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Omaha Daily Bee.
The
SQUADRON IS IilVORT
Vios Admiral BixobrntS' Bring" Thr
Cmiatn Back to Vlnlif. it ' '
GIVES BRIEF ACCOUNT OF ITS CRUISE
Two Traoiportt Only Ara Rpporud to Hit
Btn Ceitrojtd Oomltlj.
SAOO IS SAVED BY A HEAVY SQUALL
uiani Flrt Torpedo! Into it, but Do
Not 8 Effect.
PRIZE COURT HAS .ONE BRITISH SHIP
Allauton, ruptured with Japanese
Coal, la Said to Be Certain of
Condemnation by Ru
' alan Court.
VLADIVOSTOK, June 21. Lying In the
harbor are the three Russian cruisers
which have Just returned from their suc
cessful raid In the Jspanese sea and
Straits of Corea. Viae Admiral Beiobrajft
took the squadron out June 12. The first
day the warships were fog-bound. They
reached the Corean straits June 15 and
were sighted and watched by a fast three
masted Japanese cruiser. Oft Tsu island
the KuBHlana pursued a vessel resembling
yacht, which escaped In shore. They
sank the Japanese ' transport Idsuml off
Kotsu Island. The Idsuml wa bringing
back invalid soldiers from Port Dalny, 1U6
of whom were rescued by one of the Rus
sian cruisers.
The Japanese transports Hitachi and
Sado were next sighted and soon after the
Hitachi, which was filled with troops, dis
regarding the signal to stop, put on full
speed. The Russian ' cruisers thereupon
opened fire on the Hitachi, crippling Its
engines and setting its decks aflame. Still
the Japanese' refused to haul down their
flag. The vessel was then seen to heel
over and hundreds of the Japanese Jumped
Into the sea. They were all drowned. The
Hitachi was then sunk by a torpedo.
Storm Saves Sado.
The Sado obeyed the summons to stop.
It carried 1,850 coolies for railroad work In
Corea, 1,200 tons of coal, 1,000 tons of rice,
railroad and telegraph equipment, 100
horses and a large amount of specie.
The specie' was thrown overboard by the
purser. Besides ten boats, the Bawo car
ried twelve rafts, each capable of carrying
100 men. A soon as the crew was or
dered to leave the ships the coolies rushed
on deck, filled the boats and headed thorn
for the coast. .Admiral Bezobrasoff sent
boats to the Sado to take oft the captain
and officers. Captain Oguro, twelve mili
tary officers and three Englishmen in the
Japanese service came, the others refusing
to leave the ship. The Russians, having
done everything possible to save the lives
of those on board, discharged two torpedoes
against the vessel. A heavy squall broke
at that time and hid the sinking transport
from view. ' - ' .
A. three-masted Japanese orulser , wit
neasd thtf'Twhole ' affair. The ' Russian
caught its wireless messages. The ap
paratus on the enemy's cruiser worked In
cessantly and message were recorded on
board the Russian cruiser - and were
tranlated. by some of the Japanese pris
oner. Ono message read) "The Russian
ara m the strait, run for safety."
' The Russians vainly tried to catoh the
Japanese cruiser. ,"
, The prise court I certain to condemn
the British collier' Allanton, captured by
the Russian squadron during the raid. It
cam out at the beginning of the war and
went around the Cape of Good Hope so
as to avoid the squadron of Vice Admiral
Wlrenits, and then engaged - in carrying
Japanese coal from Muraton to Base bo,
Japan. The cargoes were nominally con
signed In each case to British Arm at
Hong Kong and Singapore. V
The Sado, according to Japanese advices,
did not founder. It wa beached on the
at coast of Oklno island and was evi
dently pulled off and towed to port
CORRESPONDENTS ENTER PROTEST
X Not Like Rnles Laid Down - for
Them by Japanese.
GENERAL HEADQUARTERS IN THE
FIELD (Via Seoul), June 20, 8 p. m. (De
layed in Transmission.) There has been
much dissatisfaction among newspaper cor
respondent over their statu with the
Japanese army, resulting in several pro
test to the staff. Finally a written state
ment of their grievances wa presented by
the entire body of correspondents.
The statement complains of the censor
ship of telegrams at Seoul and at Nagasaki
which the headquarters censor had already
approved. , It also complains of the strict
enforcement of the rules framed by the
general staff at Toklo which prevent cor
respondents In the field from sending de
tall of what Toklo correspondents are
often permitted to describe. The state
ment further requests that some freedom
be granted correspondents in the matter
of moving about and observing the army
and its operations. The policy of the staff
has been to suppress all information re
garding th numbers and organisations
which could give the enemy a clue to the
lie - or character of the army opposing
them. The Russian officers captured at
th battle of the Yalu have displayed so
much Information of importance regarding
the composition of this army that the Jap'
ansae officer consider that their policy of
strict secrecy has been .vindicated.
