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Small Forces Landed From
the Foreign Warships.
THEY ARE SAFELY PAST TIEN-TSIN
"Will Probably Be Opposed at tae
Gate of tae Capital Pott cm Are
Talking ef Intervention.
TB3N-TSIN. May SL A. special train
started for Peking this afternoon -with
the following forces:
Americans, seven officers and K men;
British, three officers and 72 men; Italians,
three officers and 39 men; French, three
officers and 72 men; Russians, four officers
and 71 men; Japanese, two officers and
24 men.
The foreign contingent also tool? with
them five quick-firing guns. It is be
lieved that the foreign troops will be
opposed at the first gate of the capital
outside the wall.
REPORT FROM KEMPFF.
One Hundred Men From the Newark
Sent to Tlen-Tsln.
WASHINGTON, May 3L The following
cablegram has been received at tho Navy
Department from, the senior squadron
commander. Admiral Kempff:
"Tung Ku, May 30. One hundred men
landed and sent to Tlen-Tsln yesterday.
Fifty of these go to Peking today. Oth
er nations landed men."
The very smallness of the force which
the Admiral Is sending at Minister Con
ger's request would. It is fe.t, facilitate
Its admission to the Chinese capital, for
it could not be regarded by the Chinese
Government as a menace to Chinese in
tegrity. The Admiral's dispatch Indicates
that he has not been able to take the
flagship Newark up the Pel Ho River be.
yond the Taku forts, just above the en
trance. The Chinese Minister, Wu Ting-fang.
called at the State Department at an early
hour today to talk with Secretary Hay.
He had no Information from his own gov
eminent as to the critical situation in
China, and was anxious for news. Resi
dent representatives of nearly all nations
represented In the Chinese situation wera
among Secretary Hay's cal.ers today. But
as In the case of the Chinese Minister,
none of them had received any Informa
tion from his own government upon tin
situation. f
Tsung-Li-Yamen Gives In.
PEKING, May 3L At 2:30 A. M. today
tho foreign envoys received the reply of
the Tsung-Ll-Yamen to their ultimatum
of yesterday calling upon the Chinese au
thorities to consent to the landing of a
force of marines to come to Peking to
guard the legations. The ultimatum fixed
6 A. M. today as the hour at or before
which tho reply must be forthcoming.
The T.nnf.T.I.Vflfnn aprwfl to Withdraw
opposition to the coming of the guards.
Government Supports the Boxers.
LONDON. June L The .Peking corre
spondent of the Times, telegraphing
Wednesday, says:
"The damage to the railroad Is estimat
ed atl 30.000. The government supports
rather than condemns the Boxers. Not
one has been arrested yet. No foreigners
have been seriously Injured, though mur
ders of native Christians are reported
dally from the country."
RHssIans "Were Alarmed.
TD3N-TSIN, May 3L Russian troops
bound for this city have passed the Taku
forts and are expected here this afternoon.
As the Russians were nearing the forts
in boats the Chinese opened fire, and the
Russians- retreated. It now appears that
the Chinese were only firing a gun salute
In honor of the Mandarin who was on
board a Chinese warship.
The Powers May Intervene.
LONDON, June 1. The Berlin corre
spondent of the Dally Mall says:
"The German Government takes a seri
ous view of the situation in China. Tho
powers are resolved on armed Interven
tion." AMERICANS IX ..DANGER.
Many Missionaries in the Disturbed
District of China.
NEW YORK, May 3L In American mis
sionary circles it Is said that the Interests
chiefly concerned in the disturbed districts
of China are American. It Is pointed
out that several important American mis
sion stations, with women among the
members of their staffs, are at Pao-Tlng-Fu,
where the missionaries are reported
to be cut off.
Among Americans in the district at pres
ent threatened by the Boxers around
Peking are the Rev. Harry E. King and
Mrs. King, In charge of the Methodist
Mission Station at Pao-Chow, and Rev.
