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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (July 21, 1904)
, . - . I IS A CLOSED , DOOR.I j , , " " ( r , ; ; - CANADA'O ATTITUDE UN FAVOR. i t' ' : , , . . . ABLt : : TO RECIPROCITY. ji" , " . . ' ' . . " ; ' Stringent Measures Adopted by the . " . ' \ " , Dominion Government for the Pur. , It , , } - , " ' . . pose of Restricting the Import 0 f ' ' ; 1/ : Manufactures from the United 'if ' States. * . . . . . . , : " . . , > > \t' " Canadn'e unwtllingness to Mt'TO as " ; ' . . . tI. dumpln'g ground for the surplus Jp manufactures of the United States has , . . t. . been repeatedly urged by the Amorl. I' ' : l' , can Economist as fatal to the hopes > .f ; ; , ; and purposes of these who ) 'earn for I t : . , tr o trade between the Dominion and I : r the Ropubllc. Time and again wo .if nave endeavored to make clear the ; . : futtltty of such a project becaus ! ) of 'p..r.r ' . : : . ' ( Janadn's determination to build up I : ' ' her own Industries an not to Insure , ' ; ; " ' ' ' / ' ' their destruction. How accurately the , ki Canadlnn attitude toward reclllrJclt ) " : . - . : in manufactured products has been ' " . oestlmated by the Economist Is now ! , CJ . ; " . , . . ilomoostr,1ted by an omclal not I fica. tlon'to the effect that Canada wtll re. : fuse to submit longer to the "dump. ing" process. In the New York , Tour. Dal of Commerce ot Juno 10 Is printed n dispatch from Ottawa In which it Is stated that the announcement by , Mr. Fledlng ] , the Minister of Finance , 2n his bU1got speech , of the Intention' } f the government to place a counter- vatltng duty on goods solll In the United Stat s and IncTdentatiy other .countries "for export" has attracted -general discussion and enthusiasm In industrial circles throughout the Do- 1nlnlon. Canadian Industrial circles have for : rears been complaining of 1he competition they have been com- \ I I ! l1ed to meet In the way of foreign . : ; , "surplus" goods , for which Canada : ( 1ms become a veritable "dumping . . ' ground. " The countervatltng duties I d. . , are designed to end this by adding an 1\7' amount equal to the dllYerenco be. If : . tween the Invoiced prlco and the real , , , , : value of to 60 per cent of the duty ' 'J" In generul lines , and 15 per cent In . II / . ' the iron and steel Items. . . r' The Canadian plan Is to meet cut. ' : . prices by the Imposition of addItional . f : tariff duties. Under this plan It " ,111 , ( , " be no longer possible for American , , . producers to sell In Canadn. cheaper 't ' , ' than they solI to American consumers. . , 'V. . Plaly ! Minister Fielding avows the i .t\ stalwart protectionist doctrine that ' ' : : . \ . . . .control of the home market for the Ii'f' : i ; . . ' home pr. : > ducer Is of greater Import. I \ ance than cheapness. Evidently he belIeves - \ lIeves that In the long run n9thlng Is . : ' : " . cheap which is purchased abroad : ' < ; ; . when It might have been produced at , oli. home. UnequIvocally he declares that ' " " cheapness may , and probably w1l1 , I' prove to bo at best but temporary , ! ' I' . . . Yihlle In the end it turns o t to be I , " " , - : , . costly and Injurious. On thIs point ; ; , ; , . the Canadian finance minIster said In , { . . . , ; Ills budg t speech : ; " , "We find to'dny that the high tarllY ' " cc.untrles llave adopted that method : t1" of trade which has now como to be fir : . ' Imown as 'slaughtering , ' or perhaps I c. the worj more frequently Imown now' ' ; , ; . . , is 'dumping. ' That Is to sa ) ' , that the , trust or combine , having obtained . : I . 