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COCHRAN ON TRUSTS.
CONTINUED from First pngeJ

OF us business. That Is the law today In
nearly every state but IL i5 always evadel
Tho reports are misleading whore they are
not incomprehensive.
Extend the powers OF your superin-
tendence Of insurance and banking to all
corporations and let these reports be yeri-
lied and then you viii have honest man
agemen: OF corporations. and / promise
you that this public dlstrust and hatred
OF corporation entities Will disappear from
the minds OF liberty loving people, who
are but seeking justice. even through their
prejudice"
Mr. Cochran then spoke of the benefits
OF a monopoly that controls the market
through the cheapness OF It's products.
dwelt upon the advantages OF competition
the effect OF labor saving machinery on in
dustrial development and at the close OF
his speech won the hearts OF his listeners
by paying MIR. Bryan a few well chosen
compliments which tho democratic leader
blushingly acknowledged. MIR. Cochran
llkened Mr.. Bryan TO monopoly and
claimed he was bigger monopoly as the
loader OF the democratic party than any
financial corporation In the world.
Mr.. Cochran spoke for about two hours
and when he concluded cries for Bryan
came from all over the house.
Finally Mr.. Bryan arose and said that
for the good OF the conference al partisan
feeling should be eliminated from the
gathering and although he agreed with
Mr.. Cochran In many OF his arguments IL
was necessary that his side OF the case
should be given tomorrow.
workingmen. socialists. single takers
and students of political economy We're
heard this morning al the civic federation
conference on trusts'and combinations. A
majority OF the speakers spoke in vigorous
terms against co.,hinatlons. The problem
10 ITS relations 10 the woFkingrnan was dis-
cnssed. The long list OF prominent speak
ers announced for the day served 10 draw
the largest crowd OF the conference.
The committee on resolutions named by
the conference yesterday held lts hrst
meeting at o'clock this morning ana
elected ex-Governor Luce OF Michigan
chairman and Ralph ". Easley secretary.
More than an hour was spent In discuss.
ting plans for committee work. The adon.
non OF definite plan was finally post.
poned until later IN the day. w. w. Howo
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FOREIGN.


Floods IN Austria have caused much as
struetlon to property and loss Of life.
The revolution in Venezuela is RAPIDLY
spreading and President Anirade has as
sumed command OF the government troops'
Many expressions OF sympathy Tor
Dreyius are being forwarded TO the PTS
oner and intercesslons are being made By
people from all over the world in his be-
half.
The conditions in the Transyaal have
agnin assumed an acute stage and fears
are expressed that conflict can hardly
be avoided The reply to Mr, Chamber
lain's note has not yet been received
Dreytus is said to be assured Of a par
don. as France ls tired Of the matter
La Iucha Of Havana has stirred up the
Cuban politicians with an editorial on the
negro urobicn.
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Famine Imminent In India.

London. September l6--The Daily Mail
publishes the following dispatch from
Bombay; 1t is doubtful if famine can
be ayerted in the Guierat, the Kathawar
and the southwest section OF sindh.
Speaking generally, the famine will be
restricted to small portion Of the coun,
try but a serious scarcity Is probable in
large areas OF Western India.
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scHLEY APPOINTED.
Given Command Of the souti, Attan-
tic SQUADRON

W. 'NuHufoH.
Washington, September l5.--Some time
ago Admiral schley applied to the navy
department for sea service At present
ne is on the retiring board, The navy de.
partment has now granted { c request and
has notified him to hold himself in readi
ness TO command the South Atlantic sta
ton The department Is about to take
steps to make the command Commensurate
with his renk by Increasing ooasiserab,y
the number az vessels On the station. The
Cincinnati probably Wiz 20 there. The
Detroit Is already on hor way 20 Join ana
The Marblehead is likely 10 be attached
Altogether there Will be rve or six shlps
on the stet!on when the quota Is filled.
II is said AZ the department that with a
threatened war In South Africa. which ts
part OF the station, and the disturbed con-
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WILL WITHDRAW APPEAL
For n Revision of the Rennes Court
Martial.

