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    The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 10. 1S71.
OMAHA, FT? ID AT MOBX1XG. JULY G, 900 TAVELTE PAGES.
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TARES HIS OWN LIFE I
Cbaetie Emperor Porccd by Prince Tuan to j
Commit Suicide.
SWALLOWS DEADLY DOSE OF OPIUM
ZmprcBE Dowager Olingt to Life After Tak
ing Poison, bnt u Insane.
OUTLOOK AT PEKIN AS BLACK AS EVER
t.;i nt,.-,., f tx.i.. -au nul , '
Tien Trin Being Held.
SUMMER RAINS MAY DELAY OPERATIONS
arce Chlnrar Arm?- 1 Marrlilnu
fr4nn orth ( ndrr Coinmuud i
.Mfh, Vhllr Anothrt ItodJ
J'lBbtK IntrrnatlunaU.
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SHANGHAI. July E Emperor Kwn-Pu j low-ycr to advise him In repard to tb roln
commltted r.uiridc by taking opium, under ltlf. cM:Dt,. wnlt.h bavc tlCen much eoaiJ,jj.
compulsion of Prince Tuan Juae 1. lb: j catcd by the Doer govcrnmonrs reaalr to
empress dowager also tons: powon. rui i ,
still alive thouph ropnrted to be is aut
trum tbe effectn of tbe drup
Tbe lorepolnp had been officially reported
to the German consular utaff.
Tv, o Manchua who have arrived at Shang
hai certify to tbe truth of tbe Btatem nt
that Prince Tuan vltitefl the pa'ace an3
cncTfifi the emperor and the dowaper em
preaa tbe alternative of polton or tbe ,v o d.
The emperor, they ttay took tbt poiin md i
died within an hour The dowager empr r
tiHo chose polaon. but craftily twalltwod
only a portion of what wa6 offered to her
and survived. On the aame day the Chi
nese cuiJtnma bureau wat dcrtrryed. Sir
(Flobert Hart the icapector of oiFtoma, and
hi ctaff eacaplnp to the legation,
LITTLE HOPE FOR FOREIGNERS
tlntnnr Glranrd from Native f-ourrr
Force Ilrlirf that Storr of Prklu
Dlaaanrrr i True.
LONDON'. July 6. J 80 a. m. The story
that all fortlpncrs la Pekin wrrc murdered
on June 30 or July 1 appears to be circu
lating simultaneously at Cbe Too, Shanphal
end Tien Tsln. Yet, a it U not confirm d
liy oQlcial dispatches and 1 not traceable
to the southern viceroys., who arc still In
certain communication with Pcktn, there 1c
no ibari for the hope that It Is untrue.
The authorities at Shanghai reccgnlse that
rven though these reports aie rejected,
r vents lnfPekln must be galloping to a
tragic end.
Correspondents of the Express at Shanghai
Rather details Irom Chlneae source, which,
pieced together, relate that when tbe for
eigners' ammunition was exhausted the
Hoxera and imperial troops rusbrd to the
Urltlyb. Jj-strtlcn -and -pcured lcUi Uu; court
yard Uh fanatical Jury. The foreign
ttfops wore so hopelessly outnumbered that
Ihelr late was certain. The moment tbe
Bob broke the courtyard was converted
into a shamble. Others, of the invajere
rpreud into tho Interior of the bulldlne.
One correspond! nt adds "It i only left
to hope that in tbe final rush of the mur
deroue hordes tbe men of tbe legation had Ueve that at least one of the great powers,
time to tlay with their own hands their probably Trance, already has taken a posi
ii .viidrw, i tiou closclv comistiondlnc to that assumed
"The Chinese are whispering the terrl-
We story under their breath. Their tti- I
tude toward foreigners in the streets has
undergone a strange change. The demeanor
f the hetter class of Chinese is one of p'tr
rather than of triumph. Even the rabble
In the native quarters la silent
"Something of thl culminating tragedy
tn the ghastly history of recent events in
Pekin seems to pervade the very atmos
phere here and to compel belief against all
ur hopes. The consuls tear that tbe re
port 1 too true and the Chinese officials
Id not seek reasons for a denial,
Intense indignation Is felt In Shanghai i
against the supposed action of the pswera
In restraining Japan from sending an army
to Tekin Immediately. The powers are
accused of being as guilty of murder a are
tPrlnre Tuan'r fanatic and Sir Robert Ha t
ts blamod lor not having Informed the ,
iorclgnt-rs of the Immense Imports of arms,
especially a few w eeks ago.
Preparing tor Severe Campaign.
Tbe "Chinese commanders are preparing
for a long, severe campaign and are put
ting into operation plana drawn up by Ger
snnn officers last year for resisting an in
vasion from the 'seaboard by Russia.
The correspondent of the Dally Mall at
Shanghai, telegraphing under date of July
f, 12:10 p. m.. says be liellrvcr that wbtn
official Information comes regarding Peltln
H may Include news of assaults upon Eng
lish women and the torture of children. It
may almost 'be taken for granted, he aa
sxrts, that all the foreigners In Ttkln have
been wijed out
There are whisperings of startling rumors
In the native quarters and it must not be
forgotten that teligiaph lines, on which
a'loce the news can come, are solely in the
Land of the Chinese. The native rumors
are likely to have their source In a solid
tiasis and the native officials are believed
to be preparing the way for tbe reception
f news of the greatest crime of tbe country
Tatol Yu admitted to the correspondent
that the case of the Euroeant in Pekin is
utterly bojieless. In his opinion He be
lieves that If they have not yet been raaasa
rred it Is only a matter of hours before the
ill be.
