The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922, July 02, 1908, Image 2
DEMOCRATS IHDENVEB Advance Guard on Hand for i National Convention, i Theodore A. Bell of California li ) Chosen as Temporary Presldlnjj Of fleerHenry D. Clayton of Alabama May Be remanent Chairman. The city of Denver has taken its last iiolltlcal slumber for nt least o fortnight to come. The Democratic politicians of prominence who havp al rendy arrived fof the national convex tlon left for a pleasure trip Into the mountains. By the time they are all back once more the ndvnnce guards of the state delegations will be there nnd there will bo an cver-lncreafslng activity until tho red fire has flickered out nnd tho curtain has been rung down on tho flnnl sceno of the Demo crntlc national convention. Tho out and out Dryan men wore highly pleased over tho easy manner In which Theodore A. Bell of Califor nia was named fof temporary chair man. Thoro wore .reports before Mr. Bell had been selected that a fight wns to bo made on him by Thomas Tnggnrt, chairman of tho national commltteo, And JtogonC. Sullivan, the national committeeman from Illinois, but tho promised struggle did' not ran tcrlallzo nnd tho wishes of Mr. Bryan rogardlng Mr. Bell wero carried out without a Blgn or sound of dissent. This fact was taken by tho Bryan men to mean that all opposition to tho wlshos of tholr leader had dlsnp peared, or at least will bo of only comparatively slight Influence through out tho convention. They are now counting confidently, on tho selection of Henry D. Clayton of Alabama for permanent chairman, claiming that It will bo brought about ns easily and with no more opposition than was that of Mr. Boll at tho mooting Saturday. Very little talk has so far been heard concerning tho platform, but It is goncrally belloved among tlio recog nized lenders hero that tho fight over tho "Injunction" plank In the Repub lican resolutions committee may find a parallol when tho Democratic plat - form builders arc fairly at work, li Is generally understood that In tho event of tho Bryan people securing control of tho resolutions committee the dec laration of principles will follow close ly tho "Lincoln platform." Vice Presidential Situation. The vlco presidential situation, from tho present outlook, offers tho great est encouragement to that class of delegates which .Is looking always for excitement at a political convention. "Unless tho nominee for the first place on tho ticket should demand of his friends a running mate on whom he had set his heart, the Indications would scorn to point to numerous bat lots In tho completion of a ticket. That frequent balloting and spirited con tests aro wonderful factors in creating entliuslnem is nssertcd by Democratic leaders now hero nnd' they aro looking forward to a scrnmblo over th,e vice presidency, particularly if a nomina tion for the presidency Is made on tho first ballot. Tho present prospects aro that thoro will not be a dearth of candidates for tho vice presidential nomination. Some of the names now heard uro those of men who have said they do not desire, or would not tako, second place. They will havo warm friends In the convention nevertheless, who nro'llkely to make campaigns for them if Mr. Bryan should be nominated and Jail to voice his preference for a run ning mate. Among these are Governor Johnson of Minnesota and Judge George Gray of Delaware, both of whom will figure in the ballot for the presidential nomination. That both of these would prefer not to be thought of In connection with tho vlco presidency and In fact might go so far as to positively decline in advanco to qualify, if nominated, apparently has failed to eliminate them lrom the list of possibilities. Flvo New York men are looming up conspicuously in the preconventlon gossip over the vice presidential, situ ation. These are Morgan J. O'Brien, former chief justice of the New York jiupremo court; Herman L. Metr, city comptroller of Brooklyn; former Rep resentative Charles A. Towne, Lewis S. Chanlcr, lieutenant governor, and former Representative Francis Burton Harrison. It Is argued in favor of Judge O'Brien that he could bring eastern Democrats Into Bryan's camp. The same claim has been made in behalf of former Governor William L. Douglns of Massachusetts as for Judge O'Bilen. Mr. Douglas is a manufact urer who enjoys the confidence of business men In the east. Another east ern candidate is. Archibald McNeill of Bridgeport, Conn., who comes nlso from the ranks of business men Since the refusal of John Mitchell, former president of the United Mine Work ers of America, to permit his name to bo used as a candidate for the Demo cratic nomination for governor of Illi nois, he