THE OMAJIA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , SEPTEMBER 17 , 18 ! > n.
Telephones CIS and 094. Bee. Sept. 17 , ' 99.
WIJ AVIU , CONTINUE TO CI.OSI2 OUR STOItn AT 0 I' . M.
Many Early Autumn Exhibits
Of great interest will be found in our store. New Silks and
o
Satins and the lovely autumn Dress Goods in silk and wool and all
wool arc to be seen on every hand *
Cloakings Fall Hosiery Heavy weight
Now and cottons , fleeced Pall Underwear-
stylish
cottons also line
a complete
ish materials for
of cashmere for ladies and
children's The most complete
'
cloaks and la children's wear. plete line and the
dies' capes and Ladles' black cotton Hose , fall weight , best values we
258 per pair.
jnckots.
Ladles' brack cotton Hose , with whlto have ever offered
Block beavers , CG Inches wide , at $1.50 , split roles , fall weight , 35c , or three
$2.00 , $2.60 , $2.75 , $3.00. for $1.00. in men's , ladies'
Fancy novelty clonklngs , 66 Inches -wide , Extra quality In ladles' black fleeced
nt $1.35 , $1.50 , | 1.75 , $2.00 , $2.50 and cotton HCEO at 25c per pair. and children's
$3.00 per yard ,
riiId back Oolf Cloaking , 66 Inches wool underwear.
wide , at $2.50 , $3.00 , $4.25 , $4.50 per New SUitS-
yard ,
Now line of French. Flannels Just re- Tailor made
culvcd , at 49o , 6&c , 76c , 90o per yard. in Special vulucs In ladles' fleeced cotton
gowns n e w
, Vesta nnd Pants at 25c , 3 pair for
Corsets New La Vida Cor
tight fitting ef $1.00 , and 50c each.
sets. fects. We have Ladles' Onclta Union Suits , In fleeced
an
cotton and wools , at 50c , $1.00 , $1.60 ,
Complete showing ot the new models on elegant assortment $2.00 and $3.00 per suit.
Monday made especially to conform Men's camel's hair Shirts nnd drawers ,
to the coming droai fashions. The La wo Fell only the an extra value at 76c each.
Vlda guaranteed to fit properly. They beat which i s
are rnndo In such a wldo range of
models that almost any figure can bo certainly always
comfortably fitted nnd moulded Into the cheapest. Real Laces Wo carry ono of
perfect form with a handsome , splen the largest and
didly made corset.
Prices , from $2.75 to $7.50 ach. Our fine Suits nt $16.00 , $18.00 , $20.00 , finest : stocks of Real Laces in
Cashmere Gloves Ladies' New $22.00 Fall tire Petticoats. rcariy beautiful garments. the , city.
Black Good garments , well made of only re-
Cashmere Gloves. llablo materials , such as wo sell . New patterns Just received In Point
.
Fine Coutllle Petticoats at $1.25. Gar.o , Real Duchcsso , Real Valen
Now fall lines special values at 2&c Othcra at $1.50 , $1.75 , $2.00. ciennes , Circular Duchcfso Flounce
and 50o per pair. Moreen Petticoats at $3.50. and Renaissance Galon.
The Only Exclusive Dry Goods House in Omaha.
Y. M. C. A. BUILDING , COR1GTII AND DOUGLAS STS.
WE CLOSC AT 0 O'CLOCIC SATURDAYS.
MOUSTACHES FOR SOLDIERS
DrltlHh Subalterns Will lie Allowed
to Wear Hirsute Ai > i > emIuBC
on Upper Lip.
( Copyright , 1S99 , by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON , Sept. 1C. ( Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The fickle
ness ot military fashion In the British
army Is once more demonstrated by an order
of the secretary of. war , Just Issued to
commanding officers Impressing on them the
desirability that subalterns under their
command should not shave their upper lip.
Up to recently the moustache was the glory
of the young subaltern , but a change In
feminine toeto was responsible for the now
widely spread practice of young military
men shaving 'the ' upper lip.
It was only forty years ago , just after the
Crimean war , that the Infantry were allowed
to grow moustaches and the Innovation waa
anything but popular'with the conservative
section of that body. There Is a story told
.of Sir Colin Campbell and his pitiless treat
ment of a captain of the line who declined
< o grow a moustache. The subordinate explained -
' plained that hla wife would not allow him
to .foster that ornament , as she was afraid
he would look llko a foreigner.
"Sir , " replied the grim martinet , "I have
a duty to perform and I cannot defer to your
wife's prejudices. You can wear whiskers
or not wear them , Just as you like , hut jour
moustache belongs to the queen. Cither stop
shaving your upper lip or sell out. "
In those days husbands' devotion knew no
bounds and the captain sold out.
Illitlim ; YOIIIIK Diplomat.
( Copyright , 1609 , by.Presg Publishing Co. )
LONDON , Sept. 16. ( Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) General
Lowthor , whoso appointment as secretary
to' the embassy at Washington was offi
cially announced yesterday , Is a eon of Hon.
William Lowther , who married Charlotte
Parko , daughter of the late Lord Wensloy-
dale , the peerage of which Is now extinct.
Ho la a first cousin ot Lord Lonsdalo and
Ms brother , Right Hon. James William
Lowthor , who was under secretary of for
eign affairs in 1S91-92 , Is now chairman of
commltteca and deputy speaker of the
HOIIBO of Commons. Gerard Lowther's
mother was one of the principal conserva
tive political hostesses In London and" ho
is Indirectly related to Lord Salisbury , his
oldest brother , J. W. Lowther , having mar
ried a daughter of > tlio late Right Hon. A. J.
