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VOLUME XLYIII?NUMBER 266. . WHEELING. W. VA., FRIDAY. JUNE 29. 1900. PRICE TWO CENTS.{m-?ci8-r?.
DAYTON LANDS
HIS FOURTH
NOMINATION
Easily on the Tint Ballot In the
Second District Republican
Convention.
A GALLANT FIGHT PUT UP
B;- the Opposition, But They. Were
Beaten all Along the Line,
and Are Now Engaged
IN ENTHUSING FOR DAYTON.
The Story in Detail of the Largest
Convention Ever Held in
the Second District
From a Staff Correspondence.
TERRA ALTA. W. Va.. June 28.-Fur
the fourth consecutive time Alston
Gordon Dayton, of the county of Bar
tour, Is named the Republican standard
bearer In the Second congressional
district of West Virginia, successful
over a Held of three, and easy sledding
at that. The expectation that Messrs.
Meredith, Holt and Pitzer would give
the "little giant" a stiff argument was
not realized, and Mr. Dayton's estimate
to the Intelligencer Wednesday night
was practically correct. The hope of
the opposition was that they would be
able to prevent Dayton's nomination on
the first ballot, and that then there
would be a break in the congressman's
forces, after which the opposition would
unite on one of the trio, probably Meredith.
It was a pretty programme, but
It has leaked out since the convention
that Instead or Dayton s iorces going to
pieces after the llrst ballot, it is more
likely that some of Meredith's and
Holt's people would have broken away
and voted tor the Barbour man. As a
matter of fact, all of Dayton's strength
did not figure in the first ballot; he
claimed and is now conceded to have
had Mineral and Grant solid, but the
vote in those counties was held back,
and when it was seen that thnir votva
were not needed for Dayton they were
split up between Dayton, Pltxer and
Meredith. Before the changes began to
pour in, Dayton's vdte was 141, and adding
to this figure the votes that ho
really had in Grant and Mineral gives
him Just the 153 that Mr. Dayton said
to the Intelligencer the night before the
convention that he would have.
A Gallant Fight.
The opposition put up a gallant fight,
but defeat was their lot all along the
line. The Meredith pvoplo, In particular,
were aggressive, and It Is a state
secret that they had Mr. Dayton guessing
before the convention got In Its
work. The first fight of the day occurred
In the congressional committee,
which met In the morning to select the
temporary officers of the convention.
Hire, by a vota of seven to f//ur, the
choice of the ttaytonltes, Mr. Tracy L.
JcfT 'rs.was slated for the chairmanship,
over the opposition's candidate, ex
Senator William G. Worley. The ne$t
clash was at the meeting of the commutes
on permanent organization,
which ruled by a majority of six to
three to make the temporary organization
permanent. Eramett Showalter declared
hits Intention to present a minority
report, with Senator Worley'n stand'
ard nailed at the maath3ad, but he
withdrew from this Intention u^on receiving
Information that Mr. Jeffera
was eminently a square man, who
would favor neither side. Then came
the balloting, and as county after county
voted for Dayton, carrying out the
congressman's claims and smashing
thoae of thu opposition leaders, It began
to l)i? realized that the Jig was up.
Finally Preston voted nearly her entire
strength for Dayton, giving him the
lamination without the votes of two
counties. Even h'jre, 8howaiter was
game, and demanded n poll of Preston
uj n receiving Information th it a deleK''i
had voted for PItzer and that the
vote had not been reported to the convention.
This was strnlghter.ed out,
hut the tide toward Dayton could not
I'" stemmed, and nothing remained but
to make It ununlmous. which the oppo..
.11.1 tfllV. n'rirl nliicrllv
Enthused for the Nominee.
Afior tho convention, everybody got
J ther nnd nnthused good nnd hard
tho nominee, and the oxpreswd dt?t'Tjr.lnallon
of tho Second district Republicans
is to re-elect Mr. Dayton by
th- largest majority h?' ha* received In
thr mir e, mkIvi- vlrtnrlntla rnnt^nfn
with tho common enemy.
