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. A Few Interesting Stories of
Horseback Riders
(Kansas City Jsurnnl.)
Recently there was printed In Tho
Journal a statement by J. H. M°ad. of
Wichita, in commenting on long horse
bu< k rides in one day; that in i^iO he
rode one horse In one day from Kin-
poria to Wichita, a distance of 1 ■)■) niles
and on another occasion he rode from
Leavenwarth to Buillngton on the oil
Santa Fe trail, and we notice that none
of our exchanges seem to doubt Mr.
Meade's statement. From observation
and personal experience we believe M
Mead told the truth. In the early timet
and dining the war period In the days
of good -cavalry horses, it was 110 un-
common thing for a person to ride from
sixty to eighty miles in a day, and we
did not think much of a horse that
would not carry you that distance. Per-
mit me to relate one o¥ two instances
of long distance riding.
In 1S63 Major S. K. Harrington, of the
Fifth Kansas cavalry, rode one horse
In one day from Leavenwarth to this
place, a distance of 110 miles, rendu: g
here shortly after dark. This was the
Major's home and he came here to es-
tablish a recruiting . tatlon.
I was sergeant in Company L, Fu'th
JCnnsas cavalry. In the early summer
of 1865 Companies L und M of this reg-
iment were consolidated and formal
what was known as new company H,
Fifteenth Kansas Cavalry, and we
\vere ordered to Ft. Riley. In Ju.i • <>f
that year there came orders for 'he
troops, scattered in companies at var-
ious points in Kansas, to be concen-
trated at Lawrence and 1 eavenworth
for muster out of the service. P Is patch
bearers had to be sent to these various
commands. There were a few troops
scattered along the then bor ler, \ rin-
clpally in the Neosho valley, from Ft
lilley to Ft. Scott. Learning that dis-
patches were to be sent to them I askel
to be detailed to do that duty. Through
the efforts of my first lieutenant, T.
J. Hadley, now of Kansas City, and
uncle of your late public prosecutor,
Herbert S. Hadley, who was at that
time doing duty at Ft. Riley headquar-
ters, I was detailed for the work. I
secured the dispatches on the evening
of July 14th 1865, and my pass, which
was dated July 15th, and which I still
heve in my possession.
Early on the morning of the 15th in
company wlh my "bunkie," George H.
Tamblln, now of the state of Washing-
ton, we started on our long ride down
the Neosho valley. In those days there
were no bridges across the numerous
streams, and In a number of places
there were no roads or trails. Some
"Jlme was lost in hunting fords and we
were obliged to swim our horses across
three swollen streams. At nightfall we
rode Into the little town of Burlingon,
our home, having traveled over 100
miles. We rested one hour at Council
Grove and one hour at Cottonwood
river. We thought nothing of swim-
mnig those streams or of our long ride
over the Kansas prairies until years
after. Three days later I rode the same
horse from Burlington to Ft. Scot', in
one day, a distance of about seventy-
five miles.
Three weeks later I rode the same
horse from Burlington to the first
Stranger creek south of Leavenwo.ih
a few miles, a distance of nearly 100
miles, where I joined my regiment. My
horse was an exceptionally good on"
however, and he always received tho
beat of care. I picked him up on the
battlefield of Independence, Mt>., in
October, 1864, my horse having been
shot in the flank and disabled so that
he had to be abandoned. I rode this
horse on long and weary marches and
scouts for nearly one year, which is a
remarkable record for cavalry hors-s
In active service.
JOHN E. WATROU8.
Burlington, Kim., Sept. 20 1903.
THE AMERICAN BONAPARTE.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.-Chnr1es
J. Bonaparte, who will probe charges
against government officials in Indian
territory, new engaged in postal fraud
investigations with Mr. Bristow of
Kansas, is the grandson of a king. Jey
rome Bonaparte, who was made ruler
of Westphalia. Jerome was the brother
of the grea^Napoleon I. Since the death
of his brother. Jerome Napoleon Bona-
parte In 1894, Charles J. Bonaparte
has been the head of the Bona-
parte family In America. He is a
bachelor nearly sixty years old, so it
seems not improbable that the Amer-
ican branch of the family will die out
with him.
Charles J. Bonaparte's grandmother,
"Betsey" Patterson, was 18 years old
when she first met Prince Jerome, then
on a visit to America. An heiress,
witty, graceful and beautiful, she was
the belle of Baltimore. They first saw
each other at the races. At the elev-
enth hour Betsey learned that he was
to be there and she ordered her young-
er brother to drive her out. Later
they met at a ball at the residence of
Samuel Chase, one of the "signers,"
and were Introduced. Betsey was am*
blTfoug; Jerome was Impressionable,
so they fell In love at once. -France,
fame, Napoleon's wrath all were for-
gotten, and Jerome proposed and was
accepted.
THE WRATH OF NAPOLEON I.
The French consul at Washington
when he heard of It was beside himself
with terror. Napoleon might visit his
wrath upon* him. He went to Haiti-
more and begged Jerome to abandon
Ills purpose. But It was of no avail.