has been mentioned prom inently for the second place on the Democratic national ticket. National Chairman Thomas Tagjjnrt has announced to his colleagues that if an Indiana man is placed on the ticket his stato will go Democratic In November. He Is pushing tho candi dacy of John W. Kern. Another man from Indiana mentioned In connection with the place Is Representative Ben jamin F. Shlvely Another entry was made in the list of vice presidential candidates, head quarters having been opened for Jer ry B. Sullivan of Iowa, who was twice Democratic candidate for governor ol his state. His candidacy Is being managed by Judge M. E. Wade. UPRISING IN OLD MEXICO Revolutionists Are Repulsed in At tack on Los Vacas. Mexican revolutionists attackod the town of Los Vacas, Mexico, and some of the revolutionists are believed to have crossed Into Texas The Texas sheriff w:rcd nsklng the governor if ha could art est any fugitives coming Into tho state. The governor referred the matter to the attorney general, who held that the state officials could not take any action, as the matter of po litical fugitives coming Into tho Unit ed States from foreign countrlos was a question for federal authorities to deal with. It is reported that tho revolutionists were repulsed. Later information says that about 5.000 shots were exchanged. The of ficers' quarters wore burned and be tween forty and fifty killed on both sides Tho troop commandant was badly wounded Another outbreak Is expected, as tho revolutionists have well armed' cavalry. All telegraph, and telephone wires havo been cut. Tho, worst attack oc curred at the customs house. Tho attack on Los Vncas Is separ ato and distinct from the affair at VIesca. Tho towns are more than 100 miles distant from each other and tho assaults wero nt least twenty-four hours npnrt. Fourteen allogcd revolutionists havo been arrested in the city of Chihuahua and a quantity of arms and ammu nition has been seized. Two hundred of tho Eighteenth bat talion, Moxlcnn Infantry, arrived in Juarez. In Chihuahua patrols aro sta tioned in tho streets and public build ings and tho jails aro guarded heavily- Governor Cnrdelcas of Coahulla has telcgrap'hed the governor of Durnngo, notifying him that a number of men responBlblo for recent disturbances In his state have fled to Durango, and re questing all possible nsslstnnco In ap prehending tho fugitives. Three battalions of regulars sent by tho federal' government to Vlosca havo arrived there. The International lino out of Tor reon, on which Is located the town of Matamoras, reported to bo In tho handsi of revolutionists, has suffored heavily and the CoahuHa and Pacific railway Is cntlroly tied up as the ro suit of depredations committed by revolutionists. A train on the Coahulla and Pacific was attacked soon after leaving Torreon, but the crew suc ceeded in running the train back to Torreon and escaping. TROOPS ORDERED TO BORDER United States Will Enforce Neutrality Laws With Mexico. By direction of tho president, Secre tary Taft has issued orders to tho commanding general of tho Depart ment of Texas, at San Antonio, to send a sufficient number of troops to Del Rio, El Pnso and other points In Tex as to aid tho civil authorities in pro serving order. This action was de cided upon ns a result of tho request from the Mexican government that the United States do its utmost to prevent any violation of the neutrality laws. v Tho request of tho Mexican govern ment was referred to the attorney general by the stato department and the governor of Texas in the mean time was asked to assist lu compell ing obedience to the law Tho order for the sending of troops to the bor der Is understood to be on tho recom mendation of the attorney general. Brigadier General A. L. Meyer, in command of the Department of Texas, is authorized to ascertain the number of troops necessary at Del Rio and El Paso and also to send troops to any other points along tho Mexico-Texas bordor If found advisable. Tho fed eral troops will act under tho direc tions of tho United States marshal and the United Stntes district attor ney The troops' presence will nlso do much to prevent nny outbreaks within United States territory and will bo of material assistance in the event that revolutionists should cross the border. Senor Godoy, the Mexican charge at Washington, had another talk with Acting Secretary Adee of the state de partment, at which the situation was discussed. TORNADO AT CLINTON, MINN. Seven Persons Killed and Sixty In jured by Storm. A special dispatch from Gracevllle, Minn., gives additional details of the tornado that struck Clinton, Minn., a town of 400 Inhabitants, in tho western part of Minnesota, killing seven people. The