The Monongalia folks deny the story
koIiik the round* that the Dayton peo['
*>i" to Mipport Frank Cox, of MorKantown,
for Congress In 1'JOU In return
f?r th stolid twenty-?2ven Monongalia
wit in for tho congressman to-day.
Thw was no deal of any kind, declare
W. E. Glasscock and Dr. Tltoh.
In nrlrlltlon to the several candidates
fur auditor who attended tho convention,
Tom McDougaJ, of Oredo, one of
the asjJlrnnts for stato treasurer, and
George Poffenbargofi of Point Pleasant,
'nrli-iate for supreme Judge, were on
the seen*.
'I h Pairmoht band, Wt h ih solsmn'iuolnr'-il
not to he lhr? woivt that ever
' ippened, intended to glva Congr.-H*"ian
Dayton n fare wall aurcnado nt tho
railroad nuitlon In Grafton, but the bam
drummer lost his drum stick and Graf- n
ton barely escaped a musical calamity. I
R.M. A. V
THE MOBNINQ SESSION.
EoTftino Proceedings and Demonstrations
for Favorites.
From a 8tuft Correspondent.
TERRA ALTA, W. Va., June 28.The
convention assembled In its open
lng session in the town hall at 11 U
o'clock, and the room was packed to
Its full capacity, and then some, before
Congressional Chairman Teter
brought down his gavel, and announced
Tracy L. JefCers, of Jefferson, aa temporary
chairman, and James W. Holt, \
of Taylor, as secretary. Rev. Mr. Wiley,
of Fairmont, made the opening
prayer, and prayed for the success of .
the Grand Old Party in the Second district,
for the ticket recently named In
Philadelphia- against the combined
forces being arrayed against it, and
for a pure ballot and an honest count.
Cheers greeted the minister at the
cunciubioQ ui me prayer. .
Then the Ouyton men began .a demonstration,
and Instantly there wan a n
counter dmonstration fronj the opposltion,
Soon the dulgates were on their
feet, shouting like mad, and It wan lm- 11
mediately evident that the convention 8(
was destined to become a noisy one.
with aggressiveness the watchword of ^
the supporters of all the candidates. A _
selection from one of the two bands,
and the dmonstratlons were renewed,
followed by the other band Joining in. V'
Finally order was had, and Chairman et
Teter Introduced Rev. J. L. B. Jones, pi
of Terra Alta, who delivered an address h:
of welcome. The mention of the names ^
of McKlnley and Roosevelt aroused
great enthusiasm. hi
Temporary Chairman Tracy L. Jeffrs
was introduced, and thanked the
convention for the cordial reception he 01
had received. This ought to be the
best convention ever held in this -con- m
gresslonal district from every point of If
view. He promised that there would be oi
no reflection on any act of fcls as the T
presiding officer. The speaker praised
the work of the Philadelphia conventlon,
and again, the crowd went wild
in its enthusiasm. The stato ticket In
West Virginia must be made success- er
ful, and a most important matter is to ai
see that the legislature Is kept Repub- ft
llcan. Great questions must be deter- c;
mined, and we want level-headed men C1
In the United States senate to determine
then1. Let us see that we have
Republican senators, Republican congressmen,
Republican state officers and ss
a Republican legislature. ea
The Bight Spirit. bi
"When we go away from this con- tl
vention, let us go asking for votes for 8(
the nominee," was an observation by t?
the sneaker that was received with
cheers* 7
Cries of "Dayton" and "Meredith"
Interrupted the speaker, who said he
could not distinguish the names, and **
when a louder outburst followed, he
observed: "Gentlemen, my hearing c<
hasn't, Improved a bit," Again the in
cheering broke out, and the speaker's in
retort, "No medical treatment will ever aj
improve my hearing;" aroused laughter
and renewed cheering. The speaker
invoked fair play from all sides, and
concluded by calling for three cheers
for President McKlnley and the Repub- cc
lican party, which were given with a U|
will. ol
The following committees were ap- cl
pointed: U
Resolutions. m
Barbour?W. H. Went*. n<
Berkeley?Alex. Clohan. 01
Grant?A. J. Welton. ci
Hampshire?G. C. Ludwlg. gl
Hardy?W. F. Rogers. ,
Jefferson?N. C. Brackett
Marlon?I. W. Beatty.
