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THE EDO. CHINESE CRISIS IS RAPIDLY CLEARING UP. THE GERMAN PLAN Conger la Instructed to Insist on Severs Punishment of the Guilty Parties. Washington, D. C. Special.) Propo rtions of a far-reaching character con cerning China are being presented in rapid succession to this government. The state department had no sooner disposed of one of these propositions to day by delivering a response to the German government, than It was con fronted by an even more important pro position submitted by the French gov ernment, and within half an hour for mally seconded by the Russian govern ment. The answer to Germany coverel the subject of punishing Chinese offenderes and made known that the United States had instructed Minister Conger along the lines1 suggested by Germany. These instructions look towards secur ing the names of persons deserving chasitsement, also whether the pun ishments accord with the gravity of the crimes committed, and Anally, .In what manner the United States and other powers are to be assured that satisfactory punishment is Inflicted. Aside from these specific purposes of the note, it Is regarded as Important chiefly as establishing the most satis factory relations between the govern ments at Washington and Berlin. FRANCE AND RUSSIA. ' The Franco-Russian proposal takes a much broader scope and submits a pro gram under which the negotiations for a complete settlement can be carried forward. The French charge. M. Thie feault, handed the proposition to Sec retary Hay Shortly after noon, and held a brief conference concerning It Half an hour later M.. de Wollant, the Russian charge, arrived at the state de partment and handed to Mr. Hay a Bote expressing Russian approval of the propositions Just submitted by Prance. Mr. Hay gave no formal an swer to the two communications, as they will go first to the president at Canton. The Franco-Russian proposition is under four heads, name:: First, punishment of the guilty par ties; second, interdiction of the ship ment of arms into China; third, pay ment of indemnity to the powers, and. fourth, sufficient guarantees for the future. the establishment of a permanent lega tion guard at Pekin; for the razing of the Taku forts and for the mainten ance of a line of communication be tween Pekin and the sea. The impression here, in advance of action on the propositions by our gov ernment, is that they contain nothing essentially unfitting them to be sub jects of consideration in a final settle ment. The difficulty which Is likely to arise lies in the placing of proper limi tations upon the scope of each heal. This is particularly true of the subject of guarantees, and, perhaps, of that of i.iittT SHU. as alreedy suggested, each la undoubtedly a most proper sub. Jcct for discussion when the final nego tiations are reached, snd, therefore. M. Deleasses broadest prop isltions. which are likely to consume some t'rne In re ducing them to ultimate and bliding forms may be said t have a fair re ception awaiting thtr.i. AVOID GETTING' mOTHOLD. As to the interdiction of arms, the state department already has intimated that there may be a question ns to its wisdom, and there is reason t believe, also, that Germny will not view that particular feature with approval. Hut there appears to be good reason to ex pect that a mldd'.e ground will bo reached by confining the interdiction of arms to a specified period, possibly to be fixed by the time required by China within which to pay the indemnity. The chief objection to the proposition I In lis beir.g permanent i:i lis present form. Wbal the U ruled Stutes pivorntK'ni oartl-JUlarly dcnire to avoid is enter in;? Into an esr'-cment thai l..ans in tin., planner toward the maintenance of a foothold on Cliines- solt.ar.d if t ie rtlir propof'itiot: relative to the mainten ance cf a lire of free am! sifj com munication b'. tween Pekin ortd the sea end the lection guards can be modi fied In the direction of temporary ex pedients, they will be more likely to receive the support of our government. It is ei j. rcr t from the rnmplexlty of the latest Kiereo-Russian proposal that the phase of negotiation thus Initiated will take some time to dispose of. PJtPLT TO OK R. WANT. Following Is the text of the American reply to the Orman note: "The MCic'sry of s'atc to the lm erlal Gerr.tcn charg: 'yjemoinnoum In response to the In quiries" rr.a ' of the secretary of state. October 2. VIS. by the Imperial German charge -:' :!. touching the Chinese Imperil ."'t 'n regard to the punish ment of I'r e Tuan and other hign Chinee or i !; s. "The CI- minister communicated to the fs r. t. ry of state on the 2d last., te'r.