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LAST EDITION FRIDAY EVENING, TOPEKA, KANSAS, JUNE 29, 1900. FRED AT EVENING. TWO CENTS. ft 'I Foreign Representatives at the Capital of China Are M With Seymour's Returning Party. SOW IN TIEN TSIN With 200 of His Men Sick and Wounded. Admiral Remey at Hong Kong Enrouto to Taku. HEADS ARE DROPPING. Li Hung Chang . Is . Doing. Hushing Business. Numerous Daily Criminal Exe cutions by His Orders. Washington. June 20. The navy de rartment this morning received the fol lowing cablegram from Admiral Kempff : Che Foo, June 29. Secretary of the Navy: Pekin relief expedition now in Tien Tsin with 200 sick and wounded. Ministers and Pekin party not with them. No news from them. KEMPFF. The department also was advised this morning that Admiral Remey on the I'.rooklyn has arrived at Hong Kong, en route to Taku. The Brooklyn will sail tomorrow for Taku via Nagasaki. CUTTING OFF HEADS. New York, June 29. A dispatch to the Herald from Canton, says: While the general situation here is unchanged an uneasy feeling prevails. An imperial mandate from Pekin di rects Viceroy Li Hung Chang to re main in Canton for the present. An up rising is feared in case of his departure. The numerous daily criminal execu tions by order of the viceroy show his rr-alization of the serious condition of affairs and his firm intention to prevent trouble. He is threatened by the mob with assassination if he should leave the city. Well to do residents have offered Li I-Tunir Chang five million taels($3,50O,000 fur the purpose of organizing municipal EDWIN M. CONGER, United States minister at Tien Tsin, is missing. who guards in the city. The viceroy appre ciates the confidence and gratitude of the people and promises to do his ut most to maintain order. The majority of the foreign women and children have left for Hong Kong or Macao. The British gunboat, Red J'ole, and the United States gunboat, Jm Juan De Austria are in the harbor. Tlie French gunboat Comete is expect ed. LOSSES AT TIEN TSIN. London, June 29. 1 A. M. The casu filtifs of the international force attack ing Tien Tsin were: Americans, killed 3. wounded 2; British, killed 2. wounded ii; Germans, killed 15, wounded 27; Rus sians, killed 10, wounded 37. The gun fire of the Americans and Ilritish is described as "beautif ul." After the relieving force pushed on to the relief of Admiral Seymour, Chinese regulars under (Jen. Nieh. says a dis patch from Shanghai, again attacked Tien Tsin fiercely and bombarded the foreign settlement with a terrible fire. Col. Dorward. British, commanded the column that relieved Admiral Seymour. American marines participated in the achievement. The admiral was found entrenched and surrounded by immense masses of Chinese, who were driven off by the relieving column after a brisk liKht. His men had made a brilliant re sistance, never failing in courage for 1 iavs of continued fighting. During ten days the men were on quarter rations They started with provisions for ten clays ami they could have held out a day or two longer. The column was a few miles beyond Lofa. Deeming it hopeless to attempt to break through the hordes. Admiral Seymour essayed a nisht retreat toward Tien Tin. but he came into collision with a strong force of Chinese arriving from the northwest and could neither advance nor retreat. There was nothing to do but to intrench and to stand siege. He vainly attempted heliographic communication. K-'ymour's men caught several Chinese Lo said the legations had been burned "-" I jT ... w 4 ' . . . . 1 V ! ., '--"!. . " ? I .4 i ' . i and the ministers killed. Others said that the ministers had been imprisoned. The Chinese displayed fanatical cour age in the attack. Four thousand Russians left xlen Tsin four days after Admiral Seymour, but they never got in touch with him. Railway communication from Taku to Tien Tsin has been restored, and the force is advancing toward Pekin. Fight ing was in progress Wednesday in the vicinity Of Tse Chulin. Large prepara tions are being made to support and re inforce the Pekin relieving column. Twenty thousand troops of all armies, largely Japanese, have now been landed. The fate of the members of the lega tions is still a mystery. If they are alive and unharmed at Pekin the Chinese government deserves some credit, Shanghai correspondents think, for restraining the fanatical mob. The Shanghai correspondent of the Daily Telegraph wiring at 9 p. m. yesterday says: "It is reported on good Chinese au thority that the government alarmed by the foreign military preparations, has issued an edict ordering the peremp tory suppression of the boxers and an nouncing a decision to protect the lega tions at all hazards." The British warships have sailed from Hong Kong to reinforce the allied forces at Shanghai. The northern provinces are sending troops toward Pekin, and