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Late General News
Chicago, Juno VJ2 Tint second day
(if tllU ItllpllhllOIIII Jllttlolllll (!lltlVtlllOII
opened bright mill cool, th weiilh
nr conditions existing hIiicii Hid first
limit's (( till) gathering.
Considering lli'i fnot tliut Ilium Im no
groat fight, mi strlfo over nil hoi can
didates or platform, no uiirurtnlnly
ovur instills, It In ritinarkablu lliul tho
(lltll'gllteS llllVO Ixxtll nbhi to develop IIH
tumili i'MIIiiimIiihiii iih that demoustrat
il yesterday mill today. Optimistic
expressions urn of u fcntiititit tiallry,
requiring no claptrap devli'i to do.
Tim doors of lim convention hull worn
onihm1 lit 1 1. Half nn hour later not
mow than fifty delegates wmu mi tho
lloor. .Many leaders with engaged iih
IIH'llllM'lM Of Vllllollri ('nillllllltl'OH on
lilittforin, oredoutliils, etc., mill worn
coiiHHuitntly Into In HtiirliiiK f'" the
hull.
The galleries lllli'il slowly. A largo
oil painting of KooHiivitlt smiled on tlm
convention lioin tlm pint form, while a
huge lK)iiil of American bounties
graced tlio presiding nllloor'H dusk.
Senator Allison wuh the first promi
nent iiitIvuI to receive recognition,
lint frniu llii galleries there with few
demonstration its tlm big iiihii who
(ioiidii! th' party pdlehw of several
. slntijs, nuirohcd in and tool, their seats.
At I'-' o'clock tho hull wiih filling up
Willi prominent delegates of tmnh state,
receiving applause as they entered.
At 12:02. lh'w urn! I'lutt entered tho
hull unii in unit mid reoulvcd mi ova
tion. At 12:0a, I'ulrlnilJH received mi ova-
tioll OlleUtorillg.
At 12: Mi p. in., thn uonviintion was
oulli'il to onlr I iy Ti'injtorury Chair
iiiun Root. At 12:18, Kathor Thomas
'. Cox, of Chicago, led in pro or.
At U.':!lrt, Senator Murium, ohalr
iiiun of th Committee nn Credentials,
rcKivtl that tlm committee unanim
ously concurs in tho notion of tho
National Ciiiituittce an to tlm Wlseon
ttln content, ami thin rujiort wuh adopt
ml hy tlm convention, Minting tb'
,SKHiiicr delegation.
At I'J: 17, .lohiMon, olmirmmi of the
Comuiittco of Credentials, presented
tho report on permanent orgtilzatinu,
making Jos. 0. Cannon, of IllinoiH,
Mirniunnnt chairman, and tho report
wiih adopted. Chairnimi Cannon tool;
tho chair iimiilHi great applause.
Hltt's iniiiiu wilfuot 1 10 presented to
tho convention for tlm nomination for
vice pri'Hiilunt. According to Senators
Cullom ami Hopkins, u meeting f thu
IllinoiH delegation.! to ho Imhl and an
Fairbanks already seems to.hiivonn
overwhelming majority, they will
agree to withdraw Ilitt'H nunm. Tele
grams wnro jiuhxim! tiotwron tlm Ifiiilorn
of tlm Illinois ilfU'fjntlon mid WimIi
liiKtiin, and Ilitt mild 1 hft JiiniHitlf
(titliidy In tlm httinlri of lilrf riondii.
Thin will pvoliiihjy ho a Htartov for
tho wlthdrawitl of othur nanu'H. Can
on hikiIco for mi hour, uwiihIiik tho dol
I'Kiitorf to an onthuHlititlo lUiiiioiwtru
tion. Ho Hitid in part:
"Tlm Hopulillcmi party wiih horn
with tlm dooluratlon that Hluvori;w,wuH
miatlonal or hmul, and that frci'doin
wiih national. It lmn over hm a nut'
iomil party in Uh polloy, liotuilltiiiK
uvory Ht'otlon and ovory nian."