1 . command and control of Its own mar. l et , and findIng that It w1l1 have a surplus of goods , gets out to obtain command of the neighboring marlwt , and for the purpose of obtaining control - trol of a neighboring market , w1l1 put , with regard to the cost or fair prlco . aside all reasonable considerations . , of the goods ; the anI ) ' principle Is that the goods must be sold and the mar- } tet obtained. "If those trusts and combines In the high tariff countries would como un. er obligations with sufficient bonds to supply us with these goods at lowest - . est prIces for the next fifty ) 'ears , It , would probably be the parl of wisdom . t'or us to close up some or our Indus. t . tries and turn our people to other branches. But surely nonu of us im- Y ' aglnls : ! that when these high tariff f trusts and combines send goods Into , : . . Canada at sacrIfice prices they do so , I\ " , for any benevolent purpose. Ther : I ' . . are not worryIng about the good poo. ' : . , . pIe of Canada. The ) ' send the goods I' < - llere wltb. the hope and the expccta. t ! ) ' " tlon that they wlll crush out the na- . ' ' tlve Canadian industrIes , and thell , ; , with the Canadian Industry crushed : . out , what would happen ? The end of If , ' " , ; cheapness would come and the begin- . : nlng of dearness would he at hand. " .j , Artificial cheapness , obtaIned to.day . - under such condItions , at the expense I ' ; ' . of dearness at a very near day , Is not i" " a s'stem that wo could approve , or . I I' . . that any of us on either sldo of the I . House should encourage. " t Completer colncldenco with the pro. : ' tectlonlst calm ] that onh' through the ' : ' upbulldlng of home Industry can per , I . ' , manent economy be secured , com. pleter condemnation of the free trade sophism that It lJa'S best to bu ' In the cheapest marltet , could not be put in words than has been done In this \ practical Rtatement of the value of omestlc competition. Minister Field. : : Ing Is a protectionist from the ground ; .r . up , from top to bottom. IF : : ' In this program there Is no hint of tlL a dIsposItion on the part of Canada I : , to Invite a larger volume of manufac. I' ' . tured Imports. On the contrary , Can. ' ada proposes to talte less and les'3 of f " such Imports. Canada Intends to do ' . more ot her own work.-American Economist. F. t' t , : " Why They Were Necesary. . . There Is ono thing regarding these bond issues that Mr , Cleveland docs I. , . not explain , and + hat Is why they ' , 'ero made necesqar ' . He docs , Indeed , sar I. "populllr1Istrust was a perl11exlng : and daneroua ! olQr.ent In the sltua. , . / don , , " but what had caused this popu. lar dlstrus't1 ' A critical examination at all the vents that preceded Mr. Cleveland's 'dmlnlstratlon malws It ( lulto clear that the great event that I caused "popular dIstrust" was the election ot Mr. Cleveland hfcself. Ho went Into am co wIth the M-owed pur. paso of brenldns down the protection pollcr ot the countr ) ' . All buslnoss men Imow this meant dealing a dead. ly blow at a largo prolJbrtlon of the manufacturing Industries of the coun. tr ) ' . Business men distrusted ono an. other and banlwrs distrusted them all. NeVI entm'prlses were at. once stop. ped , old ones curtailed , and o.'orybody ran for shelter. All tM : ; d91troved the confidonc/ every Qno In OT fT ono else : and , lastly , It destroyed the con. fidence ot the public In the United States troasulj' Itself. These are the facts that led to the condition Mr. Cleveland described , and made his frequent bond Issues necessnr ' . In short , the chief cause of the calnmltr was the presence In the White House of Mr. Cleveland as t 10 champion of a dangerous economic llOllcGun' ton's Magazine. "STAND PAT , " How Mark Hann 1 Made Good Use of the Famous Expression. 