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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-15
ACTION ON CONTESTS.
The Committee Decides the Louisiana
Case I'm Warmouth's Favor

PHILADELPHIA, June ALPHABETICALLY
the entire day was devoted to the Louis
ana contest by the Republican nationaI
committee and the controversy was finally
decided in favor of what is known as the
Yarmouth faction.
When the committee assembled 1t was
announced that the subcommittee which
was appointed yesterday to consider the
Delaware contest was not ready to report,
and. passing over the case temporarily,
the committee took up that OF the First
Georgia district. The contestants were Jo-
seph II. Doyle and r. r. Wright and the
contestees ]. III. Devereaux and w. r.
claims of ]. r. Delegal and L. NJ Pleasant
to the district Craftsmanship and the COM
mittee decided in favor of the Devereaux
delegation.
The District of Columbia contest was set
tied in favor Of j. z. Jones and ". c.
Chase and against DR.. Robert Reyburn and
George W. Lee. the latter a colored
preacher.
The Louisiana case was then taken UP
on the question OF state delegates. There
was a triangular controversy, one delega-
tion. headed by z. T. wimberley, claiming
position on account OF regularity of organi-
zation. another. headed by p. T. Herwig,
claiming its head to be the recognized state
chairman, and the Lily Whites, or sugar
planters, headed by Ex-Governor War
mouth. Mr.. Yarmouth. who presented the
case to the committee for the Lilly
Whites" had scarcely begun to speak
when Mr.. Payne, remarking upon the i'm
portance OF the case to the party moved
that the contestants should be given all the
time they desired for its presentation.
Mr.. Yarmouth spoke for about an hour
and a half, contending earnestly for the
recognition OF his delegation. He asserted
that IL represented a new element in the
politics OF the South. including many who
were formerly gold-standsrd or protection
CONTINUED ON FIFTH PAGE.l
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BARRED BY THE I. o. O. F.
Druggists and Hotel Keepers Exclud-
ed by Minnesota Grand Lodge.

ST. PAUL, Minn., June H.-The Mime
sofa Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows to-day
voted to exclude druggists and hotel keep
ers from the order. The grand master had
ruled, in several instances, that the rule
excluding liquor dealers. bartenders and
professional gamblers from membership in
the order applied to agents for breweries
or liquor houses. hotel keepers, who have
bars in their hotels, and even druggists
who sell liquor. The judiciary committee
disputed these decisions, but the Grand
Lodge sustained the grand master. so that
agents, druggists and hotel keepers who
sell liquor in any form are excluded from
membership in the order in this State
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STONE DID NOT RUN THINGS.
Missouri Democrats Gave the Ex-Gov-
ernOr a Slight Rebu6.


JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, June 1.-THE
Democratic convention tonight elected
thirty-four delegates to the national con-
vention at Kansas City and instructed
them for William ]. Bryan for President.
The resolutions indorse the st. Louis
worlds fair, condemn trusts and corpora
ton influence in political matters and
pledge the party to fight these on all occa-
sions. This was a defeat for Ex-Governor
Stone, who introduced and fought for a
resolution declaring specifically against
agents of corporations holding places of
honor in party affairs. His fight was to
defeat w. II. Phelps, the Missouri Pacific
Railway attorney. but the convention
adopted modified resolution and made
Mr.. Phelps a delegate at large with ex-
Governor Stone. The fight lasted four
hours and several personal matters were
injected into the debate.
The following delegates at large were
elected: Ex-Governor w. ]. Stone, Governor
L. V. Stephens, d. A. Ball and w. II.
Phelps. The delegates were instructed to
vote for the reelection of National Com
mitteeman w. j. Stone. The resolutions
also indorse the platform Of the State
nominating convention at Kansas City.
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NO FIGHT OVER HIS MONEY.
j. G. Taylor Robbing Heirs by Ex-
pending His Fortune in Monuments.

