J JA .AJ - JUL J. A mL a.....! - W.a Ja 4L V l JIJll .1 t) V.' V 1 ,Li J 1' J J V J NO DOUBT ABOUT THE RESULT Republicans Will Carry Every Northern State East of Missouri River. BUSINESS, NOT POLITICS, IS THE ISSUE W. . .Mnnnlnit of Allmny, :rvT VorU, lilira the llenults of lllx Wiser-, ntlotm on Hie I'm lltluHl Situation. W. 8. Manning, a prominent politician and business man ot Albany, N. Y.. arrived In tho city yesterday and will await tho ar rival of tho Hoosovolt truln. Mr. Manning Is a close friend of Governor ttoosoelt and bears Idlers to the republican state com inltlco from Perry 8. Heath and H. C. l'ayne of the national roramtttce. His services have been so-urcd by Chairman Itlgtc of tho speaker's bureau in mis city. In his commercial capacity Mr. Mannln? has stopped In every Btate between New York and Nebraska and finds everywhere that business will be the Issue and not politics. The people will vote, ho says, as labor and profit have come to their hands. -I didn't pass through a Blate." said Mr. Manning, "where thero was any duubt of the Issue. There is very little talking be ing done, In marked contrast to IS'jS, when the sidewalks In business centers were al most Impassable Kvcry northern state east of the Missouri Is assured and Kansas will go republican by 25,000. "I believe that before tho end cf the cam paign tho democratic campaign arguments will bo looked upon as a farce by thinking people The imperialistic bugaboo Is even now losing Its power to affright. There Is one convincing argument on the trust ques tion which the republicans have so far put to little ujo. Congressman Sherman of Now York pointed out to mo the other day that the only effort made In congress to curb the trusts was defeated by tho dem ocrats. On Juno 1, 1000, tho Judiciary com mlttco of tho house prcsontcd a Joint reso lution to rogulate trusts. Only five dem ocrats voted tor It. while nearly every re publican gave It his support, securing a majority, but not the two-thirds necessary to a constitutional amendment. "And yet even democrats admit that fed eral control Is tho only remedy for the trust evil, lirynu In his lSDfi speech of accept ance said that 'congress has or should have the power to restrict even to the point of prohibition any corporation Organized In one state which wants to do business outside the state." Mr. liryan added that If congress has not tho power there should bo an amendment to the constitution. "Any eftort which Individual states may make has been shown to be of no avail, as their lnflucnco only covers their own limits and their scopo Is Interfered with by the Interstate commerce commission. Congress was the only hope and the democrats have killed the solo legitimate effort which has been mado to control corporate monopoly." IOWA republican" cyclone Colonel K. It. llutcliliiN In Oniiilut for a 1'rw Mourn on IIIh Wuy lo Oil Ion a). Colonel B. It. llutchlns of Dcs Moines, la., was h'ero for u fow hours yesterday. He, speaks at Calloway tomorrow night and will remain in this state until Oc tober 14. Tho colonel Is ono of the ablest speakers In tho republican party. Ne braska heard him four years ago. For throe national campaigns ho has been under the republican national committee. He Is one of tho best known Grand Army of tho Republic men In the northwest and slnco the civil war, in which he served four years, he has served In both tho Spanish and the I'hlllpplno wars. Ho has beon called In Illinois, where ho has been speaking for more than a month, "the republican whirlwind ' and "Iowa'H re- nubllcan cyclono." When usked about politics yesterday Colonel Hutchlns said "Illinois will give 80,000 and Iowa will glvo 65,000 majority for McKlnley aud Hoo6ovelt. What these two states now want Is for Nebraska to give nt leaBt 10, 000." When asked at to Bryan's position on tho "consent of the governed" in tho Philip pines ho said: "It la an Impossibility, ns much so hs Imperialism would be on Amer ican boil. I know what I speak ot on this Philippine question and every sol dier who has beon thero will bear mo out, I don't caro what his politics are. Ilryau is a dreamer, a guesscr. He knows noth ing of tho Philippines Bave what ho learns through his aud Agulnaldo'B friends. A dreamer and a gucsscr never should be president of tho greatest nation on tho globe. A wise man Is needed for auch a place. We have one In McKluloy and we will keep him there." The l'oor Slmi'i Doctor. A box of Caacurets Candy Cathartic kept In the poor man'B homo will keep the fam ily In health tho whole year round. All druggists, lOo, 26c, 50c. CULLED from the Field of POLITICS , . ... . h.v inlTxoSSf n .i --ii., in nr.. .1,., m.,ir..nniiH was a ' ri,,..' fiu an.i hanners. nroadwav from Park Place to Grand street, XJuu4, was falrlv covered wun national coiors nun hlinn0rs Today thero Is hardly a banner to be soon in that district, in aiau- hattan Droper tlwjre aro hardly 100 bannerB, about eoually divided between the two leadlnn purtleB Newspapers of both sides arreo that republicans and democrats are allko auathottc Attempts are now being mado to stir tho populace by means of kites floating high In the air, on which searchlights throw party mottoes. Tho cause of this condition Is generally ascribed to prosperity. The people cro doing well and aro disposed to let well enough alone without getting excited. An Illustration of the magnitude of prosperity Is furnished by the Stockholder, a fluanclal publication. In Its Issuo of last Monday It