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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-03-09
COSTLY PHlLADELPHlA FIRE.
Drygoods District of Quaker City
Entails Heavy Losses.

Drygoods District of Quaker City
Entaiis Heavy Losses.
PHILADELPHIA March IA fro en-
failing an estimated loss OF over $780,
900 occurred early today in to retail
drygoods district.
The conhxgration originated in the
engineroom cf Shoreman Brcs. Tho
building was Il shaped fronting on
three streets, Eighth, Arch and Cherry.
Il is said that whilo Ere was being
drawn from the furnaces. sparks com;
smunicated with somo westopap per ana
tho Gttlo blc2o spread with astonishing
rapidity to the upper floors.
A general alarm was sounded, bit OIL
efforts to save the building were fruit.
less and it was leve!ed. Tac loss IS
placed at $500. 900.
Marks Bros drygcods store, adioin.
ing, was partly damaged By smoke and
water and their sto-enouse was com.
pleseiy Quilted. entaiiinS IN estimated
loss OF $500. COo The Shorcmaa build
Ing was four stories and Marks i've
stories in height.
The flames spread TO the G.sto-y build
ing on Cherry street, occupied by Myer'
hoff Bros, manufacturers OF wc'nen s
and children s clothing. ard the Phila'
delphia Electrical &c CCipmen5 company.
Nothing was left OF Gais place bus the
walls. The less 10 placed at G2co, Geo.
Several smaller buildings were mori
OF less seriously DANA Sed. About lOi
persons, men. women and children were
thrown out OF employment by tho f!cc
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-03-09
ISn'lr,Is Ci.ualiics.

LONDON, March 7.-Auo;her list Of
casualties sustained b. General Buller's
forces from Feb. Il to Feb. ~ shows;
Killed, l2%; wounded, G7S; missing. IL.
OF tre=o tho losses of tho Irniski l!ugs
"ere: Killed. 64; wounded, lG?; miss.
ing, 22. Dublin EuS:icrs: Killed, l5;
wounded, o.; miezInE, IS Connau Il; .
Rangers: Killed, 19; |cUadeG, lO5;
Pllgsiug, s. Eoyal Irish Fuaiiicrs:
Scotia Fu,slliNGannded. c.; missing, ,.
GS. With tho list OF casnaiyfS9ui3@e
Monday, this makes the total cost TO tho
rank and file in the final r2liet o: Lady
smith 1859 men
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-03-09
OPPOSITION TO TREATIES.
Reciprocity Gr;tiuG L!tiIe EnccuraS'-
mNnt Ia tnN Enmntr.

ISrC. .pcOCi,J Sri llts. II. 'tSu' as
,nentIu tho &auatr.
wAe4rSarox x1a-ch ?.-The r-c.cat
indications arc that al OF the rsciyrcc.
ity treaties framed by John a. kosson
under tho authority u President Nc.
Kinlcy AMI tho state doDars1 ar5 will
fail o: ratification. There has heea Nor
tiiiyy 10 al these treaties snco their
eubMi"si u to the senate by PrcsiGen.
Nick nlsy.
Tho prospect seemed 10 brighten lit.
tic FOR the French treaty when 4 favor.
ab,o report was made by the committee
on icTeign relations hy the chairman,
Senator Davis OF otirncsota It np.
Dears, h0wcver. ihaS INC fsps4 : - "a
- ,b;s trcu;v was largely cocrt7sy b.
gerat0r DAVIS. %rd Cots not raprasen'
tine views Of all OF the Republicans OIL
the cO:n n!t:oc.
Senators Lodge cf Mass2cluSosts,
Foraker &C Oaio and Wo,c1tC OF Colo
raio, three OF tho seven NepaDhcanS,
ara declared to co against the treaty
and me- he supported by Senator Frye
! OF Maine. This void reduce us sup
! porterS 10 three l.aru1iic29S:
Senator AijriSN o. EhcSo lsienI -, ~
is 1T ouco chairman 9; Lhe9. 3;ia. njY,;s
.oaisLno &STtl ID tine refcFSHcs Ugticc
treaty TO his committee.
Senator Aldrich woald have stron:
grounds for urging reference 10 hi:
committee, even !! there VS. not oDao
slt!on 20 the treaty, 1o- it GUS deep il
tho revenue f-om customs anG appears
therefore, &c &c c proper spbjec5 to1
consideration by tho con.Gn:t.;o which,
deals with revenue and financial pro,.
leml Senator Alirich will urdoub,.
edly have tho support of ali OF the mer,.
cers OF tho finance committee il thu;
poSitiou
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-03-09
Mortg; &c Sale of Lands.