WEST CHESTER, Pa, June 4-In order
to preclude the possibility of a contest
over his will after he is dead, John G. Tay-
lor. of this place. is now engaged in ex-
pending fortune of 100000 in monuments
Mr.. Taylor's avowed purpose is to use all
his money in improving Lafayette Gene
terry. on the heights OF Brandywine battle
field. a short distance from the spot where
General Lafayette fell wounded in battle.
The bodies of Taylors father. mother sis
ter. wife and child are buried there.
Quietly and without ceremony Mr.. Taylor
yesterday unveiled his fourth monument
The shaft is OF white enameled brick, con-
tanning a niche in which is a life-size fig
ure OF Christ in marble. The statue was
made in Carrara. Italy. Near this pile Mr.
Taylor has completed the base OF $4,000
monument commemorating General Lafay-
cite.
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MONTPELIER, VT. June 1.-THE Demo-
cratic State convention to-day nominated
full State ticket by acclamation and de-
clared for Bryan and the Chicago platform
and against the 'imperialistic policy of the
administration of the Republican party. -
Following are the nominations: Governor.
John III. Senter, Montpelier; lieutenant
governor. f. S. Harris. Bennington; sec
retary Of State. III. o. Cummings, Rich
mond; State treasurer, Elisha May, st.
Johnsbury; auditor. c. A. Fitzpatrick.
White River Junction. The delegates at
large to the national convention are:
Thomas w. Maloney. Rutland: r w. Nc
Gettrick. ST. Adams; Rollin s. Childs. Brat
tleboro. and George Atkins. Montpelier.
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Gun. Landed by Russians.

TIEN-TSIN. June 1.-THE Russians have
landed four eight centimetre guns. These.
with the LOO men. Will start on the march
for Picking tomorrow. A train fitted with
search lights patrols the line between Tien-
Tsin and Taku. The opinion is growing
here that the imperial troops viii attack
the international column near the capital
probably at Feng-Tai.
Gen. Tung Flu Slang Is in front and Gen.
eral Nleh In the rear OF the guards Ten
thousand foreign drilled troops are still at
Shanghai.
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GEORGIA DEMOCRATS.
They Nominate State Ticket and
Adopt n Bryan Platform.


ATLANTA. Ga, June H-Georgia's dele
CATION to the Kansas City convention.
which was chosen in the State Democratic
convention here to-day, was instructed TO
cast its vote for w. J. Bryan. Following
are the delegates from the State at large:
Boykin Wright. of Augusta; ]. j. Spalding.
of Atlanta: wylie b. Burnett, of Athens.
and Lewis F. Garrard, of Columbus.
The following State ticket was nomi-
mated: Governor, Allen d. Gambler; secre-
tary of State, Phil Cook; attorney general.
j. NJ Terrill; controller general, William
A Wright; treasurer, r. E. Park; commits
sioner of agriculture. 0. B. Stevens; COM
missioner of education. c.. r. Glenn; JUS
tices of Supreme Court. William A. Little
and Hal T. Lewis.
There were no contests for any Of the
places on the State ticket. the delegates
having been sent to the convention In
structed by the State primary held in May.
The State election will take place in Octo-
ber
The platform which the convention
adopted indorsed Bryan and the Chicago
platform of 1896; declares against the ma
tional policies of the Republicans; indorses
the present State administration; favors
election Of United States senator's by the
people: favors the Nicaraguan canal; de-
nounces the gold standard; demands re-
peal of war revenue tax act; condemns
trusts; advocates tariff for revenue only
and the repeal of the present tariff act;
condemns the imperialistic policy Of the
Republican party; denounces large stand
ing army; condemns the Porto Rican tariff
act; favors expansion by all reasonable and
practical means, but condemns the present
policy regarding the acquisition of foreign
territory; commends acts of bravery and
gallantry of the soldiers and sailors Of the
United States; demands repeal of the 10
per cent. tax on state banks.
Vice Chairman Brown read a letter from
National Chairman Jones in which the
latter urged the State not to select any
members to the Electoral College concern
ing whose eligibility there may be the least
doubt in order TO prevent any confusion
when the Electoral College meets.
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OFFICIAL DISPATCHES.
Roberts Reports Retreat OF Botha and
Butler the Occupation OF N Town.

