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    Tuaioniatfl Unable to Placate Morton | At
tack the Starch Company.
THE WHY AND THE WHEREFORE
'Would Sot HaTQ i : ien Molested It Mor
ton Ilnd BelittTfil" I * the Kijinnnt4o !
Offered KfforU to Cruitt Out a Grout
Imlrmtry.
NEBRASKA CITY , Nob. , Oct. 8.
TUo secret la out.
"Tho Argo Starch Company would
not have been molested by Attorney
enernl Smyth if J. Sterling Morton
had supported Bryan or refrained from
attacking him in his paper. "
The above startling statement was
publicly made by ono of the most
promlnont democrats of Nebraska
City just before Bryan's meeting
Wednesday night.
What a spectacle ! Tha Argo Starch
Manufacturing Company being prose
cuted for violating the anti-trust law ,
not to vindicate the law , but to punish
J. Sterling Morton , father of ono of the
principle stock-holders , for daring to
express opinions as to Bryan and
Smyth.
Viewed in this light what else does
this moan but an embargo on free
speech ? What else Is It than imperial
ism ? The fus'on leaders are carping
about the right of frco speech and
amout imperialism and right in this instance -
stance they throw off thu mask. Be
ing unable to induce Morton to support
Bryanarcby they turn around and at
tempt to punish him by Invoking the
aid of a penal statute. What is this
but a violation of the constitutional
right of free speech ? What Is it but
Imperialism ?
Bryan and Smyth affect to make It
appear that they arc after the Argo
Company because It is a trust. It is
strange they did not make this dis
covery until they needed votes and
campaign thunder and until all efforts
< to silence the Conservative ( Morton's
paper ) had proven futile.
It la common talk amonp ; democrats
of Nebraska City that "Morton
brought tbto trouble on himself by
oposlng Bryan and the fu&lonl&ts. "
This Is a pretty state of affairs ,
isn't it ?
On the pretense of reform and under
pretense of enforcing the law n blow
Is struck at one of the most Important
industries In the state , not to enforce
the law , but to visit punishment upon
a fellow citizen who haw dared to
exercise the right of frco speech.
At the very time , at almost the very
hour that Bryan was assaulting one
of the principal industries of this state
the candidate for vice president on the
republican ticket was being assaulted
by a mob of Bryanltes at Victor , Colo.
If the Argo Starch Company has
violated the anti-trust law or any oth
er law It is' right and proper that it
should be prosecuted. But to make its i
prosecution contingent upon political i
opposition Is a most lawless , despotic
and Infamous outrage.
Using the law as a club to pound
voters Into line and to suppress news
paper discussion of men and issues Is
abusing the law. and those responsible
for it merit swift nnd severe censure.
When the fuslonlsts are that sorely
pressed for votes as to make grand I
stand plays with the anti-trust laws i
at the expense of destroying one of
the loading Industries- the state it
Is about tlmo for them to recapitu
late.
late.Nothing
Nothing can be said against any hon
orable means employed In promoting
party success , but it Is going too far
to employ means which ultimately
must re-suit in the destruction of an
Important Industry , in the destruction
of a valuable corn market and in the
throwing of hundreds of laboring people -
plo out of employment.
A GREAT INDUSTRY.
The Argo Starch Manufacturing
Company is not a trust. This state
ment is made on information re
ceived from ono of the stockholders . ,
who says that the company is Integral
and that If the suit ever comes to :
trial Smyth will be laughed out of
court.
It Is an industry that employs 250
people and consumes dally upwards of
3,000 bushels of corn. It has been a
blessing to the working people of Ne
braska City and to the farmers of
Otoo county.
It consumes about 500,000 bushels of
corn per year , and in the last year
has paid out about $130,000 to the
farmers of Otoe county for com alone.
It pays good prices for the material
used and in the last year has paid out
in premiums about $38,000 above the
market price. Its prlqns have been
such that corn buyers do not attempt
to buy corn In Otoo county , being able
to buy corn cheaper at other points.
It produces moro tban 15,000,000
pounds of starch per year and pays
out more than $50,000 to the laboring
people of Nebraska City. It turns out
more than 20 tons of starch a dav. nnd
this product is marketed In all carts
of tbo world.
