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PLATTSMOUTH, NEB.. JUNE 8, 1900.
VOL. IX, NO. 60.
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lN-portecl That -OO Ial Are
Lclt on ISattlcfiehl.
ORDER OF THE DOWAGER EMPRESS.
Puts 3,000 Men to Piotect a Railway
John Bull Not Asleep.
(South Africa ii Xchs Krujfer's Capi
ta! I; .Vow a Itailway Station;
Declares He Will Fight
to the Iiel.
London, June s. A sjM-iiil dispatch
from Shanghai, dated 7:.:u p. m. yes
terday, says the dowager empress has
ordered General Neih Si Chong, with
i;.tiO men, i protect the railroad at
Vckin. A severe tight, it is added, has
occurred with the Boxers, whose ranks
include many soldiers from other gen
erals command. When the battle
elided dead were left on t lie held.
The dispatch goes on to say: "One
hundred and eighty British marines
with a inacliiiie sun are aliout to force
a passage from Tien Tsin to Pekin.
Altogether aliout ! British have been
lauded from the tle.-t. a greater num
ler than have lauded from the com
bined vessels of the oilier powers.
'Ihis evidence of Great I'.ritaiu's Inten
tion to assert h'r position strongly
gives great satisfaction here"
German lew of the Situation.
Berlin. June s.--Tlie foreign otlice
regards the situation in China as no
worse thau it was Wednesday evening.
No otlii-ial reports indicating an unfav
orable change have been received. The
papers, however, take a different view
or thematter. The Vossische eitung
says: "Evidences are lacking of har
mony among the powers interested In
China; and the probability is that if
the boxers movement is allowed to
Krend and the dancers growing out of
it become more serious this result will
be owing to want of harinouy." The
National Zeitung, which expresses its
iews in similar terms, sa.vs it holies
that until the present troubles are over
Russia. Great Britian and Japan will
bury their differences.
1'KKSIIlKNT KKIT.KK IOCATKI).
I.uok Worried but Continue Full as
Kvf r of fight to a r iuih.
Ixiudoii, June .S. The executive of
ficers of the Trauvaal government are
in a railway car which is shunted on
a switch at Naehadorp station. Presi
dent Kruger caused the Interior of the
coach to be reconstructed some time
ago with a view to contingencies that
have now arrived. A correspondent of
The Daily Express, who went from
Lorenzo Marques to see President
Kr tiger, was received yesterday. The
president sat smoking a long pipe, lie
looked worried, but his bearing was
quiet and determined. He did not
make the least objection to being inter
viewed. The correspondent was
equipped for the interview by cables
from Loudon.
"Yes," said President Kmger, "it is
quite true that the Itritish have oc
cupied Pretoria. This, however, does
not nd the war. The burghers are fully
determined to fight to the last. They
will never surrender so long as ."HKJ
armed men remaiu in the country.
I feel deeply encouraged by the fine
work Steyn and leVet are doing in
the Tree State."
The respondent suggested that the
war was over, inasmuch as the capital
Lad been taken.
"The capital," exclaimed Kruger
with energy. "What is a capital? It
does not consist of any particular col
lection of bricks and mortar. The
capital of the republic, the seat of gov
ernment. Is here in this car. There is
no magic about any special site. Our
country Is Invaded, it is true, but it is
not conquered. The government is still
effective."
Referring to the reasons why he left
Pretoria Kruger said: "I was not
foolish enough to be taken prisoner.
I provided this means of locomotion
precisely for tlte same reason as our
burghers supply themselves with
horses when they take the field. It is
necessary that I should be able to
move quickly from place to place. That
Is all. By and by this car will take
me back to Pretoria. For the present
It enables- me to keep away from Pre
toria, where I could be of no service
and where I should only play into
tlte hands of the enemy."
"There Is much surprise at tout hav
ing left Mrs. Kruger behind." said the
CorresjMMident.
Kruger replied: ''Put why? Mrs.
Kruger Is quite safe in Pretoria. She
would only be put to (tcrsoual incoit
veeiiience here. All communication be
tween us is stopjHvl of course; but site
will await my return with calmness
and courage. She is a brave woman.
1 am here awaiting further informa
tion. We are surrounded by faithful
burghers and are quite safe."
"State Secretary Reitz remarked:
"You may depend upon it that the
war is not yet over. (Guerrilla, war
fare will continue over an enormous
area. We intend to fight to tlte bitter
eud and shall probably retire upon
Lydenburg. where we can hold out for
many months."
"Yes." observed Kruger, "it is only
now that the real struggle has begun.
I fear that there will still be much
bloodshed, but the fault is that of the
Itritish government."
Then raising his voice to an almost
passionate height Kruger exclaimed:
The time has passed for us to talk.
We have done plenty of that, but it
lias done us no good. The only thing
left for us to is to keep on righting
to keep on fighting."
Died at the -e of 115.
