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VCL. XXI.— NO. 237. OUR ASIATIC EXPORTS PRESIDENT HILL'S VIEWS ON AMERICAN WHEAT PRODUCT Government Should Take In Subject of Commercial Relations With Asm Hofev the Trice of Wheat MlKht Be Nominally Advanced ; An Export Bounty of $2 Per Ton —Some Clean-Cut Expression*. The following interview was given by Mr. James J. Hill to R. L. O'Brien, of the Boston Transcript, who says: I found this great master of trans portation in his office this afternoon. In personal appearance he is one of the most remarkable of men. Of me dium height, his eyes are a deep, dark brown, small and penetrating in their glance, and full of fire; his hair and beard, which are absolutely gray, are i fo heavy as to be almost shaggy, and with broad chest, and evidence of great physics] vigor, for he was famous here ar. an athlete in his youth. Mr. Hill give*; the impression of a man of great htlelkclual force, and such he is. His hands and feet are in motion most of the time as he talks, and his words are emphasized by a nervous and half uneorecious bodily activity. "Have the railroads so penetrated the West that our wheat production is now ai.y where near its maximum?" I asked. "About half, I think," began Mr. Hill. "Of course there are so many eco n<mic factors that cue hesitates to generalize. Only the best of the land back from the railroads is now in use, but a greater demand would bring that out, and so with tho land that can be advantageously irrigated. Assuming that the demand for other cereals in creased correspondingly, I should say that we could rais-? on an average 1.200,00(1,000 bushels of wheat in the en tire country, and that would probably feed 200,000,000 people. When our pop ulation reaches that figure we shall cease to be wheat exporters." "Will thi- milling business eventually go from Minneapolis to Duluth, as has been suggested?" MILLING CENTER. "That is hard to tell. Here is a tri angle (sketching one with his pencil), and here the heart of the Red, river wheat region, here the mills of Minne apolis, and here Duluth, the head of lake navigation. Now the wheat comes down to Minneapolis and as flour is carried on to Duluth for shipment East. Two sides of a triangle are longer than the remaining one. But If Duluth, why not Niagara Falls? That is pooh-poohed here, but I should not be surprised if that became the great milling center of the country. Wheat is easier to ship than flour; it is moved by machinery and pours by gravity, while flour In barrels requires human hands to move it. I believe the line of least resistance will be to take the wheat from the Red river valley down to Duluth, and, as wheat, carry It through the lakes to the Niagara water power, and there have It made Into flour rear the mouths of the con sumers. There will always be an enor mous bread market within easy reach Of Buffalo, and that is the place to make flour. But the movement of an Indus-try is not a matter of a day or a year. These are the slow changes almost of generations.' "If you will stop to think," continued Mr. Hill in another vein, "that the United States exports about 100,000,000 bushels of wheat, an average of 87, --000,000 bushels in the last nine years, the Importance of the Pacific coast ex portation becomes apparent. From our Western coast 30,000,000 bushels are sent out, and as this wheat has to cross the equator twice before reaching Eu rope it is carried in sacks and held on the Pacific coast till November to give It a chance to 'sweat.' These sailing vessels move slowly, and by the time the first ship reaches port the last ship has usually left San Francisco, so that the whole 30,000,000 bushels is prac tically afloat at one time, and that quantity appears in every market re port as "afloat and to arrive." The effect of this is constantly to depress the market, and about as much as 100,000,000 bushels in the elevators of an Eastern city, because the foreigner •would have to send his order here to buy the latter, while in the Pacific coast trade wheat is sent to the for eign market to be sold. Now, if we could as a nation, and we can only do It in that way, because commercial re lations with foreign governments are controlled by the national authorities, take up the question of the disposal of our surplus products, wonders might be accomplished. Until we find such markets, we are at the mercy of the buyers, wherever they may be. Today Great Britain takes from two-thirds to three-fourths of all we have to sell, and is practically the only nation in Europe that by tariffs does not dis criminate against us. But a nation •which has only one customer, and an agricultural nation like ours, is not very well placed. l RELATIONS WITH ALASKA. "If our government will only take tip the subject of our commercial rela tions with Asia, so as to make It pos eible for us to furnish them with part of the food they eat, to the extent say of a third of what we now send to Europe, wo should raise the price of the two-thirds that would remain to go to Europe. A reduction by one third of what now goes to England TODAY'S BULLETIN. P«ge. I—America's1 — America's Asiatic Trade. Davis and Day Confer. Harmony in Ohio. Banquet to Senator Jones. J— Views of Minnesota Democrats. B— No New Fever In Fifteenth. Friends of Fourteenth to Meet. Quiet at Lake City. Jubtle<s in Fireworks. 