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THE MORNING OKEGOjS'IAtf, FRIDAY, JUKE 22, 1900.
THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE
HAVXA RE-ELECTED CHAIRMJUi
FOR SEXT FOUR YEARS.
JTctt Members o Executive Commit
tee Appointed Piatt on Roose
velt's nomination.
PHILADELPHIA, June 2L The Na
tional committee met In the rooms back
of the Convention Hall Immediately after
the adjournment of the convention. As
soon as the committee was assembled.
Chairman Hanna wan nominated and re
elected chairman for the next four years.
In accepting the nomination he made
a very short speech, in" which he thanked
the old membeps of the committer who
had s,tood by him in the campaign of 1S98,
and said that. In taking the position for
another four years, and especially for -the
coming campaign, he did so with the dis
tinct understanding that every member
of the National committee would stand by
him and work loyally for the success" of
the ticket which had been nominated to
day. Colonel Dick, of Ohio, was elected tem
porary secretary. On motion of Senator
Sc-tt, of West Virginia, George Wlswe.ll,
of Milwaukee, was unanimously sleeted
sergeant-at-arms of the National commit
tee for four yeaTs. in place of H. L.
Swords, of New York, resigned.
Chairman Hanna was authorized to se
lect from the members of the National
committee an executive committee, and
the committee then adjourned, subject to
the call ot the chairman.
Senator Hanna left very soon after for
3Ir. Griscoms Haverford home, saing
that he would not be in Philadelphia this
aftcrno'on. The headquarters of the Na
tional committee will be established at
Chicago and Isew York, as Jn the cam
paign of 1S9G. Mr. Hanna said that his
personal headquarters would be wherever
he deems it most expedlont for the suc
cess of the party.
Chairman Hanna tonight announced the
names of the five members of the new
executh e committee of the National com
mittee, as follows: Henry C. Payne, of
Wisconsin; Joseph Manlcy. of Maine; N.
B. Scott, of West Virginia; Harry D.
New, of Indiana, and George L. Shoup. of
Idaho. It is expected that the committee
to Inform Prea'dent McKInley of Tils nom
ination will perform their fluty at Canton.
O., July 12.
"WHAT PLATT SATD.
Roosevelt Will Be Stronger on the
National Than on the State Ticket.
NEW YORK. June 2L-Seoator Piatt
was seen at the Fifth Avenne Hotel to
night and naked what he thought of the
ticket nominated by the Republican Na
tional Convention at Philadelphia, today.
"It is a very good ticket." he replied.
" Roosevelt wlh make a good run. I have
grave doubts whether he would carry New
York if he ran for Governor, but there
ia no doubt that he will carry the state
as a -candidate for Vice-President. He
certainly makes a better candidate for
Vice-President than as Governor."
Senator P-att is still a sick man, and Is
quietly submitting to the strict orders of
bis physician. Dr. Daniel P. Peare vis
ited the Senator early today and ad
vised him to remain In bed for the time
being. Mr. Platt passed a very uneasy
night, sleeping for only short interval.
"L find nothing alarming in Senator
Piatt's condition this morning," said Dr.
Pease after the examination, and subse
quent bandaging. "An athJete who had
gone through the strain which the Sena
tor has experienced during the last few
days would be knocked out too. It is im
perat'ie that he remain quiet for some
time."
DELEGATES IIOMEWARD-BOU.Vn.
Rush From Philadelphia Began as
Soon an Convention Adjourned.
PHILADELPHIA, June 21. As soon as
the National convention adjourned this
afternoon the rush of visitors to get out
qf town began. Within an hour after
Chairman Lodge had adjourned the ces
sion every railroad station In the city
was crowded with passengers, and the
congested condition of the railroad waiting-rooms
continued until late tonight It
was figured by hotel men and railroad of
ficials that almost 75 per cent of the con
vention visitors had departed by 11 P. M.
Most of the strangers still here come
from the far West, and will visit other
Eastern cities before returning home.
With the exception of Chairman Hanna,
all the prominent leaders in the party
have departed. Senator Hanna will re
main at Haverford, a suburb, until Sat
urday as the guest of C. A. Grisrom,
whpse hospitality the Ohio Senator has
several times accepted during his stay In
this city.
Vlce-Presldrntlal Nominee Roosevelt de
parted at 6 o'clock, accompanied by his
wife.
McKInley Concrntnlnted Roosevelt.
WASHINGTON. June 2L At 4 o'clock
this afternoon the President wired the
following congratulatory telegram to Gov
ernor Roosevelt:
"Executive Mansion, Washington, June
2L Hon. Theodore Roosevelt: Your
unanimous nomination Is a high and de
served honor. I extend by heartiest con
gratulations. WILLIAM M'KINLEY."
Although no definite time has been fixed
for the notification committer to wait
upon the Preisdent and formally notify
him of his nomlnaion. It is expected the
President has lr.dieiied that it will be
satisfactory to h-lm If the committee
wouhl visit him at Canton, July 12. He
and Mrs. McKInley expect to leave here
for Canton not later than July 1. and it
!s not improbable that they may leave In
time to reach Canton June SO. According
to present plans, they will remain there
through the month of July. If is under
stood to he- the President's purpose not
to moke any speeches during his absence
from Washingon
Speaker Henderson's Views.
DUBUQUE. Ia.. June 21. Speaker Hen
derson said tonight:
"McKinley and Roosevelt will wwp the
country. They represent the patriotism
of two wars, and -will be enthusiastically
followed y the eoldiers of each. Above
all. they rejvrosent Integrity of the high
est order and deep devotion to their coun
try." THE IRISH EX-CONVICTS.
