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LAST EDITION.
THURSDAY EVENING.
TOPEKA, KANSAS, JULY 5, 1900.
THURSDAY EVENING.
TWO CENTS.
4
17AR CRY IS
Silver Made Subordinate to
Colonial Expansion.
Conservative Element Highly
Pleased by This Action.
OF GREATER BENEFIT
They Claim, Than Omission of
Reference to Ratio.
Hill Clearly the Most Popular
Man Present.
DEWEY IS IGNORED.
Mention of the Admiral's Name
Passed in Silence.
Stevenson, of Illinois, Popular
For Second Place.
ConTention Adjourns Shortly
After Dinner Until 3 :30.
Kansas City, Mo., July 5. The
committee on resolutions completed
its work on the platform at 1:10 p. in.
and adjourned sine die. The vote on
the adoption of the report was unani
mous. The conservative element of
the committee on the platform are
highly pleased over the making of
imperialism the issue of primal im
portance, and some of them express
the opinion that this declaration will
be of greater benefit to them than the
omission of reference to the ratio
would have been.
STORY OF THE DAT.
Convention Hall. Kansas City, Mo,,
July 5. Convention hall was again be
sieged today by eager and excited thou
sands and long before the time set for
opening the second day's proceedings all
of the streets were solidly massed with
humanity moving forward to the many
entrances. Expectancy was at a high
pitch, as it was universally felt that
the day had in store the great events
of the convention.
By 10 o'clock, SO minutes before the
time set for the opening of the conven
tion, nearly every seat in the galleries
was occupied. The delegates were
much more deliberate and came in
slowly.
The word had gotten abroad that
there would be a fight on the floor over
the adoption of the platform.and an
ticipating a session which would be
long and hard after it had once begun
they preferred to come only at the last
minute that their stay in the crowded
hall might be made no longer than nec
essary. The crowd was anxious to see
Senator Hill, and on two occasions
when a bald-headed man came through
the door leading to the delegates' seats
they set up the cry of Hill," which
had proved so sensational a feature at
both sessions yesterday. The senator,
however, was one of the last of the
New York delegation to arrive. The
police arrangements of the hall were a
decided improvement over those that
characterized the opening of the conven
tion yesterday. During the sess'ons on
Wednesday dense crowds of spectators
were allowed to congregate in front of
the speaker's stand and in front of the
press seats and up and down the aisles.
These were at times so densely packed
that it was impossible to pass through
them at all. These people were also
largely responsible for the confusion
that made it impossible, during the
greater part of the sessions yesterday,
for the voice of any man to be heard
ten feet from the rostrum.
POLICE FORCE INCREASED.
Today a swarm of the local police
were on hand, and they started in well
by promptly hustling down the passage
ways all persons who were not dec
orated with the proper credentials in
the shape of badges.
Once th delegates began to put in an
appearance they came in streams and
the space reserved for them filled up
with great rapidity. At 10:30, the time
set for the opening of the convention,
two-thirds of them were seated and the
remainder were in the hall or crowding
through the doors.
The number of handsomely gowned
women around the speaker's stand was
even greater than yesterday, and with
their bright colored dresses, ribbons and
fluttering fans they formed a charm
ing back ground for the high officials
of the party who occupied seats direct
ly in front of them.
The old familiar tunes, played by the
bands in the galleries, brought forth the
old familiar yells from the crowd As
usual "Dixie" and "A Hot Time" were
played repeatedly and cheered enthus
iastically. The arrival of Richard Croker called
forth a few cheers from the gallerlrs,
and as usual when a Tammany man
shows up, there was the cry of "Hill"
Just to remind him that "there are oth
ers." The audience began to manifest signs
of impatience as the time went by for
calling the convention to order and the
officials made no motion to proceed.
The hum of the multitude increased to
a dull roar. The aisles were jammed
and the area in front of the platform
was choked with a shuffling mass of del
egates, officials and subordinates.
Many of the well known leaders
went to the platform to confer on
the status of the convention's busi
ness. White of California Slav
den of Texas. Cable of Illinois,
McCreary, of Kentucky. The fir-e band
labored incessantly to offset theonfu
mion and medley of patriotic airs served
IEWRIAI Ism
to keep the crowd in good humor and
maintain the patriotic fervor. When the
Texans raised to the top of their stand
ard the huge horns of a Texas steer,
surmounted by the legend "Texas gives
200.000 majority," there was a roar of
cracking shout and an enthusiastic tri
bute to Texas Democracy.
