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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-04-22

Many Volunteers VIII Return to Meet
the Turk.

LONDON. April GA special dispatch
from Marseilles says that two hundred
Greek volunteers sailed for Athens yes
terday evening. accompanied by sixty
American Greeks.
The crews of the Greek merchantmen
everywhere have been ordered home to
Join their respective regiments
CHICAGO. April 22--Two hundred Greek
volunteers for King Georges army will
leave Chicago for Athens this evening. and
as many more will follow their comrades
Monday. All day recruiting is going on
in the Greek church On Kinzie street.
Greenbacks and gold and silver are piled
high in front Of the altar. The aggregate
Of the collections amounts to about 5000.
Archbishop Feehan gave So.
Excitement is at fever heat in the crowd
ed church, with many affecting scenes and
episodes Emotional women struggle with
pu: hing, crCwding members of the stronger
sex In patriotic rivalry to have their
contributions received. The work will be
kept Up until enough money is raised to
defray the transportation charges of every
Chicago Greek VINO wants to battle for
his native land.
If this recruiting keeps on much longer
at the present rate. said Father Phiam-
DO. Il may as well pack up my traps and
go to the front with the rest, for my con-
gresation and my occupation will both be
gone
Five hundred men. it Is said will be ON
their way 10 join King Georges army
next week
The Minneapolis contingent of Greeks
passed through the city last evening, as
did also the recruits from Texas and the
southwest.
The Chicago recruits leaving this even
ing will sail from New York by a French
liner Saturday morning.
Turks Capture Greek Positions.
LARISSA. April 1.-The Turks have &C.
cupied several Greek positions near Neze-
ros- Very severe fighting occurred west
ward of this place during the morning
To Observe War Movements.
The War Department today cabled TO
Capt Scriven. United States military at
tache at Rome. permission to proceed to
Athens and report to the United States
minister there. with a view to gathering
technical information in regard to the war
between Greece and Turkey. Capt: Dorst
the United States military attache at VI
emma, has also been granted permission 70
Turkish troops in the campaign In a sim
liar capacity. IL he cares to do so.
This action was taken after correspon-
dsrce with the Turkish and Grectan an
thorittes. neither of which offered the least
opposition to the plan of having a United
States army oficer with the opposio .
forces In the neld simply for purposes al
observation and study.
NofhtnG has been received from Minister
TerreD At Constantinople for the past two
Gays. and nothing has occurred within that
period recurring additional action on the
part Of this government for the protection
OF American interests in the two countries
at war. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-04-22
NEWSPAPER COMM ENTS
What is Said Of Mr.. Charles A. Dana's Re-
traction.
The Suns Statement Concerning q
Director Of the Associated Press
and It's Apology.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
On the 18th instant the New York Sun
published the following correction:
ION February ~. 1895. the Sun published
an editorial article entitled. The Work Of
Rascals,' in which certain severe structures
were made upon Mr.. Frank B. Noyes of
The Washington Star
I'VE desire to correct our statement In
reference to Mr.. Noyes, and to withdraw
any remarks rejecting either upon his per-
sonal or business integrity. The article
was written under q misapprehension as to
the facts in the case, and we regret its
publication IN the Sun. as doing grave in
justice 10 a gentleman whose character Is
above reprOach."
BY making this frank and explicit state
ment of its error regarding Mr.. Noyes it
has done the simplest act OF justice to one
OF the ablest. most esteemed and honorable
journalists of the country The complete
ness of the correction was due not less to
Mr.. Noyes' high character than it was cred
liable to the Suns sense Of what was owing
to Its own reputation for fairness and
truth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-04-22
Government Dohda.
Quotations reported by Corson q Macart-
ney, bankerx
Grain and Cotton Markets.

Furnished by w. B. Hibts & Co. bankers
and brokers. 1421 + St. members New York
stock exchange, correspondents Messrs
Ladeuburg, Thalmann Il CO.. New York
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-04-22
Rev. DIR. Henry Gordon. Death.

