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WANT A NEW PARTY.
.Anil-Imperialist Call for a Conven
tion at Indianapolis August 14.
Tlin Pint form Hnc'll Indrpiuidmico
fur Culm, I'til 1 1 l I'orto Itlcii mill
Hawaii (Itilil Ditmmiral Aciilmtt
I'laelnc 11 Tlcknt III tint I'mld.
Indianapolis, I lid., .July 20. TI10
committee appointed tit this eonfor--nc
held ( flu1 I'ln.ii hotel, Now
York, gave oil) I lie following state
ment, mill en 11 for n convention to bo
held in HiIh city August, M:
Tho national committee of the i?ol1
democrats have broiiKht tin1 usefulness
of Hint ori;nnliitlon to an end. It now
Imxsoiiich llui duty of the liulcpenilont
committee to enable the Indcpumlont
votcnt In place In tho llfld 11 plulfortn
and candidate!) which limy can coiihcIcii
(loimly nupport. T1ih cm only ho dono
Iiy u now party, permanent In ItH hIiiih,
ntid prepared to tnlto positive stepj
against hoth old parth'H.
Wo hollovo that tin nntl-hnperlallHta
who liuvo done Hploiidld work In reoall
inff tho republic to the IdeiiH of ItH foun
ders will eonehido that they can enforco
fhclr IdeiiH more effectively by inciuiH of
ji third ticket than In any other way.
AVe hellovo thnt ninny citizens who liuvo
not been Identllled with tho antl-lmporlal-IMs
will welcome UiIh chunco to exprcsi
their dlHapproval of cxliitlm? eotnlltlonn.
Jr order to meet these needs, a muss
-convention Ih hereby called to meet at
Indianapolis at two p. tit. on tho llth day
of August, l'JOO, to nominate or eo-oper- ,
jito In tho nomination of caudldatuH for
jirenldeut, and vice preiildeut upon a
jiliitform Hiib.itantliilly as follow.s:
Tim republlean party Is conducting nn
Indirect attaclc upon tho Institutions of
our country. At homo it corrupts tho
public morals by selllne; public nfllccH and
special privileges to tho highest contrluu
tur to party assets; abroad It wages a
wicked war of conquest In violation of
tho principle!) of tho Declaration of In--depcnilcnce.
Tim democratic party Is conducting a
direct attack upon tho Institutions of our
country. It advocates dlHhonest money
nnd threatens tho Integrity of tho Ju
diciary. No man serves well his country who
Joins in either of these attacks. Party
lo neither, therefore, but opponents of
both, wo pledge our honest efforts to
tho following ends:
KirHt Independenco and protection to
tho inhabitants of Cuba, tho Philippine
islands, Porto Itlco and Hawaii.
Second A single gold standard and a
sound banking system.
Third Abolition of all special prlvl
Jckcii. Kourth A public servlco based on merit
only.
Thin call Is addressed to all those op
posed to tho candidates nnd platforms of
.tho republican and democratic parties.
Thoso who favor the movement aro In
vited to send their names and addresses
to tho temporary headquarters at No. Ill
Ilroadway, New York city.
AgnliiHt Ooltl Dniiioirntlfl Ticket.
Indianapolis, Intl., .Inly 20. Hy
itunnimnus vote of the national com
mittee of thu imllonul democracy
.yesterday afternoon the seheni" of
fusion with the nnti-iuipcriulittliu
movement, originating with the re
ennt iimhh meeting at the Plaza ho
tel in New York city, was defeated, as
was nlso the plan to place a gold dem
ocratic) ticket in the Held this year.
A committee of three was appointed
o draft r. manifesto setting out thu
.position of the national democracy
regarding the issues now before thu
people.
A NARROW ESCAPE.
4u of tho WlinuM n f 1111 Kuglun llrealta
unit thu Kiigluit ,)iiiiim tint Truck ttiul
Htupi tin n llrldgi).
