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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-12
An

From the Detroit Free Press.
They say that was a brilliant match OF
Bullion and Miss Goldly."
Yes. but ii seems to nave gone ont
when they were married"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-12
Drove an Express Wagon.

Fer five weeks Clara Priddy. aged y,
living near New Castle, Ind. has conduct
ed her fathers express business. Priddv
operates 4 stage line from Cadiz to New
Castle, carrying the mail. merchandise and
passengers. This business was his only
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-12
MISS MAY BALL.
She Is the Youngest md Also First
Director of an Art
Institute.

The youngest and first woman director
of an art institute is Miss May Ball, OF
Valparaiso, Ind, who now occupies the
chair of fine arts at the Northern Indiana
Normal college, located at that place. AZ
ter being graduated from the Chicago In
stitute of Fine Art Miss Bal! gave insrruc-
ton at Milford. IL. until she accepted her
present position. Although a young wom-
an. her rare qualifications and ~eXceptional
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-12
Not That Sort of Books.

From the Detroit Free Press.
ID you lind sermons in stones. and
books in the running brooks? asked the
romantic maiden.
II never ind pocketbooks In them" re-
Piled the matter-of-fact young man.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-12

From the Detroit Free Press.
What IS an outsider"
AN outsider is n person who knows more
about your family affairs than you know
about them yourself
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-12
In Denmark. sweden and rwa

Mamma Berg. Elsa Eschelsson, and IA
trine Dahl uphold the claims of Denmark.
Sweden and Norway. The first of these
ladies married and retired from practice
some time ago. Frauleiu EscheIsson is
famed for her legal knowledge. but does
not seem TO practice katrine Dahl be-
came j doctor in civil law seven years
ago, and she is making active efforts TO
obtain leave to exercise her profession.
To Miss LetItit Alice Warrington belongs
the credit of having first studied law at
Il British university. She is a distinguish
ed graduate of Trinity college. Dublin,
but she does not seem. however. to have
wished to practice at the Irish bar.
Most of those interested in the higher
education of women know something of the
curious and instructive career OF Cornelia
Sorabji. the young Indian lady who. after
completing her studies with great success
at Oxford. spent some time in Il London
solicitors office in order to make herself
acquainted with the more practical side of
law. Since her return TO India she has
ably presided over a native woman coll
lege. but there is apparently nothing to
prevent her making in time a brilliant
career at the Indian bar.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-12

Another lady whose name is widely
known for her legal attachments is the
Roumanian Sarmisa Bilcesco. She passed
very brilliantly all the Paris law faculty
examinations, and then returned to Bu-
chareSt, where. as Il matter of principle
and in order to prove her point. she oh
tanned the right to practice. without, how
ever. caring to avail herself of the priv
ilege.
Nine. Kempin-Spyri is the daughter of
a Swiss clergyman. She passed her bar
examinations some twelve years age at
Zurich, and made a gallant attempt to
obtain an authorization to practice. This
however, WAS refused her. and some three
years ago she settled in Berlin. She trans
acts Il great deal of legal business for
the Anglo-American colony. So far Ger
many has but one lady barrister. Fraulein
Anita Augsburg. of Hanover. She be-
longs to Il well known family of Hano-
verian law givers- She studied at Zurich
and is about TO try to persuade the Munich
bar to admit her as n working barrister.
Mile. Marie Popelin is we'll known in
Belgium, where her efforts to conquer the
prejudiceS of the Brussels bar created a
great deal of interest some time ago. She
is now one of the heads of the Belgian
Woman's Rights party. and as she has
not been allowed to pursue her profession
she devotes her remarkable Evolutionary
gifts to the cause.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-12
Portals OF The WORLD.
WOMEN WHO INTERPRET THE LAWS
OF DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.
Mile Chauvin the First Woman to
Claim the Right of PracticinS
Her Profession in Paris
Law Courts.

