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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-07-09

BENATUh JOHN W. DANlEL
experimenting $50. a liberal estimate,
with Boies moving along at his heels
with about 200, but neither is able to
demonstrate as yet how he can win.
In this chaotic condition Of affairs,
gossip and speculation casts about for
dark horses. William J. Bryan, the
"boy orator Of the Platte;" Vice Presi-
de Mt Adlai E. Stevenson; John R. Nc.
Lean, the Ohio journalist; the Blue
grass orator, Senator Joe Blackburn,
Of Kentucky; Senator White, Of Cali
fornia, all share the distinction of be-
ing canvassed. Even Senator Hill, Of
New York, is talked Of, and
his famous Elmira speech Of 1893
Is recalled as an evidence that
he Is bimetallist and would
make strong compromise candidate.
The name OF ex.Gov. James E. Camp
bell, of Ohio, is also heard. The
Pennoyer boom from Oregon was form
ally launched yesterday, and ex-Con-
gresham Joe Sibley, Of Pennsylvania,
announced his candidacy. At work in
the background is a senatorial move.
ment for Teller, with the free silver
republicans and their allies, the pop.
ulist leaders, straining every nerve to
impress on the convention the advis-
ability of nominating the Colorado
man.
The silver leaders now reluctantly
admit, on the eve Of the convention,
that their two thirds majority Is an
undisciplined mass, running hither and
thither, possibly to be stampeded in
the end. They started out with the
announced intention Of getting to-
gether and arranging a programme 10
be put through by the sheer force Of
their majority. They were to abro-
gate the two-thirds rule and select
their candidate in caucus Of silver
men. Both these projects were put
aside and they are now at the door of
the convention with the question of
candidate open and deadlock newt
able. 1t will require every silver vote
in the convention to nominate, and the
friends Of any candidate can, If the
gold men do not plump their votes to
a silver man who may be formidable,
but not the choice Of the majority, pre-
vent an early nomination.
SOME PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS.
CHICAGO, July 7.-Congressman Will
liam Sulzer, Of New York, has pre-
pared a resolution, which he will pre-
sent to the committee on platform,
and upon which he has been promised
q hearing by such members Of that
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national committee TO have so tickets;
1000 tickets to be given to the press
outside OF the working members; 500
to the Grand Army and 1900 to the
people Of Chicago
SOVEREIGN ON THE GROUND.
CHICAGO, July ?. = Grand Master
Sovereign, Of the Knights Of Labor,
was mingling with the democratic pol
iticians at the Palmer house yesterday.
He denied that his visit had any po-
litical significance, but he talked freely
In regard to the situation. He is pro-
nouncedly opposed to the gold stand.
ard, and says that II the democrats
nominate q man who 10 acceptable
on the financial question he will
have his support He con.
siders Senator Teller the most
available and acceptable candidate,
but says II the democrats refuse to 60
outside their own party for candi-
date, he thinks Gov. Boies the prefera.
BILE man. He contradicts the story
that has been put in circulation that
the Iowa candidate is antagonistic to
the labor interests On the contrary,
Mr. Boies has, he says, always be-
friended the labor classes. "He Is OPP
posed to strikes" said Mr., Sovereign,
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JOHN MARTIN.

Carolina, % votes; South Carolina, IS
votes, and Tennessee, "a votes On
the second ballot they claim Ken
lucky, Ohio, Michigan, Georgia
and Mississippi will go for the
Missouri man. There are also
scattering Bland votes in other states
which will be for him from the start
unless the delegations adopt the unit
rule. At q caucus the Missouri men
held back and let the Bland men from
the other states go to the 'front.' The
caucus was presided over by Senator
Martin, Of Kansas-the Kansas men, 1t
might be mentioned, are working just
as hard for Bland as are the men from
Missouri Before the meeting closed
Senator Martin read letter just re-
ceived from San Francisco, stating
that a club Of 1000 democrats and pop
ulists had been organized, favorable to
the candidacy Of "Dick" Bland for the
presidency, and also favoring Senator
Teller for secretary Of the treasury In
Bland cabinet This suggestion Of
Teller In BANDS cabinet evoked
double round Of applause.
THE VARIOUS PRESIDENTIAL Bo0Ms.
CHICAGO, July 6-The managers OF
the Boies campaign say they are very
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DARK HORSES;
Bland Still in the Lead, but Others
Are Spoken OF
some PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS,
The Temporary Chsirman-Judge Jackson
and Arthur sewell Urged for the Vice
Presidency Populists lssusa
Mauifssto-G Men Feared

