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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-05-08
CLAUS SPREcKEJs. VIM. q. IRWIN.
CLAUS Sprscksls & 10.
BANKERS.
HONOLULU H. I.
San Francisco Agents-THE NEVADA BANK OF
SAN Francisco.

DRAW EXCHANGE ON
SAN rRANCIsCo-Tho Nevada Bank of San
Francisco.
LoNDoN-The Union Bank of London, Ltd.
NEW YoRK--American Exchange National
Bank.
CHIoAao-Mcrchant National Bank.
PARIS - Compton National dEscompt de
Paris.
BERLIN-Dresdner Bank:
HoNaKoNa AND YoKoHAMA-Hongkong &
Shanghai Banking Corporation.
NEW ZEALAND AND AUsTRALIA-Bank OF New
Zealand.
VICTORIA AND VANCoUvER-Bank of British
North America.
transact a General Banking and Exchange Business
Deposits Received. Loans made on APP
proved Security. Commercial and Travellers
Credits Issued. Bills Of Exchange bought
and sold.
COLLECTIONS PROMPTLY ACCOUNTED FOR.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-17
About Those Irrigation Plants.

The usually correct ABILENE REFLECTOR
says the cost of the irrigation stations was
100000 and that the Pops by the auction
scheme have stolen the plants. The plant,
were mostly holes In the ground and ponds
on top. They were sold for Il song BECAUSE
nobody wanted them. ALI the sales were ad-
vertised In local papers and the Missouri
river papers helped out The REFLECTOR
should sharpen Its pencil and try again, The
poor Pops have enough truth to answer foi
without taking yarns on them.-lK G, Star
II the ordinarily accurately Star
will turn to the 2l6th page Of the re.
port of the irrigation board 1t will
find a statement Of the cost Of the ap-
paratus at the stations. None cost
less than $49S and several from $500
to $4,000, not counting 40 acres Of land
valued at $500 to each plant. In an
other part Of the report will be found
description Of the material. In
stead Of being "mostly holes in the
ground there are l0-horse power
gasoline engines, 25-ioot Halliday
windmills, fine pumps and expensive
piping. One such outfit sold last
week for 500, the highest yet paid
has been $3.50. The advertising has
been local only, except by courtesy of
outside papers which have tried to
help sell the plants to advantage, and
somebody is cleaning up handsome
rakeoff. The Star should fill its
fountain pen and try 1t again. The
Pops should have the truth told about
them even II it does hurt.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-17
Listen to the Woe.

In the midst Of fields laughing with
plenty, with the bird music among
the fruit-laden trees, with wheat,
hogs, corn and cattle advancing In
price and the farmers happy, with
money easier and laborers going back
to work as rapidly as could be expect
ed after four years Of Democratic ruin
Of our industries--amid all this the
pessimistic, grumbling old Monitor is
not happy. 1t has searched all its ex-
changes and found several instances
where there have have been failures
in business and 1t walls. Down In a
little town in Illinois q dishonest
clerk broke up a frm--it puts that in;
a bank In Ohio was robbed blind--it
puts that in; a Michigan broom fac
tory quit because broom material ran
Quit puts that in So it gathers a
whole chapter OF lamentations and
groans and weeps and worries. In the
meanwhile mercantile reports tell Of
improving conditions, better prices
and an approach to the good times Of
1892. Let the Monitor look out on
the fields and fruit and stock, let it
forgetits boils and its evil thoughts
and its petty, babyish, unmanly
ghoulish gee in whatever is dark or
unfortunate in the world. Look for
the good things and be cheerful and
you will be happy.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-17
One Need Of Abilene.

