Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-11-04
STOCK YARDS CASE.
Judge Thayer's Opinion Received
by Judge Foster.
EXPERTS REPORT on TUBERCULOSIS
Rscomme ndations Made Concerning Ex-
aminations Of Cattle ut the Kansas
Agricultural Collegs-Gov. Atkinson
on Lynchings-Mayes' viewA

TOPEKA, Kan, Oct 2S.--JudRe may.
er's opinion in the Kansas City stock
Yards case will be handed down in the
federal court to-day. The opinion,
which covers nine typewriter pages,
arrived from 81, Louis late yesterday
afternoon and Judge Foster announced
that he would not read it In court I'M
til nine o'clock this morning. He
would give nothing out as to its con-
tents for publication last night and
much speculation is being INDUCED in
by all parties interested. The attor-
neys for the stockholders Of the com
pany believe that the length Of the
decision Is an indication that Judge
Thayer has not concurred in Judge
Fosters opinion. 1t would not take
nine pages to concur. they claim.
On the other hand, the actions Of
Judge Foster would indicate that
he has been upheld. After reading
the opinion, his countenance did not
bear the stamp Of disappointment
Clerk George Sharritt, Of the United
States court who read the opinion
also, showed no disappointment. lie
refused to talk about the case, dismiss
ing the subject with the statement
that federal Judges were reversed
sometimes, but not often. Then the
fact that Judge Foster gave notice
that he would read Judge Thayer's
opinion to-day Is taken as an indica-
ton that it will be with satisfaction.
However, from one who is in position
to know, it is said that Judge Thayer
does not concur in all Of the PROPOSE
tons decided by Judge Foster, but
that, in the main, the decision will
make the new rates applicable to all
business originating and ending in
Kansas. Even this, though, is not CIV
en- out as certainty.
EXPERTS REPORT ON TUBERCULOSIS.
TOPEKA, Kan, Oct. 2s.-Dr. James
Law, representing the veterinary col
lege Of Cornell university, and Dr. F.
A. Geddes, representing the bureau Of
animal industry Of the United States
department Of agriculture, have fled
o report with the regents Of the state
agricultural college as to the examine
tons they made Of the college cattle
that were infected with tuberculosis.
After describing the nature and extent
Of the disease they recommended that
the hay and feed in the college barns
be fed only to horses and sheep. They
also recommend that the surface earth
in all stalls and pens where the infect
ed cattle have been kept be removed,
and this done, that the entire premises
be disinfected with q solution Of
bichloride Of mercury. They recon-
mend that the hogs in the college pens
be fattened and sold for 81 slaughter,
subject to inspection.
GOV. ATKINSON ON LYNCHING.
ATLANTA, Ca, Oct. 2S.-Mob law was
severely condemned by Gov. Atkinson
in his message to the Georgia legisla-
ture, which convened here yesterday.
He advocates stringent legislation
against mobs and insists that the leg
islature pass law laying every county
wherein such crime is committed sub
ject to q large indemnity to the relatives
Of the mobs victim northern lynch
ings the governor says: otis no excuse
to say that the northern people, who
have less to provoke them to it, lynch.
Let us not take them as standard;
but rather show higher type of civil
lization in our state, and erect here a
standard to which they may ASPIRE
cHERoKEEs NOT OPPOSED TO ALLOTMENT.
CHELSEA, |. T., Oct 2S. Chief s. H.
Mayes, Of the Cherokee nation, has
given out an interview in which he
says the Cherokees are not opposed to
allotment II 1t comes in the right man
ner. He favors the plan Of immediate
statehood following adjustment Of
tribal government and q strict en-
forcement of the home rule idea.
Mayes thinks the Indians should hold
all the offices in the new state to be
made out Of the Indian territory.