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Haadqaartar of Delegation Decoratad a.
Thrown Open to th Fnblio.
NUMBER OF VISITORS DURING THE DAY
Wabiter li Among Thoae Who Fa; Their
Eeipeoti to Delegation.
POLITICIANS SIZE UP THE NEBRASKAN
John W. Springer of Denver DiTidei Atten
tion with Him.
FIRST SIGNS OF ACTIVITY APPARENT
pelegatloa from All Tartu of the
Country Coming; la and the Hotel
Lobbies Begin to Be
Crowded.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
CHICAGO, June 19 (Special Telegram.)
The Nebraska delegation got a hump on
Itself late yesterday and when the head
quarter were opened this morning In the
room adjoining- the Missouri headquarters.
It was handsomely decorated with flags and
bunting; and pictures of McKlnley and
Roosevelt. At the head of the room Mr.
Webster put up a beautiful silk flag of the
regulation garrison size, which had been
1'iade for the John L. Webster Republican
club in the first McKlnley Campaign.
Mr. Webster, Mr. Brome, chairman of the
delegation, and othsr members met in the
room at 10 o'clock and proceeded to form
ally take possession of the headquarters. A
number of Nebraskana were present at the
exercises which consisted In wishing Web
ster good luck in his campaign for vice
president.
Later Mr. Webster visited the Auditorium
Annex where nearly all the leaders of the
party are quartered and which Is the head
quarters of the national committee. The
advent of the statesman from Omaha In
the midst of the quiet, orderly crowd In the
lobby of the Annex gave politicians and
on-lookers an opportunity to look- Webster
over and take his measure as vice presiden
tial timber.
In another portion of the big lobby John
R. Springer, of Denver, Colo., candidate for
vice president was holding a reception. The
presence of Webster and Springer added
pice to the occasion which up to this time
had been decidedly quiet. Mr. Webster
was In charge of Mr. Brome, Mr. Schneider
Mr. Wattles and others of the delegation
rnd his reception was most cordial. During
the day Mr. Weoster remained at head,
quarter and did a fair amount of hand'
at aklng.
Callers at Headquarters.
On' the register In the Nebraska head
quarters the following names appear, many
of those having arrived today: P. E. Hel-
viy, Nebraska City, editor of Tribune;
W. Kelly, Red Cloud; W. P. Warner. Da
kota City; C. H. Morrill. Lincoln; Frank
Nelson, Niobrara; F. I. Foss and wife, of
Crete; John""M. - Piper,- Lybna; C. B.
Dempster, Beatrice; K. K. Valentine, West
Point; H. M. Chllds, York; O. W. Wattles,
Omaha; Samuel Rlnaker and Samuel M.
Rlnaker, R. R. Kyd and B. II. Begole,
Beatrice; C. L. Richards, Hebron; R. W.
Laflln, WymWre; Judge Baxter and Charles
II. Mandersbn, Omaha,
James E. Boyd of Omaha, a receptive
candidate for governor on the democratic
ticket, was also a caller at the Nebraska
headquarters and quietly Informed some
of bis friends that he believed he could
poll more votes for governor than any man
1 mentioned for the democratic nomination.
Charles M. Rigg of Beatrice, who Is in
charge of headquarters, distributed Ne
braska badges and thereafter Nebraska
commenced to wake up. . The badges are
neat and very attractive. They are an
eagle, being fastened to a blue bow from
which depends two streamers, red and
white, with , the words "Nebraska" and
"convention, 1904."
Mr. Jlosewater arrived this morning and
at once went to the Auditorium Annex,
where he mingled with the leaders, many
of whom be has known for years and with
whom ha has campaigned. Senator Diet
rich was also In the crowd, having come
In from Aurora today. He was greeted
with much warmth by his senatorial col
league about the hig hotel.
Former Senator and Mrs. Thurston ar
rived for the convention last night, the
national' political convention being too In
teresting to allow the former senator to
atay at home. Congressman Burkett ami
his family arrived from Washington today,
Mrs. Burkett and children continuing on to
Lincoln and the congressman remaining
over for the convention. ,
VicV Presidential Sentiment.
Sentiment regarding the vice presidency
Is unchanged, although there is a disposi
tion in some quarters to get up a friendly
contest for the place. Mr. Webster's name
will go before the convention, as will that
of Springer of Colorado and Walbrldge of
Missouri.
The Iowa headquarters was crowded
today, many of the Hawkeye delegation
having arrived during the morning. Sen
ator Allison and Governor Cummins being
among the others to put in an appearance.
This Is Senator Allison's first national con
vention he has attended since 1S80. He
doesn't care much for the excitement and
noise incident to big bodies of men.
The Iowa delegation will have a meeting
tomorrow morning, but it is doubtful if
anything will be done la the wuy of com
mittee assignments until Tuesday morn
ing. In all probability Mr. Blythe will go on
the committee on credentials, as It Is un
derstood Senator Allison, as chairman of
the delegation, believes In giving somebody
else a show.
Senator Dolllver may be given a place on
the committee on credentials, although this
is subject to change.
Oovernor Cummins will not be one of
Iowa's star features this year, as the dele
gates are "agin" him, but the governor Is
as Insistent as ever for his reciprocity
scheme and believes the time haa come to
revise the tariff by the friends of the
tariff. Governor Cummins will hardly be
given a chance to explain his views, as the
delegation from Iowa is of the opinion that
the convention will adopt a platform that
should satisry every republican.
