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1 'F -itCW'Tt ci r? f8' r i STEYN IN TUP WAY Krug er. Wanted o Reopen Peace Negotiations, BUT THE FREE STATER HELD OUT Lord Roberts Continued HI AccoBBt of .the Battle "Eaut of Pretorla- More Fighting Expected. "LONDON. June 16 The "War Office has received tlie following dispatch from Lord Roberts? "Pretoria. June 15. As I telegraphed yesterday from one of our outposts, 15 miles east of Pretoria, the Boers evacu ated Jhelr position during the night of June 12. They had paid so much attention to strengthening their .flanks that their center was weakly held and as soon as this became evident, on June 12. I di rected Ian Hamilton jo attack. He moved against Diamond Hill -with the Suffolks. Derbyshlres and City Imperial Volun teers, supported on the left by th Guards' brigade under Jones. It was grand, seeing the way our men advanced over the difficult ground and under a heavy fire. "The casualties. I am thankful to say. were less than 100. a very small number considering the natural strength of the position which had to be carried. "Our seizure of Diamond Hill caused the Boers to feel they were practically surrounded. ,and this resulted in their hasty retirement. Hamilton spoke In high terms of the troops engaged. Hamilton received a contusion from a ehrapnel bul let in the shoulder, but is not, I am hap py to say. unable to perform his duty." The rest of L.ord Roberts dispatch deals with the casualties, and General Baden Powell's movements In the "Western Transvaal, where Baden-Powell, with S00 men. Is systematically re-establishing order and collecting arms and sup plies. About 600 Boers have surrendered, and Baden-Powell captured 230 prisoners. According to Baden-Powell's report, the Boers will readily discuss terms of sur render, and they "hll appreciate the work of pacification performed by his troops. Lord Roberts dispatch leaves affairs east of Pretoria with the Boers with drawn to new positions Tuesday. News of fresh fighting was expected at the War Office, but none came la?t night. General Rundle's patrol had a skirmish with Boer ildettes again Wednesday. Some wonder Is expressed here as to what he Is doing with three divisions. It is assumpd by some that General Butter will move Into Orange Rler Colony and co-operate with Lord Mcthuen and Gen eral Rundle Jn bagging President Steyn and "his 7000 or 8000 followers. Part of Christian Botha's force has halted at Paardekop, lS miles" northwest of "Volksrust Boer parties are still near Volksrust. and fire occasionally upon the British pickets. , The British Government Is consider ing whether a substantial force should not be sent to China from South Africa. It Is thought unofficially that Lord Robert, could spare a brigade or two, and the necessary transports are now In South African waters. The command of ,the expedition, it Is said, would probably bo given to General Sir William .Nichol son. A dispatch from Lourenco Marques dated yesterday, says: "Persons have arrived here who have seen the preparation? of the Boer.and learned that-they will retire when forced, through the Lydenburg district Into the Zoutpansberjc reslon. adjoining Rhodesia and Gazaland." Tho Dally Mail has a dispatch from Bloemfontein dated Wednesday say ing: "General Dewef'e attack on tho railway was made after he had succeeded .n luring General Mathuen from where he had destroyed the line. Then he cleverly seized it north of Kroonstad, blew up the bridge and destroyed a lan.g section of the line with dynamite." Major-General Baden-Powell has been appointed to the rank of Lleutenant General. The Cape Town correspondent of tho Daily Telegraph, In a dispatch dated yes terday, says: "I understand that General Dewet. In addition to the Derbyshire battalion, cap-tnred;-iw?-jcop3inlcs.ntlUia'jbltjr Volun teers 'TSSiA 'two PdtnpMtesVbTVraomar.rsi wo mon only escaping. "To 'lelUthe tale." The Lourenco Martjues correspondent of the Times says: "It appears that Steyn and not Kroger Is now the stumbling block in the way of the surrender of the burghers. Shortly after the British entry Into Pretoria Mr. Kruger proposed to re-open peace nego tiations. Mr. Stern, bearing In mind that his former advice was scouted, demur re!, to this, and pointed out that, accord ing to the treaty between the. republic?, neither could conclude peace without the other. Mr. Kruger. equally unwilling to Incur the" chjircejpa. breach qf faith, had to contimie the- wan 5p,thing fur ther "is known iJ-effftYdlng 'the "rumored peace negotiations: but It Is a matter of notoriety that -Otfr, Kruger favors peace on almost any terms, but dislikes per sonally to take an initiative that would involve unconditional surrender. Nenrly 70 Turghera out of 200 in one commando have returned to their homes." NOT ALL CSCOniACIVC. ATtiflcl1rrOptlmlHm Intlnccd by Rob " rt Dfopfttclien. , NEW YORK. June" 15. A dispatch to the Tribune from Ltfndon Fay: Tho optimism Induced by General Rob erts' dispatches Is artificial. General Methuen's. success In restoring communi cation with Pretoria has not altered the fact that the Free Stat "raiders have taken over 1000- prisoners at Liodley nnd Roodeval and retreated