THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY. AUGUST 23, 1900.
RYAN'S NEBRASKA TOUR
'EECHDS EC THE COVJtTY SEATS
OF THE FIRST DISTRICT.
renty-Trva 21lle Drive Across the
Ctmntry -Interrupted by
Tecumseh. Republican.
PAULS CITT. Neb.. Auk. 22. This has
kn a busy day for 2fr.- Bryan. He may
said to have begun the day before
Isterday closed, for it was after 1 o'clock
lis morning- when he reached Auburn.
la first Etopplng-place after leaving Lln-
n. Getting a few hour' sleep there,
was prepared to commence the day
tr!y. Be began his speech at Auburn
tortly after 8 o'clock. There he made an
ir"s address, and, after being driven
LptSly to the depot, he was compelled
wait &0 minutes for a delayed tram
take him to Tecumseh, the next stop-
-g-place. At Tecumseh he spoke brief-
ana, after taking a hasty dinner.
r:ed upon a 22-znlle drive across the
-r.try to Pawnee. This drive "was made
means of three relays in two hours.
hi it was apparently a pleasing dlver-
n for JIr. Bryan. At Pawnee, as at
-burn and Tecumseh. there was a good
tlcndance, as there was also at the night
-etlng held at this point. The day
oe tings were all held in the groves of
s courthouses of the countleB. Rain
ras threatening In the morning, but the
y had not progressed far when the
ufls lifted somewhat, making the day
kite favorable for outdoor gatherings.
-e meetings wore all held in the First
kr.gresBlonal District, Mr. Bryan's old
trlct, and he was accompanied througn-
t the trip by Mr. Berge, the Democratic
l.ndldate for Congress. At each place
Bryan made an appeal in Mr. Berge s
Icnalf. The trip from Pawnee to Kails
ty was made In a freight caboose be-
I'nd a. special engine.
At Tecumseh the most interesting in
dent was a colloauy between Mr. Bryan
rd a gentleman in the audience, evident-
a Republican, who took the privilege
propounding several questions to the
eakcr. Some of his questions indicated
ir.mlstakably that the questioner was out
temper, but Mr. Bryan responded to
Hi of them quickly and with good nature.
K-.ls gentleman Interrupted Mr. Bryan
iward the close of his speech by sug
gesting that the Filipinos were on a par
S-lth our Indians. To this Mr. Bryan re-
lonfled:
''Now, as I understand you, you think
'e were right in taking the property ol
Indians.
No, sir'
"Then do you think it right to take the
roperty of the Filipinos 7"
rNo, sir," responded the man in the
audience, "and nobody is going to. How
Iocs the treatment of the Filipinos differ
rom the treatment of Jailbirds In this
juntry? Do you believe in punishing the
BiilblrdsT'
Mr. Bryan Your face is the face of an
litelMgent man, and you cannpt fall to
lee the difference between putting men
lto the penitentiary for the commission
If a crime and going over to the Philip
pines and taking charge of the govern-
lent of the Filipinos."
"When I see a man like you," was the
esponse of the gentleman, "who favored
ne peace treaty. I think that man ought
have some consistency about him."
! "I am much obliged for your mentlon-
ig that," replied Mr. Bryan, "for I
gnould not feel like bringing it to your
Sttentlon Unless called upon to do so. I
Irged the ratification of the" treaty, and
also urged the passage of a resolution
iromlslng independence to the people of
Philippines, and if your Republican
administration had passed the resolution
there would not have been one drop of
ilood spilled in the Philippines."
"Oh, that is your opinion."
i hat is not only my opinion, but if you
pi! stop to think about it and give the
ib.lc the honest result of your thoughts.
will be your opinion that. if we had
ide the same promise of independence
the Filipinos that we did to the Cu-
r.ns, we would have had no conflict
(here. Had we treated Cuba as we did
the Philippines, there would be war In
Puba today, and had we treated the FIll-
ilnos as we did the Cubans, there would
o no war In tho Philippines today."
The questioner made an Indistinct ref-
Ircrice to Mr. Bryan s capacity lor the
esldency, and asked Mr. Brjjan if he
lellcved the Filipinos were capable of
tf-government. To this Mr. Bryan re-
felled:
Admiral Dewey stated in a message to
pie Secretary of the Navy that the Fill-
linos were better capable of self-govern-
icnt than the Cubans, and that he based
I Is Judgment on a study of both races."
"Whether you believe as I do or not.
bu are not able to draw the line between
he natural right of the Filipino and the
latural right of the Cuban whom you
nd your party said ought to be free. If
is true of the Cubans, it is true of
1 Filipinos, and I want to make it so."
Speech nt Pnimee.
(At Pawnee, Mr. Bryan spoke on all the
lucstlons at issue, paying somewhat
lore attention than usual to the flnan-
l!al and trust questions.