Nehemias Hopkins, Mrs. Hopkins and
Mrs. Fannie HIggins Hopkins, M. D., who
were transferred to that poet. Rev. George
R, Davis, presiding elder of the district,
was out of Peking, and at one of the two
adjacent stations at the time of tho re
ported disturbances. Mr. and Mrs. Bur
ton Reynolds, of Florida, who are not mis
sionaries, were at the station. Rev. and
Mrs. King are both graduates of Wes.
leyan University, and well known through
put the country Rev. and Mrs. Hopkins
have long been In the field.
Among those In Peking are Miss Alice
Ten-ill, of New York, profeseor In the
Unlvererlty; Rev. Francis Gamewall and
Mrs. Mary Porter Gamewell, formerly of
Buffalo, N. Y.; Rev. Edward K. Lowry
and wife: Rev. George Lowry and wife,
both families of Denver, Colo.: Rev. Hi
ram H. Lowry and wife. Dr. W. H. Cur
tis and wife. Rev. Fred Hayner and wife,
Rev. William T. Hobart and wife. Rev.
James H. Pyke and wife. Rev. Marcus
L. Taft and wife. Mrs. Mary L. Barrow,
M. D.: Miss Rachel R. Benn. M. D.; MIS3
Croucher. Miss Gllraan. Miss Glose. M.
D.: Mrs. Jewell. Miss Shockley. Miss M.
Ida Stevenson. M. D.; Miss Anna A.
Steere. Mies Terry, SL D.; Mie& Francis
C Wilson and Miss Effie G. Young.
At Tlen-Tsln are Rev. Frederick Brown
and Mrs. Agnes Barker Brown, of New
Yoik.
The Presbyterian Board of Foreign
Missions has a mission at Pao-Ting-Fu.
which it occupied In 1SD3. The mis
sionaries stationed there are Rev. J.
W. Lowry. Rev. J. A. Miller. Mrs.
Miller. Rev. F. E. Slmcox. Mrs. S'racor.
Dr. G. Yirdly Taylor. Miss A. P. Lowrle,
Dr. Cortlandt Van Rensselaer Hodge and
Mrs. Hodge. Nearly 14.000 visits were
made by natives to the dispensaries of this
mission In one year. The mission also
maintains a church at Man Cheng. 13
miles from Pao-Ting-Fu.
The American Board of Commissioners
for Foreign Missions also has a mission
at Pao-Ting-Fu. The following mission
aries are stationed there: Rev. George
INFLUENTIAL REBEL CAUGHT
Agulaaldo's Friend, Carina, Taken
by American Troops.
"WASHINGTON, May 3L The following
dispatch was received at the "War Deport
ment today from General MacArthur, at
Manila:
"Small surrenders continue to the depart
ments In Northern Luzon.
"Corlno, tho fugitive Governor of Ben
quet, a rich and active friend of Agul
naldo, was" captured yesterday near Caba
yan; Important.
"While scouting near San Miguel May
umo (Luzon), May 29. Captain Charles 1.
Roberts, Privates Mclntyre anil Akens
were captured; Sergeant Gallon, Privates
McCoUrt and Green killed; Georgs Kluer
wounded In the thigh. All of Company
I. Thirty-fifth Regiment."
Grant and. Fnnston Take the Field.
MANILA. May 3L A numbsr of rifles
have been surrendered at Guya3, and
more are expected.
Generals Grant and Funsloa have been
dispatched In pursuit .-if he insurgents
who rushed the town of San Miguel de
Mayumo, near here. Tuesday; killed five
Americans, wounded seven and raptured
Captain Roberts, of tho Thirty-fifth In
fantry, and two enllsel men.
STILL IN QUARANTINE!.
General Otis May Not Lan Until
Snnday or Monday.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 31. The trans
port Meade, which, arrived last night from
Manila with Major-General E. S. Otis, is
still in quarantine, and, owing to the pres
ence of three cases of smallpox on board,
will likely1 remain there for over a week.
Dr. Kenyoun, Federal quarantine officer
at this port. Informed Surgeon-Major Ar
thur today that General Otis and the
other cabin passengers would probably be
allowed to land next Sunday or Monday.
The steerage 'passengers will be held long
er. There will be no change In the plans
regarding the landing of General Otis, un
less orders are received from Washing
ton. The transport Leelanaw arrived today
from Manila, via Nagasaki. She went
Into quarantine and will be held until
Inspected. The vessel brings a few dis
charged men.
