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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-10-04

For every man who voted for Mckinley in
1896 and will vote for Bryan in 1900 be-
cause of imperialism, there is Western
man who voted for Bryan in 1896 and will
vote for expansion in 1900"
The situation in the Western States
makes it almost certain that the vote of
Mckinley in the electoral cellege will be
larger than it was in 1896. What that
vote will be depends upon the Southern
States the Republicans carry. If they
carry the same States in the South as four
years ago and do not lose any votes by &C.
cident, as they did one each in California
and Kentucky, McKinley's vote in the
electoral college will probably be Bel, or a
majority of l55 over Bryan.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-10-04

THE Democratic party favors nothing
but that which will be destructive to the
business interests of Southwest Virginia.
Our section is being rapidly developed,
and our wealth is increasing under the
sound money and protective policies Of
the Republican party. Why should any
of our people want change?
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-10-04
A Thousand Tongues

Could not express the rapture of Annie
+. Springer, of Philadelphia, when DR..
Kings New Discovery cured her Of a
hacking cough that for many years had
made life burden. She says; "After all
other remedies and doctors failed it soon
removed the pain in my chest and l can
row sleep soundly, something | can scarce
ly rememember doing before. l feel like
sounding its praises throughout the Uni
verse" DR.. Kings New Discovery is
guaranteed to cure all troubles of the
Throat, Chest or Lungs. Price SOC and 81.
Trial bottles free at JOHN +. JACKsoNs
drug store.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-10-04
The Issue of 1886.
New York Mail and Express, Rep. ]

New York Mail and Express Rep
The Baltimore "Sun" opposed Bryan
ism in 1896. This year, however, it is adj
vocating the election of the Nebraska
Popuist. "The single issue of 1896 has
disappeared entirely" it says. Where
has it gone, and when did it go2 The
Democratic platform of 1896 was reiter'
ated at Kansas City last July and the
Democratic candidate of 1896 was renomi
mated without a single vote in opposition
That candidate, in a speech at GAINESVILLE
O., on September 6, said: "rhe party
stands where it did in 1896 on the money
question" How, then, has "the single
issue of 1896 disappeared entirely?"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-10-04
Appointments for Speaking.

The following speakers will address the
voters of farewell county at the time and
place given below:
Col. j. Hampton Hoge and Col. James
S. Browning will address the citizens OF
Tazewell, at the court house, on Tuesday
the 10th day Of October
VIM. G.. PENDLEToN AND I. G. Bowen
Cedar Bluff, October 10Th, S p. m.
Midway, October 20th, II a. m.
Thompson Valley (R. B. Peery & Co.'S
store), November 3rd, 2p. m.
II. q. MCCALL,
County Chairman.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-10-04
CONSOLIDATED COAL, IRON And
LAND COMPANY.
Dividend of Capital.

Notice is hereby given, That the Stock,
holders of the Consolidated Goa Iron and
Land Company in General Meeting OF the
Company, ordered dividend of cap,
ital of 10 per centum upon the preferred
stock payable on the LIST day of November,
1900, at the office of the Company in the
City of Philadelphia, Pa, to the preferred
shareholders of record on the 10th day OF
October 1900, OH the production of the
certificates of stock in order that there
shall he stamped thereon the amount OF
said dividend and of the amount OF the re-
duced capital thereby.
July 18th, 1900. CHARLES 5. THoRNE,
Secretary.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-10-04
The Line of College Presidents Lengthens

Hartford courier, KEEP
Chancellor Day, of Syracuse University,
steps up alongside President Low and
President Schurman. In his address of
welcome to the students this week he told
them that never before did he feel as he
feels now the greatness and responsibility
of the American citizenship which is their
heritage. He would not talk politics to
them. "But," he said, "young Ameri-
cans who could take the vast territory
west of the Alleghanies and civilize it and
and make great and wealthy States out of
it are capable Of guarding every foot that
has come under the Stars and Stripes.
Nothing is too vast for people whom
God has blessed as he has ours. Our
country is founded upon rock and is not
to be moved by drifting crowd Of dema-
gogic blatherskites.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-10-04

