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MARCH OF THE TRUSTS
Marvelous growth of indus
trial EVIL IN 1899.
Their PSwerln Politics was Strong
Enough to Dictate the Army
Beef Verdict.
PRINCIPAL TRUSTS OF 1893.
Name.
Capital. c
.J75.00O.O00,
. 6S.0OO.00O
. ?5, 000. 000
. 35.000.000
. 15.0oo,000e
. 60,000,000e
. 33,000,000.
. 17.000.0i
, 50,000,000
30,000.000
. is,ooo.ooo
. 54, 000, 000 e
80.000. 000
22,000,000
60.000 iHWi
-Amalgamated Copper
Am. Car and Foundrv...
American Ice company..
Hide and Lether
Am. Iron and Steel
Smelting and Refining...
Steel Hoop
M Window Glass
American Woolens Co...
Asphalt Co. of America.
Central Foundry Co
9 Smelting and Refining...,
Whiskey
National Enameling
National Steel
National Tube Co
Pittsburg Ccal
Pressed Steel Car Co
Henublic Irnn anti Kfl
&o,ooo,ooo !
30,000,00' e
25.OOO.0oC e
- u ut.i.t.,. T.wu.'ru"'
4o,000.00i.
Union Steel and Chain 6O,OOO,00G
PROCRESS OF TRUSTS IN 1899.
.New trusts organized 200
--tyiiai vi me irusts....J,OW,000,000
Capital of new trusts in
operation
9,000,000.000
Men employed by trusts 3,500,000'
eeeeeeeaee
The trusts have marched with (riant
strides in 1S99.- They have recruited to
their army hundreds of Industries ert
and small. They have increased their
capital by billions of dollars.
iney have dictated the decisions of
official bodies, as in the army beef
Investigation. They faced the people
at the polls, not of their choice, to be
sure; yet in spite of the raising of this
political factor in the Ohio campaign
that state was carried by the repub
licans. It is admitted that th
with deference In the report of the Unit
ed States industrial commission which
has been inquiring into their methods
and tendencies.
Lastly, the leader of the trust move
ment, the Standard Oil "crowd," has
appeared in the open as a Money Trust.
By control of stupendous sums of its
own and others' money the Rockefeller
clique brought on a Wall street panic
In the next to the last week of 1899,
which demonstrated its power to lower
or raise the prices of stocks and the
ruling rate of Interest In the exchanges
and money markets of the world.
Two events of the year, on the other
hand, have caused apprehension to the
men most Interested In the trusts. One.
the most recent, was the decision by the
supreme court of the United States on
December 3 In the celebrated Addy
stone Pipe case, brought under the
Sherman Anti-Trust law. That statute
had been violated by the six corpora
tions in the Iron pipe Industry, which
had divided territory among themselves
and bad agreed upon prices.
The other warning is the twice-repeated
fall in the prices of Industrial
securities on the stock exchange. In
the July slump "Industrials" shrank
$101,256, 1 In value; In December they
leu suv.uuu.ouo.
THOUSANDS BRED IN JERSEY.
New Jersey. the great breedlnr around
f the trusts, reported at the close of
the fiscal year In November that it had
chartered 2,000 corporations with an ag
gregate authorised capital of M.403
400,000. No such figures as these had
ever startled observer! of the time.
Of these the greatest were the Fed
eral Steel, with t200.000.0IW ef capital;
the Distilling Company of America,
HJ,000,000; the newly formed Standard
Oil company, IUO.000,000; The Ameri
can Steel and Wire company, $90,000.
90; the American Bicycle company and
the National Tube company, $80,000,000
eacn: TO continental Tobacco com pa
ny and the Amalgamated Copper com
pany, $75,000,000 each; the American
HJcii and Leather company and the
United States Worsted company, $C5,
0000,000 each; the, American Ice compa
ny, ftt.000.000; Republic Iron and Steel
company, W4.000.000; American Foundry
company, $00,000,000: National Steel
company, 00,000; Rubber Goods
Manufacturing company and American
Tin Plate company, $0,000,000 each.
