i far THE MOTttTTNa OBEGONIAN, THURSDAY, JUNE 2S, 1900. r FlGHTiNG THEIR WAY Pekin Force and Ministers Eight Miles From Tien Tsin. HARD PRESSED BY CHINESE Seymour's Colnmn Has 63 Killed and 200 Wounded Assistance Sent From Tien Tsin. WASHINGTON. June 27. The following telegram was received at the Navy De partment late this afternoon: "Che Foo, June 27. Secretary of the Navy, Washington: Pekin force and Min isters reported with the Pekin relief ex pedition, entrench! eight miles from Tien Tsin. KEMPFF." The Chinese Minister called this morn ing on the Secretary of State and commu nicated to him the contents of a dispatch vhlch he had received from the Tsung 11 "Yamun at Pekin, dated the 19th Inst. The dispatch stated that the foreign Min ister had before this date asked permls 66on for the legation guards to enter the city, which permission had been granted; that they subsequently asked that these guards bo reinforced, which the Chinese -Government was not disposed to permit. The dispatch then goes on to "state that the Consul-General at Tien Tsin. (erup posed to be the French Consul-General) had demanded the surrender of the Taku -forts and that the foreign Ministers were Shortly to leave Pekin- lor Tien Tsin with tlbedr guards. The Minister's news appears to have been anticipated unofficially, eo far as it relates to the departure of the foreign Ministers from Pekin. But the Importance of his message lies In the fact that It Is a week later In date than liny official dispatch which has reached Europe or America since the break In tho Jino of communication, June 12. The Minister says the dispatch reached him from Pekin, via Tainan Fu, the capi tal city of Shan Tung Province. The Minister Is firmly cominccd of the ac curacy of the statements contained In Ills message. Secretary Hay also was Inclined to credit the dispatch, and was pleased to find that it was corroborated by the dispatch of the French Consul General in Shan Tung to his own gov ernment. Tho Chinese Minister's report greatly relieved the officials here, who took it as tho first tangible evidence that the im perial Chinese Government had a full realization of tho enormity of permitting the ministers to come to personal harm, and were thus undertaking', as far as lay In their power, to observe the amnesties of International exchange. Tho keenest interest is shown by the oflicai3 to learn The conditions under which the Ministers left Pekin. Minister "W'u's dispatch was ominously stlent on that pokr and, though the minister himself maintains al most obstinately his confidence in the Tionexlstence of a etarte of war, it is gen erally admitted that it will be difficult to accept his conclusion If it shall trans pire that the Pekin government iteelf has sent the Ministers away with their pass ports, or, what may come to the same tiMng, with a guard as safe conduct. At the State Department i Is said that If It shall be explained that the Imperial gov crnmen did this, not with a purpose of rupturing- dlplomatlo relations, but simply to insure the safety of the Ministers, 'which they were unable to guarantee as Jong as they remained in Pekin, then there Is still ground for an understanding: It is, hem-ever, pointed out that in such cases tho self-confessed inability of the imperial government to maintain peace And order at the capital would amount to an admission of Its utter failure as a government, and would leave China in a state worae than that of actual war. In either event, it now appears to the satis faction, of 'the ojcials that there was abso lute Justification for such intervention as we have offered in China. Notice has come to the Government that the cable companies have again re opened communication telegraphically with Taku and Che Foo. This arrange ment has been made by means of the Russian telegraphic system connecting with the Siberian Railroad system. A European agent has managed to reopen tho lines, though tho means of communi cation between Che Foo and Taku and Tien Tsin are tortuous and probably pre carious. The War Department officials still in sist that no orders have gone forth to send more troops to China other than the Ninth Regiment, now on Its way from Manila, and the Sixth Cavalry, which will rail from San Francisco next Sunday for Nagasaki, and perhaps Taku. It is said that with these two organization and the marines row on Chinese soil. General Chaffee will have the rull brigade to which his rank entitles him. Rumors of withdrawals of troops from Cuba are said to be the probable basis for the persistent statements that more soldiers have been ordered to China. It Is admit ted that two regiments will soon be or dered to the United States from Cuba, the particular organizations being desijr aed by General Wood, but they simply wlll take the place in home garrisons of regulars which will go out to Manl'a