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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-07-04
STANFORD MILLIONS SAFE.

The Rich Senator's Widow vIrtusliy Des
fsAts tho Government In its Test Case.
SAN Francisco, July Limited
States Circuit Judge Ross Saturday
rendered bis decision on the demurrer
Of Mrs. Jane L. Stanford against the
suit Of the government to recover $751;
600, 600 from the estate OF her late hus.
band, Leland Stanford. The de.
murrer was sustained. Judge Ross
allowed the government to amend
Its former complaint and reargue
Its case II 1t so desires 1t was
intimated, however that this step
would not affect the case, the law as
construed by Judge Ross not favoring
the case Of the United States. Many
more millions were involved In the
suit which was made test case
against the Central Pacific magnates,
but the chief interest for TIE public
has been in the effect Of the suit on
the great university established by the
senator In memory Of his dead son.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-07-04

WASHINGTON, July i.--Gen. Green
Clay Smith, once prohibition candi.
date for president, q war veteran and
In recent years well known Baptist
pastor Of Washington, died at his homs
In Northeast Washington Saturday
Gen. Smith came within half
vote Of being president Of the United
States He and Andrew johnson were
candidates for Lincoln's Vice presi
dent, and johnson received half @ vote
more than Gen. Smith. When Presi'
dent Lincoln was assassinated Vice
President johnson assembled to the
chair and Gen. Smith realized what he
missed by that half vote.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-07-04

TOPEKA, Kan, July /. Tho first Of
the state irrigation plants to be COM
pleted and put in practical operation
is located at Goodland. A reservoir
has been built lo5 feet long, 90 feet
wide and Q feet deep, which will hold
100000 gallons Of water, or sufficient
TO irrigate the eighty acres attached
to the station. Water is pumped with
gasoline engine. The plant cost COM
plete Al. GOO
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-07-04
Big Fire In Chicago.

CHICAGO, July l.-Fire yesterday
morning In the five.story building al
the southwest corner Of Franklin and
Madison streets caused q loss OF be-
tween 100000 and $500, ooO the whole
sale firm Of A, L. Putnam & Co., boots
and shoes; G. J, cosgrove, boots and
shoes, and the American college Of
dental surgery being burned out
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-07-04

sHANoKN, Pa. July Frank Tur
sick and Anthony Paolis, both Of
Grcenridge, yesterday quarreled over
q pretty Austrian maiden with whom
they have been infatuated for several
months past, and decided TO settle the
matter BY fighting q duel with clubs.
The encounter was both brutal and
desperate, and a. . result Paolis is now
lying In critical condition, his body
covered with wounds and his head
shapeless mass Of battered flesh, and
Tursick b . fugitive from justice,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-07-04

A gasoline stove exploded In the
home Of Christopher Brown. 1871 Well.
ington avenue, Chicago, causing the
death Of Miss Agnes Brown and the
fatal injury Of her mother, Mrs. Mary
Brown, and her brother, Arthur Brown.
1t Is said that all the great railway
systems Of the country have united In
: vigorous effort to have u railroad
pooling bill passed by the next con
gress
Sam Taylor, a noted crook, while
being taken from Bethany to 81.
Joseph, Mo-, jumped from a Burling-
ton railway car window near Crosby
snd made his escape.
Secretary Of State 0lney expects to
leave Washington to-day to be absent
the greater part Of the summer State
department officials expect . quiet
eus u foreign relations.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-07-04
II DROPPED MY cANrERN IN HIS HAxps.

