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WEN-CHOW'S PEOPLE SAFE.
«r.n<lnij«'«l from first line.
secretary of the National Rough Riders' En
campment, and himself. Mr. Gurley's letter,
which bore dat* of July -. was an offer of tho
services of a legimer.t for duty ii China. This
v.-ould consist of intelligent picked men, with ten
thousand to choice from, according to Mr. Gur
ley's letter. In. his reply, which was dated yes
terday, General Corbln said that un Congress
Should authorize a call for troops th» President,
of course, could not accept the services of the
proposed regiment, highly as the offer and the
spirit that dictated it were appreciated. Gen
eral Corbin then pointed „nt how individuals
might realize their desire for military cervlce in
China by enlisting In the Regular Army, at the
same time requesting to be assigned t<> one of
the regiments soon to b? sent to the Philippines.
with a fair prospect of being diverted to China.
He also called attention to the recent order of
General Miles designed to stimulate enlistments
for the artillery arm of the service. Mr. (iur
ley's letter was a fair sample of many that have
been received at the War Department within
the last few weeks. indicating a wide and deep
concern In recent events in North China and a
patriotic desire to serve the country in a mili
tary capacity in any emergency which may re
quire it.
It Is not known whether the freight trans
port Port Albert, with trie transportation and
supplies of the 9th Infantry aboard, which
mailed from Manila with the troopship Logan for
Taku on June _.. has yet arrived at the latter
port. She i« slower than the Logan, an l it was
estimated that it would take her three days
longer to make tho \-oyage. It is known that
the land transportation and subsistence and
other stores of the '.'in Infantry were sent on
the Port Albert, but whether the machine guns
were sent nn hor or on the Logan nobody at
the War Department seems to know. It is now
regretted, In view of the conditions at Tien-Tain
and the crying need <<f field artillery by the be
lpaqruc-red garrison there, that at least one
light battery was not n-nt along: wjth the 9th
Infantry. It may be noted that the proportion
of artillery in the German contingent ordered to
China is about three times as groat as it will
be in General Chaffee'a command.
No dispatch has yet been received from Gen
eral Mac Arthur (or, if bo, i: has not been made
public) as to whether the llih Infantry and
Ileilly's battery of the "ith Artillery led Manila
for Taku yesterday, as was expected.
TORTURE OF <«»i:i:.\\ REFUGEES.
JAPAN DEMANDS AN EXPLANATION FROM
Tin-: SEOUL GOVERNMENT.
The world is shocked by the ports which arc
f.luring through the wall of silence of the great
tragedy of Peking. It is only a short time ago
thjt a foretaste of each methods was furnished
in Con
In fact, the recent torture and execution of the
Corean refugees. An Ken Su an.l Kwon Yung Chimr,
form a prelude to these further atrocities, which,
■though unnoticed in the Occident, profoundly stirs
the Japanese. The telegraph lines were kept busy
tending messages from Seoul to Japan from May
88 to June 1. Tl:cse dispatches were of absorbing
interest to the Japanese Government, for they
confirmed the reports of the treachery of the Co
re.-ins.
Advices just received (rom Japan say:
Several years ago An and Kwon were charged
■with complicity It) the murder of the Que« n; tney
took refuge in Japan, so lons the place of refuge of
political suspect* ■■'. those at odds with the Coreans
iii power, and lived in peaca under the Mikado's
protection.
Hut the emissaries of their political enemies, in
Oriental manner, came to Japan also, and patient
ly bided their time to assassinate them. Eventu
ally An and Kwon were obliged to deny them
selves to visitors who came from the "Land of
Morning Calm."
The Corean Government at last ran teed that
its subjects, An and Kwon. mierht return to th^ir
families and properties v.-nhou: fear of molesta
tion. It Wiis only ujjun such v solemn guarantee
that the Japanese consented to the return of the
Corean refugees. Conceive, then, of the sensa
tions of the Foreign Office to hear that the Co
reans had no more landed when they were appre
hended, tortured and executed without so much
as a trial.
The Japanese Minister demanded an explana
tion of this extraordinary breach of faith, and the
Careens replied that whatever had occurred had
b«=-fn done without official orders. The Japanese
Minister demanded that an examination of the
bodies of the refugees should be permitted, as he
had heard that these men had not only been exe
cuted, but had been tortured first.
The Corean Minister of Foreign Affairs replied
that as a foreign doctor had already seen the
bo.iies it was not necessary; further, that the doc
tor had found nothing out of the ordinary except
a yellow mark on the throat of one corpse. Th"
Japanese representative persisted in his demand,
and at last on the night of the 31st he wan per
mitted to send two military surgeons to the prison
where the 1-odi'? of An and Kwon were lying.
Doctors Kfitak° and Ok: found no marks on the
body of Kwon, but they were horror stricken aft^r
the first glance at the corpse of An. There were
telltale marks on the shoulders, ribs and back, and
It appeared that the arms had bpen dislocated. The
whole body was swollen and purple. It was < vi
dent by the marks that the wretched man had been
tlehtly bound, and that redhot irons had been ap
plied to him in the most fiendish manner.
Bl^od had been flowing from his mouth and nose,
while around his throat there had been bound
many small hempen cords. Other marks showed
that Indescribable atrocities had been practised
on Ills body.
The Jupanese surgeons made their report to the
Japanese Minister, and he at once demanded that
the Corean Government should order another ex
amination of the bodies in the ream « of Jap
anese and foreign doctors. He also said that If
this demand was refused, his Government wo.ild
act on the assumption that these acts if barbarity
had been perpetrated with the tacit knowledge of
th- Corean Government.
The <Vir< an Government not only refused to pay
nny attention to this demand, but th* Emperor
announced his intention of not granting an audU
fnfp even to the .larar^se Minister.
■ The Japa;iess Minister can do nothing further
until he receives instructions from the Japanese
Government.
The Corfan Court, i: order to evade the responsi
bility of its breach of faith, has announced that
the Minister of Just] who permitted this execu
tion to take place, has been sentenced to ten years'
transportation, and that other judges and officials
concerned in the affair are temporarily suspended.
The Japanese are inclined to rc-gard these ter
n measures with suspicion, and propose that
in- Coiean Government shall bear the responsibil
ity in this matter.
In r«-rard «•. the execution of An and Kwon, it
If said that Kwon was .-oiTiiiS-Tf-iy overcome by the
unexpectedness of the sentence, and broke down
to such a decrr.e that he was more dead than alive
when executed An. however, pronounced indis
r.rintly against the cruelty of his death sentence.