Mullet and Fltsharrlx Surprised at
Their Treatment.
NEW YORK. June 21. Joseph Mullet
and James Fltzhnrris were today taken
from Ellis Island fo the immigration sta
tion in the barge office and officially no
tified to prepare for deportation. Th
men angrily declared that they had been
treated worse by the United States Gov
ernment than during any time of their
Incarceration in Eng.lsh prisona Commls
E'ocer McSweeney said that the men to
day had received telegrams from "Rocky
Mountain" O'Brien and ex-Judge Cartiss,
their counsel. It is thought that Judge
Gurilss may ark for papers in habeas
corpus so as to delay the deportation.
Which, otherwise, will take place Satur
day on the Cirrrard liner Servia.
NEW YORK, June 2L Joseph J. Mul
let, the Fenian ex-convict, who. with
"Skln-the-Goat" Fitzharris. has been or
dered excluded from the United States,
and is detained at the immigration sta
tion, has written the following letter to
Commissioner Fitchle:
"Immigration Barge. Narragansett, El
lis Island. N. Y. Mrs. FStchie-Hon-orable
Sir: I wish to protest in the
strongest manner possible against the
manner in which I am treated. The Eng
lish Government, bad as It is sup
posed to be, never acted so meanly as
your Government has acted toward us.
The former kept us apart from all other
convicts and treated us as political pris
oners. The latter has forced us to mix
with the scum of Europe. They kept
us close in a prison-house, to the detri
ment of our health and strength.
"And what dime nave we committed
against the United States Government?
Why, we and all Irish Nationalists don't
love and reverence Erin more than we
do the land of tho Stars and Stripes, and
we always have considered the two na
tions as, one. Why should we not? Have
not the blood and brains of our race
helped in a special manner to build up
3'our great Nation? Another thing I com
plain of: We have not had the- chance
to hear mass since we have been In prison
here. This is another -matter in which
your Nation is far behind the English."
FOREIGNERS IN CHINA.
Statistics Uy Amerjean Consul at
Che Fee.
WASHINGTON. June 2L Interesting
statistics concerning foreigners In Chins.
are contained- in a report en trade rela
tions between! Chiea and the Unltea
States, just received at the State Depart
ment from Consul Fowler at Che Foo,
dated May T last. The table of foreigners
Is divided Into two classes, residents and
firms, and Includes- statistics for the years
1S&S aid 1S39. Tile total foreign residents
in 1S3S were 13,421, and In 1SS9. 17J92, and
the foreign firms In 1SSS were T73, end in
lfS3, 922. The nationality of the for'e"gn
element for 1S95, and the increase over
1S3$, were at, follows:
Increase.
American residents 2.S35 2S9
American firms "0 27
British residents 5,562 414
British firms 401 3
German residents 1,12 41
German firms 135 8
French residents 1,183 253
French Arms 76 9
Russian residents 1,623. 1,455
Russian firm IS 2
Italian residents 12d 1T
Italian firms 9 0
Japanesft' residents 2.440 746
Japanese firms 195 SI
Total number of residents.17,193 3,772
Total number of firms S33 1C0
Decrease.
These figures show that Russia made
tbra greatest gain in- the matter of resi
dents and Japan in the number of firms,
France coming next In the latter respect.
Consul FowleT sayts that these figures do
not include the leased port, and that it
must be remembered that In the case of
Grear Britain, a large number of Indians
and Asiatics (Chinese born In Hong Kong,
the Straits-, etc) are included. Conse
quently, It Is difficult to determine the
true number of British in China. Consul
FoVler expresses the belief that the num
ber of rcsidtantK-Is greatly underestimated.
SWEPT OVER A CATARACT.
Terrible Fate of Passengers on a
British Guiana Steamer.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, June 15. Partic
ulars of the catastrophe which befei tho
river steamer Matbel and three other
boats recently, when they were swept
over the Tnmatumarl Falls, in the Dema
rara River, British Guiana, have Just
been received here.
It appsars that the Mabel left Potaro
Landing in 'the gold-bearing district, for
the landing at the head- of the Ttnnatu
mari Falls, with three boats in tow. There
were 120 passengers- altogether. When the
boats wore witlhn 200 yard of .the Turns
rumari Landing, it was- found that the
eurrerit was likely to carry them beyond
it. A lino thrown to the shore fell ehort,
and Captain Decamp, a passenger on the
Steamer, volunteered to swim ashore with
it. The passengers then became alarmed
and many ot them jumped overboard.
Some, it Js said, got in the way of Captain-
Decamp, who only escaped being
drowned by catching hold of a tree.
All hope of saving the boat was row
past. Amfd the heart-rending screams of
the passengers, they were swiftly swept
to the ciaJtaract. As soon as they reached
tho rapids, two of the boats were
smashed agaimJt the rocks and sank. The
rope holding the th!rd 1ioat to the steam
er Jjrolce and the craft shot through the
rapids aafely, ner occupants 'oelng none
the worse for thlr terrible voyage. The
steamer, as soon as she got In the rapids,
blew up and went under.
The cries of the passengers at this time
were most awful. The angry waters car
ried manj' of them to their doom, the'r
bodies being dashed with great violence
against the sharp eoral rocks. Fully one
half of those on the boats were lost,
among the victims toeing Dr. G. C. Tay
lor, a,w Englishman, who was making a
tour of the West Indies, and J. B. Tays,
an American gold miner, who had been
prospecting on the Potaro and Minne
haha Rivers.
WILL BID ON ARMOR-PLATE
Bethlehem Steel Compnny Will
Xame a Loir Flgrpre.
