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vwyTi" M" VOL. XL. IHO. 12,3M. PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY JULY 6, 190Q. PRICE FIVE. CENTS. The label that means quality... THE STAR MILWAUKEE BEr ROTHCHILD BROS., w. o. Mcpherson Heating and Ventilating Engineer Wholesale and retail dealer in steam and hot water heating boilers, varm-air furnaces, hot water and steam radiators, warm-air registers, hotel and family steel ranges. (lorthwe&tern Agent for Richardson & Boynton Co., American Boiler Co., John Van RanQe Co., Tuttle & Ballly Mfg. Co. C HMERHS PREMO POCO CrCLONE AND ADLAKE MAGAZINES. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. EASTMAN'S FULL LINE OF KODAKS. BLUMAUER-FRANK DRUG CO. 144-146 FOURTH ST., NEAR MORRISON L PHIL METSCHAN. Pres. SEVENTH AND ttASMNGION CHARGE OF European Plan: Established 1865. Wholesale Druggists and Jobbers of Photographic Supplies ', .Agent fortfje leading brands of .chemfcals and pharmaceuticals. Send for' out monthly price current. M&rO, MWUh CLARKE & CO. , ' " . Our Midsummer Display of Fine Vehicles . 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California, and a standard gauge railroad ex tending from the Southern Pacific Rai!r6ad at Cast)e Crag two miles up Soda Creek to a mill site, pond and 500-foot -water head. After the 30th Inst. (If we fall to sell), the -whole thing falls Into the hands of the McCloud River Lumber & Railroad Company, the manager of which states he will clear, with the mill, railroad. store box factory, etc., $500,000 this year cut ting timber adjacent to the land we offer. As this land would run his null three years or jnore, its value is apparent. Tatum & Bowen, 29 to 35 First Street, Portland, Or. Beat Long Years of Patient Toil Technique, the most difficult part of hand playing on the piano, takes long years of patient toll to acquire, and you must keep on practicing several hours a day or you will lose your skIU. But if you make use of a Pianola or Aeolian you immediately supply yourself with perfect technique, and it continues to be per fect. It will pay you to come In and hear the Pianola and the Aeolian. If you want a piano, we sell the very best the Stolnway, standard of the world, the A. B. Chase (noted for its sweet tone and easy action), and other makes. M. B. WELLS, Northwest 353-355 Washington Those familiar with the "BLATZ" bot tle beers will always recognize the triangled label. These are the iottle beer brands: Export Wiener. Ask for "BLATZ" and watch for this label. Agents, 20-26 N. First St. RAY MONTAU a W. KNOWLES. Mst. STREETS. PORTLAND, OREGON 3IANAGEMEXT . $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 per Day EXCLUSIVE CARPET HOUSE. J. G JackS Co. 88 Third St Opposite Chaster tf Ceastrce Incorporated 1900. 21M1l,!$.FUst 320-338 E. Morrison St. ORTLAND ORBCON n $3.00 PER DAY T5 Jim STREET lehrtti Sevectli d Fug over 200 periodicals . a quarter on ali subscriptions M. dally, except Sundays and hoftdv Agent for tht-AeoIIan Company Street, o'pp.Cortlray's. RYAN-IS NOMINATED The Unanimous Choice of the Kansas City.-Convention. PLATFORM WAS 'QUICKLY ADOPTED Nomination for .Vice-President Will Be Made This Moraine Web ster Davis Flop. KANSAS CITY. July 6. William J. Bryan, of Nebraska, was tonight unani mously placed in nomination as the Dem ocratic candidate for President of the United States, on a platform opposing Im perialism, militarism and trusts, and spe cifically declaring for the free coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to L The nomination came as the culmination of a frenzied demonstration in honor of the party leader, lasting 27 minutes, and giving utterance to all the pent-up emo tions of the vast multitude. It followed also a fierce struggle throughout the last 36 hours concerning the platform declara tion on sliver and on the relative position which the silver question is to maintain to the other great issues of the day. It was late this afternoon when the convention was at last face to face with the Presidential nomination. Early in the day there had been tedious delays, due to the inability of the platform committee to reconcile their differences and present a report. Until this was ready the con vention managers beguiled the time by putting forward speakers of more or less prominence to keep the vast audience from becoming too restless. The first session, beginning at 10 o'clock this morning, was entirely fruitless of re sults and It was not until late In the af ternoon, when the second session had begun, that the