with them and their guns, and that tho raid? may be, re peated. Dewet's -commandos have not been dis persed, and whatever precautions may be taken, there will be danger of another raid, since the railway cannot be abso lutely protected by Infantry battalions nor by artillery trained all along the line from Bloemfontein to Pretoria. The con quest of the northeastern section of the Free State "has not yet bjn effected, and operatlors by the column from Heilbron, LIndley, Senekal and Flcksburg arc ren dered difficult by the transport problem. General Butter has cleared Lalngs Nek, and General Lyttleton has received tho submission of the Wakkcrstroom district, but the Boer army has not been captured. It has retired with all Its guns and sup plies and w.ll fight again 1n the moun tainous district remote from the- railway. Botha's army has also withdrawn from the position which it held for two days against General Roberts' forces east of Pretoria, but it has not been dispersed, nor have the British taken either guns or prisoners. Boer commando at Ermelo and Middleburg are mutually helpful and can be concentrated In the Lydenburg districts, and Dewet's commandos can co-operate with them effectively In th Free State. The most encouraging feature of yester day's news for the British side was evi dence that the, damage done to La!ng Nek tunnel and the section of railway north of Kroonstad was not serious and that both lines of communication would be in working order in a fen days. With unimpeded supplies for two large armle operating- in tne Transvaal, there ought not to be a. long halt toward Lydenburg, either from the west or from the south, and the resistance of Dewet's raiders ought "to oe speedily overcome by the Brit. Ish forces under Rundle. with .help from Butter. HXERKSDOnP SURRENDERED. British. Gain an Important Stratexlp t Position. ' LONDON, June 15. Tne War Office Is- sues the following dispatch from Lord Roberts: J , "Pretoria Presidency. June It Klerks dorp surrendered on June 9 to, an armed parry eht, on, by "Hunter. rx' x 'Kitchener reports that tho Boers at uiAtu &. reconstruction, train eariy uus i mornlngr a few miles north Of Rbenoster River. He sent out mounted" troops hd L tacked a. reconstruction, train early this drove oS the enemy before they couid do damage. One man was killed and 11 wotmded. Including two officers. "A messenger from Klerksdorp reports that Cronje.'who commanded there, de termined to surrender as soon as he knew for certain that Pretoria was In our pos session. His example has been copied by many in the neighborhood." By the peaceful occupation of Klerks dorp, tlie British- have gained a strategic position of some Importance, as the town is not only the terminus of another rail road to Johannesburg, but it is within easy reach of the Ktoonstad-Vler-Fon-teln Railroad. The Cronje who surren dered the place Is a son of the famous General. The son was prominent during the selge of Mafeklng. Apart from the fact that Lord Roberts' dispatch came direct from Pretoria, showing the tele graph Is'teopened. the only other point of interest Ts ' the fact that the Boers whom General Methuen was reported to have so utterly routed have recuperated sufficiently to .attack a reconstruction train. A dispatch from Klmberley reports the capture of the well-known puglist, "Jim" Holloway, who was an Adjutant In the Boer army, and who blew up th bridge at Fourteen Streams. Holloway was among a body of federals captured In the western part of the Transvaal. The Afrikander bund Congress opened at Paarl today with 70 delegates. Includ ing seven assemblymen, present. It is feared at. Cape Town that a parliamentary deadlock will lead to a temporary suspen sion of reconstruction, and there is much anxiety In regard to the possible outcome of the grave, step. Sir John Gordon Sprtpgs Js experiencing much difficulty In fromlng a cabinet, Mr. Schrelner per sisting -in, his refusal to support a min istry dominated by Cecil Rhodes, owing to personal antipathies. If Schrelner is dissatisfied with the personnel andl pledges of the new ministry, the latter will be uriable to pass Imperial measures- and a dangerous deadlock will ensue, which may lead to a grave constitutional crisis. rWl NO SECOND PLACE .FOR HIH Dewey Declines to Be Bryaa'a 31bh nlng Mate. f WASHINGTON, June 15. Admiral Dewey, who returned from hU Western trip Wednesday, was seen today by an Associated Press representative, and asked whether or not he would define his position relative to the Vice-Precedential nomination. He replied Jhat, Inasmuch as he had not been offered the nomination. It would perhaps be presumptuous In him to say that "he would not accept It. "But," It was suggested, "many Demo crats throughout the country are dlFcuss lng the desirability of placing' you on the ticket with Bryan." "t have never contemplated being a candidate for Vice-President." replied the Admiral. "I am -not a candidate for the nomination for that office, and would not accept if nominated. My position Ib un changed. I stand now where I have stood for the past three months." The above statement wag submitted to and- approved by Admiral Dewey. POLITICS AND CHINA. Interview With