Under these conditions , and under
the conditions under which the suit
was brought , is it any wonder that
the people of Nebraska Cltv should
feel deeply concerned nnd aggrieved ?
Only a few nights ago the whole
city republicans , democrats nnd pop
ulists turned out and attended nn in
dignation meeting , at which mooting
n petition to tbo attorney general re
citing the Injustice of his net was
drafted and this was signed by hun
dreds of people Irrespective of poli
tics.
In a lengthy review of the facts Mr.
Morton makes the statement that
there is no cause for suit being Insti
tuted and that If the comnanv has
to go to the expense of hiring at
torneys to defend Its lawful and In
alienable rights it will have to close
up its business In NebrasK-a and move
its plant to some other state.
What the fusion contortionists are
to gain by driving this Importnnt en
terprise out of Nebraska la diflicuH to
determine. Certain it is that it would
be a most serious loss , not alone to
Nebraska City , many of whoso fami
lies earn a livelihood there , but to the
state.
How much more beneficial It would
be If every county in the etate had
I such a local corn market , and bow
much wore appropriate and sensible it
would be If Bryan nnd the attorney
general , Instead of trying to destroy
thla establishment , would try to get
moro of this kind ?
The A-rgo Company has made no In
In the of starch. This of .
' price
Uil'UBU 111 tliU 11 IU1J Vil. 0Mtll' 110 V4.
itself would indicate that it la not a |
trust. It has gradually increased its j
plant from a capacity of 250 bushels !
of corn per day to 3,000 bushels per
day. It buys all Its corn from Ne
braska farmers and pays out all its
wage money to Nebraska neoule.
What goes to lndVate that the whole
deal , so far as the attempt at prose
cution is concerned , ia a schema to
get votes and manufacture campaign
material , is tbo fact that Attorney
General Smyth loat no time in arrang
ing for nn "anti-trust" mcotlner at
Nebraska City when the citizens pro
tested. These two "truat-smaahers"
entered the peaceful litle hamlet on
n special train and with n pagoantrv
befitting an emperor. They came to
beard the lion in hla den.
They found the "lion" to bo 250
laboring people , most of whom bad
purchased comfortable homos out of
the money they had earned while
working in the Argo Starch factory.
This was the "trust octopus" thev
came to crush to death.
Not ia citizen in this citv or countv
met them at the depot , and only a
handful of them attended tbo "trust
smashing" pow-wow.
The scheme was so transparent , that
the people saw through it and they
resented the outrage by remaining
away.
Bryan , in commencing bis address ,
struck nn attitude like upon that char
acteristically portrayed of "Ajax defy
ing the lightning , " but It didn't take
much of a hero to carry out his part
Hia defiant assaults upou the starch
company In which dire destruction
was promised caused fear of loss of
employment to enter on 1 sadden 250
homes , and that was all.
Mr. Bryan regaled this imaginary
trust with all the force at his com
mand , but ho bad not ono word to
say of the Cotton Bale trust , one of
the principal atockholdere of which ia
Senator Jones , chairman of the demo
cratic national commlttes. nor of tbo
Now York Ice trust , one of tbe nrluci-
pal stockholders of which is Richard
Croker , boss of Tammany Hall and a
member of the advisory committee of
the democratic national committee. He
had not one word to aay of tbe Bis
cuit trust , the Load trust. Silver trust.
Whisky trust , Packing House trust.
Standard Oil trust , Sugar trust or nny
other of the known organizations of
this kind.
An Imaginary trust that furnishes a
market for Nebraska corn , and em
ployment to Nebraska labor and capi
tal ! & Iniquitous beyond description ,
but a real trust that exists in n. distant
state and by which Nebraska is In
no way patronized , but required to pay
arbitrary prlcea , ia of no concern !
This la the true attitude cf the demo
cratic leaders on the truat Question.
When the trust magnates are with
them , like Dick Crokor of the Ice
trust , Senator Jones of the Cotton Bale
trust , Marcus Daloy of the Copper
trust and a score of others that , mlebt
be named , they are all right , but when
they happen to bo against thorn they
become at once a "dangerous evil. "
Like the Income tax. Four years
ago it was a cardinal issue , a "uara-
mount" in the democratic olatform.
