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iV CLEVELAND TALK.
Ex-President's Boom Makes Its
Appearance at St. Louis.
Prominent Feature of Ante
Contention Gossip.
TTLEAN STARTED IT.
His Adrocacy of Former Chief
Executive Is Having Effect.
usiness Interests Are Organ
izing in His Support.
St. Louis, Mo., July 1. Talk In the
interest of Mr. Cleveland for the presi
dency constitutes the prominent fea
ture of the ante-convention gossip
heard today, and the publication here
of a Washington dispatch quoting Mr.
John R. McLean in advocacy of the
ex-president's nomination has added
iomewhat to the volume of prediction.
There is no definite movement dis
cernible as yet in Mr. Cleveland's in
terest, and the few delegates in the
city generally decline to discuss the
probabilities, saying that all predic
tions would be premature at this time.
The discussion is therefore confined to
S politicians other than delegates with
reference to the Cleveland nomina
tion. These are divided into two
classes those who favor him and
those who fear him. In a general
way eastern arrivals are favorable, on
the ground that Mr. Cleveland can
carry eastern states, such as New
York, which they say no other man
can carry. It is asserted that strong
influence among the business interests
is being organized in his interest.
At the Jefferson hotel where the
national committee makes its head-1
quarters the friends of Judge Parker I
are congregated in large numbers and j
Included among them are a number of
delegations not instructed for the
New York candidate. . They are very
antagonistic to- Mr. Cleveland, and be
lieving that Mr. Parker is the most
available instrument with which to
accomplish the defeat of the ex-president,
they are quite prepared to ac
cepc him. .They freely predict Par
ker's nomination at a comparatively
early date in the convention.
Delegates instructed for Mr. Hearst
say that gentleman will not be able
to control all his forces in case of a
reak-and the claim is made that even
.iany of them, will go to Parker. In- I
eed. the friends or Parker assert
it the Cleveland talk which is now
. " 1 -..! .ill t,,.-. InftiHtihla
ITect of aiding their candidate.. The
'Parker men do not accept the theory
that McLean and Gorman are sincere
irv their support of Cleveland, calling
attention to past antagonism in sup
port of their theory.
Delegation Headquarters.
St. Louis, July 1. State delegations
to the national Democratic convention
to be held in this city July 6 will be
housed as follows:
Hotel Jefferson Arkansas, Cali
fornia. Colorado, Connecticut, Iowa.
Kansas, Nebraska, Tennessee, West
Virginia, Wyoming, Indian Territory,
and parts of the delegations from
Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana,
Michigan, Mississippi, New Hamp
shire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Texas, and Virginia.
St. Nicholas hotel Delaware, Flori
da, North Dakota, Vermont, and parts
of the delegations from Alabama.
Georgia, Mississippi, New Hampshire
and Virginia.
Planters' hotel Louisiana, Montana,
and parts of the delegations from New
York (Parker).
Laclede hotel Missouri.
Southern hotel Massachusetts, and
parts of the delegations from Michi
gan, Maryland, Indiana, Georgia, New
" York (Kings county, Tammany, and
state delegations), and Pennsylvania.
Lindell hotel New Jersey, Wiscon--'n,
and parts of delegations from
vrew York (1,000 Tammany) and Ohio
(also Duckworth club of Cincinnati).
St. Charles hotel Idaho (hot head-o-'-trs)
, and part of Illinois dele
gation. New St. James hotel Kentucky
(not headquarters), and part of Mary
land and Texas delegations.
- Hotel Stratford Oregon and North
Carolina.
'Madison hotel South Carolina.
Not selected District of Columbia,
f Nevada, Rhode Island, and Washing
ton. -'
I A Bet on Cleveland.
New York. July 1. A bet of S1.000
was made on the Broad street curb to
day against $2,500 that Grover Cleve
land will be nominated for the presi
dency. There was a good deal of of
ering of Roosevelt money. Most of
. h offr u itp small, and ranged at
about 10 to 8. but none were placed up
' to early in the afternoon.
V Cleveland's Private Wire.
Portsmouth, N. H., July 1. Tfmt
I Grover Cleveland wi'l keep in close
touch with the Democratic national
convention is shown by the fact that
he is having a private telegraph line
built from Madison to his summer
home at Sandwich, a distance of 15
miles.
mmany Will Boom the Mayor for
Presidential Nomination.