prints figures on tho quarterly luterest ' . . . payments, due on October 1, on uonas oi a par valuo ot 1.109.695.3S7. and of dividends on stock of a par valuo of fl.62S.88t.332. The combined Interest and dlvldond pay- menU make tho following romarkablo show- lng In comparison with the figures for Oc- tober 1 of the previous four years; ' 1ST ram 1W3 4S!WS.37J im l,5?V'w g7 S5 W3 1W inaustry ana invtsinioui. Enthusiastic democrats occasionally place thu electoral voto ot Michigan In tho fu- ion column. For tholr and other doubters benefit wo append an extract from an edl- torlal In tho Detroit Freo Press, a gold democratic paper, which knows every po- lltlcal foot of Michigan from St. Joe to the 81, Clair (lata. The Press takes for a text the claim of tho democratic state commit- tee that Michigan would elect tho demo- rratlc state and natloual ticket, and thus sermonizes- "Wo filch this dainty gem from the ...nt....... I. n ,1. Is tnu In ,r lhA timnlllnir nf iunD 10 a c. jj0 p00irooms the World says tho croKer and womon a rest; they noed it after work the figures." comments the New ork ... . .. ; . ..... , , .... .... .... , committee receives ti&u.vuu; irom iuw uw iiik nuru iur nit iasi lour years. as World (dem.); "they Indlcat. n uniform and gamblnc hoU8eSi ,52o.O00; from 1.000 small Uryan and tho World-Herald say that the gratifying prosperity in a wiae rango 01 . .mMi ..tni.ii.hm.nt 11 son.ooo: tamn nf the cnvcrnmBnt i-ivmi nin u. local political calendar Iteriulitlrnti .Meetliiiifi, business relations, I was surprised at the Thursday, October t republican sentiments expressed very Theodore Hooscvelt and party, tent, Flf- where by the middle clasies. I only met toenth and Canltol avenue: Crelghton two or three who had any doubt that Me- hall; new Dobetnlan Turners' hall, Thirteenth and Martha streets; Boyd's . theater. Saturday, October C Ilium's hall. South Omaha, Mrs. Mary R. Lease. ratrlotlc League Rally, Millard Hotel Vf. F. Ourlcy principal speaker. Iletnoeratle Meeting, Thursday, October 4 Ninth Ward liryan club, 2S16 Farnam. aturday, October 6 North Side Bryan club, 4101 North Twenty-fourth. JEFFERSON ON IMPERIALISM Uoilfnllier of the Domnerntlc I'nrtj- mill It I'ntron Nnlnt 111 tliv Hole of "Mlctntnr-t." Judge II. S. Baker addrescel the members of tho Young Men's Republican club of the Sixth ward last night nt Idlcwlld hall. Thero wan a meeting of democrats advertised for the room In the second story, but for some reason or oilier It failed to materialize and W. O. Gilbert, who was to make a speech, took an early car down town. At tho ropubllcan meeting the hall was comfortably filled when the club was called to order by the president. Routine work was suspended and tho speaker of the even ing was Introduced. The Judge said that ho would pass over the questions of sliver and of tariff for the ttmo bolng and take up the matter of Imperialism ns outlined In tho doraoeratlr platform: On this subject ho said, in part. When the platform was first promul gated I looked up the law conferring the uieged "Imperialistic ' powers on the pres ident, mul at (list glance. 1 must confess, I was ImpreeNod with the Idea that their denunciation had color ot renson tor Its existence f'ongrrss did confer upon the president of th l'nltd Stales full lels In 1 1 vi. Judicial and executive powers over the Islands of the Parltlc acquired, from Spain and over tholr Inhabitant! Then I hek-an to InW'.itUutc. I found that this law was In terms Identical with the power conferred upon Thomas Jefferson at the time of the Louisiana purchase, upon President Monroe at the t mi of the an nexation of Florida and. In fact, upon every president who wns In office nt the time new lnmi was nnnexeii to tne terri tory of the Fnlteil States. The nurstton of tho constitution following the Hag came up at tne time of tne ncccsslon or Flor ida. President Monroe, noting under the authority conferred upon him by congress, appointed Andrrw Jackson ns governor of me territory, wnile in tniu capacity ne had occasion to secure certain paper In the possession of the former Spanish gov ernor. The Spaniard refused to produce the document mill Jackson locked him in Jail and seized the papers required. A Judge of tho I'nlted States court sent Into the territory by the president Issued a writ of habeas corpus mid ordered the Span- lards release. Andrew Jackson, acting as supreme J j dire by virtue of his appoint ment, cited the Judge to appear before htm for contempt. The Judge nppea'ed to the secretary of state, who referred the mat ter to tho president, who decided that the lows of the I'nlted Stales did not extend to Florida except where it was specifically ertended by nrtlon of congress. ThlB shown that If the action of the ropubllcan con gress Is Imperialistic tho action of the dem ocrats was. imperialistic In the early days of the republic, that If the uction of the republican party was wrong the action of the democrats was wrong. In botli cases the actions were necessary and temporury llrvnii mid Allen mill Anulimldii, Now, when the treaty with hinlii was being considered Mr liryan and Mr Allen hmh fuvnri.il Hi iidnn.lin Mr All. n voted for It. As lawjer and HMtesmeti both of them knew that the inlnut:- the treaty was adopted the I'nlted stales uecume respon sible to the nations of the world for uny damage to foreign subjects committed by t, i.iiti,inu thiii no net i the I'nlted States outside of abandoning the Islands and the islanders to some oincr