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III the ;tue@!s,s d. 4, +. .4.a.. .zt,stt5tll. 4It-
,ccieuad that siisy hp ilied forces were
ii luua-t i.oW tGcp lyd bpeH ample tiiie
td cover tie .hert distance between that
plaep and Picking, 50 thai tile sepolts
lallcd with his OWN calculation on what
was likely to have occurred.
lie Chinese officials have no knowl-
edge whatever Of the reported departure
1f the empress doWager and the imperial
household from Picking on Aug. {, as
mentioned III the Shanghai dispatches.
The place named MS the point which they
took for refuge is said to be about 100
miles back from Peking. 1t is not where
the summer palaces are located. Rumors
have heretofore reached Chinese officials
that il movement from Peking might be
made. but they have never been borne
lut By official adyices. If the imperial
party has left Peking. it is said that it
will make no change III the prerogatiyes
)f the imperial government, as the au-
thority goes with the emperor, wherever
he may be located.
If it proves true that the legationers
are relieved the gravest crisis is re-
moved. But there remain many mo-
mentouS questions to be determined. 1t
appears to be accepted that at least some
IF the powers will Keep their military
forces III China, at least until I'LL ques-
tions growing ont of the crisis are set
tied This is expected 10 involve ques
ti0ns not only Of money indemnity but Of
territorial extension on he rart Of some
u the European parties 70 the contlo-
verSy. II is not believed that the United
Stntes will be Il party 70 amy such terri-
toriM controversy. as the declaration If
Secretary Lay, made nj the beginning
~ the umblo, fdrecastcd tile purpose Of
this government to seek ID preserve CHI
aesc territorial ami administrative entity.
| 1lc said i'll this note o. July n
.'lt Is. Of course, too carN to forecast
| the Incuns Of attaining this last result
| lpfpveut a spread II disorder, but the
policy If the government Of the United
Statos is 10 sock solution which may
bring about permanent safety and peace
70 Chm. preserve Chinese territorial and
administrative entity, protect all rights
guaranteed to friendly powers by treaty
and international law and safeguard for
the world the principle of equal and i'm
partial trade with all parts Of the Chinese
empire"
| There have been many changes i'll the
situation since that declaration was
made. and yet il seems to clearly indi-
cate that if territorial extension is one Of
| the scnleS to the crisis the United
States will not be party to it. Chinese
officials are apprehcnsive that long pc
iiod Of diplomatic exchange may follow
the crisis, covering six months or a year
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GRAVE CRISIS OVER.

The Relief OF Foreign Legations
simpliHrs chinese situation.
Washington, Aug. 1T.-0ut q The
gloom Of thr recent acRto crisis comes the
cheering information from many sources,
unofficial. but So circunstautial and posi-
tive as to he generally credited IN official
quarters. that the allied armies had
reached Peking and that the legationers
had hcen relieved This information
came from press dispatches from Lonlon,
Shanghai and Berlin and were eagerly
scanned by the officials in Washington.
At the state department q cipher dis
patch was received from Consul Fowler
at Chefu, point quite near Peking, but
unfortunately it conveyed no word of the
arrival at Peking nor the rescue Of the le-
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"LEST WE FORGET. 2
Read Union Republican Offer
of Jan. 10, that is Still
Open. Then Read This.

