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St. Louis, Mo., (Special).?Exactly
at noon Wednesday Chairman J. K.
Jones of the national committee called
the convention to order. His ap
pearance on the platform and the
sound of his gavel brought forth a
cheer from the floor and galleries.
Chairman Jones directed the sergeant -
at-arms to secure order. He con
tinued belaboring the table with his
gavel, but it was some time before
quiet reigned.
California's appearance with a huge
silk banner and silk American flags
and a yell "California! California!
Hearst! Hc?iSi! Hearst 1" caused
cheering.
Just as the California delegation
reached its reservation after marching
up and down the center aisle William
J. Bryan, who had come in unnoticed,
arose in his place and was given a
cheer. Then an enterprising member
among the delegation crcated a diver
sion by vigorously ringing of a cow
bell.
Again Chairman Jones demanded
that the convention be in oriTer and at
once directed the secretary to read
the call for the convention.
Applause followed the reading of
the call. After quiet was restored
Chairman Jones announced that the
convention would be opened by prayer
by Rev. John F. Cannon, pastor of
Grand Avenue Baptist Church, of St.
L<?uis.
During the invocation the conven
tion stood. Dr Cannon's voice vfras
entirely inadequate to reach even the
center of the hall.
Enthusiastic cheering greeted the
chairman's announcement that he was
directed by the national committee to
appoint John S. Williams temporary
chairman and C. W. Walsh temporary
secretary and John I. Martin tem
porary sergeant-at-arms.
The chairman appointed Col! J. M
Guffey, of^Pcnnsylvania, and M. F.
Tarp ey, of California, to escort Mr.
Williams to the chair. As the plat
form was enclosed by a railing it was
necessary for the committee aqd Mr.
Williams to climb over the railing.
The committee lifted Mr. Williams
safely over, and the entire convention
burst into cheers as he ascended the
platform.
MI have the honor to introduce to
discussing the price of wheat during
the first Bryan-McKinley campaign.
The utterance of*the name called forth
a little applause and some cheers. A
second later he mentioned the name
again and the applause was not re
peated.
A mention of the name of Grorer
Cleveland was cheered lustily. A
moment later the first scene of the
session occurred. Mr. Williams de
clared that it was brazen effrontery
for the republican party to attempt to
JOSH SHARP, .WILLIAMS.
TKXPOBAItT CBAIKMAM.
seize the laurels of Grover Cleveland.
A genuine outburst of applause fol
lowed. Cheer after cheer rolled
through the hall and, although the
chairman used the gavel vigorously,
the convention was soon beyond his
control.
As he finished, after speaking for
one hour and forty minutes, the band
struck up a medley of patriotic airs,
the stirring strains of "Dixie" calling
forth the wild cheers that never fail
to follow the song, no matter when or
where rendered.
"The delegates are invited to visit
the exposition," said Mr. Williams,!
"and the clerle will read the invita-1
tion."
The last few words were lost in
cries of "Bryan," Bryan," that came
swift and thick from dffierent parts
of the hall.
Cheers mingled with the calls, and
it was fully a minute before the voice
of the clerk was able to raise above
the tumult. Mr. Bryan remained
quietly in his seat during the demon
stration made by his friends and gave
outward sign of his recognition of
the appluase that had greeted his
name.
Delegate Powers, of Michigan, was
recognized by Chairman Williams to
return the thanks of the convention
to the exposition officials for the
courtesy shown and made a brief
speech of acknowledgment.
The motion to accept the invitation
with which Mr. Powers concluded
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Springfield, III., (Special).?Thomas
E. Watson, of Georgia, was unani
mously nominated for President by
the Populist National Convention, in
session here.
Thomas H. Tribbles, of Nebraska,
was chosen for Vice-President.
, When nominations for president
were called for the name of Mr. Wat
son was presented by National Chair
man J. A. Parker, of Kentucky. Ex
Congressman R. D. Sutherland, of
Nebraska, named William V. Allen, of
Nebraska, but said that Mr. Allen had
authorized him to say that the nomi
nation would not be accepted unless
it came unanimously.
Samuel W. Williams, of Indiana,
was placed in nomination by Thos.
Wadsworth, of Indiana.
Later there was a stampede to Wat
son.
Platform Of The Party.
