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BOOK. VOL. LV. NO. 272. THE ARGUS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1900. PRICE TWO CENTS. BRYAN DEMONSTRATION AT NEW YORK NEVER EQUALED ON A LIKE OGGAS CANNOT LOOK OUT OF THE WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN ON FUNERAL WIDOWS DURING Welcome Sincere Tribute to the Democratic Statesman. HAS A QUIET MORNING Refuses to Talk Politics but Discusses Russian Af fairs Freely. New York. Aug. 30. The Illini arriv ed off the battery at 3:30. Although Bryan was not expected till 4, a big crowd had gathered there to greet him Bryan was landed at 4 o'clock. Seea rnapaprr Mrn. Just a little before noon today Bryan received newspaper men aboard the houseboat. His first word to them was he would not talk about politics or persons. "How about Speaker Cannon's candi dacy for thp presidency?" Bryan was asked. "As Cannon is both a person and in politics." Bryan replied. "I can not dis cuss him." KuMxIn'M Kuturr Pin In. "How about Russia and the douma?" Bryan was asked. "So one can speak with any degree of certainty," he replied, "as to what the immediate future of Russia will be, but we can speak with certainty of ultimate results. I might illustrate in this way: If you ask me in February what sort of weather we will have, I cannot say whether it will be a snow storm or sunshine, but I can say in a few months we will have summer. Xo one can say what experiences Russia will pass through in the next few years, but it is possible to say she is going to have a constitional rorm of govern ment." On Mxon'a IIouetont. New York, Aug. 30. William J. Bry an, after spending the night aboard the yacht Illini, today went aboard Lewis Nixon's houseboat Loudeun, which was anchored off Stapleton, L. I. One of the early callers on Bryan was Mayor Tom L. Johnson of Cleve land. Bryan will go aboard the Illini again this afternoon for luncheon and at 3 the yacht will start for the bat tery and will land Bryan at 4. Mn. Brynn to Hotel. After Bryan left the Illini the yacht steamed up North river to the up-town pier, where Mrs. Bryan was landed. She went to the Victoria hotel to await Bryan's arrival this afternoon. Scores of workmen were in Madison Square garden early today arranging seats and decorations so as to have everything In readiness for the Bryan reception tonight. Well Provided with Police. A tremendous crowd is expected and elaborate police arrangements for handling the people have been made. Chief Inspector Cortright will be in charge. He will have under him two Inspectors, nine captains, 10 sergeants and GOO patrolmen. Crowd Grown. The crowds of visitors from various sections of the country were largely augmented this morning. Every train arriving in the city had scores of men, many with their families, who wished to take part in the celebration. Aatlr Early.. New York. Aug. 30. This i3 "Bryan day" In New York, and, although the Nebraskan who last night slept on the yacht in Gravesend bay, will not again put foot on native soil until late this afternoon, many of the welcoming del egations in town were early astir put ting tbe finishing touches on their sev eral and varied programs. The weath er signs were not propitious. Retired Late. It was after 1 this morning when Bryan retired on board the yacht Illini. but it has been planned not to disturb him early today, and he took advan tage of the opportunity to fortify his physical powers against the fatigue of tonight's meeting at Madison Square, garden. At the home of Lewis Nixon at Sta pleton. Staten island, where Bryan fpent last evening with personal friends, he appeared in robust health. He has a clear complexion, and his eyes shone and danced as he talked. -Would Not Talk Politic Biyan refused to talk politics during the evening.. Just before he left to re embark fcr the night on the Illini he expressed himself as grateful for the kindness shown by President Roose velt in facilitating the landing of him pelf and family.' With the landing of Bryan at Pier No. 4 this afternoon the official recep tion begins. There Bryan will be met1 fcy a subcommittee, headed by thepyp PACKET PREY OF chairman or tne reception committee. Governor Folk of Missouri. Acting Mayor McGowan will be on hand to extend a welcome on behalf of the city of New York. DriveM Through Street. There will be a few moments devoted to handshaking and Bryan will then start on a short drive through the city The ride through the streets is design ed to give everybody a chance at least to see Bryan. Bryan was driven to Madison Square garden soon after 8 o'clock. Hronzed by Sun. New Yok, Aug. 30. Under gray skie3 but exuberant spirits