The Rev. Henry Gordon, DID, for half a
century pastor of a United Presbyterian
church at Cambridge, N. Y, died yesterday.
He was prominent in G. A. R circles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-04-22
KANSAS sTORM-swEPT.
Sand Blown ut u Furious Rate, Over
the Arkansas Valley.

TOPEKA. Kan. April 2c:-Terrific sand
storms have swept over the Arkansas val
ley in southwestern Kansas. The wind
blew at the rate of forty miles hour.
The storm was SO violent that corn planted
two inches in the ground was blown for
miles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-04-22
ASSASSINATION ATTEMPTED.

An Effort to XIII the Chief Executive
of Uruguay.
MONTEVIDEO. Uruguay. April 22.-An
attempt has been made to assassinate the
president of Uruguay, Senior Jidiarte Borda.
He was shot at by the would-be assassin.
but the mullet missed its mark.
The presidents assailant was arrested
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-04-22

The local option election In Pulaski, Va.
resulted In victory for the drys By ma
mcrfty of q.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-04-22

The Senate voted at O'Clock on the
Nelson subgtitute to the bonkruptcy bill
and the substitute was carried. Si-2z
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-04-22

Want ads. in The Star pay because
they bring answers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-04-22
TURKISH FLEETS UNITE.

Preparing for a Naval Fight With the
Greeks.
THE DARDANELLES, April %, 6:35 am
"A second Turkish fleet has Joined the first
fleet in the Bay of Niagara
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-04-22
RUSSIA TO INTERVENE.
Ii In Said That the Necessary Meas
ures Have Been Taken.

PARIS. April lie Journals CORE
spondent at Odessa telegraphs that all the
necessary measures have been taken a
Sebastopol for the eventual Intervention o.
Russia in the war between Turkey ant
Greece.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-04-22

relations between Turkey and Greece. By
the same order all Turkish vessels In Greek
waters are required to leave them within
the same period
Finally, at TIL. expiration of the fortnight
the services of the Turkish light houses in
the Gulf OF Salonica will he suspended and
the gulf itself will be closed at night to
navigation while the war lasts
In the MiIouna Pass.
HEADQUARTERS OF THE TURKISH
ARMY. MILOUNA PASS. April p. IL am.
Very heavy fighting has been in progress
since dawn. The Greeks have endeavored TO
take by storm the Turkish position on the
hill opposite the ercrance of the raviue.
The Greeks were repulsed Upon each occa-
sion with tremendous loss. The engage
ment is still proceeding The Turks have
a strong reserve force ready to be brought
into action if needed During yesterday s
fighting in the same locality a Turkish
general of brigade was killed.
Minister Skouxes Protests.
LONDON. April 22.-The Greek legation
here has received a dispatch from M.
Skouzes, the minister for foreign affairs
of Greece, in which. referring to the order
for the expulsion of all Greeks from Tur-
key at the expiration of fortnight from
Saturday last the date of the rupture OF
diplomatic relations between Greece and
Turkey. he says their expulsion Is con-
trdry 10 tne principles oI Hiouefn clFLIZa
ton. He adds that Greece desires all Tur-
kish subjects residing within Greek terri
tory to rem ain long as their conduct
does not afford ground for complaint.
Would Greece Abandon Cretes
PARIS. April 22.-Accor;ifng to a dispatch
received here from ConstantinOple. Greece
has informed the powers that she will
abandon her claims to the Island of Crete
if the powers will force Turkey to cede her
Epirus and Mount Olympus, accorded to
her by the treaty of Berlin
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-12
Taxation of judgments.

The supreme court will soon pass
on the taxation of judgments law
passed at the recent session of the
legislature. The object of the act is
to compel the holders of judgments
to pay taxes on them by rendering
untaxed judgments invalid. 1t will
in effect act as a sort Of bankruptcy
law. A case has come from Holton
where one j. T, Gibson returned per-
sonal property at a value Of $780,
This was increased to $50 by the
board Of equalization because of a
judgment owned. The sheriff was
ordered to make the collection of the
tax but Gibson resisted and the dis
trict court was appealed to and de-
cided that he must pay on the judy
ment. Gibson claimed that the
Judgment should be taxed in Missouri
and not in Kansas, and the court of
appeals sustained the district court.
The case now comes to the supreme
court for final review. The law has
not been enforced in the counties gen.
orally this year, the county attorneys
holding that it does not take effect
until next year, The act did not be-
come a law until after the first of
March, and the first listing of judy
ments will not begin until next year.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-12
A Calamity Philosopher

