PARKER IS NOTIFIED.
CHAMP CLARK INFORMS HIM OF
NOMINATION.
Ceremonies at Country Home of Demo
cratic Candidate for Presidcncy-In
Accepting Mr. Parker Gives ills Posi
tion on Prominent Political Questions
Notification day , the greatest day in
the modern history of Ulster County ,
New York , arrived with a pouring rain
wliich set in just after daylight and
confounded the prophecies of those
who had promised Judge Parker ideal
weather when he was to receive for
mal Information of his selection by the
Democratic national convention as its
nominee for President of the United
States. When Judge Parker arose at
the usual hour Wednesday morning
the rain was coming down In a steady
pour from a leaden sky. The unpropitious -
tious weather and the comments of
f iis family and guests on the subject
were received by the Judge himself
with a smile and he went about the
"business of the day with his usually
cheerful spirits.
The informality of the proceedings
to come was shown by the absence of
any visible preparation or ceremony
ALTON B. PARKER.
about Itosemount No request was
made for police protection. Expect
ing that the day would be pleasant
and that a crowd would flock to the
ceremony on the lawn , Deputy Sheriff
Webster of Kingston volunteered to
bring up to Esopus a few deputies and
liave them in readiness in case the
press about the speakers' stand made/
their assistance desirable. The offer
was accepted with thanks by Secre
tary McCausland , but there was little
need even of this presence of civil au
thority.
The steamer Sagamore , bearing the
Democratic notification committee ,
was sighted from Itosernount at 1:05
p. mv and reached Rosemouut at 1:15.
At 11:30 the rain had nearly ceased ,
turning to a fine mist , but the cloudy
sky showed no break. The ceremonies
began as soon as the party on the Sa
gamore had disembarked.
The opening speech was that of j
Chairman Champ Clark of Missouri ,
who formally notified Judge Parker of '
his nomination and presented to him a ! '
certified copy of the platform adopted
ly the St. Louis convention and of the
j
message decided upon by the conven
tion in reply to the Judge's telegram !
on the gold standard sent to William
1Sheehan. . Judge Parker followed
Mr. Clark with his speech formally accepting -
. cepting the nomination. The ceremony
was followed by an informal reception.
Extracts from Parker's Speech ,
"It has been well said , iu substance ,
that there are but two powers in gov
ernment one the power of the sword ,
sustained by the hand that wields it , and
the other the power of the law , sustained
by au enlightened public sentiment. The
difference in these powers is the differ
ence between a republic and a monarchy.
One represents constitutionalism , the
other imperialism. "
"The present tariff law is unjust in
its operation , excessive in many of its
rates and so framed in particular in
stances as to exact inordinate profits
from the people. "
"What is needeG iu addition to the
passage of a statute revising the tariff
duties to a reasonable basis is not so
much other and different laws , as officials
having both the disposition and the cour
age to enforce existing laws. "
"It is difficult to understand how any
citizen of the United States , much less a
descendant of revolutionary stock , can
tolerate the thought of permanently de
nying the right of self-government to the
Filipinos. "
"We are not a military people , bent on
conquest or engaged iu extending our do
mains in foreign lands or desirous of se
curing natural. advantages , however
great , by force : but a people loving peace ,
not only for ourselves , but for all the
nations of the earth. * * * We should
coufine our international activities solely
to matters in which the rights of the
country or of our .citizens are directly
involved. That is not a situation of iso
lation , but of independence. "
"I accept , gentleineu of the committee ,
the nomination , and if the action of the
convention shall be indorsed by an elec
tion by the people I will. God helping
me , give to the discharge of the duties
of that exalted office the best service of
which I am capable and at the .end of the
term retire to private life. I shall not
bo a candidate for , nor shall I accept a
renomination. "
John Jackson , a negro , was hanged at
TJuionto-wn , Pa. , for the murder of Jack
Ivianey. also colored , whom he killed near
Conuellsville June 30 , 1003 , in a quarrel
over a game of craps. The trap refused
to work and for five minutes the con
demned man stood with the black cap on
his head while the spring was being ad
justed.
Aeronaut Baldwin of Springfield , Ohio ,
fell a distance of thirty feet at Bellefon-
taine , Ohio , and was seriously injured.
His balloon caught ha a tree top and he
Crimped out.
