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American Bar Association.

Saratoga, Aug. 31.-The American Bar
association concluded its twenty-third an
nual meeting with a brief session. The
report of committees on uniform laws
and on law reporting and digesting were
submitted and adopted. Public acknowl-
edgment was made of the courtesies ex-
tended to the American bar by the Brit
ish bar at banquet given in London
early in the summer. The following off
GERS were elected: President, Edward
Wetmore, New York; secretary, John
Hinkley. Baltimore; treasurer, Francis
Rawle, Philadelphia.
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If BRYAN WERE ELECTED.
Postmaster General Smith Points out

Postmaster General Smith Points out
the Evils to 1ansue Immediately.
Postmaster General Charles Emory
Smith lndorses the general verdict that
the chief danger to the Republicans in
the present campaign consists in the
widespread feeling of overconfidence.
Postmaster General Smith paid q fly
ing visit to New York the other day,
and while there his opinion was asked
in regard to current political topics.
He declared that he had been shocked
at the self satisfied way in which men
who ought to be taking an active part
in the compaign We're sitting around
telling each other that it is no use to
work, as the election of Mr. Mckinley
is a foregone conclusion. Mr.. Smith
has found these men in all parts of the
country.
SIS there anything in Bryan's speech
of acceptance to which you care to re-
ply?" was asked.
''There are two points especially that
ought to arouse universal attention and
said Mr.. Smith. 'The first is his un-
qualified declaration that in case he is
elected he will Immediately summon
congress in extra session, which in
wolves immediate presentation of all
the dangers of Bryanism.. The second
is his direct and bold declaration to
Aguinaldo and the Tagals practically
to continue their warfare, because if
they can continue it until he is elected
president they will succeed in their OBJ
ject"
"How would Bryan's election be
more Immediately dangerous than it
would have been four years ago"
''AIr. Bryan's declaration that in the
event of his election he proposes to call
congress Immediately together in extra
session for the purpose of dealing with
questions which he would present to it
is practically a declaration to the coun-
try that all the menace that is involved
in his election would be Immediately
precipitated upon the country-that we
will not even have respite until De-
cember. but it viii come just as soon
as he is president. His election would
Immediately destroy public confidence,
and that blow would be all the greater
in view of his declaration that within
four months from that time he would
have assembled congress together,
which would of course be Bryan con-
gress il there was Bryan president"
The sun., 1900-09-01
Secretary Hays Condition.

Concord, N. H., Aug. 31.-Secretary of
State Hay, who has been in poor health
most of the summer and is recuperating
at Lake Sunapee, continues to improve.
The state of the secretary's health has
caused his friends some uneasiness. One
week ago he was feeling very poorly and
since then has been in bed part of the
time. He is able to be up again, and his
physician states that there is no cause
for apprehension concerning him. Secre-
tary Hays condition was due to the
heavy strain caused by the Chinese trou-
bles
The sun., 1900-09-01
Traip Goes Through open Draw.

Detroit, Aug. 31.-Two Wabash locomo-
tives and three freight cars of Wabash
fast eastern freight train No. 8 plunged
through an open drawbridge into the
Rouge river at Delray. The engine
crews had remarkably narrow escapes,
but no one was injured. The heavy train
approached the bridge too rapidly to be
controlled. The rule is to stop 100 yards
from the bridge unless signaled other
wise. Engineers Wagner and McNab
say that the signal indicated to come
ahead
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A Few Figures For Good Little Dem.
ncrafa.

The following table represents the
gain in the number of employees on the
railroads of the United States, in the
amount paid in their wages, in rail-
way tonnage, in railway earnings and
in railway dividends during the ad-
ministration of President Mckinley,
thus far, period of little more than
three years:
Gain of 143, 3,S99 in number of en-
ployees.
Gain of S77,459,G35 in wages of EN-
ployees.
Gain of 263.002.4 .412 in tonnage.
Gain of S23S, ,23S,6 CSC in gross earnings.
Gain of S10G.990,072 in net earnings.
Gain Of SIS, ,279 in dividends.
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CARRIAGE OF MAILS.
Postoaice Department Now Busy on
the Annual Advertisement.

