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RALEIGH, N. C., THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 22, 1904
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Choice of the Party Put Forward by Hill The
Platform Promises the Electoral Vote of
the State to Parker, and Davis Attend
. ance Large and Enthusiastic
X. Y.
k of
:. for
Sept. 21. Justice D.
Albany was nomi-
n nd Francis Bur-
lieutenant governor
York Democratic conven-
.-, f;vnt in conference the
r- i-oeeded in deciding on a
; rsei Mtion to the state eon
, i appeals to all classes of
c. it is as follows:
-r justice D. Cady Herrick
::it Governor Francis Bur-
,-n of New York.
v t.jer;eral John Cuneen of
of State John Pallace, Jr.,
r George Hall of St.
the ranks of Democracy as evinced by
the proceedings of the convention.
Charles N. Bulger of Oswego sec
onded Harrison's nomination.
After completing the other nomina
tions the convention adjourned.
CAR STRUCK A
DYNAMffMAGON
i - -
Heavy Explosion Followed and
Many Were Killed
1 and Injured
tomobile tour throuerh Snain nwln? tn I
j the risk of accidents and attacks by
; anarchists. The prime minister ap
' pealed to the king's mother, who sup
ported Senor Maura. The king angrily
declared that he would rather lose his
prime minister than abandon his tour.
He has ordered two automobiles from
Paris.
Flood Causes Distress ,
Alpine, Tex., Sept. 21. In a public ap
peal for aid for the flood sufferers of
It is understood here that Judge' th a wagon loa?SJ "J"1 dynamite.
Parker is delighted with the action i .
Parker Congratulates Herrick
Kingston, N. Y., Sept. - 21. Judge
Tarker sent the following telegram to
Judge Herrick:
"Accent mv heartv conerratulatlons.
The action of the convention assures Wyoming, Mass., Sept. 21. An elec
tro nartv a rnrri nrHr. ta QT,H tho'tric car carrying fifty passengers was
people a good governor" i-"1""" l" iwnsm. uy i-uuiauis- jti esiuiu uei xone, l. l,. itieinman, a
.11x1 a. kuh luaueu wiui cynamiie. lormer mercnant or that r are eovs-
i - - ItM-TWa
"The river has swept from existence
Sxxlcvi wxm uie rtciiuix K1 f,ofall-r , i,, , ,. . ... " .
Of th ronvpntion In nnrtilnatlntr r-nllen ' ' "'JUICU a"u oeveic me Luwn 01 iresiaiO. JNOt a nouse has
and Werner for tL conTot avvs ? Th ard' portion of the been left standing, and I am now writ-
ana werner ior tne court of appeals trolley car was blown to pieces. J ing this from the ton of a hill near
and keeping John Cuneen in the nom- Th eiGctric car wa 3n nntmH 1 x" A , F I F
o fr. ij . . I xne eiecxnc car -was an outward-, Presidio.. Over six hundred people have
nl , VT Pi l" l at".bound Melrose and Boston car. When f been left without a hope. Every ves-
iZ rS!"Jf i Se , T ithe tr:0lIey Car hit the WaS0n contain- of crPs fo one hundred miles be-
that Cuneen s friends were anxious to ing the dynamite the explosion was iow Presidio and for over 150 miles
have him on the ticket, but the candi-. terrific. The car was hurled into ths above the Concho river has been de
date recognized the popular demand air. Motorman Row was blown to stroyed and the poor are left without
that the court of appeals be kept free atoms, pieces of his body being pickel , clothing, farm implements and food,
from political monkey business. He up fifty feet from the wreck. The car and no relief of the situation can be ex
and Judge Cullen are close friends and was demolished. Buildings for several . pected until the next June wheat har-
xie was anxious mat juiien De assurea "u"' sunereu irom tne ler- vest,
of election.
Prr.
.I
Treasurer William Muneich
K::sri-ieer and Surveyor
li. Stiver of Oneida county.
: J: U:e of the Court of Appeals
r M. Cullen of Kings.
