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TALKED TO SOLDIERS A% lAYi THEY HHO I 1.0 VOTE DRIHK'II ATfC TICKET. THE SOLDIER AS A CITIZEN. CONPAXY or OLD SOLDI EH A ACTED A* IIIA ESCORT. jirv an II cna ii HU I>au Work at *lrliit*ll miml Mud** Thrri* llirrclirs Hrforo fln u L fst— Onl j Two HfNioM for Uritrr Arm* and He| util Iran* Ann Only Admit (ha t It In for l*nrpof of Ad% anc ins lni|M*rlAlltr Policy. Owrthaf*. Mo.. Brp. 17—William J. pryan beinn iO ffny'a work at &|>rtnj[- flekl at ft o’clook. arwl mulf thr** speeches before breakfast. The vccond w* ot Aurora, and tho third at Monett. At Monett he said: “The Republican* are now boosting that we have reached a pome where w* can loan money to people In other countries. I want to ask you whether you regard that aa any evMenoe of prosperity. Why would any man send hi* money to Europe for in\*catment If he could And a place in this country to invest it. Money sent onroad for Inveatment must he rent for one of two reaAona—either because the man who sends the money over there, minks more of the people over there than does of the people here, and does \t for love and devotion, or because H Is a mai ler of business—that is. Lees use he cm invaat it to better advantage in a Euro pean country than ha can in thi* coun try/* hnl> Nensona for a l.nre Army. Galena. Kans.. Kept 17.-OU Joplin. Mr Bryan told the people that there could be but two reasons for a large army One of these was to “serve the pur|>ose of an im perialistic policy and the other to sup press by force those dementia'ions caused by wrongs which should be remleded by lrgtaUtion.'* The fUpuhllcsn party would not. he said, avow the latter reason, and It must base its action upon the former. Mr. Bryan addressed a large crowd here. Among those present on the platform was E&x-Oov. 8. J. Crawford, formerly a Republican. Mr. Bryan made a general review of ihe political Issues. He took up the I'htiip plne question at the outset, declaring in mis connection that the Democrats were quoting the Declaration of Inle|*-r><V*nce more in this caniftaign than the Repub licans were. •*Th*y are getting Into the habit of a, e*klng of it as a string of glittering gni rail lies.** he sad He refwated his farmer declaration that the common sol* *1 er suffer.' gieiter hardship than the ofliorr* and m.ide an appeal for the sol dier vote. *1 believe*** he said, “that the Demo cratic party can be trusted to do Justice to the soldiers and ihelr dependents, and I *al*fl*<i from all that I have heard, that if I nm elected I hall lie able to find . oocnm'astonar of |i**nslons who wdi be as hatlsfactcry as the present one.” tlbl aildlers as aii Escort. H# r. nt'.nuci on that |>oliit: 1 nolle*.l thla morning ft* w<* o&m*' fr.*m th* 10 th<* hot#*l their was (.>mpany of 014 adlnp h* an ea or? I fel honor***! that veterans of the Civil War ahonM take upon themaelvea the labor of furntahlng thm escort, but. my !rteni*. If a Hepuollcan toils you that there |s any Inconsistency |n aueh •* , llon on the part of soMlers. I want you to le prej ire<l to meet the criticism. Why •hould not n eikller mipport the IVtno craf.c ticket? Tho ju< stlona at Issue In ttcampaign lire thoee whl* h concern the very foundation prmolplft* of this gov *n ment. The soldier wh> willing to fight f.-'ir year* to ippty the Declaration of I* !*-pr-n<len e to a black man. why should h* not he willing to vote on’f* to npfiy che Decir itlon of ImbpcmV-nce to a brown man? Ilou (lie Soldier Hlmiiilil Vote "I Indieve (hat the soldiers* Interests wre e.ifer In the hands of |eopJe who believe In a email standing army and a cltlsen eoldlery than they sill be In the hands of those who believe In a large standing army. If you have a large standln* army to run >our eipcnecs uj to |loo.iioo.*> a ysir and Increase the cxiwnee of the War Dep.rtmwnt of the army, you will I’.nii that the err* mi eorporglloo* will prefer to re du the appropriations for pension* rath er titan the appropriations for the stand ing army. The notions that have large armies ar** the least liberal with their Pensions .and the nation that relies most upon Its c|tlc n soldiery Is the nation that Is the most liberal In providing for It-. *< I liars w henever they wufTcr in the army. It must do It. for If the na tion must call at any time up on the cltlierui to volunteer the government must be Just, aye. generous in Its treatment of that volunteer and hi# dependents. 80 I repeat that the soldier j.eed not fear Injustice at the hands of the Democratic party, end If the-soldler Islleves wt*h • on the nil****lons before the country. I believe that he can safely give his support to the Democratic ticket. Why should a soldier take the side of the Itcpublican party on any of the questions nw before the country? The soldier I* n •’Pisen and ns cltlr.en hs I* Interested In every question that concerns his na tion's welfare. The soldier and his chil dren and hie children's children most share In tHIs nation's future, whether for weal or woe. and I am going to assume that evety soldier In lhl au dlrnce will lo*dc at the-e questions from the standpoint of the cltlsen If I can con vince him that on this gr**at quvstl n the I>emocrntle party Is right and the iDpubltcan paitv wrong l shall *xpct the supoort of that soldier, and I am t ot afraid of his being kept away by any Dar of the party’s treatment of the sol dier.*' Mr. Bryan then made his familiar argu ment against trusts and Imperialism riniak of a Hard Da*'- Work. I’lttihtirg. Kan.. Bepf. 17.