to relieve volunteer organizations there. There were no other official dispatches In either the State or Navy Departments. The only other news of the morning was the departure of General Chaffee, who had a final conference with Adjutant General Corbln, and then started for San Francisco. General MacAnthur notified tho Adjutant-General this morning of the depart ure of tho Nlrtth Infantry for China. It is expected that the transport Grant, with General Chaffee on board, will ar rive at Nagasaki about July 2S, which would Insure his arrival at Taku by Au gust 1. Diplomatic representatives of foreign governments have received, so far as known, little news from their govern ments with respect to the situation In China. From the meager reports which "have reached the various legations, it is seen that the difficulty of obtaining ac curate Information Is embarrassing all governments. Major Simpson, chiof of the Bureau of Information of the War Department. Is engaged in tho preparation of a map of Cluna, which will show that part of the empire in which the present trouble is being experienced. Immense difficulties are being encountered in getting accurate Information, with acspect not only to the topography of the country, but also as to tho telegraph and railroad lines. De tailed and up-todate information is carooly to be had, but in a short time a reasonably accurate map of the coun try will be ready for the use of the Department officials and the troops which may find China a field of operation. Officials in the State and "War Depart ments today wore Interested in the dis patch received by Mfewsier Wu from Pe kin, not only because of its contents, but especially because of the route by which it was transmitted. Mr. Wu said it reached him from Pekin by way of Tel nan Fu. Tsinan Is the capital of the Province of Shan Tung, southwest of Pekin and northwest of Shanghai. The word "Fu" following the name of a city Indicates that It is the capital of a prov ince. The city is near the Hoang Ho, one of the two great rivers of China. Telegraph communiosuion between Pekin and Tsinan, as It Is shown on the Ger nxin maps. Is almost crrect; but thence to Shanghai, the nearest cable station, the route 1-s roundabout. That Minister Wu's dispatch came from Shanghai is al most certain, as. according to the best maps in the posecuslon of the depart ment, there are no cable stations north of Shanglval on tho Chinese Coast. As Min ister Wu's dispatch was dated at Pekin tle 19th Inst., the supposition' is that it bad. to bo taken at least part of the dis- tance from Pekin to Shanghai by cou rier, thus Indicating that the telegraph lines are not la operation along: the route between these two place. General Chaffee had been hi conference with Major Sknpson. as to the topography of the country In -which, according- to present expectations, the foreign- troops will operate. Ail the Information In the possesion of the bureau was pieced- at his disposal. OHDERED TO LEAVE. "Were the Foreign Ministers Pat Out el Pelcin t LONDON, June 27. The Foreign Office has Issued the following telegram, re ceived fr6m W. R. Carles, the British Consul at Tien TBln. undated, but prob ably sent June 24, and forwarded from Che Foo, June 27: "A note has been received by the Com missioner of Customs here from Inspector General Hart iSir Robert Hart), at Pe kin. dated June 19, stating that the for eign legations have been ordered to leave Pekin within 24 hours." The cable messages from the far East are so conflicting in their tenor that almost any desired view of the situation is dcdudble therefrom. On the whole, however, the news is encouraging, and It Is safe to assume that Vice-Admlral Sey mour and the legations, whether together or separately, will ultimately reach a place of safety. A late Shanghai report says Prince Tuan (head of tho Chinese Foreign Office and father of the heir apparent) has sent the legatloners to Tsinan Fu under escort, and adds that Tsinan Fu will be the new capital In the event of Pekin being occu pied by the international forces. Admiral Seymour, It Is asserted, suc ceeded In getting a message Into Tien Tsin Monday, according to which he was then eight miles west of there, terribly harassed, could only bold out another two days, and had C3 killed and over 20 wounded. He did not mention the Min isters or others from Pekin. It is thought at Shanghai that now Tien Tsin is relieved, the combined Inter national forces will have no difficulty la reaching Pekin, though it Is expected It will be found that all the foreigners have already left. It is claimed that the re ports as to damage done at Tien Tsin and the casualties among the foreign forces have been highly colored. The exodus of Chinese from Shanghai is unabated. Every steamer Is throngea and the authorities have been obliged to resort to the use of the