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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-10-28
Grain and Provisions.

KANSAS CRY, Oct N-Receipts Of wheat,
2ll cars: year ago, IS cars. Sales by car lots:
No. 1 hard Soc; No 2 hard, s2h6s0c; No J
hard. 7passc No 4 hard 7,hGSOc; No
soft, glt(104c; No soft, S5Il0s7c; No soft,
sOas4c Receipts Of corn, "a cars; q year
ago, 40 cars No mixed, 22hD2Sc; No
mixed, 22G22hc; No. imixed. soG2lhc; No
white, 2SA123Ac; No. 8 white, 22hG22Ac; No
white, 2lne Receipts Of oats 10 cars; year
ago, Il cars No mixed, i80i9hc; No. Smixed,
l7n@isAc; No mixed, l71l7hc Receipts
of hay, II cars: timothy, choice, saOOGAbO; No
/, s7.bO07 rs; choice prairie, @009dM Eggs
1870 per doz Poultry, hens, &c per lb; springs
&c per h.: broilers. INC per lb ROSTERS, l2Kc
each turkeys, Sc; ducks, b16hc; geese, 5h@6ho;
pigeons, 6Oc per doz Butter, extra fancy,
23c dairy, fancy, 2Oc choice, i6c; store
packed, iSGl7c. Potatoes home grown, 100
Soc per bu Sweet potatoes 10000 per bu
Apples. fancy Jonathan and Bellefeur, 85O0
s4bO per bbl fancy Wine Saps and Willow
Twig, $3.50; fancy Missouri Pippin $500;
fancy Ben Davis s2251250; No | grades
of the same varieties OcGsl0) per Dbl
less; No. Q grades, sl50920 less Cab
bage SDG5Oc per doz Onions. 50cGsi0o per
bu Beets. 2j64oc per bu Tomatoes, 10000
per bu Turnips, s5aaOc per bu Carrots, Is
GsOc per bu. Green and wax beans, els
per bu
CHICAGO. Oct a. wheat-October, 93fc; De-
cember, 9s194Ac; May. 9o4G9lXc Con-oc-
tober, 24xq24Ac; December, s5SG2oc; May,
294Ge9xc. Oats-October,. l7hc December,
lssGisAc; May, eon@He. Pork-october
$40; December, sI'shdISo; January. tsoOo
a72x. Lard-october. Aso: December, AeK
e.Aso; January. A.s7,i@lssH. Short ribs-Oo-
tosss s4s5a,i asx: December, A<sM0Ase
Januory, As7h g452h safFsi
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-10-28

FIRST sworn statement yet made by
him, and the first statement of such a
kind ever known in newspaper annals.
The affidavit was put in writing, in
due legal form, and is certified by a
notary. Ex-Judge William A. Vim
cent, the leading counsel for the de-
PENDANT In this celebrated case, the
man to whose skill Luetgert, beyond
all doubt owes his life, gave consent
to the affidavit being made.
The scene in the jail when Luetgert
took oath was as dramatic as the cir
cumstances were unique. In the dim
ly-lighted Jail corridor Luetgert, stand
ing erect and grasping the iron bars
that still keep him from lioerty, lifted
his right hand and solemnly assented
as the notary administered the bind
ing form. The grewsome surround
ings were q reminder in some degree
Of the midnight occurrences in the
factory cellar that have become famil-
lar to the thousands who have followed
the details Of the great trial. Luet-
CERT, without hesitation, made the affi-
davit and signed it in ink with the
hand that is alleged to have committed
one of the most fendish crimes on
record. The affivavit explicitly de-
clares Luetgert's innocence. The doc
ument In full is as follows:
To the Public:
The result Of my trial ending yesterday Is
victory for me because Of the disagreement OF
the Jury, but am very much disappointed and
very much surprised that the Jury did not
bring in verdict Of not guilty. did not kill
my wife, and do not know where she is. but
am sure that II Is only question Of time until
she cJmes home. did not 90 upon the wit
ness stand because M LAWYER, Judge Vincent,
was bitterly opposed to ms doing so, and be-
cause he advised me 1t was nat necessary
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-10-28

HENNEssEY, Ok, Oct. %. Near Keil,
on Friday night, horse thieves stole
nine good horses. They were tracked
north some distance and are believed
to belong to the same gang that has
been stealing horses in Woods county
and are taking them 70 Kansas to sell.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-10-28

Dies MONIES, la, Oct. s7.-The SUI
preme court declares that while no
law compels bicyclists to use lanterns
or bells at night wheelmen without
them are guilty Of contributory negli-
Qence in case Of accident
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-10-28

OLArHE, Kan., Oct s7.-The 0lathe
Weekly Herald, Of this city, the only
democratic paper in this county, has
been sold by Mr.. Herman to George
H. Foster an attorney of this place.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-10-28
REPUBLICAN, PARTY.

