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i rmzmr onrao:? 7atx:man; Friday, septemeer is. ,1502. PUBLICANS 7 IN NEW YORE Name their Ticket and Adopt 'Their Platform . c ALL PEACE AND HARMONY la the Camp of the Erstwhile Warring: Fac- j -lions v : i THE FRICTION HAD DISAPPEAR ED HEK-THE STATE COJTVEX TIO.N' ;ET GOVERNOR ODELL RENOMINATED ROOSEVELT IS ENDORSED. . SARATOGA,;, Sept. ZlCompletlng today) In three hours,, the ita.ce; ticket, 7 and promulgating "a; platform ( prin cipled without the least, Indication of , friction and amll much enthusiasm the fHate Republican Convention adjourned sine' die. The candidates with three exceptions are at presents'tate official. The planks In the platform which at tracted the .-'moat ait tention were those pretesting: ; against combinations'' and trusts, and , declaring for Improved . canals. . .-. -. . . j The friction which developed yester day and which threatened to result in a party breach had entirely disappear ed this morning-, and the leaders talked In the most harmonious way. . Senator Piatt said that if he had' made any as persions on Mr. V00drufC he had for Kotteijr4hem. Woodruff j failed to re member any? criticism against Senator Piatt..' Governor Odell left early in the morning, af ter. havin g effected the retirement of Mr. Sheldon, and the 1 delegates In unit approved of his de . clslon. Senatqr Biggins, who was nom- lnated by the convention for 'Lieuten ant Xovrnor, was the original candi date or Senator Flatt. TWjrt and Platform. , Saratoga, N. V., Sept. 24.r-The Republican Convention today named the following ticket: - ! For Governor B. B. Odell, Jr.. of Orange . ;'".; j Lieutenant OovernorF.TW. Illfrglns. of Cattaraugus. '. '" i ; -'-f .'-'.' Secretary of State John F. O'Brien. of Clinton. ' " - : - Treasurer John O. Wl kser. of Erie. Attorney General Henry B. 'Coman, or AladTXon. . ,. ! Comptroller M.B; Miller, of Cort land. - -f- ' ... '. f : - . y Engineer E. A. Bond, of Jefferson. Judge "of the Court of Appeals W. E. Werner, of Monroe. . . ; The convention reassembled shortly after 10 o'clock this morning, i and quickly proceeded' to business. Edward Jjauterbach, of New York City, pre- g?ented tlie piatrorm-wbii;h was prompt ly adopted. . ' : v, j The following Is an abstract:" i "The Republican party of JthrrfHate of New York, assembled In convention for .the first time .Since the death of "President McKinley, owes as Its i first duty an expression of profound sorrow at his untimely end. ; His exalted char acter revealed botti In his public i and private life are proud heritages of, the American people., The policies inaug urated, by him were taken up by one of New York's sons, whose courageous and honest efforts' to bring tb Aiiuc- cessful consummation the great prof" lems left unsolved entitle him' to the: respect of all the people. We-give to President .Roosevelt and 'his adminis tration our hoiirtlent approval and most cordial support. We look forward with . confidence to his election to'the IVeil dency In 1904. and so far u this con vention ha the power, we pledge there to the earnest efforts of the Republican riurty of this .state. :: ;:. - -,' '.. ': ,;. "We glory In the magnificent achieve ments of pur Armv'and Navy In! re storing order In the I"rhilipplne'rhe responslbllitl which have eormr-to us as a Nation -have been courageously mt. and the promise made for the-establishment of an Independent republic . on the "tslandf Cuba has been j re deemed. . ; ' - ' -, ( "We favor 'reciprocity' with that new republic proposed by the Republicans In' Congress, giving effective relief to Cuba and substantial benefits to; our own people without harm to any Amer-J . . . - r . .. - - I nun muunir. , "We believe that- our new posses sions should, be accorded such measure of self -government as : their develop ment In th course of time may require. AVe commend the '-executive for laying the foundation bfr social order, educa tion and local government in the Phil ippine Islands. : We commend the) ac tion of Congrtjss.in securing to the peoK rl of these Islands their fundamental civil and persint rights; for the-election of a. legjUlative assembly, elected by the Filipinos, '- "On this record of peace, orderly government, liberty and , home ruli In ever. Increasing measure, for' the Fili pinos, the Republican party takes ? a stand and confidently appeals for; In dorsement to all American citizens lr tf specllve of party." i THe administration, of Governor Odell is Indorsed. - , i ; On the subjec t of - tariff and trusts, the platform says?