Indianapolis Journal, Volume 49, Number 285, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 October 1899 — Page 2

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1899.

In army order, the blue and the gray shoulder to shoulder. JuFt before President McKJnley left Evansville he was forced to comply with the wishes of a large crowd of citizens gathered at the station and deliveied a second brief address In that city from the rear of the train. The President said: "My fellow-citizens I appear only for a mcraent in response to your repeated calls that I may express to all of you my very warm appreciation of the more than generous welcome which has been accorded me by tha citizens of this thriving city of Indiana. I am likewise grateful for the reception Riven by the visitors representing the North and the South now united in unbroken and never-to-be-broken union. The strength and1 safety of this great Nation of ours does not rest In armies or in navies, but in the love and loyalty of Its people. And so long as we have the people behind that. o long as we have the sentiment that goes cut from the homes and the firesides of the American people to long will we have the best citizenship and at last the best country. J -thank you and bid you all good morning."

he afternoon was occupied with drills at Camp Farrajrut by the visiting military organizations, witnessed by 1,000 people who braved the inclement weather. The Blue and Gray Banquet. At 9 o'clock In the evening a banquet was keld at a hotel. S. P. Gillett, late lieutenant commander of the United States navy, presided aa toastmaster. The first- speech was made by Col. TV'. A. Hemphill, of Atlanta. Ga., on "Our Defenders on Land and Sea." Mr. Hemphill said in part: "Every American ought to be proud of our army and navy. Heroic and historic deeds have been accomplished in the last twelve months by both. The Spani. war has cost a great deal of money, losa of life and suffering, but It has b wight this country closer together than ever before in its history, which is Well worth its expenditure. President McKInley, when In Atlanta, spoke In thunder tones that v.tre heard from one end of this country to the other: 'Who will be the first to haul the flag down where it has been raised by American sailors and American soldiers? 1 say It will never be hauled down until something better Is offered end there is nothing better this side the stars. "Among all the mighty masses of embattled warriors on land and sea, whose deeds star and ppangle the pages of history for all time, are none more heroic, fearless and -daring than the young Americans of our day, wkio humbled the prile of the mighty Spaniards at Manila and Santiago and stormed the frowning heights of San Juan." "The United States Senate" was the topic of a speech by Senator C. W. Fairbanks, of Indiana. The senator was) followed by Col. A. J. "West, of Atlanta, Ga., who spoke on "A Generation After." Col. Westssald in part: "Show . me the prosperous business men of this nation and I will show you the men who saw their country's flag flutter In the Cloom of th Wilderness, where the angry divisions rolled in the bloody mire. Show me the men upon whose shoulders this country rests to-day and I will point out to you the men who rallied round their country's standard at Missionary Ridge and Gettysburg. I would rather have the record of an American soldier in the civil war, discharging his duty as he saw it, than to have that of Napoleon, with his selfish, vaulting fcmbltion." "The Blue and the Gray" was the topic of a spsech by F. B. Posey, of Evansville. Col. Josiah Patterson, of Memphis, Tenn., discussed "The Southern Patriot." Col. Patterson said In part: 'It is rot difficult to account for the patriotism of the Southern people. A common heritage in the revolutionary war; in the formation and adoption of the Constitution; in the administration of the government. Its progress and development; and in the gTeat names which adorn our history, was like some great centrifugal force impeillng us to a common destiny. The broad patriotism, the unbounded benevolence and the enlightened statesmanship of Abraham Lincoln were far-reaching factors in the problem. We are here as members of the family, not as gusts, to unite with our fellow-citizens throughout the Republic In a tow to forever maintain and defend the honor of its flag and to'preserve for ourselves and posterity the Integrity of Its free Institutions." . Governor D. W. Jones, of Little Rock. Ark., paid a glowing tribute to "The old veteran at., the passing of the nineteenth century." THD NORTHERN PATRIOT. Gen. John C. Black, of Chicago, took as his topic "The Northern Patriot." General Black paid in part: "I will not dwell upon the prowess of the Union soldier his deeds on land and sea; the full measure of success that attended his arms; nor will eulogize the matchless magnanimity that crowned the end; we are content; we sorrow at the awful cost; we hand the mighty record of the American war and ieconciliation to our common posterity; the blaze of victory is softened by the tears of returning anection. "Nor shall it be mine on this occasion to speak of the great war; it came from out the ages, inevitable, no more to have been avoided than the cosmic storms that fitted earth for man's dwelling place; its deeds of valor and glory are a common heritage and will be remembered while poesy sings the song of the sword, or women love the story or heroic deeds, or men teach their sons that It is sweet and becoming to die for their country. W here its deep plowshare upturned the earth the new harvest is growing. The past cannot be undone, nor can we always choose our way. Sometimes Liberty ad vances in wnite rones or peace, perfumed and sweet, treading a Jocund path, her .brows garlanded with roses of love, her lips breathing the music of fraternity. But oftener she must and does display the hard -aspect or neroic stnre. her starrv front das flcrurol tha llirhtnlnr floahlnir frnw riDie eyes, wnne clad in the harness of war. bearing the sword she moves among her battalions and with the roll of her batteries and the flash of the wift sabers, the bugle of war lifted to her lips, and summoning her eons to the eternal crfrnbat for the right; so . zrovlng, under her feet Is desolation; but after her arise established Justice and order , ana ine wioenea sway or law. L that his cause was lost. God willed it, and In the progress of His purposes valor, love, devotion, heroic struggle, failing and fallen sue stepping stones to nobler things. " . "Let every man who stood for the Union . ueuev mat wnat ne uvea and suffered for . now; accomplished and established, have nil ready won the regard of the world, the WEATHER FORECAST. Fair In Southern Indiana Showers In Northern Portion. WASHINGTON. Oct. 11. Forecast for Thursday and Friday: Ohio. Indiana and Illinois Fair In south ern, showers in northern portions on Thurs day. Friday, rain and cooler; fresh to brisk easterly winus. Local Observations on Wednesday. Bar. Tber. It.IL Wind. Tre - m 3.l 59 9H South. 0.29 IP-B 30.1 J 63 77 South. 0.C3 Maximum temperature. eS; minimum temperature. 19. following Is a comparative atatement of the mean temperature and total precipitation Oct. 11: Temp. Pre. Norms! , 57 0.04 Mean SI 0.32 Departure from normal o.2i Departure elnc Oct. 1 1 0.5 Departure since Jan. 1 j$6 543 riuA c. f. n. wappenhans. Local Forecast Official. Yesterday's Tempertures. U.tlons. Mtn. Atlanta, Ga 2 Bismarck. N. D 33 Buffalo. S. T (2 Cabjary. N. W. T Cbicaso. Ill 60 Clro. Ill Chermne. Wjo 3 Cincinnati. O GO Concordia. Kan M Davenport. Ia 12 Ie Moines. Ia H tUlveton. Tex ?d Jacksonville. Fla 66 Kannaa City. Mo C4 Little Rock. Ark 0 Marquette. Mich : 44 Memphis. Tenn 11 Nashville. Tenn New Orleans, Ia. 79 Max. 7 p. m. 74 o 34 64 20 64 6 49 66 SO 64 70 79 40 63 22 64 70 2tf 72 70 74 S2 M S2 7 0 76 Ci CO SO 7S 34 40 4 70 1 64 7 M 73 7R 72 4S 70 6S 74 2 R2 T4 34 4) 44 e 52 61 SO 69 New York. N. Y LI North I'latte. Neb Oklahoma. O. T Omaha. Neb Li rttUburc. Pa M QuWr-pelle. N. W. T 20 lUpli City. IS. I 34 fttit Lake City, Utah 22 El. Luulx, Mo 64 Ht.' rul. Minn 42 FprnjcfieM. Ill 4H FDnngneli. Mo 2 "Vlcksburf. Mis. 70 .3VTahlnton. D. C 60 fimoke T. B. 20c Clf&ra. For al everywhere

