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THE SOTOAY OREGONJA POTLAKD, 2J0YEMBEK 4, 1900. Kim m in m Gjrsat Parade of Republicans to New York. "' : REVIEWED V.Y GpV. ROOSEyELT "DoTroponr of Rain Failed to Damp ":ee'Bnthnlain Qfthe Holt ot MarcJaers. ?JEW TTORK, Tov. 3. Through streets made slushy by a continual fall of rain which, though pot a downpour, was suf fiotent to dampen the clothes, though not the spirits of the marchers, the pa rade of the Business Men's Republican and 8ound Money Association passed from Bowling Green to Fortieth street today The managers of 4hfi parade ex pressed the liveliest satisfaction that the ahowlns was so magnificent, and their sentiments may be best priced by the following telegram, which Governor .Roosevelt sent to President MeKinley af ter the last marcher had passed the Gov ernor's reviewing stand: "New york. Now 3 (President Me JKlnley. CantQn. 04 Jn spite of the an-, favorable weather, the Sound" Money pa fade was an eien more maghlficept dem onstration than four years ago. The" aroused civic honesty and business In telligence of the .Nation are behind you. Theodore Roosevelt' The parade was noteworthy for the dispatch with which the different asso ciations fprmpd into line In the lowe part of the city, and the quickness with wfrich the dropped out of line. At For tieth street the dlsbandment was pa tjcularly worthy of praise. The cold raln, which most of the time droye directly Into the faces of the marchers, did not seem to dampen the enthusiasm one whit or lessen the num ber In line. With furl ranks, the dlf ' ferent organizations assembled at their respective "rendezvous" and prepared for a Ibng, "wet march. t Flags flew Jdst as gaily and cheers were as "re'adlly glvet as If the bun were shining. The police were in perfect command "of the, great fhrongs -In all parts of the line of march, and at no time -naff '-there the fcllghteK'r. crowding or trouble of any description. In falling-ln in the downtpwn districts, as soon as one Btreet was" cleared, the police surrounded the end of the line and moved up slowly to the next street, thus allowing that street to become cleared also. This method was followed all along the line until Worth street wab reaohed and the last organization was In line. The head of the parade reached the reviewing stand at 1:05 o'clock, and the last mans, -passed vtherefn review at ;8 o'clock. v . The parade, was. Jed .by a squads of mounted policemen, which reaphed, the disbanding point at Fortieth street and Fifth avenue at 1:GS o'clock. Two min utes later the platoon, -or -division, of the Dry Goods Republican Club, which had the honor of heading the parade proper, reaohed Fortieth street, swung west into that thoroughfare and disbanded dt Sev enth avenue. Nearly seven hours later the last division of tho parade reached the point -of dlsbandment, and at-6i0$ o'clock the big demonstration was ot flciaHy"'sald to be over. The crowds In the lower part of' the city began to ttatner"early along Broad way clear up -to Worth street: and lined the sidewalks and waked In the drizzling rain and in the cold wind for the forma tion to .moe. Shortly after -10 otelcrek the bead ot the parade, at whlcn Tode; Governor- Roosevelt, moved Tip -the itrie of march. When he reached -thtfTeviotv-Ing stand, at the Worth, monument, the Governor's ""carriage was' halted and he took his place on the" stand, where he reviewed the ranks of marchers. "For lout hours Governor Roosevelt stood on the Stand, with head uncovered for nearly all of the time, and greeted the march ers as thoy filed past by the thousands. For each division organisation Qoverhoi Roosevelt had a word of praise or ac knowledgment; from each he was given a cheer and greetings, both formal and Impromptu. There was no shelter over the, reviewing stand, and the rain made the seven hours a terrific strain upon every one. Through it ajl Governor Roosevelt's smile never left r his face, and. although his clothing was v. el and Lis hair glistened with water, as he Btood hat In hand, he showed no ill effects of fhe -arduous task at the end. ' . 'There v ere 38 organizations or divisions or the parade, each organization being commanded by a marshal, who had under Jilm marshals of subdivisions and captains of companies. There were over 100 bands In the parade, the Twenty-second Regi ment band leading. Nearly all the prom inent bands In the city were In the line, and there were innumerable drum corps. A score of bands was needed to furnish the music for the dry goods Republlcm clubs alone, which consisted of IS sections of about 1G00 men each, marching in com panies Qf Jp file front. 100 companies -to thfi, division. The Wholesale Dry Goods Republican Club Joined In tho parade with a, tptaj number qf men. so far as could be calculatedi of .22,325: the Retail Iry GoodsTRepublicin Club, with 1645: Ladies' Garment Association. 1100; Clothier Le gioVlTOti: "Merchant Tailors' Sound Money League. 600; Central Dry Goods Division, 6500; Haberdasher Association. 750. The following organisations had by com pilation the following -number of men in Una; Milliners' Bound Money Association, IMOi Hat Trade Association. 