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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-09

Soldiers and sailors are to be al.
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-09
FORTIFYING MANILA.
Uncle Sam Taking Measures to Render the
Philippine Harbor Impregnsbie Against
Attack from Spaniards.

WASHINGTON, June A. Effective
measures taken by the administration
will shortly render Manila harbor i'm
pregnable against Spanish attack
In connection with the defenses Of
that harbor, it is learned that the City
Of Picking carried with her to the far
east a large number Of mines, contain
ing 50 pounds Of gun cotton, Of the
same character as those which were
sent to the north Atlantic squadron at
the request of Rear Admiral Sampson.
Back Of these mines will be placed the
monitor Monterey, which will shortly
start for the far east in tow OF colliers.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-09

TAMPA, Fla, June 4.-The censor.
ship at Tampa, which relaxed enough
yesterday to permit of chronicling,
with certain restrictions, the arrival
of volunteer troops at this point, has
been again frightened toeven greater
extreme than before. No comments
will hereafter be allowed on the move
ments of the regular or volunteer
troops, either to or from this point,
nor will anything bearing on any
phase Of the situation here be per-
mitted.
The oasis., 1898-07-16
A ArSIzoNA ~H>>'-
LouIIed from Exchanges. l

.,,ound 10 pieces under the wheels of train near Hardy on Monday night. If is supposed that he was stealing a nde.
 pheojx Gazette: John Gates of Nogales has purchased Stapeley's ol,ce at Five Points and will run it as of old. MT. Stapeley will probably on into the mountains where he has several mining interests.
 St. Johns Herald: Last Sunday afternoon the little 2-year-old child of s. Gibbons, got hold of a bottle Of beosine and swallowed portion of it. The child was very i'll, but is now en- trely over the effects of it
 Enterprise: After binding A. A. Long over to await the action of the oest grand Jury his bond was fixed at SooO. His own books show short
 age of s2s00, while. the license account
 nay develop an equal amount. So far
 oearly 5000 has been found in the
 lcsnse irregularities.
 Gazette: The watermelon associa- ton will ship car of melons to DeD- yer today. Colorado is ''some pump l sInsp on raising watermelons herself, 1 but her crop is several weeks later ! than the Arizona product. The Salt l River valley has sufficient melons to l feed several states besides Colorado. Holbrook Argus: Heavy rains have 1 fallen all over Apache and Navajo I counties during the past week. The \ Little Colorado is booming. Soaking
 showers are of daily occurrence. he gsss on the range has never been Il liner aud the cro ps throughout all 1 sections are In splendid condition
 Never within the memory Of the old 1 est settlers have the outlook in these l parts been better.
 Jerome ReporteT If w A. Clark l did not use exceptionally good judg-
 ment in selecting his officials here in Jerome they would have snccumbed long ago to disease common among \ people who think we'll of themselves. 1 The efforts politicians are putting
 forth to convince them that they are separately and collectively the only
 popular and influential people in the
 county Is remarkable, coming as it
 coes from people not peoned.
 Yuma Sun: District Attorney J.
 Wright was in town Wednesday,
 fopping here on his way from Tue
 son, where he has been for several
 days, to San Francisco. He has been |
 ~dered by his physician to take a
 up pand is now on his way to the
 Unted States new possession, the
 Hawaiian Islands. MT. Wright's re-
 eOVery has recently been very marked,
 V"iV IS thought that change or
 climate will be necessary to entirely
 'Store him to his former self.
 Republican,: A 2-year-old child of
 hf- and Mrs. A. F. Walbridge had a
 uaffow escape from a painful death
 lS1erday. It was visiting at the
 aOne of a neighbor and picked up a
 aule used in picking concentrated
 peout of a can. The child put the
 'u'le blade in its mouth. Its lips
 were badly burned and the lye found
 r' @ way along the side of the tongue. F 'uechild was discovered before the & "'oSlVe substance found it's way
 eO"u the throat. Mrs. Walbridge
 'as called. She remembered what is & .''w to know, that vinegar is the < Q, .'V remedy in cases of this kind. tgA IA
The oasis., 1898-07-16

