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Several Have Replied to the Russian
PROPOSAL, but None of the An
swers Is Conclusive
NOT MADE PUBLIC
BUT THEY ARE SAID TO INDICATE
WILLINGNESS TO GET TOGETHER.
Message from the British Commander
Saying the Allies Marched
Through the Forbidden City.
.ecial to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.-The State De-
partment officials to-day decided that Min
lister Conger shall remain at his post in
China until diplomatic negotiations with
that government have been concluded.
These include the restoration of order by
responsible government. an agreement with
it for indemnity for outrages and a treaty
for future relations. 1t was thought be-
fore the ministers were rescued that Mr..
Conger would be broken in health and ask
to be relieved, but his health is good and
his knowledge of the situation is greater
than that of any other American He will
therefore represent his government, both
with the allies and with the Chinese gov
ernment. Mr.. Rockhills mission will be
confined to independent observation of at
fairs and report of the same. Mr.. Conger
will be in constant cable communication
with Washington and he will take no
definite step in the matter of negotiations
or understandings without the knowledge
and consent of this government The ad-
ministration is patiently awaiting the re-
plies of the powers to its note before TAX
ing any further step.
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Donaldson Cnnery Nominated for
President and Archibald Murray
Howe for Vice President.
LITTLE BAND OF "AUNT1Es"
WHO DID NOT CARE TO CALL THE
ROLL IN THEIR CONVENTION.
Ellis, of Ohio. and Nicholson. of Penn
sylvania, the National Ticket
of the Reform Party.

