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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-29

The plain American citizen who
wants to vote and be free. from dicta.
tion in doing it and wants every
other citizen to be allowed the same
privilege must have mighty sad time
in Kansas City. II half the tales told
in that town are true it is about time
some vigorous measures were taken
to purify the ballot. Kansas City
will never be great while it allows
thugs and toughs a prominent place
in its political management.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-29
A Picturesque Windmill.

1t is somewhat remarkable that
while the prairie west is in advance
Of the world in the number and per-
fection Of its windmills it should
have also the one Of the most pictur.
esque structures that this country af-
fords. It is indeed like a bit Of
Delft transported from across the sea.
In 1868 a Swede, convinced that the
winds Of the prairies were destined
for the turning Of windmills, came
from bis native country and brought
with him twelve Swede workmen to
erect mill that should last for scores
Of years to come.
He selected high hill in the vi.
entity Of Lawrence, and began his
building. OF huge beams and nigh
ty rocks he built and when Quan.
trell rode into the town and tried to
destroy the work it withstood his at
tacks. After the wal 1t was com.
pleted. The heavy oak timbers, the
native walnut shingles cut out by
hand, the wheels OF oak with wooden
cogs, the oak log shaft, all are as
strong today as when the giant arms
first went round. The arms are for
ty feet each, giving a swing Of eighty
feet Until recently it was used as a
mill but its day is past.
In sharp contrast to the light steel
mills that stand out like shivering
skeletons in the neighboring land
scape the ancient pile Of masonry
looms silent and majestic. 1t recalls
the structures Of the land Of "the fly
ing gulls' and is one of the few real
" picturesque features of a land
where all is new Rather than allow
it to decay the people of Kansas
should purchase it and transform it
into a museum. The Lawrence peo-
pie are endeavoring to raise fund
for the purpose and deserve success.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-29

The Democratic platform, as set
forth by the Nebraskans, and as it
will be adopted at Kansas City, shows
that the party has learned nothing
since '96. There is the same opposi-
ton to constituted authority, the
same protest against anything that
looks to the country's greatness, the
same pandering to wild populistic
theories, and the same adhesion to a
debased and debasing coinage.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-29

Great stories from little incidents
grow. Az. S. warship was ordered
from Manila to Taku, China, to look
after American interests, and 10, the
appearance Of sensational story in
the yellow journals about the inten-
ton Of this government to send a
great fleet into Chinese waters and an
army Of invasion into China. Verify,
it behooveth every man to know the
character Of the paper from which be
gets bis news.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-29

The Kentucky legislature adjourn
ed without amending or repeating
the Goebel law, and the election this
fall will be held under that infamous
measure. There is not the least
doubt that the state would 60 Repub.
lican if an honest election could be
held. Why should the country sub.
nit to having the state stolen and
perhaps the national election rever-
sed by open fraud and violencep
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-29

The speeches made at the last ban
quet Of the Kansas Day club have
been printed from this office in a
handsome pamphlet. And there are
good many Of those speeches that
could be read with profit by every
voter in Kansas who wants to do his
duty at the next election. = lola
Register,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-29

Hon. Eugene '. Brewster, one Of
the Chicago platform Democrats Of
Brooklyn, has written a letter in
which he transfers himself from the
ranks Of Organism to the party Of
which the Hon. Eugene V. Debs is
the shining light. The ludicrous
feature Of this transfer is Mr.. Brew.
ster's complaint that Mr.. Bryan talks
too much.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-29

A single company in the Philip
pines deposited $1,000 with the pay
master Of their regiment for trans.
mission home and for safe keeping.
These are the men whom sensational.
lists tell US are riotous and drunken,
and are corrupting the blameless ma.
tives.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-29

The action Of the Indiana gold Dem
ocrats in resolving to continue their
fight on Organism is rather wet
blankety to those politicians who
have been declaring that the passage
Of currency bill would render the
candidacy Of the gentleman from Ne
braska more palatable to that great
class OF Democratic voters who have
refused to accept the 45c dollar issue.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-29

