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Killed 4 4 njured 253 367 lnju-«d. possibly fatally 5 13 Injured by gun shots and stray buiiets 57 21 Eyesight lost (probably) 10 15 Enough children were maim.'d and killed yes terday to arouse the great powers of the world ' to arms, bad they been killed and wounded in a massacre in some obscure village instead of while merely "celebrating-" the 132 d anniversary of the birth of the country. By 10 o'clock four deaths bad been reported in this city, and 253 persons, mostly children, had been Injured. This basset than a hundred less than the number in jured in this city last year— >*W7— but It hi greater than the. number of. men injured in many a brisk Finnish in war time. On the whole, however, it -was one of th» quietest Independence Day celebrations in years. , The showery, threatening weather had little ef fect on such celebrations as there were, but those were of an unusually quiet order. Another feature, too, was the comparative freedom from fires. At his night headquarters in Great Jones street Chief Croker said last uight that there were considerably fewer fires yesterday than on the last Fourth of July. As usual, the east side of Harlem had the largest number. Five companies were . sent up there from downtown, and they remained there all day. - Dp to 111 1 »:::•• o'clock last night the chief had been to only two fires, and neither proved la be large. "What do yam think the people would say." asked the chief, "if axe got a law that would absolutely stop all private fireworks and allow only some jmblic exhibitions, handled by pro fessionals? 1 think that during this year I'll try to gel the Fire Commissioner to do something to put a stoj) to all private sales. It would be a pood thing, save lots of damage to property, lots of injuries to people and not a few lives." A.) day long the clang of the ambulance gong vied for notice with the snapping of firecrackers. the crackles of revolver shots and the heavier i explosions of the big cannon crackers. Chfl dien's eyes were blown but or filled with powder, their lingers blown off or mutilated and their tender bodies torn and burned by exploding giant crackers and toy cannons. Others were shot and killed by stray bullets or are now under treatment for tetanus because of the p'eces of wadding from blank cartridges in their bodies. Few of the hospitals used up their sup gply of tetanus antitoxin furnished by the Board of Health, but a great many children received the treatment. The Board of Health had twenty calls for assistance, but treated only one person sffth tetanus antitoxin. Milton Cumming. eighteen years old, acciden tally shot and killed his sister Jennie, at their home at No. 'MM* Oltnvllle avenue. Williams 1 bridge, in the afternoon. Th- sister, who was five years younger, was watching the boy shoot ire at a target in the back yard of their home. lisa she went into the barn, and as she passed a small window almost in line with the target the boy fired. The ballet hit the girl Just above the left eye, killing her instantly. The boy was nutated an a technical charge of homicide. WHEN THE SLAUGHTER BEGAN". another rhlld was killed at play by a stray bullet. Two italians were arrested for it. Tony Faigo. six y?ars old, went up on his roof, st No. J 70. West Houston str«-et, in the morning to pay. His brother Joseph says that Hugo Fridiuni anJ Bglbo Petrucci, two neighbors, *«re on n, c . root at the same time and Bring at a target with a email revolver. He says he h-ard a shot ••■1 and th« n turned around to Snl his brother lying dying .in the roof. Dr. Quinn «.->m«- from Si Vincent*, but too late Jo he!i» th-- bey. Tij<- two in' ii leafed using a revolver, but a amd box with a bullet bole tttniigt) it WT« found on lite roof. *> v hil«- Giovanni Rosso, an Italian laborer in Th« Bronx, was taking his workday cartridges "ut of hi> ir-v.ilv.r preparatory t;. replacing them with holiday Wanks, he <jiicrarge4_ the gun by aU'Wcnt and the bullet went through h«« rUjm. Kis wiSV v;:s out phopping at th ■ Uni- an! ] h , .n r< . tU rn"d f.«ur.d him di ad on • fci« b ..; Th«- i;!