NEW YORK, Sept. 5-The National
party-the official name of the third party
met in convention to-day in Carnegie
Hall. this city, and nominated candidates
for President and Vice President of the
United States. A platform was adopted
and a title and emblem chosen. These are
the candidates:
For President-DONALDS CAFFERY
For Vice President-ARCHIBAL MUIR
RAY HOWE, of Cambridge, Mass.
The platform adopted declares that this
country is threatened on one hand by a
public opinion. misled by organized forces
that have perverted a war intended by the
people as a war of humanity into a war of
conquest, and on the other hand by pub
lie opinion swayed by demagogic appeals
to factional and class passions.
The platform then declares for all con-
stitutional means to procure the renuncia-
ton of all imperial or colonial pretensions,
and for all constitutional means to secure
a single gold standard and sound bank
ing system, a public service based on merit
only. and the abolition of all corrupting
special privileges. whether under the guise
of subsidies. bounties. undeserved pensions
or trust-breeding tariffs.
The convention was called to order by
Thomas Nj. Osborne. of Auburn, N Y, who
presided at the Indianapolis preliminary
meeting a month ago. Everett v. Abbott
was secretary. There was no roll call 1t
was decided that the party be known as the
National party, and that its emblem be the
statue of liberty on the Capitol dome at
Washington.
A resolution was passed instructing the
campaign committee, when II shall be ap-
pointed. to provide pastors for voters
who wished to cross out any name on the
Democratic or Republican electoral ticket.
the paster TO have on il the name of some
citizen known to stand for peace liberty
and sound money. This is to be done i'm
any State In which the committee finds
such a movement is practical
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parties took common honesty as a founda-
ton upon which to build their political
structures and differed only in the details
of construction. The Republican party has,
as it had four years ago. an honest founda-
ton upon which TO build, in a broad, wise
and comprehensive system Of finance, with
out which government can have any
lasting prosperity-a system both honest
and practical. The other great party-the
Democratic, and o how the mighty have
fallen for IL is great now because of its
numbers only. has for its foundation
financial system neither broad nor wise,
but is in effect repudiation in it's most dis
astrous form, and in my opinion advocates
the most gigantic scheme OF dishonesty the
world has ever seen.
THE IMPERIALISM SHAM.
''The party defeated upon the heresies Of
the Chicago platform still insists upon its
provisions, but is trying to pull the wool
of Imperialism over the eyes of the mem
bers of its own party, the majority of
whom are opposed to the financial plank of
their party. The Democratic party would
conceal the real issue of the free coinage
of silver at is to l by claiming imperial
ism as paramount. Mr.. Bryan named the
real issue when he stated that he would
not accept the nomination of the party
unless ii specially declared for the free
coinage of silver at Is to /. The people
will discover the real issue. They were not
fooled in 1896 and will not be now. and
when this campaign is ended the issue will
be known and so deeply buried by the in
telligent voters that il will never be heard
from again
''Mr. Bryan in his recent speeches in this
city would have the people believe that
we are now engaged in war of conquest
in the Philippines and wakes eloquent over
the blood of American soldiers and Fill
pinos slain, charging the Republican party
with both. He makes no difference be-
tween the blood Of an American soldier
fighting under our flag and Filipino OUT
law who Is resisting lawful authority.
There is as much difference as there is
between patriot and a traitor. L say to
you that If any one in this country more
than another is TO be blamed for such
bloodshed ii attaches to those men who
while we have armies in the field lent hope
and encouragement to the enemy by their
speeches and efforts TO break down the
acts of the administration, thus prolonging
the contest. / believe in the will of the
majority, and when their will has been
determined by the ballots cast 1 hold a
failure to support the civil government
thus established, and especially in time
of war, little short of treason.
imperialism is but mask. We acquired
the Philippines by the fortunes of war and
hold them by treaty of peace with Spain,
a government which had held sovereignty
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in touch with the party that they can
maintain harmony within the party ana
lead an irresistible attack on the enemy.
I'VE are fortunate. peculiarly so. in our
candidate for President. In every State
he is the commander-in-chief and the Re-
publican candidates in every State are gen.
erals of corps, divisions and brigades In
that commonwealth. 1t is an inspiring
commission to be general in the Republican
army corps of the State of New York un-
der such a generai-in-chief as William Nc
Kinley. The policies of his administration.
which have been the principles that he
has been the ablest advocate of for the
last twenty years, have given US un-
precedented national prosperity and res
cued industry from paralfsis. As COM
mander-in-chief of the armies OF the coun-
try he conducted war upon sea
and land which placed US in the
front rank of the martial nations.
Precipitated suddenly as a world
power in the councils of the nations; called
upon to solve first the problems of ad-
mission to the markets of the Orient,
which are being divided between the great
powers of Europe, and need TO show that
the United States would bend all resources
for the vindication of its honor when its
minister and ambassador were beleaguered
the finest triumph of diplomacy of the
nineteenth century was won in the conces-
sion of the open door; the most picturesque
campaign of history or romance is sue
cessfully ended with the American flag
flying over the imperial palace in Peking.
Not only the United States. but every civ
globe is to-day giving unstinted admiration
to the craftsmanship, generalship and di-
plomacy of William Mckinley"
Coming to the question Of the expansion
list and the argument that that policy is
opposed TO the spirit of the Declaration
of independence, Senator Depew said:
1--WE all believe in the Declaration of In
dependence; we all rejoice in the principles
of that immortal document. There is MOTH
ing which Mr.. Bryan can say in his claim
for the exclusive ownership of the things
taught in the Declaration of independence
that has not been more brilliantly said and
actually done by Republican statesmen.
But when MIR. Bryan went to Kentucky,
at the time when, under an infamous
election law, the State was to be stolen by
his friends from the officers. who had been
lawfully returned as elected by the Demo-
cratic returning boards. and gave his sane
ton and the weight of his great authority
as a Democrat TO the thieves, where then
was his idea of consent of the governed.
These citizens of Kentucky. who were to
be deprived of their rights and governed
without their consent were not tribes of
an archipelago in the Pacific ocean, but
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MR.. TANNERS SPEECH.
a Logical and Vigorous Excoriation
of Bryan Democracy.


When the applause following the mention
of Mr.. Tanners name by Chairman Grif-
fiths had abated. the first-named gentle
man came forward and said:
.It is new experience for me to address
a political meeting OF the Republican party,
for was raised i'm an atmosphere OF Democ-
racy and the teaching which in my youth
] accepted blindly. and with faith, the
Judgment of mature years confirmed; but,
my fellow-citizens. the Democracy which 1
knew and loved was not Democracy as 1t
IS known to-day. nor the kind promulgated
by the Chicago platform of 1896. when the
Democratic party permitted itself TO be
captured by lot OF political polygamists
who stole our banners and have since been
masquerading in our uniforms. With other
Democrats 1 have been hoping that. after
being defeated upon the issues raised at
Chicago. the Democratic party would re-
cover from its Populistic spree, and upon
sober second thought return to it's time
honored principles.
The action of the party at Kansas City
r. now a matter OF history. IT has buried
Itself so deep in the mire of Popullsm and
every other old ism that IL could gather in.
Il has so thoroughly departed from Demo
cratic principles and Is so bent upon poIiti-
cal suicide that II 10 be a Democrat one
must indorse the Kansas City platform of
that party. then. am no longer a Demo-
crat
IA years past we have witnessed two
great parties travelling along parallel lines.
II were. but I'm opposition TO each other
To-day the same spectacle Is before us.
except that prior to 1896 both OF the great
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the Russians and japanese being in greater