.
Democratic Candidate for Presidency Defines His Position I '
on Currency , Powers of Government , Tariff and Philippine ,
I
pine Questions , and Declares for One Term Only. l
'
In accepting the nomination for the
presidency on the Democratic ticket
i Alton B. Parker made the following ad
dress at his home in Esopus , N. Y. :
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Committee
the office of Ln'ti
mittee I have resigned
of Appeals of tms
Judge of the Court
State In order that I may acce"v'fA , ;
you
cponslblllty that the great conrentlon
represent has put upon me without possible
1 had
ble prejudice to the court to which
eminent
or to the
the honor to belong
of this Suite , or
members of the Judiciary
whom I may now Bay , as a private citizen ,
I am Juatlv proud. _ , , .
„ „ „ „ „ .
At the threshold of > ls respwisc.
very , , I
and before dealing with other subjects
mnst , In Justice to myself and to ei"-IJ-
my profound
my eenso of gratitude express
found appreciation of the c ° nfl < jen e fp
After nom
posed in me by the convention.
recnii ina
Inatlng me and subsequently
communication declaring that l
the gold standard as firmly and
bly established , a matter concerning
I felt It Incumbent upon me to
hereafter no
that
known my attitude so
man could Justly say that his support had
been secured through n . .
reiterated its' ' "
take , the convention
mlnation that I should be the standairt
bearer of the party in the P 6"/1 ;
This mark of trust and > nfl.def" * i sS'i
the highest uon °
ever esteem as
could be conferred unpn me fa °
that , whatever may befcne fate ° f the campaign
lessen
paign , the future can In no degree
or impair.
Praises the Platform.
The admirable platform upon which the
party appeals to the c-onntry for Its conn-
the principles
dence and support clearly states
In the
condensed
well
ciples which were so
first Inaugural address of President JelTer-
son , and points out with force " * di ? f :
be pursued through their
ness the course to
application In order to insttre
proper
and
needed reforms In both the legislative
administrative departments of the soverri-
mcnt. While unhesitating in its promise
to correct abuses and to right wrongs
Wherever they appear or however causea ;
several administrate e
to investigate the
departments of the government , the con
duct of whose officials has created scandals ,
and to punish those who have been guilty
of a breach of their trust ; to oppose the
granting of special privileges by which the
few may prolit at the expense of the
many ; to practice economy in the expen
diture of the moneys of the people , and
to that end to return once more to the
methods of the founders of the republic by
observing in disbursing the public innds
the care and caution a prudent Individual
observes with respect to his own : still the
spirit of the platform assures conservative
Instead of rash action ; the protection of
the innocent as well as the punishment of
the guilty ; the encouragement of industry ,
economy and thrift ; the protection of prop
erty and a guaranty of the enforcement of
all of manfs inalienable rights , among
which , as said in the Declaration of Inde
pendence , are "life , liberty and the pur-
eult of happiness. ' Liberty , as understood
In this country , means not only the right
of freedom from actual servitude , impris
onment or restraint , but the right of one
to use his faculties in al lawful ways , to
live and work whore he will and to pur
sue any lawful trade or business. These
essential rights of life , liberty and prop
erty are not only guaranteed to the citizen
by the constitution of each of the several
States , but the States are by the fourteenth
amendment to the Constitution of the Uni
ted States forbidden to deprive any person
of any one of them without due process of
law.
Departments Arc Limited.
Occasionally , by reason of unnecessary
or impatient agitation for reforms , or be
cause of limitations placed upon the de
partments of government by the Constitu
tion are disregarded by officials desiring to
accomplish that which to them seems good ,
whether the power exists in them or not ,
It becomes desirable to call attention to the
fact that the people , In whom all power
resides , have seen fit through the medium
of the Constitution , to limit the govern
mental powers conferred and to say to de-
partineuts created by it : "Thus far shalt
thou go and no farther. "
To secure the ends sought the people
have bv the Constitution separated and
distributed among the three departments
of government--the executive , legislative ,
and judicial certain JMIWITS. and it is the
duty of those adnii.iisti'ring each dcpart-
meut so to art as to preserve , rather than
to destroy , the potency of the co-ordinate
branches of the government , and thus se
cure the exercise of all the powers con
ferred by the people.
