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OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 18, 1904 TWELVE PAGES.
ESTABLISHED JUNE IS. 1871.
SINGLE COPY Til KEG CENTS.
RUSSIANS IN DANGER
Japanese Fores Exported to Ba to the
Bortbweatward of llokdn.
THREATENS REAR OF RUSSIAN POSITION
Relief KouTocatkin Ma t Eithr
or Faee Great Disaster.
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THREE ARMIES CONVERGING AGAINSi
Combiaed Force Outnumbers Him in Bi
of Two to One.
ZASSALITCH IS REUcVED OF COMMAND
Pays tne Penalty (or Being; Defeated
U'EnVigtmcnt at the Yale
Count Keller to Be Hli
(Copyright by New York Herald Co., 1904.)
LONDON, May 17. (New York Herald
Cablegram Special Telegram to The Bee.)
-General Kouropatkln'a position must be
one of great danger, la the inference drawn
from the newt that a Japanese force has
appeared thirty miles to the northeant of
Mukden. Mukde n Is considered ghe strate
gic center of southern Manchuria, since
upon It all roads converge. The Japanese,
by gaining a position well to the Russian
flank and rear, threaten the Russian force
at Llao Yang with, envelopment and their
appearance at this point. In the view of
the Dally Mall experts, must compel' In
tant retreat from Llao, Yang, unless Gen
eral Kouropatkln 1 prepared to meet the
fate that overtook Marshal MacMahon at
Sedan, and to be shut In by a converging
movement of the Japanese from the south
east and northeast.
Everything from the Russian point of
View depends upon whether ha knows of
this movement and has already taken
steps to remove all his baggage and the
bulk of his forces from Llao Tang.
There Is some difference of opinion among
military writers here as to the constitution
of the Japanese force which Is reported
near Mukden. The military correspondent
et the Dolly Telegraph believes this force
to consist of the Fifth and Sixth divisions
of General Kurokl'a army, which, after
pursuing the Russians to Feng Wang
Cheng, appears to have turned up north
ward and to have occupied a pass whioh
gives comparatively easy access down the
slopes from the mountains either to Muk
den or to Llao Tang. There have been
vague but consecutive reports of these
two divisions from a very early period and
though : the Japanese, have been carefully
allent about them, that makes it all the
more likely that the movement Is Important
and considerable In point of strength.
, Strength Hot Kaowau
While stating that there Is no Informa
tion as to the force of the Japaneee near
Mukden, or where they came from, the
Pally Mail says: "It must not be for
gotten that the three divisions which
landed in Corea early In the war have since
disappeared completely from view. These
were the First, landed at Chlnnampho In
March; the Fourth, which was garrison
ing at Seoul on March 10, and the Sixth,
reported by the Russians to have landed
at Wang Ju In March. These divisions
which are quite 80,000 men strong, may
have pushed up north from the Yalu and
directed their movement on Mukden, or
again, this mysterious army may be part
of General Kurokl's force.
"General Kurokl'a army, which Is com
posed of the Imperial Guards, the Second
and Twelfth divisions, appeared to be to
the north of Feng Wang Cheng, while the
Fifth, Tenth and Eleventh divisions were
probably landed at Pltsewo and Taku Bhan
and are marching against the Russian front
and right at Llao Yang. In that case
nine divisions, from 180,000 to aoo.ouo men
Strong, are converging upon General Kouro
patkln, who la understood to have about
100,000 men in the field."
ST. PETERSBURG, May 17. It Is an
nounced tonight that Lieutenant General
Zussalitch has been relieved of the com
niund of the Second Siberian army division
and that Lieutenant General Count Kellor,
former governor of of Ekaterlnoslav, has
been appointed to succeed him.
Since the battle of the Yalu It has been
predicted that General Zassaltch would
not long retain his command, but there has
been no disposition to act hastily. The
emperor's advisors could not forget that
while Zassalitch did not carry out the
plan of operations which had been previ
ously determined upon, he had displayed
a stubborn resistance which showed to
the enemy and to the world that the Rus
sians had not lost the courageous spirit
of past generations.
What will become of Zassalitch, whether
be will remain In the far east or be as
signed to a less Important region, cannot
be learned tonight, but It Is emphatically
Stated that there Is no Intention to dis
grace him, and if he returns from the far
east It will be on sick leave and et his
ewn request. It Is generally believed that
he will rind It convenient to make such an
application. .
Lieutenant eGneral Count Keller recently
resigned the governorship of Ekaterlnoslav
in order to go to the front. He Is a far
abler soldier than an administrator, and
Is younger than General Zassalitch, being
only M years of age. He participated In
three campaigns during the Turkish war.
In 18ST he commanded the Imperial Rifle
regiment and later was director of the
corps of Imperial pages, by which he was
thrown Into frequent contact with the
members of the imperial family, with
Whom he Is popular. He Is considered to
fee a distinguished strategist and the pos
sessor of cnol Judgment.
The following telegram - from General
Kouropatkln to the emperor, dated May
It, haa been given out here:
Towards noon seventeen steamers ap
proached Slung Yuon Cheng and opened
fire upon the town, while five vessels ap
proached the shore. At 1:30 p. m. three
large steamers appeared off the cape and
at 1:10 p. in. the enemy landed at Huang
Tsln Tschang and commenced a march In
the direction of Kal Ping."