-st dt-ath of the o*jy wns that of John ten yc.ivs old. living s.l X<i. 3-'O West *9th *tr. <t. He was throwing ,i. era. \een down *"> ah>h;ift. and in watching the roii.'o- of Mr «* tlv-j;, ;1( , ;t j, ji llt . oiirbiJanccd MtiUM !f and iMSCSSSad ''■' t'..i.fl |>acr OE'.VEVE POnT WINE AND olive OIL. ■ i *"tl<:iiji inolv >-trinKtljeni:ji- i.i nourishing. "\ ,:. liew ** •: £0.-: si Co.. 1^ i \*m til., -\e*v York. T<»-daT. fair and warmer; llffht southwest wind*. MARCHING PAST FATXCESS TAVKRN. MAY FLY TO LABRADOR. Xine Balloons Race from Chicago — Three Countries Represented. [By Telegraph to The Tribune.] Chicago, July 4. — Xine of the ten balloons entered in the "Chicago to the Ocean" race left here late this afternoon. The start, orig inally scheduled for 3:30 o'clock, was delayed to such an extent that the first balloon, the Field ing, did not cast off its moorings until two hours and fourteen minutes later. The others rose at irregular intervals, the last to get away, the mammoth Chicago, of 110.000 cubic feet capacity, rising at 7:. r »0 o'clock. In rising the basket of the Cincinnati became entangled in a mass of wires, but was freed with no apparent injury. The balloon I Will failed to start. It had shown wvenl defects when it was inflated for a trial flight several days ago, and C H. Per rigo. of Chicago, its owner, was unable to obtain the necessary repairs in time for to-day's event. He sailed instead in the Illinois, taking the place of C E. Gregory, who had been scheduled to accompany J. L. Case in that balloon. All the balloons took a northeast by south course from this city, sailing out over Lake Michigan end being lost to view in the evening mists. The breeze was fair. All expect to land in Northeast Canada, and Leo Stevens, the New Tork aeronaut, confidently expects both the United States and the America to sail as far as Labrador, beating all records. The aeronauts will endeavor to beat the rec ord of thf German balloon Pommern, which made the flight from St. Louis to Asbury Park. {•SO miles in an air line. The Chicago Aero nautio.ue Club has offered two cups, one to the balloon Jtmaining longest In the atf, and one f< >r the longest flight measured by air line to the point of descent. The contest Is of inter national character, France and Canada being represented. The balloons and order of sailing follows: * FIELDING. 70.000 cubic capacity, entered by the Aero Club of Texas, piloted by Captain Honeywell and Dr. F. .T. Fielding. KING EDWARD. 65,000. by Aero Club of Canada. Leopold Gregory (ten-year-old boy), and H. B. Wild. Y11..1.K DE DIKPPE. 65.000. by Haul Lucier; George Echoeneek and A. E. Mueller. UNITED STATES. 70.000. by Aero Club of the Northwest, St. Paul: Colonel A. P. Shirley. CINCINNATI 87.000. by N. C. Keenan. of the Aero Club of Cincinnati: Leslie Haddock and George Howard. AMERICA fiS.OOO. Aero Club of the Northwest. Minneapolis; Captain P. S. Hudson and Lieu tenant G. J Meade, U. S. Marine Corps. COLUMBIA. 75.000, by the Federation of Ameri can Aero Clubs, manned by c. H. Leichliter and Captain N. Peterson. ILLINOIS 72.000, by Aeronautinue Club of Chi cago: .1. L. Case and C. H. Perrips. CHICAGO 110.000. C. A. Coey. Aeronautlque Club of Cliicago; C. A. Coey and C L. Bum baugh. The balloon United States, two years ago won the James Gordon Bennett cup from the cham pion balloons of Europe. Kalamazoo. Mich., July 4.— A large balloon, supposed to be one of the Chicago racers, passed over Kalamazoo at «:32 p. m., travelling in a northeasterly direction. Another Chicago balloon passed south of this city at ft o'clock, travelling eastward at a con piderable height. JUNE BUG iriXS TROPHY. Makes Official Flight of One Kilo metre in Straight Line. Hannnondsport. N. V.. July 4— The Aerial Ex jieriment Association's Aerodrome .'!, the Curtiss Jur.f- Bug. to-day earned the rifcht to have its name first inscribed on the "Scientific Ameri tan" trophy by making an official flight of one kilometre in a straight line measured from the point where it left the ground. After passing the flag marking the finish the machine flew six hundred yards further and landed at the extreme edge of the field near the railroad track. The June Bug crossed three fences and de srrilx-d a letter "S" two thousand yards in length all in one minute and forty-two and on'« - half seconds at a speed of thirty-nino miles an boor, which followed a nine hundred yard flight in fifty-six seconds. DEAD AFTER LONG COMA. Bloib Producing Over a Month's In sensibility Ends Fat all?