The marriage took place, being solemn-
ised by the Catholic Archbishop Car-
rol. The consul, making a virtue of
necessity, graced the occasion with his
presence, ai\d heartily congratulated
the handsome pair and thanked tin-
good Lord fhat It was Jerome and not
hill self who hud to fnce the Napoleonic
music In Paris.
When Napoleon heard of the mar
riage he was furious. He forbade the
consul at Washington to advance Je-
rome any funds and ordered tho ap-
talns of all French v- Msels no', to take
on hoard "Citizen Bonaparte and the
young person to whom he'hu 1 at:a« h-d
himself." Jerome and his young wif
stayed In this country for nearly a
year after their marriage, and final)}'*
In order to reach Europe, they were
compelled lo cross the ocean on one of
Mr. Patterson's vessels. They arrived
at Lisbon in April, 1803. A I-^-mh
guard Wli pi 1 t i-.• ihlp and
Mine. Bonaparte was not allow 1 to
land. An ambus*ador from Napoleon
waited upon her and asked what he
could do for • .Miss Patterson." She
looked him haughtily in the face and
answered "Tell tfour master that Mine.
Bouuparte demands her rights as one
of the members of the lmperi.il family.
Jerome went to Paris alone and
pleaded with the emperor*
"No, sir," said Napoleon, "you are
the first of the fuimly to ?hainefuily
abant.on his post. It will require many
splendid actio is to wipe oft that stain
from your imputation. Aa to your love
affair with your little girl, 1 do not re-
gard it."
Jerome wrote many letters to his wife
about this time, all filled with protes-
tations of undying love and of his de-
termination never to forsake her. But
if he was sincere, elthe r he deceived
himself or he was not let fully ac-
quainted with his powerful brother.
They never again met as husband and
wife.
In the meantime, the young wife,
among strangers and in danger of as-
sassination. had repeatedly attempted
to land in Spain and failed. Then she
sailed to Amsterdam. Again she felt
Napoleon's far-reaching hand. Every
continental port was closed to her.
England was all that was open to her,
and she didn't like tjie English be-
cause they were Napoleon's enen. < s.
For, much as Napoleon had wronged
her, she admired him for his genius
and his triumphs. But to England
she went. There she was like to be
maltreated by the mob as Napoleon's
sister-ln-lnw until it was explained to
them that she had as good right to re-
gard Napoleon ns an enemy as they
had.
Alter a stay of several months in
England Mine. Bonaparte, accompanied
by her son, who had been born in that
country, and named Jerome Napoleon
Bonaparte, sailed for the United States.
Ar .for Prince Jerome, he consented to
a divorce and was made a prince of
the empire and an admiral in the
French navy. A few 'months later he
was married to the Princess Catharine
of Wurtemburg.
Pope Pius VII firmly resisted Napo-
leon's demand for a divorce for his
brother, and on that account Napoleon
confined him to Versailles. The mar-
riage was annulled, however, by the
state decree. It is said that In the
eyes of the Catholic church, of which
Napoleon declared himself a son, the
descendants of Jerome Bonaparte and
Betsey Patterson of Baltimore are the
only legitimate heirs to the throne of
France. But Charles J. Bonaparte of
Baltimore will never claim it. He is
too good an American.
His elder brother, Jerome, might have
regarded it differently. He gloried in
his distinguished ancestry. A gradu-
ate of West Point, a brilliant officer in
three European wars, and decorated by
nearly every sovereign in Europe, his
whole soul was centered on having the
French chamber of deputies remove
the bar sinister from his family es-
cutcheon. When the chamber's adverse
decision was brought to him he broke
his sword over his knee and threw it
from him, and, donning civilian dress,
left France forever.' v
After tMrr.e. Bonaparte's- return to
Baltimore Jerome offered her a title and
an annual Income of $00,000, but she de-
clined it saying: "Westphalia Is a very
large country, but it Is too small to
hold two queens." But when Napoleon
offered her an annual Income of $12,000
provided she did not assume the name
of Bonaparte, she accepted it, saying:
"I would rather be sheltered under
the wing of an eagle than suspended
from the bill of a goose.,r
She held Jerome in the utmost con-
tempt, and his treatment of. her
changed her Into a cold, cynical wpman
of the world, with a biting sarcasm and
a brilliant wit. During her social ca-
reer in Europe she was a belie in every
capital, and her friendship was much
sought. Barring the emperor, the en-
tire Bonaparte family recognized the
regularity of her marriage to Jerome,
and she was frequently the guest of
Napoleon's mother in Rome.
Her son, Jerome Napoleon, father of
the present Charles J. Bonaparte, was
educated In Europe, and while there
met his father by appointment and
wos most affectionately received. He
was later addmitted to Harvard col-
lege, where he distinguished^ himself
in mathematics. Much against his
mother's wishes he married Miss Susan
May Williams, a member of an old
Massachusetts family, which moved to
Baltimore before the Revolutionary
war. They had two children, Colonel
Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte, who mar-
ried a young woman from Providence,
R. I., and Charles Joseph Bonaparte,
who married Miss Day. of Boston.
