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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-18

Roosevelt rooters are in the majority and
Roosevelt buttons outnumber all others put
together.
Ex-Gov. Taylor of Kentucky arrived this
morning and his friends keeping their
eyes opel, for deputy sheriffs, a reIusi-
ton has been made upon Coy. Stone by the
governor Of Kentucky fo: his arrest.
Bets are even that the governor of Ken
lucky will have occasion to remark of the
governor of Pennsylvania that 1t is long
time between arrests
Mrs. Taylor is an honorary delegate to
the convention. Utah sends woman as
alternate Womankind is also represented
by Mrs. J. Ellen Foster.
PHILADELPHIA. June 1s.-For twenty
four hours the crowd had drifted idly
through the big Hotel Walton. the ma
uonal headquarters, apparently without OBJ
ject. certainly without enthusiasm. The
shuffiing of feet, Listless conversation car
ried on in a monatune. occasionally a joy
less laugh, only broke the silence. The at
mosphere was depressing to old convention
goers, who missed the whoop- em-up spirit
of former gatherings.
Then through the revolving front doors
strobe a familiar figure. There was a
clapping of hands and people turned in
amazement at the unwonted demonstra-
ton. Immediately cheer was started
TEDDY, Teddy Roosevelt, Hooray."
came from a hundred throats, and the
popular New Yorker was surrounded by a
hurrahing crowd. 1t was absolutely the
first cheer of the convention and he was
the first man to get it. That started the
ball rolling, and from the moment of his
arrival the aspect changed with the ante
convention enthusiasm constantly waxing.
Gloomy Day Outside.
Philadelphia out of doors wore a mourn
full aspect early Sunday morning to the
assembling multitude. A steady summer
rain poured down. Spacious Broad street
stretched away in a rain-soaked perspec-
tive, the gray asphalt ashne with puddles
of water. The decorations hung limp from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-18
New Pensions Granted.

Pensions have been issued as follows:
District of Columbia-Original, George w
Parker; original widow. Mary Williams;
war with Spain, original, Cassidy c. Cook;
original, Samuel L. Nichols: war with
Spain, original, Henry r. O'Malley, Sol
diers' Home, and Frank A. Howell.
Maryland-Original, Samuel E. Tripapoe,
Jefferson; Charles Ressner, Kennedyville;
James w. Collins, Pocomoke. Increase.
Oliver Peacher Keep Tryst; George w.
Wilcox, Salisbury. Original, Joseph H.
Woodrow, Colora- Original widows, &C..
minor of George Butler, Fishing Point.
Virginia-Original, Moses Haynes and
George Williams, Norfolk. Additional,
Henry Woods, National Military Home,
Elizabeth City. War with Spain, widows,
&C. increase, Lillian Capron, Fort Myer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-18
SENATOR PLATT'S VICTORY.
How the Impcndin" Nomination of
ROGscvelt Is Regarded.


Secretary Root went to the White House
this afternoon and disappointed a number
of newspaper men who were waiting for
him by remaining to lunch with the Press-
dent. Secretary Roots visit is not thought
to have been much official political.
He has been to Philadelphia and under
stands the situation there fully
There is no one who has authority to
speak for the President to the vice
presidential nomination.
Some men high in the administration
hold that Gov. Roosevelt would not give
any more strength to the national ticket
than any of a dozen men whose names
have been mentioned
On every hand today the victory of Sen
ator Piatt is recognized. If he can have
Roosevelt nominated for Vice President
ex-Representative Odell will be nominated
for governor of New York, and Senator
Platt believes OdelI can carry the state
He is said to have doubts whether Roose-
Welt could do again, with considera-
bic part of the money interests of the
state hostile to him. The senator is charg-
ed in administration circles with caring
little for the national ticket. so long as he
can eliminate the Rough Rider from state
affairs.
The hand of Senator Platt is seen by many
politicians here. Senator Platt and his
friends are said to have steadily suppressed
any story tending to show that Roosevelt
might accept the nomination at the last
minute. 1t is declared that Senator Plat
has gone far as to say that if Roose-
Welt thought he being groomed for a
grand finish he would prove contrary and
spoil the whole game. Senator Platt's idea
has been to have Roosevelt suppose that
he was not wanted. This, 1t is declared
would put Roosevelt in a receptive mood
when the shouting began for him.
1t is declared here that Roosevelt has
now placed himself where he cannot evade
nomination or the acceptance if he is Sc
lected. The hope of those who oppose his
selection is that his alleged cratic nature
will take control at the critical moment
and lead him to refuse the nominatio
while his friends are preparing to give 1t to
him,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-18
REQUEST DENIED.
Recommendations in Certain Cases by
Attorney DuvalI.