:..:o Justice of the Court of Ap--v::i:-tm
E. Werner of Monroe.
sf Herrit-k has belonged to the
.Kvi faction of the party and
friendly to Senator Hill,
for Bryan, however, and ha?
vikew a deep interest in poli
iiis tio'iiti al record is above re
a i!l command the rupport
. ..';vc :ition was a rapid-fire af-
stait to finish. Most of the
sathinglv denounced Gover-
ard Odellism. The conven-j
harmonious in every detail.
r.as the first Democratic state con
tion in year? which had no squab
: xn he settled by the committee
c .'.fst ed seats. The convention
1 was packed from cellar to roof,
e gai'.erios were boiling over; Hun-
Is of la.'lies were present and they
Ted the men in the volleys of cheers
the sentiments expressed by the
no .-!; tie orators. ' There were three
ids on hand, which added to the
iy scenes.
."hen the convention came to order
: l"ia.ry Chairman Hornblower an-:r.-ed
the selection of Professor
: v.n Campbell Lee, of Ithaca as
mar.ent chairman and he was im
escorted to the chair. On
-x t!;e platform Mr. Lee was
1 with rattlinsr sheers.
ssor Lee, in his speech on taking
h arraigned Governor Odell
i dell methods in the admin-ti'-"i
of state affairs. He paid
tribute to David B. Hill's per
i ii:tesrrity, and it brought out
nrlous cheers.
rc Haines, of Rochester, chair
r;f the committee on platform at
conclusion of Mr. Lee's speech
the nlatform.
platform endorses the Demo-r-ition;;!
platform adopted at
!-';:s and praises both the randl-
r.i concludes as follows:
sigr.s of the times point aus-
v r a Democratic triumph.
years have the inde
so decided a disposi
the Democratic party.
DOUBLE TRACKS
The Coast Line Is Making
Improvements
Baltimore, Sept. 21. Mr. Henry Wal
ters, chairman of the board of direc
tors of both the Atlantic Coast Line
Railway and the Louisville & Nashville
Railway, who was in Baltimore today,
said:
"The railroads of the south will in
the future do as well and, I rather ex
pect, better than those of any other
section. They are all finding it neces
sary to put in double tracking to sup
ply additional facilities required
tell you who are at all familiar with
politics in this state that there has
been some division throughout the
state in the pst. This convention
marks the close of all differences pre
viously existing. Hereafter our at
tacks will be made upon the common
enemy and not upon those of our own
party. I think the candidate whom I
will name to you is one for whom every
Democrat in the state of New York
can honestly and sincerely cast its vote.
I present for this nomination D. Cady
Herrick of the city of Albany."
A great outbvirst of cheers greeted the
final words uttered by Mr. Hill for Jus
tice Herjrick. All the way back to his
seat Mr. Hill was greeted with tremen
dous applause.
In an Instant Representative W.
Bourke Cockran was on his feet. He
was greeted with a wild outburst of
cheers. Mr. Cockran received another
ovation as he began his speech from
the platform, seconding the nomination
of Justice Herrick. He said:
"Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the
convention: This is an extraordinary
gathering, marked by extraordinary
and unprecedented features. I never
believed that T would nprmitt.l ! entering Jacksonville, Fla
to sit in a Democratic convention lar&e number of trains to be handled today that he' was convinced that the
daily, has been crowding our facilities ' mills in the south in which Mr. Whaley
rifle explosion, which was plainly heard
in Boston, twenty miles a way. Win
dows, were broken, tops of trees taken
oft! and the debris of the wrecked car
strewn for hundreds of yards. All the
passengers were rendered, deaf for
many hours. .' .
The street car trades flowed with
blood and all physicians of neighbor
ing cities and towns were called to
attend the wounded ancl dying.
MILL MAN'S 'FAILURE
Southern Mills' Not Affected
by Collapse of .Whaley
A NEBRASKA IDEA
A Convention Proposed to
Throw Parker Overboard
Omaha, Neb., Sept. 21. Bryan Demo
crats have started a movement here
JONES OF ARKANSA
PARKER TO
FOR
S LOOKS
BE ELECTED
He Says Bryan Democrats Will Support the Ticket-Surprising
Torn in Matters Affecting
the Stamps for Imported Cigars Criti
cism of Panama Republic Affair
BY THOMAS J. PENCE
Washington, D. C, Sept. 21. Special.