1000; the-Pa-per and Associated Trades, 4360: New York Florists' -Sound .Money Club. 200;vEastern Business Men's Association, 650: Coal Trade Sound Money Club. WO; Lumber itnen'a Sound Money Club, 1275; Produce and Maritime Sound Money League, 3000; Hide and Leather Sound .Money dub, 200; -Architectural Division, BOO; Shoe Trade Organization. l&OOr tho Coffee Ex change and Lower Wall Street Business Men's Sound Money Club, 1250; Columbia University McKlnler and Roosevelt Club, iSOrOustom-House Brokers Sound Money Club, 9S0: the Leaf Tobacco Trade Sound - Money Club, 1025; the Bankers and Brok ers' Republican Sound Money Club, 7g00; tha BrooklW Bankers and Brokers' Sound Money Club. 726; Lawyers' Sound Money Club, 2000; New York Law School .Bound Money Club. SO; McKJnley and "Roosevelt Insurance Club, 2400: the Real Cstate Sound "Money- Club. 3050; Publish ers and Advertisers' Division. 1300; Ma chinery and Metal Trades Association, "jftp: Jewelers' MeKinley and Roosevelt Club. 4100; the Drug. Chemical. Paint, Varnish and Oil Association. 2200: Manu facturers and Dealers In Supplies for Btetm. Water and 3as Bound Money Club, 2300; Electrical "Industries Association, 3500; Sound Money League. Manufacturers of Confectioneries, 350; Pottery, Class. Brass and Lamp Association. 300; West EJdo Business Men's McK'nley and Roose velt Club, 2700: Harness and Saddlery Trade, 600; Hardware and Metal Trades, 1250; Commercial Travelers MeKinley and Roosevelt Club. se. and the United Ital ians' BuWness Men's Club, 400, making a grand total of STSlf. A count of the number f men In Mne was made at the reviewing stand near the-Fifth-Avenue Hotel. This count ahows the figures as given here. The streets along the line of march were beautifully decorated. The down town section of Broadway was a blaze of color from the enormous number of nags displayed. In some of the skyscrapers each window dtoplayd the Stars and Stripes, and In each block from the Bat tery to Fourteenth street there was a larga.4Iag bearing the names of MeKin ley Jtyl Boosevelt Along the line of march "were "wooden poles about 35 or 30 feet In height, ereot eaby the' Democrats on "which thera were such sentences as "The trusts "cn ihakV you march, "but" cannpt make ytu Vote a-ralnst Bryan""" "This tirir trust parade, and not$.' Republican parade.' On some of these ooles were portraits of, Bryan and Stevenson. -jEach of the poles w& guardedly a poKeeman, i The number of patrolmen "guarding tne line of march fotstoday was 3S3K Of this; number, 615 were around the reviewing stand. These men were in command of six Inspector, ad all" the deputy chiefs Were along the line of march. " "The rain can't dampen their enthusi asm." remarked Senator Scott to Gov ernor Roosevelt. "Mr. Croker saysThey have Bryan in their hearts, but they dis semble their feelings," said the Gov ernor, laughingly. A band that headed a division played ".There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight" as it passed the stand. The Governor cheered the band and. kept time with his right hand as though be was leading the mueje. In ansflero a ques tion whether the air did not remind him of Cuba, he said; - "WeH, I'should think so. Some one has called hat-alr the "battle hymn of the trenches." ." After the last man had passed the re viewing stand Governor Roosevelt; went to Long Island City, where he boarded the S o'clock train fpr his home at Oys ter Bay, CHICAGO DEMOCRATS PARADED. A Blur Turnout "Wound Up the Csm p alien There. CHICAGO, Nov 3. When Mr,. Bryan stepped down tonight from the "reviewing , stand, at the Intersection of Plymouth Place and Jackson Boulevard, from .which he had watched tonight's Demo cratic parade, and left for his home in Lincoln, the Democratic campaign In Chicago. Coplc County and the State of Illinois was practically over. For hbura after Mr. Bryan had gone, the cheering crowds swept down the boulevard, for It was a great parade, the greatest and most successful affplr of the kind ever managed by the local Democracy. It was Intended to be the crowning effort of Mr. Bryan's followers In Chicago and Cook County, and it proved In realization all that the most ardent Democrat could have desired. The . weather was perfect a clear, bright moonlight night, with a cool breeze blowing off Lake Michigan. The streets were filled with cheering multi tudes that packed the sidewalks and the windows and found points of vantage upon tops of street cars and the roofs of bulldlngi. It would be difficult to tell which cheered the more the crowd of matchers or the crowd of onlookers, but" while the parade was In progress the streets gave forth one continuous roar of human voices, punctuated by shrill blasts from tin horns, and the crash of music from bands. All along the lino of march, which was confined entirely to tho downtown streets, men had been sta tioned with unlimited supplies of red firo and positive instructions to "keep her burning." The orders were obeyed to the- letter, and the gleams from the torches of the marchers were through out many parts of the route made insig nificant by the bright crimson glare from i the many fires along tho sidewalk. upon the reviewing stand stood Mr. Bryan, Senator Jones, chairman of ho Democratic National Committee; Samuel Alschuler, candidate bf the party for Goernor of