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VOL. XXIII.—NO. 131. Ml I HE 111 Populist Convention Unanimously Decides Upon Candidates for President and Vice President. Prolonged Debate Indulged in Before a De cision Was Reached, After Which/Towne Was Chosen by Acclamation. WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN, /£f*_^Q_£_D______«_ -"""■ t-'*^^>> - *v- B—_3■B—B___S*______ ~?^*^_x!_____9____Si_—9_F ,^/- i/-t***_£>' i^ 1 _BSj__n^_^_wtfli?xl&t_Bß__Bl_______^f' -^ ~ ~_^y*■ t • ""--•. ■'.'-.S-.-; '■'■. *» *''•''-■"**"*.'■!'•••-""'.:'....;,'-.■ :>:/.-.-■•'..'.-• .--V-•' Nominated for President of the United States at the Populist Convention at Sioux Fails. BIOUX FALLS, May 11.-The national Populist convention concluded its session at 1 o'clock this morning, and adjourned «?in_e die after nominating Hon. W. J. Bryan for president and Hon. C. A. Towne for vice president. This result was accomplished after a struggle of several hours' duration, at which an ef fort was made to have the question of ' t the nomination of a vice presidential can didate referred to a committee to confer with the Democratic and silver Repub lican conventions. A motion to this ef fect was defeated—26B to 492. Both candidates were nominated by ac clamation, but before this was accom plished various names were placed in nomination and then withdrawn. The nominations were made amid great en thusiasm. The exciting event of the convention was occasioned when Congressman Kelly, of South Dakota, becoming excited over a failure to secure recognition, rose in his Beat and denounced the occupant of the chair as a "bunco steerer." To this Chairman Patterson responded spiritedly. There were cries of "Put him out" and a number of delegates gathered about Air. Kelly. Quiet was, however, soon restored, .and the convention proceeded as i£ nothing unusual had occurred. PLATFORM OF PRINCIPLES. Following is the platform adopted by the convention: "The People's party of the United States. In convention assembled, congrat ulating its supporters on the wide exten sion of it--; principles in all directions, does herein reaffirm Us adherence to the fun damental principles proclaimed in its two prior platrorms, and calls upon all who desire to avert the subversion of free in stitutions by corporate and imperialistic power to unite with it in bringing the government back to the ideals of Wash ington, Jefferson, Jackson and Lincoln. "it extends to its allies in the struggle for financial and economic freedom assur ances of its loyalty to the principles which animate the allied forces, and the promise o;' honest and hearty co-opera tion with its everj effort for their suc cess. "To the people of the United States we offer the following platform as the ex presslon of our unalterable convictions: MONEY PLANK. "Resolved, That we denounce the act of March 14, 1900, as the culmination of a long series of conspiracies to deprive the people of their constitutional rights over the money of the nation and to relegate to a gigantic money trust the control of the currency and hence of the people. "We denounce this act, first, for mak ing all money obligations, domestic and foreign, payable in gold coin or its equiv alent, thus enormously increasing the burdens of the debtors and enriching the creditors; second, for refunding 'coin bonds,' not to mature for years, into long time gold bonus, so as to make their pay ment improbable and our debt perpetual; third, for taking from the treasury over 150,000,000 in time of war and presenting It at a premium to bondholders to accom plish the refunding of bonds not due; fourth, for doubling the capital of bank ers by returning to them the face value of their bonds in current money notes, so that they may draw one interest from the government and another from the people: fifth, allowing banks to expand end contract their circulation at pleasure, thus controlling prices <>f all products; sixth, for authorizing the secretary of the treasury to issue new gold bonds to an unlimited amount whenever he deems It necessary to replenish the gold hoard, thus enabling usurers to secure more In.mi.-; and more bank currency by draw ing gold from the treasury, thereby cre aiii.g an endless chain" for perpetual debt; seventh, for striking down the greenback in order to force the people to borrow $346,000,000 more from the banks at an annual cost of over $20,000,000. "While barring out the money of the constitution, this law opens the printing mints of the treasury to the recoinage i : ' '""" :~'" ' ——^Ll— '-'' 3- -•':-'■-■.-..•.-.-.— . .