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KOUROPATKIN AT BAY
Belief He Will Stake Ererythleg n the
Hem! of On Battle.
HAS BEEN. BUSY PREPARING FOR EVENT
On Export Hu it thai General Engage
ment U How in Progress.
FIGHTING IN THE VICINITY OF KIN CHOU
Defeat of Btatelberg'a Army Sear Vafan
gow a Ditaetrona Affair.
REMNANT MAY BE ANNIHILATED SOON
Indications Are that Vladivostok
gqaadroa Haa Eladed the Jap
tie Ships and Retaraed
to Port.
(Copyright by New York Herald Co.. 1904.)
! LONDON, June 20. (New York Herald
Cablegram Special Telegram to The Bee.)
Special dispatches from Llao Yang: an
Bounce that General Kouropatkln is per
sonally superintending preparations for a
, now development, and fighting Is reported
' south of Kin Chou, where he Is at present
presumably with the main -Russian army.
This, In the view of the Dally Telegraph,
may mean that "Kouropatkln, like a des
perate gambler, feels that nothing remains
to him but to stake all upon the last wild
fling of the iron dice."
The Telegraph takes what may be con
sidered an extreme view, saying: "We can
no longer doubt that one unpardonable and
Irreparable mistake has swept the Russian
position Into the gulf of disaster. With
further light thrown upon the battle of
Vafangow this morning. General Stakel
berg's defeat proves to have been ruinous
la Its character as that of the Yalu, and
more than likely to be as fatal In its Im
pending consequences.
"From General Oku's dispatches to Toklo,
.here is now every reason to believe that
the Russian losses In last week's fighting,
counting the killed and wounded and
prisoners, amounted to no leas than, 10,000
men, about a quarter of their total force
engaged.
' Bigger Fight Impending.
"It Is hard to avoid the conviction that
the greater part of Btakelberg'a .laoerated
forces will never again Join hands with
Kouropatkln, and the question is whether
. their fate la not already foreshadowed by
. fighting on even, a wider and bloodier scale
than that of Vafangow, which la reported
to be raging around Kai Ping.
"Ail the probabilities are that If the
Japanese are able to strike bard and strike
swift In this, as In all previous emergencies,
'the result bf "tie second nd"more' terrible
sales tmphe will leave Kooropatkln too
" Weak to hold his present base, and aa at
tempted retreat to Harbin may come before
the fall of Port Arthur.
"But whether General Kurokl and the
first Japanese army will not have closed
upon the Russian rear In the 'meantime Is
anotner and very momentous question.
Mo Tien pass may be turned and seised
at any moment.
. "A distinguished French military critic,
very friendly to Russia, has been deploiing
. Kouropatkln'a action In oommlttlng the
S ml sal of all strategical blunders in mak
ing tip a large army into small packets and
Inviting the Japanese to pocket them In
detail.
"The situation la Manchuria contains all
the conditions of the most rapid military
collapse since Jens, when, after the Rus
sian defeat, the garrisons and fortresses
la alt directions fell of themselves Into the
conqueror's hands.
"General Kourooatkln's position, la a
word, la like that of a man who deliberately
undermines the foundation of his own
house and continues living in the third
story."
Expect Big" Esgsgesmt '
(Copyright by New York Herald Co., 1804.)
BT. PETERSBURG., June 20.-New York
Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to The
Bee.) Dispatches from Llao Yang confirm
the report I transmitted yesterday aa to
the probability of a big engagement In the
Immediate future arising from the Japa
nese desire to try to cut off Stakelberg's
retreat .
Much Irritation is expressed here concern
ing the fact that during the reoent engage
ment at Vafangow the Chinese gave sig
nals which enabled the Japanese to locate
the positions of the masked Russian bat
teries. . Vice Admiral Bkrydloff's Clever escape
from contact with Admiral Kamlmura ex
cite the wildest enthusiasm here and in
creases ths belief that the "Bull dog of the
Russian navy," will dispose of Ave more
Japanese transports In a triumphant sally.
The Japaneeburned the Russian supplies
In the station at Vafangow.. They pursued
a train which was escaping and bombarded
the Russians with shrapnel.
General Oerngrosa, lost 1,031 rank end
file and eighty-seven officers.
Battle Near Kin Chea.
LIAO YANG, June to. A general en
gagement la proceeding near Kin Chou.
The first train bearing wounded men haa
fussed through here going northward,
Vladivostok Fleet Not rasas.
TOKIQ. June fa f p. m. The .Russian
Vladivostok squadron did not oome Into the
(trait of Cortia today. The suspicion ' of
their presence There referred to previously
In these dispatches was based on the flash
ing of searchlights seon off Oki Island last
Bight. The Japanese made oareful disposi
tion of their warships to intercept the
enemy, but when daybreak cams there was
' no sign of them in the strait.
The weather is cleat and It Is expected
the Russian vessels again have swung to
the north. '
ays Saaadroa Is La Port.
ST. PKTERBUirRG, June 20. The Vladi
vostok squadron returned to sort yester
day. The admiralty has received a long
report of Vice Admiral itesabrasuff's cruise.
