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LAST EDITION.
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
TOPEKA, KANSAS, AUGUST 8, 1900.
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
TWO CENTS.
CRISIS JN CHINA.
Washington Fears That the
Force of the Allies
Can Not Reach Pekin in Time to
Save the Ministers.
CONGER'S MESSAGE
Calls Forth an Emphatic State
ment to the Empire.
Li Hung Chans Says Chinese
Must Resist the Allies.
Washington, Aug. 8. As a result of a
conference last night between- the presi
dent. Acting Secretary of State Adee,
Secretary Root and General Corbin. a
rabiegram was sent early this morning
to Consul General Gocdnow, including a
copy of the dispatch from Minister Con
ger and advising him of the situation as
it is understood here. He was directed
to communicate this to Earl Li Hung
Chang, to Sheng and to such viceroys as
can transmit it to whatever government
there is in the Chinese empire. This ca
ble contained what is said to be a very
emphatic statement of the position of
this government and saying that action
is immediately necessary. While it is
not strictly speaking an ultimatum, it
is very close to it.
The government officials here regard
the situation as very dangerous to Min
ister Conger and other foreigners in Pe
kin and grave doubt, is expressed wheth
er the international force can reach Pe
kin in time to rescue the ministers.
The Chinese minister has received a
copy of the imperial edict of August 2,
which was delayed in transmission. It
directs the safe conduct of the foreign
ers to Tien Tsin and assigns Jung Lu
to select efficient officials to give this
conduct.
CHIXESE MINE THE RAILWAY.
New York. Aug. 8. A dispatch to the
Journal and Advertiser from Che Foo
says:
The Russians have gone out to a vil
lage east of Peitsang, where the Chinese
are strongly entrenched. The Japanese
came in touch with the Chinese outposts
Sunday.
B.ats have been sunk in the Pel Ho to
hinder progress, while the river bank
has been cut, flooding the country to th
east.
The Chinese have mined the railway
and filled the river with torpedoes. They
have three large guns and many smaller
ones at Peitsang.
General Mai is in command. The vice
roy meditates escape to Hwang Hue
Tien, but he may be intercepted.
At Tien Tsin looting by the allies is
common and private residences are en
tered by the soldiers.
MADE COMMANDER IN CHIEF.
Cologne, Aug. 8. The Cologne Ga
zette's Berlin correspondent states that
he has it from an authoitative source
that Field Marshal Count von Walder
see has been appointed commander in
chief of the allied troops in China.
MESSAGE FROM MAC DONALD.
London, Aug. 8. In the house of com
mons today Mr. Broderick. parliamen
tary secretary for the foreign office, read
a telegram from Sir Claude MacDonald,
Lritish minister to China, received in
cipher at the foreign office this morn
ing. The dispatch was in reply to a
government message and bore date of
Pekin, August 3. It was as follows:
"I have today received your cipher
telegram forwarded to me by the Chi
nese minister. The shell and cannon
fire ceased on July 16, but the ritie has
continued fr-im the Chinese positions
held by government troops and boxers
intermittently ever since. The casual
ties sir.ee then have been slight. Ex
cept one private of marines all the
wounded are doing well. The rest of the
British in the legation are well, includ
ing the whole garrison.
"The total of killed is 60 and of wound
ed 110. We have strengthened our forti
fications. We have over 200 women and
children refugees in the legation. The
Chinese government has refused trans
mission to telegrams in cipher un-:i
r.ow."
Mr. Broderick also read the following
dispatch from Admiral Seymour, filed at
Che Foo, August 6:
"The allies, about 12.000 strong attack
ed the Chinese entrenched position at
Hsiku. about two miles outside Twn
Tsin early this morning. The Chinese
were driven out and retired northward
pursued by the aliies. who occupied Peit
F.ing. Transports followed up the troops
I- road and river the advance upon
Pekin has begun."
This dispatch does not give date of
leaving Tien Tsin. Mr. Broderick said
he thought the messages were, on the
whole, satisfactory. The country under
stood the policy of her majest"s govern
ment in regard to China, which was to
carry on with absolute firmness and de
termination the measures taken to pre
serve the country's interests.
MESSAGE FROM CONGER.