Illinois; Mayor Harrison and a number of lesser lights of the Democracy. The greetings extended to the Democratic candidate by the men in the line of march were enthusiastic In the extreme. The parade was divided into three corps the first corps, which held the right of the line, being coin posed "of men from the West Side of thw city. Under the leadership of Alderman John Powers, of the Nineteenth Ward, who, for this special occasion, was dub bed Major-General Powers, a title as sumed also by J. S. Cooper, who com manded the second corps, men from the L North Side, and M. C McDonald, who ieu iue uiiru corps, uie voters irura the South Side. The three corps were giv en precedence In the line of march ac cording" to the number of men thejr were f'able to bring Into line, and. as the West Side Is as" large as bDth the North and South Sides combined, the oorpa of Major-General Powers easily secured the post of hon&r. Directly behind the com mander of the first corps came a bana of 6 pieces, and then the Cook County Democratic Marching Club, an organi zation that' always presents a magnifi cent appearance. It was given the first round of cheers, and from Its first ap pearance until the rear of the third corps had passed, the cheering was with out cessation. There were Bryan clubs, Brjan leagues, Alschuler clubs and leagues and Brjan and Alschuler clubs and leagues seemingly wlthotlt limit. Tho great' strength of the parade lay. Jiowever, In the ward olubs, which turned out with overflowing rapks. Even in th command of General McDonald, whoso men came chiefly from wards which. In all electlpns, are eternally and hopelessly Republlcap, the members of tho ward clubs were present in full force. Great numbers of transparencies were carried, many of the sentiments evoking much laughter and applause. The parade was three hours, almost to a minute, in passing- a given -point. BRYAN'S CAMPAIGN ENDED. He Has Gone to Illn Home In Lincoln to Receive Election Returns. CHICAQO, Nov. 3. With four addresses In Chlcigo and one at Harvey, Mr. Bryan t6day practically closed his long cam paign In the struggle for the Presidency. Tonight, from in Wont of the Union League Club on Jackson boulevard. Mr. Bryan reviewed, amid a din and glare of fireworks, an immense parade of Demo crats which marked the close of the cam paign In Chicago, and late tonight he left over the Burlington road for his home In Lincoln, where he, with his family, will deceive election returns next Tuesday. Today, the third of Mr. Bryan's speech making' In Chicago, was marked by tre mendous crowds at each of the five meet ings addressed by him, and the parade tonight developed Into one long- ovation, tho cheering for tho Democratic Presi dential candidate betnc almost Incessant from tho time he stepped on the review ing stand until, rather weary from his arduous work of the past three days, he stepped Into his carriage and was driven to the Union jstation. At noon today the Iroquois Club gave a banquet In honor of Mr, Bryan, at which many of the members who opposed him In lfiXS pledged him support next Tuesday. Fear ot Intlmtdntton. DENVER, Colo., Nov. 3. Mayor John s6n. of this city, has applied to the United States District Court to prevent the appointment of deputies by United States Marshal Bailey to serve at the polls next Tuesday, and Judge Hallett has made an order requiring the Marshal to. rhow cause on or before Monday next why the petition should not be granted. rPhe Mayor in his petition declares that the action of the Marshal causes great danger of violence and bloodshed and In timidation of voters, and that It Is In the power of the court to remove all such deputies at Its pleasure, and to prevent the marshal and his deputies from Inter fering with the election. Sauna lie vi erred Milwaukee Parade. 3TILAVAUKEE, Nov. 3. Senator Hanna, with a party of about a dozen, including Vice-Chairman Henry C. Payne. R. C. Kerens, Perry B. Heath, V. W. Foster and George N. Wlswell, came to Milwau kee tonight to review a grand pirade of Republicans marking the closing of the campaign In this state. The marchers numbered about 10,000, nil of whom wore Rough . Rider costumes and carried torches. It was nearly midnight when the parade disbanded. Carnegie for MeKinley. 'NEW YORK, Nov. 3. Andrew Carnegie, who returned from Europe- today. -lnan Interview" declared that he wuT-voto for" -MeKinley. . ,, - . VICTORY FOR? fiRIMSON" H3mVAJU BEEEA.T'ED PEXXSYLVA - JfIA,(5EVESTEE" TO FIVE. T Twenty- Thousand Persons Satr the, GtuneWSTale J3ent "West Point aiiclitgran Beat Indiana. CAiMTBRIDGE. Mass.. Nov. 3. A mar velous 'defense, which cpmpletejy .stopped and jiroKe. tip ,the (famous.