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CONVENTION T IRK First Session of Big Gathering . at Denver is a Brief One. . Allies Lack a Leader and Opposition Crumbles to Pieces All Efforts to Unite on Vice Presidential Candl date Prove Futile. Tho Democratic nntlonal conven tion got under way Tuesday at the Auditorium in Denver In a brief ses sion. Aftor the dolivery of tho key note speech by Temporary Chairman Thcodoro A. Bell of California, nn ad journment was taken as a mark of respect to tho memory of Orover Cleveland. Above tho hubbub of the opening day of tho convention these main developments stand out prominently: Tho wave of Bryan sentiment hns in creased to apparently overwhelming and' Irresistible- proportions, and tho THEODOItE A. BELL. nomination of tho Nobraskan seems now assured beyond any reasonable doubt, unlesB some unlooked for re versal of present conditions occurs. All efforts to unite on a vice presi dential candidate have proved futile and tho convention began its deliber ations with the contest for second place wldo open. A majority of tho Pennsylvania del egation in caucus named Colonel James M. Guffoy as national commit teeman In open doflanco of Mr. Bry an's demand for his displacement ana on the heels of Quffoy's public ar raignment of Bryan aa a "hypocrite, tngrate and falslflor." A minority of tho Pennsylvania del egation held a rump caucus, which sought to depoBO Ouffey from leader ship and install James Kerr, a Bryan man, ns Pennsylvania's leader. Tho Now York delegation appointed a committee of ten to draft a platform and named Judgo Alton B. Parker, tho Democratic standard' bearer of 1004, as tho Now York representative on tho platform committee. Tho New York caucus was silent on tho presi dential and vlco presidential situation and still falls to show her colors. The Democratic national committee held Its first mooting to consider con tests, which resulted In tho dis missal of Senator McCarren's New York contests nnd the seating of Roger Sullivan's Illinois delegates. Allies Lack a Leader. Tho belated arrlvnls Tuesday have practically completed tho roster of etato delegations and have given a clear Idea of tho aggregate strength commanded' by tho Bryan force. It has been one continuous swelling of tho Bryan chorus, with only scatter ing accessions for other candidates. ThlB has becomo so apparent that tho nomination of Mr. Bryan seems as sured, not only by the required two thirds vote of tho convention, but by practically an unanimous vote, except that of Minnesota nnd Delaware, whose representatives still Insist they will bo steadfast to the end for their favorite sons, and scattering anti-Bryan votes from Georgln, New York, Pennsylvania, Maine and several oth er localities a scattered opposition dwarfed by tho magnitude of Mr. Bry an's total. While this steady tide of Bryan Btrength has been setting in tho allied opposition have been looking intently, but vainly, toward New York, for it has been recognized that Chief Murphy, the political genius of tho delegation, held a key which might unloosen a movement of genu ine forco against tho Nobraskan. With New York taking tho lead and throwing Its 78 votes against him, Cluf fey and his Pennsylvania cohorts would have followed suit; Georgia was wavering and likely to turn o block of southern strength away from Bryan and this, with tho organized strongth of Johnson and Gray, might have glvon vitality to the allied oppo Bltlon, but all these reckonings have come to naught because of New York's persistent sllenco. Mr. Murphy la neither for Bryan nor against him, nnd with this lendorless, aimless sit uation, tho allied opposition hns slow ly crumbled to pieces. If Murphy has waited for some one else to take th lead, as Is generally believed, he will have the satisfaction of going back to New York with the declaration that It would have been lacking In political sagacity for New York to act against Bryan until the aucrecate stromM!