the Annual Advertisement.
Washington, Aug. 31.-The office of the
second assistant postmaster general is
preparing the usual annual advertise.
ment, which will be issued about Sept.
10 next, for the carriage of mails on star
routes. This advertisement will be of
unusual Importance, as it will check an
alleged proposed combination of star
route bidders and for the first time will
require as guarantee of satisfactory
performance of service that every ac-
cepted bidder, whatever may be his resi-
dence at the time of bidding, must agree
to live on or contiguous to the route and
personally superintend the performance
of service.
This general letting will occur in the
New England states, New York, Penn
sylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Mary
land Virginia and West Virginia.
Every effort will be made, through To-
cal postmastefs and country newspapers,
to inform prospective bidders of the re-
quirements of the service and to secure
as much competition as possible in bid
ding. IT, however, in the Judgment of
the postmaster general, the bids received
are not reasonable. they may all be set
aside and the service be again advertised
under conditions that will secure favor
able bids.
1t recently has come to the notice Of
of the department that certain specula-
tive bidders will seek to secure mum
ber of routes BY inducing some local at
torney or other person iii each of the
counties to allow the use of his name as
bidder for a consideration. r. law,
however, prohibits any subletting of con-
tracts without the consent of the post
master general and provides that when a
contractor or subcontractor shall sublet
his contract for less sum than that for
which he contracted to perform the serv-
ice the postmaster may whenever he
shall deem it for the good of the service
declare the original contract at an end.
The object of the department is Off
cially stated to be, first. to secure a
contract with a party who intends to
perform services at the lowest obtainable
rate; second, to see that the money nam
ed in the contract goes to the man who
performs the service rather than to the
speculative bidder.
The sun., 1900-09-01
Built That Way.

Mr.. Bryan's paramount issue" this
year is to organize a stable government
in the Philippines, which is what the
administration intends to do as soon
as it can; then to give it independence
that is, to clothe with all the attributes
of a sovereign nation miscellaneous
mixture of Tagals, Macabebes, Ig-
orottes, Sulus, Mestizos, Chinese and
Others of the sixty odd tribes inhabiting
the archipelago, part of whom are Mo
hammedan, part Christian, part saw
age and pagan. including an uncurped
The sun., 1900-09-01
Miss Hoxt beaten at GOLF.

Southampton, n. Y, Aug. 81 The
semifnal rounds of the women's national
golf championship tournament were play
ey on the links of the Shinnecock Hills
Golf club. Miss Beatrix Hoyt, the eX-
champion. was matched with Miss Mar
garet Curtis, the Boston schoolgirl, and
Miss Eunice Terry of the Ardsley club
met Miss Frances c. Griscom of the
Merton Cricket club. The weather con-
ditions were most favorable. Miss Cur
tis and Miss Griscom were the winners.
The sun., 1900-09-01
The New. From pekinu.

London, Aug. 31.-A dispatch from St.
Petersburg says:
General Linevitch, commanding the
Russian troops at the Chinese capital, re-
ports from Peking, under date of Aug.
20, that the Russian detachment on the
previous day captured, without loss, the
imperial summer palace. The Russian
artillerymen have also unearthed at Pc
king 30 cannon and many rifles. A large
quantity of silver was found at the tsung-
li-yamen."
1t is announced that the American
Russian proposal in favor of the with
drawal of the allied forces from Picking,
with the view of facilitating negotiations
for the conclusion of peace. has not only
met with considerable favor at European
chancelleries, but is almost certain to be
adopted. In the meanwhile the question
of employing Lii Hung Chang as an in
termediary is meeting with more and
more favor and will in all probability be
settled affirmatively as soon as Ii Hung
Chang is able to obtain authority.
The sun., 1900-09-01
A Ginner Committee

Following hard upon the formation
Of the phalanX of "preclnct representa-
tives." the Democratic national com
mittce owing to numerous complaints
of lack of spirit" III running the
campaign have decided to form an
auxiliary committee to be called the
"ginger committee To outsiders it
would appear quite proper that a &.
and S. ticket shouldtbe qualified by the
addition of little ginger.
The sun., 1900-09-01
BIG strike In wales over.

Cardiff, Wales, Aug. 31.-A meeting OF
the strikers at Cardiff confirmed the ac-
tion of their committee in agreeing to a
resumption Of work, the company having
acceded to the demands of the strikers.
The men will resume work generally on
Monday. About $4,000 Golfers have al
ready gone to work
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Beheaded by a Train.

Scranton, Pa, Aug. 31.-A train carry
ing employees of the Pennsylvania Coal
company to the collieries parted between
Avoca and Sebastopol. Harry Howels,
aged 16 years, of Pittstown, was thrown
under the cars and decapitated. Another
boy, Robert Loughnsy, was badly man
gled and may die.
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Nomnn s1axer convicted.

San Diego, Cal, Aug. 31.-Word has
been received from Ensenada that Mrs.
Rycrson. wife Of the late Governor
George Ryerson Of Lower California, has
been found guilty of manslaughter and
is now serving her sentence in the En-,
senada Jail. About year ago Mexi-
can boy who had been in the employ of
Mrs. Ryerson was found dead hanging
to tree near her residence. Mrs. Ryer-
son was charged with the murder of the
bou
The sun., 1900-09-01
Forest Fires In Colorado.

