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ARGU
VOL. LV. NO. 247.
THE ARGUS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1900.
PRICE TWO CEXTS.
HEAVY CANNONADING STILL
CONTINUES AT SVEABORG
ASSASSIN AGAIN
QUICK
WOULD BRIBE JURY
CUll
TO GALLOM
WIT
Herzenstein of Outlawed Parlia
ment in Russia Shot
Down
Plot Unearthed in Chicago In
volving Offer of $1,000
in Cooke Casel
ROOK
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H IOWA
Mutiny of Russian Troops
and Sailors Grows in
Proportions.
ALARM AT THE CAPITAL
And the Greatest Excitement
Prevails General Revolt
Anticipated.
Helalnfcfora, -tr- 2, 2 p. m. 1 1 envy
cannonading; la la progreaa at Sveaborp,
ihsnlag the fight for the ponacaalon of
the mala fortlfl ration la atlll la prog
reaa. It la lutpoaalble from the ahore
to aarertnln the exact situation.
The only relnforeenienta nbii-h have
arrived here are two conipanlea of n
Klaalah re I meat which reached here
y eater da y.
Hclsingfors, Aug 1. The fight be
tween the mutineers and the loyal
troops' waged during most of the night,
The cannonading was heavy, firing of
the guns furnishing an awe inspiring
spectacle to thousands lining points of
vantage on the observatory hill.The lo
cal minority seemed to command the
forts of Nicholai stand which was en
gaged in a duel with Sandhamms for
midable masked batteries.
At 10 this morning they were still ex
changing broadsides at 10 minute inter
vals. The victims transported to Hel
singfors numbered less than 50 of
whom 15 are dead, but so far the num
ber killed or wounded in Sveaborg hos
pitals has not been ascertainable.
Order Heatored at Skatuddca Inland.
Order has been restored at Skatud
den island where 110 sailors and 11
civilians have heen disarmed. From
the civilian points ol view the local
situation Is easier. Xo cruisers are vis
ible. The destruction of the bridge near
the railroad station and the tearing up
of the permanent way at several points
delays the arrival of reinforcements
The town is quiet and business is pro
ceedlng, but the workmen are on a
btrike.
Wars the Population.
The diet at a sitting late last night
issued an earnest warning to the pop
ulation to abstain from participation in
acts which might gravely affect the
whole country. The revolt, it is point
ed out. occurred on the anniversary ol
the mining disaster which was caused
by recklessness of some of the officers
and resulted in the loss of a dozen
lives.
Copies of the Viborg manifesto of the
outlawed parliment are being distr:
Luted among cossacks, who quietly put
them in their pockets. The naval squa
dron, including the battleship Slava.
is reported to have sailed from Reval
today for Sveaborg. The telegraph
building here has been ruined and the
barracks and cathedral have been badlj
damaged by the fire of 11 guns. The
number wounded or killed has probably
been overestimated.
The socialists are on the alert and
the town people are in fear of the can
nonade if the naval squadron arrives
here. There was a panic all day long
yesterday among the summer residents
on the islands of the archipelago, owing
to the fall of stray bullets and shells,
which caused a number of casualties,
both on the islands and in the city.
For more than a week the Russian rev
olutionists have been working among
the troops, distributing Viborg and
group of toil manifestos was reported
on Sunday 1,500 soldiers took oath to
fight on the side of the people.
Great Excitement at Croaatadt.
Helsingfors, Aug. 1. The news of
the revolt here has caused the greatest
excitement at Cronstadt, especially in
view of the report that the mutiny of
the crews of the warships was proceed
ing at Cronstadt and the revolution
ists were working hard to persuade the
troops there to mutiny and refuse to
fire on the warships.
Precautions were hastily taken by
the authorities at Cronstadt.
Croaatadt Cat Off.
St. Petersburg. Aug. 1. Cronstadt is
cut off from communication with St.
Petersburg. Telephone and telegraph
lines were severed during the night.
'VfcM. Excitement In St. Peterabnra-.
