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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1895-10-09
DR. ! GOODS
| NO ! IONS
The best at Low
Prices.
Our Stock Abounds in both the
necessaries and novelties.
Fresh and New
Seasonable Goods
X No Old Goods. *

Z. lNo OiQ uOOdS.
We have made tia point to sell
out every season and have done 50.
We call your attention to the fol
lowing Bargains. Come in and
see them. E
800 yds. Shaker and OUTING
!. Flannel only. -. t.. II cte
500 yds. Shaker and Outing
Flannel only. ...5 cts
1900 yds. Outing Flannels
( ( g cts
ooO yds. Cotton Flannel S cts
Very heavy goods al. 1910 cts
80 inch all wool dress flannel in
all shades. 25 CTS
40 inch Cashmere. .25 cts .
Novelty Dress Goodsat 80 cts
All Wool Red Flannel. rs cts
Heavy Red Flannel 25-4O cts.
Gray and blue at all prices.
100 Blankets at :. so cts
EHeavy Blankets at 9octs, sl.1o, So
German Knitting Yarn only Is
- - w. 2 oAein'
children Al Wool Hos. 'oc. pair.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1895-10-09

We have made it a point to sell
out every season and have done So.
We call your attention to the fol
lowing Bargains. Come in and
see them. #
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-31

Whatever difference of opinion may
exist Us TO the necessity Of a grand
jury and as to the ability Of the pco-
pie Of Dickinson county to indulge in
that luxury just now, 1t must be con-
coded that Judge Humphreys opinion
on bis discretionary power-or rather
tho lack OF it-must commend itself
to the citizens of the county as fair
and Just under the statutes as they
now exist. That there should be Il
change in the law which will prevent
snap judgement Of this kind by wait
Ing until after the thirty day limit is
passed and getting in a petition be-
fore the twelfth day one is reached, is
agreed upon, but 1t is the legislatures
duty to attend to that.
There Is under the law no manner
Of adjourning the grand jury once
convened but by adjourning court and
there have been instances in Kansas
where the jurors have trilled with
minor matters from day to day
merely to draw their salary and kept
ii UP for three or four weeks to the
scandal and disapproyal Of the
county. The Dickinson county jury's
course ct this time, and we trust
Judge Humphrey will impress it upon
the members, Is to take up the inn
portant matters that 10 It's judgment
need investigation, examine its
witnesses. render Its decision and adj
iourn as quickly as possible. In that
way the county will be put to the
minimum expense as is the taxpayer
right at this time Of financial
stringsncy. 1t ought not to take
many days to complete the jury'S
work. and will not II 1t goes at it in a
businessliko manner and wastes no
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-31
numbers we're 10,000,OO cwts., the
average imports from the United
States being over 81, 900, 900 cwts.

numbers were 100000 cwts., the
average imports from the United
States being over S2,o0O,ooo cwts.
Taking the imports from each
country during 1854 and 1898 we find
that England's purchases Of wheat
and -four from Russia have scarcely
doubled in quantity, increasing only
from less than ten to hardly twenty
million bushels Of wheat. Her i'm
ports from the United States, how
ever, have grown nearly fiyefold'
from almost 100000 bushels OF
wheat in 1854 to about l07, 100000
bushels OF wheat in 1898.
1t is true that England has bought
less wheat from the United States
in recent years than formerly, only
S2, 100000 cwts. in 1898 as against
SO, 0OO,0 cwts. in 1880, but she has
bought considerably more Of our
American flour, SO that while there
may be a comparative increase in the
quantity Of wheat that England now
buys from Russia, it does not appear
50 great when the equivalent Of our
flour exports is added, because Russia
sells practically no flour at all.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-31

A bill has been drawn up for pas
sage through the house and senate
requiring the chief chemist Of the
University Of Kansas to examine SANE
pies Of cigarettes offered for sale in
Kansas and report to the retailer
whether they contain narcotic drugs.
Dealers are to be prohibited from SELL
ing cigarettes without a certificate
from the chemist Of the purity Of the
brands sold, violation Of the act be-
ing punished by proper penalties. A
far better bill would be one prohibit
ing the sale Of cigarettes altogether.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-31
Those Charges

