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New-York tribune., 1900-08-15
rowYE's LETTER AND BRYAYs SPEECH.

In the furry of excitement raised last week
by Colonel Bryan's speech Of acceptance at
indianapolis the almost simultaneous exit Of
Charles A. Towne from the Fusion Presidential
canvass passed practically unnoticed. Prop
erly understood, however Dir. Towne's letter
of withdrawal, dated August :, furnishes a
curious gloss on the effort Of the Democratic
nominee next day 10 readjust the issues on
which he bases his Presidential candidacy. It
was Colonel Bryan's purpose. no doubt. in de-
voting himself exclusively to the consent Of
the governed" issue at indianapolis 70 spread
the impression that he had successfully left
behind him the impedimenta which wrecked
his campaign in 1896 Mr.. Towne's magnani-
nous refusal 10 play the mischievous part of a
Watson in Fusion councils may or may not
have been timed 70 heighten the effect which
the Nebraska leader sought 10 produce
Certainly through Alr. T0Wnes timely self
efacement the Democratic managers escape
the countless embarrassments of the ill-arranged
fusion Of four years ago. No formal recognition
OF Populism through joint electoral nominations
will be necessary, and no Jealous and warning
rivals for Vice presidential honors will have
10 be restrained and pacified. II is a long way
from the fiery and unmanageable Georgian to
the mild and scholarly man of straw who has
just taken himself out Of Mr. Stevenson's path
way, and sanguine Eastern Democrats might
perhaps be pardoncd for coupling so easy
riddance Of the troublesome Watson legacy
with Colonel Bryan's apparent forgetfuness of
The paramount issue" Of other days as cur
rent evidences Of a sIoughing off of the skin
Of Populsm. in which the party has for four
years past been more or less uncomfortably
clothed
No view is more mistaken however than
that which attributes Mr.. Towne's retirement
or Colonel Bryan's effort 10 juggIe older PARTY
issues into temporary obscurity 10 any newly
awakened tendencies on their part toward pollt-
tcal conservatism. -Four years. il is true have
greatly softened the pugnacity and fervor of
those elements in the Fusion party which nomi-
mated Bryan and Towne al Sioux Falls and
then sought TO force both names on the Kansas
City Convention In 1896 both the Silver Re.
publican and the Populist parties deeply dis
trusted the sincerity OF their Democratic allies
and Watson's nomination at ST. Louis was a
notice 10 the Democratic managers that the
game Of fnsion must be played through with
every card faced up But Colonel Brvan's
leadership since 1895 has left little TO choose
among the principles practices of the three
coalition parties. Afr. TOWne has himself within
the last six months been STYLED with eoual
appropriateness a Silver Republican. a Populist
and a Democrat He has been within that time
the official head" Of the first organization. tbe
Kice-Presidenfial nominee Of the second and
an avowed and enger candidate for office before
the National Convention Of the third No one
knows better than Mr Towne himself that in
abandoning the field now to Mr. Stevenson he
sacrifices none OF the policies or the interests
New-York tribune., 1900-08-15
THE FUTURE OF CHINA.

