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The Conservative, 1901-05-02
BRYAN AN EEL.

Mr.. William J. Bryan excites hope
when he begins an answer to ques-
ton regarding his intentions by saying,
81 am not planning for another presi-
Dental nomination." but he dashes it
Immediately when he follows this with
the sentence: eff 1 ever become a
candidate again it will be because it
seems necessary" etc. This is always
the way with Bryan's apparent with
drawals; no eel can double half dozen
times in his own length more nimbly
than can w. J. B.-Oakland Enquirer,
April 26, 1901.
The Conservative, 1901-05-02
The CONSERvA-
TIVE again calls at
tention to the char
acter of the bank
CHARACTER OF
ADVERTISERS.

ing institutions, manufacturing con-
Germs and, also, to the individuals who
advertise from week to week in it's
columns. There is no weekly journal
in the Northwest which can show more
decent and purer lot of business adver-
tisements. Not one of them is among
the commoner class, such as eff you
want to make $75 a month and expenses,
without any experience, address So-and-
so, Cincinnati, Ohio," nor are there any
bankers, either in Williamsport or Phila-
delphia, Pa, advertised within these
columns who are not Grated" or
"quoted" by either Dun or Bradstreet
as being worthy Of public confidence.
For the character of every advertiser in
The CONSERVATIVE, it's patrons are re-
ferred to the commercial reports of Dun,
Bradstreet, or any other commercial
rating company in the United States.
We challenge all weekly periodicals
to find single concern advertised by
The CONSERVATIVE which. under the
most thorough investigation, cannot
prove itself to be reputable, solid, SOL
vent and honest. Is there any list Of
advertisers in any other weekly which
contains the names of firms not quoted,
not reputable? This question can be
solved through customers of Dun or
Bradstreet.
The Conservative, 1901-05-02

minimum of resistance to anything
which savors Of attractiveness, sense or
nonsense, wisdom or foolishness. Single
tax will, undoubtedly be launched, if
launched at all, in the rank and file of
the great politicocratic combination of
Bryan, Altgeld & Go.
Woe be unto johnson, if he consents
to become silent partner in this Trust!
The Conservative, 1901-05-02
"T he seventh
biennial report of
t he B ure au of
Labor and Indus
VALUABLE
STATISTICS.


trial Statistics of Nebraska, for the years
1899 and 1900, in their report of manu-
factures, for the years 1898 and 1899, on
page 241, table 13, do not include, in the
list of industries for the year 1898,
cereal mills or starch factories. On page
242, they state that they have received
reports from five packing house COM
panies. On pages $50 and 2S1 they give
statistics for three canning companies,
one not incorporated, and two incOrpora-
ted. The reports for packing house
products will be found on pages 2S4 and
285.
On page 1923, it is stated that six pack
ing houses report, only three of which
give amount of capital invested. Pack
ing house products are reported on pages
346 and 347. In the list of manufac-
turers in the state of Nebraska, obtained
from pOStmasters and manufacturers
reports, four canning factories are men
toned, one each in Beatrice, Blair,
Edgar and Grand Island no Nebraska
City canning factory is included. On
page 397, the Chicago Packing and
Provision Co. is mentioned; also one at
Lincoln and several at South Omaha.
No cereal mills or starch factories are
mentioned among the list of manufac-
lures. On page 400. under the list, head
ed Miscellaneous" the Nebraska City
canning factory is mentioned. This is
a complete statement of everything,
which appears in the report, of interest
to Nebraska City industries.
The above, from careful man, indi-
Gates the value of labor statistics under
populistic manipulation. In Nebraska
City, where the National Starch Com
pany is employing two hundred persons,
the Cereal Mills more than one hundred,
and the Morton Gregson Packing House
another hundred and more, the labor
bureau found no industrial plants out
side of the cannery which is incident
ally mentioned. But the populist can
didate for the presidency and all his
staff orators knew of the industries at
Nebraska City and campaigned in favor
of shutting them up. Every intelligent
citizen of Nebraska knows that in Ne
braska City there are more dinner pals
going and coming, each day, from sue.
The Conservative, 1901-05-02
Tbe Conservative.

cessful manufactures, of one kind or
another, than in any similar town in the
commonwealth.
This last day of April, 1901, there are
more than four hundred and seventy
five (475) persons
Four Hundred and on the pay-rolls of
Seventy-five. three incorpora-
tions in Nebraska
City. They did not shut up. They
did not shut down. Is this the reason
populistic compilers of labor statistics
omit them from their publications?
The Conservative, 1901-05-02

