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DIIYAtl NOW THE ISSUE NATIONAL MACHINE OPERATED PROM OHIO. Republican Managers of Nebraska Oat Instruction From East How to Act. Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 17.-As the cam paign progreses It becomes more and more apparent that the cherished Idea of the republican managers of making a still hunt against the ticket for the sake of claiming. In the Improbable event of success, that a re pudltatlon by bis home state of Mr. Bryan be comes more and more hopelessly Im practicable. To make that plan work they, aa the minority, would have to conceal their real Intent They would have to keep In the background the Idea that Mr. Bryan, was a factor. They would have to play the still hunt game In fusion counties, and, to copy the chaste language of Mr. Gere, ed itor of the State Journal, used on a memorable occasion, "Whoop her up for the republican ticket" In counties where republicans are abundant. To acknowledge that Mr. Bryan Is of Importance has always gone against the grain with a certain lot of repub licans, who have usually had the man agement of that party's affairs In Ne braska. They would like to play this some more and get themselves to be lieve their own vehement assertions In that direction. They don't believe what they say, of course, but It is their Idea of combating the man and the Immense force of political principles which he advocates and which have come to be known as Bryanlsm. The plan of cam paign mapped out by the local lights was In accord with this Idea of at tempting to brush aside the charge that net year's campaign and Bryanlnm were the principal issue. INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE EAST. As time went on the real managers of the Nebraska republican machine, the administration managers In Ohio and New York, sent out word that It must be a campaign against Bryan. The Ne braska crowd had to follow direction and they went Into the anti-Brya campaign, and the present campaig has evolved Itself Into a frantic effort on the part of the republican managers state and national, to down Mr. Bry In Nebraska. The statement of th man who went clear to Washington say that "I believe it would be a blow at Mr. Bryan personally If the repub lirans carry the state, and I think wf will do It, Indicates the hopes an aspirations of the republican manipu lators from the biggest down to the candidates for postoftlces at crossroad!" "PERSONAL" TO LAW SCHOOL. The developments of the last weel have shown a curious commingling o the two plans of arousing partisan re publican feeling by crying not too loud but Just loud enough, to get out the own partisans and not arouse the op position. The still hunt plan has ha an example In the "personal "ind Vtdually" written typewriter letter sent by the republican managers the graduates of the law school of the state university, asking them to lay aside their political opinions if they are opposed to republicanism and vol for Reese for judge. In this "person al" "Individual" letter the reclplen who is appealed to by the eminently non-partisan chairman of the republic an state central committee to assist 1 "striking" a blow at Mr. Bryan "per sonally" Is addressed ss "an alumnus of the law college. The Latin Is more barbarous than Is the non-por tlaan" veil thin, and either will serve doubtless, to amuse the gentlemen wh believe "In preserving republican gov ernments everywhere and not In estab lishing an empire In this country.' The only trouble with the attempt to work both of these plans la that th Nebraska voters are not as gullible as the republican managers assume them to be. Reports that come in from ou In the state show that the fusion voters and a rreat many former republican who cannot stomach the dose of mill tar ism are not being caught In th trap. GREET BRYAN AT SIOUX CITY Sioux City, la. Special.) Thousand thronged to the reception tendered W J. Bryan at the Mondamln hotel. It was deeply regretted that Mr. Bryan deemed It Inadvisable to speak here A morning meeting was not considered likely to be satisfactorily attended, how ever ,and president McKinley's pres ence and the Inconvenience of bringing the sliver champion from Carroll for the evening were too serious obstacles to- overcome. a. The colonel was posted In the parloi on-the upper floor of the hotel and ac .pson as the doors were opened th crowd rushed Into lobby and up the stairs faster than they could be ac commodate. A line was Anally form ed and the handshakers passed by In single file. Only a second was possible to each one of them. Mr. Bryan declared he was In excel lent health, except for a severe cold from which he Is suffering. He look worn and tired, but not more so than Is to be naturally expected considering the arduous nature of the campaign and the number of speeches he Is mak Ing every day. He considers democrat Ic prospects for the year moat encour aging and aroused much enthusiasm among the local party leaders by hla hopeful words. On leaving the hotel for the 10 o'clock train to Ida Grove ha found the sidewalks so much crowd ed that he had serious difficulty In forcing his way through to his carriage At the atatlon there was another ova tion and so many people followed him Into his car that many were still on board when It started to pull out and soma trouble was experienced in get ting them off without danger. BIXTT MEN IN THREE ROOMS. Pittsburg. Pa, Oct 17. 