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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-12-15
Vanderbilt & KESS|NGER.

cat and thirteen women on board
dewey" mascot rooster, runs loose
over the deck and every morning
crows at the usual time. Several cit
liens who stole their way on board
were put below to shovel coal. We
have with US a photographer. The
boys gave him Manila suit, belt and
campaign hat and he marched on
board with us undetected. We held
an election but it was fraud to a
great extent. The odor from below
is very foul. This "life on the ocean
wave" is an experience | have always
longed for but that longing bids fair
to be more than satisfied. We have
had but few bad swells, the worst one
breaking over the end Of the ship
soaked many Of us. Our grub has
been sufficient SO far. am just be.
ginning to get my sea legs and can
walk when the ship goes on its hind
legs or when it falls to one side. The
first who commenced to yell "New
York" were laughed at by all, but
soon the laughing stopped and even
the officers know no superiority in
in this respect. All seemed !, to be
drunk alike. The seagulls are thick,
flying behind the ship eating what
ever we throw overheard. In deter
mining the number of knots per hour
long wheel-like thing is thrown in
the water about hundred yards be-
hind the ship and as they draw in the
wheel by rope attached to it its rev.
|
olutions are equal to the knots.
Saturday morning, Now l2.-I am
feeling better. We had for breakfast
a small piece Of bread, beef, potatoes
and coffee. | am now standing on
the upper deck close to the railing.
At times the spray will fly in my face
while again the water is about thirty
feet below, yet the seals quite smooth
this morning. General Miller is with
us. We will stop in Honolulu. State
rooms cost $3.50 per day. We have
one legged boy on board and to
shield him we furnish him with un-
form.
HONOLULU-It is 8 o'clock where
YOU are in "dear old Kansas" but here
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its stencil.
There are a number OF women on
board our ship and their demeanor is
rather grating on the soldiers feel
ing, but, poor souls, | suppose they
have to chew their cud over again as
well as the rest Of u.s. My health is
good although ! was seasick almost
all the way over. We were given
aluminium identification tags to be
fastened about our necks with
chamois strings.
We sail for Manila tomorrow, Nov.
49, Don't forget the soldier boys.
W. G. SEAToN.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-12-15
FROM COMPANY L.
". G. Seaton Writes Of the Boys
Experiences.

A letter received the other day
from W. C. Seaton, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. C. Seaton, gives an idea OF
what Co. L experienced while en-
route to Manila. The letter is in the
form Of diary, and is as follows.
In CAMP DIZZINESS, Pacific Ocean,
Nov. 10.-We are now two days out
ION the ocean sailing" A great ma
iority have been very sick; many are
better.
We left San Francisco at 3 o'clock
Nov. 8, amid tears and cheers OF an
immense crowd. Many salutes were
fired from Fort Point as we passad
out at the Golden Gate.
We thought "going to sea" was not
so bad until all at once the Newport
reared up and then seemed to fall out
from under us. 1t was at this stage
the fun began. Most Of us rushed for
our hunks and as | took lower one
had a good opportunity to see the
effects.
Nov. Ill am feeling much better.
We are all leaning over the railing
watching the topsails which we have
lust noticed ahead. We had rough
sea night before last but smooth sea
since. | hardly know how to de-
scribe a sea voyage but will do the
best | can. Comparing the ship with
a house, it is six stories high The
soldiers are in three stories. The
port holes serve as windows and the
water lashes up over them. The ship
officers, first sergeants, etc, are in the
deck above ours. Above that are the
colonies and ship captains. The SOL
diers are allowed on the upper deck
at either end. As we look out it
seems as il we were trying to cross a
large hill. Yesterday and today have
been very cloudy but no storm. We
have been going about ID knots an
hour and, though we have fast sail
ing vessel, l do not know why we are
SO slow. They say we are sure to
have good luck for we have a black
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-12-15

