THE ALLIANCE HERALD T. J. O'Keefo, Publisher. ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA. Tho pcek-a-boo waists this year aro simply pffcli-a-bcautlcB. Peoplo at Port Arthur have almoBt forgotton what a quiet summer even ing Is like. Thero aro better ways of taking a vacation than getting sunstruck. Try somo of tho other ways. Is it solstitial enough for you? That's tho way thoy nsk tho inovlta bio question down In Boston. An Aurra bank cashier lost 90,000 speculating In stool. And It doesn't seem to havo helped steel a bit. It has been discovered that whisky has n peculiar effect on brunettes. It certainly makes them light-headed. Tho Japnnese aro taking to base ball. .Tho result of this will bo an un limited output of grand stand fans. It has been discovered that a now counterfeit $10 United States note Is In circulation. Don't take any political bribes. Hawaii Is a rapid aBslmllator. A leElslator has Just been sent to Jail thero 'for conspiracy to defraud tho territory. In Australia grafter means a doer ol hnrd and faithful work. Now wo un derstand why thoy call that country tho antipodes. Tho prlnco of Monaco Is coming over.' Ho will bo welcomed with con Dieting emotions. Ho has got a lot of Yaakeo money. "Who aro tho truly great?" nsks Dr. Nowell Dwlght Hlllls. Wo rcfuso to guess until tho batting averages havo been figured up. Mr. Rockefeller has found a prepar ation that is making his hair grow, nnd It Is whispered that it is nothing but common kcroscno. As tho theatrical season docs not open until September, wo can hardly expoct a dramatization of tho PerdI carls affair beforo that time. Thero Is a restaurant at tho St. Louts exposition whero forty-eight languagos aro spoken. But money docs tho talking that is listened to. Whatever may bo said of tho morals of tho Princess Chlmay, It does seem a llttlo rough on her to Bupport all her previous husbands, as sho calls them. A federal Judgo has held that the press has a right to crlticiso a Judge. Now doth yo editor proceed to dip his pen in vitriol and say a few things. Oxford university has conferred tho degree of doctor of civil law upon Mr. Howolls. America's most famous man of letters may now add a few moro to his namo. A contemporary congratulates St. LouIb on having pulled off Its first big world's fair firo "without loss of life." No loss of life? What about those thirty black cats? It 1b alleged that a good deal of tho Ico cream of commerco contains glue. Well, that wouldn't bo so bad if wo could havo tho assuranco that tho glue was not adulterated. Mr. J. Plerpont Morgan Is reported enjoying himself In London, and con gratulating himself on escaping tho vlgllanco of tho English newspaper men. That's dead easy. Correspondent Emerson, who was shot as a spy by tho Russians, sends a vivid nccount of tho event to tho American .press. Clearly, tho report was a slight exaggeration. Thero is nothing novel In tho an nouncement that a man has cured himself of Insanity by shooting him self in tho head. Tho novelty Is found In tho fact that ho Is still alive. English newspapers aro calling tho marquis of Anglesey n fool becauso ho ran Into debt to tho tuno of $3,000,000 In six years. In this country ho would bo classed as a Napoleon of finance. It may somewhat dampen tho be ginner's enthusiasm to bo told that thero aro over two million fivo hun dred thousand different hands In pok er, and but ono euro winner in tho whole loL Eastern chemists havo cnt an ex pedition to Texas to collect 50,000 bee-Btlngs to bo mado Into a rheuma tism cure. Wouldn't it bo cheaper and easier for every rheumatic per son to keep a beo? A man at Athens, Ohio, is credited wjth having entertained 1,000 friends at a dinner, Tho occasion was re markable, as ho is thought to bo tho only Ohio man with 1,000 friends who is not holding or seeking a political ofllco. JVTien a man Is so spectacularly honest that his neighbors familiarly refer to him as "Honest John" or "Honest Bill," or whatever his first name may be, it Is unfair to tempt him with i position of private or pub lic trust. GET A PLATFORM THEN COMES 8PEECHE3 NOMI NATING CANDIDATES. LITTLETON NAMES MR. PARKER D. M. Delmas Places Oof ore the Con vention the Claims of W. R. Hearst Immense Throng Visits Audito rium to Hear the