fealty of his former foemen. and the devotion, even unto death, of all of our sons. "He fought for the Union, he has seen It established: he fought for education, he has seen all the youth of the Republic gathered into the schools of the people; he fought to ennoble toil, and he has seen it knighted; he fought for the prevalence of national authority, and he has seen all the States acknowledging national harmony and supremacy, conserving all their rights, in majestic array, occupy the breadth of the continent; he fought to preserve liberty to himself and his children, and lo. she lifts her torch, not alone on our shores, hut in the uttermost ends of the earth; she sets her republics in almost all the western world, and elsewhere places them on the seats of most ancient monarchies; he fought to save the government of the fathers, and in the swift course of a single generation he Fees the sons all gathered into the old and enduring constitutional fabric, reconciled, united, equal, patriotic, prosperous, under one Hag matchless in glorj-." John W. Lockett, of Henderson, Ky., recounted the victories of "The Stars and

Stripes." He said, in part: "Standing at the opening door of a new century, with thankfulness and praise to flod thnt w IIvp in th! land of constltu tlonal freedom, we salute with heart and houi inis Danner 01 me union. 1 . t . m a t f m 1 The banquet closed long, after midnight with a speech from Go-ernor Mount, of In diana, on "Our Guests," In which he pic tured the gathering of the veterans of the blue and the gray as alike guests of the State and of the country, reunited, fraternalized and standing under one flag. AVELC03ICI1 TO VINCKXNES. The President Cilven an Ovation Ilrlef Speech In Response. Special to the lndianaroli8 journal. 1 vnsuLrLS, ma., uct. n.-vnen we presidential train reached here this after noon en route from Evansville a large crowd was gathered 'at the railway station. Mr. McKInley and his Cabinet officers were given an enthusiastic welcome. In response to calls for a speech the President said: "My fellow-citizens I thank you for this most warm and generous welcome. We ought to be a very happy people. We are a very happy people. The blessings which have been showered upon us have been al most boundless and no nation in the world has more to be thankful for than ours. We have been blessed with good crops and fair prices. A voice: "And good times.' Wages and employment have waited upon labor. and differing from what it was a few years ago. labor Is not waiting on the outside for wages. Our financial condition was never better than now. We have cood monev and plenty of it circulating as our medium of ex change. Hanks may fall, fluctuation In prices come and go, but the money of the country remains alwavs good: and when vou have a dollar of it you know that dollar 13 worth one hundred cents, because back of it is the government of the United States. rot only have we prosperity, but we have patriotism, and what more do we want? We are at peace with all the nations of the world and were never on hettpr terms and closer relations with each and every one of mem man we are to-ay. we hav a little trouble in the PhilinDlnes. but the enllantrv of the brave boys who have gone there will. 1 irusi. coon put down that rebellion against in sovereignty or tne United States." DROUGHT GOOD WEATHER. President McKInley and Cabinet Did Mach for Terre Haute. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Oct. ll.-Fifteen thousand people came to town to-day for the combined attraction of President McKInley and his Cabinet, "Buffalo Bill" and the street fair. It rained all day and there Is no doubt the number would have been twice as large if the weather had been clear. A few minutes before the President's train arrived at 3:18 o'clock p. m. the sun came out and since tho weather has steadily Improved until to-night there is bright moonlight and the street fair people believe the President's visit had driven away a "spell carnival into a week of rain and despondency. The President would not leave the car lor the platform for the occasion, but he and the members of his Cabinet spoke from the car platform. Col. Richard W. laompson was present to introduce the President, although the public had supposed the bad weather would keen him at hom President McKInley referred affectlonatelv to the colonel. Secretary Long captured the crowa wnen no said tnat it gave him great pleasure to show his esteem for his predecessor. He Jokingly remarked that if he had know there was to have been a del uge he would have ordered out a battleship ior me cuiunei wno, ne naa no uoubt, would have manageM It as well as he had the navy department under President Harrison, a statement which caused the President to laugh heartily. When the speaking was over the crowd caught sight of Mrs. McKinley's smiling face In one of the rear windows of the car and immediately calls were made for her. The President seemed pleased and bowed graciously in the direction of his wife. She responded in her smypathetic manner ana tie cneenng became general. THE SPEECHES. President McKInley, speaking from the platform of his car, said: "My Fellow-citizens I hava boon cnativ pleased, as I have journeyed through vour state. With what I have seen and heard thft P V 1 11 n r fXJ rtf trnni fnAlIni n . 1 0 -v. fulness on thwart of th nZi Z nf woSD?rit7 in vSS It gave me much satisfaction to srive erreet w WW Vw IVV9 T - - t At . . ing to the soldiers who fought against each other from 1861 to 1S65, at the great reunion in the city of Evansville. Th ere I saw tho blue and the gray vyins with each other in expressions- of love of country and devotion to the flag. I saw, also, many of the young soldiers of the Spanish war furnished by the State of Indiana, and I therefore aw not only .the patriotism of 1S61, but I saw me patriotism ox ikjs. "it gave jne great pleasure, also, as I approached your city, to see the working men from your great milLs all out in line in sight of the train to extend me greeting and welcome. And not the least of the pleasures of coming to Terre Haute Is to meet and reet my old and valued friend, the veteran patriot and statesman, the hon ored, citizen of your own city Richard W. inompson. " Secretary Long was then introduced and made the following brief remarks: "There is no reason to-day why I should obtrude myself upon you for a moment eicept that I 'axn associated with the President ofVe fllnltsSSS "whomouhiv'reome to honor and welcome, and that I am also associated with that riaw whirh vou hv well named invlnclble-the navy which won the victories of Santiago and Manila, which has enlarged the domain of the sovereignty States, and which has aided uumci iiiipeusuaDie cnapier 10 ine renown Of the American flair and th irlnrv f Amvr- . v. , i j.u.i.1. .1 a . aloan nistory. lureat applause. wr: nw i mere is one other th nr th t t WJnf trt t f nm in KJn t 1 am in the town say. I do not forget that of one of the most illustrious of mv pre oecessors, secretary or the ravy Thompson (great applause, who, coming from the interior, showed that he was equal to the administration of the navy of the United States. I wish I could do him some special nonor. ii i nad known tne heavens were to open and the waters pour down Jhis to open ana ine waters, pour aown .tnis morning i wouia nave ordered a battleship to brintr him from his hnm to th station Long-continued apiat, being a Kood Ine commanded It just ,red the department." dlanlan. he would hav as well aa he adminlste Great applause. Attorney General Griggs followed with these remarks: " enow-citizens Three years ago some prophetic individual with sreat audacity proclaimed that the distinguished man you have just listened to was then the advance agent of prosperity. For several months aittr that audacious prophecy some people were disposed to make fun of the prophet. As LUjah rallied tiie prophet of Uaal so they rallied our prophet and said: 'Where is the prosperity that you foretell? Why does it delay its coming? Possibly it is asleep, rereaance it has gone on a long Journey. May be it ha3 mistaken the road. "But, my friends, he whom that prophet with wise foresight called the advance agent or prosperity nas Deen to-oay and ior a week past traveling through this mighty est and has found that the storm of pros pcrity has far overtaken him. We have found here no sins of anything except great prosperity on every hand. And so when we are asked what are the signs of the times we say nothing but cheeriui faces, nothing but prosperous homes, nothing but happy, patriotic men. There are no cries of calamity. Theoe are very few sign of want, except sisns of 'help wanted.' " Pro longed eheering.1 Secretary of the Treasury Gage said: "My Fellow-citizens That department to which I have the honor to be attached is a very Important department of the govern ment, but it never performs heroic deeds like the army or lights great battles like the navy, but day in and day out. year In and year out the well-ordered state of the public finances Is, perhaps, a ormor tant to the welfare and prosperity of the people of the United States as either army or navy, lureat applause.! It ia of prime importance that the man who earns a dol lar should know what that dollar means. It Is important the government of the united States, that coins that dollar. should keep in it Its lull equivalent fro

