aily Bee. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871, OMAHA, WEDNESDAY aiOHTSTNfi-, .IUXE L'O, lilOO-TWWiVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. The Omaha D GUNS ROAR AT PEKIS Bnstlan Btllef Forces Are Stid to Have Attacked Oapital. CANNON TURNED ON TWO SIDES OF CITY Attack on Foreign Locations Had Just Bten 8uccot8fallj Rinswed. CHINESE CRUISER SEIZiD BY POWERS Bnipicion That Attack cf Taku Forti Was Dincted by Forclgnira. ADMIRAL SEYMOUR 13 IN TIGHT PLACE 3t In IlnninrPil In llcrlln dint I'reneli nn Well nn German Minister linn .!cl Di-nlli ill llnmli nf Hitter .lluli. LONDON. Juno 20.-3 n. m. "Tho Rus elan relieving force arrived oiitnldo of l'ckln thla morning," Hays (lio Shanghai correspondent of tho Dally Express, "nnl Immediately began to attack the city on two sides, employing numerous artillery. "Tho force apparently nrrlvod In the nick of time, for tho Chinese assort that tho at tack upon the legations had been success fully renewed. On tho night of June It! tho Chineso troops under (Icnerals Tuns Fnh Slung and Tung Chlng attacked tho lega tions und sot on fire Ave European hulld Ingn. Nothing definite Is known as to the result, except that tho Chinese wero dis appointed, nlthougb other reports, utterly discredited liy foreigners here, are that tho Chinese, Infuriated by tho destruction of Taku, have slnco massacred all tho for eigners In Pekln." A modified version of these rumors re ceived at llcrlln la that tho French aa well as tho German minister has been mur dered. Tho Engllth at Shanghai think that tho Chineso had foreign ndlvce. In organizing tho defenses at Taku. because of tho pro clBlon with which their attack was de livered. Ilurlinr .Milieu Mmlr lliirnilemt. Tho wires connecting the harbor mines werei cut by tho boats of tho warships to night beforo the bombardment. It was re ported at Shanghai that It was on board the Ituoslan crusler, Mortal's, a"d not tho ftlandschur that tho expl bI.ii occurrol, kill ing and wounding more than fifty. It 's reported that no fewer than 700 Chinese, wero hilled In the forts. Tho Shanghai corrcpondont of the Dally Express says ho Is ofllclaUy Informed that Japan Is mobilizing 25,000 men for Im mediate transport. Tho British cruiser, Undaunted, arrived nt Shanghai yesterday, cleared up for ac tion and took a pcnlMon commanding the Chlnoso forts. Thero aro three Chinese cruisers In tho harbor. Clihirsp Crnlscr In Pelted. Tho now Chlnwo crulsor, Hal-Yang, built by the Armstrongs, hfs been taken Into custody at Taku by tho British and Rus BlnnB. At Yumnnn Fu, where the rising hrn been gathering force for several days, COO Christians have been attacked at the French mission (settlement, many being put to death. Tho French cocsul and three mis slonnrles aro still In prison. Tho disorderly elements have secured tho upper hand nt Wu-Hu and Czechuan. where tho native Christians havo been nifmacred. A thousand Boxers havo gathered on the outskirts of Tien Tsln. Neniotir In I'reenrtnun I'omIHiiii. Tho Shanghai correspondent of tho Dally News, telegraphing yesterday, says: "Tho Chinese officials hero assert that thoy havo news from l'ckln up to July 17. The situa tion wa then very serious. Ilcyond that they claim to havo received nothing, but they dony that dispatches havo been with held. "Although I am not willing to ndopt the nlarmlst reports, my Impression, gathered from tho consuls and the- Chineso authori ties, Is that the worst Is to bo feared In Tekln. "Admiral Seymour's column Is now In tho middle of nn arid plain, with no food and no gocd water and surroundod by hen tllo forces." A dispatch from Shanghai announces that tho United States transport Thomas, with troops for Manila, was diverted to Nagasaki and has arrived at Taku with 1,200 men. Tho Shanghai correspondent of the Times telegraphing yesterday, nays: "Tho British flag Is reported to havo been flying yesterday over the south gato of I'okln. This In presumed to Indlcato the arrival of Admiral Seymour. Tho sum moning of LI Hung Chang to Pekln Is re garded as a complete change of front on tho part of the Manchus, who havo aban doned tho hope of opposing tho powers." Tho Hong Kong correspondent of tho Times says tho lloxor movement Is spread ing ou west river district. ONE REGIMENT ONLY TO GO Klutli Infantry unit Unity of :iO(l Auter lenn Liiiitlmuen .Now In KiikIiiiiiI to (io to Orient "WASHINGTON, June 19. Adjutant Gen rrul Corbln declared positively today that up to date only one