Washington, Aug. 8. Another cable
gram came to the state department
yesterday afternoon from Minister Con
ger at Ptkin. which is the second re
ceived direct from him since June 1
It is the lirst which has come direct
from the minister since the above date
the other having been received through
the Chinese minister here, Mr Wu The
telegram shows that thesituation in the
Chinese capital is still of a very seioi3
rharactr: that the ministers are s'iTl
In danger from the Chines? troops and
that their supplies of ammunition and
provisions have been reduced to a very
considerable extent. So important were
the statements contained in the dis
patch that a conference wa3 held by
wire between several of the officials
here and thepresidentatCanton lasting
for several hours. At its conclusion the
cablegram form Mr. Conger was made
public, as follows:
Tien An Yamen. Aug. 7. To Secre
tary of State: Still besieged. Situation
more percarious. Chinese government
insisting upon our leaving Pekin, which
would be certain death. Rifle firing
upon us daily by imperial troops. Have
abundant courage, but little ammuni
tion or provisions. Two progressive
yamen ministers beheaded. All con
nected with legation of the United
States well at the present moment
(Signed) "CONGER. "
The cablegram came in the official
cipher of the department. It is checked
by the telegraph company as having
been put on the wires at Tsi-Nan. a
large city about eighty miles, southeast
of Pekin, on August 7. The dispatch
reached the department at 4:20 p. m.,
but was not made public until late in
the evening.
Those who were at the White House
in conference with the president includ
ed Acting Secretary Adee of the state
department. Secretary Root and Ad
jutant General Corbin.
Mr. Conger's message makes it clear
that for the ministers to leave Pekin
would result in their death.
The officials had been led to believe
from the more recent dispatches which
had purported to emanate from Chinese
sources, as well as from imperial edicts,
that the condition of the legationera
was much improved, but these advices
show a very different aspect of affairs.
NO HELP FROM FRANCE OR RUS
SIA. London, Aug. 8. The cipher dispatch
from the British minister at Pekin, Sir
Ciaude MacDonald, received at the.
British foreign office and read in the
house of commons today by the parlia
mentary secretary for the foreign office,
Mr. Broderick. announcing that the
members cf the legations were holding
out five days ago, is taken with the ad
miralty's announcement that the Chi
nese have been defeated and are retreat
ing before the allies, as making the out
look rather more cheerful today than
since Admiral Seymour's unsuccessful
expedition. The Russians hard fighting
on the Siberian frontier, the difficulties
of their position of the Liao Tung penin
sula and the prospect of a revolt against
France in Indo-China.will probably pre
vent either of the powers' reinforcements
to the allies operating against Pekin.
Hence the United States, Great Britain.
Germany and Japanese will have to car
ry out the military programme without
any more troops from Russia or France.
Yokohama advices say dispatches re
ceived from Seoul affirm that a Korean
cabinet will be organized to unite the
factions and that the Korean emperor is
sending presents of rice, flour and cigars
to the allies at Tien Tsin.
COMMUNICATION OPENED.
Washington, Aug. 8. Minister Wu
this morning received an edict under
date of August 5, in which the Chinese
government permits the powers to hold
open and free communication with their
ministers. This includes the sending of
cipher messages.
LI TAKES A STAND.
London. Aug. 8, 3:45 a. m. "In case
the troops advance the Chinese must
fight. The suggestion that the allies
should be allowed to enter Pekin in or
der to escort the ministers to Tien Tsin
is absolutely impossible."
This is the dic tum of Li Hung Chang.
It was transmitted last evening to Wil
liam Pritchard Morgan, member of
parliament for Merthyr Tydvil, by his
agent at Shanghai. The agent had car
ried to Earl Li a message from Mr.
Morgan, urging that the allied troops
be allowed to enter the capital, and
stating that a settlement could be made
at Tien Tsin.
TIEN TSIN MUST BE RETAKEN.
New York, Aug. 8. A dispatch to the
Herald from Che Foo says:
The allies attacked the Pei Tsang in
trenchments on both sides of the Pei-Ho
river Sunday morning and drove out the
Chinese. When forced in from their
outer works the Chinese blew up the
bridge. The Japanese crossed the river
exposed to a murderous cross fire, losing
heavily.
The fighting lasted from 3 o'clock until
11. with heavy losses on both sides. The
Chinese retreated up the river, pursued
by the allies.
There is a force of 15,000 Chinese about
two days march to the east of Tien Tsin,
which is guarded by 6.000 men of the
allied forces with 14 guns.
An imperial edict has been issued at
Pekin that Tien Tsin and the Taku
forts must be retaken at any cost.
IMMEDIATE REPLY EXPECTED.
