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NTEsTING DELEGATIONS.
Settling Political Differences in Al.
vance of Convention,

Philadelphia, June 14.-The sub-com-
mittee appointed last night to attemnt To
harmonize the differences between the
contesting delegations from Delaware
met this morning. but adjourned with
out reaching any conclusion. Mr.. Ad-
dicks, the leader of one faction, this
morning professed himself willing To ar
cept any reasonable compromise. It was
11:30 when the full committee assembled.
The Delaware case was temporarily
passed over and the contest from the
First Georgia district taken up. The
contest grew out of the rival claims for
.be district Craftsmanship between j. R.
Deveraux and L. M. Pleasant. The COM
mittee decided in favor of the Deveraux
delegation. The District of Columbia
contest was settled in favor of the Jones
and Chase delegation.
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CUBAN ELECTIONS.
UNITED STATES AWAITING RE-
TURNS WITH INTEREST.
Cuba Has 11s,278 Qualified Voters
Administration of Civil Affairs
In Island.

New York, June 14.-A special to the
Tribune from Washington says: The
returns of tie elections to be held in
Cuba on Saturday next will be awaited
with considerable interest in this coun-
try for several reasons, although 1t is not
expected that the sentiment in favor
of independence or annexation to the
United States will find direct express
sion until the time arrives to choose
members of a constitutional conention.
How soon that may be will depend
somewhat on the conduct of the i'm
pending elections. which are to be for
municipal officers.
In order to be qualified to vote, a man
must be a native Cuban, or the son of a
native male Cuban, born while his
parents were temporarily living abroad;
or a Spaniard living in Cuba at the
time of the treaty of Paris, who has
not made declaration of his intentions
to preserve his allegiansce to the crown
of Spain. He must possess, in addition
to the foregoing, one or more of the
following qualifications: Ability to read
and write; ownership of real estate or
personal property to the value of $3.50 in
American gold service in the Cuban
army prior to July 18, 1898. and an hon
Ora'ble discharge therefrom, whether a
native Cuban or not.
The cost of the election, including COM
pensation of registers and election off,
GERS, ballot boxes, ballots, etc, is to be
paid out of the Cuban treasury.
According to the latest Cuban census
bulletin the number of males of voting
age Is Ali, 953-2909 995 being native Gu
bans, of whom 1929 are able to read
and write, and are therefore qualified
voters. OF these 25,095 are colored per-
sons.
The first step in placing the admins
tration Of civil affairs in Cuba In the
hands of the Cubans as result of Cuban
suffrage will be watched with keen So
licftude by the military authorities not
only in the island, but in Washington,
for on it's success and the success Of
other steps which it Is hoped will follow
without any great delay will depend to
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terested in the China question and has
studied it in detail. He will probably pc
Lord Salisbury's successor in that Of
flee at an early day. This will leave a
vacancy somewhere for Mr.. Chamberlain
either in the treasury or the war office
and the leadership of the commons in
any event.
Washington, June IA dispatch
from Admiral Remey, received at the
navy department, makes plain the rea-
son why the gunboat Nashville was sent
to Taku instead Of the Helena Remey
reports that the Helena is in need of
repairs, and was consequently unavail-
able for the required service The Hell
ena has been subjected to very heavy
service since her departure from the
United States, just before the outbreak
of the Spanish war.
Admiral kempff's dispatch this morn
ing makes no mention of any undue de-
lay in the movement of the forces upon
Pekin, and as he is in position to Sc
cure the latest and most accurate news
from the relief column officials here be-
lieVe there have been no untOWard hap
penings. Some surprise is expressed at
the strength Of the column. There is
sincere regret entertained at the navy
department at the comparatively small
representation of the United States in
this movement. But it is said the navy
has done all 1t can to meet the calls
upon it, The intimation is very clear
that if further reinfOrcements are need
ed for Chinese service, recourse must be
had to the United States army On their
part, however, the army officers repudi-
ate any purpose to become involved in
the situa tion, and it is officially declared
there still is no intention of sending any
troops to China.
Remey has also notified the navy de-
partment Of the departure yesterday
from Manila of the Solace with 100 ma
rines to Taku to reinforce Admiral
Kempff.
John Ford, secretary of the American
Asiatic association, received the follow
ing cablegram from the Shanghai branch
of the association:
Shanghai, June 13.-Grave danger
threatens the Americans in the Yang
Use valley. Urgently advise the govern
ment to send gunboat immediately"
On the 7th instant the following cable
gram was received from it's Shanghai
branch:
American lives and interests in north
emma are seriously imperiled. Urge the
government to act promptly and vigor-
ously with an adequate force"
The association using these two cable
grams as a basis, is circulating a petit
ton for signatures, addressed to the
president, asking that this government
take energetic steps to protect American
lives and interests in China. a1so 49,
the United States act in cnnoart n,;th
other powers in this emerpennv ''.'
Tien Tsin, June 13-rt is oxno,+oa ~.
Admiral Seymour has mada fano r.. .,a.
secondary base and that he will ad
vance the remaining 40 miles as rap,cly
az. as posslple. 1t is reported that Prince
Tuan, the new head of tho C,hinosa fna
elgn ofhce, and General Tung Fuh Slang
have resigned.
Three more Russian warsbins boyo ~
rived at Takn " a.
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LONG OVERDUE.