Lieutenant Albert Fuger, an American
artillery officer, who was traveling on leave,
attempted to visit headquarters of the Jap
anese army for the purpose of observa
tion. Not having hi credentials he was
escorted back to An Tung from a half-way
station. y
RUSSIANS SET LOSSES HIGHER
Row Admit 4hat Fonr Tltousand Worn
AsTeoted by Vanfnnsrow right.
ST. PETER3BURQ. June !. Th reports
of heavy fighting at Hal Cheng are denied
by th general staff. Th Japanese con
tinue to advance from 81 u Ten and there
are continuous skirmishes between out
poets, but no further advance of General
Oku' army has been reported.
The Russians' losses at th battle of
Vanfangow are now turning out to be
heavier as the report of the various regi
ment com In. They are now placed by
a conservative official statement at i,0uo,
but a usually well Informed authority ex
peat th total to be no lee than ItOQ.
'. Cattle Is Interrnpted.
NEW TTOKK, June 21. 'Jhe Commercial
Cable company send out the following
notice: "We are advised that the Hong
Kong-Foo Chow cable 1 Interrupted, all
tramo pas via Northern oouiDony's sable.
Sum delay probabl
C0RREP0NDENT TELLS TALE
Representative of Indiana Paper In
prisoned bnt Treated Well by
Russians. '
IKT)MNltOl ig Inn. nTh Km to-
d.-y received from Hector Fuller, Its epe-
ciat war correspondent who eneciea n
entrance Into Port Arthur, was Impris
oned five days and then ordered from th
fortress, a special cable atta at tn
4 1 - I J V . 1 1 i 1 17 1, ' ' a
encee and observation while in the be
sieged rort, se follows:
"After being rowed across from the
Mlautao island in an open boat by two
Chinamen, I aucceeeded In landing at
Louisa bay, near Port Arthur, and sepa
rated by a range of hills. Thl bay wa
occupied by a Russian flotilla of four tor
pedo boats, two destroyers and two cruis
ers. I landed at daybreak on th morning
of June 10 without detection.
"With the full coming of day I could e
that every hilltop near the eor wa alive
with soldiers, busily engaged in strength
ening the already formidable fortification,
which occupied every point of vantage.
It looked at first as though it would be
Impossible to pass through the lines and
make mr wsv nw, th MMa toward Port
Arthur, but by keeping down in the nar
row valleys, which were free or soldiers,
I gradually made my way into the Inte
rior of the peninsula. In this way, after a
day and night of persistent effort, I at
last succeeded in reaching Port Arthur.
"After some hasty observations there th
hazard of my position became so obvious
that the same day (Saturday, June 11) I
set out on my return to Louisa bay. But
the good fortune which attended ro th
day before soon deserted me. I presently
came in Sicht Of a iirn hnriv nt nnulin
infantry, when I took refuge In a Chinese
vmage, wnere I round a hiding place, un
til danger wa over.
"I had not proceeded far from this vil
lage when I came upon a small party of
sappers. In order to avoid them I meda
a dash up a hill, only to run Into another
regiment engaged In digging entrench
ment. Instantly I was surrnundMl with
men. There was nu possibility of es
cape. 'The officer in command AtttmnmA
guard to take me to Pigeon bay. There I
was searched. I was stripped to the skin
and all my garments were uhWtMt tn
close scrunlty. My money was taken and
my papers in my possession were most
minutely examined. Thereupon I was blind
folded and marched to Port Arthur. The
route taken was over the military road,
which has recently been constructed. In
spite of the bandage over my eyes I was
able to note that the road is one of most
admirable ' construction. along which
troops and artillery could mov easily and
rapidly
"Port Arthur wa full of life and gaiety',
quite out of keeping with stories of dis
tress that had reached Che Foo through
Japanese sources. Indeed, nothing of this
sort was observed. There seemed to be
an abundance of supplies, and fresh sup
plies were coming In from Chinese source.
The Japanese blockade ha not been effec
tive. The harbor entrance ha been freed
of obstructions, the battleship, have been
repainted and the fortification are con.
stantly being made stronger. The garri
son is larger than outaM ik..ii
led m to suppose. - The troop are la ex-J
""7' "" and the general health
condition ,nf th city are ood. There
earned tob. no appr.hen.ion that th
city was likely soon to fall.
VThat night I wa marched Into Port
Arthur under eu4; Th- wm
ua lly lively, a the officer, were giving a
call, -hree officer Were detailed to ex
amln e and they made through work
!f . ; ,Attme th "tfon was com
pleted I was lodged In prison. Th. prl.on
Is directly opposite Golden Hill, jrrom th.
window of my cell I had a good view of
th. nner bay and could see distinctly th
"SL .ba","hP" ylng at anchor.
In the same prison were confined 100
Japanes who had been captured from the
blockading expedition. Several of the. had
become Insane. I, myself, wa. kept on
Russian-, black bread and water for two
day Then I was permitted by the au-
Z V purc,ha" "" I desired.
White I was In the prison I wa. sub-
Thl'tM rrr1 dlffer"" "aginations.