'Chicago, July 20. The passengers
-on tlie Wabash vestibule train which
Jeft Chicago for St. Louis yesterday
afternoon, had a narrow escape from
a terrible, catastrophe near Custer
park, CO miles south of Chicago at tho
entrance of the Kankakee river bridge,
nnd would doubtless have found
wvatery graves but for the presence,
o mind of Engineer Thomas Ingram,
who sustained a fracture of the leg.
The train was speeding along at ()0
miles 1111 hour and was rounding a
curve at the top of a 75-foot 0111
bankment within a short distance of
the Kankakee river bridge, when
one of thu driving wheels of the en
gine, broke. Instantly the engine left
tho track and, by good fortune, con
tinued pounding along over the ties
instead of plunging down the embank
ment. Just as the pilot of the engine,
entered the bridge, the engine camo
to a sudden stop. Had it proceeded
20 feet further the bridge would have
given way, precipitating the enginu
into the Kankakee river and dragging
the passenger coaches after it.
Strangely enough, no coaches left tho
track, and beyond a suvero shaking up
1 none of tho passengers was injured.
Morn 1'ay to KnglurorH iiml I'lriMiiiui.
New York, July 20. A conference
lias been in progress for two clays
between Superintendent Van Etton, of
tho New York Central railroad, and
.Messrs. Arthur and Sargent, chiefs
respectively of the engineers and llre
jneiis' brotherhood, over demands as
(o higher wages made by tho engine
men of tho road. A satisfactory
agreement wns reached last night, tho
company making concessions.
Cnbiiu Count Ituttimiil Convention Culled.
Havana, July 20. The decree call
ing 11 constitutional convention and
r providing for tho election of del
gates, will bo promulgated to-dn.
The elections will be held on tho third
Saturday in September and the con
vention will meet in Havana on tho
.first Monday in November.
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FIESTA A FIASCO.
In Cnniini'inorntlnn of Wniio.ty llm Fill
pliitiM With 1'nmlvn Tihi A tnitrlrun
Killed I.nl Wnaik.
Manila, July 30. The two dnyn'
fiesta in .Manila organized by Sonor
i'aterno and his political followers to
commemorate the amnesty resulted
in a fiasco. The people were passive,
uiienthusiiistie nnd not even inter
ested. Falling to perceive any tangi
ble, effective results of amnesty they
say they can see no reason for cele
brating. , fudge Taft and his colleagues of the
commission felt, constrained to de
cline to attend the banquet, as they
lind been informed that the speeches
would favor independence under
American protection and they could
not positively lend their acquiescence
by being present.
Senor I'aterno, foreseeing the sus
pension of the banquet without the
Americans, frantically appealed to
them to attend, promising that there
should be no speeches. The provosts'
precautions were extreme. The
guards were doubled both days and
the authorities forbade the display of
Filipino Hags and of pictures of
President McKinley and Aguinaldo
fraternally framed. The fiesta is gen
erally considered to have been prema
ture and unfortunate.
.During last week's scouting ten
Americans were killed and 11 wound
ed. One hundred and eighty Filipinos
were killed and 00 taken prisoners.
1'orty Insurgent villes were captured.
THE TRANSVAAL CAMPAIGN.
I,o rd ICnlmrt Kind It IMHom to Spurn!
I'tmrgln Aculnot n Otinntantly
ltctteiiMiic I'oo.
London, July 110. Operations in
South Africa have again arrived at a
sort of standstill. Pretoria telegrams
announce that Lord Roberts has re
turned there with his staff, apparent
ly finding it useless to spend his en
ergies against a constantly retreat
ing foe.
Commandant Gen. Ilothn, with
several thousand Poors, like Gen.
Christian DeWct, has thus eluded
Lord Uoborts' grasp.
Gen. Delnrey is besieging Gen. Baden-Powell
at llustenbiirg, in western
Transvaal. The relief force sent to
Gen. linden-Powell's assistance, un
der Col. iliekman, proved too weak to
bo effective and was obliged to fall
back on Pretoria.
