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Abilene weekly reflector., 1897-06-10
More Original Package. "

The prohibition states are threaten
ed with another original package"
nuisance. A few years ago, when the
scheme was devised OF sending
liquors into prohibition states for sale
in bottles, casks, or barrels, congress
in the exercise Of its power to regu-
late commerce among the several
states, passed law providing that all
liquors transported into any state
should Immediately become subject to
the laws Of that state, and should
not be exempted therefrom by reason
Of being introduced in original pack
ages. When South Carolina adopted
the dispensary system, by which the
state monopolizes the control Of the
traffic, this law, in connection with a
provision in the dispensary law, vas
relied upon to prevent the selling OF
imported liquors by private parties.
Yesterday, however, Judge Simonton
of the United States Circuit Court de-
cided that, when state recognizes
and approves the sale Of liquors and
itself engages in the traffic, "it is not
a lawful exercise Of the police power
to forbid the importation Of such
liquors or their sale in original pack
ages for personal use and consump-
ton, such prohibition under those
circumstances being in conflict with
the laws of interstate and foreign
commerce. The case will Of course
be carried to the Supreme Court.
Should that tribunal sustain Judge
Simonton's position, the dispensary
law would be practically nullitied
and prohibition states may see some
more fun.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1897-06-10

Ex-candidate Bryan knows which
side of his bread is buttered. He is
quite conscious Of the fact that the
return of the gold Democrats to the
ranks of the Democracy would be
fatal for his ambitions for the presi-
dental candidacy in 1900. Hence, he
has issued new pronunciamento an
nouncing that gold Democrats cannot
be admitted to the Democratic party
unless they abandon the gold stan
dard and accept free silver as the
principle of Democracy,
Abilene weekly reflector., 1897-06-10
Of Course Times Are Good.

According to the usual monthly
bulletin of the government, estima-
ting the amount and kinds of money
circulating in the United States, our
money supply continues to show an
enormous increase over 1896. Dur
ing the month of May, the gold ex-
ports caused some slight net decrease
in the aggregate circulating medium
But as compared with the statement
of June /, 1896, the total money sup
ply outside the holdings Of the treas
ury has increased no less than $l3S,-
1852, or nearly 9 per cent. About
one-half this increase was in gold,
occasioned both by the heavy gold i'm
ports Of last autumn and the large
production Of our mines. But there
was also $27 ,403, 900 increase in the
amount Of silver dollars coined, all of
which increase went into general cir
culation. Nine per cent. is fairly
heavy ratio OF increase in country's
circulating medium it is four or five
times as large as the ratio of increase
in the country's population, under
the best Of circumstances. Now this
is very encouraging Our free silver
friends told us last fall that imitation
Of currency meant good times and
and that all we needed was
more money, Now that we have it,
it follows that things are all right and
il the theories OF the silver imitation
lists have any truth in them, trade
and prosperity ought to be at high
water mark.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1897-06-10
The Kansas City Journal cal

The Kansas City journal calls atten-
ton to the fact that the Pops reso-
Lutte in favoro Of the keeping penitentia-
rv coal out of the market and that
the new warden of the institution is
mining more than at any time in the
history of the state, to throw out
of employment the miners of the
southeast portion of Kansas. Yet
there is no complaint on the part of
the reformers. Their reform seems
to be in the laboring mans favor for
campaign purposes only.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1897-06-10

The Populists now have a scheme
to claim that they wanted to have the
investigation Of boodling in the recent
legislature 90 on so that they could
bring a lot of Republicans to the rack.
But the fact remains that while they
had the machinery in motion they
never found particle Of evidence to
implicate Republican member, while
there was enough Of it to condemn
the Pops to everlasting shame. No
amount Of crawfishing can make the
black Of their record white.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1897-06-10

