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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-11-03
THEY STEAL, TOO.
Asylum Attendants Rob Mrs. W.
P. Cowhick, an Inmate.
they T.ke Her Ciothes, Int After Core
apondence and the WetmOre Expose
Become Alarmed and Pay o148O
"On AccOuut"-Her Treatment

Added to the undenied accusations
Of murder, cruelty. debsuchery, drunk
enness and incompetency in connec-
ton with the management Of the To-
peka insane asylum by the present
populist administration, is the charge
Of thievery, made recently. Some Of the
reformers holding positions at that in
stitution were colorblind and could
not tell their clothing from that be-
longing to the inmates, so they took
both. Mrs W. P. Cowhick, Of Garden
City. who was there for treatment for
atime, had trunk full Of fine clothing
stolen, but after she was discharged
The one who stole it sent her $40 for
she conscience fund" After the Wet
more expose was published, Mrs. Cow
hick got $3.50 more. However, her
clothes were worth at least $50, and
she expects TO have the conscience
fund swelled to that amount before
the incident closes or else have some
pop reformer in Jail for theft.
III had to make a choice between
being buried alive and confinement in
the Topeka insane asylum, | would
gladly be buried alive" was the ear.
nest and startling language used by
Mrs. Cowhick, in speaking Of her ex.
periences In that institution.
Mrs. Cowhick was sent to the Topeka
asylum last spring under the impress
sion that she was insane, but her trou.
bic was afterward discovered to be
caused by an abscess on the brain.
When this abscess broke, about May
10, her mind was perfectly clear, al
though she was partially paralyzed.
She was discharged from the inst-
tuition on May 20. When she left the
asylum they put on her an old dress
that was too small, and in this costume
she was forced to travel to Newton,
where her mother resides. The at
tendant said she had laid her gloves
out, but that some one had taken
them, and as she was responsible she
would buy her another pair, which she
did In Topeka.
When her trunk was received at the
asylum 1t contained, In addition to the
wearing apparel required by the asylum
regulations, new dress, slippers,
handkerchiefs, wrappers, stockings
etc. When she got her trunk back
the dress skirt and most OF the best
articles were missing She immedi.
ately sent II bill 10 the board of char-
ties, asking pay for the stolen articles
After considerable correspondence
Steward Tanner sent her $40 by regis.
tered letter, on September 2S, and in
closed receipt In full, which Mrs
COwhick refused to sign. On October
IL, one week after DR.. Wetmore had
exposed the rottenness Of the asylum,
she received draft on Topeka bank
for a. so.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-11-03
CARRY PULLMAN PASSES.
Popullst Orators, "frienda OF the Down.
trodden," Are Also Friends Of the
Palace Car Company.

The populist spellbinders are the
plutocrats this year. All of them ex-
cept Leedy ride on passes. He rays
his fare, for effect, but, it is said, his
money is refunded by the railroads the
first of every month. Many Of them
even have Pullman passes A few
nights ago James Senter, secretary of
the state board of railroad commits.
sioners, who is now making speeches
for the populist ticket, got on a Pull.
man car and produced his annual"
There was only one lower berth and a
passenger got on at the same time who
had to pay cash. The conductor gave
the lower berth to the cash passenger.
Senter roared long and loud, but the
conductor said that the company had
a stringent rule that cash passengers
should have lower berths when there
were any, and that pass" passengers
would have to take the leavings. So
senter crawled into an upper berth.
senter devotes considerable Of time in
his speeches denouncing the railroads
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CAN'T FOOL THE GERMANS.


