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COL. MILEY DIES At MANILA.
An Enicient Onioer Victim Of Meningitis
Following Typhoid Fever.
SyeciaI Gable Despdteh 10 THE SUE.

Following Typhoid Fever.
Specidl Gable Despdteh 10 TIE SUE.
MANILA. Sept 10. 4:40 P. M.-ThrouRh the
death OF COL Miley last night Gen. Otis loses
one OF his most efficient officers. Col Miley
distinguished himself In the Cuban campaign.
Since his arrival hero he has increased his
reputation for activity and efficiency. He was
appointed Collector OF Customs and undertook
the hercuean task OF Strengthening out the
muddle of affairs left by his predecessor.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 1s-Major-Gen. Otis
telegraphed to the Adjutant. General to-day.
that Lieut. Col. John D. Miley. Inspector Gen-
eral. U. 8. Volunteers. died at 1887 O'Clock
this morning at Manila OF meningitis attend
ant on typhoid fever. Col Miley vas First
Lieutenantin the Second Artillery 1.-THE regular
service. At tho time OF his death he was serv-
ing as Collector OF Customs at Manila. He was
Gen. Skaters principal aldo In the Santiago
campaign and 10 credited with having directed
anumber OF the movements OF troops In the
battles at Ell Caney and San Juan. After the
battle OF Santiago he was made q Major and
Assistant Adjutant General OF Volunteers and
subsequently Lieutenant Colonel and In
spector- General. Gen. Shafter recon me ed
him for promotion To the grade OF Brigadier-
General OF Volunteers.
SAN Francisco Sept. 19-Col. Miley was
very popular here. whore he had been station cd
for seven years before the breaking out OF the
Spanish War. Col. Miley leaves o widow and
four small children. His widow 10 the daugh-
ter OF Col. Mordecai Of the Ordnance Depart
ment. Gen. Shafter expressed deep regret at
the news OF Col. Milsy's death. He regarded
Mley as very able executive. and one OF the
most promising Of his junior officers. 1t 10 the
opinion among Ailey's fellow officers here that
he made q mistake in going to Manila before
he had fully recuperated from the effects OF the
Cuban climate.
Col. Miley was born In Illinois. he entered
m ade Second Lieutenant in the Fifth Artll-
lery on June II. 1897 and a First Lieutenant In
October. 1894. While stationed at Governors
Island he attended the evening lectures at the
the degree q Bachelor Of Laws,
Gen. Shafter named Lieut.. Miey as one OF
the Commissioners to negotiate terms for the
capitulatton OF Santiago the others being Gen.
Wheeler le and Gen Lawton Later 4iley wes
cavalry to receive the submission OF the
sion Witch he executed with his usual tact
He wrote book about the Cuban campaign.
staff. Col. Miiey was ambitious to distinguish
himsefin the Philippines. and he was ordered
to report to Gen. Otis. In a letter written
home a short time ago Col Miley expressed q
added. in the spirit Of good soldier. that per-
haps he was better of in tho place he was try
ing to fill. Col Miley was six feet two or three.
and very straight but slender. He did not have
during the campaign in Cuba and after his
return to tho United States he never know .
moments illness.
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Perfect
BODY BUILDING
Food
Crape-Nuts
II MATERIALS IN BODY.

II you would live we'll, eat we'll, that
Is, make sensible selection of your food.
The body must have all OF the seven
teen ingredients required in building up
body or disease sets in.
" Grape-Nuts are made from wheat and
barley, selected and so handled in the
processes OF manufacture as to change
the starch into grape sugar, hence the
first part OF the name.
They contain all the needed elements
to combine with Oxygen, Water and
Albumen to reconstruct and maintain
the body In perfect health. Grape Nuts
food Is the most scientifically made
article for human consumption ever pro-
duced, and will make clear its healthful
claims to any user.-Adv.
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eovkRNoRs TACKLE TRUSTS TO-DAY
Only Three Had Arrived Last Might. buA
sayers of Texas Expects Fifteen.