Every town that pretends to be
anything has public library-excePt
this one. Abilene is making mis-
take in not taking action that will be
at least the stepping stone to a library
Of which the town will be proud. The
high school library is all right as far
as it goes but it should be increased
to proportions that will be useful to
more people. Every year some Cheap
John purveyor Of circulating library
comes alone and gets two hundred or
more dollars out OF the town. 1t
would better be spent here and put
into shape that will be Of benefit.
Towns like Concordia and Cawker
City have made good advances in this
direction and they are doing right.
1t is time to commence. Give the
young people Of the city what they
are entitled to and make the library a
place for the older ones to meet in the
literary societies, etc. Is there not
some way by which the board Of edu-
cation may start the ball rollingp
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-17

The legislature Of Illinois has re-
pealed its law requiring the display
Of the National flag on all school and
public buildings, and did it without
serious opposition. The statute was
passed in Illinois, like similar ones in
other states, during recent years, UNI
der sort Of craze which swept over
the country. These laws were based
upon the theory that the only way to
develop patriotism among the young
was to keep the flag constantly before
their eyes, and that we could not ex-
pect to have men ready to volunteer
in case Of war unless they saluted the
colors at frequent intervals while they
we're boys. But good men have argued
that the constant display cheapened
the flag in the boys eyes, and that
men who fought hardest for the stars
and stripes saw it only on great occa-
sions and reverenced 1t as a holy
thing. There seems to be retrogres-
sion Of the movement once so wide
spread.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-17
The fall elections will inevitably be

The fall elections will inevitably be
another test of the sound money sem
timent that was so overwhelmingly
shown last November. The Bryanltes
are working hard to read out of the
Democratic party all not pledged to
16 to |. Their convention in Ken
lucky was held last week, and it made
adherence to the Chicago platform of
1896, and especially to its free coin
age plank, the test of its so-called
Democracy. The state committee in
Ohio is controlled by the same ele-
ment and the convention in that state
is sure to take as radical stand on
the financial question as the one in
Kentucky. The state committee in
Iowa has ruled out of all caucuses all
former Democrats who do not accept
the Bryan platform of last year, and
has thus assured its unanimous en-
dorsement by the convention. Those
who believe in honest money and
sound currency will as usual find that
in the Republican platform is the only
place where it is advocated.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-17
Why Do You Do 1T

Where the Populists make one great mis-
take is in thinking their partyis national
party 1t is not and perhaps never will be-
News.
II you think that, II you are con-
WINGED, as are the rest Of US. that Pop
ulism is a bushwhacking, guerilla
sort Of political warfare and that it
has not behind it the broad principles
which can build up great national
party why on earth are you licking
the feet Of the critterP When lot Of
old time Greenbackers or perpetual
office seekers In other parties come
out on the Pop ticket why do you
kneel down and say that they are
great men, though you know that
they are unfit to hold any kind Of a
political job9 II you really believe,
as you farther on state,that Populism
can never win except In local fights
and through fusion and that it is not
big enough to be a national party,
why are you knitting the Democracy
(Which is national party Of consid-
cradle magnitude) in the interests Of
Populism and It's wild theories which
are the laughing stock of the civilized
world9 Why do you endorse the
Leedy administration, the Doodle leg
islature, the shameful laws and en-
courage that sort Of thingP Why
don't you combat the nonsense that is
doing Kansas SO much lnjuryP You
are right in saying that Populism can
never be national party. Its lead
ers are not big enough, and what is
more to the point not honest enough.
The party itself is busy these days
denouncing them as frauds and hypo-
critics and demanding their resigna.
ton. We are glad to see our esteem.
ed contemporary on the right track
and hope it will keep there and not
take siding at the next fusion
switch.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-17

Lawrence journal: The Popuiist
board Of regents Of the state agricult.
ural college yesterday completed the
work that began by the removal Of
the Republican members Of the faculty
some time ago. Z. W. Bemis and
Frank Parsons were chosen to give
lectures on economics, the salary Of
$1,000 to be divided between them.
Bemis is from Chicago, having been
connected with the Chicago UNIVERSE
ty, and Parsons is OF the Boston Law
school. Both men are rank socialists,
and the tax payers Of Kansas will
have the pleasure Of spending their
money for the purpose Of dissemina-
ting the doctrines Of Doster and Herr
Most. Hereafter the agricultural
college will be purely political insti-
tuition, Populist Incubator support
ed by the state and patronized exclu-
sively by Populists and their families.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-17