fire hose to pre vent the fugitives from overcrowding the vessels. The commander of the British first-class cruiser Undaunted, however, has landed large supplies of rifles ana ammunition, and guns have been placed In position at commanding points, wltn the result that the foreigners are conn dent they can overcome any attack on the settlement, into which the foreigners from the outstatlons are rapidly congre gating. According to a dispatch from Nov Chwang, the Russians there are barely able to cope with the situation. The Chi nese, it appears, are burning all railroad material, Tdlllng isolated Russians at ev ery opportunity and destroying the coai mines. The St. -James's Gazette expresses the opinion that China is "teaching America the Impossibility of a great trading na tion avoiding Imperialism," adding: "America's experience will teach her it Is not the desire to grab distant lands, but unavoidable destiny that drives Great Britain ever forward. Washington has no choice but to protect tho imperiled American citizens, and having once inter vened In China to protect her Interests, she shall never be able to shake from her shoes the dust of the Celestial Em plre." A special dispatch from Che Foo says: "The fight of the allied forces against the combined J?oxers and the Chinese soldiery, barring the road to Tien Tsin, opened at daybreak. One hundred and fifty Americans were among the second International troops. The Chinese soon broke under heavy shelling, and then tho arsenal was attacked and the guns were gradually silenced. The fight was prac tically over at noon. The keen friendly rivalry for the honor of first entering the city resulted in the Americans and Brit ish going in neck and neck, with the others close up." A special from Shanghai, dated last evening, says that communication with Admiral Seymour was opened by the Tien Tsin relief force, Sunday. Admiral Sey mour was at that time said to be 10 miles from Tien Tsin. Three hundred of the members of his party were reported sick and wounded: only a few had been killed. They were short of provisions, and were returning without having rescued tho le gations. A dispatch from Tien Tsin, dated yes terday, says that the Protestant mission at Wei Hsien was burned by rebels Mon day night. The British Consul at Amoy telegraphs this morning that the Europeans at Pe kin are reported to be safe. MISSIONARIES DEPRESSED. Secretaries of the Foreign Boards Depressed by the Xevrs. NEW YORK, June 27. The secretaries of the foreign missions boards In this city and the friends of the missionaries now in China are getting more and more bewildered as rumors multiply and cable messages more depressing than cheering come to headquarters. A letter from Dr. Edna G. Terry to her mother, dated April 23, 6aid she would sail for home at the earliest possible date. Mrs. Terry hopes that her daughter Is already on her way to the United States. The report from Che Foo, giving a list of missionaries safe there, caused the Presbyterians some worry. Mr. Garrison, of the secretary's office, said: "Not one of our missionaries Is men tioned in the list, unless It is Rev. Mr. Lowrle. Our Mr. Lowrie is with Rev. Mr. Walter, and he has been at Pao Ting Fu, shut off by the Boxers, we thought; We do not see why our missionaries from Pekin --.ere not mentioned as well as those of the other denominations. Nor Is It easy to explain how the missionaries In Pekin escaped all the way to Che Foo, over 200 miles, without an escort of troops, at a time when Seymour and the allies are hard pressed in that same re gion. "Tho only way they could havo done It was by the help of the native Chris tians. Perhaps these missionaries who are mentioned were. outside of the city at the time they started for Che Foo. Then, too, all our missionaries in Shan Tung Province were" ordered to port, which must bo Che Foo. From the fact that they were not mentioned we con clude that they have not yet reached that city." Rev. Dr. C C. Cregan, of the Ameri can Board of Foreign Missions, said of the Congregational missionaries who are reported to be safe in Ohe Foo: "Dr. W. S. Amcnt Is the superintendent of the mission at Pekin, and when last heard from he was in that city. His wife and family are in this country. Miss Frances B. Patterson is of the Pekin mis sion, and the last we knew of her she was there. Rev. James H. Roberts was stationed at Kalagan, in the far north of China, close to the great walL We have had great fears for him, and his asso ciates. Rev. P. Sprague and wife and Rev. Mark Williams." Rev. Charles E. Ewing, of Pao Ting Fu, has sent a cable dispatch to his father-in-law. the Rev. Mr. Porter, of Danvers. Mass. It said simply: "Safe." After giving this Information, Dr. Cregan said: "We are getting more and moro con fused as these dispatches come In. But so far as we have any knowledge, no