4— Editorial. Pythian Scandal Aired. 6 — Sporting News. Indians Lead Western League. White Bear Yacht Races. »— Markets of the World. Bar Silver, 60Hc. C*sh Wheat. 67c T— News of the Railroads. Mlnnepolis Matters. Northwest News. St. Paul Man Speaks to Bankera. B— Senator Hanna In St. Paul, Minneapolis Matters. Labor Day Farad*. THE ST. PAUL GLOBE and the continent would raise the price of our entire crop from 10 to IB cents a bushel, and that would do more for the country at large than our legisla tures have been able to do during the life-time of the oldest man now liv , ing. We did undertake to do some thing through our reciprocity with South America, and succeeded only to the extent that we remitted to them in duties on sugars and coffee enough to pay for all we export to them dur ing any ten yeans. The solution of the problem is in the restoration of our merchant marine; that would " make way for the disposal of our sur plus products. Of all the plans^l have Been to give back shipping to Ameri can vessels, none is so good as a small export bounty, say of $2 a ton on all goods exported in American bottoms for a period of ten years. Suppose we senit out 1,500,000 tons a year, that would be a ship carrying 5,000 tons every business day, and yet It would cost the government only $3,000,000 an nually, and think of the value of the cargoes, and the amount that would come back to us from such an export trade. The trouble with this country is that it does nothing for its great transportation and ocean steamship lines like the other nations of the world. The cost of ship building 1b not at the bottom of the trouble, as has been maintained; we are already sending plates to Glasgow, and our pre-eminence in the steel production will soon be as great as it was in for ests when our wooden ships covered every sea. Why, then, are not Amer ican lines doing the business? Be cause our laws and practices are against the great transportation com panies. If an American sailor misbe haves and is brought into port for trial, it is before some politician-judge and with a jury picked up from the sailor's boarding house. The same is true with the railroads. When a body of tramps attack one of our freight trains In Dakota, as has sometimes happened, and our men in protecting railroad property resist them and are beaten almost to death, the sheriff is afraid to enforce much law on the tramps. No railroad corporation can go into court on anything like even terms. While such a condition exists, capital will be slow to invest in American ships to furnish a ferry across the Atlantic. British ships are fostered by their institutions, and all European lines subsidized. Now, to keep up in the race for our share of the carrying trade of the world, and upon that largely depends our building a mar ket for our surplus products, the gov ernment should make tome induce ments in the way of bounties, and in that direction its money, can be much better spent than in needless public buildings and a hundred other things which now command the support of our law-makers." PERFECTING PLANS. American _ Canadian Commission Held No Session Yesterday. QUEBEC, Aug. 24.— N0 meeting of ■the joint arbitration commission was held today. Both the American and Canadian commissioners are at work on plans for procedure, and will com pare notes and decide upon a plan at the joint meeting tomorrow. One point, however, has been determined. Noth ing In detail of the commission's work will be given to the press until after its work is finished. This has been agreed upon by both sides. The reason for this is to prevent, so far as possible, the demands for hearings before the commission. Sir Wilifred Laurier and Senator Fairbanks have both stated that it would be impossible for the comiTMSsion to grant general hearings. They say the work of the commission would never be commenced if this were done. Both the Americans and Cana dians have a great amount of data and official information upon all ques tions to be considered, and whatever additional information is desired will be obtained from available sources. For this reason it is thought a general discussion of the work In the press would tend to bring to Quebec daily delegations of persons anxious to be