The idea of COM
TOM L. JOHNSON. bination seems to
have gained mo-
mentum, which has carried it beyond
an application to the industrial world.
Witness the recent nomination of Bryan
by the conglomerate parties of all color,
shades and beliefs last summer.
The recent election Of Tom l.. John
son to the mayoralty in Cleveland,
Ohio, has set the president makers" to
figuring. Much discussion has been
occasioned by this event, as to whether
johnson will not be the "logical' can
didate before the next agglomerated
assemblage of distinguished and "rep-
resentative" thinkers and platform
builders
Mr.. Johnson, himself, maintains
sphinx-like silence, upon this sub
ject of presidential
Silence. possibilities, but
his friends are
loudly declaiming in his behalf. The
great "Single Taxer's' silence might be
construed as virtual consent, had his
late career, as politician, not been
built largely upon his "minding his own
business" and "keeping counsel with
himself"
Mr.. w. F. Cooling, a prominent
"Single Taxer," in an address
before the Chicago
He Cannot be a Single Tax Club,
Candidate. commented upon
Mr.. Johnson's
silent attitude. He argued that
johnson was not a democrat, and
that, although the adherents to belief
in Single Tax had always worked within
the democratic party, they were mot of
it,"
Upon this basis, he disposed of John
son as presidential democratic posi-
bility, republican nomination being
out of reason.
Using Mr.. Cooling's argument, one
would be induced to believe that the
ultimate success of
Least Resistance. Single Tax would
be along, and
within the party line which afforded
the least resistance.
The present, and recent history of
fusionism would, it appears, invite such
a political scheme. There seems to
exist a disposition on the part of those
who have usurped the prerogatives of
the untarnished democracy, to offer the
The Conservative, 1901-05-02

all remember how the president pointed
out the "plain duty" of free trade with
our outlying provinces. But the tobacco
trust raised the alarm of the utter ruin
to our tobacco planters that such apolicy
would induce. Congress protected"
our infant tobacco interests against the
Porto Rican octopus until the people
had parted with their crop to American
spectators, and now the fine "Italian
hand'' is shown by admission of this
entire crop, practically free. The Ameri-
can infants are growing fat under the
constant use of tariff pabulum. We
shall soon expect to see pictures of the
tobacco and sugar twins, labeled "Tariff
Food Babies"
The Commoner, with every succeed
ing issue, emphasizes its determination
to live up to it's name. T. M. S.
The Conservative, 1901-05-02
Th e packing
houses, cold storage
plant, cereal mills,
STILL RUNNING.

National Starch Company, Nebraska
City canning factory, King Drill works,
Vale & Eccleston's foundry, Kees trunk
factory, and Schminke's big Touring
mills at Nebraska City are running full
head and with expansion in view,
Bryan, Smythe, Oldham & Go. to the
prophetic contrary Notwithstanding.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-29
RIOTS IN THE CAPITAL.
KNIGHTS 7EMPLAR CONCLAVE
COLORADO GOArIANDERY WINS FIRST
PRIZE-GRAND MASTERS RUL~
INGS SUSTAINED.

Louisville. Ky. Aug. 2s-Colorado Commandery
No. J. OF Denver, before throng Of eighteen thou
sand people and under the critical eyes OF board of
judges composed OF three regular army officers and
representative of the knights Templar. to-day
captured first prize in the competition Of drill
teams from cornTnanderies Of the knights. St
Bernard No. 30, the favorite with the majority Of
spectators, took SECOND place. while Golden Gate
No. Is. Of San Francisco and Hanselmsn No. 10. of
Cincinnati. third and fourth prizes respective
1y. California Commandery No ], being the only
mounted command had difficulty in capturing
the trophy for the best appearance and drill on
horseback. The other contestants were Colum-
bia commandery No. ., of Washington, D. c., and
Allegheny No. S. OF Pittsburg.
What is known THE independent membership
question" precipitated hot fight at the meeting of
the Grand Encampment. II ended by the encamp-
ment sustaining the ruling of Grand Master Lloyd.
Briefly, Grand Master Lloyd holds that be in
good standing a knight Templar must maintain
his standing in both chapter and lodge.
The jurisprudence committee also brought IN a
report sustaining the grand master in his position
that grand master cannot create a knight
Templar at sight
New-York tribune., 1901-08-29
THE SHAMROCK AT THE TRUCK.
SIR THOMAS ENTERTAINs THE SONS OF ST
PATRICK ON THE ERIN.

