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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-04-16

In three towns In Kansas where the three
editors live who are mouth-pieces Of the
machine. the Republican tickets were DE-
feated. Harry Allen lost Ottawa, Billy Nor
gan lost Hutchinson. and Bill White Lost
Emporia. How are these three apostles Of
bossism going to get out Of admitting that
in their respective towns the machine was
smashed. II Lawrence Gazette. VA,
The trinity Of apostles can't get
around 1t. But what shall IL profit .
good Republican outside the machine
II the machine gets run over in an
election and the Democrats VIM 1t
10 time for these men In the Leland
machine to look squarely in the face
Of the matter and understand that the
party, 10 iactionsl fight o"ss "ma-
chine" and "anti-machine" issues. 10
losing ground every day to Demo-
cracy just ss Democracy in the na-
tion Is letting . factional fight give
ground to the national Republican
party. These three local leaders Of
the machine interests in Franklin,
Reno and Lyon counties, respectively,
are good men personally and their
townsmen respect them, but they
have given the people reason to doubt
their political rectitude by supporting
the Leland machine In o few such
tricks as the turning down Of Ed
Hoch, and the people will not be slow
to forget. These gentlemen are hay-
ing a hallelujsh time just now and
are pretty well up where the fruit 10
best but In their anxiety to keep the
''anti-machine" men down they are
cutting away their own support. |
Revenge Is sweet, but In this case,
Is usual, IL Is suicidal. What shall
Il profit the machine though 1t walloPl
the stnfin' out Of the rival faction, II
Il lose the whole state and see the
Democrats comfortably seated about
he table picking all the plums Quit
i the political piep These are not
lines for the machine to be kicking
he ribs Of other republicans, nor
or other Republicans to be holdi ,g|
atification meetings over the victories
aimed by the Democrats over the
Machine gang.-[Topeka Herald.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-04-16

According 70 the Journal these
great events have occurred in Enter.
prise 10 the past week: 1st The
election resulted satisfactory to the
majority Of the citizens End. The en-.
tire Star force shook the dust of Enter
prise from their feet, returned the key
Of the once % ils owner and returned
70 their home; srd. The Enterprise
cOrnei band made is iirst play to the
public.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-04-16
q building, and the whole world think

building, and the whole world thinl
only Of the safety Of property, whils
our own people treated her antics 81
. joke. We have had five years Of
the greatest prosperity in crops, q
marvellous and unexpected develop
ment in mineral, while in growth Of
population we have probably kept up
with the birth rate and no more. Our
vanity and taffy seems not to draw
with people. Our freaks and fads do
not attract.
"The State University and denom-
national schools Of Kansas should be
enjoying a couple Of million year Of
the benefactions Of the country. In
stead Of that the chancellor will con-
tinue to beg Of the legislature, and
the presidents Of the denominational
schools will tramp the country over
begging from church congregations,
and small givers, the money for cur
rent expenses. What's the matter
with Kansasp think sham and bragg
gadocio are the canker worms with
us. Cowardice 10 another, because | |
know hundreds who think SO but they |
would not say 1t above a whisper for
All the states around us
IRE growing in population. There
. not much chance for people to
ievelop who give their sole attention
o scrapping about beer. Have we
worked fakes until we are considered
akirsP At all events serious atten-
ion seems to be lacking"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-04-16
Maybe It's Just a. Wall.

Sometimes We think that maybe it
was just as well that Abilene did not
strike gas. There is Winfield for in
stance. The lawyers and politicians
there are contending over the ques-
tion Of whether the city has been
swindled out Of $4,000 or has paid
fair price for . irst class gas well.
Some time ago the city council offered
to pay $4,000 to any person who
would bore gas we'll which would
flow hat million cubic feet Of gas
q day. The offer was accepted by
firm which makes business Of boring
for gas, and the hole, after great
deal Of difficulty, was bored. A strong
flow Of gas was struck. The council
refused to pay the $4,000 until it
had expert opinion on the amount Of
the flow. Professor Haworth Of the
state university was sent for and,
after an investigation, declared that
the we'll flowed more than half mil.
lion cubic feet day. After the firm
had received the $40, 900 another in
Of the well Yas made, and
now 1t is contended that the flow Of
gas does not exceed so. 1000 cubicVeet
day and that the council was swim
lied, as 1t was agreed that the city
was to pay nothing for the well il the
low was less than the amount speci-
led In the contract. The argument
las become very heated and Is play
ng such an important partin the city
'olitics that the representatives Of
he different political factions are
fering to bet on the flow Of the we'll.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-04-16