It was strongly oposcd by Tammany
Hall. This year it Is left out of tbe
platform , and Tammany Hall Is at the
bead of tbe democratic column. The
"mistake" made in leaving out the in
come tax plank was simply part of the
price paid for Tammany's support.
HOW MUCH LONGER ?
How much longer Is this campaign
of deception to continue ? How much
longer will the pople submit to the
trickery and double-dealing of the
democratic leaders ?
With trust magnatea clasped to their
bosoms they proclaim against trusts
and with the red torch of nnarchv
flaming high and bright , lighting their
very paths , they proclaim against
anarchy.
In Nebraska they are opposed to
trusts and in New York thov go hand-
in-hand with them. In Nebraska thev
are opposed to anarchy and in Illinois
they have gone over to It bag and
baggage. In Nebraska tbov favor fu
sion , they all "think alike. " but in
Now York and in many southern state ?
where the democrats have larco ma
jorities and do not need the nooullsts
or can do better without them , thnv
do not only "think differently" bu'
they repel with vigor any attempt of
tholr populist brother to scale tha
breastworks of the pie counter. In
the west they favor the Income tax
and the free coinage of silver in the
cast they oppose both propositions.
In the west Bryan talks one thine
nnd in the east another.
In the west he favors eovernmonf
ownership of fninchlscd coruorations
nnd in tha east he remains silent on
that proposition.
All the way through the democrats
are waging a campaign of deception
and double dealing.
A VILLAINOUS FALSEHOOD.
The fusion papers have resorted to
the vilest abuse of the private charac
ter of Charles H. Dletricn , the repub
lican candidate for governor. The
public record of Governor Povnter It
so bad that the fuslonlsta have re
sorted to the abuse of Dietrich with
a hope of turning tbe tide , and In
doing this they have employed the
most cruel and utterly false renorts
that could bo conceived.
No attempt has been made by the re
publicans to make capital out of Poyn-
tor's record before he become a nubile
official. This does not men. ; : however ,
that back In Illinois Mr. Povnter dl J
not leave a record behind that wouM
not look very well In print.
Mr. Poynter's private record has not
been gone Into , though if it woro. If his
Illinois history were giver publication.
It would prove interesting readlntr.
The fiisionists , on the other hand ,
have scattered falsehoods broadcast
relative to Mr. Dietrich. Thev have
even charged that he was Imnllcnted
in the murder of his former businos. * .
partner In the Black Hills country.
That this is a cruel falsehood Is shown
by the Dally Pioneer Times , a napcr
published In Deadwood , S. D. . the al
leged scene of the tragedy. The Pioneer
neer Times pays :
"Hon. C. H. Dietrich , candidate for
governor of Nebraska on the renubll-
can ticket , waa one of the pioneer ? la
the Blnck Hills , and wna Interested nt
ono time in the Aurora Mining com
pany , whoao property waa situated on
Hidden Troaiwro gulch , which eooioa
Into Dead wood gulch In Central City.
He la romcmbcrt'd by nil of the old
settlers of the Hla k Hills , although ho
sold his Interest in tbe Aurora com
pany In thtf summer of 1877 and lef ! .
this : section , The o who knew him
best pay high tribute to his storllnir
qualities , and speak of him In the
kindest terms , although ho was i
young man then , and has developed his
remarkable business and executive
ability , nnd a prominence In nubile
affairs largely since that time.
"He disposed of his interest In the
Aurora to Itoscoe Conkllng , Thomas C.