By virtue OF a power contained in q
mntgage Il. cd executed by &. Il. Irman
TO w. II. Sartnr, hearing date the nth
day OF May, 1853, and recorded In tie
'ilicc OF Inc Clerk OF Court and register
Ct mehSe conveyance for Union COUNTY
Ill BOOK OF mortgages NJ. No. II II. ~
a'.d by NlltGe of lie written consent
the mnr'Gagr IL To tie amount due on
Sad mortgage and the due TecO.ding OF
he same III the proper ctfice rs n Quired
ny the statute; We will sell at public
aIrt ON, before the Court House door.
aL Union. >. G.. htween the hours of
eleven and one o'clock ON March 2ist,
1900 To the highest Lildrr fer cash.
Al mat certain tract or parcel Uf land
IN l'hcknty Township, Union county,
containing one hundred AMI fifty-s!x and
'o-lOO 'cts. more or less, adjoining
land" OF George w. Garner, Smith.
NoEi and PAcrlet River; it teing Itte
|ald known as tract No =, i'm the di-
VISION Of !indS of y. VI. Wood aud ".
IL. weed, as represented 10y plat at
iach,d to deed from a. IL Foster, WIN.
wilkins and j.. ~. Rice, tn G.. r. In
man, dated lIth October, 1887 aud re-
coldtd i'll Book X. 20 pages 453-455.
John y. FAINT,
j. Il. FAINT,
Composing the firm of FAINT Bros
1r,, - Assiglees. +.
e-3t.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-03-09
RuMoRS OF PEACE AGAIN.
Nothing Is Transpiring at tho Scat oil
War In South Africa.


War In South Africa.
LONDON, March For lack OF news
from Field Marshal Lord Roberts, at
tention turns to Natal 1t is reported
that General Butler has pushed forward
u fore, along tho Harrismith railroad
line toward Van Rsenen's pass. using
tho railroad freely for communications.
1t appears that the Beers intend TO
take up strong position in the Big
garsberg range and con;ost the Glencoe
passes. General Buffers plans. how
ever, arc kept almost rs secret as those
of Lord Rooerts
Whils wa!ting fer the important de-
volopmcn,s which gro daily expected to
occur in the Free State rumors OF peace
recur.
Tbs Times today contains dispntch
from CApe Town which says there Is a
crowuiry need for a. explicit statement
| By tho British ministry that nothing
short CT a2-uza:ioa is iatended in orde!
to damp tho mischievcas agitatlou
that is going on uudac the pretext of q
| demand for peace
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-03-09
FINAL DISCHARGE.

N"t'ce is hcr,hy given that Manning
L. Smith Administrator ,f the Estate
of DR.. w. b Mott, deceased. has appli,
to Jason NJ. Greer, Judge of Probate. i'm
and for the County Of Union. for fiu11s
discharge rs such Administrator.
1t is oIdeItd. That the 10Th day of
April. a. d., 1850. he fixed orhearing
nf Petition. and Il final sttu. ment of said
Estate. Published 9th March 1900.
JASON M. GREER,
Prot ats Judge, Union County, s. G.
10-4t
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-03-09
MUTUALLY SATISFACTORY.
EuSiHnd Pleased With Pauacrfcto
ISrcausr He Plensrs Americams.