I MUKDEN. Monday, May 1.-Tha fighting
iCoeynuea ee) Second Fage-l
SUMMARY OF THE WAR NEWS
Japs Hold All, of Llao Ti Feala.
sola Eteept the Tews of
Tort Arthar.
(Copyright, by New York Herald Co.. 1904.)
NEW YORK, May 17. (New York Herald
Service Special Telegram to The Bee)
All dispatches from the theater of war
Indicate that the Japanese are In full pos
session of the entire lower portion of the
Llao Tung peninsula, with the exception,
of course, of Port Arthur.
'j. New landings have been made In the
' Mclnlty of Kal Ping, and the evacuation
-P New Chwang Is complete,
c Japanese troops are marching on Llao
"'ig, and all Indications are that unless
V'.- umnred Intention to withdraw to Muk-
carried out by General Kouropatkln,
nendous battle will be fought very
.jon at or near the former place.
In the opinion of the Herald's French
military expert. General Llnevcltch's move
ment In upper Corea Is far more Important
than has yet been Indicated, the belief be
ing that the Russian leader Is about to
make a sudden descent on the principal
Corean towns, the results of which will be
exceedingly disastrous to the Japanese rear
guard and Its Una of communication.
London heard of a Japanese force thirty
miles to the northeast of Mukden, and
the military experts there declare that Gen
eral Kouropatkln, with 100,000 men Is be
ing surrounded by 180,000 under Kurokl,
and la being forced Into a position of the
gravest kind.
RUSSIANS WAITING FOR, ATTACK
Indications Point to Making; m Stand
at Llao Yang.
(Copyright by New York Herald Co., 1904.)
ST. PETERSBURG. May 17. (New York
Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to
The Bee.) From Lalo Yang comes a tele
gram stating that the Russian troops are
In splendid condition and elated at the
prospects of the coming fight, which will
furnish an opportunity of avenging the Yalu
defeats. At night the camp Is filled with
the sound of soldiers singing, alternating
with the inuslo of the bands of the com
panies. Reinforcements are constantly arriving.
During the day the troops are kept busy
digging trenches and throwing up addi
tional lines of earthworks. Everything
points to the commander making a deter
mined stand there, and bitter will be the
disappointment should the rumored order
of retirement be- given.
Captured Chuncuses admit they are In the
pay of the Japanese. These marauders are
proving a fearful thorn, sniping away con
stantly at the outpost sentinels and rising
up everywhere and disappearing with irri
tating persistence.
Still, no Illusion exists here concerning
the seriousness of the situation. The grim
statement is generally heard that Russia
today is fighting not only for its prestige
In the far east, but for its position among
the nations of the world,, anl It must win
at whatever cost. Russians say they and
not the Japanese destroyed the railroad
between Port Adams and Bantzualln sta
tions and the portion destroyed beyond Yin
Kow, after successfully withdrawing the
guns and as much of the stores as pos
sible, the remainder of the stores being
burned.
Admiral Oukhtomsky reports that the
channels leading to Port Arthur are being
sounded, from which Inference is drawn
that the entrance Is blocked In spite of
the emphatic assurances to the contrary.
The Japanese are moving northward
very slowly at a rate of about five miles
a day. They are having much trouble with
their artillery, of which they are bringing
a large force. ,
The Invalid, a military organ, says: "The
Chunchuses, Incited by the Japanese emis
saries, are harraaslng the right flank of
our army. It is essential that the most
drastic measures should be taken Imme
diately against these marauders. It Is
evident that their movement on a large
scale Is wholly arranged by our adversary
and It shows that the Japanese thoroughly
understand the maxim that the end Justifies
the means "
AWAIT REPORT OF COMMITTEE
California Democrats Will Select
Platform Before Delegates.
SANTA CRUZ, Cat, May 17. The chief
feature of interest at the state democratic
convention today will be the report of the
committee on resolutions. It is probable
that two representatives will be presented,
one by the majority of the committee,
which is understood to favor an unln
structed delegation, and another by the
minority, favoring the endorsement of W.
It. Hearst for president. There Is a possi
bility that the debate on the resolutions
will be prolonged, so that a vote will not
be reached until tomorrow. Should this be
the case today's session will be devoted to
oratory, as the selection of delegates to the
national convention will not begin until
after the adoption of a platform.
The vote taken late yesterday on the
eleotlon of a temporary chairman showed
that the opposition factions were nearly
evenly divided and neither side seems pre
pared to force a vote on the main Issue be
fore the convention.
The Indications before the convention was
called together were that the fight; for In
structions Is still anybody's. During the
night great pressure was brought to bear
on the San Francisco delegation by the
Hearst leaders, and It Is thought with some
success. Whether enough have been broken
away to Insure his Indorsement cannot be
determined before the vote Is taken. The
H faint leaders seem more confident today.
Those who approve an Instructed delegation
assert that the San Francisco delegation
stands pat. They suggest that a compro
mise can be reached by the passage of
resolutions laudatory of Hearst, but do not
concede that the delegation shall be in
structed for him or that the unit rule shall
prevail.
JAPANESE STILL WORK O MIXES
Rasslan Oaas Interrupt Prorrtti, bat
Islanders Art Persistent.
TOKIO, May 17.-Admlral Kataoko re
ports that on the 16th the operation of
removing the mines In Kerr bay was con
tinued by the torpedo boats under protec
tion of a bombardment by the fleet. There
la no change In the enemy's defense, ex
cept the addition of two or three field
guns to thlr position, which had the affect
of interrupting the work of clearing the
bay of the mines. Nevertheless, the Japa.
nese destroyed eight mines, but there are
many more left and the work of destroying
them will be continued.