BECKHAM COMES IN.
Governor Beckham of Kentucky was
given an enthusiastic reception, as he
came in, a large number of delegates
crowding around to shake him by the
hand. At 11 o'clock the slender figure
of Chairman Richardson loomed up
above the platform assemblage. He
swung the gavel lustily and above the
din faintly could be heard his calls for
order. Slowly quiet was brought out
of the confusion and the chairman pre
sented Right Rev. John W. Glennon for
the opening invocation, the entire au
dience, delegates and spectators, stand
ing reverently with bowed heads while
the words of the prayer echoed through
the building.
With the conclusion of the prayer
Chairman Richardson made an earnest
appeal to the delegates and spectators
to preserve order so that the work of
the convention might proceed without
undue interruption. Sergeant-at-Arms
Martin added another appeal, particu
larly to delegates not to bring their
wives upon the floor reserved for dele
gates as it kept other delegates from
the seats to which they were entitled.
HOGG MAKES A SPEECH. '
Mr. Richardson now announced that
the platform oommittee was not ready
to report and pending word from them
he invited to the platform ex-Governor
Hogg of Texas to address the conven
tion. The giant form of the Texan advanced
to the front and was greeted enthus
iastically. He was in good voice and
his words reverberated through the hall.
When he declared that the party did
not propose to surrender one iota of its
attitude in 1896, as promulgated by the
Chicago convention, there was round
after round of cheers. But this broke
into a whirlwind of approving shouts
when the governor asserted that the
party's platform must contain an un
equivocal and specific declaration for 16
to 1. - It was noticeable that the dele
gates joined with the body of specta
tors in the tribute to the IS to 1 idea.
Governor Hopg arraigned the policy of
the present administration in the Phil
ippines and on foreign affairs generally,
its subserviency to trusts. He closed
with a prediction that a platform ap
pealing to the people for a correction of
existing evils would bring victory in
November.
THEY CALL FOR HILL.
At the termination of Governor
Hogg's address, Chairman Richardson
stepped forward to say a few words to
Sergeant-at-Arms Martin and the crowd
took advantage of the opportunity to
start the cry of "Hill." It came from
all quarters of the galleries, but prac
tically little of it from the delegates.
Mingled with the cans were hisses.
Chairman Richardson wielded his gavel
vigorously and when order was re
stored in degree announced:
"Gentlemen, I have the honor to in
troduce to you A. M. Dockery, Mis
souri's favorite son."
MR. DOCKERY INTRODUCED.
Mr. Dockery was warmly received
and his prompt attack upon the conduct
of the Republican administration for its
management of the Philippine question
was greeted with the usual demonstra
tions of applause. His assurances inat
Bryan would be the next president of
the United States and his condemnation
of any alliance between this country
and England was accorded the same en
thusiastic reception and cries of "Hur
rah for Dockery" from 'the Missouri
delegation. This appeal for harmony
"along the fundamental principles" met
with a cheer, and when a minute later
he said:
"Gentlemen, get onto the platform
whatever it may be," a yell went up
chiefly from the silver delegations.
"Talk this way a little," shouted a
Georgia delegate.
"I can't talk every way," replied the
speaker.
"Then talk this way a little," shouted
the Georgian.
NO APPLAUSE FOR DEWEY.
The first mention of Dewey's name
since the opening of the convention was
made by Mr. Dockery while discussing
the Philippine question, but the name
of the famous admiral was received
without a ripple of applause. He closed
his remarks with the assurance of Dem
ocratic success and the celebration of
the centennial of Jefferson's nomina
tion next November.
MAYOR ROSE SPEAKS.
At the conclusion of the speech of
Mr. Dockery, Mayor D. S. Rose of Mil
waukee was called to the platform to
address the convention. He made a fine
impression instantly. Attired in a black
sack suit and, standing easily and
speaking fluently, he soon stirred the
audience. His voice was clear and ring
ing and penetrated to the uttermost
parts of the hall.