Illinois Oat fur llltt.
Illinois has decided to make an aggressive
campaign for llltt for vice president. A
caucus was held this afternoon in the state
headquarters unJ a formal plan of cam
paign In the Interests of the Illinois con
gressman was adopted. After a discussion
between the leading men of the delega
tion It waa arranged that Senator Shelby
M. Cullom of Illinois should present the
name of Mr. Hilt to the convention and
iConUnuevl cm Second Pago.)
- DINNER TO CARDINAL SATOLU
l ardlnal I Entertained by Faculty
of Catholic lulveralty at
Washington.
i VSHINGTON, June M.-Cardinal Sa-
entertained at dinner at tne ta-
, y
-'.'i- university tonight as the guest of
of Monstgnor O'Connell, the rector
University. The occasion was in-
f -i and Us purpose was to give the
mem!ers of the faculty and other invited
guests an opportunity to meet or renew the
acquaintance of the cardinal. The dinner
was given In the dining room of Cardinal
hull, which was decorated with potfed
plants and draped In the national colors
and those of the Roman pontiff. Monsig
nor O'Connell made an address of welcome
and Dr. Pace of the University faculty
also spoke good wishes of his associates
for the former delegate. Cardinal Ratoli
responded, giving voice to his Interest as
well as that the holy see In the university
and the welfare of the church In America.
His talk was brief and aid not relate to
church policies.
After dinner he received a number of
callers and later In the day went driving.
Those present at the dinner, in addition
to the cardinal and Monstgnor O'Connell,
Included the cardinal's traveling com
panions, Monstgnor Marrettl and Rev. Dr.
Stlckney of the papal legation, Rev.
Jerome Dougherty, president of George
town university, and other well known
Catholic clergymen.
HARSH MEA.UHE! ARB OPPOSED
Finnish Senate Dlsensse Assassina
tion of General Bobrlkoff.
ST. PETERSBURG, June 19. M. Linder,
vice president of the Finnish Senate, In con
ference yes'erday and today with Minister
of the Interior Von Plehwe, discussed the
policy of the Russian government In Fin
land In view of the assassination of Gov
ernor General Bobrlkoff. Minister Von
Plehwe expressed himself as averse to
harsh measures in consequence of the act
of one man whose views were only held
by a small portion of the people of the
community, but will recommend that the
policy of General Bobrlkoff be continued.
The question as to whether or not the
Finnish Diet shall be convened Is now under
consideration. It has been pointed out that
the Swedish party Is opposed to the reas
sembling of the Diet because It is certain
to diminish their own Influence. It is
learned that M. Linder earnestly recom
mended that elections of members' to the
Diet be held.
DESTROYERS ARE REPORTED SAFE
British Warships Arrived at Malta
Wlthont an Accident.
LONDON, June 19.-The report In a dis
patch to the Paris Temps from AJaeco,
Corsica, that during the night of June 16
the British torpedo boat destroyer Bat col
lided there with the destroyer Stag and
sank in deep water. Is untrue. A dispatch
from Malta says that the Bat and Stag
urrlved there today. The destroyers be
long to the squadron of Rear Admiral
Walker.
No confirmation has reached the admir
alty that two British torpedo boat destroy
ers collided off Porto Torres, Island of Sar
dinia on the night of une 18, and that
one of the destroyers sank, her crew being
rescued.
BRITISH TORPEDO BOAT IS SUNK
Sparrow Hawk Strikes Uncharted
Rock and Is a Lose.
SHANGHAI, June 19.-6 p. m. The Brit
ish torpedo boat destroyer Sparrow Hawk
struck an uncharted rock off Saddle isl
ands near Hang Chow bay yesterday and
Is a total loss. The guns from the vessel
were saved and no lives were lost in the
disaster.
WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE
Closing Exercises Begin with the
Baecalanreate Sermon at Wil
liamsburg, Ya.
WILLIAMSBURG, Va.. June 19.-The
closing exercises of the Tilth session of
William and Mary college began today
with the baccalureate sermon preached by
the Rev. Oliver Johnson of South Carolina.
The two literary societies, the Phoenix
and the Phllomathean, will hold their an
nual celebrations on Monday and Tuesday
respectively. The, anniversary address be
fore the students of the college, as also
the alumni celebration and banquet, will
be on Wednesday; the award of diplomas,
medals and scholarships on Thursday. ,
SPEAKER CANNON IS EMPHATIC
Reiterates Statement He Would De
cline Nomination.
CHICOOO, June 18. In view of a threat
ened revival of the movement to nominate
Speaker Cannon for the vice presidency,
charged this time to the New York dele
gation, Mr. Cannon tonight authorised the
Associated Press to quote him aa follows:
After mature consideration, having In
view the great compliment that the vice
presidential nomination would be to anv
citizen, yet I am speaker of the house of
representatives and have been a member
of that body for nearly thirty years. I
feel that my sphere of usefulness if I have
any, Is In connection with the house. About
a week after the close of the late session
of congress, at the request of friends and
perhnpa others, I gave out an interview
on this subject. This was done after full
consideration, nnd I stand by the interview
which stated in substance that I consid
ered the speakership the second highest
omce under tne government, and it tne
next house was republican I hoped to suc
ceed myself, and If not, to cheerfully do
duty on the minority.
Mr. Cannon concluded his Interview with
the statement that he waa not a candidate
for the vice presidency, that he would not
at any future time be a candidate, and
would not under any conditions accept the
nomination.
President at Valley Forge.