The populists are now trying to cor
| raj the German vote on the constitu.
tional plank Of their platform on the
theory that the Germans will vote for
1t believing that II means submis-
sion.
The Germans will remem Der that the
populists voted down resubmission in
the Legislature two years ago and now
they will not swallow that same bait
again. The poplist managers evident
ly have forgotten the record Of its
party on that issue.
Resubmission was pet hobby with
Capt John Seaton, OF Atchison, and
the first day OF the 1897 session he in.
troduced resubmsson resolution. 1t
was known as joint resolution No. /.
Capt. Seaton succeeded in getting a
favorable report from the committee
OF the whole.
When the question Shall the bill
pass" was put it received So ayes, go
NAYS, and nine were absent.
The populists had rs members OF the
house. A resolution to submit con-
stitutional question TO the people re.
quires two-thirds vote, or SO votes.
The republicans gave the resolution
10 votes Had the populists voted for
it solidly the resolution would have
received 80 votes, or six more than was
necessary to passt But the populists
did not vote for it solidly. On the
other hand. 30 OF them voted against
It, They were: Barkley, Brown Of
Cowley, Brown Of Pratt, Carr, Conger,
Dalton, Dinqus, Eppersou, Feighner
Fell, Foley, Fulton, Gray, Harbaugh,
Hibner, lngle, johnson OF Labctte,
Mott, Montgomery. Outcalt, Stevens,
Tapscott, Trueblood, Richards, Tur.
ner, Wallace, Williams and Speaker
Street.
Only one prominent position was
given to the Germans BY Gov. Leedy.
That was chairman OF the live stock
sanitary commission. Frank Vein.
schenck was given it, A few months
later he resigned because he said he
had seen too much booding going on
and he did not care to he associated
with such dishonest outfit
The Germans voted the republican
ticket pretty generally In 1896 on &C.
count Of the money issue. They favor
an honest dollar. This year they will
not cast their votes for q fat, cheap
money outfit that will revive the
money question should they happen
to secure control Of congress. The
Germans will vote to make is to | stay
dead.
One OF the chief reasons, however,
why the German.Amcricans will stay
with the republicans this year Is that
they are intensely patriotic and fully
indorse President Mckinley and his
conduct Of the war and his policy as
outlined. They will do what they can
to uphold him by voting for congress-
men who will stand by him instead Of
for those who will place distractions
In bis path,
II. Z. Richter, republican nominee
for lieutenant governor German
himself, says the German vote is abso.
lutely safe for the republicans.
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THREATENED "EXpOSE."
A Plan to Attack BtAnisya Honesty and
Integrity Nipped In the bud
Nothing to Fear.

The populists have been nursing a
big expose to be sprung few days be-.
fore election SO that the republican
press will not have time to deny 1t,
attacking the official integrity Of W..
Il. Stanley. The charge will be
made that while county attorney Of
Sedgwick county he advised the
county commissioners to sell some
bonds which the county held in the
Wichita h Southwestern railroad com.
pany for 80 cents on the dollar when
they were afterwards sold for IS cents.
As rule counties never were able to
get a cent for such bonds but bust.
ness transaction came up in which the
bonds of that road were the control.
ling power and they became worth
something. Now the pops will claim
that Stanley tried to beat the county
out of the difference between what he
wanted the bonds sold for and the
amount they brought At that time
the commissioners thought the same
as Stanley but later had the good luck
to sell at higher figure.
The fact that nothing wrong was
ever done, contemplated or thought of
Is manifest when it is known that the
same fall Mr. Stanley was reelected
county attorney; that in 1878 he was
again reelected and in 1880 he was
elected representative from that coun.
ty-each time by more than the party
vote, and that in each OF these cam.
paigns no such charges were made
against him. In fact, at no time dur
ing his long residence in Sedgwick
county has there ever been question
raised as to any Of his official acts.
His official character among his neigh
bors has always been as free from crit
icism as has his private life.
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RETURNS TO THE FOLD.
Dol. J. II. High Gives HIS Reasons for
Quitting the Fusion
Forces.