sayers OF Texas Expects Fifteen.
81. LOUIS. Mo-. Sept. 19.-Dslegatss to the
Antitrust Conference OF the Governors ana
Attorney Generals OF the various States. called
by Gov. sayers OF Texas. are slow In arriving
here. Up to this evening there had
been NO additions to the Gubernatorial
trio who arrived on Monday evening. ssysrs
OF Texas. Jones Of Arkansas and Stephens
OF Missouri. One moro Attorney General.
O. B. Nolan Of Montana. arrived and announced
that the Governor Of the Mountain State would
be unable to be present. Gov. Stephens re-
csived u telegram this evening from MeMilan
OF Tennessee. announcing that he would arrive
on late train. Gov. Tyler Of VirGinis
will arrive In the morning. Gov SayeTs
believes that fifteen or moro Governors will
participate. The meetings will be held In the
parlors of the Planters Hotel. beginning to.
morrow.
Governors sayers and Jones differ widely %
to the best methods Of combating the trusto.
The latter wants them crushed and blottsd
out BY the States. while the former
believes that they car be controlled
only by joint action OF the States and the
Federal Government. bringing them under the
operations OF amended interstate commerce
laws. which would curb and control them.
thus turning what under existing conditions
10 menace into benefit to all the people.
George D. Markham. an insurance man. en-
tertained tho visiting statesmen and some To-
cal celebrities at a dinner at the Nercan-
tile Club this evening. Tho converse
ton during the dinner indicated q deter.
mination to take pronounced stand
against the trusts. one plan having in view
memorial to Congress. This. however.
is vigorously opposed BY the delegates now
here. They prefer unity Of action BY State leg.
islation. This course 10 likely to be agreed
upon and q combination formed OF State
executives and other State officials to
accomplish the object agreed upon.
Tho memorial idea will probably
DO feature Of the conference to the extent
that the executives and Legislatures OF the
various States will be petitioned to become .
part OF tho official combine But even this 10
opposed by many upon the ground that to pc.
tition the executives who failed to attend the
conference might be misconstrusd.
Public sentiment here seems TO be against
trusts and against Gov Stephens for signing
the United Street Railway Bill. which gives Q
company monopoly for fifty years in this city.
Gov. Stephens was not present at the Korean
tile Club dinner.
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GLEASON DEFEATED IN QUEENS.
Madden Forces Won at the Primaries in
Four Out of the Five Wards.

HOuF Out oh tnc EtNo "ehuss
John P. Madden. the Tammany leader in
Queens. won decided victory at the primaries
yesterday over the combined cohorts of ex-
Mayor Patrick ]. Gleason and County Clerk
John H. sutphn. In the First ward.
which takes in Long Island City. the
Maddenites won by vote OF 1888 to ee3
In the Second ward. which 10 Newtown.
James r. O'Brien. the Madden candidate
easily beat Joseph Bermel. the Gleason candl-
date. In Flushing. which is the Third ward
the Madden ticket won by q majority OF 40
In Jamaica, which 10 the Fourth ward. the
Sutphin ticket pulled through by a small
majority. Rather Unexpectedly there was
no contest In the Fifth ward, which takes
In Far Rockaway and Rookaway Beach. just
before tho polls opened. Edward Roche. the
Gleason candidate. withdrew from the flsht In
favor OF Coroner Philip T. Cronin. who was the
Madden candidate.
There was no opposition to the regular
organization ticket In any Of the wards In
Queens borough at the Republican primaries.
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REGULARS ON TOP IN BROOKLYN.
Republican Organization Forces Win a Fine
Victory at tho Primaries.

Republican Organization Forces Win q Fine
Victory at tho Primaries.
The Republican organization forces won all
along tho line at the primaries in Brooklyn
yesterday. The night In the First Assembly
district, which includes the First and Third
wards and the first election district OF
the Sixth ward. was the hottest and
most important. Col. Dady. who had been
the unquestioned leader in the Third
ward, was pitted against h. Ross Appleton OF
the First. and although the latter has a larger
voting constituency Col Dady won by major
fly OF 237. The vote was: First ward-Dady.
252 Appleton. 437; Third ward-Dady. 654 :
Appleton. PIT: Sixth ward-Dady. IA: Appleton.
20. Total: Dady. a20: Appleton. eS3.
1 In the Second Assembly district ex-Sheriff
Buttlng met his political Waterloo at tho
hands OF William j Beatte. In tho Fourth
ward Buttling got only II votes to 342 cast for
\ Beattie and in his own bailiwick. the Fifth.
the vote was. Buttling. 270: Beattie. 100. The
Second ward which is also included in the
Assembly district gave Beattie a majority. and
the total majority against Buttling in tho dis
trict will be over 200
In the Sixteenth Assem- bly, district Naval
Officer Sharkey defeated Assistant Postmaster
Taylor by over 300 majority. 1t was In this
district that tho opposition made ita strongest
stand and SharRey Rharoe with COL Dauy inc
chief honors OF the day.
fight was also sprung at the last moment
against the organ ization leaders. and especially
against Jesse ID. Eros. the Executive Gem
mitteeman from the Twen.y-second ward. In
the Twelfth Assembly district. but the regular
ticket won by over 900 majority.
There were seven or eight other contests.
but they were between the rival leaders In the
district and the prestige Of the organization
management was not involved They resulted
in victories for Alfred 7. Hobley In the Fifth
district. Philip 7. Williams in the Thirteenth.
George A. Owens in the Fourteenth. Charles J.
Haubert In the Nineteenth. John G. Deubert
In the Twentieth and Israel +. Fischer In the
Twenty first.
The returns from tho primaries were re-
'oeiyed ct Republi Headquarters at Court
and Jeroiemon streets. which were filled
with Q jubilant crowd until an carly hour
ths morning. Lieut.-Gov. Woodruff. Col.
Dady, Walter B. Atterbury and the
other managers OF the organization were
warmly congratulated ON tho victory. Mr..
Woodruff had all along predicted that Postmas-
ter Wilson and his contingent would not carry
q single Assembly district or control a single
vote In the new County Committee. and the
result proved that he Is a true prophet.
Mr. Woodruff said that now that the prima-
rios were over. all efforts would be directed to
restoring complete harmony 80 that the party
could enter on the cam paign with united ranks.
The delegates to the new County Committee
from tho various Assembly districts will select
-ths Executive Com itteeman to-day. The
Executive Committee will probably stand 40
folloWs:
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Asiemblv Districts

