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
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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
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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.
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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.
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