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THE MORNING OREGONFAN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER' 3,- 1900. STRIKERS ARE FIRM Standing Out Now for Recog nition of Their Union. DEMONSTRATION AT WILKESBAME Shenandoah Miners Select Delegates to a Convention to Be Called by President Mitchell. PiHTTiADEaLPHIA. Oct 2 No break has yet occurred in the ranks of the striking mlneworkers, though additional notices of the offer of an increase of 10 per cent in wages were posted throughout the re gion. In fact, there were many indica tions today of an intent on, the part of the strikers to insist on other concessions and also remain out until the operators give , recognition to their National organiza tion. The feature of the day was the parade and mass meeting of mlneworkers at Wllkesbarre, arranged with the object of I demonstrating the strength of the United Mlneworkers. A conservative estimate places the number of strikers in the pro cession at 15,000. and the day was gener ally given up as a holiday by the people of Wllkesbarre and other uzeme County towns. The mass meeting was addressed by President Mitohell, and other officers of the miners' organization. President Mitchell, In his speech, congratulated the strikers on having already received a proffer of 10 per cent increase in wages. He said their cause had been recognized as a righteous one, and that the time was not far distant when they would receive proper compensation for their labor. He advised them to stand flrmly together. He said the strike should not be ended by liim. and could only be closed when a convention of miners, representing every union and every colliery, should so de cide. He hoped that not one man would desert the ranks until victory was com plete. Mr. Mitchell was expected to Indicate in his speech his views on the 10 per cent increase conceded by the operators, but beyond noting it as a victory, he said nothing on that subject. Neither did he intimate anything as to the probability of an early convention of miners, and after the meeting when questioned on that subject, he said that not a local union had requested the calling of a convention. A significant move In this direction, however, developed at Shenandoah to night, where all the local branches of the United Mlneworkers held meetings and selected delegates to a convention to be called later by President Mitchell. This is the first announcement of the selection of convention delegates. The entire region was quiet today, and vary few mines were in operation. SYMPATHETIC STRIKE. PottcvlIIe Men Are Helping: Their Brother Miners. POTTS VTLLE, Pa., Oct. 2. A week ago the colleries -were working almost full handed throughout this territory. The United Mlneworkers then appeared to have an insecure hold. Looking over the field it looks as if nearly all the collieries are tied up. With the exception of two sections of the country, everything is closed down tight. Notwithstanding an increase of 16 per cent in wages, the Reading- miners re solved to stay at home until the big strikers over. They say they will not only stay on strike, but will (lalt work "until the trouble ends. It Is a sympa thetic move on a large scale to enable their brother miners to win their battle and the recognition of their union. The advance In wages would be 10 per cent on their net earnings, and the remaining 6 per cent increase would be coming to them as the result of the high price that the company is now getting for its coal; but the 27,000 employes of the company who are out are unmoved by these argu ments. The Williamstown colliery of the Penn . sylvahla Railroad Is running full-handed. They gladly accepted the 1G per cent ad vance In wages. The colleries at Lykens are tied up tightly. The officials of the Reading Company are astounded at the stand taken by their employes. It was believed that the post ing of the notice of an advance of "10 per cent in the wages of the men would result in keeping them at work. The men, however, have decided to take a different view of the matter. The tie-up, so far as the Reading Company is concerned. Is now practically complote. , The collieries now in operation on full time are not able to produce more than 225 cars of anthra cite coal. "The -lockout," said a mine official, to day, ''could not be more complete. It is the greatest strike of the age, and what is so remarkable is that the men aire or derly and minding their own business." PARADE AND MASS MEETING. Striking: Miners' Big: Day at Wllkes barre. WILKESBARRE, Pa., Oct 2. The par ade and mass meeting of the striking miners in this city today was the great est labor demonstration ever held In JCortheastern Pennsylvania. Early in tho morning the steam and electric roads began hauling the people into the city, and many thousands came by foot from near-by towns. The buildings along tho route of parade were decorated with flags and bunting, and the city presented si holiday appearance. President Mitch oil and party arrived from Hasleton shortly after 1 o'clock, and were met at the station by a large and enthusiastic crowd. The visitors were given a cheer, end were then driven to their hotel. The parade, headed by President Mitch ell and the officers of the National exec utive board, started a little after 2 o'clock, and it required an hour and 20 minutes to pass a given point. It is esti mated that there were fully 16,000 men and breaker boys in line. The great majority of the paraders were stalwart , men. As a rule, they were well dressed. rJand some of them, from their appear ance, might be taken for farmers. They did not m-jch with precision, but were a dense mass of