Th thing that vtdently roused the great
est .usplcion was the passport that had
been issued to me at Toklo. It to Drettv
vldent that the Russian officer, mor. than
half suspected that I wa. a Japan... .py.
I demanded the opportunity of seeing
General Stoessel. the commander at Port
Arthur that I might lay my case directly
befor him. At last, after five day, n
Prison, jny plea wa allowed and I waa.
taken before the commander in chief I
made a .traightforward atatement of my
Purpose in seeking to penetrate tthe Rus
staa 1 ne. and gave a detailed account of
my trip. At last he was convinced of my
good faith. ,H said: V
"You Americans must be eras . Am th.
result of this hearing of my caw Oeneral
Stoe...,- decided that I w..o be ,owe
to leav. Port Arthur on condition that I
promise never to return. The promise was
promptly forthcoming.
"Thereupon I was again blindfolded and
i0n?tbaTCk ."nder "rd' b" direct
rout to Louisa bay. Arrived there. I was
requested to point the exact .pot at which
I made my landing. A sentry was pTaced
at that point. I ,ent -w tnin l
were" theW 0t Ch,. ThM
were the men of an entire village, who
wer. being deported because the vllteg.
had harbored some Japanese. The Junk
IVl. w.d. bfaU 'nd left to
the .u7r 7 " best " M. "cross
the gulf I was without food for sixty
hours but finally reached here little the
kZ,ynt:.h:t.,rd' of ,h rum," 1
"On the night of June m v- r
mad. another attack on fort ArthuTw
by land .d by sen. , "tT; t
firing from my cell wmdow Whin !h!
affair wa. over th RuJ hen th
turned laughing to thelrtera
that th. enemy was e.ly Cu.?
The talk ,hia o.neral 5cud.tkln
likely soon to take charg. in person
Port Arthur." . Pron at
American. Sea Japnnese Ski..
CHB FOO. June tl.10 p. m -m'oer.
of th. United State, collier Brutus WW
pawing eighty mile, north of nhanshal
,hai the,r "w ,our ss
night In the saornlng th Japanese v,s
seto were .Ull vWbl. but there wa. no
sign of the .nemy.. Chinese arriving i
Junk, from Port Arthur report that con
ditlons are unchanged there.
Rnsatans Ketnrn tram Corea.
POB8IET, June .-(Delayed In Trans
mission.) Th. Russian force stationed at
Slevlansaaya, sear the Corean frontier, has
returned from that place after having
waited two month for th Japanese ad.
vanoat
WORK ALL MAPPED OUT NOW
R publican Hstionsl Ticket U u Gooi u
Hointi
FIGHT AGAINST C0RTELY0U AT AN END
No Serines Thonsjht of Recession frosa
th well Known Position of tho
Forty on Question ( tho
Tariff.
(By Representative Charles E. Ltttlefleld
of Maine Copyrighted, 1904, by the New
Tork Herald Co., all Right Reserved.)
CHICAGO, June 21. (Special Telegram.)
Everything Is settled, everybody refuses
to be disturbed. Th rumbling, grumbling
and muttering about Cortelyou and the
chairmanship of th national committoo
has gradually passed away. This was no
doubt facilitated by the arrival of that
splendid representative of the "old guard,"
Mr. Cornelia N. Bliss of New York. He
immediately began the explanatory and
plocatlva act, with the result that audible
protest seems to have largely disappeared,
although th dissatisfaction no doubt con
tinues. Th personnel of the convention
is languidly and tranquilly floating about,
with scarcely a ripple disturbing the sur
face. Like the familiar painted ship upon
a painted ocean, not a leaf stirred. The
greater part are moving about th hotels
and perambulating the streets like th an
cient and sacred historic denlaen. of Thes
salonlca, neither cold not hot, save, to be
sure, as the rising thermometer and the
muggy atmosphere engander perspiration
and bodily heat. An Intimation appeard
yesterday that at about dinner time some
pent up enthusiasm for somebody or some
thing waa to be uncorked at the Auditorium
where a number of delegates have their
headquarters, and started a sluggish cur
rent in that direction, but it turned out
that the leader of the spontaneous outbreak
was busily engaged in pursuing his policy
of masterly Inactivity and all wa still
quiet on the Potomac
Procession to Fnlrbanks.
There wa the usual cheerful and cordial
handshaking. Old acquaintance were, re
newed and new ones formed. There were
counties Introduction to worthy people
whose names were not heard, and if heard
could not be remembered, who will be
met later in some place wher It is least
expected, when that painful effort to
appear to Instantaneously recall, with that
far away abstracted artificially Intelligent
air, something that was never known,
will be unavalltngly made. The unremem-
oered will move away, grieved to realise
that his friend from whom he expected so
much falls to measure up to that standard
of greatness, the alleged ability to remem
ber everybody.