of Jan. 10, that is Still
Open. Then Read This.
The offer OF the Republicans
to hold joint or common prim-
airy elections in New Castle
county for the selection of Re-
publican condidates has been
rejected by the Union Republic
cans. This refusal came close
upon the announcement that
the Union Republican mama
gers had decided to name men
oftheir own arbitrary selection
for the three principal officers
to be voted for on the state
ticket. In spite of the promises
made the National Convention
Philadelphia that the Repub
Iicans would elect their ticket
in the state, and the further
promise that every effort would
be made to bring about a har-
mony of action ON the part OF
all Republicans in this state,
the Union Republican organi-
zation now stands in the atti-
tude oi an opponent of the Re-
publican party. Itstands as an
! assassin, ready to stab the Re-
publican party of Delaware and
the party at large in the back.
THE MORNING NEWS.
"While we would like to see
Republican success the arbi-
trary attitude of certain eie-
ment in the Union Republican
\ party which insists upon nam
u ing members of that party as
candidates for governor, con-
gressman and attorney-Gen-
II eral, the three principal State
n Offices. must absolutely defeat
4 that end. a proposition for
1 common primaries in New
II Castle county has been rejected
"A by the Union Republicans"
y II. @. CHURCHMAN,
Il Chairman.
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LEST WE FORGET.
Full Text of the Proposition Made by the Union Repub
lican State Committee January 10, to the Bolter
Republican State Organization.
STOOD AND STILL STAND

ton shall have the first choice
of all the nominations to be
made, the minority the first
choice of all the remainder; and
thus in an alternate manner
until all the nominations are
completed:
That the question of the cleo
tion of two Senators to the SEN
ate of the United States shall be
disposed Of by the adoption Of
one or the other Of the two fol-
lowing propositions;
First: That each faction shall
have undisputed choice to the
election Of Senator.
Or, second: That the voters of
each Senatorial and Representa-
tive District shall, BY a majority
rule, nominate their respective
legislative candidates; that loyal
support shall be given the same
by all Republicans without re-
gard to past factional divisions,
and that the whole question OF
the election Of Senators to the
Senate of the United States shall
be left to the Legislature itself
when assembled without prior
reciprocal obligations or pledges
of any kind upon the members
thereof as to their disposition Of
the matter:
That, if the foregoing propo-
sitions should seem to be unfair,
in that it is denied that the ma
jority of the Republicans Of this
State are affiliated with the
Union Republican party, and
that the foregoing propositions
are therefore a covert attempt tc
gain a political advantage that
could not be had by an appeal tc
the people, | am authorized and
directed to make a further propo.
sition:
That all the foregoing propo-
sitions be laid aside, that com.
mon primary for delegates to
State Convention with equality
of representation in the severa
Representative Districts undet
the Constitution be held by the
Republican voters OF this State
and that a ticket be nominated
by said convention solely by tht
will Of the majority, and if ad
! verse to the Union Republican
party to pledge loyal support .
all Union Republicans to th'
election Of all entire ticket thu
nominated.
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TO HUGH G. BROWNE,

i ~ IL CbIl ~ bINON NlSJ
Chairman of the Republi-
can State Central Committee Of
Delaware.
SIR:--In the interest Of Re
publican unity i'll this State,
and by reason of the obligation
resting upon all loyal Republi-
cans to promote the welfare Of
the National Republican party
by the election in the ensuing
campaign Of a Republican Presi-
dent and Of a Republican Con-
gress, | am authorized and d.
rected BY the State Committee
of the Union Republican Party
Of Delaware to address to you
the following propositions and
10 ask an early consideration
thereof:
That a joint call by the chair
man Of the respective Republi-
can organizations Of this State
be issued for a common primary
upon the basis Of equality Of
representation i'll the thirty-five
Legislative Districts.
That the delegates elected
under said call shall, when as
senbled, proceed to the election
of six delegates and six alter
mates to the National Republi-
can Convention, to be held in
the city of Philadelphia on June
Toth, 1900:
That each of the three counties
of this State shall have appor-
toned to them two delegates and
two alternates respectively and
that the said delegates and al
ternates thus apportioned shall
be chosen by the will of the ma
Jority of the delegates from each
county:
That the said convention shall
at the time and place elect a
State Central committee of seven
teen members, one from each
Senatorial District, the members
thereof to be chosen solely by
the delegates elect from the re-
spective Senatorial Districts and
that the committee thus chosen
shall be the sole Official State
Committee. Of the Republicans
of Delaware:
That the chairman Of the
State Central Committee thus
created shall at the proper time
call a convention for the purpose
of nominating three Presidential
Electors, 4 Representative il
Congress, and candidates for the
remainder Of the State ticket
That nominations for Presi-
dental Electors shall be made
one from each county and
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RAPID MARCH TO PEKING.
French General Gives the Credit to
Russians and Japanese.