Platt , Senator George E. Spencer oC
Alabama , and Brown & Thumb , the
bankers. Ho then returned to hlK
homo at Aurora. Ills. At the , tlm he
left the Black Hills the Aurora com
pany waa engaged in a controversy
with the Kcetfl Mining company , ovev
boundaries nnd the right to the vise
of a cerUln tunnel through the Aurora
claim. Pending the settlement of th-i
boundary question an agreement. war >
entered into between the two comnan-
lea whereby the Kects company wns
permitted to have lugrosa to ite prop
erty through the Aurora tunnel , but
was not to molest or tr.ko out nnv
ore on that portion of the ground In
cluded In the conflict. J C Tuttle
who had been one of Dietrich's nart-
ners In the Aurora , retained his In
terest In the property. Some tlmo
after Mr. Dietrich sold his Interest , iu
the ground and left the Black Hills
the controversy between the two com
panies became exceedingly bitter. Tbe
Keets company was running a mill In
Hidden Treasure gulch , and the own
ers of the Aurora believed ore was
being taken from their claim. Thh
culminated In the forcible seizure of
the tunnel by the Keots men , who
placed obstructions In n , shaft on the
Aurora claim. The Aurora men at
tempted to drive the Kepts men from
the tunnel , ami J. C. Tuttle wa-j abet
( receiving a wound from which ho
died In a few hours. Tufetlo wSs at
work on the Aurora ground whan shot
the shot coming from a tortholc in a
cabin on tbo Kpots claim Seth Bul
lock was sheriff of Lawrence countv
at that time. Ho Immediately olacc-1
under arrest a number of men In thn
employ of the Kcets company. A tele
gram was dispatched to Mr. Dietrich ,
nt Aurora , 111. , and although ho did
not hold nny interest in tbe Aurora ,
ho came to Deadwood an quickly ns
possible , and assisted In the endeavor
to bring the slayer or slayers of Mr.
Tuttle to justice. Those suspected of
the shooting were bound over to the
grand jury , but no Indictment was
found against them , and they were af
terwards discharged , It being Im
slblo to determine who fired tbe shot
that caused Tuttlo's death.
"The fuslonlsts of Nebraska arc
charging that Mr. Dietrich was a
party to the murder of Tuttle. They
even assert that Dietrich and Tuttle
had sold their claim , and that Diet
rich murdered his partner to secure
his share of the proceeds of tbe sale.
Nothing could be further from the
truth. The assertion Is uroven to be
false by the following facts that are
wll known to every ono who was liv
ing in the Black Hills at that time :
First , Mr. Dietrich waa not In the
Block Hills at the time Tuttle was
killed , but nt his home in Aurora , 111. ,
having left the Black Hills perma
nently. Second , Mr. Tuttle had not
disposed of hla claim , but retained an
interest , bis co-owners being Roscoe
Conkling , Thomas C. Plutt. Senator
Spencer , M. E. Post and Brown and
Thumb , all of them men of great
prominence. Third , Mr. Dietrich had
no intereat whatever in the Aurora
at the time of tbe killing of Tuttle.
"Mr. Tuttle was killed Soptemboi
5 , 1877. The agreement between the
Keets and Aurora Mining companies
was drawn up and signed August 15
1877 , Mr. Dietrich being one of the
signers. Immediately after this agree
ment went into effect Mr. Dietrich
consummated the sale of hla interest
in the company , and relinquished al !
claim to the ground. He therefore
had no connection whatever with tbe
killing of Tuttle and the charges being -
ing brought against him his
by hispo
litical opopnonta during the campaign
are absolutely without foundation. "
This completely disproves the char
gea made and brands them > as being
false and malicious. Mr. Dietrich's
conduct during his many years of cit
Izenshlp In Nebraska ban been such
as to entitle him to respect and con
fidence. He has been a liberal giver
to churchesnnd to charity and lias
been hospitable and public spirited
throughout his life.
II Is presumed that , having bad
proof of the falsity of the charges th : t
have been made against Mr. Dietrich ,
tbe fusion papers will hasten to re
tract and apologize.
PROSPERITY IN IJTJTLER COUNTY.
BELLWOOD , Neb. , Oct. S. "Lum-
bor Is high ? Yes. But In 1S9C I
bought n lot of crotcbed posts for $15
for u straw barn and waa obliged to
ask credit. Lumber wna cheap thon.
The market for my product was low ,
too. But things have changed In the
last three yeara. By fair manage
ment and good prices for my cattle
and bog3 , I have paid off a $500 mort-
page , built a good big barn and added
eighty acres to my farm. " The spcak-
or was H. J. Hall of Ucllwood. Ho
had been during the hard times In
duced to vote with the majority in Ne
braska. "I could have purchased tblb
now eighty-acre tract four years ago
for one-third of the price I have Just
paid for It , " ho said. "But It Is all
well enough to look backward when
you couldn't raise the capital. My
crops were good enough , but dime
com and outs and threucent cattle
and two-cent hogs wouldn't buy low-
priced lumber and barbed wire. You
can see for yourself that things
around here don't look old , but have
been built on the hlghpriced plan
crops and sto"k being the motive pow
er behind this new state of affairs.