Speaking of Wisconsin he said that
although it had given a majority
againt Bryan in '96 it could be brought
this year into the Democratic column
by a proper platform and a. suitable
running mate for Mr. Bryan. He said
the Democracy of the United States was
in the saddle to fight for the principles
enunciated by Thomas Jefferson who in
the present day was personified by Wil
liam J. Bryan.
Mayor Rose made a strong appeal to
the convention to remember the great
army of German voters throughout the
United States. Those voters, he de
clared, held the balance of power be
tween the Democratic and Republican
parties.
"We believe that we can secure their
co-operation," said he, with earnestness,
"and this convention ought to hold out
to them every inducement to stand by
us."
The fight of the approaching cam
paign was to be made, he maintained,
east of the Mississippi river and north
of the Ohio, and he warned the con
vention that unless the Democratic
party could carry some of those states
victory would scarcely be possible. This
statement was received with cheers
from not only the audience but from the
delegates.
PERSIST IN CHEERING HILL.
"Hill," "Hill." came the cry again as
Mr. Rose concluded, but the New Yorker
was not present and the bands broke
out with "The Star Spangled Banner."
The patriotic strains had no sooner sub
sided than another Hill wave passed
over the assemblage. Some of the New
Yorkers sought to offset the demand
by shouting for "Grady," "Grady."
Again the band came to the rescue and
the hurrahs for Hill gave way to
"Dixie." .
At every pause however, the Hill
shouters clamored for their favorite.
Both Chairman Richardson and
Sergeant-at-Arms Martin moved up
and down the front of the platform ges
ticulating wildly and making panto
mime appeals for order. When the Hill
demonstration had calmed, the chair
man introduced J. E. McVeigh of In
dianapolis for another speech on cur
rent public questions.
He said only a few words and then,
perceiving George Fred Williams on the
stand in whispered conference with the
chairman, the audience called wildly for
the young leader from the old bay state,
while another element continued the
demand for Hill.
When quiet was partially secured the
chair recognized Mr. Williams, who
submitted a resolution reciting:
"That a committee of nine delegates
be appointed by the chair for the pur
pose of conferring with the Silver Re
publicans and the Populist parties now
gathered in Kansas City."
Shouts of "No," "no," followed the
reading but the resolution was put to
vote and amid much confusion on the
floor was declared adopted.
Congressman James Williams of Illi
nois was then introduced by Chairman
Richardson. He opened his remarks by
an appeal to all Democrats to stand to
gether on one platform which he de
clared would be broad enough to hold
them all. He spoke briefly and was
frequently applauded.
GOV. BECKHAM HEARD.
As Mr. Williams took his seat Chair
man Richardson announced:
"We will now be addressed by Gover
ner Beckham of Kentucky." Instantly
there was a roar of applause and dele
gates and spectators springing upon
their chairs to get a better view of the
young governor of Kentucky waved
their hats and handkerchiefs frantically.
The greeting was a fitting counterpart
to the reception given to Governor Tay
lor of Kentucky, in Philadelphia When
Governor Beckham reached the stand
where all could see him he was given a
reception as enthusiastic as any extend
ed by the delegates to any speaker who
has thus far addressed the convention.
The galleries' did not respond with
the same heartiness.
The young governor of Kentucky is
a man of five feet nine or ten, slender
and clean shaven. He was dressed in
a modest sack suit of dark serge and
spoke slowly and with deliberation, evi
dently weighing his words carefully.
His first assertion that in hia opinion
the enthusiastic reception extended to
him was due not to him personally but
to "the outraged Democracy" of his
state, called forth another roar of ap
plause which was equalled a moment
later when he promised that Kentucky
would be carried safely for the Demo
cratic power. His remark, that of late
there had been a considerable exodus
of criminals from his state evoked
laughter and applause and a few cries
of "Taylor."
"We have had such a dose of Repub
lican rule," said the speaker, "that Ken
tucky is prepared to accept any plat
form which the Democratic party will
present. No matter what the platform
may be, Kentucky will stand upon It
and win through its principles."
He turned to leave the stand and was
met with loud cries of "Go on," but the
young governor only bowed and left
the platform.
After the cheers with which Governor
Beckham's speech was received had
subsided, one of the delegates from
Montana started the tuneful old song,
"My Old Kentucky Home," and one
verse of it was sung with vigor, the
singing being followed by great cheering
as the young governor resumed his
seat.