Kokomo, Ind., June 7. Lucy Ful
ley. the oldest colored woman in this
state, is dead aged 115 years. She
was born in North Carolina, bore six
teen children, the oldest being now
about SS years of age. and had smoked
tobacco In a pipe for 100 years.
Celegates Instructed for Bryan.
Waterbury. Conn., June S The
Connecticut Democratic convention
unanimously adopted a platform
naming W. J. Bryan as its candidate
for president, instructing the dele
fates for Mr. Bryan and pledging sup
port tothe platform of the Kansas
City convention.
AFRAID OF HER HUSBAND.
t Much That She Preferred Death to Hia
Company.
Port Huron, Mich., June S. Mrs.
Edward Carpenter, a pretty -woman of
PeUolea, Out., is. dead at the residence
or Mrs. William Thorne on Lapeer av
enue. It Is believed she committed
suicide. Mrs. Canenter came here a
week ago yesterday and secured em
ployment at the Thorne residence.
Yesterday morning she was found
lying with her head and shoulders on
the floor of her room and her feet In
bed. She had been dead for several
hours. When she retired Wednesday
evening she was in a happy frame of
mind.
Several iKvders were found in the
dresser in the room. Mrs. Carpenter
had run away from her husband, and
fear that she might be compelled, to
vet urn to him, it is believed, caused,
her to commit suicide. She had an
: Interview with her husband's brother
I Wednesday, but he had promised to
j keep her whereabouts secret. Her
story was a sad one. She left a 2-year-old
baby with her husband.
ONLY FOUR HOUSES LEFT.
Fire in a Mesaba Town Licks Up $000,000
in Property.
Dulutn, Minn., June 8. Virginia,
the largest town on the Mesaba iron
range, has been totally destroyed by
fire for the second time In Its history.
Telegraph offices were burned and de
tails are lacking, but it Is known that
eight blocks, comprising all the busi
ness portion of the town, nave been
wled out.
Later The only remaining houses
are one hospital, one school house, the
lro:i Kange deiiot and a small saw
mill. The approximate loss is .00,000.
Illinois State's Attorneys.
Quincy, Ills.. June S. The fourth
convention, of the state's attorneys of
Illinois closiil with an excursion on
the Mississippi and a nsh fry. Monti
cello was chosen for next year's con
Vent ion. Officers were elected as fol
lows: President. A. L. Anderson of
I oga n county, vice president, Bert
Cooper of Kankakee, W. I. Manny of
Mount Sterling, J. II. Renuick of
Stark county; secretary and treasurer,
J. II. Franklin of Marshall county;
historian. William Butler of Alexan
der county.
Called to a Chicago Pulpit.
Louisville, Ky., June 8. Dr. John
Tyler Christian, pastor of the Last
Baptist church and one of the best
known miuisters in the city, is consid
ering a call to the LaSalle Avenue Bap
tist church of Chicago. "Such a call
as I have received is not to be turned
down without full consideration," Dr.
Christian said. I have reached no
decision as yet. There are many rea
sons why I should go and many why I
should remain here. I am entirely sat
isfied with local conditions.
Scores on the Base Ball Field.
Chicago, June 8. Following are the
scores recorded yesterday by League
clubs at base ball: At Philadelphia
Cincinnati 3, Philadelphia 1; at Brook
lyn Pittsburg 7. Brooklyn 4; at Bos
ton Chicago 4, Boston 13; at New
York St. Louis 3, New York 10.
American League: At Kansas City
Buffalo 14, Kansas City ; at Mil
waukee Detroit 1, Milwaukee 0; at
Minneapolis Indianapolis S.Minneap
olis 2: at Chicago Cleveland 2, Chi
cago 7.
Ex-Representative Goes Insane.
Des Moines, la,, June 8. Major A.
,T. Holmes former representative from
the Tenth Iowa district, who -was de
feated by J. P. lKlliver for the nom
ination in 1SSS, has been declared in
sane at his home in Boone, and has
been taken to Clarinda, where physi
cians believe he will ultimately recov
er. His unbalanced condition was
due to financial misfortune and ill
health. Major Holmes was nominated
in 1SS2 and served during four terms
of congress.
Jury Thought It an Accident.
Baraboo, Wls June 8. A. T, Hes
selgrave, who was charged with the
murder of his wife, was found not
guilty at Long Prairie, Minn., yester
day. Several months ago while Hes
felgrave was chopping wood he acci
dentally struck his wife with the ax,
killing her almost Instantly. The
couple formerly lived in Lodi.
Two Hoys Drowned. "'
Litchfield, Minn., June 8. Feter A.
Ortmaiu's two sons, with their father,
were rowing around the lake in an
old scow, which soon filled with water
and went under, carrying one of the
1mvs with It. Oilman swam to the
shore a in I the other boy, in attempting"
to . so. succumbed to the high waves
ant went under.
