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The Omaha Daily Bee. 190 IS PRESIDENTIAL YEAR THE BEE KEEPS YOU POSTED ON POLITICS BUSINESS MEN FIND THE BEE'S MARKET PACE UNEXCELLED. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1S71. OMAHA, MONDAY MOUSING, JULY 11, 1904. SINGLE COrY TII1IEE CENTS. ONE MORE FORT LOST Chinese Junkmen Assert Japanese Nde an Attack Last Tuesday on Fort -jir. SEE OVER EIGHT HUNDRED DEAD i-JANS Japanese Force Advance to Wi Six Miles of the Besieged Bussian r."t FIGHTING NEAR CHE FOO ON JULY r, vTH Opposing Forces Said to Hare Wai n gagement for Commanding "Hill. One hundred men killed in battle nnnnnnnnana sTtfty Chinese Carrier Art gent Out to Brlngr the Rnsslaa Dead aad Wonaded After tha ' Plht. Copyright, by New Tork Herald Co.. 1H ) 6T. PETERSBURG. July 10.-(New York Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to The Bee.) Toklo dispatches concerning: (ha Japanese occupation of Kal Chau receive Do special confirmation here, which U re ported to be owing- to the fact that the emperor Is now aavay on a journey for an Inspection of the troops, going; to the va rious parts of the empire, retaining all dispatches from the front. However, a Vague ache Klao telegram has been al lowed to pans, saying that heavy fighting had taken place and that the Russians had retired In good order after losing 100 men, (whereas the Japanese losses were 1,000. The dispatch states that the next great fight Is expected at Tache Klao. It Is understood that General Kouropatkln Is directing operations. An especially large band of Chunchuses has been told oft by the Japanese to harrass the Russians back Of Mukden. The usually staid Bourse Qaxette pub lishes a ehaunvanistle editorial to the effect That If things go badly for Russia the echoes of her guns will be heard In the Himalayas and even to the White House," which somewhat cryptic threat is difficult ' to explain. The paper, probably suffering from nervousness, says also that "Our ex pectations are great, but are constantly disappointed by nonaueceas." J mention this from such a paper becaus X was forcibly struck during the last few flays by the rapidly growing pessimistic feeling existing here. ' PI a a to Invade India. LONDON. July 11. Tha Daily Express print today what It claims is General Kouropatkln'a signed plan of Invasion of British India, which, it Is stated, was filed In tha Russian War office .as the officio) ' method ef procedure! case of a war be tween , Russia and ' Great Britain. The document goes Into minute details and is ' tares columns In length. Briefly summed up General Kouropatkln divides such a war Into two campaigns, one ending with the capture of Herat and Tie other after two or three" 'years' ad ministration of the country, with the cap ture of Kashmir, Kandahar and Kabul. After that, says General Kouropatkln, the British would And themselves .without na tive support In India proper. The plan deals minutely with the plans Russia ought to adopt to seoure the co-operation of the Persians and Afghans by an elabo rate system of agents and sheikha. It estimates that one Turkestan army corps and one Trans-Caspian corps wou'd be re quired in the Initial stage of the campaign, "which I should prefer to begin In Mo Member. aa the weather is healthier for the cnen and all Russian porta are frozen. A casus belli can any time when required be found through a collision between Russian avnd Afghan outposts." Chinese Tell of Defeat. CHB FOO, July 10.-o:So a. m. Chinese Junkmen who arrived here today from ' Port Arthur, say that on Tuesday a Chi- neso carrier brought into the town over S00 dead Russians, two of whom were high officials. They state that a part of the Japanese force advanced to within six miles of the besieged town, taking another eastern fort. A dispatch from Che Foo, dated July ?, Stated that in the fighting which occurred on July 4, over the possession of one of the hills northwest of Port Arthur, the Russians lost, according to the Chinese, 100 men killed and fifty wounded. Fifty Chinese carriers were sent out to bring the Russian dead and wounded. " Haaslaaa Repulsed at Two Points. TOKIO. July 10. 7 p. m. General Kurokl reports that on Wednesday, July 6. a de tachment of Japanese troops drove off JJO Russian cavalry and occupied Kan Chang, the enemy retiring northward. The Japa nese had no casualties. The Russian losses are unknown. On the afternoon of July 6 1,300 Ruaslan cavalry attacked a Japanese detachment tiear the north entrance to Fen Bhul pass. The Russians were repulsed and the Japa nese retained poaaeaalon of the entrance to the paaa. The Japanese had four men killed and three wounded. Raealan Cruiser Attacked. 5 p. m. On Friday night, July 8, during . a storm, a flotilla of torpedo boats of Ad miral Togo's fleet approached Port Arthur. On tha following morning one of the tor pedo boats found and attacked the Rus sian cruiser Askold, but the result of the attack 1 unknown. The Askold fired on tha torpedo boat, two petty officers telng severely wounded. Nothing- Doing; at Beoal. SEOUL Cores. July 10. No important oc currence have occurred here today. Oka Reports Victory. WASH INTO N, July lo.