The way Of the band boysis rocky.
The Hope band practiced all winter
and gave an open air concert the
other evening. Then, says the Dis
patch. lot Of hoodlum boys whose
parents seem to have no control over
them at all, yelled and hallowed up
and down the street all the time the
band was playing. regardless Of the
many requests Of the band boys to be
quiet Hope ought to elect marshal.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-04-16

Council Grove Republican: Judg,
Moore has been endorsed by ths
county committee for the position Of
judge should Governor Bailey
decide to make an appointment in
case the new law so constructs.
Judge Moore has made most excel
lent jurist since bis accession to the
bench and the constituents Of all four
OF his counties in which be holds
court are highly pleased with his
work. So mach so at least that he
received the undivided support Of all
the County Central committees Of the
district. Governor Bailey could not
do more popular thing in this die.
trict should 1t befall his lot to make
an appointment that to let Judge
Moore remain at bis post Of duty.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-04-16

We note that at the towns where
the principal Republican paper was a
Leland organ-SuCh as Emporia,
Hutchinson and Ottawa-the Repub-
lican city ticket got everlastingly
snrped-while in anti.Leland com.
munities 1t won glorious victory.
Let this be solemn lesson to the
brethren.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-04-16

The Topeka Herald says: I'D. W.
Blaine's boom for congress having
been pluCked at Great Bend, the an.
nusl scrap between that gentleman
and the state employment bureau
this summer will again be the bone
Of contention in one Of the livliest
quarrels which ever became an an
nual event In this sunHower state. |"
This is sad news. It had been gener.
ally hoped that Blaine would stay
squslchsd for at least year.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-04-16

Governor Bailey in . proclamation
recently Iasued makes April "a Afbor
Day. He rssommsnds sahat on that
day eur people. and especially The
students and school ehlldrsn. set out
trees 70 adorn he roads and farm
yards. the streets and lawn ana pub
Nc grounds Of our State
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-04-16
whv No eta for Kansase


4 The bsstowing Of $4,000 on Ne
braskA university by John D. Rocka'
Teller emphasizes the unanimity with
which the eastern millionaires give
Kansas the chilly stare In dispensing
their gifts. Geo. w. Martin, score
tary Of the State Historical Society,
offered q few intensely interesting re-
ports on this subject that we cannot
help reproducing.
"Kansas will have to raise her
school money herself" said be to the
REFLECTOR, .sbecanse an investiga-
tion made the past year assures me
that there is still something the
matter---in other words, the conun-
drum, What's the matter with Kan
sasr has mot yet been solved.
During the year 1899, the rich
men Of the United States gave to
universities, colleges, schools. IL
braries, charities, $79,74s,s56. and
not dollar to Kansas. In 1900 they
gave s62, 461, SO4, aud not dollar to
Kansas, In 1901, $l2s, 1888, 1872, and
not dollar to Kansas. In 1902, ST.
S97, 1877, and not q dollar to Kansas.
Or, II any, such Insignificant sums IS
not to figure In the statements. Dur
Ing the forty years that our denomina-
tional schools have beep struggling
they have secured from beueiactions
down east $sss.6ls. including 1884,
SIG to the university. This came in
years past in Pitiiul dribs by constant
rubbing from small givers in their
various religious denominations.
Local and church people have invested
n these schools 1896, 4S5, which
epresents our own toll, rise in values,
to. We have $2s5,60o Of Mr.. Carne-
lies money or promise, but that We
must pay for. An old French philan.
hropist, for more than thirty years
esident Of the state, left $4,000 OIL
for the benefit Of orphans,
ut this has been grabbed, according Il
law In q scratch, BY sone Topeka (
atriots and philanthroPists. u
"Kansss. with all her prominence
r notOrisiy. Is stilI far from being
n integral psrt Of the globe. because
,ms,hlng seems 70 10 lacking; We
re up against something, people Who
ave stun and do thugs are against )
}. We have helped ourselves to . !
rsater sxisnt than any other people &
gagged In making . new stats. and G
by We cannot get into this great &
ream Of bsnsiaetions annoys me.
here Il no sense In one school having Z
200. 900 or $40. O0o.0 900. while there
Duld be . great deal Of usefulness in y
. Knnsss Stats University having y
900. 900 or 1900. 900 Are We nol J.
Iot d unbasinsss Ike bIovAsras. y
lking real miIlIonairss FEEL cheap
d sorry because Of their pOvertyP =
N there . dreadful lot Of moral or Z
ugral his pfosn,s IN Ksnsasl =
~ H.tioas arsj notlong - lo.t g
II q m Ihs hsi nss iks could
"a q, ascia I'D nl,abel sni pI
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-04-16

