorhousc) is located, then
said child must be educated by the dis,
trict. II, however, the inmate Is a child
from some other district, the county
must pay the school district in which the
pporhouse Is located a reasonable tuition
for the privilege of sending the child to
school,
Rulings relating to county uniformity:
|. Upon the expiration Of five years
from the date Of the adoption Of uni.
formlty Of textbooks, as provided by
law, city Of the first or second class
may, by vote Of the board Of education,
withdraw from the union with county
in said uniformity.
2, County uniformity Is perpetual,
being once voted, unless a majority Of
the districts shall vote otherwise.
3. A new textbook board may be
elected at the expiration Of five year,,
who will have the power to readopt the
books already in Use, or select new books,
as in their judgment may seem best.
4. An adoption of uniform text.
books remains In force until new books
are adopted by board duly elected for
said purpose, or until county uniformity
is abandoned by vote Of the majority
Of the districts in the county.
Concluded on seventh page.]
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THEY ARE DIVIDED.

Presbyterian Assembly by No Means n
uait W Regards Seminary Control.
PITTSBURGH Pa, May 90 Assembly
control of the seminaries has possess
sion Of the Presbyterian general as
sembly, even II the assembly has not
the possession Of the seminaries, which
It desires At the close OF the Satur-
day morning session adjournment was
taken until this morning, ut which
time the debate on the proposed plan
Of gathering in the seminaries into n
close and guarded fold was resumed.
The net result thus far attained has
been to divide the assembly into two
clearly marked parties, and 1t is judged
that the line of cleavage Is near the
numerical center OF the body. 1t
seems probable the vote Of to that
was recorded last year will be wiped
out In large part and the dispropor-
ton greatly reduced.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-23
y MaNl,sC'o AWFUL uetu.
Ravlng Woman Hangs One Child and
Nearly browns Another.

HILspoRo, O., May ao.-Mrs. Belle
Rchman, colored, living near here,
became insane and hanged her 10.
months-old child till it died. Then she
ran across the fields beating the ground
with its dead body. Another child, 0
years old, she threw In the we'll aud
Jumped in after i. She climed ont
again with the child, who is now dying.
Alarmed mel .htogs pinioncl the frantic
woman and carried her 10 Jail.
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Perpetual Motion.

NEWARK, N j., May sl.-There Is q
missing principle In the force neces
sary to complete the perpetual motor
which Michael Patrona is inventing al
No 524 Market street. He said yester'
day that he would take his life II he
did not discover it. Capitalists have
invested 100000 in the contrivance
and patrono Is almost beside himself
over his failure to complete what he
denominates us an inexhaustble force.
An exhibition Of the motor was to have
been made to-day, but will be deferred
until the missing link Is discovered.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-23

Topeka, Kan, May 2l,-Fourteer
printers, in the employ Of the big
printing firm OF Hall 4 0'Donald,
struck yesterday. The trouble Is about
the length Of the working day, the
men insisting that It shall be nine
hours and the firm that 1t shall be ten.
The firm refuses to arbitrate and has
telegraphed to Kansas City and Chi
cago for new men.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-23

fact that l taught . class in the now
famous Sunday school which he had
organized In connection with the Pres
byterian church Of the town. But
believe this Sunday school OF negro
children, OF which he was superlnten-
dent, lay closer to his heart than any
other object on earth except his home
and family
in the war, though much under
legal age, became q private cavalry.
man. Sometimes saw Gen. jackson.
In August, 1862 the day before he met
and drove back Pope's army in the bat.
tie Of Cedar Run, l was riding down the
road leading north from Orange Court
House, on my way from brigade head
quarters to join my regiment on the
Rapidan, when overlook division Of
infantry on the march, going toward
Culpeper The active movements Of our
forces indicated the sharp work that
was near at hand.
when reached the head OF the col
umn l found Gen. Jackson, his cap
drawn down over his forehead, riding
alone and apparently buried In deep
/ meditation Of his strategic plans |
rode by with silent salute, but he
! recognized me, called me to halt, and,
riding up by my side, began to talk
about the colored Sunday school In
Lexington. 1t was q great gratiAca-
ton to him, he said. that the school
was being kept up in his absence. So
we parted, and he rode on to bloody
victory.
"And once again, 1t was the after.
noon Of the first day Of the second
Bull Run battle, and one Of the most
critical moments Of Jackson's whole
military career. lie had come round
through Thoroaghfare zap, putting
the Bull Run mountains and Pope's
whole army between himself and Lee
Pope had turned, closed In upon him,
and brought him to bay. The battle
had been raging for hours and though
Longstreet had come to Jackson's aid,
no one could yet say that Jackson's
hard-pressed left would not be over
whelmed Our battalion Of cavalry
under Maj Patrick had been halted
near Grovcton-almost In the center Of
the field Of battle-and sharpshooters
were deployed to meet the enemy
who were coming down the Warrcnton
pike.
"At this moment Gen. Jackson rode
up. There was hard fighting every.
where. lie conversed for a few mo-
ments with Maj. Patrick, and then
| turned and spoke to me. lie said that
certain Of our men on an eminence
above the road were needlessly ex.
posed, and babe me ride to them and
call them in. had started to obey,
when he suddenly stopped me with
"'Ohl had letter few days ago
from Dr. White, and he tells me that
our Sunday school is still kept up
THAT was all. | went my way to
execute his command, and he rode back
to his infantry. never saw him
again. Century.
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GEN. CARR, who recently died In New

