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PLATTSMOUTH, NEB.. JUNE 19, 1900.
VOL. IX NO. 63.
THK NC. KntaulHlit'd Nov.5,lltI.
TH K Hr.i;AI.l. r.stuhlihhuU April 10. If!, f
Consolidated Jan. 1, 1895.
WEEKLY
Ha CI
(TiTiMirxTn
ltoosetelt Iiins His Position
to the Vice lr'siIciicy.
MIS DUTIES LIE IN NEW YOKE,
He Declares, and Asks His Friends to
Respect His Judgment.
Dolliver the leading Alternative; lor
the Secopd Place, It Seems
V iews Gathered at Delega
tion Headquarter.
Philadelphia, Juno 19. Jov. Roose
velt yesterday gave out this statement:
"In viewof tlio revival of the t;ilk of
myself as a vice presidential candi
date I have this to say: It is impos
sible too deeply to express how touched
I am ly the attitude of those dele
gates who have wished me to take
this nomination. Moreover, it is not
necessary to say how thoroughly I
understand the high honor and dignity
of the office, an otliee so high anil so
honorable that it is well worthy the
ambition of any man in the United
States.
Can Be Most I seful in Ni w York.
But while I appreciate all this to
the full, nevertheless. I feel most deep
ly that the tield of my best usefulness
to the public and to the party is in
litis 1 VroM-Jf ' fi'i
TIMOTHY L. TOODRUIT.
New York state, and if the party
should see tit to remnoinate me for
governor I can In that position help the
national ticket as in no oilier way. I
very earnestly ask that ?very friend of
mine in the convention respect my
wish and my judgment in this matter."
Wrote the Statement Himself.
Standing in a small room facing a
crowd of newspaper men lie msuh the
foregoing statement, reading it from
a couple of sheets of manuscript. The
document was In his own handwriting
and in lead pencil copy, and he read it
with the same complacence that lie
would have given a platform speech,
flitting near him as he sjoke were Rep
resentatives Littauer and Sherman, of
New York, and Professor .lenks, of Co
lumbia college, who have all along
urged the governor not to accept. Just
behind the row of newspaper men
stood Frank I'latt, Lemuel Quips and
B. B. Odell. of tlie New York organ
ization. As the governor read aiitl
waited for the newspaper men to write
down the statement he frequently
glanced In the direction of the group
of ioliricians. When he finished lie
said: "Gentlemen, that Is all. I have
nothing more to say." Littauer said
he thought the statement timely and
believed that it would give the dele
gates who were friendly to Governor
Roosevelt an idea of the situation.
Then Quigg and Frank I'latt simulta
neously declared that they believed the
statement unwise.
Tlte Meat of the Cornannt
The statement acted as a cold-water
douche on those nierulers of the New
York delegation who had planned to
nominate someother candidate for gov
ernor than Roosevelt.
FEELING IN THE DELEGATIONS.
Illinois Inclined for Dolliver Indiana.
Iowa antl Michigan View.
The Illinois jieople are holding off
their meeting until the delegates are
all here and the sentiment has become
clearer. About the headquarters there
appeared to be considerable Dolliver
sentiment, and Representative Lori
nier, of Chicago, said: "1 hae not con
ferred with the delegates, but those
with our party like Ikdliver."
Suppose Roosevelt stands?" he was
asked.
"While Dolliver is a candidate I will
lie voting for hlni," he replied.
Senator Fairbanks presided at the
meeting of the Indiana delegation, and
was chosen chairman, but no state
ment was made as to his vice presi
dential punoses, although the senator
continues to tell all inquirers that he is
not a candidate. Colonel Charles Jew
ett. was chosen as the member of the
committee on permanent organization.
The Indiana sentiment was expressed
by Delegate Haywood as follows: "If
Fairbanks would permit the use of his
name he would have the strength of
Indiana, and It would be a powerful
assistance to us in Indiana. ltoosevclt
is probably next in favor, but the dele
gation has not been polled." Colonel
Durbin's nomination as governor re
quired his place to be tilled on the na
tional committee?. Harry New, of the
Indiana Journal, was chosen.
Governor Shaw, of Iowa, summed
up the status of the Dolliver move
ment as follows: "Dolliver is gaining
every minute and we believe he will
be the nominee. We concede that
Roosevelt. Bliss or Allison would have
superior strength, but these gentlemen
say they are not candidates and we ac
cept that as meaning just what the
words state. So with these strong
names eliminated Dolliver is in to stay,
and is sure to command splendid sup
port from all localities." Many of
Dolliver's close friends in congress
were at th Iowa headquarters yester
day, including Dalzell of Pennvl
Tanla and Hill of Connecticut.
The tabling of a Roosevelt resolu
tion was the event of rhe day in tho
Michigan delegation, although thks was
construed by those opposing the resolu
tion as favorable to Roosevelt's ul
timate welfare. Delegate Robertson
iiriurrnci i f
Wim A ft A Mlunl
precipnareti the issue by ottering a res
olution favorable to Roosevelt. It was
opixsed by Colonel Ilecker and others
on the ground that such action wn
premature. In order to avoid possible
misconstruction of this action D. M.