-The following Dispatches have been received at the Japa nese legation from Toklo: "General Oku reports that our Second ax ray commenced operations July for occupying Kalplng. After successively dislodging the Russians from their posi tions we finally occupied Kalplng and the neighboring heights on July I. General Kurokl reporta that on July t our detach ment, after expelling 100 Russian cavalry, occupied Hslen Chang, thirty miles north ot Sal Malchlll. There were no casualties fa our side. " "On July I we repulsed a Rustlan cav nlry regiment under Colonel Chlchlnakl. Which came to attack us near North Fenabutleng. Our casualties war four Ajlisd aad tare wounded," SHELL PORT ARTHUR. DAILY Dead and Woanded Russians Con stantly Belnar Brought la from the Front. CHE FOO. July 10. A fair wind brought a fleet of junks from Port Arthur today, carrying both Chinese and Europeans. Re ports which they bring of conditions at Port Arthur are contradictory, but they all say that a Japanese division from the northward is entrenching seven miles from the marine camp, while another division from the east word Is fighting continuously and with the aid of the fleet Is endeavor ing to gain a position commanding the town and the naval basin. A Russian snys the Japanese occupied the summit of Takushan mountain, which Is about three miles from Port Arthur, on the night of July 6, with a mounted bat tery of artillery. On July 7 the Russian cruiser Novlk and four gunboats went out under protection of the guns on Golden Hill and shelled a Japanese battery, which was surrounded and captured finally by Russian infantry. The fighting to the enatward of Port Ar thur had been very heavy since July 4. The Japanese ships along the shore are shelling the Russian position In the hills. The smoke from the artillery on the hills around Port Arthur Is seen almost con tinuously. Dead and wounded are being brought In at all hours, and many private houses have been turned Into hospitals. Only skirmishes have occurred to the north ward. The main Japanese forco la ten miles away, but Japanese scouts have been seen in the "vicinity of the marine camp, which commands the principal pass to tha hills directly back, of Port Arthur. On the nights of July 2, I and 4 the Japanese fleet bombarded the roads from the south of the town. The forts were not damaged. No further night attacks have been made since July 4. A Chinese mechanic from the Port Arthur drydocks says that two large three-funnel ships have been missing from, the Russlun fleet since the fight off Port Arthur on June 23. The battleship Sevastopol Is still undergoing repairs and four torpedo boat destroyers are In dry dock. The Russians, on the other hand, say that their fleet Is Intact, and as a matter of fact the Japanese have been the losers In the fights of Port Arthur. The Russians assert that the Japanese, have lost no less than ten torpedo boats In their attempts to reach the Russian guardshlp, which was protected by the stoneladen ships sunk by the Japanese In their effort to block the entrance to Port Arthur. The guardshlp anchored behind the wrecked vessels. An entrance was opened around the foot of Golden Hill, but the remainder of the channel was closed with booms, making It impossible for torpedoes to pass. . Seven hundred Russians and 100 Chinese me chanics are still at work in the dock yards at Port Arthur. v Some of the torpedo attacks of the Japa nese have been almost ' fanatical. Fre quently they have made attacks where success Was impossible and when the tor pedo boats have been sunk the Japanese have refused assistance, either committing suicide or fighting off their rescuers. JAPS KEEPING ' RtSSIAKS BUSY General Sakharoff Forwards' Report of Far Eastern Movements. . ST. PETERSBURG, July lO.-Lleutenant General Sakharoff, in a dispatch to the general staff, confirms the report of the Japanese occupation of Kal Chau. He says that the Ruaslan loss did not exceed 150 killed or wounded. General Sakharoff adds that the Japanese are on the Tin Kow road. ' General Sakharoff says: Our detachment remained during July S at Kin Chau station, having Its advance posts on the right bank of the Kantakhe river, the enemy occupying the heights on the left bank and ' fortifying themselves thereon. Our battery on the railroad bridge opened fire at the enemy's patrols which appeared In Kantahke vll'age. Toward noon an entilade occurred between a de tachment of the enemy and our company, which observed the enemy retiring. Our losses were six wounded. Toward the evening of July 8, the en emy's forces consisting of four divisions and a brigade, could be made out In fiont of Kal Chau, extending along the seashore. At dawn July the enemy resumed the offensive upon the rear guard of our de tachment, which retired about 6:80 In tha morning, .from Kin Chau to two and a half miles northward toward the Shuanlunsa paaa. At 10 o'clock, under heavy pressure, our rear guard retired on our position at Mali hunts Gulsa and Yaollntas. three miles north of the Shuanlunsa pass. The reir guard held this position under a heavy fire until 2 o'clock In the afternoon, when, in accordnn.'e with Instructions, It retired slowly and In perfect order on the third position at TchJoutailandlundsa. just as our main body was concentrating at Dat chapu and on tha position at Makhunta Gttlga. Tin enemy Kept up a very neavy can nonade for two hours uninterruptedly, but our battery carried on the struggle suc cessfully, llrlng along the Shuan Yan pass. It finally fell bark with hardly any casual ties. On our rlfrlit flank our horse bat tery shelled the Japanese