LONDON. June Is. 1925 a. m.-The War
Office issues the following report from
Lord Roberts under date of Pretoria, June
Is, afternoon: THE enemy evacuated their
strong position during the night and have
retired to the eastward. Buffers force and
mine have afforded each other mutual as
sistance. Our occupation of Pretoria caused
number of Beers to withdraw from Laings
mex and Buffers advance to Volksrust
made them feel their rear would be shortly
endangered
Lord Roberts also reported to the War
Office under cate Of Pretoria, June 13, 955
a. m. as follows: 'Methuen advanced to
Honlngspruit yesterday and found all quiet
Kroonstad is strongly held. Methuen re-
turned to-day to Rhenoster river. where
the railroad is being repaired. We were
engaged all yesterday with Botha's army.
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INSTRUCTED FOR BRYAN.
California Delegates to Kansas City
Bound by Their Convention.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, June H-The Dem
ocratic State convention in session here
to-day adopted resolutions reaffrming the
Chicago PLATFORM; favoring an amendment
to the federal Constitution to require the
election Of United States senators by the
direct vote of the people; demanding a
similar amendment providing for an in
come tax: favoring immediate construc-
ton and control and protection OF the
Nicaraguan canal by the United States;
extending sympathy to the Beers; con-
demning Imperialism and the Porto Rican
tariff laws; favoring the abolition of all
unnecessary war taxes; condemning trusts
and favoring the passage OF laws for the
exclusion of all Asiatic laborers. Mr.. Bryan
received the enthusiastic Endorsement of
the convention and delegates elected by IL
were instructed TO use all honorable means
to secure his nomination.
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PHILADELPHIA is READY.
Waiting for the Throngs Expected To-
Morrow and ON Sunday.

AEsocIatfd PTess DIspafch.
PHILADELPHIA. June H-with all the
work preliminary TO the entertainment of
the national Republican convention and It's
attendant throngs practically accomplished
Philadelphia is now contentedly awaiting
her visitors. From the big convention hall
down TO the smallest detail those charged
with the responsibility feel that they have
the situation well IN hand and the COM
pieteness OF the preparations seems TO
Justify the belief. So far. however. there
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Action of the Kentucky, California,
Missouri, Georgia and Vermont
State Conventions.
GOEBELITES BITTER AS EVER
TAYLOR DENOUNCED
AS A FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE.
Movement I'm Favor of Modifying the
Partisan Election Law-Res-
0Iutions and Speeches.

CHICAGO, June H.-By the action of the
Democratic state conventions in California,
Missouri. Kentucky. Georgia and Vermont
to-day, w. ]. Bryan is assured of the NOM
ination for President on the Democratic
ticket. The instructions given delegates by
those five States carries Mr.. Bryan's votes.
it is believed considerably over the two
thirds necessary to nominate him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-15
GOLD DEMOCRATS.

General Buckner Says They Are
Stronger Numerically Than I'm 1896.
NEW YORK. June H--Gen simon h.
Buckner is in this city on his way IN
lCoNTINUED ON SECOND PA0E5
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JAPANESE LEGATION BURNED.
Rumor OF the Murder of Forcfgs
Minister Not ConfIrmed

LONDON. June li-A special dispatch
from Shanghai says an unconirmed report
has reached there from Tien-Tsln to the
effect that foreign legation has been
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-15
RELIEF COLUMN NOW FOOTING ITS
WAY To THE CAPITAL
Railway So Badly Wrecked IL Could
Not BE Repaired, and Troops
Were Forced TO March<
MORE FOREIGNERS LANDING
COMBINED FORCES AT TIEN-TSIN
WILL SOON NUMBER 10000.

Unconfrmed Report that n Serious
Engagement Has Taken Place
Close 10 Pel<ing.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-01-10

carry ont the law and the ohlig&~
tion you took. And want you
to know that know it, and |
want every uror TO understand
when he comes into the court
where | sm to preside, and takes
IN obligation to decide case and
docs not do it, that intend to tell
him about it and intend to make
it hot for him.
"Another jury may have to DO
over this same thing, because of
your lack or manhood and nothing
else. 1t is because yeu all did
MT understand your own oath and
did not keep it to decide this case
according to the evidence. want
you to understand that ! know it,
and everybody else knows it, and
" "hoh IL IOIheS d IEIalCSI Oh Op-
pr"brium for jurios to- make
mistrial everybody will rcpronch
them for it, because they did not
keep the obligations they took
to agree on verdict and furtner
the administration of Justice. "
After this address, the Jury
WAS dismissed and the court ,d-
journed for the term.
1t comes from the most relia-
BILE authority that the jury stood:
s for conviction and ( for NC.
quittal.
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A. F. outfit.
CLBF Ks SALE
STATE q -DUTH ,AROLINA.
COUNTY OF LANCASTER.
the OmuOn Peas

