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'St. Louis, (Special).?One of the
greatest sensations in American po
litical history was created here late
Saturday afternoon by the reception
from Judge Alton Brooks Parker,
whom the Democratic National Con
vention nominated for the Presidency
at 5.45 o'clock Saturday morning, of
the following telegram:
"I regard the gold standard as firm
ly and irrevocably established and
ahall act accordingly if the action of
the convention today shall be,ratified
by the people. As the platform is
silent on the subject my views should
be made known to the convention,
and if they are proved to be unsatis
factory to the majority I request you
to decline the nomination for me at
once, so that another may be nom
inated before adjournment."
When the telegram came hurried
conferences of the leaders were held.
The following message, to Judge
Parker, was framed:
"The platform, adopted by this con
vention is silent on the question of
the monetary standard, because it is
not regarded by us a a possible issue
in this campaign, and only campaign
issues were mentioned in the plat
form. Therefore, there is nothing in
the views expressed by you in the
telegram just received which would
preclude a man entertaining them
from accepting a nomination on said
platform."
When the convention met at night
Judge Parker's telegram was read
from the platform by Gov. J. K. Var
daman, of Mississippi, to whom it
was handed for the purpose by John
Sharp Williams. It was addressed to
W. r. Sheehan, former Lieutenant
Governor of'New York, Judge Park
er's personal representative at St.
Louis. The proposed reply was re*d
by Senator Tillman.
Debate began at once. William J.
Bryan, who had been stricken with
what was considered a light attack of
pneumonia in the afternoon, rose from
nis sickbed and entered^ihe "convcn
? "a speech to the
9 delegates, urging that if the question
was brought up again it should be
fully gone into. If the convention
thought the gold standard was right,
he said, is should adopt a gold plank,
and he would not speak on the propo
sition, though he would vote against
it.
The debate continued. Senators
Daniel, Carmack and others speak
John Sharp Williams made a hot
reply to Bryan, declaring that in
spite of his protestation Mr. Bryan
was the one man in the convention
who was preventing harmony.
The reply to Judge Parker was
adopted by the convention by ? vote
of 774 to 191.
The convention having held an all
night session.the night befor*,. had
reassembled a 3 P. M. Saturday to
nominate a candidate for the Vice
Presidency, but adjourned until 5.20
so that the leaders might discuss the
availability of the various candidates.
It met at the latter hour and ex
Senators Henry G. Davis, of .West
Virginia; George Turner, of Wash
ington State, and William A. Harris,
of Kansas, and Representative James
R. Williams, of Illinois, were put in
nomination for second place.
About this time hints of the Parker
telegram began to circulate, and this
created such a sensation 4hat a re
cess was taken until 8.30 o'clock to
give an opportunity for conferences.
In considering material for the
Vice-Presidency Messrs Shechan and
Hill at first were inclined toward the
selection of Judge Judson Harmon,
but the factional fight in Ohio be
tween the friends of Harmon and
those of John R. McLean was con
sidered too great an obstacle. Sen
ator Daniel was asked to take the
nomination, but was reluctant to do
so unless it could be demonstrated
that no candidate would be more
available.
On the first ballot for the Presi
dency, early Saturday morning,
Parker received 658 votes and
200. Scattering votes were cast for
Olney, McCleilan, Cockrell, Pattison,
Gray, Gorman, Wall, Towne, Miles.
Coler and Jol.n Sharp Williams. Idaho
and West Virginia quickly changed
enough votes to give Parker the
needed two-thirds majority, and then
the nomination was made unanimous.
Hon, Henry G. 'Davis, of West
Virginia, was nominated for Vice
President by acclamation.
Following the passage of John
Sharp Williams' resolution the vote
for Vice-Presidential candidate was
begun. The first ballot resulted in
Davis receiving 652, being 15 less than
the necessary two-thirds, Turner,
Williams, of Illinois, and others be
ing voted for.