There was gay party the steam yacht Erin
Yesterday as the guests OF Sir Thomas Upton.
The party which went down to Sandy Hook on
tba notice steamer Patrol leaving Pier A. North
River at a. M was composed Of n number or
the Friendly Sons of st. Patrick and OF the
Catholic Club. Sir Thomas was made an hon
orary member OF the Friendly Sons two years
ago when he was here with the first shamrock
Among those on board were John ID. Grim
Minis Justice James j. O'GOrman. president or
the Friendly Sons of St Patrick; DR. McGinn.
Miles O'Brien. ]. A. Sullivan, president OF the
Catholic Club; Daniel ODay, John j. Rooney
r c. Travers Justice Barrett, General CopplngeT
Wauhope Lynn. Nicholas ]. Barrett. John H.
SprsEue and John q. O'keefe.
David Barrie. Sir Thomas Lipton's New-fork
agent heard that these guests were going down
the Bay aud got Captain Elbert O. Smith. or the
harbor police to take them down on the PatroL
Sir ThomaSs visitors arrived in time 10 see the
Shamrock sail and they were delighted by the
chalIenger's performance. It said by one or
the party that II the cup were won IL would take
an frishman 10 get IT, and when IL was won II
would go 10 the right spot in the United Kingdom
OF Great Britain and Ireland.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-29
COFFIN LIKE BOAT BE7RAfS.
ITS THREE OCCUPANTS ARE ARRESTED
on A CHARGE OF SMUGGLING.

A black hatbottomed boat. having the shape
and appearance of huge colin win tne no
taken off, was seen stealthily approaching 'he
Brooklvn shore near the Erie Basin yesterday
morning There were three men aboard. ana
their looks were as dark. mysterious ana uh-
cannv as the boat in which they rode. One man
nI,ed the oars of this odd craft and the others
busted themselves tying and untying long
frayed coils of rope. When the black boat was
seen approaching the steamship Chateau lahte'
of the bordeaux Line. which was moored AT
Reard's Stores, South Brooklyn word was I'M
,oed,a+eIv dispatched TO the Custom House Of
ficials The Chateau Latte has oeeh lh'oiNeu
in two cases Of smuggling. and the sinking
actions of the black rowboat awakened the sus-
,ic,ops NJ those who saw her that smugglers
s,era making ready for another OF their tricks.
cnac,a1 Inspectors Herbert and Green. Of the
IrnIted States Treasury Department. were at
once hurried TO the scene. They arrived az
moon. A little skirmishng rewarded them with
the sight OF the black rowboat. which had no"
slunk ND TO the Chateau Latte, on the side
away from the wharf. \ moment later. port
IN the side OF the ship was stealthily opened
and a bundle was dropped into the rowboat-
THIS was followed by another package and
then third
Believing that the hour ripe, the officers
rushed aboard the ship and covered the three
men in the boat below with revolvers They
instantly surrendered, and were taken before
United States Marshal Silas Herbert. of Brook
lyn who remanded them to the Raymond Street
Jail for further examination on charge or
smuggling. They gave their names as Mathew
Degen a caulker; William McCulagh specu-
lator and Jean lie Vail, sailor.
The bundles which had been dropped into the
coffinIike craft contained five thousand cigars
and two hundred bottles Of absinthe
New-York tribune., 1901-08-29
BOYS FIND $4,000 LONG MISSING
MONEY STOLEN FIVE YEARS AGO UN-
EARTHED IN OMAHA.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l

IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
Omaha, Neb, Aug. 2S.-Boys playing ball in
a lumber yard to-day unearthed $4,000 in United
States Treasury notes. The bills had evidently
been in their hiding place for four or five years
and were badly rotted. The money was in
packages sealed with the stamp Of the First
National Bank OF Omaha. The bank officials
are inclined to the opinion that the package is
the one stolen from Of their drivers five
years ago.
The boys kicked up the money. and immedi-
ately began wild scramble to get the booty.
One lad grabbed a handful of bills. which af
terward found TO foot up $1,000, and ran
home with II. The other boys got more or
less, and when the police found the stamp of
the bank they began to hunt for the boys. All
the money eventually recovered.
The police OF the opinion that the money
was placed in the lumber yard by the burglar
who secured it and left until the thieves
could find opportunity to remove it, and
that they were probably captured and sent
to some prison for long term in some other
section before they could recover their booty.
The denomination of the bills is the same as
that in the two packages lost by theFirst Ma
tional Bank five years ago. The driver from
whose wagon the money was taken
rested, but acquitted, and has since been suing
the bank for $4,000 damages.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-29
MUNITIONS OF WAR SHIPPED.