Attorney DuvalI.
The District Commissioners We're today
advised by their attorney. Mr.. A. B. Du-
vail, to deny the application of Mr.. w. G.
Henderson, attorney for Mrs. Eliza Brown
to have entered as paid the tax against
sublot 126 square 24o. for the year ending
June 80, 1889.
1t is said that Mrs. Brown, fully relying
upon a certain receiptcd tax bill, assumed
when she bought that the whole tax on the
entire lot for the year 1883 was paid in full
ard did not know to the contrary until
some time last year.
The amount of the whole tax in this bill
was placed at $342, but Mr. Duvall says it
is quite difficult to understand how any
owner of lot 128, upon which there were
valuable improvements, could suppose that
the whole tax against the entire lot was
only $3.42. when 1t appears that for 1883
the remaining part of 1876 was assessed for
that year at $97OS.
Mr.. Duvall has also advised the Commits
sioners to deny the request of Mr. John
Ridout, attorney for DIR. H. NJ. Newman.
owner Of sublot 112, square 239. that pay
ment of the general tax for second half of
1862 on said lot be accepted without pen
alties or interest. 1t appears, says Mr..
Duvall that the omission to pay the above
mentioned tax was not Intentional, but
was due to an accidental oversight, result
ing from the transfer of the property when
DIR. Newman purchased.
The tax was confessedly lawfully i'm
posed, the attorney says. and remains un-
paid through no fault whatever OF the pub
lie authorities. Mr.. Duvall, therefore, says
he is entirely unable to agree with the
proposition involved in the application
namely, that the negligence Of the taxpayer
should operate to repeal a general tax law
of which he is charged with notice. To
concede this. the attorney holds, would
defeat the possibility of collecting any rev.
enue for the discharge Of the ordinary mu-
nicipal obligations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-18
PRISONERS AT YUNNAN-SEN.
All the Foreign Missions Burned BY
the Chinese.

PARIS, June 1S.-The French consul gen.
eral in south China, who was instructed to
send into Tonquin all the French citizens
at Yunnan-Sen, cables from the latter
place, under date Of Thursday. June IA,
that he has been prevented from leaving
with his companions by the viceroy. aud
that his house and all the missions have
been burned He adds that everything, in
Guiding their clothes, has been stolen, and
that they are practically prisoners.
The foregoing is the situation referred to
by the French minister of foreign affairs.
NJ. Delcasse, in his speech of June II.
French troops are massed on the Ton
quin frontier of China, but their march has
been delayed, as the French authorities
fear to provoke an uprising of the popula-
ton and massacre of Europeans before
troops could reach them.
NJ. Delcasse has summoned the Chinese
minister to Paris and has requested him
to Immediately telegraph to the viceroy of
Yunnan-Sen that France will hold him per-
sonally responsible for the lives of French
citizens.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-18
RIFT IN THE GLOOM
Delegates Begin to Whoop Things
Up at Philadelphia.
EFFECT OF The CLEARING WEATHER
Yesterday Was a Wet Day With
out and Dry Within.
RIGID SUNDAY LAW S
Special From Staff Correspondent.

Special From Staff Correspondent.
PHILADELPHIA, June 1S. Monday
dawns bright and beautiful, with the city
glowing with the brilliant national colors,
the streets alive with throngs and the air
resonant of brass bands.
Delegations arrive hourly and are escort
ed to their headquarters to the strains Of
martial music. The prospect of a real con-
test in the convention has put life into the
delegates, who are beginning to take sides.
Acclams for favorite sons and counter
cheers for others rouse the corridors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-18
Gen. Merritt's Retirement.