platform committee was at last able to report an agreement. Al ready its "main features, embodying the 16-to-l principle, had become known to tho delegates, and there was little delay in giving it unanimous approval. This removed the last chance for an open rup ture on questions of principle and left the way clear for tho supreme event of the day the nomination of the Presidential candidate. The" vast auditorium was filled to Its utmost capacity when the moment ar rived for the nomination to bo made. Not only wero the usual facilities afforded by tickets taxed to the utmost, but the door keepers were gien liberal Instructions, under which the aisles and areas and all available spaces were packed to their fullest limit. When the call of states began for the purpose of placing candi dates in nomination, Alabama yielded its place at the head of the list to Nebraska, and Oldham, of that state, made his way to the platform for the initial speech, placing Mr. Bryan in nomination for tho Presidency. The orator was strong voiced and entertaining, yet to the wait ing delegates and spectators there was but one point to his speech, and that was the stirring peroratl6n which closed with the name' of William J. Bryan. Demonstration, ox the Dar :Siis .was' the. signal "for tSe demonstra "aon. efVihe day; and -irithya- common pur pose,' -the great concourse joined in a tribute of. enthusiastic devotion to the party- 'leader. A huge oil portrait of Bryan, measuring 15 feet across, was brought down the main aisle before the delegates. At the same time the stand ards of the state delegations were torn from their sockets and waved on high, while umbrellas of red, white and blue, silk banners of the several states, and many handsome and unique transparen cies' were borne about tne building, amid the deafening clamor of 20,000 yelling, gesticulating men and women. All of the intensity of former demonstrations and much more was added to this final tribute to the leader. When the demonstration had spent Itself, the speeches seconding the moni nation of Mr. Bryan were In order. Sen ator White spoke for California, giving the tribute of the Pacific Coast to the Nebraska candidate. When Colorado was reached, that state yielded to Senator Hill, of New York. The audience had anxiously awaited the appearance of the distinguished New Yorker, and as he took the platform he was accorded a splendid reception, the entire audience rising and I cheering wualy, with a single exception who ,sat silent throughout the cheers for their New York associate. Mr. Hill was In ?good voice, and his tribute to the No brasknn touched a sympathetic chord In the hearts of the audience. He pictured Bryan as the champion of the plain peo ple, and of the worklngman, strong with the masses, with the farmer and with the artisans. WTien Hill declared with dra matic emphasis that the candidate would have the support of hi party a united party there was tremendous applause at the suggestion of Democratic unity. Aside from the brilliant eulogy of Bryan the speech of the New York leader was chiefly significant and attractive in its strong plea for unity. "It is time for unity, r.ot division." he exclaimed, to the rapturous approval of the great multitude facing him. The eloquent Daniel, of Virginia, added his glowing tribute to tho candidate, while ex-Governor Pattlson, of Pennsylvania, spoke for his state and for the East; Governor McMillln, of Tennessee. vo.Iced the wishes of a state which had "furnished three Presidents"; Hawaii, through Its native delegate, John H. Wise, made Its first seconding speech In a Democratic National Convention, and finally, a sweet-voiced and pleasant faced woman alternate from Utah sec onded the nomination of Mr. Bryan in behalf of the State of Utah. Nomination, of Bryan. Then came the voting. State after state recorded its vote in behalf of tho Nebraska candidate, giving him the unanimous vote of all the states and ter ritories. The convention managers bad already agreed that this was sufficient work for the day, and the Vice-Presidential nomination was allowed to go over until tomorrow. Next to the demonstration for the party candidate, the greeting of the announce ment that Imperialism was to be the par amount issue of this campaign was the most spontaneous "and significant of the day. Senator Tillman read the platform, f?JrIhLCoadiritor of the Kansas City Diocese. fact that Imperialism was now given the first and supreme place among the Issues of the party. That the delegates wero In complete sympathy with this