CHICAGO, July z-On the eve Of the
democratic national convention, which
convenes in the Coliseum on the lake
front at noon to-day. all is confusion.
Only one thing looms up like search.
light in the fog that hangs over the
situation and obscures the vision OF
the wisest and most far-seeing Of the
leaders That is that the convention
will be for silver at sixteen to one. As
for candidates, the convention is still
grouping in the dark. The din OF the
Bland and Boies boomers Is deafening,
and so infectious at times that it almost
carries the public off its feet Bland
is unquestionably in the lead SO far as
actual votes is concerned, his strength
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tial men are coming from Indianapolis
alone and that Iowa will send large
delegation. The Illinois gold demo.
Gratis will also be present in force.
Asked II the gold men would bolt the
convent ton In case OF a positive pro.
nouncement for free silver, Mr. Eckels
expressed the opinion that there would
be no open bolt But" he said,
there would be a detection at the
polls which 1t would be impossible to
prevent The rank and Ale OF the
party cannot be led to stand up
for the party name II the party con.
vention insists upon overturning all
democratic presidents.
SENATOR TILLMAN READY FOR WORK.
CHICAGO. July 2-Senator Tillman,
chairman OF the South Carolina dele.
CATION. arrived in the city last night
as the advance guard Of his delegation.
He Joined the silver forces at the Sher-
man house and participated in the
proceedings Of the silver meeting
there. The governor said jocularly
that he had his "pitchfork" with him
and that he was as determined as ever
to contribute his share toward making
the convention pronounced silver az
fair.
There has been considerable discus
sion OF the availability Of Gov. Altgeld
as temporary or permanent chairman,
but 1t is intimated that, believing he
can be OF more service on the floor
than in the chair, he will not be a can
ddate. The question OF the selection
Of a man for this place Is, however,
still open.
The woman's suffragists are already
in Chicago. They will ask for an ex.
tended hearing before the platform
committee. 1t is probable that Mrs
Cranwell, Of Albany, N. Y, will also
appear to protest against the move
ment, and declare that women do not
want to vote.
The following distribution Of con.
vention tickets has been arranged:
Each delegate and alternate to DO ad-
mitted; each delegate to have five ad-
ditional tickets; each member Of the
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CHAIRMAN HARRITY.

