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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-12-10
SHIELDING THE GUNS.

that one Of them had on what ] called
q gray overcoat. said to the captain
of our company, in much surprise:
"Captain, ! thought we were the
advance liner"
$50 we are he replied.
"Who are those men, then"
"Why, they are Yankees
AT that instant the hands Of the
men dropped and we saw that they
were running right upon a battery. The
hands extended to the right with part
of the overcoats had hidden the saucy
guns Of six piece battery.
IAN instant later they opened on us
with canister and we went down like
grass before scythe. No soldier could
Withstand such an assault We were
forced to fall back.
II was telling this story to several
military men In Milwaukee, q few years
ago. Among the number was Capt
George I. Robinson. He watched me
with great interest, and when had
finished said That Is the way we
kept our guns from your view until
we were ready to open on the confed-
crate line. had bought at Louisville,
short time before, an overcoat that
was nearer gray than blue; hence 7
suppose that the man you talk Of, In
the large, gray overcoat, was myself"
j. A. Watrous, in Chicago Times-Iler-
aid
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-12-10
Demand for Small Coins.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5-There Is a
mild demand on the treasury at present
from st. Louis and the other large
cities Of the country for small coins.
1t is one OF the Indications OF the APP
proach Of the holiday season. Dimes,
nicklcs and pennies are being re-
quested. The usual fact is that the
greatest demand is for pennies. Even
San Francisco has asked for large
supply Of such coins. Heretofore the
nickel has been the smallest coin used
on the Pacific coast. The demand for
pennies is explained by the practice OF
many dealers OF marking their goods
at odd figures
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-12-10

The wife Of recently-deceased poll
tician was very evidently married for
Der money and was openly neglected
and misusd by her husband, who was
much in evidence during the two ad-
ministrations Of Gen. Grant, in Washing
ton. On one occasion the couple dined
at the white house, and the husband, as
usual, seemed TO take malicious de-
light In showing his Indifference, and
worse, to his poor little wife. This
reused the presidents anger, although
the man was sort of friend Of his,
and he had never seen the neglected
lady before. He reproyed the husband
sharply, and then, turning to his VIC
tim, be added, in protecting tone:
III he doesn't treat you well, Mrs. So
and-so, just you come to me and tell
me about It. Twill see that he is made
TO-" This kindly promise Of help was
never appealed to. but Mr.. So-and-so
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-12-10
WITH A CONFEDERATE.
His Story Of How the Yankees Shielded
Their Guns,

His Story Of How the Yankees Shielded
Their Guns.
captain, please tell me the story
about your seeing Capt. George ]. Rob-
inson, Of the Chicago Board Of Trade
battery, the time your regiment charged
the union line, Of which that battery was
part, at the battle Of Stone river"
The remark was addressed to Capt,
W. p. O'Connor, who belonged to a
Louisiana confederate regiment, but
who has lived in Milwaukee most Of the
time since the war. Then the captain
told this story
"0ur regiment" said Capt. 0'Connor,
started on charge for the union line
over a piece Of comparatively level
ground. We had to pass through nm
uncut field of corn and piece Of forest
just ns we emerged from the woods we
saw In our front, at what would be a
block and a half away, u number Of
men standing still ard seeming to be
holding out the right side Of their over
coats at nearly arms length. noticed
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-12-10
Mail Routes Are Pulling,

A lot Of kicking is done by bust
nessmen every day over the seeming
uncertainty Of the mail agents on the
railroads. For instance Kansas City,
Hutchinson, Topeka and other mail
in those sections comes in at II q. m.
via the Santa Fe from the north, the
inference being that it has been car
ried by the evening before and
brought back. The fact is that it
has been mailed too late to catch the
Union Pacific night train which leaves
Kansas City about7 p. m. so is sent
by the later Rock Island to CORTLAND,
80 miles north Of Abilene, whence it is
brought down on the morning Santa
Fe. Otherwise 1t would not reach
here until late in the afternoon via
the Union Pacific. The Hutchinson
mail takes a rail fence route via Sa-
lima. The practical workings Of the
system are past finding out by the
average man but the postollice au-
thorties assure US that they are in
the interest of speedy delivery Of
mail, so the kicking may as well rest.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-12-10
Shifting Soil.