Ferry, Republican candidate for gov
ernor, and W. II. Elliott, the new na
tional committeeman, were designated
as a committee to explain the situa
tion to Roosevelt. They told the gov
ernor the Michigan delegates felt that
his acceptance of the vice presidency
would stand in the way of his choice
for the presidency four years hence,
which was considered the real honor
a wait In;? him. and that the vice presi
dential resolution was accordingly
tabled as adverse to his interests.
IJl'AV HEADS THK KEYSTONIAXS.
New Yorker Meet antl Saj Nothing: About
Y ice Frenident.
The Pennsylvania delegation met
yesterday afternoon and unanimously
re- 'lected Quay national committee
man from this state. Quay presided,
and he was also made chairman of the
delegation. Penrose moved that the
delegation be instructed for Roosevelt
for vice president. Representative
Willinnis inquired whether Roosevelt
would acx-ept if indorsed. Senator Pen
rose said: ,-l can assure the gentleman
and other delegates that Governor
Roosevelt will accept If the nomina
tion is tendered him." After Quay
stated that the vote bound nobody the
roll was called and Roosevelt got 2 of
the ! votes.
The meeting of the New York dele
gation was held at 8:C p. m. and in
ten minutes had adjourned until this
afternoon at 4 o'clock without any
mention of vice presidential candi
dates. Governor Roosevelt sat next to
Senator I'latt and chatted pleasantly.
Senator I'latt declined to talk on the
statement issued by Governor Roose
velt, and the delegates about him
seemed also averse to discussing it.
The Republican National Fditorial
association met last night r.r-d elected
these ollicers: President. .Tehn A.
Slelcher, of New York: vice president.
1. J. G. King, of .Maryland: secretary
and treasurer. A. O. Bunnell, of New
York. Executive committee C. S.
Francis and I. M. Watson, of New
York: M. W. Poshing, of Indiana:
Adrian Posey, of Maryland, and J. T.
Mcl'herson. of Massachusetts.
FOUND A BLOOD-STAINED KNIFE.
Weapon vltli Wliich OKI Man John
D e. lng YVua Murdered.
Ilelleviiie. Ills., June li. The mys
terious murder of old man John Doer-,
ing. who was killed in his lone home
in this city on New Year's night, ISDN,
by being stabbed and horribly butch
ered, promises to be finally solved uud
the murderer brought to justice.
Sunday the authorities were placed
in iosscssion of the blood-stained
butcher knife with which Doering was
murdered, and with this implement of
death expect to fasten the crime upon
a well-known young man whose name
they withhold, but who is now serving
witli a Missouri regiment in the Phil
ippines. Ire Trust C'Hmbn Down.
Grand Rapids, Mich.. June 19. The
local ice trust has thrown up the
spoiiye. South End iti.eus .rgaiii.cd
an association for the importation of
ice from Muskegon, and tlieu legal ac
tion was begun against members of
the combine under the anti-trust laws.
These hostilities alarmed the trust, and
Saturday night themembersannouneed
that the trust had been dissolved.
Prices have not been reduced, but. it is
believed they will soon take a tumble.
Score on the Diamond.
Chicago. June 19.. Yesterday's
p La sue base ball scores were as fol
lows: At St. Louis Cincinnati 9, St.
Louis S: at Chicago Pittsburg 4. Chi
cago 1; at Philadelphia New York 1,
Philadelphia at Boston P.rooklyn
;, Boston 2.
Americ an League: At Chicago Mil
waukee 1. Chicago 4: at Minneapolis
Kansas City 4. Minneapolis ."; at In
dianapolis Buffalo S, Indianapolis 7.
liain It ICuliilne the Crop.
Nashville. Ills.. June 19. The con
tinuous rainfall throughout this section
of the sate is working serious havoc
with the growing crops. Hundreds of
acres of ripening wheat are ruined, and
unless the rains cease it will be im
possible 4o harvest the wjioat during
the next ten days. The wTieat that has
fallen will rot before it can be har
vested. A large portion of the bottom
corn has been drowned out.
Calumet and Ilecla In Operation.
Houghton. Mich., June 19. The Cal
umet and Ilecl.a started yesterday
working full force for the first time
since tire was discovered. May 27.
Three shafts, the one bumd and one
adjoining, also t lie Red Jacket vertical,
which lias a thousand fet of water in
il. are yet idle, but places were found
lor all the miners aud the normal pro
duction of 2o) tons of copper dally Is
being mined.
Unitarian peasants Revolt.
Belgrade, Servia, June 19.. The
peasants' revolt has broken out again
in Bulgaria in the district of Varna.
Many bloody encounters have taken
place between the regular soldiery and
the insurgents. Several officers aud
soldiers have been killed and over 100
peasants have fallen. The districts of
Varna, Rustchuk and Shumla have
been declared in a state of siege.
YVoiimn Die. on the Street.
Chicago. June 19. Mrs. Anna Gaw
lowski died suddenly at Western and
Milwaukee avenues. She fell to the
sidewalk and blood began to pour over
the sidewalk. An ulcer on her right
leg had burst, and before medical as
sistance could be secured death came.