lowed to practically secure the tenn.
porary chairman OF the convention,
but they had hoped TO secure more
definite idea Of the programme Of the
national committee than they succeed.
cd In obtaining. The committee Of five
appointed to confer with the execu.
tive committee OF the national com.
mittee made Its report TO the silver
delegates at a well attended meeting
at the Sherman house, and II was In
formally decided to leave the matter
as the committee had presented
1t, agreeing to accept any silver dele
gate Of recognized standing who might
be chosen by the national committee
in case one should be selected There
was no abatement, however, In the de-
mand for silver presiding officer, the
delegates agreeing that they did not
propose TO allow gold man to be put
up to make the opening speech and
have this speech sent broadcast over
the country as the first expression OF
the democratic convention. The plan
OF proceeding Of the silver men In case
Of the selection OF gold standard ad-
vocate by the committee was devel.
oped during the course Of the meeting.
They consider that about one-third Of
the members OF the national commit
tee are silver men, In the event indi-
gated, these members will present
minority report, naming the choice OF
the silver men for presiding officer,
whereupon the controversy will be
brought to an issue upon the floor OF
The convention.
The silver men also discussed the adj
visibility Of abrogating the two-thlrds
rule in accordance with the recommen.
dations Of the Illinois delegation. No
formal action was taken, but the pre-.
ponderance ofsentiment was so strong
ly against change that 1t was made
practically certain that IL will not be
attempted. This is due to the fact
that 1t Is considered that such course
will BIO unnecessary Several MEM
bers presented figures to show that the
change will not be necessary. These
figures, on the face of the returns re-
ceived, place the silver strength at sos |
as against 1872 gold delegates, but as
surances have been received which
lead to the conclusion that the silver
vote will reach 800, and 1t is confident
ly believed the display OF so
much strength will bring the
few other votes necessity to give the
required two-thirds.
COMPTROLLER EcKELs OPINION,
CHICAGO, July2.-Comptroller Eckels
Of the treasury department said yes.
terday that he expected Mr.. Whitney
and others of the anti-sllver wing OF
the party on Friday. Mr., Eckels
thinks that after that time the COM
plexion Of sentiment will change some
what and that the silver people will
not have such complete command Of
the situation as they now appear to
have. While Mr. Whitney is regarded
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power in the convention. His corpor
ate interests are initiating against
him, but his power is evident and there
Is q prevailing feeling that he can
secure second place on the ticket 1t
10 said that Bland men have tried to
make q combination with him, despite
the fact that it Is pretty well known
that Mr. Mclean himself believes that
Teller would DO the strongest man 70
nominate.
1t was officially announced yester'
day that 80 out Of the As delegates
from Illinois had declared their inten.
ton to vote for the nomination OF
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THE CONFERENCE.
Silver Delegates Dissatisfied with
Their Interview with Harrity.
OPINION OF COMPTROLLER ECKELS.
He Thinks There VIII he No Open Bolt Of
Gold Men--senator TiIIman Ready
for Work-soverelgn on
the Ground.

CHICAGO, July 1.-The silver dele.
gates are far from satisfied with the
result of the conference Of their com.
mittee with Chairman Harrlty yester-
day afternoon and the members Of the
executive committee OF the national
democratic committee. They had not
counted much upon securing positive
acquescence in their demand 10 be oil.
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KANSAS MlLLERS MEET.



Very Small Attendance Texas Grain and
Flour Rates.
TOPEKA, Kan, July 1.-The annual
meeting Of the Kansas State Millers'
association was held in this city yes
terday. The attendance was small,
there being but IS present, out of a
membership Of more than 70. The
principal topic Of discussion was the
alleged discrimination between wheat
and flour by the railroads doing bust.
ness to the solNh and west Of Kan
sas City, A commission was ap-
pointed to prepare for the case
before the interstate commission,
and 1t will send out a list of
queries to all Of the millers Of Kansas.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year, President, b. War
kentine, Newton; vice president, Her.
bert Hackney, Topeka; Secretary, c.
v. Topping, Enterprise; treasurer, ].
W. ,Krehbell. Moundridge.
over 500 employees OF the United
States Car Co., at Hegewisch, a suburb
of Chicago, are out on strike.
Eight hundred Americans attended
the Fourth Of July reception given by
Ambassador and Mrs. Bayard in Lon
don.
The Mansfield & Tate building at
Peoria, Ill, collapsed, demolishing
saloon next door and killing William
Slough.
Judge Carver, Of the Kansas court Of
appeals, Central division, will be a
candidate for chief justice Of his state
in opposition to Judge Martin.
Lou Johnson, pitcher for the base
ball team at St Joseph, No., has been
blacklisted because he refused to don
a uniform on account Of fine.
Between 10000 and $4,000 visitors are
expected in Washington, to attend the
18th international Christian Endeavor
convention which meets there Wednes-
day.
The next English royal wedding will
be that Of Princess Maud, Of Wales,
to Prince Charles, OF Denmark, July
20. Queen Victoria will attend the
ceremony.
Since January last IS railroads in
the United States have gone into re-
ceivers' hands, and in the same period
rs roads have been sold under fore
elnsure proceedings
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-04-29

