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The Omaha Daily Bee. THE DEE IS THE PREFERRED ADVER FOR A CHARACTERISTICALLY WEST ERN NEWSPAPER READ THE BEE TISING MEDIUM IN ITS TERRITORY ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, SATUIIDAY MOUSING, JULY 9, 1904 TWELVE FAOES. SINGLE COrY THREE CENTS. CUNS YAWN FOR JAPS Eeported Russians Hats 700 Cannon Mounted on Hill North of Port Arthur. FORTY THOUSAND MEN GUARD POSITION Soldieri and Marines Are Said to Compose the Bussian Garrison. -4aYY FIRING HEARD-THURSDAY AT SEA Junks Passing Through Gulf o Pechili Eeport Supposed Naval Fight. KUROKI IS CLOSING IN ON ALL SIDES Japanese General SaM t 'Be Ad vancing All Alone the Line ana la Preparing: Attack on Mukden. (Copyright, by New Tork Herald Co.. 1904.) ST. PETERSBURG. July 8.-(New Tork Herald Cablegram-Special Telegram to The Bee.) All Interest here now centers on Port Arthur. It being universally admitted1 that, whereas constant outpoat engage menta In the north continue, the real seat of action la In the Kwang Tung peninsula. Where the Japanese are now within Ave miles of the fortress and bombarding away at It from all the hills. Further troops and guns are being landed at Tiger nd Pigeon bays, while naval experts In sist that Admiral Togo has got every avail able ship, which accounts for the poor showing made by Admiral Karalmura. Ad miral Togo la credited with having as many as fifty ships, these, of course, in cluding gunboats and guardhlpa. It 1b asserted that General Kurokl Is busy forming companies of Chunchuses under Japanese leaders, to attack the railroad bout Mukden and even to the rear of that town. A special dispatch to the Russ from Llao Yang tells vaguely of a severe en gagement marked by a large number of Russian officers lost and many wounded by large bullets, showing the probability that Coreans with Herdon rifles have ap peared on the scene. ' The Russkl Slowo, In a special edition, tells of three days' hard fighting, General Rennenkampf being in the thick of it " Long official accounts are published here, giving no light on the situation; but, to the contrary, they are masterpieces of circum locution.. It appears from them that In tense heat prevails. , ; Another 20,000,000 rubles In banknotes have been Issued. Russian 4s are up to Mis."- ? Russians Monnt Many Gone. , TIEN TSIN, July 8. Three Frenchmen who arrived at,Tkql)i tarday from Port Arthur, having come over In a Chinese Junk, -report that $0,000 soldiers and 10,000 marines compose the garrison of the Rus sian stronghold and that the Russians have mounted 700 guns on the heights north of Port Arthur. They ssy also that the Rusarian torpedo boat destroyer Lieutenant Burukoff has made In all four trips from Port Arthur to New Chwang. CHE FOO, July S-Noon.-Junks which passed through the Gulf of Pechilt on Thursday, July 7, report having heard heavy firing at sea all that afternoon. . Preparing; for War. NEW CHWANG, July 7. Afternoon, De layed In Transmission The Russian forces are everywhere preparing actively to meet the next Japanese advance. Heavy firing was heard again last night from the direc tion, of Kai Chau, and it la reported that serious fighting has occurred. Location of Japanese. TIEN TSIN, July ,-It has been learned here from a Rusalan source that the lo cation of the Japanese are as follows: The Second and Twelfth divisions are marching from Feng Wang Cheng In the direction of Llao Tang and Salmataae. A division , of the guards Is near the Talu and the Tenth division Is near Takushan. Both these divisions are marching In the v direction of Hal Cheng, and on their left and right flanks are reserves from the Talu. General Oku's army Is composed of three divisions and, wlh the Sixth division and another unnamed dlvlalon, la marching to ward Port Arthur. Japanese Organise Bandits. , ST. PETERSBURG. July t. A special despatch from New Chwang dated yester day aays Genera Kurokl Is advancing all along the 11ls and adds that Japanese officers ars organising Chinese bandit bands throughout the Llao valley fur an attack on Mukden. It is reported In a special despatch from Liao Tang under yesterday's date that a persistent rumor la current there to the effect that a naval engagement has occur red at Port Arthur, In which twenty-one Japanese warships participated, resulting In a Russian victory. - A similar report was current at Lino Tung July 6, the location of the engage ment then being given as northward of Genaan, Cores. Japanese Pusale Russians. With the return of three days of flno weather, drying the roads at the theater Of war, the military authorities here are once mora inclined to believe In the proba bility of heavy fighting and In the