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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-23
NEWS NOTES.

Capt. William ?. Frost, one OF the
oldest newspaper men in the west,
died at Mexico, Mo.
Secretary A,ger on the 18th denied
that the government was considering
the advisability Of makinga third call
for troops.
The annual convention of the Mis-
souri, State Music Teachers association
Is being held at Kansas City, with a
large attendance.
John Howell and Sam Tinsley were
killed and Sam Bayless seriously in.
jured in mine accident In the Dick
z mine, Joplin, Mo.
Col. II. b. Bowers, supreme president
Of the American Protective associa.
tion, has moved the national head.
quarters Of the order to Clinton, la
II was rumored In Kansas City, Mo-,
that the Armours and their associates
would in few days establish the New
England national bank In that city,
capitalized at ss5O,OOO.
The principal event Of the Kansas
State Shooting association tourna.
ment being held at Ottawa was the
state individual championship which
was won by Frank Hodges, Of Olathe,
on 80 straight birds
The officials Of the Chicago & North.
western railroad have decided to show
their patriotism and to inspire their
passengers by decorating the com.
pany's buildings everywhere along the
three divisions Of the road. Flags will
be purchased for the entire 1000 miles
Of the company road
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-23
Third Expedition VIII Be Delayed.

SAN Francisco, June 1S-It will re-
quire some very rapid work on the part
of both the local military officials and
the war department at Washington to
have the third fleet Of transport
steamers ready for sea by the Gath
inst, the date reported to have been
set for its departure. Very little work
is being done on any Of the vessels,
and only one is being coaled for the
trip. Supplies have not commenced to
arrive, and very little mechanical
work Ia being done.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-23
FIXES MAXIMUM RATES.
Unusual Provision In the Articles Of IncOY.
porAtion OF Proposed Railway from
Duluth to the Gulf.

Dies MONIES, Ia, June 1S.-Articles
Of incorporation were fled with the
secretary Estate for the Duluth & New
Orleans Railway company. 1t is pro-
posed to build line Of railway from
Duluth, Mimi, to some convenient
gulf point The company's headquar-
ters are at Nevada, la. One peculiar
provision of the articles is that in no
case shall the company charge an ex-
cess Of two cents mile transportation
for passengers and freight rates must
be the minimum commissioners sched.
ule or lower,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-23
NOW FOR PORTO RICO
Thirty-fve Transports Wanted to
Carry the Invading Army.
SPAIN NOT YET READY FOR PEACE.
President Mckinley Believes spain Will
Not Come to Her Senses Until an
American Fleet Has Bom-
bArded Her Coast

WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE war de.
partment expects to utilize approx.
mately IS transports in the expedition
for the invasion of Porto Rico. This
statement was made officially at the
department yesterday. 1t seems to
indicate that the Porto Rico army will
equal, If not exceed, in numbers that
which left for Santiago The estimate
Is made that the IS vessels will carry
between $4,000 and 10000 men, with
their equipments and subsistence
Army officials say that reports which
have been received from reliable
sources show that the number Of Span.
ish soldiers in that country Is probably
10000 men, although other statements
indicate that there is considerably less
than that number 1t Is fair to as.
sumo, they say, that when the United
States army commences active opera.
tions against the city Of San Juan,
every available man in that place will
be impressed into military service and
receive gun. Hence they feel that
the army Of invasion should be Of such
proportions as to leave no doubt Of its
ability and capacity to cope success.
fully with the enemy.
II is stated positively that the EN-.
barkation point for the troops for
Porto Rico has not yet been finally de-
termined and will not b. until Score.
tary Alger and the president have had
an opportunity to confer with Maj
Gen. Miles, who will return to the city
to-day. There is no doubt however,
that this embarkstion will take place
from some point on the Atlantic coast
with . probability in favor Of Fernan-
dina Fla. or Savannah Ga. The
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-23
Capital Stock to Bs Taxed.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, June lS-The
state board Of equalization has de-
cided that the express companies do
ing business in this state shall pay
taxes upon the capital stock used in
conducting their business in Missouri,
in addition to the tax of IL per cent
upon the business done in thestate.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-23

