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AN ANTITRUST CONFERENCE.
BRYAN AND AITGBID SAID TO FAVOR THE
PROPOSITION
Sent 16-"The Chronicle" to-day

Chicago. Sept. l6-"The Chronicle" to-day says:
one Of the immediate results of the trust con-
ference will be the organization of a movement
under Democratic auspices to call an antitrust
conference in Chicago or Cincinnati about tho
middle OF October The new National Executive
Committee of the National Committee may he
urged take the subject under Amusement for
future action Colonel Bryan was consulted upon
his arrival I'm Chicago about the scheme. and he
is said 10 have given II his approval.
The Democratic members Of the conference were
in favor Of II almost 10 They said that
their observation OF the function called by the
Civic Federation convinced them that the great
Of the people want meeting that Will deal
with the trust question without equivocation.
Southern delegates especially several from Texas.
pointed to Mr.. Bryan the political advantage
that would accrue to the Democratic party II its
managers could contrive TO hold such a meeting.
The effect upon campaigns pending in several West
ern States. they argued. would be good. for IL
would to place the party In decisive and
uneGuivoca opposition to trusts.
Ex-Governor Altged is said TO be In sympathy
with the plan.
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feminist crossing had seen the horse run '.is
the car and. running up. he caught hoiu Vi ~
bride on the other side from Roberts me az
NAL making one desperate plunge OH Ranging TO
his bride. started down Broadway Atter s 1us
perate struggle the horse was prous"' W ''O'
u HIST
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THE CONFERENCE ADJouRNs.

Great cheering greeted the conclusion OF Mr.
Cockrans speech. General discussion was then
resumed Ex-senator Blair. of New Hampshire
and William Writ Howe. Of New Orleans. read
short papers Soon afterward. on the motion Of
Representative John w. Gaines Of Tennessee
the conference passed a vote OF thanks to the
Civic Federation for the courtesy shown the
visiting delegates. A motion to adjourn sine die
was then passed
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NOT 4 USER OF SOFT coal.
THE EsTEY PIANO COMPANY DENIES THE MER.
CHANTS ASSOCIATIONS CHARGE.