--"T ' "The greatest National Issue la the maintenance of prosperity. The pledge riven by William McKinley "of abun" da.nt work and good -wages, : 1ased'on the passage of a protective tariff bill, has been .fulfilled. The Integrity of the -1 rotectlve principle must be preserved. The principle Is required ; to maintain ther'hlghes"- scile of American wages and the supremacy of vthe American .workshop. While we would encourage ;buIness enterprise which .Kave .for their object the extensiOA-of trade jtnd the- upbuilding of our state, we con demn all combinations and monopolies in whatever, form having for their pur- j ose the destruction of competition in Ifgltimata enterprises, the limit of pro duet Ion In any Held of labor, or the In- r ae of cost to the consumer of the th fgsarles of life, and we pleflge th urty to the support of such legislation a a. win. suppress and prevent the or-f-nnizatfon of such illegal comblna tlons.' . - . , . . , The declaration concludes: '-"'' -We b.iicve that the devotion 1 of those who took part in the treat strus- of our country should be fully rec ognized, and we promise our support to such amendment to existing laws ac cording them recognition as may be deemed necessary Jin tbe furtherance of this declaration. r Speach .By Root. Peoria. Sept. 24. Secretary of War Root was the speaker at tonight's meet ing of the Illinois League of Republi can Clubs. His address was confined entirely tp the' recent troubles In the Philippines and "Cuba, and not once during the evening did he, mention the tariff or the trusts. ' ; - A Democratic Fracas. New Haven, Conn., Sept. 24. The delegates to the Democratic State Con vention assembled her , tonight to transact business preliminary to he convention proper tomorrow, -i The pro ceedings of the night wound up with a fracas which developed In the New London County caucus during: a debate involving - the endorsement of one "or the other of two canTdidates for Gov ernor., ; Hot words were followed by scuffles, and then t-anvs a. fistic encoun ter. No one was seriously Injured but the caucus went to pieces In. perfect pandemonium. In addition a large party of ''KAnnam City Platform Democrats" announced, it as their purpose to de mand of the eonventlon the endorse ment of the Kansas City Platform- RIOTING IN COAL FIELDS The State Troops Scattered Through Strike Regions CANNOT PRESERVE ORDER More Soldiers May Have to Be Called Out Soon DISTURBANCES OF A SERIOUS NA TURE AREj CAUSING THE 'AU THORITIES MUCH , ANXIETY OUTPUT OP THE MINES IS IN SIGNIFICANT. - PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Sept. 24. Of the ten anthracite (coal producing counties of Pennsylvania,! state troops are encamped at five. Despite the pres ence of the troops In' these" districts, rioting and general lawlessness con tinues in the hard coal terriry, from Forest City, Susquehanna county, on the north,' lo Willlamstown. Dauphin county, on. the soutH, a dUtance of more than 100 miles. The section of, the strike region In the vicinity -of Forest City, w hlchv has been comparatively quiet ever since the strike began, was greatly wrought up today by crowds of strikers Iijter-j ferine: with and beating those who had returned to .work, and as (a result. Sheriff Macyi of Susquehanna county, tonight . asked Governor Ftone - for troops tcrasslst him and;-the other civil authorities to preserve peace. At pres- ent there are four full regiments I of Infantry, two companies of another and two of cavalry in1 the. field. ' If the disorder continues tomorrow. Governor Stonew?!! be compelled to call out ad dltlohal soldiers., ' v i V' While there ha been no big general riot, the disturbances hav"- been ot such a serlousmature as to cause the authorities much apprehension. Re ports are coming In from every section of non-union men and others being either shot or dubbed. The house of the' workmen have been burned or dy hamited, and attempts, have been made to hold up coal trains or derail them, Coal la being