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The Omaha Daily Bee. For RBL,IABL,B War Nows Road THB BBB. Tht Bet prints more Paid Want Ads because BEE WANT ADS BRING BEST RETURNS. OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 19, 1904 TWELVE PAGES. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. SINGLE COPY THREE CENTS. BLACK FOR RUSSIANS Army of Zonropatkin in Position Wiera It Wij B. Hear'j Annihilatad, LINE OF COMMUNICATION THREATENED In ft Position Whera Defeat in Battla Meant Deitruotion. MAY BE IMPOSSIBLE REAT NOW 1 English Military Man (X ' V Hii Po lition Almost Hop FRENCH OPINION NOT S VO0MY (tll They Point Oat that la en Point to Farther DUa. to tbo Rilu Armi. (Copyright, by New York Herald Co.. 1904 ) LONDON. May 19.-New York Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to The Bee ) "Blacker and blacker loom the clouds that gather over the doomed eagles of Russia In Manchuria." writes a military correspondent of the Dally Telegraph, who la a British officer of high standing. "Both from Italy, which for some cause or other has been usually a very trust worthy source of Information, and from America cornea the news that the two divisions of the Japanese army, If they are not actually astride of the Russian communications, are In a military sense In possession of them. "I think that the army so employed Is stronger than two divisions; that It Is probably three. an, that It Is made up with additional cavalry and artillery, Just aa General Kurokl'a army was at the Yalu. "Such a position In the days of Welling ton or Napoleon might not .have been al together safe for an' Interrupting army and I notice that some old-fashioned French officers seem still to believe it Is open to General Kouropatkln to take ad' vantage of the position and to brush aalde his opponents as Napoleon might have done. "Many things have, however, changed since the great Corslcsji'a death at Bt Helena. It would be difficult to Imagine a Dojttion which, whether tactically or trategetlcally, that la, to say. for pur paees of Immediate fighting or for results on the whole campaign, tends more to the advantage of the Japanese and to the disadvantage of General Kouropatkln. "For fighting purposes the Japanese can descend from the mountains or where they pioMfl and. Aoid. .Wve, Ruasls na, therefor. In detail everywhere." The. Japanese artillery always, and In large measure the infantry also, commands' any position that their enemy can assume. 1 Army In Bad Position. "Behind the Russian army In that part of the position which must front their 'new assailants Ilea an almost impassable morass, and at only about ten miles dis tance a neutral frontier, acting for a beaten army like sea or the deadly lakes Of. Austerllts, a place from which there la no return strategetlcally. "An armyso fighting is cut off from all resources and If beaten, is lost. That Gen eral Kouropatkln has begun to realise his Oanger and may have withdrawn some part of his army. Is probable. That, however, nly makes the fate of the part that Is left, with all the resources gathered at Mukden and at Llao Yang, more certain ana murw iniW) wn.i un. i,b ...... of the army lost upon the Yalu, another shut up In Port Arthur, and another cut Off and ruined by the coming fight. It Will be Indeed shattered, despite the feeble remnant that the general will be able to draw off to Harbin after he has abandoned all his so elaborately prepared positions at Mo Tien, at New Chwang and at Llao Tung. "Sorry will be the case of those two sets ' of 56.000 men whom ho has hoped to draw In from Moscow and elsewhere to reinforce his army. It will not be friends, but a vie-tairtc-ue army, that they will find at the fed. of their Journey." Position of Armies. (Copyright, by New York Herald Co:, 1904.) PARIS, May 18.-New York Herald Cablegram-Special Telegram to The Bee.) The Herald's European edition publishes the following from Its military expert: "It was evident that the Japanese, hav ing no longer to fear meeting serious re sistance In the north of the gulf of Liao Tung, would aoon disembark their troops to reinforce their left wing In the march northward. This is the movement they are proceeding to carry out. Important bodies of troops have landed near Kal Ping. They have been at once directed to follow those who are striving to place themselves aa rapidly as possible between Llao Ho and the railway so as to turn the right flank of the Russians. "Although It la difficult to choose be tween the rather contradictory news which comea from Mukden or St. Petersburg, It appears likely that the general character of the positions now occupied by the army of Oeneral Kouropatkln has become a more or less broken line, seeing that this army was originally disposed parallel with the railway facing the aoutheaat, where It has before It a chain of mountains. It has been obliged now to turn towards the west, Its right wing. In order to cover Llao Yang, a town in front of which Important Held works have been constructed. "It la announced that the center of the Japanese army is advancing very slowly, only some Ave miles a day. In order to allow the divisions which make up Ita two wings to develop a wide enveloping move ment. New Danger to Rnsalana. "According to the last news It even has three columns on Its extreme right belong ing, doubtless, to the divisions of Oeneral KurokU advancing with much difficulty, but with persistence to the north of Halu Yen and Feng Wang Cheng to threaten