"They may accuse ME of being a
rainbow-chaser," said Secretary Gage
Monday, "but the facts speak for
themselves and justify my recent as
sertions that the commercial outlook
is brighter at present than it has been
for several years. All that is neces-
sary for us co do now is to convince
the skeptics and the croakers that
the time has come for them to join in
the restoration of national prosper
ity," The show advertised by the
"advance agent of prosperity" is with
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-17
The Outward Trend.

Nothing more strikingly shows the
tendency Of business and commerce
in this nation toward the west and
south than the Outward trend Of the
export trade. Leslie's Weekly which
recently wrote up Port Arthur calls
attention to this change which is
making the east uneasy. The chan
mel to Port Arthur will soon be deep
ened and very important new sea.
port will be added, with the effect
that millions Of bushels Of grain will
90 direct to the Gulf and thence by
ship to Europe. But while we are
waiting for Port Arthur, both Calves
ton and New Orleans are showing re-
markable increases in exports, and
the other day congress Of leading
representatives from the southern
and western states met for the plain
purpose Of diverting the export trade
to southern ports, in return for which
the south was to throw its business
as much as possible to the west, where
manufacturing and distributive oper-
atoms are a great deal larger than
nine out of ten would suppose. But
the tendency is even more strikingly
shown In recent statistics. The in.
curry that is being made on complaint
Of New York into the differential-
the differental is two cents in favor
Of Philadelphia and three cents in
favor Of Baltimore as against New
York, because they are nearer to the
west-has developed the important
fact that within the past few years
the northern ports-Norfork, Balti.
more, Philadelphia, and New York
have lost thirty per cent. Of the ex-
port trade, and it has all gone to the
southern ports. Newport News,
which was an open field a dozen years
ago, has one Of the greatest ship-build-
ing plants in the world, has miles Of
wharves, independent lines to Europe,
and it is now doing an export bust
ness Of something like fifty millions a
year. Charleston, South Carolina,
with one OF the finest harbors in the |
world, is about to enter the lists for |
export business. The completion Of
the Chicago canal means the larger
use Of the Mississippi for grain trade.
You can move ton Of freight seven
miles on the water for the sum it
costs you to move it one mile on the
railroad, and while these long water
journeys would seem to increase the
expense Of transportation, in reality
they cheaper it.
The east should look out!
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-17

In all the news from Japan about
the adoption Of the gold standard
there is not word to indicate any
complaint on the part on the part Of
the people. The Japs, who were
pointed to by the silver people dur.
ing the late campaign as the shrewd.
est business people in the world, are
now adopting the gold standard with
out a murmur apparently from any
body. Probably there are no silver
mine owners in Japan.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-17
About the Chicken Race.
To the Editor of the Reflector,

