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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27
WIRES WERE DOWN.
Market Reports and Weather Indica.
ti0ns SidetraCked.

No market reports were received
Tuesday, wires being down on the
Santa Fe, Missouri Pacific and Union
Pacific lines. The Topeka office re-
ports no eastern connection and says
there are from six to nine miles OF
telegraph poles down between that
place and Kansas City, A severe
sleet storm accompanied by high
wind ragged over that section last
night.
Weather predictions were also lack
ing.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27
WAR "REMINISCENCES.
LEES LIFE SPARED.
Wisconsin Soldier Whose Thought Of
Home Inspired Mercy.

6CC y etT 0rAnGOs
Wisconsin Soldier Whose Thought Of
Home Inspired Mercy.
Gen. Robert E. Lee, the confederate
cmmander, owed many years Of life
to the leniency of Thomas W. Burton, q
well-to-do farmer Of Racine county.
Burton enlisted in an Ohio regiment at
the beginning Of the war. He was an
expert woodsman and a crack shot. and
had lived in Virginia several years in
the tlfties. His experience In wood.
craft and knowledge Of the country
adjacent to the James river and around
Richmond commended him for the
duties Of scout, and early in 1862 he
received orders to report for special
duty. He served as scout until wounded
at Charlottesville in May, 1862 He
was discharged, and few years later
came to Wisconsin and engaged in
farming. He attended the G.. A. r
encampment at Buffalo, and related
the story Of Gen. Lees escape from
death to the group Of veterans in the
smoking car.
"Yes," he said. " could have killed
Lee as easily as a boy would knock a
trapped woodchuck in the head. But ]
didn't. 1t was early In the wharf.-the
day that Lee took command Of the con.
federate army Of virginia-and the
death at that time of the ablest leader
Of the rebel forces might have had
powerful effect on the fate Of the con,
federacy. Lee sat on horse not over
20 feet from where lay concealed be.
hind log. For five minutes my rife
covered his heart and my fingers rested
on the trigger. might have shot him
dead and could have escaped without
trouble. but didn't. lee was great
man, and have been thankful always
that I did not shoot"
ibid Lee ever know Of his escape?'
asked the man with the Sixth Wiscon.
sin artillery badge pinned on his lapel,
Eyes. After the war I wrote to him
about It. He sent me this letter." and
Mr.. Burton produced a sheet Of paper
yellowed by age, the writing faded and
barely legible It bore the signature:
"R. E. Lee" and was as follows:
Richmond. Va, Feb. /, 1866.
"T. W. Burton, Racine,
"Dear Sir: Your favor Of Goth ultimo
at hand. | think remember the day to
which you refer. | had on the day pre-.
vious taken command Of the troops &c,
s. Az about Richmond, and i'm company
with Gen. G. W. Smith, whom 7 sue.
ceeded. made personal examination
Of the field. | do not doubt your state
ment, and while Several words here
illegible) God, Ithank you. Cordially,
r. Il, Lee"
After the battle OF Seven Pines"
Mr. Burton began his story, "our troops
took up position on both sides Of the
Chickahominy, our left reaching into
Chlckahominy swamp was attached
to Gen. 'Si' Casey's division Of Reyes
corps as scout and had spent several
days in working through the big
Chickahominy swamp. One afternoon
1T was June 2 or 3, / Think was i'm
the swamp between our lines and the
rebs. A little creek ran through the
swamp and into the Chickahominy. l
had sat down on n log behind n sumac
or some other small bush. when ] heard
something moving through the bushes
on the other side OF the stream. il
dropped down behind the log and
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27
NO PASSAGE FOR ALL.
Over 400 People Leave Portland for Alaska
and 800 Are Turned Away.