&iard!' Ibac? formation, a speedy and brilliant offense, together with some bad. errors by her op ponents, gave Harvard a most satisfac tory victory oyer the, University of Penn sylvania on Old Soldfers- field- this after noon. The attendance was 20.C0O. har vard scored In 16 minutes after the game started, principally by JrJHlant runs by Swain around the ends, and Ellis in the center. -Ttn. minuses after Harvard's kick popCilar democratic. feiw. -' "? i Jr " t ' - from the to-yard line was blocked, and Ellis fell on the ball for the second touch down. Tho third was gained by good, straight gains from nearly the middle of the field, until Swain again went through the tackles to the five-yard line, and a moment after was pushed over for Har vard's final score, for Lawrence mfsfced the goal. With tho score 17 to 0 in their faces, j Pennsylvania made a fine brace In the second half, and a Harvard fumble with some off-side play by Hallowell, put them on the crimson Telcht-yard line. On the very .first Dlay. .HalloTvell was, neatly boxed up, and Hare went over the, line for Pennsylvania's only score, but Imme diately afterward missed the goal. Score Harvard, 17; University of Pennsylva nia, 5. Minnesota, 0; "Wisconsin, 5. MINNEAPOLIS. Nov. 3. For two long halves Minnesota and Wisconsin strug gled on Northrop field this afternoon, and In tho end Minnesota was the victor by one bare point. The score was 6 to t in her favor. Wisconsin made tho first touchdown, after Minnesota had been pen alized 40 yards for off-side play. Trlatt kicked from the 15-yard line, Minnesota fumbled, and Cochwas fell on the ball behind the line. Schrelber failed at goal. Mlnnesdta forced the ball to Wisconsin's iO-yard line, and a revolving wedge di rected against Rlordan and Chamberlain sent Aune over the line with the ball for a .touchdown. Knowlton kicked a goal. Neither side was able to score in the sec o'nd half, although Wisconsin had tho ball on Minnesota's' five-yard line twice. Yale, ISf.Wesi Point, O. WEST POINT, N. T.," Nov, 3.-Fully 4Q00 people saw the football game here today. Tho score wae: Tale, IS; West Point, 0. The orowd was not as large as that upon tho occasion of the Harvard game, but there was much mora enthusi asm. The game was a fiercely contested one from the start. Owing to the strength of the Yale eleven, the ball was In West Point's territory during the greater part of the game. Yale scored six points in the first half, and 12 In the second. West Point" failing to score Touchdowns, Chad wick, 2; Dupe, 1. Goals from touch downs: Brown, $. Iovra, IT Chicago, O. CHICAGO, Nov. 3. Iowa, with a team of veterans fast, trained to the hour and 1 confident, rolled up a score of 17 points on the University of Chicago eleven on Mar shall Field this afternoon, and so well protected their own goal ilne that only twice was Chicago within scoring dis tance. The scoring was done In the seo- 0Da j , Z tnl ill kZ: nlVrn are left to flght for the Western cham- far has shown the Mt form Its goal line is yet to be crossed this season. ...... -.01 n Mickican, 12j Indiana, O. ANN ARBOR, Mich., Nov. 3. Michigan defeated the University of Indiana on Rct seats' field this afternoon by a score of 12 to 0. Indiana kept the score down by repeated punting when she had the ball. Michigan's touchdown In the second halt was somewhat of a fluke. Indiana had held the Michigan men for downs on her five-yard line and when the ball was mmtoA. it struck the troalnost. rebounded and was caught by Michigan for a touch down. Other Games. At Chicago Northwestern, Hr Knox College. 5 At Lawrence. Ken. Washburn, 5; Has kell Indians. U. At Annapolis Naval cadets, IS; Wash ington and Jefferson, 0. Qornell X2 Princeton, fi. ERINGBTONi N, J., Nov. S. xHeririce- toTfootba!lteam went .down in defeat before the Cornell eleven on University Field today by s. score -oft?4o - . THE DAY'S RACES. ? qpenlnsr of the "Winter Season at . ' X Oakland Trncfc. x 1 BAN FRANCISCO. Nov. .Weather alL Oakland flne; track fast. Results: pSia Five and one-halt ruriongs uss itow eno won; February, second; Novla, third. Time; 1084- Seven 'furlongs, selling Mike Rico won; Merry Boyseconff; "Gold ""Oder third. Time, 1.2734. Futurltv course Rollinxc Boer won: (-Grafter, second; Articulate, third.4 Time, tW!.. J y One mile, the openjng handicap, purae J1500-Tha Fritter won- Mcflrine, secoud; Flush of Gold, third. Time, VAV. Mils and a slxteentp Bangor "vrpa; Lena, second; Castake, third TIrnv, 1:484. r Eihplre City Races. YORK,' Nov.fl3.-3elIrnabout NEW Chlcaeo Tribune. six furlongs Trumpet won; Prestidigi tator, second; RInaldo, third. Time, 101. Selling, mllo and 70 yards Dan Cupid won; Brjsk, second; Belgrade, tblrd, Tjme, 1:47. Chappaqua Handicap, about six fur longsGold Heels won; Chdctanumla, second; The Rhymer, third. Time, 1:114. Wakefield Handicap, mile -and an eighth Jame? won; King Barleycorn, second; Pink Coat, third. Time, 1;S3 Five and one-half furlongs Lady Hay man won; Alzara, second; Minor Daly, third. Time, 1:03. Mile and 70 yards Trlllo and King Bramble ran a dead heat; Alsake, third. Time, 1:464- ' Races At Latonla. CINCINNATI, Nov. 3. At Latonla. weather clear; track fast. Seven furlongs, selling Trouballne . won;LItt3e Sallle, second; Suave, third. Time, 1:294- ( Mile, selling 43aguenay won; Sir Ga tlan. second; Chan ton, third. Time, 1:41. Six furl6ngs Barbara M. won; Tuska rosa, second; Imp. Albula, third. Time, H5. Mile and 70 yards, Tiandlcap Chappa qua won; Love's' Labor, second; Eber haTt, third. Time, 1:444. One and a half miles Indian won; Jack Telling, second; Kodak, third. Time, 2:3S. Seven furlongs, selling Brulare won; Kentucky Babe, second; Lake Fonso, third. Time, l:28tf. Races at Lakeside. CHICAGO, Nov. 3. Weather clear; track fast at Lakeside. Six furlongs Sakatuck won; Goal Run. ner, second; Pope Leo. third. Time, 1-4S. Four and a half furlongs Kenllworth woh; Money Musk, second; Watlta, third. Tlrrie, 0:55 4-5. iSlx furlongs Algaretta won; Sly. sec ond; May Beach, third. Time, 1:15 4-5. Tillie and an eighth Florlzar won; Mo roni, second; Knight Banneret, third. Time. 1:57 4-5, Mile The Unknown won; Robert Wad dell, second; Scarlet Lily, third. Time, 1:43 2-5. Mile-Freylipghuysen -won: Irish Jew el, second; Obsidian, third. Time, 1UJ1-5 Mile Duty, won; Little Singer, second: Baird. third. Time. 1:44 4-5. Corbett's Fake Fisht. 