The good looking young ladies and
gentlemen who spoke such graceful
words at commencement last evening
are deserving of congratulation upon
having ended one march in the long
journey of education In after years
they will look back to these high
school days and wonder how they
could have been so blind as to have
missed the full realization Of the hap
piness held out to them. Fuller
fruits may come and larger honors,
but the rich joy that throbs through
the soul when the heart beats young
can come but once. Youth is glor-
ious thing! For it philosophers have
searched and of it students have
dreamed; wealth and fame and power
are but trilles in comparison-all
would be exchanged by their posses
sors for youth. But it is perhaps as
well that the young do not know it.
They take youth as gift and long
for something beyond. Graduation
is the stepping stone, the gateway
leading from the Happy Gardens of
youth to the Folsome Fields Of ma
turity, 1t is well that the path closes
in flowers and praises and delightful
things, In after years those Happy
Gardens shall be exalted in the
thoughts Of those who now leave them
aud the glories Of earth shall seem to
have been their adornment. Good
cheer and prosperous voyage to you,
young men and women. Brave hearts
are yours, may they never falter.
You have youth and hope-you need
nothing more, They are the pote
alchemies to win the best Of earth.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1897-06-10

The REFLECTOR does not pretend to
be prophet but it begs to call the
attention of the Pops to the fact that
that it told them that George W.
Hanna was not the man to elect as
senator from this district last fall.
Now they admit it and ask him to
resign-it is pretty late. If they had
taken the REFLECToRS advice and
elected Sam Smith there would have
been honest representation. Now is
the time to subscribe.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1897-06-10

The Ohio sheriff that refused to
give up rapist to the mob and caus-
ed the murder of four men, the lynch
ing going on just the same, probably
thought he was doing his duty but he
took very bad course, There are
some crimes so awful that mankind
has the unwritten right to take the
punishment into its own hands and
ask neither Judge nor jury and this
was one of them.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1897-06-10

The Dickinson county people who
hustled around and got together some
corn for a New York peper's adyertis-
ing scheme with the Indian famine as
the excuse. will be interested in find
ing from the REFLEcroR's dispatches
that the corn will be sold, there be-
ing no facilities for shipping it, and
the proceeds sent to India. The
amount Of the rake-otf the New York
paper is making is not revealed,
Abilene weekly reflector., 1897-06-10

The charming way in which the
News rounds up the Populist central
committee as unfair and prejudiced
and then begs for another chance for
the Democrats shows how scared the
Democrats are. There is mighty it,
tie hope for them and nobody knows
it better than Mr., William Matteson
who is not throwing away anything
by taking another vote after he has
been declared nominated,
Abilene weekly reflector., 1897-06-10

In Lawrence, the would-be literary
center Of the state, a wooden dove
was put on top of a church as an
ornament and one of the local poets,
Of which the town has several, breaks
forth in local paper thus
God bless the dove
That roosts above
On the Christian tewer
To welcome the shower,
Long may II perch
On thb Christian church,
This beautiful dove
As an emblem of love.
II that poem does not entitle Law
renee to greater fame and does not
get its author into the magazines, the
case is hopeless. Long live Law
rence's love-dove-above poet.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1897-06-10

Free silver is being made leading
issue by the Democracy in pretty
nearly every state where an election
is to be held this fall. II the gold
Democrats can get any comfort out
Of the fact they are welcome to it
especially as they have been read out
of the party by MIR. Bryan.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1897-06-10
A Populist Steal.

1
There is going up in western Kan
sas one Of the prettiest steals OF the
peoples money that was ever seen in
the state. Two years ago the legis-
lature appropriated 100000 for the
experiment stations OF the irrigation
bureau. They were located at sever
al points in the western part Of the
state and had for their equipment
some OF the finest machinery that
could be bought. There we're put up
big 25-foot windmills and fine pumps
that cost great deal Of money. Then
there was good deal Of land decided
to the state for the purpose Of the
stations. The cost Of the dozen sta
tions was about 500, 5000 and the re-
mainder went for the extras that
were needed in the business OF the
board.
The experiment proved a failure
in several particulars and the board
was discontinued at the recent session
and the whole business turned over
to the commissioner Of forestry, who
ever that may be. The bill doing
this provided that he should sell the
property Of the stations at auction at
such times as he might designate
after twenty days advertising in the
local paper in the counties where the
plants were located The members
OF the board and Professor Haworth,
who had so much OF the scientific
work Of the board to do, protested
against this method Of disposing of
the goods but to no avail.
The bill went through and the re-
suit is seen in the reports that come
from western Kansas. One Of the
plants that cost about $1,000 was sold
for 1852 the other day. Another went
for $3.50 and another for similar
sum, The reason is easy. No one
knew Of the sale and those who stood
in had the thing all their own way.
The papers in which the notice is
placed have no circulation outside the
counties in which they are printed for
the benefit Of couple hundred sub
scribers each. These subscribers who
have the chance to be informed of the
sale could not raise enough to make a
reasonable bid II they were inclined.
The result is that there is being dis
posed Of about $4,000 worth Of the
states property for a song and the
net income from it will be but few
hundred dollars when it ought to be
thousands.
That is sample Of the Pop steals
that are being conducted under the
name of "reform." 1t is the greatest
farce and one Of the most expensive
experiments that the state ever saw.
When the peoples money is thus
squandered by and with the apparent
consent of the Populist powers that
be 1t is about time to call things
by their right names.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1897-06-10