American missionary has suffered bodily Injury, and there Is nothing yet to de stroy our hope that the life of every one of them -will be spared. Our Government seems to be doing all It can. and we trust that the Lord will deliver our brethren out I of tho fieri" furnace in which they are placed. We assume that all our mission aries are safe." At the office of the Christian and Mis sionary Alliance, In this city. It was said that taere were 32 missionaries north of Pekin. who could be reached only through Pekin or Tien Tsin. None of them could be in Che Foo, for upon their arrival the headquarters here would be notified. CeaHrme2 Tay French Reports. PARIS, June 27. The French Consul General at Shanghai, telegraphing under date of yesterday, announces that the allied troops have entered Tien Tsin. He states also that the Foreign Ministers have departed from Pekin for the north, ac- companled by a Chinese escort. It Is I workers were undoubtedly the most con- . tarlsm, and as wholly foreign to our ya supposed that they are headed for Shang- fldent people among the delegates, poll- ! tem of government; denounces the Porto hal Kouan. following the course of the J tlcians and spectators when the Republl- i Rlcan tariff bill as -a. oaloable violation great 'wall. The telegram adds that tho j viceroy ot isaniun ana tne viceroy or Tiehenn Gtcbetong, have requested the I Consul to announce to the French Gov- i eminent that they are protecting the in- f. v4 " terests of some of the missionaries, and some of the foreign, merchants in that region. A Tangtse telegram of the same date states that the French Consul at Che Foo confirms the news of the deliverance of Tien Tsin, and the fact that the For eign Ministers left Pekin under escort. From a -Tien .Tain Missionary. PHILADELPHIA, June 27. Mrs. Oliver Clifford, who, with her husband, is con nected with the Presbyterian mission at Tien Tsin, writes, under date of May 29, to her brother In this city, as follows: ''We sleep now with our firearms close at hind. Oliver and I each have a brace of pistols under our heads. I always have two valises packed, ready to flee at any moment, and the entire foreign population is anxiously watching for the first sign of an uprising. Last Monday morning, when the people awoko in the city, huge placards were found posted on the wall3 and fences, reading as follows: 'The heavens are displeased at the presence of the foreign dogs in China. The gods have decreed that there shall be no more rain In the whole kingdom until they are all expelled.' " ChlcaKoans "Reported Safe. CHICAGO, June 27. Through a cable gram he received yesterday, James W. Porter learned of the safe arrival at Chi Nan Fu of the Rev. Henry D. Porter and Miss Mary H. Porter, former residents- of this city, missionaries of the American Board, who were stationed at Pang Chuang. The two were unable to reach Tien Tsin, 200 miles north of their post of duty, and it had been feared that harm would befall them. The cablegram states that they were given military es cort to Chi Nan Fu. Seyxnoar Aslfs for Help. BERLIN, June 27. The German Consul at Che Foo confirms the contents of the message from Vlce-Admlral Seymour, which reached Tcln Tsin Monday, saying he was then eight miles westward of that city, terribly harassed, could only hold, out another two days, and had G3 men killed and over 200 wounded, and adds that tho Admiral asked for the dispatch of a relief column of 2000 men. This column left Tien Tsin during the morning of June 2S,1 under Russian command. Japan's "War Fund. YOKOHAMA, June 27. The Emperor has sanctioned an outlay of 15,000,000 yen towards the cost of military operations in China. It is reported in Seoul that there Is Increasing hostility towardj Christians In Coroa. Corea, It Is said, repudiates the land contract which gave to Russia a site for a coal depot and a naval hospital, as Russia wished to apply towards the price the amount of the pending claims against Corea. CAPTAIN POWERS RELEASED Ex-Governor Taylor's Pardon Again Honored. HARLAN COURTHOUSE, Ky., June 27. Captain John Powers, of Barbourville, Ky., who was arrested here yesterday on the charge of complicity In the murder of Governor Goebel, was today released. His attorneys instituted habeas corpus proceedings, and, after a hearing before County Judge Cornett, Powers produced a pardon, signed by Governor Taylor, March 6, 1200. offering it as a bar to prosecution and arrest. Judge Cornett honored tho pardon, and Powers will be released. This Is the second time Powers has been arrested on the same charge and released on Governor Taylor's pardon. Governor Taylor at Indianapolis. INDIANAPOLIS, June 27. Ex-Governor Taylor and wife, of Kentucky, reaqhed here from the East today. Mr. Taylor has shaved his mustache, and his appear ance is much changed. He looks 11L Electrical