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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-09
Persistent Rumors of One Near Port
Arthur in which st. Petersburg
Learns the Japanese were Worsted.
Meanwhile the Muscovite Finds
Himself Threatened with Paresis in
Trying to Fignre Out Where Kuro-
ki's Main Army is and at what Point
His Next Blow Will Fall.
His Next Blow Will Fall.
(By the Associated Press.)

St. Petersburg, July S.-Q:3O p.
m.)--A special dispatch from New
Chwang dated yesterday says General
Kuroki is advancing all along the line
and adds that Japanese officers are
organizing Chinese bandit bands
throughout the Lao valley for an at
tack on Mukden.
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sibility of finding any declaration upon

sibiity of finding any declaration upon
this subject acceptable to all.
After the decision of the platform
committee had been announced the
programme for the remainder of the
day was decided upon. The convention
will assemble at o'clock, the plat
form will be read, and it is believed
adopted without debate and then the
nomination of a President taken up.
If a decisive vote is arrived at the
convention will adjourn until Satur-
day morning when the nomination of
a Vice-President will be made.
Hill and Bryan Have it Hot.
The struggle continued until late in
the day when the committee adjourn
Continued From Page One.)
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THE MORNING SESSION.
(Bv the Associated Press.

st. Louis, Mo, July S.-rhe Demo-
cratic National Convention spent the
morning hours today in waiting for
the Committee on Resolutions. a
committee was appointed by Chair
man Champ Clark to call on the Reso-
lutions Committee and learn when the
platform would be submitted to the
convention. just before the noon
hour the conventions emissaries an
nounced that the Resolutions Commit
tee would require until s o'clock to-
night to prepare it's report, but the
action of the committee would be
unanimous and a platform submitted
which, he declared. would bring the
party "a glorious victory" The con-
vention then took a recess until 8
n'nInrlS
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A CHORUS OF CHEERS
Banners Rise and Fall Over Scene
of Intense Enthusiasm. Two Hun
dred Beautiful Young Girls Waving
the Star-SpangIed Symbol of Lib
erty Lend a Touch of Seraphic Glory
to The Dramatic Spectacle and In
crease the Excitement Almost to
Delirlum.

st. Louis, Mo-, July S.-The splendid
speech of Littlefield nominating Judge
Alton b. Parker for the Presidency
was followed tonight by so remarkable
a demonstration that other events of
fecting of the platform by the Reso-
lutions Committee and the adoption of
this platform without debate by the
convention were dwarfed by the COM
parison. This nomination was second
ed in eloquent phrase by Senator Car
was followed by Delmar, of California,
who delivered a powerful speech in
nomination of William Randolph
Hearst.
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Dies for Killing Fellow Prisoner.
nv the associated Press.l

Mobile, Ala, July 8-Thomas Plant,
a negro, was hanged at Minetke, Bald
win county, today for the murder of
a fellow prisoner in q stockade.
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Morning Session.

Chairman Clark arrived ten min
utes after ten and was received With
a few handclaps.
Twenty minutes after the delegates
were in their seats no word had peeh
received from the Resolutions Com
,nittee and Chairman Clark dispatch
ed a messenger to learn when 1t
would be ready to report. Private ad-
wees were to the effect that it would
be several hours before the report
would be prepared, and the prospects
FOR a short session grew stronger.
One of the secretaries called through
a megaphone: "The band VIII please
play Home, Sweet Home.
There was a wild cheer from the
weary, perspiring delegates and spec
tators as the familiar strain f1oaaid
our on the air. Anything with the
word "home" seemed to please great
w for the cheers were repeated few
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Hanged for Killing Negress.
(R1 tho Associated Press. }

(By the Associated Press.)
Savannah, Ga, July S.-Willie Cal
vim, colored, was hanged here today
for killing Rosa Pace, colored, in Sep
tember. 1902.
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minutes later when "My Old Ken
tucKy Home" was rendered. Dixie"
called forth the inevitable yells, and
the Texas delegation added to the
enthusiasm by unfurling their lone
star flag and waving it wildly.
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The Russians Puzzled.

st, Petersburg, July S.-(5:25 p.
m.)-With the return of three days
.(Continued from Page Five.)
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Williams and His Cigar