Although. France and the United States
between them provide most of the women
lawyers of the present day. there is scarce
ly a country but can bring forward at
least one woman barrisIcr.
authority on the Penal Laws of Italy.
In 1881 Lydia Poet passed the highest
law desre conferred at Turin university,
Twelve years later she was. for Il short
time. actually allowed TO practice. Her
right 10 do so was then taken away: but.
nothing daunted, she has now joined her
brother. 4 well known Italian barrister.
and though she does not appear in court.
she Is known to be one Of the greatest
authorities on penal law in her adopted
country, for the Poets, as the name i'm
plies. are of French extraction.
Finland is represented by Mrs. Anna
Akesscn. who i sstill on the right side OF
%, and who has made a very great repu-
tation as 4 speaker in the Finnish law
courts Finland is evidently the happy
hunting ground of the lady barrister. for
Signe Silen. although she has not actually
passed all the law examinations. is in act
I'VE work. and has even pleaded before
the senate of her country.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-01
BEET SUGAR PLAN.
Gigantic Scheme on Foot for Build
Ing Reflneries in Colorado.
THE BIGGEST zoo IN THE WORLD,
order OF Equity Assigns A Legislator Seeks
to Prevent the Exhibition Of Fight Pie
tures-Capital Punishment Abol-
ished-sulliyan's Challenge.

DENVER, COL, March 26.-John T.
searles, secretary and treasurer of tht
American Sugar Refining Co., Is ii
Denver Although he refuses TO tall,
in regard to the object of his visit tc
Colorado, the Denver Republican SAYS
Ut Is understood that an association,
with David II. Moifatt, the Denver
banker and mine owner, at the head.
is about to inaugurate gigantic prof.
ect for manufacturing beet sugar in
Colorado. II carried to successful
issue 1t will involve an outlay of from
s2,OOO,OOO to s5,OOO,0OO. When an
preached on the subject recently, Mr..
Moffatt is quoted as having said that
he stood ready to invest 1000, 900 in
the industry, provided proper condi-
tons for carrying It on could be Sc
cured. As preliminary to planting
beets and building refneries SO 1t is
authoritatively stated, the projectors
OF the scheme have secured control Of
the La Junta and Lamar canal and of
large tracts OF land that underlie it,
THE BIGGEST ZOO IN THE WORLD.
New YORK, March 20. - The sinking
fund commission has granted tract
OF land In the southern part Of Bronx
park as q site for new geological gar
den. The grant calls for 26l acres and
there the New York Geological society
proposes to found the biggest and best
zoo In the world. 1t will be under the |
auspices of the society, which must |
raise s25O,OOO within three years after |
the park department shall have begun |
The work Of preparing the ground for
The garden. A bill is now before the
legislature to authorize the issue of
'l25,O0O in bonds to provide the park
department. with money for this pur-
pose.
THE ORDER OF EQUITY ASSIGNS.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March 26.-The
upreme council Of the Order of Equi-
y, with supreme officers In this city,
nd operating In 10 states, filed deed
{ assignment yesterday for the bene-
: Of general creditors. Its assets will
OF exceed $4,000, while its total liza
ilities TO holders Of certificates will
aaah md rroha hi a voaad Q1o nna M |
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-01
KANSAS PRoHIBITIONIsTs.
Tho state Temperance Union Urges In
creased Activity In the Cause.

Tho State Temperance Union Urges In.
creased Activity In the Cause.
TOPEKA. Kan, March 29.-The State
Temperance union on Saturday issued
an address to the citizens Of Kansas,
presenting plan Of work for the year
and said that the old-time methods Of
warfare against intemperance should
be revived-the pledge-signing cru
sades, the church and schoolhouse cam.
paigns' the summer rallies and open
air demonstrations. Clutches, Sabbath
schools and young peoples so
cieties are recommended to give
the subject Of temperance increased
attention. 1t was also recommended
that non-partisan statistical matter be
printed and circulated; that speakers
on the subject Of prohibition be en-
ployed all over the state; that temper
ance picnics be held, and that fund
OF $1,000 be raised as soon as possible
Tor the purpose Of paying the expenses
Of speakers and literature as proposed. |
contributions can be sent to +. 0. |
Popenoe, treasurer, State Temperance
1nion, Topeka.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-01
THEY WERE LEFT ALONE.


