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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-02
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Solomon Sentinel: Henry Whit
ley. who has had the office Of police
Judge for over 25 years nearly contin-
uously, declined to serve for another
term when requested al the late eau
Gus.
j. f. Nissley is packing his house,
hold goods preparatory to taking his
family to Kansas City to reside. He
reports the cooperative creamery sup
ply company Of which he Is manager
as fourishing.
&C. G. Spangler, the sprinkler
man, Is getting ready to begin opera
tions. Every business man in town
should give him a generous support.
There will be lots Of dusty days be-
fore next October.
--Otis Landis, one Of Hayes town
ships successful teachers and a Dick
inson county young man who Is 60
ing to make his mark in the world,
has taken a position as bookkeeper
for Shockey \ Co.
Judge Williams Of the United
States district court, one Of the ablest
} iurists in the nation, will probably be
surprised to learn from an Abilene
, paper that he is merely "a local
, Judge whose opinion on bond case
don't amount to much.
News Of the death OF Samuel
! Wingert at his fathers home In Penn
Q sylvania has reached here. He taught
the Center school in Cheever two
Y years ago and his many friends will
' be sorry to know that one so young
' and gifted was called away SO early
in life.
q An interesting story Is told Of
o how an Abilene man borrowed some
!. money OF a minister this week to start
a second hand store; took the cash
;, and went on a .tear,n ending up BY
\ abusing his family. There is a pile
a Of rock over In the court yard that
needs the services OF that kind Of
cases.
y The Salina Republican says:
!, "The Union proprietorship has been
so changed that G. B. Kirkland and J..
5. Cobb withdraw from the company
and Messrs. Gaines and Struble be-
:" : come sole owners They also own
10 the Monitor Of this city, or at least
have possession Of it, and manage
II both papers,
" ID. \. Henry, the accommodating
y and genial assistant in DR.. Steel
y smiths Office, left today for yaca
re tion Of a month on his mothers farm
P II miles north. He will return aftel
Ut a while to pilot the doctors moto
'g cycle or horseless wagon and pursue
his medical studies. The wagon Il
n expected May 1st.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-02
Scotty Was Bad.

''scotty' Forester, Of Enterprise
got hilarious in town Saturday night
and about O'Clock was run in by the
night marshal. In police court he
was found guilty Of being drunk and
disorderly, fined IS and costs, and is
in iail because he could not pay up.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-02
Bound Over for Trial.

The examination Of Joseph Lewis
(colored) on charge Of bastardy in
Quinn's court resulted in his being
bound over for trial at the district
court with bond fixed at 5000. d.
Matteson went on the bond and Lewis
is at liberty.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-02
Board and Lodging.

Mrs. sibbald at the Continental
hotel has made an especially low rate
to suit the times-only 81 a week for
board and lodging. Clean, newly re-
fitted rooms, good table, choice ac.
commodations. Give the Continental
a trial. You will be pleased.
272-t&c II.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-02

OMAHA, Neb., March 81. Omaha
Temple of Labor, opened so auspi'
ciously recently under the patronage
Of the Central Labor union. is locked
and barred, the result OF hot legal
foht between rival labor factions
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-02
About One Fourth Successful.

The committee examining the pa-
pers Of applicants for admission to
the county high school met at the
court house today. About one-fourth
Of the 2lS applicants will be success
ful
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-02
RECENT REFLECTIONS.

