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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-20
State Convention,

There will be delegate convention OF the
Republicans Of Kansas held In the city OF
Wichita, on Wednesday, tho 2Sth day Of May,
1902 at the hour Of IA, m, for the purpose OF
nominating:
One Justice OF the Supreme Court for a
term OF two years
One Justice Of the Supreme Court for u
term OF four years,
Three Justices OF the Supreme Court for q
term OF SIX years.
Congressman at-arge,
Governor,
acknowledgements
Secretary of state.
Treasurer,
Auditor
Attorney general,
Superintendent OF public instruction,
Insurance commissioner,
The election OF state central committee.
The delegation shall be elected In such
manner and at such time and under such
rules and regulations us may be prescribed
by the county central committees Of the re-
spectlve counties. The basis OF representa-
ton shall be ono delegate at large for each
county and one delegate for each two hun
dred votes or ma ior fraction thereof, cast for
George A, Clark for secretary OF state at the
November election In 1900 provided, that no
county shall have less than two delegates,
including a delegate NJ large, and that ten
additional delegates be accorded Lea, en-
worth county, by reason OF the vote at the
Soldiers Home, under which app0rtlonment
the several counties will be entitled to rep.
resentatlon ut the state convention as fol-
lows
(List Of counties omitted. Dickinson coun-
representations 10, The total number OF
delegates Is i,03l)
The secretaries OF the several county COM
mittees or OF county conventions are re-
quested TO forward to the undersigned secre-
tary ut Topeka. u certified copy OF the ere
dentials Of the delegates so that they may BE-
received at Topeka not later than the 18th
day OF May that the state committee may be
able 10 prepare n roster OF all those entitled
TO participate In the preliminary 0rganiza-
tion OF the convention. BY order OF the COM
mittee.
Dated al Topeka, kas., Feb. 8, 1902.
MORTON ALBAUGH, Chairman.
!, T. KELLY, Secretary,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-20


Lawrence Journal: Senator Bur-
ton took Pension Commissioner Evans
by the slack Of the trousers yesterday
and gave him a start out Of the office.
That is, he says he did. Evans him
self says he likes bis job, has not
thought Of resigning, and has had no
intimation from the president that
the latter wants him to resign. 1t
would be interesting to have the
presidents version Of the case,
but when that comes, the fun will be
all over, and Evans will be either in
or cut to stay.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-20
Give tho Wheat 1 Chsnce.

Wichita Eagle: There are evident
" bulls on the wheat market In this
section Of Kansas. They are out 10
the wheat fields paving up the wheat
and throwing the dirt in clouds over
their backs and believing, in tones
like rumbling thunder, that the wheat
| Is all killed. These same bulls have
paved up the wheat crop every year
in the month Of March, ever since the
first settler built bis dug.out in the
Arkansas valley. In the dim past
the Eagle used to take up their cry
and get the horse-laugh when harvest
time came. 1t has quit getting scared
by these same stories. 1t will be re.
member ed that these same bulls com.
pletely demolished the wheat crop
one year ago. The Eagle will 60 on
record in . prediction that southern
Kansas will harvest q great wheat
crop this year.
Some Of the men who are killing
the wheat crop are practical grain
shippers. II they know that the
wheat is all killed and wheat is going
to boom upward, why don't they keep
their counsel and slip of and buy
May wheat. They could everlasting
ly rob the Chicago robbers by buying
wheat for next May delivery for
around So cents and July wheat for
81 cents. 1t will be worth a dollar II
the wheat in Kansas is killed. There
is always some Of the wheat killed.
1t could not be otherwise. The farm.
or sows about one and third BUSH
els Of seed wheat to the acre. Sup
pose every grain should sprout and
grow which it usually does in this
valley. Then when the stalk comes
up it begins after time to stool, and
where there is one stalk there will
perhaps be thirty, but suppose only
eight Of these stalks live and bear
seed. and each head has thirty-two
grains Of wheat, which is not large
head. That would make 256 times
more wheat than the farmer sowed,
and bis wheat would make S4l BUSH
els to the acre. One-tenth Of that
amount would make good crop.
Please give the wheat crop q chance.
1t has long had habit Of surprising
the people in this section Of Kansas.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-20
First published In the Abilene Weekly Re
Hector March 20, 1901
SherifF's Sale.

