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CHAPTER III.
Supply and Demand.

Five days had passed by since thd
postal card from Ezra Grey was re-
ceived. 1t was now the day for him I'd
arrive in Boonsville.
The County Convention of the Peo-
pies Independent party had been held
and Winnie Grey was successful in re4
ceiv.ng the nomination. She was now
candidate for County Superintendent
of Public Schools in Marble County on
the Populist ticket.
Political Simon was very proud of his
daughter, and only one thing narred
his happiness-the awful fact that his
brother Ezra was Republican.
His first impulse after reading that
"Hurrah for Mckinley" followed by
three exclamation points, was to give
his brother cool welcome, but after
much thought and consideration he de-
cided to treat him all right as long as
Ezra didn't let his neighbors know that
he was Republican. He felt if it be-
came known in Boonsville it would disi
grace the Grey family, especially as he
had said SO much about sending for his
brother to give series Of lectures in
favor of Free Silver.
1t was a bitter cup for him to swal1
low. but there was no way to escapeA
So when Ezra Grey stepped from the
platform of the train Simon grasped
his nand and gave it a hearty shake, at
the same time taking a secret survey OF
his clothes to see if he had a Mckinley
button on. To his satisfaction there
was nothing about his person TO inform
people of the awful truth; SO with real
delight he introduced him to all he met
as his brother, Mr.. Grey, from PennsyI1
vania.
Just as they were preparing to start
for home Ezra Grey's keen ear heard q
group Of men, near by, discussing him.
One of the men, evidently Populist.
was heard to remark:
Talk about the Populist party being
composed of ignorant men, and then
look at that fellows face. Would you
call him an ignoramus?"
BY this time the two brothers had
started up the dusty road, and Ezra
Grey heard no more of the conversa4
tior.
ISUy. lolIuOu, ue ShIu ulu you mean
those fellows discussing me? They
seem 10 have the impression that am
Il Populist. Wonder how they ever
happened to think thatp' he said, laugh
ing.
"BIame me for that" said Simon. n
told them that 1 had a brother back in
Pennsylvania capable of making
speeches, and thought of sending for
him to lecture for Free Silver in these
parts through the campaign. This was
before l received your card, of course.
Is it possible, Ezra, that you have not
vet seen the light?"
Ezra Grey chucKled, in spite of ST.
mons solemnity.
"The light? Is that the name they
have for the silver delusion in this part
of the country? So you are Pop are
you, Simon"
Indeed am. am proud os that dis
tinction."
.Well, Simon, am truly sorry that
you have been led into the silver trap.
have spent much time studying the
subject, and am thoroughly convinced
that free silver is not what we need
and that it is a fraud"
(To be continued.)
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Germaus commend Expansion.

Commenting on the recently published
report of international trade, the Weser
Zeitung says that expansion pays glori-
ously in the case of the United States.
and advises Germany to pattern herself
after the new world. 1t points out that
four years ago the trade of the United
States with Cuba amounted to only ST.
100000, while it now reaches SIS, S,000,-
600. Likewise four years ago the trade
with Porto Rico. Hawaii and the Phil
ppines was $2.000,000, $4,000,000 and
$500, 600 respectively. Now the Porto
Rican commerce amounts to $4,000,000,
that of Hawaii to $13,000,000, and that
with the Philippines to $2,500,000.
Money Is Cheap.
Western towns and counties now bor-
row money at about 31a per cent. Truly
prosperity benefits everybody.
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The Prosperity Alphabet.

Abundance of work.
Better times.
Calamity dethroned.
Duty performed.
Expansion realized.
Free silver exposed.
Gold standard continued
Hawaii annexed.
Independence to Cuba
Justice to all.
knowledge promoted.
Liberty extended.
McKinley's reelection.
National honor upheld.
Opportunities improved.
Protection assured.
Quantities of employment.
Roosevelt n winner.
Stability of credit.
Trade extended.
Union forever.
" Talues upheld.
vages increased.
Is" more plentiful.
Ikee Doodle Dandy.
lth Of prosperityo
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A Story in Nine Chapters, as follows:

A Story In Nine Chapters, as follows
1. The sign ON the house.
2. Supply and demand.
3. Simon's fight for his honor.
4. Cynthia grows skeptical.
8. The road to the poorhouse missed.
6. The Spanish-American war.
Z. Winnie Grey's remarkable speech.
8. The ideas Of the Irishman.
8. Healing of the breach.
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Talks by Prominent Men.