Temporary Chairman Williams soon
came down the aisle, chewing leisure
iy at the ever-present cigar, and was
greeted with cheers
The band was requested through the
megaphone to play con the Banks of
the Wabash" and the Indiana delega-
zion showed it's appreciation by climb
ing on chairs and cheering Justify.
The messenger which Chairman
Clark had sent to the Committee on
Resolutions, returned with a gloomy
report OF the readiness of that commit
tee to appear with its important doc
ument, and the waiting continued.
AT 10:4S Chairman Clark arose and
let fail his huge gaveL.
''The convention will be in order,
he demanded. The clerk then picke.i
UP the megaDhone and announced
.hat the session would begin with
prayer by Rabbi Samuel Sale, of st.
Louis.
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people may so from strength to
strength, and our land may remain
what Thou has destined it to be. the
foundation of human right ana hu-
man liberty.
At the conclusion of the prayer an
announcement was made, at the or
der of Chairman Clark. that ne was
determined to have order "and that
any person raising a row will be taken
out hN the nOlicR.'
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Prayer by Rabbi Sale.

The delegates and spectators at once
arose to their feet. and stood dur
ing the invocation. There was no
trouble in securing order for the long
delay had wearied the delegates and
they seemed anxious for action.
Rabbi Sale. of the Shaare Emeth
congregation Coates of Truth) of st.
Louis, offered the following invoca-
ton:
Oh Merciful and Most Gracious
Father, we seek Thy presence in this
vast assembly of Thy people, and
humbly we ask Thy guidance in the
counsels of the leaders of Thhy peo-
pie. Thou rulest in the destinies OF
nations. Thou are enthroned in the
hearts ,of Thy worshippers, and we
serve Thee best whose lives are de-
voted to the cause of the just, the
right and the true; who give our
selves consciously in Thy name to the
cause of liberty and justice. Oh, do
| Thou inspire, those who are gathered
| here that they may deliberate with
each other III the spirit of wisdom
| and understanding, in the spirit of
| lxnkledge and in the spirit of coun-
| sci, SO that through their councils our
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-30
SAVE THE MONEY.
Mayor Serves Notice That Merchants
Police Won't Be Paid.

Notices have been sent to Al Hopkins
and Iun MCGEE. who have been draw
ing $40 per month each as the citys
portion of their salary as special po-
hcemen, that their remuneration from
the city will be terminated on April go
The notices were sent out by mail by
Mayor Bergundthal.
c. +. cambridge, who has been serv-
ing as a special policeman in South
Topeka to watch the bad boys in that
neighborhood, will be allowed to retain
his job. He gets SO per month for do
ing night work down there whenever
necessary.
Al Hopkins has been working as a
merchant policeman for four years,
ever since he quit the police force of
the city. He gets pay from Kansas av-
enue merchants, who want their doors
and windows carefully examined at
night. Hopkins SO per month from
the city represented the services which
he rendered to the city on special calls
and in emergencies. Lum McGee's ar
rangement was a similar one, but he
had another beat Hopkins will con-
tinue to carry on his merchant police
and special detective work.
Mayor Bergundthal said in speaking
of the changes:
I have for some months been con-
templating the removal of these mer-
chants police from the city pay roll.
I can't see that they do the city any
particular good, and we might as well
be saving the money"
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MAYOR SAYS. NO, SIR.
Opposes Grant of Water Franchise to
Edison Company.

Mayor Bergundthal is very much op-
posed to the scheme of allowing the
Edison Electric Light company a fran
chise to build a waterworks system
and pumping station of its own. He
says:
Il can't understand the action of the
streets and walks committee last night
The way the members of the council
have talked, I have considered that
this proposed franchise had no show Of
passage. If that is what the members
think why don't they come out and
say so, and kill the measure. in the
committee, instead of dragging it into
the council?
1T isn't right to allow such an ordin-
ance to pass, and shall be opposed to
it if there is any chance of getting sup
port from the members of the council.
The Edison company says that it will
be able to help out the city's fire pro-
lection. That is ali bosh. They have
simply thrown this out as bait to the
city council. If they should try to cut
in their main and help with fire pres
sure, the water would run out at their
end of the main"
In the committee last night, Council
men Howe and Sinner spoke in favor
of the proposed franchise, while Coun-
cilmen SwendsOn and Rice seemed to
be against it. The others We're nom
conmittal, but when the vote was fa-
ken, there was no opposition to a IA
VOrable report.
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PAYS BIG MONEY.
WeIls-Fargo's Deal With Southern
Pacific in Texas.