- nf the opposition was demonstrated ti b Bunicieni to dereat him. A meeting waB held of the va .us anti-Bryan elementB, during which tho situation was fully canvassed ar.N a C -m " practical agreement reached that It was futile to continue the fight In vlow of Now York's Inaction. Platform Makers at Work. Evidences aro multiplying that prac tically the only difficult plank to pre paro for the Democratic platforpi will be that relating to tho use of injunc tions ih industrial disputes. Mr. Bry an has let it be known through a num ber of reliable sources that his po sition on this plank is not rigid. Work on tho platform continued through tho medium of an informal subcommittee, consisting of Governor Haskell, who Is to bo chairman of tho resolutions committee, and a number of prominent members of the party who will have places on that commit tee. The plan contemplates telephon ing ench plank to Mr. Bryan at Lin coln as soon as it is agreed upon by tho subcommittee. In this manner it will bo possiblo for tho subcommittee to present to tho full resolutions com mltteo a perfected platform which al ready has received tho stamp of ap proval of tho prospective candidnte. The tariff plank enmo In for consid erable discussion, with the result that this language was put forward tenta tively ns embodying the position tho party should take: , "The Democratic party believes In tariff for revenue only, but inasmuch i as tho expenses of the government areH great and we are dopendlng Inrgoly upon Imports for 'the revenues for lunnlng the government, which means the imposition of a tariff, wo favor the laying of the tariff duties in such a manner that thoro slinll bo no dis crimination in behalf of any Bectlon of tho country or any Industry." Mayor F. W. Brown of Lincoln, who Is to bo tho Nebraskn representative on tho committee on resolutions, ar rived with Mr. Bryan's suggestions concerning a number of planks of tho platform In his pocket. Mr. Brown' said that it hnd not been Mr. Bryan's Intention to prepare a complete plat form, but that It was his wish that the committee itself should perform this duty. Ho declined to say what subjects were covered by the Bryan draft, but it is understood through other channels that Mr. Bryan's mem oranda deals especially with the sub ject of the regulation of tho issuance of wrltB of injunction by tho federal courts in labor disputes, tho tariff, the trust, tho railroads, the election of senators, which ho would have by direct vote of tho peoplo; the guaran tee of bank deposits by the govern ment and tho publicity of campaign contributions. Tho injunction plank, as drafted, would prohibit the issu ance of prohibitive writs without no tice, except In cases in which it is evident Irreparable damage might be done to property. In that event the plank would permit the Issuanco of an injunction limited to ten days' time, and a hearing would' be required on the second presentation of the caso. BELL HA8 STRENUOUS DAY Temporary Chairman of Convention Has Trouble In Reaching Denver. The arrival In Lincoln, Neb., Mon day of Theodore A. Bell, temporary chairman of the Democratic conven tion at Denver, was a comedy; his de parture a melodrama. The first act brought him to Lincoln anent "the pa pers" Inevitable in dramatic plots and In this case meaning the platform and his speech as temporary chairman of the convention. W. J. Bryan, tho kindly old gentleman In the play, oc cupied the calcium light when the pat ter of hoofs Introduced the hero, Mr. Bell, his carriage bespattered with mud and his clothes hinting of tho flood conditions in which the scene was set. Salt creek was on a ram page; tho bridge over Antelope creek had been partially washed away and the hero had arrived through re markable difficulties at the Old Home stead. The act closed with a hurried admonition on the part of the kindly old gentleman that if the hero wished to save the situation he must away on the first train. Train after train was chosen, only to fall as a possibil ity of egress; the flood was every where; expedient after expedient was chosen, only to be abandoned. It seemed that tho convention of which the hero was an Indispensable part must be abandoned, when the low comedian, In the person of General Manager Melcher of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railroad, burst In through tho medium of a telegram and proffered a special train to con quer the machinations of the flood. With this tho curtain on the first act descended. Tho curtain on tho second act arose with Theodore A. Bell, hero of the play, pumping way on a handcar, in company with four brawny railroad hands and' a tireless correspondent, in the direction of set scenery repre senting a flood and blasted alfalfa crops. They were straining every ef fort In a.n endeavor to reach the spe cial train provided by Mr. Melcher on the other side of the washout. This act closed with tho flood passed and tho hero on board tho special train, Introduced as a medium of bringing tho act to a fitting climax. The third act was laid at Falrviow. with W. J. Bryan awaiting news of tho hero, who was reported at last as eafely at Denver, - his difficulties passed and the situation