Few things 80 further to attest the
popularity Of the Nlcycle thaa the neecs-
sity which arisen for the ~rearrSnge-
mcnt o. the risks OF accident insurance
companies Heretofore all classtncatons
have been made according TO the voca-
ton OF the insured SO many and 50
varied have been the mtshaps coming
to wheelmcn that the minority who so
afoot arc complaining OF TOO htgh pre-
miums on one hand, while the companies
lind their payments for casualties In
creasipg on the other They will there
fore M compelled Tor the urst time to
take an ~avocation or recreation into 1c-
count and raise the rate Tor btcyclers
rsarilesS OF their station in life.
Twenty-onc OF the corporations inter-
ested have already siguided their tnten'
ton TO DO SO.
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work is shown by the certificate OF the
Rev, samuel Hart, L. n, custodian "
the standard Book OF Common Prayer
Original Illustrations form the most
striking feature ot tho volume These
include pictures suitable for tho festivals
% Christmas. Easter. Ascension. Whit
SUNDAY and Trinity, The ,1rst sunday
in Advent Is faced by u representation ~
Moses ulting up the srrlHut N the Wilder
ness, as tho Old Testament type " tho
cruciGNlon. These pictures are the work
Of Robert Aiming He'll, " Liverpool, "A
designer In the front rank OF Engltsh
artists. Al OF the seven plates IN the
book are surrounded by elaborate and
Intricate borders IN black and white.
which are the work 81 Rcr,rum Gros-
veuor Goodhue, and the pages opposite
each plato have borders surrounding the
gospel for the festival " the same cla-
borate and ingenious character Al the
fourteen borders differ. and every collect.
epistle and gospel begins with an initial
letter, designed by MIR Goodhue, Upon
the large initials fer cach collect there
Is q shield or scroll, bearing. from the
first Sunday in Advent 20 Trinlty sun
day. symbols OF the seasons or saints
to which the collect is proper. and for
the Sunday after Trinity the names OF
the cardinal virtues. tho Sits " tho
spirit, etc, In Latin.
In the borders for Christmas day bats
and moles are interviewer IN the foliage
OF tho Old j~lspens8tion. while owls
ness OF the old d]ispensatiou. while owls
hold In their talUus scrolls bearing the
ramcS OF the patriUrchs. ne major
prophets, etc. The Easter border con-
taius peacocks, the anci'n, emblem OF
the Resurrection. holding IN their place
scrolls bearing the names OF the -four
evstuselists. the doctors Of tho church cs-
pcciaily associated with the prayer book,
and the three martyrs. IS typical OF the
light Of the new iispSlSItioa and the
triumph O; the church over tho sYua-
gogue. Sir John Stlins- has supervised
the musical portion Of he book. The
book IS m imperial folio, II by IS Inches
The edition is limited TO 10 copies.
Among the subscribers to the work In
this city are J. Pierpont Morgan and
other men Of prominence AMI wealth in
the church.
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rae MONEY OF THE NATION.