San Francisco, April 30.-More
books of Wells, Fargo & Co. have
been inspected and more of it's Off
cials examined by the Texas authori-
ties in the suit brought by that state
to put into effect the new railroad
commission tariff reducing the rates
of express companies between 9 and
10 per cent. In the course of cross
examination the fact was developed
that Wells, Fargo & Co, in 1903,
made its contract with the Southern
Pacific by which it got a renewal for
10 years of the exclusive express priv
ilege on the Southern Pacific lines.
For this privilege the express com
pany paid the railway a bonus of $3,-
900, 600 including $75O.O0O express
company stock, and agreed to give it
40 per cent. of it's annual gross earn
ings. The Texas officials are probing
deeply into the cOmpany's statement
of its expenses in Texas and also into
the volume of its receipts in order to
show that the company can afford to
have its tariff reduced as proposed by
the railroad commission.
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their denunciation Of Wilson and his
methods.
IF it hadn't been for that man vii
son." said one machinist last night.
there would have been no trouble at
all"
Rev. A. F. Houser pastor of the
North Topeka Baptist church. who ad-
dressed the regular weekly Railroad z.
N. C. A. meeting at the coach shop
Thursday noon, IS said to be partially
responsible for the present feeling of
satisfaction among the men. His aG-
dress consisted principally of a discuB-
sion Of the prospective strike. He urged
them not to strike and endeaVOred to
show what hardShips some Of them
would have to undergo as the result
Many of you are members of my
church." said Mr.. Houser. and nearly
all of those who are. suffered in the
flood. You are just beginning to re-
cover from the effects of it. and none of
you can afford to quit work"
Los Angeles, Gala, April 29.-General
Manager Wells, of the Santa Fe's lines
in California, went to San Bernardino,
to become acquainted with the strike
conditions at close range. It is denied
by the railway officials that the men
imported to take the place of strikers
We're inveigled to Southern California
and Mexico on false pretenses.- They
hold agreements signed by the new
men before they were brought into
local territory and in every instance
it is agreed that the signer shall take
a position vacated by a striker.
Altogether. more than 200 men were
recruited for the work before the pres
ent test reached its acute stage and it
is insisted by the company that the
force provided is of such size as to
keep the Santa Fe shops in operation,
no matter how formidable the strike
may become. 1t is said the total num-
ber of operatives now on strike on the
Santa Fe lines in local jurisdiction is
less than 200. It is denied by the COM
pany that the strike has spread beyond
San Bernardino and Albuquerque.
BucIaIew Sees Nudge.
J. D. Buckalew, third vice president
of the international Association of
Machinists. who is in the city for the
purpose of adjusting the differences
between the Santa F'e and his associa-
ton, had a short conference today
with H. L. Nudge, general mana ger
of the road. When asked if anything
of Importance had transpired during
the conference, Mr.. Buckalew said:
NO; nothing important happened.
The company and the men are still
as far from a settlement as they We're
before my talk with Mr.. Nudge
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NO ROWDYIsM THERE.
President SIliveIy Lays Down Law to
Ball Teams.

President D. NJ. Shiveley, of the Mis-
souri, Valley league, has sent out some
instructions to the teams, and they
absolutely and unequivocally demand
conduct of the right kind on the base
ball field. Excerpts follow:
One of the essential qualities which
has been sadly neglected in the past
has been the discipline of players.
Rowdyism and unfair tactics have been
that a ban should be placed upon this
class of exhibitions in the future. I
have selected what seems to me a
splendid staff of umpires, and I propose
to place every confidence in them. 1
will give them instructions. Principal
among these will be that they are at
all times to be masters of the game,
and that no player, except the captain
of the club, shall have anything to say
to them. They viii be authorized to
fine or remove players from the game
for disputing decisions or violating any
rules These fines will stick If an
umpire recommends the suspension Of
a player, you will, without question lose
the services of that player for a time-P
In regard to the control of grounds,
President Shiveley says: Home man
ayers must see that umpires and visit
ing clubs are given courteous treat
ment. If managers or players conduct
themselves in such manner as to incite
riot or assault upon any of my officials.
fines or suspension will follow
President Shfveley is against betting
during the games and asks that the
managers and directors of baseball as
sociations do everything to eliminate It
from the grounds during the game. He
saws that it will relieve any suspicion
of thrown or fixed games.
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sQUIREs WANTS A CHANGE.
Would Force COunciImen to File
Documents Earlier.