IL tell you, increase and multiply and
expand is the law of this nations exist
ence. You cannot limit this great repub-
lie by mere boundary lines, saying Thus
far shalt thou 60 and no further Just
SO far as our interests require additional
territory, in the North, in the South, or
on the islands of the ocean, am for it"
Stephen A. Douglas, one of Lincoln's
opponents in the election of 1860.
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81 prefer to trust Mckinley and influ-
ence the policy of my party later in a
way to give the distant lands the best and
freest government possible. cannot
trust party that has been instrumental
in forcing the adoption of the treaty in
the Senate and now holds the President
responsible for doing his duty. l cannot
trust party which is so anxious for the
rights Of the Filipinos, and tramples
these sacred rights under foot in our land
in the South. Rabbi Hirsch.
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What | want to say is this: We are
on the eve of a campaign second in i'm
portance to none other in the history of
our party, campaign on the issues of
which depend our future prosperity. /
don't propose to discuss these issues, but
L want to say q few words TO sound
note Of warning which the Importance of
this campaign justi6es me in saying, not
only to the Republicans of New Jersey,
but to the Republicans of the whole
country. 1t is your duty and the time is
at hand when every man, no matter how
humble, how prominent or influential, is
called upon to contribute all the efforts,
all the influence in his power to perpet-
nate this administration. i tell
you, my friends, in all sincerity and hon
esty, it will not do to take anything for
granted, not to neglect single effort, nor
miss trick. We are confronted by a
desperate foe. The fate of Bryanism
hangs in the balance. If killed now, it
is killed forever.'-M. A. Hanna, in As
bury Park speech.
Our business, that is, the retail house
for which L speak, has each year for sew
eral years, handsomely surpassed its
predecessors. The last six months have
shown greater sales by large percent
age, and there is more general satisfac-
tion than has ever been shown hereto
fore. Our pay roll is much larger than
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Germany Prosperous Under protectio

Germany adopted the protective policy
in 1878 and in 1881 and again in 1885
the tariff was made higher and the en-
forcement more stringent. Ernest r.
Williams In the National Review Eng-
lish) contrasts the development under the
protective policy.
In 1860, under free trade, the aver
age annual production of coal was 23,-
942, 1000 tons; in 1S95-99 it was $780,
600 tons.
In 1860 the pig iron production av-
eraged 1,165,000 tons; in 1899 the pro-
duction was S.142.000 tons.
Prosperity follows protection.
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at any period in our history, on account
of more help being employed and also
because of higher salaries. In fact, the
general average of wages is higher to-day
than at any time within my knowledge.
Anticipating, | might say that the gem
eral outlook for all trade is very good and
we have at this moment no reason to
question the satisfactoriness Of the last
six months of the present year."-E. A.
Selfridge, of Marshall Field & Co.
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NOT TO BE oAUGH HT WITH CHAFF.
to be the paramount issue of this cam