Chairman Richardson at the conclu
sion of the demonstration introduced J.
W. Miles, of Maryland, who addressed
the convention in support -of conserva
tive action upon the platform. When
the rural Democracy of his state, he
said, would stand by that great tribune
of the people, William Jennings Bryan,
he begged the convention that it take
no action that would imperil the
chances of victory for Mr. Bryan. His
heart was beating, he said, in time with
every principle of the Chicago platform,
but he felt that such friends of Bryan
as Senator John W. Daniels ef Virginia,
whose fealty was beyond question
ought to be listened to by those who
had any desire of carrying such states
as New York, Indiana, Illinois and
West Virginia.
"In the name of God," he shouted
earnestly, "if the men In these states
who stood by Bryan in '96 are not his
friends, where are his friends to be
found?"
As Mr. Miles concluded Chairman
Richardson announced that he had been
informed the platform committee would
be ready to report at 3:30.
ADJOURNED UNTIL 3:30.
Thereupon a motion was agreed to
adjourn until that hour, and the vast
audience filed out of the building amid
enthusiastic shouts for the favorite
leaders and the enlivening music of the
orchestra.
OUT FOR. STEVENSON.
Pennsylvania Delegation to Support
the Illinois Man.
Kansas City, Mo., July 5. The Penn
sylvania delegation met in caucus this
morning and unanimously decided to
support Adlia Stevenson, or Illinois, for
the vice presidency. On the platform
question the unit rule was abrogated
and the delegates will vote as they
please.
Ex-Governor Robert E. Pattison re
fused the endorsement of the delegation
for vice president.
FIGHT OIT THE PLATFORM.
Opposition to 16 to 1 Clause Weak
ened at Last Moment.
Kansas City, Mo., July 5. The com
mittee on platform did not reconvene
today until 11 o'clock. It had adjourned
at 4 o'clock with the Intention of get
ting together at 10 o'clock, but the all
night vigil proved quite trying for some
of the members of the committee and
they were slow collecting.
The time previous to the formal meeting-
was utilized by the leaders in last
night fight against the 16 to 1 movement
in an effort to reach a decision as to
whether a minority report ' should be
presented. There were several confer
ences in which "Mr. St. Clair of West
Virginia, Senator Money of Mississippi,
and Mr. Daly of New Jersey were the
principal participants. These three
members were at first quite disposed to
insist upon the formal presentation of
the views of the minority but as one
state after another which had voted last
against 16 to 1 announced its decision
not to carry the matter into the con
vention, their determination weaken
ed and they decided to drop the mat
ter. This they did not do however with
out many protests.
Mr. Daly said he was instructed by
his delegation against any concurrence
in the report of the majority and that
w hether a minority report was present
ed or not he would not sign the report
for 16 to 1. Senator Money presented
a tabulated statement showing that the
votes cast for the ratio represented only
171 out of 930 votes in the convention.
He said, however, that his state had
given him free rein to act as he might
think wisest
New York decided early in the morn
ing not to unite in any minority presen
tation and this decision had a stron?
influence upon determining the decision
(Continued on Sixth Page.)
Forced to Take Poison by
Prince Tuan.
Dose Was Administered to
the Empress Dowager.
IT FAILED TO KILL.
She Is Still Alire But lias Gone
Insane.
Murder of All Foreigners In Pe
kin Further Confirmed.
Holding of Tien Tsin by Allied
Army Impossible.
Copyright, 1900, by Associated Press.J
Shanghai, July 5. Emperor Kwang
Su committed suicide by taking opium
under compulsion of Prince Tuan, on
June 19. The empress dowager also
took poison, but Is still alive, though
reported to be insane from the effects
of the drug. The above had been
officially reported to the German con
sular staff.
Three Chinese servants of foreigners,
have. It Is rumored from a good source,
escaped from Pekin. They report that
all the foreigners, 1,000 In number, in
cluding 400 soldiers, 100 members of the
Chinese customs staff, and a number
of women and children, held out till
their ammunition was exhausted in the
British legation. The legation was fin
ally burned and all the foreigners killed.
CAN'T HOLD TIEN TSIN.