dispatch says that over sixty were Injured, but that only eleven were seriously hurt. Thirty three houses in Clinton were de stroyed and twenty-five wero prac tically ruined. Two hundred people are hoWless. Medical aid Is suffi cient, ns doctors from Gracevllle and Ortonvllle have been In constant at tendance on the Injured for twenty four hours, but scores are destitute of clothing and outside aid Is needed OLEO MUST CARRY THE MARK Secretary Wilson Decides Statute Is Plain, With but One Construction. Secretary Wilson, after hearing rep resentatives of oleomargarine and dairy lntorests rogardlng the placing of the government mark of Inspection on oleomargarine, announced that the re cent regulation requiring the marks promulgated by the department must stand, the statute being clear and ad mitting of but one construction Slays Companion for Taunt. Taunted because bs had Joined tho church. Roy Liggett shot and killed his companion. Fred Koch, at Torre Haute. Liggett gave himself up. E Simple Rites Attend Burial of Ex-President at Princeton, DP. 8ylvester W. Beach, With Threo Other Clergymen, Conduct Brief Ser vices President Roosevelt Comei from Oyster Bay to Attend. Grover Cleveland's body now lies burled in Princeton (N. J.) cemetery. At G o'clock Saturday evening, just as the sun was sinking In the west, u distinguished company silently watched as tho body was lowered Into the grave Then tho simple burial ser vice of the Presbyterian church was read and when the last of tho car riages In the cortege hud driven up to the path leading to the grave, the benediction had been pronounced, and the members of the family, President Rooseve.t nnd others who had gath ered about tho grave wero leaving the cemetery. Many of tho personal friends of the dead statesman lingered about tho spot which was to -mark his last rest ing place and each in turn was per mitted to cast a shovelful of earth into the grave. Agreeable to the wishes of Mrs. Cleveland, tho services, both at the house and nt the cemetery, were of tho simplest character. An Invocation, scriptural reading, a brief prayer and the reading of a William Wordsworth poem, "Character of the Happy War rior," constituted tho services at tho houso, while tho reading of tho burial service nt (ho grave wus brief and lm presslvo. Although tho funernl was of a strict ly private nature, those In ntter-lanco numbered many distinguished cltlzenF, including President Roosevelt, Gov ernors Fort of New Jersey, Hughes of New York, Hoko Smith of Georgia, former members of President Cleve land's cabinet, officials of tho Equita ble Llfo Assurance society, members of the Princeton university faculty and friends and neighbors. Mr. Cleveland was burled" with all tho simplicity and privacy that ho himself might have wlfehdd- as (a- pri vato citizen rather than.as the former chiof executive of the nation. Thero was nothing that Bavored of the offi cial and the military clement was In jected solely as a measure of precau tion In protecting President Roosevelt. President Comes from Oyster Bay. The president wns met on bis ar rival at the station by Governor Fort The president. Governor Fort and Secretary Loeb wero driven at once to Westland. Upon his arrival at tho house the president went to Mrs. Cleveland, offering his sympathy and expressing keen regret at Mr. Cleve land's death. The president then returned to the reception room, where the body had been removed from the room on the second 'floor, In which Mr. Cleveland died. A few minutes later tho four clergy men who officiated came down the stairs to tho hall leading to tho '"'re ception room, followed by Mrs Cleve land and tho children. As they stopped on tho landing, accompanied by Dr. Joseph D. Bryant, the whole company rose and remained standing throughout tho service. The services began with an invoca tion by Rev. Sylvester W. Beach of tho First Presbyterian church of Princeton, which was followed by scriptural reading by Rev. Maltlaud V. Bartlett of the West Farms Presby terlan church of New York, a former pastor of Mr. Cloveland, who read from the fourteenth chapter of the book of John and a number of pas sages from the Fourth and Twenty second chapters of tho Thessalonlans. Simple Rites at the Grave. Tho services were concluded nt 5:30 and five minutes later the casket had been tenderly carried to the hearse and the procession started on Its way to the cemetery. Along the streets from the house to the cemetery Na tional Guardsmen, mounted and on foot, policed the way. As President Roosevelt passed through the gate leading from the Westland grounds, the militiamen presented arms and the president doffed his hat In recog nition. The pall bearers, six on