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The Elbert County tribune., 1900-07-05
Worth the Effort.

Nothing can be more gratifying to
Colorado Republicans than the present
attitude of the Democratic leaders in
regard to state politics. The vehemence
with which they hatsen to deny every
intimation that things have changed.
the hardihood with which they assert
that Bryan's majority will be at least
as great as it was four years ago "a
statement which every sensible man
and woman In the state knows is utter
nonsense), and the mallgnancy with
which they are attacking many of the
Republican leaders all go to prove that
whatever they may say, they are in
reality seriously alarmed nj the pros
poets of Republican success in the
state.
| 1t is not TO be wondered at that the
| leaders of the Colorado Democracy are
doing everything in their power to hold
the state in line II is worth their
while. Whenever before was there an
instance of state controlled and gov
erned by Democratic minority for
the benefit OF nobody except the lead
ers Of that party, against the interests
of Its people and by the help of Re
publican votes?
If that isn't "cinch" and an easy
thing" and likewise pudding" there
never was one In politics.
1t is no wonder the Democrats want
to preserve the present conditions, and
II is no wonder that they grow indig-
nant and wonderstruck and abusive by
turns when any one suggests the pos
slbility of anything different And if
any one ventures to suggest that Dem
ocrats ought to govern a Republican
state. is he not manifestly "traitor?"
II he is not. nevertheless II Is decidedly
to the interest of fhe Democratic lead
ers to pretend that he Is. and that is
sufficient for them.
1t Is well worth the effort.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-07-05
THE GERMAN MINISTER
MURDERED AT PEKIN
His Body Hacked to Pieces VIII, Svvords and
Thrown Into the Flames.

London, July 2.-Oficial dispatches
received by the consular body at
Shanghai, an Express cable dated
Shanghai. July list, says, confirm In
the fullest manner the report of the
butchery of Baron Won Ketteler, the
German minister, on June 18th. The
ambassador was riding in Legation
street when he was attacked by Chi
nese troops and boxers. dragged from
his horse and killed. His body was
hacked to pieces with swords. The
German legation and six other build
ings were burned and number Of ser
wants of the legations killed and their
bodies thrown into the flames.
Official confirmation of this ghastly
business has created the utmost con-
sternation among the consul generals
of the powers, who expressed fears that
war a routrance will be declared
against the Pekin government. The
consuls entertain little hope that any
foreigners are left alive in the capital.
There were 100 foreigners connected
with the legations, fifty in the custom
house, English and American tourists
and others TO the number of 100, and
nearly 500 legation guards.
The British foreign office, the Daily
Mail learns, has received news from
the British consul at Che Foo that
Baron Won Ketteler had been killed,
but no other information.
A dispatch to the Express from Nan
kin, June 30th, says:
"French priests here have received
reports from Pekin that the public ex-
ecutions of foreigners has been In
progress since June Goth. The news
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-07-05
Agreement Regarding china.

Paris. June 29.-As result of nego-
tiations between the powers, an agree
ment has been arrived at which pro
vides for the maintenance OF the statu
quo as regards spheres of Influence and
commercial agreements, and also re-
specting the nature of the guarantees
and compensations which will be de-
manded from China.
According to the understanding, the
international army OF occupation will
consist of 10000 men. Russia and ia,
pan will provide 12,000 each. Great
Britain will provide 10000 men, France
5000 men and Germany, America and
other powers 5000 each. The Russian
army corps in Siberia, which has just
been mobilized, will only cross the Chi,
Eese frontier In the event of n crisis
being aggravated.
Washington. June 29.-Ofiicials here
disclaim any participation in the ar
rangement reported from Paris.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-07-05

comes by runners from French priest
at Pekin, who state that they admini(
tered the last rites to the condemneI
men,"
Nankin cables, dated Sunday, saj
that Viceroy Liu Yum Yih received
telegram from General Yulu on Satul
day stating that the German ministd
had been murdered at Pekin. fuly
who escaped from Tien Tsln to II
Ting Flu, also wired:
Position desperate. Implore yoY
help. Foreign troops of eight natio1
alities entering Pekin to the number
10000 or 10000. l cannot hold o'1
four days"
A small riot occurred at Che Foo q
Saturday. i
Outbreaks of the boxers appear 70 n
imminent at Canton. The feeling
unrest steadily increases. Boxers iron
Hing Tu were marching on SUNDAY q
Che Foo. The governor feared lor "a
town and sent to the warships ~
forces.
Fifty-two refugees who have arIl'e
from New Chwang aver that the noa
ers have destroyed the railway noiu
of Port Arthur, and that all the Ame.
lean and English residents are ieavans ~,
General Yuansbihikan, commanunl
the best foreign drilled troops In onins
has notified the German governor ~
Kiao Chau that he will not PERM, u, .n
Germans proposed expedition TO we, we,
sien to rescue Chalfont and the Mss ~,
Bowden and Halves, the American nn'
sionaries in the hands of the bole,'
The missionaries at Pao Ting fu "e'
| reported to be safe on June 2oth.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-07-05
DEMOCRATIC HOSTS j
AT KANSAS CITY
The Exact Wording of the Silver P]a,
Not Yet Agreed Upon.