Mew York, July 1. The exodus of
mocrc's in the direction of St.
u' '.as begun, and will continue
' v ounaa
I ins will
d today
1:55 o'c
v .Sunday, wnen me ia xamuuujv
depart. . Leader Murpny
that he expected to leave
clock Saturday. The Tam-
ny chief and his party will occupy
cars, to be attacnea to a regular
in over the Pennsylvania road. Mr.
farphy will not be in St. Louis in
hie for tne meeting or me national
tmmittee. The headquarters of the
' , ill II lii ny iciiun ai. oc liuuia win ur
I 'SAoms 40, 4 2 and 44 in the Southern
'el..- Davii B. Hill will be in room
(on one side of Mr. Murphy, and
lator McCarren in room 46, on th
t , fer. The arrangements for the
5 tms were made long before the
Jnmany war with .Senator McCar
j started. Secretary Smith, who
raged the quarters, thought at that
e that Mr. Murphy and Senator Mc
rn would like to be neighbors.
t- tnong sthose in the Murphy party
1 1 b Bourke Cockran, J. Sergeant
Fpa, Victor J. Dowhng, John F.
rn, Thomas a. esmun, jonn J,
Delany. T. F. Grady, John Fox. Phillip
F. Donohue. M. VVariey Piatzex
Frank A. O'Donnell, Joseph Cassidy,
William Sulzer, Bird S. Coler, T. D.
Sullivan, and possibly Commissioner
McAdoo. Charles A. Towne will go on
one of Tammanv's specials.
Senator George Washington Flunkitt
was busy this afternoon aistriDuting
tickets to the Tammanyites who will go
on the special trains Sunday morning.
The railroads will get J38.000 from Tam
many for transporting its 1,000 repre
sentatives to the convention. There
will be six special trains three over the
New York Central, two over the Penn
sylvania and one over the Baltimore
& Ohio. The trains will carry no dining
cars, and stops of 10 minutes will be
made for meals.
On the train which carries the dele
gation from the 18th assembly district
will be the six delegates from Porto
Rico." Two of the delegates, Herbert
Shoffer and Dr. Molino, are already in
the city. Some time ago a letter was
received from the Porto Rico delegates
asking that they be taken on a Tam
many train.
"We come as an uninstrucfed dele
gation, but we love old Tammany just
the same,"' the letter concluded. Lead
er Murphy at once extended an invita
tion to the delegates to become the
guests of Tammany and had arrange
ments made for them.
August Belmont, chief manager of tne
Parker bom, today will open Parker
headquarters in the Planters' and Jef
ferson hotels. David B. Hill, W. F.
Sheehan and Elliott Danforth start
from Albany today, and a full force of
Parker boomers will be in St. Louis by
Saturday morning.
A few prominent members of the
Democratic national convention held a
secret meeting in Washington and for
mally agreed on Congressman John
Sharp Williams of Mississippi for tem
porary chairman of the convention. No
man nas yet been selected lor perma
nent chairman, but it is understood
that some prominent northern Demo
crat will get the place. Anti-Parker
leaders, including Tammany men, have
6tarted a boom for Mayor Patrick A.
Collins of Boston for permanent chair
man. The Parker managers are going
to make a hard fight to bring about his
nomination on the second ballot. Some
of them admit that unless he is nom
inated on the second roll call he will be
defeated. His friends assert that all the
uninstructed delegates and the Gor
man. Olney, Gray, Wall and Cockrell
votes will be cast for the judge after
one roll call. The anti-Parker forces
will caucus as soon as they go to St.
Louis and try to unite on a candidate.
Charles F. Murphy has issued final or
ders to the Tammany delegates to make
a fight all along the line for the nomina
tion of Mayor McClellan. Mr. Murphy,
it is said, believes that the situation is
becoming so confused that Judge Par
ker's chances for the nomination will 03
slight, and that the prize will fall to the
man whose friends put up the strongest
fight.
It is said to be Murphy's plan to have
the Tammany delegates and district lead
ers start on a campaign as soon as they
reach St. Louis They will spread in
formation to the otehr delegates that
New York Democrats believe it will be
impossible to win with Parker. McClel
lan's name will then be sprung on the-.
con'ention at an opportune moment ani
the nomination will be made by one of
the most eloquent orators of the south.
It will be seconded ty .JlourKe cocKran.
Ah Murbhv and his friends are bound
by the vote of instructions adopted at
the Aloany convention, nm ana nis ad
herents are denouncing Murphy's action
as the blackest treachery. The Parker
men will make an attempt to nave a
resolution adopted doing away with the
two-thirds rule.
BAILEY IS SORRY.
Had He Known He Would Have Ap
pointed Accountant Before.
Governor Bailey is very much pleased
with the work of his newly-appointed
state accountant, Charles Rowett of
Kansas City, Kan. Mr. Rowett is
today checking up the bank commis
sioner's office. This is the first de
partment in the state house which he
has entered. Heretofore since his ap
pointment he has been working on some
of the state institutions.