Mukden later on. In many cases at all points of this enormous broken lltif, cavalry Is thus In contact with the enemy and can each day make headquarters acquainted with the exact situation of the Japanese forces. The Question arises what would happen to Gen eral Kouropatkln, isolated with his army In a country clearly hostile, If he had not thus precise and constant Information aa to the movements of the Japanese. But he la actually compelled to face a new danger enj,UiMfia SO. . summary of the war news All Reports I ad Irate that Koarenat kla Is la a Tight Place. (Copyright, by New York Herald Co., 1904.) NEW YORK, May 18. (New York Her ald Service Special Telegram to The Bee.) All dispatches from the theater of war and all Information from the European capitals strengthened the Impression that General Kouropatkln Is In an exceedingly perilous position. The Russian general staff confirmed 'the reports circulated elsewhere by announc ing that the commander In Manchuria was preparing to fall back to Mukden and then to Harbin. Reports of the mysterious presence of a Japanese force threatening Mukden were again received, one special cable dispatch to the Herald from Mukden declaring that the rumors there of an advance of a flying column were believed to be true. New Chwang reported that the Japanese, after a landing near Kal Chow, destroying the railway and dispersing Russian troops, withdrew and embarked again. A Rus sian force is again In New Chwang, but ready to evacuate again at the moment such a plan becomes necessary. From Port Arthur by Chinese runners came a dispatch which haa been forwarded to St. Petersburg. It reports the be leagured garrison in good condition, add ing that no attack has been made in the place since May 13. SAY TOGO ISED SUBMARINE BOATS General Stoessel Writes to St. Peters bars;, Slaking This Assertion. ST. PETERSBURG, May 18. The ad miralty Is now convinced by mail reports received from Port Arthur that Vice Ad miral Togo used submarine boats In his operations. A letter from Lieutenant Gen eral Stoessel says that he was standing on Golden hill when the Russian battleship Petropavlovsk went down and he saw a submarine boat torpedo the battleship. Lieutenant Schrelber claims he distinctly saw the periscope of a submarine boat and could trace the course of the vessel. Of ficers of the Russian battleship Pobleda testified that a submarine boat discharged a torpedo against their ship and they flrt;d at the submarine boat, hoping to sink It, but failed. The same letters describe the reverence of the Russians for the overcoat of the late Vice Admiral Makaroff when it was taken out of the water. On Its approach they bared their heads, made the sign of the cross and prayed for the repose of the admiral's soul. It is officially denied that Viceroy Alex- left has gone to Llao Yang to assume com' mand of the 20.000 troops there and that General Kouropatkln has left Llao Yang for Harbin. It is said that Kouropatkln Is either at Liao Yang or In its vicinity. While the superior numbers of the enemy compel a retirement, it does not follow that Oeneral Kouropatkln will not strike a stinging blow should a strategical mis take be made which will enable him to throw a strong army upon' one of the advancing columns of his antagonist. The most exposed portion of General Kurokl's command is that which moved directly northward, evidently with the Intention of gaining the road to Mukden, down which It will march aa soon aa the other columns are within striking distance. Unless cau tion, heretofore the oonsplcuous feature of the Japanese campaign, la observed, this column, it is believed here, will fall the victim of ita temerity, as General Kouro patkln is known to be holding It espe cially under close surveillance. Kouropatkin's decision to withdraw from Llao Yang can only mean, according to the experts, that there will continue to be an affair with outposts unless Oeneral Zaasalltch should develop strength. The controlling strategic point at Hal Cheng will not be held, as believed, Kouropatkln deciding It to be unwlae to Isolate more troops, who would, not being aa well sup plied as those at Port Arthur, find it dif ficult to subsist Until relief arrived. This is one of the reasons that dictated the withdrawal of the Russians from New Chwang, official details of which have not yet been made public. The experts say the debarkation of Japanese at New Chwang at this time would be nothing more or less than a strategical blunder advantageous to the Russians, as they are still holding the railroad and could rush a force there, fall on the Japanese and retire before a column sent by General Kurokl could get between them and Llao Yang. The opinion therefore prevails that the Japanese will not occupy New Chwang until Kurokl's columns arrive at Hal Cheng or Ita Immediate vicinity. The gen eral staff confirms the announcements of the abandonment of Kin Chou by the Rus sians after the dismantling of the forts and the removal of the guns to Port Ar thur. Rl'BSIAKS BISY WATCntKG JAPS General Kouropatkln Reports Move ments to the Emperor. ST. PETERSBURG. May 18. Oeneral Kouropatkln. has sent the following dispatch to the emperor, dated May 17: A detachment of the Jininou artvanca guard which had occupied until May 14, the flln Hal Tin defile and the village of Kanghaiputxse. twenty-five miles north of reng Wang Chens, haa retired toward Sel lnclian. In the valley of th affluent which enters the Patao river on the left