Parts, Aug. IA dispatch received
here from General Frey, in command of
the French marine force in China, dated
Aug. .. says the rapid advance of the al
lies toward Pcking was due to the excel
lcnt scouting Of the Russians and Japa-
nese.
General Frey returned to 1icn-tsin in
order 10 lead thr re-enforcemeuts of
French troops 10 the front. Finding there
the Germans, Au~frianS and Italians,
whn We're not represented with the adj
vance columns. th9 general offered to give
ihem facilities for getting 70 tire front
with lis command. fhpy accepted with
thanks and ueN column composed Of
tIe forces II The nations larniiaard- start
ed FOR PelSiHs.
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The sexenth,s send OF.

Newport, K. l., Aug. 17.-Light Bat
tcty Z, Seventh regiment, was given a
rousing send off on its departure from
Fort Adams en- route to join the forces
in China. Local militia companies and
citizens in general did escort duty and
much red fire was burned.
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during which Germany France and some
Of tile other powers win keep their armies
on Chinese soil u re-eutorce extreme de-
mauds " money and territorial indem
nifty. With Chinas present impotent
condition there appears to he no issue
out 81 This long struggle hnt her eycntu-
allg yielding 70 the various demands.
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Ann BADLY Lacerated.

q Dallobal was severely injured by a
fall of rock at the Bellevue quafries iase
evening. He was taken. TO the 5 hone; s;.
pathic Hospital where it was found MS
arm was badly lacerated.
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Fourth class Iostmnsters.

Washington. Aug. 1.-THE following
fourth class posmasters lave been mp
pointed; Vermont East Dover. 5. II.
Hallaaay. Maryland ~ Martinsburg, L.
T.. Wood; Sellman, II. L. Black.
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The Baltimorc.s Home Coming.

London, Aug. 1T.-Ihe United States
cruiser Baltimore, with Rear Admiral
John G. Watson on board, homeward
bound from Manila, has sailed from
Gravesend for Belfast.
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Poyntz. Time l.26.

Poyntz. Time l.26.
second-6F. Irish Jewel, Olekma,
Tidy Ann. Time l.23 20.
Third-short course. Passe Partout,
Viking, Reno. Time $40 80.
Fourth-5F. Tyr, sortie, Tootsie Green
Time 1.07 40.
Fifth-1M. Miss Dooley, Martha Fox,
Joe Shelby. Time 80 40.
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Rubenzer's Team Runs Away.

Daniel Bubenzer's cam ran away from "a
Sixteenth and Dure streets yesterday
afternoon and after running TO lhu :
teenth street was caught by Gnaries
Asblv. There was 10 damage.
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Wilmington q Northern Commuta
tion and Mileage Tickets.
JoInilluta.

Formerly sold only at general office.
OF the company are now on sale at ticket
office, Preach Street Station.
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RESCUED AT LAST.
international Relief Column
Enters Chinese Capital.
MINISTERS ARE SAFE.
So It Is Announced From Va
riolls Credible Sources.


Entry OF the Allies Into Picking Eff
fected without Tighting-Nembers
Of Legations and other Foreigners
Liberated From Their DirefuI Po-
siticn Downgcr Empress and
Prince Tuan Reported TO Have
Fled Under Escort of Chinese Army.
London, Aug. 17.-'.Thc allies have en-
tered I'clling without fighting. the Legal
tions are relieved and the foreigners are
liberated.
The foregoing, received from the Ger
man consul al Shanghai, was given out
hy thc Berlin foreign office.
i dispatch frem Shanghai says;
iii Ilung Ching has received IA tele-
graphic dispatch announcing that the Al
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Heavy Rains Flood Mines.

