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THE MOBNING OEEGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, ATJOTSU 22, 1900.
TALKED TO FARMERS
Bryan's Effort to Capture
Republican Votes.
SITUATION IN 1S96 AND NOW
A Speech at Wohoo, Neb., That Dealt
"With Sliver, Trusts, Imperial
ism sad Militarism.
LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. ZL Mr. Bryan
addressed a large audience of Saunders
County people at Wahoo. the county seat,
this afternoon. The point la 80 miles
north of Lincoln, and the trip there and
back -was made during the afternoon. The
Bpeaklng occurred under the trees in the
Courthouse yard, and the largest part of
the enclosure was -well filled, notwithstanding-
one of the heaviest rain storms
of the season had Just passed over the
place, leaving the ground very -wet and
uncomfortable. The speech was one hour
In length. Throughout It -was an appeal
to the Republicans to vote the Demo
cratic ticket. Giving hla reasons for this
appeal, Mr. Bryan said:
"T want to talk to you Republicans,
believing that you are Just as anxious to
Jitilp your country and help your fel
lows by your vote as the Democrats, the
Populists and the Silver Republicans are.
If I did not have walth In the honesty. In
the patriotism and In the good Intentions
of the Republicans, I wanld not make
speeches at all, because I would not
want to make so many speeches and do
so much work simply to please men who
agree with me. But I desire to show
you. If I can, that It is your duty to
vote with us this Fall.
"Now, if you were with us In 1896, there
Is no reason why you should be against
us now. unless the new questions have
changed your opinion, or unless you have
changed your opinion on the old ques
tions. But I do not believe you can And
In this country any man who voted with
us in 1896 and who understood the Issues
then before this country who has changed
his mind on those issues and now be
lieves that the Republican party was
right in 1896. Therefore, I want to talk
with you about some of the new Issues
for a little while, and see If there is a
man who voted with us on the old issues
who believes the Republican party to be
right on the new ones. I believe you will
And many people who were against Its old
Issues who are now with us on the new
ones and against the old ones.
"The human mind is consistent. A man
will apply the principle that he believes
In to every question before the public
If you will Just give him time. A man
will go out of the party on one Issue,
but If he goes out and begins to apply
to all questions the principle that he ap
plied to one Issue, he is apt to be with
us on all Issues. We had men In '96 who
came to us on the sliver qpestion. Re
publicans who were not willing to turn
over and vote the Republican ticket
because the Republican party had
changed its position onrthe money ques
tion; Republicans who were in earnest in
3S8S, when they denounced the gold stand
ard, Republicans who were in earnest
when they adocated blmetallem in 1892.
and, therefore, refused to tak the Re
publican position on the money question
in '96. And when they got out of tho
Republican party and began looking at
the Republican party from the outside
they found that the same vicious prin
ciples ran through all the Republican doc
trines, and today they are with us, not
only on the silver question, but upon all
the new questions also." (Applausr)
Sixteen to One.
3ir. Bryan referred at some length to
the financial question, saying:
"The Republican party Is trying today
the same deception that It practiced in
IMS on the money question. "When I say
that the Republican party practiced de
ception on the money question in '96, I
do not want any Republican here to think
that he was dishonest In his advocacy
of tho Republican position in 1896 The
Republican party held out the false hope
of international bimetallsm. 1 want to as
sert today that the Republican leaders
never Intended that we should have In
ternational blmetlism in 1S96. Tho Repub.
llcan leaders wanted the gold standard
then Just as they want It now. but they
held out before the people- the dr-luslou
of International bimetallsm. The President
sent a committee of three distinguished
gentlemen to labor with the European
nations and try to get those nations to
help us. Did they succeed? Or course
they did not. We told you in 1896 that
they would not succeed. You could not
expect England to join with us in restor
ing bimetallsm. Now, how can you tell
whether the Republicans were in earnest
.or not when they held out that prom
ise. If a man sets his heart on a thing
and does not get it. he feels sore and
pad and unhappy and sorrowful. You can
not find a Republican today that felt
sorrowful because they did not get Inter
national bimetallsm that they promised to
get In 1696. (Applause.)
"Now the Republican party does not
talk in favor of sliver at all. There is
no talk about International bimetallsm.
If international blmetlolsm was good in
1S9C, It is good now. If the double stand
ard was desirable In 1F96, It Is desirable
now Then why is it that the Republi
cans do not talk about it? Because they
did not want it in '9S."
cans can vote for, the Republican party
while it protects such monopolies as that?
I want you Republicans who have been
voting the Republican ticket to ask your
selves this question: If ,the Republican
party won't look out for' your Interests,
why need you look out for the Republi
can party's Interests?
"When Mr. McKinley sent his message
to Congress saying it was our plain duty
to give free trade to Porto Rico, those
Republicans walked on the street and re
echoed plaln duty. Then something
happened. Some power behind the throne
began to work. We have never been able
to locate it exactly, but we know of its
power. Just as we know of a tornado, by
Its effects. This power over-rode the
recommendation of the Governor-General
of Porto Rico; this power over-rode the
petition of the people of Porto RSco; this
power over-rode the chairman of the
ways and means committee and compelled
him to bring in a bill directly the opposite
of the bill he first introduced; this power
over-rode the President and made him
sign the bill when he said It was our plain
duty to do the opposite, and the Repub
licans have turned somersaults and say,
'It Is our plain duty to deny what was
our plain duty before." It was last De
cember when the President said 'plain
duty,' and It was after that you men were
shouting 'pjaln duty,' but a power greater
than your Administration controls, and
that secret power .was great enough to
tear the flag from, the Constitution and
to assert the doctrine that tho President
and Congress are not restrained by the
Constitution when dealing with the peopir
of the United States. (Great applause.)
