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Ticket Nominated and Anti-Expansion
Platform Adopted by Wis
consin Democrats.
THANKS FROM PoPuL1sTs
DEMOCRATS COMMENDED FOR 'IN-
DORSING" w. j. BRYAN.
Nevada Jones and Colorado Teller
Said to he still In the Bry-
ante Camp.

DES MONIES, Ia, Aug. Ex-Governor
Shaw this evening announced the appoint
ment of Representative j. p. Dolliver, of
Fort Dodge. to be United States senator 10
fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Senator John ii. Gear. The appointment
runs to March. 4. 1901. The Legislature
does not meet in session until 1902. and Dol
liver's appointment is likely to be renewed
to run until his successor is elected. There
will be numerous candidates before the
next Legislature for the position, including
Senator Dolliver, A. B. Cummings, Cover
nor Shaw, Congressman Lacey and prob
ably others.
Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver, of Fort
Dodge, Ia, was born near kingwood, Pres
ton county, Virginia (now West Virginia),
Feb. 6, 1853 He was graduated from the
University of West Virginia in 1875 and was
admitted to the bar in 1878. He Immediately
established his practice in Iowa He never
held any political office until elected to
the Fifty-first Congress from the Tenth
Iowa district in 1882 He has been reelected
to every Congress since that time. He has
been regarded as one of the most eloquent
mep in the House, and will add appreciably
to the oratorical ability of the Republican
side of the Senate.
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ers remain in charge Of the Christian refu-
gees. numbering about 1000. CONGER."
ADMIRAL REMEy's CABLEGRAM.
American Troops Were First to En-
ter the Imperial City.

ter the Imperial City.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.-The Navy De-
partment has received the following cable
gram from Admiral Remey:
''Taku. Aug. %, via Che-Foo. Aug. 21.-
Dickens's command is landing to-day. Ad-
vices from Peking say that on the 18th inst.
all except the imperial city was cleared of
Chinese troops. American troops were first
to enter the imperial city; have penetrated
to the gates OF the palace. Captain Reilly.
Fifth Artillery, killed on the 18th. On the
morning of the 10Th the Sixth Cavalry and
about 400 English and Japanese dispersed
about 1000 Boxers eight miles outside of
Tien-Tsin. About 100 Chinese were killed
and five Americans wounded. Chaffees
losses were six killed and thirty wounded
in two days lighting. REMEY."
The Navy Department understands from
the reference to the palace that the Ameri-
can troops. after penetrating the imperial
city. were, when the dispatch was sent. at
tacking the forbidden city. This is the in
ner inclosure of the imperial city.
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Several Dead and a Large Number
wounded-TOrch Applied.

Several Dead and a Large Number
wounded-Torch Applied.
AKRON, o., Aug. 22.-In this city. the
heart of the Western Reserve. a mob to-
night sought the life of negro prisoner
and. in a conflict with the authorities, shed
blood. Louis Peck, colored man, was put
in Jail to-day on the charge of criminally
assaulting the little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs Theodore Mas. The report that he
had confessed spread rapidly and tonight
a mob gathered. Not believing the state
spirited out of the city. the crowd sent
committees through the city prison and the
less, the mob gathered in front of the city
prison, where the mayor tried to induce
1t TO disperse. Some one fired shot at the
prison. Other shots followed and for few
minutes there were terrible scenes. Two
persons are dead from bullet wound and
several are badly wounded. one of the lat
ter fatally. The dead are:
GLEN WADE. aged ten years. shot
through the heart.
JOHN NJ. DAvIDSON'S four-year-old
child. shot dead in a baby carriage.
Fred V. Orwick. aged twenty-five years.
is badly wounded with buckshot. He is
now dying at the hospital. man named
Null was shot in the head. A driver for
the American Express Company was shot
in the leg. 1t is certain that many more
people were wounded.
At 1880 a. IN. the rioters broke into
store and stole all the firearms and am
munition they could find. including guns.
rifles and revolvers. proceeded to the city
building. opened fire on the defenders and
finally set fire 10 Columbia Hall, which ad-
joins the city building.
At 1 o'clock the mob. composed mostly OF
boys. was still at work. Columbia Hall was
burned to The ground and the city building
is on fire. The FIRE department has been
called out and is unable to do much work.
as one fireman has been shot already and
the rowdies cut the hose at every oppor-
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DEMOCRATS COMMENDED.
wisconsin Populists Glad They SIN
dorscd- william j. Bryan.


