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Abilene weekly reflector., 1897-01-21
REFLECTOR" AGAIN CHOSEN.
Commit sioners Make It the Official
Paper for 1897.

The board Of county commissioners
last Friday designated the DAILY
and WEEKLY REFLECTOR as the official
paper Of the county for the coming
year. 1t will receive full legal rates
for the delinquent tax list and 80 per
cent for all other county printing.
Out of this 1t is to give 20 per cent on
taxlist and 10 per cent on other
printing to each Of the three other
papers in town-two Populist and one
Democratic-for which the aforesaid
anti-Republican papers ought to feel
profoundly grateful to the Republi-
can majority on the board.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1897-01-21
House Burned at Chapman.
Special to the Reflector.

special 10 the RelleCt0r.
CHAPMAN, Jan. 1S.-The house oc.
cupied by E. Hollis, miller at the
Chapman mill, burned last evening
about 6 O'Clock. Nothing was saved
but part of the furniture.
1t is supposed that sparks from the
chimney set the roof on fire and it
had made considerable headway be-
fore the family became aware of its
dangerous position. The loss will
amount to about $3.50. A week ago
Mr.. Hollis was knocked down by a
runaway team and hurt.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1897-01-21
A Years Church Work.

The Lutheran church issued to the
congregation Sunday a printed
statement Of the receipts and expen-
ditures Of the organization for 1896.
The receipts for the year were $l,6S6,
Of which sl,414 was for local expen-
ses and pastors salary. During the
year the Ladies Aid society gave to all
purposes 1894 and the Sunday school
$11O. The pastor, DR.. Haithcox, and
the board Of trustees have reason to
be proud Of the church's work for the
year.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1897-01-21
To Start the Medicine Company

H. A. Scott left Monday morning for
Pittsburg to commence the business
Of the Family Medical Co. James
Mccoy went with him and will start a
small printing establishment for labels
and circulars for the firm. The labels
will have pictures Of Pitt Halleck and
Harvey Scott on them, the first re-
presenting "before taking" and the
latter latter taking" Ralph and
Charles Dyer will go the last Of the
week to Pittsburg to act as salesmen.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1897-01-21
MNASPY IS CAUGHT,
WAS ONLY DOWN IN MISSOURI
AFTER ALL.
he Has Been Sought for all Over
the West But a Woman Was His
Downfall in the End.

Undersheriff Smith telegraphed
this afternoon from Thayer, Mo-; 81
have captured James McNaspy.' He
will return without requisition
paper"
McNaspy left Herington last sum,
mer suddenly and creditors with ac-
counts amounting to 100000 have
searched for him ever since. Sheriff
Robson has been on his trail for sew
eral weeks, tracing his movements
through a woman with whom
McNaspy seems to have been infatu-
ated. 1t was good detective work
and the sheriff Justly feels well over
it. McNaspy will be brought here at
once. 1t is a big fall for once prom
inent man.
James McNaspy, Of Herington, for
whom the officers have been search
ing for five months, was brought in
this afternoon from Thayer, Mo-, by
Under Sheriff Smith. They got off
the south side OF the train and made
beeline for the jail to avoid the
crowds but a hundred or two people
were on the lookout and followed
them. McNaspy is as good-looking
as ever, wore light overccat jaunt-
lily and carried neat grip.
The specific charge on which Mr.
McNaspy is arrested is forgery
charged by Nina Hart Of Herington.
The complaint is in Quinn's court
and alleges that on March he
forged note for $l6S payable at
Herington bank and purporting to be
signed by Jas. M. Harmon, which
was forgery and issued to defraud
one M. H. Budd. The note was sold
and McNaspy reaped the proceeds.
Other charges will be brought.
The arrested man has a wife and
family at Herington who have been
left with scarcely any property and
who have the sympathy OF all. Mr..
McNaspy was for years one of the
leading politicians of the county and
supposed to be wealthy.
There is little to tell OF the capture.
McNaspy was boarding at Thayer and
says he did not have money enough to
buy heavy clothes or he would have
gone north. He says he took no
money with him, he had loaned the
money out and could not get it back
and he just had to go. He feels very
bad over the predicament and refuses
to talk.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1897-01-21
CAME STRAIGHT HOME
And Fell Into the Officers Arms
Of Course.