"Republicans, are you willing to turn
over on this question Just because your
party has done something that you know
Is not right? The young Republican whose
back Is so strong and supple that he can
turn somersaults easily may keep on,
but the old men are getting stiff and don't
believe they can turn much longer. Men
like Governor Boutwell. of Massachusetts,
and others who have received honors at
the hands of the Republican party; men
who have been prominent In Its affairs,
but who hold their conscience above
party allegiance, declare that they will
not turn merely because the Republican
party has turned on these questions.
"It is only a little more than two years
ago that the President sent a message to
Congress, In which he said that forcible
annexation is contrary to our code of
morality and original aggression, and ye
today Republicans are asked to approve
of a thing that was denounced as crim
inal aggression and against our code of
morality less than two years ago. Has
the code of morality changed? They have
changed their code of morality, and now
assert that that is right which they even
declared to be criminal less than two
years ago.
Imperialism and Militarism.
"I said that I had no fear that those
who were with us in 9S are against us
now, but I do believe that many people
did not realize in '96 how the dollar was
rising above the man In the considera
tions of government. I believe there will
be more people leaving the Republican
party because of Its position of militarism
and imperialism than have ever left it In
one campaign before In all history of the
Republican party."
The remainder of his speech was devot
ed to the policy of the Administration
in the Philippines. One or his points on
this subject was made as follows:
"When Mr. McKinley spoke In Boston
a year ago last February he said that
no sordid doctrine had entered Into Lhe
Philippine question, but that it was Just
destiny and duty, and yet when Senator
Lodge came from the City of Boston to
preside as chairman over the Republican
convention, he made a speech in which ho
said that the Republican party made no
hypocritical pretenses, but what we want
Is trade, and we want to expand that
trade. A year ago last February the
President said that no commercial Idea
entered Into it, and Mr. Lodge now says
that we are Interested in the Philippines
for the United States, and the trade ques
tion is the great question. Yes, the trade
question has an important Influence In
determining the policy of the Government
in the Philippine question. Take away
the trade argument and you could not find
a respectable guard to keep watch over
the remains of Imperialism.
"If you could kill the Filipinos off, and
then go over there and establish a re
public and forget all about having killed
them, you might get over It But you
do not dare to kill them off. because you
would not have anybodr to trade with
over there. If you would kill the Filipinos
off there would be no chance in the world
for a carpet-bag government. You have
got to let them live, and If they live they
have to be a part of you. They have
got to be citizens, sharing in the destiny
of our Nation, or be subjects."
FITZ WOULD NOT TAKE IT
OFFERED $100,000 TO LOSS!
FIGHT WITH SHARKEY.
HIS
Proposition Came From a Rich Ca
nadian National Leagrae Scores
-The Day's Races,
NEW YORK, -Aug. 2L The World to
morrow will say that Bob Fltzslmmons
has been offered $100,000 by a Canadian
of high financial standing to lose his flght
with Sharkey, and that Fltzslmmons
treated the suggestion with contempt.
The proposition is said to have come from
a letter from Montreal, signed "R. S,"
and which Fltzslmmons declares he knows
to be genuine. The writer assures the tx
champlon he is worth 5180,000 in cold cash,
and gave bank references. He explained
how much the sum named would mean to
Fltzslmmons, and endeavored to show
ton second. Rosa Diah third; time. 1:17.
Five and a half furlongs Woodstock
won, Battus second. Hurry third; time,
1:10.
Steeplechase, short course Passe Part
out won, Globe II second, Renoe third;
time. 3:19.
Mile and a half Fox Bard won, Adme
tus second. Stuttgart third; time, 2:44.
One mile Patroon won, Prestar second,
31m W. third; time, 1:444.
Six furlongs Peace won. Tame Irish
man second, The Sluggard third; time,
Xd6.
Races at St. Lonls.
ST. LOUIS, -Aug. 2L The results;
Mile and a quarter Tom Gllmore won,
Tigris second, Plnar del Rio third; time,
2:0S.
One mile Zasa won. Spring second,
Belle Simpson third; time. 1:42.
Seven-eighths of a mile Julietta B.
won, Miss Theresa second. Seething third;
time, 1:29.
Selling, mile and 70 yards Prince Real
won, Badas second, Gilbert third; no
time taken.
Maiden 2-year-olds, five furlongs La
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The Trust Question.
Speaking of trusts, he said:
"The Republican party is trying today
the very same policy on these other ques
tions that it tried on the money question
In 'S& They attack the trust question in
their platform, and yet you cannot find a
Republican paper and read, If It Is a
dally, for a week, and if it is a weekly
paper, for a month, without finding a de
fense of the trusts. The Republican plat
form denounces the trusts and the Repub
lican editors are spreading before the
public arguments defending the trusts.
You will be told what a liberal man the
man at the head of tho trust is. You
will be told of the great advan
tages to be derived from corpor
ations because of the permanence In
the employment of men. Now, why Is It?