Hmitlnue4 OB Hwulld PAg4
HEARS TALK OF INTERVENTION
Rasslaai
J
Meet the Sac
geatloa of
at
Paris.
ST. PE1 " Jr IRQ, June 20. An Inter
view with Buyematsu, published In
Paris and I lng that Japan Is willing
to accept ti V i latlon of a power equally
well dlspoS' " 2 Russia and Japan, while
regarded a J- entatlve utterance, at
tracts mud s ltion, coming from the
Marquis Ito .in-law. It is generally
Interpreted i , Mining that Japan Is
shrinking before the prospect of a long,
exhausting war. Gpvernment circles do
not show the slightest disposition, how
ever, to relax their position, sentiment
being that having been forced 'into the
war and driven to make heavy sacrifices, to
stop just now, when Russia Is prepared
to accomplish something, is quite Irr pos
sible. Diplomatic circles are keenly Interested,
but the opinion Is unanimous that It Is
Impossible for Russia to. consent to end
ths war with its military prestige so badly
shattered. Besides, It Is pointed out that
Baron Suyematsu admits that Japan has
not reduced its demands. The French and
British embassies are hardly disposed to
believe that Baron Buyematsu spoke by
authority, and the American embassy Is
disinclined to discuss the matter.
CORRESPONDENT IS HOW FREE
ladlaaapolls Mao Bays Port Arthar Is
Fixed for Long Siege.
INDIANAPOLIS, June 20. The Indian
apolis News today receives a special cable
from Hector Fullor, Its special staff war
correspondent at Che Foo, giving the fol
lowing account of his release from Port
Arthur and the situation Inside the be
sieged fortress:
CHE FOO, June 20. After spending five
days In a Russian prison I was released
and put on board a Chinese junk and sent
to this place.
The stories of starvation In Port Arthur
spread by the Japanese are untrue as
stores and supplies are constantly arriving
at the besieged city from Chinese ports.
The Japanese blockade Is Ineffective.
The garrison consists of between 60.000
and 60,000 troops and the heslth of both
soldiers and civilians is good. The damaged
battleships have all been repaired -and the
harbor entrance cleared or obstructions.
Immense new forts have been constructed
and in my opinion the place Is in no Im
mediate danger of falling into the hands of
the Japanese. The Japanese attack by
land and sea made on the 8th Instant was
easily repulsed. I was the- first corre
spondent to enter Port Arthur since the
blockade began.
'Mr. Fuller was rowed across to Fort
Arthur from the Mlautao Islands by two
Chinamen in an open boat and on landing
June IS was seised, blindfolded and thrown
Into a prison inside the fortress, as was
announced at the time by the Associated
Press. ,
SAYS LOSSES ARB ABOUT KVE5
Rasslan Officer Tells of Effectiveness
of Flro of Japaaese.
NEW CHWANG, June 20. A Russian
officer who was wounded In the battle at
Vafangow (Telissu) told an Associated
Press correspondent that the losses on both
sides are even. He places the Russian
casualties at the least at 7,000. He says no
soldiers In ths world could withstand the
Japanese as they have been fighting lately.
Their artillery fire, he claims. Is marvel
lously effectiva The Russians fought stub-
bottily;" desperttSfy7"but "were unable to
withstand the enemy's dashing persistency.
Several hundred Wounded Russians have
been sent north owing to a lack of hospi
tals and surgeons ' All the available trans
portation has to be used for supplies at the
expense of the sick And wounded. The
Japanese burled most of the Russian dead
after ths battle. " It to estimated upon In
formation .obtainable that the Japanese
force moving northward Is 70,000 strong,
with 90,000 men In the aggregate engaged
In the operations at Port Arthur.'
Sever v. Japanese spies have recently been
capture V few miles south of New
Chwani 'he Russians are becoming more
vigilant! are watching newspaper dis
patches ly.
PLACE USSIAlt ' LOSS HIGHER
i Irsi
Japanese y Fight at Vafangow Cost
tunemy una aim otwbuw.
TOKIO, June 20. Further reports re
ceived here show that the blow inflicted
by General Oku on the Russians In the
fighting at Telissu (Vafangow) on June 16
was more severe than at first was believed.
The number of Russians killed In this bat
tle probably will exceed 1,000, and their
total loss, Including prisoners, is estimated
at 10.000. The Japanese losses are less than
1,000, or about one-tenth of the Russian
total.
Up to June 17 General Oku had burled
1.KM Russian dead and he reports that
many more dead have been found.
Chinese who watched the fighting from
the Russian side report that the Russians
removed many dead men to the trains with
their wounded and that they burled or cre
mated many corpses in the village of Hue
Bung Kou before they retreated.
The number of prisoners and trophies
taken by the Japanese 1 increasing. Gen
eral Oku is not yet able to report the total
number of prisoners.
JAPANESE STILL FIND DICAD
Russians Baraed Many tor uses Be fere
Leaving Field of Battle.