country rnillil nvotd thnt responsibility. The speaker then quoted the remarks of Senator Allen In the senate In which he expressed hlniFelf In favor of suppressing Agulualdo'B Insurrection, and stated that he applauded the action of the American gen eral in fighting the Insurgents. Referring to tho matter of u protectorate aB mentioned by Mr. liryan, ho said that such a policy would Involve the United States In Inter national ilttUcultlos and would require a standing army far In excess of that now In the Held. If the democratic candidate de sires to bo considered slncero In his efforts for the amelioration of the condition of a downtrodden race ho should devote somo at tcntton to tho southern negro Instead of go lug 7.000 miles to And a subject for his benevolence. Tho Judge closed his remarks with brief reference to tho trusts, In which he toldof democratic opposition to a proposed constl tutional amendment agalnBt these organiza tions, and to the rclatlvo manning armies of tho country, showing tho absurdity of the democratic ory of militarism. Itl-IPL'IIMCA.MS MUllS OK MJW YOIIK .1. 11. Cessnu of llnstliiK" Sn- Umpire State In Sure. After a month's study ot conditions in New York J. Ii. Cessna, a prominent at torney of Hastings, Neb., called yesterday on the republican state committee. row York lb going to be one of the big surprises of the campaign," remarked Mr. Cessna "During my visit In tho city I took pains t talk with policemen, all supposedly dom ocrats, street gangs, elevator men and ,.rown of hone that the Hou. Daniel J. Cuus0ln,antrf.ctured for the edl.l- ..At M I11.I.,H it.MHIll fill fnlflflV IIP cation of Michigan domoirats, chiefly be- cause it Is the can Jewel in tho d.adem. It u, not more darling perhaps than sumo of Its fellows, und of u verity It Is not more .,....ul... fc... I. lu ci,r,.,u-hat mnrn roll- vaiunom, win u . ... r.plcuous, and besides its betting challenges aamirauon ior uio luaniui i"" "- did the Job. "It is hardly worth while to discuss the mental processes by which Mr. Campau reaches the conclusion that tho stato of Michigan will bo tarried for Mr. Uryan. It is sufficient to know that ho has reached buch a conclubion and Is courigouui tcough to place his signature upon the completed whole. Men lu those days havo believed curious things, and It Is Mr. Ca'n- pau's blessed privilege to believe that Mr. Uryan will carry Michigan if Mr. Campau likes to believe that sort of thing. Kor fcrty years Michigan has been so solidly repuuueau mai a u-uuumc cAyiuaiuu would not dlslodgo tho stato from her po- ,,.,.. Tnlnnn Ollln nml ItllnMd uiicui pcsiuuu. muiu, her neighboring states, havo wobbled this way and that way, but Michigan has re- realncd true to tho republican parly, and is still as staunchly republican as sho was In tho days when Roscoo Conkllng scorn- fully declared that 'anybody can carry Michigan.' Tne s,"ew Vork World Idem.) declares tbut the Tammany chief colleots $1,150,000 through tho pollco as a tax on crime. Krom from coo pocy snop8i c;o,000; from 1.000 dives, $900,000. For political purposes every employe of the city Is assessed a certain per cent of salary, which Is col- lected when the salary is paid. Ten days ugo every contractor and every other per- son to whom public money Is duo received a uniform circular from tho finance com- mlttee. of which Richard Croker Is chair- man, notifying him that he was expected to pay from 3 to 10 per cent of his annual salary or the amount of his bill to the dcm ocrnttc campaign fund. It Is estimated that the proceeds t this assessment will amount to 1500,000, The disbursements In - . rkmen of various iorts. as well as the kcrs and business men with whom I had Klnlry would tarry tho state. From my observation in the metropolis I made up my mind that McKlnley will even carry New York City. "I have also done a little campaigning through Nebraska and find republicans everywhere busy and confident. The people are rending more and talking less, which Is a disadvantage to the democrats whose arguments on Imperialism, expansion and tho rest, are vehicles for demagogues and not for students. The raco has been very close in the past around Hastings; we won In tho county In 18I8 and the democrats las' year. Now we consider that It Is our turn to win again and we are working to that end." JUDGE WAKELEToN BRYAN Venerable Jurist Will ui Support Clin m pi on f l'liiiinclnl (iinoi anil Mutluunl lltimtlln t Inn. OMAHA, Oct. S. Mr. R. W. Richardson. Chairman of Reception Committee. Dear Sir: I have received your favor notifying me of my selection ns a member of the committee for the reception In this city of Governor Roosevelt and party on the evening of October 4. 