/. Charted Thompson, of Shore Road and "Oth street. F',:iy Ridge, died in the Norwegian Bos- pital y-.-t<rda> after being 1 , unconscious since Memorial Day from the effects of a fractured skull. Arthur Wirdell. twenty-nine yearn old. a neighbor of Thompaon, wns rearrested later in the day tnd h"!d on a charge uf homicide at the Port Hamilton station. Thomps? n w;is a clothing manufacturer in Maiih.ut.ii. He was found at Second and Bny Ridge itvnms <>n Hay 3<» with his skull tract- ■red. According to \Vardcll, who was arrested at the time and th>'ii discharged. Thompson, while drunk, accused him of stealing ISO n:id attacked him. In attempting to ward off a. blow be pushed Thompson, who fell heavily to the ground. Thinking to avoid further trouble, Wardell told the police, he huniid away. Thompson was found SOon after and taken to the Norwegian Hospital. Th.- surgeons kept him alive by feeding him liquid foods. His ease has attracted wide attention among physicians- i NEW-YORK, SUNDAY, JILY 5, 1908.— FIVE PARTS.— FIFTY-SIX PAGES. CELEBRATING INDEPENDENCE DAY IN THIS CITY. DRIVERS HURT IN RACE yj([TO TURNS TURTLE. Big Crowd Sees Trco Serious Acci dents at Long Branch. fHy TflPftraph to The Tribune. ] Long Branch. N. J., July 4. — Several sprious accidents marre-d the first automobile track meet held to-day under the auspices of the Elkwood Park Automobile Association at Elk wood Park. The accidents were due chiefly to the showers, which made the track slippery on the turns. The first mishap Avas in the first mile of the 50-mile free-for-all race for the Frederick Lewisohn cup. The 30-60-horse power Steams, driven by Arthur Warren, and the 30-horsepower Autocar came together on the upper turn, the former turning turtle. Warren had four ribs broken, while James Crawford, his mechanician, had his leg broken. The bone protruded through the skin, and his leg will have to be amputated, it is feared. In the twenty-ninth mile of the same race Bert Bellows, driving the 35-horsepower Re nault owned by M. R. Guggenheim, went through the inner rail hardly twenty yards from the place where the first accident occurred, and Arthur Myers, his mechanician, was thrown high in the air. His arm was broken by the fall. The injured men were taken to the Long Branch Hospital. * A groan of agony went up from the five thousand or more spectators when the Autocar skidded. Warren was driving at terrific speed, following clos"ly behin-1 Fisher at the time, and went up the embankment in an effort to get by him. bnt before he could do so the Autocar ran Into the Ste'arris with such force that the Steams car turned over and over. Crawford was caught in the car in some mann-r, while Warren was thrown out. Both Fisher and his mechanician managed to hold their seats and were not injured. The accident to the Renault car was due to Bellows running too close to the inner fence. About twenty feet of it was torn down. Seven cars started in the race, which was won easily by Ralph <}c Palma in a 40-horsepower Allen-Kingston in 55:393-5. who led from the sixth mile, with Harry Michener, in the 45 borsepower Lozier car, second. Michener fin ished the race. William B. Anderson, in a ~>o horsepower Welch car, had completed forty four miles at the time the race ended and got third place. Barring the accidents, the races wore inter esting. The 5-mile race for stripped stock cars was won by Ralph de Palma in the same All»n-Kingston car in which he won the fifty mile race. He led all the way and* won in t\'2:'24. Stewart Elliot, in the ."iO-horsepower American, was second, in §3:012-5, and Arthur "Warren, in the 30-60-horsepower Steams, third, in 53:08 •-'-.".. The 10-mile "*ce for amateur drivers was wop by Elliot in a 50-llorsepower American car in 10:53. The car made a fine showing, lead ing all the way. The 30-60-horsepower Steams car, driven by James Doig, was sexond, in 1O:O7 2-.