—Mr. riryiin a *" rlvtd here a few* minutes before S o'clock •o-nlght, and after taking dinner maile a speech to one of the largest crowds he has yet addressed. He did not conclude Ids addret* until 10 o'clock, making seven teen hour* of ctimpalgn work put In dur ing the day. In the course his speech someone -ked: "How about the negro In North Caro liuar* > Mr. Bryan repllrtl: **lf you will read the flulu treaty )*ou Will never have a chance to pWy the ne gro. I hope the gontlonvin wno has r*- f rrM to the North Carotin i law has read the Bulu treaty. It provides that the Bul *n of Sulu shall receive so much per month for flying the American flag over * pi.acc. and In the treaty It provide hot for the freedom of the skives, but thwl t ie slave may have a chance to buy his f • cdovn. When, by working for nothing * *lay, can he purchase himself?'* Kllleil by a Cotton tiln. Columbia. 8 C.. Bwt. 11—At Tlmmons vllle yesterday .less** Mom 11. 12 years old, *'* playing In hfs father s sin house. He was caught by the belt and hi s brains uas had out g dust the raftets. This Is the first work of the terrible gin. bast *•11 ih re were ilx or eight victims in thla atgte a I on* GItCAT DU AT I*ORT*EOI Til. 1 ablets to Hi Presented to the t In born** mill Keorsorge. Portsmouth. N. H.. Kept. 17.-The sea port city of New Hampshire to-night 1* eagerly anticipating the presentation to morrow of lhe tablets to the battleships K-ar*arg*‘ and Alabama, which event will be me of the mod Interesting anl hl*- toil mI In the history of the Granite State Tiio principal guests of the state ar rive I thi - aft* t poor, tlx party including Gov. Joseph 11. Johnston of Alabama and ► tiff. Secretary of the Navy John D. Long and Assistant Secretary Hackett; former Secretary Herbert. Rear Admiral Sampson und Mrs. Smi*son. Gov Pow ers of Maine, and Gov. Frank W. Rollins oi New Hampshire The North Atlantic squadron, which in cludes the Kearmirge. Is lying at anchor In the harbor. The Alabama, however. Is not with the fleet. not being yet |n com mission. but Gapt. William II Bronrnsoa. who will command her. Is here. Gov Rollhih will make the presentation speech, after the two tuhlrl* have been tin veiled by two young ladies*. respectively descendants or relatives of the form* r ofll rer of the two famous old battleship* Secretary John D. I<nng will accept the tablet for the Kearsarge. and Gov. John ston for the Alabama The tablet* will then he taken lown the hnrbor to the and formally turned over to the commanding officer of that boat, as well as to Gapt Bmwnaon. Fortner Sec retary Herbert of Alabama will moke an addles*. LOST TIIEIH LIVKfI 1* A PI RE. Five ai flora fed and Three Fatally If*|nr*-l In < Inrtnnafl. GinHnnatl. Sept. 17 -An old four-story tenement building at 408 East Front afreet, used as a branch nursery of the Salvation Armv. burned this evening, und Its oc cupants were so imprisoned that live were ►uffocntrd to death, three fatally injured and four seriously. >n account of the cold weather to-day. a tire had been started in the stove for the little tots, who are cart'd for there during the day while their mothers nrc engaged at work vise where. It is thought that that caused the lire through some defc-t m the flue*. Most of the mothers knew nothing of the calamity until they were through with their day # work Tb#* Grat floor of the building %v*> U“**>l .s a church, the second floor its head quarters fr the dcMitute and for cooking, and the upper floors for the nursery. The womti and children could be i*een from th* *e upper stories pleading for help when the stairways were enveloped In flam*. 'Hie lire was soon controlled The fire occurred near the river front, the m*#u *l**n>e|v populated part of the edy. The nursery Is near the old Spencer House an l children from that tenement w* re In th* butnl hull*ling John Haw kina, who lives in the old Kpeneer House, now used as tenement quarters, lost his life while endeavoring to save bia chil dren Four children were suffocated. Tle property loss was ft .sm. H %\\ % UWK A MAdIKOV tlnrroff. In Open Hcpuhllraw I nm pniun in *nhrii.kn, Chicago. Sept. 17. S“naor Hanna, chairman of th* Republican Nation.il Commit e. gave a lunch.on to-. Joy ot the Union League Club to 200 prominent Re publicans. Senator Burrow* of Michigan will go lo Nebraska to-night ami to-morrow night he will open the Republican eampalim In that stale, speaking In Lincoln I’erry .H. HeaSh, chairman of the Re publican National Press Committee, who, with National Committeeman Kerens left vestenlay for a tour of the West, will not return for ten day* or more. Mr. Keren* is expected to (o as far ns the Pacific roost. A telegram wo* received at Democratic national headquarter* from Chairman Jones, now' In New' York, announclmr that he will return to Chlcaito next Thursday. Senator Tillman will begin a speaking tour In Wisconsin to-night. IN PLACE <K MtIATUOMKHV. Cruiser Atlanta Will Join Snath At lantic Squadron. Washington. Sept. 17-The cruiser At lanta. which has Just gone Into commis sion again after very extended repairs at the N< w Vcrk navy yard, will he station ed on the Atlantic coast for a few months and eventually will he attached to the South Atlantic station to lake the place „f the cruiser Montgomery, which has leen withdrawn from Admiral Schley’s *>iuadr< n and ha* Jut hern put out of commission at the New York yard. Capt. K C. Pendleton. who has b-en superin tendent of the gun factory at the W ish !eg ton navy yard, will be In command of the Atlanta KOORKAEI.T IN MONTANA. Criticise* Bryan's Objection# to Army of IIMI.UOO Men. Helena, Mont.. Sept. 17 -dor Roorevrlt arrived hrre at 8 o'clock this evening. Two meetings were held here to-night, one at the Auditorium and the other at the opera house. In hi* llrst speech Ootr. Roosevelt devotrd him elf to a criticism of Mr. Bryan'. objection* to an army of 100000 men Mr Rooseieit mainl.iiited that the army to-lsy Is not a- large In pro portion to fopulatlon as the army during Jefferson's administration Hml Accident at a tiln. Dothan, Ala , Sept 17-Johnnle Martin, the 8-,car-old son of Mr A M Martin had hi* left arm broken Ijelow the elbow, and the I ft should.r dirl cie<i by helmet caught In the main shaft at Pilcher's ginnery to day The only thing that sav ed the child* life was Ihe giving away •of hi* waist sleeve. Trlnee Albert of Saxony Killed. Dresden. Sept. 17.