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VOL. XL NO. 12,223. PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1900. -TWELVE PAGES. PRICE FIVE CENTS. ANT STYLJEJ. ANY SIZE. ANY QUANTITY. MACKINTOSHES, RUBBER AND OIL CLOTHING Goodyear Rubber Company Rubber Boots and Shoes, Belting, Packing and Hose. Largest sai mest complete assortment of all lrinfls of Rubber Goods. P. H. PEASE. Vtce-Pru. and Manager 73 and 75 Rrst St. Portland, Or. THE MOST COMPLETE STOCK J3F Photographic Goods Ir the City at Retail and Wholesale. Newest, Best and Up-to-Date Goods Only. Agents for Voljjtlacndcr Colllnear Lenses. BLUMAUER-FRANK DRUG CO., 144-148 Fointh St. Near Morrison Roberts Preparing to Advance on Magersfontein. OBJECT IS TO RELIEVE KIMBERLEY The Town Is In Sore Straits, and in Imminent Danger of Falling: Boers in Zululand. Furs! Furs! Furs! Manufacturers of Exclusive Novelties In Fine Furs, ALASKA OUTFITS In Fur Robes, Fur Overcoats, Caps, Gloves, Moccasins, etc. Highest price paid for Raw Furs. Q. P. 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Lord Rob erta has gathered 25,000 men, with whom, according to the best military opinion In London, he purposes turning the left of the Magersfonteln lines near Jacobsdal, entering the Free State, compelling General Cronje to raise the siege of Kim berley, and thus making his first step to ward Bloemfontein. Yesterday Lord Roberts announced the appointment of General Sir Henry Col vllle, hitherto" commander of the guards brigade, to -the command of the Ninth division, which is being formed, and will consist prooably to a great extent of colo nial troops. General Colvllle will be suc ceeded by General Reginald Pole-Carew. Lord Roberts tells the correspondents that when he gets down to business tbey shall have ample opportunities to send news. His chief press censor yesterday is sued new rules, and in future all written communications are to go unchecked. Only telegrams will be censored. For the next few das little news is likely to get through, but later there will be more free dom. Thue says the censor, and the last olause may be interpreted to mean that something is about to happen. Klmberley, 20 miles away from the Mod der River position, Is in sore straits. De tails of the December death rate show that in a population of 14,000 whites and 19,000 blacks, the mortality was 60 whites, and 28 blacks per 1000. The infantile death rate was 671 per 1000 among the whites and 912 per 1000 among the blacks. Enteric fever was prevalent. This frightful state of things In December cannot have im proved much, If at all, since, and the fighting power of the garrison must have been greatly diminished. Meanwhile the bombardment by the BoerB has increased, and there is Immi nent danger of the town tailing under the very eyes of Lord Roberts. It is believed In circles close to the war office that he will move at once. Scouts have approached within 1000 yards of the Boer entrenchments at Magersfonteln. They have found these strong and -ascertained that they are used as dwelling places. Naval gunners are constantly watching the enemy s lines with etiong glasses, and they declare that there i: appreciable diminution In the Boer toices. In Natal the Boer comntanaos south of the Tugela occupy Blogs farm and sev eral miles west of Cheveley. Two thou sand Boers, with three guns, are advanc ing through Zululand toward Natal. The war office is making preparations to continue the stream of troops for Souih Africa. Four large steamers have been e&Ji&8r -, !rfc2:t- , Srrnea in let the Armstrong transfer tQ England four naval quick firers that were buiit for "her, consenting to wait for the execution of her order until the hostilities in South Africa are over. Several European powers, by simi lar consents as to guns beng constructed by Vickers Sons & Maxim, enable Eng land to secure 100 Maxims. Two thou sand men are constantly employed at Woolwich arsenal, and all the gun and ammunition factories are working night and day to execute government orders. The weekly output of four firms Is 4,000, 000 rounds. Outside of the requirements for South Africa, Great Britain is ac cumulating immense stores of war ma terial. Considerable divergence of opinion ex ists as to the adequacy of the govern ment's military proposals even now. The military experts and newspapers, which, acknowledging the difficulties to be met, complain that nothing Is said about meas ures necessary for the lmmed.ate emer gencies in South Africa, declare that the government's scheme is mainly di rected to a large increase of