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The Omaha .Daily Bee. V ESTABLISHED JUNE in, OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING. ,fINK T, lOOO-TWELVK PAGES SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. x NO REST FOR BOERS Lord Rotwti Will Boon Bet Out Toward Ljdenbnrgt CAVALRY SEEKING TO CHECK BOTH Bom at Ljdenburg in Position with Strong Natural Defenns. FOREIGN VOLUNTEERS ARE LEAVING $ Geniral Bac'on-Powell Extends Martial Law to Two More Diitriots. NEWCASTLE EXPECTED TO SURRENDER Correspondent A I Inch. Much liniiur tnncc to. the l,iirtc umltT of HrltNh Hnr Shin In llcl nKnn lln. LtlNDON, Juno 7. Milltury opoiatlnns In Eouth Africa aro apparently at it standstill. For ii d.iy or two tho tlrcil troops arc rout in anil 1ird Roberts is filling the mag nzlnrs and warehouses, at IiIh new headquar ters, Pretoria, preparatory to n long cliato after tho flying Boers In thu direction of Lydenburg, Ills rnvittiy arn probably seek ing to check Commandant llotliu. Some dispatches won- sent whllo tho Sight was going cm outside of Pretoria. One tays "Toward tho end of tho day when Iho JirlllHh guns were shelling tho northern forts, 11 nn in lie r of the projectiles Imrat, damaging thn suburbs. All day nrmed hurghcrs have been leaving Pretoria, going east. The greater part of the railway roll ing stock has lieen removed. "General Botha was lighting un essentially rearguard action, IiIh object being, not to defend Pretoria, but In delay Lord Hoticrts until the railway switch had been rleared tind tho main part of tho Boer army had etarted to withdraw. The British advanco nppearH to have left open to tho Boers the best line of retreat along tho railway." 1,)iloiiliurK ii .Nuturnl I'nrt. Possibly Lord Roberts may havo been obliged to cut the railway beforo a full retirement was effected, That Pretoria would bo defended was apparently given out after tho council of war with a view of misleading tho British. Lydenburg, the district Into 'Which tho provisions originally destined for Pretoria have- been dlvertod imd where a eartrldgo factory hug heen eroded and reserve supplies of all sorts nre stored, Is u volcanic region of fertile valleys, enclosed by great ramparts of rocks, penetrated by narrow, winding passes. There aro herds of cattle In the valleys and there Is much native labor nvallablo for tho fortifying. Tho Boars tlsed both heavy and light artillery at Pre toria. What 13 supposed to havo been the last train out of Pretoria arrived at Lour enzo Marquez .Sunday nvenlng. Thn pas sengers Include! a number of foreign vol unteers, who wcro leaving the Boers, and also too wlvrs mid rtilldrrn of Hollanders. Tter descrlbod Pretoria as destitute of food' and clothing. What the Bosr officials could not take tho natives and townspeople did. Probnbly the most Importnnt Bonr nrtny Is nt Lalng's Nek, where both sides are passive. General Bundle and Gcnorul Bra hrant have withdrawn a llttlo southward. General Badon-Powell lias extended mar tial law to tho Marlro and North Llchton lierg districts. Shotn were exchanged bo tweou Boer nnd Bright patrols eighteen miles cast of i.Mnfcltlng May 28. Part of the forces lately at Pretoria aro reported to hnvo gono westward to meot Badun-Powell nnd to mu'ko a show of holding the coun try through which ho and General Hunter nra moving. .cmciiIIc tt&icctcil to Surrender, 'A dispatch to tho Dally Telegram from Newcastle, dated Tuesday, describes tho Blocra there as an unorganised rabble, with out flour, meat or sugar. Their surrender Is only a question of time. Novertheltsi, tho correspondent avers they hold strong positions with tho prospect of sufo retreat toward Lydenburg. It is at Ncwcaslo that tho British government has approached thj tho Natal government with a proposition that Natal should voluntarily ronounco local Helf-govornment for a time In order that a Konernl system of crown-government may bo Instituted for all South Africa, leading In tho course, of time to federation and tho hulsequent autonomy of nil states simul taneously. Ijourcum Marquez correspondents uttnch significance, to h number of British war ship In Dehigou bay. suggesting that they nre there In iinticlpiitlon of aiding the Por tuguese In the event of disturbance on tho Transvaal border. AGREE ON BRIEF ARMISTICE Conference HcImccii lluller nnd I'hi'U (Inn Kml In n Thrcc-Huy IteNiillr. LONDON, Juno B. A special dispatch from Louronzo Marquez, dated Tuesday, June fi, says: "Generals Bullcr and Christian both met nt Lalng's Nek at Buller's request, when a threo days' armistice was agreed upon." Tho dispatch adds that tho British have evacuated Utrecht. Pntll tho situation In the neighborhood of Pretoria is enlightened the oltlclals here, as well as otheis, will tlnd difficulty In prognos ticating Lord Roberts' Immediate program, It Rppears evident that the Beer commander-in-chief, tlennrnl Botha, with all his guns, withdrew In good order, probably nlong the Delagca Bay railroad, with tho view of Joining President Kruger. So the Transvaal forces remain practically Intact, with President Kruger and Sleyn and Gen eral Botha and Secretary of Statu Ileltz all safo and In a position to continue- tho direc tion of affairs. The more optimistic see In tho fact I lull PrcMdcnt Kruger'a wife and General Botha's wife were left at Pretoria nn Indication that the president does not count on a long resistance. In any ca,c It ft III probably lako Lord Huberts at least a week to organize h campaign of pursuit. Tho military authorities anticipate that the next Important news will come from General Buller's dliectton; plenty of time has claimed io coniplcto the turning move ment at Lalng's Nek. liners TimiU Aiunlier nf I'r lonnrrx, MASKHl', llaxntoland, June ti. A trooper nf Brabant's llnrso .a-H that In tho last en KHgement the Boers took fifty-four British prisoners. Including an officer whom they ro. leased conditionally. The officer estimated that the Boer force between Klcksburg and Belhlrhetn number ,000 men. Milllinr- t'niiKrHtnlHlea Uolierl. LONDON, Juno fi.