Soldier Dtsmiesed for Cowardice,
Albany. N. Y., June S. Major Clin
ton II. Smith, of the Seventy-first
regiment, has been dismissed from the
National Guard by Governor Roose
velt for his conduct during the bat
tle of San Juan In Cuba. The board
of examination reported that Smith
was "mi tit for service in the Natiotial
Guard."
Tap Mining Expert Taking Notes.
Marquette, Mich,, June S. R. Kami
do and Itu Otagawa, mining engineers
in the employ of the Japanese gov
ernment, were here en route for the
copper country They had Just come
from the copper mining region of Mon
tana and had previously Inspected the
gold mines of California.
Strikers Held to the Grand Jury.
St. Louis, June 8. August May, Geo.
Schneider and William Dreyer are
charged In a federal warrant with ob
structing United States mail cars. The
prisoners were held for the grand jury
in bonds of $l.o00 each.
Hltnoisan Nominated and Confirmed.
Washington. June S. The president
nominated and the senate confirmed
William L. Distan. of Il'i'iols, to be
surveyor general for the district of
Alaska.
Bank Bobbed of 91 ,oO.
Watseka. Ills., June 7. The bank of
Donovan. Iroquois county. Ills., was
robbed Monday night. C. J. Johnson
Is cashier. The safe was blown open
and destroyed, and the burglars got
Sie.'OOO in notes and $1,000 In cash.
Hynn ill's Nomination Rejected.
vtasnington, June ti. The senate
lias rejected the ' nomination of Hon.
W. D. Bynum as general appraiser at
the port of New York by a tie vote.
For Governor of West Tlrgina. '
Parkersburg, W. Va.. June 7. John
J M. Holt, of Huntington, was nomi
i nated by the Democratic state conven
tion ror governor yesterday.
END f 11 SESSION.
National Statesmen. Can Now De
vote Time to Politics.
NATIONAL LEGISLATURE HAS QUIT
Members of the House Sins "For He's
a Jolly Good Fellow" at the
Speaker Closing Inci
dents iu the House.
Washington, June 8. Congress ad
journed sine die at 5 o'clock yesterday
atfernoon. For the senate it was a day
of waiting. The naval appropriation
bill the stumbling block to final ad
journment could not be agreed to by
the conferrces of the two bouses, and
the disagreement was reported to the
seuateearly in the day. The reiMirt was
accepted, but the senate refused to re
quest another conference, although
Hale expressed the belief that an
agreement might be reached. There
was an evident disposition on the part
of the senate to make trouble if the
conferrces should recede from the sen
ate amendment as to the ocean surveys
and it was deemed the wiser policy to
afford the house an opportunity again
to pass upoil the question. The dif
ference between the house and senate
involved only the matter of whether
the coast survey bureau should make
the ocean surveys, the lower body
sticking to its ioint in the negative,
Cannon of Illinois being the champion
or that side.
lloiif Finally Recedes.
At 3 o'clock, alter several recesses
had been taken, it became know'n to
the senate that the house had con
curred iu the senate amendments re
maining in controversy, and soon aft
erward the house resolution providing
for final adjournment was passed, an
amendment fixing the hour at 3 o'clock,
June 7. It was not until 4:40. twenty
minutes before the hour fixed for ad
journment, that the president pro
tempore of the senate (Mr. Frye) an
nounced his signature to the naval bill.
With some other measures it was
hurried to tlie president, who was in
waiting iu his room in the Capitol, and
was signed by him a few minutes
later. The concluding hour of the ses
sion was purely a social session. No
business beyond the adoption of the
customary resolution of thanks to the
chair (Frye was accomplished. In ac
knowledgment of the compliment Frye
delivered a brief and graceful speech
which was received with cordial ap
plause throughout the chamber.
lVttlrew ' Joke on Cannon.
After one of the several recesses, on
reconvening Beveridge asked for con
sideration of a joint resolution to
donate a condemned cannon to the
Sous of Veterans. "I'd like to know,"
iuquired Pettitrrew. "if that resolution
has any reference to the chairman of
the committee n appropriations of the
house ot represent. Hives." The laugh
ter which liis sally created gradually
swelled into applause as the full signi
ficance of it dawned upon the auditors.
The resolution was passed.
"Message From the Gr.-ut White Throne."
As the big clock over the main en
trance indicated the hour of .". the
president's gavel fell and Fi ve de
clared the senate adjourned sine die.
As the people were streaming from the
galleries a line-looking, gray-haired
man rose in the gentlemen's gallery
and raising his hat hiuii above his head
and looking upward, -lioutcd:
"A message from the great while
throne! Jesus is coming soon."
He is the same matt who. at the con
clusion of the Grain ceremonies in the
house of representatives a short lime
ago made a similar demonstration.
ws i.ivf.i.Tfk in tiik IIOI SF..
Session Winds l'l with a Characteristic
hurst of ood Humor.