St. Petersburg. Aug. 1. The greatest
excitement prevails here as the result
of the startling news from Sveaborg.
There is the deepest apprehension re
garding the situation at Cronstadt as
there is little doubt that the rising of
the garrison of the "Gibraltar of the
Baltic" was a premature attempt toj
execute a widespread military conspir-
t. vhirn involved tne seizure oi me
MAYOR OF FRISCO
IN WAR WITH GRAFT!
Uncovers Crookedness On a
Scale in Board of Public
Works.
Large!
San Francisco, Aug. 1. Mayor!
Schmitz has turped his attention to the
. . . .U1
board of public works. hile no spe -
v . "
cine cnarges nave jet oeen maae, it is
learned that he has uncovered graft
that promises to result in a great scan
dal when all the facts are known. It
is charged that by duplication of pay
roll by means of dummies large sums
have been taken from the city treas-
ury. Barefaced forgery was necessary
to accomplish this
CREEPS THROUGH FOREST
WOUNDED AND ALONE
Abandoned by Officers and Aids, Vic
tim Goes on Hands and Knees
For Miles.
Madon, Wis., Aug. 1. After crawl -
ing on his hands and knees or a great
distance through tne forest. Duyo Rog -
ich. of Milwaukee, wounlol in three
. .... i
Places oy Clarence uietz. reacnea tne
homestead of Charles Johnson, and
was later carried into Yf inter, where
he secured medicinal attention. Slight
nope is entertained for ms recovery.
He had been terribly exposed nn he
reached the Johnson place, and his
wounds had become filled with dirt.
WOMEN OPPOSE A SALOON
Army of Indianapolis Matrons. All
Dressed in White on County
Commissioners.
Indianapolis. Ind.. Aug. 1. Sixty well
known women, all dressed in white
wearing white hats and carrying white
parasols, marched into the county com
missioners' room in the courthouse this
morning and formally protested against I
the granting of n license for a saloon
at Tenth street and Beville avenue.
Every woman in the delegation is a
member of the church and the mother
of one or more boys, aud all live with
in two or three blocks of the proposed
saloon site. The commissioners said
the matter would come up for final
disposition on Monday, and the women
said tney would return.
fortress of Sveaborg, Cronstadt and
Sevastopol as a basis for revolting the
Black sea and Baltic fleets,
The squadron is said to be under
;he personal command of Grand Duke
Alexander Michaelovitch, brother-in-
law of'the emperor.
A telegram claiming to he irom tne He then offered a resolution propos
commander of the fortress has been re- hng that Voliva be nominated for gen-
ceived here, but its meaning is not
clear. The dispatch says the entire
crews of the warships have mutinied.
Other dispatches mention crews or
the torpedo boat destroyers and other
ships on the spot are revolting, wnue
another dispatch says: "For a time,
with portions of the crews locked be-
low decks, the loyal members of the
crews fired upon the mutineers.
If the rival squadron has joined the
mutineers, there is little hope of re-
gaining possession of Sveaborg fort-
ress, wnere. It is claimed, six compa
nies of loyal troops are holding out on
Commander island against the mutin
eers on the islands composing the
group on which the fortress is built
The Cossacks and troops ashore at Hel
singfors have regained entire posses
sion of Skatudden island.
Cauaea (irent Dlauiay.
There is no exaggeration in saying
the blow, coming thus suddenly from
an unexpected quarter has caused cs
may in government circles and a feel
ing of alarm is increased by bad news
from the interior. Strikes are spread-
...6 laj.iin.. xiiuic "
kncln U mining
smelting industry, is in the grip of the
anu l
strikers, 20,000 walking out at Usovka
last night, while from the viceroy of
the Caucasus comes news that the gar
rison at ResTilagar, commanding the
famous iron gate at Derbent, received
news of the dissolution of parliament
by rising and killing their command
ing officer and installing themselves in
complete control of the city and plac
ing their sentinels before the Post tel
egraph and other government build
ings. The revolutionists are wildly
jubilant.