WASHINGTON. June 20. The Japanese
legation has received the following cable
gram irom Toklo:
General Oku reports that the Russian
corpses which were burled by us near
Telissu after the evening of the 17th
amounted to l.txrt. The eorpeee are still
being discovered and It Is believed that
the number will be considerably Increased.
The natives say that during the engage
ment the Russians carried back by rail-
Way a large number of their killed und
wounded, while later, when about taking
flight, they burned or burled many corpora
near Hua Hung Kaw. The number of
rifles, guns and men oaptured besides thoso
already reported, Is increasing, but the
total is not yet known.
Japanese Win Skirmishes.
TOKIO, June 20. A Japanese Infantry
and cavalry patrol,, which was sent out
from Takushan on June 18, reports having
encountered a force of Russians at Pan
Hlng, thirty-six miles from Blu Yen, and
at other points and the fighting of a series
of skirmishes. The. Russians had fifty
men killed and three men and many arms
captured. The Japanese sustained six cas
ualties. Disease Reforms for Russia.
ST. PETERSBURG, June -Ths St.
Petersburg Provincial . Consultative com
mission, summoned by the emperor to die
cuss reforms, assembled here today. The
most Important question, regarding which
the opinion of the commission was asked,
was whether communable customs should
remain la foroe. Other provincial com
missions have already decided the question,
a minority favoring an abolition of the law
MoJI Hears Firing.
NAGASAKI. June SO. A report haabeen
received here from Mojl, on Shomoskl
strait, that firing has bean heard at sea
to the northwest. Steamships; are being
detained at Mail
TWO IDEAS IN LOUISIANA
Contest from that State Bepreaenta Phe?e
f loithero Pelitioa,
WIGHT DELEGATION IS TURNED DOWN
Many Believe He Represents an Ele
ment Which May Work a Revo
latlon la the Politics of
the Sooth.
CHICAGO, June 20. Copyrighted Spe
cial.) The Louisiana contest Illustrates to
a certain extent soma of the conditions
believed to be Involved In the revival and
development of the republican party In
the south, and for that reason Is of much
more than local Interest It Is believed
that the recent great manufacturing de
velopment with the general and gratifying
Increase of industrial activities of all kinds
In the southern states under the policies
of the republican party, with the large
sugar, rice and lumber Interests in Louis
iana, have led a very large proportion of
the active, thinking, business men of the
south to the support of the republican
policies, believing them essential to the
continuation of a prosperity hitherto un
known In that section. This sentiment. It
Is believed, cannot and will not express
itself through the medium of the republi
can party by political action so long as
the Impression prevails throughout the
south that the success of the republican
party In that section means the political
control by the colored vote, and a repeti
tion, In a greater or less degree, of con
ditions that existed during the reconstruc
tion period. It is claimed that an effort
Is being made In that section to develop
a republican party upon lines that will
demonstrate the colored man is not elim
inated as a factor and Is Invited to and
'allowed to participate In political action of
equal terms, but It does mean that the
local control of the party policy by the
colored race. The delegation headed by
Mr. Pearl Wight clalme to represent this
phase of the political development.
Politics of It.
The recognition of ths head of this or
ganisation In the distribution of federal
patronage clearly gives to It the stamp of
regularity, so far as the president is con
cerned,, and, so far aa the administration
Influence may be Inferred therefrom, en
title it to be recognised as such by the
convention. All of these facts were known
to the national committee, and, strange as
It may seem, Instead of promoting Its In
terests, they think it proved to be a source
of embarrassment. One of the delegation
was plainly told by one member of the
national committee that the regularity of
the organisation and its recognition by the
administration would amount to nothing,
that it was wholly a question as to what
effect the action of the national committee
would hava upon the colored vote In those
states where it was largely thought to
affect the result, and, as he thought It
would strengthen the party with that vote
tc seat the Cohen delegation, he should
vote toaeaTT. The Wight 'delegation
thinks that this movement is a step In
the right direction, In working out the
whole question. The south Itself haa a
vastly greater-stake In the rightful and
proper solution of the race problem than
any other section of the country. With
them it Is a concrete, practical question
Involved In their everyday Ufa It la even
present. It will not down. Nothing can
be more true than that:
The laws of changeless justice bind op
pressor and oppressed:
And close as sin and suffering joined they
march to fate abreast.
Two Points of View.
It 4s no doubt extremely difficult, and
porhnps impossible, for those' of us who
are not brought . into daily contact with
these conditions fc fully and adequately
appreciate them, and the Infinite difficul
ties Involved from the standpoint of both
races. Every right-thinking man every
where must concede that In every move
ment In all agitation along Industrial,
educational or political lines, the domi
nating, controlling considerations should
be the real, ultimate, permanent, true and
abiding welfare of the colored race. In this
the welfare, the Interests of the white race
are bound up. It Is an Important question
whether, from a political standpoint, de
velopment and progress tn that direction
on the lines projected by the Wight or
ganisation. Is practicable or possible. Like
all other questions. It Is not only debatable,
but, on account of the vital interests and
important consequences involved, it Is In
evitable that 'there should be a wide and
sharp difference of opinion. This differ
ence of opinion does not develop wholly
along racial lines, as the colored race is by
no means a unit as to its wisdom or feasi
bility, Walter L. Cohen leads the delegation
known as the "Cohen delegation" In oppo
sition to the movement Mr. Cohen la a
prepossessing looking negro of Intelligence
and ability. He holds the federal office of
register of the land office, and Is one of the
leading representative men of his race in
the south. He has very declrteu umi r.
phatic views upon this question and says:
Views of Colored Man.