Quotes Thomas Jefferson.
Thomas Jefferson , In a letter to Wlllhmi
C. Jarvis , touching the perpetuity of our
institutions , \\ritten many years after he
had retired to private life , said : "If the
three powers of our government maintain
their mutual Independence of each other It
may last long , but not so if either can
assume the authority of the other. " It
must be confessed that in the course of our
history executives have employed powers
not belonging to them ; statutes have been
passed that were expressly forbidden by
the Constitution and statutes were set
aside as unconstitutional when It was dif
ficult to point out the provisions said to be
offended against in their enactment. All
this has been done with a good purpose ,
no doubt , but in disregard , nevertheless ,
of the fact that ours is a government of
laws , not of men , deriving its "Just powers
from the consent of the governed. " If we
would have our government continue dur
ing the ages to come , for the benefit of
those who shall succeed us , we must ever
be on our guard against the danger of
usurpation of that authority which resides
in the whole people , whether the usurpa
tion be by officials representing one of the
three great departments of government or
by a body of men acting without a com
mission from the people.
Impatience of the restraints of law , as
well as of Its delays , Is becoming more and
more manifest from day to day. Within
the last few years many Instances have
been brought to our attention where in dif
ferent parts of our beloved country sup-
Eosed criminals have been seized and pun-
shed by a mob , notwithstanding the fact
that the constitution of each State guaran
tees to every person within its jurlsdlclon
that his .life , his liberty or his property
shall not be taken from him without due
process of law.
Situation in Colorado.
In a struggle between employers and
employes dynamite Is said to bave been
used by the latter , resulting in the loss of
life and the destruction of property. The
perpetrators of this offense against the
laws of God and man , and all others en
gaged In the conspiracy with them , should ,
after due trial and. conviction , have had
meted out to them the most rigorous pun
ishment known to the law. This crjme ,
added perhaps to others , led to the forma
tion of a committee of citizens that , with
the support of the military authority , de
ports from the State , without trial , persons
Buspected of belonging to the organization
of which the perpertators of the dynamite
outrages were supposed to be members. In
both cases the reign of law gave way to
the reign of force.
These Illustrations present some evidence
of the failure of government to protect
the citizen and his property , which not
only Justified the action of your conven
tion in this regard , but made it its duty
to call attention to the fact that constitu
tional guaranties are violated whenever any
citizen is denied the right to labor , to ac
quire and to enjoy propertj , or to reside
where his interests or Inclination may de
termine ; and the fulfillment of the assur
ance to rebuke and punish all denials of
these rights , whether brought about by In
dividuals or government agencies , should
be enforced by every official and supported
by every citizen. The essence of good gov
ernment lies In strict ob'vervanco of consti
tutional limitations , enforcement of law
and order and rugged opposition to all en-
craochment upon the sovereignty of the
people.
The foregoing suggestions but emphasize
the distinction which exists between our
own and many other forms of government.
It has been well said , in substance , that
there are but twopowers in government-
one the power of the sword , sustained by
the hand that wields it , and the other the
power of the luw , sustained by an enlight
ened public sentiment. The difference In
these powers Is the difference between a.
republic such as ours , based on law and a
written constitution , supported by intelli
gence , virtue and patriotism and a mon
archy , sustained by force exerted by an in
dividual and uncontrolled by laws other
than those made or sanctioned by him ; one
represents constitutionalism , the other im
perialism.
TariiTiaw Called Unjust.
The present tariff , law Is unjust in Its
operation , excessive' In many of its rates
and so framed in particular Instances as to
exact Inordinate profits from the people.
So well understood has this view become
that many prominent members of the Re
publican party , and at least two of its
State conventions , have dared to voice the
general sentiment on that subject. That
party seems , however , to be collectively
able to harmonize only upon a plank that
admits that revision may from time to time
be necessary , but it is so phrased that it Is
expected to be satisfactory to those In fa
vor of an Increase of duty , to those who
favor a reduction thereof and to those op
posed to any change whatever.
Judged by the record of performance ,
rather than that of promise , on the part of
that party in the past It would seem as if
the outcome in the event of is success
would be to gratify the latter class. With
absolute control of both the legislative and
executive departments of the government
since March 4 , 1897 , there has been neither
reduction nor an attempt at reduction in
tariff duties. It is not unreasonable to as
sume. In the light of that record , that a
future Congress of that party will not un
dertake a revision of the tariff downward
In the event that It shall receive an In
dorsement of Its past course on that sub
ject by the people.
