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OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 19, 1904 TWELVE PAGES.
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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
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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