'NEW "YORK, Nov. 3. George Consl dlne, ex-manager of James J. Cor bett.r who returned from England not long since, has issued a statement relative to the Corbett-McCoy fight in this city last Summer. In It he says in part: "Onmy arrival in Tiew York and be ' making any statement I Called on Corbqtl and accuse Mm ot baving a part h h, , j misstatements and prflyed TQUSh witnesses present at the interview, one of them. He then ad- mttted that he knew that McCoy g. j lng to lie down.'' Consldlne explains that he makes the J siaterfrent to clear himself. j Corbett dictated a response to this statement utterly detf lng that he was a j principal to any agreement with McCoy I whereby he was to lose the fight He ' sa3s that Consldlne Is prompted by ill feeling toward him In consequence nf a f ." " ' -"- . iuuk"' "a "c" as he could and was whipped. . rSorrreginiM Cabinet Cliangre?. CHRISTIANIA, Nov. S. At a meeting of the. Council today, the resignations of Ministers Hoist, Nysom, Loechen and Thil sen were nccepted. "Ex-Minister "Know kojvan appointed Minister of AgrleuUuTe; Lieutenant-Colonel Stang was made Min ister at Defense; M. Aarstar wast made ! Minister, of Finance, and Captain, Igparre wasjppolnted ajneinber of ihe CpunciLof pState,, sitting, a tjBtockboliu.Hl , , EXPLOSION IN A MINE TOVELYE MEXJXILLED XS-JL. "JVIEST fnera Say It "Was Canned Toy Fire Damp, Ovrner by Too Heavy A Charge, pHrEJPPJ. W. Va., T. ?TV.ftlr minersswere killed b an xxnloslon vthat occurredthis moraingat 10J, o'clock ej the mines of the Southern Coal & Transpor tation Company ax Bexryaberg, six miles from this place. The dead are: Ollle Marks, pit boss. Andrew Blackwell. ' . , Albert Brown.. Lawrence Duncan. Pack Adams. Seven others whose naints are not ob tainable. 'William- Marks' and .James " Jackson were fatally injured. The explosion was so great that mules wero killed at the mouth of the mine, and cars were blown 40' feet from the track. - One man was. blown In wo a. the Joins and his body thrown against a pile of lumber at the mouth of tho- mine-. The night shift went on duty at 7 o'clock. Everything went smoothly until about midnight, when the explosion oc curred. The explosion was probably the result of an accidental discharge of dy namite, caused perhaps by concussion of a, blast. The property loss Is light, Operations will be resumed at the mines as Usual Monday, The, force of.te ex plosion was so great that two "men "were found 00 feet from the mouth of the mine. An hour after the explosion hun dreds had visited the mine. The sight was a most horrible one. Strewn along tfe main channel and about the opening were the arms, legs,,, hands and other portions of the bodies of the dead min ers. The miners insist that the explosion was caused by fire damp. As the work of removing the dead goes on things look worse. Four meh have been brought out during the last hour, and the searchers report that dozens are. yet In the mine. A messenger Just re turned from the mines states that the bodies of 12 men have been brought out, eight of whom were recognized. FoUr men are in the hospital and not expected to live until morning. Twenty men are unaccounted for. The men are mostly negroes and Slavs, ' RETIREMENT OF SOLDIERS. To Pension Veterans.. Grovrn Old in Regular Service- WASHINGTON. Oct &. The question has been raised, whether it Is not the Just and proper thlhg to retire soldiers of our regular army after a reasonable term of service, and considerable Interest has been manifest In the discussion. One of the strong points made In favor of this retirement njstem, is that, after 20 years of honorable service, or 23 years at the outside, a man has become totally unfit for active service. The many re quirements of our soldiers, even at the barracks and posts, not to mention in the field, are very severe, and tell with appalling rapidity upon the vitality of the men themaelyes. In England the soldiers are all retired after 23 years, of service. Tho police of Now York and Washington are placed on the retired list after a service of but 20 years,, and if the civil police are so treated it is thought all the more) reason that the military guardsmen, poorer paid and harder worked, serving. longer than eith er, should have a similar recognition af the hands of the Government. "Now that our men are being subjected to trying service in the tropics, tho need for a retired list is all the greater". Such service is more telling, on the. men than anything they have Jieretpfore exper ienced. Those who favor 30 years' ser vice asthe requisite for retirement, sug gest that the last 10 years might be spent as a home guard, organized at the va rious military posts, where service could be lightened