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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-02-04

dalous measure was rushed through
the General Assembly In 1895.
Peculiar % Governor ns Altgeld was,
the actions of the corruptiOnists who
were behind the infamous gas law
were so bold and 80 open that the then
Governor vetoed II In the following
message:
state of Illinois. Executive Office. June
10. lSDj.
To the Honorable. the Gentlemen of
the Senate:
l herewith return. without my ap-
proval. Senate Bill No. 3G2. being "An
act to amend section 1 of An net In
relation to the consolidation of incOr.
porated companies approved March
u, 1861"
This bill provides for the consolI,ln.
ton of any number Of corporations or.
gahized for the same. or similar. gen.
eral purposes. UNDER IT, ALL COR.
PORATIONS ENGAGED IN THE
SAME GENERAL LINE OF BUSI.
NESS CAN CONSOLIDATE. AND
THUS LEGALLY FORM A MONOP.
OILY.
II this bin. or any existing law. made
provision for adequately protecting the
public In all such cases, then I would
not hesitate to sign It, for II has been
my desire TO cooperate with the Gen.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-02-04

for the purpose of lowering the price
to consumers:
IF you do you must be pretty green.
'rhe Gas Trust procured the passage
Of the consolidation and frontage meas
ures so that II could make more money
and pay bigger dividends by raising the
price of the commodity per 1000 feet.
The company needs money.
Most Of It's mains and street pipes
throughout the city are either honey
combed by electrolysis or are rotten
and worthless, These must be re-
placed.
"A million must be spent for other
needed Improvements.
"Had there been no consolidation and
frontage law these improvements
would have been paid for by the stock
holders, because the certainty Of com.
petition would have prevented an in.
crease In the charge to consumers.
The consolidation and frontage law,
however, gives Inc Trust n free and
open field. II will raise the price of
gas to 50 per 1000 feet July /, 1899,
mark my words for IL.
Why wait until July !: Well, any
one ought 10 know the reason for that.
by July ] the present Legislature will
have adjourned, and we have no fear
that the skates in this aggregation Of
doughheads will interfere with the
frontage law. Waiting until they ad-
iourn before raising the price Of Gas
gives us a cinch on that proposition.
IL the price was raised now there would
he a howl, and the tattOOed men might
bother us. But we will wait until the
cheap boys get through and then we
will raise our limit 10 SO per thousand
feet In Chicago"
The history OF the passage OF the gas
frontage iniquity IL the history Of q
crime.
BY the lavish use OF money this scan.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-02-04

cral Assembly rs far as possible: But
FOR THE STATE TO DELIBER-
ATELY LEGALIZE MONOPOLY,
AND MAKE ABSOLUTELY NO PRO
VISION FOR PROTECTING THE
PEOPLE OF ILLINOIS FROM EN-.
TORTIONS AND OPPRESSIONS,
WOULD BE 4 CRIME.
JOHN =. ALTGELD,
Governor.
On motion of Senator Crawford, the
consideration OF the bill and of the
veto message was made special order
for June IL at IL n. M, when action
was again postponed until June 13,
again until June II, when after read
ing Of the journal It was then post.
poned for one hour, then postponed un-
I'll p. m, when, on motion of Mr..
Crawford, 1t was ordered TO lie on the
table.
How the passage of the measure was
purchased in 1897 IL well known.
In fact the Senators and Represen.
ratives talk freely Of the amount of
Doodle they received and the way they
got 1t.
They tell freely the names Of the men
they got it from and mix up prominent
lawyers and others In way that will
bring several Of them to trial In San
CANON County before n year passes
over, for the iniquity will not be "Out-
lawed" for over fourteen months to
come.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-02-04

'
VOTERS OF CHICAGO!
operating
Committee Consolidation
passed. Will Mr. public the Bill
be valid all oths7
the
Gas Companies
1000
S when sold to the
bought cheaper
keep them in darkness as sees fit
whether
they brbetake not just ask some
buke it'll
The City Council the oy Chicago 30 to has resolutions
Will the Legislature heaken the and it's
Chicago the infamous
will the bill repealed Will the Legislature the
suffering peope7
Schools especial
thanks Consolidation
Bill purchased Springfield Is there no remedy7
Widow hen-
has the the Legislature this
the DID, Chicago the Monopoly
body soul and breeches There flaws It'll
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-02-04

1t Is curious fact that the daily
papers which strained themselves
abusing the Aldermen for receiving
"bribes" (which We're never offered In
connection with the street car Ordi-
nances, never have word to say
against the Gas Trust, which does not
deny that 1t spent $250,O0O in buying
~ :assage Of the Infamous frontage
blU tyOTa the Legislature.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-02-04

The history OF the passage OF the gas
frontage iniquity IL the history Of a
crime.
BY the lavish use Of money this scan.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-05-18
SIX GOOD INNINGS.
Then Chapman Fell Down and the
Rest Was Easy.