Real Estate Transfers Reported by George
Merrill, Abstracter,
Hiram Blake to Kline Five Cent Say
ings bank, 1t 16 blk IA Abilene,
$244.12.
David Major to David W Smith, pit
blk 7 Carlton, $3.50.
H L Humphrey to Augustus'Packard
Sc NV 11-l3.3, $50.
Gust Danielson to Travellers ms Co,
n ne 24-19-3, $500.
j Il Tate to J s Gilbert, ne Sc 36-13-1
and W sw 3l-13-2, 81.
Margaret Dorsey to Ithamer Gay, pit
NV 1888, 5000.
Ithamer Gay to j G and W ? Smith,
same, $500.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-12-10

ave wish to thank the neighbor1
and friends for sitting up while Miss
Lottie Ludolph was sick, is the caro-
Of thanks that appears in an Emporia
paper.
"A Minneapolis paper says that M,
H. Rice's arm which was broken for
the second time recently is not heal
ing well and amputation may be nee
essary.
Mrs. E. Keller will move to
Ottawa where a daughter resides.
Mr.. and Mrs. O'Dowd are moving
into the residence she vacates, corner
Seventh and Cedar.
"A. S. Green, who used to print
the Manchester Sun and went to Okla
homa at the time of the Strip open
ing, has come back to Kansas and
lives at Leavenworth.
"A man stirred Il 30 gallon tank of
gasoline at Hope with stick the
other day. The fire that followed
was soon extinguished but his face
and hands are not well yet.
Chapman Standard: In the past
80 days one Of our stock firms, Carroll
& Masch, has handled 29S cattle and
Sl7 hogs, paying out to the farmers
over $40, 900 besides the amount paid
out for corn and hay.
Brother Cranston reads the news
Of Ed Murphy's probable appoint
ment as insurance commissioner with
sad eyes. A hard winter is coming
on and the zero winds will whiz-z-z
through his whiskers.
Miss frankie Downey who is
trimmer in the millinery department
Of large store in Texas will, 1t is re-
ported, soon marry the proprietor Of
the establishment. Apretty trimmer
is Just about irresistible.
Rum fiend item in Hope Dis
patch; 1t is reported a Hope town.
ship man filled up on bug juice last
Saturday night went home and got a
gun and threatened to shoot his fam
lily. Bug juice is terror.
The newspaper boys should not
be toe severe on Conner Davies for
Pop when he got chance to
buy a paying paper Of that belief. A
man with seven daughters on his
hands is entitled to have the rules
in his favor.
The citizens Of Hope know how
to act when luck goes against them.
The Dispatch says: 1.-THE party who
got full last week and was compelled
to whsck up to the city, says that is
business and no one is to blame but
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-12-10
RECENT REFLECTIONS.

Mrs. +. M. Watkins is seriously
i'll at her home in Enterprise.
The McCunes, nephew and aunt
are now married. They were jined al
Manchester.
Marriage license: Albert +. Gug'
eler Of Woodbine and Minnie Latzkt
Of Junction City.
"A southern paper says DR.. Jolley
don't feel that way any more since he
was burned out.
The Rinehart Cheese Co. adver-
tises that it will pay 10 cents for but
terfat this month.
jacob Wahl, the veteran butcher,
has opened meat market at the cor
ner of Third and Spruce.
Otto Kuether, one Of Harrington s
well known citizens, is seriously i'll
with typhoid pneumonia.
Judge Mahan is moving his law
office and library to his home in Grant
township on north Buckeye.
Jos. McCluggage Of Herington
and Miss Sadie johnson Of Parkers-
vile were married last week.
Manchester lodge, A. 0. U. w.,
will give ball on the night Of Wash
ington's birthday anniversary.
Miss Nellie Hadlock Of this coun-
ty and G. +. Cress Of Morris were
married in Morris county recently.
Consult the advertising columns
OF the REFLECTOR to find out where
to trade proftably. 1t will pay you.
The advance agent Of prosperity
has reached Kansas. The Detroit
broom factory is working on full time
now.
There will be q box social at
Harmony Hall school house Friday
evening, Dec, II. All cordially in
vited.
Butter bobbed up to 2S! cents at
Elgin this week and creamery patrons
look for increased checks on Deem
ber's product.
Chapman is hankering for two
whist clubs. One is not enough for
the visiting that is needed to make
things 60 smoothly.
w W. Gates Of Concordia has
captured the clerkship Of this division
Of the appellate court. Abilene's
candidates must hustle.
Miss Claudia Hare Of Enterprise,
a graduate Of Mt. St. Josephs college,
has been i'll with threatened pneu-
monia but is improving. |
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-12-10