battery. At the sime time the enemy's cavalry advanced s'owly along the shore road to Yin Kow. Our losses are not yet known, but accord ing to the commander of our forces they do not exceed 150. Among the killed was Count Nyrodt. cap tain on the general staff, who abandoned the last position after brilliantly carrying out his duties as chief of staff with the rear guard. An important point In the official account of the battle of Kal Chau Is the statement In General SakharofT's report that the Jap anese are advancing along the coast to ward Yin Kow. The wording of the or iginal dispatch Is not clear and might read equally well that the Japanese cavalry had already arrived at Yin Kow. But owing to the distance and other factors, this la not believed to be the raae, though it la possible the Japanese advance la In cloae touch with the Yin Kow outposts. Captain SrkretofT's ambuscade of a Japa nese squadron north of Slu Yen shows that the Russian force Is farther .east In this region than was generally believed. The absence of Toklo dispatches admitting the loss of the torpedo boat reported by Vice Admiral Skrydloff to have been sunk by the Vladivostok squadron Is taken here to prove that the Japanese are concealing losses when It Is possible to do so. Roada Are Like Swamps. LIAO. YANG. July 10. Notwithstanding the' proximity of tha Japanese the Chlneae Inhabitants are calm and are following their usual occupations. The heavy rains of the last ten days flooded the streets and squares, and the roads are like swamps. Traffic Is greatly Impeded. FORECAST OF THE WEATHER Fair Monday and Tuesday for Ne braska and the Sorronad laar tales. WASHINGTON, July 10. -Forecast for Monday and Tuesday: For Nebraska and Kansas Fair Monday and Tuesday. For Missouri and Iowa Generally fair Monday and Tuesday. For North and South Dakota Occasional showers Monday; Tuesday, fair. KAISER CREATES SENSATION Emperor William Bends a Telegram to Bussian Commander. CONGRATULATIONS ARE SIGNIFICANT Surprised Diplomatic Circles Believe that William Expects a Present After tha War la Over. ST. PETERSBURG, July 10. A sensation has been caused by the publication In the Russkl Invalid, the army paper, of a tele gram from Emperor William to tha colonel of the Wlborg, Finland regiment, of which the emperor Is 'honorary colonet-ln chief. The emperor congratulates the regi ment on the prospect of meeting the Japa nese, and adds that he Is proud his Wlborg regiment will hare the honor of fighting for its emperor, the fatherland, and the fame of tho Russian army. In concluding, the emperor says; "My sincere wishes sccompany the regi msnt. God bless Its standards." This telegram was only published this morning, but by evening Its contents had become widely known and formed the general topic of conversation. A consld erable portion of the public deduced from the message that Germany Intends before long to abandon her position as a mere onlooker in the far east. In diplomatic circles In which the tel gram has caused much surprise and comment. it Is associated with the approaching com merclal treaty negotiations In Berlin. It seems to be generally understood that Rus sla Is prepared to make considerable tariff concessions In exchange for the benevolent neutrality of Germany during the war, as well as for the assistance Germany Is ren dering In keeping the enemies of the Rus sian government In Germany under police surveillance. Moreover, It has been re peatedly affirmed that Russia desires to raise money in Berlin. ST. PETERSBURG, July 10. Whlla the Baltic fleet on Its way to the far east is not Hkely to be able to get coal at French ports, it Is understood that the contractors will send out coal . from these ports to meet the fleet beyond territorial waters. KAISER'S FLEET VISITS EXOLAXD Powerful Sqnadron "teams Into Ply month. PLYMOUTH, England. July 1L Thous ands of persons witnessed the arrival at Plymouth today of the most powerful Ger man fleet ever seen In England. Eight bat tleships and seven cruisers steamod Into the naval base amid salutes. Tho cour tesies will be kept up until July 13, when the Germans will depart. Owing to a wish expressed to King Edward, the Ger mans will receive no formal public wel come and the ceremonies will be confined to naval honors and an Informal luncheon given by the mayor of Plymouth. LONDON, July 11. The arrival of the German squadron at Plymouth has created an excellent Impression here. The Dally Mall's naval expert, who Is one of the beat specialists in his line in England, says the squadrpn is "lncontestftbly superior In fighting qualities to the British ' horns or channel fleets, as now constituted. '' Tha visit creates no little adverse , edi torial comment. Its mission being held to be a mystery, which the Dally Mall says Is only explained by the German officers' desire td see a mobilisation of tha British fleet which Is now preparing for the maneuvers. DEMONSTRATION V COR CERVERA Spanish Admiral Honored for Hla Con dart at Santlnaro. MEDINA S1DONIA, Spain, July 10. As a demonstration of gratitude regarding his conduct at Santiago and his care of Ameri can sailors, Admiral Cervera was pre sented here with an engrossed message bearing the signatures of a number of well known Americans besides letters from the subscribers, bound in a volume. The presentation was made by Mr. Bird of Vienna In behalf of hla fellow Americans. The