IerriDle Fate Of Five Children Who Wers
Locked In the House by Parents.
DEs MONIES, h., March 25..-Five
children of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pen.
rod at Laddsdale, mining town on
the Wapollo and Davis county line.
were burned to death last night. Three
were cremated and two died few
hours later. The parents went to re-
ligious meeting, having put the five
children to bed. The schoolhouse
where the services were held was only
loo feet away from the Penrod home.
About nine o'clock an alarm of fire WAS
given and Penrod rushed out to find
his house in flames. II was impossible
to enter the house, as it was crumblinp
when Penrod reached it. The chill.
drens beds were by the window. how.
ever, and Pcnrod burst the window
open and succeeding in pulling the
and four-year-old boys
out horribly burning himself in the
act The two never regained conscious
ness and died In short time. The
others were burned until only few
bones were found in the debris of the
house.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-01

All propositions for the retirement OF
the legal tenders and the abolition of
the treasury reserve as feature of our
currency system are coupled with the
demand for banking system that
would afford large note circulation,
one more responsive to the fuctuating
demands of business and one whose re.
serve would be maintained by banks
which would be compelled by the con-
ditions of their existence and by law
to protect their notes. and which,
through their discount business, have
the necessary machinery for increas-
ing their reserves or decreasing their
liabilities. Such a banking system
would provide the paper currency
which the American people would
rather handle in their daily transac-
tons and carry about as pocket money
than specie.-Iron Age.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-01
Bryan's Mistakeu Policy,

Aren't Bryan and his friends making
q great mistake by continuing the dis
cussion Of the silver question at thi.
time? 1t Is nearly four years until the
next presidential election. and the PEG.
pie can learn whole lot about silver
and the effect of cheap money upon
wages and savings in four years. They
learned much that Bryan didn't Want
them to know during the four short
months Of the last campaign. 1t Is no.
ticeable that in the states where the
question was most discussed the ma
jorities against Bryan were heavy or
his majorities were Unexpectedly
small.
If the silverites will think of the
great amount of work done In the
states west of Pennsylvania, east of COL
orado and north Of Tennessee and re-
fleet upon the result Of the election.
they will, II they are wise and want to
win in 1900, conclude to drop educa-
tional work and to proceed on some less
dangerous line. If Bryan and his
friends would stop talking about sill
yer for three years, it would be difficult
for the "goldbugs" to get people to lis
ten to their convincing arguments.
II our hard times should unfortunately
Bryan might step out few
days before the 1900 election and say:
u told you So" and majority of the
voters, without having given the mat
Ter much thought. might conclude that
perhaps the "crime of 1873" was re-
'ponsible for the lack of prosperity.
3ut II they study the question for four
Whole years they will be certain that
leither silver nor any kind of cheap
money ever brought prosperity to any
though they have often
'rought hard times. The wage earn
RS will understand that sixteen TO one
an underhanded scheme to lower {
ages and the farmers that they can ,
OF, by juggling with cheap money. get !
ny advantage of the rest Of the world c
the matter of prices Of farm prod
cts. \
This educational work must be
opped short. or the cause of free sill.
,r is lost. G
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-01
A DUEL FOUGHT.
Twin Brothers Exchange Shots
Over a Young Lady.
MISSOURI PACIFIC SWITCHNAy HURT
A'ohAo Ramsey, OF Kansas City, Run Over
oy the Cars-Gas Explosion In n Mime
Killed Herself and Paramour-
Wholesale lncendiartsm.