London, July 5 12:40 P. M. The story
of the massacre of all the whites in Pe
kin is being retold today with circum
stantiality that almost convinces those
who have hitherto refused to credit the
sickening tales. The only hopeful fea
ture of the evil news is the fact that it
comes from Chinese sources at Shanghai
but it is realized that even if the trag
edy has not yet been enacted It can not
long be delayed- ujvl-ss help comes from
unknown sources. Even, the holding of
Tien Tsin against the overwhelming
hordes seems now to be a very remote
possibility while the safety of other
treaty ports is seriously threatened.
A dispatch from Che Foo dated yes
terday voices a fear that in view of the
imminence of the summer rains it will
be impossible for the joint forces to ad
vance to Pekin until autumn.
According to reports from Shanghai
the Chinese army, on a march south
ward from Pekin has reached Lofa. This
is presumably General Nleh Si Chang's
force en route to attack Tien Tsin. An
other force of 30,000 Chinese from Lutai
has appeared northeast of Tien Tsin and
is reported to have been driven back by
the combined forces of Russia and Jap
an. The losses of the internationals were
heavy. The native city when captured
was a horrible spectacle, Chinese bodies
lying thick around the guns. The situa
tion In Kwang Tung (or eastern pro
vince) grows worse. Li Hung Chang is
said to be trying to raise a force of 200,
000 militia.
Anarchy Is widespread in the province
of Shan Tung in spite of the efforts of
Yuan Shika, the governor to control the
revolt. Happily, a band r t 35 American
and other missionaries reached Tain
Tau safely on July 3.
Viceroy Liu is reported to be rreely
executing disturbers of the peace at
Nankin.
The German chamber of commerce of
Shanghai has warned Emperor William
not to underestimate the gravity of the
situation but to send troops proportion
ate with the forces of the other powers.
MYERS OF THE OREGON.
Washington, July 5 The navy depart
ment has received the following cable
gram from Admiral Kempff:
"Che Foo Myers, of the Oregon, com
v.
Twang Su, Emperor of China.
Kwan; Su Is the ninth emperor of
the dynasty. He came to the throne In
1ST5. The great events during his reign
have been the opening of the country
to foreign trade, residence and travel,
the introduction of steam machinery.
mands force Pekin. Captain Hall and
Dr. Lippit also there.
"KEMPFF."
HARD FIGHTING AT TIEN TSIN.
London, Jufy 5. A statement Is pub
lished In Berlin that the Chinese have
already taken Tien Tsin, but a cable
dispatch from Shanghai, dated July 4,
9:35 p. m., shows that according to the
latest advices the city is at 11 In the
hands of the International troops.though
the Chinese forces continued their at
tempt to isolate them as they did at
Pekin. They were receiving constant ac
cessions, many troops arriving from
Manchuria. The dispatch adds that
Co). Wogack, commanding the Russians
at Tien Tsin, was almost exhausted. He
had been three days and nights in the
saddle directing the operations.
LEGATIONS MAY BE SAFE.
London, July 5. A dispatch received
by a news agency of this city from
Shanghai under date of July 4, announ
ces that the British legation at Pekin
with 1,600 refugees, was still safe when
the message was sent.
The news agencies dispatch from
Shanghai does not give the Pekin date
but adds:
"With the last reinforcements invest
ing numbers 8,000 men. But for the op
portune arrival of the Japanese troops
the place would have been captured
long since. The heavy fighting resulted
in filling the legation with wounded."
WERE HOLDING OUT JUNE 25.
Paris, July 5. The French consul at
Che Foo telegraphs that a Chinaman
who left Pekin, June 25, reports that all
the ministers and residents who were
then assembled at the British delega
tion, the French, German and Japanese
legations were guarded by their own
detachments and Pinchon, the French
minister and his wife were well. The
other legations, the custom house and
the missions had been burned. The for
eign troops had lost six men killed and
had six men wounded, including the
commander of the British detachment.
BATTLE OF TAKU.
Details of the Opening Engagement
of the Chinese War.