E. Bergstresser dentist. SOO
The drinking fountain has resum-
ed operations.
--Salina's government building will
be completed this summer
The infant child Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Nichols died at Hope Sunday.
Mrs. James Ketner, one Of juno
tion City's prominent ladies, died Sun
day.
Marriage license; Jacob Mayor
Enterprise and Lizzie Sprecher, New
Basel.
Marriage license: Geo Koggen-
dorff, Carlton, and Lizzie Deardorh'
Holland.
p. J. Freeman and Dora 5. Kol-
ling, Of Sutphen, we're married oy
Judge Hutchison.
DR.. A. $. Gish has just bought
six lots in the Chicago addition. lie
is quite landowner
Geo. Lloyd and Fred Johntz will
not have their new grocery store
opened before April 10th.
-Supt. Gray will be one OF the
Judges at an oratorical contest in the
Wamego high school April 10.
Howard Chitty, formerly OF ADJ
lene, is publishing an interesting and
neat little paper at Dighton called the
Idea.
&C. G. Burkholder and family
write back from Arizona that they
like the country even better than the.
expected.
b. G. Cranston has long articl
in the Topeka Advocate arguin'
against having constitutional con
vention.
Frank Leemaster will be drur
major Of the Abilene band. You ca
see him practicing in the court var
any day.
Two window panes blew out {
the X, P. hall windows this mornin
and came near dishgurng Levi Hum
bargar's beauty in their fall.
Arthur Young rode up from Hel
ington Yesterday on his wheel
three hours. He found the road
very rough in south Dickinson.
Rev. OsthoF, Of New Basel, wi
8 take his confirmation class in'
church fellowship on Easter Sunda.
The class numbers about twenty-five
:, Reports from Conner Malott al
:, that he has a job on paper in Cfil
pie Creek. Ed Fry had the JOB bl
! did not hold it and Is doing somethln
!. else.
The committee on the Pop col
. vention met last night and appolntf
music committee consisting OF ]
d L. Dewey, H. +. Ellison, G. II. Patt
=. son.
|. j. G. Seaman, postmaster
: Rhodes postoilice since Its establls
., ment. will return to his old home
Rhode Island. The office has bee
n discontinued.
, !, Judge Hutchison is not exact
pleased with the north end OF tow
q He had handsome St. Bernard d.
e shot last night on a neighbor's laI
: and don't like II.
), "A marriage license was issued
Ie J. B. Stauifer, q teacher Of sou
e. Dickinson, and Miss Lizzie Chamber
:, teacher in the Chapman school
d. They will be married tomorrow.
Enterprise Journal 0. T. Byel
= : the Rock Islands agent at AbiIer
,e was in the city last week and ?.
rs chased from Henry Warner fine
t Of Barred Plymouth Rock chickens.
- The teachers will have car
III the freight to Chapman saturd
evening to attend the teachers me
!, ing and the sextette concert. 1t v
IL IL be real treat and many should
"a Abilene fares pretty well in
" March number Of the Western V
an eran. There is an excellent pict
les OF Mrs. Ida Wilson Moore, past
ne ne partment president Of the State
,as r. c., and the best picture yet pr
by ed Of J. r. Burton with three
se' umn biographical sketch.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-02
Grocery Stock for Sale.

For sale or trade, good stock Of
groceries and fixtures in Abilene.
Inquire at this office. 273-l2ta2c
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-02
For Sale.

The east half Of the northeast quar-
ter Of section 25 in Cheever township.
inquire OF j. H. Bert. 2S-4
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-24
EIKINS ON THE OUTLOOK.
The West Virginia Senator Certain
Mckinley VIII Win.

WASHINGTON, Sept. Ex-senator Ell
kins, of West Virginia. is in the city for
few days before starting again on his
stumping tour in West Virginia. Mr. Ell
kins has made ten a dozen speeches in
the northern part of the State and in a
few days will begin the campaign in the
southern portion. The Senator has entirely
recovered from his recent indisposition. He
repudiated the inSinuations that he is luke
warm to the results of the coming cleo
ton, and declares that he will continue in
the campaign until the end, and will prob
ably speak in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.
and possibly other States. OF his own
State he feels doubt of the result, and
says it will give Mckinley "a majority of
from 10,0 600 to 15,000 There is some disaf-
lection among the Republicans in the State
on account of the silver question. but this.
Mr.. Elkins says. will be more than made
up by the vote of the gold-standard Dem
ocrats. The Senator has kept in close
touch with the leaders, and from the in
formation he has received expresses the
belief that Major Mckinley will have a
wallz-over. The Republicans are certain
of Ohio Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin,
Michigan, West Virginia, Maryland and
Delaware" he says, land the chances are
favorable for Minnesota, Nebraska, Cali
fornia and Kentucky
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-24
SITUATION IN TEXAS.
Hon. j. n. Huston and Charles hedges
Directing Affairs.

