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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-06-11
ENTERPRISE.

Rev. M. R. Myers Of Salina spent
part Of the week here.
Miss Cook left for her home in
Junction City Monday.
Frank Stauffer Of north Dickinson
spent Sunday in town.
Rev. C. U. Mckee Of Beloit, former
ly general manager Of the college, is
in town.
The Rock Island has unloaded sew
eral cars Of rock in the washout east
of the mills.
Miss Rachel Malott Of Abilene was
the guest Of Miss Hattie Merrill the
first Of the week.
The M. E. Sunday school observed
Children's day Sunday evening. An
interesting program was given.
A number Of the residences in the
southern part of town are being i'm
proved with coats Of paint.
A reception was given by the E. M.
E. church Friday evening in honor OF
the pastor, Rev. Stark.
Mrs. W. Staatz and children and
Miss Smith left Tuesday morning for
a summer outing in California.
Rev. S. W. Foulk and family of
Turon are in the city. Rev. Foulk is
in attendance on the meeting of the
board Of trustees Of Central college.
Ross Berry while in the river bath
ing came near being drowned. After
sinking three times he was rescued
by Melvin Smeltz.
Central colleges anniversary meet
ing of the literary societies was well
attended last evening. An interest
ing program was given. The gradu-
ating exercises Of the academic class
will be held this evening.
Miss Carrie Eyth spent Sunday
with friends at White City.
DR.. j. A. Weller will administer
baptism at the river Sunday after
noon.
Rev. Clay has been assisting in the
meetings held at Solomon.
The Rock Island is repairing the
bridge in the east part of town.
j. B. Darrah of Mcpherson was in
the city on business the first Of the
week.
Postmaster Hassler was a delegate
to the State Democratic convention at
Topeka.
G. B. Hoffman and wife entertained
at tea Tuesday evening the teachers
of the city schools.
Miss Borman of Council Grove is
the guest Of her brother, Mayor Bor-
man.
Mrs. F. M. Watkins retureed home
the first of the week from visit with
her son in Arkansas City.
On Wednesday evening Prof. AM
brose gave reception to the grad
yates and number of their frieads.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-06-11

Always in season, Hopkins Steam
ed Hominy (hulled conn., Elegant
lunch in milk, at. can, 1Oc.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-02

Harrity, chairman of the national COM
mittee, is gold man but would accept
the platform. Harrity is for gold. but
believes in standing by the platform
first, last and all the time. His
chances are believed to be better than
those OF any other eastern man, but
lew OF the leaders are betting on the
east these days.
Campbell, OF Ohio; Bol1s, OIL Iowa.
Matthews, OF Indiana; Morrison, OF ILL
nois, ana Bland, OF Missouri, are con-
sldered to have the best chance, wit
Boies a tayorite over The others. camp
bell says he is not out Tor the nomlna-
uon, but, of course, will accept, II 1t
comes his way. Bland, Matthews, Boles
and Morrison acknowledge they are
out for it and their adherents IRE pre-
pairing to make a gallant fight. These
Jour are singularly alike Ill many ways,
representing the sturdy, independent,
aggressive, western type o. manhood.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-02
HE LET NEWSPAPER MEN ALONE

! The average street beggar is phil
! Osopher and student of human nature.
His ability to f1atter is his stock In
| trade. Every man has his little van
tiles, and the beggar is quick TO per-
ceive them. In one block on Eleventh
street last night an experienced men
dlcant, by actual observation "brdced"
no less than nine men, and succeeded
in getting "the price of a lodging
from six of them. He did it Simply by
a remarkable rapidity of character
study. In London the street beggar ad-
dresses everybody as 'me lud," but the
Philadelphia beggar is far more adj
vanced in the science Of fattery. The
/ one on Eleventh street last night
seemed to be able to tell at a glance
just how to approach his man in
manner which would most readily ap-
peal to his vanity. A youth who is
MEMBER OF an amateur dramatic conf
pany. and delights in nothing so much
as to be taken for a professional. and
WhF apes the manners and appearance
OF the experienced thespian, fell an
easy prey. Pardon me, sir" re-
marked the beggar, but l see you are
an actor" The game worked. An
ether STRIPPING scarcely out of his teens,
but with decidedly worldly proclivities.
was addressed as "old sport" The Y.
NJ. c. A. tale was unfolded to man
with a White tie, and so It Went
/ through the entire category. Finally
the beggar approached an individual
who might have been anything under
the sun. He hesitated slightly before
sizing up his victim, and was about to
make venture, when a companion,
who was evidently working the game
with him, came up and remarked:
Come off, Gull; OATS a noospaper man.
Philadelphia Record
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-02
FOREIGN FLASHES.