81xty men cook, eat and sleep In three small rooms at eBnton and Porter streets. Director Orubbs of the bureau of Char ities says: "They ars all foreigners working at the mills In Woods Run. Each room contains Ave beds, holding two men acta. While $0 men are sleeping, 10 others are working, who occupy the aam beds and rooms when their 12 beur turn Is finished. Thus over M people ars quartered la these three mall apartments every day. "Each man does his own coking. He buys hla own meat and tha pieces are all cooked together In the same pot, each bearing a string and a tag with th owner's name attached." Director Orubb stated that similar conditions txlst In other houses In the neghborbood, which ha thinks ars vary larastr responsible for the unusual MHit of typhoid and other sickness prevailing hi that rt of Alelgheoy. eit GitjswMuiisTics. Labor Commissioner Completes Estimate of Nebraska Crops. Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 17. From reports received from fifty-one counties In Ne branka. Labor Commissioner Kent has completed an estimate of the size of the different grain crops In the state for the year 1899. While necessarily In correct because of the many counties which failed to report the estimate, it may be considered representative of the entire yield of the state, probably a little below the correct figures. It is known that In a number of counties which failed to report the yield of the different crops were much larger this year than last, but In the estimate of the labor commissioner no allowance Is made for the Increase, the estimate for the state being based on the Increase or decrease In the counties which sub mitted reports. The estimate of the labor commis sioner, which includes the estimated number of horses and live stock, Is here given In comparison with the report for lost year: 1898 1899 Wheat, bu 26.690.552 SO.Mo.m Rye, bu 3,117,447 3,241.344 oOm, bu 170.153,117 l2,O0,185 Oats, bu 36,345,728 87,335.491 Horses, head .. .. 501,50$ 481,467 Mules, head 38.874 H7.467 iMilch. cows 364.414 S63.754 Other cattle .... 99S.4S6 1.032,413 Sheep, head 306,093 205,796 Swine, head .... 1,874,024 1,782,131 The legislature of 1897 provided for the gathering of Industrial statistics and directing the county assessors to make careful reports of the number of manufacturing establishments found In their respective districts, the amount of money Invested In the same, the number of hands employed and the wages paid the same. This was calcu lated to cover every branch of business In which laborers were employed and to show the actual amount of capital Invested so that the statistical tables would be of some value in showing the resources and liabilities of the state. The assessors were to make these re ports to the county clerks, who would In turn use them in making a full coun ty report to the commissioner of labor. Quite a number of the counties have made no reports whatever and figures received from the others are far from being correct. Consequently the indus trial report will, as last year, be rath er Inaccurate. Many of the counties reported only on corn and wheat and some on live stock and not on grain. THUMMEL DRAWS LIFE JOB. Grand Island Man Gets Clerkship of Circuit Court. Omaha, Neb., Oct. 17. Oeorge H Thummel of Grand Island, United States marshal for Nebraska, hai brought down the persimmon that en ables him to relinquish the office of marshal with Its two years or more to serve for a berth that is at the pleas ure of the court and practically Is life job under ordinary circumstances Judges Sanborn, Caldwell and Thay er have appointed Mr. Thummel clerk of the United States circuit court to succeed the late O. B. Hlllls. This divorces the offices of clerk of the circuit court and clerk of the dis trict court, R C Hoyt, nephew of Gro ver Cleveland, holding the office of dis trict clerk under appointment of Judge Munger. The news of the appointment came In the shape of the following letter, which was received by the deputy clerk: "St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 13 R. C. Hoyt, Deputy Clerk: Dear Sir The circuit Judges direct me to file with you tha