year to year and decade to decade. Applause! "I congratulate you. fellow-citizens, that the treasury of the United States at the present time is In most saisfacory condition. Great app!au?e. Because it is so public credit and private credit 1? every

where pood; because the treasury la strong, because the public credit is hlsh. because the private credit is eood. pro.nerity also is good, for these all go hand in hand." Loud and contintred applause. Secretary Hitchcock was next introduced. Ho said: "Mr friends. I am not only your fellowcitizen, but also your neighbor from St. Louis, and. although 1 have been in your beautiful city going east and west many times, it has never given me so great pieassure as I experience at this moment when I look Into your happy faces, giving expression of your happy, loyal hearts as you come here to-day to do honor to the embodi ment of patriotism in the person or our chief magistrate. "The prosperity which the attorney general has so eloquently alluded to for that prosperity you are more indebted than to any other living man to William McKInley. Applause. And tnat prosperity will con-

tinue Just as long: as you adhere to the nf nAmral faith Mmv women were pres,rin.rria vtifeti Htmtcki m tlm or political iaun. juany women

principles to wnicn ne nas aevoiea nis wnoie iir r riA r nr fv t t no ti a ww iinn 1 iip m 1 a r s """L , " i"r Plause-1 Secretary of Agriculture Wilson closed the speakinff at Terre Haute. He said: "My Fellow-citizens You remember a lit tle over two years ago sixteen men were hunting one job. Laughter, and a voice, That's right! Now sixteen Jobs are hunting one man. Applause. During the four ng his seat the live stock of the farms of the United States had decreased SO0.0. k). At the end of the first two years of Prestu'ii. ,iTratMH ttji ftYWhtt of that amount had been made ud aualn. The reason why the secretary of the treasry only asked for t2u0.00,000 was because the farmers or the united States went to worK with a will and produced as they never produced before. They wanted the vessels of the United States to carry their goods into foreign countries. They shipped abroad when the war was going on $85$,000.000, and every dollar was gold. rurinjsr the next year. im they brought back $SOO.)0.000. and every dollar of that was gold. Applause. And there is the source from which comes the wherewithal to conduct war. and it Is only necessary to call upon the farmers of the country any time when our cause is a Just cause to furnish all the coin and all the money necessary to conduct any war. Prolonged applause. LAST SPEECHES OF THE DAY. Addrenaes nt Danville, Hoopenfon nntl Watsekn, 111. CHICAGO, Oct. 11. The Pennsylvania special, bearing the presidential party, arrived in Chicago this evening from Evansville, Ind.r and was at once delivered to the tracks of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul' road. St. Paul will be reached at 9 o'clock to-morrow morning. The day and evening will be spent at Minneapolis and St. Paul and at midnight the departure will be made for Duluth. The weather was wet and gloomy throughout the day. The rain detracted in some degree from the enjoyment of the exercises of the blue and gray reunion at Evansville, In which the Pres ident and the members of the Cabinet participated, but nothing could altogether dampen the ardor of the throng which had gathered to greet the chief magistrate. At every station between Evansville and Chi cago the crowds were large and enthusias tic, and at most of them the President made brief remarks. At Danville, 111., after be ing introduced to an enthusiastic crowd by Congressman Joseph G. Cannon, the President said: "My Fellow-citizens This was not on the programme. I had no idea that we were to stop at the city of Danville and much less did I think I would be greeted by such an audience of my fellow-cltlzens. It gives me very great pleasure to meet you ell: to meet you at the home of my dis tinguished and long-time friend, your representative In Congress. He is the man to whom everybody must apply if he wants an appropriation. Laughter and applause. We are collecting just now ji.ouo.ooo for every working day of the month from our internal revenue taxes, and you don't seem to be very much oppressed here on that account. Laughter. A voice: 'No, not at all.'l We are collecting about $&0,000 every working day of every month from the tarin: that we put on foreign products that come Into the United States from other countries. Great applause. And that does not seem to give any serious trouble here. Laugh ter.! That vast amount of money