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Now it's time for ergeant-at-arms," 4"
said Chairman Stubbs and everybody
laughed again.
Dyer finally landed his job, but when
he was wanted he could not be found
Dick Blue made speech about adj
journing, winding up with a motion to
adjourn until o'clock.
Hold on" said Stubbs.
i've got these committees in my
pocket. You might let me read them.
Mr.. Stubbs prefaced the announce
ment of the committees by saying:
Il have been a good deal concerned
in the appointment of these commit
tees, especially that on credentials
This one has been burden on me fo1
two or three weeks.
Il made up my mind that live or die
sink or swim. survive or perish, this
committee would be one whose integrity
could not be questioned. one that the
machine men could not buy for a mil
lion dollars nor the anti-machine fo1
two Million
The gentlemen finally made their re-
spective motions, the committees were
named and the convention thereupon
adjourned till o'clock.
THE COMMITTEES.
The committees are as follows:
Credentials-W. S. Roark. Geary; w
H. Rossington, Shawnee; w. H. Car
ruth, Douglas; S. S. Benedict. Wilson;
l. L. Badgley, Pottawatomie; A. G.
Mead, Nltcnell, AnSel h clark, R1coc.
Permanent organiZation-J. L. Finley
Cheyenne; W. D. Ross, Jefferson; L. L
Northrup, Allen; F. A. Dubois, Elk; H
L. Martindale, Greenwood; NJ. A. Story
Riley; Eben Carlson, Mcpherson
Resolutions-John Frazier. Harvey;
T. c. Honnel, Brown; E. L. Hogue,
Johnson; E. B. Schermerhorn, Chero-
kee c. E. Carroll, Wabaunsee; E. T.
Fairchild, Ellsworth; J. E. Johnson
Ottawa.
Rules and order of business Ewing
Herbert, Brown; Geo. J. Barker
Douglas; r. n. Allen, Neosho; S. H
Brandon. Butler; w. w. Caldwell
Cloud; Chan w. Baldwin, Osborne,
E. S. Chenoweth, Rush.
NO MACHINE MEN
The machine people were given al
most no representation on the commit
tees e. T. Fairchild of Ellsworth wa.
about the only pronounced Bailey MAJ
of the entire % on the four committees
Bent Murdock, the original boss bust
] er, was slated for the committee on or
der of business, but last night his on,
good eye went entirely back on him
and his friends were compelled to TAX
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Mob Burns Out Negro Quarter
of Springfield, O.
Militia Called Out to Preserve
Order.
LYNCHING OF DIXON
And Exposure of His Body
Caused the Trouble.
ColOred People Said to Have
Threatened Retaliation.

Springfield. o.. March 9.-The situa-
ton here today is quiet with militia
from Dayton, Miamasburg and other
points maintaining good order. It is
not thought that there will be any
more violence since the troops have
taken possession of the town.
Mayor .BowIus is of the opinion that
the reign of terror is over. The troops
are in immediate command of Colonel
IL. I. Meade, of Dayton, who is in
constant communication with Governor
Herrick of Columbus. The troops may
return home today as the mob seems
to have spent its fury.
The loss from a fire started by the
mob during the night is estimated at
from $4,000 to $4,000. most of the
buildings occupied by colored people
being very small.
Probably 20 small buildings were de-
stroyed.
Upon misrepresentation of Mayor
Bowlus that a race war was imminent
as result of the lynching of the negro
Dixon, Governor Herrick ordered eight
companies OF state military to the city
to preserve order.
Governor Herricks first order to
Mayor Bowlus was to issue a procla-
ma ton ordering the closing of all sa-
!
the company Ninth battalion. to rest
on their arms in the armory and to
see that none of the guns were stolen.
The trouble was due largely to
threats made during the day by white
men that they intended to clean out
the colored district
/ On the other hand, the colored people,
enraged at the public exhibition of the
body of Dixon, threatened reprisals.
At $40 O'Clock white men armed and
threatening vengeance were parading
the streets in great numbers and the
excitement was momentarily increas-
ing.
At 11:20 the threat of the mob, made
through the day and evening, was final
ly made good, and a volume of fame
was seen to shoot up from the rear of
a place occupied by Les" Thomas, a
saloonkeeper- Preceding the firing OF
the building the mob of hundred shot
at the front of the building for half an
hour, but it is not known that any OF
the occupants had remained in the
building, and if they did whether any
fatalities resulted from the shooting.
The fire spread both ways from Thomas
place.
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JUMPED FROM WINDOW
Report of Patient Being Severe
ly Injured at Stormont.