II DROPPED MY CANTEEN IN HIS HAxus."
on run to overtake my comrades I
had gone but fifty yards when . poor
'Yank, whom supposed had received
his death wound, cried out; 'Wateri
waterl oh, for Gods sake, give me .
drink Of waterl' It was no time to pay
attention to anyone else's troubles, but
the wounded mans appeal wss 10
piteous that jerked my canteen from
my shoulder, dropped II into his hands,
and hurried on. That was right over
there [pointing]. When reached this
spot where we now stand . mimic ball
struck me in the left leg and laid me
out"
"God bless you'll could hardly walt
for you to finish your storyr' cried
Elder, springing forward and shaking
Lumby heartily by the hand. Y am
the man to whom you so generously
gave your canteen half filed with
water,' he went on, animatedly. II
have that same canteen down at my
tent this blessed minute. never
thought would have the pleasure In
this world Of personally thanking Tho
man for that water, for which would
have almost bartered my chances for
Heaven"
OF course, Lumby was both greatly
surprised and pleased by Elders rev.
elation. Neither could he doubt tho
truth Of the union veterans story, for
he soon held In his hands hia dear old
canteen, on one side Of which he had
scratched an x and on the other sids
his initials.
Thus began q firm friendship b.
tween two old soldiers that will doubt
less last until Gods grand reunion
Memphis Commercial-Appeal.
The Spanish government has voted
SEQ, 100000 to put down the Cuban In.
surrection.
@. D. WINNER, q life insurance 40
licitor, has disappeared from his home
at Pittsburg, Kan.
In fire at Worcester, Mass, on the
Soth, two fremen were killed and
many others injured.
Walter Stevenson, an alleged high.
was shot and killed in Kan.
sas City, Kan, by Ira Jorgenson.
Rev. DR.. Thomas Toney. Of Spring.
field, Mo-, has been expelled from the
Presbyterian church for unministerial
conduct.
Ex-President Peixoto, Of Brazil, Il
dead. He was distinguished for sup
pressing the revolution which broke
out in. Brazil In 1893.
Harry Mason is in jail at Pittsburgh,
Pa, for deliberately overturning .
skiff while boating and drowning bic
wife and Isaac Adrian.
In Harris county, Ga, Henry ThomsA
} ll-year-old negro boy, deliberately
l-yesr-old baby which had
been left with him to take care Of To-
} time
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-07-04
American Yacht Defeated.

RorHEsAy, Scotland, July 1.-THE
new Americas cup challenger, valkyrie
ILL.,, made It's first appearance In race
off here to-day and was beaten by the
prince Of Wales yacht, the britannia.
The wind was very light Thousands
Of people were present from all parts
Of Scotland and England. The dis
tance sailed over was 80 miles.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-07-04
STATE PRINTING BILLS.


Kansas Supreme Court Renders Decision
which VIII gAvs the State Msnv Dol
lars.
TOPEKA, Kan, July 1.-The su!
preme court to-day rendered decision
In the case Of the Topeka Breeze
against the secretary Of state, holding
section 6,OS5, Of the revised statutes OF
1879, applicable to bills Of tho official
state paper. The effect Of this will be
to reduce the expense Of printing the
syllsbi Of the supreme court and other
state advertisements about 80 per
cent, making saving to the state OF
about $1,000 u year. Syllabi will be
paid for hereafter al the rate Of 81
cents square and other advertise
ments II 10 cents for the first insertion
and 20 cents for each subsequent In
sertiou,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-07-04
TERRIBLE WIFE MURDER.
william Wright Chops His spouse to Piscea
with an Az mt Nevada, Mo,

0ssNk@" 49, ftS%eeE~ w sS~s~
with IN Az at Nevada, Mo.
NEVADA, Mo-, July William
Wright, colored, about 35 years old,
killed his wife with an ak, lie Is a
vicious and troublesome fellow. Sat.
urday night he beat his wife brutally
and yesterday morning she had him
arrested. He paid his fine, and, going
back to the house, burst the door In
with an ak, and struck his wife one or
two blows with II. She managed to
get out Of the house, and he then struck
her over the head with the ak, the
blade penetrating the brain and killing
her instantly. Her head was literally
split open. After she fell he contin-
ued his attack and the upper part Of
her body was hacked to pieces The
officers have not as yet apprehended
Wright, as heavy rain has fallen all
day and his tracks were obliterated.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-07-04

WASHINGTON, July LA warrant for
| cent in favor Of President Cleveland
was drawn at the treasury department
Saturday in closing up the books for
the fiscal year. An error Of that
amount had been made in the presi-
dents account and Inc order to balance
the books the warrant was drawn.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-07-04

Topeka, Kan, July 1.-The STATE
board Of charities has appointed e R.
Charleton, Of Lawrence, to be steward
OF the asylum for the deaf and dumb
at 0lathe; Mrs. Robert Crozier, Of Abb
lene, 10 be matron Of the same institu.
ton; T. R. Cowman, Of Mitchell coun-
ty, to be pharmacist Al the Topeka
asylum for the insane.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-07-04

TACOMA. Wash, July 1.-The Nor
wegian steamer Oscar H., which ar
rived yesterday from vladivostock,
Siberia, brings news that the indics-
lions are good for another Oriental
war. Unknown to the outside world,
Capt Henderson, Of the steamer, says
that Russia has massed $4,000 men at
vladivostock, and IL is believed in
Siberia that preparations are being
made for an advance on Japan.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-07-04
ABOUT TERRAciNo.