volunteers, untrained and unorganized men, while nothing la being done to prepare a large, well-organized force ready to take the field. The only point that meets with universal approval is the announcement of the creation of 43 batteries, which Lord Lansdowne has explained are to consist of 15-pounders of the newest and most modern type, and the further announce ment that the reserves of stores and am munition, which Lord Lansdowne has ad mitted have been kept far too low, are to be rushed to the level required by mod ern improvements and maintained there. activity and redoubled vigilance. These reports create hopefulness in Great Britain rather than anxiety, for the impression exists that Boer aggressiveness will give the British troops their long-looked-for opportunity, and tend greatly to assist tha broad plan of campaign which Roberts may shortly be expected to set in motion at Modder River. In the meantime, Ladysmlth must wait the exigencies attendant upon the more Important military movements now on foot. It Is said positively that MacDon ald's withdrawal from Koodersbefg. was ordered by Methuen, under Roberts' In structions. Frank Harris, former editor of the Sat urday Review, in a pamphlet published today, reiterates the view which the St. James's Gazette has been insisting on, "That quality and not quantity is what England needs to beat the Boers." And that "England always fails to learn by experience." He adds: "The British, in their turn, play sav ages to the Boers and advance across the open to be swept away by rifle fire. They don't -seem to see that their bravery is just as useless and just as stupid as the bravery of the Hadendowa Arabs. Get Up your corps of marksmen now; give them telescopic sights and the best rifles; train them as sharpshooters, not as pu gilists, and you will beat the Boers, and not otherwise." Another reason for Great Britain's fail ure Is given by Arnold Wnlte, the author, who attributes everything to the baneful influence ot London's smart society. He has written a letter on this subject to the Dally Chronicle, which has given It much prominence. In it he says: "Disreputable women who affect the conduct of a lady without her graces are amongst the leading spirits of smart so ciety. Every now and then an explosion takes place and the public learns with bewilderment that cheating at cards is a normal feature of smart society, or that women who are courtesans in all but name are no more tabooed in smart socl. ety than they were from the pavilion at Brighton in the days of the regency. The secret Influence on the government wield ed by this common rout of Circes and Sybarite financiers Is subtle and pro found. Legislation, foreign policy and taxation are not Bettled in parliament. The real decisions are made in the smart drawing-rooms In the season, on Sundays In the country-houses, in boudoirs and res taurants. Smart women without charac ter, men without self-respect, and a gov ernment that Is too philosophical, effete, preoccupied or exhausted to see that Eng land's greatness Is slipping away from her, are the allies of this infamous confederacy." CALM AT FRANKFORT Republican Legislators Resumed Their Sessions. DEMOCRATS DID NOT SHOW UP Governor Taylor Countermanded His Order Sending: Home the Militia Injunction Proceedings. SITUATION AT SIAFEKING. Boers Gradually Moving: in on tlie Town. LONDON, Jan. 30. From Mafeklng, the Times correspondent, under date of De cember 29. writes: "The straits of a beleaguered city are only just beginning to come to Mafeklng. It is now nearly six weeks since Mafeklng was proclaimed as being in a state of siege, and although there has been no sin gle opportunity of any commercial reci procity between ourselves and the outside world, the ruling price? are at present but very little above normal, distress is wholly absent, danger is purely incidental and in deed It would seem as Colonel Baden- WALTER REED Bye Specialist 133 SIXTH STREET OREGONIAN BUILDING CONVINCING PROOF Of Dr. Darris'g Success Illustrated la the ( are of the Following Cases. TS hllam Gates. Hillsdale, Or., total deaf r It one ear and partially so hi the i 'kt, caret hi l minutes. 1M1 Ransom. 171 Twelfth street.' Part- land, heart, liver and kidney trouble, also dyspepsia and constipation; cured. Dr. Darrin can be consulted free at 265 Morrison street, Portland, from 11 to 12, 2 to 5. 7 to 8 dally. Al curable chronic and private diseases of men or women a spe cialty AH cases treated for one-fourth former prices. Varicocele, hydrocele or stricture guaranteed cured In one week, without pain or Inconvenience. Female diseases also an Important specialty. Con sultation free. CHICAGO OFFICE CLOSED. O, R. .