regiment, the Ninth In (antry, had been ordered from Manila to China. In addition to the Oregon, which Is to go tip to Taku from Hong Kong, the Buffalo with 300 green landsmen aboard, has been ordered from Southampton. England, to the I'hlllpplnes, while the gunboats I'rlnceton and Marietta, which aro admirably Butted to service In the Pel Ho river abovo Taku have been held nt Cavlte under orders tu po ready for service at any moment. The Znllro also has been held at tho sanio place In readiness to take on supplies for th naval contingent at Taku. If tho Princeton nnd Marietta Join Ad miral Kempff. us seems prolmbl now. he will have nt his command a more numerous nd effective fleet of gunboat) adapted io service on thu Pel Ho rhor as far up as Tien Tsln thnn nny of tb other naval powers there represented. No news wita received at the State de partment from any of Its officials in China It Ib not known, consequently, whether or not our naval vessels were with tho other foreign shlpB In an engagement at Taku on Sunday. In the abxcncA of n copy of the orders to Admiral Kotnpff, It Is nqt possible to give a precise definition of his powers, but It Is n fact that they aro wider than was sup posed yixtcrday. Ho Is not limited to tho protection of American life and property and may do anything proper In his Judg ment to conserve American Interests of uny kind In China. This Instruction opons up sn unexpected situation, possibly Involving (Continued on Third Pa sc.) VICEROY BURNED TO DEATH j Itepreeiitiitlve of lir Throne, nt Tint Till n l'n I In njPfectliu to the lliv (Copyright, WOO, 1 HONO KONC1, Juno Cablegram Special Tclegra viceroy at Tien Tsln, has death. Tho Boxer movement 1 In the provinces nnd Sze nun is In Tho city of Lung Chow In the w t r district has been captured by tho BaxeK'1 Tho magistrate of Wing Shun was killed. Numerous towns have been lnve t d ,nd all lice boats coming down tho rker are being Intercepted. It Is reported that LI Hung Chang hai left Canton In charge of tho govc. nor. A Chineso cruiser nnd four torpedo toats were captured nt tho bombardment of Tnku Tho United States battleship Oregon is expected to leavo hero Thursday. HAVANA. June ID. (New York World Cablegram Special To'egram.) Th Chin so consul here, in an Interview, says that the dowager empress of China Is responsible for tho present trouble. Ho predicts that n new government will be set up under tho leadership ot I.I Hung Chang, and hints that ho himself Is under orders to await telegraphic notification of these change?. Ho says that everything will bo arranged to tho satisfaction of tho powers. MINISTER WU IS OPTIMISTIC Clilneie OIilniimt nt WnlilttBton 1'lennetl nt 1,1 Itunif CliniiK's .Siiiiiiiiiiiih, WASHINGTON. Juno 1!). Mr. Wu, tho Chineso minister 'here, halls with genuine satisfaction the report which comes from Canton that LI Hung Chang has been or dered to Pekln. He thinks It augurs well for the future and that his presence will exert a beneficial effect In tho treatment of tho Boxer altuatlon. Mr. Wu lays stress on tho fact that LI Hung Chang Is an honored and trusted servant of the empress dowager and a man belonging to tho progressive element In his country. It was for his valuable work In years past In dealing with organizations like tho Boxers that LI received some of tho hon ors conferred upon him. Mr. Wu has re ceived nothing to confirm tho report, but hn hopes that It will prove to bo correct. In fnct, nothing nftlctal has been received by tho minister from his government, which Is maintaining complete silence In the present agitation, nor has Mr. Wu made nn nttcmpt to communlcato with tho authorities In Pekln. Tho minister continues optimistic regarding the fight which took place be tween the Taku forts and the foreign war ships assembled there, believing that n thor ough examination will demonstrate that the firing on tho men-of-wnr was unauthorized anil tho mtstnke of some ofilcial. Similar oc currences happened at ono time when Mr. Wu was located at n prominent Chineso city The affair upon Investigation proved to have been tho result of a mistake and was satis factorily settled, Mr. Wu scouts the Idea that a state of wnr exists between China and tho United States as a result of tho fight at Taku, Such an assumption ho declares absurd and without the least foundation to support It. Whatever may bo Its ultimate purpose re specting tho re-lnforcement of Admiral Kempff with soldiers up to this time, the orders of tho War