Then the States began changing
their votes, and in a burst of en
thusiasm the nomination was made
unanimous.
Chairman Clo-k at 1.15 o'clock Sun
day morning declared the convention
adjourned without date."
, judge
Hearst
ALTON B. PARKER.
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOB PRESIDENT.
Secoad Day.
St Louis, (Special).?The Demo
cratic National Convention held two
sessions in St. Louis Thursday.
Late at night the full text of the
platform, as agreed upon by the sub
committee of the platform committee,
was made public. In adoption by the
full committee without change is cx
pccted. .The financial plank declares
that the greatly increased production
of gold has "contributed to the main
tenance oi a money standard of value,
ho longer ooen to question, removing
that issue from the field of political
contention."
The early session of the convention,
which began shortly after 10 o'clock,
was brief. Its only important in
cident was the adoption of the report
of the committee on rules and order
"ot business, which accorded the dele
gates from Porto Rico six seats and
votes in the convention, but denied
? seats arid votes to the delegates from
the Philippines on the ground that
the Supreme Court had decided Porto
Rico to be a part of the territory of
the United States, but the Philippines
not a part.
The failure of the credentials com
mittee to report caused adjournment
at 11.04 o'clock until 2 P. M
| When the convention reassembled
a stormy, exciting session began.
After the convention resumed busi
ness the report of the credentials
committee was presented by Chair
man Jaines M. Head, of Tennessee.
This declared in favor of all the sit
ting delegates, except the one from
the Twenty-first Illinois district. It
sustained the rights of the Porto
Rican delegates and also gave those
from the Philippines seats and votes,
reversing the action of the committee
on rules.
Mr. Bryan mounted the platform to
read a minority report in favor of
seating the Harrison atid Hearst dele
gates in the other Illinois contest.
There was further debate, which
led Mr. Bryan to make a second
speech. The convention voted, 647
to 209, against him and in favor of
the full majority report.
The committee on permanent or
ganization reported recommending
Representative Champ Clark, of Mis
souri, for permanent chairman. He
took the chair and made a speech,
discussing the issues of the campaign.
The convention then adjourned un
til 10 o'clock Friday morning.
Tblrd Day.
St. Louis, (Special).?-The third day
of the Democratic National Conven
tion in St. Louis, after a fruitless
morning session, reconvened at 8
o'clock P. M. and adopted without
debate the platform as revised by the
full committee on resolutions, omit
ting all reference to the money ques
tion.
Nominating speeches were then be
gun. Alabama yielded to New York,
and Martin W. Littleton, of the lat
ter State, placed Judge Alton Brooks
Parker in nomination for the Presi
dency. A great demonstration last
ing 25 minutes followed his address.
Senator Carmack, of Tennessee,
seconded the nomination of Parker.
D. M. Delmas, of California, placed
William R. Hearst in nomination.
A Hearst demonstration was started
and lasted 35 minutes.
E. I. O'Donnell, of Colorado, sec
onded the nomination of Parker.
When Delaware was called L.
Irving Handy, of that State, put
Judge George Gray in nomination.
David Ovcrmeycr. of Kansas, nomi
nated Gen. Nelson A. Miles.
Champ Clark, of Missouri, put
Senator Cockrell in nomination.
The morning session of the conven
tion resolved itself into a wait for
the report of the committcc on reso
lutions. To fill in the time Capt.
Richmond P. Hobson was called to
the platform and made a speech. At
last the committee notified the con.
vention that it would not be ready to
report for some hours, and an ad
journment was taken at 11.58 o'clock
until 8 P. M.
The committee on resolutions was
in continuous session 16 hours, in
eluding all of Thursday night. Mr.
Bryan made speech after speech,
swaying the committee by the sheer
force of his magnetic personality and
oratory. Senator Daniel, the chair
man; ex-Senator David B. Hill, and
Mr. John P. Poe, of Maryland, meas
ured swords with him, and Mr. Daniel
plainly declared that he questioned
the propriety of a man who had twice
led the party to defeat attempting to
force his leadership on it again.
