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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-19
ADDRESS TO POPULISTS.
Mlddle-Of-the- Road Chairman Park Warns
Them Against Fusion Of Any Sort.

Mludle-Of-the- Road Chairman Park warns
Them Against Fusion Of Any Sort.
DALLAS, Tex, Aug. IA. = Milton
Park, who, at the national conference
Of populists at Nashville, Tenn, July
4, was appointed chairman Of the ma
tional organization committee, created
at the conference, yesterday issued a
lengthy address to the populists of the
United States, in which he reviews the
origin and organization Of the party,
naming the abuses which led dissat-
isfed elements of the old parties to Or
ganize new one, and, coming to the
present day, declares:
The trusts, the monopolies, the corporations,
the moneyed interests of the country are or
ganized. Their strength is concentrated into
the action of one man; hence their power, their
success If the peoples party would hope to
succeed, they must unity, they must concen-
trate their strength. We are confronted to-
day by obstacles and enemies within and with
out
After reviewing the action of the
conventions at Omaha and St. Louis
and deploring the events of 1896, the
address concludes:
As chairman of your organization committee,
urge every populist everywhere to avoid, re-
pudiate and reject all fusion or alliance with
the democratic or republican party. Repel
every overture of these enemies of the common
people. II your state chairman Is not in SYM
pathy with the policy declared at Nashville,
you should select one who is as soon as prac-
tieable In those states where the state chair
men and national executive committeeman are
in harmony with the policy declared at Nash
vile, the national organization committee
men will aid them in every way possible in
strengthening the party organization
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-19

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug, le.-Ths
majority of Griffith dem over Lee
(rep) in the special election for con.
gress in the Fourth Indiana district,
Tuesday, was l,552. Holman's major.
ity last November was s25. The popu.
lists had no candidate against Holman,
but NJ. W. Browder was their candi.
date this year. He received about 900
votes
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-19

PORTLAND, Me-, Aug. l4.-The war
veterans of Maine are souring on
Speaker Reed and their displeasure
was ended yesterday by the sending of
q remonstrance to President McKin-
ley. The veterans of the First, Tenth
and Twenty-Ninth regiments held a
reunion at Long Island and the
speeches were sharp arraignment of
Reeds political tactics. They were
based on his sanctioning the turning
down of Pension Examiner ]. +. Day,
Of Saco.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-19

KANSAS Cry, Mo-, Aug. l4,-lt is
probable that the next federal grand
jury will be asked to indict D. V. RE
ger, late president, and r. d. Coving-
ton, late cashier of the defunct Mis-
souri, national bank. Evidence of
transactions in the management of the
bank has been laid before Comptroller
Eckels by Receiver Wallace, and Mr..
Eckels admits that another investiga-
ton of the affairs of the bank will be
instituted and that the indictments
may follow.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-19
CHILDREN CRAZY.
The Blame Divided for the Murder
Of Aged Mrs. Hauptman.
A FIREDUC IS NEARLY LYNCHED.
The Firemen Turn the Hose on the Crowd
and the Man Is Saved-A Jealous
Husband ShOOts-Sad Results
OF q Joke.