PORTLAND, Ore, Jan. "a. t. The
steamer Oregon sailed for Alaska with
$50 passengers and 1850 tons Of gen.
eral merchandise and baggage. Fifty
head Of live stock was also part Of the
cargo. SO great was the crush that
ten policemen were detailed to handle
the crowd No less than 800 people
who applied for passage were refused
and hundreds Of tons Of freight are
lying on the docks awaiting transpor-
tation TO the gold fields.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

Greek, goes to Albuquerque, N M
Miss Mclnerney sang at college
meeting in Emporia Thursday night.
The Gazette says: "Miss Julia Nc
Inerney Of Abilene sang very pleas
ing solo. She has voice that is par
ticularly sweet and she sings in an
unostentatious way that makes her
popular with an audience. Emporia
people were glad to have an oppor.
tunity Of hearing her."
The Herington Times tells Of a
business settlement Of marital trou-
bles in family living east OF its
town. Mr.. and Mrs. Byers worked
for Thomas Kinnehan and the lady
was mashed on the employer. Byers
proposed to give her halfhis proper
ty and quit. She accepted and he
sold his half to Kinnehan, leaving
Kinnehan in possession Of the wife
and all the property.
-Cleyson Brown, who is managing
the Wichita branch Of the Kansas
Creamery company, reports that in
December the amount Of milk handled
was S65,lS7 pounds, as against about
100000 pounds for the company's first
months business in August. The net
butter product for the churnery is
1887 pounds and Of this an average
Of 25O pounds per day have been dis
posed of in Wichita.
The men always criticise the lad
les aid societies because instead Of
giving supper or social the members
do not contribute the cash it would
cost them and save the work. That
is exactly what the Lutheran society
has decided to do in connection with
its Valentine social which will be
postponed one year. The members
contributed about $50 and will save
the labor Of preparing for and giving
it. Now the men ought to be salts
fed.
The Emporia Gazette is defend
ing Ed Little. 1t says: "He is not
the kind Of fellow he is painted. He
has made an admirable private secre-
tary. He has kept the faint Of per-
sonal corruption away from Leedy.
He has doubtless refused brides a
score Of times. He has given the
official utterances Of Leedy a dignifed
tone and has put them In good, plain,
forcible, unmistakable English. The
Dogs Of Egypt was bobble-but
who doesn't fall down once in whileP"
Abilene has established a high
water mark of metropolitan recogni-
ton. When Ed Little was in New
York City he stopped at the Gisey
house and got admission to the Play
ers' club and that record has stood
for four years. Charlie Pattison went
down as plain Kansas citizen and
was given dinner party by friend
at the Waldorf-Astoria which bears
about the same relation tc the Gilsey
as the Copeland in Topeka does to the
Dutton house. He was also invited
to the Manhattan club, the most ex-
elusive in the city and which occupies
the marble palace of A. 7. Stewart.
He spent day or two there and gave
the plutocrats who inhabit it some
pointers on the greatness of Kansas.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27
RECENT REFLECTIONS.