received into the treasury dally from Internal taxes and customs tariffs meets the ordinary ex penses of the government, and Just now a part of It Is used to pay the soldiers' ami sailors who are engaged in the distant islands suppressing rebellion against the sovereignty of the United States. Great applause.l And you can bo assured that not a dollar of that will go out except for honest purposes while your distinguished! representative presides over the committee of appropriations or congress." President McKInley spoke at Hoopeston, 111., as follows: "Fellow-citizens We have seen a great many people to-day; wr have been greeted by many, many thousands of our fellowcltlzens, but none of the greetings have been more hearty than that which you accord us to-night. From the appearance and cheerfulness of tho people It ha." seemed to me that all things must be going fairly well with you a voice. They are! j; that you have employment at fair wages: that you have good crops at fair prices, and that your great inuustry nere, tnat or canning, is in every respect most satisfactory and successful. I congratulate you that you are now using American tin. for that is now one of the great enterprises of the country. We are not a military people, we love . M m'aoe. We. love ine pursuits 01 peace. e love its occupations. We are not a military government, and never will be one; It is against the genius or our institutions ana tho solrit of the people. The government of the United States rests In the hearts and consciences of the people. It is their gov ernment. It represents them, it is tne agent of their will. and. while we are not a military government or a mimary peopie. v Aif a. loir frwf orM1or In anv rntiso which the people espouse. Great applause. From the days of the revolution down to tne Pre,seni noY.V in ev , Wl t iEU ctZi or peril, the citizens of the United sat,!s "ve rallIed almost as one man to fight Its ?rffnSV Applause. In our recent . war with bpam not onir your ow. ""f';."; Unloiu Konnana jgSttSJ10 ant ll x"v rebellion everywhere Prlh shaHe put they i nriii nv wnomst. tr-eat annlaiw 1 Ts that what vou down. Great app ause.J IS tnat W Ml you J . , . , t . " wont mn n f Illinois? IGeneral cry of i .".. ...... - . . - , . . Yes!' That Is what is Denng none ana wnai vlil be done. TCries of 'Good!' i.'k nponle become soldiers of the repub lic trt defend with their lives what they love but the moment tne emergency is over, that moment they rush back to the peaceful walKS OI Cllizensmp. meie nctri iOQ n (.nnripr or more sublime scene In American history than at the close of our -.Y. " JLi Vftrth for the most nart. in Civil War. Wltn S.WA.'AV men itum rvcij Vn.i navv of the United States, the army and na OI ine juiuieu . when Appomattox cam e vwu " Dro1unii0Vv itA rttiienshio and over since "J. SSfrSSStThe? " At Watseka, 111., the President made the At W aiseKo, in., )llowlng brief address to a larse number ' citizens: "My Fellow-cltlzens I feel like making iore than a mere passing acknowledgment clous erecting. I reV)L Jl'U4 ,. , . . were some or my oesi anu earni lnenns and I will be pardoned if I say that through IWU - - , ! 1., "The demonstrations which we have witnessed to-day throughout your hiaie ana in the State or Indiana indicate ine oeep interet wnicn me peopie icci m ic auon 9 the government. It is your government. It in what you make It. Its virtue and its virnr rnme from you come from the fire sides of your country, and 3'our unceasing vigilance not only helps the public servant. w imrnveS tho nublic service. Unhappy I mm will be the day for our glorious country --.-- 1 when the people neonme mamerent to its nrinclnles and Its mission: unrortunate in deed if the people should Ioe their interest or relax their vigilance. I'ermit me to say that thos'-e who serve you In subordinate places" in the government are among the most f.'itiiful that can be found anywhere. The enormous sums of money that are collected by thft United States, the vast machinery wattered from one end of the country to tho other for the collection and disbursement of these sums year in and year cut sho.v even a smaller nercentne of loss or waste than In the ordinary business occupations of life. We have a great country. Providence has blessed us. We have opportunities that come to no other peoples In the world. Let us keep sacred this great fabric of government that dispenses i blessings equally over all. Good night." Loud and prolonged applause. This was the President's last speech of the day. Chicago was reached at 9 p. m. and the train left for St. Paul half an hour later.