The address OF Mr.. Edward Atkinson
on the money question, delivered On Fri
day. the 18th. before the Manufacturers
club Of Philadelphia, should be read by
every voter in the land. II only for the
information it conveys
He showed beyond the possibility OF
doubt that the maintenance IF the single
STANDARD OF gold has made london The
great banking enter it IL, and that 1T
Is tn her stern adherence 10 that single
standard that Great Britain owes a large
part Of her paramount control OF the
OF the world" In he last
ten years the British empire has bought
OF Us nearly two billions and a half
HAaON,ooO in gold or its equivalent
more than We have bought or imported
from il. II an act Of free coinage OF
silver at Is to l were now passed in the
United States, 1t is evident that Great
Britain would pay over 10 US in the
next ten years that enormous sum at
its coinage value, or twice its bullion
value" and We should lose the difference,
a.s0,@0.OW, while OF course our stock Of
gold would by an memorable law be
driven out Of the country by u base
kgaI tender currency. II was therefore
snttreb' just for Mr. Atkinson to chal-
N the Philadelphia ~bimetallists by
..ks,~ fb.ra-
Shall We share in the credit with her
Great Britain or deprive ourselves Of
an share By our own discreitt and serve
her Interests more fully by dehasing
our own standard OF value? DO you
Wish TO conduct our commerce with
Great Eritain on a policy u Heads she
w~ins-tziis We lose?'"
Our farmers viii have something 10
say to the blind bimetalhs; politicians
who are leading them 10 the financial
ruin which will souow free silver coin
age-by which they would be paid for
their grain and cotton in silver dollars
having little more than half the purchas-
ing power OF what they now receive for
their surplus products.
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China would be increased tenfold Our
goods pay an import duty ON arrival
They are then transported into the In
terror, where they a at every five or
ten miles a like duty. varying IN amount
according to the officer OF the district,
These accumulate 50 rapidly that at to
miles from the seaboad our lour and
kerosene cost too much for the bulk o.
the population, We admit Chinese tea
free. and the exemption should be OK
tended to a~rccrockers, preserved gingcr
and lines, In return Tor reciprocal IA
vorS to our products
The American travellers and tourists
spend yclON.too IN gold annually in Eu-
rope which never comes back Europe
holds a large portion " u securities,
and the interest is paid in gold How
can We get It back Increased trade
with China througA reciprocity treaties
ami an American Chtnese Chamber Of
Commerce c0er m~easUrcless opportuni-
ties Tor turning q Solden stream toward
our W shorcs
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The nouneemen that there are iG0S
more men TN women in Western Cam
ada has stimulated the spiasterS OF the
eastern part Of the dominion to write
the mayor OF Vancouver proposing the
establishment Of a home for marriage
able young women in hat city. object.
matrimony." AZ vacancies occurred in
this home they would be nlled by new
arrivals from the East, and thus would
the bachelors OF the West Dc supplied
with u Rey~er-taillng matrimonial re-
source. There arr, it must be confessed.
some practical objections which suggest
themselves, How long, Tor example,
would a young m be maintained in
the home. pending her decision? And
how many guesses would one bachelor
be allowed before he finally secured a
unafaa
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SUMPTUOUS T BOOK
Artistic Volume for the Protestant Epis-
copal Church.
\. Y. Herald

n. Y, Herald.
one Of the most notable specimens OF
ecclesiastical literature ever published in
this country IS the new and elaborate
edition Of the Altar Book, issued by the
authority OF the church, advance sheets
OF which are on exhibition in The oiic,s
Of Thomas Whitaker in the Bible House
The Altar Book. containing the order for
the holy eucharist according TO the use
OF the Protestant Episcopal chur,h. with
the collects, epistles and gospels OF Tie
Book OF Common Prayer for all the sun
days and holy days OF the year, together
with those from the occasional offices
and from the ordinal, is the work CT d.
g. Updlek. OF Boston, who was commits
stoned by the general convention OF 1872
to prepare a special edition OF the Stand
ard Book OF Common Prayer. So highly
appreciated was the limited edition OF the
Prayer Boob that It was decided TO print
an edition Of the Altar Book on similar
lines, in a manner as sumptuous as pos
sible.
The book contains the collects. epistles
and gospels to be used throughout the
year. the order for the administration Of
the Lords Supper, or holy communion;
the collects. epistles and gospels for the
communion o. the sick, Cor the yisita-
ton OF prisoners. for Thanksgiving day.
for the ordering of d~eac1ns, for the or
der!ng Of priests and the conservation OF
bishops. and for the conservation OF a
a church or chapel. m addition, the
musical notation Of such parts Of these
services as may be said or sung by the
priest is given. but it is so given that.
literally, II may be said or sung, the
muSl, being so arranged that It shall
nos necessarily interfere with the custom
Of those priests who do not lntone the
service. The text follows exactly the
revised Standard Book Of Common
Prayer Of 1S92. The authorization Of the