PHILADELPHIA June 21. At the an
nual meeting today of the rUnreiiolders of
the Bethlehem Steel Company, the an
nouncement was made that the company
proposes to bid for the contract for 36,000
tonB of armor-plate for which bids have
been requested Dy the Government from
all steei companies.
"'The BethJebem company will bid for
-the entire contract." said a member, "and
l may safely say the rate specified will
be lower than any we have ever offered
the Government before. The reaon for
this Is easfty found in the magnitude of
the contract to be awarded. Heretofore
the Government has seldom made con
tracts for more than 2000 tons of steel plate
at any one- time."
The Beard of Directors was re-elected.
President Llcderroan's report snowed $500,-
000 paid out In dividends, and a surplus of
JS.4C3.726.
Races at Denver.
DENVER. June 2L In the burdle race
at Ovexiand Park today Jockeys Burns
and Hunter were thrown from their
norses. Burns was fatally Injured. Th
results of the rat As were:
Seven furlOngs R. Q. Ban won. Miss
Redwood second. Cousin Letty third; time,
1:2$;.
Six furlongs Eva Wilson won. Croker
second. Joe Heart third; time. 1:174.
Four and a half furlongs Ben Beach
won. Pan Amlnt second. Sea Queen third;
time, 0:5.
Hurdle, 5even furlongs ChEcoot Pass
won. Jo Bell second, Glorina II third;
time. 1:40.
Four furiongs-TJabe Ward won. Orator
second, Ferdlnandes third; time, 0:4.
To Mnlntaln Western Rates.
CHICAGO, Jane 21. By an agreement
entered Into at the meeting of the presi
dents of the Western roads in this city,
ratemaklng power of all lines will be vest
ed, entirely In the executive officers of the
roads. No line, party to the agreement,
will hart power to issue a new rate sheet
until it has been submitted to the local
committee where the business originates,
and has the approval of the highest exec
utive officer In charge of the traffic of
the Interstate road. Committees will be
located in Kansas City, Omaha, Sioux
City. Council Bluffs, St. Paul and Minne
apolis. Roundhouse Burned.
BAKERSFTOLD. Cal.. June 2L The
Southern Pacifle roundhouse at K-ern City
was burned this afternoon, and ths re
mains of Patrick Quin and Bj-rd Gil
mcre. employes. were found te the debris.
They were killed by the. explosion of an
oil task, which alv started the fire. The
loss to the railroad company will amount
to $400,000. Twelve engines were destroyed.
BRYAN'S RUNNING MATE
DAVID B. HILL THIS CHOICE OF A
NEWSPAPER CANVASS.
Admiral Dewey Finds kittle Favor
Carter, Harrison on. Democracy
Prospects.
PHILADELPHIA. June 2L The North
American win publish, tomorrow morning
the result of a canvass of the editors of
prominent newspapers, throughout the
United States as to trie logical running
mate of Bryan, In view of the selection
of Theodore Roosevelt by the Republican
National Convention as tho Vlce-Presi-dentlal
candidate. The tabulated vote
shows a decided preference for David B.
Hill, but no man has a clear majority.
Another favorite !s William. R. Hearst,
editor of the New York Journal and Ad-
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'HOW DOTH THE
vertlser. He is almost as strong as Hill.
Admiral Dewey finds little faor.
CARTER HARRIS OX'S VIEWS..
Predicts That Bryan Will Sweep the
Country.
NEW YORK, June 2L Mayor Carter
Harrison, of Chicago, when oekedj last
night what he thought of the Republican
platform, said that he had not read St
thoroughly, though he did not believe It
would attract many voters to McKInley.
"Bryan Is sure to win, anyway," na
said. "Platforms are not the issues, and
the people nowadays vote for these w-Hoin
they think will best represent them. The
fight this year will be largely ono of per
eonalltiesL Colonel Bryan's personality,
hla Individuality, is attracting votes to
him, while McKInley repels them.
Throughout the West thousands of men
who were against Bryan four years ago
are with him now,
"In Chicago particularly McKInley Is
losing ground rapidly. There Is a great
deal of dissatisfaction wrth the Adminis
tration, especially because of lis attitude-"
towards trusts and its imperialistic ten
dencies. In our city there are thousands
of Germans who, four years ago, voted
almost to a man for McKInley, but will
oppose him next Fall because of the ex
pansion Ideas set forth. In the platform
and actions of the Administration in the
far East.
"To these Germans expansion and colon
lam means a great army, and a great
army Includes eventually a system of
conscription and militarism. Just what
have driven hundreds of thpusands of
Germans to this country, and they won't
seo us make the mis-take If they can
help it. I am informed by some of the
best-posted Germans in the West that
the defection from Mr. McKInley will be
general throughout the country.
"Another thing that has operated to ex
asperate the Germans Is the Administra
tion's apparent fondness for a hard-and-fast
alliance with Great Britain and Its
opposition to an expression of sympathy
wkh the Boers.
"In my opinion, hovever. the trust prob
lem Is the most Important consideration.
Although the Kansas City convention
will doubtless reaffirm the platform of
1SS6, the campaign wlH be fouglft on the
two Issues of trusts and Imperialism and
strong pUnks on these subjects will be
introduced in thtft TiTatforrw
"Silver, if It Is mentioned at all. outside
of the reaffirmation of the Chicago plat
form, win occupy a secondary place, and j
a supreme effort will bo made in the
direction of bringing together an ele-
meats of fh party."
TKXAS DEMOCRATS.
