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CIRCLING THE CtLOBE
CONCISE HISTORY OF SEVEH
DAYS' DOINGS.
'Intelligence bj KlectrleFlre from
Every Quarter of the CMrlUied
World, Embracing Foreign Affairs
and Dome.IIappcnlncs. I
2 Yellow Fever is Prevalent.
Havana special: The unusually heavy
grains that have been falling throughout
Cuba have caused yellow fever to appear
in places where it had been unknown for
tseveral years. Fortunately, except at
iSanta Clara and Quemados, the United
"States troops have escaped. At Quemados
Itwonew cases arc reported among the
.-"members of Gen. Lee's stair Major Kean,
tihief surgeon, and Capt. Hepburn, signal
"officer. Capt. Hepburn's caso is serious,
ibut Major Kean's is light. Mrs. Kdmunds,
vife of the late Major Frank II. Edmunds,
,Is convalescent. She has not yet been told
bf her husband's death. Havana has de
veloped only three cases thus far, in spite
of the gloomy predictions of the dangers of
the rainy season.
f Thirty-Five Passengers Killed.
. A passenger train on the Macon branch
of the Southern Kail way ran into a wash
out one and a half miles north of McDon
ough, Ga., and was completely wrecked.
The wreck caught fire ana the train, with
the exception of the sleeper, was destroyed.
Every person on the train except the occu
pants of the Pullmay car perished. Not a
memberofthe train crew eceaped. Thirty
fil e people in all were killed,
Next War To Be Naval.
Berlin special: A sensation has lieen
caused by a declaration of llerrMertel, a
member 'of the Reichstag and editor-in-chief
of the Deutsche Tagcs Zeitung, ttie
agrarian organ, who in the course or a po
litical speech at Ebernburg. said: "Our
next war will be naval and against En
gland. Of tliis we have been quietly as
sured by the Government, and it was be
cause of this assurance that the agrarians
voted for the naval bill."
Finds B. 11. Roberts Guilty.
B. H. Roberts, the Utah Congressman
who was ousted by the House of Repre
sentatives, was, at Salt Lake City, Utah,
found guilty of unlawful cohabitation
with Dr. Margaret Curtis Shipp Roberts
on an agreed statement of facts that the
defendant had married her several years
ago, and at times lived at her house while
he had a legal wife living at Centerville,
Utah. The jury was out but fifteen min
utes. Cable Laid to JIackinac.
r St. Ignace (Mich.) special : A cable was
successfully laid between this Kint and
Mackinac Island by the Michigan Tele
phone Company and shaking communi
cation established with the island for the
first time. Yarious cities east and west
spoken with. Several of the company's
officials are here and celebrated the event
with a dinner at the Grand Hotel.
Ho Passes to Kansas City Convention.
The executive officers of all the lines
running to Kansas City have decided that
no free transportation shall be issued to or
from Kansas City on account of the Dem
ocratic national convention, July 4. This
is imperative, and no exception will be
made under any circumstances. The rail
ways feel that very liberal concessions
have already been made.
Passenger Train 'Wrecked
Passenger train So. 37, west bound on
the Big Four, was wrecked three miles
west of Covington, I ml., the entire train
except the engine leaving the track. A
day coach and a sleeper turned over. Four
people were injured, among them II. H.
Gould and wife, of Peoria, and Charles S.
Jliller of Indianapolis. The tracks were
weakened by heavy rains.
Earthquake Wrecks a Glacier.
A dispatch from Seattle, Wash., says:
CapL Heckman of the steamship Queen,
Just in from Alaska, says that the earth
quake in Alaska last October completely
destroyed the sea end of the Muir glacier.
The Qneen sailed through fragments and
icebergs for five miles, but failed to see
ny thing of tlie ofd formation.
Lightning Causes Fatality.
During a severe thunderstorm at Gill
ingham, Wis., lightning struck the United
Brethren Church during a service. Lewis
Peckham was instantly killed, Julian
Harf and. S. Foley rendered unconscious
and the entire congregation received a
shock. The building was destroyed.
Big Blaze at Pittsbnrgh.
Fire in one the principal down town
business blocks of Pittsburgh, Pa., caused
a loss of $230,000, involving eight buildings
containing many office tenants.
Death in n Fire.
William Sherman, a farm hand, lost his
life in a fire that destroyed the residence
of John Riley, near Cadiz, Henry Cjunty,
Indiana. -
Ruthbone to be Arrested
II wana special: It is probable that
JEstes G. Rathbone, the suspended director
of posts, will be arrested within the next
few.days. The postal inspectors assert
that they have evidence implicating him
"beyond any question.
Trains in Deadly Collision.
A north bound passenger train on the
Chicago & Northwestern road, loaded with
excursionists, collided with a freight train
atDepere, Wis. Eight persons were killed,
one is missing, and fifty-three were in
jured. Frcicht Train Is Cut in Two.
The air brake refused to work when
west-bound passenger train No. 15 on the
Pittsburg. Fort Wayne and Chicago road
tried to t-top at the Lake Erie and West
ern crossing near Lima, Ohio, and a
freight train was cut in two, about twen
ty cars being piled up. No one was seri
ously hurt.
