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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-24

own interests. Congress owes high
err duty than this to the American
people"
On the general question of the con-
struction of canal the committee
takes the position that whatever ca
nal is constructed, it's ownership must
be American and that delay NAV be
fatal to the success of the enterprise.
1t is argued by the committee that
delay in construction cannot possibly
advance the settlement of any oues-
ton as to the canal after its compile
ton. The committee therefore an
nounce their conclusion to be that
congress should provide means and
authority for constructing canal by
the Nicaragua route and leave it to
the president to deal with any ques-
tons of diplomatic sort that may be
raised by other nations in the prog
ress of the work. After the bill be-
comes law it is declared our first
duty to agree with Nicaragua as to
terms, leaving to the future all deal
lngs with other powers as to the priv
lleges they shall enjoy in the canal.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-24
NICARAGUAN CANAL.
The Senate Committee Presents Its
Report on the Bill.
ITS CONSTRUCTION URGED At ONCE.
The President, the Committee Says, Can
BE Left to Deal with Any Diplomatic
Question That May BE Raised After
the BIZ BeCOmes a Law.

Washington, May 1.-THE senate
committee on interoceanic canals yes
terday, through its chairman, Senator
Morgan, presented its written report
upon the Nicaragua canal bill. The.
report includes the statements of Adj
miral Walker and other members of
the commission appointed to investi-
gate the various routes for an inter-
oceanic canal and also the conclusion
of the committee with reference to
both the Nicaragua and the Panama
routes. The committee takes strong
position against the proposition to
build the canal via the Panama route,
paying for the work already done by
the French. The declaration is made
that the Panama company is practi-
cally without assets except those in
cluded in the Panama railroad.
The committee takes position
against holding the pending bill I'M
less the Walker commission can re-
port, saying, 'all the commissions
field work is done and their working
parties have returned to the United
States except party of photograph
ers left there to ascertain the rainfall |
and the fluctuations of the Chagres
river. If this photographic work is to
be prosecuted hereafter as long and as |
thoroughly as it has been heretofore,
il will be a half century before we
can determine the practicability of
the Panama canal, so far as it de-
ponds on the rainfall and the fluctua-
tions of the Chagres river 1t is evil
dent that the report to be made by
these photographers is not vital
factor in the question of the practi-
cability of the canal.
Our engineers have to come to no
conclusion on the point of difficulty
and have relegated the decision of
the whole matter to the French en-
gineers to be determined by further
experiment. When these engineers
are in possession of all the facts that
are known and are not able to deter
mine the level at which the canal
shall be built, II we wait until they
have settled this vital point, we put
ourselves at their mercy and can only
provide for the wants Of our own
government and people when they
have decided what is the best for their
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-24
Losing Men In Guerrilla warfor..

New York, May 1S.--A Manila let.
ter to the New York Herald says that
in the last 40 days the American forces
in the Philippines have lost more men,
more arms and more supplies in the
so-called pacific districts than during
any previous period of like length
since the insurrection began, owing
to the guerrilla warfare of the rebels.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-24
DISCUSSION ON CUBA.
Senator Bacon Speaks on His Reso-
ton on the Islands FINANCES,
NUMBER OF PENSION BILLS PASSED.
The House Accompanies Little Besides
Passing the Bill to Incorporate the
American National Red CrOss-No
Progress Made on Alaskan BILL