Several months ago James Bough-
ner was arrested here on a charge Of
breaking into depot at Linwood and
was taken to Jail at Leavenworth for
trial. He broke jail Sunday and
word was sent here to watch for him.
The marshal and night watch kept
an eye on incoming trains and last
night the latter, H. s. Folk, was sue
cessful. As the l2;45 passenger
on the Union Pacific came in Bough-
ner stepped off right into Folks
arms. He was lodged in jail and
officers from Leavenworth notified.
The sheriff came after him this after
noon and will take him back tonight.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1897-01-21
Sunday School Officers,

The Baptist Sunday school elected
the following officers Sunday: Super.
intendent, Mrs. j. Fulton; assistant
superintendent, Isaac Haynes; secre-
tary, Bertha Woolverton; treasurer
Arthur Petrie; organist. Mrs. Roy
Wevant.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1897-01-21
ONE ON HANNA.
Bennett Beats Him With a Pure
Butter Bill.

Special to the Reflector
TOPEKA, Jan. Ex-senator Hanna
Of the Dickinson county district is in
the butter business and has made
many boasts as to bills proposed.
Yesterday Representative Bennett, of
Dickinson county, got the laugh on
him by introducing very complete
bill for the regulation Of the sale Of
all butter adulterations, getting a
good start of Hanna whose bill has
not materialized yet.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1897-01-21
Revival at Chapman.
Special to the Reflector.

CHAPMAN, Jan. 1S.-The protracted
meetings at the M. L. church will be
continued another week. Three
ministers, Revs. Koogle, Lutheran;
W. G. Wheeler, Congregational; and
Thomas Mcconnell, Methodist, are
preaching earnest and powerful ser.
mons nightly. The response Of the
audience is slow and difiident at
present.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1897-01-21

A pocketbook was found in
Topeka alley yesterday that belonged
to A. P. Collins, a Solomon farmer,
from whom 1t had been stolen. This
is probably to offset Cy Corning's
lost and found pocketbook in Abilene.
Gov. Leedy's message was the
most important piece of news since
election. The REFLECTOR gave 1t 10
hours before it reached here by any
other paper. To get the news while
it is news read the REFLECTOR.
W. W. Reno, formerly teacher
In the county high school but now of
Lawrence is going to Topeka to pub
lish handbook Of the legislature
with pictures Of all the members and
other state officials. He thinks 1t will
be big success
Ottawa Herald. Hutchinson, Alb
ilene and several other cities are after
the Fred Close-Leedy North and South
railroad, but we give notice now that
Ottawa is not after it II it requires
bond voting and Fred Close is to han
die the bonds. Under such circum-
stances we will take no stock.
Dillon Republican; The Dillon
Roller Mill is undergoing extensive
improvements. G. Heller, the pro-
prietor, is remodeling it throughout.
New and improved machinery is TAX
ing the place Of the old and when the
work is completed the mill will be
one of the best in state. Four grades
OF flour will be manufactured,
Abilene has commenced to cast
Reflections on its rival towns Of Her.
ington and Hope over their efforts to
secure Leedy's proposed new road to
Galveston [Salina Republican.
You are wrong. We ar0 willing to
let those lively towns fights 1t out
our only contention is that the road
must pass through Abilene.
Papa" inquired the editors
only son, "what do You call your
ollice~ "Well," was the reply,
"the world calls an editorial office
the sanctum sanctorum." "Then |
suppose" and the small boy was
thoughtful for moment, "that
mammals Office is a spankum spank
Drum, isn't it?"
One of the high school junior
boys, during the rainy weather this
week, thought he recognized long
lost umbrella Of his fathers in the
hands of freshman girl and forth
with raised a row. OF course the
matter was investigated and 1t turns
out that the blame all lies with the
boys father who left the umbrella at
his club and there it stayed for
months. The girls father who Is
janitor Of that particular club build
ing finally got tired of having it
around and carried it home with him.
Every time the postolllce inspect
or comes around he kicks because
people do not pay the box rent more
promptly. Asa matter Of fact the
law requires the postmaster to declare
a box vacant il the rent is not paid
within 10 days after it falls due, and
II he fails to do this he takes the re-
sponsibility for the whole quarters
rent upon himself. 1t might not bea
bad thing for the patrons Of the office
to remember that when they fail to
pay their box rent promptly it is the
postmaster and not the United States
1f America that they areimposing on.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1897-01-21
RECENT REFLECTIONS.