Inclosed appointment of a clerk of the United States circuit court for the dla tiict of Nebraska, In place of Oscar B, Hlllls, deceased. Kindly file the ap polntment and notify Mr. Thummel Respectfully yours, "WALTER H. SANBORN." The circuit judges who had the nam ing of the clerk were Henry C. Caldwell of Little Rock, Walter H. Sanborn of St Paul and Amos M. Thayer of St. Louis. ueorge h. Thummel. the new ap pointee, resides at Grand Island, and was appointed United States marshal to succeed Prank E. White of Platts mouth. He Is a lawyer by profession, and has been prominently Identified with Nebraska politics for more than twenty years. His new position Is practically a life office, and the com pensation Is received from the fees of the office, the maximum being fixed at 13.500 per year, the same as the district clerk, provided the office business pay It. In this case there Is no question about the fees reaching the maximum. The clerkships of the circuit and dis trict federal courts will now be held separately, as was the case when Judge Dundy was on the bench, but It is not yet known whether they will occupy separate quarters. District Clerk Hoyt said that he had no in formation on that point. Of the amount of federal court business transacted here, the circuit court does a little more than two-thirds. The new clerk will take the office as soon as his bond, which will be in the sum of 110,000, Is approved. COAL FAMINE THREATENED. South Omaha, Neb., Oct 17. "A real cold spell of one week would bring a coal family that would cause more mis ery In South Omaha than can be Imag ined," said a coal dealer, and that Is what every other retailer of coal has to say of the situation. South Omaha la practically out of coal. One of the great packing houses had to ahut oft a department a portion of the time the other day on this ac count, and several departments have suspended work at times because of the lack of sufficient fuel. That Is the real fear In the event of a coal famine In this city. Should the packing houses, any one of them, be compelled to suspend work on account of having no fuel, it would result in the sudden turning out or hundreds or men for a time. There Is not a retail coal dealer whose orders have been filled, and every one of them are anx iously waiting for coal, some of which was ordered many monins ago. me scarcity of cars for transporting the cosl has been given as a reason tor tns lick of It aults frequently. But it Is now stated that the reduction cf work ing hours In Iowa and Missouri has de creased the production nearly 30 per cent. At any rate there is not enough coal In South Omaha at the present time to tide over a week of cold weather and coal men dubiously declare that there are no prospects for an aounaani unnlv In the Immdlate ruiure. n is sincerely believed that the only thing that will prevent a coal famlns In this city Is a continued penoo oi waim wsatbsr. THE CALICO COMBINE. London, Oct IT. A combination of all the Anns engaged in the cane printing trade in Lancashire ana ocoi land is announced) The capital to about PJO.OOO.OOO. The undertaking to due to arise outline In New Tork, jBOERS ARE FIGHTING WAR IS NOW BEING WAGED THE TRANSVAAL. IN Fifteen British Scldlers Killed In the First Engagement An Ar mored Train Attacked. Klmberley, Oct 17. The report that fighting has taken place at Kraalpan has been officially confirmed. London, Oct. 17. The Exchange Tel egraph company has received a dis patch from Capetown, saying that the Boers have blown up another armored train, carrying telegraph operators from Mafeklng. Those who have been anxious for more stirring news from the seat of war are getting It to the full, aa, ac cording to dispatches, shooting must have been nearly continuous along the entire borders of the Boer republic. while pitched battles have occurred or are occurring at various points In Natal and British Bechuanaland. Most of these reports, however, re main unconfirmed. As Mafeklng Is cut off telegraphical ly, the stories from that point are gen erally of Kaffir origin and must be re garded with suspicion. While there Is every probability that General Cronje's big commando has be gun the assault on Mafeklng, reliable details must still be awaited. Further details are at hand regard ing the destruction of the armored train at Kraalpan. They show that Captain NesblU, who was in command of the train, was warned at Marlbogo that the Boers held the line. He re plied that he was bound to proceed Nesting Kraalpan the train dashed into a culvert that had been blown up by the Boers, who were lying in wait for the train. The Boer artillery Immedi ately opened fire and a desperate fight ensued, lasting four hours, with the odds greatly against the British. The precise details are uncertain. HEAVY BRITISH