Mineral?J. F. Harrison. el
Mnonogalla?W. E. Glasscock
Morgan?Charles Allen
Pendleton?Byron Hoggs m
Preston?C. M. Bishop. e3
Randolph?Isaac Baker.
Taylor?I. E. Robinson. er
Tucker?J. W. Thompson. ,a
Order of Business. UJ
Barbour?L. S. Young;
Berkeley?C. H. Miller. t0
Grant?A. A. Parks.
Hampshire?J. F. Kerns. ni
Jefferson?G. H. Child. re
Marlon?J. A. Hess. di
Mineral?J. F. Dixon. c*
Monongalia?J. T. Watson. cl
Morgan?C. W. Johnson, j
Pendleton?B. F. Boyd. .
Preston-W. H. Glover. in
Randolph?J. E. Howell.
Taylor?B. F. Bailey.
Tucker?a. Wilt.
PMiilAntlflll. h<
Barbour?Porter LovetL hj
Berkeley?W. I. Henshaw. tc
Grant?E. L. Judy. m
HampBhlre?A. N. McKeever. "1
Hardy?L. R. Miller.
Jeffersun?L. D. Getzpndanner.
Marlon?Henry Shaw.
Mineral?H. W. Correll. A
Monongalia?C. C. Harter.
Morgan?W. H. McCullough. m
I'CnUieton?"J. i*i. Aruiauuus
Preston?W. H. Olover. "j
Randolph?G. W. Adnmaon. a*
Taylor?S. H. Gramm.
Tucker?Henry Male.
Permanent Organization.
Barbour?F. O. Blue.
Berkeley?C. H. Walfea. ^
Grant?F. A. Babb. te
Hampshire?J. A. Loy. T!
Hardy?L. L. Harper.
Jefferson?F. O. Trump. ^
Marlon?E. M. Showalter.
Mineral?L. O. Davis.
I Monongalia?Dr. J. p. man. .
I Morgan?CharlcH Coghlan. ir
Pendleton?I. P. Hogg*. hi
Preston?L. W. Coburn.
Randolph?R. Chaffey. ' jh
Taylor?C. F. W. Kunst. or
Tueker?G. W. Mclntyre.
Congressional Committee.
Harbour?M. F. Hall.
HerJceley?Oliver H. Rlgsby. gft
Grant?L. J. Fonnrr. .
Hampshire?A. N. MrKocver. .
Hardy?Edwin Martin. ,
Marlon?W. W. Scott. *T
Mineral?O. H. Tlbbetts.
Monongalia?J. P. FJtrb.
Morgan?H. M. Boyer.
Pendleton?Byron Hoggs. tli
Preston? J. C. Hooten. tl(
Randolph?N. O. Kelm.
Taylor?'Thomas E. Davis.
Tuckor?A. Thompson. ^1
At. noon tho convention adjourned to
Until 1:30 p. m. wi
The sevoral committees assembled 1
(Continued on Second Page.) al
HINA'S FATE
HANGING IN
THE BALANCE.
! the Minister* Have Been Given
Their Fauports, It Means a
Declaration of War.
DMIRAL SEYMOUR IS SAFE
ccording to a Reputed Dispatch
From Li Hung Chang?Future Eolations
Depend Upon Conger.
