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CORDON OF. TROO"
Port Arthur Surrounded on the Land I
by a Wall of Japanese Soldiers. .
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ENEMY OCCUPIES COMMANDING HIU z
is.
One of the Elevation. Held by Jap. U Wol
Mountain, Near Fortifications.
CHINESE AFFIRM SHORTAGE OF SHIPS
Assert that Bussian Battleship Sevastopol
Has Been Damaged.
REPORT THAT FORT 16 HAS BEEN TAKEN
Three Regtments of Jap Troopa
Wiped Out by Rosslaas, Who
Are Reinforced br
Cossack.
CHID FOO, July 7. Chinese who
arrived her last night from Port Ar
thur say the Japanese forces have formed
a complete cordon around the land side
cf the town and they are occupying an
the commanding hll's, Including Wolf
mountain, within a radius of seven mlhs of
the fortifications.
The Chinese say also that two large war.
hips are missing from the squadron which
went out from Port Arthur on June 23,
and that the Russian battleship Sevasto
pol was damaged on that day.
The Japanese bombarded Port Arthur
from the sea on June SO, but no damage
was done to the town. v
, Admiral Togo In an official report sent
out from Toklo on June 25 said that on
the night of June 28 a Japanese torpedo
boat destroyer sunk a battleship of the
Psresvlet type and disabled the battleship
Sevastopol off Port Arthur.
That these ships were damaged by the
Japanese was subsequently denied by the
Russian authorities.,
j, Fort lo. 16 Is Taken.
A trustworthy Chinaman who arrived
here today from a point on the east coast
of the Kwan Tung peninsula near Port
Arthur brings the Information that on
July 6 one division of the Japanese army
reached the northeast alope of the Taku
han mountain, the summit of which 1 less
than three miles from Port Arthur. This
division parted from another division of
'the army on the highway north of Port
Arthur, after which it made Its way
through a mountainous country. The other
division continued along the main road
toward the marine camp, to reach which
it will have to posa over a plain; but, at
tacked by this division. In conjunction
with that on Takushan mountain, the
marine camp will not be tenable.
' Fort No. 16, which Is on the main line
defenses surrounding Port Arthur, was
taken by tlie Japanese on July 6.
Continuing, the Chinaman declares that
Russians In Port Arthur say that last
week three regiments of Japanese troops
were wiped out Just north of Port Arthur.
X Russian regiment which was out recon
noiterlng . wasdrlven back . by. the . three
Japanese regiment,' who were in turn sur
rounded by two regiments of Cossacks and
Wiped out.
. The Russians say also that In another
engagement between outposts eight Japa
nese were killed and seventy-two were
taken prisoner. These reports lack con
firmation. ,
The Russian troops at Port Arthur still
believe that an army la marching south to
relieve them. It has been learned here
that only one division of the Japanese
under General Oku occupied Kla Ping.
Another division of this army Is maroblng
along the Foo Chow road, which turns to
the northwest at Kai Ping and continues
to Ylnkow (the . port of New Chwang).
There probably will be an encounter be
tween this latter division and Russian
forces at Krhtansho. This report waa re
ceived from New Chwang.
A third division of General Oku's army
la proceeding along the east aide of the
railroad tracks and la acting In oo-opere-tlon
with' the division which is on the rail
road. .....
Confusion Over News.
8T. PETERSBURG. July 7. It la re
ported that the emperor will leave St.
Petersburg Saturday for the Volga region
and visit Kazan, Bamura and Syzran, to
bid . farewell to the Firth and Sixth Si
berian army corps, which will be held In
reserve at Irkutsk.
There la much confusion In the news
paper reports from Llao Yang, which may
possibly be accounted for by the absence
of Lieutenant General Sakharoff, com
mander of the eastern army, and GeneVal
Kouropatkln and his staff, who are with
the southern army. The correspondents,
perhaps by dealgn, have been given a free
rein, with the result that a mass of con
flicting reports have been published. There
are a dosen versions of Lieutenant General
Count Keller's reoonnalsance in force,
which resulted In two fights July t, one at
JDkhavuan and the other at Mahouralssa,
west of the line between Mo Tien and Fen
Bhid passes. The dispatch of the London
Dally Telegraph from Llao Yang announc
ing that a battle waa proceeding twenty,
five mllea from there probably refers to
this fighting.
Some O metal Information,
According to official Information received
by the War office the Japanese began their
advance toward Llao Yang June 2s, one
column moving along the main and the
other over the direct road, the former
reaching Ouh Fang Kou, ten miles beyond
Fen Shut paas, and the latter reaching Lla
Kbol pass, twelve miles northwest of Mo
Tien pas. They halted at these points till
July i, the Russians falling back to. Lang
Tse paas, thirty miles from Llao Ytfng.
The Japanese advance guard, consisting of
1,(00 men, was only two miles east of the
Russian position. The next day occurred
Keller's reconnalsance In force when the
Japanese were discovered to be trying a
flank movement In the direction of Llan
Dlan 81a. This la the last fighting reported
northward, but still further north the Jap
anese column Is continuing to hold another
Fea Shut pass, twelve mllea northwest of
BaimatxA on the road leading to Llao Xaog
and Mukden and eighty-five miles east of
the latter placs. At this time the Japanese
main forces en the Bin Yen Hal Cheng and
Kat Chou-Ta Tche Kiao roads at Vandla
pudxe and Shi Ka Houya respectively,
thlrty-sr-en mllea from Hal Cheng and
fifty miles from Ta Tche Ktao and Kal
Chou.
