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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-13
COUNTY CONVENTION MARCH %.
Republicans Arrange for Selection Of
Delegates.


Delegates.
The Republican central committee
met today and issued the call for a
county convention to be held in Abb.
lene Saturday, March 22 at | p. m.
Primaries will be held Thursday,
March 20 and the delegates will num-
Der 145.
At the convention will be selected
Is delegates to the Fifth district con-
gressional convention at Clay Center
March 25 and Is delegates to the
State Republican convention at Wichi-
ia May 2s.
The convention to nominate c0un-
ty officers will not be held until sum-
mer.
The committeeman attending the
meeting report hearty enthusiasm
throughout the county and prospects
for clean Republican sweep.
The Republican banquet will be
held on the evening Of convention
day and Gov. Stanley will make the
principal address.
The caucuses will be held from 6 10
s o'clock in the country precincts and
at 1880 in the towns.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-13
HAS BAD DREAMS,
Democrat Continues to Worry When
There's No Trouble.

4u0 0OMOOhoV uoo "uVshOt "oAi
piece OF two columns telling what the
editor thinks, surmises, guesses and
mostly dreams about the fact that
there was an error in transcribing
Supt. Dyer's correct records so that
for a few days Dickinson county was
credited with less pupils than it has.
As q matter of fact before the Demo-
crat was issued the check TO make
the correction had been sent and the
full quota had been received. The
Democrat abuses Mr.. Dyer and then
also abuses State Supt Nelson--it ex.
poets to catch 'em going and coming.
The simple facts are these:
Supt. Dyer sent down his report
correctly prepared.
Clerks in the state superintendent's
office made an error in copying.
Attention was called to it by MIR.
Dyer and correction was made at
once and full apportionment for Dick
inson forwarded.
- Furthermore, it did not make any
difference who made the error for
correction is provided for and easily
made. In letter State Superintend-
ent Nelson says: "Mistakes are al
ways corrected and it is not only just
and right, but legal. The statement
that there is no legal way to correct
these errors is absurd. The total
amount in the annual school fund is
seldom ever all distributed. The ap.
portionment is always made to in
clude an even number Of cents. For
instance, the present apportionment
Of thirty.nine cents per pupil did not
use up all Of the fund IN the annual
school fund, while forty cents would
have exceeded the amount in the
fund. The surplus is always carried
over to the next apportionment and is
available for the correc ton OF any
errors"
The Democrat roars because Mr..
Dyer's report was not all completed
in December. His safe was buried
under several tons OF brick and he
asked and received permission from
the state superintendent to defer its
until courthouse repairs
we're ended.
All the hullabaloo has been actual.
y about nothing II the REFLECTOR
made it a business to whack Sheriff
Baker, Judge Flack or Treasurer Mat
,eson because Of their politics every
lime b trihing error occurred in their
'tiices or at the Topeka end OF re-
,ort's filing it would be considered to
'e in mighty small business How
Lhout the Damncratp
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-13
A BRITISH DISASTER
Gen, Methuen and Four Guns Cap.
tured BY the Beers.
MUCHEXCITEMEyT CAUSED lNLOyDON
Tho Newspapers bought Up and Bitter Re-
marks Made by Readers on the Govern.
ment's Declaration That the War In
South Africa Was Over.

