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JOHNSON'S FIGURES.
Democrats Concede West Virginia to
Republicans.

Chicago, Oct. 4.--Democratic national
headquarters has given out its first Off
cial forecast of the coming election. J.
G. johnson of Kansas, chairman of the
national executive committee, did the
figuring and announced this result:
Electoral vote claimed for Bryan so;
Electoral votes claimed for Bryan 800;
votes in doubt 80.
The states conceded to Mckinley are
Oregon, Iowa, Pennsylvania, West Vir-
ginia and the New England states. In
the doubtful column is put Michigan,
Minnesota and New Jersey. Everything
else is put down for Bryan
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known as neurasthenia or nervous pros
tratiOn.
Peruna will be found to effect an Inn
mediate and lasting cure I'm all cases Of
systemic catarrh- 1t acts quickly and
benehcially on the diseased mucous
membranes. and with healthy mucous
membranes the catarrh can no longer
exist
Address The Peruna Medicine Co..
Columbus, o., for a free catarrh book.
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An Aereement Reaohad.

New York, Oct 4-The American Tin
Plate company and the American Tin
Workers association have reached an
agreement on wages for the ensuing
year. The rate paid Will be practically
the same as last year, with the excep-
ton Of the catchers on all tin pots, and
timers and catchers on all Thomas
White pots, who will be given a slight
advance on the roll trimming machines
and eight roll standard pots
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RAILWAY UNION MEN
Cause Arrest of Ex-Ofhcial on Com
plant of Discrimination.

Philadelphia, Oct. A United States
warrant has been issued for the arrest
OF Isaac A. Sweigard lately general
superintendent Of the Philadelphia &
Reading Railway company, charging
him with discriminating against and
discharging employees of the Reading
railway because they were members of
the brotherhood. Four members of the
upon which the warrant was issued
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$500 From Leipsic.

Washington, Oct. 4-The department
OF state has received a draft for $500
from B. H. Warner, jr., consul at Leip-
sic, which was contributed by the
American colony at Leipsic, German
firms and consular officers in Germany,
for the benefit Of the sufferers from the
recent hurricane in Texas.
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Very truly yours,
JOHN ART.

In systemic catarrh the lungs, heart,
bowels, stomach, kidneys and all other
parts of the mucous membranes are in a
fabby, unhealthy condition. This is
due to a want of nerve supply on ac-
count of nerve weakness.
The constant drain of nervous vitality
depletes the whole nervous system and
the mucous surfaces suffer accordingly
This is the condition called systemic
catarrh. 1t very nearly resembles, and
there is really no practical difference
between this condition and the condition
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MUST SHOW FLAGS.
Foreign Ships Must Exhibit Colors
Near German FORTS

Washington, Oct. 4-AIr jackson,
secretary of legations at Berlin, has sup
piled to the state department a procla-
nation by the German government re-
specting the display of national flags
prescribing the conditions under which
these are to be exhibited Foreign ships
are required to show their flags when
meeting a German naval vessel or pass
ing a German fortress, if within the
three mile limit and when entering a
German harbOr
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Shot by an Assassin.

Wilmington, Pa, Oct. Awhile reclin-
ing on a chair beside an open window
last night at his home at Oriental,
Juniata county, Adam Cooling was
shot through the mouth by an unknown
assassin and instantly killed. On Sun
day Mr. Cooling was heard to remark
that he had but two enemies in the
world, one of whom he was terribly in
fear
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HON. JOHN DIENHART'S
MESSAGE TO SUFFERERS.
He Writes a Letter to The
Peruna Medicine Co., of
Columbus, o.. in Which
He Gives His Experience
With Peruna.

Hon. John Dienhart, Assistant Prose
cutor, City Hall, Chicago, Ill, is an en-
thusiastic believer in Peruna. The fol-
lowing letter was recently received by
The Peruna Medicine Co.:
The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, o.
Gentlemen: -"Peruna is the best
medicine know of for kidney and liver
complaint, rheumatism, catarrh OF the
stomach or lungs and for all morbid
conditions of the system I place it at
the head of all tonics and as a nerve re-
storer it has no superior
Very truly yours.
JOHN DIENHART
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This does not place Indiana in any coll
umn with its 10 votes. The fight in In-
diana will be closer than in any of the
other states, but with the thorough or
ganization which the Republicans have in
that state, and with a popular state ticket
the chances are very largely that these
votes will be found in the Mckinley coll
umn, which would give PSI electoral votes
for Mckinley and ROOseYelt"
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1T was almost a miracle. Burdock
Blood Buffers cured me of a terrible
breaking out all over the body. I am
very grateful Miss Julia Bilbridge
West Corawell, Conn.
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st. Louis and Return $3.50 via the
Santa Fe.