- Below these figures there were eleven
corporations with $30,000,000 or more;
thirteen with $26,000,000 or more; eleven
at IZO.OOO.OOO; thirty-three with. $10,000,
000 or more.
CAPITALIZATION NOW $9,000,000,000.
At the end of February, 1899, the
total capitalization of 353 trusts was
$6. $32. 882.842. An estimate of the addl-
tlona In 1399 places the total capitalisa
tion of trusts now In existence at about
19.000,000,000.
Delaware has begun to see the ad
vantage to a state In fostering these
combinations. Under a new law offer
ing superior advantages to companies
with large capital, the Blue Hen State
has hatched $418,850,000 of charters since
March. New Jersey's revenue from a
year's incorporations was $758,000.
A recent estimate shows that 3.467,000
men earn their Jiving in the employ of
trusts.
The year's most striking instance of a
single trust's power with the govern
ment was the whitewashing of the
Beef trust. . General Miles charged
against the commissary department
that It had fed unfit beef to the sol
alert In the Cuban and Porto Rican
campaigns.
The "fresh" beef wu "embelmed,"he
declared and the canned beef was nau
seating and unwholesome. President
McKlnley appointed the Wade commis
sion to investigate the charges. The
packers' combination supplied this beef.
GUILTT, BUT NO CONVICTION.
The commission brought in a verdict
practically' of "guilty, but no convic
tion." Its report found that improper
food "enervated" the troops, and unfit
ted them for the advance upon iboney
and Santiago; that their "food supply
was Insufficient and Irregular,", that
Commissary General Eagan had bought
7,000,000 pounds of beef for the cam
paign, which act It describes as an "un
warranted and reckless" purchase of
"food that was practically unknown
and untried." This the report pro
nounced "a colossal error, for which
there Is no palliation."
This fault was placed wholly upon
General Eagan, and although most of
the comandlng officers testified to the.
fact that the beef Itself was bad, no
word -against the trust or against the
secretary of war, who practically dic
tated the purchases, was used In (he
Th commission further decided thaf
tie interests Of the service will be best
eeerved If further proceedings are
rfa, not roc his -coiossa
i s rlrtst language ta ret
not for his "colossal
JU Oeweffu Mile was sentenced
VOICE AT THE WINDOW I
Good
.
Z
by court martial to dismissal from the
army. The president modified this to
suspension with full pay.
SOME STARTLING ADMISSIONS.
The industrial commission, in an In
vestigation undertaken because of a
pressing demand for government action,
has held sessions leisurely all through
the year. Important men in the lead
ing trusts have made some startling
admissions before it.
Henry O. Havemeyer of the Sugar
trust said:
"It would be beneficial to the public
lo have under government supervision
all corporations dealing in things es
sential to the comfort of mankind. It
is the government through its tariff
the mother of trusts which plunders
the public. The trusts are merely the
machinery."
Daniel G. Reed, president of the
American Tin Plate company, said:
"The Tin Plate trust has had to dou
ble the price of its product within the
year. A fee of $10,000,000 was paid to
Judge Moore of Chicago, for organizing
this company."
LAWS OPENLY VIOLATED.
The commission discovered that the
American Tin Plate company, control
ling the product In that industry, the
National Steel company and the Na
tional Steel Hoop company were prac
tically one organisation with a cap
ital o $150,000,000.
Railroad men said that the Antl--Trust
law and the interstate commerce
act were violated by the railroads
themselves, and that these laws should
be amended to permit the railroads to
form a pooL
P. & Do we of the Commercial Trav
elers' league, showed that leading
trusts had got rid, through destruction
of competition, of 8,000 "drummers,"
while they had raised prices of stand
ard articles of necessity by from 10 per
cent for paper to 100 per cent for iron
pipe.
This and other testimony was damag
ing, but the trusts had prepared for
this. At a meeting at the Hoffman
House in New York early In the year,
leading spirits in the greatest corpora
tions of the country were represented
and a line of policy was agreed upon.
What pressure this coalition was able
to bring to bear at Washington is not
discovered, but advance suggestions
from the commission indicate that its
findings will not be disagreeable to the
combinations of capital under investi
gation. ALLEN DENIES BRYAN AIDED.
