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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, '1900. ORDERS HELD BACK No Instructions Yet Sent to " Minister Conger TO BEGIN PEACE NEGOTIATIONS Germany May Be Forced to Modify Her Assresslve Attitude Stu mors From Shanghai. "WASHINGTON, Sept 26.-One belated dispatch from General Chaffee, relative to conditions in Pekln on the 21st Inst., was .made public today. It is apparent that our Government is again in a waiting atti tude, after having made the Important movement toward a reduction of the American troops in China, announced yes terday. General Chaffee had not received the Department's instructions when he sent his message made public today, but, "without doubt, has it now. Ifils offer to escort Id Hung Chang was in conformity with the expressed purpose of the State Department to facilitate in every proper manner the journey of the Chinese Vice roy to Pekln. Still, it is now regarded as Just as well that the offer was declined and the responsibility for Id's safety left with tbe Russians. General Chaffee's dis patch follows: "Taku, Sept. 25. Adjutant-General, "Washington: Acknowledge your No. 40. Leave for Tien Tsin this afternoon. Will be absent several days. General "Wilson remains here. LA Hung Chang at Tien Tsin. Understand starts here soon. Have offered him escort; declined. Country very quiet; good order in Pekln. "CHAFFEE." The instructions to Minister Conger to establish relations with Ll and Prince Ching are still held up here. It is begin ning to appear that the purpose of the delay is to ascertain more clearly the purposes of the powers. In whose interests as well as our own Mr. Conger" was to endeavor to bring about negotiations for a settlement. If it shall appear that there is a disposition on the part of any con siderable proportion of them to reject in advance the well-meant efforts of the United States Government to bring about a conference and negotiations, ana in which they could participate on equal terms with our own Government with the purpose of terminating the Chinese diffi culties, then 2dr. Conger's instructions may require recasting. It might be re garded as useless for him to arrange for a meeting of the powers with China, which the former do not care to attend, owing entirely to different purposes from those animating the United States, and there is no disposition to subject our Min ister to humiliation,, by a flat failure which might be anticipated. It also is possible that the news relative to the advancement of Prince Tuan to a position where he might influence the ne gotiations is regarded as worthy of at tention, and that our Government may delay proceedings as long as he stands in the way. The State Department has not been officially informed of Prince Tuan's promotion. It is stated in diplo matic quarters that definite and official information has been received that Prince Tuan has been appointed president of the Privy Council of China, instead of Grand Secretary, and that a number of other of clals prominent in the recent uprising have been similarly honored. The Chinese Minister has not been advised of Prince Tuan's appointment, but he expressed the belief, after calling at the State Depart ment today, that the report was probably true. The position of president of the Privy Council Is said to be one of fore most Importance, similar to that of Secre tary of State, or Premier. PRESSLRB ON GERMANY. May Be Forced to Mouify Ker Ag; grrefcfilve Attitude. LONDON, Sept. 27, 4:15 A. M. The Chi nese question is again, in the phase of discussion, of the stability of the Euro pean concert and the likelihood of Ger many finding it convenient to modify her aggressive attitude. According to the "Yokohama correspondent of the Daily Mail, Japan assents to Germany's pro posal, but at the same time strongly urges that there shall be no prolonged, delay In the negotiations. The same au thority says that Japan will decline to follow Germany in pursuing the imperial court into the interior of China. From Shanghai comes the announce ment that an Imperial edict confers post humous honors on the antl-forelgn High Commissioner, Li Ping Heng, who com mitted suicide after the evacuation, of Tung Chow, and Duke Chung Yi, the late Emperor's father-in-law, who killed himself after the Emperor and Empress Regent left Pekln. Chinese papers assert that orders have been issued for the erection of a new imperial palace at Sinan Fu. They also report that LI Hung Chang has started for Pekln, escorted by Russian and Jap anese troops, and that Lu Chuan, Lin has been appointed Viceroy of Canton. Sheng's yamen confirms the rumor that Li Hung Chang has received secret orders to attempt to recapture Pekln. Describing the disorders In the vicinity of Canton, the Hong Kong correspond ent of the Times, wiring yesterday, says: "The American church in the suburbs of Canton has been destroyed and the Cath olic church at To Kam Hang and the foreign, cemetery there have been dese crated." The Times, dealing editorially with the attitude of "Washington, says: "This is not calculated to smooth the path of the powers. Mr. Conger's unso licited offer of mediation is a proceeding very unusual in diplomacy. If the United States Government withdraws Its troops, it will virtually leave the American lega tion under the protection of powers with whom the United States declines to co operate. America must be aware