'I'ho origin of the expression "stand pat" Is tlms related b ) ' the Jacltson- vl11e Tlmes-Unlan , the leading Democratic - cratic newspaper of Florida : "When Hanna , the stout-hearted , was approached by II. number of re. formers , who all agreed that the tariff must be reformed , ho waited Ull each had spolten , aud theil called tor bls Ilographcr ; 'NoW , gentlemen , ' saId he , ; gi 71) us Uie items. ' Tbt'reupon there WUs discord dire , for no two among them could agree on the sched. ule. The Senator listened until the futility of their' arguments was fully apparent , and. again spolte : 'We can't revise without cutting out somebody , and nobody consents to be cut. I tell rou what I wlll do-let's stand pat. ' ' ' Whether or not the Incident Is ac. curately descrIbed In detail does not , matter much. The fact remains that the stout.hearted Hanna , the big , brained , the level.headed Hanna , dId the RelJUbllcan party and the country a great sen'lco when he applied to the question of tariff tlnl\Crlng that now celebrated phrase. Brought face to face with the practical proposition , "Glvo us the Items , " the reformers wealtened. The ) ' could not give tbe Ite1l1s. No man living can give them. The Jate Thomas B. Reed wittily re- marltcd that tariff mal > 1ng and tariff revising are very easy thlngs-"In the mind. " Not so , however , when It comes to framIng and adopting tariff schedules on the fioor of Congress. Then and there It Is that you must "gIve us the Items. " Giving the llems In a tarIff blll Is no mere chlld's play. The reformers could not give the Items to Senator Hanna ; they could onh' fuss and fret and find fault. That was why tbo big man saId to them. "Lot's stand pat. " It was good advlco then. It Is good advice now. Roosevelt and Fairbanks. The national convention's chalco of Roosevelt and Falrbanl.s' Is but the formal record of the cholco already made by the ranlt and file of the Republican - publican part ) . . Theodore Roosevelt-the faithful heir of WIlliam McKinley-stands for national self-respect , peace and pros. perItHe is of himself the t'pe of achIevIng AmerIcan manhood. His nomination has been all but Rure ever since the Ropubllcans of Illinois declared - clared him theIr choice for 1904. He Is nominated not only for what ho has done as presIdent , but hlso for what ho Is as an American man. Charles \Varren li"alrbanlts was dc- clslveb'lfiIlcated ] for the vice preslden. tlal nomInation by his cliaracter and record and br tbo logic of the po. lItical altuatlon. lIe has well deser\ " cd the honor , both as a vital Republican - can force In a pivotal state and be. cause of the confidence that he In. spires In men of business affairs throughout the nation. He strengthens - ens the prcsldent where the presldont needs strength. With such candidates the Republican - can party has nothing to explain or excuse in behalf of Its chosen leaders. The personalities of both are well Imo"n throughout the nation. The ) ' do not have to be Interpreted by others or bo talwn upon the assur. ances of anyone. 'I'hey speak for themselves , and in no uncertain tone. \Vlth such leaders standing for policies Republican and national In e" ' ry respect , the Republican party deserves success. It has earned It.- Chicago Iuter Ocean. Always Hostile to Protection , We have had since 1872 seven dlf. ferent Democratic tariff policies. The part ) ' has been always at heart antagonistic - tagonistic to protection , butuever has had , sa vo In 1892 , the courage to do. nounce ollenl ) ' the protective pollc ) ' of the Republican party clearly and cat. egorlcaIl ) ' . Wo mny look this 'ear for a decara. ] tlon of some Idnd hostllo to tbo fiscal policy which has made America pros. perous. It ma ' bo couched In terms of concern for the American work. man. But the latter Is not to bo de , celved b ' empty professions from the enemies of the nation's sound tariff policy and of hlB own prosllerlt ) . . Un. 