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INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL WECKLT F.STAM.IFIIED IS13. DAILY ESTABLISHED I VOL. LNO. 291. INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 18, 1900. MUCK 2 CENTS EVERYWHERE. 7 ) .. k 0 T STRIKE TO END ANTHRACITE 3IINHRS MAY RETURN TO WORK IN A FKW HAYS. Heading and Lehigh Valier Cora pan! pk Have Granted AH I)rmni.di of the Srrantoa Convenlloa. EVEN GAVE HÖRE THAN ASKED IGHEED TO .MAINTAIN THE WAGC ADVANCE AFTER Al'IlIL 1. Obnoxlonn Sliding; Scale to He Abol ished In the Schuylkill nnd Leb Ik la Valleys. MINERS' TURN TO ACT NOW Gil CAT VICTORY FOR PRESIDENT MITCHELL. ANH HIS UNION. Yesterday's Action the Result of Con ference DrtTTPrn Individual Oper ators and Coal Road JInnacers. JOY AMONG THE IDLE MEN WHO HrK THE STRIKE WILL BE SPEEDILY DECLARED OFF. Indlrldnal Operators Posting Notices, and It Is Relieved Work Will De Hemmed on Sloudny. PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 17.-The great etrika of the anthracite mine workers of Pennsylvania, which began Sept. 17, prac tically ended to-day, when the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company and the Lehigh Valley Coal Company agreed to abolish the sliding scale In their re spective regions and to grant an advance In wages of 10 per cent, net, the advance to remain In operation until April L 1SC1. or thereafter. This action meets ths de mands of the Scranton miners' convention. The decision was arrived at after a con ference between representatives of the in dividual coal operators and the largo coal carrying companies. The conference began yesterday. .To-day's action was the culmination of the recent meeting of tho Individual op erators at Scranton following the Mine "Workers convention in the same city. Xearly all the collieries In the coal region had, previous to the Mine Workers' con vention, posted notices granting an ad vance of 10 per cent. The mine workers, In considering this, demanded that the slid ing scale in the Lehigh and Schuylkill dis tricts be abolished, the Increase to be guar anteed until April l, 1301, and all other dif ferences to be submitted to arbitration. The individual operators agreed to every thing, and the appointment of a commit tee to induce the Reading and the Lehigh companies to abolish the sliding scale and make the wage Increase permanent fol lowed. It Is conceded that the result of to-day's conference is a complete victory for the men. All the demands of their convention are acceded to, and as one of the Individual operators put it after the conference, the operators go a little further In agreeing to maintain the wage advance after April 1. This same operator, who requested that his name be not used, said. In 'speaking of the conference: "It's all up to the miners now. Wc have agreed to everything, and nothing remains now but for them to re turn to work as soon as tho notices are posted by the colliery managers. These notices will be practically similar to the Reading Company's notice, the phraseology only being changed. I look for a resump tion of operations by Monday at the latest. The conference was entirely harmonious, and every phase of the strike situation was gene over. Just how soon the official order notify ing the men that the strike is ended and to return to work will be issued by Presi dent Mitchell can only be conjectured. It is believed here that no order to return will be Issued until a notice similar to or in line with that of the Reading and Lehigh companies Is posted at all the mines. The Reading Company's notice reads: "It hereby withdraws the notice posted Oct. 3, and to bring about practical uniform ity In the advance of wages In the several coal regions gives notice that It will sus pend the operation of the sliding scale, will pay 10 per cent, advance on September wages till April 10. li01, and thereafter until after further notice, and will take up with ' Its mine employes any grievances which thy may have." No formal announcement has as yet been made by the Lehigh Valley Railroad Com pany regarding its Intentions, but after the Heading Company's statement had been made public Vice President Garrett, of the Lehigh Valley, said: "Concerning our operations in the Schuylkill region you may say that the action of our company will be similar to that of the Reading Company. In other districts, however, certain condi tions exist for instance, the price of pow der which must be treated separately, and we have not decided definitely with regard to them. These matters are now in the hands of Superintendent Lathrop, whose headquarters are at Wilkesbarre." Super intendent Lathrop, .who attended the con ference, prepared a nunber of official no tices, but refused to make public their pur port. Calvin. Pardee & Co.. extensive Individ ual operators In the IIaz:eton region, late this afternoon announced that they will poit to-morrow notices similar to that Issued by the Reading Company. This un doubtedly indicates what all the individual operators whl do. . WAITING ON .MITCHELL. It Rests with Htm to hay When the Men Will (la to Work. HAZLETON. Pa.. Oct. 17.