It is because the platform Is hypocrisy.
xne .KepuDucan party does not Intend to
destroy the trusts, but under the cover
of a platform denunciation of the trusts,
the Republican leaders are trying to quiet
the minds of the people and make them
accept the trusts as a good thing."
"I want you who have been voting the
Republican ticket to ask yourselves how
the Republican policy Is going to help the
people of this community. Let every man
ask himself how the trust is going to
help him. I would ask that, but I would
bo accused of appealing to selfishness. The
man who stands at the head of the trust
may be selfish, while the man being
gouged cannot be selfish. It is all right
for the head of the trust to vote the Re
publican ticket and contribute to the cam
paign funds, but if I tell you the man
who pays the dividends ought to look out
for his own interests, the Republican
party says I am bringing the appeal down
to too low a leveL The man who buys
a trust-made article has as much right
to look after his own interests In the cam
paign as the man who sells a trust-made
article. Suppose you wanted to buy
barbed wire. Have you not a right to
Inquire why It has gone up? fuppose
you wanted to buy oil, haven't you a
right to Inquire why it has gone up?
You know the Republicans for years told
us what a great blessing the Standard
Oil Company was to reduce the price of
oil That was because they were Irving
to secure all the properties. Yet they
bave declared dividends so far of 40 per
cent. Was it necessary to raise the price
of oil in order to make a dividend? And
while this great corporation is amassing
Its wealth by means of monopoly the Re
publican party does not raise one hand
to stop It. Why Is It that the Republt-
THE POPULIST VACANCY.
Stevenson Will Not Be Indorsed
Without a Struggle.
CHICAGO, Aug. 21. The latest reports
received here Indicate that the Populist
National Committee, which Is to meet In
this city on the 2Sth, may not be as har
monious as was predicted when the ex
ecutive committee was in session here
early In the month.
The meeting Is called for the purpose of
selecting a candidate for the Vice-Presidency.
When Mr. Towne declined the
nomination of the Populists It was gen
erally supposed Mr. Stevenson would re
ceive the Populist Indorsement by gen
eral consent. The correspondence which
has taken place between members of the
National committee since the executive
committee meeting makes it plain that
this result, while apparently still prob
able, will not be accomplished without a
struggle. Indeed, It is understood that
many of the leaders of the party are
strongly urging that the committee shall
name an independent candidate. Those
who take this position Include a major
ity of the officers of the National com
mittee, among them being Chairman But
ler and Treasurer Washburne, who are
pronounced in their views. Vlce-Chalr-man
Edmlston is also said to incline to
wards the opinion that wisdom demands
that the Populists have a candidate of
their own In the field. Secretary Edger
ton is credited with being the only offi
cer of the organization who is friendly to
tne indorsement of Mr. Stevenson's can
didacy. Mr. Stevenson's friends claim that Ed
gerton is working effectively in their be
half. The best canvass of the committee
they have been able to make causes them
to feel hopeful of the result. Still those
now committed to the course are consid
erably below a majority In numbers.
Senator Butler and others who agree
with him contend It would be suicidal for
their party not to have a candidate of
their own political faith in the field. They
also hold that unless there Is a Populist
candidate for second place, many Popu
lists will be driven- from Mr. Bryan.
The National committee hasfull power
to act with the Instructions of the Sioux
Falls convention, and It Is "presumed Us
decision, when made, will be final.
MR. FULTON TO THE 0. R. & N. CO.
The Controversy Focuses on a Switching Charge
Across the River.
Mr. S. d. Fulton, Assistant General Freight Agent of the North
ern Pacific Railway Company, who has Just returned from a trip over
the lines of that company In Eastern Oregon, Washington and
Idaho, makes the following statement with reference to a recent
communication from, Mr. B. Campbell, Traffic Manager of the O. R.
& N. Co., commenting on tha statement of Mr. C. S. Mellen, Presi
dent of the Northern Pacific Railway Company, In regard to change
in tariffs between the Northern 'Pacific and O. R. & N., which has
occasioned considerable newspaper comment:
"I am greatly surprised at Mr. Campbell's statement that 'the
assertion made by President Mellen that the O. R. & N. Co. charges
the Northern Pacific $1 50 per ton for 'switching Its grain from the
West to the East Side of the river at Portland is Incorrect,' in view
of the fact that the O. R. & N. Co.'s published tarlff No. Li-106, ef
fective December 6, 1897, covering bridge transfer and switching at
Portland, East Portland and Alblna, makes the following provision:
" 'Grain and grain products, carloads, minimum weight 24,000 lbs.,
when received from Northern Pacific Railway Company, from Port
land to Alblna, 7 cents per 10Q pounds ($1 50 per ton of 2000 lbs.).'
"The same tariff also contains the following provisions:
" 'Freight, except grain and Its products, between Portland and
East Portland or Alblna, for Northern Paciflo Railway Company, 55
per car.'
"This clearly shows the Intention on the part of the O. R. & N.
Co. to exact a charge of $1 50 per ton, or 530 per car of 20 tons, for
switching grain and Its products from Portland to Alblna for the
Northern Pacific Railway Company, while they switch other freight
far more valuable than grain at $5 per car. Confirmation of this
is contained in advices which we have received on different occasions
from the traffic officials of the O. R. & N. Co., to the effect that
they were not willing to reduce their tariff rate of $1 50 per ton for
switching grain and Us products for us from Portland to Alblna. We
have not paid the O. R. & N. Co. this exorbitant charge, because we
could get the freight hauled by truck and dray companies for less
money.