that no legation with only a guard to defend it would long be safe under a Chinese Gov ernment including Prince Tuan and the other Boxer leaders." The editorial goes on to express a re luctance to believe the reports that Rus sia will permanently occupy Manchuria, and to protest against the Russian mas sacres at New Chwang and in the Amur district, and against Russia's seizures of New Chwang and the railways, declaring that the United States and other powers have important Interests In the north -which they will not be disposed to see needlessly injured. It points out that New Chwang is the principal port of on ,try for English andAmerlcan cottons. The "British authorities discredit the re port that Germany will present an ulti matum to China, and intimate it was probably concocted at Shanghai with the object of causing friction between Ger many and Great Britain, and thus de laying united action. The officials of the German Embassy declare the "ultima tum" story to be absolutely groundless. The attempt of the London Times and other European papers to distinguish be tween the view and proposals contained in the German note is pronounced here to be utterly at variance with the con struction, they put on the, note when it was first made public. The Times edito rially says the" German Government rec ognizes the force of the contention which we have consistently laid down "that the punishment of the real Instigators must bo a condition precedent In diplomatic dealings of any "kind with any of the rep resentatives of China." That was the theme of the whole editorial. The pro posal that the Ministers at Pekln be; em powered to designate .such real authors of the attacks was. it is pointed out, treated merely Incidentally, and as a s- quence to the first cart of the note, no endeavor being made to separate -what Germany considered essential from what the proposed. In fact, the proposal re garding the designation of Hhe authors of the Attacks was then thought by "the J Times and other papers In England to be a contingent logical result of the powers agreeing that their surrender was to be precedent to the negotiations. This yiew was fully shared' by the Berlin . corre spondent of the Times, September,!", In spite of his change of base In. today's issue. Thus, it is claimed, the efforts .show that if America or even England misunderstood Germany's meaning, it can only be the result of ignorance or an en deavor to enable the German Government to retire from a position they And unten able. The St. James'-Gazette says:- - "The discovery of the true inwardness of the note is very convenient. It Is ex plained that the refusal of America Is doubtless owing to the dullards at "Wash ington having confused the two parts of Von Bulow's document. It Is a pity an analytical commentary was not forward ed with the text of the note." SO REPLY FROM ENGLAND. Said in Berlin Salisbury Has Not Objected to Proposals. BERLIN, Sept. 28. Late this afternoon the correspondent of the Associated Press in Berlin showed the German Foreign Office a private dispatch from London asserting that Lbrd Salisbury had In formed Count von Hatzfeldt-Waldenberg. the German Ambassador to Great Brit ain, that the answer to the German noto would agree with that of the United States. The Foreign Office thereupon made the statement that this assertion was positively false. Upon attention be ing called to the fact that the dispatch in question did not claim the alleged In formation had been received from Count von Hatzfeldt, a high foreign official re read the advices from tho German Am bassador and then said: "Lord Salisbury has asked for a few days In which to consider the matter, de siring to procure certain information be fore giving final- reply. No answer has yet been given; at least no formal answer. There has been some oral discus sion between Lord Salisbury and Count von Hatzfeldt, but it is not true that Great Britain has finally replied in tha same tenor as the United States." This repeated emphasizing publicly tho non-receipt of a formal answer has deep enort tho imnresKlon that the London ad- yicBS of the Associated Press concerning the matter are correct, the opinion being that the German Foreign Office still clings to the hope of winning England over. The evening papers, taking this cue from the Foreign Office, flatly deny that Great Britain is arrayed with the United States against the German pro-nnsai- Th "Rfirfiner Post savs: "The an nouncement is only intended to conceal the fact of the isolation of the United States." For tbe most part, the Influential jour nals follow the lead of the Cologne Ga zette's inspired article, blaming the United States for China's renewed exhi bition of hostile Intentions. The Berliner Post, referring to Prince Tuan's latest edict, says: "It would be a sad spectacle to see Mr. Conger negotiating for peace in Pekln with Ll Hung Chang while the Boxers in the immediate vicinity were fighting with the troops of the old pow ers." The Sxeuse Zeltung, discussing the American position, comes to this conclu sion: "A country subject to whims like the United States cannot be permanently considered a serious factor in interna tional affairs." Government circles deny the statements nf tho Ttft.1In.