Electors will make cross mark, thus tX)
In the square at the right Of the name Of
the candidate for whom they wish to vote
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-12-17
/ VEXING QUESTION.
CURRENCY ISSUE HARNESSES
The ADMINS

d, idrd as to Whether it is Polite to Re.
Srcct the Will of the People or Bow 10
The Wishes OF the Gold Powcr-Elcc-
tion Promise have Become Bands of
Steel and Calling to che FIcsh-ius
Cling with this NicraGun Cana.-paIrd
hic Reasons for Republican p,fcat-t
Hc,narkahlc Manifestation OF Affcc-
~ he Administration for spain.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 1897.
Secretary Gage is about the only
member of the administration who
would really like to see his recon-
mendations for cinching the hold Of
the single gold standard on this coun-
try become laws. Mr.. Mckinley did
not dare to endorse the recommended
tions OF his Secretary OF the Treasury,
and he has no real desire for that
financial legislation he half-heartedly
suggested. He knows that his round
about suggestion of getting rid of the
greenbacks by turning them into gold
certificates could not get through Con-
gress, even if all the Republicans
voted upon it. He was afraid that the
recommendation for amending the
National banking laws, so as to reduce
taxation on National bank currency
to allow currency to be issued TO the
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-12-17
An Absurd Assumption.

The tlYIlta CORE. r"ndrMt Il tie
Orgouiu. IN aliudiu4 u Clinr'> Pop
Mist newspaper scitrmr in ;his city,
pru.c--.~ a. -,. mu.h mnrr in it than
is shown on tn" surface, and doubtless
NOR than can really h" iound by n
thorough search anid the un,lrr-cur-
rents.
The Correspondent Assumes that a.
he office 81 stat, Printer is not Il con-
>titutinnal one that at can lr ahnl-
i>lcd hy any legislature, even i'll the
middle OF al incumbcnt'~ term; his
fec may he reduced. or he may he al
lowed to maintain the empty title,
while the Legislature, 10y special enact
mcntS, gives his very profitable work
to others by contract"
This assertion is true only in part,
and Just as untrue in the remainder.
While the Legislature may abolish the
Office OF State Printer, it cannot do it
in the middle OF the term; while it
may reduce his compensation, this
cannot be done, when fixed by pre-
vious Legislature, sin the middle Of
an incumbent's term," without new
and satisfactory deal is made with him
based upon fair compensation for du-
ties he is under bonds to perform.
Any legislation which would leave
him with the empty title" by giving
his every profitable work to Others"
would be manifestly unjust, for the
Printer has to expend many thou
sands OF dollars for placing himself in
4 position to do that work, and there
is no principle in law more strenu-
ously guarded than for the preserva-
ton of contracts, public or private.
The correspondent alludes to the
award of the Supreme Court Reports
to a private firm, when former State
Printer was prepared to do the work,
and regards that act as precedent
for the present and future, but he
loses sight of the fact that many acts
which might not stand a legal test re-
main undetermined from failure to
contest. Whether or not the court
reports would be included with the
State printing, which appertains d.
rectly to the service for the Legisla-
ture, it is not for layman to decide ;
but we apprehend that any Legisla-
ture would find it a difficult proceed
ing to authorize anybody but the
sworn and qualified officer to print
bills or statutes and provide for his
payment by appropriations of the peo-
pies money. The Legislature may
agree to have very little printing done,
but to divert it from its proper cham
mel, or to stipulate a compensation
that would be inadequate, would be
the exercise of privileges which no
constitutional authority confers or
reason supports.
So we must believe that Mr.. Cline
sees profit in some other direction,
or the correspondent is scratching bar
rem stubble for spot to fructify an
idea
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-12-17
Let Us Have 1t.