London, September l5.--M. De Biowitz,
the Paris correspondent OF the Times.
says: 81 learn that Captain Dreyfus will
shortly withdraw his appeal for a revision
of the Rennes trial, which will leave the
ground clear for the government to take
immediate steps 10 pardon him. This &C
ton viii not annul the civil consequences
of the verdict and he will, therefore, no
longer belong to the army.
There is nothing. however, to prevent
him from applying TO the court of casa
ton to quash the Rennes trial whenever
the new fact required by law is produced
When liberated he will settle in the south
of France, as the members Of his family do
not wish to expose him to such demonstra-
tons OF sympathy abroad which might be
used against him by his adyersaries at
home"
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has advanced Is per cent Loin Of pork
now costs the butchers Y cents where
formerly it was only cents pound;
veal is Il and l3 cents, while a year ago
II was and cents.
The butchers throughout the city have
been compelled, owing to these advances,
to raise veal and pork from to > cents
pound to consumers LAMBS nave IuIlPea
81 80 a lo0 pounds in a week.
There will be meeting OF the d!strihu-
tiers OF milk at the Consolidated Milk Elk
change tomorrow to raise the price OF
milk to "a cents a quart, an increase OF
n cent a quart.
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CABINET MEETING.
was Decided to Increase the Rate of
Cuban Postal Orders.

Washington. September 15--only four
members OF the cabinet, Secretaries Gage
and Root and POS master General Emory
Smith and Attorney General Griggs, were
present at today's cabinet meeting. The
president announced that he had decided
to extend his Chicago trip to Minneapolis
and ST. Paul and considerable time was
occupied in a discussion of the arrang<
mems for the corner stone laying a! Cal
cago and when and where the members
cf The cabinet, nearly all OF whom Will be
present. Will meet the presidential party.
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REVOLUTION SPREADIF
Government Troops Have Suffered r. /.
we're Defeats by The Insureenk
OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS ARE DfstPn|
Andrade Hns Assam. - y
sonnI Command of the Cows
ment Troops in the FIela.

Kingston, Jamaica. September 1s-..i
vices frem Laguayara, port of Caracas. "
ital Of Venezuela. dated Tuesday. r.,s
that the Venezuelan revolution und9r 4,
leadership OF Cipriano Castro is sssur,.s
overwhelming proportions In spite AZ M
wholesale imprisonment OF political :. 4
sonages known to be implicated In Or ~
are suspected Of completely in the ms-.S
nent against the government and who W.
been unable to reach the insrugent I'M I
The government has been endeayu,,.S
to prevent the news from reachins 4
ports, but it was understood at Laguay,s}
that President Andrade would chansA ~
composition of his cabinet and proceed q
take command of the government trcsus
which had sustained two severe defs,hs
losing large quantities OF ammunhiu
suggesting the desertion OF the goye.rf
ment troops and collision on the par, NJ
the government generals with the insrA
gent forces. The populace OF Caracas II;
Laguayara is apathetic, but the people ~
reported to be rising behind the banner u
the revolution.
New York, September 15.--A Herald a.
patch from Caracas says President a..
drade has started for Valencia to persas
ally take command OF the troops in I'll
field against the revolutionary leader, Ga,
tro. It is his intention TO summary riAs'
ty the country and put down the revtltGE
ton. Important Developments are expss
ed within fortnight.
The representative Of a New York 81
dictate has succeeded IN getting ahead Il
the British capitalists and his cffsr Il
$1,000 for the tramwsys OF Bolivar b.
been accepted. The trolley system vi
be installed.
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NO FEVER AT MIAMI FLA.
A Statement Issued by the Board of
HenIth 10 TINT Eject.


Health 10 that Effect.
Miami Fla, September 15-The fol-
lowing bulletin has been posted by the
board of health: Having made a careful
house to house inspection and examination
of every case of sickness occurring in
the city of Miami during the past ten
days which is now the time elapsed since
the discovery and isolation az quaran ne
of the one case of yellow fever imported
here by refugees from Key West we
hereby authorize the statement that there
is not now nor has there been any other
suspicious case in Miami. The general
health conditions are exceptionally goJd.
J. L. Horsey,
Assistant State Health officer.
j. VI. Jackson. Jr..
Agent State Board If Health.
w. C. Stlmson.
Passed Assistant Surgeon Marine Hospital.
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NOW the ACCEPTED TINE
For the People Of Ohio to Smite
Hanna and Corruption.