James K. Jones, who managed the two
Bryan campaigns for the rational
Democracy, was in Washington today.
He expressed himself as highly pleased
with the conduct'and progress of the
present campaign. Although it is I2r.
that we are retaining the Bryan voe
is shown by the Maine election. There
are many Democrats in Maine and tliey
voted the regular state Democratic
ticket and are supporting Parker, i d0
not wish any better evidence than that
though I am satisfied that the sam.
condition prevails all over the country.
Jones' disposition to b0 hopeful, he has i Let us secure the vp.me proportion of
had more experience in a national way
than he had four and eight j'ears ago,
and he is not portraying the role of
prophet this year. The former chair
man has spent some weeks at national
which will be carried into all parts of headquarters in an advisory capacity
Nebraska and then into other states,
having for its object the calling of a
new national convention, which shall
repudiate Parker and Davis and en
dorse Watson and Tibbies. After de-
and he is thoroughly familiar with the
character of the campaign trie leaders
are waging. Speaking of the political
situation, Mr. Jones said:
I "Altogether I expect to see the Dem-
Boston, Mass., Sept. ?1. In connec- 1 says: "Repudiating the St. Louis abor
tion with the bankruptcy petition of W. ! tion of July 6, we, the srOscribers here-
"The Coast Line is putting in a sec-.B. Smith Whaley, the cotton mill pro- unto, now call into existence the only
claring that the true issue is between ocratic ticket triumph at the coming
Roosevelt and Watson and that Par- election. There are many evidences of
ker is only a side question, the petition strength in the Democratic party.
They will poll a large vote in all those
states that are generally referred to as
doubtful. I expect to see New York
ond track at three places. The traffic ! moter .with liabilities of $1,114,000, F. L. I real Democratic convention of 1904 to .ste, - Democratic
with the 'Norton, counsel for Mr. Whaley, stated, consist of delegates from the states and
territories, in person-or by proxy, to de-
would get in
convention which will be
fifteen miles
South of Rocky-
Mount, N. C, where our shops are lo
cated, we are putting in twelve miles,
tracking of the line from Richmond to
Petersburg."
whprp there was r n rnntpst nvor thf
seats of the delegates. Yesterday when j tlere' and we are building
. i ... of second track. Soutl
we sepct ret ieu me uir was riui iuii ui
flying missiles. There were several
mysterious hints around the side
walks that indicated where missiles
might be found before this convention
session, but we have a
harmonious
I to its very close. I am here on behalf
of an organization which even yester
day foresaw conflict and the difficul
ties which conflict involves. Today all
the clouds are dispelled and we behold
the opportunity to go forth "and fight
"I have talked freely with every man
in authority at Democratic headquar
be affected.
John O. De Wolfe of Cambridge, Wha-
Iey's partner, states that the latter was
and we are also finishing the double interested in the Olympia, Richland
for candidates selected unanimously,
and for that reason certain to be
elected triumphantly. We have select
ed a Democrat whose fame is built
upon his unswerving devotion to the
law. I second the nomination made
by Senator Hill on behalf of Albany
county. r
State Senator Grady nominated
Francis Burton Harrison for lieuten
ant gOyernor, in a speech in Which he
dwelt upon the harmony existing in
Russians Massacre Women
Toklo, Sept. 0. (Delayed). On SP-
colony founded by Captain Getnji
shoulder to shoulder with Democrats I Snimushu Island, one of the Kurile
and Grandy mills of Columbia, S. C,
and was president of these up to a year
ago. At that time it was necessary to
reorganize the three mills.
"Mr. Whaley and his friends," said
De Wolfe, "used their personal resources
tember 19 a dispatch was received . to carry these enterrjrises throuerh the
slating that the Russians from Kami- j hard times, with the result that they
chatka had descended upona Japanese , became heavy endorsers of mill paper,
ana tne reorganization left this burden
upon them. The president of the three
properties mentioned is how L. W. Par
ker of Greenville, S. C. They are not
affected, and are running today."