& N. Affairs Will Be Looked After h-j Union l'aclac CHICAGO. Feb, 12.-3eorge J. Mehler, r iwral scent at the Oregon Railroad & "j.vlation Company In Chicago today -fv?ied orders to close the company's ffioe here Imnudtatery. The affairs of . road la this city hereafter will be i , ked after by the Unto Pacific. The roc-Nit eommldatton of the Union Pacific find the . XL K. bus resulted la a nnipaign to save money. The O. R. & N will contact tk Union Pactftc's affairs a' Northwest en potato, and the Uaie Pacific will ha waif matters for teeth Maes at various places m tats section of the country, AN UNLAWFUL DEPOSIT. Complaint Filed Against the Treas. arer of Xer Pcrces County, Idaho. LEWISTON. Idaho. Feb. 12. County At torney Danford today filed a criminal complaint against County Treasurer Has tings, alleging that the latter official has unlawfully deposited funds of the county I In the national ""bank, contrary to law. u.he law. it appears, requires that such deposits shall be "special" ones, and not he included in the general deposits of the hank. The penalty specified Is from one to Id years in the penitentiary. Hastings, when arraigned today, was released on his own recognizance for preliminary ex amination tomorrow. Dutch in Znlnland. LONDON, Feb. 13. The Fietermarltz burg correspondent of the Dally Mall, tele graphing yesterday, says: "A dispatch from Eshowe asserts that a large commando of Boers Is encamped near Ngutu, with 80 wagpns and nine guns. It la rumored that this force in tends to besiege Eshowe, the Intention probably being to fortify the Insuzl hills, in order to prevent the British traversing Zululand to relieve Ladysmlth." WAR. OFFICE ADVICES. Bullex's Report of His Operations to Roberts. LONDON, Feb. 12. The war ofllce has received the following dispatch from Lord Roberts, dated Modder River, February 11: "I have received a telegram from Buller, as follows, dated February 9: 'It was nec essary after seizing Vaalkrantz to In trench as the pivot of further opera tions, but I found, after trying for two days, that, owing to the nature of the ground, this was impracticable. It was also exposed to the fire of heavy guns, In a position from which our artillery was dominated. It is essential to the troops advancing on Ladysmlth by Harding or Mongers drift tb hold Vaalkrantz securely, and, accordingly, we are not pressing an advance by those routes, as I find we cannot make it secure." CO-OPERATION OF ARMIES. England Has Confidence in Roberts 'and Boiler. LONDON, Feb. 12. Tne feeling is much more confident than at the opening of last weekT in consequence of the wide spread belief that the hands of Lord Rob erts and General Kitchener are now firm ly gripped at the helm, and that whatever happens the campaign will now be waged unde'r careful, comprehensU e plans, In which all forces will co-operate. Both sides seem to be collecting them selves for an attack. The left horn of the Boer army is creeping through Zululand and threatening the British right and at Cheveley General Joubert, with 6000 men, is reported to be endeavoring to attack Buller. Boer aggressiveness has already developed, and has met with repulse at Rensberg, while, from what now becomes the most important point of the campaign, Modder River, comes the news of ceaseless Pbwell has issued orders congratulating tha townspeople upon their spirit and com miserating with them upon their unfor tunate predicament. The Boers have been repulsed for seven weeks, and Without the walls of Mafeklng an almost Impregnable defense has been constructed. Our own defenders are armed with Snyder-Ehfields, a few Martinis and a still less number of Lee-Metfords. These are the more mate rial elements of our defenses, and to them may be added the strength of the protec torate regiment, the Beuchanaland rifles, and the native contingent, numbering. with the town guard, corns 800 men. "Against this we must place an en emy, whose tactics are surprising every body, whose artillery fire Is admirable, whose guns are numerous and first-class. They stand off five miles and shell the town, with perfect safety, while under cov er of the fire they project their advanced trenches daily a few feet nearer the town. We have endeavored with our artillery and by night sorties to check their progress, but the sapping of Mafeklng continues, and is at once a very serious, If not our sole danger. Should their trenches ad vance much further It will be impossible