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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22

An item in the country correspond
ence Of the Winfield Courier says,
every body are minding their own
business and planting corn" Behold
a model community. How much
better that than for everybody to be
minding somebody else's business
and raising cain. Let all Kansas try
and follow the example Of Star Valley,
Cowley county.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22

The commission appointed by Pres
ident Mckinley to investigate the
subject OF international bimetalism
is a step showing that the Republic
ans were in earnest in their campaign
promises. Even Mr.. Bryan says that
the men on it are splendid choice.
They are Senator Wolcott, ex.vice
President Stevenson and Charles j.
Paine. Each is silver man and the
result Of the commission will be
watched with interest.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22

The senate confirmed the six Pop
members of the school book commits
sion but not the two Republican men,
bers. This may invalidate the boards
acts-but the Pops don't care. After
the recent scandals at Topeka you
cannot hurt their feelings.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22
Kansas always has some plea

Kansas always has some pleasant
fiction to beguile the spring days.
Just now it is that the rats are going
to western Kansas in largo numbers.
Awhile back it was that the sand
burs and cockleburs had all been
killed by the hard winter. The rat
story is about as probable as the
other.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22

Dickinson is doing very well with
the administration. 1t has two offices
worth $1,000 a year. Marion county
got offices worth SIS, 900 from the adj
ministration. But then Marion is a
Republican county by 700 and Dickin-
son does not do so well. If the Pops
want to get a good piece of pie let
them give the Republican ticket about
a thousand majority this year and see
what will happen.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22

A club Of 400 State Agricultural
college students, nearly all Republi.
cans, has been formed, it is reported,
to attend the State University next
year. That is right. Let the Pops
have their partisan school all tc
themselves.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22

In Massachusetts they have strange
way Of attaching the property of man
who has no property. The paradox,
though, is easily explained. ia deputy
finds there is nothing on which to levy,
he writes, on his return: II have this
day attached chip, the property Of
$50 you see, every manin Mas
sachusetts has some property, even if he
is pauper.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22

County Attorney Kane should re-
member that lot of old women's
gossip is a mighty poor thing on
which to base an attack on a mans
reputation. The Favor liasco before
the commissioners proved that.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22

Iowa has not only repealed its pro-
hibition laws but yesterday passed a
bill allowing the manufacture of
liquor in the state. II the stuff is to
be sold in the state it is hard to see
why the people should not also
make il.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22

What Brother Rice evidently needs
is long, long rest in some retired
spot where his tired brain can
recuperate from the strain Of his
late disastrous campaign.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22

Cuba has population about half that
Of the state Of Iowa and material re-
sources of less magnitude. The debt
now charged by Spain against the island
is s42S,Ooo,oOO, or about $500 per inhab.
liant.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22

a Boston man INDUCED in very.
unique charity on Christmas day. He
went to the post office and paid the
charges on all articles that were held
for postage, and thus enabled great
many people to get their Christmas
presents who might otherwise have
been deprived of them.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22

A sheriff to whom the letter Of the
law was as good as the spirit attached
three sticks Of kindling wood, the prop
erty of some residents of Putney, VT,
who were sued on contract alleged not
to have been fulfilled =
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22

The formality of kissing the Bible is
to be omitted at the Inauguration Of the
new state officers in Kansas. The rea-
son assigned for this departure is the
fear Of the transmission of disease
permx
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22

With the money spent for levees
along the Mississippi the government
could have bought all the overfowed
land and had enough left to settle the
residents where it was high and dry.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22

Kentucky has seen an airship with
wings. If the mountain dew" Of
that state will produce such an effect,
it is no wonder that Kansas drug
store article gives red headlights,
green tail-lights and other parapher-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22

Special session Of the Legislature;
Member from Clay county, wish to
introduce q bill from Abilene by re-
quest. 1t is q bill to make it a crime
for REPUBLICAN to sell liquor but to
exempt to Pops from the same.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22

There has been crow from Kansas
because the state has harvested the larg-
est corn crop recorded as the yield Of
any state Of the union and because the
people have got more for 1t than their
Illinois neighbors got for their crop.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22

Last year 17,5OO,ooo pounds Of hops
were imported from the United States
by British brewers, and yet the British.
ers say we "cawnt make beeh becaws
we 'aven't ops, you know"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22

There are, on the average, nine times
as many deaths from typnoid fever in
the large cities Of the United States ss
in the many German cities that have Sc
cured purified water supply.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22

From the way the townships Of the
county are giving increased popula-
ton this year there must have been a
good many people left in the woods
when the assessor went his rounds
last spring.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22

The Democracy Of this county is
sly but it lacks nerve. The chances
are that the Pops will pack its con-
vention and run it in their own inter-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22
est.