Anti-Expansionists Carried the Con
vention. AUSTIN. Tex.. June 21. The Texas
state Democratic convention adopted an
anti-expansion platform this afternoon,
after a prolonged contest. The debate on
the platform was tha feature of the day,
but the vote when taken resulted In 707
votes for the majority platform report
as against 105 for the minority. The ma
jority report is outspoken against expan
sion, and its adoption settled the com
plexion of the convention. The Instruc
tions Issued to the Kansas City delegation
are to support W. J. 3ryan. The plat
form Is m favor of laws to prohibit trusts,
favors construction of the Nicaragua Ca
nal and Insists that the Chicago platform
be reaffirmed in Its entirety.
The convention eelected the following
delegates-at-large, who were instructed
for Bryan: Congressmen Ball and Coop
er. O. D. Odell, James S. Wayne, Jona-J
than Lane, E. B. Perkins, J. B. Blakol
ana J. T. .Fierce,
THE CLARK FACTION.
Elected a Delegation to the Demo
cratic Xntlonal Convention.
BUTTE, Mont, June 2L Tha Clark
wing of the. Demoeratic state convention
reconvened this morning, seating all the
contesting- delegations In favor of Clark,
which, with the uncontested delegations
in his favor, gave a total of S75 out of
6S1 of the state representation. Resolu
tions strongly condemning the Daly fac
tion and demanding the resignation of tho
Democratic state officers and Congress
men as unfit for office were passed. Sen
ator Clark addressed the convention. Del
egates to the National convention were
elected as follows: W. A. Clark, Richard
ritxgerald. J. M. Holt. S. T. Hauser.
Frank Higgins, H. L. Frank; alternates,
E. E. Corbett. D. R. Peeler. W. J. Han
na, N. W. McConnell, Joseph Tooraey, L.
A. Luce.
National Prohibition Convention.
CHICAGO. June 21. Preparations for
the National Prohibition Convention, to
bo held in this city Wednesday and Tnurs.
day next week, are nearly complete. The
convention will be held in the First Regt-"
meat Armory, it is said the National
platform will contain, planks favoring,
woman suffrage, civil service, the estab
lishment of postal savings banks and
probably one favoring' the amendment to
tho interstate 'commerce law asked by
the National Millers' Association. No
plank" will te adopted by less than a two
thirds1 vote, and the advisability of a
necessary three-fourths vote Is being considered.
FOREIGN TRADE IN MAY.
Excess of Experts Over Imports Cob
tianes Quite Heavy
New York Journal of Commerce.
The imports of May were below those
"tof January. March and April, but seem
large compared with those of many
months' to the past few years of small lnv
portation. The exports were larger than
In May" of any of the five preceding years;
larger than In any month of 1S95 and
1S9S, and hive been exceeded only 15 times
LITTLE BUSY BEE IMPROVE EACH SHINING HOUR."
Detroit Journal.
in six years. The excess of exports over
imports was nearly twice as great as In
May of last year.
For 11 months the Imports are consid
erably In excess of those of preceding
yeaM, though the excess over 11 months
ending with May, 18&6, Is not very
great. As compared with 11 months
ending with May, 1S99, the Imports
and exports Increased In almost precisely
the samo amounts; tho excess of exports
was only a couple of millions more this
year than last In the 11 months under re
view. The trade balance cannot be cor-
' rectly stated without adding silver to
merchandise. The excess of exports of
Oliver in the past 11 months was a couple
of millions less than in the 11 months
of tho previous scar, so that, including
a.lver with merchandise, .tho trade bal
ance In favor of the United States was
almost identical for tho two periods. This
trade balance for 11 months In eaehof
tha past three years was as follows:
1900 I31S.58S.774 j iS9S f533.7C8.7S5
1S&9 51g.933.9SS
Of tho qute unprecedented figures of
tho fiscal year 1SSS It Is necessary to re
member that the exports were Increased
greatly by tho crop failures it Europe,
while prosperity had not yet been re
stored in this 'country it was not widely
felt until Europe had paid for this un
usual supply of food'-and imports -were
still running at a very low figure. Tho
increase of merchandise imports in 11
months, being 5224.000,000 greater this year
than two years ago, is due in p'art to
larger purchases of articles of consump
tion as the result ot prosperous conditions
here, but is due In much greater part to
the expansion of manufacturing, as the
increase consists in great measure of raw
materials or artless partly manufactured,
Imported for the use of our factories.
Tho Imports for 12 months ending with
May arc 165.000,000 greater than in the
corresponding period of 1S93-6, whose fig
ures approach most nearly to those of tho
past 12 months. But the exports for the
12 months ore J157.C00.OCO greater than In
the 12 months next preceding whoso fig
ures are the nearest approach to those
of the past 12 months. It Is of particular
significance that theso large exports oc
cur In a year when our exports of agri
cultural staples are less than they hare
been In some years; It, Is our export of
manufactured goods that is making good
any shortage there may be m breadstuff
I or other agricultural exports and Increas
ing tho aggregate nearly 13 per cent.
I Ane nei imports ol go.a were iui,vw.-
WO in 11 months ending May, 1S9S, and
$65,000,000 in 11 months ending May, 1S99.
In the past 11 months the net movement
lhf en Insignificant: tho imports and
exports each exceeded SSO.OOO.&OO.
San Jnhn and Caney Fields.
Boston Transcript.
"I thought you would probably like to
hear about the old battje-grounds how
they look now. I went to Caney and w ent
over the whole field of July 1. You would
scarcely recognize the places. The wire
fence where Colonel Haskell and Dickin
son were- snot has been repaired, and it is
difficult to locate the spot. The bodies
burled in the pineapple field some 40 or
more have all been removed and the
trench flEed up. Parts of leggings, shoes
and other clothing of the dead can be
seen lying about. The old stone fort Is
full of weeds and Is crumbling down.
