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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-07-06

h convention, IL necessary. From
what We hear, however, We are certain
there Will be in the platform a SPECIFIC
declaration for h ratio. On the vice
president proposition, we are Tor Hin
of New York, although there are sew
eral members of the delegation who
favor other men than Hill. But the
majority Of our delegates are for Hill.
We are for him., however, only on the
understanding that he is to demand
no concessions in the platform
DELAWARE
The Delaware delegation, with no
unit rule to bind them to the unani-
nous support of a particular candi-
date, will probably divide their votes
on the vice presidential nomination.
Delegate Harrington said today that
two members Of the delegation favor
ed the nomination of Towne and the
insertion in h platform of a fiat
declaration of free silver. For vice
president the delegation favors a New
York a either Congressman SulZer
or David 3. Hill.
TEXAS.
Lee Blanchette and D. P. Wheat
compressed the advance guard which
arrived tonight According to both
gentlement they were instructed for
Bryan and that of course implied that
their delegation would consider no de-
Walton from the straight path of is to
i. On the vice PRESIDENCY no choice as
far as known had been made by the
delegation.
VIRGINIA.
The lone delegate on the ground to-
night is C. Manning, Jr. He did not
claim to speak for the entire delegation
but said there was no doubt wheatever
hat the Virginia delegation would be
for the specific declaration in favor Of
16 to 1. On the vice presidency the del
egation would be inclined to favor Hill
if he did not demand concessions from
the party.
FLORIDA.
The members of the Florida delega-
ton announced hat they were for 16
to l without evasion or restrictions and
favored Hill for vice president.
MARYLAND.
Nearly all the members of the Mary
land delegation, headed by Governor
Smith arrived today, they declined to
state their position in advance.
MISSISSIPPI.
Senator Money said: 81 am for the
re-affirmatiOn of the Chicago platform,
for a strong plank in d~enunciation of
Imperialism; for the denunciation of
the truSts and the gold standard law
and for the severe condemnation OF
Tic IdSCdllLy III Cuud. L "dHl Oh CO
pecially strong declaration or imperial
ISM"
A
RepreSentativeFranciS G.. NeWlands
said the Nevada delegation will do
that which Mr.. Bryan wants done. If
Mr.. Bryan wants a specific declaration
for is to 1 it will be done Tha or a
simple reaffirmatiOn of the Chicago
financial plank he regarded as a split
ting of hairs. AS to the vice presiden-
cy, he could not answer for the other
delegates, out he favored TOwne.
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GET FREE SILVER FIRST
Hon. A. J. Warner Stirs up the Mem
bers of the Monetary League

Kansas City, July 1.-The placidity
of the meetings of the United States
Monetary League was considerably
ruffled in the closing hours to-day by
statements from Hon.. A. J. Warner.
Of Ohio, who was a volunteer speaker,
taking the time and place which had
been assigned to Mr.. Sulzer, who fail
ed to appear.
General Warner was introduced by
Ex-Governor St. John, who called him
the father of the cause of free silver.
Warner caused the first hutter of eX-
element by saying that so far Is he
knew there was no proposition to
change the ratio of coinage. The live
question of the hour, he added, is to
get free silver restored to it's former
place, where it would have the same
rights as gold. 81 don't care any
thing about the ratio of 16 to Il he
said. Get silver restored" he added.
Catch you hare first, then cook it.
Regulate silver automatically and you
settle the question. I am in favor of it.
but there are n must always be con-
ditions which we may change the
ratio"
Mr.. Berry, of Pennsylvania, inter-
rupted and asked if General Warner
was not giving away some of the Sc
crets of the platform.
Before General Warner could reply
Mr.. Harvey asked him: D you un-
derstand the history of free coinage?'
Gneral Warner replied without per-
turbation hat he had made a study OF
1t, and he begged leave to say to Mr.
Harvey and others that there had been
no legal action taken by congress or
the question of ratio.
Interruptions followed with rapidly
n exceptions to the speakers views
became heated. Waiting a moment fol
quiet, General Warner continued: 81
tell you the question of is to 1 is coins
to cut little figure in this campaign
The issues will be anti-imperialism
and trusts and what we should do fo1
humanity, and the question of ratio
will sink into infinitesimal insignif1.
cance."
Mr.. Harvey leaped upon a table an6
exclaimed: eff the people dc not in.
struct congress before election on the
question of ratio congress would never
agree, and I stand here to say to YOU
pointing to Colonel Warner, "16 to
has been demanded by our leader, Col.
ouel Bryan, and we will follow his
lead"
A motion to add General Warner tC
the committee on resolutions brought
out several objections and Genera
Warner settled the problem by de.
clining to serve.
A vote asking General Warner tt
address the convention tomorrow a
10 o'clock a. m, on the currency bill
was unanimously passed and the con,
vention adjourned.
After the convention General Warner
was waylaid at the entrance by many
who had been present and some o.
them denounced him politically and, il
some instances, personally. The out
side protest was as vigorous as hat o.
the inside.
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A PROPOSED PLATFORM
Submitted by Judge VanWyck to the
Southern Delegations.