II II hadn't been for the charges that were
made against him j. Il. Burton would have
been the senator from Kansas Topeka
Breeze,
Nonsense. The "charges" made
against Mr.. Burton never changed a
vote in the caucus. Not a "charge'
was promulgated by Topeka's noto-
riety seeking Pop preachers but
which had been talked Of and was
familiar to evcy member Of the legis-
lature. The above claim is as
ridiculous as the one in the Topeka
Press that Representative Thisler
would not have been elected in this
district chad it been known that he
was for Burton The only fghtever
made on Thisler was that he was for
Burton which he openly acknowl-
edged and he was elected by a big
majority.
The reason Of Mr.. Buttons defeat
was simply this, He knew he lacked
four or five votes. Had the anti
Burton caucus selected Hood, Ady or
Thatcher there we're that many who
would have come to Burton. But the
caucus went outside and took Baker
from whose home county were two Of
Burton's supporters In an adjoin-
ing county were two more. As a
matter OF home pride they were
forced to support Baker, and Burton
could not make the places good.
That's the secret Of it. The charges"
cut no figure whatever.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-31

There is much talk about Russian
wheat growers riyaling those Of
America in the markets Of the world.
There is little in 1t. 1t is a curious
fact that Great Britain is our best
customer in nearly every expectation.
The statistical bureau Of the treasury
has just issued a most interesting
document giving the details Of our
exports and imports for the year end
ing June 30th last. Out OF a total
expectation of sS69,oOO,OOo the
United Kingdom took Sa2i, 100000 or
nearly cne-half Of the whole.
Only one other foreign country
bought as largely Of the United States
as the English domlnions outside
England. Germany was our second
best customer, with 100000, 900;
France third, with s5S, OO0, 900; Can.
ada fourth with 5O,0OO,OOO and the
Netherlands fifth, with siS. 900, 900.
In regard to the wheat purchases,
the average imports from Russia to
England from 1864 to 1898 in round
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-31
JUDGE LONGS PENSION.
Mandamus Asked for Against Commission
~ Lnchrpu Crauted.

Mandamus Asked for Against Commission
Of Lochrcn Granted.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3O-Judge Brad
ley, Of the district supreme court, yes
terday granted the mandamus asked
for by Judge Charles D. Long, Of Mich
igan, to compel Commissioner Lochren,
OF the pension bureau, to restore the
former rating Of we per month to the
plaintiff.
Discussing the functions Of the COM
missioner Of pensions, Judge Bradley
laid down the proposition that the
commissioner Is neither the govern
ment nor congress and cannot give or
withhold pensions at his pleasure. The
action Of Commissioner Lochren in re-
voking Judge Longs certificates It
was held, was illegal, and his clear duty,
therefore, the court said, is to revoke
that order, restore the former rat
ing from the present rate Of $50 per
month and force continuance Of such
larger payments Summing up the
case, Judge Bradley held that the
court had the power BY mandamus to
compel the performance Of that duty,
and accordingly granted the mandamus
asked.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-31
WHY Nisrepresent?

The Chapman Standard very prop
erly calls down woman Of that town
who has been writing narrowing tales
Of suffering in Dickinson county to
eastern papers. She says; MANY
who have means move away, Others
can't 60, being to poor. Some build
flats on wagons, put q cook stove on
the wagon and what they can gather
up and start. Some are doing with
one meal day"
The Standard remarks: 1--WE would
like to have Mrs. Sell tell US OF one
single case in Noble township where a
family is existing on one meal day.
True there are q few families who
have not much money but as far as
eastern help is concerned we do not
need it. Missionary work in north
western Kansas and western Nebraska
would be a good thing but Dickinson
county is abundantly able to take care
Of her own needy"
What object can anyone have in
disappearing the county in which
they liveP To be sure there is pow
erty and need enough anywhere, but
why exaggerate itP The people Of
this county are not in the condition
the Chapman lady represents and she
ought to be able to discover the real
facts and then report them as they
ora
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-31
A Good Bill.