San Francisco. June 14.-Grave fears
exist for the safety of the schooner Am
ericana which, with cargo of nitre, is
out fom Caeta Buena, for this port 1O5
days. The vessel is long overdue, fifty
days being more than an average voyage
from the ntire ports to San Francisco.
Ten per cent Reinsurance has been Offer
ed.
The Americana is a new steel schooner
built in Scotland and this is her first
voyage.
Another vessel concerning some ap-
prehension exists among the English
Underwriters Is the British ship Fingal
now out from Calcutta for this -ort 12S
days She has not been spoken since she
sailed
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lHE ARMY OF NATAL IN TOUCH WITH ROBERTS, TROOPS
CHARLEsT0WN PARTIALLY DESTROYED.
SUBMISSION Of WALKERSTROOM
B0ERS DESTROY 5000 SUITS OF CLOTHING - BRITISH SOL
DIERS SUFFERING FROM COL D-B0THA RETIREs BEFORE !.
R0BERTS-AFFAIRS IN ORANGE RIVER COLONY

London, June 14.-Lord Roberts en-
gagement with General Botha terminated
as expected, the Boer commander in
chief retiring from his position. Beyond
driving BOtha further from the capital,
little seems to have been accomplished,
as Roberts does not mention the capture
of prisoners or guns or the infliction Of
loss.
Perhaps the most important feature
revealed by today's official dispatches is
the announcement that the army Of
Natal Is at last in touch with Roberts
troops. The accomplishment of this
movement, SO long delayed, should con-
siderably accelerate the pacification Of
the Transvaal. That it is already bear
ing fruit is evident by submission of the
Wakerstroom district to General Lyttle-
ton. Another dispatch from Butler says
General Clery encountered no opposition
in his march from Ingogo to Laings
Mex, which he now occupies. General
Dartnell marched through Laings Mex
June IL on his way to Charlestown. The
press dispatches say that Charlestown
was partially destroyed previous to it's
evacuation by the Beers, but no damage
was done at Volksrust
In the Orange River Colony affairs
seem to be turning to the same status
as obtained previously to the cutting of
the line of British communications.
Schriener appears determined to ad-
here to his resignation of the premier
ship in spite of the pressure brought to
bear on him by Sir Alfred Miner, and
1t is announced from Cape Town that
Miner has sent for Sir John Gordon
Sprigg, former premier, who is under
stood to be trying to form a cabinet
A Cape Town dispatch says: "At the
opening of the parliament, Schrener will
explain he resigned because he was un-
willing to remain in Office supported by
opposition, believing his influence Is
greater with the moderate Afrikanders
when a private member than as pre-
mier by force of progessives. Never
theless the leaders of the Afrikander
extremists are said to consider Schriener
traitor to their cause"
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LAMPS and
GLOBES :
At Half Pric:

We offer our entire stock of parlor and
banquet lamps, each one fitted with the
celebrated B. & H. burner, guaranteed
for five years.
Egyptian bronze lamps, hammered
brass, gold plated, wrought iron and
hand decorated china vases, with globes
to match, all go at half price.
Fine line of baccarat globes, decorated
by French artists in Oriental and antique
designs, $500 to $500 each, at half price.
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OUR FOREIGN RELATIONS.
Address Before Alumni of Pennsylva-
MIA University.

Philadelphia, June 1.-THE feature of
alumni day at the University of Pennsyl-
vania was an address by Senator Cush-
man X Davis, of Minnesota, on "The
Foreign Relations of the United States. .
He said in part: 1.-The foreign policy OF
this country has usually been of that for
NAL character which consists in negotiat-
ing those conventions which maintain
the peaceful intercourse of states. We
have followed with very few exceptions
the wise advice of Washington not to in
volve ourselves in the entangling al
liances with European states and to
preserve our peculiar and powerful isola-
tion from their political concerns has
been the line upon which our foreign re-
lations have been conducted. We have
been too remote and our latent power has
been too great to be attacked or even
made the subject of serious diplomatic
aggression by European states, singly or
in combination.
"As to any expansion of our dominions,
It has never been asserted by the most
adverse critics of our institutions that
the cause of civilization and human free
dom would not be thereby promoted.
thing it can be safely said that they who
once threatened intervention between
the United States and Spain abandoned
that desire very quickly after the mo-
mentous events of Manila and Santiago
and will never again entertain the design
of a similar intrusion under any circum-
stances that we can now imagine.
IT believe that these victories have
done more to assure the peace of the
world than all the alliances and internal
concerts which have been affected dur
ing the last fifty years.
With regard to the partition of China
Senator Davis said the United States
would command the greater part of the
commerce with the Chinese Orient.
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UNSHEATHED SHIPS.
WILL BE FASTER AND HAVE
GREATER CAPACITY.