But in the excifciment of the long
committee meeting, when nerves were
on edge, Mr. Bryan proved a giant
in power and won command. It
had been supposed before the meeting
began that the platform as framed
by the subcommittee would be
adoffte&^rtit'it waf cHtfifetd fa many
material points, the gold-standard
plank being stricken out and no refer
ence being made to the money ques
tion in the revised draft. The vote
011 striking out the gold plank wad
35 to 15.
PLATFORM POINTS.
SaoM of tb* Principal Measures Contained la
tbs Party Declaratioa.
The principles set forth in the plat
form in part are as follows:
The ship subsidy bill is denounced
Trusts and monopolies are con
demned.
The extermination of polygamy is
demanded.
The money question is declared to
be no longer an issue.
Maintenance of the Monroe Doc
trine, more liberal trade with Canada,
and reduction of the army and army
expenditures are favored.
A liberal annual increase in the
navy, and the enactment of laws giv
ing capital and labor impartial rights
are urged.
Large reductions can readily be
made in the annual expenditures of
the government without impairing the
efficiency of any branch of the public
service.
The enforcement of honesty in the
public service and to that end
thorough legislative investigation of
those executive departments of the
government already known to teem
with corruption, as well as other de
partments suspected of harboring cor
ruption, and the punishment of as
certained corruptionists without fear
or favor or regard to persons.
We favor the nomination and elec
tion of a President trained in the ways
of the Constitution, who shall set his
face sternly against executive usurpa
tion of legislative and judicial func
tions.
The Democratic partv has been
and will continue to be tnc consistent
opponent of that class of tariff legis
lation by which ccrtain interests have
been permitted, through Congression
al favor to draw a heavy tribute from
the American people.
"We insist that we ought to do for
the Filipinos what we have already
done for the Cubans. And it is our
intent, as soon as it can be done
wisely and safely for the Filipinos
themselves and after amicable ar
rangements with them concerning
naval stations, coaling and trade re
lations, and upon suitable guarantees
of protection to all National and in
ternational interests, to set the Fili
pino people upon their feet, free and
independent, to work out their own
destiny.
"We favor Statehood for Oklahoipa
and the Indian Territory, Statehood
for Arizona, Statehood for New
Mexico and Territorial government
for Porto Rico.
"We favor the election of United
States Senators by direct vote of the
people.
Staator Clark Wat Sccrttly Married.
New York, (Spccial). ? Senator |
William A. Clark, of Montana, was
married to Miss Anna E. LaChnppelle,
of Butte, Mont., in Marseilles, France,
on May aj, 1901, according to an an
noancement just Riven out. It i^ also
announced that Senator and Mrs.
Clark are the parents of a two-year-old
daughter. Mrs. Clark is the daughter
of Dr. LaChappelle, a physician, who
died in Chicago several years ago.
financial.
Rock Island's net earnings in April
dccrcascd $610,156.
Western floods made wheat jump
a cent a bushel over night. Later it
fell again when the sun came out
in Kansas.
New York hanks gained during the
week by the chief movement of cur
rency $9,859,800.
Union Pacific, which only pays
four per cent, dividends, now sells
as high as Missouri Pacific, which
pays five.
Twin* Reach Age of 87.
Bridgeport, Conn., (Special).?
Jultus H. and Junius N. Bcnliam,
probably the oldest twins in the Uni
ted States, celebrated the eighty
seventh anniversary of their birth with
a shore dinner, which they gave to
several of their friends at a summer
resort near this city. The two hale
old men look alike, dress alike, speak
alike, and some of their friends say,
think alike. They were born on Inly
8, 1817, in Middlcbury, Conn. Both
are builders, and have erected many
of Bridgeport's imoortant structures.