Party passion and personal rancor,
whi'h had brought the house to the
brink of actual riot several times dur
ing tlte closing forty-eight hours, gave
way in the closing half hour to good
fellowship which found vent in a pat
riotic outburst that stirred the crowd
ed naileries to the highest pitch of
enthusiasm. During a brief recess
taken within thirty minutes of the
time tixed for t he final adjournment
to give the president an opportunity
to affix his signature to the bills that
were being rushed to him for approval,
a group of niemliers. 1-d by Mercer of
Nebraska. Ball r Texas. Fitzgerald of
Massachusetts and Tawney of Min
nesota, congregaited in the area to the
left of the sjK'aker's rostrum and le
gau simriug patriotic airs. "Columbia,
Gem of 'the Ocean." "Auld Lang Syne."
"The Bed, While and Blue." succes
sively rang out.
As the singing proceeded members
joined the group until, without regard
to age or party, t lie entire member
ship of the house joined iu the
choruses. The spi-tators iu the gal
leries applauded each song until t he
strains of "Dixie" filled the hall. Then
t heir unbounded enthusiasm broke out
in wild cheers. But t he enthusiasm
"Dixie" evoked was not to be com
pared with the remarkable demonstra
tion which followed when Ficzgerald
started the national anthem. In an in
stant all the men. women and chil
dren in the galleries were on their
feet joining in t he singing. The mighty
chorus from hundreds of throats re
verberated through the hall, making
the pulses leap ami the blood tingle.
It was a magnificent and soul-inspir-insr
spectacle.
The excitement produced by the
scene overcame a white-haired old
man in one of the public galleries,
and when the song ceased he jumped
uioii his seat and shouted "That is
the song of the angels of heaven." He
was plainly a crank, but as lie showed
a disiKisition to harangue the house he
was quickly ejected. 'After Henderson
had made a graceful farewell sneech
tnaiiKiug the meintiers for their
courtesy and had declared the house
adjourned the memliers testified to his
jiopularily by singing "For He's a
Jolly Good Fellow."
The principal feature of the closing
day in the 'bouse was the reversal of
Its actiou of Wednesday - night In
turning down the conferrces on the
naval bill for yielding on the item re
lating to ocean surveys. Over night
the sentiment of the house underwent
a complete change and yesterday the
memlers voted by a large majority
to aeceirt outright the senate amend
ment, which goes much further than
the compromise which the conferrees
offered Weduesliy night. The new
conferrees, led" By" Cannon, who had
brought In a compromise which they
considered more satisfactory, were
ignominlously pushed aside.
The other feature of the closing day
was the course of Lentz of Ohio 4n
blocking "unanimous-consent" legisla
tion. For three days he objected to
bills because the majority would not
allow the testimony in the Coeur
d'Alene investigation to be printed,
and he maintained his position to the
end. His action caused many heart
aches. With reference to the armor plate
provision iu the naval appropriation
the bill was so amended that the sec-,
retary of the navy shall use his own
discretion iu the matter of armor
plate.
AN EXTRAORDINARY TRAGEDY.
Resulting in the Death of Child and
Eight Hen.
Green Bay, Wis., June 8.: A terrible
tragedy occurred on a farm near Stock
bridge, on the Oneida Indian reserva
tion. Light men and a child are dead.
Only meager details have been re
cieve1 hr re. From reports received In
the dty yesterday morning It seems
that ther were a number of men
work'isg on a barn near Stockbridge,
raising heavy timbers with a derrick.
Thers were several children playing in
the yard at the time.
The woman of the house came out
Intotlie yard and caught a chicken and
killed it for dinner. The children were
greatly interested In the operation and
stood anil watched the woman place
the bird's head on the block and chop
it off. The ax was left lying on the
block when the woman went into the
house. As soon as the woman had
left the yard the children decided to
play "chicken." Several of the little
ones pretended that they were chickens
and an older girl ran and caught one
of the children.
The little one was pulled to the
block and his head held on the block
while the girl proceeded to cut
it off. The child screamed when the
ax struck his neck anil the attention
of the men who were raising the heavy
timber on the derrick was called to the
scene. The father of the child held
the rope and when he saw his son
killed he let go and the timber came
crashing down among the men. kill
ing eight of them.
Will Buy Some 'Phone Systems.
Mason City, la.. June S. The Cen
tral Telephone and Telegraph com
pany, eonqiosed of Cedar Kapids and
Mason City capitalists, has completed
a deal for the purchase of the Greene
and Western, Northwestern, Fitz
gerald and Northnelil Telephone sys
tems. This gives it attout 1.000 miles
of toll lines in northern' Iowa and
Minnesota anil exchanges In Mason
CHy, 'Charles City. Osage. Northtield
and other towns.
Graduated by Purdue I'niversity.
Lafayette, Ind., June 8. The twenty-sixth
annual commencement of rur
due university was held Tuesday, add
ing seventy-one graduates to the
alumni list. Many of Purdue's gradu
ates consider it a religious duty to
make an annual pilgrimage to their
alma matter, and a large number were
here exchanging reminiscences. There
was a large audieuce in the big tent
and great Interest was manifested in
the exerc ises.