propo sition was shown by the terrific and long sustained applause, lasting over 22 min utes, and exceeding the ovations usually accorded the favorites of the party. Fol lowing this, the announcement that the lB-to-1 Idea was retained in the platform received only faint and illy sustained rec ognition, the applause being limited to a fow minutes. It was regarded as sig nificant, showing the sentiment of thei delegates quite as convincingly as the terms of the platform they had put for ward. t Another stirring event of the day was .the' appearance of Webster Davis, ex Asslstant Secretary of the Interior under (McKlnley's Administration, in a speech' severely arraigning tne .KcpuDiican party for its lack of sympathy for the Boers and formally announcing his allegiance to the Democratic party. The Platform Fight. But the great battle of the convention has not been fought under the eyes of the cheering thousands, but in the pri vacy of the closely guarded quarters of the committee on platform. Here was waged throughout last night and again this morning one of the most remarkable struggles that has ever racked this his toric party. On the one hand was the influence of Bryan and the absolute unity of devotion felt toward him and the cause of silver, with which his name is Inseparably linked. On the other hand; were many of the patriarchs of the party, men like Daniel of Virginia, insisting that the very life of the organization was en dangered by changing Its old issues and that the duty of the hour called for new Issues based on new and vital events. This contest was at last narrowed down to the one Issue of specifically reaffirming the party's adherence to a 16-to-L stand ard, as desired by Mr. Bryan, or reaffirm ing the silver plank In most general terms. On this Issue the brains, the sagacity and the persuasive eloquence and the best ability of the convention has for the last 36 hours been engaged In a battle royal for supremacy, and out of this fierce strife the adherents of Bryan emerged, scarred, but victorious. They have written the platform In their own way, with 15 to 1. But it was a victory by a scratch, for a single vote would have turned the scale. And It has not been a victory without concession, for In the final draft silver is no longer par amount; it is far down In the platform, while, in the very forefront, is the decla ration that imperialism is the "paramount Issue of the campaign." There only remains the choice of a candidate- for Vice-President, and the work of the convention is over. There is every evidence that this choice will be quickly made tomorrow morning, although there Is still doubt as to whom the nominee will be. PROCEEDINGS OP THE COXVENTIOJT The Adoption of the Platform and Nomination of Bryan. CONVENTION HATL. KANSAS CITY. July 5. Convention Hall was again be sieged today by eager and excited thou sands, and long before the time set for opening the second day's proceedings all of the streets near were solidly massed with humanity, moving forward to the many entrances. Expectancy was at high pitch, as It was universally felt that the day bad In store the great events of the convention. By 10 o'clock, 30 minutes before the time s6t for the opening of the con vention, nearly every seat In the galleries was occupied. The delegates were much more deliberate, and came slowly. The word had gotten abroad that there would be a fight on the floor over the adoption of the platform, and anticipating a ses sion which would be long and hard, after it had once begun, they preferred to come only at the last minute, that their stay In the crowded hall might be made no longer than necessary. The crowd was anxious to see Senator Hill, and on two occasions w,hen a bald headed man came through the door lead ing to the delegates seats, they set up the cry of "Hill," which had proved so sensational a feature at both sessions yes terday. The Senator, however, wajtQneaf the Iast?pf t2fo(Neir"Yorfc deeUiontpar rlve. The police arrangements of the hall were a decided improvement over those that characterized the opening of the convention yesterday. During the sessions of "Wednesday, dense crowds of spectators wero allowed to congregate in front of the speaker's stand, in front of tho press seats and up and down the aisles. These were at times so densely packed that it was impossible to pass through them at alL The people were also largely responsible for the confusion that made It utterly impossible during the greater part of the sessions yesterday for the voice of any man to be