Horovlowod its oarly ItlHtory and
advaiu'n. "Undor thorovonuo iH)UokH
of WiiHhliiKton and Lincoln, wo Inivo
coiiio llrnt. In mtinufaotuvoH. Moro than
u third of all tho liiunufaoturod pro
duct of tho wholo iiarth Ih jnoducud by
Aniorlcan capital and labor which
worka whortor liourn thuu huy Poplo
on mirth and Iiiih morn Htoady oniploy
nmnt llian any other poplo on earth,
mid, on annVoriiKO riioolvcH, coiimirvn
llvoly htatoil. ono and thn.'o foiirllm
dollmrt oiMilpiiiiMiillon whuro Hlmllar
labor olnowhuro rcuiilvcH uliotit ono dol
lar. "Oiiriuaiiiifavturiid product Ih gnsut
or t It 11 1 1 tho irodu:tof tho jkjojiIo of
Kulmid, (loriumiy and J'Vanco coin
blni'd, and thin product iHHiilwUintlally
coiiHiiuii'd by our own pooplo, finding u
market within tho Wdnrri of tlm
republic."
"AIiIioukIi mil' cXHirtH of maiiufact
until iroductH arc rapidly KrowiiiK,
hint year tlmy were over four hundred
nitlliouH, !'tl ier cunt of our total ox
jKirt. If we did not Mill a parllulo of
our liuuiouiH) product outHido our own
hordorH wo would nlill Inivo tho t;(wt
market on earth.
"Wo nro now the Kruatent oxportiitK
nation on earth. It in iihnolutoly nee
oMHary that wo hIiouM oh to it that
wo continue that polloy which enable
iih to nominate our own niarketH
and to continue prcnunt mid Krowiuu
wiih'ert to our own iMoplo. From
their own moutliH falho prophetn have
convicted theiiihelevert of free trade
theorioH wIkhc adoption would menu
certain duuth to American uuiliufuc-
turui mid luliur."
After a meetliiK of tlm IllinoiH dele
Ration, Culloiii announced tho with
drawul of, Ilitt'H niiiiie.
There m-ciiih a HtroiiK diHpoxitlou to
flnlHlt tlm buHiuiiHH of thu convention
today.
Ex (loverenor lllack tlilnkn that
hIiouIiI the national romuiilteemun
bo dlHHUtlhellil with tlm wuy tho local
committee hun tilled tlm hall, l)emw
may inovo to pnu'wd with the nomi
nal inn.
At ililli p. m. tho convention ad
journed until 10 o'clock tomorrow
liiorlniiK.
Truinont, N.Y. Juno SI When the
lniuet in tho Klocum dlHiiitcr wiih ru
Mimed thin niornliiK the deck hand,
Danl. O'Nell, nworc that ho never par
ticipated In a tlm drill onlxmrd the
.Slooum. He denied knowing that them
hud Ixttu a lire alxiurd the Slooum the
day previous Ho told a graphic Htory
of tlm llijf, and declared that til" lire
luwe tinrHt an noon iih the water was
turned on. An attempt wuh then
uiiide to brliiK a deck hone into uhu but
the coupling did not fit. Hu jumped
overlMiurd and hwuiii UHhort1. Hu land
ed in a Hiniill Ixiat which ca)Hl7ed.
He admitted ImiiiK warned by a man
in tho Hinall bout not to jump iih the
loat wiw full.
Kecond Knf,'lnccr Urandow Hworo
that he received no verbal ordern front
tho Captain while tho tiro wiih In pro
KroHH. Ho remained in tlm engine
room until tho Slooum wiih fast
unround. There worn no applianci'H
for tloodliiK tlm hold in ca.su of
cnierKunoy.
Tiro early thin morning destroyn
Vankirk Co. iniineiiHo luniberf yardn
and HiiIIh hIIIc iiiIUh at l'litternon, N.J.
Karl of Cork, deputy npeakor of tho
Houho of Lordn, in dead.
KnowliiK wife and daughter had din
covered liirt Intldollty and vathor than
faeo them, Dr. L.A Ijowdon, of In
dianupollH, a prominent phyriuian,
locked hliiiHulf in IiIk oftluu ami tool;
HllHOU.
Hltt reported better thin morning.
Ainiral Uavkev'a battleHliIi Hiuutl
ron left today for Greece. Ui
Soc. Hay Iiiih wired Connul Mont
gomery at Monoco "Wo want Pordl
oariH ulivo or Ruiaull dead."
Bouttlo, Juno 22 Tho Nome liner
Ori'Koii, tlio llrnt vchhuI out from tho
northern inolroiKillH UiIh hciihoji rojwrU
thu AIiihIui CoiiiiiiIhhIoii Co. Htcanmhlj)
I'oillunil, with 'JOO jiiiHueiiKorM aboard
hIx ilayH over duo at Nome.