Columbus. Ohio. September 12.--General
John Beatty, for many years one Of the
MOST prominent Of Ohio republicans. de-
ctares shat De people OF Ohio viii be- dere-
Hot of duty to the fair name OF their state
Y they do not defeat Hanuaiam 10 Noyem-
beI.
The defeat OF the republican ticket this
fall. said General Beatty tonight, would
he n blessing to the St0te aud Nation. 1t
woul mean the death Of Hannalsm.
proper rnbuke 10 Mckinley and an end OF
The outrageous war ia the Philippines. II
would be a deserved verdict against i'm
perialsm and re-eStablah the eternal
principles upon which the republic was
based. Personally. am friend OF Judge
George K. Nash, tho republican guberna-
torial candidate, but | would be intensely
gratifled TO see him 90 dawn in defeat. He
got into very bad ompany when he allied
himself With Mark Hanna. who stands for
everything that is ieprayed and brutal in
politics.
The people are becoming very weary OK
this thing OF boss.sm -thls constant doFnl e
nation Of one-man power and interference
with local affairs. Wllinm Mckinley /
have always regarded rs a man Of putty,
and am not surprised that he should have
allowed himself TO be nodded to suit every
desire Of Hanna. But hoped for better
things from Nash. r. Is disappointing 10
me 10 see Nash led astray and made the
tool q man Who at the best s . political
blunacrcr. Hama has not even brains Wiki
witch % dignity himself There Is nothing
brainy about Hanna II Is simply his
methods hat have placed him In the post
tou which. alas for the reputation OF this
country and character Of American poll
ties, he occupies today The people have
an opportunity 10 purify their politics 20
eliminate hosslsm and TO bring the Ma
tional administration to n true realization
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RAILRO ADS.

Commission may revoke its recent or
der regarding switching charges.
Roads centering at Texarkaua show IS
per cent increase in freight business.
Cane Belts working force has been In
creased.
Request for modified freight quaran-
tine was refused by the State health Of
acer.
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COMMERCIAL.

The cotton markets were dull aud stupid
though the tone was steady. Futures
were barely changed and spo;s I'M
changed.
September wheat was weak and suffered
a LOGS of 7sc, while December closed 80
up. Corn aud oats both advanoed-
Almost the entire list Of stocks SUI
ferod losses.
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Passed Assistant Surgeon Marine Hospital.
A Suspicious Case ut New Orleans.

New Orleans. La, September 15.-The
State board of health announces one sus-
picious case next door to enc OF the con-
valescent cases. The neighborhood was
isolated some time ago and the mater
a tracts no attention here, people focktng
hack TO their homes from their summer
vacations, instead of going away.
The Arkapsas excursionists will leave
tomorrow evening, because the schedule
s,-saI anged it. preferring to remain here
several days longer.
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DOMESTIC.

A Suspicious case Is reported at New
Orleans next door TO conyalscent case OF
yellow fever.
W. Bourke Cochran was the principal
speaker at the trust conference. He advo-
Gated a method of publicity to hold trusts
in check.
Charles Simmons. who was once Pink
erton detective and aiterward robbed an
express company ard sent to the Missis-
sippl peuftentlary where ne escaped re-
turned and gave himself UP.
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by flooding the country with prias.' vS5
in various forms, secure men ;srasattmsai y
c 90 mostly OF stun, which. II ~. Z
ous is Certainly absolutely worthless " ~
Il have been treating diseases ,o or ~
connection with my praeuse ,e IN los !
years, and by charging one unti.r Nv pst4
have Increased the number q N, irr|
Yearly. until today I am treating az u I
ably curing more cases than ~ ~, "a =
stItutes or Remedy Companies eomvo.s1s1
OF course / never could have sue,sns ~
rot perfected a system OF realmmhy n
cures all forms Of weakness cs s,pleturs. Z.
OF youth. blood poisoning.
cooele, nervous diseases. etc. -
DR.. Hathaway has Just written ..w.r!b1
ably interesting Book entitled .snt ~
yieor. Health" which will DO nss hif n
every reader Of this paper who snass,sfS
and full sedress imm odistely. Aoa,
J, NEWTON HATHAWAY
DIR. Hathaway a co. q
2OD d. Alamo Plaza, San An''
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Order OF Ren Men

washington. September l5.--The Ma
tlonal council Of the Independent order Of
Red Men decided toby to NEE. In Nil
waukee next year. the second Tuesday in
september The council also decided to
establish newspaper organ Of the or
DER, placing ths management in the hands
OF the great chiefs as a board of man
ayers.
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Copper Mines Strike Settled. :