Storm in Kansas. ATCHIOON, Kan., June 27. A terriflo electrical storm, accompanied by a gale, occurred here between 7 and 8 o'clock today. Trees were blown down, and many small buildings overturned. The roof of the Ogden block, the largest build ing in Atchison, was blown dff. If you wake in the morning with a bit ter taste In the mouth, coated tongue, rjerhans headache, "vour liver Is tnraltL J You need Carter's Little Liver 'Pills. Mim&S-?' CONVENTION DEADLOCKED MICHIGAN REPUBLICANS STUCK ON A NOMINATION. Six, Candidates or the-Gabernatorlal Heaer Illinois DeHecrats-Com- plete Their Ticlcct. GRAND RAPIDS .'Mich.. June 27. Bliss ! can State Convention assembled at 11 o ciock. xnose engaged m 'pusmng tna Gubernatorial candidacy of the Saginaw Colonel seemed not only to have held their delegates together, but It was con- mi aUst POPULAR CONCEPTION OF THE TICKET. ceded that their strategy in making com- binatlons had prove'3 more cTever than the large and Influential following of D. M. Ferry, of Detroit, or tho.cipwd which had come In from Lansing arid many Western '.Michigan towns, to .jboom the candidacy of Secretary of State SterrA. " The cpp.ventj.oa was called to-ordetf.b'y Gerrit J. DIcHtna", of HoTldnd,. chairman of the State Central Committee. Hon. Dahlel P. Markey, of Port Huron, was introduced' as tfie temporar chalrma'm '"ft will be found that 'the 'financial leg islation embraced In, the act of March 147 1M0, is the' crowning' glory of ilcKlnley's Administration'," ho said. ' "The world hdw krfbws that every dollar Issued by our Government Is Just as good as a gold dollar. A Democratic-Populist victory -I thlSTFall would be a. calamity because it would be rf threat against our currency, to be carried Into effect at the first oppor tunity. The attack on this line will be largely under cover" of other Issues, and therefore more dangerous. "There Is no problem now before the people for solution that needs the atten tion of the Republican party more than trusts. It Is a question upon which all people are agreed, and all political parties -should be agreed. Only the demagogue will attempt to say that It is a party question. We must meet the demagogue and demonstrate even to "him that as a party we have no sympathy with any In stitution that would either enslave or rob the people; but that, on tho other hand, so far as In our power lies, "we will, by statute and constitutional amendment, lr the power Is given, regulate and control these combinations In the Interest of all the people." After the district delegations had an nounced their members of committees, the convention took a recess until 2 o'clock. The convention settled down to business this afternoon, and began balloting for Governor this evening, and at 10 o'clock tonight. Is being apparent that theT con vention was in a deadlock, adjournment was taken until tomorrow. Six delegates were placed In nomination, these being Aaron T. Bliss, of Saginaw; Dexter M. Ferry, of Detroit; Justus S. -Sterns, of Ludington; Charles E. S. Osborne, of .Sault Ste. Marie; James O'Donnell, of Jackson, and Milo D. Campbell, of Cold water. Ferry was In the lead on the last ballot, having 2i votes, the number re quired tonom!nate being 421. - The committee on resolutions has com pleted the platform, which will be' pre sented tomorrow. The platform com mends tho Administration of President McKlnley, Indorses the currency bill passed by Congress, and the platform of the Philadelphia convention; declares re newed allegiance to the gold standard and expresses sympathy with the Presi dents of the South African republics,, hop ing that peace may be speedily, secured. Upon the question of trusts, the plat form says: "We place our stamp of disapproval upon all combinations of .capital tending to restrict competition In business, to create monopolies, to limit production or to control prices, and wo favor legislation to that end." DEMOCRACY OF ILLINOIS. State Convention Adopted, a Plat form and Completed the Ticket. SPRINGFIELD, I1L, June 27. The Dem ocratic State Convention reconvened at 10:33 o'clock today. Chairman Hurst turned over the gavel to Free P. Mor ris, of Watseka, after the list of dele gates and alternates to the National con vention and Presidential Electors had been read and approved. Mayor Carter H. Harrison, chairman of the committee on resolutions, presented the platform, which he read. The platform reaffirms the platform adopted by the Democratic National Con vention In 1ES6; denounces the Administra tion of William McKlnley as the weakest In the history of the Nation, and con demns the cowering attitude of the Pres ident and his advisers In refusing consola tion and sympathy to the heroic Boers in their struggle for the independence of the Transvaal and Orange Republics; In vokes "public condemnation of an Ad ministrative policy which