"Our contention Is that these gentlemen
do not represent the republican principles.
They first soured the republican party in
1894, because the Wilson bill had repealed
the 2-cent bounty which the.McKinley bill
had given to the sugar planter and only
declared themselves national republicans,
remaining good state and local democrats.
"In im they appeared before the na
tional committee with an entire white
delegation, contesting the reguar repub
lican organisation, and the convention re
fused to seat them. In 1900, profiting by
the experience of 1896, they selected a few
colored men to accompany them to the
Philadelphia national convention.
"It was then that Governor Warmoth
as their spokesmen promised the national
committee that, if given recognition they
would return to Louisiana and organise
a strong and healthy republican party,
under republican principles without any
discrimination and with their own money
elect two or three republican congress
men. On- these promises they were
seated.
"On their return to Louisiana they Imme
diately began to .exclude those colored
men who bad accompanied tbem to Phila
delphia by ordering a reorganisation of the
various parishes throughout the state and
the ward clubs of the parishes of New
Orleans formed an entire white organisa
tion. The old republics, both white and
black, placed no obstacle. In their way to
carrying out their pledges and promises
and permitted them to name their candi
dates for campaigns In the various dis
tricts and In their (the regular) oonvea-
LCoatiQued oa Second 2Jav.l
LEITER WILL IS N0Vi FILED
Deeeaeed Chicago Millionaire Makes
Provlsloa for Dlatrlbatlag Estate
of lanamed Value.
WASHINGTON. June SO.-The will of
Levi Z. Lelter, the Chicago millionaire,
who died at Bar Harbor, Me., last week,
was tiled today with the register of wills lu
this city. It Is dated June L names Mary
T. Lelter and Joseph Lelter, his widow
and son, as executors, and they, together
with his daughters. Nancy Lathrop Car
ver Lelter and Marguerite Hyde Lelter and
Beymour Morris of Chicago are designated
as trustees. The witnesses are his law
yers, Walter V. R. Berry andi Benjamin
8. Miner and H. B. Rowland, all of this
city. The will leaves one-third of the es
state, outside of specific reservations of
coal lands In Illinois, to the widow and
the rest Is left for equal distribution per
stirpes among the children. There Is noth
ing In the will which Indicates the total
value of Mr. Letter's estate.
After the death of the widow her por
tion of the estate goes Into the general
estate, which is distributed equally among
the children per stirpes except the 7,500
acres of coal lands In Illinois, which is
vested In fee simple in Joseph Lelter. the
son, ss soon as he pays oft the mount
advanced thereon by the testator. Speci
fic provlalon Is made to guarantee Joseph
Letter an annual Income of at least 110.000
under any circumstances and to ensure
htm an annual Income of 14,000 In any
event after the fulfillment of the trust
created for the estate under the terms of
the1, will. Chauncey Keep of Chicago Is
designated aa the first person to be offered
the first vacancy among the trustees,
whose number Is fixed at three. Beymour
Morris, as trustee. Is given 15,000 a year
for such service. The will specifically re
vokes all' previous wills. Mention Is made
of the marriage settlement of 1700,000 pre
viously made on one of the daughters.
Lady Curzon, in addition to which the will
bequeaths 11.000,000 as a trust fund for
her. The trustees named for this Inde
pendent fund are JoaeDh Lelter. Rohor T.
Lincoln, Chicago: JTrancIs Nathaniel Cur-
son or bl jsrmin'i "Mansions, London, and
St. John Fremantte Broderlck of 34 Port
land Place, London
Except as to ths coal land mentioned all
the rest of the estate wherever situated is
bequeathed to the widow. Mary T. Lelter;
the son, Joseph Letter, and the daughters,
Nancy Lathron Carver Lei
guerlte Hyde Lelter, and to Seymour Mor
ris, as trustees, to hold the property end
to pay to the widow on her individual re
ceipt one-third of the net annual income
of the trust estate that she may require.
Upon her death and during the continu
ance of the trust her allotted part of the
Income la to become part of the general
Income of the trust and subject to the dis
tribution among the children. The trus
tees are authorised to pay off the encum
brances or make property Improvements
out of the net income.
The will cites that during bis lifetime
Mr. Lelter gave the following amounts "In
advance": To Lady Curson, $1,700,000 (in
cluding the tl.OOO.000 trust created by the
will), to be . charged against her In the
general estate; to each of the daughters.