WASHINGTON, June 28.?The day's I
evelopments In Chlnesj affairs wore j
teagn* and the general opinion here Is j
?at the two messages received-one J
rom Kempff and the other irom ;
ung Chang?could not be accepted as
jttling the Important question as to
je fate of the foreign ministers at PeIn
and their families and attaches,
he secretary of the navy, by special
iritruction of the President, had been
articular to cable Admiral Kempff
sveral days ago to keep the navy deirtment
Informed of everything that
ippened wtthln the zone of disturboce
in China, and it is believed that
s omission to make any reference in
Is cablegram of this morning to the
hereabouts of the ministers was based
i the absence of any Information on
lat subject at Taku, where the adiral
Is with his flagship, Newark. An;l
no Information could be had at Taku.
ily thirty miles down the river from
len Tsin, of the presence of the minis rs
in Admiral Seymour's column, but
ght miles distant, then officials here
innot understand how any other gnv nment
could have superior facilities,
nd so they felt Justified In waiting for
irther advices before accepting the
hinese statements on that point as ac
irate.
Reports Appear at Variance.
Minister Wu, who brought Li's mestgo
to the state department, could not
cplaln away the points of variance
etween the viceroy's statements and
le cable messages received from other
rnrces. However, he pinned his faith
i the accuracy of the message and
jlnted out that It agreed closely with
dmira) Kemp ft'8 message of yesterly,
stating that the ministers were rented
to be with Admiral Seymour.
The navy department has had further
>mmunfcatton with Admiral Kempff
the shape of two messagea.one touchig
the strength of the foreign forces
ihore in China and another, which the
Hclals stated had'no bearing upon the
Illtary situation, but in neither was
lero any mention of the ministers. One
inslderaticn which makes against the
nreserved acceptance by the officials
the assurance of minor Chinese oftials,
Including LI Hung Chang and
Inister Wu, that a state of war does
)t exist, Ib the fact that Mr. Conger is
it permitted to communicate with his
vn government by the same means
nployed by the Tsung LI Yamen In
ittlng news to the outside world, leadig
to a suspicion that he Is not at that
rfeci liberty which marks the exlstice
of a state of peace.
Depends Upon Conger.
It Is possible that the Chinese governent
may be able to offer a satisfactory
cplanatfon on this point, but at pro*
it the officials say that our future regions
with China depend altogether
jon what Minister Conger Has to *ay
Unn hn (a Anallv hrnuirht ntrnJn In
mch with the state department.
A significant piece of Information furshed
by the navy department is the
port of the sailing of the Scindia tojy
from Gibraltar for Cardiff for a
irgo of Welsh coal, which s'. e Is to
irry back to Manila or CM/**, The
lip was on her way from Manila on
le Mediterranean route.
Arranging Terms of Peace.
SHANGHAI, Juno 28.?It Is asserted
?re that Liu, the viceroy of Nankin,
is received instructions from Pekin
i inform the foreign consuls hero Imedlately
that the legations at Pekin
jave been arranging peace terms."
American Mission Destroyed.
CHE FOO, Wednesday, June 20.?The
merlcan mission at Wuh Sien, Shiui
an province, hns been destroyed. The
Issionnrles escaped. The governor has
)tifled foreigners inland that he is un>Ie
to protect them.
Saved by the Russians.
SHANGHAI, June 28.?The Dally
ews hns a dispatch from Wel-Halrel
dated June 27, saying: The railway
rmlnus which Is eight miles north of
len Tsin Is destroyed.
"Captain Bayley wishes it published
at It is due to the Kusslam. than any
le is alive at Tien Tsin.
"The American consul telegraphs that
io American mission at Wci-MWei
is been completely dostroyed.
Frnm nffiolnl tiniitnnN It In Iifirnnri that
ic legations at Pektn and tho forelgn8
there were naff June 25.
Believe Passports Were Issued.
LONDON, June 28, 7 p. m.?A reprentutlvc
of the Associated Press ivas
formed at the foreign office this eveng
that the viceroy of Nankin has teleaphPd
to the British consul general at
mnghai that he had received June 25
i Imperlnl rescript as follows:
"Tho foreign legations at Pekln ennlue
as usual to receive every protec>n
from the imperial government."
On the other hand the officials of tho
lines? embassy say th'.'y have reason
believe the forclRn ministers at Pekln
aru given their passports June 19.