Hhu loft Han FranolHCo for Noiuo
.May 21 and it Ih Ixillovi.il hIiu Ih, for
tho third time in im many yenn,
ciitiKht in mi Ice pack In an endeav
or to l:o llrnt to reach tho northern
port. (Inivo fcarrt aro felt for tho
Hiifety of vowel and jiMHHenKerM. Blm
Iiiih probably been carried Into tho
Attic hoh by tho lec,
Nuw York, Juno 'i'i Thin morning
8M) IxhIIch luivo been recovered, and
i'.'K identified. Tho inorguo coutaliiH
!i: or I'jn uuidontflied dead.
Tho recovery of 100 IxidleH wan duo
to tho mho of explonivoH. After one
nhot from the Hold gun uncd, tdxtccn
bodii'H rmii HimultaneotiHly. Tho re
lief fund now aggregaton $800,.
Chicago, June USA Tho lnKt and
greateHt day of tho Itopubliemi Nat
ional (Jonvention wiih tho notliuHiri
of the big hIiow, tho clinuix, to which
tlm oveiitH of the pnwt two duj'H luivo
been tho introduction.
Today Theodore Koonovolt wan nomi
nated to Hiicceed himself, and Charlus
W. KalrbunkH, Mcnutor from Indiana
wiih named for vico president.
With the candidateH of tho jmrty
lelected, tho convention adjourned,
the delegatioiiH diHH;rHiug to npmad
Into every remote Hcotlon or the country
a contagion of tho enthuHiuHiii which
Iiiih been eiitlmctd into them at thin
great gathering, by tlm leader of the
grand old party of protection.
Thin wiih a day of oratorial pyro
techntcH. .Some of flio fluent HpotikorH
In thu rankH of tho Ilepubllcan orgn
ijition were heard in a common chorun
of praino for tho men who aro to lead
tho lioHtn to battle, elated by thoovcntH
and the Hpccohcs of thu two pant dayn.
Kagerly autlciiKiting thu iutulectunl
trert In Htoro today, the dulegtvs
begun to iiHHemblu in tho coiivutitatioii
hall early thin inornlng. Uecaiwo of
liuiortiint work on hand tho conven
tion wuh called to iiHomblo at 10.
Half mi hour Uforu that time tho lloor
prenetited an animated K'ene. Many
delegates brought HagH with them to
iHidrit in tlm demonstrations they were
prepared to inako when Roosevelt wiin
placed in nomination. Increased in
terest in thucovention wan alno nhown
in the galleries, which began to fill iih
hoou as thu doorrt opened at U o!olock.
Hy the time Chairman Cannon called
tho convention to order nearly every
neat wan occupied, and nhortly after
Htandlng room wan at a premium.
There wan a larger proportion of la
die present than on either of thu pre
vioitH tu'HHlonx, and their Hummer cos
tuiticH lent a touch of color to tho
otherwise Hoiubro rows of black coatH
in tho gallerien.
Tho lhHt ontburrit of applaiiHu wan
evoked by Margaret Klizabeth J'lum
mer, national organizur of tho
American Flag AHHOciatlon, who,
dnvsed in a Htunnlng gown of cream
colored, nllk Hnrprised Clialrniau Can
non by presenting hlni with a great
bunch of calla lilies, after milking u
graceful little speech.
Hec. Cortolyou iA on tho pint form.
Ah soon ax ho mado his appeavavcu,
many promlniMit Joadorn prcHsert for
ward to Hluiko lmndn and assure hiui
of thuir loyalty and promise to nsslst
him in tho great work, ho Is iilxnit to
uudertaku as uhairimm of thu national
committee
Kvory niombur of tho Now York
delegation , under instructions, from
Senators 1'ltitt and I)oiew, was sup
plied with a jn sill: Hag and tholr on
tranco wan grcotod,wltli applanso.
Kvuvybody ,aroso (whllo tho .blind
played Ainoriduj iud tho chalruiau
broufltifc JiIh gavel down with resound
ing fef k iih thu convention was call
ed toMer
RULLKTINS
10 ft.Bi. Convention hall rapidly lll
ingti, Villi jrroflpcctH of every seat
Isdnil filled when order is cnlled.
10567 Chairman Cannon has just
reaclU'l the platform.
I0!f J Rov. Thaddous K. Hnlvcley
open oonveutlon with jirayer.
IOtf'1 Tho convention Is called to
order" if Chairman Cannon.
