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FIGHT IS "JMINENT
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Big Land Battlo Will ' ht ia Hortk
1 Part of Llao 7. lini!.
NAVAL DEVELOPMENTS
T-IO0KED FOR
Probablo that Blow W vriStrnca bj
Land and Bet Sl wlj.
ARMIES ARE MOVING 1 OWARO EACH OTHER
aUiiUn ForoM Hurrying; Bonth to Check
0k and EnrckL
JAPS WIPE OUT EIGHTEEN HUNDRED MEM
Raealaa Poree of HxXi Undo
vatsvlteb, Surprised, bat Prompt
and GrMtfil Retreat '
la Made. .
St. PETERSBURG. June 23. The Im
minence of battle In the northern part
of the Llao Tung- peninsula la admitted
by the War ofllc and la Indicated suc
cinctly In today dlepatchea from the As
sociated Pree correapondente at Llao
Vin$, Kal Pin and othr P,nt on tn"
FSiirftSfii " .
'J h w-fc Pt klrmlshlng around Blu Ten
tmfw'cWKl W operations, peer
IHltting Gefie-ffti EHWty; W FMC" '
I'IpA the rrr I"1 'anlnf mc
a euuctim before the Japanese advance.
Meanwhile large force are hurrying south
from Llao Tang to check both General Oka
nd General Kurokl.
It la believed here that General Kouro
patkin'a object la to prevent a Juncture of
the Japanese armlca. On the other hand,
he aim Of h Japanese apparently a to
flrlve the Bosnians out of the Llao Tung
peninsula, preparatory to a march on Llao
Tang, '
. The approach, el the rainy season will
nor than likely precipitate matter
jyotblngf la known of the reported pecupa
ttnn of Halung al Chen fHai Tung Ta
Cheng, o Tl Tung Cheng), by the JaP
nssa. If the report should be correct,
li greei substantially with the iapaneae
(Ian. of advance, a it ) understood here,
ut It Indicates that the Japanese outpoats
ere fur the forward than Russian alvicea
Indicate,
gave! Bevelopmonts Imminent,
BT. PETERSBURG, June 22, : P- .
r-It is pot betraying Vice Admiral Skryd
jotrs plans to eay that Important naval
developments are Imminent in the far
east, i
The admiralty has no dews of the re
sorted Iocs of two Russian torpedo boat
destroyers, off Port Arthur, The latest
ojspstcn iron) neu Aamirai niuimi,
command of the naval forces at Port Ar
thur, dated June 17, report all well
there, . ' .:' . . .- v
The British ambassador, . Bl. Charles
Harding, Is not , presenting a protest
against the eetaure of the British collier,
Allan ten, by the Russian Vladivostok
squadron In view of the Russian declara
- tienthat os is oontsaband of - war and
owle t the ' irrcguplarlty of the ship's
miners. ; i
, LONDON, . una ,22. A dispatch .to the
Pally Man, under, date of Juno U, from
'few Chwang, says that while a Russian
ferae of 1,860, under General Kondratsvitch,
was traversing Wafungko ravine, nine
mile ' southeast pf Kal Chou, June 18, It
wag surprised by concealed Japanese ar
' tlllery. ., !,,.,.-. ..:
' The Russians lest heavily, their casual
ties being; 1,200 In number.
General Kondratsvitch extracted his men
and lad them In good order to an en
trenched position,
' 6ka Is intag; Karekt,
VAMTSIAUN, (Undated, via Llao Tang),
Tu day, June la. It is rumored that Gen
eral Oku is following up his Intention to
join General Kurokl, who baa moved out
t meat him, Cossacks are watching the
enemy's movements, ,
Pfsj Attaekas sua Isakea Bests,
VlU-DIVOaTOK, June iX Delayed.
3ie report that foreign attacaea were
gbourt the Japanese transports which were
punk by ttia Vladivostok squadron la un
true, Three JStogliahmen, U Anderson, J.
P, Klmj and W. Kew, offloers of the
truAsjMiFl flaao, were brought here. They
say t4 Pthes Japannoe tranaporta are
ftflioeced by Bngllstunen, Tho Bado lost
' HJJOtXUa ta Cngllim gold, .
i pay Bassl ! Beats,
TOKJQ, Juaa fX-t p, m. Tho Japanese
oaptue4 a Junk leaving Fort Arthur yes-
tesday, June pi, and the. Chinamen an
poasd say that a few days age two Rus
sian toFpada i boa destroyers, , a4 the
ateamac fhin Tuiplng struek mines at the
ntraaoe to he harbor and ank, One
mnde4 and forty Uvea were lest, aeoord
lag tbeis aooount.
' Vswabl fa CarrosBMeleata,
Ml'KtiiCN, Jane 3. Major Oenerai Pflug,
chief of the military staff of Viceroy
AleaUiff, announces that on July SO he will
auspenit the fosalgn oorrespondents whose
.pers have failed to send the viceroy two
cjiaa of each Issue containing their oen
' fytbuiiana, Tbe euapensloa will oontlnue
JUeaer few Rasstaa Reel Craee,
ST. fluTSBSBURO, June S3v-Leuly Har
dinge, wife of the British ambassador, haa
preeenteil the dewager emprews wltk
flo,0u contributed by the British Red Cross
pooiety toward the fund raised for the
relief of the Russian wounded.