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. j. X.
Markley, son.
Born, to Supt. and Mrs. J. H.
Niesley, son.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. 5. l..
Beaver, Enterprise, a boy
Born, to MIR. and Mrs. Frank
Schneider, Enterprise, a boy.
The younger son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
D. W. Naill is i'll with pneumonia.
IF. E. Nottorf is confined to the
house with q mild attack of pneu-
monia.
F. V. Close has sold his farm in
Willowdale township to Leonard
Patton.
-Thos. Purvis has been granted n
pension Of $l2 a month with 5000
back pay.
-"Pete, the old dog left here by
T. E. Sewell, broke his hip last night
and was killed.
Enterprise, having exhausted
Egyptian mysticism, is having fun
with osteology.
Henry Schrader, Enterprises
.'lightning calculator" is doing bust
ness in Oklahoma.
Harrington gets Edna Whitney,
the Chillicothe labor queen, who is
travelling with show.
The A. O. U. W. will give a social
at the hall on the evening of Washing
toms birthday, Feb. %.
H. A. Keve has been granted an
original pension of So month with
back pay amounting to about $3.50.
According to state report Dick
inson county has school population
Of 7,492 Of whom 1854 attend school.
-Shockey & Landes' store is being
improved in preparation for three
carloads OF hardware to arrive soon.
Dick Fry, the drayman, having
lost one of his mules and being alone
and sick will be taken to the county
farm.
Enterprise Journal: Miss Mar
garet Rohrer has position as stenog-
rapher in the Office Of Ehrsam & Sons
shops.
On one Of the new McNaspy cases
the defendant waived examinations;
the hearing on the other is postponed
for ten days.
H. E, Seeds has been appointed
special agent for the Commercial
Union Assurance Co., and may move
back to Abilene.
Real estate will be assessed this
this year and property owners are
wondering II there will be raise be.
cause Of prosperity.
"A. E. Cooper arrived in the city
yesterday from Ell Reno, 0. T., to
take charge Of the Rock Island bust
ness here.-[Wichita Eagle.
Refuse from Herington's cheese
factory is creating SO much odor that
the authorities propose to make it
move outside the city limits.
Harrington Times: We learn that
W. I. Hopkins who had a fat job in
the Hutchinson reformatory was let
out Of his job the first Of the year.
Ezra Walck's picture postage
stamp size is the latest town novel;
ty. He has been promised a write.
up in Kansas City paper and is happy. |
jesse B. Smith, the popular Ste
nographer for H. E. Ellison, has been
offered fine position in Salina and
goes there Monday. Roy Cramer
succeeds him.
The Kansas Farmers Mutual in
surance company directors have re-
elected the old officers: Henry Adams
president, c. J. Olson secretary, A. |
Alstrom treasurer. ]
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

| nuauo us HIst NlSlJ 10 hallSaS Cltl
last week, since coming to Kansas 81
years ago. He was greatly impress
ed with the towns business.
-Buhrer's opera hall at Enterpris,
is to be turned into a ware room anC
public meetings will hereafter be in
school house or church. 1t has mol
yet been decided where the dance.
will occur.
Rev. John Fulton fell while en-.
tering Lloyd & Nottori's this morning
and striking his head against the
door glass broke it and cut through
his hat. Fortunately he was not SER
iously injured.
W. s. Broughton who had hii
skull fractured and leg broken in the
Clay Center wreck and who, it il
thought, cannot live, is a cousin Of
W. H. Broughton, Sr., father of the
Broughton boys Of this city.
An Abilene man saw Elinor Sey.
mour in New York the other day.
She poses for artists half the day and
makes enough to pay her way in arr
school for the remainder Of the time,
She lives with her brother and
mother.
Between family matters and
designations affecting the principals
and superintendent, the schools are
running a little irregularly. How
ever, we always have DR.. Blayney with
US as a sure resource which we
should be duly thankful.
The highest price paid for but
terfat by the Belle Springs cream
cries in 1897 was 22 cents in October
and November; the lowest, 70 cents
in June. In the previous year the
highest was 20 cents in December,
lowest 10 in May and June.
Old "Jack," the family horse be-
longing to G. A. Hodge, died yester-
day. He was 80 years old and was
bought with Mr. Hodges first earn
ing. For several years he has been
too feeble to drive and has been liv-
ing in well earned ease at the stables,
being given the best of care.
The Monitor raises roar and
wants the proceedings of the high
school board of trustees published
officially and in detail. 1t should be
done and also the annual statement
OF the county poor farm. The peo-
pie are interested in both institu-
tions.
There is story going the rounds
that Ed Hoch has refused the Marion
postoifice because he would be Obliged
to work on Sunday. He has probably
witnessed one Of the grand window
smashing PUSHES Of the Abilene Sun.
day afternoon crowd and does not
care to take any chances on losing
his life.
Dick Fry will be missed from the
streets where with his mules, Jehos-
ophat and Bucephalus, he has been
familiar figure for a dozen years. He
is bachelor and lives alone in the
northwest portion Of town. Some
supplies were sent him today by the
marshal and he still remains at his
home.
Owing to the high rates charged
for transferring valuable papers by
the express companies it was cheaper
for County Treasurer Pattison to 90
personally to New York with the
$276, 600 in bonds than to send them.
1t was lucky that no one knew how
valuable were the contents Of bis grip.
e. c. Hickey, formerly Of the
county high school, who has been
Of the Florence high school
for three years, has resigned and takes
charge Of the Cripple Creek, Colo,
high school. His brother, M. E.
Hickey, who has been at Cripple
The sun., 1898-11-28