The Estey Piano Company promptly rises 10 pro-
test against the use OF It's name as one OF the al
legged soft coal users noticed by the representa-
tives OF the Merchants Association from the deck
OF the Government tug Daniel 5 Lamont last
Thursday The Tribune has received the follow
ing letter:
To the Editor OF The Tribune. q,
Sir: We notice I'm The Tribune OF September IS
our name mentioned as users OF soft coal. We beg
the privilege OF correcting same, AZ We nave never
used any hut hard coal The members OF this con-
Germ are so well acquainted with the soft coal
nuisances' as demonstrated In some Western cities.
that they are perfectly willing pay the difference
In OF hard coal the soft for the sake of
pure and clear atmosphere Yours truly; 49,,
FSTEY PIANO COMPANY,
T. PRODDOW. Treasurer
New-York Sept 16. 1899
Cashier y TiBBo aoishrdu oincmfwy paoinmfwyp
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Evans Celebrated Cream Ale
can only obtained in places mat specify Evans bill
Of fare. Be cautious.
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The amateur detective is as humorous charac-
Ter as any OF Shakespeare's clowns, or even old
Dogberry himself. He finds the most astonishing
clues, and generally follows
than, until he hriu0S I'm about -
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them until he brings up about
as far away from the solution
of the mystery as mortal well
can be. But the "a II
specialist in the de- EM5N
lection of crime, & y
Sherlock Holmes is go
a man who reads clues, as the
Indian reads a trail. Every
step he takes is a step to sue
cess.
It's much the same ayin the
detection of disease. While the
amateur is laundering alone
over misleading symptoms, The
..>oo:of;e4 r,S>ae r;D1,t 10 the rpa
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before the public will be able to form
a clear idea Of what has happened
Reports from various sources show
that another important reconnaissance
or engagement occurred on Saturday
TO the south of Ladysm,th, and Cape
Town newspaper reports that 1000
Beers were captured there.
The suggestion of Sir Redvers Butler,
In his dispatch to the War Office on
Sunday. that the name Of General
French had been, given by mistake for
that OF Colonel Brockleshurst. in adj
vices to him by pigeon post from Dur
ban,is now explained by a dispatch from
fredericksburg, which says that
General French has left Durham for
Cape Colony. Evidently General Bull
Ter was aware of this.
The Daily Telegraph publishes the
following dispatch from Pietermaritz-
burg, dated Saturday evening:
"Since their occupation OF Colenso
the Beers have attempted no further
advance south. Estcourt is now be-
coming a strong and growing camp.
Major Wolfe Murray Is in temporary
command.
THE enemy bombarded Colenso on
Thursday until sunset at the extreme
range of his nine centimetre Krupp
guns.
BoER ADVANCE NOT PROBABLE.
Confirmation has been obtained. Of
the report that Gen. SchaIkburger Is the
Boer commander at Vryburg. A gen.
eral Boer advance Is not thought prob
able. Means have been taken to Sc
cure Pietermaritzburg against any
possible attack, and also to relieve
farther.
widespread rumors. Of both Dutch
and native origin. have been current
since yesterday that, during q recon
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son purposes at home. Thus the entire
British army Will virtually be mobil-
lied. which will be an unprecedented
occurrence.
BoER TREACHERY CHARGED.
Durham. Natal, Sunday, Nov. 5.-5:55
p. ma native eye witness OF Thurs
days battle near Iadysmlth says the
Beers were caught on the open ground
ana raised several white flags. The
British advanced without firing TO &C.
cept the surrender of the Beers, but
We're received with yolley at clos9
range, Enraged at this treachery, the
i>ancers. Huzzars and. Dragons, fol-
lowed by the infantry with fixed bayo-
nets. charged through and through the
enemy. and did great execution. A lot
of prisoners and loot were Captured,
Another battle on Friday with the
Beers was proceeding, according to- the
native. in the south. with o, similar
result. -. = :
FRIDAYS BATTLE,
Estcourt, Natal, Nov. 5, Sunday
1880 p ma reliable native has
9rought confirmatory evidence OF FRI
days fight south of Ladysmith. re-.
connaissance In force was made by q
British division, the object being to re-
iievc the Colenso column. which had
peen attacked py the Beers. The Brit.
lsh infantry enlarged the Beers. who
were strongly posted on GloblerskIoot
alii. and drove, them down on the
plain. toward the Tugela river. Their
sne british cavalry, executing fins
lianking movement. charged the Beers
almost annihiiating them. The plain
was strewn with slain Beers.
An armored train has again left for
Solenso with company Of tho Dublin
busiiiers and a railroad engineering
star. to repair the line No lighting is
supposed to have occurred Saturday, as
no firingswas heard.
D1SPATCH FROM BUTLER.
London, Nov.77.-The following is the
Continued on Eleventh Page,)
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-08
IN KENTUCKY.
TAYLOR. THE REPUBLICAN, CAN
DIDATE, PROBABLY WINS.
(By Telegraph to virginian-Pllot.

By Telegraph to Virginian- Pilot)
Louisville. Ky, Nov. 10 p. m.-Re-
turns from the State are coming in
slowly, but each county shows Repub-
( licap gains, and to such an extent that
Taylor's election by majority OF over
5000 is Indicated
Secretary Hampton, or the Republl-
can Committee. is claiming Taylor's
election by 10000. Chairman Long ana
Governor Bradley are confident of Tay-
lors election. and say he has carried
the State by safe plurality, but they
decline to give figures.
The Courier Journal from its figures.
says the result Ia in doubt
The Poet, Democratic. which has op-
posed Goebcl. cllms Taylor's election
by ten thousand.
Louisville, Ky, Nov AT midnight
Chairman Long, OF the Republican
committee. claimed that Taylor has car
red the State by from 10000 to $4,000
majority. lie says that TAYLOR has
carried the Third, Fourth, Fifth, Ninth
and Eleventh Congressional districts.
while the Eighth and Tenth are close.
The Republicans have made heavy
gains in most all of the Democratic
strongholds, which were expected to
give Goebel large mnjorities. Chair
man Long claims the Republicans have
carried the city of Louisville by from
5000 to 5000 majority.
TROUBLE AT LEXINGTON.
Lexington, Ky, Nov. I'm one pre-
cinct in this city tonight, while the
count was i'll progress, n body of armed
men. said to have come from the Re-
publican headquarters, attepted to en-
Torra a foi
Reaching the precinct they were met
by a number OF police and citizens.
Firearms were brought into use and
about hundred shots were fired. One
negro was wounded, not seriously. The
attacking party fled and no arrests
have been made
TROOPS AT THE POLLS.
Louisville, KY, Nov. TAT 6 o'clock
tonight Col. c. c. Mangel received
orders from Governor Bradley to send
to the polls at once the Louisv,lle
Legion, which had been under arms at
its armory all day in readiness for 4
call. Up to this time the election had
been one of the quietest ever known
here. few arrests for alleged inter
ference with voters were made, but
there was less than the usual amount
OF friction between the workers for the
Respective candidates, When the polls
closed at o'clock the inspector, repre-
senting the interests of the Brown
ticket, appeared and demanded admit
lance to watch the count. This wos
done under mandatory injunction is
sued by Judge Toney, of the Circuit
Court, shortly before noon. restraining
/ the city authorities and officers Of cleo
ton from interfering with the Brown
inspectors. About the middle OF the
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renorts and there is no longer the least

