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YACHT RACE A FIZZLE. LACK OF SUFFICIENT WIND CUTS THIRD RACE OFF. English Yacht Make a Good Snow ing and Is Considered the Best Challenger Ever Sent Across. New York., Oct. 7. An unfortunate time limit cut shore the yacht race to day Just as it was growing into a beautiful struggle. The white hull and then the green led the way down the fifteen-mile run before the wind what wind there was with an impartial di vision of honors that gave no partisan the least cause to rejoice. At the outward mark so close were the racers that the Columbia's bowsprit verlaprd the Shamrock's stern. At the turn occurred the prettiest Incident of the day, which must certainly relieve any anxiety as to Charlie Barr's clever ness at the helm. Both yachts gybed around the mark, and, as the Colum bia's great boom flew over, the hull seemed to almost graze the buoy. Without a moment's loss, Barr brought bis boat alongside the cup hunter and to the windward, leaving the tatter's alls hanging loose, while the white boat shot ahead. The Columbia kept off shore and in an increasing breeze held out hope of covering the return course within the required five hours and a half. The Shamrock was pointed toward the Jersey shore and soon lost the wind, lying almost becalmed for several min utes, while the defender was hurrying toward the goal. The sagging canvas soon filled, however, and the green yacht started In pursuit, creeping up steadily. The courses were laid on widely diverging tacks, and It was im possible for even an expert, not pre cisely abreast of the contestants, to ay which held the better place. The evening papers express opinions alto gether opposite. The challenger was further to the windward and defender nearer to the goal when the Judges ended the contest, with honors there fore practically even. The outcome has certainly very little Justified the fore cast of those who spoke with under tanding. On the run before the wind to the outer mark during the midday lull, supposedly the Columbia's weather, the defender followed in the Irishman's wake. SHAMROCK SAILS PERFECT. On the return, a beat against a fresh breeze, when the Shamrock was touted to excel, the white boat easily held its own. In the matter of sails Ratsey's deft shears counted In yards for the Shamrock. It waa apparent, even to the Inexperienced landsman, how per fectly the Shamrock's sails drew. While the breeze held not a wrinkle showed In the spread of canvas, while frequently on the swells a flutter could be seen In the Columbia's mainsail. The successive failures to finish a contest have been a serious disappoint ment to the people of New York and 'elsewhere, and the accompanying swarm of excursion boats grows less on eatft-rae das. Twenty steamers which could not make the run profitably on Thursday did not leave the docks today. The lessee of the Nantucket, a side wheel excursion boat, said to the corre spondent that with a dally expense of tWO. the receipts amounted to 1300. The only undoubted profit-reaper on board today has been James J. Corbett, In control of the bar privilege, whose shoulders are as magnificent as ever. On the return he engineered an impromptu "vaudeville program to cheer the dis heartened sightseers. To judge by the sentiment among the crowd of spectators, the committee must make more of a concession to the gentle October breezes than the present time allowance or the international con test will fall off mlghiily as a popular attraction. All the three tests have succeeded in proving that the Ltpton craft is a for midably worthy challenger and that the next encounter bids fair to occur on the other side. Many local yachtsmen Yeel that defeat would have a healthful effect on the sport in America. It would allow Stephens, Crane and other de signers to compete with Herreshoff and would give yachtsmen outside of the New York Yacht club a chance to enter their favorites In competition. LITTLE SPORT FOR THE MONEY. It has cost spectators who wanted to see an International yacht race nearly $2,000,000, and they have received very little for their money. There were about 400 craft out to see the races. Of these. 