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fci mnniiyiiiiimii'ii a t aa-t a The News In T DavnlAA ' in - r The News w v wrw ww ..... W ' TT1 illt M .... vpuouuiag ot,,... . Polk County. uuorpHNa U Ml Ad r Ttrtisiag IXedium...... . Rates Low r I I I ' - I ' I I e I V . I I " J : I OFFICIAL JOURNAL OP POLK COUNTY. INDEPENDENCE IN ALL" THINQS. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $i.u PER YEAR, IN ADYANCO. VOL. X. COLUMBUS, N. C.f THlnSDAY, JULY 14, 1904. NO. 13 t - -If- .I". ... ' , .x . ... .. . - . .... - . Democratic A HARMONY PLATFORM IS ADOPTED All Dissentions in the Party Healed"The Lion arid Lamb Lie Down Togetherf,Biai etnd Hill Walk Am f action-v-Def eaed Aspiraiitis Wire - . Congratulations. s MONEY QUESTION NOUN ISSUE Enormous Production of Gold Has Removed It From Field of Poli tics, Says the Convention. SEN. DAVIS FOR SECOND CHOICE Distinguished West Virginian Named by Acclamation Strong Ticket, Which Pressages Success. St. Louis, July 6. Exaclly at noon Chiur man J. K. Jones of the natioQal committee, called the convention . to order. His ap fearance on the ptatiorm aod the sound of his gavel brought forth a' cheer from the tiuor aod galleries. Chairmau Jones directed the serReant-at-anns to secure order. lie continued to rap the table with his gavel but it was ho roe tune bef. re qiiet reigne!- Califurnia'a apjwir ance with a huge wlk banner flnd silk Aner ican tiitjrs and a yell, t alifornia. Californi , HcHrst. Hearst, Hearst," caused cheerng. Just as the California deletion reachetl its reservation after marching up and down the center aisle, William J. Bryan, who had tome in unnoticed, arose in his place and was given a cheer. Then an enterprising member of the Montana delegation created a diversion by'vigorously ringing a cow bell. Again Chairman Jones demanded that the convention be in order and at once di rected the secretary to read the call for the convention. " . - ' Applause followed the reading oflhe call. After quiet, Chairman Jones announced that the convention would be oienetl by prayer by Rev. John F, Cannon, pastor of Grand Avenue Baptist chureh, St. Lonia. Enthusiastic cheering greeted the chair man's announcement that he waa directed by national committee to appoint' John 8harp Williams temporary chairman and C. A. Walsh tpmnrtrarv secretary and John I. Mar- , j - . ' tin temporary sergeantat-anns. ' The chairman apiointed Col. J. M. Duffey of Pennsylvania and M. F. Tarpey of Oali f.rnia m Psnrt Mr. Williams to the chair As the platform wa enclosed by i railing, it was necessary for the committee and Mr; Williams to climb over the railing. The committee lifted 3Ir. Williams safely over and the entire convention burst into'cheers as he ascended the platform. - ; ! have the honor, to introtluce to yen John S. Wiljiaras as temporary chairman," said Chairman Jones, and again the con vention cheered. ' . ' . WHHanM Speech. M r. Williams was attired in a light gray suit ami a white waist coat. He delivered his address calmly and without gestures. Several cries of "louder, louder" interrupted Mr. Williams as lie began, his clear but po powerful voice at first failing to reach parts of the hall. The convention appeared considerably amused at Mr. Williams' humorously -sar castic reference to the "mutual admiration society" of Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Root, and when he read an" eulogy by the President on Mr. Root, the delegates laughed and ap plaudel. .r - ; ;L ir- vr:n:mo rwV ' iri; an ironical tone that caught the iancy of the convention and he was interrupted time and again by laugn ter. At this Doint the Michigan delegation -i i.iii ..u.i tUara wrrp several calls ruiereu iiif nan -' . for order. Cbeer ing was" e vokexl' by the speaker's Statement that M r. - Roosevelt had found pra