The bill introduced in Congress to
create an additional Federal Court
in this State makes no provision for
holding a term of court at Olympia.
The new Board OF Trade, to be organ
lied on the 21st inst. at the Court
house, should at once communicate
with our delegation in Congress and
have an amendment introduced to in-
clude Olympia. 1t means much to
our city. Such court would employ
a janitor, bailiff and have the hiring
of court room. Besides the advertise
ment it would give the city, it would
be great convenience to our citizens
and the local bar. We have the best
law library on the Pacific coast and
we are entitled to term OF the Court.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-12-17
A Mountain in Labor.

AAO 0AhNOAhO ICCcut cApOSC VI
the true reason why the Northern Pa
cific Railroad Company discarded
Olympia after the official selection of
this city as the Pacific Coast terminus
of this road, evidently troubles the
little city near Point Defiance.
And now some one calling himself
DIR. Royal A. Cove appropriates more
than three columns of last Sundays
Ledger, apparently in refutation OF
the STANDARDS singing exposition OF
that Ubiquitous corporation swindle.
AS if assn ming the fact that his own
deranged thoughts were destined to be
embalmed in future historical lore, he
opens his learned dissertation by quot
ing these lines of Byron:
Words are things, and small drop of ink,
Falling like dew upon q thought, produces
That which makes thousands, perhaps mil.
lions. think"
And thus he drowsily leads his read
ers through long dreary chapter OF
assumptions and palpable falsehoods
to show that from the beginning OF
things, Tacoma was elected to be the
"City of Destiny" Among other
things he emphasizes the declaration
that Olympia was eliminated from the
list by the examining commission
"because it was situated on an arm
remote from navigation"
Recognizing the fact that the cost
of water and land transportation is in
the ratio of one to ten, he affects to
show that Tacoma was selected as the
terminus because it is situated at a
point on Puget Sound "where water
ends and land begins" that is, as the
old chestnut phrase has it, at the
head of navigation" Then he cites
the names of a score OF cities, ancient
and modern, in Europe, Asia and
America, as the forerunnners OF Ia
coma; all having been located with
an eye single to the best interests OF
commerce and passenger traffic. The
barest falsehoods are strung together,
where truthful statements would have
served his purpose good deal better.
But something had to be said and it
has taken over three columns of yer.
bosity to say it. Still every statement
made by the STANDARD; every conclu-
sion drawn from the facts enumerated
in the article which has caused this
comment, stand like walls of adamant
against the assaults Of a writer who
simply ignores facts that do not sus-
tain his conclusions and manufactures
Others that he attempts to palm of
as truth upon the few who may not
have interest enough to investigate a
history which may yet be verified by
living witnesses.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-12-17
and Reed Republicans will be sharply

and Reed Republicans will be sharply
drawn.
If Spain isn't entirely pleased with
the situation at the Washington end
of the line she must be hard to please.
1t was q new thing for President of
the United States to devote nearly
half OF bis message to Congress to an
argument in favor of allowing q
foreign nation more time in which to
try to squeeze the life out of people
residing in sight of our coast. An inno-
walton was nauseous to many. A dose
equally nauseous followed, when Sec
rotary Gage presented several columns
OF solid newspaper matter, giving in
detail the extraordinary efforts OF this
country to aid Spain by suppressing
filibustering. Senator Allen offered q
resolution in the Senate for the
recognition OF Cuban independence,
but it is feared that the Committee on
Foreign Relations, to which it was re-
ferred, will pigeon-hole it.
The first skirmish in the war on the
civil service law was pulled off in the
House this week, and it was lively
while it lasted. A conference of all
members of the House who desire
change in this law is to be held, in
order to arrange for an organized at
tack. Dem.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-12-17

an act Of Congress. he WIS fully aware
that the commission WAS not likely to
make report before ;hc death of the
Fif'y-tiith Congress. In fact, it is
known that members uf the commits
sion were given II broad hint before
their departure that their report was
not expected before March 1, 1899.
One Nebraska Republican, Mr.. Win
field 5. Strawn, an Omaha lawyer
has turned up in Washington who is
honest enough to puo!icly say that
the Republicans have no chance to
carry that State, either at the Con-
grcSslona! elections next year or the
National election OF 1900. Mr.. Strawn
says the Republicans have not been
able to get back the farmer votes they
lost on the silver question, and that
they are not likely to get them back
so long as that question is unsettled.
With the exception of Senators
Morgan, of Alabama, and German, of
Maryland every Democratic Senator
is now lined up against the annexation
OF Hawaii, and the opposition among
the Republicans already includes
Senators Hoar, Morrill, and Pettigrew.
This makes it impossible to procure
the two-thirds vote needed to ratify
the tready providing for annexation,
and the Republicans are already
seriously thinking OF abandoning the
treaty and trying to secure annexa-
ton by majority legislation. 1t looks
little as though the annexation ques.
ton was going to be used by the Reed
machine to whack Mckinley over the
head. The Gar is understood to have
privately announced himself to be
opposed to annexation. In fact,
present indications are that before
this session has grown very old the
line between Mckinley Republicans
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-12-17
Wreck Of the Cleveland,