10 111 Clerk calls roll of tho states
for thu resontatlon of tho names of
thontrMldutcs.
KlftJ Alabama yields to New York
ami itx-Uoveruor Rlack is now coming
to the platform. Chairman Cannon
Inui )tt introduced Kx-Oovcnior Dlnck
iuiiM a great ujiplause.
Mil Kx-Oovernor Black, of New
York in a spirited speech places Pres
ident hVmovclt in nomination.
lifltfl Illack's concluding words In!
his nbii iuation of Itoosevelt brought
the itit-entlon to their feet. Many
hundreds of eoplo aro standing on
the lloor of the galleries.
1 1 :07 Kx-(iovomor Rlack has just
flnlHhed speaking. Theru is great ap
plause and the delegates aro on their
feet.
1 1 :()!) Chairman Cannon is on the
plat form with a tattered flag. The
bands aro playing and tho delegates
nro standing. A massive picture of
Theodore Roo-evelt Is shown on thu
platfonn, which brings forth renewed
HpplllUHC.
11:10 The cheering still continues;
the delegates are standing on thu seats,
wiliUv waving Hugs. Cannon advanced
to the front of thu platform with an
old tattered war flag which has set
tho crowd trantic. Thu New York
delegation is marching around the
halU
11:11 The delegates of New York
are Making a circuit of thu hall while
tho band Ls playing "Star Spangled
Runner."
11:10 Chuiniiun Cannon leads in
sinjring"Star Spangled Banner." The
bmtfi is now plaiyng "Hot Time in
thu Old Town Tonight."
11:15 The convention is still shout
ing for Roorovelt. Chairman Cannon
again appears on thu platform with
thu tattered Hug, which brings forth
reuttfed cheers. Tho convention is
stilt In an uproar.
11:1!) Tho entire audiunco is sing
inH "Star Spangled Banner." There
aro )i signs of order. Tho delegations
with red, white and blue umbrellas
aru ioaking thu circuit of tho hall.
lit,' 5 Tho nomination has been
mull unanimous, the standards of
every statu being in tho parade.
11:26 Chairman Caanuon is using
tho gavel to bring tlio convention to
order. The delegates aro taking their
rseats.
1 J :'J2 Senator Beveridge, of Iudi
ana, seconds Rooseovlt's nomination.
11:1B Boveridgo's tnlk enthused the
convention, his statement that no mys
tery could over bo elected president,
which evidently referred to Parker,
caught tho crowd.
11:57 Coo. A. Knight, of California, '
M'conds Roosevelt's nomination,
13:20 p.m., HarxyStlllwoU Kd wards,
of Goorgla, seconds Roosevelt's liomi-,
nation. , I
12:115 Ux-Govornor Bradley, of Ken, ,
seconds thu nomination of President
Roosovolt,
SYNOPSIS . . .
REPUBLICAN
PLATFORM
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To Qutrnst. tlio goyennnout to tho
I Denioiyjutiu. juxty ni. to invito. disiutter. J
Wo havo extended widely our mar
ket, and wo believe in tho adoption
of all practical methods for their
I nrther extension, including commer
cial treaties wherever reciprocal nr
rnngctneiits can be effected, consistent
with tho principles of irotectIon.
Wo bollovo It to lx) tho duty of ftho
Republican party to uphold tho gold
standard and tlio Integrity of vnluo of
tho national currency.
Wo favor legislation which will en
courage and build tip tho American
merchant marine and wo cordially
upprovo the legislation of the last n tho results of tho economic move
congress which created tho merchant ("ut of tho ago, but neither must be
murine commission.
A navy powerful enough to defend ,
tho United States against any nttnk,
to uphold the Monroo doctrine and to
watch over our commerce Is essential
J to the welfare of the Amerlcnn people.
To maintain such Is tho fixed policy
of tho Republican party.
Wo cordially approve the attitude
of the present congress regarding the
exclusion of Chinese labor, and prom
ise continuance.
Cur foreign policy under the admin
istration of President Roosevelt has
not only leeii able, vigorous and dig
nified, but in tho highest degree sue
ccssful. Under his guidance wo find
ourselves at ieaco with all the world,
and never" were we more resjiected by
foreign nation. Ills administration
throughout hu U-en vigorous, honora
ble, highminded and patriotic. We
commend it without reservation to tho
consideration of the American people.