Speeches. ST. LOUIS Much of Friday was lost In waiting for tho "commlteo hav ing In proparatlon tho platform, tho convention not reassembling until 8 p. in. Tho democratic national convention Friday night adopted a platform by a viva voco voto and listened to nomi nating speeches for prosldonL Judgo Alton B. Parker was named by Martin W. Littleton nnd William Randolph Hearst by D. M. Delmas. JUDGE ALTON SZ Both orators wcro applauded nt length. Antl-Pnrkcr delegates at tempted to create enthusiasm for their candldatos, but tho Parker men re mained undisturbed and unconcerned. Nominating spoeches for tho favor lto son candidates and seconding speeches for both Parker ad Hearst occupied tho convention for several hours. Tho convention hall seats about 10, COO people, and from appearance hun dreds moro had been admitted. Tho floor and upper galleries contained thousands of sweltering men nnd women oblivious of tho fact that tho crowded condition of tho hall endan gered ovory Hfo. Tho Coliseum Interior lookod llko a hugo basin with bottom and sides formed by closely packed persons. Not an nlslo could bo seen. They were filled by spectators who could find no other place. Outsldo and In the crowds wore tho Bame, except for tno fact that those within tho hall wcro satisfied and thoso without wcro tur bulont. As soon as tho convention had been called to order Chairman Clark an nounced that tho roport of tho com mittee ,on resolutions was ready. Senator Daniel read tho report as chairman of tho committee. Tho con fusion was so great that not a word READY TO FIGHT AND DIE. Japanese Anxious to Go Back and Battle. CHINAMPO. Tho steamer Man churia, having on board a party of Japaneso statesmen, foreign attaches and correspondents who aro making a tour of inspection of tho theater of war, haB been fogbouud for fivo day3 oft this port On tho evening of July 1 tho Man churia met a number of Japanoso transports. A Japanese mall steam ship passing here had on board 100 survivors of tho battleship Hatsuso, which was sunk off Port Arthur May 15 by striking a mine. Tho survivors aro bound for a naval base, whero they will Join tho torpedo flotilla. Many of tho men arc scarred from tho frightful burns received from tho explosion of shells. All appear anxious to return to active service, saying that it is wing for them to live when their comrades aro dead. With fanatical enthusiasm they aro desirous of tak ing every risk. Whon birds ceaso to sing rain and thunder will probably occur. Railroad Wins the Suit. WASHINGTON As a result of the allowances mado by the Union Pacific railroad to tho grain elevators of tho Peavoy Co., at Council Bluffs aud Kan sas City, tho lntersttao commerce com mission holds that tho compensation paid for tho elevator or transfer serv ice by tho Union Pacific Is not unrea sonable, that the Union Pacific is en titled to perform tho work itself or hire It done by others and Is not guilty of wrong doing becauso they are aided moro or less hi other lines of business n which they are engaged. could bo heard ten feet from tho plat form. Tho great climax of tho convention tho nomination of a candidato for president followed Immediately upon tho adoption of tho platform. Chair man Clark proceeded to that order of business without delay. Alabama was called, and yielded to Now York. Mr. Littleton's speech Im mensely pleased tho audlenco, and when ho concluded pandemonium rolgncd. Flags were waved, banners hold nloft and, great as was tho crowd, delegates carrying tho stand ards of tho Parker states paraded through tho convention, pushing, trampling and fighting all who ob structed their progress. Tho scono was ono of tremendous confusion. Then was enacted a sccno that re called an incident of tho democratic convention In Chicago which nomi nated W. J. Bryan. Llko Minnlo Mur ray, tho "woman In white," who from a gallery over tho stage led tho cheer ing for Bryan, two girls in whito sprang to tho front of tho platform B. PARKER. and waved flowers and flags. Tho young women were Misses Adelo and Evallno Haywood of St. Louis. With renewed outburst tho Immenso throng cheered them until a picture of Judgo Parker on a six by nlno canvas was displayed. Thunderous cheering con tinued fully fifteen minutes. Another ten minutes elapsed beforo