London, March lit was an
nounced yesterday that Gen. Lord
Methuen and four guns had been cap
tured by the Beers commanded by
Gen. Delarey. The news came like Il
thunderbolt to London. The extra
editions of the evening papers giving
an account of the disaster were
eagerly bought up and their readers
hurried through the streets with
anxious faces, and bitter remarks
were passed on the subject Of the
governments declaration that the
war in South Africa was over. The
news came too late to affect bust
ness on the stock exchange, but ex-
cited curb dealings quickly followed
the closing, in which South Africans
slumped heavily.
The news caused excitement in the
mine market. Ihrogmorton street
was thronged with South African
opera tors early, inouiring for details
of the British defeat and watching
the effect of the announcement.
Shares were offered freely at first,
but by six o'clock the excitement
had abated and the curb tone hard
ened.
The news was received in the house
Of commons amid great excitement.
The reading Of Lord Kitchener's tele-
gram by the war secretary, Mr..
Broderick, was listened to in deep
silence which was broken by loud
Irish cheers. Instantly there were
cries of shame" "shame!" from
the government benches. Then the
Irish members seemed to think bet
ter Of their outbreak and suddenly
subsided. The subsequent eulogistic
references to Gen. Methuen were re-
ceived with cheers.
In brief, Lord Kitchener announced
that when Gen. Methuen was cap
tured, wounded, with four guns, three
British officers and 3S men were
killed and five officers and " men
were wounded. In addition one Off
Ger and 200 men were reported miss !,
ing.
Lord Roberts, the commander-in-
chief, who announced the British dis
aster in the house OF lords, said
Gen. Methuen fos over two yeurs had
carried on his work with zeal, intel
igence and great perseverance,, add
ng that the general was beloved Of
his men and that no work was too
dangerous or difficult for them or
Zen Methuen. The commander-in-
.hef was sure the house was deeply
yrieyed at what had occurred. He
would ask their lordships TO concur
With him in his sympathy for the
,allant officer in his present unfortu-
late position and defer adverse
till they had definite infor-
nation as TO what was directly re.
ponsible. From Delarey's conduct
throughout the war they could all be
ssured that Gen. Methuen would be
AIKEN good care of.
The feeling Of depression in the
obbies Of the house Of commons
yer the news Of the disaster in South
Ifrica was very marked. The serv-
e members Of the house expressed U
hs opinion that II will necsssitats
ending fresh troops to the front. !.
lille the belief was widely expressed Q
hat the Beers will rot fall 70 taxa :
dvsntsKe Of Gen. MsthuAnS nyomi- U
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-13
City BANQUET Postponed.

Owing to the absence from the city
OF several who would attend and
other conflicting engagements the
city fathers banquet to have been
held Wednesday evening is postponed
until further notice.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-13
Seats for Republican Banquet.

About one-third Of the plates for
the Republican banquet March 20,
have been taken by Republicans from
outside the city. Indications are that
there will be a rush for the seats from
this time. Abileneites can now get
tickets by applying to c. A. Case,
secretary, or H. E. Ellison, president.
The principal speaker will be Gov
Stanley.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-13
New Trial for Jessie Morrison.

Special to the Reflector
Topeka, March S.-Tbe Kansas
Kansas supreme court today granted
a new trial to Jessie Morrison, who
was convicted at Eldorado for mur-
dering Clara Castle. The grant is be.
cause OF an error in empanelllng jury.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-13
McSnarrin- -EdmundsQn

Eli A. Edmandson and Lucy Nc
Sparrin were married by Judge Flack
Sunday evening.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-13
Ike in BuIIdlis 1fsdsj Il UrIanomA vity,

In Building 1fSdsS @ UKlanOInA Uity.
Oklahoma City, Ok, March H.
Fifteen hundred wsrkmen In tho
building trades went on . strike here
yesterday because the building con.
tractors refused to enploy union L.
Dor unless ths buildsis' council would
agree TO dissolve their order, Both
sides are strssgly Organized.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-13
Super|ative
in strength
and purity

nence to hold him as a hostage ror
the safety of Commandant Kritzinger
and other Boer leaders now In the
hands OF the British.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-13
ABOUT THE KANSAS WHEAT OUTLOOK

gone. The bard wheat with good
rains soon will make two thirds OF
CROP"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-13
Hard Colds

Hard colds nearly always
lead to something serious.
They run into chronic bron-
chitis, pneumonia, consump'
tion. Doctors know this.
That's why they so generally
approve Of Ayers Cherry
Pectoral. They tell US they
cannot prescribe anything
that cures coughs so quickly.
"Ayer's Cherry Pectoral cured my
daughter OF . very bad cough aftef We
had tried about everything else without
reIiei." ."-E. B. Davis, Providence, RI.
iss,Ses.. .M.sa Jc.AvEaeo- isvslL xas.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-19
PRESIDENT AND CZ4P