'dor Republican protectlvo policy the average Income of the : American workman's famll ) ' Is $827.19 , of which $32G.90 Is expended for food , the av. crago size of the family beIng 5,31 persons. The average annual Income at the British worlmlan under a free trade tariff Is $250 , of which less than 25 per cent goes for food. Let the d. o. p. resolve and "vIew with alarm" as It may at St. Louis In 1904 , the Amorlcan masses will vote for a contlnuanco of the policy which has made this countr ' the most pro- gress1\'c and prosperous on earth.- ; I \'lUe 1I0.ald. . WILL HAS ROMANTIC HISTORY. - One of the Many Strange Documents Preserved at Somerset House. In the 'heart of London , facing ( In one elde of the famous thoroughfl\ro known as the Strand , and all the other looking on the Thames , Is sltul\teJ Somerset house , once [ \ prlvato palace , but now devoted to varIous depart. ments of tbo Inland re\'enuo of Grent Dritaln. ' P'rlmps the most Interesting go. . . . ernmont dellnrtment In Somerset hou Is that devoted to the filing of wHls , and us might be SUIIIJOsed , the collection Is ImmeuRo , varied aml ox. traordlnar ) ' , ranging from the wHl at Shaltcspeare himself ( containing prac. tlcnlly the anI ) ' lmown autograph of the worltl.renowned poet ) , right down to mere curiositIes In wHls , such as those carved on the lid of n desle or contalnctl within secret cabinets or escrItoires. 'fhero m'e wills leaving Immense sums to cats and dogs ; wHls written In human blood. But the most Intercotlng ono has qultQ n romantic hlstor ) ' . . It Is the will of II. Bfltlsh official who died in Cairo or the plague. Be' fore his death he toole care to pre. pare his wHl upon lmrchment pro. cured trom the sltln of a freshly Itllled goat : but as he handled this sl > 1n himself It was thought later on that the will might have the power of transmitting the dreadful plague from which Its writer died. Accordingly , 1'ter having been passed from hand to Imnd with somewhat disastrous re- suIts In the wa ) ' of plague and death , tiie will was put Into a bottle of splr. Its. Arrived at Somerset house , the will was read to the next of kin and deposited among the archives of tbo I department. . i Treat All Alike. : . - New Yorlt has not ) 'et rIsen to the dignity of shoe shining "parlors , " and Gothamltes , great and small , patron. Ize the street stan s. The New York \Vorld artist has llCre sltetched Jumes J. Hill as the finishing pollsh was placed on his shoes. The St. Peter's of AsIa. The most imlroslng and awe Inspiring - ing edlnce In Lhassa Is the great palace - ace amI abode of the DaaI ] Lama. This Is a verltablo acropolis , rising four hundrell feet above the roof tops. 'fhls palatial monument to Buddhism Is composed of a series of squaro. . structures and temples , grouped one above th. . ; ' ) other. A central building : ot red sandstone , thirteen stones In : height , Is the official resldenco of tho' ' incarnate bo ) ' ruler of Tibet , said to bo about twenty ) 'ears old. This Is styled the St. Peter's of Asia , sunmss. Ing oven the Vatican in spaciousness , containing moro than three thousand rooms , Innumerable temples with domes of gold. The other edifices contain - tain the quarters of the high dig. nltarles , officials , prIests and religious personag s. During the great celehra. tlons and fetes twent.five thousand can be accommodated within the In. closure. Repaired the Family , The following Is a literal copy of a : bill recently sent by a cobbler to a : Yorltshlre , Englund , squire : I Squire Knowle to S. Wa'tson , Cob- bler. s. d. Clogged up 1.1Iss. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 , 'l'apt nlaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 : Heep tapt and bound up MQdam. 