Victoria, B. C, July 5. Details of the
bombardment of the Taku forts were re
ceived by the Rio Jun Maru. "When the
bombardment was commenced the
British Algerine, the German litis, the
Japanese Atago.the United States York
town and the Russian Korejetz were
within 2,000 yards of the forts. A Shang
hai correspondent thus describes the
fight:
At 1 o'clock on Sunday morning, while
the allied fleet were quietly anchored,
without warning China declared war
against the world by opening fire from
the forts at Taku upon the gunboats
near the shore. The first shells were
harmless but afterwards many struck
the Algerine .nd litis. The fleet opened
a terrible fire, blowing the forts to
pieces. The Russian troops on the land
side are reported to have co-operated.
Afterwards at daylight the forts wrere
occupied by strong landing parties who
drove: the Chinese outside at the point
of the bayonet, killing hundreds as they
fled northward. It is reported that the
Algerine and litis are damaged. There
are many casualties, but no list is avail
able. Japanese correspondents say the
Yorktown after withdrawing from
range did not enter the engagement.
On June 1, 639 Japanese, German and
Russian troops were landed to guard
the Tong Tu station and at daylight on
the morning of the bombardment, when
the forts were being fast demolished
they charged the Chinese outside and
carried the square fort, killing many in
a bayonet charge. At the same time the
ships landed parties who attacked the
Chinese outside on the point, who were
driven northward with great loss. Four
hundred are said to have been killed.
The damage to the ships and lists of
casualties have bee:j reported in cable
dispatches.
TO LEAVE CUBA
Three Regiments to Be Brought
Home at an Early Date.
Havana, July 5. At the first meeting
of the municipality of Havana it was
proposed that steps be taken to ap
proach each municipality in the island
regarding the payment of soldiers of the
Cuban army.
A keen discussion ensued, the motion
being well supported by many council
ors. Senor Gener, however, made a
strong resistance on the ground of the
irrelevancy of the matter to the munici
pality, claiming that it was a question
that should be decided by the central
government and he succeeded in having
the motion quashed.
It is probable that within the next
month three regiments of United States
infantry, the First and Second and
either the Fifth or Eighth, will leave
Cuba. This will leave only two regi
ments of infantry in the island.
steamboats, railways and telegraphs;
the establishment of diplomatic rela
tions with- western nations, and the
protection accorded to those who pro
fess, as well as those who teach, Christianity.
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ROOSEYELT'S SECOND TISIT
Train Stops a Few Minutes at Rock
Island x'. .
' The special train bearing Governor
Theodore Roosevelt passed through To
peka en route to St. Joe shortly after 4
o'cloek Wednesday afternoon. The train
was stopped at the Rock Island Y only
long enough to allow the conductor to
register, and was then taken directly
across the bridge and over the- St. Joe
branch.
Holton was scheduled as the first stop,
but Instead the first stop was made at
the reform school, where the boys of the
institution and many members of the
Knights and Ladies of Security were
picnicking. Superintendent Hancock, of
the school, found out the time Governor
Roosevelt was supposed to pass there,
and had the boys waiting along the
right of way. As the train approached.
Governor Roosevelt was informed that
the boys were out to receive him, and
he asked that the train be stopped. His
speech to the boys consumed about
three minutes.
ACROSS THE RIVER.
Roosevelt Continuing Eastward
Speaking as lie Goes.
Hannibal. Mo., July 5. The special
train carrying Governor Theodore
Roosevelt home from the rough rider
reunion arrived at Hannibal early to
day.. The car containing the governor
and his party was left on a siding some
distance from the city until after break
fast. Governor Roosevelt was greeted by
a large crowd and close attention was
given to his brief address. At 8 o'clock
the governor's train left Hannibal, and
soon after crossed the Mississippi river
into Illinois.
Speeches will be made today at
Quincy, Galesburg, Mendota, Aurora,
and possibly one or two other points.
Governor Roosevelt's speech was in
part as follows:
"I wish I could have spoken here on
the Fourth of July, but I shall say
what I would have said had it been
yesterday. It is a great thing for a na
tion to have great memories behind it.
We have seen during recent years
marvelous material prosperity in this
country, and of course material prosper
ity must be one of the foundation stones
upon which we build. But we must
have more than that if the nation is to
rise to what it should be and will be.
Yesterday all over this country we had
come together to recall the memories
of the great men who founded it. We,
of this generation, have not only the
memories of the great men of the revo
lution, but memories of men of the civil
war and their high devotion to duty.