Department contemplate tho sending of only the Ninth Infantry. Sec retary Hoot said tonight that no other troops had bcon ordered to mass at Manila nor had nny troops In addition to those ot tho Ninth Infantry been directed to proceed to China. NO NEWS RECEIVED AT T0KI0 JnpinieHe Government linn Not llenrd from l'eklti for Nearly Whole Week. BERLIN, Juno 19. The following semi official dispatch has been received hero from Toklo: "The Japaneso government has been cut off from all communication with Pekln slnco June 14. Tho Japaneso consul at Cho Foo does'not report anything concerning the de struction of tho legations at Pekln." LINES ARE WEAKLY HELD Fear I3xreanetl tlint liners Mny Ilrenk ami Give General ltunille Trouble. LONDON. June 203:25 n. m. The casual ties made public by tho War office, Including a long list ot missing, show BritlBh losses In engagements hitherto not reported. In an attack on a reconstruction train at Leeuw- sprult on Juno 11 three were killed, five wounded and sixty captured. Leeuwsprult Is forty miles north of Kroonstad, This was the day of tho Sand Hlvcr attack, eighty miles distant. Another list shows nine wounded nnd eleven missing In an action at Vredefort on Juno 7. no previous mention of which has been made. Tho Dally Mall points out that It Is quite poshlhlo the wires havo again been cut In Lord Roberts' renr, as no dispatch later than June 1C has been received. Tho Boers are gathering In forco In splto of General Ittimllo near Flcksburg. His forces stretch forty miles. As some parts of the lino are weakly held tho British fear that the Boers may break through. Outpost skirmishes aro of dally occurrence. Tho Boers thero are commanded by Dovelllers and Hermann. Mr. Steyn Is at Bethlehem, the temporary capital of tho Freo States. According to reports from Lourenzo Marqucz, dated josterdny, the Malana brldgo has been destroyed. Ono account says It was blown up. Another asserts that It wan undermined by a pnrtrol from Swaziland and so collapsed under thu weight of a train. This wll temporaril Interrupt tho How of supplies to tho Boers from Lourenzo Marquez. The Bloemfoutcln correspondent of the Dally Mall, telegraphing Juno 16, says that Lord Roberts Is getting huts for 30,000 men and Is arranging rotransport for a part of his nrmy, nlthough his plans arc not to take effect Immediately. The Lourenzo Marquez correspondent ot the Dally Express says: "A German American, well known to tho New York police. Is ajleged to havo planned a des perate attempt to steal sotno of the bar gold from the trucks attached to President Kruger'a traveling capital. lie Is taid to have carried off somo bars beforo bo was discovered." The Lourenzo Marquez correspondent of tho Times says: "Threo csenped prisoners (British) are belloved to havo tampered with the Malana bridge. A freight tralu pitched Into the Btream and two men woro killed." GIVE UP ARMS TO BRITISH Town Giinril of Wnkkernlrootu Sur render, Glvtuir t'l MituirrM. VLKSRUST, Transvaal, Juno 19. Tho town guard of Wakkerntroom has surren dered to the British and a number of Mau sers, with several rides of American man ufacture, have been handed In, , DOCHHSHllllllKi president 1 , Jkx VN Hi I I WmP W I Copright, 1000, by Charlti A. Grajr. HARD JOB TO PICK WINNER Vict Prcsidtntial Riot ia Attnming More Ooit.dUz Form. NEW YORK IS TO SUPPORT WOODRUFF Governor Iloonevelt Continued to He Iterate 111m linn illliiKtieiiN to Ac cept Noinlnntlnn, While Hot. liver n in! I.oiik Ilooinn Grow. PHILADELPHIA, Juno 19. Lieutenant Governor Timothy L. Woodruff will bo pre sented to the convention as tho candidate of Now York for vice presidency. It was decided to do this after a four-hours stormy session of tho Now York delegation, during which every kind of appeal was made to get CJovernor Roosevelt to say that ho would accept a nomination. Tho vice presidential situation Is still mixed because It Is as serted that New York makes this move so ns to go Into the convention with a candi date and yet hoping that Governor Roose velt will bo nominated. Senator Hanna has stated that ho controls the delegates to such an extent that be can nominate any candi date ho pleases and It Is not known that he has withdrawn his objections to Mr. Wood run. The latter was as much surprised as anybody over tho result. In general the Idea seems to bo prevalent that Secretary Long Is the most favored candidate with a probability that Roosevelt may still bo nom inated. (Jovernor Roosevelt believes