11 l\Iended up 1\1Iss. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Heel tapt Master. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Lined bound and lJUt piece on I . 1\ladam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 00 i Stitched Ull Miss Kitty . . . . . . . , 3 Soullng the Maid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Putting picco on Master. . . . . . . , 2 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 12 . To Cross Atlantic. I I . , , - - - - . - - . . . = - - - - . . ; : = _ = - - . - " - - , . - " . ; - , - - - . - - In n small boat 1IltO thIs n bold Moorish sullor will attempt a lone , some , 'oyage from the Mediterranean to America during the corning sum. mer. Marked Turtle Recaptured. George S. Gillette of Milford , Conn. , and his Eon captured a turtle anrl , making a close oxamlnatlon , found on Its shell D. N , C. , 18H. Theso'are the Initials at David N. Clarlt of the same town , an energetic old gentleman now In his 83d year. WANTED THE DUCK DACK , Inexpert Carver In No Way Disconcert. ed by "Trltllng" Accident. "I was nt a dinner party not lon ( ; ago , " Senntor Depow WIlS . Sn'h1 ( ; , "nt - - - - which the host I wrestlell with con. sldernblo dlmcully with the tluck. IIu can'etl wIth much writhing ot Ihls , but Inettectunlh' ; so much BO thnt presently the duclt , under pressure of the Imlfo , left the dish nUll bounced Iuto the lal ) of the lath' guest silting opposlto. - " . . - " "Constornntlo 11 natural ! ) ' followed , but fnlled to dls. concertmlno host. " /Madamo , ' said he polltelwln 'ou Idndl ' return that ' " ) ) mo duclt l' - New Yorle 'l'II1lC . . . . \ t I BASEBALL TEAM IN FAMILY. Nine Players Among Whom There Should De H 1rmony. It Is doubtful IC there Is another town In the state , outsldo o ( Wapplng. ers Falls , Dutchess count ) ' , that can boast of the distinction of having a baseball nine , with a snbstltuto play. er , all In the ono fnmlly-not merelr ten members , hut ten good baseball pla'ers. 'I'hey have not only estab. lIshed a reputation h ' ' ) 11Ia'lng among themselves , but by figuring consplcu. ously In teams along the Hudson rlv. cr. This novel nine Is mndo up of Ule sons of Mr. and nlrs , Adolph IJIrlt. enme'er , of High street , Wnpplngers Falls. Although the ' 11.1'0 . all first class ball players , thGy have never organ. Ized I\S R solid tenm until last , , 'celt. The team Is made up as follows : Charles llIrkellme'or , cntcher : 301m Dlrl.enme'er , pitcher ; Joseph Dlrl\Cn. me'er ; shortstop ; Oscar llIrltenme'et , first bnse : Alhert Dlrl\Ol11ne 'er , second base : Hugh Dll'lwnme'er , third base : Adolph Dlrl\Cnmeyer , .Tr. , 10ft field : Jam s Dlrlwnmo'er , center field ; Vln cent Dlrltenme 'er , right field ; Ra ) ' . mend llIrlwllmerer , substltute.-NO\\ > Yorlt " 'arId. DOCTORS MOVE GIRL'S HEART. Organ Restored to Normal Condition Though Shifted Six IInches. Annie HIley1 / 13' .ear'old daughter of James Riley ' of Dlcl.son Clt ) . , 1'11. " became III wl'th pleurisy about a : rear ago. The famll ) ' Ih'slclan founll the whole left sille of the child's body over the lungs hlonted. He removed the motter and the girl began to get well. Soon , however , n second gathering 1l11peared , which deca'ed the ribs on the left. side. During this second Ill. ness the girl's heart moved over to the right sldo some six Inches from Its proper position. The girl was talten to a hospital , where ph 'slcillns found It necessllry to remove four whole ribs and Imrts of fonr others. 