~>, and the 30-horsepower Packard run . bout, driven by Thomas J. Scully, third, in 11 :42 .".-•"•. Joseph Seymour made a mile time trial in Walter Christie's front drive creation in «"»7 1-5 seconds. The track record is .".'$ seconds, made by Cedrino in a Fiat car in I!H>.">. Ralph de Palma, in the Allen-Kingston car, made a mile trial in 1:01 2-S. The races were scheduled to begin at 1 o'clock, but a heavy shower before noon caused the offi cials to postpone the start until an hour later. Shortly before the l<X>-mile race for stripped Stock cars or chassis was started rain came down in torrents. This race was easily the best of the day, and while it was going on Governor Fort arrived at the park and took a box seat in the grandstand. He left the course when the race was half over. The racers fairly flew over a course covered with water pools and slippery mud. Some of the most daring driving of the day was done in this contest between Al Poole, wh«>*finished first in the <!0-horsepo\yer Isotta in 1:U0:2G4-5, and Ralph Do Palma. in the 40 borsepower Allen-Kingston. wh<> got second place, only ten seconds behind. They took the turns in a daredevil way, their machines skid ding all over the track. The 4.V horsepower Lozier. driven by Mlchener, was third High* <ars started in th«- race, thr other five were as follows: Percy Owens, 40-borsepower Bianchl; \V. K. D. Stokes, Westfnghouse; I. K. Uppercus. 20-24-borsepower Cadillac; Harvey Monroe, Pope-Toledo, and Stewart Elliot, 50-hor«epower Am<rii an. HOSPITAL AWNING FIRED. Boys Throw. Firecrackers and Ignite Canvas Over Window. Mischievous boys playing near the Post- Gr«d!iai- Hospital; 20th street and Second ave nue, restf-rOay afternoon, threw some giant fire cr«Ht4Yfi nt '*>- ortir* window of Ann M. Rykert, the superintendent. On* of 'be crackers?ex ploded near the awning and set It afire. Person* In the strret yelled to hospital at taches, and the watchman threw a pall of water on the blaze, extinguishing it. Several persons in the < Tint, ndent's office were the only ones inside vhe Institution that know of the the, ex cept :th nurses, who were Instructed to be vigilant. They found that none of the three hundred patients had learned of the accident' DECORATING THE FRANKLIN STATTE IN FRONT OF THE x TRIBUNE BUILDING. BRYAN STARTS FIGHT ATTACK OX COL. GUFFEY. Pennsiflvania Committecman Furious and Murphy Amazed. [By Telegraph to The Tribune] Denver, July 4. — Mr. Bryan probably has for gotten all about the attractive line of harmony talk he has been handing out at Lincoln and which his friends have been bringing to Den ver daily for the last week. When he was called upon to address the Pennsylvania Bryan League to-day, according to the reports which were immediately telegraphed to Denver, he paid all sorts of unkind things about the Key stone State's national committeeman. Colonel James M. Guffey, and finally described the col onel as a bushwhacker put into his camp to betray him. The things which Colonel Guffey said to his friends when he read the speech would not look well in print. To the newspaper men the col onel declared that he would say nothing for publication until to-morrow evening, when he would give out a statement which would "burn the peerless leader up." But as he grew more excited over the attack Mr. Guffey consented to say "just a word or two" for publication. He said: "Sixty per cent of the delegates in this convention, if they were not swayed temporarily by a morbid sentimen tality, would be absolutely hostile to the nomi nation of Bryan. They are under instructions, and do not see their way clear to disobey those instructions, but they feel that Bryan cannot be elected, and they would like to see some one else nominated. I will not say anything for publication to-day." added the colonel, as he continued to stride about his room; "but to morrow afternoon I shall make a statement that will bo exceedingly entertaining to the dele gates." Colonel Guffey has many friends in the con vention and is particularly close to a largo num ber of the delegates from New Tork. In con nection with the publication of this attack an interesting incident