Upwards of 0,000 Poors, with n
very large number of wagons, a large
quantity of stores and many cattle
have been driven into the mountain
passes, where they are watched by
Jlritish troops. Their escape from
that point will be very dillicult.
A dispateli to the Daily Telegraph
from Lourenzo Marques says that
President lvrugor is iow at Wnter
valonder. lie adds that a big light is
expected and that if the liocrs are
beaten President lvruger will trek
through Swaziland to Delagoa bay
and take a steamer for Europe.
A MINE CATASTROPHE.
Plro Jlrraltn Out In it Minn Nc.ir Monterey,
Dlex., mill Miiny .Milium I, oho
Their LIyih,
Monterey, Mex., July no. The gov
ernment authorities have been noti
fied of a terrible catastrophe at Mate
huala, a thriving mining camp south
of Monterey, in tho state of San
Luis Potosi. Fire broke out in the
La Paz mine before the miners
could reach the surface and many of
them were entombed and either
burned to death or suffocated. The
tiro raged fiercely for several hours.
Eleven bodies have been taken out
and others aro known to be in tho pit.
It is thought the loss of life will
reach 110.
RATHBONE UNDERARREST.
Krctiul Director Clennnil of l'ntH In Cnha
Taken In Chargnnt lliiviiiui mill lli'lil
Under &!J,1,OC0 llontl.
Havana, July 30. Estos G. Hath
bone, recently director general of
posts in Cuba, wns arrested Saturday
at 11 o'clock on four charges. These
allege the unlawful drawing of two
orders for $500 each, paying his pri
vate coachman and garduer from tho
postal funds, and drawing per diem
allowance when not entitled to do so.
Mr. llathbnnu was held in bonds of
523,000.
A CIciiri'tMi'M Deadly Work.
Springfield, 111., July HO. Ten per
sons 'were injured, two fatally, by the
premature discharge of tho evening
gun at tho national guard encamp
ment, Camp Lincoln, yesterday even
ing. The explosion was caused by
some one throwing a lighted cigar
ette into powder which had fallen to
the ground. Tho accident occurred
in tho presence, of a largo crowd of
visitors to tho camp.
To Si'ttln War Cliilm r Slute-..
Washington, July 110. The work of
settling state claims growing out of
tho war with Spain is being conducted
rapidly. Up to June 110 the auditor of
the war department had allowed $2,
4:i3,08a.05 of these claims, of which
amount Kansas received $30,031, Mia
sourl $31,133 and Oklahoma $310.
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CHINA INTENDS WAR
A General Rising Throughout the
Empire Seems Probable.
All MlMlowirln Onliirril enk Unfile
at Mhniitflnil or llonu' Knnit London
Kern No llcijin fur Mlnllri My-
tury Only Drnpniin.
London, July 20. The Shanghai cor
respondent of the Dally Express tel
egraphing yesterday says: "A gen
eral rising throughout China is now
regaided as absolutely certain that
all the missionaries throughout the
empire have been ordered to take
refuge without delay either at Shang
hai or Hong Kong, llefugeeu are be
ginning to arrive from all points in
tlie most pitiable condition. As the
result of a constant correspondence
with the governor of Shan Tung, Li
Hung Chang yesterday afternoon an
nounced that the imperial govern
ment was prepared at any moment to
give a safe convoy to the members
of the foreign legations from Pekin
to Tien Tsin provided a guarantee
were given that no advance would be
made upon the capital and that all
matters in dispute between China and
the powers would bo made the sub
ject of friendly negotiations.
No llopn fur I'ornlcn I.ncitlloti.
London, July 20. Mr. Conger's ca
blegram, the substance of which has
been transmitted to the United States
secretary of the navy, through Capt.
Thomas, of the United States cruiser
Hrooklyn, has increased tho belief in
London that there is no hope for the
foreign legations in Pekin and that
the elaborate fabric of the dispatches
which the Chinese aro building to per
suade the civilized world that the min
isters are still alive is only intended
to enable them to gain time to com
plete preparations for warfare.
ItiiHli Klillcillr-H Miolintliin Till If.