Washington, Aug. 8. While there i3
talk of the peaceable action of the Uni
ted States government in the Chinese
matter and some discussion of the pos
sibility of an extra session of congress,
to deal with the whole situation, it is
very likely that nothing will be done un
til additional information is received
from China. The tenor of the messages
to Consul General Goodnow this morn
ing and which he is expected to com
municate to the Chinese authorities was
such as to necessitate an answer at once.
The authorities here are now awaiting
that reply. It is stated that President
McKinley will not return to Washington
until ntxt week when he will be accom
panied by Mrs. McKir.ley.
As to the possibility of an extra ses
sion of congress, it was said this morn
ing by a prominent official that such a
session was improbable. The situation,
he said, is one of rescue, and were con
gress in session now it could not get ad
ditional troops to China in time to par
ticipate in the entrance to Pekin.
ON THE VERGE OF WAR.
Washington. Aug. 8. The message
from Minister Conger brings the Chinese
situation to its most serious stage and
the authorities in Washington regard
the matter as one of great gravity. They
are aware that nothing but the most
vigorous action can meet the conditions,
save the ministers and other foreigners
in Pekin. and avert a war of long dura
lion. After a-conference of the men in
charge cf the diplomatic and military
affairs, in which President McKinley
participated over the long distance tele
phone, it was decided to send a message
to Consul General Goodnow, repeating
the contents of the Conger message a:id
advising him that the situation was ser
ious and a crisis had been reached. He
was directed to communicate the fact to
Li Hung Char.g, to Cheng and other
Chinese officials who were to transmit it
to the government of China with a
strong representation that the present
situation was intolerable and could not
be continued without the most serious
results. It is understood that the dis
patch was practically an ultimatum and
an early reply was demanded. The an
swer is expected during the day or even
ing and it will probably determine the
future action of this government.
It is not believed by the war depart
ment officials that the international
forces now operating along the Pei river
can reach Pekin in time to rescue tiie
ministers if active hostilities should be
gin against the legationers by tne imper
ial troops. So serious do the officials re
gard the situation that it is believed by
some that th"re is greater safety for the
ministers and other foreigners to accept
an escort of the imperial army to Tien
Tsin than to remain in Pekin if war
should be declared.
The information received through the
Chinese minister regarding the opening
cf communication between the ministers
and their governments is the one ray of
hope in the situation. Whether" the
premises contained in the edict will be
made good ought to be speedily known,
and if communication is established the
most serious consequences may be
averted. Although there have been inti
mations before that such communication
would be established this is the first time
that it has appeared in the form of ah
imperial edict.
As a result of this latest communica
tion from the Chinese government and
the message sert to Consul General
Goodnow. the United State3 government
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TRY TRUST IDEA.
Plans For Great Farmer Feder
ation Assuming Shape.
Committee at Work on Details
of Organization.
PEFFER HEARD FROM.
Makes an Address Advocating
Such an Organization.
Is One of the Dreams of His
Life.
Fifty people spent yesterday after
noon listening to the speeches in favor
of the organization of a farmers' fed
eration, or in other words the organiza
tion of a farmers' trust for the con
trol of the prices of products of the
farm and saving, as the theory is ad
vanced, to the farmers the profits which
now find their way into the pockets of
the speculator.
An organization will be perfected
probably today, although the commit
tee designated by the meeting to report
a plan of action may demand mort time
on account of the volume of work which
it has in hand.
Walter N. Allen, James Butler and J.
M. Senter, C. B. Hoffman, George Black,
Mrs. Emma Troudner, Mrs. E. W.
Crumb and W. B. Gasche of Kansas;
D. R. Ewing, J. E. Brown and L. D.
Barringer of Iowa were the committee
members chosen to outline the general
plan of the organization.
A number of speeches were made, but
the principal addresses came from
Mason Peters, Senator W. A. Peffer and
C. B. Hoffman of Enterprise.
Mr. Peters is interested in this plan
to organize a farmers' federation. He
is an officer of a stock yards commis
sion company recently organized and
say s :
"We are ready to handle the cattle to
be sold by this federation. I can not
promise reforms in the prices of hay,
corn and feed for cattle in the yards,
but we will attend to the business in a
proper manner. The stock yards com
pany is not within the control of individ
uals doing business in the yards as
salesmen must comply with the rules
and regulations of the stock yards com
pany." Senator Peffer endorsed the plan of
the combination although he was not
thoroughly in favor of the use of the
word combination. "That tends to
frighten people," he said, "but combina
tion means co-operation, but I want to
encourage you in this work. Some years
ago while editing the Kansas Farmer
I advocated the organization of farmers,
just as you now propose, into local,
county, state and national bodies and
people laughed at me. But, I predict
today that in the near future the neces
sities of the people will compel them to
effect just such combinations as you
propose for their own protection. I ad
vocate this idea, not for personal ben
efit but for mutual gain. I favor this
plan of combination, or whatever you
may call it, to transact business in your
own way; have your own officers and by
saving the profits now going to the
speculators, enrich your own people.