Senate is Republican.
It Is a fact and should be frankly con
ceded that though our party be successful
In the coming contest we cannot hope to
secure a majority In the Senate during the
next four j-ears , and hence we shall be un
able to secure any modification in the tariff
save that to which the Republican majority
In the Senate may consent. While , there
fore , we are unable to give assurances of
relief to the people from such excessive du
ties as harden them , it is due to them that
we state our position to be in favor of a
reaoonable reduction of the tariff ; that we
believe It is demanded by the best Interests
of both manufacturer and consumer , and
that a wise and beneficent revision of the
tariff can be accomplished as soon as both
branches of Congress and an executive in
favor of It are elected , without creating
that sense of uncertainty and instability
that has on other occasions manifested it
self. Tills can be achieved by providing
that such a reasonable period shall inter
vene between the date of the enactment of
the statute making a revision and the date
of Its enforcement as shall be deemed suffi
cient for the industry or business affected
by such revision to adjust itself to the
changes and new conditions Imposed.
So confident am I In the belief that the
demand of the people for a reform of the
tariff is just that I indulge the hope that
should a Democratic House of Representa
tives and a Democratic excutive be chosen
by the people , even a Republican Senate
may heed the warning and consent to give
at least some measure of relief to the pee
ple.
Tariff Helps Trusts.
The combinations , popularly called trusts ,
which aim to secure a monopoly of trade
in the necessaries of life as well as In
those things that are employed upon the
fa m , In the factory and in many other
fields of Industry , have been encouraged
and stimulated by excessive tariff duties.
These operate to furnish a substantial mar
ket In the necessaries of eighty millions of
people by practically excluding competition.
With so large a market and highly remun
erative prices continuing long after the line
of possible competition would naturally be
reached , the temptation of all engaged In
the same business to combine so as to pre
vent competition at home and a resulting
reduction of prices has proved irresistible
in a number of cases.
All men must airree that the not result
of enacting laws that foster such Inequita
ble conditions is most unfortunate for the
people as a whole , and it would seem as
if all ous.rht to nsrro that the olTective
ronu-ly would be modify the oll'c'iidlng law
appropriately. The growth of monopoly ,
of which complaint is justly made , cannot
be I.ii.l at the doors of the courts of this
country. The derisions of the Supreme
Court of the United States , the Court of
Appeals of this State and the courts of
last resort In many other States warrant
the assertion that the common law as de
veloped affords a complete legal remedy
for monopolies. The fact that they have
multiplied in number and Increased in pow
er has been due not to the failure of the
courts to apply the law when properly
moved by administrative officials or pri
vate individuals , but to the failure of offi
cials charged with the duty of enforcing
the law to take the necessary procedure
to procure the Judgments of the courts in
the appropriate jurisdiction , conjled with
the fact that the legislative departments
of some of our State governments , as well
as Congress in the manner already referred
to , have , by legislation , encouraged their
propagation.
What Is needed , in addition to the pas
sage of. a statute revising the tariff duties
to a reasonable basis , is not so much other
and different laws as officials having both
the disposition and the courage to enforce
existing law. While this is my view of the
scope of the common law , if it should be
made to appear that It is a mistaken one
then I favor such further legislation with
in constitutional limitations as will give
the people a just and full measure of pro
tection.
Freedom for Filipinos.
It Is difficult to understand how any citi-
reu of the United States , much less a
descendant of revolutionary stock , can tolerate
erate the thought of permanently denying
the right of self-government to the Fili
pinos. Can we hope to Instill Into the
minds of our descendants reverence and
devotion for a government by the people
while denying ultimately that right to the
Inhabitants of distant countries , whose ter
ritory we have acquired either by pur
chase or by force ? Can we say to the
Filipinos. "Your lives , your liberty and
your property may be taken from you
without due process of law for all time , "
and expect we will long glory In that fea
ture of magna charta which has become
incorporated in substance and effect Into
the constitution of every State , as well as
into the fourteenth amendment to the Con
stitution of the United States ?