heard, and result in great annoyance and delay. On the most important questions expert testimony will be heard, a<ncl where local interests are to be eeriously affected a single repre sentative of the interests may be heard. Beyond this the commissiioners say ■they will be unable to grant any re quests for hearings. Briefs and docu ments on all questions will be received and given attention. Sir James Winter, the representative of Newfoundland, arrived at noon and will be present at the joint session to morrow. Sir Wilfred Laurier tonight gave a dinner to the commissioners at the Garrison club and in all the speeches was expressed the sentiment that the work of the commission would be car ried out In a most amicable way and that the results would be of lasting benefit to the two great nations. Don M. Dickinson, who has been be fore the commission In behalf of the Michigan lumbermen, left today for Washington. Before leaving Mr. Dick inson brought to the notice of the American commissioners the necessity of changing the old treaty of 1817, un der which neither Canada nor the United States are permitted to build or maintain war vessels on the great lakes. In behalf of the shipbuilders in Buffalo, Cleveland and Detroit and other lake cities, he asked that the word "build" be stricken out of the old treaty and that the shipbuilders be permitted to compete with other parts of the country. He did not ask that the provision prohibiting the mainten ance of more than one cruiser by either government upon the lakes be changed. HIT BY A HURRICANE. Two Schooners In Bier Harbor, Near Green Bay, Capsized. MIARINETTE, Wls., Aug. 24.— A hur ricane struck Big Harbor, a small port on the east side of Green Bay, last night. The schooners Pride, of Mil waukee, and Norman, of Green Bay, which were lying at anchor in the har bor, were capsized and Neil Tellman and another man on the Norman were drowned. The accident was so Bud den that the men had hardly time to prepare themselves when the boats went over. One of the men drowned had gone below to get a rubber coat and was unable to get out. The sur viving members of the crew were res cued by men on shore. The wind also blew down a warehouse on the dock and unroofed small buildings In the town. THURSDAY MORNING AUGUST 25, 1898. DAVIS AND DAY CONFER MINNESOTA SENATOE FIRST TALKS WITH PRESIDENT • Will Be Second Only tol Secretary- Day In Concluding a. Treaty of Peace With Spain Senator Davis Declined to Discuss Peace Plans —Paid a Glowing; Tribute to the Gallant Thirteenth. WASHINGTON, Aug. 24. — Senator dishman K. L>avls, chairman of tho senate foreign relations committee, se lected as a member of the commission to arrange terms of peace with "Spain, arrived in Washington today. He went to the White house soon after hla ar rival, and remained with the president for an hour. The conference was of a preliminary character, and was devot ed largely to the great question that the administration will have to settle as to the control of the Philippines. Afterwards Senator Davis went to the state department and saw Secretary Day, who is also a member of the peace commission. Senator Davis will remain in Wash ington two or three days, and the terms of peace of the American side -will be formulated as far as possible in the conferences which will occur between the president, the secretary of etate and the chairman of the foreign relations committee. These prelimin aries will be of great importance to all diplomatic questions, reference to old treaties, and many poimts to be in volved In the new treaty that will have to be settled by the com-mlssion. Senator Davis would make no state ment as to the expected work of the comrn ss.'on. He would neither express his own views nor discuss the senti ments of the people of his own state or any other sections regarding the Philippines, the government of Porto Rico or the management of affairs in Cuba. Senator Davis briefly referred to the success of the war and the achieve ments of the American soldiers in the different battles which occurred. He was especially gratified at the gallant conduct of the Thirteenth Minnesota at the battle of Manila, and while here made arrangements with the war department for bringing home the re mains of Capt. Bjornstad', of that reg iment, who died of wounds since the battle was fought. Many members of the regiment are personal friends of the senator, some of them living in his vicinity in St. Paul. WHY HAYTI OBJECTED. Was Fearful of Belngr Annexed to the United States. WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.