- at Salisbury cabled tn Lord llolierlh h follows "I iMrnestly congratulate you on llil.i crowning result of your brilliant strategy and the demotion of your gHllant boldlcis." DECIDE AGAINSf THE I rcdcnllnl ( (iiutiilttcc of His Dentiternt l'nc on a Cllllcli. KANSAS CITY. June rt, When the demu rrant stale ronvcntlnn whs culled to order Ihls mnrnlng the credentials committer, whli h had blocked the work of the gather ing .ill d.iv yesterday, whs ready lo report, nnd the prospects fur rushing through the ilellbcrRlltins were lirlght. The rommltteii had been In session till after midnight and found against the police machine both hero and In St. Louis. Tho report was rend bv .1. J. Butler ol St. Louis, chairman of the eommlltee. The credentials eommlltee report whs adopted without debate and the platform read and adopted with a whoop. Tho platform reaffirms the Chicago plat form nnd declarer! specifically for free- coin age tit It! to I: denounces trusts and pro claims ngspst Imperialism. The delegates to the national convention were Instructed for Bryan. The nomination of stale officers was then taken up and Chairman Cowherd, In an clcqtient speech, nominated ex-Congreestnnn A. M. Dockery for governor. Thn report of the, committee on perma nent organization, making thn temporary officers permanent, wns adopted. Dockery whs nominated by acclamation and the convention went wild as he j mounted the platform to mako a speech of i acceptance. NEGROES ORGANIZE PARTY Decide ill llilliidelililn llecllmr In I'll Prcxlilc Mini Ticket In Field. I'llILADKLPIUA. June 6. The first steps looking to the organization of a national negro party hnvo been taken In this city. Prominent negroes bishops, ministers, edi tors and lawyers -nt a meeting decided to place a presidential ticket In tho Held with negro candidates. Tho plan Is to organize tho party In every state of tho union nnd nominate candidates for stato and congres sional offices. An cxecutlvo committer Iih'h beon appointed to draw up a cull for a convention and dis tribute circulars outlining the reasons for the formation of a national negro party. Bishop Levi J. Oappln, tho newly elected head of tho African Methodist Kplscopal church in this district, presided at tho meet ing. The namrn mentioned for president were ex-Judgo R. J. Walker of Boston, with P. B. S. Plnckback, ox-llcutenant governor of Louisiana, us vice president; Bishop W. B. Derrick of New York, with Prof. Debolsc as vice president! Bishop Orant of Illluols, with Rev. Dr. J; P. Samphon as vice presi dent; Dlflhop Turner, with Booker T. Wash ington of Alabama as vlco president, and Bishop Wallers, with T. T. Alain of Louisi ana as vlco president. WILL REPRESENT WYOMING Ileiiineruts Select Uelenlen in Knn 111 City nn Well n I'rcnlilrn tlnl Kleclura. LARAMIE, Wyo Juno 6. The democratic stato convention elected tho following dele gates to the national convention nt Kansas City: A. E. Miller of Larutnle, P. C. Alger of Sheridan, C. K. Blldenburg of Rawlins, Waiter L. Marsh of Choycnne, U. A. Keenan of Rock Springs and William Hlnton of Kvanston. Candidates for presidential electors were chosen as follows: Wllllum H. Hunt of Big Horn county, Mike Murphy of Fremont county and William W. Burton of Uinta county. John C. Thompson of Cheyenne was nominated for representative In congress. l.lllmr Ticket I'll! IJi In ('olnnuln. CHIPPLK CREKK, Colo., Juno C At tho meeting of the State Federation of Labor the initiative and referendum action in putting a state ticket In the Held was affirmed. Tho ticket is as follows: Justice of tho supremo court, .M. J. Oalllgan of Pueblo; governor, D, C. Copley, Altman; Ileutenaut governor, P. B. Trumbull, LeadvlUe; secre tary of state, Thomas Annear, Sllverton; attorney general, John H. 'Murphy, Denver; treasurer, C. R. Lursen, Boulder; auditor, George Clark, Boulder; superintendent of public Instruction, S. Merrick, Durangn; regents of the university, F. Kendrlck of LeadvlUe. G. H. Wasson of Canon City, P. J. Ryan of Gilmnn. Presidential Electors Edward Smythe, Teller county; Joy Pollard, Toller county; John Casey, Sllverton; William Jollln, Boulder. For Congress First district, J. Wnmer Mills; Second district, Johu C. Bell. Itciitilillciiiis Klcct the .Mayor. PORTLAND, Ore., June fi. Complete ro turns of the city of Portland show that Rowe, republican, Is elected mnyor by 1,073 plurality. Tho vote for mayor Is as fol lows: Howe, republican. 