EuSiHud Pleased with Pauacrfcto
Because Hs PIeasgs Americaus.
LONDON, March 7-Tho st. James
Gazetto this afternoon, while declaring
that the extension OF Lord Pauaccfotc's
stay - Washington as Ambassador CT
Great Britain is GUo to the coming
presidential election and "ail that goes
with this reculrin: comrlot:oo." says:
ITO Americans Lord PIurcefoic's
stay will to acceptable, because he has
achieved tho feat OF making himself
popular with :; success for which thero
Is 10 precedent since the drsS British
miris;o was accredited to the United
States q century and q quarter ago. TO
"a his continued tenure OF offico is &C.
csptab!e because ho has pleased tn,
Americans. ana it is highly Gesirab. G
ffEog bP5iGeas point of. Xiawa as we'll ~
continue to DO p.eGSco.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-03-09
rre,l Ytrou-n O.d Er:l-c.

P1TTsDUEa. March ?.-The locomotive
hauling the Chicago fast freight sTGCss:
on tho Pi.tehO-H!nE. dragging the ten.
gor and one car with it. Fireman \
4. Miller Of Bolivar. Pa. and E-a!;e-
man George DeWald of Pitcairn. 70.
were Killed outright. and ConGrctor
James +. Martin OF Pitcairn, Pa.. dan.
gerous y injured. The bridge that col.
!apsed Is ono of the eldest OIL the Fer.
wayne road. and was supposed 10 havo
oeen soinclentiy strong for tho heaviest
locomotive OF the modern tyDe.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-03-09
Hissioumry Wo;IScrst to --oo.

MACON. March T-Tho Christian and
Missionary alliance OF Now Yo.. will
meet in Macon on March 20 and 2G tn
arrange for mission work in China end
other countries. Sono rromiuent mic.
s:onar1os will be in attendance upon tho
convention. among them Messrs. vii.
son and Simpson of New YcrE. Mr.
reeves and Mr.. So!ichuer of China. Ifr
Todd OF South Carolina. and others
Mr.. Witherspoon OF New York is in tho
o!ty arranging for tho coming of the
other delegates
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-03-09
Pardon Refused.

COLUMBIA, March IA petition for
the pardon Of Patton Evans OF AIbs.
vil!e county has locn refused by Gov.
crnor McSweency. The petition i.
signed by many citizens. sIa es ;hat
Evans was only IS years old at the time
OF his conviction and that Lc has been
punished sufficiently, having reen in
prison since 1894 Evans dill not kin
tho man with whom he hai IL quarrel,
bus killed his conain whiio shooung az
tie party with WHOM no hnd his trcuh,a.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-03-09
Entertained Wi;h c.k.v,u.

CHATTANOOGA, March ?.-Abont 25o
members OF the National Association Of
Ticket Agents arrived hero toiay Ell.
route to Atlanta, whero tho annual con.
venticn will be held, com mmcmc;ng TO-
morrow. The delegation w1s met by q
large committee OF citizens ami tto day
was spent mere visiting the battlefellS.
q southern nero cakewa,E, with ap.
propriate GpGcialties, was siyaa tho
party tonigh: in tho way OF public
ovation.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-03-09
Fighting Ia Ill, TransvnaJ.

LONDON. March IA special dis patch
from Drrban says flying column Of
British troops from Zu!u.aad has en-.
tered the Transvaal Gud has been daily
sklrmlshlnG with small parties of Beers.
The fo-co consists OF mounted infantry.
Natal acoc;s and arri!lery. all com :.
nancei by MAJOR Frendsrgast. Tn,
column first crossed tho border Oh Eel.
"S. !: now cccup;cs an in;raucned DO.
sition on C.;asa hill miles within the
Icansvaal.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-03-09
CuIntcSS SchpiIn;n = IN IN

ATLANTA. March Tho Countess
Scheimmelman of Denmark arrived in
Atlanta today to attend the Tabernacle
Bible conference. Sho vas present at
tho servioe tonight and deliyc!ol nh
address TO christian workers. DIR A
&. Dixon OF New York and other soak.
ers of note arrived last night
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-03-09
Tennessee Itai,road Ex:cr.ioy.