He shouted out that it v.ns murder, and not jus
tice. In order to make him '•" the names ■' sup
posed accomplices he was subjected to torture, his
hinds were broken ami his bones crushed, but
EhroucHOUt he declared his innocence., and the
Corran Court failed to obtain any confession.
He was Fubje<-ted to renewed tortures, but even
In bis exhausted condition he resisted the officers
who cr.ma to dr«s him to the scaffold. Finally he
was overpowered by a posse of policemen. Until
hi« heed was placed In the noose he continued hi
protestations against the Injustice of his so-called
trial.
ft 1* «-.h that three times the rone broke with
the weight of his large body, and the officers all
th« while were trying to get confessions of sup
posed accomplices.
Eventually he was handed, to the last profiting
his complete Innocence. A Caw nob gathered
fit the prison to obtain the bodies, !n order that
they might mutilate them and expose them upon
the street.
Rut it is Raid that the Kmneror has prohibited
this custom, and that the bodies remained in the
prison.
A correspondent of "The North China Daily
News" snys that he met and talked with Kw.>n
Yung Chin on a steamer as he was on his way
r»»cU to Corea He says:
"There were In th« saloon two nr«t class Japa
nese passengers. We left at I lock, and at 6
met round a. table, four of us In all. the skipper
Included, to share our rloe with chopsticks. Th
captain spoke a little Corean. and with him I con
verged, but the other two passengers wer-- silent.
On* was dressed as a foreigner; the other, in silken
kimono and Japs slippers, seemed a refined and
moiit-st gentleman, with intelligent expression
stamped on a face rather badly scarred by small
iio>:. Next morning, as I eat in the saloon looking
over some views that happened to be there, this
gentleman In silk elided in an! sat opposite me.
CAN SLEEP NOW
Mure I.*-«vtnjj off Colter.
"Up to five years api I had used coffee all
my life, but was finally forced to give it up on
account of the way It acted on me. Right after
drinking it I would be taken with a dizzy head
ache and sour stomach and have to make a cup
of strong tea before I. could go. about my work.
Two years ago 1 started on Postuin Food
Coffee, and since finding how to make it proper
ly I would not exchange it fur the best coffee I
ever saw. My old troubles have disappeared
entirely, I have pained considerable flesh, and
what is still better, sleep perfectly at night,
■which was not the case while using coffee.
When I first used Postum my husband com
plained of its being tasteless, so i tried to use
more of It, but as tbat did not help matters I
tried more boiling, which proved to be the right
thing, and now it is delicious."
Mr* W. A. Kck«l3, Siseon. Calif.
'Evidently tanp=ln (you) has bepn many years in
our country," said tie. 1 looked up with a start,
for th» accent was ton truly <"or*an to ever come
from a Japane-e. 'i thought you had come from
the KiFinp Sun.' 1 said, 'but it is evidently Morn-
Ing Calm- instead la it not?' '1 am a Ci reai , was
the nn.«wpr, 'and we've met befor<\ if I mistake
not, in I'rinrp Eiawha'fl rooms in Toklo four year.-;
ajro'; and th»n 1 r^rHil*"! the face and name Kw n
yutiK '"bin.
■'In surprise I asked: "Where are you Rom-;.
'Sack *■■ Ith «. m»>??a,T<- to my country!' war- the an
swer. "They'll take no message from you bin your
head.' 'Thai.- what I mean to offer." was his an
sw< r 'I am grants back to give myself up. Tn-'i"
retraxd me as guilty of death, ainl will undoubtedly
behead mc, but through my death, there i* a plan
to save my country."
"I left this subject and ■ lied up other things in
order io find if tii'- man was mad, hut a more B f n ,f;
Intelligent gentleman in other respects you jJi.'S™ 1
travel far to see. He was posted on tne subjects
of the rUty. spoke of the ennrer which had f^eJi
the vitals .of the Transvaal and of how one semsn
Krflger hftd ruined a whole country. He touched
on points of history here and there, calling atten
tion to Westerners such as Nelson, who had given
his life for his country. .
"'All this Roes on," said he. 'while we in the
Kast sit in selfish contmtment and see our coun
tries ■ ',)■ :
••The steamer anchored at Chemulpo A telegram
was sent to police headquarters: "1 am here. Kwon
Yung Chin, you may arrest me, my life ip yours.
THREATENING LETTER FROM BOXERS.
WRITTEN TO THE CORRESPONDENTS OF A
BOSTON HOUSE LAST JANUARY.
Boston, July 14 —A souvenir of the Boxer uprising
is In the possession of J. 8. Newton & Co., of Mo.
30 Newton-st., the last of the old line of Boston
houres eiißaged in the China trade. It is a. letter
received by their Canton correspondents last Jan
uary, n translated copy '" : which was sent to J. S.
Newton & Cl. The letter says:
Sirs- We respectfully Inform you thai we are
braves of both the Si-Kiang (West River) and the
PJkland (North River). As we have a great number
of brethren we cannot find sufficient means to meet
| U Havlnl heard thai your respectable firm has the
most flourishing business. we request that yom will
help us with an amount of 12.000. If you are so
kin! as to help us we will not bring calamity upon
your respectable .•:•> on the day when we raise a
rebel ion Please send one man only with the bank
notes to the Yung Fa flower boat, which * is ij lying
ii i the Kuk Fan in the Canton River, and deliver
?hem?t£the brethren of' Sam Hop Towthere as
we are assembling in the rung Fa boat jus now.-
If you do not help us. 01 if you request the
authorities to come and arrest us, we mu.=t take
revenue exploding your firm with dynamite or
by assassinating all your firm people.
•you will then be too late and repent. If you will
send us a number of men we can't see tlieirv but
you will find you make a "^'^jj"^^'.''^^" 9
v the time of th« receipt of this letter, last Jan
uary the whole thine was laughed at. It was re
garded as a pretty good joke, ami one which the
various correspondents ought to enjoy. It now
niTPK that the gam Hop Tons is the name by
wnfehs the V Boxen are known in . the Province! of
Canton. Thus far there has been no outbreak
th Ti-e' Canton correspondents of Newton & Co. did
no T .'' contrive the &000. and thus far they have
was sent to patrol the West Ri\ pr.
DR. FRYER TO HAVE IMPORTANT POST.
PROFESSOR OF CHINESE IN UNIVERSITY
OF CALIFORNIA TO ADVISE STATES
MEN OF CHINA.
Ban Francisco. July 14 (Speclal).-Werd has been
received' here thai Dr. John Fryer, professor of
Chinese' in th« University of California, will prob
ably play an important part in the settlement of
the troubles of China with the Powers. Dr. Fryer
is now in Shanghai and It Is said he will be re
tained as the adviser of the Chines. statesmen In
their dealings with the nations.