4,6fll; Story. In dependent republican, 3,tilS; Wells, demo crat, 3,5til. The four fusion state senators In Mult nomah county aro elected and of tho lower houHo mombcrs the republicans get five and tho democrats seven. Oeorgo E. Chamberlain, democrat, Is elected district attorney of Multnomah county by 052 plu rality. All the remainder of tho repub licans, both on the city and county tickets In Multnomah county, nre elocted. .Snclnllnts .Vmnltintc President. NEW YORK, June C The socialist labor party. In convention In this city, today nominated Joseph F. Malouey of Lynn, Miibs., for president of the United States, But ono ballot was taken and Mr. Mnloney received thn votes of sixty delegates, Vaal Remmel of Pittsburg getting (seventeen and W. B. Hammond of St. Paul, one. Mr. Maloney mado a brief speech of acceptance and tho convention proceeded to nomlnato a vice president. Vnlentlno Rommel of Pittsburg was nom inated for vlco president ori the first ballot. Maine Deimicriits for llrnn. FAIRFIELD. Me.. June fi. The Third district democratic convention today elected Fredorlck W. Plalstcd of Augusta as dele-gte-at-largo to the Kansas City conven tion. Ho nnd tho district delegates were Instructed to vote for Willi im J. Bryan. The convention endorsed the Chicago plat form. l'nn eiitlnn Culled Off. NEW YORK, June (!. Tho convention of the Chicago platform democrats called for today Is off. The Chicago men last night expressed themselves us satisfied with tho result of the state convention and claimed n victory for the principles for which they stand. Unit lVIm In Went Vlritliiln. PARKERS Bl'RO, W. Va.. Juno 6. After a tumultuous sexulon Ihe democratic stat convention tonight nominated Judge John H. Holt of Huntington for governor and adjourned until tomorrow, when the ticket will be completed. Iliirllnulnn HiiKliiccr, cnUSTON, In., Juno ti. -(Special,) Engl neer John Hay, ono of the Burlington's en glneers, whoso run ws from Creston to South Omaha, died this morning. I10TF1CHI WITH THE BOXERS Many Art Rioorted to Hits fiseo KilUd on Both Sides. BATTLE OCCURS CLOSE TO CITY OF PEKIN Alnrnilmt llrport lit Kneel I'.nllre .Fninncc Fleet Hits Hern Ordered .llulilllrril nt Kflrllr! l'o nIIiIc .Moment, SHANGHAI. June 6. Tho soldiers dis patched to uttack the Boxers havo fought an engagement quite cloSo to Pekln. Many weie killed on both sides. Alarming reports are current here of the hurfled completion of tho mnblll.ntlon of ' the Japanese fleet. In conscquenre of the reprosecutions of Japan the landing of a large Bnsslan fnrre at Tnkil Is alleged to have been stopped. It Is believed here thst should Ilussla per sist In sending a. preponderlng military foffo lo the front h collision with Japan will Inuvltahly result. Tho Ilusslun minister at PeVfln, M. de filers, hss made another attempt to Induce tho Chinese foreign cmrn to formally rsqilest ltimlnn assistance to reetore order, but the offer hiiR not yet been accepted. Violtnt dissensions are reported to exist between the Chlmiso commander-in-chief of tbo foicts. Jung-Lu, and Prince Chlng'-Tunn, who. In accordance with tho wishes of the dowager empress, Is strongly supporting the cause of the Boxers. The mobn who murdered the English mis sionaries, Boblnson nnd Norman, mutilated and disemboweled the bodies. Tho station at Ynng Tin, three miles from Pekln, has been burned. The British minister. Sir Claude M. MucDonnld, Is reported to be quite 111. WILL GUARD AMERICAN LIVES Government nt WnnliluKton in Alert In the Alnrtnltiu .Situation in Chlnn. WASHINGTON, Juno 6. Tho friends of tho American missionaries in the disturbed zono In China aro becoming alarmed and ths Slate department Is beginning to feel tho pressure of their efforts to ndopt an aggres sive policy. Today Inquiries wero made an to tho reason for tho seeming pnsslvc at tltudo of the United States naval forccB In Chlneso waters. Tho department answered that Minister Conger being on the sceno wns better pre pared than any ono here to adopt relief for which ho had received the function of the department In the shape, of a general author isation to protect American interests. It alsowos questioned whether tho very small force" of marines at tho minister's command could bu used to mako a march through the hostile country, as suggested,' nnd 'away from Us base., In that caso tho United States legntion, tho only refuge In case of an outbreak In Pekin, would be unsafe for American refugees us well as for the United Statcti minister himself, for tho lack of a sufficient guard. If thn next phase should bo still worse, It Is probable that In addition to the Helena at least ono more war tihlp, probably ttie Princeton, with a full battalion of marjnen, will bo ordered up tho Pel Ho river to Tien Tsln. So far tho disposition to call on General MacArthur for troops to make a landing party has not been broached to tho War de partment nnd It Is not expected such a step would bo taken except ao a lust resort, as It would Involve the United Status, TIEN TSIN THOUGHT SECURE Severnl Detnelimentn nf lOiiropenn .Murines Arrive to Snecor the KnrrlKiiern. TIEN TSIN, June 6. The Chinese servant of, a Belglnn engineer who left Pao Ting Fu two days nfter the Belgians saw five foreign and two Chinese dead bodies In the grand canal, ono being the body of a for- ! clgn woman. A Boxer placard threatens the extermlna tlon of tho foreigners hero on June 10. It Is rumored that tho Boxers nnd Catholic Christians fought at Tung Hu Tuesday, threo Christians being killed. II. M. S. Barfleur has arrived and the Terrible la expected. Ono hundred and thirty-one British, thlr-ty-ono German, fifty French and forty-five Italian marines have nrrlved here. These reinforcements rendor Tien Tsln secure. PEOPLE ARE LEAVING PEKIN Fenr of the lloscru Cnusem n Slnin Iieile