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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-02-25
- TURKS MEET GREEKS.


and the Turks Are Routed. II
LONDON, Feb. 30. "A dispatch to the
Times from Vienna says that colli-
sion has occurred between the Turkish
soldiers and the Greek insurgents At
Naszlitza, near the Greek frontier.
the Turks were defeated with losses
and withdrew to fetch reinforcementS
The governor Of Salonica has ordered
the troops to the point where the dis.
turbance took place. The population
along the Greek frontier Is eagerly
awaiting the signal to rise against tho
Turks r"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-02-25
KANSAS A. o. U. W.

recovered.

John II. Order, Of Fort Scott, Chosen Grahd
Master Workman on First Ballot.
SArINA, Kan, Feb. 2i.-The grand
lodge of the Ancient Order of United
Workmen was called to order in 18th
annual convention by Grand Master
Workman Wallace. An address of well
come was delivered by Rev. W. Foulkes,
of this city, which was responded to
by Grand Master Workman Wallace
There were three candidates for grand
master workman W. NJ. Wallace, OF
Kingman, the present incumbent;
John II. Crider, of Fort Scott, and
Grand Foreman William Cross,
of Kansas City. Nearly all of the
500 representatives who compose
the grand lodge felt keen interest IN
the election. Crider won on the ilrsl
ballot by a majority of one Will u
Hill. of paola, was elected grand over
seer, and W. NJ. Morgan, of Lansing
Grand foreman. T. NJ. Ford, OF EN-
poria. who has held the office OF gran
recorder for the past ten years, was re-
elected without opposition.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-02-25

PARIS, Feb. 24.-Tbe Gaulois asserts
that the powers have called on Greece
to evacuate Crete within "a hours, and
that Greece has consented to do so pro
vided that the autonomy of the island
be guaranteed.
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AN ENORMOUS DEFICIT.


Nebraska's Last Treasurer Tied UP Mueh
Money In Aiding Banks.
LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 20 "A statement
of the financial condition OF the state
treasury of Nebraska shows that ex-
State Treasurer j. $. Bartley has Il
deficit staring him in the face of over
100000. Coupled with this is little
item of scr 900, which eX-state Auditor
Eugene V. Moore, also republican,
needs to account for in order to
balance his books Mr. BARLEY is
unquestionably the victim of a
too lenicnt policy In assisting his
friends in n financial way. When the
panic of 1893 struck Nebraska he de
posted large sums in various state
banks to help them through the crisis
Several of these subsequently failec
and others were SO closely pressed tha'
It was impossible to discharge theil
| obligations BARLEY says that in th'
| course of time every cent will be paid
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-02-25

A separate school bill has passed
both branches of the Oklahoma legis-
lature.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-02-25
TAq RetleGtoT's County News.
LCoRREpO

REPORTED BY SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS
The herald., 1897-10-20
AN ExASPERATING CASE

Bertrand, the man charged with "sus-
picion Of having stolen pair of whiffie-
trees" who was shot and seriously
wounded by Deputy Constable Boyer
has been tried and acquitted.
1t will be remembered that Boyer
carly one morning, saw man going
along the street with pair of whiflle-
trees in his hand. He commanded. the
man to stop, but the latter dropped the
whiffletrees and ran. The constable
fired his revolver and brought down Ber-
trand. The latter asserted that he was
not the man whom the constable saw
with the whifiletrees. He claimed to be
an honest, hard working citizen, and his
neighbors supported the claim.
Bertrand has been tried and acquit-
ted He stands vin6icated before the
law, an honest man. But who is to rec
omperse him for the shame and the HUI
initiation, the suffering and the expense
he has undergone? He has apparently
no recourse except to sue the man who
shot him for damages, and what would
that amount to?
1t is eXasperating that such cordi-
tion should exist in civilized commun-
ity. Bertrand, because he was the OBJ
ject of suspicious on the part of half
baked special officer, must submit to be
shot and arrested with all that these i'm
ply anG. then, after he is honorably ac-
quilted, can obtain no compensation for
what he has undergone.
There ought to be ar overhauling of
this special officer business. 1t Is doubt
less the case that commissions are held
by great many persons who are not fit
to be an officer and who are particularly
unqualified to carry and use firearms.
When such persons carry revolver the
temptation is to use the weapon unlaw-
fully and promiscuously
In the case of Bertrand, even if the
man had stolen a pair of whifi1etrees
Boyer would, not have been justified in
shooting him down. But Bertrand was
not guilty of theft. On the other hand
Boyer was guilty of attempted man.
slaughter under the cloak of the law.
While the act of Boyer probably can
not be punished as it deserves, more
discretion can be exercised in the mat
ter of appointing special officers and in
giving persons authority to carry weap
ons.
The herald., 1897-10-20
THE VISITING PATRIARCHS

