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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-07-14
EXPENSES OF THE WAR.
Nearly One Hundred Millic'. Dollars In
Actual Cash Already Paid Out
by the Treasury.

Washington, July 1S.-Nearly $780,.
100000 in cash has already been paid
out Of the treasury on account of the
war with Spain. 1t is almost impossi.
BILE to obtain an accurate estimate of
the cost Of the war, for the reason
that it is difficult to draw the line ex.
actly between what would be the ordi-
nary expenses of the army and navy
and the expenses directly chargeable
to the war. However, the expenditure
on account of the army and navy since
the passage of the national defense
act have run more than $4,000, 900
over the expenditures for the same
period Of last year. The greater
amount of this was expended by the
war department, the expenses of
which have increased more than $780,
900, 900. The increase in naval expendi.
lures has been over S25, 900, 600. These
figures represent actual cash pay
ments, and do not include contracts
on which payments have not yet
fallen due. Since the LIST of July the
war expenditures have advanced about
81, 900, 900 per day, and II is expected
that they will run far over this
amount when more of the army is
actually in the field, as the cost Of
maintaining the army IN the field Is
much greater than the cost Of main.
tensnce In camn
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-07-14
Sherif's Power Limited.

The state supreme court has made
a decision on the rights of sheriifs in
making arrests. 1t says;
Except in pursuance to the COM
mand Of a warrant a sheriff has no
authority to make an arrest for a
misdemeanor not committed in his
presence; nor will the acts and Ian
guage of person which induces the
officer as a reasonable man to believe
such person guilty of misdemeanor
authorize his arrest without warrant.
"a sheriff who acts without a war;
in undertaking to make an arrest for
a misdemeanor not committed In his
presence, and who kills the person in
an effort to overcome his resistance,
or to recapture him after having ef-
fected his arrest, is guilty either Of
murder or manslaughter as the cir
cumstances and facts of the case may
prove"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-07-14
TO INDIVIDUALS ONLY.
Entire Issue Of the War Bonds to Go to
Small Investors Grand Total OF Sub.
scrlptions Over sI,25O, 100000.

Washington, July l3.-The subscrip-
lions to the new war loan will close at
three o'clock Thursday afternoon. Up
to this time both the number of sub
scriptions received and the aggregate
amount subscribed for far exceed oil
estimates. The total has reached the
surprising aggregate of $1,000. Those
for $500 and under to date are for
about S65, 900, and it is expected
that 1t will approximate s75,oOO,O 900 by
the l4th inst The subscriptions for
sums exceeding $500 already aggre-
gate SS9l, 200, 900, and it is expected
that at the time of closing they will
have reached S445, 900. 900, making
the grand total, including the large
blanket bids, over 1,a5O, 900, 900. 1t is
known that the individual subscrip.
tions are far in excess Of the whole
loan and, therefore, Assistant Secre-
tary Vanderbilt will direct that, be-
ginning next Thursday evening, all
subscriptions from firms and corpor-
atoms be Immediately returned to the
senders with the checks which accom-
panied them. This class Of subscrip-
tons alone now aggregates about
STAR ono. 200.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-07-14
ABOUT PEOPLE.

0. l.. Thisler was up from Chap
man.
Miss Lulu Hallam lett to spend the
summer in Virginia.
W. H. Minick and wife are up from
Topeka visiting friends here.
Mrs. G, /. Wallace returned to To-
peka after visit with her parents.
C. D. Baker and Geo. l.. Davis, Of
Clay Center, spent the night in the
city. -
Mrs. Charlotte Tudor and daughter
came in from San Francisco and are
visiting at the home Of Mrs. rs son,
j. NJ. Tudor.
Miss Mary Morse, niece of Prof.
Bagley, left for Chicago after a
months vacation from her duties as
trained nurse.
Edward r. Smith, formerly an
Abilene boy, is up from Missouri,
called by the illness of his mother,
Mrs. G. A. Smith.
s. Taylor, Of Manchester, and W.
Taylor, of Talmage, were visitors to
the city and ordered the REFLECTOR
sent to their addresses.
Very Rev. Bononcini, formerly
priest Of st. Andrews but now OF
Usage Mission, spent the night here,
returning this morning.
Mrs. c. Il. Lobdell and daughter,
the wife and daughter Of the editor Of
the Kansas City, Kansas, Tribune,
spent the evening in the city.
Miss Louise Dixon, Of Junction
City, who has been visiting at the
college and with Miss Haston a few
days, returned home today.
Joseph Walker and wife and grand
daughter, Lena Palmer, Of Galva,
His, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. W. D.
Nichols on their way to Colorado.
D. l.. Shipy and G. N. Hull were
prominent visitors from Herington.
Major Shipy was formerly Indian
agent in the Territory and is thor
oughly informed on conditions in that
section.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Weyant and Mrs.
G. c. Spangler left for New York City
where they will enjoy an outing.
Mrs. Weyant will buy fall and winter
millinery for Case & Co. during her
stay in the city.
A. Bohannon, Of Dillon, was in
town. His son, Earl, who is with
Co. L. at Camp Merritt, writes that
the Kansas boys have pretty hard
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-07-14
HAS WATSON SAILED?
Dispatch from Gibraltar Says the AmerI-
can Squadron Ia Expected at Tangiers
About Friday OF This Week.