PHILADELPHIA. June 19. President
Roosevelt, who with Mrs. Roosevlt spent
Sunday with Attorney General Knox on
his farm at Valley Forge, visited the his
toric camp ground of Washington today.
The forenoon was taken up with a long
drive. This afternoon the president at
tended the patriotic! services held in Wash
ington memorial chapel on the camp
ground and addressed the meeting.
Moyer Brought to Cripple Creek.
CRIPPLE CREEK. Colo.. Jane l
Charles H. Moyer, president of the Western
Federation of Miners, arrived in the dis
trict today, a prisoner in charge of two
deputy sheriffs. Mr. Moyer wvs brought
from TelliirUie on a warrant charging linn
with being implicated In the explosion In
the Vindicator mine last November. There
was no demonstration here or along in
route from Tellurlde. Mover was tukoii to
the county jail and placed in a cell.
Hoblason'a Hoaae Mobbed.
C. N. Robinson of Kol South Twenty
rlnth street, reported to the polle last
night that while the occupants of his house
were absent a burglar gained an entrance
and ransacked the rooms, tarrying oft Im
gold watches, one sllvur Wat' n; loj dia
mond earrings and a qumi'.ity of cller
jewelry valued at several hundred dol
lars. The police U to late last nUht had
not arrested ajtveiu) lu touu,-ilua with
Lhm the?
PARKER, TWO; DEARST, ONE
Ind cation as to Belatm Strength ii the
Demooraiio Convention,
NEARLY FOUR HUNDRED FOR JUDGE
Editor, However, Will Be Able to
Prevent a Two-Third Vote and
May Wield Bis Influence
In Nomination.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, June 19. (Special.)
vttn the republican convention bat a day
or so away the Interest In the coming
national powwow of the leaders of the re
publican party losea Interest in the na
tional sense and the eyes of the country
are turned toward St. Louis where the
democrats may smoke the pipe of peace
and then nominate a candidate to run
against President Roosevelt. As the game
Is now put up so far as the democrats are
concerned It Is mighty interesting and there
la no one man at this writing who can fore
cast the names of those who will lead the
democratic host to the battle of the ballots
In November.
The action of Mississippi and Arkansas
this week Instructing their delegates for
Judge Parker puts the New York gentle
man In the lead. But there are other states
to hold their conventions in the next ten
days, and the sea-aaw game may change
to Hearst. Aa it now stands Judge Parker
haa 218 votes Instructed against Mr.
Hearst's 199. This statement Is based on
the proposition that the unit rult will ob
tain In Mississippi and Arkansas the same
aa obtains with the New York delegation.
Tha following is believed to be a fair table
of the two most prominently mentioned
candidates for the democratic nomination:
FARKER.
Alaska 8 Mississippi 30
Arkansa 18 New York 78
Connecticut 14 Tennessee 24
Georgia 26
Indiana 39 Total 16
HEARST.
Arizona 6 New Mexico 6
California 20 Oregon l
Colorado 6 Rhode Island .... 8
Florida SBonth Dakota .... 8
Hawaii 6 Utah 8
Idaho 3 Washington 10
Illinois M West Virginia .... 5
Iowa 26 Wyoming 6
Kansas 8
Maine 6 Total -199
Nevada
These are the Instructed delegates for the
two lending candidates, both coming from
New York state, although It' may be possi
ble that California may Btlll claim Mr.
Hearst, who la one of its native sons. Mr.
Hearst, however, claims considerably more
than' the figures given above, but so far as
a close enaylsls goes fie cannot hope to
have more than 215 votes on the first bal
lot, this being upon the hypothesis that
there are acattered throughout the United
States enough Individual delegates who
have a fancy for Hearst, and who will
compliment him with their votes until they
can ascertain Just the way the wind la
veering. Of course Mr. Hearat may suc
ceed In getting some few more states In
the next ten days, but It la believed that
with the capture of the Illinois delegation
by the New York publisher he haa about
reached his limit of hard-t.nd-faat t dele
gate.
As is ' we'.I known Judge Parker Is as
sured of the favor of a r.umber of states
that have not pledged their votes to him
but have given affirmative Indication of
their favor, such aa Alabama, Kentucky,
Virginia, South Carolina, Michigan, bring
ing his apparent strength up to nearly 400.
While Judge Parker Is a long ways off
from the two-thlrda necessary to nominate
he is. leading any other single candidate,
and It will take an exceedingly strong com
bination of all the opposition leaders to
check him In the convention. Aa Mr. Hearst
has stated editorially that he would not
be a party to any deals, but would win or
lose with the forces at hia command, It
will be Instructive at least to watch the
opposition's development of a candidate
against Judge Parker.
Argentina to Supply Beef.
Lately the papers have been full of opin
ion growing out of Secretary Shaw's
speech recently delivered before a work
lngmen's club at Wilmington In which the
secretary very generally discussed the pres
ent cost of living, using figures prepared
for him by the Department of Commerce
and Labor, contrasting the prices of liv
ing In May, 1903, with corresponding month
of this year. In this connection it Is most
Interesting to print a story emanating from
Hon. John Barrett, minister to Panama and
until recently minister to Argentina. Mr.