A letter brought by eourler from Fclcln,
received in Shanghai on July i. says tbe
Poxers nre gathering huge forces about
Pekin, reinforcements arriving from all di
rections. This i taken to indicate a con
cert action among the nobles, who are be
lieved to have thrown In their lot with the
Boxers. Tbe emjuror and the dowager em
press, the letter rends, are completely under
tbe thumb of Prince Tuan and Yang Kl.
A dispatch from Hong Kong sayt "The
Triads, a secret anciety. are assuming a
threatening demeanor on tbe matnland, Li
Hung Chang has sent E.OOfl men to occupy
the Bogue lorrcr at the mouth of the Canton
river."
Tbe Shanghai correspondent of tbe Daily
telegram wires under date of July 4 "Yuan
Chlkal, governor of Shang Tung, telegraphs
Ibe French consul here that Prince Tuan Is
preparing an edict ordering the extermina
tion of all foreigners, Thl It probably in
tended to prepare the public for tbe worst
Dews,"
Chinese reports which arc generally be
lieved here, declare all foreigners In Pekin
tiave born mussacred
"The safety of all foreigners In north
China," says one report, "deiwnds upon
fapan's prompt action. Japan baa 70.000
troops ready, but is prevented from sending
them to China by international jealousies.'
Tbe morning papers have various toctl-
(Continued oc Third Page.)
L0ND0N L00K.i-F0R A CRASH
Pnnlckr feellnt
Indicate
llmt
In
Something
Al.ont
South
to Drop
Africa
China
tir
by Press Publishing Cc
4 a m. (New York
World TftrSpeclal Telegram, i
The slt-titcMMaewp from Pekin
it causing tetT.blcTkav-Several mem
bers of Parliament SRal fcuewiedpc
of China represented 10 Vrolr Foreign Sec
retary Ilrodericl; lomcbt that the Htrnnperrt
pressure of compulsion, if necessary, should
be exerted by Li Hunt Chang or one of tbe
other vleeroy with Pekin It It. believed
that this It tbr only certain means of ob
taining authentn news. Mr. Brodorick
promised to submit the suggestion to Iord
Sn" - but tt i said to bt impossible u
employ compulsion with tbe minister, who
informed Salisbury today that he had do
new from Pekin since June IS
Mr Brodorick assured the members that
the lorclcn office has (Hvnlced every scrap
of authentic intelligence It hns rcrelved and
know nothing more about tbe pending sit
uation. An extremelv panicky torn; prevailed In
the rtorl: market today and dark rumor
are afloat of some inpendlng crash. Whether
this baa relation to the Chinese situation or
tbe Snurb African war has not been aarer-
talned. tltlt it 1 clmlfirunt thut l.nM T!n.
crt bo(. , ,,. i,a,nc Cane Colony
foreigner of the cancelled lieenaer of Brit-
lab owned mtnea.
MORE TROOPS FOR CHINA
!rri ration Now Cmder M'ur for
DUnntrh f Atnerlrnn Soldier
to I'r Ilnt.
WASHINGTON. July r. Consul General
Goodnow't. prophecy of further trouble if tbe
allied forctt in China fail to Impress the
Chinese with their resources Is part of the
testimony upon which the United States may
baKr Its declxion to increase Its forces in
China considerably. The eonsul'a dispatch
wu. the only scintilla of news emanating
from CI ilia today respecting the war. The
State department has accepted a beyond
question the death of the German minister
to Pekin. as is evidenced In its message of
condolence directed to Berlin. Usually the
department is exceedingly circumspect In
its actlonr where there remains any doubt
of tbe death of the Individual concerned, no
that the message dispatched today must be
taken as proof that the department is com
pletely satisfied of the accuracy of the report
of the assassination of Von Ketteler. tboupb
it has at yet no absolute official knowledge
on tbe subject.
Secretary Hay had as callers today repre
sentatives of four powers involved in the
Boxer troubles. Minister Wu came early in
tbe day and wua followed by M. Thiebaut,
the French charge, Herr von Holleben, the
German ambassador, and Mr. Kabeshlma,
the Japanese charge. It seems reasonable
to suppose that notwithstanding diplomatic
denials on their part tbe diplomats were im
pelled to visit the State department by the
Chinese conditions. Very likely they were
hrought there liy Serretary Hay'a Idestical
note to tbelr respective governments, denn
ing the position ol the United States.
If tbe note was intended, as It probably
was, to bring out corresponding pledges
from the powers to do what Is right in
China, to act in tbe common interest and to
sink Ignoble personal ends It as yet has had
no effect However, there is reason to be-
by the United States in this matter and that
the other will be heard from very soon is not
doubted. The one point upon which all the
power seem resolved Is that an expedition
be gotten through to Pekin at tbe
earliest possible moment
Secretary nooi was in comerence wnn sec
retary Hay lor a abort time at the State de
partment tthls morning, and It it under
stood the purpose or this conference was
to arrange for the redemption of the promise
relative to military aid. Jt is not known
that any further orders have been issued
to the United States troops, in fact, it 1
declared at the War department that the
last order In this line was for the dispatch
to Manila of the Fifteenth Infantry. But it
Ik ,.fln,i-ifl that nrmaratorv measures arviom eating Its way acmBS tbe Hook.
.ir, t.t , -Bin nrtmit nf n pnnKlflr-
able increase of the forces in China, if such
Increase Is demanded.
Captain John T. Myers, who, according to
a brief dispatch from Admiral Kempft, com
mands the legation defenders at FeVtn, was
born In Germany and was appointed Irom
the state of Georgia, entering the marine
rn-r,. It, ;nt rrnhpr If.KT He i the re-
TurfM imiw of he famous r.atlrlcal poem.