After crossing the ocean sixteen
times Mme. Bonaparte settled down in
Baltimore, where she lived quietly In
a boarding house. She was a saglc-
ious speculator and by virtue of that
and severe economy she was enabled
to save a million dollars. She was dis-
inherited by her father, after her mar-
riage to Prince Jerome.
GUTHRIE, -• T.. Sept. 22.—L. W.
Baxter, superintendent of public In-
struction, received a communication
from Edward Atklnron,. the well known
Boston educator, advising him that the
British educational commission which
is coon to arrive In (Ure United States
to study the common school system
and gather statistics, will include Okla-
homa on the list of states and terri-
tories that they will visit. Mr. Atkin-
son said that the Britishers would
visit Oklahoma among the first and
that although the dates had not been
fixed they might be expected soon.
They will come direct to Guthrie.
The British educational commission
is a body of English educators and
scientists that are to visit America at
the Instigation of Mr. Alfred Mosely,
«m. <; it is ,-i w 'ii known faol that
the public school of the British Isles are
far behind those of the United States
and the commission that will visit this
country !s far sighted enough to see
this. After studying the educational
system of this country they will return
to Europe and will make a report to
the British National Educational As-
sociation, who from the report will
draw up resolutions suggesting re-
forms. These resolutions will be pre-
sented to pre nil at members of per-
liament and to King Edward. The
commission will make an exhaustive
study of American public s< hool and
rjiay remain In America over a year.
MUSKOGEE, I. T., Sept., 22.—Paden
Tolbcrt, a deputy marshal of the west-
ern district in Indian Territory, has ar-
rested and brought to Muskogee, I. 1.,
Jones Bear, an Indian who has evaded
the officers for three years.
Bear Is a bad man. He has a great
many crimes, from murder to p tlt
Iweny c harged against him. The w r-
rant on which he was arrested Is for
the murder of Moses Tiger near Spoko-
gee two years ago. Since that tln.e
nearly every deputy has at one time or
another, been after him but he has es-
caped them all, sometimes after hard
fights Tolbert and a posseman sur-
rounded and captured hltn In a corn-
field thirty miles southwest of Okmul-
gee. He is now In jail In that city.
Bear Is thirty-one years old nnd a
dm ti • In 'i pbj lco| sin nfth at
can be found in Indian Territory. His
capture Is hailed with Joy by the mar-
shal's force as he Is a dangerous man
OVER OCEAN BY AIR
DARING TRIP PLANNED BY
FRENCH GEOGRAPHER
WILL CROSS ATLANTIC
Enormous Balloon Being Built tor
the Perilous Voyage
(By the Associated Press )
PARIS, Sept. 22.--An attempt W
qross the Atlantic Ocean In an airship
is about to be made by Ellsee Reel us, a
noted French geographlcer, and Loala
Capazza, the Inventor of the parachute
ballon and an aeronaut who distin-
guished himself a few years ago by
making a daring trip over the Medit-
erranean sea from France to (JocsiQR.
V. Pecatte, the secretary of the Aero
club of France, gives the following
facts about the projected balloon voy-
age. which will be made for the pur-
pose of meteorological 'investigations.
The start will be made from the Can-
ary Islands, about th* middle of next
May. The enormous balloon Is being
built for the trip four times larger than
the largest ever built. It will have u
capacity of about 46,000 feet, and will
be spherical In shape and will be in-
flated with hydrogen gas.
The balloon will have two baskets.
The upper one will be furnished like a
cabin for sleeping. The lower ones will
contain the necessary registers and
scientific Instruments. The principal
accessory will be a non-sinkable boat
equipped with a sixty horse power
motor and fuel for a twenty days run.
It Is calculated that the probabilities
are that the balloon may land at one
of three points, near the mouth of the
Amazon river, near the island of Trini-
dad. or in Youcatan, Mexico. From the
Island of Palma, In the Canaries, the
distance to Para, Brazil, is 2,000 miles;
to Trinidad. 3,100; to Youcatan, cross-
ing the Caribbean sea. 4.900. The high-
est average speed of the wind Is reck-
oned at fifty miles an hour, and the
lowest thirty. •
Making only th? slowest speed over
the greatest distance, the time required
will be six days and nineteen hours.
Going at the highest speed the short-
est distance, the time required will 'j*
two days and four hours.
The balloon will be provided with
means of changing Its course north or
south, and may choose a landing at
any point on the north coast of South
America. In case of accident the bal-
loonlsts can take refuge in the non-
sinkable boat, taking sufficient food
for six weeks.
They have no feaf of Incurring the
fate of Andre, for the region Is more
quiet, the winds are more 'certain, at id
the balloon Is adequate. They prefer
to start from the Canaries -because if
they went from the Mosocco coast of
Portugal there would be great danger
of being caught in a contrary breeze,
.and landed in the midst of the desert
of Sahara or in the Mediterranean.