Iowa Manona Fleet Officers.
Cellar Kapids. Ia.. June 8. The an
nual election of officers of the grand
lodge of Masons of Iowa occurred here,
resulting as follows: Grand master,
William L Katon. of Osage; senior
grand warden. Sumner Miller, of Gut
tenberg; junior grand warden, James
K. Bruce, of Anita: grand secretary,
T. S. Parvin. of Cedar Rapids; grand
treasurer. M. 1. Miller, of Washing
ton. It was decided to hold the next
meeting at Davenport.
Michigan Grand Army Meets.
Grand Kapids. Mich.. June 8. The
twenty-second annual encampment of
the Michigan Grand Army of the Re
public opened Wednesday. The Wom
en's Relief corps and the Ladies of
the G. A. R. are also holding their an
nual sessions. National Commander-in-Chief
General A. D. Shaw is here
on his tour of inspection of state en
campments. Drought Becoming Serious.
Black River Falls., Wis., June 8.
The dought In this sec tion of the state
is becoming serious. Hay and pasture
lands are ruined and grain has begun
to feel the blighting effects of the want
of moisture. So serious is the situa
tion that a crop failure seems immi
nent. The conditions in the northern
part of the state are no better.
Base Ball Records.
Chicago, June 7. Scores on the base
ball diamond made by League clubs'
yesterday were as follows: At Phila
delphiaPittsburg G, Philadelphia 3;
at Brooklyn Chicago 3, Brooklyn 8;
at Boston St. Louis 12, Boston 6; at
New York Cincinnati 11, New YorlfS.
American League: At Milwaukee
Detroit 0, Milwukee 3; at Minneapolis
Indianapolis 5; Minneapolis 6; at
Kansas City Buffalo 6, Kansas City
8; at Chicago Rain.
Fltzslmmons Can't Fight Jan IS.
New York, June 7. Robert Fltzslm
mons, the pugilist, was examined at
Bellevue hospital yesterday by Dr.
John H. Sullivan, who announced that
Fitzsimmons Is suffering from an ab
scess on his left knuckle. This hand
was Injured in Fitzsimmons' recent
bout with Dunkhorst, and has since
pained him greatly. Dr. Sullivan gave
him a certificate of injury and said
Iositively that he could not box with
Ruhlin on June 15.
Ordered to Prepare for Sea.
Philadelphia, June 7. Under orders
from the navy department the battle
ships Massachusetts and Indiana, at
the League island navy yard, are be
ing prepared for sea. The orders give
no clew as to what service the vessels
may be called into, the notice to Com
mandant Casey being simply to get the
ships' ready and dispatch them as soon
as possible to Hampton Roads, where
they are to await further orders.
Toung Fol kV Drowned While FUhina;.
Sacramento. Cal., June 8. A spe
cial to The Bee from Plymouth an
nounces the death by drowning In the
Cosumnes river of Charles Phillips,
of Sacramento, and Miss Jennie m!
Vanderpool, of Plymouth. They were
out fishing with a party when Miss
Vanderpool fell in the water and Phil
lips was drowned in an effort to save
her.
Oovernor of Alaska,
Washington. June 7. The president
has nominated John G. Brady to be
governor of Alaska.
KERN
.OK
GOVERNOR
Indiana Democrats Complete
Their Work In One Hay.
BHIVEI.Y PLEADS TO BE EXCUSED,
But Gets 292 3-4 Votes on the .One
Ballot Platform Simply Leave
Out Mention of the Itatio.
Indianapolis, Juae T. The differ
ences and conflictionof opinions wliich
on the eve of the Democratic state con
vention threatened to disrupt the delib
erations and precipitate a warm dis
cussion were settled in the various
committees, and the convention yes
terdaywas strikingly harmonious from
beginning to end. The following ticket
was placed in the field: Governor,
John W. Kern, Indianapolis; lieuten
ant governor, John C. Iiwler, Salem;
secretary of state, Adam Heimberger,
New Albany; state auditor, John W.
Minor, Indianapolis; state treasurer,
Jerome Herff, Peru; attorney general,
C. P. Druminond, Plymouth; reporter
of supreme court, Henry (J. Yergin,
Newcastle; superintendent of public in
struction, Charles A. Greathou.se,
Mount Vernon; state statistician, Ed
ward Horuff, Madison. Supreme
judges First district, George L. Rein
hart, Bloomington; Fourth district, J.
M. Adair, Columbia City. Delegates-at-large
Samuel K. Morss. Indianapo
lis; Hugh M. Daugherty, Bluff ton; Jas.
Murdock, Lafayette; George B. Men
zies. Mount Vernon. Klectors-at-large
Allen Zollers. Fort Wayne; Nichols
Comet t, Versailles.
Shlvely Declines to Bun.