CHE FOO. May 17-11:30 p. m.-There
were no developments bre teda
CHINESE HOLD NEW CHWANG
Eaatian Army Leaves, Turn in the Flaca
Over to Kalivs Folios Force.
WILL MAKE FIRST STAND AT HAI CHENG
If Defeated the Army of Csar
Will Make No Stop at
Makden, bat Go to
Thaellng.
(Copyright by New York Herald Co., 1904.)
NEW CHWANG, May 1?. (New York
Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to
The Bee.) The Japanese appeared off Kal
Chow yesterday morning. This town Is
twenty miles to the southeast of this place.
They had a large fleet of transports and
warships and Immediately opened a terrlflo
bombardment against the shore defenses,
covering the landing of troops at Kal Chow.
The defenses were silenced by 4 o'clock In
the afternoon, the Russians retreating on
Tasclchao.
Today the Japanese are advancing rapidly
and outflanking Tashlschao and New
Chwang. The remaining Russian civil and
military officials here concluded to evacuate
this place last night.
NEW CHWANG, May 17. In confirma
tion of recent Associated Press dispatches
the Russian evacuation of this city has
been completed. Nothing remains but the
destruction of the gunboat Slvouch, which
It is expected will take place early In the
morning. The Russian troops marched out
In perfect order, General Kondratsvltch
leaving with the last regiment. The Asso
ciated Press has received exclusive in
formation from the highest Russian au
thority that the Japanese advance will be
resisted at Hal Cheng, whence the Russian
forces will fall back upon Llao Yang,
where they will make a determined stand
with a fighting strength there available
of 70,000 men. i
It defeated, no stop will be made at
Mukden, but the retirement will be con
tinued to Thuellng, a town at tho head of
navigation for native craft on the Llao
river, 200 miles north of New Chwang. At
the same time the Cossack regiments will
be employed In the rear of the Japanese
army of the Yalu, harassing the troops
and Interfering with their communications.
It is not believed that the Japanese will
move Into the Interior -ontll they have
thoroughly established their base here, re
peating their movement in the war with
China.
The nearest fighting expected before the
Japaneee reach New Chwang will be
Tashlchab, but It will not amount to
much. This city is now guarded by 300
Chinese police and everything la quiet.
The Japaneee force at Kal Chau la re
ported 30,000 strong.
DISEASE MAT HELP RUSSIANS
Intimation taaU KoiMrakla Will
Retire to Hftraln anal Await Help.
ST. PETERSBURG. May 171:60 p. m.
The probability tnat there will be no fur
ther communication with--Port Arthur,
thus preventing Vice Admiral Skrydloff
from assuming command of the Russian
squadron there, has led to the suggestion
that Skrydloff return from the far east
and hoist his flag as commander of the
Baltlo squadron, which Is destined for the
far east. "
Whatever Skrydloff's future plans may
be, the admiralty says he will certainly
proceed to Vladivostok and Inspect the
squadron there. The report that Vladivos
tok is blockaded is denied at the admiralty.
Telegrame received from Rear Admiral
Jessen do not refer to the presence of a
single Japanese ship. It is said that the
Russians would not have the slightest ob
jection to a blockade of Vladivostok, since
it would tie up a Japanese squadron with
out causing Inconvenience, it being Admiral
Skrydloff's plan not to riak either of the'
Russian squadrons until the Baltlo squad
ron reaches the Pacific.
No official dispatches were given out this
morning on account of the delay occasioned
by the emperor's Journey. His majesty ar
rived at Kharkoff this morning, whither all
dispatches have been transmitted.
In the absence of advices the general
staff is continuing its speculation, based
on the latest reports of the appearance of
considerable bodies of the enemy 'In the
northwest section of Manchuria. The opin
ion prevails that this Is an Indication of
the intention of the Japanese to make an
attempt to stop General Kouropatkln's re
treat northward, while the main Japanese
force Is hurled against Llao Yang
and Mukden. It la believed here
that the Japanese generals must
appreciate that they would lose the
fruits of their achievement If Kouropatkln
retires unmolested to Harbin and there
awaited reinforcements, leaving the Invad
ers to hold the country, and thereby losing
men by disease. The Japanese - course
would have good prospects of success If
they had sufficient strength, but the au
thorities here are convinced that the enemy
la too weak to carry it out. As further
showing that Kouropatkln never had any
Intention to attempt to atop the northward
advance of the Japanese, a railroad engi
neer who haa Just arrived from the far east
was quoted today as saying that when he
talked with the commander-in-chief in Feb
ruary the latter wanted an additional line
built in the rear of the Manchurlan army,
ao as to enable It to fall back and subse
quently advance. The engineer added:
"Kouropatkln said he hoped to advance
at the end of June, or. In case the rslns
Interfered, at the end of August. I pointed
out that he had better go slow and make
a survey, to which Kouropatkln replied:
" 'Build Immediately. There Is no time
for a survey. Otherwise the whole terri
tory will be In the enemy's hands.' "
RISSIA OFFICERS ARE IN CONFLICT
Paris Hears AlexlesT and Koaropat
kln Are on Bad Terms.
PARIS. Msy 17. A dispatch to the Tempo
from Vienna says Information received
there shows that the conflict between
Viceroy Alexleff and General Kouropatkln
is acute. The latter attributes the Rus
sian defeat on the Yalu river to Viceroy
Alexleff's Instructions.