Mr.. Demetrius c. Boulger, whose historical
knowledge of his subject is probably unsur-
passed takes a most portentous view Of the
Chinese question IN his article In the current
'Fortnightly Review" Perhaps that is in part
because the article was written under the
malign influence of the tales of wholesale
massacre at PeEing which were a few weeks
ago put forth from the international lie factory
at Shanghai. He assumes that the worst has
happened, and that therefore the most extreme
measures now lie before the Powers There
must be a march of vengeance to Peking and
that evil place must be obliterated from the
face of the earth-the latter a measure which
might judiciously be approved if the massacre
lies were facts. The Manchu dynasty, he CON
tends, must be swept away except in the
remote contingency of Emperor Kwang Su's
being found alive and willing to set I'D a
reformed Court at Marking. But the latter
possibility is deemed by Mr.. Boulger too remote
for serious consideration, wherefore he dis
cusses in detail what else Is to be done The
Yangtse Niceroys cannot be depended upon and
neither can Ii Hung Chang, and the surviving
heir Of the Ming dynasty is not to be counted
upon as a factor in the problem. So there is no
hope of maintaining a central Government for
the whole Of China.
The empire must therefore, argues Mr. Boul-
ger. be partitioned. That will not be as often
sive to the Chinese themselves as some imagine.
because there exist great diversities of speech
and race among them. and because more than
once in its history the empire has been par
titioned into several sovereignties Partition
need not and should not mean forcible CON
quest The people should be permitted to retain
their own local governments Indeed the vice
regal rule over the provinces might be main
tanned under an effective foreign suzeranty.
The abolition Of squeezing" and other abuses
and the maintenance of just and stable gov
ernment would, Mr.. Boulger thinks reconcile
the mercantile classes to the supremacy of the
partitioning Powers AS for the scheme of
partition, Great Britain is TO have the lower
Yangtse Valley; Russia is to have Manchuria.
Mongolia and in time. the Central Asian PROV
inces; France and Germany will doubtless take
a province each; Japan will take Foo-Kien in
New-York tribune., 1900-08-15
Ieip21urk DaiIp Gribmtts.
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 10. 1900.
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-Reports at Shanghai from Peking.
Seted August s. are 70 the effect that the Chi
nese are again desperately attacking the lega-
tons, which had few defenders left; 1t is SAID
that Prince Tuan and q hundred high officials
have left Picking. the news of the capture or
YsngTsun causing an exodus OF the residents'
a Paris report said the allied forces were with
IN sixteen miles of Pekng- - Kep9fts from from
the Visayas Islands indicate increased activity
among the insurgents thefe. - me me NIceio9
OF India reports that the rain is falling gener-
ally throughout the famine districts - Inc
Zionist Congress continued its sessions in Lon
don. = Lord Roberts reports the continuance
of the pursuit Of the B0er General De Wet by
Generals Kitchener and MethUen. --- Nine
Nemethy. an opera singer, while performing in
BGdapes drank poison from glass supposed
70 be filled with colored water, causing her
death. == The commander Of the Colombian
Government forces accused the foreign consuls
of fayoring the rebels in the recent troubles on
the Isthmus The Hamburg American
steamer Deutschland arrived Plymouth. MAX
ing the fastest transatlantic run on record from
NeW-YoTk, days IL hours and 40 minutes
- The Atlantic Transport steamer Mime
apoJis went ashore in the Thames. but was
pulled off
DOMESTIC-A dispatch from Minister Con-
ger was transmitted by the Chinese officials TO
the State Department: the message was not
given 10 the public - IL was announce m Gun go
the United States 10 the Imperial Chinese edct
of August s =-= A high Government official
said that indemnity and punishment of officials
but no territory. would be demanded from emma
by the United States. - The first Of the two
third party conventions was opened in Indian
apos. and il is expected that one will name
National ticket and the other will not. -
The organization Of the Society Of the Army Of
the Philippines was perfected al Denver. ano
General F Y Greene was made president. ==
Little and Alexander the Princeton tennis pair
won the championship in doubles at Newport
- Croker held a reception for rural Demo-
Gratis at Saratoga
CITY-Stocks were strong and more active.
- Coils p Huntington. the well known rail-
road man and capitalist, died suddenly at his
camp. Pine Knot near Racquette Lake, in the
Adirondacks. == Senator Hanna announced
the appointment Of the Advisory Committee of
the Republican National Committee. == 1t
was announced that the largest shipment of
gold bullion ever sent from this port in single
day would go out to-day on the St Paul and
the Teutonic; the gold is sent by Barring, Ma
goun & Co and Heidelbach. Ickelheimer & Co
The union men in the hat factory Of
Eugene Y. Connect & Co, Orange, n. j.,
were ordered strike to make the factory
fair instead Of open"
THE WEATEER.-Forecas for to-day: Fair
and warmer. The temperature yesterday;
Highest. 81 degrees; lowest, go; average, TAPS.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-15
PERSONAL.

The vestry of st. PauIs Episcopal Church. New
ark, ~ j.. have decided to place a stained glass
window in the church in memory of the late rec
tor the Rev. Dwight Galloupe. 1t is the hope of
the vestry to have the window installed on or be-
fore next ST. Patricks Day 1t is the desire of the
projectors OF the scheme to make the memorial
sion of the affection of the congregation for Mr.
Galloupe.
The name of the Prince of Wales did not appear
in the list of those who gave wedding presents to
Lady Randolph Churchill That was in accordance
with his own wish. lest he should seem TO abet A
marriage of which his judgment disapproved
But the Prince did not forget his long and kind
mountaineering with the bride and he personally
gold pig, set with jewels.
The present Mikado Of Japan is seen much more
in public than most of his predecessors He is
described short, but we'll proportioned. vigorous
even muscular and with a face Indicative of the
highest order of intelligence.
Since the death of Senator Gear of Iowa there
are but ten Senators who have been Governors Of
their respective States They are Messrs. Proctor,
Of Vermont: Berry. Of Arkansas; Hawley of Con-
necticut; Cullom Of Illinois; Bate, OF Tennessee;
Perkins of Colorado; Shoup, OF Idaho: Tillman. of
South Carolina; Foraker, of Ohio and Culberson of
Texas. OF these six are Republicans and four
Democrats.
Kuno Fischer has served Just even hundred
of terms as instructor first and then professor at
heidelberg. Though he celebrated his seventy
sixth birthday last month, he still gives Ieet-
ures a week Goethe and the history OF
philosophy.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-15

