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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-02
ABILENE WEEKLY REFLECTOR ABILENE KANSAS APRIL 96-TWELW PAGES
is HE A cANpIpArEq
d John Rspudistes m lntervi~w Qaoting
Him ~ Declining 10 Nun

u John Rspudistes IN lntervi~w Quoting
Him ~ Declining 10 Kun
Topeka, Kan, March 81. During Q
recent visit to Topeka, ex.Gov. st.
John gave ont an interview to the
newspaper correspondents In relation
to the report that he would seek the
populist nomination for congress In
the Second district In this interview,
or alleged interview, he was quoted as
saying that under no circumstances
would he accept the domination for
congress or any other Office at the
hands Of the populist or prohibition
parties Under date OF March Is. the
ex-governor has written . letter TO q
prominent populist at Garrett, in
which he denies the interview in toto,
and this denial is looked upon here as
! virtual announcement Of his candi.
dacy for congress before the populist
convention.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-02
BIG STRIKE BEGUN.

Chicago arp 'nters Quit Work to Hasten
the ght. ,iour bay.
CHICAGO, March 3l,-What may de.
velop into strike that will paralyze
the building industry in Chicago for a
long period was begun yesterday. So
far, about 400 carpenters are out, Lut
the trouble is expected to spread until
every one Of the 10000 carpenters in
this city will have ceased work. The
trouble is about an eight hour day
agreement between bosses and carpen.
tprg
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-02
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
Double Crime NJ = Kansas ity Negro Who
Was Jealous.

Double Crime If Kansas ity Negro Who
Was Jealous.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March 5i.-Henry
Hill, porter at the Auditorium hotel,
shot and killed his wife, Mrs Betty
Hill, yesterday afternoon In the front
room Of Mrx Alice Rectors rooming.
house, SEX Cottage Lane. He then
turned the weapon 10 his own head
and sent q second bullet through his
brain. As he fell to the floor he fired
q second time at his wife. but the bull.
let caught In her clothes and fell
harmlessly to the floor, whore II was
picked up . few minutes later. Hill
was 20 years old and his wife II. They
came here just week ago from Car.
rollton, Mo. The tragedy was the re.
suit Of quarrel between the two over
the company Mrs Hill kept.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-02
THE TROUBLE UNSETTLED.

Oklahoma Supreme curt KefussA to Re.
organise the New ounty Of Greer.
GUTHRIE, Ok, March 3i.-The SD.
preme court refused to recognize
Greer county, just added to Oklahoma
by the United states supreme court, Is
a county and attached 1t to Oklahoma
county, 500 miles away, for judicial
purposes. This leaves the new county
as an unorganized county with 20 muir.
derers applying for writs Of habeas
corpus Judge Scott, Of Oklahoma
City. Is drafting q bill covering the
complex situation for adoption by con.
gress The situation affords q new
and novel aspect in legal jurispru.
danea
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-02
FOUND MURDERED.
Tho Dead Body Of a Prominent
Kansas Farmer Discovered
4 FARMER SHOOTS HIS TENANTS.
A. ladlan Territory Farmer Awakened BY
Bsms Tine Trying u Cut nis Throat
-Ons Man Killed BY I oil.
llsluu.