Dr Fryer has peculiar qualifications for such a
position." He is one of ... oldest foreigners now In
Chin? Probably no one except Sir Robert Hart.
Imperial Collector of Customs, is so intimately ac
quainted with the Chinese Government ani char
acter He also knows all the hlKh Imperial officers.
For yean= he held offices under the Government.
He is a high mandarin of the Empire, and holds
the third degree revel civil rank, which gives him
precedence over any Chinese official on this ooast.
He Is an adept in international law, and used
often to be consulted on this subject (when in
china Dr Fryer stands close to the Viceroy i of
nkinK who la«t summer conferred on Urn tho
order of' the Sacred DM.gon.jand who, recent re
nor-ts Riv i 3 very fr'endlv to foreigners.
1 Dr Frv'er is an Englishman who went to Hon.?
Konp torn year" a K o as a professor in St. Pauls
Collet His mastery of Chinese lPtl to his appolnt
ment to a post under the Peking Oovernment, and
he heoanv- th« Lead of the
national law He has also swerved on^evewl diplo
matic mission< Before leavint,' < nina tie was
Mk«§ ™ take ihe presidency of the new Chinese
Im^eriar University but preferred to accept a chair
LTlferkelev Dr .Fryer went to China aboutMh;
wWdfe of May. H» Fryer Is now In New- York.
SEND BIG ARMY, SAYS DRAPER.
UNITED BTATEfI AMBASSADOR TO ITALY
SHOCKED BY REPORTS OF MAS
SACRE IN PEKING.
-Troops to meet the situation in China must be
gent there .- once. Fifty th sand soldiers at the
least count ir . needed. The first thing to be done
will be to take Peking, to put down the rebels, an I
then negotiations will begin. We must do our part
In this work."
That was the statement made yesterday by C.en
♦■ral William Franklin Draper, T'nited States Am
bassador to Italy. General Draper, with his wife
and daughter. Margaret, were passengers on tho
American liner St. Paul Which arrived here yes
terday from Southampton The General returned
on a sixty day leave of absence, and after a brief
visit at Washington to report to and consult with
officials there, he intends to spend most of his
time at his home in Lowell. Mass. He Will ■•> to
Washington to-morrow. With his family he left
Rome early in June and visited the Paris Exposi
tion. They will stay at the Waldorf-Astoria while
in this city.
The General showed the greatest Interest In the
Chinese situation, and Immediately upon 1
Quarantine be asked for the latest news from the
scene oi disorder. Upon learning the report that
the masM.cn of foreigners In Peking had been com
,.. expression to the statement quoted
I coi tlnulng
This Is beyond w >r.-t anticipation. It is enough
for men and women to b. killed, l>ut tv be
butchered and tortured sa reported, Uiis 1 cannot
believe. Ii is too terrible. The last authentic
news thai I Marl before my departure for thia
country was th< death of Baron v*on !<• I
th, Oerman Minister I left Rome before tha
. had become grave. The news
I rom China I ■ tl ■■ r I « Ith horror. The
situation demands prompl measures, and the na-
Ized world will unite to put down
; do not believe that there will be any difficulty
from jealousies among the allies or tt.n
..m be unti! n!!ir Peking is taken. As to
what may happen then I cannol nay There is nn
State of war with 1 hlna, The situation Is simply
thai the reb • ■ ifu! in taking a I
:; ; k: 1 a city. ' r l.'- rebels mv I ; "- pui ■'• ■
do n<it thitiK the trouble will .ifier lVkirL,
is taken and the Government control. 1 do
it means war or the breakup ol
<h' ■ '■ . Ire.
i have |ust r. A.i ..f ih.- reported death of the
Russian Minisi r. If is terrible news. 1 think.
however, H will be some tiir.<- before really definite
- • • ■ < i\ cd.
CROOKS ARRESTED AT PIERS
TWO MEN IN THE WOMEN'S CABIN OF THE LITTLE
SILVER ARE NOT CAUGHT.
As a. result of numerous complaints made to
Captain McCluskey, of the Detective Bureau, that
a number of robberies had occurred on the piers
from which excursion steamers depart, a number
of crooks were arrested.
Yesterday Captain McCluskey detailed Detectives
Frazzee, O'Rourke, Brown McDonough, Butler,
Cronln and Henenssey to watch the piers along
the North River near Thirte -nth-si., from which
the steamer Little Silver leaves for Long Branch.
They captured the following well known crooks:
Frank Hall, whose pitcture is No. 5.492 in Rogues
Gallery; Charles Turner. No. 5,933 in the gallery;
George Seymour, No. 5.947 in the gallery: George
Howard, alias Hill. No. 1,656 in the gallery, and
who lias been out of Jail four weeks, after serving
ten years for hU second offense of pocket picking
John Berry. No 4.355 In the gallery; Joseph Mul
len, alias Shannon, No. 5.351 in the gallery; James
Kelly. No. 6.U46 in the gallary, and Frank King No
T _.'/ in the gallery.
The detectives say that just as the steamer left
the pier they saw two men, whom they recognized
as crooks sitting In the women's cabin. They
called to the Captain to back to the pier so that
the men cou'.d be arrested, but the Captain re
fused to do so,
William Connelly, No. 5,387 in the gallery and
George Monroe, alias French Louis. No. 4>,y, in
the gallery, were arrested at West Twenty-thlrd
st. The men are locked up as suspicious persons.
NEW- YORK DAILY TRIBUNE. SUNDAY. ,H T LY 15. 1000.
LODGE VISITS GOVERXOR.
SENATOR SAYS HE TAME FOR PLEASURE
AND DED NOT DISCUSS POLITICS.
rter Hay. Long Island. July 14. — Governor
jvelt had as a puest to-day Senator I.ndßp,
of Massachusetts. They had a long conference
this afternoon. When it was .-n<le.l Senator
Lodge refused to tell th nature of it. He said
he was here for pleasure, and politics had not
lie^n mentioned
Governor Roosevelt will leave bis home to
morrow afternoon for St. Paul to attend the
convention of the League of Republican Clubs.
COLONEL ROOSEVELT TO START TO-DAY.
DELEGATES r 'X THEIR WAY TO THK CONVEN
TION OF THE LEAGUE OF RE
PUBLICAN CLUBS,
About twenty-five delegates frn;n the State nf
New-York to the National Convention of the League
of Republican Clubs, which Is to l>e held in St. Paul
on July 17 started for that city yesterday. The party
left the Grand Central station at 2 o'clock p. m.