Shoots a Male Intruder.
Richmond, Ind., Aug. 1. William
Simcoke last night shot and almost in-
stantly killed Edward C. Reed, aged 35.
Reed is alleged to have forced en-
trance to the house and attempted to
assault Mrs. Simcoke. who was alone. I
Mrs. Simcoke is the wife of a travel
ing man and highly esteemed. Reed
also was regarded as of good charac
ter.
United States Paid Germany.
Berlin Aug. 1. The United States!
has pai4 Germany the award of $20.-
000 in the Samoan case. Great Brit-
ain paid ber damages in the spring andlmony with the present national and
me matter is tnereiore seitieu.
walking with his daughter
Who is Wounded in the Hand Evi-
dently Well Understood
Plot.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 1. The report
of the murdr of M. Herzenstein, forin-
er memrjer or tne outlawed parliment,
i .,, u u . , , 1
I in which he was a urominent leader of
the constitutional democrats is ecu
firmed. It turns out he was assassi
nated at his country house near Teri-
oki, Finland, by men in the pay of the
black hundred organization.
Killed Walking; with Dnujchter,
Herzenstein was walking along the
seasnore with his daughter when sev-
eral shots were fired at him from an
unoccupied building. Herzenstein was
hit twice and fell dead. His daughter
was wounded in the hand. The murd
erers escaped
A Remarkable Knrt
A remarkable fact is that, three
hours prior to the murder, a telephone
message was received at a newspaper
1 office from Moscow asking for news of
I Herzenstein, saying it was reported in
1 Moscow he had been assassinated.
I of Jewiah neat-eat.
Herzenstein was of Jewish descent
an( very wealthy. His attacks on the
minister of finance in the lower house
Gf the parliment attracted widespread
I attention
VOTE OF D0WIEITES
IS FOR V0LIVA
Name cf Present Overseer of Zion Will
Be Submitted to Judge
Landis. .
Chicago, Aug. 1. Wilbur Glenn Vo-
liva was endorsed for the position of
general overseer of the Christian Cath
olic church at Zion City last night by
a vote that was almost unanimous.
Judge Landis of the federal court will
at once be notified of the wishes of the
former followers of Dowie", and it is
thought that he will appoint Voliva
general overseer without delay.
Judge Landis last Friday directed
that the names of all candidates be
subraitted within 10 days and that the
Utrinn hP hpM on the third Tuesday
in September. Judge Barnes explain-
e( that the purpose of Judge Landis in
ordering the election was merely to
ascertain the sentiment of Zion. and
that if but one name were submitted he
WOuld bo satisfied as to that sentiment
ami nrohnhlv annoint the candidate de-
Sjred by the church.
era overseer. The resolution received
1Si9 votes; one vote was cast against
an(1 5S persons did not vote.
j0hn g. Speicher, overseer of the
church, was ordered by Judge Cutting
of the probate court yesterday to turn
over to Jules F. Brauer, $18,620.22,
which he held as administrator of the
estate of Frederick Sutton, a wealthy
Australian, who died in 3902 and left
a large sum of monev to Zion City.
Brauer was appointed administrator of
the estate by Judge Cutting two months
ago.
ROOSEVELT'S CONTRIBUTION
IS ONE DOLLAR TO PARTY
Thus Expresses Approbation of
New
Plan to Raise Funds for
Campaign.
New York, Aug. 1. President Roose
velt has contributed $1 to the republi
can national congressional committee's
campaign fund. The contribution was
sent in response to a general appeal for
SI contributions. Chairman Sherman
... iU. i 1 mm(( rnaHo
.iiii lilt- iTimzii raaiuiiai Lu.iuuiiii.-
, , , : j . i,,K- in
Pub,ic the. President s letter, inc os ng
his contribution to the fund. The let
ter reads: "I have your letter of the
24th instant and inclosures. I send
my dollar. I think it an admirable
plan, and I congratulate you upon the
success that bids fair to attend the
movement."