"Mr. Campbell's statement that 'the O. R. Si N. would prefer to
handle the business across the river at Portland at $5 per car rather
than haul it down from Wallula at the rate allowed It by the North
ern Pacific, and will switch all that the Northern Pacific has to offer
at that rate, lsthe first intimation we have had that the O. R. & N.
Co. was disposed to do this. '
"It Is customary for railroad companies to switch grain at a lower
rate per car than they handle merchandise for, on account of the
greater value of merchandise and low rate usually applying on grain
as compared with merchandise. The Northern Pacific Railway Com
pany, therefore, switches grain" at Seattle for the Great Northern ,
Railway at $1 50 per car, while it charges $3 per car for switching
other freight.
"The statement that 'the Northern Pacific charges the O. R. & N.
Co. $5 per car for switching freight at Spokane' is not correct, as the
charge made by us for this service is 53 per car. We are willing to
paiy the O. R. & N. Co. that sum for switching grain and Its prod
ucts from Portland to Alblna, but are not willing to pay tribute to
the O. R. & N. Co. to the extent of allowing them ?5 per car on this
business, and will not, therefore, under existing conditions, deliver
grain at Alblna at the rates in effect to Portland, which are the same
as apply from grain-shipping points on our line In the interior to
Tacoma and Seattle. S. G. FULTON."
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She Resents the Attack on the Late
Baron Russell Other For
elgn News. &
LONDON, Aug. 21. For the first time
since her life sentence was imposed. 11
years ago, Mrs. Florence Maybrick. had
a private Interview with her counsel. Dr.
Clark Bell, of New York, at Aylesbury
Prison, today. A portion of the time the
counsel gave up to a representative of the
Associated Press, who, through the cour
tesy of the Home Office, was granted an
opportunity to talk to the prisoner. Mrs.
Maybrick is Indignant at the attacks by
the Liverpool Post on the late Chief Jus
tice of England. Lord Russell, of Klllo
wen, former counsel for the prisoner.
"The only person up to the present who
ever saw me alone," Bald she to the As
sociated Press representative. "wa3 the
Chief Justice. When the assizes were here
last .February. Lord Russell came to the
prison and asked to see me, as was his
official right, irrespective of the Home
Office or any one. When he was starting
to go he said: "Mrs. Maybrick, I am do
ing all In my power for your release.
Whatever happens, remember this that
if there is one man in England who be
lieves In your Innocence. I am that man.'
"It was only by accident that I heard
of Lord Russell's death, for I have not Been
a newspaper for a decade. I could not
help but feel that In his death I had
lost my best friend. It is an outrage, in
view of his constant and untiring efforts
and friendship for me, that he should
be attacked now that he Is dead. I fully
appreciate and am glad of the chance to
express my gratltudo to the officials in
Washington and to my friends throughout
America, and especially the ladles, for
what they are ' doing. It is that alone
which has upheld me all these years. I
have many friends In England, too, and
cannot but believe that they will soon
succeed, when these years of captivity
will cease and I shall be restored to vay
mother and my country."
For the last few days, Mrs. Maybrick
has been in a hospital ward, owing to a
slight illness, but she says her health is
generally good. Tho recent United States
memorial is still In the hands of the Home
Secretary, Sir Matthew White Ridley? and
Mrs. Maybrick's friends are hopeful that
when the answer comes, It will be a pardon.
this morning for London on his way back
to New York. There is no truth in the
report that he is seriously UL
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how no chances were to be taken by ac
cepting it Tho writer said he was eager
to arrange matters. In order that he might
be making bets at 100 to 80 odds. In speak
ing of the offer, Fltzslmmons said:
"I am money-proof. To show I speak
tho truth, just before my fight with Cor
bett at Carson City I was offered 575,000
to lay down, and I preferred the sweets of
victory to defeat and Ill-gotten gains.
Two bankers tried to buy me there, and
they had the money ready to pay over
so soon as I consented. I refused to talk
with them at all. just as I refuse to meet
tho man who offers me 5100,000 to bunco
the public this time."
HARNESS RACES.
THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES.
Roosevelt's Utterances "Will Be In Ac
cord with "McKlnley's Views.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2L Governor
Roosevelt left for New York this morn
ing on the 10 o'clock train. When asked
for Information as to his visit, the Gov
ernor said he came especially to see the
President, desiring to talk over matters
concerning the campaign, and also re
garding his itinerary.
The President and Governor Roosevelt
discussed various campaign policies, to
gether with the features of the letters of
acceptance which are soon to be made
public. It Is the desire of Governor Roose
velt, as a Vice-Presidential candidate, to
have his utterances during the coming
Western toar thoroughly in accord with
the views of the Presidential candidate,
and he also desires to give expression to
and make features of the issues which
the President deems most Important. Gov
ernor Roosevelt expects to make a great
many speeches during the campaign, and
has made arrangements to be in Chicago
a week from next Monday.
Opening; of Western Circnlt Meeting
at Dnbnqnc.
DUBUQUE. la.. Aug. 21. The great
Western circuit meeting opened today
with an attendance of 1500. The sum
mary: The 2:30 pace, nurse $2000 Tod Williams
won third, fifth and sixth heats; Noble I
Lee won second and fourth heats. She
lah won'the first heat; best time, 2:12Vi.