"I wish now that I had found a state
accountant and appointed him sooner,"
said Governor Bailey today. "I believe
it is a mighty good thing for the state
financially and that a good account
ant is worth his salary many times
over to the state."
"Why didn't you appoint one soon
er?" the governor was asked.
"Well, I didn't think one was needed
right at the start, and after that I
waited to find the right kind of a man.
An accountant who wouldn't have been
just right would have been worse than
none at all. Then there was considera
ble opposition to the appointment of an
accountant for awhile and I wanted to
find out that one would really be a ben
efit to the state. Some people got the
id- x that I intended to have an account
ant as a sort of persecutor, which was,
of course, not true.
"I believe the state accountant will
be a valuable official outside of the
good he may do in the different state
institutions and the state departments.
I have an idea that he will bring In
enough money from the counties to
pay his salary many times over. The
law provides that he can check up the
different counties on their state taxes
and other money due the state from
them, and I have an idea that he could
bring in considerable money."
One of the things that Mr. Rowett is
now accomplishing is simplifying and
sytematizing the bookkeeping of the
various institutions and departments
which he checks up. He has already
devised a new set of books for the
Hutchinson reformatory. A requisition
for these books brought State Treas
urer Kelly to Governor Bailey's office
on state business for the first time dur
ing the eighteen months of Governor
Pailey's administration. The visit oc
curred this morning. Mr. Kelly is a
member of the state printingboardand
he warned to know the rsecessity of the
requisition made by State Accountant
Rowett for the new books. Governor
Bailey explained it to the state treas
urer. CUT THE BELLOWS.
Attempt to Wreck the Great Organ at
the World's Fair.
St. Louis, July l.It is learned thpt
an attempt has been made to wreck
the great organ, the largest in th
v irld, in festival hall, at the World's
iir, by cutting the secondary bellows
This will not affect the working of th"
organ, which can be operated with the
primary bellows.
As a result of this attempt at van
dalism, the company that is building
the organ which is only partiallv fin
ished will hereafter exclude from th
stage all except those employed in the
construction of the instrument.
MAY NOTACCEPT.
Silas C. Swallow, Nominated for
President by Prohibitionists,
Fears lie May Mot Be Able to
Make the Race.
WIFE'S HEALTH IS BAD
Rumination .Came by Acclama
tion When Miles Declined.
Geo. W. Carroll of Texas Named
for Vice President.
Indianapolis, Ind., July 1. The Prohi
bition party in national convention
nominated Silas C. Sallow of Pennsyl
vania for president and George W. Car
roll of Texas for vice president. The
platform was adopted without argu
ment after a long deadlock in the reso
lutions committee. It was described
by I. H. Amos of Oregon, secretary of
the committee as the broadest platform
ever placed before the people by the
party.
In addition to the planks on the li
quor question it declares the party to.
be in favor of international arbitra
tion, a suffrage law, based on mental
and moral qualifications, uniform laws
for the country and dependencies, pop
ular election of senators, civil service
extension and the initiative and refer
endum. The trust question was recog
nized by a demand for a rigid applica
tion of the principles of justice to all
organization of capital and labor. A
reform of divorce taws is demanded
and polygamy denounced.
General Miles put an end to the
movement to nominate him for presi
dent by sending a telegram to John G.
Woolley which reached him shortly af
ter noon, asking that his name be not
presented. This was considered final
and the movement to nominate Mr.
Swallow was unanimous, no other
name being cpp";3ered. v
Over $16,08iiMSJS-raised by subscrip
tion pledges from the floor of the con
vention which with $11,000 in the treas
ury will be the nucleus of the cam
paign fund. National Chairman Stew
art and National Secretary Tate were
re-elected.
The Prohibition editors organized by
electing Edward Clark of Indianapolis,
president. The convention programme
closed with a mass meeting at which
addresses were made by National
Chairman Stewart, John G. Woolley
and others.
Several hundred delegates left for St.
Louis to visit the exposition.
. The platform .adopted is as follows:
The Platform.
The Prohibition party in national
convention assembled, recognizing
that the chief end of government is
the establishment of those principles
of righteousness and juctice that nave
been revealed to man as the will of
the ever-living God, and desiring His
blessings upon our national life, be
lieving in the perpetuation of the high
ideals of government of the people,
bv the people and for the people
established by our fathers, makes the
following declaration of - principles
and purposes:
First The widely prevailing sys
tem of the licensed and legalized sale
of alcoholic beverages is so ruinous to
individual interests, so inimical to
public welfare, so destructive to na
tional wealth and so subversive of the
ria-hts of exeat masses of our citizen
ship, that the destruction of the traffic
is and for years has been the most
important question in American poli
tics.