possi bility of a general engsgcmenC "The Japa nese columns are again said to be push ing forward at all points, but the atra tegetio plans of the Japanese, as well as the location of their main force and the place where their chief blow will be struck, whether at Kin Chou, Hal Cheng. Llao Yang or even at Mukden, are still pusxllng Russian- aulnorltles. In a general way the Japanese seem to be withdrawing their pressure out of the west Kal Chou and Llao Yang, but to be maintaining It north ' sunt, as if contemplating the combined at track on Tal Chlao. The success of the Japanese flanking operations is disconcerting the Russians. Cue by one the passes In the mountains, Which the Russians had fortified in ad vance) with Infinite pains, have been at tacked by the Japanese, who have alwaya aianaged, by trails not marked on the '"Is. to circumvent the Russlana. When eiwratlng along the interior lines with the railroad to facilitate the movement of troops the Russian staff believes this fine uoilty of the Japanese will disappear, and when the Japanese debouch Into the plains, the Russians, who are accustomed .Continued on Third Page.) ABYSSINIAN MINISTER IS SICK Ellis Arrives at JlbntlL 'bet U In the Cere of a Physician. JIBUTTL, French Somallland, July 8. W. H. Ellis, carrying the treaty of com merce between the United States and Abyssinia to Emperor Menellk, arrived here today from Marseilles on the French steamer Oxus. He says he has heard nothing whatever concern rng F. Ken Loomis. Hla plane for proceedin- Abysslnla are not yet completed not yet completed , cn' y 8.-A pri iber of ' V"'.AX I f. H, Ellis v' .nla PARIS. July 8.. : from a member I companying W. saye the latter was La rlously sick on board the steamer G -s and was in the doctor's care. His Illness, however. Is not considered likely to interrupt Ellis' mission to Emperor Menellk. SEES RAT OF HOP1S FOR FINLAND Official Organ of national Party Greets Hew Governor Warmly. HELSINGFORS, Finland, July 8. The Unslsuometar, organ of the old Finnish" party, says: "Emperor Nicholas' recent rescript, (of Finland) comes like a refreshing breeze, reviving our courage and hope which had almost departed. We again breathe easier, after learning from his majesty that Fin land's welfare depends solely on peaceful conditions under a Joint rule of the Russian, crown and Finland's Institutions. That I what the Finnish people want. The road toward a mutual understanding Is now much clearer and will be Inaugurated, when the TJtet meets and lays before the throne the needs and (wishes of Fin land." The paper concludes- with greeting Prince Obelensky, . the new appointed governor general of Finland as the executor of views as printed In the rescript. NORGB SURVIVORS REACH LAID Eleven Passengers and Fight Sailors Reach Shetland Islands. GLASGOW, Scotland, July 8. Another boatj with Norge survivors, eleven passen gers, eight sailors and one child; has reached Shetland Islands. This boat, which wsj In charge of the second mate of the Norge, was eight days on the open sea. The party rowed the entire distance to the Islands. All on board were much ex hausted and unable to stand when they landed. The Shetland Islands were sighted by the boat on Wednesday last MOORS DISARM GERMAN MINISTER Tangier's Army Tarns Ont to Find the Suspects. TANGIER, July 8. The German minis ter, who had been threatened by Moors and consequently kept a revolver handy In his bedroom, found the weapon missing when he retired last night. Strange Moors had been seen about the legation .during the evening. Trpops were summoned to search for suspects, but , their efforts have been unavailing. ' Irish Members Are Angry. LONDON, July 8. -In the course of the discussion of the Irish land bill in the house of commons today, Timothy W. Healy, nationalist, fiercely attack ad John E. Redmond, the Irish leader, for selling his estate on the basis of twenty-four and a half year's purchase. His remarks were greeted with a prolonged uproar and cries of "traitor." Mr. Healy said the nation alists had honored him (Healy) by turning him out of the party. In December, 1900. This statement was fiercely resented by the nationalists and Mr. Healy, who was unable to proceed, left his seat. New Maachurlan Tariff Rate, ' ST. PETERSBURG, July 8. It IS offi cially announced that henceforth that when cotton or woolen goods manufac tured In Russia are exported to foreign countries or the Amur territory the duties paid on foreign material used In their pro. ductlon will be refunded. A r-bate will also be allowed on the duties paid on Im ported machinery used In the manufacture of such goods. . Choate Receives Salvationists. LONDON, July 8. Four hundred mem bers of the