The half million Democrats who
refused to support the Chicago plat
form will please take notice that the
honorable Richard Parks Bland an
nounces, through the st. Louis Post
Dispatch, that "any man who voted
against Mr. Bryan is not Democrat. y"
Abilene weekly reflector., 1897-06-10

The silver mine owners and their
followers want the United States to
take action on the silver question
without waiting for the consent of
any other nation yet they hold up
their hands in holy horror when the
Republican party proposes tariff
bill to which other nations are not
willing To consent,
Abilene weekly reflector., 1897-06-10

Mr.. Mckinley refuses to be bound
down by precedent and il he wants to
call on friend he does it. The more
people see of his administration the
more they are convinced that they
made no mistake.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1897-06-10

Six hundred members of the W, G, 7, U. of
Chicago have denounced Mayor Harrison for
headlng the bicycle parade Of two or three
Sundays ago,-[News.
These Demo-Pop officers need an
occasional reproof to keep them in
line on such matters.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1897-06-10

The complaint of the Democrats of
the county that the Pops did not
tote fair in the vote on candidates
at the recent primaries comes
very unnecessarily. Nobody expect
ed them to be fair
Abilene weekly reflector., 1897-06-10

Globe Democrat; A wheat crop of
40,00o,000 bushels is expected in Kan
sas, and the question naturally arises
if the farmers of the state would
really prefer to sell it for Bryan in
stead Of Mckinley dollars,
Abilene weekly reflector., 1897-06-10

The schcolmaams, bless 'em, are
in town again. They hope to get a
first grade certificate but will proba-
bly, only get third grade pay, The
rewards in heaven will be given on
another plan.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1897-06-10

A careful study Of the reports from
the high schools Of Kansas shows that
the program rendered at Abilene was
the most sensible and interesting as
well as the most unique Of them all.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1897-06-10

W. Y Morgan, Of the Hutchinson News
who made the Memorial day speech at Can
ton, will repeat the olense Mt Ness CITY on
July ith. .-lTopcka Capital.
Must be mighty adjustable speech
to be suitable to both occasions.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1897-06-10
tigation.

r. II. Faxon, formerly Of the Kan
sas City World, is the new city editor
Of the Newton Republican and his
work is apparent in an added livcli-
ness in that papers columns.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1897-06-10

People who assumed last fall that
the United States has not enough
money will be interested to know that
the money in circulation today in the
United States is nearly l4o millions
greater than a year ago.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1897-06-10
THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1897.

There is enough Doodle confession
on record already without the com
mittee meeting again.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1897-06-10

What a sigh of relief went up from
the Pops Saturday when they found
there was an end to the Doodle inycs-
tigatiOn
Abilene weekly reflector., 1897-06-10

Brother Hanna can stand the reso-
lutions now that the committee will
not get any more testimony.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1897-06-10
MONDAY. JUNE 18th.

It will be the best opportunity to select
your Fourth of July Dresses from the largest
stock Of choice, cool, new Wash Dress Goods
we have yet shown you
Abilene weekly reflector., 1897-06-10
ABILENE WEEKLY REFLECTOR ABNt KANSAS JUNE TO- 89-TWELvE PAGES

