THE OMAHA DAILY ItEEY' FHIDAY, OCTOUKH 10, 1002.
delivered ,hy Rv. J. B. Ftarkey of Pitts
brg. who' acted as rheplnln-in-cblef. The
report of the committee on credentials wss
rrepted and without the formality of
idtl cII the business of the meet Inn pro
eeded. The 'meeting wss secret.
At the outlet a, resolution wsa adopted
espresatng the grief of the convention over
the death of President McKlnley and Its
regret aver President Roosevelt's Indlsposl
Hon. - .
A collection of pta6t6grapba of most of the
past national officer of the order was pre
sented to the convention by" Delegate Bestb
of Pennsylvania, with the condition that
they are to be preserved In the congres
sional library.
Commander-in-Chief Torrance then deliv
ered his annual address. He was received
with cheers and was frequently Interrupted
by applause.' ' ' ,
Address ( e nernl Torrance.
General Torrance- began his address with
a touching' allusion to the assassination of
President McKlnley, eulogising In strong
terms the dead president's character and
condemning In bitter language the crime
tht atmck him down. Ho advocated the
enactment of lawa by congress which should
make certain the punishment of, any person
who should make an assault on the- chief
executive. No quibble concerning constitu
tional rights; he contended, should bo al
lowed to stand In the way of auch legisla
tion. '
Within the memory of every member of
this encampment the most notable steps In
o.ir country progress have boen taken In
the face of Imaginary constitutional dlfn-
ultles. American Institutions are of prloc-
Vklna mil havk osiat tnn much In SACTl-
floe and suffering to be put In Jeopardy for
a alngle hour. al tne gauowa ana me
dongeon could be the Just reward of every
anarchist who sets foot upon our shores or
attempts to put In practice his doctrines of
universal hate and chaos. "
Continuing, he aald that lawlessness of
speech usually precedes lawlessness of act
and added;
W have- never had a .president who de
served to be caricatured and we never will
never wllf have one that a self-respecting
pr or people can afford to hold up to
pirhjlc ridicule. More respect for rightful
npeech. with Ices appetite for sensational
ism, will do m ich to wither the evil pas
Hlons of men and to promote the safety and
aecurtty of both life and property in this
republic.
, ttelsmet,l-n of ,Kvan.
Taking: trp tft question of pensions Oen
eral Tortaaee i relkted the circumstances
con p acted with the Investigation of the
charges- against Former Pension Commis
sioner JJraBf. Speaking of the report made
by Afce- Orand Army's committee on pen
along .Oeneral Torrance aald that . the ac
cepting of the resignation of. Commis
sioner) Evans by the president Immediately
followed tne presentation of this commit
tee's report to him. Referring further to
the effect produced" ty. this Inquiry he said:
Orfe1 most gratifying result of our Inves
tigation was to find that no ground existed
for the wholesale charges of fraud so often
made 'against the pensioners, 'so large a
parts ot the last report of t'ommlesloner
tSvane'.waa .taken up with a recital of frauds
committed, or attempted to be committed,
against the government during the proceeding"-
thirty years, but when analysed
It appeared that very few who had seen
any military service were parties to such
frauds. The violators or the
law wero
simply Impostors, not soldier.
The said
reoort further sjiowed ,tlut the number of
union ' soldier . convicted of prime rinrtnr
the year was bat. 'one-thousandth part of
1 per cent Of the total number of the pen
sion roll. We challenge any other de
partment of the government to make as
favorable a showing. .
Names aa Peaslaa Rail.
The commander-in-chief alao took cogni
sance of the charge that the pension roll
contains the names of more union soldiers
than 'there art survivors of the civil war,
and pointed ont that there are more than
200,000 survivors of that war, whose names
do not appear ,on the rolj t all. He. advo
cated legislation In their behalf, saying:
Few of these old' veterans have a hos
pital record and Jo large extent they
comprise the men who marched with Sher
man to the sea and fought with Grant at
vu-V7 7.f
splendid ; armW of bronsed and well
.. . . . . . . . i , . . ,
. wiotih mii innveu on me very i
hardships of war. They were the last to
leave the. field and among the last to apply
for relief at the handa of the government.
For more than a third of a century they
have borna an honorable partin advancing
the Interests of the country, and at this
late day, when In their old age they apply
for help, they should not be regarded with
disfavor because they did not apply earlier.
No Prcnnlary Compensation.-
General Torranoe declared that no pecu
niary compensation ever could be made to
those who preserved the union, for that
was a debt of gratitude which could not be
paid with dollars and cent.
."The patrlotlo Impulse that moved us to
pay all on the altar ot our country had."
he said, "no fellowship with mercenary
motive. .We, did not belittle the grandeur
of the cause In which we engaged by cat
culating on personal gain. The Inadequacy
ot our p" but added t the dignity of the
pena'.tlea we suffered. Under the pitiless
skies thousand of our comrades suffered
as prisoners ot war, but no complaint es
caped their Hps. - Release on terms ot re
nunciation Ot their fealty to fhe flag were
rejected . with their expiring breath. On
the field ot battle fruitless assaults were
often made In the faca of certain death,
but no one faltered In response to the un
wise command.