Fire Causes Four Fatalities.
Three deaths have resulted from a tene
ment house tire in Buffalo. N. Y-, and a
rourlh will follow. The dead arc Mrs.
Guiliana Miluuria and her son of S yi-.irs
and daughter of 5i years. An infant child
of Mrs. Milanda was so badly burned
that it cannot survive.
Wisconsin Town Swept by Fire.
The entire business section ot the vil
lage of Middleton, Wis., was wiped out
by fire. Insurance loss is $75,000 to $100,
000, with actual loss much greater.
Twenty-three buildings are reported to
have burned, including the opera house,
two hotels and the poslofflcc.
Arizona Posse Kills Bandits.
A posse reached Globe, Ariz., with a
Mexican heavily ironed who was one of
the gang of four who murdered two sta
tion keepers and committed several des
perate robberies two weeks before. The
officers met the gong and killed the other
three.
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McKinley and Roosevelt G. 0. P.
Standard-Bearers.
CHOSEN BY ACCLAIM.
Vote of the Convention Unanimously
Cast for Both Candidates.
Forukcr Presents the Nume of the
President to Succeed Himself, and
l.ufc Voiiuc of Iowa Nominates Gov
ernor Umihcvclt Philadelphia As
semblage Completes It Work Amid
Great Demonstrations.
Philadelphia correspondence:
McKinley and Itoosevelt is the Republi
can ticket as named by the national con
vention Thursday. The nominations were
unanimous. The official announcements
of Chairman Lodge were followed by a
scene seldom witnessed, and in point of
enthusiasm never surpassed by any na
tional gathering ot the party. The dem
onstrations bore all the details of stam
pedes, with waving standards of States
and a procession of delegates, which
were repealed in all their exciting details,
and for over fifteen minutes reigned a
tumult of the wildest character.
It was almost 11 o'clock Wednesday
when the advance guard of the great ar
my of visitors crossed the Schuylkill and
besieged the doors of the convention hall.
Every road led toward the Exposi
tion building. In street cars, carriages
and afool the people streamed thither.
There arc thirty entrances to the hall,
mere keyholes into the vast amphithea
ter, and through these tiny apertures the
populace flowed unceasingly, gradually
spreading over and blotting out the great
waste of unpaintcd pine chairs.
As on Tuesday, the delegates were slow
in arriving, but the distinguished guests
were on hnud somewhat earlier. Shortly
after 11 o'clock the big municipal band
of Philadelphia took its place in the gal
lery opposite the stage and a few minutes
later the strains of one of Souza's stir
ring marches crashed out.
Some of the women of the national leg
islative league of, the woman suffragists
were busily engaged while the delegates
were assembling, distributing appeals for
a declaration by the convention favorable
to woman suffrage.
At 12:30 o'clock, when the convention
was called to order by Temporary Chair
man Wolcott, the band played "The Star
Spancled Banner" and the crowd arose to
join in the song. During the prayer by
Rev. Chas. JL Boswell seven delegates
who had been at the birth of the Repub
lican party in 1STG marched to the chair
man's platform waving a faded flag, bear
ing the date ISTiO on n streamer, attached
to Old Glory. Behind the standard bear
er was an octogenarian carrying the ban-
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ncr of the Fremont Association. Senators
Hanna and Cullom met the distinguished
veterans of Republicanism, and, leading
them forward to Chairman Wolcott's
side, waved their arms as a signal for ap
plause. The convention cheered, dele
gates arose and waved their hats and the
faded flag was kept in sight of the dem
enstrative spectators while the baud play
ed "America." This was the signal for
renewed enthusiasm. The banner bore
the legend "National Fremont Associa
tion of Republican Clubs of Pittsburg."
This incident over, the chairman iccog
nized Representative Screno E. Payne of
New York, chairman of the committee
on credentials, who mounted the platform
and read the exhaustive report of the
committee. The settlement ot the Dela
ware contest in favor of "Gas" Adicks,
announced by the chairman, was greeted
with considerable applause from the
friends of the Delaware crowd. In be
half of the majority of the delegates from
New York Mr. Payne asked the previous
question and the motion prevailed. Chair
man Wolcott put the motion for adoption
of the report. This was passed without
a dissenting voice. The convention, which
evidently felt relieved as this quick dis
position of the contests signified its ap
proval with applause.
Gen. Grosvenor of Ohio, chairman of
the committee on permanent organiza
tion, then presented that committee's re
port. This report was also put through
with a whirl. Henry Cabot Lodge, Unit
ed States Senator from Massachusetts,
was made permanent chairman of the
convention. Senator Lodge made a schol
arly speech iu accepting the gavel from
Senator Wolcott. who retired as tempo
rary chairman. Charles V. Johnston of
Minnesota succeeded to the secretary
ship. At 3:15 o'clock the convention ad
journed until 10 o'clock Thursday morn
ing. This action was taken when the
order of business reached was the call of
States for nominations for President.
Plans of the leaders were changed almost
at the last moment. The platform anil
the reports of the credentials and rules
committees, however, had been adopted.
The Platform.