occurred which may have some significance in deciding the question of whether the fight against Mr. Bryan is to go on. Since the arrival of Mr. Murphy and his fol lowers yesterday it has been charged that the Tammany man has been dickering with the Bryan forces in order to strengthen his hand agalnyt Senator Patrick H. McCarren. It was said that in return for pledges of support In his effort to keep the Brooklyn delegation out Mr. Murphy was willing to vote the New York delegation for Bryan. It was conceded that if this is done the bottom will Immediately fall out of the Bryan opposition. Colonel Guffey called on Mr. Murphy to learn whether the reports were true. If New York Joined the Bryan forces he was ready to follow the lead of that state and to release the delega tions from other states who had pledged them selves to aid in the anti-Bryan movement. While Colonel Guffey was consulting with Mr. Murphy an afternoon newspaper was brought into the room by Daniel F. Cohalan. The paper contained an account of Mr. Bryan's speech at Lincoln, and Mr. Cohalan began to read the article aloud. Neither Mr. Murphy nor Mr. Guffey had seen it. Before Mr. Cohalan had read half of the story Mr. Murphy took it out of his hand and, beginning at the first, read it to himself. He was amazed at the character of the attack on Colonel Guffey. He knew that Colonel Guffey had aided the Bryan ticket in New York eight years ago when the party in New York State was badly in need of financial assistance. He completed the reading and handed the paper to Colonel Guffey. who then read the article. The Colonel was apparently less surprised at the tone of the speech than Mr. Murphy and Mr. Cohalan had been. "So that is the man who wants to be elected President on a Democratic harmony pro gramme!" said Mr. Murphy, with some em phasis. The situation was discussed at some length !>y the three men. but no decision was reached. Col onel Guftey felt encouraged, however, and will continue to confer with delegations as rapidly a< they arrive. Immediately after the conference. Colonel Guf foy was asked to make a reply to th.< Bryan speech. He said: 'Not now, for I have not fully digested it. I will not reply to-day nor to-night. I cannot say now what I shall hnv<- to give out later. Pe~ haps nothing, and perhaps a great deal. No, boys," be said, as he waved away a number of newspaper men, "I guess you will hive to wait." What jffect Bryan's attack on Colonel (Juffey will haw on the situation here remains to be soon, but further developments In thr- fight are awaite.i with great Interest. ALL IS CAR CRUSHED. Six Dead and Thirty Hurt Alreadti Taken /Vow Oakland Wreck. Oakland, Cal . July 4.— The narrow gauge |.., .v train bound from the Alameda Mole for Oak land .struck a Santa Cruz train at Ist and Webster streets this evening. The smoker of the Saala Cruz train was completely demolish-^ ami all of its occupants were either kilted <>r m fured. Six dead nml thirty injured have alread> bnaa takon from the wreck. REVDING FROM CITY HUT. STEPS OF THE DECLARATION OF rXT>EPKXDEN<E BY W. A. MATTISOX. DESCENDANT OF JOHN HART. ONE 0* THE StstV JERSEY SIGNERS. TWO THOUSAND SHOT. Report of Fiftij-six-Hour Battle in Asuncion—Rebels Winning. Buenos Ayres. July 4.— Although no official advices have been received here regarding the situation in Paraguay, private advices from what is considered an authoritative source say that street fighting in Asuncion has been going on for fifty-six hours. It is reported also that the revolutionists are receiving recruits from all parts of the country. These advices further report that more than two thousand persons have been killed and wounded, and that the government Is expected to fall at any moment, owing to the demoraliza tion of Us forces through heavy losses. The principal railway has not been damaged, but no trains are running, owing to the fact that th<» railway employes are joining the in surgents- The foreign legations and consulates are shel* «!ng foreigners. KERMIT GETS BAD FALL. President's Son on Winning Team in Gcneseo Sports. Rochester. July 4.