The steamship Cleveland was
wrecked in Barclay Sound, Wednes-
day. She left San Francisco on the
18th inst. for Seattle. After she had
been out two days, she broke her
shaft in a severe gale, and had to con-
tinue her voyage under sail. She
tried to make Cape Flattery, but
heavy winds drove her northward, and
after buffeting with the breakers five
days, she drifted into Barclay Sound,
on the night of Dec. 18th, where she
was in imminent danger of striking
on a reef. The crew took to the
boats, four in number, but one of
which, the Captains, is known to
have reached shore. There were
nineteen men in the three boats that
are missing.
The British government steamer
Quadra has been sent to make diligent
search for the ship-wrecked crew.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-12-17
Chinese Lotteries.

lhc >JnIag lIti,oA,. make ile
astounding assertion that Portland
loses over million dollars yearly from
the Chinese lotteries that are con-
stantly maintained in that city and
are patronil'd not only by white pco-
pie. but by white women and children,
who, in short time, become constant
patrons Of the vicious habit
There are now twelve Chinese lot
trric, in operation in Portland, which
aggregate from ri, 300 to $1,000 daily
from sales OF tickets, most of which
are sold to white people. The gains
are ST. unusual and so small, when pa
irons are allowed to win mt all, that
the Authorization adds another chap
ter to the many phases OF the gam
bling craze. When the game is fair"
and the stake large enough to over
come what may be considered Il rea-
sonablc risk of loss, one may under
stand how an abnormal passion may
be developed, but as in the Chinese
lottery the stakes are small and the
risk large, without the least assurance
of fairness, we must look for some
other than the ordinary incentive of
the gambler. 1t may be that the
secrecy of the act adds to the charm,
and the assertion that what may be
done in a clandestine manner always
finds votaries is true in this matter
and the real cause OF it's popularity.
The chief patrons are people of small
means; laboring men and women,
boys and girls, and even smaller
children take their first lessons in
gambling from the lottery tickets with
which the vegetable man, the laundry
man, the house servant and the little
brown man behind his counter is al
ways and amply supplied. You buy a
ticket and cross out several characters
and consign it to the very hands you
buy it of with supreme confidence
that if your guess has been right he
will return with the prize! Such faith
is seldom manifested in gamblers or
"steerers" of their own race-and
therein is observed another unex-
planned popularity.
The lottery games are run, like
every business adopted by the Chinese
that pays-by the "Six Companies, 4"
having their headquarters in San
Francisco. Every dollar above what
is required to conduct their business
is shipped to China and is thereafter
as totally lost to our trade as if sunk
in the ocean. The drain upon city
of the size OF Portland of million a
year, is sure to lead to impoverishment
as a community. 1t is largely response
BILE for hard times which now prevail,
and its suppression would lead to i'm
mediate benefit TO the community.
1t can only be eradicated by unit
ed movement of the business men for
enforcement of the law, and when
they are so far awakened to the neces-
sity as to demand this, the officers will
obey, and one of the taints that has
affected the community from associa-
ton with such low and vicious ele-
ment will be removed by cutting to
the core. This is an evil that cannot
be regulated; it must be thoroughly
eradicated.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-12-17
The Chinese Question Again.