"These were days of unquestioned heroism
tnd unparalleled sacrifice, and In these lat
ter days the rear guard ot that Immortal
array should 'exhibit a spirit no less heroic
than that manifested by these who fell In
I be foreground of fhe conflict so many years
IgO." ;.' ..
' Trlkarte to the. Waaaen
General Torrance paid high tribute to the
work of the Women's auxiliary organiia
ti
ona. including the Belief corps and the
Ladles, of the Grand Army of the Republic.
aad also made an appeal for' the proper
recognition of the Sons ot Veterana, saying
on the' latter part: "Posterity for whom
we fought will soon become the exclusive
rnstodlana of our country's destiny and who
more worthily than our sons can take up
and carry forward the unfinished work of
the Grand Army of the Republic!"
He devoted considerable space to .the con
sideration of the statue ot the ex-confed
erate soldier, repeating his plea ot a month
ago tor the manifestation of good will and
brotherly kindness toward the late adver
saries of the members of the Grand Army,
He aald he had bean prompted In making
that appeal by the belief that auch actlona
would tend to bring atlll closer together all
parta of the country in ihe bonds of a com
man cltlsenahlp, and there were already,
he added, evidences in the responses re
ceived from the southern atataa that he had
not miscalculated. Indeed, he aald. with
but two exceptions the entire press of the
country had commended 'the spirit of 'the
letter.
- Homes foe Es-Coafederatee,
Continuing on thla point,' he aald:
It la not expected that the .Grand Army
Ot the Henubllc as an oraanlaatUin Will
not embark In the building of homes for
soldiers, north or south, but In no possible
way can the greatest fraternal organisation
In th country triors becomingly crown lis
isoors or live in oenan oi ita own mem-
ix'wn.w .o "fheir ?TJw- "uKrVVi
agaituK wnom iney were once arrayed In
Oeauiy strife. The most deadly results of
a 'civil war ars the animosities and bitter
feelings engendered thereby snd I am
convtouvd tkat one of Ihe most patriotic
eervtivs we una render our uuntry Is to
earnestly aid In removing every bar that
separates us. The victory at Appomattox
will yield Imperfect-fruit If we J not wln
the heart as well aa the flass of the men
w ho wore the gray. A union of heart as
wII as of baud, is liiilispms tule to so
inttMoluol union or Inrtf mru-iit.i states.
The (iraod Arnty v the- Republic, has
nuililng to fear. It is not trammeled by
political Yreeda nor embrrMed by sec-
tartan umtroveratra, and in (he iictvtre
ot my fluty ' ucuner onr Bear nor say
liMtgnieni will ronoent to return l
Uie great" commission, "committed ' to
JOU
my i
trust one year ago without ' voicing the
nohle sentiments which I hrioW animate
all vnur hearts, and I rest content In the
belief that no Infl'MWwcs or conditions, north
or south, ran successfully oonetruct or
maintain sectional lin thst will prevent
the manifestation -of the" fnOt kindly feel
ing and cordial good will by act mm well
as by speech between the eurvlvlnar vet
erans of those who wore the blue and
those who wore the grey.;
Commander Torrance's address wss re
ferred to the standing committee bsvlng In
charge the reports of o tricots, after which
tho reports of general officers were pre
sented. ":'.'..
Reports of the Officers.
Official reports were made by the senior
vice commander, the Junior vice commander.
the surgeon general, the. chaplain-tn-chlef,
the adjutant general, tfV quartermaster
general, the Inspector general and the Judge
advocate, general, ' . .
In his report the surgeon general, W. R.
Thrall- of Cincinnati," redowmende that the
office of surgeorl" gerieral'tfe toade honorary
and that' the mortukf and health features,
which the surgeon general Is expected to
supply, be furnished by the adjutant gen
eral. This recommendation is made. Dr. Thrall
says, because ot the Impossibility of getting
complete starlit les from the department
medical 'directors. He makes no further
report, saying that to go further would bo
to palm .off AUtlstlcs which would be en
tirely unreliable.
Cbaplaln-ln-Chlef Thomas N. Boyle ot
Pltteburg also speaks of the futile attempts
he has made to scours statistics of attend
ance at Memorial day services, but he at
tributes the neglect to supply the facta to
the advanced age of many post chaplaini
and of their comrades... . .. t
Active Aid of Women.
In-his report Inspector Qeneral Wilfred
A. Wetherbee of Boston ssyt:
I flhd that our weakest departments, a
well as our weakest poms, are those which
did not have a woman's relief corps con
nected with them. Jt has been truly aald
thst the success ot. ail great undertakings
has been largely' due to the Influence of
women. The Orand Army of the Republic
can give testimony to the truth of that
statement. I most earnestly , recommend
that every post not so blessed take steps
at once for th formation of a corps. The
smaller the post the- greater the, need of
the corps.
Quartermaster General Barrows. of, Ruth
erford, N. J., furnjh,e4 .details concerning
the financial .aftalrV bf ibe order, In the
course of which he' toays': ' r? '- H
I am glad to be able to report a good,
sound financial condition, - the. 'cash In
the' general fund .and supriile'i'eB hand
showing an Incrense over last aetta.'
The Southern Memorial fund snows a
smaller balance than before and. Cut for
the generous contribution frora tho
Woman'! Relief Corps, would bava been
wipea out. . ; a .,
The statement shows a balance ,iuj hand
In the general fund .of $9,361. .. ,
Muster Bolt af the ftrderi . .