t Col. Dady could probably be reelected Chair
man OF the Executive Committee II he so de-
Il sired. but he may forego that honor for tho
a.purpose Of preventing cause Of discord
during the campaign. The new Executive
Committeeman will meet with a delegation
b representing the important element In tho
Sparty which supported Mr. Low in the cam
. paign OF 1897 at Mr.. Woodrufr's house to- night
. for the purpose OF Joint action on the nomina-
. lions to be made.
a The only Democratic primary contest in
sBrooklyn which excited any special interest,
swas In the Second Assem- bly, District, generally
sknown as 'Irishtown." Former Congressman.
John M. Clancy. who has long had
beontro Of the district and has been
in special favor in Willoughby street had to
nght to retain his sovereignty. Councilman
Martin F. Comfy is the champion OF the opposi-
ton. and he made m atters extremely lively for
the ex-ConRrsssman. In every election
district there were occasional scraps
Sbstween the partisan and the rival leaders
and serious trouble was only averted by the
presence OF the police. Comfy made stubborn
AGEht. but the returns received at a late hour
with only afew districts missing. showed that
NClanoy's majority will not fall short Of 800
Alderman James J. Bridges got into fight
at Plymouth and Gold streets with elk -footer
name Kearney regarding the respective m erits
of Clancy and Comfy. Bridges made pass at
Kearney's stomach. and the latter landed a
terrific blow on the littleAlderman's nose, cut
ting 1t open and necessitating the services of a
surgeon. Kearney then disappeared and the
little Alderman threatened to secure warrant
for his arrest.
I'm licked" said Councilman Comfy late
last night. but only by trickery. The inspec-
tors refused to allow my followers to vote. but
they allowed Cancy's mon to vote on the names
OF men who are dead. but whose names are
still on the rolls. II 1t hadIbeen fair fight. /
would have won hands down"
street, was arrested last night on the com plant
OF John McKeon OF SO Concord street. who
charged him with illegal voting at the Demo-
cratic primary in the Third district OF the
Fourth ward.
jeremiah Flanagan. SO years old. OF 26e
Adams street, was arrested for illegal voting al
At the Democratic primary In the Fourth dis.
trict Of the Fourth ward
man about rs years old who refused &c
give his name or answer any questions wal
also arrested late yesterday afternoon for try
ing to vote at the polls at the Democratic
primary in the First district OF the 6econc
ward. The complainant was George A. Col
gan OF IA Pearl street. a watcher for CoAly
He charged him with assuming the name O
another man In the district and attempting t.
vote In his place.
The winners in the other districts In which
there were contests were Councilman W. A
Dosie In the Seventh. John N. Gray In tn
Eishth. George II. Lindsay In the Fifteenth
coroner Anthony Burger in the Sixteenth an,
lNSoR~oiH Ilohn Mcguire In tho Twenty. Are,
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AGUINALDO SENDS ENJOYS.
OFFERS TO RELEASE PRISONERS AND
ASKS FOR 4 0ONFERENCE.