Second We denounce the lack of
statesmanship exhibited by the lead
ers of the Democratic and Repuoncan
parties in their refusal to recognize
the paramount importance of this
question and the cowardice with
which the leaders of these parties
have courted the favor of those whose
selfish interests are advanced by the
continuation and augmentation ot tne
traffic, until today the influence of the
liquor traffic practically dominates
national, state and local government
throughout the nation.
Third We declare tne trutn-, aem-
onstrated by the experience of half a
century, that all methods dealing with
the liquor traffic which recognize its
right to exist in any rorm unaer any
system or license or tax or rtguiauun
have proved pbwerless to remove its
evils and useless as checks upon its
growth, while the insurgent public
revenues which have accrued there
from have seared the public con
science against a recognition of its
iniquity.
Fourth we can puonc attention to
the fact, proved by the experience of
more than fifty years, that to secure
the enactment and enforcement of
prohibitory legislation, in which alone
lies hope of the protection of the peo
ple from the liquor traffic, it is neces
sary that the legislative, executive and
judicial branches of the government
should be in the hands of a political
party in harmony with the prohibi
tion principle and pledged to its em
bodiment in law and to the execution
of those laws.
Fifth We pledge the Prohibition
party, whenever given power by the
suffrage of the people, to the enact
ment and enforcement of laws pro
hibiting and abolishing the manufac
ture, importation, transportation and
the sale of alcoholic beverages.
Sixth We declare that there is not
only no other issue of equal import
ance before the American people to
day, but that the co-called issues upon
which the Democratic and Republican
parties seek to divide the electorate of
the country are in large part subter
fuges under the cover of which they
range for the spoils of office.
Seventh Recognizing the intelli
gent voters of the country may prop
erly ask our attitude upon other ques
tions of public concern, we declare
ourselves in favor of:
The impartial enforcement of all
law.
The safeguarding of the people's
rights by a rigid application of the
principles of justice to ail combina
tions and organizations of capital and
labor. a
A more intimate relation between
the people and government by a wise
adoption of the principle of the initia
tive and referendum.
The safeguarding to every citizen
in every place under the government
of the people of the United States of
all the rights guaranteed by the laws
and constitution. --
International arbitration; and de
clare that our nation should conn. -ute
in every way consistent with na
tional dignity to the permanent estab
lishment of peace between all nations.
The reform of our divorce laws, the
final extirpation of polygamy, and the
total overthrow of the present shame
ful system of illegal sanction of the
social evil with its unspeakable traffic
in girls by the municipal authorities
of almost all our cities.
We declare ourselves in favor of
recognition of the fact that the right
of suffrage should depend upon the
mental and moral qualifications of the
citizens.
We declare ourselves in favor of
such changes in our laws as will place
tariff schedules in the hands of a non
partisan commission.
We declare ourselves in favor of the
application of uniform laws for all
our country and dependencies.
We declare ourselves in favor of the
extension and honest administration
of civil service laws.
We declare ourselves in favor of
the election of United States senators
by direct vote of the people.
Swallow May Not Run.
Harrisburg, Pa,, July L Dr. Silas C.
Swallow's acceptance of the nomina
tion for president by the Prohibition na
tional convention at Indianapolis is con
tingent on his wife's health. Dr. Swal
low did not attend .the convention to
which he was a delegate at large from
Pennsylvania, owing to his wife's ill
ness. He received the following telegram
last night from Ioliver W.. Stewart,
chairman of the Prohibition national
committee:
"Accept my hearty congratulations;
you deserve the honor."
To this Dr. Swallow replied:
"If honor referred to in your dispatch
implies duties requiring my absence
from home, while I highly appreciate
any honor or duty that the grandest
party of the age can give me, yet un
less Mrs. Swallow's health greatly im
proves I would be compelled to decline."
Dr. Swallow said that he had noth
ing further to say as to whether he will
accept the nomination. He also said
that he did not think it advisable at
this time to make any statement as to
his plan of campaign if he should con
sent to remain a candidate.
BECOMES POLITICAL
New Turn Given to the Mining Trou
bles in Colorado.
Telluride, Colo., Julv 1. Bulkelv
1 Wells, manager of the Smuggler-
statement:
"By orders of the directors, opera
tions of the Smuggler's property will
be discontinued July 1. This action
is made necessary by the inability of
the management to -procure a suffi
cient number of thoroughly compe
tent miners to man the mines fully.
The- fear of a repetition of the riots
and murderous assaults upon non
union men, perpetrated by members
of the local union during the past
three years, and the dread inspired by
such dastardly crimes as the explo
sion at the Vindicator' mine and at
Independence Mat Km tn Cripple Crtek
district, has sufncdd to deter from re
turning to the Tef, uride district most
of the miners who were formerly here
employed and new men from entering
the district.