JAPANESE CABLE IS OPEN
Direct Communication Established
First Message Over New Line
Being Transmitted.
Tokio, Aug. 1. A new telegraph
cable, via Bonin, which establishes
direct communication between Japan
and the United States, was opened to
the public today, this being the first
message transmitted over It. Bonin
is on a group of islands off the coast
of Japan.
Buys the Dayton Journal.
Dayton, Ohio, Aug. 1. The Dayton
Journal has been purchased by J. C
Schaeffer, who five years a,go bought
the Chicago Evening Post, and two
years ago with D. G. Ried secured the
Star League of Indiana. The policy
of the paper will be continued in har-
ibiaie auujimaiiiuuua,
Less Than an Hour to
Try and Hang Black
Devil in Kentucky.
ALLAN MATHIS HANGED
Assailant of Ethel McLain Le
gally Disposed of Under
Law's Protection.
Mayfield, Ky., Aug. 1. In less than
an hour exactly 50, minutes from the
time the jury was sworn in, Allen Ma-
this, the negro who criminally assault
ed Miss Ethel McLaiu last Wednesday
night, was tried and hanged here last
evening. A mob surrounded the jail
while the trial wa3 going on, and only
the presence of the state militia pre
vented a lynching. .Tke execution took
place at S:30 o'clock in the yard of the
county jail. Fully lo.ooo persons were
on the scene, but only a few hundred
could see the execution, although al
most the entire fence surrounding the
scaffold had been tarn down by the en
raged citizens whil? the trial was go
ing on. )
Twh-e Selz-.l by Hob.
Mathis arrived ai C:4Q from Louis
ville in charge of deputy sheriffs and
the military company of Hopkinsville.
The local military yvet the train, and
the negro -.vas mashed to the court
house. Several rutetnpts were made to
seize him. and he v.-
s twice in the pos
The soldiers quick-
session of the mob.
ly surrounded the pilsoner, and a num
ber of the members ot the Hopkinsville
company were eonipollcd to threaten to
use their guns unless the mob fell back.
In spite of the soldi is the negro would
have met his deatl by lynching, but
the crowd finally de u'ed to let the law
inflict the punishment after it proceed
ed that far.
The largest number cf people ever
seen on the streets f Mayfield were
here, ami there- are threats that an
other negro fif jail 1?;.'ih Hickman coun
ty, charged with th .yjme offense, will
be lynched. It is . "j;n;lerstood that he
has been spirited away.
Shot in ViollrV rri'dfiicc.
Atlanta, Aug. 1.-4 yioyd Carmichael,
a negro about 22 jVars old. who was
identified by Miss Afcuie Poole of Lake-
wood, a suburb of JfildiUa, as the man
who assaulted hei .tally in the day,
as shot in sight ol his victim yester
day afternoon by a posse which had
captured him. Aftef he had been shot
there were cries ot "Burn him," but
the county police, aiHving at this time,
prevented such action. Miss Poole,
who is 15 years olf, was attacked by
the negro and chokl i.ito unconscious
ness. When the airm was given a
posse quickly formed, but it was not
until late in the afternoon that the ne
gro was captured ant1, brought into Miss
Poole's presence, i She immediately
identified him. A Volley of shots fol
lowed, and the cegiq fell dead.
Seek AoMfiitan In 3liurl.
De Soto, Mo., A4 1. Posses of en
raged men are ranging over Jefferson,
St. Francois and St. Genevieve coun
ties in pursuit of AVch Ransom, a ne
gro, accused of havuig made an attack
at Valley Hines, Jfferson county, on
Mrs. Celia Emaloy.fLizzie Moore, aged
20, and Effie Moore1aged 14. Descrip
tions of the negro tfnve been telephon
ed throughout the cjbunties. j
May I.ynrh i$ YVlMooiiNln.