City Clerk Squires wants the city
councilmen to file their documents for
the council before council meeting. in
stead of bringing them to his desk af-
ter the meeting has been called to or
der. He says that when c. J. Drew
was mayor. the rule was that any re-
ports not filed before council meeting
could not be considered at that meet
ing. Mr.. Squires has prepared the fol-
lowing communication to the city coun-
ell. which will be read at the next
meeting:
i wish to call your attention to the
fact that it would be a great convent
ence to the city clerk and would save
much time during which the council
could be doing business, if the heads Of
the several committees would not only
file their reports but would also file all
new papers with the clerk before it IS
time for the mayor to call the council
to order.
THE reports, communications etc,
must all have the proper endorsements
placed upon them and also must be
placed in their proper file, all of which
takes time, and could be done before it
is time to call the council to order. If
handed in in time to do So
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-30
MAY CLEAR up MYSTERY.
Postof1ce Inspector Causes an Arrest
for Theft Of $4,000.

Kansas City, April 30.-The mystery
surrounding the loss of a registered
package containing $4,000 in cur
rency, delivered at the Kansas City
postofffce May 1, 1901, has been, it is
claimed, cleared up by the arrest in
Milwaukee, Wis, of John A. Fagg, a
ono ne employe of the registry de-
partment, and his Indictment, charg-
ing him with the theft by a special
grand jury, called in the federal court.
Fagg will be brought back to Kansas
City for trial by Inspector z. L. Nc
X et of the postal service, who made
the capture. The prisoner was ac-
companied by woman not his wife.
The money in question was sent to
the postoffice by the National Bank
of Commerce, and was intended for
the. j. V. Brinkman Company 81 bank
at Great Bend, Kan. ON the night of
the delivery, John A. Fagg and seven
other clerks were on duty in charge
of the registry branch. Fagg signed
the register bill for the money and
also for several registered pouches as
well as the one for Great Bend. May
the Great Bend pouch reached its
destination, minus the $4,000 package
for Brinkman'S bank. All it contain
ed was one registered slip for Larned,
Kan. At the latter office the pouch
consi gned there contained two regis
tered slips that should have gone to
Great Bend, and the postmaster at
Larned made the mistake of signing
for them, and later forwarding them
to Great Bend. The disappearance of
the $4,000 was then discovered, and
the matter was passed up to the post
office inspectors department for in
VeStigatiOn.
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THE HOWE LECTURE.
The Big Event at the Auditorium
May 10.

Everything points to one of the big
audiences of the Auditorium for the
Atchison event announced for Tues
day. May 10.
The lecture by f. W. Howe, editor
of the AtchisOn Globe, entitled 'Peo-
pie Have Known is full of interest
and good humor. The concert. fnstru-
mental and vocal. viii please every
body.
The music programme is such as
will strike the popular ear and will be
made up by first class musicians;
those who could get a professional en-
gagement any time they asked for it.
The entertainment will be lively ev-
cry minute. No one can be bored. The
very best people Of Atchison. eighty
odd. win come over in special train.
The mayor of the town comes. Bale
Waggoner viii be in the party.
There will be no complimentary
tickets The price viii be 25 cents to
any part Of the house and those who
call first Thursday morning next at
Stansheld's will have their choice Of
reserved seats without extra charge
Whole families will go. The evening
viii prove a most enjoyable one and
every cent will go to the pipe organ
The standing room only sign ought to
be hung up.
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STATE BOOK CONTRACT
Agents Here to Attend Meeting on
Monday.