Heresford-Hopo , M. P. Gerard Lowther Is
41 .years of ago , unmarried , tall , handsome
and rather stout. His rlso In the diplo
matic service , which ho entered in 1879 ,
has been rapid. Ho has served in Madrid ,
Constantinople and Vienna , his last ap
pointment being as consul general at Buda
Pesth , one ofi the few British consul gen
eralships which Involve diplomatic func
tions. Ho , Is popular In the service , of
which bo la regarded as uno of the two
moat rising members , the other being Henry
Howard , minister at The Hague. He is a
man of strong character , straightforward
and reliable in every way and in addition
to his own abilities bo has at his back
great Salisbury and Lowther Influences. Ho
U ono of the lost men In tile world ( o com
mit on indiscretion.
Uetiirn Travel from Unrnpo.
( Copyright , ISO ) , by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON , Sept. 16. ( New Yprk World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Owing to
the unprecedented number of American vis
itors in Europe 4hls season tha transAtlantic -
Atlantic stcampshlp companies are doing a
record business. While it Is undoubtedly
true that several Americans have experi
enced some difficulty In obtaining berths , the
report that a number had been stranded
in London Is exaggerated. But ono man
who was particularly anxious to eall by a
certain steamer paid a premium of $160 to
secure a berth , The steamship company
agents deny that there is any serious in
convenience caused to passengers ,
More Ilimpllnl Furoo ( or Manila.
SAN FRANCISCO , Sept. 16. Two trans
ports , the Belgian King , with troops , and
the hospital ship Relief , with surgeons , mem
bers ot tha hospital corps , nurara and sup-
"Woman's Work
ts Never Done/ '
The constant care causes sleeplessness ,
loss of appetite , extreme nervousness , and
that tired feeling. But a 'wonderful
change comes ivhen Hood's Sarsaparula
is taken. It gfaes pure , rich blood , good
appetite , steady ntmes.
sail today. The troops which embark
on the Belgian King are seven companies ot
the Twenty-fourth Infantry and a few re
cruits. In addition to Its regular staff the
Relief will carry twenty women nurses and
100 members of the hcspltal corps , nol-
wlthBtandlrig the fact that the local Inspectors
specters of steamships have condemned the
vessel Insofar as carrying passengers across
the Paclflo Is concerned. The Relief will
coal at Honolulu and again at Guam.
STAY FOR CONDEMNED MEN
Wnnlilncton Fir ( it to Pan on Dentil
Sentence * ot the Three Six
teenth Infantrymen.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 16. Senator Foster
of Washington called upon the president
today In the interest of Corporal Damhoffer ,
who , the press dispatches from Manila say ,
has been sentenced to death , together with
two privates of the Sixteenth infantry , for
assaulting native women.
Senator Foster was informed by the pres
ident that nothing concerning the cases had
been , received from General Otis. He prem
ised that when the papers arrived Senator
Foster and the friends of the condemned
men should have a fulf hearing.
Senator Foster went from the White
House to the War department. Ho saw Ad
jutant General Corbln , who said that Gen
eral Otis would be cabled today not to carry
the sentence Into effect until after he had
reported the facts In the case to the de
partment.
PENSIONS FOR WESTERN VETERANS.
Survivor * of the Civil Wnr Remem
bered by the 'Government.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 16. ( Special. )
The following western pensions have been
granted :
Issue of September 1 :
Nebraska : Original William McLane ,
Falrburff. JCj Sewall Adams , Big Springe ,
$ G. Additional George W. Selby , Calvert ,
* 6 to JS. Increase William T. Green , Wll-
ber $6 to $ S. Original widows , etc. Jerusha.
Smith , Palisade , $12.
Iowa : Original John H' . Wamock , VII-
llsca , } 8. Increase John P. Layman , D s
Mollies , $17 to $21 : Thomas J. Lyons. Shan
non City , $24 to $30. Original widows , etc.
lllnors of Charles Phillips , Leon , $20.
South Dakota : Additional Samuel A.
Boyles , Yankton. $8 to $ S. Increase Senger
F. Smith , Springfield , $14 to $17. Original
widows , etc. Sallle Ann Dullard , Elk
Point , $3.
CnHHliiK to lie n Transport ,
WASHINGTON , Sept. 16. The Navy de
partment has transferred to the War de
partment the collier Casslus. She will be
turned into a transport and will bo able
to carry a full regiment. She was for
merly the German passenger steamer Rao-
tia.
SIOUX CITY'S CARNIVAL CLOSES.
Traveling Men nncl IlnfTalo 11111 Join
III Flnnl FrHtlvlttrH.
SIOUX C1TY ( la. , Sept. IB. Sioux City's
carnival came to a close tonight. The trav
eling men had charge of tonight's enter
tainment , and made It the "hot time" night
of the week. The parade was headed by
"Buffalo Bill" Cody and his cowboy band.
After the parade all sorts of fun was In ;
dulgcd In by the crowds on the street * , which
were the largest of the week.
Next Ycnr'n Reunion nt Kincmon.
SILVER CITY , la. , Sept. 16. ( Special
Telegram. ) The reunion which cloeed this
afternoon was a very successful one , al
though the rain which fell at Intervals today
kept many people at home. L. T , Genung
made the principal address today , Secretary i
ct State O. L. Dobson being unable to nil
his engagement. Emerson was decided upon
1x3 the place for holding the reunion next
year ,
, Second Ilnllrond for Alimltn.
SEATTLE , Sept. 16. Alfred Day , repre
senting a Philadelphia syndicate , Is ship
ping men and material to Alaska for the
construction ot the Second railroad in that
territory. The road U to be fifteen miles
long and to bo used in connection with the
development of 25,000 acres of coal randa
on Kachkemo bay. Cook Inlet.