| have gotten up at little past 4.
am writing by an electric light in the
hatchway. For eight days we have
known no rest other than that OBJ
tanned from restless ship. Yester
day the ship tossed from side to side
and the deck seemed as steep as the
roof of a house, yet they called it 4
smooth sea. This morning when
awoke could feel hat the ship was
anchored. Upon going on deck saw
thousands Of lights.
Nov. lS.-At one o'clock we are
still anchored two miles out. We
could not 90 ashore for want OF dock
room until the Pennsylvania left for
Manila with the Fifty.first Iowa on
board. She was here two weeks.
am great, surprised at the intelli-
gence Of the people here. They have
a large Y. M. c. A. building with all
the conveniences and accommodations
found in large city. The Kanaka
or native Sandwich islander is aquick,
heavy built, hard working, black per-
son. He is rather sociable. They
have their own language but some
talk English and belong to the Y. M
C. A. There are many Chinese here
and they are more detestable than in
San Francisco. Japs and people from
almost every nation and lots ofpeoplt
from the States are to be seen here
Many of the Honolulu ladies are very
pretty. There is a street car line
the cars being pulled BY horses. inc
streets are narrow and very dirty
Today | walked six miles south tc
Diamond Head, an old volcano. When
| heard that the Kanaka women went
naked thought it was a ruse but to-
day | saw it was naked truth. They
seem as much at home as a lady in
the States would be attired in silk.
The native women and many from
the States ride astride. | went
through Ex.Queen Ills palace.
Vegetation is very luxuriant.
saw cocoanut trees near Hawaiian
hotel said to be 400 years old and
picked some. There are bananas,
monkey nuts, bread fruit, pineapples'
rice, lemons, yams and other tropical
fruits. From mountain top to noun
tain top we climbed until we could
look at the ocean on either side. This
island Of Oahu is about IS miles long.
We climbed over rocks and through
iungles until we became bewildered
and could only find our way out by
climbing vines and bushes; thus trav'
cling hundreds Of feet before reaching
the top almost exhausted. | dread
that rotten old ship tomorrow with
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Books and Bibles

is the largest in the city, and we sell at low
prices that cannot be beaten. But for {
present there is nothing like
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-12-15

Suffer has just received another in
voice OF late designs in gold and sill
yer novelties suitable for holiday
presents. They are the incest ever
brought to the city and will please
you. tao
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-12-15
New Feed Grinding Mill.

C. L. Brown, formerly Of Willow
dale, has purchased the Grange ele-
vator on West Second and has retitted
it for feed grinding mill. All kinds
of feed will be ground cheap and
satisfactorily, special attention to
stockmen's orders. Give him a
ca 90-1t&4c*
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SAVE TWENTY PER CENT
By BUYING COOP SHOES OF
SHE; ARER,
The Shoe Man.
ABILENE, KANSAS.
Crane Lecture Cancelled.

Prof. D. 4. 4antz Of the county high
school sends this notice which will
explain itself:
"a telegram from Chicago post
pones DR.. Cranes lecture indefinitely.
Engagement for December 23d Is can.
celled."
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-12-15

At Suffers is a handsome assort-
ment Of musical instruments, violins,
banjos, mandolins, setc. Call and in
specific finest line in the city.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-12-15
Local Markets.
BUTTER MARK MT.

Prices tor creamery butter at points nam
ed for week ending today, Dickinson county
price " cents less than New York; w cents
less than Chicag0.l
KANSAS CITY-Fancy separator l9c, dairy
fancy 18c, weak.
CHICAGO Creamery "A % l9M, dairy 10 o
lSc, steady.
NEW York Western creamery rs o. "a
Elgln 81, steady.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-12-15

For hack anywhere in city leave
orders for Joe Badger at Central
hotel. II
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-12-15

See II. II. Seeds for iarmloans.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-12-15

Our Sa|eD


On High Grade Shoes allow prices
is always on. There are dealers
who twelve months in the year ad.
vertise reduction sales. SHEARER,
THE SHOE MAN, makes the reduc-
tion when he marks his goods. Be-
ing a Shoe maker by trade and
having Is years experience in
leather" enables him to buy Shoes
at what they are worth, and Shoes
bought right are half sold. It has
got to be q household word that
what Shearer says about Shoes is
true. e
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-07

