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*?> V*V. ' > ' 'TK-' Is the Ticket Put k in National CHOICE UNANIMOUS Demonstrations Loud and j Long Greeted Presentation of Candidates. * Scenes Indescribable. i * ! A Chicago special says: The swift, sure current of public opinion for the second time in the history of the re- ! publican conventions Thursday result- ! ed in the selection of a national ticket +* I without a dissenting voice. Theodore Roosevelt for president and Charles i W. Fairbanks for vice president ve- ! ceived every vote in the convention, 994. t | k Regardless of the fact that the nom- i ination of one had been assured for j months and the other for days, the j announcement of the choice was ac companied by a resounding demon-; stration. which attested the candi dates' universal popularity. The cheer- : ing was led by figures known through ; , t the breadth of the land and echoed by j a mighty throng of enthusiastic men j and radiant women assembled in the hall to witness the crowning feature . as well as the close of the national i convention that marks the semi-centennial of the republican party in the ; United States. No less than ten thousand men and j women participated in the ratification of the party program, and the consequent roar of cheering and hand-clapping was deafening. The band sta^ tioned high among the girders of the hall was drowned by the tumultuous, unbounded demonstration. When Governor Black, of Ne^r York, made his speech nominating Theodore Roosevelt to succeed himself as president, for twenty-five minutes the great throng told its approbation of the con-! venuon's choice. The name of Roose * velt came from every throat. The New York delegates paraded the hall i shouting at the top of their voices. ; Other delegations joined the procession and the well ordered body of half . an hour before was a shifting mass, : every semblance of organization gone. While the demonstration was at its ! height, Chairman Cannon stepped to the front of the stage. He held in his j hand the banner which was waved in i <4 in 1860 when Lincoln was nominated and which has been used in every con-1 vention since. The flag showed the wear and tear of many similar con- j tests. "Uncle Joe" waved it vigorous- i ly and kept time with his body. Soon | ?, the whole convention was swaying in * exact measure. The chairman tired, and his place was taken by a young man who grasped the flag staff firmly - T , in one nana ana witn a megayuuuc icu , ^ the yelling. He started the "Roose- ; velt, Roosevelt, Roosevelt," repeated.; over and over again with the system I of a college yell. It was taken up by ; the throng, and the cry "Roosevelt" j rolled over the hall in volume so great I and so terrific that the screeching of a , hundred steam whistles would have ! been dwarfed in comparison. The delegates in their eagerness to exhibit approval of the nomination ac- i cepted every signal for renewed j *' cheering. A little colored boy from Georgia, and later a pretty little girl, i dressed in a dainty frock of white, j were lifted to the platform and they 1 waved flags with as much vigor as their lusty preceptor. V After the crowd had yelled itself ; hoarse, it permitted the band to participate in the demonstration. The leader chose patriotic music, j ? and the familiar words were taken up by the convention and sung with ear-; nestness. The band changed into rag-; time, and the convention found that j S cheering was better imea to ico music, i There was no pause in the enthusi- \ asm. Several times Speaker Cannon walked out on the projection to the > platform extending between rows of j * press seats and lifted his hands for or- j der. The crowd thought he was lead-; ing in the applause, and paid no at- ! ^ tention. When from sheer exhaustion the throng lessened its tumult, Speaker Canon found his opportunity. Going : to the very edge of the platform he knelt and pounded the floor for order, j When he had gained the attention of the convention he announced that the flag he had been waving as the national flag waved when Lincoln was ; THE FOURTH AT THE FAIR. Will Be Greatest Celebration Ever Held in the United States. Fourth of July arrangements by the management of the World's Fair at St. Louis augur the greatest celebration ever held in the United States. n As the result of a meeting held in President Francis' office Tuesday r. telegram of invitation was sent to a number of orators and statesmen asking them to deliver orations. N 4 orth by Republicans Convention. the choice of tb.e convention. His ?v -1 ~ ~~ sjjt'tcii causeu itiiuiuci utuuuist iu honor of the flag. When Senator Fairbanks had been nominated for vice president there was no diminution in the demonstra: tion. Voices were hoarse, but the noise for the choice was just as unanimous as it was in filling the first place on the ticket. The speakers seconding the nomination of Roosevelt were Senator Beveridge. of Indiana, George C. Knight of California, Harry Stilwell Edwards of Georgia, ex-Governor Bradley of Kentucky, Joseph B. Cotton of .Minnesota, and Harry S. Cumrnings, a colored delegate from Maryland. Mr. Cannon introduced Cumrnings as "an American citizen whose people were brought from slavery forty years ago and who hdve made more progress in one generation than any race ever made." Cumrnings made friends by his remark that he had been admonished to be brief and intended to obey that advice. A real ovation was given Cumrnings as he closed after a few moments. Mr. Cannon then advanced to the front of the rostrum and at 1:00 announced the roll call for nominations for president. Every state announced for Roosevelt, which was followed by applause. # Senator Fairbanks Named. Immediately after the nomination cf Mr. Roosevelt, Mr. Cannon announced: "The clerk will call the roll for the presentation of candidates for vice president." Senator Dolliver nominated Senator Fairbanks, which was a signal for cheers. The nomination was seconded by Senator Depew, Senator Foraker, Governor Pennypacker of Pennsylvania, and Senator Carter of MonThe roll call of states was dispensed with and the nomination of Fairbanks made by acclamation. RESUME OF TUESDAY'S AND WEDNESDAY'S SESSIONS. Convention called to order Tuesday at noon by Acting Chairman Payne, of tlie national committee. Ex-Secretary of War Elihu Root was made temporary chairman and delivered the "keynote" speech, which will be used as a campaign document. On Wednesday permanent organization was perfected, with "Uncle Joe" Cannon, speaker of the house of representatives, as chairman, and the real business of the convention begun. Committee reports were presented and the platform read and adopted. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT. - TT ?. Born October 27, l8os, in akw :urn city; graduated at Harvard University, 18S0; served in New York legislater 18S2-83-S4; chairman New York delegation to republican national convention, 1884; defeated as republican candidate for mayor of New York, 1S86; United States civil service commissioner, 18S9-95; president board of police commissioners New York, 189597; assistant secretary of navy, 189798; lieutenant colonel and colonel of the First Volunteers cavalry "Rough Riders" regiment in war with Spain, 1898; elected governor of New York, 1899; elected vice president of the United States, 1900; September, 14, 1901, succeeded to the presidency on death of William McKinley; nominated for president by republican national convention, 1904. SENATOR FAIRBANKS. 1 Bom May 11 near Unionville Center, Ohio, 1853; graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio, 1872; reporter for Associated Press, 1873; admitted to the Ohio state bar an dwas married to Miss Cornelia Cole, 1S74; begun practice of the" law in Indianapolis, 1875; directed the candidacy of Walfer Q. Gresham for the republican nomination for president. Actively engaged in the support of Benjamin Harrison, the party's nominee, 1SSS; was republican caucus nominee for United States senaDavid Turpie, democrat, 1903; worked to commit the republican party in in- j diana to the gold standard. Headed I his state delegation to the St. Louis convention, and was temporary chairman of that body, 1S9G; was elecced to the United States senate, 1897; member of the joint high BritishAmerican commission, 1S9S; secured the passage of a bill appropriating 5100,000 for the relief of Martinique sufferers, 1902; re-elected to the United States senate, 1903; nominated for vice president of the United States by the republican party, 1904. MISSISSIPPI TOWN BURNED. Best Part of McComb City Laid in Ashes?Less $300,000. Fire Tuesday morning destroyed the best part of the business portion of ! the town of McComb City, Miss., Including the city hall, two hotels and the largest dry goods store, and the | loss is placed at $300,000 with half insurance. Defective electric wiring | caused the fire, it is thought. PELTED THE DIPLOMATS. ] French and German Ministers in Haiti j Made Target for Stones By Palace Guards at Port au-Frincc. The foreign office at Paris has rc- j eeived a dispatch from M. Dcprez, the