—Prince Albert of Sax ony was killed In n carriage Occident yes terday at Wolkau, a short distance from Drr*!* \ “ trained nurse. Remarks About Nourishing Kood. "A physician* wife. Mr*. Dr gave me a packet of Orape-Nula about a year ago. with the remark that she was sure 1 would And the fowl very beneficial, both for nv own use ami for my patient*. I was particular!) altrn te.l to the food, a* at that lime the weather was very hot ,n,.l I appreciated Ih- fact that the tlrape \jj{- no cooking. -rhe fsi was deliciously crisp, and mm,, Inviting to the appetite. After making use of It twice * day for three or four week* I dlwovered that It was a moat wonderful invlgoralor. I >■' lo suffer greatly from exhaustion, headache* and depression of spirits My work hod been very trying at times and Indigestion h * Now I ah’ always well and ready for unv amount of work, have an abundance of active energy awl cheerfulness ami mental poise I have proved to my en tire satisfaction thal this change has been brought about by Orape-Nutn food^ The fact thal It l predlgesux! ■* a very d—lr.ihle feature I have had tnor.y remarkable results In feeling tlrap.- Nals to my patient*, and I cannot speak t< htahlv of the Irani. My friend* con*tamly ! comment on the cn.ua. In my P | have galnwl rune pounds since iiegloning the use of this food." llleanor vidlet Trained Medical and Burgicat diurse. Mi Jeff, street, Bay City. Mich. THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER IS, 1900. (Continued from First Page.) man loss was one man killed a l five tuai wounded. This correspondent confirms the report of an unoucceeafui third attack on me IV| T*ng forts, but say* H was made by •he allies, although he adds that the Hu- Ran leases were very heavy. He also mentkmr I report that Pao Ting Ftng Is already occupied by the allies The Berliner Tageblatt prints An Inter view wltn Baron V* Chrapowttxky. sec retary of the Rusaian embassy In which reports him as having said: “I am fully convinced that Russia will adhere to her proposition Khe maintains her standpoint that ahe U not at war with China Nevertheless her proposal should by no mean* disturb the harmony of the Powers. “Ruslan hopes that the American proposition of 1.000 troops inside Pekin. 1000 outside and 30,600 at Tien Tsln will be accepted by all the Powers a a basis of agreement "The embassy knows absolutely noth ing of any ultimatum by Russia sent to Ll'Hung Chang as reported here from Shanghai. Personally, 1 consider such In formation extremelv dubious. Id Hung Chang Is one of the most cunning of dip lomat*. It Is exceeding!' doubtful wheth er he deserves the confidence of the How ei* I consider him l*a friendly to for eigners than is generally auppoaed/* RCftfVIAX POLICY \OT LIKED. The Chlaese situation Front a Ger man Standpoint. Ferlin. Kept 17 Shanghai advices to the Frankfurter Zelturg say that Russia's policy Is making a highly unfavorable im pression It ap?*ears that British troops have be gun an attack upon a Chinese ramp in the vicinity of Shanghai Marshal von aider sees agent has rented quarters for him at Shanghai. A further dispatch to the same journal, dated Kept. Ift. says: “A third Russian attack upon the Tel Ting forta (north of Taku) was repuls ed ." The Shanghai correspondent of the lao kni Ansciger. wiring to-day, says: "Troops in large numbers are gathering from all parts of China at Klan Fu. whxu has been chosen the permanent resi lience of the imperials. The secretary of the German lege;ion has refused to be gin nugotianons with Prince Thing, say ing that Dr Mumm von Bchwarxenatetn is alone officially qualified for such func tions.'* FATIGIH PARTY 111,0WX 1 P. Sixteen Killed While Destroying Powder at Tung t'hnn. l.ondon. Sept. 17 -The British command er at Taku cables that a fatigue parly, engaged In destroying gunpowder at Timg Chow, hns been blown up. Sixteen were killed and twenty-two Injured by tho ex plosion. Katlgne I'nrty's Disaster. IjOndnn. Sept 17 —The British com mander at Taku cable* that a fatigue party engaged in destroying gunpowder at Tung Chow has been blown up. Kiev'n Welsh Fusilier** were wounded, two British Indian soldiers were killed ami thirteen British In. Hun soldiers were wounded, and Capt. Hill and eleven Brit ish Chinese infantry soldlera were wounded. POLICE Ot IRD WITHRAWN. \ Longer Needed for Protection of Minister Wu. Wnshlngton. Scpr. 17.—The police guard, which ha* been maintained at the Chi nese legation for several weeks, Is about to be withdrawn a* no longer necessary. The matter was the subject of a confer ence at the state department this after noon between Acting Hecretary A.lce and the local chief of ,toiler. Rnrkhlll tteachee Tskn. Wnshlngton. Kept. 17.