From the begiuuing the work of
the convention was transacted ex
peditiously, and with but two ex
ceptions the nominations were made
either on the first ballot or by acclama
tion. The exceptions were the nom
ination for lieutenant governor, which
was made on the third ballot, and for
attorney general, which was accom
plished on the second liallot. When
the convention oieued delegates on
all sides expressed their firm belief
that B. F. Shively's name would be
presented in the gubernatorial race,
and it was freely declared that if such
should prove the case the convention
would be disrupted at its beginning
by a fight between the Kern and
Shlvely forces. This uncertainty was,
however, quickly dispelled by the read
ing of a letter from Shively, in which
he begged that his name be not placed
In nomination, and declared his un
willingness to make the race. Instant
ly the threatened breach vanished aud
the result was the nomination of Kern
on the first ballot.
Says Nothing of IK to 1.
The only other breaker that threat
ened the traouiliity of the convention
was the adoption of a platform which
would 1m? entirely satisfactory to the
different fatcions. When the rejiort of
tbecommitteeon resolutions was called
for anxiety was plainly depicted in the
face of evry delegate. The platform
as presented indorsed William Jennings
Bryan for the presidncy, rea Mimed the
Chicago platform and omitted mention
of the ratio of 10 to 1. Its reading
was followed by a burst of tumultous
approval, and the platform was
adopted unanimously. This matter be
ing so quickly and satisfactorily dis
posed of a wave of relief seemed to
sweep over the convention, good
spirits universally prevailed, and not
a Jar occurred throughout the entirety
of the session. In other points the plat
form is standard Democratic, and op
poses Imperialism and denounces
trusts. The whole number of delegates
present was l.."27. making 704 votes
necessary to a choice. Kern got 819
on the first ballot, and Shivelev was
given 2!r34.
DEMOCRATS OF MISSOURI.
Dockery Nominated for Governor For
lU-to-1 Silver Coinage.
Kansas City, Mo., June 7. For gov
ernor, Alexander M. Dockery, of Gal
latin; lieutenant governor, John A.
Lee, of St. Louis; secretary of state,
S. B. Cook, of Mexic-o; state auditor,
Albert O. Allen, of New Madrid; at
torney general, E. C. Crow, of Webb
City; state treasurer, It. 1. Williams,
of Fayette; railway and warehouse
commissioner, Joseph Herriugton, of
Jefferson City. Presidential electors-at-large
James A. Ueed, of Kansas
City, and William A. Roth well, of
Moberley.
The Democrats of Missouri, in state
convention yesterday adopted a plat
form for the coming campaign and
named a full state ticket. They were
In session continuously from 9:30 in
the morning until 8:;o in the evening,
declining to take a recess rill their
work had been completed. When the
resolutions committee presented its re
port there was a tight to strike out the
indorsement of Governor Stephens. It
lasted for but a minute or two and
the report was adopted amid much
enthusiasm. The platform reaffirms al
legiance to the Chicago platform of
lH'Mi, particularly siecifyiug "10-to-l,"
indorses Bryan; denounces trusts, and
declares emphatically against "im
perialism." Welcome Kain In South Dakota.
Pierre, S. D., June 7. Parties who
have come in from the range country
report good showers over a large part
of the range, filling the water holes
and breaking the drought which has
prevailed all spring. Cattle which have
ben compelled to stay along the larger
streams can now get out on to the
prairies where the feed is much better.
Closing of the Steel Mills.
Chicago, Juue 6. Fewer than 300
men were thrown out of work by the
temiorary closing down of a few of
the mills of the Federal Steel company
at South Chicago. While the officials
of the company, formerly the Illionis
Steel company, positively declined to
give out any information, even to
deny or affirm published statements, it
was learned yesterday that a com
paratively small number of men are
out.
Crop of Corn in Danger of Ruin.
Lyons. Ind., June . Over 2,000
acres of corn, from six to ten Inches
in height, and which has been plowed
once, is submerged in water from a
few Inches to several feet in depth,
owing to the heavy rains of the past
week. This tract is known as the "Bee
Hunter's Marsh," and the water Is In
plain view from any elevation In this
place. It Is feared that the entire
crop of corn will be ruined.
BLACZMAII
Suppose to Have Caused
Man to Coin'
luit suicide.
'Knljhtstowu, Ind.. June 7. A. case
of alleged blackmail has developed in
connection with the suicide of 'Squire
William Southard, of Kenuard, on
Saturday last. Wilbur Wood, an at
CASE OF ALLEGED
torney, of this city, and Valentine ' FIGHT IS REPORTED NEAR PEKING
Stelner, a constable, have both been j
placed under arrest, and they have
since been released on bond. Warrants Horribl? Atrocity Committed on Rus
have been issued for the arrest of two' . . . . ...
women, who are accused as aecomp- 8ian Engineers and Their Wives.
lices. 'Squire Southard was well-to-do ..
aud a respectable farmer, and he1
formerly served as Justice of the Deace.! foreign Diplomats at the Capital of
It is alleged that he became in-!
volved with the four persons referred
to in such a way as to give them
an opportunity of blackmailing him.