A San Francisco telegram dated the sth inst says: The California Red Cross Society has lected Dr. f. ]. Hart of Tempe, Ariz., as it's first surgeon for Manila. He has spent iiye years iu the army service in An zoua, and speaks Spauish, Italian and French, as well as English. Oswald Schlot will be sent as steward. He has lived ln the Philippines. Alto- gether corps of eight doctors ana nurses will soon be supported at Ma nila by the Red Cross of California.
 Republicans: The Florence stage due at Mesa last night did not reach there until noon today It returned after dinuer: The delay was caused by the rise of the Gila at Riverside, where the stage from Globe was over turned in the river, throwing out the mail and two passengers into the rag ing current. The mail has not yet been recovered. The driver says there was but very little water in the river, but while in the middle of the bed the rise suddenly came down and worked havoc with the overland limited,
 Courier: There is some talk among friends and admirers of the late Cap tainO'Neill, Of erecting monumment to his memory inPrescott. Certainly no one is more deserving ot such honor than our late mayor and most distin- guished fellow citizen and gallant soldier. The Prescott lodge of Wood men of the World, Of which Captain O'Neill was member, would doubt less, contribute the sI00 which that order sets aside for such purposes to the proposed monument fund The city Of Prescott might also do some thing in that line.
 Enterprise: One Of the unusual, and so far as the public is concerned, unexplained actions Of the district court, was the setting aside of the verdict in the case of Josiah Auder- son, the wealthy cattleman who near ly six weeks before was convicted Of assault with intent to commit murder. Not knowing the merits of the case other than that twelve men found verdict Of guilty, the court should not be criticised Cattlemen, how ever do much plain talking oa--the. street. and the consensus of opinion seems to be that the first was fair and impartial trial.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-06-16

Commissioner of Pensions H. Clay
Evans, has issued a circular stating
that officials are disreearding the
laws and regulations as to the eXecu-
tion of pension vouchers and warning
them that they will be prosecuted if
the practices continue. The circular
says:
while it is believed that many
officials who assist in the execution
of pension vouchers have no concep-
tion of their criminal liability in the
premises, it is equally certain that
many others to secure an advantage
in the numerical number of their eli
entage knowingly and willfully resort
to violations of the law.
There can be no justification in
the prevalent haste and laxity exist.
ing in many offices, by which post
dating, false certification, false claim
and stock witnesses have become a
factor in administration and acknowl-
edgment of pension vouchers.
1T is the intention of this bureau,
where the facts warrant such actions,
to institute criminal proceedings
against the parties who indulge in
these illegal and irregular practices
and they are warned accordingly"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-06-16
The Water Works.

May gath Mr.. Landon and son, of
Pittsburg, put a gang of men" to
work excavating for the foundation
of the stand pipe. w. A. Liller, of Key
ser, put his men to quarrying out rock
for the foundation of the steam pump
ing house. The same day G. G. Ham
mond commenced unloading a car of
cement to be used in laying rock and
brick. The work of laying pipe, etc.
has been steadily pushed forward, so
that we are able to say that water
works at Mt. Lake Park is a certainty.
Mt. News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-06-16
Naval Strength of the Powers,

AS the naval strength of the various
powers is much disputed and very
different estimates are put forth by
writer's from time to time, much in
terest attaches to paper just laid
before the British Parliament which
gives, it may be presumed, the British
official view. The fleets of Great
Britain, France, Russia, Germany,
Italy, the United States and Japan
are analyzed, and the numbers and
types of vessels built and building
are stated. The fleet of Japan is in
cluded for the first time in the official
statement, which applies to the stu
alton as it was March 31st, 1898. YES
sells are described as building if
money has been appropriated for
them and they are to be at once be-
gun.
There are two tables, the first in
cluding only vessels actually built.
OF these Great Britain heads the list
with so battle ships, 1S armored crui-
sers, 95 protected cruisers, 16 unpro-
tected cruisers, Is armored coast-de-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-06-16

Miss S. A. Stone, of Baltimore, who
has been a regular visitor to the Park
for the past several years, and who
built the cottage on the corner of q
and Cedar streets, departed this life
May nth. Miss Stone was good
woman and was ready for her de-
parture. She leaves a step-sister, Miss
Burwell, who will have the sympathy
of host of friends.-M News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-06-16
Baptist Young Peoples Union of America
Buffalo, n. v, July 14-17, 1898. Il.
& O. II. II.

For the occasion tickets will be sold
at low rate of one fare for the round
trip, from points on the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad. Tickets will be
good going July 12th to 18th inclusive,
and good to return until July 10Th
with privilege of extension until Sep
tember 1st inclusive, if ticket is de-
posted with joint agent at Buffalo on
July nth, 18th or 10Th and payment
of fee of so cents. The Royal Blue
Line between Washington. Baltimore,
Philadelphia and New York are the
finest and fastest trains in the world.
Call on nearest agent B. & o. R. R.for
routes and detailed information.-10t
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-06-16

BY OLIVER C. MILLER.