The 2:24 trot, purse 51O00 Contralto won
first, fourth and fifth heats; Mabel On
ward won second heat; best time, 2:1014-
The 2:15 pace Lady Pipes won first
heat In 2:07. Major Muscovite second;
Kassel third; Tombstone fourth.
Races nt Rendvllle.
BOSTON, Aug. a. The Grand Circuit
meet at the Readvllle track had even bet
ter racing weather today than yesterday.
The summary:
Brooklyn 56
Pittsburg 54
Chicago 48
Philadelphia 48
Boston 47
Neponset stakes, value 55000, 2:10 pace Cincinnati 44
Desirious won. The Thrush second, Harry
K. third; time. 1:02.
Six and a half furlongs Ned Wyckes
won, Free Lady second, Eleanor Holmes
third; time, 1:21.
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Philadelphia "Won Front New York
In a. Close Game.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 21. A double
by Delehanty in the tenth inning of to
day's game sent the winning run across
the plate for the home team. The game
was close throughout, and Cross twice
saved it for Philadelphia by brilliant stops
and good throws. Attendance, 1510. The
scgre:
R H E RHE
New York ....4 10 llPhlladelphla ..5 6 2
Batteries Hawley and Bowerman; Fra
zer and McFarland.
Umpire O'Day.
St. Lonls Beat Cincinnati.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 2L Burkett today
won the game In the ninth Inning with
a terrific swat to the clubhouse for a
home run. Attendance, 600. Score:
R H El v RHE
St. Louis 9 14 4 Cincinnati 8 13 1
Batteries Jones. Powell and Crlger;
Philips, Hahn and Kahoe.
Umpire Swartwood.
LONDON'S MESSENGER SERVICE.
FostntaBter-GcnernI Determined
Suppress It.
NEW YORK. Aug. a. A dispatch to
the Journal and Advertiser from London
says:
The Marquis of Londonderry, the new
Postmaster-General, has brought down a
veritable hornet's nest about the ears
of the government by the announcement
of his determination to suppress the dis
trict messenger service here in the me
tropolis, in Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds
and other big cities and towns.
The reason given by the Marquis for
this extraordinary move is that the dis
trict companies are encroaching upon the
prerogatives of the .state, which claims
the' monopoly of the conveyance of mes
sages by letter and by wire.
In no civilized country Is the postal
and telegraph service more abominable
than in England. Neither telegraph nor
postoffice Is open on Sunday.
Six years ago district messenger com
panies on American lines were formed in
London, and in leading provincial cities,
tho subscribers were provided with call
boxes, and, as the messenger offices re
mained open on Sunday and all night
ahd insured a rapid and sure delivery of
letters, the service has gradually become
Indispensable to the public.
The messengers have become especially
indispensable since the nomination of
Lord Londonderry to the Postmaster
Generalship last Spring. Appointed In
order to stop his attacks upon the gov
ernment. Lord Londonderry signalized
his assumption of the office by proclaim
ing that he knew nothing whatsoever
about postal matters.
To the abuse lavished upon him In con
nection therewith, the Marquis has now
responded by announcing his intention of
suppressing the district messenger serv
ice. The latter employes here In London
alone number several thousand well
trained lads, who will be thrown out of
employment, while the 5.000,000 Inhabi
tants of the metropolis will be deprived
of their only means of communication on
Sunday.
It Is probable that the postoffice will
compensate the messenger companies for
their plant on the same basis as the
telephone companies, whose service it is
taking over. But that does not help the
public, which, Irrespective of political
party, is unsparing in virulent abuse.
TRANSVAAL CORRESPONDENCE.
London Truth Makes Another Attack
on Chamberlain.
LONDON, Aug. 2L Truth tomorrow
will publish correspondence advising that
paper of the seizure of Pretoria, of a
compromising letter from Montague
White, ex-ConsuI-Gsneral of the South
African Republic In London, to Secretary
of State Reltz, dated August 4, 1899; two
letters from Henry Labouchere to Henry
White, dated respectively August 2, 1839,
and August 4, 1899, which Mr. White ap
pears to have inclosed to Secretary Reltz.
and a letter of Joseph Chamberlain, the
Secretary of State for the Colonies, Invit
ing Mr. Labouchere to offer explanations
or observations thereon, and Mr. Labou
chere's reply.
Mr. Labouchere's letters are brief, and
amount to advice to the Transvaal to gain
time by acceptance of the proposed com
mission to settle the franchise questions,
etc, together with an expression of opin
ion from Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman,
the Liberal leader In the House of Com
mons, that the British Cabinet proposed
the appointment of a commission with the
view of giving Mr. Chamberlain a chance
to "climb down," and that the Cabinet
was determined to have no war. He also
said:
"Tho President had a great opportunity
to give Joe another fall. The great thing
is to gain time. In a few months we
shall be howling about something in an
other part of the world."
Mr. Labouchere's reply to Mr. Cham
berlain admits the letters as genuine,
but declines to recognise Mr. Chamber
lain's "pretension" to ask for an explan
ation on a matter concerning which he
is "only responsible to Parliament and
my constituents," and invites Mr. Cham
berlain, in the pursuance of his "new
diplomacy," to publish all the correspon
dence between the Colonial Office and
the dovernors of Natal and Cape Colony
and between the Governors and military
commanders in South Africa, so that they
may be able to form a sound opinion on
the whole business. Including the inade
quate preparations and Initial reverses
and also especially the "Hawkesley corre
spondence." B. A. Hawkesley was counsel for the
British South Africa Company at the time
of the Jameson raid, and was generally
supposed to have been well posted on all
matters connected with it. The Indepen
dence Beige, in January, 1S99, published a
number of letters to and from Hawkes
ley, purporting to show that Mr. Cham
berlain was on accomplice to the Jame
son raid, but other and more important
letters are said to be in existence. It was
claimed at the time that the disclosures
did not prove Mr. Chamberlain's com
plicity In the raid, but demonstrated his
complicity in the effort made afterward
to stifle the matter.