Mckinley, Mimi, Aug. 1I.-Owing to
heavy rains most of the steam shovel and
open pit mines here have been compelled
to suspend on account of the mines being
flooded.
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several State offices including
tile nomination for Representa-
tive in Congress shall be as fol-
lows, the majority Of the conten-
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lnitch stnte. slastnilice Ii Chinn.

san Francisco Au= I'LL. w, Robin
son, superintendent - The American
postal service ii b. established in China,
who. with his assistant, q. N. Hunt,
sailed oil the Warren, says the post
offices IL ID used tor the brncft Of the
t,nitod States troops will be portable.
They can b. put together Or taken apart
IL readily as camp luggage. At Military
Station Na I, to he loented nj Taku, will
he kept a record II the movement of the
troops, 50 that is good mail dispatch to
and from china may be had as in any
other part Of the world.
The sun., 1900-08-18
Eight Hours on Chesapeake Bay.

Special excursion via Pennsylvania
Railroad Sunday next, August 18TH;
ONLY 81. so for the round trip. Special
train leaves Wilmington at 10 a. N.
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ON THIS PROPOSITION THE UNION REPUBLICANS

by the will Of the majority Of the
delegates thereof:
That the nominations for the
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is at Atlantic City.

Officer j. C. Purcell is spending his va
cation at Atlantic City. Officer Palmer
is taking his place on the patrol wagon.
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Saratoga Races Yesterday.
Special to The sun.

SlEcldl W mt sun
First-6F. Douro, I to 5 and to 9, lst;
Draughtsman. II to |, ID; Lord Ogleby,
Sd. Time ll93.
Second-6F. McAddie, TO and out,
list; Likeness, 2 to |, I'd; LaNalliere, Sd.
Time LOG.
Third-6F Elsie Barnes, 5 to and
to /, lst; Dolly Weithoff, no second
money; Crossmolina, Sd. Time l.l9&.
Fourth-1M. SOY. Bannockburn, 2 tc
3 and out, 1st; Einus, 7 to 5, I'd; Alsike
Sd. Time 534.
Fifth-S5F. Trillo. to 5 and to ?.
1st; Sparrow Wing, even, I'd; Villa y 3D..
Time l.553.
Chicago Races Yesterday.
Special to The sun.
First-6F. Hampshire, HansWurst
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NoRrn nArE 81 pEKING.

lied forces entered lteklng, W euneSudS,
Aug. Is, without opposition.
1T is believed that Yuan-Shi-Kai's
troops have gone thence TO Shensi to
protect the empress, who, according to
reports received by local officials here.
with Tuan, the imperial household and
the bulk Of the army and Boxers, left Pc
king Aug. I for Hsian-fu.
The British troops will land here to-
morrow.
"All is quiet here and in the Yang-tse
valley"
Reason of Chinese Collapse.
The collapse Of Chinese resistance is
explained in dispatches from Shanghai
as being due to the failure of the Chinese
to Hood the country below Tung-C how.
The earthwolks connected with the dam
at the Pei-Ho We're unfinished and the
canal at Tung-C Chow was full Of water,
facilitating boat transport when the al
lies arrived there.
Signals between the allies and the lega-
TONERS holding part Of the wall at re.
king were exchanged during the morning
of Aug u wednesday,.
Troops are still arriving mt Taliu The
German transports WittclSind and Frank
fort are due there now.
The Russian transport Nijni-NovgoroC
ran on Il reef Aug. II.
The Japanese cruiser Takasago. whicl
went ashore recently, has been towed oil
and IS now at Port Arthur.
a dispatch from Yokohama annonnee'
that Nh official telegram from seoul, thi
capital 81 KGrea saws the inhabitants q
the Pyong Yong district, adjoining TIL
frontier are alarmed IL the landing q
/ 1.NN0 Iinssians iii thnt Mnigh hbarhood
The sun., 1900-08-18
]. FRANK ALLEE,

Chairman Union Republican
State Central Committee Of
Delaware.
The sun., 1900-08-18
ALL NEWS OF THE
SPORTING WORLD.
CHAMPIONSHIP STANDING.