humanity. They walked six, five and four abreast, The music was furnished by about 40 brass bands, and drum corps. Mi my banners and transparencies wore carried by the men. Among the most noticeable were these: "We want our dinner-pails filled with substantial food, not coal barons' taffy," "We are fighting a cause that is just and right," "Stand by President Mitchell and the union," "Our union must be recognized," "We will no longer be slaves' "2240 pounds for a ton," "We want two weeks' pay." The breaker boys carried banners which read: "Wo need schooling; but must work," "Save us from the whims of the Sheriff and doputies," "Down with oppression; we will stand by Mitchell." The parade passed over the principal streets of the city, and thousands of peo pie lined the sidewalks. Here and there on enthusiastic admirer of President Mitchell would break through the lines and insist on shaking hands with him. Tho cmen from Pittson had a float, with four men representing "coal basons." They were drinking what purported to be champagne. Directly following was a float with miners dining on bread and water. A stretcher was carried contain ing a dummy representing a miner who 3iad just lost his life in a mine. President Mitchell reviewed the great army of marchers on the river common. He was generously applauded by the marchers. Business was at a standstill In the city oil the afternoon. The super- intendents-of the coal comDonles and their clerks viewed the parade from their office buildings. One coal man said It was a very, creditable demonstration. It was after 4 o'clock when the last of the marchers swept past President Mitch ell. Then he and his colleagues were driven to West Side Park, where the big mass meeting was held. For several hours a crowd had been gathered thero. and it was estimated that nearly 20,000 j people were massed In front of the stand when the labor president began his speech. The reception ho got from that vast crowd was most enthusiastic. In opening his speech, Mr. Mitchell as sured the strikers that In their fight they command the respect of the clergymen, that they have the sympathy of the pub lic, and that the press of the country has said In one voice that their cause is a righteous one. "The greatest strike in the history of the world." he said, "Is drawing to a close. Already the great coal-cairrying railroads have agreed to increase your wages 10 per cent, which 13 a great vic tory in itself. True, it Ib not enough, it does not satisfy us; but the time Is not far distant when anthracite coal xainers will receive as much for their labor as any other class of workmen in the world." Continuing, he urged the miners not to place absolute faith in their president or any one man, but to put their faith In their organisation. Standing together, ho declared, they would win their battle, and he predicted that they would stand firm and the victory would be achieved. The National president was followed by Fred Dllcher, of Ohio; Benjamin. James, of Pennsylvania, both members of tho executive board, and "Mother" Mary Jones. After- the meeting President Mitchell was driven through cheering crowds to his hotel, where he will remain until 8 o'clock tomorrow morning. Presi dent Mitchell's address, as far as out lining any future move on the part of the labor leaders Is concerned, was a dis appointment. Notices PoKtefL in Scranton. SCRANTON, Pa., Oct 2. The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Company today posted notices that the wages of Its em ployes would be advanced 10 per cent from October 1, andhat the price of powder would be reduced to $1 50. ' Simi lar notices were posted today by the HilK side Coal & Iron Company, and the Tem ple Iron & Coal Company. General Su- peritendent Rose of the D. &. H. Co., said his company would undoubtedly issue the same notice. It has not done so yet. Strike leaders say the proposals of the companies do not come up to the demands of the strikers by any means. The Indi vidual operators have sent a committee to New York to seek a reduction in freight charges, as they say that other wise they cannot meet the advance. Coal Output Almost Nothing:. READING, Pa., Oct. 2. With the grad ual closing of the collieries In. the west ern end of the Schuylkill country, coal shipments on the Reading railway are ex pected to cease unless the company draws on Its storage yard at Schuylkill" Haven, where there Is a small quantity of coal. Today hardly 100 cars had been, produced. It Is now expected that all mines will be tied up in a few days, and that the hard coal trade will then stop altogether. No Response in Wyoming Valley. WILKESBARRE, Pa., Oct. 2. The min ers of the Wyoming Valley did not re spond to the notices posted by the com panies last night, offering a 10 per cent Increase in wages. The collieries were all Idle this morning, as usual, the only ex ception being the mine of the Wet End Coal Company, at Mocanaqua, where tho full force was at work. "TRUSTS." A Democratic Document and Some of Its Omissions. SALEM, Oct. L (To the. Editor.) I am writing with a Bryanlte document in front of me. Is it headed. "Trusts," in four-line pica, with two black rules be neath the caption, and it is well calcu lated to fright the souls of fearful ad versaries. I work for wages, and, ac cording to this startling document, I am being robbed by the trusts, and there. Is no help for me except in the flection of Mr. Bryan. According to a Mr. Ryan, of New York, the trusts have "pressed down upon the brow of labor the blister ing crown of despair.'" That ought to settle it In the language of Shylock, "the curse never fell upon our nation till now; I never