He urged that If annexation in the
Ircrics was to be undertaken for trade
Purposes only, there was sure to be
iBarpolntment. Tropical countries did
bt supply a great deal in the way of
frcremerco. Great Britalns trade with
sre United States was. for instance, far
rtater per capita, than her trade with
InJla, and yn Great Britain did not own
Ire United States not quite. He did not
with those who considered it a
frc'lglous duty to hold on to the Phll-
"nes As a matter of fact, the ma-
Sor.ty of the Filipinos were already
r" rlstlans. 2t was still further true that
J ho Christians there were, antagonistic
American domination, while the Mo-
(icmmedans and Sulus were friondlv.
r Is, he thought, was due to the pay-
r.t of a monthly stipend of $250 to the
Di.tan. contrary to all views American.
SI- enlarged upon the idea advanced at
Yr.hoo yesterday that it was not proflt-
ir.o co Ktii tne .tinpinos.
It would be a very easy thing to keeD
Iho Piullpplne Islands." he said, "but
ycu keep the islands, you have s:ot to
;e?r the people. If you kill the peoole
I cu destroy the main argument for trade.
lu nnot trade with peonle after thv
J. so if you kiH them alL vou
k. UJ be compelled to come home. A
czl man docs not neod much."
Jlr Bryan also hinted at what he con
ered an objection to acquiring out-
:. c territory, addressing himself to Re-
!Lt Jeans, and saying:
Under your own Administration, men
If your own selection nave been guilty
t the embezzlement of the funds of
uba. If that occurs right here, under
re shadow of your own country, what
i'juo. no the embezzlements if we sent
rrn to rule over 7,000,000 of Filipinos.
..en now you win imd they are organ-
.-g ceveiopment companies In the Unit
I States for the Philippines and that I
"- " "" wvw wrukMCia 4U U1C7 L.I1II
-se development companies are relying
American officials over there to helD
m get franchises. You will find that
cr are standing readr to cobble un
io franchises in the islands, and don't
.u Know what a time we have had in
country with these men who sn
Lett'ng the franchises. HMnols is quite
I good state. It is regarded as one nt
po great states of the Union, and yet
iture a bill wMoh gave the strPftt-r.nr
tnes of Chicago a chance to monnrolii
ilia streets of Chicago for CO years. That
was so bad tliat public sentiment
as tirou&ed And they repealed "that
,w by the next sitting of the Legisla
te it mat happens in that state, what
1 happen in Ue Philippines, thousands
if miles away?"
i Mr Brvan had the largest audience of
te c-y at the evening meeting at Hills
Sty. It was not a very targe but a very
enthusiastic crowd, and it listened to and
applauded vociferously the speech, which
was of more than an hour's duration.
Mr. Bryan was received at the railroad
station by a large number of people and
as he was driven to his stopping place,
he was greeted by throngs which lined
the street. Many of the houses were
decorated with the National colors, and
with Bryan lithographs.
The speech was general In its purport.
He spoke of the importance of securing
a Democratic Congress, saying that if
elected, he wanted the opportunity, not
only to nil the office, but to sign bills
that would remedy the evils of which
the Democrats complain. He paid his
respects to Senator Hanna as follows:
"This morning's paper states that Sen
ator Hanna yesterday went down into
New Jersey, the home of the trusts, to
make a speech. Did he tell those Repub
licans there that the Republican party
was going to win and not to worry7 Oh.
no. He said to them: Tou want to
watch out. Don't be over-confident; we
have got a great fight on hand. We
have got to fight hard.' And then I can
Imagine I can see him put his hand be
hind him and say: 'Come down.' Is not
that a good place for a man to go to
scare corporations into contributions? It
Is possible that'a Republican farmer can
be deceived as to the attitude of the
Republican party on the trust question."
Mr. Bryan also asserted that there is
a general decrease in the output of the
Industrial products this year, compared
with last year, and he quoted the re
ports of the commercial agencies in sup
port of this proposition. On militarism
he said:
"I don't want our drum beat feared
around tho world, but I do want the
might of American liberty to encircle
the entire globe,"
Mr. Bryan will leave at 2:30 tomorrow
morning for Topeka, reaching that city
at 10:30 o'cIock.
At Auburn.
AUBURN, Neb. Aug. 22. Bryan made
the first speech here today of a series
scheduled for the First Congressional
District, of Nebraska. The meeting was
held in the Courthouse grounds, and
In spite of the light rain a good crowd
was present. The Congressional district
was represented by Mr. Bryan in Con
gress, and has since his retirement been
represented by a Republican member.
Mr. Bryan made a plea for the election
of Hon. G. W. Berge, the Democratic
candidate for Congress; also an appeal
for the support of tha whole Democratic
ticket Comparing the Government to a
corporation, he said all citizens were
stockholders, and as such they owed it
to themselves to look well after the con
duct of the directors. He charged tho
Republican Administration, the Govern
ment directors, with deceit in all policies.
They were asserting that the financial
question was this year the paramount
Issue only because the Republican party
regarded the dollar of more consequence
than the man. He dwelt upon liberty as
a God-given right, saying the Filipinos
were as much entitled to it as we are.