-n nress that Germnnv Is try ing to induce Italy to increase her forces in China, Contradictory Rumors. NEW YORK, Sept 26. A dispatch to the Tribune from London says: Dispatches from the Far East present an astonjshlng medley of contradictory reports. The Empress and Prince Tuan are reported to be in full flight, and also to be raising armies and preparing to capture Pekln. Ll Hung Chang is pro viding a peace offering to the powers by hunting down iBoxers and cutting off the heads of the leaders. Additions are constantly made to the lists of massa cred missionaries; and fresh details" of the maneuvers Of -the allied forces are telegraphed. The Empress -Is alternately coaxing and intimidating the allies by displaying zeal In punishing the Boxers with the death penalty at an hour's notice, and displac ing officials distrusted by the Consuls and preparing to resume military opera tions against tho invaders while the pow ers are conducting negotiations over moves for position. Russia has been adopting a system of stem reprisals in occupying Manchuria, burning villages, destroying temples and slaughtering tho Manchus along tho banks of the Amur River. There have been no contradictions of the reports of these ruthless massacres by which the occupation of a large province of China has been secured. Only Italy and Austria Agree. PARIS, Sept. 26. It is asserted from excellent diplomatic sources that Italy and Austria are the only powers which have replied favorably and unconditional ly to Germany's note. It Is certainly a fact that the replies of RuBBla and France are almost identical, advocating punish ment of the originators of the antl-forelgn assaults, but not making their sur render an absolute condition of the peace preliminaries. Japan takes a middle course, leaning a little' more strongly towards Germany, while Great Britain declines. A powerful argument used against Germany's position was Its estab lishment of the precedent that would per mit powers in future wars to demand per sonages considered by them to be guilty leaders, and their punishment before peace negotiations are undertaken. Russian Outrages. LONDON, Sept 27. The Times prints correspondence from New Chwang declar ing that the Russians have killed Indis criminately between 15Q0 and 2000 Boxers and Chinese civilians, men, women and children, both inside and outside of the walls. The correspondent adds that from all sides comes tho report of violence to women, and that the Russians are carry ing out a policy of destruction of property and extermination of people In Kai Chau. Nearly all the 'villages have been burned and the Inhabitants killed. For some days, the correspondent declares, the sol diery and Cossacks have been allowed to do what they like, and he thinks the an nexation of Manchuria is Intended. Piracy on "West River. HONG KONG, Sept 26. The German transport Gera and three German torpe-'do-boats have arrived here. , Advlcesfrom the West River report that piracy and brigandage are increasing, 'and it Is possible that the fiver will lapse into Its old state of insecurity dur ing the Winter, unless active measures are taken. Several minor piratical acts are reported, and It is also stated that villages near Kum Chuk have been burned by brigands. Races at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS, Sept 26. Results: Selling, one mile and throe-sixteenths Einstein won, Eugenia second, El Caney third; time, 2:0 Six furlongs, 2-year-olds Duelist won, Orleans second, Jueanetta third; - time, 1:14. Selling; one mile Laureate won, Havi land second, Tlckful third; time, 1:41. One mile and three-sixteenths, over flvo hurdles Titus won. Tolto second, Yarnba third; time, 1:13. Handicap, six furlongs Tayon won, Loving Cup second, MSs Mae Day third; time. 1:18. . Selling, seven furlongs Necklace won, Percy R. second, Benham third; time, 1:30. Tennessee Strike Ended. KNOXVTLLE. Tenn., Sept" 26. The 400 striking miners of the Coal Creek Coal Company 'returned to work today.' The wage scale demanded by the miners- was acceded to. HANNA "AND THE STRE REPUBLICAN LEADER TRYING TO SETTLE IT. Conference With Coal Railway Pres idents in New YorkDiscussed at Headquarters. NEW YORK, Sept. 26.-The Times will say tomorrow: Senator Hanna made another visit to the office of J. P. Morgan & Co., in "Wall street, yesterday, which was more pro tracted than his call-on Mr. Morgan the day before. A conference was held at Mr. Morgan's office whioh was attended by. all the presidents of the coal railroads except President Oilphant, of the Dela ware & Hudson, who 1b 111. Mr. Morgan Is working hand In glove with Senator Hanna to bring about a settlement of the anthracite coal strike, and a report got abroad in "Wall street after the confer ence that the strike had been settled. President Fowler, of the Ontario & "West ern, and other railroad officials declined to talk. Some of the officials would not oven admit that they attended the con ference. President Truesdalo, of the Lackawanna, discussing the settlement, said: "There Is not a word of truth In It. As 'If McKinley !s Defeated Bryon Will Give a matter of fact we are no nearer a set tlement today than we have ever been before. We started In to fight the Miners Union and we propose to continue that fight to the end. As for the report of a conference of the railroad presidents, I do not care to say anything about it Certainly, there is no settlement, , con ference or no conference. In regard to the story that Arohblshop Ryan called on me Tuesday, I can -only say that he did, but that I was out and did not meet him." William P. Hamilton, of