MILWAUKEE. Wis. Aug. 22.-The Pop
ulist state convention, comprising about
fifty delegates, opened late this afternoon.
Cyrus NJ. Butt, of viroqua, was temporary
chairman. A. A. Worsley, of Racine, VINO
was made permanent chairman, said that
IL the Democrats want to fuse with the
Populists they must make the first ad-
vances.
The platforih maintains that the enact
ment of Populist principles into laws will
bring about a state OF government and So
ciety which, compared TO the present crude
and barbaric state, will appear to be
paradise on earth. Trusts are denounced
and the Democratic national convention Is
commended in having indorsed William j.
Bryan. To him is pledged undivided sup
port
The national Populist platform adopted
at Sioux Falls is indorsed and the follow
ing demands are made: Abolition of mo-
nopoly in money. transportation and land;
direct legislation, known as the initiative
and referendum; public control of public
utilities, national, state and local The is
sue of all money by the government direct
ly to the people through government banks
is advocated. A primary election law is de-
manded, also the abolition of the arbitrary
power assumed by judges in granting in
functions. A legal eight-hour workday.
municipal home rule, the abolition of prison
contract and child labor are also demanded
A committee was appointed to convey
word TO the Democratic state convention
that the Populists would vote for the Dem
ocratic presidential electors.
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BoHMRICH For GOVERNOR.
Wisconsin Democrats Nominate
Ticket and Condemn Expansion

Ticket and Condemn EXPANSION
MILWAUKEE,, Aug. 22.-The Democratic
state convention late tonight completed
its labors, having put out the following
ticket: For Governor, Louis G. Bohmrich
kenosha; Lieutenant Governor. Thomas
Patterson, Waushara; secretary of state.
Joseph II. Woodnorth. Milwaukee; treas
urer, August Bartz. Fall Creek; attorney
general, George C.. Cooper, Superior; state
superintendent. Homer B. Hubbell, Beaver
Dam; insurance commissioner, Robert A
Thompson, La Crosse; railroad commits
sioner, George w. Hill, Amigo; chairman
of the state central committee, A. r. War
den, Waukesha. Twelve presidential elec-
tors were also nominated.
The resolutions affirm the principles set
forth in the Kansas City platform and
pledged support to 'our matchless leaders
William Jennings Bryan and Adlai z.
Stevenson" Maintaining that based upon
the principle of government by consent
of the governed this Nation has founded
and maintained the most enlightened, the
most humane. the best government the
world has ever seen. the resolutions de-
nounce what they call the abandonment of
this principle by the Mckinley admInistra-
ton and the substitution in its stead of
the monarchical system OF a government
by force. The anti-imperiaiistic plank
says:
I'VE expressly declare our opposition TO
the Mckinley policy of establishing colonial
dependencies as adjuncts TO our Republic
We denounce that policy as revolutionary.
destructive OF the fundamental principles
OF free government and the abandonment
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FIGHTING NEAR TIEN-rsIN.