Pagosa Springs, Colo, Aug. 31.-For-
est fires are raging along nearly the en-
tire north boundary Of Archuleta county
and devastating large areas of timber
The largest fire is burning near the head
of -Four Mile creek, only about II miles
from town. Another fire is burning in
the northwest part of the county and
doing great damage.
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Sheepshead Bay Entries for Today.

Special to The Sun.
First Race ST. All ages. High weight
handicap. Sanders l40; Gibraltar 1856;
A Ahom, Kinnikinic 127; Raston 124;
Modrine 1913; Flaunt 120; Kitchener 115;
Laureate ll3; Lady Of Vale Ill; Lady
Schorr l07; Mamimus "a.
Second Race-5IF. Selling. 2 year olds.
Stretegist, ,Albua, Bowen, lily Ll, The
Puritan, Lief Prince, Schoolmaster, Pres
grave l02; Candle Marothen 104; Ami
mostly 81; Bounteous, Maximus los;
Moor l09; LaNalliere l06; The Regent 80;
Piederich, Cherished l07; Manga 100;
Sweet Tooth 9S.
Third Race-7F. 8 year olds. The Flat
bush States. .Ballyhoo Bey l20; Elk Horn
King Lief, Tommy Atkins, Blues, Alard
Schech lis; Olympian, Smile, Long
shoreman 105.
Fourth Race I'M. The ocean Handicap
KIT of Rhodes 102; Musette SO; Martimas
ia; Vulcain, Rush ll3; Decanter, Char
entus Ill; Voter 100; Lady Massey 100;
Modrine 10l; Kamara 107; John Yerkes
los.
Fifth Race-Short course. Handicap
Steeplechase. Challenger 1866; Charagrace
1853; Trillion 155; Perion 146; Geo. Keene
140; Capt. Piersal 129; Gov. Budd 1856;
Count Navarro 1856; Owassa 130.
Sixth Race-S4F. On turf selling.
Prestidigitator, Villa V SO; Carbuncle
ia; Wildwood 104; Trillo 1l6; The Cham
berlain l12; Guld Fox 118.
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Bryan Called a Traitor.

G. B. Coleman, Texan, and a mem-
ber of Troop c, Eleventh cavalry, in
recent letter from the Philippines, calls
Bryan a traitor, and says that direct
communications from Bryan to Aguin-
aldo, urging him to hold out until after
he (Bryan) is elected, have been dis
covered. Coleman says that Bryan's
The sun., 1900-09-01
real Estate Men convene.

Chicago, Aug. 31.-Real estate men to
the number of 80, representing 16 states,
are meeting here In response to call is
sued by e. X. Summerwall of New York
in an effort to unite the mortgage, loan
and real estate agents and investors of
the United States for mutual protection.
A. committee on permanent organization
has been appointed.
The sun., 1900-09-01

Sheepshead Bay Races Yesterday.
Special to The Sun.
First-5F. Ondurdie to l and to l,
1st; lnshot, 6 to l, I'd; Luerana, Sd. Time
1.0045.
Second-6F. Annoy, to l and even,
1st; Zemora, 2to l, I'd; Chanticleer, Sd.
Time 1.15 l-5.
Third-52F. Conroy, to 10 and to 5
lst; Bellario, to |, I'd; Six Shooter, Sd.
Time l,062.
Fourth-1sM. Favonius, 7 to and 5
to 2, 1st; King Bramble, even, I'd; Bomb
shell, Sd Time 153a.
Fifth-1M. Olea, to and to l, 1st;
Fluernn, s to l, I'd; Silver Garter, Sd.
Time 1.4l.
Sixth-1lM. Lady Massey, to / and
6 to 5, lst; Potente, 2 to l, I'd; FirstWhip
Sd. Time 20S 20.
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DELAWARE SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER ]. 1aoo

encouragement to the rfnDinos has
caused the death Of hundreds Of Amer
lean soldiers. He pays a glowing
tribute to Joe Wheeler and says that
he is the gallant old fellow who would
give up his horse to an exhausted
soldier and wink with the hoys
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New rranscontinentai Railroad.

Winnipeg. Aug. 31.-William Macken-
zie, the railway magnate of the Canadian
Northern, says that Canada will have
second great transcontinental line by
1908 from ocean to ocean. The line FROM
Port Arthur through Winnipeg to Prince
Albert will be finished in 1901, and if
the Northern Pacific will not sell its
Portage line parallel one will be built.
The sun., 1900-09-01
The Oregon at NaEasaLi.