A crowd gathered about the dying
form.
Death or Henry Walter Webb.
New York. June 19. Henry Walter
Webb died yesterday at his residence
at Scarborongh-on-the-IIudson, aged
47 years. He was a son of the late
pGnernl James Watson Webb and
brother of Dr. W. Seward Webb.
Dead I'nhj I'nder a Ilrldfre.
Tana. Ills., June 19. A dead baby
was found under a bridge In the north
ern city l'rnits Sunday morning, the
recent high water having washed it
from its shallow grave. Coroner Brad
Icy is investigating.
Storm Deinollnlies a YYarebouse.
Vincennes. Iud.. June 19. A terri-
' ble wind and rain storm Sunday even
ing demolished Bierhaus & Sou's ware
house and St. John's hotel. No lives
-were lost.
Sir. Reitz Sails for Europe.
Lourenzo Marquez, June 19. Mrs.
Reitz, wife of the Transvaal state sec
retary, sailed for Europe yesterday,
accompanied by her fainily.
AS TO CENSUS FACTS
Noih; Will Ho Known For at
Least Two Weeks.
SIX EUROPEANS BITE THE DUST
While Fifty-Six Are Wounded in th2
Engagement.
EUSSIANS LOSE THE HEAVIEST.
Four II and red Chinese Said to Have
Been Killed Dowager Empi'ess
Orders the Practical War
Declaration.
Berlin, June 19. A semi-official dis
patch from Che Fu auuouuces that the
Taku forts have been captured after a
combined attack by the foreign war
ships. Three men on the German war
ship litis were killed and seven wound
ed. The dispatch added that the for
eign settlements at Tien Tsin were be
ing tired into by the Chinese. When
the dispatch left nothing had been
heard from the German detachment
sent to Pckiu nor from the German le
gation there.
Story That Came to Washington.
Washington, June 19. Actual news
of the situation in China was received
by the navy department yesterday in
two cablegrams, the contents of which
were .ade known as follows: "The
department has received a cablegram
from Admiral Reiney, at Cavite, dated
June 18, that informs the department
that Commander Taussig cables that
the Taku forts at the mouth of the
river Pei lired on the foreign gun ves
sels and later surrendered to the allied
forces on the morning of the 17fh.
There was also one from Taussig,
commanding the Y'orktown. stating
that the British admiral was at Tien
Tsin.l The department instructed Ad
miral Kempff to concul with the other
power in taking all steps necessary to
protect all American interests."
Oives Keuipd' Ample Power.
It is explained that In the opinion of
the authorities this order conferred
upon Admiral Kempff ample power to
seize forts, to tight, or to do anything,
in fact, on the sole condition that in
his judgment his acts should tend to
the protection of Americ.tu interests.
It was learned at tha British embassy
that there were two British admirals
in the Pei H'ei-Ho) Admiral Seymour
and Admiral Bruce. Therefore Taus
sig's reference to the arrival of the
British admiral at Tien Tsin does nor
mean necessarily that Seymour has re
turned with his foreign column.
First the UritUh Had llranl.
London. June 19. The dispatch of
the Associated Press from Admiral
Kempff. dated Washington, containing
t lie American admiral's report of the
engagement at Taku, was the frst
news Lord S'.t!is!sr ?oivvl -m" tiif
capture of the Taku forts. The British
government was aware that an engage
ment was proceeding, but it was ignor
ant of the result aud the great satis
faction is evinced.
CHINA'S DlX'LAKATIOX OF AVAR.
Downcer Ftupreft. Knows AVhat She
AVantM Delails of the Knacemeiit.
London. Juno 10. China declared
war against the world when the Taku
forts opened lire upon the internation
al tlept. The accounts of what took
place are still unsatisfactory. The un
official naratives coming by way of
Shanghai vary widely and bear inter
nal evidence of supleinenting the main
facts witli guesswork. One dispatch
says that the Yorktown participated
in the bombardment. Another asserts
that American marines formed part of
the storming force of 1!.(mmi.
An Associated Press dispatch from
Che Poo. dated yesterday afternoon,
says: "The forts on both sides of Taku
are now occupied. The Chinese opened
lire unexpectedly. The casualties to
the mixed forc were as follows:
Killed British. 1: eGrman. P.; Russian,
1: French. 1. .Wounded British. 4;
eGrman. 7: Russian. 4: French. 1. Chi
nese topedo boats were seized."
The Shanghai correspondent of The
Daily Mail, telegraphing yesterday,
says: "The forts began tiring inobserv
ance to orders from Peking conveyed
in a person:;l edict of the empress
dowager by advice of Kang Yi (presi
dent i f the minister of wari. Several
AV.nrships were struck by shells from
the VJ-inch guns of the forts. The
beav. Russian losses were due to the
blowing tip of the magazine at Mauds
hur. Four hundred Chinese are report
ed to have been kilied. The Chinese
when retreating fell into the hands of
the Russian land force."
The Daily News has the following
from Che-Foo: "Two of the forls were
blown up: The thirty-two Avarships at
Taku aggregated 'joo.000 tons and car
ried more than TiOO guns."
North Ainrriian Turner ltund.