The platform declares against improper
trusts, but commends combinations of
capital which result iu the extension of
business. The maintenance of the gold
standard is insisted upon. A plank
pledges the party to give the people of
the Philippines and Porto Rico as large
a measure of self-government as the cir
cumstances justify, and the party reiter
ates the pledge made by Congress to give
Cuba independence as soon as possible.
On the expansion ouestion the conduct by
the administration of the recent war with
Spain is praised, and attention called to
the fact that as a result of that war the
country finds itself with responsibilities
which did not exist before. It is stated
that these responsibilities must be met,
and commends the course which Presi
dent McKinley has so far pursued in the
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matter. Torto Rico is grouped with the
Philippines in the general statement that
the Republican party is in favor of giv
ing both countries the largest measure of
self-government that it is demonstrated
the inhabitants are capable of receiving.
The proposed canal to connect the Allan
tic and Pacific oceans is called the isth
mian canal, in order to avoid binding the
party to either the Nicaragua or Pana
ma route, and advocates the building of
such a canal when the route is determin
ed by the United States, said canal to
be "operated, owned, controlled and pro
tected" by this Government. The plank
on the labor question advocates such leg
islation as will secure the greatest
amount of employment at the best wages,
and favors some plan of arbitration on
labor disputes. Convict labor is denounc
ed. A plank is also incorporated favor
ing legislation which would tend to an ex
tension of the merchant marine interests
ot the United States. Sympathy is ex
pressed for the Boers, and the present
situation iu China is referred to in a par
agraph suggesting it to be the duty of the
United States to protect the interests of
its citizens wherever they may be.
THURSDAY'S SKSSION.
It was nearly forty minutes after the
scheduled time for beginning when Sen
ator Lodge asked for quiet while Arch
bishop Ryan invoked divine blessing on
the convention. After the full report of
the committee on rules was adopted.
Chairman Lodge announced that the next
order of business was the nomination for
President, and called on Alabama. This
State yielded to Ohio, and Senator Fora
ker placed Mr. McKinley's name before
the convention in a speech which was one
of the greatest oratorical efforts that
well-known speaker has ever made. He
was repeatedly interrupted by the plaud
its of his audience and at the conclusion
of his address there was a wave of ap
plause that required ten minuti-s to sub
side. Gov. Roosevelt, the choice for vice
president, seconded the nomination in an
oratorical effort, which captured the con
vention. Senator Foraker was also fol
lowed by John AV. Writes of Kentucky,
George Knight of California ami Gov.
Mount of Indiana. Then the delegates
became restive and responding to the vo
ciferous demands Senator Lodge ordered
the roll-call, which resulted iu every vote
being cast for McKinley.
Gov. Roosevelt Named.
Then came the call for nomination for
Vice-President and Col. Lafe Young of
Iowa advanced to the platform. He
withdrew the name of Dolliver and iu a
ringing speech placed Gov. Roosevelt's
name before the convention. Tha scenes
attending the reuomination of President
McKinley were re-enacted with equal en
thusiasm. Gov. Roosevelt announced that
the nomination was so spontaneous he
could not decline, and he in a brief state
ment accepted the nomination for Vice
President. President McKinley received the entire
020 votes, while Roosevelt lacked only
one of that number and that because he
himself refused to have his ballot record
ed. Committees were appointed to notify
the nominees, and at 2:15 o'clock the con
vention of 1000 adjourned sine die.
USKD A I1HONZK GAVEL.
Rhode Island Delegation's Surprise
for Lodge.
When the permanent chairman of the
convention. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge
ot Masschusetts. ascended the platform
a surprise was iu store for him, prepared
by the Rhode Island delegation. Hcreto-
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES.
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fore the gavels used at Republican con
ventions, the emblems of authority of
the chairman, have usually been of some
historical import, such as wood from the
rail which Lincoln split; wood from trees
around Washington's tomb or Jefferson's
residence; copper from Alaska or pieces
from Hiawatha's calumet. Or they have
been of the nobler metals, of silver in sev
eral instances. This time the Rhode Isl
and delegation presented to the chairman,
through Delegate Child, a gavel made of
bronze. It is a very ornamental piece of
workmanship and suitably engraved, the
ornamental work symbolizing the histor
ical fame of the chairman's ancestry and
the chief events iu the history of Rhode
Island.
ELAISOHATE DECORATIONS.
Greater Display of Hunting than Seen
Four Ycurs Ago.
Philadelphia put her best foot forward
and got on her finest clothes, with the re
sult that she not only showed as much
decoration as any convention city ever
showed, but it was decoration of the prct-
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tiest kind. Chestnut street and Rroad
street were masses of colors from the
sidewalks to the roofs of the buildings.
The display of electric light decorations
was even greater, it is claimed, than the
display that Chicago gave the Democratic
convention in lS!)li or St. Louis the Re
publican convention iu the same year.
Nearly all of the main streets of the city
showed taiJcful decorations iu great
volume.
BUSY WITH THE CAMERA.
Photographers Fixed Every Detail of
the Convention.