which the Populist National Convention had
most at heart.
In 1896 he says frankly in his letter of with
drawal he one Of many Fusionists who
doubted whether the Democratic convention
which nominated Bryan and adopted the Alt
-Tillman platform was actuated by an
impulse or purpose" But this year the mag
"pifieent achievements at Kansas City have
settled all possible doubt on that subject
With n confidence, therefore, that Colonel
Bryan's recent vote catching performance Mt
indianapolis cannot shake or alter, Mr.. Towne
rolls on the shoulders of his Democratic com
petitor the burdens and honors of the Vice
Presidential canvass He is not to be deceived,
if others are TO be deceived, by any byplay
with newly discovered issues for he knows
that in the mind of the Democratic Presidential
candidate whatever he may say now and then
TO conceal it. the cause of silver imitation still
is and always will be paramount"
New-York tribune., 1900-08-15

vance of n cent in raw cotton, on account Of
low crop estimates and manipulation.
Some advance in metals appears puzzlng
until it is realized that iron products had al
ready yielded much by June 10. and the fall
during the next six weeks was not as severe
as in preceding months, while coal, petroleum
tin, copper and lead all advanced sharply In
the miscellaneous class the loss was almost
wholly in some grades of lumber and building
materials. Paper advanced, and a small in
crease occurred in drugs. During the first half
of August fluctuations have not been large, and
the slight declines in some departments of
manufacturing about offset by a few ad-
vances in articles affected by speculation, be-
sides some upward tendency in goods imported
from China, Of which receipts are curtaied.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-15
COST OF LIVING.

The cost of living is n subject of much in
terest in political discussions, and this branch
of economic study is worthy of more careful
attention than 1t generally receives. There
are numerous price tables and index numbers
that appear from time to time, but these do
not a rule give the necessary attention to
the relative Importance of articles quoted.
Hence, the statistics compiled for The Tribune
have received much confidence because of the
fact that many hundred articles quoted, and
in each class consumption per capita is taken
into consideration The records go back to
1860 and make it possible to state very aceu-
rately the wonderful decrease in cost to con-
sumers of the necessaries of life since that
time; but the great Improvement through better
methods of manufacture is an unknown ele-
ment of much magnitude that cannot be ap-
proximated. Omitting this fact entirely, arti-
cles costing 500 in 1860 can now be purchased
for about $75, Notwithstanding the great in
crease in price Of lumber. which amounts to
about 40 per cent and the problem of future
supplies Of wood might become serious were it
not for the substitution of iron in buildings,
bridges, etc
The range Of prices on August 1 showed
small decline in the cost Of living compared
with prices ten years ago, notwithstanding a
large increase in wages and in the volume of
domestic business, while exports increa sed
from 1857 6S4 In 1890 to 81 479214 in
1900 1t is not difficult for Popust orators to pick
out a few articles which have been enhanced
in price since Mr.. Mckinley was elected but
the good prices paid to farmers for their grain
are argument that appeals much more
strongly, and when the entire list is averaged
the grower finds that his expenses have de-
cned, while his products bring more money
This fact is emphasized by the large number
of farm mortgages that have recently been
cancelled, well as by the fact that Western
banks now hold such large deposits that the
usual advances from the East for moving crops
will not be needed
For convenience of comparison, the various
commodities are divided into seven classes and
in the following table prices are given for dates
covering the highest and lowest points during
the last ten years, and the quotation July l.
1890, as we'll as the recent dates. With bread
stuffs are included beans and peas and meats
include lard and tallow; with dairy products
are eggs and fruit; other food includes fish,
liquors, condiments, sugar, rice and salt; with
clothing are twelve grades of woollens cottons
boots and shoes, ten of leather and hides four
of silk goods and seven of rubber goods he
sides the material in each case; metals in
clude eleven iron products, coal petroleum and
three minor metals, besides many quotations of
hardware; the miscellaneous class contains lum-
ber of many kinds lath, brick, lime glass and
glassware, turpentine hemp linseed oil. paints.
fertilizers and over sixty drugs
New-York tribune., 1900-08-15
EX-SENATOR INGALLS, SERIOUSLY III
HE WILL. RETURN TO KANSAS FROM NEw-MEx.
Ico-THROAT TROUBLE AFFECTING HIM