to move about during- day time at all, and although we have thrown un b ties of com pressed hay arid sacks of oats to act as shields against the enemy's bullets, and the flying splinters of passing shells, there is no hour in the day in which the streets of the town are not sprayed by Mauser bullets. It Is not possible for us to ad vance very far from our own llhe$, since. the Boers would attempt to rusn tna, town. "Yet there Is no doubt that such a. movement would be very welcome, afford ing as much keen pleasure to the volun teers of the town as to Baden-Powell and the newly raised units of the garrison. The siege as It progresses seems to give fewer opportunities for coming Into positive con tact with the enemy; such occasions as these have been few and far between, and although Colonel Baden-Powell holds out the promise of such a venture, It has been so constantly deferred that we are for the most part becoming Incredulous." The Mafeklng correspondent of the Pall Mall Gazette under date of November 20, also states some Interesting features. "When the guns first engaged us,"-he writes, "we passed the time by keeping tallies of the number of shells fired, but everybody has given that up. We know that up to date 1300 projectiles have flown over us or burst In the town, yet the num ber of persons Wiled or Injured by the shells only amounts to about half a dozen. "We heard much in London about the precise marksmanship of the Boer. Acres of literature were written on the subject, and everybody who knew nothing About the burgher said that he never pulled trig ger without killing or maiming, Tne re sult of the 'bead-drawing' around Mafeklng has shown how unwise it is to be too cock sure. In the fight on the Ramathlabama road the enemy was terribly punished and our loss was slight: In every 'scrap' we have had with them since, the same les son has been repeated." The loss suffered by General French of Colesburg, when the Suffolks were cut up. Is a matter of general comment for all correspondents. The Dally Telegraph's correspondent at Cape Town says: "General French, who was not present, and who has hitherto displayed so much caution, will feel this reverse acutely. Only the other day he reproved the Tenth Hus sars for having 'incautiously' approached a dangerous position. To a friend of mine the general said he would not permit a single life to be enlangered without an adequate object to be gained." The Natal Witness relates that after the battle of Coleneo a Boer soldier came upon the corpse of a private of the Con naught rangers. He had stripped it of valuables -w hen his eye fell upon a crucifix suspended around the brave fellow's neck. Intently the burgher gazed on the emblem and then hastily replaced the booty he had annexed, covered the dead man's face and disappeared among the kopjes. The Boer Is strongly opposed to Catholicism, but he would not rob the corpse of a man who, at any rate, believed in Christ FRANKFORT, Ky., Feb. 12. This was- another day of unbroken calm In Frank fort. The republican members of the leg islature met at noon, and, after appoint ing committees to Inform Governor Taylor that, pursuant to the terms of his procla mation adjourning the legislature at Lon don and calling It to Frankfort, they had come to this city and were prepared to transact such business as must come be fore them. The governor acknowledged the message, and both houses adjourned until tomorrow. There were nine mem bers in the senate and 28 in the house. The committee which was expected to come from the democratic members at Louisville, to report whether it Is safe for them to, come to Frankfort, did not put in an appearance during the day. The republican leaders say that they ex pect nothing new to transpire until after Judge Taft, In Cincinnati, has rendered his decision Wednesday. Today, Governor Taylor declined to or der away all of the soldiers now here, with the exception of a few for a personal body guard. He had sent for Colonel Williams and given orders for the moving of the troops, but several of hl3 friends urged so strongly that the soldiers be permitted to Temain that Governor Taylor changed his intention and said that, for the present, at least, he would not have any more of them returned to their homes. Late this afternoon the detectives work ing upon the Goebel assassination discov ered a bullet Imbedded In one of the trees in the south side of the capitol square. It struck the tree about 20 Inches from the ground, and almost on a line from the executive building, and the spot where Governor Goebel