Russia is suspected by the State
Department Of meditating coup in
China which will greatly restrict
American trade. This explains the
concentration along the Chinese coast
Of the largest United States fleet al
present gathered anywhere. The
president does not intend to permit
this country to be robbed Of its trade
in China with imppnity.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-29

Henry Watterson recently said that
if offered the job of naming this
years Democratic ticket and writing
the platform, he would decline. He
knows that defeat is inevitable and
has no idea Of shouldering any Of the
responsibility.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-29

Lord Roberts remarks about the
slate republic" and the slate presi-
dent" may not be in good taste, but
it must be remembered that he had
to get even some way with the Beers
for annexing British territory a few
months ago.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-29

II Mr. Sheldon patronizcs press.
clipping bureau, he can have no
doubt OF the adverse opinion of his
editorial efforts held by the press Of
the country The only thing that
Mr.. Sheldon gets credit for in any
quarter is good intentions.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-29

When Mr.. Bryan gave his unqual-
flied Endorsement to Goebelism in
Kentucky he placed marked impedi.
mont in bis iayorite speech about
..goyernment without the consent OF
the governed"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-29

When you buy cultivators don't
forget that Pisle has the best in town.
The quality is unsurpassed and
farmers will find this headquarters
for the best and cheapest. Remem-
Der the place, Sd and Cedar. 1912
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-29

The South African war has made
the English and the Irish more
friendly than they have ever been,
and present indications are that
the friendship will be lasting
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-29

Feeling sure that he has cornered
the Kansas City nomination, Mr..
Bryan thinks that it is safe for him
to 60 about the country talking about
the wickedness Of monopoly.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-29

Bishop Potter, who was inclined tc
be an anti before he visited the Phil
ippines, has come out good and
strong for President McKinley's Phil.
ippine policy since his return.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-29
The bank ofPeru and London an.

The bank ofNPeru and London an
nounces shat all current payments
will be made in sterling or Peruvian
pounds. The advent Of the gold
standard in the republics to the south
Of us means the retirement OF uncer-
tainty and revolution.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-29

With Mr., Burton in the national
Republican convention and Mr.,
Prendergast in the national Demo
cratic convention Abilene ought tc
be able TO help name the next prest
dent no matter what happens.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-29

II 1t is fair to Judge by the little
scrap at Lincoln, right under Mr..
Bryan's nose, so to speak, the middle
of-the-road Populists Of Nebraska are
going to make trouble for the Demo-
pop combine this year.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-29

The Bryanites seem to be afraid
that the gold Democrats will control
the Kansas City convention. There
is no such good fortune as that ahead
Of the Democratic party,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-29

The Washington bureau Of engrav.
ing and printing is running on double
time. This has been rendered nee
essary by the example set by the
manufacturing institutions Of the
aaunlru
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-29

South Carolina Republicans "have
no choice for vice president Thanks.
It was suspected that one or the other
Of them would want The Job.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-29
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New Marble and Granite Works

The new marble and granite firm
of Stuart &..Son will locate on Buck
eye avenue with nice, new, well
selected stock Of monuments about
April lst.
This firm comes very highly recon-
mended and parties expecting tc erect
monuments on their cemetery lots
this spring or summer will surely not
make mistake il they defer placing
their orders until they have had the
privilege Of selecting from this new
stock. Remember the name and To-
cation. 2S.tf
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-29

Lawrence journal. Did it ever oc.
cur to you that William j. Bryan,
"the idol of the people," has not done
days work in years, and has not
earned a dollar since you knew himP
He poses as the friend Of the laboring
man, and yet all this time he has
been living in luxury off the dollars
he has taken from the pocket Of the
laboring man. He hasn't even held
an office for long time, and when he
did he left it q poor man. Now he Is
wealthy, in spite of the fact that his
expenses must be enormous. Who
has contributed the money to make
up that wealth. The man who works
honestly and hard and earns it. He
gives to Bryan in order that he may
hear Bryan say the giveris hopeless
slave, and in the grasp Of the octopus.
A great many men have given more
to Bryan than to the octopus. But
some are infatuated with him, as
badly as some men become infatuated
with women. They resent criticism
and appear to think that their idol is
above and beyond mistakes or errors.
The Democratic party talked and
acted the same way about Cleveland,
Now nothing is too mean for them to
say Of him. A new king has been en-
throned, one who works not, neither
does he spin, and yet he rakes in the
dollars Of the working men until his
purse is full to Overlooking, and his
bank account is written In black ink
with many figures. The fact is, VIII
liam Jennings Bryan is working"
the Democratic party Of this country,
and they either do not know it, or are
so overwhelmed by their infatuation
that they do not care II he does. But
William Jennings Bryan must beware
OF the awakening.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-29