Los Angeles streets are once more gay
with plumed chapeaux, richly adorned
uniforms, and glittering swords, the oc-
casion being the forty-third annual
grand encampment OF the Patriarchs
Militant of California. There are sew
eral hundred of the Patriarchs in the
city, and they are combining business;
with pleasure in the most approved man
ner.
The Patriarchs, like the knights
Templar, are a fine body of men, and
they belong to one of the sturdiest and
most worthy secret fraternal orders IN
the world. Every man who is an Odd
Fellow in good standing has not one, bu.
a host of friends, both in the hour Of ne ed
and in other moments.
The Rebekahs are also here in largs
numbers The Rebekah, as everybody
knows, is a sort Of Lady Odd Fellow,
and a good fellow to boot. They are
not here on the business OF their order
but nave come with their husbands and
brothers to have. a good time and see
that the Patriarchs do not overwork
themselves
The Herald cordially greets the Odd
Fellows and their friends. and hopes
that realization may be double their ex-
pectations
The herald., 1897-10-20

plants. II there was Misrepresentation
the district attorney simply misrepre-
sented himself.
The plain truth Of the matter is that
Mr.. Donneil has "crawfshed' The
force of public opinion was too much for
him. bu. having submitted to the popu-
lar will, and acted in the interest of good
morals. it is not brave of him to seek to
let himself down easy by shouting mis-
representation.
The result is encouraging. In the
wheel Of fortune matter, az well as in
the tape game campaign and the cru
sade against the gamblers, the local
press has won signal victory by lead
ing popular sentiment upon the side o;
law, right and justice against manifest
evil. The day has passed when law
breakers in Los Angeles can "own the
town." and run it to suit themselves,
without protest or opposition. The
sooner this fact is generally recognized
the better it will be for the law breakers
and for the community generally.
The herald., 1897-10-20
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 20, 1897.
FUNNY MR.. ALGER

Our evening contemporary, the Ex-
press, is getting to be regular Mark
Tapley of a journal. In Secretary AL
gers latest artful dodge 1t sees only
huge Joke. The fact that money was
not appropriated, in the rivers and har-
bors bill for the improvement at San
Pedro was so manifest and so unneces-
sary that any tyro might have known
the work need not be delayed on that
account. A mere authorization Of the
Improvement was all required, and flu
ture congresses may be relied upon to
make the appropriations. All this is
"plain as way to parish church, to be
sure. Hence the Express concludes that
Secretary Alger, who, like ]. Mary Ann
Brooks, is q "nachl bawn Joker" was
simply giving The Herald representa-
tive I'LL" in the interview the other
Gay.
This is, indeed, eerful view Of the
matter, and how funny Mr.. Alger can
be when he really tries This, We must
re1neTN per, is Ills SSCOAu JOhc a. tAS ca :
pense OF San Pedro harbor. His first
was when he affected not to understand
the terms of the engineers report, al
though they were as matter-of-fact as
A B C. 1t took several months Of ar
gument, a resolution of the United
States senate and formal opinion of
the attorney-general of the United
States to dissipate Secretary Alger's
first witticism, and now he has run up
against another humorous fog-bank OF
the same diaphanous kind
Let us all stand around and grin at
the antics of this funniest Of cabinet
officers. What master hand he is at
''flling" gullible reporters and the pub
lie as we'll. And what a lot of time IL
takes to work out these Simple Simon
Jokes! And San Pedro harbor must wall
until the secretary has cut his last
pigeon wing before we get down to the
serious matter in hand. Really, it seems
to US that the Express is the one that
is getting "fill."
The herald., 1897-10-20
ANOTHER SIGNAL VICTORY

The wheel OF fortune gamblers and
the district attorneys office were eff
fectually wound up at the meeting OF
the police commissioners yesterday
morning. The district attorneys Of
flee agreed to issue warrants on COM
plants against the wheel game, anu
Chief Glass, by order of the commission
ers, has issued orders to cause the arrest
of the gamblers, should they attempt to
conduct operations. The wheel Of FOR
tune is squelched.
The Office of the district attorney was
represented at the meeting Of the board
by one of the large staff--the district at
torney has five assistants-who declared
that his august superior had been Woe
fully nisrepresented. He asserted-for-
getting that the opinion furnished the
sheriff was in typewriter form-that
Mr.. Donnell had been misrepresented
and misquoted. The Office was ready t.
issue complaints against the gamblers
whenever they were applied form proper
form and by responsible persons.
That was all the board wanted tc
know, and orders were issued accord
ingly.
1t is a mystery how the district attor-
i;.sy could have been "misrepresented'
He presented his own language in black
and white. The chief of police refused
to proceed against the gamblers Mon
day because, he said the district at
tcrney's Office would grant no CON-
The herald., 1897-10-20
THE SPECTATOR" CoRRECTs AN
ERROR