-Mhrrlage Icense' d. W ohih
and Minnie Phillips, Holland.
w. R. Edwards living near Man
chester sold 2l66 dozen eggs in 1896.
Prof. Dyche's lecture receipts
were $3.50. The Y, P. s. G. Il. Of
the Presbyterian church netted
about $lS.
The Salina Republican says the
story about Frank Hamilton COM
mitting suicide in Texas Is fake.
He is alive and hearty.
-Supt. Humbargar today appoint
cd Geo. Minter to succeed the late
Cyrus Lenhart as treasurer Of district
1902, south Of the city.
The adopted child Of Emmanuel
Hoffman, living near Detroit, died
aged six months, Monday afternoon
and was buried Tuesday.
The neighboring towns are having
play called "Shadows of a Great
City," 1t is a description Of some
phases of life in Abilene.
X. c. Star: T. Il. Dewey and c,
J. Brown, who are soon to join the
caravan, daily get together and sing
''Shall we gather at the riverP'
X. c. Star. Judge 0. l.. Moore
of Abilene has made rule that only
parties and witnesses concerned may
hear the tales Of woe told in divorce
trials.
-Tolliver 4 Geauque are at work
fixing the west end of the old plan
ming mill for machine shop. The
Salvation Army will occupy their
present location.
Fatty Walck is going to be the
bicycle manager Of Andrews Bros.
summer hotel in Minnesota next sum-
mer. He will let his hair grow and
be the chief attraction Of the place.
1t is reported that Charles Sum-
mers, the base ball pitcher, will locate
in Michigan, going there soon. Abb
lene will have to hunt another
sphere-twirler. Send for the lnjun.
The death Of Mrs. Anna Garvey,
aged 6S, Of Bright's disease Sunday is
reported. She lived over the line in
Clay county and was a sister Of Mrs.
Alex. Young Of Manchester.
Frank Ball is not loadng any
these days. In addition to the lot of
stock already at the Walnut Grove
farm he and George Huffman will
have $50 head OF calves in Wednes-
day or Thursday.
Another case was brought
against Jas. McNaspy Tuesday. Al.
Wendlandt living near Herington
charges him with raising note from
$50 to $3.50. Time for preliminary
has not yet been set.
The Hope Dispatch is one the
most careful and exact papers that
comes to our table. 1t apologies this
week for having said new baby
down there weighed 10 pounds when
it should have been 8 pounds.
Every dollar sent out Of Abilene
for goods that can be obtained here
is sent away to the detriment Of the
city's business interests, and every
dollar that is spent here, stays where
1t belongs, and adds just as much to
the city's growth. Therefore, patron
lie those who have placed their capi-
tai in our midst, and whose interests,
in the aggregate, constitute the city.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1897-01-21
Duestrow Will Hang.