In promising them good government,
we are only promising what Kings prom
ised under similar circumstances. We
have, he asserted, no title to the Philip
pine Islands according to the Declaration
of Independence. In the first place, Spain
had no title, and In the second place, we
cannot buy people; nor was it any more
profitable than wise to wage foreign con
quest. Already more had been spent in
the way of treasure in the Philippines, to'
say nothing of blood, than tho profits of
trade with those islands for many years
would amount to. The flair had been
hauled down in Mexico, and the Mexican
people were better off with their own
government than they would be with an
American carpet-bag government In that
country.
Mr. Bryan sharply arraigned the Re
publican party for Its alleged Inconsist
ency In the position formerly taken on
the questions of militarism, money and
trusts and the position now taken on
those questions, and continuing, said:
"The same spirit that carries you to the
Philippines will lead you into some other
place and make you hold those people
and make them subjects against their
will. The same spirit of militarism and
imperialism that carried you to the Phil
ippine Islands will carry you wherever
you and find a people weak enough to be
whipped by the United States. The doc
trine of Imperialism is the doctrine of the
bully and the coward. It Is the doc
trine which takes people under the pre
tense that you are taking them for their
good, and you reach your hands In their
pockets and rob them while you are tak
ing them. Republicans, your papers tell
you that the Filipinos are savages, you
dare .not say it because you do not arm
savages and turn them out to fight peo
ple. r
"They say we cannot haul down the
flag In the Philippines once It is raised
there. Even this Administration does not
find any trouble or difficulty In hauling
down the flag In Alaska. I suppose they
contend that in a cold climate you can
haul it down, but that you cannot in a
hot climate. The American flag repre
sents the purpose of the American people.
No one can haul our flag down against
our will, but the American people have
the right to put It up where they want
It, and to take It down where they de
sire. "The flag Is the servant of the Nation,
the people are not the servants of the
flag. If that Is true, how are you going
to bring the American troops back from
Pekln. They planted the flag there. I
want the American flag to come down
from the Philippine Islands In order that
the flag of a republic might rise In Its
place. P would rather that we havo
two flags representing two republics than
one representing an empire."
At Tecnmseh.
TECUMSEH. Neb., Aug. 22. The train
bearing Mr. Bryan from Auburn was an
hour late, and he was compelled to cut
short his stay here In order to fill his
other engagements. His speech here was
briefer than that made at Auburn, but
covered very much the same ground. The
crowd was large. In the course of his
speech here Mr. Bryan related that he
had made his first Fourth of July speech
in this CJohnson) county 12 years ago.
"When I concluded," he said, "two men
came to me and asked me whether I was
a Democrat or a Republican, but they
don't have to do that any more. When
a man makes a speech In favor of the
Declaration of Independence they know
he is riot a Republican."
Mr. Brynn left Tecumseh Immediately
after his speech for a 20-mile drive across
the country to Pawnee City, where he
spoke late this afternoon.
TELLER AJfD JOXES OF 2VEVADA.
Democratic Chairman Says They
Will Vote for Brynn.
CHICAGO. Aug. 22. Senator Jones,
chairman of the Democratic National
Committee! said today:
"I see a story printed in the newspapers
this morning to the effect that Senator
John P. Jones has followed Senator Stew
art into the Republican camp, and that
!.. ... -
5 Lenaior "". Colorado, is showing
the greatest indifference to the Bryan
cause. I happen to have definite infor
mation concerning this matter, and pro
nounce both reports absolutely without
any foundation. Senator Jones has been
entirely consistent In his views and ac
tions for 25 years, and he is heartily en
listed in the fight for the Democratic
party and for Mr. Bryan this year. We
rely upon him Implicitly.
"As for Senator Teller, we are In con
stant correspondence with him, and I can
say there Is not a man at National head
quarters or in the Democratic party who
manifests greater solicitude for Mr.
Bryan's election, and who has worked
harder to accomplish It than has Senator
Teller. The stories undoubtedly emanate
from Republican sources, but I am at
a loss to understand why the Republicans
at one and the same time claim thai the
one great Issue In this campaign is the
silver question, and also give out that
all the old silver leaders are golmr to
the Republican party "because there Is
not a silver issue.' "
Senator Jones also said that there had
been no correspondence between Andrew
Carnegie and the National committee
In regard to Mr. Carnegie's return from
Scotland to make speeches for Bryan and
Stevenson.
'This Information was given out by tho
Anti-Imperialist League, at Boston," said
Senator Jones. "I have no personal
knowledge of the matter whatever."
5TORPHY AJfD CROKBB.
Tho
ex-Senator and the Tammany
Leader Will Co-operate.
"NEW TORK, Aug. 22. Ex-United States
Senator Edward MurpTiy came to this
city today and met Richard Croker, at
the Hoffman House. At the close of tho
conference It was announced that Mr.