DALLAS Tex, Sept. 23.-Interest in the
political situation in Texas continues to
grow, especially in Republican circles. The
Hon. J. n. Huston, of Indiana, returned
10 Dallas last night, coming direct from
national Republican headquarters at Chi
cago. He was met here by his colleague
Charles Hedges, who had remained in
Texas, and a conference was at once held
with ex-Chairman John Grant, Mr.. c. =.
Lyon and other leaders. y number of poll
tcians from over the State We're waiting
Mr.. Illusions arrival and his return is re-
garded as a signal for the opening of a
vigorous campaign. II is stated that a
number of distinguished speakers from the
North will Immediately be put into the
field. Campaign literature in large guam
titles is daily arriving at Republican State
headquarters here and is being rapidly dis
tributed through q literary bureau organ
lied by Mr.. Hedges Chairman +. H r
Green, of the State executive committee
who is now in New York, is expected to
be in Texas in q few days and assume di-
rection OF the campaign The details of the
fusion programme with the Populists and
the gold-standard Democrats have not been
made public. but there longer seems
TO be any doubt that some reciprocal un-
derstanding has been reached.
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BANKERS CONVENTION.
Topics Discussed at Yesterdays Ses-
sion of the Association.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 23.-At the second days
session of the American Bankers Associa-
ton only half of the delegates were in
their seats when Archbishop Kain opened
the prayer. The first order of bys ness was
the calling of the roll of States for reports
of the condition of the banking business in
various localities.
s. H. Harner, of Helena, Ark. reported
money conditions in his State better since
the cotton crop began moving. He depre-
Gated the extent OF the free-silver SEN
timent in the country and smaller towns
and said the banking interests were doing
what they could to stamp it out. Mr.
Lutz, of California: K. Otteri. of Atlanta
Ga: f. ". Tracey. OF Springfield. ILL.,; j
l.. Mulvey. of Topeka. Kan: John IL
Iathers. of Louisville; a. G. Anderson. of
ST Paul; K. T. Milsops, of Jackson. Miss. !:
DR.. +. S. Woods. of Kansas City: Messrs
Yates. OF Lincoln, Neb.; Burridge of Bos-
ton. and Schlerer. of Detroit and a num-
ber of others made short talks for their
respective States, in the course of which
they almost invariably put in a word for
the gold standard. Bradford Rhodes. of
Mamaroneck, y. Y, wound up his talk by
declaring that the Empire State would roll
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-24
SHERMAN AT CHICAGO.
The Senator Talks About the Situa-
tiOn in Montana.

CHICAGO, Sept. Ex-senator John Sher-
man addressed the monday meeting of the
Commercial Mckinley Club to-day. His
presence was entirely unexpected he hav-
ing just returned from 4 trip through Mon
tana and the West At the urgent request
of the club members he consented to make
short speech and large crowd greeted
him. He confined his remarks almost en-
tirely to the silver question and the politi-
cal aspect in the West and stated that
there was a decided revulsion of feeling in
the far West. He said in part: Il nave
seen 4 good many interesting places in
the West, but none has been more inter-
estinS than the mining camps of Montana.
l found there quite a curious condition.
Not long ago / was told all the men en-
gagged in the silver-producing industry-I
mean the men who worked for a living in
that line-were for free silver. They have
certainly changed their minds about it.
and | hope that by election time they will
have come back to the Sound-money fold
where they belong. This silver sentiment
Is precisely the same was known in this
country previous to the reSum ption of Spe-
Gle payments in 1879. The Republican par.
ty has done more for silver than any other
party in the country. We want Il standard
of value for our workngmen as good as
the, standard of value for any other man.
We want the dollars he receives to be as
good as gold and the Republican party
with Mckinley at the head. is determined
to keep these dollars as good as gold
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-24
JOHN JOHNSON'S CRIME.
Killed Three People and Seriously
Wounded Two More.

ANTE CITY, La, Sept. 23.-Last night
about midnight John Johnson, colored
killed Mr.. and Mrs. John Cotton and Mer-
vim Stevens, aged seventeen, and seriously
wounded Misses Agnes and Lizzie Miller
All these people, and Miss Maud Miller
and three children, live in the same house
on a farm about one mile east of Tick
faw Station, and are well-to-do whites.
Miss Maud Miller was awakened by some
noise. and she saw John Johnson, one of
the farm hands, in the room with an ak
raised above his head. She screamed and
the negro fed. The alarm was given ami
the neighbors came and found the dead
and wounded. as above stated. No motive
can be assigned for the deed. johnson
lived here awhile, and was a bad character
His mother says he called at her house
here this morning at o'clock, and was
admitted, where he remained until about G
o. clock. when he took n gun and said he
was going hunting. About two hours later
he was seen in Natalbany swamp five
miles from here. Searching parties are aft
er him, and if caught he viii furnish the
central figure for a lynching.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-24
soUND-MoNEY GEoRGTANs.
Electors Nominated by the National
Democratic Party.