"Hoch dcr Kaiser." which Involved Captain
J Coghlan in so much difficulty He was
uttnrhi.rt tn the flarthln Baltimore and wai
afterward assigned to duty with the marines
aboard the Oregon.
Captain Newt H. Hall, U. S. M. C-. was
born in and appointed from Texan. He was
graduated from the Naval academy in 1B9".
He was stationed at the naval stattlon at
Cavlte, Philippine Islands, before being de
tailed for duty with the first marine de
tachment that went into China.
Dr Thomas M. Llppltt, assistant nurgeon,
wa bom in Berryvllle, Va., tn 1STS. He
served on the hospital ship Solace during
the Spanish war. After the war he was at
tached to the flagship Baltimore on tbe
j Atlatlc station and has since nerved on the
Oregon and then on the Newark, going te
Taku with the marine detachment aboard of
her.
BOXERS PIERCE GRAND CANAL
Country 1 Ploodrd to Prevent Ad
ltnrr of Allied Force to City
of Prkin.
BERLIN, July E. Tbe German consul at
Tien Tnln, reporting the contents of the let
ter of Sir Robert Hart, the Inspector gen
eral of CMncne customs, and a French
woman, dated Pekin, June 54. already known,
odde
"Owing to tbe destruction of tbe railroad,
the beginning of the rainy season and the
necessity of protecting Tien Teln. the com
manders of tbe International forces are un
able to send troops to Pekin
"The Chlneim bave pierced the grand
canal and flooded the country In order to
prevent the advance nf the international
troop toward Pekin.
"Measengers from Tekin cay that after the
German marines burned the tsung li yamen
IChlnese foreign ofbee). they occupied the
city gate In front of the palace with Tour
guns, two of which were captured from the
Chinese. AH the other gate were held by
the Chinese.
"Prince Chlng's troo; are said to
fighting against the Boxers."
be
Ruaalan Soldier for China.
LONDON July C The Timet' Odessa cor
respondent soy that on July 1 orderi. were
received from St Petersburg to prepare the
ThlrU-euth dlvtfclen to embark to the far
east
BURS UP STAXDARD PROFITS:
Several Kiilion DoIIote' "Worth of Propcrtj
Destroyed by Pirc,
EXPLOSIONS CAUSE SOME LOSS OF LIFE
Ltehtnlnc Strike lank In Great Oil
W'orLi at C'nntnhlf Hook
flame Spread with Ile
mnrkahlr Ilnpldlt).
NEW YORK. July f. Tbe fire In the
Standard Oil company's plant at Constable
Hook. Bayonee. N. .1 . which wat started
early this morning by a stroke of light
ning, continued until over thirty of the oil
tanks had iK-an destroyed. The financial
!. Is variously placed at frcm U.000.01 to
t2.MHi.000 The firat, whtvh Is the corn
pony's e.timatr. Is probably a nearly cor
rert as is poRHlble before a complete list
of the dtrtroyed property is made up.
William Mahon, a boy 11 years old. wat
-evcro!y. hut not fatally pnrned. and five
laborers. Jame Thompson. Thomas Devine,
John Weathers. Charier S&uer and John
Rock, were seriously burned
The fire wat Ftarted about 1 o'clock thl
morning by a bolt of lightning which foil
during a terrific thunder and ram storm 1: , WAS ONLY A BELGIAN JOKE
struck souarely 1n tbe Immense yard of tbe
Standard Oil company, which covcrF BOO I iVonUl-He AaKMln of the Prliiee
acres of ground. King, the elertrlcian. was ,lf WaP Gr, 0iT i,icutl. Whllr
struck by the bolt and at the same time! Acceorle Are Set I'rre.
It exploded two immense reservoir tankt of
crude oil One hundred men were at work BRUSSELS. July t. The assize court
In tbe yards and whether more were killed today returned a verdict of guilty of attempt
Is not yet known The explosion was heard l0 i:lu tjie prince of Wales acalnst John
for miles and the heavens were lit up for Baptlste Slpido, who fired at the pnnct on
hours afterward by tbt flames, which leaped April 4 as the train bearing hi roval hlgh
a hundrod feet in the air. Even at k o'clock neBt y af leaving the northern station in
tnts morning the column ox smoue wnicn
rose from the r.till burning tanks spread
out in such a cloud that to those coming to
this city from tbe west the bright morning
sun was obscured.
Mt r row Ecrapr of Workmen.
Within fifty yards of the exploded tanks
was the Bayview hotel used as a lodging
bouse by half a hundred Hungarians and
Poles employed at the works The thunder
storm had already awakened them, and when
the explosion came they rushed pell mell
out of the rear of tbe building, chased by
the streams of burning oil which flowed
over and rapidly consumed the hotel.
The oil from the exploded tanks swept
down the hill on which the works are
located. Explosions followed like tbe crash
of artillery as tank after tank was Ignited
by the fiery flood. Down to the water't edge
it went, spreading tbe circle of fire. Noth
ing could stay its progress. Even the water
was no obstacle and from tbe burning piers,
which a little while before had been crowded
with shipping, It flowed over into tbe Kill
Von Kull and floated in snaky wisps of
flame out Into the bay
Meanwhile the Standard Oil tug ran into
tbe docks and dragged out fifty vessels
wtlch were lying at the company's piers.
Then the tugs formed a cordon a little way
out from the docks and fought the flames
from that clde. Great booms of logs were
thrown out in a sem!-r.lrcle to prevent the
burning liquid from Sowing uirmaralned
over the water and -carrying destruction to
shipping down the hay.
Inside the yards the Bayonne fire depart
ment made an ineffective fight against tbe
burning flood. Water was of no avail, and
the fire had to be fought by strategy.
Trenche were dug to divert the atreamr of
burning oil from attacking property outside
of th oil yards.