felt It till now." What with piercing crowns of thorn, crosses of gold and this new-fashioned blistering crown of despair, it ,would seem that this country is the most miserable on earth. Our Democratic friends evidently be lieve the voters can be frightened with bugaboos, and, as the bugaboos of four years ago have outlived their usefulness, they have invented new ones, to last un til after the election. That trusts are an evil there Is no doubt; but the fact that many trusts have come Into existence in the past three years is an argument in favor of Instead of against the general policy ol the Republican party. Trusts (like gamb ling) are an evidence and a product of prosperity. There would have been no trusts organized in the past three years If there had been a continuance "of tho hard times, and no laws for the'lr con trol would be necessary. This same luminous document gives a list of nearly 200 articles that have re cently advanced In price, and yet it has missed quite a number. For instance, it says beef has advanced 30 per cent, but it says nothing about the- price fanners are getting for beef cattle. It notes that lumber (except oak) has advanced from 20 to 25 per cent, but falls to mention the advance in the price of logs or standing timber, and neglects to state that mills and camps are run ning where four years ago there was silence and desolation. There' has been a big advance in the price df canned goods, and our big cannery has been run ning night and day, paying out thousands of dollars to our farmers for their fruit and vegetables, from strawberry to tomato time; and thousands more In wages. And woolen goods have ad vanced, says the pessimist, from 20 to 25 per cent; but the farmer of Eastern Ore gon and the Willamette Valley smiles wh.en he reads this, and Is apt to think that the advance in the nrlce of wool and mutton will fully compensate him for any extra price he may have to pay for the wearing apparel of his family. It Is noticeable, in looking over this list, that the greatest advances are on articles used In the building trades and In railroad construction: Nails. 115 per cent; shovels, 100 per cent; structural Iron, 90 to 100 per cent; tlnplate. 75 per cent; Bessemer Iron, 125 per cent. This would seem to indicate an increased activity in these industries, and that the me chanic, as well as the farmer, can afford to stand the raise in the price of the materials he is consuming for tho boss. It seems to me Oregoniang prefer the Dlngrley bill to the Wilson billf The sold standard to free silver Expansion to contraction; The present times to those of '93-0, And, in short, the Republican policy to the policy of Mr. Bryan and his satel lites, and I trust the majority In No vember will bo fully as large as It was in June. E. H. FLAGG. Earl LI Will Not Go to Pelcin. TIEN TSIN, Sept 29, via Taku, Sept 29, via Shanghai, Oct 2. LI Hung Chang has abandoned his decision to proceed to Pe kln, and will, it Is announced, begin ne gotiations with the Russian Minister to China, M. de Glers, upon the tatter's ar rival at Tien Tsln.. .' General Chaffee estimates that It will take a mOrith to get'th'e American' troops out of China, THE ENGLISH ELECTIONS MONDAY'S POLLINGS INCREASED THE CONSERVATIVE' MAJORITY. LaboBChore, Jobs Bnr&a, Winston Olrarohfll and Henry Norman Ara Azaongr Successful Candidates. LONDON, -Oct 8. 8 A M. Yesterday's pollings in the Parliamentary general elections leave the state of parties at present as follows: Ministerialists 171 Liberals 35 Nationalists 19 Of the 232 seats thus disposed of, the! ministerialists, or rather the Conserva tives, have gained six, including Stock ton, Middleboro and Leicester, and the Liberals seven, Including Gloucester, Northampton, Swansea town, Hastings eato90oce9e99O99Od6 MORE PROSPERITY Business to Community to Which Colonel Bryan Prom ised "Bimetalism" at 16 to I. "We (tfce Bryanlte party) are gtlnsr to continue our light for the restoration of blmetallsnt at the ratio of 10 to 1, -without the consent of any other nation. From a speech by WMfam J. Bryan at McMlnnville, Or., April 4, 1900. This was the way in which Colonel Bryan talked to the "grang ers" in his flying trip through Oregon last April. The astute Demo cratic managers in Portland knew McMlnnville to be a prosperous agricultural community, and they lost no time in sending their leader up there to preach the doctrine of 16 to 1. Colonel Bryan's dramatic declaration of the intention of his party with regard to money waB coldly received. Why did the farmers of Yamhill County who gathered about Colonel Bryan on April 4 refuse to enthuse over the promise of blmetallsm? Why were they unmoved by the fur ther statement of the Nebraska orator that "If we had bimetalism you would have all this gold (that gained since 1896), and more sil ver, too"? Because they knew that with the free and unlimited coinage of silver at 16 to L or any other ratio, the cheaper metal would drive out the dearer, and there would be no gold left Be cause prosperity had dealt kindly with them and was reflected in the increased business done by the National banks of McMlnnville, their principal banking town. Next month the voters of Yamhill County will have to choose between Bryan's more silver and McKln ley's more prosperity. In this connection a comparison of the condi tion of the McMlnnville National banks on September 5, 1900, with October 6, 1896, Is interesting. Four years ago the aggregate re sources of the banks were $348,668 79; last month" they were $634, 779 73,' an increase of $286,110 94. Four years ago the deposits were $173,732 69; last month they were $405,165 32, an increase