Atchison, Kan. Aug. lA-Former United States
Senator John ]. Ingalls,. who Is in Las Vegas
n. NJ. for his health, is seriously ILL., His son
Sheffield to-day started for the bedside Of his
father A telegram from Mrs. InsalIs was re-
ceived here to-day, announcing the serious condi-
tion OF Mr.. ingalls,. who has been in the south
west for over year. suffering from throat afrec-
tIon.
Ellsworth Ingalls,. the eldest son. who is at
Sioux Falls. s. D.. has been informed ana will
start Immediately for NewMexico Ralph Ingalls,
another son. is now serving in the Philippines as
a regimental commissary.
Mr.. ingalls, has suffered from throat trouble since
March. 1893. when. on the advice of physicians he
gave up his work at Washington and removed to
Atchison with his family. He placed himself under
the care OF specialist, but grew no better and
was ADVISED 10 go South He travelled through
AII19ha ana NeW, Mexico: Two months ago he pre-
pared TO return home, Physicians were consuited
and advised against his leaving Las Vegas Soon
SheFeaIter Mrs, ingalls, Joined her husband and
mas remained with him From time TO time in the
last year reports that Senator Insas vas serious
~ III We're circulated, but they were invariably de-
hled poth by the patient and his family. Mr. In
salls Is sixty-seven years old
East Las Vegas. n. NJ Aug 1A-Ex-senator
ingalls, has decided to return to Atchison soon
ater the arrival OF his sons now on the way here
and weak - Ne'' "O % '''"
New-York tribune., 1900-08-15

seat of a wagon and the driver on the front seat
IT was n very dark night. In the middle OF the
Bishops exposition the wagon took WILD plunge
there was a crash. and over we went into the
muddy ditch. I beg your pardon, gents, said the
driver who had retained control OF the horses, as
we scrambled TO our feet; 7 so interested In
hearin' the little man discussin' my immortal SOUL
which I hardly ever knowed that had one BEFORE
that clean forgot where was. and drove you
plump into the ditch
New-York tribune., 1900-08-15

The DAILY and SUNDAY TRIBUNE, 6y mail,
Sl.00 a month, except TO a city or foreign
address,
Readers are fnUifed TO complain TO this
Office, if they cannot find TRIBUNEs at a
neUs stand The Presidential campaign
2 has caused an increase in sales.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-15
Amusemerts.

CASINOS :sO-casino Beauty MnstreIs-e s0-Mlle.
Alma-95o Il:05-Casino Boy.
IEAMMERsTEINs VIcToRIA-s:i5-Roof Garden.
HERALD SQUARE THEATRE-s;15-The Cadet Girl
KEITH S-Continuous Performance. -.
MANHATTAN BEACH-2-Fanculhs list Regiment
BsnG-4-Faust-S-Pan Great Spectacle ana FIRE
woTks-9-Bohemisn Girl.
NEW-T0RK TgEATRE-S-Cherry Blossom Grove
PASTOR S-Day and Night
st. NICHOLAS GARDEN-Sumrne- Night Concerts
New-York tribune., 1900-08-15
GIFES HOUSE To COLGATE uNIrERSIrr

James b. Colgate the Yonkers banker has Dre
sented 10 Colgate University, at Hamilton n Y
h1onse Tor the president OF the university IL Is
Coianial in design and cost SsOO0O - -
New-York tribune., 1900-08-15

The recent decline in breadStuffs is chiefly
Cue to the fall in corn and minor cereals. as
wheat advanced IA cent But all were mucb
higher during July, corn reaching the highest
point in many years, within quarter of a cent
OF 30 cents bushel Meats We're stronger
almost without exception, due in some degree
to the better demand for use by troops. Higher
prices for garden and dairy products are NOT
surprising. as severe heat makes il dficult to
get these pershable commodities to the market
in good condition. Overproduction and excessive
prices for many manufactured articles resulted
Id reaction and depression in boots and shoes
ana many kinds Of clothing, and wool declined
about cent through increased demand Low
prices for cotton goods did not prevent an ad-
New-York tribune., 1900-08-15

In Senator Marion Buffers view "biuecoat
tyranny in Porto Rico and the Philippines is
not half real nor half so aggravated as red
shirt" tyranny in North Carolina
New-York tribune., 1900-08-15
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