Tickets on sale September 30 to Octo-
Der 5, final limit October g
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or ten cables. without any protection
from the forts.
In considering Manila, we put a finger
on the sore spot of the entire campaign,
Manila, the capital of the archipelago,
which the war officials, in their tremen-
dous egOtism, threatened and reduced
its supremacy by beginning and carry
ing on a campaign whose veil I will
now lift and will show the cause of the
blow which was struck at my squadron
and which caused the death, yes, the
sacrifice, of thousands of gallant SOL
diers and loss by capture of valuable
soldiers and the fall of this city, as a
reward of the selfish designs of I'M
patriotic citizens. Years ago, many
commissions, appointed by the govern
ment to investigate the conditions of
Cavite, reported that it was defense
less and that Subig, in case of war,
would be the most convenient port, even
against interior revolutions.
I'VE must remember, in Manila, with
the exception of the palace of the gov
ernor general, all government offices of
the army and navy were rented, show
ing that after four centuries of posses
sion Spain only considered herself there
on a visit, but not as it's permanent
dominator. When one governor general
asked for an appropriation of 81, 800, 900
in cash to create a military fort, he was
Immediately removed from his Office.
Now, even after so many years of
asking for better means of defense for
modern implements of war, I am still
sorry to confess, as q Spaniard, that
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McGoTern and Dixon Mill the
Next Big Affair.
VIII Battle Before the Broad
way Athletic Club.
JAN. 9sIN NEW YORK.
Conditions Call For a Weigh In
at 11S Pounds.
Terry the FavOrite With a Hard
Fight Expected.

New York, Jan. 4.-The next big
pugilistic battle will be between those
two little crackerjacks Terry McGovern
and George Dixon. They will battle
before the Broadway Athletic club, New
York. next Tuesday night and wide
spread interest is being attached to the
fight.
McGovern has gone into active train
ing at Fleetwood. He will not need
any extensive preparation for the mill,
as he is in prime shape right now and
his trainers are merely paying attention
to the little chaps wind, so that he
will be able to stand the long gruelling
mix-ups of the colored champion.
McGovern's staff includes Sammy Har-
ris, his manager; Terry Lee, his cousin,
and Charley Mayhood. The conditions
call for the boys to weigh in at 118
pounds. Terry's weight at present is
1913. AS he is as hard as nails some
New York critics expressed the opinion
that he would have a hard task to get
down to the required weight. May
hood. who has been associated with the
miniature John L. since he began box
ing, answered these writer's with the
statement that Terry would make the
weight easily, and. in fact, could get
down to ia were it necessary. as May
hood knows all about McGovern, his
word in the matter can be believed.
OF course, McGovern is favorite in the
betting and such he is sure to remain
At present 100 to 60 is the price general
ly quoted in Gotham, where the MAORI
ty of the big wagers so far made have
been recorded. A we'll known eastern
sport who asked to have his name
withheld, walked in to the Delavan
hotel, New York, a couple of days ago
and announced that he wanted to bet
$500 even that McGovern would knock
Dixon out inside of ten rounds. 41is
bet was taken by Tom O'Rourke. Alec
Brown, too, wanted to make the same
wager, but he came too late and found
DiXon's manager gone. The bettipe as
well as the tips expressed by the short
haired fraternity, all favor Terry, and
victory for him before the bout has
gone the limit, twenty rounds, is
anticipated.
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against the enemy, even before he could
come within reach, and the same was
done at Manila, and our squadron was
the first to attack the enemy.
Recently meeting of admirals was
called in England in order to study the
lesson taught by the Spanish-Amer1can
war. Admiral ColOmb, who is acknowi-
edged to be the greatest strategist OF
England, speaking of the naval hght
at Cavite. says: Dewey placed himself
at such a distance that no other ships
or batteries could make answer to- his
fire, which was executed with cold
bloodedness, in a business like manner
from the American side, and met with
a pathetic parade of quixotic valor from
the Spanish side
." Business like is an expression that
well fits all the combatS of this war. In
Cavite, Admiral Dewey, with pencil IN
hand, noted the thickness of his mantlets
and his easements and knew what energy
was required to penetrate them. He also
knew exactly the weight of the most
a simple mathematical calculation he ar
rived at the distance at which he could
fight without himself receiving any harm.
Thus he ascertained that he could fight at
a distance of two or three thousand met
ers with absolute impunity. The situa-
ton, therefore, was just this. We were
vulnerable to all the projectile of the
IAN the battles of the Americans were
fought in a business like way, as was
shown in the battle of Santiago. When
the Theresa and afterward the Viscaya,
went upon the blockade, the Americans
retreated in such a way as to always
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DAvENPoRT's ACCOUNT.
Cartoonist Ridicules the Conduct of
the McCoy-Maher Fight