JAPASESld DH IV B THB RUSSIANS
warm Over Hills la Overwhelming
Kerr. Aaalnst the Eaemr.
TAI TCHB CHIO, Wednesday, July, t
(Delayed In Transmission. X-The Japanese
wanned over the mountain crests early
this morning und advanced on Kin Chou.
yCvoUauvd on Eighth Page.
WAITING FOR RAINS TO CEASE
IiiiIiik Believe Flahtlnsr Sear Llao
Tans I Ended for the
Present.
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f. PETEHfnrRG, July 7. (New York
lid Cablegram Special TelpRr.im to The
- -The
beet military authorities her
"
he Japanese
district Is con-
1, that the campaign has been con
eluded until after the rainy reason. The
Inte movements of the enemy were In pur
suance of carrying out a plan for occupy
ing the passes In preparation for a com
bined advance under Marshal Oyoma when
the rains are over.
The Japanese are counting, In the mean
time, on taking Port Arthur, which they
Imagine can be done from the south,
whence a veteran guard of 30,000 men, now
on the Elliott Islands, will advance, start
ing at Pigeon bay. General Oku has di
vided up his army, sending part to rein
force General Kurokl, whose growing
strength I have referred to several times
of late, so that he can hold General Kouro
patkln and prevent assistance being sent
to Port Arthur, while another portion has
been sent to the Kwan Tung peninsula to
help at the siege of Port Arthur.
Admiral Togo' reported sinking of a
Russian warship and destroyer Is not con
firmed here and is generally looked upon
as suspicious.
A feature of the day is an Imperial ukase
calling out the naval reserves throughout
the empire. This is an eloquent contradic
tion to those who profess to know thot
the second Pacific squadron will not start.
FA II, OK FORTRESS IS PREDICTED
Operations of Paramount Importance
Disturb War Zone.
TOKIO, July 7. Operations of a para
mount Importance are going on within the
war lone, but the government succeeds in
veiling them In almost absolute secrecy.
Blnce the occupation of Dalny the govern
ment officials have been silent concerning
conditions at Port Arthur. It Is generally
believed, however, that the Japanese army
and navy are dally tightening their re
lentless grip on the besieged city and that
a final assault, followed by the fall of the
fortress, Is now only a matter of weeks.
It Is known that engagements of varying
Importance are constantly occurring on the
hills surrounding the city. The fieet of
Admiral Togo Is In motion day and night
and la frequently engaged, but -the foreea
and number of guns of the besiegers, as
well as their positions, details of past
operations and future plans are secrets
which probably will not be revealed until
the final and decisive action.
To the Japanese people It l like the
enactment of a great tragedy In a thronged
theater upon which the curtain never Is
lifted. Much concerning the siege of Port
Arthur could be published without Injury
to the .Japanese cause, but the general
staff, resolved to avoid aiding 8t. Peters
burg or General Kouropatkln with a single
shred of Information, tias placed an abso
lute embargo on the transmission of all
news. Geographical and local conditions,
both In Japan and at the seat of war, make
It possible to enforce this embargo with
almost coinpleta effect.
RUSSIAN! 8EK , JAPS A, BKA.T
Admiral Skrydleff Reports Other Sao
eeesfal Sorties.
LONDON, July 7. A dispatch to a news
agency from St. Petersburg, July 7, says
Vice Admiral Skrydloft has reported that
on July S the Russian cruisers commanded
by Vice Admiral Besobrazoff, met a Japa
nese squadron consisting of three battle-"
ships, four protected cruisers and torpedo
boats in the Corean gulf and turned back.
The Japanese pursued the Russians and
fired on them without result Japanese
torpedo boats then attacked the Russians,
which returned the attack and Admiral
Besobrazoff believes that two or three tor
pedo boats were sunk. The next morning
the Japanese had disappeared. The Rus
sians sustained no damage.
Admiral SkrydlofT also reports, the news
agency dispatch continues, that Russian
torpedo boats have again visited Gensan,
burned a tug and a schooner and destroyed
l.jmeroua other boats. Japanese' troops
fired at the torpedo boats, which replied.
The Russians sustained no losses.
The same dispatch says that Admiral
Bkrydloff confirms the capture of a third
British steamer, which the admiral says
was loaded with sleepers and timber for
the Fusan & Seoul railroad,
SAYS SO BATTLE! IS IN PROGRESS)
Rasslan War Offlee Denies Report
Seat Oat from London.
ST. PHTERSBTJRO, July 7,-5:08 p. m.