j French minister at Port-au-Prince, 1 Haiti, saying that while he and the ; German minister were driving past i the palace Wednesday they were attacked and stoned by soldiers forming ! cue paiace guard. t M. Deprez was struck on the leg by a stone and as slightly injured. The ministers' wives, who wore in another carriage following, were also pelted. The wife of the French minister is an American. Foreign Minister Delcasne i has not yet determined what steps ' shall be taken, but officials consider it ! certain that France will make an en ergetic demand for redress. One French warship :;s near the scene and another at the French naval quarters in the West Indies. It is expected that Germany will make a similar demand for redress. A Washington special says: Confirmation of the reported attack on the French and German ministers in Haiti came to the state department Thursday in the shape of the following cablegram from Minister Powell at Portau-Priace, dated June 22: "French and German ministers, with their ladies, while passing the palace in their carriages yesterday, were stoned by the palace guard. French minister slightly injured. A oology demanded, but none given. Both have cabled their governments." The most serious feature of the affair is that the attack was made not I by an irresponsible mob, but by the palace guard, which directly counects the Haitien government with the occurrence. It is understood to be the outgrowth of the Haitien bank trouble, which involved the incarceration by the Haitien government of certain foreign officers of the bank on a charge of misapplication of funds and subsequent intervention by the French and German governments in behaif of their citizens. BALLOT REFORM TO THE FORE. Georgia ' Legislature Takes Prompt Action?No Reduction in Pensions. Ballot reform has been taken up in earnest by the Georgia legislature, and from the steps taken during the first two days of the session, the indications are that something tangible, something definite, something that will constitute an important step in tr.e direction or progress, will be accomplished. The question of ballot reform aow | goes to a special joint committee com-1 posed of six members of the house and ; four from tie senate, including Speaker N. A. Morris, of the house, and President Clark Howell, of tfc'e senate, this course having been determined by the passage Thursday of a joint resolutior. of which'iDr. T. J. M. Kelly, of Glascock, is the author. Sentiment an4 business met in conflict on the "floor of the house of rep- j Meont9tivP5 at Thursday's session, when the proposition to cut off from pensions such confederate soldiers as own $1,000 worth of property or have an income of more than $300 annually came up for final consideration in the shape of a bill by Mr. Wellborr of Union. Sentiment carried the day after quite a warm discussion for the house disagreed to the favorable report of the committee by a vote of 97 to *?, and the bill was lost. The house thus refused to go on record as cuting off the pension of any worthy confederate veteran because he had accumulated a little property. NOTIFICATION DATES NAMED. Committee Will Wait on Roosevelt Juiy 27; Fairbanks a Week Later. The formal notification of President j Roosevelt of his nomination will be made on July 27 at Oyster Bay. Speak-! er Cannon will be made chairman of I * * ? Tho nnti- I the notincanuu cuiiium X MX/ | fication of Senator Fairbanks will occur a week later at Indianapolis. Former Secretary Root will be chairman of the vice presidential notification j .committee. ? RUSSIAN FORCE AMBUSHED, j Over a Thousand Caught and Die in Trap Laid by Japs. A dispatch to The Daily Mail (Lon- j don) under date of June 21 from Niuchwang, says: "While a Russian force of 8,000, under General Kondradvitch, was traversing Wafungko ravine, nine miles southeast of Kaichou June 19, it was surprised by concealed Japanese artillery. "The Russians lost heavily, their casualties being 1,200 in number. "General Kondravitch extricated his men and led them in good order to an SL trenched position." HELEN KELLAR BREAKS DOWN. Famous Deaf, Dumb and Blind Student Losing Her Health. Miss Helen Kellar, the gifted deaf and dumb and blind student of Radcliffe college, Boston, has broken down and is reported to be on the verge of nervous prostration. It is believed she will get a degree with the class of 1904: in spite of her inability to fill all the requirements. / 'cabin etThances Moody, Metcaif and Morton Named to Fill Vacancies. APPOINTED BY PRESIDENT Moody Succeeds Ato.