the firm of J. P. Morgan & Co., declined to make a .statement as to whether a conference took place In their office or not He' said there was nothing t to give "out; and 'nothing' had beeriv giveri' otft"' President Tomllnsonj of "the Erie Railroad, who .was "reported to have admitted that such "a conference took place, later absolutely denied that he had made any such state ment Vice-President Warren, of the Jer sey Central, said he knew nothing of such a conference, and that the Jersey Central had certainly not been represented. John Edmonds, agent of the Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Company, said he had heard nothing of such a conference. The strike, it is said, was discussed at Republican National headauarters yes terday at ft conference attended by Sen ator Hunna, Senator Scott, Treasurer C. "Nl Bliss, Joseph H. Manley and Fred S. Gdbbs. Before tho meeting Senators Piatt and Depew, of this state, and Sen ator. Penrose, of Pennsylvania, were con sulted. ' The session lasted more than two hours. - ' ' Senator Hanna was very reticent when asked abput what was being done to Sot tas the etrike, and professed to know nothing about It ''But you went' to see J. P. Morgan, the head of the coal syndicate, yester day, and today to see what could be don about a settlement did yu not?" he was "I wbs at Mr. Morgan's office," replied the Senator, "but I went there to see a man from St Paul. "Have you been informed that a settle ment has been reached?" "No," Senator Hanna answered. "I have heard that some of Markle's men have returned to work, but about all the information I have is what I got from tho newspapers." It Is rumored, however; that Senator Hanna is not only doing all In hia -power to end tho strike, but that he almost sue ceeded in adverting It before it was or dered. His efforts would probably have been successful, but for the Interference of a self-constituted committee, that up set his "plans. CANVASS OF WESTERN STATES. Thirty-seven Electoral Votes Sure lor McKinley. WASHINGTON, ' Sept 26. A staff cor respondent of the New York Herald made a tour of all the states west of the. Mis souri River, and telegraphed his paper that of the 16 states, with 181 electoral votes, It Is almost sure that 37 'votes will be cast for McKinley, and possibly more. He says that nine In California, four In Washington, four In South Dakota, three in Wyoming and 10 in Kansas are safe for McKinley, with the possibility of Idaho, and that Colorado, Montana and Utah are In doubt The same correspond ent says JPettlgrew may pull through in South Dakota by securing a fusion Legis lature. In order to do this he will trade oft the Bryan electoral ticket Major Grant "Will Spealr. CHICAGO, Sept. 26 Perry S. Heath, chairman of the Republican National Press Committee, and R. "O. Kerens, of the National committee, returned, today from a week's tour of Utah, Wyoming, Colorado and Nebraska. .Major F. A. Grant, late of the Army In tho Philip pines, has consented to make speeches In Nebraska. Indiana and Ohio, Major Grant is & resident of Salt Lake-City. T TV k Considers Illinois and Indiana Closed NEW s YORK, Sept -26. Ex-Governor Stone was at the Democratic headquar ters today, coming direct from Chicago, In his opinion the contest In Illinois and Indiana will be so close as to. require the best efforts of both parties. Conner Succeeds -DolHver. OMAHA, Neb., Sept 26. The Repub lican convention In the Tenth Iowa dis trict broke the deadlock over the nomina tion of a candidate to' succeed Dolllver, naming Judge Conner today. , 1 - Llghtaine Struck a Kiln, pi -EDWARD6-VILLE. 111., Sept ..Light ning, struck a kiln at the .Glencarbo'a iVMoiMttf' lE&y (L' f' lMitl tfU"!tEa& Jn"a jfTMf-MPVV m 7'H Ik r $ ' Slllr Iw tsa&zft&i ,: JIBE brickyards, near here, tonigh-demollshr, Ing the kiln and burying five men under -tons pt brick. , The killed are: Isaac Car lockharles Mather, """Amer Ghumley and Thomas Hattbeck. Joseph Bupokhardt was-taken out alive, but Is" badly injured. . Floods in texas. ' iiV , , , Lower BraaoM and Colorado Riyers ""' ' -'" Are Falling?. DALLAS.sTex., Sept. 26.--All reports to day indicate that the Lower -Brazos and Colorado Rivers are falling slowly, except at La Grange, where the water Is re ported to'-have risen 24 feet since yester day and is still ,rlslng slowly. There Is no confirmation bere of the Austin report of last night that the town of Menard vllle, on- the Upper San Saba, had been sw-ept away, Menardville has no railway or. wire communication. , The Trinity River at " Dallas has fallen one foot la the last 24 hours, but Is still dangerously i high. . .T Lossf One- Million Dollars. FORT "WORTH, Tex., Sept. 26. A con servative' estimate places tho losses by the'storm ih various sectlbns of the state at' fl,00&1000r"exduslve of the Galveston disaster. The Day In Galveston, GALVESTON, Tex., Sept. 26. Nearly 2000, men were engaged in clearing the streets, removing the debris and dlspos- t , . N,evr York Tribune. Us Our fndependence."-f:. Agulnaldo. lAg of dead bodies today. Twenty-five bodies were recovered today, and 3" yes 'terday. Governor' Sayers left here this afternoon for Austin, where he" will con sult with the Attorney-General relative to an appropriation by the city govern 'ment of a" fund with which to operate 'tho municipal government from now until the end of the fiscal year, February 28. About $100,00011 be required. Governor Sayers discouraged the Idea of using tha relief fund-ior this purpose. . ", - V I'll?