300 carried excur sionists, who paid anywhere from $2 to $10 for their tickets. The average num ber of passengers on each steamboat was 500, so that the total was about 160,000 each day. The average price of tickets was $5 each, so that 1750,000 was paid tor the passage alone each day. Certainly each passenger paid $1 for food and drink. This brings the amount up to $900,000, and certainly the incidental expenses Increase the total to nearly a million .dollars for each day. This, of course, does not take In what was spent on the yachts, numbering in all about a hundred. The additional cost to the owners of these craft comes In the entertaining. Commodore Morgan "ha dabout a hundred guests on the Corsair. Sir Thomas Llpton has 150 on the Erin. Howard Gould has as many on the Niagara, and so It went. The yacht owners spent probably 12.", 0W a day In entertainment. From all of which It may be seen that an Interna tional yacht race fluke costs a lot of mosey. BRIEF NEWS NOTES. The French navy is Installing wire law telegraphy between the lighthouses Along the French coast. Jaatln McCarthy, the historian and moralist, has Just undergone the last C a series of operations for the relief -Of kls eyes, and It Is now expected that .-"nla slight wlU be completely restored. Charles rrokmaa will give the first proa action ei nau vwms The Cnrtotlaa," next Monday at Liverpool. Tks OwNvi ijisjn ir snsrtawlU -a sm itaft In Us and 13m Ellen . grr (roan tiTsrpssi Csr New Tort J rrrm mix tm tfc Unwed mmM tks r 3B II TKE TUKViiL Stat of War Really Exists Between English and the Roars. London, Oct 10." Judging from the re port from South Africa, a state of war practically exists between Great Brit ain and the Transvaal. This seems al most paradoxical In conjunction with the fact that the British diplomatic agent, Conyngham Greene, still remains at Pretoria and the further fact that the negotiations still continue. A solution of this apparent paradox probably lies in an understanding of the curious relations between the two governments. As has already been ca bled. Great Britain is not likely to make a formal declaration of war against what she considers a dependent nation, the process being a mere Issue of orders to the military force to restore the state sovereignty which she alleges originally existed. Were England sim ilarly at loggerheads with a power rec og-nized by her as her equal, pride and precedent would some time ago have compelled her to break oft diplomatic intercourse. It Is this legend of suzerainty which enables her to palaver without loss of self-respect, and at the same time to run a good chance of placing the onus of beginning hostilities upon the Boers, who are falling in that they do not take action until she has In the field a sufficient force to overrun the Trans vaal. This is the only ground upon which It Is possible to reconcile the govern ment's utterances with Its passive re ception ef palpably hostile acts on the port of the Boers, but It Is now impos sible to believe that they are massing troops merely to conceal their pur poses. Thus war appears to be the only pos sible solution. If the Boers are deter mined to precipitate hostilities It is only a question of a few days If England is allowed to take her own time, then two months may elapse before the first blow Is struck. Needles to say, all signs Indicate that the Boers will not tamely await the arrival of a British army corps. Although the diplomatic negotiations are well nigh forgotten In the expected exciting developments, they are In a peculiar stage and de serve recapitulation. After the last cabinet council It waa officially stated that the Boers had not replied to the latest dispatch, and that the foreign office, while deciding to con sider the question de novo, expected an answer from the Boers. KRUBGERS DIPLOMACY. The papers dally heralded the arrival of the report, but none came. Many took this silence to mean that tht Boers refused to discuss the controver sy further; but that this was wrong became evident from President Kru ger's reply to the peace telegram of the Transvaal committee In London, In which he said that the latest British dispatch had asserted that the British government was formulating new pro posals, thus implying that the Boers were waiting for Great Britain's new demands and did not wish to waste breath In discussing propositions al ready discussed. What these new documents consist of is still a mystery. First It was assert ed that another cabinet council would pass upon them, but this Is now de nied by Mr. Chamberlain, who, in an swering a dispatch from the progres sive members of the Cape house of as sembly, had communicated an ultima tum to the Transvaal. Whether this has actually been done remains as much an enigma as the nature of the terms themselves. All the public has upon which to base an opinion Is the guarded statement of the Duke of Devonshire, lord president of the council, at Manchester, where he declared that these new demands did not Imperil the Independence of the Transvaal, the word independence hav ing absolutely opposite meaning In the Boer and British Interpretation. Hence, although