A Cheap Implement which Makes The
Work Very Easy.
While tho value Of terraces whom
properly laid of Il undisputsd, yet
poor construction and the need Of o
terracing instrument have added TO the
objections already urged against them
Of the greater difficulty in the use Of
improved machinery, In hauling and
In the increased number Of short rows
In spits Of these obstacles the sub
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-07-04

CLINTON, Ia, July i.-Word reached
here yesterday Of the poisoning Of .
family of six In Center township, II
miles west Of here, by eating rhubarb
on which paris green had blown from
an adjacent potato patch. Mrs. Henry
plath and an infant son are dead. II
was believed the husband, two children
and Mrs Plath'a mother would live
oklnhona Colleges President.
GUTHRIE, Ok, July PROT E d
Morrow, Of Champaign, H., has been
elected president Of the 0klahoms
agricultural and maohAAisal aaliA->
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-07-04
FORMER FOES MEET.
A Confederate Finds . Federal Whom He
Fought and Thsa DetsisAdsd.

A Confederate Finds . Federal Whom He
Feusht and Thsa Bstrisndsd.
Jacob Lumby, Of Mount Nebo neigh
borhood. about four miles from
Trimble, returned from the recent
Shiloh reunion, bringing with him q
his guest Frank Elder, Of Detroit
Mich. There d quite little romance
surrounding the circumstances which
formed the firm friendship which now
exists between the two men. The
former was q brave confederate soldier,
while the latter fought with equal
valor upon the union side. Early on
the morning Of the second day Of the
reunion Lumby was standing alone on
part Of the old battlefield, his mind
busy with memories Of that bloody en-.
gagement Of thirty-three years ago,
when he was Joined by Elder. For
several minutes both were lost In r..
trospectlon, and then Lumby said;
Just about here where stand re-
ceived . mimic ball In my left leg
which kept me in the hospital four
month"; It was on the second evening
Of the fight, and tell you 1t was the
hottest place in which have ever
been. Musketry was rafting, bullets
were whizzing, shells were screaming
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-07-04

ST. PAUL, MINI, July LA large
proportion Of the liquor dealers in the
upper forty-nine counties Of Iowa re-
tired from business Saturday. II Is
said that the falling of Of business
has been such that II would not be
profitable ia renew the government
licenses and pay the second installment
Of the mulct tax.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-07-04

SANDusKY, O., July lon the stone
docks on Kelly's island, connected BY
q railway with the big stone quarries,
fifteen loaded cars were being drawn
up the steep incline, when the engineer
lost control Of his engine and the
entire train backed into the lake and
sank beneath the waters, The trestle
Is about 40 feet above the dock, and
the train hands in jumping were seri-
puslY injured.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-07-04

KANSAS CRY, Mo-, July MIR W,
W. Pagan, who has been for the past
eight years general superintendent Of
the Kansas City, Fort Scott 9 Mem.
phis railroad, with headquarters in
this city, has resigned his position and
will retire from the service OF the com.
pany.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-07-04

LAWRENCE, Kan, July l.-Superin-
tendent i. D. Norton, Of the Seventh
railway mail division, has issued orders
TO all clerks in the division to note
carefully any packages that appear to
contain live Or dead chinch bugs, and
wherever practicable to return them
to the mailing Office. The order Is due
to complaints made by train clerks
that the bugs escape from the pack
ages until the mail bags are alive with
them,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-07-04

WASHINGTON, July l.--Director Pres
ton, Of the mint bureau, has issued .
regular quarterly statement Of the
values Of foreign coins. 1t is especially
significant, In that 1t shows a general
advance In the value Of foreign silver
coin. Mr. Preston says that the changes
are due to the advance In the price Of
silver. During the past three months
the price averaged 81. l7S cents per fine
ounce as against but 81 cents on the
LIST Of April last.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-07-04
PERMITS REVOKED.