General Kouropatkln, according to the
Temps, now proposes the abandonment of
Port Arthur, the Junction of Its forces
with his army and the retirement of the
united forces to Harbin, maintaining that
the present Russian force Is not sufficient
to cons with the Japanese. Viceroy
Alezieff holds his course to be fully as
wise, as the abandonment of port Arthur
would moan the loss of the fleet, the suf
fering of a moral defeat and the risk of
the extermination of the Port Arthur foree
while seeking to make a Junction with
General Kouropatkln. The emperor's en
tourage. It added, tends to support Vice
roy, Alexiaff,
COMMITTEE WANTS NO CHANGE
Methodists May Not Make Rale
Against Amusements More Liberal
at This Time.
LOS ANGELES, May 17. The committee
on state of the church of the Methodist
general conference having in charge the
consideration of the proposed change of the
rules In regard to dancing, card playing
and theater going has decided, by a vote of
65 to 43, against recommending any change.
This result was reached only after a vigor
ous and prolonged contest In the commit
tee meeting. A minority report was made
by members of the committee who favor a
more liberal construction of these rules,
which will bt offered before the confer
ence. It la expected the submission of
these two reports to the general body will
be the signal for the most spirited strug
gle that will occur on the floor during the
present conference. .
As the day approaches for the election of
bishops additional candidates are appear
ing. Probably twenty names have been
auggested In connection with this hlih of
fice. Prominent among those mentioned as
strong possibilities Is Dr. John Edward
Reed, professor of Dickinson college. Car.
lisle. Pa. Another Id Dr. T. B. Ford of
Oregon. The election; probably will occur
tomorrow. I
The Methodist general conference today
took UD the reoort at tha Indicia rv mm.
mltteo on the question of districting the
msnops. and a heated debato ensued. Dr.
Buckley and Dr. NeeLv innnit In a v.rh.i
encounter. In whlrh Dr. , Buckley charged
ur. ;eeiy witn misrepresenting the state
ments of Bishop Harris upon the general
superln tendency of blshnna. nthm-
nent speakers were Senators McClellan of
ew xorg, or. I. J. Cook of Chattanooga.
Tenn.; Dr. Beeler of New York, and Dr.
Charles W. Fish, chairman of the Judiciary
committee. The debate was still on st
recess and bid fair to take up the entire
time of the day's session.
The Judiciary committee, which was ap
pointed last week for the especial purpose
of passing upon the constitutionality of
questions that might arise at this confer
ence; had under consideration for several
days a resolution1 referred to It by the gen
eral conference as to the constitutionality
of atsignlng general superintendents "to
particular sections of districts, for periods
of four years, with the possibility of con
tinuing said general superintendents In said
district for longer periods."
In a lengthy and argumentative report
the ' Judiciary committee recommended no
change In the present plan of the Episco
pacy. For this report Dr. Neely offered a
very brief substitute as follows:
Resolved. That as to the assignment of
funeral superintendents In the United
tates for a quadrennlum there Is nothing
In the constitution of the church to pre
vent It, as it is purely a matter of expedi
ency. Dr. Neely spoke ten minutes on this reso
lution, and there was an effort made by
several of the delegates to have his lime
extended for half an hour, but Bishop
Moore, 'the presiding officer, ruled against
extension. Dr. Neely ( was repeatedly ap
plauded, notwithstanding . that Bishop
Moore several times a rated tat the rules
absolutely prohibited any -demonstration by
the delegates. f
Dr. Buckley replied l ..-, Neely. open
ing with the observation that "Long ex
perience has convinced me that the more
vociferous the applause, the less the think
ing." He then proceeded to combat Dr.- Neely'a
argument, quoting from the proceedings of
former. conferences to show that Dr. Neely
had failed 'to effect a change In this rule,
although he began his fight against it In
1884.
"Dr. Neely has totally misrepresented
Bishop Harris in this matter." he said.
"Mr. Chairman," said Dr. Neeljr, "I rise
to a point of personal privilege."
"Does the doctor object to 'totally misrep
resented'?" asked Dr. Buckley.
"I do," replied Dr. Neely.
"Very well, then," said Dr. Buckley, "I
withdraw It, and will say that anyone who
construes the language of Bishop Harris
on this matter as Dr. Neely has is in
error."
Dr. Neely Insisted that he had a right to
clear up any charges of misrepresentation
and was given the privilege to explain. He
then read the .paragraph from Bishop Har
ris' opinion and said: "I will not permit
any man to say I am not absolutely sincere
In anything I say or do."
No sooner had Dr. Neely taken his seat
than Dr. Buckley reaffirmed his statement
that the paragraph read by Dr. Neely to
tally misrepresented Bishop Harris In the
matter.
Dr. Neely was on his feet Instantly and
said:
. Does the doctor deny the quotation I have
Just read?"
"No, sir," replied Dr. Buckley, "but I can
show by the words of the Bible that a man
should not commit suicide," and he pro
ceeded to read at length quotations from
Bishop Harris on this matter.
CLQWRY STOPS THE DOPE
Western t'nlon Refuses to Deliver
Racing; News la New
York City. .