—Admiral Remey ha* advised the state departmene of the arrival of Special t'ommlssloner Rockhlll at Taku to-day from Shanghai. Knrl 1.1 at Tien Tain. lonian. Sept. 17 —A special dlgpateh from Shanghai says L.I Hung Chang has arrived at Tien Trln WANTS IIKI.P FOR TERRORS. tinny Are Helpless as Resnlt of Rnl veston Disaster, Chicago. Sept. 17—Cry u* Field Adams, publisher of the Appeal. Chicago, awl president of tho National Afro-American Press Association, hi* received a letter from Oalveston from W. H. Noble, Jr., publisher of the Times of that city. In which he plead* for help. The letter stal ed that about 1,800 negroe* lost their live* In the recent storm, and that fully lo.tso are homeless. Adame hope* that the Afro- American press of the country wilt urge the men and women of the race to form clubs and gather help for their suffering people. All money should be sent to Hon. John Dealy, chairman of the finance committee. Oalveston. Tex. SHOWED RE PI It MCA N GAINS. Analysis of the Vote In the Hrrrnt Arkansas Election. 141 tie Rock, Ark. Bcpt. 17—The com plete vote |n the recent state election for Governor, the only c >nt. sted office, was announced to-day officially. The total number of votes cast was 132.879, of which Jeff I '#) Is, Democrat, ree Ived B*o7. >l. L. Rename!, Republican, 40.701; Abner AV. File*. Poptll at. 3,041. Davit’s majority. It plurality, fT.W. A* compared with I*M the Democratic vote Is 17.8 per cent greater, snd the Republican 47 9 per cent, greater. Compared with 1898 the Demo crat* lost 2 7 per cnt. and the Republi cans gained 17.8 per c<nt. PARLIAMENT DISSOLVF.D. Date of Dlssnlntlnn Hns Been Fixed at Mept. 3. Aberdeen, Sept 17.-At the meeting of the council at Balmoral to-day. 1t was decided that the dissolution of Parliament Is to take place. Hept. 28. The Queen afterward* signed the procla mation of dissolution. A writ will be is sued Sept. 25. summoning the new Ptr llament to assemble. Ni*v. 1. The first nomination* owl tb unopposed return* Will occur Kept. 29. The first pollings will lake place Oct. 1. _ ■IF. WILL NOT RECEIVE THE*. McKinley Does Not W ant Any Itrle *raftons nt f'nntnn. Canton. 0.. Bepl. 17.—1 t haa been defi nitely dec Idol that President McKinley will not receive delegations during ti>* campaign on account of the situation In the Orient Delegation* which were com ing to canton have been notified accord ingly. German Iron Drnlers Meet. Berlin. Bepr. 17.-A meeting of Iron dealer* from varloo* pans of Germany held vaster Jsy * Cologne appointed a speclsl committee lo confer with the man ufacturer* With a view of counteracting the present preeaur* for lower price*. ODD FELLOWS IN SESSION. <.HE*T UATHKHIXU or THE IINDKH IA HH MHO YD, VA. • ■<• Yttcmlnnr*. Hack F.aihua- Inam and Pl,r Weal her—.*lrlct :*■ furr.-nre.it of ihr I,n. Kristina In Intoxicant* I. Hrrtimn,nfrf-9) • pireoprlnte *I,IHW for ti.l.nlnn •rt.rfn-M.rr Thoii.n.i.l. mil 11. In lllrhmonil In-da> anil To-anor raw, Richmond. Va. Sept 17—Th* asvonly *txth communication o( (hr Sovereign Grand ldge I O. O. K. commenced In thin city to-day. Thr attendance la large, tho Mithu.ta.m great, and lit. wvattnr perfect. The wnton bkta fair to tn> the mi>t aucce.eful In the annal, of the great order. There were welcoming eyrretre. at M o'clock a. ro., attrndr.l by a rpirndUt au dience. Oov. Tyler, Mayor Taylor and Grand Sire PUkerton of Mareachu.ett, were the pilnctpjl rpeaker. Among oth era who H|xtke were Mine Laura Deeton, prcblrnt of the Virginia Ilehekah Aa aetnbly. Every apeiker wa* warmly ap plauded. “Dixie" eaimed two demonatra tlona. dekgatra (torn the North and Went vicing with Virginian, and other Souih ernere In cheering the famour melod/. At the Intlal bueinrce aeawlon report, of grand o(l)rera ard ,pedal committer! were premnted. The eonimlttre on appeal, made ttve report., twa of which Involved con.lderellon of the law. relating to the ale or ue of intoxicant, by member,. The committee reeon.m nda ftrlct en foreement of the law.. Confide rat lon of a reaolutlon to appro priite ll.sOt) to the Galvoton flood tut ferera wa* |watponed until to-morrow To-ntght. Grand 8 re Pllktrt n and ataff r cel vet a great throng of odd Ktllow* and their ladle,. I h i leaeant function occurred at the JefTrrmm It If retimat.d that n-arly :..t> ndd Cos lon. ere here fr. m all parte of the country and < anada. and they are attll coming The atate e intlngent If expected to df ithle the attendau e \Ve<lne,dy and Thurwlay, the daya of the g.'at varade and hall, ree|>eetlvely. The following a|> polntment* w. re announced to-day: Aealftant GrurM Guardian,. William It Ixard, r G. M.. R U R . New Jem.-V: Jam-* R Miller grand *ecreary. Illlnnl,. AaalM int Grand .Mf*fntn Janie-. D. Craig. P G M . P G It . Maritime Prov- In ea. Ctietodtan of the dn-ret Work. Adol|>h Itonath. P G R . I hat riot of Co lumbia; Assistant Cu.todlan of the Stvret Work, J W Roden P O. H . lowa. A RPHGI.ARV IN DARIEN. Airs. W'. G. f romlry Dnnaernusly 111. Oflirr \pm* NiitPa. Darien, O* . Hept. 17.-The store of Mr C. It. Walker was robbed Sattirdny night. The burglars procured shout PP In cash, hut did not carry off any merchandise of much value. He was probably locked In the store when Mr. Walker and Ihe clerks left Haturday night He unfastened a holt In the rear and escaped without being seen. No clue as lo who the ♦ Kt—f was has been obtained hy Mr. Wfiiker of the poltre. Mr*. \V G. Crondey. wife of a promi nent merchant on the RMge, Is very 111 and I* nol expected to lice Dr. Corson of Hnvannah Is In consultation will* Dr* Clark itnd Kennn of this city, and an operation has t**n performed, which II Is hoped will bring about Mr*. Crumley's re covery. Rev. Mr. Game, pastor of ihe Methodist Church at Brunswick preached at the Methodist Church here yeeierday morn ing and l;u>l evening The third quarter ly conference of the Darien church was held this morning The presiding elder. Rev. K. M Whiling, could not be present, hut Mr Game prespied at the conference and Ihe reporta of the church nfil'lals were recorded a* usual Rev I. It Idtnn filled an aptolntmnl In Bullock county yesterday, hence there were no service* at the Presbyterian Church, either morning or evening. In Florida'* Supreme C’onrt. Tllaha**ee. Fla.. Bcpt ll.