GEN CARR, who recently died In New
York state, left Troy to go the war In
command Of the Second regiment. Tbs
first engagement the young colonel
figured In was ut Big Bethel. His reg
iment had halted for rest and refresh.
ment in pleasant dale. They had not
then tasted war lthappened that the
confederates were In ambush In the
immediate neighborhood Of the resting
place Of the brave Trojans, and from q
safe hiding place opened fire upon
them. Carr instantly put spurs to his
horse and rode up to agroup Of officers.
Excitement and bewilderment were
apparent upon his handsome face as he
approached the party. They are fr-
ing upon my regiment he shouted.
my Godl now what is to be donep"
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Caught Between tho Bumpers.

PARSONS, Kan, May 2l.-C. L. Pow.
ers, a yard man in the Missouri, Kan
sas s Texas yards at Muskogee, was
caught between two bumpers while
attempting to make a coupling. and
had his right arm badly crushed. the
unfortunate man has been railroading
for seventeen years, and Is well known
all oyer the KATY sYatem.
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GOV. HOLCOMB DEFlED.
Nebraska Republican Asylnm Omiciils lie.
fuse to tive Tn Their Jobs.


LINCOLN, Ncb., May so-Gov. llol-
comb for the second time has ordered
the removal Of Dr. Hay, superintend-
emit OF the Nebraska hospital for the
insane, aud summoned DR.. Manary,
the assistant superintendent, to answer
charges why he should not be dis
missed. Both officials are republicans,
the governor is populst. Hay holds
that his commission, issued two years
ago, extends for six years So strong
Is the feeling and so bitter the contro-
vcrsy that the present officials at the
asylum are said to maintain a guard
Mt the institution to prevent the forci.
BILE entry OF the governors forces. The
Encouragement will bring action to
Dust the superintendent.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-23

TOPEKA, Kan, May sl.-The state
board Of charities has appointed ex.
Congressman Ben Clover, Of Cowley
county, as farmer at the state reform
school at Topeka. For salary Clover
oil receive 20 . month.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-23
SENATOR ROGERS GUILTY.
Kansas Legislative Committee sayS He
Drank Ia Excess.


Drank to Excess.
TOPEKA, Kan, May 90 The legis-
lativc committee, appointed by Gov.
Morrill, to investigate the charges
against Senator Rogers, regent OF
the state university, charged with
drunkenness by Chairman Cyrus Lee
land, OF the republican state
central committee, made Its re-
port Saturday, finding Rogers
guilty Of using Intoxicating liquors
to excess. This was the report
Of the republican majority while the
populist minority reported that Rogers
took whisky and quinine for medicinal
use, and that he used blasphemous
language. Rogers will fight his re-
moval in the courts He is one of the
leading populists in the state lie
says the fight on him is simply a po-
lItic9l one.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-23
COLD IN THE NORTHWEST.


Damaged by frost.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, May 81. Dispatches
from points in North Dakota indicate
that the frost OF Saturday night was
the severest In many years. In some
places Ice formed to the extent of more
than an inch. Young wheat is frozen
off to the ground in many localities.
One report places the damage as high
as 70 per cent Corn Is believed to be
ruined. There was II heavy frost in
Minnesota Sunday night, which was
especially severe in the northwestern
counties.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-23