tho chair man dared to call tho next state. Ar kansas yielded to Tennesseo nnd Sen ator Carmack took tho platform and seconded tho nomination of Judgo Parker. Thero was great confusion during tho speech. California, a Hearst Btato, was next In order. D. M. DelmaB of that state was recog nized, nnd thero was somo cheering as ho mado his way to tho platform, but It was not prolonged. Tho hall was a bedlam when Mr. Delmas con cluded. Port Arthur Fleet Intact. PARIS. Tho French ambassador at St. Potersburg has been advised by the foreign ofllco In reeponso to his In quiries relative to the Japanese re port of tho destruction of somo Rus sian ships at Port Arthur, tho govern ment answering that Vico Admiral Togo's report was Incorrect, as sub sequent official reports from Port Ar thur showed that tho Russian fleet was Intact. JAPS ON THE OFFENSIVE. Reports of Skirmishing All Along the Line. ST. PETERSBURG General Sakha roff says tho Russian losses during the lighting on July 6 havo not been defi nitely ascertained. In a long dispatch to tho general staff, dated Thursday, ho reports outpost skirmishes over a wide territory throughout July 5 and C, which Indicate a general advance of tho Japanese, who tho driving back tho Russian advanco posts. He sayB: "In general, wo observed on July G that the enemy was taking tho offen sive simultaneously along his whole front, extenulng from the seashore as far as tho valley of tho Chin Chan river. On tho morning of July 7 a vast camp of the enemy was discov ered in tho neighborhood of Siaok hctzza. At 8 n. m. July 7 the enemy occupied tho heights near Baosltchja." WASHINGTON Consul General Gottschalk at Calao, reported to the stato dopartmont by cablo today that cholera had brokeu out at Salaverry, a Peruvian coast town. Mr. Healy Talked Plainly. LONDON In tho course of tho dis cussion of tho Irish land bill in the house of commons Timothy M. Healy nationalist, fiercely atacked John E Redmond, tho Irish loader for soiling his cstato on tho basis of twonty-foui and a half yoars' purchase. His re marks wore greeted with a prolonged uproar and cries o'r "traitor." Mr. Healy said tho nationalists had hon ored him (Hoaly) by turning him out of tho party in Decomber, 1900. This statement was fiercely resented by tho nationalists. - i TICKET IS NAMED PARKER AND DAVIS DEMORACY'S STANDARD BEARERS. BOTH ARE BY ACCLAMATION Two Full Nights of Strenuous Work and Much Gxctcment Friends of Parker Havo the Situation Well In Hand. ST. LOUIS. Tho national demo cratic convention met Friday morning, but tho commltteo on platform being unablo to report, after an hour's ses sion, adjournment was taken to 8 o'clock In tho evening. Reassembling at that time, tho ses sion was continuous for ten ' hours, nomination of Judgo Parker for tho presidency taking placo at 5:40 n. m. It was a night of Impassioned oratory and of taunting invective. For ten hours sensational demonstrations wero In evidence. Parker lacked Just nlno votes when tho first roll call was ended, but beforo tho vote was announced Idaho chang ed six votes to Parker nnd Nebraska followed with two. Parker now lacked but one, and West Virginia gave him thirteen and Washington ten, making brought his total to C08. Beforo this could bo announced, Governor Dockery of Missouri with drew Cockrell's name, and moved that Parker's nomination be made unani mous. This was done with a yell and n demonstration was started. Tho bal lot stood ns follows: Parker, 658; Hearst, 200; Cockrell, 42; Wall, 27; Olnoy, 37; McClellan, 3; Miles, 3; Gray, 8; Williams, 8; Towne, 2; Color, 1. Total, 989. Two-thirds was required to nomi nate. Ho Bpcedlly got tho required number by tho change of Idaho, Neva da nnd West Virginia, whoso votes brought histotal to G98. Tho vote of Nebraska upon tho pres idential nominees was divided as fol lows: Hearst, 4; Cockrell, 4; Olncy, 1; Gray, 1; Wall, 1; Miles, 1; Paul son, 4. Everybody was too tired to engage In much enthusiasm, and a motion to adjourn to 5 p. m. was greeted with a howl of affirmation, ns tho 11,000 spec tators and 1,000 delegates mado a break for the exits. All night long those thousands had sat patiently and watched tho waging of a most extraordinary battle. Tho, climax of tho night of sensa tionalism came at 4 o'clock In