Garden seed THAT WILL GROW at
Pisle's. Every package warranted
fresh. All kinds, all quantities. Call
aud be convinced. 29.2c.lt
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-29


10 view Of the recently expressed
apprehension IS to the effect Of GER
tain features Of the new financial law,
the following statement has been
made by Chairman Brosius Of the
house committee on banking and cur
rency:
1.-The apprehension expressed in
many quarters that under the bank
ing features Of the financial bill re.
Gently passed there will be some in.
ilation | do not doubt has some
ground. 1t would be unfortunate il
there was not for we need more cur
rency. have no doubt that there
will be gradual increase in our cir
culation to meet the requirements Of
trade. II must be considered in con.
nection with this subject that there
are three natural checks upon excess
sive use Of bank currency under the
new law. First, 1t is to be noted that
under the operation Of redemption
any considerable imitation Of bank
notes would cause them to be sent
into the treasury for redemption in
large amounts and the issuing banks
would have to put up the lawful
money for the purpose, which would
deplete their reserves.
sin the second place, any great de.
mand for bonds to exchange for the
two per cents would advance the
price beyond the limit which would
make it profitable to use them for
banking purposes in which case banks
would quite likely sell bonds to make
the profit rather than take out circu-
lation.
"ln the third place, the limit Of 49,
100000 q month upon the retirement
Of currency will make banks very
cautious about taking out more circu-
lation than they will be able to keep
out prohtably, for once out it might
have to remain out for some time be.
fore it could be retired.
"The several checks will operate
automatically to restrain excessive is
sues Of bank currency under the new
law. 1t may be assumed that the 10
per cent authorized to be issued on
bonds already deposited will be put
out. That will not exceed in amount
ga, 100000 in round numbers, which
Is scarcely more than one per cent. Of
the total volume OF our circulation
and can do no harm. tits impossible
to make an accurate forecast of the
amount Of currency that will be put
out by the new banks that will be or
ganized. There is no good reason to
believe that it will exceed the exist
ing need in the south and west where
great inconvenience has been suffered
for lack Of additional bank currency"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1900-08-22
THE NEWS EPlTOMlZED
Warrington Items.

The Navy Department received word
from the builders of the new firstI
class battleship Wisconsin that. bar.
ring accidents. she will be ready for
her official trial by September Is. She
Is building at the Union Iron Works.
San Francisco.
General Macarthur has cabled the
war Department n brief statement
concerning the health of the troops in
the Philippines. The numbe. of sick
in the hospitals is set down at 3S6S.
and in quarters Mt 1261, making n
total OF 1929 sick soldiers. or SAT per
cent of the entire army in the archi-
pelaGo.
Admiral and Mrs. Dewey are among
the few prominent residents of Wash
lngton who are lingering in that vicn.
ity durin.' the heated term.
The King Of Sweden and Norway
has accepted the place of arbitrator
in the Samoan claims case. the Off
cial notification of that fact having
been received at the State Depart
ment.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1900-08-22