LONDON. Aug. 22.-"The allies are fight
ing the Chinese outside from Tien-Tsin
Aug. 10" so Admiral Bruce wires 10 the
British Admiralty from Taixu. under date
of Aug. 20. adding that the engagement
was reported TO have occurred six miles
south of Tien-Tsin. Admiral Bruce also
sent a dispatch dated Peking, Aug. ~,
from the general officer commanding there.
In which nothing Is said as 10 the situation
at Picking. Ii gives partial list OF ths
British casualties during the siege of the
legations, the death Of Captain Bernard
strouts. and regrets that owing 10 the
heavy road and forced march the naval
brigade was unable 10 participate In the
entry" adding that THE way they brought
their guns by boat and river from Ticn-
Tsin Is an achievement OF which they may
be proud
An oficial dispatch from Tien-Tsin. dated
Aug. 20, and received at Toxic. repeats
that the japanese occupied the imperial
palace. at Peking. Aug. l6. and says that
about Aug. L the dowager Empress and
the Emperor and ministers left Peking
with 1900 troops. their destination. IL Is
supposed. being Sian-Fu. Picking being in
grtst confusion. was divided into several
districts. Half the Tartar city was placed
under the control OF the Japanese. and
committees OF japanese. American. British.
Russian and French officers were appointed
70 maintain order A detachment OF
japanese troops&rescued the foreign mis-
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Then Sacked a Gunstore, Set Fire to
Columbia Hall and Dynamited
and Burned City Building.
SEVERAL PERSONS KILLED.
SOME FATALLY WOUNDED AND
SCORES OF OTHERS HURT.
Firemen Shot and Hose and Wires Cut
From Columbus.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
AKRON, o., Aug. 23-i a. m.-This city
has been in control of a mob from early
last night until o'clock this morning. An
archy has prevailed. Several persons have
been killed and an unknown number
wounded, some fatally.
Columbia Hall and the city building are
in ruins. Dynamite was used by the mob.
Firemen were shot. Trolley. electric light
and telephone wires cut. The authorities
were powerless and called on Governor
Nash for troops.
The mob last night clamored for the
blood of a negro. who had confessed to
assaulting a girl. The negro had been
spirited away. but the mob was not satis-
fled. 1t ransacked the county jail and city
prison, then, maddened at being deprived
of its prey, 1t fired on the guards at the
city prison. The guards replied. Hundreds
Of shots were exchanged. A store was
broken into and rifles, revolvers and shot
guns seized. With them the mob returned
to the prison. The torch was applied to
an adjoining building-Columbia Hall-and
it was soon in ashes. The city buildings
were dynamited and also burned. Fire
men were not permitted to work. Hose
was cut and several of the fre-fghters
were shot.
At 2:3O o'clock the city building was In
ashes. The mob had then stopped using
dynamite. 1t had seized the automobile
patrol wagon. Mayor Young has disap-
peared, and it is not known whether he
is in the hands of the mob.
At a. m. it was announced that the
Fourth Regiment of State militia was on
the way from Columbus. The militia will
arrive at Z a. m.
At 4:lO a. m. the mob had dispersed. In
the destruction of the building the city has
lost all the records of the city clerk. and
also the records of the city engineer. City
Engineer Payne said that the loss in his
department will be fully half a million.
The automobile patrol wagon has been
run into the canal. 1t has been reported on
the streets that a big crowd has started
for Chief of Police Harrison's home.
Threats have also been made against
Mayor Young
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tunity. There is some chance of saving the
city building. The mob is continually shout
ing and hurling stones at the city building
The trolley wires and some of the electric
light and telephone wires in the center of
the city have been cut.
Arthur E. Sprague has just been carried
named Park Stair has been shot in the leg
1t is thought that no less than a dozen
attack on the city building. The mob has
now commenced to cut the electric light
wires and these lines are being written by
light furnished from the burning buildings.
Thousands of people are yet gathered in
the neighborhood of the city building. The
mob that broke into the Standard hard
ware store was made up mostly of boys.
who carried away hundreds of rifles and
much other property. A half dozen pris-
oners are confined in the city prison and
they may perish unless they are soon re-
leased.
The number of people wounded in to-
nights fearful riot may run UP into the
hundreds.
1:45 a. m.-Dynamite is now being used
in front of the city building. The first
charge, just fired. smashed all the windows
in the city building. and did much other
damage. All prisoners have been released
from the city prison. The crowd threatens
to destroy the city building with dynamite.
Alonzo Manchester. fireman. was serious
ly shot in the neck. John Hern was shot
in the arm
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APPEAL FOR TROOPS.
The Mayor of Axron's Statement to
Governor Nash.

COLUMBUS, O., Aug. Ex-Governor Nash
has received the following appeal from
the mayor of Akron to quell the riot in
that city:
Akron o.. Aug. %. 1880 a. MYSTERIOUS
riot City building attacked by a mob of
several thousand. Three or four peo-.
pic killed, eight or ten seriously,
wounded. Have ordered out both local.
companies. They are unable 10 cope with
the situation. Please sanction what have
done by wire, and order one or two COM
ranies. either from Cleveland or Canton, TO
come TO Akron at once. Call me by tele-
phone. If you desire further information
wire me at once.
''w. E. YOUNG. Mayor"
Governor Nash came 10 the executive
chamber in the Capitol at 1:SO a. M. and
Immediately took steps 10 furnish the Ak
ron authorities assistance. Colonel Potter,
OF the Fourth Ohio. which is now in camp
at Minerva Park. near this city, was or
dered TO hold his regiment in readiness to
move on short notice. while the colonel
himself was summoned to q conference
with the Governor.
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He Recognizes Murphy as New York
States Democratic Leader.