"While it may not be just to charge
these crimes too directcly to the or
ganization which ordered the strike in
the Telluride district against the wish
es of a large majority of the working
men. it is certain that prior to the
development in Colorado of miners of
the type fostered by the Western Fed
eration of Miners, murderous attacks
and explosions had no place in the
mining industry of the state. And it
is a fact that in every instance non
union men have been the only suffer
ers. As far as Telluride district is
concerned the struggle against the
rule or ruin policy of the Western
Federation of Miners has been won.
"It only remains for the people to
declare at the election this fall that
the type of socialism which means
anarchy shall no longer attempt to
paralyze the industries of the state,
and that the essentially American
right of a man to work when, where
and for what wage he will, shall not
be denied him by any labor organiza
tion. If the people so record them
selves, the Smuggler-Union mine will
resume operations. If they do not the
Smuggler-Union mine will remain
closed indefinitely."
HELEN MORTON FREE
Secures a Divorce From Her Duke in
French Courts.
Paris, July 1. The Duchess of Valen
cay, who was Helen Morton, daughter
of Levi P. Morton, before her marriage,
has been granted a divorce from the
Duke of Valencay.
The proceedings were conducted in
the privacy which the French courts
trive to divorce cases. The charges
against the duke were illtreatment and
neglect. The hearing was brief. The
court in pronouncing itself favorable
to the duchess' pleadings gave the de
fendant's name as "Saint Louis Marie
Archambault Baseon, Comte De Tal-leyrand-Perigord,
Due De Valencay."
t honriner took place in the private
chamber of the court. No one was ad
mitted except officers of the court and
the two advocates. The rigid precau
tions adopted prevented details of the
proceedings or or -tne uetisiuu uum
rhini the miblic. It is said neither
principals was present, the pleading be
ing made on aeposiuuns.
One of the consequences of the decis
ion under a recent judgment of the
Proni-h courts is that the wife shall
abandon her husband's name and title.
START FOR HARVEST FIELDS.
Forty Men Leave New York and More
Will Follow.
Tsjt.w Turk. .Tulv 1. Having been accept
ed by the state free employment bureau.
40 men have started ior tne waeai neiua
in Kansas and Nebraska, where harvests
are waiting for reapers. Several college
students are already on the way and an
other party is being formed. According
to the labor bureau the college student
is in demand in the harvest field, those
who went last year having shown en
durance far beyond men who had been
accustomed to hard work.
Hypnotic Cure for Drunkenness.
St. Petersburg, July 1. The treatment
of alcoholism by hypnotism, which be
gan at Moscow in 1SW and has been tried
at Ekaterinoslaff, Voronezh and other
places, has been inaugurated in St. Pe
tersburg by Dr. R. Z. Bakoff. who inves
tigated the results and claims there have
been 70 per cent of radical cures for that
system against 30 per cent in the cases of
other known cures. .
OPEN SEA FIGHT.
Naral Battle Midway Between
Port Arthur and Cheefoo.
Japanese Hate Two Battleships
and Fire Cruisers Engaged.
BIG EXPLOSION HEARD
Size of the Russian Squadron
Not Ascertained.
Shells Are Falling Constantly
in Port Arthur.
Chefoo, July 18:30 P. M. What
should prove to be a decisive naval en
gagement was in progress at" 1 o'clock
this afternoon midway -between Chefoo
and Port Arthur.
The steamer Chefoo, which has ar
rived here passed within 15 miles of
the Japanese fleet consisting of two
battleships and five cruisers, all ac
tively engaged. The Russian fleet was
not seen, but the distance of the Japa
nese from land precludes the possibility
of any attack on the land batteries.
The . captain of the Chefoo says he
heard a terrific explosion, but was un
able to discern whether a Japanese or
a Russian ship was affected. The bat
tle is held here to confirm the Chinese
report that only four of the larger Rus
sian warships were at Port Arthur last
night.
35 Miles from Liao Vang.
Liao Yang, July 1. A Japanese
army is reported to be within 35 miles
of Liao Yang. Southeast of Hai
Cheng on the Siu Yen road the Japa
nese have withdrawn from the posi
tions from which they recently drove
the Russians after five days' con
tinuous fighting. General Mistchenko
reports that his cavalry has been ex
periencing the effects of lyddite shells
from the Japanese big naval guns
which the latter are now employing in
the field.
Russians Won't Fight.