General Otis' Plans.
WASHINGTON. May 3L The War De
partment has received the following from
General Shatter, dated San Francisco,
May 30: ,
"General Otis arrived this evening In
good health. On account of several cases
of smallpox on board he will not be able
to land for several days. He will take
the first train East after landing."
Otis probably will come direct to Wash
ington, and will go thence to Rochester
In season to be present at a demonstration
which is being arranged in his honor by
citizens of that place, June 12. The Gen
eral wlU be given extended leave of ab
sence by the War Department, and when
he has -thoroughly recuperated from the
prostrating labors of his position in the
Philippines-, he will, It is expected, be as
signed to command of the Department of
the Lakesr with headquarters at Chicago.
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COMMISSION'S PLANS.
Another Effort to Estsbllsit Civil
Government in the Islands.
NEW YORK. May ZL A special to tho
Herald from Washington says:
Another effort in the direction of the
establishment of civil 'government In the
Philippines will be inaugurated tomorrow,
when the Taft Philippine Commission ar
rives in Manila. As soon after Its arri
val as possible, the commission will issue
a proclamation embodying instructions
under which ft will act. It will Inform the
Filipinos that It has been appointed to
establish civil government through the
islands and will urge their co-operation.
It will co-operate with the military
service until September 1, by which tlmo
it is expected the municipal and provin
cial governments will be In operation.
The cdmmlsslon will then'separate. Judge
Taft remaining In Manila, and the four
membcrs'belng distributed among the four
departments and acting independently In
the capacity of Governors.
The authorities have also established a
system of espionage in China, designed' to
apprise General MacArthur and Rear-Admiral
Remey of filibustering expeditions.
EXPLOSION AT AN OIL WELL
Fonr Farmers Killed and Seven In
jured. MARIETTA, O., May 3L Ap explosion
of nltro-glycerlne on the Kelly farm, a
few miles east of this city, resulted in.
four deaths, four fatally Injured and three
seriously Injured. Fifty quarts of nltfo
glycerlno had been lowered In- a 370-foot
welL The "go devil" was dropped a usual,
but failed to 'set the shot off. A "squlb" was
made with glycerine In a tube connected
by a fuse. This was dropped, and In strik
ing the can at the bottom, the main, shot
exploded and sent great quantities of
water, oil and the unexploded squib Into
the air. Tho squib fell on the derrick floor
unnoticed. As soon as the water cleared
away there was a great rush to the der
rick by the Inquisitive countrymen. The
Marietta Torpedo Company and contract
ors could not keep them back, but fled to
a safe distance themselves. Tfiere were
about IS la the derrick when the fuse to
the squib Ignited the glycerine, and the
terrible result followed.
William M. Watson. H. E. Selton, Frank
Speers and, Thomas Daniels were killed.
Those latalfy wounded are James P.
Speers, Herman Speers, Dawson. Stallar
and William Carpenter. Those 6irlously
Injured are John Stallar, Walter Daniels
and Henry Stallar. All the victims are
residents of this county, well-to-do and
prominent citizens.
Dynamite in a Farxnhoniic.
CHDLiTON, Wis., May 3L Six persons
were killed by an explosion of dynamite
today in the home of William "Broehm. one
mile north of Forest Junction. The dead
are William Broehm, Mrs. William
Broehm. tthelr three children, and Mr.
Stebblns. a brother-in-law. The house
was completely demolished. Mr. Broehm
was a wealthy farmer and well known
In the country. The cause of the explo
sion Is unknown. An Inquest was imme
diately begun.
Killed by Lljchtnlnsr.
ST. OLAni. Mich.. May 3L Captain
Arlle Morrison. Frank Campbell and
William Medlar were killed by lightning
today. The three men were nt work In
the cabin of a new boat. The lightning
struck th-e mast, splintering it and passing
down Into the cabin.
Department Staro Fire.
BOSTON. May 31. Fire In the five-story
department store at the Pitts - Kimball
Company, adjoining the Park Theater, on
Washington street, did more than $200,003
damage tonight.
Roberts and His Army Occupy
Johannesburg.
