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THE e AMD EN CHRONICLE. VOLUM10XV. CAMDEN, S. C., KlUDA Y, Al t. I s I l<?, i-toi. NO. 32. JUDGE PARKER IS NOTIFIED Accepts the Presidential Nomination Tendered By the Democratic Party Till! NOTIFICATION ADDRESSES ? ? 'Utterances of the Democratic Candi date on the Is&uea Before the Coun* try In the Present Campaign. Esopus, N. Y., Special- Judge Alloy li. Parker Wed^fcdfty received formal notification of his nomination for the presidency of the United States as the candidate of the Democratic party, and In accepting Rave public expression for the first time of his vlows on the IR Bt'cs of the campaign. The notifica tion was brought to him by Represen tative Champ Clark, of Missouri, as chairman of a committee representing Siate and Territy in the Union. Mr. Clark, in a brief speech informed the candidate of his nomination and presented to him a formal communica tion signed by the committee. Clark said in part: u> "Judge Parker: ? Tli? most moment ous poiitic.il performance known nmong men is the quadrennial election of an American Provident. The su preme executive power of 80.000.001) free people changes hands with nim blest ceremony and most perfect order. While the contest for votes is waged with earnestness and enthusiasm? sometimes with much heat and bitter ness?the ready acceptance of the re sult. by the defeated is the surest aug ury of the perpetuity of our institu tion "Presidents come and Presidents go, 1)Ut the great republic? freighted with the hopes of the human race for liberty ?goes on forever. All history proves that a government bottomed on popu lar suffrage is a government by party, rixperlence shows that he serves his j. arty best who serves his country lest. The names most fondly cher ished arc those of men who devoted their time, their energies, their talents, their I'ortunes and their lives to the promotion of the public weal. Stronger incentive to high and patriotic endeav or no man hath than the hope to stand thorough all the ages in that goodly company. "Out of the masterly debates and pro found deliberations of the St. I/nis convention emerged a re-united party., which goes forth conquering and to 'conquer. The flower of the Democracy e.sesrnblcd there to consult the govern ment to the principles enunciated by 'the fathers, from which it has drifted Ir.r ?n these latter days. Every phase of Democratic opinion was represented i.-v brave, honest and able champions In that great conclave of free and pa -tnotic men. The St. Louis convention curried out no cut and dried pro gramme. Its degek*tes were not mere automatons or marionettes waving and talking when the strings were pulled by one man. Speech and action were absolutely free and the great debates which took place there will constitute , niirt of the permanent political lltera- I ti.re of the country. No effort was j made to gag or bridle, any one. If a delegate had a pet Idea which he was i anxious to exploit, he was given on j adequate and respectful hearing before ; cither the platform committee or the I entire convention. Every man had his ?ay To none was opportunity denied, Out of it all grew such unity as en courages lovers of liberty and of pure government everywhere. We entei upon the campaign with the strength which grows out of the union of a mighty party, with the enthusiasm born of truth, with the courage that emanates from a righteous cause, with the confidence of men animated by no- . bio purposes and lofty patriotism. "The hope is not too extravagant for | <ntertainlns that in this campaign our candidates will have the support, not only of every Democrat in the land, but also of every voter, by whatever political name called, who believe* that the constitution of the United S Stes i? a Hvtnfi reality and that it applies equally to high and low. to gi-eat and small; to public official and to private citizen. "Into vour hands the Democracy has committed its standard with abiding faith in your courage, your integrity, your honor, your capacity and your patriotism, believing that under your leadership we will achieve a signal vie - tory that vour administration will be such a fortunate, such a happy era In r ,r annuls as to mark the beginning nf a long period of Democratic, aspen 3a "cy and that you will so discharge v-ilir duties as to rank In hlstory-as one of the greatest and best beloved of accepting J?ho8 nomination J udge Parkor spoko ns follows. JUDGE PARKER'S ACCEPTANCE. ? "Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the "f'haveVeslgned the office of Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals, of Hila State in order that I may accept the i pftnonsibllity that the great eonven !,* tha{ you ropresent has put upon lio without possible prejudice to the which I bad the honor to be ir to tho eminent ' member# pf ih!? Judiciary of this State, of wMfo I may now aay as a private citizen y-t ; "At'Th^very" thr8shoMuof this re- j inraie and before dealing Mb other mart. In In.tlc* to myaelt. j By Wire and Cable. President Nord, of Haiti, made a ?poach threatening foreigners. It is officially denied in Berlin that Germany had sent an ultimatum to1 ~V?nc*nela demanding the payment or Interest on the ldemnlty. In tho House of Commons Joseph Chamberlain jsald he was anxious for ?