Washington. D. C. (Special.) Sena
tor Allen of Nebraska, In an interview,
authorises an absolute denial of re
ports that he would be the candidate
for the presidency of the fusion forces.
He said:
"I would not accept the nomination If
It were unanimously tendered me. Mr.
Bryan undoubtedly will be the candi
date of the democrat, populist and
free silver parties for the presidency.
Nebraska will give him a united, active
delegation to all three of the conven
tions." Mr. Allen declared emphatically tha.
so far as he knew Mr. Bryan had not
aided him in his candidacy for the sen
ate, saying:
I did not ask Mr. Bryan directly or
Indirectly to aid me In securing my ap-
pointment to the senate, nor did he
aid me to my knowledge. I did not see
or communicate with the governor re
specting the matter until he sent for
me. Mr. Bryan knew nothing of my
appointment until it had been deter,
mined upon by the governor. The re
lations between Mr. Bryan, Mr. Hitch
cock (who was a candidate for Sen
ator when Mr. Allen was appointed)
and myself are of the most harmonious
character and will continue so.','
STREET CAR DYNAMITED.
Springfield, 111. (Special.) For the
third time since the street car men's
strike was Inaugurated dynamite waj
resorted to, being placed on the street
car track and exploded beneath a car
containing twelve passengers. No one
was Injured, but the car was badly
wrecked. The outrage created great
excitement.
MAJOR LOGAN'S FUNERAL.
Youngstown, O. The remains of the
late Major John A. Logan, jr., will lie
In atste in St. John's Episcopal church
upon their arrival here. It Is expected
now that the funeral will occur about
February 5. Company H, Fifth Ohio
national guard, of which Major Logan
was captain for a long time, has been
asked to get as a escort at the fu
neral service
Wonder If the People Realize How
He Is7
CINCINNATI WANT8 IT.
Making Efforts to Secure the Na
tional Democratic Convention '
Cincinnati, O. (Special.) Cincinnati
has taken positive action looking to
ward extending an Invitation to the na
tional aemocrauc committee at its
meeting t ebruary 22, to locate the next
national democratic convention In this
city. At the invitation of the Concin
nati league, an organization whose
special object is to Induce conventions
to come to Cincinnati, a conference was
neia of representatives of the Cham
ber of Commerce, the Manufacturers'
association and other like organ iza
tions. at which the preliminary work
of the league was reported .and fur
ther progress in the matter was re
ferred by the league to the conference.
There was a unanimous agreement
that an Invitation should be duly sent
to the national committee and that as
surance would be given that in Clncln
natl the most perfect fairness would
be given to all aspirants for honor be
fore the convention. It was also agreed
that it was well to claim the conven
tion for Cincinnati, not alone because
of her absolute Impartiality toward the
candidates, but also on account of her
central location and convenient acces
sibility to all parts of the United
States. It was the sense of the meet
ing that a good guarantee fund should
be guaranteed to meet the expenses ot
the convention and arrangements were
made for the appointment of commit
tees to push the work of raising th
fund with all possible promptness.
GRIGGS SUED FOR IOO.OOO
Mysterious Case Brought Against
Him and Others at Chicago
unicago. III. (special.) Borne mys
tery surrounds the filing of a suit for
1100.000 damages in the United States
circuit court, in which William Coak-
ley makes United States Attorney Oen.
era! John W. Griggs, United States
District Attorney John C. Riack.-Unlt-ed
States Commissioner W. E. Humph
rey and others defendants. Mr. Cook-
ley is said to have formerly been west
er nagent of the Fltchburg railroad. He
Is not in Chicago at present and his at
torneys refuse to discuss the matter
further than to say that details of the
case will be given out on the filing of
the declaration in the case, which will
be done In a few days.
Assistant District Attorney O. E.