One OF the leaders Of the silver re.
publicans OF the state and unquestion.
ably the leader Of that faction OF the
Seventh district Is J. N. High, Of Reno
county. No silver republican in 1895
did more work or had greater influence
In behalf Of the fusion ticket than he
did. But Mr.. High refuses TO become
spopulist He takes the position that
silver republicans should accept the
decision Of the people in 1906 and give
the gold standard q fair trial, until
the course Of events shall prove which
was right.
Acting upon this principle Mr.. High
has rejoined the republican party and
10 giving the republican ticket this
year his hearty support He is typical
Of large majority of the silver men
who stood with him in 1896, now back
with the republican party and work.
ing for republican success.
Explaining his position and the rea.
son why silver republicans were now
republican republicans, Mr.. High said
toa reporter for the journal:
II see no reason why should vote
away from my party, the republican
party, this year, and will not do so.
Two years ago | was one of the repub.
licans who stood up to be counted as
against the single gold standard. 1t
10 needless to repeat or refer to the
argument of that campaign, Both
sides were earnest, honest and very
active. The verdict at the polls was
against the silver men, The policy
Of the nation Is settled for term Of
years. The single gold standard Is
having trial and it should have a
fair one. As fair and unhampered an
opportunity should be given it as the
friends Of silver would have asked had
the result been the reverse. The re.
suits Of the change in our currency are
momentous to us all as individuals
and as nation. But the policy Is
fixed for q term Of years, a time longer
than either party claimed necessary to
demonstrate the truthfulness OF their
assertions
"hence believe II to be best for the
silver republicans to afiiliate closelv
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TO Be REIMBURSED.
Spain Will Have to Make Good
Our War Expenses.
We WILL RETAIN The PHILIPPINES.
Tho Possibility Of = Disagreement OF the
Commissioner. At Paris aud the Fail.
urs Of the Conference C0ntem.
plated with Equanimity.

Washington, Nov. 9. The cabinet
yesterday devoted most OF its atten.
tion to consideration of questions con-
nected with the administration of af.
fairs in Cuba and Porto Rico The ad.
ministrative feature Of the Philippine
question also received some attention.
Nothing has been heard from the com.
mission at Paris as to Mondays pro-
ceedings, and it is realized that moth
ing is to be expected in the way of de-
velopments until Fridays session.
While the cabinet gave little atten.
ton yesterday to the peace negotia-
tons at Paris, there is no longer any
doubt as to the general purposes OF
this government to retain the entire
Philippine archipelago. If after
final balancing of the accounts, viz.
The cost of war to the United States
on one side and our acquisitions
on the other, it is found that
any compensation Is due the
Spaniards it will be made in a lump
sum. II is pointed out that, at the
time the protocol was signed, the
United States did not have and had
not since acquired any part of the
Philippine islands outside of Manila
city and harbor, and that the United
States has never entertained purpose
to acquire any territory by the power
Of conquest What the United States
will insist upon Is that she must be
fully reimbursed for every dollar ex-
pended by her ON account Of the war.
and In the statement will be include d
an amount sufficient to cover all pay
ments, present and prospective. on &C.
count Of pensions incidental to the war.
No Spanish bonds of any character
or amount, other than local or munic.