The platform reaffirms adherence
to the "basic truths of the Omaha
platform of 189.2 and of the subse
quent platforms of 1896 and 1900." It
then says:
"The issuing of money is a function
of government an 1 should never be
delegated to corporations or individ
uals. The Constitution gives to Con
gress alone power to issue money and
regulate its value. We therefore de
mand that all money shall be issued
by the Government in such quantities
as shall maintain stability in prices,
every dollar to be a full legal tender,
none of which shall be a debt re
deemable in other money.
"We demand that postal savings
hanks be established by the Govern
ment for the safe deposit of the sav
ings of the people.
In Behalf Of Labor.
"We believe in.the right of labor
to organize for the benefit and* pro
tection of those who toil and pledge
the efforts of the People's pariy io
preserve this right inviolate. Capital
is organized and has no right- to deny
to labor the ptivilege which it claims
for itself.
"We feel that intelligent organiza
tion of labor is essential; that it
raises the standard of workmanship,
promotes the efficiency, intelligence
and character of the wage earner.
ST. LOUIS COLISEUM.
MEETING PLACE OF THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION.
you John S. Williams as temporary
chairman," said Chairman Jones, and
again the convention chcered.
Mr. Williams was attired in a light
5ray suit and white waistcoat. He
elivcred his address calmly and with
out gestures. Several cries of
"Louder, louder!" interrupted Mr.
Williams as he began, his clear but
not powerful voice at first failing to
reach all parts of the hall.
As Mr. Williams proceeded his
voice increased in volume and the
delegates listened attentively. j
A great part of Mr. Williams'
speech was delivered under great
difficulties for the speaker and those
of his hearers who were supposed to
be most directly interested in his re
marksi Several times the speaker
stopped and asked that the talking
cease in order lhat he might make
himself better unJerstood.
Passing from the discussios of Mr.
Root's speech the speaker took up
the republican platform.
Mr. Williams drew a picture of the
country's condition at the time of
President Cleveland's first inaugura
tion, declaring that much of the dis
tress that came in the early nineties
were due to republican misrule that
had gone before. Under Harrison,
he said, for three years all hope had
well nigh vanished from the business
world. He scored the attitude of the
republican party on the financial ques
tion, declaring that it had been full
of inconsistencies and absurdities. He
mentioned the name of Mr. Bryan in
was adopted unanimously.
VV'hcn the ticket passers had near1>"J
finished their task, the chairman an
nounced that the roll of states would
he called, each state as its name was
called to send up to the chairman's
desk the names of its committeemen
selected in caucus.
While the roll call was in progress
the spectators, concluding that the
interesting scenes of the convention
were finished (or the day, streamed J
out by thousands.
Annotincment of Mr. Bryan as a
member of the resolutions committee
from Nebraska called forth a cheer
from such of his friends as were
abii* to hear the announcement.
Davit! '1. Hill's name as a member
from -w York also brought a shout
of app!;'tise.
As t tie roll was finished and the
call was began for the states whivh
had not answered on the first call.
Chairman Williams drew a cigar from
his pocket, lighted it and commenced
to smoke with great satisfaction, not
withstanding the fact that numcrou*
signs prohibiting the indulgence were
posted all around the building.
After announcing the time and
places for the various committee meet
ings, a motion was made by Bourke
Cockran that the convention adjourn
until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
The motion was adopted and the con
vention adjourned at 2.50 o'clock.
"YVc favor the shorter workday and
declare that if eight hours constitutes
a day's labor in Government service
i hat eight hours should constitute a
day's labor in factories, workshops j
and mines.
Initiative An] Referendum. ,
"As a means ot' olao.ng all public'
questions directly unci v. the control
of the people, we demand that the
legal provisions be made under which
t!:e people .may exercise the initiative
tud /efetendum and proportionaal rep
resentation and direct vote for ill
?xiblic officer#. with the right of re
call.
Trusts And Monopolies.
"As to those trusts ami monopolies
which are not public utilities or
natural monopoly4, we demand that
the special privileges which they now
enjoy and which alone enable them
to exist should be immediately with
drawn.
"Corporations being the creatures
of government should be subjected to
such governmental regulations and
control as will ad??ijiiately protect the
public. We demand the taxation of
monopoly privilege*, while they re
main in private hands, to the exfe:it
of the value of the privileges granted.
"We demand that Congress shal!
enact a general law uniformly regu
lating the power and duties of all in
corporated companies doing interstate
business."