There is a report today that one of
the men patients at Stormont hospital
jumped out of the third story window
of the hospital Tuesday morning about
s o'clock and was badly injured in
ternally.
People going past the hospital at that
hour saw two nurses run out of the
building, pick up the PROSTATE form,
and carry it into the building.
DR.. Mum, who is head of the hos
pital corps of physicians, is out of the
city. There were none of the hospital
physicians at the hospital today when
a reporter for the State Journal called
up the institution. One of the nurses
who answered the telephone said:
These people who told you don't
man jumping out of the window and
one of the girls coming down the fire
escape. They were trying the fire
escape"
Didn't anybody fall out of the win
dow and get hurt?'' was asked
mo, nothing of the sort happened.
There are no men at all on the third
floor of the hospital"
You are sure, are you, that nobody
was hurt in any way at the hospital yes
terday?"
IF anything of that sort happened, !
have not heard of it
j. A Topeka physician who is in close
touch with the hospital but refused to al
low his name to be used, said today:
1T is true that an accident happened
at StormOnt hospital yesterday morning
As reported to me, it was that a man
story window. was very badly injured and
will die. don't know the mans name oil
any of the particulars
Evidently very strenuous effort is be-
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There has been considerable comment
this morning over the action, or rather
the lack of action. on the part of the
anti-machine caucus last night 1t has
been announced for weeks that the
caucus would be for the -purpese Of act
ing on the temporary organization.
Yesterday when S. H. Brandon. who
had not been posted by those who are
running the new machine, suggested
that the caucus act on temporary or
ganization he was promptly sat upon
by the new machine leaders.
The convention will decide who shall
be temporary chairman" announced ].
N. Dolley.
A Crawford county man who has been
enthusiastic over the boss buster move
ment was greatly disgusted this morn
ing
There are just few fellows who run
things he said. "and the rest of us
don't have anything to say about it.
have notion to go home"
-Four or five men have it in their pow
er to do anything they wish. They give
their orders to one man of each county
delegation where they have absolute
control and the orders are carried out
without question.
Il have given up hope of landing
Atkinson said J. NJ. Nation I'VE can't
do much against the order of the fell
lows who are running things. About
four Of them can do anything they want
to-
ALRAUGH RAPS FOR ORDER.
It was 10:25 before Chairman Al
baUgh raped for order. BY that timc
the auditorium where the convention
was held was packed to its utmost
Admission was by ticket. Delegates
and alternates was admitted TO the
main floor, spectators to the gallery
and about 200 sat on the stage. Among
the latter were a party of ladies con
ststing of Mrs. F. w. Hoch, Mrs w. e
Stanley, Mrs. T. T. Kelly, Mrs. ]. f
Burrow and two or three others.
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conspicuous contrast with the preced-.
ing four years of dire disaster which
attested the unwisdon1 of Democratic
doctrines in practice.
1t expressed pride at being the first
state convention to select delegates to
the national convention instructed to
vote for that intrepid soldier sound
and safe statesman and fearless advo-
cate and exemplar of civic righteous
ness, the worthy successor of the la
mented Mckinley. Theodore Roose-
velt."
1t paid tribute to ..our lamented lead
er, Marcus A. Hanna" and to the late
DIR. Carl Swensson. It pledged the
party not to relax interest in the well
fare of the soldiers and sailors of the
republic. 1t asked of the national con-
vention for reformation Of the
good old policy of protection, so potent
hitherto in promoting prosperity, with
only such notifications from time to
time as the wisdom of its friends may
dictate
the wisdom of Republican financial pol
icies is now so we'll attested by the
logic or result that the subject has been
practically eliminated from national
politics. 1t endorses. the foreign policy
of the party. the recognition of Panama
as a republic. In state matters it de-
clared:
l. For the greatest economy con-
sistent with proper care of state insti-
tutions and reasonable transaction OF
public business.
2. For such amendments to the laws
for assessment and taxation as will
best equalize, distribute and minimize
the burdens OF taxation.
g. For the enactment of primary
election law.
4. For prompt reapportionrnent of
the state into eight congressional dis
tricts.
5. Condemned the evil of multiplying
useless offices to reward personal
| friends.
| 6. Urged the congressional de1ega-
ton to press Kansas claims at Wash
ington in irrigation matters.
| z. Pledged the nominees for railroad
commissioners Ito a strict enforcement
of the railroad law, to the prevention
of discriminat ations, inequalities and ex-
tortions in sales and the provision OF
adequate facilities for the increasing
freight and passenger traffic of the
state And we pledge our best efforts
to secure such amendments to the law
as experience may make necessary tc
accomplish these ends
s. Favored public depositary system
9. Favored application of reasonable
civil service rules to the employees Of
the state institutions.
| 10. Promised attention to oil, gas
and mineral resources of the state as il
was demanded.
IL THAT while finding much in the
conduct of the last legislature to con
demn we unreservedly condemn it:
employment of a horde of useless at
taches. and promise to reform the evil
u. Expressed sympathy with the
good roads movement" and urged its
importance upon the legislative branch
of government.
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him home to El Dorado entirely blind.
He had similar attack several years