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St. Petersburg, (By Cable).?A dis
patch from a Russian correspondent
at Mukden date J July u says:
"According to Intelligence received
here the Japanese last night attacked
positions near Port Arthur and were
repulsed with enormous losses, not
less than 30,000, it is said, being killed
or wounded by our mines."
Russian Ships Shdl Japs.
Chefu, (By CableV?It is reported
that five Rusaiah'tcruiseri and several
torpedo boats^wjyPort Arthur at 8
o'clock on Satyrdafr morning last and
shelled the eitmp positions on the
east coast, retuvi^f undamaged at 6
o'clock in the evening.
It is believed they encountered Ad
miral Togo's ships and were forced
to return. ^
A junk which returned here reports
hearing two terrific explosions at
Port Arthur. . ? f y
Togo Attacks Witt Torpedoes.
Tokio, (By Cable).?Admiral Togo
reports that at midnight on July 11,
torpedo boats approached the boont
which blocks the entrance to Port
Arthur and attacked the guardship
with torpedoes. The result has nol 1
been ascertained. The Japanese boat#
returned undamaged. i
PasMsg ss te Y-nkow.
Yinkow, (By Csble).?Japanese ves
sels have been seen off Kaichou. It i?
believed that they are keeping in ,
touch with the advance of the lanl
forces and that if the Japanese take
Ta Tche Kiao, which is understood
to be their objective, it is thought
that a landing will be made simul
taneously at Yinkow.
The fighting at Kaichou consisted
of a series of skirmishes on July 7
and July 8, ending with the occupa
tion of the town by General Oku'f
troops.
The Japanese began to push theit
advance north at dawn July 9 and
since then they have proceeded stead*
Iv. They kept their artillery well to
the front and shelled and occupied
Pintzan, seven miles north of Kai
chou at noon July 9. It is now re
ported that they are in close touch
with Ta Tche Kiao.
General Oku is said be wearing
a# Chinese cosrttmrer"*** w
Japanese scouts are close to Yin
kow. They can be seert on the
neighboring hilltops, from which they
occasionally fire upon the Russian
outposts.
Washington, D. C., (Special).?II
is suspected here that the Japanese
campaign in Manchuria and especial!)
in the direction of Port Arthur, is ap
proaching another one of such cli
maxes as marked the passape of the
Yalu." Mr. Griscom, at Tokio, has
cabled the State Department as fol
lows:
"It is announced from headquarters
of the General Staff that foreign
military attaches who have been as*
signed to accompany the second army
may go to the front on the 20th inst.
Three-Day Battle Near Part Artbar.
Cheefoo, (By Cable).?The Port
Arthur Novi Krai of July 7, a copy
of which has just reached Chefoo,
contains an account of the operations
around Port Arthur from July 3 to
July 5. It says::
"Heavy firing has occurred be
tween the first line of defenses and
the Japanese. The results are not
announced. Nevertheless, little at a
time the facts are becoming known.
Our side (the Russians) sent scouts
to ascertain the position and strength
of the enemy, and whether they
were protected -by trenches. It was
impossible to find out the exact
strength of the Japanese, but they do
not number less than 30,000 men.
The Chinese credit them with 60,000.
Thirty thousand men are not sufficient
for operations against a fortress like
this, unless they expect assistance.
After three days' fighting the posi
tion of the two army's were as fol
lows: On the left flank wo retained
the position we originally occupied.
The forcing of our right flank back,
previous to this, was rectified, arid
now we have both green and sema
phore hills in our hands. In front of
these hills we were not opposed, but
we were heavily shelled from both
sides. The enemy retired a con
siderable distance. Of course, all this
was not won without losses, some of
which will strike the hearts of our
countrymen.
"We started to take the offensive
the night of July 1, when we began a
strong attack. Our soldiers, who had
been forced back to Kinchou, were
waiting for an opportunity to get
at the Japanese. The infantry march*
cd out as if engaged in maneuvers,
while the artillery, taking up a posi
tion, opened a fierce fire with shrap
nel on the enemys line, resulting in
their retirement.