ST, Louis, Aug. 14.--Ten days ago
the aged wife of Peter Hauptman, a
wealthy wholesale cigar dealer, was
found dead in their parlor with her
throat cut from ear to ear 1t was
supposed that Louisa age 25, a daugh-
ter of the couple, who had been de-
mented for some years, killed her
mother. She was placed under surveil-
lance and will be taken to private
asylum. From what can be learned
now it seems that William Hauptman,
her brother, may have committed the
deed. William, who is 9S years old,
has recently developed signs of insan-
ity. He became so bad that he was
taken to an asylum yesterday. Will
liam was with his mother when Mrs.
Windsheimer, sister, found Mrs.
Hauptman dead. He could. not be
made to say word about the crime.
On one occasion week or two before
his mothers death, William, it was
said, became fretful about something,
flew into a violent rage and told his
mother that he intended to kill her if
she ever interfered with him again.
FIREBUG IS NEARLY LYNCHED.
IRoNwooD, Mich, Aug. l4.-Fire yes
terday morning burned four buildings,
and John Ramota and family narrowly
escaped with their lives. Henry Len
sol, who recently opened small candy
store in one of the burned buildings,
was suspected of starting the fire and
a crowd gathered and attempted to
lynch him. The police got hold of
him, however, and were attempting to
conduct him to Jail. The crowd made
a rush, seized Lensol and attempted
to throw him into the burning build
ings. The fremen turned the hose on
them and they desisted and the prison
er was finally taken to gail. 1t is said
that he has made full confession that
he was hired by Charles Ross, who
owned the buildings, to set them on
fire, in order to secure the insurance
money. Ross has also been arrested.
SAD RESULTS OF A JOKE
KANSAS CITY, NO., Aug 1.-THE
county court yesterday adiudged Mrs
Cora +, Gibbs insane and ordered her
sent to the asylum at ST. Joseph. Mrs.
Gibbs is young woman yet. 1t was
shown to the court that her health
had been shattered by practical
joker turning on acurrent of electric
ity while she was leaning against a
wire in Marshall, No., a few years ago.
She has never recovered from the
shock. About month ago her hus-
band deserted her, and this completed
the wrecking of her mind.
JEALOUS HUSBAND SHOOTS.
GUTHRIE, Ok, Aug. l4.-A negro by
the name of Hughes, living Is miles
east of this city, went home night be-
fore last and found another negro,
John jenkins, paying court to his wife.
He took shot at Jenkins, but the bull
let lodged in his wife's arm instead.
Hughes disappeared after the shooting
and has not yet been apprehended.
Jenkins was brought to this city last
night and placed in Jail.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-19
Nominated a Woman for Register

FoRT SCOTT, Kan, Aug. ls.-Miss
Stella Strait, of this city, was yester.
day nominated by the republican
county convention as candidate for reg.
lister of deeds. The office is one Of the
best in the county. Gen. J. II. Rice,
editor of the Sedalia Capital, upon in.
vitation. addressed the convention.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-19
STATE OF TRADE.
Evidences of Widespread Revival
in the Demand for Merchandise.
4 POSSIBILITY OF DOLLAR WHEAT
The Cereal May Go to That Price II the
Foreign Demand Continues Colorado
Beet sugar Plan Flood Of Wheat
at San Francisco.


",
Nh" iohh' mug H. ID d"'''oe'
trade report says.
Evidences Of widespread revival In the de-
mand for merchandise and other products have
become SO numerous as to compel general rec
ignition The press has. therefore. ceased dis
cusslng whether trade has already improved or
not. and has begun measuring the volume OF
business compared with preceding periods A
buoyancy Of feeling has appeared among buy
ers at New York Baltimore, Chicago, St
Louis and Kansas City. where interior mer-
chants have thronged this week, the like Of
which has not been seen for several years In
terror merchants ARE buying dry goods, cloth
ing, shoes. groceries ana fancy articles td, iar
u h"r" , ,po U"m,b
southwest and merchants there are more en- :
couraged Southern lumber mills are not able
to keep up with Orders and innumerable small
consumers ~ ',om an' s..e, ,,ousnJuy oeas",
have not for years
A nominal advance of % cents ton for steel
oillets Is more than a feature as 1t means the
for ~ hcb rpvI hesr
long delayed Wool is higher on speculative
n nvlu,'e anu co..on yarns l,ase auvanecu aRal
Hides and southern lumber are up as are
but not least print cloths, the market for
which has been so long depressed Prices for
sugar Gomez , lara ana petroleum remain un-
tant nroduct mated lower than las, week.
There are IA business failures reported
throughout the United States this week com
pared WIN ne lass . week sS IN the second
s5 %. sl and ,@Io IN the u e wee ' u, saa
A POSSIBILITY or DOLLAR WHEAT
KANSAS Cry No.. AUG. l4-,yohn
Washburn of the Washburn.C rosbv
mill. of Minneapolis. the largest Aour-
inc mill in the world was in Kansas
CITY Yesterday. "Tbere is a chance
for dollar wheat . said Mr. Washburn
"if the present FOREIGN demand Is legit-
innate and the foreigners keen buvinp
MS thew have for the last two weeks
But II the FOREIGNERS should stop buv.
inc we would see verv much lower
nrices II all denends IN the FOREIGN
buvino think II very nrohabIe
iudpinp from the wav foreipners have
been buvinp wheat the Inst two or
three weeks That the demand NAV con.
Time. The wheat market lost vester-
dav NIL that # gained the nrevions dav
Tb;s ID at,rihnteA to rool;,;nr s,les Nv
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-19
BUTTERlNE VS.. BUTTER.

