Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-09
ON THE INJUNCTION.
Ex-Secretary of the Interior Noble
Speaks In It's Defense.
NOVEL DECISION IN A CIVIL SUIT.
Gov. O'Terrall Discusses the Lynching
Questionable Hews' Ultimatum About
Entering the Wichita Country
Cherokee Citizenship

LAFAYETTE, Ind, Dec. 2. -Ex-Secre-
tary of the Interior Noble, Of ST. Louis,
yesterday delivered the third Of q
series Of lectures on railroad topics be.
fore the students at Purdue university.
He was introduced by his former chief,
ex-President Benjamin Harrison, q
member Of the board Of trustees.
Gen. Mobiles topic was the relation Of
the railroad to the people. In the
course Of his address, he said, referring
TO injunctions:
The writ Of injunction that prohibits law
less attack upon property or reckless obstruc-
tion OF the functions of government hos proven
IN efficient process of the law to secure OF least
q fair hearing on the merits OF the case and pre-
vent the destruction In advance OF the very CEN
trail right to be brought before the court for its
consideration and determination. The right OF
the courts Of chancery to issue the writ Of In
junction and try, by the court itself, violators
Of its command, without appeal, has grown up
along with right Of trial by jury. They are
both results Of the same experience and wis
dom and equally entitled to our confidence as
means Of administering Justice
NOVEL DECISION IN A CIVIL SUIT
Topeka, Kan, Dec. A rather
novel point in the prohibitory liquor
law has just been settled by the up.
pellate court in the North Central di.
vision. The Standard Oil company OBJ.
tanned Judgment against c. H. Ange-
vine in the Cloud county district court
and levied on stock Of liquors. The
sheriff sold the liquors to satisfy the
Judgment. An appeal was taken to
the appellate court and that tribunal
has just rendered a decision in which
it held that "a levy Of execution by
sheriff on intoxicating liquors and
sale there under is in violation of the
letter and spirit of the constitution
and statutes of this state, and cannot
be maintained in court" In regular
liquor cases the sheriff is directly au-
thorized to confscate liquors seized,
but this is the first time that the courts
have held that liquors taken on execu-
ton cannot be sold to satisfy judg.
ment in the civil proceeding.
A PLAN TO CHECK LYNCHING.
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. AIN his mes.
sage to the general assembly, which
convened yesterday, Gov. 0'Ferrall dis
cusses the lynching question and pro-
poses legislation to correct the evil.
lie urges that a heavy pecuniary pen
atty be imposed on each county and
city in which lynching occurs; that
wherever the militia may be called out
to protect prisoner in county or city,
such county or city be charged with
the expenses thereof and that officers
who allow prisoners to be taken from
their custody without first having ex-
hausted all possible means to protect
their prisoners be summarily suspend
ed until the question of dismissal shall
be determined by jury; also that
there be only one penalty for rape and
hat death.
CAPT HEws' ULTIMATUM.
WICHITA, Kan, Dec. Capt E. L.
Jews, Dr., commander-in-chief of the
boomers who intend to enter the
Wichita country, yesterday wrote
etter to Secretary Bliss, of the interior
department, in which he said that II
he secretary would explain the gov
rnrnent position satisfactorily they
would not enter the forbidden land; II
ot, he and his boomers intend to
inter- the country, troops or no troops.
Jews, with % men, left here Yesterday
Or Oklahoma City, where they will be
Dined by Others who will proceed
Immediately to go to the Wichita
ountry.
CHEROKEE CITIZENSHIP,