and bronzed by the suns of many climes during his year of travel completely around the world, William J. Bryan steamed up New York bay yesterday afternoon on the steamer Prinzess Irene and receiv ed an ovation from the large welcom ing parties which went down to the quarantine to meet and cheer the in coming vessel and its distinguished passenger. Mr. Bryan did not enjoy his usual health during his voyage, but he was much better today and said he felt sure he would be able to carry out the plans which have been made for him during the next few days. KNtabllnhed a Precedent. The scene down the bay as the Prin zess Irene came to anchor in quaran tine established a precedent as the cel ebration of the homecoming of a plain American citizen. Of the great crowds who greeted him "Bryan's Nebraska home folks" were the most enthusiastic of all. On two big tugboats they went to welcome their distinguished neigh bor. With tumultuous cheers they pulled up alongside the after gangway of the steamer and called their greet ings to Bryan, who stood on the deck just above them and smiled and waved his hand. Greet Mm. Ilryati. Big boxes of flowers were tossed on board for Mrs. Bryan. Then the Ne braska state flag was flung to the breeze and the cheering was renewed. Songs were sung and cheers were taken up time and again while Bryan was going through the necessary for malities of the customs inspection laws. i wo inspectors and an assistant ap praiser had gone down on the Illini under special instructions and had been put aboard to take Bryan's dec laration and make the usual examina- tion of hand baggage and trucks. There had also gone on board the Prinzess Irene Lewis Nixon, Mayor W. Brown of Lincoln, Mr. Goltra, and Mayor Dahlman of Omaha. When the baggage had all been passed and Bryan was ready to descend to the Nebras kans tugs there Mas another outburst oi entnusiasm wnicn was taken up with a will this time by those on the crowded decks of the Prinzess Irene. Cabin and second class passengers lin ed the rails cheering and waving hats and handkerchiefs as their noted fel low traveler disappeared over the side. Wan Fairly Mobbed. As he set foot upon the tug Bryan was fairly mobbed by the Nebraskans, each one anxious to be first to shake hands with the homecomer, who warm ly returned every word of greeting. All seemed to be old friends, and many were called by their first names or some given a name the memory of which had lasted from boyhood days. All this time whistles on the craft which swarmed about the Prinzess Irene were tooting madly. Flags were dipping everywhere and from the shore small craft put in multiplying numbers. Bryan was called upon for a speech by the Nebraskans, but confined him self to telling them, in a purely per sonal vein, how happy he was to be home again and what delight and sur prise it had been to him to find so many of his "home folks" on hand to greet him. After being on the tugs more than half an hour Mr. and Mrs. Bryan were transferred to the Illini and taken to the landing at Stapleton, where they went ashore to spend the night at the home of Mr. Nixon. STANDARD OIL MAKES COMPLAINT; DECLARES PRESS HARMS BUSINESS New York, Aug. 30. The recent sledgehammer attacks on tbe Standard Oil trust, instituted by the government and continued by a succession of fed eral grand juries, have struck a vital spot. The corporation whose growth noto riously for many years has been ac companied by a relentless throttling of competition, now appeals for quarter because competition from an unexpect ed source seriously threatens its rev enues. Sent Oat Advertisement. In a statement, sent but as a paid advertisement to all the big papers of the country, last night the company makes a remarkable plea for a cessa tion of what it describes as the "hostile attitude of the American press," point ing out plaintively "the depressing ef ect of the same upon its foreign trade." FLAMES NEAR LA CROSSE City of Hudson, Plying Between That City and Brownsville Burns at Night. Brownsville, Minn., Aug. 30. A mys terious fire destroyed the passenger steamer City of Hudson early yester day and the members of the crew bare ly escaped with their lives. The City of Hudson plies between this town and La Crosse, and had tied up for the night at the wharf here. About midnight Captain V. J. Woolsey was awakened by the crackling of the flames and found that the fire had in vaded his cabin. Shouting to C. H. Berry, the mate, who was asleep near by the captain leaped through the flames to the bow of the boat, rousing the others on board as he went. All escaped, though some were severely burned. Before assistance could be summon ed the packet