The end appears 10 have come to
the giving out Of appointments from
the governors Office so far as Dickin.
son county II concerned. We have
noted some dissatisfaction because
patriots from this county who were
led up into the Leland sanctum
sanctorum at Wichita last spring and
promised big, fat, easy jobs II they
would deliver the goods have been
left out. There also seems to be a
disposition to regret the expense Of
2Sl trips to Topeka since last January
to "see" the governor and to mourn
over several and sundry hours Of Wig
orous vocal effort In the governors
back room. To be sure, the same
amount Of talking devoted to selling
Wasa-Tusa or AbilenA would have re-
turned neat fortune, but the patriots
should not be discouraged.
Dickinson county has been hand
somely rewarded.
It did not get state grain inspector.
state oil inspector, cattle inspector,
warden Of the penitentiary or place
on the state board OF charities. The
promises Of last spring leaked some
how on these and lot Of other jobs.
But, men and brethren, what could
you expectl Did not this county get
the position Of elevator boy for William
Factotum FisherP Isn't that enoughp
Do you want the earthp Remember
there are other counties that were
also promised grain inspector, etc.
had to get left and when
the whole state administration In
Guiding Leland. Albaugh and Morgan
strained itself and snapped two first
class jobs to boot to land Squire
Fisher It did its best. Nobody knows
why the administration wanted Squire
10 badly but IT did--and 1t got him.
Dickinson has been recognized.
The other patriots may as well 20
way back etc.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-04-16

The man who can get more from
the people of Kansas today than any
other person in the common wealth is
Edward W. Hoch Of Marion.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-04-16

OF course Kansas has reputation
TO maintain but the man who located
the bubonic plague In MCPHERSON
county 10 going little too far.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-04-16

Mr.. Rockefeller is to give sos, $685.
81 to the University Of Nebraska. 1t
was nice Of him to throw In that
other third OF cent.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-04-16

What doth II profit Mr.. Bailey II be
gain an elevator boy at e40s month
and lose control Of the executive eoun-
Gil on all the big appointmsntsP
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-04-16

wThe month and year printed TO the
light Of your name on the address Of this
aper 10 the date to which your subscription
ID paid. By referring TO IT you can tell
whether your subscription 10 In arrears. II
gcu are indebted to the RErLH0roR please
end or bring in the amount due.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-04-16

Hoke Smith says 0 Democrat Of
the Mckinley type" is what bis party
needs. That settles it--thero amt
any such person.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-04-16

Attorney Folks epigram Is an OBJ
vious scintillater; III the prosecu-
tion Of crime Injuries any individual,
bis own deeds are his doomsmen."
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-04-16

A great congressional war In the
Fifth district is raging with much
ferocity In the Leland papers outside
the Fifth district.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-04-16
THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1908.

