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Abilene weekly reflector., 1901-08-22

There Is man named G. M. White
running the Delphos Republican who
won't remain in Delphos long-he is
too clever. His paper is one Of the
most readable in the state. Here Is
one observation: The scribe likes to
have people call and give him items
Of news. He is not always able to
tell, by guess, that that man with
you is your third wiie's half sisters
husband, or that the lady on the other
side Is your old sweetheart, come out
from Indiana, and brought her eight
children, in the middle Of July, to
visit you land the chances are that il
she stays more than two days, the
glamour OF romance will forever be
gomez or II your wheat went 2S bush
els-don't be frightened by stories Of
4Obushel yields, they are usually from
fields "over the hill"--or II you
bought fine bull or sold calf that
weighed eleven hundred at eight
months old, or II your wife has eloped
with the hired man, or your husband
has bought six counties in a mining
district for the exclusive sale OF an
improved churn, come in and tell us
about 1t. We want the news, and
your neighbors will be pleased to read
about II.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1901-08-22

Here comes man who wants
economics taught in the public
schools. These "reiormers" seem to
have no conception Of the fact that
The school course Is full to overrun-
ming already and that to add any
thing to 1t, necessitatss forcing some.
thing else out.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1901-08-22

The Chronicles positive opinion
that tits very wrong to resent it when
a man calls vile names rejecting on a
persons maternal ancestry should be
taken only as the papers personal
view, II a man likes that sort Of
thing, it is just the sort Of thing he
should like. Judge Quinn and most
other people do not like it.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1901-08-22

Most Republicans agree that there
really onght to be some changes in
our tariff laws. But experience has
shown that few changes cannot be
made without opening up the whole
tariff question, disrupting business
conditions and causing heavy losses.
Better let well enough alone.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1901-08-22

Uncle Sans locomotives have quite
a pull abroad, even II some people do
profess to scorn them. That's the
way with Uncle Sam mseli-Europe
doesn't think much Of him till 1t
comes to the tug.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1901-08-22

Now that Mr.. Bryan is referred to
merely as "a disturbing factor" in
the situation it is about time that he
and Grover should get together on
misunderstood" platform.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1901-08-22

Despite the great outcry China
made about its inability to pay in
demnity, it seems to have found no
difficulty in securing q million or so
with which to construct a legation
building in Washington that will be
bigger and finer than anything in the
citv.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1901-08-22

c. H. Matson Of the Salina Union
is seriously i'll. He is one of the
states most capable newspaper men
and has many admirers who hope for
bis recovery.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1901-08-22

Evidently Aggie had an eye to the
main chance when be sold out to
Spain for 100000 and offered Bryan
only 100000 to champion bis cause.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1901-08-22

Secretary Alger is going to remi-
nisce about the Spanish war. Can't
he wait until we get the Schley bust
ness off our handsP The sxhumatiOn
Of the embalmed beef question would
be a little too high for this time Of
the year.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1901-08-22

As matter Of journalistic ethics
should not man pay bis subscrip'
tion to paper before he roasts one
OF bis proprietors in the columns Of
another?
Abilene weekly reflector., 1901-08-22

Perhaps 1t is fortunate after all
that none Of those returned arctic
explorers brought the pole with them.
1t would have melted sure il they had
arrived with it last month
Abilene weekly reflector., 1901-08-22

A Kansas paper announced recent
ly that Carrie Nation had been fined
$lOO for "mashing," OF course,
everybody who had seen the lady
knew that it was a misprint
Abilene weekly reflector., 1901-08-22

Senator Fairbanks is a very cour-
teous and smooth-voiced gentleman,
but he should hNe known better than
to attempt to follow Roosevelt before
q crowd Of Kansas old soldiers.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1901-08-22

Reports from the summer resorts
show that the advertisements Of the
propristors bear q striking rssem-
blance to campaign lies.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1901-08-22

Two explanations for Schley are al
ready in print: One that he was
drunk and one that dispatch was
wrongly translated. It's tough for
Schley either way.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1901-08-22

At any rate, j. Pierponi Morgan
didn't say or do anything abroad to
make his country ashamed Of him
and that's more than we can say Of
all Americans who cross the Atlantic.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1901-08-22

The steel trust isn't such a bad %.
topus after all. 1t has done Kansas
q real good turn-has hired Mrs. Ma.
tion for some fool reason and will
keep her out Of the state for three
vvaoLa
Abilene weekly reflector., 1901-08-22