ipal bonds, will be paid or assumed
by this government The question Of
the status Of municipal obligations
under circumstances like the present
Is fully settled by international law.
They must be recognized as valid and
binding by the conquering power, and
hence 1t is assumed that the United
States will not raise any question on
this point, but promptly consent to
guarantee their final payment What
sum Of money this government would
consent to pay to Spain cannot even
be estimated, but when the final &C.
count Is rendered, 1t is believed that
the balance due Spain will be small,
probably not exceeding S25, 900, 900 or
$50, 0O0,0
The belief still prevails among the
majority of the cabinet that the Span.
iards will accept the terms laid down
by the United States and that what
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ever delay occurs before that result Is
reached will be chargeable only to the
purpose Of the Spaniards to secure the
best possible terms, to extort the last
possible million dollars, before &C.
ceding to our demands The possibili.
ty Of disagreement Of the commission.
ers and the failure Of the conference,
however, is now contemplated with
greater equanimity than at an earlier
state Of the negotiations. The ad.
ministration has satisfied itself that
Spain is neither able nor willing to re.
sumo hostilities on any scale that
would make her dangerous opponent
to the United States Therefore, sup
posing the Paris conference fails, all
that would be imposed upon our govern
ment is an immediate duty to take com.
plete military possession Of the Philip.
pines. This, it is believed, could be
accomplished by us without loss Of
time or life. The last vestige Of Span
ish military power in the islands is
that under Col. Rios, commander-in-
chief of the Vizcaya islands and, by
deputized authority, in charge of all
Spanish territory not directly within
the control Of the United States in
the Philippine islands. His force is
insignificant, from military point Of
view, and it is doubted If he could hold
his own against the insurgents had
the Tagals been allowed by Admiral
Dewey to make Manila the base of an
expedition directed against the Span
ish commander
So far as Cuba is concerned, the diff
Guilty might be more serious, but even
in Cuba the Spanish military forces
are not in condition to offer a pro-
longed resistance to the American con-
quest Of the island. and with the Span
ish navy at the bottom Of the sea, they
could not be reinforced by troops from
Spain. 1t is the intention Of the pres.
ident to maintain military govern.
ment in both Cuba and Porto Rico for
the time being. but his purpose Is also
TO mitigate the harsher features Of
such form Of government, so far as lies
within his power For instance, there
was taken into serious consideration
view put forth by Secretary Alger,
that it would be well in Cuba to use
the Cuban soldiers, who seemed to be
fitted for such work, as local police
force or gendarmerie, possessed, in
measure, of both the power Of the police
and soldier. There are several strong
arguments which the war department
has put forth as sufficient to justify
the adoption Of this course. In the
first place, honorable and profitable
employment would be given to con.
siderable proportion Of the Cuban sol.
ders who might otherwise, in the alb
sence of industrial employment drift
into evil courses or become a dissats.
fed and dangerous element in the
community. In the second place,
these men, being thoroughly ac'
quainted locally with places, habits Of
the Spanish-Americans and the Ian.
guage. would be much more service
able as police than American soldiers
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REGULAR OFFICERS VIEWS.