* Geneva Kalr'u Lout Diiy.
GENEVA , Neb. , Sept. 1C. ( Special. )
The county fair , which closed this after
noon , was ono of the most successful ever
held. In the free-for-all trot Red Ruben
won In 2 ; SO.
Mortality htatUtlo.
The following births and deaths have been
reported to the office ot the health commis
sioner during tbo last forty-eight .hours :
Births P. A. Solzle , 2322 PIttrce street.
boy ; Charles DeWall. 1334 South Twenty ,
fourth street , girl ; August Enderson , 192S
South Twentieth trtreot , boy ; N , A , Ren-
Strom , 2824 Dewey avenue , glrlj 0. W.
Clark , 2623 St. Mary's avenue , girl ; 0. E.
Williamson , 320 South Twenty-sixth street ,
boy ; Foster Bui-chard , 1251 South Thirteenth
street , girl.
Deaths Herman Schonberger , S34 North
Twenty-seventh avenue , 44 years ; Amanda
Kay , Wiener , Neb. , C2 years.
Ofllcc for South Oiniihn Man.
ST. LOUIS , Sept. 16. The International
Brotherhood of Stationary Engineers ,
which has been In convention here , has ad
journed to meet at Peorla , 111. , next year.
Officers for the ensuing years were elected
as follows : J. W. Morton , Chicago presi
dent ; H. W. Bausch , Toledo , vice president-
C. L. Shamp , Kansas City , secretary and
treasurer ; George Mulr of Kansas City , A
Montablne of Danville , 111. , Edward Folsy
of South Omaha. N. Charles Zlmpfer of
Buffalo and E. McOyre of Columbus , Ga. ,
members of the executive board. C. L.
Shamp was elected delegate to the conven
tion of the American Federation of Labor
to be held at Detroit In December.
Movement * of Oconii Ve ie7 , Sept. 10.
At Hamburg Arrived Augusts Victoria ,
from New York , via Cherborg and South
ampton.
At Southampton Arrived Koenlgen
Lulse. from New Xork , for Bremen.
At Liverpool Arrived Cevle , from New
York : Camoanla , from Now..York.
At HonK Kong Arrived Maru , from San
Francisco.
At New- York Arrived St. Louis , from
Southampton ; Lucanla , from Liverpool.
Sailed ThlnKvalln , for Copenhagen ; La
Brctncrne. for Havre.
At Yokohama Arrived China , from San
Francisco.
At Brisbane Arrived MJowera , from
Vancouver.
Perfect Cilnnn Combine.
PrTTSBURG , Sept. 16. James A Cham
bers. president of the American Glass com
pany , Is authority for the statement
that a window Klntn combine has finally
been effected. The new company will tnke
in fifty of the largest concerns ? In the coun
try , their aggregate capacity being 2,000
pots. This 's said to leave only about 600
pots outside of the comb'ns. The new com
pany will bear the old name. American
Glass company , nnd wl'l be capitalized at
$17.000,000 , $4.000,000 of which will be 7 per
cent cumulative preferred and $13,000,000
common stock. No bonds will be Issued. '
ItnptlNt Yoiiiifj Pooplv'N Union.
NASHVILLE. Tenn. , Sept. 1C. The na
tional Baptist convention was presided over
today bv Hov. A. T. Stewart of Mlssld-
slnnl. Rev. M. W , Colbert offered resolu
tions recommending that the young people.
form an organization to be known as the
National Baptist Young People's union.
The resolutions were adopted.
Cnrneiit M-M nnd .Joiner * Strltce.
NEW YORK. Sept. 1G. The carpenters
and Jolnera In tlrls city , to the number of
8,500 , quit work today at noon and will hold
moetlnprs this afternoon to decide whether
thdy will KO out on str'ke for an 'ncreaso of
WORCS from $3.50 to J4 n day and a half-
hottdny on Saturday all the year round.
Cnrtvr'H CoiuiHel IlrtiiriiK.
NEW YORK , Sept. 16-AVayne Mac-
Veagh , counsel for Captain Oberlln Carter ,
who has been abroad for his health , rj-
turned today on * the Amsrlcan liner St.
Louis. He refused to discuss the Carter
case , but said he expected to go to Wash
ington within a day or two.
AVorklnn Aifnlii nt D
DUCKTOWN , Tenn. , Sept. 18. Work was
resumed In the mines here today and tha
Ducktown Sulphur , Copper nnd Iron com
pany will start UP works Monday morning ,
the recent strike having been am.cably sti
lled.
If your menu docs not contain Cook's
Imperial Extra Champagne , It Is not com
plete. Demand it.
The Seventeenth Iowa IB holding a re
union at Monroe.
The Twenty-first Iowa Infantry Is holdIng -
Ing Its reunion ul Dubuque.
Mrs. Charles Penn of Eldora was seri
ously , If not fatally , hurt in a runaway
aocMent.
Wiilorlco people estimate that fair vls-
Itois left W.CK/j In the town.
The Methodists of Harlan laid the corner
stone of new $10,000 church on the 13th ,
A hoff , by iiamo "Expansion , " won the
bint ribbon at ilia Modcn.a fulr last week ,
The reunion ot thu Klshfh Iowa , ruvatry
and Eighteenth Iowa Infantry will ba held
In Moravia September "ii to f ,
The Forty-Ural senatorial dlstuct repub
lican convention , In session at Northn jed ,
nominated J. A , Smith of Osogu on the
2,709th ballot.