We hope that the Democratic bolt.
era in Ohio will take warning and
lasso their only unescaped candidate
before he also can get away.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1901-08-22

1t is to be hoped that the Cubans
will be carful to avoid some American
methods in the election OF their first
president-on pain Of being thought
incapable Of self government.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1901-08-22

Lawrence Journal. About the only
carnival queen that has proved that
she had good sense IS well IS beauty,
grace and popularity, is the one ct
Abilene. She married q Lawrence
hnv.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1901-08-22

The census reports show that Kan
sas has a large surplus Of women.
Gosh! Everybody knew that.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1901-08-22

Now, Coin Harvey says it was all
due to Jones management. WrongI
1t was due to the fact that Bryan
was one candidate and Mckinley the
other.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1901-08-22

II you can't get away on vaca'
tion. console yourself by reading in
the papers what other folks are doing
and how the hotels are doing them,
and be happy.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1901-08-22

The navy department was SO much
affected by Commander Schroeader's
whiskyless experience at Guam that
it has ordered him home by way Of
Kentucky.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1901-08-22

As the smoke Of battle passes away,
1t shows the American troops In
China loaded with compliments-and
the other fellows with loot.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1901-08-22

Aa ohio preacher has told his
flock that the temperature Of heaven
Is 1926 degrees above zero. Hasn't
the reverend brother confused the
fWo placesp
Abilene weekly reflector., 1901-08-22

Bob Evans made his log tolerably
fstrong, but II he had made 1t as
'strong as he wanted TO 1t would
Jhave been barred from the mails.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1901-08-22

Now hear the Democrats howl be.
cause the extortionate automobile
makers have raised the price OF their
machines 800, thus robbing the CON-
mon people Of one Of the very neces'
stiles OF life.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1901-08-22

Several New York policemen are
entirely absolved from completely In
the blackmail scandal there. They
are all new men.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1901-08-22

Out in Lincoln, Nebraska, part Of
the population prayed for rain and
the other part fired bombs to produce
it, while the weather bureau predict
ed fair weather. Now the three are
scrapping as to which Brought on the
storm.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1901-08-22

Mr.. Lentz, 1t Is said, intends to
leave Ohio. Thank goodness that he
doesn't propose to take it with him.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1901-08-22

Wait until Abilene's first automo-
bile gets here and there will be some
thing besides corn prospects TO talk
about.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1901-08-22

A Salina mau has broken into fame's
circle through claim that he start
ed Bill Nye. Poor Bill is dead and
cannot defend himself.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1901-08-22

The Topeka Herald is worrying
sbou. the appointment Of Mr.. Ssimp'
son. Who's Simpson,
Abilene weekly reflector., 1901-08-22

According to the pure food people,
grated nutmegs from Connecticut,
made Of nice pine wood, are no merry
Abilene weekly reflector., 1901-08-22

II this sort Of thing goes on, a man
had better be dead dog than live
Spanish war hero.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1901-08-22

Abilene is the 20th city in size in
Kansas and the first in Enterprise
and push.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1901-08-22

The Iowa Democrats have now
stepped from under the Bryan ban
ner. Et tn, Brute!
Abilene weekly reflector., 1901-08-22
THURSDAY, AUG. 20, 1901.

Peace hath her disasters no less
than war. Vide Fl. Riley.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1901-08-22

Jest.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1901-08-22

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-14
FOR THIRD TIME $4,000
Daisy Morris Again Wins Case
but Verdict Is Set Aside.