Can we hope for the respect of the civi
lized world , while proudly guaranteeing to
every citizen of the Uulted States that no
law shall be made or enforced which shall
abridge the privileges or immunities of citi
zens of the United States , or deny to any
person the equal protection of the laws ,
and at the same time not only deny similar
rights to the inhabitants of the Philip
pines , but take away from thorn the right
of trial by jury , and place their lives and
the disposition of their property in the
keeping of those whom we send to them
to be their governors ? We shall certainly
rue It as a nation If we make any such at
tempt.
Responsibilty in Philippines.
Viewing the question even from the stand
point of notional selfishness , there is no
prospect that the $20.000,000 expended in
the purchase of the islands and the ? CoO-
OOO.OuO said to have been since disbursed
will ever come bad : to us. The accident
of war brought the Philippines into our
possession , and we are not at Uberty to
disregard the responsibility which "thus
came to us. but that responsibility will bq
best subserved by preparing the "islanders
as rapidly as possible for self-government
and giving to them the assurances that it
will conns as soon as they are reasonably
prepared for It. '
There need be no fear that the assertion
so often made of late , that we have now
become a world power , will then be with
out support. Ours is a world power , and
as such it must be maintained , but I deny
that it la at all recently that the United
States has attained ttiat eminence. Oui
country became a world power oyer a cen
tury ago , when , having thrown off foreign
domination , the people establish a free
government , the source of whose authority
sprung , and wns continuously to proceed ,
from the will of the people themselves. It
grew as a world power as Its sturdy clti-
zens , to whose natural Increase were added
immigrants from the old world seeking to
obtain here the liberty and prosperity de
nied them in their own countries , spread
i over the face of the land , reduced the
prairies and forests to cultivation , built
cities , constructed highways and raHroads.
till now a nation which at the formation
of the government numbered only thre
millions In population has become eighty
millions , and from ocean to ocean and the
lakes to the grjlf the country Is the abode-
lakes to the gulf the country is the abode
of a free and prosperous people , advanced
in the highest degree In the learning and
arts of civilization.
What flakes "World Power.
It Is the liberty ? the advancement and
the prosperity of Its citizens not any ca
reer of conquest that make the country a
world power. This condition we owe to
the bounty of Providence , unfolded in the
great natural resources of the country , to
the wisdom of our fathers manifested ID
the form of government established by
them , to the energy , Industry , moral char
acter and law-abiding spirit of the people
themselves.
We are not a military people , bent on
conquest or engaged in extending our do
mains In foreign lands or desirous of secur
ing natural advantages , however great , by
force ; but a people loving peace , not only
for ourselves , but for all the nations of the
earth.
The display of great military arma
ments may please the eye , and , for the
moment , excite the pride of the citizen , but
It cannot bring to the country the brains ,
brawn and muscle of a single immigrant
nor induce the Investment here of a dollar
of capital. Of course such armament as
may be necessary for the security of the
country and the protection of the rights of
Its citizens , at home or abroad , must be
maintained. Any other course would be
not only false economy , but pusillanimous.
Should Avoid Foreign Disputes.
I protest , however , against the feeling ,
now far too prevalent , that by reason of
the commanding position we have assumed
In the world we must take part in the dis
putes and broils of foreign countries , and
that because we have grown great we
should intervene In every Important ques
tion that arises In other parts of the world.
I also protest against the erection of any
such military establishment as would be re
quired to maintain the country in that at
titude. We should confine our international
activities solely to matters in which the
rights of the country or of our citizens are
directly Involved. That Is not a situation
of ibolatlon , but of Independence.
The government of the United States
was organized solely for the peoplp of the
United States. While it was contemplated
that this country should become a refuge
for the oppressed of every land who might
bo fit to discharge the duties of our citizen
ship , and while we have always sympa
thized with the people of every nation in
their straggles for self-government , the gov
ernment was not created for a career of
political or civilizing evangelization in for
eign countries or among alien races. The
most efficient work we can do In uplifting
tke people of other countries is by the pre
sentation of a happy , prosperous , self-gov
erning nation as an Ideal to be emulated , a
model to be followed.
Patroitism and Militaiy.