Every aspect of the convention and the
assemblage has been preserved if the
cameras have not failed. Every move
ment of Chairman Hanna was registered
on the delicate plates. When the veuera-.
ble chaplain, In the robes of his church,
arose to pronounce the invocation, the
man behind the camera had his machine
trained upon him like a gun. During the
deiivt-i-y of Temporary Chairman Wol
cott's speech there were cameras direct
ed at the delegates and across the conven
tion hall at the people in the galleries.
Three cameras did business during every
hour of the opening session of the conven
tion. When the ensemble of the hall was
taken from every viewpoint the lenses
were turned upon individual groups in the
delegation and shifted alternately upon
coteries of spectators in the galleries.
HICLKGATKS' LEGS I1KOKEN.
Elevator ut Philadelphia Hotel Drops
Seven Stories.
The elevator in the Hotel Walton fell
seven stories at midnight Tuesday night
and injured five of the passengers and the
elevator boy. The two passengers most
seriously hurt were J. G. Priugey, a dele
gate from Oklahoma Territory, and Bren-
SEXATOH IIANXA.
Chairman of the National Committee.
ton F. Hall, a delegate from Belding,
Mich. Dr. Burton and Walter Hunter
of Delaware. Marcellns West of Wash
ington and Dr. Camden of Texas were
al among the injured. Pringcy and
Hall have broken legs. Dr. Camden of
Texas had an arm and leg broken, having
been thrown out of the elevator as the
elevator fell.
STIRRED BY THE MUSIC.
Dclegutes Stand While "The Star-Spangled
Itanner" Is Played.
Just before the convention was called
to order the band broke into the stirring
strains of the "Star-Spangled Banner."
Gov. Roosevelt was the first on his feet
in response to the national anthem. His
rough rider hat came off and he stood
with head uncovered. Instantly the whole
convention rose en masse. Ten thou
sand people stood while the stirring air
was played and applauded it with a cheer
as they took their seats.
Excellent Press Facilities.
The press, be it said, was well located
in sections distributed iu the form of a
semicircle, adjacent to the speakers' plat
form. The correspondents were within
easy access to the tunnels which led to an
immense roomed space back of the stage.
Here were the quarters of the telegraph
lines and ot the messenger service. Pages
and messengers were at hand at every
moment.
Image of Oom Pool Ktteer,
One of the delegates to the convention
from Michigan is the image of Oom Paul
Kruger of the Transvaal. Ills name is
W. II. C. Mitchell, and lie is 75 years
old. He has never boon in Philadelphia
but once before. That was in 1850, when
he came to attend a convention of the
American party.
Rrisk Trade In Uuttons.
The street venders did a thriving busi
ness in buttons and badges. A lively
trade was also carried on in scats for the
convention at rates varying from $5 for
a single session up to ?IM) for the three
sessions.
Wonders of the
Paris Exposition.
Electric ships ou the River Seine that
will go at the rate of fifty miles an hour.
Palace of Light, with walls ot glass
and crystal, studded with diamonds aud
IMarl draperies.
Biggest wine cask in the world, forty
live feet high, with it's top used as a
dancing pavilion.
Mosque of Omar of Jerusalem, which
stands on the site of Solomon's Temple,
to be reproduced.
Palace of Gold of Africa, decorated
with barbaric splendor, aud the" royal
court of King Meuelik.
Restoration of the buried city of Pom
peii, with Roman men uud matrons in
the costumes of 1S00 years ago.
Palace of Fetes, where beautiful wom
en of all nations will enact the dances
and festivals of the whole world.
Glass Palace of Horticulture, with a
tropical island. East Indian village uud
inhabitants iu native costumes.
Queerest potentates iu the world, Em
peror Meuelik of Abyssinia, the King and
Queen of Siuui, the Swat of India, the
Jam of Navanagar, Asia, and the Ameer
of Afghanistan will visit the exposition
as guets of the French Government.
Baron von Colin, the court banker of
Emperor William I., died reccutly iu
Berlin. leaving n will. His fortune
amounts to -lli.OOO.OOO marks, or Jfll.riOO,
000, and goes to his only daughter, who
is ti childless widow.
The 1,20!) immigrants brought by the
Spanish steamer Gran Antilla were land
ed at New York after $10,000 had been
given to indemnify the United States
should any of the immigrants become
public charges.
The United States never coined gold
pieces of a higher denomination than
20. Some years ago a jeweler at San
Francisco struck gold pieces of the value
of ?r0, but that was ou private account.
TO HANiNA'S BARREL.
ALL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYES
MUST CONTRIBUTE.
Quadrennial Holdup by Republican
Campaign Agents Washington Em
ployes Arc Asked for $10,1X10- People
Arc Looking to Democracy for Relief,
Washington correspondence:
A caiupalgu fund. Is now the real
thing with the Republican malingers.
No source of revenue is neglected. The
latest victims unwilling ones, too are
the Capitol employes. The late Repub
lican Congress generously voted them
all nil extra month's pay just before
adjournment. This meant JfSo.OfiO out
of the Treasury, but it was really only
a trille compared to a good many other
questionable appropriations. The Cap
itol employes were very grateful. But
n change has now come over the spirit
of their dream. They have been In
vited to turn over half that month's
salary to one of the Republican cam
paign agents. Forty thousand dollars
is not to lie despised In this year when
so much money is needed to gild the
Republican Idol and so little is forth
coming. Of course the Capitol employes will
pay their assessment, but they are
neither so cheerful nor so grateful as
they were a while ago. The agent de
tailed to collect this particular assess
ment admits very frankly that it has
been levied aud looks surprised and
pained that the employes in question
should make any objection.