WICHITA. Kau., March Sl.-W. W.
Huddleston, a prominent farmer and
stock raiser, living near Douglass. Kan,
came TO Wichita recently on business,
and failing to return, his family and
friends instituted search. Yesterday
morning Rev. Moore and his sons we're
on the banks Of the Walnut river,
three miles south Of Douglass, when
ono Of the children discovered hat
lodged In some brush which had caught
On the roots Of q tree. An examine
tion was made, and the body Of Hud.
dleston found caught In the roots and
badly decomposed. There Is no doubt
that the man had been murdered, Is
there Is bullet hole through both his
hat and his head. While he was known
to have some enemies, II Is generally
believed that he was killed for bis
money, az there was nothing left in
his pockets. The finding Of his body
n. crea.ol Rrea' eAc''oncn@ !" 70
ssid that inc Jury mas secured EVIL
aence ana thst three men Will % ar
rested They were tramps
FARMER SHOOTS HIS TENANT
MILAN, Mo-, March 3l.-Humphreys,
VOW" 10 ""es west VI WIS ci.y' was
thrown 'n'o ereas eAc''emen' ~ uooa
ycser"ay' ""cn INC worn waS rocc'voa
sns' 'onn iunhe',' prosperous
.siner ne". mere nau s"o' anu "or'
WY wo"nucu D. 'nnS' "'S 'enAn~ ~
seems ,ro" ,he meaue, Reports re-
ee'seo mere 'na' iunne'l knew s ,n"'
"n.ue intimacy eA''e" oe'ween Guns
IN. "n unnc'is, "'io anu 'na' nc
.so repeatedly oraereu o,'nS 70 vacse
nv premises wn'cn ~ reiu'ea W uo
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.hcv.d AZ, whararror hs drsw III
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-02

OMAHA, Neb., March 81. --Charles Z.
Clark, Ii printer who has worked In
this city for a mum Ter Of years, has
been appointed superintendent OF the
Childs-prexel printers home at Colo.
RADIO Springs lie will succeed Schuman,
who has held the position for some
time, but against whom charges Of in
competency have been made
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-02

Horace Boies, "The Great Commoner."
Dies MONIES, Ia, March 3l.-The first
democratic convention In Iowa to Sc
lect delegates to the state convention
at Ottumwa, which will choose national
delegates, met at Webster City and
adopted resolutions indorsing ex.Gov.
Horace Boies, Of Iowa, for president,
characterizing him as ''the great COM
moner, the Gladstone OF America. i"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-02
smashed "A tioyarnor,s Fnna.

PHGNlx. Ariz, March 3i.-Gov.
Hughes was assaulted on the street
yesterday by ?. j. Clark, correspond.
cnt at Phoenix for the Denver Times.
Clark struck the governor in the face,
the blow breaking Gov Hu lhes' spec
tacles and causing several face wounds
~ enall imnnrtaner
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-02

Ono Nesda Receiver and ,n0ther slug
giles tn Escape thu Oficlals
Topeka, Kun, March 81. Assistant
Attorney.General GODDARD has returned
from Goodland, where he went to sp.
ply for a receiver for the Sherman
County state bank. Those interested
were unable TO agree upon receiver,
and the choice was left with District
Judge Smith. Bank Commissioner
Breidenthal has been notified by the
officers Of the Valley state bank Of
Hutchinson, which was recently closed,
that the affairs Of the bank were be.
Ing so arranged that business could b
resumed by the middle Of this week.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-02
REBEL FORCES INCREASING.
The Insurgents 10 uba Are . Lively Lot Of
Hustlers.

Tue AuHurB outA ~ 4u8 wv > A<$vSsy wv "
Hustlers.
KEY West, Fla. March 81 -Twenty-
Eve thousand insurgents under Gen.
Maceo are swarminq over the provinces
Of Havana and Pinsr del Rio, destroy
ing property, ripping up railways and
tearing down telegraph lines Forty.
five thousand Spanish soldiers are In
the same territory. and more are COM
ing. Gen. Msceo Is In immediate COM
mand Of the center column Of rebels,
with about 1900 men. Gen. Maceo is In
the southern part Of Havana province
with about 5000 men, and Gen. La Cret
Is lowering about the outskirts Of Ha-
vana with about 5000 cavalry. The
other 1000 men are divided into small
bands Of pills.erA The insurgents
are we'll equipped and have plenty Of
and are capable Of giving
the soldiers q warm reception. The
activity noticeable about the palace Of
Gen. Weyler seems to bear out the idea
that crisis Is near at hand.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-02

Topeka, Kan. March 81. The Kan.
sas wheat acreage this year, as report
ed BY the state board OF agriculture
last fall, is g. 900, 900 acres Something
has leen added to 1t by sowing during
the mild winter The acreage sown
for last years crop was 4,l72,OOO acres,
but wheat was gathered from less
than million acres This years acre
age Is the smallest since 1890, when IL
was 2.32l. QUO acres,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-02