The War office denies that a battle la In
progress, as reported by the Llao Yang
correspondent of the London Telegraph,
who, In a dispatch under today's date, said
that a severe battle was proceeding twenty,
five miles from there and that numbers
of wounded were being brought in from
the mountains. The officials of the War
office repeat the substance of the explana
tion contained In these dispatches today,
saying that the correspondent of the Dally
Telegraph probably referred to the recon
naissance In force made by Lieutenant
General Count Keller, July 4, In the direc
tion of Motlen pass; east of Llao Yang,
full details of which were telegraphed here
and cabled to the Associated Press the
some day in a long dispatch from Genera)
Sakharoff, to whose army General Keller's
corps belongs. General Sakharoff reported
that the Russians lost more than too offi
cers or men In killed or wounded. The
report of the Dally Telegraph correspond
ent waa doubtless due to his setting the
stream of wounded brought in. The War
office has no news of further fighting of
Importance.
JAPS REACHING THB LAST DITCH
MarrhlnsT on Marine Camp Back of
Port Arthar,
CHB FOO. July 7.-Noon In the fight
ing which occurred on July 4 for the pos
session of one of the hills northeast of
Port Arthur, the Russians lost, according
to Chinese. 100 men killed and fifty men
wounded. Fifty Chinese were sent out to
bring In the Russian dead and wounded.
The Japanese having occupied the sec
ond range of hills around Port Arthur, are
now massing men to march upon the Rus
sian camp that commands the principal
pass through the hills, which is .directly
back of Port Arthur. This camp Is dnnsid
sred vital to the safety of the fortress, and
It is guarded, according to the Chinese,
by 20,000 marines and sailors. In the
Chinese-Japanese war the Japanese occu
pied this camp for seven days before they
took Port Arthur.
Chinese say the entrance to the harbor
of Port Arthur Is unsafe for the passage
of vessels. One Russian warship was'
slightly damaged while coming out re
cently, as a result of striking a sunken
wreck, and two other warships collided In
tba entrance aad had to undergo rapalre.
SIX PEOPLE KILLED BY STORM
Waterspout Accompanied by High Wind in
Oklahoma,
SEVERAL DROWN IN KANSAS FLOODS
Thousands of People . Drive from
Their Homes, bat Kaw River
Has Not Yet Reached
Highest Point.
OKLAHOMA CITY. Okl.. July T. A
waterspout, accompanied by terrific wind,
passed through Clinton, Okl., and vicinity
at midnight last night, in which six per
sons were killed and several injured.
The dead are Mrs. Baker and three chil
dren. Mr. and Mrs. John Flenner. All
were drowned.
Reports -from Arapahoe. Weatherford,
Geary, Cordell, Anardako and other points
In Oklahoma tell of great damage by
floods.
Floods la Kansas.
KAN8A8 CITY, July 7. Armourdale, the
packing house suburb of Kansas City,
Kan., has been practically deserted, most
of Its 5,000 citizens having been driven
from their homes by the overflow of the
Kaw river for the second time In thirteen
months. Tonight the river is stationary,
at a stage of 25.80 feet, or nine feet below
the highest mark reached In the great
flood of June 1, 1903. By tomorrow noon
the Kaw will, according to Weather Ob
server Connor, have risen two feet and a
half higher than at present, when It will
begin to subside rapidly.
West and southwest of here. In Kansas
and Oklahoma, serious conditions exist.
although North Topeka, where many were
drowned in last . year's flood and from
which hundreds fled today. Is gradually
resuming Its normal condition. At Wichita,
Emporia and Wlnfleld the Cottonwood, the
Neosho and the Arkansas rivers areVaus.
Ing the most disastrous flood In the history
of those places, and it Is believed the
worst Is yet to come.'
All Kansas streams are high and thou
sands of a ores of rich farming land has
already been Inundated, causing losses to
crops that will run into the hundreds of
thousands of dollars. Farmers at a dosen
different points have been forced to flee
from their homes, driving their cattle be
fore them, and taking their horses and
what household goods could be gotten to
gether quickly to higher ground.
It is from many of these smaller Kansas
streams, which are tributary to the Kaw,
that will come the water which will cause
the predicted rise In the Kaw tomorrow.
The1 Kaw itself from Kansas City to Man
hattan, In western Kansas, Is stationary,
The Missouri river at Kansas City, al
though high from the overflow from . the
Kaw at this point. Is still In no danger
of causing any 'serious flood, and after a
further rise of eighteen Inches, Observer
Connor predicts that this stream will also
begin to fall tomorrow. '
Several Lives Lest.
. Across from Kansas City the Missouri
has flooded Harlem, a sparsely settled
place, but none of the manufacturing con
cerua along; that stream have suffered
Aa'.xar jm..- known -tonight seven lives
have been lost; one at Wichita, Kaa. and
six at Cllaton, .Okl. The wlfs and two
Lxhlldren of Case Woods, a policeman at
Wichita, reported drowned today, was res
cued.
Railroad services out and west of Kan
sas City la demoralised, numerous wash
outs being reported, and trains on the
Rock Island, the Santa Fe, the Union Pa
cific and Uie Missouri Pacific are stalled.
The sun oame cjt this afternoon and no
rain Is reported tonight
The present flood, which has been the
third this spring In this part of the south
west, came after almost continuous rains
at different points throughout Kansas dur
ing the last Ave day a In the last twenty
four hours from 1.60 Inches of water had
fallen at Kansas City to four Inches lu
western Kansas.
