The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-07-27

FRIDAY, JULY %, 1900.
GEN. wHEELER's request for com
mission to fight the Chinese warrants a
suspicion that he is making collection
of Countries Have Fought in
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II we don't keep sharp lookout the
first thing you know the Paper Trust
will be bidding for the Declaration OF In
dependence as so much waste paper
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WHEN we see by the dawn's early
light on November what so proudly
we hailed at the twihght's last gleam-
ing, let's hope it will still be the Star
Spangled Banner of a free Republic.
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UNCERTAINTY as TO the real situation
in China has caused New York whole
salers to buy up all tea imported TO that
market. As a result. the wholesale
price Of tea has risen four cents on the
pound.
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REPORTS from various points in Hi
nois indicate great disaffectiOn IN the
Republican ranks The Republicans are
deserving the party for Bryan. THIS is
said to be especially true in reference to
the f,eru,ans
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Mr.. BRYAN in an interview on the
Chinese situation says il Is the duty Of
the Government to protect American cit
liens there. He says Congress viii have
the power to deal with the matter il in
domnity should be required.
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WILLIAM Jennings BRYNS is an elder
in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. /
his father was a Baptist deacon Presi,
dent William Mckinley was a steward
in the Methodist Episcopal Church Mr.
Stevenson is Presbyterian, and Mr..
Roosevelt an Episcopalian.
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Mr.. BRYAN has gwen out an inter.
view ON the Chinese situation, in which
he states that the best guarantee of safe
ty the Government can give Americans
in China is 10 convince the Imperial
Government that the United States is
not party to the grabbing scheme.
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As the missionary work in China Of
the Southern Baptist, Methodist, Pres
byterian, Episcopal and the Lutheran
churches is largely in the Yang Use Nj
ang valley, the news that the rebellion is
about to burst into fame there will be Of
interest 10 churchmen who follow close
ly the mission work Of their danomina-
lions.
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THE Chinese are surprising the world
by the skill and courage which they are
demonstrating as soldiers. They appear
TO be no longer an army of tramps, but
by their craftsmanship and the fury Of
their onsets are giving evidence as Of
trained warriors. II may be, after all.
that it is some time yet before China Is
partitioned.
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THE announcement comes from Chi
cago that Eugene V. Debs VIII in ali
probability, retire as a Presidential can
didate and will throw his influence IN I
favor of Mr.. Bryan. The reason given /
for this action is that Mr.. Debs saw his
ticket was 10 be made use of by Marx
Hanna and the Republicans in their ef- /
fort TO defeat Bryan and he did not pro. 4
pose to be used in that way.
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The Chinese army has been organized /
and drilled by experienced German and 1
Russian officers, and these officers claim /
that shey make most proficient and /
promising soldiers. Besides, it is now |
said that when the Chinese are united /
they can bring the largest army IN the 1
world into the field. If these claims /
are true, the Powers will not have such |
an easy time in their partition and di-
vision" of that ancient Kingdom.
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IN the last eight presidential elections
New York has gone as follows:
Democrat III 1868.
Republican in 1872.
Democrat in 1876.
Republican in 1850.
Democrat in 1884.
Republican In 1883.
Democrat in 1892
Republican in 1896
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