Paraihaad Shot
Ba'tavia, N. Y., (Special).?Leonard
Schcer, a farmhand, was shot and
killed by R. B. Adkins, an employe*
of a theatrical company. Adkins, whe
is 17 years old is from Jeneva, O.,
fled, but was captured.
Flrd la Covington, Oo.
Covington, Ga., (Special).?Fire if
Covington resulted in the destructior
of property valued at $125,000, wit!
$60,000 insurance. The fire started
in the Star Building. The heaviesf
Josers are J. W. Anderson, $14,000,
Heard & White, on building $12,000
and on stock $15,000; Brooks & Smith
building $3,000, and on drugs $6,000
Fowler Bros, $18,000; Stcpnanson A
Calloway, $15,000; C. C. Robinson, j
$14,000.
hews in am ana.
The judgement for $75,000 awarded
by a New York jury to Eleanor!
Anderson in her suit against James N.
Abe*! for alleged breach off promise I
was vacated the Appellate Divi-1
sion of the Supreme Court, which
finds that the service of summons and
complaint in the case was defective.
Because of discrimination against
their race by the World's Fair di
rectors the ? National Association of
Colored Women refused to hold its
sessions on the World's Fair grounds.
William P. Scott, candidate for
president of the United States on the
National Liberty ticket, was arrested
in East St. i^ouis uo account oi an I
unpaid fine.
All the uni<gn iron and steel plant%
in the Pittsburg district have signed
the new wage scale of the Amalga- j
mated Association.
John W. Parker, aged 18 years,
committed suicide in St. Louis while,
in a mood of melancholy.
New York customs inspectors seized '
valuable articles in the possession of
the officers of the steamship Shimosa.;
The Standard Oil Company an-1
uounces a cut in crude petroleum. j
Memphis, Tenn., is making a cam-1
paign against gambling. |
Because he was discharged August
Geber tried to exterminate the family
of his employer, at San Francisco. 1
Robert B. Armstrong, assistant
secretary of the Treasury, will prob
ably resign to enter business in New
York. j
In a fight between cattle thieves
and a constable at Las Paditlas, N.
M., the latter was shot and killed.
Filipino commissioners will make
a study of the American tariff Laws
and industrial conditions.
The dead body of a fashionably
dres&ed woman was found in a hotel
room at St. Louis.
Brigadied General Funson has been
placed in command of the Depart
ment of the East.
Bishop Frederick D. Huntington,
of the Central Dioces of New York,
is dead.
Frank Piatt, son of Senator Piatt,
is seriously ill in New York of typhoid
fever.
A terrific storm of wind, rain and
hail prevailed in St. Louis.
Most of the Fall River cotton mills
have resumed work.
Charles McLean, mayor of Mobile,
Ala., is dead.
Col. Joseph F. Bennett, who for
two years was vice and deputy con
sul of the United States at Mexico
City, died suddenly as a result of
stomach trouble. He was a Civil War
veteran and was born in Putnam
county, N. Y., in 1830.
Admiral Cervera was presented at
his home, af Medina-Sidonia, Spain,
with an engrossed message signed by
well-known Americans . expressing
gratitude for his care of American
sailors at Santiago.
The negro eGorge Bowen, who is
wanted in connection with the dis
appearance of the little white girl at
Georgetown, Del., has been captured.
Three serious charges will be made
against him.
lien. D:;n Jose Toral, who com
manded the Spanish garrison at Santi
ago when that place surrendered to
the United States forces, died in an
insane asylum at Madrid.
Eight persons were killed anJ 40
were injured in a rear-end collision
on the Eric Railroad at Midvale, N. J.
Bertha Dolbeer, a California heiress,
committed suicide in New York by
jumping from a hotel window.
Mrs. Nora Hill attempted to kill
Mrs. H. K. Field in a New York
street.
Frank E. Randall, president of the
Miami Valley Gas and Fuel Com
pany, was adjudged in contempt by
Justice Blanchard.