-•;.,;... of bank p£»er sumey: to- enrich the few antl impoverish the many. "We pledge ane\jj the People's party never to cease the agitation until this eighth financial conspiracy is blotted from the Btatute books, the Lincoln green back restored, the bonds all paid and all corporation money forever retired "We reaffirm the demand for the re opening of the mints of the United States to the free and unlimited coinage of sil ver and gold at the present legal ratio of 16 to 1, the immediate increase in the volume of silver coins and certificates thus created to be substituted, dollar for dollar, for the bank notes issued by pri vate corporations under special privilege granted by law of March 14. 1900, and prior national banking laws, the remain- I ing; portion of the bank notes to be re- j placed with full legal tender government ' paper money, and its volume so con- ' trolled as to maintain at all times a i stable money market and a stable price level. . "We demand a graduated income and Inheritance tax to the end that aggre- j gated wealth shall bear its just propor tion of taxation. "We demand that postal savings banks be established by the government for the safe deposit of the savings of the peo ple and to facilitate exchange. "With Thomas Jefferson, we declare the land, including all natural sources of wealth, the inalienable heritage of the people. Governments should so act as to secure home;- for the people and prevent land monopoly. The original homestead policy should be enforced, and future I settler? upon the public domain should be entitled to a free homestead, while I all who have paid an acreage price to the government under existing laws should have their homestead rights re stored. GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP. "Transportation being a means of ex change and a public necessity, the gov ernment should own and operate the rail roads in the Interest of the people, and on a non-partisan basis, to the end that all may be accorded the same treatment in transportation, and that the extor tion, tyranny and political power now exercised by the great railroad corpora tions, which result in the impairment if not the destruction of the people's rights and personal liberties of the citizen, may be destroyed. Such ownership Is to be accomplished in a manner consistent with sound public policy. "Trusts, the overshadowing evil of the age, are the result and culmination of the private ownership and control of the three great instruments of commerce, money, transportation and the means of transmission of information; which in struments of commerce are public func tions, and which our forefathers declared In the constitution should be controlled by the people, through their congress, for the public welfare. The one remedy for the trusts is that the ownership' and control be assumed and exercised by the people, "We further demand that all tariffs on goods controlled by a trust shall be abihshed. To cope with the trust evil tne people must act directly, without the intervention of representatives who may be controlled or influenced. We there fore demand direct legislation, giving the poxple the law-making and veto power under the initiative and referendum A majority of the people can never be cor ruptly influenced. INSULAR QUESTIONS. "Applauding the valor of our army and navy in the Spanish war, we denounce the conduct of the administration in changing a war for humanity into a war of conquest. The action of the ad ministration in the Philippines is in con flict with all the precedents of o ur na tional life; at war with the Declaration of Independence, the constitution and th« plain precepts of humanity. Murder and arson have been our response to rhp appeals of the people who asked only to I establish a free government in their own land. We demand a stoppage of th'i* i war of extermination by the assurance ! to the Phihpnines of independence tnd i protection under a stable government of their own creation. "The Declaration of Independence the constitution and the American fia~ are one and ins-parable. The island of Puerto Kioo i s a part of the territory of the I mied States, and by levying special and extraordinary customs duties on the commerce of that island the administra tion has violated the constitution, aban doned the fundamental principles of American liberty and has strived to give ' FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 11, 1900. the lie to the contention of our fore fathers that there should be no taxatijn without representation. "Out of the Imperialism which would force an undesired domination on the people of the Philippines springs the uH> American cry for a large standing army. Nothing in the character or purposes of our people