: ROANOKE, Va, June 9O-Norfolk 4
Western passenger train No. 4 was
wrecked at 1913 p. m. yesterday, two
miles westo Shawsville. Three were
killed and several injured. The train
was running down grade at the usual
rates and just at the entrance Of q cut
the fiange OF the outside rail broke,
derailing the engine. The mail coach
jumped over the embankment and was
overturned, being completely demol.
ished.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-23

NATIONAL LEAGUE

NATIONAL LEAGUE
At Chicago 2, Chicago |. Four
teen innings played
At St L0uis-St Louiss, Louisvillea
At Boston-W Washington 4, Boston
At Brooklyn Brooklyn s, Baltimore &
At New York-New York 49, Philadelphia
WESTERN LEAGUE
At Minneapolis 5, Minneapolis
At Omaha-Milwaukee IL, Omahaz
AT St Paul-St Paul 4, Columbus 3
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-23
Full Fusion in Minnesota.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, June 16.-The
state conventions OF the democrats,
populists and silver republicans were
held here yesterday and fusion was
accomplished by compromise. The
middle-of- the.road element OF the
peoples party, led by Ignatius Don
nelly, nearly accomplished the bolt
they had planned. Ex-Congressman
Lind, silver republican, was named
for governor Populists get most Of
the other officers.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-23
Collection for the Soldiers,

PHILADELPHIA, June 1S.-It Is the
desire OF the national relief commits
sion that the Sunday preceding the
Fourth Of July shall be devoted large
ly to patriotic services in the various
churches OF the United States 1t Is
suggested that at these services cash
collection be taken for the soldiers and
sailors and their families.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-23
Kansas Free Silver Republicans.

TOPEKA, Kan, June IS. The state
free silver republican convention was
held yesterday. DR.. Lawrence, Of
Butler county, was temporary chair
man and Judge 7, B. Anderson, of
Wyandotte county, permanent chair
man. The resolutions declare for free
coinage, against the bond issue and
indorse the present state administra-
tiou
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-23

OMAHA, Neb, June 1S.-.The so-called
national organization committee of
the peoples party, Of which Milton
Park, Of Dallas, Tex, is chairman, and
which was chosen at the Nashville con.
ference Of middle.of-the-roaders July 4
last, has decided to bolt outright and
call an independent convention on
September 4, at Cincinnati, for the
purpose Of recognizing the populist
party.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-23
Illicit Still Discovered.

KNOXVILLE, NO., June 1s.-Revenue
officer Kirkpatrick, of 0ttumwa, Ia,
has apprehended George Shellenbar-
ger, who resides II miles east Of this
city, for Illicit distilling. The still
was located in a cave dug in the bank
Of creek. 1t had been in operation
about six months. Its capacity was
about six gallons per day.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-23
SOLDIERS AS BANDITS.
UncIe SANE Men vt Camp NOrthen, Ga.
Hold Up and Rob Carriage Drivers
Near the Camp.

ATLANTA, Ca, June lS.-A special
from Griffin, Ca, says soldiers at Camp
Northen played the role Of high
waymen last night, and every hack
that left the city Tor the camp ground
was held up and the drivers robbed OF
their money at the point of pis-
tolls. The robberies occurred within
the military reservation and there
were several bodies Of the robbers.
The men wore the regulation uniform.
A large amount of money was secured.
No violence was offered the drivers as
they did not resist.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-23
Ii Hung Chang Growing in Favor

LONDON, June 1s.-0ficial changes at
Pekin, says q dispatch to the Daily
Mail from Tien Tsin, foreshadow the
return Of Ii Hung Chang to power.
His influence is predominant in the
Tsung-li-Yamen, and he Is strongly
biased In favor OF the Russians
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-23
BIC subscription for war Bonda