O--O-O--0--O
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-11-17
INDIANS IN DIRE STRAITS.
Native Alaskans Dying by Hundreds
of Consumption.

CHICAGO. Nov. 16.-"Unless govern
ment aid IS extended the Alaskan In
dians. the death rate this winter will
be appallingly large"
This Is the statement OF G.. b. SWINE
hart. Of Nome. Alaska. who Is on his
way 70 Washington where he will bring
the matter before the notice OF the de-
partment Of the Interior
Continuing. Mr.. swlnehart said:
THE Alaskan Indians are in dire
straits. About a month ago I made
a trip down the Yukon river and found
hundreds OF men and women dying Of
a disease that Is really nothing more or
less than consumption The sickness.
which has now become an epidemic. was
first noticed last spring. During the
summer the disease increased and the
Indians were unable to dry fish. which
is their chief and almost their only
staple. Consequently. unless aid IL sent.
number Of them will die Of starva-
ton"
Mr.. Swinehart was the first United
States commissioner at Nome.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-11-17
BILLIARD CHAMPIONSHIP.
Eleven Contestants Meet in New York
for the Tournament.

NEW YORK. Nov. i6,-The list OF
contestants OF the A. a. u. billiard
tournament OF the amateur champion
ship of America (class Bl has closed
with eleven accepted entries a. follows:
W. w. Kellogg and G. S. smith OF
Chicago. A. @. Cutler and William
Paige, Of Boston; Frank Billeter. OF
Minneapolis. and Florian Tobias. l.. W,
Servatius. Edwin @ Presby. A. d. Fer
guson. Samuel c. Esterbrook and Isaac
Mlpnor. OF New York.
Two Of these players already have
proved their eligibility for cla'N B--Kel-
logg and Cutler. They therefore will
not have to participate In the qualify
ing games The nine contestants re-
naming viii nrst contest against each
other. in order to determine their ellgi-
billty to the finals. during the first
days Of the tournament.
The committee have decided to di.
vide these contestants into three
groups OF three each for the qualify
ing games. the groups to be:
First group-smith. Manor and Tob-
las; second group-Bllleter. EsterbrDok
and Presby. third group-Palge. Fergu-
son and Servatius.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-11-17
ENGLISH OFFICERS QUEER SET
Butler Accused OF Firing on His own
Men Who Reused TO Advance
to Sure Death.

NEW YORK. Nov, l6--Among the
American scouts and Irish cavalrymen
lust arrived in this country after SER
vice in the Boer army are Private T.
a. Belford. OF Ireland. and ], n, King,
Of California. better known as "Dyna-
mite Dick"
we are all members" said Belford.
''of the I,ish Brisade. which was COM
mlanded by an American colonel. John
N.Y. Rlake, formerly OF the United
States sixth cavalry and West Point
graduate. This war is not near over,
Notwithstanding reports TO the con-
trary. Read the reported losses OF the
English. which they say in their dis
patches are due to 'en.eric fever, II
is no. the enteric fever or any other
kind OF enterlc affiiction that is doing
the work. 1t is Mauser bullets and
nothing else.
We were in the field nom October
6. 1895. to the second 1ay OF last month,
then we sailed from Lourenco MARQUES
Cor Trieste en- route to America. We
were at Spionkop. Colenso. the siege Of
Ladysmlth. MOdderspruit. besides many
other engagements. As regards marks
manship. the Beers give the English
cards and spades and still beat them
with their eyes shut. During fight
on October So 500 johannesburg police
men fought 1900 entrenched English.
captured their works. with 1l7S men.
and killed the rest. This gives an idea
OF how the Boer can shoot.
Il: sounds strange but It is true-I
never saw a Union Jack or a regimen
tai flag during all the war. The only
dag the British ever showed was q
white one and never heard Of a white
Union Jack.
when the poor old president left
for Europe. General Botha in his order
TO his men announcing the departure
said, Now that the poor old man is
safe let the fighting begin This was
the Inauguration Of guerilla warfare.
THE English officers are a queer set.
French Is the best OF the lot. Butler
is the bull dog OF the crowd. He has
no feeling for his men. On one occas-
ion a detachment Of troops in his COM
mand refused TO storm a Boer strong
hold, to face which was certain death.
Ir his anger Butler turned a battery
Of artillery on them and seventy-three
were killed
Dynamite Dick" King said the scouts
had an experience similar to the Irish
men in most cases. one Of their duties
having been TO dynamite railways. His
participation in This duty, ne said, ac-
counted for his sobriquet. He said
that the detachment was discourteously
treated by the authorities at LOurenco
Marques. the Portuguese having i'm
prisoned them for six days on troop
ship before allowing them to board the
Austrian Lloyd steamship Styra, on
which they sailed for Trieste.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-11-17
MECHANICS WANT SHORTER DAY,
II 4 Strike Is Ordered Fifty or Sixty
Thousand Machlnis,s WIN De
called out.