states Democratic Leader.
NEW YORK, Aug. 22.-Former United
States Senator Edward Murphy came to
this city to-day and met Richard Croker,
leader of Tammany Hall, at the Hoffman
House. AT the close of the conference 1t
was announced that Mr.. Murphy will re-
main here until after the election. Mr.
Murphy said he expected to cooperate
with the state committee for the election
of w. j. Bryan. Mr.. Croker gave out a
statement to the effect that he recognized
Mr.. Murphy as the actual Democratic lead
er of the State. 1t has been reported for
several days that Mr.. Murphy intends to
open state headquarters independently of
the Democratic state committee.
Ex-senator Murphy made a statement to-
night in the course Of which he said: up
to the present time there has been alb
solutely no work done to perfect the har-
mony that must exist. in the Democratic
party in New York State to insure sue
cess at the ensuing election" He further
said: "a gentleman who four years ago
left our party is to-day on a tour of the
western part of the State planting the
seeds of discomfort among Democrats For
the purpose of frustrating the schemes of
this gentleman and his assistants, all loyal
Democrats should band together. 1t is
claimed that Richard Croker is seeking the
State leadership. This is absolutely false"
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CHAINED TO MIR. BRYAN.


CHICAGO, Aug. PAT Democratic na-
tional headquarters to-day Senator Jones.
chairman of the national committee. said:
II see q story printed in the newspapers
this morning TO the effect that Senator
John p. Jones has followed Senator Stew
art into the Republican camp. and that
Senator Teller, of Colorado. is showing the
greatest indifference to the Bryan cause.
/ happen to have some definite information
concerning this matter, and / pronounce
both reports absolutely without any foun-
dation. Senator j. p. Jones has been en-
tirely consistent in his views and actions
for twenty-five years. and he is heartily
enlisted in the fight for the Democratic
party and for MIR. Bryan this year We
rely upon him implicitly. AS for Senator
Teller. we are in constant correspondence
with him, and 1 can say that there is not
a man at national headquarters or in the
Democratic party who manfests greater
solicitude for Mr.. Bryan's election, and
who has worked harder TO accomplish IL
than has Senator Teller. These stories
undoubtedly emanate from Republican
sources but 1 am at a loss to understand
why the Republicans should, at one ana
the same time. declare that the enc great
issue in this campaign is the silver ques-
ton and also give out that all the old sill
yer leaders are coming over to the Repuh-
lican party because there is no silver is
sue
Senator Jones also said there had been
no correspondence between Andrew Car
negie and the national committee in regard
f>.0y,
make some speeches for Bryan and S'e-
venson This information was given out
by the Anti-imperialist League at Boston.
said Senator Jones. II have no personal
knowledge of the matter whatsoever.
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Unless the Powers Act Quickly the
Whole of the Empire VIII he
in a state OF Anarchy.
GREAT ARMY OF RUSSIANS
NEARLY 100000 ALREADY IN THE
FAR EAST OR EN ROUTE.
Secretary Hay Defended and Policy
of the United States Upheld
by the Berliner Post.
LONDON, Aug. %, 4 a. m.-