Orvll Stevenson , nn 8-year-old Jewell boy ,
was shot and Instantly killed by a young
companion named Larson , The shooting
was done with a "didn't know it waj
loudfd" target rifle.
The Tow.t Wfleyan university at Mount
Pleasant will elve a year's tuition to any
ono of the literary departments any Inn-
orably discharged Iowa soldier of the Span-
| t > h or Pnlllppine wars.
Charley Back , living north of Charter
Oak , attempted to cross the railroad track
m t ahead of a train. The wagon was
struck and completely demolished. Mr.
Buck waa severely cut and bruised.
The Salvation Army p oplo nt Waterloo
complain that unauthorized persona nra go
ing from house to house begging , ostensi
bly in tlie name of the army , and devoting
the projects > to their own private use ,
A little > n of Homer Everett , living near
Atlantic , in some manner got hU hair en
tangled In thtrearing / of < i sorghum mill.
About half of his scalp was torn off , but
| jl n'ltt of his injury it Is thought he will
Three , prisoners employed aa cooks In tha
AnamoBa penitentiary tucupcd early Tues
day morning. They were Jiamed Haward ,
Smith n nit Jones respectively. The men
hud all \erj- yearly completed long terms
ofImprisonment. .
John Smldt of Ida Grove was killed by
an easfbound freight train. The train was
taking water and coal and extended back
over u crossing. Smldt attempted to go un
der the train when It pullfd up and he was
caught by no brake. Ills body was badly
min-Mrd ami ha ilitil In tivn hours.
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TRUST CONFERENCE CLOSES
Noted Gathering Conm to nn End in a
Blaze of Oratory ,
BSYAN AND BOURK. COCKRAN SPEAK
Orntor of tlio Plnttc .Air * IllH IlcRtiln-
tlon View * nt Length nnil I'lnnllr
CoiiRcnt * to Meet the
JV'evr Yorker.
CHICAGO , SepU 16. The conference on
the uses nnd abuses ot trusts closed Its
session today In a blaze of oratory , In
which W. J. Bryan and. . W. Bourke Cockrau
were the. central figures. Mr. Cookran fol
lowed the Nebraskan , but disclaimed any
Intention ot debating the conclusions of his
Immediate predecessor and declaring his
complete concurrence In much that Mr.
Bryan had said.
The afternoon session opened with ad
dresses by Attorney General T. S. Smith of
Texas and J. S. Beard , who had a hand iu
framing the New Jersey trust law.
A general discussion followed , which re
sulted In both Mr. Bryan and Bourke Cock-
ran taking the platform. W. D. Foulko ol
Indiana made a short speech , In which ) io
declared that ho waited to see that the
romedlea proposed by Mr. Bryan In the
laitcr's speech during the morning session
could result In the attainment of the object
sought for.
Mr , Bryan replied and was followed by
Bourke Cockran , the latter said ho agreed
with a great deal Bryan had said , but ho
wanted Information. During his speech
many delegated nskcd questions , which ho
answered from his standpoint. General dis
cussion waa then resumed.
Ex-Senator Blair of New Hampshire and
William Wirt of Now Orleans read short
papers.
Soon afler , on the motion of Congressman
John W. Galncs of Tennessee , the confer
ence passed a vote of thanks to the Clvlo
Federation for the courtesy shown the visit
ing delegates.
The conference then adjourned sine die.
Other speakers during the day were J. H.
Raymond , G. W. Northrup , Jr. , Prof. David
Klnley , T. B. Walker , W. W. Howe , ex-
Senator Blair of Ne\v Hampshire , Attorney
General T. S. Smith of Texas , J. B. Dill , A.
Copeland , W. D. Foulko , while many others
took part in the discussion which closed the
conference.
It was decided that 'those who had pre
pared speeches , but had not been al
lowed , owing to the limitation of the pro
gram , to read them , should deliver them Into
the hands of Secretary Easloy to be pub
lished in book form together with those
which had been delivered from the stage.
After the adjournment many of the anti
trust delegates met In the Sherman house to
formulate resolutions expressive of their
views.
llrynn Spenkn on TriiMa.
At thn r.ornlng session Mr. Bryan spoke
In part OB follows :
"The trust question has grown In Im
portance. Within the past two years more
trusts have been organized , when we come
to consider the capitalization and the mag
nitude of tlm Interests Involved , than were
organized In all the previous history of the
country , nnd the people now come face to
facq with this question : 'Is the trust a
blessing or a > curse ? If a curse , what remedy
can be applied to the curse ? ' I want to
start with the declaration that monopoly In
private , hands is indefensible from any
standpoint , and intolerable , One trust may
bo less , harmful than'another. . Ono"ttrust
magnate may bo T dro benevolent than an
other , but there Is no good monopoly In
private hands' and do _ not believe It is
safe for society to permit any man or group
of men to monopolize any article ol mer
chandise or any branch of business.
DcfcuDf of the TriiatK.
"The defense of the monopoly Is always
placed on the ground that If you will allow
people to control the market and fix thu
price they will bo good to the people who
purchase of them. The entire defense of
the trusts rests upon a money argument.
If the trust will sell to a man an article for
a dollar less than the article will cost under
other conditions , then in the opinion of same
that proves a trust to be a good thing. Iu
the first place , I deny that under a monopoly
the price will be reduced. In the seconJ
place. If under a monopoly the price Is re
duced the objections to a monopoly from
other standpoints far outweigh the financial
advantage that the trust would bring.
"In the early years of Lincoln's adminis
tration ho sent a message to congress and
In that motcago ho warned his countrymen
against the approach of monarchy. Ho said
It was the attempt to put capital upon an
equal fcotlng with , If not above , labor In the
structure of government , and In that at
tempt he saw the approach of monarchy.