The scheme Is being taken up with
great enthusiasm by the Aero Club j f
France, and is exciting tremendous in-
terest in ballooning circles all over
Europe. James Gordon Bennett Is
credited with contributing $40,000 to
It. Santos Dumont Is said to predict
a favorable issue.
Wilfred De Fonvllle, a widely known
aeronaut, who has made a hundred
ascensions, and has written several
books on ballooning, who was the ad-
visor to Andre and has been decorated
by the King If Sweden for services ex-
tended to Andre, said yesterday:
"I believe maritime ballooning will
show the most 'rult'i 1 res ilt«, par-
ticularly In the way o.' meteorological
research. But I am convinced that
Reclus is too ambitious f >r Immediate
results, shownig the same haste that
was fatal to Andre. I would counsc)
modest experiments at first. Instead
of trying a voyage from the Canaries
to America it would be better first to
try to sail from the Canaries to Europe.
They ought also to experiment to prove
if balloonlsts can successfully lower a
boat in the water without filling it.
"Mountains and a high peak like
Tenerlffe at the Canaries, effect atmos-
prerlc conditions. Therefore I believe
the start would be better from the Az-
ores, where there are no mountains.
Again It is easier to make a balloon
voyoge from America to Europe than
vice versa, because everywhere the
winds blow from the west and In con-
sequence, the atmospheric movements
are canslstently eastward.
"Andre fell a victim to his own haste,
overconfidence, lack of experience, nnd
an Inferior balloon. He refused to fol-
low my advice to such an extent that
I lost patience. I believe he was de-
stroyed by a gale two days after leav-
ing Spltzenburg.
"Personally I am satisfied that the
solution of aerial navigation will be
achieved by a balloon having a motor
which will force it up and down ver-
tically and not propell It horizontally.
A balloon with such a motor and con-
structed to prevent absolutely the es-
cape of gas could change altitudes at
will without ballast, until the desired
current of all* was found. The finding of
such currents must not be luck but
must be known certainly beforehand
through a complete understanding of
the meteorological conditions, which
must b * an exact science before suc-
cessful ballooning is possible. Th° Re-
clus expedition will accomplish much
toward this end.
Bolund of Non
Is In the
Chamberlain Leaves Cabinet
LONDON. Sept.. IS T^e consterna-
tion caused by the dramatic announce-
ment of Joseph Chamberlain's resigna-
tion prevails among all classes in the
l ulled Kingdom, to the ex< fusion of
every other topic. The great majority
of the public only learned the news
this morning and their astonishment in
many cases was,,80 great as to prevent
the expression of any coherent opinion.
Th* Pall Mall Gazette this afternoon
aptly sums up the general feeling by
describing the present crisis as the
"most extraordinary In the whole his-
tory of constitutional govern TO' L"
adding what will happen next, no one
can forecast with any degree of cer-
tainty. Burners are that Mr. Bajfour
Is unable to find men to fill th* va< n-
cles and will be obliged to band the
king his own resignation. This how-
ever. do s not appear to be likely.
LONDON, Sept. 18.—The resignation
of Colonial Secretary chamberlain,
which precipitated the most dramatb
« risis since the se essicn from Mr.
Gladstone's hone rule cabinet, and
uhicift WAfl Mutounc id by the: A ■"<>< llJtr
ed Press yesterday, wifs unknown and
unsuspected In I oWloit until the an-
nouncement was Issued late at night,
too late for the evening papers.
Late In the evening'the kings ac-
ceptance of the resignation of Mr.
Chamberlain, Mr. Ritchie and Lord
George Hamilton arrived from Balmor-
al, enabling the JtfuMir's s re tar}
to make the official ttnaouncement.
It Is understood * thitt the resigna-
tions of some other i Members of the
cabinet are imminent and that Lord
Balfour of Burleigh, secretary for
Scotland, has actuftltv resigned, al-
though the fact hafl n«>t been formally
given out. Lord Lanirtowne, the for-
eign sec retary, left London last night
for Balmoral, whertf' Premier Balfour
and his brother are^alSo expected to
proceed Immediately.
In the conservative clubs last night
the manner In which the crisis was
projected was almost as great a sur-
prise as the resignation. It was sup-
posed by some that Mr. Chamberlain
would take the present opportunity to
retire. The reconstruction of the cab-
inet excites no great Interest.
The editorials in the government or-
gana this morning'practically recog-
nize the certainty or the liberals com-
ing Into power, while admitting that
Mr. Chamberlain has gained a bril-
liant triumph by winning Mr. Bal-
four over to his opinion. Mr. Balfour's
letter In this sense is admitted to be
vastly more Important than his recent
pamphlet, because in it he unhesitating-
ly admits the principle of Mr. Chamber-
Iain's project In contending that the
country Is not yet ripe for tt. It is
i clear, however, that he regards retalia-
tion as a stepping stone to a prefer-
ential tariff and the taxation of food.
That the unionist party as a whole does
not agree with this view is equally
self-evident.
