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Ilio Greatest of All Agnostics Summoned Suddenly , IS CARRIED Off BY APOPLEXY Ufiith Comn * to Him at HI * Hummer Home , With AVIfti mill Two DauKhtorn If * I'rcHOtit llrlof Blographlm ! Nkutcli of n n Man AVhoHH Known Frmii Ouu ICiul of the Country to the Other. NEW YORK , July 22. Robert G- Ingorsoll idled at his home In Dobb's Ferry , N. Y. , yesterday afternoon of apoplexy. Mr. Ingorsoll wont to his summer homo In Dobbs1 Kerry two nays ago , apparently In good health. Shortly after his arrival there ho complained of a Blight indisposition. Ho spent yesterday morning In his room , and shortly before ho was stricken his wife offered to have his luncheon sent up to him so that he would not have to walk down stairs to the dining room below. He laugh ingly replied that while hu did not feel quite as young as ho used to , ho guessed ho was not yet an invalid and ho would go down with the others. As ho finished speaking and was about to rise he fell buck Into his chair. A physician was Immediately sum moned , but when ho reached the house ho found that Mr. Ingersoll hud died almost Instantly. The physician did not give the cause of death , but the family believe It was duo to ape plexy. Mr. Ingorsoll's wife and two daugh ters wore with him when he died. Colonel Rooort G. IngcrBoll , gener ally conceded to bo the greatest of all agnostics , was the son of a Presbyter ian minister of the strictest sect , and by many at least his vlows on the bible are thought to bo the revulsion of fooling due to the severity of relig ious discipline In his boyhood days. Ho was a youth of tender years wiion his father was Installed as pastor of a church at Ashtabula , 0. , In 1811. Hero ho spent several years , removing to Madison , 0. , and later to Illinois. It Is somewhat strange that his first fame as an orator should have been won at a Sunday school picnic In Illi nois , whore ho was put in as a make shift on account of the speakers who had been expected falling to appear. Later ho studied law and was admit ted to the bar. Ho served In an Illi nois regiment during the war , where ho earned the title of colonel. Ho also served In congress from Illinois. Ho first sprang into national fame as an orator by his speech nominating Blalno for the presidency in the Cin cinnati convention , wherein ho portrayed trayed him as a plumcnd knight In the political arena , ready to meet and vanquish any aspiring opponents. Long before this every man , woman and child In Peorla , 111. , his homo , was familiar with his powers as an orator and with his keen wit. Thomas Crntty , the very opposite of Ingcrsoll In personal appearance small , wrink led-faced and sour looking was his only rival. When It was known that these two were to try a lawsuit It mattered not what the case , the court room was sure to bo crowded. ' There was certain to bo clashing of wit , logic and eloquence such as Is worth any man's while to listen to. Later , when lu became more of a national figure , ho removed to Now York , where by lecturing and In the practice of his profession he earned largo sums of money , though by rea son of his generosity and free spend ing of money he accumulated little In proportion to his opportunities. Personally , he was a most genial man and In his family , as with others , he was liberal to the point of prodi gality. Every man , woman and child in Peorla know him and his kindly heart and purse were always open to the cry of distress. Whatever else in his creed there may have been to condemn , the people who know him could not help but admlro these traits of his character. SILVER LEADERS IN SESSION. Hut JiiHt What AViiH DOIIII Was Not At lido Public. CHICAGO , July 22. While the mem bers of the national committee were enjoying a view of the drainage canal yesterday the silver lenders wore In conference at the auditorium annex. Those present were John P. Altgold , Georso Fred Williams , John I' . Tarvln , president of the League of Bimetallic Clubs of the Ohio valley ; General A. J , Warner , president of the American Bimetallic union ; C. A. Shlvely of In diana and Moreton Frewen , the En glish bimetallism Those who partici pated in the conference said that It had no political significance whatever and that they were nt the annex simply as guests of Moreton Frowen at a luncheon. ARRIVAL Of SICK SOLDIERS. The Transport Indliinii COIIICH Into 1'ort With 30K. SAN FRANCISCO , July 22. The United States transport Indiana ar rived yesterday from Manila , the jour ney occupying thirty-two days. The vessel