that the money value OF the precious metals IL
created By statute Il 70 ask what would b the
value OF gold n II ceased 70 be used 40 money.
and what would BE- the value OF wheat II IL was
forbidden to grind 1t into -four. Tho inapplica-
bility OF this reasoning lies In the fact that IL 10
like asking what would be the value Of gold u II
ceased 10 DO beautiful In appearance, incorrodi-
BILE by the air and acids. and susceptible Of in.
definite melting and remeltinR without loss; or
what would be the value Of wheat II 1t ceased to
DO nutritious. Gold. long before Its coinage was
regulated by law, had value and was used as q
measure Of other values and as q medium Of ex-
change; and IL would continue to be so used II
all laws respecting Its use were repealed. So.
too. wheat would continue to be used as food.
even though It had to be employed in some
other form than that Of flour.
To put IL briefly, the commercial value Of the
presious metal, oontre,t their value as money,
and is not controlled by IL. No bimetallism,
therefore. deserves to be called scientific. which
does not recognise this fact A demand for one
or the other Of tho two. arti6cially created by
enactment, may temporarily affect its COM
merclal value, rs the purchases Of silver under
the Sherman act OF 1890 for q little while raised
the gold price OF silver, but from the nature OF
the case such an artificial demand cannot be
prolonged indefinitely. Throe years operation
OF the Sherman act sutficed to demonstrate Its
impotence in keeping up the value OF silver.
and had our purchases under It continued to
this day We should simply have exchanged our
gold currency for ono of silver, which would
have been deprecated rs tho India currency
was deprecated, before the minis OF the coun.
try were closed In 1898.
There il indeed o bimetallism which may DO
described as scientific. but 1t would not content
the present partisans of silver. 1t is . bimet-
allism under which every citizen would have
the right to stipulate, when he made q contract.
in which OF the two metals 1t was to be per-
formed, and, after making It, to receive the aid
Of tho courts In enforcing It, During the recent
suspension Of specie payments In this country
contracts were common for the payment either
Of greenbacks or Of gold. and the courts en-
forced them according to their terms. In Cali
fornia. especially, gold contracts were the rule
and those in greenbacks the exception, while
here in New York foreign merchandise was sold
by tho importers Of 1t for gold. while domestic
goods were sold for gTeenbacks. In this way
silver could be used side by side with gold, and
q very short experience would show which Of
tho two had tho preference. Any other bimet.
allism than this, by whatever name 1t may DO
called. would lead inevitably to silver mono
metallism. MATTHEW MARSHALL.
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Aipidends uua auterest.
Glertipus aua aMeettugs.
OFFICE OF
n pI raS GHIS1G siL H1SH C ISsAsC

CHICAGO. Ill, December I'd, 1897.
special meeting OF the stoekhoiders Of The Chi
duly called BY the Board OF Directors. win DO held a
the General once Of the Company. No. lAk Van
Buren, street, in the City of Chicago, County or Cook,
and state OF Illinois. on the Fifteenth q oth) day OF
purpose of considering, voting. and deciding whether
the stockholders OF the company will consent TO and
will authorize the creation of . bonded debt BY
tho issue. At such times and In such amounts
as from time 10 time the Board of Directors may
determine. OF bonds. payable In Gold Coin Of
the United States OF America Of the prosono
standard OF weight and nneness. and not exceeding
the aggregate principal sum OF one hundred miltiou
dollars 600. OOO, 0OO). maturing January J., le6S,
and bearing = rate Of interest not exceeding nve pos
execution OF . mortgage or deed OF trust TO suoh
Trustee or TrusteeB as may bo designated by the
Board OF Directors, to be dated January ], A. ID, 1875,
TO secure all such bonds. which ara 10 be issued for
or before maturity. outstanding obligations OF this
Company. and OF such other companies whose rail
roads shall hereafter be acquired by consoiid alton or
purchase by The Chicago, Rock Island and Paclno
enlargement. In Enforcement or extension of the prop
erty OF this Company and also whethrr the stockhold'
eEs OF the Company will consent 20, and approve 81.
such mortgage for securing the said bonds ~ shal b4
proceedings OF tho Board OF Directors authorizing
such bonds and such mortgage or deed OF trust and
Indicating the property to be covered thereby; AND
for the further purpose OF considering. voting. ana
deciding whether Article VIII. OF the Articles OF Con.
June, In the year A. D. 1880. as the said Article was
amended at the annual meeting of the stockholders
OF this Company on tho 9th day of June. A. u. 1859,
shall be further amended SO as TO read; THE highest
amount of funded debt 20 which the Company SHAH
DO subject shall not exceed el00. 900, 900"
W. q. PURDY. Secretary.
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Speyer & Co. Guaranty Trust Co.
:. the SEsTERx gsloS BEEF co:

LME WEsIESN UNlUN BEEF %.
80 Wall Street. New York. December 2a. 1897.
To the Stockholderr OF
II WESTERN UNION BEEF
Pursuant to the call OF the President and Board OF
Directors. q Special Meeting OF the Stockholders OF
the Western Union Beef Company will be held at tho
Company's principal oflce, in the City of Denver.
Col, on the 2Sth day OF February. 1893. at twelve
O'Clock noon. for the purpose Of submitting 10 votes
the Capital stock OF said Company from its present
outstanding amount OF ala, 900. 900. to s~l0s.OOO, to
consist OF 1850 shares Of the par value OF sioO
cash, In connection Herewith. and by way OF reduc-
tion OF the capital; and OF changing Incorporate name
from the Western Union Beef Company TO the West.
ern Live stock and Land Company, and for the
transaction OF such other business rs may properly
come before the meeting.
For the purpose OF holding said meeting the Trans.
fer Rocks OF the Western Union Beef Company will
close January 31st, at three O'Clock 7. NJ, and re-
open At ten o'clock A. N. on March e. ISvS.
Hal. T. LEoNHARDT. Secretary.
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.IFTH AVENUE
TRUST COMPANY,
RIrth Ave. and Yoriy-third ST.,
New York, n. u.