Mr. Chamberlain Is at Birmingham,
where, strangely enough, his resigna-
tion was a greater surprise even than
In London. He Is apparently engaged
in preparing his campaign, but de-
clined last night to make any public
statement.
The bye-electlon In the constituency
of St. Andrews, Scotland, to replace
a liberal-unionist, Henry Torrcns An-
strut'ner, who has been appointed to
a government directorship in the Suez
Canal company, which was held today,
resulted In a liberal victory. Captain
Ellice being elected with 1243 votes.
LONDON. Sept. 18. The official an-
nouncement of the resignation of Mr.
Chamberlain and two members of the
cabinet, which were announced by the
Associated Press earlier In the dayv
was made last night at Downing street
In the following communication:
"The following ministers have tend-
ered their resignations, which have
been accepted by the king: Right Hon-
orable Joseph Chamberlain, secretary
for the colonies; Right Hon. C. T.
Ritchie, chancellor of the exchequer,
and Lord George Hamilton, secretary
for India.
"The accompanying correspondence
passed between the premier. Right
Hon. A. J. Balfour, and Mr. Cham-
berlain:"
Then follows Mr. Chamberlain's let-
ter, dated Birmingham. September 9,
commencing, "My Dear Balfour," in
which he sets forth his reasons for
his i^signation. An extremely Inter-
esting feature of the letter IS the fol-
lowing statement concerning a pref-
erential tariff:
"For the present, at any rate, a pref-
erential agreement with our colonies
involving any new duty, .however
small, on articles of food hitherto un-
taxed, even If accomplished by a reduc-
tion of taxation on other articles of
food equally universal in their con-
sumption, would be unacceptable to the
majority of the constituents. How-
ever much we regret the decision, how-
ever mistaken we may think it no good
government in a democratic country,
can ignore it. I feel, therefore, that as
an Immediate practical policy the ejues-
tion of preference to the colonies can-
not be pressed with any hope of suc-
cess at the present time although there
Is a very strong feeling In favor of the
other branch of fiscal reform.
"If, as I believe, you share these
views it seems to me that you will
be absolutely Justified In adopting
them as the policy of your govern-
ment, although it will necessarily In-
volve some changcs in Its constitu-
tion. As secretary for the colonies
during the last eight years, I have been
In a special sense ihe representative
of the polle y of a closer union which
I firmly believe to be equally necessary
in the interests of the colonies and
ourselves.
"I believe if Is possible today and
may be impossible tomorrow to make
arrangements for such a union. I have
had exampled opportunities of watch-
ing this and even Appreciating the
feelings of our kinsmen. I stancl there-
fore in a different position than uny
of my colleagues, and I think that I
should justly be blamed If I remained
in office and thus formally accepted
the exclusion from my political pro-
gram of so Important a part thereof.
"1 think that with absolute loyalty
to your government and with no fear
of embarrassing it in any way. I can
best promote the cause 1 have at heart
from the outside and I cannot but hope
that In a perfectly Independent position
my arguments may be received with
less prejudice than would attach to
those of a party Jeadei Accordingly,
I would suggest that you limit the
present policy of the government to an
assertion of our freedom In the case of
all commercial relations with foreign
countries nnd that you should agree to
my tendering my resignation of my
political offi- e to his majesty and de-
voting myself to the work of explain-
ing and popularizing these principles
of imperial union whi h experience has
convinced me are essential to our future
welfare and prosperity.
"Yours very m* rely,
"Joseph Chamberlain."
The first portion of this l -t|ejr re-
fers to Mr. Chamberlains first "speech
on the subject at Birmingham, and
Mr. Balfour's reply to the corn tax
deputation. Mr. Chamberlain says that
Uelther of them wa« in nded to pro-
voke a purely paity controversy, ne
points out the uuyleiding opposition
of the liberal party, w hich < outfld the
Idea that a sjrattm Ij ac<ept
ed In 1846 could pos: ibb require mod-
Meat ion In 1003.
Meanwhile the advo-
consideration were at
vantage, owing to the
ences of opinion insld
political organization <
paralysed. Mr. Chan
that an un.- crupulour
made of the old cry of
and that serious preji
■d. in the rest
briefly over the
gaidiug protection an
in his recent staterrier'
Mr Balfour, in a lei
hfrluln, dated Septet
that he did not rep)
he knew he would
portanlty of talking «
mml isau« wlUi whiUi
"Therefore, the reply," he raid, "does
not add anything new."
Mr. Balfour continues
"Agreeing ae I do with yoft that the
time has come when a change should
be made in the fiscal canons bv w.iiUh
we bound ourselves In «^,ur rjv.vor*.
lealings with other
seems paraeioxieal Indie
should leave thf cabinet;
time that others e>f my
leaving It whd disagree
ernme inn, it
l that yott
at the same
olteagues are
on the very
l>olnt with «vk both. V t I cannot but
feel that there is some force In your
argument in support « f that course,
based as they are upon your special
and personal relation with that portion
of the controversy which deals with
colonial preference. You have done
more than any man living or •' :• *1 to
bring, home Jto '.he titi/.ens of the em-
pire the consciousness e>f Imperial obli-
gation and inter-dependence- between
the various .fragments into which the-
empire is geographically divided.