was sent to quarantine. The In diana has 358 sick soldiers on board and a number of Red Cross nurses. The sick soldiers wore taken from the various regiments and a great many of thorn are suffering from wounds received in battle. After the work of examining the vessel has been finished by the quarantine officers the sick sol- dloru will bo removed to the newly finished hospital at the Presidio. Off for the FatHll Fields. CHEYENNE , July 22. The famous fossil fields expedition left Laramlo this morning at 10 o'clock. The long caravan of wagons , over thirty in number and carrying over 100 people , made an imposing sight au they wend ed their way from the university through the principal streets In Lar amlo. The first atop will bo made to night at Lake James , twenty-eight miles north of bore. HAGUE PEACE CONFERENCE. Homo 1'roitonUlnnn ARM-IM ! lo mill Uthori JloJot'lC'd. THE HAGUE , July 22. Huron de Stnal presided at the iilonnry Hcaslou of the International peace conference yesterday to place tlio final seal upon tlio labors of tlio first committee. The first point M. vnn Karnobcok'fl report dealing with prohlhltlon of dropping oxploalvou from balloons , was unani mously agreed to. The second point , prohlhltlon of the use of asphyxiating projectiles , was agreed to by nil except the United States and Great lirltnln , whoso ab stention nullifies the agreement of the others. The third point , which relates to expanding bullets , occupied the major part of the sitting owing to the queu- tlon of the dumdum bullets used by the British army. Sir Julian Pauncofoto expressed rc- giut that the plenary session had been HO suddenly summoned , an the British government had Intended to make a statement regarding the dumdum bul let. The conference agreed to leave the minutes of the session open for the Insertion of the Drltlsh statement. Andrew D. Whlto , the head of the United States delegation , then made an Important speech In opposition to prohibition of such bullets as the dum dum. Mr. White's arguments made a great Impression on the delegates , especially when ho explained that the adoption of the proposal as submitted would not prevent the use of another bullet , which had already been In vented and would entail the same end as the dumdum , but In a more cruel manner. The now missile , Mr. Whlto said , was outside the specific dolllnl- tlons of the proposal. Captain Crozler , the military mem ber of the United States delegation , proposed as a substitute the following : The use of bullets should he prohib ited which Inflict unnecessarily cruel wounds , such as explosive bullota , and In general every kind of bullet exceed ing the limits necessary to put a man Immediately hors do combat. THE SUCCESSOR OP ALGER. Tlio I > r 'nlil .iit HUH Mini. ! Cliolre of n Now tVnr Si'rrntnr } ' . WASHINGTON , July 22. The name of the successor to General Alger as secretary of war may bo announced today. Tlio president has made his selection and It Is understood that Ellhu Root of Now York Is his choice. The question of his appointment of a successor to Secretary Algor was the subject of a conference last night at the Whlto House between the presi dent and Senator Platt of New York , who came over on a late train. The conference lasted about an hour and afterward Mr. Platt snld that the pres ident has about decided upon the per son to whom he will tender the posi tion and that an announcement of his name will bo made very soon , proba ble today. The senator was noncom- munlcatlvo as to who the appointee probably will bo , saying that ho did not feel at liberty to talk of what passed at the conference. The sena tor spoke to the president of the fit ness of General Francis V. Greene for the war portfolio , whom ho said was his choice for the position , but It Is understood that General Greene Is not the president's choice. A good understanding , however , exists be tween the president and the senator regarding the secretaryship , notwith standing General Greene was the sen ator's choice , as Senator Platt Bald In speaking of the prospective appoint ment that "wo did not disagree as to the man for the position. " THEIR HEALTH IS GOOD. Companlm In tlia Philippines In Finn Hliupo. WASHINGTON , July 22. The chief signal officer has received the official sick report for the month of April , covering all the signal companies on duty In the Philippines. It shows n total of 14.23 per cent slcit , a remark ably favorable state of affairs for any climate. The sick report for the first company for the month shows no sick ness at all. This company had the