Cool Head Saves Projirrtr-
Right in the line of fire, with the wind
.Wowing from the northeast, were the plant.
of the Tidewater Oil company the Kail),
flelsch Chemical company, the Bayonne
Chemical works, the Bergenort Chemical
company, the Oxford Copper w-orlic, the
Port Johnson coal docks, the Pacific Coast
Barge company and the crude oil docks. It
was thought that none of these would be
saved, but quick action by Vice President
Alexander confined the fire to the Standard
yards and the plants of the Columbia and
French oil works directly adjoining.
He went lrto crowd outclde of the fire
line and hired every man who would handle
a shovel. These he put to work digging
trenches around the circle of llrp. and in
thU way the burning liquid was prevented
There were in the yards of the Standard
" company when the fire started SC5 crude
on tan uk. uver tnirty oi inese nave neen
already exploded, and they all may go at the
fire continues to spread. All estimates of
loss are at this time mere guesswork.
The heat was such that tbe fire
men could not get near enough to the
I names w uo mucn Euuu. (at ure nunis
I &'ng be nnre Constable Hook occupied
l,,"er position in this respect, but the
1 tie eEeiCt
The force of employes of the
' Standard
Oil company resorted to their
utiuul method when a fire breaks out in the
works.
Tbey pumped oil from one net of
tank into others at a distant point from
the .blaze. This work was slow a well as
uuuFf.Tiue w uuiauu wr, uiuk . tur
rapidity with which the flames communicated
from one tank to another.
The tenement district of Bayonne was at
the above tiour threatened by the flames
and the firemen were forced to turn their
efforts In a new direction.
The stork of the Standard Oil company
closed Tuesday at tHO&tAt and opened
, tlr morning at JE.30t8Ti.4Cl,
Klrr is Still Tlaclnt.
Two tanks exploded tonight shortly after
10 o'clock. Tank No IE, which had caught
fire earlier, was getting no hot that it wa
feared it would explode at any moment
The top of the tank flew high in tbe air
In order to neve this and prevent further
calamity an employe of the yard volunteered
to attach a tank In order to draw the hot
011 off Flames were trickling down the
tides of tbe big receptacle, but neverthe
less tbe pipe fitter placed a ladder against
the side and climbed to the top rung- With
the intense heat blistering his lace and
hands and small streaks of flame dropping
all ahout him he bored a hole Into tbe side
of the tank and Into this Inserted a pipe
In this way the employes drew off a lot of
hot oil and prevented this tank from blow
ing up.
These two tanks which caught tire tonight
will probably increase tbe loss by J200,000
Earlier In the day Third Vice President 3.
H. Alexander of the Standard Oil company
estimated the loss at JS.SOO.OOO The Stand
ard OH company announces that few of the
2.000 men employed by It at the Hook will
suCer. as all Its hands will be wanted In tbe
work of reconstruction, which will be begun
promptly. The fire Is still burning
Movement of Ocean Vel Jnlr K.
At Plymouth Arrived Fuerat Bismarck,
from New York
At Queenstown Arrived Germanic, from
New- York, for Liverpool.
At New York Arrived Lahn. from Bre
men. ICuwr Wilhnlm II from Naples,
Pennsylvania, from Hamburg and Ply
mouth At Rotterdam Suited Stiaarndam. for
I New York, via Boulogne
I At Liverpool Sailed Dominion, for ilon-
'trea.i. New England for Burnt!
At Hamburg Arrtied Patricia, from
1 New York, via rij mouLU.
cuban troops recalled
rimt Step In Proirrnm for Heplnr
iii rut ol Volunteer Artnj- in
rhillpiilnr. J
WASHINGTON. July f As a result of
rocent consultation of tbe secretary of war
with Lieutenant General Miles, command
ing tbe army and General Wood, command
ing tbe department of. Cuba, orders wore to
day issued for tbe return to the Vttittctl
States from Cuba na soon as pontile of
tbe Second, rifth und Eighth regiments
of infantry Tbee regiments, nre scntterod
over the Island und probuMy will not b
able to start home for a veck or ion days.
Tbey will be brought to the port tf New
York r.nd their future stations will he de
termined lciore they reach that port.
The recall of the Cuban troop is the
flria nop in the program of tbe War de
partment of the rolwornent of the volun
teer army In the Philippines with troops
from the regular cstanltohmont. It wns
intended to begin the homeward mavement
of the volunteers in tbe Philippines next
November, but the deplorable state of af
fairs In China undoubtedly bas raused tbe
military authorities to haw en tbe departure
of tbe outgoing troops a much as posllle
with a view of utilizing them lor tbe pro
tection of American Interests in China. In
rase It was found necesnary to divert them
from tbelr original destination at Manila.
this city for Copenhagen. The court con
sidered that Slpido acted without discern
ment and sentenced him to a reformatory
until be shall have attained his majority.
Meert, Pcnchot and Moire, the instigators
of the attack upon tbe prince, were acquit
ted on the ground that they considered the
plot a Joke
LONDON, July . The morning papers
generally publish editorials commenting
upon the verdict in the caap of Slpido, the
would-be assassin of the prince of Wales.
The Dally Telegraph says tho result of the
trial is "monstrous " The Dally Chronicle
declares that It Is "an outrage upon hu
manity" and the Dally Mall characterizes It
as "a reproach on Belgium."
BOERS WILL NEVER GIVE UP
Prenldrnt Krncrr, Throtich Hi Sec
retary. Scoff u.t the IdiM of
Snlnt for l'earr,
LONDON. July C 4:05 a. m, The cordon
around General De Wet appears still to be
wide. At least he has not yet been cornered.
Dispatches from the front, except official
ones, deal with trifles or vajruc -probabilities.