Mrs. Nancy May, who was convicted
of murder, was pardoned just as she
was about to enter the Kentucky state
prison.
Two negro boys were killed by
lightning at Raleigh, N. C., and a man
near Camden, S. C.
Margaret O'Connor was found
strangled to death in a furnished room
in New York.
Mrs. Smith, the sister of Nan Pat
terson, is seeking to be reinstated to
her old position in the War Depart-,
ment.
The Rhode Island State Building
has been sold to a St. Louis man,
who will use it for a country home.
VV. H. Morgan, a deported miner,
committer suicide at Denver because
of threats he had received.
Three men have been arrested in
Chicago for crimes which rival those
of the car-barn bandits.
George F. Kroehl, president of the
First National Bank of Asbury Park,
was acquitted of the charge of mak
ing false entries in the books of the
bank.
Rev. Silas C. Swallow, the Prohi
bition candidate for president, wili
be officially notified July 22, at Indian
apolis.
Foreigi.
Adolph Bernard Speckcls, of San
Francisco, is dangerously ill in Carls
bad with appendicitis. He will go at
once to Berlin, where an operation
will be performed.
A will of a Parisian capitalist who I
disappeared 14 years ago has been j
filed in Paris in which a bequest of 1
5^'?o.ooo is made to G. A. Church, of j
Rhode Island.
The Cttnard Line steamer Carmonia '
was launched at Clyde Bank. Mrs |
Choatc, the wife of the American Am- j
bassador. hems* the sponsor.
The Mad Mullah is reported to be ;
>o miles from the capital of Sonioali- |
lard and in control of that region. 1
Trouble is said to have been stirred 1
up in German Samoa by dissatisfied 1
whites.
The failure of the crops in South- ;
ern Russia will necessitate relief
measures for the peasants in those j
provinces.
German scmiofTici.il newspapers ;
deny that any political character at- j
taches to the congratulatory telegram j
sent by Emperor William to coloned
of the Wiborg (Finland) Regiment.
,of which he is the honorary conor.cl
in-chicf.
The Czar has abolished the old sys
tem of the arbitrary condemnation
to exile or death of political suspects
without court procedures.
DISASTROUS R. R. WRECK
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Chicago, 111., (Special). ? Twenty
persons were killed and about twenty
five injured in a collision on the Chica
go and Eastern Illinois railroad at
I Glenwood. UL. twenty-three miles
| south of Chicago.
I The collision occurred between a
picnic train from Chicago, which was
I returning from Motnence, 111., and
I a freight train, into the rear end of
| which the excursion train dashed at
| high speed. The picnic train was
coming no^|h and the freight was on
i the southbound track. A misplaced
switch threw the picnic train over on
the southbound track, and before the
engineer could apply the brakes it ran
at forty miles aa hour into the rear
of the freight.
The locomotor*, the baggage car
and the first coach of the picnic train
were demolished and all of the killed
and injured were on the locomotive
and in the two cars.
The picnic was the annual outing of
the members of Doremus church.
After spending the day on the picnic
grounds at Motnence the trainload
! started on the return trip, running in
I a second section of the regular pas
I senger train which is due in Chicago
j at 6.25 P. M
When the picnic train reached
Chicago Heights, four miles beyond
Glenwood, where the accident took
place, it was switched to the regular
, southbound track, and although it was
coming north it was given a clear
track by the operator at Chicago
Heights until it should reach Glen
wood, four miles away.
The train after leaving Chicago
Heights gradually increased its speed,
and when half the distance between
the two stations had been covered it
was plunging along at the rate of
forty miles an hour. lust half way
between Chicago Heights and Glen
wood there is a sharp curve. As
the picnic train tore around this on
the southbound track a freight train
was backing from the southbound to
the northbound track. It was partly
on both tracks and no train could have
passed it in cither direction.