Chapman held Abilene down in
good shape for six innings at the
opening ball game of the season Tues
day afternoon. Then the pitcher
gave out and was pounded freely.
Abilene piled up I in a bunch and 8
more in the ninth, taking the game
by l6 to 2. 1t was notquite the good
old free silver standard but it was
near enough. Chapman was out
played both at the bat and in the
field and is scarcely match for the
Abilenes. There was a good attend.
ance. The score was:
r H +
Abilene. ..,.1 0 D 0 0 0 7 0 S-l6 II
Chapman,..I 0 0 OF 0 0 %
Batteries, Abilene, Farley and Brown
Chapman, Sheeran, Whitehalr and McNiif
Two base hits, Matteson, Brown Jarman;
shutout by Sheeran 4, Whitehalr1, Farley 6;
passed balls, Brown l. McNitf, s. Umpire o.
?. Byers; scorer, VIM. McInerney.
The next game will be with Salina
here next Monday afternoon.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-05-18
Woodmen's Entertainment.

The Woodmen will give an enter
tainment at the opera house Friday
evening, May rs, to consist Of music
by brass band, string band, and talk
ing machine, moving pictures etc.,
and will give away five of the incest
prizes ever given from the stage in
Abilene. See prizes in Bearce's cor
ner window. This will be one of the
best entertainments you will have
the opportunity to attend. The NOV
ing pictures are the latest out and
the talking machine the best ever ex'
hibited in Abilene. Plenty Of music
and plenty Of fun and valuable AND
useful presents Price to everybody
25 cents. Buy your tickets early ant
secure reserved seats. Program will
be published later.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-05-18
RECENT REFLECTIONS.

Reports from all parts Of the
county say that rain-is badly needed
for the wheat.
--Solomon's population, returned
today, is 1868, gain Of 55. Lincoln
S72, gain Of 20.
Judge Moore is minus a driving
horse. His family horse which has
been in pasture north or town was
found last evening with a broken log
and it was necessary to kill her. 1t is
not known how the accident occurred.
"A heavy rain is reported last
night from three miles north Of Carl
ton south and east some distance.
Abilene had heavy threats but only q
few drops Of water.
commencement invitations have
have been received from Bethany col
lege music and fine arts department.
Miss Addie Cooper Of this city is to DO
graduated in clocution and short
hand and Miss Blanche Bender Of
Manchester in elocution.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-05-18
Music in the Institute.

A special feature of the institute
this year will be a graded course in
music by L. R. Lewis. The work is
designed to prepare teachers to pre-
sent this subject to all grades.
Special attention will be given to
voice and voice production. Difficult
ties encountered by the teachers in
their attempts at presenting this sub
ject will be thoroughly discussed and
plans presented for overcoming the
same by the instructor who has made
a speciality Of this work for the past
twenty-five years.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-05-18
SAN IsADRo FALLS.
Gen. Lawton Captures Another Fill
pino Capital.

pun VoPAtoa'
MANILA, May l7.-Gen. Lawton's
advance guard, under Col. Summers
of the Oregon troops. took San lsaaro'
the insurgent capital, at $3.50 O'Clock
this morning.
The expedition under Major koObe
of the Third artillery, consisting Of
the Seventeenth infantry, battalion
of the Ninth and one battery OF the
First artillery, left Calumpit at day
break today marching up the Rio
Grande to General Lawton's division
at Arafat. A iotilla of cascoes loaded
with supplies, also proceeded up the
river. Both forces were conveyed by
the "tin-clad" army gunboats under
Capt. Grant.
Aguinaldo's ex-secretary' Escamll-
lio who was arrested here on Febru-
ary 2S, is now employed as an official
interpreter by the authorities !.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-05-18
Recognize Teaching Ability,