bank, riiere is a small Japanese detachment at Tyang Ko. Information haa been received to the ef fect that the Japanese have evacuated Taku Shan. The Japanese have detach ments of infantry at Luan Llso and Salits apudule, namely 600 at the former and 800 at the latter place. Their other forces have retired In the direction of Feng Wang Cheng and Hnhalln. Twelve miles south east of Feng Wang Cheng there Is a Japa nese force of 6,000. The rain la making the roads bad. COSSACKS PILLAGE THB COOTRY Make Waste Portion of Cores Throngh which They March. (Copyright by New York Herald Co.. 1904.) SEOUL. May 18 (New York Herald Ca blegramSpecial Telegram to. The Bee.) Thirty Russian dead wers buried at Anju, and the burying party of Cossacks, carry ing fourteen wounded, then started for Kal Chou. Four Of the wounded died on the road to Nelgen. where the party ar rived Saturday. The line of march Is desolate, houses have been robbed and the country pillaged. Coreana are forced to carry the wounded and the baggage. CHIA OPENS PORTS POR TRADE Three la Sban Tuns Now Free to the World's Commerce. (Copyright by New Tork Herald Co.. 1904.) PEKING, May U. (New York Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to The Bee.) By an Imperial decree, dated May IS. Chlnan Fu, Wei Shlen and Chou Taun. In lehau Xuca-j art made opto, pprtav JAPANESE CUT RAILROAD Banian Troops Art Driven Oat and Be- traat Canto ward from Chichaton. RUSSIANS WILL DESTROY NEW CHWANG taaatltlee of Wood aad Oil Placed i Board Ganboat to Be V'aod When the City Is Evacuated. (Copyright by New York Herald Co., 1904.) NEW CHWANG (Via Tien Tsln), May IS. New York Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to The Bee.) After they had effected their landing at Kal Chow, the Japanese troops advanced toward Taa HI Chao and restroyed several miles of rail way, driving 1,600 troops before them. The Japanese then embarked again from Kai Chow, the combined fleet heading south. The Russians have again entered New Chwang with 1.000 Infantry and two bat teries of artillery, but all preparations have been made for another hasty evacuation. The Husso-Chineae bank was olosed yes terday. TOKIO, May 18. An official report from the second Japanese army shows that the railroad north of Port -ixtbur has beeu cm in hve places. On May 7 we sent a detachment to de stroy the railroad and telegraph wire be tween rulandlen and San Ciiiilpu. This detachment dispersed the enemy's cavalry, luu strong, and cut the railroad and wires to the northeast of Han Chlllpu In two places. One lieutenant and three men were Killed and nine men wounded. On May 13 the railroad was destroyed to the nortnwest of Pulandlen. On May 111 we toox possession of a line of hllis for four miles, irom Chichaton, driving the enemy to the southward. The enemy con slated of three or lour battalions and eight guns. Our losses were 140 men killed and wounded. A Kea Cross train was aent forward on May is. Hew Chwaag Will Bo Burned. CHii FOO, May 18. As a result of the engagement .whicn the Japanese had on Monday with the Russian garrison at Kal Chou, on the west coast of the Liao Tung peninsula, the Russians were driven out of Kal Chou,' which is the nearest point. to New Chwang, with the exception of the Llao river, where there Is sufficient water to allow of the landing of troops. Chinese who recently arrived hers from New Chwang, while confirming the above, also say that the Japanese are skirmishing on either side of the railroad norih and south of Kin Chou. Clroulars have been posted at New Chwang and In Its vicinity, signed by the cnlef or staff of the Chinese army, advis ing the Chinese to maintain order and se cure stocks of provisions and transport wagons, for whlcn the Japanese will pay full value. The small Russian guard remaining at New Chwang Is ready to- leave on too near approach of the enemy. ' ; 1 ' " Quantities of wood and oil have been placed on board the Russian gunboat Si vouch, in New Chwang waters, to be used In destroying It by fire when the last Russians evacuate New Chwang. ' A cable ' message has been received here from Rear Admiral Cooper, In command of the United States Asiatic squadron, an nouncing that he expects to arrive at Che Foo aoon with hla squadron. PORT ARTHUR HAS WAR BALLOOSS Comle Opera Tone Given to Hostilities by St. Petersburg; Report. ST. PETERSBURG, May 18.-8:80 p. m.- ine admiralty received today an official dispatch from Rear Admiral Wlttsoeft, be lieved to have been dated Port Arthur, May 14, reporting that there haa been no fighting afloat since the telegraph line was cut, the Japanese ships not having at tacked. Everything was well with the Russian aquadron. The dispatch was arrat lfylng to the authorities, not only for the news It contained, but because Its receipt established the fact that while the tele graph line is severed a system of com munication by means of Chinese runners has been satisfactorily Inaugurated. In order to deliver the Liao Yang dispatches entrusted to him, the runner had to pass through the Japanese lines already thrown across the narrow neck of the peninsula. Just above Port Arthur, for the purpose of cutting off all communication between General Kouropatkln and the fortress. The passage of the runner was danireroua. but the task was light compared to what it win do wnen the Japanese forces closely in v o i ron Annur. One of the reasons of the desperate effort of the Russians to get to Port Arthur what is officially called an "ammunition train" has been revealed by Information which leaked out today. There was llttlt neeo. u appears, for more ammunition, great quantities being stored In th. tm. ress. but Oeneral Stoessel was exceedingly ,u " proviaea with balloons. The highest point of the fortress is the ...i.'