shipped from many parts of the coal flelda to market, but com parol with the normal ; output the quantity Is insignificant, The output for this week will be much less than the, average-, production . of one day, which is about 300.000 tons. ; WILLI COLLEGE STUDENTS BECOME UNRULY AND A RIOT IS i FOLLOWED HT ARRESTS SERIOUS CHARGES. BERKELEY. Cal.. Sept. 24,-The students of the University of CaWfofaia indulged in a rlotoua diversion tonight and as -result one of their number. Wlnfield Reed, of Santa Barbara. Cal, Is-In Jail with a charge of felony con fronting him,' and others are .Ukely.to be Incarcerated for equally serious minor offenses. The trouble grew out of the big rally to the football team on the campus. ; Early In the night the boys made a raid on - a quantity of railroad ties, and transferred the fuel to -the campus to le tised for a bonfire, Aftpr lh mllp tnf Ron rt lh,m ii possession of the 10 o'clock; local traiful put out the lights, turned on the hand brakes and demolished the interior fur nish! ngs. Wlnfield Reed was detected In the act of pulling the air brake, and Deputy Constable Loveland arrested him' ..The students rushed to his res cue, and m, desperate fight ensued, but Loveland succeeded in placing his pris oner In 'Jail. The boys tried to storm the place and rescue their comrade, hut were repulsed. - . - ""' ;;': President Wheeler, of the University. when. seen tonight, said he saw no rea son why: the law shouUfnot take Its course in Reed's case, as the offense wus a serious one. : V ;! . RARE MANUSCRIPTS. . ",- -PRINCETON, N . J.T Sept- if. The University Library has been enriched by a collection efr are manuscripts owned formerly by Rev. Dr. Samuel Miller, the celebrated divine, and Miss A. S. Hunt, of Washington, D. C, These Include the oration on the death of Washington, by General Henry Lee l -ivignt nome iiarry". In which occurs originally the phrase, "Kirst , in war; first In peace; first In the hearts of his countrymen." Not Doomed for Life. 1 was; treated for three years by good doctors,". writes W. A. Greer. Mc- ConneHsville, "for riles and Fis tula, but, when all failed, Bucklen's Ar nica Salve cured me in two weeks." Cures . Burns. ; Bruises, Cuts, Corn. Sores, Eruptions. Salt Rheum. Piles or no pay. 2Zc- at Dr. Stone's Drug Stores. EIPROVEMENT FOR OFFICERS - A General Scheme of Education in the Federal Army THE ORDER OF SECY ROOT Provides for the Giving of a Thorough Technical Knowledge ; OF; MILITARY SCIENCE BY THE COMMISSIONED OFFICERS THE REGULAR DRILL OF SOLDIERS i AT FORT RILEY A THOROUGH DRILL IS GIVEN. WASHINGTON, Sept. , 24. Before leaving for the West, Secretary Root issued an'order establishing a general ,v, -i , nviitriii: wa iivii a,uu iMiii . officers 6t the army. The order estab lishes schools at - every post In the army, for the officers, including all the lieutenants and captains of less than ten j years' service as commissioned officers.! '". :, . ;-'''; . ; ' ' .;. if; , xne purpose Is to give the officers a thorough technical knowledge of the "Illt"0.' r;'1 win iiwva (u vamp, military law, field engineering. , and sible to military, men. . .' Tha Regular Drill. Fort Riley.' Kan.. Sept. 24.The pre liminary drill of the regular troopa in the maneuver division has been com- ry'bmitlo forts and a my corps, and an attack and defense of the same In this prob lem the rforces of the maneuver divis Ion are divided. Lieut. Col. Steadman Is Irirtommand of one . of the armies, and Colonel Minor commands the other. ' Court Martial, ' Washington. Sept. 24. -The Secretary of the Navy has received the record of the court martiaj In the case of Pay master Clark W. H. Warner, who was tried on the battleship Wisconsin, at Bremerton, Washington, on the charge of embezzling funds of the Government In. connetIoj. with the purchase of commissary supplies for the ship s com pany. He was found guilty and sen tenced, to dismissal and imprisonment at hard labor for one year. ; 1 EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGED CHARGED AGAINST A BOOKKEEP- ER OF THE CARNEGIE STEEI. ' j ' COMPANY IN LONDON. IONDON, Sept. 24. L. If." Grelg, a bookkeeper In the London offices of the Carnegie Bteel Company, who was re manded ten Friday last n the charge of f.wglng checks amounting to $9500, purporting tr nave Deen signed by Col onei Mtuaru iiunsitKer, chairman of the .a. lcitei corporation, was again remand-1 tod-today after a brief hearing. Coun ael for the-nrosecutldn salrt-t hat moat probably others were Implicated In the case, which promised to develop largely Their information disclosed that not only had forgeries been committed but embezzlement and theft of correspond ence from Plttsburgto the Carnegie Company. v ' . .