Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-02-24
NATION IS AROUSED
This Is the Time for Grand Army
MN to Stand Together.
KANSAS MILITIA READY TO MOVE.
Illinois Tenders support to the President
Fitxhugh Lea tOmmended- elton on
Cuba Wanted-s ans Trsachers DO.
n0unced-S Step ,sns' opinion.

WILMINGTON, Del. Feb. 1s.-Gen. ].
P. s. Goblin, commander-n.qhief Of the
Grand Army OF the Republic, attended
the encampment Of the Delaware q.
A. r. last night, and in the course OF
an address touched upon the Maine
disaster He said; III there is ever Q
time when Grand Army men should
stand together, it is now, when the
sword is half out OF the scabbard.
Leading opinion Of the Grand Army
wants to know whether it was an acct
dent or a dsstardly crime. II it was
an accident, amends can be made, but
II it is q crime. Go. help some one who
will have to pay the penalty" Gen.
Gobin's words were greeted with tire.
lnendous applause.
KANSAS MILITIA READY TO MOVE,
TOPEKA, Kan, Feb. lS.-Gov. Leedy
said yesterday: III President McKin-
ley decides to declare war against
Spain he will find Kansas ready. We
can have the entire state militia ready
to move on "a hours notice. Kansas
has never been behind on these mat
tiers, and it never will be-" The gov.
ernor also said that he would be glad
to lead the Kansas troops, providing
he could get away. Twenty-one stu
dents in the senior class of the Kansas
Medical college here last night signed
an agreement to tender their services
as surgeons to the United States gov
eminent in case OF war over the Maine
affair. Beginning to-day the faculty
will give special course in military
surgery.
TENDERS SUPPORT TO THE PRESIDENT.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Feb. 1s.-Gov. Tan
ner called on the legislature to author
ize him to tender to the president OF
the United States the moral and ma
terial support" Of Illinois, Ito prevent
or punish any attempt ut hostile inva-
sion Of our country" This he did in a
message TO the senate and house. The
state senate in the afternoon unani-
mously adopted a joint resolution in
dorsing the action Of the governor in
issuing the message and formally au-
thorizing him to ''tender to the presi-
dent of the United States all moral
and material support that may be
necessary in this emergency to main.
tain the proper dignity of our repub.
lie and the honor of the American flag"
The resolution was unanimously con-
Cured in by the house.
FITzHUGH LEE COMMENDED.
RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 1S.-Both houses
OF the legislature yesterday passed
resolutions ordering the national and
state flags over the state capitol half.
masted for "a hours, as mark OF re-
spect to the American sailors who per-
ished at their posts Of duty on the
Maine. The house also passed a reso-
luton declaring that the state recog-
nizss with pride the wise courage with
which Fitzhugh Lee is guarding Amer
lean interesta
MASSACHUSETTS MILITIA.
BosToN, Feb. lS-Representative
Frederick introduced an order in the
Massachusetts house Of representatives
yesterday instructing the joint COM
mittee on military affairs to make an
investigation into the armament Of the
artillery Of the militia of this common
wealth and to report as soon as posi-
Bile to the general court whether any
action by the legislature is necessary
in order to secure the effectiveness OF
the militia II called into action.
ACTION ON CUBA WANTED.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 1S.-A resolution
will be offered in the Cincinnati cham.
Der of commerce to-day calling upon
congress to take some action in regard
to Cuba. 1t commends the conserva-
tive policy Of the present and proceed.
ing administrations, but says that in
the interest Of humanity and Of the
commercial relations that have so long
been disturbed some stop should be
put to the present condition of affairs.
SPANS TREACHERY DENOUNCED.
FRANKFORT, KY, Feb. 49, "A resolu.
ton was offered in the legislature yes.
terday, and set for consideration to-
day, instructng the senators and re-
questing the representatives in con.
gress from Kentucky to do all in their
power to secure the independence Of
Cuba. The resolution denounces the
treachery Of Spain and the failure Of
autonomy and all other efforts of the
United States government to secure
peace.
THE MISSOURI GOVERNORS OPINION.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Feb. lS-Gov
Stephens stated last night that he had
received no request from President
Mckinley for troops, nor anything re
garding the mobilization Of the N. G.
M. for war purposes. He stated fur
Their that If 1t should be ascertainet
that the Maine disaster was the worl
of the enemy, then congress should
declare war at once.
SUFFRAGE RESOLUTIONS.