The town of London. 3. c., is sur
rounded by forest fires and it is believed
mas been destroyed,
Venezuelans arrest a British Official
and the lion roars.
At St. Johns, N. B., Sir Leonard
Tilley died.
The government was defeated in the
elections in Canada.
Another conflict has occurred be
tween Turks and Armenians.
Sir Joseph Prestwich, professor Of
geology at Oxford, England, is dead.
Herbert William Broadley has been
appointed British consul at New York
A filibustering expedition composed
mostly of Americans has landed in
Cuba.
DR.. Jameson, the Transvaal raider,
has been indicted in London for violat-
ing the neutrality laws.
There are rumors at Pretoria that
Salisbury is captured by rebelIious ma
tives and fifty whites killed and fear
full mutilated.
During the recent fighting between
the Turks and the insurgents Druses in
the Hauran districts, the former lost
500 men killed.
1t is now said that $1,000 were
drowned and 5000 injured in the tidal
wave and earthquake in the north arn
provinces of Japan.
A serious conflict has taken place be-
tween Servian officials and Montene-
grains at Kursamlija. Several persons
were killed and wounded on both sides.
There is great restitution in HarDoot,
Diarbekir, and adjacent regions. Many
people are living on grass and roofs.
Relief must be given else many will
perish.
The Spanish senate, to l, has re-
jected the amendment to the royal ad-
Dress demanding that the protocol of
IT with the United States be re-
nounced.
1t is reported in London that the
British government will take decided
measures in regard to the arrest by
Venezuelans of Mr. Harrison, the crown
surveyor Of British Guiana.
The pan-Presbyterian council at
Glasgow has unanimously accepted the
invitation to hold its meeting at Wash
ington in 1899, and has thanked San
Francisco for the invitation extended
by that city.
The Marquise de Mores has declined
offers received from American explorers
to search for the remains Of her hus-
band. The marquise adds that the ex-
petition, which it is proposed to dis
patch, will be composed exclusively of
Frenchmen under the leadership of NJ.
De Puisaye.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-02
ODDS AND ANDS.

! According TO the DalleIs OF the Arl-
IONA Indians, the elm uweners QUILT
along the bluffs because they reared an
ether deluge.
! A cloak which d Brandon W.
( woman mad hung out to dry was SCI On
ire the other day by The rejection OF
the suns rays from a milk can
near by.
There are now breW9ries in all parts
of the Argentine republic, and the pro-
duction is large and the quality so
good that it is not possible to import
beers and ales at a profit.
Col. A. T. Bliss OF Saginaw, Mich,
owns about 13O,OO0,OO0 teet OF fine oak
timber in Arkansas, about 80 miles
from Hot Springs, and it is his iEten-
zion to organize a company to set 1t
out.
At YOka, Japan, the waters OF two
thermal springs rise within eight feet
OF each other. When cooled, that from
either is good drinking water. Mixed
they form an acid that is rank poison.
The ground under the city OF Saliva
dor is full of cayerns Of unknown
depths. A man was once digging
well there. The last stroke ne gave
with his pick the bottom fell out, and
he and his pick fell through, nobody
knows where.
James r. Denham of New Bedford,
Mass, has probably left as curious a
will as anybody ever did. In it he pro-
vides for shore dinners for members Of
the Tiller club, cigars for Rev. NJ. D.
Julien and Arthur Bales, ferry tickets
for the poor, the distribution of bread,
and gives mammoth sunshade to
Alonzo V. Jason. st. Luke's hospital
also gets 800.
The emperor Of Russia has ordered
100000 decorated goblets to be dIstrlb-
uted among his subjects who attend the
festivities in connection with his coro-
nation next month at Moscow. 4 mag
niflcent table service of gold and silver
is also being made for use at tho i'm
rerial table. The program for the coro-
nation festival is to be printed in two
languages, Russian and French.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-02