The visit of the President of the French Re-
public 10 the Emperor Of Russia is an interest
ing episode. worthy TO rank with the visit of
the Prince of Wales TO Germany and with that
OF Prince Henry of Prussia TO the United States
Indeed in a certain, respect il actually Outranks
these, since it is the actual chief of state who
goes visiting. and not merely his representa-
tive however august. 1t differs from these toO
in having somewhat more political significance
than either Of them. Or. at any rate it is gen
orally and without protest regarded as having
such significance. 1t is a token of the close
alliance between France and Russia. and is
intended in part to strengthen and to perpetuate
that alliance. As such il may be looked upon
by the rest Of the world with entire equanimity
and approval making for peace among
the nations. When the Franco Russian alliance
was first brOached there were those who saw
in It a menace of impending war. Their fore
bodings have come 10 naught, and discriminat-
ing observers now generally agree that the Dual
Alliance, like the Triple Alliance, exerts on the
whole peaceful influence
The visit is. however more than token of
alliance II marks again the complete rehabili-
tation of France among the great nations of
Europe. In some respects France has, of course
never lost rank But it is undeniable that for
Republic she suffered certain degree OF polit-
ical isolation. Republicanism was regarded as
a sort of treason and affront 20 the monarchicaI
circle of which France was once so conspicuous
a member The royal and imperial powers
thought that TO give the French Republic full
recognition would be 10 encourage democratic
aspirations in their own realms great repub-
lie oversee could be tolerated. SO could a little
one ar home. like Switzerland. existing on suf-
feraDce. But for one of the chief mOnarchias Of
Europe TO go over to republlcansm was TO be
regarded with stern disapprobation and was in
much occasion for France 10 take such treat
ment 10 heart Politics apart. she was. as she
is, q necessity TO Europe They simply cannot
get along without her 1t was certain that If
the mountain did not 90 10 Mahomet Mahomet
would have 20 go 10 the mountain And he did
The whole Of monarchical Europe has been con-
strained TO recognize the French Republic as a
power and government at par with the mon
arches in legitimacy and In dignity; and this
latest demonstration of that fact comes happily
at the very time when France has shown her
self, as President LOubet shrewdly says. TO be
unanimously republican by putting up not one
single monarchical candidate at n general
election.
Apart from the immediate bearings Of the
incident upon the two great powers concerned
there is I'm il a valuable suggestion TO all the
world There is a cordial approachment be-
New-York tribune., 1902-05-19

tween republic and empire between Presldeht
and Gar. That does not involve, we suppose
the slightest deterioration of the quality OF
French republicanism. nor any turning or Rus-
sia toward democracy NJ LOubet will be just
as good and as true a republican at St Peters
burg as In Paris. and the Emperor WILL with all
courtesy 10 his guest. remain just as firm
believer in the divine right of kings. Nhat
the incident means is that the intolerance ana
pharisaism which once prevailed have so far
passed away that one government is now able
TO recognize the perfect legitimacy OF one OF an
entirely different kind. Time was when every
supporter of a monarchy looked upon demo
crat as an enemy, foe to the human race, and
when the surest badge of republicanism was
an air of hatred for all mOnarchs and of pity
and contempt for their subjects. The world has
learned better now AIonarchiSts have learned
that republics are just stable and just as
conservative of the best interests of society as
any kingdom empire of them ALL while repub-
licans have come 10 realize that it Is possible
for free and selfreSpecting men to be sincerely
attached TO a mOnarChical form of government
and 10 prefer il to any other.
In that there is great gain. II may be that the
ideal system of government has not yet been
evolved. There are some faults in our own,
and without unfrendlineSs may say that we
think we can see faults in those of all other
countries of which we have knowledge. But il Is
a most hopeful sign that governments of even
the most widely differing forms are beginning
TO realize their community OF object and of in
terest Each may remain persistent In its own
way. But each recognizes the legitimacy of the
others and perceives that there is enough TO do
in fighting the common foes of al-vice and
crime and ignorance and the forces of disorder
to engage the energies of ALL without chickering's
and counter chickering's among those who are
seeking the same end and the same victory.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-19
Netp:Uork Daily Gribnre
MONDAY. MAY 10, 1902.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

