Nebraska Newspapers

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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
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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.
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