Nancy and Marguerite, 1,000 shares of
capital stock of the Chicago Street Rail
way company, to be valued at $U6 a share
and LOOO shares af the pttal stock of the
Edison company of Chicago, to be valued
at H,000. making- a total charged against
each of (300.000. to be treats .h...
ments in the distribution of the trust;
Joseph Lelter, the son, advancements by
notes, signed by him, but cancelled and
not to be taken into account and partly
evidenced by entries In books, amounting
to 12.000.000, the latter to be charged as an
advancement Each of the children Is to
be charged with 4 per cent Interest on ad
vancements beginning with the trustee
ship, and the total Interest is to be added
to the two-thirds of the net annual incoms
from the trust estate and to the whole of
net annual income, and Is to be equally
divided between the four children
JfWL"1' Mr- Le'lBr had Purchased
, J. ftCre" of coal land ,n anklln
and Williamson counUes of Illinois snd
certain shares of the capital stock of the
Universal Fuel company and directs that a
corporation may be formed under the Illi
nois laws to operate these lands, the shares
to stand in placs of the lands and the fuel
company stock. The trustee, are directed
to permit Joseph Lelter to manage and
control these lands, and the dividends and
profits are to be added as a profit, the
earning, to bear Interest at per cent P.r
annum, whenever Joaenh t -w
..tat. ,.ft Mra Lelter in wZvZvZ
BRYAN IS AJ NEW HAVEN
Ready to Pay Money to Widow, but
Wants No Co art
Order.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., June 20. William
J. Bryan came here today to attend a hear
ing In the probate court In connection with
his position as executor of the estate .of
the late P. 8. Bennett. The hearing was
ordered on the application of Mrs. Grace
Imogene Bennett, widow, requesting that
the court direct the executor to turn over
to her the sum of 175,000, which by the
terms of the will was left to the widow
outright. It was set fourth tn ths applica
tion that the money was In the hands of
Mr. Slocum, Mr. Bennett's former partner,
and that he was ready to pay It under
proper authority. The 175,000 bequest is not
Involved In the legal fight between Mr.
Bryan and Mrs. Hnnnett, and when the
proceedings. opened Mr. Bryan said he was
ready and willing to pay the money to the
widow, but that he could not see the neces
sity for a court order, since he had given
a bond in this state.
Counsel for Mrs. Bennett Insisted -upon
the order, and after some further discus
sion Judge Cleaveland said be was In
clined to Issue the order as asked for, and
at his suggestion the attorneys sgreed to
get together and try to frame an order of
satisfactory nature.
STRIKE TROUBLES NOT OVER
Tlssaa Company Starts One Machine,
bat Nonnnlon Men Aro Aa
eanlted by Strikers.
,' '
APPLETON, Wis., June( 20.-Tho Wiscon
sin Tissue company is the flrst mill to start
up since the beginning of a strike two
weeks ago. They ran paper over one ma
chine this morning and say they will start
other machines In a few days. ,
Tonight when the men left work strikers
gathered around them and It was neoeasary
to have police protection. A Neenab
nonunion employe was severely beaten by
strikers. He left town before bis name
could be procured. The Howard Paper
company, at Menasba, which said It oould
start at any time, has given up and today
placed a ten-foot jro -U aad
closed lndlliuti
FAIRBANKS IS THE CHOICE
Senator! Homination for Vioe Pretidint
Regarded aa Battled.
NEW YORK DELEGATION HARMONIOUS
Odell Personally Names Piatt as
Chairman at Delegation Which
is laatraeted for Roose
velt and Fairbanks,
CHICAGO, June 20. The nomination of
Senator Charles W. Fairbanks for vice
president was regarded as settled tonight
when New York decided to cast her seventy-eight
votes for him. While it has
seemed a foregone conclusion for some
time that the Indiana senator would be
Mr. Roosevelt's running mate there have
been efforts made to bring out other can
didates and start a stampede of delegates
for some other man. These attempts failed
almost In their inception, and It early be
came apparent that Fairbanks was the
choice of most of the delegates.
New York's action was more formal than
that of other states and practically settled
all doubt even among thoee who were
opposed to the Indiana man.
Considerable criticism has been directed
at Senator Fairbanks because of his fail
ure to definitely e:are his position. All
that It has been possible to obtain from
him was a statement that he did not con
sider the honor one which a man should
feeek or decline, and that if the party
wanted him and needed him he would ac
cept, although he was not a candidate and
would not allow the Indiana delegation
to express Itself in favor of his nomination.
This attitude seemedto Irritate some of the
leaders, who saw no reason why the sen
ator should not oome squarely out with
a formal statement. '
With the time occupied In caususes of
state, delegations which, with a few ex
ceptions were mere ratification meetings
held to approve state convention programs,
the day preceedlng the opening of ths re
publican national convention bas been the
quietest ever known aa the forerunner . of
similar gatherings. -
The principal diversions were offered by
the caucuses of tho lows, , Illinois and
Washington delegstlona Governor Cum
mins presented to the . Hawkeye delega
tion the "Iowa idea" in an entirely new
dress. It was In the form of a plank set
ting forth "the idea" as a declaration for
reciprocity and reduction of tariff sched
ules. It was rejected by the delegation,
and this sounded its death knell so lar as
the present convention Is concerned.