Many of the state delegations have fallen
Into line and will make up that proces
sion which a little later will show to Sen
ator Fairbanks and surprise him with tho
vie presidential nomination, imperfectly
concealed about their person. Thl he
will, however, hi an appropriate and grate
ful manner, at the proper time and place,
properly accept. 1
Mr. Piatt ha the credit of being one of
the largest early discoverer that th Fair
bank boom was the thing, evidently see
ing it some clearer than som other dis
tinguished New York msn.
It has never entered the mind of any
man her for a moment to even dream
that ther wa th llghtst probability
of any substantial modification of th or
thodox, tlm-honored, fundamental pro
tection policy of the party. A reference
to reciprocity, a It look now, Is to be
conspicuous by its absence. It will b
Interesting, instructive and suggestive to
examine the development of the protective
policy of th republican party from the
viewpoint of its platform. It will appear
that In thl respect ther Is nothing new
under the sun, as this to not the first
tlm th party ha realised that tariff
schedules are subject to change. It may
be said her that eight years .1 sth longest
time that has ver Intervened between
tariff legislation general in its character
and that only In one Instance.
The first republican platform of 1858 was
written tn th hour of the birth agony
of th republican party and signalised the
entrance upon th political arena of that
lndomnltable and puissant champion of
liberty and freedom. The attention of
the country was concentrated on the great
question of slavery, its extension In the
territories and the constitutional power
of the government to deal with It; and
It Is, hardly to be expected that a plat
form adopted under these circumstances
should deal with the more prosaic ques
tion of revenue and the tariff. The plat
form contained no declaration upon that
subject. '
In 1890 a plank summarising the achieve
ments of the party closed with this sen
tence: "That the reviving- Industries
should be further promoted and that the
commerce already increasing should be
steadily encouraged." And In th fifth
plank they re-affirmed the platform of
1876, saying: "W reaffirm th belief
avowed In 1876 that the duties levied for
th purpose of revenue should so dis
criminate a to favor American labor."
Moro Specl.o In 1HH4.
In 1884 the proposition waa somewhat
elaborated, the platform declaring: "We
therefore, demand that the imposition of
duties on foreign import shall be made,
not 'for revenue only,' but that In raising
th requisite revenue for the government
such duties shall be so levied as to afford
security to our diversified industries and
protection to the rights and wages of the
laborer, to the end that active and intelli
gent labor, as well as capital, may have
its Just reward and the laboring man hi
full chare In the national prosperity."
Thl again, a bearing upon the question
of the revision of the tariff, they said:
"Th republican party pledges Itself to
correct th Inequalities In the tariff and
to reduce th urplus, not by th vicious
and indiscriminate process of horlsental
reduction, but by sccb methods a will re
lieve th taxpayer without Injuring th
laborer or the great productive Interest
of th country." No reference to reclpro.
city up to thl time had been mad In any
of the platforms. In this platform of 1884
no direct reference was made thereto, al
though th platform announced a deter
mination to enact legislation regulating
our commerce with foreign nation.
In 1888 there was an independent para
graph headed, "Protection to .American
Industries." reading in part as follows:
"We are uncompromisingly In favor of the
American system of protection; we pro
teat against It destruction as proposed
by th president (Cleveland) and his party.
They serve tho Interests of Europe; we
(Continued oa Second Pag.)
NOVA SCOTIA IS CELEBRATING
Three Hnndretj Yenra Ago First Col
ony In British America
Was Founded.
ANNAPOLIS, Nova Scotia, June a. The
celebration of th three hundredth anni
versary of the landing of Sleur d Mont
(June ZL 1604) In this country, wher he
founded th first European colony on Brit
ish North America, and the second on the
continent, wa begun here today, the first
vent on the program being an Interna
tional military demonstration in the old
French fort. In which sailors from French
and United SUtra Warship took part with
the British tar and the local mllltla. The
warships In port inoluded the British
cruiser Arladn, th United State cruiser
Detroit and Topeka, the French cruiser
Troude and Canadian vessels. All the ships
were gaily dressed, in bunting and through
out the old town Tthe colors of the three
countries were generally displayed. Thou
sands of visitors attended.
After the demonstration at the fort the
guests of the government and intercen
tenary committee were taken on an excur
sion to Granville, Jhe site of the first fort.
President Loubet lof France was repre
sented by M. Ko4igowskl, consul general
of France, and akiong the guests wer
Samuel Verplaock? Hoffman, representing
the New York Historical society; Prof.
Thwalte of the University of Wisconsin,
and RW Rev. Thomas N. Jaggar, Episcopal
bishop of southern-Ohio.
The celebration Jhero will be concluded
tomorrow, after vthich the warships and
most of their distinguished visitors will go
to' St John, wherf an elaborate program
for Thursday andf Friday has been arranged.
ELIOT THROWS UP HIS JOB
British Commissioner Objects to Grant
of African fnna to jewisn
Cblonlats.