The Dally Telegraph' Lourcnzo Marquez
correspondent attempted on July i to inter
view President Kruger, nt Watervalander.
Mr. Krugor was thcrtt. but he deputed State
Secretary Reitr to talk., Tht necretarr said:
"Wc do not need to dlstitXi peaci. Presi
dent Kruger wishes through me to repeat
what he has said over and over Rgaln. The
South African republics will fight for Inde
pendence as long as MO hurghers remain
alive and even then will continue to fight
Such is our decision."
Dr Conan Dcyle, writing to the British
Medical Journal, says he thinks there were
10,000 to 12,000 cases of enteric fever at one
time. Six hundred patients died at Blocm
lontein in one month. Dr. Doyle declares
the physicians did all they could.
A dispatch to the Timet from Lourenzo
Marquez, dated July f, says the Transvaal
conru there announces that 800 fresh Brit
ish prisoners have arrived at Nooltgedacht.
Btsllrttn from Lord Robert.
LONDON. July E. Lord Roberts reports
from Pretoria under date of July ii that
Lieutenant Rundle of the Carbineers and a
I patrol were captured by the Boers near Pre-
tona July 4. He also sayt trains are run-
i nlug to Graylingstad, Natal, that several re-
spectable Boers have surrendered recently,
that a soldiers' home has been opened at
Heidelberg, the inhabitants subscribing the
Initial expenses, and that a total of l.OEl
stands of arms have been delivered to Gen
eral Barton nt KlerkBdorp, Krugersdorp and
Potchefstroom, all In the Transvaal.
Canadian Soldier Krttira Home.
LONDON. July C The membeis of the
first Canadian contingent sent to Soutb
Africa sailed for home on the Allan line
steamer Parisian today. They complained
greatly of tbe treatment thry were sub
jected to in the field hospitals Of tbe l.lbO
i Canadian troops 800 were stricken with
enteric fever, mostly due to the putrid
water of ratrdeberg-
South Africa Hospital Scandal.
LONDON Jnlr Fi. The povernmpnt In 'it.
. t. Balfour, announced In th, Hnw nr
commona today the names of the memteis
rt thp commlttf,e 6pj10int(a i0 tnvestlgaie
tie South African Wnltn.! npiiTifli.l n fnt.
lows: Prof. D. J. Cunningham, Lord Jus
tice Romor and Dr. Church, president of
the Royal College of Physicians.
KEANE MAY NOT ACCEPT
nitlrr riisht of Crrinaa Clrrjrr Mar
Induce Archbishop to Decline
See of Dnhnqor..
WASHINGTON, July E. It is underrtood
that Archbishop Keane of the Catholic uni
versity here hesitate, anout nccepting the
government of the metropolitan see of Du
buque owing to the bitter fight tbe German
clergy of Iowa are making against hi ap
pointment. They have a candidate of their
own selection and the authorities of the
propaganda In Rome have been urgently
petltiored by them not to apolnt Arcbblbhop
Keane. Dr Keane's opponents have Im
portuned tbe pope personally to recognize
Father Carroll, a seminary professor, who
has spent tie ministry In the west and is
acceptable, they say. to all tbe Iowa clergy
Dr Keane Is not anxious for the position
and it Is said be would only accept the dig
nity at the pope's request. There was a
rumor afloat today that he has been sum
moned by tbe pope for a personal Interview.
Does ot Want Another Term.
MILWAUKEE, July E. Senator John C.
Spooner. who is serving his second term as
United States senator, announces his de
cision not to be a candidate for re-election.
He will serve nut tbe tw-o years of his term
and makes tbe announcement now because
one-half of tbe state senate elected this
year will participate In the election of his
successor. His reasons for retiring from
public life relate to Mrs. Spooner's ill
health, which makes a residence in Wash
ington undesirable
Alahaiiin Miner Ilennnir Work.
BIRMINGHAM Ala July E. The eoal
operator ana miners of Alabama rame to
an ugTeemetit or 'lie wage question today
and signed a cimtrart for the yeur ending
June .' IWll bused nr .he contract of the
year Just ended Work in all the mines
will bt resumed.
DAXFORTH MAY LAND PLUM
Yioe PreBidontitl Nomination Not Unlikely
to Go to Hill's Priend.
NAME NOT TO BE FORCED ON CONVENTION
friends of Tovrnr Are More Confident
of III otnlnntloii Since the Trl
imrtltr Conference, "While Stc-
en mi u tinln friends.
KANSAS CITY. July E. Tbe most im
portant development in tbe vice pr s d nu. 1
situation tonight was the announcement u at
when tht roll of stutos Is called tomorrow
for the nomination of candidate I.r ,.
president Alabama wHl yield to Florid,
and Hon. R. U. McDonald of that state will
plare El Mot Danlorth of New York ,n
nomination. This program became known
during tbe session of tbe convottion t -nts,bt
and was discussed by quite a number
of the dlflercnt men in different uelepa
tltnt. Another development wns the unques
tioned popularity of David B. Hill for the
place, as manifested In the convention an1
the desire expressed in many quanc for
his nelection. The selec.iim h dtr if
complicated by the fact that New Yor
stands In the way of tbe sele.tlcn of either
Hill or Danforth. Hill do- nrt want ;bf
nomination and will take meaturis to pre
vent his selection Danforth does wan
It and would be nominated If New YrrL
would present him But the converti n
will not force a candidate upon Ntw York
against the will of tbe delegation from that
state. Thl would piobably prevent .be
movement for Danforth from amounting to
very much. It it pretty generally felt that
this movement wa inaugurated for the
purpose of complimenting Hill and rebuk
ing Croker for tbe manner In which Hill
and hi candidate. Danlorth. were treated
under tbe direction of Mr. Croker.