Philadelphia. June 19. With yester
day's session of the North American
Turner Bund the programme of ihe
twenty-eighth national festival was
formally begun. The session was de
voted largely to routine business.
Town Experieiu a AA'ater Spont.
Colfax. Ia., June 19. Colfax expe
rienced a severe water spout Saturday
night. Rain fell Aery hard for several
hours, AA-ashing out sidewalks and till
ing cellars. Fifty rods of track on the
Rock Island road was also destroyed,
delaying trains for hours. The deluge
caused Skunk river to rise lifteeu feet
in two hours.
Wat p in the Chippewa Too Low.
Chippewa Falls., Wis., June 10. The
Chippewa Lumber and Boom com
pany av:is unable to operate its mill
here yesterday, the water in the Cliijt
powa river leing too low to supply
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ine powc-i. llll 1 l IH IILM HUie MICil i
low-stage water has been known in ;
years.
Tramps Prepare for a ltanuet.
Cliipiewa Falls,Wis..Junel9.-A num
ber of tramps who have been around
the city for a week combined forces
Sunday night and robbed seven ice
boxes in tiie residence portion of the
city. They left the city Avith about
$1U0 worth of delicacies.
Two Women Hod It Injured.
Wonewoe, Wis.. June 19. Mrs.
Henry Geisler and Miss Backleburg
were thrown from their buggy by a
ruuaAvay team and seriously Injured.
Both women are in a critical condi
tion and their recovery is in doubt.
JENNIE BID SAVE THE TRAIN.
liut.NowSb I'rlal)ly AVUhf She Had
Let thv O'el Thini; Co,
Wabash, I ml., June 19. The story
recently sci:t out that the thrilling ex
perience of Miss Jennie Cteek, avIio
saved the Avorld's fair special on the
Panhandle road from being wrecked
at Mill Grove, was merely the dream
of a newspaper reporter, is indignant
ly denied by Frank Williamson, a pas
senger engineer on that hue, who had
c harge of the special the night the lit
tle girl s:ivil it from destruction. Re
ferring to act ot the child, he says:
"It Avas Jennie Cicck and no one else
who prevented the awful Avreck at
Mill Jrove. We were running at a
terrific rate ct speed Avhen I noticed a
girl ahead of r.s Avaving a shawl furi
ously. I si.' wed down and when wo
came up to her she told us the bridge
a few hundred feet distant had burned.
Her foster father. Sam Personette,
came out fiori r.n.ler the bridge, where
he ha;I AVf-r - Jvyinv to put cut the
flames, r.r- dreaming flint a passenger
train was approaching. But for Ihe
Ihoughtfulness of the child we Avould
have b rn killed."
Miss Creek j now suffering from a
severe ntfafk Vjf nrrvn-is prostration
over the newr.na jcr notoriety she has
been given, especially the last attempt
to deprive h" - of the credit of her
braA-c actlor and posting her through
out the country as the claimant of
honors she did not win.
KICHIGAIT CAVALRY REUNION.
Men Who AT. -. Out in 1S:J1 and Fought
t,- '.Var Tliri:i;!i.
Paw Pav. Mich., .Tune VX Com
pany C, of ih 2 Third Michigan cavalry,
which was n osiered into the service
of the United States in ihe month of
September; l-:...i, w ith just an even lix)
men, every on" of whom Avas a resi
dent of Van I'.urcu county, held its
liftcciu.'i auuua: reunion at Lawrence.
1 Hiring its service, which lasted four
j ears anil a half, the company :iot lin
ing mustered out until the spring of
18;tJ, another I JO niuu were received
into its ranks.
Almost tiiii "y-nine years have
eiapcd since t!ios, lirst H;-J boys, some
of them not yet out of their teens,
took 1 1 1 arms in defense of their coun
try, and yt this i aiiioa. thirty-three of
them, grizzled a ;d gray, assembled to
eujoy a meeting ;hat tioue but veteran
Ame-rioau soldi--. ; can appreciate.
It was vote.; to hold t lie next re
union at Bangor on Sept. 17, l'.ioi. the
fortieth anniversary of the enlistment
of the company. The following otiiecrs
Ave re chosen: It. C. Wyman, captain;
J. 1'. Goss, lieutenant: S. I. Harvey,
(inarterniaster, all of Bangor, and O.
W. Rowland, of Paw Paw. secretary.
AUDIT0ILIUH3JEAD LUCS.
lfs Ioin Loses Hit's Like Ik;nas City
Did Will ltt bull.i.
Des Moines, la., June lit. Sunday
morning the l.irgeauditoriur used for a
couveuiion hall, an I only constructed
a year ago at a cost of .."it.ooo, was
destroyed by tire. Insurance amounts
to -'o.iMh). It was occupied by the.
Commercial FxcLango and the T. Y.
1'. Chase Ainu-';iient. company, the
latter holding a ' -.e "inl cvndiii '
kt -rnwtevilre show. All the sweats, et
l'ecls a nil scenery were lost, amount
ing to o.ikhi. Tiie origin of the lire
is a mystery, and the belief seems to
be that it was of an incendiary char
acter. The board of directors of the Au
ditorium company met Sunday after
noon and decided to rebuild at once.