of $231, 432 63. In detail the figures are: Aggregate Resonrces. Sept. 5, 1900. First National Bank $291,875 27 McMlnnville National Bank. 342,904 46 Total $634,779 73 Deposits. - Sept. 5, 1900. First National Bank $187,561 00 McMlnnville National Bank... 217,604 32 Total $405,165 C2 $173,732 69 Every agricultural community in Oregon can make as good a ahoirinff as McMlnnville. Tlie question for the farmers, and all producing: and tvorlcinar classes of Oregon, to settle on No vember 0 1st "Do yon want more prosperity, or do you want more silver?" If Bryan should be elected, they -will get more silver, but the dollars -trill not bo worth 100 cents. aocttetee( J. y ' ' (' r ' and South Wolverhampton... Increased Conservative majorities are especially no ticeable In London and Lancashire. Almost all the "London divisions were polled yesterday. Islington, Clapham and Lambeth show heavy Unionist increases, and the same may be said of Manchester, Sanford and Blackburn, The representa tion of Manchester is not changed in any of the live districts, but all the Conserva tive candidates received big majorities. On the other hand, the Liberal majority for Charles Ernest Schwain in the north division of Manchester was reduced from 455, the figures of 1895, to 26. So far from 'Henry Labouchere losing his seat in consequence of his correspond ence with Mr. Kruger, Northampton is now represented by two Liberals. Mr. Labouchere, however, did not head the poll, although he secured a heavy vote. Dr. Shipman, who received the greatest number of votes cast, is a Liberal Impe rialist. The total Liberal vote in North ampton was slightly decreased, and the total Unionist vote increased. A few Scottish contingencies have been polled. All show that the Liberals are holding their own in Scotland. Among tho interesting new Liberals is Henry Norman, of the London Daily Chronicle, who was elected member for Wolverton, receiving 3701 votes as against S532 cast for Mr. Hulton, Liberal Uniqnist. The announcement of Mr. Burns' return was received with the wildest enthusiasm at Battersea. The leading thoroughfare for a mile was filled with a mob shouting themselves hoarse for Burns, who ap peared and acknowledged the ovation from the balcony of the Town Hall. A large force of mounted police attended, but there was no disorder. Uproarious scenes occurred in the Bur- modlsa division of Southwark, London, I last evening, partly owing to the dlsap- I pointment felt at the inability of Winston Churchill, the newly elected member for Oldham, to make a speech he had prom ised. Mr. Churchill wired that Mr. Bal four had "commandeered him to speak at Stockport" Henry J. C. Cust, former editor of the Pall Mall Gazette, undertook to speak In Mr. Churchill's place, but met with a very hostile reception, and was obliged to, abandon the attempt and was assailed and maltreated, the meeting breaking up In confusion. Yesterday's polling proves that the coun try Is taking a strong interest, ttie vote5 aggregating in most cases more than In 1895. The Conservatives are quite satis fied that the government will be returned to power with a majority quite as large as It has In the present Parliament, if not even greater. The Liberal organs are still hopeful that the pollings yet to come may have some surprise in store, although they recognize that their chances are slender. The returns from Battersea, East Dor chester, Northampton and Swansea were published shortly before midnight The S2SB5ff I' TLTZl is the re-election of A J. Balfour' by a I majority which exceeds by 1667 the ma jority he secured at the general election in 1S99. The figures follow: Arthur J. Balfour, Conservative, 5803; A H. Scott, Liberal, 3350. Mr. Balfour's majority, 2453. In Battersea John Burns handsomely defeated Mr. Carton, the Conservative candidate. His majority, Instead of fall ing below "the figures of 1895, Is .one vote in excess of that by which he defeated C. Ridley Smith, Conservative, at the last general election. The polling was as fol lows. John Burns, Radical, 5S60; Richard C Carton, Conservative, 5606. At Northampton both Liberal candi dates, Henry Labouchere and Mr. Ship man, were returned. The following shows the polling: Mr. Shipman, Liberal, 5437; Henry Labouchere, Liberal, 5281; Richard R. B. Orlebar, Conservative, 4480; H. E. Randall, Conservative, 4124. In Swansea town Sir John T. D. Le wellyan, who represented the constitu ency in the late Parliament in the Con servative Interest, carrying It in 1895 by a majority of 421 against R, D. Burne, Liberal, has been defeated by Sir George Newnes. The figures follow: Sir George Newnesj Liberal, 4318; Sir John T. D. Le wellyan. Conservative. 3203. Sir Georsre , Newnes' majority, 1180. The feature of the election so far is that, while the actual representation of the respective parties is only slightly changed, there Is undoubtedly in both London and the provinces a big increase In -the Conservative majorities, and the Indications tonight are the Conservatives will enter the, new Parliament with in creased strength. The election in Galway City resulted in another Conservative gain. The Hon. Martin Morris polled 882 votes against 703 votes polled by E. Lemmy, Nationalist. The success of Mr. Morris was a gen uine surprise; the constituency has long been a Nationalist stronghold, famous for the election there In 1886 In which the late Charles Stewart Parnell took such a, prominent part, resulting in the return of Captain O'Shea, which, it Is held in many quarters, originated the disagree ments which subsequently led to the split in the Irish Nationalist party. THD3VES IN THE VATICAN. Bnrarlars Forced a Safe