The report of Adjutant General 8)las H.
Towler of Minneapolis shows thai ot June
13 last the muster roll of the Grand" Army
contained 263,745 name of members 4n good
standing, and that there were . HI 'posts.
The figures aa to membership show", a net
loss since the preceding year ot 6,804. The
adjutant general says that the high-water
mark of membership was attained Id 1S!0,
When ' II auniber'ed ' 409,489, and' that there
haa been a gradual teiMlne -atriiM then.
Commenting on this crrcumetaTice he says:
It is Indeed encourarlmr that notwith
standing the Inevitable Increase In the loss
oy neatn the galna y muter-ln anq re
instatement overcome it. There are still
living over KOft.onO of the men who were a
part of that grand army of the 6M and of
thut number Jesa than 7&.000 are over tot
years of age. This suggests to me to say
that If proper energy were put forth the
urana Army or tne nepumic ougnt to in'
cieaso in numbers Instead iof decrease.
The death lose of the year is 8.299. The
percentage based on the number of mem
bers In good standing at the beginning of
l ie year is a.n, as against a.Vi for tne pre
ceding year.' -' p' " " " "
The convention then agreed by a vote to
proceed at 3 o'clock to the election of off!
eers for the next yea ahfl kfter this ques
ome apprehension Is expressed that
. PeP'' commtuoe on
iwnainn. i
ncuiuuus wrre utria xnii i lorenooa at camp
Roosevelt.
MRS. ROOSEVELT RECEIVES
Women of Various Patriotic Organisa
tions Meet Wife of
President, ,
i WASHINGTON, Oct. One Of the
largest receptions incidental to the Granl
Army of the Republic encampment aeaaon
was given by Mrs.' Roosevelt' to the patrio
tic organizations of ' women 'meeting In na
tlonal convention during the encampment.
It was held at the Corcoran Art gallery
from 4 to 6 o'clock this afternoon. From
the time the doors Were opened until ' tho
close of the reception a constant stream of
eallers, white and covered, were Introduced
to Mrs. Roosevelt, y whom they were
greeted with a cordial handshake. Mrs.
Roosevelt was assisted in receiving by Mrs.
8haw, Mrs.' Knox, Mrs. Payne, Mfss Wll
son, Mrs. Cortelyou, Mrs. Loeb, Miss Hag
ner, Mrs. Palmer of Now York, Mrs, Rlxey
and Mrs. Bingham, . Owing to fatigue she
was obliged to occupy a chair, during a
part of the time. Amonj. those who were
present were Mrs. John A. Logan and Mrs.
Clara Barton. ... -.
VETERANS' UNION IS LIVELY
Qaeatloa of Bnceessor to Comnsander
Dryenforthj the Cans of
the Troable.
WASHINGTON,
Oct. . The Union
Veterans' union today held a lively eessi
on,
fhe question of who shall succeed Com
hiander-la-Chlef R. G. Dr'yenfofth being
the principal cause of the trouble. Re
cently Commander Meacbam ot the De
partment of the Potomac: secured a re
straining order protecting him from re
moval from offloev"and much ot the ill
feeling which came up during the last year
was displayed at today's" meeting. The
aesslon wag held1 behind closed doors. The
debate at tlmee was acrlmonloue. Aa ad'
journment waa taken to give the commit
tee on credentials time to submit Ita re
port, but when the aesslon was resumed It
was announced that the' report would not
be made public at thla time.
NEBRASKA MAKES A GOOD SHOW
Display of Fratts and Frm Prodaeta
.. Attracts Maoh Attea-
. tlon.
(From a Start Correspondent )
WAfcHINGTON," Oct. . Special Tele
gram.) One feature of the visit ot the
Nebraaka Grand Army of the Republic to
Washington, and which toed out most
prominently from among many features
projected by western states, waa the die
play of farm products which Captain J. H
Culver of Ml I ford deserves credit for car-
rvln to a aucceaaful ronclualon. Durlaa-
.:l c:ptr' fu,ver
" i.hi.i.i
elety the advisability of making a display
ot fruits and grain ot' Nebraaka at the
national encampment, but his suggestion
were coldly received. Although the fair
waa-e pronounced sueeees financially, the
Stat Agrtoultutar aootety1 could-- not so
Its way elear to expend a small sum of
hioaey toward featuring Nebraska outside
tate lint. Clrptgla vCulver .4ia.Tipg been
turned den -by ih aarlcaltural society,
presented a modified suggestion to the
I State Hortlrulrurai sorTrty 'that It should
. .m.u ..klbit for trsnsDortstion
to Washington,' which was done; and Ne
hraaVa in a modest way has divided Inter
est with Kansas as hting one of the few
state which hae taken advantage of tho
national encampment of the Grand Army
of the Republic and made exhibits of lis
products. In vUw of the Interest which
has been shown In the. exhibit Captain Cul
ver slates thst the main credit for the dis
play Is due to those who contributed the
fruits, grains and grasses C. H. Barnard
of Table Rock, E. h. Stephen of Crete,
Younger Bros, of Geneva, Marshall Bros,
of Arlington. G. S. Christy and McMahou
of Plattsmoulh.