Mr.. Bristow's press agent seems to
DO working overtime.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-18
THE PRICES
ADVANCED
Level of Whole Market Lifted
Several Points.
THE OUTLOOK BRIGHTER
Advance Was Checked Several Times
by SIumps in Particular Stocks but
the Effect Was Not Lasting
in Any Case.
THE OUTLOOK BRIGHTER
nv Associated prcss.)

the price securities. which was interrupt
ed yesterday by the late slump IN Az H,iia Il
sanated Copper vas res at Various times
owing to the unsettling effect of sudden
breaks in special stocks, but II ga.ileret 81
force as the day prosre of The an" Whole
market was lifted between and points
or over, were scored by pennsylvania yam
Reading. Erie first pr prefer G;re fne1:
GsntTal pl Knnsas A and Asnasamated
Tie opening advance in rho market was
first ehseked q Gops. MSe earned
tie stock showed determined RESISTANCE ,ss nc
and became strong. not~ltnsttai'atiMm I'M nrice
port Of an additi 2nat,e cut bactset
caused by the drop In Sugar to - pc
low last night. which followed the an
Of rise wtht sns dnt ihles espa
nation. Colorado Fuel then made v i.
lent slump Of is points to t9e Low. priSs s
for tho year. and this was 1oilo" Vast.
break IN Tolea o3,c 81 lost nSut Tho conn, OH
stock 5 IL points. the preferred :.
and the per cent. bonds Z 1-1. h0 's;s
island yas the last stock TO snoT ne snGnd
the resistanco TO the advance In the gem
: The market was not NOTABLY BY a aaoeral
BY any OF Of these tbs p meass OUTLOOK was
ieeIing ov and rumors wore circulatedA
Without Without assigned authority that many many
proposed loans by railroad ts ~ the
w Hae see Currency movement pointed 1t to ooa
met Gain bv the banks OF over. $1,000, 600
The rise in interest rates mere - seems ems
to have induced nonts and the Sub
rTreas,,ry made heavy disbursements yes
ferdny and to-day for special accounts,
thus largely reducing me iest WeHk The
Offerings Of foreign funds in this market
have also relieved the situation.
The principal interest m t6a iem of
svlvania Company has commenced the e.
payment OF Its maturing notes, u Is So q
question on the other hand now Ia
nora tons viii be reflected In the, state
ment as a considerable portion of these
loans have gone abroad. To. ,et,yo move We
ment In stocks; however. t ~ l,s nkinG
situation is materially improved. The
market closed active and steady at about
United States bonds all unchanged on
'n Total tai sales of stocks were $4,000
shares.
MONEY AND EXcHANGE-G s1Ls y
sixty days. 4 1904 "a per cent; n fIr,,,
psr cent closing g g "a tm psr m asnt ninety
DAYS. s.la6; six months. 6; prime me y :
camille pa5er, o 1926 per cent; sterllns
exchange, flrmer. with actual Z. business BY me IN
bankers bills !. a Sdao FOR s0 sixty w days.
t aS7 70; Commercial bills. s4.s3 "a; bar
silver. So rs: Mexican dollars. % L.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-18
Wall Street Gossip.
Special to Tho Times. Dispatch.