In the Illinois caucus the contest was for
the chairmanship of the delegation. Sen
ator Cullom was opposed by the Governor
Yates faction, but won out handily. It Is
conceded that his defeat would have pre
vented hi. re-election to the senate.
Fairbanks at Hooaler Meeting.
In the Washington caucus Senator An
keny was elected national committeeman
against the combined opposition of former
Committeeman James M. Aahton and J.
8. McMlllln, both of whom wer candidates
for the position.
Wnat has been popularly termed the
"Indiana piuyrie" was one of ts features
of the day. The membeas of h- delega
tion.. Xxwn-ahCL JIooslr,ttt-iT'rfc, tT de
termine their course la regard to , the boom
for Senator Fairbanks for the vice presl
dency. Senator Fairbanks attended the meeting
and addressed the delegates. He talked
for fifteen minutes, the meeting adjourned
and the delegation was no Wiser concern
ing his wishes, beyond a reiteration of his
statement that he did not desire his state
to present hi. name for the vice presidency.
Expressions of genuine regret at the
absence of faces familiar at similar gather
ings, eight and twelve years ago, are heard
on every side. Men who have played lead
ing role. In the art of making ticket, and
platform., men whose personality, shrewd
ness of qualifications or persuasiveness
have changed entire states or sections -of
the country are missed In the hotel lobbies
and various headquarters. Some of these
have figured In republican conventions for
a quarter of a century, notably the late
Senator Matthew 8. Quay of ( Pennsylvania
and the late William J. 8ewall of New
Jersey.
One whose absence Is felt more perhaps
than that of any other man' 1. the late
Senator tfanna, though his debut on the
political stage Is of more recent date.
Numerous picture, of the late senator at-.
test his popularity.
Dlspntes Disposed Of.
But the absence of the great men men
tioned does not indicate that the last play
which opens at the Coliseum tomorrow has
been weakened. In the shoe, of the men
who have passed away are politician,
equally as astute, who have had' their
training at master hands.
They may not be so Well known In na
tional affairs and their names not so ef
fective to conjure with, but they aro ready
and competent to perform any task that
offers The only difficulty is that the task
Is not there. Contests worthy of the name
are utterly lacking. The fight between the
Lafollette and "stalwart" factions In Wis
consin, the contest between Addicks and
the antl-Addicks factions in Delaware, ths
"Lilly White" and the "Black and Tan"
faction, of southern states were disposed
of with so much dispatch that they failed
to furnish the gossip necessary to an In
teresting convention,
About all that was left to feed the crav
ing of delegates for excitement and furnish
a topic of conversation was the question
of how long Senator Fairbanks' inscrutlble
silence would continue. ,
The antt-Addlcks delegation from Dela
ware has determined to carry their fight
for seats In the convention to the commit
tee on credentials. The delegates met to
day, elected Senator H. L. Ball ohalrman
and made a slate fof the various positions.
The present national committee met to
day for the last time, finished the few de
tails left for Its consideration and than
adjourned for good. No national committee
meetings will, be held until the new organ
ization is formed at the close of ths con
vention. ' When the members met today
Senator Scott of West Virginia took the
ohalr. Senator McComas of Maryland at
once Introduced a resolution providing that
Acting Chairman Henry C Payne be made
chairman for the remaining time ths com
mittee Is tn existence.
.
Old Committee Adjearas.
He paid a tribute to Payne's ability and
party services and moved adoption of his
resolution. It was adopted by a rising
vote and Mr, Payne was declared chairman
of the convention.
On taking the chair Mr. Payne made a
short .address, thanking the members of
the committee for ths honor bestowed. The
question of seating sis delegates from the
Philippines was then taken up end It was
decided to admit them, with a total of
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RAILROADS CUT THE RATE
Officials Admit Hauling Grain from
Buffalo Lower Than Pab
llshed Tariff.'
NEW YORK. June 20. The Interstate
Commerce Commission today resumed. Its
Investigation into the question of differ
ential rates by railroads as carriers in this
city. B.' D. Caldwell, vice president of the
Delaware, Lackawana Western railway,
said there .had. been considerable cutting
of rates during the last two years, partic
ularly nn east hnunA frwlffhta billed through
I -l.h-r -11 Mil n- loir -nH rail Ha didn't
believe, however, that the differential was
affected by the demoralisation of rates.
Insisting that whatever cutting of rates
existed was equally applicable to all porta.
Neither did he think that the formation of
a grain committee In 1900 resulted In raising
rates. They were demoralised f-everal times
after that he said by the action of the
Pennsylvania and the Lackawana & West
ern lines, which were not member, of the
committee.
Mr. Caldwell said that since the forma
tion of the grain commission In 1S00 the
Lackawana ha. carried ex-lake grain from
Buffalo at another rae than the published
rate. "This grain originated in the ele
vator, in Buffalo as far a. we are con
cerned," said Mr. Caldwell. "We consid
ered that It was not Interstate traffic, and
we still think so." .