— 1t has just developed that the Haytlen govern ment, In its recent refusal to permit the establishment of a United States weather bureau station there, based its action on a suspicion that the United States intended it as an initia tive to territorial acquisition on that island. While almost all of the gov ernments cheerfully co-operated in the method for the extension of our sig nal service, Hayti absolutely refused. The result was orders of a more posi tive character, refusing to allow any word of our weather warnings in any shape to reach that country. SPANIARD UNMOLESTED. Captain of Dolores Took Chances and Entered the Port of Ponce. PONCE, Porto Rico, Aug. 24.— The coasting schooner Dolores, flying the Spanish flag, entered the harbor this morning. Her captain was uncertain whether a state of peace or war exist ed, but decided to take his chances. The Dolores was not molested. The Alamo, with supplies and cloth ing for Gen. Henry's men, sailed for Arecibo, on the north coast of Porto Rico, this morning. Gen. Brooke is still awaiting his cre dentials. On their arrival he will Im mediately leave for San Juan, a troop of the Sixth regular cavalry acting as escort. Preparations are being made for the emibarkation of the volunteers and cavalry ordered home. The cavalry includes Troops A and C, of New York, and the following Pennsylvania troops: The Philadelphia city troop, the Sheri dan troop and the governor's troop. These are concentrated here and at Guanaca and will prcbaibly sail on the transport Mississippi in the course of a few days. The men are delighted at the prospect. THIRD COMING HOMES. "Will be Ont of Cuba Before the End of the Week. SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Aug. 24.— The last of the troops which took part in the fall of Santiago will leave Cuba by Thursday, and by the end of next week all of the regiments which participated in the campaign against Santiago ex cept those which went to Porto Rico, will cnce more be on American soifc A dispatch received at the war depart ment from Gen. Shafter stated that enough transports were now lying off Santiago to convey the remainder of his command to Montauk Point. The regiments now awaiting trans portation at Santiago are the First lUinois, Ninth Massachusetts and the Third, Twentieth and Twenty-fourth United States. Gen. Shafter and his staff will accompany the last regi ment, and It Is hardly possible that he will leave before Thursday. BPAINS POSITION DEFINED. Control of Insurgents to Be Left to Americans if Possible. MADRID, Aug. 24.— The minister for v/ar, Lieut. Gen. Correa, when asked what instructions had been given Gen. Blanco In regard to opposing the ln surgenta in Cuba, replied that he had ordered the captain generals of Cuba and the Philippines to act in accord with the Americans; but, if the Amer icans should be unable to make the Cubans respect the armistice, then the instructions were to repel by arms any attack upon the Spaniards. AN ALGER INVESTIGATION. One May Be Ordered by the Secre tary Himself. WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.— 1n the opinion of bureau chiefs of the war da- partment, Secretary Alger, to alienee his critics, should order an official in vestigation of the entire work of his department since the beginning of the preparations for war. The commissary and surgeon general's departments say they in particular would be pleased If Secretary Alger would take this step. Upon these two departments has fallen most of the censure of the public. If Secretary Alger concludes to ask for an official Investigation It will ward off a congressional inquiry. This fact is clearly seen and appreciated by Secretary Alger, and officers think it will greatly influence his final decision. GARCIA HEARD FROM. Reports to President Palma, of the Junta, Occapatlotn of Gibara. NEW YORK, Aug. 24.— The follow ing report from Gen. Garcia was re ceived from the Cuban junta today. The report was addressed to President Estrada Palma: "Gibara, Aug. 3.— On the 16th of July I held the last conference with the American general, Shatter. He informed me that the American troops had captured Santiago de Cuba. Aware that my troopa were no longer needed in that vicinity, while they . were needed very much in other places 8.111 lield by the enemy, I so informed Gen. Shatter. He asked .me to delay my departure two or three days, which I did, starting on the 2Cth toward Holguin by way ol Jiguanl. 