1 appreciate the courtesy, but must ask that I be kindly excused from acllve duty ou tho occailon. For good reasons I have resolved to nvold for tho present a "strenuous llfo" In politics The party of my youth and earlier manhood, by desertion of the true fnlth and by Impure associations, has per ished and 1 am content to remain a po litical widower, awaiting tho day when, from tho seeds of mournful oxperlenco and expiated error, it may spring Into a new lease of llfo. If, happily, that shall come In my time. I am in full accord with McKlnley and Roosovelt on tho chief issues of this cam paign aud shall support thorn with my vote. I perceive no acnslblo reason for exchanging the safe statesmanship, abounding prosperity nnd recognized honor which exist under tho present administra tion for the financial chaos, business dis asters and national humiliation which would follow tho deliberate popular ap proval and execution of the heresies of tho Chicago nnd Kansas City platforms. "Imperialism" Is a distorted Image born of political nightmare and unworthy par tisan purpose. To deny that tho constitu tion and Inherited principles of this na tion are adequate to enable tho prosont generation to possess, hold, govern, im prove and bless any land which destiny may bring under tho sway of the Amorlcan flag Is to Impeach the wisdom und tore sight of thoso who founded the most au gust and beneficent republic of all the ages. Very respectfully, E. WAKELEY. l.nunl rolttlcnl Co.hIii Knnutnr nnlllvfr nf Iowa nusseri through the cltv Tuesday to Join the lloonevclt train at Ashland In ordr to partlclputu In ti,.. T.itirnin unn nmuna uemoiipiriiuniis. Gorman-American repuuueans who nesira to take tiart In the Roosevelt parade are rcuuested to meet at ucrmunin. nun hi o;j o'clock tonight. All old soldiers who favor the election of McKlnley and Ttoosevelt are requested to meet lit Hlxtemth nnd Webster streets ThiirKriuv ii I rlil nt G:lf, o'clock to act as escort for Governor Roosovelt. lludges will be furnlMied. The Honvuvelt train followed ltn time schedule through Nebraska with a promptl- tmiR never baforu eotialea uy u political special. Only half an hour was lost In two days und purt of this deficiency was due to u slow strutch of truck and part to the necessity ot turning tne train arounu at wnuur. Mrs. Klsberdlck of Denver called ut the state republican headquarters yesterday to retiow the acquaintance of several former ucquuiutanres in tno omcc ot tno commis sioner of nubile lands and buildings at Lincoln, whereas four yenrs ago a re publican In Deuvor was obliged to hide his colors under a btiHhel, Mrs. Fisherdlck suvs, now ho Is able to show Ills face openly without reproach nnd even with oommunuation. Grand Marshal 1. G. Uarlght of the Roosevelt parade wont to Lincoln Tuesday to gather pointers for the reception on Thursday, ilo was astonished at tne length und composition of tho pageant una feels that Omaha will need to bend every energy to nurpass the spectacle. The parade oc cupied forty-live minutes. Mr. IJarlsht said. In passing one point. The grand marshal wus accompuniea to Lincoln ay auoui lorty Omaha Kougn itiaers ana union veterans. "Ono of the uleasant Incidents of Roose velt'H visit at Kearney." remarked a citizen of that town, "was the presentation to his uartv of thirty Dounds of the purest honey from tho Wutson ranch. The bees worked on alfulfu fields and the honey Is the finest in the world. The tram was niso pro vlsloned with several bunches of the re nowned Kearney celory. grown on the Inlands of the l'latto. The river water rises to within a short distance ot the surface and furnishes perfect underground Irriga tion. As the water recedes the roots follow It down nnd the product is crisp and ueucious. One of tho camixilgn posters most In demand at tne state repunucan head quarters is an ancient wood cut or "KM, Andrew the first." n portrait used In 183 against Andrew Jackson, when he sought ana necurea rc-eieciion. i ne nppruacn o "lmnerlnllsm" is alluded to In the old ilocn ment und Jackson Is scoffed at us "a king who. uosscssltiff as muoh nowcr as his gracious brother, King William IV, makes u worse use or it. l nc screod concludes in the fashion of latter tiny antl-lmperlnllstlc documents "Shall the people rule or shall King Anurew i nuve dominion over us New York city alone amount to JJiO.OOO and . per cent of that ,s ,150.000. A Grand Island (Nub.) partisan eontrib utes the following brief sketch of th origin aud development of populism and Ilo tinllnv .... "A few years ago wo all belonged to th ivimuunu i """""""" wi could not get any office with them, for they Bald wo didn't know enough to have an oniee. So wo started the pop party. If we tan manuge It right wo may pet tin office yet. It Is much easier to bo a pop than a republican, for wo let them go ahead; then all we bavo to do Is to work agu.Ubt them every way that we can. "liryan Is one of the smartest men wo havo In our party. Ho is almost equal to Asuinaldo. "We are opposed to expansion, for, when wo get into power, the whole thing as it is would be too large for us to manage. So we win give mo riuuppiue mmuus to Agulnaldo and our other Island possession ... ...Ill ..l.. ,I..Ih ln.li.ni.n.tnii..n . .. wu m boo wcu mm luuiiimutmii, . Uryan says It Is wrong to govirn without the consent of the gun rued, the IndUn3 ne will let alono to do hs they plae. They would enjoy It. And the Inmates of the penitentiaries wo will let go free; ihey don't cousunt to bo governed. "We will adopt frco trade, for If other nations can furnish us with goods cheaper than we can make them wo will let them do it free of duty. We will let our factories shut down and givo tho poor factory men vtlue there Is nothing to hinder money bolng pleuty. Wo could melt our factory machinery and make money out of it. On ono sldo we would stamp Jl and 011 tho other we would put "In liryan We Trust." Oilier nations would havo to acept of it If Bryan said so. I will make this short, but I am ready to give my advice free at any time. "You soe It don't take any political cdu- cation to be a pop, so we can all Join ln. Biyan can toll us what to do and how to do It. Or we can ask some rqpubllcan what thoy aro going to do; then we can work hard to oppose them," HORRORS OF PEKIS'S