A. B ROSE ECO,
Successors 10 MCDONALD,
Hamaker's Stand Abilene, Kansas
Offer without reserve. at such prices as will
insure their immediate sale:
Novelty Wool Dress Goods,
Plain and Fancy Silks in Waist Patterns
Fancy Dress and Zephyr Ginghams.
Perca|es, Ca|icoes,
Wool and Cotton ChaIes, Lawns, Oimites,
Mu|s, Jaconets 0rgandes,
Duck Suitings, Bicycle Serges,
Madras Shirtings,
White Goods India Linons, Long Cloth,
Beached and Cream Linen Damasks,
Turkey Red Damasks
Linen and Turkish Towels,
Crashes and Towe|ng
Ladies' Misses, and Chidren's Summer Vests
Ladies', Misses and Chi|drens Hose
Mems Babriggan Underwear,
Mems white Lauudrled Dress Shirts
Laundried Neg|gee Shirts
Work Shirts. Suspenders
Sweaters, 0vera|s, Jumpers,
Ladies' White Collars and Cuffs,
Shirt Waist Se+s, Belts,
Ribbons, laces, and
Full Stock Of Notions,
Lace Curtains, Fish Nets,
Window Shades, Mosquito Nets.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1897-06-10

It will pay you to attend this June Sale Of
ABILENE'S GREATEST BARGAIN
STORE. Deep cut prices on many season
able goods that will save you money. For
one week, beginning
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-06-18
A CONVICTION SECURED.
Bessie DOugherty Found Guilty of
the Charge Against Her.

The trial Of Bessie Dougherty on
the charge of conducting a house of
i'll fame in Garden City township was
concluded Saturday afternoon. Judge
Severance and the court officers were
aroused at II 80 p. m. to receive the
verdict, which found the defendant
guilty Of the crime charged in tine
Indictment.
VIM. F. Hughes, attorney for the
Dougherty woman, has learned that a
cousin of the complaining witness was
on the Jury, and will attempt to have
the verdict set aside and new trial
secured on that ground. The woman
was i'll today and could not receive
her sentence.
The trial of the suit of Augusta
Meiske VS.. d. T. Bowen, sheriff, etc.,
occupied the day. B. G. Reynolds, of
Winnebago City, appears for the
plaintiff, and j. E. Porter for the
defendant. The case grows out of
the seizure by the sheriff of some
property which the plaintiff claims is
hers.
The next case for trial is the appeal
of l.. q. M. Fletcher from the award
of the Omaha condemnation COM
miSSiOners.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-06-18
KNUTSON'S TROUBLES.
He Meets Dog and it's Owner
With Unpleasant Results:

A young man named Sophus Knut-
son called on County Attorney Hughes
Monday and wanted warrant for the
arrest of Luther Dimmick. Knutson
works on farm in Vernon, and
Dimmick works farm in Garden City
close to the Vernon line. Knutson
started for church at Garden City last
evening, on his bicycle. When he got
opposite the farm which Dimmick
occupied, savage dog came out and
attacked him, SO he says.
The dog forced him to dis
mount twice and after he
was off chewed his wheel. Knutson
fired couple of shots from his re-
volver to scare the dog, and the latter
ran back into the yard barking.
Knutson says that he had not rid
den very far after his experience when
he noticed man on horseback COM
ing after him rapidly. He dismounted
to let the man pass, but the hOrseman
stopped and said that he was the
owner of the dog, He struck Knut-
son blow in the face, so Knutson
says, and otherwise mistreated him,
ending by taking away Knutson's re-
Volver, firing the remaining cartridges
and then handing it back to him.
Knutson asked that Dimmick might
be arrested for assault in the third
degree
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-06-18

that there would be $50 in it for
each of them after the fire.
Supt., Spencer and Claim Agent
Winters called on Gray at the jail this
afternoon to ascertain what goods he
took from the depot at Garden City.
Gray claims that he took only about
half as much as Mr.. Tyson, the owner,
claims. 1t makes a difference of sew
eral hundred dollars to the road which
claim is true. All that Gray claims
to have stolen has been recovered.
Gray was reading book when seen
by the FREE PRESS at the Jail. He
said that he was suffering from a cold,
otherwise felt all right. He said that
some things could be explained away,
and if he was used right not much of
a case would come out Of his affair,
although it made very inter-
esting story to read. He declin-
ed to make any statement
as to his home or family. He said
that ue would stand by what confess
sions he had made to the sheriff, and
gave the reporter the impression from
his talk that he would make no fight
in court if he was not charged with
too much crime.
W. W. Mobiles, of Lake Crystal,
states that tracks of two men
were seen in the.Lilly creamery after
the last theft, If Gray did this job,
he must have had help, he says.
Other people think that Gray had
an accompllce.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-06-18
CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS.
Business In the Municipal Court
Is Lively.