Moscow, July 20. Diplomatic circles
in St. Petersburg attaeli no impor
tance to the news that the Chinese
government desires to secure the me
diation of the United States with the
powers and that President McKinley
his signaled his willingness, under
prudent restrictions, to offer such me
diation. The litissian government
takes the ground that no legal gov
ornmen! exists in China and that a
war for the suppression of the rebellion
is the only choice of the powers con
cerned. United .S Intel Still Ilnx llonr.
Washington, July 20. The receipt
at Tien Tsin of an apparently gen
uine message in autograph from Min
ister Conger has dono nothing to dis
sipate tho doubt as to tho situation
nt Pekin. The message, which was
forwarded by the naval officers nt
Tien Tsin, Taku and Che Foo, has
served only to deepen the darkest and
saddest mystery of the century.
Iteport nf h ItH4lin MHuer.
Yokohama, July 2 i. Telegrams
from Seoul and Chemulpo, under the
date of yesterday, report from Rus
sian sources that 80 itussinns have
been killed by Chinese at An-Tong,
20 escaping across the Yalu river to
Wiju.
MlnUter Kcpnrted Alive July 23.
Washington, July 20. The state de
partment has received a cablegram
from Consul McWade at Canton sny
ing that Viceroy Talc gives assurances
that all the foreign envoys nt Pekin
were alive and well on July 22.
Our DimiiI to lln Itrmi'.-ht Homo.
Tien Tsin, July 20. Most of the
American sick and wounded have been
tnken in boats to Taku. where thev
will embark on the American hospital
ship Solace for tho United States.
ltepnrt ,,f tin, Culmn Postal KrnutN.
Washington, July 20. The post
master sieneral bus made public the
report of Fourth Assistant Postmas
ter General llristow who investigated
the Cuban postal frauds. Mr. P.ristow
finds that Neely's embezzlements ag
gregated at least $131,713 and that
ho was justified in recommending the
removal of the director general.
Whether or not tho latter was guilty
with Ncely ho says there can be no
doubt that in tho matter of unauthor
ized per diem allowances, personal
expenses and warrants cashed and un
accounted for, he unlawfully appro
priated to use the money of the
United States. For this, Mr. Hristow
says, ho believes Mr. Itathbonc should
bo rccpiirctl to answer.
Kv-puuUor itfiHd unit INitltlc.
Chicago, July 20. Thomas H. Uedd
will not bo invited by tho republican
national committee to make any
speeches in the coming eanipnign.
If the ex-speaker breaks into the
party fight at all ho will have to do
so on his own motion or through the
invitation of some club o' other organ
ization not associated with regular
eanipnign management.
Mntenlr Olttoliilly NnMlli-d.
New York-, July 20. The otlleinl no
tification of Henry 15. Metealf, of l'aw
tueket, . I., of his nomination for
vice, president on tho prohibit ion
ticket, took place in Carnegie hall last
night. John G. Woolley, of Chicago,
the candidate for president, who waa
notified officially in Chicago, wns prea
cut.
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KANSAS FUSION TICKET.
Tim Thron Convention (lot Through Their
Work mid Adjourn Point In tho Popu-
llHtund IJemoorntlc Platforms
Fort Scott, Kan., .hil.v 20. Tho
triune forces of Kansas effected full
fusion yesterday upon the basis agreed
upon at Tuesday night's conference,
JOHN W. HKKIDKNTHAL.
nominated a state ticket and ad
journed. The ticket is as follows:
For govrnor John W. Broldenthal,
populist, Shawnee.
For nssioclate Justice David Martin,
silver republican, Atchison.
For lieutenant governor A. II. Harvey,
populist, Shawnee.
For secretary of state Abe Frakes,
democrat, Trcffo.
For state treasurer Conway Marshall,
democrat, Anderson.
For state nudltor E. J. Westgate, pop
ulist, Finney.
For attorney general Hugh P. Farrel
ly, democrat, Neosho.
For superintendent of public instruc
tion Levi Humbarger, populist, Dickin
son. For superintendent of Insurance Webb
McN'all, silver republican, Smith.