Will the. Pop farmers allow the
town ringsters to farm them this
yearP 1t looks as if they would be
productive of mighty small crop Of
votes il the plans 60 through.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22


A murderer in the penitentiary III
Indiana, who will be pardoned out in
a few days, will remarry his wife, who,
since his Imprisonment, has been d.
vorced, married and widowed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22

Crane, Kipling and Davis are all at
the seat OF the Grecian war. Wheth-
er the fighting amounts to anything or
not we shall have some good descrip-
tions OF great battles.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22

A gain Of about two hundred in
population in one year is not doing
so bad. Abilene is the Belle of the
Smoky yet.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22

The man who first saw the airshiE
ought to have a medal. He is 9
better prevaricator than the average
Pop campaign orator.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22

Dickinson county has butter tub
mandatory. Now let it put up a
cold storage plant and then it will be
able to run its creamery business at
the best advantage of any county in
the state.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22

The true patriot is the man who
keeps his nose out Of other peoples
business.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22

Greece has the sympathy Of the
United States in its struggle. This
country is always willing to SYM
pathize with the under dog in scrap.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22

Leedy has taken two junketing
trips to Texas inside OF month.
How the Pops would howl il he were
Republican governor.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22

The Pops were Dragging a good
deal few months ago about their
prospective record. Very little has
been said lately. What is the matterp
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22

The Populists are furnishing the
Republicans some splendid campaign
material for 1898.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22

If the powers want to fight why do
they not get at it. 1t costs money to
telegraph all this talk across the
ocean.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22

The new Kansas has a school house
on every hill and a church and a
creamery in the valley.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22

Governor Leedy is doing the state a
real service by staying out of it.
Keep it up.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22

By the way, has the Fifth district a
representative in congressp He has
not been heard of since election.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22

There is crown laid up for the
man who keeps his alley clean.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22

Some hundreds Of dollars. Less
than a thousand l think.
Did you say he was a member
Yes.
Who was be?
refuse to tell.
Seeator Campbell was urged to give
the name but continued to refuse.
Finally he was asked;
Was this man Chas. r. Waltersp
(Pop representative from Labette.)
do not desire to tell.
He could probably tell il called
here?
do not know. will say, however,
that heard that Senator Hanna sent
a page to that member, asking him to
come over and see me.
William Butler (Populist) testified
concerning talk Colonel H. L. Tay.
lor foil inspector under Lewelling)
had with him in regard to using
money.
How was this mouey to be used,
did he sayP
To influence votes.
How much was to be expended
One hundred dollars for each vote.
Did he name any one with whom
you were to negotiated
Yes, he said l should see any Popu-
list legislator from either the Fifth or
Sixth district, except Turner Of Jewell
and Smith Of Sherman.
Who did be say would first certify
to the fact that the money was readyP
L. D. Lcwelling.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22
Will the Democrats be swallowed
by the Pops next Saturday?

Mr.. Bryan says the Republican
party is minority party. He seems
to be unaware that the election was
held last fall.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22

Verify the good shall never be con.
founded. Judge Theodosius Botkin
is running for commander Of the G.
A. r.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22

The Topeka journal says Abilene
has "gone dry" So has the Misss-
sippi river.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22
THURSDAY, APRIL 2l, 1897.

The Pops are putting few heart
blows in on MIR. Lewelling.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22