Iut Oil ilDll re az
The British and american Mortga p.
Company tainted PI,i"t fl against
narIott' II ster. The Ihoma =
smith McIver 90, and J Harry
Foster, Def ndants
pY virtue of All Order ,adr H. the.
ID above case by judge o w Ru>
chauan, q Led Ortob-r ~ 1899. | WI ,
Sci at pnnIic auction at ,anca.re,
c"nrI h"u-e, within the lcga hours of
sa - OF the
Ffsrt Nonddy in February. 1900.
the t"tiowi" d- "ribed lot, pnrce : or
tThc's Oi IA q To Vii:
1T All that piece, parce or tract
OF Land /" the county "f I. - s'cr Il
~ ':e aforesaid, cpntainin 225 ncres,
m,Te or t-ss, conveyed to l,e ID
feuiant, th",I.,tt II Foster by Nar\
X taSSel.ine Fannie " ruIeTOn aud
r. ~ r. Brow hy deed dated Fehy
% 1878
2b. III that piece. parcel "r tract If
lant in tn" 'hnIy OF Luuca t.r and
Ftat- afnrrsai containing 2of acres,
0tOre "r tess, conveyed 1. ihe De-
fe ''iani, Charlotte r Foster, uy Eliza
T. Brown by de ii da ed Feby 27Ih
1879
rhe above tracts constiru 5I9
- - ''.'i' vi i'So, ~ HiS btillR anu
situate IN the county of .a-caster y ID
STAT, of south Carolina, brunGed ou
the North hy lands of II II Gpnch
Ia"'is how owned by X B SoweIl and
III ath, Springs u 10 hut formerly
owned by } Il Erwin r his wife, MARY
Il Erwin, on the East 10y lands Of J r
Massey, Jr, 'Ormerly the q L Wad-
piac on the south bv lands of w /.
Rnhdey IL o, formerly owned BY j
Eli Dunlap. and lands f,rmerIy be
!, ,nging To the estate Of Mrs II p Brown
now known as the Dugdale place, on
tn" West hy lands of w l. Koddey Il
90. formerly owned by Eli Dun ap,
AMI Others.
PItts of each tract will be exhisited
Oh day of sale
Terms OF Sale; one third cash, the
balance to he paid i'm equal instaIe
mentS Of one and two years. with in
terest from day of sale. The credit
portions Of the sale are TO be secured
by the bond of the purchase or pur.
chaser and mortgage of the premi.
ses The purchaser Of the 225 acre
tract on which the four-room cottage
stands shall insure the same In some
good reputable Fire Insurance Com
pany and said policy shall be assigned
to the Clerk OF the court as additional
security for the credit payments. Pur>
chaser or purchasers Of either tract
Will have the option Of paying all 10
cash. The purchaser or purchasers
must comply with the terms of sale
within 80 minutes or the land will be
Immediately resold at the bidders
risk
sT Purchaser to pay for all neces-
sary papers including revenue stamps.
w. S. l.. PORTER,
G. &. &. p. l.. G..
r.. n. Wylie, Plff's. Atty.
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BRAVE MEN FALL

Victims to stomach, liver and
kiddey troubles as we'll A. women,
and all feel the results in loss of
appetite, poisons in The blood,
backache, nervousness, headache
and tired, listless, rundown feel
ing. But there's no need to feel
like that. Listen to j w Gard
ner, Ind. He says; "ElsctrIc
Bltters are just the thing for
man when he is all down, and
don't care whether he lives or
dies. 1t did more to give me
new strength and good appetite
than anything l could take. |
can now eat anything and have .
new lease on life" Only so cts,
at Crawford Bros Drug Storei
Every bottle guaranteed.
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
G o u n TY O + LANCASTER,
In the Court of PrObatp

In the court of Probate.
Bv Chas. d Jones. Judge OF Probate
WHEREAS, Mrs Nj & Bird has
n ade suit to me- TO grant her Iette. ~
OF Administration on the estate Of and
effects OF George l. Bird deceased.
THESE ARE THEREFORE 20 cite and
admnrish al and singular the kindred
an creditors of the said George I .
Bird, deceased. that they be and ap-
pear before me- in the ourt Of Pro-
bare, TO be held at Lane -ster. G.. X
on Wednesday Jan IL next after pub
li"stion thereof al IL O'Clock in tie
forenoon to how cause. if any they
have. why the said Administration
should no; b. granted.
Given under my Hand and seal this
81 LAY of Jauu'ry. Ammo Domini.
1900
r,S CH A.. ID JONES,
Probate Judge.
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Gives the MeareS Jury Whole
some Raking Down,
THE MISCARRIAGE OF JUS.
TICE.
In South Carolina Caused by
Jurors Disregsrding Their
Osths-A MistrIaI Ordered.
Special to The State.