heard 10 feee from the ros trum. Today a swarm of the local police were on hand early, and they started In well, 1 by promptly hustling down tne passage ways all persons who were not decorated with the proper credentials In the shape of badges. Once the delegates began to put In an appearance they came In streams, and the space reserved for them filled up with great rapidity. At 10:30, the time set for the opening of the convention, two-third's of them were seated, and the remainder were in the hall or crowding through the doors. The number of handsomely-gowned women around the speaker's stand was even greater than yesterday, and, with their bright-colored dresses ribbons and fluttering fans, they formed a charming background for the -high officials of the party, who occupied seats directly front ing them. xxie oiu, iMuiar lunw nyeu w w bands in the galleries brought forth the The old, familiar tunes played by the old. familiar yells from the crowd. As usual, "Dixie" and "A Hot Time" were played repeatedly, and cheered enthusias tically. vTho arrival of Richard Croker called forth a few cheers from the gal leries, and, as usual, when a Tammany J roan showed up, there was the cry of "Hill," just to remind him that "there are others." The audience began to manifest signs of impatience as the time went by for calling the convention to order and the officials made no motion to proceed. Tho hum of the multitudo Increased to a dull rumble. The aisles were jammed and the area in front of the platform was choked with a shuffling mass of delegates, offi cials and subordinates. Tho fine band labored incessantly to offset the con fusion, and tho medley of popular airs served to keep the crowd In good humor, and maintain the patriotic fervor. When the Texans raised to the top of their standard the huge horns of a Texas steer, surmounted by the legend: "Texas gives '200,000 majority," there was a roof cracking shout and an enthusiastic trib ute to Texas Democracy. Governor Beckham, of Kentucky, was given an enthusiastic welcome as he came In. a large number of delegates crowding around to shake his hand. Called to Order. At 11 o'clock the slender figure of Chair man Richardson loomed up above the platform assemblage. He swung the gavel lustily, and above the din faintly could be heard his calls for order. and pastor of tho Cathedral of the Im maculate Conception, offered prayer as follows: "O, Almighty, Eternal God and Father, we invoke thy protection and guidance. We pray thee also to guide thy people here assembled that in all things they may consult the welfare of humanity and thy glory. May thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as It Is In Heaven. Thou art Infinitely just. Grant that jus tice and equity may find expression. In all our efforts. That defining and defending our own rights, we may cautiously ab stain from violating the rights qf others. "Thou are Father of the poor and the oppressed. We, thy children, then, must look .on the poor as o.ur friends, and the oppressed wherever they oe as claim ants on rour protection. Thou "art the (Continued on Fifth Page.) DEMOCRATS'WARCRY Imperialism Announced asthe J Paramount Issue, TEXT OF PLATFORM AS ADOPTED Declares for Abandonment of the Philippines, Dcnonnces Trnsts and Advocates Sixteen to One. KANSAS CITY. July E. Following Is the official t&xt of the platform as agreed upon by the committee on resolutions and presented to the convention: We, the representatives of the Demo cratic party of tho United States, as sembled In National convention on tho HV'HHHPHaA x MIMwwu )Mm iT 7JHPHP . -WILLIAM J. BRTA5, THE DEMOCRATIC JTOMIffEE FOR PRESIDENT. anniversary of the adoption of the Decla ration of Independence, do reaffirm our faith in, that immortal proclamation of the Inalienable rights of Americans and our allegiance to the constitution framed in harmony therewith by the fathers of the republic We hold with the United States Su preme Court that the Declaration of In dependence is the spirit of" our Govern ment, of which the Constitution is the form and letter. We declare again that all governments instituted among men derive their just powers from the con sent of the governed; that any govern ment not based Upon the consent of the governed Is tyranny; and that to impose upon any people a government of force J is to substitute the methdds of Imperial- Ism for those of the republic. We "hold that the Constitution follows tho flag" and "denounce tne doctrine that an executive dr a congress, deriving their existence and" power