Pagln laughed at the steps Mr. Coak-
ley had taken to secure damages. lie
said: "This man Coakley came Into
our office during March, 10, when
General Black was United States at'
torney. uoakley bad been western
agent of the Fltchburg Railroad com
pany, but had had some trouble with
the officials. He wanted to have us
bring to the attention of the grand
jury an alleged violation of the Inter
state commerce law on the part of the
Fltchburg Railroad company. He de
clared the company had granted re
bates and had discriminated in favor of
certain shippers, but as most of the
alleged offenses were committed In the
east, we had no Jurisdiction. Then the
complainant related certain instances of
rebates said to have been offered by
ne railroad in the west, but the guilt
in inese cases seemed to fall upon
uoakley If anyone, and we told him so.
I do not see that he has any ground fo
action against us.
AUTOS FOR ARMY USE.
Paris. (Special.) The military ' au-
tiiorities are studying seriously the
utilization of automobiles In army op-
eratlons. The ministry of war prob-
ably will be represented at the eirwi.
sillon by different models of machines
to be shown In the pavilion of the mln.
istr of war, which include officers' car-
nag.s, tricycles for dlspateti bearers
ana wagons for telegraph, telephone,
medical, ammunition and commissariat
services. All these automobiles are
panned grey.
NEED NOT FEAR FRANCE.
London. The Vienna correspondent
of the Standard says: "Emperor Nich
olas has sssured the British ambassa
dor at St. Petersburg (Sir C. 8. Scott)
that Great Britain need not fear Inter
vention or any sort of difficulty from
Russia In the present Mouth African
complications. This may fairly be In
terpreted as an assurance Including an
Indirect promise that Trance will ab
stain from creating any difficulties for
En land."
POPULISTS HOLD A SESSION.
Conference Held to Map Out the
Next Campaign
Lincoln, eb. Special. ) What wa
practically an unofficial meeting of the
populist national committee waM in ses
sion in Lincoln Thursday afternoon and
until a late hour at night. The gain
ering was brought about with very lit
tle attending publicity, and brought to
gether a number of the leading popu
lists of the nation.
Senator Marion Kuller of Kouth Car
olina, chairman of the national com
mitter., who was expected to be pres
ent, did riot put in an appearance, but
Secretary A. J. Kdgerlon of Colorado
was hen, together with other leaders,1
among whom were the following mem
bers of the national committee: Gen
eral J. It. Weaver of Iowa; T. M. Pat
terson, editor of the itoc ky Mountain
News of Denver; J; W. Brcidenthal of
Kansas; W. H. Hray of Oklahoma; A.
liosrlle of Missouri; W. H. Robb of
Iowa, and J. 11. Edmisten of Nebraska.
These gentlemen are very reticent as
to the purpose of their gathering, an
nouncing In general terms that it is
simply a little conference for the pur
pose of informally discussing the policy
if their party in the next campaign,
rid the issues which will most prob
ably be brought to the front.
The meeting occurred In conjunction
with the meeting of the populist stata
committee, which had brought out i
full attendance of members and lead
ing populists from all sections. ThB.
primary object of the meeting of the
Mute committee being to fix a date for
the holding of the state convention.
At night at the Lincoln hoM was held
an open meeting of the Plate commit
tee, at which the national commit!
men and many others were pre, nl.
This gathering was presided over by
Chairman J. if. Kdmirteii. Addicted-
on the political isxucf were delivered
by Governor Pointer, General Weaver,
T. M. Patterson. A. Hostile. Onige W.
lierge and others.
W. J. Bryan was also present, re
ceiving an ovation on his entry Into the
room, lie u.-iiverc-d a shot addicts.
which was roundly applauded. Siioriiy
after the conclusion of Mr. ! try an' t '.Ik
the members of the national coininlr
withdrew, retiring to an upstairs ro-.ri,
where they went Into executive s- f
sion. The open, meeting continued unil. f
late hour, and was addrescd by (" .
W. lierge and several othos. At '.:
conclusion, a meeting of the exe.-utlv- j
committee of the stale commute v .
held, for the purpose of considering
recommendations to be made to the
stale committee.
The silver republican state eomi.i t-
tee also met at the- Lincoln hotel, wit ;
a good attendance. The executive com
mittee thereof was empowered to fix
the time and place for holding the next
state convention, after consultation
with the committees of the other fusio.i
parties.