The engineering firm of W. B. Smith,
Whaley & Co. was dissolved today. A
group, and massacred all the women,
numbering twenty-six, while, the men
were . away fishing. The report was
doubted, at the time, but circumstances
now seem to confirm it. The men, who
Aere on a nsning expedition to Kami- ; new firm was at once organized, how
chatka, were probably surprised and 1 ever, with the same persons as mem
annihilated. Later, August 25, two bers, including Mr. Whaley 'and John
hundred Russian soldiers invaded the-o. DeWolfe of Cambridge. The new
defenseless colony, attacking the wo- j flrm name is Whaley & Co.
men ana Durning tneir houses. Tne
Japanese government is sending assist
ance to the survivors.
nounce the two plutocratic parties; to frS "d T.e is absolutely no truth
had been heavily interested would not ! repudiate their nominees as the tools of "" , T I w.nu.. xvu see-,
v, fFori I a .orffnticH, Qffl v, twv, i the campaign had to be organized from
f 10Q! , 10nft 0jjtne ground up, and the various execu
ocratlc platform of 1896 and 1900, and , ... . ......
. j. . , , , jtives had not their jurisdictions as
to endorse the nominees of the People's rlear, defined the
party-Watson and ITibbles-as the only older or&aRlzation But ag M
Democratic candidates for president ; there was a cash of jurisdiction the
and vice president of the United ;rnatter was adjusted in a friendly man.
StcltGS. 116F
The petitions are receiving numerous j one person directg the campal
signatures and are gathering weight 'in the ense of being a dictator. The
hourly. . ' j leaders will meet every morning as an
' executive committee and every sugges-
LUCV Lee Hill tO Wed tion is submitted to that committee.
- Jn - ' ; , ; . , , -Tne committee decides upon what shall
Chicago, Sept. -21. Miss Lucy Lee be. done and maps out the campaign.
Hill of Chicago, examiner for the civil ; snen the executive nffirm rrv t
Kuropatkin Reports
.: Situation Unchanged
Ferward Movement of Japa
nese Not Begun, but Signs
Point to Fighting Soon.
Flanking Operations
Are Going On
f the
It
T-ill b"
'. v .
! i or,.-!eSsiy Republican staft j
; r; jhre has been a- great.
r ,it;'" reawakening, a marked
in th- Democratic vote and
r :': re lur tion in the Republi
uality r,f nearly 8,000 from that
y-ar? ago. We unhesitatingly
th-' Df-niocrnrv nf ttip nntinn
trnl vote of the Empire
ast for Alton B. Parker
assnway Davis."
time for the nominations
Secretary Thomas F.
the roll of counties. He
"Y county," and David
at the head of that
l! trudged-down the aisle to
rm. All the way Mr. Hill
nt -l with great cheers. Facing
i'T.-e.- ATr TTill V.oo-on V.ta
7)r.'j .... uc5au inn
"":'"ng Justice Herrick. He
;ir'tly interrupted by cheers,
.n putting Justice Herrick in
:rr- named a Democrat to
r' ' ari 'ooen p0ijticaiy opposed
II:
"Aih?
v.-,.-, ...
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F;iid in part:
f-t:.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 21. General
Kuropatkin, telegraphing under yes
terday's date, declares that the situa
tion at the front is unchanged. He
describes an outpost fight Tuesday at
Da Pass, half way between Bentsia
putze and Sintlnsin. A Japanese force,
consisting of four companies, marched
up from Dzintchan, twenty miles
northeast of of Siamatsi, and tried to
capture the iass and turn the. Russian
left flank, but the Russians repulsed
the attack and the movement v(as
checked.
The receipt of the news at Tokio of
the march of the Japanese from Dzint
charr was the- probable origin of the
rumor that Kuroki had crossed the
Hun river, which runs twenty miles
north of Da Pass.
The most reliable information does
not indicate the resumption of the
Japanese offensive for some days.
The reports that; Gen. Kuroki had
crossed the Hun river at Fushun turn
out to be false. The Russians strongly
hold the road to Fushun and Bentsia
putze. It is pointed out that if the
Japanese had occupied Fushun the
Russians v would have been compelled
to evacuate Mukden, since Fushun is
nearer to Tie Pass.
While the war office's advices do not
again essaying to flank General Kuro
patkin from the east.