Washington, May Discussion OF
the administration of affairs in Cuba
by agents of the United States occu-
pied the attention of the senate dur
ing the greater part of yesterdays
session. Senator Bacon, of Georgia,
addressed the senate at length on his
resolution directing the committee on
relations with Cuba to make an in
vestigation of the conduct of finan-
cial affairs of the island. He said it
was due the people of this country
to know just how affairs in the island
were being conducted and since the
disclosures of the past few days had
been made with respect to the al
legged Misrepresentation of funds in
the postal service the obligation
upon congress to make an investiga-
ton was doubly heavy. He urged that
the honor of the country depended
upon its being able to clear away the
fraud and corruption which, it was
charged, had been discovered. He in
sisted that the government Of the
United States had no authority in
Cuba and demanded to know how
soon it proposed to redeem its pledge
and leave the government of the is
land to its inhabitants.
Senator Chandler, chairman Of the
committee on privileges and cleo
tions, called up the resolution declar-
ing that Mr.. Clark, of Montana, was
not entitled to a seat in the senate
and asked that it be postponed until
Saturday next at one o'clock, Sin or
der" said Senator Chandler, "that the
committee on privileges and elections
may consider what action shall be
taken" The request was agreed to.
The conference report on the Dis
trict of Columbia appropriation bill
was agreed to without debate.
Many minor bills were passed,
among them being II private pension
bills.
After a brief executive session the
senate, at 5:15 p. M, adjourned.
The American National Red Gross.
Washington, May 17.--The house ac-
little yesterday besides
passing the senate bill to incorporate
the American National Red Cross. No
progress was made with the alaskan
,ode bill, owing to the inability of the
,wo sides to agree as to the time to
De allowed for general debate. The
conference report on the District of
Columbia appropriation bill was re-
urned after an extended debate. The
laval appropriation bill was sent to
conference and the house then, at
:25 p. m, adjourned.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-24

Washington, May 1S.-Commissioner
Wilson. of the internal revenue bu
reau, has held that building and loan
associations making loans on collater-
ais to their own members only, and
paying Withdrawals of small amounts
on demand upon receipts of their own
members from whom they receive
such deposits of money, are not liable
to tax as bankers.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-24
More Floods In Texas.

Dallas, Tex, May 1s.-Reports from
southern Texas show another rise in
the Brazos and Colorado rivers. PEG.
pie on farms and plantations neal
Navasota have moved to the high.
lands. Southern Pacific railroad op.
erations are crippled by the washing
away of the large bridge over the
Colorado river at Columbus.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-24
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Killed His Cousin In a Qrarrel.

Aurora, No., May 1S.-Bob Fossett
and Henry Fossett, cousins, living
eight miles north of this city, be-
came involved in difficulty yesterday
which resulted in the latter being
instantly killed. The trouble came
up over a cow breaking into Henry
Fossett's field.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-24
The "Free Homes" Bill Signed.

Washington, May 1s.-President Nc.
Kinley signed the "free homes" bill
at 1922 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
There were present Delegate Flynn,
of Oklahoma, and Representative
Gable, of South Dakota, both of whom
made brief speeches in support of the
measure. 4 number of others inter.
ested in the fate of the bill also were
present, so that the function assumed
unusual proportions for an occasion
of the sort, The president said his
best reply TO the representations
made could be put in writing at the
foot of the bill and he then affixed
his signature.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-24
THE ARMY CANTEEN.
A Reply to the Reports of Secre-
tary Root and Others.
ORGANIZATION OF NATIONAL BANKS.
Report OF the Comptroller Of the Currency
on the Operation Of the New Financial
Lsw-The "Free Homes" Bill Is
signed by President McKinIey.

Washington, May 1s.-The report
of Secretary Root, Gen. Corbin and
other army officials on the army can
teen sent to the military committees
yesterday called out q reply which was
filed with the military committee by
Rev. Wilbur +. Crafts, of the reform
bureau, and Mrs, Margaret Dye Ellis,
legislate superintendent of the W. C.
I. U. 1t says in part: "The admin
istration yesterday for the first time
came out openly in favor of the army
liquor selling on its merits. Hitherto
the plea has been that the administra-
ton could not Suppress canteens be-
cause the law of congress was am
biguous. Both Secretary Root and
President Mckinley recently said
that if congress would speak in plain
terms they>would enforce the law.
This attitude has now been abandoned
and the secretary of war, whose acts
and words the courts declare are to
be taken as those of the president,
has come out in open advocacy of
liquor selling canteens. Secretary
Root, apparently oblvious Of the new
anti-canteen developments in the Brit.
ish and French armies, said yesterday
in an official communication to con.
gress: 4 think the enactment of this
bill would be injurious to the tenn
perance, morals and discipline of the
enlisted men of the army
"Gen. Corbin, in declaring that pro-
hibition cannot be made effective Mn
the army, forgets the success of rail
roads in securing abstinence and his
reference to benefits of canteens in
Manila is particularly unfortunate for
his case, in view of the conclusive
testimony as to the unparalleled
drunkenness and insanity of our SOL
diers there.
eve are charitably seeking some
creditable excuse for Gen. Corbin's
statement that professional temper
ance reformers and aggressive saloon
interests are working together to
suppress the canteens in the face OF
the fact that the liquor papers have
unanimously opposed the anti-canteen
aw."
Organization of National Banks.
Washington, May 1S.-The report of
he comptroller Of the currency shows
hat from March IA, the date on
which the new financial bill became a
aw, to May u 229 applications have
been received for authority to or !
,anize national banks with capital I
If less than $4,000 each, making o +
.otal capital of $5,oO5,OOO. During 9
he same period 81 applications have n
,een received where the capital was /
more than $4,000 each, or a total
# $7,2O5,0O0. Since March IA 50 =
'anks have been organized with less :
han $5O,0O0 capital, and 26 have or. !;
anized with $4,000 capital or over. ;,
'hese IS banks have deposited bonds n
o secure circulation aggregating ST.. 8
$4,000. 4
The "Free Homes" Bill Signed.
Washington, May 1S.-President Nc. ;,
.inley signed the "free homes" bill a.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-24