-general cloctlon at once oh vhls taV -4ff- proposals. A French officer was appointed I jead of the Tanfttr police. and to foliove my son so of gratitude, toxpress my profuond appreciation of tho con fld once reposed in mo by t ho convention. After nominating td<* and subsequently receiving A coin tuuntcation dpelatlhg that \ regarded tho gold Standard aw firmly and irre VtHAuly established, a matter which 1 folt It Incumbent upon mo to make known my attitude so that hereafter no man could Justly any that his support had boon secured through in J direction or mistake, tho convention reiterated its aeformination that 1 should ho the stauMgd:bearer of tho | party in tho pros emBk' o n te :s t . Tills mark of trust and confidence 1 shall ever esteem as the highest honor J that could be conferred upon me ? tin i honor that, whatever may ho tho futc ! of tho campaign, tho future can in j | no dOf?rt?e' lessen or impair. I A 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 A TAT T~A tt r ? ?? ? ? ? ? jAiymiiuii)l/iV 1'lwV 1 !? Uttftl. "Tho admirable platform upon which tho party appeals to the coun try for its confidence and support clearly states the principle* Which | were ?<kWell coVv^ensed in the first inaugnrnV address oC President Jeffer son and points out with {orce and di rectness the course to hp pursued through their proper application in order to insure needed reforms in j both tho legislative and admlnlstra ! tive departments of tho government. While unhesitating in its promise to correct abuses and to right wrongs wherever they appear or however caused; to investigate tho several ftd I ministrative department r of the gov ernment, tho conduct of whoso offi cials has created scandals, and to j punish those who have been guilty of i a broach of their trust; to oppose the I granting of special privileges by j which the fow may profit at tho ox I pense of the many; to practive econ omy in the expenditure of the money ! of tho people, and to that end to re ! turn once more to tho methods of the! {founders of tho republic by observ i ing in disbursing tho public funds thQ I care and caution a prudent individual j observes in respect to his own; still J i tho spirit of tho platform assures con | j servative, Instead of rash action; tho-j j protection of tho innocent s well ;v> i the punshment of tho guilty; the en- j i oouragenient of industry, economy | | and thrift; the protection of property and a guarantee of the enforcement ! for tho benefit of all man's inallena ! ble rights, among which, as said in | the Declaration of fndenendence, are 1 "life, liberty and the pursuit of hafi ! piness." liberty, as understood in i tins country, means not only the right j of freedom from actual servitude, im > prisonmcnt or restraint, but the j right of one to use his faculities in all J I lawful ways, to live ami work where i I he will and to pursuo any lawful ! J-trade-or business. These essential | rights of life, liberty and property i are not only guaranteed to tho citi zen by tho constitution of each of the several States, but the States are by the Fourteenth Amendment to tho Constitution of the United States for bidden to deprive any person of them without duo process of law. "Occasionally, by reason of unner efisary, or Impatient agitation for re forms, or because the limitations placed upon the departments of gov ; eminent by tho Constitution aro dis 1 regarded by officials desiring to ac complish that, which to them seems good, whether, the power exists In them or not, it becomes desirable to call attention to tho fact that the peo ple, In whom all power resides have seen fit to limit the powers "conferred ! and to say to departments created by it: "Thus far shall thou ko and no farther.' To secure the ends sought tho people have by the Constitution separated and distributed among the three departments of government ? the Etecutlve, Legislative and Judl i cial ? certain powers, and it is the : duty of thoso administering each de partment so to act as to preserve, rather than destroy, the potency of i the co-ordinate branches of the gov- I eminent, and thus secure the exercise I of all the powers conferred by tho j people. THE THREE POWERS. "Thomas Jefferson, in a letter to William C. Jarvls, touching tho per petuity of our institutions, written many yflirs after be had retired to