— Kermlt Roosevelt, SOB afl the President, was the guest of Major Wads worth at Geneseo to-day and took part in the Independence Day sports, one of the features of the Genesee Valley. In the contests Hermit rode Playmate, one of the Wadsworth thorough breds. He was on the winning team in the cavalry fight. In the manikin race the President's son got a bad fall when at the far end of the field. There was no one near to assist him, but he quickly rose and dragged his manikin back to the starting point, his horse having broken away. He wa» badly shaken up, but received no serious injury. FOUND DEAD IX BATHTUB. Mi/st cry in Death of C. 11 . Bond, Cigar Manufacturer. Lynn, Mass.. July 4.— lt became known to-day that Charles H. Bond, president of Waitt A Bond (Incorporated*, cigar manufacturers, of Boston, was found dead in a bath tub at his summer home, on Puritan Road. Swampscott, last night. Dr. H. C. Low. who was summoned by members of the family, called in Medical Examiner Pinkham. The Medical Examiner to-day signed the death certificate, giving the cause of death as drown ing, but declined to state whether he believed the drowning was accidental or a case of sui cide. Mr. Bond had invested heavily in real estate in Boston and Washington recently, and it is said that his ventures had caused him con siderable anxiety. He lived at No. VJS Com monwealth avenue, Boston, was sixty-one years of age and leaves a wife and two daughters. BABY BURIED ALIVE. Found Too Late by Golfer in Sand Heap at Hackensack. X. J. Hackensack. N J.. July 4.-A three-months old girl baby was found buried alive in the Hackensack Golf Club grounds to-day by «- President H. M. Bogert. who was participating in the eontewl for the president's cup. .Mr. Bogert's attention was called to a little sand heap by b. vs. who thought they saw something moving. He found a little foot pro truding, and the sand being removed, the chitd was disclosed Physicians worked over her for several hours, but the baby died this evening. A woman who came to Hackensack on th midnight train from Jersey City last night with a baby In her arms was seen walking toward the golf grounds. FLAGS EXCHANGED IN PHILADELPHIA. Philadelphia. July 4-In Independence Hall, ! where the. great document was signed which gave the worM a new nation. Oklahoma, the youngest state in the I'nion. at noon to-day dedicated with ■patriotic lilies a new fine containing forty-six stars and presented it to the city of Philadelphia. The flag was made by the "Betsy Rosses" of Okla homa. The city of Philadelphia, in return for the -compliment paid to the city where the nation was born, dedicated a new flag made ir this city and ' officially presetted It to Oklahoma through the committee which brought th. Oklahoma fl.iK to Philadelphia. The ceremonies were preceded by a street parade, which ended at the "Cradle of Liberty" at 10 a. m. Then followed the annual Independence Day exer cises, under' the au«pices of th« city, which were participated in b> the Oklahoma committee and the society ft the descendants of the signers, which Is holding Its annual session in the room where the Declaration of Independence was signed. . BISHOP CURTIS CRITICALLY ILL. : Hv Telegraph to Th» Tribune. | Ocean City. Md . July 4 —Bishop Alfred A Curtis. of the Roman Catholic, diocese of Baltimore, and former Bishop of Wilmington, Is critical!} 11] hero ■ , with cancer -of th« stomach. 4 PRICE FIVE CENTS. BRYAN IX CO3IPLETE COXTEOL AT DENVER COXVEXTIOX WILL OBEY HIS ORDERS. He Is to Dictate Platform and Chairman — Gray oraXczc York Man for Second Place. [By Telegraph to The Tribune. 1 Denver. July 4. — With the assembling of th» ' Democratic National Convention three days away, William Jennings Bryan controls the ma jority of the delegates and purposes to dictate the platform and select the chairman of the na tional committee. A coterie of "allies." com posed of. the friends of Judge Gray, of Dela ware: Governor Johnson, of Minnesota, aspir ants for first place, and a group of thick and thin antl-Bryanites. is busily engaged giving out typewritten statements in which they have no faith and Inspiring anti-Bryan predictions which they realize are wholly unwarranted. The selection of the candidate for second place is still