ago, and was taken to New York and
after several weeks recovered the sight
of one eye.
Intense nervous excitement is said to
have caused the trouble. He has been
under a severe strain for weeks. 1t
was Murdock who hung on to Hoch and
insisted that he must run for governor
The outcome of this gubernatorial fight
is a triumph for him, but just before
its consummation his eyesight went out
and he was led home in total darkness.
CONVENTION RECONVENES.
1t was 2:20 p m. when Secretary Da-
Wis, i'll the absence of Chairman Stubbs
on committee work. called the conyen-
ton together. announcing that the
Apollo club of thirty voices would en-
tertain the assembly.
After three numbers from the singers
and a hurried conference with Conner
Davies and Dumont Smith, Chairman
Stubbs who had just come in said:
Gentlemen, the committee on creden-
tials is not ready to report and is not
likely to be ready before seven o'clock
tonight and possibly not till tomorrow.
AS we are not able to do much business
till that committee speaks, I would like
to know the pleasure of the convention.
believe I will entertain motion to
adjourn till o'clock this evening"
No one made such a motion. and
Chairman Stubbs said. "A1l those who
AaNOA aSAJOh4 AAAAASo liz " S4CN1 N--J
Aye
The motion was lost.
In response to calls Congressman
Chas. F. Scott addressed the conven-
ton on Republicanism in general. re
feTring in warm praise to the late
President Mckinley and the present
executive.
FIGHT OVER CREDENTIALS.
The main fight this afternoon is in the
committee on credentials, and it will be
kept up till 6 o'clock.
There are five contested delegations,
AtchiSon Jackson, LeavenwOrth, Miami
and Wyandotte. The Leavenworth con-
test was not heard of tilllla night. D.
R. Anthony, jr., said that while twenty
two Curtis delegates fbolted the Leaven-
worth county convention, he did not
know until today that they. had pretend
ed to elect a state delegation. The ere
Dental committee allowed each side on
each contest to be represented by an
attorney
At o'clock only Atchison and jack
son counties had been heard In Atchi-
son S. H. Kelsey, chairman of the coun-
| ty central committee, and c. D. Walker
| appeared for the machine side and w.
| T. F. Donald and Sebeca Heath for the
anti-machine.
In Jackson + L. Hoagland and AL
bert Sarbach represented the Walker
| delegation and A. E. Crane and G. e
Friend the Thompson delegation.
Crane made a strong case, backed by
affidaVits by the election boards in the
various precincts and a. protest 26 feet
long from 800 Jackson county ReDub-
| lieans protesting against the seating
of the Walker delegation. When Crane
made such q good showing W. S
Roark chairman of the committee
| turned prosecutor and questioned
Crane in the interest of the Walker
side.
1t is generally understood that the
committee will decide for the Walker
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The auditorium is entirely made
quate to the needs of the convention.
1t is a barn like structure, so dark
that it was difficult to DISTINGUISH pao-
pie in the audience from the stage
F. c. RaEey, secretary of the state
committee, read the call. Rev. E. C
Beach, of Newton, invoked the divine
blessing upon the convention.
Ewing Herbert had the first cue ac-
cording the new machine programme
He nominated w. r. Stubbs for TEN
porary chairman. Stubbs name was
cheered. q. E. Need, of Clay county
had been posted to nominate the ser
geant-at-arms. He got ahead of his
time. Before time had been given tC
elect Stubbs Need jumped to his feet
and nominated Dan Dyer of Smith
county for ergeant-at-arms.
I'VE are consicsSing temporary chair
man just now," said Chairman Albaugh
sarcastically and everybody laughed.
No other name was presented for tenn
porary chairman and Stubbs was
elected by acclamation. Grant Horna-
day and H. e. Richter were appointed
TO escort Stubbs to the platform. A
demonstration was looked for when
Etubbs appeared, but the committee or
applause evidently was not working
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Toxic, March 9.-Japanese warships
boInbarded the forts at Talien Wan
port Dalnyo on the night of March 8,
London, March 9-The Daily Tele-
graph this morning publishes a dis
patch from Toxic saying:
1T is reported that the japanese feet
engaged the Russian Vladivostok
squadron at sea. The result of the en-
gagement is not announced but it is
believed the Russian ships were de-
stroyed or captured
Toxic, March 9.-It is believed here
that there has already been a decisive
naval engagement in the vicinity of
Vladivostok and tidings of it are anx-
iously awaited. The Japanese fleet did
not, it is said, go to Vladivostok, bonn
harding the town, but to locate and at
tack the armored cruisers Gromoboi,
Rossia, Rurik and the cruiser Bogatyr,
the Russian fleet stationed there. It is
understood here that when the Japanese
fleet arrived there on Sunday last it
found the Russian squadron absent. If
this is true it gave the japanese squad
ron advantages in the way of avoiding
battle close to the inShOre batteries, al
the same time putting it in a position
to prevent the Russian ships re-enter-
ing the harbor. 1t is doubted that the
Japanese withdrew their entire squad
ron unless the location of the enemy
had been discovered, as ii meant sur
rendering the advantage of being in a
position between the enemy and the
enemy's base. There is a strong possi.
5ility that the Japanese found the Rus
sian ships in the vicinity of Possiet
bay and gave them battle there. The
names and number of ships in the Jap
anese squadron have been kept secret
but it was probably sufficiently strong
to divide into two divisions, the one to
guard Vladivostok and the other to
cruise in search of the Russian ships
1t is said that the newly purchased
cruisers Nisshin and Kasuga are taking
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COMMERCIAL MEN CAUCUS.
They Decide That Some of Their
Candidates Must Quit.