The platform was adopted unani
mously.
SlMfiter ?f the Acktaesc
'Amsterdam, (Special).?A dispatch
from Ratavia, capital of tht Dutch
East Indies, says that the commander
of the expedition to North Achin,
Northern Sumartra, attacked Likat, on
?June ao. The Achineae losses were
43a killed, including .81 women and
88 children, and 54 wounded. Seven
teen prisoners were taken. The Dutch
casualties included the commander, a
lieutenant, two sergeanU and ij
tnUUaca wounded. _
FINANCIAL
The city of Portland, Me., has bor
rowed $4,100,000 for three month*,
paying 2.7 per cent, interest for it.
American Car & Foundry directors
were re-elected. The net earning* for
the year were $4,680,000. compared
with $7,403,000 the previous year and
$4,686,000 in 1902.
If it had not been for the efforts of
E. B. Smith, I.ehigh Valley director*
would not have declared any divid
end.
J Olrta Bsraad to Death.
Raleigh, N. C., (Spccial).?Thr^e
Kirls, with ages ranging from 4 to 12
years, were burned to death at Car
leigh Cotton Mills, near this city.
They were the daughters of John T.
Cole, a boss spinner. The father,
mother and two children escaped, one
of the latter, a boy, being terribly
burned. The father made frantic but
ineffectual attempts to rescue hi* chil
dren. The place is isolated and had
no fire protection.
KEVSHaNT
George W. Bctvers, former super
intendent of the' Bureau of Salaries
and Allowances of the Postoflice De
partmeqL will be taken to Washing
ton for trial.
The Filipinos who arried in St.
Louis for the Exposition were quaren
tined becauad of an outbreak of
chickenpox among them.
The government registration books
for entry on the Rosebud Indian Res
ervation were opened at Bonesteel,
S. D.
Gen. Piet Cronje, of Boer War
fame, was married to Mrs. Stertzel,
widow of a Boer soldier, at St. Louis.
One person was killed and a score
of others injured in a headon col
lision at Frankford, near Philadelphia.
The local board of steamboat in
spectors at New York has begun an
investigation of the Slocum disaster.
The Socialist? Labor party in na
tional convention declared against
labor unions of* the Gompers stamp
By the premaHfre explosion of fire
works at Ogden, Utah, two persons ,
were killed and five were injured.
The American Cafe, in the Jerusa
lem concession at the World s Fair
Grounds, was damaged by fire'.
H. B. Freeman, prosecuting attorney
of Alger county, Mich., was fatally
shot by James Cyner. j
The Presidnt and his family spent
the Fourth on a picnic. At nignt there
was an elaborate fireworks display at
Sagamore Hill for the children and
their invited friends.
Walter Stead and Frank Rule, of
Princeton, -and a young man named
Rulong, from Philadelphia, who was
visiting them, were drowned in Mill
stone River, while boating.
The centennial of the birth of Na
thaniel Hawthorn^ was celebrated at
Concord and a brfcnze. tablet in mem
ory of the novelist was\unveiled.
The Dominion Line steamship Van
couver is so deep in the mud in the
St. Lawrence that a new channel will
have to be dug to float her.
The Populist Convention opened at
Springfield, III., with only 200 dele
gates in attendance and hundreds of
vacant seats.
A-letter written by Grover Cleve
land was the only feature of the Tam
many celebration in New Yorkt
The Convention of the Orthodox
Rabbis in America was continued in
New York.
Dowic has announced his purpose
to invade England with the restoration
host.
John Lane was killed by two holdu?>
men in a saloon in Chicago.
Justice Robert W. Steele, of the
Colorado Supreme Court, filed an
opinion dissenting from the decision
01 the majority rtfusing a writ of ha
beas corpus to Charles H. Moyer,
president of the Western Federation
of Miners.
The Louisiana Exposition paid into
the United States Subtreasury, in St.
Louis, $213,092.15 as the second in
stalmen on the repayment o! the loan
made.
George L. Upton, a prominent so
ciety man of St. Paul, and his wife
were killed by the explosion 6f a
gasoline tank on his gasoline launch.
The police saved from a mob of
foreigners in Chicago Stephen Wac
lavik, who had shot and killed Mrs.
Annie Waclavik, his former landlady.