KRUGER'S FLIGHT FROM PRETORIA
Beer Forces Said to Be Headed for
the Lydenburg Mountains No
News Ont ef Pretoria.'
LONDON, June L 3:35 A. M. The fol
lowing dispatch from Lord Roberts has
been received at the War Office:
'Johannesburg, May 31, 2 P. M. Her
Majesty's forces are now In possession of
Johannesburg, and the British flag floats
over the government buildings."
Belated messages from Pretoria confirm
the reports of the departure of President
Kruger with his Cabinet and Btaff officials
Tuesday nicht. and the selection, at
meeting of citizens, of a committee to ad-
MEANS MUCH
Let Every One Aid Enumerators in Taking an
Accurate Census.
The work of taking the census of Oregon begins today. In cities
of 8000 and over, the enumeration must be completed by June 15.
In cities of less population, and In the country, a month's time Is al
lowed for the work. It Is of the greatest Importance that the cen
sus be accurately taken, for the reason that the representation In
Congress Is based on the census taken every ten years. The census
of 1890 gave Oregon a second Congressman, and It is expected that the
census of 1900, if well done, will give to the state a third Congressman.
Apart fromlocaI and state pride involved, It Is the duty of all to aid
the enumerators by prompt and full answers to questions. The reg
istration, which closed May 15, shows a voting population In. the state
of more than 99,000. Perhaps there are 8000 more voters who are not
on the rolls. The registration Indicates a population of more than
half a million. Let every Inhabitant of Oregon who was In the
state on the first of June be o n the census rolls.
minister the city provisionally. SInco these
telegrams left Wednesday nothing ap-
oarently has reached Lourenco Marques
by telegraph from Pretoria. Possibly the
wires have been cut. or the Boer censor
at some intermediate point may Intercept
tel.e-fEfw .,... - -. v . !.,;
ViuuBu uianuir wmi.uw .. ...
a word about It. no one harbors the idea
,- .u. t- --i.-i i . .i.j,. ir, tho
that the Boer capital Is not already In the
UmhTs V. T4tlnVi nKAiif trk no T'hsi
"i"uo , , V " t" . -u r,.r,T,
possession of Johannesburg, at all events,
as Lord Roberts has telegraphed. Is a fact.
State's Attorney Stnutz 'did not depart
with President Kruger, but remained In
Pretoria. The present seat of the Boer
Government, according to a dispatch from
Lourenco Maraues. dated yesterday, is
-rMIadelburg. "btit It Will probably be shifted
I further east.
The Boers lately confronting Lord Rob
erts appear to have gone toward the Ly
denburg region. The defenders of Lalng's
Nek. when their position becomes too peril
ous, will probably trek straight northward
toward Lydenburg. When this concentra
tion takes place there will be possibly
20.000 men. who may hold out for a time,
with scattered bands of guerrillas 'every
where. The press dispatches .from the
headquarters of Lord Roberts give no es
timate as to the number of Boers who
were fighting General French and General
Ian Hamilton Monday and Tuesday, but
they all agree that the Boers retired, and
that the British casualties were slight.
The Dally Mail says it has received ca
ble dispatches this afternoon from Pre
toria, "completely confirming Lord Rob
erts' dispatch of yesterday announcing
the Imminent fall of the capital of the
TransvaaL
The War Office here knows nothing
about the reported capture of President
Kruger.
Bennett Burleigh, writing to the Daily
Telegraph from Elandsfontein, Tuesday,
says:
"Much rolling stock and seven engines
have been captured by Lord Roberts' col
umn. The principal losses In the fighting
have been sustained by the mounted in
fantry; but the casualties are trifling.
General French and General Hamilton
were engaged to the west of Johannes
burg. Since Sunday the western columns
have been fighting, but although guns
were used, the actions were never Eerlous.
In fact, they were only big skirmishes.
The Boers are retreating to Pretoria."
Prevost Battersby, in a dispatch to the
MoraingPost, from Germeston, dated May
30, says:
,!The enemy fought a rear-guard action,
retiring from the south to the north of
the town with, their pompoms and artil
lery in the morning, and withdrawing
their riflemen through the town in the
afternoon. We captured nine engines and
over 100 wagos. Two trains are leaving
tonight for the Vaal. We succeeded in
cutting the line in three directions, and
Imprisoning all the rolling stock in Johan
nesburg. It was a splendid piece of work.