-noy General Knox and Morton Given Naval Portfolio?Metcalf Takes Place Va^ cated by Ccrtelyou. A Washington special says: A sweeping change in the cabinet of President Roosevelt was announced officially at the white house Friday. The announcement came in the form of a brief typewritten statement issued by Secretary Loeb as follows: The following cabinet appointments are announced: W. H. Moody, of Massachusetts, attorney general. Paul Morton, of Illinois, secretary Of the navy. Victcr H. Metcalfe, of California, secretary of commerce and labor. The resignation of Secretary Cortelyou and Attorney General Knox have been accepted to take effect July 1. For two weeks or more it has been known tnat these changes were impending. When Secretary Cortelyou was appointed by President Roosevelt to be his campaign manager, it was certain he would retire from the cabinet upon his assumption of duties as chairman of the republican committee. Just before he left for the Chicago convention be placed in the hands of the president ..is leuer of resignation from the secretaryship of commerce ana labor. A week ago Attorney General Knox formally announced he would retire from <me department of justice probably at the end of the fiscal year. It was understoou at the same time that Secretary Moody would succeed Mr. Knox as attorney general. This statement made, however, that while dhe transfer of Secretary Moody to the department of justice would be probable, it was dependent in a measure on the president's success in securing a worthy successor in the navy department. TrMi.i-Konnn in t'no nnpnnco t/"? <5P? I cure the services of a thoroughly able and congenial man, President Roosevelt tendered the appointment of secretary of the navy to Paul Morton, first vice president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railway. Mr. Morton is a personal friend of the president's of many years' standing. He is a son of the late . Sterling Morton, of Nebraska, secretary of agriculture in President Cleveland's last administration. William H. Moody, the newly-appointed attorney gereral, was born in Massachusetts December 23, 1853, and attended the famous Phillips Academy at Andover. Completing his studies at Andover he entered Harvard, from which he was graduated in 187G. He at once entered the practice . . * i? ~ of law, ana in ms proiessiun distinction. He was district attorney for the eastern district of Massachusetts from 1890 to 1895. Was a member 'of congress in the fifty-fourth, fifty-fifth, fifty-sixth and fifty-seventh congresses. From membership in the latter he resigned April 30, 1902, having been appointed by President Roosevelt secretary of the navy. Victor Howard Metcalf, named by the president to succeed George B.' c-ortelyou. as secretary of commerce and labor, is a California congressman residing at Oakland. He is a native of Utica, N. Y.f and was born October 10th, 1853. He was educated in the, Utica schools and at Yale college, from the law department of which he was graduated in 1S7G. He was admitted to practice in the Connecti?* ~^ kw Vort- r.onrts and followed Ull L auu iivn his profession at Utica for two years. He moved to Oakland, California, in 1879, and continued his practice until elected to the fifty-sixth congress. Ha was re-elected to the.' two succeeding congresses and has served in Washington nearly six years. i TEXAS FOR JUDGE PARKER. j Harmonious State Democratic Convenj tion Held in San Antonio. j The Texas state democratic conven| tion finished its business at San Ani : tonio Wednesday. One of the strongi est delegation ever elected in the state y | ras chosen and instructed to vote for Judge Parker and to vote as a unit on aP questions. j: A feeling of party unanimity and | earnestness ruled throughout. The j platform adopted was short, embracing merely an enunciation of democratic fundemental principles. AMERICAN NURSERYMEN. Adjourn at Atlanta After a Most Interesting Convention. I The American Association of Nursej rymen closed its convention in At! lanta, Ga., Thursday afternoon, after : a successful meeting, xnd the visitors J left the city Friday morning, first to ' have a peep at some Georgia orchards and nurseries and then to travel homeward. V- - .v\- . : - .' ' ' . ,./ .; / THOUSAND MARK PASSED . % Thorough Inquiry Irrto Steamer Slocum Horror Reveals Startling Number of Victims Beyond Estimate. A New York special says that upwards of 1,000 persons perished in the burning of the excursion steamer General Slocum is now practically certain. According to an exaaustive report made