MOMBASA, British East African Protee
torate, June a. Sir Charle N. F. Eliot,
British commissioner and commander-in-chief
for the East African protectorate, ha
resigned the commlssionershlp because he
Is opposed to the proposed Jewish settle
ment In the East African protectorate. Sir
Charles has cabled to Premier Balfour de
manding a public inquiry of the circum
stances of his resignation and adding:
Lord Lansdowne ordered me to refuse
grants of land to private Individuals, while
giving larger tracts in East Africa to a
syndicate. I have refused to execute these
Instructions, which I consider unjust and
Impolitic.
The East African syndicate represent
the Jewish colonial trust.
The British government, a announced in
August last, has offered th Zionists a
large tract of territory in East Africa for
colonisation by the Jews, who would have
an autonomous government under British
suseralnty. The matter was referred to a
committee, which decided to accept the
offer, and a committee was sent to Africa
to Inquire into the feasibility of the
scheme, which ha already encountered
considerable opposition, not only among
the Jews themselves, but in the House
of Commons- ,
AMERICANS WAITING ON RAISOVLI
No Recent DevnVrpnients' In Case of
Prisoner leeld by Bandit.
TANGIER, Jun 2L There are no further
development regarding the step taken to
bring about the release of Perdlcari and
Varley. The legations are wilting for the
answer to th letter of Mohammed El Tor
re, the representative of the sultan of
Morocco,' to Ralaoull of June 20. The Amer
ican ruthorltlea appear anything but hope
ful. Th ransom money to ready to be for-,
warded at a moment' notice.
AMERICAN MISSING FROM SHIP
Brother of Assistant Secretary of
State Loomlt Is Sot oa
Steamer.
NEW YORK, June 21. A cable dispatch
received in this city today announced that
Kent J. Loomls, brother of Assistant Sec
retary of State Loomls, had disappeared
from the steamer Kaiser WUhelm II., on
which he sailed for Europe on June 14.
Mr. Loomls was one of a party enrout
to Abyslnnla with a view of securing com
mercial concessions. Mr. Loorala disap
peared during the voyage.
Mr. Loomls came here recently from
Parkersburg, W. Va.
WASHINGTON. June a. Assistant Sec
retary of State Loomls has been notified
by the officials of the steamship company
that his brother, Kent J. Loomls, who was
enroute to Europe, ha disappeared from
the Kaiser Wllhelm II. Mr. Loomls, how
ever, is confident that his brother has come
to no harm. His reason for this belief
is the fact that when the steamer touched
Plymouth his brother landed, as was
shown by .the dispatch by him of a cable
gram which was received In Washington.
Mr. Loomls thinks his brother was acci
dentally left in Plymouth when the boat
departed for Cherbourg. He la expecting
to hear from him at any moment.
ARREST ALLEGED THREATENER
Man Who Cnshed Check Sent by Rail
road President Is Captured
In Pennsylvania.
NEW YORK, June 2L-A man alleged to
have demanded $10,000 from President Mel
len of the New York, New Haven & Hart
ford railroad in return for which he is said
to have promised to reveal a plot for
wrecking the special train which bore th
Connecticut delegation to th Chicago con
vention, has been arrested at Tunkhannook,
Pa. He gave the name of M. J. Sullivan.
Last Thursday President Mellen received
an anonymous letter declaring that train
wrecker had formed a plot to wreck the
special train which left Boston Saturday
morning. As other threatening letter bad
been received it was determined to make
an effort to apprehend the writer, who
stipulated that the money should be sent
by mall to Tunkhannock.
A telegram waa sent Sullivan. He called
at the postofflce and after cashing a money
order for 840 was arrested. Sullivan is
said to have told the detectives be was
from New Haven and that he waa per
fectly familiar with trains on President
Mellen' road.
oath Dakota State Print In.
PIERRE, 8. D., Jun. ZL (Special Tele
gram.) Secretary of State Berg awarded
bids for state printing today tor the next
vaar. The first and second classes includ
ing legislative bills and dally and perman
nent Journals of the two houses wers let
to the Stat. Publishing company of this
city, the third and fourth. News Printing
company of Aberdeen. ' The bids are lower
than for former years. Unsuccessful bid
der are the Hippie Printing company of
Pierre and Huronlte of Huroa
REPUBLICANS IN SESSION
ThiitMDth QiiJrennlal OoaTtitioi it
Called to 0rdr at Hon.
CROWD COMES EARLY TO THE HALL
Collsenm Decorated for tho Oeeaalon
with ' Flags and Portrnlts
Nomination of President
Sot for Thursday.
CHICAGO, June a. Without a disturbing
element to Impede smooth operation, tho
first day' program of the republican na
tional convention wa carried out like clock
work. Not a Jarring sound was heard, not
a false step taken. It was an assembly
of noncombatlve delegates which carried
Into effect, without the thunderous demon
stration usually attendant on political con
ventions, a purpose that had been clearly
defined.