. nest, from which much of the surrounding oe seen, out balloons will fa cilitate observation. Before the war the Russian authorities loaded on a vessel a complete balloon equipment for Manchuria, but It was captured by the Japanese who will use it. perhaps, in their operatlona against Port Arthur. Recognising the need of providing General Stoessel with all the requisite Instruments with which to conduct the defense of Port Arthur, Oeneral Kouro patkln is believed to have sent balloons on the ammunition train." The Russian bal loons are stationary. "If the Japanese try to drift balloons over Port Arthur and drop explosives on the fortress," an officer said today, "the world will hear of the first battle In the air." JAPANESE OFFICERS EXECXTED Two Men Caught la Dlsa-alsa Pay the Isoal Penalty. ST. PETERSBURG, May 1.-Details have been received here from Harbin regarding the execution. April a. of the two Japa neae officers, Yukoka and Oki, for at tempting to dynamite brldgea and destroy telegraph communication on the Eastern Chinese railway. The prisoners admitted they were part of a detail numbering 100 men whose pur pose it was to destroy the railway at va rioua points. When told they must have been extremely brave people, they replied "Not at all; we are only carrying out our duty and the order of the mikado." Both prisoners were executed April zl between the new and old towns of Harbin in the presence of a Urge crowd. They were shot Instead of hanged, upon order of General Kouropatkln. One of the men was a Catholic and made his final confession to a Russian priest, thera being no representative c th Cath ella prlosUtooA la liafUa, ' I COLLECTS NO NEWS OF RACES Colonel Clowry .Takes Western I'nlon Entirely Out of This Field ot Work. NEW YORK, May 18.-Follow(ng hi: action In discontinuing to all subscribers In this city a report of the racing at va rioua tracks in this country. Colonel Robert C Clowry today notified the general su perlntendents of the company at New York, Chicago, Atlanta and San Francisco that the collection and distribution by the West ern Union Telegraph company of horse race reports would be discontinued forthwith The text of the notice to the auperinten dents reads as follows: - It has been decided to discontinue forth with the collection and distribution by this company of horse race reports. You will please act accordingly. Acknowledge re- cni. nuucii '.luwrjr, ? resident. The effect of this order is rar-reachlng and will result In; the discontinuance of what has been called the racing departmen of the Western Union company. This de partment has collected and distributed rac ing news from all the various tracks in the country to subscribers. Hereafter the company will transmit only such messages concerning races as are regularly filed with It for transmission. For the present Western Union offices, as has been the habit In the past, will be maintained at race tracks for the trans mission of press dispatches and private messages, but these offices may be 6s continued later. The executive committee of the Western Union had a brief meeting today, at which were present Chaurtcey M. Depew, Morris K. Jessnp, Russell Sage, Samuel Sloan and Jacob H. Schlff. President Clowry reported his action and the executive committee ap proved it. The New York Telephone company, which also is accused of "aiding and abetting" the service to pool rooms, advised Police Commissioner McAdoo today that it would at once remove the telephone wires from the East Forty-second street house which was raided yesterday and whlch Is said to have been the headquarters or "central1 office of a chain of pool rooms.- Further, the company promised to see that both wires and istrumenta are taken out of the subsidiary places pool rooms which re celved accounts of the racing from this "central." SAN FRANCI8CO, May 18.-In accord ance with Instructions received from Colonel Robert C. dowry;" president and general manager of the Western Union Telegraph company, the collection and dis tribution of race track reports was promptly discontinued today ai the follow Ing points on the company's Pacific di vision: Sauslllto, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Seattle, Tacoma and Spokane. These are the only places In the division which have been receiving racing news over the Western Union wires. SUPREME COURT IS TO ACT Denver's Contested Election with Democrats Apparently Successful Goes to HlKfcest 1 Tribunal. . DENVER, My . l-On Vie. face of the returns, which an-''-!! Incomplete, ' the entire democratic ticket' haa 'been elected In this city. Robert W Speer's majority over John. W. Springer, republican, for mayor, probably will be over S.000. The board ot supervisors is? solidly demo- era tic and the democrats will have nine or ten of the sixteen aldermen. Out of 70,000 names on the registration books more than 65,000 were voted. Republican leaders Intend to contest the result. It Is asserted that over 2.000 regis tered voters were disfranchised through having their names purposely omitted from the lists and that thousands of votes were cast by repeaters. Ballot box stuffing, was not so prevalent. It la admitted, aa at previous elections. Aa the supreme court haa the election unaer im junsaicuon ana will receive a report regarding the conduct of the elec tion commission and those under It tomor row, the action of that tribunal will de termine the first steps to be taken In the courts regarding the election. Under the new charter the city officers elected now are to serve four years. . The voters approved a bond Issue of 1400,000 to build an auditorium and the other bond Issues to refund' the ouatandlng ootid ana pay the floating debt. WORK IN THE PHILIPPINES Missionaries at Baptist I'nlon la Cleveland Report Success In New Possessions. CLEVELAND, May .