Kansas City, Mo, July Judge
Augustus VanWyck, of New York, has
a draft of a platform which has been
submitted to the southern delegates
and is said to have met with favor
from them. The document re-affirms
the Chicago platform and practically
confines itself to three questions
trusts, imperialism and the tariff. 1t
says:
In re-affirming the principles declar-
ed in the platform adopted four years
agO, we recognize the new questions
that have arisen in meantime, and are
not to be understood as turning our
faces from the problems that now
most urgently confront the country to
those which, though rightly empha-
sized by the Chicago convention, have
been for the present somewhat Shorn
of their urgency by the course of re-
cent events. When the very life of free
institutions is at stake, W. hin it in
cumbent upon all patriots to waive
their lesser differences ito the end that
their united strength may be exerted
against the common enemy
AS to trust, the platform declares
tha/"in the nation. in h several
states. and in every municipality the
democracy, through all its organiza-
tons, will wage unremitting war for
the stamping out of the conspiracies
to re-establiSh under the forms of
trade. the power of the few to rule and
rob the many. If the laws already on
the statute books be found inadequate
to the work before us, we shall enact
laws that will admit of no excuse for
official inactivity"
With reference to imperialism there
is the following: I'VE mak a clear
distinction between expansion and i'm
perialism. By the former We mean
that iust demand of a rapidly growing
people, distinguished in highest degree
for skill in manufacturers, enterprise
in and unrivaled capacity in
agriculture for access to e~ver-enlarg-
ing markets, while by the latter we
mean that un-American spirit which
would identify our flag with tyranny
repudiate the principles upon which the
republic was founded and commit us
to the abhorrent task of sitting out
the natural aspirations of weaker COM
munities for liberty.
There are necessary measures to be
taken alike in the Philippines and
China for the maintenar ( of the COM
mercial interests of this republic as
we'll at for the effective exercise of our
naval and military authority in Pacific
ocean. and these the democratic party
will. without violating any principle,
| either of our own declaration of indie
pendence or the rights of other people,
not hesitate to take; but we protest
against the monstrous pretense that
in order to secure the objects here in
Dictated. we must invaiidate our own
claim to existence as a nation"
The traiff plank declares that tariff
reform is called for over the. entire cir
| Gle of our so-called protected indus
tries.
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Kansas City, July 2-The demo-
cratic national committee was called
to meet at the Kansas City Club build
ing at 10 O'Clock today, but the members
were slow in gathering and TIE meet
ing did not begin for almost an hour
after that time. The committee heard
the report of the subcommittee which
has had in charge the preparation of
convention hall, and then took up mat
ters requiring its attention.
A decision had beer reached TO have
the various contests over seats heard
by subcommittee and not by the
committee as a whole. The committee
did not manifest a disposition TO &C
cept without question the decision OF
the subcommittee to refer the contests
20 subcommittee for hearing. and es-
peciaI objection was made TO this dis
position of the Montana controversy.
a motion was made to temporarily
seat the Clark delegation until the
committee on credentials could take
UP the case, but the motion was al
most Immediately voted down. After
a brief debate the subcommittee re-
c~Ommendation was accepted and
Chairman Jones was authorized to
name the members of the various sub
ordinate committees.
When the subcommittee were an
nOunced, the committee took UP the
question of the distribution of seats in
n convention. The decision was TO
give to ach national committeeman
five stage seats and ten general seats;
TO each delegate four tickets in addi-
ton to his own seat, Inc to each alter
nate his own seat only, the remainder
to be left in the hands of Chairman
Jones. The committee postponed I'M
til tomorrow the selection of a temper
airy chairman.
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VICE PRESIDENTIAL SITUATION
Not Cleared up by h Withdrawal OF
Shieveley.