Wichita. March 9.-The commercial
interests at their meeting late Tuesday
afternoon decided that four of the seven
candidates for railroad commissioner
asking for their support ought to pull
out of the race, and a committee was
appointed to help them decide which
should get out The seven are J. T.
White of Ottawa county. S. S. Ash
baugh of Wichita. w A. Thompson of
Holton, ]. w Robson of Butler. ]. S.
George of Reno, w. N. Hawley of
Dickinson, and Farmer" A. w. Smith
of Mcpherson. 1t is urged that these
seven ought to combine their votes on
the three most likely to be nominated.
The other candidates are Walker,
Wheatley and John w. Haughey of
Wellington. Sumner county did not
endorse Haughey in its county conven-
ton Saturday, and the Sumner county
people say he withdrew from the race
but after coming 20 Topeka he got into
the race again, instructed to do so, it
is asserted. by Rock Island influence.
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part in the present movement off
Vladivostok. The navy department e1-
poets to receive dispatches tomorrow
from GenSan, where it is planned that
the fleet would call after the operation
involving an attack upon the Russian
squadron had been concluded. The Jap
anese are quite confident in the ability
of their squadron to signally defeat the
Russian ships, and Iaughingly say that
the big Russian cruisers which stand
unusually high out of the water make
excellent targets.
THE RETVIzAN IS FLOATED.
Port Arthur, March 9--The hole IN
the hull of the Russian battlesh1p
RetviZan. which was made during the
first attack by the Japanese has been
repaired and the battleshdp has been
reffoated. She is now anchored IN the
interior roadstead alongside the CzaIo-
witch. The other necessary repairs to
the ship will be completed shortly
ARMY OF 100000.
Paris March 9-The St. Petersburg
correspondent of Figaro has sent an IN
teryiew with General Sakharoff, minis
ter. of war, who, while refusing to give
the number of men in the far east, said
the military authorities were well
nIeased There was no lack of troops,
he said, but the means OF transporIa-
tion beyond Lake Baikal were made
ouate. and he was about to send one
hundred and twenty locomotives and
two thousand cars beyond the lake IN
order. to move the troops rapidly. Gen.
eraI Sakharoff declared that the num-
Der of troops to go to Manchuria has
not yet been fixed; ne would send what
was necessary, and he admitted that
the minimum would be 400.0 The
question of supplying the army did not
cause anxiety
General Sakharoff said he had nc
knowledge of any plan to withdraw the
troops from Port Arthur. leaving the
town to its own defenses- Ine CORE CORE
spondent of the Figaro, however, afflrms
positively that this plan was elaborated
fronton,Ied On page Sfx.1
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FORTY-FlvE MILE WIND.
1t Is Making Things Very Un.
comfortable Today.