by Cartoonist Homer Davenport
New York, Jan. 4.-The building was
to have been steam heated, the men
were to have been in the prize ring at
BIS, the purse was to have been in the
Shareholders hands, and the weather
was to have been good, such was the
highly colored photographic notice of
the great McCoy-Maher fight.
But instead the vast crowd damned
and elbowed its way to the Coney Is
land ring, and there, in a cold, bleak
barn, sat for hours and watched the
price of cushions advance from % cents
to 80 cents.
Plumbers worked at the gaspipes to
keep the gas from freezing, while the
ice hung from the rafters like talloW
from the candles on a Christmas tree.
Pneumonia wrote it's name on the
frosted windows, and we all wondered
as the hours passed when men speaking
the same language would quit buncoing
each other even at prize fights
At 3:15, the stipulated time when the
boxers were to appear. the large barn
was well filled, but no boxers came.
Men scuffed and wore out their shoe
soles, and made pledges for the New
Year, while the last weak rays of sun
shine Streamed through the frosted
panes. The cold was bitter.
Some old heroes that were tough
enough to stand the winter made for
the windows to perch for the night, but
the tobacco smoke drove them away
John L. Sullivan stood in a box while
the smaller fry shivered in his shadow
The old champion looked gray and aged,
but solid withal. Politicians huddled
in groups. Actors that were not en-
gagged tried to look like Autographs of
others that were playing on Broadway,
while the rest Of the population beat
rag time trying to keep their feet from
freezing. 1t seemed days, this tiresome
wait. But we were temporarily relieved
at 4:50 by the arrival of the mail, and
most of us got mail that had been for
warded on from our last addresses.
At 4:56 man tried to explain that
there had been a delay owing to the
money, several parties wanting to hold
it. The fighters simply wanted to see
it; that was all.
At 5 o'clock another man said the
men were in the hall and would be
fighting in five minutes He was greet
ed with Kisses. At $40 they came,
Maher accompanied by flowers, Mccoy
plain. Much time was then lost in
argument over gloves. Mccoy got on a
pair and refused to change owing to the
cold. A compromise came and the men
were ready.
Maher then lost another five minutes
decorating himself with Irish and Boer
flags. Charley White was referee.
Maher shook McCoy's hand and the
building seemed even colder. The bell
changed and they were away. Mccoy
wearing a wondering, smiling express
sion, while Peter looked glum.
They fiddled until Maher melted some
of the frost in the air by a swing, and
quick as a. flash Mccoy hooked a short
right to the jaw, which dropped Maher
in a position to play bear. He was up
soon and fought fast
In a second Maher again hit the floor,
this time so hard it put out one of the
lights than hung over the ring. In the
third Peter needed glasses, as his tear
glands seemed to overflow, but in the
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MCoY TO MEET F1Tz
Cornishman Says He Will Box the
Rooster.