'fho ph'slclans restored the heart to Its natural position' , but the operation loft the child walt ) and for two wee Its she was In'a 'dangerous posl. tlon , but now It Is believed she will recover. Roiling Boat. . . . . . . . . - IA' . - . _ ' I - . ; : : - ' I' ' - strang crnf : ; French 1 . ventor lias created a boat of romarle- able appearanca , If nothing more. It consists of two drums , the outer act. Ing as a propeller , whllo the Inner ono contains n twenty.four horse power motor and carries the passengers. Fishing with an Ice Pick. There Is a farmOl' out In W'omlng who lived almost entirely last winter on the contents of a unlquo refrlger. ator presented to him by nature. Ho lives near a mall brook which Is part of a large stream not far off. A big school of salmon trout came up In the hroolt and were cut 01Y from reo turning to the river b ) ' th'o freezIng of tbo small counectlng stream. Then came an unusually cold wave , anll the hroolt was frozen Holld , the bun. dreds of salmon trout helng calmd up In the ice. During the winter the farmer had only to go down to the brook , cho1'l a hole In the Ice and plcIt out a few of the frozen Ush , using them as be needed them for his meals. Love of Baseball Caused Death. When Charles R. Kittredge , treas. urer of a savings hanlt at East Jarf. rey , N. If. , as he was on his wa ) ' home one afternoon recentl ) ' , carrying a satchel containing a revolver , he passed a ball fielll , here a game was. . In progress. A fiy ball was batted In , his direction , aUlI ho dropped his i satchel so as to catch the ball. The weapon was dIscharged and the bul. entered Mr. Kittredge's side , caus. Ing ble death a little later. Hop Crop of United States. The United States now produces , moro hops than any other country. Of the world's crop ot 1,760,000 hun. dred wOl-ht : , tBo United States fur. nlshes 462,000 hundred wolgbt. I . . , . . . " . . ' . FLY THE nEST DAROMETEft. - Wntch Small Pcsts If You Would Know When It Will Rain. "Fino da ) ' , Isn't It ? " I remarlwtl ns I unde a friend good morning recont' b' In the marI.et house , where ho I conducts n meat stnnd. "Yes , " ho re. plied , "but It Is cortnll1 to rain before the day Is over. " Askotl how 110 could bo so confit1enl when the sky wns apparently clelll' anti the sun shining so brightly , ho called my attontlon to the files. "You see them clinging to the bee ! ? " ho ex. plalned. "Well , In dr ) ' weather the electric fnns sen'o to Iteep' the flies I awar from fresh meat , uut the In. , ; ttmt the ntmosphero becomes nffected I lI ) ' nn ap111'oachlng shower these In. . sects beHln to stlclt to the meat so , tlghtl ) . that It Is almost nbsoluteb' 1m. 1)09Slblo to drlvo thom off. Our fans al'O made to revolve nt full spced , and In mhlltloll wo resort fo fly brushes : but e"cn wTih nil these precnutlons some of the lIttle winged 11ests clln ( ; to the beef with n t9naclt ) ' that Is astoUt1tling. When tbts occurs wo Imow that Il will rnln , Illul It never fntla. Jut ! : ! watch ami see If It Is not cm'rect. The l1y Is the best barometer In nil the world.-Plttsburg Dls1mtch. Lassoed His Big Catch. li"rnnlt Hogers' of South Orrlnston has qulto a fish tied up at his wharf on the rIver shore. 110 'caught a stur. geon 8 feet long , weighing 260 pounds , In his salmon net , Ilnd has him fnst. ened by a rope so that ho can swim arountl In the creel. . Peolilo whe. wish to see hIm puH hIm ashore , and after the Inspection the big sturgeon wiggles back Into deep wator. 'I'ho sight Is qulto. a treat to these who have never seen qulto so large a fish , any mnn ) ' embrace the oPllortunlty.- Kennebec Jou1'11al. . - - - " A Road Mirror. , IJ : . , . . . . , . . - . . . . . .J . . . . . < I " ' T. " : . - I = - _ . . - . . . 1 , i : , ! At Woodbridge , Suffolk , England , where three roads moet at dangerous angles , the Urban Council has erected a mirror at such an angle that drlv. ers' of motor cars and other vehicles can see whether the road Is clear. He Hated All Religion. Eliot W. Preston , who died In Bas. ton recently , left a unique will. After provIding that no rollglous ceremony shoulll bo held over his body , and that his hody should domain unburied un. tli sure of death , he left 11.11 his estate , I approximately $20,000 , to the Anti. Vivisection society of Phllndehlhla. 