The foreign office Is much concerned
the latter report and hopes It will not
be confirmed, aa It would be an unex*
pectedly adverse development which
would possibly mean a declaration of
war.
ADMIRABLE COURAGE "
Displayed by Admiral Seymour and
His Hen when Surrounded by I
Chinese?Twenty Thousand Japanese
Landed.
LONDON, June 19. < a. m.-The casualties
of the International force attacking
Tien Tstn were: Americans
killed. 3; wounded, 2. British killed, 2;
wounded, 1. Germans killed, 15;
wounded, 27. Russians Killed* 10;
wounded, 37.
The gun fire of the Americans and
British is described as "beautiful."
After the relieving force pushed on to
relieve Admiral Seymour. Chinese regulars,
under General Nleh, says a dla
patch from Shanghai, again attacked
Tien Tain fiercely und bombarded the
foreign settlement with a terrible fire.
, Colonel Dorward, British, commanded
the column that relieved Admiral Seymour.
American marines participated
I In the achievement. The admiral was
found entrenched and surrounded by 1
Immense masses of Chinese, who were
driven off by the relieving column after 1
I a brisk fight. His men had made a 1
brilliant resistance, never failing In :
I courage for fifteen days of continuous
fighting. During ten days the men
I were on quarter rations; they started
i with provisions for ten days, and they
could have held out a day or two Ion- J
ger.
Tried a Night Retreat '
The column was a few miles beyond
Lofa. Deeming It hopeless to attcmp to '
breftik through the hordes, Admiral Sey- j
mour assigned a night retreat toward (
Tien Tsln; but he came into collision ;
with a strong force of Chinese arriving
from the northwest and could neither
.AthlH.
advance or reireui. mure
to do but to Intrench and to stand '
siege. He vainly attempted heliograph
lc communication.
Seymour's men caught several Chi- '
nese who Raid the legations had been 1
burned and the ministers killed. Others |
said (hat the ministers had been Imprisoned.
The Chinese displayed fanatical cour- '
age In the attack.
Four thousand Russians left Tien
Tsin four days after Admiral Seymour,
but they never got In touch with him.
Railway communication from Taku 1
to Tien Tsin has been restored and the '
force Sm advancing toward Pekln.
T2Mr?t.tlnrr tons In nrnvrMt WfdnpflHnV in
the vicinity of Tae Chulin. Large preparations
are being made to support 1
and reinforce the Pekln relieving col- '
umn. Twenty thousand troops of all '
arinB, largely Japanese, have now been
landed.
Seized a sinall Arsenal.
LONDON, June 28, 5:48 p. m.?-The ,
parliamentary secretary of the foreign ,
office, Mr. William \5t. John Brodrlck, ,
In the house of commons to-day said (
the latest news received by th= govern- ,
ment was contained In a dispatch from (
Tien Tsln dated June 24, from which It ,
appeared that Vice Admiral Seymour ^
sent word that he seised a small arsenal
north of Tien Tsln, where he was being j
bombarded by a largu number of guns j
and had lost forty men killed and sev- ;
enty wounded. This message, It was ,
explained, was brought by a servant In ,
the employ of one of the legations, who ,
was thoroughly trustworthy. He added ,
the damagv done to the foreign settle- j
ment at Tien Tsln, was comparatively ,
oiieht In th? cjlhi> of the French 1
and British concessions, which had suf- (
fered severely. The British casualties ,
were four men killed and fifty wounded, j
Including six officers.
Mr. Broderlck also said the govern- ]
mcnt had no news of the legations. ,
Admiral Seymour at Tien Tain.
SHANGHAI. June 28.?Vice Admiral
Seymour has rcachcd Tien Tsln. where
all are well. There have been few foreign
casualties.
Doubt Li Bong Chang's Word. 1
WASHINGTON, Juni- 28.-M!nl?ter J
Wu called at the nta^te department this '
afternoon and exhibited tho following 1
cablegram to Secretary Hay: 3
"i:anion, jnno za.? i nc u-guutm mm*
Isters having left Pekln arc now twelve J
miles from Tien Tsln with Admiral Seymour."