other side of the fence acknowledge
that the fight will be short and bitter,
and that the silver legion will rule the
roost. Statisticians have figured that
the silver delegates will outnumber the
others two to one
The feature of the combat which will
attract the gaze of the nation, and
which will bring out every ounce of
fighting stuff in each and every dele
gate will be the free for all struggle for
the nomination. No presidential con-
vention in the history of the country
was ever such an open affair as this
promises to be. There are more can
didates in the field than ever before,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-02
will be pushed by their respective

will be pushed by their respective
friends for the nomination:
Claude Matthews (silver), Indiana.
James E. Campbell (the PLATFORM,
Ohio.
John NJ. SchofeId the platform),
Illinois.
Henry NJ. Teller (silver and cepub-
lican boIter), Colorado.
David Bennett Hill gold, New
York.
William E. Russell (the PLATFORM,
Massachusetts,.
William Rails Morrison Cthe Hat
form, Illinois.
Horace Boies (silver), Iowa
Robert E. Pattison (the PLATFORM,
Pennsylvania.
Richard P Bland Csilver), Missouri
J. S. c. Blackburn (silver), Kentucky.
Adlai E. Stevenson (the PLATFORM,
Illinois.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-02

pushing his name within the past
month or so. He has been mentioned
for the first place on the ticket, and
also for the second. The strong argu-
ment used by them is that he would
capture the republican silverites of the
nation bodily. Senator Teller is now
in his sixty-seventh year, and at the
zenith of his powers. He is a capable
man, a hard thinker and tremendous
worker. Some time ago it was said of
him that nothing could take him out
of the G. o. P. Subsequent conditions
have changed this as he is now cut
very much so. Although a lawyer by
profession, he knows as much about
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-02

and the chance of one man is as good
as the next 1t would not be a surpris-
ing thing to those skilled in the way OF
politics if some man, the blacklist kind
of a dark horse, bobbed up at the elev-
enth hour and swept the convention
like a cyclone. Many people expect
this to happen. Chairman Harrity, of
the national committee, is one of
them.
That a western man will gather In
the nomination is practically conceled.
The south has some hope, but the cooler
heads among the southern leaders say
the time is not ripe for man south of
the Mason and Dixon line to head the
democratic ticket, particularly one who
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-02
CHILDISH WIT.

One day, not long since, a little girl
went into a diapers shop, and it fell to
The lot of young man of small size to
attend to her. She was cot able to talk
plainly. She asked if they had any
"totten flannel He said he had, and
asked how much she wanted. Il don't
know" was the reply. ''Well, what do
you want it for?'' "To make a shirt. -
We'll, how big is your dada? Is he as
big as me?'' Big as you?" said the
little maiden. Il should think he is.
He wouldn't be much of q father if he
wasn't"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-02

career ended when he retired a year
ago.
Many of those in the above list are
considered not to have ghost Of a
show. Secretary Carlisles hopes we're
blasted by the humiliating defeat of
the gold force in Kentucky, and the fact
that the state delegation goes 70 the
convention as unit for Senator Black
burn. Of the latter it can be said that
he does not take his candidacy too Sc
riously. He is enc of the leaders who
say that the country is not ready to
vote for man wearing the confederate
button. He is believer in Horace
Boies, and at the present outlook the
Kentuckians will get down to business
for the Iowa man. If the second place
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-02

out in favor of General Schofeld is
that he has never been party man
He believed that his position in the
army was such that he had no business
to mix with politics. To this day he
has never declared himself to be a
democrat or a republican. His charac-
ter is spotless, his record magnificent
and his executive ability proven. His
money views, like his politics, are I'M
known. 1t is doubtful if he has as yet
decided the matter himself. He is the
only living northern soldier with the
rank of lieutenant general. His army
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-02

wears the confederate button. But a
sturdy fight will be put up for the Sec
ond place on the ticket, and if the
south succeeds in this the east will be
shut out completely. The west mas the
bulk of the candidates in the field, as a
glance at the following list shows.
From a vote getting standpoint it is
agreed by the leaders that the western
contingent is the strongest, as it prom
Uses to wean vast army from the
populist fold back to the democracy.
Here are the names of the men who
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-02