New Chwang, July 1. A telegram
from German sources at Mukden re
ceived here yesterday evening says
General Kuropatkin has decided not
to fight at Ta Tche Kiao or Hai
Cheng, but to retreat from Ta Tche
Kiao, which movement was started
June 28 and is well under way. Small
detachments of troops will, it is added,
stay south to Btem the Japanese ad
vance until the Russian retreat is in
full swing. It is not believed here
that the Russians will be able to
reach Liao Yang, as the Japanese con
trol the passes which would would
indicate that the Russian line of com
munication may be cut. A Chinese
rumor is to the effect that 2,000 Mon
golian troops engaged by Russia have
been annihilated in battle. No cre
dence is placed in the report.
The crew of the torpedo boat de
stroyer Lieutenant Burukoff, which
arrived here from Port Arthur June
29, say they- left Port Arthur Tues
day night in fog and rain and near
Hockey light got out of the course
and ran aground on the Bitter shal
lows, near Helf bay on the west coast
of the peninsula. They got off in two
hours. When the fog lifted several of
the Japanese torpedo boat destroyers
were seen coming toward the Lieuten
ant Burukoff which was saved only
by her speed.
A boat which arrived here from
Shanghai last night reported that a
Japanese torpedo boat destroyer was
outside the entrance of the river,
which may mean that she will come
in and engage both the Lieutenant
Burukoff and the gunboat Sivouch.
Shells Falling in Port Arthur.
Chefoo, July 1. 7 p. m. A party
of Russians and Chinese arrived here
today by junk direct from Port Ar
thur, having left there yesterday.
They report that for several days
shells from both land and sea have
been falling in the town doing but lit
tle damage. The Russians who re
sisted the advance of the Japanese
suffered severely. Many dead and
wounded have been brought to Port
Arthur. The hospital there is over
crowded. It is difficult to obtain cor
rect information in regard to the con
dition of the fleet. The Russians
maintain that it is intact with the ex
ception of the battleship Sevastopol,
which is being repaired.
A Chinaman who left Port Arthur
last night and who has arrived here
says there are only four Russian war
ships, cruisers and battleships in th
harbor and none outside. The opin
ion prevails that the faster ships suc
ceeded in eluding the five Japanese
warships maintaining the blockade.
The Chinese confirm the previous
reports that a large ship is ashore
south of the Liao Sha Tai promontory.
The Japanese have captured two small
forts 10 miles east of Port Arthur.
Kuropatkin Heard From.
St. Petersburg, July 1. The follow
ing dispatch from General Kuropat
kin to the emperor, dated June 29,
has been received:
"Towards 8 o'clock in the morning
of June 27 our troops, having dis
lodged the enemy's advance guard,
composed of cavalry and infantry,
occupied the station of Senu Chen,
but at 9 o'clock it was discovered that
a brigade of the enemy's infantry
was advancing in front, while other
columns were turning our detach
ment's left flank. The-town of Senu
Chen,' which is surrounded by walls,
was also occupied by the Japanese.
Consequently at 11 o'clock our troops,
slowly withdrew. As regards losses,
we only know as yet that an officer
and ten men were wounded.
. "A reconnoissance carried out on
the road from Sia Khoe Tung to
Erltatan and Khanza, revealed the
presence of six companies of the en
emy's Infantry and two squadrons of
cavalry, and at Mayaratsa, three miles
southeast of Sia Kho Tung. In this
reconnoissance Captain VassiliefT.
Lieutenant Makaroff and five cossacks
were wounded; Makaroff succumbed.
"There was some skirmishing June
25 between the enemy and our out
posts at Samiarlkau and Wang Tsi
Afang Ching, five miles west of Sami
arlkau." Taken from Train and Lynched.
Charlestown, S. C, July 1. Cairo
Williams, who killed Thurston C
McGee (white) at Scranton in last
February, was taken from an Atlantic
Coast Line train at Scranton last
night- and lynched.
WEATHER IS STILL COOL.
More Showers Are Promised by
Uncle Sam.
The cool weather continues in Topeka,
but the forecast is for showers and war
mer weather. The forecaster says for
K.ansas: "Partly cloudy tonight and Sat
urday, with probably local showers; war
mer north portion."
Today's corn and wheat, region bulletin
says: "Cloudy weather generally pre
vailed over Kansas and the southwest
portion of Missouri this morning. Light
showers were falling at Wichita and
Osage City and a very heavy rain has
fallen at McPherson. The temperature
has risen slightly."
The only rains recorded during the past
24 hours were 2.20 inches at McPherson
and .20" at Wichita.
The maximum and minimum tempera
tures for the Dast 24 hours were as fol
lows: Baker. 84-54; Concordia, 88-62;
Dresden, $0-58; Fort Scott. 88-64; Macks
ville, 83-62: McPherson, 88-60; Manhattan,
90-60; Osage City, 86-56; Sedan, 96-66; To
peka, 87-50; Toronto, 86-60; Wichita. 86-64.