To the Editor OF the Reflector;
One Of the most unjustiliable aAd
pernicious customs is the one adopted
by so many school boards Of paying a
level salary to every one regardless of
ability or experience. The teacher
who IS capable of giving her entire
self to her work is paid no more
than the one who slips along easily,
does what she is told, after fashion,
and draws her salary at the end Of
the month. What incentive is there
for teacher, after she Is once en-
ployed, to make any further prepara-
tionP She will not get any mere sal
airy or in any way be recognized as
superior to the Others who donot try.
There Is one teacher at least in the
grades in this city who is worth at
lowest estimate 25 per cent above the
average Of teachers who do that class
Of work, yet she gets no credit for the
excellent preparation she has made
she gets no larger salary than the
others. So it is in every school. "All
teachers look alike" to the most OF
the school boards. Too bad! Too
had
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-05-18
ABOUT CENSUS TAKERS.
Some Information Concerning Theil
Selection.

The census takers to be appointed
for the 1900 census will not be named
until in the fall and spring. There
will be seven supervisors, one for
each congressional district. The sew
en- will be named by the Kansas con-
gressonal delegation, The district
congressman will name the minor
ward and township enumerators who
will be paid about 1925, it being sup
posed that they can do their work
within a month and ten days, Dis
trict enumerators will be appointed
this fall and will be paid $1,000 each.
The congressman in each district will
name the ward and township census
takers, this right being given him by
common courtesy. Dickinson county
will have about rs enumerators. Oh
course our congressman, W. A. Cal.
derhead, will be permitted to name
them. Where there are more impor
tant positions to give out Senator
Baker and Congressman-at-larg'
Bailey will have very great weight
Indeed, the recommendation or pro
test OF either Of these men will be lis
tened to with the greatest Difference
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-05-18
ABOUT PEOPLE.

H. R. Little, Of Hope, was in town.
Walter Rock, Of Elmo, was visitor
to the city.
H. Bannon, of Solomon. was a Wis
itor to the city.
W. S. Brewer, Of Elmo, was a well
come REFLECTOR caller.
j. j. Schneider, of Detroit, went to
Hill City on legal business.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Bertschinger
were up from Navarro shopping
R. D. Hunter and James Ryan, of
Holland, were visitors to Abilene.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. ?. Lowe, of SUIT
phen, were shopping in the city.
c. A. Minick, of New Chillicothe,
was in the city and called ON the Re-
FLECToR.
j. Annis, one Of Woodbine's pros
porous farmers, was visitor to the
city.
Jacob Thomas, one Of northeast
Dickinson's leading capitalists, was in
the city.
T. +. Dewey left for Pennsylvania
and New York on a three weeks bust
mess trip.
Frank Huff, of Sutphen, was in the
city. lie says it is very dry in north
east Dickinson.
T. Wigington and wife and j.
W. Grass and wife, Of York county,
Pa, are visiting friends and relatives
here.
S. c. Wagner and wife of Agra,
Phillips county, is here visiting his
daughter, Mrs. A. c. Menor, on East
Fifth on his way east.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. b. Mcclellan left
for their new home, Honolulu Mr..
Mcclellan expects to take an interest
in an iron mandatory.
Mrs. j. b. Collins, Of Petty, Texas,
former resident Of this city, is
visiting her mother, Mrs. +. X.
Holzworth near Talmage.
John II. Mustard who is making a
fine record in his medical studies in
Chicago is home for a months vaca.
ton. He expects to study for two
years more.
6. A. Kubach, general manager OF
the Peerless Fence Machine Co., went
to Wellington on business for the
company. Charles Kubach went
with him and will assist him in push
ing the Peerless for few weeks.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-05-18
In New Quarters.

Fenton's popular flour and feed
store has been moved to new quarters
on Broadway, esst side, north Of
Third, where it is ready for patrons
with larger and better accommoda-
tions and more complete stock than
ever Of all kinds of grain and feed,
also baled hay etc. The new location
has been especially fitted up for Mr.,
Fenton and his old patrons and many
new ones are invited to call and see
him. Remember the place-east side
Of Broadway, north Of Third.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-05-18
Death Came Suddenly.