10 the Editor OF the Reflector.
PEARL, June 16.-Judging from the
drift Of your remarks in recent issues
of the REFLECTOR and taking it for
granted that it reflects your senti-
ments we are led to the conclusion
that that you favor the Anticipated
method Of raising chickens. At least
you do not give the machine way
justice. We are sorry for it. In
the first place we think you were mis-
informed in regard to there being a
chicken raising race as such is not
the case. As the other party had
about $50 chicks before we had one
on account Of our hens sensible
things refusing to set. Now we
have always heen lover Of fried
spring chicken and knowing that the
mission Of the hen is to lay eggs (not
hatch them) we late in the spring
mot early, as the REFLECTOR says)
sent for an incubator in order that
our fondness for spring chicken might
be gratified as we could not depend
on the old hens. Now when YOU
come 10 look att the right way (the-
way the old hens look at it) you can't
blame them for not wanting to set
when setting can be avoided in these
modern times. You could not blame
the hens for rather choosing to lay
eggs which mission is theirs and Of
which ingenius man will not rob her.
Why cause the noble hen (advisedly
taken) to set, set, set, day after day
trying to hatch out a few chickens.
not to say anything Of the numerous
vermin and disease that she does not
try to hatch but which are just as
sure as the eggsP Why have the hen
house half full Of cross, Grabbed old,
hens (who can blame them that won't
let the other hens lay when they want
to, when it can all be avoided by the
use Of the incubator
Why not give them their freedom
and let them lay their daily egg, and
,ackle and rejoice that they are doing
heir part towards Saving the coun-
iryP" Think Of the eggs that might
lave been laid, not to say anything of
he cackle and rejoicing that might
lave been, il all the hens it took to
aise those 500 chickens could have
lad their liberty. We know from the
experience we have had so far that
We can raise chickens easier, cheaper
nd healthier by the use Of the incu.
ator than by the old backwoods
Tay. Give the incubator the atten.
ion and care that must be given to
ems to insure the best success and it
nil hatch as large percentage Of the
ggs as the hens, but do not forget
hat the royal road to success will be
'und along the path Of diligence to
uty. INCUBATOR.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-17

The Arkansas house has defeated
the bill authorizing the governor, au-
ditor, and Encouragement, who are
to constitute a state board, to locate,
survey, establish, build, and operate
a state railroad and telegraph system.
Poor despised Arkansaw has not come
down to Populism yet.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-17

Another irrigation plant that cost
the state lot Of money has been sold
for 800, about a tenth of its real
value. The gang that is running the
state will probably leave the wells,
but mighty little else.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-17
A home run hit by the Topel

A home run hit by the Topeka Cap
ital; The reform Agricultural college
regents 60 too far in their resolution
directing "the president and faculty
hereafter to keep the college chapel
and halls free from all partisan poll
tical meetings." Where are the reg.
ular sessions Of the new faculty to be
held il they are thus denied the right
to meet in the college hallsp
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-17
Railroad Legislation.

The sooner the people Of the United
States understand and look squarely
in the face the recent decision OF thu
supreme court that the antitrust act
applies to railroads, the better for thu
welfare Of the country.
II the decision Of the supreme courl
OF the United States shall awaken the
whole country to the immediate neces'
sity Of passing the interstate commerce
law now before congress it will have
served a useful purpose. This bill
passed the house two years ago, and
would have passed the senate only
there was too little time to reach it.
A majority Of the senate committee
approved the bill. The bill as il
stands today practically meets the ap.
proval Of all conflicting interests. II
is undoubtedly a judicious measure
in the interest Of the public, the
shipper, the railway employee and
the railway. Under such a law the
public would have, not higher rates,
but rates properly adjusted as be-
tween competing points Of produc-
ton and consumption, always free
from individual discrimination and
steadily persistent from year to year
The passage Of this measure, while
perhaps not wholly remedying the
trouble, would enable our railways to
enforce freedom Of contract, and that
means the enforcement Of the present
schedule rate Of ireights. That is, one
shipper would be on equal terms with
smother. 1t would probably prevent
the amassing Of enormous fortunes by
favored shippers. 1t would not in
crease the cost OF transportation to
the average shipper. The people
would be benefited because it would
give the railways better chance to
distribute the additional revenue
which a cessation OF rate wars would
bring In wages to labor, for that labor
is badly needed on almost every line
in the United States. Instead Of par
alyzing our whole railway system and
further reducing the number Of en-
ployees and their wages, as would
surely follow disintegration Of these
traffic associations, the passage Of the
amendment to the interstate COM
merce law would be a practical, sensi-
BILE way to give more employment to
idle labor. The passage Of this law is
as important and far-reaching to the
railways Of the country as is the tariff
to the manufacturing interests, or as
the bill to revive the merchant marine
is to the Shipping interests In fact,
It would aid as much as any legisla-
lion now before congress in bringing
For congress not to take
up andpass such measure for gen.
,ral relief would be a mistake, espec-
ally since the decision of the su-
,reme court, both from political
,oint Of view and from the point Of
view of the general welfare Of the
ountry.-[N. Y. Sun.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-17
records