Belief that Ho VIII Renew Overtures for
Peace y Promises to Surrender Lieut..
Gilmore and His Men 4. Few Dsys-Ths
News Gratifying to Washington Ohicials.
spssfaI Gable Dspstca 70 run Sun.
MANILA. Sept 10. 9 P. M.-Two ipsureent
majors entered the American lines yesterday
under flag OF truce. They visited Gen. Mac
Arthur and offered to release sixteen Ameri-
can prisoners. including Lieut.. Gilmore and
his men, from the gunboat Yorktown. who we're
captured some months ago. In return they
merely asked permission to send these prison.
ers through the lines accompanied by Filtpinos
who desire to confer with Gen. Otis.
The request was granted and the insurgent
officers returned to their lines this morning
after promising that the prisoners would be
released in q few days. No mention was made
OF an exchange OF prisoners and the insurgents
are evidently DESTROYS Of showing their mag
nanimity. Gen. Otis has consistently followed
tho policy Of releasing Filipino prisoners OF
war. retaining only their arms.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-20
MORE BANK CUnRENCY ISSUED.
Three Now York Banks Increase Their
Circulation by d, O6O, 900.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 19.-Three moro New
York banks applied to the Comptroller Of the
Currency to-day for permission to take out
additional bank currency in order to relieve
the financial stringency. The applications
called for an aggregate Of 81 1850. 900. nearly
the whole amount being called for in notes Of
the SIS denomination.
The Comptroller will have the currency
shipped to the banks without delay. The
applications were for 100000. 100000
and $4,000. The names OF the banks were
not disclosed.
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Crazy Yachtsman Ono of W. Il. Iselin's
Sailors.

William Cane. steward on William E. Isslin's
yacht Emerald. yesterday identified Reuben
Hunt. who is In tho insane pavilion at Bellevue,
as man who formerly WORKED on the Emerald.
Hunt ia crazy on the subject OF the yacht races
Cane said that Hunt began to act queerly after
heavily. He was discharged. Cane said, FOR
striking Capt Henry Barr OF the Emerald
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while Stewart and Lush were campaigning
through the district somebody tcld II. Norton
Goddard, known In the district as a wealthy
man that he had a chance to beat both the
other candidates He concluded he'd try. and
accordingly entered upon vigorous campaign.
He opened clubhouses through the district,
made a bid for the labor vote and made a!ot OF
speeches. Whenever money was wanted the
boys saw Goddard. 1t was not thought that
anybody took Goddards candidacy seriously.
Common report had 1t that he was the
good thing" in the canvass. When the re-
turns were in last night; the result was, God.
sffishtnin9 Jims" headapartsrs IL East
Thirty-second street last night. the only, com
ment made on the returns was: Lushs
dummy beat Stewart and Stewart bent
Lush, and that's the whole story" Mr. Lush
said that the number CT fraudulent votes cast
IN the district was what beat him. But !
don't say" added the organization man. that
Mr.. Goddard was elected BY fraudulent votes.
In the Twenty-seventh district James w.
Perry, the present leader. defeated ohm ga biDe
Smith by 7S4 votes to 4O4. Mr.. Smith declared
last night that he had knowledge OF the
spending OF money by the other eide.
n IN the matter ne said eight %se
employed In the First Election district
Of $5 each had secured seven votes. and that in
another election district. seventeen men had
been put to work" at once. He said he also
knew OF large sums offered for the carrying OF
certain election districts.
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HIRD FIGHT FOR JUDGE HERRICK.
His Candidate for Mayor Of Albany May no
Beaten To-day.