Mrs. John A. Logan tendered a recep
tion to the officers of the Woman's Relief
corps of Nebraska Iste Wednesday after
noon, which was greatly appreciated by
those fortunate enough to be Invited to
the home ot the widow of "Black Jack"
Logan. There were present Mrs. C. F.
Steele of Falrbury, wife of the department
commander of Nebraska; Mrs. Weeka of
the same place, Mrs. C. E. Adams of Su
perior, Mrs. F. W. Kenny, president of the
Nebraska department, and Mrs. Alta Wain
wrlght of Blair. Mrs. Will Kempt of Fre
mont. Mrs. A. Trsynor and Mrs. George B.
Eddy of Omaha, Mrs. R. Condon, past
department president. Pawnee City.
II. W. Andrews, auditor for the Treasury
department, left today on a campaigning
tour, ot Iowa, preparatory to bis main
speech-making, which will be done In Ne
braska. Mr. . Andrews will address the peo
ple at Fairfield, la., Saturday night and
Monday he will go Into Representative
Lacey'a district and speak at Oskaloosa
that night and on Tuesday at Lacey, la.,
his boyhood home. . r
Mrs. T. E. Cavln'of Council Bluffs, la.,
la among the. guests In the city, visiting
her daughter. Miss Cavln, ot the Depart
ment of Btate. ,
E. Corbln of Grand Island is n Washing
ton n attendance upon the national en
campment of the Grand Army ot the Re
public.
WOMEN TO HONOR M'KINLEY
Relief Corps Recommend Dead Preal.
deal's Birthday aa Annual Me
mortal Day.'
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9. The twentieth
annual convention of the Woman's Relief
corps began Its session at the Church ot
Our Father' today. Mrs, Callsta N. Jones
of Vermont; the national president, pre
sided and delivered her annual address.
The order was shown to be In a flourishing
condition. Over $42,000 was expended dur
Ing the year, leaving a fund of over $11,-
000 on hand.
Among the Important recommendations
was one that January 29, the birthday of
President McKlnley, to be observed as an
annual memorial day. Mrs. Clara Barton
of the National Red Cross, who Is now. the
only surviving honorary member of the
organization, was then escorted to the
platform- Her feeble health would not per
mlt her to more than piurmur her thanks.
COLUMBIANS ARE STIRRED
Resent Action of American aval Of
ficers and May Xot Sell
Canal.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.It is learned at
the Colombian legation here that the com
plications at the Isthmus of Panama grow
ing out of the orders of Commander Mc
Lean of Cincinnati and Admiral Casey, who
succeeded him In command, regarding the
transit of the railroad, is the subject ot
negotiations between, the government at
Bogota and United States Minister Hart.
Recent advices from Colombia show that
the action of the American commanders
has caused -a feeling--f 'great excitement
it Bogota and other places 'where It Is
deeply resented. -In some' sections ef the
eoueitrv. it la declared, fpellni Is so strona
lt majr ,erlously Interfere with the nego
. . - . . . . . n
tiationa ior me purensse oi tne ruama
caBi property by the United SUtes.
MAKE NEW CIVIL WAR CLAIMS
Confederates Meek Compensation for
Property 'Conflscated on -flnrrender.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 9. In his annual
report to the secretary of war Brigadier
General F. C. Alnaworth, recorder-ln-chlef
of the pension division, notes that a new
clasa ot claima appeared during the laat
year in the shape of applications by offi
cers and soldiers ot the confederate army
for compensation for horses, aide arms and
baggage alleged to. have been taken from
them at the surrender of Appomattox In
violation of the terms ot surrender.
These claima to the number of 302 al
ready filed have been by authority of con
gress taken under consideration.
General AInsworth reports the comple
tion of the general Index ot the records
of the civil war and aaya that thla finally
concludes the great work of publication.
ASK IMMENSE APPROPRIATION
Interior Department Wants Many Mil
Hon Dollars from Con-.
arress.
WASHINGTON, Oct, . The grand total
of appropriation which the Interior de
partment asks of congress - for the next
fiscal year in the esttmates which have Just
been completed is approximately $167,000,-
000.
Of this 1112,200,700 Is for pensions, in
cluding expenses of administration and dis
tribution.
The estimates of expenses of the Indian
bureau aggregate $7,000,000 and of the gen
eral land office $2,094,180. The largeet in
crease asked for In the land service la an
additional $200,000 for the protection of
forest reserves, the total for auch work
being $:00,000.
FALLING BANK KILLS TWO
St. Joseph Bnlldlns Collapses with
Fatal Beaalta to a. Cooplo of
Workmen.
8T. JOSEPH. Mo., .Oct. 9. William Cli
per and John Rump were fatally Injured
this afternoon by the collapse of the top
floor of a handsome new bank building at
Fourth and Felix atreets.
H. A. Jensen the foreman la charge of
tho work, made a disconnected statement
when asked how the accident occurred.
According to him, the two men were at
work on the roof when something gave way
and' they fell a distance of forty-five feet.
WATER POISONS . FOURTEEN
Priest Dies, Servaat Will Saecamb
and a Doaca Others
Are III.
