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IT is A SUCCESS.
The Latest Antl-L0ttery Law Promises to
BE Most Effective.

WASHINGTON, May 4.-Reports re-
ceived by Postmaster-Gcneral Wilson
indicate the complete success OF the
anti-lottery law, which Representative
Frederick was 80 instrumental in hav-
ing passed, almost in the closing
hours of the session. Postal Inspector
Dice, at New Orleans. reports that Ia.
A. Guardian and D. NJ. Slocum, repre-
senting the Louisiana Guarantee Loan
Co., the Louisiana Grand Lottery Co.,
the Louisiana State Lottery Co. and
the Honduras National Lottery Co., all
OF New Orleans, were prevented by
this law from continuing business and
both were indicted. Guardian was
found guilty Of one offense and has
been indicted over 100 times at various
places. He recently filed an affidavit,
stating that he was no longer in the
lottery business
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-09
MILITIA FOR OKLAHOMA.


Delegate Flynn wants I'm Appropriation
for More Conpaniesin In That Territory
WASHINGTON, May A. Ad1t. ten.
Jamison, who heads the governors
staff of Oklahoma, and who held sim
liar position under Gov Marmaduke'
Of Missouri, Is very anxious to build up
q militia for Oklahoma. lie Is working
for the organization Of regiment in
that territory, and all the leading
towns are interested. Delegate
Flynn called yesterday at the war
department to have $4,000 OF the mill
tia appropriation set aside for Okla
homa. The appropriation for this one
item in the army bill is $500, 900, and
the request Is being made that Okla
homa, for this one year, be allowed a
little more than Its quota for the pur-
pose Of organizing a regiment At
present the militia of Oklahoma con
sists Of a company at Guthrie, one at
Alya and another at Mulhall.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-09
No q, A, r.. Aid for EI.confedsrstss.

DENVER, Col, May 4 -Thc'session OF
the @. A. r. for the department OF Col
orado and Wyoming closed with the
election and installation OF officers.
Col. Nicholas J. 0'Brien, Of Cheyenne,
was chosen commander. The resolu-
ton for the appointment Of commit
tee from this encampment to take up
the matter of the care Of INDECENT ex-
confederate soldiers was tabled after
several hours OF hot debate.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-09
SIOUX FALLS DAMAGED.
A Tornado Visits the sout Dakota Town
Infiictlng Great Damage.

Sioux FALLS, s. u, May 4.-West
Sioux Falls, a suburb smiles from here
and very pretty, presents forlorn ap'
pearance Late yesterday afternoon Il
cyclone dropped to earth and after de-
vastating mile square, went into the
air again. The big iron bridge was
tossed into the river A big resort OF
questionable character was unroofed
and twisted. The carriage works. two
buildings and 100 completed buggies
were wrecked, The chain lnortlsing
works, three-story brick building,
lost the whole third story. The oat-
meal mill and water works pump house
were unroofed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-09

New YORK, May 4. Nearly 800 mem
bers Of the chamber Of commerce at.
tended the annual meeting OF the as
soeiation yesterday afternoon, and par
took OF the luncheon which followed.
The busine IS session was a short one,
but action was taken upon one subject
the money standard Of the United
States-and the New York chamber of
commerce Is now committed to active
and unremitting war against the free
coinage OF silver movement,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-09
KANSAS THE VICTOR.
In the First Annual Debate with Nebraska
She Comes Out Ahead.

LAWRENCE, Kan, May 4.-The first
annual debate between the universi-
ties of Nebraska and Kansas was held
here last night. The event was one OF
considerable Importance to the two
schools, and promises to rank with the
big debates of the east as a
college event. There were three
speakers on each side. The ques-
tion for debate was: Resolved,
That less attention should be
paid to precedent in judicial decisions. v
The affirmative was taken by the Ne
braska debators, who were; A. j..
Weaver, Z. McNear and E. b. sher'
man. The negative Of the question
was Kansas side. The representatives
Of Kansas university were; }. 4. Mad
den, F. N. Brady and J. Il. Little.
Each speaker was allowed fifteen
minutes for his speech. The result
was very close, but the decision gave
the debate to Kansas.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-09
NATIONAL LEAGUE

NATIONAE EENUUF
AT Philadelphia r Philadelphia, o. New
York g.
At Boston Boston, a. Washington, u,
WESTERN LEAGUE
Al Kansas cfy-st Paul 3, Kansas City 3
At Detroit Toledo u Detroit,s
At Indianapolis Grand Rapids, ls; Indian
apolis, II. -
At Milwaukee - Minneapolis IT. MilWaq-
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KANSAS ASSESSMENTS.
They Must he Reduced or tho Roads win
Refuse to Pay Taxes.