Barrett waa in Argentina something like
six months, but he acquired more knowl
edge than aome men would have gathered
In the aame number of years. The people
of the United States scarcely realize what
there Is and what la being done In Argen
tina. Into this growing and pushing re
public went John Barrett with a capa
city for acquiring information and a
knowledge of general conditions of the
world which have given him an oppor
tunity to do in a few months what was ex
pected of him In aa many years. Since he
haa returned to Washington he has sub
mitted several reports to the State Depart
ment and to the president on conditions in
South America, for his observations were
not confined alone to Argentina, but cov
ered southern Brazil, Uruguay and Para
guay, where large European Immigration
la developing a country which will rival
our own In the matter of agricultural pro
ducts and exports. Among other Interest,
lng things which Minister Barrett reported
was a plan that is being formed to Import
Argentina beef Into New York -tin vast
quantities, sufficient to supply large de
mands on the eastern . seaboard of thla
country. It is asserted that Argentina
beef can be transported from Buenos Ayres
to New York, pay the duty and be Bold for
less than Is now charged by the packera
of South Omaha or Chicago.
Foreigner See the Sights.
During the past week or two foreigners
on their way to tha St. Louis exposition
have atopped oft at 'Washington to look
over the public buildings, visit the White
House and sometimes the several depart
ments. The greatest treat the foreigners
receive ia the visit to the White House
and personally shaking hands with the
president. To some of them the president
speaks their own language, and It la evi
dent that he makes a very good Impres
sion upon them. To see the ruler of a
country face to face, and to shake his
hand, and to converse with him, is a very
rare thing for the' average foreigner.
Inspection of Army Post.
General Chaffee, the chief of staff, has
arranged for a wide Inspection of army
posts and garrison throughout the Uni
ted States during July and August and for
additional knowledge he has Invited the
chief quartermaster of the army, General
C. F. Humphrey, to accompany hlra. Thla
Is not to be any tinsel tour. It is business
pure und simple and the knowledge gath-
ered by these representative officers of the
American army will be of Incalculable
4Coati&ual on Third, Pag J
SHERIFF SHOTAND KILLED
Arrests a inspected Burglar oa an
Omaha Train and Killed
by Desperado.
ST. PAUL, Minn., June 1 8herlff O. D.
Harris of St. Croix county, Wisconsin, was
shot and killed lnt night while attempting
to make an arrest on an Omaha train nenr
Fall Creek, Wis. The man who did the
shooting and whose name la unknown
Jumped from the moving train and escaped.
Sheriff Harris had gone to Eau Clair on
business and when about to board the train
for Hudson was Informed by the chief of
police of Eau Claire that a man suspected
of burglary was aboard the train. The
sheriff searched the train and finally lo
cated his man In the smoking car. He
placed him under arrest and waa about
to handcuff him when the desperado drew
a revolver and fired three times, shooting
the sheriff through the head and killing
him instantly.
In the excitement which followed the
shooting the murderer run the entire length
of the train, Jumping from the rear coach
while the train wa going at a high sped.
He then stole a horse and buggy and
made his way to Augusta, where the ani
mal waa found today, but nil further
clew to the fugitive' whereabouts appar
ently Is lost. Sheriff McMillan of Eau
Claire organized a posse and scoured the
country In the neighborhood of Fall Creek,
but without success.
Tonight 100 armed men from Hudson
passed through Eau Claire on a special
train for a point near Augusta, where tie
search again will be taken up. The Identity
of the man who did tho shooting is not
definitely known. One statement is that
he is a man who is wanted for killing the
town marshal at Havre, Mont., on May 16.
GOES INTO AN OPEN SWITCH
Sixteen Person Are Injured in Acci
dent on the Baltimore
& Ohio.
VINCENNES, Ind., June 19. Thundering
down a steep grade today B. & MO. passen
ger train No. 1, west bound, ran through
an open switch, colliding with a freight
train. of thirty-six cars, resulting in the
Injury of sixteen persona, three of whom
may die.
Seriously Injured:
John Flsenhart, nine years, with Phila
delphia party, enroute to St. Louis, head
badly cut, internally injured, may die.
J. L. Wltner of Cincinnati, head cut, in
ternally Injured, may die. .
Ed. Mason, Covington, Ky., porter on
dining car, Internal injuries and wounded
on head, may die.
Severely injured:
Miss Maud Stelnhart, Burlington, Iowa,
face badly cut.
Peter Miller, Cincinnati.
Crawford Corner, Elkhart, Md.
Mrs. W. F. Drier, Plttston, Penn.
Rev. M. M. Porter, Vlncennes. Ind.
H. G. H. Humphrey, Gordon, Mo,
Captain George W. Van Duesen, artil
lery corps. Fort Leavenworth, Kans.
High Cox, Washington, Ind.
C W. Brown, Dal las. Texas.
" R- L. Phillpps, flreuxvn on paasenger.
James Eastbridge, fireman on freight
train,
Jamea Kennedy, engineer on freight
train.
Many others were nllghtly Injured.
LIGHTNING KILLS FOUR BOYS
Spent 'Their Time Under a. Cherry
Tree Instead of Going to Sun
day School.
CHESTER, Pa., June 19. Four boys
standing under a cherry tree on a farm
near Felton, three miles from here, were
killed today by a stroke of lightning. The
dead arc:
ROSS SMITH,, aged 13, of Felton, aon of
the owner of the farm. '
ALEXANDER FULLERTON, 13 years,
of Felton.
WILLIAM DAVIS, 14, of Upland.
SAMUEL CLARK. 15 years, colored, of
Chester.