private life, said: 'If the three pow ers of our government maintain their j mutual independence of each other, i it. may last long, but not so if either j can assume tho authority of the oth- j or.' It must bo confessed that in iho course of our history executives have employed powers not belonging to them; statutes have been passed that ! were expressly forbidden by the con- I stltutlon and statutes havo been set j asido as unconstitutional when it was j difficult to fioint out the provisions I said to be offended against in their j enactment; all this has been done with a good purpose, no doubt, but ! in disregard, nevertheless, of the fact j that <ours is a government of- laws, j not Of men, 'deriving its just powers i from the consent of the governed.' j if we would havo our government I continue through the ages to come, for the benefit of thoso who sh^ll succeed us, we must ever be on ciur) guard against the danger of usurpa- ! tlon of that authority which resides | in tho whole people, whether the usur- ! patlon b? by officials representing 1 one of the three great departments of j government, or by a body of men act- 1 ninor /Mention. | The Britieh expedition tinder Colonel Younghueband reached Lhasa, Tibet. The total number IdentiflM '? \Uns recovered from the wreck at * v up, to Tuesday night was To. . ?: ?iie unidentified 3. Tha United Mine Worker^'^xecntlve board adjourned at 8cranton without definitely deciding upon- Um date for -a strike in the Wyoming and Lackavrau oa ralleya. iiiR without a commission from tin people. IMI'ATIISNCK AT UKgTKAINT <-?F I -AW. "linpiiUeitce of tho restraints of law, an well us of its delays, is be I coming more and more manifest from day to day. Within the .few yearn many iiavo boon brohghV i?> our alien lion, where in ''.liferent parts of our beloved country supposed criminals have been seized and punished by a mob, notwithstand ing the fuel that the const linl lull of | earli Ktal o guarantees to evbry per i son \vlihitt lis jurisdiction that his j lite, his liberty or his property shall i not 1)0 taken from him without due process of law. "In a struggle between employers and employes, dynamite is said to have lnvn used by the latter, resulting III t lie loss of life artd the destruction of property, 'the perpetrators of this offense hgainst the laws of (Soil and man, and all others engaged in the conspiracy with them, should, after duo trial and conviction, have had I meted out to them the most rigorous punishment known to the !rw. This crime, added perhaps to others, led to tho formation of a committee of citizens that, with the support of the j military authority, deports from the) State, without trial, persons suspected i or belonging to the organization of] which tho perpetrators of the dyna- i mite outrages were supposed to be ? members. In both cases the reign ' ! of law gave way to the reign of force, i These illustrations present some evl- . j denco of i he failure of the government ! to protect the citizen and Ills property, j which not only justified tho action | of your convention in this regard, but inado it its duty to call attention to tho fact that, constitutional guaran j teas are violated whenever any citi zen is denied the right to labor, to acquire, and to enjoy property, or to reside where hit? interests or Iricllna- j tlon luay determine; and the fulfill ment of tho assurance to rebuke and j punish all denials of these rights, whether brought about by individuals | or government agencies, should bo enforced by every official and support- | ed by every citizen. Tho essence of j good government lies in strict obser- ] vunce of constitutional limitations, en- j foreemont. of law and oniur and rug ged opposition to all encroachment upon the sovereignty of the people. "The foregoing distinctions but em phasize the distinction which exist* i between our own and other forms of : government. It has been well said, i in substance, that, there are but two! , powors in government, win* ny tho ; power of the sword, sustained by the j hand that, wields it. and the other i tho power of the law, sustained by I an enlightened public sentiment. The difference between a republic ? such ! as ours, based on law and a written j constitution, supported by int/Mli- i gonco, ? virtue and patriotism ? and a monarchy ? sustained by force exert- ; ed by an individual, uncontrolled hv i laws other than (hose made or sane- j tioned by him; one represents con- j stitutionaiism, tin* other imperialsm. ! I'HKSJINT TARIFF UNJUST. "The present tariff law is unjust in , its operation, excessive in many of its i rates and so framed in particular in stances as to exact inordinate profits from the people. So well understood has this view become that many promi nent members of the Republican party, and at least two of its State