Special to the Reflector.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 10. The su-
preme court today affirmed the YER
dict in the case of Arthur Duestrow,
millionaire murderer and he must
hang,
Abilene weekly reflector., 1897-01-21
Highest Of all in Leavenng Power-Lae U. S Govt Report
@!A!!!! 9! Rski2s Bsxa:sE
ABSOLUTELY PURE
ABSOLUTELY PURE

must wait on his pleasure. 1t will
do them good to roar. 1t will exer-
else their lungs-but it won't worry
the private secretary. Not much!
Abilene weekly reflector., 1897-01-21

Get your shaving and hair-cutting
done at c. W. Hollis barber shop,
corner Of Broadway and Second street.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1897-01-21

%Highest price paid for all kinds
Of Produce.
Smyrna times., 1897-08-04

The FEDERAL PATRONAGE. The
Milford CHrOnicIe thus tells of Federal
patronage: 'In the rear part of the
Convention Hall at Dover, on May 70,
1896, there stood beside an ex-member
of the Republican State Central Com
mittee, one General Mckinley Os-
borne, an emissary sent out to secure
votes at st Louis Convention, who was
ready to barter the soul and honor of
the Republican party to accomplish
this end. 1t was then believed that
the Republican party of Delaware
would not instruct its delegates to vote
for any one. AS result of the unhOly
compact at that time made for federal
patronage, the boilers withdrew from
that convention.
In view of what has, and is about to
happen, it is plain to any person cap
able of reasoning, that those now mas
querading as Regular Republican"
bartered the State of Delaware as the
price for their electoral votes at St.
Louis and the federal patronage Nc
Kinley, or his emisaries can not afford
to go back on their bargain and sale
with the boilers. OF course their de-
feated candidate for Governor was
fixed by cOusulship-of course that
exmember of the State Committee
will be fixed by another consulship
for which he is now applying of
course the wart in Laurel was given a
pOstmastership-of course Bobby Hous-
ton will be looked after-of course a
federal judgeship went to Mr.. Brad
fOrd-Of course Mr.. Hugh Browne,
chairman of the Boilers State Central
Committee, will be appointed U. S.
District attorney, and the only slip in
the entire program was where their
Democratic allies came in, and another
judgdship then slipped through Mr..
Richards fingers.
Smyrna times., 1897-08-04
State House c0ntracia.

b. A. HAZEL, chairman Of the COM
mittee on remodeling the State House
at Dover, opened these bids Monday
(this does not include the plumbing):
J. w. Ratclif, Milford, $6s69; William
Fisher, Dover, $3.50; w. L. James.
Wilmington, $96S5; Collins & Cohee,
Milford, $4,000; A. L. Hudson, Jr.,
Clayton, $40, 1853 The bids for plumb
ing are L. X. Jones & Bro, Dover,
$3.50: Trainer & Co., Wilmington,
1895; Pierce and Carman, Milford.
$114s; George w. Taylor, Smyrna,
$1153.SO. The contracts will be award
ed to J. w. RatclifI, of Milford, and
L. X. Jones l. Bro, Of Dover. Other
items, not in the specifications, will
run tho cost of remodeling up to $4,000
in addition to the above amounts.
n. B.-Chairman Hazell has Just
been seen and says that the contract
has not been awarded. Bids are too
high.
Smyrna times., 1897-08-04
CLAYTON.

st. Paul NJ. E. Sunday School at
Clayton, will picnic at Woodland Beach
tomorrow. The Ewell NJ. p. Church
will picnic on August II inst
Tomorrow promises to be a big day
at Pastime Driving Park, Townsend
as it is to be opening day. There will
be a game of baseball played by the
strong Clayton team against the Town
send club.
Peter Blair while around the thresh-
ing yard of Joseph Ennis, on the "HOf-
fecker" farm near town, met with a Sc
we're accident several days ago. He
stumbled and fell, fracturing his knee
cap.
Preparations are being made by the
members of ST. Paul NJ. E. Church to
hold Mother Goose Market in the
fore part of October. It promises to be
a novel and successful affair.
DIR. E. Wolf, of Laurel, who has
built several houses here, has decided
to build two more.
VIM. Briggs, living on the Hudson"
farm between Clayton and Smyrna
fell one day last week while at work
and broke rib.
The M. E. Church will undergo i'm
pOrtant repairs to restore the damage
done by lightning Friday week.
The second series of the Loan AssO-
citation has matured- running II years
and months. 1t consists of226l shares,
and takes $45, 900 to pay off. Only $18,
600 was borrowed on the series.
Smyrna times., 1897-08-04