Capt. Edward Alfred Graham, divi
sion counsel for the Southern and
Seabaord Air Line Railways, died in
Montgomery, Ala.
Air. and Airs. Charles R. Furst, of
New ' York, were robbed of their
diamonds at the Park Hotel. Mount
Clemens, Mich.
Two trolley cars collided near
Marshall, Mien., and three men were
seriously wounded and a number
shaken up.
Rev. Dr. Swallow has not decided
whether or not to accept the Prohibi
tion nomination for president.
Pending the adoption of a new
wage scale, 7,500 union miners in the
Alabama district suspended work.
Rev. Charles Mayne, pastor of the
Methodist church at Nevada, la., was
shot and killed by a burglar.
The Gloucester fishing schooner
Harry G. French was sunk by the
Hamburg-American steamer Deutsch
land and the crew was taken'on the
steamer to New York.
Baron Speck von Sternburg de
livered the commencement address at
the University of the South, in
Suwanee, Tcnn., and received the de
gree of doctor of civil law.
Dr. Floyd Whitecomb, of Warren,
Pa., was drowned in Conewango
Creek, near Frewsburg, N. Y., while
driving on professional business.
A number of trainmen were injured
in a collision between passenger trains
on the C., H. & D. Railroad near
Miamisburg, O.
VV. H. Maxwell, superintendent of
instructions in New York, was elected
president of the National Educational
Association.
Henry F. Billings, manager of the
investment department of Granger,
Harwell & Co., brokers, of Chicago,
committed suicide.
The motion to quath the Brooklyn
indictment against Georae W. Beav
ers was quashed by United States
Judge Thomas.
Pmlfi.
The Czar has appointed Prince John
Obolenski to succeed the late General
Hobrikotf as governor general of Fin
land. Obolenski is a lieutenant gen
eral on the naval staff.
The General Council of the Inter
national Alliance of Reformed Pres
byterians elected Rev. Dr. James Os
wald Dykes chairman for the next
tive years.
The funeral services over the re
mains of Scnor Dupuy de Lome took
place in the Church of the Madclainc
in Paris.
Gen. Reinaldo Floret, for many
years prominent in Ecudorian poli
tics, died at Lima.
The Danish government has sent
out a steamship to search the seas for
boats and visit all the islands within
1 possible radius of the reef on which
the steamship Norge was wrecked
in the hope ot finding more survivors.
Two women, wives of men lost, at
tempted to commit suicide at Copen
hagen.
A hundred thousand people attended
a great reception to General Booth
in the Crystal Palace, London.
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SIUMLE FN TIE LIFE MATS.
London, (By Cable).?Of 774 souls
on board the Danish steamer Norge, j
t28, including Captain Gundel, are
known to have been saved. One of
the children died in a lifeboat which
brought others to safety. For the
missing 646 persons small hopes are
entertained.
The enormous death roll which was
feared' with the first news of the
wreck has been decreased by 102, that
number of survivors, after many pri
vations, having landed at Stornoway
yesterday.
The horror of the wreck itself
grow with each survivor's account.
Captain Gundel's statement, which
reads like^ an affidavit from the Jead,
for he went down with his ship, main
tains that tne Norge struck on a
sunken rock 18 miles south of Rockall.
The 102 survivors spent the night
at Stornoway, many of them in the
hospital.
The majority of the 26 who were
landed at Grimsby have arrived at
Liverpool, from wnere they will sail
on the Cunard Line steamer Saxonia,
for Boston.
Vessels are searching in the vicinity
of Rockall for any more survivors.
The chief hope lies in Captain Grun
del's statement that seven boatloads
got safely away.
No tragdey of the sea has had more
appalling consequenccs and none has
ocourred in a shorter time. The pas
senger were suddenly aroused from
their sleep, terrified by the contact of
the bow of the ship with the solid
granite, followed bv a grinding, resp
ing sound, as if the hull was being
sheered over huge rocks. Then silence
as the clanging bells brought the
engines to a stop.
Those of the passengers who were
standing at the time the steamer
struck the rock were thrown against
the bulkheads or on the decks and
had not recovered their feet when a
stentorian voice gave the terrifying
order:
"All hands on deck! Hurry or
you may ^nk!"
Life Preservers Useless.