Governor Roosevelt, who trill also attend the con
vention, will come from Oyster Hay this afternoon
and bo west on the Lake Shore Limited, whi-'h
:.,..> the <;rand Central Station at i:» o clock
this afternoon.
NOTES OF THE CAMPAIGN.
\ PORTRAIT OK CROKER.— Hew is a pen
portrait of Richard Croker drawn hy Henry Wat
lerson in "The Louisville Courier-Journal":
Originally Croker was a genteel tough He had
his Ses. y The n he grew rich, the 3evil knows
how and eel up for a vulgar swell. Now he Is
the Tmerest flash sport of the la-de-da variety, all
shirt "front and shiners, and quite bereft of brains.
In the long run what Hill will do to him will be
a plenty.
NORTH CAROLINA CONGRESS DI3TRICTS-
Whether any Republican Congresam in will be
. i. :ted in North Carolina this year at the Novem
ber (Mee.tion will depend upon the result of the
August election, at which the Constitutional
amendment to restrict ihe right of suffrage tn the
( »ld North State will be voted on. If it Is earried
although It will not become operative until after
the November t-lectlon— it. will probably cause the
defeat of every Republican candidate for Congress
in that State." It was thus that an experienced
leader who knows a good deal nhout North
Carolina politics summed up the prospect In
that State yesterday. In the present Congress
three of the North Carolina Representatives are
Republicans and one is a Populist, the remainder
Democrats. Three Congress districts are
normally Republican.
•SPECTATOR," NOT 'M AN ACKR." -Senator
chairman of the Democratic National Com
mittee, in one of his peripatetic and numerous in
terviewa asserted that ex-Senator Gorman, of
Maryland, would he found working earnestly for
Bryan, and that he might be appointed manager
of the Eastern end of the Democratic can
M"h<n thia statement was shown to Mr. Gorman
by a reporter of --The Baltimore Sun" he declared
thai ho had no intention of supervising the Bryan
campaign In the. East, and added: "I am taking
• in managing campaigns, i did not dv this
last year or two years ago, and I
will not s< Into the business now I shall support
the tlckei ■ i always do hut shall be a private In
the ranks."
YOUNG MEN TN POUtTICa -Mr Rryan is the
• oui sest man ever nominated for President, nnd
four years ago ho *vn!< a candidate when he was
i few years over the constitutional limit. To
my on« near him in this pre-eminence one
go back to Henry Clay. Grant, when he
rsl nominated, to third in the list. President
McKlnlej was a roung man, comparatively, when
he was first now
is a young man as things r < in publli
thei
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"RAISING THE '— Ex-Representative
I'JBuck" Hlnrlchsen; of Illinois, has been employed
by the Democratic National Committee to canvass
the \Ve^t?rn Siates for subscriptions to the cam
pnigTi runo and is now dire ting the efforts of sev
eral hundred canvassers, who are working all towns
of more than 10,000 inhabitants, on a commission of
20 rer cent: Thai obtain lists of Democrats from
local committees and go from oflic« to office and
house to house, like book agents, accepting *vms
as small as 50 cent?. Hinrichsen har, already col
lected more than Jinfi.or.n in lowa by this proi ding.
The local Democrats are he^innlnK to object, he
cause people who have contributed to Ills canvass
ers refuse to jrlve anythltit? in aid of th<* local
ticket and some of the State committees have
nerved notice on the National Committee that they
must have a share of the«.> collections or they will
advise the Democrats not to pay their political
contributions •• that way.
"'/he New-Orleans Picayune" (Dem.) Is MylnK
what it thinks about the Democratic, prospects for
succphs. It evidently expects defeat, for it says;
It used to be thought that New-York and New-
Jersey were absolutely necessary to the election of
a Democrat, but the Krent States of the Middle
West are now looked to. These are Ohio Indiana,
Illinois and Michigan. Hut the Democrats cannot
hope to carry Ohio, for thru la President McKinley's
>■ -. nd us to the nth. -is no man can pronounco
with ' certainty. Of course, Mr. Stevenson was
nominated v.:'lh the hope thai he may enrry his
State of Illinois. Possibly he- may, if (lie silver fad
i.s its pop liar as It was in 1W: but in view of the
fact that in the Kansas City Convention the dele
gations from Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Michigan
were strongly opposed to putting the IS to l plank
In the platform it Is plain thai the shrewd poll
ticians composing those delegations realise that
silver has lost its magic
DEMOCRATS WEAK IN' WISCONSIN -Of Mr.
Bryan's prospects In Wisconsin "The Milwaukee
Sentinel" lias the following to saj ;
Nowhere In the Mate is there the slightest evl
i hut Bryanis m and d< - 1 b• •- more
In favor this year than In •>"> pr<M o is can
The Wisconsin Democracy existing and accounted
i.s regular is torn !•>■ Jealous rivalriea between sec
ond p-ri leaders mire ambitious for prestige w:th
tl . x itlonal leaders than hopeful of any sort of siii-
<. ss In any pan of Wisconsin. None of the old time
leaders o| National i puti are >■■■ en recog Ized is
within the party organization foi ■. itlng purposes,
and the rer I ■ directed bj mi n « ho
have Jusl been defeated In a atruKgle against s]n -
eitlc approval of ih< free silver folly bj the party
in the Nation. Phere is not even hope en<
amonx Wisconsin Democrats to bring to the from
number of the patien Dihc
afford Intelligent "mention" of candidates for Rtate
s,nd members ol four weeks in a<l
vance of th< State i !on\ entlon.
SI.AIN I!Y THE POPULISTS James M Beck,
<if Philadelphia, recently made Assistant Attorney-
General, declare* there i.s r;n Democratic i>arty.
'i iii party in which he belonged was, he s&ys.
"slain bj n Populist orator from Nebraska, aided
by .hi Altgeld and .' • roker The Populist part)
.■• .- the name 'Democratic' ' The as-. '!i.u Btole
ma skin is a fabl sn'l fit. The bray -
Ing beast that typifies the Democratic party has
:it last suffered tallonlc punishment.
\ss\i LTED IX LOWER BROADWAY.
A GANG OF RUFFIANS ATTACK PEDES
TRIANS NEAR CHAMBERS 8T
Patrolman Charles O'Rourke, of the Church-st.
station, found *'■ well dressed man lying uncon
scious near Chambers-st, and Broadway late last
night. He. took the man to the office of the Postal
Telegraph Company; .-it Broadway and Murray-st.,
where upon examination It was found that he had
bruises on the back of his h.-.i i. He was in a dazed
condition, and it was several minutes before he re
covered so that fie could speak. He said that he
was Frank W, Campbell, of No, 201 Broadway, and
that he had been assaulted by an unknown man
who had robbed him of a watch valued at $75. He
was taken to the Hudson Street Hospital to have
big injuries examined.