Electors Nominated by the National
Democratic Party.
ATLANTA, Ga, Sept. 23-The first State
convention of the National Democratic
party of Georgia was convened at noon in
the State Capitol. About one hundred del
egates were present, representing forty
counties. The convention was called to or
der by Thomas F. Corrigan, national COM
mitteeman for Georgia. Hon. D. b. Ham
ilton chosen temporary chairman and
w. A. Matthews temporary secretary. JEFF
ferson Randolph Anderson was made per-
manent chairman.
The committee on resolutions reported the
following platform, which was unanimous
ly adopted:
BE it resolved by the National Demo
cratic party of Georgia, in State conyen-
ton assembled, that We do most unreserV-
edly accept and ratify and indorse the ac-
ton taken and platform adopted by the re-
Indianapolis, and that pledge TO the
party and it's nominees our earliest and
hearty support in the confident belief that
the principles advocated by party are
based everlasting truth apd must ulti-
mately prevail, and that on the success of
those principles Will depend the honor and
welfare of the country and the preservation
of true Democratic faith on lines laid down
long line of distinguished successors
from Madison to Cleveland We
heartily commend the administration
patriotic and digni1ed conduct of our for
egn affairs, for its firmness and energy in
the maintenance of civil order and en-
forcement of laws, for its improvements
and extensions in reform of civil service
and for its answering and sturdy main
tenance of public faith and credit
a full ticket of electors was selected
The convention adjourned after speeches
by s. G. McLendon. of Thomas: Albert Cox,
of Atlanta; c. NJ. Chandler, of DekaIb, and
William Hammond, of Townsville.
The feature of the gathering the en-
thusfastic outbursts OF applause which
greeted every mention of President Cleve-
land name. A notable coincidence was
that the convention was opened by a tenn
porary chairman who a direct de-
scendant of Alexander Hamilton and pre-
sided over permanently by a great-grand-
son of Thomas Jefferson.
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march to the arnory, mile away, and,
Notwithstanding the early hour, the pa
rade was mile in length. The speakers
rode in a carriage, accompanied by Gov
Upham and members of the reception
com commute escorted by Two hundred RED sol sol
hy the sound-monev club of the Fuller e
Johnson and the Gisholt manufacturing
plants. ward clubs and delegations from
the surrounding country. AS the parade
approached the armory salute of thir
sided at the meeting, and made a brief
but stirring, speech. This afternoon the
party left to continue the tour through
the north and west, speaking at La Crosse
this evening"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-24
TWO SLANDERED PREACHERS.
One Dies of Paresis and the Other
Commits Suicide.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2S-Rev. Mr.
M F. Colburn, pastor of Grace Methodist
Episcopal Church, died yesterday. He was
a native and former resident of Massa-
chusetts, but had been pastor of impor-
tant California churches for fifteen years.
His death is attributed to parrsis caused
by worry over a hideous charge made
against him by policeman of Golden Gate
Park. The charge was completely dis
proved, but Rev. Mr.. Colburn character
was thereafter the subject of frequent un-
favorable comment by weekly papers and
finally the harsh criticisms sapped his phys
ical and mental strength.
BOSTON Sept. 23-Rev James b. Morri-
son, of Laconia, N. H., committed suicide
to-day by inhaiing gas in the Revere House
some time during last night. Mr. Morri-
son left Laconia recently on account of
charges about to be presented against him
for immoral conduct. He had been pastor
mas six wears
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-24
LOCOMOTIVE BOILER BURSTS.
Kills Big Four Fireman and
Wrecks Factory.

PEORIA. ILL.,. Sept. 2S.-The boiler OF a
nipety-ton, ten-wheel locomotive on the
Big Four railroad burst at Pekn last even
ing, hurting the enormous engine more
than one hundred feet, partially demon
ishing large factory. killing the fireman
and breaking nearly all the glass within
q quarter of a mile of the scene OF the re-
markable accident. Pieces of the engine
were picked up 1000 feet away. and one of
the big drive wheels was hurled 400 feet
from the track Jesse Long. the fireman
was thrown many feet in the air. had an
iron bar driven through both legs above
the knee and was terribly scalded He
died in a few hours.
The engine was standing 100 feet from
the Cummings header works when the ex-
plcson occurred and $50 feet Of the wall
of the building was crushed in. No one
was at work in the building, or there
might have been more fatalities Strangely
enough the cars and the track were not
injured. The engineer says there was but
$50 pounds of pressure--the normal figure
and that there was plenty of water.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-24
BREWERS AGENTS INDICTED.
Charged with Violating Federal
Laws and Fostering a. Trust.