1 (
(Signed) LI HUNG CHANG." '
The minister explained that the cable- '
gram reached him from the Chinese 1
minister In London. He believes the
dispatch to be accurate, but Ibe state
department officials are lncllncd to
doubt It as yet. ^
Destructive Electric 8torm.
PITTSBURGH, Pa., June 2S.-A brilliant
and destructive electrical storm *
centered In this section to-night, doing 1
thousands of dollars worth of damage. J
In lower Allegheny the orthodox Greek t
church and the engine house next door I
wore struck by lightning, nnd many
roofs In the vicinity were torn off l?y i
the wind. All over Pittsburgh damage
wns done by the high wind, but the
heaviest loss wns by Water In tho Soho
district, where tonn of earth wore washed
from the hill. elogRing th<- sewers,
tho overflow Hooding ninny cellars.
Funeral of tho Late Stephen Crane.
NEW York, June 28.?'The funoral of
Stephen Crane, the author, who died In
Germany, June fi, and whose hody arrived
In this city yesterday, by tho
steamship Uremen, took place thin
in?rnlnjr. services beliiR hold In the
Metropolitan Temple at Fevonth avenuo
and Fmirtoenth street. There was a
Jurffe attendance. The hody was Interred
in Evergreen cemetery, Elizabeth,
N. J.
Speaker Honderson Re-Nominated.
WATKHI.OO, lawn, Juno 18,-Bprak. r
er Henderson was re-nomlnnted by noclumntlnn
to-day by the Third district
Republican convention for his tenth
term as representative in CongreM. He d
mude a short spcecli of acceptance* t
EXPOSURES
nro 1 nnil!/>
KtOAKUIIIU
HOSPITALS
In South Africa the Subject of Interest
to England ? Mismanagement
is Charged.
ROBERTS STANDS BY DOCTORS.
Claims Sickness Was Dae to Exhaustion,
Resulting From Long
fatiguing Marches.
LONDON, June 30.?The exposures
regarding the hospitals In South Africa,
which begun with a throe-column letter
in the Times Monday, from Mr. W. A.
Burdett-Coutts, conservative msmber
or parliament ror wesimimuer, unfiling
the great suffering endured by soldiers,
owing to mismanagement, led to
a number of questions in the house of
commons to-day. In response the government
leader, Mr. A. J. Balfour, t"he
first lord of the treasury, made a long
statement during the course of which
he said that so far as the government
was aware not any of the sufferings of
the sick or wounded were due to Insufficiency
In the supplies sent out.
The war office has Issued corresponJence
with Lord Roberts, regarding the
charges of Mr. Burdett-Coutts. On
June 4 his attention was called In brief
telegrams to the allegations, und also
to other complaints of a general breakdown
In the hospital system. Two days
later he replied In part as follows:
Arrangements In Good Order.
"The principal medical officer reported
that the arrangements at Kroonstad
were In all respects In good order and
Lord Methuen said they were thoroughly
satisfactory. I was deeply distressed
at being unable to make suitable arrangements
for the sick on our first ar
rival at Kroonstad, but It is obvious
that a certain amount o'f Buffering Is Inseparable
from the rapid advance of a
large army Into an enemy's country."
bn June 20 the war ofllce cabled Lord
Roberts that disquieting reports regarding
the hojpltal were accumulating,
and nsked him If anything could be
done and partlbularly whether more
nurses were needed.
On June 25, Lord Roberts replied, saying
that he did not wish to shirk responsibility
or to screen the shortcomings
of the medical corps and he suggested
a committee of Inquiry.
Sick From Exhaustion.
He said there had been an abnormal
lumber of sick at Bloemfontein, due to
n?k?mtlnn nainrA r\t ?ha mornh
and the terribly unsanitary condition
jf the camp at Paardeberg, where the
>nly water available for drinking flow;d
from the Boer camp, higher up,
where the river was crowded with decomposing'
animals and also with a
considerable number of wounded after
.he fight on March 10.