Unlike the flood of last year, the present
overflow at this point does not affect the
west bottoms, containing the big wholesale
district on the Missouri side of the Kaw
in the vicinity of the Union depot. The
first break In the river oame at midnight
at Armourdale, a low lying district across
the Kaw and two miles southwest from
the Union depot Here are situated five
big packing houses and half a dosen large
manufacturing plants, besides the storage
depots of the Standard Oil and the Na
tional Oil companies, railway shops and
the Badger lumber yards. These concerns
are all clustered together near the river
bank, while to the southwest of them is
the town. The water rose rapidly and In
twelve hours a territory a mile and a
half long by three-quarters of a mile wide
was submerged from one to six feet.
People Vacate Homes.
The people began to vacate their homes,
many of which were rebuilt last year. In
the middle of the night, and the exodus
was kept up all day, hundreds of wagons
carrying the household effects of the Citi
zens to the high ground in Kansas City,
Kan., or Kansas City, Mo. Many sad soeaes
wtre enacted as the people left the homes
and property which they had almost bean
bereft of twelve months ago. Three thou
sand people never returned to Armourdale
after their experiences of 1903 and today
It was predicted that many more would
forsake the place.
Tons of meats and carcasses were re
moved from the packing houses, while cat
tle, hogs and sheep by the hundreds were
driven to safe places, when the water
had reached Its ' highest stage late this
afternoon it surrounded the following plants
and had entered the basements of many:
Swift and Company, Cudahy, Schwarzscblld
A Sulsberger, Ruddy Bros. & Nelson Mor
ris, Peet Bros.' soap factory, Toll box fac
tory, the depots of the Standard and Na
tional Oil companies, the Badger Lumber
company, the Keystone iron works and the
Cypress railroad yards. All were com
pelled to suspend business early In the
day.
Mstay Cattle Drown.
At Argentine, further southwest, fifty
families were driven from their homes, but
the damage created was light Just across
the Kaw north from Armourdale the water
crept within a few Inches of the basement
of the Live Stock exchange, driving the
occupants of the railway offices to the
upper floors, and many of the pens In one
end of the yards were flooded. Many head
of cattle were drowned.
After IS o'clock today business on the ex
change was suspended and it la probable
that It will not be resumed till Monday
next as most of the railways are unable
to bring their stock trains In.
Further north, where the Kaw empties
Into the Mtseourt river, slight damage was
done at the packing plants of Armour and
Fowler, water entering the cellars, but no
serious inconvenience was experienced. The
(Continued ea Eighth PegeJ
FILIPINOS BREAK MONOPOLY
Seowte Seise Gsuteenaa at' the World's
Fair Who Stops lee
wifter
ST. LOUIS. July 7. A detachment of fif
teen Philippine eeouts undec command of
Lieutenant Brady today took forcible pos
session of the Bellevue entrance at the fair,
deposed the exposition, gatoman, allowed
wagons carrying 4.00 pounds fit Ice for the
Philippine government concession to enter
derplte the orders of the vsjateman and
escorted the wagons to the village. This
action was the result of efforts on the
part of the Ice concessionaires of the fair
to compel the Philippine coin mission to buy
Its Ice from them.. The communion refused
and continued to purchase Ice from an out
side concern.
. The fair management today ordered that
the outside wagons be refused admission
to the grounds. The Philippine manage
ment protested and W. T. Wilson, chair
man of the commission, held a long con
ference with President Francs. The only
result was that tbe prartde.pt declared the
fair had to adhere to Its contract with the
Ice concessionaires. .
Then the matter waa placed ta the hands
of Edmund Selde. executive, officer of the
commission, with Instructions to see that
the Ice was allowed to eater. , Selder found
that the gatemen were stopping the wag
ons. He Immediately sought out Major
William H. Johnson, la command of the
scouts, and that officer detailed Lieutenant
Brady and fifteen men to attend to the
matter. .
When Lieutenant Brady reached the gats
he found the wagons lined up' outside. He
ordered the a terrain te admit them. The
gateman refused. '
Lieutenant Brady then ordered his men
to seize the gateraan and he was removed,
The Ice wagon drivers were eVdered to en
ter and did so, going on the reservation
under escort of the snouts, who had re
stored the gatamaa to his position.
When the aewa of the action reached
President Francis a hurried consultation
was held and-a few minutes later orders
were sent to the gatemen to allow to
wagons intended for the PbiUppitve reser
ve Uon to enter. '
PROPOSE BIENNIAL 'SESSIONS
Board of .Manns; ere of Baptist Yoasg
People's Unfcm Saamtts Roc
amewdatMw,.' ' " . ' '
DETROIT. July 7. The board of man-
agers of the Baptist Young People's union
at the onentasT -session today of the four
teenth international convention, made the
Important recommendation ," that the so
ciety hereafter hold biennial & stead of an
nual International conventions. The board's
report recommended thai the next eonven
tion be held -In July. 1PM. The board
pointed out the dlfnealty of entertaining
the International . sesiventlask, the great
outlay necessary,, and the toot that the
numerous summer assemblies now held
In various States and proslassa divert In.
tsrest from the latsrnathmal convention.