On Monday the members of the state
text book commission will assemble in
Topeka to let the fve-year contract
for high school books and for primers,
reading charts and drawing supplies.
L. NJ. Dillman and J. c. Dockrill, CT
Chicago, and ]. B. Blazer, of Wichita,
Book company. w. s. Mack and Ed
ward Haskins, of Chicago, represent the
Prang Book company. W. S. Heitz-
man and W. F. Kendall represent CHM
& Co. II. A. Forseman represents
Scott, Forsernan & Co. Oliver Stigau
represents Silver, Burdett & Co. c. z.
Bacon represents Allyn & Bacon. o.
P. Banes, of Leavenworth, is here in
his own interests. George w. Crane,
who will bid on primers and drawing
charts, is at home in Topeka.
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BADLY BEATEN.
T. NJ. W. Organizers Attacked by Men
With RevOIvers.

Denver. Colo, April 3O.-W. NJ.
Wardrof, national organizer of the
United Mine Workers of America, was
terribly beaten over the head and
shoulders with revolvers by three un-
known men at Sargent, Colo, and lies
in critical condition today at the
Denver & Rio Grande railroad hospital
at Salida. Mr.. WardrOff was travel
ing eastward from Crested Butte
where he had been organizing the Colo
RADIO Fuel and Iron company's miners
and was attacked in a car while the
train was standing at Sargent. He is
suffering frcm concussion of the brain
and the hospital physician says his re-
cOvery is doubtful.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-30
BIG BATTLE ON The YALU

courses in the west. The feature of
today's sport will be the Kansas City
Derby, worth $4,000. in which the
best 3-year-olds at the track will
start. Seven youngsters will line up
for this event. H. T. Griffin's colt
Bill Curtis. will be the favorite- How
ever, NJ. J. DAILY thinks well of his
entry, Judge, and Garnett Ferguson's
Military Man is looked upon with IA
vor by many.
The weather is ideal and the track
promises to be lightning fast.
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K. C. DERBY TODAY.
Seven Entries, With Fast Track. for
the $4,000 Purse.

Kansas City. No. April s0.-Tbe
first circuit running meet in years in
Kansas City win be inaugurafe5 be,sa ,15
today when the Elm Ridge course is
to be opened under the auspices of
the Kansas City Jockey club. The
meet VIII last l9 days and several
hundred Wen known horses will r.,,,
The track for q new one is considefa5
IN very good shape. The track. cI,,h
house, grandstand and sta bIes are an
exact duplication of those at Hsw
Ehorne and constitute one of the finest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-30
FIRST WRECK.
Worlds Fair Special DeraiIed
on Opening Day.
Two Persons Killed and Number
Injured.
STRUCK OPEN SWITCH.
Was Travelling at an Excessive
Rate of Speed.
Every Car But One Was Thrown
From the Track.

Kimmswick, No, April 3O.-The
fast morning train on the St. Louis
Iron Mountain & Southern. railroad,
known as No. IS, running as a worlds
fair special. was wrecked one mile
and half from here today.
The engine struck an open switch.
and with the exception of the last
sleeper all the coaches were derailed.
Two persons were killed and num-
Der injured.
The Dead.
ENGINEER BAILEY.
MASTER MECHANIC TABOR, of
De Soto, Mo.
Injured.
Fireman Gumpert, fatally.
Express Messenger Degroat
b O. Grant. De Soto, Mo.
J Casey, De Soto.
Rev. w. F. North, De Soto.
Edward Besibarth De Soto.
Harry Hamel. De Soto.
A J. Wick, De Soto.
The wreck occurred while the train
was going at an excessive rate of
speed. Last night there was trouble
with freight car on one of the fast
trains and it was necessary to abandon
1t on the main line near Wicks siding.
Orders were issued for all north
bound and southbound trains to take
'4is- ~ ttSl- 81 lHlS point instead OF the
main line Five trains passed the sid
ing during the interval between the
breakdown of the freight car and the
arrival of No. Is.
Conductor Austin says he read the
order to the engineer and handed a
copy to him. The officials of the road
can not account for the fact that the
tTain apprOa ched the siding at the high
rate of speed ii must have done to
cause the damage. The engine turned
completely over, pinioning Engineer
Bailey beneath the wheels. Master
Mechanic Tabor who was riding in the
engine, was also instantly killed. The
baggage car was thrown nearly a hun
dred feet from the wreck and de-
molfshed. Two coaches directly in the
rear of the baggage car were also over
tusned and badly wrecked. The
sleeping car in the rear of the coaches
was thrown on its side and damaged.