The general occupation of our citizens in
the arts of peace , or the absence of large
military armaments , tends to Impair neither
patriotism nor physical courage , and for
the truth of this I refer the young men of
to-day to the history of the Civil War. For
fifty years , with the exception of the war
with Mexico , this country had been at
peace , with a standing army most of the
time of lesp than 10,000 men. He who
thinks that the nation had grown effemi
nate during that period 'should read the
casualty rolls of the armies on either side
at Shlloh , Antletam , Frederlcksburg and
Gettysburg , at Stone River and Chickamau-
ga. I would be the last man to pluck a
single laurel from the crown of any one of
the military heroes to whom this country
owes so much , but I Insist that their most
heroic deeds proceeded infinitely more from
devotion ro the country than trorn martial
spirit.
I/cttcr tc Deal With Issues.
As I have already proceeded at too great
length , other questions suggested In the
platform must await my letter of accept
ance.
ance.Mr. . Chairman : In most graceful speech
you have reminded me of the great respon
sibility as well as the great honor of the
nomination bestowed upon me by the con
vention you represent this day. Be as
sured that both are appreciated so keenly
appreciated that I urn humbled in their
presence.
I accent , gentlemen of the committee ,
the nomination , and if the action of the
convention shall be indorsed by an elec
tion by tae people. I will. God helping me ,
give to the discharge of th duties of that
exalted office the best service of which I
am capable , and at the end of the term
retire to private life. I shall not be a can
didate for nor shall I accept a renomlna-
tion.
Keaaons for One-Term Views.
Several reasons might be advanced for
this position , but the controlling one with
me Is that I am fully persuaded that no
Incumbent of that office should ever be
placed In a situation of possible tempta
tion to consider what the effect of action
taken by him in an administrative matter
of great importance might have upon his
political fortunes. Questions of momentous
consequence to all of the people have been
In the past and will be In the future pre
sented to the President for determination ,
and In approaching their consideration , as
well aa in weighing the facts and the argu
ments bearing upon them , he should be un
embarrassed by any possible thought of the
influence his decision may have upon any
thing whatever that may affect him per
sonally.
I make this statement not in criticism
of any of our Presidents from Washington
down who have either held the office for
two terms or sought to succeed themselves ;
for strong arguments can be advanced In
support of the re-election of a President.
It is simply my judgment that the interests
of this country are now so vast and the
questions presented are frequently of such
overpowering magnitude to the people that
It is indispensable to the maintenance of a
befitting attitude before the people not only
that the chief magistrate should be Inde
pendent but that that Independence should
be known of all men.
Rongh. Treatment.
"You told me you were going to pro
pose to her. Did you do it ? "
"Yes , and she took n5t ? for a walk "
"Ah ! to talk it over , eh ? "
"You misunderstand me. I say she
took me for a walk I mean she treat
ed me as if I were something to walk
upon. " Philadelphia Press.
Well Secured.
Mr. Stubb What do you think ot
Clubly saying you had me tied down !
I denied it
Mrs. Stubb I am glad you had thai
much sense left. What did you tell
him ?
Mr. Stubb I told him you had me
chained down.
Knew His Business.
"Yes , " said the druggist to the appli
cant for a position , "I need an assist
ant. Are you a graduate in pharmac } ' ? ' '
"Not me , " replied the job hunter.
" 1 ain't one of them cheap pill com-
pounders ; but I can dnnv soda with
both hands and mix 107 different sir
ups. See ? "
Asked and Answered
"Wbat is l < jve ? " asked the weet
girl who was looking for a chance to
leap.
"Love , " replied the old bachelor , * "is
Ji kind of insanity that makes a man
call a 200-pound female Uis little turtle
*
dove. "
SEEK TO END STEIKE.
MARKET MEN MAKE AN UNSUC
CESSFUL EFFORT.
Pence Plan Rejected by Packers , TVlio
Refuse Further Conferences Union
leader Foresees L-ons Contest Men
Confident ae Ever.
Plans to settle the packing house
strike in Chicago through the media
tion of the retail dealers have ccmie to
nothing. The packers told the market
men they saw no reason for another
conference with the representatives of
the interested unions. It was only
' in the office
after a five hours' meeting
of Nelson Morris & Co. that the retail
dealers were satisfied the negative an
swer of the employers was finaL
The failure of the attempt to reopen
negotiations left the union labor com
mittee at sea as to the next step'to be
taken toward a successful termination
of their fight on the packing concern ? .