Immediately there was a rush'for
the narrow companionways, and men,
women and children pushed and
struggled and made every other ef
fort to reach the deck, where the
boats swung from the davits. Many
persons, retaining their presence of
mind, seized life preservers, only to
find in some instances that the strings
wore rotten and they could not be
quickly put around their bodies.
Those who reached the deck saw' the
nose of the Norge pinned directly
against the rock.
It remained there only a few
fhinutes, for Captain Grundell, com
manding, who had immediately gone
to the bridge, gave the order to the
engine-room to reverse the engines.
Some of the engineer force had rela
tives among the passengers, and after
seeing them safely to the boats they
heroically returned to their stations
below.
Slowly the ship backed off, and as
she gained way it was found that
water was pouring into her hold. This
announcement, called out in Scandina
vian and presarging death, added to
the supreme fright and agony. The
passengers who were piled in the
boats weTe the fortunate ones to es
cape, while the unfortunates, who saw
death near, clustered in the vicinity,
seething, struggling masses, some on
their knees, praying, surrounded by
children, others supplicating aid from
anyone and shrieking for permission
to enter the boats, elbowing, fighting
their way to the places from which
the boats were being lowered.
Boats Smashed.
The sound of grinding ceased, and
the bow of the Norge yawed as the
steamer turned to deep water. The
sea rushed hungrily into the huge
rents made by the rock in the iron
hull. Swiftly the vessel began to
sink bv the bows. Without waiting
for otners, without paying attention
to their proper manning, the occu
pant* begun to lower the boats. The
starboard lifeboat began slowly to
fall, when, to the horror of those on
board, the stern tackle failed, while
the bow tackle ran free. Sonn
the boat was almost perpendicular.
Those who were in it citing des
perately t<> the sides and seats until
a great wave came towering along
and struck the boat, smashing it
against the sides of the ship. The
occupants of the boat who were not
killed by the impact were thrown into
the water. The crew and passengers
on deck had no time to spare to assist
:he few who had a chance to escape
but lost it. Undeterred by the ex
I oerience of the first boat, a second, I
loaded principally with women and I
children, ,vas lowered. This time the I
tackle ran smoothly, but the hopes
-?f escape of the passengers on board
were blasted. The moment it
touched the water waves picked up
the small craft as if it had been a
feather and dashed it against the sides
>f the ship, in spite of frantic efforts
-?f tlie passengers to fend it off. The
crash wai heard on deck. Then the
sen swallowed more victims, and
pieces of the wreckage slowly drifted
towards the rock.
Trade la Japaa Depre?*e<J.
Seattle, Wash., (Special).?A de
pressed state of trade, espcially as
regards the sale of American flour,
obtains in Japan, according to a letter
received by an exporting firm of Seat
tle from their correspondents at Kobe.
Japan, they say., is overstocked with
fiour through heavy purchases made
by speculators and merchants during
the close of 190,1 in anticipation of
the war. Money is believed to be
tightening up. and the government
is arranging for another internal loan
of 100,000,000 yen.
kevtiam RtiTfticr.
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DWf?It
Petersburg, lit, (Special).?An ac
commodation passenger train on the
Chicago, Peoria and St. Louis railroad
was blown from the track at Oakford,
111., twelve miles north of Peters
burg, and one person was killed and
a number were injured.
The train consisted of two coaches,
a baggage car and the engine, and all
but the engine were hurled fcom the
track down a seven-foot embankment,
turning over twice in the descent and
landing in a splintered mass of debris.
The accident occurred just a few
rods from the bridge over the Benja'
min river. The work of relief begad
immediately, as, owing to the re*
markable escape of nearly all tl?4
small number of passengers aboard,
those who were injured and pinioneu
in the debris were speedily rescued
and at once given attention. Relief
trains were hurried from Springfield
and Havana and the more seriously
injured were taken to hospitals.
The engineer, who escaped injury,
said he watched the gathering storm
closely as his train sped along, as he
feared from the appearance of the
clouds that a tornado might result.
As the train approached Oakland the
clouds suddenly seemed to concen
trate and drop, apparently coming di'
rectly toward the train.
Realizing that the train would en
counter the tornado if it proceeded,
the engineer quickly shut oft steam
and came to a halt. The approaching
tornado, when about a mile, away to
the southwest and coming northeast,
suddenly swerved farther toward the
north and the train was directly in
its path.