1 don't want liv years of hard times
to experiment on the return of good
times over again. With same reduc-
tlon of the past year would not bo
strange , but that wo shall see the
Ivard times of five years ago I vorlly
bollevo that it cannot be. " Mr , Hall
baa farmed In Holt and Greeley coun
ties and has a model farm In one of
the garden spots of Butler county , and
na ho expressed it , "things around here
don't look old. " He l.i outspoken In
his good words for present conditions
and tolls his farmer neighbors that
be does now now have to got trusted
fdr Inferior posts , but can pay cash
for lumber oven though considerably
advanced fci price.
| Robert Berkey of Ulysses will tnst
ils Hrst tote. HIH fnthor Is Justlc * .
) f tbe peace and looks upon the "black
loud" that Is not In sigiH. But th
voting man has rustled among the big
sheep men of Wyoming and has heard
< helr words , of prosperity nnd has
BCOU the results of their wmlles In
lips that bring big mon y. "I return
to my native state to cee prosperity on ,
all hands. My old friends , many of
whom I know could not set money nt
any rate of Interest , nnd when It came
to crops the harvest waa good , but'
the speck was In the realization. My
Hrst vote will be cast where I believe
it will reward the menlo \ give my
friends relief and me work. " The
young man did not go about with i\
"chip on hia tjhouldor , " but mid thla
in a quiet , manly way that gave con
fidence. '
"I do not want to bo quoted , " said
a thrifty farmer near Ulysses , "morn
than to say I am reasonably prosper
ous. I borrowed $700 last May at 7
per cent interest and will pay off the
mortgage in September , being able to
do thlg from my grain and stock with
the prevailing good prices. 1 wan one
of many who fought tlu wind for
good times four years ago. Tbo wind
has blown from another direction nnd
I propose to keep with thla unlooked-
for shift of tbo weather cock. "
Rlchonbauch Bros. , of Rising City ,
said thut four years ago that section
of Butler county found the farms
worth from one-third to one-half tbe
present value and no buyers. To
mortgage thorn was simply out of tbo
question , oven at a valuation of $ ' 10
nn acre. "Now , " said Mr. Samuel
Rlchenbauch , "this name land brings
$10 an acre and wo would bo glad to'
loan on a valuation of S30 an aero.
The present condition of the country
gives such confidence in Nebraska that
we can afford to bank on It. In the
midst of the hard times of 'i > 3 and ' 94' '
this state received such n black eye
that the calamity howlers made mat-
tora bad , then the country's money
market topped off matters to a finish.
We had lost faith in each other. Cheap
corn and grains with big crops of all
made false capital for politicians ,
whoso sole nlm was to discourage. It
took some time to regain our form
er prestige , but wo arc now on tbo
high road that the people have asked
for , and the farmers have confidence
In themselves , which Is encouraging ,
since they are able to loan to each
other cheaply. Prosperity like this Is
very satisfactory to those who wish
to see It continued. "
"The better buildings In David City
began in 188S , " said Hon. Thomas
Wolft'e of tbe First National bank of
David City. "I made several invest-
menta of this kind myself. Times
were very good until ' 93. Everybody
knows what followed. I know two of
my buildings were empty. Now all
the store buildings and dwellings are
occupied and tbe bank refuses Interest
deposits in fact , we arc ouite solicit
ous for good customers who desire
loans. We arc not so iron-clad in our
side of tbe bargain , either. A farmer
can pay off at nny Interest pay day
$100 t a time or the entire mortgage ,
which is considered a saving equal to
one per rent Interest , and our depos
its are CO to 70 per cent more than
the law requires us to keep on hand.
The long contention of hitting the
banker has arrived , but none of us
are lying awake nights waiting for
cloud bursts. "
David City , the county seat of But
ler county , la a beautiful little city
built on n substantial pi in. The $80.-
000 court bouse ( which cost but $50-
000) ) , in the center of a block , sur
rounded by the business blocks oi
brick , shows thrift and good busi
ness sense on the part of the people.