fell. A. block of wood containing the bullet was cut from the tree, and Is now in the possession of the prosecuting attorney. PROCEEDINGS FOR INJUNCTION. Judge Taft Heard Arguments and Toole the Case Under Advisement. CINCINNATI, O., Feb. 12. In the United States circuit court of appeals, Judge W. H. Taft heard arguments this after noon for over three hours, on the appli cations for -Injunctions against the Ken tucky state board of election commission ers and the contestants for the state offices other than governor and lieutenant-governor. The large courtroom was unable to hold all who came to the federal building for admission Many of the visitors were from the Kentucky side, notably the plaintiffs against the state board who are citizens nf Cnvlngtnn-wTheenubUca'n-Statenpfficer thw&reaiso presen dui me oniy one ui iuu defendants in attendance wag juage Poyntz, of the state board. There were quite a number present from Frankfort and Louisville. The plaintiffs were repre sented by Bradley, Wilson, Sweeney and Yost, all of Kentucky. The defendants were represented by Scott, Hendrick, Ha ger and Maxwell, the latter being a mem ber of the bar in Cincinnati, and the others of Kentucky. Ex-Governor Bradley, on being asked by Judge Taft to state the case, began at once a plain statement of the ground upon which the action of the court is invoked. After reciting the provislonssby which the state board ot election is con verted into a board of contest, "he declared that they were entirely repugnant to a republican form of government, which pro vides for three distinct departments. He asserted that this board of contest had been made a judicial body by the Goebel law: ' At this point Judge Taft inquired wheth er the Goebel law had beenrpassed upon by the court of appeals. Governor Brad ley replied that It had, but his contention was that, nevertheless, In case he could show the law to be in contravention of the federal constitution, then this court could be Invoked. Judge Taft replied that a decision of the state court on the con stitutionality of the law did not necessar ily prevent jurisdiction by the United States court of appeals, where a proper case could be shown. Governor Bradley then went on to show in what respect the Goefbel law deprived citizens of their rights. In this line he 1 spoke of the situation In Kentucky In regard to these complainants having been given certificates of election by a vote of 2- to 1, and that one, now the only mem ber of the board. Is about to pass npon the contests instituted by the candidates opposed to these plaintiffs. That one, he said, had already officially declared that the board had the power to go beh nd tne returns, and thus to exercise judicial powers. The other two members had likewise. In advance of their decision, de clared their intention to oust these plaint iffs, Going Into the arguments for the Juris diction of this court, he Bald that this action had its bass in tne provision of the 14th amendment of the constitution of the United States. He quoted Justice Harlan, of the .supreme court of the United States, as saying that a state may not disregard by any of Its agent3 the provisions of this section by taking life, liberty or property without due pro cess7 of law. He went on to define the meaning of liberty so as to include in it the right to vote, to have tlie vote counted, and the officers elected permit ted to exercise the functions of their of fice. Judge Taft here created a diversion "by asking about the right to vote as grant ed by the 14th amendment to women. Mr. Bradley admitted that while women had not the right to vote, it was nev ertheless true that authorized electors are entitled to protection by the federal courts against any state agent who undertakes to nullify the vote. Lawrence Maxwell, jr., on behalf of the defendants, made a brief argument on the two propositions that this court had no jurisdiction because the petitions de not present a case of equity and do not fall under1 the provisions of the fourteenth amendment of the constitution of the United States. He said the situation was one In which the position of these com plainants is In course of settlement by a state tribunal. Contest proceedings in these cases are pending. This condition presents none of the features of an equity case. In conclusion, he ridiculed the po sition of the plaintiffs, who, while still in the process of ascertaining whether or not they have been elected, proposed to throw aside the provisions of the state law and ask the power of this court on their behalf. A. E. Wilson, for