that his wlohos having been respected by his own delegation that ho 1b finally out of the race. "What Is tho situation tonight, senator?" "Hoosovelt Is out of It and will not be nominated." Tho question was put to Senator Hnnna and that Is tho way he answered It. This was after another effort during tho day to stnmpede the delegates to Roosevelt. As beforo tho effort was mado by Now York and Pennsylvania, Piatt and Quay, through their lieutenants, worked all day to niako Hoosovelt tho candidate. Attempt to KeiKMV Stmuiieite, Tho stampede, which had been checked and turned last night, was begun early In tho morning. Many stories were circulated. Roosevelt was quoted as saying absolutely that ho would accept If nominated. Ho was also quoted as having had a change of heart and wanted tho nomination. In fact, a!l klndb of rumors were In circulation and tho situation remained cloudy all day and did not clear very much In tho evening. Ono thing definitely dovelopod, Thero Is to bo a tight. The nomination Is not to bo m.ido without a contest. Senator Hanna Is. doing all he cau to defeat Roosevelt and has de termined to contlnuo on that lino to the end. Ho Is lining up the friends of tho adminis tration against Roosevelt. In this ho Is acting In hinnuny with tho wishes of Rcorevclt, who has urged all delegates visit ing him not to voto fur him for vice presi dent. Tho uext serious proposition that confronts Mr. ILnna U what ho ' all do as between Loug i;:;d Dolllvor. There Is a popular sentiment for Dolllver In tho weit that Is hard to overcome. Long Is rognrded as a pa.Mve kind of a candlJato and while no objection Is urgod against him ho does not attract the delegates. But he Is Mr. Hanna's personal cholco and Is preferred by tha president. Dolllvcr's friends havo pointed out to Senator Hanna that the Iowa candidate has now got Into ' fl-M -i f r that he wants to win, to which Hanna re plied that defeat wo-.iUt not Injure Ui.ii.vi-,'. lie has already acquired n great deal of proralncnco, says Senator Hanna, nnd he will not be Injured If ho should bo defeated by n candldato llko S-.-e-etary I-ong, IfHtlliu'it I'lcllt AKIllllRt Unnait'telt. I In making tho fight against Roo?ovlt Senator Hanna finds the opponents of Rcosc volt divided, some for Long and some for (Continued on Fifth Page.) Mckinley, who will be renominated today. COMMITTEE on credentials ltcpreeiifntlve Serro ' 15. Pnyiic I Clioncti riiitlriuiiit and Colonel Dick, Secretary. PHILADELPHIA, June 19. The commit tee on credentials met Immediately after the adjournment of tho convention and or ganized by electing Representative Sereno E. Payne of Now York as chairman and Colonel Charles Dick secretary. A roll of states was called with tho do slre of ascertaining how many contests would come beforo tho committee and It was found that twenty-four were to bo heard. The most Important contests aro In tho states of Texas, Louisiana, Delaware nnd Tennessee. In tho Alabama contests between tho Vnughan nnd Bingham factions tho former won tho coutest for the delegates-at-largo by a voto of 29 to 13 and In two of tho four contested districts they won tho third nnd fourth, while tho Bingham people win the fifth and soventh. Tho committee sustained tho action of tho national commltteo In sustaining tho con testtccs In their seats. Tho Addleks delegation from Delaware was seated by the committee on credentials by a vote of 38 to 9. The fight between tho Dupont and Addleks factions has been waged ever slnco 1S93 and tho struggle tonight beforo the committee was tho hottest tint they havo over had. Both sides had a lorg array of legal talent to speak for them nnd desplto the fact that the tlmo allowed oich side was but thirty minutes, tho commlt teo extended It to nearly double tho oilg Inal allowance. Walter Hays and Dr. Ca'eh Layton made the arguments for Addleks, while Anthony Hlgglns and Lovl Bird spoko for Dupont. In tho Louisiana contest tonight tho "Wnrmoth delegation was seated, the action sustaining that of tho national commltteo. I Thero were contests In tho First, Second, , Third, Fourth and Fifth districts, nil of them being decided In favor ot the AV.irmoth , fnctlon, ' Th nrmimnnta nrn jnt In ii mn,tn In K Tennessee and Texas cases. BECKHAM LIKES HIS OFFICE Governor of Kentucky AmIcm Demo ernts for Kuilorxrxient nf III AiliulalNt riitlim. FRANKFORT, Ky.. June 19. Governor Bcchkam, tho youngest governor this state has ever had and tho youngest governor in tho United