Daisy E. Morris was given verdict
for damages in the sum of $4, 800 by d
jury in the federal court here Friday
afternoon against the Western Union
Telegraph company, but Judge Hook
Immediately set the verdict aside and
ordered the case redocketed.
This is an interesting case, and has
attracted no little attention. 1t has been
tried in the United States court here
three times, ana in each instance the
jury awarded The plaintiff, Mrs. Morris,
damages in the sum of 81, 500. The case
was carried to the United States court
of appeals at St Louis on error at both
the previous trials.
The suit was originally brought
against the telegraph company in 1896
for damages in the sum of $4,000 for
failure to deliver a message on time
and to transmit it correctly.
Mrs. Morris lived at Hoyt, in Jackson
county, and the telegram was sent by
Mr.. Morris to DR.. Dawson, of North To-
peka, during her illness to call the doc
tor to Hoyt to perform an operation.
The message was transmitted incor-
rectly, and it is alleged was not 0eliv-
cred promptly. For that reason DIR.
Dawson was unable to reach Hoyt in
time to perform the operation, and it is
alleged that for this reason Mrs Morris
is invalid for life. Damages are
asked on those grounds.
The first verdict awarding damages to
Mrs. Morris was secured in December,
1896. By coincidence the case has come
UP for trial in the federal court here
each time in December. The second
time it was tried in December 1899, and
the last time in December, 1901. Each
time the verdict was for $4,000 damages.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-14
Mr.. NUDGE RETURNS.
Confirms State Journal Account
of Santa Fe Changes.

General Manager H. U. Nudge arriv-
ed in Topeka this morning from his trip
to Purcell. Ok, with President Ripley
and the other Santa Fe officials
Mr.. Nudge confirmed in every detail
the report of extensive changes among
the officials of the road in the southern
part of Kansas, in Oklahoma and Tex
as, which have been printed heretofore
in the State Journal.
d. H. Nichols will become general
ma anager of the Kansas Southwestern,
which road will be operated jointly by
the Santa Fe and Frisco
The position of general manager of
the Pecos Valley lines vacated by Mr..
Nichols will be taken by Avery Turner.
at present superintendent of the middle
division.
Mr.. Turner's place will be taken by
j. F. Easley, now trainmaster at Cha
mute. Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-14
BROKE UP IN A ROW.
National League Meeting Elects
Spalding President.

New York, Dec. IA. G.. Spalding
was elected president of the National
baseball league at L o'clock this morning
on the twenty-sixth ballot. On the for
mer ballots the Brooklyn, Pittsburg,
Philadelphia and Chicago clubs voted
for Spalding, and New York, Cincinnati,
ST. Louis and Boston for Young. Just
before 1 o'clock the Brush Freedman
faction walked out of the meeting.
Brooklyn, Pittsburg Chicago and
Philadelphia thereupon voted for Spald-
ing for president The names of the
other four magnates were called, but
Rogers, of Philadelphia, decided that
Spalding was elected, on the basis Of
the decision of ex-Speaker Reed on
parliamentary question in congress that
members leaving without being excuse
should be counted as present, and he
decided that these men should be reg
istered not voting. He ruled that
Spalding had been elected unanimously.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-14
ONLY ONE WORD WRONG
Secretary Coburn Says Walden
Speech Only Slightly Wrong.

The manner in which Secretary
Coburn, of the Kansas department of
agriculture, called down" President
Walden, of the Kansas City live stock
exchange, is being generally commented
upon by the newspapers, and is COM
mended even by the newspapers of
Kansas City.
''I do not want it understood that I
have any personal malice towards Mr..
Walden" said Secretary Coburn, be
cause I understand that he is a bright,
agreeable gentleman, but like other peo-
pie he is liable to make mistakes, and
he made one in this instance. My let
ter was directed against class of peo-
pie who seem to take pleasure in say
ing bad things about Kansas now and
then for some reason. There was just
one word in Mr. Walden'S speech which
was objectionable. That was the word
Kansas If lie had left that out and
substituted Missouri or some other
word, no objections would have been
raised
The members of the Kansas City live
stock exchange also do not like Mr..
Walden's remarks, and there is likely
to be trouble when he gets home from
the east. Most of the business of the
Kansas City exchange comes from Kan
sas, and the commission men are afraid
Walden'S speech may seriously offend
Kansas. In speaking of Mr. Walden's
bad break one of the Kansas City COM
mission men said yesterday:
why, he picked a quarrel with our
Kansas won't stand for it. They Suf
fered a little from drouth conditions out
there this summer, but the great ma
jOrity had had two or three years OF
unprecedented prosperity and sustained
no material injury by the dry weather
beyond the necessity of meeting the i'm
mediate emergency, the supplying of
water for stock. The corn crop suffered,
but most of the farmers had wheat to
burn and will feed that to the stock this
winter. They nave got plenty of money,
and are not sitting about 'dejectedly
smoking clay pipes 1t is a matter of
record that the farmers of Kansas broke
all previous records in the matter of
bank deposits this year. As a commits
sion man Walden ought to have known
that he couldn't afford to quarrel with
the cattlemen IF Kansas. Everybody
knows that while it was dry in Kansas
last summer that state did not suffer
as much as Missouri, and it is an in
vidious comparison to single out Kan
sas for an exaggerated illustration of
drouth conditions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-14
Unparalleled Slaughter of Boer
Women and Children
Goes on in the British COncen-
tration Camps.
is 253 PER THOUSAND.
Total Number in Last Six
Months Amounts to 1924.
Even the Government Begins to
Show Signs of Shame.