admiral, In returning hla thanka, aald that his conduct toward Lieutenant Hob son and his fellow Americana after the sinking xt the Merrimao was done on su perior orders. Admiral Cervera had heretofore refused to permit his American admirers to honor him, but notwithstanding this the plans were carried out. PANAMA HAS THE MILITARY FEVER Appropriates AO,O0O to Send General Htteretaa to Study Other Systems. KINGSTON, Jamaica, July 10. General Hueretas, commander of the troops of tha Republic of Panama, with his staff arrived here today on the steamer La Plata. Gen eral Hueretas Is going to Europe to study the military systems of Great Britain, France and Germany and will remain abroad for twelve months. The Panaman government voted $60,000 for the purpose. TORAL DIES IN INSANE HOSPITAL Brooded Over tha United States Vic tory at Saattasro. MADRID. July 10. General Toral, who commanded the Spanish garrison at Santi ago when that place surrendered to the United States forces, died today at an in sane asylum near here. The general be came Insane brooding over his capitula tion. Russian Fleet Sails. SUEZ July 10. The Russian volunteer fleet steamer Smolensk, whloh passed the Bosphorus from Sevastopol, July (, has sailed southwards from here. The veascl took two Red Sea pilots, one for Itself and the other for the volunteer fleet steamer at St. Petersburg, which paaaed the Bos phorus July S, coal laden, and which was reported at Port Said on Saturday. It Is rumored hers that the transports Intend awaiting tha arrival of the Baltlo squad ron. Snrvlvora Continue Journey. LIVERPOOL, July 10. About seventy sur vivors of the wrecked steamer Norge have arrived here from Stornoway, Scotland. They will sail for New York on the Cunard line steamer Auranla. SHEEP KILLE D BY COWBOYS Fifteen Hundred Head Slaanhtered tn Gunnison County, Colorado. A8PBN. Colo.. July 10. Word haa reached here that 1,500 sheep owned by H. H. I-aw-aon of Salt Lake City hod been killed by Gunnison county cowboya. Lawaon had several thousand sheep on the ranges In thla vicinity. One bunch was In Taylor park In charge of three herders. The cowboya swooped down uiin the herders and disarmed them. Then they cut tha throats ef about LtOO sheep. IN WRECKED Fonrteea Persons Fifty Injur Are Killed and In Accl- denl NEW YORK, July 10. Fourteen persons were, killed and about fifty Injured In a collision which occurred at MUvale, N. J.. Just before noon today, when a regular passenger train on the Greenwood Lake branch of the Erie railroad ran Into an excursion train that had stopped to take water. All the dead and Injured lived in Hoboken, Jersey City and New York. Those killed In the accident are: . HENRY OTTRRBTEDT. Hoboken. WILLIAM WE1DMEIER, JR.; Hoboken. WILLIAM REN SB, New York. MRS. ANNA L.EMKOHI, New York. WILLIAM LANE, Hoboken. ' HENRY PECKER. Hobokeni WILLIAM ROHFINO, Hoboken. WILLIAM W1NDERKNECUT. Hoboken. GBOKUH SCII EE R. Hoboken. HENRY KOCH. Hoboken. I5ADOR MANZBK, Hobokon. FRANK HOLNWEDDELU child. Ho boken. GEORGE M'DERMOTT, Hoboken. WILLIAM W I STOW, Jersey City. AGNES LBMKOIIL, child, New York. BOY (name supposed .to be Patterson). . The accident is believed to have resulted from a tower operator having lowered his signal too soon, and this was admitted by D. W. Cooke, general passenger agent of the Erie railroad, who Ban got out a state ment, In which he said; "The operator in the tower failed to set the block signal against the train follow ing." The train which was run Into was a spe cial carrying members of the First Platt dcutscher association of Hoboken on their annual outing and had, 800 passengers. It consisted of twelve cark and two engines. The first engine hod taken water and the train had moved up and stopped with the second engine beside the tank, when the regular train drew near. The flagman of the special signalled the engineer of the oncoming train, but owing to a curve In the road his flag- was not seen until too late.( It la claimed that the engineer of the regular train had slowed down to about ten miles an. hour before he crashed Into the special, but hla en gine tore through the rear car the greater part of Its length and drove the forward end of that car into the car ahead. The killed and Injured were in these two cars. The wrecks ge did not catch fire and the work of taking out the dead and Injured was quickly accomplished. - The residents of Midvale, many of whom bad heard the crash, assisted in the work. The engineer and fireman of the regular train disappeared from the scene Just after the accident. They both escaped injury by Jumping Just before the crash. ' The operator In the tower was Walter Richards. He would make no statement and was relieved and left the scene soon after the accident. A great crowd remained at the scene all afternoon, many of whom were passengers who were seeking infor mation regarding relatives who were on the train. , ' WAN NIX FEARS FOR HIS LIFE Clerk of Teller County Leaves Under Protection of tha State Militia. v - VICTOR, Colo.. July J it rank . P. if aii nix. clerk and Teeofder ."of Teller county, has left Victor, having been accorded a military guard as. far as Canon City. The guard was commanded by Adjutant Gen eral Bell. Mannlx had been before the citizena' committee several times during the past week and his resignation de manded. He refused to leave and tho county commissioners were requested to