Lincoln was right. Whenever you put capital
upon an eq.ua ! fcotlng with labor , or above
labor , In the structure of government , you
are on the road to old a government that
rests not upon reason , but upon force.
"Nothing is more Important than that we
shall In the beginning rightly understand
the relation between money and man. "
"What Is the purpose of the trusts or the
monopoly ? For when I use the word trust
I use it In the rcnse that the trust means
monopoly , and what is the purpose of mo
nopoly ?
"Tho first advantage of monopoly is to
lower the price of the raw material furnished
by the people to the combination.
TriiHt
"Tho next thing Is , after you have bought
up all the factories , to clcso a part of them
and turn out of employment the men who
are engaged In thorn , nnd If you will go
about , ever the country you will oo where
these enterprises , having como under the
control of the tiuatf , Jiavo been closed up
and stand now nj silent monuments to the
wisdom cf the tnsnt movement. In case of
local strikes ninl ilrrn the work goes on else
where , thus niv\c itInK serious loss. What
dees It mfJii ? It means that If the people
employed in one factory are not satisfied
with the terjj.-s fixed by the employer , nnd
KiiK-j , they can clcaa down that factory and
lot the employes starve , while they go on In
other factories without IOES to the manu
facturers.
> "When a branch of Industry Is entirely
In the bands of ono great monopoly , po
that every skilled man ID that Industry haste
to go to ono man for employment , then
that one man will fix wages as ho pleases
and the laboring men will then share the
suffering of the man who sells tbo raw
material ,
f
" \Vhin the monopoly has absolute con
trol , brains will bo n discount and relatives
will bo necessary to fill these pcaltlons.
There la no question about It. A truit , a
monopoly , can lessen the cost of distribu
tion.
"There will bo no need for commercial
travelers because when anybody wants
goods1 air ho has to do Is to write to the
ono man who * has them for sale and eay ,
'What ' will you let mo have It for today1
He cannot only fix the price of what bo
sells , but he can fix tbo terms upon which
ha sells. You have to trust to that man's
generosity and his decision upon what Is
fair when ho Is on ono sldo and you on
the other.
"What Is the first thing to be expected
of a trust ? That it will cut down expenses.
What is the second ? That It wall raise
prlcea.'e have not had In this country i
yet a taste of a complete trust , a complete [ [
monopoly , and wo cannot t H what will b
the results of a complete monopoly by look
ing at the results we have followed from on
attempt to eecuro a roonopory , because la
the attempt to secure a monopoly the
monopoly has been lowering prices in order
to rid Itself of competitors , but when It has
rid Itself of competitors what In going to
bo the result ? My friends , all you have to
know la human nature. God made men
selfish , Selfishness Is merely the outgrowth
of an Instinct of eclf-prcscrvatlon. It is the
Abnormal development ot a man's dcslro to
protect himself.
Helflnlmrdu tlio Hoot ,
"Wo must recognize selfishness and wo'
must so make our laws that people shall.
not bo permitted to trespass upon the rights
of others In their efforts to secure mlvan-
toges for themsefves. I believe that society
Is Interested In the Independenc of every'
cltlmi. Society Is Interested In this because
If n man dies and leaves no provisions for
his wlfo and children the burden falls upon
society. .
"I believe that the principle of monopoly
finds Its Inspiration In the dcslro of men
to secure by monopoly what they cannot se
cure In the open field of competition.
"Another thing that , to my Judgment , has
aided monopoly Is a high tariff. Nobody
can dispute that a tariff law , an Import
duty , enables n trust to charge for Its prod
uct the price of a similar foreign product ,
plus the tariff.
"Now , some have suggested that to put
everything on the free list that trusts make
would drstroy the trunts. I do not agree
with this statement , as it s made BO
broadly. I believe that the high tariff has
nlddd the truit to collect more than the
. trust othorwlee could collect. But I do not
I
| bcllovo that jou could doatroy all trusts
by putting all trust-made articles on the
fieo list. Why ? Because , If an article can
bo produced In this country as cheaply as
It can be produced abroad , then the trust
could exist without the benefit of any tariff
at all , although It could not extort so much
as It could with the tariff , and while some
relief may como from modifications of the
tariff , wo cannot destroy monopoly until we
lay the ax at the root of the tree and make
monopoly Impossible by law.
"It has been suggested that discrimination
by railroads hns aided the trusts. There Is
no question that discrimination , favoritism
secured by one corporation against another
producer and a rival , has been largely In
strumental In enabling a desired monopoly
to become practically a complete monopoly.
Now that can bo remedied by laws that will
prevent this discrimination , and when wo
prevent the discrimination , still monopoly
may exist. The remedy must be complete
enough to prevent the organization of n
monopoly. Now , what can bo done to pre
vent this ?
Stntc nml Federal Mm I In.
"Wo have a state government nnd a federal -
oral government , and while this dual form
of government has Its advantages , yet both
state and nation should have concurrent
remedies. In the first place , every state ha ? ,
or should have , the right to create any pri
vate corporation which In the Justice of the
people of the state Is conducive to the wel
fare ot the people of that state. I believe
that wo can safely entrust to the people ol
a state the settlement of a question which
concerns them. If they create a corporation
and It becomes destructive of their best In
terests , they can destroy that corporation
nnd we can safely trust them both to create
and annihilate U conditions make annihila
tion necessary.
"In the second place the slate has , or
should have , the right to prohibit any for
eign corporation from doing business in tbo
state , and it ought to have or has the right
to knposo such restrictions and limitations
as the people of the state may think neces
sary upon any foreign corporation doing
buelooK ) In the stato.