States now, Issued a statement tonight formally announcing his candidacy for tho democratic nomination to succeed himself. In it ho sai-3: "Slnco tho death of Governor Goebol, February 3, I havo endeavored to faith fully gunrd the Interests of tho people and to Intelligently dlschnrgo tho duties of the ofllco of governor ns best l could, under tho tiylng times that have surroundo us hero at your stato capital. In all that I havo done I hnvo striven to carry out tho policies of tho party because I bcllevo thoso policies to bo to tho best Interests of the state. Tho fow months I havo sorved ns your chief executlvo havo mnrkod a critical porlod In our stato's history. Tho condi tions surrounding mo havo been unusual and dilllJultloB confronting mo extraordin ary. I havo tried to meet them honestly and with a desire to do that which was best fur the people," Tnniiiuwty llrnven nt Kiiiinhn City, NEW YORK, Juno 19. At the meeting of the Tammany executlvo commltteo In Tam many hall today, arrangements wero rom pleted for tho nttendnnco of tho Tammany delegation nt tho democratic national con vention at Kaiuas City. District loaders reported that about 100 Tammanyltes would compose tho delegation. These will loavo on two special trains over tho Pennsylvania and New York Central roads on Sunday, July L NEBRASKA TO MEET TODAY Oaucm of the Delegation 0llod to Ohoosa a National Ccmmittotmtn. D LEGATE DAVENPORT IS NOT PRESENT III Sent In the Convention Killed liy nil Alternate Gurley Will Second tin- Nomination of Dolllver of lull ll. PHILADELPHIA, Juno 19. (Special Tele gram.) At conference held nmong some of tho members of tho Nebraska delegation lato tonight It was decided to hold a meeting of tho delegation tomorrow at 11 o'clock nt which tlmo an effort will be mnde to pettlo tho question of national committeeman. There has been no call published In head quarters, but word has gone out that such Is the Intention. O. G. Dawo3 sold tonight that Roosevelt v. Ill ho nominated. This comes at the clo3o of tho hottest day politically slnco tho convention began. Everything has been at sea on account of the Now York delegation's nctlon In deciding to support Woodruff for vice president, and conferonco followed conference. Senator Hanna, Postmaster Oeneral Smith, Fairbanks, Dawea nnd oth ers were In conferonco nt 2 o'clock and after a completo failure to agree upon any ono pcrEon It was decided to allow tho dele gates to havo their own way, in view of the president having sent word that tho will of tho convention should not bo Inter fered with. This means that Hanna will rnvo no candidate. Every Nebraska delegate, with the tdnglo exception of E. J. Davenport of Valentine, was early In his seat and nsslsicd In wel coming tho bis guns of tho convention as they mado their appearance. The seats of tho delegation, whllo In tho center of the big convention hall, arc not ns v.oll placed as In previous conventions, banners of other states seriously Interfering with the view of tho platform, which looks llko blot almost from tho position which h'ns been assigned to Nebraska. So far as completeness of de tail goes, however, the hall Is tho finest hi which any national convention has ever as sembled and shows thoroughness on tho part of Phlladelphlans, which la highly com mendable and much appreciated. Tho plc turo presented when Chairman Hanna called tho conventicn to order was Inspiring In tho highest degree, twenty thousand ' people In tho huge auditorium adding n wealth of color that In Itself created enthusiasm en tirely apart from tho object which convened tho republican convention of 1900 In tho first homo of tho republican party. Tho crowd was splendidly handled and there wfis much less confusion than U usu ally expei longed In tnklng earn of such largo bodies of people, perfeetness ot arrangements testifying to tho pro-eminent qualities of organization which has always been a factor In republican success. Nelira.sl.a Aiiiioiinc ciiiciiIk Made. The seats of tho Nebraska nlternateH wero also filled shortly after thoso allotted to the delegates. M. L. Fries of Arcadia, Vnlley county, moving up to tho delegates' section In tho absenco ot E. J. Davenport, who has been looked for tn every Incoming train, but who has failed to inako his appearance thus far. Upon call of the states for com mltteo assignments, Chairman Gurloy an nounced tho selections as previously printed In Tho Bee: Edward Rosewater on tho plat form committee, J. A. Ehrhardt of Stanton on credentials, J. D. Haskell of Wakefield r.s vlco president of tho convention, Henry Ragatz of Columbus on permanent organ ization and E. A. Tucker of Humboldt on rulrs and order cf buelnesB. After adjournment of the convention theso several committees met and proceoded to perfect their several organizations. Edward (.Coutiuued on Fifth Page.) CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Generally Fnlr; Vnrlablo Winds. 