The wind that has been passing
through Topeka today from the south
and going north has Travelled at the
rate of from 3S. to 45 miles an hour
with no sto9s.
The wind has been heavily ladened
with sand, dirt, gravel and loose OBJ
jects. There is a low barometer in
southeastern Wyoming, where there is
storm, and the wind is hurrying there
from the Gulf to take part in the
storm. The Wyoming storm is moving
eastward. When it passes by Kansas
the temDera ture will fall. A rain to-
night, turning to snow, followed by a
cold wave. is predicted for western
Nebraska, but the forecast for Kansas
sent out today is Showers tonight.
followed by fair weather during Thurs
day. Colder The temperature today
has been high, and colder for Thurs
day means that the mercury will not
be above 40 or thereabouts The hour
ly temperatures recorded by the gov
ernment thermometer in Topeka to-
foII
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THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM
Plea for Economy in State Institu'
tions and Public Business.

Wichita, Kan, March 9.-The plat
form adopted by the convention as re-
ported by the committee on resolutions,
congratulated the party associates. m
other states upon 'the gratifying har-
n1ony which prevails in the councils of
the organization throughout the nation.
presaging another great victory in the
quadrennial conflict upon which we are
about TO enter and we congratulate the
American people regardless of party,
upon the cumulative and convincing
proofs of the wisdom of Republican
policies plainly evidenced for eight
years in unparalleled prosperity and in
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GOULD IN TOPEKA.
Missouri Pacific superintendent Here
on Short Visit.

e. A. Gould, general superintendent
OF the Missouri Pacific railroad, with
headquarters in Kansas City, is in To-
peka today. Mr.. Gould arrived at 3: 90
O'Clock this afternoon ard after a short
conference with the local representa-
tives of his road. returned to Kansas
City in his private car which was at
tached to eastbound Santa Fe train Nos
6.
Nothing was given out in regard to
Mr.. Gould's flying visit to Topeka but
it is supposed that it has some connec-
ton with the contemplated improve
nent of the Missouri Pacific's Fort
Scott line.
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STRIKE AT HORTON.
Boilermakers in Rock Island
Shops Quit.

Word was received at the Rock Is
land division offices in this city late
this afternoon to the effect that the
entire force of boilermakers and help
ers employed in the Rock Island shops
at Horton, Kan, struck today The
cause of the strike is not known but
it is supposed that the wage question
has something to do with it.
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NEW MACHINE HOLDS CAUCUS
Committees on Arrangements and
Details Were Named.

Wichita, March 9-The anti-machine
caucus last night was held in the old
armory, a second story hall 1t was
caIly impossible to restrict it to delegates
Every available foot of space was occu-
pied and hundreds of people tried in vain
to crowd up the stairway and into the
hall. Finally J. n. Dolley warned those
crowding in that the building was said
to be not any too safe
Carr Taylor of Hutchinson was elected
chairman of the caucus and Conner I.
Davies of Concordia secretary. Herbert
CaVaness of Chanute and A. Newman of
Topeka were elected assistant secre-
tarieS.
TAYLOR made a brief address. and Davies
was called out for few remarks.
ALBERT Reid in his last cartoon said it
was doubtful if the cot would get here, =
said Davies Z want to say that it got
here on time and | slept on il last night,
After Conner Davies had spoken. Chair
man Taylor looked about the room
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State Convention COnvenes at
Wichita Today.
w. II. Stubbs, Chairman, Ac-
cOrding to Programme.
THERE is MUTTERING.
Rank and File Don Know What
to Make of 1t.
Surprise at BandwagOn Methods
Of New Machine.
ALL RUN BY SCHEDULE
Mr. Stubs Address Ellcits
Much Applause.
After Committees Are Named
Adjournment Is Taken.

Wichita, Kas, March "a large
crowd from ali parts Of the state is
here to attend the Republican state
convention. which met at 10 o'clock.
w r. stubbs, who started tht move
ment against the Bailey machine, is
temporary and permanent chairman.
Only three contests are in sight.