About a dozen boys went from Felton to
pick cherries on the Smith farm. Farmer
Smith told his aon Ross, who was about
to go to Sunday school, to order away any
boys he might see at the cherry trees. On
the way young Smith met Fullerton, Davla
and Clark. As they approached the cherry
trees the dozen boys from Felton ran
away.
A storm waa coming up and the four
other boys went under one of the trees.
They had been there only a few minutes
when lightning struck the tree. Smith,
Fullerton and Davla were killed Instantly.
The colored boy waa so badly injured that
he died on the way to a hospital.
ATTENDANCE AT WORLD'S FAIR
Official Figure Show that a Total of
4TS,lfe7 Person Pas Trough
the Gate.
ST. LOUIS, June 19. World' Fair
Grounds. The following are official fig
ures of attendance for the Louisiana Pur
chase exposition for the week ending
Juno 18:
. Monday, 66,143; Tuesday, 76,143; Wednes
day, 74,188; Thursday, 85,346; Friday, 87,
994; Saturday, 87,024; totals, 475,187.
The attendance during the week while
not quite equaling the total of preced
ing week, shows a substantial gain over
each day save Wednesday, June 8. That
was Liberty Bell day and the attendance
of school children swelled the figures. On
Saturday the attendance was held to a
much larger figure than it would have
been but for the rain.
BLAINE CLUB FOR CHICAGO
Three Hundred Uniformed Members
Leave Cincinnati for Chicago on
Double Header Special Trala.
CINCINNATI, June 19-In a double
header special train of fourteen coachea,
three hundred uniformed members of the
Cincinnati Blaine club left for Chicago to
night with a band of alxty plecea. They
gave a parade here from their club house
to the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
depot and will parade In Chicago tomor
row to the American League park. George
B. Cox, chairman of the delegation, and
other delegate accompanied the club.
Congressman Hltt I Better.
' WASHINGTON, June 19 Congressman
Hltt of Illinois, who Is suffering from the
effect of an attack of acute Indigestion
and a severe cold, was better today. He Is
still confined to his room and In obedience
to the advice of his physlcion la very
quiet. At this time there seems no proba
bility that he will be able to attend the
convention at Chicago.
VALLEY FORGE MEMORIAL
President Delmn Rotable Addren on tha
Hiatorio Spot.
PRAISES CONTINENTAL'S STEADFASTNESS
Compare Washington and Llnrola,
Valley Forge and Gettysburg,
Laadniarks in the Nation'
History.
PHILADELPHIA, June 19.-On the his
toric spot at Valley Forge where Wash
ington and hla gallant soldiers of '78 suf
fered in order that the United Statea
might become a nation. President Roose
velt today delivered a notable address.
This was "evacuation day" at Valley
Forge and the anniversary was celebrated
appropriately In the little edifice which has
been erected on what was to be the site
of Washington Monument church. It waa
to add his sympathy and encouragement to
the project of marking the spot by a suita
ble memorial that President Roosevelt
made his address.
Accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt and At
torney General and Mrs. Knox and mem
bers of the secretary'!! Immediate party,
President Roosevelt drove to Valley Forge
from Mr. Knox's beautiful country home.
Valley Forge farm, to attend divine serv
ice at 3:45 p. ni. In the Washington Me
morial chapel. Several hundred people had
assembled at the chapel, but only a part
of them could gain entrance, aa Its capacity
is very limited. The president and party
were seated near the altar, which waa aim
ply draped with a silk American flag.
After the simple service of the Episcopal
church had been concluded, the Rev. Her
bert Burk, rector of All Saints' church at
Norristown, Pa., introduced the prealdcnt,
who spoke as follows:
Two Historic Spots.
It is a great pleasure to come here thla
afternoon and say a word on behalf of the
project to erect a memorial chapel on this
great, historic site. Three weeks ago I
was at the fluid where the bioodiet-t and
most decisive battle of the civil war waa
fought, and it Is a, noteworthy thing that
this state of Pennsylvania should have
within its border the pi aces which mark
the two turning points In our history Get
tysburg, which saw the high tide of the re
bellion, and Valley Forge, which saw tha
getting beyond the danger point of the
revolution. There have been two great
crlsea in our history, two crises where fail
ure meant the absolute breaking asunder
of the nation, the revolutionary war and
the civil war. If the men who took to
arms in '76 for national independence had
failed, then not merely would there never
have been a national growth on 1 1ll con
tinent, but the whole spirit of nationality
for the younger lands of the world would
have perished stillborn. If the men of '61
had failed In the great ..tr.iR e for na
tional unity It would have neunt that '.he
work done by Washington and his associ
ates might almost or quits as wll have
been left undone. There would hav-j been
no point In commemomtlni what was dono
at Valley Forge if Gettysburg: had not
given us the rational light to commemorate
it. If we were now split up into a dozen
wrangling little communities. If we lacVed
the power to keep sway here on cur own
continent, within ojr own lines, or to show
ourselves an a unit as against foreign ng
gresslon. then Indeed the declaration of In
dependence would read ilke empty sound
and the constitution vould not be worth
the paper upon which U waa written save
as a study for. antiquarians...
On Created, Other Saved.