Ducktown, Tenn, September 15.-The
strike at this place is at an end The
miners and M. W, II. Freeand. general
manager OF the Duck,own Suiphate, Cop
per and Iron compaIs. met in conference
and came to an agreement and the lodge
voted TO return to work today.
II is TO the credit OF the miners that
they remained sober. quiet ana peaceable.
the reports OF disorder here were UNI
adulterated exaggerations.
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MARTIAL LAW

Is 10 he Proclaimed II u. A.
serted ut Johannesburg.
Johannesburg, September 10.
The Eastern star of Johannes
burg asserts that II martial
law proclamation il being
printed.
~ j. reported that the reply
of the TrnnsvanI government
to the British note will sug-
gest seven years franchise
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LOCAL.

Resolutions Of the board OF health re-
garding the opening of the schools.
Practically all Of the creditors Of W. D.
Cleveland K Co have agreed to the terms
Of settlement.
County Auditor Kayanaugh submits his
report to the county commissioners.
The Barnett Kimbrough case or trial in
Judge Wilson's court.
A new opera house IN prospect for Hous-
ton.
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Pope wiz urge Peace.

Rome. September 15.-The pope while
receiving pilgrims from Toulouse. France.
To-Day announced his intention to address
a letter to the French nation urging an
immediate paclfcation for the sake OF
humanity AMI 50 as not to compromise the
81 ecess Of the Paris exposition.
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A Pardon Is Certain.

New York. September 15-7The
Worlds Paris cable SAYS:
Commandant Carriere, the gov
eminent commissioner at the Drey-
fus court martial at Rennes, has
said in an interview:
"Dreyfus is certain to be par
doned shortly. Everybody wants to
get rid of the Dreytus case, the SOL
dlers more than anybody else. In
any case, Captain Dreyfus will not
have to go through a second deg
radiation; of that l am certain
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serious Condition of Affairs in ca

Berlin, September. 15-TheColognev 70!
Zeitung today prints dispatch from 81
Tung which reports serious contlr]
of affairs in the Hlnterland. The GerrH
minister at Pekin has not received "a
grams from there. as the Chinese goset
ment has intercepted them. The Geisf
mission at Shan Tung is reported 70 u
been annihilaJed and railroad communi1s
tion IS only possible with strong milHi
escort
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Robert Burdette TnIxcn n,

Hanford, Cal, September 1i.-Robert ].
buFae'te' who was engaged to open the
Hanford lecture course. appeared before
a large audience tonight. He had nro-
ceeded but few moments when he was
stricken with vertigo and the audience Was
dismissed, Mr.. Burdette is in the care of
local physicians at a hotel.
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Big Fire at Lincoln. Neb.

Lincoln. Nebraska. September l6.-Fire
broke out at 1;SO this morning in the
Jacob North printing house. a three-story
aud basement brick, containing an I'M
mense amount OF printing machinery, aud
the home or many publications. The
North building Will be total loss, A
high wind is blowing from the south and
II the hames cross the alley TO the Ma
sonic temple, an entire block OF solid
business houses is threatened.
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Britisher. and Americans insults

London, September 16.-The Daily "
which is still booming boycott olt
Paris exposition, publishes dispatches ",
Paris and Nice that describe "insuln
the streets" TO Americans and Brilisas
Its correspondents refer to these incice'ti
as indications that the people OF boIn 4
lions should avoid going to France n
clally the Riviera.
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Treaty of Britain ana por,uc,,

Londs n, September 15.-Great Britain
and Portugal, It is reported. are about to
sign a convention By which the a,ter
leases to the former certain territory and
stations in Portuguese East Africa Ger
many i Is said, has also secured similar
advantages from Portugal.
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Vienna, September 15.-The Danube
still rising and is now 416 centimer
above its normal level. AS yet NO {
rious danger threatens Vienna.
A dispatch from Gumunden, on
River Traum, upper Austria, says u
an iron bridge over the Traum collipa
this afternoon while twenty men were q
gagged in endeavoring to Strengthen |
Nineteen were drowned.
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final action was not taken, except In t'.a
case cf Cuban money orders. the ra o.
which, il is understood will be raised from
80 cents per 800 TO the United States to 80
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WAS TIRED OF LIBERTY.
Chas. summers, an Escaped Convict,
Returns of His own foittion.