—The follow ing are proceeding* of the Supreme Court; City of Tampa, plaintiff In error, v*. W P. low re me. defendant In error— Hillsborough county. Writ of error dis missed on praec!pc of counsel for plain tiff In error William Wesley, el at. appellant*, v# William Mlppard, e *l. appellees—Ala chua county. Motion to dm ket the cause and dlsmlse the appeal granted. The George Wiedemann Brewing Com pany. plntnllff In error, v*. D. C. Catnp bell. defendant In error—Duval county. Motion 4o dismiss writ of error denied. Irvki lax-kleur. plaintiff In error, v*. eounly of Me. defendant In error. Dee county. Motion to strike evidentiary hill of exception* denied Mary R. Retd. et. al.. appellants, vs. Georgia State Building ami lain, Asso ciation. appellee. Polk county Appllca tlon for leave to file new supersedeas hon.i granted; motion to vacate supersedeas postponed for fifteen days. Zlppornh Baer. et. al.. appellants, v*. T. fl Johnson, et. al., appellees, Isike coun ty. Motion of counsel for appellants to docket the-cause and dlsmlsa the appeal, granted Harry P. Bay* of I-ake City, Fla . was admitted to practice. DESERVES IT. Remarkable Success of a lew Treat ment for Flics. For many year* It hs* been supposed that the *nly absolutely aurs cure for pile# was by nurgldal operation, but llk dnngcr to Ilf* ami th# pain and expense has been so great that many thousands suffer for years rather than submit to this last resort; or they seek the temporary relief In tin many remedies claimed to relieve piles ar.d rectal troubles, salves, ointments and similar simple remedies which give only slight snd very tempo rary relief. Anew preparation which I# painless ami harmless, but which afford* Itnmcdlale re lief and In many cases a complete cure In u very short time. Is sold by druggist* under th* name of Pyramid I’ll# Cure. It Is In suppository form used at night and It* regular use ha* cured thousand* of oltsllnalc. long standing case*, and It seems lo be equally effective In ill the various forms of pile*, whether Itching, bleeding or protruding. The Pyramid I'lle Cure allay* Ihe In fiu mine Hon anti Intoleralrte Itching, re duce* the tumors, and Its astringent prop ertles cause Ihe enlarged blood vessel* to contract to a normal, healthy londltlon. A Baltimore- gentleman relate* Ids ex perience with the Pyramid Pile Cure In these words: •'ll affords me unusual pleasure to add my endorsement to thoge of other* rela tive to your really wonderful pile e-medy I wa* a sufferer for year* until told by a fellow salesman of Ihe pyramid Pile Cure II has entirely cured me. and f cheerfully , A it In lhat direction. I wish you would send me on* of your little book* on cause ami cure of pile*. I desire to show It to some friends.” Any pile sufferer may use th* Pyramid with certainty that tt will give Instant relief and regular use a permanent cure and the still further certainty that tt con tair.s no cocaine, morphine or metallic or mineral potion. All druggist* sell Pyramid Pile Cur*. 80 cants tot lull Mud treatment. THRV WERE. ALL AMLHIPAXI. Itno.eTelt Talk, on the Herne, of the Hpnnt.il War. Columhu*. Mont.. Kept. 17— Gov Rooae vell apoke briefly from the rear platform of the ear In thle city thle afternoon. ay- Ing in part: "When IVewev aad-d Into Manila Bay and deatroved th. Kpantfh fleet, who eared whether he came from Vermont or any other atate’ When Mohaon faced al moat certain death In Kant Ugo Bay. who care-1 that he came from Alabama? Who cat,. If I'one ton cornea from Kanea* or hall, from Colora-to’ Tit. only point t. that they have acted like Amer icana You have eent your eon and brother, cut to the Philippine*, and they have done enough there They hav aht t tli.lr blued They have reflcct~d hoh or upon you and uyon every American w.'rty of the name American All of u. take prtda In .hade of valor done by any one “ At nig Timber a cltlxen elbowed hie way through the crowd and getting near the Governor, aaid: "Gov. Rooeevelt. l-ow about th, cur rency and tariff queallon*?" . The t>uernor replltd; “1 wtan i equarly n the Repuhllcen platform; I am In favor of a gold etabdard and a protective tvrtff. te that clear enough ?" The uuce>lowr .aid It wa*. and the crowd applauded. UlMi WTAPI.E MM.LIYO HIGH. Colutnhla rnnnly Wanfe t npltal to Henmln al Tallahaa.ee. lalt. City. Eta.. Bept IT —Saturday wa. an exceptionally g.xl day for the cotton grower* throughout thl. eedlon. a, Ihe fleecy staple touched at H cent. |er pound In the need. Thl I* higher than cotton hn. fO’d here In a number of yeara. Fall I rude ha* opened brink. and Indication, point to heavy butnc.a until next eummer. The people of Columbia county *re ml much Interc.tcd In the capital removal que.Hon. hut the majority of tho-e who have expro-.e l tlum-e ve. upon the ub ject are In faver of letting the • ipiial re main tn TlUha.-ee The building boom ha. again .truck the town, and geveral hrlck block, ore goina Up. There I* not a .Ingle dwe line houe vacant In the clly. and demand* lor them cannot he ftlle-d The Htata Agricultural CoPege will open to-mermw Many new studMH* have r -rlveai. while all the old one. whr> did noi graduate la.t year are hack The aitend a nee will he greatly Increawed tht* year, W EHSTRR HAY' IK SPEAKS. Hefrndeil Hie t onree nnd Spoke of the I’hlltnptnee. Freeport. 