saved. Serious Fire at Port Au Prince. Fire broke out at Port au Prince in the vicinity of the palace. The flames spread quickly, there being a high wind. Four hundred buildings wero burned, including the court house and prison. Sparks were carried to the arsenal, which was also burned, to gether with stores of powder and mu nitions. The destruction of the arsen al was accompanied by many explo sions, causing a panic. FLEETSMLSFOR HOME Battleships Continue Voyage Around the World. Vessels Will Remain a Week at Hono lulu and Then Proceed to Antipodes. Will Reach Hampton Roads Latter Part of February, 1909. Tho Atlantic battleship fleet, led by the flagship Connecticut, with Rear Admiral Sperry In command, headed out of San Francisco Tuesday and be gan their long voyngo homeward across threo great oceans to Hamp ton roads. San Francisco took no official notice of the doparturo of tho fleet, but for all that there were thousands of patri otic Americans on Snn Francisco hills ??&??? REAR ADMIRAL C S SPERRY. and on tho cliffs that flnnk the ap proach to the Golden Gate and tho big fighting ships did not lack for hearty cheers nnd fervent good wishes when they headed out into the Pacific, on their way to the far east. The fleet steamed out through tho Golden Gate in single column. This strung tho sixteen battleships out over many miles of sea, and by the time the last ship Bwept out through the gate tho Connecticut was hull down In the western horizon, a dwindling smoke obscured speck against the declining sun. The fleet will reach Honolulu on July 16, remain a week, and then pro ceed to the antipodes. Elaborate preparations for its entertainment have been made at Auckland, Sydney and Melbourne. The fleet will reach Manila after a visit to Japanese and Chinese ports about Nov. 7. It is expected that tho fleet will ar rive at Hampton roads during tho latter part of February, 1909, where It will again be reviewed by President Roosevelt. .PEAR.Y BEGINS HIS JOURNEY Has Only Minimum Amount of Sup plies for Trip to North Pole. With only a minimum amount of supplies, Commander R. E. Peary's ex ploring Bhlp, tho Roosevelt, left the pier at East 24th street, New York, for the Initial stage of its Journey toward the North pole. Over $4,000 is still lacking in the estimate the explorer made sometime ago of the smallest amount of money necessary for an other attempt to place the Stars and Stripes over the geographical point never before reached by human be ings. "I haven't tho supplies that I would llko to have," declared Commander Peary, "but still I think we will be able to pull through. With my exper ience and knowledge of the country up there, I think tho expedition is pre pared for three years in the Arctic re gions, if conditions are favorable and I have no bad luck. I will have, of course, to depend' upon getting a good amount of wild game for food, which I would not be so dependent upon If I could obtain all the provisions I ex pected to have." RUEF RELEASED ON BAIL Former 'Frisco Boss Furnishes Bonds Aggregating $1,560,000. Abraham Ruef, former San Francisco political boss, was released from jail on bonds aggregating $1,560,000, the largest amount ever given In a criminal case in California. This sum is tho aggregate ball upon seventy eight indictments returned by the Oliver graud Jury, charging Ruef with bribery of the former board of super visors in connection with the granting of franchises to public corporations and upon which he was taken in cus tody on March 8, 1907. Twenty sureties, Including Ruef's father and sister and himself, signed the bonds. It developed during the examination of his sureties before Judge Murasky that Ruef owned real estate In San Francisco, which he had transferred to his father and sister, upon which a real estate export on the witness stand placed a valuation of $1,095,556. Ruef's annual income from this property was $10,900. His fathei and sister went his bonds to the amount of $690,000. while other sure ties qualified for $870,000. They Kill 77,607 Dogs and Cats. Since Jan. 1 77,607 stray dogs and cats have been destroyed by the American Society for tho Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Never in the history of the society were greater efforts put forth to rid New York city of tho homeless dogs and cats. Preston and Munro Named. The national convention in New York city of the Socialist Labor par ty nominated Martin R. Preston of Ne vada for president and Donald Munro of Virginia for vice president -crcAmibM. rr&xus. SELF-HYPNOTISM CAU8EB DEATH Strange Case In Chicago Interests Doc