'IVin pern (ore nl Omiilin cuterilnjl Hour. lli'grpi'. Hour. Driirrr, r. II lilt I p. ' It :t i, i i'. it p. i S i. ! p. 77 7I Ml Ml HI 7S 77 7lt till III till lit) Til 71 711 S II IO II. III. I I n. in 1- in,;. . nt . . ; to . ..i tu i 7f COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS Orunnlrn t Inn KfTeeteil liy Illeellun of Senator 1'nlrliniikn n (Tuilr tiitiit. PHnADELPHIA.Jmu 19. Tho commlt teo on lesolutlons organized Immediately after the adjournment of the convention and then ndjourued to meet nt the Walton hotel at r o'clock. On motion of Senator Fornker Sen ator Fairbanks of IndUmi was chosen chair man of tho committee nnd E. Rosewater, the Nebraska member, secretary. In sug gesting Mr. Itosewater's nomination Senator 1'orakcr stated that tho place should bo given to him as a compliment to his profes sion ot Journalism. Tho suggestion was re ceived with general approval. Tho following members were appointed a Hibcommltloo to draft nnd submit a plat form to tho full committee: Senators Fair banks of Indiana, Davis of Minnesota, Gnl llnger of New Hatnshtrc, Fornker of Ohio, Carter of Montana and McCumber of North Dakota, nnd Messrs Qulgg of New York, Noyes of Maryland, Madden of Illinois and Rowcll of California. Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania Intro duced a declaration for an executive depart ment of tho government to bo known as the Department of Comment) and Industry, but It was referred to tho subcommittee. Woman Atiflrniilntn llenril. When tho suhcommlttco convened a dele gation of women from tho Suffrage aFsocla- tlon wns admitted to present arguments for n resolution which they submitted asking congress to submit to the state legislatures on amendment to the constitution granting the cloctlvo franchise to women. Tho dele gation was headed by .Mrs. Canle Chapman Catt, president of tho Equal Suffrage asso ciation, and Mrs. Anna Shaw, vlco president of that association, and they both mado brief speeches In suppott of the proposition. A protest against tho suffrage p'ank was also submitted. This was handed In by M i , Francis M. SCott of Now York, Mrs. J. Eliot I Cabot of Massachusetts, Mis. Caroline F. 1 Corbln of Illinois, Mrs. R. W. Wilbur if , Oregon, Mrs. Samuel Casady of Iowa and I Mrs. C. V. Griggs of Washington, each o. them president of a stato or city socl ty oppesod to the extension of suffrage. Th yj tcok tho position that "an cxtens.on of thoi stiffrago to a very large body ot new voters Is a serious stop and ono which should b3 taken only when it clearly appears that such an extension Is for tho better of the welfare of a community, or for Jus tec to a body of citizens who are suffering some de privation of their rights by reason of pres ent disqualification," nnd asked, "can It be proved that cither of these reasons exlsis so far as the women ot this country aro concerned?" Mob Violence In Sontli. Another delegation heard very briefly was compoicd of negroes and was headed by Representative White. They asked for the Insertion nt a plank denouncing mb vio lence In tho south. E. J. Dlckincon, ulso n colored mnn, naked the Insertion of a similar plank nnd for one "proti sting agalnt the suppression of the ballots of clt zons In tho southern states," which tho resolution went on to declare amounts to a nullifica tion ot tho constitution and laws ot tho United States. Tho whole matter w 'de ferred to Mr. Lynch of Mlsslsslpp . h In structions to draft a plank covering tho southern situation. H. H. Hanna of Indiana and Henry C Payno of Wisconsin were heard nt some length In support of the request to Incorpo rate the following plank In the platform: "Tho employment of tho people Is the contentment of the people. The greatest benefaction to man Is the opportunity for labor. Our best hope, for continued pros perity lies In winning tho world's market for tho products ot the American farm and factory. Low interest rates aro potent fac tors In securing this result. Tho wise finan cial legislation alrr-ady enacted by the re publican party