The difference between rates of shipment
of grain through from Minneapolis to Lon
don a. between New York and Philadel
phia put an embargo on New York a. com
pared with Philadelphia. W. Beaton, solic
itor of east bound freight for the Erie at
Chicago, said since the dissolution of the
North Atlantic conference last February,
65 per cent of his business has gone to the
differential porta. Of this amount about 48
per cent went to Philadelphia, 10 per cent
to Newport New. and about the same to
Boston and Baltimore,
FOUR-STORY BUILDING FALLS
Two ' People Killed and Several In
jured as Result of Overload
ing Floors.
KANSAS CITY, June 20. Two persona
were killed and seven others Injured, one
fatally, here today by the partial collapse
of the four-story brick building at Third
and Delaware streets, occupied by ' the
Block Preserving , company. The collapse
was caused by overloading. It was at first
supposed . that a carboy of ammonia had
exploded, but thl. proved to be untrue.
One aide of the structure, extending Its
whale nelght, fell In. There were fifty
girts ;aod men tn the upper stories at ths
time and a 'panic prevailed 'among them.
Many escaped down the rear fire-escape,
while others were rescued by firemen.,
The deed:
BERT ItROWN. as-ed 80, JopUn, Mo.
LILA ALLEN, sged 13.
Injured:
Claude Chambers, may die.
Miss Martha, aged 16; condition serious.
Miss Vloln Haker, 15 years; serious.
Mrs. Mary Bolen, 38 years; serious.
Mts Lizzie Rolfers, cut on face and
hands.
Patrolman Gallagher, cut on face and
hands.
W, H. Miller, fireman; cut and bruised.'
Chambers was burled four hour, and the
body of Llla Allen was only recovered
after seven hour.' search.
' The building was twenty-five year. old.
It was damaged during the tornado of
1886 and had never been properly repaired.
TENTH CAVALRY OFFICER LEADS
Captain Mai I a Craig Takes Honors la
Staff College at Fort
, Leavenworth.
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan., June 20.
Captain Malln Craig. Tenth cavalry, whose
regiment is serving In Nebraska, Is the
blue ribbon graduate of the staff college
class for 1904. , He has made nearly 100 per
cent The Seventh Infantry, which has
five - officers in the class, has three who
graduate within the flrst fifteen. The flrst
fifteen are those who will be required to
attend another year's course at the staff
college, which, next year, will be different
from the past year's Instructions.
Following' Is a list of the flrst fifteen
graduates out of a class of eighty-eight:
Captain Malln Craig, Tenth cavalry.
Captain Romulus F. Walton, Sixth Infan-
Tleutenant Bobert H. ' Peck, ' Twenty
fourth Infantrjt
Lieutenant Edward K. Masses. Seventh
Infantry.
Lieutenant Morgan Gad, Seventh Infan-
leutenant W. N. Haskell, Ninth cav
alry. Lieutenant Fred V.- Ruohan tvi
airy.
lieutenant John F. James, Eighth Infan
try. Lieutenant T.. A T Oianman Viwmt -
airy. ! "
.Lieutenant George E. Thorne, Twelfth In
fantry. Captain Tenney Rosa, Seventh lnfrfntry.
T.lautanAnt Rflvmntiil . ClhalHmt Tw.w-
second infantry. X.
Lieutenant William A. Castle, Sixteenth
Infantry:
Captain William K, Naylor, Ninth Infan-
lieutenant Frederick Mears, Fifth cav
alry. DEMOCRATS JiRE AT WORK
Stnto. Conventions of Lonlalaaa aad
. Texas Meat to Select Delegates
' for St. Louis.
BATON ROUGE, La., Juns 20. The dem
ocratic stste conVentlon meets tonight to
select presldentlsl electors and delegates to
ths national convention. Bens tors , Foster
and McEnery, F. B. Kruttschnitt snd Gov
ernor Blanchard will probably be dele-gates-at-large.
It is expected that the
convention will Instruct for Judge Parker.
, SAN ANTONIO. Tex., June 2. Delegates
to the stats democratic convention, which
meets here tomorrow, are arriving It la
likely that the convention will instruct for
Judge Parker, as ths county conventions
named a large majority of delegates for
him. Among 'those slated to be detegates-at-largs
to St Louis are: United States
Senators Bailey and Culberson, Judgs J.
H. Resgan, the only surviving member of
the confederate cabinet; F. A. Bau'hlck,
editor of the San Antonio Express, and
Judge Clsip-iwe Martlp of Blanco.
NEW. ORLEANS. June SO The demo
crats of the First LoulHlana district today
nominated Hon. Adolua Meyer to succeed
almBalf la eon g rear
WORK FOR WEBSTER
Nebraska Delegation Doea Tint Active
El eat ion ee ring for Candidate,
BURKETT TAKES A PROMINENT PART
Weitera Kan Aeoeivaa Man Elnd Word
froa Delegates,
TIDE STRONG TO FAIRBANKS, HOWEVER
Iowa Delegation Baa an Animated 8aiiioa
Oter Tariff '
FEW OF DELEGATION SUPPORT CUMMINS
Governor is Not Given a Place oa
Any of tho Committees B. B). Hast
Named to Saceeed Himself aa
National Committeeman.