and the requirements 'les sened. Another appeal that is made. Is that soldiers who are disabled In actual service, should be retired, the same as officers, and not turned adrift to starve and die. Mahy are too proud to seek refuge In the Soldiers' Home, but rather have a horror of the place, They ask that, like the sailors of our navy, they be given half pay and not left to drift without further assistance from the Gov ernment This Is not an altogether new proposi tion, but those who are deeply interest ed are hoping to enlist a sufficient amount of Congressional support to have the matter brought up at the coming session, Jn the hopes of securing some form of recognition for the old soldiers, who have devoted their entire lives tb the country's service, and in their old age are left without occupation, homs or any means of 'support. It is a ques tion well worthy of consideration and serious thought, but Is so far overshad owed by National questions that It can not expect to have recognition in the three months of the short session next Winter. GREAT BRITAIN'S ELECTORATE It Has Increased Nearly Seven-Fold Darlnff Victoria's Relern. London Express. When the Queen came" to the tjirpne there were less than a million electors out of a population of more than twenty-five millions. That is as much as to say that pnly 14 in every 1Q0 adult males were pos sessed of the franchise. And yet five years had passed since the groat reform bill had been placed upon the statute book after an epoch-making battle. To day nearjy 70 per cent of the adult male? in the United Kingdom possess the f-an-chise. The increase In population, added to the Increase In th percentage of rep resentation, has, however, given u an electorate ct about six and three-quarters minions. It Is as well to note that during this extraordinary development of the elec torate the elected representatives of I he people have scarcely Increased in num ber by a score. In 1801. at the union of the British and Irish Parliaments there were 58 members of the House of Com mons. Disfranchisements ppd suspensions or writs reduced tili number 'fa actual practice to 640 rdund about which figure It re'mained till Mr. Gladstone In 1835. raised It to 670. the present total of the House. It Is quite probable, therefore, that should the much-discussed "manhood suf frage'" ever come Jnto operation In thl3 country, it will net add a single member to the distinguished gathering at St Ste phen's. Nor, as a matter of fact will it add to the electorate itself as large a proportion as has been added In the last 23 years. For in that time 50 per oer has been added to the rate of aduj( male representation. X mere ro per cent mere would give every man over 21 a vote If he cared to use It Bnnli Safe Blown Open. BELLEFONTAINE, O.. Nov. 3. The safe of the Farmers' &. Merchants' BanK at Jackson Center was blown open at 2 o'clock this morning, and, it is stated. $5500 was secured. Citizens aroused b the explosion poured Into the streets, only to be driven In by heavily aimed and masked men, who escaped on a hano car over the Ohio Southern Railway. Bay Asnlnnldn I Dond. SAN DIEGO. Cal., Nov. 3.-Jam?s C. Husaey. Of National City, has received a letter frpm James Thompson, a private of Companj C, Twenty-seventh United States Infantry, wrfttea while he wa? Ini the b,ossJtal at -Manila,- -and dated September 1, In wWch the wrltervsa1iBp. i o rifiUT IrV, - . A r!H that a voung Filipino, occupying abea J) f III III 111 I.UAilU nextfum tit the hospital, stjrted-nhat fit " $- - - Amilnaldn rns shot dead. aW reoerted sjfmejnifl ago, bat It 'was toe 'Jtept Qulatfo? political reasons ' 'new naval weapon Mack Expected of the Vickers Haxlm T.5 Ranld-Flre Gun. WASHINGTON, Oct. 30. The Vlckers Maxlm 7.rj-lncn quJck-flrlnE gui Is on of the most Important of "modern develop ments In the way of .naval equipment that has been investigated In the Bureau of Naval Intelligence Of this gun, ,. the chief of the bureau. In -his annual report, fays: "A glance at the latest battle-ship de signs is sufficient to show the great in crease Jn the area protected from harm by rapid-fire guns. A JUtle closer exami nation will reveal the fact that six-Inch guns, the largest qulcjc-flrers In general use. are to be protected by as many Inches of plate. This protection has created a demand for a heavier weapon that Is, qno which can be lired ranldly and can successfully attack armor pf the above mentioned thickness Accordingly, - the English have- noduced -a 7.5-inch gun, firing a ?uDound projectile, that can be fired stx trnes a minute." The -principal elements of this weapon and Its 'mount are a 7.5-inch bore, 375 inches long, while the gun itself Is 385.7 Inches In length. Its chamber is 11 Inches In diameter, and 54 25 inches in length. This" gun develops a maximum pressure of 17 tons, with 11,825-foot tons of muzzle energy. Cordite Is the charge used to expel the projectile, weighing 200 pounds, while the 'gun" and thechanlsm together weigh IS tons, 1 cwt. In addition to this, tho mount and shield add over lo tons' weight- .This style o'f- gun is fitted with a three-Inch shield, weighing over two tons. When properly handled, the Vlck-era-Maxlin can fire sjx rpunda per min ute. Its extreme elevation