Down at Council Grove the board Of
education has passed resolution that
no teacher in the city schools shall
dance or play cards without instant
dismissal. When Brother Readings
millennial arrives 1t will probably
begin operations at the county seat Of
Morris county.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-17

Bryan went down into New York
the other day and was heartily re-
ceived. That means he received a
welcome from the silver Democracy
and II also means a continuance Of a
divided party, which suits the Repub-
licans we'll.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-17
Must Paw the Debts.

An important decision affecting tb
status of many bonds of western
Kansas was handed down by the su
preme court last week. Some year
ago Garfield county issued block o
bonds through its regular officers ant
the same were sold in the east. Wher
the bonds fell due, payment was re
fused on the ground that the county
was not legally organized and thai
the proposition to issue the bonds had
not been submitted to vote of the
people. The county was then disor.
ganized, and the territory added to
Finney county, of which it became a
township. The court upholds the
legality Of the bonds and orders the
officers OF the township to make a levy
for their payment. 1t holds that the
county officers were at least de facto
officers Of the county, and as such
their acts were binding. 1t is esti-
mated that the decision will affect the
standing of nearly one million dollars
worth Of western Kansas bonds that
are held in the east. They were
issued and bought in good faith, and
the court holds that they should be
maid.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-17

Harvest has commenced in Okla
homa but the tramps are all rushing
to join Debs industrial army and
there are no laborers for the fields.
That's a sample Of sense for You.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-17

Leedy to Vic; You're a mice re-
spectacle person. Vic to Leedy:
"Sorry can't return the compli-
mant.n
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-17

The state Republican League meet
ing next Friday promises to be a
hummer. The Pops are beginning to
hid out already from the wrath to
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-17

The Fourth Of July celebration in
this city will be the best ever seen
here, Everyone should make it a
business to invite all the friends pos
sible to spend the day with us.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-17

Senator Hanna and Ed Jaquins
came near shedding blood in a quar-.
rel yesterday over their respective
Legislative records. Neither can be
blamed for being ashamed Of the said
rooordo
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-17

In 1896 there were 10,625 murders
in the United States, with 1922 legal
executions and lSl lynchings Here
is a case where the punishment does
not fit the crime.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-17

The mercantile reports this week
say that trade shows a healthy i'm
provement but the Monitor will prob
ably find something to wall about
just the same.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-17

Why not give festival feature to
Abilene's Fourth Of July celebration.
Make it q big day.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-17

So abundant Ia the fruit that the
average cherry tree in Dickinson
county Is peach.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-17


The great Republican whirlwind
will commence operations with the
central committee meeting June ~.
Pops would do well to hide out.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-17

Four more State Agricultural col
lege teachers have been fred because
they were not right on fundamental
principles" Only Pops need apply.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-17

II fruit is healthy, there ought to be
decrease in the sickness rate in Kan.
sas this year. There is going to be
one Of the best crops in the states
history.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-17

The longer the wheat heads the
shorter the faces Of Kansas farmers.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-17

You can't keep down man named
Hanna. One Of them has been elect
ed president Of the Lutheran synod.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-17

"What gear do You rider is the
latest slang.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-17

The sheriff Of Greater New York
will get $4,000 year. That is his
fees will be thst--he may get more.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-17
THURSDAY, JUNE II, 1897.
Announcement.


hereby announce myself Us u candidate
for County Clerk, subject TO the decision OF
the Republican Osnaty convention.
r. B.JACOBs.