-Today's session of the Baptist Missionary union was de voted chiefly to brief addresses by re turned missionaries. Dr. P. 11. Lerrlgo brought encouraging reports from the Philippines. In six months he organized a church, and the handful of members raised $550 for a chapel. Forty-seven con verts were baptised In that time and there Is now a prosperous church. Prof. Topping of Toklo academy, Japan, aald the Christian ln..uences bad perme ated that progressive country. The newly elected president of the union Is William A. Munroe of Boston. The executive offi cers remain as last year, Drs. Mable and Barbour being elected homo and foreign secretaries. Invitations for next year's anniversary have been received from St. Louis and Portland. Ore. Today'a sessions closed with an addresa by Rev. Robert J. Burdette and the pre aentatlon of more than twenty young men and women who have been appointed to foreign fields. APPEAL TO THE PRESIDENT Eaglneera mt Los Angeles Request a Decision In the Caso of Madden. LOfl ANGELES, Cal., May lg.-The con ventlon of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers by a unanimous vote passed a resolution requesting President Roosevelt to urge a decision by the postal Investigat ing committee in the case of Third Assist ant Postmaster General E. C. Madden, who is an honorary member of the order! The resolution in part follows: In the case of Hon. E. C. Madden, third assistant postmaster general, Mr. Madden being an honorary member of this body we note by reports in the daliv nn. ih.Vti.. courts have sustained Mr. Madden fully in every particular. Therefore, be It Resolved. That the honorabu, president be requested by this body. If not Incompat ible with public Interests, to causa a deci sion to be rendered by the lnvestls-ailna-eommlttee In the case of Brother Madden relieving htm from suspense that has huiui over him for so long a period. A copy of the resolutions was ordered to be forwarded to the president. Cameroon Are italet. BERLIN, May 18.-The Kolnlsche Zei- tung ssys that Governor Putkamer ef the Cameroon district of Fast Africa started for Germany May , Affairs la tha Cam. eraona ax fiuiet. STAND-PATTERS IN CONTROL tnunusanVwast Ktdifr Propoied Platform Declaration in tha InUreit f Harmony. ALL LEADERS OF THE PARTY ARE PRESENT Delegation to Chicago Convention Selected by Acclamation, ns Had Been Anticipated Wonld Be tbo Cnse. Delrgates-at-Large . .ALuEKT B. LX'MMINS. Dee Moines WILLIAM B. AL1.180N. Dubuaue. JOHN A THAN P. tMJLUV'KK, Ft. Dodge luocrn vv. bui thc, wurnngton. Alternate Delegates D. H. tiOKEN. Allamakee. . FRANK VV. SIMMONS. Wapello - n .. . . iv viimivfc. li, i,ucas. (From a Staff Correspondent.) DE8 MOINES. May 18.-(Speclal.) The republican state convention was another harmony meeting. There was but littl difference between this convention and others that have preceded it, cave In the personnel, and even In this the change was among the smaller fry and not among the leaders. All the strong men of the party In the state were on hand and practically ail the leaders were working for- harmony and peace In the party. The business of the convention was the selec tlon of four delegatee-at-large to the na tlonal convention and four alternates and adoption of an expression of the vlewa of the party on the tariff question. The convention hall was handsomely decorated with flags and streamers and the portraits of the strong men of the party in the state and nation. The galleries were well filled and the stage was notable for the presence of many of the eld veterans of the party who annually come to the state conventions. In the boxes were the two senators, the governor, the secretary of the treasury, members of congress and many cltlsens and women. As the con ventlon was being seated the applause given the party leaders as they appeared Indicated that all were appreciated by the rank and file of the party. Irwin on tbo Tariff. Rev. B. B. Blgler of the FlrBt Presby terian church of this city presented the prayer, after which Hon. John N. Irwin of Keokuk was introduced as the tern porary chairman of the convention. He spoke in part as follows: Let us not make the nlatform on the utini question, Deyona announcing our ane glance to the nrlncinle of tarlfl for Dro lection. Let us raise no srhosta from uast conventions and platforms ot the party, and decently ask tnat In the mellow rich ness oc the present, the dead past shall bury its duad. Let us leave the tariff plank io me wise men oi me repuDiican party wnen it meets in nutlonai convention wnere all needs will be considered ana all Interests will be heard, and then a plat form will be made upon which we can all stand and over which we can all rejolo. The democracy claims that the tariff is the mother of trusts. By the same token the women are the mothers of measles. The mothers of the land have chlldien and the children