-The news from Philadelphia to-u'ay that the Philadel phia and Heading Coal and Iron Company, after a confer-- 0 Hcials of other mining companies, h.f bc anth racite miners' proposition . rth in resolutions adopted in convention last Sat urday, brought forth many expressions of turprlse that it should come so soon after the convention. President Mitchell, of the United Mino Workers, when informed of the Reading Company's action by a representative of tfie Associated Press, was pressed for a statement on this acceptance of the miners' proposition. All he would venture to say, however, was that he would be glad Indeed to know that the anthracite operators had decided to change the notices previously posted so as to comply with the provisions of the resolution adopted at the Scranton convention. Mr. Mitchell declined to say whether the union would let the men return to work at those collieries where the op erators had accepted the miners' proposi tion before all the companies had fallen Into line. It is generally believed that the big coal-carrying railroads that mine coal will quickly follow the Reading company and grant acceptance of the proposition and that all other operators will do the same. The first companies In the Ilazlcton re gion to take action similar to that of the Reading company were Calvin Pardee & Co., operating the Lattimer collierioe, and the A. Pardee & Co., owners of the Cran berry mines, both of them Individual con cerns. The notices announcing their ac ceptance, which will be posted to-morrow morning, are as follows: "We hereby withdraw our offer of Oct. e and make the following announcement to our mine employes: "Tho sliding scale under which we have been working Is here by suspended and we will adjust the rate cf wages so as to pay to our mine employes from Oct. 1, 1300 to April 1, 1301, and there after and until further notice, a net In crease of 10 per cent, over the wages paid for September, 1U0O." These companies will reduce the price of powder from $173 to $1.50, which reduc tion is to be considered In arriving at a net increase in wages. The news from Philadelphia spread through the entire region with almost lightning rapidity. Everywhere satisfac tion was expressed by the striking miners and others. It is confidently believed that tho strike will be officially declared off this week, and that all the men will have a char.ee to return to work by Monday. A rumor that the strike had been officially declared off spread almost as quickly through the coal fields a3 did the Philadel phia news, and many telegraph and tele phone messages were received at national headquarters asking If the rumor was (CONTINUED ON SECOND PAGE.) FAIRBANKS B AUSTIN INDIANA'S SENIOR SENATOR TALKS TO CHICAGO SUBURBANITES. Addresses About 5,000 on the Eccen tricities of Bryan, nnd Is Warmly Applauded. KENTUCKY FOR M'KLNLEY SENATOR DEBOE SAYS THE BLUE GRASS STATE IS SAFE. Nebraska Republican by 10,000 Plur ality, According to the View of Captain II. E. Palmer. CHICAGO, Oct. 17. United States Senator Charles W. Fairbanks, of Indiana, to-night addressed a large audience on the political Issues of the campaign at Austin, one of Chicago's most populous suburb3. The meeting was held in a tent whose capacity was said to be 5,000. The tent was crowded and the senator's speech was accorded gen erous applause throughout. Senator Fairbanks began with an appeal for the re-election of Congressman William Lorlmer, claiming that the loss cf the House of Representatives would be a mis fortune second only to tho defeat of Presi dent McKinley. The greater portion of his speech was devoted to the prosperity of the country, which, he said, was unpre cedented, and to the question of imperial ism. He said: "Mr. Bryan has latterly been changing his paramount issue daily. To-day It is imperialism: to-morrow it is the trusts. The issuo of imperialism is a false issue, for there are no Imperialists In the United States. Mr. Bryan is now crying out against the menace of imperialism. If this menace became so apparent to him. why was It not his duty to defeat the ratifica tion of the Paris treaty? But instead of that he himself procured its ratification, in order to create an issue. "It is said we are ruling the Filipinos against their will. That la not true. A majority of the people of the Philippine islands welcome the sovereignty of the flag of the United States. Only Agulnaldo and a few of his followers oppose the flag. It Is said we overthrew a republic in the Philipplno islands. That is not true; there never ha3 been a republic there, nothing but an Insurrection, extending through long years, for tho purpose of securing certain reforms from the Spanish crown. Tho administration's course in the Phil ippines is dictated by the most exalted mo tives and It is not imperialism. Mr. Bryan's theory of recalling the army from the islands 1$ absurd; no sensible man would consider it for a moment. The Republican party proposes to give the people of the Philip pines the fullest measure of self-government consistent with their rights and with the duties of the United State. That is not the language of Imperialism: it is the language of Republicanism. It