The roof Is entirely gone. The Spanish
trenches near it are almost filled up.
Down nearer the city the Spanish posi
tions arc difficult to determine. All of
the wood blockhouses have either been
I burned or carried away by the Cubans
f for lumber. The sunken road is the only
natural-looking place. There is a com
pany jf the Fifth Infantry doing garri
son duty at -Caney. Their quarters are
clean end cool, and It Is considered a
good station. The town is very free from
fllfrh. The streets are being repaired,
water works being put In, a new plaza
under construction, etc
"San Juan Hill Is overgrown with rank
vogatation. A Cuban peasant has a hut
where once stood the famous blockhouse.
"Vandals have injured the surrender tree
some, but a strong double barbed-wire
fence protects it, together with a penalty
of punishment for any violation."
Blutfed Into a Sarrender.
London Daily Mall.
Koos Jooste Is the Boer Lord Charles
Beresford. A famous cyclist, burning to
distinguish himself, he went to war on his
own aoeount. He chose as his field of
operation the towir of Prlefeka, on the Or
ange RiTer. With eight men he surrousd
ed the place, and then dispatched one ta
demand its unoondltlonar surrender before
Commandant Jooste commented Dombard
ment. The Mayor Immediately capitulated
and handed over the town's arms to
Jooste. It was only as an afterthought he
inquired after the whereabouts of the
commando and its ,un. Jooste, triumph
act on his heap of rifles. Introduced the
commando and brandished the gun a
Martin-Henry.
THE TICKET "MAfflE UP
(Continued irer Third Page.)
"tendom today. (Applause.) So with Colo
nel Roosevelt we call him Teddy (ap
plause) he was the child of New York:
Teddy, this child of Fifth avenue, he was
the ehlld of the clubs; he was the cjilld
of the exclustveness of Harvard Colleger
and he went and became a; cowboy, and
then he went into the Navy Department
and became an Assistant Secretary. He
gave an order, -and the old chiefs ot bu
reaus cams to him and said, "Why, Colo
nel, there is no authority and no requisi
tion to -bum this powder.' Well,' said the
Colonel, we have got to get ready when
"war come3, and .powder was "manufac
tured to be burned.' (Applause.) And the
burning of that powder sunk Cervera's
ftect outside of Santiago's harbor and
the fleet m Manila Bay. (Applause.) At
Santiago a modest voice was heard? ex
ceedingly polite, addressing a military
regiment lying upon the ground w.hi!er the
Spanish bullets were flying over them
This vo'ce said. 'Get to one side, gentle
men, please: ono side, gentlemen, please,
that my men can get out.' .And when this
polite man got bis men out In the open,
where they could face the bayonet and
face the bullet, there was a transforma
tion, and the transformation was that the
dude had become a cowboy, the cowboy
had become a soldier, the soldier, had be
come a hero, and rushing the hill, pistol
In hand (great appla'use), the polite man
shouted to the militiamen lying down:
'Give them hell, boys; give them hell.
"Allusion hop been made by one of the
speakers to the fact that the Democratic
convention l to meet on the Fourth of
Jul j (laughter); en the Fourth of July all
the great heroes of the Nation, all the
heroes of the War of 1812, all the great
horocg of Mexico .and the heroes of the
War with Spain who are not dead, will
be In processions all over tlje country,
those mighty spirits, bnt they will not be,
at the Demoeratic convention at Kansas
City."
A voice from the platform And the War
of the Rebellion.
Depew And the War of the Rebellion
there Is one gentleman who will be de
tained from there, and the welcome which
they i oulo" delight to give him, but he la
at present engaged In running a footrace
under the blazing sun with the soldiers, of
the United States. (Laughter and ap
plause.) "George Washington's spirit will not be
there, but George Washington Agulnaldo,
If he could, would be- there as a welcome
delegate. (Laughter . and applause.) I
would like fo sit In the gallery and hear
the platform read, condemning expan
sion, "with Jefferson coming out off the
cloud? and saying:. 'Who are you? Did
not my expansion become 15 states as
glorious and as great as any In "yoUr
Union, and what are you condemning me
for? Anti-impcrlalitrn? Because we are
putting down an Insurrection in the Phil
ippines T And from the grave at the Her
mitage comes the spirit of old Andrew
Jackson, saying: 'Get out of here, or by
the Eternal I will let you knowVho I am.'
(Laughter and applause.) Antf-acqulsi-tlon
of territory and then comes a pro
cession of the Democrats of the
old Democratic party, Jefferson, Mon
roe, Polk; Pierce, pointing to Lou
isiana, pointing to New Mexico,, polnt
nig to California, pointing to Oregon,
pointing to what has mada. our country
first and foremost among the countries of
the world (applause), and then will come
the great card of the convention, headed
by the great Bryan himself, "Down with
the trusts; down with the trusts,' and
when the applause is over It will be found
that the pitchers on the, table have been
broken by the clashing of the lee -within
(prolonged laughter arid applause), for
that Ice will be making merry at 5 cents
a chunk.
"I heard a story (laughter) this is a
brand now stcry (renewed laughter). -It
is of the vintage of June, 1500. Most of
my stories are more venerable. There
was a lady with her husband kt Florida,
last Winter. He, a consumptive, and she
a strenuous and tumultuous woman.
(Laughter.) Her one remark was, as they
sat on the piazza, 'atop coughing, John.'