1\11' \ . Preston expressed this with : "I earnestly request that no re. lIglous singing , Imld or unl1l11d , bo 11er. mltted , but In lieu thereof , should that stanch free thlnlter , my friend , Mr. P. G. Peabody , be present , I request and hope that he will , In a few well chosen sentences , slealt of the deceased. as ono who dared to IDOl" desplto of throats , with the undimmed eyo"upon thQ I.tght-as of ono unbllnded by prlestcrafl , hating anI ) ' pain and recognizing - ognizing In the IJrlnchlle of happIness the eternal and only good. " : Girl Shoots Attacking Coyote. . Driven to desperation by long fast. lng , due to heavy snow , a paclt of coyotes attaclwd Maude Russell nnd Clara Sherman near Wilhoit Springs. ' Fortunate ! ) ' the girls were armed. In. stead of fleeing from the wild dogs the Russell girl shot ono or the anI. mals. The report of the gun frIgltt. ened the remainder of the pack away. The young women were mounted and brought the body of the co'ote baclt with them to their home as a souvenir of their venture. Good Bankruptcy Laws. In Norway and Sweden the only thing for a creditor to o Is to send In his claims and malw sure that the sarno arc recognized. After this has been done ho has the right to refuse to accept the propositions offered by the banltrupt and can Insist upon court proceedings In case he belloves the banltruptcy was brought about with dishonest Intentions. Ancient Harp. Old Eg'ptIan harps had but six strings. . Achievement of Jewelcr. A jeweler In Turin has made II. tiny boat of a slnglo } Jarl. The hull III finely shaJd , and might sen'o as a motlel for a racing sloop , the sail Is of beaten gold , studded with din. mends , and the blnnaclo light Js a port fect ruby _ An emerald servos as Its rudder , and Its IiItand Is a slab at Ivor ) ' . Its wolght Is less than an ounc ( ' , and It Is sal to have COlt , $5,000. - . 1'HE VICE PRESIDENCY , I / - Henry G. Davis of West Virginia Nom' Inated by Acclamation. , ST. LOUIS-With the anRounceo mont or the nomination of Chlo ( Jus < ; tlco Alton B. Parlwr early In the morn. Ing an adjournment was talten until ! 1ftornoon , and the great convention hall wns l1ulcldy emptied of Its woar. led delegates nnd sl1ectators. The tor. rlfic straIn of the night was ever and there was a gonernl movement In the dlroctlon of the hotols. It was [ j : 37 when the afternoon BOS. , slon opened. A motion was made and I ! Hlopted that speeches nominating can- dltiatos for the vlco presidency bD 11m. ; Ited to ten minutes , thnt five mJnutos , : bo nllowell for seconding speeches and that the number bo limited to threo. Hell call of states was then called for the presentntlon or candldntes for vlco preshlent. Alabama. . was called several times with no response , but finally Mr. Hussell of that state an. nounced that Alalmma would give way to IllInois. , M. . _ . , , , Sam\lol Olschuler of IllInoIs nroso IUltl annoutlced that I reeman l\Iorrll ! would slIealt for that state. Mr. MorrIs toole the 1Iintform to name Jnmes R. Williams of Illinois , ! The roll call of states proceeded and " wlion Nebraslm wns reached the response - sponso was statement that It waited ' 1 with Interest the cholco of Now York. " Now Yorlt requested to bo passed when cnlled on the roll. 1\Iar'land seconded the nomination of Dnvls of West VirginIa. At this point In the session there was uproar over rumors of IL telegrnm that bad been recelvod from JUdge PnrltO ' , nomlneo for the prosldoncy , WhIch Sonntor Culhortson of Texn ! nud others thought ought to bo