the exodus of Chinese of all classes from Shanghai continues at the rate of from 10.000 to 15,000 a day. Russian prestige has been injured during the recent fighting; and ah anti-Russian rising In the Llao Tong peninsular, Russian Manchuria, is predicted. According to the Shanghai correspond ent of the Times," advices from "Shang Tung say that Governor Yuan Shik Kai maintains cordial relations with for eigners and has sent numerous couriers to Pekin but none of them has returned. WflOLEYWINS. Illinois Man Named" For Presi dent hy Prohibitionists. Chicago, 111., June 29. The Prohibition national convention adjourned sine die last night after having placed in nomina tion for president John G. Wooley, of Illi nois, and for vice president Henry B. Metcalf, of Rhode Island. The nomina tions in each instance were made on the first ballot. Only two candidates for the presidential nomination were balloted, for, Mr. Wooley and Rev. Silas Swallow of Pennsylvania, Hale Johnson of Illinois withdrawing his name at the last moment ami throwing, his strength to Mr. Wooley. This undoubtedly had a great effect on the result, as the convention earlier in the day had been nearly stampeded for Swal low by an eloquent speech of Homer L. Castle of Pittsburg, and had the friends of the Pennsylvania clergyman forced a ballot at that time the result might have been different. For vice president three candidates were balloted for. H. B. Metcalf, Thos. R. Caskardon of West Virginia and Rev. K. L. Eaton of Iowa. Mr. Metcalf re ceived an overwhelming majority, of the votes cast. Immediately after the announcement of the result of the ballot for the nresiden- tial nomination Dr. Swallow was proposed as tnc vice presidential nominee. 1 tie con vention went wiiu over the suggestion. but Dr. Swallow, after a hurried confer ence with the Pennsylvania delegation, refused to accept the nomination. During the session ( hairman Stewart of the national committee called for con tributions for the campaign, and over '.Clio was realized in a few minutes. John G. Wooley was born at Collins- ville, O., February 15, 1850. He was gradu ated from the Ohio Wesleyan university in IX, 1, practiced law in .Fans, ill., Min neapolis and New York until 1SSS. when he became a Prohibitionist, and from accept ing occasional invitations to sneak on the subject of the liquor traffic drifted out of practice or nis proression into tne lecture Held, tie nas resided in unicago since Henry B. Metcalf of Rhode Island. Pro hibitionist nominee for vice president, was born 71 years ago. He is president of the Providence Company Savings bank and superintendent ot the taunday school of the Church of Our Father in Pawtucket, R. I. Mr. Metcalf was formerly a Re publican, but joined the Prohibition party several years ago ana nas been promi nently identified with that party since. He has been the candidate of his party for governor several times. HE WON'T STAND IT. Roosevelt "Warns Photographers Against Taking His Children. New York, June 29. Gov. Roosevelt was indignant when he learned that a couple of newspaper photographers had been loitering about his place and tak ing surreptitious views of his children about the grounds and in bathing. "You may say, as coming from me," said the governor, "that I will not tol erate photographers coming here and taking pictures of my children while they are bathing. Furthermore, I will take legal steps, if necessary, to pro hibit it, and punish violators of this rule. I wish you would give all fair warning that I will not tolerate it. One newspaper sent a request for me to sit for a picture on horseback and I consented, and he seemed satisfied with that. Shortly afterward, while my chil dren were in bathing in the cove, two photographers, the newspaper one and another, crept out of the woods and without permission, took snap shot pic tures. That was not a nice thing for them to do, particularly after I had just done a favor in sitting myself for one of them." A HOUSE WARMING. It Was Impromptu and Fire Depart ment Was Called Out. An alarm from box 35 called the fire department at 10:50 o'clock this morn ing to the vacant house at 1306 Tyler street. A family moved out of the house this morning and wishing to leave the prem ises in good condition for the new tenant they piled all the waste paper and rub'oish in the grate and left. The grate found the job rather warm for June and started a house warming for the new tenant by scattering the fire. The blaze was nut out with trifling damage before the department arrived. Ttie ladder truck is being painted and the truck company from station No. 3 is using a farm wagon as a laddertruck. It is not an imposing piece of apparatus but they get there just the same. Weather Indications. Chicago, June 29. Forecast for Kan sas: Partly cloudy tonight and Satur day, with probably thunderstorms