The wind changed about 11 o'clock from
east to southeast, blowing 12 miles an
hour. The hourly temperatures recorded
by the government thermometer today
were as roilows:
7 o'clock 62
11 o'clock 71
12 o'clock 74
8 o'clock 61
9 o'clock 63
10 o'cleck 69
'OT-Iock 73
2 o'clock 77
Wind, east 8 miles at 2 p. m.
WAS HARVARD'S RACE.
Wins the Four Oared Contest Over
Yale at New London.
New London, July 1. Harvard won
the four-oared race by something over
a length after a race unique in the
history of this course. . Yale led prac
tically throughout the race, only to go
to pieces within the-last half mile,
while Harvard, in a grand spurt,
crossed the line. The event was
rowed in deplorable confusion of offi
cial arrangements. Without warning
this race was allowed to precede the
big event of the day, contrary to all
arrangements. There were almost no
spectators. There were no observa
tion trains. Dozens of newspaper men
were stranded In the city and did not
witness the race. Official boats ca
reened madly about the river and
without public warning the two crews
were ordered to their positions at the
start at the navy yard for the two
mile row up stream. The conditions
were good. When the pistol was fired
Harvard jumped to the front. It took
the Yale four an eighth of a mile to
come up. After that it was appar
ently all Yale. The Elis crept ahead
slowly but surely until at the mile and
a half they led by over a length.
Harvard seemed tired. In the last
quarter mile stretch however things
went wrong in the Yale shell. The
crew went to pieces. Harvard's cox
swain saw it and called for a spurt.
His men resporded and fairly tore
through the water to a notable vic
tory of a length --d a half.
Official time ot four-oared race:
Harvard, 10:12; Yale, 10:15.
Fish of Yale broke an outrigger
four lengths from the finish.
YALE VARSITY WINS.
Takes the Four Mile Boat Race From
Harvard.
New London, Conn., July 1. The
varsity eight oar race, distance four
miles up stream with the tide was start
ed at 11:16. They got off splendidly
with a slight advantage to Yale in the
first hundred yards. In the first eighth
of a mile Yale gained a quarter of a
length.
Harvard was rowing a faster stroke
but Yale was holding her advantage at
three-eighths and at the half mile Yale
was leading by a half length. The time
was 2:28.3-5.
Yale was splashing at the five-eighths
but still held her lead.
The race at the mile was very close.
The time. 5:03 1-5.
After passing the mile Harvard drew
up a trifle and Yale was then leading
by a little less than a length.
The time at the mile and a half was
7:58 and Yale was leading by three
quarters of a length. Yale was rowing
31, Harvard 33 and Yale had increased
her lead shortly after leaving the mile
and a half mark to a length and a
half.
Yale continued to increase her lead
and at the two miles' mark was over
three lengths ahead, gaining at every
strike was four lengths In the lead.
Yale continued to draw away from
her rival until she was six lengths to
the good. Approaching the third mile
Harvard gained slightly and at the
third mile mark Yale was leading by
about four lengths. Time: Yale
16:15 1-5: Harvard. 18:27. -
Yale wins by five lengths.
LAUNCH WRECKED.
Seven Persons Injured by Explosion
of Gasoline Tank.
Minneapolis, Minn., July 1. Two
prominent society and club men of
Minneapolis, received probably fatal in
juries and five other persons were ser
iously Injured in an explosion of a gas
oline launch, the Eleanor, at Tonka bay.
Lake Minnetonka.
The injured:
George Christian, probably fatally.
George Upton, probably fatally..
Harry Merriman, burned badly.
Mrs. W. P. Devereau, leg broken and
burned.
Mrs. Harry Merriam, badly burned.
Harry Merriman, Jr., slightly burned.
Prudence Merriman, slightly burned.
Mr. Christian was entertaining a par
ty of six grown persons and two chil
dren and his boat was headed for the
bay when the explosion occurred. It
was caused by a leak in the -gasoline
tank and the boat was wrecked. It is
due only to the fact that a number of
sail boats and row boats were in the
bay that the party escaped death.
NO MORE SILVER DOLLARS.
Supply of Bullion Purchased Under
Sherman Act Is Exhausted.
"Portland, Ore., July l.-j-'There will not
be another silver dollar coined in this
country." said Geo. Et Roberts, director
of the United States mint, in an inter
view here. Mr. Roberts is en route to
Alaska and made this statement in an
swer to a question.
"No, there will be no more new silver
dollars turned out by the government
mints unless by some chance a 16 to 1
congress should be elected, for the sup
ply of silver bullion purchaaed under the
Sherman act is exhausted."