The Chinese question still looms mp
in the dim future a a menace to the
wa"c-carn"r. The exclusion act has
10y tine Republican partH-thr party
which can only >uh-,rlc the interest =
al mnnu,,olirS and muury.d tru~t>--hc-
come Il mere rope oi sand, and i fast
becoming totally destructive OF the
only object it wa dr>i gncd To >ul>eryc.
\ meeting 81 educated and native
horn Cinnamon was lately held in
Chicago, at which it WAS determined
to make a vigorous appeal 10 Congress
for not only repeal OF the Gcary act,
but for full naturalization and suf-
frage. The organization is known as
the "Chinc>c League of America" and
Wan Chin Foo, the President OF the
organization, in an interview lately,
said
We want Illinois, the place that
Lincoln, Grant and Logan called their
home, to do for the Chinese what the
north did for the negroes. Why should
we not have voice in municipal and
national affairs like other foreigners
There are $4,000 Chinese in this country
who are DESTROYS of becoming citizens.
In 1882 an outrageous law was passed
10y Congress. By that law the rights
and liberties of nearly 100000 lawful
and Industrious citizens were swept
away. We will now ask Congress to
restore to Us the sovereign rights we
once enjoyed, which are now held by
every other race who come here"
The principal reason why Chinese
should not enjoy the privileges OF
other foreign is we'll known to peo-
pie on the coast who have had oppor-
tunity for studying closely their indi-
viduality. A Chinaman could not be
white man, though his skin by some
occult process of alchemy be made
white as snow. There is engrained
into his nature by thousands of years
of the most abject poverty and abso-
Lutte servitude, the cringing disposition
of the slave, always ready to obey the
beck of somebody in authority. 1t
would take the same slow process to
eliminate this popularity as it did to
eradicate all the principles which
constitute manhood from the Mongo.
liam race. 1t would consume thou.
sands of years in education to place
the coolie on the pedestal of Amer,
lean citizenship. The cunning habits
and the skillful handiwork of the Chi
nese must not be considered rudi.
mental indications of an ability that
may develop into Statecraft and find
expression in devotion to principle. He
is of the earth, earthly. The few oil
480,OO0,O00 who have developed the
higher qualifications of manhood are
exceptions which only prove the rule
of national degradation, the utter
abasement of a people who while they
rival the sands of the seashore in num-
Der, afford just as remarkable dispar-
ity in moral and intellectual force.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-12-17

STRIKE, WHILE THE IRON Is HoT.-
The engineer of the United States at
Seattle has reported that the needs
of commerce will not justify the ex.
penditure of million dollars to Gre
ate a fresh-water harbor south oil
Fourth street, in this city. 1t is
Congress that orders improvements,
and appropriates the money therefor
Come out on Tuesday evening and
help organize the new Board of Trade.
Then present the facts as they can be
shown up and our delegation will gel
a small appropriation and start to
work.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-12-17

face value of the bonds deposited
with the government, and 10 allow the
establishment OF National banks with
$4,000 capital in small places, might
get through, so he added it as proviso
that he knew would kill the whole
to make all National bank notes re-
deemable in gold. The administration
is simply trying to bluff portion of
its own party and the country. 1t
doesn't want any financial legislation.
This has already been made plain in
the House by the grab-game engineered
by Mr.. Dingley by which his commit
tee - Ways and Means - will take
charge OF all financial bills and
smother them. Republicans have also
plainly indicated by their talk
that they had received intimstions
from the administration that no
financial legislation was wanted. II
public criticism OF its attitude makes
It necessary 20 strengthen its bluff. the
administration will, through Mr..
Dinsley, fix up bill and jam it
through the House, knowing that the
Senate would not act upon it. OF
course the people of this country are
tools enough not to know the difference
between this sort of thing and real
craftsmanship, and they will be so
sorry that the administration isn't
able to get what it doesn't wsnt-so
sorry that they'll elect Democratic
next year.
The administration doesn't wish the
Nicaragua Canal question to be acted
upon by this Congress, and when Mr..
Mckinley said in his message that he
would have something further to say
on the subject when he submitted the
report of the Commission which has
just started for Nicaragua to make a
new survey and estimate Of cost, under
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-12-17

WANTS SOME OF THE PIE.-Walla
Walla is taking steps to attract some
of the Klondike thousands to that
city, to winter until the season for
resumption of travel northward comes
on. If such distant points from the
supply center can afford to compete
for this business, it surely follows that
Olympia-the next door neighbor-
may offer desirable places of residence
ut moderate rentals which will prove
commanding inducement when
placed beside the exorbitant rates
which prevail in Seattle.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-12-17
THE latest folly is perpetrated by

The latest folly is perpetrated by
Seattle crank who proposes to have
Mount Rainier rechristened with the
name OF "Mount Whitman" Whit
man county, and Whitman College
are redounding much to the honor of
the dead pioneer, and now that a
monument has been erected over his
grave, it would seem the part of COM
mon sense if not OF historical amenity,
to let we'll enough alone. But when
shall We see the end of maudlin senti-
ment?