2. Your father remembers two cam
paigns before this when Imperialism and
militarism were the keynote of the DEM
ocratic war cry. The first was in 1864,
when the mighty Lincoln, whose name
you bear. was candidate for reelection.
| was not quite old enough to vote for
him, although was carrying an Enfield
rifle in the Union army, and / remember
how unjust it seemed to ME because l
was old enough to fight and not old
enough to vote. 1 remember that our
Democratic friends said that the re-elec-
tion of Lincoln meant the downfall of
the republic and the establishment of an
empire by force of arms.
The same cry came to the front in 1872
when Gen. Grant was a candidate for re-
election. "Caesarism," ''nepotism'' and
military tyranny" were the sum and
substance of every Democratic speech,
and the downfall Of the republic was pre-
dicted if Grant should he elected.
Well. the logic of events proved that
our Democratic friends were mistaken.
Lincoln and Grant were elected, but the
republic lived on. No empire was estab-
lished. No army tyrannized over the peo-
pie. The nation grew and prospered.
Free speech, free schools and free press
not only continued, but enlarged their
privileges and powers.
In this letter l have shown you that
the presumption is against the Demo-
cratic position.
In every campaign for forty years the
logic of events has proved that the Dem
ocrats were wrong and the Republicans
right. 1t is not unfair to presume that
such is the case this year.
YOUR FATHER,
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go into any city or town east Of the
Missouri and north of the Ohio rivers, and
you will find 80 per cent Of the business
men hostile to the supremacy of the Dem
ocratic party. / have not seen one busi-
ness man who is not confident that Pres
ident Mckinley will be reelected, and
this very confidence may prove disas-
trous. Over-confidence is the only dam
ger which threatens the Republicans. If
the business interests were not so sure
of success there would, not be any doubt
about the result in November. There is
a sense of absolute security in the busi-
ness world which is highly compliment
airy to the Republicans, but over-confi-
dence may beget apathy. That is the
only thing we have to guard against.
Chairman Henry @. Payne.
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Originally, Croker was genteel
tough. He had his uses. Then he grew
rich, the devil knows how, and set up for
vulgar swell. Now he is the merest
fash sport of the la-da-da variety, all
shirt front and sinners, and quite bereft
of brains. In the long run, what Hill
will do to him will be a-plenty. Henry
Watterson Democrat)
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-08-02
ACCIDENT ON TIE RAIL. !
The Employee Sis~ping Car "n BuRa;o
Bllrs wild West SHOW Train SIN s.hed
In = Collision.

Detroit, Mich, July 30.-Section
one OF the Buffalo Bill wild west
shows train suffered a severe col
lision near Milwaukee junction short
ly before daylight yesterday, result
ing in the smashing of show em-
ployes' sleeping car containing some
40 sleeping inmates. One of the lat
ter is dead and nine others are in De-
troit hospitals suffering from more
or less serious injuries. At the time
OF the collision the train, consisting
of 20 wagon and stock cars, four OF
the shows sleeping cars and Grand
Trunk cabOose, was being transferred
from the Michigan Central to the De.
troit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee
road. The train was being pushed
backward from the "Y" at the Mil
waukee junction, when 1t was struck
by an outgoing Grand Trunk freight
train. The caboose was forced on top
Of Buffalo Bills employees sleeper,
No. So, which was filed with sleeping
tent and canvasmen. When the in
iured men had recovered from the
shock, the wrecked sleeper was
chopped off and the injured gradual
ly gotten out. All the victims will re-
cover excepting the three most seri.
ously injured.
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BRYAN'S ITINERARY.
The Democratic Nominee Hopes to Be
Able to Announce To-Day About Hts
Trim to Indiana polls.

Lincoln, Neb., July 3O.-Mr. Bryan
is SO we'll along with his notification
speech and his plans are so well de-
veloped that he hopes to-day to be
able to announce his itinerary for the
trip to Indianapolis and return. He
has no knowledge Of the time and
place for his notification by the pop
ulsts and free silver republicans and
it is not believed his present itinerary
takes into consideration that func-
ton. Local politicians had hoped
that If it was to be in the west Mr..
Bryan's home in Lincoln would be
the place selected, but it is now
thought Topeka, Kan, has the first
call and will probably secure the
meeting. 1t is thought possible the
trip to Chicago of Secretary Edger-
ton, of the populist national commit.
tee, may have some bearing on the
question. Mr.. Edgerton left last
evening and will remain several days.
He expects to see Charles A. Towne
while in Chicago, but said that was no
part of his mission.
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T0wNE WILL WITHDRAW.
The Popuiist Nominee tor Vice President
Will BE Replaced by Adlat
Stevenson.