) GREENsBuRe, Ind, March s5.-Georpe
ana Calvin Holmes, brothers, fought a
duel to the death near Moors Hill YES.
terday afternoon. The boys were
twins and 20 years old. They are mem.
bers OF a prominent and wealthy
family. Miss Riggs, over whom thew
fought, is the daughter Of one of the
wealthiest families In the country,
About year ago George Holmes be-
gan paying attentions to Miss Hicrs
ana he was favorably received. Last
christmas his brother Calvin returned
from college and met the young lady
at a neighborhood dance. They at
once seemed smittsn with each other,
ana this aroused the jealousy Of the
girls lover. Nothing was known Of
his feelings, however, until Sunday
night, when Miss Higgs Tilted him for
his brother A quarrel ensued. Yester.
day afternoon the brothers met In the |
road. They quarreled and struck each |
other, when Calvin fired. Several
shots were exchanged, when George
dropped dead. Calvin is wounded over
the heart.
A MISSOURI PACIFIC swIrCHMAN HURT.
KANSAS CRY, Mo-, March 25.-Alouso
Ramsey, switchman In the local yards
OF the Missouri Pacific railway, while
attempting to couple moving cars at
tne state line yesterday, tripped on the
ties. lie was run over by the cars and
badly injured. His left foot was cut
on at the ankle, both hands were cut
on and his left hip was badly crushed.
Ramsey was removed to the Missouri
facific hospital, where his injuries
We're dressed The surgeons nave no
hope whatever for his recovery.
A GAS EXPLOSION IN A MINE.
WiLKEsBARRE, Pa, March 26.-An ex.
plosion OF gas occurred yesterday after.
noon In bore.hole at No. . mine Of
Inc Delaware 4 Hudson Co. and q sheet
81 flame fully rs feet high shot up in
The air. The drill engine and boiler
we're destroyed. George St John.
Michael Doyle and John O'Donnel were
BADLY burned about the face and hands.
The fire department was called ont
nd worked all afternoon trying to 4
ave adjacent property. The fire NAV
urn for weeks.
KILLED HERSELF AND PARAMoUR
MlDDLEsBoRo, Ky, March s5.--A
pecial from Hancock county, Tenn
tates that Martha Bull shot and killed
er paramour, Thomas McRae, and
hen shot herself. The Bull woman 10
ears ago was leader Of society in
amden, Va. She claimed to be col
literally related to Washington.
INCENDIARIsM CONFESSED.
CLEVELAND, O., March 25.-William =
lgless, under arrest here for inc endi.
ISM confessed yesterday to having
It fire to 40 buildings in Detroit.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-01
Ladies Enjoy Bowling.

A number Of ladies have enioyed
the exercise Of bowling at the new
alley opened in the west room Of the
opera house block by Miles Kious Of
Leroy. The manager will set aside
an hour for the ladies any time that
they desire and make the cost very
low so that all can enjoy the sport
cheaply. Everybody who enjoys
good time should try the tenpins and
get it.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-01

A CASE WITHOUT PRECEDENT.
Judge Dale OF Oklahoma, Says United
states statutes Belong to All NJ Ia

| ""npr Dale' OF Oklahoma, Says United
states Statutes Belong to All OF Us.
GUTHRIE, Ok, March 20.-Judge Dale,
In the district court here, rendered a
decision without a precedent in the
United States 1t was in case brought
by the territory against the State Cap
ital Printing Co. for printing and sell
ing statute books which the territory
had copyrighted. Judge Dale holds
mat the government is not "person"
or citizen in any sense, and that
only persons or citizens are entitled to
copyrights; that state govern.
ment is not an institution organized
for profit out Of anything arising from
Its sovereignty; that the laws belong
to the people, and any citizen has a
proprietary interest In them and can
publish them If he sees fit. The court
could find no other decision on the sub
ject anywhere on record and was
Obliged to tread entirely on new
ground,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-01
Started for Minnesota.

NAVARRO, March 30.-The Navarro
colony left yesterday via the Santa
Fe for Ada. Minnesota. The party
expect to join the Maple Leaf special
at Kansas City. Here is list of
those going: Henry Hornberger,
Mrs. 5. Summer, Geo. Jones, Nelson
Sherman. W. H, Evers of Peabody
and their families, Chas. Summer, R.
!. Bassler and Jesse Jones. 1t is not
improbable that a much larger party
will follow as considerable interest is
being manifested in this one.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-01
QUESTION OF BRANCH sANKs,