KNoEvILL2. March 7-The hoaris OF
trade cf E:istol and Johnston City,
Team, havs uni;ci in an effort 10 80.
cure al extension oi tho Virginia and
Southwestern railway from Bristol TO
Johnston City. Wh!s road is owned bv
tho Virginia Iron. Goal and Cone ccm.
pany and Eenetra'es coal, timbsr and
mineral sections Of Tennessee, Virginia
and kentucky.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-03-09
Wages Advance In I'ittsbYrr.

PrTTsBURo, March -Four thousand
employees OF the National Tubo com.
pany at McKeesport Pa, wcrs today
not,ned or 10 per cent advance in
wages. The increase will date from
April and includes all pipe cutters.
machinists, laborers and all omp!ogei
In the tube mills who work by tho day.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-03-09
An ENh DcstrnNrC.

YoRKvILLE. S. c., March 7-Whiic
o1s bi;d hunting Harry Neil shot bird
and Thomason happened to 10 within
range and received The lead. His ha:
was torn 10 pieces. and he was shot III
tho shoulder and iace. Ono cyo WAS
destroyed end the other badly injured.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-03-09

STERKsTHoEM, March o. - General
Gatacre entered s;ormberg unopposed
today. The Boers destroyed the rail.
Toad approach. but the station Ia int
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-03-09
y, I,osrs Around Lwiysm;,n

LAD-S-17H. M2reh T.-Tnc-o ars 0
Boe:s Within 90 miles CT here Plenty
OF supplies are available ana tho trcous
are quickly recovering ;rcir strength
Many CT the volunteers have icen
granted IurlUuch
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-03-09
Administrators Notice.

-, All persons indebted to the estate of
irtsvant Gregory, deceased, arc hereby
rotliieti To make payment at once to the
undersigned. All claims against said
estate must be nrt sented duly attested.
Mrs. s. Y. Jenkins,
49, Administrative,
Feb. 81, 1900. V-st,
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-03-09
Rooms to Rent .

,,,,,i',a ---'.I'~'.Srr aud ,dinjru
room ;'uachtd, fer rent on reasonaIJses
terms. Apply at rae Goss IIonse oaG,s Ma;.e
",Ee' 1H,, ". L. MoY ER.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-03-09

Continued OH pa 90 81
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-04-25
TO PATENT A MINE.
OF Course the Work Must Be Done On
the Properly Involved.

Il seems that more recent explorations
Of the ruling OF the general land Office in
regard TO the amount OF expenditure on a
group oi claims In order TO patent them.
tends TO modify former opinions on the
subject. The original ruling Was that
where a shaft cost ts,soo was sunk on u
group Of tive claims Il did not suffice, but
that In such case $500 worth ot work must
be done on each claim. II this were 10 I've
the established ruling, mining men gener.
ally recognized its folly.
But II seems that In the case where the
ruling was made the applicant sought to
apply the work done on ground for which
United States patent had been issued In
1875, as the $500 Improvements on lode
claim Of recent date aud for which sep
arate application and entry had just been
made. There was time when the land
Office accepted such improvements upon
patented ground for later locations as q
sufficient compliance with the require
ments that $500 worth Of labor or i'm
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-04-25
IMPROVEMENTS
AT THE COLUMBIA.
Mill Capacity Doubled and
Cyanide Plant Added.