This committee, which ronsisti of
Chairman Lyman of Hastings; Treaxur
er G. L. Laws and Secretary A. jl
Gleasn of Lincoln, was further em-
powered to select the Nebraska d-le-
gates to the next national convention
Friday night was held the banquet
of the Nebraska Traveling Men's Hiy
an club. During the day Goven. ;
Thomas of Colorado; ex-Goven.o,-Hogg
of Texas, Clarenc e 8. Darrow I
Chicago, Hon. J. A. Reed of Ka i.a
City and Norman Mack of Ituffulo. .
Y., arrived.
The lobby of the Lincoln hotel waii
all the evening thronged with a nuts
ing mass of prominent fusion p. I
llclans, Including many members of th
legislature, office holders and woii.ets
from every section of the state.
FOR SHOOTING A DESERTER.
Paplllion.Neb. (Special) The prelim
inary hearing of Corporal Fair and Pri
vate Jockens, the two soldiers charge;
with the murder of Deserter Moigm
began In the county court at 10 o'c! c 1
Tuesday morning. The room was full
of spectators.
District Attorney Summers was on
hand to defend the soldiers snd Attor
ney General Smyth was present to ai
slit Attorney Hassett in the prosecu
Uon.
The entire forenoon was consumed in
examining state witnesses. Witness-
for the, defense were put on the stand
at the afternoon session. At 4 o cloci
County Attorney Hassett made the
opening speech for the prosecution. At
torney Summers introduced a copy of
Deserter Morgan s military record.
It showed that Samuel Morgan had
deserted from Troop A, Eighth cavalry.
stationed at Fort Meade, 8. D., In nep
tember, 1898, Just as the regiment was
ready to embark for Cuba. He after
ward enlisted with the Thirty-ninth
volunteer infantry, recruited at Fort
Crook. He was apprehended at Fori
Crook on the eve of the regitnent'f
start for the Philippines. He was turn
sd over to the Tenth by the Reveath in
fantry and was shot dead while desert
ing on the afternoon of November 17.
County Attorney Hassett opened the
argument for the prosecution and occu
pled half an hour. He was followed by
District Attorney Bummers, who tali.
ed two and a half hours. At one time
during Summers' discourse there wan
a round of applause from the sporla
tors. Summers was followed by At
torney General Smyth for the prosecu
tion In a speech that lasted one hour
and forty-five minutes.
Judge Howard said he was a gre.i:
admirer of discipline, but thought 1'.
was needless to discuss discipline
length. After passing over the ess
he said he saw probable cause to Hn!
the defendants over to the district court
and fixed the bond at 11,000 each.
Nels Edns, a farmer residing twelve
miles from Sidney, was thrown from
his wagon while on his way hon,--.
breaking several ribs, and the attend
ing physician says the patient is oh'.
suffering with concussion of the brain
He is In destitute circumstances and
has a large family. Edna's team b--
came frightened at an approachinr
railway train, which caused the run
away, with the above result.
Judge Basil 8. Ramsey closed his of
ficlal term of district Judge at Platts-
month Wednesday, having been on th
bench four years, and previous to the.
served as county Judge for six years
The Cass county bar presented hd.i
with a nne sliver pitcher, tray and cur
He will resume the practice of law ,n
that city
The second annual exhibition of the
Elkhorn Valley Poultry and el't '!'
association will be held at Mud'soti
January t. 4 and 25. Exhibits will le
received up to ii p. in., January 23. 'Mi
association Is In god shape and
making big prepsrs lions for the comli; ;
show. The merchants have a tiered i'".
ipeclal premiums.
' The Rursslan nrmored cruiser Gromo
boy, built Rt ft. Petersburg, will et:r.
no less than nixty-four guns of nil
scrlptlons. Including four elitiit-tra I,
sixteen six-Inch, twenty thrf. I.ic.t,
twenty three-pounders nt.d four Ma
chine guns, all being ttuicU Fret.
fIGHT AT RENSBURG.
30ERS' POUR HOT SHOT INTO
BRITISH INFANTRY
2atacre Wins an Advantage, But Is
Not Following Up His Success
at Cyphergat
London. (Special.) The following Im
portant dlspalt lies have been received
t on tne front:
Item-burg. Jan. 3. The Hoers opened
odfiy's Proliant by shelling the in-
itntry and suppiv columns with a big
run and a !Iot hklss, which we chrlst-
d "Ten penny." We replied and a
leavy artillery duel is now proceeding.