Large quantities Of arms and ammunition now
being shipped to South and Central American
ports are believed be ultimately destined for
the forces engaged I'm the acknowledgements
struggle In the course of the last week numerous
packages were shipped different ports. which.
although known 10 he firearms, went under the
name Of agricultural implements railroad ron fire
crackers. machinery miscellany and domestics.
Shipments to some these countries In the course
of the week are as follows;
Mexico-Twenty-eigh thousand three hundred
and nifty pounds OF powder. seven cases OF nre-
arms and one case OF cartridges.
Colombia-T>wo hundred and six cases OF cart
ridges $500. g.
San Domingo-Nine hundred and twenty-five
TrnguayP0ne hundred and sixty cases hrecrack-
,.-.- .-s :. q
Argentine Repubc-One case OF firearms ana hNe
PoItria Tbirtv-siX cases OF wheclbarrows-
Tbnse shipments are being watched 10y govern
rneut officials
New-York tribune., 1901-08-29
BOUNDARY WAR on GULF COAST
LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI AT oDDs-oiS-
TER MEN IN ARMED CONFLICT
lay TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.

Inv TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE 49,
>-ar,OrIeans Aug 2S-At meetlhs U "a
T 1onis,ana Boundary Commission last nish'' On -
y,,ca of State Attorney General Guion' II va ,,oo,
gred that Governor Heard should De caleU ,-.,,-,
20 bring suit in the United States supreme - ss-
10 settle permanently the question OF NoV1- -.s+
tween Mississippi and louisiana on the Gun Jun sss
This is the latest move in dispute "HlO" "-,.a5
extsted for years but which has been Istic
within the last few months by the ah'aso-.5 .-l.5
oyster laws of the States involved Inc 'a"s 80
hsvous and salt lagoons in what has Oee, -s,,
as St Bernard Parish. La. are aIhO'is 80 ,+afv
est oyster fields in the world. but into theHi
the oyster dredgers of Mississippi nave swan
and armed conflict has arisen. .,..
n Is contended by the Lousiana oyster Con ,l .,a
sion that with the protection aHorueu '.,,rs
Louisiana laws the oyster industry OF AoU' s,d
will become as valuable as the LUMBER I'1 g is
sugar industries. The Mississippi oyster Hs ..ar,
charged are now fitting out immense ,.orv
dredses and will invade the disputeu
in force about September l. aid
Clement story. of the Boundary CommiSSiu- - =
in the meeting that already immense quan'i--I I.,d
Louisiana oysters were being shipped 10 A' s.1ss
and sold as Maryland oysters. and also 'H ,bs
labels were being put on cans right mere %
New-York tribune., 1901-08-29
A DINNER FOR SIR THOMAS

Asbury Park. N j.. Aug 2S CSpecaD.-Ex-N,r.-.
E. p benjamin of Allenhurst Will give dinner -.
Sir Thomas Upton at the Coleman House to--,
row. Sir Thomas and Mr.. Benjamin are old rras
The latter gave the English sportsman a dinns- :.
Aienhurst three years ago. He was also ~
Der OF the committee that went to EneIsnS -
present Sir Thomas with gold loving CUP fror
American admirers.
SIT Thomas VIII be accompanied by his yacb,,.
party. After the dinner cakewaIk and Co.'S
will amuse the visitors Mr. BENJAMIN, ~
invited Robert T. Lincoln. Charles IT W,rr
Szal n AcCarter, Charles Moore Daniel C'1enn'
congressman Benjamin F. Howell Henry S;aean,.
John A Mccall. Martin Maloney. {. c. Peck 81
Ea[ne. Charles Tremain. c. O. BigeIow ana 49,
N Beach among others tc meet his guest ST. 'onn
New-York tribune., 1901-08-29
TENNIS.
RESULTS IN THE NIAGARA Tor-pr,
NIENT- MISS CLOSTERAIAN's PLAY
ley rEzE7R,pr 7o TIE -,,,-,