RELATIONS WITH SPAIN
LARGE TRADE "WITH UNITED
STATES LAST YEAR.
ROBERTS' PROCLAMATION.
or Be
to
Stranded American Tonrlsta.
NEW YORK, Aug. a. A dispatch to the
Times from Paris says:
With regard to the stranded American
tourists, Mr. Crawford declares he has
dono his best for them, but they will be
finally compensated. He admits that both
hotel and railway coupons were In many
cases Invalid and that the tourists have
been thrown on their own resources until
their steamer sails. Nor does he deny
that many tourists from Switzerland had
come to Paris third class that is. with
emigrant tickets paid for by themselves.
In an Interview, Dr. Hill, of Salem, a
trustee of the Christian Endeavor So
ciety, attempts to minimize the import
ance of the affair, but admits that 5SO.O0O
was tied up; that the railway coupons
were out of date and that the tourist
agency has been compelled to refuse aid
to the tourists.
National League Standing.
Won. Lost. Per ct.
Connor won three straight heats in 2:07,
2:05H. 2:07.
The 2:25 class, pacing, purse 53000 Bon
nie Direct won three straight heats, 2:074,
2:09U. 2:10fFt.
The 2:10 class, trotting, purse 51500
Dare Devil won two straight heats in
2:U. 2:10.
The 2:20 class, trotting, purse 51000 Co
rlnne won the second, third and fourth
heats in 2:13, 2:14. 2:14. Miss Dunne
won the first heat In 2:14.
THE RUNNING RACES.
Yerkes Defeated Kilns Bramble for
the Fnlrview Stakes at Saratoga.
SARATOGA N. Y.. Aug. 20. The West
ern 3-year-old John Yerkes defeated King
Bramble by the shortest head in the
Falrvlew Stud stakes, a selling affair at
a mile. The summaries:
Selling, 5 furlongs Ralston won, Dollte
Welthoff second,- Sir Christopher third;
time, 1:00.
Selling, 5 furlongs Boomerack won.
Bard of Avon second, Hand Vice third;
time, l.-0S.
The Fairview Stud stakes, for 3-year-olds,
selling, 51000 added, one mile John
Yerkes won. King Bramble second,
Greenock third; time, 1:41.
Handicap, one mile and a sixteenth In
trusive won. Gonfalon Eecond, Radford
third; time, 1:46.
Short steeplechase, course, about two
miles Baby Bill won, The Cad second,
Mr. Dunlap third; time, 4:18.
Races at Hawthorne.
CHICAGO. Aug. 2L The summaries:
Five furlongs Rustic Girl won. Search
er second. Matin third; time, 1:03.
Six furlongs Hlndoonet won, L. T. Ca
st. Louis
New York
C5 .61.
43 .57
45 .516
46 .511
47 .500
52 .458
51 .457
53 .418
The American Lengne.
At Chlcago-Chicago, 3; Minneapolis. L
At Kansas City Kansas City, 4; Mil
waukee, 11.
At Buffalo Buffalo. 3; Detroit, 2.
At Cleveland Cleveland, 2; Indianapo
lis, 4.
Fifteen-Mile Motor-Faced Race.
WORCESTER, Mass., Aug. a. At the
Coliseum track tonight. H. Downing, of
Los Angeles, won the .15-mile motor
paced race from Watson Coleman, of
Springfield, in 26:48 4-5.
Castellane's Chateau Not for Sale.
NEW YORK. Aug. a. A dispatch to the
Herald from Paris, says:
The statement contained In a cable dis
patch from Paris to the effect that the
Chateau le Marals, belonging to Count
Bonl de Castellane, was about to be sold
under distress, caused some surprise in
Paris. M. Henri Cachard, of the firm of
Coudert Bros., who acted for the Count
and Countess de Castellane, said to a cor
respondent: "The Castellane family drew my at
tention to this erroneous statement. The
chateau owned by Count de Castellane Is
the Chateau le Marals, situated near.
Rambouillet, near Paris, which formerly
.belonged to the Duchess le Noailles. It
Is not going to be sold and there Is no
question of selling It. The Count and
Countess are staying there at present."
Boers Mnst Take the Oath
Treated as Rebels.
NEW YORK,' Aug. a. A dispatch
the Tribune from London says:
Lord Roberts' proclamation in regard
to the Transvaal burghers who take the
oath of neutrality In the future has been
received with general approval here. It
Is an undoubted fact that Lord Roberta
policy of so-called leniency has been un
popular In Great Britain for some time
past, and public opinion has been urging
that more severe measures should be
taken. The effect of the Commander-in-Chief's
proclamation will be that all
those burghers who have not taken the
oath of allegiance to the Queen may be
treated as prisoners of war and removed
from the country.
