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THE MOTttTTNa OBEGONIAN, THURSDAY, JUNE 2S, 1900.
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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?"
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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
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ST. LOUIS QUIET AGAIHT.
Little Remains, to Tell of the Great
Strike.
ST. LOUIS, Juno 27. Except for the
boycott and 300 extra policemen on duty,
but little remains to tell of the great strike
on the St. Louis Transit Company's sys
tem Inaugurated May 8. Cars are in op
eration on all the lines without hindrance,
but thousands of persons, through sym
pathy for the strikers, patronize wagons
and busses manned by ex-street railway
employes. Today the remainder 'of Sheriff
Pohlman's posse comitatus of 600 was mus
tered out of service. 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. Montgomery, a well
known mining man, committed suicide at
his home in this city today by firing a
bullet through his brain. Montgomery
had been a resident of Utah since 1S66.
Dally Treasnry. Statement.
WASHINGTON, June 27. Today's state
ment ot the Treasury balance, in the gen
eral fund, exclusive of the $150,000,000 gold
reserve In tho- division of redemption,
shows:
Available cash balance $151,356,457
Gold 69,613,691
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