Several days since, in the Aoo.foot level
Of the Columbia, a body Of very rich ore,
carrying wire gold, was encountered.
This Is the first rock Of this character ever
found IN the mine, and excited much
curious interest there.
Manager Baillie Is making many i'm.
provements on this property, the most
important Of which will be the doubling
Of mill capacity, by adding ten more
stamps at an early date. There Is also
now being constructed a cyanide plant, to
treat the tailings from the mill. At pres.
ent the percentage Of values saved varies
all the way from 20 to 8s per cent, owing
10 the character Of the ore. II Is thought
the cyanide process will save practically
all Of this waste.
A large force Of carpenters and painters
are at work on the buildings, remodeling
and renovating everything. All will be
painted q dark red. The office and resi-.
dence Of the manager are so vastly i'm.
proved and enlarged with paint and wall
paper, bath rooms and linen closets, that
the probability Of the advent Of lady into
that domain is strongly suggested, but
Mr.. kailiie denies that any su,h radical
revolution and reform In him and his de.
partment Is TO be inaugurated as such an
event would doubtless necessitate.
The Columbia Is one Of the best, most
economically managed mines IN eastern
Oregon. More than half the time the
mill Is run by water power exclusively.
This year the change from steam to water
was made as early as February 20.
though tins was unusual. The engines
and boilers are there, however, ready for
use at all times, IN case Of accident.
UP further on the hill the same steam
power runs the hoist, the air compressor
the drills, the saw mill aud the machines
In the repair shop. II Is necessary to tim.
her all the levels, ., by i2's being used,
which ATE sawed not more than fifty feet
from the shaft. The mines owned by the
company are now being patented.
There Is much activity In mining mat.
ters all through this district. On the
road from here to Bourne a dozen new
tunnels are being driven, indicated by the
recently hewn timbers at their mouths, on
which no work had been done last fall.
About four miles out +. n. and r. l..
Neill are developing n group OF claims, on
one Of which the ledge was cut a few days
since, carrying good values.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-04-25
Profit In Low Grade Ores.

That low grade ores may be worked
with profit by modern methods was dem.
onstrated last year at the DE Lamar
group OF mines In Mercur, Utah. One.
hundred and twenty.eight thousand, eight
hundred and four tons Of ore, averaging
about $3.50 per ton and giving a return Of
S4Ao.A,7 was worked at a cost Of $40
per ton for mining the ore, and 2, cents
per ton for milling, leaving a net profit Of
$4,000 for the year. From tailings
which had a value Of &I.o9 per ton, net
profit Of 70 cents was realized, the treat.
ment costing ~ cents per ton; sIo,s3,
was the net profits from the tailings.-
Mining and Engineering Review.
Columbia heer. byeWed In Sumpter. Is
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-04-25

provements must be expended to enable
the owner to obtain United States patents,
but this practice only Is affected by the
new ruling. II Is stated by Register
Frank D. Hobbs, Of Salt Lake city, that
where the work Is done and Improvements
made upon one claim Of group, the
claims Of the group consolidated, and the
whole group embraced in one entry and
application for patent, there Is no change
In the practice, and this work and I'm.
provements will hold the whole group.
This latter explanation will prove very
satisfactory, as the absurdity Of the sup.
posed ruling was palpable.-Denver
News.
The above clipping from tn. Denver
News was submitted by The Mining Re.
view to Register Hobbs, who stated that
the first paragraph was In error, as no rul.
ing had ever been made that II was neces.
sary to do $500 In work on every claim
embraced In a group In order to secure
United States patent to the same, but that
now, as heretofore, all the work could be
confined to one shaft or tunnel on the
group, provided that the work so done
tends to the development and benefit Of
the entire property.
In the first case In question, and the de.
cision concerning which led to an errone.
Gus impression and misunderstanding, the
work for group Of five claims, consisting
Of shaft, was done outside Of the bound.
ary lines Of the group, and the department
held that shaft or open cut made on
ground outside Of the property sought to
be patented could not apply. However, a
tunnel, started outside Of the lines Of
group and run towards or into the claim
or group Of claims, for development and
purposes, will be given the
same consideration and credit as II 1t had
been started and run within the holdings
Df the claimant who has or Is making ap.
plication for patent, and work can be done
IN this tunnel for the patenting Of the en-.
lire group, providing that the claims are
contiguous and the work SO done Is for
he advantage Of the whole group.
This being the case, the whole scare re.
solves itself into the one fact that a shaft
sunk, or an open cut made on ground out
'ide OF the claim or group Of claims sought
o be patented, will not be recognized by
he department In the endeavor to make Il
Ipply as work done for the property In
luestion.-Salt Lake Mining Review.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-04-25
Look Out for Mica, Asphalt and Asbestos.