The house committee on railroads
hos under consideration n bill by
Representative Robinson Of Jackson
county requiring railroad companies
to furnish free transportation to
shippers of stock and their employees
The bill says that whenever any rail
road company shall ship live stock by
the carload it shall pass free the ship
per or his employe to and from the
point designated in the bill of lading'
II Is provided, however, that in all
cases where shipper ships more than
one carload Of stock at the same time
the company shall pass free only one
additional person for every four car
loads in addition to the first carload.
The bill is q good one ana should
pass. As it is now the railroads COM
pei n shipper to send a man with a
load Of stock but carry him free but
one way. They should also take him
back home. In Missouri such a law
is in effect.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-31

Among the bills Of especial interest
to cities Of the second class before
the legislature are: House bill No.
24S confers the power upon the mayor
and council OF cities Of the second
class to levy and collect taxes on city
property. House bill No. 249 re-
quires that all claims for damages
against cities Of the second class must
be presented to the city council. The
bill also provides that no claim for
damage on account Of defective side
walks shall constitute liability on
the part Of the city unless the street
commissioner or city council shall
have had at least five days notice of
the condition Of the sidewalk.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-31
KANSAS BIRTHDAY.
The Kansas Day Club Celebrates the States
Thirty fourth Anniversary at Topeka.

=
Thirty-fourth Anniversary at Topeka.
TOPEKA, Kan, ian. 3a--The Kansas
Day club, an organization composed OF
young republicans, held its annual
meeting in Topeka last night and
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: President, c. NJ. Har.
ger, Of Abilene; vice president, ]. T.
Junkin, Of Sterling; second vice presi-
dent, W. H. Russell, Of Rush Center;
third vice president, Charles &. Bruce,
Of Kansas City, Kan; secretary and
treasurer, Arthur Capper,of Topeka. A
committee composed Of G. s. Reed,
Of Fredonia; c. +. Scott, Of lola,
and Charles Finch, Of Lawrence, was
appointed to prepare appropriate reso-
lutions on the death OF Charles Har'
bauQh, who was an honored member Of
the club. There being no further bust
ness the club repaired to the dining
room Of the Copeland hotel, where an
elaborate banquet was spread, and pro-
ceeded to celebrate the thlrty-fourtb
anniversary Of the admission of Kan
sas into the union.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-31

COLORADO SPRINGS, COL, Jan. 30-A
tent occupied by A. P, Munroe and
family, consisting Of wife and three
small children, burned at Roswell last
night. The father and mother were
some distance away when the tent
caught fire from lamp burning inside,
Before they could DO rescued the
youngest child was burned to a crisp.
The two older, aged and q. will prob
ehlv die
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-31
Rsquisltlon on Gov. morrill,

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Jan. 80 Gov AIT.
geld has issued his requisition upon
the governor Of Kansas for the ex-
tradition Of Katie Dugan and Jessie
Hammer, who are wanted at Lin.
coin, Logan county, for conspiracy,
under arrest in Bourbon county Kan,
James Edwards, Of Lincoln, Is under
indictment for attempting an assault
upon Katie Dugan. She, with the
Hammer girl and one other, were wit.
nesses against Edwards and skipped
out for parts unknown under an alleged
deal with Edwards to defeat his prose.
cntinn.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-31

Dickinson county farmers have
sent one shipment Of wheat to the
needy farmers Of western Kansas,
That is the true spirit Of Christianity
and it speaks well for this section
that 1t Is SO willing to aid those less
fortunate. There Is no question as to
the need Of help among those living
in the extreme western portion Of the
State. To help them is q truly
Christian and noble act.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-31

AsHSo5 ACCub uelp Buu
needs 1t badly. The people out there
have raised nothing for two years.
They have hoped against hope and
struggled on and now the time has
come when those remaining must
have help or starve. There is no
need Of a false pride mincing this
matter. Western Kansas is not q
farming country. 1t never will be
unless by some good fortune there
should be success made of irriga-
ton. 1t is Of supreme Importance
that our friends and fellow Kansans
be not allowed to suffer, nor is it adj
visable to call on eastern states to
help us. The legislature and private
charity should do their best for west
ern Kansas.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-31
Gov. Morrill, has made a bad break