New York, Jan. 4.-Bob Fitzsimmons
will probably be the next man to test
the boxing and fighting skill of KID
Mccoy, victor over the mighty Irish
gladiator, Peter Maher. The men met
Tuesday and practically came to an
agreement.
Mccoy, unmarked and without any
evidence of his encounter with Maher,
was about town as usual today. Scarce
ly had the kid" finished his breakfast
when he prepared to make arrange
ments for future engagements. The
most important business transacted by
the clever Hoosier, aside from receiving
the winners share Of the purse, was
practically clinching a match with
Fitzsimmons for the near future.
Immediately after the battle Monday
evening Mccoy returned to the city,
and, after having his New Years din
ner at an uptown hotel with his wife,
retired for the night.
After a good nights rest Mccoy was
up early and his friends VINO met him
were astonished at the boxers fine ap-
wore the same smile that so angered
Peter Maher before the battle Monday
was over.
On his way up Broadway Mccoy step
ped into the Metropole hotel, where
Fitzsimmons has suite of rooms The
Hoosier boxer inquired for the former
champion and soon the two great fight
ers were talking over fistic matters
performance with Maher and Mccoy
apologized for any annoyance that he
might have caused him by his persist
ent challenges.
Fitzsimmons took it all good natured-
~ and finally the question of a match
was approached Fitzsimmons inform
ed the Kid he was not opposed to
meeting him in the ring. In fact, he
assured Mccoy that. he would probably
be prepared to meet him in the near fu-
lure
Il have not retired from the ring
Bob said, land many of these wise fell
lows will hear from me pretty soon. 1
am going to fight again and will meet
all Corners. Just now 1 am matched to
fight Jack Mccormick in Philadelphia.
I will take on a couple of short battles
first
Then will be prepared to fight any
one and will take you on first, If you
wish. When enter the ring next time,
you can bet won't be caught mapping"
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MARLBOROUGH SHUT OUT.
Can't Pass Examination; Besides, He
Is Married

London, Jan. AT Lord Chesham's
headquarters a reporter of the Asso-
ciated Press was informed that the
Duke of Marlborough's offer to accom-
pany the Oxfordshire yeomanry to
South Africa has not yet been accepted
in spite of the published statements to
the contrary. 1t is further said that it
is quite likely he will not go to South
Africa, as he already has black mark
against him on account Of being mar
ried and his successful passing of the
medical examination is doubtful
The amateur golf champion, John
Ball, jr., has been ordered to South At
RIGA with the Denbighshire yeomanry.
The Pail Mall Gazette today an
nounces that Winston Churchill. the
newspaper correspondent who was cap
tured by the Beers in Natal and taken
to Pretoria, when he subsequently es-
capped and arrived safely at Delagoa
Bay, has been appointed a squadron
leader in the South African Horse.
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1t has been McCoy's one ambition to
face Fitzsimmons in the ring. He has
repeatedly challenged 'Lanky Bob"
but his efforts to arrange a match have
been in vain. A fight between Mccoy
and Fitzsimmons would no doubt create
great interest. Both are pretty evenly
matched.
Just now Mccoy has two matches on.
He is scheduled to meet Joe Choynski
at the Broadway Athletic club on jan
uary II and two weeks later will tackle
an unknown in Chicago, said to be
"Yank' Kenney. The latter match
would be the easiest kind of a victory
for Mccoy.
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CONTEST BEGINS.
GoebeI and Beckham File Notices at
Frankfort.

Frankfort, Jan. 4.-The governorship
contest was precipitated in the house
today by a motion from Representative
Haswen, Republican, for the appoint
ment of a committee of two Democrats
and two Republicans to assist the clerk
and witness the preparation of the bal
lots from which the contest committee
is to be drawn by lot tomorrow.
The Democrats opposed the motion on
the ground that the law provides the
manner of selecting the committee.
A partisan debate followed and the
motion was finally ruled out of order by
Speaker Trimble. The notices of con-
tests by Goebel and Beckman were filed
todaY
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Hia Wifa sauad Elm.

My wife's good advice saved my life,
writes F. NJ. Ross of Winfield, Tenn, for
I had such a bad cough 1 could hardly
breathe, I steadily grew worse under doc
tors treatment, but my wife urged me to
use DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption. which completely cured me-
Coughs. Colds, Bronchitis, La Grippe,
Pneumonia, Asthma, Hay Fever and ali
maladies of Chest, Throat and Lungs are
positively cured by this marvellous medi-
cine. SOC and S1.00. Every bottle guaran-
teed. Trial bottles free at Waggoner's
drug store, 731 Kansas avenue.
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old People Mads young.