MANNINGTON, W.' Va., Oct. 9. Father
W. R. Preodergast. pastor of the'Cathollo
church, died today from the reaulta ot
poison In mineral water served at dinner
laat nlgbt. A colored servant la at the
point of death and twelve other people who
drank the water are very 111, though none
ot.them will die.
TO CI HIS A COID IS ONE DAY
Take I.axatle Bromo Quinine Tablets. Thla
signature -. . ea. every box
DEFENDS IOWA'S PLATFORM f:
Governor GummiM Upholds Protection, bnt
Desires lohadalti Btriwi.
RUSTS FOSTERED- BY PRESENT DUTIES
Tariff Mast Be Hearmnned so as to
Protect Intfirafrlee While Destroy
In Monopolistic fotnwlna.
Hone of Capital.
CHICAGO. Oct. . The thlrty-flrat an
niversary of Chicago's big fire wss observed
tonight by a banquet given under the aus
pices ot the Marquette club at the Audi
torium hotel. When S00 guests gathered.
William L. Bush,' -president of the club,
acted aa toastmaster. Governor Robert M.
La Fotlette of Wlscconsin wss introduced
and spoke on the achievements of the re
publican party since March 4, 1897. The next
speaker waa Secretary of the Navy William
H. Moody, for whom the banqueters arose in
a body and cheered enthuslsstlcally.
Wants More Oflleers.
Secretary Root - responded to the toast
The Navy." He said .
The most Important need cf the navy
was more officers, and they could only ex
pect 355 graduates from the naval academy
during, the next four years. That would
atlll leave them with more than a tbous
and less than the proper complement. The
law allowed six promotions from the rsnks
each year and although, that number might
perhaps be increased with advantage, the
duties of an officer' were ao complex that
congress could alone adequately deal with
the question," '
Defends lovva's Platform.
"The Idwa Platform and the Tariff' was
discussed, by Governor Albet B. Cummins I
of Iowa. . Ooverber Cummins spoke de-
rectly to the Iowa Idea as embodied In the
tepubtlcan platform of that state, declaring
for a ''no monopoly-sheltering tariff.
"We believe," be said, "that to the doc
trine of protection, more than to any other
principle. of government, is due, the com
manding position of the United States In the
affairs of the world; that to the policy of
protective duties H due the unequalled man
hood and womanhood ot the people, at once
the safety and glory of the country; that to
this fundamental proposition of the repub
lican party Is due the marvelous develop
ment and unp&ralled prosperity which now
distinguish the American name and bless
the American home. That changea would
become necessary or advisable no repub
lican has ever doubted. The platform was
adopted under circumstances that made It
appear that the republicans ot Iowa were
deeply convinced' that the time has come
when modifications of the tariff are Imper
atively demanded, and this belief la shared
by the republicans ot fotty-four other
states.
"The whole story is told when t say we
have passed from the abatract Into the con
crete. We have known that the hour would
strike. ."; j .
Do Xot Impeach Schedules.
' "We do not hi peach' the schedules as they
were written, tit It the hand ot God instead
of the band olDlngley had penned the
mighty tranafr Inatlons, five years would
have unfitted ilm, or some of them, for
conditions that flow eziat.
"There has1 'rT'er' been, and cannot now
be, a controVei Y as to the purpose of the
prospective dull J Their purpose is to give
the American t, t ucer a fair chance to take
the American jjrket at a fair American
price. Their mAdiire, obviously. Is the suni
that will 'accofcfMh thla purpose.
.;''' .-U MnsaHdnee Dotlcs
.... . . . 1 : - '. . '
"Tested by these crherlons, both as to
purpose and measure, , no republican can
doubt that on tome of the most Important
products of the United States duties are
too high, and It la the mission ot the re
publican party o reduce them. There have
been tlmea of higher duties, without power
to inflict harm- on -the people. American
nrlces have been kept at a fair level.. But
those daya haye passed, possibly forever,
and I apeak but the sober truth when I
say that now, with a full demand at home,
the producer can and does use excessive
duties as a weapon to enforce more than
a reasonable price for -the thing he pro-
ducea.
"Protection, will stand as a shield for
honest labor and a line for lawful profits,
but It shall not be used aa a mint for Illegal
gain. -
Democracy the Dancer.
"Wo all know that no harm can coma to
any legitimate undertaking under any re
adjustment of tariff achedules, made by a
republican congress. It Is the supremacy
of the democratic party, with Ita- follies
ot free silver and free trade, with Ita oar-
row views and weak execution of the pow
ers of government, which conatltutea the
danger. '
"It- has -been said by Illustrious leaders
Of the republican party that a modification
ot the tariff la not a remedy for the trusts.
I take this opportunity to aay for the re
publicans of Iowa that they wholly agree
with thia view and have not proposed to
effectually repair the wrongs that are per
petrated by unlawful combinations, by any
readluatment or abatement of the tariff
achedules.
The corporations and combinations to
whch the, Iowa platform refer are tboae j
brought together not to outstrip competi
tion in a fair race, but to destroy lt hy
the actual obliteration ot Independent es
tablishments and which establish their pur
pose either by purchsse or by piracy.
Woald 1)1 with Time.
While I believe that the' plan they
adopt la aa weak as It is vicious, aad that
the ordinary operation of the lawa of com
merce would overthrow them, nevertheless
It is tha duty ot the government to haatea
their disintegration by every power within
the scope of organised society.
