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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-03-10
THE SAME OLD STORY.

Thomas Redd, Few Years Ago the Pos
seSsor Of Great Wealth, Dies In the Poor
house.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, March s.-With the
death Of Thomas II. Redd, in the
Buchanan county poorhouse yesterday,
romantic life is ended with snap.
Redd had barely reached the meridian,
but his had been the pace that kills
Gray and broken, he was taken from
the tenderloin district two weeks ago
and sent on the lonely trip 'over the
hills" No friend stood to succor him;
all were gone, and yet less than ten
years ago the check OF Thomas II.
Redd would have passed at any St.
Joseph bank for 100000 without ques-
ton. lie was q dashing business man
then. Disappointment in love turned
him to the recourse OF many other
hopeless men-drink. 1t was the same
old story. For the last year he has
been deserted by even old friends.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-03-10

CONGRESSIONAL FORECAST.
Oatlins Of What the ssnate and Honss Are
Likely to DO the Coming Week.

Oatiins Of What the senate and Honss Are
Likely to DO the Coming Week.
WASHINGTON. March THE senate
will in all probability begin the week
with the consideration of the bill max.
ing appropriations for the District Of
Columbia, and when this is completed
will take up the conference report on
the Legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill, which has been
agreed upon, and will be made 70 the
senate to-day. 1t is considered quite
probable that the District bill will
consume two or three days or even
more. The census bill, the Methodist
book agent bill and Senator Petit
CREWS bill donating eight per cent Of
the proceeds of sales Of public lands
to the various states in which the lands
are located will contend for right Of
way when there are no appropriation
bills to receive attention, and 1t is as
yet uncertain which item will be taken
up. All of these may be antagonized
by the Hawaiian annexation treaty,
but the plans Of the foreign relations
committee with reference to the treaty
are SO far too indefinite to permit any
prediction as to what it will do.
1t is probable that both the bill for
the relief of the survivors and the VIC
Tins Of the Maine disaster and the
senate bill creating two additional
regiments Of artillery with which to
man the coast defenses will pass the
house this week. Beyond action on
these two measures, the house pro.
gramme this week, so far as is now an
ticipated, is entirely peaceful and has
no reference to possible foreign COM
plications. To-day was District Of Co.
lumbia day, and Friday, by special or.
der, has been set aside for the consid-
GRAFTON Of the Bowman act claims bill
The Thorpe-Eppes contested election
case will occupy two, possibly three,
days, and such time as remains will
probably be consumed in the consider.
alton Of the post office appropriation
bill, which is expected to be ready BY
Wednesday.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-03-10
CAN WALK IN THE STREET.
Kansas supreme Court Says the Sidewalk
Ia MT the Only Place for Pedestrians.

Kansas supreme Court Says the Sidewalk
Ia MT the Only Place for Pedestrians.
TOPEKA. Kan, March THE SUI
preme court Saturday decided that
pedestrians have a perfect right to
walk in the street and if, by any neg
ligence on the part of the city, they
are injured, claims for damages can be
sustained. The opinion was handed
down in case appealed from Geary
county. Harriet Blade, while walk
ing in one of the streets of June
ton City, fell into hole and hurt
herself. She brought suit in the
district court and recovered judg-
ment for $1,000. The city took an APP
peal. Its attorneys claimed that side
walks, and not streets, are for pedes-
TRANS to use, and that If a person
walking in the street is hurt he can
not recover damages. The supreme
court does not assent to this PROPOSE
ton. 1t says the law does not require
a pedestrian to confine himself to the
sidewalks of a city. He may, through
caprice or pleasure, use the street as
well. II, in using the street, he is in
iured on account of the negligence of
the city, he has cause for damages.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-03-10
NO LONGER HAVE REDRESS.


Warrants for wife Abandonment VIII Not
BE Issued by st. Louis Prosecutor.
ST. LOUIS, March 5.-No more war.
rants for wife abandonment will be is.
sued by Assistant Prosecuting Attor-
ney johnson. The final and absolute
withdrawal Of the protection Of the
law from deserted wives is the result
OF the decision of the st. Louis court
OF appeals, declaring that to convict
for wife abandonment the state must
show that no provocation for the
abandonment was given by the de-
serted wife, and that the husband was
able to contribute to the wife's
support. The decision Is received
as practically notification of the
statute furnishing wife abandonment
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-03-10
FOR THE RAILROADS.