justifies us in Ignoring the pain lesson of history, and putting our liberties in Jeopardy by assuming the burden of militarism which Is crushng the people of the old world. We de nounce the administration for its sinister efforts to substitute a standing army for the citizen soldiery, which is the best safeguard of the republic. "We extend to the brave Boers of South Africa our sympathy and moral support In their patriotic struggle for the right of self-government, and we are un alterably opposed to any alliance, open or covert, between the United States and any other nation that will tend to the destruction of human liberty. RIGHTS OF LABOR. "And a further manifestation of Im perialism is to be found in the mining distrcts of Idaho. In the Coeur d'Alene soldiers have been used to overawe min ers striving for a greater measure of in dustrial independence, and we denounce the state government of Idaho and the federal government for employing the military arm of the government to abridge the civil rights of the people, and to enforce an Infamous permit sys tem, which denies to laborers their inher ent liberty, and compels them to for swear their manhood and their right be fore being permitted to seek employ ment. "The importation of Japanese and other laborers under contract to serve monopo listic corporations Is a notorious and fla grant violation of the immigration laws. We demand that the federal government shall take cognizance of this menacing evil and repress It under existing laws. We further pledge ourselves to strive for the enactment of more stringent laws for the exclusion of Mongolian and Ma layan immigration. "We indorse municipal ownership of public utilities, and declare that the advantages which have acrued to the public under that system would be multi plied a hundred foM by its extension to natural interstate monopolies. "We denounce the practice of Issuing injunctions in the cases of disputes be tween employers and employes, making criminal acts by organizations which are not criminal when performed by individ uals, and demand legislation to restrain the evil. "We demand that United States sena tors, and all other officials, as far as practicable, be elected by direct vote of the people. "Believing that the elective franchise and untrameled ballot are essential to a government for and by the people, the People's party condemns the wholesale system of disfranchisempnt by coercion and intimidation adopted in some states as unrepublican and undemocratic. And we declare it to be the duty of the sev eral state legislatures to take such action as will secure a full, free and fair bal lot and an honest count. "We favor home rule In the territories and the District of Columbia, and the early admission of the territories as states. "We denounce the expensive red tape system, political favoritism, cruel and unnecessary delay and criminal evasion of the statutes in the management of the pension office, and demand the sim ple and honest execution of the law. and the fulfillment by the nation of its pledges of service pension to all Its hon orably discharged veterans." PLATFORM IS ADOPTED. The long financial plank of the plat form, including the denunciation of the recent banking law, and especially the demand for the free coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1, was received with wild cheering. The demand for an in heritance tax also received a round of applause. Vigorous cheering was also accorded the reading of the plank on transportation, tha demand for the abol ishment of all tariffs on trust goods, and the indorsement of the initiative and ref erendum. Cries of "good, good," greet ed the denunciation of the administra tion's Philippine policy and the Puerto Rlcan tax. When' that portion of the plank ex tending sympathy with the South African republics, denouncing any alliance with foreign powers, was read, the convention broke into wild applause, lasting for some time. Indorsement of the municipal owner ship of publlo utilities received but faint applause, but vigorous hand-clapping en sued when direct election of United States senators was demanded. At the conclusion of the fading of the platform, Jerry Simpson moved that the platform be adopted as read, and the committee discharged. The motion re ceived half a dozen seconds. A delegate from Michigan objected, as the platform carried no pledge of sup port to the candidate to be nominated. "There's no objection to any delegate offering a motion to that effect, I guess," said Mr. Simpson. "The committee would like to be discharged." The motion was made. A standing vote was called for, and amid great CHARLES ALBERT TOWNK