"The experience of the laat few yeara
haa ehown ua that ambitious spirits are
able to establish and maintain monoplles
In some of the important products of In
dustry, and with respect to the thing 1
It la self-evident that the tarts dutlea la
measure are a shelter, because they de
prive ua ot the ability to invite competi
tion from other lands.
GASOLINE KILLS THREE MEN
Esnlodea and Barn Operators Of
Moving rietaro Machine at
' Seraaton.
BCRANTON. Ps.. Oct. I. Robert Rankin,
aa actor, Lewis Dorsheimer aad David Mor
ion were experimenting with gasoline for
illuminating a moving picture machine la
the basement ot Rankin a homo tonight.
The gasoline exploded and the three men
were horribly burned.
At tho Lackawanna hospital It Is an
nounced that they will not recover.
RHODE ISLAND REPUBLICANS
Delegates Hold Haraionlaoe Conven
tion aad Nominate Itreaa'
Btate Ticket.
PROVIDENCE, R. I.. Oct. t. la a short
but harmonious seaaton todsy tbe repub
lican state convention emlntd the fol
lowing ticket:
Governor, Charles Dean Kimball, Provl
dence: lieutenant governor, George L. Phep-
ey; secretary of state, Charles P. Ben
nett; attorney general, Charles F. Siearna,
Providence; general treasurer, Walter A.
Resd, Gloucester.
The nominations for congress were: First
district, Melville Bull of Newport: Second
district, Adia P. Cspron -of "mlthflald.
MAN AND WIFE FOUND DEAD
Police Believe Hasband is Mnrderer
and alclde. as onple Mnar
reled Frequently.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., Oct. 8 Th bodies
of Pleasant Prultt, aged f2. and his wife.
Winnie Prultt. aged 47, were found, side
by side, late this afternoon In the basement
of their home here. ..
Mrs. Prultt hsd been killed with a knife.
two ata'b penetrating the heart. The face
was also terribly mutilated, one of the eyes
being torn out. Prultt had been killed
by a pistol wound In the head. Both hsd
been dead some hours.
The police have adopted the theory that
Prultt killed his wife and then himself.
The two hsd quarreled frequently.'
SCHOOL TEACHER KILLS FOUR
tlnarrels with Trnsteea. Shoot's Tbcm 1
and Children Before Commit
ting? Solclde.
WINNIPEG,' Man., Ocl. 9. At Altona. a
small town near the North Dakota line.
J. J. Toewes, a school teacher, had aome
trouble with the school trustees and, meet
ing them on the road, drew a revolver and
shot A.' Rempel. J. Seibert and P. Kehler.
He then returned to the schoolhouse and
shot three pupils', two of them daughters
of Mr. Kehler and the other a dsughter ot
Mr. Rempel.
Afterwards turnlug the revolver on him-
self, he fired a shot through his besd
Rempel, Slebert and two of the girls are
fatally wounded.
FIND
STILL M0RE GHOULS
Indiana Authorities Inearth Farther
Body Snatrhera aad Their
Plan st
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Oct. 9. A dispatch
from Alexandria, Ind., says the authorities
have Information that will appal the people
about Alexandria, Falrmount and Summlt
vllle, and leaves no room to" doubt that
many bodies In those sections ha're been
stolen. It says an Alexandria liveryman
and a physician are Implicated In, the work
of robbing graves.
The bodies are said to have been carried
off by daylight through the county in old
barrels covered with junk. One or two
graveyard sextons are Implicated snd it is
alleged that they "lifted" and stored bodies
tnemseives until tne gang arrived.
FORM BIG COTTON COMBINE
Southern Textile Company Takes Over
Many Textile Mills In
oath,.
GREENSBORO, N. C," Oct. 9. The Fries
Cotton Mill merger, of certain classes of
all southern cotton mills, has been at last
consummated to the extent that writings
have been signed by seventy mills located
in Virginia, North and South Carolina,
Georgia,' Alabama and Tennessee.
The company formed to acquire these
properties will probably be known as the
Southern Textile company. . ' - '
The option provides that the company I
can Issue $7,000,000' in common, $7,000,000
10. prftrerrea aiocx ana stj.uvu.uuu in oonas.
-...-. .
DIAZ. ORDERS OUT THE. ARMY
Action of Mexican President Is to
.. Move Trains Held I'p
- ay Strikers.
LAREDO, Tex., Oct. 9. Captain Thomas
W. Dodd, attorney ot the Mexican govern
ment, haa taken entire charge of the road
from Laredo to Mexico City, on account ot
the atrlke on the line. It la atated that
Prealdent Diss has ordered out the army
to preserve order and facilitate the move
ments of trains.
IRISH LEADERS ARE ; COMING
Redmond, Dillon and Davltt Start for
American Convention at
Boston,-
LONDON, Oct. 9.-Jnhn Redmond, chair
man of the United Irish league, accom
panied by John DUlon and Michael Davltt,
today went to Liverpool, whence they will
aall for Boston to attend the national con
vention of the United Irish league on Octo
ber 19.
Mr. Redmond aald he would return after
the Boston convention, and that Messrs,
Dillon and Davltt will tour the principal
cities of the United States to raise funds
to secure an efficient attendance ot na
tionalists In Parliament.