SIEGE Gertrudo Wyckoff Writes of Experience of Missionaries During That Ordeal. WFRF EXPOSED TO CONSTANT DANGER Chinese Troop Kept I p Sternly 1'lre During Dny unit Mob Mmlc M It lit lllileoiii ilth Velli. Edward WyckofI has received a letter from his sister Gertrude, a missionary to China, who was lu the siege of l'okln. it contains a graphic description of the scenes Incidental to that long ordeul and may be accepted as one ot the most faithful his tories on the subject yet published. Hie letter was commenced on August 2 and whs ontrlbuted to from time to time until Au gust 15. when It was mailed. It comprlsus over 6,000 words. Following arc somo of the striking passages; PEK1N, China, Aug. 2 If you ever re- celvo thin letter you may llko to keep It, not bo much because It Is on tho date ot your birthday, but because It begins the eventh week in our experience in tne siege of l'eklu. Tho elcudas are singing loud ami one. and 1 nm sitting In front of our dwel ling place the English chapel. All urouud s tho hum of voices, and just heyonu mo at tho bell tower, where Is displayed a bulletin board, nun and women are gath ered to read the latest uews. Who would have thought wheu, a few mouths ago wo woro reading ubout I.adysmlth and Mate king being bo sore pressed, thnt wo hero In China would soon be waiting for troopi: to come to our relief. I cannot begin to tell you all that we have passed through during these days and weeks. Perhaps our greatest danger has peon from tire. While In tho Methodist coin- round, nearly every day nnd night there were burning buildings seen in every airec tlon, aid wo did not know but explosives mlzht be thrown Into our place ana we ui burned out. The missionary men had thel: respective posts for wotchlng and wo were as well nrotectcd as possible, but of course thn marines were fow In numliers auu more could uot be spared from tho Amerl can leratlon. One night the Motnouict trect chapel, only a few steps trom tne yard In which wo were, was set on lire This caused an alarm to bo glveu, which hurried us all Into our rctreut. It was about 6 p. m. We were bo glad tho alarm came before dark. Everyone was trignt oned, 1 can assure you, but wo gathered up handbags and hastoncd Into tne cnurcn Tho flro was soon extinguished. .Hubs Cry for lllooil. "Ono nlchl we were terrorized by n fear ful howling mob outside the city and could but think what would happen If they got In. It wus the Boxers practicing calling on the spirits to holp them-and the mob kept yelling, 'Kill, kill, kill tho foreigners and their followers! Kill. kill, kill!' We felt better to sleep In tho church, our stronghold, that night. "It is now seven weeks since our siege began. We had twenty-soveu days of shot and shell, and some days the firing was almost constant. Some nights thero were three and four separate attacks on us, or upon adjoining legations. Either we could not go to sleep for tho noise of tho guus, or woro awakened suddenly by tho sharp attacks. At first when these were made the church bell was rung to cull the men up to engage If necessary In the attack; later the shooting of the Chinese was bet ter understood and there were fewer calls. "In tho early part of tho slegu our ma rines captured n position on the city wall and soon after tho Germans took another. Later the latter had to give theirs up and our men deserted theirs for a short time, but only to be ordered back, as holding the po sition meant the lives of hundreds. They were hard pressed for a good many days and considerably discouraged. Seven of their comradcB fell during that mouth aud others were wounded. Klre Wim CoiiNtimt. "The Chinese mounted two guns on the Imperial city and the fire was hot and con stant. Still we, with our small force, could resist them. Tho Italian and Austrian lega tions wcro abandonod, and one day soldiers and peoplo all came from every legation and tho word passed round, 'They can't hold out.' That was a boil day, but before noou, with tho exception of the two mentioned, soldiers returned to rcoccupy their places. It Is said our barricades on the wall arc excel lent. "Several attempts were mado to take one of the Chinese guns, but without success. The Italians used up nearly all tholr ammu nition. Tho Russians were also short, and wo had to be careful of ours. One evening wo wero lu the midst of a now excitement. Tho marines had found an old gun a can non. It was named the 'International,' for It was said It was an old English gun brought over In 1860. It was found in a Chlneso Junk shop, mounted on an Italian carriage, shot by an American gunner who used Russian ammunition. When it was used first it 'kicked,' but later it was brought under control and did a power of good. It made a fearful nolso aud frightened the Chinese soldiers not a little. The same evening an English soldier and an American mnrlno were making bullets to bo used in the empty shell of the Italian gun and shot from tho Russian gun. "August i. Today we are stllf hoping for relief from the troops, but cannot tell when It will come, nor whRt we will do after thoy come. No mall for two months. No news from Pang Chuang, whether tho frionds are still there, or have gone, or whether the Christians arc safe or not. Oh, for a sight of something outside nf this legation aud for n word from our homes, both near and far from us. Wo nro all growing vcy tired of waiting and our stores are growing less and less. As prisoners lu this place It Is a question whether wo shall