Murphy will remain here until after the
election. Mr. Murphy said he expects to
co-operate with the state committee for
the election of Mr. Bryan. Mr. Croker
gave out a statement to the effect that
he recognized Mr. Murphy as the actual
Democratlo leader of the state. It has
been said for several days that Mr. Mur
phy intends to open state headquarters
independently of the Democratic State
Committee. Ex-Senator Murphy made a
statement tonight, in the course of which
he said:
"Up to the present time there has
been absolutely no work done to perfect
the harmony that must exist in the .Dem
ocratic party in New York State to in
sure success at the ensuing election. A
gentleman who four years ago left our
party is today on a tour of the western
part of the state planting the seeds of
discord among Democrats. For the pur
pose of frustrating the schemes of this
gentleman and his associates, all loyal
Democrats should band together. It Is
claimed that Richard Croker Is seeking
the state leadership. This is absolutely
false."
Carnegie's Politios.
NEW YORK, Aug. 22. Senator Hanna
today, speaking of the report that Andrew
Carnegie had announced himself for
Bryan, said:
"It is ridiculous. I don't bellevo a
word of it" .
Governor Tanner, of Illinois, was at
National Republican headquarters today
and announced his intention of taking
the stump for MoKlnley,
Mine Workers Ont of Politics,
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Aug. 22. John
Mitchell, president of the United Mine
Workers of America, said today that tho
organization will take no part or interest
in politics this Fall.
Trimble for Congress.
OWENTOWN, Ky., Aug. 22. South
Trimble, Speaker of the last House of
Representatives of Kentucky, was today
declared the Democratic nominee for
Congress from the Seventh District
Concessional Nomination.
Sixth California District James
Lachlan, Republican.
Mc-
GEORGSTOWN TRIALS.
Case of Weaver Called, Thaf of Yont
sey Contlnned.
GEORGETOWN, Ky., Aug. 22. The case
of George F. Weaver, accused of perjury,
was called this afternoon before County
Judge Yates. Several witnesses testi
fied that they saw Weaver at Grayson's
Springs the day on which Senator Goebel
was shot. Tho commonwealth concluded
their side of tho case today.
The cases of Henry E. Youtsey, "Tal
low Dick" Coombs and Harland Whlt
taker, charged with the murder of Goebel,
and of Captain John Davis, charged with
being an accessory, were continued until
the October term of court Whlttaker,
Coombs and Davis were allowed bonds,
the sum being $3000.
Quite a number of affidavits were filed,
charging that Jurors Munson, Mulberry,
Murphy, Craig, Crosswalt and Musselman
had formed and expressed opinions that
Powers was guilty and" ought to hang.
The affidavit against Craig, who is a
prominent shoe merchant, charges that
he said, after being summoned and after
selected, that he would not be controlled
by evidence but by instructions from the
court
Motorman Responsible.
ST. IXUIS. Mo., Aug. 22. In a verdict
rendered today the Coroner's Jury, which
has been hearing an inquest over the re
mains of Blanch E. Skeele, who was be
headed In an accident on the Transit line
Sunday, finds Motorman W. H. Gllberto
guilty of criminal carelessness. Gllberto
was locked up by the police. A crowd of
South SIders who saw the accident made
an attempt to lynch the motorman Sun
day but he escaped.
Victims of New Yorlc Riot.
NEW YORK, Aug. 22. The British Con
sul in this city stated today that he has
received 16 complaints from colored men
claiming to be British subjects who state
they were injured In the recent race riot
in New York. These men claim to be
natives of British possessions In the West
Indies.
GENERAL CHICAGO STRIKE.
Plan Is to Tic Up Building- Opera
tions in the City.
CHICAGO. Aug. 22. Unless the plans of
the leaders miscarry every union man
connected with the Building Trades
Council will be called out on strike be
fore Labpr Day.
The plumbers have already been ordered
out and tho Intention Is that all other
unions whose men are working shall fol
low suit Owing to Increased activity in
the building trades within the last few
days, many union men have been put to
work. In some places with the consent
of the business agents, and It Is the pur
pose of the unions to stop the work
wherever the bosses believed .they had
won a victory and show them that the
labor organizations are still in the fight.
The business agent of one of the largest
unions said:
"Contractors have come to believe that
It Is comparatively easy sailing for them
now, and accordingly have been under
taking some large jobs with the idea
there would be no further trouble from
the unions. They will find to their dis
gust that many of the men whom they
supposed to be nonunion men have be
come members of the unions and they
will simply be unable to do any work.
It Is the only thing that 13 left the
unions unless they propose to give up
their fight The Idea of helping the con
tractors along in their Jobs has been a
mistake which is generally recognized
now and they will find there Is a lot
of. fight left among the men yet"
Vestxnakcrs Won Strike.
NEW YORK. Aug. 22. The vestmakers
in this city have won their strike for the
union scale of wages and the 10-hour
working day. The strike affected 2000
men, women and girls.
ConI Oil Causes Three Deaths.
DENVER. Colo.. Aug. 22. Mrs. Ethel
Frisbee, wife of F. A. Frisbee, and her
mother, Mrs. M. W. Deray. living in Mont
clalr, a suburb of Denver, were burned
to death today from efforts to kindle a fire
with coal oil. Styrma Kllmoskl, 7 years
old, daughter of K. Kllmoskl, living at
Globeville, another Denver suburb, met
the same fate from the same cause late
this afternoon.
First Trip of the Alabama.