conven tions, have dared to volccythe general sentiment on that subject. That party seems, however, to be collectively able to harmonize only upon a plank that admits that revision may from time to time be necessary, but it is so phased that It is expected to he satisfactory to those favor a reduction thereof, and to those opposed to any change what ever. v' "Judge by the record of performance, ' rather than that of promise, on the) part of that party in the past, it would seem as if the outcome, in the event of ! its success would be to gratify the lat- i ter class. With absolute control of both the legislative and executive de partment. of the government since March 4th. 1897, there has born neither reduction nor an attempt at reduction in tariff duties. It is not unreasonable to assume, in the light of that record,' that a future Congress of that party will not undertake a revision of the tariff downward in tho event that it shall receive an endorsement of its past course on that subject by the peo ple. It is a fact and should be frankly conceded that though our party be .suc cessful in the coming contest wo < hh not hope to secure a majority in the Senate during the next four years, and hence we shall lie unable to secure any modification in the tariff save that to which the Republican majority in tho Senate may consent. While, therefore, we are unablo to give assurance of re lief to the people from such excessive duties are burden them, it is due to them that we state our position to be in favor of a resonable reduction of the tariff; that we believe it is demand ed by the best interests of both manu facturer and consumer, ond that a wise and beneficent revision of the tariff can be accomplished as soon as both branches of Congress and an executive in favor of it are elected, without cre ating that sense of uncertainty and in stability tnat has on other occasions manifested itself. This can be achiev ed by providing that such a resonable j period shall intervene, between the date of the enactment of the statute making j a revision and the date of its enforce ment. as shall .be deemed sufficient for ? the Industry or business affected by i such revision to adjust itself to the j changes anil new conditions Imposed. So confident am I in the belief that the i dfjmanl of the people for a reform of j the tariff is just, that I indulge the I hope that should a Democratic House I rf Representatives ar.d a Democratic tixecntlve be chosen by the people. J even a RepuMfran Senate may heed the ' Odds and Ends. i I Even a golden vessel cannot mikn a 1 smooth sea. , If the Slnlexs know sorrow slnll th^ | Kin fnl en<ape? The branch ( tint l>cnds lowest oenra > ihe most frnlt. ? Yon mnat either flre fron. Xjtypt or forfeit Canaan. I Circumstance may ab*s*, but only tin can dtbaeo you. ? r-frv" '* V" warning and consent to g!\o ?? some measure <>f relief to the pcopfa. 'niK , trusts rhu combinations, popularly ?all?-.l tiusts, which Aim to secure a monopoly of trade In the necessaries of hf(> as well as In those things that are cm ployed upon the farm ? ?> M?e fp-torv ^nd in many other fields of 1 i??l ?isi i v . have hoj>n encou raged and gtlmulatc I l>y jijowsslve tariff duties.. These op erate to furnish a substantial mnrket in the neeussities of eighty millions of people, hy practically excluding com ppiitjoii. With fib Iutko i\ i?ui?l<ct n?< ? highly remunerative Junes continuing long after the lino of possible comp? tltlon would naturally he reached, the temptation of all engaged In ' the same business to combine bo as to pre vent competition at home and a result ing reduction of prices, hf s proved ir resistible In a number ?if -a. All men inust agree that the net result of enacting laws that foster such in equitable conditions, is most unfortu nate for the people ns a whole, and it would seem as If all ought to agree I tiiat the effective remedy would be to appropriately modify the offending law The growth of monopoly, of which complaint Is justly made, eanuot lie laid at the doors of the courts of this country. The decisions of the Si: 1 ptvme Court of the l.'nlted States, the Com t of /\d nc als of this stall* jo w t t iu> I courts of last resort in many other States, warrant the assertion that Un common law as developed affords a ( complete legal remedy against niono j police, 'l ho fact that they have multl | piled In number and increased in pow er ?'