Charles Albert Towne, nominated for vice president by the Populists at Sioux Falls yesterday, was born in Ingham county. Michigan, near the city of Lan sing, forty-one years ago last October. His parents were in comfortable circum stances, and young Towne, after receiving a common school education, was sent to Ann Arbor university,--where he gradu ated In both the academic and law courses. After receiving his sheepskin Mr. Towne went to. Marquette, Mich., where he opened a law office and prac ticed his profession for about three years He then moved to Chicago, where he struggled to establish a practice for sev eral months, but gave it up and went to Duluth In the spring of IS9O. He has always taken an active interest in politics and, until the free silver agi tation in lS&ti.was a stanch Republican In 18S2 he stumped considerably for the 'Re publican ticket through the Northwest, cheering every delegate in the tent arose not--a negative vote beiug recorded. "The platform is adopted by unani mous vote," announced Speaker Patter son. "The next thing in order." said he "Is the presentation of the names' of candidates for the nomination for the office of president of the United States." Then, without pausing or calling for any I roll of states, he svent on: "I have the pleasure of introducing Senator Allen of I Nebraska " ' BRYAN IS PRESENTED. This could mean but one toan, and that was Bryan, and, before Senator Allen j could come to the front of the platform, the convention was on its feet cheering frantically, waving flags, hats and hand kerchiefs. The speech of Senator Allen was brief and to the point. He said: "He embodies in his political convic tions, in his life, all that is good in an American citizen, all that is pure and loyal, all that the most exacting could desire; a statesman of ripe experience, a philosopher, a patriot without a peer on' this or any other continent. Peerless bold, determined, thoroughly united to I the interests of the great mass of his countrymen, who Would make, and will make, an ideal candidate for the exalted office of president 6* these United States Since the result of the election in 1896 was known to the. American people among the fusion forces of the United States, there has been but one name con nected with the office and with the nom ination a£ this time. He is the em bodiment of all that opposes plutocracy that opposes greed, that oppose? the ex ercise of criminal power in public life. He is In my Judgment the foremost Amer ican citizen of the age. I think he is as an orator, as a statesman, the equal of VVebster and Clay, If not the'r superior He was a Neb:askan, but belongs now to the world. Without further discussion without further description of this mag nificent man, I present to this convention this hero, statesman and orator, William Jennings Bryan." The announcement of Mr Bryan's name was the signal for- another en thusiastic outburst. The Minnesota dele gation hoisted a large star, havin" the portrait of Mr. Bryan In the center' and the convention cheered again, more vie orously than before. When his voice could be heard Chairman Patterson an nounced: "1 have the pleasure to Introduce Ge" James B. Weaver, of lowa." PI.EAS FOR NEBBASKAN. Another outburst of cheers rang out as the veteran from lowa came forward to second the nomination of Mr Brvan He spoke In part as follows: "I had the honor to present at Louis ville the name of the distinguished gen tleman who has just been mentioned," said Gen. Weaver. "I am glad that I can Bay here today that there has never been a moment from that day to this that I have regretted or any Populist in Ameri ca, has regretted, that he was the choice of that convention. The oenjjiryo oat6 t produced but three great euflhame^- J£ornas Jefferson, Abraham EflHoln and AUlliam Jennings Bryan. The delegates in this convention are disciples of the first, many of them helped put the eeeor.d In the chair, and we are followers of the third. Mr. Bryan i 3 peculiarly a renrc sentative of American civilization. It is with peculiar satisfaction and wth a most unselfish purpose that I arise before you to second the nominal on of William Jennings Bryan as ; resident of - the United States." Jerry Simpson was then announced amid vigorous applause. It was enough, he said, to say of Mr. Bryan that he had ' risen head and shoulders above men in the Democratic party, and that he had also captured the People's party, as well. Mr. Bryan, he declared, represented the struggle for human rights, and he wanted the Populists to stand by him and do all in their power to fleet him, thus tak ing the flrsit step towards restoring tne country to