The national convention of musicians,
Avhich was to convene in the building
tomorrow for a tlnee days' session
will hold forth o?i the Chautauqua
grounds aud at Foster's Opera House.
A now auditorium will be ready for
the Republican state convention to be
held on Any. 1.
Ex-Gmrnior Ciranteii a I'ension,
Des Moines. Ia.. June 1!. Rurcn R.
Sherman, former governor of Iowa, has
just been granted a pension of $50 a
month by special act of congress.
When he retired from the governor's
omVo in 1S Governor Sherman be
came pres'dent of a lire insurance com
pany in Waterloo. It failed and left
liim financially ruined. His health
had been shattered by a aaouiiiI re-ceiA-cd
in the battle of Shiloh, Avhere
he served in the Thirteenth Iowa in
fantry volunteers. Since his business
disaster Governor Sherman has done
little more than discharge the duties
of an otliee he "holds in the Masonic
order.
Lightning Kixl Slun in Lurk.
Belmoud. Ia.. June 19. Fd Glendy,
a resident of Clarion, is doing a rush
ing lightning-rod business among the
farmers of Wright county. It has been
ten or liftecn years since the lightning
rod mania prevailed in this part of
Iowa, and prior to Glendy' s crusade
not a lightning rod Avas visible In the
country, but the fever has again at
tacked the most dubious, and every
one is liouud to have two or three steel
roils to conduct the electric tluid hence.
Muniipnl Flections in Cuba.
Havana, June 1. The municipal
elections commenced at G o'clock in
the morning. The voting for the first
three hours AA'a s fairly brisk. No trou
ble is anticipated, but the police ar
rangements for preserving order at the
booths are complete. The military
party, headed by General Maximo Go
mez, is supiMirtiug t'.e mayoral candi
dacy of Ktranda Mora. Avliile the Na
tionalist candidate is Alejandro Rodri
guez. Seek llroken in a Kiiunwar.
Sioux City. Ia., June 19. Anthon
Kaufsee. a workman in the packing
house, was killed in a runaway Sun
day, his neck lieing broken.
SHE WAS All IDEAL Y7IFE.
I'itli of tt Comment n JTrs. Gladstone,
Widow oT the "(iraml Old Man."
London, June IS. On all sides the
death of Mrs. Gladstone has called
forth genuine expressions of sympathy
and amiration, such as would scarce
ly have been Avritteu about any other
woman in the kingdom. The trend of
them all is that she Avas the ideal wife.
Her coilin is exactly similar to Glad
stone's. Both the private services at
Hawarden and the public ceremony at
Westminister, Avhere she will Le buried
beside her husband, will be as simple
as possible, in accordance Avith her
own ideas, and those, of the Greac
Commoner.
Though their grandson comes into
possession of IlaAvardeu it will remain
a kind of family house, Herbert Glad
stone and his sisters being as free to
come and go as they were during the
lifetime of their parents. The young
master of Hawarden, who is not yet of
age, is a pleasant, merry-looking youth
Avho will leave Eton this year and thea
iro to Oxford.
mn
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The Kotigli Kider 31 ay I5o Next
. - Vice President.
DEPENDS OU THE MAN IIIlELF.
He Csn Have the Second Place il He
Will Say Yes.
l'rosiects Are That He Will Have to
Take It Willy-Xilly Conven
tion Teiniorary Ollicers
Named Contests.
Philadelphia, June IS. The Repub
lican national committee has made of
ficial announcement of the selection of
teuiioiary ollicers for the national con
vention as follows: Temporary chair
man. Senator Walcvott, of Colorado;
temporary secretary, Charles W. Johu
toii, of Minnesota; assistant secretaries
John R. Mulloy, of Ohio; John 11.
Beam, of New Jersey; Lusieu Gray, of
Illinois; Gardner 1'. Stickm y, of Wis
consin; James F. Burke, of Pennsyl
vania; W. B. Bouchmau, of Tennessee;
Warren Bigler, of Indiana; John j.
Boyce, Kansas; F. S. Guylord, of Con
necticut. Reading clerks Dennis K.
Aiward, of Michigan; F.. L. Lainpsou,
of Ohio. Clerk at president's desk,
Asher C. Kinds, of Maine; oliiciciol re
iKirter, M. AV. Blumeuburg, of the Dis
trict of Colubus. Tatty clerks J. Her
bert Potts, of New Jersey; George R.
Butiiu, of Nebraska.
Koosrvclt tor the A'lce Presidency.
The attention both of delegates and
other visiting politicians last night Avas
concentrated uiu the movement in
the interest of Governor Roosevelt as
a vice presidential candidate. The
Pennsylvania delegation met early yes
terday and it Avas soon announced that
the state delegation had taken a posi
tive position tor tne governor for the
second place on the ticket. The move
ments of those advocating Roosevelt's
nomination indicate a purpose to stam
pede the convention for him, which
probably Avould not be difficult and
force his acceptance of the nomination.