-<j been due, not to the failure of ! tl.e courts to apply the law when prop | erly moved by administrative olllclals I or private individuals, but to the fail ? ure of officials charged wit'j the duty of enforcing the law to rake the ne | cessary procedure to procure the judg | mcnts or the courts in the appropriate Jurisdiction, coupled with tin* fact that I the legislative departments of some of j our state governments, as well an Con- I j gross in the manner already referred i to, have, by legislation, encouraged their propagation. What is needed in addition to the passage of a statute re | vising the tariff duties to a reasonable basis? is not no much other and differ- : eut laws, sis ofllcials having both the, j disposition and the courage to enforce existing law. While this is my view of , the scope of the common law, if ii j should be made to appear that It is a ! mistaken one, then I favor such further : legislation within constitutional llmita- i : Hons as will give the people a just and full measure of protection. SKI. K-0 O V 15 UN M K N T 1'Olt FIU-! HNOS.. "It is difficult to understand how any I j eitUcn of the United States, much less j a descendant of Revolutionary ntock ! cm tolerate the thought of permanent- ! ly denying the right of self-government '' ; <o the Filipinos. Can we hope to in- ! I still Into the minds of our descendants j reverence and devotion for a govern ment by the people, while denying ulti mately that right to the Inhabitants of distant countries, whose territory we have acquired either by purchase or by force? Can we say to the Filipinos, 'Your lives, your liberty and your prop erty may be taken from you without due process of law for all time,' and expect we will long glory In that fea ture of Magna Charta. which has be come incorporated, in substance, and effect, Into the constitution of every State, as well as Into the fourteenth amendment to the constitution of the United States? Can we hope for the respect of the civilized world, while proudly guaranteeing to every citizen of the United States that no law shall be mado or enforced which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States, or deny, to any person the equal protection of the laws, and at (he same time not only deny similar rights to the inhabitants of the Philippines, but take awav froj? them the right of trial by Jurv, mid place their lives and the disposition of their property in the keeping of those whom we sent to them to be their gov- < ernors? We shall certainly rue it as a nation if we make any such attempt. Viewing the question even from the ' standpoint of national selfishness, there j Is no prospect that the twenty millions ! of dollars expended in the purchase of I the islands and the six hundred and i fifty millions said to have been since j disbursed will ever come back to us. The accident of war brought the Phil ippines into our possession and we are i not at liberty to disregard the respon sibility which thus came to us, but that responsibility will be best subserved I by preparing the islanders as raindlv ' ?ns possible for self-government anil' giving to them the assurances that it. will come as soon as they are reason- j ably prepared for it. There need he ! no fear that the assertion no often i made of late, that we have now become ; a world power, will then be without 1 support. Ours is a world power, and as such it must be maintained, but I i deny that it is at *11 recently that the 1 United States has attained that emtn- I ente. Our country became a world pow er over a century ago. when, having thrown off foreign domination, the poo- I pie established a free government, the j source of whose authority sprung, and j was continuously to proceed, from the | will ?f (he people themselves. It grew | as a world power as its sturdy citizens. ' to whose natural increase were added immigrants from the old World seek ing to obtain here the liberty and pros perity denied them in their own coun tries. spread over the face of the land, reduced the prairies and forests to cul tivation. built cities, constructed high- i ways and railroads, till now a nation which at the formation of the govern ment. numbered only three millions in ! population, has become eighty millions, j and from ocean to ocean and the lakes ; fo the gulf, the country Is th* abod? of : a free and proseprous people, advanced i in the highest degree in the learning ? and arts of civilizations, if jg the m,? : erty the advancement an:! the prcs- S Per?ty ofjts citizens, not any cireer of | T*lfRr?ph'c Brief*. * j There are three cam*a of yellow fevrr at Vera Cruz, Mexico, three at Coatza ! coalcos. and Ave at T*h?M?iH<?pee. There I have hfen r.o death nt the tatter place. 1 i Chairman Cowherd, of the Demo cratic Congrrstdotvil Campaign Com j rnlttee, has Is surd n statement ehal ; tanging <h?? aeettrnrr of Conroj'.wlnneT ! Wright'* r^v^rt on waft? anl the <-o?t j o( IJ-inf. conquest. ( I j it I make tho country a ".mill power. J hia condition wo owo to jho Ioii'i' y Providence, unfolded hi ' p'^a' nut di al n umirci h of the tOUM f ry , (t) t tit* #1111* ftttllOIV manifested i y them, to tho energy, hi diistrv, moral character and law abbl 1 11 K ? spirit of the people themselves. >\ c iic * milltnri people, bent oii conquest, or engaged la extending our domains in foreign lands, or de sirous of securing natural ad\ a mages, however great, l?y force; hut a people loi fug peace, not only for ourselves, but for all tho nations of I lio earth. ??II.ITA.WY I'ISI'LA Y Tile float diuplny of r^ilitary ar manual:; may plvtise Hie eye and, for the moment, <? x<*it c? the pride of the citizen, hut it cannot bring to the country the brains, brawn and niiio t i<~ ?