The vice presidential ~tuatio has
not cleared up during h day and to-
night It is apparently in as much doubt
as lit was when the delegates to the
national democratic convention Were
selected. There was a shifting OF the
scene today when Benjamin F. Shieve-
ley, of Indiana, was taken out OF the
race by his. emphatic statement TO the
Indiana delegation. Not only n IN
diana men. but other delegates in the
city accepted the statement of Mr..
~Shieveley and he is not now CONSIDERED
a probability in the race.
As the contest stands after Shieve-
ley's retirement. the two leading candl-
dates seem to be Charles A. ToWne
and William M.Sulzer, with some man
from New York. like Judge VanWyck
or Elliott Danfort as a possibility un-
der certain contingencies.
The fact is that the vice presidential
situation is interviewer with the plat
form. If there is a simple reaffirma-
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Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion OF the ear.
There Is only one way to cure Deafness
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an infiamed con-
dition OF the muscous lining of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube
gets infiamed you have a rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing. and when
1t Is entirely closed Deafness is the re-
suit, n unless the Inflammation can
be X ou and this tube restored to
its normal condition, hearing will be
destroyed forever; nine cases out Of
ten are caused by catarrh, which is
nothing but an infiamed condition of
the muscuous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case OF Deafness Caused by
catarrh) that canno be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars. free.
+. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, D.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
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Brave Men Fall

Victims to stomach, liver and kidney
troubles as we'll as women, N all feel
the results ir loss Of appetite. poisons
in the blood, backache, nervousness,
headache and tired, l~istless. rundown
feeling. But there's no need to feel
ke that. Listen to J.. W. Gardner,
lille, Inc. He says: Electric Bit
tiers are just the thing for a man when
he : all run down, and don't care
whetho, he lives or dies. 1t did more
to give ne new strength and good ap-
petite than anything L could AXE.
can now ea' anything and have a new
lease on lifa Only so cents. at r
r. Bellamy's Tug Store. Every bot.
tie guaranteed.
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NOT AT WAR WITH CHINA
Administration Still Holds to This.
Vfceroy's Proposal Rejected.