its old-tim« glory. Mr. G. D. Washburn, of Massachusetts, added his testirr.ony in behalf of Mr Bryan. He said: "I rise to second th^" nomination of W. J. Bryan, because embodied in him Is the spirit of many millions of free American people. He has the wisdom of Jefferson, the heroism of Jackson, and the mag netism of Lincoln. The hope of the na tion rests 'in that personality, and I trust that he will be nominated by acclama tion." CYCLONE DAVIS HEARD. The chair recognized "Cyclone" Davis, of Texas, and a ghout went up as the tall form of Mr. Davis loomed up on his way to the platform. Mr. Davis announced that in former Continued on Fourth Pagre. and his remarkable - eloquence coon Drought him to ihe-- front. At the next Kepublican congressional convention for the Duluth districtl*^.!-. Towne was en thusiastically nominated for congress and was elected with oviiiwhelming majority. He seemed desiinefl- to bo one of the foremost Republicans* fo the West until, in the early summer •'•of ISS6, he declared himself in favor of jjree silver. In the fall he was nominates by the Democrats and Populists as thej* candidate for con gress, although hotdttig his :--ea"t in that body as a Republican 1. -He was defeated by Page Mori is by neatly 2,000 votes. In the fall of ISS3 he was again nominated by the fusionists for congress and was once more defeated by Morris by a plu rality of 1,000 votes, although he carried Duluth, the home town of both candi dates, by 1,348. In the summer of 1898 he was chosen as national chairman of the silver Republicans. 111111 FREE STATERS MEET, WITHOUT COXSEKT OF PRESIDENT STEYX, TO TALK PEACE SAID TO FAVOR SUBMISSION BOERS ARE SAID TO BE GREATLY DISSATISFIED WITH THEIR LEADERS BRITISH NEAE KROONSTAD Believed Tliat Place Will Be 1a I'oHses.ion of Lord Roberta by Monday— Bailer Will Soon Move. LONDON, May~ll._A dispatch to the Telegraph from Welegelgen, dated Wed nesday, says: "The burghers held a meeting recently without the consent of President Steyn, at which the advisability of submission on the part of the Free State was dis cussed and approved." The Standard publishes the following, dated May 9, from Welgelgen: "The engagement on the Vet river caused the Boers to be dissatisfied with their leaders. I learn from Pretoria that the Boers intend to retire ultimately to Lydenberg, leaving to the foreign mer cenaries the task of defending Johannes burg and Pretoria. The foreign mer cenaries are now advocating the sending out of guerrilla parties from 300 to 400 strong, rather than persisting in opera tions on a large scale, but the Boers are not dashing enough for such tactics." Members of the house of commons were freely betting in the lobbies last even- Ing that Lord Roberts would be In Pre toria in two months. The minlsteriallsta are building confident hopes upon the comprehensive plans he has communicat ed to the war office. Predictions are def initely made he will be in Kroonstad on Monday, and It is believed his advance guard is already reconnoitering In the vicinity of Venters, where the hilly coun try begins aglan. RQUGH COUNTRY. Beyond Kroonstad is an intricate and difficult country, and if the Boers should elect to fight. It is possible they could check the progress of the British until X^ord Roberts' numerous cavalry had time to ride around the flanks and threat en their rear. Fifteen thousand to tt 000 is the highest estimate of the Boers un .^ ?' 5 wC °mmand of Gen- Botha, who is said to have forty-six guns. Gen. Botha and Gen. Dewet are report ed to have quarreled. Lord Roberts is pressing hard after this force with 80,000 men and 140 guns and 20.000 more men are easily available ' Lord Roberts' concise summaries of re sults are not supplemented by any ur> to-date press telegrams. -The correspond ents are confined to narratives two or three days old, so far as Lord Rob ert? is concerned. President Steyn, with 8.000 men, la said to have been at Thaba N'Cbn yesterday (Thursday) and that a battle was Immi nent. The advance guards of Gen Bra bant and Gen. Rundle were close to him According to a dispatch from Durb m dated Thursday, Gen. Buller's army is "showing activity," but a complete em bargo is laid on the correspondents with him. The Boers are still holding the moun tains adjacent to Springfield. BOERS IN FULL RETREAT. The war office has received the follow ing dispatch from Lord Roberts: "Cable Cart, Zand River, May 10.— The enemy ore in full retreat. They occur,iu a position twenty miles in length Our* was necessarily longar. With the widely scattered force it will take some time to learn the casualties, but 1 am hopeful we have not suffered much. The cavalry and horse artiilery are pursuing the Boers by thiee different roads." AMERICA WILL ACT ALONE WASHINGTON, May 10.