>f a single immigrant, nor induce the invest mont horo of a dollar of ? apital. Of course, nu? h armament as may bo necessary lot thn security *??{ t ho country an I th* protection of the rights of its citlzoys at home or abroad, mint be iiialQ.laluo<l. Am other com so would be uotAml.v false economy, but pusillanimous. 1 pro lest, however, against th<? feeling, now far too prevalent, thai by reason of the. commanding position we have assumed in the world, we must take part jn I ho disputes and broils of for i.iM* UMIIIII ii iiiui iil.ti boeioise WO havo grown great we should Inter veiio in every important ?|uestion that arises In oilier parts of tlin world. I also protest against I lie erection of any such military establishment as would ho required to maintain fho country in that attitude. We should confine our international activities solely ui.it t era in which the rights of the Chun I ry or of our citizens are directly involved. That is not a sit uation of isolation, hut of indepen dency. K I-: I : I* II ANUS OFF FUKKU.N TItOUHI,;OH. "Tho government of thn United States was organized solely for (be people of the United States. While i: was contemplated that this coun try should become a refuge for the |'i ]>i essed of every bin. I. who might be fit to discharge the duties of our citizenship, .and while wo have al ways sympathized with tie' people of every nation in their struggles for self-government, the government wsu* not created for career of political or civilizing evangelization in foreign '?oun tries or among alien races. I ho most efficient work we run do in uplifting tho people of other coun tries is by tho presentation of a hap pv, prosperous, Helf-gtm-rning nation ?p? an ideal to h.t emulated, a model to bo followed. The general occupation oi. our citizens in thn arts of peaeo, <>'' tho absence of large military ar maments, tends to impair neither pa triotism nor physical courage, arid foi the truth of this I refer the young men of to-day to the history of thu ( ivil War. For 50 yeais. wit^i the exception of tho war with Mexico, t!:i:; country had been nt peace, with a standing army most of tho time of less than ten thousand men. llo who thinks that tho nation had grown ef f< minute during that period should lead tho casually rolls of the armies on either side al Shlloli, AntloUuu, I- rederieUsburg and Gettysburg,- at Stone River and Chlcamauga. I would bo f.be lr*st man to pluck a sin gle lam el from the crown of any ono of the military heroes to whom this country owes so much, but I Insist that their most heroic deeds pro ceeded inllnitcly more from devotion to tho country, than from martial - spiilt. As I have already proceeded a- great length; other questions suggested hi the platform must await my letter of acceptance. NO MI N A TIO N ACC KI'T 10 1 ). "Mr. Chairman: In most graceful speech you have reminded mo of tno great responsihility, as well as the gieut honor of the nomination be stowed upon me by the convention you represent this day. He assured that both aro appreciated so keenly appreciated that J am hnmblud in their acceptance. "I accept, gentlemen of the- commit j tee, tho nomination. ..ml if the action of the convention shall be endorsed by an election by the people, I will | God helping me, give to the discharge of the duties of that exalted ofilce he best service of which I am capa | t)le and at the end of tho term retire j ? > private life. I shall not be a candi date for, nor shall I accept a re nom ination. Several reasons might, he ad* i\ancod for this po.-ition, but tho con I lr"??"K one wit!, Uie is that 1 am fully persuaded that no ineumhent of that [office shoulo ever be placed in a situ I nj lon "f possible temptntim to con* I Miser what the effect of action taken i '?> him in an administrative matter jot great importance might have upon bir political fortunes. Questions of momentous consequence to all of the i people have been in the past and will bo in the future presented tn o,0 I resident for - determination, and in ' approaching their consideration as well as In weighing the facts and ar guments bearing upon them, ho should be unembarrassed by anv possible thought of the Influence his decision that may effect him personally. I (Tmv f ",}if';nieiit, not in criticism cf any of our Presidents from Wash ington down who havo either ImlH ! otttcu for two terms or sough o succeed themselves; for strong .4 gi.ments can be advanced in sunnort !'f V,e ."