- Counsel banded in forged checks for $90,000 and $50,000, respectively. He said "the forgeries were all of 'great magnitude. The prisoner, he declared. kept i up a lavish establishment at js.ingsion-oni names, ana steps wero belntf taken to prevent the removal of his furniture. Counsel. also, handed the magistrate a letter from a- prisoner in Exeter w hich the magistrate said threw a new light on the case. Counsel added that an . examination, of the books showed not. only that Grelga forgeries were very .large, but Khat there had been f an extensive falsification of the books. The prisoner had apparently I been carrying on. large businesses. At I vanuus aaaresnes in me city tne ponce I nave seized a. main or, documents and I correspondence. They also discover-I ed that chloride of lime had been used I In erasing names from checks. ; I Colonel Hunsicker told a representa- I tl ve of the J Associated Press subse- I quently- that some, of the money had! 1 ben recotered. but thivt the.leHs would I RECORDS ARE SMASHED AT THE MEETING OF THE RHODE ISLAND AUTOMOBILE CLUB ' - ' YESTERDAY. . ', i ''. r t . - . ; PROVIDENCE, R, I., Sept. 24.The world's record wras smashed at Narra- sransett Park. In th M-onrI annual ram meeting of he Rhode Island automobile I club.' ; George C. Cannon clinched his title j Georgia. A boat was lowered at once to the steam championship of the worldtbut wa onable the man who by, driving- a car of his- own construc tion in 1:04V. - The previous record was 1:07V4. A young Harvard student set a new worm s record ror steam cars for five miles, at : 05., reducing the pre vious mark from :43 1-5. EXPIATED THEIR CRIME ILLICIT DISTILLERS, WHO KILLED ! AND CREMATED THE MONT. . GOMERY BROS. HANGED." OXFORD. Ml OS, Sept. 24. Will Ma- tbls. white and Orlando Lester, colored, were hanged here today at noon for, tbe murder of the Montgomery Brothers. r The murder of Deputy United States Marshals John A. and Hugh II. Mont gomery, for which Will Man hi and Or lando Lester were hanged, today, was committed in November last, 15 miles from Oxford, at Mathis' home, whith er the officers had gone to arrest him for illicit distilling. The mutilated and charred "bodies" of the 'deputies were found In the ruins of h Mathis house the day after the Intended raid, Mathis escaped to the swamps of the Yocona River, where he eluded a. large posse for three days, He finally was forced I to surrender, and Orlando lister, tht' ns-ft: whnwas workir..for ilathls a thetlme" ihe murder occurred; Bil Jacobs, George Jackson, W. H. Owne Mahis fatber-In-IaW, and Mrs. Ma this, also were arrested, charged wltl complicity In the crime. ' " lathis and Lester made confessions which they later repudiated, but the: were found guilty of murder and sea Unced to death. Owens was al found guilty, and will be hanged Octo ber 24, - f, . A :-- ; RELIGIOUS CRANKflL MANILA, Sept. 24 The Constabulary of Sorsogon, Island of Luzon, have cap tured two women who have been positi as saints for a year past, and who hav been working among the Ignorant and credulous natives to further their super 6titious belief fn tbe powers of charm? to make them Invulnerable to bupets known in ; the island as "antln-ant Ing." The constabulary have also cap- tured 150 followers of Rios the fanatt cal leader of Tayabas. . Rioa is hidinf- in the" mountains with a i couple o followers. - -a 5 - . ' . " ' HELD Vcfti MURDER. . OMAHA, Jfeb :,Sept. 24. Judg Burke. In the Police court today, hel John Spellman to the district court $7000 bonds for the murder, Septembe 14tW of Earl Caldwell, the' Union Fa' clflc striker. ' John Posplslt. who wa heId y the coroner's Jury for, furthe invesugaiion. was aiscnargeo. ROOSEVELT IN ! WASHINGTON The:-PrcsIdent:Arrived in the i . . . . NaUOn S Capital LaSt Night HE STOOD THE TRIP WELL . es his Lonamon as Hopeful THE