Lincoln saved the union and lifted the
cause of liberty higher than before. Wash
ington created the republic, rose by. state
craft to the highest position only for the
welfare of his fellows and for so long ns
hia fellows wished him to keep it. It ia a
good thing that of these, the great land
marks of our history, Gettysburg and Val
ley Forge, one should commemorate n
single tremendous effort and the other
what we need on the whole much more
commonly, and which I think is on the
whole more difficult to do, long sustained
effort. Only men with a touch of tho heroic
could have lasted out that three days'
struggle at Gettysburg. Only men f.t to
rank with the great men of all time could
have beaten back the mighty onslaught of
that gallant and wonderful army of north
ern Virginia, whose final supreme effort
faded at the stonewall on Cemetery Ridge
on that July day. But after a1), hard
though It 1b to rise to the supreme height
of self-sacrifice and of effort at a time of
crises that is short, to rise to It for a
single great effort. It ! harder yet to rise
to the level of a crisis when that crisis
takes the form of needing constant,
patient, steady work- month after month,
year after year, when, too, it does not end
after a terrible struggle In a glorious day,
when It means months of gloom and effort
steadfastly endured and triumph wrested
only at the very end.
Here at Valley Forge Washington and
his Continentals warred not against the
foreign soldiery, but against themselves,
against all appeals of our nature that are
most difficult to resist, against discourage
ment, against the jealousies and heart
burnings sure to arise at nny time In large
bodies of men, but sure to arise when de
feat and disaster have come to large bodies
of men. Here the soldiers who carried
our national flag had to suffer from cold,
hardship and privation, knowing that their
fees were well housed, knowing that things
went easier for the others than It did for
them. And they conquered because they
had In them the spirit that made them
steadfast, not merely on an occasional
great day, but day after day in the life of
dally endeavor to do Wielr duty well.
When two lessons are both IndlKpensible
it seems hardly worth while to dwell more
on one than on the other. Yet I think that
os a people we need more to learn the
lesson of Valley Forge even thnn that of
Gettysburg. I have not the slightest anx
iety but that this people, If the need should
come In the future will be able to show the
heroism, the supreme effort that was shown
at Gettysburg, though It may be that It
need a similar two years of effort check
ered by disaster to lead up to it.
Vital Thing for Nation.
But the vital thing for the nation to do
is steadily to cultivate the quality which
Washington and those under him showed
during the winter at Valley Forge, the
quality of steady adherence to duty in the
teoth of difficulty, In the teeth of discour
agement and even disaster; the quality
that makes a man do what is straight
and decent, and not one duy when a great
crisis comes but every day, day In and day
out, until success come at the end. Of
course all of us are agreed that a prime
national need Is the need of commemorat
ing the memories of men who did greatly,
thought highly, who fought, suffered, en
dured for the nation. It is a great thing
to commemorate their lives, but all the
worthy way to do Is to try to show by
our Uvea that we have profited by them.
If we show that the live of the great men
of the past have been to us Incitements
to do well In the present then we have
paid to them the only homage which is
really worthy of them. If we treat their
great deeds as mutters merely for Idle
boasting, not as spurring. us on to effort,
but as excusing us from effort, then we
show that we are worthy of the sires who
bore us, for the people who went before
us In the history of our land. What we
as a people need more than aught else is
the steady performance of the everyday
duties of life not with hope of reward, but
because they are duties.
WORKMEN MEMORIAL SERVICE
Delegates to Supreme Lodge Attend
nd Several of Them Deliver,
Addresses.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., June 19 The
annual memorial service of the Ancient
Order of United Workmen, which Is meet
ing here, was held thl afternoon at Cen
tennary Methodist church. Th service
was In honor of the deceased officers of the
supreme, grand und district grand lodges,
and was attended by a large crowd, in
cluding all of the delegate present at th
convention. Addres were delivered by
D. M. Shield. Will M. Narvls and J. G.
Tata.
NEBRASKA WEATHER F0RECAS
Fair in West and Shower in Fa
Portion Mondayi Warmer in North
west and Cooler In K.nst and South
Portlonsi Tuesday, Fair.
Temperature at Omaha Yesterdayi
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5 a. m IIH 1 p. m MB
Sam TO : p. an MT
T a, m Til 3 p. m AT
Ha. m T4 4 p. m H-4
a. m TN ' R p. m M
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JAPANESE TRANSPORT SUNK
Isuml with One Hundred and Eight
Paaseager Went to Bottom by
Vladivostok Fleet.
TOKIO, Juno 19 The Japanese trana-
port Izuml, which nu reported missing
a few days ago, wa sunk by the Vladiv
ostok fleet off OsVjnn Island last Wednes
day morning. The island of Oshlma Is
aituated near and northwct of the west
ern entrance of the Tautrr.t srnlt
The Izuml was retiring to Japan and waa
carrying 108 passengers Trie crew took to
the boats when the Russian flent was
sighted. The armored cruiser Bromobn!
signalled for tho boats :o approach. They
compiled and all were taken on board and
confined between decks over night. Thurs
day morning the noncombatants were re
leased and sent aboard tne Japanese ves
sel Unko, which brought them to Malzu.
The Russian vesels are reported to have
sailed In the direction of tlokaido.
It la reported that the Russians captured
a British ateamer laden with coal, bound
south from the Island of Yezo, and sent
It to Vladivostok with a prize crew, but
the report Is not confirmed by the Jap
anese navy department.
The transports Sado, Hltalchl and Izuml
were the only ones overhauled by the Rus
elans. Japan had thirteen transports In
and near the strait of Corea the morning
tha Sado and the Hltalchl were caught.
and It was fortunate that only the three
ships mentioned were overtaken by the
enemy. ,
It la Impossible to get complete facta
concerning the sinking of Hllaiahi. It evl
dently failed to stop when signalled to do
so by the Russian vessel. The claim is
njade that Captain Campbell, the English
muster of the Hltalchl, refused to atop and
planned to ram the Russian,' but this Is
denied. It is sold that the Japanese offi
cers on board the Hltalchl declined to sur
render and required Captain Campbell to
keep his ahip going. The assertion that tho
Russians fired upon the life boats in which
men were escaping from the Japanese
transport has not been fully substantiated.