A lit;!.- later the .-am.- policeman was*. approached
by a man who bi Id he was Daniel Sullivan, a clerk
living at No. 27 Barrow-st He reported that he
had neen assaulted by five unknown men at Mur
ray-st. and Broadway, Sullivan said he had not
been robbed ami was not in need of medical as
sistance.
"PANTS MAKERS'! READY TO STRIKE.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE EXPECTED TO REACH A
DECISION TO-DAY.
The Pants Makers' Union No. 8, of the United
I Garment Worker* 1 Association, at a meeting held
' last evening in Victoria Hall. No. SO Clinton-st., de
cided to abide by the decision th an executive com
| mittee as to whether or not there would be a strike.
The union represents four thousand pants makers
! About three hundred^ttended the meeting. The
meeting was held as the result of the refusal of the
contractors to sign a new agreement, the former
agreement having expired on Thursday last Head
quarters will be opened this morning jit No SO Suf
folk-st., and will he kept open until 1 o'clock. The
committee may order the workers to go out this
v morning or may wait until Thursday.
M'GL T JRE WANTS MONEY.
TAMMANY DECLINES TO CONTRIBUTE
FINDS FOR UP-STATE WORK.
CAMPAIGN TO BEOIN TN EARNEST THIS
Week— the wigwam, choker says.
WU.I. LOOK AFTER THF <~ITY.
Mayor James K. McGulra of Syracuse, chair
man of the Executive Committee of the Demo
cratic State Committee, having completed the
preliminary wark of the formation of his com
mittee, the selection of headquarters and of a
ptaff of stenographers and assistants, returned
to Syracuse yesterday afternoon. Frank ♦'amp
bell, chairman of the Sia c Committee, who has
been In consultation with Mr. McOuire for two
days', also left the city in the afternoon. The
little coterie of Democratic leaders from all
parts of the State, which has been in session at
the Hoffman House for the last few days, broke
up yesterday, and all of the leaders went to
their various homes.
The real work of the campaign will begin this
week, when Mayor McOuire returns from Syra
cuse. He expects to cotne down to-morrow or
Tuesday. He will at once estal.lish himself in
the rooms in the St. James Building, Hroadway
and Twenty-sixth-st., where the committee will
have headquarters, and start the machinery.
It Is the Intention of Mayor McGuire to get in
touch with even the most remote districts and
to stir up Ihe leaders all over the State to work
hard. He talks confidently of making an ex
cellent show, but there is one big obstacle in
the path— money.
The Democratic leaders admit that it is goins
to he hard to get the money to carry on the
campaign. Tammany has been sounded, and
Tammany has been found recalcitrant. Tam
many Is the richest Democratic organization 'n
the country, and the up-State Democrats gave
Tammany and Kings County large representa
tion upon the executive Committee in the bops
that the Wig warn and Kingi would respond lib
erally. It may be said that the Tammany und
Kings County leaders have declared bluntly
that they need all the money they can raise for
home consumption, and so there will be little
or none forthcoming from this source to help
up the State. It is said. Mr. Croker and Mr.
McLaughlit) have said to Mayor McOuire and
the up-State leaders, practically, "We will be
responsible for our sections of the State, yon
look after your end." This has been extremely
discouraging, for the up-State Democrats are
poor in purse and short of patronage. Mayor
McGuire Is going to make the best of the situa
tion, however, and he is doing everything he can
to interest up-State Democrats and to raise
ir.oney for work above the Harlem. He isn't
spngulne, however, as to the outcome.
AS TO THE CONTROL OF THE COMMITTEE.
There has been considerable useless specula
tion a« to who controls the Executive Commit
tee. It has been pointed out in The Tribune,
ar.d it may be repeated here, that Richard
Croker, by his combination of New-York. Kings
and Erie counties, controls the State Commit
tee, having twenty-nine out <>f fifty votes. He
doesn't care, however, to parade this control or
make a fUSfI over it. He is content that ex-
Senator Hill and the up-State Democrats should
have charge of the campaign In their
State and be held responsible for results, and
10 this end Prank Campbell Is retained aa chair
man or the State Committee «nd Mayor Mc-
Guire la placed at the head of the Xx
Committal Both are loyal Hill men, but If Cro
>th of
them. If there .nines v;. any is?u<- In the ,-am
n 9 here he wanta to
ters, be <~ Ar \ do bo, and Mr. Hill and
his frien Is know rt
[1 is ;: that Hill and bis friends, by
plai Ing a ma lority .>: the Execu
tive COl ■ . rr ■*'■■• responsi
bility for ' -P the State to the
shoulders y won't have this.
in ■ talk n*> bad with Frank Campbell and
: McGuire he said bluntly: "Tammany will
.: v and ftlvfi a go id account of
Itself. All Tammany's time, money and work
will be In the city lou need not bother with
that You look after > m •!- | i up the State and
' 1.- we do
' carry the State "
PRACTICALI/T AN ARMED TRUCE.
That Is about the situation to-day. Croker
up the State, either to help ••■
hinder, and he doesn't wani the ap-Stat« men to
Interfere In the :ity. He consent -l to rerve on
the Executive Committee
: With thiaundi ratanding, which amounts
practically to an armed truce, the two factions
: the coming State Convention
and the nominations. It has I ted "'it
herewith '^■<< Crokei ths State Com-
Through this control >!•■ can dominate
any nomination
h.' maj ■•• - re The Democratic leaders all over
the State are on tiptoe to know whether he will
force the nomination of a man personally ob
noxious to the Hill faction If h« doss so It is
admitted on all sides i!i»> whatever chance the
Democrats might poasiblj have will be v
gone. if. on the other hand, he comes to a har
monious agreement with the Hil! faction and
thej agree upon a candidate, then ihe leaders
believe they can make a rousing campaign, with
;i m mbl< r's chance of v Ini
Mayor McGuire was asked yesterday when
the state Committee would be called to name a
time and 1 lace for holding the State Convention.
If.- replied that there would probably be some
decision 'in* week as to the date of the • ill
Mr. McGuire had little more to say about his
Executive Committee. "II is a harmony corn
all the way through," he said. "In mak
ing i' UP there was no thought of v\ ho were
Croker n:eii and who Hill men. The I lea was
1 1 .-i the Btrongest Democrats from all parts
of the State, and to arouse enthusiasm. I think
we have succeeded admirably."