"I believe , In Addition to a state remedy ,
there must be a federal remedy , and I be-
Ilevo that congress has , or should have , the
power to place such restrictions and limi
tations , even to the point of prohibition ,
upon any corporation organized In any state
that wants to do business Outside ot the
state.
"Now , ' I believe that these concurrent
remedies will reach the difficulty , that the
people of every state shall first decide
whether they want to create a corporation ;
that they shall , secondly , decide whether
they want any outsldo corporation to do
business In the etate , and , If so , upon what
conditions ; and , thirdly , that congress ehalt
exercise the right to place upon every cor
poration doing business outsldo of the state
In which It Is organized ouch limitations
and restrictions as may bo necessary for
the protection of the pubic good. "
Bryan at this point read the famous cir
cular letter advertising the Incorporation
laws of Delaware. He commented sarcasti
cally on the advantages sot forth In the
letter.
A person In the audience Inquired : "Dela
ware and Now Jersey are both democratic
states , are they not ? " To which Mr. Bryan
replied : "They were not In 1896. "
He continued :
"I have read this letter In order to show
you that where a state can gain nn advant
age from the Incorporation of these great
aggregations of wealth , It ts not safe to
place the people of other states at the ten
der mercies of the people of auch a state as
may desire to secure Its running expenses
from the taxations of corporations organized
to prey upon pecplo outside.
Irrnn'n ! Hemotly.
"Ono method for the annihilation of trusts
has occurred to me , and to me It seems a
complete method. It may not commend
itself to you. It Is this :
"That congress should pass a law pro
viding that no corporation organized In
any state should do business outside of the
state In which It Is organized until It re
ceives from eomo power created by congress
a license authorizing It to do business out
side of its own stale. ( Applause. ) Now , If
the corporation must come to this body
creat d by congress to secure pcrmlrslon to
do business outside of the state then that
license can bo granted upon conditions
which will , in the first place , prevent the
watering of stock ; in the second place , pre
vent monopoly In any branch ot business ,
and third , provide for publlcliy as lo nil
of the transactions and business of the cor
poration ,
"If It is unconstitutional and eo declared
by the supreme court , I am In favor of nn
amendment to the constitution that will glvo
to congrefa power to destroy every trut In
the country. 'The first condition which I
suggested was that no water should be al
lowed In the stock. I do not bellovo that
any state should permit the organization of
any corporation with a single drop of water
In the stock of that corporation. Why
should the corporation bo permitted to put
out.etock thai represents no real value ?
"No roan can defend stock that docs not
represent money Invested , and only In the
case of a monopoly can you eocuro dlvldcndo
upon Etock that does not represent money
Invested.
"We hod a case * In Nebraska where wo
tried to regulate railroad rotca and one
railroad in our state was capitalized and
bonded at more than five- times what it
would coat to duplicate the road , and yet
the Judge held that In fixing rates we had
to consider tbo watered stock as well as
the actual value of the road. When the case
wpnt to the supreme court a decision was
rendered which was , in substance , that In
determining what was a reasonable rate , we
had to take into consideration a number of
things lie-sides the present value pf tbo road ,
measured by the cost of reproduction , and
you will find that If the watering of the
stock la permitted then the cry of the In
nocent purchaser la raised , and you will be
told that you must proteot the man who
bought this stock. My Judgment Is that no
man can stand In the position of the Inno
cent purchaser who buys stock In a corpora-
jtlon , If that atock is not represented by
money actually Invested , because ho can
find out what the stock stands for If he will
only Investigate.
"If thla license ia granted then the first
condition can be that any corporation de
siring to do business outsldu of the state
f In which It Is organized Ahall bring to that
board or body proof that that slock Is bon
fide and that there Is no water In It , In
my Judgment , when you take fiom monopoly
ely the power to Iggue stock not represented
by money you will go more than half the
way toward destroying monopoly In the
United States.
"You can provide for publicity and that
annually or nt such other times the corpora
' tion eliall make returns of Its business ,
and when you provide for publicity to that
. the public shall know Jut what there Is In
tha corporation , you will go another long
i step toward the destruction of the principle
| ' ot monopoly.
, "A third condition 1 suggest that
i
1 this license fihnll not bo granted until the
i , corporation shows that It has not had n
monopoly and to not attempting a monopoly
j of any branch of Industry or any article of
j merchandise nnd then provide that If the
law la violated the license can bo revoked.
"Now , I may bo mistaken , but It has
seemed to mo that this method of dealing
with the trusts would prove an effective |
method. I do not say there shall be no ! i
.private corporations , but I say that n
corporation Is created by law , It Is created
for the public good , nod It should never be '
permitted to do a thing that Is Injurious
to the public good.
"My contention Is that there Is a vicious
principle running through the various poll-
j clos which wo hav.e been pursuing ; that In I
I our taxation we have been Imposing upon !
! great struggling mne e the burdens and
government whllo wo have been voilng the
privileges to the people who will not pay
tholr eharo of the expenses of the govern
ment.
"Every unjust tax law Is an Indirect form
of larceny. If wo con eecure a government
whoso foundations arc laid In Justice , and
laws exemplifying the doctrine of equality
before the law , and then under such gov
ernment and such laws wealth Is accumu
lated to a point where It becomes daugor-
oue , then wo can meet that question when
It arises , and I am willing to trust the
wisdom of society to meet every question
that arises nnd remedy every wrpug.
TriiNtH Ummturiil ( iroivtlin.