the Russians and japanese being in greater
strength
The British Admiralty has issued Vice
Admiral Seymour's detailed report of the
experiences of the first Peking relief expe-
dition. 1t is good reading, but embraces
nothing not previously known. Referring
to the harmonious action of the forces of
the eight nationalities engaged, he espe-
cially mentions Captain Won Usedom, of
the German navy, and Captain McCalla, of
the United States navy. Regarding the lat
ter he says: Captain McCalla was of the
greatest value TO me and to all concerned.
He was slightly wounded in three places
and well merits recognition
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George M. Allen is reported by Garfield
Hospital as getting along very nicely. He
took to-day, besides liquid nourishment. a
little minced chicken, the nearest approach
to solid food he has been permitted to take
since his attack.
The result of the Vermont election is sat
isfactory to Republicans in Washington.
A falling off of the majority from four
years ago was expected and had it been
greater than it was it would have occa-
stoned neither surprise nor disappointment.
XXX
The postofiices at Door Village. Hatch
Mills and Hesston, Laporte county, have
been ordered discontinued after Sept. Is.
Mail for these places will be supplied by
rural free delivery from Laporte.
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NATIONAL REFORM PARTY.
Ellis Nominated for President md
Nicholson for Vice President.

SPRINGFIELD, o., Sept. 5.-R s.
Thompson. of this city. chairman of the
National Reform party committee. received
word yesterday afternoon from A. G.
Eichelbarger, of Baltimore. chairman of
the national canvassing board. that the Of
ficial count OF the referendum vote was
completed Monday night at Baltimore,
resulting in the nomination of Hon
Seth H. Ellis, of Ohio. for President and
Samuel I. Nicholson. of Pennsylvania. for
Vice President on the National Union Re-
form ticket Ellis received I.612 votes
Nicholson 254 all others 2S. The national
committee was selected as follows: Chair
man, r. >. Thompson. Springfield o.; vice
chairman, j. NJ. Dunlap, Franklin, Ind.
secretary. A: G. Eichelbarger. Baltimore
Md: jay @. Wait, Sturgis. Mich: Sheridan
Webster, 81. Louis. Mo-; Asa Taylor. Oma-
ha. Neb.; w. ]. Seelye. Wooster. o.
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THROUGH FORBIDDEN CITY
Troops of the Allied Powers Marched
ON 2Sth OF August.

LONDON. Sept. 6.-General Sir Alfred
Gazelee commander of the British Indian
troops at the Chinese capital. wires as
follows from Peking, Aug %. to Lord
George Hamilton, secretary OF state for
india: '"The allies marched through the
Forbidden City yesterday. Aug. rs. The
british had third place in the procession.
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WHEELING. w. Va. Sept. 5-Thomas
Moore jackson, nephew or Seonewal Jack
son, who was last week nominated for
Congress by the Democrats OF the First
district has declined the honor, and his
successor will be appointed by the con-
gressional committed
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ALBANY A WANING CITY.


WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.-The Census
Bureau to-day announced the population
of the following cities, with the increase
and decrease from the returns of 1890:
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BRYANIsM A DANGER TUE COUNTRY
SHOULD NOT ENCOURAGE.
Its Success I'm November Would Check
Industrial Prosperity and Inn
peril Financial stability.
SPEECH BY MR.. FAIRBANKS
ISSUES OF THE CAMPAIGN ABLY RE
VIEWED By THE SENATOR.

Bryan Himself Is the Paramount
Question, and He Is the Arch Ex-
poncnt of the I6-to-1 Heresy.
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ANOTHER PROMINENT DEMOCRAT
REPUDIATEs THE BRYAN PARTY,
And Announces His support of Nc
KinIey and Republican PoIi-
cfes, Foreign and Domestic.
CONVINCING REASONS GIVEN
BRYAN PARTY DESCRIBED As A LOT
OF POLITICAL PoLYGAMIsTs.