An organisation was perfected Jrer ra
tory to the adoption of a platform and th
making of. nominations in the succeeding
days of the convention. From the quiet
yet unmistakable enthusiasm provoked by
Senator Fairbanks' arrival at the Coliseum,
hi nomination for vice president 1 but
little less assured than the nomination of
Theodore Roosevelt for president. The
keynote to the campaign of 1904 waa
sounded by Hon. Ellhu Root In his speech
as temporary chairman. His address was
a review of the accomplishment of the
present administration and a defense of
republican policies in general. When that
had been delivered and the various working
committee dispatched to their labors th
business of th first day's session waa
completed.
Of bnt Ordinary Interest.
Today's program of the convention wa
not of a nature to attract more than ordi
nary Interest. The matter of greatest im
portance was the presenting to the conven
tion of the proposition to admit the dele
gations from th Philippine Islands and
Porto Rico. Mr. Root asked for a ruling
on the question of placing the names of the
new possessions in the roll for the naming
of members of the various committees. The
convention ordered the seating and recog
nition of six delegates from the Philippines
with two votes and two delegates from
Porto Rico. I
In the convention held today there wa
one woman delegate who had the same
right to vote that was held by each ac
credited male delegate. She was Mrs.
Charles A. Eldredge of Colorado Springs,
an alternate delegate whose principal was
absent. Other women ulternate present
were Mrs. Owen E. Lefevre of Colorado,
Mrs. Susan West of Idaho and Mrs. Jennie
B. Nelson of Utah, these states having
women's suffrage.
Shortly before the adjournment for the
day Senator Depew was recognised to de
liver to the convention an Invitation from
President Francis and the director of the
Louisiana Purchase exposition to delegates
and members of the press to visit th fair
at St. Louis before returning to their
homes. Senator Depew started to read
the invitation from his seat., but at the
demand of delegates and spectators he
mounted the platform. There he passed
the Invitation over to a clerk to read.
When It was concluded Chairman Root
suggested that the senator . might want
to maha a few remarks. The suggestion
was accepted and in recommending that
the Invitation be accepted Mr. Depew said
that the democrats are claiming the credit
of gaining an empire peaceably, on th
ground that the party, through Jefferson,
had bought the land. The republicans, he
said, had tilled it and were going to share
the harvest. The Invitation was accepted.
'Roosevelt Pictures In Evidence.
At 11 o'clock only a few delegates and al
ternates, and practically none of the men
prominent In the control of th republican
party, had put in an appearance at th hall.
An army of doorkeepers wa on guard at
the various entrances,, and Inside a numer
ous body of tergeants-at-arms were sta
tioned at the commencement,' middle and
ends of the aisles to guide the delegates to
their seats.
The last touches to the hall had been
made in the night and early morning. A
large number of palms and potted plants
were placed around the sides of the hall In
the first floor and arches and boughs, which
were fastened to the girders, Just above the
upper balcony, relieved in f. pleasant man
ner th long stretch of saffron-colored roof
ing. It had been announced that the only
picture which would be seen in th conven
tion hall would be the enormous portrait of
the lata Senator Hanna, which hung Just
above the speaker' platform, but yesterday
large engravings of President Roosevelt
were placed, on at every alternate catch In
the draped bunting that stretched around
the calling. Below each picture of the
president and beneath those folds in the
draped streamers of red, white and blue
where the picture waa not hung were
swinging baskets of ferns, while the under
side of the great steel trusses from the
bunting to the backs of the seats was cov
eted with tastefully arranged palms.
Applause for Iowa Men.
The first applause to the Incoming dele
gates was a ripple of handclapplng by the
gallery given to Senator Allison of Iowa,
Senator Dolliver of Iowa came strolling
down the center aisle shortly after Senator
Allison had taken bis seat and the men In
the gallery from Iowa broke out Into ap
plause a second time. .Senator Allison ac
knowledged his reception with a smile and
bow, but the Junior senator apparently did
not realise that he was being honored, for
he turned his back upon bis friends in the
gallery while they were still applauding
him and walked slowly back to the seats
In the Iowa section. Throughout the time
that elapsed between the opening of the
doors and that set for the formal opening
of the convention, an orchestra, in a band
stand raised high above the gallery at the
south end of the hall, rendered a succession
of patriotic music, alternated with popular
airs of th day.
- Depew as an "Unknown."
Chauncey M. Depew was th recipient of
a hearty weloorae a he came through th
main entrance on th west side of the
building. He walked down toward th
platform perfectly oblivious of an anxious
doorkeeper who did not know him and wa
endeavoring to learn if be wa properly
entitled to th privilege of the hall. Half
way up to the seats of th New York dele
gation, which are Just in front of the left
center of the platform, the senator was
over taken and made to deliver.
Close behind the New York senator
came th senior senator of Illinois. Shelby
M. Cullom. The men from Illinois who
were In the balcony did not see their sen
ator and, although efforts wer made to
attract hi attention, they were not suc
cessful, and except for a slight hand clap
ping from tha main floor he wa not recog
nised. Following closely upon Senators
Cullom and Depew came "Uncle Joe" Can
non, a black felt hat Jammed down on
bis head. H wandered back and forth In
the broad alsl In front of the platform
(Continued en Second Pag.)