Look for n Yorker.
But the large state delegations will not
lend tbemselvet to any such a propo Itlon.
for they nre seeking a New Yck cndldate
whom New York will pressnt with :rl ut
ness and who will strengthen tbe tl ket.
The last two days have been so ocrupled
with the platform that little cr no pro .ress
hat beun made by the candidates for v ce
president So much Interest deve op d from
the contest over the silver plank that dele
gate did lmt have time to consider tbe
matter. Meanwhile there hat been a de
velopment of the Stevenson boom. It i,
however, of a passive character, the bel e
being ihat Mr Stevenson would make a
safe candidate and that be is the only man
who can beat Townc.
The demand for a democrat on the ticket
Is still strong and Towne's candidacy is
hampered by reason of his professed poli
tics. Still tbe friend of Towne are working
very hard and hoping that the peculiar sit
uation regarding the other candidates may
yet pivc him the nomination. That tbe
democratic convention is taking the matter
Into consideration is tihown hy the adoption
today of a resolution tor a committee of
conference. It was well understood that tbe
conference w-Rh' tbe fo;nillts meant liut
one thing that they would inslrt upon
Towne and would agree to no other candi
date. Men like George Fred Williams and
Senator Tillman, who were among the vic
tors in Becurlng the IS to 1 plank in the
platform, are doing all they can to bring
about the nomination of Towne by the con
vention. Senator Hill tonight was asked whether
he had heard of the plan to attempt tbe
nomination of "Mr. Danforth. He said: "If
such a thing U. contemplated a a vindica
tion of me It is without any suggestion of
mine. Mr. Danforth, to my mind, would
make a good running mate for Mr. Bryan
and I think would be acceptable to Mr.
Bryan, but forcing him upon the convention
would I tbe lust thing 1 would think of."
"Thire is a proposition on foot to bring
Mr Danforth' name before the conven- i
tlon" was asked
"Yes. so 1 have heard. I have not made
up my mind about it. but shall before morn
ing. Of course, I cannot coutrol the other
delegates, but 1 shall see them and talk It
over."
"Have you heard of any candidate who
you th nk would be foimldable?" was asked.
"It seems to me Mr. Stevenson Is a popu
lar candidate and would be a good man." '
war the answer
The frirnfls of Mr Towne still contend
that be is the logical candidate and that tbe
, tripartite conference tonight, giving him
the practical indorsement of tbe three par
ties, naturally gives him tbe commanding
position In tbe race.
Hill Mar Support ftnenma.
' Senator Hill had many conferences In his
(rooms during the evtning. A delegation
i from Illinois called on him at 11 o'clock and
asked him to support Mr. Stevennou for
' the vice presidency. It is understood that
he promised the delegation that what
! strength he had with delegates outside of
New York he would lend to that purpoue.
j Later Mr. Danforth called and State Com-
mlttee Chairman Frank Campbell, Eugene
Wood. Frederick Schraub and John Carlisle
urged that he withdraw. Mr. Danforth po
sition was a rather curious one He claimed
that he could get the vote of Virginia,
Florida and Alabama and that there was a
possibility of securing tbe votes of New
Tork. He was told that Mr. Kellar had tbe
votes of New York, Louisiana and California
with a prospect of more, and that defeat was
liable to place him In a bad position. It was
urged on the part of the friends of Governor
Hill that tbe defeat of Mr Danforth would
he credited as another defeat of Mr Hill.
Mr. Danforth's friends in the conference
held Just the contrary. They claimed that
If Mr. Danforth received more votes than
Mr. Kellar it would demonstrate Mr. HllJ'f
domination over Mr. Croker.
Mr Hill was urged to take up Mr. Dan
forth's cause, but up to tbe hour of midnight
he had not determined to do so. In faot.
when approached Individually by tbe Asso
ciated Tress he said that he believed Mr.
Stevenson would be tbe nominee of the con
vention. It Is a fact that Mr. Stevenson is
the candidate of the conservative element
represented by Mr. Hill.
It Is the belief of many tonight that Mr.
Danforth will not be a candidate and that
Mr. Steve.nBon may be the conservatives'
nominee.
It is further believed that Mr. Towne will
be the radical silver favorite, but It is gen
erally conceded that Mr. Stevenson will
come near getting the majority of tbe votes.
StcveiiKon 1 'VVUliiiK.
CHICAGO. July E. Afllal E. Stevenson,
Illinois' candidate for the vloe presidential
j nomination on tbe democratic ticket paated
through Chicago tonight enroute for Lake
I Mlnnetonka. He said he wat in the ban''
of hit friend and was willing to aetfpt tve
nomination if tbe honor were conferreS on
him.
Terrllilr Heat In I'lttkhnrK.
FITTSBT'RG. Ta July E-Toduy was
the hottest of tbe year, tbe thermometer
ruing tc. 9f. ut the povernment station
Numerous prostrations have lieen wppr?!!
hut only two deaths have resulted from the
nlch temperature,
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nchraskn
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WORKING UP HISNEW SPEECH
Ilr?nn (ietUnc ltenilj to Pitch the
Tune lor the SiTond
llnltle.
LINCOLN. Jul) t, i Special Telegraph
and telephone wiie between Kansas CRj
and Mr. Bryan's, borne m this city were
kept utit today. During the forenoen Mr
Bryan received a communication from
Charles A. Tnwn. la which the writer
i xpressed confidence that be w-ould lie nomi
nated for the vice president- .
Mr. Bryan hHs begun work on his speech
f acceptance and consequently devoted lest
time te visitors, today. He remained In
his study and received dispatches as fast
as they were taken off the wiree and dur
ing the intermissions devoted hit attention
to tbe growing pile of manuscrtpt before
htm.