For congressmnn-nt-large Jerry D. Dot
kin, populist, Cowley.
For presidential electors n. W. Tur
ner, silver republican, Jewell; James Fal
loon, silver republican. Drown; Joseph
Fugale, democrat, Harvey; C. P. Car
stensen, democrat, Republic; J. D. Gos
liorn, democrat, Allen; II. J. Hoetsel,
democrat, Dnrton; Frank M. Drady, pop
ulist, Labette; Taylor Diddle, populist,
Marion; Charles II. Nichols, populist. Os
borne; Col. James Deck, populist, Shaw
nee. The populist platform favors tho elec
tion of United States senators by a di
rect vote of tho people; denounces tho
administration of the pension bureau; de
mands tho Initiative and referendum and
tho withdrawal of special privileges en
Joyed by corporations; favors stato stock
yards; pledges to light tho grain com
bine west of Chicago; demands an amend
ment to stato banking law to protect de
positors; favors putting all stato educa
tional institutions under a civil service
law; favors a tax law to reach wealthy
corporations and a graduated Income tax,
and condemns tho arbitrary use of in
junction by federal court.
Thu democratic platform urges legis
lation for the regulation and control of
railways and trusts; favors tho encour
agement of tho cattle Industry; demands
the resubmission of tho prohibition ques
tion to tho people; favors the public con
trol of utilities, and hopes tho Doer may
bo free.
BOYCOTT CALLED OFF.
The I-: lignum-' Artsiinlutlon Derlurei That
Its MiMiiliHrft Cmi Now Piitriinizo tho St.
I.011U Triiimlt Company.
St. Louis, July 20. The Litho
graphic Artists and Engravers' asso
ciation has called off the?" boycott
against tho St. Louis Transit company,
declared that in tho future no fines
should be levied against its members
for patronizing the ears, decided that
no more assessments should bo levied
in the interests of tho street car
strikers and ordered all money in the
treasurer's hands derived from as
sessments tp be divided pro rata
Among the members of the organiza
tion. It is also claimed that similar
action will be taken by at least one
and possibly more, labor organizations
which will meet this week. This ac
tion is regarded as significant in that
possibly it presages a general calling
oil' of the boycotts instituted against
the Transit company by labor unions
on the recommendation of President
Gompcrs, of the American Federation
of Labor, some time ago.
A Mill)' Wnrls n Xi-vr Orlnnim.
Xew Orleans, July 20. One negro
dead, two fatally shot and 12 men se
riously wounded, is tho known result
of a mob's desperate work in this city
last night. Three of the wounded are
white men, who were hit bv stray
bullets. Public feeling hero reached
its highest tension and armed mobs
are searching uirious parts of the city
in an eiiort to apprehend Kobert
Charles, the negro who shot and killed
Police Capt. Day and Patrolman Lamb,
whoso funerals took place yesterday.
Many negroes who were on the streets
and riding in cars were fired upon
witli more or less success.
Want KnotHVnlt in Kentucky .'Mountain'.
Canton, O., July 20. Judge K. C.
Orear, candidate for the court of ap
peals and former state chairman, and
S. J. Itoberts, of Lexington, Ky., were
among the callers at the McKinley
home yesterday. One of the subjects
of their visit was to urge that Gov.
ltoosevelt bo assigned to an active
part, in tho Kentucky campaign.
They want the governor to go up into
the Kenthcky mountains and hold a
meeting at points remote from the
railroads, and say if he does they will
make it the biggest meeting ever hold
I in the bouth.
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ARE OUT OF PEKIN.
Latest Report Says Foreigners Had
Started to Tien Tsin.
Loudon, However, llnllnvi'S It In Only
l'lot to Covor Up thu fllimucro
United Stutm ltnfuo Chi
na's Krqiiniit,
London, July 28. lleports from
Shanghai reiterate the allegation that
the surviving members of the diplo
matic corps have already left Pekin on
their way to Tien Tsin and add that
the foreigners are being escorted by
troops of Jung-Lu, commander-in-chief
of the Chinese forces. This move
is stnted to be the outcome of very
stormy interviews between Li Hung
Chang nnd the foreign consuls nnd to
have been taken in the hope of abat
ing tho wrath of the powers and de
laying the advance of the allies to
ward rekin.
