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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-10
A Tax Question.

A question Of interest to every
county In the state was argued In the
Kansas supreme court on May ]. 1t
was brought up in mandamus case
filed by the commissioners Of Harper
county to compel the state auditor to
allow the county credit for $500 on
uncollected state taxes. There is al.
ways q certain per cent Of taxes that
Is not collected in every county. The
property is bid in by the county at
tax sale, and few years later, a
compromise Is effected. Heretofore
the state has never given credit for
its portion Of the taxes lost in the
compromise. 1t has held the county
liable for every cent the state levies
against it dor state taxes. Several
counties have paid the state tax In
full under protest. They claim that
the county is merely the agent Of the
state in collecting the state tax, and
that, II it fails to collect the full
amount, it cannot be held liable for
all OF it, In other words, as the
agent it should only turn over the
amount OF state tax it collects. Har-
per county claims it should be given
credit for $500 Of the unccllected tax.
The state auditor refused to give the
credit, and its officers brought man
damus suit to compel him to do SO.
I. A. Noftzger Of Anthony argued
the case for the county and Assistant
Attorney General B. II. Tracy argued
it for the state auditor. The supreme
court ordered both sides to submit
trieis in the case within five days.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-10
How Business Advances.

1.-The South" says Fall River cot
ton manufacturer, "has gone into the
cotton milling business very extern
sively. With the cheap labor and
long hours of the South cheap grade
Of cotton goods can be turned out at
much less expense. The Northern
manufacturers could not stand this
competition. They decided to make
better quality of goods. Heretofore
the fine qualities were imported from
abroad. Now as good quality is
manufactured by the mills Of Fall
River aud is for home consumption.
New machinery was substituted for
the old The old hands employed in
the mills were of sufficient experience
to turn out the good quality. This
has resulted in decline Of imported
goods. | do not mean by this that
the South has all the cheap cotton
trade. There are ten mills in Fall
River and New Bedford which turn
out the cheap grade, The other
seventy or eighty mills are devoted
the finer grades" This shows how
protection advances the business Of
the entire nation.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-10

A few months ago the Democratic
newspapers were uneasy because they
feared the Dingley bill would produce
a deficiency Of $l40,000,O00 a. year.
Now they are uneasy because they
estimate there will be a surplus in
1901 Ofsl52,oOo,OoO A Democrat on
Easy street" while the Republicans
are in power would be an anomaly.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-10
Judge Nicholson's Position.

Judge NJ. B. Nicholson, Of Council
Grove, for many years one Of the iu.
sion leaders Of the state, and who has
frequently been mentioned by the
Fusionists as a candidate for associate
Justice, has tired Of Organism and
1.-THE haul down the flag" policy Of
the fusion party in the state and ma
ton. He proposes to vote for Nc
Klnley this year. His declarations
regarding the matter will no doubt
cause much commotion among the
Fusionists on account Of the promi.
nence he occupied in their party.
The Kansas City Journal quotes him
in an interview thus:
II propose to vote for Mckinley
this fall, II live SO long as that"
said the Judge. II have grown
weary OF the course that is being pur.
sued by the opponents Of Mckinley,
in fact, | have been getting more and
more weary ever since the Spanish.
American war broke out. ! wasn't
much in favor Of getting into that
war. thought it might have been
avoided, but we got into it and from
that time there was no course for
loyal man to pursue except to sustain
his country. My hoy enlisted and
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-10

Farmers will find a reason for the
advance in bagging and binding Irvine
by studying the foreign prices for
Manila hemp and sisal. In both of
these iibers there has been an advance
of 100 per cent in value in the foreign
market within two years. Jute has
also advanced over so per cent within
the same period
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-10
Il was in 1898 that Senator Ho,

II was in 1895 that Senator Hoar
delivered a speech at Plymouth, Mass,
in which he said, speaking ofthe tree
planted by the first American settlers:
ats boughs hang over the Pacific;
and in time-in good time-it will
send its roots beneath the waves and
receive under it's vast canopy the
islands Of the sea-" Why isn't this
the good time, senatorP
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-10

Emporia Gazette: Burton certainly
said that il q third man enters the
senatorial race, Burton would throw
his strength to Baker before permit
ting the new man to win. He said it
to q reporter for this paper. Butt
was Just after the the train had cross
ed the Missouri line.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-10

Exports Of American manufactures
will pass the 100000, 900 mark Ior
the fiscal year ending with next
month. In 1895 they only amounted
to 1888, ,7lS. And yet there are a
few people who IRE still opposing pro
lection and commercial expansion.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-10