A Prominent Dairyman OF Missouri Takes
Issue with the State Labor Commits
sloner.
ST. LOUIS, Aug IA. Levi Chubbuck,
secretary Of the Missouri State Dairy
association, is disposed to take issue
with the statement that the creamery
interests of Missouri are in a bad way
by reason of the non-enforcement OF
the butterine law. lie does not deny
that the butter business is anguish
ing, hut attributes the condition to
other causes, He says:
The fact is, butterno has practically disap-
peGred from the market Only 10 licenses for
its sale were taken out In the internal revenue
district Of Missouri last year, and think only
Il Of those were for S. Louis There Is so little
call for the artificial article that the in
speciors Of the state board of agriculture
should have no trouble In enforcing the law,
] am. Of course, greatly interested in
the dairy business In Missouri, and be-
lieve that we shall ultimately become one
OF the greatest butter-making states in the
union but that does not blind me to the fact
that at present we are somewhat behind in our
processes, and cannot successfully compete In
open market with some other districts. The
farmers themselves are quite generally de-
hcient in not meeting oil the conditions neces-
sary for the production OF perfect cream,
and the creameries have not attained the
degree Of proficiency found in other
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-19

place in 1Iatanzas province, near
Cardenas. The Spanish We're badly
defeated with very heavy loss Gen.
Molina was killed. The fight lasted
several hours and Gen. Weyler was
obliged to retreat from Aguacate to
Jaruca. The insurgents are waiting
outside of the town to see if they can
attack his forces there The people of
Havana fear the dangers of the situa-
ton of Wevler.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-19
Quarantine at East st. Louis

ST. LOUIS, Aug. ll.--Quarant'ne has
been established at the National stock
yards, East St Louis, against cattle
afflicted with Texas fever. About six
car loads of affected stock have been re-
ceived the past eight days and 5000
were sent To quarantine.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-19
MISSOURI NATIONAL BANKS.


WASHINGTON, Aug. IA. The abstract
of the condition of the natioual banks
oil Missouri, exclusive OF st, Louis,
Kansas City and st. Joseph, at the
close of business on July %, shows the
average reserve to have been 80. Is per
cent, against 1868 per cent. on May
II; loans and discounts, increased
from S7,21O,3lO to $780,, 99l; stocks
and bonds, decreased from $40, l59
to S67l, 400; gold coin, from S3l7, $40 to
SS36,sSS; total specie, increased from
S493,71O to S107,dS7; lawful money re-
serve, from S114,750 to sos, 1852; indi-
vidual deposits, from $3.50, 254 to ST..
343.31S.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-19

TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. IA meeting
will be held at Anthony, Kan, next
Tuesday to discuss the proposition to
compromise the indebtedness of that
place. Anthony has an assessed valua-
ton of $685. and a bonded indebted
ness of sl6s,OoO,. Its people have quit
paying taxes and not cent is being
raised to liquidate the debt The city
has agreed to resume payment provid-
ing the holders of the bonds will scale
them down 80 per cent.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-19
WEYLER ON THE RETREAT.

Insurgents Have Added Another Victory to
Their List-Spanish General Killed.
HAVANA, Aug. 1.-THE insurgents
have added another victory to their
list, and this time not only defeated
the Spanish troops with heavy loss,
but they have put the commander-in-
chief, Gen. Weyler himself, in
full retreat. Another general was
killed outright. This engagement,
which was an important one. took
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-19
NEARLY A CONFLICT.
Deputies Stop the Striking Miners from
Marching-A Drummer Injured.