A in ii UK' Fore Ik n n ml .Nn live Ileslilentd, LONDON, June 6,-9:15 p. m. A special from Shanghai, dated Juno 6, says tho mem bers of the majority of tho legations nt Pokln, including the members of the British legation, aro sending their families away. At I also said that soveral prominent Chinese residents are leaving the city. There Is an unconfirmed report that two Russian engineers havo beon murdered at Chow Fu, north of Port Authur, after their wives had been assaulted. The total damage done to the Chinese railroads by the Boxers Is now estimated at $5,000,000. t'onlltimi Ministry In Jnpnn. LONDON, Juno 6. Advices received from Japan say the cabinet presided over by Mar quis Ynmngata has resigned and the em peror invitcu tne mtnmter of nuance, Coum Matsukuka Masayoshl, to form a new cab inet, but he declined and Marquis Ito Is now endeavoring to form a coalition ministry. ItehelM Mnklnir Pruicrens nt Cnlnn, KINGSTON, Jamaica, Juno 6. The Brit ish steamer Tamplcan, Captain Hclghton, which left Liverpool May 17, arrived here today from Colon with news that tho rcbol forces are operating successfully Jusf out sldo of the town. MnienienlN ir Dcenn VcnnIn June II, At New York-Siilled-St. Paul, for South aniptnii; Nnrdliiiid, for Antwerp; Majestic, for Liverpool, Arrlved-Liihn. from lire men: Southampton, from Cherbourg. ..At Drowlie.ul-P.ssel-Gernian!c, from Now ork. for Queenstown and Liverpool. At Movllle-Arrlved-Stcamcr Stutn of No. bruska. from Now York, for Glasgow, and proceeded to Cherbourg. Sailed-Steumer KnlMrln Maria Theresa, from Bremen and Southampton, for New York. At C'herbourK-Arrlved-PhoonlcIa, from New lurk, for Hamburg, and proceeded. At pover-Passed-VnlumnlH, from San l ranclseo, via Las Palmus, for Homburg. At Hong Kong-Arrlvcd-Belglaii King, from San Francisco. At Auckland Arrived Alameda, from ban Francisco, via, Hunolul, for Sydney, At 'Sydney, X. S. W.-Salled-Slona, for San Frnnelico, , At Qiieiinstown-Arrived Germanle, from New York, for Liverpool; Wnsland, front New ork, for Liverpool, At Soiitbumpton-Siilled-Kaiser Maria Theresa, from Bremen, for New Vork, via I'herbours. Arrivcd-Haulc, from New York, for Bremen, At aiitpRow Arrived -AncluirU, from rw York. DO NOT MENTION THE RATIO Inillnnn llciiincrnln llrnrr II MMtll When F.mlornlim llrjnn nnd Hi.. IMnlforiu. INDIANAPOLIS. June li.-Tlie democrat!" state lonvetitlon was harmonious friiin beginning to finish. Thn following ticket was placed In the fluid: Governor John W. Kern, Iiidldtiap'lls. Lleutcnsnt Governor John C. Lawler, Siilrm. Secretary of State Adam Helmberger, Nhw Albany. Stnte Auditor John YV. Miner, Indian apolis. State Treasurer Jerome HnrlT, Peru. Attorney General C. P. Diummond, Plymouth. Reporter of Supremo Court lienry O, Yergen, Ncwrastle. Superintendent of Publlo Instruction Charles A. Grealhouse, .Mount. Vernon. Stnte Statistician Edward lloruff. Mad ison. Supremo Judges -First district, George L, Relnhnrt, Bloomlngton; Fourth district, J. M. Adair. Columbia City, Delegstes-at-Largc Samuel Morss, In dianapolis, Hugh M. Daughjeriy. Bluffton; James Murdock, Lafayette; fjeorgo B. Mcn zles, Versailles. With but two exceptions tlie) nntnlnntlor.n wore mado either on tho Ark ballot or by acclamation, The exceptions' were the nom inations for lieutenant governor, which wus made on the third ballot, and for attorney general, which wns accomplished on tho second ballot. A Utter from Benjamin Shlvcly was read to tho convention, In which h begged that his name be not placed In nomination for governor. Tho result was the nomination of Mr. Korn on the first ballot. Tho platform Indorsed William Jennings Bryan for the presidency, reaffirmed the Chicago platform and omitted mention of tho ratio of Hi to 1. Its reading whh fol lowed by a burst of tumultuous approval and the platform wns unanimously adopted. DEMOCRATS NAME DELEGATES Ulnle Convention of Snnth llnkoln Ku ilnrnen Ton ne nml Mrnnlor I'elllnriMV. CHAMBERLAIN, S. D., June 6. (Special Telegram.) The democratic state convention to elect eleven delegates to the Knnoas City convention was called to order shortly nfter 10 this morning. F. M. 'Ziebach of Yankton, Dakota's squatter governor, was presented a temporary chairman and Jackson of Clark and Conlln of Hanson, temporary sec retaries. At the afternoon session tho tem porary organization was made permanent. The convention rejected the recommenda tion of the state central committee, that a now committee be organize I, thus leaving the matter to the state noir natlng conven tion which mecHs at Yankto l In July. The report of tho committee tn resolutions brought on the warmest struggle of the con vention, the particular seutlijns causing the trouble being those making- a favorable rcf orence to Towno as a vice presidential can didate and a rccommendatloiyto the Yankton convention to endorse Senator' Pettlgrew for re-oloctlon. The conventloa'.nppcared to be unanimous In endorsing the finator's posi tion. ons various political ti V3nnibut tho opposition developed on tlie question of"en dorslnc him for re-election. The resolutions as pre?nted were finally adopted. They affirm nllcgluncc to tho Chi cngo platform, oppose tho republican policy of Imperialism; condemn the record of tho republican party on. trusts nnd combines, uympathlze with, the Boers, endora Bryan as a candldato for president and commend the administration of Governor Andrew E. Lee. Tho resolutions