Dewey on Questions of the Day. NEW YORK. June 15. The Herald's Washington correspondent sends a report of An interview with Admiral Dewey, in which he Is represented as confessing that his Presidential prospects are not good. He said: "Some time ago the leaders, or those whom we have always regarded as the leaders, asked me If I would allow my name to be used In connection with the Presidency. After thinking this proposi tion over several weeks I said 'yes,' and accordingly announced that if the people wanted me to serve In that capacity I would gladly do so. "But I thank God they do not appear to want me. In these days the people do not select the President. The choice Is now made by a few polltlcitl leaders, who put their heads together and fix up their slate before the convention assembles." Admiral Dewey is entirely familiar with the situation In China. When asked the direct question: "What Is likely to be the outcome of the present complications in China?" the Admiral shook his head as if uncertain about venturing an opinion. "The situation In China," he said, "I re gard as a very serious one very serious, Indeed. I can only see but one outcome as a result of the conflict now In progress In China, and that Is, the adoption of the American policy in favor of open ports for American commerce on equal trros with all. the -other, commercial nations of the world. It must come to that eventually, and It Is fortunate that we are In a posi tion tp-say .to the .nations, of Europe: We are in thlsleal. gentlemen.' "This, would not have been possible." continued the Admiral, "had it not been for the result of the Spanish War. It seems that God Is with us in making it pos sible to hae -at the moment the largest army of men and the most formidable fleet of ships right on the spot to enforce our rights and see that American inter ests are protected. . "Not, only haye we an. army of over EO. aXM 'tialned soldiers at the very gate of the Orient, but we are .the only nation that hasvgunboats on-the Yang tee Klang River. It- seems Uko a special dispensation of Providence for tra to have two of our gunboats which are capable of navigating these waters on the spot undergoing minor repairs. "Why," exclaimed the Admiral, ln many parts of China the Chinese are tak ing American flour In preference to rice, and all kinds of American products find a ready market throughout the Empire. Our commerce is increasing wonderfully all the time, and now that we have the Philip pines we are right at the very door of this rich field of commerce." "Then you sincerely believe in our reten tion of the Philippines?" the Admiral was asked. "Most assuredly I do," was the prompt reply. "Had it 'not been for our acquisi tion of thcee Islands, .it weuld not have been possible to have the fighting force In those waters today, and we would have been ignored irr the deliberations now daily held by the representatives of the great nations of Europe relating to China, the same as we were of the smaller coun tries of South America. "Not only a,Tnl interested in the subject asah AnSeriean'cltirett; hut T"haVe a num ber of dear, warm personal friends actively engaged in the conflict. One of these Is Vlce-Admlral Seymour, who J,s in personal dctnimana of the Britten flwt. I pray God they are not going to massacre him. He was with me ivhen I saw Agulnaldo, and Seymour advised the Filipino chief to tie to the Americans. "KempfTs knowledge of the German language enables him to participate in the consultations which the commanders of the respective forces, held daily, and he is able to keep his .government well advised of what occurs without the aid of an In terpreter. He is fortunate in having with him Captain McCalla-, who is one of the most daring and brilliant officers in the Navy." Revolntlon In Water Travel. "Experiments liave proven that vessels fitted with propellers which Imitate the fish's fin develop a remarkable propelling power. It will cause a revolution In water travel. Men gradually learn that Nature's ways are best. One cause of the remark able success of Hostetter's Stomach Bit ters springs from the fact that It is a .harmless- natural medicine, made of Na ture's most strengthening herbs. It Is a sure cure for constipation, indigestion, dyapepsla, biliousness or weak Waneys. THE MOUNING- Unm RJICWJC niACITC 1 ' t ' t . . -j ' . ' , v ,.. '.' T , . a -v ' FRQXISE TOJ.XEEP THEM BOWJK ,"" - t " Xeeilsir Held at Kaaaa City Con vention Hall Will Be Completed In Time. KANSAS CITY, June 15,-ix members ,of the-Democratlc National -Committee's j sub-committee on arrangements for' tho Kansas City .convention held s a brief j $ 9xr -yorlc Tenement-Uoase Fire meeting today. The member came es- - , k First.Reported. ' peclally to Investigate the oft-repeattd V i charges that the Kansas City hotelkecp- j NEW YORK. June 15.-Ten, lives were ers are demanding extortionate .rates ,for ' lost and seven people badly injured dpr tha entertainment of convention, guests, ing the fire which totally destroyed o. Before the sub-committee left Kansas CJity , tenement-house at 34 Jackson street early this evening National Chairman James, K. . today. The official list of the dead is; ! Jones iesued a abatement U the. cou.it-y, Wllljam . Cotter. 