NEW YORK TO KRUGER

A SrLBXDID OFFERING OP SYMPATHY ASD !ATIO.AL FIUENDSIIir. Dourke Cockran Make a Forcible . Presentation of Hrltlsli AKes- , ion Adoption of Resolutions. NEW YORK, Oct. 11. A great mass meeting was held in Carnegie Hall to-night to express sympathy with the Boers In their controversy with Great Britain. The flag of the Transvaal republic hung side by side on the stage with the stars and stripes. The colors of the Orange Free State were also displayed. On the platform and in the am phitheater were gathered men of all shades a ... vr. rVir who was me .... In nn viil uuotuj ova. vv noition to fJovemor Roosevelt, presided A numoer of societies were represented, In cluding the Daughters of the American Revolution. Sons of the Revolution, bocieiy of Colonial Dames, Order of the Loyal Le gion, Holland Society. Holland Dames and the United Irish Socleites. Among tnooe present were Gen. James R. O Belrne, wiu recently was appointed representative of T , . th. omlntrv PX-Congress-ine iransaai in wis counirj , ex v,uu0ic man John D. arner. Brig. Gen. Roe, vis trlct Attorney Gardiner and others of promThe long list of vice presidents la eluded Governor Pingree of Michigan, Sen ator Mason of Illinois, Senator Piatt 01 New Tork and Senator Teller of Colorado A large crowd gathered about Carnegie Hall early in the evening and there was a crush within the building after the doors were thrown open. On each of the chairs a petition to the President had been placed. for the name and address of anyone who wished to sign it. The document, petitioned that the President offer the friendly offices of tho United States to secure a peaceful settlement, by arbitration, of the penddng war between Great Britain and the South African republics, the Transvaal and the Orange Free State. Presiding Officer Van Wyck made a speech In which he character lzed the pending struggle as one of the strong against the weak. Bourke Cockran took the platform and was received with a tremendous ovation as he came forward. He stpoke for more than an hour, and while the applause was cyclonic at times, there were a good many interruptions on the part of several hundred English sympathizers, who occupied seats in the rear of the hall and in the galleries. Mr. Cockran said, in part: "This meeting has been objected to on the ground that the United States has nothing to do with the af fairs of South Africa. Whoever indulges in that criticism must have forgotten that. with the closer relations between members of the human family, engendered by the growth of commerce and civilization, the preservation of peace throughout the world becomes a matter of importance to every civilized country. A regard for material interests, as well as respect for the moral law, in this age of law and progress, enJoins upon strong nations a responsibility for thexlefense of the weak against unjust aggression. The centtry the close of itwill be capped to the fitting climax it tnis, the strongest nation In the world, shall proclaim the principle that unjust war is an assault upon civilization, and every moral resource should be exhausted to prevent it." Mr. Cockran then went into details on the relations between the two contending na tlons and spoke of England's rights in the making of treaties with the Boers, and added: "The United States has as much right to Intervene to prevent aggression and reserve peace as England has for the gratfication of greed and spoliation of terri tory." continuing, Mr. Cockran said: "Pres ident Kruger was within his rights and I believe stepped outside his duty when he consented to discuss the question of citizenship with any person who should couple it with a threat. Yet ho was. ready to concede it if the shadowy claim of suzerainty, re vlved after fifteen years, should be aban doned. Chamberlain's attitude, after every thing had been conceded, was a demand to chooso between surrender and conquest. which is very much the same as if another should Invite him to commit suicide in or der to save the trouble and risk of murder ing him. "In all history of the Roman race," shouted Mr. Cockran, "I defy any man to find an instance where war has been based upon reasons as atrocious as this." Mr. Cockran eulogized President Kruger, who was cheered. Then he said that It had been said by the British Foreign Office that because she gave us her good orhces we were able to whip Spain. "If that is so," eald Mr. Cockran, "then we ought to take the arch at Twenty-third street down and set it up in Piccadilly and take the wreath from Admiral Dewey's head and set it on that of Joseph Chamberlain." Mr. Cockran continued: "I promise you that Intervention of an effective kind will come. The United States happens to have a question with Great Britain about the Alaskan boundary. The day that England engages in an unjust war. that day our claims will be advanced with all our force and power. I promise that will be Intervention in its most effective form. I promise this intervention because it is the only thing that the President of the United States can do, if he performs all the duties of his office. The very highest duty of the President is to guard the integrity of the territory of the United States. He has formulated certain claims to territory, in dispute between this country and Great Britain. If they are well founded it is the duty of the President to maintain them with all the power at his command, and take advantage of every favorable opportunity to enforce them. If England goes to war this is our opportunity. And If that war shall be unjustifiable and barbarous, then the Improvement of our opportunity will be a service to civilization." These resolutions were adopted: Resolved, That this meeting, having considered the difficulty which has arisen between Great Britain and the South African Republic, and havlnr examined the relation of those two states as defined by. the con ventions of 18S1 and 1884, is of opinion that rsrot of tat. South Great Britain does not possess any right ervention in the internal affairs of the African Republic, either by treaty or by International law. Resolved. That this, meeting Is also of opinion that the South African Republic, although not bound to comply with any of the demands of Great Britain, has shown a proper and commendable willingness to consider the alleged grievances and to grant reasonable privileges; and that, therefore. It is the duty of Great Britain not to force a conflict In South Africa, but either to accept the offered reforms or to leave the whole matter to a court of arbitration. Resolved. That a copy of thl3 resolution bo transmitted to the government of the United State to tne government of Great Britain and to the government of the South Afr,n nonnhllP It had been rumored around the hall that the meeting would break up in a seething ass of people burning the Union Jack " bthe tt?.?: uriiiuuiuiu uiim iriii. n. ine vriiu u L me meeting a man In the rear of the hall with a few followers as a body pxiard, seized a Unlon Jack that wa9 hoisted there and tore It into shreds. Then he turned to run, and was thrown out of the hall by the police. MANY RUMORS. Concluded front First Patce.) Ing the day, war appears to be more re able here, but there Is good reason to beneve that the correspondent s statement Is correct Peace Meetlnfr Broken Pp. LONDON, Oct. 11. A dispatch from New I" . 7 , V . , , , there in the interest of peace, a crowd of partlota Invaded the hall, stormed the plat form and moved and carried a resolution to support the government in the war. The police were called upon to restore order and finally cleared the hall. Honttlltf rn nt Any Moment. LONDON. Oct 12. A dispatch from Glen coe Camp, dated Wednesday imon says the burghers are reported to H beyond the President's control and hostilities are ex pected at any moment. 111 i.i.r.ir a it my coups. M'urnhlpa Will Convoy the Great Fleet of TrnnaporU. LONDON. Oct. 11. Great preparations are being made at Southampton for the departure on Saturday of Gen. Sir Redvers

Ruller and a great demonstration "is anticipated. The Duke of Connaught. the Duke of York. Lord Lansdowne, Gen. Lord Wolfeley and Gen. Sir Evelyn Wood are expected to accompany him to Southampton from London. It is announced that the fleet of transports conveying Gen. Sir Redvers Ruller's army corps will be escorted by warships, while further dispatch boats and gunboats will be sent to South African waters. The government has already expended 3,000.000 in naval and military preparations.