had burned to the wa ter's edge and sank in 15 feet of water. It is believed the fire originated in the boiler room, as the center of the boat was burned first. The loss is about $0,000 with $2,000 insurance. scattered bands still fighting 0 Several Clashes Between Cuban Insur gents and Rural Guards Re ported. Havana. Aug. 30. A fight took place last night at Calabazar. Havana prov ince, between 50 insurgents and 15 rural guards, with the result the latter retreated with one man wounded. An engagement between insurgents and government troops is reported to have occurred last night near Arta misa, province of Pinar'del Rio, near the Havana border. The result is not known. Several exchanges of shots have been reported at various places westward of Guanajay. near the Havana border. As the place is poorly, protected rein forcements of CO guards have been sent there. NEW CHWANG SEES, ' DANGER AT DALNY Japan's Course in Making Latter Open Port Threatens Existence of Former. New Cchwang. Aug. CO. Japan's no tification that it will continue Ualny as a free port until China provides a cus tom house on the Russian frontier re sulted today in the chamber of com merce here petitioning the consular to suspend tbe collection of duties at New Chwang pending the regulation of Manchurian customs. The cham ber maintains the present condition fhreatens the existence of New Chwang. HETTY GREEN'S SON BARRED Nomination for Governor of Texas by Republicans Held Void. Austin, Tex., Aug. 30. The attorney general has rendered an opinion nulli fying the nomination 6f E. H. R. Green son of Mrs. Hetty Green of New York, as the gubernatorial candidate of the republican party. Because of a split in tho party, separate conventions were held, one faction being known as the reorganized republican party and the other as the regulars. Mr. Green was nominated by the reorganized fac tion. General H. C. Childs Dying. St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 30. General H. C. Childs, former attorney general or Minnesota, is dying at Cobb hospital, where he has been ill for a week, suf fering from appendicitis. "A warning note" sounded by the head of the trust's export department in his report to the directors is re sponsible for the complete change in the attitude of the corporation toward its critics. The head of the export de partment has come to "view with deep concern and alarm the damage and menace to our foreign commerce trace able to the persistent attacks by an influential section of the American press." Rebuff from Abroad. As an evidence of the hardships now confronting the company It is pointed out that a foreign government recently refused It permission to erect a big storage plant. Blame for this how ever. Is laid with President Roosevelt, the foreign government's action being coincident with his message to con gress regarding the Standard Oil company. ft MiS&Wlt A ' ' p-jti Iffy;.. z$k&&m, -- rrJ DEMOCRATIC LEADtR GIVEN AN RETURN FROM TOUR Philadelphia Coroner Ad mits Hippie cidc. Sui- DONE TO PREVENT RUN Dead Banker Piacsd Muzzle of Revolver in His Mouth and Fired. Philadelphia. Aug. .'JO. Coroner King admitted today that Prank K. Hippie, president of the Real Instate Trust company, who was found dead at his home at Bryn Mawr last Priday, committed suicide. When the coroner made tho an nouncement Dr. Ilbert H. Read, coron er's physician, standing near added: "You can say Hippie blew out. his brains." Since the death the Hippie family physician and coroner maintain ed he died of cerebral hemorrhage while taking a bath. SniiprrnNrd ta Save Co initially. The coroner said:-' "When I went to Bryn Mawr Priday morning to in vestigate the sudden death of Hippie I found he was president of the Trust company and when I discovered he had committed suicide, L, decided to sup press the fact for a few days in order to prevent a run on, tbe Trust com pany. I thought if there was anything wrong in Hippie's transactions, the di rectors would have a chance to make up whatever defects there were." Did It Voluntarily. "Did any of the diiectors of the bank or members of the family request that the facts of the suicide be suppress ed?" "No, sir, they did not. Any action taken by me was voluntary." "Several men prominent in local af fairs told me today that. I did right in suppressing the facts until the direct ors of the bank had a chance to make SOPPBfcSEI an investigation." Flncrd tltizKle In Motiiti. The coroner stated Hippie had plac ed the muzzle of a SS-caliber revolver in his mouth and shot himself. The ball passed upward and lodged in the brain. The shooting took place in the bath room. IN NEED OF MORE DEMOCRATS Nevada Democrats