But, for thnt matter, a mid Is to be
made on the salaries of all government
officials and clerks. The letter of the
law will be kept, -but outside parties
will make the assessment The Na
tional Commercial and Industrial
League of New York City will raid the
postmasters of the" country. The
WILLIE AND
"What have you got those funny clothes on for, papa?"
"I'm getting ready to pose as the Workingninu's Friend during
Willie." New York Journal.
"league" has the blessing aud hearty
support of the Republican National
Committee. Nobody who can possibly
be levied upon is to escape.
Mark Hanna is not exactly popular
In Washington even among the mem
bers of his own part-. He Is too brut
tal and coarse iu his methods. There
has been an unusual amount of grum
bling about his methods lately, but
Ilauna only chuckles and serves notice
that he has sjient the last four years
constructing a machine -which nobody
can operate but himself aud his hench
men. Ills "campaign of education"
consists In the liberal use of money to
buy anybody who can lie lnnight or
bribed and the concealment or misrep
resentation of the facts to those who
want to know how the government has
been managed. Ilauna will stay right
with the party. It cannot get rid of
Its Old Man of the Sea.
The wage workers iu the big indus
trial centers are Inclined to be very
suspicious over -the refusal of the Re
publicans to print 10,000 copies of the
testlmouy in the Coeur d'Alene investi
gation. The Republicans overlooked
the fact that working men, whether
members of unions or not, were intense
ly interested In the rumors that they
heard from Idaho during the year that
martial law was in operation. They
looked to the Congressional investiga
tion to establish the facts.
The net result of the investigation
are two committee reports. The Repub
lican majority approves the applica
tion of martial law, aud records itself
in favor of forcing free men to beg for
military "penults" iu order to get an
opportunity to look for employment.
The Democratic minority of the com
mittee severely censures the conduct of
the United States troops, and de
nounces the Institution of the "permit"
system as a dangerous Infringement ou
the constitutional rights of citizenship.
Up to this time the worklngmen of the
large cities have not made the matter
a partisan one. They have desired to
know the facts In order that they might
judge for themselves. But when the
Republicans back up their report with
a refusal to have the testimony print
ed, the presumption Is a strotv; one
that the facts do not warrant their re
port. The Democratic minority of the com
mittee accompanied their report vitlii
recommendation that 10,000 copies of
the testlmouy be printed for general
distribution. The refusal to do this has
put the Republicans iu a had light, and
already one very large and iutlucntlal
trade union has pledged Itself to vote
against an administration that favors
the "permit" system. The very effort-
of the Republicans to suppress the
whole matter have made it a national
issue with wage workers, and their
votes will largely determine the result.
As the time of the Democratic na
tional convention draws near the indi
cations multiply that principles and not
personal or sectional differences, will
control. The recent news that the Phil
ippines are farther than ever from
being conquered, makes an energetic
protest against imperialism aud mili
tarism probably the leading plauli in
the platform. The failure of the Re
publicans to even attempt any restraint
of trusts forces that Issue to the front,
and there is no doubt but the prin
ciples of 1800 will be reaffirmed.
It becomes more evident daily that
the holiest and law-abiding element of
citizenship all over the country looks to
the Democratic party to lead the way
to the establishment of government
upon a sound basis again. The McKin
ley administration has shown such an
evident desire to get rid of constitu
tional restraint, ltotli at home aud
abroad, that the people arc alarmed.
The average citizen is not blinded by
the glamor of imperialism and mili
tarism, nor is he enthusiastic about
trust prosperity. The average citizen
realizes that lie has to foot the bills
I for the imperialistic extravagance and
trust prosperity neither warms him nor
i feeds him nor clothes him. When it is
J conceded In Washington that the drift
! of popular sentiment Is toward the
; Democratic party as the party of safe
, ty and law and order. It Is an indication
of how strong must be the sentiment in
other parts of the country. The admin
istration is thoroughly frightened, but
still tries to soothe Itself by assuring
the people that it will do better If it is
only given another trial.
National Issues.
In ISOtt Hanna made up his mind that
the tariff must be the great Issue of the
campaign, and the Republican presses
were kept busy turning out "education
al" tracts on the tariff for use during
the political tight. But the people didn't
consider the tariff its chief issue by
any means, and the literature on that
subject had to be cast aside and a new
line of "education" had to be taken up
on the money question.
This year Ilauna wants the money
question to he the chief issue because
he knows that that question has- been
practically settled by Congress for the
next four years and lie wants to direct
attention from Imperialism, trusts and
militarism. But it looks as though
Hanna would again be disappointed.
While the money question is important,
the people are thinking more to-day
about the new issues which have been
forced uioii them by the corruption and
HIS PA.A.
the campaign.
the criminal ambition of the McKinley
administration.