nsk of the gov ernment food nnd supplies. Opinions differ and I do not know what will be done. Allied Fih'cch Arrive. "August 11 After an almost sleepless night, made so by tho most dreadful at lack six separate ones, from 7 p. m. until I a. in. wo arc almost too full of Joy to speak, becauso we hear tho constant can nonadlng Just outside tho city gates and know It is by our troops! Our relief party sj near ns that! Last night the rumor came that any Chinese soldier who fired was to be shot by the government. Tho The Best On Earth How often you lienr tliot-o words we don't need to mi.y It when we npeitl? or our men's $;..IiO hlioeM the hIiim s pen Us for llsell Hvery day we have our f'.l.oO rlioe custoiners come lu und buy thorn ni;uln tlmt'K the best iveiiuiiiieiuliitlon wo enu pet or kIvo them They milt the peoplo who weur them The new winter tutu, box calf nnd vlel kid with henv.v bolei iiiuko Idtal winter bhoen You can buvo $1.50 on your winter tuns. Drexel Shoe Co., tierr CataloifU reudr Sent free for the a 11 kin if, Ouiabn'a Up-to-ilntc Mi or House. 1110 KAUJiAM &TKI5KT. treachery of tho enemy' Last night we wrre ready for them, and, knowing that the troops were near, permission was granted to tire alt tho big guns It severe attack should be made. In different places were mounted the Italian, the Austrian, tho mounted tho Italian, the Austrian, tho English Nordensfeld, tho Colt s automatic and tho 'International,' called 'Betsey' by . v . I t . . - 1 i" marines, auu me oig cannon. uuruiK i the six attacks these guns were llred us the case dtmnuded. Surely we were in the midst of war! Wis have had to bo so spar ing of ammunition nil along that the men have llrcd away little, but, oh, last night! I am sure I shall never forget It. Our mi- chlno gun Just showered out her bullets One could but think ot the enemy and be glad we find done so little firing before. Several men were wounded; one was kllleil I in mis camp ana no ono Knows now many suffered dfath on the Chinese side. "At a little after 1 o'clock a few of us up stnlrs heard a machine gun In tho dls- mnce. niso oannonuuiug, anil were sure it tionlsts stopped In Omaha, the most of was not the Chinese. You can Imagine the them going to points in the Interior ot the excitement. This forenoon all faces have mate. Uy retinon of the blanket rate put such n glad and happy look. We think wo na effect by tho Durlltigton, the round can bear almost anything now that relief trip faro between the remotest points lu is ns good as here. "Of their coming In and what followed I will tell you In tho next, lie sure of our great relief and gladness, nnd a quiet night, which we had scarcely known for eight weeks. GERTRUDE WYCKOFF. DISREGARD ORDER OF COURT Mrs, WIImoii in Urn Her Children from Home Thnt 1 1 nil II re 11 Mectireil for Them. Deputy SheritT Neve was exploring the depths of Ramcal alley yesterday after- noon on an order from Judge Vlnsonhaler iuiiih uui ion nereHuouis 01 .Mrs. ai ' 1. 1 noun uuu uui io uiinurcii, oui without avail. Mre. Wilson is a white woman who ou last St. Patrick's day wa marriea in t ouncll illuns to Albert Wll- son 01 euony compiuxion. At tho timo 01 ner marriage she was the mother of two white children, both under tho age of 9 or 10 yinrs, nnd Wilson wus the father of two swarthy pickaninnies ot about the same ngc. nun e ume uner tne family had talten up iis auoue in squauu quurlers on Ramcut uiie,, iucn is tno alley north 01 web- i.--. iuiiiiiuk iro n I' liieonin 10 nix- " """ ,lue uiienuon 01 tne proDaic e-uncu 10 inc case uy an agent of tho Nobraskn Children's Homo society and after having visited the squalid home and observed there the lack of domestic comfort and cleanliness the court awarded the custody of the white children to the benevolent society that Is Interesting It- relf In providing homes for children who I 11 , r T?C-. JU,1?e Vln80.n- haler did not at that time disturb the Ill-mated parents In the custody of the two colored urchins, but allowed them to remain pending a hearing which was set for today. Meantime homes wero found for the two white children, who were sent over Into Iowa to live with n family In Whllll rllllilren nf M, ,1.1.. 14 .... ..u ... ( lf,ill OUIV '.UUIIl UL' welcomed. Yesterday Rev. Clark, who Instituted the action for tho reclamation of the chil dren, tlleccvered that the two white chil dren wore again at the Ramcut alley home. lie at onco sent Officer Neve out to agents on transmlssourl roads, it was bring in the children nnd tho parents, said on high authority today, havo sue When the officer reached the house, how- tecded In forming a transcontinental ever. It was empty nnd later It was learned that during the early hours of tho after- noon the mothor had been seen with her two children on Cumlnc street near Thirty-eighth aud headed, westward. The onicer found Wilson, however, who came into court nbout 5 p. ni. He said that the family in Iowa had written the mother lo como nftcr her children nnd that she nan sent him after them nbout ten davs ago. Ho had brought them home. Ho did not unow where his wife had gone with them, but he would bring them all Into court as soon ns he could find them, Wilson wr.rkB nt n South Omaha packing house. The white children will nrobahlv be turned over to the society again to be put in nomcs more miltalile for their proper nurture and education. ARE AWAY BEHIND THE TIMES i:ilropi-iin Fire Dt'piirtlnriiln Are .Not III Muni tiniN lth ThOHC of Ameiit'u. The Omaha Veteran Flremen'B association met last night In Chief Rlddell's office. John Raumer. president of the ussnrlattnn n. sided over the meeting. After the Initiation l90tca president and general manager, An of J. W. Jardln and the transaction of rou- tuonjr J Thomas vice president, W. H. tine business J''. H. Koesters, secretary of the association, who returned rncuMy frnm n viRlt to Germany. Kngland and France and was In Paris at the time of the Interna- tlnnal firemen's tournament, gave an infor- ma! talk on Kuroncan nro drnartmnnin in speaking of the Kansas City fire department, . . . 