LOSS FEARED. It seems, however, that a police pa trol, attracted by the firing, approach ed within about 2,000 yards of Kraal pan, saw the train ditched, with the Boer artillery stll pounding at It, but noticed no response. The Boers seemed afraid to approach until the wreck was complete; and the police patrol feared, as there were no signs of life near the train, that the entire force had perished In a desperate attempt to get the train back to Mafeklng, where they knew It was anxiously awaited with Its load of guns and ammunition. It Is reported that the Boers lost heavily, but there Is no means of verifying this. Two miles of rails were torn up. There Is no authoritative conflrma tlon of the report that a battle has been fought In Natal between General Sir George Stewart White and the Orange Free State troops, although there Is no question that the Boers have crossed the frontier at several points. They are said to have eighteen guns, but If, as Is reported, the engagement began before the Boers had formed a laager and thrown up earthworks, the British cavalry and artillery are liable to have had the best of the fighting. SPAIN'S TALE RETOLD. It is already reported that the British have gained a great victory, that 2,000 Boers were killed and that the British loss was very slight; but this may be without foundation, as another report has been published to the effect that Lord Rothschild was In receipt of news of a great British victory; but when the Associated Press representative questioned him regarding the alleged dispatch he replied: "I am sorry that I have not received anything of the sort." CANUCKS GREATLY EXCITED. Montreal, Que., Oct. 17. This city is In a great state of excitement. The bul letin boards In front of the newspaper offices are viewed by thousands. There Is no doubt that an army of 10,000 men could be raised In a few hours. The armories are crowded with men ready to volunteer and the fact that the Canadian government has decided to send a contingent of 1,000 Is meeting with the heartiest approval of all rtlaAsefl, Including! the French The latter are as enthusiastic as the Eng lish speaking people, though a few Irishmen have met and given out state ments that sympathize with the Boers. An order for 2,000 uniforms has been given by the government. Premier Laurler haa Informed the Imperial au thorities that he Is sending the 1,000 men and that if more are wanted they can be called upon at any moment. An order has been given that the first thousand will sail from Quebec October 31, under command of Colonel Otter. A thousand college students burned Kruger In effigy amid the great est enthusiasm of many thousands. "SCHWA N VERY SUOCESFUL.1 Washington, D. C, Oct. 17. The fol lowing cable from General Otis has been received at the war department: Manila, Oct. 14. Schwan's column swung into imus from lJas Mannas yesterday morning; camped at Bacoor last night; has scattered insurgents, who probably retiring by detachments on Indang. Condition of roads prevent further pursuit. I One hundred and tweaty-flve men, Thirty-seventh volun teers. Major Chetham, drove Insurgents south and westward from lake town of Muntlnlupa yesterday, pursuing several miles, retired to Bacoor last night by Zapote river road; lost three men kill ed, two wounded, one missing. Schwan's movement very successful; Inflicted heavy loss on men and property of southern Insurgent army; he reports their casualties at KM killed and 400 wounded; their stored supplies destroy ed. Young moving from Arayat north ward and westward yesterday, scatter ed Insurgents; who retired northwest; his casualties, three slightly wounded considerable store' of grain captured.' FOR THE GREATER ARMY. Washington, D. C, Oct. 17. To carry out the plans of Admiral Crownlnshleld respecting the substitution of shore barracks for receiving ships in the na vy, estimates have been prepared for submission to congress covering the cost of the change. These ars for fire proof barracks for 1,000 sailors at the New Tork navy yard, 1800,000; for like barracks for 100 sailors at League Isl and, Norfolk, Mars Island and Boston, 1400,000 eaoh, making a total ' of It, 400,. 