--election r.f a Preside!, ' Ii lit "1 !My judgment that the Inter* wonts' ry are now so vast and the questions presented are fre quently of f.uoh overtifrwerinir mnfmi l?<l.. lo I ho poo,.,,. ,h?, ? ,s ,nittapon; >ronoo News of the Day. In an official statement. Issued at the White House Secretary Loeb made it dear that no letter was Rent either by the President or by hlro by their au ihorlty to the National Association of Stationary tenglneera in se?*lon at Jlh hmond, declining to receive the en : glneera as a body, because "It would errnte capltnl for t*e IvrrrsCTrrsttC ram J I'ftUn. end .particularly \?hei" m? aaeo , 'dftllotl waa ?o elneelf Sfttap'wlih 1* i **?*; PORT ARTHUR BOMBARDED latest Reports Indicate That Japanese Have Assaulted Russian Stronghold A I AM) AMI NAVAL I ViAGI MI NI Information Reaches Chefoo Prom Various Sources to the Effect that the Naval Attack W.iw Made About 4 O'clock Monday Morning ? -The Japanese Occupy the Hills Two or r h it. ft Miles North of the Fortress ? Warshlpo f'tfUirn to Port Arthur. Cheefoo, My Cabin. Thai a genera! land and naval attack was made on Port Arthur Monday is indicated by informal lolt from various sources. I TiiO .'miiICum iit lliili tm* iiu vni ui itU'K ; was made at four o'clock in (be mini! I i 11 k conies from aut boritat i vc hut no1 diplomat ie qua rters.' Junks which arrived here say the Japanese occupied I be l.iuuti Hills, and Sushien, which Is two or thn miles north of tin? fortress. t Five warships and seven torpedo boat dest royers, according to (be I junks, returned to Port Arthur the night of August in. Junks which arrived here, having lefl Port Arthur August 1 13 , brought i reports that 1 1 1 Ja|>anese occupied I new porHlons on that day. The 1 1 M I ? I i i ? k was heavy but intermittent, and Indicated that the assault wus be it) g continued. The Russians at Port Arthur nre reported to be down | hearted. The men who came on the Junks declare t hut the commander of I the Japanese fleet before 1'orL Ailhu:' | informed the Russian commander of t he |)lace that, if the wraships which ! returned after the sortlo of August ltl I were sunk by the Russians the Jap ! imese would shell the town with lyd- I dite. A Chinese who has returned hor" : from Mao Yang declared that the' casualties In (lie recent, fighting in I that vicinity have been enormous on j both sides. Toklo, Hy Cable. ? Vice Admiral j Kamimura encountered the Russian > V ladivostoek squadron at dawn Sun ! day, north of Tan Island, In (lie Strait ! of Kopren, and attacked tin* enemy j at. once. The battle lasted for five hours and resulted in a complete Jap anese victory. The Russian cruiser Rurik was sunk and tho cruisers Ros sia and Gromoboi f:.\I ; > 'he ; ward after having sustarue;i . 06<? damage. Admiral Kamimura cables tho N^vy Department fjiat tho injuries Inflicted upon his vessels v.^ro slight. The fate of the c.c - of tho Rurik is not known. It is umcd that many of them were killed * r drowned. Tho strength of the licet r: $lor Ad miral Kamimura is not knovrt, but 1 It Is presumed that lie had the Adsu ma, Idsuino, lwate, Taka:;hi!i:? and ! other light cruisers. Toklo is joyous over (he news, as it i gives Japan mastery of the sea and ; restores commerce. Flags are Hying, lanterns are glim- j mcring and cries of "llanzai!" aro ! ringing in the streets of Toklo in hon or of the victories gained at sea by Admiral Togo and Vice Admiral Kam imura. Underneath the Jollity of tho popu lace lb>s a fooling of deep satlsfac-' tion and gratification at the disposal | of a desperately serious problem of ' tho war. The Russian squadron ' No Change in Strike. Rirmingham, Ala.. Special.? There Is practically no change in the .strike slt (u.tlon at the co-al mines Sunday. Six teen hundred tons of coal were mined at the Hlossberg mines of tho Slosa Sl.efiic Id Steel & Iron Co. today. The operators claim the number of n.cn ajt work Is being increased gradually. The miners* leaders declare the contrary is true. Mrs. Maybrlck on the Way. I.omlon, Hy Cable. ? Mrs. Florence Maybrlck. under the name of Miss Roso Ingram, is on board the Red Star Line steamer Vadcrland, which sailed from Antwerp Saturday morn ing. She wo 3 accompanied l?y her at torney, Mr. Hayden, who arranged the details of her departure. Mis. Maybrlck rrrlved in Paris Friday and was met by Police llarnard, of New York. On I'flr arrival at New York, Mrs. Miy | brick will be the guest of Dr. DenS rao?e. Mrs. Maybrjck's mother, the j liaioncss De Roquet, intends to follow ' Lcr daughter shortly. Republican Hand-Book. Washington, Special.? Tariff, pros peilty, labur, waxes and prices, trusts, the Panama canal, Cuba and CiAian terlprociiy, cxpai\si?rfi and Its results, the Investigations of thfe postal and bnd frauds a?)d punUbmenta of of itnJcis, rural freo delivery, irrlgatfon. the record of the Republican party and 'hrrerffrd at TH<*e<T6T? Roosevelt, hT* ihc leading subjtgf? dlscusgcit by the k< ,>ub)ieah campaign text bock 4f 1*^, \>&M? l? ftlrtUt.JO.tft litMfifL I which confronted Admiral Togo re* fused halt )?