1 ' wntrh won the gold cup. ho said: "There was an attempt on the part of the officers of the tournament to snub Chief Hale anil his lire fiehtcrs. but the crowds went wild over tho wonderful exhibitions of tho Kansas City firemen. The pompier team was barred on the 1 ground that the men were liiun.Baiunu.iB, nm i no crowns ucsoriru all other teams to watch Halo's men. The po llco neglected to keep tho crowds nway from the exhibitions and did not seem to caro whether tho crack company had a chance to do good work. In spite of all attempts to down him Chief Halo was tho champion of the hour. After ho left Paris I saw elm nnd his men In London, who,re they wcro much admired. The work of the American firemen was a revelation to the Uuropeans nnd they declared that the men wero circus performers anil not regular fire men. "All European departments aro far be hind the times. In Paris I saw a ladder CVZZY n,"Ur!nC U " Ua,, T penrance of an American company on Its way back from a lire. The extension ladder used by tho company was a crude affair on two wheels and wn3 extended so far Into me uir iiuii 11 womn nave oecn unpossiuie to have hauled It through the meshes of wires which overhang our streets. In Lon don rarts of this description aro stationed at fctrcut corners. "Although the equipment of tho Euro pean flro companies Is poor the men nre even wors6. ln tho tournament the 5er man, French nnd English firemen made rec ords, which would provoke laughter In this country. Their exhibitions of life-saving wcro comical and It Is difficult to Imagine how people can bo saved by such bungling methods." 1 GUESTS COME BY THOUSANDS M f IU1 j, j t th J r Prairies of Nebraska. uniircrrirne cimu'ii ri fuifiiio DDneDret n.J!Tic.oi.i.P.Lno snunn ukuninu rnuortvn I'ito .11 n in moth I'.icnrnlonn llxfiecteil to HrliiR I'erinnnent Settlers to the Stnte Trnlns Travel In Double Sections, if 6 census of Nebraska had been taken yesterday It would have shown 3.000 more people lu the state than there were Tuesday, that numher havlne comn In from Illinois on the special Illlnols-Nebrasko oxxcurslon run by tho Hurllngton. Hut few of these oxcur- Illinois and Nebraska, located on the lines 0f tho Burlington, was tho same as between tho closest points, the rate In all Cases bc- ing 112 for the round trtu. In order to accommodate the crouiU extra equipment was added to all Hurllngton trains from the east and every train enter- lug Ncbr,u,Ka wns run '" tV10 Bcctl0"9 The luster trains wnicn lue iiurungiuu runs west from CJilcago crossed the Missouri river yesterday loaded as heavily as they have been lu a long time. No. 1 wont through Pacific Junction In two sections, with nineteen cars. No. 6, due lu Omaha at 7:45, was delayed owing to the heavy business and came in with two sections every available Inch ot space bolug occu- mi More Vet to Follow. Wo are more than satisfied with the re- suit 0f this somewhat dangerous venture.' Balu Qeueral Ptujbeiigor Agent Francis yes- tlTdBy. -The crowds were fully up to our oxpoctntlons and wo anticipate that on the secoud aud last of these excursions wo will hrim .vnn mnrn i.cnnl.. into Nehruaka than we liavo tlKlaJ., it i, particularly gratifying to ,ho omclHs of our roao tUat this kind o( lin excursion has been so liberally pat- ronIcli. It means a good financial return to our company, but of more importance la the fact thal the 4tntc will be protlted, I believe, by reason ot this visit from the uconlo of Illinois. The btate could not present u more lu vltlng appearance than It docs now. Wo havo had u prosperous year and the op portunities present on every hand for money-making In almost any line nt bust ncss thnt might appeal to one Is likely to attract some of these visitors Into the stato Us permanent residents. It was primarily this purpose that prompted the Hurllngton to make such an extraordinarily low rate and wo will now await returns to see :","taU"' " exJCC,auon8' whether or not we were mistaken In our lPRPPMPNT AU II t U HI 1 11 I IS REACHED Itcportpil Thnt Trnni-foiillneiitn l'liXHi'iiKcr AknocIiiIIoii linn 11 re 11 I'ormcil nt CIiIckko. CHICAGO, Oct. fi. General passenger passenger association to control traffic on roads running west of the Missouri, but not including tho Northern Pnclllc. Tho agreement Is said to have been nc cepted by all tho roads save the Rto Grande & Western. None of the passen E" agents attending the meeting, which has been on here for a week, would talk today. Chairman McLcod of the Western Passenger association entered a denial when naked to confirm tho report that tho association had been practically formed The agreement under which the roada will net Is reported to 0 almost Identical with that governing the Western Passen fSer association and contains a severe pen ally for failure to llvo up to the covenant I The meeting was still In session today presumably for the purpose of electing ollli ers und deciding details of the or r""'131'011' Mnnnn Directors Orgnnlie, NEW YORK, Oct. . The directors of tho Chicago, Indianapolis & Loulsvlll Railway company (tho Monon), who were olectcd nt the recent annual meeting of shareholders, mot lu the company's offices ln 11,18 ly loay Ior lae Puruoso 01 r- ganmng. v. imam it. Mcimoi was re Lewis treasurer ana assistant socrotary. aud J. A. Hlllon secretary and asilstant treasurer. The new uxueutive committee Is 38 follows: Samuel ThoniaB, It. M. Oalla- ' William 11. Mcuoei, t,nanes bteele and Temple Bowdoln. The directors au- thorlzed the management to buy at ltv con- I I P AAA A n . . . . 