The bend is so sharp that then en
gineer of the picnic train did not see
the freight until he was about on it.
It was too late to do anything but
set the brakes, but before they could
take effect the passenger train smash
ed into the freight at full speed. The
locomotive and baggagiT car of the
passenger train' went through the
freight and were piled ?r> in a heap
of wreckage on the farther side of the
switch track. The first coach of the
picnic train plunged into the wreck
age and buried itself in a mass of
kindling wood.
Nearly all of the passengers in the
first coach were caught beneath the
puss of debris and it was here that
the loss of life occurred.
The people in the rear coaches were
hurled from their seats and many
of them were bruised, but all of the
serious, casualties occurred in the
first car. The uninjureJ passengers
and trainmen at once hastened to the
relief of those who were pinned under
the wreckage. The wreck was two
miles from anywhere, and much deiay
ensued before some of the injured,
who were held down by heavy tim
bers, could be extricated.
TEXAS BRONCHOS FOR JAPS.
Report That 100,MO Posies Are to Be Bought
By Japao.
New Orleans, (Special). ? Creole
ponies from the praries of Southwest
Louisiana and bronchos from the
plains of Texas may be fighting the
battles of Japan within two months.
It is learned that a Texas firm has
l>cen approached by Minister Taka
hira, of Japan, with a view to secur
ing 100,000 head of horses af the type
now used by the Japanese cavalry.
The Creole ponies and Texas bron
chos. with wonderful staying qualities,
easily fed and kept, arc considered
ideal mounts for the Japanese saber
men, and it is understood that ncgo~
tiations have been opened with the
traffic department of the Southern
Pacific Railroad for a large amount
of stock cars, so that everything may
!>c in readiness to rush the ponies to
San Fr.lncisco, thence by ship direct
to Korea.
Settle* for Etiel's Death.
Washington, (Special).?The Chi
nese Government has settled the claims
crowing out of the killing of Louis
Etzcl, the newspaper correspondent,
in a manner regarded by the State
Department as highly honorable and
satisfactory. Minister Conger has
?abled the department that the Chi
nese Government, after making an
investigation, has ordered the punish
iiv-ut of the officer and soldiers that
'<ill"d Ft/el China has undertaken
to pay an indemnity of $25,000 (Mexi
?an), which will be given to the
.vidowed mother of Htzel in Denver
City To Philippines Wrecked.
Manila, (By Cable).?A cloudburst
>vcr the hills northeast of Manila
?auscd a flood which has destroyed
San Juan del Monte. Two hundred
lives were lost. The low-lying dis
tricts were inundated. The homes of
Americans and f ?reigners are isolated
Transportation through the streets i<
carried on in l?oat? only. Rain has
fallen for twenty-seven Hours, total
ing 17 1-5 inches. This i< unprecc
dented. The damage to property is
estimated at $2,000,000.
Millington, Hd, (Spill irf) ?Thii
flourishing Kent comity Unra ?Mfl*'
led by 4 disastrous ire,
loss of between fijo^oo aa
which is partly covered by
Mrs. Florence Forbea is
but no one is kaowa to have
killed or injured during the ?
gration.
The business section of the
was completely wiped oot. I^pk as
store remains ttanding
Forty-two dwellings
The fire is supposed to have
nated from a spark is a "
shop.
'1 he streets at night were filled niflj
homeless men, women nod children!
who saved nothing bat their dnthnj
from the fiames.
The fire started at 4 o'clock i
afternoon and raged, with
fury for three hours.
Ihe Washington and Liberty
Companies from Wilmington,
about 100 men, arrived oa a t, ? -
train shortly after 7 o'clock and went
soon pouring water from Chi wBmt
river upon the blazing district.
The burned district
principally to Sassafras and Cypron
streets, where the following stores aa?
main buildings were destroyed:
C. M. Hurtt, general merchandise
store.
J. B. Hurlock, grocery.
J. T. Manning, general stone.
Town hall. - j
Queen Anne and Kent Railroad aki
fices and warehouse.