in east portion; winds mostly easterly. Blobbs "And now I hear there's to be a Cork Ttrust." Slobbs "Well, that ought to keep its head above water." BRYAN TO GOME. Democratic Leader to Be in Kansas City Friday. A Popular Demand Causes This Change of Plans. CONTENTION'S WORK. Three Days' Session Will Un doubtedly Be Held. City Fast Filling Up With En thusiastic Bourbons. The Vice-Presidential Question Most Discussed. Kansas City, June 29. This city is fast resuming the airs of a convention town. Decorations are appearing all over the city and the windows of busi ness houses are showing pictures of W . J. Bryan, and other prominent Demo crats. While no large state delegations have arrived, individual Democrats, high in the councils of the party are arriving in scores daily. v The plan for the convention work as it now appears Is: Wednesday Bryan nominated. Thursday Platform adopted; vice president nominated. Friday Bryan addresses convention. Adjournment. It is announced on the very highest anthority, saving only that of Mr. Bry an himself, that he will be in Kansas City on the last day of the session. Mr. Bryan will speak from the balcony of the Coates House sometime during .the day, to the silver Republicans at the Auditorium, if that body is still in ses sion, and at such other points as the Kansas City executive committee may direct. "Mr. Bryan will do this," a personal and near acquaintance said for him, "be cause he had had represented to him there will be thousands disappointed if he does not make such an engagement. It is due him to say he is not making politics out of it more than that the ap- portunity presents itself. It may be that a permanent organization will be effected on the first day, and every thing be out of the way by noon the sec ond. In that event, the visitors will be able to start for home that night, for Mr. Bryan will get sufficient notice to bring him here in time to witness the close of the proceedings. Still, the near est we can figure on now is to have him here Friday, and those who want to see the convention and Bryan will have to come prepared to spend three days in town." THE VICE-PRESIDENCY. Many Prominent Men Being Boomed For the Second Place. The contest for vice president, about which centers the greatest interest in the Democratic national convention, is not "anybody's race." The man who will receive the honor of second place on the ticket with Mr. Bryan will be a Democrat whose Democracy is beyond question and above reproach. Two formidable booms which appear to be growing in strength and favor are those of Congressman William Sulzer of New York and ex-Congressman B. F. Shively of Indiana. Each has the geo graphical advantage of representing a pivotal state and both were loyal to Mr. Bryan and stood squarely on the Chi cago platfrom of 1896. There are a doz en or more other booms, all of them en titled to consideration, but the Sulzer and Shively boomers are the first to es tablish themselves. PATTISON A FAVORITE. There seems to be an impression among Democratic leaders that ex-Gov. Pattisun will be nominated for vice pres ident at Kansas City, or at least that he is the candidate of Col. Bryan and the other men who will manipulate the convention. If this is true it shows that they have a great deal of political shrewdness, for Pattison is very strong in Pennsylvania, s was shown by the big majority cast for him when he was elected governor several years ago. He is the only Democrat who has carried this state for many years, and the or acles on both sides say that he is the only Democrat living who can carry it now. He is equally popular in New- York, and has the confidence of the bus iness men over there because of his high character, his business talent and the executive capacity he showed while in the governor's chair. He made no secret of his opposition to the free coinage and socialistic features of the Chicago plat form in 1896, but supported the Bryan ticket as a good Democrat. He is still a "sound money" man, but belongs to the regular faction of the party and goes to the Kansas City convention as a dele gate at large. He has a record against trusts. HILL'S BOOM GROWS. Democrats here are talking more than ever about the probability of the nomi nation of David B. Hill for the place on the Democratic ticket with W. J. Bryan. uemocrats wno nave observed the ten dency since a fortnight ago say that without being pushed the candidacy of Hill nas commended Itself to the judg mem. ui jjemocrais, nortn ana south, as possessing more elements of strength and popularity than any other that has been suggested. If he had the united support of the New York delegation Governor Hill's chances would be ex cellent. As it is, he must divide th delegates from his own state with Mr. Sulzer. 