NEW YORK. Nov. IA mass meet
Ing Of the International Association OF
Mechanics was held last nlght to con-
slider the Introduction ot the nine and
half hour work dav on November
~, as agreed upon by the National Me-
tai Trades Association,
There appeared 10 b. a hitch In the
agreement reached by the two assocla.
tions At their recent conference In this
city. as II was reported at las, nights
meeting that while the National Metal
Trades Association was willing that the
work day of the machnlsts should be-
reduced from ten hours TO nine and one
half hours Il would refuse TO pay the
full scale OF wages. The meeting was
largely attended by both union and
non-unlon men who work In the shops
OF the association.
Il was announced that by vote OF
the different unions OF the machinlsts'
unions. President o'Connell had been
ordered to direct "a general strike Of the
machilists II lie deemed Il wise TO DO
so. Some members Of the trades union.
II was said. were willing to pay full
days wages for nine and one half
hours work but that other firms We're
Tot
George II. Warner. business agent OF
the Machnists' Association. said that
II a strike was ordered between $4,000
and $1,000 machinists would be called
ort.
II strike Is decided on. the men. It
Is said. would demand an additional five
per cent increase In wages.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-11-17
CATTLE COMBINE.
win Euy 3.5OO.OOO Acres Of Land IN
Texas Near the Mexican Line.

NEW YORK. Nov. 1s.-The Times
prints the following:
George R. Loving. Of Fort Worth.
Texas. is in the city for the purpose
Of forming a cattle combine and it has
beer reported that John D. Rockefeller
IS to be interested in the company.
When Mr.. Loving was seen at the
Waldorf-Astoria he said that the COM
pany which he was endeavoring to
form was not a trust in any sense Of
the word and that Mr.. Rockefeller, so
far as ne knew. was not to be interested
in the company in any way. He said
that he was in New York last spring on
the same mission which brings him
here this time and that he had expect
ed to form the company at that time.
Mr.. Loving said that the company
would not attempt to control prizes at
all but that 1t was the intention Of
these who are promoting the company
to purchase about 3,5O0,0O0 acres Of land
in Texas near the line between Texas
and New Mexico for the purpose Of
going into the cattieraising business on
large scale. 1t was his intention at
first to form a company with a capital
Of sjO,OOO,OOO, but ne found that it would
not be practicable and he has now de-
cided that the new company viii be
capitalized at about $12OOO,0OO
Mr. Loving says that he was not Ir
Cleveland two days ago and that he has
not called on Mr.. Rockefeller and thai
there is no one else who is interested
in the company. Who are to be tn
stockholders Mr.. Loving declined tc
say. but he wished 1t distinctly under
stood that the new company has NJ
connection whatever with the Leather
trust, as reported.