The raid of the Vladivostok squadron has
brought an unwarranted amount of criti
cism upon Vice Admiral Kumlmura, from
the Japanese, and his failure to catch the
Russians In the fug of Jen San, Corea,
when the Japanese transport Kinshlu was
sunk on April 26, with a losa of 200 men,
hta been recalled.
Some of these even declare that If Ad
rnlral Kan'iura falls to catch the Russian
vessels tefore they reach Vladivostok he
should either resign from the navy or com
mit aoiclde..'' The popular demand for hi
replacement ! growing, but the public la
v 'thout information-aa to the nature of hla
orders or the plans of the naval campaign
and falls to mafke allowance for the limita
tion of conditions.
Vice Admiral Kamlmura's squadron was
lying off Tsu island when the raiding Rus
sians reached Oklno island. He immedi
ately started in pursuit of the enemy, but
an electrical storm Interfered with his
plans.
Vice Admiral Kamlmura is a splendid offi
cer and the only possible Indictment against
him 1b one of lack of good luck. The Japa
nese generally magnify the Importance of
this Russian raid, which has no material
effect upon the war. It waa a desperate
vtnture and It Is believed here to have suc
ceeded only through blind luck.
The Yawata and the Ansel, two sailing
ships, were sunk by the Russians on Thurs
day between Ko Island and Oku Shlrl island
off the west coast of Yezo and north of
the Tsugaru strait. Thirty-seven survivors
reached Esashl on Thursday afternoon.
This makes a total of five Japanese ships
sunk or destroyed by the Japunese raiders.
Entire Regiment Lost.
ST. PETERSBURG, June 19. A dispatch
from Mukden says that acocrdlng to trust
worthy advices received there an entire
infantry regiment with its commander waH
sunk in the transports Hitachi and Sado.
The aame dispatch says that acordlng to
Chinese statements attacks made ,by the
Japanese on Port Arthur have been re
puted with heavy losses.
Ship Allowed to Sail.
SEOUL, Corea, June 19. Ship which
have been held in Corean ports owing to
the presence of the Russian Vladivostok
squadron in the Sea of Japan have been
allowed to depart for Japan.
Survivor Reach Nagasaki.
NAGASAKI. June 19.-9 p. m.-Three
boatloads of survivors of : the Japanese
transport Izuml, which was sunk by the
Russian squadron off Oshlma on the morn
ing of June 10, have arrived at Hakata.
Twenty-two other aurvlvora have landed
at Nalzuru.
The aurvlvora declare' that the Izuml waa
surrounded at 8 o'clock on the mornln? of
the 15th by Russian ships and that the
passenger an board off it were transferred
to the Russian armored cruiser Gromobol,
after which the transport waa shelled and
sunk.
The persona removed from -he Japaneae
ship numbering eighteen, all told, were
confined below on board the Gromobol.
During th afternoon of the day, while off
Oklmo island, twenty-two r.onconibatarte
were transshlped to the Japanese voxel
Unko. The Gromobol then proceeded to
the north.
The Japanese steamer Malkl was fired
on by tho Russians on June 15, but It es
caped to Tsu Island.
Ball Player Uet Fast Ride.
ST LOUIS, June 19. A special on tha
Pennsvlvaiila-Vandalla railroad, carrying
the Pittsburg and St. Louis National league
ball teams, which left Pittsburg at 8.30 p.
m Saturday, ha broken the record for
the fastel tlm between that place and
St Louis. The run was made In thirteen
hours and fifteen minutes, exceeding the
record made by President Roosevelt' spe
cial carrying him to the dedication of the
World fair last year of fifteen hours.
Movement of Ocean Vessel June tfil.
At New York: Arrived Arabic, from
Liverpool and jueentown; Blucher, from
Hamburg; oiumma, rroin xiusgow nnu.
xtovllle: Etrurla. from Liverpool and
tiueenetown; Cailla. from Marseille and
Naples
At Southampton: Arrived St. Paul, from
New York.
York; Ionian, from Montreal; Lake Cham-
lain, from Montreal: cevic. irom isew
oik: I'mbria, from New York.
At Glasgow: Sailed Numldlan, for New
At Cherbourg: Sailed Grosser Kurfurst,
from Bremen, for New York.
At Qiirenstown: Hailed I.ucanla, from
Liverpool, for New York.
At Sues: Arrived Plug Suey, from Van
couver and Tacoma. ,
FLEET IS IN A TRAP
Japaaet Beliera Banian Eqnadroi Cannot
Eioape Tam,
HAVE WARSHIPS ALL AROUND THEM
Fog Stred Ennlani Daring Early Fart of
Their Crsiie.
EVERY AVENUE TO SAFE PORT GUARDED
St Chance WhatoTtr to Gain Aoceii to
Fort Arthur.
LITTLE MORE TO REACH VLADIVOSTOK
Japanese Freely Admit the Enterprise
Wa a Daring One, but Are Con
fident it Will Kad ia
Disaster.
(Copyright, 1904, by New York Herald Co.)
TOKIO, June 19. (New York Herald Ca
blegram Special Telegram to The Bee.)