It Is undoubtedly unprecedented to re
gard a civilian population of an Invaded
territory when unarmed a3 If they were
the enemy's troops, but It Is maintained,
in fact, that the Transvaal burghers are
all actual or potential combatants and It
Is Impossible to make distinctions be
tween those in the field and those on
the farms. The farmers, therefore, must
choose. They must either loyally become
British subjects or else they must be
deemed to have thrown In their lot with
the Queen's enemies. If they take the
oath and violate It, Lord Roberts threat
ens them with Imprisonment or death,
and the farms and buildings of all per
sons aiding and abetting the Boer forces
will be confiscate or destroyed.
Even the opposition Journals, which dis
like the war, do not for the most part
object to these drastic measures, point
ing out that in the interests of the Boers
themselves as well as the British, it Is
necessary that the campaign should be
brought to a conclusion, and the burghers
taught the futility of resistance.
It is admitted, however, that the adop
tion of this policy must intensify the
savage and bitter character which the
struggle has now assumed and that the
Immediate effect Is likely to be a con
siderable accession to the numbers of
Dewet and other commanders in the
field.
Orders have been sent to Aldershot for
fresh drafts of reinforcements to be pre
pared for South Africa, so that it does
not look as if the hope of the Ministry
that a large proportion of General Rob
erts' army may be brought back In Sep
tember Is at all likely to be fulfilled.
FREIGHT TRAIN COLLISION,
Shirt-Waist Man in Court.
CHICAGO, Aug. a. Sol Bloom, a music
publisher, has brought suit for 525.000
damages against the Union Restaurant
and Hotel In Randolph street, for refus
ing to serve him while he was clad In a
shirt waist and minus a coat. The man
ager of the restaurant, when questioned
regarding the refusal, said that patrons
wearing shirt waists would only be Berved
at tables adjoining the main dining-room.
No person would be permitted to enter
the dining-room unless wearing a coat.
Clark Invests In a Railway.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Aug. a. From an
authoritative source It Is learned today
that W. A Clark, the wealthy mine
owner of Montana, has purchased a one
half Interest In the Los Angeles Terminal
Railway, It Is further stated the owners
of the Terminal will begin at once upon
an extension of the road o San Bernar
dino and thence to Salt Lake City.
Only One Paln-KIller, Perry Davis'.
Used externally and internally.
Anarchist Arrested at La Plata.
NEW YORK, Aug. a. A dispatch to
the Herald from Buenos Ayres says:
The police of La Plata have arrested
a man known as Carlos Ravesser, in
whose possession was found numerous
bombs. Ravesser is known to the police
as an anarchist."
Bressl Asks for More Time.
ROME, Aug. a. Bressl, the assassin of
King Humbert, has asked for a postpone
ment of his trial until witnesses can ar
rive from the United States.
Seven Persons Killed and Others
Missing nt Kennico, N. Y.
NEW YORK, Aug. a. In a freight-train
collision at Kensico, N. Y., tonight, seven
persons were killed and others are miss
ing. Kensico Is on the Harlem division
of the New York Central Railroad, about
16 miles from New York. At 8:30 tonight.
while a freight train was standing at the
depot, a second freight dashed Into the
rear end of it. The engine of the second
train smashed the caboose of the first
train and then turned over. Reports from
the scene of the accident say that the
engineer and fireman of the second train
are dead under the wreck, and two
others of the train crew are buried in the
debris, and others are also unaccounted
for. So far as can be learned the acci
dent was caused by the engineer of the
second train running past a block signal
that had been set against him. The en
gineer was Wlllllam Sangerbach, of New
York, and his fireman was John Cassldy,
of New York.
Imports and Exports Greater Than
for Any Other Year Since lS!Xv
Analysis of the Trade.
WASHINGTON. Aug. a. Commercial
relations between the United States and
Spain have been fully restored. Tho fig
ures of the Treasury Bureau of Statistics
for the fiscal year 1900 show that the ex
ports from the United States to and im
ports Into the United States from Spain
In the fiscal year 'J300 were larger than
In any other year since 1S93, and within a
few hundred thousand dollara of the high
est record ever made In the commerce
between the two nations. Exports from
the United States to Spain in the uscal
year 1900 were 513,399,650, against 510.912.745
In the fiscal year 1897. tha last full year
preceding tho war; while tho imports into
the United States from Spain in 1900 wera
55,550,047. against 53,631,973 in the fiscal
year 1837. The only years of tha decade
lS90-tl9CO in which the commerce between
the two nations was as laTge as In the
year Just ended were ISM. 1892 and 1S33.
when the exports to Spain averaged about
513,500,000. and tho imports from. Spain
about 53,500,000 annually. In tha fiscal
year 1S99, which felt the full effect of
the war between the two countries, th
exports from the United States to Spain
were 59,097,S07, those of the present year
thus being more than 50 par cent in ex
cess of that year; while our imports from
Spain ltt 1899 were 53.9S2.363. against 53,950,
047 hf the fiscal year just ended.
Cotton, breadstuffs, mineral oils and
manufactures of wood aretha principal
articles of our exports to Spain, raw cot
ton being by far tho largest singlo item
In the list. Fruits, nuts and wines are at
present the largest items of our. Imports
from Spain, though in earlier years Iron
ore formed an important item of our im
portations from Spain.