"I believe you to be right in holding
that this inter-dependence should find
.expression in our con merclal as well ns
our political and military relations. 1
believe with you that a closer fiscal
union -between the moth r country a.. I
the colonies would benefit the trade
both, and If such closer union could
be established on fitting terms advan-
tageous to both parties it would In-
crease with years and as the colonic*
grew in wealth and population.
"If there has-ever been any difference
bet wein us in connection with this
matter it has only been with regard
to the practicability of the proposal,
whiivh would seem to require on the
part of the colonies a limitation in the
all-around development of a protective
policy and on the part of this coun-
try the establishment of a preference
in favor of Important colony products.
On the first of these requirements I
say nothing, but If tl\e second Involves,
as It most certainly does, a taxation
however light, upon foodstuffs, I am
convinced, with you, that public oplnlmi
is not yet ripe for suc h an arrange-
ment. The reasons may easily b& found
in past political battles and present
political misrepresenatltons. If then,
this branch of fiscal reformats not at
present within the limits of practical
politics, you arc surely right In your
advice not to treat it as Indissoluahly
connected with that other branch of
fiscal reform to whle h wo both attach
importance and which we believe the
country Is prepared to consider without
prejudice. I feel, however, deeply con-
cerned that you should regard this
c onclusion, however well founded, as
one making it difficult In your very
.special circumstances, for you to re-
main a member of the government.
Yet 1 do not venture In a matter so
strictly personal to raise any objection
1/ you IhJnk. >uu can best serve the
Interests of Imperial unity, for you
have done so much, by pressing your
views on colonlul preference with the
freedom which is possible In an inde-
pendent position, but hardly compat-
ible with office.
"How can I criticize your determina-
tion? The loas to the government is
great indeed, but the gain to tlte cause
you have at heart may be grefcter
still. If so, what can 1 do but ac-
quiesce?
"Youra very sincerely,
"A. J. Bulfour."
bank rcserv
ei aenee. Lo;
In ndto of
but this
among 1
!*>-
lulld
:Me-l
^ ' . ■ ! \id-
i n, tn t: i fie m . and to car
el one unci all de tars It t
* totviw" * ti" - 11 i l"s « jit
; 'A'lt* .1 V-V liiJl ■' i V*' j ;"j ' ■!!'. With . I ' i i' 111 H TI' ' [■? I.
ales of the r
' great disa
idniltted dill'-
1 h ■ party. TI
the* party w;
y in .vjyj iliarkct^, afw
the last two years have; witiussed rat< v
as high as 10 to L'O per cent In the lbst-
half of September but this -a- -n theio
have been no Hurries of consequent e i-o
though tempo .uy big I r rat« <
would
stringency, howevi
tlcipjted In spite
No
xtren
>ms to be ah-
u • a i --faetory
that specula-
tive del
md-
nall
v i 11
cash If ne
f the car I have pat-
The doom at
om-
Iw't In cae h
eiited the:
,th(i .enel piaviv-gut^iy cLjIjjiiujuii ^
plele'' \ i•*ti,.Afw-'b£fwihe'VIU;'
these doors open an apron drops and
falls over the drawhends onto th."> floor
of the connecting car, thus forming a
walkway from one car t i another.
"By t>.e Use f tb :• curs tVr will
be a ; ivlng of 25 per cent in the time
an I tin | e r cent in the cor of loading
has
| cr
i af,"
Balfo
Special to Times-Journal.
NEW YORY, Sept 19.—'The events oI
the week have not been of a partic-
ularly encouraging character. Damage
to crops in the northwest, and fears
that the Balkan crisis might cause
disturbing complications in Europe,
started a fresh selling movement,
checking a revival of confidence and
precipatlng a partial return of recent
Itciuidatiou. A portion of the se-lling
was attributed to the closing out of
ac counts which were tided over the last
heavy break; while the bear attacks
were further stimulated by unfavorable
developments connected with some of
the lurger Industrials, also the lower
prices for Iron which those pessimisti-
cally Inclined profess t > believe are In-
dicative of business reaction. These
are the only new developments In tin
otherwise sound situation, and to them
alone Is due the Irregularities of 'be
week just ended.
Reports of crop damage seem to have
been exaggerated as usual. Injuries,
however, were chiefly local, and an-
other week of freedom from general
frost will put corn .and cotton out erf
danger. Very likely some reports of
damage may be forthcoming, but the
great bulk of the crops are already safe
and each day materially lessens the
por.slbllity of injury. Although the crops
are late It must be remembered that
the last few weeks have been almost
Ideal crop weather, unusually so for
September, and railroad managers, as
a rule, are confident that the crops are
now safe from any possible danger.