have the nieaalwe. Kill all me industries of the land and you will surely kill all the trusts, and abolish all the mothers of the land and will just as surely aooiisn an tne measles, congress has dealt the trusts a blow under which they are' now trembling, althmtzh evr demn- craiio justice oi tne supreme Dencn ot tne unitea bi&tes niea a dissenting opinion. The republican man today is well. He Is exceedingly, exasperatlngly well. Why. do we neea (o give mm puis? Let Democrats Destroy. If this arreat and SDlendld fabric of nros. perity which haa been built with so much moor ana care, ana whicn has brought so much content and happiness to every family in the land, is to be Dura-ed and out away, let republicans a.y their hands and let democratio doctors write the pre scription and apply the knife. It thla great system, under which and tnrougn wnicn we nave prospered as no nation in the world ever prosDered be fore, is to be crushed; if reciprocity is to be used in a sense that Blaine never meant and McKlnley never dreamed of; -If the tarin, wnicn as a wnoie nas stood nrm and solid against all and every trontal at tack, is now to be torn down in detail; If tne tounaaiion is to oe sappea Dy removing a stone here and a stone there: If the free traders, under the guise of reciprocity, fear to attack the tariff as it stands now In the robust strength of the "altogether," but as pretended protectionists stab it here and stab it there, then. In the name of all tnat is great ana nooie in repuDiican His tory and memory, let no Brutus daraer be found reeking with blood in a republican hand: let no echo of a Judas kiss be sounaea irom repuDiican lips. The republican party made the tariff when the country was In sore need, and tne repuoncan party win revise and amend the tariff, in part or In whole, when con vinced that there is need for revision and that the time lor revision has come. The most Interest waa centered In the aelection of the committee on resolutions. Out of the eleven districts) the si&Dd-pat- ters carried all except the Second and Eleventh. The committee is composed of the following: First J. L. Waits of Des Moines; Second, 8. C. Scott of Clinton; Third. H. L. Rann of Manchester; Fourth, L. H. Henry of Charles City; Fifth, Bernard Murphy of Benton; Sixth, J. A. Devitt of Oskaloosa; Seventh, Lafayette Young of Des Moines Eighth, M. L. Temple of Clarke; Ninth, D. O. Stewart of Harlan; Tenth, Judge W. 8. Kenyon of Webster; Eleventh, George D. Perkins of Sioux City, District Delegates. The following district delegates to tha national convention were choaen in tho caucuses at 10 o'clock: First Marsh W. Bailey of Washington, . A. Carpenter of Louisa, Second G. W. French of ' DavenDort. George M. Curtis of Clinton. Third O. M. Glllett of Independence, E. 8. Ellsworth of Iowa Falls. Fourth A. H. Uale of Mason City. Harry ureen oi ueuorau. Fifth J. w. Doxaee of Jones. E. L. Clarke of Linn. Sixth H. L. Waterman of Ottumwa. John A. DeMuth of Alula.. Seventh J u cine J. 11. Henderson of In. dlanoU, Dr. J, J. Hostetter of Colo. Elrhth W. r. reutman of Appanoose. H. R. Jaqual of Taylor. Ninth George Wright of Pottawattamie. W. 8. Ellis of Montgomery. Tenth Mahlon Read of Greene. E. K. Winne of Humboldt. Eleventh R. L. Cleaves of Cherokee. B. R. Vanderbald of Orange City. The vote on tho delegation stands' twenty for the "stand pat" Idea and six oppos ing It. Congressman J. A. T. Hull of the Seventh district was chosen as permanent chairman of the convention. The convention adjourned to 1:10 p. m. Lafayette Young of Des Moines was hosen chairman of tho committee on reso lutions, which went into session at 12:38, and at I o'clock was still discussing the wording of the tariff plank. The convention convened at 1:30 and da- voted the time to listening to addresses from prominent speakers until it could hear from the platform committee. The Iowa delegation to the national con. ventlon organised by selecting Senator Allison as chairman and E. E. Clark as secretary. The committee elected Ernest E. Hart of Council Bluffs for national com mitteeman. George M. Christian of Des Moines was selected sergeant-at-arms for the delegation. An executive committee was nsmed con sisting of Messrs. Ellsworth. Wlnne and Carpenter, and the work of preparing for Coatlaued oa Fourth Page I NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Warmer Thursday, with Showers by Rls;bt Friday, Showers and Cooler. Temperature at Omaha Yesterday i Hour. De, Hoar. Den. 5 a. m nt 1 p. m IT n. ns A il p. m Mi T a. m fui ft p. m. . r. . . ns a. m M 4 p. an om f a. m (is S p. m AM 1W a. m a p. m llu.ni IS T p. m AM 11a N p. m er 9 p. m 63 DELEGATES ARE RESTLESS Illinois Republican Conventlo Mny TaVe Recess for Thirty Days. SPRINGFIELD, 111., May 18.