Importations of iron ore from Spain
have also increased- in the year 1900. aa
compared with yeara Immediately preced
ing, amounting to 5645,279. against 544,643
in 1S99. and 5303,327 in 1806. though in tho
years 1890 and 1S91 our Importations of
iron ore from Spain amounted to nearly
51,000,000 annually. Tho principal importa
tions of fruits from Spain are almonds,
oranges and raisins, while of almonds the
importations average nearly 5500,000 an
nually, and of raisins from 5500,000 to
51,000,000 per annum.
In exports, by far the largest item Is
unmanufactured cotton. The exportatlons
of cotton to Spain from tho United States
were In 1890 87,669,782 pounds, and In 1S0O
were ia,84S,155 pounds. This particular
feature of our export trade with Spain
was not materially affected by, the war,
the quantity of cotton exported" from tho
United States to that country in the fis
cal years 1S9S and 1899 being higher than
in any other year during the decade,
though the number of pounds exported
to Spain in 1900 la but slightly below that
of 1S99, while the Increased price per pound
brings the value of this single Item of
our exports to a higher figure than in any
other year of the decade except 189L Tho
total valuo of raw cotton exported to
Spain from the United States In 1900 was
59.48L70O. out of a total of 513,399,680, rep
resenting the value of aU articles export
ed to Spain from the United States. Next
In Importance la wood and manufactures
thereof, the most Important item under
this head being shooks, staves and head
ings, of which the exports to Spain have
averaged considerably more than 5500.
000 during the decade. Next In importance
to cotton and manufactures of wood is
provisions, of which the exportatlons to
Spain are controlled largely by crop con
ditions in that country, the total for 1899
being 5518,088. against 5S0,'344 in 1895, and.
51,941,206 in 1893.
FARMERS CONGRESS.
Twentieth Annual Session Opens at
Colorado Springs. B
COLORADO SPRINGS. Aug. a. The
morning trains brought hundreds of del
egates to the farmers congress, the 20th
annual session of which assembled here
today. The attendance proves to be the
largest since the congress wa3 organized.
Although many of the delegates did not
arrive In time to attend the opening ses
sion, the High School auditorium. In
which the congress met. was crowded
with delegates and spectators when R.
G. F. Candage, of Brookllne, Mass.. the
acting president, callod the gathering to
order. President Slocum, of Colorado Col
lege, delivered the Invocation, and wel
coming addresses were mado by Gilbert
MtClurg, secretary- of the Colorado
Springs Chamber of Commerce; Mayor J.
R. Robinson and Governor Thomas, to
which a felicitous response was mado
by Major G. ML Ryals, of Savannah, Ga.
President Candage then delivered his an
nual address.
The afternoon session took a recess
after the reading of the president's ad
dress. At the second afternoon session,
F. A. Converse, of New York, addressed
the convention on the v-arous methods
for reducing production and increasing
profits. The evening session was ad
dressed by Hon. A. R. Smith, of New
York, on "Our Shipping Interests," and
by Professor Elwood Mead, of Cheyenne,
Wyo., on "Irrigation Investigation."
Trainmen Killed In a Wreck.
TAZEWELL, Va.. Aug. a. A wreck at
Maxwell, six miles from here on the
Clinch Valley division of the Norfolk &
Western, occurred yesterday, resulting In
the death of two trainmen and the wound
ing of seven others. The dead are: En
gineer W. O. Allen and Fireman M. B.
Marshall. A light engine was running west
at 40 miles an hour when It met In a cut
a freight drawn by two engines going 30
miles an hour. The crash was terrific.
Snltan Orders an Investigation.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. a. The Sul
tan has ordered a committee to Investigate
the recent massacre of 200 Armenians in
the Sassun district of Asiatic Turkey. In
the meantime His Majesty has relieved
All Pasha of the command of Bltlis.
Queen Wilhelmtna Engaged.
BERLIN, Aug. a. The Lokal Anzelger
announces the engagement of Queen WI1
helmlna to Prince Frederick Adolf, of
Meckllnburg-Schmerin.
Minnesota Batcher Canght.
ST. PAUL, Aug. a. An Arlington,
Minn., special to the Dispatch says:
Wallert, who yesterday butchered his
wife and four step-children and seriously
wounded another 16-year-old step-son. was
captured this morning in a barn on the
place of his sister, Mrs. Stelnborn, about
two miles from the scene of the crime. He
was hidden under a manger. Wallert
made a somewhat Incoherent confession,
but became more confused under question
ing. When Wallert, in custody of officers,
passed through where the bodies of the
murdered family lay, a hastily organized
crowd attempted to lynch him, but he
was taken away In safety by the officers.
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PARIS, Aug. 2L Marcus Daly left Parl3
McCormlck Wins Again.
PARIS. Aug. a. The McCormlck Har
vesting Machine Company, of Chicago,
has again been awarded the grand prize,
the highest prize, at Paris, on Its bind
ers, reapers and mowers. It also received
a gold medal for Its twine, the highest
award for binding, and more awards than
any other American exhibitor.
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MRS. MARY GREGOVICH.
Of Phlllpabnrgr. Montana, Tells How
She Was Cared of Dandruff.
Mrs. Mary Gregovich, of Phlllpshurg,
Mont., under date of November 25, 1899,
writes: "I had typhoid fever this Summer,
consequently was losing my hair terribly,
and my head in places was perfectly bald.
Nebro's Herpiclde had just come Into use
In Phillpsburg, and the doctor stxpngly
recommended It to me. After threo or
four applications my hair stopped falling
out. and is coming In again quite as thick.
I used to be troubled greatly with dan
druff, of which I am bow quite cured."
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