Washington, Aug. 31.-The battleship
Oregon has arrived at Nagasaki, Japan.
She eventually will return to the United
States for the complete repair of the in
juries sustained in her grounding, but
will first 20 to China.
The sun., 1900-09-01
The wisconsin,s Trial Trip.

Washington, Aug. 31.-The navy de-
partment has received word that the bat
tleship Wisconsin, now being constructed
by the Union Iron works at San Fran
cisco, will be ready for her official trial
trip about the 25th of September.
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American Firemen at windsor.

London, Aug. 31.-The detachment of
Kansas City firemen on their way home
from the Paris exposition visited Wind
sor and made tour of the castle. Sub
sequently they lunched with the mayor
at the Guild hall.
The sun., 1900-09-01
Chicago Races Yesterday.
Special to The sun.

Special to The sun.
First-5F. Barbara NJ, Regea, Bonnie
Halle. Time 1.01S.
Second-7F. VanHoorebeke, The Slug
gard, Juauetta. Time l 2l4.
Third-7F. Satin Coat, William Ack,
Hurry. Time 1,29g.
Fourth-6F. Tayon, Highland Lad,
Chappaqua. Time 114!.
Fifth-7F. Bill Garrett, Aloha II,
Branch. Time 1275.
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G. p. r.. strike Called OF.

Vancouver, B. c., Aug. 31.-The strike
Of railway mechanics on the Canadian
Pacific railway has been declared off,
and the men in all Of the shops from
Fort William to Vancouver will return
to work at once.
Read THE Sum,
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rise In Price OF silver Only Tempo.


The Mundo of Mexico discusses the
recent advance in the price of silver.
and deplores it as a calamity, as the
value of all other commodities must
suffer proportionately. However, 1t
proceeds to show that this advance in
silver cannot be long maintained. "It
is certain" it says, ''that gold will out
value silver, at least during the next
hundred years." and it adduces the fol
lowing facts and figures in support of
its opinion:
The production of gold in the world,
instead of being restricted or dimin-
ished, as was anticipated by some, con-
tinues to increase necessarily and in
an alarming way for the silver pro-
ducers. We have had:
GOLD PRODUCTION.
1897 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 49,472,2O0
1898 ........................... 59275,29O
Estimate for 1899. o4SO9, 4oO
1t was believed that the Transvaal
war would considerably diminish the
total gold production, but it has not
been so. The Republic of the Trans
vaal produced in
1877 Izl1o,ooo
lso5 lo,ooi'6Oo
Estimate for 1852 ...................... l4V9hZfS
On the other hand, the output of gold
in Australia has increased, as that
country produced in
1897 ll509Ooc
tooo l@,fVooo
Estimate for lS09. 09...........,......... 16,0000OO
AS it will be seen, the war with
South Africa has not caused any reduc-
tion in the total worlds production of
gold We must expect a much larger
production in future ON account of the
recent discoveries in Africa, in Cape
Nome and the renewed activity in the
Transvaal mines. Therefore, only a
slight upward movement is possible
under present conditions in the price
of silver.
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War Indemnity.

New York, April 16.-A dispatch to the
is complete shrinkage of war news,
there is much quiet discussion among
South Africans in London respecting the
future of the mining industries after the
close of hostilities. Mr.. Rhodes has been
comforting with Alfred Belt and other
large capitalists, but his views are not
known. Mine owners are reticent from
a good cause, for they know from the
speeches of the chancellor of the ex-
chequer and the tone of the press that
there is a deliberate intention of bleed
ing the capitalists so far as possible in
settling the bill of expenses for the war.
There are only two interests in the Dutch
republics which can be levied upon when
the indemnities are assessed for the cost
OF the war and for damages to property
in Natal, and Cape Colony: these are the
railways and mines The railway in the
Free State is owned by the government.
which, as General Roberts has declared.
no longer exists. A portion of it, with
the rolling stock, has been seized by the
British army, and as General Roberts ad-
vances to the Vaal the remainder of it
will fall into his possession. This state
railway, with it's potential earnings and
resources, may be regarded as valuable
asset in possession of the British gov
ernment. When the Transvaal is in
yaded, the railways belonging to the
Netherlands company, will also be seized.
and these in times of peace We're COM
PEELED to pay so per cent of their profits
to the Transvaal government. South
Africans assert that this 80 per cent will
go hereafter to the British government.
The main resources for meeting a war
indemnity will be the mines Well in
formed South Africans state that the an
nual exporters of the Transvaal govern
alent in recent years have been about
$22, 50O,0 600, and under British administers
ton at least 81 100000 can be saved. This
margin will allow the payment of inter-
est on an indemnity loan of $4,000 900,
but the total cost of the war cannot be
less than s5o0,Oo0.OOO Without these
mines and railways there would be no
possible resource for meeting an indem-
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ARMED STRIKERS
HOLD MEETING.