WASHINGTON, March 3l-The presi.
dent has sent to the senate the name
Of Benjamin J. Franklin, Of Arizona,
to be governor Of Arizona. Mr.. Frank
lin Is a pioneer citizen Of Kansas City,
Mo-, having lived there during the
war. He was elected to congress from
that district by the democrats In 1875
and served two terms.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-02

NEW York, March 81. bishop Potter
has been invited by the authorities Of
Cambridge university, England, to be
select preacher to the university dur
ing May, 1897. The appointment has
never been conferred before upon a
bishop or priest Of the American
church.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-02

LINCOLN, Neb., March 3l.-Chsrges
have been preferred with Gov. Holcomb
against Dr. J. H. Mackay, superintend-
ent of the Norfolk hospital for the
insane. The 40 specifications recite
that the doctor has been guilty Of of
fetal misconduct and willful neglect
Of duty" and Of being guilty Of inn
moral conduct and speech, Of INJECTING
on the patients under his charge and
control unusual, cruel and bsrbsroas
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-02
WINTER WHEAT CROP.
situation etter Than Last Ysar-Kansas
PrOspeCts PrOmIAIng.

frOspects frOinlsing.
CHICAGO, March 3l-The April crop
report of the Orange Judd Farmer,
based on estimates of county CORE
spondents, makes the average condi-
ton of winter wheat $40 against sa3
last year and 81 in 1894 Averages in
the principal states are. Pennsylvania,
SO; Ohio, 79: Michigan, 95; Indiana,
So; Illinois, 81; Missouri, IS; Kansas,
81; California, 96 The improvement
since December amounts to two points
Prospects in Kansas are especially
promising. with good stand, color and
plenty of moisture 1t Is too early to
forecast probable results Of the winter
wheat crop. but the situation is now
decidedly more favorable than last
year
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-02

HAVANA, March a0-It is again af.
frmed that Maxine Gomez is very sick,
and that he has requested the junta to
allow him to leave the island Maceo,
however, opposed his application for
leave, saying that he considered that
the absence of Gomez at this time
would result in the failure Of the revo.
luton, although he was pleased with
the idea Of becoming general-in-chief
OF the Cuban forces.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-02
SUIT ON DEFAuLTED BONDS.
Actions Under Way Against several Kan
sns Counties.

sns C0untles.
Topeka, Kan, March 81. Regard.
less OF the decision Of United States
Judge Williams, who recently held
that refunding bonds issued BY county
commissioners without vote OF the
people was legal, western Kansas
counties are still resisting payment Of
principal and interest on bonds Of this
character. The permanent school fund
Of the state holds q number Of these
bonds and the attorney.general Ia
bringing suit for collection Of accrued
interest In a number Of counties.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-02
EASTER AHEAD or TIME.


On the Pacific Oast II VIII iie Celebrated
Week Late.
TACOMA, Wash, March 81. 1t was
Easter Sunday on the Goth on the Pa
cidc slope, although not more than
half a dozen people knew it. Those
who did know II are ambitious astron-
omers and mathematicians. They find
that the first full moon after the
spring equinox put in an appearance
on this coast shortly after ten o'clock
Saturday night, and II is fact that
the first Sunday after the first full
moon after the spring equinox is Easter
Sunday the world over. But in this Pc
culiar case, said to be the first instance
Of the kind since the beginning Of the
Christian era, only this part of the Pa.
cIAc slope has It's Easter sunday in ad-
vance Of the rest Of the world. When
the moon filled Saturday night, reck-
oning by Pacific coast time, it was
already Sunday In New York and Lon
don. Consequently, for the east and
remainder Of the world, excepting the
Pacific coast, the first Sunday after
the first full moon after the spring
equinox will not arrive until next
Sunday.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-02

George A. Sells, chief clerk in the
office Of Secretary Of State Edwards.
Of Kansas, died suddenly Of heart dis.
ease. His home Is at Larncd.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-02
SENSATION AT FORT SCOTT.