BY OLIVER C. MILLER.
Cor. xvi: 13: Watch We: stand
fast in the faith, quit you like men:
be strong
We must watch and fight as we'll
as pray. In this life nothing good is
obtained or maintained without CON
tending for it. Our text is a QUOTA
tion from the address of the Philistine
| general to his soldiers before going
INTO battle. BE strong and quit
yourselves like men, that We be nor
servants; quit yourselves like men
and fight" What a soul-inspiring
summons it is, not to be servants
while inhumanity and injustice tri-
umph over us. Sturdy manliness and
supreme courage are the need of the
nation to-day, These are not born
of commercial life, nor during peace
but on bloody battlefields. The stir
ring admonition of Holy writ speaks
to-day to our nation: ''Ye have not
yet resisted unto blood striving
against sim" Both we as a nation
and our enemies have sinned. and
there is only one thing that will put
away sin, and that is blood. This is
why we should believe in this war.
1t was inevitable. God sent it. and
he will accomplish his own purposes
through it. 1t has been now thirty
seven years since our last war. We
read in the Book of Judges this signif-
icant sentence: And the land had
rest for forty years. This rest was
the price of bloodshed. Peaceful pur-
suits do not give symmetrical devel-
opment to national life. After per-
iods of prosperity and rest, war seems
to become a necessity. The most low
ing disciple of Jesus has said: HEREBY
perceive we the love of God. because
he laid down his life for us; we ought
to Law down our lives for the breth-
rem" Again, speaking Of the heroic
lives of the saints, the same disciple
says: And they love not their lives
unto death" Let us in the strength
of Jehovah the God of battle, defend
the precious legacy of our forefathers,
who fought and labored that we
might enter into their labOrs. Every
thing precious to the life of our nation
was bought with blood, and by blood
it must be maintained. Let us prove
ourselves worthy to maintain the
blood-bought legacy of our heroic
dead. But let us be sure to go into
the conflict with prayer and with
faith in God, as did our fore-fathers
of whom it may well be said, 'The
world was not worthy" We must
either be patriots or paupers. Let us
not partake of the blessings of liberty
and not raise our hand to maintain it.
Let us fight for our tiresides and our
children, lest they be scourged be-
meath the lash of inhumanity and
oppression. Ours is a just cause and
therefore has the promise of a just
God. Let US honor Him and He will
honor us. Give thanks to Him for
our victories and even the stars in
their courses that fought against
Sisera will fight for us. The essential
principle of the heroic life is faith;
it catches sight of the highest good
and pursues it at all hazard. America
has heroic ancestry, and dare not
degenerate under the influence of a
cursed money getting ,pleasure-loving
spirit. Let us catch the words shout
ed down the ages from a myriad of
heroic lips now speechless forever,
and yet never dying; "Quit you like
men, be strongn'
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-06-16

A despatch from Camp Thomas,
Chickamauga Park, says the first
wedding in Camp reported took place
Tuesday before Colonel Spillmans S
headquarters. Col. Spillman gave
the bride away, and the field and staff
officers of the First West Virginia
and the attendants around headquar-
ters were the witnesses. The cere-
mony was performed by Chaplain Ar
buthnot.
Curtis Stanley came from Clearfield
county, Pa, about year ago he went
to Randolph county, W. Va. where he
secured employment. He left behind
a pretty sweetheart named Bertha
Elizabeth Miller. They were lovers in
Clearfield county. When the war
broke out, Stanley enlisted in Com
pany E, at Elkins, and was ordered to
Kanawha city. His sweetheart hast
ened there, but when she arrived she
found the command had moved to
Chickamauga. To that place she went,
and after much delay the license was
procured, and the wedding took place
as above stated. The groom wore his
uniform, with red rose pinned to his
left breast; while the bride was be-
comingly attired in travelling suit of
some dark material.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-06-16
land the expedition could start within

manu- lllV lJCNtlilOil COulu ctdIl Nlllllll
"a hours.
The Navy Department has been ad
vised of the purpose of the army, and
the War Board to-day was making ar
rangements for the supply of con
voying fleet. This will be of more
formidable character than that which
goes with the Santiago expedition,
for the plans contemplate joint at
tack upon the San Juan Notifications
by the army and navy, and the forti-
tications are so powerful that heavily
armored ships only can be sent against
them at the beginning. Therefore it
it believed that Simpsons battleships
will head this fleet.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-06-16