+ FOREIGN.-A plot TO kill King Alfonso by
throwing dynamite cartridges at him while he
was on his way 10 the Cortes TO be crowned was
discovered in Madrid; many arrests were made,
among the prisoners being six medical students
a carpenter and a printer. == General Chaffee
has returned 10 Manila from the island of Min
oanaO, P l., where he had satisfactory inter
views with a number of dattOs; advices from
General Davis show that one dattO however, re-
fuses TO return animals captured from the
American army and further fighting may be
necessary; over twenty-seven hundred Ameri-
cans attended the farewell reception TO General
Lloyd Wheaton in Manila. = Emperor Will
iams decision to present a statue of Frederick
the Great TO the United States was suddenly
formed: the Kaiser's present to King Alfonso
Thames, England. is celebrating the millenniaI
CT the coronation of King Edward the Elder
son and successor Of Alfred the Great.
DOMESTIC.-Archbishop Corrigan left all his
property 10 the Roman Catholic Church. -
There is likely TO be trouble in the anthracite
coal district in Pennsylvania to-day when nom
the oT M speSaI Po@e w opsn
cises OF the Yale Divinity School will be held on
fessor Fessenden viii resign his position with
the government and sell his wireless telegraphy
patents 10 syndicate Of New-York and Pitts
burg capitalists. - bill in regard to
Cuban reciprocity may be passed by Republican
Senators. == Lord Pauncefote's condition was
reported TO be slightly improved
CITY-The Rev. DR. Henry van Dyke. moder-
ator of the General Assembly. preached in the
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church il the morn
ing, and in the evening meeting In the interest
OF evangelistic work held. -- Bishop
Farley paid a feeling tribute to the late Arch
bishop Corrigan in St Gabriers Church. -
There was still hope in this city that the coal
strike might be brought TO a speedy end. -
The Central Federated Union passed resolutions
dencuncing the Beef Trust and sympathizng
with the Hebrew women of the East Side in
their boycott Of the kosher shops = The
East Side meat rioters were quiet and contented
themselves with forming san organization and
appointing committees 10 spread the boycott on
steamers ed
within few miles Of Mont Pelee on the day
after Il destroyed st. Pierre. and whose decks
were covered by dust and lava. came into port
Z THE WEATHER.-Forecas for to-day: Part
sly cloudy; probably showers at night. The tenn
perature yesterday: Highest, - degrees; low
f est, 60; average 6j
New-York tribune., 1902-05-19
Personal.

Former United States Senator William d. WASH
bur,. OF Minnesota who visited Washington re-
centiy "a n member Of the only family that ever
had three brothers in Congress Mt the same time
They were Elihu =. Washburn. OF Illinois 1atswRl ,
Washburn of Maine ali of whom were brothers OF
William y. Washhurn.
Mrs Hannah Barrett has Just celebrated her lI-d
birthday I'm Boston Her father served In the Revo-
lutionary War. and under Washington In the
Valley Forge campaign
John j Smith" says The Boston Transcript
ls the Oldest living negro Free Mason I'm this coun
try I'm age and in service. lie IL the only living
member OF African Lodge. +. and \. NJ, from
which all the regular negro lodges OF Masons In
this country draw their authority. He Is n thirty
third degree Mason. and has served In about all of
the offices from the FIRST to that degree In Masonry
He Is also with the exception OF George T. Down
ing OF Newport r. l.. the oldest living negro odd
Fellow I'm age and service. in the country. lie Is
one OF the Oldest members ~ the African Methodist
Episcopal Zion Churt h. I'm North Russell-st
The Right Hon Charles owen O'Conor. better
known az The O'Conor Don. who sixty-four
years old on May T. would be the I@gitimist claim
ant to the Irish throne were there one He claims
to be able to trace his lineage in unbroken success
sion 20 the last OF the Irish kings. His father
the first Roman Catholic member for the County
OF Roscommon since the Reformation. and ne him
self succeeded to the same seat In his twenty-Sec
ond holding Il continuously for a couple OF
OF public life He is Irish Privy Councillor and
he held a seat the royal commission that in
quired into the financial relations between Great
Britain and Ireland.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-19
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