tho morning, when, after eight hours of noisy clamor, William Jennings Bry an, in tho midst of absolute silence, began a speech. In which he seconded tho nomination of Cockrell of Mis souri. It was tho event for which the con vention had been waiting. Ho was fighting to provent tho nomination of Parker. But ho was leading a forlorn hope. In a flery speech ho seconded tho uomlnation of every candidato ex copt Parker. Senator Daniel concluded his read ing of tho compromise platform at 8:55 Friday night, and immediately moved its adoption, his was carried by an overwhelming vote, as a part of tho prearranged program. The utmost con fusion reigned during the reading, Daniel's voice being wholly Inaudible In the great hall. Immediately after the adoption of tho platform Chairman Williams as cended tho stops and shouted, above the din which greeted him: "Tho clerk will now call tho roll of states for the nomination of a candidato for president." For a few moments the convention was In an uproar, tho galleries Join ing. Then tho secretary succeeded In making himself heard, as ho called tho namo of the first state, in alphabetical order, Alabama. ''Alabama yields to tho Empire State of New York," screamed Delegate Russell, Jumping upon his chair, and a roar of cheers went up as Martin W. Littleton of Now York mounted the platform. With tho first words spoken In Lit tloton's strong, rich voice, silence fell upon tho vast assemblage, and ho was given tho closest attention as ho mado the speech nominating the man whom destiny had already picked as tho choice of tho party. Only now and then wero thero brlrf outbursts of applause and cheers, when tho speaker delivered a telling sentence. Thoso demonstrations swell ed Into a roar of approval when Little ton said: "If you ask mo why Judgo Parker has been silent, I answer becauso ho has not attempted to bo tho master of his party, but ia content to bo its serv ant." As ho concluded his speech, tho roar beenmo a hurricane, thunderous, tu multuous, passing beyond all control. States In tho Parker column toro their standards from tho fastenings and be gan a wild, shrieking march around tho hall; tho Michigan delegation mounting the platform and planting Its hugo banner behind tho chair, while thousands of voices wero Joined in n frenzy of sound. When Iowa was reached in the roll TIEN TSIN A telegram from Chin Wang Tao says tho British gunboat Esploglo reached thero on her return from New Chwang on July 8. It was originally Intended to provont tho Es pieglo from leaving Chin Wang Tao for Now Chwang but tho messago to this end was received too late. Tho Russians did not allow her to enter tho harbor of Now Chwang. This evi dently was pro-arranged for the British consul at New Chwang, C. Gross, boarded tho gunboat outside the har bor and communicated with officers. call ono of tho delegates started a small riot by referring to his state's "unpurchased and unpurchasablo dele gation." A roar of protest followed, Mhlch continued until tho speaker was compelled to leave his placo and find a seat In tho section assigned to Ala bama. At 3:35 in tho morning, Just ns th; first gleam of daylight appeared, Wil liam. J. Bryan appeared upon tho plat form nnd was given a tumultuous ova tion. By consent, tho timo limit upon epecchmaking was removed to permit him to address tho convention, defin ing his position. Ho spoke for fifty minutes, swnying tho great assembly with his passion ato sentences concerning tho history of tho party during tho last eight years. His hearers were with him In sympathy, swept along by what waa perhaps the most remarkablo address ho has ever made. Nebraska, ho stated, would not In sist upon any ono nominee, but would loyally support any mnn of character and good reputo who might bo chosen by tho party. Ho concluded, in a wild whirl of applause, by seconding tho nomination of Cockrell of Missouri. Mr. Bryan was attentively listened to, but his words had not the effect of changing opinion, ns tho nomination of Judgo Parker on tho first ballot fully domonstrated. WATSON AND TIBBLE3. The Springfield Convention Chooses a Georgia and a Nebraska Editor. SPRINGFIELD, 111. Thomas E. Watson of Georgia for president and Thomas H. Tibbies of Nebraska for vlco president was the ticket nomi nated