remove him. They replied that they were advised by counsel that they had no au thorlty to remove Mannlx and declined to meet the request of the committee. Mannlx feared for hla safety and a guard of military was placed at his residence. Late last night he decided to leave the district and General Bell and a detail of soldiers accompanied him. Mannlx said he was not being deported. Discussing the case. General Bell Is cred ited with saying: "There Is no telling what would happen If Mannlx remained In the district. He left because he thought It would be faclig death to remain at Cripple Creek with con ditions as they are today. Many of these men are almost mad and probably would be guilty of foolish acta if the- occasion came up. They are not sane in their Judg ment and their prejudices carry them to extremes. It seems to be now a case of settling up old grudges, and you can't tell what will happen. We are doing the beat we can with the soldiers, who sometimes work day and night." POOL ROOMS MUST CLOSE Attorney General of Kentucky Files Motion of Temporary Injunction Against Proprietor. - CINCINNATI. July 10.-N. B. Hayes, at torney general of Kentucky announces that the pool rooms In Covington will be closed. He has filed three motions In the circuit court for temporary Injunctions against the proprietors of the pool rooms and tho owners of the real estate. On Thursday next the local attorney, assisting General Vcs, will move to have the injunctions issued and for an early hearing at which Judge Shaw will be asked to make the orders permanent and perpetual. It Is stated that the pool rooms will be moved across the Licking river, back of Newport, Ky. MURDERER MAKES CONFESSION Admits Killing: Four Other Men Than the One for Whose Murder He Hangs. PITTSBURG. July 10,-John Johnson, colored, who with Frank Ousley, also col ored, will hang next Thursday for ths murder of James Donnelly, a grocer, has confessed to four other murders. Johnson said he was born In Georgia and about eighteen years ago started out as a tramp. Two of his vlcltms were with him travel ing In a box car on a Virginia railroad. and after murdering them for 15 in their possession he threw their bodies from the car while the train was going. His other two victims suffered a like fate on a Georgia railroad. Movements of Ocean Vessels July 1Q At Liverpool Arrived: Rovic from w York; Lake Manitoba from Montreal: 81 clllam from Montreal; Tunlsan from Mon treal. At Flume Arrived: Plannla from Nw York. At London Sailed: Mesaba for New York. At GlnsKOW Balled: Laurentian for New York, and passed Inlstrahull. At New York Arrived: Astoria from GIhsr-oii' and Moville; Oscar II from Cop enhagen; Sicilian Prince from Genoa and KapU-s. At Southampton Arrived: Germanic from New York. Silled: Frledrlch drr Grosse from Bremen, for New York. At Hamburg Bulled: Bulgaria for New York Hiiti B;iTitniore. At fucenstown enllen: Ktrurla from EXCURSION TR tuui tor mv tors. THREE BODIES COMPARED Resemblances and Contrasts of Eecent Democratic. Conventions. BRYAN'S PERSONALITY FIGURES IN EACH Other Leaders of 1WK1 and 1UOO Have Dropped Out and Many of Them Forgotten In the Mean time. (From a Staff Correspondent.) ST. LOUIS, July 10. (Special Telegram.) The democratic ocnventlon which con cluded its sessions here early this morn ing developed remarkable resemblances and contrasts when plied up against the con vention of 18(4 at Chicago, and the con vention of 1900 at Kansas City, It was, as all great party conventions are, n gath ering of the leaders, but It was plain to one who, like myself, hud attended all three of them, that the leadership had beeu shifted. Some of the old faces have been visible, unchanged, on each occasion, but for the most part a new and younger gen eration of leaders nas come to the front. All three of these conventions resolvrd about the personality of William J. Bryan, although at Kansas City he was not In attendance on the ground. In 1K96 Bryan flashed into the democratic firmament like a meteor In the sky. He came to the front with his famous "cross of gold" rpeech In a debate over tho platform, which had been participated in by David I), Hill, William F. Vilas, John E. Russell, Benja min F. Tillman, John P. Altgeld, James K. Jones and a number of others who would be ranked with the heavy artillery. Bryan's famous peech before the Chicago convention still stands as his record effort at oratory. His addresses In the present St. Louis convention unquestionably rank high as examples of forensic eloquence, but neither In their delivery, nor In their composition, nor, above all, in their ef fectiveness are thoy to be accorded a place alongside of his Chicago address. Of the other men mentioned as having been foremost In the platform debate at Chicago only David B. Hill and Benjamin F. Tillman cut any figure this year end. strangely enough, while worsted before, Hill was the ascendant spirit this time, and Tillman, then against him. Is - now with him. Ex-Senator Jones, to be sure, called the convention to order as chair man, but seemed to disappear suddenly, for nothing more was seen or heard of him. Old Lenders Are Gone. At Kansas City the leading lights of the convention, aside from the officers, were John P. Altgeld of Illinois, William J. Stone of Missouri, ex-Governor Hogg of Texas and men of that stamp, almost all of whom have passed out of glory if not of