"The war in the east which now prom
ises to be a long and dreadful one, will
draw its principal supplies from Chi
cago. The west, principally Kansas and
surrounding states, will furnish the raw
material. This is an illustration of the
policy of interchange among the people
of the earth.
"At this time the average in the hab
itable globe is 26 acres of land per cap
ita; in Russia 26; United States 25; Ger
many 2 1-3; Franoe 2 2-3; Great Britain
1 1-3. By a union of the working forces
of the world the necessity decreases;
civilization causes combinations of ef
fort; where the necessity was formerly
greater one acre of land now suffices.
If the people effect proper combinations
one-quarter of an acre of land will pro
duce the necessities for one person.
' The process of combination is appar
ent on every hand. Cities are taking
hold of their light, heat and water.
First Real Photograph of the Most Mendacious Mandarin in
China, Birector-Gen. Sheng, Chinese Telegraph Service.
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This is the first authentic photograph ever ottered to the Western World
of the notorious Sheng. Director General of the Imperial Chinese Telegraph Sys
tem, who is one of the most mendacious of all the mendacity manufacturing
mandarins of Kwang" Su's barbarous empire. This photograph was taken at
Tien Tsin, shortly before the capture of that city by the allies. It shows Sheng
in his workaday costume.
plants. Out of the surplus of his labors
the man, makes his livelihood. Out of
the surplus of such combinations the
people receive the benefit of reduced
prices.
"I want you at this meeting to perfect
something real; to do something and
when once started lose no effort to make
it succeed. The world is moved by
labor; by organization the laboring
classes can keep the values that now
go to those who do not earn them. The
time is coming when the people of the
world will be driven to do what you are
now proposing."
At this point Mr. Peffer referred to
France, and said "Paree." "I beg par
don," he said, pronounced it Paris, and
proceeded.
"You all know, of course," said the sen
ator, resuming, "that every month in the
year there is a wheat harvest somewhere
on the globe. Such a movement as you
propose is in progress throughout the
world. If jealousies are crowded out and
everything else but common sense gotten
out of the way you can succeed. Organize
the men and women. If you can get
along without the women you can do bet
ter than I can. Don't go east of the Alle
gheny mountains, but work in the west,
and I believe that in 25 years the farmers
of the world will be thoroughly organized
for mutual protection and benefits, just as
you propose, and Kansas is a good place
to start, because all new things come out
of Kansas."
C. B. Hoffman, of Enterprise, discussed
the "Philosophy of Public Highways,"
concluding that the best and most success
ful and the legitimate highways of the
world are the railroads.
"If the legislatures of the states would
levy a tithe of the tribute which the rail
roads levy upon the people, there would
be an open revolution in this country."
Mr. Hoffman advocated the government
ownership of the railroads, telegraphs and
telephones. Speaking of the result of the
process of his theory', he said: "The time
would then come when the railroads
would be just as free to the people as are
the elevators and tramways which carry
people up and down the heights of our
great buildings. Transportation is a func
tion of society, but the difficulty we have
experienced is in distinguishing between
public and private property. I suggest
that a fair discrimination would be to
call that private property which I use ex
clusively a toothbrush for example. Call
that public property which we all use
together." Mrtl Hoffman then applied to
this the theory of public ownership.
"Had our forefathers seen tne condi
tions which now surround us they would
have extended to the people the right to
own the public highways, and instead of
concessions to the establishing of postal
routes there would have been a provision
that the government should have con
trolled the postal roads, the telegraphs
and telephones. The present situation is
a case of arrested development.
"Did it ever occur to you that we pay
more for the transmission of a letter than
we do for freight. This is because the
government must raise immense sums to
defray the expense of the postal depart
ment. There is now a deficit in that de
partment of the national government.
"The government furnishes the postal
cars equipped to the railroads at an enor
mous expense. Then the government pays
high prices for the transportation of each
pound of mail and handles It in and out
of the cars and in addition pays the rail
roads mileage for the operation of the
cars. In addition to this the railroads
reach out in the control of other things,
and bv making combinations with un
r ghtecus mammon, bes. owing passes upon
lawyers, politicians and preachers, seeks
to tighten the hold it has upon the peo
ple." MR. RI PPENTIIAL QUITS.