Minneapolis, Mimi, July 2S.-The
Journal yesterday said: Charles A.
Towne will be withdrawn from the
populist national ticket about August
Is. AT that time the populist national
committee will accept his resignation
and replace him with Adlai 4. Steven
son as the nominee of the pOpulist
party for vice president The source
from which the announcement is re-
ceived is such as to make it impossible
to question its accuracy. Certain con-
siderations of policy, which cannot
now be made public, are responsible
for the retention of Mr.. Towne on the
ticket until the date named. The de-
cision that he should withdraw was
arrived at some weeks ago During
the campaign Mr.. Towne is to be util-
lied as campaign orator to whom
will be assigned the most desirable
tours. He will speak only in large
cities and in close districts. His
course since Steyenson's nomination
has won him the respect and admira-
ton of democrats in degree which
he did not possess before. A cabinet
position is assured to him in the event
of Bryan's election.
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TEE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR.
LOvd Robert.' Dt.ps'rh '"'h- bri ian WAY
Onics-Fousi~rburx Orrsp -a- Cnr'.-
tian Dsw~t B-i.s w"tra-a.

London, July 2s.-The war cfioe
has received the followinr Dispatch
from Lord Roberts: French aad
Hutton continued their pursuit on
July 25. The former crossed Ollfant's
river and from the high ground on
the east bank he could see Middle
burg and the enemy retiring in great
disorder. The main road north was
blocked for several miles with horse
men and wagons. The enemy's rear
was then seven miles north. Mounted
forces were still west of the river.
Night was closing in; the rain was
falling in torrents, and so 1t was i'm
possible to follow.
Hunter has occupied Fourierburg
and, so far as ! know, did not suffer
loss. He found Mrs. Steyn, wife of
the ex-president, and several of our
men who Dewet had captured at diff
ferent times and whom he was I'M
able to send to Machadodorp.
"The enemy in the Bethlehem hills
are now closed in upon. Basutoland
is closed to them. Harrismith Is the
only line open, and it will not be easy
for them to reach there with guns
and wagons.
"Broadwood is still watching Chris
tian Dewet, who has taken up a po-
sition on high hills near Reitsburg,
about seven miles south of the Vaal.
P. Dewet, younger brother of Chris
tian, surrendered at Kroonstadt yes
terday.
"Methuen's column, which reached
the Observation-Disclosures rail-
way, is now moving on Potchetstroom.
Butler reports that the railway was
opened to Heidelberg yesterday, CIV
ing us through communications to
Natal"
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A MINE CATASTROPHE.


Monterey, Mex, July 3O.-The gov
eminent authorities have been noti-
fled of a terrible catastropheNt Nate
huala, "A thriving mining camp south
of Monterey, in the state of San
Luis Potosi. Fire broke out in the
La Paz mine before the miners
could reach the surface and many OF
them were entombed and either
burned to death or suffocated. The
fire ragged fiercely for several hours.
Eleven bodies have been taken out
and others are known to be in the pit.
1t is thought the loss of life will
reach 80. There is great excitement
in the mining town and the number
of missing men cannot be accurately
determined. When the fire was dis
covered Ramon Gomez, the foreman,
boldly descended the shaft and went
into the burning chamber for the pur-
pose of aiding the unfortunate
miners. He was overcome by smoke
and persisted. His body has been re-
covered.
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Cincinnati, July 2S.-The court in
Covington, Ky, yesterday disposed
of two men who, a few weeks ago
startled the community by wantonly
killing an unknown tramp in camp
near Ludlow, Ky, and then killing
Officer McQuery, of the Covington po-
lice force in their effort to escape ar
rest. The crime of killing McQuery
was charged against Wallace Bishop,
who was promptly found guilty and
was sentenced to be hanged August 80
next. August Mulligan alias Lyons
was charged with the murder of the
unknown tramp. Yesterday the jury
found him guilty of murder in the
first degree, but recommended i'm
prisonment for life instead of hanging.
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TRIAL OF CALEB POWERS.


Georgetown, Ky, July 26.-In the
trial of Caleb Powers for completely
in the assassination of William L.
Goebel, Mckenzie Todd, who was pri.
vate secretary to Gov Taylor, was on
the stand Wednesday. Witness testi-
fled that Youtsey same into the gov
ernor's reception room carrying a gun
and took position by the window
and later went into the Office of the
secretary Of state where he knelt
down by window, out of which he
pointed the gun.
Officer Pete Jenkins, of the Lexing-
ton police force, gave the details Of the
arrest of Powers and Davis at Lex
ington, March 10, when they were fee
ing under the protection of about 30
soldiers. Powers and Davis were
armed and disguised as soldiers.
Powers resisted arrest, but finally
surrendered.
iris Carey, 1l-year-old boy,
while chasing frog, fell into the res
ervoir at Kansas City, Mo-, yesterday
and was drowned.
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Famine and Cholera In India.