-Respecting the statement tele-graphed from Pretor'a to the effect that foreign representative in that capital have jointly notitted Presi dent Kruarcr that he will be held person ally responsible by their governments for the safety of the Johannesburg mines it can bs stated that the United StaYs consul, Adelbert S. Hay, did not join in the representation in any manner Americans are interested in the J.,han nesburg mines and while the state cc partment Is disposed to do everything w.thln the line of propriety to protect their interests ft will adhere to Its uni form policy in such matters. Any action taken will not be affected by that taken by the {*.■ wers jointly. minb:s are now safe. CAPE TOWN, May W.— The Cape Argvs publishes a report from Johannesburg, said to have been suppressed in the cros* c-xamination of Acting Mining Engineer Munnick, that in the recent mysterious Dempsey case Mimntck ttstinc-d that the preparation had been made to explode twenty-hve mines, ana that on the au thority of State Secretary Reitz he (Mim nick) had already bnred* shafts in eight. "Well-informed foreigners in Pretoria," says the correspondent o£ the Cape Argus, "now consider the mines saie. The Transvaal officials have tissued ap peals to the people to protect property, ami although preparations were made to destroy the principal mines, wiser counsel now prevail." "State Engineer Klink declined to re sume his duties unless the aynamite was removed and the government agreed to his demand." WOMEN WANT TO FIGHT. PRETORIA, May 9.— President Krugcr has received a telegram fiorr. a burghei esa, asking If the time has not arrived for the formation of a corps of women, adding that &he is prepared, with a body of women volunteers, to take np arms In defense of the independence of the Transvaal. PAPAL LEGATION AUDITOR. Rev. Dr. Marchetti Arrives in Wu.sli- Ingtou From Ro:ue. WASHINGTON, May 10.—The new aud itor of the papal legation, Rev. Dr. Fran cis Marchetti, arrived in thi3 city from Rome this morning. Archbishop Martin e!li and Rev. Dr. Rooker, secretary of the legation, left for Portland, Or., to day. Mgr. Martlnelli stated that he Is going West to fulfill a .promise made.by him to the new archbishop of Oregon. Dr. Alexander Christy; who desires to receive the pallium, or badge of rank, direct from his hands. Both himself and Dr. Rooker will be absent from Washington for at least three weeks. Before leaving Archbishop Martinelll stated that several months may elapse before the vacancy at Dubuque Is filled. PRICE TWO CENTS— I °- Tp-1-* *"*t-^ 1O I FIVE CBSTt BITLLETIX OF IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE DAY "Weather Forecast for St. Paul. Fair. - I—Bryan and Towne Nominated. Roberts Poshing; Forward. . Xntionul Park Project. 2—Eiprht Flrea In a Day. Transfer Switching Charge*. 3—Minneapolis Matters. Barker and Donnelly, Too. 4—Editorial I'ane. Local Political Gossip. C—Sporting News. 6—Xews of Railroads. Northwest News. Steel and Wire Trouble*. f —Government Crop Report. Markets of the World. Chicago Jnly Wheat, 67c. Bar Silver, s!> 7-Se. Stocks Indifferent. B—St.B—St. Paul Social. Manhattan Ordinance Passed. niin PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION BOOM OF IGNATIUS DONNELLY ENDED IX SKOOND PLACE MIBDLE-OF-ROAD NOMINEES Candidacy of Former lungrmuiaii Hoivard, of Alabama. Created the Greatest Pr let lon iv Convention. For President—Wharton Barker, of Pennsylvania. For Vice President—lgnatius Donnelly oi' Minnesota. CINCINNATI, May 10.—Above is the ticket placed in the field today by what la commonly known as the Middle-of-the- Road Populist party, but which, accord- . to tl.e. leaders or' th.c i. % ement, is the one and only Peopled party. For i-. time during; the day's session of the con vention it appeared as it nothing couiu prevent a complete disruption of the plans so carefully wrought out by the handful of men wh.. - u.,ted ttuwn seives on Feb. 19 last, at Lincoln, Neb., frum the fusionists element of the Peo ple's party. Since Tuesday, when Wharton Barker, \%ho had been seleeu-d in ivis, by the initiative and referendum plan to head tilt party ticket, a steady current against the cut and dried choice of Barker and Donnelly had almost destroyed the foun dation upon which the ticket stood. Former Congressman Howard, of Ala baniu, had suddenly become the idol of an u ;) p:>.rt:ntly winning number of dele gates, and he clinched his clHims on the , presidential nomination through his elo quent address on astriimirig the temporary chairmanship of the convention on "\Vc-dne day. 