DuSlucSS LII Tic Nlun1c1pal court
Is Lively.
Geo. Pass was before the municipal
court late Saturday afternoon on a
warrant charging him with construct
ing stone sidewalk contrary to the
ordinance. He pleaded not guilty and
his trial was set for July 7th, and the
defendant was released on his own re-
cognizance in the sum of 800.
John Staub pleaded guilty Monday
morning to the charge of disorderly
conduct, and paid fine of SIS and costs.
Ed. White pleaded guilty Monday
morning to the charge of disorderly
conduct and was fined $40 and costs.
Sentence was suspended on his agree
ment to leave the city at once.
Anton Dauk died at his home on
North Fifth street Monday, of
asthma. He was sixty-nine years of
age and leaves wife and family of
half dozen grown sons and daugh-
tiers. He came to this country from
Missouri thirty years ago, and was a
retired farmer during the past few
years. The funeral will occur Mon
day at 500 a. m. from the German
Catholic church,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-06-18

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until complete.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-06-18
Breeders, Attention!

Do not forget J. Iamln Son New York who owned Root
ting and pacing breeding trotting to French
nearly their with records o BETTER French
Coach colts eedng and know what doing and they
breeding this when such acknowledge the merits
coach horse the horse to breed to for those who want fsta carriage
They
got the bred right and built right possessing the best
Here
miles Cos Hemne 81 miles in 44 meqese miles in 42 Fndand
BaZole miles,
We the records show that French Coach bred for endur
endurance The combination of these qualities with their
typical the
Percheron King the Draft Horses
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-06-18
Intrepid

unequalled today
breed their during the low prices.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-06-18
ANIMAL COMEDIANS.
Ringing Bros. Create a Sensation
With tn Lockhart Elephants.

The announcement that LOckhart's
famous comedy elephants have been
secured by the noted Ringing Bros.
for their Worlds greatest shows this
season has created a sensation
throughout the United States. The
Lockhart comedy elephants are uni
versally acknowledged to be the most
marvelously trained animal actors in
the world. In Europe, where they
have recently been delighting vast
continental. audiences, they created
veritable furOre and excited more
widespread interest than any arenic
feature ever presented, even in the
far-famed circuses of Paris, Berlin and
st. Petersburg. These elephant COM
edians distinctly depart from the old
familiar order of elephant perform
ances. They are not simply TRAINED
animals" they are veritable animal
actors, displaying as much good sense
and judgment, as great an apprecia-
tion of the humor Of their several
roles and as sincere desire to please
and entertain the public as any per-
former in the great exhibition. Their
work is distinctly unconventional
They present none of the stereotyped
tricks that constant repetition has
familiarized with the public, but give
performance that is at once new,
startling and unique. Imagine a
troupe Of elephants, each attired in a
costume beftting the character it
portrays, presenting a complete COM
edy. The statement seems beyond
belief, and yet it is absolutely true.
Perhaps the most amusing comedy
prese by these elephant actors is
one portIaying the arrest, trial, con-
viction and incarceration of an ele-
plant for intoXication. The specta-
Gle of the clown elephant, rolling from
side to side. apparently in the last
stages of a drunken spree, is ludicrOus
in the extreme. In the midst of his
revelry, the policeman arrives, armed
cap-a-pie with huge official helmet
and jauntily twirling club in his
trunk. The offending elephant at
tempts to escape but the policeman is
too quick for him. The offender is
seized by the ear, marched away to
the magistrates office, solemnly tried
and sentenced by an elephant judge
sitting in his judicial dignity upon his
judicial bench, and finally hurried
away, condemned prisoner, to suffer
durance in the elephant jail. In ad-
dition to the several comedies present.
ed by the Lockhart elephant comedi-
ans, these wonderful animal enter
tainers dance, march, perform the
most difficult and intricate military
maneuvers, play upon musical instru-
ments, present complete pantomimes,
and betray numberless other evil
dences of their marvelously educated
intelligence. Although they can give
an entire performance, these wonder
full elephants constitute only one of
hundreds of superb features only to
be seen with Ringing Bros. famous
exhibition, which comes in all it's
magnificent completeness to Mankato
Saturday, July.3.