BargeS.
Bessie.
Martha.
Tug Captain sam.
On the sides and on the smokestacks
of every one of the transports which
formed the fleet were painted large
white numbers, and by these num-
bers the boats were officially known,
their original names being discarded.
This was for the purpose of facilita-
ting signaling between the flagship
and the other boats of the fleet.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-06-16

The latter part of next week you
can get nice top buggies at AID. Nay
lor's for $33.75 and whip thrown in.
Will also have nice line of harness,
whips, etc, on hand. Harness from
$3.50 per set up. 13-3t.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-06-16
FOUR AMERICANS ARE KILLED
Among Them Was DR.. Gibbs, of
Richmond, Va.
A Guerrilla Attack Leads to Almost Con-
tinuOus Fighting for Thirteen Hours,
When the Landing OF ReinfOrcements
From the Marbiehead Causes the
Spaniards to Retreat.

hINGsToN, JAMAICA. June IA
hight at Guantanamo between United
States marines and Spaniards began
at o'clock yesterday afternoon and
ended at 6 O'Clock this morning. The
marines had made a landing there.
They had four killed and one wound
ed
The Spanish troops advanced on the
marine camp through thick tropical
growth. Sergeant Charles H. Smith.
who was on the extreme outpost. fell
first.
When they found the marines await
ing their attack the Spaniards at first
retreated. Later firing began half a
mile to the right in the woods. There
were number of skirmi ,hes.
Commander McCalla sent a detach-
ment of marines from the Marblehead
ashore i'll launch to assist their COM
rades. This settled the day and the
Spaniards withdrew.
Three thousand Spanish troops are
reported to be at Caimanera. Three
hundred Cubans are expected to NOR
row to occupy point across the bay.
On BOARD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DISPATCH BOAT DAUNTLESS, OFF Gu
ANTANAMO, June -, via Mole st.
Nicholas, Hayti. .)-Lieut. Col. r. w.
HuntingtOn's battalion of marines,
which landed from the transport Pan
ther F%dav- -2ad. encamped on the hill
at the entrance to the outer harbor of
Guantanamo, have been engaged in
beating off bush attack by Spanish
guerrillas and regulars. The attack
began at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon.
The fighting was almost continuous
for thirteen hours. This morning re-
Inducements were landed from the
Marblehead and the Spanish then re-
treated
Four of the Americans were killed
and one was wounded. The advance
pickets under Lieutenants Neville and
Shaw are unaccounted for.
Among the killed is Assistant Sur
geon John Blair Gibbs, son of Major
Gibbs, of the regular army, who fell
in the Custer massacre. His home
was at Richmond, Va, but he had
been practicing medicine in New York
city, and he entered the service after
the war began. He was popular Of
ficer. The others killed:
Sergeant Chas H. Smith, of Small
wood.
Private VIM. Dunphy, of Glouches-
ter, Mass.
Private James McColgan, of Stone
ham, Mass.
Corporal Glass was wounded in the
head
The Spanish loss is unknown.
Splashes of blood found at daylight
at the positions which the Spaniards
had occupied indicate fatalities, but
their comrades carried off the killed
and wounded.
The engagement began with desul-
tory firing at the pickets, a thousand
yards inland from the camp. Capt.
Spicer's company was doing guard
duty and was driven in, finally rally
ing at the camp and repulsing the
enemy.
The bodies of Privates McColgan
and Dunphy were found, both shot in
the head. The large cavities caused
by the bullets, which, inside a range
of 500 yards, have a rotary motion,
indicate that the victims were killed
at close range.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-06-16

| Cor. xvi: 13: Watch ye; stand
fast in the faith, quit you like men;
be strongn
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-06-16
About 1900 Went.