Omaha, Neb., May 1s.--A special
from Lincoln says: The supreme
court has cited Edward Rosewater,
of the Omaha Bee, to appear June 5,
and answer for contempt, based on
the publication in the Bee of four ar
ticles relating to the connection of
Gov. Poynter and Judge Holcomb with
the pending fire and police commits
sion case.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-24
ABILENE WEK1 REFLECTOR ABILENE ANShS MAY a. O-TEL PAGES
and Ulcers

That old which has
five heal
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-24
c. c. WyANDT, Agent
UNION CENTRAL LIFE INSURANCE CO.,
OF CINCINNATI, OHIO

Below is the statement of the company for the yea
ending December 81, 1899:
ASSETS
Cash on andi in banks ............$ 509,2l4 II
First mortgage loans real estate H,497,72S s.
Home office and other real estate. 576,246 IS
Cash loans companys policies. 233O,i29 q
United States bonds-market value 397,937 30
Premium and loans Of policies force 9ss,619 Oh
Agents balances and cash obligations 2s15 "a
Not deferred and unreported premiums 42O77O %
Interest and rents due and accrued. ........ GA O2
Gross assets December 3d. lS90..".. s2S7oslN SO
LIABILITIES
Reserve fund, per acuares .....$ 2O,1l2911 90
Policy claims in process Of adjustment 1OO,13i 90
Unpaid dividends and premiums paid in
advance. .....,......,.. ......... 9531S29
All other obligations, including commits
sions not due Observation-Disclosures. 1885 OF
Total liabilities. ............ $2o,457,2s6 So
Cross surplus four per standard S324587S 90
GAINS IN 1899.
Gain in Assets ----~-.. - So. 654,976 O6
Gain in Income ~~~.~-.--.~.~~ 57O308 O5
Gain in Premium Receipts. 442,O35 39
Gain in Interest Receipts l28,3O2 Sc
Gain in Surplus .----~-.--~~.~- 423,467 76
Gain in Membership. 7,949
Gain in Amountof Insurance sis, 583, 8O8 DOL
Gain in Amount of New Bust
ness Written. .~~.- ~~-.~~ $274,O25 Dol
There companies striving for business but many reasons
the Union Central justly the support Of Abilene
and Dickinson county than its competitors Note following
POINTS OF SUPERIORITY.
Unexceled in the superior quality its investments
NO Auctuaing Stocks bonds, other securities.
Interest rate for years the highest o any company
Ony company making gains points annually 1S93.19OO
Wow has 2sOOoooo assets and 49, surplus
Oonstanty increasing dividends and decreasing expenses
Economical energetic progressive and management
No restrictions regard to residence or travel
rea policy holders utmost fairness and eaity
hato Of death years the lowest of anv company
annual examinations made by the Insurance Commissioner
Largest dividends cash loans padup and extended Insurance.
The Union Central has placed insurance the lives Dickinson
county men to the amount Of nearly $5OOOOO0 has been written
since 1895 when the Abilene agency was established Union Centro
holders are SATISFIED policy holders.
Good management and good results the of the Union
Central officers.
contemplating nung your you cannot afford to do so without
first consulting
UNION CENTRAL LIFE INSURANCE CO.
FARM LOANS.
The Union Central stands ready make Dickinson county
on the most favorable terms There nearly 100000 Union Central
money now loaned in this county and the business increasing rapidly
FIRE INSURANCE.
represent six Of the strongest companies doing Kansas as
Shawnee,
German, d
Hartford.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-24
DRAM THE
SYSTEM,
ENDAMaER
LIFE.