40 years, of age; Mrs. In which bo gives ns-suraiices that not only .Kate Qotter, 9; .Mamie Cotter, J3;,Joseph 'DIDN'T KNOW IT - I - v " ' ' f . ' - ? Se' ' own 'Milr afS lip- JIT 4 2 00 WW7 W- Lawyer Didn't you know Vhnt the City of New York was a large con- snmer of American Ice Companj's'Ice? -. . afayor Never save, it a thonfjlit. ' New YoVk Tribune. accommodations win be had at reasona. ble rates, but, as i'ie situation appears to J hhn. conventlom vif.tcvs to Kansas City may be taken care of at more reasonaal rates than has been the case at any for mer convention. The sub-committee also carefully lnvet- ! tlgated the progress helng made in tne bulldfeg of Convention HalL - Some doubt was expressed by members of the com mittee that the great hall could be com-1 pleted by July 4, and that there was" talk1 of urging the. local committee to have a night shift of .mechanics put to work upoir the building, tout after the sub-committee had been In conference vflth the local committee and the supervls ng architects they no. longer doubted, nod accepted the assurances that the hall will be finished la time. The meetlmr of tho sub-committee was behind closed doors. After the adjourn ment It was stated that the only business of public interest transacted wao the ap portionment of tickets of admission to the convention among the delegates and al ternates. It was decided that each Of the 95) delegates should receive besides his own eeat four tickets of admission to all the sessions of the convention, but that no extra tickets would be given to the alternates, their perquisites being limited to a seat in the convention. Some of the members favored giving each alternate an, extra ticket, but this proposition wag voted down. Judge Wilson, of Colorado, displayed a sample of the Democratic campiign but ton here today. It is in the form of a clover leaf. The inscription, strangely enough, 1s In gold letters, and Is as fol- lows: "Democracy Stands for Bimetal Ism, Not Monometattsm: People Not Trusts; Republic, Not Empire." CANDIDATES IN THE FIELD. . f Piatt on tne Vlce-Prealdentlal situa tion. NEW YORK, June 15. "If we knew who is to be the Republican candidate for nee in holding," the convention, for the renomtmUIon of President MoKinley la certain. said Senator Piatt l?st night. The Senator declared that he had rot pretended to guess tho name of the Vlce Presldentlal candidate. He flatly contra dicted a report that he- bad a conference with Senator Allison, of Iowa, and Cor nelius N. Bliss on Wednesday evening. "I did not talk with Senator Allison, and did not know he was in- the city, and I did not see Mr. Bllss,'r he sa'd, "and there was no talk about offering the nom ination to Mr. Bliss. I understand that Mr. Bliss announced some time ago that he would not take the nomination- and I have heard of no change In the situa tion." Senator Piatt sold there could be no decision as to a possible recommendation of a. cand'date by the New York delega- 0M Contributiom ts Monument Fund Previously reported $9721 43 June IS, Jos. Meyers & Co... 12 00 Total k ..59733 43 t(r(tat(tis(t(ii9 tlon In Philadelphia, until tho -delegation got together for a discussion of candi dates. The delegation will not meet "until Monday evening. The talk about Chair man O'Dett. of the Republican State Cam paign Committee, being put forward as a, candidate. Senator Piatt said. wa not taken seriously by Mr. O'Dett or by .other leaders. Th Senator mas asked t hn - thought Cornelius N. Bliss would accept nomination for the Vice-Presidency, "Would a duck swim?" lie asked In re ply. Then he said he did not believe Mr. Bliss could get the support of the New. York delegation. "I think," he said. 'tha Mr. Woodruff would get more votes than Mr. Bliss could In the delegation. It Mr. O'DeQ would take the nomination l could have the support of the delegation: Mr. O'Dett 1 a roan of executive abil ity, as Mr. Hobart was, and if he were elected Vice-President he would fill the place as well as Mr. Hobart did." Senator Allison was at tho Albtrmarle. Hotel'last night, but he declined to give interviews to newspaper men who sent their cards to htm. He did not see Sena tor Piatt. General Charles H. Grosvenor,of Ohio. QtfECJOXIA, tf ATCBDAY,, r rjrr. : && n tho Fifth-Avenue. Hotel Jast even- "There Trill o no assault committed upon Qfcrerpoc Roosevelt at thr Philadel- phla conVenUoB. There wttTbe eoistam- ikui. jttejJuoncsH do not stampede. NattEal,'coa entl ircui. iciauin.aur,.iuuvilli vuicibuuj ?ae. i nave aiiecueu every ration since 1S80. "when? Mr. T.ltwvln -arntt nnmlrtaloA 'and T' hhve never fr seen a stampede. "J After the iOs;ln.t!on for Presfdtnt Is made, it Ir the custcra to adjourn to look over "the situation. I understand that Mrr Bliss is-not -willing to bo- a candidate. I am Jin favor, of Mr. Dolliver'-for Vice-President." TEN LIYES LOST. WA$, LO'ADEDV Cotter. 12; Kate Cotter. 9; John Cotter, 3; Jam.es Cotter. 1; 'Louis Marion,. .40; Mary Marion. 37; Elsie 'Marlon. 6. Injured Mamie Morion. IS years of -age; Margaret Marion. 14; Frank Marlon. 32; Emma Marlon. 