News of
SEVERE BATTLE
St. Petersburg., June 22 A severe
battle has been lasting two days near
IIul Cheng. Russian casualties aru
108 officers and 5000men.
RUSSIAN VESSELS DESTROYED
Tokio, Juno 22 Tho crew of a junk
which left Port Arthur a few days ago,
and which was cuptnred by tlio Jap
anese, roports that two Russian destroy
ers and tlio steamer Shiutaiping struck
mines at tho entranco of Port Arthur
VWAAAV
Cheefoo, Juno 2!5 It is reported
that tho Japaueso made a determined
land and sea attack on Port Arthur
Wednesday.
Tokio, June 2a Tho advance guards
of tho armies of Oku and Nodzu have
effected a junction near Kaipiug.
Lino Yang, Juno 2!J Kuropatkin
Wtiy American
Ships Cost Most
Dy EDWIN S. CRAMP. PhllidelphU Shipbuilder
UECEDDsTr tho Spanish-American war prices of ma
terials entering into ship construction -wore nt tho lowest
point over known, and LOWER IX THIS COUNTRY.
T1IAX IX EUROPE, so much so that tho price ruling
then vns a cent a pound for all plates and shapes at
f!j
Pittsburg. At the sarno time tho prices ruling in England -voro from
$25 to $27 a ton.
Today tlio prices which havo been maintained by manufacturers
aro: Steel plates, 1.75 cents a pound; shapes, angles and channels,
1.75 cents, and bulb angles, 1.75 cents. On tho othor hand, tho priooe
ruling in England aro: Steel plates and shapes, DELIVERED
CLEAR OE IXSURAXOE AXD FREIGHT at Philadelphia,.
but no duty paid, 1.40 conta u pound
Tho samo labor saving dovices
plied in America nro being introduced and appliod in ovory shipyard'
in Great Britain. At tlio snnio timo. WE ARE PAYING
DOUBLE THE WAGES, from 50 to 100 per cont moro, than-la
being paid in England for tho samo classes of labor.
If wo apply tho ficuros as
struction of a 12,00b ton ship,
ocean, tho steel and iron which outer into bpth hull and outfits
engines and ,boilers-thut material alono being 00 por cont big
here will. amount to" A HANDICAP AGAIXST THE AME
CAX BUILDER OF OXE SINGLE SHIP ,QE $15Q.0J)0.
Wo ronow onr former doolaration
that tho civil sorvloo law iiw been
enforced.
A liberal administration of tho poll
Blon law in favored, and a peaceful set
tlement of intonmtlonl differences by
arbitration.
Cbtigrcuflion.l n.'.i-.i lo doiornilno
r.TCclal disorimintion In tho olectlr :'
frauohiflo is favored, nutl a donmed
that represcnUition in congress and tin?
electoral collcgo bo proportion::" . .
dnced.
Combinations of capital and labor
permitted to infringe npon tho right
w lntore:,t of tho P00?1"
Just and equal protection of all our
citizens abroad is pledged.
i
Onr great interests and growing
commerce in tho Oriont render tho
condition of China of high importance
to the United States, unci wo cordi
ally commend tho policy pursued in
that direction by tho administrations
of McKinley and Roosovolt.
Tho nation mourns tho untimely
death of President McKinley. Tho
peoplo are fortunate in his successor,'
to whom they turned with trust and
confidence which has- been fully
justified. ' " '
True to the principles of tho Repub
lican party, ho has alio shown himself
ready for ovcry omergenoy and has
met new and vital questions with
ability and success, rendering inesti
mable service in bringing alxmfT fhb
settlement of the coal strike.
t lie War
harbor and were destroyed, 140 Rus
sians being killed.
JAPANESE PLANS
Tokio, Juno 22 Until tho arrival
of Marshal Oyama at Taku Shan, no
serious advances will bo made by thu
Japanese forces in Mnnchuria. This
is necessary becauso of Kuropatkiu's
concentration at Liao Ycng. iCnvoki
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has been ordered to modify his pl;n i
and instead of marching uorthwavd
will reinforco Noduz and Oku.
today assumed pcrsoul charco of tho
Russian army here.
.. St. Petersburg, Juno 2a A rumor
is current this evening that tho ad
vance guard of tho Russian army un
der Count Heller has defeated tho Jap
anese right Hank in tho direction of
Feng Huang Cheng.
that -wo havo introduced and up-
to. tho cost of matorials in tho
intonded for crossing tho 'Atla
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