Saturday by Police Commissioner Sekmitburgcr on the number of dead, missing, injured, and uninjured in the disaster, it appears that 933 bodies have been recovered and that 93 persons absolutely known to have been aboard the vessel are still uncounted for, bringing the total of the disaster up to 1,031. Those injured number 179 and of the throng of fully 1,500 who embarked on the excursion of St. Mark church, but 236 escaped without injury. The report is the result of a minute inquiry by a corps of 100 patrolmen under the direction of the inspector.".. In the course of the inquiry much valuable information was secured from survivors which will be used in the investigation by the district attorney to fix the responsibility of the disaster. A thorough examination of the hull of the Slocum Saturday afternoon by Coroners O'Gorman and Berry and Inspector Albertson resulted in the disroverv in the locker in which the fire started of -a number'of barrels whicn had contained kerosene and lubricating oil. MOB WORK IN MISSISSIPPI. Little Girl Victim cf a Rapist Assists in His execution. Starling Durham, a negro, wanted on the charge of criminally assaulting the 14-year-old daughter of John Wilson, a white man, near Bellefont&ine, Miss., two weeks ago, and attempting to criminally sault three young ladies named Dunn near Europa all during the course of the same day, was hanged in the public square at Eupora. Miss., Sunday by a mob. The noose was placed about the prisoner's neck by the little Wilson girl, who positively identified him as her assailant. The negro was then placed upon the back of a large horse, and at the signal from the leader of the mob the little Wilson girl led the horse from under him. Over 3,000 persons, white and black, witnessed the hanging. After being assured that the negro was dead, the mob cut down the body and turned it over to relatives for burial. Dunham was captured Friday near Vienna, Ala., after a running chase during which he was wounded in two places. He was carried to Eupora Saturday night by the sheriff of Wilson county. A large mob met the train at the depot and an effort was made to get the negro, but the officers spirited him away and carried him to the jail at Walthall, six miles distant, where he was again met by a mob of determined men, who said their intention was to burn him. The officers in charge of the negro succeeeded in prevailing upon the mob to give up this intention, but only af ter promising to deliver the negro to the mob Sunday morning for execution. There was a strong sentiment for burning, but this was overcome and the lynching took the form of a hanging. Dunham stoutly maintained his innocence to the last, and denied that ne had ever seen the Wilson girl. He admitted having visited Dunn's place, but denied any bad motive. His last remarks were made to two hundred negroes who were assembled about the point of execution, Dunham telling them never to go about a white man's' house when women were at home alone. The three Dvnn sisters, the eldest of .whom is less than 18, witnessed the lynching from the distance. A special from Jackson, Miss., says: Governor Vardaman was not notified of the capture of Starling Dunham and his return to Eupora until Sunday afternoon. He immediately wired the sheriff of Wilson county if troops were needed to protect the prisoner. The lynching, however, had occurred before the governor was appraised that Dunham had been brought back to Mississippi. COUNTERFEITER GOES TO PEN. Sentenced to Thirty Years, But Will Only Serve Fifteen. At St. Louis, Saturday, Marcus C. Crahan, of Providence, R. I., pleaded guilty before Judge Elmer B. Adams in the United States district court, to printing and uttering counterfeit bills, and was' sentenced to fifteen years of hard labor in the government prison at Atlanta. Ga., and to the payment of a $2,500 fine. The sentence imposed on Crahan was that he should serve fifteen years on each charge, but he will be allowed x ?? 