power. The stellar attraction at Kansas City was the sensational speech of Web ster Davis, turning his doubls summersault from the republican camp Into the demo cratic arena. This time the only ppec tacular performer brought before the convention was Richmond P. Hobson, who, however, made a sorry attempt to eclipse the South African war acrobat. At Kan sas .City, too. thev.sltaflt .wo.nder was Tarn- tnaTiy Bor rree, w-ha jranertd around as If he owned the"-tw York delegation. which. In fact, he did, while this tlmQ his place was taken by the new boss of Tam many, Charles F. Murphy, whose Impo tence shone by striking contrast.' Is it not strange how quickly men full In the limelight are forgotten? One of the presiding officers of the Kansas City con vention slipped my memory and I had to ask more than half a dosen men who like me had been present when he wielded the gavel, before I . could get the name. At Chicago the temporary chairman was Sen ator John W. Daniel of Virginia, who this time waa chairman of the resolutions com mittee, and, as I remember, was equally Inaudible and equally lengthy and tire some In his chairman's remarks then as ho was the other day In reading the plat form. The permanent chairman was Stephen D. White, then senator from Cali fornia, and now for some time dead. At Kansas City the temporary chairman waa C. S. Thorras of Colorado, also a member of the 1901 delegation, whose membership In the resolutions committee1 is seen In the plank referring ' to labor conditions in Colorado. - The permanent chairman at Kansas City was Congressman James D. Richardson of Tennessee, now retired from political activity. The two chairmen of the St. Louis convention, Congressman John Sharp Williams of Mississippi, and Congressman Champ Clark of Missouri neither of them came up to the measure of a good presiding officer; neither of them had the convention well under control at any time and both of them made egregious blunders. Of the chairmen I have men tioned in connection with these three con ventions the ablest by far was Stephen D. White, and next to him 1 would place James D. Richardson. Flaht Always the Same. In each of the last three national con ventions of the democratic party the real fight haa been over the resolutions. In 1896 there were majority and minority re ports and differences were fought out on the floor of tho convention. In 1900 the contest, 'which was over the retention of the 14 to 1 free coinage plank, took place Inside the resolutions committee, where Mr. Bryan's draft won out by the narrow margin of a single vote furnished by ths dolegats from Hawaii. That, too, was a stubborn contest, lasting long into the night, but not so stubborn aa the contest lists, which kept the committee in con tiguous session for seventeen hours. The difference between Kansas City and St. Louts In the matter of platform la that at Kansas City the resolutions were writ ten by Mr. Bryan himself and reported without change, while here the platform was made up out of a conglomerate lot of separate pieces, and, as Mr. Bryan said, with the result of satisfying no ona because glvlns no one what he wanted. Sena tor Tillman's fine rendition of the platform at Kansas City, when reporting it aa com mittee chairman, will always stand out as a'l oratorical gem In comparison with the platform delivery at this convention. The convention Just closed resembled the Chicago convention In that It was a con flict for mastery between two diverging factions of the party. The relative strength of them seems to have been exactly re versed In the Intervening eight years. Whereas at Chicago the gold men went home disconsolate and downhearted; this year the sliver men go home from St. Louis feeling that their ascendency is over and that the money changers who were in possession of the party temple before 1HH have regained control more completely than ever. VICTOR ROSE WATER. Rivers Ara Receding,. KANSAS CITY. Mo.. July 10 With good weather and cevsullon of rain, all the gnrfied rivers of Kansns are receding to I heir summer Ntaava. The people of Ar moiirrinie and Argentine have guiie ba k to their homes. The iLuiimku by the floods has no' bren larice In the (I tits, but the farmers huv fu.-m., Ind losses emountiug to several iiUUutaU liuHUMUul doUki Nebraska weather forecast Fair Monday and Tuesday. Temperature at Omaha Yeaterdsyi Hour. Dear. Hnr. Den. 1 p. m MO U p. m M A p. m ...... 4 p. m NO B p. m ..... . MO I p. m M r p. m M7 M p. m M-'l O p. m fl PARKER GOES TO CHURCH Eloquence of the Life lint her Than that of Lijis Counts, nays the Minister. ESOrt'S, N. V., July lft.