The old man's friends believe that he
was innocent of wrong-doing, and they
assert that it was the threats f the
defendants that caused his suicide. He
had grown very melancholy of late,
and had tried to dispose of bis farm.
In this he failed, although quite re
cent he imrrowed considerable money.
Excitement ran high at his home at
Kennard when the facts became
known, and even a lynching was
talked of.
HUNTING FOR HORSE TRADERS.
Census Enumerator Wants to But m Swap
and Takes Gun Aloog.
Galesville. June 7. Sam Thompson,
a ceusus enumerator of the town of
Holmen, was in the city Monday night
armed with a shotgun, looking for a
gang of horse traders with whom he
had swapped horses the day before.
Thompson had need ot a driving horse
iu taking the census, and traded a tine
heavy draft horse for a sleek-looking
animal which the traders had la their
string. Thompson was much pleased
with the trade, but he changed; his
mind a few hours later when the ani
mal kicked his road cart to pieces and
aud threw him out in the road.
He rushed into the house, grabbed a
shotgun and started after the traders
with blood in his eye. When he reached
this city some friends hearing of his
difficulty aud learning of his Inten
tions, persuaded him to give up, his
murderous designs. He then decided
to shooot the horse, but wound op by
selling him to a livery stable tar 10.
END OF A MARITAL MISTAKE.
Olney Man Fatally Shoots His Daughter
Ki-iiusband.
Olney, Ills., Juue 7. Christ Llasler,
a leading merchant of this ciryi, shot
his former son-in-law, Charles O'Kean,
Tuesdav afternoon, with probatfly fa
tal effect. O'Kean married Hosier's
, i . . i .. ZjTZL
daughter twelve years ago agalngt the
parental will. Later the couplei rere
.i ..h
O'Kean had constantly harasaS the
Hasler family by falsehoods and slan
der.
Two rears airo O kVan rernrrud
n??tJ .-L,J .-ii tf.!
em the Chester prison, after serving
from
four years for assaulting
iiaaiar.
O'Kean is the son of wealthy parenta.
Hasler was arrested aud released on
bond, twenty-five business men of this
city signing as sureties. Public sym
pathy Is strong for Hasler.
fatal Wind Sturm In Mlnneasota.
Minneapolis, Minn.. June 7 A
Times special from Winnipeg, Minn.,
Says: A Wind Storm approaching IB
intensity a veriable cyclone swept ove !
the city Tuesday night from the'
southeast.' Carriages were overturned, I
boats on the river upset and several
buildings demolished. A boat house
on the river hank was overturned ylth
the result that several young men and
boys who had taken shelter behind It
were badly injured, one of the number.
Edward Hart well,
killed.
being instantly
Iowa County Attorneys.
Des Moines, la., June 7. Th Iowa
County Attorneys' association met In
second annual convention at the Hotel
Kirkwood yesterday with nearly ev
ery county in the state represented.
The visitors were welcomed by Judge
Charles Bishop, to whose address re
sponse was made by E. B. Harlan, of
Van Buren county. The convention
then commenced a business session
for th discussion of various questions
of Interest to the attorneys.
Mayor Makes Grand Sweep.
St. Paul, Minn., June 7. Robert A.
Smith, whose successor as postmaster
was nominated Tuesday by President
McKinley, was inaugurated a little
after noon Tuesday to serve his fourth
term as mayor of St. Paul. Republic
ans have held the office for the past
four years, and within half an hour
after the inauguration half a dozen
vacancies iu the heads of the police
depjartmeut had been made and filled.
Remains Ordered Exb.nme4.
Saginaw. Mich., June 7 Coroner
Stewart ordered Sheriff Newton to ex
hume the remains of Mrs. Jacob Liner,
who died recently at Racy, Cbapln
township, this county, under alleged
peculiar circumstances. The investi
gation will be conducted under the di
rection of Max Schleffes, of East
Jordan, Charlevoix county, father of
the dead woman. Some sensational developments-are
looked for.
M NAMARX"WIKSHI8 wife.
Weds a Girl After a Very Sensational Time
of Courtship.
Sioux City, la., June 7.W. C. Me
Nainara, of this city, and Miss Mary
McAllister, of Dakota City, Neb., were
married by Justice of the Peace Fer
ris at 4 a. ni. Tuesday. Their court
ship has been sensational. The girl's
parents opposed the match, and for
several-weeks she has been in the cus
tody of the sheriffs of Dakota and
Thurston counties. Neb., under habeas
corpus proceedings, begun first by Mc
Namara and afterwards by her father,
and Monday the latter dismissed bis
case.
The girl drove during the night
from Pendel to Sioux City, where ar
rangements had been made (or an im
mediate weddtf -g. Interference by the
parents was feared and the marriage
was secret. McNamara is president
of the Eastern Nebraska and Gulf
railroad.
No Nomination for Mitchell.