either side of the hearse, marched with the procession as it wended its way slow ly to the cemetery, which was reached a few minutes before 6 o'clock. Tho members of the family alighted from their carriages and with the four clergymen in tho lend, walked slowly down the graveled path leading to the open grave and the rose-strewn grave of Ruth, both almost hidden In the profusion of green boughs and' flowers. Mrs. Cleveland stood with Esther an'd Richard and Dr. Bryant as the coffin was slowly lowered into the grave. Dr William M. Richards of the Brick Presbyterian church of New York had started to read the commit tal service even before President Roosevelt and others had reached the Eceno, Tho president stood just back of Mrs. Cleveland as the impressive words were spoken. The services lasted less than five minutes The ceremonies over. President Roosevelt, with Secretary Lob and several secret service men who at tended him, was driven to the rail road station, where he entered his pri vate car and remained until the train pulled out at (520 o'clock, when he ap peared on the rear platform and ac knowledged the cheers and goodbyes of the crowd at the station. James S. Sherman Improving Rapidly. Congressman James S. Sherman, who Is ill in a Cleveland hospital, is rapidly improving. CLEVELAND LI BISHOP POTTER NEAR DEATH Regarded by His Physicians as Behg In Critical Condition. Bishop H. C. Potter of New York Is re gnrded by his physicians as being in a critical state of heclth Tho bishop has been lit for some i.me with stom- BISHOP HENRY C POTTER. Mexico and the United States havo an agreement whereby tho troops of either country mny cross the boundary of tho other In pursuit of hostile In dians, which may serve as the basts for nny steps that might be taken In assisting Mexico to capture the revo lutionists. FOUR DIE FROM CLOUDBURST Wellington, Kan., Visited by Flood at Midnight. A cloudburst at Wellington, Kan., caused the death of four persons and property loss of $75,000. The dead: Mrs. Shirley Sherman, Mrs. Ed West, Albert Hughes, four years old; Mrs. George Jackson, Jr. Men who were on the streets short ly before the occurrence declare that a wall of water six feet high swept down a ravine in the bottoms and car tied everything before it. Twenty houses were carried from their founda tions and swept two to four blocks by the rush of the wator. It is sup posed that tho deluge was caused by a cloudburst at Cicero, six miles north of Wellington. On the oppo site side of the town, Hargls creek, swollen by a partial .cloudburst at Rlverdole, overflowed Its banks and Joined tho river In the bottoms. The houses that were swept away were all occupied. The occupants in all cases were compelled to seek the roofs of the houses for safety. A rope was thrown to ono house and Ed West, his wife and Mrs. Shlrloy Sher man grabbed It and Jumped Into the water. All lost their holds. Ed West was rescued, but tho bodies of 'the women have not been recovered. Albert Hughes was taken from tho top of a house, but his rescuer was hit by floating debris and the child was hwept from his arms. Zepplln's Airship Stands Severe Test. At Frledrlchshafen, Germany. Count Zepplln's airship stood brilliantly the longest and most searching test it has yet undergone It remained in the air for six and three-quarter hours, attain ing an average speed of thirty-four and ono-half miles an hour through out, the hlghost speed yet accom plished. The apparatus successfully underwent severe experiments, work ing without a hitch during tho entire period. CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Features of the Day's Trading and Closing Quotations. Chicago, Juno 29. Rain in Kansas and bullish statistics were chiefly responsible for the strong tone in the local wheat market today At the close wheat Jor September delivery was up c, corn Qlc higher, oats were a shade lower and provisions were 5c higher. Closing prices: Wheat July, 85c; Sept.. 86V4 86c. Corn July, 69c; Sept., 69(369c. Oats July, 45c; Sept., 389t,c. Pork July. $14.70; Sept.. $14.95. Lard July, $9.20; Sept., $9.35. Ribs July, $8.32; Sept., $8.50. Chicago Cash Prices No. 2 hard wheat. 88589c; No. 2 corn, 7171V4c; No. 3 white oats, 40Vi52c. South Omaha Live Stock. South Omaha, June 29. Cattle Re ceipts, 3,200; slow to 1015c lower; native steers, $4.75g7 90; cows and heifers. $3.005.S5; western steers, $3.5006.10; Texas steers, $3.005.50; canners, $2.0003 50; stackers and feeders, $3.005.00; calves, $3.00 6.00, bulls, stags, etc.. $2.755.00 Hogs Receipts. 5,000; 10c higher: heavy, $5.956 05; mixed, $5.950.00; light. $5.906.00; pigs, $4.755.50; bulk of sales, $5 956.00. 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