- "i If r' The Fero-uson -Tornado. MARSHALLTOWN, la,, .Sept 26. The "c'yblone which 'swept through "the village of Ferguson'nlne miles fr$m this 'city. 'last ailghtA caused'itho 'death 'ofi.two 'per sons, .Injured' 13 'others, and' demolished a number of "houses,' Th6 "dead -are: .George, aged 3, and4 Elmo, aged 1, chil dren , of John'Lovelady, proprietor of .tho hotel. rmong the mos,t seriously injured are: John Lovelady, 'dangerously,; Miss Mamie Holubar, will die; Thomas Peling, section hand, fatally; William Roberts, tlckotagen; James Mulle,n, telegraph op erator. The rdepot was demolished and four-cars;'on a siding were reduced- to 'kindling' wood. "' No Swepinsr Revolution. New York Evening Post. Surprises. In politico are always possi ble, and any man who has studied elec tion returns for a quarter of a century Is shy of predictions, but it can trutbV fully be said by tbe independent observer, in the- eighth week before election, that there are no indications of that sweeping revolution in public sentiment ( which ;jvould bo required for Bryan's success. v - Earl Hovre Dead. LONDON, Sept. 26. Earl Howe, (Rich ard William Penh Curzon HoVe) Js dead. As his son, Viscount Curzon, who Is a candidate for Parliament In the South Buckinghamshire district, succeeds to the peerage, the Conservatives will now nom inate for Parliament William Henry Gren fell, the celebrated sportsman, for South Buckinghamshire. Kemp C. Cooper. DENVER, Colo.. Sept 26. Kemp G. Cooper, of this city, one of tho best 'knftwjti "newspaper men in the .West, died today from Bright's disease. He was 'for 18 years one of the owners of the Denver 'Republican, and a few weeks ago retired from the presidency of the Re publican Publishing Company. Expert Died of Yellow. Fever. HAVANA, Septr28. Dr. Lazear, one of hree medical . experts who came to Ha vana o study yellow fever, died today of ''thaj. disease.. Of the other two. Dr. Car oil contracted the fever, but' has recov .ered.'and Dr. Reed has returned to tho jUnlted States. I , " George F, Drew Dead. JAOKSONVTLLE, Fla., Sept. 26. George F. Drew, tho first Democratic Governor of Florida after the war, died at his home here this afternoon, aged 73 jyears, .Two hours before his death his wife died from tho effects of a stroke of apoplexy. Preparing: for a Hard "Winter. .E3VANSTON, Wyo., Sept 26. All the .'country between Granger and Evanston, Wyo., is covered with about five inches t of "snow on-the level. Cattlemen fear that this early fall of snow means a hard, long Winter, and are preparing for a siege. -. . ' - Ran Into a "Washout. ' FORT WORTH, Tex., Sept 26. A pas senger 'train on the Forth Worth & Rio Grande Railroad ran Into a washout near Rdck Creek today. One person was killed and eight badly injured. Details have not yet been received. -'"H Knoclr-Out at Savannah. SAV1ANNAH, Ga., Sept. 26 Sam 'Corrl- Jgan, of this city, tonight knocked out Tom Williams, of Australia, in the sixth round. ' ' " The Parkland Fishing & Packing Com- pany has been lncorporatea with a capital or jzo.ouu. its neaaquariers win De .rarK land, Plerco County. Queenstown, Sept 26. Arrived Ger manic, from New York, for Liverpool, an,d proceeded. , "' .Stops the Cough and "Works Oft the ''Laxative Bromo-Qulnine Tablets cure a' 'cold Id ono day. No cure, no pay. Prico, 25 cienVs.' 1 BRYAN AND THE TRUSTS NEBRASKA CITY STARCH DEAL FURNISHED A TEXT, J 4 V i Democratic Candidate Starts Out This Morning: on a General Tour of the Country. NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., Sept. 26. Mr. Bryan spoke here to a large crowd to night The speech had been looked for ward to with much Interest because Mr. Bryan had announced that he would deal with ,the trust question as- affected by the suit Instituted by Attorney-General Smythe to annul the sale, of the Argo Starch Works, of thi3 city, to the Na tional Starch Company, popularly .known as the "Starch Trust." There were not many unfriendly Interruptions, but evi dently some had been expected, for pre- vioug to the meeting the Mayor of the city Issued an order saying that there had been rumors of trouble, and warning (against it. The meeting was held In the Courthouse grounds, and the people stood under the trees and much of the time In the rain. Mr. Bryan plunged Into the trust ques tion at the very beginning of his speech. He gave a history of the Argo company, quoting copiously .from the Nebraska City Conservative, published by ex-Secretary of Agriculture J. Sterling Morton. The company, according to the Conservative of May 25, 1S99, competed successfully In America and Europe with the starch trust "Nebraska City," said the Con servative, "In Its cereal mills and Argo factory has two successful plants, which no trust has as yet been able to buy, bully or wheedle." About September, 1899, the Argo Company joined the United Starch Company, a New Jersey corpora tion, formed for the ostensible purpose of fighting tho National Starch Company." Finally, in August or September, 1900. the National Starch Company absorbed the United Starch Company. Mr. Bryan con tinued: "First, we have an independent company growing and prospering upon its-own mer its; second, this Independent company joins other companies to flght the starch trust; and, third, 'this independent com pany, with Its associates, joins the starch trust, and competition is