London, July ia dispatch from
Gibraltar says the American squadron
is expected at Tangiers about Friday.
The Madrid correspondent Of the Daily
News says:
Orders have been received by the Seville
garrison to hold itself In readiness to proceed
to the defense Of the coasts II Is believed the
garrisons destination is camp near Gibraltar.
The order is widely commented upon The
United States consuls at Gibraltar and Tan
giers have enormous quantities Of coal and the
American golfers are reported between Cape
Spartell, on the northwest coast Of Morocco
and st. Vincent
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-07-14
A. B. ROSE & co

time and thinks 10 is tough to stay in
camp while other regiments go to the
front. He says that at the theater
few nights ago in San Francisco a
jury was in the play. The members
were called in and three we're dressed
in ragged uniforms and looked alto
gether disreputable. "Where are
you fromp" was asked. "From Kan
sas" replied the trio and the audience
cheered. The boys have recently re-
ceived new uniforms and feel better.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-07-14

Washington, July lS-Sometbing
over 5000, 900 will be paid by this gov
eminent as "head money" to the off.
GERS and sailors who destroyed Cerve.
ra's fleet This is according to the
law which provides payment Of $500
head for every man on the ships Of the
enemy when these ships are destroyed.
A few Of the officers will receive pretty
good fortunes The law governing
the distribution Of this money Is very
explicit There are exact provisions
for carrying 1t into effect and every
man, according to his rank, will be
paid in due season.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-07-14

Kansas City. July K-RecelptS OF wheat 57
cars; year ago, IS cars Sales by cur lots:
No. hard, 7i0T5c; No, . hard, 731S2c: No. 3
hard, 6aa72hc; No4 hard 65lt6So; No. 2 soft, 70
arc: No. soft, 7OG7lc; No. l. soft, 65a67c.
Receipts OF corn. 50 cars; year ago IS cars;
No. 2 mixed, 3OnGS0Ac; No. mixed, 3Oc;
No. mixed, 2s129c No white, SiG32Ac;
No.S white 3Oh0sl hc; NOD white, 29129hc Re-
ceipts Of oats, cars; year ago, cars; No 3
mixed 25c; No Mixed 24124Hc; No I
Mixed 2ss a2Sc; No. white, 26G26ac; No
white, 2s12Shc; No 4white, 24n@25c Receipts
Of hay, Bears; timothy, ,650GsSO; prairie, 10 20
az0l Eggs &c per doz Poultry hens go
per ID; broilers, lie per Id ROSTERS, lsc each;
turkeys, 6G7c ducks young, 7c old. Sc; geese
&c; goslings, SC; pigeons 75c per dozen. But
ter, extra fancy isGlbc; dairy, l2c store
packed, 9Hc Potatoes new 0G60c per bu.
Lettuce, I5c per bu Cauliiower, H.00G1 Is
per doz Onions, new 10000 per bu Green
peas, sL00di50 per bu Cucumbers, 500 per
bu Turnips Csc per bu Green beans, I5c@ LOO
per bu Beets, s5c per doz lunches Celery
lOa50c per doz Tomatoes, s0G6Oc per peck
Cabbage 10000 per 100 lib Blackberries, 900
6tsl.75 per crate Gooseberries, si0OGt 25 per
crate Raspberries black, si000i25 per crate;
red. s200d30o Cherries, tLb0G200 per crate
Chicago, July II -wheat-July 7ihG75ao;
September, 6'is96skc; December o7h661yo
Corn-July. 81 sGsexc; September, 3ikas,Ac,
December, SshG3sAc 0ats-May, ssG2hc;
July. 22I 22Sc September. i9SGlsxc Pork
July. sas7Hda9'n September, @Eha
iQI2h. Larl-July, S5ax; September, Is $50
ALL Chart rfho..Iulr sk6S. Santana hos
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-07-14

More Room Sale!