CHICAGO, Dec. 5-The son Of a mil
lionaire, bred in luxury, finely educat-
ed and literally endowed with intel
lect, M. f. Cohen, occupies a cell In the
county jail, withoutfriends and unable
to give bonds He is penniless. The
prisoner is charged with the larceny
Of $500 from the New York Life Insur-
ance Co. It is said that Cohen also has
several charges pending against him In
the west, besides others In Chicago.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-12-10

LIBERTY, Mo-, Dec. 5.-W. S. Foley,
the young man under indictment for
numbering his mother and sister three
weeks ago, was brought here from
Kansas City Thursday night. Yesterday
he was taken before a justice, and in
reply to the prosecutors inquiry plead
ed not guilty. lie will be held in Jail
here until his formal trial
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-12-10

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 4.--One OF the
physicians who examined Sharkey last
night stated to the Associated press
that in his opinion sharkey was not so
seriously hurt as he pretended, and
that the marks exhibited might have
been caused otherwise than by blow.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-12-10
MI.s WIZARDS Announcement.

BosroN, Dec. 4.-Miss Frances f.
Willard, president OF the Worlds W.
c. T. u, has announced that the an
nual convention Of the national and
dominion unions will be held the last
Of October and the first Of November,
1897, In order mentioned-the nation
al in Buffalo or Detroit and the domin-
ion In Toronto.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-12-10

PINE BLUFF, Ark, Dec 5.--Will
Jacobs colored, negro school.
teacher, recently assaulted a girl
pupil, aged 10, daughter Of r. G. Orr,
also colored, whereupon Orr killed
Jacobs with load Of shot from his
gun without warning. Twelve white
jurors this morning, in spite Of able
state counsel, after FIVE minutes DELHI
GRAFTON, brought in verdict OF not
guilty.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-12-10
II. That is the kind of a citizen

himself. That is the kind of a citizen
to have"
-Atchison Champion: There was
man once on a time who thought
him wondrous wise. He swore by all
the tabled gods, he'd never advertise.
But his goods were advertised ere
long, and thereby hangs a tale; the
ad was set in nonpareil and headed
"Sheriff's Sale"
The officers Of the county teach
ers' association. President L. G. Hum
bargar, Vice President R. I. Cline
and Secretary Mary PETIT, are arrang-
ing for particularly good meeting
next month. The session will prob
ably be at Abilene and efforts are be-
ing made to secure outside speakers.
Referring to the campaign for
moment, what ever became Of the
good Deacon Hathaway, who was in
hook at Abilene shortly after Pop
conventionP- X. c. Star.
The deacon at last accounts was up
in Washington county trying to col
lect that $25 from the lawyer who
hired him to "work a scheme in the
convention but did not pay-hence
the term in hook.
Get your shaving and hair-cutting
done at c. W. Hollis barber shop,
corner of Broadway and Second street.
-Salna Republican,: Judge 7. F.
Carver has decided to remain in
Salina in the practice of his profess
sion. With his legal knowledge and
standing in the state it will not take
him long to re-establsh the practice
he abandoned to accept the appoint
ment of Judge of the appellate court.
He will have his offices at his old
location, which will be surrendered
by Bond & Osborn on January /.
We wish to call the attention of
the editors of club departmentsin the
Topeka papers to the fact that Abb
Iene has ladies organization that
handles Nordau's degeneration
acknowledgements of Poetry" and a
book on evolution at one afternoon
meeting besides discussing the latest
fashions in Christmas presents and
The state Of the weather. Where is
here a club in the whole State feder-
ition that can beat itp
The next subscription paper to
be stared will be for Sheriff Robson.
He wants stable near the Jail
mighty bad. So he bought a build
ny and then invested in a lot upon |
which to move it. By that time the g
,wner Of the building found he could
lot move ii off its location so Nick !.
las a lot but no stable. Contribu- r
ions will be taken upto get him @
silver, Mexican dollars
md pants buttons will be accepted at /
,ar value.
Kansas is right in the front rank
1 European affairs. Added to Abilene's +
possession Of Napoleon's hair comes p
he news that Mrs. Maria Jones, who a
led at Stockton, Kas., the other day, :
vas the daughter Of a soldier attach. /,
d to the person Of the duke Of Well s.
ngton. Her father was also one Of q
he military pail bearers at the ,
nneral Of Sir John Moore, and the
amily possesses many interesting Il
elics OF the war which settled the n
tie Of the first Napoleon. K
For fine tonsorial work, City barber h
how, opp Express office. W. A. r r
andes, proprietor. h,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-12-10
VIII T. Reed Elected Manager.