killing OF all the foreigners in the city.
which only ended on July 80, when un.
mistakably authentic cipher messa pes
were received from three of the Minis
ters.
The full history of the siege and
bombardment of the legations cannot.
of course. be told till the rescued men
and women shall have been able to
communicate fully with Europe and
America. 1t appears. however that
about the middle of June the Chinese
Imperial Sovernment-or those who
had uSurped It's power-ordered the
Ministers TO leave Pekin in twenty
four hours. This they refused to do.
A very few days afterward rhe great
er portion of the legation buildings
had been demolished by bombardment.
The Italian, Dutch, Spanish, Russian,
Austrian, German. Japanese and part
of the French legations are believed
to have been destroyed.
All the women and children belong
ing TO the legations took refuge I'm the
British building. which is the largest
OF the legation structures and the best
situated for defense. as it is surround
ell by large inclosure, which haV
prevented the Chinese approachint
IL.
On July 16 civilized mankind was
Mortified to read CHASTITY and detailed
account of the alleged massacre in Pc
Kin. 1t was sent from Shanghai to
the Daily Mail of London. and seemed
to leave no room for doubt that all
the foreigners. 1000 in number. includ-
ing nearly 400 soldiers. 100 members
of the Chinese customs staff. and Il
number of women and children. had
been killed. The report even went
the length of stating that the de-
tenders of the legations had shot the
women and children to prevent them
railing into the hands of the Chinese.
On June II relief force command
ed by Admiral Seymour set out for
the coast. 1t comprised 1914 marines
of various nationalities. This force
was stopped at Lang Fang by a large
Chinese army. and was compelled to
retreat to Tien-Tsin. short of provisions
and lmrassed by Chinese hordes.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1900-08-22
Pekin Captured by the Allies
and the Empress and En-
peror Put to Flight.
CHINESE FIGHT FIERCELY
Japanese Bore Brunt OF the Battle
and Lost 100 Men.

Rear Admiral Rcmey Reports to wash
ing That the Legations Are Safe-In-
perial City Fell on Very Day European
Commanders Set to Begin the March
For Pekin Until Charee Infused
American Energy Into Relief Expedi-
tion-over 300 Chinese Killed.
Washington. ID. c. (SpeciaD.-Ohi-
cial news of the capture of Pekin and
the rescue of the Foreign Legations
was received by the Navy Department
in the following cable dispatch from
Rear Admiral Remey, dated at Taku
at one o'clock u. m:
Just received telegram from Tien-
Tsin dated 10th, ten p m:
Pekin was captured on August IL.
Foreign legations are safe Details
follow shortly"
The Acting Secretary of State made
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1900-08-22

nit to memory some OF the sweetest
poems that were ever written. | can
repeat The Hermit" now and "Gray's
Elegy" and "Genevieve" and "Byron's
Address to the Ocean" and "Hohenlin-
den" and such as these were an is
6piration to me as | grew to manhood
II were teaching school | would have
the boys and girls to recite them.
What book of gems could be made
of selections from the old authors. such
poems as have not been written in fifty
years and could not be written now.
What poet could approach such beauty
of language and sentiment as that
verse from Gray
Full many gem OF purest ray serene
The dark unfathomed caves of ocean
bear;
Full many a flower is born TO blush
and waste its sweetness on the des-
ert air."
or those two verses from Goldsmith
beginning:
And what is friendship but a name,
A charm that lulls to sleep"
or has sad warning to the weaker
sex
And learns too late that men betray,
What art can soothe her melancholy,
What charm can drive her grief
away;
rhe only art her grief can smother
And stifle every buIBing sigh
And bring repentance to her 70 or
And wiring his bosom-is to die
OF course | would not omit SON.
beautiful gems from Coleridge and
Wordsworth, Montgomery and New
ton. Cowper and Gray and many 9TH
ers. but l would like to make up
book that would adorn the f.eside O:
every good family. here is one
poem | have not mentioned. for | do
not know who wrote il, nor do .,.
member but 4 few linse. It's tiue in.
Where Shall the Soul Find Rest?'
and the verse | recall is:
And thou serenest moon that with
such holy face
Looks down upon the earth asleep in
nights embrace.
Dost thou not know some spot where
weary man may rest.
And free from care and pain be ever
blest?
Behind cloud the moon withdrew in
woe,
And in sweet, sad voice she ans
werSd No
Faith. hope and love-best toons to
mortals given,
Plumed their bright wings and ans
wered, 'Yes-in heaven"
| would be pleased if some one would
send me all of that poem and tell me
who wrote it.-Bill ARP in Atlanta
Constitution.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1900-08-22
Our Adopted IsIand..