(Special TO The Times. Dspntch.)
NEW YORK July 1I-T H.. opening t shovel ,sa
6r.t few minutes there was nm appearance nee Of
pressure from the bear CLIQUE particularly OF
Amalgamated Copper and quotations eased on
fractionally all around.
New York Central reflected at the opening on
thu belief that Mr. VI r. vamasTot W WI n nepe
srty and that under his direction more favor
able results may be expected, ,,n,. r.eocted
satisfaction with the success OF the recent stock
issue, the amount taken by the syndicate being
smaller e ,4se S WAS ssney to
pect that the dividend on, Erie LIST preferred,
to be declared next Tuesday, will be at the
General Electric showed the largest advapee
Of any active stock on official ,. assurance that
After the early break the market took on
during the ast a hSr nan aad
In til. .aeer took a decidedly more hopeful turn.
The surmi,e that the market had been mani,
By ' h. IN an va
ment In which all the leading interests would
cooperate. seemed to be pretty generally ac'
there !. pretty strong Impression that South
sconss han hs, been generally expected. 1t is
S p F.ce ' system su ,h.t unoH Fscs
fcwsd ilo 90 900 recently, and that the adyan.'
s.. conferred by ths improvements mfras VII. De
Colorado Peel and Irop--The heavy decline
u ri, stpcf mas no official information to wa,
fsEt 4. Reports OF the company state that no
action hiss yet been taken on the declaration OF
he ,mi.annual aivdend of per cent on the
nrete:rsG stock due In August
Sale. 10 noou Ssi 900 shares Of stocks AND
Sl.l7a,ooo bonci.
Southern Pacihcs statement for tile month of
Nay shows very ha ndsone Increase of $500, 900
IN net earnings, which had good effect on the
market.
The sharp break In Colorado Fuel In the
second hour had the effect OF checking the ad-
vance In the general market, and there was some
disappointment that London did not appear as Il
larger buyer a. some had expected
Commission houses inclined to be some
what more bullish and though the short interest
n the market large.
The decline III Colorado Fuel was on selling
~ brokers who usually act fsr the OsEood In.
tsreot It was noticeable that the SAME parties
were large buyers OF Fuel on the rise couple
TkarS was considerable buying at various
pufnts by brokers usually acting for Standard OIL
lrterepts, but whether this was really Standard
OIL buying wn, OF courss matter OF upcer-
ttinU,
10 sympsth .s with Col0rado Frel and Iron MS
/. IL understood that the market for southern
iron ID very inactive.
Tier. wAs an appearance OF liquidation in
.tock Island. but apparently fair market for
any stock Offering.
In the early afternoon the hears made n
further enort TO depress prices concentra II &
,he,r efforts largely on Rock Island, but while
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-18
Trustees Auction Sale
OF a Very Desirable and wal
Located Farm, About Eight
Miles West Of Richmond and
Near Westhampton Park.

nv virtue of certain deed of trust
dafed December %, 1890 and recorded u
~ We clerks office OF the Henrico CounN
G fit in d. b.. 161 r. page l07. defauM
having been made IN the payment Of thy
d da therein secured, and being REQUIRED
s % to do do, will sell, BY public auction. on
the premises, on
h 80 THURSDAY, JULY I'D,
- 6toielock r. NJ. the property described
f. said deed, being 1874 S2-lC0 acres, III the
County, OF Henrico. Virginia, about eight
niles west of the city of Richmond, on
ths Ridge Road, and more fully described
a and Show shoown on plat attached to and
accorded with deed dated December ~
too0 from G. Il. Ashburner and Lionel
hshburner, trustees to a. Boltz.
a large part 81 this :,lr is heavily
+,mbered. and its excellent location makes
+ very desirable The imp' ovements con-
ssist of large dwelling of about ten
snoms, and has the usual 'outbuldings,
II IS probable that this property may b
offered In sub-diYided tracts to suit
tTERMs-cash, as to the expense o,
sale; any taxes that may be due, and
note Of $o72.Oo with interest from Deem:
her e9 i0U2, and credit of sl,4ll,T5 due
December 90 1908. aid balapls at ons
ana wv q. L. DENooN. Trustee
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-18
BUSINESS GOOD,
WEATHER FINE
Bradstreet's Report for Week
Shows Conditions to Be
Encouraging.
(By Associated Press.

(By Associated Press
NEW YORK, July 17.-Bradstreet's to-
morrow will say:
Wcll-nIgh perfect summer weather helps
crops Increases confidence in fall trade
and stimulates retail and summer resort
business. Lower prices for many staples
are really an encouraging development,
because favorable to a wider and freer
use of products heretofore impracticable
under past abnormal conditions. Six
months railway earnings returns-two-
thirds of the country's mileage represented
show gain of over 10 per cent. over
the best recorded, while roads thus far
are progressing for the first week OF July,
and show gain of nearlW sixteen per
cent. These figures CONFIRM the claim
that the present business Is the largest
ever handled for a midsummer period.
The salient features In trade reports
this week are the better tone OF advices
from the Southwest, where the feeling
grows that n large business will be done
The unsatisfactory outlook for immediate
and future supplies Of cotton limits &C
tiyity In cotton manufacturing at the
East, short time being the rule at all
leading centers.
adclphia and in building at New York
are a bar to activity In all lines affected,
Business failures In the United States
for the week ending with July 18th NUM-
ber lis, against 1854 last week, IA In the
like Week Of 1902, 2os in 1901, 2o9 in 1900
and ia In 1899.
against twenty last week and seventeen
in this week a year ago