1 SHIVELY OF INDIANA. Outside of New York B. F. Shively of inuiana is one or tne most likely can didates. He comes well vouched for. Those who know him say he is a man who is in every way qualified and de serving ot the vice presidential honors. Lyman J. Abbott, chairman of the press bureau of the Democratic national committee, vouchers cordially for Mr. Shively. He is not a Shively boomer, but he is well acquainted with the Hoosier ex-congressman and is glad to testify to nis gooa qualities. "Mr. Shively's entire life lias been that of a progressive and- consistent Democrat," Mr. Abbott said last night, "He is a former greenbacker and is ab solutely sound on every Democratic doc trine, including silver. He is an eio quent man on the stump and a strong writer. I can testify that he did not waver in the least in 1896. Mr. Shively was the Democratic nom , inee for governor of Indiana in 1896. He represented the Terre Haute, district In congress four years. NEWSPAPER WRITERS ARRIVE. The advance guard of the newspaper correspondents arrived yesterday. The first large party to reach here was the New York World staff. The party stopped at the Midland and it includes the following: Foster Coates, manag ing editor of the New York Evening World; Louis Seibold, Ewan Justice and S. G. Blythe. Mr. Coates is in charge of the World staff. Messrs. Blythe and Justice are Washington correspondents. The New York Herald sent a number of artists ahead of the writing force. H. G. Dart is in charge of the art de partment and W. H. Loomis accom panies him. J. I. Pughe, one of the most famous of cartoonists and a member of the art staff, of Puck, is here for the Herald. All of the artists named are at the Midland. The Herald will have twelve men here during the convention. Among them will be Harry Brown, George Fuller, Leo Reading and Night City Editor Burke. M. E. Hennessy, of the Boston Globe, is at the Midland. The Chicago Tribune is represented by Charles J. Powers, who is registered at the Coates House. He will probably be the only member of the Tribune staff who will stop at a hotel, as the paper has chartered a srivate car for its staff. The Philadelphia North American is represented by Herbert A. Trask and Cartoonist Moyer, who are already at the Midland. The North American will display a banner fifty feet long and nine feet wide across Main street. Among others who are here are Campbell Cory, cartoonist for the New York Journal; M. A. Teague, of the Bal timore American; H. N. Rickey, G. G. Karger and W. L. Evans of the Scripps McRae League. J. D. Whelpley repre sents . Harper's. Weekly. He is at the Midland. LOCATION OF STATE HEAD- QUARTERS. Alabama Baltimore Arkansas Midland Alaska Baltimore Arizona Midland California Coates Colorado Coates Connecticut .... -.: Baltimore Delaware Coates District of Columbia Not located Florida Not located Georgia Baltimore Hawaii Baltimore Idaho Baltimore Illinois ...... Baltimore Cook county Midland Indiana Coates Indian Territorv Savoy Iowa Baltimore Kansas Baltimore Kentucky Coates Louisiana Coates Maine Baltimore Maryland Midland Massachusetts Baltimore Michigan Baltimore Mississippi ...Coates Minnesota Coate3 Missouri Baltimore Montana Nebraska , Nevada New Hampshire . New Jersey New York New Mejcico North Carolina... North Dakota.. . Ohio Oklahoma...- Midland Coates Coates Baltimore Victoria Midland Coates Coates Coates ..Progress Club Savoy Oregon. ..Coates Pennsylvania... Baltimore Rhode Island Baltimore South Carolina Not located South Dakota.. Washington Tennessee... Texas Utah.., Vermont Washington ..... , Ccates .. Washington Baltimore Coates 1115 McGee street Coates West Virginia lsconsn .Midland Wyoming Midland TALK FOR "HAM" LEWIS. Washington Delegation Aided by Men From Juneau, Alaska. Kansas City, Mo., June 29. Thomas Maloney, chairman of the Washington delegation, is here as the custodian of the vice presidential canaiaacy of James Hamilton Lewis ot that state. Mr. Maloney says the states of Oregon, Washington and Idaho are for Lewis, and it is expected that six additional votes will be given him from Alaska. Dr. C. D. Rogers, members of the national committee and delegate from Alaska, says the dele gation has not conferred on the matter, but may cast its vote for the Washing ton candidate. Dr. Rogers says nis delegation is very much interested in getting a plank in the platform against carpet-bag officials in the territories, as there are plenty ot good men in AlasKa to fill all the federal offices. L. L. Wil liams, another Alaska delegate is here. He is to be the next member of the na tional committee from that state. Both Rogers and Wililams are from Juneau. HERE COMES THE ICE MAN. Judge Van Wyck Left St Louis This Morning For Kansas City. St. Louis, June 29. Judge August Van Wyck, of New York, who spent last night in the city, left there this morn ing for Kansas City where he is going to attend the Democratic national con