The board also leconunended that the so
ciety's weekly paper ba Changed to' a
monthly magaslna and oaned "Service.
. president John H. Clispsnsii called. the
convention to ordee. aftansv short praise
servtaa, Artec the- report of the board of
managers, "the important wcommendatlons
of which wore Mre4 To a oearuameev to
be brought before the bonveotion later.
Rev. Charles R. Hendersata. of the Univer
sity of Chicago . delivered so address oa
"The Enlarging IMm." Noonday gospel
services were held at several manufactur
ing Institutions and this afternoon -was
given over to study classes and confer
ences on -religious subjects. '
CATTLE COMPANY LOSES'CASE
Coart WtkHt Authority ta- Re-rtew
Aetlosr of the Secretar of "
tho Interior.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, July 7. (Special Tele
gram.) Justice; Anderson of the supreme
court of the District of Columbia today dls
missed the petition of Anna Bowes, dames
C. Kinsley and the Standard Cattle- oom.
pany, asking to restrain the secretary of
the Interior and William A Richards, com
missioner of the general land office from
changing a grant to enter a certain ISO
acres of gracing land In Nebraska.'' The
secretary and Commissioner Richards had
Issued an order cancelling the entry In the
name of Anna Bowes. Justice Anderson
held that the court has no right to review
the action. The petitioners noted an ap
peal from the Judgment to the court of ap
peals of the district.
Postmasters appointed: Nebraska Firth.
Lancaster county, Abraham P, Monteba,
vice E. C. HIU, resigned; Wyoming, Otoe
county, Louis A. Kropn, vice D. C. West,
resigned.
WYOMING OIL IS ON FIRE
Great Deunage by Flames, Which Es
cape Control of Keeper
of WelL
ST. PAUL, July 7. A special dispatch
from Lander, Wyo.. say that the keeper
of the Belgo-Amerloaa oil property south
west of Yellowstone, while burning surplus
oil that escaped from the wells there lost
control of the blase which swept down a
small rivulet that communicatee with lakes
100 feet from the wella Immediately a vast
column of dense smoke rolled. Into the air
while flames leaped hundreds of. feet high.
The burning lake Is In olose toqoh wKh
two more, even larger and should the wind
veer suddenly, they, too, probably will
catch fire. If the lire reaches these two
lakes. It will mean a total loss of at least
500,009 barrels of oil as well as the destruc
tion of all mahclnery, derricks, etc. The
gravest apprehension Is felt - -
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT BUSY
Spends Time with O motel Bwolsiess
and PrepaurtaeT Address of
f Aoeeptaaao.
OYSTER BAY, N. Y., July T.-Presldent
Roosevelt devoted the greater part of the
day to work la his library.' He spent con
siderable time with Secretary Loeb trans
acting official busir.ess brought to his at-
tetlon through the malls. The president
also did some work on the address- In re
sponse to ths official notification of hta
nomination. No official visitors were re
ceived at Sagamore Hill during the day
but there were a few enraeremsnts for to
morrow and Saturday.
Yardmastev Is BLIUed.
NEBRASKA CITY, Nab, July 7. (Spe
cial Telosram.) Jack -Olrerdy, yardmastar
for the Burlington, waa killed m the yards
here this evening. Glrardy waa- on the
pilot of a switch engine and lost hie bal-
ance, falling beneath the engine. His
body was badly crushed and death was
Instantaneous, Ua leaves a) wlfs and
two cblklrea. .
REORGANIZERS IN CONTROL
Presents the. Minority Beport of the Cre
dentials Committee,
ATTACKS THE ILLINOIS DELEGATION
Frank J. Qnian and Other Illinois
Speakers Charge that Bryan Fol
lowers Try to Suppress
Facts.
ST. LOUIS, July 7. The democratic na
tional convention today adopted the re
port of the committee on rules, creden
tials and permanent organisation. The ses
sion opened at 10 o'clock and an hour later
took a recess until S p. ro., and adjourned
at t:20 p. m. until 10 o'clock tomorrow.
During the day several speeches were
made, chief of which was William Jen-s
nlngs Bryan's effort to overthrow the re
port of , the credentials committee and
seat contesting delegates from Illinois.
The controversy was ended by the re
jection of the minority report of the com
mittee by a vote of 647 nays to 299 yeas.
Though Mr. Bryan's speech and his ap
pearance on the floor of the convention
was cheered far beyond any previous dem
onstration, it made few votes. The align
ment of. delegates proved the correctness
of previous estimates of the division be
tween those Who favor the radicals and
those who are supporting the conservative
element, which is now in control.
When the result of the contest was an
nounced the report of the oonunlttee on
permanent organisation was made. Rep
resentative Champ Clark, who was chosen
permanent chairman, addressed the con
vention. He had prepared and furnished
to the press a speech of great length. Tho
hour was so late when he gained the plat
form, however, that he spoke about 800
words and left his audience to read the
remainder.
Chairman Clark's Speeek.