Jata Oeeaay iaotkar Tavra.
WABiUNOTON, June B. The Japanese
. Usatlon baa received the following oable
gram from Tokio, dated today: "General
Oku reports that a detachment of our
troops occupied lis Taonchst, twenty-Ave
. milm eoutbweet ot Ksiplng on the after
: aoo of June tl."
, F6BT AbXTHL'H IVIKT ON CORN BRBAJ9
HI rieav PvahlMtlv ut
Beat ta Be IIav4. ,
CUB TOO, June (3.-4:30 p. m. A wall in
formed Chinaman of Che Voa, who baa tn
' tervlewed many of his countrymen who
have arrived here from Port Arthur dur
ing the last three weeks, gathers) that con
ditions at the Russian fortress) are far
worse than heretofore reported. A total of
nearly COuO Chinamen baa arrived hero
from Port Arthur, and of these fifty at
the ontslde were provided woth food or had
money. ' ; . v
The Russians provision the Junks leaving
the port, allowing each passenger enough
days. ' The Chinamen say that all their
lootintrynira and almost all the Russians
now In Port Arthur are living on this
bread, the prices ot rtoe and flour being
prohibitive. The Chinamen have not Utt,d
meat slnre the Inveeunent of the port.
Junks attempting to tako la provt-is)ig as
awla4 tz Uta J&iartee
FIND NO TRACE OF L00MIS
Brathev at Aealataat eerctary; af
tata Missed Before Boat
Reached Plraaaatk.
LONDON, June fi Apparently ' nothing
Is known In regard to the disappearance
of Kent J. Loomls, who was a passenger
on board the North German Lloyd steamer
Kaiser Wilhelm IL which left N.w Tork
June 14 and arrived at Plymouth Monday
morning and at Bremen yeeterday. In
quiries made at Bremen a how Mr. Loomls
was seen at midnight Sunday on board
the steamer and that he was missing at 1
o'clock Monday morning. No one seems
to know what happened in the Interval.
The representative of the agents of the
line who boarded the Kaiser WUhe'jn II
at Plymouth spoke to Captain Hooge
mann, the purser and the doctor on board,
but they bad heard nothing of the disap
pearance. A dispatch received here to
day from Bremen reads as follows:
The German Lloyd company haa no In
formation as to Mr. Loomls beyond the
fact that he was missed one hour before
the arrival of the steamer at Plymouth.
Whether it waa an accident or suicide is
not known. ,
A dispatch from Parts says that appre
hension has been aroused there concern
ing the whereabouts of Mr. Loomls and
that the agents of tho company are mak
ing inquiries.
BERLIN, June 22. H. A. Qlmbel, who
was a passenger on the North German
Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wilhelm II, from
New Tork, which arrived In Plymouth
Monday morning and at Bremen yesterday,
tells the Associated Press that Kent J.
Loomls was last seen shortly before the
vessel reached Plymouth. Mr. Glmbel ia
not certain - whether Mr. Loomls disem
barked there or disappeared while cross
ing the channel. The vessel was detained
thirty minutes at Cherbourg for a thor
ough searching of all the cabins, which
waa without result. Mr. Loomls Intended
disembarking at Cherbourg. It appears
that Mr. Loomls waa in the habit of sit
ting high up on the upper deck among the
boats, a position regarded as dangerous.
Mr. Glmbel's little daughter says she saw
Mr. Loomls . Monday afternoon sitting
among the boats on the upper deck. ,.
LONDON, June 22. P. F. Murphy, a pas
senger on the Kaiser Wilhelm II, who la
now In London, saya he saw Mr. Loomls
shortly before the passengers landed at
Plymouth. Mr. Loomls was going on to
Cherbourg. Mr. Murphy does not credit
the Idea that Mr. Loomls committed sui
cide or the theory that his disappearance
Is due to an accident.
STARS AND STRIPES REPRESENTED
Regatta at Kiel Opens Aaald Favor
able Condltloas.
KIEL, Prussia, June 22. The regatta
opened today. The weather was cheer
less and a ateady, cold rain fell, but not
withstanding the unfavorable conditions,
the harbor presented an animated appear
ance. The German war vessels of the
home fleet were moored In lines extend
ing from the entrance to the canal to the
ship-building yards In the center of town.
There was a large number of American
and English yachts in the harbor, includ
ing Cornelius Vanderbllt's North Star, Al
lison V.: Armour'a Utowana, Frederick W.
Vanderbllt's Warrior and Mrs. Robert
Ooelet's Nahma. The. stars and stripes
and the unlock. Jack ' were ,-rouch In evi
dence, ar.d almost every class of boat ex
cept the submarine waa represented.
KING EDWARD - RECEIVES BOOTH
Maaareh sued Salvattoaist Disease tke
Interaatloaal OoaTeatloa, . .
LONDON, June fi King , Edward re
ceived General Booth of the Salvation Army
at Buckingham palace today and discussed
the forthcoming international convention
of the Salvation lata. Staff Commander Pol
lard submitted to his majesty Information
regarding the work of the Salvation Army.
King Edward displayed special Interest In
everything relating, to the work of the
army In behalf of the poor, and on part
ing. with General Booth expressed his sym
pathy with his work and the most cordial
good wishes for Its prosperity and success.