Croton, Landing, N. Y, April 16.-Up
to 10 o'clock today there was not move
made BY the contractors or their repre-
sentatives to put men to work at the new
dam. It was learned that applications
for warrants for the arrest of the strike
leaders had been made and that the ar
rests may occur at any time About s
o'clock this morning the strikers are
gathered on the top of a hill near what
is called Little Italy, and We're talked
to in Italian by the leaders. About 40
men on. the hill were armed with rifles
and shotguns. Many others carried re-
volvers and two had hatchets. The lead
ers refused to talk with the representa-
tives Of their plans for today. Every
thing in the valley below was at stand
still. There were over 200 deputies scat
tered around the works near the new
dam. The infantry and cavalry are ex-
pected to arrive on the scene some time
this evening
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b0ERS HAVE RETURNED
FROM ELANDSLAACTE

we don't think 1t fair to ask more than
four per cent from borrowers, but the
position will be altogether changed when
the market has had every penny of gov
ernment money disbursed to it and then
wants more"
This warning was given and repeated
yet the brokers senselessly beat rates
down in the manner stated. Then came
last Monday, with the call for 4,5O0 900
pounds on the khaki loan and imme-
diately the market found that it could
not pay so back it went to the bank for
assistance. Very well,' the bank re-
piled, you shall have it at five per cent
Hence the wrath and the accusation that
the governor is only working for his
shareholders interests not for those of
tthe market.
How much was paid up in full upon the
war loan? l cannot yet say, because au-
thOritative estimates differ but, I imag-
Inc, not SO much as 1000, 900 pounds maxi
ins 100000 pounds, or at the outside s.
100000 although other quotations Of five
per cent short loans merely represent an
endeavor to compel the open market to
keep it's discount rate as near as possible
to four per cent. In order to postpone
bank rate to five per cent. And the mar
ket rate does hover around four per cent,
one hour a fraction above the next hour
q fraction below. Last Saturday. it was
q fraction below, but most Of the mer-
camille houses We're shut up.
The Bank of England expects to re-
ceive some gold from Russia, via Ger
many, but not a great deal, for the very
good reason that Russia would not send
pound if she could help herself
Naturally, with the holidays in pros
pect, disappointments about the progress
of the war and fresh twinge Of scarcity
in the credit market our stock exchange
has been dumpish and idle, disposed to
ssell everything it was carrying so as to
ttske it's holiday in peace Of mind. I'm
derr such conditions you can we'll UNDER
stand that the boom in your railway Sc.
curtties has made no appreciable pro-
gress. Were it not for the powerful sup
port accorded from New York, prices for
all the best known stocks must have
been worse than they were, because
brokers tell me it has been to realize and
nothing but realize, among British opera
tors all the past week until the market
closed Thursday.
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nent chairman unless he should be Sc
lected to the presidency, in which event
he will retire, and Rear Admiral A. S.
Crowninshield will succeed him as chair
man.
Secretary Long said Sunday that the
battleship Texas and the cruiser New
York will not be placed out of commits
sion on their arrival at Hampton Roads
Orders win be given to the battleship
Kearsarge to join the flagship, and when
the Kentucky has completed her trial
next month she will also be assigned to
Admiral Farquhar's command. 1t is ex-
pected by the department that some i'm
portant manoeuvers will occur this sum-
mer in accordance with a program which
will probably be adopted by the policy
board.
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Investigation Resumed.

Washington, Aprnl 16.-The Occur
d'Alene investigation was resumed to-
day, with w. r. Stimson, one Of the
fcrmer commissioners Of Shoshone coun-
ty on the stand to rebut the features de-
Veloped in the previous testimony His
evidence was to the effect that he was
removed from Office by the state and
military authorities because they be-
lieved he would not serve their purposes.
He declared in answer to the questions,
that his removal was brought abott by
tthe legal and judicial tools OF the
Bunker hill minen and the Standard Oil
company. The witness presented a.
photograph taken at the time.of the out
break in 1892 1t showed the front of the
saloon at Gem with the glass windows
riddled with rifle shots.
These he testified Were made by "Pink-
ertons and thugs, brought in by the min-
ing companies to put down the union
men,"
Most Of Stimsons testimony related to
minor circumstances in the affairs under
inVestigat ton.