On the 3lst day Of March, 1902 at 10 O'clock
9. M, at the front door Of the court house in
Abilene, In Dickinson County, State Of Kan
sas. will sell at public sale, the following
property, to-wit:
The undivided two-thirds interest In ALI
the growing wheat on the southeast quarter
o. section thirteen ual. township thirteen
llQ range three Cd, east Of the Sixth Princi-
pal Meridian, In Dickinson County. Kansas
the properly OF A. L.'Adams taken on execu.
tion In favor Of Emil Forslund. d 81
Datee Aafcn u, W. J.W. BAKEB,
"-- sheriff.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-20
Fusion in Kansas.

The Chicago Chronicle, the leading
Democratic paper Of the vast, COM
! ments tersely on the fusion plans Of
/ Kansas. We commend its utterances
to the Dickinson Democracy:
A recent Topeka dispatch an
nounces that "Populists and Demo.
Gratis in Kansas may yet fuse for the
coming campaign" 1t will be MOTTO
ed that the Populists are named first
in the announcement. They are al
ways first where Democrats are fool
ish enough to fuse with them.
The chairman Of the Populist com.
mittee in Kansas says that it hss been
mutually agreed between the leaders
Of bis party and the Democratic lead
ers that the whole opposition to the
Republican party in the state "may
be united on one ticket and one plat
FORM" The Democratic chairman,
formerly opposed to fusion, appears
to accept this conclusion.
No person can explain why fusion
by Democrats with the Republicans
would not be as judicious and honest
politically as a Democratic fusion
with the Populists. Genuine demo-
cracy is as directly contrary to Popu-
lism as it is to Republicanism. A
Democratic fusion with the Kepubli.
cans would not be more immoral
and more destitute Of principle than
a fusion with the Populists.
A Populist and Democrat always
putting the Populists drsD fusion in
Kansas would be not only immoral
and bad-it would be useless in the
light Of movement to gain success.
A Populist and Democratic fusion
could not carry the state into thous.
ands and thousands Of votes. Kansas
is irretrievably Republican. To cast
aside all questions of principle, what
is the use Of Democratic prostitution
which will result only in burying the
Democratic party deeper in the ditch
Of defeat?
1t seems that Kansas has a statute
like that of Illinois, prohibiting the
name Of a candidate from appearing
more than once on The official ballot.
This is to prevent that form Of
"fusion" by which each party can run
its candidates under separate name
and have the votes for the same name
on all the tickets counted by the cleo
tion officers.
As long as the official ballot system
prevails this is an honest law. 1t is
dishonest for different parties to sup
port the same candidates on vitality
different platforms with view to
counting all the votes which they re-
ceive as II the votes were those OF
single party. The law prevents one Of
the most egregious frauds in politics
and in the franchise.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-20

1t Is requested that The secretary Of
each county convention Immediately
after the adjournment OF said conven.
ton forward to W, ). Elliot, Man
haitian, Kansas, certificate giving
names Of delegates and alternates
chosen to the Republican Congress.
ional convention.
j. B, CASE, Chairman.
W, s. ELLIOT, Secretary.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-20

The election Of James L. hing as
state librarian honors a mighty
worthy gentleman, one especially
fitted for the position and who will be
a credit to the state in his manage
ment Of the place. The supreme
court understood its business when 1t
splected King,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-20

The senate yesterday passed with
out amending Senator Buttons bill
granting the Central Arizona Railway
company a right Of way for railroad
purposes through the San Francisco
mountain forest reserve Arizona. 1t
IL believed that the Kansas knockers
will send in no objections to this
measure.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-20

In the Fourth congressional con
yention this was said OF Senator Bur.
ton; ave commend our junior sen.
ator, Hon. j. r. Burton, for what he
has done thus far, and express q par.
douable pride in his marked ability
and intense Republican loyalty. and
pledge him our hearty'support."
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-20

Did Uncle Cyrus give out rooms to
the central committeeman who voted
for WichitaP Every desirable hotel
room in the city was long ago en-
gagged for the Republican convention
dotoa
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-20

Nobody said it quite so we'll as the
Topeka Capital which remarked that
Altgeld had suffered severely for
many years with dyspepsia Of the
brain y
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-20
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
COUNTY ATTORNEY.