same record 'or last month. So far this company has lost but ono man from sckncss this month. This was from typhoid. Tlitt Miler UutlironiMl. SPRINGFIELD , 111. , July 22. A State Register special from Taylorv- vllle says that In the Christian county clnalt court today in the contested mayoralty election case of Former Mnyoro E. Bach , democrat , against Mayor W. E. Peabody , republican , In which I'eabody was declared eleqted on the face of the returns , Judge Karmor delivered his decision to the effect that a recount of the ballots shows that Bach was elected , and Is sued a decree to that effect. Next Contention nt Hun Kranolnco. INDIANAPOLIS , July 22. The ex ecutive committed of the Epworth league occupied In deciding on the meeting place for 1901 , finally select ed San Francisco. Thro cities were entered in the contest , San Francisco , Los Angeles and Denver- The former city secured the majority of votes on the first ballot. DnMulter to Klondike. CHICAGO , July 22. A special to the Record from Vancouver , B. C.f says : "Tho alleged defaulter Moore , who Is wanted on the charge of embezzle ment of | 50,000 from the Bank of Commerce of Boston , slipped away on a boat to the Klondike Just as Detec- tlvo McMurty thought ho had him. KiirtliqunUe at I.OH Angrlm. LOS ANGELES. Cal. , July 22. Two sharp earthquake' shocks were felt In the southern part of the state at 4:3- p. in. today. The first shock laetct several seconds and was most severe The vibrations wore from east to west No damage worth mentioning was ex perlenced. Iowa Postmaster * . WASHINGTON. July 22.-JowR post masters appointed : Jacob .Teneweln at Boyd , Chlckashaw county ; Samue G. Wilson , nt Delta , Kookuk county and Thomas W. Nilson , at Norwood. Lucas county. WERE IINTHCE ( Ion , Otis Attends to the Critical Press Correspondents. WHAT NEWSPAPER MEN WANTED ThrjWnntiMl to Hend Intelligence tliat Wouli ! IiniiTll MIIHury Operation * iinil C'ourtcil Martyrdom Hint It Unurlfiu to Olvo Them. WASHINGTON , July 22. The war department has Issued a statement quoting certain dispatches from Gen eral Otis In answer to the press corre- Bpondents' "round robin. " The general - oral says In substance that the corre spondents wish to send statements that would Imperil operations ; that they had no specification to support their charges against him and that thcHo charges were untrue. Ho denies that ho minimizes the work of the navy and quotes from naval dispatches to justify his statement. The text of the statement Is as fol lows : General Otis In a dispatch under date of July 20 says that the press cor respondents demanded permission to cable that official reports sent mis represented conditions. This was denied. They then demanded the priv ilege to send without reservation facts found by them and their opinion. This was granted If public Interests were not Imperiled. The answer was not satisfactory and they therefore sent by mall to Hong Kong. General Otis says ho Is not conscious of sending mis representations , but thinks that his dispatches at times have been too con servative. The press affair appeared to bo a threat. When correspondents wore asked for Information wherein General Otis' dispatches were mislead ing they offered nothing tangible ex cept that his conclusions wore unwar ranted. When told that they were dis regarding military authority , It was apparent that they courted martyrdom which it was unwise to sive them. "In a later dispatch General Otis says that the charges made by the press correspondents are untrue. Ho adds that the most harmonious rela tions exist between the army and the navy. He gives the following extract from a letter Just received from a leadIng - Ing Filipino at Tarlac , which is the center of the main insurgent army : " 'For some days have been trying to leave this band of thieves. Watched BO closely Impossible to leave. A great many people here long for American troops to advance , for every ono Is desperate , with so much savagery committed by Agulnaldo's army. ' "Captain Barker of the navy , who succeeded Admiral Dewey In command of the fleet , In sending the report of the commander of the Yorktown to the navy department makes this en dorsement : " 'I am pleased to note the cordial co-operation of army and navy. ' "As bearing upon the statement that the operations of the navy had been minimized , It may bo stated that General - oral Otis has repeatedly recognized the work of the navy , as , for example , in his dispatch of June 15 last , in which ho says : " 'Tho navy aided greatly on shore of bay , landing forces occasionally. " And