from the people, exercise unlawful authority beyond It In violation of it. We assert that no nation can lon endure half republic and -half J ever be held by force In unwilling sub 1 wnnlre .'and we' warn the neonle that lm-J 4.nn -c,. .,..', .,! empireand we'warn the people that lm perlaltam abroad will lead quickly and Inevitably to despotism at home. Believing in these fundamental princi ples, we denounce the Porto RIcan law agalpst the protest and opposition of the enacted ny a itepuDiican congress, Democratic minority, as a, bold and open vidlatlon of the Nation's organic law and a- flagrant breach of the National good falth It lmposea upon the people of Porto Rico a government without- their consent and taxation without representa tion. It dishonors the American people "By repudiating a solemn pledge made In their behalf by the commanding General of our army, which thet Porto Rlcans wel comed to a peaceful and unresisted occu pation of their land. It doomed to pov erty and distress a people whoso help lessness appeals with peculiar force to our -1 justice and magnanimity. In' this the first act of Its Imperialistic programme, tho Republican party seeks to commit the United States to a colonial policy Incon sistent with republican institutions and condemned by the Supreme Court in nu merous decisions. We demand the prompt and honest ful fillment of every pledge to the Cuban people and the world, thav the Tjnlted States haff no disposition or Intention to exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction or con trol over the island of Cuba, except for its pacification. The war ended nearly two years ago, profound peace reigns all over the Island, and still the Administra tion keeps the government of the island from Its people, while Republican carpet bag officials plunder Its revenues and ex ploit the colonial theory to the disgrace of tho American people. Tne Philippines. We condemn and denounce the Philip pine policy of the present Administration. It has embroiled the republic In an un necessary war, sacrificed the lives of many of Its noblest sons and placed the United States, previously known and ap plauded throughout the world as the champion of freedom, in the false and un-American position of crushing with military force the efforts of our former allies to achieve liberty and , self-government. The Filipinos cannot be citi zens without endangering our civilization; they cannot be subjects without im perilling our form of government, and as we are not willing to surrender our . civilization or to convert the republic Into an empire, we favor an Immediate declaration of the Nation's purpose to give to the Filipinos first a stable gov ernment; second. Independence; and, third, protection from outside interfer ence, such as has been given for nearly aJ ceriljiry to the republics of Central and Jfeuth America. Tnmjttreedy commercialism which dic tatejulK Philippine policy of the Repub llcanRURttlnlstration attempts to justify It wltEmhe plea that it will pay, but even thla sordid and unworthy plea falls 1 when brought to the test of facts. The 'war of criminal aggression" against the Philippines, entailing annually an expense of many millions, has already cost more than any possible profit that could ac crue from the entire Philippine trade for years to come. Furthermore, when trade Is extended at the expense of lib erty, the price Is always too high. We are not opposed to territorial ex pansion when it takes in desirable ter ritory, which can be erected into states in the Union, and whose people are willing and fit to become American citi zens. We favor trade expansion by every peaceful and legitimate means. But we are unalterably opposed to the seizing or purchasing of distant islands to be gov erned outside the Constitution and whose people can never become citizens. Wo are In favor of extending the Re public's Influence among the nations, but believe that Influence should be extended, not by force and violence, but through the persuasive power of a high and hon orable example. The importance of other questions now pending before the American people is in nowise diminished and tho Democratic party takes no backward step from its position on them, but the burning issue of imperialism, growing out of the Span ish War, involves the very existence of the Republic and' the destruction of our free institutions. We regard it as the paramount issue of the campaign. The declaration In the Republican plat form, adopted at the Philadelphia con vention, held in June, ivoo, that