TAYLOR ELLYsoN, chairman of the DEM
ocratic party in Virginia has declared
that: "There are no splits or conflicts
among the Democrats in any of the dis
tricts, and full party vote is expected in
November" He should have said: "the
Machine is in perfect working order and
it will grind out, under my directions, a
made-to-order-majority."
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-10-04

Mr.. BRYAN in a recent speech declared
that prosperity had not reached the work
ingmen of the country. lie is either very
poorly informed as to the improved con-
dtion of labor, or has very little regard
for the truth.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-10-04

THE Democratic papers do not neglect
publishing the name of any occasional or
isolated Republican who announces that
he will support Bryan, but they fail to
mention the names of the hundreds, yea
thousands, of Democrats who are constant
ly declaring their purpose to support Nc
Kinley, and their undying hostility to
Organism.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-10-04

IT looks like they are going to have an
honest election law in Kentucky, without
substituting for the Goebel law constitu-
tonal provision for the Acknowledgement
Of one half the voters of the State.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-10-04
REPUBLICAN SPEAKING.

General James A. Walker, Republican
nominee for Congress for the Ninth Dis
trict Of Virginia, will address the voters of
the Several counties of the district as fol-
lows, viz:
WythevilIe, October s.
Pearisburg, October 8.
Marion, October 10.
Abingdon, October %.
Bland, October %.
All voters, irrespective of past party af-
fliation who desire to hear the issues OF
the campaign fully, ably and eloquently
discussed, are earnestly invited to attend.
Other appointments will be made later.
Republican speakers will be provided
for the several courts during the cam
paign throughout September and October;
due announcements Of which will be made
hereafter
STUART +. LINDSEY,
District Chairman.
Bristol, Va, August T. 1900.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-10-04
Up. to- Date 1900.

The most complete Tariff Text Book
ever published is the new edition Of Tar
if Facts for Speakers and Students" De
fender Document No. $3.50 pages, just
out. Order by number only. Sent tC
any address for twenty-five cents. AID
dress. American Protective Tariff League
1876 West 23d St., New York.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-10-04

IT is a significant fact that the miners
who work in Mark Hanna's coal mines
have never struck. This is accounted for
by the fact that he has always paid the
highest scale of wages.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-10-04
VIRGINIA DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
Dividend Of Capital.

Notice is hereby given, That the stock
holders of the Virginia Development Com
pany in General Meeting of the Company
ordered dividend of capital of 10 pei
centum upon the Preferred stock payable
on the 29lh day of October, 1890, at the
office of the Company in the City of Phil
adephia, Pa, to the Preferred share
holders of record on the 10Th day of Octo
Der, 1900, on the production of the certifi'
Gates of stock in order that there shall be
stamped thereon the amount of said dlvl.
and of the amount of the reduced capital
thereby.
July 18th, 1900. CHARLES S. THoRNE,
Secretary.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-10-04
The Southern Counters Are All Right.

Washington Post, Ind.
With but few exceptions, the Southern
newspapers are giving Mr.. Bryan but a
perfunctory support, but the chaps who
count the votes down that way are in line
for him,
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-10-04

CROKER has solemnly announced that
he will rot be in Bryan's Cabinet. Every
body knew that without Mr.. Croker telling
If
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-10-04

LET every Republican in the Ninth Con-
gressional District go to work for McKin-
ley, Roosevelt and Walker.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-10-04
To Cure q Cold in One Day

Take Laxative Bronze Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money if it fails to
cure. L. w. Groves signature is on each
box. 25c.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-10-04

For sprains, swellings and lameness
there is nothing so good as Chamberlain's
Pain Balm. Try it. For sale by JOHN f.
JACKSON.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-10-04
The LOOK 4
LINCOLN WAGONS

Have established reputation for supe-
riorty in Southwest Virginia. They
are manufactured from the best timber
found in our section, carefully selected
and thoroughly seasoned The work is
done by skilled mechanics and the most
improved machinery. A number have
been sold in Tazewell County and refer
ence is made to persons who are using
them.
For price list call at law Office of
Y. |. SEXTON,
TAZEWELL, VA,
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-10-04
Speaking.