The enemy were astounded at the rapid
ity of our advance."
Another correspondent, telegraphing
from Germeston the same day, says:
'T learn that the Boers are massing six
miles south of Pretoria for a new and
desperate stand, with a front of 12 miles.
Other "rumors in the camp of Lord Rob
erts, are that President Kruger Is 111 at
Lydenburg. and that the ammunition ot
the Boers is running short."
Beers Plotted With Basntos.
LONDON, June 1. The Times has the
following from Maseru, Basutoland, dated
May SO:
"Correspondence has been found In the
house of Commandant Crowther showing
that the Boers Invited the Basutos to
rise and drive the British Into the sea."
Rnndle's Fight at Senckal.
CAPE TOWN. May ZL General Bundle
ias defeated a Boer commando at Rene
kai. His, casualties were kuicu
many wounded.
and
CAPTAIN M'GOWAN GUILTY.
Findings of the Conrt-Martial,
Which Recommends Clemency.
WASHINGTON. May 31. The Naval
court-martial, which has been trying Cap
tain McGowan on charges of scandalous
conduct and neglect of duty In connection
with the killing of a Filipino while In
command of the Monadnock, In the Philip
pines, today submitted Its conclusions to
tlra Secretary of the Navy for considera
tion.. The court found the Captain guilty
r of the charges and specifications, and sen.
tenced hlm-to be suspended from duty on
half pay for two years, and to be repri-
TAYLOR INDICTED.
Aeensed of Being: an Accessory to
the Mnrder ef Goe'beL
FRANKFORT. Ky., May 3L The Issu
ance of a bench warrant today for the
arrest of W. S. Taylor, ex-Governor of
Kentucky, was the first official notice that
an indictment had been returned naming
Taylor as an accessory to the murder of
William GoebeL The Indictment was filed
and entered on the record April 19. It ac
cuses William S. Taylor of being acces
sory before the fact to the willful murder
of William Goebel. committed as follows:
"The said William S. Taylor, in the
County of Franklin, on the 30th day of
January, A. D. 1S00, unlawfully, willfully
and feloniously, with malice aforethought
and with Intent to bring about the death
and procure the murder of William S.
Goebel, did conspire with Caleb Powers,
F. W. Golden, John L. Powers. John Da
vis, Henry Youtsey, Charles FInley. W.
H. Culton. John Howard, Berry Howard.
Harlan Whlttaker. Richard Combs and
others to this grand Jury unknown, and
did counsel, advise, encourage, aid and
TO OREGON.
procure Henry Youtsey, James Howard,
Berry Howard. Harlan Whlttaker. Rlch-
ard Combs and other persons to tnis
grand Jury unknown, unlawfully, willfully,
feloniously and ot their malice afore-
F to wu end murder W111!am Goe
I The bench warrant commands the Sher-
. . nrrfvrtlmr officer to arrest
' "" aire , , - . -"'
William S. Taylor and deliver him to tne
rvaT,tjir, r-nnT- rn th wk
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i of the Indictment, about 50 persons are
named as witnesses for the common
wealth. The bench warrant was placed in the
hands of Deputy Sheriff John Suter. who
is acting In the absence of the bherlir.
When asked what he would do with the
warrant, he said: "What can I do with HI.
I would servo itr If T could, and I could
do it If Governor Mount, of Indiana,
would help, but from all reports I guess
he will not do It."
"What Will 3Iount Dot
INDIANAPOLIS, May 31. Governor
Mount was asked tonight If he would
honor a requisition for Taylor. He said:
"I have no preconceived decision. If
requisition papers are presented for Mr.
Taylor, I shall decide as to granting them
when they are presented, and my decision
will be based upon my conscientious sense
of right and Justice."
BOERS IN BOSTON.
Envoys Find Plenty of Sympathizers
in the Hub.
BOSTON, May 3L Amid a storm of ap
plause, a long set of resolutions express
ing sympathy with the South African Re
publics and calling upon the United States
Government to represent to Great Brit
ain that this country Is opposed 'to the
action of England In the war in South
Africa was unanimously adopted at the
close of the reception to the Boer envoys.