'J'oday as the time drew near for iioml nations wonj was quietly passed, con firmed by Mr. HowarJ himoi If, that the Barker following would bolt the conven tion should their leader be turned down. Owing to the fact mat the Alabama delegation would not support j\ir. llu* ard, matters were further complicated. He took the only eouise for the restora tion of harmony. He said that he had >;o ambition to head the ticket, and came t j Cincinnati without the slightest intc-mini: of being ;■. candidate, and li>- withdrew his name. Nevertheless, when the roll ca.il was completed on the first ballot Howard was at the top of the column—only a few short of the nomination. On the Becond ballot hi* plainly stated desire for. harmony took effect, and ihe seventy bal lots that went to Donnelly on tut- first ioil call were gradually worked over to the Barker column. Mr. Donnelly's name had b'.-en withdrawn, although the Min nesota delegation protested against iha withdrawal. After the ballot and before the announcement, it was evident that the Mlrtri< votes could settle matters In r. harmonicuS manner by going to Barker. They were cast for the Pennsylvania^, and gave h>'m the nominations Mr. Howard moved to make the selec tion of Barker unanimous, which waa done. DONNELLY GETS SECOND. Without a dissenting voice Ignatius Donmlly was declared vice presidential nominee. The next business was the selection of a campaign committee and the selection of ;i cliafntan oC t'sat body. This i>r«.*cip itated the fight against the Parkerites anew. A motion was mae'e that the conven tion proceed to eiect a chairman of the national committee, superceding the ordi nary course of allowing the committee to select its own leader. It was plainly a light between the Barker and opposi tion faction for the control of the party l^achiriiry, although many speakers were In favor of the convention selecting a national chairman, because of what they termed the mistakes of the past. After a long parliamentary wrangle the motion was withdrawn, and the sc-lec tlon oi nanonal commiiteemen by the suU^ delegations was completed. A fresh motion was then made, by Mr. Howard that the convention proceed to the election of a national chairman. Fiery oratory flowed from side to side, while the hungry delegates journeyed from time to time to a free lunch counter in the vicinity. The motion was flnal'.y carried. and Milton Park, the retiring national chairman, was placed in nom ination. A "notior was just about to prevail to make Park's selection unanimous, when Mr. Howard, in an eloquent address presented the name of Jostph A. Parker, of Kentucky. His words and praise of Parker wa3 about the strongest thing heard on the floor, and won for him the unanimous selection of the national chairmanship. After having been in session continu ously, with the exception of twenty min utes' recess from S:3O a. m. to 4. p. m., the convention was adjourned sine die. The following of social Democracy and Eugene V. Debs for the presidency found small comfort in the convention, which they hoped a few days ago would in dorse their idol. Three of them, \V. E. Farmer, of Texas; A. W. Ricker and L. M. Morris, of lowa, left the conven tion after the nominations had been com pleted, and it was rumored would se lect the Debs ticket, but their action at tracted no attention whatever. Ancient Order Hibernians*. BOSTON, May 10.—Th. 3 n'itio:,al con vention of the Ancient Order of Hiberni ans was resumed today in Faneull hail. The session was -devoted to the reports of committees on military affairs, for- ■ elgn relations, ritual and resolutions. > Many of the reports brought out spirited ; discussions, but finally the reports w< re ■ adopted. The convention adjourn* noon to participate In an excursion down the harbor, as guests of the city. IA III« BILL EMPOWERING NAMING OB« COMMISSIONERS PASSES THE SENATE HUBSOTI'S FOIEST RESERVE THERE IS NOW A POSSIBILITY THAT IT WILL BE PROVIDED FOR BY COXGRK-s CLARK CASE IS POSTPONED Senators Divided as to Pushing Montana. Matter to a Conclu sion When Again Taken Ip for Consideration. WASHINGTON, May lfl.-In the senate today the case of Senator Clark, of Mon tana, was postponed until next Monday. Mr. Chandler gave notice that at that time he would Insist that the case be continuously considered to the exclusion of all other business. Mr. Sewell (N. J.) announced that ho should object to that. Mr. Gallinger (N. H.) addressed the sen ate at length on this resolution, declar ing that "the present phenomena] pros perity of the country is due to the policy of protection as embjilKd in the D'.ngley tariff law." The session was concluded with eulo gies of the late Representative Balrd, ol Louisiana. On assembling a concurrent resolution offered by Mr. Perkins (CaL) calling Upon the secretary of war for a detailed plan for the lmprovem. Nt of Oakland harbor, California, was adopted. -Mi. Hoar offered a resolution, which was referred, directing the committee on foreign relations to inquire whether American citizens are obliged to obtain passports or to pay ar.y fee.