Having repcratedly dwelt upon the Im-
port benefits of a satisfactory harvest
to the country at large as well as to
Wall Street, It is unne< < «sary to fur-
ther enlarge upon this issue. Suffice
It to say that agriculture is still the
backbone of the country, nnd prosper-
ity to the farmers of the west and
south combined, will accomplish mote
toward maintaining our national pros-
perity for another year than any
other single Influence. It would be more
good fortune than could b - reasonably
expected to have as encouraging re-
ports from the industrial world ns we
have from agricultural Interest - Indi-
cations of rea< tlon In Industry are
multiplying. They are not numerous,
nor are they S'-rlous. As a rub? they
are nothing mofe than a return from
excessive activity und excessive prices
to more normal conditio: in the Iron
trade, for instance, ther Is no serious
cession of activity and the deeiine in
pig Iron only diminishes an already
tttfgi marfttl of profit. The troi tra
Is still In a very prospere i condition
compared with ordinary times, and It is
only when the'bbom period Is used as a
standard that pres nt conditions com-
pare unsatisfactorily. As a matter of
fact the iron trade is in a safer con-
dition today than twelv< months ago;
and as soon as finished products show
a decline corresponding to tho drop In
raw materials, mor • s ttled conditioi.*
will appear and orders now held back
the turn from the most remarkabh
boom the world ever witii-'^.d hn
uljusted In valuer Is
;1, and .the knowledge that
will liberal $40.oO<i,OetO of
ssary to effectually wind
of unne---saury conc ern. One thing Is I
certain, that the ti oney market is ei- j
cquute to all legitimate requirements,
and that elemai els of a questionable na-
ture will receive scont consideration.
Very soon we shall b- Importing ; 11
from Europe, the drop in sterling
bringing us n< ;u*er the moving pol t
Tho declines in cotton and wh it
also favorable to nn Influx of gn!d.
Stioufd Kurope attempt to delay tnls
movcnie.it we could easily extend our
credits in the European market*, so
that relief to the local money ni.n ki I
from that quarter I = sure In any event.
Some surprise is expressed at the re-
cent low record price of British con-
sols, the chief reason bing that these
have been sold by both Kngllsh and
American holders for the purpose of
protecting weaker securities. It is
known that American Institutions have
sold ve ry considerable amounts during
the last lew months nn additional
cause of weakness be(|)g the uncertain
financial policy of the British Govern-
The immediate fuUiru of the local
' arket appears somewhat uncertnir..
There is no cause whatever for loss
of confidence in the millerton . but
the current drift of.prices Is not
decidedly upwards as Intrinsic condit-
ions warrant. Reports of railroad and
Industrial corporations show the «fT < t
of Increased operating expenses. This
docs notmean any change in dividend
rates, and will probably result In noth-
ing more than diminished exp -ndlt-
ures for jmpovenients. It Indicates,
however, as in the Iron trade, the turn
of the tide, and any curtailment In ex-
penditures by the railroads whose out-
lays !\ave hyd inuci) .ty do with the rush
In the iron trade, has consequences far
reaching and Important. Present prices
have amply discounted there revela-
tions; but as they have come out they
are apt to start fresh selling move-
ments In the present sensitive con-
dition of tho stock 'market. While theie
Is net reaspn for disco,urn gen.- it. oper-
ations for the rise should be < inducted
wltii particular discrimination and lim-
ited to securities that are unquestion-
ably selling below. Intrinsic values.
Both money and stocks are at or netr
a 5 per emit basis, which should gi\e
the latter a preference to Investment
holders.
HENRY CLEWS.
nd i
lloadlag cattle
vi- g of shrlnl
to tay nothing In-
i hute thr en n
While this is b •
id crew
lige pet's, wh«
at tie
■ "h pment th •
flight ens catt
and then shrinkage :nn.< -
rallyoads are called upon to
of thl
ike ihis
.11 that t
r il roads
"a si pas-
of these
other ac-
essary 11
I ut in In tiio
Big Plant for This Cily
Reports from Beaver County, the cat-
tleman's paradise In the Southwest,
state than llnunciol conditions there
are the most depressing in the county's
history us the result e f the alleged
packers' combine in using Its Influence
In controlling the market pri • of live
stock.
For years Beaver County, the "No
Man't* Land" of history, has been the
leading cattle section of Oklahoma.
At present there* are 000,000 head lo be
wintered there during the coming
months, owned principally by men who
have been In that locality since early
life and who have devoted their lhei
to the cattle business. Th y have made-
fortunes in the past only to lose all
now at the hands of- live alleged meat
trust.
One cattleman who has a ranch of
200,000 acres, recently shipped from that
county to Kiinsas <ity a hunch of tne
finest .blooded stock In the Te rritory,
young cattle which It Is alleged actu-
ally sold for less than a cent a pound,
while the tMiderfnrtn* taken from the
cattle sold for more than the cattle
themselves. It Is alleged that such
prices have^ruined the'c attlemen and
that but few. If any, will be able to
meet to any extent their Indebtedness.
Those who have any money ,-it il are
bedding their fUouk, hopLng for better
prices, while others ore forced to sell by
the commission companies who have
advanced money on thi* c attle.