Lancaster, Wis., Ajag. 1. Gus Grimes,
a negro, and a whijc man named Mc
Carthy, have been arrested, charged
with attempting a criminal assault on
a woman 81 years $U, living as a re
cluse near here, .ynching is freely
talked of, and the sheriff is preparing
for an attack.
trro AnnnultM Wccitin on Hont.
Galliopolis, Ohio, Kg- 1- When the
steamer Helen M. Stanley was eight
miles from the city elirly today, a negro
entered the cabin of a Cincinnati lady
passenger and attempted to assault
her. He was discovered and driven
over tne sine or tne ooat oy tne cap
tain. It is bedieved he drowned.
BETTER SERVICE
on Milan stub
Is What 500 Peopl of the Suburban
City Have Asked of Tri-City
Railway Company.
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Five hundred people of Milan have
petitioned the Tri-City Railway com
pany to provide a depot or shelter at
the Sears junction,-, and also to re
arrange the service on the Milan stub
so as to insure better connection with
the Tower cars.
The petition has . be en presented to
the company officials and some action
looking to the ends desired is expected.
STEVE CROW IS INDICTED
Promise of Revelations Hitting Men
High in Republican Pol
itics. Chicago, 111., Aug. 1. Exposure of a
far reaching plot to prevent through
bribery the conviction of former Cir
cuit Court Clerk John A. Cooke re
sulted yesterday in the indictment of
Stephen A. Crowe, proprietor of a ho
tel on the charge of having attempted
to corrupt a juror.
Other indictments are expected to
follow, and it is predicted that before
the grand jury investigation which has
resulted in the arrest of the brother of
Pat Crowe, of Cudahy Kidnapping no
toriety, is concluded, politicians of
prominence will be shown to have been
involved in a jury fixing conspiracy
with as many ramifications as those
of the sensational Union Traction brib
ery cases.
How II VVnN ,t tempted.
Crowe, at whose hotel the Cooke
jury first was quartered, is alleged to
be the mysterious "B. M. Chapin" who
occupied the room adjoining the jury's
quarters the night before the panel
was removed to another hotel. He is
charged with having gained access
to the jury rooms through
this apartment on the night
on which "Chapin's" name appeared cm
the hotel register as its occupant.
The indictment charges him with
having then offered Juror Thomas B.
Carr $1,000 to vote against the con
viction of Cooke, aud if necessary to
force a disagreement in order to pre
vent a verdict of guilty.
That Crowe acted as th? paid repre
sentative of persons who were actuated
by motives more potent even than
friendship for Cooke, is another charge,
not contained in the indictment, but
forming the basis of the further invest
igation which is being conducted by
State's Attorney Healy.
Hack of the IMot.
Who the men were who concocted
the plot and employed Crowe to at
tempt its execution the authorities
have not discovered. It was promised
yesterday that they would be known
before the present granl jury is dis
charged. The promise was predicted
on information now in the possession of
the authorities.
Disclosures are promised hitting men
high in the councils of the republican
party in Cook County.
ROADS ASK FAVOR
UNDER RATE LAW
Now Appeal to Interstate Commerce
Commission for Con
cessions. Washington, Aug. 1. Sixty-four
freight traffic officials of western,
southern and southeastern railroads
conferred with Chairman Knapp and
Messrs. Clements and Cockrell of the
interstate commerce commission re
garding the application of the new rate
law. The principal speakers on behalf
of the railway men were J. C. Stubbs
of the Southern Pacific. W. B. Biddle of
the Rock Island, J. M. Culp of tlie
Southern railway, and Darius Miller of
the Burlington. They made three gen
eral requests of the commission, which
are summarized as follows:
' 1. That a reasonable extension of
time be given them to prepare and pub
lish and file with the commission their
new tariff schedules under the law, and
that the book containing the rates
might be left with each station agent,
instead of being posted at the station.
2. That the requirement of a notice
of o0 days in a change of a rate or rates
be eliminated, particularly as to import
and export traffic. It was pointed out
that often tse rates had to be chang
ed within a few hours to meet the exi
gencies of ocean transportation.