Suit for Divorce Filed bv the wife OF AL
bert Bigelow Paine.
FoRT SCOTT, Kan, March 81. Albert
Bigelow Paine. founder of the COM
bined press association OF New York
city, Of which he is manager and treas
urer, and an author Of note, was yes
terday made the defendant in divorce
suit III the United States court in this
city, his wife, Minnie +. Paine, nee
Schultz daughter Of one OF the wealth.
lest families in this city, havin filed
.,tt
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-02

Citizens living In the neiuhborhood
Of Grandview, In Kansas City, Kan.
demolished building that was being
erected In the vicinity to be used by
the city as pest house
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-02

LINCOLN, H., March 3O-The re.
publican county convention held here
Saturday named delegates to the state
convention, and instructed them for
Mckinley. The action Of this conven.
ton turned Senator Cullom's congress.
sioral district against him, and in.
structed majority of the delegates
thereof for Mckinley.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-02
MIucf KllIed willie ~ Work.

PrTrsBURa. KAN, March 81. John
McCarlin, a miner in the employ Of the
Santa Fe at Frontenac, was found
dead In his room in the mine, with a
rock, weighing several hundred
pounds, resting on him. He was nm
married, but was the only support OF a
,.vidowed mother,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-02
A FATAL COLLISION.

CHICAGO, March 3l.--By q collision
between car on the Evanston cleo.
trlcal line and heavy express wagon
yesterday evening near Iioman ave.
nue. one man was instantly killed and
Eve persons were injured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-05
A Tree Complaint:
o the Editor of The Evening Star:

10 the Editor OF The Evening Star:
Will you allow me little space in your
columns in which to make an inquiry,
knowing full we'll that 1t is too late for me
to gain relief thereby, but fer the benefit of
some other who may be subject to SIM
liar annoyance?
now in there was in front of 1t a beautiful
thrifty tree, which greatly enjoyed, watch
ing it's growth with pleasure and enjoying
its shade. A year ago the trees on our
street were sadly in reed of trimming,
which in due time was done, as l supposed
properly, under the direction of some per-
son who knew how it should be. After the
men had gone they were called back by
some one who does not care much for trees
or shade, and another branch was ordered
off the tree I speak of, thereby greatly
marring it's beauty. This year a. branch
had grown so long it extended over the ad-
joining yard, and on it the weary birds
found resting place. For that reason an
order was sent in for it to be cut. Conse-
quently the only remaining branch on that
side was sawed off, which took just half
the tree, two colored men coming to do the
work. Now the inquiry / wish to make is
by whose direction is the cutting of our
beautiful trees done? Are they to be cut
according to the whim or fancy of any per-
son, or by workmen who have no desire to
preserve their beauty? Without doubt this
one will some time within the coming CEN
fury fill in and assume a comely form, but
never its natural grace. And in the mean
thing. Why plant and nourish our beauti-
full trees to have them so ruthlessly sacri-
feed after they are grown?
A LOVER OF TREES,
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AFFAIRS IN THE TRANSVAAL.
Censorship of kilograms From til.
South African Republic.

Censorship of kilograms From the
South African Republic.
A dispatch to the World from London,
dated February 3, says: The Times in
Inmates that the situation in the Trans
vaal is much more serious than it appears
to be on the surface. 1t calls attention to
the fact that the appeals against the
Beers and the dispatches stating that there
is imminent danger cabled to it by Uitlan-
ders are sert from points under British
rule, thus showing an absolute censorship
of kilograms by the Trapsvaal authorities,
as the Eastern Gable Company reports
that the lines are all right.
Mr.. Bayard, speaking as an ex-Secretary
of State, says of the suggestion already
made in this correspondence, of the pos
sibly great advantage of such course, that
the sending of United States man-of-war
to Delagoa bay or Cape Town with in
structions to the captain or other officer in
command to proceed to Pretoria and watch
the court of proceedings in behalf of Ham
mond and the other accused Americans
would be entirely within the province of
the President and very advisable if spe-
cial representative of the United States
government cannot be dispatched in time
for the trials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-05
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.