the orders placed with contractors this week amounting to 500,000. The authorities, anticipating a serious reduction in the output of the South African coal mines, have or dered 5.000 tons of English steam coal to be sent to the Cape for the use of the warships. Five more large steamers were chartered at Liverpool as transports to-day. The outbreak of the war has sent the price of English wh?at up and on various country markets the farmers have refused to sell wheat under thirty shillings per quarter, in some cases even holding out for a still higher price. Itls reported from Glasgow that the Allen line steamship Siberian has been chartered to take 1,000 men and officers from Montreal to South Africa. In shipping circles It is asserted that another half million tons of shipping will be required by the government and the owners are finding it difficult to maintain their regular trade service. There was a great scene on the floor of the Stock Exchange at 3:10 p. m., the time of the expiration of the period fixed in the Boer ultimatum. The brokers gathered and be gan singing "God Save the Queen" and "Rule Britannia." A large crowd outside took up the strains and singing and cheering spread from point to point in the neigh borhood until the whole district was alive with enthusiasm. A demonstration also occurred at the Baltic, one of the principal produce ex changes, where the union Jack' was un furled from the celling, the members singing "Rule Britannia" and "God Save the Queen." STEYX AXD MILXEIl. Their Correspondence Regarding the Situation in Sontb Africa. LONDON. Oct. 11. Further particulars regarding the correspondence between Presi dent Steyn, of the Orange Free State, and Sir Alfred Mllner, Governor of Cape Colony and British high commissioner In South Af rica, cabled from Bloemfonteln, show that Sir Alfred on Oct. 7 stated the imperial gov ernment was reconsidering the situation in view of the grave fact that both the republics were on a war footing and was even prepared to consider a definite suggestion for the termination of the crisis. In another dispatch he eays: "My object in all com munications since Oct. 2 has been to leave nothing undone to prevent such action on A 1 A. M A - a . me pan 01 ine rTansvaai as is calculated 10 mane a pacinc solution nnauy impossible. I rannot. hnwevpr. nslr tho 4mrwrifll crvrri. ment for a nlpoVf lthr rpfnr dine th rile. position of troops in British territory in oouin Airica or tneir aispatcn irom. other parte of the empire." rreKlnnt Rtvn rrHr! "Thft Taftra tnrarming the Transvaal were the presence of an aiien. nostue population in its midst which was always stirring up hatred and endeavorine. for nolltlnal or flnnnHoi rea sons, to undermine the independence of the siaie. i.ne tsoers nave never taken the of fensive, not even after thp .Tnmowtn raH when tho Transvaal was strongly armed and' there were few Btitlsh troops there. Re garding the FYee State army, it will be rememDerea tnat tne irree state always lived ftt peace and in harmony with its neighbors and has evervthinEr to ios nnr! nothing t t CJ mv v IWVWlllf) Kain oy a rupture, xne Durghers will cer ituiuv not ne ran en mir uninca tho envnm ment is thoroughly convinced that the British troopa on the borders of both states are a decided menace to the Independence of the iiansvaai, wnicn tne ree state la bound to assist. Council of Vnr Held. CAPD TOWN, Oct. 11.-A dispatch from Sandspruit. dated Oct. 10, says a council of war has been held and developments are expected on Thursday. No further council will be necessary, as all plans are matured The dragging of the enormous siege gun. which has been posted by the German de tachment on the Free State Natal border in a position to aid Wakkerstroom, up the de cllvity to the point where It was to be placed, waa a splendid feat. Four teams of oxen failed in an attempt to move the gun to the desired position, whereupon a body of nen built a road and dragged the gun up the declivity In six hours. Mules for the British Army. NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 11. The British steamship Prah, of the Elder, Demster & Co.'s . line, now under charter by the Admiral ty, sailed for Cape Town at daylight this morning with 671 mules for a cargo. Thirty men were empioyea to make the trip and feed and tend the animals while in transit. The British officers were well pleaded with me way tne iran was gotten under way and last night notified the home office of the sailing of tho first shipload of mules. Only 600 Canadians "Wanted. OTTAWA, Ont., Oct 1L In response to Intimation that the Canadian government would furnish a military contingent for service in the Transvaal a cablegram has been received from the Wrar Office stating that the imperial government will accept units, ui ouuui uw men ior bucji service. No officer higher than a maior ia required, indicating that the contingent will oe attacnea 10 an imperial corps. Service of Jamaicans Declined. KINGSTON, Jamaica, Oct. 11. The co lonial government has received a cablegram from the British War Office, declining with thanks the service of the Jamaica militia in South Africa, but ordering the regular Jamaica army reserves to report Immediately ana to rejoin ine colors on uct. 14. STRIKES AND RIOTS. The State of Texas Practically In a State of Siege. AUSTIN. Tex., Oct. 1L Texas is at pres ent having ro little trouble with labor or ganizations and capital. So serious is the situation growing in some sections that the State officials have had to take cognizance of the situation and place the Rangers in charge. This is especially the case at Orange, where the lawless element has dur ing the past ten days burned several large lumber mills and laid waste thousands of dollars worth of property. The Rangers have been sent to that place to do police duty and will be kept there for an Indefinite period The San Antonio street -car em ployes have struck for nine hours work with larger pay. In addition to these troubles, the biggest labor dispute known in Texa9 i3 the strike which has been inaug urated against tne Cameron flouring m 11 industry. This corporation operates a number of large mills In the State and the labor unions have boycotted the mills with such energy as to Interfere with their operation. The corporation has interests in other States, especially In Arkansas, and from present indications the effects of the strike will be felt outside the State. Strike Grows In San Antonio. SAN ANTONIO. Tex.. Oct. 11. The electrical workers who are in the employ of the Consolidated street-car and electric light Interests of this city Joined the striking streetcar employes to-daj. Not a street-car has been moved in San Antonio since Saturday night. The strikers and employers have agreed to a conference at the request of Mayor Hicks and this may lead to a settlement. Part of the II. R. Payne Estate Sold. CLEVELAND. O.. Oct. 11 The Probate Court to-day approved the sale of parts of the estate left by the late Senator If. Ii. Payne. On the application of his son-in-law. Hon. William C. Whitney, the share of Althea Whitney, his daughter, amounting to one-fifteenth of the whole estate, was sold to the Perrv-Payne Company for Jte000. William Bingham, for three other grandchildren, sold three-fifteenths of the estate to the Perry-Payne Company for I167.C00. Beautiful Complexions by I'slnsj Champlin's Liquid Pearl, 50c, pink or white. Delightful, aarvalou ruulti; harmless.