at last destroyed. If the people of Nebraska City defend the starch trust they must bo prepared to defend all the other trusts, for It is im possible for them to destroy trusts located elsewhere and defend a trust located in their awn city. The people of Nebraska City are more interested in the dissolu tion of the starch trust than the peoplo of other parts of the state. When tho Argo Company was independent It was .controlled by citizens of Nebraska City, and Nebraska City interests could be considered by its management. But If the National Starch Company, with headquar tera in New York, is allowed to absprb this industry, the control will be removed from Nebraska City to New York, and the wishes and interests of the people of Nebraska City will have little considera tion. The people of your town have al ready seen a distillery closed down by the whisky trust. What Is to prevent the Argo Company from being closed down by tho- starch trust? When all tho factories belong to one corporation, the closing down of one factory does not bring loss to the corporation, because the work can be carried on' sdmewhere else. The Argo Company, as an Independent company, could' not afford to close down and turn off its employes, but when the Argo Com pany bec6mes a member of the National Starch Company, the employes have no way off protecting themselves, because the rwork here can be suspended while tho em 'pioyes are starved into submission. Under the trust system a" strike In' one 'factory T$trtti no loss ""to the comnanv. but It' does "bring ''grreat loss to 'th'6 employes. ' " "If -an ofder comes "from the head office in New York to reduce the wages-in all l the -starch'- factories the men- have noth ing to do'but to submit The same greed 'which leads trusts "'to- raise .prices and extort from consumers Willi allow -it 'to lower wages and to do Injustice to the employes. ' "The Attorney-General is seeking to en force a statute in Nebraska. The 'law is inrgood lawand ought to be enforced, and tho people of Nebraska City ought to hold a mass meeting to commend him, rather than condemn him. The fusion foroes believe In enforcing, state laws and National laws against the trusts. The Kansas City platform demands the an nihilation of all private monopolies. If the United States Attorney-General of the Republican .party had done his duty he would have been enforcing this law, instead of Mr. Smythe being' down here tonight doing what the Republican Na tional Attorney-General s,hould do. This Republican Administration has brought just threo suits during the last threo years, and yet more trusts have organ ized during tho last three years than dur ing the history of the country. I want you people to understand that If we get hold of this Government the Federal Ad- ministration, as well as the state admin istration, will lay Its hands upon the starch trust" He assorted that to support tho trusts meant to support Republican policies, In cluding -.militarism. Imperialism, high tariff, etc. He took up and discussed briefly the general Issues of tho cam paign. The speech was liberally ap plauded In many places, and there were fewer shouts for opposing candidates than at most meetings. Mr. Bryan was "followed by Attorney General Smythe, who received respectful attention. He was followed by James Hamilton Lewis, ex-Congressman from Washington, who made a general political speech. Mr. Bryan returned to Lincoln tonight He will start at 7 o'clock in the morning on u -general tour of the country, not to return to Nebraska until -a few days be fore election. Bryan's Pictures to' Be Removed. LINCOLN, Neb., Sept 26. Before leav ing for Nebraska City this evening, Mr. Bryan, in a note to the press, requested that his political friends remove his pic tures from the windows October 2, as a matter of courtesy to the Republican candidate for Vice-President Governor Roosevelt who will visit tho city that day. In Favor o Rockefeller. CLEVELAND, O., Sept. 26. Judge Lam son, of the Common Pleas Court, today handed down a decision in favor of John D. Rockefeller In the $1,000,000 suit brought against the latter by Captain James Corrlgan. In 1S95 Corrlgan placed 2000 Standard Oil trust perttflcatcs in Rockefeller's hands to secure a loan. Rockefeller held the stock as trustee and Anally purchased It himself, placing tho value at $167 per share. Corrlgan after wards oharged him with committing fraud. He alleged that Rockefeller, by reason of his position as trustee, had superior knowledge of the value of tho stock, and that the stock was worth $450 .Instead of $167 per share. The matter was submitted to arbltartors, who decided in favor of Roqkefeller. Corrlgan -refused to accept their findings and took the case Into court Steel. Works Resume. ST. LOUIS, Sept. 26. The Republic Iron & Steel Company's works In East Si. Louis, known as the Tudor Iron Works, have. resumed operations after a suspen sion of two months on account of. the failure to agree upon a wage scale. An agreement has now been reached and eigned for. the ensuing year, and up wards of 800 men are at work. Treasurer' Locked In His Safe- SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 26. A-'speclal from Merced, Cal., to the Bulletin says that County Treasurer Bambauer was J held up late lust night-while on his .way home, and was forced, at the point of a pistol, to go to his office and open the vault containing the county funds. After