We set lii t- last night to the trucks
f the wrecked train and their con-
ents, and they are still Hazing. The
ew houth Wales Lancers performed
heir duty under heavy shell and rifle
ire, to which we replied. This last d
mill midday, the Hoers trying to loot
he burnlg trucks, but being compelled
) our shell tire to retire.
Shrapnel burst right among them
level al times, and must have done con
liderable damage. many riderless horses
usliing aUiut the veldt. Pome of the
pemy took shelter in the station
louse, but were shelled out. The sur-
Ivors galloped away.
The Hoers were seen to gallop a gun
hrough one of the passes. As they
lid so our artillery opened fire upon
hem. The gun has not yet been heard
a fire, and we presume its escore were
ihot.
We have the enemy partially sur-
ourided. His lines of communication
tre cut oft antl the roads and bridges
ire held. Tills accounts for the stren-
lous efforts made to loot the wrecked
od trucks.
What we much want Is more guns of
larger caliber. If we had them we
ould do much damage. The twculiar
llvision of cavalry. Infantry and guns
'ill be noticed.
3ATACKE HAS AN ADVANTAGE,
Sterksstrom, Jan. 3. Early yesterday
Horning a huge force of Boers descc-n
i
id from Schomborg. on Molteno, whl
Lhey occupied. They then proceeded to
mack an outpont of fifty men, sta
Honed north of the town, at the nam
time cutting the telegraph wires to th
south of them. This maneuver wa
however, loo late, for the authorltl
it Sterksstrom had warning and a re
enforcing force of KafTrarlan rifles, un
Jer captain Ronnie MaeLean. pushe
forward from Bushman s hoek.
Firing quickly commenced and wen
an for some hours, until the enem
with one gun, withdrew, taking up
position on a hill at Cyphergat, to th
outneast of Moletno. From there the
nred on an armored train with effect.
General Gatacre then moved up from
sterkstrom with Infantry. Carte Mount
ed Rifles and artillery. He encountered
the enemy at Cyphergat. Our art!
lery at once opened fire on the enemy
w-no instantly disappeared over the hi
tops, removing their gun with remark
able celerity. We fired only forty
rounds and then ceased. The Boers did
not fire even once in reply. The Cape
Mounted Rifles and Montmorency
couts advanced on the left flank of tha
enemy, the artillery follow-inr. iAJI
reached the camp near Molteno In the
evening without resistance, thus rellev
Ing the outpost. The infantry did no
fighting at all and the British loss Is
nil. That of the Boers is not known.
The enemy's strength Is estimated at
2.000 to 3.000.
It Is uncertain whether General Gat
acre will immediately follow up this
success.
NAVAL GUNS SHELL THE BOERS
Frere Camp, Jan. 4. Boers continue
bombardment of Lady smith today
Our big naval guns shelled the Co
lenso lines. One missile burst in the
trench and caused the Boers to scram
ble quickly rearward, while another ex
ploded in the midst of a drove of horses,
killing several
Yesterday nineteen Kaffirs, who es
caped from the Boer lines, come in
from Colenso. They declared the en
emy short of everything. Parties of
our scouts now proceed dally towards
rugela, engaging the Boer guards.
FROM M ODDER RIVER.
Modder river, Jan. 4. I have Just re
turned here with the cavalry brigade.
We left Monday to act In conjunction
with the column from Belmont. W
moved out about sixteen miles to th
west on the south side of the river. In
order to prevent General Cronje sending
a force to attack the Belmont column,
This we succeeded In doing. Six hun
dred Boers started, but were forced to
head west to Douglas to avoid us. W
never came In contact with them. There
is no change in the situation here.
ASSOCIATED PRESS RESUME.
London. This morning's news throwi
no further light upon the war situation,
The exact position at Molteno and Cy
phergat Is not known, but In any
event these little engagements are of
small Importance beyond proving that
the British forces are beginning to at
tain a greater degree of mobility. It I
fully expected that next week will see
s heavy battle on the Tugela river,
which is now the real pivot of the cam
paign. The Boers apear to be work
ing Incessantly with shovel and pick.