denies to Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippine Islands tho principle of home rule and self-government, and seeks the subjugation of a free and -enlightened people for the glory of an imperial policy, -revolting to our traditions and a defiance to the princi ples of our Federal Constitution." tt denounces the currency law passed by the-present Congress, "which proposes permanently to establish the gold stand ard in this country In place of the bi metallic standard of the Constitution' nnA which transfers ta the Nations.! banks the entire control of the paper currency, thus laying the foundation for a money trust which will have power to control the prices of all property, and to stimu late or strangle business"; expresses hor ror at the attempt of England to reduce the South -African Republics to subjec tion, and declares sympathy for the Boecs; denounces Imperialism under any nnnc flB n.cnHiv i.inr .w.m.. of the fundamental principles of bur gov- ernment, and regards With apprehension the doctrine aaVdcatea by the Republican Administration that this nation should. In Its dealings or diplomacy, show par- Boston Herald. j tlallty toward or enter into entangling alliances with any European nations. Regarding trusts, the platform says: "Trusts and monopolies formed for the purpose of arbitrarily controlling "prod ucts and prices In the interests solely of combined capital. If allowed' to go on, can .result onlv.ln Industrial SArfdnm for -the masses. WP, tljcreforeogposesuch uumiuiiuyuua, uuu ieiijuiiu mui Jioi only existing Taws against such combinations Jri restriction pf'trrtd.e3?e rigidly enforced' . -i . .. f - .i - . . . ..T . ,. J dui. oeneving tnat protecting taring ana i railway discriminations nave Been anu still are, the chief .supporters of monopo lies, we favor the removal of jduties 'from alf imports, mdnppollzed "By "trusts, and also demand the enictmehl and enforce ment of such legislation as will prevent overj species of discrimination, and, be lieving' that the courageous and -honest application' of 'the- Democratic maxim of. 'Equal rights to all and special privileges to nonor' will be effective to destroy and thereafter prevent any trust or com bination of -capital that is prejudicial to the welfare, we demand the repeal of all special laws giving special privileges to any nerson. class, locality or Interest. "We declare foe the greatest liberty to I the individual and our earnest opposition to all sumptuary law, and we beileve In the rigid restriction, of government, both state and National, to the legitimate domain of political power by excluding therefrom all executive and legislative intermeddling with tbe affairs of society, whereby monopolies are fostered, priv ileged classes aggrandized and Individual freedom unnecessarily "and oppressively restrained." ' ' The platform favors the immediate con struction, operation, fortification, and de fense of an Isthmian canal; Is unaltera bly opposed to militarism; reaffirms de votion to the Monroe Doctrine; demands the protection of life and property of American citizens at home and abroad regardless of race, color or previous con dition; favors the establishment of postal savings banks by act of Congress; favors the general principle of the initiative and referendum as conducive, to securing "an expression and enforcement of the peo ple's will; favors the election of "United States Senatora by direct vote of the people; expresses "unqualified admira tion for W. J. Bryan and we pledge to him our loyal and unswerving support, and the delegates from the State of Illinois to the Democratic National Con vention are hereby instructed to vote as a unit for his renomlnatlon." The Republican administration of Gov ernor Tanner Is denounced. The platform was adopted by a unan imous vote. A resolution offered by Congress man Jett directing the delegates to the National convention to vote as a unit on all questions and to select Thomas Gahan, of Cook County, for National committeeman, was adopted, without op position. ' Representative Perry, of Brown County, was nominated for Lieutenant-Governor. The other- nominations wore unanimous, as follows: - Secretary of State James F. O'Donnell, Bloomington. State Auditor George F. Parsons.Shaw neetown. State Treasurer M. F. Dunlap, Jack sonville. Attorney-General James Todd, of Cook County. By a resolution offered by Congressman Williams, the nominees for trustee of the University of Illinois were declared to be Joseph Schwartz, of Marlqn County; Charles Bliss, of Hlllsborcr, and Mrs. Julia Holmes Smith, of Chicago. At 11:53 A. M. the convention adjourned sine die. The State Centrtl Committee met im mediately after adjournment and select ed Dr. Walter Watson, of "Mount Vernon, as one of the alternate delegates-at-largo to the National convention in place of Adlal E. Stevenson, who