111.. Sept 1? Weheter Davie, late Flr.t Aw.lmant fk>cretary of the In terior. addreeeed a large meeting to-night under the aueploee of the counfy Democ racy. He defende.l hi. couc*e tn re.lgn lig. and In referring to th* Philippine queetlon. .aM: "Dewey. Wheeler. King aiwl many oth er. who-vl.lted them, eny the Flltplno* arc more Intelligent and more caiiahl* of *elf government than the Cuban. Why then .liould not they he accorded ,he wunc treatment; why .hould we aland for tl*>- erty and .elf-govcrnment for the Cuban. and for ala very and oppree.lon for the Ml- Iptnor 1 ItoarilY SEMIS HOMEY. It la for Relief of Town. Ontalde of (ish rta. Roeton. Sept. 17 Ronton'* contrihutlon. to th* Tcxa* relief fund now amounts to nearly IS*.**** The Oalveaton Relief Com mute,- appolrrted hv Mayor Hart, met to day and voted that Ito.flrm in addition to what ha.l already been remitted, he *enl to the Governor of Texne, the fame to be uaed In behalf of the .ufterer* of th town* nnd cltlea outalde of Oalveaton The clothltiK Will, however, he ent direct to the Galve.ton Ilclh-f Crunmttlee. Pnpilllet* YVIIh Hemocral*. K.mm. City. Mo.. Bept 17 —At a ma* convention nf Mtneourl Popullt*. held here toutay. reeotuttoiw were adopted In dorsing th'- entire Democratic *tan tk'k *t. The PopullH* -ilm.ite that th*-lr voting atrength In Mi*ouri I, about 10.- 000. BOLT HULK* IN SHI I*9' ARMOR. Aletnl * Hard That Drill* AA 111 Not Penetrate—Electric ABBesllsg. From the New Turk Tribune The Invention of the Harvey. Krupp and other modern processes for hardening Ihe surfare of armor plale haa been so successful as to give rise to new difficul ties for naval constructor*. By rendering a plate Imp, rvlous lo an enemy's pro jectiles Ihe manufacturer ha* tki made II impossible to bore the necessary holes for bolting the armor to a ahlp'a idd At first It was proposed to avoid thk embarrassment by drilling the hole lie fore “hardening the plate. And It hns also tieen thought that Ihe hardening process might lie so i-onlrolled • lo spare certain designated area* But when attempt*’ were made to carry out these Ideas Ihsy were found lo be Impracticable. I, was then suggested that Ida*# be hardened as before, ond that a spot on It be nnnealed afterward. *o a* to enable n drill to penetrate The oxy-hydrogeti flam*, ww tried for I hi* purpose, but fa lied to give satisfaction The electric are was next employed This. too. prove.l a disappointment for some reason How ever. hy using electricity In a somewhat different manner succes# was Anally real ised At a meeting of the Engineer-' Club |n Philadelphia. C. J Dough*rtv described the method. It will be more readily understood If one will remember that the voltage or potential of a current Is entirely distinct from the volume The former ta lire pressure at which She current may lie eent. whether the quan tity transmitted he large or small. In fact. It I* possible by sultsble means to .rnntform a current of *m*ll volume aml high voUnge Into one of inrge volume nml low voltage. It I* lb 4hi* bitter form that electrical energy I* used lo produce In tense hml for welding or annealing The voltage ol an ordinary trolley car cur rent Is about 580, n.| lhat of an Incan descent tamp circuit 110. The full output of * forty horse-power dynamo In uaed In this armor plate annealing o|wr;kn. but It Is applied at i preasure of only 214 voile. Th>* volume of the curresit, though, I* 12,f umperes. The device which transforms toe cur rent for this peculiar duty I* provld.d with two movable terminal*, each con sisting of an Immense copper Jtdock. Tite blocks are hollow, *o lhat water may be rlrrulated lltalde of them, atsl they taper down to patches half an Inch square wnere they come In contact with the armor plate The ll* point* are brought down against the steel, one on each skis of Ihe particular spot with which It !• proposed to deal. The current flow* into the plate from one copper terminal and on; again through he other. The region between I hero 1* brought to n red heat In lour or live minute*. If the terminals were removed or the current shut off In when the desired heat In obtained the plale would cool too quickly. The terminals are there furs a, manipulated a* to move along the surface at the rate of an Inch In four minuter, In this way a narrrtv strip of considerable length rati be anticale.l, and one end of the plate event,tall) cut off, If such a thing should Be desirable. BUFFALO MfBM LiTHIA M WATER \m.\ ™ 1 Of Virginia, v 9 / * Springs No*. I and 2. rAyf [ I A Natnrat and Poverfil litMtte (3 H For URIC ACID or GOUT POISON. ai.i:x txnr.ii n mu. m a., m. n.Otsa., ft*, n. c . r.. Us4s, in hi* nork on “I rlr idd In I Nnantftctn of ni*’S*f." LirrM • I rlr* trill In thr Itlnoal un thr mtiar u( Gout, llhrsmallam. ( nlrall nf thr H&itnr) and Mlaaldre, %Ilnin In a r la. Ilrlaht’a ill*raa**. Heart %tTcr* linn*, Nrriuui Drprraalns, Nrn ns* Meadaehe, \•• itrn lt la, Lpilrpay, laaanltr* Aathaia. Salrltlr, llronrhltis. Dfspepala, ICesema, etc., etc. This Water Superior to all other Lithia Waters and Litiila Tablets. It “STANDS ALONE” In Uric Acid Conditions. DR P II BARRINGER. Profewor ot Physiology and Surgery and Chairman of th* Faculty of the Cniveralty of Virginia. "In mure than twenty year* of practice I have used LITHIA a* an add agent many and have tried It In great variety of forme, both In the XATI'It.YL \\ ATKKH and In TABLETS A* the re.ult of tht. experience 1 have no he.nation in * attng that fur PRtXMPT HI-KCI.TRI HAVE Ft>l NO NOTHING TO Buffalo Lithia Water pprlemr alth il ih i polvrtit of old exifttiiK <W|Msftlo tr|* ulh ho** lw*i rrl.itivoly limit? i i*l I