friends in the profession assert that they
d. not believe the charge made BY Joe
Rnney.
Let it be true. Mr.. Knowles may
have received 4 $l00 fee from the Viii.
mingtun Bicycle Club fur his work in
behalf of getting the First Delaware
Regiment out Of Uncle San,'s service.
Such thing would have been perfectly
proper.
The Wilmington Bicycle Club desired
the services Of an attorney for this ce'
tain sork. TIE club retained Mr..
Knowles. Tie latter's Efforts were sill
cere. He worked with determination
He travelled to accomplish that which
his client the club, desired his ex'
penses, perhaps. amounting I" more than
the above named ftt) and was successful.
The work finished, Mr.. Knowles
received according to Joe Roney) his fee
OF 500.
| That Horace Greeley Knowles received
$l60 for efforts made at the request OF
the Wilmington Bicycle Club, I" effect
the return of the Delaware troops. does
not detract from ,lle sincerity "l
his work or reflect on his honesty OF pur
pose.
The Wilmington Bicycle Club were
satisued with the labors Of Mr.. Knowles
and the praise accorded that gentleman
by the club and the people at large can
not be marrtd by the vaporings OF Joe
Roney in the Sunday Herald.
The sun., 1898-11-28
MCKINLEY wants Mr.. Gray.

SAMUEL BANCROFT seems TO have
weighed more carefully his statements in
regard to the big trolley combine than
he did his four charges against the mem
bers Of the New Castle Levy Court.
With the aid OF The Suns information
given him nearly wear ago, Bancroft
was able in the meantime u frame few
statements regal ding tie proposed deal
In making the charges against the
Levy Court of this county Samuel Ban
croft did not calculate the extent of their
seriousness. He believed that the peo.
pie would believe him without the pro-
duction OF PROF.. Such does not prove to
be the fact, however, as the public called
on him to make good.
This he has not done. He is lying, OF
is be being paid for his silence.
The sun., 1898-11-28

MANY school children Of this city are
unable to attend school because of the
limited space in the school rooms
The men on the Board of Education
did not seem to realize that the import
snce OF looking after the seating capacity
Of the schools and proper ply sical ar
rangements is as great as the curricu-
lum.
Women on the Board of Education
would quickly remind the men that this
is duty which they owe all mothers in
Wilmington.
Put women on the Board of Education
and all eligible children IN this city will
be attending school.
The sun., 1898-11-28

A CORRESPONDENT to the NfW York San.
in .ling attention to the annual report
OF the United States Commissioner of
Education, comments on the TACT that
this is the first time the Commissioner
has paid special attention to Sunday
schools.
Tie writer says: The Commissioner
then makes an extract from the laws of
Delaware, which is indeed a matter of
surprise. This State pays annual y Ger
tain amount, very small indeed, but
nevertheless a contribution, for the
maintenance OF every Sabbath school
in its borders.
Little Delaware in this most vital
matter may lead The sisterhood of the
States, just as comparatively small South
Carolina does in safeguarding marriage
and administering the dangerous and
dishonorab!e liquot traffic"
Great credit is perhaps due this State
every Sabb; tn school within its borders,
yet the failure Of the members of tie
late Constitutional Convention to pro.
vide for the education of the rae. oi
Mnorish.Indians who live within the
borders Ut Delaware is a black mark
against the State.
A distinct race, numbering several
hundred soula, live in Delaware, and
they are compelled to maint.in schools
for the education of their youth. They
are a so co.. PEELED to pay taxes or the
maintenance Of the States public schOO
system, from which they receive no bene'
fit.
The Commissioner Of Education has
committed grave error in negl.cting tC
make note Of the fact that there exists in
Delaware race Of people for whom free
education ls not provided.
The sun., 1898-11-28
Rhyme and Reason.