relating to Messrs. Towno and Pettlgrow are n follows: "That whllo leaving the selection of a candldato for vice president to the wisdom of the delegates to the national convention, wa express our admiration for the honorable political record made by Charles A. Towne of Minnesota; that we commend tho course In tho United States nenate of Richard F. Pettlgrow and recommend that the demo cratic convention to be held at Yankton for tho nomination of state officers endorse him for re-election." Tho following delegates to Kansas City were then elected': G. W. Mathews of Douglas county; Stephen Donohoo of Min nehaha; S. J. Kenna of Clark; T. W. Taub man of Aurora; T. W. Chllds of Spink; John J. Conway of Faulk; Charlcn S. Eastman of Fall "River and J. R. Wilson of Lawrenco. Eight alternates wero also elected. Marls Taylor waB elocted member of tho natlonul committee. NAME DOCKERY FOR GOVERNOR Missouri DeiuncriitK Put Up Full Stnte Ticket mill Kuilurse W. J. llryn ii. KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 6. The dem ocrats of Missouri In stute convention to day adopted u platform for tho coming cam paign nnd named a full state tlckot. They were In teflon continuously from" 9:30 o'clock In tho morning until 8:30 In tho evening. Tha contests In tho St. Louis and Kansas City delegations, which It had taken the credential commlttoo tho wholo of yesterday to untangle, wero decided In five minutes' time by the prompt adoption of tho committee's report. Tho report wns a victory for the antl mnchlne element. When the resolutions committee prrsentcd Us rtiport thero was a fight to strike out the endorsement of Governor iStophens, The report was adopted. The platform reaffirms allegiance to the Chicago platform of 1806, particularly specifying "1C to 1," Indorses Bryan, de nounces truets and declares against "Im perialism," i Hon. William S. Cowherd was mado per manent chairman nnd later named A. M. Dockery, ex-congressman of tho Third dis trict, for governor. (Mr. Dockery was nom inated by acclamation. Tho full ticket is as follows: For governor Alexander M. Dockery, Gallatin. For lieutenant governor-Iohn A. Lee, St. ImiIs. For secretary of state S. B, Cook, Mexico. For stato auditor Albert O. Allen, New Madrid. For attorney general E. C. Crow, Webb City. For state treasurer R. P. Williams, Fay ette. James A. Reed of Kanras City and Wil liam A, Rnthwell of Moberly wero thou named presidential electors at large. Tho work of tho convention was con cluded by the selection of James Selbert as stato chairman to succeed Sum B, Cook, Nnrlh llnkoln Ileinncrii t . FARGO, N. D June 6. (Speclol.) Tho stato democratic convention met here today with a largo attendance. After Hon. Thomas Klrlnogrl had called the convention to or der, John Burke of Rolla was chosen chair man and Editor K, C, Carruth of Grand Forks secretary. Th convention then took a recess till afternoon. REORGANIZATION NOT LIKELY Delegates to ths Bisnnial Contention Dia cms Advisabilitj of Chtngei, CONSENSUS OF OPINION AGAINST IT Color Line Is llrnn ii h, the l',clnlnu or Mr. It ii 111 it. n llcleunle from n lluMlnu Colored Wntiin nS ('lull. MILWAUKEE, Wis.. June fi.-fSpeclal Telegram.) Tho presentation of tho ma jority and minority reports on reorganization was the business of thn Wednesday morning session of the convention. Promptly al tho opinions and contentions as to tho posslbln Illegality of tho minority report. Thn dis cussion was continued at. tbo afternoon busi ness meeting and many strong points were made. Mrs. Ricketis of Lincoln, sUlo chairman of correspondence, stuted Ihst Nebraska, In Ihe meeting of Its state federation In Oc- lnl,A. I....I ,t.- ..-..-.I " ,'f " . " ,r 7 .. '"u"7",St. Louis Transit company. A largo qiun- lev slon of the cone dilution shutting out In- ty of fo0(, mM lakon , Agent Fer- dividual representation and that it was the first state lo do so. She held that It was tho Idea of Us founders that thn general federation should consist nf individual clubs directly representing nnd concluded by say ing thai, as Nebraska was a homestead stute, It had not very much respect for clalmjumpcrs. Mrs. Ricketts was roundly applauded. Mrs. Charles Ford nf Omaha said that while Nebraska's state federation had decided ugalnst such a reorganization tho Omaha Woman's club at a meeting six months Inter had expressed a directly con tradictory opinion and that In favoring tho reorganization they believed that, so far ! fnmltotus Is constantly growing In mini from crowding out Individual clubs. It would j b,r"; h'r'ff I'ohlnuinn now has nearly 1,200 bring them In. She stated further that of special deputlos under arms, nnd before tho eighty clubs belonging to tho state fed- crntlon only nineteen were members of tho general federation and but eight of these were represented at the Milwaukee biennial. Tho ImnresRlnn Kenmerl trnneml nl Iho plnne of the session that the general federation franchise or grant mnde by It since would not reorganize nt tho Milwaukee bleu- thc Prwent city charter went Into effect, nll j providing It Is a self-nvldent fact that tho Mis Margaret J. Evans of Minnesota, as I !""''" ot Jbe special privilege has nog chairman of the educational commute?. I " 0,1 ,0 carr':i "'V? "Jn""l,08 called attention to the fact that that J ponding In both branches of the was tho first Handing coirimlttee to be organized. , , , - ...., , ..ti, lized. In nn excellent paper on The Needs of tho Public Schools of the West" Mrs. 