1 am at present with my general headquarters in the town of Gibara, where I arrived July 30. On the 29th, while encamped in San Pedro Cacium, I learned that Gen. Luque had evacuated this town and that Gen. Luis de Fera, with the troops under him, had occupied it. Ttio Spaniards left In the hospitals 600 sick and wounded, whom I provided with beef. "There U perfect order, in the town, rew municipal officers have been elected*, and everything Is working regularly. The Unit ed States Steamship Nashville was in the harbor when I entered. I requested Its com mander to ask his government to open this port to foreign commerce, or with the Unit ed States, at least, for there is great scarcity of provisions. The Spaniards took everything they could. Gen. Luque is In Holguin with 12,000 men and fourteen guns, and I am trying to force him out, although I can only count on 4,000 men and four cannon with which to fight him. Volunteers And guerilla 3 are dally joining U3. About 1,500 have al ready joined us, and if it continues the Spanish army will be dissolved. "Mayarl, Fra Ben.ita, Juraro and Guanto are garrisoned by our army. The rest of these towns were evacuated on the 22d of July, leaving 100 sick and wounded that we are caring for in the hospitals. When the Spaniards left Mayarl we defeated them, capturing their convoy, consisting of 300 rifles, 1.500 Remington and Mauser cart ridges, two cannon, with ammunition- for them, and provisions and clothing. They suffered severe loes before reaching Hc! guln. They offered to surrender M-anzanllo under conditions which I refused td accept. Very soon my department will be freed from the domination of Spain. — ' ; CaUxto Garoa." SURRENDERED ARMS. They Will Be Cleaned and Used Un leiis Found Worthless. ■WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.— Gen. Flag ler, chief of the ordnance bureau, has received further Information from the officers in charge of the captured Span ish arms at Santiago. They show the number will be about 25,000, with "sev eral million" rounds of ammunition, the exact amount not stated. The re ports stated that these arms are Mauser and Remington, and for the most part are In bad condition, rusty and badly kept. The arms will be sent to New York and Springfield to be cleaned up and examined critically. Ordnance officials say, if they can be put in proper condition, they will be made use of by the army. MINES IN HAVANA HARBOR. They "Will Likely Be Removed Before Military Commission Meets. WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.—Negotia tions have been opened through diplo matic channels by which It is expected the Spanish authorities Will co-operate with the authorities here for the re moval of mines and torpedoes in Ha vana harbor before the .military com mission assembles there. The naval officials believe this to be a proper pre caution on account of our naval ships entering the harbor with the commis sion. The suggestion was made to the French ambassador and has been for warded to the- Spanish government through the French embassy. There is little doubt the matter can be arranged. CUBANS URGED TO QUIT. Their Representative* In America Want the Protocol Respected. WASHINGTON, Aug. 21— The repre sentatives of the Cubans in the United States are still making every effort to secure the dlsbandment of the Cuban forces and acquiescence In the policy of the United States in Cuba. Letters are being sent and arguments be ing made to the Cuban leaders pointing out that the interests of the Cubans lie in co-operation with the United States authorities. Little or no infor mation has been received as to what effect these representations will have upon the leaders in Cuba, but It is be lieved that amicable relations can be brought about when the Cubans are persuaded that it is to their interest to accept the situation as the protocol leaves it. IS A BITTER PILL. Spain Shrinks From Responsibilities of War and Defeat. LONDON, Aug. 25.— A dispatch to the StaHdard from Madrid, by way of France, says: "A very unfavorable impression has been caused in Madrid by telegrams attributing to President McKinley the intention of in structing the peace commissioners to insist upon the cession of Luzon, that American commerce should have the same footing as Spanish in the Philippines and that Spain should pledge itself that none of the Spanish colonies should be ceded to Europeon pow ers. If such are the Intentions of the United States government the negotiations are sure to be laborious, even if an understanding is ever arrived at. The Spaniards consider the cession of Luzon, their best and most im portant island, to be a death-blow to their prestige and sovereignty in those regions and that they would be Irretrievably weak ened and crippled by the presence of the Americans in the center of their colonies." WAS HTJNTINGTON SHOT? Rumor to That Effect That Has Not Been Confirmed. SARATOGA, N. T., Aug. 24.— A ru mor, which has nothing very tangible to confirm it, to the effect that O. P. Huntington, president of the Southern Pacific railroad, was Shot while at his camp, has reached this city. The camp Is located at Pine Knot, Raquet Lake. Storms have prostrated the wires, end it is Impossible at this hour to have the rumor either confirmed or denied. It is not stated how the shooting occurred. In fact there la nothing but the bare ruimor that Mr. Huntington was shot while in camp. HARMONY WON THE DAY OHIO DEMOCRATS AMICABLY ADJUST AH DIFFICULTIES Factional Fight Between Horn-ling and Meyers' Following Declared a Draw — Upton K. Guthery Heada the Ticket for Secretary of State— Campaign to Be Blade on the Hanna Issue. DAYTON, 0., Aug. 24.