(From a Staff Correspondent)
CHICAGO, June 20. (Special Telegram.)
I have attended every republican national
convention since 1872, except that of 1888,
but none were so lamentably devoid of the
martial pomp and panoply of political war
as the convention that is to be formally
opened tomorrow. Although the weathea. la
Ideal there haa been no display of patriotto .
decoration on the streets, no display of por
traits in the ahow windows and even the
corridors of tho principal hotels that con
stitute the center of political activity are
without the usual multicolored parapher
nalia, and without spectacular features of
any kind. Whether the absence of decora
tion is a streak of .Chicago hotel keepers'
economy or a reflection of the general lack
of interest for the sheer want of a eonteat
over randldates and burning Issues Is a
matter of conjecture.
At beat the convention la to be merely a
big ratification meeting and Its proceedings
will not be enlivened by exciting episodes
or dramatic- Incidents, There will be no
charge and counter charge, no rallying of
state standards and no stampede to dark
horse, for there is absolutely no chance
for dark horses. Roosevelt and Fairbanks
are practically nominated tonight and the
favored sons will have to be content with
a complimentary mention on roll call.
E. ROSEWATER.
.' Hnstle for Webster. '
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
'CHICAGO, June 20. (Special Telegram.)
Nebraskans in Chicago today constituted
themselves a campaign committee and
went out to oapture votes for John L.
Webster. It was the first real, almoa pure
knowledge that hundreds of delegates had
that Nebraska was presenting a candidate
for vice president, . and accordingly Web
ster's stock went up. - , ,(,
Committees visited several state delega
tions In behalf of the Omaha man aad In
a number of oasea the calls 'were highly
gratifying. Mr, Webster waa waited upon
by the Kansas delegation to whom ha de
livered a few thoughts aa to the reasons
for the west presenting a candidate for
vice, president incidentally, recalling ths
close relatione existing between Kansas
and Nebraska, end the fact that they were
born together, the national legislature cut
tins the cord which bound them ia ter
ritorial daye. But thle was not all of
Webater'a activities. He aaw representa
tive men In the New Yortt and Massachu
setts delegations and Impressed them
lavorably.
Delegates from Connecticut, Ohio, Texas
and South Dakota called to pay their re
spects. ,
Burkett Is Active.
As for the members of the delegation
from the Antelope state, while handicapped
somewhat in their lack of acquaintance
with the republican leaders, they went out
into the byways and hedges to gather In
Votes. What success they met with . will
be determined when, the vote la taken for
vice president on Wednesday. One thing
especially remarked was the active way la
which Congressman Burkett went about la
Webater'a behalf, bringing the candidate In
personal contact with senators and repre
sentatives from the eastern states and with
fitting speeck setting forth the reasons way
Nebraska should be honored with the
nomination. But the presence of Mr. Bur
kett as the only member of the Nebraska
delegation in congress st the convention
was commented on as being hardly in keep
ing with the state'e activity In other direc
tion.. Mr. Webster keenly feel, this ab
sence, for he said today: "If I were a '
member of either the national sensts or
house I would attend the national conven
tion of my ' party, even though my stats
had no candldats to present"
Among the pleasant features of ths dsy
sbout the Nebraska headquarters was ths
serenade tendered the vice presidential
candidate by the Second Regiment band of
Illinois, which played a number of selec
tions to ths enjoyment of those In the room
at the time.
Treads Toward Fairbanks,
While Mr. Webster may receive a number
of votes outside bis own delegation, ths tide
today has been running steadily toward
Fairbanks, although some of the news-
paper men were caught with the announce
ment that Secretary of War Taft would
make an Ideal candidate. Former Secretary
Long of Massachusetts was responsible for
the Taft boom, but It died a-bornlng, killed
also by a Massachusetts man, former Gov
ernor Murray Crane. Beyond this flurry
there was little to disturb the serenity of
the Fairbanks movement snd tonight tils
nomination Is virtually conceded.
. Probably the most Important feature of
today's caucusing among the several states
was ths way In which the Iowa delegation
turned 'down Governor Cummlqa. Jit the
Des Moines convention Governor Cummins, -In
accepting a plane on the delegation, said
after the platform had been idopted, he
would not only stand on the platform, but
on the Middle of it. Today, however. In
order possibly to moke his record clear,
he offered ths "Iowa Idea" reeolutlon,
which he debated at length. He was fol
lowed by Senator Dolllver, who cams Out
flatfooted for the "stand.-pat" Idea.. ( '
Sit Down oa Cammlns.
The Cummins resolution was favored by
Oeorgs W. French of Davenport and Op
posed, In addition to Senator Dolllver, by
E. 12. Clark of Cedar Rupids, J. W. Wythe
of Burlington and -Judge Waterman of
Ottumwa. On a viva voce vote the Cuav
luina reeolaUou was laid ea ths talis hy