reports, and there is no longer the least
doubt of the fusion tickets election.
Chairman Edmonton, of the Popu-
list State Central Committee, said:
1--WE have carried the State by $4,000
and have made gains in county off,
cers."-
Chairman Tefft, Of the. Republican
Committee, declined to make a state
ment, but one of his associates adj
mitted defeat though not conceding it
by as, large majority as claimed by
the fusionists.
Asked at midnight for a statement
w. J. Bryan replied with laughter:
"I concede the State of Nebraska to
the fusionists by $1,000.
This Lancaster) county elects the
entire Republican county ticket with
the possible exception of Sheriff.
KANSAS is REPUBLICAN,.
Topeka, Kas., Nov. TAT 1920 p. M
Very meagrc returns indicate Repub-
lican gains in the county elections held
over Kansas to-day. It. is predicted by
conservative politicians that the Re
publican gain will reach 10 per cent.
In Suwanee county the whole Repub-
lican ticket is elected by 20 per cent
over last year. a light vote was polled
all over the State.
NEW ORLEANS LOYAL.
New Orleans, Nov. 1.-THE New Or
leans election passed off quietly ow-
ing TO the precautions taken, although
fully ninety per cent. of the registered
vote was po!led. Forty precincts out
of 148 give the regular Democrats A.
545. and the Jacksonians 2.743. At the
same ratio Paul Capdevillewill be elect
ed Mayor over Walter c. Flower, the
present incumbent, by at least 6,OOC
votes. The State and United States
Senatorship fights were involved in the
CONTINUED on Eleventh Pagc.)
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-08

The returns indicate q light vote In
every county and city of Virginia, and
with few exceptions the election of the
Democratic candidates. Bowles, indie
pendent, has probably defeated Bar
ham, regular. in Surry. Ewell, regular,
beats Morse. independent. in Princess
Anne. by from 1000 to 1000 majority.
Felix NJ. Jones. Democrat. defeated
]. w. Southwark in Henrico by large
majority.
p. V. Cogbill, for the Senate, and D..
L. Toney and w. ". Baker, regulars
carry Chesterfield by large majorities.
While the returns are Coming In
slowly. Lyle. Democrat, has probably
defeated Clayton, independent. for the
Senate in the Roanoke district. Dupuy
and BowleS, Democrats, are elected to
the House.
Jones carries Isle OF Wight for the
House by 1873 majority. d. Gardiner
Tyler is elected to the Senate and
Madison to the House.
At Bruton, York county, the judges
failed TO provide tickets and the polls
were not opened.
The independcnt candidate was sue
ccssful In Shenandoah.
Judge w. a. Mann carried Nottoway
by 1900, but Il. p. Buford. his indie
pendent opponent for the Senate. has
large majority in Brunswick. The
returns from Lunenburg are meagre,
and will decide the contest. A special
from Richmond ut 1870 n, M. says: 1t
I is believed here that Mann Is defeated
The returns received at Democratic
State Headquarters up to midnight
show that wherever the Independents
put up n stiff fight they won, and will
have n larger representation IN the
General Assembly than was at first be-
lieved possible, though not sufficient to
change the result in the election Of
United States Senator.
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noissance from Ladysmith northward,
toward Matawan'sS Hook and n ichol-
sons Mex, the British troops engaged
the enemy. 1t Is said that a Lyddite
battery drove the Beers into a. valley,
where the British cavalry charged
through them. The Boer losses In this
engagement are said to have reached
1000, the British losses being only
about 100. ~ 5s,i
1T Is a fact that General Joubert
drew In his line to-day and the Beers
now have only outposts at Colenso,
Runners are bringing the names Of the
Beers who We're killed and wounded
outside Ladysnith, and their reports
have caused much mourning among
the relatives" { RI
GRATEFUL TO AMERICAN LADIES
General Lord Wolseley, the comnlan-
der-ln-chief, has written to Lady RAN
dolph Churchill thanking her for the
efforts of the American ladies in Eng
land in fitting out hospital ship for
South African waters. He says:
Il am only too anxious to help you
In this matter, in order to show you
the naticn appreciates this evidence. OF
the interest American ladies take in
our sick and wounded"
AN UNPRECEDENTED OCCUR 3
RENEE. ,i5i
The Maine will sail FOR the Cape on
November 25th with Lady Randolph
Churchill on board. 1t Is now virtually
decided to send another division OF
10, 900 men TO South Africa as speedily
MS possible. Tor this purpose n second
and third army corps will be modified.
The second will consist of 10000 men
of whom 10000 will so to Africa, and
the rest be concentrated at Aldershot
in readiness for emergency. The third
corps, n nominal affair. will number
$4,000 men. who Will be used for garri-
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-08
ISLE OF WIGHT.