the week has pro duced no negotiations tending to throw light upon the merits of the case, it Is evident that negotiation has not ceased so far as diplomatic correspondence is concerned. This goes to show that there Is no cause for immediate hostili ties. PITH OF WHOLE MATTER. The pith of the whole dispute, how ever. Is daily becoming clearer. The Boers are thoroughly convinced that their freedom Is menaced, and England Is convinced that her supremacy in South Africa is threatened. This con stitutes an Impasse, against which pa cific measures can scarcely be effective. MONEY TI6HT III EUROPE. France Has Declined to Sell Mor . ' Cold to America. London, Oct. 10. The condition of the money market excites attention. A still higher bank rate Is regarded as not Im probable should the Transvaal war break out. France, It Is reported, de clines to sell more gold to America. The stringency is felt throughout almost all Europe. Russia Is suffering from a rather severe financial crisis. The re serve of the Imperial Bank Is now very low, and stocks of all kinds have fallen considerably. This, presumably, is due to over-speculation and to the gigantic flotation of Industrial companies. In a word, Russia has been trying to go loo fast in the endeavor to become a great manufacturing nation. Money Is also very tight In Germany. The Statist again comments upon the stringency In, America, and says: "We fear that the period of ease cus tomary in October may this year be al together absent, and that a strong de mand for gold will arise In Novembe to move the corn and cotton crops. Al together there is every prospect of higher instead of lower rates, since no gold Is available from the Transvaal.' Burlington Adds Mlleasre. Omaha, Neb.. Oct. 10. From the an nual report of Mr. C. E. Perkins, pres ident of the Burlington road, It Is not ed that during the past year the Bur lington has purchased and planned for the building of considerable additional mileage. In May It purchased the C, B. ft N. road. Its northwest main line to M. Paul. It also purchased varloui branch roads In the state of Illinois, properties that had been held farmerly through leases. Last May the Burling ton bought the K. A W. road, a line ol Me miles of road In Iowa and Missouri, running wast from Keokuk and south from Des Moines. At present they are bulldlag twenty miles of road between Oraat CKy aad Albany In northwest Mis rl n Important link bringing oertaia ssctloa of that territory Inu etoser touch with at. Joseph. la Nebraska and Wyoming, southwest from Alllaaoe. Web., a station on the mamas main line, a road la protected and la now under way for a distance of m mam to Hartwie, wyo., in roe nkMw of law1 iron on region. The imti ef the standard maav roads op erated by the C, B. Q. Railroad asm. any Jans , uov waa t.w imiob, as Tjao iaw yanr MUST CRUSH LEADERS SAYS THE MAN WHO SUPPLIED THEM WITH THEIR FIRSTCUNS. Dewey Is Now Very Pronounced in H Is Views Since Landing at Waah ington-A Fight to the Death. Washington, D. C, Oct. 10. Admiral Dtwey believes that the frightful situ ation In the Philippines can be cured by striking the leaders or the Tagalos a hard blow and then giving the Flli pina people the fullest liberty and self government. Mismanagement in the Philippines has made a bad situation worse. Now that we are In the fight, regret, the admiral thinks, is in vain. Repentance is idle and the shortest way out Is by fighting. "I want Aguinaldo and the Filipino insurgents to know that I am in favor of using more force against him rather than less. I want him to know that I have recommended the Increase of the Asiatic squadron at Manila." Admiral Dewey used these words at the navy department to Assistant Sec retary Allen, Assistant Secretary Van derlip of the treasury and Adjutant Ueneral Corbln. Though Admiral Dewey will not pub licly admit it, and will not say one word that will embarrass President Mc Kinley, his intimate friends as a unit declare that he was not in favor of tak lng the whole Philippine islands; he was In favor of holding Manila and Ma nila bay as a naval station. The gov ernment's sudden determination to take the whole Islands was made without consultation with him, and the steps which led to the uprising of the natives and the war were all contrary to bis purpose and policy and principle. Nothing can be done now, the ad mlral declares, but fight It out, and fight It out quickly, for this reason. Aguinaldo and his self-seeking, schem ing, conspiring followers must not be mistaken for great patriots that are fighting for their liberties. They mud not be mentioned in the same breath with the founders of our own republic. American