-fj a received by him from Director (" '! Sheng, conveying the ! pert of ! nperlsJ edict dated Sep Imtxr .i by which the degrada tm ad pui ijbaaat o PrUoe Tuam and other high Chinese officials is da creed. The government of the United State Is disposed to regard this measure as a proof of the desire of the imperial Chi nese government to satisfy the reason able demands of the foreign powers fr the injury snd outrage which their le gations and their nations have suffered at the hands of evil disposed persons in China, although it has been thought well, in view of the vagueness of the edict in regard to the punishment which some of the Inculpated persons are to receive, to signify to the Chinese minister the presidents view that it would be most regrettable if Prince Tuan, who appear from the concurring testimony of the legations In Pekin, to have been one of the foremost in the proceedings complained of. should es cape such full measure of exemplary punishment as the facts warrant, or It Kang VI and Chao shu Chlao should receive other th:in their Just deserts. CONG CR INSTRUCTED. "With a vie to forming a Judgment on these points, the United States min ister in Pekin has been Instructed to report whether the edict completely names the persons deserving chastise ment, whether punishments proposed accord with the gravity of the crimes committed, and in what manner the United States and the other powers are to be assured that satisfactory pun ishment Is inflicted. "Jt is hoped that Mr. Congers replies to these Interrogatories will inform the government of the United Slates 1n the opinion which it now shares with the imperial German government, that the edict in question is an important ini tial step in the direction of peace and order in China." LOOK FOR EARLY PEACE IN CHINA. Officiate Think Germany's New Terms Will Lead to Settlement. Washington (Special.) Ail signs now point to a harmonious settlement of the Chinese trouble. The offer which the German emperor makes Emperor Ku ang Hsil to place the troops under Field Marshal Waldersee subject to such or ders as may be necessary to guarantee him full protection should he return to Pekin Is considered important by ad ministration officials. It should have the effect of sustaining the Chinese em peror in his present conciliatory course and assure him of the support of a powerful force should Prince Tuan orj other anti-foreign leaders attempt to stir up a revolution to protect them selves against the recent Imperial edict ordering them before a court for pun ishment. From an administration point of vlw few obstacles' remain in the way of a speedy settlement. Some concessions may be necessary before a common pol icy can be adopted, but all nations that participated in the relief of Pekin show a disposition to be reasonable and make them. Consideration of the new propositions submitted by Germany and France will be given as soon as the president reaches Washington. The of ficials d) not conceal the fact that they had feared that Germany contemplated delaying adjustment af the entire Chi nese question in the hope of obtaining territorial reparation for the murder of her minister. This apprehension has been largely dissipated by the new suggestions advanced. They are in line to a great degree with the views of this government. It is understood to be the purpose of this government to j take advantage of the renewal of the concert between the nations to formu late a mi tiiod of settlement of the to- PROTEST AEAISST WITHDRAWAL. American Citizens at Tien Tsln Want Army to Stay. Tien Tain. (Special.) Via Shanghai At a meeting of American citizrns at Tien Ttin the following resolution was adopted: ")Ve, citizens! of the United Ftates deplore the contemplated withdrawal ol a large part of the United States troops In North China. We feel the work of the allied armies is far from accom plished, and the refusal of the Ameri can government to take part therein Is sure to be regarded by the allies as an unworthy act. and by the Chinese as a ii;n of Indifferent e. We uige our gov ernment to ccrry to an erel the work it has so honorably and efficiently be jrun and to inninuin a sufficient forte here to secure the protection of Amer ican merlin: iie and missionary inter-t-?tn until a settl :n c n t of the present trouble Is act om; Iished." MliTCH ATTC3.S SriY,51. Says Democratic