'Anna U. Howo of Iowa Bald that Ne- brnska's chief need was for school bra - rler, and the removal of the six-mile limit. which would enable rural schools to com- bine, whllo Iown wanted stnte normal schools and compulsory educational laws, Later a question by Mrs. Andrews of Omaha, as to how to remedy tho, political conditions of school boards that prevented the con scientious action of teachers, brought forth many excellent suggestions. Color UiicHtlon Clinics l'. Considerable feeling has devcloptd In connection with the nctlou of the board ot directors In excluding the New Era club ot Boston, Mass., and refusing recognition to Its delcgato to thc biennial convention. right of participating In tho convention hisl Dcen ui'iucil, l uu luii'iiificui mm ijiguij educated woman, but sho Is -a negress. The club of which sho Is president is a niem bor of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, as the following letter, addreused to her by the president, Mrs. Rebecca D. Lowe, proves: Office of the President, General Federa tion nf Women's Clubs, Atlanta, Oh., April SO, 1K)0 Dear Madam President: I hope that you huvo by this tlmo received your certificate of membership In the central federation. It Is with great pride that I write to ex tend to your club my congratulations and, nt tho same time, to nssure them of my desire to bo helpful to them in every way possible. There Is u great work for us all to do. Women everywhere, need tho trulnlng. In a large sense, which tho federation elves, nnd the federation needs tho co-operation of every club to strengthen It to do tho work which tho llfo of today requires of such un organization. Rxtend to your club greetings for me nml tell them to call upon mo for nil as sistance that they need and to lend mo all they can sparo for strengthening and en couraging the union of our work. Believe me, fratcrnnlly yours, Rebecca D. Lowe. Mrs. Ilullln IOxcliHleil. IMrf. Rullln came to Milwaukee as tho proporly accredited representative of this club anil Drought witn ner a receipt snow- ing that tho club's dues had been received by the treasurer, Upon her arrival sho n-esentod her credentials .nnd a badge was 'lereupon Issued to her. As she turned to leave the room the ono to whom hnd bcen entrusted the task of giving out tho badges mado the discovery that Mrs. Ruflln was n ncgrcss and Immediately mado a domaud that tho badge be returned. Mrs. Ruflln refused to comply and was forcibly pre vented from leaving tho room until nn other federation woman explained to the BHslstant In charge that Mrs. Ruffln was en titled to tho badge. It will do no good, however, as tho following letter shows; Mrs. Anna Tt. West, State Chairman of Correspondence for Massachusetts Dour Mndum: I hnvo been notified by thc record ing secretury ot Iho General Federation of Women's Clubs that tho admission of tho Now Hrn club ot Boston bus been contem plated by tho board. Tho liadgo issued through nn error of un nsslstnnt will not lie honored and tho rep resentative will not tin recognized ns a do.n gate from her club. Sincerely yours, Agnes II. Noys, Chairman Credentials Committee. Whothor tho federation will bo content with Its action In excluding Mrs, Rullln from tbo convention, or whether It will go further and keep nil colored woman's clubs out of the organization Is problematical nt present. Mrs. Rullln claims to posEeas writ ten evldenco that the southern clubs arc en deavoring to compass tho latter end by hav ing the word "whlto" Inserted Into tho ro vised by-laws. DcleuiitcH S iiiintlilT.c iv 1 1 1 .Vcrv Krn, Though every effort Is being made to pre vent tho colored question from coming up, thero Is deep iceling In tbo matter. While a majority of tho states sympathize with tho "New Era ' club In tho Injustice which havo beon several deaths from lightning and has bcen dono It, they think It wlso to take ' large tracts around Thiers aro Inundated, nn action In tho matter, owing to tho hit- ( Seven pctons havo heen drowned, traffic torncKs of tho feeling of tbo southern on the railroad has been Interrupted and states, where tho Industrial question so;i,nno,000 francs damage has been dono at much needs tho attention of tho federation. It wns given out Wednesday afternoon, on authority that can scarcely hu questioned, that tho colored clubs now In tho general federation havo referred the present situa tion to Booker T. Washington and will with draw or contend for their rights as ho shall decide Though Mrs, liowo hns consented to accept tbo nomination for. tho presidency her friends admit that her cbuncn of iuc cess In tbo election will be materially af fected by tho action that her stato, Georgia, and other southern stuttw are known to have taken, to positively cut out the colored clubs at thn next biennial. As the federation has established a prece. dent of giving the vlco presidency to the stato that entertains the biennial, tho namo of Mrs. Noycs of Wisconsin Is used as that of a strong candidate. Mrs. Anna I), West (Continued on Fifth Page.) CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Cooler, Hilek Northwest Winds, 'I'e in pern I u re nl Oninlm Veslerdny. Hour, Denree, Hour. Deurre, . n, in ..... . IW I p. ni ,S In, ni Its V i, ni :n 7 n. in.,,.,, 7ii :i p. in,,..,, tt:t S ii. n 7--t I p. in Ill I ii, "1 71 .