It Avas also asserted by those in posi
tion to know that Roosevelt's ac
ceptance in case ot" his nomination Avas
assured, but this Avas not put upon
stronger ground than that Senator
Piatt had given this assurance.
litis Heroines More I'robable.
The development of the movement
In Roosevelt's behalf had the effect of
bringing ex-Secretary Bliss conspicu
ously forward as the opiosing candi
date, and the fact Avas announced by
those A"ery close to him that he would
accept if nominated. He related yes
terday his desire to borfrelieved of the
responsibility, but his friends left him
Avitli the knowledge that if the nomi
nation should Ik3 tendered it Avould not
be declined: "I don't Avant to say that
will not :i.v.-- '"V"--' - - J-
made for that Avould be premature,"
he said, " but I do say for the hun
dredth time that I hope the right man
Avill be found for the place and that I
Avill not be asked to serve. On the
other hand," he addedafter no little
entreaty, "I will not say that if nomi
nated 1 Avould decline. 1 know of no
American Avho has ever declined so
high an otliee and I shall not say that
I Avould do so."
'Jnay Views of the Matter.
In connection with the movement
among the Peunsylvanians to further
the nomination of Roosevelt, Attorney
General John P. Klkin, the leader of
the uuy forces in the state, said: "A
candidate for the vice presidency
should be- nominated aaIio will
strengthen the ticket. The strongest
candidate with the American people
today is Theodore Roosevelt. He is the
best A"ote getter by far of all the gen
tlemen named for second place. Roose
Aelt is the idol of the young Republi
cans of the whole country.
Colonel Roosevelt is too good a Repub
lican not to accept the nomination If
his party demands it. With McKlnley
and Rosevelt as our standard-bearers
we Avill sweep the country in Novem
ber." Of course there are others who
have been suggested by West Vir
ginians, Flkins and Scall but the real
light is to get RooseA'clt to run.
1'IUiSIIJE-aT CAN HAVE HIS WAV.
Vice 1'resldent and Platform To Be Ballt
to Suit Jllm.
One feature of the situation is the
absolutely unanimous disposition to
carry out fully the Avishes of the pres
ident in eA-erythiiig relating to the com
ing coiiAentiou. As the clans from
every quarter of the country gather
the overAvhelming sentiment is that
having serA'ed one good term McKinley
deserves another, and that good faith
and good politics demand that the
wishes of the candidate, as nearly as
as can be ascertained, shall be respect
ed in the matter of the vice presi
dency as well as of the platform upon
which he is to go to the country.
The national committee Saturday
had disposed of all the contests except
that from Delaware, in which case Du
pont's followers were found to be un
willing to make such concessions as
the committee could accept, and the
committee decided that there was no
course open to it which would insure
the state to the Republican party at
the fall election except to exclude both
factions from participation In the
early proceedings of the conA-ention.
The disposition will have the effect of
throwing the adjustment of the case
upon the national conAention's commit
tee on credentials.
The committee also disposed of
Payne's resolution regarding the par
ticipation of federal office holders in
the selection of delegates by referring
them all to Chairman Hanna. It is
belicA-ed by Payne that the effect of
this disposition of the resolution will
lie to hold it over the heads of offend
ers in the future and that it will thus
IiaA-e a beneficial influence even though
it was not acted upon by the commit
tee. Tlepke of Rhode Island offered a
resolution for a reduction of represen
tation in congress of states where the
free exercise of the elective franchise
is presented. It was debated at some
Insrth. but was tabled because of the
generally expressed opinion that tha
subject wa.s one for the action of the
national convention, and not of the
committee, A resolution looking to the
reduction of the representation of non
Republican states in Republican con
ventions was also presented, but it was
withdrawn after the adverse action
taken upon tha Tiepke proposition.
i uni
WILL FIGHT WITH A E0YC0TT.
.St- Louis Street Car Strikers to Inaugurate
the ICeal Thins;.
St. Louis, June IS. Iresident Ma
hon, of the International Association
of Amalgamated Street Railway em
ployes, made this statement Saturday
afternoon: "This is now a fight to the
finish. President Gompers told me this
afternoon that he proposes to turn the
entire poAver of the American Federa
tion of Labor, AA-ltlt its membership of
.tHHUHMi, against the transit company,
aud fight the issue out if It takes) live
years to do it. The boycott to le de
clared Avill apply not only to the Tran
sit0'npfnyai p:l ardln hrdluhrdluara
scit company but to CA'ery person,
every business man, every association,
and. in fact, any corjioration or indi
vidual favoring them In any way."
F0UE, CHILDREN CREMATES.
Fire Sweeps Away m Home for Friendless
Children at Lead i Hie.
Lradville. Colo., June IS. Fire Sat
urday destroyed the Home for Frieud
less Children, a charitable institution
maintained by the churches. Four chil
dren Ave re burned to death. The build
ing AAas a large Avoodeu structure and
burned like tinder. There Avere forty
children in the building, but all but
four Avert? brought out safely and most
of them Avith scarcely a stitch of cloth
ing on.
The four little ones were found In
one of the upstairs rooms and burned
to an unrecognizable condition. Thus
far the management of the home has
been unable to identity the dead.
Were Playing AVilliam Tell.