Deputies Stop the Striking Miners from
Marching-A Drummer Injured.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug. 1.-THE in
functions have at least put a stop to
the marches of the striking miners
against the New York & Cleveland Gas
Coal Co. for time. But in the execu.
ton of the injunctions the sheriff and
his deputies yesterday narrowly es-
capped precipitating serious trouble.
As it was, the FIRST blood of the strik-
ers was shed. Henry Stewart, one Of
the sheriff's deputies, struck Jacob
Mott, a drummer of the Mcdonald
band, with the edge Of brass horn
and cut a severe cash above his eye.
The sight Of blood wrought up the
miners to such pitch that desperate
conflict was imminent. The deputies
also were excited and noisy The
strikers were jeering and yelling and
urging a rush, but when Bellingham
saw there was danger of his men get
ting beyound his control he command
ed halt and addressed himself to the
task Of restraining the more belliger-
ent. So well were his efforts directed
that he soon had restored comparative
order.
After the miners returned to camp
the officers held conference with
their attorney and he advised them to
quit marching until the court had
heard the argument next Monday on
the bill in equity brought by the New
York & Cleveland Gas Coal Co., as it
might injure their case If they were
brought up for contempt before the
court, President Dolan then issued
orders that no marches should be
made on any of the mines until fur
Their orders.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-19

The five-year-old son of A. R. Cora
OF Wichita, Kan, died from eating a
cigarette.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-19

indiscrininate use Of the knife. Read
ing Of the many cures made by S. S.
s., | determined to give that medicine
a trial, and after / had taken it few
days, the cancer became irritated and
began to discharge. This after awhile
ceased, leaving a small scab, which
finally dropped off, and only healthy
little scar remained to mark the place
where the destroyer had held full sway.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-19

size OF a small pea.
Itgrew rapidly,and
shooting pains ran
in every direction.
l became alarmed
and cons suite d a
good doctor, who
pronounced it cam
Ger, and said that 1t
must be cut out.
This / would not
consent to, having
little faith in the
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-19
Too
Much Knife I!

The use of the surgeons knife is be-
coming so general, resulting fatally
in such large number of cases, as to
occasion general alarm.
Mr.. William Walpole, of Walshtown,
South Dakota, writes; about
three years ago, there came under
my left eye little blotch about the
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-09
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

John Fallahay. a Tuscola (Mich.)
county farmer, fastened himself inside
his barn, set fire to the structure. and
was burned to death.
Joseph Koeff, a German hostler. COM
mitted suicide by jumping into the St.
Joseph river at Benton Harbor. Mich.
A lock Of hair of Agnes Sorel. the
mistress of Charles VII OF France. a
tawny blonde lock taken from her tomb
at Loches, was sold i'm Paris recently for
140 francs.
FINS Bell, a farmer, residing six miles
north OF Carrollton. Ills, was killed by
being run over by thrashing engine.
In greater New York there were eight
deaths resulting from the heat and
about score Of prostrations.
A daughter Of w. NJ. Needles of Niles
Mich, was literally cooked to death by
railing into tub of boiling water.
William Clark Of Bellevue. o.. fell
from the top Of box-car at Geneva, O.
and was killed
Nervous shock. caused by a blow or
the knee from a baseball, caused the
death Of Bruce Henderson Douglas
Douglas was catcher for the Sibley Ga.
nine
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-09
PUT HIS FOOT IN 1T.
Had a Fight With Bear Before He Got
Free.


Had Fight With "A Bear Before He Got
Free.
Recently Milton Pike set two bear
traps on big hill near Locatean, Me.
A day or two afterward Jerry Perkins
was walking along trail near the trap,
when he came suddenly upon an old she
bear, which had been caught in a trap.
the clog of which had stuck fast In some
bushes. Perkins had an AK with him
and stuck at the bear, but the brute
lodged, and the blow struck lower on
the skull than the woodsman had
planned. At the same moment Jerry
heard a sharp click and found he had
stepped into the second trap, which held
] him fast by the ankle.
The bear was fresh, having dragged
the clog no distance, and she went at
Jerry in very businesslike manner.
After O fierce battle, however, she was
finally dispatched, although not before
she had terribly lacerated Mr.. Perkins
left leg. Jerry managed to cut sapling
and with this put the spring of the trap
down so that the jaws fell back and re-
leased him. He and Pike divided the
| bear between them. Boston Herald.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-09
Fared Well on Six Cent Meals.