LONDON, Aug. ., 4 a. me-
To-day 1,soo Americans attacked
the imperial palace" says a dis.
patch to the Morning Post from
Peking, dated Aug. IS. sand cap
tured four of the courts. The
American flag is flying over the
imperial granary, and the i'm
perial bank has been looted"
Describing events prior to the relief. the
Morning Posts correspondent cables: "on
Aug. II the Tsung Ii Yamen requested
conference with view TO peace. No arr1ais-
tice was granted. however. and that might
we endured the longest fusillade OF the
whole siege. 1t lasted twelve hours. Aug,-
1S, the Tsung Ii Yamen begged to be ex-
cused from any conference. saying that the
members were too busy Later they wrote
that they had forbidden firing on US and
would court-martial anyone who disobeyed.
During the evening many shells fell In the
legation compound"
The Daily Chronicle publishes an inter-
view with the Japanese minister In Lon
don, Kato Takaki, which represents him
as having said: ''The Empress is the heart
and soul of China. So long as she lives,
so long as she remains I'm China. whether
the supreme power is taken from her or
not. she will always be the greatest force.
10 ho
with. The difficulty will be TO get any one
who can speak for her. fear that the in
fiuence of Ii Hung Chang is now OF ex-
tremely little weight. The powers must
come to a final understanding quickly.
Riots, anarchy. bloodshed and misery
throughout China will be the inevitable re-
suit OF a policy that does not Immediately
disclose itself. The government must be
re-established.
The Japanese envoy expressed his ap-
proyal of the reported American suggestion
regarding a conference of the powers, and
said he believed that satisfactory pecuniary
CONDENSATION could be secured IL the re-
sources of China were properly developed.
despite the fact that her present revenues
are pledged.
Field Marshal Count Won waldersee. sc-
cording to the Daily Mails correspondent.
expresses the opinion that his labors In
China will be of long duration. ''as pacih-
cation VIII be a difficult undertaking"
Three hundred and seventy-hve thousand
Russian troops are already in the far East.
or on the way there by land and sea. or
under order 10 embark. This statement is
made By the Moscow correspondent OF the
Daily Graphic who adds that mobilization
is in progress all over European Russia.
and that there are now at Odessa fourteen
steamers chartered to take troops.
According to a st. Petersburg special a
telegram has been received at the Russian
capital from Shanghai announcing the de-
parture of Ii Hung Chang for Peking.
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OLD ORCHARD, Me-. Aug. 2.-At the
Republican mass meeting this afternoon
Senator Lodge Of Massachusetts,, Lee Fair
field, of California, General Adam E King.
Of Maryland, and Congressman Mccall, OF
Massachusetts. spoke. The Massachusetts,
senator devoted his attention 10 the dis
cussion of imperialism. He declared that
the cry of Imperialism was a bogus issue;
that nobody believes in it. not even the
Democrats themselves; that IL is the be-
ginning of the break down and before the
campaign is a fortnight older will have
been abandoned by the Democratic orators.
He said those who have watched the recent
drift of affairs in Kentucky have seen as
much of a crushing out of popular will as
ever existed in the Philippines.
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spfe in Cleveland Jail.

CLEVELAND, o., Aug. 22.-This after
noon Sheriff Kelly and Prosecutor Wanna
maker, of Summit county, arrived in Cleve-
land from Akron with two colored prison.
ers-Louis Peck, accused of assaulting the
little Mas girl, and William Howard. an
other colored man. accused of a minor Of
fense-whom the Akron authorities thought
it best to remove from within reach of the
mob. Both were locked up in the county
Jail. Peck tells contradictory stories but
admits that he took the little Mas girl
out riding with him last Monday.
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MACK Democrnt. auarreI,ur

CHICAGO, Aug. 22.-The Record to-mor-
row will say: "A serious split is threatened
in the ranks Of the colored Democrats. Two
factions. one headed by j. Milton Turner. of
st. Louis. and the other by George L. Tay-
lor, of Oskaloosa, Ia, are struggling for
recognition by the national Democratic
committee. Senator ]. X. Jones is said to
fsvor the Turner faction and his reported
preference has stirred up the followers OF
the Iowa man. George Z. Taylor is presi-
cent Of the National Colored Democratic
League. and has been assured that he
would have charge of the negro bureau I'm
connection with national Democratic head
quarters. Mr.. Taylor is expected to arrive
in Chicago tomorrow to deliver his ulti-
matum TO Senator Jones'"
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TO GENERAL CHAFFEE.

Congratulations from the President
and Secretary of War Root.
WASHINGTON, Aug 22-The War De-
partment has made public the following:
Major General Chaffee. Peking. via Ia
ku-The President joins me in congratu-
lations to you and the officers and men of
your command on the brilliant achieve
ment, in which the courage. fortitude and
skill Of the American forces in China have
played so honorable part. With mourn
ing for your fallen comrades. the whole
country is proud and grateful for your
great success. ELIHU ROOT,
ssSecrefarv of War;
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joy mt Fort Dodge.

FORT DODGE, Ia, Aug. 22.-Fort Dodge
tonight is showing her joy over the ap-
pointment of Congressman Jonathan Prem
tiss Dolliver TO succeed the late United
States Senator Gear. Church bells are
ringing, fireworks are blazing and whistles
from all the factories add to the clamor
of hundreds of tin horns and thousands Of
hoarse voices shouting approval of Cover
nor Shaw's appointment Mr.. Dolliver is
now away on a lecturing tour with Champ
Clark, of Missouri. but upon his return
monstrous reception and demonstration
will be given in his honor.