And we do not forget the men of the
younger generation who fought so well
in the war with Spain. That was not
a great war, because It did not have
to be.
"I always wished that on the Fourth
of July. besides reading the Declaration
of Independence we would read at least
the preamble to the constitution: We
must have justice as the corner stone
of the temple or our liberty will degen
erate into license and then into an
archy." AT QUINCY.
Quincy, III.,. July 5. Governor Roose
velt arrived in Quincy at 9:10 today
and was accorded a magnificent ova
tion. The governor and party- were at
once driven to the hotel where a public
reception was held, giving hundreds of
the citizens of Quincy an opportunity to
grasp the governor's hand. An elab
orate procession through the principal
streets followed after which the gover
nor was conveyed to the public square
where he delivered an address to an en
thusiastic audience of 5.000. Among
those. who occupied seats on this plat
form with him were United States Sen
ator Shelby M. Cannon and Congress
man Marsh of Illinois. The governor's
train left for Chicago at noon.
FOURTH AT MANILA.
Celebrating in the City and
Fighting Outside.
Manila, July 5. The Fourth of July
was fittingly observed here. The town
was generally decorated with American
flags in contrast with a year ago when
there was none. The school children
gathered In the principal theaters of the
town and listened to the reading of the
Declaration of Independence, the deliv
ery of patriotic addresses and the sing
ing of patriotic songs. In the evening
a ball was given in the provost mar
shal's building, the military commis
sioners attending.
Tra first election was held yesterday
in Vigan where the municipal officers
were chosen under General Otis' order
for the establishment of municipali
ties. A detachment of soldiers near Delta
Rio Grande met the enemy yesterday,
killed twelve and captured six rifles.
Three Americans were killed and two
wounded.
ON TARIFF FREE LIST.
All Articles Manufactured by Trusts
Thus to be Disposed of.
Kansas City, Mo., July 5. The most
interesting incident of today's platform
discussion occurred over a plank of
fered by Mr. Ball of Texas, declaring
that all articles manufactured by trusts
should be put on the tariff free list.
Mr. Newlands of Nevada opposed the
declaration on the ground "that it was
coveted by the general plank." Mr.
Ball declared Mr. Newlands' position to
be undemocratic, and he asserted that
Mr. Newlands was anything but a Dem
ocrat. Newlands replied that he had
never been anything but a Democrat
until President Cleveland had by his
conduct dilven him out of the party.
The committee decided to Insert the
plank.
Webster Davis Ready to Turn.
Kansas City, July 5. Webster Davis
has agreed to support the Democratic
ticket in case a strong pronouncement
in the platform in favor of the Boers is
made. He will make announcement In
a public way soon If the convention's
determination is announced.
Sculptor Farrell Dead.
Dublin, July 5. Sir Thomas Farrell,
the sculptor, president of the Royal Hi
bernian Academy, is dead. He was born
in 1S2&.
Weather Indications.
Chicago, July 5. Forecast for Kan
sas: Showers and thunder storms to
night and probably Friday; moderate
temperature; southerly winds becom
ins variable.
BLAZ m
Standard Oil Works at Bayonne,
N. J., on Fire.
Conflagration Started by a Bolt
of Lightning.
HALF MILE OF FLAMES
Bnrning Liquid Flows Out Into
the Bay.
Tongnes of Fire Shoot Upward
300 Feet.
New York, July 5. Fire at the works
of the Standard Oil company at Con
stable Hook, Bayonne, N. J., which
started early today was still raging at
9 a. m., and no estimate can yet be
made of the damage, though it will run
into millions.
The entire plant is almost certain to
be consumed. The oil from the works
Is spreading along the upper bay ancj
the Killvon Kull, blazing as it flows,
and serious damage is threatened the
adjoining property.
Naphtha tank No. 7 exploded shortly;
after 6 o'clock. The force of the ex
plosion smashed windows on the Hook
and at least one person was killed and
several injured. Charles King, an elec
trician, was the one killed, and John
Wasto and Owen Drummond. watch
men, were overcome by fumes and
smoke, and Fred Mauer was cut by,
flying glass. They all lived in Bayonne.,
The fire was started about 1 o'clock
this morning by a bolt of lightning
which fell during a terrific thunder and
rain storm. It struck squarely in the
immense yard of the Standard Oil com
pany, which covers 600 acres of ground.