Rlfth Ave. and FOrty-third ST.,
New York, n. n.
Capital ...... $780, o Surplus. $500. 100
Deposits received subject to cheque at sight.
Interest paid on daily balances.
Letters of credit and drafts payable in any
part of the world.
This company acts as Executor, Guardian,
and Administrator and executes all kinds of
trusts. Wills cared for in burglar and fire-proof
vaults, free of charge.
TRUSTEES.
q. ID. HABCOCK, y. VI. HYDE.
UsT BELMONT, q. ISELIA. JR..
n. ,. RERySIND. a. ID.
~CuAUNCEY NJ. DEPEW. ID. u. KING. JR.,
&. ID. DANIEL LORD.
ELHRID.R Y. GERRH LEVI y. MORTON.
INA ATLEY WIN. ID. OAN
d. q. HAVEN, FRANK TlI.tORD.
Jos. G. WM. e. WHITNEY,.
OFFICERS.
LEVI r. aORTON. ECI ID.
President. sec0nh Vice. President.
wA1. ID. SLIOANE, II. svVAsEY,
yice-Presidrnt. Secretary.
NJ. PRATT Asistant Secretary.
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Guaranty Trust Co.

Guaranty rustC Co.
of New York.
NASSAU. CORNER d STREET.
CAPITAL. a. . . . . e2,0OO,00o
SURPLUS, . . . . 92,500,0OO
ACTS AS TRUSTEE FOR CORPORATIONS.
FIRMs, N INDIVIDUALS, AS GUARDIAN.
EXECUTOR, n ADMINISTRATOR, TAKEs
ENTIRE CHARGE OF REAL AND PER
eoNAL EsTATEa
INTEREST ALLOWED ON DEPOSITS
subject to cheoue or on certificate.
STERLING DRAFTS ON ALL PARTS OF
GREAT BRITAIN BOUGHT AND SOLD.
COLLECTIONS MADE.
TRAVELLERS LETTERS OF CREDIT AVAIL
ABLE IN L ART Of THE WORLD, AND
COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT ISSUED.
WALTER q. oAKMAN, President.
ADRIAN IsELIN. In, Vice. President.
GEoR0E r. TURNBULL, ID Vice. President.
HENRY A. MURRAY. Treas. and Sec.
J. NELSON BoRLAND. Asst Treas. and Sec.
JOHN oAULT. Manager Foreign Dept
DIRECTORS.
Samuel D. Babcock, Charles r. Henderson,.
George 7. Baker. Adrian Iseiin. Jr.,
George u. Bowdoin, Augustus d. Juilliard,
August Belmont, James N. Jnrvie.
Frederic Cromwell, Richard A. McCurdy.
Walter r. Gilietta. Alexander Z. On,
Robert 0oelet, walter @. Oakman.
@. q. Haven, Henry H. Rogers,
oliver Hartman. n. NICK. Twombiy,
r. sonen Hayes, Frederick ". Vanderbilt;
william @. whitney.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-07
LONDON BRANCH,
% LOMBARD STREET. e. @.

LONDON BRANCH,
90 LOMBARD STREET. e. @.
+. NKvILL JACKSON SECRETARY.
Buys and sells exchange on the principal
cities Of the world, collects dividends and cou-
pons without charge, issues travellers and COM
mercial letters Of credit, receives and pays
interest on deposits subject to cheque at sight or
on notice, lends money on collaterals, deals in
American and other Investment securities. and
offers Its services AZ correspondent and financial
agent to corporations, bankers and merchants.
Bankers.
BANK OF ENGLAND,
CL~YDESDALE BANK, Limited,
NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK OF
ENGLAND. Limited,
PARIS BANK, Limited.
Solicitors.
F~RESHFIELDS AND WILLIAM.
London Committee.
Arthur JOB FRASER, CHAIRMAN.
DONALD @. HALDBMAN.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-07
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
New York stock Exchnnge-salea and Range OF
Prices on All Securities Dealt In During the
week Ending Feb. 8. 1908.