London, Dec. 1.-THE delay in the
publication of the October and Noven- :
Der returns from the concentration
camps which were issued today, was
apparently due to the governments de-
sire to accompany the announcement of
the pitiably high death rate with some
kind of official explanation. The blue
book issued today shows ,156 deaths of
whites in October. of which number
1858 were children and 2,807 deaths of
whites in Novembe~, of which 2,271
were children. This makes the total
number of deaths for the last six
months 13, ,941, or a death rate approx
imating 253 per year per thousand.
Among the colored persons. there
were 1908 deaths in two months.
The blue book contains the govern
ment's plans for breaking up the camps,
as recently outlined in the speeches of
War Secretary Brodrick.
The war secretary, Mr.. Brodrick, and
the reports of medical officers blame the
death rate on the filthy habits of the
Beers, the concealment of diseases, the
feeding of babies on meat, heavy dough
bread and steWed black coffee, and the
admission to the camps of half starved
refugees riddled with disease. In one
instance a batch of refugees brought III
eight moribund cases and three bodies
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-14

For six hours this morning the mer-
curry in the government thermometer
was lower than it had been for nearly
three years From to O'Clock IN
elusive the mercury stood at 8 degrees
below zero.
The coolest weather recorded last
winter was February 10, when the mer-
curry went to below zero The cOldeSl
previous to last nights record was Feb
ruary 12 1899, when the mercury was
25 degrees below. The cold snapped the
telegraph wires between Topeka and
Kansas City
When people awolxe this morning To-
peka was in the clutches of the much
talked-of cold wave Just as Cider
Smith said it would be, the rain and
snow ceased and it was clear and cold.
The government said SO, too, after
Smith had made his announcement
Windows were frosted until they were
only Opaque. The coal man smiled The
hardware man put pile of skates in
the front window. The street car con-
ductors were busy more than half the
time trying to make base burners out
of the dinky little street car stoves. The
clothing men shook out their stock OF
ulsters. The coal dealers smoked 10 cent
cigars on the strength of the increase
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-14
METCaLF is HUsTLlNG.
Seeking Endorsements of State
Senators and Others.