In August we will rearrange store and for the
ainder the month Of July there will be chances to buy
summer articles at unusually low prices. @a
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-07-14
RECENT REFLECTIONS

Solomon is endeavoring to organ
lie Sons Of Veterans camp.
Frank Trauger has moved from
Vine street to the Pitts house on East
Sixth.
"A man at Kipp, Saline county,
has 1870 acres OF wheat that he claims
Is going 81 bushels to the acre.
Save money, time and temper by
taking watches, clocks, bicycles and
sewing machines to Frank Jaymes fer
repair. Buckeye ave-, opposite U. P.
hotel.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. &. D.
Smith, Of Longford, a daughter, Mrs.
Smith formerly lived here
The many friends of Mrs, G. A.
Smith will be glad to learn that she
is considerably improved and hopes
sre entertained for her complete re-
covery.
The Solomon Sentinel says that
Mrs. W. P. Gulick in installing the
officers of the Degree Of Honor made
an interesting address and did the in
stallation work well.
Get one of those Mari wheels at 500
before they are all gone. Abilene
Cycle Company.
Thomas Hogan has accepted a
position with Lloyd & Nottorf where
his pleasant and genial countenance
will be appreciated by the firms
numerous customers.
All wheels, new, rental and shop
worn wheels, to be sold at sacrificing
prices during the next ten days. Alb
ilene Cycle Co. 59'Stac
4 The A. 0. U. W. boys are happy.
The days Of double-headers are past.
The graduated assessment is in oper-
alton and it is expected that there
will be material gains in the men,
bership.
Daring this week we will close out
our entire stock of wheels at remark
ably low prices. Call and see the
wheels we have at $l5, SIS and $40.
Abilene Cycle Company.
Taken up July 18th, pony branded
"P," three white legs. Call at this
office.
Read DR.. Smiths cancer ad In this
paper. One column of testimonials.
Landes' City barber shop, opposite
Pacific express office, headquarters
for finest tonsorial work. Landes'
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-07-14

BUTTER MARKET.

prices for creamery butter at points nam
ed for week ending today Dickinson county
price " cents less than New York; IN cents
less than Chicago.l
KANSAS CIrY-Fancy separator l5c, dairy
fancy 12c, firm.
CHICAGO Creamery IL @ IS, dairy II q
13c. firm.
New YORK-Western creamery l35i @ tic
factory II @ 12a, Elgin II, steady.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-07-14

Landes' City barber shop, opposite
Pacific express office, headquarters
for finest tonsorial work. Landes'
dandruff cure and hair tonic is the
best made. Att
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-07-14
MARKETS OF TODAY.
Grain and Stock in Chicago and
Kansas CITY.

MARKET NOTES.
Puts-Dec. wheat 664.
Calls-Dec. wheat 67s.
Curb-Dec. wheat GU.
STOCK MARKETS.
Reported to the REFLECTOR by
Charles Dixon Commission Company,
Kansas City, this afternoon:
KANSAS Cry
Cattle receipts, 5000; active strong
Hog receipts, $4,000, top 400 bulk 40; to
$3.50; slow higher.
CHICAGO
Cattle receipts, 1850; steady, strong.
Hog receipts, $1,000; 10 higher.
Chicago estimates, $1,000 hogs for tomor-
row.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-09-01