FIRST Presbyterian Church O Newtown. \. Y. 80
.SSIHroesa James l. NJ Hathaway, treasurer.
Mrs A Iaira yc,rLssr,ss' ''''''''''''-'. i0Ve
h. g RrS,,, , - D.
A. n BreoEi, $3.50 'S'''N ''''''4' GW
IN memory ~ : r. ~ -''.,....'-. 500
'fIGIs1s o1S ,:,, circus at Hotel pelavan sayve 500
Mrs n tsEs... 70 I0W
Mrs n IsrS, u.s. Seanss' y ~''''-'--' $50
TbCr,s, vs, 'este' y t.------'--'--'
Mrs Harrison z. Gawtry. Elheron. y. -
FaS sm ssi sis4TaTp ramp sunday seh0ol through WI" sH
Psa y guests Of "hi'efaee Inn on L@ks co.'s
L. r O SEQ
Proceeds OF a pool the Colum-
pa 81 LawreUce River, Thousand ISLANDS. oso
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+'NNt'eSN 3SN"nNiotlNeu.
Total Aasa.. Ia looo.,.....,............,...a 1900. ss
New-York tribune., 1900-08-15

Bryan draws aboundlngly from Lincoln and
the shade of the latter, If interrogated. might
give him the announcement which Talleyrand
bestowed on another aspiring young conveyancer
of other mems ideas Monsieur" he said
there are many good things in your book and
many new things but the new things are not
good and the good things are not new"
New-York tribune., 1900-08-15

According to the Hon. Charles A Towne,
Colonel Bryans leadership not only "sanctihes
a good PLATFORM" but could have redeemed
bad one" Evidently Mr.. Towne thinks Colonel
Bryan In position to remark to his followers:
so long as I am leader I care not who writes
the party platforms"
New-York tribune., 1900-08-15

Germany gets the Sultan's order for six
new warshps which 1t was thought might come
to America, the item Of the Harpoot indemnity
being In some way mixed up and lost in the
terms Of the contract Our shipyards are so
busy that they will not miss the commission,
though we should have been glad to do business
with the Grand Turk If circumstances had per-
mitted. The new ships cost money, and may be
a hostage for his good conduct, otherwise some
of his neighbors-and we are one Of them-may
find It necessary to take them awaY from him.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-15

Among the American yachts which have attract-
ed attention at Cowes during the last fortnight
has been Robert ". Goelet's Herrsshof I-footer
the Mishe-Nahma, which he has been sailing with
the assistance OF T. Hopkins Smith. ir, who Is
staying with him board the steam yacht Sahma-
New-York tribune., 1900-08-15

Vile in France are Mrs GrtswOld Gray Mrs G.
/. Ingraham. Mrs. Lars Anderson, ST, and SfrA
George Rutledge Gibson.
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CABINET MEETING.
The Japanese Consul and the Action
of Bosrd of Health.

The Executive Council met yester-
day at II o'clock in regular session.
There were present President Dole and
Ministers Mott-Smith, Damon, Cooper
and Young.
1t was voted, upon the requisition
OF the Minister of Foreign Affairs,
that the Minister of Finance be au-
thorized to pay the amount of 1917,
the further excess of the sum required
for the Support of Military Pay Rolls
for the month of January, 1900, over
the pro rata of the appropriation.
The Attorney Generals opinion OF
January Both, 1900, in regard to ques-
tions arising under the appropriation
bills was discussed and it was voted
that 1t be adopted.
Mr.. Mott-Smith read communica-
tion from Mr.. Mkt Saito, japanese
Consul, dated February 9Th, referring
to the Board of Health's resolution in
regard to the settlement of claims fol
merchandise and personal effects
stored in Aala warehouse, protesting
against including therein the personal
effects of Japanese subjects. The let.
ter was referred to the Board oi
Health.
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rule of proportion, the losses of officers
indicate 500 casualties yet to come.
The total casualties of the war, com
piled from official reports, are 1928.
nearly division. OF these 2,4S6 are
killed, 4,S11 wounded and the rest are
prisoners. The War Office today de-
MED the report that Ladysmith had
surrendered, and announced that a
very heavy list of casualties would be
issued, but this list has not been given
ont
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CHAS. v. E. DOVE, C.E.-Surveyor
and Civil Engineer; Office Campbell
block, upstairs (next to Bishop & Co.
bank) P. o. box 421; orders taken
for typewriting.
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CAPE TOWN, Tuesday. Jan. 3d.
General Butler still holds the Tugela
drifts. and will possibly renew his at
tempt to force his way through the
Boer defenses before long. In any
case, Ladysmith is capable of holding
out for considerable time.