Lord Methuen's cavalry scouting hai
developed the fact that the Boers' In
trenchments extend some forty miles,
far overlapping the British position!
and making flank attacks exceedingly
difficult. Military analytics affirm that
the Boer trenches under General Bullet
extend away seventeen miles, and that
work is pushed on them unremitting
iy.
While the advance Is delayed, flank
movements are almost Impossible, be
cause long marches are not done with
celerity and It Is hard to time an at
tack with certainty. The extent of th
Dutch rising may now be measured b
taking a line from Prieska, on the west
to Herschel or Bark ley on t he east
Along the whole of this line except al
points actually occupied by the Brit
ish, the population seems for the mosf
part hostile,
HANNA NOT ANXIOUS.
Cleveland, O. (Special. )8enator M
A. Hantitt has declared that although
he had been urged to stand for th
pr-rnianent chairmanship of the nexl
rc lib lean convention he would not do
to "There ore other men." he said
' v.ho are more nmultlous than I nncf
Uhc value that honor more than I do
I will give way to them."
Me also declared that he will be on
if the deleitates-at-large frmn Ohio.
I greatly desire that General Dick
thud have n uncontested 'place In tht
Dhl.i delegation at large," he explain.
M "and I am glad to step out lr) lili
favor. If I was to be considered ss on.
Of the (!elegates-at-largi, precedent
zlvlng the place to me as a senator,
there would be a rontent between Cen
tral Grosvenor and General Dick. I be.
Ing out of II, there will be room for
iioth of then, ss there should tie, and
fraction would be avoided."
AMERICAN CATS CO ABROAD
The United States transport Sumner
will carry to Manila a cargo of en
terprising Amberlcan tats the queer
t cargo that a ship ever carried.
They are all up-to-date, aggressive
American rats. They are all expan
sionists. They are going to extermi
nate the Filipino rats.
It all grew out of a letter written by)
John Montmorency, a citlxen of Ma
nila, to Frederick W. Hutler. a ciU
len of Newark. .Mr. Montmorency had
conference with General Otis, and
while lilaTrain was still charged with
memories of the conference he wrote;
My Dear Fred I am going to spring
a surprise on General Otis, and I want
you to help me. You see, the govern
ment warehouses here are overrun
with rats. It Isn't stretching the mat
ter at all to say there must be 1.S0O ol
them In the building here, and the
have teeth that can gnaw steel. Tht
rascals are eating the army out ol
house and home. General Otis wa
lookin gat the traps, which are very
inferior affairs, and he said: 'I don't see
what we can do to stop them. I wish
we had some hungry American cats to
pen an engagement with them.'
"1 want you to ship ioO cats on the
next transport that leaves New York.
Enclosed find J7. That ougtu to
buy all the- cats In Jersey. The trans
port olfli liWs will be glad to feed them.
so that the army at this end can oe
fed.
"Try to get them off by the first of
the year, your old friend.
"JOHN MONTMORENCY."
Mr. Butler set to work at once. He
inserted this advertisement In all the
Newark iai-rs:
U'unled Five hundred full grown
tats for the Philippine islands. Deliver
Friday and Saturday, 5 to 7 p. m.
Price, 15 cents eac h. Call 103 lloselle
ave., Newark, N. J.
Headers at first thousnt It a Joke, but
those who made a sortie upon the yel
low cat In the alley and the gray eat
upon the back fence and carried their
pluiuler to No. 103 Rosciie avenue found
that Frederick W. Hutler was very
much In earnest. He paid 11 cents
apiece for the rats, and asked no qu'-s-tlons.
Tluere was but one requirement
that the cats be full grown. All klt-U-ii.i,
no matter how cunning, were de
nied the privilege of a trip to the
Philippines. It would require a large
rat to successfully battle with the Fili
pino rodents.
.Mr. Hutler Imprisoned the cats In the
."ellar and waited for more callers. They
came apace. Women brought In pet
cats In their arms. Men carried them
in bags, children In baskets. Every
titlzen of Newark. It would seem, came
and brought a feline offering.