1t was reported this afternoon that
a colored man had been killed at Isle
OF Wight Court House. but investlga-
ton proved 1t untrue. There was a big
row. but no lives lost Colonel Day,
claims the county by 800. 1 have the!
vote from nine out Of eleven precincts
In detail, which give Boylin about is6
lead over Stands. Mt. Carmel, which
is to be heard from. will go for Stands
and Bakers Store for Boykin. Tom
Jones, Martin Democrat, leads Dr. G. j.
BRADSHAW, independent Democrat, by
about 200 e, i5'3 ~
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1899.
LATEsG NEWS OF IHE EGTAP AND

~ = < Y 4 ~ 4
election as Governor and Chairman
DICK said he was assured the Repub-
means had carried everything, but he
nad no figures vet to announce The
Associated Press sent to Mr.. Mclean
at his residence asking if he claimed
ms election. and received the reply that
he had no answer yet to make. Chair
man Seward, OF the Democratic Com
mittee, said he was not prepared to
answer the question yet.
Columbus, o., Nov. TAT. IL O'clock
tonight the State Journal claims the
election of Judge Nash. Republican,
Tor Governor, by over 80, 900. ,%
Toledo. Ohio, Nov Mayor Jones at
o'clock comedies his own defeat: eff
my race has contributed in any way
he said, ito the success of John r. Nc
Lean and a rebufe to the infamous
philippine policy of the administrator
l feel that 1t has not been In vainr
Columbus, Ohio, Nov. Sat 12: 80 the
Republicans claimed that their plural
ity would exceed $4,000. with over
100000 for Jones, out OF at total of
less than 100000.
FUSION WINS IN NEBRASKA.
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 7-1o:45 p. M
It is evident to both parties in to-day's
fight that Nebraska has rc-pledged her
allegiance to the fusion standard. While
Republicans are not yet willing to ad-
NIT defeat enrly figures point that
way. There has been a steady falling
off in the vote Of both parties, but
while the fusionists have suffered but
little, the Republican loss has been
not less than 80 to q precinct. If the
present ratio is maintained eX-Govern-
or Holcomb and the fusion State ticket
will be elected by not less than 10000.
Fusionists claim much more.
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 7.-A1idnight.-
Returns up to midnight continue to
show the same fusion gain as earlier
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CONGRATULATIONS

tSnecla1 to -Pllot.)
Franklin. Va. Nov. 7.-Seven pre-.
cincts out of a total of eleven in South
ampton county, gives Stands 14i7 and
Boykin 81. The other four precincts
will probably increase Stands vote to-
ITS and Boykin's to 10. giving Stands
a majority of about 1700 in Southamps
ton. Boykln's friends In Nansemomds
claim that the returns from that coura-
~ gives Boykin about 500 majority, and
Continued on Sixth Page
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TWO BATTLES
NEAR LADY.SNITH.
The Beers Loss Heavy, Including llIll
Two Thousand Prisoners.
DEcoyED BY WHITE FLAGS
1t L. Charged Tim, tho noers Display
cd sig"n of Surrender, ana vhen
tho British Approached TO Receive
Them, Opened Giro English Viii.
tary authorities Undorrs,imatcd
Strength nnd RESOURCES OF Roers.
--
DEcoYED BY WHITE FLAGS
(By Telegraph to virgInian-P Pilot

60. ............... .............
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Continued on Eleventh Page,)
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OTHER TELEGRAPH. Il PAGE.