hesitate to romptire It hrrs with other forma to lh*lr *lls*l\antafr. but lor thr first I** f . oni* IJfnrrMifi I ITUlfl U/ftTTP ; taMK ti al" atiov* ?t forth I feel that (IwiraHLU l*r Sltln fiMI Lit ALo.vi Doth Sprint;* 1“1 ~ powerful NKHVK Tt>.Vlt*K. No. 1 |s also % potent ItleOOD TONIC, srwl l especially Irxllcated In all cases where there is Poverty or Dotlflenry of ltlol In the Mixence of these symptoms. No. S H more rape, laity Buffalo Lithia Water generally. T< atlmunlal*. which defy all Imputation or qneationa. sent to any addrraa PROPRIETOR, BUFFALO LITHIA SPRINGS, VIRGINIA, Kprlnaa nrc open for laril. from June t.Y In October lat. They are reached frnm all direct lona over the Danville Division of the Southern Rjr t HINERR LEARNING. -A Source ot Itoundlesa Arragsnee and n Bar to All Intellectual I'ro gress. A AA'. I. aw son In The I-onion Telegraph Most of the cherished nostrum* of the AA'estem reformer have been tried snd found wanting tn t'hlna In tin- course of tne agon A* Ihe Chinese proudly point out. competitive examination has been the means of recruiting the public ser vice for M thousand years, but the reeatts are hardly sti, h as to recommend Ihe avstein. as It la worked ih*r* . for general adoption It ho* I*. n said that the t’hl neae mandarin resemble* no English type *o much as the University Don. and al lowing for all the differ, news of envtron mrnl. there I* a grain of truth In Ihe pleasantry. The Chinese graduate has a supreme contempt for the Illiterate world, which he hob!* to Inclhde not only the coolie crowd of his own hlood hut all the barbat'lam* who live heyond Ihe four sea* He believe* In no learning lhat Is not founded uiagy Ihe chine** classic*. AATial he doc* not know, to paraphrase the Oxford tug. Is not knowl e*lge All he values Is the literary finish that I* gathered from fecundity of quotation from Ihe sacred book* and the power and facility of veralftcatlon and elegant style of prose-pne'ry lhal are borrowed from their model. Hi* memory Is mrodlglou*. his Imltatlvonc** of surpassing accuracy, hut of original ability or love of fact and science he has none The old learning la a cost Iron hall lo all Intellectual progreea. and. In propollon to ID e and diffusion It Is ten lime- more Blullfvtng than was the pedantry of Ihe schoolman of the MMdle Ages In Kuro| AA’hen psonl* talk of the young mandarin turning to te form. they much recollect that he ha* been bred tifsvn this diet, that It Is all In all lo him and, that the class to which he belongs depend* for their exis tence upon the maintenance of the sys tem of examination sod subsequent as lerllon as It now stands. Borne writer on China has sold lhal no face ever wore a more contemptuou;, expression than that of the young mandarin as he passe* along ihe street or looks out from Ihe latticed win,low of the tea bouse Bcated in his oflleial chair, and surrounded by a greasy retinue of noisy attendant*, hearing the Insignia of office or making a dloeordgnl clang of sounding brass, Ihe mandarin ap pears the very Incarnation of human arro gancs. He seem* InaenslMe lo all that the vulgar herd are doing or saving, and he hardlv deign* lo notice the sweltering crowd-- who block the wav lhat ht* ser vants are making before him No patri cian of old Rome could hays frowned up on the plelw with more tnaolenc than I* shown In the blank stare nf the young ’llerall as they glam from Ihe long seat* ilia' fringe ih*- principal guest room, set apart for them In the teahouse, and watch the si,Hike worker*. liesrlng their pall* snd bole* on Ihe further side of Ihe stag nant pooli. which, with their broken neg lected ro- kery. are the great ornament of Ihe fllthy city. _ ....... As with manucl labor In Ih# Middle Kingdom, ro I* II with menial Nothing !n the wor’d enn exceed tor excel Ihe monumental Industry of the pudding seho'.nr. engaged, perchance, at the sge o' fore*, or*. In Ih* long drawn • omp*H lton to obtain the undying honors of Ih* sc demlc degree--lltsrnllr undvltig for they ire continued end he'd In h’gh es teem tven tint • the third and fourth gen eration It I* not only • question of hon o lln Illle or as al home, of letter* of the nlphatei Every graduate has the Inal |, tv.-.;* right of plmtlng a il* rr mast In front of hi* family mansion, no mailer how humble I’ may be. and Ih* number of square*. Inclined rre.ret* on th* tapering top proclaim the nature of his degreo one for the prsfeciural. two for th pro vlnclal and three for 111* national. Borne town* are doited over with the*" pole*, like a forest of burnt tr,*•; In other* but on* or two have tiean distinguished Be cause a houae I* fronted by a pale II does no- follow Ihst At* owner or o-i upnnt must l>* a graduate It may well be lhal the gallery mast ha* been o’ lalned hy th* talents of remote ancestors, but like a coat of arrow the preclou* esamlnatlon papers never lose their virtue. The scholar of to-day may not obtain to the supernatu ral diligence of classics I heroes. Ihe King Alfred* of Chinese literary history, who prosecuted their siudlvs by Ihe tight of a glowworm or Ileal their book* lo Ihe horn* of the ox lhal msy were ploughing with, but their admirer* ami Imitator* are to he reckoned by thousand*. Dr. Hmith mention* thal In the province of Anhui there recently competed flve stu dents over 80 year* of age snd eighteen over *n To those who. In early Ilf", have faced Ihe school* of Oxford or a'am hrldge. tt I* petrifying to think of logic papers following ooe to Ihe brink of the tomb, of Ihe undrrgr*<tuate with o;i* foot In Ihe grave anal the other In the examl na'lon hall. There three degree* of merit are thoee