Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-11-17
TEMPLE ABANDONED
W. c. 7. o. to Give Up the Project
as an Affiliated Interest.
NATIONAL LIVE STOCK CONVENTION.
An Omcial Call Issued for the Meeting to
He Held At Denver, Col, on January
24-Bssis OF Representation
Subjects TO He Discussed.

OF. raul, Mlnn., NOV. i0.-lNe w. u
7. U. national convention decided by
q vote Of 2S7 to II to abandon that
temple project as an affiliated interest.
Five hours Of animated, vigorous and
occasionally bitter and personal de-
batting was necessary before the vote
was reached. The opposition to this
action declared it was an act OF repudi.
alton Of moral obligation and fought
every inch Of ground, but most of the
leaders were against them and carried
their point. just before sdjourning
Mrs. Durham presented some resolu.
tions on the subject which may pre-
cipitate the whole controversy once
more If she calls them up In the morn
ing, as is expected.
At the beginning Of yesterday after.
moons session the president announced
the temple as the order Of business
Mrs. Matilda b. Carse, OF Illinois, read
her report on the temple, which was
full history Of the building and the
connection OF the W. C. T. U. with the
enterprise, and making strong plea
for the convention to stand by the
temple. She criticised sharply the
action of the general officers against
the temple. She read anew letters
from Marshall Field, dated November
?, 1898, in which he promised to extend
such obligations as he may be inter.
ested in, and in addition be was will
ing to give $4,000 cash to pay the obi
cations of interest soon TO become due,
and $50, 900 in stock, or q total of $lUO,-
oOO Notwithstanding the rule adopted
against applause, there was q hearty
and general burst of handclspping at
this announcement. The burden of
the report was plea for the compile
ton of the temple as fitting memorial
to Miss Willard.
Tho annual report of the financial
secret ry, Miss Sarah G. johnson, was
presented, showing receipts Of $685.
ISL IS; expenditures, Sill, O56. 81; bal
ance, S6,6S2.77. The recording secre-
tsry, Mrs. Hoffman, read the report Of
the action OF the executive committee
adverse to the temple and Mrs. Cham.
beers, OF Pennsylvania, moved its adop-
ton. AS substitute, Mrs. Durham,
OF Iowa, moved that, in view Of the
1850. convention Endorsement of the en-
terprise, this convention pledge itself
70 the temple in the matter of retiring
the trust bonds.
NATIONAL LIVE STOCK CONVENTION.
Denver, COL, Nov l5.-The call for
the next annual convention Of the. Ma
tional Live Stock association was is
; ned yesterday. 1t says:
The second annual convention Of the Nation
al Live Stock association will convene in the
Tabor Grand opera house, Denver Tuesday
January "a Business of great i'm
portance To those interested in the various
branches of the stock industry, as well as the
association itself, will be presented for consid-
Grafton The basis Of representation will be as
follows. One delegate-at- large from each
state and territory. to be appointed by the gov
ernOr Each state and territorial range as
ISOLATION of cattle, horses, sheep and swine
one delegate for every l0,OO) head
Of stock represented by such organization.
Each state or territory live stock sanitary
board, three delegates Each state board OF
agriculture and each agricultural college, one
delegate Each live stock commission ex-
change, one delegate at-large and one for every
Is members thereof Each stock yards COM
pany, one delegate. Each chamber OF COM
merce, one DELEGATE for every 100 members,
Each state dairymen's association one dele
gate Each state irrigation organization, one
delegate No delegate will be allowed to
actively participate in the proceedings unless
his local association is member OF the nation
Vi association.
Among the propositions which the
convention will be asked either to in
dorse or condemn are:
The enactment Of a uniform bounty law in
ChCu sthte uHu uelilpVty' WV luipofJuuuc vi I'LL
exhibit of American stock at the Paris expos-
ton in 1901; the passage Of a law by congress
the importation of breeding ami
mails physically unsound the matter Of termi-
nal charges ut the Chicago market the extern
sion Of the 2S-hour law; the revocation Of the
recent order Of the government setting aside
certain tracts Of land in western states and
territories as forest reserves and the extension
Of the feedin- transit privileges to points east
Of the Missouri river, and the question OF ced-
ing arid lands to the states Besides these
many subjects of importance to rasers, feed
ers, breeders and dealers in live stock will be-
Plans have been made for a. national
of range cattle curing the
convention.