Millington Hank Building.
Hotel owned by Alexander lfusU
well.
Hotel owned by P. A. Emery.
Postoftice building.
Imniauuel Protestant Episcqptf
Church building.
L. S. Price's candy store.
H. H. Bennerman, furniture aa#
clothing.
F. C. Number's music store.
F. S. Bottemly's general store.
G. N. Hasele, men's furnishings
J. J. Power's drug store.
T. A. Fallowfield's general store.
H. H. Loper's blacksmith shop. ?
Feddleman & Collins' iuidmur
store.
The fire originated in the Lopes
blacksmith shop, on Sassafras street,
at 4 o'clock and 15 minutes later J.
I'. Ahem, president of the Town Com
missioners, wired to Chief Stiliey. off
the Wilmington Fire Department, far
help. .
Soon a severe wind, and thssder
storm came up, scattering the bUciim.
embers all over the main section.
The. rain had no effect in quenching?
the fire. Owing to the rapidity with)
which the flames spread, it was isa-i
possible to save much from the build
ings, which one after the other ieS
victims to the fire.
The Millington firemen devote#
their efforts to preventing the flame*
from spreading to the unburned sec
tion in the western part of the towaJ
In this they were successful. _
The money in the , postofl&ce an#
railroad station was saved, snd that
vault of the bank is believed to be in
good condition. The telephone ofBcat
was destroyed, and for a time- Mdlrrtg
ton was cut off from communication^
with the outer worlds
Millington is in the center off si
very thrifty and fertile section a?
Kent county. The population number*
about 500 persons. There are severaB
canning houses and other indo^triess
in the town, and several schoolbouse^,
churches, etc. It is near the center
of the county and about is miles franti
Chestertown.
A GREAT STRIKE BftXKS.
PicklQi-HooK Conflict Tiriala? Is
99,109?Fanlne PrimU^.
Chicago, (Special).? Businees
terests aggregating fioo^ooo/xm
practically tied up Tuesday at
Union Stock Yards, when the first step*
was taken in a strike which threaten*!
to throw 90,000 persons out of employ
ment and take away the opportunity*
of making a livelihood from many
more who are dependent upon tin
operations of the big meat plants.
' When the noon whistles blew
000 men in the local yard* responded
to the order of President Michael
Donnelly, of the Amalgamated Meat:
Cutters' Union, and a strike, which
promises to be one of the bitterest:
in the country, was on.
St. Joseph, Mo., Kansas City, East
St. Louis, Sioux City and St. PauL
the other important meat centers of
West, fell into line, and the yards is
those cities were palsied.
One hundred and fifty commission
houses are out of business. They ham
telegraphed their patrons far and wid*
to cease shipments. Many animal*
may have to be shipped back to thn
farms, to save them.
Inquiries at parking houses reveal
that the supply of dressed meats Oft
hand is snftieicnt to last only a few
days. After that famine and fancy
prices are likely to come. Already
high, through manipulation of thei
beef combine, prices to the consumer
promises to reach a point that isk
prohibitive save to the few who k?4k?
upon luxuries as necessities.
Cholera In Msscknrta.
Washington, D. C. (Speciil).-^A
cable report from Minister Allen at
Seoul points to the existence of great
danger to both belligerent armies is
Manchuria. He says that he has
learned from a missionary surgeon
that cholera has crossed Manchnrin,
and appeared at Antung.
Fair Attendance Record Brofccn.
St. Louis, Mo, (Special). ? Thn
world's fair weekly attendance record
was broken during the past six days.
The total paid and free admissions
last week were 592,y>j. The targn
crowd on July 4, which numbered!
172,140 persons, accounts' for thn
breaking of the record. The daily
figures were: Monday, t72,T4o; Tues
day, 77.099; Wednesday, H6,352; Thurs
day, 88,536; Friday, 74,195; Smrtofk
0.1,051. . *