the Republican party "steadfastly adheres to the policy announced in the Monroe doc trine" Is manifestly insincere and de ceptive. This profession is contradicted "by the avowed policy of tho party In op position to -.he spirit of the Monroe doc trine to acquire and hold sovereignty over large areas of territory and largo numbers of people in the Eastern hemi sphere. Wo Insist on the strict main tenance of the Monroe doctrine and In all Its integrity In letter and in spirit, as necessary to prevent the extension of European authority on this Continent, and as essential to our supremacy in American affairs. At the same time, we declare that no American people shall jcuuiA in uuiupcaii LUk!Ul.ll.jr Militarism. Wo oppose militarism. It means con quest abroad and intimidation and op pression at home. .It means the strong J arnuw,Wch has ever been fatal to free Institutions. Jt la what millions of our ' citizens have fled from In Europe. It wnt impose upon our peace-loving peopie a large standing army, an unnecessary burden of taxation, and a constant men' ace to their liberties. A small standing army ,and a well-disciplined state militia are amply sufficient in time of peace. This .Republic has no place for a vast mili tary service and conscription. When the nation is in. danger the volunteer soldier is his country's best defender. The Na tional Guar"d of Jthe United States should ever be cherished In the patriotic hearts of a .free people. Such organizations are over an element of. strength and safety. For the first time in our history and coeval with the Philippine contest, has there be,en a wholesale departure from the time-honored and approved system of volunteer organization. We denounce It as un-American, undemocratic and unre publlcan, and as a subversion of the ancient and fixed principles of a free peo ple. Trnsts. Private monopolies are' Indefensible and intolerable. They destroy competition, control the price of all material and fin ished product, 'thus robbing both producer and consumer. They lessen the employ ment of labor and arbitrarily fix the terms and conditions thereof and deprive Individual energy and small capital of their opportunity for betterment. They are the most efficient means yet devised for appropriating the fruits of Industry to the benefit of the few at the expense of the many, and unless thetr Insatiate greed Is checked? all wealth will be ag gregated In a few hands, and the Re public destroyed. The dlshoriost palter ing with the trust evil by the Republican party in state and National platforms Is conclusive proof of the truth of th& charge that trusts are the legitimate product of Republican policies, that they are fostered by Republican laws, and that they are protected by the Republican Administration in return for campaign subscriptions and political support. We pledge the Democratic party to an unceasing warfare in Nation, state and city, against private monopoly in every form. Existing laws against trusts must be enforced and more stringent ones must be enacted providing .for publicity as to the affairs of corporations en gaged in interstate commerce and requir ing all corporations to show, before do ing business outside of the state of their origin, that they have no water in their stock and that they -have not attempted and are not attempting to monopolize any business or the production of any (Concluded on Third Page.) OREGON AND 16 TO' Democratic Delegation Would' Have None of It RUMOR OF VIOLATED INSTRUCTIONS' When P,latform Was Adopted: Therf Was .Every Evidence of Pre concerted Enthusiasm. KANSAS CITY, Mo., July B. A amaH sensation was started in the Oregon dele gation this morning upon report that Mr. Peery, the state's representative upon the platform committee had voted wltU the silver radicals for the specific men tion of. 16 to 1, Instead of obeying tho, conference agreement of the delegation and supporting the demand of1 the con servatives for a simple reaffirmation oS the Chicago platform without specific, mention of 16 to 1. The report had Justi fiable basis in the assertion made by both Indiana and Mississippi members of the platform committee that Peery had voted with the majority. It required no great stretch of the imagination to picture Peery to be in secret league with Milt Miller, the most pronounced silverite of the delegation, to help Bryan out in this matter In return for recognition In case of his election. The suspicions were proved unjust by the appearance of Mr. Peery himself, who reported to the delegation that he had