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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-18
ABILENE WEEKLY REFLECTOR, ABEN KANSAS MARCH Is, B9TW PAGES

.. nv tune exceed 90 .j,' cent q lts pa,l-up
capital Provided. that ,l7 bank m ay hold Its
stock as additional security or to secure debt
previously contracted.
Some of the bankers opposed this
section with great vigor, but the SEN
ate committee refused to strike it out.
However, a pencil was run through
the section before the bill reached the
printer, and Mr.. Breidenthal did not
detect the change until after the bill
had become law Mr.. Breidenthars
theory is that some one opposed the to
section borrowed the bill ito look at
it" and then proceeded to do little
legislation on his own responsibility.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-18
Inyestigators VIII Not Delay.

TOPEKA, Kan. March l6.-Although
the appropriation to meet the expense
Of the investigation of bribery charges
provides that if criminal charges shall
be made in court Of justice be-
fore May /, the money shall not be
made available, the committee will be.
gin work before that date This was
decided upon at conference with Gov.
Leedy Yesterday.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-18
MUCH STOCK LOST.
Cattle Having Hard Times on the Range
In Montana and Wyoming.

C0ttie HAVING nufu liInes OIL tne tHHKeS
In Montana and Wyoming.
HELENA, Mont, March 16.-Secretary
Preutt, of the state board of stock COM
missioners, said: "The stock on the
ranges has had a remarkably hard
time the whole winter In the extreme
northern part of the state 1t has not
been above zero for weeks, and stock
was in poor condition when this be-
gan. The stock that has weathered
the winter is in poor condition. Unless
relief comes at once the loss will be
the heaviest In years"
A Cheyenne, Wyo., dispatch states
that the cold weather of the past few
days has been very disastrous to range
stock. Reports yesterday and to-day
gave news Of many losses. Sheep are
thin and week and cattle and horses
are suffering. On the Upper Platte
ranges wolves are becoming very
troublesome, in some cases killing full
grown steers.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-18
COERCION BY THE POWERS.
Immediate Blockade of the Ports OF Greece
Has Been Ordered.

Has Been Ordered.
LONDON, March l6. According to St.
Petersburg advices all the admirals OF
the powers in the vicinity of Greece,
except the French and Italian com.
manders, have been ordered to imme-
diately blockade the principal Greek
ports, especially the Piraeus (the port
of Athens), Syria and Volo and an ulti-
matum will forthwith be addressed
to Greece by the admirals of the
foreign fleets. The proposal Of the
powers that France and Italy occupy
the island of Crete with a mixed force
Of %, 900 men has been declined by the
governments of those two countries on
the score of expense, and the occupa-
ton will be undertaken by the forces
Of the active six powers, although
Germany and Au stria will only nom
inally take part in order to show that
they are favorable to the measure.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-18
GOV. LEEDY APPOINTS.
Il. v. Wharton Made Coal OIL Inspector
Other Places Filled.

TOPEKA, Kan, March 13.-Gov Leedy
has announced the following appoint
ments: State oil inspector, E. V. Whar-
ton, of Woodson county; state grain
inspector, W. w. Culver, of Barton
county; members of state board of
charities, W. l.. Brown, of Kingman
county, and b. +, Shane, of jefferson
county: regents agricultural college,
Harrison Kelly. of Coffey county;
C. b. Hoffman, of Dickinson county;
Mrs. John 7. st, John, of Johnson
county; J. N. Limbocker, of Riley
county, and T. j. Hudson, of Wilson
county; state board of education, G. M.
Brooke, president of the Lecompton
university, and A. b, Kuhne, of Nema-
ha county; board of managers of the
state reformatory, T. j. 0'Neil and
William Lingenfelter, present incum-
bents, and Senator B. II. Wallack rep,
of Atchison county; paymaster of the
Kansas national guard, j. Il. Ander-
son, of Shawnee county.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-18
Final Adjournment Friday.

TOPEKA, Kan, March l5.-The legis-
lature will not adjourn until next Fri
day. At that time the schoolbook
commissioners will be confirmed by
the senate. The law will go into effect
Friday morning at eight o'clock, and
an hour later the governor will send in
the names of the eight members of the
board. Enough populist senators have
agreed to come back to make a quorum
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-18
STATE PRINTING BILL.