vention. The judge and his party went over the St. Louis and San Francisco road, and will stop at Springfield, Mo., en route. Richard Croker will pass through St. Louis Saturday night over the Burling ton route for Kansas City, unless he de cides to switch his train around and go by way of Lincoln, Neb. The Tammany delegation will travel on two special trains, one of which will pass through St. Louis Monday morning while the other will cross tne river at Hannibal, Mo. The main party, how ever, will pass through St. Louis. Sena tor Hill will go to Kansas City with the Albany delegation. CHAFFEE'S ARMY. Will Number From 6,000 to 8,000 Men. San Francisco, Cat., June 29. The trans port Grant which will sail on Sunday for Nagasaki and thence, it is believed, to Che Foo or Taku, will carry SOO men of the Sixth cavalry, which, in addition to a hospital corps, made up at the Pre sidio. 300 recruits and 200 marines, will constitute the force going to China. The Ninth infantry and a signal corps from Manila and the marines already in China will complete General Chaffee's forces, making ti.OOO to 8.000 in all. Three sur geons will accompany the hospital corps. Acting Assistant Surgeon John Halsell will have change of the medical depart ment on the transport- SILYE& REPUBLICANS. To Meet in Topeka Monday, July 2, and Elect Delegates. There will be in Topeka from all parts of the state next Monday a state con vention to meet at Representative hall at 10 o'clock a. m., to elect 250 delegates to attend the Bimetallic national con vention at Kansas City July 4. They will go direct from Topeka to Kansas City. Charles A. Towne will be here and speak in the evening. The public is invited to turn out and hear him. TOPEK ATHE PLACE Big Kansas Exposition to Be Held Here. Board of Directors Decided by Unanimous Tote. PLEDGE OF $100,000. Commercial Club Guarantees That Amount in Money. . F. D. Coburn Placed at Head of Board of Directors. The big Kansas Exposition of 1904, celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the organization of Kansas as a terri tory, will be held in Topeka. Arrangements will be made at onee to secure subscriptions for stock in the association which will have the Exposi tion in charge. Mr. A. P. Collins, of Salina, who was one of the Kansas commissioners to the World's afir, will prepare a statement outlining the sample products needed for the Exposition, and the work of col lecting such samples will be at once commenced. The statement will be published in every paper in the state. s soon as possible a press agent will be employed to visit other states and work up interest in the Kansas celebra tion. All this was decided at the meeting of the directors of the Kansas Exposition association at the Commercial club rooms yesterday afternoon. The meet ing was well attended, the following di rectors being present: John W .Breidenthal, John E. Frost, Topeka; W. H. McClure, lola: E. G. Pipp, Burlingame; J. A. Kennedy, Bur lington: Sam Kimble, Manhattan; O. L. Atherton, Russell; John J. Dalton, Man kato; S. E. Cole, Harper; F. D. Coburn. Kansas City; C. D. Walker, Atchison; H. F. Sheldon, Ottawa; P. H. Albright, Winfjeld; C. C. Moore, Galena; R. B. Ward, Belleville; A. P. Collins, Salina; James N. Fike, Colby; P. V. Healey, Wichita. Mr. F. D. Coburn was chosen as tem porary chairman of the meeting and John J. Dalton of Mankato, secretary. The committee on nominations for the permanent organization, reported the following names for the respective posi tions: President, F. D. Coburn, Kansas City; vice president, W. E. Stanley, Wrichita; secretary, H. M. Philips, Topeka; treas urer, John W. Breidenthal. Topeka. To the surprise of the directors, Mr. Coburn announced that he would be un able to serve as the executive head of the Exposition, and respectfully declin ed the nomination. In explanation he said that the position would involve a tremendous amount of work and almost undivided attention and he would not be capable of doing the work or giving the necessary attention. He commented on the honor done him by the nominat ing committee, and declared he would do everything possible to help the Ex position along. Several of the directors urged Mr. Co- burn to reconsider, but he replied that there was no "Roosevelt business" about his declination. Mr. John W. Breiden thal and Mr. John E. Frost were in turn nominated for the place, but both de clined. The matter was finally referred back to the committee on nominations, as it was plainly evident that the direc tors meant to insist on Mr. Coburn serv ing. As temporary chairman Mr. Co burn was requested to serve as the ex ecutive head until the next meeting. This he consented to do. Mr. James A. Troutman and Mr. H M. Phillips were present at the meeting as representatives of the Topeka Com mercial olub, and as soon as it was de cided to let the