patriots could not have been bribed with British gold as Aguinaldo was with Spanish money hired to leave the country, hired to abandon their followers. Aguinaldo was bribed. He Is simply a self-seeker. His whole ar my represents only a pitiful percentage of the Filipino population. "Why not deal with the rest of the Filipinos, giving them peace, liberty and self-government?" has been asked. That is lmposslble.the Admiral thinks, for two reasons. First, because Aguin aldo is lying to them, and, they believe him rather than us; second, as long as he is making a guerrilla war it will be Impossible for the United States to prove to the rest of the people Its good. Intentions, even If It had them; third. because the Filipinos, even those who are not fighting, refuse to accept prom ises. They have 200 years reason for refusing. Spain promised to them ev erything they wanted for two centuries and never gave them anything but op pression, falsehood and pillage. It must be understood, therefore, that It Is ut terly Impossible to do anything with the Filipinos by promises. That acts, not words, are necessary the admiral Is convinced. Until Aguin aldo and his Irresponsible army Is crushed It will be impossible for the United States to deal directly with the Filipino people, even to give them abso lute freedom. "More force rather than less until Aguinaldo la crushed," Is Admiral Dew ey's keynote. Unless those leaders are routed, within six months the war may not end for six years, and perhaps not for sixty, for the rebellion may then spread to other tribes. But rightly man aged the campaign can be ended In a few weeks, when the fleet of aearty forty warships and an army of 65,000 men arrives there next month. After Aguinaldo shall have been crushed, then enlightened government. KAISER AND BEN HARRISON. Much Honor and Official Courtesy Shown the Ex-President. Berlin, Oct. 10. General Benjamin Harrison and Mrs. Harrison, who arriv ed Be lin from Paris, viewed the sights of the town, accompanied by United States Ambassador White. While at the United States embassy, where all the members were present, Including the veteran messenger, William Krioth, General Harrison, referring to the let ter's dark hair, said he surely had not been long In the service. "Your excel lency, that is due to a life at the Amer ican embassy, free of care," replied Knoth, which provoked general laugh ter. Ambassador White and Mrs. White entertained General and Mrs. HarriBon at the opera Saturday evening. On Monday Mrs. White presented Mrs. Harrison to the countess von Brock ford, first lady-ln-waillng, and Em peror William will receive General Har rison the same day immediately before the gala court' concert at the new pal ace. In honor of Queen V.'llhelmlna ol The Netherlands, at which General and Mrs. Harrison and Ambassador and Mrs. White will meet the emperor and impress. To a representative of the Associated Press General Harrison said: "The Ven esuelan boundary question Is now bur led, thank God, and thereby one of the disturbing factors In our relations with Great Britain Is removed." Iowa Central Earnings. Marshalltown, la., Oct. 10. The state ment of the approximate earnings of the Iowa Central for the last week of September and for the entire month, has Just been Issued by General Aud itor Wasson, and Is a magnificent show ing. For the month the earnings were larger by $10,000 than during any pre vious month In the history of the pro perty. The ratio of earnings is also the largest of any month and Is at the rate of 2,5ftft,O0O per year. For the week the road's earnings were 7t,f7.f2, an Increase of fll.4SK.23, and for the month they were $233.M4.2&, an Increase of $23.(31.14. The Central has Just placed an order with the Baldwin locomotive works for six of their mammoth compound, con solidated locomotives, which are to be delivered to the company as noon as possible. The new engines are for the freight service and are to be monsters, weighing 1, pounds each. Their tank capacity will be 1,100 gallons, and their a rivers sixty-two Inches In diam eter. TM now mama will cost between $lt,Mf and mm each. Oeorge . Batty of Portland, Ore., but it one time connected with the Orand Trunk, Michigan Central and other well known Uses, hag beenappelnted general aasnaacor and ticket agent of the Iowa Central, rice W. a. Mart toe, resigns a. EE IS ASOT KZin. Miss Helen Gould Doesn't Want the Mormon Seated. New York. (Special.) Miss Hales Gould yesterday departed from her rule of reserve on public occasions and took a prominent part In the meeting of wo men called by the American Female Guardian society and Home for th( Friendless to protest against the