Leader Is Head of Only Real Trust. Nebraska City, Neb. (Special.) In tl.e number of the Conservative which appear today, J. Sterling Morton, the editor, answirs P-ryans speech on the starch trust, made in this city Septem ber 26. Morton says in part: "There Is not now In Nebraska City or elsewhere in the United Ktates, such a tiust, either in starch, sugar, salt, Soap, or anything else, perhaps, except In free silver or ganizations, which hav combined in a trust of candidature to prevent com petition in ofilce. "No combine or trust In commerce hu gone so far, managed so adroitly, and succeeded so well as the Ilryan trust In nomlr.stljn, which began bus ine. at Bioux Kails, held a street fair convention at Kansas City and a car. nival at Toprka." The republican tentorial convention of New Mexico nominated B. 8. Rodey of Albuquerque for delegate to congress. HOT ENDED. REPORTED STORY OF AGREE MENT IS UNTfiUE. ADDRESS BY MITCHELL President of the Miners Union Says He Has Hau no Conference With Coal Operators. Hazleton, Pa.-(Special.) A report shich came to headquarters to the ef fect that word had gone out of a meet ing In New York that an agreement had been made on a 10 per cent in crease basis caused considerable stir and the telephones and telegraph were kept busy f r seveial hours In an effort to locate the source of the report. President Mitchell entered emphatic de nial to the representation that he had participated In a settlement or any Other meeting where the railroad presi dents were present, arid sent out the following notice to the strikers" repre cntative : "To the Miners and Mine Workers ol the Anthracite Region: We have J iM been Informed that a report bus been circulated at Ashland to tne fleet that in a conference in New York this morn ing between the coal presidents ana myself an agreement was reschod which will end this strike. I desire to inform all mine workers that the report is in correct and that I hive not been In conference with the piesldents of coal companies and have made no agree ment with them. 1 wish to reiterate what I said several days ago, that ther will be no end of the strike until a con ventlon of the anthracite nilneis Is held. Tou aie fiii ther TcviUiStrd ts pay r.o attention to statements of this kind end to continue the strike until such concessions are made by he operators as will Justify us In calling a general convention, mhen you will be regularly notified of the date and place at whirh the convention will be held." NO MEKTING OF MINERS CALDKD. Later Mr. Mitchell said: "No call has been issued frr a meet ing of the miners, snd I have no In formation Just now that would Justify m in calling one. The miners are not the ones who are standing Is the way of such a movement." Already several of the uniens have elected their delegates to s convention. The union will have everything in read iness when the time comes. The ex rutive board held a meeting with the dltrlet presidents, but all denied that anything had been done beyond the hearing of reports and the maprlnii out of rew districts In which meeting" ere to be held. Sheriff I'arvey was call ed hastily to the virinity of Uattimer, where it was said that the strikers were making threatening demonstrations. These consisted in standing on piles called Indian heads and using spy glasses on those in the company store and about the mines. When the sherifl arrived the trikrs had dispersed. A secret conference was held by thf officials of the United Mine Worker? which lasted for an hour and a half. At the conclusion President Mitchell said the meeting was hejd for the purpose ol canvassing the entire situation. It ar found, , he said, that only about 5 OtK mine workers out of 142,000 were st'.f. at work. It was the opinion of the ofli ciaTS tn cmTerenee, nr raid. ii,-t .'.i these will also have quit in a short time. Mr. M.tchell also said that of the 5,000 non-strlk.rs 1.100 were in this (Hazleton) reaion, and the remainder' are at work in the Schuylkill district, NOTICKS OF A&VANCK Pf-KTKO. Shenandoah. I'n. ('; cia! The only Important development In the str k'' tituHtion in this district was the post ing of notices by the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron company at al! of its collieries and In conspicuous places in the towns snd mlping "patches" announcing a ti t inTrse of iO per cent in wages and a wli!lnene. to hear the grievances of the em ployes. The local and rilMrh t organ izers were on the alert and In less thin five mlnuti s after t'ie comt,-ir.ys