"I have faith that these questions will bo
settled nnd settled right , but I want to pro
test against this doctrine that tlio irust Is
a natural outgrowth of natural laws. It Is
not true. The trust is the natural out
growth of unnatural conditions created by
inan-'inailo ' laws.
"You cannot hide behind the doctrine that
It is here and you cannot get rid of it. I
believe thai the American people can get rid
of anything that they don't want nnd that
they ought to get rid of evoryhlng thai Is nol
good.
"I bellevo that the Declaration of Inde
pendence was the grandest document over
penned by human hands. The truths of that
declaration are condensed Into four great
propositions that nil men are created equal ;
that uhey are endowed with Inalienable
rights ; that governments are Instituted
among men to preserve those rights , and
that governments dorlvo tholr Just powers
from the consent of the governed. Such a
government is impossible under an industrial
aristocracy. Place the food and clothing
and all that wo oat and wear and use in the
hands of a few people and instead of being
n government by the people it will be a gov
ernment ot the syndicates , by the syndicates
and for the syndicates. Establish such a
government and the people will soon be
powerless to secure a legislative remedy for
any abuse.
"I am not willing to place the laboring
men of this country absolutely at the mercy
of monopolies. When you control the price
that a man Is to receive for what ho pro
duced , you control the price that ho is to
receive for the labor in the production of
that thine.
"Some people have tried to separate the
laboring man who works In the factory from
the laboring moo who works on the farm.
I warn the laboring man In the factories
that when they Join with the monopolies
to crush the farmer , as soon as the farmer
1 scrushod the laboring man will bo crushed
and his ally win bo destroyed ; and in a test
of endurance the farmer will stand iv . . .Jcor
than the laboring man. The farmer was
the Drat man on the scene when civiliza
tion began and he will bo the last ono to
disappear.
"But , my friends , why should we try to
see 'who could hold out the longer to suf
fering ? For 100 years nil nations have
looked to this nation for hope and Instruc
tion. Let us settle these great questions
thai we have ; led us teach the world the
blessing of n government that comes from
the people and let us show them how happy
and how prosperous people can be. "
At the conclusion the orator resumed his
seat facing a volume of wildly waving arms
nnd a storm of cheers. Three-quarters of
the audlenco left when ho had finished.
James H. Raymond of Chicago followed
with an address on "Patents and Monopo
lies. "
G. W. Northrup , Jr. , of Chicago spoke on
"Practical Federal Remedies for Industrial
Trusts. "
Prof. David Klnley followed Mr. Northrup
with a reading of the statistics and opinions
gathered In the answers sent to questlonn
propounded to business and professional men
the country over In regard to the effect of
trusls on wages and the prices ol trust com
modities.
T. B. Walker of Minnesota followed , speak
ing on "Trusts Prom a Business Man's
Standpoint. "
The conference then took n recess until 3
p. an.
Ko Conference Henoliitlon * .
At a mooting of the resolutions committee
today It was decided that no resolutions
should bo adopted by the conference. Ed
ward Rosewater of Omaha and cx-Sonalor
Blair of Now Hampshire pleaded that Ihe
sentlmenl ot the conference bo voiced In
osmo way , bul even the resolution proposed
by ICeaslcy of New Jersey , that the confer
ence bad been productive of good , had given
n better understanding of the subject of
trusla and combinations , was drowned In an
affirmative chorus answering a motion to
adjourn the committee sine die.
"It was rofijolved yesterday that the com
mittee adop.t no resolutions , " explained Mr.
Kenabey. "I spoke with Mr , Bryan after his
arlclrow. He said tihat owing to the naturu
of the conference he had no resolutions to
offer. "
FIRE RECORD ,
ConlliiKrntloii nt Cullno ,
LIMA , Peru , Sept , 16. At 1 . m. today a
eerloua conflagration broke out at Callao. It
was only subdued at 8 n. in. Many buildings
were destroyed and very ercnt losses were
sustained ,
John Kcliert'M Honir ,
DIXON , Neb. , Sept. 1C. ( Special. ) The
homo ot John Eckert , three miles east of
Dlxon , was burned to the ground ycdtorday.
Loss $600 ; Insurance
Xutr Haven's 1'rcNlilcnt Will Ilenls'ii.
NEW HAVEN , Conn. , Sept. 1C. U was
announced at the offices of the Now York
Now Haven & Hartford Railroad company
hero today that at tbo meeting of the di
rectors he-Id In Now York today President
Charjcs P. Clark notified the board cf his I
Inability to permanently remain preoldent
of the company. Tbo communication was
referred to the standing committee to con-
alder and recommend at a future meeting
of the board what course should bo pur
sued , A quarterly dividend of 2 per cent
waa declared.
Coopern' Xeiv WdKe Sculp ,
MINNEAPOLIS , Minn. , Sept. 16. The In-
tcrnatlonal Coopers' union has voted to or
ganize the machine coopers Into separate but
affiliated unions. Dally wages are to be allen
on an eight-hour baali , aa follows : Brew
ery machine coopers , $3.60 ; flour barrels ,
whisky barrels , and other elack work , $2.40.
'SO FEAR ( IF PAHTV DEFEAT
Senator flanna Tins Oonfiu'cr.oi in Sound A
Judgment of Peoplo. V ,
PARTY HAS FULFILLED ITS PROMISES
,
JVot atrmiK KnoHHli I NUCK
for the IH'inoorni'V to
\Vlii On.
\ | i NEW YORK , Sept. IG.-Scnator M A.
Hantift arrived hero to > Iay on the St. Lotil *
from Southampton. Ho fald to n reporter
that his health hail Improved somownat
while he was abroad and that ho hart had
a good time.