is the fun damental principle upon which we have dealt with all the territory acquired by this government." REPUBLICAN PROSPECTS. Kentucky, Indiana, Wisconsin and Nebraska All for 3IcKlnley. Special to tht Indianapolis Journal. WASHINGTON. Oct. 17. Senator Deboe, of Kentucky, who is in the city for a day, speaking of the political situation in his State, says: "I never saw the situation in Kentucky better for the Republican party. There Is absolutely no question in my mind that we will carry the State by a good majority. The Brown Democrats will vote tor Yerkes almost to a man to rebuke ths continuation of Coebelite methods in the State. Many of them will likewise voto for McKinley. Bryan came into the State and identified himself with Beckham. For that reason the Brown supporters will vote against him. In 1SJ there were 4.(00 or 5,000 Populists who voted for Bryan. Tho most of their., will vote against hlra this time. Tho trial of the political cases has itot benefited the Democrats, but, on the oiher hand, has lost them votes. I say with nil confidence that McKinley and Yerkes will tarry the State. 1 have been in every campaign ia the State for many Tcuntinü'ei AT CLEVELAND PLATTE RI NU RECEPTION GIVEN COL. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. Marred, However, -by an Act of Row dyism, the Striking of the Gov ernor with n Stone. PARADE OF REPUBLICANS FOLLOWED nY SPEECHES IN A TENT AND AT THE AR3IORY. Mr. Rryan Again Reminded that He Has Not Answered the Gov ernor Questions. DEMO CK ATS AND THE TRUSTS HYPOCRISY OP nnYAN, CROKER AND RICHARDSON VENTILATED. Fenlnreii of Demonstrations at Dela ware, Marlon, Toledo nnd Else where HoosevelPa Voire. CLEVELAND, O., Oct. 17.-This has been a day of triumph for Governor Roosevelt In Ohio. To-night the city of Cleveland gave him a reception rivaling any similar demonstration ever made here. There was tin Immense parade consisting of half a score of brass bände, dozens of political organizations, including many which had come hither from other places to do honor to the candidate for Vice President. Su perior street, tho chief thoroughfare through which the parade passed, was ablaze with electric lights suspended In loops crosswise and lenghtwlse from tall pillars surmounted by flaming globes and decorated with evergreen. Along this bril liant course thousands of rockets and flam beaux flared. The walks were thronged with men, women and children, who drew so near that the horses of the various mounted sections almost trampled them. From the Union Station, riding In a gorgeously decorated carriage drawn by four white horses. In company with Gov ernor Nash and Senator Foraker, Governor Roosevelt was escorted while bands played and cannon boomed salute along the route of the parade to a large tent on Marcelllne avenue, Newburg, ,the iron working dis trict, where he addressed a large audience on the subject of prosperity. Ills speech was very brief, consisting of part of that delivered by him an hour later at Central Armory. In Bond street. At the tent the Governor wa3 followed by Col. Curtis Guild, Jr., who made an exhaustive address. . Only one incident marred the evening, notwithstanding reports were circulated early in the day that an attempt-would be made to break up the proposed meeting in Newburg. It was here that a boy stand ing some distance away threw a stone at the Governor as the latter was leaving the tent In company with National Committee man Ilerrlck, of Ohio, and others. The stone struck the -Governor on the head. Quickly the Governor's companions closed around him and hustled him to a passing car, on which he was borne away. "I was not hurt at all," said the Gov ernor when he returned to his car and dis cussed the matter with several friends. "The stone was thrown by one of a number of hoodlums and I saw him throw it. It struck my head, but my hat prevented it from wounding me. In the light of the splendid reception Cleveland has given me the stone throwing Is scarcely worth re membering for a moment. I never saw greater enthusiasm than that at the ar mory meeting. Indeed, I have cause to re member Cleveland with pleasure and pride." Colonel Roosevelt Speech. Senator Foraker opened the meeting in the armory, making a strong appeal in be half of the Republican national ticket, and at the close of his address Governor Roose velt was Introduced. The Governor said: "My Fellow-Americans I am very glad to have a chance to see you. It seems to me that I come here not to try to teach you anything, but rather to bear a good message from you, for I shall go back to Ne,-.' York and tell them that I want New Yo"k to try to do as well as Ohio is doing. Ohio Is going to make the riffle. It Is going to be a washout. Now I come to you to-day to speak to you less as a Republican than as an American citizen, for I feel that in this contest we have the right to ask the support of all good citizens". Republicans or Democrats, to stand with us on more than one ground. "In the first place, from the ground of material prosperity. I want you to look back for yourselves. Six years ago we had Coxey'a army and free soup kitchens." A Voice Once more