— The Demo cratic state convention today nominat ed the following 1 state ticket: Secretary of State— Upton Guthery, of Ma rion. Judge of Supreme Court—Hugh G. Nichols, of Clermont. Clerk of Supreme Court— David S. Fisher, of Delaware. Food and Dairy Commissioner— Join Baker, of Hancock. ' Member of the- Board of Public Works— T. Dwight Paul, of Summit. »»««««— i. The convention adjourned, after 5 p. m. after being In continuous session all day. There were no incidents of special Interest after the contest be tween Dowllng and Meyers had been declared a draw. In the Interest of harmony. The proposition of a new plan for party organization of Ohio failed of final adoption, but it was given a chance by such reference as will bring It up next year. The new organization seems to satis fy those working for the nomination of Paul J. Sorg for governor, next year, and not displeasing to the Brice or other elements, and the campaign this year will be made on the Hanna issue, and next year on Senator For aker for not taking steps against Han na. While the resolutions do not favor unlimited colonial expansion, Gen. Find-lay, chaiirman of the convention, said the platform meant to expand by the consent of those to be governed. The most decisive feature of the con vention was its preference for Bryan in 1900, on the same platform as In 1896. PLATFORM OF PRINCIPLES. The resolutions adopted reaffirm the Chicago platform and say: We particularly Indorse the financial plank therein, declaring for the free and unlim ii J otna S° °* silver and gold at the ra tio of 16 to 1, independent of any and all other nations. We are proud of the patriotic conduct in peace and war of that great leader, William Bryan, and we favor his renomination for president in 1900. The platform favors an income tax, and thanks the minority In congress, for seeking to secure 'a Just distribution of the war tax ation equally upon, the wealthy and corpora v iho 3 Ol the Oo ' untry M W€ll *« u P°n its We recognize the eternal truth that life liberty and the pursuit of happinera is the natural and inalienable heritage of all man kind, and since the hand of despotism has been lifted from the island of Cuba, dom inated by Spain, we should afford its ln natntanta an untrammeled opportunity to establish a free and independent constitution al government, deriving its powers from the consent of the governed, and we remind the country that congress, in the resolutions r, ?^ d s ! c l ared v war > resolved "that the United States hereby disclaims any disposi ??£ a, 0 1i lntention to exercise sovereignty jLfisdiction or control over said island ex cept for the pacification thereof, and asserts its determination, when that is accomplished to leave the government and control of the ifirn ♦!, lts P^P' 6 - and we believe that H ™$? p ?° ple °* the Elands of Cuba and the Philippines, redeemed from Spanish dom l£ a Thy, declare otherwise, we should keep £& pCecuTd" WhlCh thS War »» b *«- The resolutions favor the building of the Nicaragua canal, enlarging the militia of all states and reducing the standing army op pose alliance with England or any other for f} 81 ?«. POWel ; Tt deman<l that the United ff^r at<? te * c aotion upon the finding of the Ohio senate on the election of Marcus A. Hanna as senator. KERENS' MEN TRIUMPHED. Missouri Republicans Shelve the Veteran Channcey I. Fllley. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Aug. 24.— After two days' session, the Republican state convention, which was the largest and most harmonious ever held In Mis souri, ended its labors and adjourned sine die at 7:45 this morning. The following ticket was nominated: Supreme judge, long term, G. A. Fin gleberg, of St. Louis; supreme Judge, short term, Edward Higbee. of Lancas ter; railroad and warehouse commis sioner, W. S. Hathaway, of Mexico; superintendent of public Instruction, Prof. John R. Kirk, the present in cumbent. The most important work of the convention today was the turn ing down of Chauncey Ives Filley, who, for twenty-five years of service,' had been chairman of the Republican state committee. T. J. Atkin, a banker and business man of Humansville, was elected as Filley's successor as chair man. Dr. Emil Preetorlus being absent, Vice Chairman Cyrus P. Walbridge called the convention to order at 10 a. m. The selection of a chairman of the state committee being in order. "Wal lace Love, of Kansas City; Will Mor sey, of Warren, and T. J. Atkin, of Humansville, were placed in nomina tion. There was no selection on the first ballot, but on the second Atkin received 600 votes and was declared elected. Morsey received 177 votes and Love 240. At the opening of the afternoon ses sion seven members of the state com mittee from the state at large were selected. Among them was J. R. A. Crossland, a colored physician of St. Joseph, whose election was made by acclamation. As a truce to the colored voters of the state, the rules were sus pended and Hon. Nelson Crews, prom inent negro of Kansas City, was elect ed an additional member of the state committee. GAGE FOR GOVERNOR. California Republicans Nominated Him on First Ballot. SACRAMENTO, Cal., Aug. 24.