the plaintiffs, followed in a brief argument. In which he took much time In reading authorities on the subject of the Jurisdiction of a court un der the fourteenth amendment of the United States constitution. the point that the court could not inter fere to prevent the future action of the board of contest. He said that the only real attack which had been made upon, tha Goebel law was that it provided that all the election-commissioners throughout the state should be partisan democrats. Governor Bradley, In his closing argu ment, Insisted that the contest board being made into a court was repugnant to the constitution of Kentucky, which specified what courts shall be created. The attempt to confer judicial authority on this board deprived these plaintiffs of their rights and gave this court jurisdiction. In reply to a question by the court, Mr. Bradley said he did not claim that these offices were property. He again called attention to the fact that the board of contest has already expressed opinions concerning its future action. He. closed by the declara tion that there was no remedy in the state courts, and that equity has jurisdic tion where common laws fall, and even where equity can better redress the Injury than the common law. After the conclusion of the arguments. Judge Taft advised the counsel that he would announoe his decision, so far as to the court having jurisdiction in the case is concerned, at 2 P. M. Wednesday next. SPIRIT OF LINCOLN Tributes to the Memory off the Martyred President. BANQUET OF MARQUETTE CLUB PLANS OF THE DEMOCRATS. They- -Will Confine Their Efforts to the State Courts. LOUISVILLE, Feb. 12. The efforts of the democratic lawyers were directed to day toward mapping out plans to secure the adjudication of the claims of Taylor and Beckham to the office of governor. There is danger of a clash as long as the present positions are maintained. Judge Prvor believes thf InlunnUnn suit now pending before Judge Cantrlll at Frank- . invoke the memory of Lincoln to game fort will be useless as far as determining Addresses by George B. Adams, Ma rie! Stead, J. K. Cahhlaon and Baxtlett Tripp. CHICAGO. Feb. H-The th ammol Lincoln-day banquet C the Msxnaette Club was given tonight at the AwDtorhMQ hotel, covers being nil for SM graaoeo. The president nf the chth. Henry B. Wlek ersbsm, presMed; After the president had delivered Ms address, Hon. George X. Adams spoke on "Abraham Lincoln." He said in part. "A nation, like thte is better fitted than any other to take the Cohan and the Filipino by the hand and to lead them late a larger and higher political life. That cannot be done by force alone; it cannot be done by cold or contemptuous criti cism. It mnet be done ht the tolerant and kindly spirit in which Abraham Lincoln would have tried to do It. We use fatee against Aguinatdo In the Philippines, aa we should use force sg&lnet a Ctibaa Agulnaldo, If there was one. And there are some who say we have no right to the main Issue Is concerned, because its object Is to prevent Governor Taylor from Interfering with the legislature, or ad journing It to London. A new start must be had, and this will probably be by a suit at law In behalf of the Beckham par ty to establish the legality of the action of the legislature in declaring him elect ed, and to secure possession of the office, or by a petition in equity to restrain the military from exercising the duties of the office of governor. The democrats will confine their efforts to the state courts, their contention being that federal courts have no jurisdiction In the case. The re publicans, either by appeal or original proceedings before Judge Taft, will endea vor to get their claims before the federal courts, but their course will depend large ly upon that adopted by the democrats. Petitions In the governorship cases were drawn up for submission to Judge Taft with that affecting the minor offices, but were held up temporarily because of the peace negotiations. Both houses of the legislature met at the courthouse today. When the house convened a concurrent resolution which had passed the senate was presented, call ing upon Taylor at once to withdraw the militia and force of armed men which he has gathered about him in the statehouse and surrender the executive offices to Beckham, the lawful governor. Under the rules the resolution went over for one day. In both houses a bill was introduced offering a reward of $100,000 for the detec tion of Goebel's murderer. army and navy to eontpel obedience to the authority of the United States. Let ! them remember