Kansas has a Normal school, a State
University and Pop agricultural
college.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22
yards bill. The testimony goes:

you'
Eyes, SIR"
"Will you read it?"
"Shaffer, thinner, Ryan, Campbell,
Farrelly, Hanna, Helmick, Forney,
Lewelling, Helm and Armstrong. :"
(All Populists.)
Chairman Outcalt-"Did he point
out the names Of those who were to
vote for the the bill without being
fixed"
III my memory serves me right be
said that Mr.. Helm and Mr.. Arm
strong were going to support the
bill at any rate"
Upon cross-examination Repre-
sentative Marks (PopulisD said that
the information which the committee
seemed to possess in his case was evil
IDENTIFY given out by some person who
attended a Notification meeting on
the night the text book bill was pass
ed. He said that the Notification
party consisted Of himself, Represent
tative Simmons (Populist) and Speaker
Street, and that they were indulging
in sparkling glass Of champagne.
Speaker pro TEN Weilep testified:
ION the floor Of the house | made a
statement that in my opinion the
bribery outrages were more rampant
than at any time since the days Of
Pomeroy. | based this opinion upon
what | had seen the day before at the
Throop hotel. was sitting in the
lobby when one Of the Populist men,
bers at the Chesterfield came down
stairs. asked him where he had
been. He replied that he had just
stopped in to see a friend. He passed
out and another came down soon
after. | asked him where be had
been and he told me they had prom
ised to put him against something
good, which ! construed to mean
money, If he would vote against the
maximum rate bill. asked him il
he proposed to accept 1t and he said
no."
Who was the member
Mr.. Davis (PopulisD Of Wilson
county.
Did he tell you who made the prop
osition?
No, but he pointed out the man.
Who was itp
Frank Strickland (Populist) Of Kan
sas City.
What was he doingP
1t was my understanding that he
was under the control or represented
Mr.. Waggener Of the Missouri Pacific.
Who was the first man you men,
tionedP
Representative Dalton (Populist) Of
Stevens county.
Did Mr.. Davis accept the PROPOSE
ton made by the railroads.
He said he was not going to.
What did Mr.. Dalton say?
Did not mention the railroad mat
ter but said he had simply dropped in
to see friend.
G. W. Moab (Populist), clerk of the
house committee on banks and bank
ing, testified;
| know nothing only what was vol
unteered to me.
By whomP
A member Of the house,
What did he sayP
That man could just as well make
something as he went along.
What elsep
That he did not believe in this
goody-goody business.
Did he say he received money!
Yes.
How muchp
500 and was to get $500 more.
Anything eseP
He said the average legislator was
susceptible; that the fellows who
were giving brides were suckers and
that man Of ordinary intelligence
could make money out Of both sides.
What else did you hearP
Nothing till on the train going
home.
What thenp
The member | have referred to
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22

Abilene is probably the only place
on earth where politics makes a diff
ference in the arrests OF the state.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22

The story Of official corruption at
Topeka is very interesting one. 1t
is always well to bear in mind that
Marc Hanna and the British Money
Power are not doing this. 1t is the
the Populists telling on each other.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22

Albert Griffin has been resurrected.
He is to start paper in Topeka.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22

Smith Pop, representative from
Sherman, had been accused by Clarke
Pop, of Thomas, Of having offered
him $3.50 for his vote. Mr.. Smith
testified in rebuttpl:
"When Clarke went out he called
me to the door. lie said that he had
loaned his pass over the Missouri
Pacific to friend to 60 somewhere.
The man had gotten there all right,
but in returning the conductor de.
tected the difference and took 1t up.
He wanted me to 60 to MIR. Waggener
and get 1t restored. told him he
had better do it. Then he asked me
II | didn't think that by voting for
the senate bill there would be some
thing in 1t. 1t told him | knew
nothing about it."
y
Senator Jumper Pop detailed his
story Of the attempt made to bride
him by Mr.. Tucher Pop. Mr..
Tucher had told him what senators
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22

Senator George Campbell (Populist,
OF Labette testified; One time while
the Hanna bill was pending a man
came to me from the house and asked
me to support that instead Of the
committee bill. He inquired what
inducement would suffice. | replied
that no inducement would be sufli-
cient, as considered the other bill to
be more in the interest Of the people.
| think he said there would be some
thing in it.
Do you remember how muchP
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-22

college.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-19
SPARKS FR0w MAINE WIRES.