Recently the Democratic State con
vention of Ohio placed that State In line
with New York and Pennsylvania in
declaring that the coining light shall be
made on the issues of 1000 aud not ou
those chosen by Mark Hanna. Re
affirming adherence to the Chicago plat
form of INKS, it is declared "new and
grave issues have arisen, threatening
the safety of free government Itself,
which should command at this time the
most serious attention of all patriotic
citizens." These issues are brietly and
forcibly stated to be imperialism, an
nounced in the doctrine the constitu
tion docs not apply to newly acquired
territories, and which of itself leads di
rectly to militarism; trusts come sec
ond, as arbitrarily controlling produc
tion and prices iu the interest of com
bined capital as a monster evil that
must be wiped off the face of the land
by summary processes. The currency
law of the last Congress, laying the
foundation for a national money trust.
Is denounced as it should be. If trusts
are wrongful, will not this be the worst
of the brood?
It looks now as though these three
great issues would command the at
tention of the people during the cam
paign this year, and assuredly they are
of great and grave importance. Chi
cago Democrat.
Not "For the People."
United States Judge Towusend lias
decided that Porto Rico is a foreign
country. Some stupid importer of ci
gars thought it was a part of this one,
and that the "plain duty" of giving it
free trade, according to Mr. McKinley,
was not a duty of ::." cents a pound on
tobacco. The Judge says that the treaty
with Spain did not stipulate for the
incorporation of the Inhabitants of
Porto Rico within the Union, as there
has always been in prior treaties. But
Congress shall determine its relations
to the United States.
Did some sharp-witted Republican
foresee this and manage the treaty so
as to omit this usual clause? Is It a
part of the Imperialistic scheme? Un
doubtedly it is now, at any rate. Be
cause the Republican majority in Con
gress might have made good the omis
sion of the treaty aud "Incorporated
Porto Rico within the Union." On the
contrary, it determined that Porto Rico
is to be a subject province to be gov
erned by arbitrary outside force. That
a republic founded on the principle ot
self-government shall establish a gov
ernment without the consent of the gov
erned. That It shall bo a "government
of a people by a people." but not "for a
people," as Lincoln put It In the Gettys
burg speech. So far as Porto Rico ami
the Philippines are concerned the Re
publican majority In Congress decided
that such a government should, in Lin
colii'a words, "perish from the earth."
An lCmliarrassiitg Situation.
The Chluese situation creates a new
embarrassment for the administration.
Although it has been straining Its re
sources to quickly re-enforce the Phil
ippine army, at the same time it lias
been declaring the Luzon insurrection
at an end. Now, if occasion should
arise for the dispatch of say 2.",000
troops to China It would not dare to
send them for fear of Agulualdo. But
how would it account for the discrep-
ancy between assertion and fact? The
chances seem to be that a large force
will have to be sent to Tlen-Tsin If we
are unwilling to have all of our mission
aries butchered aud lose our commer
cial hold on the empire. But where is
it to come from? Washington Times.
,, Live by Each Other' Aid.
The very existence of the Republican
party depends on the aid and sympathy
of the big combines of capital. With
out a. slush fund of millions and the nc
tive coercion of employes by the great
corporations, the Republicans could no
more carry this country than they
could take wings and fly. And they
know It. Would they kill the goose
that lays their golden egg? Not when
such shrewd and unprincipled men as
the Hanna type control the organiza
tion. They know enough to know that
Is suicide. Houston I'ost.
Tannci-Culloai Fii:ht for Spoils.
Illinois Democrats should not fall to
profit to the utmost from this hearty
continuance of the Tanuer-Cullom war.
It Is a merry war for the Democrats.
When the bugles sing truce at the close
of election day in November the ensu
ing count of votes should find victory
perching on the Democratic standard.
Which result would doubtless greatly
tickle the people of Illinois, wearied to
death of a factional feud for sioils iu
which the public Interest received no
consideration whatever. St. Louis Re
public.
No Need of a Gold Ticket.
The talk of nominating a "gold Demo
crat" Presidential ticket this year
should and most probably will end In
talk. There Is no occasion for such a
ticket. Four years ago free silver was
the dominant issue in the campaign.
This year, though it may be talked
about in certain sections, it will not be
an issue at all. because the money
question is settled for at least four
years to come by an unchangeable Re
publican majority in the Senate. New
York World. -
Democratic Party and Trusts.
The trust organs of the country are
congratulating themselves that Demo
cratic opposition to trusts will he crip
pled by the ice trust corruption In New
York City. Fortunately the New York
Ice trust cuts little ice with the Demo
cratic party, except to uiake It more
determined to suppress these evils. The
Democratic party lias its scoundrels,
but it does not defend them, and It does
not propose to let them control it In re
gard to trusts. Indianapolis Sentinel.
How History Will View Them.
The distinguished Republican- states
man, Mr. BoutelL expresses the opinion
that the fair-minded historian will be
able to frame a better defense for Pres
ident Johnson than the historian, or
the casuist even, will be able to offer
In behalf of President McKinley. Con
sidering the bitterness of the Republic
an feeling against President Johnson,
this Is a very strong expression. St
Louis Post-Dispatch.
An Imperialistic Tendency.