our civil war. Let them remember Lincoln at Gettysburg, as ha stood on that great battle-field, and, ht I words that have become one of the treac- ures of American literature, dedicated the ground to the memory of those who had given their lives that the nation might J live. I "The authority of the United States 1 will be acknowledged In the Philippines as it is already acknowledged ht Cuba." I The address of Governor D. L. Russell, ' of North Carolina, eft "The Progress of Republicanism hi the Sowth," was read by Adjutant-General J. L. Harris, eC 1 North Carolina, Governor Russell havtag been prevented by official duties from j leaving his state. Hon. Muriel Stead seeks en "The Cea- servative character of Lhtcetn." He said In part: "Lincoln has been idealised to sack an extent that there is danger we may be forgetful of his homely, wholesome hu manity. In his youth he bad his perted of poetry that was pathetic 'Oh, why should the spirit of mortal be preed? There was a time when his Imagina tion was fruitful of fancies of somber bne. He had years of agnosticism. It was the nature of his mdnd to test all things and find and hold fast the real and the true and the good and when he was the cen ter of the darkest storm-cloud in the world and his younger boys died, he had a feeling, a consciousness, that he wanted help; formed the habit of prayer and be lieved his prayers were answered. He Will Not Accept the Vice-Presidential Nomination. ALBANY, N. Y.. Feb. 12. Governor Roosevelt today gave out a statement relative to the vice-presidency, In which he declares that he will not accept the honor under any circumstances. His statement follows: "In view of the continued statements in the press that I may be urged as a can didate for vice-president, and In view of the many letters that reach me advis ing for and against such a course, it Is proper f6r me to state definitely that under no circumstances could I or would I accept the nomination for the vice-presidency. It Is needless to say how deeply I appreciate the honor conferred upon me by the mere desire to place me in so high and dignified a position. But it seems to me clear that at the present time my duty Is here In the state whose people chose me to be governor. Great prob lems have been faced, and are being part ly solved, In this state at this time, and If the people so desire, I hope that, the work thus begun I may help carry to a successful conclusion." The governor. In giving out his state ment, said: "And I am happy to state that Sen ator Platt cordially acquiesces in my views In the matter." ! fore moi&lbM Jha ilsiwirliir ot tha ' OQSEViE'EateSDEG'T?l!NamiONtan'Ssa'hwff ii fcfc Ante sad Mfe uu.l. rate, ne ww m tne greaves sense ROW AT A CONVENTION. In Split in the Republican Party Sangamon County, Illinois. SPRINGFIELD, 111., Feb. 12; The con vention of the republicans of Sangamon county this afternoon resulted In a split, the CuKom delegates leaving the conven tion in a body before the temporary or ganization had been made, and adjourning to the opera-house. The result Is that two delegations will apply for admission to the state and congressional conven tions, and there will be two republican legislative tickets in the field. The convention was organized by the adherents of Governor Tanner, and when a contest from Maxwell county was de cided in favor of the Tannerites, the fol lowers of Senator Cullom withdrew to the opera-house, where they organized and elected delegates to the convention and a county ticket, while the Tanner men, who remained, named another ticket. Bryan, at 'Richmond. RICHMOND, Va., Feb. 12. W. J. Bryan, this afternoon, addressed an audience at the Academy of Music, made up of the members of the legislature and many other persons. He discussed the Income tax, the currency and trust question, and the Phil ippine policy. The audience was parti cularly demonstrative when Mr. Bryan ex. pressed the hope that the British would never get to, Ladysmlth, and when he pointed out the dangers of the unchecked growth of the trust evil. At 6 o'clock this evening Mr. Bryan and the legislative committee were enter tained by Hon. J. Taylor, Ellyson, and this was followed by a reception at Mr. Elly eon's residence. Early Democratic Convention. CHICAGO, Feb. 12. A special to the Times-Herald from Washington says: Senator Jones, of Arkansas, today admit ted that as a resuft of Mr. Bryan's recent visit to Washington Ithas virtually been decided to hold the democratic national convention early in June, before the meet ing of the republican convention in