horse ran away, and the three we're
thrown out of the carriage. Geddy and
Miss Eta Amman were seriously in
jured.
The second West Virginia district re
publican convention al Morgantown re-
nominated Congressman Aston G.
Dayton by reclamation. This is Post
meste" General Wilson's old district.
The convention indorsed the St. Louis
platform.
Jennie E. Flynn recently sued Frank
J. Fly m at Cleveland for divorce and
alimony on the ground of deser1ion.
Since then Flynn has fallen heir to
$4,000. The common pleas court gave
Mrs. Flynn her divorce and awarded
her $4,000 alim0ny.
John L. Cowan, young New York
lumber merchant, who disappeared last
winter. leaving an Indebtedness Of $40,
600, anC was later arrested in Central
America and brought back to Pitts
burg, was found guilty On three charges
of forgery.
At the Chase county, Kansas, repub-
lican convention at Cottonwood Falls,
H. c.. Snyder, nominee for the legisia-
ture, was instructed for Ralph Burton
for United States senator. A motion to
instruct for ingalls, was defeated by an
overwhelming vote.
Chiffon A. White, who heads the
Ohio democratic ticket for secretary OF
state, during Lincoln's administration
was a close political friend of c. l.
ValanGigham Something of a presi-
Dental boom was started for Editor
/ John R. Mclean, of Cincinnati In
quirer. The platform dealt with moth,
ing but silver.
The secretary of war has issued al
order relieving Captain Aaron H. Ap
! pei, assistant surgeon from duty as ez-
aminer of recruits at Chicago and di,
recting him to proceed to Fort Porter
n. Y, for duty at that post, in place o.
Major Daniel M. Appel, the surgeon
there, who is ordered 20 duty at the new
post near Little Rock, Ark.
The Chicago Evening Post, says
Henry Willard, backed by European
and American capital, has about com
rleted deal for the purchase OF the
/ Northern Pacific, then the Baltimore &
Ohio, which is to be scId at receivers
sale, thus securing a through line from
the Atlantic ocean to the Pacific.
Corbett put up a poor fight a
Frisco anG failed to knock out ''tht
marine" (Sharkey). During the las
two rounds Sh2rkey was the aggre5so,
and Corbett was forced to clinch liz or
der to save himself from his oppo
nents rushes. Sharkey is offering tt
fight the champion for $4,000 a side
There were 10000 people present.
At Yale's commencement, over 60
seniors received diplomas. The honor
airy degree of master Of arts bestowed
upon Henry Roger Wolcott, of Colorado
John La Fargo, the well-known arts
and William H. Hunt, Of Montana. TIL
degree of L. L. D. was given to Theo
Bacon, the celebrated corporation law
yer; Judge Dwight Lo0mis, of the Con
nectiCut supreme court and DR.. William
H. WEIGH, of Johns Hopkins university
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-02

John Griffen Carlisle (gold), Ken
lucky.
Richard OIney (gold), Massachusetts,.
William C. Whitney gold, New
York
John T. Morgan (silver), Alabama
This list presents many compIica-
tions. In the first place Senator
Teller, of Colorado, is a republican, but
he is stronger in his silver views than
he is in party matters. \ certain in
fiuential clique in Washington has been
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-02