Salvation army under the com mand of Booth-Tucker and headed by a band marched to the residence of Ambas sador Choate on Charlton house terrace today and were cordially welcomed by Mr. and Mrs. Choate. The ambassador com plimented the army on the results of the meeting of Its congress. Mrs. Maybrlek to Be Released. LONDON. July 8. The Associate T. learns definitely that Mrs. Florence May brick will be released, as an ordinary pris oner on ticket of leave, between n August 1. The authorities have no Inten tion or granting her a free niMon h cannot impose any restrictions on Mrs. MaypncK after her arrival In America Find More Norge Survivors. LEITH. Scotland. July 8. Nineteen mo. survivors of the wrecked Danish steamer Norge, picked up from a boat by a sail ing ship, have been landed at Thorshaven, Faroe Islands. DENVER GOES TO GALVESTON New Cruiser Will Reeelve Silver Serv ice from Capital of Colorado. PHILADELPHIA. July L-The new United States cruiser Denver, which has been lying at League Island navy yard for sev eral weeks, left for Galveston today. The object of the trip, the first since the vessel has. been placed In commission, Is to re ceive a 6,0((0 silver service, the gift of the oltisens of Denver. It Is expected that the presentation Will be "made on next Tues day. The mayor of Denver, who will make the presentation speeoh, and 1,000 cltiiens will go to Galveston. Th .hit contains a full complement of officers and men. lommander Murdoch will accept the gift of the allver service on behalf of me navy. It Is expected that ths Denver win oe ordered to Join the European Former Oeanha Woman Kills Self. COLL'MBCB, Neb.. July l.-8peclal Tele gram.) Mrs. W. K. Lay shot herself this morning at the home of her brother, F. N. Stevenson. She tired the shot with suicidal Intent. The ball passed through the lung and the physicians think that It passed dangerously near the heart. The deed waa committed In a temporary fit of de spondency and there is said to be no chances for recovery. Mrs. Lay received a message yesterday announcing the death of her mother at Morris, N. T., and this, together with other trouble, proved more than she eould bear. Mr Lay )iid until reoently been keenlnsr a srrrvwrir trr - Omaha on Seward street. He came here a woes ago and went to Norfolk, where he secured employment. Th.-v n ksr rn. a number of years before moving to Omaha, some nve years ago. ww, Wi' 'm'Mlm Copyrighted, 1904. by The ARMOURDALE IS ABANDONED Km JixerTalling, but Towns Ara Still Inundated. DAMAGE WILL BE AS GREAT AS LAST YEAR One of the New Buildings of the Nelson Morris Packing; Com pany Collapses at River side. KANSAS CITT, July 8.-Tonlght the Kaw river. Is falling here and a est of Topeka, and It Is confidently believed that the worst of the flood Is over. Not for many days, however, will normal conditions prevail at At-mourdale, Argentine and the low lying portion of eastern Kansas City, Kan., where hundreds of houses of the working class are under water, and many plants are Inundated. In. the lowest portion of Armourdale, which III the most unfavorable portion of the flood area, the water is from three to six feet deep, while surrounding the Nelson Morris packing houses, north east pf Armourdale,, and close to the mouth of the Kaw, the water Is twelve feet deep. Armourdalo is abandoned, the streets running rivers. Most families owned their homes and the aggregate lose will be heavy. Flood conditions In Kansas, off the Kaw watershed, are still serious, the streams at Abilene, Emporia, Ottawa and Wichita still being high and continuing to rise at some point Water Is running several feet deep through Riverside. This region Is suffering as much as It did last year, because, al though the volume of water In the Kaw is not nearly so great as during the flood of 1903, the Riverside region this year must withstand the full force of the overflow from the Raw, while last year the Kaw cut a channel direct from Argentine throus-h the stock yards and the west bot toms to the Missouri river. Argentine, Ar mourdale and Riverside are all damaged as much as last year for this reason. Scores of Homes Lost. Scores of houses have been washed away. One corner of one of the big buildings of the Nelson Morris Packing company being erected in Riverside collapsed today. At the Union station every precaution was taken to protect property. All the baggage in the baggage room was loaded Into freight cars and an engine was put In readiness to pull the cars from the east end of the station as soon as the water should reach the west approach. The express companies moved all packages to their uptown offices. At . the ticket office tickets and other belongings were placed In boxes