again under date of July 9 : 'Tho army and navy are In hearty accord and the best of feeling prevails. ' " HAVING NOTHING TO SAY. Futile KfTorts to Draw Out Molklojohn on War 1'ortfollo. CHICAGO , July 22. A special to the Tribune from New London Junction , Wls. , says : George D. Molklejohn , as sistant secretary of war , is reticent In the matter of the resignation of Sec retary Alger. It Is understood that Mr. Melklejolm aspires to succeed the retiring secretary. Message after message was sent from Washington to this city on Tues day , entreating the assistant secretary to return at once , that lie might not be overlooked In the search for a mic- ccssor to Alger. Mr. Melklejolm claimed to bo unaware of the fact that Senator Thurston had cone east to present his name for consideration , and as to the probable developments In case he should be selected , the offi cial would say nolliing. Ho affirmed that the manner In which the Philip pine war is now being conducted is perfectly satisfactory to the adminis tration. Mr. Melklejolm would say nothing regarding any changes that might result In the conduct of affairs in those Islands. He was reticent on the relations of Mr. Alger to the presi dent. SAYS HE WAS MISQUOTED. Gen. Andcraon Kxplalns Htntoinent Attributed to Him. CINCINNATI , July 22. General T. M. Anderson , commanding the Depart ment of the Lakes , who was quoted yesterday as saying if he had not been held back ho could have finished the Filipino war with his own division stated that ho had been misquoted. General Anderson made the followIng - Ing statement : 'I said that my divl- slon or Lawton's could have defeated the organize forces , but no ono could tell how long predatory warfare would last. I said that a division commander whoso business was to fight did not take the same view as a governor gen eral restrained by political and diplo matic considerations. The term poli tics was not used in a party sense. " PenMonii for wviturn Veterans. WASHINGTON , July 22. The fol lowing pensions have been granted : Is- BUO of July 8 , 1899 : Nebraska Orig inal Ferdinand Hoffman , Ragan , $0 ; Thomas H. Goodwin , Central City , 58 ; Adam Kunkle , dead , Shellon , ? 12 ; John Jackson , Grand Lake , $ C. SoUllor.1 KfT.'oU Arrive. PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. , July 22. The box containing the effects of H. Guy Livingston , who was killed nt Manila while engaged with the Thurs ton Rifles In battle , was received by express yesterday , billed to his mother , with charges amounting to about (50. WHEN ADMIRAL DEWEY ARRIVES , Thru It I * Propound to ( llvo Him ft ( Irnnil Itcrnptliitl lit WiinhliiKton. WASHINGTON , July 22. Admiral Dewey , having cabled approval of the plans for his reception at the national capital * the committee In cliargo are free to proceed at once with the neces sary preparations. Some time ago the District commissioners appointed n committee of 100 to take official cog nizance of the admiral's return to 'the ' national capital , which committee organized and subdivided. The execu tive committee sketched a program , whloh was approved ny President Mc- Klnley , Secretary Long and the com- tnlttoo of 100. The program provides for an escort from New York to Washington. Prob ably on the afternoon of Ills arrival : ho admiral will bo conducted to the east front of the capital , where Secre tory Long will present the swortl of honor which was voted by congress. A capacious platform , suitably decorated , will bo erected for the accommodation if the president , his cabinet , the mem- jers of the diplomatic corps and other distinguished personages. In the evening there will be a mlll- .ary , naval and civic parade , in which every organized body In the District ) f Columbia Is expected to participate. The feature Is to be of the torchlight variety and Is to be accompanied by general Illumination , the most elabor- ite efforts being along the line of march. The parade will bo reviewed ly the president , Admiral Dewey and many of the prominent naval officials , 'allowing the parade will bo band con certs In various sections of the city. Admiral Dewey has been communi cated with as to the reception and pre sentation , both by letter and by cable. A synopsis of the letter was cabled , and In reply thereto the following mes sage has been received through the secretary of the navy : "Proposed arrangements reception and presentation Washington approved by president and secretary are entirely agreeable to me. DEWEY. " NO SLUMP IN TRADE. Dunn & Co. Detect No Cloud on the Com- tnnrrliil