Phila delphia. It is understood that the demo cratic convention will meet in some West ern city, probably June 5 or 6. Ohio Republicans Harmonious. CINCINNATI, Feb. 12. The 15th annual state eonventlon of the Ohio League of Republican Clubs assembled here this morning, with about 800 delegates present. Thomas Goldenbogen, of Cleveland, in his annual address, laid stress on the fact that "factional differences of former years had been wiped out, and that the republicans of President McKinley's state J. A. Scott for the defendants, made I never were to more harmonious lines." an emancipator and the conservator ef his eountry in the glory of civilisation. "The latest, most lasting and regrettable injustice ever done him (and that is say ing a great deal) la in the crude saying that has passed and Is often used with the apparent Intention of adulation, that he died at the moment best for his fame. The American people owe it to his mem ory that nothing like that should fasten upon and endure m public opinion. Hia death was an irreparable loss to the whole country. He was murdered when his countrymen meet needed him. If his years could have been lengthened, they would have been more and more bonnttful and beautiful in good works, and there would have been many cubits added to his lofty stature." The Coming Centeit. The subject of Hon. J. K. Cubbtoon was "The Coming Contest." He said In part: "The republican party is In favor of re taining the Philippine Islands. The demo cratic party is hi favor of giving them away. The 'pops' are in favor of selling? them and dividing the proceeds per capita. "New conditions make new issues. The republican party is the party of progress, and, therefore, makes new conditions and new issues. To become a republican is to be born again. , "The democratic party has but one posi tive Idea, and that is opposition to the republican party. 'Free and unlimited coinage ef sirver is the only new song the democratic party has learned since the civil war, and that song, like the song of the dying swan, became the melody of its dying hour. "The republican party has been making history so fast during the past two years that the democratic party has been unable to adjust- its opposition machinery. With silver a dead Issue; with the enure eoun try prosperous and rich beyond the dream. of avarice; with our country's starry banner floating over Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Hawaiian and Philippine islands, the democratic party stands dumbfounded, and can only ejaculate the historic words of the famous democratic congressman from Alabama, Where are we at?' "We are great not only in war, but in statesmanship. Our first great president elected by the republican party, the Im mortal Lincoln, whose name will be re membered and whose character will be emulated as long as human lips lisp the name of liberty, turned his countenance of 16ve upon the auction block and hu man slavery disappeared forever from th Western hemisphere. Our present f great president, who was also elected by the republican party, tne pwwuc, mb warm-hearted, the matchless McKimey, touched the island of Cuba with the wand of liberty, and tyranny and oppression were dead on the Western hemisphere, and a new country was welcomed into the council chamber of the nations. The pres ent administration has planted our flag staff and the seeds of republican institu tions in the soil of Puerto Rico and the Hawaiian islands, and, as a consequence, two stars are blossoming in the nek of blue, and two handsome, charming girls will soon come tiptoeing into the sister hood f states. Peace, harmony, tran quillity and love reign in all ow new possessions, except the island of Lnson. General Otis will capture the democratic candidate for vice-president before le flowers bloom In the spring, tra-la. "The present adndmstratlim has changed the conditon of affairs as much, at home as abroad. The administration of r3vr Cleveland ended in a panic and financial disaster, in gloom, and despair. Now we are enjoying the sonngm oi prosperity. Every promtee made by the republican party in the campatgn fCJ& has been redeemed, while every profwoey made by the 'deratf-pop' m that campaign has proved a failure." Hon. James T McCleary spoxe en, "Tho Union Lincoln Loved." Tripp ea Trusts. "The Destiny of Our Comitry" was the subject of Hon. Baxtlett Tripp. "Combinations or capital an mwupty- ing and Increasing," said he. fCenchtded ea Seems Page. V v 2 " A AjdK-M-J -tk. .fee ")& -y jfrA. jite jfe ay . trfJawAv-A. . 1- :.,:. .jfe. .-Hg-,.. .iifeij Si Jte :