Declare Enforce - ment of Existing Laws Weak. Reno, Nev., Aug. 30. The joint dem ocratic and silver party state conven tion in session here adopted a platform which declares a democratic congress is needed to enforce existing laws; en dorses the administration of Governor Sparks: praises the legislative work of Senator Newlands and recommends: his reelection. v r ON REMAIN 0? Mutual Life Insurance Company's "Administration Ticket" Kept Intact. LOWER COURT IS UPHELD Those Prosecuting Case W;ll Probably Carry It to Court of Appeals. Albany, N. Y., Aug. 3i). The deci sion of tho lower court denying tho ap plication for a mandamus compelling the stale superintendent of insurance to remove from the administration ticket" for trustees of the Mutual Kife Insurance company, the names of four members of the international policy holders' committee, was affirmed today by the appellate division of the su preme court. Severnl Iuer-KlJ. case came before the appeilitt Th division on the appeal of Colonel A. i Shook, of Nashville. Tetin.. in behalf of himself. Judge Gcorj ware. General B. P. York, and Harlow N is Gray of Dcla- Traccy of New Higinbotham of Chicago. An appeal will dev.ibtless be taken to tbe court of appeals. i:Miliill- Mnt Defend. New York. Aug. 3t The Equitable Life Assurance society and its direc tors, according to a decision by Justice Bishoff in the supreme court today, must. . defend a suit, brought against them by the attorney general to com pel an accounting as to the manage ment and -dispoMtion of funds and prop erty of tho society. SHOOTS TWO AND HIMSELF Quarrel Over Settling Estate Results in 'Tragedy in Kansas. La Crosse, Kan., Aug. 20. As a re sult of a quarrel over the settlement of cn estate at McCracken, west of here, last night, Omar Young shot and killed Alexander Walker. Jr., and Grant Pettyjohn and then shot himself. UNPRECEDENTED WELCOME ABOUND THE WORLD. NAMES PLAN TO LIFT RECEIVERSHIP FROM REAL ESTATE TRUST COPdPANY FAILS Philadelphia, Aug. 30. Adolph Segal, whose loans of $5,000,000 from Prcsi dent Frank K. Hippie caused the fail ure of the Real Estate Trust company. made a desperate but futile effort yes terday to place the broken institution on its feet and dissolve the receiver ship of George II. Earle,.Jr. - Contemplated n I.onn. His proposition was that the direc tors should produce from their own private resources $3,500,000, to which would be added $2,000,000 in the best convertible assets of the Real Estate Trust and the company's building, val ued at $2,000,000 more, making alto gether $7,500,000 of good collateral, upon which the national banks of the city would be asked to lend the $7,000, 000 necessary to cover the Real E tate Trust's deposits. Segal turned over to the Real Estate A.8. PARKER HEARD New York Juiist Makes Annual Address to American Bar Association. ARMSTRONG LAW KIT HARD Committee Makes Recommendations fr Stringent Lav on In surance. St. Paul. Aug. "u. The feature of today's session of the American Bar association was the annual address whic h Jud'-ie Alton 11. Parker has been in the habit of delivering to the asso fiat ion. There was a full attendance of members. I'll peri Head. St. Paul. Aug. 30. At last night's session of the American Bar associa- ion. ltoseoe Pound of Lincoln, Neb., read a paper on "Tho Case of Popular Dissatisfaction with the Administra tion of Justice." .1. J. Jenkins, chair man of tho judiciary committee of the national house of representatives spoke on fan Congress Iransfer to the Staie lis Power to Regulate Com nierce?" C ondemn ArinitlriiDi; I.jitv. One of the most important committee i reports to be considered by the bar as sociation is that on insurance. The majority report condemns the Arm strong law of New York as "conspicu ously unwise." and declares that not only are many states charging insur ance companies much more than the cost of state supervision, but that in many states the "administration of in surance laws have been characterized by unblushing fraud, mostly in th shape of blackmail or by gross incom potency." lt'orl Ih IlndU-ul. Tlie committee recommends: Biennial apportionment of deferred divide nds. Repeal of retaliatory tax laws and valued fire policy laws. Each state to have a fire marshal. The United States to forbid the use of mails by "wildcat" insurance com panies. A federal statute to regulate inter state insurance transactions. Tho minority report objects in par ticular to the last recommendation of tho majority report. The committee on commerce defend the present national bankruptcy law and recommends its retention. ARMOURS AVOID THE QUERY Would Dodge Taking Affidavit That They Are Not in Combine. Jefferson