2; a, bdy baby, 10 mqnths old. supposed to be of Mulhern family; jrainc -ourns. aj; unnnown Doy. u Of the Injured. Burns will surelv die. it is saidv Others suffered from inhaling smoke, but are not in a .serious condition. ,The finj appears to "have started In the rear ot a, naiiway on tne secono aioor it gained rreat headway before "the 'people in the house were, awakened to- their per il. The Cotter .family, lived on tho fdurth floor. Cotter was -a laborer- TheMarton family lived on the top floor. Policeman Knowle? perfpnped heroic work, in rcscu-i ing some of the occupants of. the build-' Ingf His clothing caught fire and his hands and arms were badly burned-while he was on the fire escape at the fourth floor. But. conquering hjs agony he con. tlnued Is assisting dazed people to escape from the burning building. -'After tho investigation tbe'Fire Depart- tnent officials announced that they did not support the theory of incendiar ism, but believed that one of the tenants carelessly knocked some ashes from his pipe or threw a.clgar stump on the stairs. RAILROAD NEWS. . .Eastern Rate Situation. NEW YORK, June 15.-The Erie Rall road,. Company, through Its general pas senger agent, D. E. Roberts, has given formal notice that because of violations of the Jonit passenger agreement" bv other ,1(903, It considers Itself absolved from ob servance or tne compact. This trouble has been brewing for some time, and It reached the critical stage at I, the recent meeting of the Joint passenger committee in, tnis city. At that meeting the Erie and other differential lines de manded, that the excess fare rule which is applied to West-bound trains, in trunk-line territory also be applied- to east-bound , trains running between Chicago and New York, but the demand was objected to by the general passenger agents of the West em connections pf the trunk-line roads. This" rule, directs that an excess fare at the rate of Jl an hour be charged' on all trains making tho run from this city to Chicago ln less than 2S hours. " Among railroad men the opinion Is expressed that passenger rates are. now so demoralized that no hope for a readjustment could be entertained before the end of the Summer tourist season. Southern Pacific Changes. SAN FRANCISCO, June lp. Informa tion has been received at Southern Pacific headquarters here that H. E. Hiinttmnn Y has been made first vice-president of tho company. Taxing the place of the Searles representative. General Thomas H. Hub bard. Huntington's former position as second vice-president has been given to Charlea H. Tweed, the New-York director of the company, and its general counsel. The changes follow the closine" of "an topuon on tne searles stock bv C. R Hunt. ington and the banking firm of Soever jc Company nnd Kuhn, Loeb & Co. Northern Pacific 'Dividend. NEW YORK.' June 15. The directors of the Northern Pacific declared a dividend today of 1 per cent on the common stock ifor the past six months. The last toivi. Mend was the regular .one of 1 per cent for fsix months, and an extra divldend-of d per. tcent. An extra dividend was dedtirorf today. , t The usual quarterly dividend of 1 per cent was declared on the preferred stock. The Stockyard Fee. CHICAGO, June 15. The United States Circuit Cooi-t of Appeals, in a decision delivered today, affirms the decision of tho ldwer court in holding that an ex cess charge of 52 oer car on cars entering the stockyards is not excessive. Printers' Fraternity. KANSAS CITY. Mo., June 15. The In ternational Printers- Protective. Frater nity, at its ninth annual convention, "held in. this city, adopted resolutions favoring the repeal -of all union label taws and" ordinances. The fraternity claims a membership of 3000 printers. The follow. Ing officers-were- electedr President. L. R. Barry. Pittsburg. Pa.: vice-president, J. F. Shutz. San Diego. Cal.; secretary. D; F. DruckerolHer. Kan sas City; treasurer, Eugene Bassett, Los Angeles, Ca. JTJlNI 1G, . .1900. TALK OF THE CAMPAIGN " CI. GOLD DiDEXOCRATSjWXLIOT'S-WAL- LOW.RYAXS, XOMMJATIOK. V- t rO v 1 ' Want. Man Who Will Represent as Well as 1 Anti-Expansion Souna-MoneyFolIcy " WASHINGTON, June 10. It seems to'be, well understood that a Gold Democratic; Convention'- is to- be held eoaie iime alter Bryan Is nominated at 'Kansas City. The de'tenminatloh" of "the sHYerltes" to fhsist that Bryan shall be named has left a large number" oTGoIdTJFrilccVats wirh6ut any ptace to go .and. they are nbw consld eringthe wrvlsablUty, "ofdolrig -as they afd four years ago, holding a convention a Democrat, or; at &st a. ticket which will .give them an opportunity to vote for a. Democrats-, or at leat a' ticket Which they can support durinjr the campaign. jAs'lfflS the Gold Democrats wlll1be able to make a campaign for the Gold Demo cratic ticket, and when the time comes, may do as they did In 1896, vote for the only practical gold tlckeC that nominated by the Republicans. Another reason why it s&cm9 to be. ijecessary to nominate thej Gold Democratic ticket is because there are,. a large number of ardent anfi-ex-panslOnlsts, or meh who call themselves oatl-lmperiallsts, who. are at the same time ardent gold men, and are Democrats In everything else save .the silver "issue". Is is believed that the. gold-standard Democratic. convention will declare against expansion, 'and tfi's will give those, "anti hnperiallsts"an opportunity, to vote for the gold standard, and also to vote their con victions on. the other great question which will -be so prominent. Jn the campaign. It' ls-"believed by many who, are ardently in terested in tho success of the Republican., party, anu wno peneve urax tnat succtsa is .necessary to." maintain tne creair. ana finances- of the -country upon a , saun basis, that an opportunity should ite "if.