being 16 de grees, and the extreme depression 10 de grees. ' EDUCATION OF FILIPINOS. Record of tfc,e People, According to Sixto Lop ex. . NJ3W YORK, Nov, 3. Sixto Lopez, the Filipino, has written an open letter to Jacob G. Schurrpan, president of Cornell University and 'd? the Philippine Com mission. The letter in part is as fol lows: "The report of the late commission ot which you were president professes to deal, in addition to' other matters, with education in the Philippines. In matters educational the Filipino rec ord is creditable to a degree. During all the Spanish regime, notwithstanding monastic opposition and Spanish indiffer ence, our system of education flourished and increased. In most every branch of knowledge in competitive examinations the Filipinos have shown themselves su periors of the Spaniards. In all the learned professions, In philosophy, In the ology, the- most prominent men are Fili pinos. The latest addition to higher education In the Philippines. Is due entirely to the enerffv and liberality of the FillDlnos. In Julyof ihlif present year, amid the clash of arms and political strife, the Filipinos founded the Manila Lyceum, with 41 teachers and professors, all of whom with three exceptions are pure Filipinos. Among the subjects taught are Greek. Latin. English, French, Spanish, universal and commercial geography and statistics, history, theoldgy, philosophy zoology, physics, chemistry, general science draw ing, etc. Ttys institution owgs Us origin to Senores Guerrero, Menddola. arid Vllla mer, all of whom are pure Fijlptnoi?. two being Tagalogs and one a Vlsayan1 and the funds have, (been provided eiXe!nslv.ely by Filipinos." " ' Klnjr Menelelr. of ATbyslnn. Geographical Journal. T found myself mchlng toward Tigre with the King; and a following of some ihtng between 60,004 and 100.000 strong. Undoubtedly the most picturesque group In thiB mighty host was Queen Taltu her self, who was seated on a mule and sur rounded by her lady attendants, likewise mounted, each of whom carried a bright and different colored sunsha.de. They were preceded by a group of mounted reed-pluy-ers and escorted in front and In rear by a guard of cavalry soldiers. As this pretty party drew near me I felt anxious to show my respect for them, yet hardly cared to imitate the custom of the villagers along the route, who stripped themselves to the waist and cried aloud, "Janhol! Janholl" (Kinir.) I contented myself with lifting by hat and sticking to the rest of my garments. I have no time to tell you how the King showed himself to be a sportsman by the way he ro4e in mimic hat 'es and by the way he cast his Javelin, or how he shoA cd his generosity by the lavish way he feast ed his sublocfs. or how Tie showed his con sideration for the poorest of his peiovec people, or how he showed himself to be a mighty organizer and administrator, and how he showed himself to be a gonial and thoughtful host; I will merely men tion his own kindness toward myself, tor one day he Informed Harrington that I might travel wherever I chose In or out of his kingdom, and furthermore, that hp would assist me In every way he couid a promise he most faithfully observed. On bidding farewell to the King I sincere ly 'thanked hlra for his goodness and asked blm what could I do in return, for I had not even maae a present to tho monarch. "Nothing at all." he said, "on ly let me have copies of the maps yoq make of the country you go through." Election Day Weather. WASHINGTON. Nov. 3 Willis L. Moqre. Chief of the Weather Bureau, makes the following statement to the As soeiated Press regarding the weather on election day: "Tho Fall rains have now set In, and, therefore. It Is reasonable to expect that a, considerable area on election day will have foul weather. Exactly which states will be affected, however, we will not be able to determine- before Sunday night But we do not expect that both the New York and Ohio Valleys will get fair weath er at the same time." Professor Moore explains that this is" simply his opinion at long range,, and might be modified by conditions that may develop before tomorrow night WASHINGTON. Nov. ?.-SpeoIaJ fore cast for Tuesday, November 6, 1900; Pres ent cpnditJpns point to fair weather, with moderate temperatures, Tuesday, Novem ber 6., over all the districts east Of Xhp Mississippi River.' From t&e Mississippi to the Pacific Coast, present conditions are also as favorable for fair weather, ex cept on the middle and Nprth. pacific coasts, where there may be rain. WILLIS L. MOORE, Chief United States Weathef Bureau. .. ' Iovra. DES MOINES, la., Nov. 3. Chairman Weaver, of the Republican committee, said today that he felt warranted ip claiming an overwhelming victory for the Republican ticket at least 75,000 plurality for the Presidential Electors and a solid Repdbllcan delegatlpn to Congress. Chair man Huffman of the Democratic commit tee, claims that the Democrats will not only materially lessen the plurality given McKlnle in 1S96, but will elect Congress men in the TSecond and Sixth DlstrlcW, and give the Republicans the fight of their lives in the First and Eighth. Wscons'p. -MILWAUKEE, Nov. 2.Surface indica tions, in Wisconsin, viewed frpm. a con servative standpoint, indicate the