St. Louis. June IS. Robert Hoesle,
12 years old. and Gordon ('oilier, aged
9, played William Tell with almost fa
tal results. The boys got a revolver
and for a while amused themselves
nourishing the AA'eapou in Wild West
fashion. Then they remeinliered the
story of William Tell and Hoesle
agreed to represent Tell, using part of
a brick instead of the apple. Collier
tired at the brick, but hit his compan
ion in the right cheek, inflicting a
Avound which is serious.
Fatally Uurned on Her Uirthilay.
Chicago, June IS. Clara Sonne, the
14-year-old daughter of Henry Senne.
Avas fatally burned by an explosion of
kerosene in Palatine. It Avas the
girl's birthday, and she was in the
house alone with an infant Avhen the
stove exploded. Wrapped in flames,
the girl tied to the store of II. C.
Greebe. Avliere a blanket was thrown
over her. Neighbors then hurried to
the house and rescued thi? baby, which
was not injured. The building Avas
slightly damaged.
Misinjf Woman Is Heard Front.
Cleveland, June IS. On April 6,
1S95, the wife of C. L. Bailey, a con
tractor living at 14'.9 East Madison
avenue, disappeared from home. Dili
gent search was made in all the princi
pal cities, but no trace? of the missing
woman was found. Friday her son re
ceived a letter from her in which she
said she had bou an inmate of an In
sane av!uin in Pail-.w'r-' " nv?
nancy says she does not
Luoav how she reached the institution.
Woman Murders a Laboror.
New Orleans, -June IS. Mrs. Anna
Spuhler Saturday shot aud fatally
wounded a laborer named James Car
ver, Avho had been employed by deputy
constables to aid in enforcing a AA'rit
of ejeetuient. While Carver was break
ing oien the door of Mrs. Spuhler's
room the Avouian opened a AvindoAV
alongside and tired a revolver, hitting
Carver in the head. Mrs. Spuhler is
the Avife of a former prominent physi
cian. Attempt to I'oison a Family.
Madison, Wis., June IS. An attempt
was made to ioisoii the entire family
of seven persons of George Bringer, a
farmer living about seA'eu miles east
o fthis city by putting arsenic in the
coffee. The only reason it failed was
because the would-be assassin used so
much of the poison that it acted as an
emetic. James Breland, a farm hand,
was arrested, chareed Avith the crime
and hold in .",.( m0 bail.
Reduction in Working Hours.
Minneapolis, June 18. The Gillette
nerzog company, recently absorbed by
the American Bridge company, has
been instructed to reduce the Avorking
day in the local shops from ten to nine
hours. Avith no reduction in wages.
The new schedule is effective July 1.
Window Glass Scale Signed.
Pittsburg. June 18. The window
glass scale for the coming year was
signed Saturday by representatives of
the American Window Glass company
and the Window Glass Workers' asso
ciation. It gives the workers an ad
vance of betAveen 2 and 3 per cent.
Death of J. W. Hess.
Indianapolis, June IS. James W.
ness, postmaster nt Indianapolis, died
at his home Saturday morning of con
sumption. He had been confined to hia
home several Avcvks. Mr. Hess had long
been active in Indianapolis politics and
was appointed postmaster by Presi
dent McKinleyJn 1R97.
Terre Haute a Crowing Town.
Terre Haute, Ind., June IS. The
tOAvnship assessor for the township
which includes Terre Haute reports
that the total appraisement Avill show
nn increase of more than a half mil
lion odllars for the city.
WEDDIXO IN THE MIDWAY.
Done in a Itlaze of Glory at the Close of
the .Elks' Carnival.
Marion, Ind.. June IS. The Elks'
state meeting and carnival closed Sat
urday nighf at 11 o'clock in a blaze
of glory. The closing feature Avas a
public wedding on the MidAvay aud an
elaborate display of fireworks. Satur
day was agricultural day and the
farmers of Indiana had charge of the
festivities. The carnival has been an
artistic and financ ial success.
The paid admissions increased daily,
starting last Monday with 10.WX), and
ending Saturday night with 20.000.
The carnival is said to be the greatest
financial amusement enterprise ever
given In Indiana and will net the local
lodge enough money to build a hand
some buildiug for club and lodge
rooms.
Reen a Long Time Disagreeing.
Provo. Utah, June IS. Judge Booth
announced his decision In the suit of
Sarah Nelson against William Nelson
for separate maintenance, submitted
on an agreed statement of facts, grant
ing William Nelson a diA-orce. Mr. and
Mrs. Nelson were married in Nauro,
Ills., June 15. lS4t, and are among the
early settlers of ProAo.
MARKM CHINA
The Concord Sails From Manila
To Assist Kenipl'.
FEANCE SENDING SOME SOLDIERS.
Sensational Report lot Confirmed
bale Conduct to Foreign Minis
ters Reported at Peking.
London, June 13. British marine
and sailors fought the troops of Gen
eral Jung Fun Siaug several hours.
Many Chinese were killed.
Manila, June IS. The gunboat
Concord, with marines aboard, has
sailed under sealed orders, supposedly
for China. The British cruiser Buena
Ventura has sailed for . Hong Kong
with troops and stores for Hong Kong
and Tien Tsin.