To the Editor OF the Reflector
Please announce my name as a candidate
for County Attorney, subject to the decision
OF the Republican County Convention,
PAUL HURD.
To the Republicans OF Dickinson County:
desire to announce myself as candidate
for the Office Of County Attorney, subject to
the decision Of the Republican County Con-
yentlon. U. u ToWNEk'
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-20

independence, Kansas, is to have a
paper mill to manufacture paper out
Of sorghum stalks. What Kansas
needs is a mill to utilize sunhowers.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-20

The Republican banquet is likely to
produce some new Oratorical talent
in Dickinson.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-20

Enterprise Star, Pop; But what is
the matter with G. B. Hoffman, He
is a Socialist.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-20
THURSDAY. MARCH 20, 1902.
Republican Congressional Convention.

At meeting OF the Republican
committee Of the Fifth Congressional
district held at Manhattan Feb. 81, 1t
was ordered that Congressional
convention be held at Clay Center at
5p. m. March %, 1909, for the pur.
pose Of nominating a candidate for
congress, and that the delegate, and
alternates from the several counties
to the said Fifth District Republican
convention be apportioned as follows:
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-20
COUNTY CLERK.

hereby announce myself as candidate
for the Office Of County Clerk OF Dickinson
County, subject to the decision of the Re-
publican Convention.
HERBERT w. JACOBS.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-20

II the Populists swallow the Demo.
Gratis name they will themselves be
swallowed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-03-20
blowing representatives:

By order OF central committee.
G. A. CASE, J. r. VANVOORsT,
Secretary. Chairman.
The Washington times., 1902-07-04
NO PROMOTION FOR
PAY INSPECTOR RAND
President Ignores Recon-
mendations of Board.
Will Be Sent to Sea and Advanced
Subsequently-Legality of
Action Questioned.

The President has disapproved the
recommendation of the naval examin-
ing board in the case of Pay Inspector
Stephen Rand, of the navy.
Mr. Rand was recently examined by
the board for promotion to the next
higher grade of pay director. and was
recommended for such Advancement. In
accordance with a recent order of the
Secretary Of the Navy regarding every
officer examined for promotion, a state
ment of Mr.. Rand's services was sent to
the Secretary together with the report
of the examining board.
This statement showed that Inspector
Rand had had no sea service since 1897.
and none at all since he has held his
present rank, to which he was promoted
in 1899.
Secretary Moody did not take any
acticn upon the recommendation of the
examining board, but forwarded to the
President the papers in the case. The
President refused to approve the rec
ommendation for Inspector Rand's pro-
motion because of his lack Of sea SER
vice. His action in this case estab-
fishes a precedent, and is unique in
the history OF the navy.
Mr.. Rand will Immediately be sent
to sea. and after he has had a certain
period OF service there will be given
his promotion. In the meantime. he
may lose several numbers in his grade.
Considerable doubt is expressed as to
the legality of the Presidents action
The law provides that naval officers
shall be promoted according to senior
ity in their grade. Mr.. Rand is senior
in his grade, and If the officer below
him is promoted over his head naval
officers say 1t will be direct violation
of the law.
The President and the Secretary of
the Navy are determined, however. that
no naval officer shall be promoted until
he has had a certain amount OF sea
service in the grade which he now
holds
The Washington times., 1902-07-04
PRESIDENT NOMiNATES
MlDSHlPMEN CANDIDATES
Must Undergo an Examination for Ad-
mission to the United States
Naval Academy

The following named candidates have
been nominated by tie President for ex-
animation for appointment as midship-
men ut the United States Naval Acad-
envy to fill vacancies now existing:
Principal. Carlisle P. Winslow, son of
Lieut.. f. Winslow, U. S. N; first alter
nate, John Blandin, son of the late Lieut..
j. J. Blandin. U. S. N; second alternate,
Harry G. Knox, son of Capt. Harry
Kncx, U. S. y.
Principal. Archibald B. Turnbull, son
of Frank Turnbull; first alternate, VIII
liam 7. Burwell. ir.. son of Capt. Bur
well. L. s. N: second alternate. William
c. Wise. jr.. son of Capt William Wise.
L. S. n.
Principal, Edward Porter Rollker, son
of Captain Rollker; first alternate. Au-
gustus c. kellogg, jr.. son OF Congress-
man kellogg; second alternate Richard
Ray Mann. scr CT Captain Mann. L. S. N
Principal. Stephen @. Garst. son of
Commander Garst; first altcrnate. Ken
reth C. Boush. son of Lieutenant Com
iIander Boush; second alternate, S
Westra. Battle. jr., son of Surgeon Bat
tie
PRINCIPAL. Bra Hey T. Johnson. jr.. son
of General Johnson; first alternate, Rob-
ert L. Denig, son of Commander Denig;
second alternate, Archibald c. Sterling.
sen OF Admiral Sterling.
The Washington times., 1902-07-04
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT is
WANTED IN THREE STATES
Georgia, Tennessee, and Illinois Extend
Invitatiors-Fo Assurance of Any
Acceptance Given.