The Democratic Party of the Present
Has Departed from sound Prin-
ciples and Is Bent on Suicide.
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Consider some of the most notable
achievements OF the past three years, the
enactment of wise tariff legislation. the cs-
or a single gold standard fap-
rlausel the revival OF industries, higher
v ages and steadier employment fapplauseL-
lower rates OF interest and reduction I'm our
L ortgage indebtedness OF nearly one-half.
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The Somerset reporter., 1900-01-25
Death of Mrs. william Frye.

Mrs. Eliza (Morricy), wife of William
Frye, died at her home on French street
In this village, Thursday the 18th In
slant, after a lengthy Illness of four and
one half years. aged 70 years.
Mrs. Frye was born, in county OF Wa
terford, ireland, where she lived until
she reached the age Of % years, when
she came to this country. She was mar
ried to William Frye in 1857, and resided
In this town continually since that date.
She was a worthy member OF st.
Mary's church in this town, devout
Catholic from her childhood, devoted
wife and mother and kind friend.
William Frye, her husband, who has
been In the employ of the Maine Central
Railroad company and the companies
making up the present Maine Central,
since 184S, survives her, also three chill
dren, Mrs. c. A. Dusty of this town,
Mrs. G. E. Bushee of Berlin, N. H., and
Michael Frye of "aterville, also seven
grandchildren, six of whom were chill
dren of Mrs. William Scott of Lewiston,
deceased, and one child, daughter OF
Mrs. A. E. Bison, deceased. One sister,
Mrs. Jerry Murphy of Waterville, also
survives her.
The funeral service was held, Monday
the 22nd inst, at 81. Mary's Church, at
which the attendance by the numerous
warm friends of the deceased, was very
large, crowding the capacious auditorium
of the church.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-01-25
Parmenas' Installation.

On Tuesday evening last, Jan. 23d,
was a gala night In Odd Fellows Hall,
Ordway Block, it being the occasion OF
the installing of the newly elected
officers of Parmenas Enoampment, No.
18, [. o. o. r.
D. ID. G.. p, Horace Lowering OF
Waterville, assisted by G. j. W., F. A.
Knowltou of Fairfield, installed the
officers as follows r. II. French, G.
p; VIM. Donaldson, Fl. p; F. A.
Woods, s. W; Arthur Jewett, j. w.
Thomas Tsntish, Scribe; Il. G. Taggart,
Treasurer; F. 2. Pennell, Guide; Geo
A. Webb, |. c.; Hugh Hurley, o. G..
Lawrence Cockburn, 1st W.; Geo. Nor
rill, I'd W.; Thomas Lawley, 3D. W.; c.
Durrll, 4th W.; John Waugh, LIST G. OF
t.; John Sayward, I'd G. of L.
Following the installation ceremonies
all present repaired to the banquet hal
to partake of the fine spread that had
been prepared by some of the members
After each had done Justice to the ban
quet cigars were lighted, speeches made
stories told, ETC., the whole affair ter
minating In one of the most enjoyable
times ever held by the encampment.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-01-25

A clever advertising scheme was EN-
ployed by "A firm in n southern city.
The Junior partner of the firm swore
out n warrant for the arrest of the sen
Tor partner on the ground that he was
selling goods below cost and that the
firm was constantly losing money
thereby.
The case came up in court. and the
counsel for the senior partner asked
for postponement In order to have
more time TO prepare his case. The
Judge granted the request. bail was
fixed and the senior member released.
As he left the courtroom the Junior
partner arose and exclaimed. If he is
released. the sacrifice will go on
The paws soon spread, and the firm
did n better business.
When the case was again called. no
plaintiff appeared. and the charge was
dismissed The firm had succeeded in
their object advertisement
The Somerset reporter., 1900-01-25

In the Memoirs of Revolutionist,"
by Prince Kropotkin, the author says
that Alexander III himself. for all he
WAS willing to emancipate the serfs,
was man capable of singular harsh
ness and even brutality. When kro-
potkin was promoted and was called
with other officers to the side Of the
ear. the latter congratulated them
quietly. speaking about military duty
and loyalty. But if any of YOU" he
went on, distinctly shouting out every
word his face suddenly contorted with
anger-"but if any of you-which God
preserve you from-should under any
circumstances prove disloyal to the
ear. the throne and the fatherland,
take heed of what | say he will be
treated with all the severity of the
laws, without the slightest COM mise
ra ton"
His voice failed" says the author.
His face was peevish. full of that
rage which | saw in my childhood on
the faces of landlords when they
threatened to skin their serfs under
the rods He violently spurred his
horse aud rode out of our circle. Next
morning. the 18th of June, by his or
ders. three officers were shot at Modlin,
In Poland. and one soldier, Sur by
name, was killed under the rods"
The Somerset reporter., 1900-01-25
Lacked winning Nerve.


