Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-11-18
Editors Want Oklahoma and Indian
Territory Admitted Together.
WAR On BIC STORES IN OMAHA.
The Governor Of Arkansas Against Foot
ball-rsmmauy Booming Judge Parker
for the Presidency Expert
ment-MCCoy Whips Smith.

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address, which was happily responded
to by President Niblack. Papers were
read and addresses delivered by more
than Is Of the most prominent terri
torial editors Eight delegates were
appointed TO the national convention,
and Oklahoma City was named as the
next place Of meeting. The following
important statehood resolution was
passed:
Resolved That we, the Press Association OF
Oklahoma territory. In regular semi-annual ses-
sion assembled at Hennessey the 18th day OF
November, 1897. favor the immediate creation OF
state from Oklahoma territory, with such
boundaries as congress may determine Pro-
vided, that II such boundaries shall include Ok
lahoma and the Indian territory, the state so
created shall exercise neither legislative, judi
dicial nor other control over either Of the five
nations until such nations shall ratlfy the con-
stituti0n Of such state In such manner Oh con-
gress may direct subject only to the right OF
any one Of such nations to act sngy on such
constitution and thereby become part OF said
state
Resolved, That we favor the admission OF
such state under the name Of the state Of Okla
homa
WAR ON BIG STORES IN OMAHA.
OMAHA, Neb., Nov. 18-The fight
that Is being carried on here against
department stores reached exciting
proportions yesterday when the ques-
ton came up at a meeting Of the
Omaha Ministerial union. All the
leading ministers OF the city were
present, as an animated session was
anticipated Messrs Cowles, Beard
and Wilcox represented the committee
on department stores from the Re-
tailers' association and addressed the
union. They spoke Of department
stores as not adhering to strictly le.
Ultimate business methods, and cited
several instances in which they claimed
sales had been advertised In manner
which could not be borne out by fact
Mr.. Beard, however, appealed to the
union principally on the moral side of
the question, claiming that, ut the low
rate Of wages paid, the girl clerks
were forced into avenues Of sin. Ac-
ton was deferred.
GOVERNOR OF ARKANSAS ON FOOTBALL.
LITTLE Rock Ark, Nov. l6.--The
governor Of Arkansas Is the first chief
magistrate to disapprove the game Of
football. In letter to j. l.. Buchan-
an, president of the state university at
Fayetteville, Gov. Jones takes the re-
cent game between the Fort Smith and
university teams as text, strongly
condemns the sport as brutal, and
recommends that there be stop alto
gether to the playing of the game by
students of the university. The gov.
ernor Is OK otlicio president Of the uni
versity board Of trustees. President
Buchanan stated in reply to this that
the university team was under con
tract to play two more games, one with
the Drury college, Missouri, team, and
one with the 0uachta college, Arkan'
sas, team. In reply Gov, Jones grants
permission for these two games, but
orders that no Others be played.
BOOMING JUDGE PARKER.
WASHINGTON, Nov l6.-The success
Of Tammanv in New York ut the re-
cent election is to be followed by an
attempt TO displace Mr. Bryan as
leader Of the democratic party and tc
make New York man the next dem
ocratic candidate for president, The
man whom Tammany and Hill intend
to boom is Justice Alton D, Parker
The fact that Justice Parker ut the
recent election evercame McKinley''
majority of $4,000 and carried thu
state of New York by 10000 will be
urged MS Il reason why the democratic
party should look upon him as tn,
most available candidate for the presi
dency. nThis statement comes from I
member of Tammany hall who is ,
friend Of Croker, Hill and Parker ant
who is well in the confidence of the or
ganizaton.
KITE EXPERIMENTS
New YORK, Nov. l6.-William A
Eddy, the kite experimenter of Ba
yonne, N. j., has had an interesting ex
perience in making his regular weekl,
ascensions. lie is satisfied that b,
means of observations taken at variou
attitudes indications Of approaching
thunderstorms and other meteorologi
col data can be secured. About sO
feet below his kites thermomete
was hung, and near it collector o
electric sparks. The results obtaine,
lead Mr. Eddy to believe that the cleo
trio condition Of the air, as shown b.
the varying height Of the collecto
when the first spark is drawn, may re
veal the approach Of storm in even
cloudless sky. In particular, h
thinks, it will prove advantageous i
determining the approach OF loca
storms
BILLY SMITH WHIPPED ny mccoy.
CHICAGO, Nov. l6.-The six.roun
contest between Kid Mccoy and Au'
tralian Billy Smith, in which Georg
Siler was referee, was stopped by tn
police in the first half Of the secon
round last night The fight woul
not have lasted over two rounds, any
way. as Mccoy knocked Smith dow
twice In the first round, four times
the second and had him nearly out b.
fore the police interfered.
To Advertise the Sunnower State.
WoopBINE, Kan, Nov. l6.-With
cowboy band Of s5 pieces, the me