Kansas City, July 2-There is con-
stant bang, bang of hammer, rasping
of saws, shouting of orders, and rush
ing of feet. day and night, at the Dig
hall where the Democratic Natlonai
Convention is to be held. AS fast as
one portion of the structure Is finished
the decorators pounce upon 1t, ana,
with bolts of bunting, flags. and pic
lures of Democratic leaders, set In the
national coats OF arms, cover up the
walls and spaces so that the deiegates
will see all the colors and emblems OF
the national holiday coupled with EVIL
dences Of Democratic celebration.
About the hotels, however, there is
aIready briskness and moving throngs
of familiar convention faces. A num-
ber of the old-line Democrats, who have
been going to conventions FOR years,
and the younger men who belong to the
"new Democracy" have arrived ana
taken up the work in hand. Several
boomers of vice presidential candidates
have come in and are making consider
able noise.
The platform to be adopted by the
Democratic National Convention VIII
contain declaration for the free coin
age of silver at the ratio Of 16 to l, un-
less Mr.. Bryan changes his attitude,
and each fresh arrival from Lincoln
brings renewed assurance that the
.oreordained nominee of the convention
Is maintaining his position in favor of
the declaration.
Senator James X. Jones. chairman
Of the national committee, and ex-Gov-
ernor Stone of Missouri, both of them
recognized as staunch leaders of the
al - IN onIninn fhaf
a reaffirmation of the Chicago platform
Is all that is necessary. Governor
stone said to-day that he considered the
differences that have manifested
themselves mere bubble, but he de-
elined to say whether he would be will
ing to stop with the reafiirmation of the
declaration of 1896 Many southern
delegates express themselves as indif-
ferent on the point, and are inclined to
make the concession demanded by the
Hill sentiment. National Committee
man Campau Is also inclined to subor
dinate the question of ratio to other
subjects of current Importance.
On the other hand, George Fred Will
iams announces that he considers the
financial question still of the greatest
Importance, and says he feels confident
that the New England delegates are
practically solid in that position. "The
free coinage of silver at the ratio of
16 to was the touchstone of the con-
vention in 1896" he said to-day, "and
Its reiteration will add strength to the
cause in the coming campaign"
James Kerr, a delegate-at-large from
/ Pennsylvania and secretary Of the
congressional campaign committee,
takes n somewhat different view, but
he would not stop at mere declara-
ton for the Chicago platform. He
holds that new conditions will make 1t
necessary to add something TO what
was said on trusts in 1895, and he says
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-07-05
Hoar Il. for M.Kinley.