There is a well-defined imperialistic
tendency in this country at the present
time, against which the Democratic
party may well protest. It Is shown in
the avowed purpose to govern our new-
possessions outside of the constitution.
Its most marked manifestation was in
tlie enactment of the Porto Ilicaa tariff,
and in the enunciation of the Presiden
tial theory that the constitution does
not follow the tlag.
Plenty of Campaign Material.
The Democrats will find all the- cam
paign ammunition they ueed iu the ac
tion aud nonaction of the late session of
congress in its assertion of unconstitu
tional powers. Its extravagauee and
waste. Its greeu-goods antt-trust amend
ment and its refusal to reduce oppres
sive and needless taxation needless
for any other purpose than to create a
treasury surplus for jobbing purposes.
Pittsburg Post.
Kcturuiiis to the Fold.
The action of many prominent "gold
Democrats" throughout the country In
attending the regular Democratic con
vention and allowing the Chicago plat
form .to be reaffirmed without a dis
senting vote makes It plain that most
of those who left the party four years
ago will be with it again in the national
election this year. Minneapolis Times.
Will Need All Its Fosse.
Only six months ago Senator Ilauna
declared that Matt Quay would get no
help from the administration. Before
the campaign is over Quay may be tell
ing a supplicating administration that
it will get no help from him. The Re
publican party will need 111 the bosses
it can get this year. Los Angeles Her
ald. The Tarty Not Sincere.
Ko one supposes the Republican party
is iu earnest in opposing trusts or its
anti-trust bill would never have been
brought forward so late iu the session.
But late as it was, the Senate could
have passeil it had It been so disposed.
, Buffalo Courier.
Co-,t of a War that Is "Over.'. -For
a war that Is "over," as Gen.
Otis says, the Philippine unpleasant
ness Is a mighty costly affair. The sum
allotted by congress for continuing Fil
ipino pacification during the next fis
cal year is $131,217,155 Philadelphia
Record.
At the Mercy of the Trust.
If Secretary I-ong considers whatever
the trust may choose to ask for armor
plate a fair price, good-by to the several
millions of Uncle Sam's money that will
go into the extortionate maw of mo
nopoly. Kansas City Times.
There Will He Reciprocity.
The submission of the Republican
majority to the will of the armor plate
trust evidently means a quiet submis
sion on the part of the trust when the
man with the frying-pan comes around.
Omaha World-Herald.
Autocrat in the White House.
As it stands to-day, Mr. McKinley is
by act of congress autocrat of Porto
Rico and by the Inaction of congress
absolute despot of the Philippines.
Bostou Post.
Swiftost or Vessels.
The application of the turbine prin
ciple to the motor machinery of ships
has achieved another triumph in the
case of the British torpedo-boat de
stroyer. Viper. At a recent meeting of
engineer at the lloyal Institution in
Loudon, some interesting fact concern
ing the surprising speed of the Viper
were discussed. On her second pre
liminary trial iu February she attained
a sjiced of o5.." knots, equal to nearly
-11 statute miles per hour. This is as
great a speed as that of many express
trains, aud if it could be developed In
a great passenger ship aud maintained
continuously would cut down the time
needed for crossing the Atlantic to
about three days. When runulug either
slowly or at top speed the Viper ex
periences little vibration, and it Is an
ticipated that she will eventually sur
pass her own record.
WITHIN 0DR BORDER.
A WEEK'S RECORD OT OHM
HAPPENINGS.
Jib fatal mr SIT
psrtaat Ds-laf of Oar Xi
discs and Deaths Crist,
sad OaaaisJ Stata Haws
Mlaor State lUaaav
Jos Decker, aged 32, was instantly kiBe
by a Hocking Valley passenger train near
Marion.
Mrs. John Porter, of Belle Ceatar, while
leaning over the wash tub,' twisted tad
broke the bones of both arms.
The Council at Milford Center has -pealed
the saloon ordinance, bat Mayer
Flaherty refused to sign it for the present.
At Gallipolis, Caleb Ilazlett was raa
over by Mrs. Elizabeth Martin while site
was out driving and seriously if not fatally
injured.
Theodore Keller, employed in Howell's
mine at Massillon, was crushed !y foar
tons of falling slate. He has UeUlureaT
and a wife.
Wallace Comstoclr, a wealthy farmer
living near Sylvania, died as the result of
being kicked and trampled upoa by an t
raged horse. i
Governor Nash has accepted the resign
ation of N. B. Smith, of Fairfield County,
as a member of the State Boird of. Vetrl
nary Kxaminers.
Will Murphy was drowned in the Mus-
kiugum River, near Zanesville, while
bathing at a fish camp. He was a sob of
ex-Postmaster Murphy. ,
James Packer, aged 40 years, was
drowned in Buck Creek, Springfield, while
bathing. He was seized with cramps while
teaching his little son how to swiat. ts
Gerrard Weaver, aged about C while
fishing in the Mahoning River, at Alliance,
fell into the stream and drowned; A soar
was killed in a runaway aecidest about
two years ago.
There was a bad smashnp of cars and'
engines in the Pennsylvania yards at
Toledo, and as a result. Engineer Isaae
Rb;s snl Fireman J. C. Co3groTe,.were
fatally scalded and bruised.