ask Bryan to answer vour questions make him answer them. Governor Roosevelt I can't make him answer them, but I will put them to him again. Applause. "Now if you want free soup of the thin varietv you can have it by voting for free silver," continued the Governor. "They will go together Just as sure as fate. Ap plause. Mr. Bryan won't tell you out right what he will do. He puts questions and I answer every one of them, but ho does not answer whether if elected he will pay the interest on the government debt and the pensions to the soldiers in silver or In gold; whether he will pay them in 10O-cent dollars or 48-cent dollars. He won't answer why he wants the consent of the governed for a lot of Tagalog bandits on the other side of the earth and con nives at the denial of the right of self-government to our fellow-Americans of dusk ier skin in the Carolinas. Now, gentle men, one reason I have asked your sup port is because we tell you what we mean, and our promises square with our per formance. Applause. "Now I want to ask your attention Just a moment to the question of trusts, using the word trust in the broad signification as meaning all big corporations. Mr. Bry an savs they are all bad. Then, why does his chief manager. Senator Jones, who is carrying on his campaign for him, go un rebuked by Mr. Bryan for being one of the chief stockholders in the cotton-bale trust? And again Mr. Bryan is at this moment in my own State helping in the effort to enthrone Mr. Croker of the ice trust. No one with common sense is so toollsh as to desire the destruction of cap ital. Every reasonable man understands and believes that overgrown corporation should be subject to rigid supervision and when nece??ary to restriction. BRYAN'S DESTRUCTIVE REMEDY. "Mr. Bryan's declared remedy for tho evils which exist in such corporations la the destruction of the Industries concerned, bearing down In one common ruin employer and employed. For example, sugar is man ufactured by stich a corporation. Mr. Bryan favors the destruction of the sugar refining and beet sugar and cane sugar-growing in dustries of the United States by the intro duction of free foreign-refined sugar into this country. It would probably destroy the corporations he desires to destroy. It would also destroy every man who rasise sugar beets or sugar cane, or works In a sugar refinery. I have asked him to state which of the commodities made by big cor porations he specifically desires ' to have made free. According to his statement and the Kansas City platform he would have all of them be made free. He would have such commodities as American worsted cloths, made by the American Woolen Company, exposed to the free competition of Euro pean worsted cloths, not only driving American workmen from the woolen and worsted mills of .the United States, but driving every Ohio farmer out of an Amer ican market. Mr. Bryan's policy would in clude free steel rails, free glass, free china and pottery and the exposure cf the Amer ican workingman as well as the American capitalist to unrestricted competition with all nations of the world, even with the com petition of the Chinese laborer, which makes silks and porcelain and grows rice and wool to comnete with the products of American labor." "We are opposed to correcting an evil by the utter destruction of every Industry In which that evil exists. If a drain pipe is out of order it is very poor economy to get rid of the difficulty by burning down the house. Applause. Our method of dealing with these evils is to correct the corporation laws which permit such evils to exist. Now, the national government under the Constitution has at present no power to deal with those great corpora tions. On the first of last June the Repub licans Introduced in .Congress a bill to give the national governtnent power to regulate, and. If necessary, to suppress any of the big trusts or similar corporations. I say If necessary to suppress, for there is both good and evil in all corporations. Just as timong Individuals. We want to cut out the cancer, but we don't want to kill the patient. Applause.) Every Republican but two voted for, and every Democrat but four voted against tho amendment to the Constitution and in favor of trusts, and the Democratic leader, Mr. Richardson, of Tennessee, stated that ho voted in favor of trusts because It was bad policy from a Democratic standpoint to take the trust issue out of the present campaign. In other words, they avowed, with singular shamelessness. that tbey did not wish a remedy for the evils connected with the trusts, but that they wanted to keep an open sore that it might benefit his party. Gentlemen, you cannot afford to support a party that approaches a great public question in that spirit. Applause. "In my own State two years ago I ran against Mr. Van Wyck. who was nomi nated by Mr. Croker. I speak advisedly. It Is strictly a one-man power in New York. (CONTINUED ON SECOND PAGE!) MADE A GOOD CASE MATERIAL STRENGTH ADDED TO THE YOUTSEY CONTENTIONS. Testimony of the Prosecution Flatly Contradicted on Important Points by Several Witnesses. COLLATERAL EVIDENCE TAKEN DENYING RECITALS INVOLVING PHYSICAL