Boston, June Ex-senator George It.
Hoar has been interviewed In regard
to the coming campaign. He declares
his allegiance to the Republican party
and Its candidate and says he is will
Ing to trust the cause OF liberty In the
Philippine Islands, the only point on
which he disagrces with the admins
tratIon, to President Mckinley and the
Republican party rather than to Mr..
Bryan, Tammany and the South. Mr..
Hoar said:
president Mckinley and Governor
Roosevelt will have no more earnest
supporter in the country than I shall
be, whether we consider the character
OF the candidates, the character Of the
counsellors they will bring with them
into power, the effect on the prosperity
and happiness of the American people,
or the ultimate triumph of liberty and
justice In the distant islands which
have been brought under our control.
The alternative OF Mr.. Bryan and Mr..
David b. Hill, or any other associate
the Democratic party is likely to give
him, is not to be thought Of for a mo-
ment.
"Mr. Bryan's election will overthrow
the protective system now happily es-
tablished and the wonderful prosperity
1t has brought to all classes of the peo-
pie and will mean disturbed and
fiuctuating, currency, great dlminution
of value of all debts and savings, the
overthrow Of the authority of the Su-
preme Court, dangerous attack on
property, socialism and the complete
success of the attempt now going on
to disfranchise 1O.O00,O0O American
citizens at home and will render null
and void the great constitutional
amendments.
"I was and nm still opposed to the
policy which brought an the war in
the Philippine islands. like the poll
cy which has been and Is to be pur-
sued in Cuba. am willing now to test
the two methods by their results. But
have never questioned the honesty OF
purpose of President Mckinley and the
Republican leaders who agreed with
him. The past cannot be undone.
4 think the future of the Philippine IS
lands safer In the hands of President
Mckinley than of Mr.. Bryan, in the
hands of the Republican party than OF
Tammany Hall and the solid South. In
saying this I am but repeating what
said In the Senate and what l said last
year In Massachusetts. Mr.. Bryan
earnestly advocated the treaty which
bought the Philippine islands and sc
cured for It the votes of seventeen OF
his supporters. For this action Of his
no motive can reasonably be assigned
but the desire to keep the question fol
an issue in the campaign"
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-07-05
PRESS COMMENTS
ON THE TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN
And His Speech Mt Philndclphia-Iiigh
Honors for Colorado In the Republican
Convention.

Although the Republican platform
has yet to be adopted. the issues upon
which the campaign for the recollection
OF President Mckinley will be conduct
ed were admirably presented, with the
utmost lucidity. eioqnence and force,
by Senator Wolcott In his address TO
the convention yesterday upon the oc-
casion of his assuming its temporary
chairmnnship. A full report of what
he said Will be found in another place,
and we commend 1t to the attention OF
all who desire to form a clear Idea of
Republican policies and an adequate
conception of Republican performance.
The speech delivered by the brilliant
and patriotic senator from Colorado
covers the whole range OF the great
questions which are now engaging the
attention OF the American people; and
their judgment upon which will deter
mine the casting Of their ballots next
November. and 1t may be accepted as
constituting nm authoritative statement
of the situation from the Republican
point of view.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-07-05
wAHsHrp OREGON ASHORE.
Mesger News of the rIshap steamer Go'
TO Rescue.

Meager News of the MIshap- Steamer Goes
TO Rescue.
Shanghai. June 29.-It is reported
here that the United States battleship
Oregon is ashore on the island Of Hoo
Kie, in the Mia-Tno group, fifty miles
north OF Che Foo. and that steamer
Of the Indo-China Steam Navigation
Company has gone to her assistance.
London, June 3O-The Shanghai cor
respondent of the Times telegraphing
yesterday, says:
The battleship Oregon went ashore in
fog of Hoo-Kic island, thirty-five
miles north OF Che Foo. Jardine.
Mathieson & Co. are sending her assist
nnce.
Washington, June 29.-Up to mid
night no official news had been receiv-
ed in Washington bearing upon the re-
port that the battleship Oregon had
gone ashore near Che Foo. Early last
week Admiral Remey was di; ected to
send this vessel from Hong Kong to
Taku- Captain Wilde is her command
er. She left Hong Kong last Saturday
night, two days ahead of her expected
departure, and had on board, in addi-
tion to her regular crew. 164 sailors and
marines brought to Hong Kong from
Manila by the Zafiro.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-07-05

The old cherry tree under which Ed
gnr Allan Poe used to sit. and in whose
shade he is known to have written at
least part OF "The Raven" is to be cut
down. II stands In the suburb OF New
York called Fordham. near the little
house in which Poe lived. and which Is
known rs the Poe Cottage" There
are to be street improvements made IN
the neIghborhood. and the cherry tree
is In the way. Wood choppers have
the contract for cutting 1t down. and
II will soon be laid low. DR.. e. J.
Chauvet is the owner OF the tree. and
he may have It reserved In the form
Of many relics. or move 1t bodily to
some other spot. The tree has been
dead for years. but 1t still stands
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-07-05