The court hou.se baa been half paid
for and the stores point to proaporlty
by tholr nlcgant and large selections.
The dwellings are homo-like and the
country about Is In every way thrifty ,
thus fully sustaining tbo confidence
of the town's people.
It is seldom ilinl ono goes Into n
county and finds such substantial
dwellings as are found upon farms
and in the smaller towns of Butler
county. Many of these dwellings
have been built within two yeara and
would grace tbo corner of any resi
dence portion of a metropolis. The
towns of Ulysses and Bralnard are es
pecially noted In thla paitlcular , tbo
former showing ita faith in the sur
roundings by a $12,000 school build
ing and many dwellings costing from
$2,500 to $4,000 , and the furnishings
Innldo correspond with the exterior.
"Your faith in this country Is prac
tically illustrated , " said your corre
spondent to Joseph Natousek of Braln
ard as ho viewed his beautiful home
in a block by itself. "Yes , ulr , I have
but one life to live and I want a good
place to rest after the day's work IB
done. This is a grand country and
tbe last few years has certainly pros-
pored. "
William Crosby at Ulysccs IB remod
eling his homo and when finished will ,
correspond with bin neighbors. As a
merchant he Is prospering.
"I am a carpenter by trndo , " Bald
Cornwall Hemstroff. " When thn call
to anna was made I couldn't get In any
of the Nebraska regiments , HO I went
to Yankton and enlisted In Company
C of the First South Dakota , par
tially because I wanted to be patri
otic and somewhat from necessity. At
the beginning of that war I bad un
profitable rest. Since returning from
tbo Philippines I have had all I can
do at my trade and these prosperous
OiK'Htlnn of
Senator Hoar's wit lias Itej.t pace
with his learning. Not long ago , as
ho wns walking through one of the
i-orrldoru oi the capltol , he was joined
by ono of bis former colleagues In the
senate.
As they approached the entrance of
the Eenuto chamber Mr. Hour motioned
to his companion to pass In first.
"After you , " said the ox-senator ,
drawing back politely.
"No , Indeed , " retorted Senator Hoar ,
"the X's always go before the wise , " j
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I1 ANTE UP
IndUaUons Point to Oomploto Oonccrt of
Action by Powers.
ALLIES GETTING CLOSER TOGETHER
Uultpd Stutoft mut Ocrnmiijr Flml they nr
at the Sumo Mind Thn United Stutos
I'roiioli rrniuul In It * Cum-
l > lete Form.
WASHINGTON , Oct. G. Proposi
tions of a far-reaching character con
cerning China are being presented in
rapid succession to this government.
The Btato department bad no sooner
disposed of ono of these propositions
today by delivering a response to tbo
Gorman government than it was con
fronted by .an even more important
proposition submitted by the French
government and within half nn hour
formally seconded by the Russian
government.
The answer to Germany covered tbo
subject of punishing Chinese offend
ers and made known ttiat the United
States had Instructed Minister Con
ger along the lines suggested by Ger
many. These instructions look toward
securing the names of the persons do-
nerving chastisement , also whether
the punishments accord with tbe
gravity of the crimes committed and
finally In what manner the United
States and the other powers are to bo
assured that satisfactory punishment
is inflicted. Aside from thcso specific
purposes of tbo note it is regarded
as , important chiefly as establishing
the moat satisfactory relations be
tween the governments at Washing
ton and Benin.
The Franco-Russian proposal takes
a much broader scope and submits a
program under which the negotia
tions for a complete settlement can
bo carried forward. Tno French
charge , M. Thclbaut , handed the prop
osition to Secretary Hay shortly after
noon today and held a brief confer
ence concerning It. Half an hour later
M. do Wolbnt , the Russian charge ,
arrived nt the state department and
handed to Mr. Hay a note expressing
Russian approval of the propositions
Just submitted by Franco. Mr. Hay
gave no formal answer to the two
communication ! } , as they will go first
to tbo president nt Canton.
The Franco-Russian proposition is
under four heads , namely :
First Punishment of the guilty
parties.
Second Interdiction of the ship
ment of arms Into China.
Third Payment of indemnity to
the powera.