I3IPOSSIDILITIES. Defendant's Attorneys on the Stand to Refnte Goebel nnd Campbell Youtsey Suddenly Worse. GEORGETOWN, Ky., Oct. 17. The de fense In the Youtsey trial closed Its case late this afternoon and the commonwealth began its rebuttal testimony, which prob ably will be concluded to-morrow noon. Youtsey's condition was materially im proved to-day, though he was in a stupor most of the time. To-night he became sud denly worse, and Is in a critical condition. The feature of the day was the testimony of Colonel Nelson, one of Youtsey's attor neys, who denied that he had told Arthur Goebel and Colonel Campbell that "Yout sey knew enough to hang Governor Tay lor," but admitted that he did say his client Youtsey knew "something that would be very beneficial to tho commonwealth in its prosecution of Taylor." The prosecution argued from this that if Youtsey thus admitted that he did know something damaging to Taylor he must necessarily know other details of the tragedy. The defense got in some strong testimony to-day squarely contradicting the prosecution's witnesses. Dr. J. II. Mahaffy and Wlliam Lewis, Republican members of the Legislature, were the first witnesses. They said Berry Howard was m the House lobby when the fchootlng occurred. Attorney T. C. P. Ca rothers and Paris C. Brown, of Newport, and the Rev. F. M. B. Adams, of the Frankfort Baptist Church, testified as to Youtsey's good habits and exemplary moral character. E. C. Wolff, a photographer of Frank fort, said he took a photograph of the executive building about forty minutes after the shooting, and the windows in Powers'a olllce were down. Robert Hazlock, the Georgetown gun smith, said the bullet found in the hack berry tree was known as a metal Jacket bullet, with lead Inside and a copper Jacket outside, and was flred from a rifle which he thought the bullet did not fit exactly. Col. J. J. Crawford, tho half brother of Youtsey, told of a conference he and Nel son had with Colonel Campbell and Arthur Goebel In Frankfort as folio. vs: "Colonel Campbell acted as spokesman, and sali he believed Youtsey knew something about the killing of Goebel. Campbell produced a paper which he si d contained statctnenti that Youtsey had made to him and that he wanted Youtsey to sign the papers. I told him I did not believe Youtsey had made any such statements to him. Arthur Goebel then said: 'We believe Youtsey knows who fired the shot and who was in that room. " Colonel Nelson corroborated Crawford as to what occurred at the conference. On cross-examination he said he had a num ber of talks with Colonel Campxll. after that first conference, and that he did not say he thought Youtsey ought to make a written, signed statement and submit it to tho commonwealth's attorney, and let that official say whether he would rather have Youtsey as a witness or as a defend ant. Colonel Campbell produced a copy of the paper which was discussed at the lirst con ference and asked iu detail of Colonel Nel son if such and such subjects were not contained in tho papers submitted to him and Crawford at the conference and then discussed. Nelson admitted that most of tho matters were discussed. Nelson said he did tell Arthur Goebel and Campbell, in the Gibson House in Cincinnati, that Youtsey could tell some things that would be beneficial to the commonwealth in Its prosecution of Governor Taylor, but did not say Youtsey knew enough to hang Taylor. James Howard testified that he was the same Howard who was recently tried and convicted for the murder of William Goe bel; that he never knew Youtsey in his life, to know him: nevar had any talk at any time with Youtsey, nor did he accom pany Youtsey to any place or room any where at any time; that he was not in ""(CONCLUDED FlYÖM FIRST PÄÜE HANNA HAS FUN FETTIG RE WS FRIENDS ATTEMPT TO ANNOY THE OIIIOAN. Ply Hlin with Questions nnd Then Yell for the Vituperative South Dakota Scold. HE SHOWS NO RESENTMENT ENJOYS THE INTERRUPTIONS AND REPLIES GOCD-NATUHEDLY. Receives a Delegation of Indian Voten and Secures Their Sup port for McKinley. MANY SPEECHES YESTERDAY BRIEF STOPS AT NUMEROUS PLACES EX ROUTE TO IIVROX, S. I). Hello, Mark Yells the Crowd ut Aberdeen Ills Address nt the Evening; Meetings. HURON, S. D.. Oct. 17. The special train bearing Senators Hanna and Frye trav eled up and down through the counties of central South Dakota to-day in the districts where the vote, as a rule, is close, and where farmers compose a greater part of the population. Fourteen stops, varying in length from three minutes to an hour, were made during the day. Senator Hanna mak ing speeches at Redfleld, Northvllle, Gro- ton, Andover, Bristol, Bradley. Elrod, "Bry ant, Lake Preston and Desmet, as well as Iroquois, Huron, Aberdeen and Webster. Senator Frye also spoke at some length at the more important stop ping places. A good deal of spice was put Into the speeches at times by sharp questioning on the part of the audience, who desired to hear about trusts and Imperialism and were not slow to make their wishes known. This was true, espe cially at Aberdeen, where Senator Hanna was constantly Interrupted during his speech by questions regarding