Mr. Clark said:
To state It In a a,neral way, our conten
tion is that the government shall be
restored to the democratic-republican basis
on which the fathers of the republic In
tended It to rest, and shall be made once
more a government of the people, by the
people and for the DeoDle. Instead of a
government of the classes, by the classes
ana lor tne classes. to state it with
more particularity we Insist that exorbitant
taxation shall be reduced to Just and rea
sonable rates; that extravagance In ap
propriations shall cease: that economy
shall prevail in all transactions of the
government: mat ail tne departments shall
be thoroughly Investigated from top to
bottom by oongreaslonal committees; that
ail evildoers of whatever desree shall be
driven from the public service and properly
punisnea; tnat tne mists snail be pro
ceeded - against by Indictment as are com
mon and smaller criminals: that the con
stitution accompanies the American flag
into our new possessions.
The proposition tnat we must snpporx
President Roosevelt's Philippine policy if
be has any right or wrong, Is the veriest
rot a tale told by an Idiot. I am willing
to iro as far as any one In patriotism; I
will support my country In any emer
gency; but President Roosevelt is not the
country. The time has not yet arrived. I
pray Almighty God that it will never ar
rivewhen the American people will ae-
. , i-.Mm. T . V1V
If repeated by an American president "I
am the state." If President Roosevelt is
at all worthy of his high position be must
entertain a supreme contempt for those
politloal supple Jacks, particularly for tnose
otatmiar -te be onmoerate. who go about
with sanctimonious moans, sarins::
"The president ie wrong in hie Philippine
policy, but we must support the pml-
a-, ', n, ittwn all i-hi avtnarlna-
dent." ; Out upon
Idiocy,
Overflow for Bryan.
Mr. Bryan received a tremendous
ovation when he entered the con
vention hall this . afternoon. The dem
onstration was. taken up in the- galleries
and for a time It waa impossible to obtain
quiet. The Parker men had , anticipated
Just such a demonstration and they Imme
diately took steps to offset It with the re
sult that after a tlms they turned the tide
of applause In their favor.
Chairman Williams had frequently to
make threats that he would have to clear
the galleries unless the noise ceased. This
at one time had the desired effect and a
still better effect was produced when the
police finally ejected some of the more
vociferous, shouters,
When order was . restored Mr. Bryan
walked to the platform. This was a signal
for another outburat of enthusiasm, which
was soon quieted. He had the minority re
port of . the credentials committee which
he wanted to present, and Chairman Head
was immediately sent for. Mr. Bryan
strongly denounced the Illinois contestants
and alluded to the delegation and their
caucus as embracing, the methods of the
train robber. Mr. Qulnn In reply made an
equally bitter speech denouncing Bryan.
The minority report was finally submitted
to a vote and defeated by a vote of 801 to
647, Illinois not voting.
Bryan Receives an Ovation.
William J. Bryan was given an ovation
when he entered the hall Just prior to the
opening of the afternoon session of the
convention. He was half way down the
aisle when he was 'first recognised. There
came a terrific call from a group of dele
gates In the rear of the hall and Instantly
It was caught up by the crowd and the
cheers rolled up in a roar. Mr. Bryan
passed slowly down the aisle, picking hits
way through the delegates who were
massed In the aisles. He paid no attention
at first to the demonstration, but quietly
sought his seat The galleries joined in
the cheering with terrific enthusiasm.
A wild frensy of yells followed the act
of a Nebraska delegate, who seized the
Nebraska state sign and waved It hlKh In
the air. Delegates from Kentucky, South
Dakota, Iowa, Missouri and Montana took
the cue, and catching up their state signs
hastened with them to the Nebraska dele
gation, where they waved them In a circle
around the Nebraska sign.
Coanter Demonstration for Parker.
The Parker men came up swiftly now,
the men from Arkansas, Alabama
and Pennsylvania were turning over
chairs, and pushing through the aisles
on their way to his side. After Pennsyl
vania came Michigan, New Jersey, Ten
nessee, Indiana, Louisiana, Texas and Vir
ginia. The demonstration had resolved
itself Into a Parker outbreak more than a
testimonial to Bryan and it so remained to
the finish, which was eighteen minutes
after Mr. Bryan entered ths hall.
The Parker men claimed that they had
Information before entering the hall that
the Bryan - demonstration had been ar
ranged by the Hearst men and Tammany
and were prepared to meet It by a Parker
counter outburst of their own.
Williams Tare Megaphone.
As the noise began to 'subside Chairman
Williams seised a huge megaphone and
endeavored to announce that the recess had
ended and it was ttme for the convention
to oome to order. There was still so much
confusion, ss the huge gathering was try
ing to come to order, the chairman's voice,
even through the megaphone, was hardly
audible. It was finally ascertained that
the committee on credentials was ready to
report.
Just at this Instance Mr. Bryan arose In
CnnUnisd ea Beooad Pa;o4
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07
ON EVE OF NOMINATIONS
Tammany Arrangements for Leaving;
Taken as Indication of Parker
Success Today.
ST. LOUIS, July 7. Before tomorrow
night the democratic convention will have
adopted a platform, nominated candidates
for president and vice president and ad
journed sine die. If the program of the
leaders can be carried out.