They Must he Reduced or tho Roads Will
Refuse to Pay Taxes.
TOPEKA, Kan, May A recent de-
cision OF the Kansas supreme court,
which held that all property should be
assessed upon an equal basis and at its
true value, raises d very interesting
question in this state just now For
many years railroad property has been
assessed at much higher rate than
other classes Of property. In fact, 1t
would be safe to say that the entire
personal property Of the state is not
assessed more than 10 per cent OF Its
actual value. Under the practice Of
the local authorities In the counties,
who keep down their local valuations
tn escape state taxes, and at the same
time insist upon u heavy railroad as
sessment, the valuation of railroad
property has been steadily increased,
and the valuation OF oil other
property has been steadily re-
duced. The levies have also been In
creased, thereby compelling railroad
property to pay more than It's just pro-
portion OF taxes The history of the
railways in Kansas has been one of
constant Improvement In roadbed,
equipment and service, and constant
reduction Of freight and passenger
rates. Freight rates have been re-
duced over so per cent In the past ten
years and passenger rates have been
reduced 80 per cent. The state board
of assessors is now making tour OF
the state In order to prepare its assess
ment for the present year In view OF
the decision referred to, and the de-
termination of the railroads to pay
taxes at the same rate as that fixed for
other corporations, the boards report
| is being awaited with unusual interest.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-09
NiCARAGuA'S TURN.



Eyacuate t0rlntO.
WASHINGTON, May 4. - Dispatches
from London say that II Is officially
announced that as result Of the com
munications which have been ex.
changed between the earl Of Kimberly,
secretary OF state for foreign affairs,
and Senor Chrisanto Medina, the
Salvadorian minister here, acting
for Nicaragua, the British gov
ernment has agreed II the Nicara-
guam government addresses a note to
Rear Adm. Stephenson, accepting the
terms of British ultimatum and under
taking under the guarantee Of the re-
public q Salvador that the indemnity
be paid In London within fortnight,
that the British squadron will be with
drawn from Nicaraguan waters.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-09
KANSAS WOMEN ONLY.



tract Its Territorial Limits.
LEAvENwoRTH Kan, May 4.-To-
days session Of the Social Science fed
Grafton was devoted to the adoption OF
a new constitution. After much dis
cussion 1t was decided to confne the
membership Of the organization to the
state Of Kansas The name Kansas
State Social Science federation was
adopted.
The new constitution provides also
for the extension Of the work into dis
tricts in the state where there are nc
clubs. It's organizers hope to extend
the work until there Is a club In each
town and village In the state. The old
organization has been a power in the
social life OF the territory II embraced.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-09