Returns of His own foh'ioh'
Jackson, Miss, September 15.-Charles
O. summers, the noted express rohher and
escaped convict who has run the gauntlet
OF the Pinkertons for the past five years
as \ fugitive from the Mississippi police
arrived here this afternoon and gave MINI
self over TO the prison authorities oi ms
own yolitiun.
Summers sensational escapes from the
wallis here after being convicted oil ROD
bling the Southern Express company OF
s5ou0 by Iooting the safe at Merldlan,
Miss; his capture in san Francisco and
second escape. are all recalled b. his re-
turn TO prison today. Summers was con-
victed at Meridian on a charge OF grand
larceny; he was sentenced to five years
Imprisonment and arrived at the penlten-
tiary in February, 1893. On August { ne
ESCAPED and made his way 10 San Fran
cisco. where he went to the Pinkerton de-
tective agency aud told his story and
asked that they return the money ne had
takeu and arrange 70 have him restored 20
liberty. The Pinkertons captured him and
returned him TO the State OF Mississippi.
Summers was returned to the peniten-
tiary on December %, 1893, and escaped
again on April S, 1894.
He has since been at large and has been
a wanderer all over this country. Canada.
Alaska and ENGLAND The arrival OF sum-
mers was not unexpected here, as he had
written a. letter to Governor McLaurln
September 10. stating that he intended
to return and serve out his sentence.
The first thing Summers did was to pull
out $500 which he said he wanted to go to
the State OF Mississippi to pay the ex-
penses to which the state had been put in
attempting to capture him.
Memphis Tenn. September 15.-charles
0. Summers. who gave himself UP to the
Mississippi authorities today 10 I'LL out
his term for robbing the Southern Express
company in 1898, was formerly Pinkerton
detective.
Summers arrived in Memphis Thursday
and called on Superintendent G. W. Agee
of the Southern Express company at his
office.
When he walked into Mr.. Ages office
Thursday afternoon he was prepared not
only to make repentance, but also r-stitu-
tion. He turned over to Mr.. Agee $500 in
cash to cover the amount OF his indeb, al
/ ness TO the Southern Express c~t-lpany
/ even including the comDany's expense in
pursuing him.
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SEVERE PENALTIES PRESCRIBED.
capeiown, September 15.-The British
high commissioner. Sir Alfred Miner. has
issued proclamation prescribing severe
penalties for melting the natives OF Basu-
toland and other districts 10 rebellion.
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Rousseau VIII Propose n Pardon.
London, september 1G,--The Paris
correspondent of the Daily News
snys' The premier, VI. Wnidcck-
ptousseau, has promised definitely In
propose pardon for Dreyfus nj
next Tuesdays cabinet council.
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No New Cases in Mississippi.

Jackson, Miss, September l5.--The yell
low fever situation is without change. 40
new cases are reported from any infected
point within the State.
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Observation-Disclosures
Trust. Are Good Things.

Pfttsburg. Pa, September 10 -
The recently formed glass table,
ware combination. the National
Glass company. has withdrawn all
quotations on prices. The sa.es-
men employed by the individual
concerns have all been called in
and Instructed to make no sales on
the way home. A stiff advance in
prices is expected and may be 81
nounced in few days.
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NEW YORK MEAT COMBINE.

butchers Are Being Forced 10 pa :,
Enormous Prices for Meats.
New York, September 15.-The meat
combination has made another advance In
prices Pork has almost doubled and veal
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r Thirty New Cases mt Key west.

Key West, Fla, September l5.-There
have been thirty new cases OF yellow fever
in the past twentyfour hours. One death
has been reported.
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DISEASED ME-
A Great Specialist Says Some "
Well Worth Reading.

w
interview. Or. az
ton Hathaway;
known throughou.s.
country as II,
est Of speciallip y
diseases Of men.
There is a c.n,,,|
men III this couass
for whom some W.
form OF runlsnpS;
should be devisE
They masaueraos
der the names ~
Gus called W
Institutes and
edy Companies.
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To Cure La Grippe in Two Days,
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets All
druggists refund the money il II fails to
cure f. w. Groves signature is on each