Rus3ell County Populists Have a
Slight Flurry.
In the Russell county Populist con
vention J. C. Ruppenthal, who was de
feated for the nomination for county
attorney, resigned as chairman of the
county committee. The nominations
made by the convention follow:
Representative, F. J. Smith, editor
Russell Reformer; clerk of the court,
E. B. Wells; county attorney. N. A.
Gernon; superintendent, R. S. Kellogg;
commissioner, John Mills.
The Democaits meet in convention
August 11 and it is expected this con
vention will endorse the Populist nomi
nees. The position of probate judge is
vacant in the report from Russell and
the supposition is that the Democrats
will have this place.
FOR A HAND, 3,000.
Girl Who Met "With. Accident Sues a
Laundry Firm.
Clara Berger. who lost her hand by
having it crushed in a mangle at the
White Star laundrv a year ago. has sued
Kepley & Cockrell for $5.01 damages, on
the grounds that the machine was not in
good condition and that she' was not
warned of her danger. She is 15 years old.
The suit will be contested.
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BRYAN IS TOLD.
Democratic Candidates on the
National Ticket
Formally Notified of the Action
at Kansas City.
COME BY THOUSANDS.
Democrats Pour Into Indianap
olis in Crowds
To Witness the Notification
Ceremony.
HEAT HAS NO TERRORS.
Streets of the Indiana Capital
Are Congested.
Pictures of Bryan and SteTen
sonEyery where.
Indianapolis Ind., Aug. 8. William
Jennings Bryan, Nebraska, and Adlai
E. Stevenson, Illinois, were notified of
their nomination for the office of presi
dent and vice president of the republic
in Military park shortly after 2:30
o'clock this afternoon. Thousands of
people witnessed the ceremonies. Sena
tor James K. Jones, chairman of the
Democratic national committee, was
introduced by Mayor Taggart as pre
siding officer of the occasion. Senator
Jones in a brief speech introduced Con
gressman James D. Richardson of Ten
nessee. Congressman Richardson was
received with wild cheers as he mount
ed the stand to officially notify Mr.
Bryan of the fact that he had been
selected as presidential nominee af the
Democratic convention at Kansas City.
When Mr. Bryan arose to reply a
demonstration occurred which perhaps
has never been equalled in this city.
When order was finally restored Mr.
Bryan began his address, which was of
considerable length. Cheer upon cheer
greeted him at every telling period.
See speech of acceptance on page 6.
Governor Thomas of Colorado, fol
lowed, notifying Mr. Stevenson of his
nomination. Mr. Stevenson replied in a
somewhat briefer speech than that of
Mr. Bryan.
Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 8. The ar
rangements for the Democratic notifica
tion ceremonies had been completed,
Bryan and Stevenson and their party,
and thousands of visitors had arrived
and the city was in gala attire for the
occasion, when the day dawned. The
sun shone out upon a clear sky, making
it quite certain that the programme for
conducting the exercises in the open air
at Military park, as originally decided
upon, could be carried into effect. The
weather was torrid, but this seemed to
have little or no influence upon the
throng of Democrats who had come
out to hear tfceir candidates for the
presidency and the vice presidency for
mally notified of their selection to be
the standard bearers of the party.
Early in the day the streets were con
gested with strangers and every train
augmented the multitude. Representa
tives from almost every state of the
union had arrived and the large neigh
boring cities of Chicago, St. Louis, Cin
cinnati and Louisville were especially
well represented. Pictures of Bryan
and Stevenson were displayed in fJro
f usion.
Mr. Bryan and Mr. Stevenson arose
early and each expressed himself as
feeling greatly refreshed by the night's
sleep.
"We are quite prepared for the ordeal
of the day, if it may be called such,"
said Mr. Stevenson, "and it looks as if
all would transpire most auspiciously."
Both of the candidates received a
number of callers during the forenoon.
BRYAN ON TOWNE'S WITH
DRAWAL. Indianapolis, Ind., Aug.8 When asked
an expression of opinion today on the
withdrawal of Mr. Towne from the Pop
ulist national ticket, Mr. Bryan replied:
"Mr. Towr.e's letter is manly and pat
riotic, but is nothing less than was ex
pected by those who know him best."