-. lordeat tnoee-to vote-or tneir convic tions. It is' believed' that so strong, !a this' antl-lmperlairsm- In certain sections of tho country, and especially with gold standard Democrats, thar they might be Induced to votefor Bryan-hr order 'to voter against the 'expansion poHcy. which Is a part 'of 'the Republican policy. The fear that the Gold" Democrats may rgo back to" the "Derrfocratic 'party is 'based, upon the fact thaf'as the "gold standard cannot be disturbed, owing to "th Re publican majority in th.e Senate, there Vill-be no danger In electing" Bryan. At the samot tlirie. If a gold Democratic con vention places a ticket in the field,'" It will' command the strength and support of that class of Democrats, who 'will not vote for Republican policies, but who will vote for a ticket marked "GoM Democratic." , A" "Usel.ei Cbmnxlnslon. It- has already beca announced thatj a subcommittee of the Industrial Commis sion will examine Into certain industrial conditions along m the Northern, Atlantic 1 .bjaies during ine summer, xnis ,maxes a very pleasant Junket for thoso individ uals who are accomplishing nothing for the Government. They travel at Govern ment expense, live at Government expense and will be. enabled to enjoy the beauties J of the. North, Atlantic C.oast, at the varl-J ous watering: places. jtroDapiy tnese in dividuals desire to study the manner In which the Four, Hundred conduct them selves at Newport ajid how society enjoys Itself at 'Bar Harbor. Possibly we will hear that these men who are traveling at Government expense will 'be gathering Industrial statistics for a "report to ehbw how the rich are spending their 'money, and maybe they" will offer testimony from various Vanderhllts,-Astors and others of that ilk. as to why they choose-to spend thdr "money at' watering places rather tban to remain atx home. ' Jt would be a .good thing If this subcommittee,, that is loi;ng te Junket Aa thQ expense qf the Government should inquire at the varloue resorts.- bowmany- people- that, uaually- Ing the Paris "Exposltjlon, AU of. thfese conciuspna apa xac,ts wouKi.oe.very pear ly as valuable as those that the commis sion, has thusfar obtained. It lscertain that they would have fully as much bear ing -upon, future s legislation of t Congress, as not a single fact so far adduced by this commission has .given Congrega any Information that will enable it to act In telligently on nhe problems' of the day. Democrats of Indiana. The belief la expressed by tome Indiana Republicans that the Democrats nominat ed the strongest possible man they could for Governor. John W. Kern is a Gold Democrat, but Is one of.. those peculiar Democrats who remained with his party! In spite of 'its silver, leaning. It Is feared that lie will get the large 'Gold Democratic vote, in the state besides, the silver vote. The 'Republicans will have a hard fight in the Hqosler state this Fall but nearly ove,ry man expects the state will be car ried. Even though some of the Gold Democrats vote for Kern, It Is" not .believed that they wllLstand dor Bryan and the reiteration of ".the. Chicago platform, and they jnay .inake. thfe the occasion to-agaln point the way In whloh the Democrats can succeed. By, electing Kernand also elect ing McKlnley electors, they will show ihe Democrats that silver and Bryanlsm. are dead,, while ordinarily sound principles" will result lq Democratic victory, The Tnast Issue. The Republicans do not-belleve that the people are going- to listen to the;Demd cratlc cry of trustsdurins the campaign, especially when there Is. 'so much pros perity.' It ls quite likely, however, that the trust question will affect -votes In certain localities, 'but for the most -part If tho good tlmes,oonttnuo until the Nvem. ber ejections, It will be pretty; hard for tho Democratic orators to convince the .country that the trusts are doing so very much damage to tho people, and it pos sibly will be equally hard for the Demo crats to convince the- people that the Re publicans are entirely responsible for the trusts. Some of the most Intelligent peo ple that consider the question of trusts will .remember that the Democrats were in power in both branches of the Govern mqnt for two. years.