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INCREASE IN POSTAL FORCES
Clerks In n Number of Nebraska
Offices Get an Increase In
Salary.
(From a 8Iaff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, June H. (Special Tele
gram.) Acting Postmaster General Wynne
today made public the list of post offices
wherein promotion and Increases In cleri
cal force will occur July 1.
The postmaster at Omaha Is , authorised
to employ six additional clerks At p00 each
nd promotions are to be made in the fol
lowing grades In his office: Four from
$600 to IH00, five from 00 to $700, one from
$700 to $800, two from $S00 to $900, two from
$900 to $1,000, one from $1,000 to $l,ino, two
from $1,100 to $1,200 and one from $1,600 to
$1."00.
The postmaster at Lincoln is authorised
to employ three additional clerks at $600
and the postmaster at Nebraska City one
additional at $600 and may increase the
salary of another from' $600 to $S5o.) . .
Promotions will occur in the following
Nebraska cities: 8outh Omaha, two from
$700 to $800, one from $800 to $900, one from
$900 to $1,000 and one from $1,000 to $1,100.
York, one from $600 to $700.
Plattsmouth, one from $800 to $900.
Norfolk, on from $600 to $600.
Beatrice, one from $700 to $800.
Blair, two from $300 to $600.
Columbus, one from $500 to $600 and on
from $000 to $700.
Falrbury, one from $600 to $600.
Grand Island, one from $500 to $800 and
one from $700 to $S00.
Hastings, one from $600 to $600 and on
from $700 to $800.
Kearney, one from $600 to $700.
James H. Bryant has been appointed reg
ular and Clark D. Baker substitute rural
carriers at Carleton, Neb.
An additional rural route has been or
dered established August 1 at Canastota,
McCook county, South Dakota.' The route
cmbraoes sn area of thirty-three squar
miles, containing a population of 436.
The First National bank of Coin, la., has
been authorised to begin business with $26,
000 capital. T. H. Read Is president and J.
F. Schick cashier.
President Roosevelt today received Car
dinal Satolll, the special representative of
the pope, at the White House. The car
dinal was presented by Rev. Dr. Stafford
of St. Patrick's church, this city. It was
a call merely.
It developed today that it was not the
cruiser Detroit that arrived at San Juan
yesterday, a waa reported to the Navy
department by the commandant of the
naval statlonj but the name of th vessel
which was mistaken for the Detroit la
till unknown at th department. The
actual whereabout of the Detroit- wa
mad known to th Navy department to
day . by the . receipt of a cable message
from her commander, Captain Dillingham,
announcing the arrival of th vessel at
Annapolis, Nova Bcbtto, .
PROBING INTO RATES ON GRAIN
Interstate Commerce Commission Re
sumes Heurlnar of Subject at
' Wow York.
NEW YORK. Jun a. When the hearing
befor the Interstate Commerce commis
sion as to the alleged discrimination
against New York In favor of Philadelphia
by the railroads through a differential rate
was resumed today testimony was pre
sented concerning the lower rattis of trans
fer, elevating and lighterage of grain In
Philadelphia against this port A cable also
waa presented showing the number of
cargoes of grain exported from New York
from the first of Januaoy as compared
with those from more southern ports.
F. G. Messmer, manager of the freight
i traffic of the Hamburg-American line, said
that it would not conserve the beet Inter
ests of his company to remove the Inter
national and freight differential at this
time. If It were removed and the rail rates
made equal at the different ports they
would have to lower their rates at Balti
more, which are now higher than In New
York. In hi opinion, they should be
higher in Baltimore and Philadelphia be
cause it is a longer haul. .
John Gledhill, New York agent for a
large Importing house in Great Britain,
said he recently asked a shipping company
for a rat on New York state cheese
through to Lelth. They said 30 shillings.
He then went to a railroad' company and
wa given a through rate of 17 shillings
pence by mall steamer and 1$ shillings
6 pence by freight.
After hearing several more witnesses
the commission adjourned to meet In Sep
tember, when Baltimore and ' Phila
delphia will present their cases. The com
mission will set in Washington to discuss
varilous matters for th rest of this month.
MISSOURI DEMOCRATS MEET
Judge Woodson Named far Supreme
, Bench at Convention nt
St. Joseph.
BT. JOSEPH, Mo.. June a. The demo
cratic state Judicial convention met here
today and unanimously selected Judge A.
M. Woodson, of St. Joseph, for Judge of
the supreme court.
Harry Hawes, of St. Louis, was partially
victorious. He received sn ovation by the
convention. He announced that he would
be In the race for governor to th finish,
and ay he expects to vote his entire St
Louis support a( the state convention In
Jefferson City on July 16.
PROHIBITIONISTS FOR MILES
Chairman of Illinois Committee Pre
dicts Nomination of General
on First Ballot.