There is a new song going The rounds
OF the press and it runs as follows: "We
don't want to buy at your place, we
don't want to trade there anv more:
you'll ht sorry when you see us going in
some 9th .r store. Y.u can't sell ns any
stale goods, We have opened wide our
eyes; we don't want to trade at your
store, hrcanse you do not advertise. -
West Plains Mo. Journal.
The sun., 1898-11-28

Cake
CO..

The only religious pastry,
Every Ingredient is named in
the Bible. Even the direc-
tions for mixing are found in
the word of God. Christians
everywhere should be inter
ested in this marvellous recipe
The verses in the Bible are
given, the symbols are abso-
lutely correct. Holy cake is
a delicious pastry that should
be served in every Christian
family and at every religious
feast. Verify it is taken
from the Book of God. A
printed copy costs a dime.
Address: The Religious Ex.
change, Wilkes Barre. Pa.
The sun., 1898-11-28
Good Advice,

Don't expect tho advertisement in the
newspaper to work miracles. When you
advertise a special sale Of anything make
the store look as though there was really
something special taking place. Make a
prominent display Of tile goods adyer-
tised, and, If possible, have the prices
marked in plain figures. Help the ad do
its work. .--SaginatO (lfich.) Neus.
The sun., 1898-11-28
MARRIAGES.

BLEST- Thursdsy, November
~, 1893. D. the residence Oi the bride. No. ll2l
Maple street by Rev. w. W. Sharp George W.
blest and Fl zaJ Grimes.
MORlNE-BOYTON.--O Wednesd ~, No
vemDer %, 1894 bv ev. John France, Henry Il.
Morine and Etel'a N. Boyton.
sPYLE.--WRIGHT AT the residence 81 J. g..
Py O. kineteeI,h ana West streets on Thu sdsy
evening, November "a, 10 by Rev. John y G..
Hama, b. n, Joseph L. lyle and Miss Annie l..
Wright both Of Wilmington
Wake '--COLE.-At the honleOf the brides
parents, 8 Van Buren, s.ree, We''n' sday, No
vemher 2a, at noon Dy Rev. George M. B d, Dl-
Punt Walker and Miss Leila Cole.
The sun., 1898-11-28

IT is a disgrace to a State to have with
in its borders an intelligent race of
people who are compelled to support
their own schools. TIE Moorish Indians
in Delaware should not have to pay i"r
the education of their youth both iy
taxes and by direct maintenance Of their
own school system.
The sun., 1898-11-28
BISHOP WALDEN SPEAKS.
Delivered on Eloquent Sc, mon il
st. Pau's Church to a Large
CONGREGATION.