New York, July ALMOST $4,000
900 worth of property was destroyed,
many lives lost, many persons were in
jured and at least 1,5Oo lives imperiled
by a fire that started among cotton
bales under Pier No. 3, of the North
German Lloyd Steamship Company. in
Hoboken, n. j., at 4 o'clock, Saturday
afternoon.
In less than fifteen minutes the
flames covered an area of quarter Of
n mile long. extending outward from
the actual short line to the bulk-heads,
from six hundred to one thousand feet
away, and had caught four great ocean
liners and a doxen or more smaller
harbor craft in Its grasp.
The losses sustained in the fire are
tonight conservntively placed at near
ly $1O,O00,OO0. The loss of life merely
guess work at even this late hour, will
reach probably as high as 200, and
there are over 800 men in the hospitals
In this city, Hoboken and Jersey City,
badly burned.
Up to II o'clock tonight eighteen
bodies have been recovered. Eleven of
these were placed In row at the
morgue in this city and were number
ed, this being the only means the au-
thorities have of maintaining any sort
Of identity over the corpses. as they
are SO badly charred and dismember-
ed that Identification will be made on
ly by trinkets or pieces of clothing that
were found about the bodies. The on.
ly way the steamship officials have of
approximating the loss of life is by
comparing the list of those reported
safe with the list of the employees on
the steamships.
A spectacular but horrible sight was
presented to-day. Where two days ago
piers reached hundreds of feet out in
TO the river and rose like great hills
alive with outgoing and incoming com.
merce, lay a great waste OF burning
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-07-05
IMMENSE LOSS OF LIFE
AND PROPERTY BY FIRE
The Hoboken Docks and Three Big Steamships Wholly
Destroyed.

and smouldering beams. with mere III
there remnant of high pricA 18th
The three immense piers OF tne 80 "a
German Lloyd line were DuIheu ,,sr
th waters ripple, the Tbingvaiia pi he
lay smouldering and part u hsd
Hamburg American pier, whicn tors
lust been added to their great piers
were ruins. Four large store nous
Of the PalmerCampbell COMPANY snt
wrecked, and they, with the piers,"ea..' a..
to make up the appalling mass ,,ns =,
bris, smoking, sizzling and steanrS "a
II covers over four city blocks, anu
reaches out into the river for oNe, "a
thousand feet. Streams of water a,s
being pumped upon the ruins IT,
workmen are poking about for Doe''''
This was the scene of the srean sauon
attraction to-day and THOUSANDS The
thousands of people went there'
streets were jammed. ..
Far of, up the North river az rose
hawken. great cloud OF smoN. he
and tumbled, at one moment o,rsh w
water and the next rising just enYh he
TO show the skeletons OF two u. Va ne
great ocean liners, the Bremen sno ant
Maine, that rose like giant spre11 1ney
of the smooth face of the water, ,hsn,
had been beached there. Arouhu ~ rrr.
swarmed a feet of small boats e''
ing sightseers.
Far down the river, on Ellis ,sis isi d
lay the smoking and steamine
the Saale, almost n total wreeA
The loss of life will prooany ssay
greatest when the wreck OF lhe harmber
has been searched. Already = nnd Al
of bodies have been taken on. suuS..d
soon as the fire in the hold mas many
ed there is every possibility 'nn.
bodies win be found below decks 81
Various tngboat captains ns cain in ons
have seen thirty or forty persons - ssai. "a"
compartment just before tne
went down.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-07-05
Two MlIllon. From paw.en.

San Francisco. June 29.--Alnska adj
Vices received to-day state the steamer
Gustin, from Dawson and Yukon way
ports. arrived at st. Michacls June 10.
She brought 300 passengers and 81
900, 900 In gold dust most of which be-
longed to the Dawson banks. At Dutch
Harbor. on June Sth. martial law was
declared by Colonel Noyes, who had
sailors and marines from the revenue
cutter Rush and gunboat Wheeling pa
trolling the shore with guns and fixed
bayonets. All the saloons at Dutch
Harbor and Unalaska were closed. De
serters from the government vessels
were found by the force under Colonel
Noyes in several of the other vessels
and when all the runaways had been
found the martial law was abolished.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-07-05