Gov. Morrill, has made bad break
at the opening Of his administration.
Down at Greenleaf triplets were
born to a farmer and his wife and
they named one Of the boys in the
bunch governor Morrill," On being
informed OF the honor conferred, Mr..
Morrill, sent the parents 50. Now
just watch fond Kansas parents hurry
in letters announcing that they have
named a new born cherub "Morrill. "
Kansas has an abundance Of cherubs
and names don't matter much. The
governor is rich but he will be bank
rupt by the end of his term if be sends
all his namcsakes IS each.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-31

II really appears to US fellows out hers In
csntrsl and western Kansas that the poll
tleisns In Topeka and eastern Kansas want
the whole earth, and they came very near
getting II In tho last campaign We dent
propose 10 quarrel, but We think II ought 10
Ne cur time merit, and fostering this idea, We
sst those fsllows down there to ring Of for a
sssson.-lJ. @. Republican.
That's right, swing into line. The
REFLECTOR has been fighting slong
that line for years and is glad to zee
tbs boys join the ranks. II central
and western Kansas will stand TO-
gesher they can get something. Il
they do - they have been doing IN
Re psst they will get lsis--as u'usl.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-31

W. A. Caldsrhead, congressman for the
Fifth district and Colonel Dick Blue con-
gresham 81 large. arrived on last evenings
train. This morning a party, composed OF
Congressman Calderhead and Blue, Judge
Humphrey and Captain Rockwell, drove ever
70 the fort to interview Colonel Z. V. Sumner,
Seventh cavalry, TO see what can be done for
our post; what appropriations are necessary,
~. @. Sentinel.
In oil bis four years Of service At
congressman John Davis never went
to 10 much trouble as that to find out
what bis district needed. The Fifth
district 10 finding out what q nonen.
tity It has been supporting.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-31

1t is not only in the west that there
are "abandonedn farms. The Massa.
chusetts board Of agriculture issues
an annual catalogue Of abandoned
farms for sale in that state. This
years catalogue shows that Of the 400
farms listed in the catalogue Of last
year 1850 have been sold. Most Of
them have been purchased for farm.
ing purposes. The average price was
$3.50 an acre and they average 100
acres In extent.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-31

LACYeSE, Kan, JAM Joseph Pcrch'
eron, q farmer living miles southeast
Of here. rather eccentric character,
who was married year ago under
somewhat peculiar circumstances, but
whose wife deserted him, going, it Is
said. to Kansas City, disappeared mys
tsrlously January 20, and since then
no trace Of him has been found,
though scores OF men are searching lot
him.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-31

CHICAGO. Jan. 30.-Ths beard 81
trade markets were wildly excited yss
terday and made sensational decline
affected by heavy selling under the u:
nuence of the gold exports scare aud
the strained financial conditions. Cash
wheat went below all former records
and was worth only 40 cents bushel.
There seemed to be wheat, both cash
and optional, to burn on the board
yesterday. There might have been .
few failures, too, had not the market
recovered at an opportune moment |
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-31
Two New Prohibition Bills.

There is before the legislature a
bill which II it becomes law will
have q material effect on the enforce
ment Of the prohibitory liquor laws.
| As the law now stands the county at
torney cannot hold the so-called in
questions -summoning witnesses be-
fore him to testify as to liquor sales
and furnishing them II the testimony
is not forthcoming or the witness does
not appear. The supreme court de-
cided that the constitution having
declared what officers should be judi
cial officers and not enumerating the
county attorney in that list, he had
no power in himself to punish those
not obeying bis summons. As a re-
suit there is but one way in which he
can proceed against violators OF the
prohibitory law: When evidence OF
violation is laid before him he can 90
to trial. To be sure he can hire spy
to secure evidence. But the world
hates spy and in most instances
Kansas lries have refused to convict
liquor sellers against whom there was
only a spy's evidence, no matter how
plain and and unequivocal that might
be.
The new law provides that on sum-
moning witness before him 10 testi-
fly the county attorney may enforce
bis attendance. The statute proposes
to make u refusal to testify INSIDE
meanor, for the committing Of which
The offender may be prosecuted before
a justice Of the peace as for any other
crime and receive q term in jail and
fine. While the statutes have been
held by the court to be powerless to
give the county attorney judicial
powers chat being a prerogatlve Of
the constitution they can specify
what shall constitute a misdemeanor,
hence It is believed that the proposed
law will be declared constitutional if
tested In the courts.
There Is also before the legislature
another bill which aims at better en-
forcement Of the law. 1t provides
that the fact Of anyone holding Il gov
eminent license to sell liquor shall be
taken as prima iacie evidence that the
holder is engaged in Legitimate
traffic. This will make hard snag for
the boys to steer clear Of 1t Is easy
TO locate holders Of government
licenses, and it requires considerable
nerxe to do business without one.
Under Republican administration
the cause Of prohibition has always
received every law asked for and I'M
less the populist senate objects the
first law mentioned above will doubt
less be enacted Republlcanlsm
means the enforcement OF law and the
cause Of good government always re-
ceives q hearty support from Repub-
Iican lawmakers.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-31
Kansas Day.