1 ***^ ? /*Ar>A?rrOT)Mv f to Serve ivvu i;~uvua ?.uuiuiivuvV< .... making the total fifteen years. JAIL BREAK IN TENNESSEE. Four Prisoners Escape at Tazewell After Attacking Sheriff. Four prisoners made a successful break for liberty from the Claiborne county jail at Tazewell, Tenn., on Wednesday night. They called Sheriff Hughes, who put in an appearance. They attacked and seriously injured the sheriff and then made their escape. They.are still at large. j \ BOTH ON THE MOVE i Armies of Japs and Russians Push Rapidly Forward, . ; i LATEST NAVAL EPISODE 1 Jap Generals Kuroki and Oku Sending Forces Northward to Force Russions to Risk Big Battle. Sunday's dispatches from Liao-Yang siay that reports of fighting between _ the advance guard regiments are con- 'J?U | tinually being received. The battles are indecisive, but they | show that the ^Japanese are moving ! forward regularly on each front. This ,:^s| * ? V?w Affim'ol rlioTVifAVlOa _J lb CUnvUUl AlCU. UJ vuiwiai uioy(*vs?uvM? JJZSM Members of the Red Cross, together with non-combatants who are desir- ^|S ous of witnessing the fighting, are | leaving southward daily. ikftjam Jap Losses at Telissu. This cablegram was received at the v^ifaj i Japanese legation in Washington Sun| day from Tokio: "General Oku reports that our casi unities at Telissu were 247 killed, in- j|jiM ! eluding officers, and 946 wounded, in- |j| ; eluding 43 officers." Jap Naval Victory, j A dispatch from Che Foo says: The :M x j Russian Port Arthur squadron is prac- ^ ^ tically destroyed so far as its ability ' ! to do anything in the way of offensive ? j work is concerned. ^ j News which may be regarded as per- v|j? j fectly trustworthy states that on { Thursday Admiral Prince Oukhtom- . v3gjll\ j ski, under orders, made an attempt to '-i|| l break the Japanese blockade with his | , -?* entire force. As soon as he cam? out .-?] of the harbor he was sighted by the Japanese scout boats and began to j close with his full force. Early Thursday night he found the jraB Russian squadron, comprising ten bat- > tleships and cruisers and five torpedo P.mM craft, outside the harbor but well with- i in the range of shore forts. The torpedo flotilla was sent in to attack and ^|H then the attack was made on the Peresviet, which flew the flag of Admi- ,^|j ral Oukthtomski. The torpedoes struck the big battleship almost simultaneous- $ ly, and she went down almost imme* Reports reaching Cbe Foo say that hardly any of h^r crew of 750 men .^f|L: were saved, and that the Russian ad- . mirai went down with his ship, W&i though he might have been saved had . he chosen to make the effort. Under the, combined fire of the fleet and the forts the Japanese tor- pedo fleet were driven off, it is report- ?|| ed, with the loss of two destroyers. Not, hbwever, until they had put out OI action anotner uaiue?iiiy, utr lieved to be the Sevastopol, and a big |?cruiser, the Disma. ^ By this time the heavy ships of \. -||m Togo's squadron came within range <1:; and under their fire the remaining Rus- i sian vessels put back into Port Arthur, with several others of their ves- M sels injured by Japanese shells. Information Wanted. A special from Tokio says: The rjl -:i failure of the Russians to furnish in- . formation concerning Japanese pris- ' jj oners of war in their possession is >!a| arousing a strong feeling of resent-. -^aB ment at the Japanese capital. ; Careful reports of the condition of the Russian prisoners are prepared and forwarded weekly to the Russians | through i the American government The case of Major Togo is attracting special attention, as the Japanese -Vs'lm claim that he was captured before the \8| outbreak of hostilities' and hurried to ^ Moscow. Numerous efforts have been made to obtain information regarding Togo, but so far they have failed. The Japanese are extremely'solicl- . tous concerning their countrymen who n/infinoj in TJucsla Thpv fP^r t:h&t wSBM CLl \Z> tvuiiagu m VHW? .,.in_ they will be placed in prisons and s||l: there badly treated. It is probable that t-ho American gov- >|1 ernment will be asked to make pointed Jjjja inquiries at St. Petersburg concerning the present condition of Japanese prisoners and to arrange a system of regular reports. ' DELEGATES GO UN INSTRUCTED. Democrats of North Carolina Hold State Convention in Raleigh. A Raleigh special says: At 5:45 '->3 o'clock Friday morning, just before adjournment of the prolonged night sesj sion, Robert B. Glenn was nominated I hv rh^ ftemorratie onvention at Greensboro for governor of North VyM Carolina. ? A resolution was passed by the convention instructed the delegates to gjm the national convention to vote as a unit on all matters coming before them, but otherwise the members will j < t^|l go uninstructed. -M GREAT BATTLE IMMINENT. 'H Russians and Japs Preparing to Get at Each Other Again. A St. Petersburg dispatch says: The imminence of battle in the northern part of Liao-Tung peninsula is admit- ^|!a ted by the war officp and is indicated ^ ; sufficiently in Tuesday's dispatch from the Associated Press correspondents 1 at Liao Yang, Kai Ping and other .^ig ' points on the railroad. >ix, M