With 100 per cent of increase in tn,
population Of the United States dur
ing the last thirty years there has
been an increase o. only 60 per cent
in our total imports OF foreign goods.
This shows how the American work
man under protection is acquiring the
American market.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-10

Imports Of manufactures Of iron
and steel have decreased by So per
cent during the last thirty years,
while our exports of American manu-
features Of iron and steel have in
creased by 1852 per cent. Doesn't
look as though protecting injured the
EXPORT tradel
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-10

General Prosperity is too busy at
the factories to think OF following the
line Of march adopted by General
Coxey. And, come to think Of it,
General Prosperity would have to
march alone, for there are no idle
laborers now to tramp the country.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-10

Those Democrats who had the amaz-
ing cheek to claim Ohio as a doubt
full state next fall ought to read the
proceedings Of the convention there,
II was harmonious and united and en-.
thusiastic.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-10

Brother George Livingston had a
chance again to declare against road
Improvement at the good roads meet.
ing. What does George want OF
good roads-hc is too busy clipping
coupons on his bonds and abusing
the government to do much driving.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-10

Lawrence Journal One of the
biggest fool breaks that has been
made by newspaper in Kansas in a
long time is that made by the Leaven-
worth Times. 1t accuses State
Treasurer Grimes of loaning the state
money to the banks and turning the
interest over to j. r. Burton to carry
on his campaign with. Baker and
his strikers are getting almighty des-
perate when they have to adopt the
worst kind Of Pop tactics to throw
discredit on their opponents.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-10

Denver has Republican club COM
posed Of men who in 1896 voted for
Bryan, and who in 1900 will vote for
Mckinley. There is some talk Of add
ing to the roster OF officers an official
kicker whose duty will be to visit
each member once month and give
him good kicking as areminder ard
penance.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-10

A feature OF the reunion OF the
Twentieth Kansas regiment at Holton,
Kas., tomorrow, in connection with
the Grand Army encsmpment, will be
the distribution of medals to the
members Of the regiment. The med
ais we're made from an old Spanish
cannon secured by the Grand Army
for that purpose
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-10
m,..ouri Won Second Prize.

Denver, Col, May 4.-The twenty
seventh annual contest of the Inter-
state 0ratorical association at Cen
trail Presbyterian church in this city
was won by William S. Wescott. of
Wisconsin. Paul b. Prosser, of Mis-
souri, won second prize and Francis
A. Head. of Iowa. third.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-10

In the last thirty years the number
Of American vessels engaged in foreign
trade has decreased by A per cent.
During the same period the number
Of American vessels engaged in do
nestle and coast trade has increased
by AZ per cent. The latter are pro.
tected from competition Of foreign
vessels, while the former are not.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-10

Kansas had only $l4,55S, 5SS Of as-
posits on December 10, 1896, in its
banks. But on June 80, 1899, the
deposits aggregated s3S,5o5,l Ol.
More than doubled since the days Of
Jerry Simpson and the Wilson tariff!
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-10

1t is only occasionally that Kan
sas boy Is smothered in a wheat ele'
yator or delegitated by harvester
but the crippling up from catching
rides on trains keeps Up the year
round. Parents should teach this tc
THAR hovs
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-10

Census enumerators get 2! cents
apiece for each living inhabitant
listed and that is about all some Of
'em are worth. Those who don't pay
their newspaper subscriptions amt
worth more than half a cent.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-10

The Democratic cry Of imperialism
10 a bugaboo. Such a policy could
never exist in the United States, and
the attempt to attribute it to Presi-
dent Mckinley is only one Of that
party's campaign roorbacks.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-10

Brazil intends hereafter to pur-
chase 10 the United States all the
coal needed for her war ships and
railroads. This will be- some return
for the concession we have so long
granted Brazil Of levying no duty on
the coffee that we import from that
sou ntry.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-10

All the big states that have recently
been holding Republican conventions
are out strong for expansion. They
want to extend the markets for Amer.
lean farm and factory products.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-10

:
While we are exporting half a mil.
lion dollars worth Of provisions every
day Of the month the foreign market
must DO Of some benefit to farmers.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-10

Don't swap horses while crossing
q stream" is the good advice that
james Gordon Bennett cables from
Paris. The New York Herald is out
strong for President McKlnley's re.
election.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-10
THURSDAY. MAY 10. 1900.
REPUBLICAN TICKET.