To Improvise accommodations at
Bloemfontein for such a number, which
Sad become two thousand before he
left Bloemfontein, was no easy task,
said Lord Roberts. No tents were carried
and the public buildings had to be
turned Into hospitals. In three months
there had been 6,639 admissions to the
liospltal of patients suffering from enteric
fever, while the deaths numbered
L.370, about 21 per cent. Lord lloberts j
>bserved that he did not know whether I
this would be nn abnormal rate in civil
hospitals In pcacc times;.but If the rate
were abnormal It was due to the ex- |
Imusled state of the men and not to the i
leglect of the medical corps.
SMALL BATTLE
Fought Near Senekal, But the Gas
unities Were Not Large.
LONDON, .Tune 28, 2:30 iu m.?Lord
Roberts has sent bulletins of two small
Ights, occurring on June 26 and June
!7, In which the Boers were discomfited.
In a dispatch from Pretoria, dated
yesterday, ho says:
"A small force of mounted troops,
,vlth two guns, commanded by*LIcut.
Uol. Drelper, were attacked by the enimy
under Profers and Nel, on the
nornlng of June 26, seven miles north
)f Senekal. They beat off the enemy
ind burned their laager. Our casual;!ea
were three wounded and ten killed.
"Hunter temporarily commanding
:an Hamllton8, made one march yesprdnv
from Holdelburir toward Prank
ort, without meeting any opposition.
Were Easily Beaten Off.
"The enemy attacked our Roodeval
Jprult poet on the railway yesterday,
>ut were easily beaten off by a detachment
of the Derbyshire light Infantry,
he West Australian mounted, a llfteen
rounder and nn armored train.
"Baden Powell reports the capture of
in Influential Doer named Ray, who
vas endeavoring to ralpo a commando
n the Hustenberg district. A j ttro!
)rought In over a hundred rifles. : ro
hnn four thousand rlflo* and one
housand Inferior piece* hnvc beon tacen
during the last few days."
Distinguished Men Sail for Europe.
NEW YORK, June 26.?The Boor en'oy*.
Jules Cambon, ambassador of
France to the United State*, Bourke
!ockran and Adolphe Cohn, of Colum>la
College*. were among the pa**cn;prs
who sailed In the cabin of the
French line.steamship I/Aqultalno tolay.
Tho Boer envoys were driven to
he pier In carriage* decorated with
Ing*. nn?1 were nceompnnled to It by n
lumber of sympathisers.
Signor Villa tho Leador.
ROME, June 28.?Tho chamber or
leputle* to-day elected Signor Villa to
>e president of tho house.
CONVENTION^ SIGNS
In Kansas City Are Pew, but the
People Are Preparing for the
Crowds?Building Will be Coaplsted
in Time.
HEADQUARTERS ASSOCIATED
PRESS, COATES HOUSE. KANSAS
CITY, Mo., Junii 28?Convention signs
are apparent, but not very plentiful.
No one In Kansas City talks about Anything
but the coming Democratic nalonal
convention and it is evident that
the gathering Is to be the event In the
history of the city. They are getting
roadv for the* crowds too. and Intend to
tako cam of all who may com*, notwithstanding
the doubts that have existed
concerning: the ability of the city
to handle a great national gathering.
Among tho convention signs are plo*
tures of William J. Bryan and the
"Peerless young leader of 1806," looks
at one from many windows of the shops
and hotels? Then there are the decorations
which are being put up on the
streets and about rooms selected fot
headquarters of different state de!e|*?
tlons. In the hotels the carpets are bslng
covered with canvas and dray load
after dray load of cots and bedding are
Doing carried mio me noieis. xne go* ss
a sure sign of a convention.
Trying to Complete the Building.
Over at the convention hail, every sCfort
is being mode to complete the
building by Wednesday movniqg and
the men In charge renew their promises
that the convention will notJae delayed
a minute by reason ot laoaatflit$m
arrangements. To-night thoee to ?&QOh
more to do, but wherever a man can
work* he Is employed, so that the pmdiction
of the committee wlM no dsMM
be verified.
