Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-11-04
IRELAND'SLANDSUIT
The Archbishop Trying to Recover
$4,000 Acres from Settlers.
A FIGHT ON HIGH HATS At TOPEKA.
Indians May Ask for Statehood Doans
College In Luck Individual Commuu.
Ion Cups Wanted-Mr. Wolcott still
Working for Bimetallism.

nrchoisnop lreldnu against large
number of settlers in Minnesota, in
volving tracts Of land amounting to
$4,000 acres, was heard at the general
land office yesterday before Commits
sioner Hermann. The case Is known
in the st. Cloud local land office as
John Ireland VS.. Joseph Bennon ct al,
and in the Marshall district as against
George E. Gowen ct al. Archbishop
Ireland claims under the act of March
8, 1887, as purchaser from the ST. Paul,
Minneapolis & Manitoba railroad; the
settlers, under the same act, claiming
to be bona tide settlers and that they
are entitled to make entry. 1t is large
ly question Of law whether the con-
tract between Ireland and the railroad
was valid. The settlers assert that
the archbishop was the mere agent of
the road; that there was no contract
OF sale, but merely promise of the
railroad to sell to him in the event it
obtained title to the lands at issue,
which the railroad it is claimed, did
not get, as the grant Of these lands
was revoked.
A FIGHT ON HIGH HATS
TOPEKA, Kan, Oct 20. Councilman
Burgess has prepared an anti-high hat
ordinance which he says will pass the
Topeka city council by an almost unan-
imous vote at the meeting next week.
The ordinance will prohibit women
wearing hats in churches, theatres or
any other public place. Burgess began
the fight on high hats on account OF his
view being shut off Of a good play Mt
the theater few nights ago by a high
hat worn by one Of Topeka's society
women.
INDIANS MAY ASK FOR STATEHOOD.
CHELSEA, l. IT,, Oct. 20-lt Is now re-
liably and generally stated among
Cherokee officers that the coming ses-
sion of their council, which meets at
Tahlequah Monday next, will en-
deavor to persuade the others Of the
five tribes to pass an act requesting
the United States to allow them to
come into the union as one state and
have all the offices given to Indians.
Chief lshparhecher, of the Creeks, also
favors the plan.
DoANE COLLEGE IN LUCK.
BOsroN, Oct 20. The will of the late
Thomas Doane, the well known civil
engineer gives his estate to trustees,
who are to pay the net income to the
testator's wife and other relatives for
term of years, and when the young
est grandchild of the testator attains
the age of 81 years, the principal Of
the trust fund is to be paid to Doane
college at Crete, Neb. The estate is
valued at from sl5O,OOO to 100000.
FOR INDIVIDUAL COMMUNION CUPS
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 29.-At yester-
day mornings session of the American
Public Health convention, resolution
was adopted indorsing the action Of q
number Of churches in adopting the
use of individual cups or chalices in
administering the communion wine,
and urgently recommending the gen
eral use of individual cups in schools,
railway trains and in other public
places where practicable.
STILL WORKING FOR BIMETALLlsM.
LONDON. Oct, 80 Senator Wolcott
Of Colorado. chairman Of the United
States monetary commission has gone
to Paris in the hope Of prevailing upon
the French government to agree to
fresh bimetallic proposals, 1t is be-
lieved here. however that the govern.
ment of France will not do ANYTHING
further In the matter.