January 20, 1861, Kansas was
admitted to the Union. The celebra-
ton of that event has within the
past five years become more common
than ever before. There has awaken
ed apparently feeling like that
charming affection for old china,
first editions and antique furniture
felt by many, a veneration for that
which has experienced the touch Of
aye and the more particularly that
which has increased in worth with
passing time.
Kansas in its third of a century as
q commonwealth has had more ups
and downs, perhaps, than any State
in the Union. In financial prospects,
in politics, in business it has been in
the depths of dispair and then on the
crest Of the wave. 1t is natural that
the citizens Of q state should think
their commonwealth the greatest and
most remarkable Of all, but in the
sunllowcr States case not only do its
citizens think so but the idea OF its
unique history and record is shared
by the students Of events everywhere.
On its 3lth birthday anniversary it
may well be asked, Is Kansas as far
on its path to greatness as it ought to
be, has it accomplished all it might
The answer will depend on the one
who voices it. While 1T is as UNI
reasonable to indulge in wild and
thrilling exaggeration as in walls Of
dcrogation it is fair to say that Kan
sas has made a magnificent start in
the world. If its second third of a
century rebounds to It's credit as has
the first ii will rise to heights I'M
surpassed in the western galaxy OF
states.
There are some things about Kan
sas we don't like. 1t has too little
rain at the time when rain is needed.
II has too much semi-arid land on the
west end which misguided people will
persist in trying to transform into
crop-producing farms. 1t has too
many unworthy men in public life
some bad laws, some poor law
makers. Part of these things can be
remedied-some, we fear, cannot. 1t
is best to take things as we find them,
to look at the State as 1t is, to build
no hopes on false prcmises-in short
to take Kansas scnsibly without
cxaggeration and as it is. That is
the lesson Kansas must unlearn.
Along this line have the mistakes
of the past been made.
Ascertain Kansas possibilities;
utilize its real assets, not those you
wish it had; build your plans on con-
ditlons as they are, not as you hope
they may bc--that the best senti-
ment for Kansans on Kansas Day.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-31

The author Of the Wilson bill has
come out in practically a recession
from bis position on the sugar sched-
ule and an admission that it is a mis-
take. He iavors the removal Of the
tariff on sugar. Our esteemed con-
temporary, the News, which has been
arguing that tariff on sugar was OK
actly what the country needed will
please hurry in another direction II it
wishes to get near the band wagon,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-31

Sympathetic item from the Dillon
Republican; The Abilene News says
1t has been boycotted by the joints
Strothsr has our sympathy. There is
nothing harder on good Democrat
than to be deprived Of his whisky.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-31

one way or the other. There 10 no
sense in electing an ofncer to enforce
a law and then fail to give him the
authority and power to carry out bis
work. This is the position in which
a county attorney now finds himself.
The indications are that the new bill
will become a law. There is appar-
emily little sympathy on the part Of
the legislature to go in the opposite
direction.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-31
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Boniils Gives Up the Flight.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. SO.-F. D
Bonfils, OF this city, known in Kansas
City, Kan, as L. Z. VIM, operator Of
lotteries, packed up his lottery para.
phernalia in the Hustled building, In
that city this morning, and 1t was
taken out Of the city In large transfer
wagons. His action leaves the field OF
lottery operations deserted; and, with
the almost certain passage Of an anti
lottery bill by the Kansas legislature,
1t Is believed that the lottery business
IN nj an end.