Several weeks ago the London Spec
tator. which is undoubtedly the ablest
weekly journal published in England,
printed ar editorial article on the cur
rency question in this country that was
a strange mixture of truth and error.
The latter occurred mainly through ac-
ceptance as genuine of the interviews
with Senators Stewart and Jones of
Nevada, in which they We're repre-
sented as abandoning the silver cause
Moreton Frewen, the well-known Eng
! lish bimetallist, whose name is as ia
miliar in this country as it is in Eng
land, has written to the Spectator which
publishes the letter, enclosing Senator
Stewards positive disclaimer, both for
himself and his colleague, of the inter-
view in question.
| Mr.. Frswen says it is safest to dis
credit all such alleged interviews on
the general ground that no man in
America has ever wearied of the sill
yer cause. He tells of a Chicago me-
chanic who was in the habit Of walk
ing four miles to his work and ridinn
The herald., 1897-10-20
HOW IT Is DONE

Charles Joyce and his wife had just re-
turned from the honeymoon, when they
had their first misunderstanding and
they had just kissed, and made it up, and
everything was perfectly lovely, and
even more than that.
And We'll never quarrel again, will
we, love?"
mo, darling, never" and he kissed her
eighteen times.
1T was silly Of us to quarrel when We
did, wasn't it?"
Eyes, it was; and never would have
quarreled if it hadn't been for you"
"Why, dear, l didn't do it,"
mo, Of course you DIDN'T; but If II
hadn't been for you it never would have
happened"
II don't think was to blame"
"I'm sure I wasn't"
"But you know, dear, couldn't have
done it all by myself. Somebody must
have been to blame"
well, 1 wasn't the one, I'm sure"
"And I'm just as sure L wasn't"
That's a matter of opinion"
"Of course; and my opinion is my
own"
There you are again. You can't talk
two minutes without letting your tenn
per get away with you."
my temper isn't any worse than
yours"
"Who said it was? I wasn't saying
anything about my temper, was 2"
But you were about mine, and / don't
propose to listen to it. If I can't live ir
peace here can go to hotel and be
quiet anyhow"
"Well, go to the hotel. It's more fit
ting place for you than decent home
"This is fine home, isn't It? Good
night. I'm off,"
"You are a tyrant, that's what you
are"
"Well, you need that sort"
"Boo-hoo! Boo-hoo! I'm going home
to mother"
And then they made it up again.-Tit
Bits.
The herald., 1897-10-20
ENGLISH ADVICE TO M'KINLEY

1t seems to be foregone conclusiog,
that England will decline TO take part
in the monetary conference proposed by
the Wolcott commission, and that 1t will
not under any circumstances consent to
the opening Of the Indian mints to the
free coinage Of silver for private ac-
count. This being the case the Wolcott
commission may as we'll pack its Sara
togas and come home.
The British government will not ac-
cept the American proposition. Now.
what does it wish to do? What does it
want the United States to do? The
London Times of yesterday, commenting
editorially upon. the decision says:
President Mckinley has now redeemed
his election pledges and may turn with
a pleasant sense of discharged respon-
sibility to the serious work of financial
reform. AS to the governments offer
to consider alternative proposals, we
may perhaps be allowed to hope that
an indulgent attitude will not be abused,
and that, before again distracting the
government and the public, bimetalllsts
will be careful to see that they have in
vented something really novel and prac-
ticable.
And, that is just about what Mr.. Nc
Kinley will do. There has never been a
time sirce the presidential election when
there were reasonable grounds for hop
irg that something would be done for
silver. The Wolcott commission was
simply bluff-a buffer put between the
st. Louis platform and the Mckinley
administration and to give the latter the
appearance of carrying out the party
pledges.
President Mckinley will now doubtless
declare himself 10 be absolved from all
claims on the part of silver anG proceed
TO assist the allied goldbugs in fasten-
ing more firmly the shackles Of the
single gold standard upon the hapless
Americara people. The irons are already
in the fire to do the job. Secretary Gage
is formulating plan, in the interest of
the banks it is to be presumed, and the
The latter will do nothing for silver,
although 1t may express its sympathy
cover the left" as the saying goes.
There will be nothing left to do but to
fight out the question on the liC.es laid
down in the Chicago platform. Let the
Republicans stew in the juice Of their
own hypocrisy, If they will.
The herald., 1897-10-20
Uniform Quarantine Needed