HorlTon. NEW YORK , July 22. R. G. Dun & Co. , In their weekly review of trade , say : Optimism is always popular , but more than half that time dangerous. Seven years' of halting reaction his torically follow three of rapid progress. But three of progress have not yet passed , and the most cautious search discloses no sign of halting. Foreign Inactivities have been real , but seem to be passing , and Europe has begun paying liberally for more food without expectation that securities can be sent in settlement. The extensive labor strikes have vanished , and the local do not affect national business. Fears of new and powerful corporations les sen , as it is found that they are con trolled by the same laws which govern the small companies. Above all , the general evidences of prosperity continue convincing , fail ures are the smallest ever known for the season , railroad earnings are larg est and solvent payments through clearing houses In July have been larger than last year , and G2.1 per cent larger than In 1S92 , the best of previ ous years. Official returns of the most wonder ful year In the nation's commerce show a decrease of ? S5,900,000 In value of the great staples exported , largely owing to prices , but an Increase of about $80,000,000 In other exports , mostly manufactures. Reports of deficient crops have been burled under western receipts from farms , amounting to 13,801,040 bushels of wheat , for the month thus far , against 3,773,118 last year , and 15- 298,655 bushels of corn , against 6,612- 315 last year. Exports of wheat , At lantic and Pacific , have boon 7,709,193 bushels during the month thus far , against 7,399,259 last year , and of corn , 9.093,041 , against 5,097,817 last year. Prices declined sharply , with assur ance of ample supplies , wheat 3 cents and corn 2Yi , which Is the more sig nificant in view of the previous heavy exports of both. Cotton also Is gainIng - Ing abroad largely , though , the prlco remains 6.19 cents. INDIANS MUST ATTEND SCHOOL. The Muna.tmkleH In Io\va Want Matter * Their Own Way. WASHINGTON. July 22. It Is quite probable that the Indian office wll adopt heroic measures to compel the Musquaklo Indians , located near To ledo , la. , to send their children to the school erected on the Sacs-Fox agency , Special Agent Jenkins , who was re cently detailed to proceed to Iowa and make an Investigation with a view to suggesting a remedy for the diffi culty with the Musquakles , has re turned to Washington. He says tha the faction opposed to sending their children to school are still In an ob stlnato frame of mind. Mr. Jenkins had a conference with the district attorney tornoy , In which the latter expressed an opinion that the Indian commis sioner had a right to compel the reds to support the school. Trnlnnd Nitrite * for Manila. NEW YORK , July 22. The 6 o'clock , through train on the New York Cent nil last night for San Francisco car i rled nine more trained nurses for thi Philippines sent out under the auspice : of auxiliary No. 3 for the malntenanci of trained nurses. ii at Southampton. SOUTHAMPTON. July 21. The United States -training ship Saratoga has arrived her. Dentil of an Editor. SPRINGFIELD. Mo. , July 22. George Geddes , managing editor of the Republican , died yesterday of poison ing from eating crawfish. The body will be sent to Mansfield , O. , for in terment. Several other persons who ate crawfish with j. r. Geddes were made sick and are still ill. Too Cnininnnlrailvo. PARIS , July 22. The court of cas sation has suspended M. Grosjean , the Versailles Judge , for two months for communicating to the newspapers a document concerning the Dreyfus case. BY A RAILROAD MAI. George H. Daniels , general passenger agent of New York Central and Hud son River Railroad , recently delivered an address before the New York Press Association. Among other notable things , he said : Four years ago I predicted that ac tive efforts toward the extension of American commerce by commercial bodies , supported by a liberal and broad-minded policy on the part of our government , would undoubtedly secure to the United States the bless ings that come from a great and varied commerce , and I said that the New York Press Association , and similar associations all over the country , could stimulate a public spirit that would In sure the Important results outlined. At that time wo had no Idea that a war between one of the old nations of the earth and our > oung republic would be fought ; at that time wo had no Idea that American manufacturers would bo furnishing locomotives to the English