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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1883
Page
4
The Abilene Reflector lists subscription terms for December 6 1883 with annual rates and a similar note in the Junction City Union lampooning Y P Wilson in Dickinson County. It suggests Wilson's pursuit of a Congressional seat and ongoing attempts to outpace Anderson with other candidates.
A severe blizzard swept New England last Monday blamed on the election of a tariff reform Speaker. The weather note says a cold day follows when New England is left. Local readers recall similar storms tied to political shifts.
The Reflectox, a seven column quarto and county’s largest paper, now ships to subscribers with enlargement and more reading matter. Managers aim to merit public favor through growth, urging readers to admire the paper and subscribe.
The push to establish a Soldier's Home in Kansas has become a large campaign. Blank petitions were sent to Grand Army posts across Kansas Nebraska Colorado New Mexico Missouri Indian Territory and Arkansas to urge Congress to create a Kansas Soldier's Home. An estimated 12000 Kansans will sign.
The internal revenue commission reports last fiscal year shows state counts of wholesale and retail liquor licenses. In Maine retail licenses rose 137 and wholesale 10. Vermont 27. New Hampshire 116. Rhode Island 14. Prohibition’s impact varies by state.
The President's Message to the House, read Tuesday, criticizes excessive government telegraph control and seeks executive veto power to strike objectionable items in appropriation bills without derailing the whole measure. It also urges further laws for the protection of Black citizens.
Last Wednesday six Abilene saloon keepers were arrested as common nuisances under a new city ordinance. Courts found them guilty, each fined 50 dollars, with 314 dollars paid to the city treasury. Officials show resolve to revenue from liquor prosecutions.
Senator J G Blaine of Maine proposes distributing revenue from whiskey and tobacco among states by population. The piece notes Maine's prohibition stance and questions sending funds from other states to Maine while Maine itself rejects liquor revenue. It criticizes the plan as absurd and ties it to party fears over a growing national surplus and tariff policy.
Editorial notes railroad frauds and tariff reform in Kansas while North Carolina plans no state tax next year. The Western North Carolina Railroad pays 600000 into the treasury to fund state government. A Chicago fire destroys the Evening Journal building valued at about 140000, insured. Carlisle’s election as Speaker signals potential presidential bids by McDonald of Indiana and Morrison of Illinois. Debates over railroad power, Mahone’s defense, and party loyalties color the congressional jockeying.
The Democratic Party celebrates the election of Carlisle of Kentucky as speaker of the Forty-Eighth Congress. It marks a pledge to curb high tariffs, railroad extortion, and monopolies, signaling progress and a fight against greed and corruption. The GOP is cast as opposed to reform, with the tide turning toward Democratic principles in the coming months.
A satirical note on the Electoral College contrasts with local growth reports from Dickinson county. It highlights subscriptions to the Ref lector, a corn cluster anomaly, the Lawrence Canning Company outputs, and the Junction City Provision Company slaughtering hogs. It also surveys political forecasts, including Democratic and Republican state votes, and advertises legal and land title services.
The Sun has printed about sixty million copies in the past year and would form a long strip from Printing House Square to Mount Parnassus and back, illustrating the paper's reach. The text extols The Sun as a force of intelligence and sane wit, bound to the earth and world, and to the intellect of its readers.
The Hidden Hand company at Bonebrake’s Opera House drew a large crowd but disappointed, with Hattie Irving as Capitola failing to impress overall. The Williams Dramatic Company impressed Abilene audiences, especially Marie Williams as the Little Duchess and Kathleen Mavourneen, earning praise for refinement and artistry. Manager Bonebrake struggles to secure quality troupes while critics deem the Whiteleys among the poorest on the road.
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