Messrs. Fischer, Wolmarens and Wessels,
In Faneull Hall tonight. The hall was
crowded and "when the Boer envoys en
tered the hall they were greeted with en
thusiasm. Thomas Wentworth HIgglnson
was chairman of the evening.
The Boer envoys were received at the
City Hall today by Mayor Hart, and sub
sequently called at tho Statehouse. The
Mayor alluded to the day's news from
South Africa, and hoped that the adver
sity sustained by the Boers might be for
the best. Mr. Fischer responded, affirm
ing that all he and his compatriots wished
was Justice. The envoi's did not seem
greatly depressed by the news from Jo
hannesburg and Pretoria. Chairman
Fischer, whenever opportunity gave, did
not fall to reiterate the statement that the
war Is by no mean3 ended. Mr. Fischer
added the statement that President Kru
ger would not surrender while there was
a bullock cart and 16 oxen In the Trans
vaal to transport him from place to place.
Mr. Wessels exnressed much the same
opinion as Mr. Fischer, but he said that
he looked upon the late news from South
Africa with some suspicion.
EIGHT-YEAR-OLD HERO.
Dragged His Brother and Sister
From a Burning: Houie.
MEDIA. Pa., May 31. Two children
were dragged from a burning house on
the truck farm of T. SteerbIck3loe last
night by their 8-year-old brother. His
mother, carrying the baby and a lamp,
fell an the stairway, the lamp setting fire
to the house. The boy, realizing that the
house was doomed, dragged out a brother
and a sister, who were Intent on rushing
through the fire to their mother. Then
he returned for his mother, whose arms
clasped the baby, but her weight was
too great for his little arms, and, as the
flames were closing on him. he fled heart
broken to a place of safety.
Railroad Transfer Postponed.
ST. PAUL, May 3L The meeting of the
stockholders of the St. Paul & Duluth
Railway, called today to complete the
transfer of the road to the Northern Pa
cific, adjourned until June 14, although a
majority of the stockholders were pres
ent. No reason for the adjournment was
given, and none of those present will talk.
President R. Somers Hayes was not at
the meeting.
Killed His Niece.
CLEVELAND, May 3L Carl Raub,
formerly connected with a local German
newspaper, early today shot and killed his
niece. Miss Bertha Yucker, assistant kin
dergarten school teacher, and then killed
himself. Raub was 50 years of age and
his niece 25. The motive for the deed has
not developed. Raub was despondent over
business affairs.
Good Records of Oregon's Two
Congressmen.
IMPORTANT LEGISLATION SECURED
Senator Simon Trying to Have sj
Transport Load Philippine Sap
plies at Portland.
WASHINGTON. May 31. Reports from
Oregon show that the usual campaign
methods of the opposition against tho
members of the House are being Indulged
in, and that the members have been ac
cused of not passing any legislation. This
Is absolutely untrue, as both members
have been Instrumental In securing a
number of Important Items In the appro
priation and other general bills. Tho
methods in the House are such that all
kinds of expedients are resorted to to
secure legislation, and the record does
not always show that any law Is the re
sult of a bill passed by the Individual ef
fort of one man. Oregon Is as well served
as any other state by its members.
Portland Supplies for Manila. ,,
Senator Simon today saw the War De
partment officials regarding the shipment
of goods purchased In Portland for the
Philippines, and urged that they be sent
upon vessels leaving Portland for Ma
nila. The department informed him that
all shipments would be made upon Gov
ernment transports, and not upon any
of the freighters running between this
country and the Philippines. The Sena
tor then urged that a transport be sent
to Portland to take the goods purchased
there. The department said they would
give the matter attention, and if possi
ble would order a transport to Portland.
Rural Delivery in Multnomah.
At the request of Representative Moody,
the First Assistant Postmaster-General
Instructed the special agent of the dally
rural delivery now in Oregon to examine
a route in Multnomah County, which la
now supplied by the following offices:
Russellvllle, Rockwood, Gresham, Pow
ell's Valley, Hurlburt and Terry. Also
a route In Umatilla County, covering the
territory supplied by Freewater and Mil
ton, with the view of establishing the frea
rural delivery service In both sections.