]. c. Sherman, the veteran. editor of the
Vermontville (Mich.) Echo, has discover
ed the remarkable secret of keeping old
people young For years he has avoided
Nervousness, Sleeplessness, Indigestion.
Heart trouble, Constipation and Rheu-
matism by using Electric Bitters, and he
writes: 1T can't be praised too highly
the stomach, aids digestion, and gives
splendid appetite. 1t has worked wonders
for my wife and me. It's a marvellous rem
edy for old peoples complaints" Only Soc
at Waggoner's drug store. 7S1 Kansas ave.
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this war demonstrated the indifference
of the government-in that the only
shore defense was those ridiculous can
non of fifteen centimeters, in use at the
forts, to protect our weak ships, and
even from these no sound was heard
4 repeat that in the first encounter
my squadron had to face, not disaster,
but destruction, because it was we'll
known that the enemy would not go to
the archipelago with an inferior force
"On April 10 l sent a cablegram to
the government stating that 1 only had
the Reina CriStina, Austria, lSla de
Luzon and the Isla de Cuba, and later
I stated that with two more cruisers
could do something. This message was
sent to the secretary of the navy, who
had charge of our serious situation.
attache at Washington. the very able
Lieutenant Sobral, sent full plans of
the American purpose, in case OF war,
and stated plainly that the first thing
that would happen, and which was al
ready prepared for, was that Admiral
Dewey would attack the Philippines.
His statement Lieutenant SobraL con-
firmed by sending detailed plans of
American ships which were in the Pa
cific, and described in full the power
and equipment of each ship, together
with the number of it's sailors. force
and carrying power of it's guns, in fact,
all details of the strength of the enemy.
There was only one solution of our
position, and that was to hide the
squadron in a river among the reefs,
leaving the enemy to look for 1t Separ-
ately, and not to offer fight to the
enemy, except on conditions that would
be in our favor. But, in order for me
to do this, would have been compelled
to have an order from the government,
or at least from the governor general,
because it would have meant bonn
bardment of Manila by the enemy.
I'm the last days of April we received
notice that the Americans had moved
to the Chinese port of Miras, and from
there were going direct to the Philip
pines Our squadron left for Manila
on April 80. On arriving at Manila I
had to select one of two places, Manila
or Cavite. To go to Cavite would have
been a great mistake, and then it's can
non were Silenced as soon as Admiral
Dewey gave the order that if they were
not silenced he would lombard the
city. For this reason the telegram that
Admiral Dewey sent to his government
stated he could take Manila when he
liked. The same thing was said by Ad-
miral Sampson from Puerto Rico, in
reference to that city, but both affirmed
that the reason they did not do so was
that they did not have enough troops
to garrison the cities. All this explains
why I could not look for assistance
from the ordnance of greater caliber
which were in Manila, because these
could never have been fired, outside of
the enthusiasm of some inexperienced
officers, who had, on one occasion, made
an exhibition of them. For this reason
I had to take CaVite as a basis of oper-
alton
SPANISH SAILORS WE'RE TOO
WIDE AWAKE.
eat last the hour of the battle arriv-
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a Eight POSTPONED.

New York, Jan. Again there is a
hitch in the arrangement. for the Erne-
O'Brien championship bout When Erne
was forced to ask o. Brien for weeks
postponement when they were matched be-
fore the New Yorker demanded the sum
of $3.50. Now O'Brien asks for the same
grace and Erne wants him to pay him.
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WILL NOT MEET McoY.
Tom Sharkey Is After Fitz and
Jeffries.

Hot Springs, Ark, Jan. AIN an inter
view with Tom Sharkey last night at the
Arlington hotel he said:
IT am very much surprised at Maher
falling so low in his boxing In regard to
meeting Mccoy. shall not meet any one
in it for honor-only the amount of money
I should make by it. which do not care
for. The height of my ambition is to
meet Jeffries or Fitzsimfnons. If 1 can't
get either of them 1 shall retire from the
ring forever. That is all 1 desire to say
and it is final"
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fourth round. in a rally against the
ropes, he made McCoy's ribs sound like
a WaShboard on Monday.
But the fifth was the last, and Maher
saw the planets and the old year pass
the new as he lay, while Mccoy was
complaining that Muldoon had laced
his waist too tight even for a cold