every nonest cna"p,on y. '1'e" .,
tionai o'me'ai''sn ine pian 's.u 10 10
OF 'ne,r own making' .ae ISSUE " .ss. ."e.
own choos'ng' anu III .,le ia'e " '"en ,,
acts the oelievsr IN 'ho s'ns'e sOiu
standaro' anu 'nc oei'Uvof ~ s'a.a
ara OF oo.a Roiu anu en'er snou'u ~ Nv
1nem nel.ner a'u NJ, sucoor. .ss .s
cnaiiehge 'nc ono auu ,opuu''o Wy
o'ner' anu ,ro'n Wv" '"o"'' '''
uniu oppos'',on'
Inc con'en''on wnic" 10 NV naaV
pythe single SILVER s'ahuara aeneiSnss a',
reduced 70 ''s las. analysis ~ 'A'.'
natism pure anu Slinpio' iVu,a ~
degree only ano NOV Ill princ'pi' non,
tne coh'en.ioh oi twenty ysa's aso =.
the advocate OF 'he unlimited s 's'ao ~. y,
irreaeemso'e greenoac"s anu .. aou
tnst OF the lssuer Oh , 'he nav cu,'en.s
OF 'he peru" VI 'ae 'Vn',i."s vi ~
gress anu 'ne cru VI .u,oaasn ,..,,as 20
the theory OF Tue soclaiis' anu top.''ss ~
appi'eo j" mone.a.y eo,en0, .
Dased upon ,ne peile, IN s.,ss, w.as ,as 49, -.
aptly .ermeu .ho aii po"eriu.uoas :, u
INC s'a'e anu 70 ~ u'.o' ",s' ~
OF tnat grea. iac' ~ h""no'al s a
'ory .na' meu'uns VI ia uso"au ~. sna
stanoarcs OF vaiu. u'u NV INV y.
.ne'r origin IN ,aw, 1us - "sls W. Tha
the neeuS u 'raos anu 'ose. Az
Gnu aiwsys 'osknV " .o ,s,,,.on,
erea' aroi.er VI wy ,,,., noa.sI 49, 49,
since 'he oawh VI clv..'Ha''ou' VIVA, naa .'oh D.eh
10 nave III every no.aii.v 'Aoss '.s sas.i WI
m.rihsic Va'ue ID uiah's sns Nn'@ap.s i,..,
COIN OF the satnc Vaiue % .oiA'uI'y
OF merchanaise a. Tue s'amPeu' ~ na'
win equai rigor ins,s.eo 'na' IN DanN
currency 'here sha'l po iAn'eu'aN ~ !,
demp.ion upon presen'a''oi, AZ ,ounu
metalllc currency ~ 'nVoiso. - oe
hall OF tne money wnivn :.
Sanctions ana accepts no alcnvm's' =,
ana oeneVes IN ho pniio,opno'
stone Inc commcrclsl wor.u nus ~
with nnvarying precls'on' ars"n sMs
true alstinc''on wnicli eAi''s O.."osI =
true value IN na'ions culrenos ans s
the sign OF v"lue amSeo W ~ amu
standing upon 'ha' l'ne oi oe,na'va =.
ton II mas Deen as ino'hefen' W 'Is ~
laws OF great na'lons ~ oi slaail :, y
the standard OF vaiue upon wiicn . :. :.
commercial transactions are oase' :, -
made uncertain Dy any eAperinonsa,
leglslatlon; II capi'al pecones ala'n.e. .S.
and credit once more ses'r'c'su, 'n'
magnlncent .emp,e wh'ch nus wv.
mere aeaica,ea 10 .ne u'es u oonas'S. =: =
VIII DC OF n''le avall' wan ior .nu.o - =. =, !,
commerce where la''n ID ~au"ns ~
countrys meu,un Vi eA'nans' M. III,
tradlng reduced 70 mere uoV',ns, .h ~
question 70 which 'ne irienus y. sn
maintenance Oh a lheuiu'n VI .:'a oA.nals :,
OF unqueStlone. anu unqu1e'.onao.
value must aoaress themselves ~, 10 NV ~
now 70 temporarily oe,'a, w. au.0 ~ -
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-09

ROCHESTER,, N Y, May +-Rev. VII.
liam Walker, Of Denver, passed through
this city yesterday, driving a pair Of
hardy Indian ponies attached to a
prsirie schooner. He said he had
driven all the way from Denver, and
was on his way 10 New York for the
benefit Of hip health.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-09

New CAMBRIA, Kan, May 4. The an
nual conference OF the Northwest Kan
sas Lutheran synod adjourned after a
two days session. The Women's Mis-
sionary society was In session one day
Next years session Is to be at Mime
q no1ia
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-09

At Evanston, H., 800 men employed
in the Weber.La Baum Co.'S brick
yards quit work because OF the refusal
Of the proprietors to pay the wages de-
manded.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-09

INDEPENDENT ORDER ODD FELLOWS
Western Home lodge, No. 90, meets every
Tuesday evening In odd Fellows hall. ON
GERS: Noble Grand, Samuel Landis; sec.
retary, l., Lips. Visiting brethren cordially
welcome.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-09
Wilde to Bs Reisased on Bail.

LosDoS, May 4.-upon application Of
counsel for Oscar Wilde, the judges to-
day decided to admit the prisoner tc
hail
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-09

A NCIENT ORDER UNITED W0RKMEN
n Abilene Lodge No, 83 meets every
Thursday evening In the Knights Of Pythias
hall. n. @. Bclknap, M. W;.Richard Warlng'
recorder.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-09

NRDER EASTERN STAR-Abilene Chap
" tor III, meets In the Masonic hall on
the first and third Tuesday evenings OF each
month Mrs. Alice Johntz, Worthy Mat
ron. Mrs. Ruth Spangler, secretary.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-09

yKyOMAN's RELIEF CORPs-No. 63,
wv meets alternate Wednesday after
moons ut $50 O'Clock In X. of 7 hall. ME-
Mary A. higgins, president; Mrs. llattieT'
Nichols, secretary.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-09

GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC.
" Abilene Post No. Hy, meets at the Odd
Fellows hall, second and fourth Monday
evenings OF each month. All comrades aro
invited TO meet with us. VIM. Messenger, +.
CIV. y. Anderson, Adjutant.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-09

II has been showing at Rico, Col, for
a week. Thursday night there was a
heavy fall Of 6 inches and II continued
without intermission all day Friday.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-09