Geo. Lee, Sr., Of Cheever, who was
in town Saturday, apparently as well
as ever, died at 1880 Tuesday morn
ing, May l6, of appendicitis. He was
borp about the year 1925 in Stockport,
England. In lS4S he married Eliza
beth Suit. Six children blessed their
union, three Of whom are living, two
daughters in Rhode Island and the
son George Lee who has managed his
fathers farm in Cheever. The fun
eral was conducted at the residence
and the Prairiedale M. E. church by
Rev. c. G. Bear Wednesday afternoon.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-05-18
CLASS OF '99.
Invitations for Commencement Are
Issued.

Invitations were issued today for
the high school commencement,
Thursday evening, May 25, in the
opera house. They give the follow
ing outline of exercises
Invocation .....,.....,.R Rev. D. L. Parker
chorus,."Brdal Chorus
Salutatory Rea Wilson
Glass Prophecy Florence Southworth
voo. |(a) A Jonqui Maid
Noca' (bN Sleep, Little Baby of Mine,
........................ Mrs. }. H. Niesley
Valedictory Elva Glare Lower
Presentation OF Diplomas.
....................,...s upt. ]. II. Niesley
Chorus Gypsy Life
Lecture-"The Art of Arts ..~...,,..1..
Rev. Matt s. Hughes, D. D., Kansas City
Glass Song.
Benediction 90. .....,,"Rev. w. A. Crawford
The graduating class is as follows:
Fred Anderson, Robb Brady, May
Barcus, Rachel Curtiss, Lima Curtiss,
Foss Crawford, Solomon Gary, Maude
Hampton, Mamie Hersh, Chas. Holz-
worth, Elva Lower, Fred Lesher,
Josie Miller, Pearl Parker, Frank
Pinkham, Florence Southworth, Hi
land Southworth, Melvin Trott, Fan
ME Toles, Reba Morley, Rea Wilson,
Chas. Williams.
Baccalaurate sermon by Rev. W. A.
Crawford, Sunday evening May 2l,
in the opera house.
Eighth grade exercises Tuesday
evening, May %, in opera house.
Glass day exercises, Wednesday
day evening, May "a, in opera house.
Grade schools close Wednesday
afternoon.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-05-18
= MAY BE FATAL.
Lora Hilton, l4-Year-0ld Boy
Kicked by a Horse.

Lora, the l4.year-old son Of, George
Hilton living west of town, was kicked
in the head by a horse last night with
terrible effect. He went to the stable
to put out the team and not return
ing to the house search was made and
he was found in the stable, uncon.
scious from a wound above the ear
caused by a kick from the. horse. He
bled profusely from ears and nose and
remained unconscious all night.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-05-18
FuNST0N's AMBITIONS.
Capt. Buchan Says He Does Not Want
Political Honors. @ u

Capt. Buchan, just returned from
Manila with the body Of his wife,
says:
General Funston has no political
ambitions and does not care to mlngle
in politics in any shape or form. !
know this to be fact. | have talked
with him many times and"l know
that he has no political instincts Po-
litical life is distasteful to Funston.
When | last saw him, just before
leaving Malolos, April Is, his plans
were to 60 to Cuba as soon as the
Filipino rebellion was over and en-
gage in cattle ranching in one Of the
interior provinces, He said that he
had had all the adventures he wanted,
after his experiences in Alaska in
Cuba and in the Philippines, and he
would rather engage hereafter IN
some less hazardous occupation. You
can't say anything too strong in praise
of Funston. The boys of the Twen-
tieth worship him. His old Cuban
wound had been bothering him some
and he had to 60 to Manila for few
days. When he returned toi 'Malolos
to resume command the men acted
like crazy kids, they were so glad to
have him back with them.
81 cannot say anything too good OF
Metcalf. He is loved by every man
in the Kansas regiment. He has the
best reputation of any one in the
Twentieth as soldier, and his Mill
tary ability is fine.
"The Kansas boys simply know no
fear of the Filipinos. They will 60
anywhere eagerly at the order The
battle hymn of the Twentieth Kansas
is 'There'll be a hot time in the old
town tonight It's the regimental
battlecry. The band always plays it
before charge. Then everybody
wells and cheers and goes wild in
rushing at the enemy. The band
often plays it in the evening just to
hear the boys yell. 1t is like Dixie to
Tenesseeans.
"When left the regiment was in
remarkably good health. There was
practically none sick. Up to that
time we had suffered eighty-five cas-
ualties in battle, but still had 100
men on the firing line, although the
Twentieth numbered scarcely 900 on
its arrival in Manila after mastering
out lot in San Francisco by fever. +"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-05-18
New Carriages, Buggies and Wagons.

j. T. Prendergast has just returned
from Kansas City where he purchased
whole carload Of new up-to-date
"spring work"--carriages, buggies,
road wagons, spring wagons, etc.,
etc, one OF the best and most COM
plete assortments ever brought to the
city and which will be sold at prices
to surprise you. Call quick il you
want your choice. At Prendergast's,
opera house block.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-05-18
Greenwood Is Acquitted.