ready for removal. The Belt line bridge, the Rock Island bridge and the new Metropolitan street railway bridge at James street, connect ing the bottoms with Kansas City, Kan., were damaged severely during the night, but are still Intact. Tky are new steel structures and It is hi J ed will be aafe. Three hundred men are working to protect their aprpoaches. Convention Hall House Victims. Convention hall, on the Missouri sld, which has been opened to the people driven from Armourdale and Argentine, was a scene of activity, temporary cots and bed ding being arranged for the homeless and preparations started to feed thorn. In Kansas City, Kan., also hundreds were cared for, churches, public buildings and many private homes were generally thrown open to them. On the Kansas side Msyor Gilbert ordered all saloons closed and sent an appeal to Secretary of War Taft to direct the commander at Fort Leavenworth to Issue rations to all destitutes. Today all business was suspended at the stock yards, where the water bad' covered the pens to a depth of five feet and flooded the basement of the Live Slock exchanKe. At the packing houses at Armourdale (Continued on Second Page.) JUDGE ALTON B. PARKER. North American Co., Phila. Used by Courtesy RAILROAD SIDE IS UPHELD Interstate Commerce Commission Credits Allowances to Elevators :v. "' - laJon'-'Wcifco.-"'' '" WASHINGTON, July 8.-AS a result of the allowances made by the Union Paciflo railroad to the grain elevators of Peavey & Co. at Council Bluffs and Kansas City the Interstate Commerce commission today upheld the contentions, 'of the railroad. The commission holds that the compensa tion paid for the elevator or transfer serv ice by the Union Pacific Is not unreason able, that the Union Paciflo is entitled to perform the work Itself or hire it done by others and Is not guilty of wrongdoing becuuse Incidentally those employed to transfer the grain are aided more or less In another line of business In which they are engaged. The commission adds that any Injury or detriment resulting to rival carriers under the arrangement Is some thing which the law does not seek to pre vent. . The Peavey company erected the eleva tors under contracts with the Union Pa ciflo, charging lhi cents per 100 pounds for the service. WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL Number of Rural Free Delivery Car riers Named. (From a Staff Correspondent) WASHINGTON, July 8. Speclal Tele gram.) Rural free delivery carriers ap pointed: Nebraska Allen, David H. Buck ley,, regular; Carl Palmer, substitute. Schuyler, Clarence P. Childress, regular; II. A. Waldo, substitute. Wausa, Carl A. Holmqulst, regular; Ed O. Holmquiat, sub stitute. Wlanur, Henry Perrine, regular; R. D Perrine, substitute. Iowa Fairfield, Thomas B. Short, Jr., regular; Ella M. Short, substitute. Industry, Reuben A. Snlffln, regular; Elizabeth Snlffln, substi tute. South Dakota Mansfield, Clinton Evans, ) regular; Elmer D. Evans, substi tute. Winifred, Wilfred B. Beddow. reg ular; Roger Wood, substitute. The First National bank of Dodge, Neb., has been authorized to begin business with 2S,000 capital. James H. Montgomery Is president and T. K. Hasson cashier. HAYTI IGNORES GERMAN ADVANCES Gunboat May Be Necessary to Foree Trade Negotiations. WASHINGTON, July 8. Minister Powell reports to the Btate department by cable from Port au Prince, Haytl, that the Ger man charge d'pffalrea. Dr. Zummerer, has been unsuccessful In attempting to nego tiate a trade treaty with the Haytten gov ernment similar to that concluded between Franca and Haytl, and Is very Indignant thereat. The German warship Panther has arrived at Port au Prince from Newport News and Ifs presence may cause Haytl at least to receive Germany's trade over tures. 0DELL VISITS THE PRESIDENT Governor of New York and Secretary of State Committee Talk Politics. OYBTFTt BAT. July 8. Governor Odoll, aocompanled by William Barnes, chairman of the state executive committee of New York, arrived here today to have a confer ence with President Roosevelt on the poli tical situation In New York. They refused to discuss their vlHlt or what It related to. Governor Odell sold, however, that the re !ort published that President Ritosevelt would name the republican candidate for governor of New York, not only were un true, but they were "simply ridiculous." President Roosevelt, the governor Indi cated, naturally Is deeply Interested In the jiolltlcal situation In his own state. Governor Odell and Mr. Barnes were driven Qlreotly to Sagamore 11111. The governqr said It was their intention to re turn to New Toil on a laU afternoon train. of the North A" jrlcan. FIRST GUN FIRED FOR PARKER Senator Littleton. of