CONTINUED on Sixth Page.5 Il
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-08

London, Nov. Tt is an
nounced In a special dispatch
from Cape Town, dated Sunday,
November tmorning). that the
British have been victorious in an
engagement at Ladysmith, and
that the Bocr loss was very
heavy, including two thousand
prisoners.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-08
Democratic State Committee Ra.ss
buked for Arbitrary interference.
SUFFOLK FOR HIM roo
The Negro Vote. Relied Uponsto Ppll$
noykin through Did NOS aIntsrlsE
nlino- Southampton Isolls OPP 81
mnJority ofI.7oo Agninst tho s,eth.
DDS or tho VI MEMBERSHIPS Commute
tee Congratulated on the Isasuis.
Especial to virElnian-p ilot,)l

.tSPSStoi iiOt-J
Suffolk, Va, Nov. 7.-Shands wins by
500 to 1000. The yirginian- Pilots local
bulletin posted ut $50 o'clock, estimat-
Ing shnnds' majority at 500. was veri-s
fled by later returns. & q
One of the most bitter fractional con-
tests ever waged in the district is over
and the Hon. William Stands who;
fought under many odds, is almost re-
garded as a. hero by some Of his adj
mirers. His seeming troubles resulted
in his good Many persons voted for !
him because they thought he had not
been treated fairly. s 81
SUFFoLKs VOTE. &
One OF the biggest surprises of the
day was at Suffolk. which Boykin peo-
pie claimed by $50 to 300. 1t went for
Stands with seven TO the good. That
seems to be the only precinct he car
ried in Nansemond Tho vote in Suf-
folk was about half its full strength;
347. There were two detective ballots.
Boykin's plurality I'm Nansemond Will
be over 500. Walter Jordan, Martin
Democrat, got practically all the votes
cast. He had no opposition.
The voting all over the county way
comparatively quiet. The colored vote,
which BoylSin's friends relied on to-
make him win, did not materialize In
large numbers. KS
/, Tho following vote Is not official. but
Is 4 practically correct. Myrtle ana
Yeates have not been heard from at
stT N, az.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-08
Especial to VirgInian.pI1nt, s

-N'to1kcIIxtt % NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 81
Suffolk. Va, Nov. 7.-Eleven precincts
heard from in Southampton give
Stands 1,4G0 plaurality. Chairman
Parker es timates Stands majority in
TINT county at 1,70o Joe s. AIusgrove,
Tyler Democrat, wins for the House,
without opposition. BoykIn's entire
vote in Southampton Is estimated at
l25. The vote was heavy in parts OF
SOUTHAMPTON, notably at Franklin and
CORTLAND. IL . 81
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-08

A FIGHT SATURDAY.
London, Nov. S.-Evidently more de-
tailed reports of General Whites do
ings at Ladysmith must be received
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-08
-Shanda.

MeaEcr details indicate that Baugh,
independent Democrat. will heat
Barham. Democrat, in Surry county.
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CELT OF OTHER DAYS.

The Comparative Literature Society opened its
season yesterday morning in Carnegie Lyceum,
with the first OF two lectures on Celtic literature
by the Right Rev. Monsgnor Thomas j. COnaty,
rector of the Catholic University Of America The
lecturer set forth historical outline OF the de-
velopment of Celtic literature. leaving for next
week the study Of the "keltic fringe" as Mat
thew Arnold styled IT, the influence OF Celtic learn
ing upon English expressed thought and magina-
ton.
Irish literature" the speaker said, "is divided
into three periods-,he lent, or classic, extend
ing to the twelfth century the middle. which SUI
fered some degeneration owing to Norman IN
vason. and the modern beginning with the close
Of the middle, in the fifteenth century.
cot the large literature Of the Celts distributed
through the libraries Of Europe, nineteen-twen-
tieths Is still unpublished which fact accounts for
the general lack of information upon the subject"
particularly interesting feature OF the lecture
was its revelation Of the important relationship
Of Celtic literature and learning 10 the scholarship