Business In Kansas.
TOPEKA, Kan, July 1.-THE state
superintendent Of insurance has issued
an order revoking the permits to do
business In Kansas Of the Bankers
Life association, OF Des Moincs, 10.
tho Massachusetts Benefit association,
OF Boston, the Packers alliance, Of Los
Angeles, CAL, and the Northwestern
Masonic Aid association, Of Chicago
This action was taken because the
companies named declined to give q
$4,000 bond and make deposit with
the state treasurer Of 10 per cent Of
Ill assessments as required by law
There are now no life assessment com
panies doing business In the state.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-07-04

TOPEKA, Kan, July l.-R. B, Beatty,
Howard Thomson, W. II. Beatty, s.
7. johnson, I. X, Griffith, Il, 9. Grit.
fth and W. L, Nesmuth, oil Of Kan.
apolis, have applied for charter for
1.-THE American Cooperative Evan
gelical Association, The association
Is formed to send out evangelists, sing.
ers and musicians to secure the aboli-
ton Of everything wicked. 1t intends
to print newspapers, engage in agri.
culture and do other good work,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-07-04
TREASURY REPORT.
Doncit tor the Past Fiscal Year Ap.
proximatss o48,260, 900.
faR RECEIPTS lid EXPENDITURES.


WARRINGTON, July line treasury
deficit TOR the fiscal year Just cioseo
Will 30 found BY to-dsy's DEBT stsse'
ment 70 % approximately @o,soVV"
ThiA added to last years. deficit OF near
y e7o,ooo,o 900, mskes the excess OF o.
psnditures over receipts since June 80,
1928, about la,250.0oQ. The total r..
esipts Of the government this fiscal
year exclusive Of postal revenues,
amounts TO nearly sols,ooO,ooo, and
the expenditures es5e. $50, 900. Of which
pensions took ol4l,a0l,b2s' Last year
the aggregate receipts, exclusive Of
postal revenues. were e297, 7s2, Ol9, and
the expenditures ea67, 52S,27o The re-
ceiph this year, therefore, were Sl6,.
$4,000 greater than last, and tho 81.
psuditures about 11,97s.oo0 The postal
service deficit IL about $1,000, 900.
which b considerably In excess OF that
Of any recent year.
The Internal revenue department OF
tho government hss contributed this
year TO the receipts nearly sl4S, OoO, 900,
o against . little more than $4,000.
900 last year. Tho customs this year
makes ! bsttsr showing than last by
about e1LO00,0OQ Last year the
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-07-04

TOPEKA, Kan, July Mrs Sadie
W. Hatch, mother Of Clyde Mattox,
who is in the military prison at Fort
Leavenworth under sentence Of death,
has issued an appeal to the mothers Of
Kansas, asking them TO petition PresI'
dent Cleveland for a pardon for her
son.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-07-04
PROF. HUXLEY DEAD.


Cl09eo ~ Ov8t1s
LONDON, July l. Prof. Thomas
Henry Huxley, the scientist, died sstur'
day, aged 70 yesra He had been crit.
icslly Ill for weeks Prof. Huxley Wal
born near London. His school day.
were very short At 81 no WA o.
ready . professor OF two sciencel
-of natural history 1t the Roy
81 School Of Mines and Of physi'
ology Il the Royal institute. Al
assistant surgeon TO h. N. s. Rattle
snake he had spent three years Ia
studying natural history of the Aus
tralian coasts and had written out the
record Of his observation in the earliest
Of his books The admiralty refused
to pay q penny Of the publishing Ok
penses. The young assistant surgeons
salary was Il Cd . day and the volume
only saw the light some Eve years
later, when II was issued BY the Royal
society. But from the days Of his 6rst
fight with fortune, Prot Huxley's
fame rose steadily. At the ses Of Il
no had become president Of the Brit.
ish association, had developed thst
limpidity Of style and strength Of logic
which makes him both the most re-
doubtAble antagonist in tho literary
arena, and the most popular exponent
Of the discoveries Of science.
Prot. Huxley was among tho first
geologists and zoologists to attempt To
popularize scientific information by
the uss Of unteohnical language, and
to cid him In this work he possessed a
beautiful, forceful and clear style, one
which stands among chosen models
His vigorous defense Of the Darwinisr
theory was one factor In his fame. One
Of tho most gratifying things that may
10 said Of him IL that he lived to sss
his scicnti6c labors appreciated.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-07-04