BRITISH
SCHOONER
CAPTCRED
Takes by Castoaaa Officials of Oaaa.
tasamo While Flshlaar.
GUANTANAMO, Cuba, June , 22. The
customs authorities of Guantanamo have
captured a schooner which waa Ashing for
tortoise shells, at Puerto Escondido, seven
miles east of here. The schooner was fly
ing the British flag, la supposed to hall
from Jamaica, and haa a erew of nine
men. It was equipped for doing business
on a large scale and had tortoises on
board. '
Lelshaiaa at Paris.
PARIS. June 22. John A. Lelshmaiin.
American minister to Turkey, has come
here from Constantinople, to attend the
marlrage of his daughter to. Count Louis
D. Gontaut-Biron on June 28. and will re
turn to his post the following day, owing
to the prospective visit of the American
battleship squadron to Turkish waters. Mr.
Lelshmann Is personally desirous of avert
ing any development regarding the adjust
ment of Turkish-American affairs entirely
through diplomatic channels.
' Pardoa for Cklaose Refearsaers.
PEKING, June 22. An Imperial edict has
Just been Issued whloh pardons all who
were connected with the reform move
ment In 1898, with the exeception of Kang
Tu Wei, Liang Che Chu and Sua Wen.
Battle Ships Go to Greece.
GIBRALTAR. June 22. The American
battleship squadron sailed today for
Piraeus, Greece.
TAILORS MAY Jte LOCKED OUT
Tea Thoasaad Carateat Workers May
Bo Affected by the Aetlaa ot
tho Proprietors.
CHICAGO, June 22. Ten thousand
tailors and cutters are to be locked out
tomorrow if the United Garment Workers
of America fall to Influence forty cutters
and HQ tailors, who walked out of the Born
establishment today, to return to work.
Repreeentatlvea of the cutters of tho Bora
Tailoring company say they were forced
to take the action because of the abusive
conduct of the foremen toejard the shop
steward. When the shop steward waa dis
charged the forty cutters quit as Individ
uals, and. 800 tailors were thrown out of
work.
A conference waa held lasting nearly all
of today, but without result, and tonight
the Garment Workers were notified that
10,000 garment workers employed by twenty-seven
firms In Chicago would be locked
out If the union could not compel the
strikers to return to their work.
' Alleged Marderer le Aeaattted.
HKI.K.VA, M'mt., June 22. After three
triuls on the i-tuuge of killing hie lirnther-ln-lw,
John W Cunningham, in Unite on
Io.mbr 14, 1K Ueorllyn 'elkr has
been acquitted. Vlk.r ktill Cui,ninruua
in ordr to e.ve himself IruM a kuite l
Cuiuuiftuuas inns
CONVENTION IS INSPIRING
Gathtrinj ia Typicnl of tha Great Ftopla
Thy Bspraient
HANNA'S MEMORY REVERED BY PARTY
Portrait of Doad Leader Most Coa
spleaoas Decoration of Coarra
tlea Ball laeldeats of
tho Day.
(By Representative Charles E. Littlefleld
?f "V- Copyright by the New York
HeraJd Company, 1901).
CHICAGO, June 22. (Special Telegram.)
There can bo few more Inspiring sights
than a great national party In convention
assembled. No similar gathering can occur
in any other country. It may well be
doubted if any other country could furnish
its equal for intelligence and character.
Tho delegates are an epitome of the people
that they represent, and they Infallibly
indicate by their personal appearance the
well-to-do and prosperous character of
their constituencies. Meeting for a com
mon purpose, there is contagion In their
contact and every sentiment that appeals
to their Judgement or quickens the Imagi
nation will always induce an instantaneous
and hearty response. It is a law-abiding
people, and the orderly character of the
crowd tn attendance upon the convention
Is a natural sequenoo thereof. We bolleve
that we have a citizenship that may well
challenge the admiration of Christendom
and the unvarying good nature and chival
rlo courtesy of the men who are crowding
and pressing through the throng is one of
Its unfailing Indications. Mingling with
such a gathering increases the Just pride
one has In bis countrymen. '
Beautiful women, beautifully adorned, are
here In great numbers, giving a life and
Inspiration to the convention acene other
wise unattainable. It Is In truth and faet
the land of brave men and fair women.
The convention hall, with a seating ca
pacity of 8,300,1s beautifully decorated with
long feotoona of red, white and blue bunt
ing carried around the four sides of the
building. Between each circling' arch sup
porting tho roof is a group of five Ameri
can flags, and upon each group a lithograph
of President Roosevelt.
Above and back of tho speaker's desk
Is a magnificent lifelike painting of the
great chairman, Mark Hanna, large In
else' and. In a familiar pose. It Is' grace
fully and beautifully draped with the na
tional colore. Watch It and you will see
the eyes of the faithful continually turn
ing toward It, full of love and admiration.
It la by far the moot striking feature of
the decorations. . , 1
Vases of full blown peonies illuminate
the platform. The presiding officer rests his
gavel upon a table made by the South Side
High school of Minneapolis, j
The convention Is called to order and the
call is read which was Issued by Chairman
Hanna a few days before his untimely
death, and so great Is the regard of the
party for the dead leader that the reading
of his signature even ' Is a signal for a
great outburst of applause.