PRESIDENT HAS ANNOUNC ED HIS. INTENTION TO VISIT THE PACIFIC COAST NEXT YE A HE WILL THEN PAS5 THROUGH MANY STATES. WASHINGTON. Sept. 24. The Pres ident's train arrived in Washington at Si'SO p. m. The President stood the. lone journey from Indianapolis remarkably well, and was feeling in excellent splr- I"8 h arrived Washington. nf pas uiaci u taiiiitKc iiym Klc Uii l . ' I Mrs. Roosevelt, he was driven vto the temporaVy White House, where he will I .amain ,1 1 n w I Ikl. I The President has made known bit determination to visit the . Northwest next 3asonwhen lie will extend his trij) ,as far West as the Pacific coast, J during which Journey he will visit all I the states in which he Intended to stob I on the trip Just, ended . ' Roosevelt Improving, Washington. Sept. 24. Secretary Cortelyou, at :30 o'clock, made the fol lowing statement concerning President Roosevelt's condition: "The President's physicians report that he stood the trip home very well. and It is believed that the local in flammatory symptoms win all' subside in a week or ten days, if the teg is kept absolutely at rest. PELL WAS NOT INJURED PROMINENT NEW YORKER WAS NOT HURT BY A GRIZZLY BEARNARROW ESCAPE. BUTTE, Mont., Sept. ' 24.-Heports sent out from the Yellowstone National Park to the effect that- 8- Osgood Pell. a prominent New Yorker,- had been tn- IlirP'l In in nmuntp with a larva grizzly bear while hunting In the Rocky MoyTntairts south of the park, are un- true, ho far as to his being Injured, al- though h had a narrow escape. Mr, Pell wounded the bear when It started to attack him. but six shots from his rifle finished the brutec Mr. Pell's horse was nearly killed by the bear before i was dispatched. Mr. I'ell and party were in Livingston last night on tnr way home. , HE JUMPED OVERBOARD A PASSENGER FROM SKAGWAY COMMITTED SUICIDE IN THE GULF OF GEORGIA. PORT TO WN S END. Wash Sept.' 24 i A. S. McGillls, a passenger from Ska g way. on the steamer Topeka, r riving this afternoon, committed sul c,de by Jumping from the vessel this morning while crossing the gulf of did not rise to the surf ace after jump ing. - No cause is assigned for the rash act. FIRE CHIEF CR0KER OF NEW YORK CITY COMPELLED. TO ANSWER CHARGES , BROUGHT AGAINST "HIM. ' NEW YORK. Sept. 24The charges against the chief of the New YorTc fire department. Edward F. Croker, "' were servedupon that official today. . They allege among other things incompeten cy In the management of great fires; convernlon of public property to private use; and conduct unbecoming an officer and . prejudicial to discipline. He is directed to appear for trial next Mon day. - v.--:: f v ' , - ' A- NEWJ VOLCANO. 1 NEW lYORJC. Sept. 24. News has Just been received, cables the Lima, Peru, correspondent of the Herald, that Mount Chullapata. eighteen miles from Celendin. has been erupting volcanic dust an i smoke for the .last fortnight. There is no record that Mount Chall- apata ever was believed to b a. vohra- no. . Loud noises are now heard thlrtv miles - away a the result of the vblca- II yea cm' est cat!scd TWi "Vim triTPPOE that a company with a capital ef ISOO.009.oa psld ta foil, aad the TtXZlTujot eoouius success, would inaks such s ofler sd a carry ijo you SCPPOSE we would ieopsrdlae our standing wit t&s public and our chances f mtm rrester success by failing to fulfil Say pronie we make f . . . - ' m ( DO TO SClE wroull make such an offer If we did not have the utmost confl. Aence in the satisfying quality f oar f . vicra whisk "T mm K-wiiw we ran Dlease roa and svs you money, ror HAiKtit w nisn r. i r"i A iJi four tfTstm ry tolrou. wi sU Its ordrlnri riebnea. and Barer, emrrytor a UXITKO STAtSkISTKRED TDl-mLLEK-S GOARANTICB of -v-UHITY and AOfi and saving oVi big QU ottbe dealers. That's why Us bet for medicinal purpose. Thats why vi feredforother uses. That's why we are wularly suppiylag over a quarter of a Inwed-rwmerT -That's why YOU should try iw w - . EIrcoi frcb czzr nn nr7nnrpr?i II 31 FlinE SEUETJ - FQULIL 0 We will send yon FOTJB FTJLL. QUABTacfHAYNEB'SJ BEVEN-YEAR. OLD RYE for (M OO, mad we will py the express ehawa. When you icele the whiskey, try it and it you don't find U all right and as rpodas yon ever drank or can boy from any body els at any price, then send it twek at our expense and