pro posal had been placed a warning to (he mine workers w-js circulated call ing on them to pay no attention to thj "cmpany's offer, but It wait for t,e W islon of the mine workers' conven tion. The l'lBh'.h ri i piment 1 mating preparations to break crimp. O'ner.Vi Cobin la!" tn'ay ordered the recipient lo stnrt for home t nnot row. Comp iny t of the Twelfth left tod-jy. !IAU, TNION RR P.ECOOMZriT)'! N"W York. (Spceiil.) It was learrt'd that there had been an Important meet ing In this city of represer.t.tlves of the eoal-carrylng railroads. J. i'lerp- nt Morgan Is believed not to have been actually present at this conference, but It did not take place without h's knowledge. All of the roads except the Philadelphia & Reading have their ex ecutive offices In this city. Vice Pres blent C. E. Henderson of the Philadel phia & Heading came from Philadelphia to attend the conference. James Ftlll man of the National City bank, thor oughly familiar with the Inside nego tiations, snys that the situation had bettered Itself considerably. The main question at Issue now Is whether the union shall be formally recognized by the operators. DUTCH WAR8HIP8 MOVE. Shanghai. (Special.) The Dutch war. ships, Gelderlnnd and Holland hav suddenly been ordered to Bwatow and Amor respectively. EALVESTONS NEED IS S5.0C0.COO. R Jd i rose Official Fixes Sum Nec Hairy to Shelter Homeless. Galveston, Tex. (Special.) Stephen E. Harton, second vice president of the Red Cross society, today aald: "Eo far there has been donated for the flood sufferers about 11.000,000 cash. Of this amount 1750.000 has been donted to Uaiveston. It will reqaire every tent of this amount to ilean up debris tnd pay the expense of distributing the materials donated, and nothing lll be left for leoons'.ruction of the 4,000 homes detrjyd. The broken lumber that can be extracted from the debris is not worth the cost of the labor nec e.ary to leenver it. However, It Is utterly Impossible to think of burning any part of it without removing it some distance from the remaining Dulidlr.gy. "The Red Cross, in connection with he central rell f committee, Is e irnest y endeavoring to formulate a compre hensive plan for reconstructing the de stroyed homes In a temporary manner that will furnish suitable homes for the people, although very small and plain, until they tun recover them-w-.ves through the natural process of restored prosperity. The plan of rent ing these .house for a low, nominal rent to those u ho are employed and able to pay rent is also favored, the proceeds of the rent to go back Into the relief fund. Pe pie are now crowd Irg Into rootless, dilapidated, broken slucks and into tents, all absolutely uninhabitable when cold weather si ts in. The Red Cross society has made an estimate that Ji.Ot 0,000 is urgently needed, but so far there is not a dollar available for this work." PAY PENSIONS TO FILIPINOS. American Commission Establishes a New Policy. Manila. (Special.) The new Philip pines commission has Bpinopiiatru 2!7,OoO (Mexican) for the payment of s.mdry expense Incurred by the mili tary for the benefit of the Insuiur gov ernment during September, and also donated J1.S0O (Mexican) to the widow of the loyal and efficient Filipino pres ident of the town of Fanta CVuz, who was revengefully murdered by the In surgents. The purpose is to show the United States governments Intention to protect Its friends and faithful servants the Hollos, Panay Island, and Its civil government. Monday night, Octolier 1. the rebels kibed Ueu tenant Max Wager of the Thirty-sixth volunteer Infantry, near Pavia, island of panay. A detachment of the forty-fourth reg iment at P-ohol Island, one of the Visay an group, has encountered a fort. of the entmy. killing thirty of them, tois American was killed. HAS 60NE TO THE RESCUE. A Full Regiment to Aid Sheild's Unfortunates. Washington, IX C (Special.) The following cablegram has been rtcelvtO at the war department: "Manila. Ot. 6 Adjutant fjeneral, Washington: First Infantry to Marin, duque October E on Runnier; General Hare here to command Island, with or ders f push operations until Insurrec tion Is stamped out absolutely. He IU have twelve full companies of Infnnty for the purpose. Anderson's first oper ations developed nothing. No rejMirte since October 2. MACARTHl'lL" The above dispatch relates to rein forcements fcent to the island of Marln duque. where Captain Hhteois itno tif- y-two men f the Twenty-ninth volun teer Infantry were either killed or cap tured by the insurgents. At that time (neral Ma' Arthur sent Colore! An derson and two companies of the Thirty-eighth volunteer' infantry, with the Vnrklown snd two gunboats, to the re lief of Shields and his command, If they were still alive. EMPRESS IS AWFUL SCRRY. Big Funeral for Von Ketteler and Temple th His Memory. Taku. (S-elal . The dowager em press has deputtd the highest official .f the empire to make all tieci sh try ur r.inceineins for a most l:i.po.