-Restlea ness was on the Increase among the del egates to the republican state convention, Many announced an intention of going home, leaving a few of their associate to vote their respective delegations. Among the rank and file there was a growing In conation for a reness of thirty dsys. but so far as known none of the candidates waa favorable to such a course. Appear ances indicated that the breaking ot the deadlock would be long deferred If the event had to await an agreement between candidates. All night Governor Ya-es and his campaign committee remained at work on the upper floor of the Leland hotel, conferring alternately with Deneen and the Lowden leaders. It Is stated today that while a comblna tion between the governor and one of tha other of the Cook county candidates wa somewhat nearer than ever before, nothing had been concluded. Neither Yates, Deneen nor Lowden was willing to concede that hi chances were less promising than these o rivals. No one of the candidates seem willing to enter an agreement which would eliminate himself. Fifteen minutes before the opening of the convention today, the Lowden delegates from northern Illinois, formed a procession end marched Into the hall, led by a band Each carried a big placard with the mottc "Lowden Forever." This demonstration waa for the purpose of offsetting a story to the effect that Lowden was about to withdraw from the rare. Chairman Cannon called the convention to order at 11:12 a. m., and at once directed the clerk to call the roll for the thirty ninth ballot.. There waa an -outburst of applause when Adams county voted Twenty votes still for Yates." The thirty-ninth ballot was substantially the same as the last ballot yesterday. Some slight changes. The thirty-ninth ballot, as officially an nounced, stood: Yates, 483; Lowden, 896H; Deneen, 442H: Hamlin, 112; Warner, 36 Shbrman, 2; Pierce, 80. Fortieth ballot (official): Tate. 4R2 Lowden, SWH; Deneen, 440H; Hamlin, 111; Warner, 40; Sherman, 2; Pierce, SO. Forty-first ballot (official): Yates. 484; Lowden, 399H; Deneen, 433H; Hamlin, :il; Warner, 41; Sherman, 1; Pierce, 81. At 12:40 p. m. the convention took a re Cess to 3 p. m. Chairman Cannon called the convention to order shortly after 1 o'clock and the hallo rig was Teimed. The forty-second ballot ahowed only slight changes: Forty-second ballot official: Yatss. 482; Lowden, XH; Deneen, 433H; Hamlin, 111; Warner, 41; Sherman, 2; Pierce, 32. Forty-third ballot official! Tales, 479; LoWden, 3964i; Deneen, 435H; Hamlin, lie Warner, 89; Sherman, 2; Pierce, Walter Reeves, 2. MICHIGA REPUBLICANS GATHER. No Contest In Sight Except on Form ot Making? Nominations. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., May 18. With no prospect of a fight, except on the qucs tlon of resolutions declaring for primary reform, the state republican convention waa called to order here today to select delegates at large to the national conven tion; elect a state central committee and nominate presidential electors. It was con ceded before the convention began that the delegate-at-large will be Thomas J, O'Brien of Grand Rapids, D. M. Ferry of Detroit, Captain Thomas Walters of Ish pemlng and Ralph Loveland of Saginaw. President Roosevelt will be endorsed and there were Indications that Hltt will be endorsed for the vice-presidential nomina tion. . . The fight over the state Issue of prima.-y reform Is expected to be pushed by Con gressman William Alden Smith, who will be a member of tha committee on resolu tlons. The elennt in the party that does not favor a direct voting primary law was admitted In most quarters to control both the resolutions committee and the con vention. - The convention was called to order by State Chairman G. J. Dlekema, who intro duced Senator J. C. Burrows as temporary chairman, who delivered an address. The convention then took a recess for two hours. When the convention reconvened Dexter M. Ferry of Detroit, Thomas O. O'Brien of Grand Rapids, Ralph Loveland of Sag inaw and Thomaa Walters of Ishpemlng were unanimously chosen delegates-at- large. WYOMING REPUBLICANS' MEETING Brooks Holds Balance of Power In Contest for Governor. LARAMIE, Wyo., May 18. In addition to naming six delegates and six alternates to the national republican convention the state republican convention, which, met here at 8 o'clock today, will nominate three presidential electors, a Justice of the state supreme court, a representative In the Fifty-ninth congress, governor and state treasurer. It Is conceded that Congressman Frank W. Mondcll will be renominated. For the gubernatorial nomination there has been a warm contest between Governor Fenimorr Chatterton and B. B. Brooks. It Is said that the Laramie county delegation, elected yesterday and instructed for Brooks, holds the balance of power, thus assuring the nomination of Brooks. The Brooks elate also Includes W. C. Irvine for state treasurer and M. B. Camp Un for supreme Justice. The delegates to the national convention will undoubtedly be Instructed for Roosevelt. Delegates from the northern counties having been delayed, the convention ad journed until tomorow Immediately after assembling. , California Republicans Meet. SACRAMENTO, Cul., May 18.-The state republican convention, to name twenty del egates to the national convention, met here this afternoon. The delegates will be pledged to vote for the nomination of Pres ident Roosevelt. As the delegates practi cally are a unit on all Important questions, no contests are expected. Judge A. G. liur- tt of Sonoma county presided. The fol lowing probably will he chosen as dele- ates-at-large: Governor Qeorgo C Pardte, ohn D. Spreekels and George Knight of Ban Francisco, and Judge J. W. MoKinley of Los AngeloK . TICKET COMES EASILY Ntbraika Republics m Have He Difflonlty in Beleo'.ing Thsir Candidate FOUR OF PLACES GO BY ACCLAMATION Only Oca Ballot Ueceiiar on Each of th Other Candiditsa, BURKETT IS ENDORSED FOR SENATOR" Preliminary Sparring Oyer This Moat LItoI j Peatura of Omvantion. EASILY SETTLED WHEN IT REACHES VOTE Contest Over Delegates-nt-Large to the Chicago Convention the Only Other Proposition Over Which There Is Difference. Choice cf State Convention. Vice President JOHN U WEB3TEH United States Senator . ELMER J. BURKETT Delegates-at-Large JOHN A. PIPER, Burt H. C. BROM13, Douglas E. M. LKFLANG. Dawson C. H. DEMPSTER, Gage A 1 terna t es -at-La fge I. M. RAYMOND. iJinrastcr SHELBY HASTINGS, Butler C. E. ADAMS, Nuckolls fc. K. VALENTINE, Cuming National Commltteemnn CHARJjES H. MORRILL, Lancaster Presidential Electors F. A. BARTON, Pawnea A. C. SMITH. Douglas A. C. ABBOTT, Dodge T. L. NORVAL, Seward W. P. K AL.ll Phelps M. A. BROWN, Buffalo M. H. WILSON, Lancaster , J. C. ROBINSON, Dooulaa Governor J. 11. MICKEY Lieutenant Governdr E. G. M'UILTON Becretnrv of Slat A D4T1 BHA Auditor K. M. BEAR L,E, JR. Treasurer 1'ETER MORTEN8EN Superintendent Jj L. M HHItN AttornAV 4lMnrttl MllRUIfll RUOVVU Laud Commissioner .' 