-man and gentlemen of the
Permit me in the first
rr':T?rntnl.ifn u t-
. . .. v.. .4 l lie xCIHULTiiUj'
r on this most enthusiastic
";'"US CfinvPTitfnn Tt hnnmoe
w to select a ticket which indicate that Field Marshal Oyama's
Moment the grand platform rnam armies have yet resumed their
' by this convention. In forward movement, advance detach
1(3 Democracy, the united , noents of Japanese are feeling the
"f Albany county, I desire strength and disposition of the Russian
' Von frr- .. i-i -i fnriu ortrt Jsini)nf flanlrlnc rrvllimnJ
uir tuiiDiuciaLIUil . aw.m. - w- - -- r, -
i t ion the name of an hon
r'f that county. He needs
'are already pressing northward.
The reports that a battle at Mukden
introduction. He has dis- is imminent, are however, regarded as
? duties of supreme court premature. All that seems to be def
signal ability. I need nottinitely established Is that Oyama Is
M f
Russians Coustructlng Defenses
Tokio, Sept. 21. The Russians are re
ported to' be busy constructing de'
fenses upon the left bank of the Hun
extending along the river for over five
miles. On some of them guns already
have been erected. They are also con
structing forts Tashikwang and Tuta
Jantun, all east of Mukden.
Press dispatches from Liao Yang re
port frequent skirmishes with the Rus
sian cavalry, supported by artillery
and infantry, along the line of the
Shihli river to Shuang Taitse. Friday
evening the Russians bombarded the
railway station at Yentai.
Saturday at noon four battalions of
infantry, four squadrons of cavalry
and eight guns attacked the Japanese
positions at Ping Taitse. Later they
were reinforced by a battalion of In
fantry, and some cavalry and six guns
from Mukden. The engagement lasted
till three o'clock and ended in the re
pulse of the Russians, who retired In
close order. . .
The Japanese poured a heavy fire
into the retreating columns, and in
half an hour the Russians broke and
fled in two directions, toward Hailang
sai and Mount Kangtaijen. The dis
patches say that the weather at Liao
Yang is fine.
It is reliably reported that on Sun
day six battalions of infantry, consti
tuting the left wing of the Russian
front on the Mukden road, ' delivered
a counter-attack upon the Japanese
forces east of Mount Yumentse. After
a hot fight they were driven back with
considerable loss
VACATION ENDED
-
The President Will Return to
Washington Today
Oyster Bay, N. Y.. Sept. 21. Presi
dent Roosevelt's vacation ended to
night. Tomorrow he will leave here
at 9 o'clock on the Sylph with his
family for Jersey City, where he will
take a Pennsylvania train for Wash
ington, arriving there at 6:35 p. m.
The president's last day in Oyster
Bay was taken up mostly in a confer
ence with Frank Hlggins, the Repub
lican nominee for governor, regarding
the conduct of the campaign in the
state. While at Sagamore Hill Mr.
Higgins learned of the nomination by
the Democrats of Herrick for gover
nor. Mr. Higgins upon his return to
""7" " Lrr " New York, Sept. 21.-Chalrman Tag-
uxx uie m-iiv; &t uuk, as aiBo t f tn Democratic national com
J A. v. nr tti i - I
uiu me piiucm. "iggms saia , mittee, who returned from the west
"In my opinion the national political j last night, said today that he is per
sltuation is most satisfactory to thefectiy satisfied with conditions as he
Republicans, and I see no reason why; found them there. "I have not seen
the plans of the committee."
"Is it true," Mr. Jones was asked,
"that the Bryan Democrats do not in
tend to vote for Parker and Davis, and
that they will vote "for Roosevelt in
cases in which they are not supporting
service commission and contributor to
periodicals, is to marry Gen. James E.
MacGill, a prominent" planter of Pu
laski, Va.
Miss Hill is a daughter of the late
Gen. A. P. . Hill of the Confederate
army, une announcement of the en- Watson?"
gagement has. stirred social circles, "i have seen that statement he re
particularly those connected with the plied, "but it comes from Republican
associations of Confederate veterans, sources, and 'the wish is father to the
To Miss Hill descended the title of thought.' I believe the Democrats who
Daughter of the Confederacy upon the supported and voted for Mr. Bryan will
death of Miss Winnie Davis. j vote for Parker and Davis. The fact
Taggart Hopeful as
to Western States
Satisfied With Conditions in
Indiana and Expects to
Carry WisconsinCon
siders Illinois De
batable Ground
increase in our vote ail over th im.
try that we did in Maine, compared
with the vote of 1900, and we will elect
Judge Parker. That increase is ampla
to do it."