WASHINGTON, June 1S-The secre.
tary Of the treasury received sub
scriptiou for 100000 Of the new
bonds from the New York Life lnsur-
ance company. inclosing . check for
$500, GOV q required by the treasury
reRulstienA
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-23
One Battalion Of Infantry for oklahoma

GUTHRIE, Ok, June is.-A telegram
from Gov. Barnes, at Washington, yes
terday stated that he had secured the
allotment of one battalion Of infantry
(4sO) to Oklahoma and would start for
home last night to at once recruit and
ORGANIZE the men.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-23

NATIONAL LEAGUE
At Baltimore Baltimore 5, Washington l.
At Observation-Disclosures Louisville |.
At Observation-Disclosures 1, Cleveland 3
AT New Brooklyn 0, New York l.
AT Boslon-Boston Il, Philadelphia
At Chicago Chicago l. St Louis O.
WESTERN LEAGUE
At Kansas City-Kansas City 5, indianapolis
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-10-12

the purposes which have been stated as
the basis of the demand for better
roads.
1t may appear in the course OF the
discussion of this subject that there is
another factor to be considered before
any policy of State road building, or
State aid to road building, is finally de-
termined upon. That factor is cleo
tricity. What construction of perma-
nent highway, of macadamized road,
for travel or teaming, from Stowe to
Waterbury, the railway outlet for the
former place and the country around,
in efficiency and convenience could
supplant the electric railway recently
built and put in operation between
those two towns9 What State-aided
highway would afford an adequate sub
stitute for the electric railways pro-
jected up Mad river valley, or the
valley of Winooski's north branch?
The electric railway is the coming
means of nter-communication in Yer
mont, of bringing travellers and COM
modities from up among the hills to the
main lines of steam travel and trans
portation. This is the case in Wash
ington county and what is true here is
true, in greater or smaller degree, in
all other parts Of the State. And here
the query arises if the State may not
more economically in money and time,
and more advantageously to the COM
munities off from the main lines Of
travel, lend its aid to the construction
of electric railways up the valleys of
the small streams, and overland where
practicable, than to embark in the en-
terprise of building highways for teams
whose advantages, however great they
may have been a decade of years and
more ago, are already being super Jeded
by the traction road? By the end Of
another decade the electric railway will
be omnipresent among the hills and
valleys of Vermont. In very large
measure, electricity will solve the good
roads problem in its relation to the
matter of inland travel and traffic.
Possibly electricity may leave sections
of country in which the State may be-
come road builder, sections which
may properly be assisted in the con-
struction of highways to new business
centers. In the present aspect of the
matter, however, the Legislature can
not leave out of sight the agency of
electricity in any plan for road improve
ment it may consider, or may finally
adopt. The stage coach and freight
wagon surrendered to steam, and their
successors of diminished Importance
and magnifcence must yield to elec-
tricity.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-10-12
Lions in the Way.

In an address before the Western
Vermont Congregational Club, Repre-
sentative Powers, as he is reported, used
this language respecting the one matter
of leading and over-shadowing national
policy:
II we permanently take the Philippines,
we will be compelled to governithem, with
or without their consent, as the case may
be. They will not, in all human probable
ity, be able to govern themselves, and thus
we shall abandon the fundamental basis
upon which our government rests, namely,
that the people shall be their own governors.
Besides all this, the people OF these islands
can never be governed by US, il we under
take the task, without an immense lexpense
to our treasury If it be logical to Judge of
the future by the past, we will have revo-
luton on our hands the greater part of the
time. A standing army Of mammoth size
will be needed to garrison the 1,400 islands
constituting the group. Coast Notifications
the number and extent of which no man
can define, will be required as defence
against attack by other nations. We have
here at home the longest and most exposed
coast line OF any nation on earth, already
involving an immense expenditure of money
and not half protected at that Are our
people yearning to secure territory extend
ing over sixteen degrees Of latitude and ten
degrees of longitude, and made up princi-
pally Of coast-line to still further expand
our frontierf
Judge Powers is timid soul, or some
other feeling than fear, some motive
which his fellow citizens of Vermont
or large majority of them-are not in
sympathy with, dominates him. He has
become pessimist in nearly all matters
of national Republican policy. But
vermonters follow Dewey. The hero
of the battle of Manila Bay is their pro.
phet in this matter of the Philippines.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-10-12