of. first Ihe oulilvateal talent. I. e . Rmall*. seroml.lthe reload man. I. Mmls; and, third and last. He promoted scholar. I. Flimsl*. To the supreme hon or not one candidate In a thousand ever attain*, for the entrance to Ihe Han t.ln. or national a ademy, la a ptwrl of mu ll price that f*w ran obtain by favor ot by worth. All Chinese education In I* up, and Is Intend'd to l ad up to tie examlnatbtn ball one curriculum includes the Four Hooks, which contain the teachings and maxims of Ccnfurlu* and Mencius, and Ihe Five Canon* of t hane* of History and of Poetry; the record of rlt'e and spring and autumn No latter clew to tho lit erary toetes and trwdlrtnn* ef the pen - pie, with a perfect Illustration of national life, ran lie auptalied than I* entatned In two charming volumeo of "Btories From a t'hln a# Htudlo" being a free transla tion of portb n of Ihe works of U u Bun gling, a novelist who lived two cenlurt** ago. at Ihe rammcncement of Ihe Man rhu dynasty, en t himself a disappointed scholar. Mr Giles of Her Majesty's con sular eervlee. to whom we owe them, thus a- fines the claeeles The book of wisdom, attributed to fvnfticlus, t* a disquisition Upam virtue and ih' mairal sl-vatlon of the people The Chung Yung, or gospel of Confucius’ grandson traces to their source th# ruling motives of human cqn iluct. The Confiirlan goeiuls are dla ouiuraaa of the sage with his disciple*. The gulp. Is of M'licltt* ore a collection of moral maxims The Canon of Chanes con tains a fan- Iful ayslsm of philosophy based upon the •■cijnhlnatlawi of eight dia grams said lo have tieen copied from the back ef a tortoise The f'sntm of History - which, hy the way. I* th* practical guile to th, polities of the .|#v emluacow a pe riod extending from th. middl- of the twenty-fourth century R C. to B C. 721. edited hy f’onfuclti*. The Canon of I’fie try Is a collection arrang*d by the same teacher of lyrics In vogue among the people In th earliest age* Hprln# and autumn I* a hls'ory wiltteii by th* teacher concerning the Kingdom of T.u from 7*2 lo 484 II C. On thcae dry tame* Chinese youth and talent are nnurleheit and aurkled Rmall wonder I* It that If the memory be forced to an abnormal re tentivvnese and activity the reaaoroln# Imwer* are woefully sterilised. One of Her Majesty's consuls tobt me that he had looked at several of Ihe papers set for Ihe provincial examinations Three bouts of three day* each are given for this contest of th# Intellect of young Chinn, and all the candidal*# nr* occu pied month* beforehand In trying hy hook of crook to square their examiner. The kind of question set In these papers Would he "AYrlls en essay upon Ihe word*. 'He went from l.u to AA’u hi thro* day*.'" A successful answer Involve*, first of all, a prodlgtoui- effort of memory In placing the “hero" of this moving epi sode. and Ihfn en elaborate series of In genious Inference* shnwlng hy whet sye iem df earrings he musl have covered th# distance In the time, what must have been the sate of Ihe kingdom lo cause him thus to go. and so on ad Infinitum. AAtRh auch e scheme of education It Is not surprising that those who ar* ploneh *d In Ihe school* are nMe to earn a pit tance In th* modest end universal trade of fortune telling and aoolh-saylng. At Can ton. for example, a whole square of the city, ns big n* a Kuropeen markf*. I* giv en up to the table* and stock In trad* of Ihe prophet, ami no cl*** of public aerv nnle Is more necessary than that of th# fortune teller* Ih Ihe happiness and com fort of a Chinese community. They ward off "had Jo*#" from th family heerlh. they turn paper money Into tael*, they re lieve the wretched toller* of Ihe fear lhat their hones will he carrion on Ihe wayside, the sport of wind end went her. and they prophecy lhat their ghosts will he well and truly mid. next ih" nttr-stra! 4**Mtsf place. In a tomb which no "foreign devil" ■hall disturb. - * Little Known Tobacco*. From the United Blalee Tobacco Journal. Among the little known tobacco* of th* world ere thoee of Manchuria and Mount l.ehenen Manchuria lobecco I* sold to b highly prised throughout China, while the local consumption is snormoue. Trav elers ray that the Inhabitants of Manchu ria, both mm and nonvn. begin to amok* from the age of eight or nine and con tni# Ih# practice lo the end of their live# The tobacco of Mount Lebanon I* lhat which finds meat favor among devout Arabs. Travelers In that part of the world deecrth, II a* Mir# exceedingly mild and fragrant The dealers who follow the h*JJ to Mecca and M- dim always supply themselves abundantly with I-ebanon to bacco before starling out. and no booty Is so welcome to the Hedouln robiier* of the desert a* a cargo of this weed. Rargeat Not a < nmlldat*. Idea Moines. In., flept. 17 —Grand Hea ter F. M Hargent ot the Hr#i tier hood Of I .oeomoßvc Firemen, ioninioced to-day that * would not he a < andtdate for re eteetkui. having received a more remun erative offer outside of the order. AA ere I'holographlng German Fort. Berlin. Hept. 17.-Three Frenchmen re cently arrested at Met*, under suspicion of eplon.g*. hare since been found pho tographing a fort under conrirucitoa. Thdr examination I* In progress. Gold llemarrsls' Rrvr Headquarter*. lndlana;io'>* Ind.. Srpt 17. National headquarters of Ih" OcAd'llemoeraflo party with John P. Frenxcl. were cstabltshed to day In this city. John I*. Irish and Join H. Kcfcel* will lake the stump. Ills 111 Is s ,*,l El vc Justice*. Havana. Kept. IT.—Ocn. Wood to-day dismissed flvs Jus* less of the Havana Aw dlencfa on ,#<'omir.en.Dtlon of Setter Ge ner. secretary of Justice, who char gad th* judges with knelficteacy. 5