seat lng of Representative-elect Brlgham H. Roberts of Utah. Miss Gould did not address the assembly, but she present ed the resolutions, which were passed She made the following statement foi publication: "I am glad to have an opportunity tc protest against the seating in the house or representatives of a man who advo cates and practices polygamy. Out country has been noted in the past foi the beauty of its home life and the chivalry and respect shown by men tc women. It would be sad, indeed, to see a man who stands for the Oriental ha rem seated among our lawmakers. "I earnestly hope that men will feel willing to write to their congressmen, urging them to riBe In protest against Mr. Roberts when the house opens." Miss Gould wore a black gown, trim med with black and white, a lavender and lace shirt waist and a little black hat with violets In It She read In an entirely earnest and unassuming man ner the resolutions, passed by aaclaim, which were as follows: "Whereas, Brlgham H. Roberts, wnc has been elected as a representative from Utah to the Forty-sixth congress, is a polygamist and as such Is attack lng the sanctltly of home life; "Kesolved, That we, the women as sembled at the call of the American Female Guardian Society and Home for the Friendless, do earnestly protest against the seating of said Roberts; and "Resolved, That we urge all men and women to use their Influence with their respective congressmen to prevent said Roberts taking his seat. ' A further resolution, presented by Mrs. George B. Watts, president of the society and chairman of the meeting was placed on the table for signers. II read as follows: "Resolved, That we, the undersigned agree to use every means in our power to Induce all the men over whom we have any Influence to write to their con gressman-elect, urging him to protest against the seating of Brlgham H. Rob erts in the house of representatives on the grounds of his being a lawbreaker and, therefore, unfit to be a lawmaker." Every woman of the 00 present sign ed this paper. Among them were Mrs. W. J. Ladd, Mrs. C. B. Wagner, Mrs. W. Mar-key, Mrs. W. K. TIlloLson, Mrs. Henry Siege!, Miss Elizabeth Vaughn and Miss Rose Sadler. SAYS IT CAN'T BE HELPEO. Senator Allison Believes America Must Rule the Philippines. Anamosa, la., Oct. 10. Senator Alli son, In closing his address here, gave his views on Imperialism. He said: 'We are unfortunately engaged Just now In a struggle for the preservation of our flag and Its maintenance In a far Idstant land because we secured that country not by reason of any desore of conquest; not because we desired to ex tend our sovereignty in a far distant region, but by the accidents and Inci dents of war, and we own It and occupy It now, having the sovereignty over It as firmly and as substantially as the sovereignty of the territory of Louis iana. We cannot now retrace our steps, If we would. "There never has been an opportunity since our flag was unfurled in the war with Spain, when we could turn back and relinquish what we have gained; therefore It Is for us patriotically to do the best we can with our own terri tory. "It cannot be possible that the patri otic people of the United States, having the opportunity and the Intelligence to deal with this great question that Is thrust upon us, will shirk their duty. It is a question, not for the president of the United States, not for the ad ministrative powers of this government, but a question for the patriotism of the American people, exercised through the congress of the United States to deal and that we will deal with them In the support of liberty and Justice no patriot can doubt. (Applause.) "These questions we have before us and It Is for us to patriotically assume the burden and do Justice under this wider authority as befits the place we have assumed among the nations. Stockman Missing. Vermillion, S. D., Oct. 10. A farmer named John Rabuck, who for the past seen years has been an employe of a widow named Moritz, who operates a farm seven miles north of this city disappeared last Thursday night from Vermllllan, and It la feared by many that he has been the victim of foul play, and has been put out of the way for his money. Rabuck came to town Thursday afternoon and drew $50 from the bank, which, together with $.15 he already had. he intended paying for stock which he had purchased for feed lng. He remained in town all after noon and was not seen after 8 o'clock that evening. The rig which he drove to town still remained on the street the next morning until the city marshal put the horse In the barn. A query wan sent out In the country to know wheth er or not Rabuck had shown up out there, or