John" had a hemorrhage. The doctor
said ho must stay in bed six weeks. His
tumultuous wife said. "Doetor. It Is im
possible; we are traveling on a time
Hmlted ticket, and we have got ed
many places to go to.' (Iiughtef and ap
plause). So she carried blm off. The next
station they got to the poor man died,
and the sympathetic people said. "The
poor mndam. what shall we do?' She
sa;di "Box him up; I have got a time
Clmlted ticket and several more places to
go-tb. (Laugh ter-and applause.)
"Now, we buried 16 to 1 In 1SS6. "We put
a monument over It weighing as many
tons as the Sierra Nevadas when gold
was put into the statutes by a Republi
can Congress .and the statue of William
McKinly. Colonel Bryan has been, a
bcdy-siiatcher. (Laughter.) He has got
tho corpse out from under tba monument,
hut It Is dead. He has got It in- its cof
fin, carrying It along as did the bereaved
widow because he says: T must, I must;
I am w-edded to tjils body of sin and
death. (Laughter.) I must. I must, be
cause I have a time ticket which expires
In November.' (Laughter and applause).
"I remember when I used to go abroad
It is a good thing for a Yankee to go
abroad I used to be ashamed because
everywhere they would say 'What Is the
matter with the Declaration of Indepen
dence, when you have slavery t your
land? Well, we took slavery out and
now no man ls ashamed to go abroad.
When 1 went abroad afterwards the ship
was full of merchants, buy&ur Iron and
bUylnp steel and buying -wool and buy
ing cotton and all kinds of goods. Now
when Americans go abrcsd or around the
world, what happens to them when they
reach the capital of Japan? He rides on
an electric railway made by American
mechanics: when he gcs over the vast
plains of Siberia from China to St Pet
ersburg, he rides In American cars, drawn
"by Amarfcan IocoaSotives. When he goes
to Germany, he finds our Iron and steel
'climbing over a $2 50 tariff, and thereby
scaring the Kaiser most out of bis wits.
(Laughter.) When h reaches the great
exposition at Paris, he finds the French
wineenal&er saying that Asaerican wine
cannot be, admitted there for tlie pur
pose of judgment. When he goes to old
London he ge$s for breakfast California
fruit, he gets for lunch -biscuit and bread
made of Western flour; aad he gets for
dinner 'roast beef of old England taken
from the plains of Montana. (Laughter.)
Hte feet rest on a carpet marxed. 'Ax
minster mad at Yonkors, N. Y. (Re
newed laughter).
"Now, ray friends, this canvass we ore
entering upon is a eanvasa ot the future;
the past is only for record, and for ref
erenc&v and. thank God-, we .have -a ref
erence and a record. What Is the ten
dency of tlie future? Why this war in
L South Africa? Why this hammering at
tne gates or yekin? why this marciung
of troops from Asia, to Africa? Why this
parade of people front other Empires and
other lends? It- ia because the surplus
productions of the civilized countries of
modern tlms tim creator than rfvillza-
tioa can consume: it is because tnls over
production, goes back to stagnation and
to poverty. The American people now
produce two thousand minion dollars'
worth more than we can consume, and
we have met the emergency, and by the
providence of God. by the stalesnianshrp
oi Wflllaro. McKintey and by the valor
of Roosevelt and his associates (applause)
we have our market lit Ha-snil, w have,
our market ta tho Philippines andi In th&
presence of SOO.Ofo.OO) people with the Pa
cific as an American hake and the Ameri
can artisan Is producicg better goods
than the "workmen In any other country
ta the world. Let Invention proceed; let?
productlcb go on. Let the mountains
fcring forth their treasure. Let the fac
tories do their best; let labor be em
ployed at the highest wags because the
world is ours and we have cottguered it
by Republican principles and 4y Repub
lican persjstertoy, in tho principles of
American Industry and of America for
Americans. (Applause.)
"We- have tho best ticket erver present
ed. (Appkuse.) t We have at the head ot
it a Western, man with Eastern notions,
awd we bava at the other end of it an
"Eastern man with a Western character.
(Loud applause); a statesman and a cow
boy (laughter); the accomplished -man of
affairs -and the heroic fighter. The man i
who has proved great as President and the
fighter who has proved great as Governor.
(Applause.) We leave this old town sim
ply to keep on shouting and working to
make it unanimous for McKInley and for
Roosevelt."
The Vote.
'.'Roosevelt," "Teddy," "Roosevelt,"
came from all quarters of the hall. The
Governor sat unmoved, fanning himself
and shaking his head negatively at the
calls for his appearance. The impatient
audience called for avote, it appearing
that there would be no Qther candidate.
It took some minutes to restore order,
Chairman Lodge vigorously pounding hi
desk and appealing to the assemblage.
Just as Alabama, the first state on
the roll-call, was called, ex-Senator Quay
started out of the hall and there was &
disturbance of chairs. Partial order was
restored and the- roll-call proceeded with.
each delegation, as named, casting their
votes for Roosevelt.
During the roll-call delegates and spec
tators, realizing that thej convention's
action would be unanimous, chatted ana
laughed until the" result of the noise was
like the roar of a sullen sea on a rocky
coast.
At the conclusion of the call Chairman
Lodge announced that Roosevelt had re
ceived 929 votes, one delegate in the con
vention not voting. This delegate was
Governor Roosevelt himself, who refrained,
from voting with the New York delega
tion. Chairman Lodge's announcement that
Roosevelt had been, nominated for Vlce
Prerfdent evoked a burst or applause that
fairly shook the great steel girders of the
building to Its foundations. Governor
Roosevelt now the candidate for the
Vice-Presidency, was surrounded by dele
gates, howering congratulations upon
htm. He stood In the middle aisle, the
slerm look of recent days having given
away to an expansive smile.