MODERN WOODMEN or AMERICA
lVl Camp No. sss, meets every Friday night
5f each month In X. of 7. hall. Visiting
neighb0rs welcome. G. A. Snider, v. u; r.
]. Murphy, Clerk.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-09
MISSOURI PACIFIC-AT HERINGT0N.
Abilene s Fraternal Societies

A F,AND A. M.-Benevolent Lodge, No.
"A. NJ, meets irst and third Monday eve.
nInTs in each month at Masonic hall, corner
Third and Cedar. Samuel 8. Smith, W, Mi
]. l.. Worley. secretary visiting brethren
welcome
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AToHIsoN. TOPEKA 4 SANTA RI,

passenger, Rer,....,......,.,.,,,.... ,"'. u'n ~ hi'
Accommodation n.,..................ll;l0 "a. IN.
All Santa 70 trains daily except Sunday.
Passenger train No, 3OS leaving Abilene At
g;l6 D. M. connects with fast train on main
line and carries through chair cars TO Chica-
20 without change. Mixed train No "! leav-
lng Abilene ut 2:Sb p m. connects at Evans
station with through fast train for Calltor-
MIA, Now Mexico, Colorado and Western Kan
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-09

ROCK ISLAND.
WEST BOUND.
No. W-Local Freight and accom-. asp. IN,
No. 97-Ohicago Mall and Express, .oS9 p. m
EAST BOUND.
No. a8-Mail and Express. ...,...."l0:SS a. M
No. 88-Local Freight and accom-. bS2 p. M
Passenger trains run daily. Freight trains
daily except Sunday.
The sun., 1895-05-26
Social Morals in New York.

Mrs. JoUN SHERWOOD is reported as having
delivered a lecture at Chicago last week, in
which she took very despondent view of
the moral condition and tendency of the
society of wealth and fashion In New York
ut the present time. She is described a. say
ing that a great degeneracy has set In, and
that the late MRS. BELMONT, Mrs. FISH,
and Mrs. Aston, the social leaders OF twenty
years ago, would. turn in their graves IL
they could know of the divorces, scandals
and evidences of conjugal infelicity that
tore up New York society last winter"
Mrs. SHERWOOD speaks from within the
New York social circle she thus criticises,
and she has been long familiar with it, but
the uearness OF the incidents to which she re-
fers AZ symptoms of moral downfall Pc
culiar to this time, has caused her to
exaggcrate their relative Importance and
Significance. The history Of the social
life OF Se.y York shows that at all times in
the past, in the colonial days, after the Kevo-
lution, and long before the great increase in
private wealth which followed the civil war,
Its society was torn up periodically by such
occurrences and manifestations. The food
so- scandal was really more plentiful in the
past, ~ compared with the size of the
town, than it Is now, as Mira SHER-
WOOD will recall when she brings
to mind the revelations of divorce cases
tried within her experience. Some Of these
casev affecting people OF the highest social
The sun., 1895-05-26
Good-by WartnR!

The opinion prevails that Col. WARISa
has about finished his career as the Commits
sioner of Street Cleaning He is pretty
good sweeper, but poor accountant. He
has spent in five months all the money that
was allotted to him for year, and now we
suppose he will have to go.
WARISd is manly, straightforward fol-
low, and we don't believe he ever did any-
thing wrong with intention; but the princi-
pal popularity of his administration has not
yet been much noticed. He has furnished a
very striking and impressive justification
for his Democratic predecessors in office.
He has kept the streets cleaner than they
did, though he has not kept them as clean
as they should be kept. But In doing it he
has spent an immensity of money. such rs
was never put in their power. They al
ways had to work on half rations, 80 to
speak, while he has kept a gorgeous and
overflowing table; but what he has done
shows that what they did was the best
that could be done with the means
given them. Their administration was
honest. No money was wasted, and no
under their control. COLEMAN, BRENNAN,
and ANDREWS should all mako their
acknowledgements to WARINa.
We also thank Col. WARNa, and VIC
thank Col. STRONG for this interesting
demonstration; and we presume that, before
Col STRONG gets through with his job, he
will furnish other evidence, and in other
directions, of the same sort that he has
furnished through his first plucky and hand
some, yet really not successful Commits
sioner of Street Cleaning.
To keep the streets of this city In perfect
cleanliness, would require just about four
million dollars year.
The sun., 1895-05-26
Henoch and Elijah.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-sir: In last Tn ursdays
Sun B'ble Student" maintained that the words found
In John III. l8 have bearing on the ascension of
OhFist without Insisting such hearing feel called
upon to answer the query which no puts to me at tho
END or MS communication; How can the belief tu. O
man entered into heaven before the risen Christ as.
cended into heaven be harmonized with what the Old
Tsaianent says about the trauslaion of Henoch and
Ei1ah' The heaven into which Elijah. or Elias wa,
taken up by God from the view OF Elisha or Ellacua
H. or Kings. II, H. was simpy "thc expanse over
the earth within tho observers horzon;" and when
kbtah was thus taken from the view OF Elisha he
was translated TO some place OF rest other than tho
nome OF the beSted after DEATH where he has since
been oresorvei by God. and whence he win come be
fore the end OF the world to labor for the conversion
OF the jews and like the rest OF men, to die The same
can he said of the translation OF eroch The pluoe
where doh 10 preserving them gto US uus;.owu
undcrGtood In this s.nse the translation of these
two great servants OF GOD Ia perfectly harmoniou.
with the belief that the risen Christ was the frat 10
enter heaven the dwelling place OF the Deity II Il
could be shown that the translation in question
not DO understood In tas sense, bu, must be under
stood as meaning entrance into tho abode of the
blessed that would have been established Ion. apo hr
many who were NOR, able and not less willing to do
~ ~ o "'auen'' J. p.
JRoOLKSH 5ldy "a
The sun., 1895-05-26
What Will Ireland Do?