and Stole Se curities and Silver. ROME, Oct. S. It became1 known to the public today that thieves had entered the Vatican, forced a safe and carried off se- e eeee 9 OR MORE SILVER. e 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 a 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 Oct. 6, 1896. $163,590 63 185,078 16 $348,668 79 Increase. $128,284 64 157,826 30 $286,110 94 Oct. 6, 1896. $ 62,231 31 111,501 38 Increase. $125,329 69 106,102 94 : $231,432 63 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9' 9 9 6tt9(at Qoooseeoeaa curltles worth 357,000 lire and S000 lire in fZerrh Fafe' sltuatcd on th second Af,?l01S, t0 tho mansement of the Apostolic Palace, which looks after tho horses and carriages and the decorations of St. Peter's Cathefb-al. Evidently the burglars were welf acquainted with the apartment and prepared for the theft 2"5. ' Investigations by the Vatican police have been without result Rnnsinn ;Vnvnl Estimates. ST. PETERSBURG. Oct. 2.-Accordlng to semi-official statements, the Russian ?aTtImeS for 11 5how a total of ,V37,666 roubles, an Increase of 10,000,000 roubles for the current year. The .ordi nary expenditure swallows 60.000 obo rou bles, of .which 16,000.000 Is Intended to strengthen the fleet, 3,000,000 roubles for harbor work at Libau, 2.000,000 roubles to be expended at Vladlvostock, and 3,000,00) at Port Arthur. Their Homecoming: Postponed. DUJlBAN' ct' 2-In consequence -of the Boers capturing a. convoy of Natal Volunteers between Dejager's Drift and Blood River, burning several wagons and capturing the escort, the Intended home going of the Natal Volunteers has been indefinitely postponed. This has caused a painful impression throughout the colony. Melbourne the Capital. M?-EURNE' 2-Jt ls announced that Melbourne will be the capital of Con federated Australia. A GHASTLY FIND. . . ,, - xn xnat May Solve w "ryon muraer Mystery. CHICAGO, Oct 2. Experfs on bones will be called upon to determine the char acter of the skull found in. Cedar Lake. A portion of the scalp and some teth I were dragged from the lake by a search ing party, Dut no other portion of the body was found. Sheriff Lawrence, of Crown Point, Ind., says: "Although we are completely at sea re garding the identity of the unfortunate, yet we have two points .worked out which may enable us eventually to clear up the mystery. The head Is that of a woman and she was a resident of or had visited a large city. Tho mouth plate and the two false teeth attached to it tell the sto ry. We have had several dentists exam ine the plate. They all say that it is from the mouth of a medium-sized woman that it is too small to have been from the mouth of a man." Sheriff Lawrence has evolved a startling theory in the mysterious find, and that is mac tne neao. is none other than that of who was murdered at Cov 07mTr', "W IT af' ! hoad . .,... , iTCU away in a gun ny sack like that which inclosed the find In Cedar Lake, and she wore a plate in her mouth. Acting on this theory, Sheriff Lawrence has Instructed his deputy to write to the father of Pearl Bryan giv ing a full account of the finding of the head and a description of the plate. t Pao Tins: Su Expedition Postponed. TAKU, Sept. 29. The expedition to Pao Ting Fu has been postponed, and the start will not be made until October 6. General Gaselee and the Gorman General will command the Pekln and Tien Tsln columns respectively. The Russians have occupied Tong Shen without opposition. i The New South Wales contingent of the British troops will winter in Pekin. More Than Sixteen to One. Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. One of Mr. Bryan's difficulties In Kan sas ls found In the fact that he has to compete with 2000 new pianos which the prosperity of the people of that state has enabled them to purchase. Even a .man of such callioplc powers a3 Mr Bryan may well be dismayed at the prospect of talking against 2000 pianos, all in full blast under the hands of beginners. SIX HOURS OF TALK BRYAN DELIVERED EIGHTEEN SPEECHES YESTERDAY. Concluded the Day With an Address At La Crosse His Figures on the Dairy Interest LA CROSSE, Wis., Oct 3. When Mr. Bryan concluded his last speech here to night he had made 18 addresses and had covered 15 hours of time during the day. Beginning at 8 o'clock in the morning he talked at Intervals until 11 tonight, put ting in all told fully six solid hours of speechmaklng. The first speech was made at Shakopee, and after that appearance he spoke in succession at Jordan, Belle Plain, Henderson, Lesueur, St Peter, Mankato, Janesvllle, Waseca, Owatonna, Dodge Center, Kasson, Rochester, St Charles, Winona and three speeches here tonight Most of the talks were compara tively brief, not running over 10 minutes, but at St Peter, Mankato, Rochester, Winona and at this point he spoke at greater length. Almoet all the meetinga along the line were held In the Immedi ate vicinity of the railroad stopplng placea, thus saving much of Mr. Bryan's time and giving the people more time to listen to his remarks. The region traversed today 13 a rioh ag ricultural section, and Mr. Bryan's re marks were addressed especially to farm ers, the trust question receiving even a greater share of attention than usual. The audiences were large, as a rule. There were especially good crowds at Mankato, Owatonna, Rochester and Wi nona, and at this place, there were three large audiences. He was met at the station here by a large concourse of people, but by no or ganization. He'dld not arrive until almost 8:30 o'clock, and was driven rapidly to the rink, where he made his first speech here. He then spoke at Germania Hall and the Opera-House. All three of these buildings were filled. At Owatonna Mr. Bryan dis cussed the dairy Interest saying: "I was told this morning that you had here a large dairying interest and that led me to look up the statistics on the dairy product' You have been told that under this Administration there has been a wonderful increase In our export busi ness. I find from a Government report that the export of butter has fallen off In the last three years, and the export of oleomargarine has Increased during the last three years. Let me give the fig ure. In 1896 we exported 25,690,000 pounds of butter; in 1899 we exported 20,247,000; in 1000 we exported 18,262,000 showing a fall ing off of more than 7,000,000 pounds In the last three years, while oleomargarine in creased as follows: In 1893, 18,000,000 pounds; In 1899, 147,000,000; In 1900. 