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CROKEK XOW IX COXTROL OP TUB DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE. Fight In New York State Thnt May Result In Widenlm the Present Dreacb Hill netort. NEW YORK, Oct. 11. The followers of ex-Senator Murphy and Richard Croker de feated ex-Senator David D. Hill In a strug gle for supremacy at the meeting of the State Democratic committee at the Hoffman House to-night. Just what the victory means the campaign alone will tell, for Sen ator Hill, in a strong speech on other mat ters, emphatically declared that while Croker had won the fight in the committee he could not ride rough-shod over the rights of up-State Democrats at tho polls, and followers of the senator declared that Croker's victory meant defeat for every member of the Legislature above the New York city line. Ex-Senator Hill himself directed the fight in the committee, one of his followers asking at the opening of the meeting that the con test In Rochester be settled. Ex-Senator Murphy and his friends opposed the consideration of the matter at this time, but Senator Hill, in a long and impassioned 1 speech, forced a resolution that the Stale committee decide between Tracy and Kelly, the rivals for the place on the committee. The Murphy-Croker faction won by 28 to 2. From the time that the test vote showed the strength of the opposing sides Mr. Croker took advantage of his opportunity and assumed the leadership, and ex-Senator Hill and his followers found their protests and passionate speeches received with laugh ter by the winners in the long fight that has now apparently resulted in a chance of remocratic leadership in this State. After settling the Rochester contest Frank H. Mott. proxy for Thomas H. Dowd. of Chautauqua, introduced a resolution of sympathy with WTilliam J. Bryan in his present illness. The resolution read: The Democratic state committee of New York, recognizing that WTllllam Jennings Bryan is the natural and approved leader of the Democratic party in the Nation, ex presses its solicitude for his health and strength, and while he Is temporarily stricken on the people's battlefield they. beg to assure him-of their loyalty and love." Ihese resolutions were seconded by Mr. Croker. They were opposed by ex-Senator Hill. Mr. Croker. in seconding them, spoke of Mr. Bryan as the natural leader, and said that if he were nominated in 1900 the people would loyally support him. Ex-Sea-ator Hill asked Mr. Croker sarcastically if he would support him. lou have changed your mind three times, and there is no telling what you will do when 1900 comes," said Mr. Hill. Mr. Croker simply, put his hands In his pockets and smiled back at Mr. Hill. Ex-Senator Hill, in opposing the resolu tions with his? followers, declared that he and they had voted for and loyally support ed Bryan in 1N. Ex-Senator Mumhv and Senator P. H. McCarren laughed out loud at this state ment of ex-Senator Hill. The Murphy-Croker faction signalized Its victory in the state committee by deciding against Senator Hill's supporter in the Ti oga county contest. A. resolution was passed. onered by committeeman Conway, from Cayuga county, directing the secretary of the committee to notify the county clerk of Cayuga county that the ticket headed by John 11. Sawyer, of Auburn, was tire regular Democratic ticket and so recognized by the state committee. Henry B. Brewster, a Hill committeeman, wanted a committee of five appointed to investigate the claims of the rivals in Cayuga. It wp.s at this Juncture that Mr. Hill made his passionate plea, threatening the New York city men In case they insisted upon their course. "Let me warn you," he said, "that if any clique or coterie of politicians from this city tries to ride over the fDernocrats of Cayuga county the ticket that the clique endorses will not be worth the paper its printed on." The resolution to appoint the committee of five was defeated by a vote of 28 to 23. The vote on the Bryan resolution was more adverse to the Hill forces and stood 38 to 10 in favor of the adoption of the statement declaring Mr. Bryan the leader of the Democratic party. Elliott Danforth offered a resolution, which was adopted, authorizing the chairman of the committee to open permanent headquarters for the committee. After the meeting ex-Senator Hill abruptly declined to be interviewed. TO ENTERTAIN HARRISON. Chancellor Ilohenlohe to Give a Dinner on Friday. BERLIN, Oct. 1L The North German Gazette announces that the Imperial chan cellor, Prince Von Hohenlohe, will give a dinner on Friday in honor of Gen. Benjamin iiamson. The guests will include Mr. Andrew D. W'hlte, the United States ambassador; Sir Frank Lascelles, the British ambassador; Count Von Buelow, the minister of foreign affairs, and Count PosadowskyWehner, secretary of state for the Interior. I'rince von Hohenlohe. Count Posadow-skl-Wehner, Count Von Buelow, Count Von Wedel, the Emperor's chamberlain and a number of high government officials, as well as several members or the diplomatic corps. wero present at tne dinner given this evening in honor of General and Mrs. Harrison by Ambassador White. Evolution Theory Dlacr.ssed. HANOVER. Oct. 11. At to-diys session of the Socialist conference the discussion of the Bernstein evolution theory of socialism, begun yesterday, was continued. Herr Llebknecht. In opposing it. exhorted tho party to remain true to the Erfurt programme, declaring that Liberalism and the bourgeoisie must be the enemies of socialism. Herr Kautsky, who Is regarded as the greatest scientific German exponent of theoretical Marlsm, followed with a strong refutation of Bernstein's arguments, declaring that the Socialists must acquire politic! before economic power. American Fisherman Arrested. SKIBBEREEN, Ireland, Oct. 11. An American fisherman has been arrested for fishing inside the limit. Cable Xotes. The German Foreign Office has been officially Informed that the bubonic plague has appeared in North China and Ascunclon island. The British seamen's strike, which began some time ago. but never attained serious dimensions, has entirely collapsed. The men held a meeting and resolved to resume work on the old terms. Dr. Richter, German commissioner general to the Paris exposition of 1900, says the German exhibit will contain two departments devoted to electricity, machinery, chemicals, explosives and navigation. The total value of the exhibit will be about 13,000,000 marks. A storm In the nature of a cyclone, and accompanied by snow, on Sunday night, destroyed telegraph and telephone wires and about lo0 miles of the Moscow Railway, entirely cutting off communication between St. Petersburg and Moscow. Many largo trees were blown down. NOTED CHEF DEAD. Chnrles Itauliofer, for Twenty Yenrs with the DelmonlcoM. NEW YORK. Oct. ll. Charles Rauhofer, for the past twenty years chef at Delmonlco's, is dead, at his home in this city, aged sixty-three years. He came to America when twenty years old, having already won fame In France as a cook. He returned to France in 1SC0. where he spent a winter at the Tullerles, being in charge of the arrangements for the grand balls at the? court of Napoleon III. Two years later he returned to New York, to the Maison Doree, but soon he was employed by the DelmonIcos. at Fourteenth street and Fifth avenue, staying with them till 176. when he again returned to France. For three years he owned the Hotel American, at Enghen les Bains, near Paris, but returned in 1VT9 to Delmonlco's where he had remained ever since. 31aJ. George O. Wehster. CHICAGO, Oct. 11. MaJ. George O. Webster, U. 8. A., retired, died in the post hospital at Fort Sheridan yesterday from the effects of a fever contracted in the Philippines a few months ago. while commanding one battalion of the Fourth Infantry. Major Webster was an old Indian fighter and saw active service with the Fourth both In Cuba and in Luzon.