President Roosevelt's callers yestcr-
tatIons TO consider in preparing The
itineraries OF his fall journeys. These
requests for visits came from Georgia,
Tennessee, and Illinois.
a delegation from Georgia invited Mr..
Roosevelt to attend the Farmers Ma
tional Congress at Macon in that State.
The meetings will be held from October
: to 10. The visitors were headed by
Mayor Bridges Smith and said that as
the agricultural interests of the whole
South are to be represented in the con-
very much desired. The President could
not give any assurance of acceptance.
as he will probably be in the West at
that time.
Representative Gibson of Tennessee
told the President Of an invitation which
Knoxville had prepared. and wished to
arrange for a time when a Southern
delegation could present the invitation
at Oyster Bay
Representative Boutell of Illinois
urged the President TO include in his
Western trip stop at the Northwest
ern University at Evanston. II is quite
probable that this can be done, but no
definite answer was given yesterday.
Representative Page Morris, in saying
good-oy. referred again to the Duluth
invitation extended some time ago, and
hoped for the Presidents acceptance.
The Washington times., 1902-07-04
SILK MARKERS FOR
NEWSBOYS BAND
PAY INSPECTOR MUST
SPEND PERIOD AT SEA
Promotion Refused Mr.. Stephen Rand
Until New Order of Secretary
Moody Is Complied With.

Stephen Rand, pay inspector United
States navy! is the first officer to be
denied promotion as the result of Sec
retary Moody's recent regulation that
when an officer is recommended for
promotion his papers shall be accom-
panied by complete statement from
the Bureau OF Navigation as TO the
officers record, showing the date of
his last promotion and the length OF
sea service since that date.
Fay Inspector Rand was recently
recommended for promotion to pay di-
rector and Secretary Moody was fur
nished with statement Of his SER
vice. This showed that he was last
promoted September 1, 1899, but that
he has had no sea service since May,
1897. period of about five years.
Secretary Moody recommended to the
President that the boards action in
certifying Fay Inspector Rand for pro-
motion be disapproved and the Presi-
dent indorsed the action of the Sec
retary OF the Navy.
Mr.. Rand has been on duty for sew
eral years in Washington. in charge
Of the pay office. He will now be or
dcred 10 sea, ana after he performs &
satisfactory period Of sea service Will
probably be again recommended for pro
motion.
The question as to what shall be done
with regard to Mr.. Rand's position
on the list of pay inspectors IS yet TO
be decided by the Secretary of the
Navy. 1t is yet to be determined whether
he can be jumped by the next man on
the list, Commander Lawrence Gedney
Boggs, of the New York navy yard.
whose last sea service expired in 1900.
The Washington times., 1902-07-04
ONLY A FEW BUFFALOS LEFT,
Interior Department Estimates Their
Number at I,I43 Individuals.

According to report recently issued
by the Department of the Interior, there
are on the continent OF North America
1,143 buffalos.
Seventy-two of these are wild; twenty
two in the Yellowstone National Park,
and the remaining fifty in the State OF
Colorado.
OF the total number of animals now
living on the continent, gGs are pure
blooded and 175 mixed
Outside of North America 669 of the
animals are in existence, 600 of which
are pure blooded and running wild. OF
the sixty in captivity forty-four are
pure blooded and twenty-five mixed.
The Secretary of the Interior has for
warded to the President pro TEN. of the
Senate his estimate that $4,000 will be
required to purchase all the captive buff
faloes existing in North America and
corral them In Yellowstone Park. The
report shows that the wild animals are
rapidly diminishing in number. while
the tames ones are on the increase. IL
is hoped that ty corralling all the buf-
faloes that can be procured and adding
them to the herd in the park the race
of shaggy headed lords of the prairie
may be kept from determination.
The Washington times., 1902-07-04
TIMES NEWSBCYS BAND
TO VISIT LAUREL, MD
Will Aid Their Hosts, the Laurel Board
of Trade, in Public Celebration
of the Fourth.