150.000, 000. And. r find that the total export of butter to' the Philippines for the year end ing June, 1900, was worth $1904, so I suppose- that this country produces a good many times as much butter as this Na tion exports to the Philippines, and if you will figure up your proportion of $100, 000,000 a year paid for a standing Army, you will understand how much you pay to get a chance to export $1904 worth of butter. When I was looking this question up it was suggested to me that while the export of butter had fallen off, the things the butter-maker needs have risen in price. Tin-plate was worth In Novem ber, 1896, $3 65, while this year it has gone as high as $5 50. There is a tin plate trust, and you use tin-plate. Wooden tubs cost more, and salt is more expensive, because there is a salt trust" Speaking at Rochester, Mr. Bryan re ferred at some length to the foreign-born citizens, saying In part: "I think that a Government that was good enough for the forefathers is good enough for us, and if that means old fogy I would rather be an old-fogy American than a. new-fogy American. I believe that we have drawn to ourselves the best blood of aliens. We have brought to our shores those who have come here to seek that liberty which they could not find at home, and if we in this latter day depart from the principles of the fathers, if wo repudiate the principles that have drawn these people to our shores, then we will be guilty of deceiving them, and those who have come here under the delusion that they were coming to a Republic will have just cause fcr action against the Re publican party for breach of promise If It converts the Republic Into an empire." Speaking especially to the farmers at Rochester, Mr. Bryan said: "It was my good fortune to be In Con gress a short time just a llttlo while but I would not take a good deal for my experience there. In all that time I did not see one single farmer asking for leg islation, but I saw lots of fellows who asked for legislation against the farmer. In the hearing before the ways and means committee I heard it stated that only one farmer appeared, and he lived near enough to Washington so he could walk down. But tho great corporations had their lobbyists there. You attempt to get a bill through to correct unjust railroad rates and you will find a lobby there. You attempt to reduce the tariff on any thing and you will find a lobby there. You talk to Republicans about the tariff and they will all admit that some rates are too high, but whenever you attempt to lower the tariff on a particular thing you will find that the producers of that thing are just on the verge of bankruptcy and you cannot afford to take the tariff from it, and after you get all through you are lucky If they do not raise it It is the tendency to hurrah for anything Republican that has made the farmer bear the load that ought to have been borne by other people. The Republican party today is putting upon the great producing masses burdens that they ought not to bear, and are relieving organized wealth from burdens which they ought to bear." Reference was made to the barley in dustry in the following language: "My attention was called to the fact that in this community you raise barley, and that this is one of the great barley raising communities of the state, and I looked tho matter up and I found that the average price reached for barley dur ing 1893-4-5, the first three years of Mr. Cleveland's Administration, was 34 cents, while during the first three years of the presontj Administration, 1897-9, the average price was 30 cents, 4 cents more on an average for barley during the first three years of the previous Administration than during the three years of this Adminis tration, and yet you are told this Admin istration is making the farmer prosperous. When you sell your barley you get less and when you come to spend the money buying something you need you will find the lumber trust has raised the price of lumber, the sugar trust has raised the price of sugar, the salt trust has raised the price of salt, the barb-wire trust has raised the price of barb wire, and you will find that clothing, furniture and stoves cost more, and everything the farmer buys costs more. You will find that the Republican party ls allowing the trusts to plunder you when you go to buy, and yet has no means to help you when you go to sell your crop." In discussing imperialism, -Mr. Bryan referred to the- famine In India, and de clared that the British were taxing the Indians without ihelr consent, and witn out giving them representation, and thar In time of good crops they wero taxed until they had' left barely enough to live on, and when crops .were bad they had nothing at all. Then he asked: "Why does not England take the money sho spends in killing Boers to keep the peoplo of