rection Of establishing reforma-
tories with facilities for learning
trades and doing it thoroughly,
and even giving good instruction
in bookkeeping, stenography and
other business branches.
But to return to our subject,
one of the apparatus which the
warden describes is called "sweat
box" This he describes as a box
fitting closely to the body of the
person put in it and so surrounded
by steam pipes as to heat it to a
high temperature. In this the
culprit was shut up and left over
night, and Mr.. Coffin tells how
when the engineer became sleepy
and the steam was allowed to &C.
cumulate the victim frequently
fell out when the door was opened
in the morning. He leaves us to
guess at how often men were
killed in this apparatus. But then,
what matters? According to Mr..
Coffin. all that was necessary was
report by guard and no further
trial or inquiry was necessary. We
are we'll aware that there are some
prison guards who would make life
a burden for any prisoner against
whom they might have a grudge
by frivolous reports, if it
were not that these reports are
closely scrutinized and carefully
weighed by the superior officers.
Other punishments are described
by Mr.. Coffin, which ought to
bring the blush of shame to the
cheek Of every American, and
cause them first to think of sup
pressing the barbarities practiced
in their own country before max
ing war upon foreign nation for
the suppression of inhumanity
there.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-09-01

IT would be a glad thing for the
philanthropists and prison-reform-
ers of the country if they could
all read the address delivered by
Warden Coffin Of the Ohio Peni-
tertiary to the convicts of that in
stitution couple Of Sundays ago,
in which he makes a comparison
between the present and past
methods of maintaining discipline
in that prison.
We have unfortunately not the
space to give this address in full,
but the very high standing Of Mr..
Coffin entities what he says to be-
lief without reservation. He de-
scribes in that address the modes
of punishment which were in use
in the Ohio Penitentiary before
he became warden there and from
what we can learn from prisoners
here who have had experience in
other prisons there is no doubt
that the same practices and others
as bad are yet in vogue in some of
the penal institutions Of the coun
try.
The exhibition Of the imple-
ments of torture of the dark ages
may have a charm for those morb-
idly inclined, but we never could
see any good to be derived from
such exhibits, but in the exposi-
ton Of those cruel methods and
implements which were and prob
ably in some states are yet used to
drive prisoners to insanity or to
death, we believe a good purpose
is served. For the idea of the
American lawmaker Of today is by
no means that the principal meth
DDS to be used in the reformation
of criminals should be cruelty and
torture. It rather trends in the
direction of efforts at education
and in some states at least it has
taken the sensible and humane d.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-09-01

No TRUE patriot can avoid a
feeling of sadness and sorrow at
the controversy now going on be-
tween the high officials of the
army. After the closing of war
of which the nation has every
reason to be proud we are now
threatened with a campaign of
mud-slinging which will do moth
ing but lower the esprit of our Of
ficers and lower the esteem in
which they are held both at home
and abroad.
That abuses have crept in may
be very true. But why should any
effort be made to fasten the re-
sponsibility on any man or set of
men. No good ever comes from
making scape goat out Of one
man for fault which may be
traced to many, but for which, in
fact no one is directly responsible.
Far better would it be if the
lesson were taken advantage off to
reform a system which does in
times of war sacrifice the lives Of
our citizen-soldiers and endanger
the success Of our arms in order to
advance the private ends and am
billions of political spoilsmen.
There is indeed a greater and
better reason for military than for
civil service reform. The greatest
responsibility in this matter lies
probably on the politicians whose
ill-advised recommendations have
been responsible for the appoint
ment of hosts Of inexperienced and
incompetent men to the service.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-09-01

IT is sometimes pitiful to watch
the antics of the two-penny Dip
lomats who occasionally are put in
charge of the foreign affairs of the
great American republic. And in
deed, lately it has required great
men and minds in these positions
in order not to be dwarfed by the
magnitude Of the events or fright
ened at the possible consequences
of errors.
It was this fear Of the conse-
quences which caused the two-for-
five declaration at the beginning
Of the war which is now putting
the country in the ridiculous posi-
ton of having fought successful
war for which we had good cause,
under false presumption.
Nobody doubts that the sinking
of the Maine was the main cause
of the war, and sufficient, too.
Without that calamity there would
have been no war. Yet when the
war began it was declared to be for
the avowed purpose of freeing
Cuba.
We have now established beyond
peradventure that the so-called
Cuban patriots were nothing but
numbering bands ofhalf- breed and
negro desperadoes, whom it would
have been more civilized to help to
suppress. Instead we stand by the
half-heartedness Of our administra-
ton pledged to forego the only
feasible fruits of our victory and
to establish in Cuba another one
of those denominations among gov
ernments-a negrorepublic, where
sloth, immortality and superstition,
established by the expenditure Of
the best American blood, shall hold
sway over another beautiful island
the Pearl of the Antilles.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-09-01