NEW YORK. May 17.-Colonel Robert
C. Clowry, president and general manager
of the Western Union Telegraph company,
suddenly shut off all service of racing
pews to all classes of subscribers in this
city today. This action of Colonel
Clowry's, taken entirely on his own. In
itiative, without instructions . from his
board of directors or any pressure from
the authorities, was the result of claims
recently made public by police officials
that the pool roms of New York City
could not exist without the Western Union
service. Recently a civil organization,
called the City club, made public charges
that If the Western Union would assist
them the pool room evil In this city could
be overcome. The action of Colonel Clowry
Is the result.
District Attorney Jtrnme began today an
Inquiry Into the pool room news matter.
He had before him Captain Goddnrd of
the Anti-Policy society, Superintendent
Burke of the same society- and a man
named Jones. Burke and Jones. It Is
stated, told of arrangements made by
which a racing wire was to be placed In
Burke's house.
KING W0ULDJEND THE WAR
Englishman at Bt. Lonla Says la.
bassador to Rnaala Will Seek
that End.
BT. LOUI8. May 17.-Slr Hugh Gilsean
Read, president of the world's press parlia
ment and a prominent figure In English
official circles, in an Interview today, said
that King Edward Is seeking to end hos
tilities In the far east. He said:
King Edward Is for peace. He did not
like to see the war between Russia and
Japan twain, and wishes to see It brought
to an end as soon as possible. When the
new British ambassador wnt to St. Peters
burg he carried a message from the king
to the csar, suggesting that peare be
brought about. This was the first sign of
peace to be made. This message from the
king has greatly Increased his popularity
with the masava in England. LuUao4 ai
huge symfiAiliUe Willi Jaaa,-
STARTS THE CAMPAIGN BALL
Boosavelt Ltajne Holds Big; Bally on Era
of State Convention
RENAMED REPUBLICAN STATE LEAGUE
Enthusiastic Crowd Listens to Ad
dresses by John L. Webster, Norrls
Brown, W. E. Andrews, E. J.
Barkett aad H. H. Wilson.
LINCOLN, May 1". (Special Telegram.)
The Roosevelt leagues of Nebraska or
ganised tonight under the name of the
Nebraska Republican league, endorsed
Theodore Roosevelt for president, John L.
Webster for vice president and listened
to speeches from Mr. Webster, W. E. An
drews, Congressamn Burkett, H. H. Wil
son and Norrls Brown, president of the
Roosevelt league.
G. W. Wattles of Omaha was elected
president; C. H. Gere of Lincoln, vice
president; C. D. Mullen of Lincoln, treas
urer, nnd J. H. MeC'lay of Lincoln, secre
tary. A vice president for 'each con
gressional district organisation was chosen
as follows: Nell Horn of Syracuse, First
district; Charles G. McDonald of Omaha.
Second district; C. E. Abbott of Fremont,
Third district; C. H. Sloan of Geneva,
Fourth; J. P. A. Black of Bloomlngton,
Fifth, and S. J. Weeks of O'Neill. Sixth.
An executive committee was appointed os
follows: A. L. Gale, Lincoln; J. H. Van
Dusen, South Omaha; J. A. Ehrhardt,
Stanfon; Frank Wetherald, Hebron; A. C.
Felt, Superior, and Alphla Morgan, Broken
Bow.
Norrls Brown presided and upon calling
the convention to order spoke In part as
follows:
Demoersey Is Meaningless.
This league Is to be congratulated upon
tho purpose of Its organisation, Its high
purpose. Its single purimee to promote the
nomination and election to the presi
dency of this great country the great
Roosevelt. It Is to he felicitated also
upon the fact that In nil the other states
of the union the republicans are united
with It In tho determination to accomplish
the same purpose. There is no longer any
division of sentiment, any disagreement
among republicans as to whom the nom
inee shall be. Everybody knows his name.
So it is with the platform; everybody
knows what it will be and there will be
no doubt about what It means. With the
opposition things are different. Nobody can
tell who their nominee will be, or what
he will stand for. Just now It Is pre
dicted that their candidate will be a voice
less man, a departure from the traditions
of democracy so pronounced as to he un
believable. And their platform? The man
has not been born yet who can tell whit
It will say and the man will never be
horn who can tell what it means when
It says it. It seems to be the settled
purpose of the opposition to write a plat
form so that it will read differently 1n
different parts of the country. it will
probably read for sound money In New
York and for flat currency In Nebraska;
for Clevelandlsm In Wall street and pop
ulism undeflled In Holt county.
W. E. Andrews gave a history of the
progress cf the country under republican
rule from thetlme of. Abraham Lincoln
to the present lime, closing with an eulogy
of Roosevelt snd Webster. He wae greeted
with the wildest enthusiasm.
John L,- .Tlf abater '' was - the 1 princ ipal
speaker "of the evening 'and- received an
ovation when he advanced to the front of
the platform.
Mr. Webster said in part:
How We Have Grown. '
The United States today is the greatest
producing country in the world; It is the
greatest agricultural country In the world;
It Is the greutest manufacturing country
In the world; It Is the greatest commercial
country In the world. From Its earliest
history it has been drawing to It acquisi
tions of territory as by a force of national
gravitation. Within the conflnes of the
continent It began with Loulslanu and
ended with Alaska. It then looked out
upon the seas and took In Hawaii. Today
it reaches out one hand Into the Atlantic
and the other away out into the Pacific
ocean.