undetermined, and probably will remain so until the fight over the platform, which seems Inevitable, has been decided, but It is obvious that no candidate can be chosen who does not have the Indorsement of the Ne braskan/ Mr: Bryan has plainly indicated Ms preference for Judge Gray as his running mate. Those who know the Delaware Jurist best insist that he will not accept the nomination/ white the Bryanites still hope to crowd him into con senting. It is further asserted that if Judge Gray cannot be forced to run the nomination 1 will be cheerfully accorded to Xew York, pro vided the Empire State delegation can unite on a candidate. A -, large assortment of Vice- Presidential timber Is on the ground, or ably represented, m<><^ of which will not be seriously considered. Among the anti- Bryanites Judge Gray. John W. Kern, of Indiana, and Archibald McNeil, mayor of Bridgeport. Conn., are said to be the strongest candidates for second place, with special emphasis on Gray. RADICAL ANTI-INJINCTK-X PLANK. The chief platform fight will be over the anti junction plank, which Mr. Bryan is determined to make so radical that the Eastern delegates are convinced it will alienate the support of every business man. The Bryanites declare that their candidate is not going to command the support of the business men anyway, and! that his platform cannot be too radical, as he must rely for his strength on the extremists of both parties, hoping to alienate from Mr. Taft that element of the labor vote which normally supports the Republican ticket. The most extraordinary feature of this gather ing is the number of men. who. talking confi dentially, admit that the chances of electing the man they expect to nominate are extremely remote. Many of the Democratic leaders be lieve that with a ticket headed by Johnson and Gray or Gray and Johnson the- could win. al ways provided that Bryan would sincerely sup port the ticket. But they realize that were it possible to nominate any other candidate than. Bryan the Xebraskan would damn him with faint praise and. while skilfully avoiding any thing on which the charge of treason could be proved, would prevent the election of his suc cessful rival. Moreover. Mr. Bryan controls a majority of the delegates, and even the men who regard his defeat as inevitable have come to believe that future success for the Democracy can bo assured only by permitting his nomination and consequent defeat, while they hope against hope for victory "by a scratch." Charles F. Murphy, the Tammany leader, when he heard to-day that the Bryan men were confident of his falling into line on the first ballot grew angry and said: "I notice in the papers that certain persons are going around delivering the New York delegation to Bryan. Gray. Johnson, or any one else.. and it stands just where it stood when I stated a few days ago that we were coming to Denver to meet and talk with the delegates from the other states. Any statement to the contrary si unauthorized and unwarranted." Despite this disclaimer, however, evidences are multiplying that the Tammany men will fall into line for Bryan on. . the first ballot. - ORDERS COME FROM LINCOLN. All good Bryanites stop at Lincoln on their way to Denver, and there receive from their leader Instructions regarding the platform. Mr. Bryan's choice of Governor Hasketl of Okla homa for chairman of the committee on reso lutions I* clearly indicative of hi* determination to make the platform as radical as possible, but he is deitrmlned even to "out-Herod Herod.'* and insists on an anti-Injunction pronounce ment, demanding a statute more elaborate and perhaps more radical than the provision of. th«. Oklohoma constitution. No man could mistake the fact that he was in a cratic gathering. Wild- vision aries harangue their friends and neighbors In the lobbies of the hotels, and great quantities of liquid refreshment add to the liveliness. If not to the dignity, of the assemblage. Oklahoma has sent to Denver a delegation compared to which Colcnel Cecil Lyons and his sombreros* associates from Texas would resemble a group of "tendej f eet." Tammany has contributed to the gayety of the gathering a galaxy at