10 graduate Of the Illinois State
Normal University is sufficient rec
ommendation for him.
Sup't Greenwood in the Lutheran
church, Abilene, evening Of May
22nd. Every teacher in the county
should hear him. You will be I'D.
mitted on your certificate which you
get from the railway agent when you
purchase your ticket. Be sure to
come by rail.
John Meserve and Frank Hslbert
again look like twins in Abilene.
Mr.. Meserve had the honor Of be.
ing admitted to the bar in Morris
county recently and Mr.. Halbert
will make application at this term
Of court in Abilene. We all unite
in wishing them well in their new
field.
Junction City is going backward.
They abolished the principalship of
the high school, or rather merged it
into the superintendency, and voted
to pay no teacher more than $75
per month. This lets our friend
Prof. Hullinger out in the cold.
However, he need not worry as
several good places are open to him.
We will spare neither pains nor
money to make this the best Normal
Institute ever held in the county.
Our instructors cannot be excelled.
Miss Gertrude E. Greene, principal
Of the Adams school, Kansas City,
No., and one Of the best teachers in
the West, will have charge of the
Model department and have four
assistant teachers.
The County High School has re.
Gently had cabinet cases built in the
labratory room wherein apparatus
and relics for the museum can be
properly cared for. Donations Of
curiosities will be gratefully re.
ceived, and acknowledged in the
annual catalogue. The museum is
growing.
The Model Department Of the
county Normal will open on Monday
morning, June 10, at $50, the Nor.
NAL proper will open on Tuesday
morning at 1880, thus giving you
time to come to the city and
arrange for board On Monday, A
session will be held on Saturday of
the first week 30 that the teachers
get in five days,
We are now certain Of securing a
car load of teachers and their friends
for the National Education associa.
ton meeting in Denver, July 9-l9,
We will have a special chair car set
out for a. here in Abilene which
will be exclusively ours, TINS guar.
anteeing us each seat and protect.
ing us from the crowd. We will
decorate the car and make it as
homelike as possible. Leaving here
on Monday we will reach Denver
the next day, in good time to reach
our quarters, wash, shave and comb
our hair before the opening session.
Send in your names early, as, after
the car is filled, those who come
late must ride in one of the regular
coaches. This is the opportunity of
a lifetime. Excursions will run
from Denver to all points Of interest
at less than half fare in many cases,
The program OF the meeting con-
tains the names of the most promi-
nent educators in the country,
Board can be obtained for from
$l.oO to $a.oO per day. The regu.
lar rate from Abilene is $3.50, to
this add $500 membership fee and
you have 1890, the fare for the
round trip. You can count on max.
ing the trip for from $50 to $50.
Anyone can join the party. If you
want to secure entertainment in ad.
vance, write Prof. J. N. Wilkinson,
Emporia. Send all names to D, F,
Shirk, Abilene.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-23

EDUCATION IN D1c11ssos.

EDUCATION IN DICXlNeO6.
What the School and Home" Say
Concerning II.
7. J. Rexroat has moved to Chap
man.
0. L. Hotter is a Salina Yves
leyan.
Come, and gather strength and
enthusiasm.
Can you afford to miss such op
portunities?
J. G. Hersh is visiting and pros.
pecting in Ohio.
G. D. Lank is going to find ou1
what there is in a potato.
Miss Madge Pierce has gone te
her home in Junction City.
J. H. Mustard is giving excellen1
satisfaction at Minneapolis.
Miss Lucy Stacy is spending thu
summer months at the State Nor
NAL.
S. A. Reed has gone to Oklahoma
where he has obtained a good posi-
ton.
B. P. Stewart is in the Salina
Wesleyan University and is doing
well.
G. f. Lindsey, principal of the
Carlton schools, has moved to Chap
man.
r. D. Miles has moved to Detroit
and is attending the County High
School.
Maggie Gaffney is with hel
brother in a business college in
Guthrie.
F. A. Stokely joined the Dickin-
son county crowd in the Emporia
Normal.
). D. Dice is attending Baker
University, but will be with us again
next year.
+. E. Coulson is making for him
self a name in the Central College
at Enterprise.
Miss Josie Sias has changed hel
name and will hereafter reign in a
house Of her own.
Prof. Atwater will give an elocn
tionary and musical entertainment
on the evening Of the 18th,
Miss Mary PETIT has gone to hel
home in Clay county. She will re-
turn and take a school next year,
Prof. Benton, assistant state
superintendent, will deliver a LEG
turc for us on the evening of the
Goth.
Mr.. 7. E. Dewey will give us
another of his novel and instructive
entertainments on the evening of the
9th.
The Reading Circle examination
will be held on the second Saturday.
Meanwhile you should review the
two books.
W. W. Ramey has been reelected
at Herington at an increase in sal
airy of 800 per year, a deserved
compliment.
5. B. Pray has shaken off the dust
Of Kansas and gone to Colorado
where he will turn his attention to
rural pursuits,
We are sorry to lose Prof. Reno
from the County High School. He
made many friends during bis short
stay among us,
l.. A. Parke, Of Hope, says he
positively will not remain another
year. We are sorry to lose him
from the county.
Arthur Young is resting on his
fathers farm and developing his
muscle. Arthur is deservedly pop
ular in Flora township.
A. G. Anderson is again perspir-
ing over the medical works Of DR.,
Steelsmith and will some day be a
credit to the profession,
Bring your pupils or brothers and
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-23