ise for otdy three Presidents "Oeorire Washington. Abraham Lincoln and himsell" and when he asked if the-J'bell tu nnW wiku a'sample of uai Jig iinikc uiuifii - . the moral sentiment Cor which the republi cans stood, a lusty cheer fcroke forth. A mnuiderable Dart of Mr. Williams speech was delivered under great difficulties for the speaker and those of his hearers who Kfationa! Goiention ;e Alton IB. Parker 'Maoied FoV'Fresident were supposed the most interested in his rer marks. The aisles leading past the dele gates were packed by dense throngs who kept up a constant hum of conversation that smothered Mr. Williams' Toice. . Policemen were statiooed in the space around the .platform to keep others away did it by occupying the space themselves to thei exclusion of all others. Several times the speaker stopped and askedTlhat the talking cease in order that he might make himself belter understood. Passing from the discust'on of Mr. Root's speech, the speaker took up the republican platform. ' . - Mr. Williams drew a pictuieof the coun try's condition at the time of President Cleve land's first inauguration, declaring that much of the distress that came in the early nineties was due to republican misrule thai had gone before. Under Be i. jam in Harrh son. he said, for three years all hape had well nigh vanished from the business world. Hescoml the attitude of the r.-puMicaii put ty on the fitiancinj ' question, decUriiitf IJiai it had Wen full of inconsistencies and al surdities. He inentioiml the name of Sir. Bryau in discussing the price of wheal dur ing the first Bryan Mt Kinley canip.-ii;n. The utterance of the name caileil for a little f - ...... applause and some cheering. A s-oon! later he metioued the name again aid . the ap plause was'not repeatel. I ? WntWild Orcrlirarcr. Mention ol the name ofGifer. Cleve lind was cheered lu-tily. A '; moment later the first scene of the se-ioit - occurred. Mr. William declared that it was brar-en eifront- ' ery. for the republican party to attempt , to seize the laurels- of. G rover Cleveland; A genuine ouihurst of applause followed. Cheer after cheer roltaHh rough the hall ?md -id-though the chairmau umh! the gavel vigo rously the convention was soon leynd his control. ' New Hampshire delegates elimbed upon their seats and yelled vigonmsly. One Iowa man of the Heait-instructed delegation frm that commonwealth stood up and wav'ed his hat frantically and a wild chorous, an swered him. - "Three cheers tor (irover Cleveland," f. honied an Alabama man, and they came with genuine ower ami enthusiasm. No cry came ifrom i Nebraska, where, Mr. . Bryan and his friends" sat quietly without taking part in the noise.-, Again and again the cheers came in dense volume, despite immer ons cries of "order" and the strenuous pound ing of the chairman's, gavel. 1 Then' Mr. Williams sat back and watched the scene he had created. As the cheers and cries fell there was a renewed outbreak. The demonstration lasted eight minutes. Tim Murphy, of St. Louis, standing in the center aisle and encouraging the demon stration was first requested to take his seat and then ejected from the hall by John I. Martin, seargeantrat-arms.- Murphy was rush ed toward the platlorm by Martin, through a railing and down a narrow stairway lead in?: under the stage. . " Another encounter between Murphy and Martin took place in the passageway under the stage. Murphy permitted himself to i taken from the hall by two officers, . Murphy said'he endeavored to assist in securing quiet, um ni euons were unsuu derstood and, at the direction of Sergeant-at- Afms Martin he was forcibly ejected, from the floor by a police lomcer and landed among the newspaper men. Here he en deavored to explain he had . been acting in the interests of quiet and order, but .his ex- planations