The Washington Times News6oys
Band will leave the city this morning at
8 O'Clock, over the Baltimore and Ohio
Railway. for Laurel. Md. where they
will be the guests of. the Laurel Board
OF Trade. A most delightful program
has been prepared for their entertain
ment, and their presence is looked for
ward to with pleasurable anticipation
by the citizens Of the town.
The celebration OF the Fourth will be
the most elaborate that has ever been
attempted in the charming little Mary
land town. Speakers of prominence will
address the meeting to be held under
the auspices of the Board of Trade. The
entire musical program will be furnished
by the band.
The boys will remain all day at Lau-
rel, returning to this city late In the
evening In q special car.
The Washington times., 1902-07-04
FUNERAL OF Mr.. REARD0N.
Service at St. Stephens and Interment
at Mount Olivet.

The funeral OF Mr.. John F. Reardon
was held at st. Stephens Catholic
Church. Pennsylvania Avenue and Twen-
ty-frst Street northwest. yesterday
morning. The interment was at Mount
Olivet.
The deceased was sixty-one years old,
and was born in Limerick county, Ire
land. He immigrated to this country
when a young man. and served in the
volunteer army during the civil war.
After peace had been declared he en-
listed in the Regular Army. He had late
ly been on duty as an orderly at the
Army Medical Museum.
The Washington times., 1902-07-04
CHANGES TO IMPROVE
NAVAL GUNNERY
minutes. the correcting value of point
lineally remaining as at present.
Nc Change in Elevation System.

1T is not proposed to change our
present system Of indicating elevations
for two reasons: First, because the
same necessity does not exist; second,
because the failure to do so, thereby
saving considerable expense, can not
regard to the first reason, all correc-
tions to predicted range, namely, those
for wind, tide, atmosphere. abnormal
muzzle velocity and all indeterminate
errors are made in yards. Compound
numbers do not enter. 1t is simply 4
question of addition or subtraction of
simple numbers. where is always to be
had maximum of speed and minimum
chance OF error
With the corrected range thus COM
puted the. necessary elevation is taken
by the eye from the G. C. r. s. and set
off on an arc or quadrant which reads
degrees and minutes. 1t Is thus seen
That in the case of elevations, as dis
tinguished from azimuths, no necessity
exists for avoiding calculations in COM
pound numbers. With regard to the
second reason the case most favorable
TO confusion is where single individ-
ual calculates the corrections for both
range and azimuth, and where also a
single individual gives the gun both its
elevation and azimuth.
In the calculations there is obviously
less chance for confusion where the
ranges are corrected in whole numbers
and the azimuths in whole numbers and
deci1nals than with ranges in simple
and the azimuths in compound numbers.
as at present
AT the gun with an elevation arc or
quadrant graduated to minutes 1t would
be practically impossible for any con-
fusion to arise, since 1t would be i'm
possible to give an elevation in hun
dredths or with an azimuth subscale in
hundrcdths to give direction In min
utes.
The Artillery Board, therefore, or
account of the great desirability OF both
speed and accuracy In target practice,
as well as the vital necessity for the
same in action. adheres to its original
recommendation.
i1-Any further action looking to the
regraduatton of the subscales and All
muth circles will accordingly be de-
ferred until after the end of the COM
ing artillery practice season."
The Washington times., 1902-07-04
WERE LEGISLATED OUT.
Representative Schirm Makes Plea for
Retention of Four Printers.

Representative Charles r. Schirm. of
Maryland. called upon the Civil Service
Commissioners yesterday in behalf OF
four printers who were employed in the
printing division of the Census Office,
but who were legislated out of Office
when that branch of the bureau was
placed under the supervision of Public
Printer Palmer.
Mr.. Schirm was told that there was no
method by which the Commission could
save their positions for the printers.
The printers themselves prepared a
curious memorial on the last day of the
temporary Census Office, which they sent
to the President. 1t consisted of an en-
graved representation of a monument
bearing the legend. "Our goose cooked
by Theodore Roosevelt and served with
Civil Service sauce" Above the repre-
sentatlon of the monument were the
words. June 30-The Last Day on
Earth" This original document was
signed by the printers.
President Roosevelt evidently appre-
ciated the joke and wished the Commits
sioners to get their full share OF it, 10
he referred II TO them.