Kansas Senate slashes the Fees Of tn
Printer-The Initiative and Referendum
Dead.
TOPEKA, Kan, March 1.-THE hous
killed the initiative and referendum
resolution, rs to ~, the resolution
lacking eight votes of the necessar.
two-thirds. 1t was strict party vote
excepting that Ilackbush, of Leaven
worth, and Vogelgesang, OF Russell
republicans, voted yea, and Tapscott
Of Hamilton, democrat, voted nay, say
ing the resolution was populis
whisky measure, and only the bun
element desired it.
The bill to compel vendors Of paten
medicines to pay monthly license O
500 was killed by the house. The
house passed the ti-Pnkerton bill.
The house passed the penitcntiary
appropriation bill. Section five OF tht
bill provides that 1t shall be unlawful
TO allow any convict in the peniten
tiary to perform any labor for private
citizens outside Of the penitentiary
grounds, for hire or otherwise, and II
shall be the duty Of the warden to EN-
ploy the surplus convict labor In ex-
tending and repairing the state roads,
and upon other work exclusively for
the benefit Of the state.
The house spent the greater part OF
the day considering the judicial appro-
priation bill. Slight reductions were
made in several departments, the sal
airy Of the governors private secretary
being reduced to 81 800. An effort was
made TO cut salaries of district judges
to $1,000, but the house left them at
$9,5O0
The Hanna bill to compel water
works, gas and electric light companies
to give all over six per cent Of their
net profits to the city as rental, for the
use of the streets; and also giving cities
Of the first, second and third class
power to purchase or construct such
plants was defeated by the house by
vote of IS to Al.
Senator Jumpers bill, providing that
the governor shall not be empowered
to cause an investigation to be made
Of any state official, passed the senate.
The senate passed the bill requiring
foreign life insurance, guaranty and
indemnity companies to pay ~ per
cent. tax upon the gross premiums re-
ceived from business in the state, and
providing for forfeiture of rights to do
business in case of refusal.
The senate passed q bill appropriat-
ing $40, 900 for the state printer for the
year ending June 30, 1893, and also $780,
900 for the fiscal year ending June 80,
1899. The measure contains pro-
vision that the state shall only allow
the state printer ten cents per 1000
ems on composition If done by ma
chimes. II done by hand, the printer is
to get 80 cents per 1000.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-18

WASHINGTON, March 16.-The atten.
ton of the United States supreme
court was given largely yesterday to
the power Of states to tax the fran
chises of corporations, such as express,
telegraph and railroad companies.
Two Kentucky cases, involving the
constitutionality of the state law Of
1892, one affecting the Henderson
bridge and the other the Adams Ex-
press Co, were both decided fayorably
to the state.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-18
RITES May be Reduced,

TOPEKA, KAN, March BIB. P. Wag-
gener, of the railroad lobby, has in
formed Gov. Leedy that he will go to
st. Louis and New York next week
and make an effort to have the traffic
managers of the several railroads agree
to put in a special rate on corn, cattle
and coal for Kansas. Mr.. Waggener
says that he is prompted to act by a
desire to see the railroads and the
people get closer together.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-18

TOPEKA, Kan, March l6.-Gov. Leedy
has signed the public utilities bill.
The governor said there were a number
of things in the bill to which he OBJ.
jected, but there was a demand for
such legislation, and, though virtually
under protest, he would sign the bill.
This is the measure which provides
that under certain conditions cities
may issue bonds and purchase water,
heat, power and light plants
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-18
For Public Buildings,

TOPEKA, Kan, March 15.-The legis-
lature has appropriated sl93,5OO for
new buildings and improvements at
the various state institutions, divided
as follows: Winfield asylum, $50, 900;
Hutchinson reformatory, $4,000; agri-
cultural college, $4,000; Topeka in
sane asylum, 800, 1000; Olathe deaf and
dumb asylum, $4,000; state house,
$4,000; small buildings at various in
situations, $4,000.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-18
POpulIsts Sign a Compact,

TOPEKA, Kan, March .5.-Fifty-six
populists of the house signed an agree
ment to vote for maximum freight
rate, providing the governor would
call an extra session of the Legislature
Those entering the deal say that
enough other members, although re-
fusing to enter the agreement, have
verbally pledged themselves to make a
maximum bill certain Of passage in
case of special session.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-18
NOT SATISFACTORY.
The Anti-DOckage Law Passed by the Kan
sas Legislature Goes into Effect.