Many declined the proffered 15 cents
and begged Mr. Hutler to accept 60
merits instead for taking their furry
Pests off their hands. Major General
Piume, of the National Guard of New
Jersey, donated the Adonis of the col
lection, a handsome gray warrior nam
ed Miles.
The cats accumulated In the cellar
until there were 335 living In mre or
less blissful unison. . They asked and
answered many questions about thia
unusual proceeding. So loud did the
debate become that the angel of sleep, (
left its station above Mr. Butler's bed
posts and hasn't been seen since. All
the rats and mice disappeared from the
block and still the cats argued.
They discussed the Philippine que
Hon and the effete Spanish rats that
were waiting there for them. Some of
the more homeloving Toms said they
wtre willing to make the trip bee '.use
of the good feeding, but declared that
they would be back In time for the first
general Thomas symphony concert by
moonlight in June. It would take two,
months to make the trip, they argued,
and two months for the return. They
could reduce the rat breed of Manila
to a memory In six weeks, argued the
venturesome spirits, and the braver
spirits prevailed.
The debate over the music began.
There were mingled solos and tangled
duets and grand ensembles from 136
throats. The neighbors couldn't stand
It. They went to the mayor and com
plained of the vocal nuisance.
The Society for the Prevention ot
Cruelty to Animals read In a Newark
paper the graphic account of a eat
fight In Mr. Butler's cellar. The wri
ter declared that he was present and
helped to collect four bushel baskets of
fur as a souvenir of the battle. The so
ciety sent an officer to reprimand Mr.
Butler, and that unfortunate but en
terprising man removed the cats to an
empty house In the lower part of New
ark, where their number was later
swelled to BOO.
Meanwhile, his door bell was rung alt
day by bad little boys and good little
girls and soft-hearted women. The bad
little boys had a wicked glitter In their
eyes. They had stolen pet cats In the
hope of clearing 15 cents by the trans
action. The good little girls and tha
soft-hearted women had tears In their
eyes. They had lost their pet cats and
hcqed to reclaim them.
The cats were taken to the transport
and put aboard In crates. They will be
accorded the liberty of the vessel twloa
a day for exercise. They will be fed
raw beef and stole bread. There will
be no milk. The commissary depart
ment does not Inrluda that beverage In
its menu. Besides, milk Is mild diet
for warriors and John Montmorency
wants the cats to be in good fighting
trim when they arrive.
The cats are under strict navy disci
pline. All belligerent rats are Isolated.
They are kept In small wire cages and
on slight diet, which soon softens their
cravings for civil war.
Exercise hour will be the festure of
the transport Journey to Manila. It
will take place nfter the morning and
evening feeds. There Is a precaution
ary measure for the protection of the
pet canaries and mocking birds on
board.
There will never be a cry of "Cat
overboard!" for cats will not Jump Into
the water. If cats, prompted by too
bold and roving a spirit, climb too far
up a mast and become frightened there
may be a call for a stepladder. The
music of th waves will soften the
shriller music from the crates.
Every precaution will be taken
against civil war on board the trans.
port, but on arrival every peaceful In
unction will Ire lifted and the s'.btlant
logan of the conciunrlng armv will he
'Down with the Filipino rater'
There Is a report current In north.
western Pennsylvania that the new
management of the Ixlaware, Lacka
wanna Western Hallway ccunia,ny
has nctually Issued an order to the ef
fect that every one of its employee
must slc-p eight hours out of every
iwenty-four or lose his rMisiiion it i.
being freely commented urron by the
newspaper of the state, and ih.r. i.
only one opinion. Predicating their
views upon the truthfulness of the re.
port, every newspaper that Iwlleves In
Individual liberty denounce ih .,.n-
f the Irkswanna's authority. . lat
terly Indefensible, The utmost thst er.
poratlon have a right to Insist upon In
their employes is that the latter shall
be In condition to perform the duties
for the dlscharce or which u,.
paid, and that those dutle shsll be
performed. The time they eat, sleep
bathe, pray and rhans-e their .nir. L
still, thang God, their own business.