The same law of national gravitation will
soon draw to us the Island of Cuba. For
half a century the far-seeing statesmen
have foretold that we will In time take In
the whole Dominion of Canada. The man
Is not over sealoua who looks forward to
the day In the near future when there will
he more than 2u0,000,000 people on the Amer
ican continent living under the American
flag. The !H,ilO0,0iiu,uut of American wealth
will reach such wonderful proportions that
none can compute It, except In wonder and
amazement.
Much of this Increased wealth, develop
ment and prosperity must come In tho
western half of the American republic,
where states are yet young, and where de
velopment has Just started In Its vigorous
career. Tho people In those newer states
are already looking earnestly across the
Pacific waters for the opening of new
avenues for the export of their products.
The American people are already urlslng
to a realization of the great truth that
Europe Is not large enough and has not
people enough to longer consume the sur
plus products of America. ' Our people must
have a new and wider market, and there
Is nowhere to find it except across the
Pacific ocean In the lands of the Orient.
Across the water lies an area of country
and with a population equal to four Eu
ropes. They are a people that furnish the
greatest opportunities for civic and com
mercial development. When they uwaken
from their conditions there will come, with
It such prosperity as passes present com
prehension. Stepping; Stones to Orient.
When England reached out for the1 trade
of the Orient it was through the Indies;
when sho had obtained her foothold over
there she next acquired the necessary way
stations to make her commercial pathway
secure, and today they eland like stepping
stones from England to Calcutta, Glbralter,
Cypress, Malta, Suez and Aden. There
seems a destiny that has followed the
awakening of tho United States to Its
future trade with the Orient. - She, too,
like England has acquired her waystatluiis,
Honolulu, the Litdrones and the Philippines.
The Spanish war was worth all It cost.
If It hud accomplished nothing more than
the opening of the eyes of the American
people to Hie possibilities and to the neces
sities of our Interest la the lands across
the Pacific' Hie civil war compelled the
building of the great transcontental rail
way to give us communication from the
Atlantic to the Pacific. The Spanish war
brought us to a realization of the neces
sity of the construction of an Isthmian
canal, so thai tills country, which stands
enthroned "between her subject seas,"
should have water communication between
her border oceans. In the century Just
closed London and Hamburg and Constanti
nople were the three great cities which
controlled the great oriental trade from
continental Europe. In the future that
commercial supremacy shall be transferee!
to New York and Han Francisco, and from
thence to Honolulu and Manila.
My thoughts upon the relation of the
United States to the Orient do not run
entirely along commercial lines. It is not
alone a question of the aggrandizement of
wealth nor the concentration of national
power. That spirit of old, out of which
the rax e is born, has marked out a mission
for It to perform, and that mission will
not be completed until it shall have circled
around the globe and have fought out with
all competitors Its right to live. The
destiny of our race call It what you will
the English, the Anglo-Saxon race, the
American race, but belter still the Amerl.
can people, knows no bounds aud lias no
limits. Note the change In America from
Jamestown and Plymouth to the opening
of the twentieth century during wuich It
lncreaed from a few hundred to more
than 76,ouO,io people. It Is a mighty race
which has gone on expanding and spread
ing until it sails over every sea and skins
along every shore.
H. H. Wilson spoke in part as follows: 1
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We are now entering upon another presi
dential campaign. The republicans have
already selected their standard bearer for
this campaign. The people, largely with
out regard to party, have already approved
of that selection. What remains lor the
party to do, Is, throuith the parly organisa
tion, to duly proclaim Its choice. What
lone remains for the American people to
do, la 10 elslv, .NuveiuUr, to, a, own-
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stltutlonal manner, their ratification of that
choice.
When eight years ago the republican
party was recalled to power the country
waj In distress; our finances were under
the suspicion of our own people and Amer
ican citizens were sending their surplus
abroad for safekeeping; our revenues were
not sufficient to run the government and
the public expenses were being paid with
borrowed money; the American farmer
found that, notwithstanding hit bountiful
crops, the value of his holdings wss rapidly
disappearing; the laboring man, surrounded
by plenty, tound it difficult to earn a bare
subsistence-
Atter eight years of republican admin
istration the picture is changed. Our
finances rest upon an adamantine founda
tion and our financial policy Is so satisfac
tory to the people that this generation will
not tolerate any fundamental change; our
tariff laws, while not burdensome to the
people, produce a revenue unsurpassed in
our history In time of poace; we are not
only meeting the Increasing current ex-
fenses of the government, but we are
lnaucing the world's greatest enterprise
out of our surplus; tne American fanner la
not only receiving liberal pi ices for his
firoducis, but his lands are rapidly increas
ng in value; every man that is plile and
willing to work finds reauy employment at
wages, the highest evr received. It Is
therefore not Strang ihut the American
people should Instinctively turn to the con
structive policies of tho republican party
as the surest guaranty of 'h'.-lr continued
prosperity.
Work for Everybody.
Mr. Burkett began with a tribute to the
grandeur of America and said that sta
tisticians furnished us with some won
derful facts. He then gave some of them,
as follows:
Our Internal commerce Is greater than
the external commerce of all the world to
gether. We have more gold In our treasury than
any nation In the world ever had at one
time. . , ,
There Is one railroad In the United
States that carries more freight each year
than all the railroads that enter Liverpool
and London.
We sell In our home markets twenty
times as much of what we produce as we
sell to all the foreign markets of the
world.
, We sell In our home market more of
what we produce than all the nations in
the world sell to foreign markets.
We consume $8.(XiO,Oou,000 worth of food
products every year.