India?" Referring to the Philippines, he said: "If we have a colonial policy, we will administer It with injustice. God never made people selfish enough to want to govern other people and then unselfish enough to govern them well." Mr. Bryan spoke at Winona to one ot the largest meetings he has had In the State of Minnesota. Mr. Bryan received a most enthusiastic reception in La Crosso. Crowds met him at the station and the streets were cov ered with people. A feature of the occa sion was the noise of numerous tin horns and cowbells In the crowd. The tooting of one and the ringing of the other gave the parade the appearance of a city car nival, which was heightened by the throwing of rice and confetti into Hr. Bryan's carriage. He spoke at the rink, at Germania Hall and at the new La Crosse theater. At Shalcopee. LESUEUR, Minn., Oct. 2. The decora tions placed upon the Bryan train at Duluth by the Minnesota State Commit tee were almost entirely destroyed by souvenir-seekers while the train stood at Minneapolis last night. Shakopee, the first stop, was reached at 8 o'clock. There Mr. Bryan said in part: "Why do the Republicans want a large army? They want It at home to suppress by force the discontent which should be cured by legislation, and they want it abroad in order to exploit the Philip pines, and if you look up the record you will find that the Republican member of Congress who stands at the head of the Army committee of the House of Representatives is the president of the Philippine Lumber & Development Com pany, and they have already gobbled up a lot ctf lumber lands and taken control of the Improvement in the Philippine Islands, and In their prospectus they aay that the labor question Is easily solved; there is plenty of Chinese labor.' By reading their prospectus you can see why it is that some people want a large army and imperialism, and. while it is a good' thing for thoge doing the development, it is a bad thing for the people who fur nish sons for the army and the peoplo who pay the taxes." At Mankato. MANKATO, Minn., Oct. 2. Here Mr. Bryan made the principal speech of the forenoon, the stop being 40 minutes in duration. Mr. Bryan 3tood upon a flat topped coal dray while he talked. He as serted that the Republicans were trying to fight the campaign on tho lowest plane pn which a campaign was ever pitched. "In the East," he said, "they tell of a prosperity in the West that wo have never seen, and in the West of big wages In the East, 'which they do not dare to boast of In the anthracite coal regions." He referred to the closing of the cracker factory at 'this place as an object-lesson of what might be expected of trusts. "Mr. Hanna says there are no trusts," he said. "You can tell him better here, can't you?" "You bet," wa3 the general response. Continuing, Mr. Bryan again referred to the Ice trust, saying it was the only trust that Republicans know about not withstanding its operations were confined to New York, while the other trusts reach out all over the country. He again suggested that the Republican Governor of New York should be at home looking after the trusts in his state. Instead ot traveling over the country campaigning. Speaking of the Philippine question, Mr. Bryan repeated that he was willing to assume all the responsibility for the ratification of the treaty, but not for tha treaty itself. At "Waseca. WASECA, Minn., Oct 2.-At Waseca Mr. Bryan discussed the efforts to se cure legislation for the control of tha trusts. He asserted that Republicans had not really desired at the last session of Congress to secure anti-trust legislation, but had only brought in their bill for a Constitutional amendment towards the close of the session and after signing away their real opportunity. The Demo crats, he said, opposed the amendment, because It took away from the states the right to control corporations within their borders. Bryan's Eastern Dates. CHICAGO. Oct. 2. William J. Bryan will pass through Chicago early Thurs day morning, stopping only long enough for his car to bo switched to tho Wabash Railroad tracks en route for Indianapo lis. Senator Jones, chairman of the Dem ocratic National Committee, announced the following Itinerary for Mr. Bryan's Eastern trip: Madison Square Garden, New York, October 16; at other points in New York, October 17 to 20. Inclusive; West Virginia, October 22; Maryland, October 23; Dela ware October 24; New Jersey, October 25 and 26; New York City, October 27. On the latter date, Colonel Bryan will ad dress a meeting of the Bryan clubs of tho Atlantic Coast States. COMEDY IN A CAMPAIGN, Boodler Clark Will Import Artists to Montana. Pink tights are to supercede free silver, the cakewalk will push aside imperialism, black-faco comedy is to crowd out the trusts and the skittish soubrotte will an swer the "full dinner pall" In tho Demo cratic campaign of Montana In a few days, sayp thu Chicago Record. Sketch artists and vaudovillo "head liners" of Chicago are studying maps of Montana and the time-tables of railroads that lead to Butte. Leading "juvenile" and heavy walking gents are hunting for the man who wants 40 artists of the continuous-performance variety to help Wil liam A. Clark get back into the United States Senate. Anxious to Visit Montana. For a week song and dance teams, club swingers, coke walkers, vocalists, ballad ist3, contortionists, lightning-change ar tists, Impersonators, skirt dancers, equili brists, soubTettes and refined comedians have been mixing the Clark-Daly brand of Montana politics with their stunts. The word was flashed along the circuit that Millionaire Clark, the Interrupted Senator from Montana, had laid aside a