0 nl .1 anil,. V veuiencu n.uuu iun ui iv-m ian, .m ynto wai tn6a Hullronil Kurnlnica I,sri(r, LOUISVILLE, Oct. S. The annua! meet ing ot the stockholders of the LnuUvlUc & NaBhvllle Rnllrnud company today re- su,;c(1 ,n tho re.cicctlon of the old board of directors. Tho nnnual report showed gross earnings of t2T,742,378.&9, tho largest on record. Tho net earnings wero $3,13S,- (inrlnml Moves nun lUniirt wcro awarded highest prize at Paris Ex- position, IStOO, "Apollo" Piano Attachment Tills In the greuU'st, thu liitt'Ht und the lirKt Kclf-pliiylng piano attachment now on tlio innrket. It Is chennor In nrtco Y "t" " l COIIiptlCtly , , , ,, " Hcreforo more Btrougly built. It Is easier to pluy, its It requlrns leu (.xpmitllture of pliyBlenl force. The per- former can trnnnpose tho music to any key desired, a device that no 'other at tachment possesHCii. Cull at our pluno salesrooms nnd give It a thoreuuh In- vestlKiitlon. A. HOSPE, Music and Art 1613 Dootlis, We Sell On Payments- IlntV wat my Ikifs done tolo mo to write In my nd today Kf yo're koIu' to buy n stove an' don't want to pay all down, yu Jlut pay Mat you've got on' do balance you can pay ou tint easy plan- dat's de way we do business V)c Favorite Unse limner nm de bpfet one ' inndu (in' he sells 'em im ?ll).80 He sells it K'ood onU stove fur ?4.l8 an de J'nvorlte Steel Utilise liir fJl).W)-Don't fall to see his stock and ef It ain't de best lu town my name's not ZeUc. A. C. Raymer 1514 Farnam St., Docs not warm except tit roup 11 commisuoii. l'ocxl (iocs not nourish ntrinl lliriMiull ilk'estioll. - 1 o-- , You may as wen nug n coal pile to get warm ns expect to ect nourish ment out 01 food which . . ...., .1 .in. I rtr yfi kuiiiiu, iiivh.) . l'icrce's Golden Medical Discovery diseases of the stomach nnd organs of digestion and nutiitioti. It enables the body to assimilate food nnd m put on sound flesh and develop strong muscle. "The praise I would HVe lo give your 'Colden Medical DUcovcry ' I cnnot utter In words or desctlbe with pen " writes lames 11. Aimro.e, Kq of lios ' Mifflin Httrcl ItiuitlnEdoti, Pa. "1 was tsken down with whut our physicians said ws tullgetlon. I doctored with (he best srouiid here sud found no relief '" -" . yu sent fit a futtlion tljiil Ijllont and I did o and you then adrUrd me to use Doctor Time's Golden Medical Discovery t took three bottles and I felt M) good thrtt I stopped -being as 1 thltiV., cured. I hsvc no symplomsof gis trie trouble or Indigestion now Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser is sent, free on receipt of stamps to pay cost of mailing only. Send at one-cent stamps for paper or At stamps for cloth bindiiu;, to Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. BUY AMERICAN MACHINERY ltunftlimi Prefer lo I'lirctuiie of the t'nlteil Muten Itlltln-r iiinii from IIiikIiiihI. PolT JanScn of JutiM'ii, Neb., who was a national commissioner to me i-nrm im position, returned from the French capi tal on the St. Louis September S nud slnco then bus liccn maxing a tour 01 uin stale to nsccrtuln Its political status Ho stopped In Omaha Wednesday on his way to Idaho, where he will buy 110,000 head of sheep tor the winter feeding "During the Inst two weeka I have cir culated about a good ileal uniting, my countrymen In tho southern part of tho stale," said he, "and can safely say thnt the alleged defection of tho German-Rus slan vote from the rcpubllcun party Is 11 mistake. Klghty per cent of them will vote for McKlnley. The cry of imperialism doesn't scarii them In the least and they regard the setting up of such n bugaboo In America as ridiculous. As to mlliarlsm they know that the Btauding army of tho United States isn't large enough to fur nlBh thirteen soldiers to a county. Americans took nearly 2,500 prizes of different kinds at tho ParlR exposition and we excelled there not ouly In agricultural Implements, machinery, engines and tho like, but took prizes lu such branches ns manufactured clothing, educational ap pliances, etc. Our manufacturers nro there now taking orders for American made goods, all due to tho advertising re ceived during the exposition. "I visited Russia nnd bow American machinery In uso there. On the banks of tho t'ral river, near Orenburg, on thu Asiatic boundary. I saw seventeen Mi -Cormlck und Dccrlng mowers, each drawn by a team of camels. On tho Siberian railway I saw Raldwlu locomotlvos nnd Westlnghouso nlr brakes. Americans are well liked In Russln and fire much mote popular than Kngllshmen." Cook's imperial Kxtra Dry Champagne should bo In every household. It Is per fectly pure and naturally fermented. TRUSSES ELASTIC STOCKINGS CRUTCHES r SUPPORTERS, etc, made to order by corapotont wumiuuu. Bend to us for measurment blanks and other Information. Tilt ALOE & PENfOLD CO., Dafaraltr Brae Maaaraetarara lOfl Farnnm OMAHA. Op. Paxtou iiotol. mam Si-