Later the market men met the leaders
of the butcher workmen and of the
teamsters to discuss ways and means
by which the dealers can obtain meat
while the 'strike lasts.
M. F. Kelly of the grocery and mar
ket wagon drivers said the result of
the session would be a coalition of the
market men and the-teamsters against
the big packers. C. W. Foster of the
dealers contented himself with declar
ing that the public would be provided
with supplies. i
No Ifope of Arbitration ;
Independently of the efforts of the
retail dealers to arrange for a confer
ence an attempt was made to secure
the sentiments of both sides to the
controversy , regarding negotiations for
peace. The result of this inquiry was
that there was no prospect of settling
the strike along any lines involving an
arbitration of the differences. While
they would not discuss the matter , it
is known that one of the reasons of the
packers for refusing negotiations lies
in their claim that they "practically
have broken the strike and are operat
ing their plants at almost normal ca
pacity. "
The packers insisted that the unions
had broken faith with them , and point
ed out that nearly a full complement
of employes has been secured in every
western city affected by the strike. If
they agreed to take back all men on
strike , they said , it would be necessary
to discharge those who have been hired
to supplant the union men , and such
action , in their opinion , would be un
fair. The difficulty of reaching a sat
isfactory ( agreement at this time on
account of the many unions involved
and the multiplicity of grievances also
was referred to.
Bthelbert Stewart of the government
Department of Commerce and Labor
and C. A. Carroll , who has been assist
ing him , have almost concluded their
investigation. They found that most of
the union men now working in the Chicago
cage packing houses had come from
other cities. On the other hand , they
learned of many desertions from the
union in Chicago by men who had gone
to other cities for work. It was found
that the packers were transporting
men to other cities , and that each day
men were applying for transportation
_ ; : d n chrice : to work.
I > onncly Says Mcn Vv'ill Win.
Presid'iit Donnelly says : "It now
looks like a long contest. We are de
termined to win and will use every
means AVC can to do so. The men are
as confident and as firm as ever. "
President Shea of the International
Brotherhood of Teamsters arrived in
Chicago and reiterated the statement
he made at Indianapolis regarding the
position of the teamsters' union. Said
President Shea : "We intend to aid the
butcher workmen throughout this
strike , but we do not expect to put
anyone but the packers to trouble or in
convenience. It is not our policy to
injure the'business of employers who
are friendly to us. The men now on
strike are teamsters who were employ
ed by the packers in delivering meat to
the butcher shops and ether places
whore it was soid At retail. We will
do all we can to help the butchers , but
no one else will be brought into the
strike unless it be through his own
fault. "
Following , the line of action deter
mined upon by the business agents of
the unions pickets have been stationed
near a large number of wholesale and
retail markets receiving supplies from
the packers and at branch depots of
the packing houses. There were numer
ous instances of teamsters refusing to
make deliveries because of "intimida
tion , " and in a few cases violence was
resorted to by the union watchers.
Interesting News Items.
{ Several distinct shocks of earthquake
were felt at Woodland , Cal.
v President Diaz has said that lie may
visit the United States during the coming
winter.
Fire destroyed the establishment of the
Shilbest Mercantile Company at San
Francisco ; loss $125.000.
William W. Bradfield , chief expert of
the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Com
pany of America , has arrived at Siascon-
set , Mass. , to conduct a series of experi
ments.
Turfman John J. Ryan , arrested at
Brighton Beach , was placed ander bonds
aggregating § 7,060 at St. Louis on three
charges of grand larceny and one of em
bezzlement as bailee.
Leading members of Che Saengerbund
la Milwaukee , in view of the expected
deficit'of about $ G,000 from tiw sssnger-
fe'it , advocate a reduction in the ex
penses of future mo&tnzs.
President Roosevelt told a committee
01 * the National Grange that he would
allow the organization to select the suc
cessor of the late J. H. Brhrham as As
sistant Secretary of Agriculture.
DEATH OF EX-SENATOR VEST.
Paaacs Almost Imperceptibly Away aft
Home in Sweet Springs , Mo.
After lingering for weeks between
life and death former Senator G. G.