various phases of the trust Issue. Senator Hanna apparently enjoyed these Interruptions and Invariably answered them. During the aft ernoon, while the train was running through a thinly populated part of the State and stops were brief and Infrequent. Senator Hanna spent about half of his time at the Various stations In shaking hands with the crowds, who nearly dragged him from his car on one occasion in the effort to shake hands with him. At Webster, he was visited in his car by a delegation of Sioux Indians from the Sisseton reservations. These Indians are all voters. The most important meeting of the day was held to-night at Huron, where the train stopped for the night, and where both Senators Hanna and Frye and Victor Dolll ver made addresses of considerable length. At the opera house Mr. Hanna spoke in part as follows: "My connection with public affairs began In 1S80, when, as a friend of General Gar field, 1 took an active part In that cam paign. The experience of that campaign taught me that business men and men of affairs disregard too much the importance of political campaigns In this country. They neglect them because they are afraid that somebody will call them politicians. Now, I risked all that, and from that day in ev ery national campaign I have done what I could with the light I had and the ability I possessed to further the interests of the Republican party. "Vou all know how timid capital Is. If there was the faintest idea In this county that Mr. Bryan would be the next Pres ident, supported by a Bryanlte House, cap ital would begin to steal away as It did in 1SU3, withdraw from business and be entire ly hidden away in bank vaults and stocking legs. It would disappear so gradually but so effectively that in a few short months we would find ourselves exactly In the same condition that we were in 156. Every man who has a dollar under our form of government has absolute control of It. That man Judges for himself from the standpoint of his own reason what is best for him to do. and every man who has been engaged In business long enough to have had the ex perience of a panic when the first cloud appeared on the horizon would bedn to contract his business, to withdraw his capi tal, stop an enterprises that were on the way and slow down manufacturing gen erally. "Upon the result of this election depends the prosperity of the country for a decade, depends the maintenance of our Nation in Its presenit place in the very firing line of tne world. "I want every man here to forget about party affiliation and take this question home with , him. Consider it from the standpoint I have outlined. Your own Der sonal Interest first and thoöe immediately dependent upon you. and then rise to that higher plane and for the benefit of your fellow-men, for the glory and prosperity of your country, vote to continue McKinley in power. INCIDENTS OF THE DAY. The Interruptions at Aberdeen Speches on the Way to Huron. HURON, S. D.. Oct. 17. The third day's work of the campaigning tour of Senator Hanna through the Northwest began early to-day at Redfield, where a large crowd met the train. The air was stinging cold. Victor Dolllver made a short speech, fol lowed by Senator Hanna. who was received with cheers. He said: "I have come out to South Dakota for the first time in my life to tell you people here Just what we think in the East and what will be the result of the election that the State of South Dakota next No vember will regain her place and prestige in the Republican ranks. And why not, when all the good people of this country are rallying to the support of McKinley, standing by his administration, giving their verdict in favor of it and saying, 'Well done, patriotic men of this country?' " At Northvllle, where the train stopped a moment, Mr. Hanna addressed a fair sized crowd of farmers from the rear plat form of his car. Aberdeen was the next stopping point. There, in the heart of the great South Dakota wheat fields, one of the most im portant meetings of the day was scheduled, the train stopping for an hour. The meet ing developed some lively questioning be tween Senator Hanna and people in the crowd, which had assembled to hear the Republican leaders. The speaking was done from a stand erected In front of the grain palace. Senator Frye spoke briefly, taking imperialism as his main subject und ridicul ing the Issue, asking the people of South Dakota, some of whom had lost sons in the Philippines, if they feared such a thing. Senator Hanna was then introduced. "Hello. Mark!" yelled the crowd. Mr. Hanna proceeded to discuss the tariff. "What about the trusts?" asked some one In the crowd. "Well, my friends, if you will tell me what a trust is I'll answer your question," said Mr. Hanna. No reply came. "Well, if you don't know I'll tell you." continued Mr. Hanna. "A trust, under the law, and what is known as a trust In com merce. Is where the stock of a corporation Is put In the hands of a trustee, carrying with it the voting power. Every single organization of that kind that ever had its existence In the United States had been wiped out through the action of the Sher man law, and that law was put upon