KANSAS CITY, No, Sept. 23.-Eight rep
resentatives of local and foreign brewers,
Comprising the Brewers Combine, We're
to-day held to the grand jury charged with
violating the interstate-commerce and
conspiracy laws in fostering a trust The
defendants are Julius Bachmon and John
Hahn, agents of the Anheuser- Busch
Brewing Company; Albert Spaar. of the
Val Blatz company: w. j. Baehr of the
w j. LemD company; e w. Gutsmer, OF
the Schlitz company Edward Meyer of
the Greentree COMPANY; j. j. Helm, presi-
dent of the Helm company, and August
Glasner and Jacob Barsen. agents Of the
Dick Bros. company. Representatives of
the Pahst, Rochester and Muehlbach brew
cries were discharged. The combine has
been under investigation for the past week
by United States Commissioner John
Harry
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-24
MGR. STEPHAN WROTH.
walked Out of the Convention of
German Catholic Societies.

DETROIT. Mich. Sept. 23.-Columbus, o.
was chosen to-day as the place OF meeting
of the next national convention CT German
Catholic societies. The contest was spirited
betv cen Columbus. St Paul. Covington and
Fort Wayne. Mgr. Stephan, the head OF
the Cathol.c Indian missions and who has
been on a tour in their interests, considers
that he was unduiy snubhed at to-dav's
session of the Central Nerein While
Father Stephan was addressing the con-
vention he was interrupted by a delegate
who said that this. being its last business
session. the convention had no time TO
listen TO the address. The presiding officer
suggested that Father Stephan abbreviate
his remarks but the priest angrily refused
TO speak further and taking his satchel he
Indignantly left the hall
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-24
THE SOLDIERS CRUSADE.
Senator Villas Presided at the Madi-
son, Wis, Meeting.

MADISON. Wis, Sept 23.-The coterie of
soldier missionaries who are making a
tour of Wisconsin this week In the inter-
est of the gold andard-Generals SickeIs.
Sigel Howard. Alger and Corporal Tan
ner-arrived at Madison this morning and
addressed an audience of 5000 at the Uni
versity Armory building at 70 a. m. on
their arrival at m they were given
an Informal reception by Governor Upham
at the executive chamber. and so great
was the crush that all did not have an
opportunity to shake hands with them be-
fore the hour for speaking arrived. At
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-24

mp a big majority against free silver at
the coming election
AT the conclusion of the roll call there
was a general discussion of a number of
subjects, including the following: Dill
gent Presentation of Checks Payable at a
Distance ''The Rule Abolishing Restrict
i've Endorsements. Payment of Deposit
ors' Notes" Necessity of Uniform Laws
Governing Commercial Payer" Equality
in the Taxation of Bank Stock rs 1t
Desirable to Have the 10 Per Cent Tax on
state Bank Circulat on Repealed?' 'Shou d
Not the National Banking Law Permit the
Organization of Banks of Small Capital in
Small ToWns?'
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Big Il Route
TERRE ]: HAUTE
AND RETURN
O. 1E FOR THE O. ~
1A.ZO ROUND TRIP DL.AO
Account of the Races
Account of the Races

Five passenger trains daily each way, as
follows: =
Leave Indianapolis-7:30 a. m, Las a. m.,
$3.50 p. M. $40 p. m, 20 p. m.
Arrive Terre Haute-10 a. M, 1.37 p. M,
$50 p. m, $40 p. M, :33 a. m.
Leave Terre Haute-3:05 D. M, 4:31 p. M,
Lbs a. M, a. M, 10 a. m.
Arrive Indianapolis-5:3 p. M, 6:10 p. M,
4:05 a. M, $3.50 a. m, n:45 a. m.
Tickets will be sold for all trains of Sept.
q to Is, good returning until Sept. 26, in
elusive.
For tickets call at Big Four offices, No. /
East Washington street, sc Jackson place
and Union Station.
IL NJ BRONSON A G. P. A.
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Prospective Lynchiur.

NEW ORLEANS. Sept. ga dispatch re-
ceived this forenoon from Tickfaw La re-
ports that three members OF the Cotton
family. living near that place. were muir
dered by a negro and another member OF
the family was seriously wounded The
negro used AK. The sheriff and posse
are In pursuit of the murderer. No further
information was received
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chairman of the finance committee, at the
National Democratic headquarters. No. 80
East TWenty-third street, New York city,