If It was known where he had gone. No Information could be se cured as to his whereabouts, and at this writing no trace has been found. One strong evidence that four play has been committed is the fact that Rabu k has stock, grain and corn thai needs attending to, and would not skip out, since he has property on the farm of the widow amounting to several hun dred dollars and also money In the bank. Neither was he a drinking man, and the belief Is fast assuming strong suspicions that he has been murdered for his money and the body disposed of In some manner. The case Is receiving attention and a search Is being made for a trace of Rabuck. Charges Against the Crampa. Philadelphia.' Pa., Oct. 10 -The exec utive committee of the striking employ es of Cramp's ship yards have decided to bring charges against the leading officials of the Crsmp company for vio lation of the contract labor law. The charges will be laid before United Htstes District Attorney Berk this week. The basis of the accusations will be that since the Inauguration of the strike the Crampa employed a number of Russian sellora, who are also skilled mechanics, on United States govern ment work and that nearly all of them are at work In various capacities, most ly as laborers. They say this la a direr violation of the law. BYAJ TALIS n crs. Sovon Thousand People at Barbo oue and Democratic Rally. Ottumwa, la., Oct If. Seven thou sand people attended the barbecue and democratic rally at Blakesburg in thl county Saturday. William. Jennings Bryan addressed the assemblage In the afternoon and C. A. Wendel of Ottiun wa, editor of the Galling Gun, and Fred White and others were on the pro gram for short addresses during the day. Oxen, hogs and sheep were roast ed and the inner man was provided for abundantly. The speaking In both the forenoon and afternoon was In a large tent erect ed, north of the city. A spacious plat form had been erected, In front of which which were a number of seats fenced off with wire from the other portion o the tent, which were sold at 50 cents each. The remainder of the tent was given over to standing room only. Mr. Hryan arrived In Ottumwa early Friday morning from Canton, III., and remain ed there a guest of C A, Welsh, secre tary of the national democratic com mlttee until Saturday afternoon, when he came out to Blakesburg on the spe cial Milwaukee train of eight coaches conveying 800 people. r red Vt hlte, democratic nominee for governor, introduced Mr. Bryan as man nominally defeated In 1IH, but who would be elected president In 1900. Mr. Bryan was greeted with tremendous cheers and proceeded to plunge Into the midst of things, taking up first the question o 'senatorial election by the people. He said that the democrats and populists had voted to make It possible for the people to elect their senators directly, but had been defeated. He then discussed the question of the Income tax, and after a brief rehearsal of that issue spoke to some extent on the money question. That Issue, he said, is not dead. Thirteen and one- half millions voted for bimetallism In 18WS. as a very few voted for unequtv oral gold standard. The republicans In 1S99 advocated bimetallism, that is the bimetallism that McKinley then repre sented. He said that the recent Iowa republican convention, by declaring for the gold standard, has parted company with McKinley. He showed the effect of the Importa tlon of gold from Alaska. If this influx of money is good, why would not the creation of more money be a good thing. He said the tendency of the republican party's policy is to retire the green backs by substituting national bank notes. He dealt trusts a terrific blow n his characteristic manner. He said republicans referred to the trusts as good and bad trusts, but to him they were all bad. They advance the prices on all commodities and arti cles embraced within their control, and he could not see how any man could support a party that fosters trusts. He said there Is no necessity for increasing the standing army. Mr. Brian then proceeded Into a lengthy discussion of the Philippine ouestlon. His address was Interrupted throughout with applause, showing the appreciation and approval of his argu ment. BRYAN'S TOUR. William Jennings Bryan talked to 150,000 persons In Nebraska In the week ending a week ago Saturday, ending his tour of the state, and left Sunday night for Texas. On Monday he made two speeches to enormous crowds In Dallas, Tex. On Tuesday he spoke three times In Dallas, the last being at the banquet which closed the democratic national carnival. He moved north on Wednesday and at Canton, 111., on Friday spoke from the platform which President