fell on deaf ears and despite his exn anation and threats ne was nuaiiy janeu r : ii. Hiiitriinor hv me nonce in cnarse 01 . .. .. . .. " . ' i ... irvllrtuc KM....... J K . CaDtain Schroeder. ix -; "T Tor several minutes aner the Murpny in- lent, the demonstration continued. i- Cld nal ly i n desperation Mr. Wi lliams t h reaened to discontinue his speech. , , , : 'Yon have placed me here, 1 am your servant. . If you don't want me to continue it in vour pleasure," he cried. ,f This announcement was effective and Mr. Williams secured control, the demonstration .i i.i.nx.ntinn of Cleveland had caused When he said that he had heard that r' ftrldp and Miles were democrats that a republican administration had snubbe the first, tried to disgrace the second and in suited the third, the convention into siuib -n ,,; . - ;i . .!.: :. Mr. Wil iams voice was fail ing. It grew weaker and weaker and he was -: - -i ' heard with difficulty even "- by those very near the platform. Mr. Williams flow of oratory was uninterrupted for some time, a response of applause toUowing his rdenunci- atioh of the republican claims of prosperity because of the" tariff. Cries of "louder" were again heard in various parts of the hath 1 wish I had the lung to speak louder but I cannot," answe.ed Mr. Williams v: ! ? "What did yu say?" came a voice ' from the gallery. So rapidly did the noise -in- JUDGE ALTON B. PARKER, THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR .PRESIDENT rease that Mr. WilliaiUH began toaddress him elf directly lo thep rsons on the platform. rhi brought forth from i he galleries loud cries of "time" ami louder." - r The Race Question. .. ,: , -". ."X Mr. '-Williams,- with all -the voice left, turned to i lie audience an with considerable eeling took up the. race , question. hen e referred to the incident at the republican convention when a colored child and a white child were both on the platform waving flags during one of the demonstrations, there were cries of "this is a' white man's country. . - a - "Now a few words" paid Mr. Williams, 'and if you are as -pleased to hear that con clusion as 1 am tv concludethis will be the most delighted audience that ever existed." Mr. Williams spoke but a few words more and concluded his address greatly exhausted. The perspiration .was streaming from his face, his collar was a Soft white roll of linen; lis voice was worn to a frazzle and could not be heard twenty feet away from where e stood. - As he finished, after "speaking for one i our and forty minutes, the band struck up a" medley of patriotic airstheHtirfingstraina of 'iPixie" calling forth-the wild cheers that never fail to follow the song, no matter when or where rendered.. ; .'.; "'c5.,-'' "The delegates.are invited to the exposi- lion " said Mr. Williams, "and the clerk will reid the invitation." r V I -L Calla far Bryaa. (t r-,- Th Inst few words were lost in cries of Rrnn "Rrvan." that came' swift and thick from different parts of the halL Cbeers mingled with the calls, and it was fullv a minute before the voice of the clerk was able to rise above the tumult." ' Bryan; remained quietly in' his seat during the oetnonst ration made by his friends and gave no outward sign of his recognition of the applause that had greeted his nam Delegate Powers, of Michigan, was recog-- cized by Chairman Williams to. return the thaiiks bf the convention to the exposition officials for the courtesy shown and ruade a brief speech of acknowledgement. ' ' -The motion lb accept the invitation, with which Mr. Powers concluded, was adopted , Sergeants-at armt. with bundles of exposi Record Breakers lion tickets were at once sent throughout the I seats occupied by the delegates and klter- iatesj handing tHem to the chairmen of del- eations. . - :; : - - I 1 j . ' .. . . . . -, When Uie