tors, Who Will Hold Post Mortem. Suffering all the ngony and ex hibiting many of the symptoms that accompany death by poisoning, John Neriza of Chicago died of hallucina tion and auto-suggestion. It is be lieved his condition resulted from worry because of Fourth of July noise, Attending physicians found no trace of poison in their examination of Neriza. Members of his family declare that ho had eaten nothing that might cause his condition. But tho efforts of physicians to assure him that he wis not poisoned were futile, and he passed Into a comatoso condition and died after hours of acute suffering. Tho case is one that puzzled the physicians of tho Alexian Brothers' hospital staff, and many of them will attend the Inquest, while alienists also will be present to explain tho cause of Nerlzn's death. A weak mental stato is believed responsible for the self-hypnotism. It wns asserted by several physicians that scores cl deaths occur annually in every larga city from such conditions. EIGHT KILLED IN WRECK Engine Crashes Into Side of Smoking Car, Killing 8 and Injuring 30. A local, bound from Alameda Mole Into Onklnnd, crashed into the Santa Cruz train No. 57, bound for tho Oak land Mole, at First and Webster streets, killing or Injuring all of tho passengers in tho Santa Cruz train's smoking car. Eight were killed and over thirty Injured. The engine of the Alameda train, which was running with tender ahead, cut into the Santa Cruz train smok ing car a few feet from the front trucks, and the mass was tossed from the main line track against tho signal tower in Webster street. The wreck of the coach, containing its dead and screaming wounded, wns hurled on its side, with the Alameda local tender buried in the wreckage. NINE KILLED; FIFTY INJURED- Mlssourl Pacific Fast Trains Crash Near Knobnoster, Mo. Tho California train from St. Louis on tho Missouri Pacific railroad col lided with tho equally fast St. Louis train from Kansas City near Knobnos ter, Mo. Nine persons were killed, all on the train from Kansas City, and at least fifty wero Injured. The dead: Michael Burke, line man for Western Union Telegraph company, Poplar Bluff, Mo.; S. R. In glish, lumberman, Olean, Mo.; Fred Story, lineman, Franklyn, Ky.; W. J. FrlBblo, St. Louis; John Hood, Hur ley, Mo., lineman; W. H. Harding, ne gro mall clerk, St. Louis; Baggage man Campbell, Jefferson City, and two assistants. 74 DEAD; 2,786 INJURED Record of 1908 Eclipses All Previous Fourths. Seventy-four dead and 2,786 Injured are the totals of tho accidents attend ing the celebration of the Fourth of July in the United' States. This breaks all records for deaths since 1899. Tho number may be nearly doubled by tetanus In the next few weeks The number of deaths reported this year is thirteen more than at the same time last year. The number of injured, however, is only two-thirds of the average for the last five years This is regarded as an Indication that tho agitation for a sane Fourth is hav ing its effect. This year's fire loss is $535,453, which Is about the average of the last ten years. CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Features of the Day's Trading and Closing Quotations. Chicago, July, 6. Rain in Nebraska and higher prices for wheat at the principal European markets caused a sharp advance today in the local wheat market, the September deliv ery closing at a net gain of lc. Corn was up 19Jc. Oats were WtpltyiZ higher and provisions 5271ic high er. Closing prices: Wheat July, b&YHc; Sept., 89V4 89c. Corn July, 74c; Seut, 7373H!C. Oats July, 4849c; Sept.. 42Vic. Pork July, $15.65; Sept.. $15S2.. Lard July, $9.42V$; Sept., $9.52$. Ribs July, $8.70; Sept.. $8 85. Chicago Cash Prices No. 2 hard wheat, 9H93c; No. 2 corn, 74c; No. 3 oats, 52jC South Omaha Live Stock. South Omaha, July 6. Cattle Re ceipts, 1,600; 1015c higher; native steers, $4.507.65; cows and heifers. $3.005.25; western steers. $3 50 6.15; Texas steers, $3 0005.15; can ners, $2.0002.25; stockers and feed ers, $2.0005.00; calves, $2 7505.75; bulls, stags, etc, $2 7505-00 Hogs Receipts, 2,800, 10c higher; heavy, $6.17V46 22Ms; mixed. $6.1506.17Vi; light. $6 1O06.17M..; pigs, $5.5006.00: bulk of sales, $6.1506.17. Sheep Receipts, 1,700. 10015c higher; year lings, $4.2505.00; wethers. $3,750 4.25; ewe3, $3.0004.00; lambs, $5.50 6.50. Chicago Live Stock. Chicago, July 6. Cattle Receipts. 12,000; steady to 10015c higher: Iteers, $6.608.25; cows, $3.6005.50; heifers, $3.5006 90; calves, $5,400 6.25: bulls, $4.5005.25; stockers and feeders. $3 7505.15. 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