NEW YORK. Aug. 22. The United
States battle-ship Alabama arrived from
Philadelphia this afternoon and anchored
off Tompklnsville. She will be docked
at the navy-yard tomorrow, and, after
being cleaned and painted, will proceed
to Boston for her official trial trip.
BOER FORCES MASSED
EIGHT THOUSAND MEN ASSEMBLED
AT SIACHADODORP.
Botha, Meyer and Schnlliburscr
Hake a Stand With the Wholo
Dutch Artillery.
TWYBELAARv Monday, Aug. 20.
Through secret intelligence agents, tho
British authorities learn that General
Louis Botha,, the Commander-in-Chief of
the Boe forces; General Lucas Meyer, the
Commander of the Orange Free State
forces, and general Schalkburger, "Vice
President of the Transvaal Republic, with
8000 Boers, have assembled at Machado
dorp (generally understood to be the head
quarters of President Kruger, on tho Pre-toiia-Delagoa
Bay Railroad), with the
whole Boer artillery, Including the heavy
pieces formerly at Pretoria.
Pretoria Plotter Convicted.
PRETORIA, Tuesday, Aug. 2L The trial
of Lieutenant Cordua, formerly of tho
Transvaal Artillery, on charge of being
concerned in the plot to kidnap General
Lord Roberts, was concluded today.
The prisoner was found guilty of all
the counts In the indictment against blm,
but sentence was deferred until the find
ings of the court shall have been con
firmed by Lord Roberts.
. Colonel Godfrey, the Judge, In summing
up, caused a sensation by declaring that
a violation of parole was punishable with
death. His speech, which dilated on the
weakness and vagueness of the prisoner's
defense, was listened to with profound in
teret by the audience, which was mostly
composed by men of Dutch birth. A period
of 45 minutes was occupied in consider
ing the verdict
Report From Roberts.
LONDON, Atg. 22. The War Office" has
received the following dispatch from Lord
Roberts, dated August 21:
"Lieutenant-Colonel Stlllwell, reconnolt
erlng near Ventersburg, engaged the
Boers. Two British were wounded. Lieu
tenants Speddlng, Davenport, Surtees and
Watson, and a medical officer and 24 men
are missing.
"Hamilton has crossed the Crocodile
River.
"Paget 'and Baden-Powell engaged the
commands protecting Dewet August 20.
Lieutenant Flowers and one man were
killed. Lieutenant Kirby and. six men
were wounded."
Krnger's Connter Proclamation.
LONDON, Aug. 22. President Kruger,
according to a dispatch from Lorenco
Marques to the Dally Express, has issued
a proclamation counter to the latest proc
lamation issued by Lord Roberts. The
Transvaal President says:
"It will help nothing to lay down your
arms or to leave the commandoes. Every
step homewards means a step nearer
St Helena."
Transvaal Correspondence.
LONDON, Aug. 22. Henry Labouchere's
publication of the correspondence advis
ing him of the seizure at Pretoria of com
promising letters to Secretary Reltz Is
to be followed by the publication of the
whole correspondence by the Colonial
Office.
The Cape Treason BUI.
CAPE TOWN, Aug. 22. In the House
of Assembly today the treason bin was
sent to a second reading without a di
vision. FEESCH DECORATIONS.
Commissioner Peck Not In Hurry to
Accept Them. ,
PARIS, Aug. 22. Regarding the accusa
tion that he violated the Constitution in
accepting the election of grand officer of
the Legion of Honor, tendered In behalf
of the French nation, Ferdinand W.
Peck, the Commissioner-General of the
United States at the Paris exposition, said
today:
"I was especially careful not to make
a formal acceptance of the same when
presented to me by M. de Launay Belle
ville (director-general of the exposition)
in behalf of President Loubet I stated
to him that I had examined the laws of
the United States on the subject, and that
while greatly appreciating the honor, I
could not make a formal acceptance at
the present time."
Mr. Peck has received the decoration,
possession of which he still holds, pend
ing advices from Washington.
The Paris edition of the New York
Times says over 90 applications for the
decoration of the Legion of Honor havo
been made by the American Commission,
which is twice as many as made by any
other foreign commission. A list was fur
nished to the French authorities, on their
Invitation, to each foreign commissioner
to recommend suph members of his staff
as he deemed worthy of the cross. Mr.
Peck's list included Mrs. Potter Palmer,
Mr. and Mrs. Michael De Young, proprie
tor of the San Francisco Chronicle, from
the National Commissioners; the directors
of the various United States sections and
their assistants, and most of the Import
ant American exhibitors. The applica
tions for Mesdames Palmer and Manning
were refused. In this connection, the
Paris edition of the Times says:
"Either this Is a measure of precaution,
In view of the Jealous uproar which it
would create among French women of
note, who have been denied the honor, or,
perhaps, It Is owing to certain social
rivalries."
AMERICAN IRON IN ENGLAND.
In Spite of Competition, Prices Will
Be Maintained.