the statute books of the United States by a Republican Congress." Mr. Hanna then proceeded with his speech, but a moment later was again in terrupted by a question regarding the Cleveland Ship Builders Association. "Say, senator, that man thinks the world is flat; don't pay any attention to him," yelled a farmer. "All right," replied Mr. Hanna, with a laugh, "but I would like to stay here all day and discuss this thing. But I want to teil you that the flattest of all flatness will be the Democratic party next month." Cheers for Pettigrew, mingled with cheers I for McKinley and Hanna, were given as the speaker concluded. The party was then driven to the train. At Groton and Andover brief stops were made. Senator Hanna addressed a fair sized crowd nt Groton, and R. J. Gambel, one of the Republican candidates for the United States Senate from South Dakota, spoke at Andover. An Immense crowd greeted the speakers at Webster, where the train stopped for nearly thirty minutes. The audience In cluded a number of Siour Indians from the SissHon reservation near by. Victor Dol llver made an address of some length and was followed by Senator Hanna, who made a short speech. For the first time he was questioned regarding Imperialism, and to that subject he devoted most of his ad address. Mr. Hanna said in part: "The question Is whether we propose to hold the Philippine archipelago or sur render to Agulnaldo. That means whether this country, having obtained by treaty and purchase the sovereignty of that archipel ago, proposes to abandon its citizens who are depending on the protection of the United States for their lives and property, or whether we will haul down tho stars and stripes and leave these people to the tender mercies of a traitor to his country.' All of the Sioux Indians In the crowd, headed by Chief Sol. Two Stars and Louis t CONTINUED ON SECOND PAGE.) HOHENLOHE RESIGNS GERMANY'S IMPERIAL CHANCELLOR TO RETIRE FR03I OFFICE. The Prince Growing; Old, and He Is Not In Accord with the Kaltfr's Aggressive Chinese Policy. RESIGNATION IS ACCEPTED COUNT VON nUELOW, IT IS REPORT ED, WILL FILL THE PLACE. Hohenlohe' Parting; with the Em. peror Ia Said to Have Been Cor dial, with a Kinsing Display. BERLIN, Oct. 17. The Kölnische Zeltung asserts that Prince Hohenlohe has tendered his resignation as Imperial chancellor and that It has been accepted. According to the samo authority Emperor William has designated as the retiring chancellor's suc cessor Count Von Buelow, minister of for eign affairs. Although rumors had been current for several days that Prince Hohenlohe in tended to retire, little credence was given to any of them, since such reports had re turned periodically for several years past. The fact Is that neither the Foreign Of fice nor any other government department In Berlin knew until this evening of Prince Hohenlohe's retirment and Emperor Wil liam's approval of it. The reasons which induced the prince to insist on retiring were, in the main, his rapidly growing Infirmities and his distinct disapproval of the Emperor's personal pol icy In China. To his Intimates Prince Hoh enlohe, during the last three months, has repeatedly expressed strong criticisms on what he has called the Kaiser's "senti mental and impulsive interference in the troubles in China." Since Chinese matters assumed a threatening aspect in June Prince Hohenlohe has virtually abandoned tho duties and prerogatives With which the Constitution clothes the chancellor, having vainly endeavored to Inculcate more sober and dispassionate views regarding tho China outrages. Nearly all summer Prince Hohenlohe was away on his German, Russ'an and Austrian estates, leaving the Emperor and Count Von Buelow to conduct the policy of the empire to suit themselves. This figuie headlsm, of course, could not long endure. Moreover, in addition to increasing and prolonged fits of somnolence, the prince has recently displayed exceeding physical weakness. The members of his family have all along been strongly urging him to retire from official life and to pass the re mainder of his days In quietude. The flnal parting with the Emperor was cordial. At supper last evening in Hom burg the Emperor, after toasting the prince, thanked him warmly for the serv ices he had rendered and kissed him on both cheeks. The Kolnische Zeltung asserts that Count Von Buelow has also been appointed Prus sian minister resident and foreign min ister. Nothing is known positively about Prince Hohenlohe's successor, although general credence is given to the assertions of the Kölnische Zeltung respecting Count Von Buelow. The Berliner Tageblatt men tions Prince Eulenburg, German ambassa dor at Vienna, Prince Hohenlohe Langen burg, the stadtholder of Strasburg, and Duke Trechenberg as possible successors to the chancellorship. Count Hatzfeldt. German ambassador in London, is also named. It Is suggested that if Count Von Buelow becomes chancellor Prince Eulen berg might be assigned to the Foreign Office. It is understood that Emperor William will send a special message regarding the Chinese situation to the Reichstag when that body convenes on Nov. H, tho ditc agreed upon to-day