In some localities absurd quarantine
regulations have been adopted without
the least provocation or excuse, and be-
cause of the groundless appreheneions
which have given rise to these restric-
tions business of every kind has been re-
tarded in this section as though the yell
low fever actually existed in all parts OF
the south. Why not ask the federal
government to take charge of all quar-
antine regulations whenever scourge
makes its appearance in the countryf
The matter is one which should be care
fully considered in all Its bearings and
our national lawmakers cannot be too
serious in discussing the advisability OF
adopting some measure providing for
better and more effective quarantine
regula Constitution.
The herald., 1897-10-20
FRUIT GROWERS CONVENTION

Preparations are now we'll under way
for the twenty-f1rst session of the Cali
fornia State Fruit Growers, to be held at
Sacramento under the auspices of ths
state board of horticulture, Nov. 1919
inclusive.
The call for the convention says thai
the subjects that will be considered are
deemed to be of the utmost Importance
to the fruit industry, and the program
as outlined confirms the statement
Tuesday afternoon will be devoted to
deciduous and citrus fruits, and these
questions will be discussed: Should
Fruit Tree Planting Be Encouraged or
Discouraged? If 80, What Kinds, Va
rieties, etc.," Should the Production
of Deciduous and Citrus Fruits Be En-
couraged or Checked Until More Per-
feet System of Distribution is Effe cted?"
Systems of Fruit Distribution; Fresh
and Dried"
The following day will be given up 10
the questions of transportation and
marke ting, which will be discussed in
all phases. Thursday forenoon will BIZ
devoted to the olive industry in it's va
| rious branches. In the afternoon adul-
! terated food, and tree and fruit pests
and diseases will be discussed also nu;
culture.
Friday will be given over to variety
| of subjects of general interest to such a
gathering. There ought to be a large
| attendance from all over the state
Great good is certain to result from the
| interchange Of views and from a crys
| tallization of opinion and action on tht
! part Of the fruit growers
The herald., 1897-10-20
Short Sighted Saloonists

The saloon it would seem, never
knows when it Is well off. In Oakland it
has just put on foot a scheme to reduce
the license tax for retailing liquors from
$10O to $50 quarter, and an ordinance
to that effect has been introduced in the
local legislature. Thus, TO effect paltry
saving of some s4 week the Oakland
saloon throws brand into the commun-
ity that will some time, sooner or later,
result in the kindling of fire that will
scorch the saloon to the bone, and make
its friends curse the hour Of their short
sightedness.-The Sacramento Record
Union.
The herald., 1897-10-20
The State Of Superior

The latest proposition is TO take that
portion of Michigan which lies west OF
Lake Michigan, acid to 1t slice Of Wis
cor1sin, and convert the territory into
the new state Of Superior. The map OF
the United States is not likely to be
changed for some lime to come. Even
Texas, which has the authority in its
organic law to subdivi6se itself, has C,sv-
er taken advantage Of the opportunity,
anC, will continue to remain an en-
pire among states. The state of Su-
perior will rot be represented among the
stars on. the blue field Of our glorious
flag.--Washirgto Post.
The herald., 1897-10-20
DEGENERATION

Of old they were goodly race,
The race of ballade singers;
OF minstrels and of troubadours,
Of scalds and minnesingers.
What though the nations tempted war,
What though the battle thundered?
Secure of welcome everywhere,
About the earth they wandered.
The poets of these days-they stay
In old, familiar places;
1t is a grievous task to gain
new landlords good graces!
Yet when we have their verses read,
Their meaning fully pondered,
We know that though they stayed at home
Their minds have surely wandered!
j. r. Taylor. in Memphis Commercial
Appeal.
The herald., 1897-10-20

The British government is usually
active and jealous in affording pro-
lection to its citizens il, foreign lands,
but the manner in which the gallant
war correspondent of Black and White
was allowed to starve to death on the
streets of Havana was greatly to tha
discredit of the foreign office. Mr..
Hughes, the correspondent in question.
had been robbed and ma.treated by
Spanish guerrillas so that he reached
Havana without money or papers. The
dispatch says that "the British consul
was unable to assist him." Why? is the
question that will spring to milliors of
English lips.
The herald., 1897-10-20
Thorough Work