LONDON, Aug. 22. At a meeting of tho
Bar Iron Association In Birmingham yes
terday Sir Benjamin HInkley, the well
known colliery proprietor and Ironmas
ter, who presided, attributed the high
price of iron to the action of the owners.
He ridiculed the idea that the Ameri
cans, "who are sending a few tons of
iron, in reality steel, to this country,"
were going to command the trade of the
world. Ebenezer Parks, member of Par
liament for Central Birmingham, said
English values would be brought down
In consequence of the importation of
American Iron at present prices. The
meeting adopted a resolution declaring
that American competition was not seri
ous enough to Justify a reduction of cur
rent prices, and deciding that these must
be maintained until raw material Is
cheaper.
WAR MAY BE AVERTED.
Bulsnrla Expected to Satisfy Ron
mania's Demands.
LONDON, Aug. 23. Numerous dis
patches appear in the morning papers
regarding the Bulgaro-Roumanlan situa
tion, growing out of the demand of Rou
manla for the suppression of the Mace
donian revolutionary committees "whose
headquarters Is at Sofia.
What appears to be the most reliable
summary of the latest developments
comes from the Vienna correspondent of
the Standard, who says: "The convic
tion prevails that the conflict between
Roumanla and Bulgaria has now lost
much of Its acuteness, and that In the
end Bulgaria will satisfy the Roumanian
demands."
Downfall of Von Bnlow.
NEW YORK. Aug. 22. A dispatch to
the Journal and Advertiser from Berlin
says:
Count von Bulow's position as Minister
of Foreign Affairs for the empire has
been so seriously shaken by his differ
ences with the Kaiser over the China
matters, that it has led the Emperor to
take the direction of the Chinese matters
out of the Count's hands and assume per
sonal control thereof himself. The down
fall of the statesman Is regarded here as
Imminent
Italy a Land of Duels.
LONDON, Aug. 23. The Rome corre
spondent of the Daily Mall says:
"During the last few weeks duels have
caused a perfect slaughter in Italy. As
manyi a. four duelists were killed last
Saturday. During the last year 2400 duels
have been fought In Italy, and 4S0 deaths
havo resulted. Most of these combats
were between army officers and based on
the most trivial pretexts."
Oscar Will Arbitrate.
STOCKHOLM. Sweden. Aug. 22. King
Oscar has formally agreed to act as arbi
trator of the claims for compensation for
losses sustained by British and German
subjects and American citizens In Samoa.
Costly Blase at Akron.
AKRON, O., Aug. 22. Fire in tho im
mense elevator of the American Cereal
Company here today damaged the plant
575.000. A hundred and fifty thousand
bushels of grain were ruined.
Rebellion in Coreo.
YOKOHAMA. Aug. 22. An ..official dis
patch from Corea says that tho rebels
have attacked Song Sing, burning the
government buildings located there.
Cholera in Bombay.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22. United States
Consul Fee at Bombay reports to the
State Department that cholera Is raging
there.
Berlin Anarchists Dispersed.
BERLIN, Aug. 22. An anarchlstmeet
lng held In Berlin today was dispersed by
the pollco, who arrested the speakers.
Kaiser Rides In an Automobile.
BERLIN, Aug. 22. Emperor William to
day began riding In an automobile.
.FARMERS' CONGRESS.
One, Thousand Delegates Are In At
tendance. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Aug. 22.
The attendance at 'the 26th annual ses
sion of the Farmers' National Congress
was largely Increased today by the arri
val of the Illinois and several other East
ern delegations who cams by special
train from Chicago. The number of del
egates now here' Is over 1000. State En
gleer McCune, of Colorado, and other rep
resentatives of Western States, are mak
ing efforts to have the congress adopt
resolutions on the question of irrigation.
By invitation, R. W. Tanslll, of New
Mexico, delivered an address on the Pecos
Valley and Its resources. The afternoon
session was addressed by' Hon. A. J.
Lockrldge, of Indiana, on the "Mission of
the Farmer," and by J. A. Spring, of
Colorado, on "The Livestock Interests of
the West." A special feature of the
meeting Is a fine exhibition of Colorado
fruit and vegetables. Many boxes of
Grand Junction peaches were distributed
today among the delegates. R. W. Tan
slll brought a carload of Pecos Valley
fruit for free distribution.
The evening session was addressed by
Hon. J. P. Brown, of Connersvllle, Ind.
The resolutions committee announced
that its report would not be ready until
Friday.
THE SCHARN MURDER.
New York Police Unable to Solve the
Mystery.
NEW YORK, Aug. 22. The police seem
to be as much at sea as ever concerning
the murder of Katherlne Scharn. A score
or more of detectives are busjy on the
case, but do not report having made much
progress in the. unvelllngLot the mystery.
It develops, however, that Miss Scharn
was not accompanied on her last shop
ping tour by a man, but by a girl shop
mate, so the widely advertised "man In
a blue serge suit," for whom the police
were believed to be searching, turns out
to be a myth. All the gossip of the
case continues to center about Frederick
Scharn, the young girl's brother, who Is
still locked up, but is to appear before
Judge Fitzgerald tomorrow on a writ of
habeas corpus secured by his attorney,
who protests that there Is absolutely no
evidence to warrant the authorities In
keeping the lad In custody. While there
seems to be an almost perfect alibi, the
police claim there is a period of time,
something like an hour, which Frederick
Scharn has not accounted for In connec
tion with his movements last Saturday
night, when his sister was slain. On the
other hand, however, there is plenty of
evidence to show that the brother was
very fond of his sister.