The bureau of engraving and print
ing has been instructed to suspend the
engraving of plates for the proposed
new customs stamps for boxes of im
ported cigars. All the tobacco men
who are interested will be given a hear
ing Saturday before Assistant Secre
tary Tayor, who is acting secretary in
the absence of Secretary Shaw. The
order for the susnension of fnrth
work on the preparation of the plate3
comes as a surprise following a state
ment Monday that the original order of
Assistant Secretary Armstrong had not
been changed and stood as he had left
it ten days ago, before the tobacco
trust entered its protest and threatened
to take the protest direct to the presi
dent, which it did later..
The case is sure to attract wide at
tention among the tobacco interests of
the country. It is claimed that Mr.
Armstrong has been overridden
through the influence of the tobacco
trust, which, it is asserted, appealed
direct to President Roosevelt. In some
quarters it is intimated that Mr. Arm
strong has it in for the trust and that
the president decided to take the mat
ter out of his hands, referring It to
Secretary Shaw's first assistant.
The proposed stamp ordered by Mr.
Armstrong is to be such an exact dup
licate of the ordinary green stamp- of
the internal revenue bureau - that tha
man who buys an imported cigar now
with an old custom stamp as a guide
would not be able in the future to tell
whether he was getting an imported
Havana or one made by home manu
facturers out of Havana leaf (tobacco.
The "Panama affair." relaUng of
course to the acquisition of the canal
zone, is the subject of one chapter of
the Democratic campaign text book,
advance sheets of which were given to
the press today. Not only does the
campaign book decry the preposterous
and brazen claim of the Republican
party that it deserves all the credit for
the great work of connecting the Pa
cific and Atlantic, but it. goes further
and says: "Neither were the methods
proper by which the possession of the
route for the canal was accomplished."
Referring to the president's attitude
in the creation nf the nnow imnfPo
benefit of this condition of affairs. We public, the text book savS-
expect to carry the state." " .' . . . . .
Mr. Taggart was asked if the na- lres Zl rw i T T
tional committee intended to concen- "St vf" t
trate its efforts on New York, Connec- strV of h?v hcteisti
ticut and New Jersey, and in reply uZ a x ? unconstitutional ac
said. lciJi tion and usurpation of power. Presl-
"The national rnmmltt m ,evus""eu as lne BOT
cent&te its efforts on those
T- 1 1 it, 1 .
vhjxcix iu wisnes 10 carry. Jn some
states it is, of course, not necessary for
the national committee
fight at all."
to make any
the ticket should not win, also in New
York state."
HOLDING COTTON
Complaint Made Against a
Compress Company
Savannah, Ga., Sept. 21. The board of
directors of the Savannah Cotton Ex
change held a meeting this afternoon
and instructed the transportation com
mittee to telegraph the railroads, com
plaining of the hold ing of cotton at
interior points by the Atlantic Compress-Company.
The compress company has secured
control of all the presses and it is
claimed that cotton that should have
been here for September delivery on
shipboard has not even been compress
ed. It is claimed that the compresses
are worked only half time and that
if this practice is persisted in for the
The Japanese had no rest of the month the cotton shippers in
casualties. The Ashi reports that on'savAnnnh will lose not loss than iizn
Saturday the Russians, reinforced by ' 000. Particular complaint is made
50,000 fresh troops, were moving south
from Mukden along the railway.
Satisfaction is felt here that the sick
list at the front only equals the cas-
Indiana in better shape since 1892 than
I found it last week," he said.
"Neither the Democratic party nor
the Republican party has become very
enthusiastic in Indiana up to the pres
ent time. Both sides have been organ
izing. I am very much gratified at the
condition with the Democratic organi
zation there. Last Friday in Indiana
I met. the prominent Democratic lead
ers of the state, including every county
chairman. Every prominent Democrat
who ha-s ever at any tims been actively
engaged in politics was represented i:i
person or by some one in his confidence
who was able to speak for him. Every
faction of the party was represented
at the conference and the most perfect
harmony prevailed.