WHERE charity and profit can
be com bined, it would seem that
there should be no lack of philan-
thropists. Yet there is one line of
charity, which offers at the same
time a very good and remunera-
tive field for investment which
seems to have been entirely neg
lected in this country. We refer to
the business Of loaning money to
the poor.
We do not mean to say that this
business is not carried on. We
have the bankers Of the poor on
almost every corner-the pawn
brokers. In addition to them we
will find the want columns of the
dailies well-supplied with advert
isements of parties who loan
money on almost anything with
out removal of goods"
However, these gentry do not
usually compare at all favorably
with Shylock. Their charges for
interest will run from 60 per cent
a year upward, and the unfortun-
ate who once falls in their clutches
will usually find himself compelled
to relinquish his chattels, as the
interest charges are SO great as to
absorb the entire amount which he
is able to spare Should he be
persevering, however, he may in
this manner struggle on for years
until the amount which he has
paid is, in fact, many times greater
than the principal of the loan
originally was.
In number of foreign coun-
tries this matter has been taken
cognizance of by the government,
and in our sister republic, Mexico,
the business is government mon
opoly. This system not only in
sures a reasonable rate of interest
and honorable treatment to the
borrower, but it toa certain extent
prevents the bushes of the kind
Of pawnshops, which are in fact
nothing but fences for thieves,
from fourishing
Experience in other countries
has shown that where the pawn
brokerage business is undertaken
by semi philanthropic companies
with ample capital, it can be made
very profitable with a nominal in
terest charge, and we doubt not
that much distress and oppression
could be relieved in this manner
in the United States.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-09-01

To be sure.
What do they do in France in
a case like that?
Well, they don't pardon the
man. That would be too ridicu-
lous even for the benighted and un-
Just courts of France.
THEY BEG HIS PARDON.
Then they publicly proclaim the
injustice done and pay the sufferer
or his heirs, if he is dead, a sum
commensurate with the damage
done.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-09-01

SINCE the late trial of Emile
lola, the French novelist, we have
seen many expressions of con-
tempt and derision of the court
procedures of France.
OF course we pride ourselves on
the superiority of our modes of
procedure of the courts and the
fairness thereof, and in this we
may perhaps be justified.
Yet those procedures are in the
main founded on precedent or, if
we may be allowed the expression,
tradition. In other words, the
Judge has it in his power, by max
ing rulings, one way or the other,
to make or mar the success of
cause. For these rulings it will be
very easy to find precedent. And
in criminal cases, where public
opinion or private interest is able
to sway the judge, his rulings on
merely technical points or court
procedure may be such as to make
it a hopeless task for the party
against whom the judge rules to
get justice.
A laugh Of derision went up in
this country because the French
court refused to compel witnesses
to answer questions, yet when we
look closer at these questions we
become convinced that most of
them would have been ruled out
as Objectionable in an American
court. And right there is where
one Of the chief powers of our
judges lie-in their ability to shut
out testimony offered, for various
reasons, of which the court is the
sole Judge.
In this manner evidence may be
ruled out arbitrarily which would
in fact prove the innocence of the
accused.
We might cite such cases in
plenty, for the criminal records of
the country abound with cases
where judges have been the means
of obtaining verdicts against inno-
cent men or the aquittal Of guilty
perhaps more often the latter
by illiberal or prejudicial rulings.
1t frequently happens that evil
dence comes to light after a man
has spent years in prison, which
conclusively prove him to be inno-
cent of the crime for which he is
suffering. Then what does the
American court do? Nothing.
The pardoning powers Of the
state are invoked and the man is
pardoned.
Pardoned?
Yes, pardoneI.
Isn't he in luck to receive a full
PARDON?
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-09-01
THE MIRROR is weekly paper published

THE MIRROR is a weekly paper published
In the Minnesota State Prison. 1t was founded
In 1887 by the prisoners and is edited and man.
aged by them. Its objects are to be home
newspaper; to encourage moral and intellectual
improvement among the prisoners; to acquaint
the public with the true STATUS of the prisoner;
to disseminate pathological information and to aid
In dispelling that prejudice which has ever been
the bar sinister to fallen mans sef-redemptiOn.
The paper is entirely dependent on the public for
its financial support. If at any time there should
accrue surplus of funds, the money would be
expended in the interests of the prison library.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-09-01
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