The serious work of the convention was
now practically over and only a few de
tails remained to be performed.
A resoluatlon by General Grosvenor was
agreed to for an official print of the con
vention proceedings, and a reprint of the
proceedings of four years ago. Another
resolution empowered the National Com
mittee to fill vacancies on the committee.
The Notification .Committees.
On motion of Colonel Dick, Senator
Lodge was placed at the head of the
committee to notify the President of his
noinination, and Senator Wolcott at the
head of the committee to notify the Vice
Presidential nominee..
Following Is the committee selected to
notify the nominee for President:
Alabama P. D. Barker.
Arkansas Charles M. Green.
California W. M. Garland.
Colorado D. H. Moffatt.
Connecticut Linens R. Plimpton.
Delaware I. F. Alee.
Florida Joseph A. Lee.
Georgia W. A. Pledger.
Idaho W. B. Heyburn.
Illfnols Frank O. Loren.
Indiana John D. Wedmau.
Iowa C. E. Allbrook.
Kansas W. D. Holt.
Kentucky E. F. Franks.
Louisiana Jules G. Godchaus.
Maine Walnwright Cushing.
Maryland William F. Airey.
Massachusetts" F. B. Huntress.
Michigan Frank J. Hecker.
Minnesota Ray W. Jones.
Mississippi Sam P. Hurst.
Missouri Joh'n .B. Owens. '
Montana David E. Folsom.
Nebraska O. A. Abbott.
Nevada R. L. Fiiltos.
New Hampshire Fred &. Palmer.
New Jersey Leslie D. Ward.
New York Frank S. W'Kherbee.
North Carolina W. Lemley.
North Takota Fred Lentz.
Ohio-J. G. Butler, Jr.
Oregon Henry E. Ankeny.
Pennsylvania C. L. Magee.
Rhode Island Jdeeph C. Fletcher
South Carolina E. P. Demas.
South Dakota S. B. Collins.
Tennessee George N. Tillman,
Texas J. G. Lowden.
Utah Thomas Kearns.
Vermont W. N. Platt.
Virglnkt-O". ftampton. Hoge.
Washington Levi Ankeny.
West Virginia W. W. Monroe.
Wisconsin Walter Alexander.
Wyoming C. D. Clark.
Alaska W. N. Grant.
Arizona John W. Dorrington.
Indian Terr'tory P. L. Soper.
New Mexico W. A. Otero.
Oklahoma W. J. French.
District of Columbia W. C. Chaee
Hawaii S. Parkr.
The following is the committee to notify
the nominee for Vice-President:
Alatwma N. H. Alexander.
Ark2r.sa&-S. N. Duke.
California George C. Pardee.
Colorado-John B. Thomson.
Connecticut-A. J. Sloper.
Delaware Alvln D. Conner.
Florida John F. Horr.
Georgia E. N. Clemence.
Idahto George N. Shoup.
Illinois J. H. Rowell.
Indiana Charles P. Hernley.
Iowa J. J. Marh.
Kansas James T- Bradley.
Kentucky William J. Meboe.
Louisiana Johm W. Cooke.
Maln Albert Pierce.
Maryland James T. Bradford.
Massachusetts George N. Swallow.
Michigan W. E. Parnell.
Minnesota J. J. 23. Chlund.
Mississippi--W. E. Mask.
Missouri Walter S. Dickey.
Montana David E. Folsom.
Nebraska E. A. Loverly.
Nevada E. L. Flanigan. ,
New Hampshire Albert Wallace.
New Jersey William Harbour.
New York Francis V. Greene.
North Carolina Thomas S. Collins.
North: Dakota H. C. Plumley, j
Ohio George H. Rollins.
Oresor-Thomas MoEwaa. ...
Pennsylvala John H. Murdock.
Rhode Island Lucius B. Derllns.
South Carolina-. F Ensor.
Bouth Dakota Emil Branch.
Tennessee Frank H. Elgin
Texas C. M, Ferguson.
Utah C. N. Loose.
Vermont E. M. Bartlett,
VlrginiaC. Gw 6mlthers.
Washington Levy Ankeny.
West Virgirrfa-Johrt D. Rigg.
Wisconsin-!. Cv Reynolds.
Wyoming-George H. Goble.
Alaska W. D. Grant
Arizona Charles R. Drake
Indian Territory Dr. R. L. Williams.
New Mexico S. o. Romero.
Oklahoma J. H. Prlngey.
District of Columbla-J. E. Jones.
Hawaii A. N. Hepkolkle.
Votes of thanks to Mr. Lodge and Mr.
TJ oleott for their able services as press
ing officers were unanimously adopted,
also thanks to Mayor Asbbrldge, of ""Phil
adelphia, for the hospitality of the city
and to all officials of the convention.
This closed the work, and at 214 on
motion of Mr. Paynej, of New York.' tho
Republican. Convention of 1900 adjourned
sine die.
J
VOTES PLEDGED TO BRYAN.
Oaly 620 Are Necessary, and He Al
ready Has TOO. -
Brooklyn Eagle.
William; J. Bryan: is now assured of tho
nomination for President by the Demo
cratic party. Enough votes are already
pledged to him to make $hts a practical
Ciirtalnty. Previous, to yesterday he al
ready had enough votes to make him the
choice of the Democratic convention w,hich
will be called to order at Kansas City on
July 4. and yesterday added strength waa
given, to his candidacy by the action ot
tho Democratic State Conventions held
in California, Missouri, Kentucky, Georgia
and Vermont.