- i, in Ill id n. in 7s it p. n ii;i I I n. m m 7 i, tn Ill IV! n Mil N p. in .Mi tl i. n Ml WILL TAKE STRIKERS' PLACES .enrl- 1'iiiir Hundred Street llnlluny .Men Are nn the AVn' In .SI. I, mil. PHILADELPHIA. June 6. -Three hundred com pan v. The men are said to be experienced elec tric street railway men. They are promised steady work al $2 per day. Their trans portation ami expenses will bo paid by tho company If they remain In Its employ for thirl y days. The men hto In charge, of N. I. l-errnnd, who says he Is tho agent of Ihe ' .,.,..,. njn I rand said he had been promised tituplu pro tection, NO STREET CARS AT NIGHT People nf SI. I.iiiiIn Mill I'niceil to Ihrri'lar Their Nether l.lnilm After llurk. ST. LOUIS, Juno (?. There Is no change today tn the street lallwny situation, nego tiations botween tho strikers and the transit company are at a standstill. Tho posro ! -'P'" i mcrcuso mai numoer io Lnoo. City Counselor Schnurmarher has de livered an opinion that the municipal as sembly has the right nnd power to repeal ! ' V " ' "y " oko tho Transit company vuaner mr iiiuu i ' ,, ' , n ro to run cars accordlng to schedule. Onn lino In nddl- I tlon to those In operation yesterday Is run- I nlnr. fira undnr rtnllnn nrnlnMInn htil nnf , car ha8 bcen run om. th(J Tnnnlt com. pany.a system nt n,Kht B,nce tho Btrlko beKatli 0onorllI Munager BaumhotT of tho Translt company said today: No sane man i wolll(1 thinl of operating street cars In St. Louis at nighC while coudltluns remain as they are. "I am very anxious to run cars after dark, but I feel that In doing so I would be jeopardizing the lives ot the company's employes and pnssengerB. "I believe that tho company realizes that on several divisions it would be unsafe for tho passengers to rldo on the cars at night. As soon as It Is posslblo to do so without risking lives and without encoun tering wlro cutters wo will operate all of deieBat!on ot St. Louis rnuInesR men havo gono to Jefferson City to call on Got ernor Stephens for tho purpose. It is units, of urging him to call out the militia. GOV.' STEUNEn BERG WON OUT Slnte AiliiilnUlrntlnn i: into meet hy the Democratic Stnte Conven tion. LRWISTON, Idaho, June 6. The forces of Governor Steunenberg triumphed today In tho state democratic convention by seating the contesting delegation from Shoshono county, friendly to the governor, the vote being 152 to 77. Tho result Is a practical indorsement of Governor Steunenborg's ad ministration In the Coeur d'Alene trouble, as the fight In tho convention was made almost entirely on that line. The resolutions presented Indorse Bryan for president and Colonel James Hamilton Lewis of Washington stnte for vlco presi dent and favor fusion ot all reform forces In thn campaign. The convention elected tho following dele gates to tho national convention: Colonel W, H. Dewey of Nampa, delegnte-at-large; James W. Rcid of Lowlston, W. B. McFar- land of Coeur il'AIene. Judce C. O. Stock i gngel. 0f Halley, K. R. Dockery of Boles and John G. Brown of Pocatello, Colonel Dewey Is a cousin of Admiral Dowey. LOYAL LEGION AT BANQUET lunlitllnt Ion nf the civ Cnniiunniler Kollinvctl hy n DellKhtful Function. Following tho Installation of thc new com mander of tho Nebraska commandery of tho Loyal Legion yesterday afternoon nnd the admission of a number or new members, tho comrades of tho legion and their ladles par ticipated last evening In tho annual ban quet at tho Millard hotel. Tho dining room was decorated with Hags and a largo repro duction ot the badge ot thn legion. Covers wero laid for sixty-five and a tcn-courso dinner was served at 8 o'clock. The new commander. Lieutenant Colonel Samuel S. Curtis, presided as toaBtmaster. Prior to tho dinner divine favor was Invoked by Dean Fair and following it tho toast list with musical Intermissions consumed tbo tlmo un til midnight. During refreshments Potter's mandolin orchestra rendered teveral popular airs. SEVEN PERSONS STRUCK DEAD llciiilly AVorl. hy l.lKlilnlnur Vrnr the Town of 'I'll I its In On I nil Frn nee. PARIS. Juno f!. Heavy thunderstorms In tho central part of France have dono con- , sldorublo damage to stock, crops, etc, Thers Thiers itself. FOUGHT FOR THIRTEEN DAYS (,'olonililn Itcvoliitlonlilft Win Alter n, I'riiliiiiKCil lint tie vtllli Gov ernment Korccn. CARACAS, Venezuelu, Juno 6, A dispatch fiom Cucutn, department of S&ntnnder, Venezuela, says that after thirteen days of lighting the Colombian revolutionists havo routed the government forces pear Bucara mangara. capturing a number of prisoners, Including General Pcnasoluna. Honor for Ainerlcim I'uluicrn, PARIS, Juno 6. The Jury on paintings Jor tho Paris exposition have confenod medal of honor upon James McNeil Whistler and John Singer Servant, the two famouH American palutem. Ann fclxtv mnlnrtnnn mill nmtitMntt tnff rinrn I ... pmnviii I'l lilt' Ol, I.UUin llitllSll HEAR CONTEMPT CASE Full BUnographio Report of tho Prooeidingi ia the Snprtmt Court. DENIAL OF INTENT TO OBSTRUCT COURT Inmendoei Insitted in Information Unvrar ranttd bj thi Publication. FREEDOM OF PRESS NOT TO BE VIOLATED Editorial in Ths fit a DiipauionaU Proi ntation of thi Facts. RIGHT TO COMMENT ON PUBLIC QUESTIONS Svinrit Testimony nf K. nnserrnter nnd UN Argument tn the Court in Defense of Ills l'nnlllun. Following Is a continuation nf ths steno graphic, report of tho proceedings In the supremo court In tho caso against Edward Uosowatcr and Thc Heo Publishing company, miswcrlng to tho charge of contempt of court. It contains tho