securing "J1500 or more and -some papers, the. thieves forced Bambauer Into the vault and sprung the combination. The Imprisoned man was discovered this morning in, an almost unconscious condi tion. iThe detectives have a good de scription of the thieves, who. however, have an eight-hour start on their pur suers. PRAISE FOR THE HOLLAND. Easily the Star of the Newport Naval Maneuvers. NiEWPORT, R. I., Sept. 26. The board of arbitrament, at its meeting today, gave out Its decisions as to the opera 'tlons that have been held here the last two days by the ships of the North At lantic squadron. The attack of the Hol land on the Kearsarge was not allowed. At the time the Holland says she tor 'pedoed the Kearsarge the battleship had sher running lights up, and this, the 'board says, was enough to rule the Hol land's attack unsuccessful, as the bat tleship was not looking for an enemy. The board Is loud In Its praise of the nerve and courage of the commander of the Holland, admitting that she went Ave miles out to sea when she was at any .moment liable to be cut down by a ves sel. It also is admitted that the trial with her could be considered as a fair one. Many are of the opinion that the commanders were afraid of this craft, and did not wish it stated .that their ves sel had been picked up by the new de fender of the seas. In regard to the flrst night, the decision is that the Stiletto was successful In her attack on the battle-ship Massachusetts, and that she torpedoed her before she ran ashore at Fort Adams. In regard to the .ramming of the Kearsarge by tho tug Leyden, It Is the ruling that the Kear sarge was out of the field of action at the time, and the claim is not allowed. In regard to the work of the torpedo fleet lost night the decisions entirely change the reports of the umpire as to the vari ous torpedo-boats. It seems that the only torpedo-boat that was successful In tor pedoing was the Gwynn, and that she put out the Scorpion and the Eagle. The Por ter, Morris and Gwynn were put out by the Kearsarge, and the Dahlgren by the Indiana. This Is just the reverse of what was reported last night The Texas was the only vessel that was not found, and it is said that she turned tail and went far out to sea. so that she could not be found. The operations are considered a success, and they will be the subject of a discussion In the War College Friday. Hobson Not Yet Rewarded. WASHINGTON, Sept. 26. Lieutenant Richmond P. Hobson, of Merrimac fame, who has just returned from his work In the Orient, passed through Washington today on his way to Alabama to visit rel atives. While here Mr. Hobson again re iterated his denials of any Intention to reflect uppn the work of Admiral Dewey's fleet in his" Vancouver interview con cerning the Injuries sustained by the Spanish ships. Mr. Hobson has not received the re ward which the Secretary of the Navy recommended for his heroic work In San tiago Harbor. The Secretary recom mended that' he be advanced eight num bers for that action and it Is probable the recommendation will be renewed In the Secretary's annual report. It Is understood that Mr. Hobson, who has a fondness for line duty, would prefer to he transferred to the line and have his advancement made there Instead of In the staff, and it Is probable that an effort will be made to comply with his wishes In this respect. Naval Change. WASHINGTON, Sept. 26. Lieutenant- Commander J. I. Helm has been detailed irom.'duty lntbe Sixth. LghtUousjeDls .jtrfet and. ordered to command the Dor othea', under orders to China. Other offl- cers ordered to that vessel are: Lieu-' tenant Sv. L. ..Howard, lit the office of Naval Intelligence; Ensign W. B. Wells, on .'the Yankton; Naval Cadets W. B. Ferguson. and H..L. Wyman. at the tor "pedo station; Naval Cadet W. S. Chase, on the Yankton. The following officers have been or dered to the Vlcksburg, also under orders to China: Lieutenant R. S. Douglass, on 'the Kearsarge; Lieutenant J. F. Hubbard, on the Constellation: Naval Cadets Wil liam Mclntee, W. E Bricker and H. K. Gage at torpedo station Officers have been ordered to the gun boat Annapolis as follows: Lieutenant H. P. BIspham, at the torpedo station Ensign F. L Sheffield, on tho Indiana Naval Cadet C. P. Snyder, at the torpedo station; Naval Cadet V. A. Klmberly. on the Massachusetts; Naval Cadet J. J. Hy land. on the New York. Survey of the Baltimore. WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 The Navy Department has ordered a survey of the cruiser Baltimore, which was engaged with Dewey's fleet at Manila, and upon which Rear Admiral Watson returned to tne Ltnrrevfc-Diirtes. ouo ucc act vice for several years, and the survey will disclose the necessity for a thor ough overhauling and general repairing of the ship.- The gunboat Vlcksburg, which has. been ordeied to fit for the Asiatic squadron, today started from Newport for Boston, where she will go Immediate ly Into dry dock. The small gunboats Alvardo and San doval, which were captured from Spain, have been ordered to Annapolis, where they will be used as exercise ships by sthe cadets. Ex-Senator Palmer's Funeral. -SPRINGFIELD. 