railroads , as well as Japanese , and no ono thought four years ago that American bridge builders would go in to the open market and taccessfully compete for the building of a great steel bridge in Egypt ; nor that in so brief a time American engineers would be building railroads Into the interior of China from the most important sea ports and furnishing locomotives by the score to nearly every country on the globe. In a letter from a friend In Toklo , Japan , written only a short time ago there was this significant sen tence : "You will bo interested in knowing that I have hanging on the wall of my office a framed picture of your 'Empire State Express , ' and we expect In the near future to be haulIng - Ing a Japanese 'Empire Express , ' with nn American locomotive. " They have now In Japan nearly 100 locomotives that were built In the United States. In Russia they have over 400 of our locomotives , and nearly every railroad In Great Britain has ordered locomo tives from this country since the be ginning of the war with Spain. In this connection it will be Inter esting to note In passing that the second end American locomotive was built at the West Point Foundry , near Cold Spring , on the Hudson river , and was called the "Best Friend , " and from that day to this the locomotive has been one of the best frle'nds of all our people. But It Is not alone our loco motives that have attracted the atten tion of foreigners who have visited our shores , our railway equipment gen erally has commanded admiration and is now receiving the highest compli ment , namely , Imitation by many of our sister nations. Prince Michel Hil- koff , Imperial Minister of Railways of Russia , has , since his visit to the United States a few years ago , con structed a train on much the same lines as the Now York Central's Lake Shore Limited. Only a short time ago , at the request of ono of me Imperial Commlslsons of Ger many , the New York Central sent to Berlin photographs of the Interior and exterior of our finest cars and other data in relation to the opera tion of American railways. Several other countries have asked for similar Information and there Is a general waking up of foreign nations on the subject of transportation , brought about mainly by the wonderful achlev ments of American railways. The admiration of foreign nations for us Is not by any means confined to railways. One Incident that startlct the entire world , and riveted the at tention of thinking people everywhere to American achlevmcnta In machin ery , was that of the United States bat tleship "Oregon , " built at the Union Iron Works In San Francisco , am : which steamed n distance of more than half round the globe , without loosening a bolt or starting a rivet , and arrlvei at her post off the island of Cuba pre pared to perform any service required of her and then ; having given a mos : satisfactory account of herself on tha : memorable 3d of July , 1898 , off Santi ago , she steamed back to the Pacific and without unnecessary delay crossed that great ocean to join Admiral Dowey's fleet at Manila. On her arriv al there the Secretary of the Navy re ceived of those ono condensed mes sages , for which the admiral who has shed undying luster upon the name o : the American navy is so noted , whlcl read as follows : "Manila , March IS 1899. The Oregon and Iris arrlvec hero today. The Oregon Is In fit con dition for any duty. Dewey. " These demonstrations of what Ameri can shipbuilders can accomplish , cre ated a desire on the part of every nav al power In the world for ships of the character of the Oregon , and the log ical conclusion of thinking people was that If wo could build ships like the Oregon , anything else that wo bull . row ivnou 11. Ella Wheeler Wllcox Is a recognized authority on the subject of love. Speaking of it she says : "Very few people really love. I dare say not one- third of the human family over expe rienced the passion In Its helght.depth , length and breadth. Scores , yes , hun dreds of people go to their graves bo- llevlng that they have known love , when they have only encountered Its pole shadow a warm friendship , or a tender affection , or a good comrade- _ must be of a superior quality , and the demand for American manufacturers began to Increase and Is 'Increasing with each day , until hundreds of our factories are now running night and ilay , and business In the United States was never in a more prosperous con dition than It Is on the 21st day of June , 1899. It has been said by a great Ameri can writer that "trade follows th flag. " Our war with Spain