United States Supreme Court Declares In.
valid Nebraska's Maximum Freight
Law
WASHINGTON, March S.-The supreme
court to-day rendered an opinion in
the Nebraska maximum freight rate
case. The opinion was handed down
by Justice Harlan. He held the Ne.
braska law to be contrary to the l4th
amendment In that it authorized the
taking of property without due pro-
cess Of law and was therefore invalid.
The opinion affirmed the opinion OF the
circuit court Of appeals for the eighth
circuit, which was against the maxi.
mum freight rate law and favorable
to the railroads.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-03-10
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

Town Treasurer Edward Thing, OF
Exeter. N. H., was arrested for an al.
legged shortage Of $4,000.
Voters of Caldwell county. Mo-, voted
to issue bonds for $4,000 to build
new courthouse at Kingston.
The republican congressional con-
vention of the Fourth Kansas district
will be held at Emporia May 10.
The Honey Creek distillery at South
west City, Mo-, was destroyed by fire,
causing a loss of $1,000. About 80
barrels Of liquor were saved.
The London Times, in its annual
statement, says the drink bill Of the
United Kingdom is nearly si7,5OO,OOo
in excess Of that in 1896, averaging
about $40 10 for each man, woman and
child.
The Missouri state board of charities,
after two-days' investigation of the
charges against DR.. J. T. Coombs, late
superintendent of the Fulton insane
asylum, made report completely ex-
onerating DR.. Coombs.
r. G. Gum, superintendent of con.
struction of the new Kansas City post
Office building, has received the ap-
pointment as superintendent Of public
buildings for the United States Mr..
Gums headquarters will be in Kansas
City.
Secretary Alger, Of the war depart
ment, has entered into contracts for
the delivery, within 80 days Of a,5oO
pairs Of ambulance wagon wheels, 1850
sets Of harness and 800 smbulances
Contrscts have Also been made contin-
gently for army horses and mulea
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-03-10
NEWS NOTES.

All the breweries in Cleveland, O.,
save one, IS in all, have passed into the
hands of an eastern syndicate with
capital Of 1000, 900.
Miss Jennie Brown, aged IS, daugh-
ter of widow, drowned herself in the
Republican river near Clay Center,
Kan. No cause assigned.
Twenty valuable head of Guernsey
cows on the Chesterbrook stock farm,
near Berwyn, Pa, were burned to
death by an accidental fire. Loss,
$50, 200.
Near Holden, Mo-, William Baker
and Maj. Cunningham quarreled over
lawsuit and the latter emptied both
barrels of a shotgun into Bakers face,
inilicting probably fatal injuries.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-03-10
A Kansas Railroad Ordered Sold.

TOPEKA, Kan, March s.-The Atchi.
son, Topeka n Santa Fe Railway COM
pany, owning all of the bonds of the
Manhattan, Alma & Burlingame rail
road, petitioned Judge Williams to.
day for an order to sell the latter road.
Judge Williams instructed Hiram P.
Dillon, as special master, to advertise
and sell the property Dillon will fix
the date of sale.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-03-10
VIII lie Made into a Gnnhnnf

ST. Louis, March S-The City of
Vicksburg, one of the finest steamers
on the Mississippi river until the tor
nado Of May ~, 1896, when the boats
upper works were destroyed, has been
bought for the St. Louis naval reserves,
to be remodelled into gun boat. 1t
will cost $4,000 to remodel the boat,
1t will be armed with rapid fire guns
from the navy department
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-03-10
m'x,nley FIRM.