Ellhu Root la cordially received. Before
he has a chance to say anything an easel
Is rapidly, set upon tho right hand corner
of the platform and a picture cohered with
a retl la placed upon lt, The veil la with
out delay removed and It turns out to be
a large slsed portrait of President Roose
velt. This Is received with applause and
la . quickly removed. - Just why this waa
projected mto the proceedings at this stage
and then Immediately withdrawn no one
seems to have found out.
: Root's Groat Eort.
Mr. Root's speech on Tuesday occupied
fully an hour In delivery and wsa very
handsomely received. It la no figure of
speech to say that this was a great ora
tion. When you read it, you will be Im
pressed by the fact that it Involved an Im
mense amount of work and that tho work
haa been well done. There Is little of
rhetoric or declamation there Is not room
for It. It Is a powerful, exhaustive and
effective presentation of the progress and
development of the republic under repub
lican administrations. It would be difficult
to summarise It, as It Is In itself a sum
mary. It la not necessary to quibble to un
reservedly, accept every proposition con
tained therein in order to say that it will
make' a first class campaign document.
In concluding his elaborate and eloquent
tribute to McKlnley be made an Incidental
reference to Hana. Here was no orator
ical ending With the name of Hanna. Here
waa the leading up to Hanna'a
name, no effort to provoke applause or to
especially draw attention to him. But the
mere mention of Hanna's name in this
incidental manner precipitated, everything
considered, the sensation of the day, and
disclosed as nothing else could the tre
mendous hold he had on the affections of
the republican party, and Its profound and
sincere reverence for him.
Makes glaratfleaBt Remark.
The moot important declaration tn this
able address was that forecasting auto
nomy for the Phllllplnee. It authoratlve,
and we may perhape assume that It Is,
In a sense, this la certainly a declaration
fraught In great consequences. It Is es
pecially significant, coming as It does, from
the ex-sooretary of war, whose relation
to that question In all of Its phrases has
been probably more Intimate than, that
of any other man. He must know whereof
he affirms. '
Whether or not It la In any sense a re
sponse to the widely signed memorial In
the interest of the' Philippine Independence,
which had the endorsement of so many
men representing very largely our univer
sities and colleges. It certainly indicates
a very decided and gratifying trend In the
light direction in- high official quartera.
Mr. Root'a peroration cloeed with, The
honesty, the purity and the courage of
Theodora Roosevelt," evoking a storm of
applause, lasting for thirty seconds.
There Is an impression that this Is the
point where the portrait waa Intended to
have been unveiled. '
Wednesday open with magnificent con
vention weather, cool, clear and delight
ful. The delegateo and the audience gath
ered more promptly than yesterday. As
prominent and distinguished men enter the
hall they - are recognised with applause.
Senator Fairbanks, soon to be the vice
presidential nominee, received quite an
ovation as he walked down the aisle and
cordially and Impartially shook the hands
of delegates within reach upon either side.
A- large vase of American beauty rosea
now decorates the platform.
Caaaoa Gets Aaplaose.
The principal point of Interest In the
report of the committee on permanent or
ganisation, which was duly accepted, was
the naming of Speaker Cannon as the
permanent chairman of the convention.
His name was greeted with applause, and
he received a most magnificent ovation as
he stepped upon the platform and was In
troduced to ths convention by Mr. Root.
In discussing the general political con
ditions and the responsibilities of parties
(Continued on filxth Page.)
SALVATIONISTS
Iaalet I'aoa A(eiabllaa; oa Corner
"Where Tbcy DUtarb a
fcodge.
LINCOLN, Neb., June 22. (Special Tele
gram. The police had another round with
the Salvation Army tonight and aa a result
there was much excitement at the station
during the early part of the evening, with
Rev. Batten, Lincoln's purifier, the main
cause. '
Captain Coin and. Lieutenant Northrup of
the army are still In jail and four women,
constituting the remainder of the army,
were released to appear In the morning.
The army was gathered In about S o'clock,
but the excitement didn't begin until an
hour later, when Rev. Batten beard ot
It He went to the; station to demand the
release of the prisoners, and when his de
mand was not acceded to, instead of hav
ing himself locked up he flew Into a violent
rage and did much storming,- finally de
manding that the polloe show him by what
authority they dared run In the army.
Police Judge Cosgrove chanced to be at the
station and this was easily done and the
jail was not stormed.
The army gathered again tonight under
the' Knights of Pythias windows on O
street, where they had promised the police
they would never go again, and straight
way the lodge members caused their ar
rest.
John A. Relghtonl was locked up tonight
for running a knife
Into nnk TT fl Nnrm n n
during a fight late
(this evening. Relghton
Is a painter and Norman la a carpenter and
both were at work at the sanitarium. Nor
man is badly cut.
FATAL FIRE IN QUINCY HOTEL
Oao Person Soffooated by Smoke and
Others Injured as Rcsnlt
of tho Flames.
QUINCT, 111., June 22.-In a fire in the
Tremont " house tonight Miss Elizabeth
Welsh, principal of Jefferson school, met
death by suffocation, and her sister, Miss
Mary Welch, principal ot the Jackson
school, waa probably fatally burned. Mrs.