election ot tle R,epubll5fn-Presidential Ejectqrs and, njnef if noi, ten Republican 'pon gressmen. . . Cofltlsue4 from First Puce.) was United States Marshal here e was offensively active In prosecuting them for polygamy, nd in securing- enactment of a local law disfranchising ttyeto for their practices. They have never forgot ten It. The Mormons 'are a Very Ijirse element In the Idaho population. They dwell mostly In Cassia, Oneida, Bar Lake, Bannock, Bingham, ajjd F$mfn counties, and cast altogether something like 10,000 votes. It will thus be seen that If they can be made to act upon a corn mop Impulse for a comma end they can determine any election. They supported Bryan In 1S& almost as a "Unit, and It is believed Jthat they are now for MeKinley, or at least that they will not all he against hlm Republicans are absolutely confi dent of at least an even break. President Budge, who rules the church In Idaho, Is Republican candidate for State Senator in "one of the coilntles.' ' So he was two years ago, and was elected, while the Test of the county went fusion. But now tha Deseret News, official organ ok the Mor mon Church, is for MeKinley. nd other high official Influences are, It Is said, be ing, exerted In the same direction- If this Is so, a very heavy Mormon vp.tft. for MeKinley Is certain. If it Is so, orj-nqt o, an almost unanimous Merman, pte against the Democratic Legislative can didate may be relied upon. The pooatello convention pointedly .failed to indorse Bteunenberg in ila law-apd-of-der policy In the Caeur d'Alenes. If; de clared for Dubois for Senator, and thus again rubbed It Into the Governor, who also wanted to be Senator and desired that nobody be indorsed. Now Steunph berg and his friends are lukewarm about the Dubois ticket, and lawand-order Democrats generally do not feel called upon to give it hearty support Other Democrats do not like the Dubois In dorsement because he Is a Silver Republi can. Populists are hostile, though their State Chairman Andrews Is using her culean efforts to bring them Into line. Thus It may .happen that Stapdrpd and the Republican state ticket will get many votes that MeKinley will" not get. apd. It would not be -surprising If Standrod leads McKInlfey at thd polls. Indeod, It might happen thai the state ticket, or part of It, will pull through, arid the Tatlonat tjaket, ,fal). ' Frank' MarUh, the pjfeient Attorney-General, Is a candidate for re eleetion He was active In--the Coeur d"Alene proseoutlons, ana will he badly slashed by the rioting miners and their sympathizers. One or two other Steun enberg men were placed on the t'.cket, and probably they will he exposed ta the same cut-throat policy qp the part Of the Democrats. There Is a very excellent prospeot that the Legislature will be Republican. and if It Is, Senator Shoup will doubtless be re elected. It Is not believed that Judge W. B. Heyburn or any other will be a can didate against him. On the contrary.. It is thought here that If It Is Democratlo Dubois cannot be elected, despite the Po catello Indorsement, which binds nobody, he will have the active opposition of Steun enberg, Ji H. Hawley, of Boise, and others who are candidates. In 1896, Just one Re publican wa elected to the Legislature, ,ln JLS86 thci;e was. about 53. In.9Q0, t the Moxjmqq ota d oca as Jt douJjlpas wlJLdo, the Republicans appear to have ?USuI assurances of a majority, E. B-P Eruptions Pry, moist, scaly tetter, all forms of ec zema or salt rheum, pimples and other cu taneous eruptions proceed from humors, either inherited, or acquired through de fective digestion and asalrqUatlon. To treat these eruptions .with drying medicines Is dangerous The thing to do is to help the system to discharge the humors, and to strengthen the digestive and assimilative functions against their return. Hood's Earsaparilla can be confidently relied upon to do that, according to thous ands of voluntary testimonials. ' Jt effects radical and permanent cures. "I was troubled with eczema for some time, hut have had no return of the disease since taking Hood's Sarsaparllla." J. G. Hints, Franks, Ills. u J was troubled with pimples on my face, and back and chafed skin on my body. Hood's Sarsaparilla cured mo of both troubles." Miss Alveta Wolteb, jjox 2J2, Algona, Wis, Hood's 3trszspBiHa Is positively uncqualed the medicine tor all humors. n.n' en r-pfta u.. Hood's Hjjl.&ortbe belt cthrtl$. If Constipated use ags3SHfc "Ho stomach destroying cathartic." bat an effervescent, agneaUe and nott-effecUvt ywjpent r Pude the ttemaeh and eoww into healthy action: werfcs quickly, PlesMntly. rscd by leading pays c&nj for 50 years, 2$cT, 60e , and ft puti this old remedy within reaea of si). Tarrant 1 1,Drml" pwdtr; Ufstr, atititaptle. for nnrry, toilet, after fhsTlac. curtt ehfinc.btit foot pow(Jr, lie. At dniesuu, or matted on rteeipt'ef price. TARRANT & CO., fflgi' New York. guar tbit my KJdnty Gars wm eur 0q pti Mnt ef all forms of ktaaey oojnplalat and la saaay Instances the meat serious forms' of Brlgbt's disease. If the dlseaie Is com plicated s a Utf c trace rUi ot orlne. We will analyse It and adrjie 70a r what to do. MUNTOff. At an dtnlilL SBe. a vlat OsMe t Sm1B eea taKMijadTki rrjti IK Aron it. ry ia. gpLtsynrj pivjp55Kja. w matei