"My observations of England. ' said Sir.
llftiina , "arc that It Is a country with ft
great political nystcni. It Is fully is good
as ours and England has built up n pov-
eminent full cf stability. 1 was delighted
wjth the outdoor life In KiiKlaiid.
" 1 suppose the English all have their
opinion as to our Philippine policy , but
I did not discuss the matter with any ono.
Of course I believe that 1'resldent McKlii-
ley will bo ronomlnated , but then I hnvo
given my opinion on that mattnr BO often
that It has now become rather n choumit.
As to Governor Hoosrvclt for vice presi
dent. 1 certainty will uot discuss that pos
sibility. "
Speaking of the coming camp.ttgn , Sen
ator llanna said : "I think that Industrial
conditions and the 1'hlllpplno war will prove
factors In the coming campaign. The Phil
ippine war will bo made an Issue by the
democratic party , but wo have nothing to
fear. I would as soon have so-callii.l nntt-
oxpanslou made an Issue us I would have
the silver question , for silver Is an oH
man of the eea. I am not nfralJ of the
outcome among the people. I have reasoned
out that the sound Judgment of the people
Is that they do not want to bring about a
change. They wlir , I bollovc , by their own
act , change the conditions of the coun
try. '
"Tho United Stales has entered on an era
of prosperity. The promises of the repub
lican party have been kopt. The commer
cial conditions of the country -ire sound
and this prosperity Is based on confldoneo.
I am confident of a republican victory.
"I am of the belief that there will bo
some difficulty In making the trusts a politi
cal Issue. The republican party Is Just J
much opposed to the amassing of wealtfi
In a manner to Injure the public as Is the
democratic. "
Mr. Hanna would not discuss Ohio poli
tics , but when McLean's nomination tor
governor was mentioned ho said :
"That's good. "
In speaking of the Dreyfus trial the
senator said : "I heard no ex
pressions of opinion aa to the Dreyfus
trial whlfo abroad except these made by
Americans. Every American whom I met
on the other sldo Is heartily In favor ot
Dreyfus , but nt the same tlino It appeared ,
to mo there was no disposition on the part
ot the Americans to protest or interfere.
In the matter. All this talk of boycotting
the Paris exposition or the president Inter
fering Is all nonsense. This affair la ono
which concerns the French nation and li
purely their business. We have no right to
Interfere. "
DEATH RECORD.
Mm. II. P. TIiompBOn'B Fnneral.
SHELTON , Net ) . , Sept. 16. ( Special. ) The
funeral of Mrs. B. P. Thomson thla after
noon was largely attended. Mrs. Thompson
had been twice a pallcnt nt the Presbyte
rian hospital at Omaha within the year , but
came home a few weeks ago much improved
nd went to visit her daughter at Wood
River , where she died Wednesday.
Clinrlen Ulr In Arizona.
AUBURN , Neb. , Sept. 16. ( Special. )
James F. Ely this morning received a tel
egram from Clifton , Ariz. , announcing the
death of his son , Charles , by typhoid fovor.
Miss Lucille- Ely was with her brother.
Funeral arrangements have not bean decided -
cidod na yet. w
_ _ _ _ _ \ \
F. Heiulcrfton.
STELLA , Neb. , Sept. 16. ( Special1. ) F.
Henderson , who returned from the reunion ,
at Lincoln yesterday in apparent health ,
had a paralytic slroko later from which ho
died at 7 o'clock last night.
X
Mrn. Adeline Moore.
WYMORE , Nob. , Sept. 1C. ( Special. )
Mrs. Adeline Moore died at bar homo In
Blue Springs yesterday. Thomas Moore of
this city is her eon. Interment waa made
at Blue Springs.
TIi n in n n ACOIII'M Son.
NORTH BEND , Neb. , Sept. 16. ( Special. )
George Acorn , the 12-year-old aon of
Thomas Acorn , who was operated on for
appendicitis Tuesday night , died this morn
ing. ' '
A
S Grandma
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Tale
lttie
4 $
% fe . AliOUT. . . * . .
| Crape-Nuts
A man said , when ho was a boy his grand-
rna used to brown sorao slices of bread and
pound them up In an old mortar and feed
them with nilll ( to his brothers and him
self.
self.Ho
Ho remarked that bo believed Grape-Nuts ,
the famous food , was made In the eamo
way , but a gentleman In the party re
marked that ho had Investigated Grape-
, Nuts carefully and found that the grain
from which It was made waa prepared by
various processes of long soaking , warmth
and tlmo , by which tbo peculiar element
umloi" the elicir of wheat and barley is de
veloped. This clement ft called dlastaae
end Its work Is to change the starch of
grains Into grape sugar. This eamo pro-
cms Is gone through with the human body
when any whole grain preparation la used ,
such aa rolled wheat or oats , or entlro
wheat bread. But the trouble Is that so
many people are weak In their Intestinal
dlgostlorii and broad and the utnrch-oon-
talnlng corcaU are not- properly digested ,
thus producing gaa and bowel complaints ,
often ending In uppundlcltls or kindred dif
ficulties. Grapo-NulB food being predigested
gested mechanically before going into the-
human body la ready for quick end easy
atstmllatlon and people of weak dlgeatloa ,
can thu obtain the full value from a " ,4
healthful and moet nourishing natural food. f
The flavor of Grape-Nuta Is a delicate , f
sweet , that of true grope augur , to be seen ' '
glistening on the llttlo partlclcu. Thla ( f
sugar la not added to them , but la produced
In the change from utarch to grape sugar
and evolved in the processes. The famous
food is eold by all first closa grocera and
made by the Postura Cereal Co. , Ltd. . at
BaUlo Creek , Mich.