King, the watchman, was struck by tha
bolt, and at the same time it explode I
two immense reservoir tanks of cruda
oil. One hundred men were at work im
the yards, and whether more were
killed or not Is not yet known. The
explosion was heard for miles and tha
heavens were lit up for hours after
ward by the flames, which leaped 100
feet in the air. Even at 8 o'clock this
morning the column of smoke rose high)
in the still burning tanks spread out in
such a cloud that to those coming from
the west the bright morning sun was
obscured.
CHASED BY BURNING OIL.
Within fiffy yards of the tank was
the Bay View hotel, used as a lodging
house by half a hundred Hungarians
and Poles employed at the works. The
thunder storm had already awakened
them, and when the cxpJoslon. came
they rushed pell melt out of the rear
of the building chased by the streams of
burning oil which flowed over and rap
idly consumed the hotel.
The oil from the exploded tanks swept
down the hill on which the works are
located. Explosions followed like
crashes of artillery as tank after tank
was ignited by the fiery flood. Down
to the water's edge it swept, spreading
the circle of Are. Nothing could stay
its progress. Even the water was no
obstacle, and from the burning piers,
which a little while before had been
crowded with shipping, it flowed over
into the Killvon Kull and floated In
snaky wisps of flame out into the bay.
Meanwhile the Standard Oil tugs ran
into the docks and dragged out fifty
vessels lying at the company's piers.
Then the tugs formed a cordon a little
way out from the docks and fought the
flames from that side. Great booms of
logs were thrown out in a seini-circla
to prevent the burning liquid from
flowing unrestrained over the water and
carrying destruction to shipping down
the bay.
Inside the yards the Bayonne fire de
partment made an ineffectual fight
against the burning fluid. Water was of
no avail and the fire had to be fought
by strategy. Trenches were dug to di
vert the streams of burning oil from
attacking property outside the oil yards.
FIGHTING THE FLAMES.
Right in the line of fire with the wind
blowing from the northeast were tha
plants of the Tidewater Oil company,
the Kalbleisch Chemical company, tha
Bayonne Chemical works, the Berger
noit Chemical company, -the Oxforfl
Copper works, the Port Johnson coal
docks, the Pacific Coast Barge company,
and the crude oil docks. It was thought
that none of these would be saved, but
quick action by Vice President Alex
ander confined the fire to the Standard,
yards and the plants of the Columbia
and French Oil works directly adjoin
ing. He went into the crowds outside the
fire lines and hlre? every man who
would handle a shovel. These he put to
work digging trenches around the cir
cle of fire and in this way the burninsf
liquid was prevented from eating its
way across the Hook.
There were in the yards of the Stan
dard Oil company, when the fire start
ed 365 crude oil tanks. Over thirty of
these have been already exploded and
they all may go as the fire continues to
spread. All estimates of loss are at
this time mere guess work.
At 10 a. m. the flames were shootlrg
up into the air fully 300 feet high anJ
the blazing oil extended over an area
of nearly half a mile. The heat was
Buch that the firemen could not get near
enough to the flames to do much good.
The fire boats along the shore at Con
stable Hook were able to occupy a bet
ter position in this respect, but the wa
ter that reached the blazing oil had
little effect. The force of employes of
the Standard company resorted to -their
usual "method when a fire breaks out
in the works. They pumped oil from
one set of tanks Into others at a distant
point from the blaze. This work was
slow as well as dangerous to h"man
life owing to the rapidity with which
the flames communicated from one tanx
to another. . ,
At 10:30 o'clock the total loss was
estimated at 2,500.000. .
The company has its own system or
Insurance. None of the officials of the
company at that hour believed that any
of the 100 men reported missing had
been killed or severely injured, but sev
eral had been painfully burned. The
company's docks at Constable Hook
have been stripped end shipping was
taken by tur to a place of safety.
The tenement district of Bayonne was
at the above hour threatened by the
flames and firemen were forced to turn
their efforts in a new direction.
The stock of the Standard Oil com
pany closed Tuesday at 6 40'S5 45 ana
opened this morning at 5.3065-4,9.