Theodore Valiant waa taken from a fourth
floor window of the hotel unconscious, but
will live. Edith Slmonds, a cook In the
hotel, waa badly burned and may die. .
The Tremont house is a five-story struc
ture and the oldest hotel In the city. The
fire originated from defective electric wir
ing on the third floor and spread very
rapidly. j
The Welch sisters were caught by tho
flames and smoke while they were In their
room preparing to leave for the St. Louis
exposition. Ladders were raised to the
fourth floor to rescue them, but Miss Elis
abeth Welch waa dead before the firemen
could reach her. The flames were confined
to the hotel building and the loss Is 175,000.
BRICK BUILDING COLLAPSES
Gasoline tn St. Loots Store Explodes
and Several People Imprisoned
' .In Burning; Wreck. v
. ST. LOUIS, June 22,-r-Aa explosion, pre
sumably of gasoline. In the grocery etora of
the W. E. Reid company today caused the
collapse of the ta-.1ury brick building
and Injured twelve 'persona, none- seriously.
The wreckaga caught fire and only for the
prompt arrival of the fire department two
of the victims would doubtless have been
burned to death. -..
When the explosion occurred Reld and
his . partner, Mathew Forster, the , clerk,
Edward .James, and three customers were
In the store. On the second floor were
Forster's wife and five children. . All were
caught beneath the wreckage. - James was
the last person rescued, but all the time
that he waa confined under the wreckage
he retained consciousness and directed the
work of the rescuers. i. -
HEARST MEN CLAIM MINNESOTA
John Mnd Will Be Delegate" Only -If
New- Tork Man Is
Dropped.
DTJLUTH, Minn., June 21 The Hearst
men are claiming everything In the demo
cratic state convention, which meets this
afternoon, while the an Us are equally con
fident of victory. The latter depend much
upon, the strong personality of John Llnd,
who is here In the lead of the anti-Hearst
forces, to swing many of the unlnstructed
delegates away from the New Tork editor.
Llnd la being urged to permit his name to
be used aa a delegate-at-large In aplte ot
Instructions, but will not agree unless the
convention Is anti-Hearst The Minneapolis
delegation, - over 100 strong, arrived this
morning and are working tooth and ball
for Hearst. The unlnstructed delegates
hold the balance of power . and It Is ' Im
possible to predict the result until the con
vention meets.
MULHALL'S VjCTIM MAY DIE
In St. Loots Exposition Emergency
Hospital Physicians Will Not
Predict Result.
ST. LOUIS, June 22. The condition of
Ernest Morgan, the youth who was shot
by Zach Mulhall on the Pike Saturday
night, was not so favorable today. He
spent a restlcsa night and his pulse and
temperature were higher than on Tuesday,
Dr. L. H. Laldley, medical director of the
Emergency hospital at the fair, where the
fight Is being, made to save the boy's life,
still declines to express an opinion aa to
whether he will recover. The other two
men hit by bullets from Mulhall'a revolver
are recovering.
REPLICA OF JHE HERMITAGE
Tennessee Balldias; nt World's Fair
Is Dedicated by Offloers
j of tho State.
ST. LOUIS, June 22. World's Fair
Grounds The Tennessee state . building,
which Is a reproduction of President An
drew Jackson's old home, the Hermitage,
was formally opened today, admission to
the ceremony being strictly by card.
Bishop Oailor of Tennessee delivered an
Invocation and addresses were made by
Governor James B. Frailer and Major H.
B. BtalUman, president of the World's Fair
Hermitage association. A reception to Gov
ernor and Mrs. Frailer followed the open
ing. Barllagton Bonds Oo (telekly.
NEW TORK. June 21 The subscription
books for the Chicago, Hurllngton &
gulncy Railroad company Illinois division
mortKage SVt per cent bonds, which opened
In this city and Boton today, closed after
five minutes, the bonds having been largely
ovrsubsi;rlbed.
Montana Cowboy Kills.
ST. PAUL, June 22 A special to the Dis
patch from Helena. Mont., says that Henry
Orainmer 3 cowboy, ehot Leonard Hoeh
Ung dining a flKht at Malta. Hoehllng died
nun aftarward and Orvmmer was ajTested.
lie was released on KM bood.
ARREST THa
NOMINATIONS ARE IN ORDER
Chicago BaUonl Convention Will Sams
Ticket Today.
PRELIMINARY WORK ABOUT FINISHED
Speaker Cannon the Control Fig-ore
and the Adaption of tho Plat
form tho Event of the
Convention.
CHICAGO, June 22. Senator Fairbanks
will be nominated for vice president unanl
mously. The Illinois delegation met today
and decided to withdraw the name of Rep
resentative Robert R. Hltt
When Illinois ia reached on the call ot
states. Senator Cullora will announce that
he haa received a telegram from Mr. Hitt
directing that his nam be withdrawn from
the convention and . that Illinois will sup
port Senator Fairbanks.
The names of the other candidates also
will be withdrawn. Senator Dolllver will
present the name of Senator Fairbanks to
the convention.
With the platform completed and In the
hands of the full committee, every element
of speculation seems removed from the re
maining sessions of the convention.
The members of the Colorado delegation
aald that following the action of the Illi
nois delegation they would not present the
name of John W. Springer as a vice presi
dentlal candidate from that state.