WHY KCHWEINFVRTB <;.\Yh: IP BEATEN,
.V ! !"N "I THE RdCKfnFn •/MESSIAH" STOW UP
CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS
Rockford, ill.. July 11 (Special). What the Wtnne
bagro Count) Grand Jury could not do In its sev
eral attempts to break up the communal entail
Ushmeni .-Mrrii-.i on under the name of religion
and Ignoring and defying the laws of marriai has
finally been accomplished by a change of views
on the part of It* prophet and leader. George Jacob
Sehwelnfurth, who has abandoned his. "heaven."
This man, known as the Rockford "Messiah,"
has come to believe his system was working harm,
nnd although the society prospered financially and
had happy results In ordinary relations within its
circles, he decided to disband the sect. This was
done by means of letters to churches and discon
tinuing his sermons, on which the services of their
churches In hall a dozen cities were founded.
Schweinfurth has advised his followers to study
the teachings of Mrs. Eddy. He now speaks of his
former views on marriage as revolutionary, and
has proved his change of faith by marrying the
member of the community he had considered his
wife, thus legalising the status of their two chil
dren. His followers were respected as sincere,
devout people, faithful to all business obligations
and thrifty managers. At the time of Schweln
furth's change their prospects were brighter than
ever before.
a singular controversy has broken out here and
hi Chicago over the disinclination of the Christian
Scientists to admit to their church the people of
the former communal establishment of Bchweln
furth's "heaven" by reason of their views as to
the institution of marriage. Leading members
among Mrs. Eddy's followers resent what they con
sider an imputation on their own views. The con
troversy Is at present raging in the local papers
The large property lately devoted to Schweln
furth's community has been returned to the donors
as far as practicable, His change of heart is ap
parently sincere, as the new departure Is a serious
matter for him. After devoting a quarter of a
century to the confessed illusion he now rinds
himself without means and starting life anew.
TARANTULA WAR BALLOONS,
From The Sidney Mall.
A new Australian industry is In the air, or soon
will be. It is the breeding of tarantulas. Scientists
hnve found that spider threads properly treated
can tie made into a material lighter than silk
tougher than canvas and admirably adapted for
war balloons. The ordinary insect gives from
twenty to forty yards of line, which, twisted with
seven similar ones, forms a filament ready for
weaving with others into, the required fabric. '
WITH THE POLO PLAYERS.
PHILADELPHIA TEAM WINS THE CEDAR
HURST CHALLENGE CUP.
Ideal weather, players and ponies in the pink of
condition, field fairly pood and a gay crowd of
polo enthusiasts on hand to cheer the winners, all
helped to make '.he final contest for the Cedarhurst
Challenge Cup an enjoyable affair.
There was little doubt as to which team would
win, as the Philadelphians— Lippincott, Roser.
garten, Kennedy and Frank McFadden— had al
ready disposed of the second Meadow Brooks and
the Westcbeater wizards. This, and the fact that
the Quakers "carried an aggregate handicap of sev
enteen goals, as did the Rockaway players—
ard, La Montagne, Conover and Savage— was suf
ficient to deter the Odarhurst contingent from
laying any odds on the home team, and, as a mat
ter of fact, it was only a question of how long the
Rock.iways could hold their adversaries to an
even score. That they almost effected this up to
the middle of the game speaks well for their co
hesion so far, and for the stamina and speed of
their ponies, but that is really all that can truly
be said for them, as the Philadelphia riders ex
celled the local players In style and combination
on the last two periods, and their ponies were far
superior when it came to racing point to point in
the wind up.
Albert Francke, the referee, threw the ball Into
play at 5:02 o'clock, and, with the usual intervals,
the sport continued until 7:18 o'clock. The Rock
aways opened very well, indeed, and Conover's
drive alone would have put a figure on the hoard
had his direction been a shade better. XlcFadden's
stroke from the quarter was next a feature, and
then Conover tipped the ball across cleverly, so
that La Montagne could carry it down. Then all
rode over it and bunched opposite the goal. La Mon
tague coming through at the right moment and
scoring with the greatest of ease.
In an effort to back the ball out of danger In
the next round La Montagne unfortunately struck
the ball to his own pony's hoof, from which it re
bounded and so made a goal for the opposite side.
His next play was much more creditable, however,
as he scored from centre field by a pretty shot
right througn the group that was massed in front
of, the goal. Later in the period his pony failed
to respond, and so he had to let Rosengarten get
the ball away from him and score on a clear lead
of the field
Savage, who played charmingly at back, was also
unfortunate in this period by giving the ball the '
wrong direction and scoring once for Philadelphia. |
This player's double saving of disaster for his side
•li i - .d enthusiastic applause, as also did the stroke
which young La Montagne made when he picked
the ball from under Kennedy's fast mallet right in i
touch of the goal.
From this time forward Kennedy and Rosen
sarten played splendidly together, the latter reach
ing the Rockaway goal no less than eight times.
At "forward" L-ippineott aided his colleagues as
only a finished player can, and his rapid turns ami
great speed on his big. white footed bay pony
were pronounced features of the game.
As a goal keeper McFadden was most effective. !
anil to show what confidence he had. It is only
necessary to say that several times he got well up
into the game, and then raced out all comers to
the goal posts, where he repeatedly blocked the !
play of Hazard and Conover. Hazard was espe
dally valuable to his team in the last bout, his
endurance being most noticeable when play got hot.
His tip through the goal after Rene Moniagne had
given the ball its direction was, perhaps, un
necessary, but was a cautious stroke. Hi- second
goal was well made after the strongest kind of in
terference.
La Montas/n* slipped cleverly off his pony near
the pavilion when the speed to the hoards "was a
nit too groat for recovery, and the crowd was quick
to ncknowledgre the move. Savage proved a strong
card Just before the closing hell ran? and his shot
at an angle from tho quarter broir;ht forth loud
applause. Altogether it was a satl- f ictory came to
round out the Odarhurst series, hit It showed the
necessity for increasing the handicap*. Of the
Philadelphia players, which has been attended to in
the new list.
The summary:
FIRST PERIOD.
Goat. Mite by. T«>-im Tim."-.
l—l.i Montagn* Rockawav l:1rt
2— L.i M<->nta*n*'« pony rh!lnl*>!^h!a .. .. .-515
3— La Mrnfasne ..... .Rooli .... 1 OS
4— Kennedy ... . Phil fdplpH.( a <5 : :u
•J— Savage in error for .... Thilalelphia 1:00
f>— C. «cn;irrr n Phi!»d^!r>hta 03rt
Knockout p, minutes over -'me.
ncoNn PERion.
Conpver Ro>kawav 1 ■...