II is related that at Princeton Theo-
logical Seminary recently young
preacher persuaded a fellow student 10
listen to him while he rehearsed SER
mon. His subject was Light" wife
violent gesture with the right arm,
he. sai6, blot out the sur" With a
similarly frantic movement OF the lelt
ann he reared, blot out the moon.
Then. with combined gesture, maGt UP
of both arms, he beloved, Blot out the
stars!'' But it was enough. The audtol
arose to leave with a hoarse, cruel whls-
The herald., 1897-10-20
Too Anxious to Secure Convictions

The trade OF the detective, whether OF
the amateur newspaper or of the regu-
lar profession, is apt to be inspired by
excess of zeal to convict, with excess of
zeal to nullify A man opines that
somebody ought to be hanged or
sent to the penitentiary, and he goes
about the business of proving the sus-
pect worthy to be llapged for some thing,
anyway.-Lewistor, Me-, Journal
The herald., 1897-10-20
LOS ANGELES DAILY HERALD
SWORN STATEMENT CIRCULATION

State of California. County Of Los Ange-
les.-ss.
L. M. Holt superintendent OF circulation
of the Los Angeles Daily Herald. being
first duly sworn, deposes and says: That
for the five months from February l, 1897,
to June 80 1897 Qnclusive), the total circu-
iation of the said Daily Herald was 1.29o, 6S0
copies, being an average daily circula-
tiOn of S6O4.
That the weekday circulation during the
above time was 1,o71,567, being n daily
average of S3O8 copies.
That the Sunday circulation during the
above time was 219.o5s, being an average
for each Sunday of 1O,431.
L. M HOLT,
Superintendent of Circulation.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
10th day of July 1897
FRANK J. COOPER.
Notary Public in and for the County OF
Los Angeles, State of California.
The herald., 1897-10-20
Care Doesn't Kill This Cat

AS fine lot of apples as was ever
picked. from trees was presented US this
week by George Turner, who grew them
in the "Hermosa." Mr.. Turner has
ranch that is second to none in the state
for its age and size. Ask him how 1t is
he produces such fine fruit-apples, or
anges and lemons and he answers,
''care."-The Cucamongan.
The herald., 1897-10-20
AT THE THEATERS
F%T.t.t.3s.t.SS.Ss.F.t.tItET j.

LOS ANGELES THEATER.-"Rigo.
letto." which was the opera presented
last right by Del Conte's sterling organ
| ization of artists, deals with a decidedly
unpleasant story, but Verdi, with con-
summate art, while vividly portrayine
the repulsive villainy of the plot, has
condoned the offenses with such charm
ing aries, such gems Of concerted sing
ing and such delicate and expressive
orchestration that for over thirty years
1t was rightly considered his master
piece.
1t is easy to understand. Cioni's great
regulations in the title role. The robust
baritone has evidently made life study
of the part and the result is the strongest
individual dramatic performance that
we have been treated to during this en-
gagement.
Signorita Vicini, who hitherto has only
made charming appearance in minor
parts, made a graceful Gilda. The role
is pre-eminently one that demands the
most exacting calisthenics of vocaliza-
ton. Vicinl suffers with several Of the
other members of the company from the
eternal tremolo habit, but her execution
Of the brilliant bravuras Of "Caro nome"
was one Of the features of the produc-
ton.
OF course everyone left the theater
whistling or humming the delicate and
tripping measures OF La donna e mo-
bile" and Agostini as the duke once
more impressed his audience with the
delightful sweetness of his tones.
The great quartet between the Duke
Gilda, Magdalena (Beatrix Franco) a rsd
Rigoletto, Bella fglia DELI amore,"
which is the piece de resistance of the
opera, was splendidly given and won
a vociferous encore.
Girardi and Fumigall both did excel
lent work as Sparafucile and Count
Monterone respectively. The male Choir
us deserves special word Of praise for
the capital effects in "Zitti, Zitti," at the
close Of the second act.
A dual bill will be presented tonight,
Mascagnfs "Cavalleria Rusticapa," and
Leoncavallo's IT Pagliacci," while this
afternoon, by special request, second
performance of I'll Trovatore" will be
given. Adelina Fanton, probably the
greatest contralto that has ever been
heard here, will again sing "Azucena" at
the matinee, and Lola" in "Cavalleria
Rusticara." With the single exception
of Nina Mazzi, who sings "Leonora" al
the matinee, the full strength of the
company will be heard tonight in the
two gems of modern Italian music.