Barnes Gillespie will address the citizens
of Tazewel county at the following times
and places:
Bear Walow, October l3, IL a. m.
Pounding Mill, October IS, 8 p. IN.
ii. G. MCCALL,
County Chairman.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-10-04
Stops the Cough and Works off
the Cold.
Bristol, Va, August 7, 1900.

Laxative BromoQ uinine Tablets cure a
cold in one day. No cure, no pay. Price
% cents.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-10-04
The TazeVellRepubliCan
q. Published every Thursday at
TAZEWEIL, VA,
Wy
WILLIAM C. PENDlE TON,
Editor and Proprietor.
SUBSCRIPTIONS.

Republican, one year, cash in advance 5 "
Subscriptions on time $1,000 oO
Kennhliean and n. Y. Tribune, one year, %
ADVERTISING RATES furnished on applica
ton. Correspondence solicited.
The publishers of THE REPUBLICAN are not re-
sponsible for opinions expressed by Correspon-
dents
THE REPUBLICAN is entered at the Post-ottce al
Tazewen, Virginia, as second-class matter.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-08-18

castically. 81 thought these We're Off
GERS of the United States, and not of
the state of Georgia.
But Tattnall was not to be held back
by sarcasm, and we went down with
our steamer, the Toey-wan, and towed
the marines in the junks, who were
first placed in small boats, up to help
Admiral Hope. It took several trips to
accomplish this, and we met with some
loss ourselves. The cockswain of the
commodore's boat was killed, and the
same bullet that killed him passed
between the legs of Flag Lieutenant
Trenchard, who afterward became ia
nous in service.
After having towed up the boats the
Toey-wan came to anchor at p m
between the French gunboat and the
Coramandel- From our position we had
full view of the boats as they landed
the men upon the shore. The forts and
the water batteries opened upon them
deadly fire. We could see the men fall
in their boats even before they touched
the landing, yet. they moved steadily
on. AS they reached the shore they
fell in crowds. OF the 600 men compos-
ing the storming party at least 100 had
fallen before they gained the shore
There a most terrible fate awaited the
survivors. Landing at the approach of
night upon a shore of which they were
entirely ignorant, at low water, with a
fast rising tide, they found that they
The Topeka state journal., 1900-08-18
TEMP F %~11FPF THE TREATY OF T1ENTSIN WAS SIGNED

ing, at a city called Tien-tsin, situate
upon it's banks above the distractions
On the morning of the 18th of July
left the steam frigate Powhatan in a
small steamer and anchored off Pit
sang, where I spent the night. Land
ing at daylight, we commenced our
journey across the country. We were
furnished with saddle horses and carts
without springs, for the land portion of
our journey, which was accomplished
in two days, was through most bar
rem and uninteresting country The
whole of the vast plain from the gulf to
Peking, a distance of about 100 miles, is
only few feet above the level of the
sea.
On the evening of the second day we
reached the banks of the Pei-Ho, where
we found that the most luxurious ac-
comrnodations that the empire could
afford had been prepared for our party.
The finest boats had been fitted up for
u.s. My boat, being the largest, had one
sitting room and three sleeping apart
ments Others were accommodated in
boats of similar description. The cap
tain told me that he was GA years of
age and was born on board the boat.
1t had been in his family more than a
hundred years. Tt was the residence of
his entire family. He had two mothers
(his father having left two widows),
two wives and four children, all pre-
The Topeka state journal., 1900-08-18
NOTABLE SCENES CONNECTED WITH