The Anti-DOckage Law Passed by the Kan
sas Legislature Goes into Effect.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March l6.-The
anti-dockage law passed by the Kansas
legislature went into effect at the
Kansas City stock yards yesterday, and
its workings are generally condemned
by both buyers and shippers. Mem
bers of the live stock exchange say it
will seriously cripple the Kansas City
market and tend to build up
those of Omaha, st. Louis and Chi
cago in proportion. Owners are out
spoken in their denunciation of the
measure, and many of them said yes
terday they would hereafter ship their
hogs to other markets. Several fist
fights between owners and buyers
were narrowly averted.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-18

1
! night and adjourned until nine O'Clock
to-day, when it will be disposed Of
| No other bills will be considered.
The house passed general bill re-
moving the disabilities of about 100 ex-
confederate soldiers. Householder
bill to compel semi-monthly payment
of wages by corporations was killed in
the house, as was also the bill to retire
Chancellor Snow from the state uni
versity board OF regents
The house voted to discharge its
members of the committee to investi-
gate the senate charges OF bribery
when the stock yards bill was under
discussion. This ends all prospect Of
investigation of the recent bribery
charges. Every member of the ways
and means committee was opposed to
an appropriation for that purpose.
The house committee appointed to
investigate charges against District
Judge Hazen, of Shawnee county, re-
ported in favor Of the Judge, declaring
that the charges were of not sufficient
importance to warrant attention.
The house passed Senator Matthews
insurance bill, which makes several
radical changes in the present methods
Of insuring property.
General legislation ceased at noon
to-day without congressional reap
portionment bill having been passed.
The only changes made in the present
arrangement was to put Shawnee coun-
ty in the present First district in ex-
change for Pottawatomie, which is put
in the Fourth. This punches the big
republican vote in the First and gives
fusion chance in the Fourth. ltputs
Broderick and Curtis, the two repub-
lican congressman in the First dis
trict
One of the last acts of the house was
to pass senate bill SAG, to promote medi-
cal science by providing for the dispo'
sition of dead bodies of criminals and
unclaimed persons and repeating Sec
tions 375s, 3759 and 1850 of the general
statutes of 1889.
The house killed the bill regulating
express companies.
The senate passed Fulton's bill to
regulate the inspection Of oil in this
state. 1t provides that the gov
ernor shall appoint state inspector
who shall not be in any way in
terested in the oil business and
he or his deputies shall inspect
all oils, and If they shall meet
the requirements, he shall issue a
certificate and fix brand, giving
actual test, upon the barrel or package
in which the oil is contained. He is to
appoint deputies living near the place
where the inspections are to be made.
Fees for inspection are fixed at 40
cents for a single barrel, 80 cents per
'', W. W. 'O' 80 ~ - 80 49, - tnon,
INV - .'n's ~ al, :. ioi ..s' n hon
rel for lots of from % to so barrels,
'nu .eu 80 PN ~
'y s., " pH''e1'' !. a. house,
u' 'ena'' Jns.'' I'm .aa',,,a,;na
:, ~ no. - ~ - a..;
~ 80. 80, y - 80, MI In .a,,aras
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-18

LAWRENCE, Kan, March 12.-George
]. Barker, member of the legislature
from Douglas county, was married here
yesterday to Mrs. Emma Dinsmoor,
widow Of the late Frank Dinsmore,
formerly superintendent Of public in.
struction in this city.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-18
WILL FIGHT THE LAW.
Stock Yards Company to Test the Validity
of u New Kansas Statute.

vi NcW hhubhs othtutes
TOPEKA, Kan, March l5.-Charles U.
Getting, a Boston stakeholder in the
Kansas City Stock Yards Co., has APP
piled to United States District Judge
Foster for an injunction to prevent the
stock yards company from putting the
new Kansas law into effect. Mr.. Cot
ting claims to hold $4,000 worth of
stock in the stock yards company, and
he claims that the rates which are
fixed by the legislature would make
his stock valueless. The constitution
atty of the act of the Legislature of
Kansas is questioned on the ground
that the legislature has no right to in
terfere with private enterprise. The
encouragement has been requested to
appear to defend the law. The case
will be heard March s5.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-18
NOT THE MAN.
Charles Baudrau. Arrested for Crime at
Fort Scott, Released.