Other "Democratic leaders expressed
themselves in similar strain. None of
them anticipated any other course, but 1
there Was a general expression or reiier
from a complication like that of four
years ago, when Sewall and Watson were
both candidates for the vice presidency.
It was the general opinion that the with
drawal would not alienate many Popu
lists and that it would increase the
chances of Democratic success at the
polls.
THE PARADE.
Owing to the fact that visitors were
expected to arrive all morning the time
for the beginning of the notification cer
emonies was set for 2 o'clock in the af
ternoon. Early in the day spectators
besan chocsirg points of vantage, in
Military park, and despite the glaring
sun and torridity cf the weather they
maintained their places, the crowd con
stantly increasing as the day lengthened.
The tedium of the forenoon was relieved
largely by the arrival of a number of
excursion parties from neighboring
cities and towns. These parties were
generally escoited through the streets
by local c-r visiting bands. The main
streets and buildings were lavishly dee
orated. Bryan and Stevenson portraits
appeared everywhere. The procession
which was announced to start at 1:13
p. m. was somewhat late in getting off,
but when or.ee in motion it moved along
with somewhat more than the usual ce
lerity. The parade was directed by Charles A.
Garrard, as chief marshal and escor ted
by a squad of policemen. In the line of
march were many local political organi
zations and a number of clubs from the
surrounding country, but the places of
honor were given the Chicago county
Democracy, to the Duckworth club oi'
Cir.cir.rati and to the Jackson club of
Terre Haute. After' marching through
the business portion of the city, the pa
rade came to a halt before the Grand
hotel where Messrs. Bryan and Steven
son, the families and members of the
notification committees and others en
tered carriages and joined the proces
sion. The carriages moved in the following
craer':
The Hist carriage contained Mr.Bryan,
Feiator J. K. Jor-es, J. D. Richardson
and Mayor Taggart of Indianapolis; the
second, Mr. Stevenson, Governor Chas.
S. Thomas.D. J. Campau and Park Mar
tin, chairman of the Indiana state Dem
ocratic committee. The third, Messrs.
J. G. Johnson, chairman of the national
executive committee; C. A. Welsh, sec
retary; J. M.Guffey of Pennsylvania and
Mr. Dunlap. Fourth, Messrs, Webster
Davis, of Missouri; Breathill of Arizona;
Neely of Kansas, Johnson of Texas, and
Urey Woodson of Kentucky. The fifth,
Messrs. H. D. Clayton of Alabama, Sen
ator Blackburn of Kentucky, J. L. Nor
ris of the District of Columbia and Rob
ert Burke, chairman Cook county De
mocracy, Chicago.
These carriages were followed by 120
members of the two notification commit
tees, in carriages and by the ladies ac
companying the various delegations and
distinguished citizens. All the carriages
were escorted by the marching clubs in
attendance from various parts of the
country, under the charge and direction
of Col. J. I. Martin, sergeant at arms.
When Military park was reached the
official party took seats in the stand
erected for the occasion, and the parade
disbanded. The ceremonies were presid
ed over by Senator Jones.as chairman of
the national committee.
TRIP TO INDIANAPOLIS.
Bryan and Stevenson Take a Hide on
the Engine.
Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 8. The special
train bringing Mr. Bryan and Mr. Stev
enson to this city, where they are to be
officially notified of their respective
nominations by the Democratic party
for the presidency and the vice- presi
dency reached Indianapolis at 7:20 p. m.
yesterday.
The run from Chicago was delayed
somewhat by the demonstrations of
crowds which gathered along the route.
The train was in charge of the coun
ty Democracy of Chicago, and it was
composed of twelve coaches, all of them
filled to the brim with Democratic work
ers. Messrs. Bryan and Stevenson, their
families, friends and chief supporters,
occupied the rear coach of the train.
Chairman Jones of the national com
mittee and his wife were in attendance
as were Governor and Mrs. Thomas,
Secretary Walsh and Sergeant-at-Arms
Martin, of the national committee, and
many of the leading members of that
organization. Samuel Alschuler, Demo
cratic candidate for governor of Illinois,
Mayor Harrison of Chicago.and Webster
Davis, late assistant secretary of the in
terior under the present administration,
were among the distinguished guests.
The afternoon was devoted largely to
conference between the leaders of the
party, who were brought together for
the first time since the Kansas City
convention. Senator Jones expressed
himself as especially pleased with the
outlook in New York. Mr. Davis par
ticipated freely in the conversations and
announced his intention to speak dur
ing the campaign in several states of
the union.