Cheap living and good living are what
the four students of the Y. M. G. A.
training school in Springfield. Mass,
who recently boarded themselves for
eight weeks, with the aid of one OF Ed
ward Atkinsons Aladdin ovens, have
had. An average cost per meal for each
person Of 6 cents, an average weeks
board of 81 20, did not preclude their
having wholesome and appetizing fare.
How they lived can be judged by the
bills of fare. For breakfast they usually
had milk. cocoa. bread and butter and
some cereal Roasts, stews, soups, baked
beans or eggs constituted the chief arti-
Giles for dinner, and the cooking began
directly after breakfast. Dessert consist
ed Of some kind of pudding. with dates
and figs. For supper, bread and butter.
cake and some fruit sauce. with lemon
ade, made up the bill of fare.
From April 90 to June Is an account
of everything purchased was kept IN
itemized form This demonstrated that
the total expense during that period
was only $3s. 60.-New York Herald.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-09
SHE is A RICH MINER.
n ~ Discovered Many Valuable Mines In
California and Elsewhere.


California and Elsewhere.
Mrs. A X. Rikert, the woman miner
Of Tuolumne, according TO the San
Francisco Chronicle, has for IA years
been steadily prospecting and develop
ing different properties in California,
and in that time she has discovered
some valuable ones, from one Of which
nearly So, 900, 900 has been taken. Mrs.
Rikert recently told the strange story OF
how she happened to go into mining for
the first time.
II am the daughter of cotton planter
near Vicksburg who owned slaves.
AS Annie Kline l will be recalled for
the part / took in the war, as will my
sister, for we were both imprisoned.
think sometimes when am worth 3d.
600, 900 or $4,000, 900, may write a
book and tell all about this
Fourteen years ago | came to the
new mining camp of Calico and soon
| learned to find mines by the outcrop;
pings and to make tests of the lodges
which had found.
1T was while prospecting that l
found the famous Alhambra mine,
which was bought by the late W W.
Stow and became part of the great
Silver Odessa.
among the mines was the enormous
borax mine bought by William Alvord
and Jerome Lincoln and managed by
William L. Coleman, Its output since
it came into the hands of Alvord and
Lincoln has been increased year by year
until now the works erected on II are
the largest of any either in Europe OIL
America.
"At the time of the rush TO the gold
fields of Alamo and my daughter were
among the first to go there. We were
two years there and did pretty well "
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-09
JOINED THE MoRMoNs
Six Converts Are Haptised in Lake Win
nebauO.

Fond du Lac, Wis, July at G
o'clock in the evening at Lakeside pars,
Elders Croft and Larsen Of the M0r.ac n
faith administered the ordinance ot
baptism to six converts. The cyrarlp-
MES were witnessed by a large crowd.
The elders took the converts out into
Lake Winnebago, and as the following
prayer was said the converts, one at 4
time were immersed: Being commits
stoned by Jesus Christ, / baptiZe you in
the name Of the Father and of the Son
and of the Holy Ghost amen"
Each of the women converts was at
tired in white dresses with stockings
to match. The men wore their ordinary
business suits. Those baptized were
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Kl,ese, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Kollar, Mrs. William Ed
wards and Miss Carrie Edwards. This
makes total of eleven converts. 1t is
the intention of the elders to establish
a church in this city before the end Of
the summer.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-09
HILTON GETS A NEW TRIAL.
Old Soldier May Not Escape Life in a
Insane Asylum.

Old Soldier May Not Escape Life In an
Insane Asylum.
Chicago, July 9.-The case of George
d. Hilton, the old soldier who was once
an Inmate OF an asylum In Ohio, but
who was declared sane by jury in the
county court here some time ago, again
came up Thursday. Hilton is blind and
receives pension of $72 per month
from the government His wife had him
taken into court at Toledo and commit
ted to an asylum, while Henry G. Trues-
dell of Toledo was appointed his guard
ian. He was released from the asylum
In Ohio and several months ago came
20 Chicago and applied to the county
court for judgment declaring him
sane. The old soldier contends that he
never was insane and that the proceed
ing i'm Ohio was merely to deprive him
OF his pension money.
Since the verdict in the county court
declaring Hilton sane Guardian Trues-
dell has fled objections to it, and Judg
Carter has never entered judgment on
the verdict. Hilton's case has been a
puzzle, for the reason that there is a
question whether the county court of
this county can set aside judgment
IF the Ohio court. judge Carter an
nounccd that he Will allow a new tria
az the case and give the guardian al
Toledo an opportunity to present evil
dence. Witnesses Will be brought from
Toledo, and the guardian having sub
mitted to the jurisdiction of the court
will be bound by the verdict If It Is
found that Hilton is sane. The tria
will take place some time next week