Thone who have visited that section
say the conditions ore deplorable when
the vh issltudes and hardships through
which the men have gone are consider-
ed. The cattlemen are praying for the
independent packing organization re-
cently proposed and look t i It as their
only relief.
Cattle there are now In excellent con-
dition, the best blooded lock has hi ai
Introduced, the days of the long horns
have passed forever, and the cattlemen
If encouraged In the markets would to-
day be a king instead of experiencing
the conditions referred to.
To-day a representative of thl ■ paj < r
came In contact with a stockn. ui win
Is In the city investigating th« condi-
tion of the stock market and the pack-
ing house facilities S Id he "It ap-
pears to me that ;i pa< king house can
be established n thb city by either for-
eign or local capital for a plant that
would be ndequ
stock of Oklahoma and t
ntory. Oh homa City Is
"Anothi r good fe;.;
Its u <• In fast trains. S
now run cattle trains c
senger s« hedul . Should
cars have ti hot box or so
cldent happii
to pick up an empty <
train a nd transfer the- j io« J t i It. w lilca
can be done while the train Is In mo-
tion. All this c.i ibles railroads to sava
time and that Is of the gtv itest con-
cern to traffic me "
Asked whether the patent would be
api .led to rtahie cars. • "r. I're i.said:
"Stable cars have* not proven a suc-
cess. Cattle can not be j.mpi-rly fed
and cared for and then the law must be
taken into consideration. This pre-
scribes the length of time that cattle
can be carried without being unloaded,
and applies to stable earn a well a > or-
dinary stock ^jirs."
It Is understood Mr. Pr ston will or-
ganize a comi any for th- building and
control of tin vcstlbuled cuttle cora
Wl LLEMSTEAD, ISLAND OF CU-
RACOA, Sept., 22. The st«-amer Mar-
acalbo has Just arrived from Venezu* -
la with a number of foreign nobilities
on beard. They report that the Cura-
coas press Is still fiercely attacking
the foreign and mixed tribunals and
the European empires. To-day it is
Mexb - . Obeying it is said, President
Castro's orders, the papers having
learned that Senor Otero, who um-
pires the Mexican claims; Senor Duret,
the commissioner and Senor Guzman,
the agent, all of the Me.vkmn tribun-
al and all leading figures In Mexican
society, would, on the occasion of the
Mexican Independence day, give ti
dinner and ball to friends In a housr-
belonging to a citizen of the I'nltecl
States, printed virulent artMles against
the leaders of Carucas who had re-
ceived Invitations t«> be present nnd
raid they were guilty of an act of less
partrla In attending a ball given by
foreigners. The- Mexicans withdrew
the Invitations to the bail. Some Idea
of the tone of the pre:** against the
foreigners can be gathered from the
foreign "El Com bate" of Caracue, after
criticising all the empires, said;
"Yes, let them take our gohl, but let
them not contribute at a social gither-
Ing the consummation of their Infamy."
"Let tbem load themselv -s with oar
country's money, but let them not
feast with us as un apothosls of extor-
tion."
"l*et them with impious hands I'lle
our treasury, but let them not take the
smiles of our women and the friendly
words <if our daughters."
"Let them feel our bank notes, but
let not their speculators' hands encir-
cle the flexible waists of the queens
of our drawing rooms."
"Let them destroy, themselves with
th-- chink of oyr coin, but let not ur
vufuptious waltzes and native muslo
reecho in their ftsrs.
"Let them drink champagne and
drown themselves In the foam of the
liquor, but let them not clink their
cups with those of the victims whom
they have come to uicrlfli ••
it is remarked in Curacas th.it El
National Is the official organ and Is
most bitter In its attacks against for-
eigners.
The emplrefi have not been paid by
Vmieuohi.
CARACAS,. Sept., 21. The Veneue-
lan government has declared a quaran-
tine of thirty days against ull vessels
from French Mediterranean ports at
wheih cases of the plague have ovur-
red.
SAN JOSE, CALIF., Sept., 22.—An
automobile plunged into an embank-
ment fifteen feet below th- bed of the
Guadulupe river late last night, in-
juring al of its occ upants, one of them.
The party consisted of Mr. and Mrs.
Pletro De Saissett, Mr. and Mrs. Peter
E. t'"\" and their s< n Lewis and the
chaffeur. William Corliss.
Mrs. De Saissett s chief Injuries are
Inten i. C<de left arm is brok . in
lao« and Mrs.
n of the collar
the others con;
'ole
;ffere-d a
The injur-'
many but
>;i known capitalls
COLT Mill A.
day's opening :
handle the
gressive enough to hand I'- such
terprlse >n a mammoth • tie* Ii
way facilities are Just a. good a
en bett'-
Dallas.
Oklahoma for oklahonja
there Is no better place than
< ity. Thin the j : kcrs «
Kansas city could go to the
his product
The freight
ivould b-
a i
itor Thurmond, pi
Irnpc
In the opi
of •
have | teution to bis oil
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