ticket passers had nearly finish-j fed their task, the chairman announced that the roll of states would be called, each state I as its name was called to send up to the I chairman's desk the names of its committee-1 men selected in caucus. I While the roll call was in progress the spectators concluding that thV interesting ? : Z r r I me nay sireameu oui oy monsanos. i ne uut uu uuaucu w ipe siage ana start uyB that the Russian losses did hot ex noise ol their exit and the talking through- ed it afresh and other standards were sent Ceed 150 killed and wounded. The tren- ouv , u ua.. .was general luai ,ui cierw couui oe. Jiearu wna uiuicuxiy. - ine an-1 nouncement of Mr. brvan as a member oft tbe resolutions committee from Nebraska I calle.i forth a cheer from such of his friends as were able tohear the ; announcement. David B. Hill's name as member from New York also brought a shout of applause. A the roll was finihl ami the 1 gan for tbone states which had not answered , on tl.e first call. Chairman Williamii drew a cigar from his nxiket, lighted . it and pom- menced to smoke with great satisfaction. notwithstanding the fact that numerous signs prohibiting the indulgence were . posted all arouud the building. After announcing the time and places for tbe various committee meetings a motion was made hy Bourke Cock ran that tbe con1 nnni nrt nail fliipn nn 1.1 1 ton r1nlr lAmniAiif w Rimini nupui uia v u v vr,n ivfuhi I UH I mnrin, The motion w ad.ntl and ih convention adjourned at 2:50 p. m. ..AJ" SECOND DAY'S SESSION. St. Louis, Mo., July 7. -The efforts of the partisans of Bryan to stampede the con vention for the Nebraskan : and his friends this afternoon resulted in scenes of the wild est confusion and disorder The standards of the States were literally torn irom meir nxiures oy ueiegaies,. wno acted like madmen and hustled them to tbe platform, to be placed : with the colors of Bryan or Parker, which were banked at either end. v " - ', Delegates fought f uriously witn one another, while the galleries choked with partisans, shouted and v screamed their -ap proval and disapproval. Mr. Biyan entered the hall -one minute before th6 delegates -were .called: to order AH the house was packed fiom tbe top gal- erie8 downjo the floor. The top galleries began to cheer - M r. Bryan and the move ment gradually spread until there was quite a demonstration. "JMany 6n the platform tniHwi in tho thArln v Th hooro howls kept up and the wholeaffair majde the Cleveland demonstration of yesterday . look l.kfl a whisner. . 'All efforts of the chairman to .quell the I Bryan folks were futile until the cheering were itself out.- - A battle of the 'standards such as has never before been seen in a convention i resulted. The Parker banner was' carried to tbe platform and following ' it were car ried the standards of Alabama. New Jersey. CoDnecticut, Pennsylyania, - i Arkansas, North Carolina. Michirrin . Indiana Ten- ;.a MLui: ,.1 ii..A aWmnd th Nfihrsira ntandr ? in ti, vn. closure for the delegates were the stahdards- of Texas. Iowa lliinoisT California; Colo - rado, North and. South Dakota, Rhode Island, Nevada and Kentucky. n 1st Fallot It U now charged v that the Bryan demonstration wai carefully : pUinned .. by Secretary Walsh of the natonal committee. Tt nai nn nf fha mul mkiV.M. nl,(K..,ta - " w uv u.VB Mill. RttUl UU.UUiOM that ever occurred in a national convention. The Walsh and Hearst men with the aid bf Tammany got thousands admitted to the galleries on special tickets, with instruc- j tlona to start; shoutins the minute Brvan i appeared. Every second the demonslra- tion.grew, and wbeu after four minutes It showed signs of letting up the standard of : : -7 r - j y" iuB vjv . "cwucaiug jrew louuer. ;. , uwu uiu urn men waxe UD I Georgia, wttn ner oiue sim oanner. bear- wg