Fourth Sulllclont guarantees for
the future.
In addition , a suggestion is made
for the establishment of a permanent
legation guard at Pokln ; for the raz
ing of the Taku fortn nnd for the
maintenance of a line of communica
tion between Pcklu and tbo sea.
The impression hero , in advance of
action on these propositions by our
government , la that they contain
nothing essentially unfitting them to
be suljjects of consideration in a final
settlement. Tbe difllculty wh'lch ia
likely to arise lies In the placing of
proper limitations upon the scope of
each head. This is particularly true
of the subject of guaranties nnd. per
haps , of that of Indemnity. Still , as
already suggested , each la undoubted
ly n most proper subject for discus
sion when the final negotiations are
reached , and , therefore , N. Delcasso's
broadest propositions , while likely to
consume some tlmo in reducing them
to ultimate and binding form , may bo
said to have n fair reception await
ing them.
As to the Interdiction of arms , the
state department already has Inti
mated that thcro may bo a question as
to Its wisdom , and there Is reason to
believe , also , that Germany will not
view that particular feature with ap
proval. But there appears to bo good
reason to expect that a middle ground
will bo reached by confining the In
terdiction of arms to a specified pe
riod , posalbly to bo fixed by the time
required by China within which to
pay the indemnity. The chief objec
tion to tbe proposition Is in its being
permanent In its present form.
Wrrclc In
GREEN RIVER , Oct. 5. There was
another wreck west of this place Mon
day morning , resulting in the acrlouu
injury of Conductor Stevens. No. 4 ,
the Atlantic express , crashed into the
rear end of a freight train standing on
the main line. Conductor Stevens had
no tlmo to jump and was caught in
the caboose , whleji was demolished.
Several car were damaged and
knocked from the track and the en
gines of the express train badly
broken up nnd derailed. General
Manager Dickinson was near nt hand
and personally superintended Uic
work of clearing the track.
For Curlnc Yellow 1'rvor.
CITY OF MEXICO , Oct. G. Ono
hundred thousand dollars Is the price
which a young Italian upcclaliat may
win as tue discoverer of a serum
which cures yellow fever. y a a result
of the experiments conducted at Vcra
Cruz for . .0 euro of yellow fever by
Dr. Ansel Bolllnzaghl under the su
pervision of tbo government , ho baa
been asked to continue bis worn. The
commission appointed to witness the
experiments reported favorably and '
part of the $100,000 prize offered by
the Mexican government for a cure
of yellow fever will bo paid the young [
Italian specialist at once.
Calvmtnn Hrhool I'timln.
GALVESTON , Oct. C. The school
board has secured money enough to
repair four school buildings with
forty-four rooms , affording accommo
dations to eighty-eight classes by
holding two Kesslons dally. Appeals
have be-on sent out to all the largo
cities for funds. The four schools will
open Monday , October 22. One thous '
and men worked on the street today.
Fourteen bodies w ro found. Ono
hundred moro drays will bo put to
work on Monday.
Secretary Long.nnd hJB.nephpwa . , tbo
White ' b'rothers , areto give" to tbo
town of Uuckflehl , Me. , a frco library
In memory of the secretary's father ,
Zadoo Long. The plann of n Port'.an'i '
architect have already been accepted.
The In t Link fi i TC < l ,
The homo of the llrudlcy-Mfirtlns Ir
Now York , 18 to 22 West Twentieth
street and 23 Woat Nineteenth street ,
lnia passed Into the ha nil a of a real
estate firm and this marks the last
In the expatriation or the family.
PICTUnESQUE IN POLITICS
Bpectacnliir Dt'motnlrntloM In I'rotlden *
tlnl C'nmpnlcut.