James Keezar of Portland was sudden
ly taken seriously i'll Saturday, and was
| unconscious at last account. The cause
is unknown.
Last week Mr.. Charles H. Lamson of
Portland, sent new kite to the Blue Hill
Observatory Readville. Mass, and Friday
light of all it enabled the Blue Hill scien-
lists to break all previous kite records.
rising and carrying their instruments to
the vertical height of over two miles I'll,
500 feet.)
Arthur T.. Higgins of New York. was
drowned while crossing Little Benson
pond in a canoe. Sunday. He attempted
to cross the pond when the wind was
blowing the hardest. and the craft was
capsized Higgins had a camp on Lake
Onawa and he had been entertaining some
friends from Castine for several days.
His body was recovered, Sunday night
Bangor Commercial.
Saturday night at 955. the whistle of the
HolIingsworth & Whitney Cos. mill in
Winslow gave the alarm for a fire in the
house of H. e. Meader, which was dam
aged some $500 worth. Mrs. Meader, her
sister and three children escaped with
difficulty. 1t seems that lamp exploded
in the room in which Mr.. Meader was
reading down stairs. Instantly the room
and hall were a mass of flames and
through this hall the children and ladies'
who were upstairs had to go. Down they
came and passed through the smoke and
flames simply smuggling hair and clothing
a bit. The HOllingsworth & Whitney Cos
hose men did grand service and saved the
greater part Of the house.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-19
THE PORTLAND FESTIVAL.
A Repetition Of the Same Grand Success
Achieved at Bangor.

Portland, Oct. S.-The musical festival
which is to be held here in connection
with that held last week in Bangor, the
two forming musical event which it is
intended to make an annual festival, be-
gan, this evening. with a concert devoted
to OratOrO. The festival is held in the
auditorium connected with the new
armory, and when the concert began
there was not a vacant seat in the great
hall and hundreds were standing, unable
to obtain seats. 1t was the most enthu-
siastic audience that Portland has seen
for long time.
The festival was opened by Mayor Ran
dali. whose references to Mr.. William r.
Chapman, the prime mover in the enter
prise and the conductor, and to the dis
tinguished soloists, were loudly applaud
ed. The applause was renewed when Mr..
Chapman appeared and from that time to
the end of the programme, it was a con-
tinual ovation.
Nordica, who was in fine voice, was re-
called time after time to bow her ac-
acknowledgements. She was the recipient
of two immense bouquets. DIR. Carl Duff
and Mr.. III. Evan Williams, the other So
loists of the evening. were also compelled
to appear again and again to recognize
the enthusiastic ;plaudits of their hearers.
The work of the chorus was especially
praiseworthy and they shared with the
soloists the applause and cries of APP
prevail. ...a
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-19
THE lYNCHERs KNOWN.
Officials 10 Ferret Out Leaders Of the Yer.
saiIIes, Ind, Tragedy.

indianapolis, Ind, Oct. 1S.-Develop
ments of sensational character are
expected, this week, in the investiga.
ton into the Versailles lynchinig, anG
it is said that the Governor is so wei
informed regarding the participants ir
the tragedy in which five men were
cruelty beaten and afterward hanged
that he now has no hesitancy about
proceeding against them. Arrests are
expected in a few days.
The leaders of the mob have been
known ever since the 1ynching oc-
CURED, but recent investigation shows
that agents of the state have secured
the names of several others and the
names also of many who were privy to
the affair, if not actual participants
in it.
The attorney general is in constant
communication with the agents il,
Ripley county, and the evidence has
been carefully gone over and is re-
garded as certain to result in convic-
tons. Whether the Governor will de-
mand that a new grand jury be i'm
panelled and place the evidence before
it. or proceed by arrest and preliminary
trial before peace justice, has not
been decided.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-19
SOUTHERN PACIFIC BEATEN.
Uncle Sam Will Now Hold Title TO that 700.
900 Acre California Tract.

Washington, Oct. 1S.-The United
States Supreme Court. today. rendered
an opinion against the railroad COM
pany in the case of the Southern Pa
cific Railroad Co. VS.. the United States
brought here from the circuit court of
the ninth circuit.
The case involved about 100000 acres
of land in Southern California and
grew out of the fact that the forfeited
land grant of the Atlantic & Pacific
Railroad Co. was overlapped to some
extent by lands claimed under govern
ment grant by the Southern Pacific.
The Atlantic & Pacific Railroad Co.
originally claim the lands of contro-
versy and it's original maps of location
along the line of these lands were ac-
cepted by the land Office. but Congress
declared the lands forfeited and there
upon the Southern Pacific, whose grant
overlapped that of the Atlantic and
Pacific, set up it's title to the lands.
The court, however, decided against
the Southern Pacific and the supreme
court affirmed the decision so far as
concerns the railroad company, but re-
manded to the lower court for decision
the case of about 200 persons who had
purchased part of the lands from the
railroad company.