declined. . XOT INSTRUCTED FOR HILL. Platform of the Arkansas Demo cratic Convention. LITTLE HOCK. Ark.. June 27. Having completed its labors, ,lhe Democratic State Convention adjounred at 6 P. M. The delegation to the National conven tion was unanimously instructed to 'vote for W. J. Bryan for President. Charles J. Parker, of Ouachita County, withdrew Ms -resolution lns"tructlng for D. B. Hill for Vice-President, it being -claimed by many delegates that H11L is- an advocate of the'sold standard. The- platform reaffirms the Chicago pl&tforrfi of 1S&5,. favors- -strict obeervaaco o the Monroe doctrine, xleclares'fbr Gov vsrBBjeat construction andj ownership of the Nicaragua canal, denounces trusts and commends the test legislature of Arkansas rf or passing- the anti-trust act. condemn6, the "death-dEaKng policy of the Republlcuii Administration in the Philip pines," insists upon, givlner freedom to Cuba, and demands the same rights for the Philippines and National legislation against trusts. ROOSEVELT'S VESTERX TRIP. He 3Iay Attend the Ttatienal League Convention. NEW TORS, June "27. Governor Roose velt will leave New York for Oklahoma, to attend the annual reunion of the Rough Riders. Af teY tfie reunion he will, dn July 4, visjt Kansas, stopping at Wichita and Topeka. On July 5, Governor Roosevelt Will make another stop at Quincy, 111,, where also he Vfll speak. Then he -will return homo to prepare his letter of ac ceptance, an'd to receive formal notifica tion of his nomination, on July 12. The Governor Is undecided whether to attend the convention of the National League of Republican Clubs, in St. Paul, on July 17. He will abide by the decision of tho ixiiiSnal committee In that mat ter. jMW muer in the campaign Roosevelt will make an extended tour through the West, and then he will talk real politics and arouse the enthusiasm of the voters. National Committeeman Henry C. Payne, who has Just returned from a conference with Governor Roosevelt, speaks highly of tlje Governor's determination to make a vigorous campaign, and thus do his part for victory at the polls In November. "Our candidate for Vice-President," Mr. Payne said, "certiinly intends to J bear hB. share of the burden. When the great political siorm oi me campaign bcis In motion and sweeps across the coun try, all disappointments, personal prefer ences, disagreements and differences of opinion will disappear. Wo are going to havo a great campaign. 'JThe Chicago headquarters," Mr. Payne contlnudd, "will be the "center of hard work this year. We will cover the entire section west of the Allegharly Mountains. We will make an active campaign this year in every one of the Western moun tain states. for we believe- every one of them will" be carried for McKlnley and Roosevelt. I am going to Cleveland to see Mr. Hanna, and then will go homo to Wisconsin for a few days. Then I will go to Chicago, open the headquarters and start right in on the campaign. New headquarters, I think, will be selected. In stead of the rooms we had In 1S96, In the Auditorium. We shall get going well about the middle of July." NOT A CANDIDATB.- Ex-Senator Murpuy'Xot in the Vice Presidential Race. - NEW YORK, June 27. Ex-Senator Murphy, Jr., was asked by a reporter It he were a candlate for the Democratlo nomination for Vice-President, "I 'am not a candidate." hi replied, "and I do not see how my name comes to be mentioned in eonnectlon with the nom ination, Certainly I have done nothing to warrant the Idea that I am a candi date." "In case, however, you should be nom inated would you accept?" he was asked. "That question Is absurd," he replied. "There Is absolutely no reason to con sider my name In connection with tho nomination." "Will Tammany present tho name of George B. McClellan?" "Tammany has no candidate nono at all." "Are you lit full accord with Mr. Bryan on the platform on which he Is expected to be renominated opposition to lmperi- alism, opposition to trusts, and advocacy of free colhage of. silver at the ratio of IS to 1?" " -"I am unqualifiedly with Mr. Bryan In throsltlon In which he stands befora ltbe.Jcountry-i?iVe have seen the effort roffl territorial expansion made, ana uiere is bound-to bca reaction. As to the silver question, what else can-the Kansas City conventIori-do..but to reaffirm, the 'Chi- cago platform on.Jtbat-point?" y r Maine Republicans. BANGOR, Me., June 27. The Repub lican State Convention was called to order here this afternoon by Joseph H. Manley, and Senator William P. Frye was chosen chairman. -Dr. John F. Hill, of Augusta, was unanimously nominated for Gover nor, .and resolutions indorsing the Na tional Administiation were adopted. r Roosevelt's Campaign Work. NEW YORK, June 27. Governor Roose velt has Informed the Republican Na tional Committee that he- will give three solid weeks to campaign work after