Instantly the engineer opened thq
throttle in a wild endeavor to ruch
beyond the zone of danger and agiin
the tornado swerved and headed tli
rectly for the Hying train.
The roar was heard plainly abov<!
the rattle of the train. Steam was
crowded on, and, like a rocket, th?
light accommodation, jumping and
pounding on the rails, flashed ahead
in an endeavor to cross before the
cyclone and pass in safety.
Suddenly, with a crasji that was
heard above the rumble and roar of
the tornado, the train was struck
broadside, the coaches torn from th?J
engine and lifted into the air an?J
hurled from the embankment into tho
ditch seven feet below, turning a com
plete somersault in the descent and
landing a splintered mass. The en
gine alone remained upon the tails.
Rockets Btakari Aadleace.
Tacoma, Wash., (Special).?Fire
works which were to have been set off
in Wright Park as a final to a bij{
Fourth of July celebration caught fire
from almost the first rocket that was
sent up, and in an instant the entire
heap of explosives was flying in every
direction. About four dozen eight
pound rockets flew through the
audience of 30,000 persons, creating
a panic in which many were injured,
Others were airuck by the flying ex<
plosives, and it was estimated that
as? many as 50 *vere injured but none
fatally.
Blows Up on OatoBac Laanch.
Minneapolis, Minn., (Special).?Two
prominent society and clubmen of
Minneapolis, George Christian and
George Upton, received injuries from
which they will probably die, and five
other persons were painfully burned
in an explosion of a gasoline launch
at Lake Minnetonka. Mr. Christian
was entertaining a party of six grown
persons and two children and his boat
was headed for the bay when the ex
plosion occurred. It was caused by a
leak in the gasoline tank and the
boat was wrecked.
Cabs'* Secretary of State Resigns.
Havana, (Special).?Secretary of
State Zaldos has resigned the port'
folio and his resignation has been
accepted by President Palma. The
withdrawal was not due to political
reasons, but was due to the fact that
Zaldos wished to retire to private life.
When Zaldos accepted the position
it was with the understanding he
would resign in two vears. It is said
that Secretary of Finance Montcs wili
succeed him as secretary of state.
Talked About His Mother.
Hopkinsville, Ky., (Special).?Mack
Hern, of Paducah, aged 28, shot and
killed his father, James Hern, aged
60, a barkeeper. The dead man had
been divorced and married again, and
the son took offence at remarks made
against his mother and they exchanged
blows, l.atcr young Hern walked into
the saloon and shot his father. "I'd
kill two fathers if they talked aboui
my mother!" is his explanation.
For Corrtgia and Cox.
New York, (Special).?Charles H.
Corrcgan of New York and William
\V. Cox of Illinois were chosen as
candidates f.?r President and Vice
President, respectively, by the Na
tional Convention of the Socialist
Labor party, in session here. The
candidates, both of v;hom were mem
bers of the Convention, each re
sponded to demands for a speech.
Tried to Wreck Big Organ.
St. Louis, Mo., (Special).?An at-,
tempt has been made to wreck the
great pipe organ, the largeste in the
| world, in Festival Hall at the World's
Fair, by cutting the secondary bel
lows.
Cot Woman's Throat.
St. Loins, (Special). ? After cut
ting the throat of Mrs. Marcclla Kerr
with whom he had been living for a
year, Kdgar I. K\a 11s, 2,1 years old
-.lashed his wrist with the same razor,
and then cut hi* own throat. The
tragedy was enacted in front of the
house where they were stopping
Jealousy is ascribed by F.vans as tlie
cause for his act. The woman died
aim >st immediately F.vans is at the
City Hotpital. His condition i?
serious.
JAPANESE OP THE lOVEi
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St. Petersburg, (By Cable).?TkW
latest .dispatches from the seat of;
.war are to the effect that General*
Kuropatkin is still at Ta Tche Kiaa
.and that the Japanese forces are 8ta<
?tionary at Senuchen and along
roads from Sioyen to Hatcheng, Ta
Tche Kiao and Kaichou, but they are
?'maintaining their advance from Fengf
AVang Cheng ore* the direct main
! roads to Liaoyang, where the effect!