-= for perms sion to pass from the Hawaiian Islands to the United States or from any part of the United States to the Hawaiian Islands, 'or to make any payment of money to secure the privilege of landing In tho islands, and whether It Is expedient that such rtlat'ons be longer continued. The following bills were passed: For the relief of settlers umler tho public land laws on land within the Indemnity limits of the *rant to cue Northern clflc Railway company; to pay Bfary A. Swift $12,00rt, one year's salary of her hus band, John A. Swlfr, who died while serving as flatted States a*tnlst< Japan; Joint resolution concerning ci Chlppewa Indian reservations In Ml eota, the project being to preset-. ■ tain forests on the reservations as v na tional park. Thf? bill creates a commission to Inves tigate the question whether It Is practi cable and desirable for the United Staten to create a national park upon and with in the lands known as the reservations of the Mississippi, Chippewas, Leech Lake and Case Lake Indians in tfisßeso ta, the said lands comprising an area Of about 830,063 acres. Including Leerh Lake, Winnebagoshtr-h, Casa and nu merous smalleifrlakes, together with the Mississippi and other rivers and streams, comprising about one-fGUrth of the en tire tract as water aiea. Also bills ap propriating J150.000 for a public building at San Francisco; providing for the con struction of a bridge by the Duluth, Pierre & Black Hills railway across tha Missouri river at Pierre, S. I>. i nsi;atei> a democrat. lloiiho Thus I)ls|.i:m-«i of the Craw. fortl-lVnrnon Context. WASHINGTON, May 10.—The house to day, by a very niirro*' margin of two votes, unseated Mr. Crawford (N. C), a Democrat, and peat-d in his place Mr. Pearson, of North Carolina. He Is the third Republican to !><• seated at the present session. The minority resolution declaring the sifting member entitled t.» hip peat was defeated by i Mr. Jack, a Republican of Pennsylvania, voted with the Democrats on born \ On the first roll call 15 Republican! ■ absent and unpaired, ami on the second 12 were absent and unpaired. MANY FILIPINOS KILLED INStIUiKXTS BUFFER IIKAVY I,<iSS AT TABAKO, M-: \lt LEBPI. MANILA, May 10.-Tho Insurgent! have suffered heavy lose at Tabako, ne-ir Los pi, province of Albay, Luzon. Two hun dred riflemen ami 800 bolo m»-n wen- pre i paring to attadt the town, ar.ri Capt 1.0- ter H. Simons, with a company of tho Forty-seventh volunteer regiment, ad vanced to meet them, and kiiu-d many. The Insurgent leader, n native physi cian, was wounded arnl captured aft-r his horse had been shot under him. Three Americans were v. LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS. GenerooN Appropriation for the fhorltaUli? KniJtl I* Mii<l«>. MILWAUKEE. Wi?., May 10.—The 1 Brotherhood of Locomotive Knglneeis to ■ day unanimously adopted a resolution ! expressing disapproval of attaching any. i thins of an advertising nature to tba j American flag. An appropriation of S3", de as a charitable fund to '> h» --■ dlgent members of the order. Trrs is I the largest sum which has n ap- I proprlatcd by the brotherhoo 1 toi purpose, the amount h;r for the past three conventions, and a smaller sum before that. The matter of the disposal of tho M ow Lawn farm, near llattoon. 111., the ! property of the brotherhood, was put over until the 22d, when !t will be taken up for discussion and on. Invitations from Cl Cincinnati and ChattaTiooga, Term asking the order to locate its next bi ennial convention at thi Judge Freedman, of the New York su preme court, was censured at the hands of the Brotherhood of Locomotive I neers at this evening** sfp-lon. A reso lution was adopted denouncing him for ! Issuing an injunction enjoining the elffar mak. rs union from contributing flnan lal aid to the recent eigarmakers' Btrike. A second resolution was offered calling upon Gov. Roosevelt to remove Judge Freedman, but this was defeated. _ m Another Cat in Vlg Lead. NEW YORK, May 10.— Another cut In the price of pig :• day try ilx» American Smeltii g .-i"'! Refln j.-.t; c ' ' B Ci.lt W II 15 p thus making a cut of W. i!~!:,t-i BO far this ••• uf Ftec: Pitta burg • cd Jl a ton t.. |28, without finding: buyers. Tin waa lower at home and abroad.