Request for Lees Recall.
WASHINGTON, March .. THE senti.
ment at the capitol to-day and es-
pecially on the house side was unani-
nous in support Of the action Of the
president in declining to recall Gen.
Lee. The immense gravity of the sit.
uation seemed profoundly to impress
the members WAC stood about the lob
bies before the house met Without
regard to party all united in com.
mending the presidents firm stand
and the unanimous desire expressed
was in support Of any measures he
may deem necessary to maintain in
the American contention. Representa-
tive Livingston, of Georgia, minority
member Of the appropriation commit
tee. and Mr.. Bodin. a minority
member Of the naval affairs com
mittee, both declared that they
would vote for anything the president
asked. congress ought to be s0lldly
behind the president now said Mr..
Livingston. This is no time for criti-
csm or pickering Of any kind. In the
face Of an impending foreign war
party lines should be forgotten. We
are Americans first, partisans after
ward 1t can be stated on the highest
authority that the attitude of Speaker
Reed and some of the other republican
leaders, who have sought to keep down
the lingo spirit in the house, has
been misunderstood by the public
Their purpose in delaying action on
the bill creating two additional regi.
ments Of artillery was to prevent,
as far as possible, any undue
alarm
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-03-10
STUDENTS ENTER PROTEST.
Trouble at Missouri State University Will
BE Aired Through Newspapers.

Trouble At MISSOURI State University Will
BE Aired Through Newspapers.
COLUMBIA, Mo-, March S.-The trou-
BILE at the university between the fac
ulty and students over the recent riot
has not yet been settled, but from in
dications at least two dozen students
will be expelled. Both the faculty
and students havs held meetings to dis
cuss the subject. Last night 200 stu
dents met and adopted resolutions
denouncing the method Of investiga-
tion by the faculty. The alleged &C.
tion Of the faculty in suspending a
number Of students who refused to tes-
tify against their comrades caused reso-
buttons to be passed, and has created
much Indignation among the stu
dents. President Jesse is also con-
demned by them for ordering police
interference during the riot. AT the
meeting the students contributed for
the publication of a statement in their
defense, which will be sent to the
newspapers of the state.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-03-10
Mr.. BROWN Claim. the Honor.

CINCINNATI, March MANY persons
have been speaking Of Miss Frances
willard as the founder of the National
Woman's Christian Temperance union.
The founder of the W. C. T. U. resides
in this city. Mrs. Mcclellan Brown
was instrumental in calling the first
convention inaugurating the move
ment in Columbus, in February, 1874.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-03-10

The jubilee celebration Of Baker
university's ioth anniversary will be-
gin at Baldwin, Kan, March TO- The
Kansas and South Kansas Methodist
conferences will meet there In Joint
session on the 10th, and addresses will
be delivered BY Bishops Fowler and
Cranston.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-03-10
AntlcIpatlng Hostile Legislation.

TOPEKA, Kan, March s.--The time
men in the big shops of the Atchison,
Topeka Il Santa Fe railroad here have
been reduced 20 hours week, al
though it lately was announced by
officials that there was work enough
on hand to keep the men busy at full
time till next fall. 1t is believed that
the reduction was made in fear of hos
tile railroad legislation by Gov. Leedy's
proposed session.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-03-10
Need New Asylum Buildings.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, March 5. The state
asylum board met here yesterday and
decided to call upon the next legisla-
ture for an appropriation of sl5O,OOO
for new buildings at asylum No. ?.
There are 9s5 patients here and the in
stitution will soon be overcrowded.
The cost Of the present institution was
E30O OO0
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-03-10

SEDALIA, Mo-, March $. --Thomas ].
Brown, train dispatcher for the Mis-
souri, Pacific here, was notified by the
commissioner Of patents that he had
been granted patent on an aluminium
aerial torpedo boat that may figure
quite extensively in the event of war
between the United States and Spain.
The boat, or battleship, is constructed
of aluminium, is l2O feet long and Is
feet in diameter.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-03-10

VICTORIA, B. c., March 5.-The steam
er Islander from Skaguay, Alaska,
brings report that the death rate is
10 day. One Of the recent deaths
was that Of W. B. Sampson, the post
master His home was in Salina, Kan,
and he was appointed to the office by
President Mckinley. NJ. D. Sampson,
editor Of the Salina Republican-Jour-
nal, is his father. Sampson was grad
uated at the University Of Kansas In
June, 1897.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-03-10
Italian Poet Killed in q Duel.