Freedoms hero shall be wildly recalled
in the locality of his birth, in Europe's
most famous capital. At the Paris
Exposition of 1900, July Fourth will be
United States Day. In this country an
association has been formed for the
purpose of erecting in Paris monu.
ment TO the memory Of La Fayette, as
a twentieth century tribute from the
people at this Nation, to be unveiled
with fitting ceremony, July 4, 1900.
There is fine harmony in the day and
the purpose.
At the entrance to the hsrbor of
Americas metropolis, the gift to this
country of the republicans of France, a
memorial of the fraternal tie that binds
the two people together, is colossal
statue of "Liberty Enlightening the
World" America now proposes to set
up in Paris proper memorial to the
man who forged that bond. its cost is
estimated at $250,000. 1t is proposed
that this money shall come direct from
the people, and that the school chill
dren of America shall participate in
raising it. 1t is suggested that this
subject. shall be brought before the
schools on the 10th of October, the
anniversary of the surrender of Corn
wallis at Yorktown, an event which
practically ended the War of the Revo-
luton, and an issue to which La
Fayette and the troops of France
powerfully contributed. One of the
last official acts of Governor Grout was
the designation of Wednesday, October
10, as "La Fayette Day" Under his
direction the superintendent of educa-
ton, Mason l.. Stone, has issued to the
teachers of Vermont circular forcibly
presenting an appeal for their CO.
operation in this patriotic enterprise.
From the teachers and school chill
dren of Vermont, land of Ethan Allen
first born of the sisters of the Union
signally honored by La Fayette himself
the response, in patriotic enthusiasm
and in substantial contributions, should
be as spontaneous and boundless as tn,
generosity of the man whose name it i,
proposed to commemorate.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-10-12
La Fayette Memorial.
tricit,y.

There is-or should be-little need to
tell the youth of America who was
General La Fayette, or why his name
is regarded by all Americans with Deep
est love and reverence. Thousands Of
the sons of the sires who fought in the
battles of the American Revolution
have borne his name, as other thou
sands have borne the name of Wash
ington; all over this broad land, side by
side with that of the Father of his
Country, the name of this chivalric
young Frenchman is written in the
titles of it's towns, cities and counties,
its mountain peaks and institutions of
learning. Vermont gave him loving
welcome to her borders some three
quarters of century ago, and here, in
the capital of the Green Mountain
State, he received the fervent homage
of its people. The children of the
schools, on the summers day when he
made his triumphal progress through
this region, lined the roadsides and
scattered flowers in his pathway as he
passed. In the college park at Bur-
lington a statue of heroic size perpetu-
ates the name and fame of the friend
of Washington, the first and most gen.
erous benefactor of the struggling colo
nists, of him who, in the evening of his
days visiting the land whose freedom
he had decisively helped to achieve,
laid the corner stone of the University
Of Vermont.
Bronze and marble, in America,
perpetuate The name OF La Fayette.
Towns and cities, colleges and public
institutions, keep his memory alive.
Across the border, in the Granite State,
Mount La Fayette, the highest of the
Franconia group, and Mount Washing.
ton, the peerless eminence of the
White Mountains, in fitting and endur-
ing companionship perpetuate the i'm
mortal association of these great cham
pions of the rights of men. But what
memorial, in the land of his nativity,
marks the resting place of the mortal
remains of Americas, Of Washington's,
tried and true friend? Here is the
answer:
In the city OF Paris there Is a convent and
garden. known through the immortal Hugo't
Lies Miserables." In the grounds OF thii
convent is small cemetery where nearly
1900 victims of the guillotine were buried
Unfortunately. Here also repose tn,
bones Of La Fayette beside those OF hi
wife who wished to be buried there. TIL,
resting-place of La Fayette, generally un
known and forgotten, is marked only by
plain granite slab.
The resting place of La Fayette, gen
orally unknown and forgotten, marked
only by plain granite slabl Thi
knowledge of the loneliness, the mourn
full and inglorious companionship o
the dust of La Fayette, has Profound,
stirred every American heart. Americ
proposes that the fame and glory o
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-10-12
Concerning Good Roads.