The first tlmo that thcro were any
demonstrations of a spectacular order
In ' a presidential campaign was In 1810 ,
when mlnh-.turo log cabins were drawn
on wagona in the Whig processions ,
escorted by companies of men in coon-
jkln caps , and some in the curb of In
dians , all of which were nuggeated by
the early life of the candidate , William
Henry Harrison. Companies of men
dressed ad pioneers appeared in tbo
Fremont processions in tbo campaign
of 1856 , and "prairie schooners" were a
feature of these demonstrations , Illus
trating phases In the life of the Path
finder of the Rockies and the Sierra
Ncvndns. In I860 Uic Republicans had
companies of rail-splitters , to repre
sent Lincoln In ono of his activities .03
a young man on the frontier. The most
picturesque and distinctive feature of
the Republican parades In that year ,
however , wore the "Wideawakes. " This
order originated in Hartford , Conn. ,
and was not suggested by Lincoln' *
own candidacy , for ono of the Hartford
"Wideawake" cluba wan formed before
Lincoln was nominated and escorted
him to one of the halls in that city ,
where ho made n speech , on his visit
to the east in February , I860. At that
tlmo Sownrd'B nomination was bo-
llovcd , In the eastern states , to bo ines
timable. The "Wideawake" Idea quick
ly spread all over the north after the
nomination of Lincoln and Iliuulln in
May of that year , and it is estimated
that lliuru were moro than 200,000
"Wideawakes" in the free states In
that canvass. In the canvass in 18SQ
clubs of Hoys In Blue were formed to
commemorate Oarlleld's service in the
union army , and in ono procession In
New York , which waa reviewed by
General Grant , over CO.OOO .participants
of this order appeared. It waa the
largest procession on cither nldo seen
anywhere In the United States in the
canvass of 1880. All these campaign
clubs , except the "Wideawakes" and
the Boys in Blue , originated in the
west , and. with tbo exception of thcso
two orders , by far the largest of the
precisions took place In the west.-
Leslie's Weekly.
WU'S LAUNDnYMAN.
by < lreou Itopnrtor fur I. cn-
tlnn Attache.
An Interesting story Is told apropos
of a reporter's zeal to obtain news
from the Chinese legation in Wash
ington , D. C. , regarding affairs in Po-
kin. He was an enterprising youns
fellow sent by his editor to take the
place of tbo regular Washington cor
respondent , who wns away on his va
cation , and ho had spent tbo whole
morning in the vicinity of the lega
tion endeavoring to pick up some
thing. not knowing that the most di
rect way would have been to BOO Min
ister Wu himself , who is Invariably
kind about granting Interviews. Ho
was about to abandon his project vhon
an Intelligent looking and well dressed
Chinaman came down the stops of tbo
legation and responded 'so pleasantly
to his greeting that he bombarded him
with a whole liat of questions , to
which the polite Celestial repeatedly
answered : "Dun know , dun know. "
Finally quite desperate at his Inability
to make something out of what bo
looked upon as a rare chance , a walk
with ono of the legation's secretaries ,
ho asked , appoallngly : "Well , surely
you know something of the dowager
empress ; what do you think of her ? "
"Me no thlnkeo , " responded the China
man , "mo washce , " and with thla
parting announcement he disappeared
Into a laundry near by , of which bo
turned out to bo the proprietor. San
Francisco Argonaut.
Noted from the I'nrli TCxpnnltlon.
"The Singer Manufacturing Com- 3j
pany , of 149 Broadway , New York , j
show their usual American enterprise * 1
by having a very creditable exhibit , %
located In Group XIII , Gloss 79 , at tbo * J
Paris International Exposition , where , ' ,
they show to great advantage the celebrated - _ . ' %
brated Singer Sewlng-Machlno which '
is used In every country on the globe , , |
both for family use and for manufac- < r
turlng purposes. The writer was high- j
ly pleased with this display and observed - 1
served with much satisfaction that It
j
was , favorably commented upon by I
visitors generally.
The Grand Prize wns awarded by j
the International Jury to Singer Sew- ;
Ing-lXachlnes for superior excellence >
in design , construction , efficiency and "
for remarkable development and adnp-
tlon to every stitching process used
in either the family or the factory.
Only One Grand Prize for sewing
machines was awarded at Paris , and
this distinction of absolutely superior
merit confirms the previous action of *
the International Jury at the World's 1
Columbian Exposition , in Chicago , - ;
where Singer machines received C4
distinct awards , being more than were
received by all other kinds of sewing
machines combined.
Should it bo possible that nny of
our readers arc unfamiliar with the
celebrated Singer Machine , wo would
respectfully advise that they cell nt
nny of the Singer salesrooms which
can bo found in all citlos and moat
towns in the United States. "