Adequate Depot for La Grande.
LA GRANDE, Or., Aug. 22. A commit
tee appointed by the La Grande Com
mercial Club to negotiate with the offi
cials of the O. R. & N. Co. concerning the
erection of a fireproof depot in place of
the one recently destroyed by fire has re
clved a letter from President Mohler. Tho
substance of tho letter is that the com
pany has already completed plans for a
two-story wooden building, and that they
cannot now be altered .owing to the ne
cessity of getting early accommodations.
The site of the new building will be di
rectly south of the old one, and on the
opposite side of the track, thus placing
the building between the track and the
town, and removing what has heretofore
been a constant menace to the life and
safety of the citizens. Mr. Mohler assures
the committee that the depot will be of
good design, .and In every way creditable.
Its construction will be rapidly pushed.
Car Jumped the Track.
CLEVELAND, O., Aug. 22. An electric
car on the Cleveland & Chagrin Falls
suburb line Jumped the track on a curve
near Chagrin Falls today while running
at high speed. The car was wrecked
and the crew and 12 passengers cut and
badly bruised. Five persons were seri
ously injured. They are: John Young,
conductor, Chagrin Falls; Miss Rathburn.
Newburg, O.; Mrs. M. G. Melee, Chagrin
Falls; Mrs. Walter Barrow, Chagrin
Falls, and C. H. Hubbell, Chagrin Falls.
The accident was caused by a broken
rod. Fortunately the car struck a trol
ley pole when It left the track, otherwise
it would have gone down a steep embank
ment. Lesion of Honor.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.. Aug. 22. The
supreme council, American Legion of
Honor, began a two days' session here
this morning. The annual report of tho
Treasurer showed receipts of ?75,015 and
disbursements of $51,422. The benefit fund
receipts amount to $1,791,704. out of which
funeral claims amounting to 51,606,500,
have 'been paid. Death benefit drafts not
yet presented for payment amount to
$176,000, which leaves a net available bal
ance on hand of $69,204.
Daily Treasury Statement.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22. Today's state
ment of the Treasury balances In the gen
eral fund, exclusive of the $150,000,000 gold
reserve in the division of redemption,
shows:
Available cash balance $135,853,990
Gold 69,045,647
Philadelphia's Population.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22. The popula
tion of Philadelphia Is 1,293,697. The popu
lation In 1S90 was 1,046,564. The Increase
during the past 10 years was 246,733, or
23.57 per cent.
Secretary of Idaho Democrats.
BOISE. Idaho, Aug. 22. Chairman Per
kins, of the Democratic central commit
tee, today appointed L C. Rice, State
Treasurer, as secretary of tho commlt-tee-
Mr. Rice will accept
IS
AH Chronic invalids Should Take Advantage of
Favorable Climatic Conditions.
Catarrh Is an obstinate and dangerous
disease. It clings tenaciously to the sys
tem, and gTows more malignant with
each returning Fall and Winter.
The time to take treatment for dis
eases of a cartarrhal nature Is now. The
climatic conditions are most favorable,
In fact, the best of the year, the liabil
ity to taking cold being the lowest, and
one month's treatment now will do more
good than two months in cold and rainy
weather.
Time and again Dr. Copeland has urged
upon persons in desperate stages of ca
tarrhal disease the necessity and import
ance of taking treatment while the
weather is most favorable to a cure.
Now Is that time. Those who suffer
from catarrh should take advantage of
all the influences that operate now In
favor of a cure. They should not put
off treatment until next Winter's stormy
days, but" should prudently "mend their
INSTANCES
Mr. D. Slnvens, East
Twenty-seventh and Til
lamook streets, Port
land: . In the past 10
years there has been
scarcely a time when I could eat a meal
without .suffering and distress afterward.
Food, instead of being digested, soured on
the stomach, causing bloating and belch
ing. For two or three hours after eating
I would belch and gag and raise particles
of food. My stomach, was sore and ten
der, so bad at times that I could not
bear'Tny clothing to touch me.
I also had a bad case of catarrh of the
head and throat. I had Intense pain on
the top of my head, which was so severe
at night as to prevent me from sleeping.
There was a discharge from the head, and
the right nostril was so clogged up that
I could not breathe through it. Thero
was a constant ringing and buzzing In
the ears, and on rising In the morning
my hearing was very dull.
The disease finally reached a stage
where. If I had not obtained relief. I
would soon have been an Invalid. I had
lost 30 pounds, and could no longer work.