DANGERS REAL AND FANCIED. The average woman will scream willi terror at the sight of an innocent little mouse, and then complacently sit down and suffer in silence with diseases that are

destroying nnyouio, u beauty, her very life. She will uncomplainingly resign herself to the woes and miseries of female troubles, which ore to be dreaded a thousand times more than a tiny mouse. t is gratifying to know Jiat untold numbers of women are being restored to perfect vigor and strength by Dr. Tierce's Favorite Prescription. It cures all uterine disorder. The exact name of the disease doesn't amount to a row of pins. If it is in the womanly organs. Fa vorite Pre. scription' will nuni 11 out ana care it. It can be a drain, a n a i n an in , - - - . Cammation, an irregularity or a weakness, and this medicine will act directly upon it, and restore the organs to perfectly healthy action. It prepares the girl to become a woman; the wife to become a mother the middle-aged to pass the "turn of life" ia afety. It is not a " cure-all " but a medicine for women only, and is the prescription of Dr. R. V. Piercet Buffalo, N. ., the world famed specialist in the treatment of disorders of women. Any reader of this paper may consult Dr. Pierce free bymaiL Write him if your local physicians do not eeem to understand your case. Mrs. W. J. Kidder, of Hill Ile Farm. (Eno bur? Center), Knosburp, VU writes : Dunof the pat yea' 1 found rlf i?ref?aJ?1 'n?,l,3 rapiily filling health I fl' from bloating and urinary difficulty. I was prowing perceptibly weaker each day and tuf. Terr d much harp ain at time. something most be done. I sought vour adjnee and received a prompt rcplr. I direction and took twelve bottles t l Favorite Prescription, and also f?JLr instructions. I bejaa to irapro.immf.dlielJl my health became excellentand I coulddo aU my own work (we live on a good sired farm)- J walked and rode all I could. flnf "J0'?";. J had a short, easy confinement and hare a healthy baby bov." . ... Dr. Pierce's Pellets cure biliousness. NATION Tube Works Wrouibt-Iron Pipe for Gal, Steam and Water, ' Holler Tubea, Cart an4 Malable Iron Fitting (black and ralvanlzed). Valves, Stop Cocks, En rtn Trimming. Steam Gaugfa. Pip Tonga. Hp Cutters. Vl(a, Scrw ' Plates and Dles.Wrenchta, Ftfara Trra Pumra, Kitchen Sinka. Hom, Beltinc. liabblt Mttal. Solder, W hite and Colored Wiping Waste, and all other Supplies ued In connection with tins. Steam and Water. Natural Gas Supplies a specialty. Steam Heating Apparatus tot Public Buildings. Storerooms. Mills. Shors. Factories. Laundries, Lumber Dry Houses, etc Cut and Thread to order any sis Wrought-iron Plp. from H inch to 12 inches diameter. KNIGHT & JILLSON. 121 to in & PENNSYLVANIA 8T. WILL USE THEIR OWN BOATS Carnegie and Oliver Let Contract for Five lilK Steamers. CLEVELAND, O.. Oct 11. The CarnegieOliver interests will soon be able to take ore from their own mines in their own vessels to their own railroad, which will carry it to their own steel and Iron mills. They have the mines and railroad, and to-day they placed a contract with the American Ship-bulldin? Company for five fine steel steamers. The boats will be as large as any on the ereat lakes (75 feet Ions;, fifty feet beam end twenty-nine feet molded depth. They will be made almost entirely of eteei and be thoroughly equipped with electrical appliances. The cost will be each. All of the steamers are to be finished by the opening of navigation next spring, which is made possible by the fact that the Carnegie company will furnish the steel as fast as It can be used. Owing to this transaction the deal of the Carnegie-Oliver interests for the purchase of ten whaleback steamers and twenty schooner from the American Barge Company has been declared oft and the boats will be bought by the Rockefeller interests. Taper Maker' Felt to De Higher. NEW YORK, Oct. 11. For several months Boston promoters have been endeavorlnjP to consolidate the paper makera felt business of the country. There are thirteen factories In the United States manufacturing the product used by all paper and strawboard makers. The material is made of a line grade of wool. The factories are situated in Maine. New York. Ohio, Massachusetts and Wisconsin. Nearly all the principal manufacturers are in session In thla city, endeavoring to regulate prices to conform to the 3) per cent, advance in wool. Toilet Soap Trnst Proposed. NEW YORK, Oct. 1L Manufacturers of toilet soap from all parts of the United States are holding sessions at the Fifthavenue Hotel. The object of the conference Is to raise and regulate prices. While raw materials have advanced, sharp competition has materially reduced prices to Jobbers and retailers FROM KRUGER. N (Coneloded from Plrt Pasre. after the interests of Great Britain in the Transvaal In the event of war. Although Great Britain up tq a late hour to-day had made no formal request for eh action on.

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the part of the United States, t is Deusvea there is a perfect understanding to that, effect between the representatives of the.two governments. Mr. Tower, the British charge d'affaires, had another conference, with acting Secretary Hill at the State Departnvtot to-day, at which it Is believed an understanding was reached that the United States would look after British interests in the Transvaal in case the withdrawal cf the British representatives was made necessary bv a declaration of war. The United States representative in the Transvaal, and also in the British colony of Natal and Cane Colony, as well as the consuls in the Free State, will be verv bupy men in the event of an outbreak of hostilities, for, in addition to the Britlfh Interests which will be confided to their care, their first attention must be directed to those of American citizens. These are by no means inconsiderable in extent and value. The best information that the Sta'e Depaitment has been able to gather tends to show that there ure no less than l.OOo American citizens in the Transvaal and Free State alone. These Americana are, as a, rule, men of standing, representing in many cases Great American manufacturing and exporting concerns, as well as tx-ln? charged with supervision over the Interests of American capitalists, who have inverted in the gold ami diamond fields tothe extent of many millions of dollars. LONDON. Oct. 11. The Foreign Office confirms the report from Washington that Great Britain has asked the United Slates government to empower the United States consular authorities in the Transvaal tc represent British interests1 there during the hostilities. MinUtrr Neville's Opinion. CITY OF MEXICO, Oct. ll.-Slr Henry Neville, British minister to Mexico, discussing the ultimatum of the Boers, says: "It Is tantamount to war. The first condition of peace made by Piesident Kruger has been repeatedly refused and the other three are absurd. It simply means that the Boers have completed thtir preparations and want to fight. Well, if it has ;o come, the sooner the better, in my opinion. It is practically a struggle for supremacy between the British and Dutch elements In South Africa. It Is not a surprise to me, nor would it have been a surprise If the Boera had gone to war without sending in any ultimatum at all. By their treatment of the refugees they have estranged what sympathies they still enjoyed on the continent of Europe and on the part of the little English party at home, as they have thus clearly shown what sort of people they are." . i TIIE GHir CI BE THAT DOES CVIIC. Laxattra Hromo Qulnlna Tablet a removea th cauaa that product! La Orlppa. 21 W. Orovs'a lX&aturs U oa saca lex. lie.