The admiral discovered this and gave
them notice that as the doors had been
closed upon the English and French
ministers, he had been instructed to
open them, and should proceed to do so
on Saturday morning, the 26th insts
An important difference between the
position of the American minister and
that of the English and French minis
ters should here be observed. The Eng
lish and French treaties had been made
in time of war between China and
those countries. By these treaties the
war was terminated. Upon a violation
of their stipulations their representa-
tives might regard themselves as
thrown back into the war which had
been by such treaties suspended. The
American treaty. on the contrary, was
made with nation with whom we had
never been. at war. If its provisions
should be violated, the proper remedy
for such violation must be determined
by the government of the United
States. had been instructed, however,
by the president to ''go to Peking." I
had received the assent. if not the in
vitation, of the Chinese commissioners
at Shanghai to go there to exchange the
treaty. I determined, therefore. to pro-
ceed on my way until stopped by force
which could not be overcome by that
under my command. In the execution
of that design. and with the naval com
mander of our small force, 1 crossed
the bar the next day, Friday morning,
the 25th, and proceeded toward the
forts. I found at anchor about a mile
and a half from the mouth of the river
all the English and French vessels
which could cross the bar. The entire
fleet consisted of ten gunboats and
three small vessels, carrying about 40
guns and 900 men, Anchored with these
vessels were three large Chinese junks.
as they are called, which had been TAX
en- possession of by the allies and on
which they had placed about 200 men,
The Topeka state journal., 1900-08-18

had been approved by my government,
and my duty was plafn-to carry out
my instructions and have 1t exchanged
if possible. L therefore opened commu-
nfcations with the governor general, in
forming him that 1 was there by invi-
tation of the commissioners of Shang-
hal; that l was charged with an auto
graph letter from the president of the
United States. I asked him to provide
me with the means of conveyance in
accordance with the provisions of the
American treaty. These negotiations
resulted in immediate preparations for
my departure for Peking.
Sir Frederick Bruce. in his official re-
port to his government, saw the differ
ent positions which we occupied, and
in his communication to the Earl of
Malmesbury of July 10, 1852 uses the fol-
lowing language in reference to my de-
parture for Peking: Mr.. Wards posi-
tion is one of considerable difficulty.
Nor do see, after our unsuccessful at
tempt at the Pei-4o, that any course
was open save the one he has pursued.
He has acted cordially and frankly in
the spirit of his declarations to me at
Hongkong. and it is a matter of salts
faction to me that his concert in our
previous proceedings is a strong argu-
ment in favor of the line of conduct
pursued by De Bourbillon and myself
On Oct. 10, 1859. Lord Lyons, then the
British minister to the United States,
addressed a letter to the Hon. Lewis
Cass, secretary of state of the United
States, of which the following is a
copy:
WASHINGTON, Oct 10, 1859.
Sir-Her majesty's minister in China has not
failed to bear testimony to the friendly feelings
of the United States envoy, Mr.. Ward, and of
Flag Officer Tattnall and to the assistance which
they rendered during the late operations at the
Pei-Iio river
Her maiesty's principal secretary of state for
foreign affairs has instructed express to the
president Of the United States and to you sir, the
thanks of her majesty's government for the
sstance thus rendered to her majesty's service by
those distinguished officers and to request that
such thanks may be conveyed to them through
the regular official channel. l have the honor to
be- with the highest consideration, sir, your most
obedient humble servant, LYONS.
The Honorable Lewis Cass, etc.
The Pei-Ho being so obstructed as to
render it's ascent impossible, it became
necessary to land at a small town call
ed Pit-sang, about eight miles north of
the Ta-ku forts, and thence to cross the
country so as to strike the Rei-Ho
about 40 miles from the place of land
The Topeka state journal., 1900-08-18
HIS HONOR SATISFIED.

''Vat ees eet, Jean?"
Monsieur, ze doctaire comes today
to vaccinate monsieur"
''Nevaire! I will die hrstl Eet eea
degradingI Eet ees an insult!'
But, monsieur. eet ees also ze law"
"Perfidious lawl All, 1 have eeti !
have eet nowl Beautiful Listen. You
will prepare re swords
''Ze swords, monsieur?"
Prepare re swords. On ze point OF
one sword, monsieur. re doctafre will
rub his vaccinate mattafre. See? Zen
he will diffaire from me on ze Dr-r-yfus
questione. I will feel insulted I will
challenge re doctaire. He will accept
naming swords as re weapons We viii
fight at once, and here ze doctaire takes
re prepared sword See? One, two
three! Ze doctaire pricks me slightly
in re arml Ha, ha! Honor is satisfied
am vaccinate!"
The Topeka state journal., 1900-08-18