Iron production Increased from ft.000,000
tons In U97 to 18,000,000 tons In 19o3.
Our 2 per cent bonds are selling for more
than English 2i per cents.
I have come half way across the conti
nent and every step of the way furnishes
a tribute to the genius of republicanism.
The hills and the valleys, the country and
town, the villages and the cities tell the
story of prosperity. There Is not an idle
man between here and Washington. There
Is not a quiet spindle nor a cold forge.
I remember we arrived In Pittsburg Just
after dark and the heavens iwere aglow
with the blasts of furnace fires that had
not been drawn In eight years. The air
was atune witn tne anvil ring ana tne ma
chinery hum. The ct-ndurtor on the train
whistled his tune of gratification over the
largest wages even raid to man for strol
ls., work. Chicago ,f a beehive of Indus
try. Factories air running overtime; men
fully and profitably employed. Kailroads
congested with business. In Nebraska I
find that corn is worth more than 30 cents
per bushel. Horses are higher than ever
before. Everything that the farmer pro
duces commands a ready market at good
prices. Go where you will, from one end
of the country to the other, and the con
ditions are Just the same.
YATES IN THE FIGHT TO STAY
Will Let the Convention Adfoarn
Rather Tlmn With
t drnw.
SPRINGFIELD. III., May 17. Confer
ences to break the deadlock In the repub
lican state convention seeming fruitless,
(he delegates today faced a prospect of
further stubborn balloting. J. II. Neville
of Governor Yates' campaign committee
said:
If Yates should be beaten by a combina
tion to which both Lowden and Deneen
were parties, the deadlock would continue
indefinitely. During one of the conferences
the governor Is said to have made, the state
ment that, as he had more votes tnan any
other candidates, he ought to be the last
cue that could be expected to withdraw
and that rather than yield an Inch he would
let the convention adjourn sine die or take
a forty days' receea
In the Yatee camp today there were In
dications that the governor might execute
a coup today. There was some depression
among the Lowden men'who had expected
substantial gains yesterday and who today
seemed confronted by a possibility that
Colonel Lowden might be forced to exercise
between Yates and Deneen.
The governor's delegates decided today
to march In a body to the convention hall.
The convention was called to order at
10:23 a. m.
Thirtieth roll call commenced at 10:28.
The first change occurred when Kane
county voted twenty-six for Lowden, leav
ing Yates.
Will voted twenty-five for Lowden.
(Cheers). ' " 7
But few changes aside from gains for
Lowden In Kane and Will counties were
made in the thirtieth ballot. '
Thirtieth ballot (official): Tates, 437;
Lowden, 4C2; Deneen, 882; Hamlin, 111; War
ner, 44; Sherman, 61; Pierce, 21.
Each Yates delegate ' today wore on his
hat a legend reading "You Are The Eter
nal Stayers." The i first letters. In large
type, apell ''Yates."
i The thirty-first ballot was substantially
tho same as the last, with slight gains tor
Lowden, the official figures being: Yates,
SI; lowden, 473; Deneen, 3X3; Hamlin, N7;
Wurner, 82; Sherman, 60; Pierce, 21.
Thirty-second ballot (offl-lal): Yates,
O; Lowden, 473; Denten, 33; Hamlin, 103;
Warner, 33; Sherman, 48; Pierce, 22.
The result of the thirty-third ballot (offi
cial) was: Yates, 428; Lowden,' 4S7; Deneen,
287; Hamlin, 111; Warner, S4; Sherman, 49;
Pierce, 22.
Tho thirty-fourth ballot (official) resulted:
Yates. 431; Lowden, 46CVi; Deneen. JSSH4;
Hamlin, 111; Warner, 12; Sherman, . SO;
Pierce, 22.
jDn the thirty-fifth ballot Kane changed
back from Ijwden to Yates, with twenty
five votes amid great enthusiasm among
the Yates men. McHenry followed the
the break from Lowden, and he lot five
of his eleven votes there. Will county also
returned to Yates with Its twenty-five vote.
and the Yates people cheered lustily.
The thlrty-firth ballot (official) resulted:
Yates, 483; Lowden, 4S; Deneen, 391Vi;
Hamlin. 100; Warner, 3s, Sherman, 4D;
Pierce, 23
Thirty-sixth ballot (official): Yates, 492;
Lowden, 880; Deneen, 8!W; Hamlin, 111;
Warner, 37; Sherman, 51; Pierce, 22.
Adjournment was taken until p. m.
Iowa Man t onfriiri to Arson,
CHARITON. la., May 17-Hnry Schotty
and ilxiley Wayiili k. two oung men, have
r-ecn arrested chara'd with starting ths
fire whlili laM Wednesday turned L'ne
but-1 1 ess houses In ihls city. e'.. allien a .
Ot $40. ouO biholly baa confessed und will
give no reason for the act of iiuusvU aud
companion,
STATE CLANS GATHER
Hotel Lobbies at Lincoln Take on Vtrr
Muoh of Contention Air.
CANDIDATES OPEN UP HEADQUARTERS
Practically Entire Tint Floor o' Hotal
Occupied hj ThKU
THREE CONTESTS OVER STATE TICKET
Othar Places Are Praotloally Coiceded in
Advance,
SEVEN MEN OUT FOR DELEGATE-AT-LARGE
Six of Them Hare a Concessional
District Dehlud XL-em, While
One, D'nijM.t.'. '.a a Free
I.aie
(From a Start Corrcspondoot.)