Tho Russian cruisers remained In the
straits until 1 p. m. on June IS. Admiral
Kamlmura's fleet follewed In touch with
them. The chase was continued and a
Japanese vessel was slowly overhauling
the enemy when a heavy rainstorm came
on and the Russians changed their course
Immediately, thus foiling pursuit.
They next appeared off Hokaldo and
again changed their course to the south
ward until thry were off Heanshlsaki.
They then evidently steered north when
unobserved. Although it waa known that
tho Russians were off Okl island, Admiral
Kamlmura's fleet followed in touch with
his base, kept searching for them in tho
direction of Vladivostok and waa thua not
aware of the Muacovlte ruse.
The Russians' destination Is probably
some point whence they 'an communicate
with Vladivostok.
The Russian cruisers appeared off Hean
shlsaki yesterday, steering south. Th
Corean straits are now considered to be
free from danger and navigation was re
sumed yesterday. Tha cruiaera are evi
dently trnpped.
Appearance n Surprise.
tCopyrlght, by New York Herald Co., 1904.)
SEOUL, June 17, via Chefoo, June 19.
(New York Herald Cablegram Special
Telegram to The Bee.) The appearance of
the Russian crulse,ra Rurlk, Itossta and
Gromobol, composing the Vladivostok
squadron, in Genkal atrait, the southern
most point of Cores, was a complete aur-
prisf.
It waa not supposed the Russian would
venture that far from thplr harbor. The
secrecy which obtained waa possible only
because the dense fog onvoloped th east
ern Corean coast during the last week,
thus enabling the Russians to elude tha
Japanese fleet cruising in the Japan sea
and facilitating Skrydloff's daring enter
prise.
The attempt to reach Port Arthur Is con
sidered a forlorn hope, aa the maneuver
necessitates eluding three powerful Japa- ,
nese fleets and also the passage of the
Corean straits before reaching tUe destina
tlon. Its success was hardly possible and
the authorities here stare tnr.t the north
ern Japanese squadron la now between the
Ri'PBlan fleet and Vladivostok. Thua by
iicthlng short of a mlraclo can the Rus
sians return to port unscathed.
Vladivostok. Fleet in Danger.
TOKIO, June 156 p. m. The remarkable
raid of the Russian Vladivostok squadron
evidently is over. The squadron disap
peared yssterday off Cape Henashl, steer
ing to the north and It has not been re
ported since. It Is assumed to be re
turning to Vladivostok.
Whether or not a portion of Vice Admiral
Kamlmura's squadron Is awaiting the Rus
sians off Valdlvostok is a carefully guarded
secret. Assuming that Vice Admiral Ka
mlmura dispatched aome of hla vessel to
Valdlvostok when he learned that th Rus
sian, squadron was off lkl Island, these
ships would have had ample time to arrive
there ahead of the Russians and will be
ready to give battle.
The weather haa been foggy and thua
conditions have been against the Japanese.
ST. PETERSBURG, June 19 Vice Ad
miral Skrydloff's message to', the emperor
from Vladivostok, In which he details the
operations of the Vladivostok squadron in
dicates that he haa accounted for at least
three of the Japanese transports beside
a aoartntH rnlllpr. Thn mpMsuffA Hne not
ndlcate the present whereabout of tha
squadron. The fact that the collier wa
sent to Vladivostok under a prize crew
might indicate that the news of tha bper
allons of the squadron waa brought there
by It and that the cruiser are still at sea.
The destruction of an aggregate of 18,000
ton of shipping besides troops and crew
and a valuable cargo cf supplies I re
garded here aa being a good showing for
the raid made by the cruisers.
It la thought that it will have a moral
effect and will besides nesessarily divert
considerable section of Vice Admiral
Togo's fleet in an attempt either to round
up the Vladivostok squadron or to protect
the line of sea transport, concerning which
the Japanese until recently felt so secure.
News of further movements of the squad
ron are awaited with Intense Interest,
Skrydlnff Reports tiering Isnutl.
ST. PETERSBURG, J'1"" 19.-Emperor
Nicholas haa received the following dis
patch dated June II, from Vice Admiral
Skrydloff:
On June 15, our cruiser division encoun
tered In the atrait of Corea a Japanese
transport eteamlng from th south In the
direction of the Japunese coast, which was
visible on the horizon. Th vessel proved to
be the Izuml, with troops on board."
Hhortlv afterward two more transport
were sighted to the southfMutt. They proved
to be the Hitachi and the Sado, the former
with troops and the latter carrying coolie,
horses and u railway plant. 'I "lie trans
ports refused to surrender and at the end
of the period granted those on board to
Luke to the bouts the two veasels weru
ur.k by torpedoes ana shell.
The losses on tha three transport, the
tonnage of which aggregated 15,00i tuns,
consisted of a portion of the troops ami
rews, a large quantity or wur Inaterliij
nd the railway plant.
On June 16 our squadron met the British
steamer AUanton, which wa proceeding
outh with a cargo or coai rrom the port
f Mourorun. inland of Hokaldo (the ari-
ntiilHtratlve name of the Japanese Island
f Yezua).
The lack of clearness In the papers hnrt
be Irregularity "f the log excited siisnl.
clon concerning the neutrality of It cargo.
i n steamer uiwieiorw waa sent lo v liol
vimtok in charge of a detachment "f sol.
lere coininandud by IJoutenunt pltroff.
haa arrived at Vladivostok, where a
prise court will consider tli oaaa
t.