11. M. BATON (From a Staff Correspondent.) v LINCOLN. May lS.wBDeclal Trlesrram . The ticket above sums up In a nutshell tha worn of the republican state convention here today. Tlia ccnventlon waa marked by a number of distinguishing features, , some of them quite sensational, and othera merely the evidence of well laid pr -arrangement. Tha ccnventlon not only adopted the recommendation of th atata committee for the nomination of a candi date for United Statea senator, but it over turned the order of business enumerated in the call to make that nomination ahead of all othera. To accomplish this, however, the managers for Mr. Burkett precipitated a aquabble on the floor which waa entirely uncalled lor. as It waa unnecessary. Thar. seemed to be a disposition among soma ablegates to divide the question as to whether there should be knv nnmlnattnn aft all. and among ethera to hold the aen atorshlp off untl the goods were delivered on their own trades. The twn !...,. JoZped together to defer action whan. It was proposed to DUH Off the aenarnrlnl hm. lnatlon first. J. L. McSheelev UaA th minority and made it lively tor a time. ' There were chargea that the Burkett men were trying to Shut everyone alaa nut ..,. that they were applying a gag rule, A vote was nnai:y taken on the mntlnn ceed to the nomination of a United States senator, but the odds were overwhelmingly in favor of the proposal and when tha roll call was finished the relative strength ,.. 749 to 302. The roll call was started for an slon on senator, but before It had gone further than a few countlna. rh.ii-..' Miles of the Adams county delegation, wmcn biooq sponsor for the candidal. W. E. Andrews, withdrew hla n,. ...a moved to make it unanimous for Mr. Bvr- xett. Mr. Burkett s speech , was Well re ceived. It was short and tn tha v- expressed his thanks as If ha waa glad nave tn nomination and told how highly he would appreciate tha hm, - - ictnnrui. Ing Nebraska In the uper branch of the national legislature. I waa toM . rt.- j. by some of the delea-aaa ... ' w,.JWTOVt tu nit, Burkett combination tfcat they wanted to "m l "PM to withdraw from his candidacy for congresa in the First dib trlct as a condition to hla nomination : the renator. but they got no chance to en quire. Schneider Fixes Delegate,. The a)eaion of the four .1 the rational convention ,,,....i - " UIIUVBlllllj' ably tne handiwork of R. u. Hnhni.4., combination maker. Mr. Schneider Jumped " nigni ss tne champion of C. B. Dempster of Gage, who had t'AAfl 4l o-crl .4 out of a place as district delegate In the rounn aismet and in addition had a can didate to contend with who hart ..... ommended by the congressional convention ror tne endorsement he was seeking. Hn had, however, the solid Gaa-e eonn(vii... gatlon at his disposal tnd with this to go on a junction was formed with the Sixth and Third dletrlct delegates behind Le- ..ana- anu per, respectively. t the whole affair. Brome was man i .. the fourth man out of thsn in exchange for wtiar ha ! and before the combination had finished ii naa extended also to all of the con tested places on the state tlrlrat .v who knew the ln..uences st work and the usual anngmenta of the different ootintle. It waa plain as the roll was ran. .v.- different offices that the slate wa maile up and that each of the successful can didates was made 'bv suhstanM.n. k same forces with but few variations. The controlling strength was thnt distributed tnrougnout tne Klkhorn snd I'nlnn r.a territory, with ihe result that the pre- rerrea candidates or the Burlington man ipulators were forced out at every turn. in mia maneuvering it wn I, ,).. to watch the In and out wlnrtlnKs of the Douglas delegation. Their eighty-seven votes seemed tn be planted regularly la tne wrong place and to land nn tha din ners only after strenuous efforts to get In the band wecon. In the hnllnt n i. ing the nomination of T'nlted States sen ator precedence Douglas county wss In the minority. On the ballot for a.r.ir of state It got only one foot Into tha Onltisha wagon; In the flaht for auditor It stayed with Its own candidate. R (tmith only long enough to dump him as soon ss it saw tnat one or hts comnMltors wss gaining ground, and finally In tlio con test for lnnd commissioner It started otil with a winner and switched to the. Insnr at the wrong time. Brome waa conceded as a delegate-at-large. McOllton for lieu-, tenant governor, and would have been chosen In all probability If the delegation hart stayed at home. The only prizes Dourlas drew miteld of these were two honorary plnres on the electors! ticket snd tha secretaryship of the convention. Van Dnsen Shows Bore Spot. The Douglas delegation finally made a spectacle ot lueU at tha vary close ot