contributes to this end. Hav ing secured stability In our currency we now favor additional monetary legislation to equallzo and lower tho Interest rates by providing flexible and sufficient mediums of exchango for the bene fit of the borrower aa well as the lender of money, In order that American commerce may bo enlarged and that labor may- be assured of steady and remunerative employment." They made an earnest plea for tho resolu tion, but It mot with opposition on tho grcund that It was liable to bo Interpreted as calculated to disturb the financial legislation already secured. Tho principal declaration of tho financial plank had been completed, but there was still doubt as to whether any reference would ho made to silver with tho Indications favornblo to a slight recognition of Interna tional bimetallism, this, however, to be ac companied by tho positive declaration that without International agreement bimetallism Is not to recclvo any recognition whatever. At that hour, however, tho resolution de clared absolutely for tho maintenance of tho gold standard, commended tho passago of tho financial legislation of tho last ses sion of congress anil then adds somo feature from the plank suggested by Messrs. Hanna and Payno favoring such legislation as will secure lower rates of Interest in times of financial stringency by permitting the tem porary Issuanco of n limited Increaso of tho bank circulation to be secured by deposit ing United States bonds. "On tho question of trusts tho document sayn that while recognizing tho necessity and the legitimacy of the co-operatl' n of capital In tho promotion of industrial en terprises we nro opposed to all combina tions Intended to restrict trade, to limit production, to nffet prlce3 and to destroy competition and wo favor such legislation as will effectively prevent abuses llablo to nrlso from such combinations." Syiuputliy for lloerx. Following Is the plank with referenco to tho Boers: "Wo sympathlzo with the pcoplo of tho Transvaal and npprovo tho courso of tho president of tho United States In tender ing tho mediation of this country In the struggle between tho peoplo of that repub lic and Great Britain and wo further ex press the hope that tho contest may tor mlnato with honor to both tho contending par'lcs." Tho specific allusion to tho acquisition ot tho Philippines nnd Porto Rico and to tho course of tho president with reforenco to them, ns well ns to other Incidents nnd re sults of tho Spanish-American war U ap proved. The present situation In China Is referred to In a paragraph suggesting It to bo tho duty of tho United States to protect tho Interests of Its citizens wherover they may be. LIFE OF THE NATION ReprtsintatiYti of AmiricVs Oriatneii Alt Qthred at Philadelphia. REPUBLICAN PARTY AT ITS BIRTHPLACE Twilfth National Oonrontion Ifetts Whirs Pint Held Forth. INSPIRING SCENES AT THE OPENING Twtntj Thoniand Ftoplt LiiUn to tba Prtlitnlnerj Addreaies. WOLCOTT'S SPEECH A MASTERPIECE Eloquent Senator from Colornilo an Tentpornr (Tinlriuan Sound the Ke note of the Ciitiipnlitii ou the l'nrty'n Itreord. PHILADELPHIA, June 19. Chairman Hanna, with a rabbit's foot suspended from a mlnlaturo of McKlnley In tho lapel ot his coat, surveyed nn Imposing spectacle when ho called tho twelfth national republican convention to order In tho Export Exposition building In Went Philadelphia at 12;35 today. In tho valley below him wero crowded Uio 1.S00 delegates and alternates and stretch ing away to the four corners of the Im mense hall were endless vlstns of pcoplo rising In terraced seats to the wall. Ho looked Into tho facea of fully 15,000 men ami women. Oppcslte, In a broad gallery, wero massed 100 musicians, their loader a niero pigmy in tho distance. The platform on which ho htood Jutted out like a huge rock Into an ocean of humanity. Blow him and flanking tho stage was nn embankment thronged with the representatives ot the prets of the country. Above was a riot of flags, bunting, eagles and shields, the whole scheme of tho elaborate) decorations cul minating In a huge portrait of McKlnley nestling In tho graceful folds of the Ameri can Hag. About him were the working lead ers ot his parly and behind .among tho dignitaries nnd honored guests of the oou Ncntlon, were white-haired men who had been present at the party's birth In this city nlmcst half a century ago. Convention Wim DlKitlfled. It wns not n riotous convention; there were no wild outbursts of enthusiasm from tho frenzied