Look Out for Mica, Asphalt and Asbestos.
Prospectors will do we'll to note the fact
that there is a steady and growing demand
for mica, asbestos and asphalt, and to
look for same. Mica, even II the plates
are small, is needed In increasing quanti.
ties for electrical insulation, the prices
ranging from 20 cents to $3.50 per pound,
or higher, according to size II will cut.
Grade No. 4, which is quoted at 90 cents
a pound, need only cut from to ; inches
wide, and "a to 4 inches long. Asbestos
as short rs y inch, can he utilized for
weaving, and even shorter than that Is
ground up for packing. While the sup.
ply Of merchantable asphalt can never ex.
ceed the demand, owing to the many new
uses to which II is Mining and En-.
gineering Review.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-04-25

Columbia beer, bsewed In Sumpter, Is
second to none.
The age-herald., 1900-07-31
TT IS NOTHING"
These Were the Last Words of the
 Dying Monarch

Monza, July 30.-It appears that when King Humbert was wounded he exclaimed: Tt is nothing" The royal carriage cover ed the distance between the Gymnastic Society Club house, where the crome was committed and the royal villa at full speed, requiring but three minutes. The King expired on the way and although placed on a bed was dead when the doc tors arrived.
 Bressi is young, tall and swarthy. It appears that. he remained four days in Prato and two days at Bologna, after which he came here.
 When Queen Margherita arrived at the villa it was still hoped that the King would survive, and when the truth was broken to her, a heart rendng scene en- sued. Bursting into tears she exclaimed
 Tt Is the greatest crime of the century. Humbert was good and faithful. No per- son could have loved his people more. He was one who bore i'll will to none.'
 When the Queens mother arrived there was another affecting scene.
 The assassin is strictly guarded in pris- on. He continues to preserve absolute in- difference and took his meals today with out any sign of being affected by his posi- tion. second revolver was found on the public stand in the gymnastc grounds.
 The room where the embalming is pro- ceeding is already filled with flowers. The Queen herself placed a wreath on the bier and knelt and prayed beside the body, and in spite of the entreaties of the Princess and Princesses she refused to quit the death chamber, which is in charge of Count JurTi, the late Kings aide de camp.
The age-herald., 1900-07-31
AIS HOLINESS INFORMED
Emotion Such He Was Unable to Speak
 for Some Time


 Brussels, July So.-A special dispatch from Rome says:
 "Monsgnor Angelo Di Pietro, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council, took 1t upon himself to inform the Pope of the assassination of King Humbert. He en- tered the chamber of Leo at an early hour. The latter was already awake.
 ''rhe Cardinal cautiously first stated that an attempt had been made upon the life of the King, whereupon the Pope immedi- ately asked if the wound was dangerous. The prelate replied, Very dangerous. But his anxious air was noticed by the Pope, who at once perceived the truth His emo- tion was such that he was unable to speak for some time. When his distress had passed he wished to leave his bed and to celebrate mass for the repose of the Kings soul.
 Later he summoned Cardinal Rampolla Papal Secretary of State, whom he request ed to send a dispatch of condolence to Princess Clotildie, sister of the Queen The audiences fixed for today were suspended"
The age-herald., 1900-07-31
WELLINGTON WILL
 OPPOSE M'K|NLEY
Says He Was Deceived As to the Policy of the Admin
 istratiOn

Cumberland, Md, July 30.-George L. Wellington, the senior Republican United States Senator from Maryland, has definite ly announced his determine ton to oppose the reelection of President Mckinley, but has not yet made up his mind in what man. ner he will do it. In discussing his position Senator Wellington said today:
 T am unalterably and forever opposed to imperialism, which I shall fight with all my power. l am opposed to President Me Kinley because he has deceived me in na- tional affairs and shall oppose his re-elec- tion. am not now prepared to state what part I shall take in the campaign, but I will attend if possible the coming liberty congress at Indianapolis. I do not know whether I will support Bryan or not. There are some things about him that I do not approve"