LAWRENCE, Kan, Dec. 4.--The board
Of directors Of the University Athletic
association yesterday elected Will 7.
Reed, Of Topeka, member Of the
senior class, as manager Of the football
team for next season Arrangements
were made to provide for the deficit Of
about 81, 600 on this years games.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-12-10

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4-The president
has removed H. B. McClanahan as post
master at Waukegan, ILL.,, and has ap-
pointed William A. Melody as his sue
ccssor. The removal Is stated to be
due TO inattention TO business Of the
office and too much activity In politics
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-12-10

LONDON, Dec A dispatch from
Melbourne says that on account Of the
crop deficiency Australia requires lOO,-
600 tons of wheat and -four from
America, and that half Of that guam
tity has already been ordered.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-12-10

mas never forgotten IT, nor the gentle
tone In which 1t was uttered.-N. Y.
World.
Planting salmon In Eastern Waters.
WASHINGTON, Dec 4.-Under the d.
rection Of Commissioner Brice large
number Of Pacific coast salmon are to
be planted In eastern waters A fish
car containing 10000 eggs Is now on
the way east and the eggs will be
planted In the Kcnnebec, Penobscot
Merrimac, Hudson, Delaware and
Susquehanna rivers.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-24

noon, but did not succeed in finishing
all the work before them. With one on
two exceptions the grand officers Will
be installed at meeting to be held In
X. of p. hall, Masonic Temple at 10
O'Clock this morning
The following officers were elected
Mrs. Sarah J. Hill, grand chief; Mary
T., Earhuff, Of St. Paul. grand senior
vice; Sadie Kreitter, of Duluth, grand
junior vice; Emma L. Crockett, ofWino-
ma. grand manager; Miss Hattie God
frey, Nj. of r. and c.. Abbie Bean, of
Mankato. grand guard; Ella II. Mantors
of Willmar, mistress of finance; Mrs.
Florence Fish, of Sank Centre, grand
protector; Olive J. Gilmore, trustee.
Mrs. Hill and Miss Godfrey were
elected by a unanimous vote. The
Rathbone Sisters are much plased with
the results of their convention and
think they have the foundation laid
for the erection of a large number of
temples in the coming year and that
the friendly attitude of the Minnesota
X. of P will have an influence upon the
supreme council when the question of
their admission as a fraternal body
comes up again.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-24
JUDGEMENTS SET ASIDE.
Decision of Much Importance In
Contested Tax Cases.

Judge Janison has made orders set
ting aside tax judgments and decisions
in the cases of the state against Luther
Barton, G. w. and j. E. Phillips, N.
D. JenniSon, George Ley and E. I.
Earle. The defendants are owners of
lands at Minnetonka, who fought the
tax judgments against them on the
1894 assessment. In that year the state
board of equalization raised the tax
so per cent on Minnetonka lands, which
caused the owners whose names are
here given to refuse to pay, and hence
the litigation. ~
Judge Jamison, In his decision, holds
that ''the judgment of this court in the
proceedings entitled The State ex rel
f. H. Burwell VS.. The State Board of
Equalization adjudging and decreeing
the acts of said board, and all thereof,
at it's sessions in 1894, in increasing
the valuation for taxation of all acre
property in the village of Minnetonka,
80 per cent of the reduction thereof, as
fixed and returned by the county board
of equalization of the county of Henne-
pin, were without authority Of law and
were void, and that the taxes levied
OH said valuation were void, is final
and conclusive, cannot be disregarded
in this action or proceeding, and is a
bar pro tanto to this proceeding"
The decisions are important, as they
show what had been heretofore claim
ed, that In all cases where property tax
was affected by the action, which pro-
ceeding was found to be void, the state
cannot collect for the taxes Many
people have paid without question, but
those who contested their cases have
Won The decision referred to in the
Rurwell case affects thousands of dol
lars worth of property in the tax Of
1894
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-24
MINNEAPOLIS.
a F'cE 20 ,o.ri FOURTH sraGEr.
MINNEAPOLIS GLoBULEs.