Tongue and the Shipping Bill.
Representative Tongue, who has been
criticised for his position on the ship sub
sidy bill, sajs. with a great deal of Jus
tice, that no member of the House, save
the members of the committee on mer
chant marine, have had an opportunity
either to favor or oppose the shipping
bill. It has never been called up In the
House, nor has any effort been made to
get It up.
New York's Candidates.
The Democrats are making an effort to
get Judge Parker, a man of high charac
ter in New York, to run on the Bryan
ticket. They do not tnink that Parker
will add much strength to the ticket, nor
do they have any hope that he. will carry
New York for Bryan. As a matter of
fact, everybody understands that the Vice
President does not add much strength to
the ticket. The Democrats know that tha
nomination of Sulzer would defeat Bryan
or any other Democrat who was nomi
nated. Sulzer himself would be such a
deadweight that he could not possibly
carry a ticket through anywhere. It is
well understood that the McClellan can
didacy was announced for the purpose of
heading off Sulzer and giving the outside
country to understand that New York
was not for Sulzer, and was not encour
aging his Vice-Presidential candidacy. It
would not be strange, however, to see
Croker take the New York delegation and
give It to Sulzer. When It Is recalled that
Croker made the New York Democrats
vote for Sulzer for Speaker of the House,
which, would have made him the leader
of the minority, it would not be strange
If he would carry the Joke further and
endeavor to make Sulzer the running
mate of Bryan. Croker pretends to be a
very warm friend of Bryan, but, of course,
he does not want him elected, and he may
hoist Sulzer on his back In order to aid
in his defeat. Meanwhile members of the
House, who know what Sulzer is, are
booming McClellan and Parker as the
New York candidates for Vice-President.
Philippine Enlistments.
If It should turn out true, as predicted
by a great many Democrats and. by antl
imperlalists everywhere, that no more en
listments can be secured for service In
tho Philippines, It will probably necessi
tate a larger standing army. Of course,
men could refuse to enter the volunteer
I service, especially as that service under
the present law Is for the express purpose
of putting down the Philippine Insurrec
tion. That might interfere with raising
new regiments for the Philippine service.
But no question of the kind could arise
regarding the enlistments In the regular
Army, as men who enlist In the regular
service cannot make terms with the
United States Government as to where
they are to serve. It would seldom be a
question whether the regular regiments
could be filled out to their fighting quota
or not. It Is generally easy to find men
to serve In the regular Army, and, al
though at times the quota was not filled
when the Army consisted of 5,000 men, yet
there was no difficulty experienced In In
creasing It to the 65,000 limit, when the In
crease was known definitely to be for
service In the Philippines. Army officers
and those who have had charge of enlist
ments do not believe there Is any truth
whatever in the statement that an army
could not be raised and maintained for
service In the Philippines, and the state
ment Is regarded generally as one of the
many put out for campaign purposes.
Commercial Men Wnnt to Vot.
A number of commercial travelers on
the Pacific Coast are evincing great in
terest In a scheme to secure permission
to vote for President, even though they
may be outside of their county and pre
cinct. It Is stated that a great majority
of traveling men are unable to vote at
Presidential elections, because of their
absence from their county, and the ques
tion of securing some means of voting
by certificate of Identification or otherwise
Is being discussed. Charles A. Foster, of
Puyallup, Wash., Is one of the enthusi
astic supporters ot a proposition of this
nature. The plan most favored seems to
be to have a certificate Issued at the home
of the commercial traveler, and have him
sign it before witnesses and have It duly
attested. He Is to carry this certificate
with him and go before the election board
of any city In which he happens to be the
day of election. He would then be re
quired to sign his name corresponding to
the attested signature on his certificate,
and otherwise to Identify himself. He
would swear In his vote before the Judges
of election, and place his certificate on
file. In order that It might not be possi
ble to use It a second time.
Troops Mustered Out.
FRANKFORT, Ky., May 3L Governor
Beckham this afternoon Issued an order
mustering out 10 companies of the Stats
Guard.
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