New York, June 14.-Secretary Long
has made the last change in the battle
ship circular which he will probably
issue to the shipbuilders today, accord
ing to Washington special to the Trib-
une. Five identical ships will be called
for. For the three authorized year ago
bidders will be asked to quote prices,
both with and without sheathing, be-
cause the law stipulated that those ves-
sells should be sheathed with wood and
copper. The department endeayored in
effectively to have congress remove this
restriction at the last session. Both
houses of congress favored the project
to omit sheathing, but the clause in the
bill to that effect disappeared at the last
moment. The other two ships We're not
affected by the earlier stipulation and
the department has decided that they
shall not be sheathed. According to the
original design, the ships are covered
with coating of copper on a wooden
base applied to the steel skin of the inn
mersed hull, which gives the vessels 49,
600 tons displacement. The sheathing is
about five inches thick and displaces 400
tons. The unsheathed ships will each.
therefore. be of 14,600 tons displacement,
and as the horsepower is the same in
both instances, the unsheathed ships will
be faster and will steam a greater dis
tance with the same coal capacity. The
bids are expected to settle beyond dis
pute the actual cost of sheathing. A
clause is retained in the circular per-
mitting the department to alter the bat-
teries within six months after the con-
tract is signed, to provide for super-im-
posed turrets.
The first three ships hae been named
the Pennsylvania, the New Jersey and
the Georgia, and the names of Virginia
and Washington are proposed for the
others.
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M0TORMAN WAS DEAD.
Car Loaded With Passengers \. 4.arrowly
Misses Freight Train.

Chicago, June A.-With the motornan
dead on the front platform an Indiana
avenue electric car, crowded with pas
sengers, shot across the railroad tracks
at Fcv'eth street just ahead Of q freight
train late last night. and for three blocks
ran at full speed, with no one at the con-
trolling lever.
The motorman, II. A. Morgan, had fall
en- helplessly Of heart disease, but the
passengers did not realize their dam
ger until after 1t was over and the car
had been stopped by the conductor.
AS the car approached the railroad
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some extent the speedy withdrawal from
Cuba of a large portion of the troops
now stationed there, whose services will
be needed elsewhere within the next few
months when the volunteer army now
serving in the Philippines will have been
disbanded. Two battalions of the Sixth
cavalry are already under orders for the
Philippines, and they will be followed by
other battalions and regiments from
time to time
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NEBRASKA HEARD FROM.

Omaha, June 4.-Nebraska proposes to
candidate for vice-president at the Fhil-
adelphia convention. Hon. VIM. r.
Guerley. chairman of the Nebraska dele
cation in a signed article to the Omal:
Bee urges the nomination of 1ion. John
N. Baldwin Of Council Bluffs
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CUT GLASS
At Half Price