000. The medical department has se cured an allotment of $19,000 tor a hos pital and dispensary at Ouam. It ap pears from the report of the naval commandant that with 1,000 people en the island then Is net a Magi physi cian and there art dp fdlsal stares outside ef the sbtgg wimp, and sap- plies. MINERS ARE NEEDED. Coal Combine Unable to Good Laborers. Secure Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 17. The war on the coal combination known as the "Big Four" will be waged to a finish by the United Mine Workers of Amer ica. That organization's treasury la backing the unions affected In Missou ri, Arkansas, Kansas and Indian Ter ritory, and the brainiest men of the executive council have planned what they believe will be a most successful crusade. Every coal miner In the states and territories named la affiliated with a union and Is paying Into the campaign fund 60 cents each week and In every affected district energetic men are lay ing the wires for the final coup. Moral suasion will be the principal weapon used. At the present time more than two-thirds of the coal operators In Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas and Indian Territory have recognized the unions by signing agreements and ratifying the wage scale, and they are proving strong allies of the men. The "Big Four,' it is said, has but few really experienced miners In Its em ploy, and In consequence Is unable to work Its mines to their capacities. In every coal district there Is a dearth of miners and missionaries are now at work securing men now employed by the "Big Four" for engagements In the coal mines of the central and southern states. In many of the large cities a coal famine exists. The demand everywhere Is greater than the supply and great efforts are being made to Induce the thousands of unemployed experienced men In the camps controleld by the "Big Four" to accept employment at more remunerative rates. Transporta tion will be furnished all comers from East St. Louis to their points of des tination ,and in several Instances offers of transportation from the place of em ployment to the mines have been held up as a bait. James Boston, a member of the ex ecutive council of the United Mine Workers of America, returned here from a visit to Illinois. At labor headquar ters he was given a cordial greeting and to all Inquiries anent the trouble with the "Big Four" he replied that the union forces were never In better shape for a winning fight than they are now. "We will at once prosecute the cam palgns as planned," said he. "The 'Big Four' will be forced to recognize the union. The operators have declared that they will in no way recognize the right of the men to organize or to be represented by business agents. That Is the contention. We Insist that we have as much right to .epresentatlon as have the operators. The stockhold ers of the companies of the 'Big Four, the Western Coal and Mining com pany, the Central Coal and Coke com pany, the Southwest Improvement company and the Kansas and Texas Coal company exercised that right when they organized and placed the af fairs of the respective companies In the hands of agents, and the men who work for them believe they are enti tled to the same rights. The miners do not know the stockholders and it goes without saying that the stockholders do not know the miners. The principle Involved Is the root of unionism, and In order to uphold it the United Mine Workers of America will fight for it until It Is recognized. "By depriving the companies of the services of experienced coal miners we will strike a blow at their most vul nerable spot One experienced miner can be depended upon to make more money for them than three scabs. The experienced man knows how to dig, he knows how to care for the 'rooms' and how to 'prop.' Turn a mine over to an Inexperienced gang and It soon becomes dangerous to work In and Its output la curtailed to a losing point. The situa tion at the mines of Hartshorne, Indi an Territory, will Illustrate my mean ing. Before the strike 370 men were employed there and the output was from 66 to 100 carloads dally. Now they employ a force of about 400 scabs and the average output is 16 carloads a day and at no time has the output ex ceeded 25 carloads dally. The same sit uation exists to a greater or less ex tent in every mine controlled by the 'Blr Four." We estimate that there are 5.000 Idle coal miners In the Indian Ter ritory because of the strike, but they are standing firmly by union principles. Although many have been offered work elsewhere they almost uniformly refuse because they do not care to go away from their homes. At Leavenworth, Kan., and at Brush Creek, Higglnsvllle and Waverly, Mo., steady work awaits experienced min ers, and the same can be said of the camps that supply St. Louis, Chicago and other cities with coal. In Chicago a regular coal famine Is on, the de mand being greater than at any time since 1873, the year of the great panic. St Louie Industries are continually crying for coal, but as the demand for It Is as great everywhere, and there Is a lack of experienced men, tne sup nlv Is necessarily short. "In our fight against the 'Big Four,' " said Mr. Boston in conclusion, "we mean business. There will be no call Ing It off or a cessation of efforts until the white flag is shown by the 'Big Four.' It will be a continuous fight until then, for the unions must be recoenlzed." Mr. Boston and his