-In spHe of lie very unusual hour at which Judge Altm B. Parker, retired this morning after re celpt of the news from St. Louis, hi; was prompt In his dcpar'.uro for church at Kingston tcd;iy. He drove with Mrs. Parker to the Eplscopul Mission C'hur;7 of tho Holy Cru-ss at Kingston, of whluii his son-in-law, Rev. Cl.urKs M Hall, Is rector. Mr. Hall has been attending file St. Louis convention, and In his ubsence Rev. Dr. Edward Cooper, rector of the Church of St, John the Divine, at Itar brouck Heights. N. J , conducted the cer vices. Judge Parker asuisted In taking up the collection. The sermon Included no reference to mat ters civic , or political. After tho service Dr. Cooper wus asked If he had Judge Parker's sllenco In mind In his reference to the eluuueiice of life rather than Hps when he said: "It Is not tha olojuer.ee in life that r peaks as loudly or counts for as much as the life Itself of a man." The doctor smiled, but declined to Fay. Judge Parker's visitors, John B. Mac Donald and Judge Hatch, remained wl h him until 3 a. m., receiving bulletins, and then departed for New York. This aftor noon the democratic nominee for presi dent spent his leisure time seated on hla veranda with a number ft friends. Telegrams of congratulations for Judge Parker continue to arrive. Among those received today were the following from Cord Meyer, chairman of the democratic state committee: After receipt of your messago to Sheohan and tl mi 1 action of the eonven'lon I hnsten to congratulate you henrtlly on your nomi nation. Our work In New York la n-.ucll lightened nnd success assured. From Gnge E. Tarbell, president of the Cortlund County society of New York City (Cortland county Is Judge Parker's birthplace): AH your Cn'tland county friends rejoice with you. Heartiest congratulations. From Congressman L. F. Livingston of Atlanta, Ga. : Accept my heartiest congratulations on your nomination. Now for n strong pull by a .united line and victory Is assured. From Supreme Court Justlco D. Cady Herrlck of Albany: The honest thing, the brave thing, the party to be congratulated. From Arthur Puo Gorman, Jr., at St. Ixiuls: Marylnnd 'delegates congratulate you upon your Bplendld victory. From former United States Senator Tur ner' of Washington state, ot St Louis: , Blncerest congratulations and confident pi etfjotion pf victory. , j , . Front. Morgan, J. O'Brien, Thomas Con wny, James A. Deerlng, a joint telegram of congratulation, sent enronte, dated Pittsburg. From Governor A.. M. Dockery of Missouri: Missouri will eivo you loyal and en thusiastic support. Telegrams have also been received from Joseph Pulitser of New York, former Con gressman Henry St. George Tucker of Vir ginia, Ray Hoffman, president Oklahoma Bar association; John C. Rlchberg of Chi cago and many others. BRYAN IS MUCH IMPROVED Leaves Hotel nnd Goes to the Home of His Cousin, Dr. Jen nlnga. ST. LOUIS, July 10. Mr. Bryan left the Jefferson hotel early today and went to the residence of hla cousin, Dr. Jennings, in this olty. His physical condition was much Improved over yesterday and he ex pecta to leave for hla home In Lincoln to morrow night. When Mr. Bryan left his bod last night to go to the convention hall hla temperature was above 100 and ho complained of much soreness of tho lungs. He was examined after the close of ' tho convention by Dr. Osborne, who decided there was nothing alarming In Mr. Bryan's condition and that quiet and rest would quickly restore him to his usual good health. His appearance at the convention hall was in opposition to the command of his physicians and contrary to the wishes of his friends. - He left his bed at a time when attendants Were absent .from the room and' in doing so created no little alarm for his safoty. COLORED KNIGHTS TEMPLAR Delegates from Several States Meet In Plttabnrn- and Kleet Grnnd Officers. PITTSBURG, July 10. Representatives from the states of Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Arkansas, California, Colorado and Wash ington, D. C of colored Knights Templar met last night in thla city and organised a general grand encampment of colored Knights Templar for North and South America and elected the following grand officers: John Gt Jones, most eminent grand master, Chicago; B. J. Fletcher, deputy grand muster, California: Alex Payne, grund generalissimo. District of Columbln; J. II. Blunt, grand captain gen eral, Arkansas: 8. B, Johnson, grand treas urer, Texas; R. E. Jones, grand recorder, Virginia; II. L. Broudus, grnerul senior warden, Pennsylvania; W. R. Morris, gen eral junior warden, Minnesota; Thomas J. Riley, general sword hearer, Denver, Colo. QUIET DAY AT OYSTER BAY Xn Visitors Received by the President and Only a Few of the Priv ileged Call. OUST Kit BAY. N. ,T., July 10. This was a quiet day at -Sagamore Hill. No vlaltors were received by the president, though during the afternoon a few relatives and Intl-nato pHr""u' friends of the family call: at tho Roosevelt home. The presi dent learned lata today of the final action of the Si. IaiuIs convention, but made no commen'.a on the ticket named or tha events of the convention. Accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt and four of their children the president attended divine service at 11 o'clock In Christ Epis copal church, l.nte In the afternoon the president bnd family and members of the K:nkii ltous?rell family went for a long walk la the cauutry about bagauor JiUL B a. m 71 A n. m ..... . lit 7 a. m Tt N a. m 7 1 t n. m 7U HI n. in MO 11 a. in nt 14 ni R.1 PARKER MUSTBE SEEN" National Committee Oaa Do Holding IJr.til it Has Consulted with Oandidat. TWO MEETINGS ARE HELD AT ST. LOUli. Supporters of Taggart jf Jxdiana Tied They Are Unable to Effort Organisation. CHAIRMAN CALLS MEETING FOR NEW YORK Issues a Statement Baying that Action Now Would Bi Illegal j SENATOR BAILEY WANTS MATTER SETTLED I j.Mtlonnl Committeeman Gaiter Thinks Democrats Will Re Pleased nllh the Platform I'ranied by j the Convention. ST. LOUIS, July ".0. Tha national com mittee, now In ita makeup, met at !. this niornli.u and iiialn at 4 o'clock this after noon, with the avowed intention, on be half of the supporters of Taggart