Bishop Waidon, who has Just returned
from Europe, delivered an eloquent SER
mon in St. Paups NJ. Il. Church at 7.30
last evening. The choir raj the church
rendered a number of selections in an
excellent manner. Rev. DR.. W. l.. S.
Murray, the pastor OF the church, in in
Producing the bishop said he was very
glad the bishop was with them. He
had know that the bishop was coming
to America to attend a missionary meet
ing and look after other church affairs,
but did no. know he would visit vii.
mington.
Bishop Walden said he felt as If he
had had Sunday off, as he had attended
no Sunday school or Epworth LGgue
services. He stated tha he usually at
tended one or more Sunday school SER
vices and an Epwnrth League service.
lie told how professor had once said
that man was dependant being. The
bishop took his text from PHILIPPIANS, l. ,
II and l3.
He dwelt on the idea Of divine and
human cooperation. He said the result
of this Cooperation was the salvation of
the soul. God rarely tries to accomplish II
directly that which lie can do through a
human agency. He stated that the spirit
worked through the inslrumpntalitv of
the Bible and many individuals men
toned in tie book served as II warning
ana admonitiun to us. The divine an.
probation was placed on those who were
vrtuors and the divine disapprobation
on those who were vicious
lie said we pity a man vino has nc
friends. 1t is the popularity CT mans
social nature that is used by God in the
devine body of believers known as the
church. He held that mans response
blllty was increasing every ag'. Goo
does not save by the host but by the in
dlvidual, saying to him Thou art the
man, He stated that it was not neces
sary to be converted as St. Paul
He said he knew very few in the audi
ence, knew nothing about the vocation'
tley followed but could tell them ont
thing in which they were successful. lii
tl'en told them they were all snccessiu
in building character. He held tha
character should stand the test rf tim,
and should have the divine imprint.
He related how seventeen years agt
he was surprised to sec statue of al
American citizen in the streets Of Lon
don. 1t was that Of George Peabody.
The fist idea ,l,at possessed him wa
the brnevoIence Of the man. Later h
saw a lot OF small dwellings being erecte,
for The po n from the sluls OF London
and learned they were being const,urte
out Of the Peabody fund. He said tn
man vino Was disposed to do good woul'
not have to wait long for the oppor
tunity.
just before the close OF the service, DR.
Murray said that those who desired t
could come forward after the service ant
shake hands and speak with the bishop
Most of those in the audience did so am
the bishop had a pleasant smile and
hearty grasp OF the hand for each.
The sun., 1898-11-28
LONG DISTANCE TtLtFhCkE 1867.
DELMARv,A TELEPHONE, I24.
Bssinsss Office and Editorial Rooms,
No. 1903 East Sixth Street.
AschaaicaI Department, No. 1903
East Sixth Street.

THE SUN is published every day in
he year and is distributed throughout
The City OF Wilmington and the State Of
Dplaware by authorized agents. Sub
Oript ions should be sent to the publica-
tlon Office by mail or telephone.
The sun., 1898-11-28

A GREAT deal of newspaper notOriety has been
al en- ho ace G-eeley Knowles for his efforts in
get n0 part of tie First Delaware Regiment
mustered out, but Mr. Kno rles received 500 rs
Ire from the Wilmington Bicycle Club for his
efforts" and why shouldn't he take interest In
the ma,tp,7 This ought 70 change the praise he
Rot to hat Of "why shouldn't he?"
Joe Rosey, in the Sunday Herald.
Mr.. Knowles is in New York. His
The sun., 1898-11-28
TAKE THEM IN TIME

The masses will have what
they want, cost what it may.
High-priced medicines have had
their day and the poor and af-
aicted may now enjoy the bene-
fits of carefully prepared, pure
remedies at practically nominal
prices. The physicians con-
nected with Louisiana Specific
Laboratory have prepared num-
Der of standard cures which are
offered to the public at the lowest
prices convenient with pure
preparations.
These standard cures canno,
be b ,ught of druggists. By send.
ing your orders direct to the
Louisiana Specific Laboratory,
Lake Charles, Louisiana, you
are sure to receive pu4e, fresh
drugs properly compounded and
carefully packed.
In ordering the following
standard cures please give the
number of the remedy nedeed,
If taken in time one supply will
effect a permanent cure,
The sun., 1898-11-28
To Give New Life to the Boom

To Give New Life to the Boom.
Special Bulletin to THE SUN.
BEAR STATION, Nov, Is, 2.l5 a. m.-
The condition Of the boom remaining so
bad will be compelled to change pIysi.
clans. Who has the healthiest boom to-
day and who is administering il ? Quick
action alone will save the boom 50 dear.
The FIRST CITIZEN.
The sun., 1898-11-28
THE WEAl'hkK FORECAST.

The indications fs,r to-day are that
parily cloudy 10 far, colder weas her
vill prevail. 1On,rrOw, fair 0
partly cloudy weather, followed ny
onOW.