couplo of days' Income to divido among the Chicago footllghters. It became known that bis agent was in the city to buy big teats, calcium lights, moving-ptctnre apparatus, circus seats and "gags." Night before lost Ren fltooMs, formerly of the parody team of Maxmllllan and Shields; Ed Loftus, song and dance man, and George Moore, vocalist, started for Butte, Mont, with transportation In their pockets and prospects of prosperity ahead. They told their envious colleagues that each had been hired for $150 a week by Senator Clark's agent to work their speci alties for the Clark Democrats In Mon tana. They said that they had been in structed to report to Clark'fl son in Butte. Repeats IiOrixner's Tactics. It seems that the man whose income is only a million a month intends to put some new frills on the Daly-Clark fight in Montana. According to a Chicago theatri cal manager, he ls going to repeat In the stale where it costs a couple of mil lion dollars to buy a reserved seat In tho United States Senate the campaign tao ties of "Billy" Lorlmer, only the Clark enterprise is to be on a iarger scale. Ac cording to the theatrical man. Senator Clark Is going to turn vaudevillo and va rlety shows Into vote-getters. It ls his purpose to send half a dozen shows under big circus tents over the state with his spellbiiider?. the sketch artists to draw the crowds and the stump speakers to round up the votes. Letters and telegrams addressed to Sen ator Clark which reached the Auditorium Annex yesterday. Indicate that he will be in Chicago today or tomorrow. Railroad Life an a Career. "The time was," said R. A. Trimble, of Philadelphia, to a New York Trib une reporter, "when railroading offered a tremendous field and a rapid advance ment to a young man of energy, brains and fond of hard work. With the coun try gridironed a3 it now is, with tens of thousands of miles of steel rails, and with the screech of the locomotive whistle greeting the ear the country over, It ls an epitomo of the rapid ad vancement or thl3 country, when you fiiliil The great trouble in trying to sell what are called patent medicines is that so many claims have been made for them that people don't or won't believe what honest makers say. We have been telling our story sixty years. Did we ever deceive you once? If we make any statement that isn't so3 we will stand the loss. Go to the druggist and get your money back. Here's an example. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral is a good cure for a cough that comes from a cold. Your cough, if you have one, may not come from a coid; your doctor will tell you about that. It is a straight medicme with sixty years of cures back of it. There isn't a ghost of the ordi nary patent thing about it. J. C. Ayer Company, Practical Chemists, Lowell, .Mau. Ayer's Saraparilh Ayer' P5D Aycr'j Ague Con tAjeri.HaIr Vigor Aycr Cherry Pectoral Ayer Comatone pause to think that tho first railroad was built llttlo moro than a half, century ago. In that time so great has been they .progress and development of railroads that mighty fortunes by the score have been made from their building. A quar ter of a century to 40 years ago a you-g man of ability had a chance, but now railroading has not alone become a lino art, which necessitates the most care ful education to understand, but It has been reduced to a harmonious working system, where the order of progreilon in the positions of Importance is steac y and uniform. To succeed today a man must first have a technical education, supplemented by a practical experience in all branches of the railroad, and all thi3 must bo engrafted on great ability for In the chosen field of his llfework, while the rewards aro great, the com peUtion ls greater stilL "When that wonderful railroad genius, the late Thomas A. Scott, was building up the Pennsylvania system, the work ho did was superhuman, the results he ac complished marvelous. Scott was cs sen.tially a man of action. For example at one tlmo thero occurred on the line a freight wreck that plied up scores of cars in a confused heap in a cutting, thus completely barring the main line. "The local authorities were bes Je themselves, for they could not figure out how the wreck could be cleared awcn and the line .reopened in less than tw weeks. Scott arrived on the scene, aKl after a survey of tho wreck, sent fr a great quantity of coal oil. with whlc he had the pile thoroughly drench el. It wa3 then touched off, and the god or fire soon removed all trace of It, aril traffic was resumed on tho line in twenty four hours. A bridge fell and it wji feared a long delay must ensue, but S ott I put more than 2000 men to work on tlv.t one structure, and thU3 eliminated the question, of delay. Those were the da3 when such things counted, and were not only possible but necessary. Today rail roading is reduced to such a fine point that the need for them no longer exists. The roads are too safeguarded for that. The last instance I remember of such railroad work as that was at the John stown flood In 18S9, I think It was. Frank Thompson, by great work, and the use of side lines, was ono of the first to arrive upon the scene. Once there ho took full control, tho division snperintendcnt.H from all over the line were summoned, and a particular task was given to ach one to do lnstanUy. They ono and all responded as best they could to the spur, and the lino was reopened with Incredible swiftness. Thero were one or two fail ures, however, and these men, while they were kept on as superintendents of unimportant mountain divisions, were never again promoted. INTERESTING, IF TRUE. 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