-l,,g fu neral in honor of Huron von Kcitei. r, the let' German minister to Chirt'i. Flu has iiiso ordered tl.e erection of a ui abie l r'ple at the capital to his mem ory. Tl.e u.er!nt' ndent of the trade ,it Tien Ti-in has been ordered to rm-it the body on Us arrival ber '?od the M;4li-st officii at otlr poi i- will ;,ay the greatevl honor to the dead. An lipieihi t degr.'idu from ail ranks an I offices Prince Tjan. !.ai ,YI Karg-YI, Tung-Fuh-Siang and otheif oncerned in the movement. YAQI'I WAR flOPS ON. Jierrnoslllo, Mex.(Specl;il.) -Negotiations between the five Vequl Indian em issaries and President Ulnz for the -t-tlement of hostilities now existing be tween the Vaqiiis and the Mexbun gov. ern.-ner.t have failed to accomplish any thing, and the peace envoys have Ar rived here on their way home from the City of Mexico. They report tint Pres ident Piai refused to consider tticir proprsal for peace, as he looked upon It a granting too many concessions to the Indians. Flrhting still continues and 'he government troops st em to be mak ing slow but steady advances lato thi Indian country. THOMPfON"fl CKAFT. Cbadron, Neb. (PpeclaJ.) Another new republlan paper is to appfflr thlt week at Hay Springs. It is understood to be a Fisher-Thompson organ. Th entire republican prese of the district li dew lm the Themimon-rtofeer eemblne. JO EMPIRE. CONVENTION OF DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CLUBS. MR. BRYAN SPEAKS Thousand of Americans Rally to the Support of Threatened American Prlnclplee. Indianapolis, Ind (Pperi.il.) The morning session of the convention of National Democratic clubs was not called to order until 10.30 o'- lock. Otv emor MclMIiln of Kentucky presided. The report of the committee on per manent organization was submltt'jd to the convention. It recommended that the following officers be elected: W. '.X. Hearst, president; Mux F. Ihm-.ii ti, eec rctay; Marcus Daly, treasurer. It was also recommended by the com mitted that the executive -oininiltee cf the association, which now consists of seventeen membiro, be lneteised to forty-five members; a member for each state. The convention took up the report of the committee on permanent organiza tion as soon as the s ssion begun and an animated discussion followed the recommendation of the committee to Increase the membership of the fxecu tlve committee. It was 'maninioiirlj dclded not to increase the nicmbrshlp The balance of the report of the com mittee on permanent organisation was adopted. M'MII.TJN SPRAKS. Governor MtMillin of Tennessee, In taking the chair made an address in which he said: "We have a (Treat deal of work before us. The. jhj:;ct of the exit-leme of this arsociatK-ri !s f'-r M-.e purjMise of more thorough 'ir.?inlzHtion throughout the United Ktates. What I ftant you to do wh-n you go back home is to organize, organize, organize, till there will be nothing but democratic clubs everywhere. No more splendid candidate was ever nominated by the American people than we nive. Yet our enemies sny that he has been bat en once. Yes, and only twenty years after Jefferson had written the Declar ation of Independence that has freed all of mankind that are no free, he wns beaten. Hut four years nftem-ard, in H00, we saw him triumphantly elect ed. I beg our enemies to remember that history will repeat Itself. We have Jiast put forward a man without spot r blemish, and when the ides of o VfinUr come it will be recorded that as three candidates have been defeated and elected, so the fourth ill be and William Jennings Bryan will be pres ident of the United Stat;s." (Gieat cheers.) L. D. Stevenson of Hlooi.ilnst n. v est em representative of the National As sociation of Democratic Clubs, and ton of Adlai K. Stevenson, was the next Suker. He stud In the couire of hU address: "The antl-lmperlitiisin today represent the conscience of the "riiion. They (let-litre that we were rlrrht, wt.n. In beginning our war with Spam, we pledged ourselves riot to be swept into conquest and forcible uggres(!on. They believe that President McKlni'-y .vas nearer the truth when