GORMAN's STRADDLING PLATFoRM.-Th
fate of the man who attempted to ride two
horses, going in different directions, is a
matter of ancient history. 1t is all the
more surprising. therefore, that with the
light of experience to guide them, politi-
clans of the present day will persist in at
tempting the impossible feat. The latest
aspirant for the honor of breaking the rec
ord in this line of acrObatic venture is
Senator Arthur p. German of MARYLAND.
who prepared the platform adopted bv the
Maryland Democratic State Convention, on
Wednesday last, straddling financial plank
and all.
The fact that the Maryland Democrats
emphatically declared in favor of the gold
standard at their convention last year. and
afterwards extended to Bryan the support
of their party organization, mainly from a
spirit of party regularity. doubtless infiu-
enced Senator German this year in drawing
a financial plank that he believed could be
swallowed by both divisions of the party.
without a grimace by either. But the re-
suits will prove sadly disappointing to his
expectations.
Already the revolt is in open progress.
In Cumberland county the Democrats of
POpulist lnclinations promptly announce
that free silver ticket will be put in the
field, as they are opposed to the financial
/ straddle of the Democratic State cOnven-
ton. On the other hand, the Sound
Money Democrats of the State are eouallv
outspOken in their condemnation of the
German financial straddle. They will have
nothing to do with a campaign conducted
on the lines laid down in the German plat
form. Between these two stools, therefore.
Mr.. German will surely fall, and another
Republican victory in sound Democratic
State result from his attempt to iuggle
with one of the gravest public issues of the
day.-Erery Erening.
Smyrna times., 1897-08-04
THE DOVER FAIR.

The Goth Annual State Fair will be
held at Dover, Sept, IA, Is and 10Th.
The Secretary, A. N. Brown, in a note
acknowledging q contribution to the
Special Premiums, says:
81 note what you say about the en-
couragement given to gambling here
tOfOre, and am compelled to agree with
you, but this will not be my policy. ]
propose to make the exhibition primary
and shall use my best endeavors to
raise the standard and character of all
amusements, in short to make an ideal
fair, where the best results of home,
shop, and field will be exhibited, and
the people shall gather to see them, not
to satisfy simply their curiosity, but
wherever they may go, thus they may
learn to do better and that they may
emulate each other and receive encour-
agement from such a commendable
purpose. If our Annual Exhibitions
do not commend themselves to the sup
port of the best of our citizens, then
my administrations Of the secretary s
Office is a failure from the beginning.
Such are my aims, and to accomplish
them solicit your earnest and hearty
support.
Smyrna times., 1897-08-04
RehobOth Camp.

The RehObOth Camp will begin on
Saturday. August 14th, with an eve
ming service at 7.45. Tuesday 18th,
will be observed as Prohibition day,
and the speakers for the occasion will
be the Rev. Alfred Smith, ID. ID. and
the Rev. w. l.. White, both of whom
are recognized as men of great strength
in discoursing this question. The Rev.
Samuel Small has also been invited
and is expected to be present to speak
in the afternoon Of the 18th. Thursday
the 10th, will be observed as Epworth
League Day and arrangements are
being made for excursions from both
Wilmington and Delmar, who accom-
modate the Epworthians who desire to
spend the day at Rehoboth and partic-
ipate in the exercise. Thursday the
26th will be observed as Sunday School
day and on this date also an excursion
will be run, ample notice of which will
be given. The railroad company has
been asked to extend the time of their
five day tickets and make it good from
August l2th to September LIST. This is
the accommodation which the railroad
company extended last year. Mrs.
McQuay, wife Of the late Rev. Newton
Nc. Quay, will assist in special evan
gelistic services during the camp. She
has been successful in leading large
Smyrna times., 1897-08-04