Schedule in effect December /. 1895.
Leave Washington from station Of New
Jersey avenue and @ st.
For Chicago and Northwest, Vestibuled Limited
FaF Gnc Sg am sp Pm an, r,d,,, v...,
For Fi5tsba5s and cie1eahd Express daily 1850
For lexington L.! and staunttn, II 80 am,
Fer Winchester and way stations, $50 pm.
Chattanooga, Memphis and New n0 oreans' a:i6
Pr daily; Sleeping Cars through
z1SS .'s Says s;00 SO 1875
4ss I5:05. 1910, 1880. 5:$5 600. $50. 1906,
s;lo; I9;oo; 1000 l1:ls, 1ll:5o pm and 11s:oi
am, 1I2:I0, Ii2 % Zoo 1900, AIS 49,, 1906,
15;16, $50, 1890 1900. 1000. ALSO pm.
For Annapolis. 7:1o and $50 am. 1918 and 4:2s
p Po, S E1pdayisk $50 So sm s Az Pin un
Eos BBsssSsssWn; .llso an, and $50 Pm
For B9yd and p0n s no,ts oS
am, sl2:5c .3:2O. '4:a3, '.5:35, .'1:O5, '9:4O,
For washington Junction and way points. 1900.
ngS SS am lS m E.g5es: t55ains stopping at
PHILADELPHIA
All II trains Illuminated With pIntsch light;
@ Dining f r es lis 1 1sS pans s Carr sS
Sas open 4 100 OslSss saadd S 5;os ssPR' Biz
Sleeping Ca open for passengers 1000 pn.,. .''
BUFFET PaT,pr Cars on o all day y trains
Pm Elo aad' sauda Sa A .Da G0 Sundays only.
Baggage called for end checked from hotels and
residences by Union Transfer Co on orders left at
r B. CAMPBEII. CHAS o. sCUGI,
Gen. Manager. Gen. Pass. Agt.
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legal nor constitution al, and therefore

legal nor constitution al, and therefore
wrong
Attention was called to the alleged fact
that the Building Trades Council, which is
said to represent 5000 mechanics, is more
interested in the subject of the boycott
and has a right to endeavor to arrange a
basis for an honorable settlement of the
entire trouble. 1t was further stated that
many of these mechanics have received
great deal of work from the brewers in the
FAST and have reason to believe that there
is much more in store for them, as some
of the brewers have plans drawn and are
arranging for at least 100000 of work.
All this, as has been frequently stated,
will be expended within the District, as
has been the case in the past, and local
labor will be benefited. 1t was further
claimed that the boycott had really no
legal existence.
Boycott Lifted.
The delegates from the assemblies Of the
knights of Labor represented in the coun-
ell. who were present in full force, asserted
that the boycott was just, and, as it had
been Endorsed by the Federation of Labor
and d. A. GO, the Building Trades Council
had no right to interfere, but answer was
made to this that the Federation and ID. A.
66 were composed of but few building trades,
and that the Federation is so largely con-
trolled by D. A. CO that the two bodies are
practically the same.
After discussing the matter until nearly
midnight, vote was taken ana the COUNCIL
decided to reconsider the action taken by
them two weeks ago, al which time the boy
colt was Endorsed, and to lift the boycott at
once, so far as the Building Trades Council
is concerned.
The Outcome.
Much public interest is manifested in the
state of affairs which threatens the outlook
of war between the labor societies of the
District, and Mr.. E. NJ. Blake, who has
charge of the branch of the government
printing office at the bureau of labor, was
asked by a Star reporter what will be the
effect of the action of the Building Trades
Council in voting last evening to lift the
beer boycott.
In reply Mr.. Blake said: IF it be true that
the council has done as reported ID. A. &C.
K. of L.. will undoubtedly call out the dele
gates from the six assemblies represented in
the council. We also know of two other
organizations represented in the council
that will stand by the boycott, and we shall
see If the four unions which would be left
to compose the Building Trades Council will
be able to get along without the other, while
another result will be that the bricklayers
and granite cutters will be isolated from
all the other organized labor bodies"