"When | was racing lend," said
the old telegrapher. Il one day s.ot a
tip by wire from an operator, friend
of mine in Philadelphia. 1t read: Lii
liam X sure, Get in with both feet
fanced Lillian X myself. SO pawned
my watch borrowed all could and
went 10 the poOlroum The race was
due In about half an hour, and Lilliat
X was mp in the entries all right, but
there were no odds against her
so | says to the man at the desk
What's the odds on Lillian KY HI
looked al me like he was too tender
hearted to rob come on and pitched
me over blank ticket and says care
lesslike: Make out your own odds. II
take 'em any way you fix it
THAT was too much of jolt for me
and told him to hold on to the tickle
for minute while | went out to see {
man. | went out and took a drink ant
tried TO figure whether the man wa
four flushing or whether | looked any
greener than | felt. Then came bacl
and tried to get my roll out of my
pocket. bur it wouldn't come. and final
ly sal around and watched the repor
come in. and put me on the blacklis
lf Lillian X didn't win at 200 to l. anC
the only man On it was a little hump
backed shoe pirate with his box unde
his arm and dollar in dimes. nickel
and coppers. Washington Star.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-01-25

Italy once had plague that killed
10000 persons daily. Five hundred a
day died In Rome. In one year 200, 1000
citizens of Constantinople died. The
epidemic of 1919 was the worst ever
visited on man. In Asia 23,000.000 per-
lshed by it and in Europe 25,0O0.00o.
In London 200 persons were buried
daily in the Charterhouse yards. 1t
was called BLACK DEATH" The plague
in England in 1471 destroyed more peo-
pie than the continual wars for the 10
preceding years.
Sweating sickness" prevailing in
England for three years, killed half the
population of all the capital towns and
depopulated Oxford 1t was mortal in
three hours. The great plague of Lon
don In 1864 carried off 100000 people.
A transport with soldiers on board,
from Sardinia to Naples, brought a
plague that destroyed 100000 An cpl
demic started in Marseilles by a ship
from the Levant killed over 10000.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-01-25
Rear In High Places.

A famous steeple climber was ask.
ed IL he ever felt fear in his business.
"Of course | feel fear at times he
answered. Fear is common to all
mankind. Not to feel fear is not cour-
age To overcome fear is the true quail
ty of courage. | divide the nerve force
of a man into two parasitic impelling
force and the restraining foree-the
same impelllng force that causes
body of recruits at first to run under
fire and the restraining force that
causes them to overcome for various
reasons the first natural fear. So, in
climbing. one unused to 1t Is by the
natural impelling force of his nervous
system afraid, afraid that his legs. his
arms, his support, will give way and
plunge him down. Shakespeare, who
touched On all human emotions, touch
cd on this feeling of fear in high places
when in King Lear he pictured Ed
ward at the cliffs Of Dover.
THE one way to get over the natural
fear Is by some restraining force from
either within or without. | remember
once when a new boy at sea was or
dered aloft by the mate he trembled
with fear and begged to be let out of
1t. Upon my SOUL sir, can't go up
there This was his first impelling
impulse. But when the mate touched
him up with a ropes end he was at the
top of the mast so quick that the mate
could not follow him. The pain on his
outer nerves brought him to his senses
and made him exert his restraining
force. SO if you happen to be with
any one who shows signs of fear in a
high place a few smart slaps on the
face will bring him to himself. The
right medicine for unconquerable fear
in a high place is immediate pain on
the outside nerves. Boston Tran
script.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-01-25

Mrs. Thena Lowe of Westboro, Mass,
was the guest of her nephew, Col. A. G.
Blunt, Monday.
Kendall's orchestra went to Waterville,
yesterday, where they furnished music
Ia the evening at FOrrester's ball.
John W. Fogler, who Is now located
In Providence, r. l., has been passing a
few days the past week, with his family
here.