your S4.es will be returned to you by next mail. How could in offer be fairer? Wa take aU the risk and stand all the expense, if the goods do not please you. Wont you let us send you a trial order! Ws ship la a plain sealed case; no marks to show what's inside. It tnltn tM SO Onarta. or n m loon of TMf frlad to Join To. " luSutt fw Sitt.OO. by irelsbt prepaid. tbu Mriac SUM. Write our nearest office and do ft NOW. ' THE IlAYKEn DISTILUriQ COIPAnY' T. PAOt, tllMN. f DATT0M OHIO ST. LOUIS, BO. 90 DlSTIUJCBT. Tbot. O. no's action. There have been several earthquakes around the mountain, and ?reat chasms have been opened in the vicinity of the volcano. 1 THE BIG BEEF TRUST FEARS THE 'RESULTS OP ROOSE VELT'S SFEECliES HEADS OF THE FIRMS MEET. ' CHICAGO, Scot. 24.-?The combina- lion ofthe great packing houses of the country, which has been under consid eration and in process of actual forma- tion for the. last six months, has been- abanrloned. at least for the present. says the Tribune. The decision not, to complete the combination Is due m a large degree td the attitude of the Na tional Administration toward trusts as outlined by President Roosevelt In his recent speeches and. to the possibility that In the event: of a consolidation Congress might remove the tariff on cattle. ' ...'-, - '. . ( It Was learned last night tbnt a final meeting of the - heads of the firms known as the Big Four packing houses in Chicago has been held, at which It was agreed to end all negotiations. at once. This was followed by an ordpr issued from the offices of Swift & Co. that the firms employes thould imme diately discontinue, the Invciitory of property and stock, which had been ordered started for the purpose of tab ulating a report of the financial stand ing of the company, which -was R have been used-as a basis for the division of shares in tbe combine. THE STOCK MARKET A STORMY DAY WAS FOLLOWED BY A QUIET CLOSE: VIOLENT FLUCTUATIONS. NEW YORK. Sept. 21 After a stormy day In the stock market, the close was quiet but with an undertone Mill unsettled. It was a day of violent fluctuations, and of many changes In tne course or tne prices. Twice there was h., dangerous break, which thrrat- ened a demoralization, and-twl'-e there wfts an efte'tlve recourse. The news of the sighting of the steamship having on board A consignment of nearly ll.fion.OOft in gold, was a strong senti ment of influence on the nuirket. The opening break in prices which ran from one to three points for-acjlve leaders. was aggravated by the unexpected news of President Roosevelt's dlJubil- I ity. . - A LONE HIGHWAY HELD UP A STAG I"! AND ROBBED THE PASSENGERS FAILED TO FIND EXPRESS BOX. r Iwiston. Idaho, Sept. -24. A lone highwayman' last : night lield up the Stites-Grangeville rtage in Idaho coun ty, a short distance from Ftltcs. He ComicIled six passenger to alight, and robbed ' thm ' of $G'0. besides jewelry. Driver Mr A via Insisted he. crrld no express box. and his coolness saved the express company several thousand dol- lars. The box was In the boot of thefiu,c. and pressing It against he dls stage. "lien thepassengers alighted leased surface four or five times dally, they .were compelled tojemove thflrj '..S) : A gargle if sulphur and water coats and vests, and pile their valuable on the ground. PERKINS A MIDSHIPMAN YOUNG MAN FROM SALEM TAKES : THE OATH AT THE NAVAL . . '' .i1: ACADEMY. '. '" ' ; ' ANNAPOLIS, Md, Sept. 24. Fred M. Perkins, of Salem, Orgon. . and Richard ' Man fort, of .Fort il'-Keogh, Mont., have ptissed the f.hyslcal exam ination at the Naval Academy, and have beenvsworn In as midshipmen. , - ANGRY AT MA RCOXI. LONDON. Sept, 24. William Marconi I will be present at a meeting of the Marconi Company hre, called to con sider Germany's proposed conference on (he subject, of wireless telegraphy. the main purpose of which U to estab lish the general principle of an Inter; national agreement regarding wireless telegraphy on the lines laid down by I the International Telegraph Conven- t ion. The manager of the concern re- gards the proposal In the nature It an lndirect attack on his company, and savs Germany has taken exception toment na" any ptcal significance, but the company's refusal to permit other jiner "' 'rong evident e to tne con wlreless systems to utilize the Marconi I trar,v stations. The secretary of the Lloyds denies that anvthlnr like a ' mononolr of Lloyd's signal stations has been se- cued by the Marconi Cumpiny, as) announced by Germany. 