condition H..,
tendency these old
for for sometime cm
s sand
does because other s.
are too weak and we deadly
waste valuable time them Oon''
trouble and
S. S. she only purely vegetable oodpuiferk KNOWN:
bmade and herbs punyin :
which S. quickly andef ecuauy
morbid unhealthy humor and the old troublesome
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-24

Below is the statement of the company for the year
ending December 81, 1899:
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-24

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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-08-17
REPUBLICANS GLOOMY
Dlaanaotion East and West Can Not DO
Cheokod---Tndinna Democratic.

A Chicago special Monday says
"Perry s. Heath returned from the
East yesterday, but his presence did /
not dispel tho prevailing gloom
among the Republican managers. |
He did not bring cheering reports, |
nor did the reports that awaited
Heath here increase his comfort.
"Heath was accompanied by a
New Yorker named Coty, who viii
be the financial agent during the
campaign. The situation does not
suit the Republican leaders. The
reports from their confidential men
in the States are very discouraging.
They also fear that Reed, Platt,
Quay and former President Harri-
son do not desire McKinley's re-
election.
"Other Republicans, like former
Secretary of the Treasurer Bout
we'll and former Senator Hender-
son are open advocates of Bryan's
election. Reed has refused to take
part in the campaign, and Plat is
only DESTROYS Of electing his man
governor Of New York State. Quay
lis in control Of the Pennsylvania
machine, and will trade everything
for control of the Pennsylvania leg
| islature.
"RoosevelFs actions have dis.
gusted the conservative elements
in the East. In the West the Ger
mans are deserving the party II
battallions, and the managers ar
3 trying to arouse some enthusiasm
: by distributing khaki uniforms 70
4 rough rider clubs. A few days ag
8 a Chicago firm received an orde
t for $4,000 of these uniforms.
"The Republican chieftains re
{. gard Indiana as Democratic, an
a they have grave fears for Ohio an
@ Wisconsin. Big sums of none
o are being used in purchasing Ge
J. man newspapers, and every Germa
speaking orator who can besecure
Of is being trained for the stump.
Of "Hanna spends his time at j
j. berOn."
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-08-17
AN APPEAL FOR GOOD ROADS,
Editor THE CHRONICLE:

Editor THE CHRONICLE:
ASH always find your worthy columns
open for subjects or discussions which
have for its object the elevation and up
building Of our country, | wish to use 1t
for our public roads.
want to say first that there is q gem
eral dissatisfaction in regard to the CON
6ition Of our public highways. / have
begged mercy for the contractors OF the
county from the fact that this was new
law Just now gong into effect and one one
flat the most intelligent mind could
scarcely comprehend Secondly, from
the fact that this has been an unusually
bed year on public highways. Those
who did work early lost all then WORK,
and now it seems that there's Washouts
ion an sections OF roads that render them
almost impossible, and some one is per
sonalN interested in every bad place ans
, condemns The road commissioner an'
Iconhactor iornot fixing their specify.
4bad places a. once. when tae lael IS ea1'
cmuac.or ho5 from ~ to lO5 ci ile+
p places and can not possi1lyget y ~ q
once,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-08-17

believe upon the whole my c9nuac- /
tors aro all good, clever and couae.en- /
uous business men, and s1 lm os J am
able 10 0nd out arc doing their tes. 20 /
get the roads in good condition ns the
luw requires.
i confess that could have forced The
contractors Go have worked their roads
earlier. but during the month Of June
there was go much rainfall that % was
useless 90 work. After Chat we realized
chat our crops were d,sresangIy short
and % force The contractors would bee TO
/ force those who bad no money 60 pay ONT
/ OF their crops. thereby not only damag=
/ inc them bot tie whole country as we'll,
SO between roads and bread ] said boys
work for bread first, then worl, the roads.
Nov, that the work in our crops is over
i urge every road contractor TO put no W.
whole time on the roads as we only haye
/ this month and next Go DO our grading.
You can see at q glance from this article
that have no disposition 60 Cypress any
one, but must say i'm justice TO myself
and the people of Benton County whom
j represent I'm the road business chat
can not or viii not recommend payment
to any contractor who does not have hii
road In what j believe 20 be in the re
, ouirements OF the act as our county cour
coustrues 1T. ] trust, however, that eacl
one win do his whole duty.
Respectfully,
l.. il. PREssoN.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-08-17
WHAT HE COULD DO.