He. said he accepted the Democratic
platform, but that he would devote him
self especially in his speeches to the ex
ploitation of the subject of imperialism.
He expressed the opinion that the Boers
would never surrender so long as any
of them were left, and said he had heard
both President Kruger and Steyn so
outline the determination of the people.
Mr. Bryan and Mayor Harrison rode
on the engine at the invitation of the
railroad authorities between Lafayette
and Lebanon.
Brief stops were made at several
places on the way. and there were
crowds of people at many points at
which stops were not made. The faces
of the waiting people showed disappoint
ment as the train whizzed by them,
but they cheered all the same. The
principal stops were made at Kankakee,
Iill., and Lafayette, Ind.
At each of these places the candidates
were given a reception which was a real
reminder of the crowds, as it was also
of the enthusiasm of the campaign of
1896. At both places large concourses of
people awaited the coming of the train,
and at Kankakee the first speaking of
the tour was indulged in. The streets in
the immediate vicinity of the train at
this point were literally covered with
a mass of human beings, struggling to
get a look at the distinguished men
whom they knew to be on board the
train. The windows in the vicinity were
crowded and wagons, boxcars, telegraph
poles, indeed, everything affording ad
vantage to sight or hearing was util
ized. In one instance a sprinkling cart
was seized by as many as could crowd
upon it. The crowds cheered enthus
iastically. Mayor Harrison introduced Mr.Bryan,
who said:
"I am a very cautious man, and while
I have seen it stated in the papers that
I was nominated for the presidency I
know that you can not always trust
what you see in the papers (laughter,)
and I am not to take it for granted that
I have been nominated until I am offi
cially notified of it down at Indian
apolis. I do not w ant to make a speech
as the presidential candidate until I am
sure that I am nominated. (Laughter
and great applause). Mr. Stevenson, the
nominee for the vice presidency, is
along, and Governor Thomas of Colo
rado, who is to notify him of his nom
ination, is on the train, and I believe
has privately informed him that he has
been nominated, and therefore, he has
more reason for making a speech than
I have, and I take pleasure in presenting
to you your candidate for vice president,
who is, I hope and believe, to be the
next vice president of the United States,
Honorable Adlai E. Stevenson." (Ap
plause). Mr. Stevenson excused himself and in
troduced Mr. Alschuler, about whose
candidacy he said there could be no
doubt.
Mr. Alschuler made - a brief address,
expressing belief in the success of the
national ticket.
At Lafayette Mr. Bryan did not speak
except to introduce Governor Thomas.
The governor assured his hearers that
Mr. Bryan and Mr. Stevenson would
carry every state in the Rocky Moun
tain region by majorities equal to those
by which Mr. Bryan carried them in
96.
Nothing on earth remained to do but
for Indiana. Illinois, Ohio and Wiscon
sin to do their duty as they had done
before. If they did so, the party wotild
give them a president of the United
States who wore no man's collar and
who belonged to the common people.
(Applause).
At Lafayette Webster Davis also
spoke, exhorting the Democrats of In
diana to earnest effort in behalf of
Bryan and Stevenson.
At Lafayette the train was met by the
reception committee from Indianapolis.
The circumstance that the train was an
hour behind schedule time in reaching
Indianapolis did not seem to dampen
the enthusiasm of the great crowds that
waited. It was with much difficulty
that the party reached their carriages.
When Mr. Bryan's well known figure
was recognized in the marching column
a great shout was sent up, and cheers
followed him constantly until he ar
rived at the Grand hotel.' The streets
were lined so thickly with people that
it was with difficulty that progress
could be made, and it was 8 p. m. before
the travelers sat down to dinner.
After dinner Mr. Bryan and Mr. Stev-
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ASYLUM SCANDAL
Steward, E. L. Shaffer, is Sum
niarily Dismissed.
Charged That He Has Neglected
His Duties.
GIVEN NO HEARING.
Ex-Steward Is Now Nursing a
Broken Leg.
Authority Has Been Curtailed
For Some Time.
There is another scandaLat th;asy
lum, about which the authorities talk
mysteriously, look wise and refuse to J
furnish information. The istuation was j
sufficiently grave for the-state board -of?)
charities to officially declare the position ;
of steward vacant, after which L. R. ;
Willey was placed in temporary charge 2
of the work.