— The state Republican convention today nominated Henry Gage, a Los Angeles attorney, for governor. Gage had only one opponent, George C. Pardee, of Oakland, who, before 1 a ballot was taken, withdrew in favor of Gage. The nomination was then made for Gage by acclamation. The platform, which was adopted unanimously, reaffirms adherence ,jto the national platform adopted In St. Louis in 1896, and extends the thanks of the Republican party to the soldiers and sailors of the army and navy. Sampson, Schley Hobson, Wheeler and Lawton were complimented, and ex press tribute is paid to the navy. California senators and representa tives of congress are pledged to vote and work for the building of an ade quate navy and Insist that a past thereof be constructed on the Pacific coast. A glowing tribute Is paid to President McKinley and the people of PRJCB TWO CENTS_{g r -. o . g . vli the 'United States are congratulated that the broad policy of the president has dissipated all sectional issues. Be lief In the financial plank of the Re publican platform of 1896 is reaffirmed, and the administration is urged to se cure an international monetary agr.ee ment whenever an opportunity to dp so shall be presented. President Mc- Kinley is commended for his refusal to consider any proposition to look into the assumption of the Spanish-Cuban de"bt. The declared policy of the pres ident to accord to the people of Cuba an opportunity to form a stable gov ernment, thus redeeming the promise made to the world, is indorsed, but the platform demands the annexation of the island of Porto Rico and other West Indian islands, and of the Phil ippines. The acquisition of Hawaii is rejoiced in. "DOODLE BOOK" DEFICIENCY. Technical Shortage in the Treai urer'a Books Made Golod. MADISON, Wla., Aug. 24.— The ex aminations of the state treasurer's books, ordered by Gov. Scofleld, on ac count of the recent doodle-book sensa tion, has been completed. The experts report that funds had been advanced to state employes and others, but the SENATOR JAMES K. JONES, Chairman of the D*emocratic National Committee. amounts have been returned and the funds properly balanced. The time of Gov. Scofleld will be well taken up during the next five or six weeks in making addresses about the state. He has already received Invi tations to speak at twenty county fairs, and, while he cannot accept in a number of cases, he will likely at tend as many as he did last year. He will make an opening address at the Milwaukee exposition. Gov. Scofield today issued a procla mation setting Monday, Sept. 5, as Labor day. PHILLIPS AT THE HEAD. Nominated for Governor by South Dakota Republicans. MITCHELL, S. D., Aug. 24.— The Re publican state convention today nomi nated the following ticket: For Governor — Kirk Phillips, of Deadwood. For Lieut. Governor— J. T. Keane, of Sanborn county. For Secretary of State— W. H. Rod die. For Treasurer — John Shambur, of Hudson. For Auditor — J. D. Reeves, of Brown. Superintendent of Public Instruction — L. E. Collins, of Clay. For Commissioner of Schools and Public Lands — David Eastman, of Rob erts. For Attorney General — John H. Pyle, of Beadle. Four State Convention*. BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 24.— Four state conventions opened here today, the Democrats, Silver Republicans and two wings of the Populists. Temporary or ganizations were made and each branch appointed a harmony commit tee of five. The middle-of-the-road convention adopted a resolution In fa vor of the fusion of silver forces. Congressional Nominations. California — Second district, Frank A. Ryan (Rep.). lowa— Ninth district, Smith McPher son (Rep.). Nebraska— Sixth district, Morris Brown (Rep.). Michigan— Eleventh district, O. R. Pierce (Dem.). Michigan— Ninth district, S. J. Chad dock (Dem.). For Territorial Delegate. EL RENO, O. T., Aug. 24.—Ex-Dele gate Dennis Flynn was nominated for territorial delegate to congress by the Republican convention here tonight. TO BE PROMOTED. Officers "Who Did Coinsplcnons Ser vice at Manila. WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.