First District. ,.,,,... Charles Curtis Topeka
SecondDlstrlct, j. ID, Bowersock, Lawrence
Third Dstrct..~..J. W. WhcatIoy, Galcna
Fourth District, ,J. NJ. Miller, Council Grove
Fifth District. W. A. Caldcrhead, Marysvile
Sixth District. .....,.."W A. Rceder, Logan
Seventh District, o. /. Long, Medicine Lodge
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-10

Grant Gilett's sad fate is a solemn
warning Of what may happen to the
man who fails to pay his newspaper
subscription.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-10
ST. LOUIS CELEBRATION.
The Festivities In Honor Of Admiral and
Mrs. Dewey Wind Up with Mill
tary and Civic Parade.

=, NJ m 49,,
ot. LOUIS, May f'-lhe ceiepra''on
IN honor OF the WISH OF Aulhirai unu
Mrs. George Dewey 70 o. LOUIS was
concluded SATURDAY WIN niiii'al!
and civic parade inclading orgahi1a-
ions from I'LL par's VI 'ne s'"'e' :"
'ne evening a, 'n' , au ord.m ~ tha
meeting VI ."e , '',';at ~ h,s hoan
hoyal ,es'ua, y, m, on aons. hn. .h;s
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-10

A sweet poetess named Pearl has
contributed this effort to the cam
paign:
Bill Bryan tried to fool US
In eighteen nlnty-six
II he could for four years rule US
We'd be In terrible fix.
Let Bryan try to run once more
For he cannot get there
He will look around when the election is DER
And find Mack In the chair.
Pearl may mean all right but il the
Republicans have to depend on such
poetry as that to win the election
they may as we'll give up right now.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-10

Kentucky's crop Of hemp this year
will be the largest on record. She
needs plenty in her business.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-30
EAsILYPRoYEN.
There ia not the Slightest Necessity
for Leaving Wheeling to Look for

Thetc ia not the Slightest Necessity
for Leaving Wheeling to Look for
Proof
The experience given below by this
well known citizen of wheeling is cas-
Ily proven. The proof he offers for his
convictions can safely be left with the
reader. It 10 n difficult matter to de-
tcrlbe an aching back or any OF the
Ills CAUSED by disordered Kidneys. How
to cure the trouble is OF much more i'm
poFtahce, and the most exReting cannot
ask for any better authority on this
point than given by Mr.. ]. e. Collins, OF
20 South Huron street, resident OF
WheeIlnH, for great number Of years
who says: For five years there was an
extreme weakness and constant
aching across my loins and OF.
ten my back became so Etlr
could scarcely get up after lying
down. Btaldes the kidney secretionH
we're very irregular and high eolored.
and showed plainly what the origin OF
the trouble was. Al the time cav
poana Kidney Pills advertised my kid.
neyS were in bad shape and procured
box Gt the Logan Drng Company
The firPt box did mo 90 much good that
got another and took Il. II cured me, 7"
For 1aie By all dealers. Price 30 cents
per box. Mailed by FOsteF-Mllburn Co,
Buffalo, N. T., sole agents for tho
United States Remember the name
DoANs-nnd take no substitute,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-30
Series Of Farmerg, Meetingg.

Special Dispatch to the IntellIgencer.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, March ga
series of farmers meetings have been
arranged by the state institute dlrec-
tors for the months of April and May.
These meetings will be held at the fol-
lowing places throughout the state:
Hurricane, Putnam county, April 0 and
10; Blue Sulphur Springs, Caben coun-
ty, April ii and 70; Wayne, Wayne
county, April 10 and IA; Madison, Boone
county, April II; West Union, Dodd-
ridge county May 10; Bridgeport. Har-
rison county, May 10; Terra Alta, Pres
ton county. May is; Keyser. Mineral
county, May 10; Petersburg, Grant
county. May %; Franklin. Pendieton
county. May "a; Mooreheld, Hardy
county, May &c; Romney. Hampshire
county, May %.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-30
VIC Nova scotinnlg latter.