Cannon Central Flgnre,
Because Speaker Joseph G. Cannon was
the central figure the proceedings of the
republican national convention today took
on a plctureequeness and demonstrative
nesa which yesterday was looked for In
vain. From the moment he . was eecorted
to the platform to wield the gavel as the
permanent chairman the entire atmosphere
of the convention changed. Enthusiasm
which had laid dormant burst forth and
the applause rang strong and hearty. He
made a speech and the audience cheered
whanever he spoke jocularly or In serious
vein. .
From the- standpoint of political im
portance the adoption of the party plat
form waa the event of the day. It con'
talned declarations of party policy that are
to form the basis of much of ths oratory
In the coming campaign. But tho perma
nent chairman's personality almost over'
shadowed the platform.
The second day of the convention might
have been the close had It been the desire
of the assembled delegates. Early In the
1 day a movement was Inaugurated to pro
I ceed with the nominations, but the original
program which was prepared to extend
over three days, prevailed and the standard
bearers for the 1904 republican campaign
will be named formally tomorrow.
Live party enthusiasm aroused by the
hearty reception given "Uncle Joe" Cann
on, aa he Is known from coast to poaat,
spread even to routine business and cul
minated In a contest over the number of
delegates to which Hawaii was entitled.
The conflict was the first and will doubt
less be the last on the floor of the conven
tion. The report of the committee on rules
credited two delegates to Hawaii. Senator
Foraker offered, an amendment Increasing
uie number, te six delegates. - . . .
It waa disposed of through an "Amend
ment to the rules offered' by - Represen
tative Bingham, chairman of 'the commit
tee. He proposes that the representation
hereafter should be two delegates from
Hawaii, but that the six delegates already
seated should not be disturbed. It was car
ried by a vote of 487 to OO.
The report ot the committee on creden
tials Interested the convention only so far
aa It dealt with the Wisconsin situation.
Senator MoComaa of Maryland, chairman
of the committee, read reporting the In
vestigation of the contest He took the
delegates into his confidence and explained
in detail the thoroughness which was
made Into the merits of the contest, de
spite the fact that the contestants had
withdrawn their claims on the ground that
fair treatment could not be had. Ho said
that the imputation waa directed at the
convention Itself and though resented
deeply Toy the committee, the Inquiry was
exhaustive and patient
The report closed with a declaration that
"stalwart". faction led by Senators Bpooner
and Charles, Repreaenttlve Babcock and
Judge Emll Baensch, the four delegates
at large. Is the regular republican party
In Wisconsin. 'This national endorsement
of the faction holds by the two United
States senators from that state evoked
prolonged applause.
One of the remarkable feature concern
ing the adoption' of the platform was the
fact that It haa been the subject of ad
ministrative scrutiny and national Interest
for many weeks and was accepted without
a dissenting vote.
In addition to thevtarlff plank and other
resolutions whloh always have had a promi
nent position In republican platforms, there
were Incorporated several clauses of strik
ing Interest One of theee Is a plank look
ing to the education of the representation
of certain southern states In the electoral
college and In congress. .It Is built upon
what is known aa the "Payne resolution,"
offered eight years ago, under the Quay
resolution offered four years ago, but goes
further 'than ever.
The plank directs an Investigation to
ascertain whether there hava been uncon
stitutional disfranchisements of voters In
any state and If so, demands a reduction
of the representation of such states In con
gress, with the consequent reduction In
the electoral college and in national conven
tions. The full significance of pledges for
the continuance of the provisions of the
Chinese exclusion act and for the further
ance of all legitimate efforts to obtain for
American cltlsens abroad without discrimi
nation the rights of sojourn and travel,
was not appreciated when read to the con
vention. Visitors were not ao early about the con
vention hall today, but when Mr. Root
called the convention to order shortly after
noon the Coliseum presented a more In
spiring appearance than on the preceding
day. The galleries were for the first time
crowded and the large number of ladles
present was especially noticeable.
Piatt and Dopow Cheered.
Among the first ot the prominent men to
enter the hall were Senators Piatt and
Depew. They were weloomed heartily, Sen
ator Depew'a happy speech of the day be
fore hot bovlng been . forgotten. The
Alaskan delegation, with their eagle-aur-mounted
totem poles, were the second at
traction. The greatest demonstration, aa
the delegations were entering the hall, was
that which greeted Senator Fairbanks, who
had become known as the national choice
for the second place on the ticket. It eo
ceeded In enthusiasm the ovation of the
first day.
While delegations Interchanged Ideas on
the floor or sought their seats, the con
vention was called to order abruptly by
the temporary chairman, Mr. Root When
the delegates delayed obedience to the call.
(Oootluued on Second Pay
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
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WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL
Several Appointments Made In Poetal
Servleo la tho Weetern
States.
(From a Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, D. C, June 12. (Special
Telegram.) Postmasters appointed: Ne
braska Redlngton, Cheyenne county,
Henry A. Oilman, vice George D. White,
(resigned. South Dakota Laine, Jerauld
county, Robert B. Smith, vice Frank A.
Fraswa, resigned. Wyoming Longtree,
Uinta county, Susan L. Gregory, vloe Her
bert J. Gregory, resigned.