mo name ot Jfarker, sent tb colors to I the platform and others were too. after it. d louder than ever. Then . began the "dnapplng Of the Colon. oui u Tt: . . : . , ,v'wlJr " rJ" were , nowiea "wuuu: wiVt aunougn , ine wyan keP P n the platform, me ai&cr iucu uau iuuigs iaeir own way. But the Bryan demonstra'.iou did break out again when Bryan himself took the plat form, to give the minority report of the committee on credentials. As the majority report had not been received he was hot allowed to give the minority report. There was more howling and louder outcries than eyer, but the bands started playing national airs. onH ftflr rurciatinr tort minnlM Ikanl r.Tr1 I uruwucuoui. everyuouy. me convenuon Tr""'". "T --"-s u.uw. The demor stration lasted . nearly half an UOUr. .;!. r A I St. Louis. Julv 7.-In the midst of the uvav VVWU WW.SUUIK4UVU AJITOU I . I - v a j j iL rv - A - w yoieu.uou laue imocrauc conven- lion tonight. ' After a speech, during J which Bryan aroused his adherents to the! greateat enthuaiam, the convention voted 1 to reject the mlnority.of the ' committee on I 1 credentials. - i 1 , i ; v 'fMu The" vote was a to 647, I More than one hundred delegates re I f rained from voting, but the result is con-1 sidered as a fair test of Parker's strength. I Tnere were some suprises tn the vote, Ala-1 bama and Kentucky both casting ballots in I favoi of Beau's minority' report.' A When he concluded his speech- Bryan I was given a tremendous ovotion and for a considerable time the wildest disorder pre-1 vbuou iu tuo uau. waa a repetition 01 1 the detuonstrrtion Bryan rceeired this after-i noon when he entered the hall. , After the yote adjournment' waa taken I until tomorrow. " - . The sub-committee of the committee on resolutions adopted as It fiancial plank a I declaration for maintenance of the present 1 gold standard on the ground that the in-1 creasea suppiy 01 eoia insures a sumcient 1 a ' a. " m a a ' volume of currency. --- - - - ' i. : " ' j Bryan: in presenting the minority report. made a scathing speech In protest against I the staUog of Hopkins 1 delegation from 111tnria UaIb ....iitt . aa IKa TTAnlrtna aIa ' I ment and lhe bitter "P the Hopkins p wcitcuhuuiu .iuuiuh. jji jrou aaac(icu uiab nupaou o pvney waa i likened to that of "ordinary train robbers." j ue held the attention of the convention for I the fifteen minutes allotted to" him and then gave way to opponents. Tho committee on credentials admitted the Porto Kicans, but; decided that as the Democrats claim that the PhiliDuines are not nrooerlv American territorv their dele- gation shall not be admitted. ' The con vention sustained this. Champ Clark of Missouri will be per .... ' " VJ' .....' - . manent chairman. '' HARMONY PLATFORfJ. H1U aatf Sryaa Satlafted; Joha 5harp WlllUaas ! Dcllf hted-tMtor TIHsaa 5ajrs Miracle Has Bhd Accaaipticaed. St. Loute, July 8. The members of the resol utlona commltte express them- selvest fas satisfied with their : work, "y " Apreiioi u oeing I follows:. s ' . naror anieiA n ; P"0 ta ara fMiitiiif aivnr ai a aa a a a ai n n n a x v ;iwi; . sanaiacwry. Senator Tillman We have accom- Pll8he miraclejwe have succeed inr gew-ing a piuru. wimuui, ny pereon I lt " - ; ----:- .-; jacunteuv ui Japanese i-Wr? utwo , t Mr. Bryan I am fairly 'well satisfied 300 JJluian'cayalf7 opcupie Kan- . -ith the platform. I have bad oppor- Chang .the enemy retiring northward. . I with tunity to present some matters as J de; sired and I have had to make conces- 8ion In Ifisfcancerfto, order; to get I 'Will you support a ticket on this platform?"was asked of.Bryan. 