between Emperor Wil liam and Count Vou Buelow. ECKELS HEAR CLEVELAND'S CONTROLLER OF THE CI II HEN CV ON THE ISSUES. He Addresses an Audience That Com pletely Fills English's Opera House. FOR THE' GOLD DEMOCRATS 31R. ECKELS WAS INTRODUCED BY OHN G. WILLIAMS, And Was Accorded the Closest Atten tion Throughout Ills En tire Speech. CLEAR ANALYSIS OF TRUSTS WAS ONE OF THE MOST INTEREST ING OF HIS ARGUMENTS- An Explanation That Will Appeal with Force to Worklngmen of All Classes. MR. BRYAN NOT A DEMOCRAT HE HAS LEFT BEHIND T1IC FRI.V CIPLES OF THAT PAUTV Therefore, Mr. Eckels Coacludea, the Only Thlna; Left for Real Demo crats Is to Support McKinley The Gold Democrats had another splendid meeting in English's Opera House last night, with James II. Eckels controller of the currency under President Cleveland, as the principal orator. The excellent quality of the oratory provldsd at previous meet ings has inspired a public confidence which always Insures a large audience when such a gathering Is announced. Although the admission at last night's meeting was by card, the audience was unusually large, filling practically every seat on the lower floor and In the balcony. There Is no os tentation or ceremony about a Gold Demo cratic meeting, and the only attraction offered last night aside frojj the feast of reason provided by the speaker was a brief preliminary concert by the Indianapolis Military Band, which was greatly enjoyed by the audience. John G. Williams presided over the meet ing and Introduced Mr. Eckels in a brief speech. Mr. Williams said: "Ladies and Gentlemen A grave crisis In our national affairs U very near at hand. Questions of great moment will be sub mitted to the people for their decision on the Cth of next month, and the decision then rendered will exert a controlling In fluence upon the welfare and destiny of our country. At such a time good citizenship demands that we give carrful and thorough study to the questions at hand, that discard entirely all party Lias and that e then vote in accordance with the dictates of an intelligent, conscientious Judgment. We have with us to-night a gentleman who has studied closely and with eminent abil ity the problems constantly arising In tha growth and development of our country. His experience In conducting the honorable and arduous duties of controller of the cur rency during the last administration of Mr. Cleveland has made him familiar with many of the questions some of the ques tions at least that are of vital Importance to us now. In all respects he is well quali fied to lend substantial aid to us In deter mining how we shall vote next month, anl he has kindly consented to address you this evening. I take the greatest pleasure In In troducing to you the Hpn. James H. Eck els." Mr. Eckcls's Address. Mr. Eckels was given a hearty reception when be stepped to the front of the stage to begin his address. The extremely youth ful appearance of the speaker may have caused a portion of his audience at least to expect to be disappointed In the addrers. Mr. Eckels had not, however, proceeded very far with his masterly, logical and convincing argument upon the issues of the , campaign until his hearers had completely lost sight of his almost boyish look. Mr. Eckels spoke In part as follows: "I am here as the representative of a. great body of Democrats who have not bowed the knee to nor placed upon their necks the yoke of an organization undemo cratic In its views, undemocratic in tlu principles which it presents, undemocratic In the candidate which it ask the Ameri can people to elect to the office of chief executive of this great Nation. I am still a Democrat. Great appiause.J Neither tha action of 'D6 nor the action at Kansas City can tako away from me my belief in Demo cratic principles rightly Interpreted and properly applied as a beneficent thing In the administration of governmental affairs. It is becaue I am a Democrat from prin ciple and rot for political reasons that I am piKliig tho election of Mr. Bryan. Applause I support President McKinley for election IGreat aprlauscj be cause, taken by and large. I believe h leprcscnts in government Utter things than does Mr. Bryan and that his adminis tration in governmental affairs, despite tha fact that I disagree; with him In many things, would bo better for the country than could possibly be the result of the ad ministration of Mr. Bryan Applause, and beeause of that fact I repudiate the Demo cratic platform Ixcause of the heresies which it teaches, because of the things which arc undemocratic. But I rrpudUta the candidate standing upon it as the one who by his teachings has overthrown tha best iutcrets of a great party and made it a hiding and a byword throughout ths length and the breadth of the land. Ap plause. It is because Democracy as rep resented by Mr. Bryan I not Democracy, but is Populism, that I oppose him Ap plause and that I opjosc it. BCSINESd INTERESTS. "The bujdncss interests of tho ountry arc not against Mr. Bryan bcaue ha . h Democrat, but they are aihiM Mr. Bryan bveau? hv is not a Democrat. Aj. j. lause. They have no dlre to evade, ar y itipuasibility, they do nut whh to cvads