1t develops today that Colonel Will
der s. Metcalf. or his close friends for
him, are telegraphing over Kansas ask
ing for the endorsement of state sena-
tors and representatives and other
prominent Republicans for the Topeka
pension agency in opposition to Cyrus
Leland
This would indicate that President
Roosevelt has not only not announced
that he will appoint Colonel Metcalf,
but that Mr.. Leland is still in the lead
in the contest.
It is a we'll known fact that Mr. Nc
Kinley had definitely decided upon Mr..
Leland's reappointment long before his
assassination and had SO written to a
member of his cabinet. The only reason
why he postponed the appointment was
out of Difference to Senator Burton, who
asked that he might first be allowed to
make one appointment himself. Presi-
dent Roosevelt has often expressed the
determination to carry out Mr.. McKin-
ley's intentions whenever he knew them.
The statements from Washington in
which it is claimed that the president
is about to turn Mr. Leland down,
state that it is because of violations of
the civil service rules, when as matter
of fact no such charges are on file
with the civil service commission, nor
have they been as yet substantiated-
For these reasons it is believed by
Mr. Leland'S friends that there is little
danger that he will not be reappointed.
The Kansas City Journal publishes
the following this morning:
William Allen White: who passed
through here today his way from
Washington to Emporia, said that he
talked with President Roosevelt on
Wednesday just before starting for
Kansas and that the president gave
him to understand that he would reap
point Cyrus Leland pension agent. Mr..
White says that the president thinks II
great deal of Colonel Metcalf, but in
his judgment he will not name him for
pension agent. Mr.. While believes that
Metcalf is more likely to be named for
United States marshal.
MIR. White says that many protests
against the appointment of Lit Crum
are being received in Washington.
'Mr. White has been in Washington
for the past ten days working a
character sketch of 'Pitchfork Tillman
for McClure'S magazine"
Mr.. White says that the president told
him on Wednesday that Leland would
be reappointed, and it was on the fol-
lowing day, Thursday, that the opposi-
ton to Leland claimed that the presi-
dent had decided not to reappoint Le-
land, which seems improbable
telegram received in Topeka today
by a Topeka politician from a western
state senator, stated that Colonel Met
calf is asking for his endorsement for
the place to forward to Washington,
and the state senator asked what the
situation is here today.
A peculiar feature of the contest is
that both Lawrence Republican papers
are supporting Mr.. Leland, as is also
Congressman BowerSock, who lives in
Lawrence, Colonel Metcalf's home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-14
SEVEN CONTESTS.
Hearings Will Begin Before Commit
tee in January.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE hearing of
contested election cases will begin early
in January before the various election
committees of the house. There are
seven of these contests, including that
made by ex-Representative Lentz, of
Ohio against the sitting member from
the Seventh Ohio district, Representa-
tive Tompkins. One OF the contests be-
gun by General Walker, of Virginia, for
the seat from the Ninth Virginia dis :
trict has been terminated by the death
of the contestant after all the testimony
had been taken and the briefs filed. The
remaining cases are:
Seventh Alabama, N. B. Spears
against Representative Burnett; Third
Kentucky, j. NJ. Moss against Repre-
sentative Rhea, Twelfth Missouri, w.
M Horton against Representative But
Ter; Third North Carolina, J. E Fowler
against Representative Tomas; Seventh
North Carolina, A B. DentzIer against
Representative Steves; Fourth Virginia,
c. E. Wilson against Representative
Lassiter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-14
REVIEW OF THE CASE.
An Inquiry Board Called When Ma
clay Wrote His History.

After the battle of Santiago rumors
We're set af1oat that Admiral Schley had
ulsoDeyed orders from the secretary of
the navy and his superior officer, Ad-
mlral sampson. When an attempt was
mace TO reward the commanders by
promotion, a wrangle ensued between
the partisans of the two. and the al
legations of improper conduct on the
part OF Admiral Schley became the sub
Ject OF discussion in the newspapers
and at Washington. The climax was
brought about when a history of the
navy was published. written by E 8
Nlaclay, government employe.i in which
the charges against Admiral Schlay
were given definite form. The admiral
was stigmatized as the dastarj
Schley"
When called to account for the as
pensions upon the admirars conduct
the historian declared that his history
was written from the official records
with the approval of Admiral Sampson
ana heads OF the navy department, who
had read the proofs and that if had
oesn adopted as a text book in the ma
val academy at Annapolis Under the
circumstances Admiral Schlev. who had
until then. paid no attention to the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-14
MASONIC BONDS GONE.
Scottish Rite Bodies Take All
That Are Left.

At a meeting of the Scottish Rite
bodies held last night it was unani-
mously voted to accept the report of
the Masonic temple ways and means
committee and to take the 233 bonds in
the temple assigned to the rite.
This completes the distribution of the
700 bonds at $100 each, all the Masonic
bodies having agreed to take the num-
Der set apart for them. The work of
preparing plans for the temple and
completing the arrangements will be
commenced at once.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-14
Weekly Bank Statement.

New York, Dec 1.-THE statement of
the associated banks for the week end
ding today shows: Loans $S70, ,373. 900,
decrease $11, ,17S 100; deposits 1928, 15S. 300,
decrease SIS, 799. 800; circulation S31. .879,-
0Oe decrease $107 400; legal tender ST.
7s5. 800. decrease $50, 700; specie $164, 49,
800, decrease S5,071, 800; reserves $780,
PA 500, decrease $5. 102. 700; reserve re-
quired 1920, ,77s 575, decrease So. .949, $50;
surplus $5.455, ,025. decrease 1.152. $50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-14

<LO-NI I ISL<A4N
The reports received at the Rock ISL
and general offices here show that the
cold wave was general and covered a
large area
The report from the Horton division
was "Clear; light wind, with mercury
to 10 degrees below zero"
From Fairbury to Omaha, Clear;
calm with mercury to 15 degrees be-
low"
On the Western division (from Phil
Iipsburg west) Part cloudy; calm with
mercury degrees below
On the Herington division. Clear;