testimony of Ed ward Rojowater before thn court, his urgu n.rnt In his own behalf nnd tho argument of Mr. Slmerul In hehnlf of Tho Bee Pub lishing company. It rontlnues from yes terday the report of tho case, which then left off nt tho point whore tho court dl reeled tho attorney general to proceed with thn hearing: Judge Holcoinb- If there can be an agree ment to argno both cases together It would be desirable. Mr. Slmerul As far as 1 am concerned I will present merely questions of law and Mr. Rosowuter, of course, would present his view of tho mattor front a practical standpoint as well an legal. Judgo Sulllvnn I will suggest now that all arguments must bo relevant to Ihn Issue. It will bo idlo for cither counsel or parties to undertake anything outsldo of the regular order of Judicial procedure. You may pro ceed with tho trial of tho next. caue. Mr. Smyth In view rtt tho admissions of tho defendant, Rosewatcr, thai he Is tho editor-in-chief of The Omaha Bee, one of the defendants here, and that Tho Omaha Boo published tho articles set out In tho Information, wo nro prepared to proceed If we understand that ho has admitted those two facts. Judgo Sullivan I don't know that ho dis tinctly stated that ho was tho editor of Tho Omaha Bee? Mr. Smyth I want that made a matter of record; that Is tho reason I ralso It now. Judge Sullivan I am not prepared to say that he did admit that fact. Mr. Rosewatcr I admit that I am the editor of The Bee. Mr. Smyth And that Tbo Bee published tho articles which aro set out In thc In formation? Mr. Rosewatcr I ndmlt that Hisv ap peared In The Omaha Ben; I do not prete.id to sayMhat I ordered'them thoie, o cauted them to be published. Mr. Smyth I ask for an ndmlsslnn that they wero published by The Omaha BeoV Mr. Rosowater Tho papers are the best evidence and I presume tho papers can tin procured, Tho articles appeared in the paper; thero is no question about that. Judgo Sullivan That Is clvarly admitted. Mr. Smyth These two facts being ad mitted, we havo nothing further to offer, your honors. DIclnteit Only lue Article. Judgo Sullivan Mr. Roeowntor, havo you any evtdonco to offer In this case? Mr. Rosowater I want to be sworn, or, If I may bo considered sworn, I will stnte the rclntlon I havo had to tho articles. Judge Sullivan If you dcelre to te.itlfy you may sit down and give your testimony. You solemnly swear that the evidence you will glvo In tho causn or trial now pending shall bo tho truth, the whole truth and noth ing but tho truth, so help you God? iMr. Rosewatcr I do. Judge Sullivan You may bo seated, Mr. Rosowntcr. Mr. Rosowater There appear to be four d liferent counts, each of which Is designated by tho complaint ns contempt of court, and I havo been chnrged with tho publication and willful misrepresentation of the court In each of these Instances. My own agency In connection with these articles was tho dicta tion of tho first nrMelc. It Is headed, "Worthy of Serious Consideration," That nrtlclo I dictated nfter having ray attention called to tho brief filed horc by Mr. Connell, tho city attorney of Omaha, and nfter perusing thn same and taking pains to ex cludo as far ns possible any reflection upon the court or Its membein, The article was as tomperate ns nny that could be written upon such a subject and was designed to clovnto Instead of lower the standard and dignity of the court. Tho Innuendoes Ill sorted do not represent my Intention or my sontlmonts. The other articles were inserted without ray knowledge. In fact, did not read them until after tho sheriff bad handed me tho citation to appear 'before this court. I had bcen absent nearly two weeks from tho stato and threo or four articles, I think, appeared during my nb.ienco nnd one was written while I was traveling In the state, I think I must havo been cither at Kearney or at Lexington; It was during tho pre liminary campaign preceding tho republican stato convention. Dill ot See .luurunl t'llpiilnir. Judgo Sullivan I understand then, Mr. Rosowater, that you do not Justify thosn articles, but disclaim responsibility for thorn? Mr. Rosowater I do not Justify them cx copt upon thn broad linen that their tondoncy lh to discuss principles iind ethics rather than any Individual disqualification. Judgo Sullivan What do you say as to thn article from tho Grand Island Journal which you testified about, or do you 'dis claim responsibility for It? Mr. Rosewatcr Personally, I cannot be held responsible for It, because I never saw It until after I had boon cited Into this court, but I proHtimo that as the editor of Tho Omaha Beo the tendency, or the policy, you might mo. of Hint papnr might be laid at my door, and lt policy bo far as I know has been to better and improve our form of government and draw the linen Btrlrtly as tn all publlo pnisonn, whatover pesttfon they might occupy. I don't know anything about that article; In fact, 1 have read It but nncn ami would havo tn ro-read It in ordnr lo know Just) exactly lis purport. Judge Sullivan You may take tho tlmo to read It. Mr. Rosewatcr T did not dictate it nor prompt any ono to write it or reprint It. Judgo Sulllvnn Tho question I now pro pound to you Is, do you now pretend to Jtnitlfy It or do you disclaim responsibility? Mr, RngHwater That would depend en tirely upon tho status of the case brfora tho court If there Is any rasr pending, Judge Sullivan -Thnre Is a case pending, Mr. Rostwutor There Is x line drawn.