E. L. Shaffer of Council Grove, who ia '
a protege of Lieutenant Governor Rich-
ter, has been steward since the present j
Republican administration was lnaugru- J
rated, but nevertheless he was removed j
without a hearing and without warning. ;
Shaffer is at Salina nursing a broken '
leg, fractured by a wrld ball striking him ;
on the ankle while he was umpiring a,
game of baseball at the asylum soma,
weeks ago. Shaffer's opinion of tha '
transaction is therefore not available.
The state board of charities, so it is ;
said, has attempted to suppress the facte
that Shaffer has been removed, to give
Bhaffer, if he bo desires, an opportunity,"
for a hearing and defense.
Under the old tenure of office act de-..'
cision it is impossible for the board to
remove the steward of the asylum with
out first conducting an investigation and.
hearing whatever charges are to be -made
against the officer. This decision ,
was rendered by the supreme court ift '
some of the cases involving the superin
tendent and steward of th- tate asy
lums in the goold old days wheh legis
lative and other kinds of investigation,
were held every few weeks in order to
get men out of office for the benefit of
some other partisan worker.
This is the third time the board of
charities have taken issue with Shaf
fer's business methods. Twice before hla
official head was ready for the basket
but the board thought to avoid a scan
dal and so continued him in office. The
general charge was that he aeglectecl
his business.
When the Populist administration
under Leedy made places for political
strikers by appointing clerks for the
.stewards the Republican politicians
made a big fuss. However, the system
was deemed worthy of imitation by tha
present board and only a few months
ago was the service of these clerks to
the stewards dispensed with. L. R.
Willey was Shaffer's clerk. He was de
posed. It is charged that during the incum
bency of the t'.eward'B clerk the records
of the department were in fair shape
but since the clerk has been put out of
a Job it is claimed that Shaffer has-al-most
totally neglected the work.
Early in the spring there were rumors
of transactions on the part of Shaffer
and Tom Hayes, the steward at Osa
watomie, which caused the ire of the
members of the board to rise. It was to
the effect that these two officials had
entered into an arrangement in the pur
chase of a large consignment of pota
toes at Kansas City by which they were
to reap considerable profit at the ex
pense of the state. The plan was to pay
so much for the potatoes, the person
selling them agreeing to pay the
stewards a neat sum for their assist
ance. At the discovery of this incident Shaf
fer's authority was curtailed. He was
permitted to make no heavy purchases
and the responsibility was assumed by
the superintendent and the members of
the board.
This transaction first set the opposi
tion to Shaffer buzzing. Since that time
he has had considerable difficulty, if the
officials who presume to know about the'
ins and outs of the business are to be be- i
lieved.and the complications which arose
terminated in his dismissal.
Another feature of the matter is the
contention that Shaffer was not at the
time of his selection for steward accept
able to the members of the board of
charities. It is claimed that he was'
forced on the board. H. E. Richter, lieu
tendant governor, was an earnest sup
porter of Shaffer's candidacy, but at the
time the appointment was made there
seemed to be no friction over it. Why
Shaffer's enemies assert that he was
forced on the asylum administration,
they decline to state.
BOERS REGRET IT.
Express Sorrow for Firing on Consul
Stowe's Trai.
Pretoria. Aug:. 8. Additional details re
garding the attack on the train bearing
Mr. Stowe show that 27 bullets traversed
his compartment. Louis Sharp, an Amer
ican accompanying Mr. Stowe, was shot
through the foot.
Theron, whom Mr. Stowe hastily sought,
expressed sorrow for the accident, main
taining that it was due to a mistake. The
Boers put Mr. Stowe's carriage back on
the line.
RATH BONE'S WAYS.
Expense Items Disallowed to Amount
of $25,000.
Havana. Aug. S. Martin C. Fosnes, act
ing director general of posts, appeared
for the first time personally today against
Kstes G. Rathbone, the deposed director,
and offered additional evidence In the
court of first instance. Deputy Auditor
Lawshe. who has been investigating Jlr.
Rathbone's accounts, disallows items a se
gregating more than J25.000. Thvse Inclin'e
unauthorized personal expenditures and
stuffed payrolls, together with a number
of questionable contracts.
It is probable that the trial of Rathbone
will come on during the first week of Sep
tember. Choate to Arbitrate.
London, Aug. 8. United States Ambas
sador Choate has been appointed arbi
trator between the British and Chinese
governments in the case of the sinking
of the British dispatch boat Kow Shin
during the China-Japanese war.
Weather Indications.
Chicago, Aug. 8. Forecast for Kan
sas: Showers and thunderstorms to
night; Thursday generally fair; warm
weather; southerly winds.