by the populist national conven tion. Tho names of William V. Allen of Nebraska and Samuel W. Williams of Indinna were also placed beforo tho convention for president, but beforo tho list of states had been completed in tho roll call their names wero with drawn and Watson was nominated by acclamation. Former Senator Allen mado good his word that ho would not enter Into any scramblo for tho nomination. While tho nominations wero being mado ho twice instructed tho chairman of tho Nebraska delega tion to say that his namo must not go beforo tho convention. In the face of this, however, ho received over forty votes. Whether Mr. Watson will accept the nomination or not no ono in tho convention seems to know and all efforts to secure definlto Information failed. Watson was quoted as say ing that if tho democrats at St. Louis would nominate Hearst ho would sup port him for president. Williams of Indiana received only a few votes, soon withdrawing and mov ing to mako Watson's nomination unanimous. Thero were fivo nominations for vlco president, Thomas H. Tibbies of Nebraska, Theodore B. Rynder of Pennsylvania, L. H. Weller of Iowa, George E. Washburn of Massachu setts and Samuel W. Williams of In diana. Tho two latter declined and Tibbies received all tho votes on tho first ballot. J. A. Mallet of Texas was. chosen permanent chairman. CHICAGO LIMITED DITCHED. Fast Train on the Wabash Wrecked Near St. Louis. ST. LOUIS. A special to tTie Globe Democrat from Litchfield, 111., says tho Chicago limited on the Wabash rail road, duo in St. Louis at 7 p. m., and half an hour late, was wrecked inside tho city limits. Tho train struck an open switch and was overturned, and seven of tho nine cars burned. It Is believed that twenty persons perished In tho second, and third coaches and that forty wero injured. Later. A Bpeclal to tho Post-Dispatch from Litchfield, III-, says that nineteen dead and a number aro missing as a result of the wreck on tho Wabash railroad hero last night, when train No. 11, from Chicago, left tho track at a misplaced switch and crashed into a lino of freight cars standing on a sidetrack. Seven hun dred persons wero on tho lllfated train at tho tlmo it dashed into tho sidetrack. Tho work of clearing tho debris Is progressing ns rapidly as possible. The remains of Hon. I. R. Mills, Inter nal revenue collector of the central Illinois district, wero sent to his homo in Decatur this morning. Hundreds of peoplo who aro In tho city from va rious points visited the sceno of tho wreck. Tho telegraph offices have, been besieged with dispatches from friends and relatives oi i),i posed to have been on tho ill-fated, train. Edward T. Clapp, chief cleric In the office of tho president of tho Wabash, stated to tho Associated' Press today that from all that could bo learned, the misplaced switch at Litchfield waa tampered with by somo outsldo person. They had no definite Information as to who tho culprit might bo. A thorough Investigation will bo held, said Mr Clapp, after which President Ramsey will bo In a) position to mako a statement. Mexico's Presidential Election. MEXICO CIT V. Reports from many points show that tho presidential elec tion passed off quietly. Several thou sand electors who wero chosen will assemble in this city during the sec ond week of July for tho purpose of voting for tho candidates for presi dent. President Diaz will havo no opposition. Tho press quite generally is favorable to Ramon Corral, at pres ent minister of tho interior, for the vlco presidency and ho will no doubt bo elected. THE VICE MtESIDENCY. Henry G. Davis of West Virginia Nom inated by Acclpmatlon. ST. LOUIS With tho announce ment of tho nomlnntlon of Chief Jus tlco Alton B. Parker early In the morn ing nn adjournment was taken until afternoon, and tho groat convention hall was quickly emptied of Its wear ied delegates and spectators. The ter rific strain of the night was over and. there was a general movement in the direction of tho hotels. It was 5:37 when tho afternoon ses sion opened. A motion was made and adopted that speeches nominating can didates for tho vice presidency be lim ited to ten minutes, that five minutes be allowed for seconding speeches and. that the number be limited to three. Roll call of states was then called for