London, July 3l.-A dispatch from
the viceroy of India to the secretary
of state for India says that consider
able anxiety is felt owing to the
weakness of the monsoon. The sit
uation is serious and critical in Gu
iarat, Baroda and Rajputana West,
which are not sown. One quarter
of the inhabitants of the central
provinces are on relief. The total
number receiving relief is 6,266,OOO
with incomplete Bombay figures.
The governor of Bombay telegraphs
that there were S,607 cholera cases in
the famine district during the week
ended July 81, of which 5,7O3 resulted
fatally. In the native states there
were s,246 cases, $40 proving fatal.
The total deaths in the relief works
of the British district were 6,753 or
4 2-5 per 1000.
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Beers SURRENDER.
The Tsoops Of 0sn. Psinsloo Uncond'tsos'
ally Give Thsmselves Up and Others are
stIii Arriving and Doing Likewise.

Bloemfontein, July 3l.--Gen. Hun
ter, having received a written uncon-
ditional surrender OF all the Beers in
Caledon valley, attended to accept the
surrender. Gen. Prinsloo, lately
elected to the chief command, arrived
and tried to repudate the uncondi-
tional surrender. Gen. Hunter, how
ever, refused any concessions, except
to allow the Beers to keep one riding
horse.
About II o'clock the troops were
drawn up in two long lines on the
hills and over the valley, and the Beers
rode in between, throwing down their
rifles, together with motley collec-
ton of clothing, blankets and gear.
such as was found in Gen. Cronje's
lager. The Ficksburg commando was
the first TO lay down arms, consisting
OF about $50 men. Then came the
Ladybrand commando with about $50.
Fifteen horses, two guns and so
wagons were given up.
Many Of the Beers have gone
through Naauwpoort and will sur
render to Gen. Macdonald. Others
are still arriving here. The Harri-
smith and Vrede commanders are yet
at large as well as some Beers who
got out Of the valley at night, but the
prisoners say that those outside will
surrender and this will practically end
the Free State armv..
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REPORTS ON ALASKA.


Washington, July 3l.-The official
reports of Capt. futile, of the revenue
cutter Bear dated July 6, at Nome
City, Alaska, and of Capt. Roberts,
of the revenue cutter Manning, dated
July IA, at Dutch Harbor, have been
received at the treasury department.
They contain many interesting de-
tails of the arduous work of the rev.
enue cutters in relieving distress along
the Alaskan coast. The Bear went
to the assistance of two wrecks and
Strengthened out controversy over
the ownership of steam launch at
Nome.
Capt. futile reports an epidemic Of
measles and pneumonia at Sinrock,
Port Clarence, Cape York and Cape
Prince of Wales. In concluding Capt.
futile says: "1he situation along
the whole coast ] regard as very Sc
rious. 1t Is estimated that at pres
ent there is within a radius (taking
the United States post office as a CEN
ter) of ten miles $4,000 people. Most
of them are living in tents on the
beach or tundra. The sanitary condi-
ton of the portion of the city where
houses have been erected is simply
frightful. Typhoid fever is raging and
smallpox steadily gaining. All possible
efforts are being made to stamp out
the smallpox, but with SO many thou
sands of tents, scattered over miles Of
territory, it is impossible for the
health authorities to keep track Of all
cases. l understand the nations all
along the Siberian coast are suffering
from influenza and pneumonia and
not disposed to trade for reindeer at
nrpspnt"
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Eldorado, Ia, July 3O.-In a jealous
rage Otto Pennington, at Owassa, yes
terday shot and killed his wife in the
presence of their two children and
several members of Mrs. Pennington's
family and was prevented from taking
the lives of all those about him only
by a severe struggle, during which he
emptied his revolver at the objects of
his wrath None but his wife, how
ever, was hit. Pennington had been
separated from his family and the
tragedy was the sequel to long
story of domestic unhappiness.