7 r 1 clictlllary to VG3J pnnnr VEAn - OLD CIVE .OOEJIPnESS estasushsd leea. FALLS CITY RAILROAD ACTIVE WORK OF CONSTRUCTION . HAS COMMENCED GOOD BUSI--i NESS PROSPECTS. r :":.' ' From Thursday' Dally.) ' The 'Falls City-Dallas "" Railroad Is evidently to be pushwi to an early completion, to the great benefit of the farmers of a large section of Polk and adjoining counties. Active work has been commenced, and the indl,ea- lions point to continuous operations until' the road Is built and running. The Portland Telegram of last even ing,'' In. speaking of the road and: It prospects, has the following: "The Falls City-Dallas Railroad, which Is being built by L. Gerlingw.'oT this city, enhances the prospects of the farmers -of the Iwilated section.; and particularly the lumbermen. j "General Passenger and Freight Agent Coman, of the Southern Paclrtc. says the new branch road will develup a conrlderable volume of 'traffic. There ara two. saw vmjllH In .'the , hills near Falls City, with a capaity of rne thlng like 100,000 feet per day. Flumes between two, and three ' mile -long brim?- t-h?- Iumler to-Falls City, where it Is hauii-d by teams to Dallas, seven miles. At this, there Is a big profit In handling the lumter of that sctlon. , ' , "UUimately Gerllnger's road -will be pushed on out Into the woods, where there Is still much merchantable timber to be suwed ui. ..The flumes used to. convey the ium'uer to Falls City, where It is loaded onto wagons, are capabl of carrying pieces 12x12.' - ' FOR DiPHTHERIA.: Dr.' Chenory, of Boston, has lately discovered that, hyiKsulphlte of soda Is the specific remedy against diphtheria. bat so much dreaded ailment which "of late years has carried off many valua- I ble lives.. He reports a very large nuiri- I Ler of cases saved bv this remedv. The j rfose of the hyrnisulphlte is j fifteen grains or jnore In from Ave to syrup every two to four hours, a 'cording to age and circumstance-.. It can do no harni. but if too much is-glven It will pure; as much as the patient can bear wrth out purging Is a good rule fn the. se verer cases. ' The solution or mixture can be used In dottes of five drops to half a dram In milk. The amount for thorough stimulation in greater than can be taken In watt-r. The doctor usually gives it ,ln such, doses as can' b easily 4e.ken In molk. unlng milk be side as a food for xinall qhildren. One tact, however, needs to be borne lrr mlnd, namely, the hyposulphite pre-, vents the . digestion of milk and It. should not be given Jn less , than an hour offer taking the medicine. , They may be used alternately, however, with out Interference, Insufficiently frequent noses. 2), In France lemon Juice -is In high repute aaa remedy for 'diphtheria. As a local application It Is preferred to chlorate, of potash, nitrate of silver, lerchloride of Iron.' alum or limewater. f ,l is used by dipping a little plug of cot I -n w-ool- twirtd around a wire In the I has been used with much success In cases of diphtheria. Let the patient swallow a little of the, mixture. Or, when you discover thai your throat Is a little sore, bind a strip of flannel around the throat, wet In camphor, and gargle salt and vinegar occasionally. (4). Take a comrcon tobacco plpe j place a live coal within the bowl, drop a little tar upon the coal, and let h patient draw smoke Into; the stomach and discharge It through the nostrtLs. The remedy Is safe and simple and should be. tried whenever occasion may require. a IN CAPE COLONY. IONDON, -Sept. 24. According to the ap Town correspondent-of the Tlm-s the Archbishop of Cape Town, address ing students of the college for sons of native chiefs, emphasized the diallnc-' j tJon between the loyal Ethiopian orders connected with the Angellcan church and the so-called Ethiopian movement engineered from America by educated nSr". which the archbishop said was Saraed In Cape Town with great anx- ,etJr .-The AmerlcanVMethodlst aiithor- ltl continues the Time correspond- nt, 'denied that this Ethiopian move- p ' , , I P."1:'1". 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