Major General Wesley Merritt. recently
relieved from command of the Department
of the East, was placed on the retired list
of the army Saturday by operation of law
on account of age. He is now travelling on
the continent with Mrs Merritt The va
cancy caused by his retirement has been
already filled by the promotion Of General
f. S. Otis to be a major general and Cen
eral Joseph Wheeler to be a brigadier gen
eral. These two appointments were made
during the session of Congress in anticipa-
ton of General Merritt's retirement, and
were both confirmed by the Senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-18
Neely Case again Postponed.

NEW YORK. June 1S-The examination
Of C. F. W. Nicely, which has been post
poned a number of times and was set for
today before United States commissioner.
was again postponed to next Monday.
Neely may never be arraigned before
Commissioner Shields again the passage
of the bill by Congress relating to Cuban
eXtradition makes it unnecessary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-18
Moxem~nt. of Naval ve..el..

The Dolphin sailed yesterday from Wash
inpton for Boston. The Kentucky sailed
Saturday from Fort Monroe for Newport
The Monongahela, in tow Of the Choctaw,
has sailed from Portsmouth for Newport
The Osceola has arrived at Delaware City.
The Porter has arrived at Newport.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-18
ordered by the Secretary.

1t was stated today that the court in ses-
sion at the Washington navy yard to in
uuire into the failure of Lieut.. Commander
Colwell to return to the United States i'm
mediately after his relief from the Ameri-
can embassy at London was called upon
the order of the Secretary of the Navy in
stead of at the request of Mr.. Colwell, as
nuhliShed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-18
Duryea Goes to snnitarium.

NEW YORK. June 1S.-Walter B. Duryea.
whose neck was broken last August while
he was diving in Oyster bay and who has
been in Roosevelt Hospital since, under
going treatment, was removed from the in
stitution today and taken by train to Dams
vile. N. Y. there to be placed in a sani-
tarium
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-18
District Delegates Arrive.
Special From STAFF Correspondent.

Special From a STAFF Correspondent
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, June 1S.-The Dis
trict delegates reached Philadelphia this
afternoon. Perry Carson also came over
with the Blaine Invincible Club, and says
he will carry the contest against Jones and
Chase before the committee on credentials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-18
Trouble in santo Domingo.

SANTO DOMINGO, June 1S.-In the
northern part of the republic of Santo Do
mingo many arrests have been made, in
cfuding Xolio. Garcia and other leaders Of
the former government party.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-18
National BANK for Honolulu.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 1S-Colonel G..
w, Macfarlane and associates of Honolulu
have been granted a charter to organize
the First National Bank of Hawaii. which
bank will act government agent In the
nayment of Hawaiian government obliga-
tiOnS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-18
Gold Shipment to Europe.

NEW YORK, June 1S.-It is announced
that HeideBbaoh, Ickelheimer & Co. will
ship 81 900, 600 gold to Europe this week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-18
A LIBERAL EDUCATION.

Whether or not you wish
to buy anything the adver-
tising columns of The Star
amply repay the most care
full perusal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-18

This difficulty of communication between
the two officers may lead the Navy Depart
ment to adopt the expedent of giving Ad-
miral kenlpff an independent command in
the interests OF quick dispatch of business.
According to naval rules, Admiral Remey
should be the person to whom orders are
addressed from the Navy Department, al
though these orders are to be executed by
Admiral kempff. 1900 miles distant This
seems tCo much like crcumlocution. and
the Navy Department will probably cut this
away by making kempf's command inde-
pendent and directly responsible to the de-
partment Under the conditions such ac-
ton would involve no reflection whatever
upon Admiral Remey
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-18
Concord Sails for China.

The gunboat Concord reported from Ma
nila as sailing with marines aboard for
China will be valuable addition to Ad-
miral Kempf's fleet rendeZvoused at Taku.
Like the Monacacy the Concord is of light
draft, her displacement being 171O tons,
and 1t may be she will be able TO ascend
the Pei-ho river far Tien-rsin, sub
stantially augmenting the force now there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-18

Roosevelt rooters are in the majority and
Roosevelt buttons outnumber all others put
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-18
How kemur.. Cable. Came.

1t appears that the Yorktown DID not
bring the cablegrams from Admiral
kempff and, in fact. it is not known here
Just how the news got through to Chefoo
from Taku The general belief is that the
Japanese torpedo boat referred to in the
Berlin dispatches brought down the cables
for all of the foreign comma ndcrs at Taku.
The State Department this morning re-
ceived a cablegram from United States
Consul Goodnow. at Shanghai, repeating
to the department the same news that had
been previously conveyed TO the Navy De-
partment by Admiral Remey and Com
rDaOder TauSSg
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-18

Continued on Second Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-18
Omcers of the Conveation.