YANKEE DAM. clay County, w.
Va, January 10, 19OO.-''Perhaps 1t may
give you a pleasing sensation, some
trace OF friend to behold" This does
not imply that your friends are few,
hut many. You would think so If you
could see the eagerness with which
your paper is read by the Nova Scotia
colony here.
i Four months ago to-day came up
the FIX river with my tents and stable
tnppings in caboose car which was
set upon a little siding here. with me
were PerIy Dawson. II Chisholm.
Stewart starrct. James Leeta and
Frank Gamble, the advance guard from
Nova Scotia. We pitched our tent
and secured our meals with Mr. Lewis.
who owns a reservation on the Thomp-
son tract Of timber. A circular mill
followed us. We broke ground and
cleared away, and had It running in
six days. Since that time work has
been going along so fast that 1t would
be Impossible to give 1t in detail. The
result of those four months work is
that We now have four full equipped
sew mills in operation, and the nth ia
'on the spot being set up. The sixth
will be band mill, and then our sys-
tenn win be complete.
Each of these mills sits upon differ
ent creeks, emptying into Elk River.
The lowest mill on the Elk is at Birch
creek. The farthect up Is on Big
Beechy creek. distance of eight miles
from Birch creek. On Big Sycamore
creek we are to have two mills. This
is where the mill now being set up is
going and the new band mill
We have about 5000 acres of timber
on this one tract, and $500 on an adj
joining tract Have four tramroads
built and three locomotives are being
used. At the smallest operation the logs
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-30
siatarsHille Rooms.

Special Dispatch TO the Intelligencer
SIsTERSVILLE, w. Va. March 20
j. W. Johnston, a prosperous busi-
ness man, of Parkershurg, was in the
city yesterday.
T. C. Smith. formerly superintendent
for Chaddedon s Young, with head
quarters at st. Marys. who recently
disappeared with large sum Of money,
has been captured in California, and
will be brought back to that town.
L. B. Hin was a business visitor to
Wheeling, yesterday.
Henry W. Mccoy, of the South Side.
was in Wheeling yesterday, looking af-
ter some business matters.
Chris Henderson, cashier at the Ohio
River Railroad Company, is slightly in
disposed.
D. A. Bartlett, the well known pro-
Queer, contemplates moving to Mari
eta, Ohio.
Miss Lizzie Gaffney, the charming
young daughter OF P. H. CARNEY, who
has been visiting her parents in this
city for the past few days. has returned
to Mt. de chantal Academy to resume
her studies.
r. E. Noel, the tonsorial artist, of
Diamond street, was In Parkersburg
yesterday looking for a location to open
a first class barber shop.
A. M. Rice was in New Martinsville
yesterday.
The new City band, of this city, has
received several valuable donations
through The various business people.
The donations are for the purpose of
giving a band fair and festival, to
commence May It'll and continue for
one week.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-30
LAND OF PROMISE.
Elk River Region Offers Inducements
to Prospective settlerV
COLONY OF NOVA SCOTIANS

Cutting the Virgin Forests Of Clay
County-Interssting Letter From
One Of the colonists to his Home
Newspaper-speaks alOwingly Of
the Opportunities in West Virginia
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-30
Nv REPupIgcAN PAPRR
Started in Old 1Ionroe-coupty !
Nov SAFE within The Fold.

Started in Old Monroe County Is
Nov Safe Within the Fold
Special Dispatch to the Iptslllgenesr.
HINTON. ". Va. March 29,-A Re
publican Newspaper has been establish
ed at Union, the county seat o. Monroe
county, by Miss Terrill and c. Monroe
Meadows, the first number Of which
appeared last week There has not
been Republican paper published in
Monroe county for nearly ten years.
Monroe county Is safely in the Repub-
llcan column and the returns next No
vemher will show 1t. Monroe IS the
county that in 1898 elected Mr.. Via as
their representative on the Republican
ticket by small majority. and was by
a partisan Democratic county court
counted outand hisopponent,M Mr.. Logan,
counted in, The Republicans Of the
county have not forgotten the unfair
ness OF the county court when honesty
was slde-.racked and Goebelism had
full sway. Many Democrats were OPP
posed to tine methods used and so stated
at the time.
In '96 Munroe's Democratic majority
was 25S, but in 'ss 1t was seven Repub-
lican.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-30

Flatulonce is cured BY BEEcHAMs
PILLS.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-30
Rheumatism Cured in a Day.

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Neuralgia radically cures in l TO 3 days.
It's action upon the system is remarka-
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the cause and the disease Immediately
disappears. The first dose greatly BEN
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1910 Main street, ChRs. Menkemeller.
corner Market and Twenty second
streets. druggists. mw&f
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-30
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-30
M1D-w1NTER EXCURSIONS

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The Baltimore & Ohio railroad has
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ulnr Mid-winter Excursions to Wash
inEton and Baltimore, at One Fare for
the Round Trip, allowing ten day limit
on tickets. including date of sale. These
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Do not miss these splendid Opportu-
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-30
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