The Parker men are now talking of se
curing his nomination on the first ballot,
but they do not anticipate that more than
two ballots at the outside will bo neces
sary. The vote today on the Illinois case
was the test and favorable to Parker. There
were 940 votes cast of the 1,000 votes In the
convention, tho 64 of Illinois being with
held. The negative vote on Mr. Bryan's
minority report was 647, which is 20 votes
short of the necessary two-thirds to nom
inate. It represented, with some exceptions,
the Parker strength, although it has In It
also some of tho opposition, including the
32 votes of Massachusetts.
At the same time, there were cast on the
other side IS votes of South Carolina and
tho 26 votes of Kentucky and the IS votes
of Louisiana, making a total of 62 votes
from states that have declared for Parker,
Deducting the S3 votes of Massachusetts
and adding the 62 votes of the Parker
states gives a total of 677 votes which may
be classed as Parker, with some exceptions
from the smaller states, which did not
vote Parker or anti-Parker on the contested
case. It would suem likely that these few
votes would be balanced by those who
voted in the affirmative today and are
likely to vote for Parker tomorrow. But
in addition to the 677 votes accounted for
there are 64 In Illinois that are ready to
come to Parker when he needs them.
There is a report tonight that the Illinois
delegation under Instructions for Hearst,
may feel that they are no longer obligated
to vote for him because the Hearst men all
Joined In an effort to unseat them. At all
events It would seem that Illinois Is in a
position to make Parker's nomination sure
even i( some of the votes cast that were
In the negative column should be cast for
other candidates for president.
The anti-Parker men are building rome
hopes upon the action of the subcommittee
on platform in adopting a gold standard
and are asserting that some of the south
ern states instructed or pledged for Parker
will desert him If the convention adopts
the gold standard plank. Among the states
named in this connection are South Caro
lina, Kentucky, Mississippi and Texas.
This Is the only apparent hope the anti
Parker jnen have to night With the end
of toe convention In sight there Is still a
cuaotie condition in regard to the vice
presidency and the outlook now is that a
large number of candidates will be voted
for and perhaps several ballots taken be
fore anyone Is chosen. Among those whoso
names are called with the second place
are David R. Francis and Governor Alex
ander . M. Dockery of Missouri, John W.
Kern of Indiana, James R. Williams of
Illinois. Senator John W. Daniel of Vir
ginia, Governor Charles B. Aycock of North
Carolina and George Turner of Washing
ton. Quito an effort has been made to con
centrate on Francis and the same effort
for Kern. The Carolinas are for Aycock
and the Virginia delegation tonight secured
the consent of Senator Daniel for the
placing of his nome. Conferences on this
subject were held late in the night and will
probably continue during the convention
hours tomorrow.
Tammany Is si ranging to start for home
tomorrow afternoon and that In Itself Is
taken as an Indication of a resignation on
their part to the program arranged by the
Parker men. Former Lieutenant Governor
Sheehan held court tonight as usual, many
delegation heads., coming to see him, and
the animation at his headquarters was in
great contrast to the quiet at Tammany.
The Parker people, with their usual cau
tiousness, refused to give out any figures
tonfght, but August Belmont waa authority
for the statement that Parker would be
named on he first ballot.
Indeed, the impression is general. In spite
of Senator Hill's desire to allow the first
ballot to pass, It will develop enough votes
to nominate
PARKER MKIt CLAIM A VICTORY
This is Dealed by Tammany Leaders
at -Noon Today.
ST. LOUIS, July 7.The Parker head
quarters lieutenants of David B. Hill
worked quietly this morning and with con
fidence that spoke knowledge of sure vic
tory. Senator Hill reiterated his state
ment that he was malting no attempt to
nominate Ju4gs Parker on tho first ballot.
It was sufficient to know, he said, that
he could be easily nominated without cre
ating friction by shutting out favorite sons.
All ths candidates should be presented to
the convention and voted lor on the flrsi
ballot, he argued, and that would probably
be the course pursued. The fact that Now
Jersey finally voted to cast Its vote for
Parker, however, made It apparent that
Mr. Hill's program may be shattered for
that course left the opposition with appar
ently less than a third of the convention
on the first ballo.
At Tammany's headquarters Mr. Murphy
said that he still believed Mr. Parker coiild
not be nominated. It was said that the
opposition had tgroed to concentrate on
McClcllan of New Tork. Mr. Murphy
said:
I cannot say as to that, but I am in
the same frame of mind as yesterday and
the day previous, as to tho candidacy ut
Judge Parker.
It wuh said about the lobbies that a
concentration on McCltllan was being sug
gested but that only Missouri unC Wiscon
sin had shown any signs of ussisilng.
When the alleged- concentration was told
to Ex-Senator Edward F. Murphy, Jr., at
New York's headquarters, he t-uiJ:
In the face of the fuel that Massachu
setts' delegation paamd a resolution early
today to Htand on every ballot for Gluey,
it is evident that tuch talk Is rldlculou.
In addition. Mr. liiarst delegates are
pledged and will not deoert Mm In any
large number while tho Uray men In Del
aware and the Wall nun in WUcoMiln will
not devert their candidate. Judge Parker
will suiely be nomlnatod.
Woman Drplri Man's ( onf.-ion.
KANSAS CITY. July 7 Mrs Agvle
Mytn in her cell hre loilay denlod the
truth of liottmuii's cunfriuii'in, usxertlng
posltlvely . that Myers was kllHd. l.y one
of three negroes who hid entered Uiir
room for tue urpoc of robbery.