/ TAMPA, FLA, June 12.-The eXpe-
dition that sailed from Tampa to Key
| West on the way to Santiago was
made up of nearly twenty regiments
of regular infantry. including, besides
the Fifth Army Corps, four regiments
of infantry that have been in camp
at Mobile, ard which formed part of
Major General Cooping's command
at that rendezvous.
The total force of regular infantry
was about 1000 men. There were
also two regiments of volunteer in
fantry, about 1900 men altogether;
the second regiment of cavalry from
Mobile, 500 men, and two squadrons
each from the first, third, sixth, ninth
and tenth cavalry, about 1900 men;
eight troops Of volunteer cavalry,
taken from "Roosevelt's Rough h
Riders" $50 men; four batteries of
light artillery, 800 men and 16 guns;
two batteries of heavy artillery, 200
men and 1G guns;a battalion of engin-
eers, 200 men; signal and hospital
corps, about 800 men, grand total
of about 1900 men.
The regulars were practically pick
ed men, as not a single recruit was
taken, the regiments carrying only
the old and seasoned troops.
The following is the list of trans
ports arranged in order as they sailed,
with names and carrying capacities:
Miami 200 men.
E-Santiago ............ ................ so men.
5-GuSSle ........... 100 men.
I-Cherokee OO) men,
5-Seneca 90J men.
6-Alamo ...... ........ ......... SOD men.
7-Comal .................... go men, l76 horses.
o-1 ucatan t5) men.
9-Berk shire .............. ia men, III horses.
NV hlhey IO) men.
-Olvette i0J men. Is horses.
l2-Seguranca, flag Observation-Disclosures. 500 men.
l4-Concho ............. ............... Is men.
l5-Florlda zoo men.
l6-CIty Of Washington ................... 800 men.
I-Alleghan% 45Jm men, 1870 horses.
lS-San Marcos ........ 40 men, 26 horses.
l9-D ii, Miller $50 men. 800 mu es.
ZO-Saratoga 9D men.
N-Leond ,oO men.
23-Rlo Ordnue 100 men.
t3-Nigilincia 200 men.
4-UriZaba ............ 0OJ men.
-o-OIoquols ..'''.''.''''''' '..'''''' 'o' IheH'
26-Mattewan ..... ............ $40 men, 800 horses
2'-Morgan ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. -
2S-StlllWater r.....................,..........
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-06-16
This Way for Vehicles.

A. D. Naylor has just received the
come to this town. rs vehicles of all
kinds now on hand-surreys, daytons,
three seated wagons, and in fact nearly
any kind of buggy or wagon you can
want, and at prices to suit the times.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-10-05

-MeSsrs. James Kirkly, T.. L.
Iruesdell and "Shep". of Cam
den. spent Sunday visiting friends
and others at Heath Springs.
A change Of ,chedule wont
into effect Monday on the o. r.
Il {. K. K. Both passenger train,
are due here at 80 .. M, thi.
being the meeting point now.
The commissions Of several
OF the stato cons,ables hxvs bean
revoked by Governor Ellerbe,
among the Lumber being that OF
Mr.. j. b. Sims Of Lancaster.
DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup Can be
relied on. If You suffer from
coughs, colds, hoarsenes., bron
chltls or other throat and lung
all sctlons, this old reliable rome.
dy will cure you.
Rev. d. +. Montgomery Of
Spartanburg, formerly Of Thu,
county, has gone to the Southern
Baptist Theological seminary to
take \ course IN theology.
List Of letters advertised for
the week ending Oct. 4th, IS9S:
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-10-05
BUtkLEN'S ARNIIA SiLVE

THE BEST SALNE In the
world for Cu;s, HrHI-es, Sores,
Ulc-rs, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores.
letter. Chapped Hards, Cml.
blains, Corns, and al SKIN Erup-
tons, and positively cure. pI!e,,
or no pay required. It's guaran.
teed TO give satisfaction or money
refunded. Price % cents per box.
FOR SALE BY Crawford Bros
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-10-05
Short Locals.

Mr.. j. w. Knight lost three
COWS recently.
Cotton is bringing 5! on the
Lancaster market.
MIR. Joe Walker has accepted
q position with Heath, Springs &
Co.
Miss Alice Elliott of tho
Dixie section is visiting rslativss
here.
Mr.. Snider the Ut to I" pho
toEraPher has pitched ais tent in
town again.
-Asssrs. K. a. Billings and
Frank Clyburn won't to Columbi.
Saturday to take Peter Fraser,
co'or"d to the asylum.
ihcohIlhEncE Of water during sleep
AK p nr,sa S sure eG'laren and adult,
Druggists, Lancaster. {. G.
MI. w. 9. Cauthen, the NOM
inee for county treasurer, of Oak
hurst 10 visiting his brother here.
Mrs. lib. Pardue and daugh-
trr MiaG Mimi, ora r;.,+;,, 81
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-10-05

Edncnte Your Bowels rnh C~sscars,s
Canuy Cathartic, cure constipation forever
ioc, @5c. nc c. fail, druggists refund money.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-10-05

List Of letters advertised for
the week ending Oct. 4th, 1895:
Mis-, Lofty Appan. Mrs. S.E.Crrn-
shaw, Miss Aliba Pam, Miss Hat
tie Waltis, Alice White. care Of
Nj. &. Doole.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-10-05

iak" ~laxnllv" Hr"ruo Quiuiur Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
il il fails to cure. Doe
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-04

Hoods Pills are the best family
cathartic and liver tonic. Gentle,
reliable, sure.