naming of a president go over until the next meeting, Mr. Troutman secured the floor and in a well worded speech invited the direc tors to hold the exposition in Topeka. He called attention to the fact that the idea of the Exposition had originated with a Topeka man, Captain H. M. Phillips, and that it would be eminently proper to hold such a celebration in the capital of the state. "As the share of this city and Shaw nee county in the expenses of Exposi tion," said Mr. Troutman, "I am au thorized by the Commercial club to guarantee $100,000." Mr. Troutman closed by urging im mediate action in the matter. Mr. R. B. Ward -of Belleville moved that the invitation of the Topeka Com mercial club be accepted, and after sev eral of the directors had expressed themselves in favor of the capital city, Mr. Ward's motion carried. Secretary Phillips and Treasurer Breidenthal were requested to make an effort to secure subscriptions for-the stock in the Exposition association, and Mr. Breidenthal announced that he would write personal letters to all the bank ers of the state, and would also call on the banks of Kansas City. . He said he believed many shares could be sold among the Kansas City bankers from the fact that Kansas City banks have on deposit more than $17,000,000 of Kan sas money. It was decided that a statement call ing attention to the samples wanted should be at once prepared and publish ed, and this work was assigned to Mr. A. P. Collins ot Salina, A committee. in which each or the congressional dis tricts will be represented, will be named to look after securing the samples of this year's production. Captain Phillips called attention to the fact that all other states were ex pected to be interested in the Exposi tion, and it was decided that as soon as the finances of the association would permit a press agent should be employ ed to visit otner states and work up interest in the Exposition. The next meeting of the directors will be held some time in Jul the date and place to be fixed by Chairman Coburn. MRS. THORPE HAS CHARGE. Will Conduct Industrial School Her Own Account. tofore been conducted under the auspices of the Woman's club of Topeka, has been turned over to Airs, 'inorpe, police ma tron. The school at present numbers about 60 members, of which 45 attend regularly. The meetings are held every Thursday afternoon in the old court house at the corner of Fourth street and Kansas ave nue. The .children are taught to make clothing and bed clothing. "VVhen the ar ticles are comptetea tnose wno are. in need of them are allowed to keep the things which they make, otherwise they are given to some one who does need them. LEAGUE WOULD NOT PAY. Old Printing Bill of Republican State League Repudiated. For the May, 1898. convention of the State Republican league, when E. F. Caldwell was president, officers of the league incurred a printing bill of $14.95 in necessities for the convention then to be held. This bill has not yet .been paid, and an effort in the convention Thursday to raise the money failed. W. Y. Morgan suggested that the con vention adopt a resolution instructing the new officers elected for the ensuing term to make an assessment upon them selves and settle the debt. President C. H. Titus declined to put the Morgan mo tion and another effort to declare an as essment to raise the amount failed. This was made by M. E. Larkln of Atchison, who thought the bill ought to be paid be cause, it would be a bad thing for "the Pops to get hold of for campaign ma terial." Mr. Lindsay managed the league for two years without incurring debts. He said : "This has been an economical adminis tration: we haven't spent a cent. I guess I am out a few postage stamps, but that's all." ROB THEJEOPLE. Bank Commissioners' Plain Words About Building and Loan Associations. John W. Breidenthal. bank commis sioner, who by virtue of his office, has control of the business of loan associa tions in Kansas, today issues a report upon this subject in which there are some interesting denunciations oi tne methods which some of me organiza tions pursue in dealing with the peo pie. The rebort which Mr. Breidenthal is sues will take its place at the head of state documents because he handles the subiect in no meaningless words but criticises fearlessly the shortcomings which he has discovered. One or tne most striking features of the report is the following: "The local association has popularized the loan association business just as the great fraternal benefit orders have pop ularized life insurance; as a result oi the popularity of assessment insurance, fake fraternal orders and bogus assess ment companies have been organized for the sole benefit of the fellows who nromote the scheme. In the same man ner the so-called "national" building and loan association has been organized. often by 'an gang of conscienceless