he wrote 'for i ible annexation, according to the A inert an code of mor als, would be criminal aggression,' than when it ft w months later he forgets the.ie words and boastingly cries: 'Who lUred pull down tne ring t I i.Kh'0 LUTIONS A IrOPTCD. Augustus Thomas, the play -vrllit, of New York, made an addi-cus, cfUr which the committee on r.MOt:itiotii submitted Its report. The rceiiutions commend the Kansas City ,ria'.form. t'e claring a democratic club tfiiojl 1 be organized In every precinct in the na tion; appeal to every dcmvral to pledge hiinitlf to win one ote f.r the party, declaring the evitle.ice that thi great corporations aie end -a- oi ln;r l. control the votes of their .'iniw-ys V too plain to be denied; condemn the present tidinirilniatioti for iu :lai;i lint violation to iriforce the fc-l-j i,nil I trust statute," denounce 'Av ddr,i!ii tration fcr ": ' nnlt ting le.o repot,'!: in South Africa to be d -si iu.. eii v.-:, out a Word of symj., :.iby, ' coitd -w, failure to vir;or'.u- iy p. ... ... tlx- nin. connei ttd with 11 Cuban pi-s:i:i fraud urge that nil American Inmitutloo In uungc: ; proclaim "ry;i:pa:!.y vv.i'i ;h. tout miners of IVmiKylvardt in .:!. stand apliiit I hi! rinltstacit tl cum and l.ope tl.cy rnoy secure jc'i t,) dy stttleinci.t n-' arrorj tii.-;n i..-tiei wanes;" .w rl tl..? election of Mi-Kinky would mian the pei pct i.itlo t of w;.r taxes, et,t.i;.g!iiig nliiani es wit i ) monarchies of Iiurope nr;d r-.lopi-il ex ploitations In remote parts of the woild, compelling an Increase in the national debt and enforced military service, and j declare the election of Mr. I'ryan will xiean the salvation of the country. The resolutions were unanimously adopted. Mr. Uryan spoke In part as follrws: "Mr. Chairman, indies and etJntle nieri: I am here, not because I am needed, but because I want to be. Not because you need me, but because I am glad to meet you. It Is not nec essary that I should sp-ak to yon, for you have already listened to enough to convince any who are not convinced, and one follows me tonieht who will convince any who may (till be without the fold. TRIHUTR TO STKVKNKON. "You have heard thi afterno- n from my distinguished colleague on the ticket, who disputes the saying of Nes tor when he complained thai the gods did not give all things to a man at the ame time; that the gods withhold the vigor of yontn when they gave the wis. com of old age. I think you will agree VlU aae that tor aollaague la akie t combine both th vigor of jrout wit the wisdom of age. But 1 appreciate the work done and being done and to be done by thle as sociation of democratle clubs, and I ap preciate the energy, the enthusiasm and the abllMy displayed by Mr. Hearst, the president of this aswxUtlon. 1 believe In these duns, we neeu in. " -need rluba far more than the repub licans need clubs. In fact, my friends, the work of democracy, being a work for the people, must be done by ths people. Machinery Is not sufficient when we have but machinery alone la win a democratic fight. "We need these clube to aid In the work and to supplement the efforts ol our national, state and local organisa tions. We need he clubs to help us collect money, to carry on our cam paign. The republican party can set Its money from the corporation which plunder the people between campaign In return for the money contributed during campaign. NO HKLP FROM TRUSTS. "We cannot go to a trust and ask II to help us, because we do not expee to be helped. We know that every speech made by a democrat agalnMt thote trusts makes it easier for their party to raise a campaign fund; you understand that." Mr. Hryan then nmde a strong argu ment against trusts. As to the Amer ican worklngman he said: MILITARISM AND LAIWMIKKS. "Tin." laboring man ks for arbitra tion and gets a large army; he asks relief from government by Injunction and gets a large army: he asks protec tion from the blacklist, and hiB .trffwer 1h a large army. He asks for soarter hours of labor in order that hi may Y,..i' mrro Mmi. VL I f h h)K flimllV. and for the development of his mind, and his answer is a large army; he asks for representation in the presidents cabinet in order that lubor may b protected, and his answer Is a large army. That is the domestic reason which Is riot given, and yet It is a rea son entertained by many. What Is ti reason they give? They say we need It for our foreign policy, but, my friends, they asked for the army be. fore the American people had ever de cided upon a foreign policy that made a