-.and the. Presidency for four years, and nothing was done re garding the trusts, no more .than has been done under the Republican Administra tion. Of course the Democrats say tfcat the ,trusts can be( destroyed by taking the duty off goods which are manufactured or controlled by trusts. The Democrats did pot undertake to do so wrben they made thefr tariff bill. In iact. It is abso lutely Impossible to have a tariff, bill with apy such provision in It. as it .would prac tically mean no tariff bill at all. it is a facj. however, that, all, parties are going Catarrh! Asthma! can be permanently cured by the constant use of BUM'S PURE MALT WBISIEI as directed.' Dallas, Tex., February 2nd. DurFTMALTWnisxErCo., Rechester,N.Y " Gcxttenen: I have used some lour or five bottles of your Malt Whiskey, and find that it has benefited lay catarrh more than anything else I have tried. Send me a case of lay three dozen bottles of Malt and the Eonauja. Yours respectfully, ,r , ".J. Mancumj Spring Val!ey,McPberson Co., Kan. , Jan: loth. Dcfft Ma.t Whiskey Co. Dear Sirs?! Ttad your Annual snd I am usins your Malt WhUkey for catarrh and asthma, anc it helps tne. Respectfully yoursv .-Mabhx. Gorctmoeat tonp mules t& (endae. Dnrcfets nsssll) stllii. If-roundociaet x botlft will bt'ct 70b, prcpua forji; ilxfctjj. Writs briatetcstute book. I IKimr MALT WHISKEY CO., Ked5tr, N.Y. to declare against trusts,, and attempts will be1 made to letfietate against them. The Republicans have Already Tbade'sucn as attack. 'arid theyleas'iaeet tun1 arsru- rilieelrocTats;'makejbn the stump, Dy swwijT, inax tn,e oniy tning, mat 01 ferea' u "suro remedr. bV Constitutional ameadmerauthoi!zm tha National Gov- Lerajant t?r dealwilh trusts, was defeat ed, ijj jjemocrauc vpxes. x is weu tnpwn that there Is a great deal o'f bunepmb in all ,thls talk, and the Intelligent voter Is not going to be deceived ope wayor tho other, and it'ls upon tEla tKat ihe'Republl cans are going to rely more particularly for their success, even with the trust cry Vhlch is. to be m.ade, one of tho J"eadtag campaign .features.tb theDemocra.ts. vkMarylaad -Democrats Independent. When -the Democratic convention meets at Kansas Clty-.lt will be .found that the Maryteadi 'delegates, as an entirety, will not be ssnong tho hearty supporters- of the Chicago platform. The, Maryland delegates were" not Instructed, either to support Bryan or the Chicago platform and Itjs expectea- win pa reluctant aoout support. ing-either. Inasmuch as the- Gorman ele- ivwortf nrAArmlnflt&e If vrni1iT nrt wv . ment predominates, it would not be sur prising to see the Maryland delegates for sake both Bryan and the platform oa which he ran four years'ago. and act inde pendently. Some of the delegate?, .Who had received instructions at home to sup port Bryan, have refused to support the Chipago platform, although there were a few .counties, that instructed, their dele gates to support Bryan and tne objection able jpla,tfor-n. As is tho case with all Democratic" state delegjationES the Mary land Ttemccrats will oppose the .expansion issue, and support, a pottcy freeing the Is lands acquired from Spain, and relinquish". Ing: all American control or sovereignty over the same. This expansion question Is quite -a- burninc-Issue, kWith the Mary land Democratsand may bring some of , their delegates Into llne-for Bryan and the Chicago .platform, who would otherwise abandon both. Bnt, all lirall,"the Bryan lteo will not have osfull and complete, sway fn Maryland sa they-rotght wish for,' and-h they succeed In getting the support of all' the Democratic -dvlegates to the Kansas Ctty convention, they-"will have some hard" and untiring work" before them from ndff to "the-Fourth of July. POSTAL LAWS VIOLATED. Important Decision by Jadse. a St. Loais ST. LOUIS, June 35 A decision of im portance has been handed down by Judge Thayer "2 thevcatc ot ..tho Amerm.n School of' Magnetic Heallcg,' S.. A. Welt mer and J. 1L. Kelly, complainants, vs. J. it Mc Annuity, Fostniaster of Nevada, Mo. The civr.ic a holds that the direction given by tie. Ppsli.-taster-General to with- hold mall stv.z to complainants and returi It to the senders, marked "Fraudulent' Is legal. Av li'y;icuon restraining Mc Annutty from, obeying the order was de nied. Tho Postmaster-General,. In purBuanco of an act of Congress, directed McAn nulty to send all -letters addressed to the complainants back to the senders and mafk -"Fraudulent" upon -them -or trans mit them to the dead-letter office- at Washington. This order .contained a find Ins to the effect that the American School of Magnetic Healing, with Its president and- secretary, were -engaged -in a scheme to obtain money through . the mails by means of. fraudulent representations. A bill of complaint was thereupon: filed by the complainants to obtain anninjunction re-' straining McAnmilty from carrying out this order. r The Benefit of Railways. North American Review. The construction of tha great .Siberian Railway has even now begun to produce a. marked effect on S'beriap trade, which formerly was carried on entirely by mo nopolies. In each: d'strict or town there was a local capitalist who laid in a stock, of goods at the fairs of NiJni-NoVgorod, or elsewhere, -and tnen fixed bisown prices according to theireanw of his customers, and competition .was nor-exlsteht. An en terprising ma, who had .neither- capital J-nor credit, could 'not ccropete. with these monopoiisis; Because ot tne ansence 01 good meane of communication. This abnormwl state of affairs Is already Improving. '"The rollwaywhlch has con. nected Siberia with ceiters of production has rendered tiavellng cheaper