The dual executive messages devote
large space to the consideration of the
matter of improved highways. The re-
firing Governor treated the subject in
general way, suggestive rather than
positive. Governor Smith discussed
the question in detail, with the direct
ness of practical man of affairs, en-
forcing his ideas with statistics bear
ing on the every day economic aspect
of the subject, and making positive
recommendations to the law-making
power. The subject has never before
been go clearly presented to the Legis-
lature, the evils of the existing system
30 plainly pointed out, or the relation
of good roads to the prosperity of the
people, Individually and collectively, 80
forcibly shown.
Whether the Chief Executives ar
guments will carry conviction to the
minds of majority of the lawmakers
and reappear in practical legislation at
this time is another matter. The i'm
portance of the general subject and its
practical bearing upon the welfare of
State, the development of new indus
tries and the recuperation of old ones,
agriculture in particular, has been
shown 80 clearly that the wayfaring
man may read and understand-and
this is no small service. Governor
Smith may await the germinationso of
the seed he has planted, with full as
surance that the harvest will come in
time, but the fruitage may be not en-
tirely of the variety planted. 1t may
be in the shape of better and more
desirable kind of roadway for travel
and traffic.
1t would greatly help the.understand-
ing of this scheme of State roads if a
practical illustration of the ideas of it's
advocates could be given. Apply the
idea, for example, to Washington
county. What existing highways in
this county would be selected, or what
new ones projected, to carry out this
policy of State road building2 No
doubt the people would be enlightened
on this subject, and would be enabled
to judge of the wisdom and feasibility
Of constructing permanent roads for
carriage travel and for teaming il some
competent apostle of the proposed pol
icy would outline plan for its ap-
plication to this section of Vermont, in
which the wisdom of the State is al
present assembled, and where it's rep
resentatives will abide for the next
few weeks.
Would an engineer intrusted with
the task, and familiar with the region,
select the highway running from the
headwaters of Mad river to Middlesex,
the railway port of that fruitful valley,
to be transformed into a State roadf
Would he designate the road from
Worcester to Montpelier, the railway
station for the region up the north
branch of the Winooski2 Or the high
way up the valley of Dog river? If ht
would take these roads, how would hi
still further elaborate plan that should
in time carry out and perfect the ap
plication of this idea of State roads tt
the regions of Washington county, 8,
that all sections, with reasonable de
gree of equality, might share in it
benefits? Some demonstration of thi
kind ought to be formulated, and
ought to assist materially in determin
ing the wisdom and feasibility of tn
proposed scheme of permanent roa
building and road improvement, TO
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-10-12
ARTHUR ROPES. General Editor.
THE Democratic campaign this fall,

The Democratic campaign this fall,
on the basis of alleged Republican mis-
management in the war department in
the operations against Cuba, and in the
camps OF detention, gets a very black
eye from the testimony, before the in
vestigating commission, of General
Joseph Wheeler and Fitzhugh Lee,
both Democrats of unassailable integ-
rity and of the highest competency to
testify.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-10-12

BY the recent election of Joseph ST.
mon, Portland, Ore, to the United
States Senate the Republicans secure a
voting addition to their ranks in the
place of Henry W. Corbett, appointed
by the Governor to the vacancy in Or
egon's delegation but the case hung
up in the Senate. Mr.. Simon is gold
Senator, an "expansionist," an "imperi-
alist," and everything else that is patri-
otto and American. The Senate will
now have it's full membership of ninety
legally chosen and participating Sena-
tors, the first time for several years.