No such leviathans of the sea hal been
seen in this neighborlood for many
years. and the fact was signalel TO the
islands By code OF military flag sig
mails this information was soon Known
fror: enc end OF the group to the ether
Presently Joseph C Fox and a crew,
in the whaleboat Shamrock, put out
from the shore and started in pursuit
At the same time a pilot was brought
in a skif to the Trinidad, and the
writer, on Informing the captain that
he represented the Spy, was allowed to
leave the ship in the small boat. The
Trinidad passed on with its joyous pas
sengers, and the whalers went in the
opposite direction. BY this tir!e the
whales had divided into three groups
two in one group and three each IN the
other two groups. Mr.. Fox decided to
attack one of the whales in the third
group and, taking advantage of
change in the direction Of their course,
he so maneTred the Shamrock is to
get directly in the path Of the nearest
whale.
AS the monster approached, quite un-
conscious of his danger-for a sperm
whale cannot see an object lying dl
rectly ahead-a skillful movement o.
the steering oar brought the boat
within five feet of the whale and en-
abled Mr.. Fox to send a we'll aimed
harpoon into its body near the right
fin.
This made his whalelets'' mad. for
instantly his tail flew straight up in
the air and he began what is termed
sounding is, diving straight
down. The coil of rope ran out SO rap
idly that it kept three men busiiy en-
gagged in drenching it with water to
prevent fire by friction. The whal3
half an hour before he came up to do
his "spouting."
While he was in the act of throwing
off the VapOriZed water, which was just
beginning to form a pretty siph0n, Mr..
Fox fired a bomb lance, which exploded
in the whales side. This enraged the
monster so greatly that he upset the
small boat with MS tail and threw one
whaleman high into the air. The man
| fell on the whales back, and, while
holding on to the harpoon, rode sereral
miles before it occurred to him TO let
go and suffer himself to be rescued by
| his companions, who, in the maaEtime,
had been picked up by the larger boat
The hero of the hour, the man who rode
the whales back, was Isaac Nadele, a
1rative of Ohio, who had served in the
French army during the Franco-Pr
sian war. He has had many exciting
adventures, but he voluntarily Told the
Spy representative that it was tho first
time he was ever really frightened
Then the attack began again. There
were many thrusts of the harpoon
while the bomb lance was fired occa-
sionally to vary the monotony.
The big fish did not Sound" any
more, but lay most of the time on the
surface of the water, rolling and beat
ing the sea with its fins and tail After
a struggle of two hours and q half the
whale succumbed, and another half
hour sufficed to strap up the carcass
and take it in tow
1t was then fifteen miles from land.
The whale was sixty feet long, aud it is
estimated that the biubber will yield
sixty barrels of oil. The catch is said
to be worth over 800, Or something
! like 81, 00O.-Worceste Spy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-02
BIG WHALE CAPTURED
Exciting Adventure of a Grew Off the
Island of Bermuda

In years gone by there was a whaling
station here in Bermuda-this speck
lying upon the bosom of the Atlantic
ocean, 700 miles east by south OF New
York, and 900 miles east of Charleston,
S. c. But Of late years the whales have
been living away up in the nort1 sea-
and the industry has been abandoned.
Recently, however, the writer had
thrilling experience during the capture
Of q whale on the reefs of these coral
isles. While the stanch steamer 1rini-
daG vas nearing the coast Captain
Fraser spied d school Of eight whales.
The sun was at its zenith, and Its rays
shimmered upon the whales backs.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-02

mines and mining as any man III the
west. The mineral wealth of the coun-
try has long been a great fad with him.
He also knows down to the small de-
tail the mineral resources of every
country on the globe.
In connection with Teller's name
that of Lieutenant General John M.
Schofeld has been mentioned. Some
would like to see General Schofield
head the ticket, with Teller in second
place, and others favor a reversal Of
this. One of the arguments brought
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-02
FOR DENOUNCING KILLING.

Two Belgian journalists have been
sent to prison for advising soldiers to
honor the old edict, Thou shalt not
kill" This is perhaps the first recorded
case Of infection of punishment. for Il
citing to the observance of a command
ment
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-02

on the ticket goes to southern man,
Senator Blackburn is considered to
stand as good a chance as any one.
Senator Morgan of Alabama, whose
position is much the same as that Of
the Kentucky statesman, will get
goodly slice of votes on the first bal
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-02

Washington, June 2S.-From present
indications there Will be more excite
,lent to the square inch damned into
he democratic convention at Chicago
:uly I than ever before in the history
/ the party. 1t will be a mighty clash
,atween the silver soldiers of the west
md south against the golden warriors
!, the east. This will be one feature
j, the combat. Astute leaders OH the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-02

Mrs. Kruger, the wife OF President
Kruger Of the TransTaal, does nearly
all her own Homework, cooking meals,
making her own bed, and always takes
hand in the family washing. When
her husband has state guests" to din
ner the good lady dons white apron
and performs the Office of butler.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-02

lot, but he is not banking heavily on
the nomination
Ex-Secretary William c. Whitney
can hardly be called a candidate, al
though a great many of the eastern