Hats off to the political reasoner of
the Kansas City Times. He has
found the reason for Kansas prosper
itv. He knows that the state has in
creased 4 million dollars in assessed
valuation, or about $l5.00O,O0O in
actual property; he realizes that the
banks reserve is 40 per cent of the
deposits ana more cash is in the
banks than is loaned out And this
is his argument: "The reason is that
Hannaism and McKinleyism have
made SO many tramps, who are
proving through the highways of
Kansas, going from east to west, that
the people are afraid to keep money
in their houses or about their per-
SON." When the calamity party gets
in power, if by any ill-fate it ever
does, its least recognition of this
profound philosopher would be to
make him secretary of state. 1t is
not often that such a genius is dis
covered. A man who can get a
calamity argument out of the largest
bank deposits in the states history is
too great to be working on a Kansas
City paper.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-12
HODGE BROS.

There are several curious things
about that new school book law. The
law says that old books shall be
traded in at half the price of the new
books. The commission has added
the rule that the backs must be in
first class shape, no leaves missing
and shall not be defaced in any man
ner. This will enable the commits
sion to start a big second hand ex-
change at Topeka, which it figures
will enable it 70 make enough off the
first years supply to cover any sub
sequent deficit for the next two or
three years. Take the fifth reader,
for example. The prices of the one
schools have been using is 80 cents;
of the new book, 40 cents. The
pupils will receive 20 cents in trade
for their old book if it is in good con-
dition. The commission can sell this
book for about fifty cents, making a
clean 80 cents on the deal. Abilene
is going to wait and see the books
and understand the situation thor
oughly.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-12
Kansas Is Prospecting.

1t is significant Of the upward turn
the state has taken that the state
board Of equalization which has just
completed its work has found an in
crease Of over four million dollars in
value Of property in the past year.
The greater increase is in the person.
al property. and the railroads are not
hit heavily, although this is a Popu-
list administration. 1t was somewhat
unexpected that they should be let off
SO well. The cattle industry has
made great increase in value of the
stock of the state and there is un-
doubtedly a larger amount OF farm
personal property than for many
years, II not in the history Of the
state. The board had hard time
getting the valuations adjusted. II
raised the land values Of Wyandotte
county l25 per cent for the purposes
Of state taxation. The inequalities
cannot be entirely corrected by the
board, but some Of them can be.
Kansas needs new assessment meth
DDS badly.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-12
Why Not Be Fair.

The statistics Of the Kansas department Of
agriculture show n net increase OF 10000 In
the population OF Kansas during the last
year. The natural increase by babies would
be more than that II there was a brick wall
around the state. In other words, about
10000 more people must have pulled out OF
Kansas than came here-eycept the babies
who couldn't help It'll Emporia Gazette.
The above would seem to indicate
that Mr.. White is applying to Kansas
in 1897, the same argument that he
used in 1896, though in one case the
state gained nothing, practically, and
in the other it has gained $4,000. He
seems to forget that great health re-
sort as Kansas is, some people do die
here. Probably nearly as many die
as are born. and Kansas has really
made a gain in population. 1t has
gained about sl5, 900, 900 in assessed
valuation, and the bank deposits OF
the state are larger than the loans.
The cash on hand is 40 per cent Of the
deposits, and the state is on the whole
in the best condition in decade.
Talk about Nebraska gaining. Ne.
braska has not made one-half the
progress in the past year that Kansas
has in business way. 1t has not
gained so much in wealth or prosper
ity. Kansas is going ahead, and the
turn of the tide has come. What is
the use Of throwing rocks at it, espec-
tally when the rocks were quarried
Two or three years ago and do not hit
present conditions. 1t does not re-
quire any exaggeration to be cheerful
over Kansas outlook--it simply re-
quires a healthy digestion and a will
lingness to see things as they are.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-12
Double Liability.