LINCOLN, May 17. (Special ) The hotel
lobbies have a decidedly contention ap
pearance preliminary to the meeting hare
tomorrow that is to name the republican
standard bearers for Nebraska for the
coming campaign. Nearly the entire ftrat
floor of tho Llndell is given over to can
didates' headquarters, ornamented with the
usual placards and Inhabited with the
usual reception committees handing out
badges and occasionally cigars. The pros
pects are for a fully-attended convention
and for interesting contests for the three
or four places on the ticket not conceded
in advance. The nominations that will go
by acclamation are those of Governor
Mickey, Lieutenant Governor McGiltnn,
Treasurer Mortensen for re-electlou to seo
ond terms and Deputy Attorney General
Norrls Brown for promotion to the position
of attorney general. Sentiment aeems to
favor also an easy victory ior J. L.' Mo
Uric n, rjDw serving as deputy state super
intendent and seeking the position ot state
superintendent as an advancement. That
leaves outside of the presidential electors
and delcgates-at-large only three places to
be fought over, secretary of slate, auditor
of public accounts snd commissioner of
puhlio lands. The entries for these p.aow
are:
Secretary of State Addloon Walt cf Otoe,
F. J. Sadllek of Saline, F. W. Miller of
Richardson, A. Galusha cf Webster end
E. J. Wilcox of Red Willow.
Auditor of Public Accounts J. M. O'Neal
of Lancaster, E. M. eearle of Keith and
Robert Smith of Douglas.
Commissioner of Public Lands H. M.
Eaton of Dodge, J. R. Manning of Wayne,
T. J. Pickett of Saunders and J. R. Wil
son of Sarpy.
In the content for secretary of state the
field seems badly divided. Miller has Rich
ardson county, but is understood to be
ready to trade In to hold his present posi
tion In the office. GcJusha and Wilcox era
dividing the fifth district between them.
The formerl has tddltiot.s.1 strength by
virtue of his connection with the Ancient
Order of United Workmen. Walt wants
recognition specially as an old soldier and
Sadllek promises to bring strength to the
ticket from the Bohemian-American voters.
A story was beiug circulated this morn
ing to the effect that Walt's nomlnr.tlou
would be Inadvisable because he was mixed
up In the Bartlcy business as one of the
benoflcclarlea of the etnbexcler.
Walt Explains Story.
The first man I met after hearing this
story was cx-Senator A rends, a member o
Walt's Otoe county delegation. I told him
what I had heard snd asked if he knew
anything about It, adding that if It were
false Mr. Walt should contradict it at once.
He brought Walt to me and I asked him
how the story originated.
"It has Nothing to do with Hartley s em
bezzled money," said Walt to me, in the
presence of Mr. Arends. "The only founda
tion for It is the fact that I once borrowed
some money from the Bank of Atkinson,
which was Bartley's bank, and which came
to me through Bartley, but at that time I
did not know Bartley personally and on one
knew that he would later go wrong. I paid
It all back long ago with 10 per cent In
terest." "How was that?" I asked.
"Why, you see it was while I was a mem
ber of the legislature in 1895. I needed
some money for my Ice business at No
braska City and a friehd of mine sold he
thought ho could get me some. He brought
me the money with a note all made out
to the Bank of Atkinson, whloh I signed.
It drew 10 per cent Interest and I took the
note up when It was due. That is all there
was to It."
It seems only fair, both to Mr. Wult nnd
the delegates in the convention, th.ii they
should have his version of thla affair.
The fight for auditor is between two
lines, drawn up for O'Neal of Lancaster
and Searle ot Keith, with the supporters
of Smith of Douglas occupying a Iltt'o
elevation at the side, hoping to gather
strength while the others batter themselvos
atalnst one another. There are always
possibilities In politics, but thu Smith
sentiment, has not developed outsMe of
Douglas county and its Immediate rJgh
bors. His supporters sre urging n his
behalf that his indepenient position would
make h!m, If nominated and elected. Inde
pendent as a member of the state boards.
In which the auditor participates, and
which transacts business of suoh great
Interest to the railroads.
The race for land commissioner may be
summod up as Faton against the field, and
unless the field cun consolidate and de
velop additional strength at the same
time, Eaton will carry away the prise.
Contest for Delegates.
The competition for places among the
big four who are to represent Nebraska at
Chicago as dolegates-ut-lurge, while appar
ently subsidiary. Is really quite brisk.
There are seven candidates out for four
places, one carrying the endorsement of
each congressional district and one free
lance, who is waging his battle on Ms own
account. These candidates are: First dis
trict, I, M. Raymond of Lancaster: Booond
district, 11. C. Prome of Douglas; Third
d-strlct, John F, Piper of Burt; Fourth dis
trict, Shelby Hastings of Butler; Fifth dls.
trict, C. E. Adams of Nuckolls; Sixth dis
trict, H. M. Ieflang of Dawson. The freo
lance Is C. E. Dempster of Gage. He wua
a cunHc!te for district delegate from the
Fourth district, and, falling to connect,
ret out to rapture a place as delegate-at-large,
notwithstanding the fact that the
district convention had lecommunded an
ether num.
I erie'heard quite a protracted discussion
bt-een K. B. Schneider and J. H. Ager
us to the political ethics of this case, Ager
ont tiding that Dempster had no right to
aspire without the endorsement of his con
gressional district convention, while Mr.
Schneider Instated that the district conven
tion's recommendation carried M