large army necessary. "In December, 19S, when the presi dent asked for his army the treaty had not yet been signed, but lis terms were understood. When the republican congress voted to raise the army to lOo.OOO the treaty had been signed and no arm was raised against this nation anywhere m ihe world. Cat the American prople had never voted for a coloniaj policy; up to this time the American people have never voted for a colonial policy, and yet the repub lican party is pledged to a large army. TO EXPLOIT PHILIPPINES. "What does It want with lit It ln tenda to exploit the Philippine islands, and If you want to understand the reasons for a large army read the pros pectus Issued by the Philippine Dumber and Development company. You will find at the head of the company a president a republican member of con -grees who Is the chairman of the army committee of the house of rep resentatives and another republican congressman Is attorney for the com pany, and the pro? pectus shows that al ready valuable timber lands have been secured; and the prospectus also ex plains that the labor problem Is easily silved, because there Is a quantity of Chinese labor there that can be em ployed for from 50 to 75 rents a day In Mexican money. What do you wajit an army for? To hold the Philippines until they are developed by syndicates headed by republican politicians. Ths American people have not yet decided In favor of imperialism. "You find the.t now the republicans are trying to hide behind first one sub terfuge and then another. They aay row that the reason we are in the Phi'lpplnes. the reason our boys are dying, the reason a large army is nec essary, the reasm we cannot come home. Is because I helped to ratify the treaty. "If It Is the hand of God that takes us to the Philippine Islands, why do the republicans want to lay It on to a democrat? If It Is well to be there. If it is u part of the divine mission, why d. nt they defend the being there? They claim to be silent partners with th Almighty, but the trouble ts that they make all the noise, and thus far the Almighty lias been the silent partner. Now they say the war would slop If It were n..t f ' r the demo ratio party. They say that tie l-'iUplnos would lay down dele m-m. but for the hope they have that I may be eleoU-d. ANSWER TO RBPUBUCANS. "My friends, whenever a republican tells you that, you tell him that the colonists fought the Same battle that the Filipinos ure llgh'.ing and hat they did It nearly u hundred years before I vuis born, "Tell tl.em that, the republic (it Houth Africa fought the same fight before l.ils question ever arose In American po.ltlcs. . "Tell them thai, the Cubans waged a war for thirty years to sot ure ths same rij-.hta before there was ever an anti-Imp' ihilist party In this country, or ever need for such a parly. "Tell them thnt the Filipinos Issued i Df ( iaratlon of Independence, pat ern. 'l after curs, before the question f imperialism f ver entered into Arner- aii politics. "My fil'nds. tfcty do mo too much i.ilior v.-ii'f.i 0:e;.' ;iy that I urn re pui.siMi" for tie Filipinos haired of foreign dun Inn lion. If they lave not fo'potttn the teachings of Abraham !,i:v-!i!ti they would kno that he said H was riot a party, or n ran, but d l liii'-eif v l.o i lne.tid In the human heart ihe I .vc of ill.- r', writ- h no republican party tun tal.e away." JUDGE WESTOVER IS PLAI1. Reason Why H Would Not Co to Hj,ir Itoosevelt. Alliance, Neb. (Special.) Today Is Roosevelt day In Alliance. Judge West over yt-slirdiiy eald he would adjourn court In order to give all ho wished an opportunity to go and hear Roose velt, but he s.ild he would no go across the street to see or bear him. and upon being asked why he said: "I have no use for any man who will attempt to steal glory from the colored troops, who s.ivtd him and his men from being practically wiped out, as he clalmt-1 iu his magazine article which was pubPshr-d In Serliiner's n April, and which wii denied by ihe officers sho commanded the troops. I mmhl also say that I was brought up on a farm In Nebrarka, and I cannot conde scend to go and hear any person who Insulted the farmers of this country as Roosevelt did In bis book entitled 'Ranch Life find ilur.ilrtg Trail,' These Bte just a ft.v of the reason why I will refuse to ree or hear hi n." said Judge Westeover, "but I might give several other Just as cogent a those I mentioned, and I believe that I the way the majority of the American peo ple feel who studied the history of Uus egotistical see,"