3. That the railroads be relieved
from the publication of terminal rates
at points of destination and allowed to
publish them only at the point where
the charges originate. .
No -decision was announced by the
commission.
BRYAN ASKS SULLIVAN
TO RESIGN POSITION
As National Committeeman From Illi
nois Meets Re.
fusal.
Jacksonville, 111., Aug. 1. Through
Judge O. P. Thompson of this city, W.
J. Bryan, writing from Scotland, has
requested Roger C. Sullivan of Chicago
to resign his -position as national com
mitteeman from Illinois, giving the
judge this commission in letters from
Scotland, in which he said that Sulli
van's "corporate connections" (the
Ogden Gas company) harmed the par
ty, and that he "holds his ofiice by
fraud," Sullivan has declined to comply-
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NEW ASSOCIATION
PLANS RACE MEET
May Hold Ten Day Meeting at Ninth
Street Track in This City Aug. 25
to Sept. 3. .
The Tri City Trotting and Uunning
association lias been organized, and an
nouncement is made that the associa
tion will give a ten day racing meet.
including mostly running events, with
one or more harness races each day.
The meeting will be held Aug. 25 to
Sept. :5, and . will perhaps be h Id in
Rock Island at the Ninth street track.
Negotiations are under way to secure
the Davenport mile track, aud if these
are unsuccessful, the Nin;h street
track will be used for t he meet. flood
races are assured, and It is hoped the
meeting will be held here.
NO ENDLESS CHAIN
IN THE WAY OF PRAYER
Postoffice Department Will Refuse
Mail Privileges to This
Scheme.
Pittsburg, Pa., Aug. 1. Prayer by
the endless chain system will be
stopped by the postoffice authorities,
anl it is likely that the promoters of
this style of worship will find them
selves defendants in the near future
in suits charging them with misHse of
the mails. The matter was laid before
Postoffice Inspector G. V. Craighead
and he is investigating.
For many months church goers of
western Pennsylvania have been an
noyed by receiving letters containing
the following prayer:
"O, Lord Jesus Christ, we implore
Thee. O. Eternal God, to have mercy
on all mankind, keep us from sin by
Thy precious blood, and take us to
be with Thee eternally. Amen."
With the prayer the person in re
ceipt of the letter would receive an ad
monition not to fail to send it to nine
other persons with instructions for
each of those nine to send a letter with
the prayer to nine others. Each letter
threatened dire results to the person
who failed to carry out the instruc
tions. This prayer was written by "Bishop
Lawrence, who recommended it to be
written and sent to nine other persons.
He who will not write and send this
will be overtaken by some misfortune.
One person who did not pay attention
to it met with a dreadful accident.
They who will write and send this
prayer for nine days, commencing on
the day it is received, will experience
great joy at Jerusalem. It is said that
he who writes this will be delivered
from every calamity. Please do not
break the chain.
The letter was signed: "A Friend."
Postoffice Inspector Craighead says
the method is a clear violation of ..he
postal laws. He said if the names of
the senders were placed in his hands
he would enter suits. Hundreds of
persons throughout this section have
received the letters.
DANCES HIMSELF TO DEATH
Man 60 Years Old Attempts to Prove
His Youth and Brings Heart Failure.
North Tonawanda, N. Y., Aug. 1.
After dancing at a picnic last night
Fred Heineke. aged HO. fell to the floor
unconseious and died within a few sec
onds.
Heineke had been bantered about his
age and decided to demonstrate that
he had not lost all of his youthfulness.
The unusual exertion produced an at
tack of heart failure.
He was a bachelor. He left a small
estate of $4,000 or $5,000, all of which
he willed to August Wiechman, with
whom he had lived for a number of
years, in compensation for his hos
pitality.
DEMOCRATS NAME DELEGATES
Voters in First District Hold Their
Caucus at Port Byron.
At a meeting of the democrats of the
first district of the county at Port By
ron, the following delegates were
named for the various; conventions:
State R. S. Woodbnrn. Canoe Creek.
Congressioual A. Saddoiis. Coe.