McKinley had spoken from an hour previously. This week he will be in Kentucky, and leaving there October 18 he will go h rough the northwestern counties of Ohio, thence to Iowa ,and thence to Nebraska, where he will make another tour. WEEKLY LIST OF TRUSTS. A Few of the Latest Combinations of Capital. Sept. 30. Fourteen prominent citi zens of Dallas, Tex., Indicted for con spiring to form a lumber trust. This unlawful combine advanced the price of lumber 65 per cent In three months. It Is announced that the state of New Jersey will be enriched this year by $1, 500,000 by fees for charters granted the trust corporations. Oct. 1. The butchers of Dubuque, la., combine to do their own slaughtering and fight the trust. Oct. 2. Columbus, O., street railways complete arrangements for consolida tion and form a new company. Capital, 17,000,000. Oct. 4. The district court at San An tonio, Tex., annulled the charter of the Crystal Ice company, which had formed a local Ice trust. A receiver waa ap pointed. Oct. The Philadelphia Electric com pany incorporated under the law of the state of New Jersey to control the lighting plants of Philadelphia. Cap Ital, $25,000,000. A TRUST IN LIME. Toledo, O., Oct. 10. Within the next sixty days a white lime trust with a capital of 13,000,000 will exercise prac tically absolute control over the lime producing Interests of Ohio, Michigan and Indiana. The trust will embrace every firm In the three states, with the possible exception of one that has not yet given an option. The remaining 32 have already entered Into an agree ment. Notwithstanding the strenuous denial of local lime merchants and the mani fest attempts that sre being made to keep the desl a complete secret. W. H Ogan of Tipton, Ind., walked out of the Koody house last night with options on (very one of the 32 firms snugly packed In his valise and took the train for Cleveland. Mr. Ogan Is the promoter of the project and will probably have an icllve share In the management of the I me truest after articles of Incorpora tion are taken out. He Is backed by Cleveland capital. i " " Declared For FreeSllvor Danville, III., Oct. If The State Fed eration of Labor, before adjourning, elected the following officers; Secretary, treasurer, Millard Lloyd of Blooming ton; vice presidents, A, C. Lange of Qulncy, W. D. Heeiey of Danville, O. D. BpotU of Springfield, O. D. Hill o De -atur and Bdwln Cahlll of Vlrden. Resolutions were adopted favoring the free coinage of silver at If to 1 and condemning the use of atata mllltla In strikes. Operator Brush, the state's at torney and the circuit Judge of Wil liamson county were condemned for proaseatlag anion miasm CSEtlTRS IT, fhoy Havo Full Charge of the Re publican Machlno. Omaha, Neb., Oct. 10. Republican "harmony" In Douglas county Is "hot tuff," and since Victor Rosewater has fallen into the letter-writing habit, it promises to become more so. Some people have an Idea that It la an Im possibility for the person above named to fal an where or Into anything, but that point Is Immaterial. It makes ns different whether he fell Into the letter-writing habit or climbed Into It. It Is sufficient for present purposes that he got Into it, and got Into It all over. It will be recalled that John L. Web- ter Is something of a republican, wltlt a .chronic tendency to rush to the de fense of a republican administration on the slightest provocation. It will also e recalled that Mr. Webster felt impelled to take up the cudgel In behalf of the republican policy or Imperialism, and was the principal speaker at a rally at South Auburn a few nights ago, when an efforts was made to get the republican state campaign under way in Nebraska. It was something of an event, and eastern papers printed more or lsS about It and Mr. Webster was given some prominence because of his stand ing as a conspicuous Nebraska repub lican. It seems that the sight of sev eral columns devoted to Webster In various eastern papers had a nightmar ish efftct on Kose water, and he' Indited the following Interesting epistle, which eras oromntlv sent to a rjromtnent east ern newspaper of the republican faith? "CAN WEBSTER BJC TRUSTED V "October 3, UM. Dear Sir; I en. close a clipping under Omaha, date, ta ken from your paper of yesterday, which Is so full of mistakes that I think It my duty to call your attention to them. In the first place It states that the republicans have been organizing. by counties and holding meetings all over Nebraska, when the fact Is they have not yet opened their state cam paign. Secondly, Its eulogy of Jobs L. Webster as the best campaign speak er the republican party of Nebraska possesses Is an Insult to the