'of the rain is less appreciable. There1
'are only 12 miles between General
;Count Keller's force and the Japan*-'
jese army and a collision between*
them is not regarded 3S unlikely. That
Japanese evidently are hoping, in cafte
of success, to compel Kuropatkin^
with General Stakelberg's corps, ta?
fall back from Ta Tche Kiao on Liao-i
'.yang and thus force an evacuation o^
INiuchwang. I
The Admirnlity here has no news
;of the sea fight off Port Arthur on1
lMonday, last, reported by Admiral
Togo, and it is not inclined to believe,
?it. The understanding is that the
:Russian warships are still at Porti
?Arthur.
| Sieoe OPERATIONS AT PORT ARTHUR.
I .
Rassiaa Military Expart* om the Situation?I
Wet Seasaa u4 Disease.
St. Petorsburg, (By Cable).?Mili
tary experts believe that the center of
? gravity has again shifted to Port
? Arthur, where siege operations arc
.expected to engage most of the attend
!tion of the Japanese until the con*
i elusion of the rainy season permit!
'resumption of the campaign in South? .
lern Manchuria. *
! The War Office believes that a
(further advance on Ta Tche Kiao is
i impossible, in view of the powerful
'resistance which can be made by the
: Russians, combined with the great
difficulties of transportation over rain-4
'sodden roads. Desultory fighting.
; however, is likely to continue for tha
jpossession of the passes which are
particularly valuable to either bel-4
?ligerent for the purpose of obtaining
information regarding the other's
movements.
The authorities are manifesting,
much concern over the appearance of
;disease in the Japanese outposts and)
igarrisons, and it is feared that the,
(Russians camping in the tracks of the'
(Japanese may become infected. It iaj,
[feared also that if cholera is raging
;at Feng Wang Cheng it will be aft
jnost impossible to prevent it spread-'
ling to Liaoyang. # # I
The rainy season is undoubtedly in
favor of the Russians, enabling them
jto bring up further reinforcements^
{but it is feared that it may also entail
'great mortality.
| The Russian losses in killed . or}
wounded so far number 8,ooo. Many
more have been in hospitals, but no)
epidemics have yet been reported- "
SHOT WOMAN'S HEAD OFF.
Unkoowa Tramp Con mitt Terrible Crime at;
WIIeyvllletW. Va. ,
New Martinsville, W. Va., (Special).'
?Because Mrs. J. VV. Fix, wife of a^
[farmer if Wileyville, refused to cook
jhim a breakfast, an unknown tramp
[blew off the top of her head with a'
^shotgun. j
j The man appeared at the Fix home-?
?stead just after the farm hands hadi
finished brekfast, and asked for some-,
thing to eat. lie was offered coltr
meat, bread and butter, but refused
ithat, and, in threatening terms, in
sisted that she prepare him a hot
meal, lie became impudent, and she
.ordered him from the premises
Knowing that she was at his mercy,
;he pushed by her, seized a shotgun
?and shot her head almost from her.
shoulders.
News of the murder spread rapidlyj
and men are scouring tne country iiv
search of the murderer. So intense^
?is the feeling against him that lynch-A
'ing may follow his capture.
Agalatt tie Aat
Houston, Tex., (Special).?Robert'
Clark, a prominent planter of Calw
fhotin couuty, stated that he will ap
ply for an injunction to prevent th?
government experts bringing tha
Guatemalan ant into Texas Aas an in?
.sect enemy of the boll weevil. Mm
Clark, as the basis for his application^
says it is a serious and dangcrouf
matter to transplant a South Amerb
Van insect or pest to South Texas,
because it will multiply very rapidtj
here and that it will be impossible t?
get the cotton picked, because th|
half-clad negroes ami barefooted chi!<
dren engaged in that work will snffot
from the sting of the insect.
Ran Into By the Mayflower.
Gibraltar. (Special). ? The United
States dispatch boat Mayflower col?
lided today with the British armored
cruiser Bacchante, while the lattei
was at anchor. The damage done, if
any has not yet been ascertaincd%
DeporteJ Maa Returns.
Tellurido. Col., (Special).?Harry A.
Floatcn. manager of the People's Sup
ply Company's Store in this city, who
<has been twice deported by the citi
zens' aUhnce, .supported by the mili
tary authorities, returned. He was not
molested. "1 am going to stay here
and defend myself and iny rights,"
j he s.iid. "I have had the best legal
advice a:i<l was told to stand on my
I constitutional rights as a citizen and
not submit to the tyranny and op
I pression of ?ho (il)roni' alliance/' ?