THE recent National Convention of
the Gold Democrats showed great vi
tality in this faction of the party, which
has been helped no little by the great
gold find and depreciation of silver.
The Sussex Journal, a silver advocate,
thus refers to the gold faction:
How cOnsiderate are the Gold Dem
Ocrats of the country. Last campaign
their cry was that they must have presi-
dental electors of their own true creed,
as they could not cOnscientiOusly
stand the regular Democratic electors,
but that they preferred to stand with
the Democrats on State and local is
sues. So far they had a perfect right
to do so as they were as distinct a
rtypOliticiallya as were the Republican
or Prohibition parties. But this year
in Kentucky, Iowa and News York,
where the money question is not a
party issue, they have put up State
tickets for the sole purpose of crippling
the Democratic parties of those States.
All this they have a right to do, but
where is the consistency. If their
only object is to defeat Democracy,
why not join the Republican party as
well as vote its ticket.
Smyrna times., 1897-08-04
Mosquitoes in Sussex County.
THRILLING AND WEIRD NEWS AS IT GOES
TO METROPOLITAN PAPERS.

THRILLING AND WEIRD NEWS AS 1T GOES
TO METROPOLITAN PAPERS.
A New York paper Monday had the
following despatch from Georgetown:
''PeOple of lower Sussex county are
passing through a plague of mosqui-
toes, the like of which, it is believed
here, even New Jersey folk have never
experienced. The pestiferOus insects
commenced to swarm into the county
Monday night week, since which time
they have hOvered about in clouds.
day and night. They have hocked in
such numbers as to compel a practical
suspension of the camp meetings,
which begun in this section last week. 4"
To-day the camp meeting grounds
between Georgetown and Milton were
deserted. Residents of Georgetown
and Milton decided that it would be
more advisable for them to POSTPONE
their religious devotiOns than to go to
the camp grounds and be devoured bv
mosquitoes.
The mosquitoes that are holding a
blOOd-letting carnival are of decidedly
pugnaciOus variety, and insist not only
upon using their long lances with ter
rible effect, but crawl into the eyes,
ears and mouths of persons. At col
Ored camp meeting near Gravely Hill
on Friday night good sized flock of
the insects attacked the Rev. Joshua
Abbott while he was offering prayer,
and flying into his mouth, almost
chOked him to death and put stop to
to the services.
The plague has assumed such pro-
portions that the negroes are becom-
ing wild with superstition. Many of
them believe the plague is the fore
runner of big drought, during which
the earth will be burned up by the sun.
The oldest and most snperstitious of
them pray all day for cessation of the
plague. At the negro camp meeting
ground the few who ventured there
Monday held special services, in which
devout prayers were offered up for the
deliverance of the country from the
hands of the devil, who, the negroes
say, is responsible for the visit of the
great army Of insects.
AS a result of the presence of the
mosquitoes, this town and Lewes and
Milton are in darkness tonight, the
residents of all theplaces having agreed
last night not to burn or permit to be
burned any lamp or gas jet. In Mil
ton one family brought up all the mos
quito netting a local firm had in
stock, and in this town two families
enjoy the monopoly of mosquito net
ting.
The impression prevails here that
the mosquitoes now pestering people
are the famous Jersey mosquitoes, and
that they were blown across the bay
by the recent northeast storm. Alocal
authority says that the mosquitoes are
OF a migratory species, and that they
will travel northward and get back TO
Jersey by way Of Wilmington and
Philadelphia. Morning News.