republican , campaigners who have been tried and honored, such as Senator ' John M. Thurston, Senator M. L. Hayward, Hon. G. M. Lambertson and a half dozen others who stand head and shoulders above Mr. Webster. Mr. Webster, I am nformed. ha1 NOT EVEN BEKCf ASKED BY THE STATE COMMITTEE TO GO ON ITS LIST OF SPEAKERS. Whatever speeches he Is making will be at his own Instigation. The refer ence to nlm as a man wno came so near being made United States sena tor at the winter session of the legisla ture Is also misleading; the fact Is that he never received over thirteen votes out of nearly eighty that the republic ans had. At the last republican pri mary In this city Mr. Webster was efl one of the primary delegations, and he was BEATEN TWO TO ONE BY A COLORED MAN who waa the lowest man on the opposing delegation. U Is well known here that Mr. WeWstof maintains a literary bureau for the purpose of exploiting his own abilities and promoting his political ambitions. and in allowing Itself to be used in inn way your paper gives republicans te understand that Its correspondent has been SUBSIDIZED the same AS THE FHW COUNTRY WEEKLIES which are paid to pound the Webster tomtom. 'I submit that a republican paper cannot affair to treat republican Int erests In Nebraska In such a manner. ery truly yours. "VICTOR ROSEWATER." WEBSTER HAS THE LKTTCR. This letter Is now In the hands ef Mr. Webster, and It Is surprising to note what a "harmonizing effect It Is having. A number of Mr. Websttr'f friends have seen the document, and without exception It has stimulated them and set them to talking In a wonderfully enthusiastic and unanim ous manner. WILL ASSORT HIMSELF. It was because of this unpleasant condition of things at home that Mr, Webster yielded to demands from eut- side, and took up the fight for the stats ticket outside of Douglas county. The first thing he ran up against In that ne was the letter sent by Rose water as printed above. As might be surmised, matters have come pretty nearly to a show-down. Webster's frlenda are furiously Indig nant, and Webster himself has reached the point where he evinces a disposi tion to do a little dictating. He de mands an equal show with ethers In the columns of the Bee, and further . Insists on fair treatment at the hands of Rosewater. It is given out cold that Rosewater must back track If he ex pects special effort to be made In be half of his candidates. The machine managers are fearful of results If the large personal following of Webster Is not placated, yet Rose- ater is on record In black and white as being flat-footedly against him, and hey do not see how the thing Is to be one. All In all, the situation In Douglas bilious, and the sun went down or the signal of distress. NEBRASKA NEWS. Over 30,000 sheep will be wintered on the great A. J. Knollin it Co's sheep ranch, which is located about three quarters of a mile north of Columbus. force of men Is now at work putting he ranch In shape for this Immense herd. Next week the sheep will be brought here from Wyoming and other estern slates by trainloada. The work transportation will be pushed for- aru with the greatest possible expe diency, so as to get the sheep off from western ranges before the cold weather sets In. The safe handling of 30.000 sheep entails great work and countless details. As each train load of sheep Is unloaded they will be driven to winter quarters on the ranch. A large force of men will be required to take care of the sheep. Great quantities of hay, straw and grain are consumed and local prices are thereby augmented. The work of caring for the sheep Is systematized and arrangements are made on a large scale. In order to pre vent epidemic diseases the sheep are frequently driven In herds through great vats containing antiseptic liquid. Constant vigilance Is required on the part of the attendants to guard against plagues. A switchman found the body of an unknown man on the track a short dis tance north of the B. at M. depot at Plattsmouth. Near by was found tha head, which had been severed at the neck. There was a deep wound In the forehead about two Inches long and one on the back of the head, either of which would have caused death. His hair la cut short; he Is about M years of age and wore a blue-Mack coat and vest, a pair of blue overalls, well worn, a good suit of underwear, a pair of heavy socks and shoes and a black stiff hat, comparatively new. Thar were no papers to Identify the unfor tunate victim, but $31. M waa found on his person. Doubt" d ana waa attempt ing to board or alight from a train and, faltlng, met bis death. Other facte loading to bio Identity may be brought eut by the Inquest. .Ji I