BALTIMORE, Md, May 1.-THE Henry
McShane Manufacturing Co. has volun.
tarily raised the wages OF its 1000 en-
0loyes 10 per cent
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-23

The Whitney paper mill plant at
Stevens Point, Wis, was destroyed by
fire Sunday morning, causing a loss Of
e500,000
KiSaFIsnER, Ok, May 81. = The Com
mcrcinl bank, Of this place, private
concern, failed to open yesterday morn,
Ing 1t was owned by Z. L. Gibson
who personally managed its affairs
It had but few local dcpositors, but did
a collection business for eastern credit,
ors. The liabilities are about $1,000
and the assets nearly the same.
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WORLDS OUTPUT OF IRON.
Some Very Interesting Figures Presented
on tina Subiect Inv Mr. Ierkeuhine

Some Very Interesting Figures Presented
on the Subject by Mr.. Berkenbine.
WASHINGTON, May s0.-Mr John Ber-
kenbine, the iron ore expert of phila-
dolphin, has prepared for the division
of mineral resources Of the United
States geological survey an exhaustive
report Of the iron ore resources of the
world, In which the iron ore in 1898 Is
estimated at about $500, 900 long tons
The portion of this report relating to
the United States shows the total pro.
duction Of iron ore in this country in
1891 was ll,s7s,619 long tons, OF s,s4O
pounds as compared with 1885, 500
long tons In 1893
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-01

Joel d. Caldwell, Company @. Forty-ninth
Regiment; r. Lenard. Company u. Forty
ninth Regiment; John Ridley. Company
q. Fourteenth Regiment; X. ID. Tomp-
Kin, Company Il. Ninth Regiment; j.
Whaley. Company r, Thirteenth Regl-
ment; T. -. Camerson. Company q.
Sixth Regiment; Francis Mobley. Conn.,
pany II. Thirteenth Regiment: A. .B.
SCOTS. Company u. Thirteenth Regiment;
William X. Patterson. Company X. SIX
tieth Regiment: s. J. Strickland. Com
pany r., Sixty-first Regiment; F. Balls,
Company X. Tenth Regiment; Sergeant
}. X. Johns. Company ID, Twenty-iirst
Regiment; q. II. Clayton, Company X,
Fourth Regiment; W. ID. Watley. Twenty
first Regiment
South Carolina: Jordon A. Burnett.
Company a, Twenty-second Regiment;
jackson Robin, Company r., Thirteenth
Regiment: A. Randolph, Company A,
Fourteenth Regiment: James Dunbar.
Company +. Sixth Regiment; @. {. still
lard. Company G., Third Regiment: Dan
lei Burnett. Company f. Twenty-seventh
Regiment; j. w. Adams, Second Regl-
ment: Charles Bramlett, Company IT,
Third Regiment: George Ford. company
Il, Twenty-third Regiment; BENJAMIN
Freeman. Thirteenth Regiment; II. ID.
iiOltil. Company - 'tCiht W 49,
Company +, Twenty-third Regiment; r.
J. Hancock. Company a. Twentieth Regi-
ment; A. Il. Bigger, Company II, FIRST
Regiment; j. r. Cront. Company n,
Twentieth Regiment; Mathew Jones.
Company ID, Second Regiment: D.
w. Frank. Company T.. Third Regi-
ment; Samuel Grodney. Company H.
Fifteenth Regiment; j. G.. Haltewanger'
Company G, Twentieth Regiment
Miscellaneous: Il. w. Snider. Iexas'
Josiah n. Martaln, louisiana; William
Wicker, Maryland Battalion; j. smith
Maryland: L. NJ. Koonce, tennessee
Thomas =. Grey, Rockbridge Artliiery'
Moses jenkins. Company Il. Eigh,h At
tillery; Godfrey Estlow, Company ~
Sixth Artillery: ID. O. Rawhn, Elgh'h
Louisiana Artillery; John l.. Noise, Com
pany II. Seventeenth Artillery. ". NJ.
Atkins. Company III, Fifth Artliiety'
William c. Braddock. Company j, highth
Artillery; c. Boatner. Phillips's Legion
There are liz graves unknown.