Washington, July 2.-After four
hours consideration and probably
after consulting the president at Can
ton, by wire. the cabinet officers here
have decided not to ratify the agree
ment of nine articles providing for the
naturalization of Shanghai and the
southern Chinese treaty ports sub
mitted by Minister WI.
The government has, however, no OBJ
lection to the principle embodied in
the arrangement and has, therefore,
told Consul General GOodnow by cable
that he might pledge the United States
government to commit no act of hos
tility SO long as the viceroy of the
province is able keep the peace and will
protect foreigners. This determination
has been mad known to the other
powers. There is every disposition on
the part of the government here to en-
courage such agreements, for they
will not only relieve the government
of the necessity of maintaining a large
naval force at the southern treaty
ports, but will tend to strengthen de-
cidedly whatever opposition there
might be in China to the anti-foreign
element headed by Prince Tuan.
Holding this view, our government
is still convinced that a state of war
with China does not exist; that we
are merely opposing an insurrectionary
mob. even though the mob has been
swelled by rebellious Chinese soldiers.
1t is pointed out hat not a single one
of the European powers interested in
hin has taken a different view from
this and the United States is not like
ly to lead the way in a contrary policy,
unless there is a great change in the
situation.
LEGATIONS BURNED
The navy department has received
the following cablegram from Admiral
Kempf. without date:
"Che Foo, June =.
Secretary of the Navy, Washington:
"A rumor from Pekin reports the
legations besieged; provisions nearly
exhausted; situation desperate. Ger
man minister going to Tsung Ii Yamen
murdered by Chinese soldiers; Ameri-
can. Italian and Dutch legations burn
ed There are 10000 Chinese soldiers
inside, $4,000 outside Pekin, 800 report
ed bound for Tien Tsin: still fighting
at Tien Tsin. Communication with
Tien Tsin by rail and river insecure.
"KEMPFF."
SITUATION OF THE OREGON.
The following cablegram has been
received at the navy department from
"Chee Foo, July 1.
Secretary Of the Navy, Washington:
The Oregon has run aground. 1t Is
not In a dangerous condition; about IS
degrees north latitude, 120 degrees. n
minutes s longitude. I have sent to
her assistance three naval vessels. II
is reported that there is water in one
compartment. The commander of the
! oregon did not request assistance, a
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ton OF the Chicago platform, some New
York dan may be selected for vice
president, in the hope that he will as
sist in carrying that state.
If there Is a specific declaration OF
is to / then Towne may b made Bry-
ms running mate. It Is pointed out
as not quite conceivable that a con-
vention which would refuse TO make
a specific declaration for 16 to / with
a view of carrying some OF the eastern
states, would nominate Togne. who
left the republican party solely on the
ground of his attachment to silver. It
Is conceded by all democratic leaders
that Towne's strength Is in the west
and that on a silver basis, ard that he
would not be strong IN the east on a
modified platform. While il is hot a
certainty that Towne would be nomf-
mated ever IL there was a specific Is
to l declaration, ii is generally believ-
ed that his chances would be greatly
improved by such action and his friends
are making every effort to bring about
that result in h convention
New York is still an uncertainty in
the field. II is still asserted that h
has no candidate, although there is
more genuine activity in the Sulzer
canvess than any other that is being
made. Mr.. Sulzer, while a New York
man, is not the candidate of New York
and is making his outside Of
that delegation. the delegation
under favorable conditions, such as
concessions in the platform. would
Unite on some other man seems 10 be
perfectly understood, but it would I'M
doubtedly be brought about by a move
ment from outside the state.
Whether the delegation would unite
on Danforth of VanWyck is uncertain,
because of the personality of s. Hill.
There is yet a great cal of ak about
the ex-senator in connection with the
vice presidential ominatio and in
case of a modified platform he might
be rushed upon the convention. At the
same time il is we'll understood that
his selection would not be satisfactory
to Mr.. Bryan, less satisfactory, per-
haps thar the other New York
men mentioned. Mr.. Hill himself in
sists that he is not to be considered
and says it in a way to indicates that
he does not want it and that he has
doubts about his selection if he did
want it. There may be some dark
horses, some men who have not been
considered possible or available.
Ex-senator Hill returned from Lin
coin today and it may be said that his
return did not cause as great a sensa-
ton as did his departure. The mystic
rious silence which he maintained and
which he explained by saying: Mr..
Bryan and myself agreed that nothing
should be aid regarding the conference
between u.s." did not serve to Whet the
political appetite very much.
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DELEGATION GOSSIP
How Various Delegations stand as to
Vice President at the Platform.