carried out Instructions, and also by the appearance of Star extras giving details of the caucus in which Peery was counted with the 24 members voting for simple reaffirmation. Mr. Peery also indulged in the significant reflec tion that tho erratics were able to out vote the conservatives only through tho vote of Hawaii. The delegation subse quently held a conference. In which. Peery's action was cordially approved, and he went back hopefully to the ad journed committee meeting, notwith standing the fact that he had patiently sat through the committee session all night till 3:15 o'clock this morning. Mr. Peery's explanation of the com promise reached at the second session la that the extreme sllverltes were alarmed at the fact that the 24 states voting In the committee would cast In the conven tion a decided majority of the votes, ow ing to the preponderance of the largest states In tho minority column. Hawaii had as many votes In committee as New York, but on the floor of the convention New York would overwhelm several of the territories. Tho other consideration was that the pacification or tne conserva tives would be effected by subordination of silver to antl-lmperiallsmr. Tne East got its wish on preference of the issues. Bryan got his money plank, and Hi got his. chance to speak. i . There- Is also, however, unmistakable? evidence of pre-arrangement about thla part of the programme. At the announce ment of antl-lmperlallsm. as the para mount issue of the campaign, flags wero Instantly distributed printed with onti Imporlallstlc catchwords, and an Immense flag over the chairman's desk was let down, also covered with stock phrases o the antls, including the characteristic un hlstorlc Bryanlsm." A republic can hava no colonies." Tillman read the plonk twice. In order to emphasize it, and all tho preconcerted arrangements of Im promptu enthusiasm were set In motion simultaneously. This was evidently a gi gantic coup d'etat authorized by the Na tional committee, and with the knowledge and consent of Bryan himself. The Joy with which Eastern Democrats welcomed this open door of deliverance was enough to bring tears to the eyes of every hu mane observer. The events of the day have been very gratifying to the Oregon delegation, and they are hoping tomorrow may bring a satisfactory nomination for the Vice Presidency. The delegation is uncommu nicative on the subject of the Vice-Presidency, the desire evidently being to ba ready to whoop It up for whoever is nom inated. They were cautious also on tha subject of the money plank, and fre quently expressed the opinion that the controversy amounted to haggling over ek vsry small matter. Governor Beckham put I the case very neatlv when he said thla morning that his people did not care much what kind of a platform was put up; they would support It, anyhow. The delegation acted today on the re mainder of the committee places. Milt Miller, of Lebanon, gets me coveted plume of National Committeeman; Bob Veatch will help notify Sryan, and Charles Nick all Is put off with, the committee to notify, the Vice-Presidential nominee. The Oregon banner wos right in tho swim during the various demonstrations of the day. Judge Bennett stood on a choir and waved It frantically at trea, and paraded around the hall. Raley made a hit by handing the Oregon standard up to the band stand, where It was elevated by sympathizers, an example that was speedily followed by others. E.B. Boers Make More Captures. LONDON, July 5. Lord Roberts reports from Pretoria, under date of July 5, that Lieutenant Reudle, of the Carbineers, and a patrol, was captured by the Boers near Pretoria, July 4. The War Office has received the follow ing dispatch from General Buller: "Standerton, July 5. Clery, from Grey- ling, stated that he joined hands yester day at Zunkersboschrand River with Hart, from Heidelberg (In the Transvaal). Met with but slight opposition during tho march." Utah's Silver Vote. KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 5. In Vh9 poll of states given out early this morn ing at the conclusion of the meeting of the committee on resolutions, it waa stated the vote of Utah was cast against the proposition for a specific declaration for the free coinage of silver. This waa a mistake, the vote of the National com mitteeman from Utah, Senator Rawlins, having been in favor of a specific 16-to-i declaration. . Colonel Cotvardln Dead. RICHMOND, Va July 5. Colonel C. O. B. Cowardln, editor-in-chief of the Rich mond Dispatch, died today from typhoid fover, aged 48 years.