Mr. Kinds. clerk at Speaker Henderson's
desk, and who filed the same office for
Speaker Reed, being an authority upon
parliamentary proceedings, will be clerk at
the presiding officers desk. Messrs. AL
ward and Lampson, reading clerks Of the
House of Representatives, will act as read
the official reporters Of the House. will be
chief stenographer. Charles w. Johnson,
formerly OF the secretary's office of the
Senate, will be temporary secretary of the
convention.
Late Sunday afternoon several delega-
tions, with bands. came in. They marched
up Broad street, playing rag-ttme airs.
Such a performance in staid old Philadel-
phia on a Sabbath afternoon seemed to
paralyze the good citizens with astonish-
ment and dismay. But when one of the
bands played Dixie" in passing the Union
Continued on Second Page.)
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-04
The Carborundum Works.

This is one of the new industries at
tracted to Niagara Falls by the use
of electricity. Carhorundum is a new
sive. 1t is the hardest substance
known except the diamond. Its manu-
facture requires an intense and regu-
lar heat. This is supplied perfectly
by electricity, the tempera ture of the
furnaces being held at the exact degree
Of heat required during the process,
and by using the electric current in
large single unit, the process of manu-
facture is greatly cheapened and SIM
plified.
Since the patents were issued on
this material the demand has been
greater than the works have been abl,
to supply. For more than six months
they have been running double time.
So great Is this demand that the COM
pany find it necessary to double their
present capacity, which they are now
doing. When this Improvement a.
complete they will use 2,000 horse
power. 1t is anticipated large addi-
tions to the buildings will be required
in the near future.
The product is used for polishing
marble and granite: also in the form,
of paper as a polisher in the manu-
facture OF shoes. 1t takes the place
Of the emery wheel, and is in general
use as an abrasive in the practice Of
dentistry. Mr. j.. q. Aoheson is thc
inventor ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-04
DIED FROM EXPOSURE.
Patrick Mcdonald Dropped on Provi.
dence Road and Died Before
Assistance Could Be Rendered.

Patrick Mcdonald, a miner residing
on West Market street. was found dy-
ing on Providence road. near Diamond
avenue, yesterday morning. John lIig-
gins. who was standing or the porch
Of the Eureka house. saw the man fall
and as no effort was shown by him to
rise Higgins went to his aid and found
the man was unconscious. This was
in front OF the residence Of Georg,
Orr.
Patrick Gavin. driver for the Provi-
dence Gas and Water company, who
has known Mcdonald for several
years, was passing by at this time.
and he. with the assistance of Hig-
gins. removed the PROSTATE man to
the Eureka. house. However. he died
before medical aid could be rendered.
The Lackawanna ambulance and
physician We're sent for and upon ex-
animation the doctor pronounced the
man dead and the cause exposure.
Both ears were frozen. and as no
marks were upon the body. death was
undoubtedly caused by the intense
cold. Mcdonald was middle-agad
man and leaves a wife and four small
children, mother and one brother,
all Of whom We're dependent upon the
deceased. Coroner Roberts notified
Undertaken O'Donnell, who took charg.
of the body.
Coroner Roberts examined the body
and came to the conclusion that no in
quest was necessary, as 1t was plainly
evident that the man had died Of acute
pleurisy, brought on by the terrible
exposure he had been subjected to.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-04
MEXICO AND CALIFORNIA.
Forty-six Days Tour via Pennsyl
vania Railroad,