Hugh Greenwood, the Jew charged
with attempted assault on the little
Chellis girl, had his trial before a
Jury in Quinn's court and was &C.
quilted. Herbert Tyler was the prin,
cipal witness. He identified Green
wood as the man who came out Of the
Mcclellan house yard but did not see
any attempt at assault.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-05-18
ABOUT THE SCHOOLS.
Educational Notes Of Interest to
Teacher and Patron.

Inc state Teachers Reading circle
board adopted the following books for
the course of lS99-l900, at their an
nual meeting in March; Greenwood's
Principles of Education Practically
Applied" and Lecky's american Rev
oluton." Price per set 1.-TWO volumes)
$l.40. All the teachers of the county
should buy and thoroughly read these
books. principles of Education
presents not only the theoretic but
the practical phases of education and
will greatly help all teachers. The
history is written by one Of our
greatest historians and will arouse
anew the spirit of patriotism and de-
velop new interest in the principles
underlying our nations life.
The state board has recently passed
resolution requiring that at least
80 per cent of the questions for third
grade certificates for the year begin
ming June |, 1899, shall be based on
Taylors "The Study of the Child"
and that for the first and second grade
certificates 80 per cent Of the ques-
tions shall be based on Greenwood's
principles Of Education Practically
Applied"
Normal institute Begins June B,
with the county superintendent con-
ductor, j. II. Niesley and H. M. Am
brose assistants and l.. r. Lewis in
charge of the mus The music
alone should bring many teachers
who wish to do better work in this
line. There is nothing that so quick
ly subdues the bad boy and the rest
less girl as this greatest of all civil
iZers-- music.
Kansas City journal: School dis
trict boards are apt to be pretty lib
eral in their concessions for the use
of public school houses, but accord.
ing to Superintendent Nelson of Kan
sas they should draw the line at dane
ing. Societies, religious, political,
literary, scientific, mechanical or
agricultural may, with the consent Of
the board, use the school house, but
the board is under no coEstraint to
admit anybody or any kind Of society.
However, dancing can scarcely trip
its way in under any OF these heads.
Dancing was once, and still is in some
countries, religious ceremonial, and
il a religious society protested that
some gentle gyrations were a neces'
sary portion Of its worship perhaps
Mr.. Nelson would modify his ruling
II the Modocs or a Tammany clul
should get in as political organiza
ton and end up the ceremonies witt
war dance, probably that, too
would have to be made an exception
But common hug-your-partner break
downs do not 90 with Mr. Nelson.
The county superintendent o
schools Of Kansas are holding stat
convention at Hutchinson today. 4
resolution was adopted censurinl
Chancellor Snow Of the State Unlver
sity for making the questions il
physiology at the recent examination
so difficult. In most counties no
more than 80 per cent Of the appli
cants received certificates.
Wanted, pigeons at Wells, Farg
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-05-18
]. R. Case a Delegate.

j. B. Case has been appointed a
delegated to the Trans-Mississippi
commercial convention in Wichita.
The convention will discuss irriga-
ton and other things Of interest to
the West.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-05-18
A Bargain.

Butchers or any one in need Of a
good large ice box for keeping meats
can get good bargain by writing or
calling on W. +. Howard, Abilene,
Kansas. l4-2t&lc
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-05-18
Shifting Soil.

Real Estate Transfers, Reported by George
Merrill. Abstracter.l
j Z Clemens to o G Beeler mel Slid,
$2500
r B Jacobs to P Seaman 81 swl 1912
4, $3.50.
Talmage Town Co to Trus .Talmagt
Nat Aid Lodge Its IA ID Blk | Tai
mage, 800.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-05-18

Wanted, good girl competent to
do housework to whom good wages
will be paid. Enquire Of Clarence
Taylor, Pearl, kas. 3-t&c-tf
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-05-18

Wanted, pigeons at Wells, Fargo
express office, Abilene. T.tf