The double liability laws Of the
state are having a trial in the case
now carried on in the state supreme
court of Maine over some Kansas in
vestments. 1t is test case growing
out Of some boom time investments
by Maine people. There was a United
States bank at Atchison and also
United States Bank building associa-
ton with practically the same persons
in both. The latter became insol-
vent and suit was brought against
several Maine stockholders to enforce
the double liability law of this state.
The case against one Mrs. Bodwell
was made a test case by agreement
and she lost in the district court.
The supreme court heard it and one
Of the Judges did not sit being inter-
ested in one of the cases and the
other six were equally divided. The
second hearing was held last week
and the outcome is awaited with
much interest. The brief OF the
plaintiff is one Of the most volumin-
Gus ever prepared in the state. The
position Of the defen Sc is that the
double liability law is in the nature
of penalty and cannot be enforced
outside Of the state. A similar case
has been In the United States court
Of appeals and the law was upheld.
II this is the case In the action OF the
Maine court it will greatly strengthen
the law and many other cases against
outside parties will doubtless be
brought. Other states that have the
same kind of statute will also watch
1t with interest. The settlement Of
so many boom matters has made these
statutes of much Importance to the
people Of the state.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-12

The Chicago Record has been adj
vertising that it would give the views
of Gov. Leedy on what should be
taught to children. Instead there is
a half column beginning, 1.-The gov
ernor directs me to say" and contain
ing a lot of Egyptian folklore and
hifalutin nonsense that Leedy could
not understand to save his neck,
signed, M. G. Little. Private Secre-
tary." Ed does work that old Leroy
clodhopper for sucker about seven
days in week.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-12
ABILENE WEEKLY REFLECTOR ABILENE KANSAS AUGUST IL -TwELt PAGES
One of the gems Of the Popocratic

One Of the gems Of the Popocratic
Ohio platform is;
1--WE demand that the standard silver dol
lars shall be full legal tender equally with
gold for all debts, public and private"
1t is now "a full legal tender for
all debts, public and private" except
where such men as William NJ. Stew
art, John P. Jones, Arthur Sewall,
John P. Altgeld, John R. Mclean and
other silver leaders deprive it Of its
full legal tender value by making
their contracts and loans and rents
and interest payable by the poor in
gold only. Every one Of the 100000
900 standard silver dollars which we
now have is full legal tender for all
debts, public and private, and the
party which asserts even by implica-
ton that this is not the fact intends
either to discredit those dollars or to
deceive the people, or both.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-12

The great ditch that is to lead from
the Arkansas river to the Cheyenne
bottoms and make lake eight by
fourteen miles Of the plans do not
miscarry) is being completed. The
water is secured from the underflow
when the river is low. Many farms
along the ditch as far as completed
have been irrigated this summer. 1t
will be a great thing for Barton
county il it succeeds. 1t has been
laughed at good deal but may win
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-12
How Kansas Is Starving.

From the returns TO the Kansas
state board of agriculture, says the
X. c. journal, it appears that the
winter wheat raised this year in a
block of six adjoining counties,
namely, Barton, Ellis, Ellsworth,
Pawnee, Rush and Russell 60
cents per bushel, would be equal to a
per capita Of SlS9.9O for every man.
woman and child in the six counties
which, by the way, with the ex-
ception Of part of Ellsworth, are in
the western half Of the state, The
aggregate sum it would yield is
$6, 1914, $751; The sum for each in
dividual in the different counties
would be as follows: Pawnee, $l99.59;
Rush, Sl99. Is; Ellis, $l44.43; Barton,
$3.50; Ellsworth, Sl09. 3S; Russell,
Sl06. IS. Sumner with its 1855, $50
bushels probably has more winter
wheat than was ever produced in one
year by any like territory in the
world. The amount that it would
bring to each one Of the county's in
habitants, big and little ut go cents a
bushel, would be Sl2l.27.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-12