City. M).. Aug. 30. Coun sel for Armour ic Co.. and the Armour Packing company of Chicago, have asked permission from tho secretary of state to file affidavits for their cli ents to the effect that they were not members of a trust or combine, "sub ject to the decision of the courts in th antitrust proceedings now pending against us." The secretary refused permission. All corjorations doing business in Missouri are required by law to file affidavits once a year stat ins that they are not members of a trust or combine. THEY ENDORSE EVERYTHING Wyoming Republicans Even Declare for Stand Pat Policy. Casper, Wyo., Aug. 30. The repub lican state convention today endorsed President Roosevelt's administration and the work of the last congress, and declared for the "standpat" policy. Lady Campbell Bannerman Dead. Marienbad. Bohemia, Aug. 30. Lady Campbell-Bannerman, wife of the British premier, died today. She had been an invalid for years. Trust company all of his various prop erties, which, according to his own es timate, were worth from $8,000,000 to $10,000,000, hut which Philadelphia bankers had said the day before they would not lend a million. Had Ileen Turned Jovn. At the clearing house on Tuesday the "directors had trie! to borrow the necessary money on collateral, includ ing the various properties of Adolph Segal, and had been turned down by the banks, largely on the ground that the Segal properties were of doubtful value. ; Steamer Struck a Rock. Selkirk. Manitoba. . Aug. 30. The steamer. Princess, with 16 hands on board ran into a rock near " Swampy island Sunday night and six of tho crew were drowned. r People of Warsaw Not Allowed to View Lar ski Cortege. MORE BOMBS FEARED Troops Precede Body With Fin gers on Triggers of Their Weapons. Warsaw, Aug. 30. Extraordinary precautions to prevent disturbances or demonstrations marked the funeral to day of General Von Larskl, acting mil itary governor, who was assassinated Aug. 27. All shops were shut, doors and windows o houses kept closed, street cars and cabs removed from tha streets which were lined with troops. KluKera on Trlicgera. Preceding the funeral procession were squads of mounted police aul Cossacks with fingers on the triggers of their revolvers and rifles, as a warn ing to the people not to leok out of the windows. Tho few pedestrians who ventured into the streets were driven indoors by police or troops. HondM lo It !! e Poor. St. Petersburg, Aug. 30. An imper ial ukase was Issued today authorizing the ministers of finance to issue $25. HOO.iM.m of 4 per cent bonds to cover the expenses of the relief of districts affected by the failure of crops. Another ukase prolongs martial law, where it has already been enforced, for another year. SEMI-CENTENNIAL OF FIRST BATTLE Exercises at Orawatomie, Kann Mark Beginning of Struggle Over' Slavery. j Osav.-jitoniie -, Km.. Aug. 30. Mere today o:i t!; battlefield where half a century a; ) t';.' fir.-., armed conflict over s'avoiy t ;ok i lace, Vice Prtxi dnt r' ;::K:; Fairbanks delivered an n l iie ss to O.immi persons. The oc casions was tt: - celebration of the f0th anniversary of the battel of Osawato mie, in which John Brown was the central figure. On the stand with Fairbanks were Governor Hoch. I'nit- ed States Senators Long and Benson. and several other prominent Kansaris. KANSAS CITY LOSES CHEAP GAS FIGHT Company Declines to Conduct Further Negotiations with the Author ities. . t Kansas City, Aug. 30. Kansas City's fight for cheap gas failed, at least tem porarily, when negotiations with tho Kansas City-Missouri Gas company now holding the franchise to furnish artificial gas at $1.10 per thousand end cd last night, the company refusing to reduce the price. YELLOW FEVER ON SHIP IN DELAWARE British Steamer Arrives from Mexico and Is Placed In Quar. antine-. t. Philadelphia. Aug. 30. With the second mate suffering from what ap pears to be yellow fever, the British steamship, Elswick Lodge, from Tani pico. Mex., was placed in quarantine upon its arrival today at DcJawaro Breakwater, Del. TO PROTECT HICKORY TREES National Association Formed for the Purpose at Chicago. Chicago, Aug. 30. The organization of the National Hickory association, the purpose of which Is the "protect ing, fostering and preserving of pres ent supply of hickory tlmbeV," was completed yesterday. Officers were elected as follows: President J. W. Herron, Jr., Cin cinnati. Vice President E. W. McCullough. Wilmette. 111. Treasurer W. A. Snyder,- Piqua, Ohio. Secretary V. A. Curtis, Chicago. S t Vassar Professor Dead. Cottage City. Mass., Aug. 30 Wil liam Buck Dwight. professor ot geolo gy and mineralogy at Vassar coilege. Is dead. . ' - - . mm :0