Nev.YoTk-Makes-.lha Nominating Speech. PLATFORM READ BY SENATOR DANIEL Opening; Scenes of Night Convention Characterised by Hopeless Con fusion and Sweltering Crash of Humanity. ST. LOUIS, July 8. After a session last ing an hour and a half the democratic convention adjourned this morning at 11:58 o'clock until 8 o'clock tonight The ad journment was made neoessary by the fail ure of the resolutions committee to formu late Its report and after a committee from the convention had visited the rooms of the committee on resolutions and reported the inability of that body to reach the end of Its work by 8 o'clock an adjourn ment was taken until that hour. The feature of the morning session was an address by Richard P. Hobson, who discussed the race question. '' After the decision of the platform com mittee had been announced the program for the remainder of the day was decided upon. The convention will assemble at 8 o'clock, the platform will be read and It Is believed will be adopted without de bate and then the nomination of a presi dent taken up. If a decisive vote Is ar rived at the convention will adjourn until Saturday morning when the nomination of a vice president will be made, Hobson Makes a Talk. A motion was made and carried that Richmond Pearson Hobson of Alabama be Invited to address the convention, Mr. Hobson accepted the Invitation and, in a few moments, made his way from the Alabama delegation to the platform. Ha was greeted with a round of applause and the usual cries of "louder," when he had uttered but a few words. He complied promptly with the request and revealed the best and strongest voloe thus far heard in the convention. "What president has been brave enqugh to enforce the law against the labor union violator of lawT It was a democratic president," he said, and ap plause greeted the assertion. . He passed on to the color question and declared that when the black or yellow races came into contact with white people, If that race would not commit suicide, it must remain 'absolutely distinct. A shout from the southern delegates greeted the statement. He declared that Booker T. Washington would soon outlive his un doubted usefulness if be did not cease to yield to the teachings and Influences of the republican party and Its chieftains. He urged the men of the west and north to refrain from oppressing the south by ad vocating anything that tended to obliterate the racial lines. He deprecated the fact that in the republican convention not one man had risen to speak against tha plank which urged reduction of southern repre eentation In congress because of alleged disfranchisement of voters in the south. The committee, headed by Congressman Ollle James, which has been dispatched to the rooms of the resolution committee, presented Itself, and Mr. James was Intro duced amid great applause. His announce ment was, "Tour committee awaited to wait upon committee on resolutions. The committee Informs you that titty will be unable to report to this convention till S o'clock tonight, when they will bring you a report signed by every member of the committee." At the Evening Session. The crush of visitors around the doors and inside the convention hall at 8 o'clock, the time set for opening of the convention, was greater than at any previous session, because of a rumor that nominations would be made tonight. At two or three entrances the prcssuro on ths doorkeepers snd police- (CoulUiOed eg Second Page.) NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Fair Saturday! shorter and Cooler Saturday Night and Sender. Temperatare nt Omaha Yesterday! llonr. Ilea. Hour. Dea. (V a. m ...... 4't 1 p. m ...... 7.1 O a. m It J 2 p. m TO T a. m M .1 p. m ...... TT 8 a. m M p. ni TS U a. m T d p. m Til 10 a. m Ut tl P. m 7 11 a. m 73 7 p. ra 77 12 m 74 H p. m 7ft 9 p. I" 7 J THIEVES LIVE LIKE PRINCES Desperate Gang at Chicago Confesses , to .Numerous Buralsrles and Al lude to Hurled Treasure. CHICAGO, July 8-Three men. whose crimes are said to rival those of the car barn bandits, Vandlne, Neldermeter and Marx, are being held by the police here while an Investigation is being made of a1 saults, holdups and train robberies the prisoners are accused of. The exlstenco of the band, whose mem bers ey they ore "the original automatic trio," became known through the confes sion of one of them, Truman 11. Wilkin son, who lies at the point of death frnm a bullet wound received after he and his companions had held up and shot J. C. Meller, secretory of a labor union. Suffer ing from the mortal wound Wilkinson made a confession, Implicating his two companion. Charles rheloyn and William Erwlng, who were surprised and captured In a room. Later the two men also con fessed. The prlsnners'arimltted oommlttlnK the robbery of a Northern Paojflc train at Bearmouth, Mont., recently, hut snid noth ing of a shooting which took place In con nection. In hla confession Fheyloyn spokeof having committed numerous robberies, one of which was In a Jewelry store at Wauke gan, $:,000 worth of . Jewelry having been secured. Pheyloyn honsts of hnvln lived In style at Chicago hotels. All three prisoners told of an alleged fortune of $r,,000 burled by 'them In Indiana. CHANGE TIMEF0R MEETINGS Baptist Vonng People's Fnlon Will Hereafter Meet In Biennial Convention. DETROIT. July 8.