About two vears anro Drs. CoDelnnd and
Montgomery cured my brother of what
we all thought was consumption, and I
had every confidence In their skill when
I began treatment I was not disap
pointed, for I was under treatment but a
short time when I began to get better,
and now am once more a well man. My
stomach Is in first-class shape, and the
catarrh has been thoroughly cured.
j Mrs. M. Douthlt,
DeafneSS postofflce address Port-
f land: May years ago 1
had diphtheria, and
since that time have been troubled with
my ears. There was a constant dis
charge from both ears. Sometimes It
was merely a little watery discharge; at
other times It was thick and foul. I had
sharp, shooting pains through the ears
and a terrible Itching. The ears were
dry and scaly.
My hearing was very dull. T could not
understand tho common tones of the
voice. At church I could not hear what
the minister said unless I was right up in
front I could not hear the clock tick ex
cept when close up to It. There was a
continual buzzing and roaring In my head
and a stopped-up feeling.
Under the 'treatment given me at the
Copeland Institute my ears healed and my
hearing returned. I will gladly answer
any letters, for I am always pleased to
recommend the treatment that has done
so much for me.
Mrs. Jf. A. Wlndle,
St. Johns: When I be
gan treatment at the
Copeland Institute I
was comDletelv broken
In health. I had a violent cough, which
was always worse In the morning. I had
sharp pains and a. distressed, sore feeling
Consultation Fret.
The Dekum, Third
W. H. COPELAND, M. S. 3.
WFFICE HOURS From O A. M. to IS
M.j from 1 to 5 P. M.
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I Headaches
arc Nature's warning. Something: is wrong:
with the digestion Constipation is present.
There are many reasons for this condition, hut
there is only one absolute, immediate cute
Abbey's Salt. To cure headache effectively
the cause must be removed. The system
must be cleaned out. The hard, discarded
matter in the bowels must be disposed of.
Abbey's Effervescent Salt does this.
It does it mildly and thoroughly. It relieves
the pressure of the blood upon the brain. This
cures the headache. It keeps the bowels and
liver active. This gives good digestion and
good blood; and prevents other headaches.
The regular use of Abbey's Salt will put you on
the road to good health and will keep you there.
If a. hctite of Abbey's Salt presents only one
attack of headache, its cost Is repaid Tuith interest
Sold by most druggists, or sent by mail.
25c, 50c. and per bottle.
m
The Abbey Effervescent
roof while the sun shines Now Is the
time, and the opportunity Is Just what Is
desired for the worst cases. Do not let
it go by, but place yourself under treat
ment at once and have done for you In
the next few months what might not bo
possible the next Summer.
A majority of patients will only put
themselves under treatment at the sea
son of the year when they are suffering
actual pain and distress, namely, during
the Winter season, when at times It ks al
most impossible to do anything for them
on account of the changeablo weather,
then, as soon as the warm weather comes
and tho Immedlato distressing symptoms
aro lessened, they flatter themselves that
they do not need further attention,, and
cease treatment to wait until Winter
comes again, when they go through with
tho same round of aches and pains and
chronic coughs, growing worse, more de
bilitated and more Incurable each Winter.
OF CURES:
through the cheat and lungs. I raised a
great deal, and frequently spat mucus
streaked with blood, and sometimes
bright red blood. There was a constant
dripping from the head, which kept me
hawking and spitting and the throat soro
and irritated. At night my throat would
fill up so I could not sleep. I had debil
itating night sweats and my breathing
was snort and labored.
I had no appetite or desire for feed.
What little I did eat caused belching and
great misery.
I lost flesh, and was so weak and fceblo
that I could not attend to my household
duties. I was greatly worried over mv
falling health, for several In our fam 1
had died of what the doctors called con
sumption, and I feared. I was going lnt3
that terrible disease. All my friends
thought so. too. for I had all the symp
toms. I began treatment at the Copeland In
stitute with results that were extremely
gratifying and happy. I am a different
woman now from what I was a few
months ago well and strong.
HOME TREATMENT.
Doctor Copeland requests all who are
ailing, all who feel a gradual weakening,
or all who realize that their health Is be
ing undermined by some unknown com
plaint, to cut out this slip, mark tho
questions that apply to your case and he
will diagnose your case for you.
Is yonr nose stopped apt"
"Do yon sleep with month wide
opent"
"Is there pain In front of head I"
"Is yonr throat dry or sore?"
"Have yon a bad taste In the
momlngt"
"Do yon cosh?,,
"Do yon conga worse nt nlRhtx"
'Is yonr toncue coated?"
"Is yonr appetite falllnsrr"
"Is there pain nfteir eatlnjrt"
"Are yon Hsbt-headedT"
"When yon get up suddenly are
yon dlxryt"
"Do yon have hot flashes V
"Do yon have ller marksl"
"Do your kidneys trouble yon?"
"Do yon have pain in back or
nnder shoulder-blades T"
"Do yon wake np tired and ont
of sorts?"
"Are yon loslnff flesh V
"Is yonr strength laillne?"
For this Doctor Copeland's services are
free. It means no charge will be made,
not a penny will be received. It means
no promises to pay no future obligation
is Implied or demanded. It means what
it says. To one and all It la unequivocally
and absolutely free.
Or. Copeland's Book Free to -AIL
and Washington
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