Au gust 1. SLAUGHTER AND PILLAGE. i Native Converts the Victims of Chi nese Fanatics. VANCOUVER, B. C, June 27. Accord ing to Shanghai papers received by the steamer Empress of China today, the first legation guards to enter Pekin was the American contingent from the United States steamship Newark. - Dispatches to Yokohama from Pekin June 13 state that the slaughter and pil laging of the native converts was being continued with Increased violence. In one station of the American-Methodjsts 10 Christians were killed, most of them be ing women and children. A station of the American Board of Missions has been destroyed and every one there killed. Ar native adherent of the Church of England has also- been killed, but the names of none of these victims are yet to hand; except that of Madame Astler and Messrs. Ossent and Cadu, who are re ported as among the foreign victims of the Boxers, without stating their station locations. Brigadier-General Yang, who was am bushed and murdered by Boxers at Laishuh near Pao Ting FU. while en route to investigate a case of reported murder of Christians, is to be cashiered. In spite of his death, the charge against him being disobedience of orders In that he had been ordered to "Investigate," and not come to blows with the mob. Since the renewed outbreak of the plague at Osaka, 39 persons died up to June 5, since which time, prior to the departure of the steamer, eight more deaths were reported. In Shizuoka dur ing the same period 18 natives were at tacked by the dread disease and all died. The Russian steamer Usuri ran ashore on the coast of Hlzen and was a total wreck, during a severe storm early this month. She was being used as a trans port, and had on board U00. Russian troops. All on board, were rescued and taken to Nagasaki. The Kobe Shlmbun reports a collision between the Japanesesalllng ship Sum-1 yoshlm. Maru and the English steamer Joteopolls the night of May 26 off Osaka. The Japanese vessel sank at once, but her crew was rescqed. t Los Anneles .Paper Sold. LOS ANGELES. Cal., June 27. The Ex press says the Los Angeles Herald, at present the only Democratic dally paper In Los Angeles, has been sold. The trans fer of the property will take place tomor row. The new owner is a newspaper man named Jame3, of Bradford, Pa. W. B. Harrison, a local man. with large oil Interests, and Governor "Henry T. Gage are said to be associated with Mr. James, which would Indicate that the paper Is to- be changed to a Republican, paper. Degrees Conferred. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 27. At the commencement exercises at Harvard to day the honorary degree ot Lu jl. was conferred upon Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British Ambassador;- W'UUam Henry A HEALTHY STOMACH Sfalcea pure blood, vigorous nerves a strong body. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters strengthens weak stomachs. 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An official estimate places the cost of extra police protection during the strike at $150,000. " President Whlttakcr. ot tne Transit Company, says he knows nothing of the proposed plan pf .settlement of the strike, said to have been presented by a com mittee of citizens. At the strikers' head quarters" no proposition looking to a pos sible settlement has been presented. End of the Chicago Strike. CHICAGO, June 27. The backbone of I the great building trades strike in this city is DroKenv. it is now only a question of hours when the 50,000 workmen who have been idle for many months will bo arranging agreements for their return to work. Tho action of the Bricklayers' Union was the result of the report of the con ference committee, in which a recommend ation wis made that the union sever Its connection with the central body because that organization had been" unable to bring about a settlement of the labor troubles. As the XFIdge and Structural Iron Workers', Gas Fitters', Plumbers', Plas terers' and Hodcarrlers Unions have been on the verge of quitting the Trades Coun cil for over a week, they will-now, In all probability, follow the course of the brick layers. The brickayers havfc a member ship of over 2000. No Settlement at Detroit. DETROIT, Mich., June 27. The confer ence on the 1900 wage scale between the f mnlttee of the Amalgamated Assocla- representatives of the great steel manu factories was adjourned this afternoon without an l agreement having been reached-to permit ho- amalgamated as sociation, representative tp attend a meet ing In New York with representatives of the. American Tin Plate Company. The wage scale will be taken up later at a conference In this city. Sniclde of a Mining: Man. SALT LAKE, Utah, June 27. After suf fering with Bright's disease for six months, and with all hope of recovery gone, William J. 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