— The president has called upon Gen. Merrltt, commanding tho military forces at Manila for his recom mendations regarding the operations that re sulted in the surrender of the capital of the Philippines. It is proposed to promote the officers who rendered conepicuoußly meri torious service in the land fighting at Manila Just as was dono in the case of the gallant officers at Santiago. HUNDREDS DROWNED. Awful Fatality In the Knslnier Coal Mine. LONDON, Aug. 25.— A dispatoh from Vienna to the Daily News says that 800 miners were drowned by the flood ing of the Kaalmlr coal mine at Ni ence, near Schnowiz, Silesia, three days ago. DEMOCRATS AT BANQUET COMPLIMENTARY DINNER TO SENATOE JAMES K. JONES Addresses by Prominent Party Men «md tlie Gneit of the Evening Judge A. T. Ankeny Call. Atten tion to the Mismanagement of Im portant Branche. of tne State Government. James K. Jones, United States sen ator from Arkansas, spent last evening in the company of 160 of his fellow- Democrats of Minnesota at the Ryan hotel. M. A. Hann-a, senator from Ohio, epent the evening at the Aberdeen ho tel, arranging to maintain Republican supremaoy in Minnesota, with the aid of the few gentlemen who live at the Aberdeen and provide, the needful for the Republican machine/ A man experienced in Minnesota pol itics might have looked attentively down the long line of tables in the big dining room of the Ryan last flight and have deduced plenty of argument in support of the theory of Democrat^ success In this state this year. The gathering was more truly, representa tive than any held In this'clty in years. The gentlemen present came from cv .cry section of the state, and they rep resented every walk In life. The great bulk of the gathering was Democratic, of course, but the Demo crats did not have the tables to them selves by any means. Next in the hearts of the gathering to the of the occasion was Former Congress man Towne, who sat at the right of Senator Jones. Down through the length of the tables there were other silver Republicans and Populists in some number. They were all Demo crats at heart, though, and all very much in accord in giving tongue to their thoughts when it was proposed that they should be together and. go to a victory at the polls in November. Few of the guests required introduc tion to each other. Most of them had been in many a campaign together and there was a great exchange of rem iniscences of past battles while the public reception to Senator Jones was going on in the parlors. The recep tion began at aibout 8 o'clock and for an hour Darty leaders from all over the state were shaking hands with the chairman of the national committee and exchanging views with him. Senator Jones received in the corner parlor and National Comimitteernan T. D. O'Brien introduced most of the call ers, being assisted by the members of the reception committee. Among the callers there wore some hundreds of local Democrats and others who simply desired to pay their respects to the dis tinguished guest. While the reception was going on Danz's orchestra gave a concert in the corridor and the scene in the hallways of the hotel was very animated. It was after 9 o'clock when Mr. O'Brien led the way into the large dining room, which had been very handsomely decorated for the occasion. The walls were almost covered with the Stars and Stripes. No other colors were used but the national flag and the red, white and blue effectively set off the palms which were scattered about the room in great profusion. The tables, which were decorated with great vases full at roses, filled the room. One was ranged across the far end of the hall and from^ this three long tables were run down the entire length of tha room. 'The orchestra was located on a platform at the lower end and play ed during the dinner. In the small balcony over the on trance there were a few spectators who were very'inuch interested, though scarcely one of the diners observed their presence. They were Mrs. James K. Jones, Mrs. T. D. O'Brien and Mlsa Rogers, of Senator Jones' party. LIST OF THOSE PRESENT. The gentlemen sitting ait the table across the end of the room were, at the right of Mr. O'Brien, Senator Jones, C. A. Towne, P. B. Winston, John L. Townley, C. W. Stanton, Col. Thorn ton, Mat Walsh, T. R. Kane; to the left, L. A. Rosing, A. T. Ankeny, P. Fitzpatrlck, Winona; James Gray, Judge Willis, T. O'Connor, Judge C. F. Macdonaid, Dr. Whitcomb, Judgo W. A. Allen, Winona. The other guests wer-e seated about three long tables runntntf lengthwise of the room. The full list of guests ful, lows: » Arthur M. Hull, E. H. O'Rourke, Chas. D. Smith, R. N- Hare, Frederic A. Pike, A. L Graves H. A. Campbell, Frank H. Cleveland Geo. C. Dunlap, Otto Hoffmann, Lloyd Peabody, Jlathlas Bantz, W. H. Vinson, T. R. Kane, John B. Heard, Geo. F. Spinney, John B. Stryker, P. .S. Battley, J. A. NoweU. Jobn Robert,