scoundrels who had no other object in view than robbing their victims; possi blv not robberv in the eyes of the law, but robbery nevertheless, for they take the money of their victims without ren dering an equivalent and appropriate it to their own use. In my last report as bank commissioner, in calling attention to the methods of these associations, I used this language: 'But the modern association is often an entirely different institution, and, instead of providing the home or the profitable investment, it has robbed the investor of his sav ings in a manner compared with which the acts of the highwayman are respect able.' "T now deaire to offer an apology to the highwayman for having mentioned him in connection with some of these associations, for he takes some chances of a 'gun play'; but it has not yet been recorded that any victim of one of these modern institutions for absorbing the parninsa of small investors has snot the man who appropriated his money nor have any of them been brought to justice in any other manner. Not all of the national associations have been organized for the purpose of robbery, and some of those so organized are now in the hands of honorable and capable men; but I insist that the plan is defec tive, and that it is impossible for such nn association to be managed success fully and at the same time upon a just and equitable basis with reference to stockholders who withdraw during the first four or fi'e years of memnersnip. T.Vinn associations." says the report ar-c divided into two classes the local and so-called national or general associ ation. The local association in ou small towns is usually organized for the sole purpose of assisting in the building of homes for persons of moderate means and the board of directors is usually- composed of the best and most substan tial business men ot tne city wno servi without pay or hope of reward otner than the good which will result to the city. The officers or sucn association; usually serve without pay, with the ex eeption of the secretary, who until the business of the association has grown to some magnitude, receives merely nominal salary and even after the busi ness has assumed large proportions the salary is always reasonable for tii very good reason that the stockholders and directors ot local associations at tend their meetings and see to it that their earnings are not squadered in the extravagant salaries and other un necessary expenses. I could enumerate, continues Mr. Breidenthal. "a score of foreign associ ations that have robbed our people in a shameful manner, but it is a painful subject and I will not enlarge upon it. I do not want to be understood as sug gesting that foreign associations have been the only ones through which our people have suffered serious losses for such is not the case." As a remedy for these losses Mr. Breidenthal says: "This will continue to be true as long as these associations are permitted to do busi ness without providing a permanent capital which will stand between the general stockholders, the small invest ors and the 'fire.' " Petition to the Pope Washington, June 29. Advices are ex pected at the papal legation soon con cerning the petition which a contingent of Iowa Catholics recently brought here for transmission to the pope, and which Archbishop Martinelli, forwarded. Its object is to secure the elevation of Fort Dodge, where the petitioneers reside, to a bishopric instead of Sioux City as the authorities in Rome contemplated. The petition was brought here during the absence of Archbishop Madtinell in Or egon, which caused a little delay in its transmission to the pope before whom it must come for final settlement, after the authorities of the propaganda ex amine it. Fusion in Franklin. The Franklin county Populists and Democrats in convention at Ottawa yes terday divided the offices and nominated the following ticket: Probate judge, R. W. Kratz, Populist; county attorney, E. H. Gamble, Populist; superintendent, T. T. Gentry, Populist; commissioner, Wm. Martin, Populist; representative, P. P. Eider, Populist; Dona Needhams.Demo crat; district clerk, John Andrew, Dem ocrat. The resolutions condemned both the state and national administrations in severe language. P. P. Elder offered a resolution censuring the action of the bolting Populists 'in Coffey county in starting a paper to defeat W. A. Deford for senator. This was also adopted. BURIED UNDER FALUfiGWALLS One Fireman Killed and Eleren Injured. While Fighting the Flames at Pittsburg, Pa. MACHINE SHOTS BURN Property Loss Is Estimated at $400,000 Including Patterns Which Can not Be Iteplaced. Pittsburg, June 29. One fireman waa killed and eleven other firemen Injured, and nearly $400,000 worth of property was destroyed in a fire that broke out in the machine shop of the Best Manu facturing company on Twenty-fifth street, early