what would Bryan do 10 end
;he Philippine instruction more
than Mckinley is doing?" is fire.
1uently asked and the addition |
follows close, "The United States
mas got the Philippines and has got
10 keep them. We can't let 60"
In his speech Of acceptance Mr..
Bryan answered this question in a
va1 that makes argument on the
other side impossible. There is no
hesitation, no doubt, no equivoca-
Jon in that answer.
II will call an extra session of
Congress to declare the policy OF
The United States to give the Fill
oinos first, stable form Of govern
ment; second, independence, and
third, protection from interference
by any other nation"
This is the policy outlined in the
Dnmocratic platform. The object
Of the Philippine instruction, the
only object, is to gain independence
Cor the Filipinos. The promise o.
Independence will end theinsurrec
Eion at once by removing its cause
There will be no flag furling," NJ
asurrenderof American principles
mo- Chase yielding" in such course
as those heated with their taste o
Empire are wont to declare. Sucl
a course will be a return to tn
American principle of freedom an,
liberty for all men, from which n
departure should ever have bee
made. twill not be "hag furling.
The American flag will wave NOR
proudly that it waves for none br
freemen. There will be no comics
sion of weakness. Thenation whic
I'm a few months brought a frs
class power to suppliant knees ca
lose no prestige nor admit defei
bvgivinga weaker nation its right
Such a policy will not only she
thenations of the earth the stuff
which Americans are made, but
will give an example which will
more for the preservation OF t
peace of the earth than Haguepea
conferences and iron-clad treatiI
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-08-17

Piles are not only in, and of themselves
very painful and annoying, but often ag-
gravate and even cause other grave and
painful affections, and should, therefore,
not be neglected Tabler's Buckeye Pile
Ointment is great boon to sufferers asst
will cure them Price, so cents in bottles
Trbes. rs cents. Sold by an druggIsts.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-08-17
SUMMER TILLAGE OF FRUITS.
(BULLETIN NO. 49,


This is the time of year when the trees
and plants are making their fruit buds
for next seasons crop, and the grower
can aid them very much by keeping the
orchard and small fruit plantations well
cultivated. Trees make the most new
wood in spring and early summer, and |
the shoots will lengthen SO little from
now on that one might think they had |
entirely stopped growing; but now the
more important work of perfecting the
new wood, and making fruit buds IS
going on. This work requires Just as
much food as the earlier growth, and so
drouths are apt to come after midsum-
mer. the trees are apt to suffer unless
their owner gives them high cultivation.
Since the air is dryer than the soil,
moisture is constantly passing from soil
to air. Anything that will serve as
check to this loss of soil moisture is a
GOOD thing for fruiting plants. Mulch
! is good, but it is impractical to mulch
whole orchard or a large strawberry
farm. Dust has been proven good
mulch, and one can make the soil dust
fine by the frequent use of cultivators.
If the orchard is not planted to other
crops, a spike toothed harrow IS the
best cultivator that can be used IN 1t,
and, generally speaking, the smaller
{ the cultivator teeth the better. For fine
tools must be used more frequently thar
coarse tools, and frequent tillage vii
, save the moisture.
9 Weeds and grasses are not OF them
Q selves harmful to cultivated plants, ex
J. cept in so far as they use soil moistur
that should be saved to the crops, ant
unless the surface of the soil is proteC
8 ted 10y dust cover, its moisture is be
h ing as surely lost as though the Ian
II were foul with weeds At no season
q the year is thorough tillage so impo.
q tant to orchard and fruiting plants
- during the drouth months Of Augu
- and September.
90 CHARLES A. KEFFER,
or Horticulturist.
IN Tennessee Experiment Statue
rs Knoxville. August Is, 1900.