pnrtisana of rival candidates; no entrance of delegations with' banners to sot tho multitudes cheering; no fierco skirmish ing and clashing of candidates' managers over rules of proccedure and contesting dele gations. Tho chieftain In tho coming battlo had already been selected by tho unanimous voice of the republicans of tho country. Tha mnn who had stood nt the helm of tho ship of stato for four years was their unbroken choice. Tho platform was tho record of his administration. Tho only question that re mained for the convention to decide wns tho vlco presidency and It wns not a suffi cient bono of contention to produce the tu multous scenes which usually attend tho asm muling of a national convention. Tho contention today was tho dignified gathering of the representatives of the republican party to ratify formally the wishes of tho millions wheuo nuthorlty they held. It wns very undemonstruttvo nt first. Whllo the crowds nnd delegates wero fun nelling Into tho hall beforo tho hour for calling tho convention to order had arrived thero wero no wild greetings of party lead ers. A scattering npplauso mut Mr. Hanna as ho mndo his way to tho stage. General Orosvcnor, Senator Lodge, Senator Forakor, ex-Senutor Quay nnd a. fow others aroused n fluttering of handkerchiefs and a round ot hand clapping, but men of national repu tation whoso fame has spread away from our shores across both oceans entered with out producing a ripple. Perhaps most ot them wero not recognized. It seemed tamo. There was only that Indescribable buzz of myriads of voices which belongs to a na tional convention ns tho humming of bees belongs to n field of clover In summer nnd It lookod ns though nothing could gal vanlzo the thousands Into life. Iloonevelt StiinipnlcN Crovrl. But Just beforo Chalrmnn Hanun was ready to drop his gavel Govornor Roosevelt entored and tho vast audience was elec trified, Ho stalked In nt the main door. Ills "rough rider" hat signalled him out to the craning multitude. Seemingly the au dience had been waiting for him nnd tho applause that announced his appearance swopt over tho vast amphitheater and swelled Into agreot roar as ho mado his woy toward tho seats of tho Now York delegation. Senator Depew nnd Chairman Odell of tho Now York stato commltteo woro with him, but tho crowd had only eyes for tho dashing hcio of Snn Juan. No stago idol ever mado an entranco more opportunely. But ho mado no ncknowlcdi mcnt of tho ovation his oppearanco elicited. His Jaw was firmly set und ho eamo on through tho press like n soldier performing a duty. Ho did not oven remove his hat, but pushed his way through tho delegates who swarmed from their places to grasp his hand. It took fully two minutes for him to traverse tho length of the hall to his place near tho Btnge- All that time tho roar followed him nnd tho handkerchiefs rose and fell llko tho wings of gulls over a summer sea, But ho made no sign that he realized It was nit for him. When ho took his sent with lila slouch hat still on, without hav ing glunced to either side, tho people gavo it up and the cheering gradually subsided. But it broko out afresh a moment after ward ns the band started up the "Star Spangled Banner." Rooscvolt, of nil tho thousand!), wns first upon his feot standing erect, llko n Norway plno, with uncovered head, to the music of tho anthem. In stantly tho whole convention rose eumnaso as If apologizing for their tardiness. This entranco of RooBevelt Into the o.n ventlon wes distinctly tho drnmalio feature of tho session. Then tho wheels bfgau to move, but tho convention, under the spe'l of his presence, could not tako Its eye off him. In him the Intorest seemed c n tered. During every pause In the proceed Ings ho was surrounded by delegates ami newspaper men, anxloua for a word, To .ill ho gave tho same unswer. Ho was not n candidate. He did not want tho noinlna Ion. Thoso who wanted him nominated lelt him saying ho would not accept and they would nominate him whethor ho liked -ft or not. Thoso who did not want htm liastaoeJ to spread the report that ho could not bu moved, A iipenrniHT nf lluniiu, Chairman Hanna's reception, when ho called the convention to oraci, and later, wns flattering In tho extremo and the smile ou his faco expressed tho pleasura It eavn him. But the Joy he experienced over hli own reception seemed nothing compared with tho delight ho manifesto! when for tho first time bo mentioned the president' name. The convention went oft like a rocket. Tba