today. DEAD. DAVID .WILLIAMS, killed by fallinff walls. INJURED. Captain Robert Edwards, of No. 25 en gine company. Peter Tantlinger; may die. George Slagle. , i Timothy Murphy. Lieutenant Williams. Fireman Cavanaugh. Captain McGuire. Harry Hart. George Prenter. Bert Lenox. The fire was discovered at 6:JS and the flames spread so rapidly that in less than a half hour the entire plant, four stories high and 100 feet square was burning and it was feared that adjoin ing property would go. Three districts of the fire department were quickly on, tne ground,- and by hard work the fire was kept within the original limits. By 7:30 o'clock the large structure was ia ruins. The firemen were injured by falling walls. They were standing on a fire es cape on the side of the building. They had two streams of hose out and were playing on the fire when suddenly the walls began to topple and in spite of the shouts of warning given the men were caught and carried to the ground by the masses of brick and timbers which fell as the wall collapsed. One or two of the firemen jumped but even thev were struck and cut by the falling bricks and timbers. Williams was taken out dead from under a mass of brick and stone. His head was badly crushed and he was otherwise cut and mangled. Six -of the others were so badly injured that they were soon removed to the west Penn sylvania hospital. The property destroy- ea was valued at J300.000 and the stock of patterns and machinery probably $100,000 more. Many of the patterns can not be replaced. The company manufactured pipe fit tings and valves. At 8-o'olock the fire was under control. - DOLE INAUGURATED. First Territorial GoTernor of Hawaii Sworn In. (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) Honolulu. June 14 The last three great epoch-marking events in the history ot the annexation of the Hawaiian islands to the United States of America took place this morning when Gov. B. Dole, first executive of the American territory, was inaugurated. The oath of' office was taken and the inaugural address delivered on the spot that was the scene of the other two events the reading of the all important proclamation of 1S93 and the flag raising of lii'M. Governor Dole was , sworn and spoke to the people of Hawaii : from the steps of the building where ! seven years ago he first appeared as the leader and where for the first time ait actual beginning was made In negotia tions with the American government for annexation. Promptly at 10 o'clock the governor with his old cabinet and staff officers and the chief justice entered the central grand stand, and there was no delay in be ginning the ceremonies. Prayer by tha Rev. Timoteo, native preacher, was first on the programme. Minister Mott-Smith read the commis sion sent by President McKinley to Gov ernor Dole and handed it to the ne-w sec retary of the territory. Then the oath office was administered by Chief Justice Frear. Immediately after signing tlm oath Governor Dole gave his inaugural address. In his inaugural Governor Dol traced the history of Hawaii. Continuing he said: "The pressing demands of agricultural corporations for cheap field labor, to gether with their great iniluence. will continue as in the past to be an obstacle to the development of such a citizen pop ulation as should control the political fu ture of Hawaii. The two enterprises are mutually hostile. The one is Interested in men as machines, the other as factors In the development of the state." The military review ended the formal ceremonies of the day. The governor and his cabinet left the grandstajid and en tered the building to hold a reception in the old throne room. Governor Dole has made the following appointments: E. P. Dole, attorney gen eral: J. A. McCaridless, superintendent of public works: A. T. Atkinson, superin tendent of public instruction: J. F. Brown, commissioner of public lands: H. C. Aus tin, auditor; H. C. Meyers, deputy audi tor; A. M. Brown, high sheriff; W. D. Alexander.- surveyor; A. T. Hawes, jr., private secretary. The office of treasurer of the territory Is yet to be filled. Henry E. Cooper ia serving temporarily. BRYAN WON'T GO. Positively Refuses to Attend Kansas City Convention. Lincoln, Neb., June 29. If ex-Senator Murphy and Richari tVoker of New York are coming to Lincoln, Wm. J. Bryan has no private knowledge of the fact. He said he knew nothing about their coming, or that of Congressman Sulzer, further than what he read in the newspapers. He declined to speculate on their probable mission on any action at Kansas City. Mr. Bryan today sat for the last photograph he will have taken this year. The demand for por traits of himself and family the post week has been enormous. Mr. Bryan gave, his final, answer to. the Kansas City gentlemen who have been urging him to attend the convention. He posi tively refused to attend. i i