The alleged departure of the minis
ters from Pekin has led to a reas
sertion of the belief that the story
is n part of a deep-laid plan by China
to conceal the date of the massacre
at Pekin, the suggestion being that
Chinese officials will claim that tho
ministers left Pekin under a strong
escort, but were ambushed and mnssa
cred by boxers en route to Tien Tsin.
However, although it is still believed
a massacre has occurred of the foreign
colony at Pekin, the disposition now
is to think the ministers were some
how rescued from a tragic fate.
HmpiTor William' Word to lll Trnop.
Perlin, July 28. The Lokal Anzci
ger says the emperor, addressing tho
troops at I'renicrhavcn before they
sailed for China yesterday, said the
expedition was to avenge an outrage
committed against the sanctity of
ambassadors and an unprecedented
breach of the right of hospitality.
"If you close with the enemy," said
the emperor, "remember this: Sparc
nobody. Make no prisoners. Use
your weapons so that for a thousand
years hence no Chinaman will dare
look askance nt any German. Open
the way for civilization only for all."
lrliir Tuaii Killed. .
London, July 2S. The Shanghai
correspondent of the Daily Express,
wiring yesterday, said: "Jt is report
ed here that a largo section of the
boxers has revolted against Prince
Tunn, alleging that he is making tools
of them for his own ends. A desper
ate confiict took ploce outside of
Pekin Sunday. Prince Tuan person
ally led his followers, two of his gen
erals having deserted him. The bat
tle lasted several hours and Prince
Tuan was defeated and killed."
China's OfTor Di-oltued.
Washington, July 2S. Secretary
Hay signalized his return to Wash
ington from Canton by the announce
ment that under no circumstances
will the United States government
accept the Chinese offer to turn over
the' foreign ministers to the inter
nationals at Tien Tsin in consideration
of a suspension of the campaign
against Pekin.
CONCLUDED HE WOULDN'T.
Lnno llandit dot, on a MWnourl l'uclHo
Train at AtohUon tn Itoh It, Hut
Chanced HI Mind.
Atchison, Knn., July 28. Tho north
bound Missouri Pacific passenger train
which left Kansas City at 9:55 Thurs
day night was boarded by a lone rob
ber as it left the station here at mid
night. The robber was masked. He
climbed into the express car, covered
the messenger with a revolver and de
manded the contents of tho express
safe. The messenger, John Kreiser, of
ICnnsas City, convinced the robber that
tho safe was locked and could not be
opened until tho train reached Omaha.
The robber then made tho messenger
pull tho air brake connection nnd got
off the train west of town.
TWO MORE ISLANDS.
Uuclii Sum NMicotliUlnir for Clhttil and
Cnxiiyau from Spain, tint CnnHld-
eratiou Hnlnt; tflOO.OllO
Madrid, July 2S. The cabinet is
considering the proposition of the
United States government for the ces
sion of the islands of Cibitu and Cag
ayaii in consideration of an indem
nity of $100,000. The ministry regards
the proposition favorably, and nego
tiations for n treaty of accord between
the two governments are proceeding
rapidly These islands were left in
Hpnnih', possession by the treaty of
Paris, although a part of the Philip
pine archipelago.
I'uck Train for China.
Cheyenne, Wyo., July 2S. Lieut.
Smithers, commanding the detach
ment now garrisoning Fort UussoH,
hns received an order from the quar
termaster at Washington to enlist here
as many men ns possible for pack
train service in China. It is the inten
tion of the government to form 7.1
pacl; trains for tho Chinese eampain,
a number never called into service by
this government. A large number of
these will be enlisted at the western
forts. All men enlisting
in
thiu
Berviee are garautccd fret transporta
tion to nuu lrom China.
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