-Hereafter the con ventions of the Baptist Young People's union will be held biennially Instead of annually. The oommittfee to which was referred the board of managers' recommendntlon to this efTect yeaterdnv rpnrrted InHnv j In favor of It and the report was adopted oy me delegate to the fn centh con vention, now In session her -. The com mittee also . reported In favor of other recommendations of the board, Including one that the society's publication be made a monthly Instead of a weekly. John H. Chapman of Chicago was today re-elected president of the union by accla mation. The vice presidents were also re-elected In spite of the statement of George Muller of Baltimore that he posi tively declined re-election.' Rev. W. IT. Reed of Rock Island, 111., was again ap pointed recording secretary, and H. B. Osgood of Chicago will continue as treas urer. WILL LET CANDIDATES KNOW Prohibitionists Will Notify Swallow and Carroll of Their Nomina tion July S3. CHICAGO, July 8.-Dr. Silas C. Swallow, the prohibition candidate for president, will receive official notification of his nomina tion In IniflanapoJls, Ind., on Friday even ing, July 2X. . Ths meeting will take place In Tomlln son's Hall. A. G. Wolfenbdrger of Lincoln, Neb., the permanent chairman of the con vention, will deliver the notification ad dresa The notification committee consists of one member from each state and ter ritory. Mr. Wolfenbarger acts as chair man. On the afternoon of that day there will be a meeting of the national executive committee for the purpose of a conference with the candidates and for deliberation of different phases of the situation. It Is expected that the vice presidential candi date, George W. Carroll of Beaumont, Texas, will receive his notification at the same time from Homer L. Castle of Pitts burg, temporary chairman of the conven tion, r SEVEN WORKMEN ARE KILLED! Tornado Strikes Bridge Aoross the Mississippi at Thebes and Men Are Blown from Arch. ST. LOUIS, July 8. A special to tha Re publlo from Cape Girardeau, Mo., aays seven workmen were killed and two others seriously Injured by being blown from the second arch of the new railroads bridge across the Mississippi river at Thebes, 111., tonight. The tornado struck a traveling crane upon which the men were at work and pushed it backward for 200 feet. At tha second arch from the Missouri shore It struck an obstruction and was hurled 150 feet to the rocks below. A relief train waa hastily made up and the dead and Injured brought here. MORTON STARTS FOR THE WEST Will Spend Month In Winding Up Af fairs Before Settling In Washington. NEW TORK, July 8. (Speclal.)-Secre-tary of the Navy Morton has arrived here and will go to Chicago. He will spend the rest of the month in winding up some pri vate business affairs In Chicago, Omaha and Nebraska City, Neb., preparatory to returning to Washington permanently. Mr. Morton will also go to Lake Oeneva, Wis., for a few days, where his family are spend ing the summer. During his absence As sistant Secretary Darling will be acting secretary of the) navy. FORECAST OF THE WEATHER Fair Today for Nebraska, with Show ers for Tonight and Cooler Sunday, WASHINGTON, July 8 Forecast for Saturday and Sunday: For Nebraska-Fair Saturday; showers snd cooler Saturday night and Sunduy. For Colorudo and Wyoming Fair Satur day, except showers and cooler In ths east portion. Sunday, fair. For Missouri and Iowa Fair In the west; showers In the east portion Saturday. Sun day, fair. For South Dakota Showers and cooler Saturday. Sunday, fair. For Kansas Fair Saturday. Sunday, fair In west; showers In east portion. XO ONE IS SATISFIED Platform Simply Patched Up to Prevent a , light Within the Party. RESULT FORESHADOWED DAY BEFORE Only Wonder is that Documont Was So Long Incubating. COMMITTEE IS THOROUGHLY TIRED OUT Both Pactions Admit the Result is Not What They Desired. BIG CONTRAST WITH FOUR YEARS AGO At that Time Bryan Sent a Ready Made Plntform and Would Not Permit Slightest Change In Document. ( From a Staff Correspondent.) CONVENTION HALL. ST. IXH'IS. July 8. (Special Tolearam.) The agreement by the