BRYAN SPELL BROKEN
Nebraskan's Oratory Fails to Sway This
Year's Democr&tio Convention.
OUTVOTED BY MORE THAN TWO TO ONE
Delivers Some Hot Shot at the Beorgan
izers of Illinois.
RECEIVES SOME SOUND RAPS IN RETURN
Shows Symptoms of Losing His Temper in
Seojond Speeoh,
EXPRESSES HOPE OF A UNITED PARTY
Thinks It Possible for Convention to
Get Together on a Candidate aad
Platform Which All Can
Sapport.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
ST. LOUIS, July 7. (Special Telegram.)
"There will be a scrap for your whiskers
this afternoon when Mr. Bryan presents
the minority report of the credentials com
mittee." As an inside tip coming to me
Immediately after the morning adjourn
ment from C. D. Cusper of the Nebraska
delegation this proved to be a light steer.
There was a scrap for your whiskers and
Colonel Bryau proved to be as Mr. Casper
assured me, "loaded for bear," but the
recoil of the weapon hit the gunner harder
than the target. Colonel Bryan got ths
applause, he Btlrred up tho animals in tell
ing fashion, but when the votes were
counted he was burled with a majority of
two to one. The roll call on the substitu
tion of Mr. Bryan's minority report for
the majority report was the test vote be
tween the radicals and the conservatives.
Without Illinois voting It showed 647 for
the conuervatlves and only 299 for the
radicals. It Is doubtful whether there will
be another test vote in the convention.
The Bryanltes must already see the futility
of defying the lightning further.
While Mr. Bryan's two speeches today
may be taken as his supreme effort to
sway this convention, neither is by any
means to be described as the speech of
his life. I heard his famous "Cross of
Gold" speech at Chicago. Then he elec
trified his audience and literally carried
them off their feet. He had his hearers
with htm and Boared to real eloquence.
Today his audlonce, while admiring his per
sonality, was coldly critical If not Irre
vocably and adversely set
Makes a Mistake.
He mads a tactical mistake In reading
the lengthy written minority report on the
Illinois contests, not only wearing out his
own voice, but also tiring the patlegce of
his eudlence4 before he began his appeal
to their sentiment 1 I aw a youAg womau
sitting Immediately behind met actually
nodding In a half sleep while Bryan was
reading. Think of It. Bryan's silver tongue
putting a young woman to sleep.
But he woke her up shortly. He laid
aside ihe paper and proceeded to p.-ur hot
shot Into the Illinois reorganizes. Ha
Hkonod them to a band of train robbers and
said they had deliberately entered a con
spiracy to steal the delegation. As he
warmed up In the speech he warmed up In
temperature and temperament. Ho tapped
th Ice water pitcher frequently, mopped
his brow and finally removed his cuffs,
which were Interfering with the team work
of his gesticulations. "Hit thsm again,"
yelled .a sympathetic admirer In 'the gal-
lery. His declaration that he still had
hopes the convention might all agree on
platform yand ticket elicited strong signs
of approval, but as ho walloped the gavel
ruling gang there were protests of dissent
as well. At one ttme a disturbance among
tho spectators was only quelled by ejecting
some overzealous patriot.
In his second speech Bryan seemed to
como near the verge of losing his torn per.
Ho showed real anger when he referred
to the precedingspeaker, "who had dared,
to impugn his reputation." Just then a
loud voice cried: "How about the Bennett
will case 7" but he went on as If he had
not beard the Impertinent question.
GCts Sonie Returns.
It must not be Imagined that Bryan de
livered all the goods and received bone in
return. He was handed several warm ones
by the opposition. Governor Head in par
ticular nWlo a center strike when he
(claimed the right to speak In the Interest
of Tammany, "which my friend, Mr. Bryaa
has preached about so much, but to whioh
he has contributed so little."
Qulnn, whom, Bryan hod denounced as
the savel ruler, declared that Bryan's
minority report was made up chiefly of the
brief prepared by tho paid Chicago attor
neys of the contestants. And several asked
how Bryan should have the audacity, whllo
pleading for the rule of the majority, to
set himself as superior in judgment arid
honesty to tho conimlttoos which had
paused upon the cases after hearing evi
dence and arguments from both sides.
As the roll call proceeded It was plainly
seen that the reorganizes were getting
the best of it. Pennsylvania gave a little
diversion by having the delegation polled,
and a number of votes were announced As
under the unit rule In Intimation that they
would be differently cast if according to
Individual preferences.
The strong preponderance In favor Of tba
committee' report proves conclusively taeJt
the convention is not to be influenced by
the Bryanltes except so far as a sop or
two may be thrown out to hold them
steady. With Illinois, which Is suro to
leave Hearst at the first opportunity, ths
reorganlzers havo the two-thirds majority
by a safe margin and can do about as
they please.
Bryan Silent on Fvtaro.
Bryan will not say Just what he will do.
Camper's Interview this morning foreshad
ows acceptance of the convention work
If it is not rubbed In with any more sa'.t
It . Is Just possible that the nomination
jof ths speechless candidate may make Mr.