ROME, March 7.-Signor Felice Carlo
Cavalotti, poet, dramatist, publicist
and the well-known radical member Of
the chamber Of deputies, was killed in
q duel with swords with Signor
Macola, member of the chamber of
deputies and editor Of the Gazetta Di
Venezia. The encounter was the out
come of newspaper article.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-03-10
ALMOST A PANIC.


The London stock Exchange Excited by
War scares and Dear Money.
LONDON, March ga state of semi
panic prevailed upon the stock ex.
change throughout the morning, owing
to the Cuban crisis, the fear OF war
with Russia In the far east, dear
money and the near approach Of set.
Element Later the operations became
calmer, although the effect of the
scare was still serious. New York
pressed early sales which, with the ag.
gressive attitude of Spain, added to
the alarm. Spanish securities were
most fiat.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-03-10
war Iln5.ryo,,o..b,s.

NEW YORK, March "a special to
the Herald from San Jose, Costa RIGA,
indicates that war between Costa Rica
and Nicaragua is unavoidable. Costa
RIGA is completely cut of from tele-
graphic communication with the out
aide world.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-03-10
rhrse Governor, Alter Outlaws.

DENVER, Col, March Gov. Adams,
in conjunction with the governors Of
Wyoming and Utah, has decided to
break up the gang Of outlaws operating
where the three states meet Judging
from the secrecy that is being main
tanned, they have determined to rid
the region inhabited BY the gang ones
tor all
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-03-10
Brazil Has y New Ruler,

RIO JANEIR0, March 3--Senor Cam
possale has been elected president Of
Brazil by a large majority. The oppo-
sition in Rio Janeiro abstained from
voting. There was no disorder.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-03-10

WASHINGTON, March $. - To.day's
statement Of the condition of the
treasury shows: Available cash bal.
ance, sasi,s64,2o7; gold reserve, $685..
577,s37.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-03-10

JOPLIN, Mo-, March GA contract
has been closed with Joplin milling
company for IS car loads Of -four for
London, to be shipped - speedily -
possibla
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-03-10
Found Dead in His Buggy,

GUTHRIE. Ok, March Sd. W. How
ell, a prominent farmer, was found dead
sitting in buggy on the principal
street of this city, death having re-
suited from heart disease.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-07

ten minutes for private consultation
with them. The opposition to Kiefer
was not sharp enough to prevent this,
and the delegation went into executive
session, with the idea of finding out
just where they We're at.
The ten minutes passed and there
was just as much row on the floor as
though the First was still there. No
one cared to make any combinations
till the vote of the big First had been
announced. A gang of high school
youngsters who had got into the hall
contributed to the gaiety of the seS-
sion by setting up their class yell.
Johnson and his crowd got UP on
chairs and cried out their jubilation.
AT the expiration of the time limit
there was a demand that the call of
wards be gone on with in the absence
of the First, but the chair did not
quite want to take chances on get
ting assassinated, and refused to or
der it. He appointed committee to
go after the delegation, and the COM
mittee forgot to come back.
A policeman was sent after the COM
mittee and presently there was a howl
from the room in which the First was
gathered that acted as wet blanket
on the enthusiasm of the DonahoWer
people. Some of them went into the
Seventh and proposed to try and elect
Mailer. They were received cheerfully
and permitted to make the deal. 1t
was then anything to beat Kiefer, for
there was word sent out that the First
was unanimous and that would prob
ably elect him.
Joined the Colonel.
When the First did come the members
were doing the best they could for Kie-
fer with their faces The Kieferites
thought the matter was settled, and
they had things their own way for
three minutes. The ballot was pro-
ceeded with and Kiefer was given 40 in
and announced Mr.. Downs, who had
spent much of the day on his feet try
ing to get the attention of the chair,
made himself heard and gave it out
that he did not propose to be gagged.
He had on an enormous muller, and
the chair thought for a moment that
the man had been gagged literally.
When it was explained that Mr.. Downs
had only been gagged metaphOrically
by being deprived to vote for the man
of his choice, the chair said: "Ah?"
and ordered the ballot to go on.
The vote of the Ninth was announc-
ed as 81 for Mailer and 4 for Kiefer
One man, who had been deprived of
his right to voice his sentiments, got
up and demanded a poll of the delega-
ton. 1t was ordered and again it was
demonstrated that the delegates were
willing enough to vote against Kiefer
if he could not tell just who was re-
sponsible The ballot, corrected in de-
tail was:
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IEFER LANDS IT.
Continued from Second Page.