TWO FALLSHORT.
Attorney General Coleman on
Constitutional Amendments.
Holds TfaatState PrinterChange
May Be Submitted.
THEY WERE CARELESS
Little Care Is Exercised About
the Publication.
Must Be Printed in Every Count
in State.
At the request of Secretary of Stat
Burrow, Attorney General Coleman
has rendered a lengthy opinion regard
ing the regularity of the passage of the
three constitutional amendments which
the last legislature voted to submit to
the people. He declares that the Fran
cis proposition to amend the constitu
tion so as to give the governor th
power to veto any item or item in a
miscellaneous appropriation bill with
out vetoing the entire bill, and th
Smith proposition to amend the bill of
rights so that the state may take a
change of Venue in criminal cases when
an impartial jury cannot be secured in
the county in which the crime is com
mitted, were not passed in accordance
with the constitutional requirements
and therefore cannot Le submitted to
the voters at the coming election. The
state printer amendment, Mr. Coleman
decides, is all right and must be sub
mitted. According to the constitution, propo
sitions to submit constitutional amend- '
ments must be published in at least on
newspaper in every county in the staT?
for three months prior to election. This
would necessitate the sending out or
these propositions to the newspapers
by the first of August, only a montn
away. Mr. Burrow desired to know
whether any or all of the amendments
are to be submitted, since grave ques
tions regarding their validity have
been raised, and hence be submitted th '
matter to Attorney General Coleman.
As the State Journal pointed out a
few days ago, the constitution pro
vides that when propositions to amend
the constitution pass each house by a -two-thirds
vote, "such proposed amol
ments together with the yeas and - 3,
shall be entered on the journal.'"
Mr. Coleman finds from the jour-
nals of the two houses that the Fran
cis proposition was published in the
house journal upon its first and sec
ond readings In the house, but that it
was not published upon its final pas
sage, and that it was never published
in the senate journal at ail. This, he
decides, eliminates; the Francis propo
sition. . "' -. ."
The Smith rroposltlon to amend the
bill of rights he finds was published in
the senate journal ".t the time it was
introduced, " "wards a"
resolution .' .stituced " r
which was olished, m
substitute to .mended, the
amended substitute was not published.
In the house journal the original
Smith resolution, with the amend
ments, was published, but not the sub
stitute. Mr. Coleman therefore con
cludes that the resolution which was
passed by the house was different
from the one which passed the senate,
and this, he decides, eliminates that
as a legal proposed amendment.
The Kennedy proposition to make
the state printer elective by popular
vote instead of by the legislature Mr.
Coleman finds was published in the
senate journal when introduced but
not when finally passed. In the house
Journal he finds it published upon its
final adoption, and as it is exactly as
published in the senate journal when
introduced, he gives it as his opinion
that this fulfills the requirements of
the constitution and that this amend
ment is therefore valid and must be
submitted to the voters at the coming;
election.
Mr. Coleman does not touch upon
the question of the necessity of the
publication of the propositions in the
statute book to make them legal, in
his written opinion, but he gave an
offhand opinion today that this was
not necessary- Each resolution pro
vides that it shall go into effect upon
publication in the statute book, but
Mr. Coleman says the legislature can
not, by resolution or otherwise, add to
the provisions necessary to submit a
constitutional amendment. He says
if the propositions come up to the
constitutional requirements that is all
that is necessary.
CAMPAIGN OPENS.
Republicans Hold Big Meeting at
Cooper Union in New York.
New York, July 1. At a mftss meet
ing in Cooper Union the Republican
club has formally opened the local
campaign. The meeting was called os
tensibly to ratify the ticket nominated
at' Chicago. Former Senator Thurston,
of Nebraska, made the principal ad
dress. Demonstrations of approval oc- .
curred several times during the ex
senator's speech. An allusion to the
Perdicaris incident was loudly cheered.
DISTRIBUTES $100,000.
American Smelting Company Con
tinue Profit Sharing Plan.
Pueblo,' Colo., July 1- It is an
nounced today that the American a
Smelting and Refining company will
distribute $100,000 among its em
ployes who have been with the com
pany for the past two years. This is
following out . the profit sharing sys
tem which was announced two years
ago today. The amount distributed
will amount to 12 Va per cent, of the
total earnings of the men for the two
years.
Iiargcst Vessel Afloat.
Queenstown, July 1. The Baltic, the
new steamer of the White Star line, and
the largest vessel afloat, has sailed from
Queenstown for New York on her maiden
trip. . -
Weather Indications.
Chicago, July 1. Forecast for Kan
sas: Cloudy tonight and Saturday witii
probably local showers: warmer irt
north portion tonight; variable wind.
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