PRESS THE EDUCATION BILL
British Government Will Not With-
draw Measnro ao Many Arc
Opposing;.
BIRMINGHAM, England, Oct. 9. Ad
dressing a meeting of llberst unionists here
todky, Mr. Chamberlain said the education
bill would not he withdrawn.
He aald tho government could not with
draw it without a tremendoua loss of
prestige.
CIUP CnriAl KTS ART IrTII I Fn
'
Troops C'loslns; Clan Fire on Mob
Who Afterward Attack
Mayor's Hense.
GIBRALTAR. Oct. Tha compulsory
closing thia afternoon ot a socialist . club
withla the Spanish lines resulted lp a riot
In which Ave of the rioters were killed anl
several wounded. -
The mob afterward attacked the house of
the mayor,
RUSSIAN PEASANTS REVOLT
Fierce Connict with Soldier Resalt
tn Many Being; Hilled aad
Iniorcd.
BERLIN. Oct. Another peasant revolt
haa broken out In Poltavia, Russia.
Fierce conflicts are taking place between
the pesssnts and the local forces, which
are now being reinforced. Muy persons
arc reported to have been killed or wounded.
Want Italy at at. Lonla Fair.
ROME. Oct. . The Italian boards of
trade and art aad the press associations.
&ffijl2?2
nient In favor of the official participation
of tbe government In the St. Louis exposi
tion. . .
I
r," Farktr Ordered Abroad.
LONDON, Oct J. Th physicians of Dr.
Joseph Parker, pastor of the city temple,
who has been seriously 411, hsve ordered
hla entire abstention from work and for
- hl departure to a warm climate.
STOP SOFT COAL MINING
Western f titration Bnggests Strike of ill
Ce l eri ta Aid Aithracit Met.
PRESIDENT MlTCHCLL CONSIDERS OFFER
Officials a' trn Would Hnnar Peo
ple nod Time .Prove Only Practical
Means of rttllna Pennsyl
vania Dispute.
DENVER,"'-Dot. . Telegrams have;
pasned' belwei n the officials of l he Wcslrrn ,
Federstlefl' of Miners- and Prceldent '
Mitchell d( the United Mine Worker
looking; to a' complete tleup of all bltumln- I
Otis' rnal 'mine In the United States and1
Canada:. .'' j
" 'Offer 4 4'alt Oat Men.
' I
.. Toe. .telegram , of President Mover anlj
Secretary lUiywood of.thn Western Feder
ation Guys:
. Exigencies demand ' i ha t no coh! of unv
kind be mined In the 'United Htilp and
Cnnanv Until the nnthrniite strike Is won.
The Western Federation of Miners will co
operate to this end.
. . Mitchell Will I onslder.
'Mr, Mitchell's', response says:
Telegram recrived. Slmll give careful
consideration to ronr suggestion. Many
thanks for the proffer of co-operation and
aesmtanoet
"The significance of thie correspondence.
said President Moyer, "is far-rrach'tg. I'
means that It President Mitchell will call
out all his men ja every soft snd hard coal
mine in this country and Canada the West
ern Federation of Miners will Immediately
co-operate with them and withdraw every
man we have In the coal fields of the west,
northwest and- Canada. .
Only Way to Knd Trouble.
"this will mean that the stubborn niluc
operathrs "Jn Pennsylvania will have to
rring mis Jong smite 10 an ena or lae peo
ple throughout the country will know the
reason why. This
la the only way to end
the. trouble." '
SHE . Q RINKS CARBOLIC ACID
Voutijt " ' H W oman Chooaea Painful
Method of Mnkin Her Way
'" Ooi of This World.
t
A young woman known as Alice Clark,
who has been 'living at 1322 Capitol avenue
for three months, tried' to commit suicide
last everilhg at her rooming place by drink
ing carbolic acid. Mamie Boyd, the land
lady"; 'telephnned'i't6 the police and 8ur-
goons Hahn and Mick quickly took all pos-
albtn steps to relieve the agony suffered by
the' young woman. In about an hour after
taking the acid the was pronounced tern-
porarily out Of danger, but lt could not be
told whether ane couia recover or not. tier
mnnth fh1ri ' arid hands wpre hadlv hurned
by th. ,cid.,, , .
Mamie Boyd svaccount of the affair was
as follows: ''Burly yesterday a brother-in-law
of .Alice Clark came to seo her, and
stayed until evening; talking to her regard
ing-her sister. At about 8 o'clock I heard
them- talking in- the bathroom. .The girl
asked for a drink of water and the brother-
in-law said, .'You are going to do some
thing.' Alice Clark again asked for water,
and I entered the room and, told her to get
it herself. She then pulled the bottle from
her clothing and drank nearly all the con-
tents. We gave her cream and telephoned
for ' the doctor. The brother-in-law left,
saying, be would get a doctor, and did not
return."
' The' brother-in-law's dame' could tibt be
I ascertained, bag he Is .said .to , have come
from purllnglon function, Mo. The Clark
woman Vwne orlglnaily. from SUnsbury. Mo.
Last April, la Des Moines, her huefaaod;
Frank P, Clark. tfot her through the back.