111.. Sept. 26. The fu neral of John M. Palmer will be held Thursday afternoon. The services will be under the auspices of Stephenson Post, No. 30. G. A. R. of which General Pal mer was a member, and the Masonic fraternity. The remains will then be taken to Carllnvllle for interment Indians Died of Starvation. ST. PAUL, Sept. 26. A Winnipeg, Man., special says: C. E. Stevens, a Methodist missionary at Oxford House, in the District of Kow ateen, in a letter dated September 10, 1900, states that during the late Winter and early Spring of this year between 20 Disfi wasted muscles and decaying bones. What havoc I Scrofulalet alone, Is capable of all that, jmd moro. , It Is commonly marked by bunches in the neck, Inflammations in the eyes, dys pepsia, catarrh, and general debility. It is always radically and permanently cured by Hood's Sarsaparilla. ; "I was a sufferer from scrofula from birth. My eyes were so affected that I was almost blind for days at a time. My neck began to swell so that I could not breathe freely. Medicines failed to do me any good until I began- taking -Hood's Sarsaparilla. Today I have excellent health." Miss Err xk McGuibe, Silver Creek, Ky. "Iwas troubled' with scrofula and came near losing my eyesight. For four months I could not see to do anything. After tak ing two bottles of Hood's Sarsaparilla I could see to walk around the house and when I had taken-eight bottles I could see as well as I ever could." Susib A. Haib stow Withers, N. C. Hood' 9 Sarsapariffla expels ajl humorsNcures all eruptions, and builds up the whole system. and 20 Indians of the Saulteau tribe, re siding near Andy Lake, died of starva tion. Rabbits and deer have fed vthls people, and although they ate eyen, the bark of tree3, they were not able to sustain life11. SLAVERY IN GEORGIA. Xnnocnt Men and Women Forced to Work in Convict Camps. ATLAN.TA, Ga., Sept. 26. Charges have been Aled with the Prison Commission of Georgia by Solicitor J. W. Edmundson, of Brooks County, against the McRee convict camp managers, of Lowndes County. Ui the form of affidavits from prominent citizens, to the effect that the McRee brothers have kidnapped Infaocent men and women and made them work under armed guards for an indefinite pe riod. It Is charged that ono practice of the MeRee camp has been to employ "trappers" to arrest innocent negroes passing- through the country, and wlth dut the form of trial to imprison them and put them to work. The charges filed by" Solicitor Edmundson contain the fol lowing: "Fanny Jackson eight or 10 yeara ago went to the camp to visit her husband, who was kept there as a convict. When ' she went to- leave tho cama she was ar rested and forced to work, chained with the men, watched by tho guards and fre quently whipped. She had a young child with her, and Anally Will McRee whipped her terribly to make her bind the child to the camp in order that it might grow up a convict." Other affidavits charge that men were arrested and detained similarly without a criminal charge being proved against them. Several white citizens of the vi cinity allege that the affidavits of the negroes are accurate. A DAILY NUISANCE. A Simple Remedy Which 'Will Inter v est Catarrh 'Sufferers. In its earlier stages catarrh Is more of a nuisance than a menace to the general health, but sooner or later, the disease extends to the throat, bronchial tubes and even to the stomach ana Intestines. Catarrh Is essentially a. disease of the mucous membrane, the local symptoms being a profuse discharge of mucus, stop page of the nostrils. Irritation In throat, causing' coughing, sneezing, gagging and frequent clearings of the throat and head. ' The usual treatment by local douches, 'snuffs, salves, etc., often gives temporary relief, but anything like a cure can only be obtained by a treatment which re moves the catarrhal taint from the blood and thp disappearance of the Infiamma tlon from the mucous surfaces. A new remedy which meets these re quirements and which so far has been remarkably successful In curing catarrh Is Stuart's Catarrh Tablets. These tablets act unon the blood and mucous membranes only. They can hard ly "be called a secret patent medicine, aa they are composed of such valuable rem edies as Sansjumarla, Hydrastln. Eucalyp tol and similar cleansing antiseptics, which cure by eliminating from the blood and mucous surfaces the catarrhal poteen. Stuart's Catarrh Tablets are large, pleasant tasting lozenges taken Inter nally, allowing them to dissolve slowly In the mouth; In this way they reach the throat, fauces and the entire alimentary canal. If desired, they may also be dissolved In water and used as a douche, in addi tion to the internal use. but it is not at all necessary to use a douche; a few of them dissolved in the mouth dally will be sufficient. However, when there is much stoppage of the none, a douche made from these tablets will give Imme diate relief, but the regular dally uso internally of these tablets will cure tbe whole catarrhal trouble without resorting to the Inconvenience of a douche. Dr. Bement states "that the internal treatment for catarrh Is rapidly taking the place of the old plan of douching, and local application, and -further says that prpbably the best and certainly tho safest remedy at present on the market is Stuart's Catarrh Tablets, as no secret is made of their composition and all the really efficient remedies for catarrh aro contained In this tablet." Druggists sell Stuart's Catarrh Tablets at fifty cents for full-sized packages. Ask your druggist and if he is honest he will tell ou there Is no safer, more palatable, more efficient and convenient remedy on the market DR. 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