The Alumni for the State Instiratioa.
For the Blind adopted a resolution recom
mending that the system of the line nrit
be preferred to the point system, wUcfe is.
making headway in some IniTiftrtiima
The Sun Oil Comtanv. one of IsiWiMt'
independent companies or the Nortb Limv
field, has been sued by Robert and Semi
Miller for $130,000 for not developing,
leased territory. The case has an impor
tant bearing on all oil leases in Ohio.
Lightning struck an old house in whieh'
Albert Dawson, of near Marseilles,- wa.
sheltering himself, filling the room full of
fire and knocking Dawson into an insensi
ble condition. When he recovered he
found that all the hair was burned frons
his head, lie will recover.
Workmen plowing at the rains of an old
log hut near Vrbana, discovered a tar
nished iron box tilled with English cous
dated 172t. James Gosiey, the famous
pioneer of Champaign and Logan Counties,
was murdered and this cabin burned by.
Indians just seventy years ago.
The resignation of the following officers
of the guard of the State has been receivedf
Lieutenant F- W. Radder. of the Naval
Brigade; E. A. Knell, Cleveland, Captaia
of Company K, Fifth Regiment; Fred H.
Laning, Nersralk, Lieutenant and Bat
talion Adjutant of the Fifth regiment.
The Supreme Court has held that the
Rover law, governing the conduct and reg- "
ulating the term of County Boards of
Equalization, is the proper law to follow ia
all cases where It comes In conflict with the
Hendley bill, which covers about the
same ground. The two laws are to be
considered together.
Milk Inspector Schurtz reports that he
has found milk dealers using a powerful
liquid at Toledo to color and preserve milt
and cream with. It is called creamone,
and Is a poison. He also found manufac
tured cream which is used for making ice
cream. Both are poison, he says, and are
used in nearly all Ohio cities.
The Supreme Court has issued a tempo
rary writ of mandamus directed at Chas
J. Bowlus, Mayor of Springfield, and re
quiring him to approve the bond of Robert
N. Lantz. City Clerk. There was a hotly
contested fight for the City Clerkship of
Springfield and Lantz was elected by a
narrow margin. Bowlus, who is opposed
to Lantz politically, stood upon a techni
cality and refused to approve his bond asr
Clerk.
The following officers of the Ohio Na
tional Guard have been commissioned by
Adjutant-General Axlinei Harry S. Lee, "
First Lieutenant. Company G, Third Reg
iment; Miles S.Kuhns, Second Lieutenant,
Company G, Third Regiment, Dayton;
Richard E. Hull, Captain and Adjutant,
Fourth Regiment, Columbus; Siraeoa
Stuller. First Lieutenant: Earl Newkirk,
Second Lieutenant. Company E. Sixth
Regiment, Bryan; James Cahoon. Ensign;
Charles Pierce, Lieutenant, First Division,
First Battalion Naval Brigade, Toledo.
Just ten years ago, while at dinner, Le
land C. Hartzler, then 20 years of age, an
nounced to his parents that he was going
Vest to seek his fortune. "Mother," said
he, "I shall not return till I am a rich
man." In ten years no tidings had been
received from the boy and he was given
up by his family fordead. Last Thursday
Fanner James Hartzler and wife were
seated at dinner at their home near ML
Victory. It was the tenth anniversary of
the son's departure. A. step was heard
without; the door was Hung open and
there stood the prodigal returned. He
had been to the Klondike and has amassed
several thousand dollars.
Andrew W. llogan, a prominent citizen
of Steubenville, was struck by a Clevelaad
and Pittsburg passenger train in the upper
end of the city and instantly killed. Mr.
llogan was a passenger conductor on the
Pittsburg and Fort Wayne Road for
twenty years, but retired some, years ago.
Edwin Judkins, aged 68 years, was
killed in a machine shop at Painesrille,
where he is employed as a pattern maker.
A heavy machine he was moving fell upon
him and" crushed his skull between a cor
ner of a machine and a vise. He lived
twenty minutes with his brain exposed
and penetrated by fragments of bone.
Anna Reams, the three-and-a-half-year
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John 11.
Reams, was crushed to death beneath a
heavy llower vase, which stood in the front -yard
of her home. The little one was fond
of llowers and climbed onto the vase to see
those with which it was filled. The vase
toppled over, carrying her with it. The
physicians who were summoned were
powerless to aid her, and she died in a few
minutes. Her parents are heartbroken.
An unknown man about 40 years of age,
was run over and killed near West Carroll-
ton by the south bound Big Four passen
ger tram. It is thought he lived at Apple
ton. The Directors of the International Coke
Company at a meeting held In New York
City recently, decided to locate a branch
establishment at Hamilton, which will give
employment to 600 men. The plant will
be located between the C. II. and D. and
the Panhandle tracks just north of New
Hirer bridge. The contract for the con
struction of the buildings and ovens has
been let to the J. F. Bender Bros., and
work will commence at once. Two million
five hundred thousand brick will be used.
Marion Coe, of Nelsonville, aged 41, un
married and belonging to a party of horse
traders encamped on the outskirts of Jack
son, was kicked in the neck by a horse
and instantly killed. 4
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