The county commissioners of Clay
county have voted to buy all delin-
quent taxes with money from the
county treasury. II at the end of
three years the lands bid in are not
redeemed. they become the property
Of the county to be sold by the COM
missioners. 1t is an experiment that
has been tried by but few counties.
Dickinson adopted it four years ago
and has gone back to the old method
of selling delinquent taxes to the
highest bidder and will do so at the
September sale. The new method
cumbers the county with a large
amount of worthless land that is not
saleable at any price.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-12

Judge Randolph of the Emporia dis
trict has made ruling that is caus-
ing much discussion. He says that
the holder of a note, bearing 5 per
cent interest until due and 10 per
cent after due with matured coupons
bearing 10 per cent interest, cannot
get but s per cent after due. Judge
Randolph says the 10 per cent is in
the nature of a penalty which is not
according to the statutes.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-12

About every 80 days the Pop state
officers put up a great roar about not
paying for bonds purchased by the
school fund commission because they
are issued beyond the limit. Then
Pop papers all copy it and praise the
officers for their integrity. But we
notice that in the course of the next
80 days some way is always fixed up
by which the bonds are paid for.
Vide the Wichita bonds.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-12

County funds are not wanted by the
banks OF western Kansas under the
regulations Of the new law. The leg
islature at Its recent session ruled
that banks might be made repositories
for county funds but that they should
pay at least two per cent on daily
balances for the use Of the same.
Many Of the banks Of the western part
OF the state have refused to take these
funds on such terms, saying that they
cannot use them to advantage and
that their deposits are already larger
than they can make profit on under
the present conditions. Western
Kansas is all right.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-12

True greatness item from the
Wichita Eagle: A man who has seen
Mckinley, Bismarck, Gladstone and
King Hambert says he never realized
what real greatness was until he saw
until he saw Ed Little lolling in the
back seat of an open hack on the main
street of little town.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-12

The fourth annual reunion Of the
Northwest Kansas G. A. h. will be
held again this year at Concordia. The
dates are August Slst and September
l., 2, 5. The reunion grounds this
year will be under the large shade
trees by the river. Splendid accom-
modations will be furnished visitors.
There will be reduced rates on all
railroads running into Concordia.
This is to be made the biggest re-
union Of any of them.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-12

The sheep men are arranging for
greater feeding grounds than ever
this fall. 1t is expected that with
cheap feed and the increased price
that is looked for in wool because Of
the new tariff bill that they can make
better money than before. One firm
will feed 10000 in the northwest part
Of the state, and others will operate
in the central portion. The humble
sheep seems likely to get his rights
again in Kansas.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-12

salina Republicans; Since little
Chris Hoifman's faith has been lost
in ARABIAN philosophy" may he not
be turned from his feverish unbelief
in everything sensible, and from his
laundiced view Of life, to Fields Of
brighter daym The little man has a
big head, and there should be some
thing more in it than an eternal kick
against history, experience, laws Of
nature and good horse-sense. 1t is
too bad that he should waste his very
plentiful gray matter in the arid
desert of discomfort with everything
that is.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-12

The gold Democrats of Ohio, 4O4
delegates strong, will meet in conven-
tion next month to nominate a full
state ticket. They hope to cast not
less than 40, 900 votes and to run the
party machinery before the year 1900.
This is valuable pointer for gen.
tleman named Bryan.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-12

Mr.. Royal Matthews, of Mcpherson,
has announced his candidacy for the
Republican nomination for congress
in the Seventh district. His Royalty
will do well to explain some of his
votes in the legislature before he
spends too much time and money on
his hnnm.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-12

Striker has made a valuable dis
covery. He says that the book trust
has bribed all the papers that criticise
his FOOL utterances and questions.
How in the world did he get on to itp
We thought nobody knew that each
editor who criticises Stryker gets
$1,000 in gold the next day from the
trust. 1t was cruel Of Stryker to ex-
pose it.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-12

With fall Of ten cents per ounce
in the value Of silver in the last year
and an increase Of twenty-three cents
per bushel in the value of wheat In
the same period, Mr.. Bryan and his
followers are going to find some EN-.
barrassment in explaining this fall
their assertions Of a year ago.