Milwaukee. Wis., June 7.-Ex-Cnlt-1
1 States Senator John L. Mitchell..
i. 4..... . . i n
ed
Who has Inst rctiirnwt from Kerlin '
Germany, when Informed that the
Democrats of Wisconsin wished him
to act as their standard bearer ln the '
next campaign and accept a nomlna- J
tion for governor said that be would'
have to decline the honor. Regarding
the presidential situation he said:
"Bryan Is the strongest man the Demo-
crats can nominate."
: ' WAR ARENA CHANGES
Point of Interest Shifts From
South Africa to China. '
Ah Siu Sending Tbeir Families
Away Alarm for Ameri
can Missionaries.
London, June 7. A special from
Shanghai, dated June 0, says the mem
bers of the majority of the legations
at Pekin. iududing the meintiers of
the British legation, are sending their
families away. It is also said that
several prominent Chinese residents
are leaving the city. There Is an un
confirmed report that two Russian en
gineers have been murdered at Yu
Chow Fu, northwest of Port Arthur,
after their wives had been outraged.
The total damage done to the Chinese
railroads by the Boxers is uow estl-
AB ADMIRAL LOUIS KEMPTT.
mated at $5,000,000. No further news
haS heea received at tills WTtling of
, the battle reported with the "Boxers'
clo!e Peking. In this battle. If it
occurred, it is possible that some if not
a11 of the foreign troops at Peking
I niay h,iv Participated, so that the re-
' ,,.,,1at many' wei?
eides" is causing anxiety in European
Quarter l
'
i Boers the Scum of China.
5 i".J;v. 7'
i oi bi,m v 1 i ii t ii i j jvuio a
t hiiis. and who has Just reached Lou-
,,wu flo,u Pao-TIng-Fu, said to a
respondent of the Associated Tress
...p,, RrtTr r
cor-
VIM.
, tne ioiulat.ion. They have no uniform
organization, nor any official leaders.
Formerly they carried broadswords.
but now they have well managed mod
ern weapons undoubtedly supplied by
the imperial family. Before drilling
they throw themselves on the ground,
work themselves into a frenzy, and
j then believe themselves invulnerable.
Responsibility with the Empress Dowager.
"The empress dowager has fostered
an otherwise unimportant movement
because of the wholesale desertions
! from her army under General Tung,
the Imperial troops believing that war
with some foreign power Is imminent.
The empress dowager, who becomes
more intensely anti-foreign as time
passes, has been greatly annoyed by
' the work of the Germans at Kiao-
v iiou. one utiles ui uwtr iuiic ui oivp
the reform movement, and is ready to
defy the Euroiean powers. If the
Boxers are permitted to invade Pekin
the result will probably be disastrous
to foreign missions, which are iso
lated and spread over a large area."
OUR MISSIONARIES IN CHINA.
Minister Conger Given General Authority
to Act for Protection.
Washington, June 7. The friends of
the American missionaries in the dis
turbed zone In China are becoming
alarmed, and the state department is
beginning to feel the pressure of their
efforts to adopt an aggressive policy,
yesterday inquiries were made as to
the reason for the passive attitude of
the United States naval forces in
Chinese waters, while the Russians
are reported to have promptly sent out
military expeditions from Pekin for
the rsuce of Russian, French aud Bel
gian subjects whose safety was Jeopar
dized. It was argued that the United
States marines should have been like
wise dispatched to the assistance of
the American missionaries at Rao-Ting-Fu.
The depart ment's answer was that
Minister Conger being on the scene
was better prepared than any one here
to adopt relief measures, for which he
bad already received the sanction of
the department iu the shape of a gen
eral authorization to protect American
interests, which of course menat
American lives, among other things.
It also was questioned whether the
very small force of marines at the
minister's command could be used to
make a march through the hostile
country and away from its base. In
that case the United States lagation,
the only refuge in the event of an out
break in Pekin, would be unsafe for
American refugees as well as for the
United States minister himself.
Meanwhile the developments are be
ing closely watched, and if the next
phase should be still worse it is prob
able that In addition to the Helena,
(which has been ordered to the scene!
at least one more warship, possibly
the Princeton, with a full battalion of
marines, will be ordered np the Pel-Ho
river to Tien Tsin. " Admiral Kemff Is
In charge of the China station of our
fleet. '
Congress rails to Adjourn.
Washington. June 7. Congress
failed to adjourn yesterda. The senate
adjourned to 11 a. m. today and the
house took recess to 10 a. m. The
whole sessfon of both houses yester
day was devoted to trying to agree on
purchase of armor for battleships
- - n or0 other po,nts ln 8p
oriation !!!.
Were Walking on (ha Track.
New York. June 7. Three men
were killed by being run over by a
passenger train on the Long Island
railroad near Laurel Hill. L. I. They
were Matthew Clark, age 42, laborer;
Daniel Hal pin, age 33, and Patrick
Ryan, age 42, single. The men .were
walking on the track when struck.