Beaten To-day.
ALBANY, Sept 1o.-The Democratic primaries
in this city to-day aroused as much interest
az a national election. As result Supreme
Court Justice D. Cady Herrick. the head
OF the regular Democratic organization. almost
met his Waterloo. while even now the
opposition asserts that to-morrows convsn-
tion to nominate Mayor may result in the
defeat OF the regular Democratic candidate.
tho present Mayor. Thomas j. Van Alstyne.
The opposition to tho regular orRaniza-
ton centred upon John Bowe Tor
Mayor. and 1t came within an ace OF
defeating Justice Herrick. who SO successfully
fought against political humiliation for sew
eral years at tho hands Of exhibited States
Senators David B. Hill and Edward Murphy.Jr
Seventy-six delegates were elected to the
City Convention which is to meet tomorrow
TO nominate Mayor and other city officers.
thirty nine votes being necessary to control.
or this number the regular organization
says 1t has forty The Bowe people
say they have elected thirty-seven dele
gates and the regulars thirty nine. and that q
vote OF the convention will be necessary to
decide the battle. While tho regulars seem
confident. they express tho hope that none OF
their delegates will slip away from them
over night. The opposition was strong enough
to defeat James Mcintyre in the Sixteenth ward
and came within seven votes OF digging the
political grave Of John P. Mastsrson In the
Fourteenth ward. Those two mon have been
Justice Herriok's chief lieutenants for years.
There was no opposition to the regular organ
ization In the county outside Of this city
Regulars of Both Parties Win in Richmond.
The Republican and Democratic organiza-
tion forrea won ut the prim Aries yesterday In
Richmond Borough. There was no opposition
to the regular ticket OF tho Democratic party.
Tho Republican League Of Richmond county
placed ticket In the field against that OF the
regular organization. but 1t was defeated by
n bout 300 majority
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Latest Marine Intelligence.
Arrived So Vera, Capt Nicholson. from ct.
Arrived SIS Alfred Dumois. Capt. Traal. from Port
Antonio.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-09
BIOGRAPHY OF NEW SENATOR
Always Active Worker. bur Sot an
Office seeker-Leaye school
10 Enter Army.

Monroe Leland Hayward the new United
STATES senator from Nebraska. achieved tls
principal prominence before The people as
tie republican candidate FOL governor 81 l1z
4Esi election. As head q lie TeplbIns1
stale ulkei IL bore Iht b-uut Of The 5Eht
that reduced The majority Of he fusion aau-
alcaie toT governor from 1900 il 1896 70
S.Uug II 1895
Judge Hayward, rs he Is more often called
traces lbs American ancestry hack 10 Ite
beginning q Ihe republic. His grandfather,
bAfld Hayward removed from us native
state, New Jersey, 70 New YORK in the early
years q he present century. HIS father
v as william Hayward, and the new senator
vas born IL Wills bgrg, ESSEX COUNTY :. y
entered upon LIS ntty-uIulh year.
Al lhe outbreak Of the ~ young Hay
ward, who hG5 been educated II lie district
schools ot Essex COUNTY. responded t. Tie
call for volunteers, euIsIIuE II Company ]
q HE Twenty second New YORK infantry.
ne Was afterwards transferred 70 The Fifth
cavalry, and served until Deaarut,,r, ls6.
\ he- be was discharged. owing 10 disability
q used ~ Sickness. During his triEf Term
@! military service he had taken pa1T in the
several actions " ihe Shenandoah valley
under Banks ana Pope. ana had seen other
ae-Fe engagements Returning home he
entered II he spring q 1864 Tie = n Ed-
lsbt
Il The meanwhile lis father william Hay
ward Lao removed 10 whitewater Wis il
1866, whittier young Hayward went 10 5ull
hls family after his graduation. Al White
water lie READ Law for one year ana Was
admitted 70 The hEr- he came 10 NehrasE )
cry II 1856 ana formed 3 c0- parIuership ?
for Tie practice q Law with 3 Stevenson
which eoaltIue uull December. ls7s. since
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-09
rlL TO kILI ran RESOLUTION.
Controversy in Texas Legislature
m,er Lndmr..m.nt of RailcN.

AUSTIN Tex Ns-c1 S-Tle senate =
the Texas Legislature t.lly hA5 ihs live .ss.
E.u5 @ r5w oye- chs cc-s.ae-ztica O. The
house resolution in5o~siur Congressman
Bailey II hs action u 1Eauur zrsias; the
sea.l-E @. Jase-A Wheeler IL congress
adopted ~ The house No1iEy.
Al attempt was Da5e tc Kill ne esrlu-
tlor hy referring 5; 90 COMMITTEES. which
was defeated ~ close vote-l5 10 u. Az
Gutr5ueu; was then B5op.e5 providing lhat
the Adoption q The resolution should 10, hs
.onst-ue5 as reflection on CQuEress-ua-
Joe Wheeler. An ansni-Deat setting t--:s
mat ne adoption e she resolution should
uot be acnsi5ere5 as AlIyirr The Texas senate
10 Balevs slrpo-; to- Uul,e5 States senate,
Two years hence was vo-e5 down ty ;bt
close vote o. Is 20 j..
Atte- 1ueh spea-a-uaEicr during which
senators expressed themselves IS being @.
posed to Bailey wcrsairIiur IN any suc-
marked manner. the friends q the -Rs1Il.
tlon managed - re; j; adopted hy hut.
-ir5 viva vucs vc,e. thus ending the cg-tro.
versy al point where Bailey WIS getting
the worst o. it,