2— lent rten Philadelphia 7:310
3-fVno%er ■ Rocfcaway 1...,
Knockout one mtm:re over time.
TTiTRP ration
1— Ri-senearten Phlla^elpWa 150
2— Kennedy Philadelphia 1-JUI
3— P.osenrarten Philadelphia lt-'V>
*— K-":ir-lv Philadelphia l:3n
Rochaway lost »* *,-..-»! on ' -'v strike. Knockout one
hslf minute ov»r time.
FOVRTH PERIOD.
I— R^.senirarten Philadelphia f>i*
SfHmrt Rockawar .... » •■«
3— Hazard FtnekawaV 1:30
4— Fl..<e-'K*'ten Philadelphia 0:4%
ft— Rosenrarten Philadelphia . ft-.">>
H_ nrarten Philadelphia.... . + ''■•
T— Savaca R-ckaway 4:.T>
R-vkaway I->?t '. (real on safety Btroke. Knockout at
limit.
Banted paaJa Philadelphia. 13; R-..-u»w 1 v 7 ten *,
on penalties, total «4. Ref-ree— Albert Fran
JTTNIOH TEAMS II.AY AT HEMPSTEAD.
Herapstead, I.on^ Island, July :i (Special).— The
Jurlor members of the Meadow Brook pol.t players
hnd a one led game this morning on th- Hemp
stead Plains field with the junior four of the Rock
away Hunt Club of Odarhtmt The total score
was: Rockaway, ° goals: Meadow Brook, l t goal.
Thf latter team scored only one 1 1.1! and lost three
quarters of that by n safety and foul made in the
second period^ For the Rockaway team Dixon and
Wickersham did he best work by brilliant riding
and rushes and front and side strokes Por'»r mnd-»
a so.jd hark. Chauneey was probably th.- star
player of the day and the host all around player.
The teams played or. an even footing. The lineup
and summary follow:
RCTKAWAT. I MEADOW BROOK.
No. I— C. W. Wtrkersham. j No. 1— C. Uncon.
No. 2— D. Cha'inre.y. | N?. 2- -Hamilton Hadiien.
No. 3—3 — •• P. Diion, i No. X— Cteoree Kobbe.
Back— Setcn Porter. ' Back— H. Havemeyer.
FIRST TERIOr*.
Goals. Male by Team. Time.
No. I— C. P. Pixon nockaway S:flD
No. 2— P. Chauneey R'-chaway I ■■■■
No . n—r-. p. Dhioa . Rorkuw.iy 9M
Played to time limit ant knockout.
SECOND PBRIOn.
No. 1— • • W. Wickerpham. .i: k.nvn 4:00
No. 2—ll. Ha I -pi . Meadow Rrooli .•?:?.>
No. 3-D. Chauneey . . 1: kaw&y. 4 :J>O
Played to time limit. Safety and foul s^'<!n!«! Me-nfliw
Brook.
Tiimn PERion.
No. 1 — C. P. Nixon Rwknway iin
No. ! — C. W. Wickersham. Id. ki»,v 7:3t>
Played to time limit and knockout.
FOfRTH PERIOD.
No. I— C. W. Wlckershatn.". Rock* was 6:00
No. 2 — c. P. Dixon Rockaway. ■».:*:>
Played to knockout.
Referee — T. P. F>i*on. Scorer and timekeeper — O. C
Woodwara.
ARMY AND VII ORDERS.
Washington, July 14.— The following Army and
Navy orders have been issued:
ATtMY.
Leave, of abseace tot one month is grunted f'apt.iln
THOMAS 11. WILSON. -■! Infantry.
The leave r>f absence on suneoa't certificate granted
Colonel JACOB KLINE. 21st Infantry, Is extended
tuo months on sart?soa'i certificate.
The following changes In the stations and duties
of officers of the Subsistence Department are or
dered:
Major MATT R. pktkrson. commissary ■>? »iib3l»tenc«
Is relieved from duty a* oltt«-f commissary. Pepartl
mem ol Matanzaa and s.»nt 1 iTars, anil will proceed
to Havana and report to the commanding genera!.
Division of <'"u!>a, for asslcament to duty as chief
commissary of that vision anil as purchasing com
missary it Havana, to relieve Major OI.IVEIt E.
\VGGI». commissary of subsistence, who will proceed
t.i San Frtncisro and report for n«si;rnm<*nt to duty
as chief commissary of that Department to relieve
Major Hl'iH J. OAtXAOHEK. commissary of sub
sistence, who will proceed, accompanied by his au
thorized clerk, to T<>ku .ii.l report t.i lirlgradter-Gen
ernl \ lii:i R. Chaffer for assignment to duty as chief
rommis'sary of Ifejc United Slates troops In China.
Th.- following trarsfan in the sth Cavalry are mad*:
Captain FRANCIS MICHLBR, from Troop H to Troon
n. Captain CHARLES M WATTS, from Troop B to
Troop H.
First Lieutenant LEIGH A. FULLER, assistant surgeon
will proceed to San Kraneisro and report for Instruc
tion!".
NAVY.
IJeutenant-Commander J. « '. GILMORE. to duty v ex
ecutiv* on the Franklin.
I.leui.nart ler F. S. CAIITER. detached the
Franklin, and to duty at Navy Yard
Medical Director P. FITZStMONS, .tetach<M Naval Exam
ininK Board. Annapolis, and to duty in charge of
Naval Hospital, Newport, K. 1.. July 21.
Surgeon U G. HEXEnERGKn. detached Naval Hospital.
i^-TrS «f MiV , Ul *v - 1 ' . and to duty M member
fi?ooklyn. July 25 Exa m»ner >- Naval Laboratory.
Itodteml Winter H. J. BABIN. dstata** a.. -[H j
Uoard of Me.!lcal Examiners. Naval laboratory
Brooklyn. July 2ft; to home and await order,. *'
BUFFALO BILL FOR UK ISLET.
ALTHOUGH A DEMOCRAT AND FROM NEBRASKA
UK lIEPUniATES BRYAN.
Cleveland. Ohio, July 14 (Special!. - Much surprise
was expressed In Ohio to-day over the announce
ment that Buffalo Bill (Colonel Cody), has flopped
and will eupDort, a* he «ay«. -McKlnley. Roosevelt
ftnannai
The Financial World.