At ell of these gatherings the delegates
were mstructed' to vote for the Nebraskan,
who row has more than enough, pledges
to make him the standard-bearer of the
Democratic party.
There will be 930 delegates to "the Kan
t3 City convention. The necessary" two
thirds VDt,es are 620. Mr. Bryan, by th
strength added to his column yesterday,"
has 753 votes, and It looks now as If his
nomination will go through with the same
ease and lack of opposition that Js ex
pected to "characterize the voting for
President at the Republican convention
in Philadelphia next week.
The following Is a tableof the states
that have already gone on record for
Mr. Bryan:
Alabama 22New Mexico
61
New Jersey 20
California""""" is.
.New xorK 3
North Carolina.... 22
North Dakota ... G
Ohio 48
Orecon S
Colorado S
Connecticut 12
Dl3t of Columbia 6
Georgia 26
Indiana 30
Iowa 26
Kansas 20
Pennsylvania 64-
itnoae isiana s
South Carolina ... IS
Kentucky 2JSouth Dakota S
.oulsiana 161
Tennessee 24"
Maryland 36
Ctah 6
Massachusetts ... 30
Virginia 24
Vermont 8
Michigan
Mississippi lSIWashlngton , S
Jlls-.ourl 24 West Virginia.... 12
Nebraska 16 Wisconsin 21
New Hampshire.. 8Wydmlng- 6
Totals 7C5
In addition to this list, delegates wno
are supposed to be favorable to Bryan
have been eleoted In IdahQ. The Min
nesota Democrats have not yet held tho
state convention, but at various county
conventions held yesterday resolutions
were adopted indorsing Bryan and the
Chicago platform.
The movement for a straight-out reaf
firmation of the Chicago platf pfm received
added strength yesterday by the action
of the conventions held In California, Ken
tucky, Georgia and Vermont. At all ot
these gatherings this document was In-
dorsed. The .Democratic State Conven
tions, such as New York, New Jersey,
Connecticut, Maryland and a few -others
which adopted evasive platforms, pledged
their delegates to support the platform
adopted at the Kansas City conventron.
,THE ARMENIAN QUESTION.
The Impressive But Worthless Prom
ise of the. Porte.
C. A. P. Rohrback in tho Forum.
During the seventh decade of the pres
ent century the contrast between the con
dition of the Armenians 1m Russia an'd
those in Turkey was particularly marked,
inasmuch as the latter, owing to their
remoteness, were completely hidden from
the gaze of civilized Europe, and were
consequently subjected to greater Injus
tice and oppression than were anyr other
Christian subjects of the Sultan- Par
ticularly atrocious were the acts of vio
lence committed by the Kurds (aireaay
i referred to as constituting, onei of the na
tionalities of Turkish Armenia) against
tho property, life and honor of their Ar
menian neighbors; and these barbarities
naturally aroused in the hearts of the
Christian population o'f the country a
strong desire to see Russia victorious In
a war against the Turkish oppressor. To
such a war. If successful, they confidently
looked for an amelioration of their con
dition, for had not Russia for centuries
been regarded as the guardian, of the
Christian communities in the Orient?
Moreover, this powerful conviction that
the Czar would come to their assistance
was designedly encouraged from various
quarters of Russia.
The war of 1S77-78 was, as. wo know,
attended by only a partial success, of the
Russian arms- When the conquest of
the Turkish armies had finally been,
achieved a conquest which entailed an
enormous sacrifice, of -time, money and
men the resources of Russia were so
completely exhausted that she was com
pelled to submit, when the European pow
ers, and notably England, at the Congress
of Berlin (1S7S), prevented her from fully
reaping the fruits of victory. Russia was
compelled to surrender the territory of
Armenia, already occupied by the Musco
vite forces; .the Armenians, on the other
hand, receiving a guarantee that the Eu
ropean powers would secure from Turkey
an Improvement of their condition. This
guarantee is embodied in article 6L Acts of
the Congress of Berlin of 1878, which reads
as follows:
"The Sublime Porte assumes the obli
gation of Immediately establishing the
necessary Improvements and reforms de
manded by the local conditions of all
provinces inhabited by Armehlane. and
guarantees security against the Clrcas
elans and Kurd?. The Porte further
pledges Itself "to advise the powers, at
stated Intervals, of the reforms Intro
duced; and the powers will exercise sur
veillance as to their proper execution."
This document bears the signatures ot
the European powers, as well as of Tur
key. Yet to the Armenians It has not
had the value of the paper upon which
it Is written; and to It we must directly
a&crlbe all the terrible misery that has
fallen to their lot within the last few
years. The complete disregard of the Ar
menian complaints cannot be looked upon
as nearly so serious an evil as the unkept
promises of the European powers to exer
cise surveillance over the proper execu
tion of the Turkish reforms.
So 3Iepn of nim!
"Have you a letter for me?" bashfully
Inquired a pretty girl at the village of A
postoffice.
"Business or love letter?" asked the
clerk, who was a, bit of a wag.
"Business." replied the maiden, fn crim
son confusion. As no letter qf that na
ture could be found, she departed, but
after a while returned, blushing t6 the hair
roots, and falterlngly asked: "Please, sir,
would you mind looking among the lova
letters?" Tit-Bits.
Ryan- and Douglas Matched.
CHICAGO, June 2L Tommy Ryan has
been matched to box Bob Douglas, of
St. Louis, 10 rounds at Kan sag City on
the night of July i.