"Sunday I went to French Lick
Springs, where I met othe. Prominent
Democrats from Indiana, and delega
tions from neighboring states, includ
ing Kentucky, Ohio and Missouri.
"At Chicago, where a sort of open
conclave was held, I met every, county
chairman. The full Cook county dele
gation, every Democratic candidate for
congress and a large number of promi
nent Democrats from various parts of
the state were represented .From the
Operations at Port Arthur
Tokio, Sept. 21. The reported capture
of two important forts north of Pprt
Arthur by the Japanese is not con
firmed officially. All official informa
tion from Port Arthur is rigorously
withheld, the only references to the
operations there being occasional small
lists of casualties. It is believed that
more energy has been put into the
operations there.
There is much talk of the capture of
the fortress. One idea is advanced that
its fall will, be to coincide with the em
peror's birthday, which falls on No
vember 3.
ernment of a sovereign state as large,
states as5 the stte of Indiana a baker's dozen
of conspirators whose so-called rebel
lion was not even known to the people
and before they had either an army, or
a navy, or a treasury, or had fought a
single battle with the parent govern
ment. Further, he violated the consti
tution of the United States, whloh
gives to congress the exclusive right
to declare war or to begin war."
Democrats in Washington are highly
elated over the action of the Democracy
of New York in nominating for the
head of the state ticket a man of the
high character of Justice Herrick,
who Republicans declare possesses en
unblemished reputation. Wise and ex
perienced politicians assert that the ac
tion of the state convention secures .a -Democratic
victory In the Empire State
.next November.
"As goes New York so goes the na
tion" is a maxim in politics that is oft
repeated. While this is hardly truv
there is no doubt of the fact that con
ditions in New York have a strong ef-
Mob Law in Georgia
Talbotton, Ga., Sept. 21. The negroes fPct on many voters throughout the na-
. . . -. v. . .
ualties, thus duplicating the record of
the German army during the Franco
Prussian war. There is some beri-
APfllnRt the inactivitv of thp nrosspa at .- . .
- , j reports received Dy me l positive
Americus and Cordele. (that Illinois is debatable ground.
i "I also met a delegation from M's-
scurl who are very much pleased with
the outlook in that state. The split in
London, Sept. 22. A dispatch to the the Republican party in Wisconsin
Alfonso's Automobiles
Express from Madrid says that King grows wider dally, and no matter what
berl among the army in front of Port Alfonso had a sharp quarrel with Prime the supreme court decides, it is ow too
Arthur. There are no epidemics among J Minister Maura because the latter ob-i late, for the two factions to harmonize,
the troops in Corea or Manchuria, i jected to his majesty going on an au- j Naturaliv th DemocrAlui win tat ih&
arrested Monday on a charge of te- ( tion. With Democrats working in har
longing to a "before day club" were , monv for a rmimm nn,i trr,nr- Mn.
tried today and discharged for want of
evidence. As soon as discharged Jack
T. Ray and Ed Martin left town and
were followed by a mob. Tne crowd
first came up with Ray and a boy six
teen years old. Ha was shot in the
back. He is seriously injured and not
expected to live. A party in a' hack
went after Martin, who was called from
his house and made to go in the hack.
He was carried a half a mile to a creek
and oris of them shot his right eye out.
The negro is not expected to live.
Will Meet in Washington
San Francisco, Sept. 21. The Sove
reign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows de
cided today to hold the next encamp
ment at Washington. BuirSio and
Philadelphia were the chief competi
tors.
mony for a courageous and strong can
didate who is preferable in every ra
sped to the boss tagged nominee of the
opposition, and victory practically as
sured at the polls, the effect will be far
reaching, in every doubtful state. The
action of New York state Democrats
today is regarded as the most encoura
ging feature of the campaign for the
party's cause. At congressional head
quarters tonight there is much rejoicing
over the situation.
Lloyd Elected Bishop
Louisville, Ky., Sept. 21. Rev. Ar
thur S. Lloyd, secretary of the board"
of general-missions in New York, was
chosen bishop of the Episcopal diocese
of Kentucky by. the diocesan counclL
i today.
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