The Pennsylvania Railroad person.
ally-condcted tour to Mexico and Cali
fornia which leaves New York and
Philadelphia on February 12 pitts
burg February 13) by special Pullman
train, covers a large and intensely in
teresting portion of North America.
Mexico. California, and Colorado are
a mighty trio in all that appeals to
and fascinates the tourist.
Stops will be made at San Antonio.
Tampico. Guanajauta. Guadalajara,
Queretaro, City of Mexico five days,
Cuernavaca, Aguascalientes. Santa
Barbara, San Jose (Mt Hamilton), Del
Monte, San Francisco (five days.. Salt
Lake City. Colorado Springs. Denver.
Chicago. and other points Of interest.
Fourteen days will be spent in Mexico.
and nineteen in California.
The Mexico and California Special"
an exclusively Pullman train of Par
lor-Smoking. Dining. Drawing-room
Sleeping, and Observation cars, will
be used over the entire route.
Round-trip rate. including all neces-
sary expenses during entire trip. $3.50
from all points on the Pennsylvania
Railroad System east of Pittsburg; $5iI
from Pittsburg. For itinerary and full
information apply to ticket agents:
Tourist Agent, 1895 Broadway, New
York; Court street, Brooklyn 7S9
Broad street. Newark, N. j.; B. Cour-
laender. Jr., Passenger Agent Balti-
more District, Baltimore, Nd: Colin
Studs, Passenger Agent Southeast
ern District, Washington, u. c.: Thom-
as +. Watt, Passenger Agent, Western
District, Pittsburg, Pa; or address
George w. Boyd. Assistant General
Passenger Agent, Broad Street Station.
Phila dalphia
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-04

No formal meeting of the county
commissioners was held yesterday. and
the work of completing the appoint-
ments and fixing salaries went over to
some future date.
John =. Mahon was the only one of
the new clerks to put in an appear
ance. He was assigned to the work of
keeping tabs on the witness fees and
the like. and at once entered upon the
duties of the position
The commissioners estimate that this
newly created position will he the
means of saving from $4,000 to $4,000
annually to the county. As Is gener-
ally known, the county in the long run
pays about all the costs that are paid
in the criminal courts. for If they are
not directly chargeable against the
county they are eventually saddled
thereon by the mulcted party declaring
himself an insolvent
Heretofore no provision was made for
keeping tabs on attendance Of wit
nesses and mileage and the conse-
quence was that horde OF profess
sonal witnesses, and others whom they
posted, entered claims for the full limit
of fees. which the commissioners could
do nothing else but pay, as they had no
means of contesting the sworn claims
OF the witnesses.
CONSTABLES ACTIVE.
Constables were particularly active
in making heavy charges. One of them.
for example, would have couple of
cases before the grand jury. The jury
would be in session for ten days and
Mr. Constable would invariably charge
up ten days attendance, although both
his cases might have been disposed of
on the first or second day. AS a rule
the constable engineers the charging
up of fees for all the witnesses in his
case and the result was that every witt
ness would present bills to conform to
that presented by the constable.
Under the new arrangement every
witness must register with the commis-
sioner's clerk, indicating the case he Is
interested in. When that case has been
disposed of the clerk will record the
fact and IL the witness attempts to col
lect fees for any succeeding day or
days he will find himself in a corner.
1t will also be the duty of this clerk
to keep record of the insolvents, and
If ever a time should come when they
earn any money from the county, in
the way of fees, stop payment of 1t, ana
apply it to the liquidation of the bill
of costs which the insolvents caused to
be saddled on the county. An act
passed last year specially authorized
this.
WILL BE A SAVING.
Leaving this savings out of consid-
Grafton. the commissioners say, the ad-
ditional office force Is still an economy.
The Othersthree new clerks will, it is
estimated, be paid s21O0 a year, $3.50
apiece to two and $40 to the third.
Last year the commissioners paid to
transient clerks $2,7O9.50. The three
new permanent clerks will be able to
do all the work the transient help for
merly did and do it more satisfactorily,
1t will also save the commissioners the
annoyance which grew out of the
myriad of applications that piled in on
them every year for portion Of the
work that was thus farmed out.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-04
GUN BARREL BURST.
Flying Pieces Struck and Injured
Atlas Ha.en.

While shooting at a target in the
garret of his home Tuesday night, At
las Hazen. of 919 Johns street, Peters,
burg, was badly injured and as re-
suit is now receiving treatment at
the Lackawanna hospital.
The boy was in the attic practicing
craftsmanship with an old rifle. tie
raised it to his arm to fire, when sud-
denly the gun barrel burst and the
pieces of metal. flying in all directions,
hit him in the face and head. His
most serious injury, however, is a
fracture Of the skull, inflicted by one
Of the iron chips.
He was yesterday afternoon taken TO
the Lackawanna hospital and there
given prompt attention.