Spartanburg, Jan 5-A short
session OF criminal court was held
this morning Everybody was
anxiously awaiting the verdict in
the Meares case, and while the
ma jority OF people looked for
mistrial, there were many who
thought that a jury which had
heen out from Wednesday after
noon at 5 O'Clock until Friday
morning until IL m, could sure
II reach n verdict from such
lengthy deliberations. But not
so. Judge Buchanan called the
jury out of their room At II
O'Clock yesterday morning and
when they announced that there
was no possibility Of reaching
verdict, he began to speak to the
Jurvmen in very novel and
plain spoken manner in regard to
the case. Their inability to agree,
he stated, was n matter of much
regret, and that nothing brought
SO much reproach upon the al
ministration of justice AZ . mis-
trial. The jury had spent three
or four days in hanging cut, and
had cost the county about $3.50,
whereas even verdict against the
defendant would have put upon
hims bond for only $500: that The
jury had spent more money by
/ hanging on and f0OIing around
than the amount that would have
been exacted bv conviction.
"You, gentlemen, said the
judge, "probahIy will he the first
to speak lightly of courts and to
SAY that Justice cannot ne gotten
that the lawyers fool around in
the courts and delay Justice,
while the truth of the matter il
the lawyers, the solicitor and the
court do their duty, and you mon
have not the manhood to do yours.
You have no one bat yourselves
to blame for the miscarriage Of
Justice. The State and the de
fendant are entitled to a verdict
and you have acted like a set OF
school boys locked up three or
four DAYS, when you should have
agreed upon a verdict If the
public would cultivate y higher
standard Of obligation and men
were TO understand that when
they Uake an oath to do their duty,
they should do it honestly instead
of frittering their time away and
vacciIlatlng by reason of a feeling
OF kindness for neighbor, or
some fancied thing in the evil
dencs, more exact justice would
he done and there would be
more reproach upon the adj
ministration of justice through
the neglect of the jurors to do their
duty. They seem 10 think it is 8
sleight of hand thing when they
should 60 on a jury. A man tax
ing an oath to perform a duty on
the jury should meet his obliga
tions as he would his promise to
pay . note. Jurors don't do it,
and because of the fact that We
have to have Jurors to try thi,
sort of cases, justice is not done,
"l want to burn that idea into
you, gentlemen, that justice ha'
miscarried in this case. becaus.
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BOER ATTACK BEATEN
BACK.
Bloody RGpulSe of Attempt to
Storm LadySmith. :
LOndOn's Fear Of Disaster Re.
lleyed by News of a Substan-
tial Victory-Rumor of
Another Success.

London, Jan 9.-The British
authorities and people braced
themselves yesterday to receive
news Of the fall of Ladysmith.
Ther efore todsy's news that the
attempt OF the Boels to capture
the town has been decisively re-
pulsed and that the enemy lost
heavily causes Joyful reaction
and more happiness than the sue
cess itself justities.
1t was bad Sunday for Lon
don. Butler telegraphed from
the Tugela that his last message
from General White, shut in
Ladysmith, dated Saturday was
81 am being hard pressed" 1t
was evident that general action
was in progress. The explans
tion that the clouding over of the
sky prevented the hellograph from
further work wa. accepted skep-
tically. Everybody believed that
Lady ysmith had fallen and that
the news OF the disaster was be-
ing held hack.
This morning the war Office
gave out dispatch from General
Butler, dated today, saying: 1.-The
following is from General White.
dated st LadysmIth Sunday after.
noon:
"An attack was commenced
yesterday on my whole position,
but chiefly against Csasar's camp
aud Wagon hill The enemy was
In great strength and pushed the
attack with the greatest courage
and energy. Some of our en-
tr nchments ON Wagon hill we're
three times taken by the enemy
and retakcn by us. Tho attack
continued until ! o'clock at night.
At one point our position was
occupied by the enemy all dav,
but at dusk, in heavy rain storm,
they were turned out of the po-
Sitl"n at the point of the bayonets
In most gallant manner by the
Devun~, ted by Col Park.
"Thc troops have had very
trying time and have behaved ex-
ceiIentiv. They are eIated at
having rendered this service to the
queen. The enemy wSs ropuIsed
every where with very heavy loss,
greatly exceeding ours, which
will be reported rs soon As the
ilAIN are competed.
Frere Camp, Jan 7.-Report.
were received here today that
Gen White had captured 400
prisoners in the Boer attacks on
Ladysmith yesterday. Beside.
the prisoners the Beers lost heavi-
ly in killed and wounded.
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