Vest pased peacefully away Tuesday
nt his home In Sweet Springs , Mo. He
had been so near death for three days
that the end came without a struggle ,
lie was conscious until about 2 a. in.
Sunday morning , when he sunk Into
a state of coma , from which he never
aroused. Mr. Vest lost the power of
speech Saturday morning , but for sev-
VEST.
eral days before that he talked very ;
Imperfectly , and during the lust thirty-
six hours of his life his breathing was
barely perceptible. The flutter of his
pulse was all that showed life still re
mained.
George Graham Vest , United States
Senator from Missouri from 1879 to
1903 , was born at Frankfort , Ky. , Dec.
0 , 1830 , graduated at Center College ,
Kentucky , in 1S4S , and in the law de
partment of Transylvania University
at Lexington , Ky. , in 1853 ; removed
the same year to Missouri and began
the practice of law In the central part
of that S te ; was a member of the
Missouri House of Representatives in
18GO-61 , and was first elected in 1S79
to the United States Senate in the
place of James Shields , Democrat , wno
had been elected to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Lewis V. Bogy ,
Democrat , and served continuously for
twenty-four hours.
REFUSES CLEMENCY TO NEGRO.
President in Denying Prayer Snya
Crime Deserves Swift Punishment.
In declining to commute to life impris
onment the death sentence imposed on
John W. Burley , colored , whote victim
was a -year-oId girl , President Roosevelt
velt made the following comment on Bur-
ley's crime :
"The crime iu question is one to the
existence of which we largely owe the
existence of that spirit of lawlessness
which takes form in lynching , fy is es
sential that the punishment for rt should
be not only as certain but as swift aa
possible. It is to be regretted that we
do not have special provision for more
Eumraary dealing with this type of cases.
The more we do what in us lies to se
cure certain aiid s\vift justice in dealing
with these cases the more effectively do
we work against the growth of that lynch
ing spirit which is so full of evil omen
for this people , because it seeks to avenge
one Infamous crime by the commission
of another of equal ipfainy. "
WISCONSIN STALWARTS SCORE.
Given Right to Sue Secretary of State
to .Restrain I < a Follettc.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has is
sued an order giving the "stalwart" fac
tion of the Republican party of the Stati
authority to bring suit against Secretary
of State Houser to restrain him frons
placing the nominees of the La Folletti
State ticket on the official ballot undei
the regular party designation of "Repub
lican" and compelling him to place thi
"stalwart" nominees on the ballot undei
the designation of "Republican. " Th
court granted the request without leav
ing the bench. The defendant was given
twenty days in which to answer and the
case will come up for argument Sept. C.
The LaFollette faction will contest the
action.
Methodism has 1,224 deaconesses.
The Rev. David R. Kerr , D. D.t hat
accepted the presidency of Westmiustei
College , at Fulton , Mo.
Miss Josephine Ponce de Leon , n lineal"
descendant of the discoverer of Florida ,
has entered a convent at Albany.
Cardinal Gibbons is strongly in favor
of. women voices in the choirs of the
Catholic churches of the United States.
The Very Rev. Dean Lenihan of Mar-
shalltown , Iowa , is to be the first bishop
of the new diocese of Great Falls , Mont.
The Rev. Peter MacQueen. pastor of
the First Parish Church , in Charlestowu ,
Mass. , predicts the union of all Protest
ant denominations.
The Rev. Dr. D. R. Lucas , pastor o *
the Christian Church of North Indian
apolis , Ind. , is department commander ot
Indiana of the G. A. R.
K. G. H. von Scheele , bishop of Got
land , Sweden , who is the serni-oiGciai rep
resentative of King Oscar and will attend
the varflous world's congresses nt the St.
Louis exposition , is one of the noted pre
lates of Europe.
Archbishop Farley of New York has
directed that hereafter no Jews or in
fidels or professed non-believers shall be
employed in the choirs of churches in his
diocese.
The Rev. Walter Marvine. chaplain ,
TJ. S. A. , stationed nt Ft. Douglas , in
the vicinity of Salt Lake City , has been
transferred on promotion to Fort Adams ,
near Newport.
Miss Ruth Ward , daughter of the
Rev. C. B. Ward of Bustar , India , died
of cholera at the home of the Rev. D. H.
Lee , Calcutta , where she had been work-
Lay for a year us a. missionary.