As to political news relating to the
convention there la more coming Into
Kansas City than la being found or
manufactured hBre. The few Demo*
crats who have arriM^d head ttie Intel**
views and reports of the leaders who
'are about to start for the convention'or
are on their way here, and this forme
the basis of moqt of the gossip afloat
Of course the dispatches from Lincoln
have the most interest, for everytwijr is
anxious to know what Mr. Bryan is
talking about and what the men say
who visit. mm.
UNDER COVER OP DARKNESS
Fairmont Suburban Railway Company
Tears Up Four Squares for
Track.
Special Dispatch to the Intelligencer.
FAIRMONT, W. Va? Juno 28.?The
citizens of this place awoke to a bis
surprise this morning. During the
night the Fairmont Suburban Railway
Company tore up four squares of Main
street preparatory to laying a street
railway track. It was known that two
franchises had been granted, but there
was no Intimation that work was to be
begun last night.
The object of this company Is said to
be to head oft it's rival and obtain absolute
control of the right of way. The
railway, however, will be pushed to
completion, as rapidly as the material
arrives.
Told of a Father's Abuse. ?
Special Dispatch to the Intelligencer.
STEUBENVILLE. 0? June 18.?'The
feature of to-day In the Horner mimtar
trial was the testimony of John and 8usle
Boettner, children of the munteegd
woman to a former husband, Qoqra#
Boettner, formerly of Wheeling. Tlw
deaf mute sign language was told henna
interpreter, and the crowd watchc? 6
breathlessly. They told of the abuse at
their mother by Horner.
MICHIGAN REPUBLICANS
Nominate a Strong Ticket Atta+m
Long but Harmonious Session.
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich., Jane ttn
Governor?CoL Anson T. Bliss.
Lieutenant GoverriMwOrtin W. Boi?
lnson.
Secretary of State?Frederick 4A
Warner.
State Treasurer?Daniel McCoy,
j Auditor General?Perry P. Power*
Attorney General?Horace M. Oreo.
?iaie labu *- u umuas i u uci?x<u
Wlldey.
Superintendent of Public Instruction-?
Delos Fall.
Member State Board of EMucatloo-s
James H. Thompson.
The Republican state conventtoq
wound up Its work at dusk to-night, after
almost continuous sessions sine* 1&
o'clock this morning, by placing Uts
above ticket In nomination. The plat* " ;
form was adopted as made public ysftterday
without a dlssenUnff votv
Tin Hills to Close.
Unions an agreement Is startled OS
the wage scale in the meantime, the tin
plate mills in this section will close 9&t?
unlay night, da all are under the Jurisdiction
of the Amalgamated Association,
and cannot be operated unless the
wage scale for another year is signed.
In udditlon to tho scale for the skilled
workers who are In tho Amalgamated
AfHOclntlon, the tin plate combine hu
to deal with the Tin Workers' Protective
Association, which Includes the
tin houp-1 men. and It recently asked for
un Increase ranging from 15 to 26 pec
cent. _
Democrats Endorse a Populist
FERGUS FALLS, Minn- June 28.?
The seventh district Democrats to-da*
endorsed the nomination of M. J. Dalr.
Populist, for Congress.
Movement of Steamships. f
HAMBURG?Palate New York.
GLASGOW?Sardinian, New York.
NAPLES?Victoria, Palermo, for New
York, and Emu from New York.
Weather Forecast for To-day.
For Ohio Ami Western Pennsylvania:
Fair, exccpt showers In nxtrrme southern
portions Frldnyand Saturday; frcata westerly
wind*, becoming variable.
For We>t Vlrglnin?9how*rs Friday;
Saturday, fnlr, southerly winds.
Local Temperature.
The temperature yesterday as observed
by C. Schnepf, drugglat, corner Market
nnd Fourteenth street*, wan as follows:
7 a. m Wl 3 p. 88
!? a. 871 ? p. 85
??? 911 Weather change'bla