I
| Largely In Favor Of Them.
II small national banks are to be en-.
o'lraged In the more sparsely settled
! portions Of the country. the question
arises whether they should be purely
local organizations or branches of the
great metropolitan banks. The old
United States bank had branches which,
oy virtue of their connection with a
large central institution. had some nd.
'antages over the local banks, with
which they competed. but were
IN more than one instance the objects of
adverse state legislation. This spirit
OF local hostility to bank located 10
another city, and perhaps another state,
left memories which still survive and
which account in part for the opposi-
ton to branch banks.
But the experience Of England and
Scotland, Canada and Australia, u
strongly and uniformly In favor Of
large central banks with many branch.
es. The banks Of Canada are able to
maintain singular uniformity In the
ratesof interestin the great commercial
centers and In the remote agricul. |
tural regions because the banks Of
Montreal and Toronto have their
branches In Manitoba and the Pacific
region ard can transfer the surplus cap
ital OF onelocality to meet the deficiency
IN another as 1t cannot be done by who'll
y independent banks. The conditions
IN Canada are very much like those OF
The United States, and the success Of the
banks In doing what we rec.
'gnize the importance Of having done
8 entitled to great weight In our con-
iderations. In Scotland It IL we'll
Known that the branch system has
realty favored those agricultural in.
erests which In our own country ure 20 {
ouch In need Of financial accommo. {
alton. I
The preponderance OF financial testi. I
'ony Is decidedly in favor Of the I
ranch system, most Of the opposition {
which comes, or would come, from 9
'cal financial interests. Jealous Of !
trong outside competition. There is I
feeling Of distrust Of all banks which v
born Of ignorance. II increases rap "
lily with the increase Of a banks CAP
al and the extension Of It's operations. .
hich are supposed to prove the bank TO r r
, monopoly.-lron Age. q
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-01
Will Take Charge April LIST.

G. A Rogers will take charge of the
telephone office April LIST. He will
move the waterworks office to the
telephone rooms over Whitlaw's at
that time. Mr.. Rogers is eminently
fitted for the place and will add much
strength to the company here. The
Abilene system will be connected east
ward to Kansas City soon ana long
distance talking will be possible
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-01
No Free silver DimetaIlism

The free and unlimited coinage Of sill.
yer, when 1t does not preserve It's parity
with gold, cannot be condition In true
bimetallism because in its effect Il ia
directly antagonistic to the system.
Whenever practiced 1t always results
in monometallism, and silver at that.
Such is the case now in all silver coup.
tries, as Mexico and China. and s.,ch
was the case In the United States in the
40 years prior to 1894.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-01
THEY HAVE A PLAN.
western Railroads VIII Establish Burea
Of Information and atsf istias

western Railroads VIII Establish Buresus
Of Information and Statistics.
KANSAS CITY, NO., March 29.-West-
ern railroad managers decided yester-
day to wind up the affairs Of both the
Western Freight and Western Passen.
ger associations. In their place bu-
reaus OF information and statistics will
be organized for both freight and
passenger business. Acting under
the advice Of their attorneys, the
managers decided to cease their
connection with the Western Freight
and Passenger associations and all
similar organizations.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-01

st. LOUIS, March 80. Lee Pom, grand
recorder Of the Chinese freemasons in
America, was buried here yesterday.
Ills obsequies occupied two blocks Of
NJ. Louis streets for several hours, pro-
vided entertainment for 5000 people
and scared more horses than the police
have any record OF,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-01
GRAND MILITARY PARADE.
Grant Monument Dedication VIII he the
occasion for a Great Display,

occasion Tor Great Display.
NEW YORK, March 20. Maj. Gen.
Grenville M. Dodge, grand marshal
OF the Grant monument dedication
parade, says the showing to be made
by the United States infantry, cav.
airy and artillery on April 81 will be
the largest ever seen In this country.
with the exception Of the parade
IN washington at the close Of the war.
The North Atlantic squadron will re.
turn to this harbor for the spring rem.
devious on April 30, and the mariners
and blue jackets will come ashore on
the morning Of April 81 and participate
In the parade. The squadron will an
Choir In the Hudson river opposite
Grants tomb and fire a salute.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-01
MISSOURI WHEAT PROSPECTS.
IL Has Suffered Marked Damage In Many
SECTIONS from UnfayOrabIe Weathar

~ Has suffered Marked Damage In Many
SECTIONS from Unfavorable Weather.
COLUMBIA, Mo-, March 29.-Reports
received during the past week do not
indicate any improvement from the
condition OF wheat reported last week
by the state board Of agriculture.
Alternate freezing and thawing have
injured the crop immeasurably in
nearly every part Of the state, so that
the yield will be very light probably
not to exceed 80 per cent. Of an average
crop, and perhaps not reaching 50
much as that