has placed our flag upon the Islands of the Pa cific , directly In the natural track be tween the Pacific coast of the United States and Japan and China , and as wo contemplate our growing commerce with these old nations we are remind ed of the prophetic statement made at the completion of the llrst continuous line of railroad between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans , by the Joining of the Union and Central Pacific rail roads , more than thirty years ago , by that prophet of his time , Thomas H. Benton , who , standing on the summit of the Rocky Mountains and pointing toward the Pacific ocean , said : "There Is the East ; there Is India. " Mr. President , since the meeting at Lake George , four years ago , the fortunes of war have placed the United States In the front rank among the powers of the world , and we can no more shirk the responsibility which these events have brought on us as a nation , than wo can shirk our responsibility as pri vate citizens. There are some who seem to thlnk _ that wo might get along without trade with China , and that it Is a now fan- gled notion that Chinese trade can es pecially benefit the United States. Commerce with China Is much older than many suppose , for It began 115 years ago , the first vessel sailing from New York on Washington's birthday , In the year 1774. This vessel returned to Now York May 11 , 1776. The suc cess of the venture was such as to war rant Its repetition , and from that day to this , trade between the United States and China has continued with out material interruption , until It Is now greater in Importance and value than that of any other nation trading with China , with the single exception of Great Britain. If we are to continue as ono of the great nations of the world , wo can hardly afford to ignore a country that comprises one-twelfth of the land area and nearly one-fourth of the population of the globo. The influence of the press , particu larly In this country , Is Immense , and It la growing year by year , and with reasonable co-operation and reciproc ity between the press , the transporta tion companies and the commercial and Industrial Interests of the country , there can bo no doubt about our su premacy. At times there have been periods of legislation adverse to the great trans portation Interests of the country , al most Invariably the result of a misun derstanding of the real slt < mtlon , and the hasty legislation of such times has usually been repealed upon the sober second thought of the people , for In the language of our great Lincoln : "You can fool all the people some of the time , some of the people all the time , but you can't fool all the people all the time. " There are still some people who fear that consolidations , especial ly of transportation companies , will result disastrously to the general In terests of the country. There Is ono example to which I wish to call your attention , and which , I think , each of you will appreciate. Forty-seven years ago , there was Issued an annual pass over the Central Line of Railroads , bet - t een Buffalo and Boston , and by the People's Line of Steamboats to New York ; this pass bearing the following signatures on the back thereof : Ezekiel - kiel C. Mclntosh , " President. Albany and Scbenectady R. R. Co. ; Erastus Corning , President , Utlca and Schenectady - tady R. R. Co. ; John Wilkinson , Presi dent , Syracuse and Utlca R. R , Co. ; Henry B. Gibson , President , Rochester and Syracuse R , R. Co. ; Joseph Field , President , Buffalo and Rochester R. R. Co. ; William II. Swift , President , Wes tern R. R. Co. ; Isaac Newton , People's Line Steamboats ; Job Collamcr , Wa- tortown & Rome R. R. Co. Mr. E. D. Worcester , Secretary of the New York Central , says ho rode on a ticket of this kind from Albany to Bos ton In the summer of 1852 , and ho re members distinctly the signature of each of these Presidents. What would you think If In preparing to attend your annual meeting you had to wrlto to eight different persons to secure transportation from Now York to Ni agara Falls ? I am auro you appreciate the fact that It does not require eight letters to secure such transportation nor does It require seven changes of cars to make the Journey as it did In 1852 * . dared she ? " "Well" blubbered the boy , "she said she licked a so you when you were In her class and she guessed ' she'd risk It. " Coiillnuoiig. Mrs. Sentimental ( watch ' in , . , " sleeping chlld-How ) true t' / { "heaven lies about Her us Jn our Infancy ? " Cold-Blooded and somebody else keeps Husband lt '