Rural free delivery routes ordered es
tablished August 1: Nebraskar-Holsteln,
Adams county, one route, area twenty
six square miles; population, 435. Iowa
Council Bluffs, one additional, area, twenty-four
square miles; population, 636. Law
ler, Chickasaw county, one additional,
area,, twenty square miles; .population,
500. West Gate, Fayette county, one route,
area nineteen square miles; population,
(16.
Colonel Muhlenberg, who la stationed at
Omaha, Is In the city. Colonel Muhlen
berg's trip east la a combination of busi
ness and pleasure. He oomes first to con
sult tho authorltlea ot the War depart
ment relative to propoaed changes and Im
provements at Forts Omaha and Crook
and Incidentally to renew the acquaintance
of his old-time friends and associates In
war. Colonel Muhlenberg Is ons of the
most popular officer In the army.
The leave granted Captain Bradner D.
Slaughter, paymaster. Department ot the
Missouri, ia extended two months and eight
days.
WITHDRAWS NEBRASKA LANDS
Over Million Aores Held Out for
Farthering; Irrigation
Project.
(From a Staff. Correspondent)
WASHINGTON, June 22, (Special Tele
gram.) Acting Commissioner of the Land
Office Flmple today ordered the withdrawal
from all forma of entry of 1,013,000 acres of
public lands in Nebraska on account of the
North Platte Irrigation project The lands
thus ordered withdrawn comprise thirty
seven halt townships in the North Platte
land district covering 804,000 acres, four
and one-half townships in the Sidney land
district, 103,000 acres, and two .ownshlps
In the Alliance land district a,000 acre.
' At "the ! opanlnrof bide today for. the con
struction of the federal building at Guth
rie, Okl., Robert Butke of Hastings, Neb.,
was the lowest bidder, lie oiler to erect
the bujldlng for $,600. and aa he haa done
satisfactory,, work '.before on government
contracts he will no doubt get this one, ,
LIFE FOR LIFE THE DEMAND
Morocco Mast Prodnee i-eraionxis
Alive or RalsonU Dead. -.
WASHINGTON, June H A cablegram
was . received . today by Secretary Hay,
through the Navy department and Admiral
Clark, frcm Consul General Gummere at
Tangier relative to the Perdlcarla negotia
tions. . This indicates that satisfactory
progress Is not being made and It 1 Inti
mated that the good intentions of the Moor
ish government is being called into- ques
tion by our negators. In response to their
application for further Instruction Secre
tary Hay haa told them that they must
adhere -strictly to their original Instruc
tions, that they may not in any way be
come Involved In guarantees nor must not
land marines or sailors without speciflo In
structions from Washington, and that they
must demand from the Moorish govern
ment either Perdlcarla alive or RalaouU
dead.
BATTLESHIP OREGON GETS TROPHY
Wtna Prise of Navy Department for
Gnn Work.
WASHINGTON, June 22. The Navy de
partment today, awarded to the battleship
Oregon the trophy for excellence In gun
nery in the tea target practice for which
the ship of the navy have been In com
petition. For the gunboat class It was de
termined that the Dolphin Is entitled to the
trophy, While the trophy for the destroyer
class goes to the John Paul Jones of the
Paclflo squadron. The Wisconsin was sec
ond In the raoe to the Oregon, while the
Samar On the Aalatlo station was second to
the Dolphin In Its class and the Truxton
second to the John Paul Jones. A
INVADING COREA IN FORCE
Rasslaa Say Lore Body of Troop
. 1 to Follow Seen ting
1 ' Party.
(Copyright, by New Tork Herald Co 104.)
WON80N. via Seoul, June 22. (New Tork
Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to
The Bee.) The Russian commander at
Song Chlan states that the first scouting
party that arrived at Song Chin oonslsted
of twenty-five Saghallen Cossacks, under
a captain who was of a hasty and irasci
ble temper and who mistakenly burnt the
custom house and other buildings. He af
terward regreted the act and waa repri
manded. '
Ths next body consisted of 200 Warsaw
cavalry, ten officers, a doctor and a Red
Cross contingent The commanding officer
of this force states that the Russians will
soon put more than scouting parties In the
field on this coast He promises full pro
tection for the live and property of for
eigner.
He say that transportation to this coast
ha heretofore been exceedingly bad, but
will soon be Improved.
The Rueslans at Kyung Sung have com
pleted extensive trenches and mounted
heavy guna.
Charities and Corrections.
PORTLAND. Me.. June 22. The final day
of the National Conference of Charities
and Correction opened with the standing
committee on "Children" In charge. Papers
were read by C. K. Faulkner, superintend
ent Washburn Memorial Orphan ssylum.
Minneapolis; tl. William rirewter, euperin
North Carolina Children's Home
society, Greensboro, N. C.
' Explosion Kills Two Men.
NKW YOHK June 22. The yacht on
whli'h an explosion occurred In the bay
early today was the aualllaiy sloop yacht
;lo IV wnicn was ownea it Aiorri
lj-4 1. vlKffMr ai llrtMik I v 11 The owilal'
aud Cbnrlre Juhnaon, a ouarekeepo war
oa bOKjrd and wer aiueo.
WEBSTER 'OUT OF IT
Announcement Ifada That H;'i Kama Will
Not Be Freientsd to Contention.