during the night, firing was commenced
by the forts, which was at once return
ed by all the vessels, and the balls
soon flew like hailstones. In half an
hour we could see from the deck of our
vessel that the shots from the forts
were cutting up the boats, while the
forts were scarcely injured by the small
battery directed against them. At
o'clock a young officer came from the
admiraPs ship, wearied and exhausted,
with the blood streaming down his
face, to tell the commodore that the
admiral was lying on his deck severely,
If not mortally, wounded. His captain
had been killed, and but three men
were left capable of doing duty. This
officer had been sent to order up the
re-enforcements, but the tide had fallen
SO that the English gunboats were un-
able to execute this order. The small
boats of the vessels were the only
means by which the re-enforcementS
could be sent up the river, but they
could not stem the tide, which runs
fearfulIy strong in this river, and the
wind was so high that it was evidently
impossible by this means of convey
ance that assistance could reach the
admiral in time to be of any use.
The young British officer had inti-
mated, but had not said in so many
words that assistance from US would
relieve the situation Commodore TAFT
nall turned to me and said: Il must Ell
ther help Hope or return to the Pow
hatan. I can't stand here and see them
shot to piecesi"
1 agreed that we ought to give them
aid, at which one of the officers of our
marines who was standing near said loud
enough for US to hear, This is not neu-
trality.''
The commodore looked at him Sc
verely and then turned to me. Blood
is thicker than waterl" he cried.
Georgia will stand by us!"
One of my staff officers replied sar-
The Topeka state journal., 1900-08-18

were separated from the forts, first, by
mud and water waist deep, as well as
by wide canal filed with water, which
no one could cross without swimming,
and by another ditch filed with sharp
iron spikes. 1t was soon apparent that
there was no safety but in retreat One
of the officers told me that when they
had crossed the canal they had not a
weapon that would fire, so wet had
their ammunition become.
The retreat was as fatal as the land
ing The Chinese sent up fire rockets,
and by their light shot down men who
could not return the fire. When the
day dawned, the squadron was a wreck.
Less than one-half of the land force
had escaped unhurt. Three hundred of
the landing party, besides 8 officers and
% men of the little squadron, had been
killed. The wounded were towed by
the Toey-wan over the bar in three
large barges attached to her stern, to
the ships in the gulf, and thus were the
first tidings of the fight received by the
French and English ministers.
1t was now evident that, with the
French and English, 1 could not reach
Peking. I had faithfully endeavored
to do so, because by their treaties I
could visit Pelxing in very much more
satisfactory manner than by going un-
der the provisions of my own treaty.
But was the bearer of a treaty which
The Topeka state journal., 1900-08-18
MINISTER WARDS TRIP TO pEK1NG.

and go to pieces; further, to tender to
US the use of the Plover and request
to hoist the American ensign at the
fore and his own flag at the mizzen-
mast This generous offer was de-
clined, but an effort was made by the
gunboat to relieve US from our posi-
tion, which, proving unsuccessful, the
Plover left US and returned to the line
which the admiral was then beginning
to form The flag lieutenant with in
terpreters, was then sent on shore by
me to inform the Chinese that I was on
board the steamer on my way to Pc
king. They returned with the reply
that there was no officer of sufficient
rank there to receive any communica-
ton from me, and that we could not
proceed by that river: that the en-
peror had ordered the governor general
of that province to meet the ministers
at what they called the north entrance
of the river, which they said was dis
tant about ten miles, and that he would
be there on that day or the next
About o'clock in the evening our
steamer f1oated with the rising tide. By
that time the admiral had formed a
line extending from the junks to our
position, and our commodore, fearing
that the moving of a light about our
vessel might be mistaken by some of
the admirals squadron for a signal,
ordered the steamer to drop below the
line and anchor near the junks. About
II o'clock an explosion was heard
which was the blowing up of the first
barrier across the river. This was
followed by two guns from the forts,
after which all was quiet the rest of
the night.
With the morning light it was evil
dent from the position of the vessels
that the battle would be commenced
some time during the day. The vessels
had approached as near the entrance
to the river as the distractions would
permit. Three barriers had been