CHICAGO, June a. "There has been a
wonderful change in sentiment In our party
ranks In the last ten days( concerning
the presidential nomination," said
Alonso E .Wilson, chairman of the Illi
nois Prohibition Executive committee, to
day. Most all prominent men have de
clared for General Nelson Miles, and I
predict his nomination, probnby on the
first ballot at Indianapolis next week. Bam
P. Jones of Georgia or George W. Carroll
of Beaumont, Texas, will be given the sec
ond place.
WEBSTER SEES FATE
EeoogciiM th ftct that E EUodi Is
Show .for Nomination.
HIS NAME WILL NOT BE PPEStNTED
Hil Eat r to Make Fptoh, but W:ll Koi
Ht 0hno
FAIRBANKS TO GET IEC0KD JLACi
Indiana Man Will Go oa th JMtt wita
EootTlt
CONVENTION LOOKS LIKE CONGRESS
Senators and RnnreontaHv Present
In Such strength that a Oiaornn
of Either House Could
Ba Caalctt.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
CHICAGO. June a. (Special Telegram.)-:
The name of John L. Webster will not be
presented to the national republican con
vention and in all probability only on nam
will be presented for th vice presidency,
that of Charles W, Fairbanks of Indiana.
While the Nebraska delegation ha taken
no action as to presenting Mr. 'Webster's
name, ther Is a quiet sentiment that It
would not be right to bind th delegation
to Nebraska's candidate wher he ha not
a ghost of a show to be nominated. To pat
a delegation having only slxten vote In ,
fence-corner I pretty bad polltios, and Mr.
Webster know thl. Then, Mr. Webster 1
no fool, and If he has further political am
bition be recognise that it would be com
mitting political hara-karl to go befor tha
convention with hardly a handfull of dele,
gates to back up a forlorn bop. He has
thl satisfaction, that th campaign in hi
behalf ha been actively urged and that ha
1 better known today throughout th coun
try than six months ago.
Knows When to Duck.
Whils Nebraska' oandldat for th vice
presidency feel a little sore over the ab
sence of men who might have helped his
cause along, he la' philosophical enough to
recognls that th Ucket 1 to be Room
velt and Fairbanks, and he ducks when
"low bridge" to called. It Is expected tho
Nebraska delegation will have a meeting in
the morning and talk ovsr th question of
whether Mr. Webster's nam shall go to
th convention. Mr. Mile wants Mr. Web
ster to die In th last ditch, probably be
cause Mr. Mile want to , g befor th
convention and" In a ringing speech which
he ha been working on for th last' thre
day present Nebraska' candidate, but Mr.
Webster, recognising Mr. Miles' devotion
and enthusiasm, is not ready to politically
annihilate himself. So the matter stands.
' Delegations Well Plneed.
Tho Nebraska delegation has a very ex
cellent position In th Mg convention ball
and th delegate or enthuslastlo over th
place assigned them. This la also true of
Iowa, which occupies th firt row to tho
right of th speakers' stand. When th
Iowa delegation entered, having at its head
the republican war horse. Senator WUltnsa
Boyd Allison, A round of applause went SUS
which brought a happy expression to th
face of the chairman of the appropriations
committee of tha senate..
'in this connection It may not b out of
place to say that In twenty year ther
have not been, so many senator and
representatives in congress delegates to a
national republican convention a In thl
convention - of 1904. It would be easy to
organise th senate right her Jn Chicago
tonight with a quorum of that body pres
ent to answer to their name. Just for
the sake of history, there are In attend-'
anc of the upper branch of congress, Al
lison, Dolliver, Gamble, Xlttrldge, Keen,
Dryden, Penrose, Foster, Piatt of New
York, Soott, Hansbrough, Depew, Foraksr,
Dick, Fairbanks, Bevetidge, McComo and
Nelson. '
All Aro There.
What's thu us of going furtharT Tak
the Congressional DIertory and pick out
the republican senators, and you will hav
a fair idea ,as to th complexion of tha
several state dilat'.oii. Ths presmc ef
these men with tfe prominent lenders of
the lower house give an Idea of th big
convention hall today when Chairman
Payne called to order th representatives
of the republican party of the nation In
quadrennial session to nominate candidate
for president and vice president .
Nebraska headquarter war crowded to
day by cltlsen of th Antelop stats, who
had come to Chicago in th last twenty
four hour for th purpose of participating
in the work of naming th nxt president
and vice president '
Thero was very little excitement around
th South Dakota headquarters. A th
day wor on It became mor and mor vl
dent that Senator Fairbanks wa to be th
vice presidential nominee. Th delegate
congratulated themeelvt on their fore
light In early taking a position on th band
wagon Very few of the South Dakotan
will visit St. Louis on th Invitation ex
tended to th convention by President Fran
cis. Most of them will leav for horn Im
mediately on adjournment.
The South Dakota delegation I wall lo
cated in th convention hall. It 1 close
tb platform, a little to th right of t