Charles Baudrau, Arrested for Crime at
Fort Scott. Released.
FORT ScoTT, Kan, March l6.-Sheriff
Miller went to Sedalia, NO., Sunday
night and returned last night with
Charles Baudrau, the supposed ravisher
of little Fannie bacon. Baudrau was
taken before the little girl, guarded by
30 officers to protect him from the mob
which had been ready to lynch him
ever since it was learned that he was
to be brought back to Fort Scott. As
soon as the girl saw Baudrau, she de-
clared he was not the man who as
saulted her. Baudrau was then re-
leased.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-18
JOHN posSETT ACQUITTED.
Had Been Convicted Of killing His Rival
and Sentenced to Hang.

anu Scntenctu W h""k'
GUTHRIE, Ok, March 16.-John Dos
set, who was convicted in 1893 for the
murder of Sherman Long, half-breed,
at dance at the house of Jim George,
in Usage nation, was cleared yesterday.
He was sentenced to be hung January
4, 1894, and scaffold was built in this
city. The day before the hanging
Chief Justice Dale stayed execution for
a new trial. Both men were in love
with Clemmie Denoya, rich half
breed Usage girl, and Sherman Long
was given poisoned whisky, and fell
dead on the floor in the middle of an
Indian dance.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-18
IMPORTERS IN A PANIC.
Break All Records at New York Getting
Goods Out OF Bond.

Break All Records ut New York Getting
Goods Out of Bond.
New YORK, March is. When on Sat-
urday last the duties on Withdrawals
of imports from bonded warehouses
reached the remarkable total of ST.
1000, it was believed that the panic
began on Wednesday had reached its
elimination. Yesterdays aggregate
showed, however, that the panic had
only really begun on Saturday.
When the doors of the custom
house closed at five p. m. Cashier
Northrup had collected exactly
,667,979.51. The aggregate is the
largest in the history of the New York
custom house for one day, the previous
record being S2,3Os, 900. made August /,
1872, when the late A. 7. Stewart made
his famous payment of $l,OOO,OOO on
goods withdrawn.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-18
Kansas Farmer Robbed Of $500.

WICHITA, Kan, March ia.-While
John Cochran, farmer living near
Greenwich, was returning home from
Wichita last night, he was held up and
robbed of $780, His assailants knocked
him from his wagon and beat him I'M
til be was insensible
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-18
FIGHT ON BRISTOW.
Kansas Republicans DO Not Want Him to
Get the Plum He Seeks.

Get the Plum He Seeks.
TOPEKA, Kan, March 15.-Kansas
republicans are making a hot fight
against the appointment of J. L. Bris-
tow, of this state, for fourth assistant
postmaster-general. Bristow is secre-
tary of the state central committee,
and is now in Washington seeking the
position. Saturday the republican sem
ators and members joined in dispatches
to United States Senator Baker,
Congressman Broderick and Curtis and
the postmaster general, protesting
against Bristow's appointment, and
recommending State Senator Lamb for
the place. They say that Bristow does
not'represent the republicans of Kan.
SaS
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-18
BAD ON RAIL TRAFFIC.
Lines In the Northwest Have Never Had
Such Shows to Contend With.


Such SHOWS to Contend With.
ST. PAUL. Mimi, March 16.-Rail-
roads have never before in their his
tory in the northwest had as much to
contend against because of drifting
snow. 1t is stated that there are 200
cars of freight at initial points and
elsewhere destined for towns off the
main lines in the Dakotas and Mime
sofa that cannot reach their destina-
ton until branch lines are opened. 1t
is stated that there is suffering in
South Dakota by reason of the branch
lines being closed. In that state over
800 miles of roads have been practically
abandoned for fully two weeks.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-18
A BILL TAMPERED WITH.
In Important Section Omitted from the
Nem knnsns thanking Inv.

in Important Section Omitted from the
New Kansas Banking Law.
TOPEKA, Kan, March TO- Bank Com
missioner Breidenthal was greatly
ehagrined when he discovered that an
important section of his banking bill
had been left out. In this particular
section was Incorporated one of Mr.
Credentials pet ideas. The section
follows:
It shall be unlawful for any bank to loan its
lunds to its stockholders on their stock as col
lateral security; and the total Indebtedness Of
the stockholders Of any Incorporated bank shall
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-18
NEW CHURCH WORK.


KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March 16.-The
congregation of the First Baptist
church, Twelfth street and Baltimore
avenue, under the direction of the
pastor, DR.. Stephen A. Northrup, is pre-
pairing to build an extensive addition
to the church. According to DR..
Northrup's plan, the church will be
opened every day in the week. There
will be helping hand" department
to extend aid to men out of employ
ment, a gymnasium, and religious
services held at certain hours each
daY.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-18

FRANKFORT, KY, March 16.-Gov.
Bradley has refused respite in the
case Of Alonzo Walling convicted Of
completely in the murder of Pearl
Bryan. Walling will be hanged with
Scott Jackson next Saturday.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-18
NO BRIBERY INVESTIGATION.

Kansas Legislature DIsposes Of the stock
Yards Materially ournment To-Day.
TOPEKA, Kan, March l3.--The sen.
ate and house got into wrangle o---
The record-union., 1897-11-07
How She Broke the Ice.

The beautiful girl came into the room
and pulled her chair so close no to her
fathers big armchair that he looked up
fion his newspaper to see what WAS the
matter.
Mr.. wilkins likes you father" she
said, as soon as she saw that She had
MS attention.
Like me?" he exclaimed.
"Yes. He thinks a great deal of
YOU
We'll, I have been under the impTes
slor for some time that he liked some
one here" remarked the cd gentle
man, but I've never seen any indie a.
ton that 1 was the one"
We'll, you will the very next time
you see Mr.. Wilkins" said the beauti-
full girl with conviction.
What's he going to do?" demanded
the old gentleman.
He's going to ask you if you will
consent to be his father-in-law," ex-
planned the beautiful girl.-Chicago
Post
The record-union., 1897-11-07

Medical Association and of this soci-
ETY. are to conserve the honor and
standing of the medical profession and
by establishing plain line Of demarka-
ton. to protect the community and our
neishbors and friends, whose interests
are identical with our own, from mis-
conception of the professional charac-
ter, education and standing of licensed
real or pretended practitioners of the
aforesaid schools or sects in medicine,
and unlicensed persons fraudulently
claiming to be physicians"
The final resolution was as follows.
Resolved, That this society readopts
for it's government the code of ethics
of the American Medical Association,
as defined in the preceding extracts
therefrom. and the preceding preamble,
and holds all its members in honor
bound to adhere to its provisions.
The record-union., 1897-11-07
MEDICAL ETHICS.
Substance of the Resolutions
Adopted by the County Society.

The proceedings of the Santa Clara
County Medical Society Wednesday
evening concern the community as we'll
as physicians. The resolutions intro
duced by DIR. SouthwOrth and passed
by vote Of II to I are too long for
publication, but the following extract
seems to express their more essential
points:
Whereas, 1t is known to the mem
bers of this society, and should be
known to all intelligent persons, that
there is nothing in this preamble or the
following resolution, or in the code of
ethics of this society, or presumably
in the code of ethics of any society of
regular physicians in the world, that
precludes it's members from freely rem
dering most prompt and efficient as
sistance to the sick, the injured, or the
suffering, and obtaining the history OF
such cases from all available sources
whether previously attended by homeo-
pathic or eclectic practitioners; the
right to change physicians being un-
questionable or from receiving in
emergencies needed assistance and ad-
vice from persons, whatever their tt
ties or pretensions; nor do such codes
of ethics preclude regular physicians
from seeing or visiting the sick or
injured while attended by homeopaths
or eclectics or unlicensed persons and
freely stating their opinions about
diagnosis and treatment, and doing all
else required by humanity and friend
ship, but they do preclude their repre-
senting or regarding such visits and
attendance as professional consulta-
tions or agreements, or personally re-
ceiving professional pay therefor, as
lowering the character and standing of
the medical profession and mislead-
ing the sick and their friends and the
community.
Whereas, The medical profession re-
quires before admission to mem bership o
years of study, a good moral charac-
ter and satisfactory proof of a reason
able knowledge of the science of med
icine and it's allied branches; and has
no exclusive dogmas, schools or sects,
but is UNIVERSAL; embracing the accu-
mulated knowledge and progress con-
cerning all known remedies plans and
prir q pies for the treatment and pre-
vention of human ailments, and nee
essarily including all that is true that
can possibly be known or practiced by
the so-called homeopathic or eclectic
schools or sects in medicine whose fun
damental dogmas are unchanged, and
that exist solely for the benefit of their
real or pretended practitioners; and
Whereas, The wise and beneficent
ethical provisions of the American