Washington, Nov. 2-Some Of the
conditions existing in Porto Rico
which the United States troops have
to contend with are set out in the
following letter from one Of the most
DISTINGUISHED regular officers in the
field there:
am glad the record does not show as yet any
complaints from regulars ! certainly anpre-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-11-03
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
Live Stock.

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Grain and ProyIaloos.
Konsas ci,v Nov. I-Recei pts Of WHEAT "a,
oors. n year ago ia cara sales nv car lots. M
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INSULT TO NEGROES.
Pops Force Colored Convlcts to Election
eer Members OF Their Race for the
Reelection OF Leedy.

Still another populist penitentiary
deal has just come to light This time
VT is the colored people who are In.
suited. In substance, the populist adj.
ministration is compelling colored con.
victs in the penitentiary to write let.
ters TO former acquaintainces in diff
ierent parts Of the state telling them
to vote for Gov. Leedy. The dark cell
stands ready to receive the colored
convict who refuses to write such let.
terra
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-11-03

Terrell, Tex, Oct S1.-Frank Dick.
man was instantly killed at Kaufman.
While he was working in cotton seed
the mass suddenly caved in and buried
.iim.
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Record. of the wounded Men.

Washington, June 25.-Major James NJ
Bell of the LIST regiment of cavalry. who
was wounded. is a veteran of the civil
war He enlisted as first lieutenant of the
seth Ohio infantry i'm June. lSe2. and
served until the close of the war coming
out as captain He went into the army
July S 1866. as n second lieutenant and
went up the grades until he was appointed
major of the LIST cavalry May %. 1896.
Captain Thomas J. Knox entered West
Point from Tennessee July I. 1867. and en-
tered the army as second lieutenant of
cavalry in June. 1870. lie was made a cap
tain i'm 1889.
Captain Lloyd S. Mccormick is also a
West Pointer. He entered the military
academy from Ohio and was appointed
second lieutenant of the 10th cavalry. He
was promoted to captains rank three
years ago.
First Lieutenant Roger Byram was
graduated from West Point June l3, lSSS
lie was appointed TO the academy from
Massachusetts. He received his command
first lieutenant i'm 1890.
Edward Marshal. who was wounded
was one of the first correspondents sent
by the Journal to Cuba. He was a most
intrepid and cool-headed man in those
days. and since has shown remarkable ap-
titude and skill. He Is a man of fine edu-
cation and has Travelled widely.
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ing. Our soldiers profited by this The
spanish tried TO destroy the flour sup
ply by cutting open the bags. but much
of this was saved by our troops, who
are on very short rations. as they car
ried only about three days suppl es
from Baiquiri. Indeed, the % Massa-
chusetts infantry took nothing. The
heat led many soldiers to discard their
rations as well as their clothing The
heat of the jungle fenced roads was
awful, and especially to heavily ac-
coutred men, and the path was lined
with packets. Their shirts were dis
carded by hundreds. as well as blan-
kets and haversacks. Several men were
exhausted and removed to the rear. not
from sickness. but from heat.
General Wheeler is in command of ell
the cavalry. and with General Lawton
at the front. these two should keep any
Of the enemy's attention thoroughly en-
gagged.
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TELLS A TERSE STORY Of THE LANDING

Washington. June 25.-The following
has been received from General Shafter,
dated Playa del Este. by the adjutant
general, Washington. ID. C:
Baiquiri, June 23.-Had a very fine
voyage. lost less than 50 animals. six
or eight to-day. Lost more putting them
through the surf 20 land than on
transports. Command as healthy as
when We left: so men sick only deaths.
two men drowned in landing. landing
difficult; coast quite similar to that In
vicinity of San Francisco, and covered
with dense growth of bushes: landing
at Baiquiri unopposed. All points oc-
cupied by the Spanish troops heavily
bombarded by navy to clear them out.
Sent troops toward Santiago and oc-
cupied Jaragua city. naturally strong
place. this morning. Spanish troops re-
treating as soon as our advance was
known. Had no mounted troops, or
could have captured them, about six
hundred all told. Railroad from there
I'm. Have cars and engine in posses
sion.
With assistance of navy disembarked
5000 yesterday and as many more to-
day. VIII get all troops Of tomorrow.
including light artillery and greater
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THE CHARGE WITHDRAWN.

Washington. June 25.-In response to
a telegram from the navy department
requesting definite information con-
cerning the alleged mutilation of four
marines killed outside the post of
Guantanamo. Sampson has wired Sec
retary Long as follows:
Replying to your dispatch. I have to
report that a careful investigation has
been made and 1t Is reported to me that
the apparent mutila:ion was probably
due to the effect of the small caliber
bullets fired at short range, and l with
draw the charge of mutilation."
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portion Of pack train. probably all of
n. with some OF the wagons. Amin ais
have To be jumped to the water and
towed ashore
Had a consultation with Generals
Garcia. Rabi and Castillo at / p. m. on
the 10Th. 20 miles west Of Santiago.
These officers were unanimously of the
opinion that the landing should be made
east OF Santiago. I had come TO the
same conclusion. General Garcia prom
ises TO join me at Jaragua city tO-mor-
row with between three and four thou
sand men. who viii be brought from
west Of Santiago by ships OF the navy
to Jaragua city. and there dlsem-
barked. This will give me between
four and five thousand Cubaas. and
leave at least 1000 under General Rabi
TO threaten Santiago from the west.
General Kent's division is being dis
embarked this afternoon at Jaragua
city. and will be continued during the
night. The assistance Of the navy
has been Of the greatest benefit and
enthusiastically given. Without them
could not have landed in 10 days. and
perhaps not at all. as | believe | would
have lost many boats in the surf. Want
nothing. Weather has been good: no
rain on land, and prospects for fair
weather.