The Kentucky delegation arrived to-
day and will caucus tomorrow. Ma
tional Committeeman Urey Woodson
said:
we are all, of course. in favor of Is
to /. but whether all are in favor OF a
re-affirmation, or a specific statement,
l cannot say. i favor an out n out
declaration. and l think the majority
of the delegates from Kentucky Will
be found of the came opinion. We are
what might be termed a Shiveley del
agatiOn on the vice presidency. AT
least half of the delegation considers
him the most available a The otn-
erS are scattered.
WEST VIRGINIA.
The delegation at an informal con
ference today decided TO present Colo
mel John T. McGraw of the state for
vice president. Their sentiment is for
free silver plank without declaring a
ratio. Upon conferences with the east
ern delegations will depend their atti-
tude on the silver question.
OHIO.
Ohio is for bimetallism. but against
the insertion in the platform of a is to
1 plank. However, they will not make
a strong fight against it, and will ac-
cept the result with cheerfulneSS. The
majority of the delegates apparently
favor the nomination for vice president
of a man whom New York can agree
on as one delegate expressed it, eth
er David b. Hill or Congressman Sui
ger being acceptable. Judge Parker
also has friends in the delegation.
MAINE.
"Naine is in favor of n e re-af1rma-
rion of the Chicago platform as a
whole said L.. NJ. Staples of that del
egation which arrived today. The
Maine delegates probably will follow
New York's e as to vice president
ALABAMA.
I'VE are for 16 to 1 first, last and al
the time said r. G.. Lowe, OF Blrm'
cha when the delegation IRON
that state came in. 1--WE are for {
plank in the platform ITO that erect
and if any candidate for either tn'
first or second place on the ucke'
should ask any concession in that re
eard the chances are that We would 81
against him. We will fight for It II
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A SENSATIONAL RUM0R
Bryan to Insist on 10 to I Declaration
or VIII Decline the Nomination

Kansas City, July 2.-Since the re-
turn to the city of some of the demo-
cratic leaders who went to Lincoln to
see Mr.. Bryan a sensational story
been in circulation. According to the
statements made, IL the committee on
resolutions reports simply an endorse
ment Of the Chicago platform without
~reiterating is TO l Mr.. Bryan may
come here and on the floor of the con-
vention offer an amendment and make
a speech in favor of his favorite ratio.
Should the convention fail To act ia
vorably on this amendment, Ii is said
he would be compelled to decline the
nomination on the floor of the owen
ton.
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Indictments Dismissed.

Jackson, Miss, June 29-In the Kinds
county circuit court today. Judge Pow
ell ouashed the Indictments against
the insurance companies, composing
n Southeastern Tariff Association
charging a violation Of the Mississippi
trust law. The decision was based on
a technical one, the Indictment having
been brought under a code section that
a been repealed by a later act.
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Consul Hay Crftfzed.

London, June 30.-The Daily Express
has the following from Machadodorp
dated Thursday June IS:
There Is much condemnation Of
United States Consul Hay for the fan
ure OF his visit II is supposed he Is
with Mr.. Kruger
The prisoners camp at Nooit Ge-
dacht Is in a terribly u~nsanitary state
President Kruger is supposed 10 be
at Watervalonder"
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Rolling Mills to Close for Repairs.

Birmingham, Ala. June z9.-The two
rolling mills in this city, employing
1900 men, will close down tomorrow
night for repairs. Officials OF the COM
panies state that they win start uu
again, beginning July 10th and 18th.
The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail-
o blew out one OF the furnaces last
night for repairs and started up two at
Bessemer which had been idle three
weeks on account Of a strike. Three
Bessemer furnaces are still Idle
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EytraditiOu for Neeley

New York, jun ga writ of extra
dition for Charles F. w. Neeley, charg.
ed with embezzling from the postal
department of Cuba was o for
by United States District Attorney
Burnett today before Judge Lamcombe
in the United States circuit court. The
case was ADJOURNED until July 23rd.
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Activity Among warships.

Washington, June 29.-The
and wanneta. with the Puritan n
Manly. have sailed from Annapolis for
Norfolk. The Caesar has been ordered
to the Norfolk navy yard To ht out for
foreign service.
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INSTRUMENTATION NEWS
THE NATIONAL COMMIT TEL HOLD A
SESSION
VICE PRESIDENT AND PLATFORM

The Two Leading Topics of Discussion
Among the Delegates Present-sulzer
Hill and Towne the Men Most Spoken
of-Shieveley withdrawn-The Plat
form Proposed to Southern Delegates
by Judge Van yck-Attitude of the
Different Delegations.
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Perfect Health.

eeP the system in perfec1 :
der by the occasional use
TUFTS Liver Pills. They reg
ilate the bowels and produce
A Vigorous BODY.
Tor sick hea 1ache, malaria. b.
iousness, constipation and kin
bred diseases, an absolute cure
TUFTS Liver PHI IS
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The federal convicts are taken from
Raleigh to the Tennessee penitentiary.