resolutions committee on a platform, draft without dissent was to have been .Mtpected after what transpired In the.1 discussion yesterday. Mr. Bryan, It will be remembered, made the pith of his argu ment that the majority should rule, ami he said further that he had come to St. Louis hoping to reach an agreement with the other delegatee on both, platform and ticket and that he still hnd that hope. In view of the decisive majority for the re organizers disclosed by the test vote, the only wonder then Is that It should have taken so long for the resolutions commit tee to get together and that they should have had to fight out differences on so many propositions and that unanimity was the result more of sheer exhaustion than of harmony. I saw the members of the committee file out of the committee room after their all-night session. With few exceptions they all looked haggard, rather than happy. I failed to see the "smiles of sat isfaction" on the faces of the leaders, and all they could be Induced to say Inv re sponse to a volley of reporters' Intermga- torles was: "It is reasonably satisfactory," or, "It Is not what any of us wanted, but we have agreed to It and we can all stand on It." The last was Mr. Bryan's verdict and the first Senator Daniels'. Platform a Patchwork. The platform as finally framed U evi dently a hodge podge of contributions from, a dozen different souroes, In striking con trast with the platform of 1900 sent ' by Bryan to Kansas City and forced on the) convention of four years ago without oh.inging ths dot of an "1" or the cross of a "t." The contention over a money plank was again the main fight, but It ended this time with the omission of all reference to the money question so as to let every one read Into the party creel whatever ha might please to call the dem ocratic doctrine. Recalling by way of contrast the birth of the Kansas City platform remind one that the godfather of that document, the special commissioner of Mr. Bryan, who as his personal representative and the Ne braska member of the resolutions commit tee on that occasion, was entrusted with, the safekeeping of the precious doc aent. Is nowhere in evidence and has, been here. I asked Congressman Ultdv .-k If Mr. Metcalfe would attend the convention, "No, he will not. I wanted him to com and asked him to do so," continued Mr. Hitchcock, "if only to represent my paper, but he did not wish to com and begged off." "I thought he wanted to be delegate and withdrew solely In the Interest of har mony," I suggested. "Well, he changed his mind," said Mr. Hitchcock, "and preferred to stay away, probably because afraid something might happen that he would not like." ' May Change Ills Mind. Incidentally it may be Interesting to re port a conversation Metcalfe bad about two weeks ago with a friend, in which be de clared that if the couventlon should nomi nate Parker or any other man dictated by the Cleveland gang he would retire from the World-Herald rather than write edi torials in support of the ticket 'and plat form contrary to his convictions, assuming, that Congressman Hitchcock would Insist on keeping his paper in line as a party organ. Now, however, that Mr. Bryan has found a I platform satisfactory to David Hill that is aUo satisfactory to him, things may be viewed differently. , As platform builders the democrats have) taken advantage again of ths fact that the republicans promulgated tbolr declaration of principles first and they have tried to take issue on salient points. Their una nimity is unanimity of opposition to the republican posltiou. It is easy to believe the democrats would have been utterly lost and altogether unable to agree bad their convention been held two weeks be fore, Instead of the two weeks after the republican gathering at Chicago. VICTOR ROSEWATKR. PRRTUND THKV WON A VICTORY Nebraska Delegates Talk on tb Party (From a Staff Correspondent.) CONVLNTION HALL, ST. LOUIS, July 8. (Special Telegram.; "We won a sub stantial victory today in the committee on resolutions," said a Nebraska delegate, "through iiran's personulty yesterday (aad we will go home to support tlio ticket We have the platform, the candidate is tu!r;y an Incident." "For seventeen hours we labored la tli committee on resolutions uud w have prepared treatise rutliur than a platform; we have written a volume and said noth ing," said ex-nenator Frank I'ettlgrew and the Intnriate friend of Bryan. "While the platform Is not all I wanted,'' said ex-Hunatur J;, li. Hill, "It Is possibly the best we could do and the nominee will be satisfied because I am' satisfied." Herein is shown the wide diversity of opinion of those who helped make the , platform adopted tonight. It 1 tb pin- '