UNITED STATE AND STATE BOND GIN 81. ooos,.
Open HIGH LotD- Clos.
Sales. Name. tn0. est est. ino.
1000 o s +s.r. 1so7.l13h 113h 1871 113h
1000 U s 4s,c. l9o7.ll4s l14S 1l4S 1l4s
100000 U s Is. r. 1925. 1897 1881 1885, 1881
1000 rs d. C. 1895. l2sa 1881 1881 1881
$4,000 U s o. o.....ll3h ll31 ll3h llas
$1,000 Tenn Set 3s... 90 90 Soh
10000 Va d e.9s of
1svI....... 7lh III II II
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CsatiHusd on Eighth Pays
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Grited $tates
Ganrt9a9e T. Grnst Co.

SO CEDAR STREET, NEW YORK.
CAFlTAL OOO, 900
Transacts n General Trust Business.
Acts rs Trustee. Registrar, and Transfer
Agent, Executor, Guardian, Administra.
tor, &c. Takes entire charge of Real and
Personal Estates. Acts rs Fiscal Agent for
States, Municipnlities, and Corporations.
Legal Deposifary for Court aud Trnst
Funds. Interest allowed on Deposits.
Checks paas th Trough the New York Clear
lighthouse. Money loaned on bond and
mortgage. Issues First Mortgage Trust
Gold Bonds.
OFFICERS.
George ". ..Presldeni
lanes TiimpsSn vice;Prs.idsn
MMai!tnWv IN ;Secretary
Richard M. Hurd..".-.....Asst. Secretary
DIRECTORS.
Samuel D. Babcock, Gustav r. Kissel,
Dumont Clarke. Luther Kountxe,
Charles D. Dickey, jr., Charlton T. Lewis.
William p. Dixon. Richard A. McCurdy,
David Dows. Jr., Theodore Morford.
Robert A. Granniss. Robert Olyphant.
g: @. Haven. jr:. Charles ". Pratt.
Charles r. Henderson, James Timpson.
James j. Hill. George W. Young.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-12-15
Notice of Sale.

Under and by virture of a Judgment
of the Superior Court of Wayne Coun-
ty North Carolina rendered in the
petition of tharles Dewe., ct als, to
he Court, / will offer for sale by pub
lie auction for cash on Monday Jan
uary 2, 1899 at AZ O'Clock m at the
Court House d or in GosdstoTo, I orth
Carolina, The 70 lowing described real
estate situated in Gold boro, North
Carolina.
One lot on West Centre st eet on
which there is a two story brick store
formerly occupied by w. E. Kornegay
& Co., as L machinery building, az
joining the lot sold by W f. Kofne
gay to B. M. Privett q Co ana being
the southern store now occupied By the
Goldsbo1o Grocery Company.
Also the lot on Walnut street ad
joining the lots of ] F Miller. J. B
F'onvielle and others, q portion OF
which is now occupied b> Bizzell Bros
& Co., including t. e alley privilege:
belonging &c the said lot, the said two
lots being the last two lots devised,
in item 2 of the will of W. F KOlnegay
deceased, which has been duly recorded
in the Office of the Clerk Of tn Slperie1
Court OF Wayne County y. @,
Z. A. IA ELS,
Dec. 2 l 90. Commissioner
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-12-15
FilipinOs Want Annexation
Walter n. c., Dec. IA.

Washington; Dec. 12.-Maximo
and Angel Cortes, Filipino
brothers., who arrived in Wash
ington last week. we're received
by the President at the White
House to-day. The interview
lasted a half hour. The Flipinos
told the President that they reps
resented a very large number OF
their countrymen who ardently
desired annexation to the United
States. They also described to
the President the character and
extent of the commercial int r.
ests represented by themselves
and others Of the more intelli-
gent class Of natives and ex>
pressed the belief that these ms
terests would be more safely
preserved under American rule.
The President held an infor>
NAL conversation with his visit
ors, expressing interest in all
they had to say, and assuring
them of his personal desire to
have their wishes IN regard to
the future of the islands carried
out.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-12-15
No l. APP Year Until 1904

London Answers.
The familiar rule that leap year
is every calendar year with a num-
Der devisible by four will be brok-
en- in 1900, which fact need not be
regarded as an indication that even
then it will be time for a change.
This rule of the almanac may &C
count for the proverbial activity
of the new woman at the close of
every century. Then there is no
leap year for eight years Feb
ruary 1905, will have but twenty
eight days, the extra day not APP
pearipg from 1896 to 1904. Cen
tenary years are not leap years.
That year will be broken in the
leap year 1000, when the interrupt
ton may be regarded as an indi~
cation that it is time for a change.
Centenary years divisible by 400
are leap years, consequently there
we're 20 days in February, 1900,
and the same number of days will
be given to February, 1000, and
again to 2400. Tue object of this
rule is to make the calendar year
coincide With the solar year.