The Manila Board OF Health reports
that there are 10000 lepers in the
Philippines.
The Council Of Havana rejected the
new charter. on which n commission
has been at work for more than Il
year.
Two hundred starving natives
walked from San Lorenzo to San Juan.
Porto Rico. and begged the Governor
FOR bread or work. Employment on
public roads was promised them.
Iohn T. McCutcheon writes from
Manila that Aguinaldo still retains
his supremacy among Filipinos.
August opened with thirty-five cases
Of yellow fever in Havana There are
fftv-ninp cases i'm the city. four of the
victims being Americans
Health rcports for June and July
show alarming increase in the death
rate. especially among native Ha-
waiians and Japanese OF the island Of
Oahu. Hawaii. The Board of Health
Is discussing 4 quarantine against
consumption
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1900-08-22
oEurscHLAND's NEW RECORD.
Covers Eastward Passage i'm Less Than
Five and n Half DnYs.

Five and Half Days.
Plymouth England CBy Cable).--
Faster than the Atlantic was ever
Travelled before. the Hamburg Ameri-
can Line steamship Deutschland
which on her preceding and maiden
voyage east captured the blue ribbon
of the scn-by the trip which brought
her To plymouth. England. lowered
h"r own record by three hours and
twenty one minutes. Never before
was there so quickly spun wake that
united the metropolis OF the New
World with the snug little island that
lies beyond tn" sea.
The Dcutschland'S gecord is:
Across the ocean ON an average
hourly speed of 23.32 knots.
From New York to Plymouth. Eng.
land. in > days, IL hours and 10 min
utrS. Best days run. 5j2 knots
The course, "012 nautical miles.
The Bcutschand's hourly average
speed of 49, knots over the course of
3oI2 nautical miles is equivalent TO
nearly twenty y-ScVcn land miles What
the accomplishment means for the
German built steamship is indicated
when ii is realized that the commerce
destroying cruiser Minneapolis. the
hcctcst craft Of the American navy
tSrcCr than q torpedo boat, made ozs
her speed tria! with picked crew and
picked coal, with only n part of her
weights. urder forced draug! and fa-
Vorablc cOnd tiOns Of sen and weather
of the Massachusetts, coast-an aver
age speed of 23 % knots an nour. md
that. too. over q measured course OF
only ioriylour nautical miles.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1900-08-22
HISTORY OF the SIEGE.
The EnVoys Were BeIengurod In PekIn
For hifIy-riN Dny.

beleAEuTFu
For hiny-six Days.
The siege of the foreigners in The
Chinese capital lasted tifty-six days.
The bombardment of the legations I'm
which. with the exception of some of
the Roman Catholic missionaries. ali
the aliens in Pekin had assembled for
safety, was begun on June 20. Pre-
Nious To this, however. the Europeans
Americans and japanese had been vir-
tually prisoners for three weeks
News that the japanese Chancellor of
Legation had been killed was re-
ceived on June -, and five days later
1t was learned that the German Min
lister. Baron Won Ketteler. had been
assassilated by members of Dowager
Empress Use Hsi-An's bOdyguard
1t was on May 20 in response to ur-
gent requests from the ENJOYS that an
international force of marines was
landed at Iaku. They were at once
sent on TO Pekin. They went by train.
and found little obstruction on the
way. The force consisted of 800 Off
GERS and men, made up of marines of
the six principal powers. Three days
after their arrival at Pekin. on June
3. all railroad traffic between Pekin
and TienTsin was suspended, and
communication with the legations was
cut OFF. An attempt had been made to
keep this open by means of n line of
marines along the railway. but the
Boxers. on June 3, attacked and de-
fcated the men guarding the line
: Then began the period of terrible
suspense. With continual reports of the
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1900-08-22
NeMnY GIenntmv..

There were sixty suicides in Vienna
during July. double the average rate.
No yellow fever cases are reported
cmong the american soldiers in Cuba.
August Belmonts Mineola won the
coveted Astor Cup in the yacht races
of Newport
The standing up method Of pun
i3hment is Employed at the Elmira
tN. " Reformatory.
he cost OF the war In the Phiip-
pines has been $1S6.G7SOOO. and the
number Of deaths has reached 1891.