and quicker and made -capital circulate more freely. People of small means are now qnabled to make long Journeys for the purchase of stock, and they can enter Intb direct communication with the .producers and wholesale merchants In- large centers. The trade of Siberia has become more democratic, and Increasing competition has effected a orange in its character. The Irian Ex-Convlots. NEW YORK. June 15. A special to the Tribune from Washington says: A second communication has been re ceived by Commissioner-General Powder ,ly, of the Immigration Bureau, from Sen ator Piatt, of New York.. asking that the decision in the case of FRzbarns and. Mullet be delayed for a day or so, so as' to give ample time for carefiij considera tion of the evidence and 'an opportunity for the frjendSjOf these men to furnish bonds for the exrconvlcts. Mr. Q'Connell, the" Solicitor of the Treas ury, to whom the matter has been re ferred, is expected to return from New York by, Saturday, and a decision may be looked fof early next week. , At New York Hotels. NEW YORK, June 15. Northwest peo plo registered at New' York hotels today as .fpttpvrs: , "" - From Portland G. Rummelln, at the Belvedere; Bl A. Baldwin, at the -Astor; VV. L. Sutherland, at the Continental. From Baker City C. Delshelmer and wife, at the 'Belvedere From Seattle B. H. Casels, at the Ca dillac: Mrs. HT H. Stakey. at the Fifth r Avenue: "L. Adrian, at the Belvedere. From Spokane H.-il. Richards, at the Holland: H. G. Browa and wife, at the Rosemore. - , Hits Headache Hard. "Wripht's Paragon Headache and Neural gia Cure. Sare. At druggists, 25c Try It. An Ellsworth (Me.) man recently found in his parden a petrified potato, perfect in form, and with every eye showing dis tinctly. . No More Dread of the Dental Chair TEETH EXTRACTED A1CD rH.LED ABJO T.TITEL.Y WITHOUT PAIN, by our let sclen- I Itflc.nicrtbod aP?llftl t0 tho eYSM- " proQUClaf agents or t-&iuc. Thesa are the only dental perlora 'In Port- Land harlnar PATENTED A r-rLtii IKCKB oad iumdima to -extract. All .nd Jd! iy cold jv-ntvmA ftjlil porcelain crown undetectable from" natural toelh. and warranted fer 10 years, wrratuux in& ioi rAis. jruu tt or teeth. 45. perfect fit arntM or so ray. Cold crowns, $5- 0W filllnri. 4V Sli-e nilinffii, COc AH -work dona by QKADUATB DENTISTS of frcri 12 to 20 years' ftxperiaaco, ana Ach department In charfftt of a spoelailat. Glva .u a calL, and, you. trill and tu to do -actlr as we adYertlse. W will ton you in ad vance exactly wfcak your work will coat by a yjUEE EXAMINATION. SET TEETH ................ .$5.00 GOlD CBOWS8 95.OO GOLD FILLINGS ?1.0o SILVER FILLINGS SO KQ PLATES Hew York -Dental Parlors Fourth and Morrison 5ta., Portland SOITRS, 3 TO 8; .SUNDAYS. O0 .TO 4. . w ltt . 3P1 QUARANTINE DISSOLVED SAN FRANCISCO CHINESE FREE ONCE MORE. Ann Jadge Morrow Decides Akainst the Board of Healta Does Not Be- . lteve Taere "Was" Aay Plasrac. SAN FRANCISCO, Juno 25. In tb United States Circuit Court .Judge Mor row rendered a decision 'in the ease of Jew Ho against the Board of Health of tins- city dissolving- the3 general quaran tine of Chinatown, enforced by the Board of Health, owing to the alleged existence of plague in this city. Morrow held that the quarantine "was discriminatory In its character. Regarding the existence of the plague, LMorrow stated that he was not qualified Prt vt-rsa 'MHtM't1 .. a.i a Al-Hr to pa9s "Judicially on the question, owing: to the conflicting teatlmony.of physicians. oui inai 11 ij came-within his power to decide in the matter, he would declare hat plaguerffots not, nor has not, existed. .t a meeting of the Board, of Health: th"s afternoon the quarantine was de clared dissolved. " ' DR. KENYOjUN'S DISPATCH. A 'Eort to Prevent Calnese. From Leaving the City. - SALEM, Or., June-15. The following "dis patch from San Francisco fwas delivered at the Governor's office this evening: "State Board of Health, Salem, Or.: The Federal' Court dissolves the quaran tine Imposed-by the. local Board of Health on the Chinese district on account of 11 deaths from plague occurring from March 1 until Juno 2, Would suggest that pre cautionary measures be instituted against all pensbns-'comlng" from tho Infected "dis trict. Haveinotified common carriers, un der the law of 1S90. to refuse transporta tlon to all persons leaving San Francisco for other states unless provided with. a. certificate signed by tlie Marine Hdspital officer. , KENYOUN; "Surgeon Marine Hospital Service, Quar antine Officer." ' The contents of the dispatch have been communicated to Health" Officer Fulton, of Astoria. ' Father and Son Drowned. SCRANTON. -M1S3..- Juno 15. Sullivan Converse, of Chicago, and hie father were - drowned today- while bathing- In the Bayou Chllcot. In full view of .their 14-yenr-old. Hon and brother. Sullivan Converse was- one of the volunteer .sea men on the battle-ship Oregon during the -late" war with Spain. His mother, Mrs. Ida M. Converse, is well known in literary circles as a newspaper corre spondent. Make Your Blood Pure This its of tho utmtat importance to good health. Tho medicine to make your1 blood pura i3 Hood's S-rsa.parnia. 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