tho presentation or candidates for vlco president. Alabama was called, several times with no response, but finally Mr. Russell of that state an nounced that Alabama would give way to Illinois. Samuel Olschuler of Illinois aroso and announced that Freeman Morris would speak for that state. Mr. Morris took the platform to name James R. Williams of Illinois. Tho roll call of statOB proceeded and whon Nebraska was reached the re sponse wns a statement that it waited with interest the cholco of Now York. New York requested to bo passed when called on the roll. Maryland seconded tho nomination: of Davis of West Virginia. At this point in tho session thero wns uproar over rumors of a telegram that had been received from Judgo Parker, nominee for tho presidency, which Senator Culbortson of Texas and others thought ought to be con sidered before the convention went any further. Tho former said: "For reasons which are obvious to all tho delegates here It scorns to me that we ought not to proceed at this time to nominate a candrdato for vice pres ident." Adjournment was thereupon taken. The leaders disappeared cad tho ses sion closed with an atmosphere of tense expectancy as to what would oc cur when It reconvened nt 30 p. m. Tho convention did not go into ses sion promptly at the timo apponited, although the greater number of dele gates and alternates wero in their seats, keyed up to a high pitch of ex citement over the possible events of the night. During the course of tho proceed ings the following message from Judge Parker was read: "I regard the gold standard as firm ly and irrevocably established, and shall act accordingly if tho action of tho convention today shall bo ratified by tho people. As the platform Is b! lent on tlie subject, my views should be made known to the convention, and If it is proved to be unsatisfactory to tho majority, I request you to decline the nomination for me at onco, so that another may bo nominated before ad journment." A messago was proposed to be sent to Judge Parker as follows: "The platform adopted by this con vention is silent on tho question of monetary standard because it Is not reagrded by us as a possible issue in this campaign, and only campaign is sues were mentioned In tho platform. Therefore thero is nothing In tho views expressed by you In tho tele gram Just received which would pre clude a man entertaining them from accepting a nomination on said plat form." (Applause.) A great deal .of discussion followed,, some favoring sending of the message, others not. Bryan said he was opposed to send ing tho telegram ns framed. "If the gold standard is a good thing, then why run away from It? Why not put It Into your platform?" His declaration that tho sending of tho telegram to Judgo Parker was a declaration for the gold standard side nnd his statement that If the democ racy was to say so frankly wns greet ed with a shriek of applause from tho galleries, and one man with a strong voice yelled, "That's right" Loud applause greeted Mr. Bryan's remark that It was a manly thing in Judgo Parker to express his opinions before tho convention adjourned, but it would have been a manlier thing had he spoken before tho convention met. was again cheered. After some further debate a roll calf was ordered on the question of tho adoption of the reply to Judge Parker's messago. As tho roll call proceeded It was evident that tho motion to send the message to Judgo Parker would be carried by an over whelming majority. The result was announced to bo 774 ayes and 191 noes, and the messngo was ordered sent by tho convention. The voto closed tho Incident. It had been provocatlvo of somo feeling and much anxiety on tho part of tho party leaders, but from the first of tho evening session it wns evident that they had tho situation well in hand. Tho order of business now went back to tho point whero Governor Vardaman sprung tho Parker tele gram rumor and a recess when th roll of states was about to be called on tho voto for tho nomination' for a candidato for vlco president and tho chair directed that tho roll should bo called. Announcement of tho vote revealed that Henry O. Davis of West Virginia had received C52 votes, being 150 less then tho necossary two-thirds. He then received tho nomination by acclamation. J '