Mi Bryan received the announcement of
his nomination tonight at fi o'clock. He
remarked to a group of newspaper men who
were present that he was profoundly grate
ful for tbe honor, but had nothing further to
nay With the exception of a few short
blasts from the city water works' -whistle
there was no demonstration on the receipt
of the news Manr lrlonds called at the
Bryan residence during th evening and
congratulated the candidate on his nomina
tion. When asked if he would po to Kansas
City Mr. Bryan said. "Not that I know of.
I am afraid tbey are so tired out by this
time that they couldn't 'holler' any more if
I went then and then tbe republican papers
would sty that I wasn't cordially recoived "
One of Mr. Bryan's friends asked what ef
iaot the 1C to 1 plank would have on the
vice presidential situation and he replied
that it would have no cOert "And it has
had no effect." he continued, "no other
than to eliminate certain candidates from
the race."
From Mr. Bryan's remarks tonight It It
believed that he will remain In Lincoln and
receive the delegates on thoir way home
from tbe convention.
TO CALL ON PRESIDENT
Itepnhllran Ni.tilH-nt Ion Committee
Will He Gnrutt of .Mr. McKlnley
on Thnrtday.
CANTON. O., July E. The coming of tbe Tillman of the imperlallKm plant, declaring
committee of the national committee to that the paramount issue. For some reason
formally notify Tresident McKlnley of his the wire etemed to have gotten crossed, so
nomination Thursday. July 12, is being that he had to read the section a second
looked forward to with a gteat deal of In- time to give the cue properly. The large
terest flag with pictureeque Inscription fell like
National Chairman Hanna. Secretary Dick the shift of a new tableau In the ballet,
and many members of the national commit- The sergeant-at-arar, pages and ushrre 1m.
tee will come on the epeclal train Xrom ; mediately distributed hundred of bundle
Cleveland on Th-Tsday xuurnlur. I of auiaH .. b:-i flap, herring t.lmilar in-
Among others who may oonio an that day scrlptlonE to be used by delegates and spec
tre the supervisor! of the president's reg- j tators in inspiring the desired frenzy. The
lment in the civil war. the Twenty-third motto-bearing banners and other embleme of
Ohio, the headquarters of which is in Cleve- i prepared enthusiasm were likewise brought
land. Some time ago the president was i forth to do service for a spectacular climax,
asked if he would meet his old comrades I The bands,, too, knew what was expected of
during his summer vacation in Canton. He I them and fell in with flags fluttering and
replied that he would be delighted to have j musir of familiar sort. Alter all this the
them call In a social way. Since then notl- 1 adoption of the-platform 'by acclamation wat
ncatlon day has been talked of as the prob
able date.
It is thought the plans will not differ ma
terially from those in 1K0C. Tben tbe com
mlttee was met at the station and escorted 1 Dnvlf ,t,r t. -ptepaied with
to the house by the local committees and a ,,"ukl CT solicitude for scenic ap
band and after tbe notification lunch was 7'urtenancw.. The ex-asslrtant secrctarj of
served in a tent upon the lawn Thousands the Interior had been waiting Impatiently
heard the addresses then and it is believed fnr the "me. for his turn and bounded iu
a larrer crowd will be here this year. 1 1110 a Professional, eager 10 bhow eff
A large number of cullers poured into tbe Hp haa carcely warmed up when in a
McKlnley house all day. Some were greeted moment of pause a voice in the pallc y
on the porch and many persons and ac- I above yelled: "Hurrah for Bryan and Da-quaintnnt-ei
visited tbe house. , vis'" With that he cut loose and let
News of the Kansas City convention was fotblng to Iblnd him longer to the party
given President McKlnley in bulletins In that 'had heaped so many honors upon Mm
press dispatches. All of the messages were , Mryor Reed, hit present successor at the
delivered to Secretary Cortelyou. who read 1 brad of tbe municipal government of Kan
them to tbe president In tbe library, on tbe cas City, uat beside roe and could not sup
poreb or wherever be happened to be. Soon prrtr the disgust he felt at Davis' per
after f. o'clock following tbe news of the formance.
adoption of the platlorm, the president and ', "He never did anything except in th
Mrs McKlnley went for a long drive about , expectation of political reward," he re-
tbe city There waF nothing about anything
connected with the president to Indicate that
displeasure or surprise wat occasioned by a
single Incident of tbe convention.
NEELY PACKAGE IS OPENED
Postofttce Official DUappolntrd that
Xo Connretlon with Crime
Dm t-lopfc.
INDIANATOLIS. Ind.. July E. A packagt
addressed to Charles F. W. Neely, M uncle,
and seized ny the government officers
on tbe supposition that it contained money
or surcharged Cuban stamps was opened in
the United States court today. The package
wat mailed at San Jose, Costa Rico, May 80,
and there was much speculation as to Its
contents. It contained information of gen
eral business condition printed in Spanish
and suggestions that a bank be opened at
San Jose.
The government secured a Judgment of
J4E.000 against Neely by default and has
levied on a mortgage he held against tbe
. Neely Trintlng company of Muncle The,
government win get i,uu on me mortgage.
TORRID HEAT IN CHICAGO
I"lie Death line to the i; it re me
Warmth, Keported, with Muuj
I'roM ration.
CHICAGO, July E, The temperature of 1)2
degrees that has melted Chicago for the
past tw-o days did not vary today. Tonight
fie more deaths and tlx prostrations had
been reported.
The dead:
DR. ROBINSON TRIPP, aped 7P, at hit
home.
ANDREW CUSHMAN, died in a hospital
LUDW1G RITSAN. aged 1 year.