associate, John P. Reese, who Is also a member of the executive council of the United Mine Workers of America, will soon go to Pittsburg, Kan., where they will es tablish headquarters. From there the fight will be waged In District 14, which comprises the states or Kansas ana Missouri, and trusted men will care for the Interests of the unions In Ar kansas and Indian Territory. BLOODY RELICS PRODUCED. , Paris, Mo., Oct. 17. The dirk knife with which the state claims Alexander" Jester stabbed Gilbert Gates and cut his throat, was described In the testi mony of State Senator Sylvester Allen of Bluffs, III., at the jester preliminary hearing. The blood-stained buffalo hide on which Gates' blood Is said to have ebbed, ss he lay prostrate In the wagon, was brought into evidence. Maranai Dunham of Decatur, III., son of the tanner to whom the green hide was In trusted to be tanned, gave the testi mony. James Mitchell, marshal of Boonvllle, Mo., testified thst he saw Jester and Oatbs together before Gates disappear ed. His testimony wss Intended to nrovs premeditation . In Jester. The other witness examined testified to the travels of Jester after the disappear ance of Gates. MEN' FOR GENERAL OTIS. Washington, D, C, Oct 17. The war department has received the following from Osneral Otis: ltanila,Oct. 14. Taeoma arrived last evealac: delayed two weeks by ty phoon; 101 horses; Fourth cavalry ;good condition; nine lost. Transport Bel gian king arrived this morning; seven ooatpanles of Thlrty-fearth Infantry; ae eases! ties." GEN. BULLER, THE BRUTE COMMISSIONED BY ENGLAND TO CRUSH BOERS. Most Bloodthirsty General In the British Army Will Wage a Re lentless War on the Dutch. London, Oct. 17. War. so often pre dicted in these dispatches as being the inevitable climax to hopeless things, has come at last and is now in full swing for the subjection of the little Republic, whose whole mylitajr) pun sets and rises at Majuba Hill. Great Britain has set going machinery more powerful than that which crushed N poleon and twice as strong as that which gave her Egypt and the Soudan, General Sir Redvers Buller has gone and already .the Boer bullets have sang a song of desperate defiance. That the next few weeks will be marked by sharp fighting can almost be taken for granted. That the result will probably be for a time not too favor able to the British Is also to be admit ted. The main question Is, How long are hostilities to last? The ultimate British victory is almost assured by virtue of overwhelming strength. A forecast of the length of the cam palgn should not be ventured without knowledge of an extraordinary clrcum stance communicated to the Associated Press on most reliable authority, tho' hitherto not printed in England, name ly, that General Buller has gone to take entire control of the South Af rlcan situation. He will be as abso lute as was Wellington and less ham pered than was Kitchener. Therefore, not only the conduct of the war lies in his direct control, but virtually the future of all South Africa, and no prognostications are of any value without taking into consideration hla personal character for obstinacy and frankness, traits responsible for the supremacy he has attained. BULLER' S CONDITIONS. Two months ago the secretary of state for war, the Marquis of Lans downe, offered Buller command of the projected army corps. Sir Redvers gave a point blank refusal unless the war office would guarantee him be tween 60,0000 and 70,000 men. He Is quoted as having said on that occasion "I shall not be handed down to his tory aa another Sir George Colley.' The reference was, of course, to the defeat at Majuba Hill. He also said that if he were to go It must be on the distinct understanding that he would select his own staff and would be en tlrely unlnterfered with by the war office. His request regarding the staff was prompted by his suspicion that Lord Wolseley would attempt to pay off old scores by foisting upon him staff offi cers antagonistic to him. Lord Lans downe demurred, but the stronger man prevailed, and Buller, having gained all the points he coveted, accepted the supreme command. HIS BLOODTHIRSTY BOAST. Prior to Lord Lansdowne's assent General Buller freely expressed his opinion that when he had driven the Boers Into a corner, his hand might be stayed by a peace loving cabinet or well Intcntloned war office a condition of things he could not tolerate, for, aa he expressed It, his hand was "not one of those that, once put to the plow, re leases Its grip." It appears that both the queen and the cabinet practically acquiesced In his demand, although, of course, re taining a nominal control, scarcely worth the name. Buller Is pretty cer tain to cut the wires behind htm and to be out of touch with London at critical moments for fear the cabinet might