DECISION REACHED LATE AT NIGHT
Colorado and Miitonri Men Urg Him to
Stay in tht 10.
EXPECT TO PRESENT THEIR FAYORITES
Senator Dollirir of Iowa to Nomina.
Fairbanks.
INDIANA MAN CERTAIN CF THE PLACE
Placing of Any Other Knmes Before
tho Convention, If Done, Will Bo ,
According; Thorn Empty
Honor, 1
(From a Staff Correspondent)
CHICAGO. June 22. (Special Telegram.)
Senator Jonathan P. Dolllver ot Iowa will
place Senator Fairbanks' name In nomina
tion fcr the vie presidency tomorrow.
Tht was decided upon late thl afternoon
as a result of the minora delegation decid
ing not to place the name of Hon. R. R,
Hltt In nomination for second place on tho
ticket. In addition to Senator Dolllver.
seconding speech for Senator Fairbanks
will be made by Senator Foraker and De
pew, Governor Pennypacker of Pennsyl
vania and Ex-Senator Carter of Montana,
Late last night It waa announced Web
ster's name would not bo presented. "
An effort was niada today to secure a
pledge from the Nebraska, Missouri and
Colorado delegations that they would not
present the names of their respective can
didates for the vice presidency. Springer
of Colorado Insisted that every man
who haa secured an endorsement,
from a I state convention -for an office
like vice president is entitled to have hi
name go before the national convention. .
Thl position he endeavored to impress
upon Mr. Webster, but the latter waa not
wholly satisfied in hi mind that It Is good
polltlo to go before tho convention with
but sixteen vote and accordingly took ths
matter allnwfn iim a k. . - a
.. ...m " m ... u w w w wwiw
under advisement
Delegation Feels Sore.
It was urged about the Nebraska head
quarters that Senator Fairbanks had not
honored the delegation' with a call upon
them, neither had any member of the In
diana delegation, solicited a vote out of tho
Nebraska delegation. . It waa pointed out
to these men, many of whom are attending
a national convention for the first time,'
that It would hava been impertinent on the
pert of ,any IudJanion to go to the Ne
braska delegation and ask for their vote
as' long aa John L. Webster waa a candi
date. When It was understood that Mr,
Webster had decided to withdraw from tho
race, then It would be ample time to wait
upon Nebraska's delegation in the interest
of -Mr. Fairbanks. 1. . , -
While It Is not believed that either the
name of Mr. Webster, Mr.' Walbrldge or
Mr. Springer will be preeented to the con
vention, the specious reasoning of one or
two of these candidate may have weight, .
and although they have no show of win
ning some of the delegations may insist
upon executing the trust placed In them by
their state conventions, , - .
It Is estimated that there are at least
1,000 Nebraskana In Chicago today, many of
them arriving this morning to participate
In the nomination of Theodore Roosevelt
and Charles W, Fairbanks. Everywhere
you went today you aaw a Nebraskan or
an lowan. Tou knocked elbows with him
in the lobbies of hotels, In oafea and also
in drinking places. He was good-natured.
loud In hla praise of his commonwealth and
you could not doubt hi honesty when he
spoke of lta future.
. Drome Get Mlxc
A funny Incident ooourred today with the
Nebraska delegation. When a vote waa
being taken on the resolution to give
Hawaii two votes. Job a Piper, the aecre-
Informed Chairman Brome that there wer
sixteen eyes. Two of the delegation
changed aa Brome waa announcing Ne
braska's vote, so that the vot appeared,
as sixteen ayes and two naye, a elear
gain of two, Brome started to correct tho
vote, making the result of the vote four
teen and two, but Speaker Cannon' wagon
was In motion and another state was an
nouncing Its vote before, Brome could ee
cure recognition,' and he subsided.
Governor Mickey came Into town this
morning. He remained during the session
of the convention and left for Nebraska
tonight, . Governor Mickey while her
stated that the platform would be very
satisfactory to the republicans of Ne
braska, Governor Mickey was acoompanled
by Attorney General Prout. . Among the
other Nebrasksns who oame In today were
Judge Bears of Tekamah and A. H. Bur
nett of Omaha, ' ' .
W. r. Miles err tuansy, wno naa oeen
selected to present John L. Webster ss a ,
oandldat for vloe president, said , tonight
that Mr, Webster's nam would not 'go
to the convention, Speaking of the plat
form he said:
'It la entirely satisfactory to ths republi
cans of Nebraska and meeta th very
highest expectations a to party policies.
There I no doubt but that th platform
will be satisfactory to th enlre wee, aa
those vital Issues In which the west t
particularly Interested are carefully enun
ciated and expressed." B. C 8.
WISCONSIN WILL GO TO COURT
Governor LnFolletto Says Ho Docs Not
Cara What Credentials Cem-
. mltteo Reported. ('
MILWAUKEE June 23. A speotal from
Madison. Wla. say: "We are going be
fore a higher court and I don't oara what
the credential committee reported in Chi
cago, The situation is not understood there
aud th delegates did not want to learn,"
said Governor LftPollette.
Our campaign I ready to go on and we
are ready to meet any move the stalwart
may make. The state central committee
will tueet Friday and we will at onco pro
ceed tokbuslnesa, Our dependeno I en th