A narrow and professional market toward
which the general public maintains its, attttur?
of apathy, was stimulated the past was* by £*
activity and advance of Union Paeiae. rj»p r ?
ing influences were certain alarmist report"
about injury to corn, and the foreign new., i
regularity has been the- m result. This proc r *
seems likely to continue. The crop question",*
one of locality, in some sections the yi M ,*
very large; in others. It is smill. Thi"» -. '
variously affect the prices of the stocks of th
railroad systems which draw their traffic fro
the several sections. In the industrial depart*
ment. the steel stocks are kept (Sown by r^
still unsettled state of that Industry. in whi *
prices are trying to find but have not \> t f ou *
bottom. " "
The first railroad stock which advanced sha
ly the past week was Illinois Central, on rumort
that the dividend is to be increased from 3 [*
6 per cent. So much of this stock has finalH
found its way to this market from London. th«
hereafter it is probable it vil! be more activ
in the trading than it has been. After Illino!
Central stopped going up. Union Pacific started
and scored a gain of several points. So prom
inent a stock as this could not hut i'vmpathett
cally influence the general list, and it did to qa^
a marked extent. Its influence, however, was
much less thin would have been the case, if the
temper of the public were more cheerful than
it Is. This temper is either apathetic or dis
trustful. The state of affairs in China, th*
political situation at home, and the uncertain
outlook for the ccrn crop, combine to -about
this condition. Rut it is one that can change
very quickly.
The exhibit which the Union Taciflc Company
will be able to make in its report for the fi3 Ca j
year just closed, is one which will prove very
gratifying to holders of the stock. PreMminar
figures have been given out, unofficially ut
whose correctness may be relied upon, showing
net earnings of about $12,000,000 after fls*a
charges have been paid. The 4 per cent ilvt
den'l for the preferred stock calls for $4,000500
leaving $*,<>» >< » for the common. This is »
per cent on the stock for the year. The com
pany has 39,000,006 of cash on hand. The dj.
rectors, under these circumstances, feel that It
is only fair to the stockholder 1.. raise the div
idend from •'; to 4 per cent. This will be done,
unless between now and the tim-» for declaim*
the dividend some calamity should happen to
the corn crop in the territory of the road. There
are no fears of this now. There is every reason
to believe that the crop will average well, dam
age In some spots being made up by extra yields
in others.
Ordinarily, one would be safe in predicting
that Union Pacific would certainly »* to 63 *n
such a showing, and on the increased dividend.
It would be rash to make such a prediction at
this time. The public is not bullishly inclined.
It has become skeptical. Therefore the move
ment of the stock upward is likely to be slower,
and with more reactions on the way, than it
would be aMw more fortunate conditions. Un'.oa
Pacific will reach r: "> sure enough— barring such
a disaster a.« that referred, to. but it will proba
bly disappoint a good many people in the im.
it takes to s?t there. Attention may properly
be directed to the preferred stock. It 13 selling
about 74. and la a fixed 4 per cent stock. It is
almost as good «a a bond— better than many
bonds selling at higher prices. It ia an invest
ment stock; and will surely in time, from ab
sorption by investors, fini a steady market near
er to 00 than it is now to 70.
The way Atchison preferred sticks around
70 is good evidence of the distrustful
temper of th» public. Two or three weeks
ago, the calculations of the officers of
the road were given as to the vastly fc
created amount of wheat they would haul cut
of Kansas and Oklahoma this year as compared
with last, if the wheat crop went through til
right. At the same time, it was adde.i that these
lltrnnra would make almost no impression uaon
the public, though they might have their effect
later when the public Mt more cheerful. Tie
wheat crop in the places named has come up
to the most sanguine expectations, and the
price has risen because of shortage elsewhere.
Ha? it brought any buying of Atchison pre
ferred? Just enough, and no more, than to keep
the stock steady: and doubtless the insiders had
to keep protecting orders in the market to tf
fed that much Th*rc la no question about tha
Atchison system being in splendid condition,
"he testimony of every one travelling over it i 3
a!." one way. The most competent observers are
the most enthusiastic. These are facts that will
tell eventually, but they go for li:t!e just now.
There has been good buying of BurliEgton.
which carried the stock up to 12>i. There the
buyers probably found they were getting no fol
lowing, and some decline resulted. The buyin?
vas done en the good crop reports from tte
road'a territory; but It may have happened Oat
when Chicago started in to bull corn, after ex
hausting the possibilities of wheat in that line.
seme alarm was caused hy tne flood of damags
reports which poured over the wires. Chicap
i? wholly bearish on stocks, because it is hotly
bulling the, grain markets.
The heavy tendency of the stocks of roads
which draw a largo traffic from the spring wheat
sections, is entirely logical. Xa one is sur
prised to see Northern Pacific decline, nor to
note that St. Paul is heavy. Both, too. are in
ternational stocks, which is rather a disadvan
tage in the existing condition of the foreis s
markets. There is no crop damage, however, In
the St. Paul's territory which for one moment
endangers its •" per cent dividend; it stsafit
takes away the chance of an Increase.
It is, perhaps, well to l>ear in rr-in-i with re
spect to Pacific coast stocks that the Paei3J
; coast is a region which la growing:, and is de»
i fined to grow, with perhaps more rapidity thaa
any other large section of th • country. The de
velopment of our Oriental trade, the develop
ment of Alaska, the fertile soil and fine dims,'?
all unite to ensure a grout future for the Paci&
coast States. Our Oriental trade is on!y in itJ
Infancy, but it Is a prt-tty healthy infant al
ready. It was from th.- Pacific Coast States tMt
the first urgent cry was heard that the Philip
pine Islands should be retained. The Fry* 3
j people know this well enough If their clamor
| about imperialism in respect to the islands were
j sincere, they would have put into their •>■*■
| form a specific declaration in favor of, compte»
; withdrawal, saving merely a necessary coalinS
and dockage station. To have clone this, how
ever, would have been tantamount to puttin?
: the Pacific coast States as hopelessly out of tltf
Bryan column as Vermont or Massachusetts.
Hence the vague declarations about imperialism
which may mean anything you chose to read
into them.
There will probably be some gold go out UK
, coming week. Money rates are getting harder
I abroad, and call money here is I', r er cent ~"
! which speak! eloquently of a dull Stock marfcet
j We may expect that the market will ** •■"
I fluenced sentimentally by tnr news from duB"»
j but no more. The situation there is tragic 4ll> *
than important. What Wall Street has to thins
of just at present is thr* com T->p.
CUTHBERT MILLS
and Prosperity." The Colonel was a Democrat
native of Nebraska, ana home, but he * m/K^
that he cannot conscientiously lend his su»P<> rt
the Democratic cause. ■ ■
in an interview at Columbus, Ohio, to-day, he f
dieted that McKinley would carry Nebraska ia
vember. Asked for a reason why he repu«n»
Bryan, Mr. Cody said: aW _
"I had four years of poor business under Op
eratic Administration and want no isori of *• .