Some twetny pieces of last years pat
terms. No one would know the difference
unless told.
They consist of berry bowl, worth
$3.50; olive dishes, worth $500 to $500,
and water bottles at $4.25, $5.vu and 81. so
each, all going at half price.
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New York. June 14-The London Daily
Express correspondent telegraphs from
Machadodorp. IA miles east of Pretoria
under date of June 10, in connection with
the capture and destruction by the Boer
General. DeWet of 5000 suits of clothing:i
The British soldiers complain much Of
cold. There is much suffering among
them and the hospitals are full of the sick
and exhausted. The sickness among the
horses. too. is increasing, thousands OF
animals having succumbed at Kroonstad
Con the road from Bloemfontein to Pre-
toria.)
London. June IA, 1926 a. m.-The war
office issues the following report from
Lord Roberts, under date of Pretoria.
June 13. afternoon:
The enemy evacuated their strong posi-
ton during the night and have retired to
the eastward. Buffers force and mine
have afforded each other mutual assist.
ance. Our occupation of Pretoria caused
numbers of Beers to withdraw from
Laings Mex and Buffers advance to-
Volksrust made them feel their rear
would be shortly endangered"
London. June 14-Lord Roberts res
ports to the war office under date of Pres
toria. June 13. 955 a. m., as follows:
''Methuen advanced to Honingspruit
yesterday and found all quiet. Kroon-
stad is strongly held. Methuen returned
today from Rhenoster river where the
railway is being repaired We were en-
gagged all day yesterday with Botha's
army. The enemy fought with consider
able determination and held our cavalry
on both f1anks. hut Hamilton assisted by
the guards brigade of Pole Carew's di-
vision. pushing forward took the hill in
his front which caused the enemy to fall
back on their second position to the east
ward. This they are still holding. It is
slightly higher than the one we have
captured
The great extent of country which has
to be covered under modern conditions
of warfare renders progress very slow.
"Details of the casualties have not
reached me. but I understand they are
moderate in numbers The only further
casualties reported today are two officers
wounded
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New York. June IA dispatch to the
Tribune from London says: The news
from Pekin is still vague. The marines
are compelled to fight their way into the
capital with rifle and maxim. British
marines have been in action with the
Boxers in clearing the railways, but eight
nations are represented on the fighting
line. There are persistent runors that
Russian troops are under orders to in
wade Northern China, but It Is not yet
clear that either England or Japan has
consented to an exclusive movement by
q single power. Japan will acquiesce II
she be allowed to supply a large military
contingent. but this is not included in
the Russian scheme of military occupa-
tfon. What Lord Salisbury's policy is
nobody in diplomatic circles can make
out. It is strongly suspected that he has
not hit upon a policy but is cautiously
feeling his way in the dark.
The China complications will exert q
direct influence upon the present for
tunes Of the ministers here. It is now
probable that Arthur Balfour will be in
duced to take the foreign Office when the
cabinet Is reconstructed. He Is deeply In
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London. June 14-General Butler res
ports to the war office as follows:
HEADQUARTERS at Laing's Mex, June
a. morning. General Lyttleton yester-
day received the formal submission of
the town and district of Walkerssroom.
which the enemy is believed to have com.
pletely evacuated"
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London. June IA, 1890 a. NIT is Of
ficially announced that Lord Roberts re-
ports that the Beers have evacuated
their strong position and retired to the
eastward. The forces of General Butler
and Lord Roberts afforded mutual as
Sistance
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Cape Town. June 14.-Sir Alfred Miner,
Governor of Cape Colony has sent for
Sir John Gordon Sprigg who is trying to
form cabinet.
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. MRS. GLADSTONE DEAD.

London, June H.-Mrs. Gladstone Wild
I ow OF VIM. e. Gladstone died at $40 p.
m. todav.
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CAMEO
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TABLE TUMBLERs of heavy glass,
reduced to Sc each.
GLASS BOTTLES for Oil and vinegar,
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SALTS AND PEPPERS of fancy china,
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FRY PANS of granite iron, only 25c
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WASH TUBS, best wooden, made with
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Tien Tsin. Wednesday, June 13.-The
International expedition is now at Lang
Fang, half way to Pekin. The troops
found the station destroyed and two hun
dred yards of the track torn up. Upon
approaching the station they found the
Boxers still carrying on the work Of de-
struction but the latter bolted into the
village upon the approach of the advance
party. A she'll from a six FOUNDER was
dropped into the village and the Boxers
fled up tie line. Above the station a
small party was discovered engaged in
tearing up the track, but a few long
range shots drove them Off The patrol
returned this morning and reports that a
mile and quarter of the track has been
destroyed. The expedition will remain
for the present at Lang Fang.
A courier who arrived this morning
from Pekin and Lang Fang, brought a
letter from the American legation stat
ing that General Hung Fuh Slang in
tends to oppose the entrance of the for
eign troops into Pekin. Ten thousand
troops are guarding the south gate. The
courier reports that 1t Is said that up
ward of two Thousand Boxers are in the
immediate neighborhood of Lang Fang.
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Hong Kong, June 14.-Tour COM
panies of the Hong Kong regiment a
mountain battery and a field battalion of
Asiatic artillery with battery of 2.5 inch
guns start for Tien Tsin tonight.
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Yokohama, June 14.-Japan is about to
send a mixed regiment to China. The
government press leclares that Japan
alone could suppress the revolt but she
must first win the confidence of the pow
ers and avoid acts likely to awaken sus-
picion.
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Tien Tsin. June 14.-Railroad commu-
mica tion between this place and Admiral
Seymour's international force has been
cut three miles beyond Yang Tsun. Two
bridges have been destroyed. It is ru-
mored the Boxers are determined to burn
Tien Tsin station tonight. Owing to the
extensive damage done to the railroad it
is feared that the international troops
cannot reach Pekin before Sunday. The
Japanese cruiser Suma has arrived at
Taku.
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Shanghai. June 14.-A dispatch from
Chong Kiang says fight has taken place
at Yum Ma Flu. The buildings of the
China inland were partially destroyed
and those of the Roman Catholic mis-
sions utterly demolished. All the mis-
sionaries are safe. A Russian troop ship
passed up the Yang TIE June 13. 1t is re-
ported here that troops were to be land
ed at Hamkow, but the Russian officials
at Shanghai explain that the transport
has merely gone to Hanow to load for
Odessa and the troops on board are time
expired men on their way home.