to make an additional, plank
subject and not TO make II ~
nances would be considered ~
Gus. and would result injuriouslr
would, however. not use the nh,..
to 1, but would declare for ira
age at the legal ratio"
1t Is expected that the Silva n
hcan party will ask to be con,n,,sI
on the question of the financial ~.
The representatives OF that n,rs
ready here express strong nrss.
for a positive declaration Tor N.
ratio. "We want 16 to l." sala ~
Senator Dubois of Idaho to.ss-
II they will put Towne on ,ba !,
with Bryan we will be Willing "a -
concessions on the money PLANK
II, however, sucn a man A. M,
to be nominated, we want an ,,nr
silver platform. "Thus Won sas
ex-senator added, "the person,i,,I
the vice presidential candidate
have a decided influence upon ths \
form and vice persa. BRYAN
Towne would be a platform in In
selves"
Mr.. Bryan's position as outlined !
those close in touch with him ia M
He holds that the popularity OF
Democratic ticket in 1896 wa,
largely to the positive position taken
the silver question, and that to tak1
backward step at this time would
an eveidence of faltering and vod
weaken the ticket in its own stro1
holds without Strengthening II whe
there is no hope of winning. He ey
goes so far as to say that he regar
the platform as OF more Importau
than the ticket.
He thinks also II he should take a
other position, he would be accused
vaccilation, and that, in short, eve
things is to be lost by making a char
while nothing is to be gained by II.
Those who agree with Mr.. Bryan
this point contend that there is no D,
sibility of his changing front beft
the time arrives for the party's ono
declaration, and they consider II D,
posterous that the convention shor
disregard his wishes on this poI
Hence they contend with great cor
dence that whether the Chicago pl
form is reaffirmed or not there will
an unequivocal pronouncement for |
old ratio.
For the rest. the resolutions will ,
nounce the gold standard and the POI
Rican Legislation of the last session
Congress. 1t Will condemn trusts
unmeasured terms and at the sal
time accuse the Republican party
fostering and maintaining them. 7
administration will come in for stro
censure for its policy in the Phil
pines, and 1t will recommend that I
Philippine archipelago be placed on
same footing as Cuba. In the Sl
connection there will be planks
nouncing militarism and imperialls
and there will also be planks on the
come tax, good roads, civil servl
pensions, etc., and strong resolut
of sympathy with the Beers.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-07-05

"one-kourth Of the lawyers" said
Governor Shaw Of Iowa. recently. "can
try case no better today than whoa
they began" There are a 10 women
who can cook no better than on the
day they were married. and are told SO
three times a dpy." What commence
ment oration could better set forth, in
co-educational terms. the common
principle of failure7 Not to advance.
as Lord Bacon insisted long ago. is
simply TO go back.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-07-05

A correspondent OF the Troy Times
has been making big eyes--as well he
might-over copy OF the Boston
Athenaeum of April 15. 1928. which
contained picture. copied from q
London paper. representing a veritable
automobiles vehicle invented by n
man named Gurney. who had taken
out patent for It, 1t was coach-like
in form, was designed for steam pro-
pulsion. and could be easily controlled
by the driver. The description was
followed by prophecy that ''if his In
vention should reach its expected per-
fection." Its economical character
would doubtless lead to universal
patronage" The expected perfection
is not yet; but "a man named Gurnoy"
deserves to be remembered.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-07-05
rnrm,r.. Dom, want tho Dam

Altoona, Pa, June 29.-Farmers of
the Quemahoning valley are armed
and guarding point that has been
selected by the Cambria Steel Com
pany for the erection of dam four
miles long and having a depth of sew
enty-fve feet at the breast. The farm
ers declare the dam will be a menace
to public safety, and decrease the
value of their lands. The property
owners below the dam claim they will
be in constant danger of a repetition
of the Johnstown food. A clash be-
tween the civil engineers and the
farmers is expected at any time.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-07-05

vesuvius Il becoming more and more
actfva and those who live around II
are Greatly alarmed. Experts are IN
clined to consider that there u no I'm
mediate danger. The station Of tho
cable road which leads to its summit
has been destroyed. Four English
travellers, who were making tbs as
cent Of the volcano. ventured too far
and were overtakcn by the lava and
seriously burned.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-07-05

Many years ago n New Hampshire
physician was stunned by the prema-
ture discharge of a blast He related
afterward the fact that In the moment
Of the explosion he had time for the
swift passage of three thoughts
through his mind; II am dead man!
What Will become OF my family? We
are all In the hands OF God!" Curl
ously enough, the prince Of Wales
made use of this last Impressive SEN
tence on his first public appearance In
England after the recent attempt at
his assassination: I'VE are all in the
hands of God!" What II the conscious
ness of helpless dependence which men
feel in crisis Of extreme physical
danger could become habitual at
titude of trust. and thus fountain OF
1oy7
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-07-05
Jew. coming to America.

Belgrade tvia Semlin, Hungary,
June 2S.-Hundreds of Jewish emf
grants from Roumania are passing
through Belgrade daily on their way
to take ship for Canada. South Ameri-
ca and the United States. Very many
of these emigrants have scarcely any
money beyond enough to pay their ex-
penses Before the exodus is over ii
Is estimated that more than 10000
Jews will have left Roumania for the
new world