WASHINGTON, July Little now three
days since the report Of the capture Of
The insurgent general, Maceo, was first
made public and no one in Washington,
not even the Spanish minister, Is able
70 confirm the story. 1t is looked upon
IN diplomatic quarters Us erroneous.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-07-04
HAULING BIG ROCKS.

Description OF frame Which Makas the
Work Reasonably Essay.
The best gear possible for hauling
big rocks Is a rough wooden frame
slung at the rear Of an axle by chains
80 It will Just clear the ground. The
forward end rests on the ground when
being loaded. When the rock Is in
place the forward wheels are backed
up and the pole raised high In the air 30
as to hook on to the forward end Of the
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-07-24
AN IRREYERENT FARMER.

The official in charge of the correspond
ence of the agricultural department in
Washington few years ago was gentle
man of education and polish. But above
all, he was a conscientious and consummate
letterwriter. All the courteous expressions
of governmental epistles were at his fingers
ends, and it was a pleasure to him to i'm
part to them a gracefulness that govern
mental letters sometimes lack
He received a scrawly letter one dav.
It was from Hosea Jones, of Goose Run.
Wis. IT was addressed to the "Agrycul-
trail Dept.ment, Washntn, d. c., and it
said: Sir: | want a agreecultral repo't
an bein' in the farmn' bisness I orter cit
it,
Now there are many agricultural reports.
OF many dates and on many TOPICS and q
request for one more of these valuable
and absorbing volumes should Of necessity
be more specific than Mr.. Jones' request
was The official, having plenty of time and
seeing chance for harmless pleasantly,
informing him of the eagerness with which
the government desired to give the hus-
bandmen of the nation all the information
it had obtained the result of scientific
and practical research. This and more he
wrote of the agricultural department.
solicitude for the farmer, and then, indi-
eating the desirability of a specific state
ment as to the date or the subject of the re-
port desired, he closed with the assurance
of the secretary'S esteem.
Mr.. Jones responded promptly and yome-
what laconically: II don't give -
he wrote, what the book is about or when
it was wrote. / want it fur a skrap book. y
New York World.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-07-24

thte same old tickets. You either can
not or will not reason from effect to cause
Some people-and the most of them-can
only be reached by pinching their stom-
achs. 1t is, therefore, well that your
stomachs get pinched so hard, it will
either make you change your ballot or
keep you from votoing at all. Let the
dance of death go on. The monopolists
are in high glee and dead sure of high
old time so long as you will pay the fid-
dler. Do you understand language as
plain as this?-Coming Nation
We suppose the New York Chamber of
Commerce thinks the Southern people are
FOOLS They have sent them an address
urging them to abandon silver and sus-
tain the gold standard. They go so far
as to accompany this request with threat
that If they do not their business men
will be the first to feel the "blight Of
free silver" that is, they will be the first
to suffer if they dare to incur the displeas-
ure of the Eastern money power The
Southern people have made mistakes.
have even done wrong many times, but
they have never been regarded either
fools or towards, and we have no expec-
tation that they will place themselves in
that category now.-Progressive CID
Farmer
A Daniel come to Judgment Justice
Field, of the United States supreme
court, in rendering his opinion against
the income tax law, said:
"The present assault upon capital is
but the beginning 1t will be but the
stepping stone to Others larger and more
sweeping, until our political contests will
become war of the poor against the rich
a war constantly increasing in intensity
and bitterness
God help the rich, the poor can beg!
In 1861 an income tax law was passed,
and an effort was made to have the law
declared unconstitutional by the supreme
court. Justice Field sat on the bench;
the law was sustained, and he did not
dissent. Why has law which Justice
Field regarded constitutional in 1861, be-
come an assault upon capital in 1862
Inc Nations Crisis, Denver Colo.