He was imprisoned and last month csme
up for trial, but she' did not appear against
him.' After ehe recovered from thla wound
she cam to this city. She Is 19 years old.
FEAR AN INDIAN UPRISING
Colorado Meat Look for Set-tons
' Troable from I'tes Who Mir- .
"- dered Harris.
DBNVER.. Oct. 9. A special to the Newa
from Meeker, Colo., says: ,
A special ' messenger code Into Meeker
and-, reports that about 400 Utes have been
In the vicinity tot. Rangely aome daya
slaughtering game. He aaya that alnce the
fatal fight , with Harris the bucks have sent
their, squaws and papooses back to the
reservation, which is. taken to mean that
they intend to fight. .
Many of the settlers, feeling certain that
ther IU; be', trouble, have , aent their
fanMlJes'-tO Meeker.- -
FAKING FIGHTER LOSES CASH
tVelcolt Refsuc to Continue -Con-
test When' Ordered and Parse .
, Goes to Charity.'
CHICAGO. Oct. 9-The flaht here tonioiit
oerween KranK Vnlias ana Joe w oleott,
both colored," was declared "no contest.
irter two and a half rounds or fighting-,
ind wolcott s share of the purse was
donated to charity. .
wolcott claimed tnat ne was unable to
continue fighting, owing to an Injury to
nta left arm. lt looked very much as it
hti'dellberalely milt under nuniahment.
i'linnr me nrai two rounas woicort ma
a snadei' the better of the work. - Child
allowed WolcOtt to land repeatedly without
making any effort to fight back. Child-
cnanged his tactics In the third round and
forced the fighting. He had little trouble
In ' locating Wolcott and landed three
straight rights In succession to the latter s
Birnmcn.
The Mows Weakened Wolcott oercentlblv
and ChllUs was- assuming a decided lead.
when hla opponent sudUenly
dlHOfVarts
I that hla arm was usvleas and asked the
i re rp re to SI
top hostilities. The referee
ordered Wolcott to continue fighting, but
tne puguiMi aecnuea ana waikeu to in
corner.
The official of the club believed that Wol
cott waa faking and announced that his
share of the purse would be given to any
charitable Institution that Referee George
Biisr aoeuta name.
BASE BALL DEAL IN THE AIR
Renter tnat 1 American . Lewajae
Haa
. Poncbaseai National St. I.onle
t ' 'Franchise.
8T. LOUIS. Oct. . The Republic tomor-
row will say: According to reports after
a caucus by. representative of National
and American baae ball teame at tbe
Planters hotel here tonight, the Interest
and franchise of the National league In this
city have been purchased by tbe American
league interests, tnus placing tne control
'ASTHMA'
' Climate weeront. Kmokes and spray
do not cure. They niiev symptoma
Instead of removing raue ; wbrrraa,
we take Aatiipia so thoroughly out of
the ayatem that nothing remains
which ran produce sn attack; unrer
are conn able to work, eat, deep and
stand exposure without the allabteet
return of Aalhnut. Being tight la
principle our treatment due what
''rrllera" cannot do. WeruretoaUy
cured aevere. lonk'-Mandlng and pru
tiou tired inurM,oV'" citfwwt. 1 f you Are
akeptlcal.lt la berHUaeyouare Ignorant
otutirgrvHI work. Hince liyi.S we bare
treated 6U,0 At htiia and Hay Kever
' aufjrrem. If yi dmlre complete re
lief, hlth reaUnwd, and no return of
Aalhnuk. wrtia for our Kk 7S rrea.
of bne bnll In tM" citv In the bnd of the
vnimg.'r lio.lv. Mr. s-rretarj- ot
the St. l-onls American league bnnr bal
cluh. when nern tonight dcnleil tht an?
smv.'Dient IiihI been roniied or even Kin
templnteil hv the Kll faction.
'f.-l I
INDIVIDUALITY
That's th Word!
BEER :
MILWAOKER
Posksscs a goodness all its own.
Unerring Judgment exercised
In (he itlcctlon of material,
backed by BlJU method of brew-'
ing, are ihe main (acton respon
sible lor B1U character.
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iMsn-lntoxtrstitt" "
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All Drurt ina or Direct.
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UMA.tl in.At II.
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Specialists
In all DISEAKS
and- DISORDER
vt MEN.
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CHARGES LOW.
VARICOCELE HYDROCELE and
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fou oi moi
cur4 I . .' r. wltnout cumus. pin or
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ou oi mon reruDOea. t
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cures lor lira ana in. F-"
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ihJdiaA. on th. akin or fc. Titn., ooat.ta.
aa dmtouj tram or injuron.
trr a u aivai from Kirw r victim to
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Ills. remarkable auc
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relief he haa given.
Hot Springs Treatment. for Syphilis
And all Blood Polsona. NO "BRKAKINO
OUT'' on the akin or face and all external
signs of the disease disappear at once.
BLOOD 0ISEASE:T.C..
VARICOCELE l&;.'MkWin&-
t. u k tl un illt.l ' oases cured of nerv
UVtnOUiUUU oub debility, loss of
v.iuiy, uiiii-.ijial dlschajges. Strimure,
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This office faces, east and lias en
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It also has a very large vault, and
the rental price Ot V wr menth In
clude heat, light, water .and Janitor
aervlce. . , . .
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