again and rooted for their candi-
les at the tops of voices that were
eady cracked. The chairman pound
the table with his mallet until he
Ike the end off the table and shouted
something to the effect that the
hnnen slat might be useful after all.
ordered the fourth ballot and could
no response from the First ward.
Officer shouted the chairman,
ear the people out of the First ward
legation who are not delegates"
The officer tried to do it, but poll
ans who might presently be max
policemen lad to be handled with
lie. and the officer did not get very
I in carrying out the order. He did
Rlly capture DR.. Robillard among
J delegates and put him out. Where
friend of the late member from
I first remarked:
Miserable Luck.
That's hard lines. Robillard was
d out of the Kiefer meeting Tuesday
lht because he was a Doran man,
q now he is fired out of the delega-
% because he is a Kiefer man. Mis-
~ luck"
rst ward man demanded recog-
II demand the floor" he shouted.
You won't get it till order is re-
red: sit down, SIR" and the up-to-
ke car banged the desk with his
llet and finally got another ballot
rted.
When the vote of the Seventh was
bounced as unanimous by Mr.. Mark
N, Delegate Lewis got up and in
ted on being heard. The chair could
/ see or hear him, and he was in
ntly surrounded and hidden. The
The Fourth Ballot.
sh kept him suppressed until the
ke bad been announced, and then he
ekiy sat down. The fourth ballot
sulted:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-07

place Of Messrs. Libby and Stevens, as the
result of contest based on the ground that
Mr.. Libby and Mr.. Stevens had been elected
on the Prohibition ticket and had no place
in the Republican convention.
The disqualified delegates were elected a
precinct delegation on a ticket in the inter-
ests Of Prof. Innis, of Hamline.
:, In the Sixth precinct of the First ward
there. was a contest, the result of which
seated G; A; Peterson, G.. Williams. John
Monson, Eckberg and Comiskey.
A tie vote in the Ninth precinct of The
First ward was decided in favor of J. q.
Holt and T. Glombitz, ruling out E. c. Hess.
The absence Of two delegates in the Sew
enth precinct Of the First ward occasioned
the appointment Of P. Moeller and 3. A.
Moeller, the absentees being A. Troyan and
A. G. Gerber.
c. w. Horn was seated as a delegate from
the Ninth precinct Of the Second ward as a
proxy.
In the Eighth precinct of the Fourth ward
the Donahower delegation. elected at the
regularly advertised polling place, were
seated. They were Messrs. Edmunson, Baker
and Smith.
The Donahower delegates from the
Twelfth precinct Of the Fourth ward were
also accredited being Frank Griggs, Francis
Wheeler and Henry Johns.
A tie vote in the Tenth precinct Of the
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1 en- identified with the present admin
ltration in the city hall, and he was
ut down in several note books as
larked for the slaughter that will
pine before election day.
Horace Bigelow and Billy Johnson
OF together for a moment just after
re fourth. Johnson accused Bigelow
K something, but Horace resented, and
gain there was fist shaking under
he nose of the Eighth ward states
ran. 1t didn't phaze Johnson. He
-ent on shTieking at Horace, and per-
APPS his prayer was of some avail. for
hen the stampede came Mr. Bigelow
nnounced the change of heart in the
fifth,
Others Had Trouble.
\ Meantime the First was having trou-
'le that threatened the majority. The
ioosters wanted to know specifically
hat they Were going to get if they
Raid with Doran. They had got moth
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ing so far but indefinitep romises, and
something more tangible must be
forthcoming. There were candidates
for every Office in the gift of the mayor
in the delegation, and the moral in
fluence of the First was great They
must get together and settle matters
before they went any further. Messrs.
Sharood and Arosin were at work to
keep the delegation in line by this time
but the organization was getting
shally, and when the chair ordered the
call for the fifth ballot Mr.. Sharood
announced that he could not get his
men together unless he was allowed