A paper I'm Manila publishes extracts taken from
the log OF the transport ship Thomas. which con-
veyed the last lot Of school teachers TO the Philip
pines. We quote: There six hundred teach
board. one hundred and sixty OF them wom-
en-. Some girls; others merely glrlish
All bound for the Philippines. Thirty couples
petitioned the captain to-day to permit them be
married board lie said he'd bo jammed II he
would. He wasn't running any tOotse- wootsie
shop. and he's wanted them 10 know It. The thirty
couples reluctantly agreed TO wait until they got
10 Honolulu to be married"
little girl living in East second-st had her
picture taken recently and friend Of the family
seemed to sit for the photograph -''' ''o" It
"oh, didn't mind it, she said. You know.
yoG get your picture % taken nave "He"
"Thing on your face" queried the visitor. What
No. IFS and she stopped to think.
"No~er-it'sNTn think in a minute-er-oh. yes!
1t was smile."-(Duuth News-Tribune.
Writing TO THE Olathe GlanD Mirror Clarence
Brown. who is serving In the navy. tells some
thing Of the people of the part the Samoan Isl.
and owned by this country. From Pago Pago he
made trip into the interior with comrade and
a guide. I'VE cordially welcomed every
where he says. We arrived at Nume and were
welcomed with the usual talofa (my love TO you).
We put up at the chiefs house and ate a very
nice supper OF roast bananas root bread fruit
cabbage cooked with CoCoanut milk and tea The
Tapo girl ate with MS and rolled cigarettes. Each
village has TapO girl. usually the chiefs daugh-
ter, who is set up example for the rest of
the village. The people here strictly honest
You may leave anything lying about and IL will
be there when you want II. They Will take you to
their homes and give you the best they have no
matter how much they may dislike you The ma
tive drink tastes much like soapsuds.'
gentleman staying with vulgarian was much
irritated by his hosts habit OF telling him what
this. that and the other thing cost The crisis
came at luncheon This salmon" said the novus
homo laying the knife affectiOnately upon a lordly
hsh, cost eight and six pound-eight and six a
pound! DID n?' answered the exasperated guest:
ana: holding out his plate. added. Just give me
another nlnepenn orth."-C4 london Globe
THE London Globe says: THE difficulty of find
Ing sitting room for everybody in the Abbey on
coronation day Is gradually being solved. Ouch
esses. we learn are to be allowed eighteen inches
and ladies of less exalted rank sixteen 1t doesn't
sound much. and there is nothing elastic about the
arrangement but IT will probably work We can
depend upon the duchesses to tell pushing and
spreading countesses to remember their inches
The Duchess In Alice would have peppered them -
Grocery lloafer (yawning)-Bnl Smith has a new
auIICtioh- mas II so bad that he is unable 10 do
anything Tor living. It's the spring fever
Other Grocery Loafer (yawning)-A A-a-wt That's
10 new thing with BILL that's the same spring
ieVer he had all winter indianapolis News
New-York tribune., 1902-05-19

ing that further investigation is desirable.
fact that was already obvious.
Sooner or later much will be learned from the
tests on the Berlin-Zossen road. begun last
autumn. but soon interrupted TO allow the track
TO be reconstructed. In the earlier trials it was
discovered that the rails were too light to re-
main rigid when speeds above hundred miles
an hour We're attempted. One of the original
purposes Of the investigation was TO find out
the feasibility and cost of running at 20 and
even 80 miles an hour. Until the experiments
are resumed. though. no light will be thrown
on that phase of the subject. Those already con-
Quoted discredt the Davis formula, in DR.. Bells
Judgment but until the matter is pushed to a
definite conclusion the result is largely guess
work In the mean time it is cOnsOling to think
of the thoroughness with which German scien-
tific men carry on an inquiry which they once
undertake.
Several of the minor problems with which the
Berlin -Zossen trials were to deal have appar-
emily been disposed of No difficulty was ex
perenced in taking the current off the three
wires required by the pOlyphase system. Alter
mating currents seem to behave as we'll as the
direct current. The running at speeds between
sixty and one hundred miles an hour proved TO
be remarkably smooth. Signals for motormen
must be made much larger TO be read with GER
tainty. 1t may be necessary to apply the brakes
to aXles instead of wheels when high speeds are
developed. Some new obstacles may be discov-
cred. but on the whole the range of the investi-
CATION is narrowing down perCeptibly. Thus at
tentiOn tends to concentrate on the cost OF
operation. As speed increases this increases
but in a different ratio Eventually therefore,
the cost must be prohbtive Just where that
point is situated, though, no one yet knows.