1 orm was nls nVl . wa8 s1? I - , . - . . . . - j . Continued on page i. - ITO CAPTURE NJNGHVANG. Jap Armies -Enrouteto Yim Kow Says General Sackhjfroff.' tfEV TA s TRP1 : QTTII ATTHH' " " " 4 " The Capture of Kai-Ping Accom plished After Heavy Fighting z H Early iri July." - ' St. Petersburg, July 10. Lieutenant General KaHmmff, in ft fl)entA tto general staff, confirms the report of the Japanese occupation of Kai Chou. He eral adds that the Tarjanese APft nn th vu tr .a '. w'-ulii-i" captain of the general staff,' whooban- with the rear guard. - General Sakahroff also reports an Jam- bush of Japanese 25 miles north - of Sin- Yen, when the Japanese;had one officer I and eleven dragoons killed or wounded. On July 7, General Sadaroff says, the. Japanese began to advance, but xiot'in- cousiderable force,' 'toward Siaosyou, - occupying Sian-Cean. i i Yin-Low is the port of Niuchwang. In the Japanese' dispatches Kal-ChoW t is called Kai-Pin?r , -: ? : . Captare Of Kai-Piag Csaf iraae. vTdkio.' Jul v 10. General Oku rAnArta . ! . - - - '. r-k . that oursecona army commenced opera- Qn3 July 6 for occupying - Dal-Pingr'; After successively dislodging the Ru' siaD8 rpm thelr positions; we finally pcv n.mlaJ'r.tlPin.il An M.n nlV.I -t - buinu u.u tut; ctuu vuo ut7igu.uuiu p - heights on July 9 general. ivuroKi reporw m on juiy- . , rr l . -1 . . t n 1 S f JV -t-r WL. PnoAian ziavAinA Annnmari niann-rhalftf ivuogiau vauav vvuullvva ujovu viiuuci 1 w w r - . . 30 mjies northeast of Saimachi. .TbBi. wdra ho casulties on our side-, On July 5 we repulsed a Russian; cavairy Wigi- iment under Colonel Chichensky,' which came , tcr attack - us near North1 fre'n iShulling. Our casualties were foor- billed and ihree wounded. : - Heap. Of BaMiaa Dea ' Chef 00, July 10.-Chinese junkmen who arriyed here ; today, from -? Port Arthur, say that on Tuesday , -July a Chinese carrier brought into the town over 800 Russian dead; two -of -whom were high officials. - They state thaitr a part of the Japanese force, advanced. tor within 6 miles " of the besieged town baawg auuiucr eosveru iui v v..iu'4 r v ' 1 . " A dispatch from Chef 00, dated July 7 stated that In the fightipg which.oc-. Icurred on July 4, over the possession of : one bf the hills northeast of Port Ar? thur, the Russians lostr according to Chinese, 100 men killed, and 50 mea woundedFifty Chinese carriers - were . . --'a' . - . sent out to orinsr in tne Russian. aeaa - and wounded. Toklo, j July 10.HQn- Fridays night, July 8, during a storm, a flotilla pf tprr MAilvVatei' nf A r i-y vio 1 ' i 'rtf A 'fcT AaAt.'nn " ' m : a a' aaa proached Port Arthur. On the follow- moruiug UO ui;vuo .- rounu auu utuvciicu. uio xussiau cruisor Askold, but the result of the attack is unknown. The Askold fired, on the -torpeda boat- T r two petty officers being severely-wound, - r-- liiaa-Taaf; Cialf Swept. , , .. Niuchwangr July " S.Delayed in . ,:t transmission:) incoming ships reriQrt .-.ii-5 thai eight Japanese torpedo Jbpat de stray era re sweeping the Gytlf o:. Liap t ; Tung'lh order that anarch for' neutral vfl,.;v j ships may be r carried on . in a mQro,., ,,-v . thorough manhet. r " ' ' . r. ' .ty.t TherJapaneso are nightly, bombard --gW- l ine reatiivrtnur.: a; BaaaUba wear Bkiaa ata way ta. Far . 1 Suez July 10. The Russian roiuh- teer neet ieamer omoiBDSK, wmcn ps-. Bed thttBosnborus from Seyastopor July o. has tailed sdiitbwara from hereJ. The J vessel 1-took two red 6ea pilots," one for " herself And t&eother for the 'volunteer , fleet steamer sr Petersburg, . wmcn laden. . . . . - - - .. - -a. aturaay. "1A BaaUa Cavalry Attacks, fSeate aff by if- Tokio July lO,eneral urokl re-: 1 ports that onf Wednesday, aiy 6, a de- The Japanese had , nd.casual ties. ' The Russian lo&ses are unknown. - In the afternoon of July 533,000 Rus sian cavalry r attacked a Japanese de tachment near the north , entrance to Fen-Shui pass. The Russians were re- session of the entrance to ie pass. The 1 Japanese had four, men killed ajid three, . I wounded. 'P-