of In diana, ot brgunlzlng by electing him chair man. The early morning meeting was not fully attended, and the object aimed at was not . accoinplit-hed. It was pointed out by Mr. Mack of New York, that It would be dis courteous to take' any action until Mr. Parker, ns tho candidate, was consulted. The Taggart men, while hot having enough to elect, still suggeited that Mr. Hill, Mr. Sheehan nnd Mr. Dolmont, tho candidate's friends, were still here and adoptod a reso lution that they be invited to meet the committee this afternoon. When afternoon came tharo were three ' complications In the way1 of electing". Chairman Jonoa of the old commute boldly nssertcd that such . action as con templated would be unprecedented and In fact Illegal. It slao turned out that at a lato hour the convention adopted a reso lution authorizing Chalrmari Jonea of tha old committee to call the new committee together In New York City at such time aa he might suggest. Then the other thins; was that Senator Hill and Mr. Sheehaa left for New York at noon and could not therefore attend the meeting. Senator James IC Jones, tha retiring chairman of the state committee, mads this statement to the Associated Press: Mnst Meet In Hevr York. "The national convention by specific reso lution adopted last night, authorised me, in fact, instructed mo to call the first meeting of the new committee In New -York City. Until I call It the new commit tee cannot organize and meetings they have are unauthorised. Now let me say, forcibly If need be, that acting under tha convention's authority, I call the national committee to meet in New York City at such time aa Judge Parker Khali designate, for, before I call It, I shall consult him. It would, be an unprecedented thins for tha new commute to organise without con- ' suttatlon with' tho candidate) ' Such a thing waa never heard ot , ... Just after tha afternoon aension beiganj Mr. Taggart, who was, presiding, was asked to retire so that he need not be em barrassed. August Belmont of New York was called into the room and asked to give Judge Parker's views. He skid he could not do so. Col6nel Guffey insisted that precedent demanded that, the committee courteously await Judge Parker's Opinion. "In fact," he said, "the resolution of last night precluded any action until Chairman Jones Issued a call for New York." ' Senator Bailey tmsslltnt. . Senator Bailey of Texas raid that the matter should be sott'.ed at once. It was . customary for the committee to l.ieet Im mediately after the adjournment and elect, and a resolution was passed last Thursday to that effect by the convention. "I guess," he said, "that wo can have Judge Parker's views in a few moments from his friends here, if they care to give them." National Committeeman Guffey of Penn sylvania gave the Associated Press ths1 fol lowing statement: "The convention haa done its work and done It well. There was an utter abssne ' of dictation. The delegates camo hare to deliberate and decide for themselves and thoy did so. They were Aeeply conscious ot the seriousness and the fear which today fills the minds cf ths people. They de- ' sired to present the real Issues which will ' be decided by ' tha campaign In such a shape aa to bring them directly before tha voters not complicated by dead and settled lsajea. "Ths candidates selected and ths plat form upon which, they stand do this, and ought to meet the approval of all demo crats and of all thoughtful cillxena, who place pub'io good first. The American peo ple are true and brave, and the incident of last night will appeal straight to their hearts. The straightforward and manly, and at the same time courteous and re spectful stand taken by Ju?lge Parker on the monetary question, and his approval on ths floor of tha convention, after fill discussion and explanation, should safrfy tha people that the I uatness interests of the country are safer under a demooraUo administration and prevent any possibility of question because no reference waa mads to it in the platform. Satisfied rtth Candidates. "he position of the candidates and tha party Is stronger than It the gold plank had been reported by the co...iulttte on resolutions and adopted vithout (JUcus slon. All question as to tha prminnty of the gold standard has been eliminated from democratic politics. "Judge Parker and Senator Davit ara well known to the people. Their Ifvea have been spent In full view and their character and conduct have been above reproach. They are tried mon and their Uvea shew that they can be trusted In any post' Ion or under any emergency. Wherever tha highest Integrity, best Judgment and beet courage are required, tt v. Ill not be fjuod wanting. The party and Ita candidates command approval. They will grow stronger as tha .mpalgn progren.' Tfcty will .appeal with constantly growing torcf to the hearta and Qonc!:ut. of U.e pro pie." ST. LOl'I'l. .Ill:- !5 -After nearly tw hours of dob:it Senator Taliey offered j compromise if the committee would Jo;t a resolution cndorvlrs- t.' candlduoy of Thomas Tagjrsrt for mail-man of U.e wm mlttue. M '. Mi.ck agreed to this ai.d tl rrs"l-:tIon wna r.dopted. The committee, will therefore meet In Nl w York on the 'll it Chiilr rrmn Junes. List of Committeemen Present. The following national cotnn.l' tirarn, or their proxies as designated, vers frj and uukiilmoisly voted In favor mt IU Couwnued. ea Third llsgf