Senatorial John Schafer, Port By
ron. The district is composed of the
towns of Cordova. Coe, Canoe Creek.
Port Byron. Zuma and Hampton, third
precinct.
Former Chlcagoan a Suicide.
Peru, Ind., Aug. L. Joseph G. Mall
man of Peru took cyanide of potassium
in a park at Detroit yesterday and died.
He came from Chicago to Peru five
months ago to manage the Mailman
Addograph works, recently moved here
from Chicago.
Collier in Dangerous Position.
Block Island. R. I., Aug. 1. During
a dense fog the government collier
steamer Xero ran ashore today near
the South light. Her position is con
sidered dangerous.
REPUBLICANS
Nomination for Governor
to Succeed Himself
Assured.
CONVENTION IS ON
Fight is Simply on the Compo
sition of the Rest of
the Ticket.
Den Moiiiex. lotto, Aiik. J. The repub
lic!) a con vent Ion will not plit. C'um
in I ii h ttlll be renominated, but tbe out
come am to lieutenant jtotemor and
nil I ron il coiiiuilnHlouer la uncertain. It
In not likely Hint the H-t Ion mt the
central committee i to run lent a will
lie MiiMtnlneil by the committee on cre
ilcnt IiiIh.
An iiKreement limy be rencheil by the
fnelioiiM nn to reaolutloua nnil only one
report be Kitlimll teil. On Ing; to the
dccixlon of the committee on frrant Inla
to .tnke up nil contrata, aevrm! hour
nny elapae before I lie contention icela
to n nomliiMtlou. The contfiiliou ml
Journcil until :."..
D s Moines, Aug. 1. Th republican
state convention nu t in the auditorium.
There are not seals for l.Cio dele
gates in the parquet circle, one dis-
GOVERNOR A. B. CUMMINS.
triet delegation is assigned to chairs on
the stage and two other delegations
will be given seats in the dress circle.
Every other sent and ell available room
is occupied by spec tat ors.
Chairman Spencer of the Mate cen
tral committee, called the convention to
order and named II. M. Towner for
temporary eha!im;in. The chairman
made a speech on assuming the chair.
C'ummlua Inn Out.
I)s Moines, Iowa. There i little
doubt apparently that Governor Cum
min will bo renominated at the repub
lican state convention here today. But
beyond this, the friends of Goorge B.
Perkins, or "the stand patters" will
concede nothing. The Cummins steer
ing committee has agreed on the pro
gram for the convention, but are client
regarding it.
The first test of strength will prob
ably be over the temporary ch;nrmah.
There seems to be no particular con
troversy over anything except the lieu
tenant jKJvernor and one railroad coin
ruissiemer. The opposition will do their
best to prevent the nomination of tin
candidates. Cummins is understood
insist upon for these positions. The
convention is likely to be a sceue of
great display of oratory, and to hold
long sessions. The tiekit may not be
named until late tonight.
Afk-r the announcement of member
of the usual committees the conven
tion adjourned until 2.
The Cummins men had a majority of
10 delegates in the Second district,
with one said to have been in doubt,
and obtained control by naming th
members of lli various committees.
er Male t'nmmlttee.
Des Moines, Aug. 1. The new Ktate
central committee is compotMl of the
following: First district, Iimont 12.
Cowles; Second. W. J. McCoy; Third.
G. S. Franke; Fourth, W. L. Convert;
FiftJi, Charles Kstabrook; Sixth. W. W.
Epps; Seventh, R. B. McCall; Eighth.
M. D. Copeland;' Ninth. George S.
Wright; Tenth. Frank Woods; Elev
enth, S. B. Reniker.
Medical Men Meet.
The Mississippi Valley Homeopathic
society held their regular quarterly
meeting and dinner at the Watch Tow
er last evening. Dinner was korved at
6 o'clock after which a 6hort business
session was held. Dr. Henry C. Hoerl,j
of Davenport read a paper. There
were about 12 members of the nociety
present.
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