change Its mind, OFFICER CALL HIM A BRUTE. It Is this man then, whom some of his own officers do not hestitate to call brute, however much they admire his determination, who holds the des tiny of the Transvaal and the Orange Free State In his hand. He knows the Boers and he hates them. He has campaigned over the whole present battle ground, and ls; aDove an, a soldier rrom head to foot. As soon as he reaches South Africa he will Inaugurate a campaign of aggres siveness such as the world has seldom seem, but which he believes justifiable by virtue of his own superior forces. The sternest measures will not be too stern for him and until the last vestige of Dutch power, whether In the Trans vaal, the Orange Free State or Cape Colony, is swept out, he will not stay his hand. The Idea Is well illustrated by Sir John Tenniel's cartoon In this week's Punch, representing John Bull saying: "As you will fight, you shal have it this time. It is a fight to the finish , General Bullr"s mission Is narly In keeping with the spirit of the colonial office. Right or wrong, they believe In war as the only possible solution of the Transvaal troubde, and have made no attempt to conceal their satisfaction at having received an ultimatum from President Kruger, thus being able to olace the onus on the Boers. PITIFUL HYPOCRITES. England may or may not have Justi fication ror her contentions, but the government organs, which must know ss the Associated Press knows, by per sonal knowledge, the real feelings of the antl-Hoer party in England have made pitiful hypocrites of themselves in printing Jeremiads on Kruger per severance in sending an ultimatum. The only thing that surprises an im partial observer Is that the Transvaal president did not adopt this course weeks ago, before the British reinforce ments arrived. The only explanation Of his failure to do so lies In the report that he overestimated the strength of the British peace party. Once General Buller gets to work It to believed the Boers will offer little organised resistance. Something, of course, depends on the success they may achieve in the interim, but the life Insurance companies are only ask ing an extra premium of 6 pence as a war risk, In other words placing the odds at 20 to 1. This does not apply to South African Irregulars fighting side by side with the regulars, for It Is said that the Boer will show them no quar teh. This, Is hard to believe, as It Is recalled with what unusual humanity the Boers treated the English prisoners during the previous war. Speaking of the war of 1161 It should be remembered that General Colley's entire force amounted to less than 2,000 men, while the Boers had nearly 12,000. General Blr Stewart White, command er In Natal, la not likely to fall Into General Colley's error of a premature advance. In fact It to rather presumed that General White, knowing the ex tent of the reinforcements on the way, will consistently remain en the defen sive, rather than risk a doubtful en gagement All sorts of sermton are entreat re garding the detailed strategy Ukely to be era stored. One authority says the hostility of or pi rree Mat cop iers an immense advantage mm the jfcrltton. ap M wiil Ms Mr M$rm Buller to go directly through that coun try Into the Transvaal. The Naval and Military Record, in the course of a most interesting article written by an army officer who com pares the forces, says: MAY EXPECT LOSSES. "There is little doubt that the first losses on our side will be heavy. Our troops will be compelled to accept the role of attack upon prepared positions while the Boers, at the very outset, by means of the mobility, may be able to make a dash into Natal, retiring with comparative ease If pressed. But it Is hard to believe that they have staying power sufficient to prolong operations for any length of time. "General Buller will eventually be strong enough to invest any fortified towns or positions taken from the Boers and to sit down and wait until exhaus tion sets in. Sparsely as the veldt Is settled It is a question whether 10,000 yeomen, trained to the use of arms, can be raised throughout the whole Transvaal. The rest are city men, with the vices of greed and the love of ease engendered In centers of urban life. It Is far from true that the Boers are a godly, clean living and generous race. They have openly given it out that the British are to be uprooted stock and branch and the oft-heard phrase, 'to, every man a damsel or two,' throws a, lurid light or Kruger's pious front." Although Sir BuHer has gone, most of the corps Is till here. The Associ ated Press learns that the admiralty has finally fixed upon October 2 as the first day of regular embarkation, con tinuing each day thereafter from Southampton, which will be literally red and khaki brown with departing