WILLIAM KEENE. died at his home.
JOHN LEACH, died in a hospital.
Prostrations- Samuel Knutsnn, Charles
Chlzake, N. W. Van Osdel, Harry Tucker.
John Dolan, Henry Scbreyfer, Harry Ham
mond A P Brudley, SebaBtlun Spenzel.
Ralph MtAdams. J. H. Kenaft, Fred Ardt.
John Barth
-Wllrock to Itrlleir Kumat,
LONDON. July E The under aeeretary
of state lor the colonies, tbe earl of Sel
borne, announced In tbe House of Lords that
in the Gold Coast colony Sir Henry
Mitchell Hodgson with COO native .oldiers
commanded hy Major Morris loft Kumaaut
June 2S. He added that Captain BiNbop and
100 native BOldlers remained there with
ratlous sufficient to last until July IE
Colonel Wlleorkfc promisor to personally re
lieve KumasHj by that date under any cir-cumstant'ea.
BRYAN IS NOMINATED
Demoerttt Again Plane tie Nebraela Ktn
nt Their Tictot't Head.
END OF A SPECTACULAR PERFORMANCE
Stage Effects Pnlled Off witi Yerj Little
Hitch or Dekj.
DAVE HILL STILL THE POPULAR HERO
Delegates Shout for the Neur Tork lYtn De
rpite Leaden;1 Efforts,
SIXTEEN TO ONE GIVEN DUE EMPHASIS
4'oni.eri ntlt r Surrender to the Rryna
Jtndlral and the Convention
Cioe the Whole Length of
the Prepared Program.
KANSAS CITY July E (Special Tele
pram.) Spectacular' No other word so ac
curately characterizes today's proceeding of
the democratic national contention that cul
minated In tbe renomlnatlon for the presi
dency af William Jennings Bryan.
Yeslorday's skyrockets and other rourtb
of July ryroiechnlcs were merely the prel
ude to more overawing effects In 710lltlc.nl
rrorks set sff today, with all tbe artistic
i inveture ihat eould be devised by sklll-
iui arnsauK as a inumpn 01 sure a siace
management the perfonnnnre wa certainly
a cuBcesr.. At the morning sttuilon only
the outer curtain wus raised The signifi
cant feature was the Fpeecb by Mayor Rose
of Milwaukee, to fill in time, by which he
succeeded in working of the material pre
pared iu expectation of being called to the
temporary chairmanship. Tbe strong stand
he took against If. to 1 explained clearly
why he had been sidetracked from that Im
portant position, where he might have proved
a stumbling 'block In tbe way of nome of
the leaden.' schemes. He pleaded t;tronply
for oonservatlsm as a bid Jor tho German
vote, but Fot little rympathy from the
powers in control, while the promised con
tention over the platform failed to ma
terialize, owinp to the final surrender of tbe
donservatives to the pressure of Bryan and
the machine.
Ilroiicht Out a Climax.
The reading of the resolution! presented
the occasion for the display of the consum
mate art of modern spertarularlsm in con
vention politics. Everything had been set
lor the outbreak on the reading by Senator
naturally a matter of course.
Well Dnvi Take the Stacr.
The next change presented Hon, Webster
, marked. "He was upholding the war and
its. conduct and pralFtng the administra
tion that he is now denouncing up to the
very time he went out of his office. What
does democracy want him lor?"
An amusing slip came In Davis" perora
tion, exposing the new-nets of hi conver
sion, which word for word was- "I stand
upon this platform and support William J.
Brennan I mean Jennings Bryau."
Oldham Strike a frost.
The Oldham speech nominating Bryan
was a dlctlnct disappointment, it was not
Oldham's fault, though, because hy tbe
operation of Bryan's censorship on his nd
anue copy all the Oldhamism had been
solssored out. The poorly concealed attark
In it on President McKlnley struck a d!
cord. Neither tbe speech nor Its delivery
was to be compared even with the little
nominating speech for Bryan by Hal T.
Lewis lour yearr ago, and far less with
Bryan's own cross-of-gold speech that In
reality nominated him tbe first time. While
he secured an attentive listening no real
response came until the conclusion.
The nearest approach to spontaneous en
thusiasm was that greeting Senator Hill
The convention has been hungry for Hill
ever stnee It opened, calling for him re
peatedly and perelstently His speech was
literally punctuated with applause, al
though It was not equipped with tbe me
chanical developments and scenic sidelights
provided so kindly by the r.tage managers
lor orators standing In with the box office.
The cry "Bryan and Hill" quickly drowned
out the lone f.boutcr for "Bryun and "Davis"
und emphasized tbe fact that next 10 Bryau
Hill it most deeply embedded in the demo
cratic heart present In this convention.
111)1 Hun the Call.
While other speaker who insisted on
seconding Bryan's nomination In endless
and tiresome profusion were accorded oc
casional signs of approval, Hill unquestion
ably received tbe only personal ovation, and
that In spite o! the 111-dlsgulsed attempt
of the i.llvorlte manipulatorr to snuff him
out. If he wanted to be the second man
on the ticket or would even ronaent to
ccnslder It tbe disposition of the delegate
would be all in hit favor.
In tbe Interval tbe vice prenldency la rtlll
In the air and may take srvrral ballktt tn
determine. Tbe undercurrent of talk on tb
platform, even among those who helpad vote
It In by acclamation, is decidedly conflicting.
Ine of the Washington delerates told me
that the declaration making tbe relinquish
ment of tbe Philippines tbe paramount laue
put an end to all hope of carrying a single
Parlfic coast state for Bryan and the Illinois,
Wisconsin. Indiana and Mirhlpan people are
almost equa'ly depressed oer tbe renewed
prominence given It tt 1. The dominating