AS it seems to be generally admitted that
q general election will soon take place in the
United Kingdom, the question arises what
has Ireland gained from the present Parlia-
ment which is approaching the close of the
third year Of its existeEcsy What substan-
tial boons has she received since Mr. GLAD
STONE returned to power in 1892 with a
majority Of forty, which would have been
transformed into minority of forty had
the eighty Nationalist members which she
sent to Westminster merely abstained from
votingi There were both affirmative and
negative measures which the Gladstoni-
ans Ind pledged themselves TO carry. at
least through the House OF Commons. To
what extent have those pledges been kept
Upon the answer to that question depends
the reply TO the further inquiry, Are not
Mr.. JOHN L. REDMOND and his Parnellite
colleagues justified in asserting that there
Is no longer much to hope for from coali-
tion with tine Liberals, and that 1t behooves
Irish Nationalists to resume strictly inde-
pendent attitude'
1t Ia true that Mr.. GLADSTONE, while he
remained Premier. did his utmost to keep
The sun., 1895-05-26

Capt. w. L. ID. O'Grady Rcfers g. r. n. to
the Veteran Law.


Capt w. L. ID. O'Grady Refers @. r. N. to
the Veteran Law.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SuY-Str: Your cor
respondent. G. F. NJ. says in to-day's SUN:
SEQ by TIE SUS thnt the Police Commissioners
have appointed es patrolman one Joseph Pratt war
veteran and you tell me by what authority they
thus violate the laws OF tho statef
Tho law states that citizen between tho ages Of al
and 80 may be appointed a policeman. Surely. Mr..
Pratt Is over 30. since no 10 a veteran Of the
Have tho Commissioners precedent for such .
Your correspondent is evidently not conversant
With the veteran laws, viz, chapters 9i2 and
4l0, Laws of 1884. go of 1886. 484 AMI 7os Of
1887, 11O of 1888 (embodied In $50 Of 1888, tho
charter of Brooklyn). 677 Of 1899, 7le and TIT
Of 1894. or with the new Constitution, Article
". section 8. or the Brush law Of 1905. The
pi:a OF each and all is:
Honorahy discharged Union soldiers Or sailors shall
Ss o. o @ dT 1pf nd
not y fact inca pseits!e shall be deemed to dis
scn Sss to discharge tho duties of tho POSI-
'. As to Cant. Pratt, knew him in 1se2 in the
asa gallant soldier and accomplished officer.
After the war he was the drllmaster Of :" tho
as as o. 70 tGs ot
showed how he was appreciated here. and was
justified by the eager competition for his ser
lie RepuSss of Costa Rea 'nS and sas sans saiHadol
Patrolman Pratt is sufficiently "well fixed to
remove all temptations TO practise pantataism.
Young looking. vigorous, nm educated gentle-
man of gentle manners. and dlsciplinarian of
extended and varied experience he is eminent
New York police That he should prefer such a
tnsk In his native country while subject to such
fnttering offers from abroad is but natural l
think his ambition oommenda BILE, and that II
his promotion goes up at the rate OF five min
utes grade the Commissioners will find they
have made no mistake, such fruit doc. not
grow on every bush. w. l.. d. O'GRADY,
Captain late Eighty eighth N. Y. Vet. Vols.
BRooKLYg, May 24, 1898.