lBY TELEGRAPH THE TR1RrNE1
Niagara n-the-Lake. Ont. Aug. 2s-Plav 1,su.
sumed here to-day in the international ten,t,
Hotel The wOmen's singles, which has An snt-
States and Canada. were the feature Of the dav,.
numerous spectators from Buffalo and Toronho
than the mems matches have heretofore eict4s
The play Of Miss Closternan, Of Cincinnati VIM
IN August defeated both Miss Marion Jones' taa
daughter OF the Nevada Senator. and Miss Juiets
Atkinson of Brooklyn. the object of most in
terest to the spectators. and she Won a straight
set match from Miss Maude Pennington. Of Chi
cago. the first set being long deuce one. Mss
Jones had an easy match. and Miss Atkinson drew
a bye. In the mems scEatch singles. e. P Fisher
Of Nev-York won a three set match from the Old
champion. ". Scott Bond. OF Chi
Patison. Of Toronto. had easy matches. The finals
will be reached tomorrow in both the mems sin
gles and the doubles, and the seui-fnals IN the
women's singles
Mems open singles (secon1 roundl-F 2 Asxasdss
Princeton, beat W. q. Kiimaster, Branford Ga "a
as IS E j. f'''o'' i'''"''' ''-' :" : 80 .,''' ,.
Jones California beat Miss Rogers. Toronto, 6l 80
Eiith Parker. Chicago, beat Mrs Spragse TSTon
6-L 60; Miss Costerman Cincinnati beat Miss NsSss @
chicago. beat Miss Hattie CamPlin Ghicago sTS -;
Jessie wilken Bra1tford beat Miss Nurel steevr
Mems doubles tfrs; round)--E- ?. Fischer and 4 q
Haskett N1wLYori s, SeSt NJ L PhesPs = Os'ne'ns'
Mems handicap. singles first rou1df-a z AseT
owe half s. beat W: G; Klln,aster 10 - - -
4. n Maedonald. Is. beat " $ Bond owe nalt :.
Go 6-0; r. H. Orr. half 80. bea, Robert Leroy 'ss
New-York tribune., 1901-08-29
LAUDANUM AFTER WILD SPREE.
WALL STREET CLERK DRINKS A QUART
OF wHIsKEY AND THEN TRIES
SUICIDE.

George Ross Bateman. twenty-one years old,
rented fat at No. il West Sixty-ffth-st a
week ago with dark haired young woman. and
woman went away yesterday afternoon. Bate
man drank quart of whiskey and then bot
tleful Of laudanum and was taken 20 Bellevue
Hospital as an attempted suicide. He cannot
recover 1t is said. He is thought TO be a cashier
for Miller & Co., bankers at No. 81 Broad-st
Yesterday afternoon, just after the young
woman had gone away. Harry NJ Lloyd OF No
231 West One-hundred-and-sixteent and
his wife called at the fat They are friends Of
Batenan. They found him In a hilarious state
He had drunk nearly quart bottlefui Of whis-
key and he drank the rest IN spite Of their
efforts 10 prevent him.
Bateman talked TO his visitors for a while
and then got out a bottle OF laudanum. They
did not know what in the bottle. Bateman
walked into his bedroom, and could not be seen
from the room in which the Lloyds were He
laughed and shouted in a drunken way and
then cried out: It'll all over nowl To
with everything and everybody"
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd heard Bateman fall on
the floor, and they rushed in. He was groaning
and they saw the bottle on the floor Lloyd
picked Bateman up and threw him on the bed.
Crying out 10 his wife to try 20 keep the man
from going to sleep, he rushed downstairs into
the street and came across Detectives Donohue
and Dunn. He hastily told them OF what ha d
happened, and then into the house after
getting policeman TO send TO Roosevelt Hospi-
tai for an ambulance. IL soon reached the house
with Dr. Lynden.
The doctor said the man had taken a big dose
81 the poison, and that there was not much hope
for him. He had him driven at breakneck speed
10 Bellevue.
Ele police said they had heard that Bsteman
New-York tribune., 1901-08-29
SWIFT RUN FOR DEUTSCHLAND.
IT is LIKELY THAT SHE HAS SMASHED
MORE RECORDS.

The transatlantic record breaking steamship
Deutschland, which left Hamburg on August
% and Southampton and Cherbourg on August
%, commanded by Captain Albers. sighted
off Fire Island at 1l:44 o'clock last night. 1t is
probable that she will come into port this morn
ing with more laureis to add TO those already
gained, for it is likely that she has broken all
previous records for the passage between Cher
bourg and New-York The present record of
5 days, ~ hours and % minutes. was made by
the Deutschland September ], 1900.
AT 1907 a. m. the liner was about seven
miles east Of Fire Island. Fire Island is thirty
miles from the Sandy Hook Lightship. where
the Deutschland had TO arrive at LA a. m to
equal the record. II the distance covered
in less than one hour and thirty-seven minutes
the Deutschland established a new record for
the passage between Cherbourg and New-York-
1t Is probable also that she broke the highest
westbound hourly average speed OF 23.O7 knots
and the highest westbound days OF COL
knots which she made on her last trip coming
over.