\ it was stronger than Admiral Togo's squadron in battle ships and armored crulaera, and had It elected to light, the rosult might have altered thu fortunes of war. The strength of the squadron which confronted Admiral Togo compelled h i in t<> draw voaseln from ( he squad run under Vice Admiral Kamfraura, and this loft the Japanese navy pow 'crltj^H It) operate agalnut the Uusalan Vladi^oHto K aquadroji and unable to proVunl t hi? raids of those voaaola. The r;t 1 (t conducted by the Vladi vostok squadron In July was OX' i remely expensive to the Japanese, ?uid uui only wan 1 ciutliui iwn iGiupi in g, bill it was demanded by commei t !?! interests. The navy, however, grimly refused to make a diversion mid stuck Mo I 'erf Arthur. It wan < on fhh'ii t (bat the harbor soon^would i> untenable for the Russian war ships, that It would eventually get n fair lif*,hl in tlu> open sea away from the Russian land batteries, and that the Japanese would win. These cal culations of t ho navy were correct, and Iho Russians, with the chances even, have been hopelessly defeated. Vice Admiral Kamimura, after months of weary and patient waiting, finally )',ut bis chance at dawn today off T.-ai Island, lie suuk I he Russian' rrulr.er Rurik aiidj sent tin* crulsera (iroinobei and Rossia fleeing back from the fight. Japanese* guun, dominate (ho dock yards at Port. Arthur, and) In view of this fact it would seem to be impos sible aKain to make acfaworfhy or (lghtable the llYtwalnri battleships! which have returned to I'ort Arthur. II is probable that the Russian baiufe sbi]> Can rev 1 1 eh wHI disarm at. Tsing chou. Tho best possible naval force tho Russians can now concentrate at Vh-.dtvo?fock is four cruisers. In the light of August tO tho squad ron, under Admiral Togo, was prac tically uninjured. The battleship Mi kasha suffered tho most, but she con tinues on tho lighting line. The cruisers Yakumo, Misshlnl ami __ Kaugo wero hit, but repairs havo al ready been made. Eleven wounded officers and GG woundod men arrived? at Sasobo Sunday, The steamer Gaolic, bound for Shanghai, at 10 o'clock yesterday morning, sighted a Russian cruiser, ovidently tho Novik, steering south east by east. This course showed hev to bo heading for Van Dlemen Strait. Van Dlemen Strait Is about 120 miles south of Nagasaki anO it would bo presumed from tho Novik's goin^^ In this direction that she proposes try and reach Vladlvostock by the . cast coast of Japan. Bombardment^ for Four Days. SI. Petersburg, tty^Cablo, ? Tho Etr. piMor has rece ved jlh 4f> -following dis patch from Viceroy Aloxieff, dated August lath : "According to a report from Port Arthur, August 10, tlio Japanese at tacked Taku and Slaohou Mountain in enormous foico during ,tho night of August Dth, ai^d occupied them af ter 15 hours' flafiting on tho night of August 10th. ,l)urlng a heavy rain* storm, tho Jrtpaneae attacked our east front, but wolre repulsed at all points. They also attacked simultaneously our whole front from Wolf's Hill to Taku Mountain, but everywhere wero driven back. Tho fortress has btmn hombarded from tho east sido for four days." Slx'.y Escaped. Chefoo, lly Cable. ? Launches con taining sixty Iturslan sailors oro said to have entered Wei llni Wei Sunday. Tho sailors belong to two torpedo boat destroyers which are reported to liave gone ashore in the vicinity of Wei llal Wei. These vossela presum ably are the same which were reported Saturday to have been captured. Shooting to be Investigated. Mexico City, Special. ? Tho Federal government has recommended activity to the State government of Sinaloa in the investigation of the shooting of Clarence Way and Edward Latttmer L'y police ofilccrs at Aguas Callentos. There is no truth In tho report that Torres, the aleade who ordered the ar-. rest of Way. and tho officers who exo iiited his order have been sentenced to (icath. 5 Alexleff Goeo to Vladivostok. _ ,Rt. Petersburg, By Cable? "A dispatch iroai Harbin says that Viceroy Alex* :>if has passed through that place on Ids way to Vladlvostock. Killed In CoiHston. ' _ Thon.asvllle. Go., Special.? o'clock Friday night two freight trains on the Atlantic Const UBf WK TS a taad-on collision at Elba Junction. Ala. The trains were a local ?asMtodnd rnd a through train. Tho wreck was roused by disregard of orders by tho local's engineer. John JtfsUrafhttn, oT Thomas ville. llsrsn TTio eof.thea wero !o?^ed . to tether and Mclaughlin was instantly fcufed. Tho ftro^nnn wit h?Jntrd *04