At the Bijou opera house "Charley's Aunt"
Is popular farce, and the indications for the
remainder of the week are excellent
The bond of D. H. Waterman, as assignee
of F. H. Brown. has been fled in the sum
of $4,000. John F. Cameron and Judson C.
Higgins acting az securities.
The funeral of Thomas T. Cortis who COM
mitted suicide Sunday, took place at Lake
wood yesterday afternoon from Anderson &
Noes undertaking establishment.
The new North Side High school building
will be ready for occupancy Monday, and all
scholars who are to attend school in the
building are requested to report Monday at
the usual hour
Bell Is high-class production, and espe-
cially designed to high-class play houses it
VIII be given at the Bijou next week in all
its magnificent detail without raise of
prices.
Judge Smith has signed an order author
tzing Charles F. Wheeler, as assignee of the
Minneapolis Supply association to sell the
stock of the insolvent firm to p. Kavanaugh
at price corresponding to 80 per cent of the
value as set down in the inventory; also to
sell the office furniture and certain other
assets to Joseph Fruedenield at a price of
$1,025
most of whom are converts to Catholicity,
will open a mission in the Church of the
Immaculate Conception next Sunday at 1890
a. m. The mission, to which Catholics and
non-Catholics are invited will continue for
two weeks The principal exercise of the
mission will be the evening sermon at p.
m. daily.
The journeymen horseshoers of the city
held largely attended meeting last night
at S14 Third avenue south, and local union,
to be known as No. q, was organized with
the following officers President, Edward
Prouse; vice president, Edward Gamble; sec
retaries, Noryille Douglas and Ralph Clark;
treasurer. r. Somerheuser; delegate to the
council, P. Jasmig.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-24
NATIONAL DEMOCRATS.

: ATLANTA, Ca, Sept. 23-The first
state convention Of the National Dem
ocratic party of Georgia was convened
today in the state capitol About 100
delegates were present, representing
forty counties. The convention was
called to order by Thomas F. Corrigan,
national committeeman for Georgia.
Hon. D. B. Hamilton was chosen tenn
porary chairman, and w. A Matthews
temporary secretary. The convention
adjourned at 1870 for dinner. Jeffer-
son Randolph Anderson was made per
manent chairman this afternoon. The
temporary and permanent chairmen
are lineal descendants of Alexander
Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson.
The committee on resolutions reported
the following platform, which was unan-
imously- adopted
Be 1t resolved. by the National Democratic
party Of Georgia, In state convention assem-
bled, that we do most unreservedly accent
and ratify and indorse the action taken and
platform adopted by the recent national con-
Vention OF our party at Indianapolis, and that
we pledge to the party and it's nominees our
earnest and hearty support in confident he
lief that the principles advocated by the party
are based on everlasting truth and must nj
timately prevail, and that on the success of
those principles will depend the honor and
welfare of the country and preservation of
true Democratic faith on the lines laid down
by Jefferson and illustrated by long lines of
distinguished successors from Madison TO
Cleveland -
We heartily commend the administration of
President Cleveland for his patriotic and dig
nifed conduct Of our foreign affairs. for its
frmness and energy in the maintenance of
civil order and enforcement of laws for its
improvements and extensions in reform OF
the civil service. and for it's uswerving and
sturdy maintenance of public faith and credit.
The full ticket Of electors was named
and the convention adjourned after
speeches by s. G. McLendon, of
Thomas; Albert Cox. of Atlanta; NJ. G.
Chandler, of Dekalb, and William Ham
mond, of Thomasville.