troops. On October 23 and 25 there will be embarkations of a large contingent of men and equipment at Tilbury. These two ports will be the only out lets of any Importance. ENGLAND TO GRAB ALL. The Outlook quotes a member of the cabinet, whose name Is not given, but who is evidently Mr. Chamberlain, aa saying In private conversation: "Absolute authority, nothing more and nothing less, is what we Intend to Becure In South Africa. There can be but one fate for the Boer oligarchy and there can be left no doubt regarding British sovereignty over all South Af rica. When these ends have been at tained a policy of magnanimity and consideration, such as has made the FYench-Canadians loyal British sub jects, will, I have no doubt be applied with equal success in South Africa, to deatrov ruthlessly the best traditions and amour propre of the Boers would be an act of the supremest lolly. PRICE OF DIAMONDS 60 UP, War In the Transvaal Threatens to Diminish the Stcjck. New York, Oct. 17. A. diamond which would Have cost a purchaser $100 on January 1 Is now worth $167.12. That's another result of the war crlsli in the Transvaal. The De Beers com pany, which markets the South Af rican output controls 90 per cent ot all the diamonds annually mined. Tak ing advantage of the conditions, the firm has ordered an advance or 6 per cent four times since January. Ludwlg Nlssen. editor of the Jewelers' Circular, and other authorities, declar ed that a cablegram from London is circulating in the trade to the effect that an additional flat raise ot zt per cent had Just been ordered. Charles F. Wood of No. 1 Maiden Lane, diamond Importer, said: "I have telegraphed my brother who Is selling in the west, not to be too ready to dispose of stock, lest big dealers jump In now and deplete us, when we couia not restock, except at a Wg advance. The supply of the world average about $20,000,000 annually. Nine-tenths of it comes from South Africa. Of the $20, 000,000 America takes about $12,000,00(1 a year. I do not thing all the uncut diamonds above ground would be worth more than $1,000,000, and the lm- Importers and dealers probably have not much more than enough to carry them comfortably through the next three months, the way the trade has been going." .--j BIG FOUR TELEGRAPHERS. Terre Haute, Ind., Oct 17. Within three days a strike of telegraphers on the Big Four railway may be declared. With them are allied the conductors, the brakemen and the Order of Rail way Trainmen. The engineers nave refused to become an ally of the tel egraphers. The cause of this movement on the part of the telegraphers Is a demand for a raise of wages and a demand for a conference by the officers of the Rail way Telegraphers with the officials of the Big Four. The telegraphers claim they have been refused a conference by the railroad officials, and in order to get a hearing have requested the mem bers of the order working on the sys tem to vote upon the question of a strike. The committee of Division No. 87, which Includes the Big Four system, has established headquarters at the Oneida hotel, at Indianapolis, and there they are receiving the communications and ballots from the members of the order relative to the proposed strike. In refusing to confer with the com mittee the Big Four officials contend that they are ready and willing to hear the grievances of any particular opera tor or office and adjust the matter, but that they will not confer with the com mittee as a whole on the proposition of a general adjudication. Inasmuch as the committee does not represent the sentiment of a majority of the tele graphers on the system. The commit tee claims to represent 8 per cent or the telegraphers of the system. CATTLE TRUST'S ROUGH TIME. New York, Oct. 17. The new cattle trust, with $100,000,000 capital, designed to control the export business. In which many big Chicago packers may be In terested, Is having rough sea owing to the condition of the money market. New Yorkers are not hunting chances to float such big concerns. George B. Loving of Fort Worth has been In Wall street for several weeks nego tiating with Charles R. Flint, but noth ing definite has been accomplished. Ranchmen controlling more than three hundred throusand head of steer . are willing to sell their cattle to the trust, but In the present state of the money market New Tork banker are frowning at capitalisations. The Car negie Bteel company has had to aban don It attempt to reorganise on a larger scale Because or the limited sup ply of fund. Charles R. runt said to a reporter that prominent Teens, Chtoagoan and How Yorker were back of th eem Mnatiop. Asked whether any of thi packing Arms constituting the "Big Five" were httereeted. he replied: "Yea, the eletrilHrttag houses are Interest ed." Half ef the Pteok will ha pre. ad Bfttf ,