Paris, June 18. A cablegram re
ceived yesterday from the French
consul at Hong Koug does not mention
the reported murder of the German
minister at Peklu, or the reported de
struction of the legations there. The
French consul at Tien Tsin telegraphs
that the European detachments sent
to Pekin are advancing very slowly. In
the recent rioting in Pekin the con
sul reports, the Boxers burned the
Protestant Episcopal establishments in
th Chinese town. All Is quiet In the
French concession.
French Troops Ordered to China.
French troops with artillery are be
ing sent from Tonquin to Tien Tslnt
where they will arrive June 25. Oth
ers dispatched from France will arrive
July Li. The minister of marine has
ordered a division of cruisers got ready
for sea to reinforce the French squad
ron in Chinese waters. A transport
Is also being prepared to take military
reinforcements.
Summary of Recent News.
London, June 18. The news from
China Saturday was decidedly sensa
tional, and that it has not so far been
confirmed is matter for congratula
tion. A Honk Kong dispatch said
German Minister Von Ketteler had
been killed by a mob In Pekin. Ten
thousand Chinese soldiers were report
ed to have disbanded and Joined the
Boxers, who were reported to have
entered Pekin June 13 and attacked
the foreign legations, but were re
pulsed by foreign guards with Maxims.
Finally it was reported that the for
eigners at Pekin were besieged in the
legations, short of food, and deserted
by their servants.
Dowager Refuses Safe Conduct.
A special dispatch from Shanghai,
dated Saturday, says that it is report
ed that after the audience of Sir
Claude MacDonald. British minister to
China, with the tsuug 11-yamen, five
!LCiinr xothVT rvWrthtl1 tVei?
peop'e. notifying the tsun-ll-yamen
that tiiey could no longer maintain re
lations with the government. The an
swer was "certainly not. What other
answer could be expected In a civilized
country?" This was followed by an
Increase of the forces around the
gates, and the next night widespread
incendiarism. This Incendiarism pre
vailed among the foreign residences.
The massacre of native Christians and
other friends of foreigners was also
common. The buildings of the Ameri
can missions, the customs, the mess
quarters and a number of other struc
tures were destroyed. The guards
alone saved the foreigners, who, it is
stated, are huddled In the legations
very short of food and deserted by na
tive servants.
Seymour In a Tight Place.
Dispatches from Shanghai state that
Admiral Seymour's force is In a tight
place between Lang-Fang and Tung
Sun. with enormous masses of soldiery
in front, while the Boxers with more
soldiery are cutting the railway in the
rear. The column Is reported short of
proA'isions and water.
Dr. Edna Ferry Prohaby Allre.
Npav York. June 18. A cable from
Tien Tsin received here says that all
the Methodist missionaries formerly at
Tsunhua had arrived safely at Tien
Tsin. As Dr. Edna Terry, reported
murdered by Boxers last week, was at
Tsunhua Is seems certain that the re
port is false
Swedish General Conference.
Burlington, Ia., June 18. The devo
tional services at the opening of the
session of the Swedish general con
ference were lead by Rev. A. W.
Dahlscen. D. D., of Andover, Kan. The
session was presided over by President
Norelious and most of the time was
devoted to reports and discussionss of
the svnodical board of missions In
Utah "and Montana. The remainder of
the session was occupied with routine
business. .
Payne for Vice President.
Ncav York, June 18. Congressman
Serano E. Payne passed through the
city en route to Philadelphia. His
friends are urging his availability for
the vice presidential nomination. Gov
ernor Roosevelt came to town from
Ovster Bav early in the day. He goes
to Philadelphia in a special car with
Senator I'latt and B. B. Odell, chair
man of the Republican state commit
tee. Cornelius N. Bliss left for Phila
delphia during the forenoon.
Chicago, June 18. Following are
the scores made by League clubs at
base ball Saturday: At St. Louis
Cincinnati 9, St. Louis 3; at Boston
Brooklyn 7, Boston ; at Philadelphia
New York 6, Philadelphia 5; at Pitts
burg Chicago 8. Pittsburg 5. (Sun
day) at St. Louis Cincinnati 14, St.
Louis 2; at Chicago Pitsburg 1, Chi
cago 8.
American league: At Milwaukee
Buffalo 0, Milwaukee 8: at Minneapo
lis Cleveland 1, Minneapolis 5; at
Kansas City Detroit 3, Kansas City.
4; at Chicago Indianapolis 6, Chica
go 0. (Sunday) at Chicago Indianap
olis 0, Chicago 3: at Kansas City De
troit 4. Kansas City 3 (ten Innings); at
Minneapolis Cleveland 7, Minneap
olis 1; at Milwaukee Buffalo 5, Mil
waukee 6. '
Got. Naah and the Taylor Case.
Columbus, O.. June 18.--Governor
Nash was asked what his actio would
be in case W. S. Taylor, Republican;
claimant to the gubernatorial office in
Kentucky should be arrested while
passing through Ohio. He said that tie
had made no decision in the 'matter,
and In no case would he decide such a
question until the papers were sub
mitted to him.