can. sl ored before the convention went 'finy ' flll'ther. The former saht ; "For reasons whlcb nro obvious to 1\11 the delegates ilCro Ii sc ms to m tiln1' we ought not to proceetl nt this tlmo to nomlnato a candrtlnto for vice pres' Ident. " " , Adjournmenl was thereupon talten. ' The leaders tllRall11eared and the SCSI t > lon closed with all atmosvhero of tense oXI1ectanc ' hfl to what would occur - cur when It reconvened at 8 : 30 p. m. The convention did not go Into Bes. ' sian promptly at the tlmo npIotnlod , . nlthough the greater number of dole. gates and. ultornates were In tholr scats , Imyed up to a high pitch of 'ex , cltemont ever the Ilossibio events of the night. , During the course of the proceed. Ings the following mCSB go from Judge Parl\Cr was rea'll : "I regard the gold standard aA firm. 1) ' and Irrevocuhly established , and , shnll act accordingly If the action of the convention totlny shall bo ratIfied by the pooplo. Aa the platform Is sl. j lent on the ubject , my views should' ho made Imown to the convention , and "j If It la proved to bo tll1Bntlsfactory t the majority , I request ) 'OU to decline :1 the nomInation for mo at on co , so that another ma ) ' bo nominated before ad. journment. " . A message was proposed to bo sent. to Judge Parlter as follow : "Tho platform atlopted by this can. yentlon is snent on the question ot monetary standard because It Is not reagrded byIS as a posslblo Issue In this campaign , and only campaign Is. 9ues were mentioned In the platform. Therefore there Is nothing In the views expressell by you In the telegram - gram just recelvell which would preclude - cludo a man entortalnlng them from nccepUn a nomination on said plat. form. " ( Applause. ) A great deal of discussion followed , r.omo favoring sending or the message , ethers not. \ After some further dehato a roll call was ordered on the question of the Itoptlon ! of the rOl11y to Judge pnrlter's messago. As the roll call : ; > roceodetl It was cvldont that the : ( IJotion to Bend the message to Judge I . Par\Cr ] woultl ho carried by an over- 'wholmlng mnjorlty. The result WM . announced to bo 774 ayes nnd 191 4 'noes , and the message was ordered , sent by the convention. j The vote closed the Incldont. It ' had been pro\'ocnt1\"C of some feeling ' ' nntl m\lch unxloty 011 the part of the . 'j party leaders , but from the Urst or ; ' : the ovelling session It was ovldont ' that they had the situation well In hand. The ortler of huslness now went baclt to the point where ao'ernor Vardaman sprung the Parltcr telo. gram rumor and a recess when the roll of states was about to be called pn the yoto for the nomination for II. candldato for vlco president and the chair directed that the roll should be called. Announcement of the yote revealed that Henry G. Dayls of West . \.Irglnla had receIved 652 yotes , helng ! 150 less thell the necessary two.thlrds. He then receIved the nomination by. acclamation. 1 J. . . . ' Seized Carrying Contraband. - ' , : ' CIIE FOO.-A report has just been " received that the Chinn 1\Unln \ and "J Englneorlng company's steamer Hal .Ping , from Shanghai Ju ] ) ' 8 , was cap. turod by the Japanese tell mnes north i- of Cho Fee this morning \1lded with " contraband ooe war. ,1 : Bey of Tunis at Paris. PARIS-Tho bey of Tunis arrived 'I flero. Ho was accorded military hon. : > rs , roceh'ed a notable popular rectp. , Hon an visited Presldellt Loubet at : ho Elyseo palace , where they had n long and cordlnl exchange of friendly sentiments. The be ) ' will bo the guest of honor at a gartlen Imrtr. The , visit of the bey to Paris Is significant 'I of the strengthening of the Frellch protectorate ever Tunis nnd the de. velopmont of thu governmelltal policy of building Ul1 the French North African - can em11lro. . '