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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-07-13
NOMINATIONS DELAYED.
Trouble Over Platform prolorsS Proceed
inSs OF Democratic Convention.

ST. LOUIS. July S.-The democratic
natloual convention was called to or.
der soon after 10 O. 'clock this morning,
bat as the resolutions committee was
adjourn until 5 D. N. The crush Of
visitors around the doors and inside
the convention hall at o'clock was
greater than al any previous session.
1t was something rarely paralleled at
any national convention. Extras had
spread the news over town tn at a nom
inatiOn was to be expected tonight and
the crowd was greater than at any
previous session. The pressure on
the doorkeepers and policemen was
great and persons without tickets
forced their way into the hall.
Chairman Clark was unable to make
himself heard when he attempted to
call the convention to order and intro
duced Senator Daniel. who presented
the report of the platform committee.
Senator Daniel proceeded with the
reading of the platform regardless Of
tue fact tn at not one soul in the. hail
except perhaps the stenogra pher, who
stood at the steps just beneath him
heard q word. Senator Dauiel con-
clucel! the reading Of the platform at
500 o'clock. When it was observed
that he had ceased reading, the con-
ventiOn broke into cheering. The
platform was adopted by an almost
unanimous vote.
The chairman then announced that
the nolnin alton OF a candid ate for
president was in order, and the roll
Of states being called, Alabama yield
ed to New York. Martin w. Little
ton, of the Empire state, in an elo.
quent speech, placed Judge Alton 8.
Parker in nomination. The mention
OF Parker's name was followed by a
wild demonstration, in which several
state deleg ations marched around the
h ali amid a hurricane of applause
aud general uproar. After the excite.
tnent had continued about II minutes
there was a preceptible abatement and
! the band struck up "America. -
! Thousands Of voices joined in the
song. The lu!l speedily passed away
, for the bands struck up "Dixie," and
this was oil on fire already fercely
blazing. With a spasmodic yell, the
applause started all over again rising
and falling in u huge Overwhelming 2
wave Of sound the outpouring OF
thOus ands OF throats. it was kept up.
J At the eXpir OF - minutes, eff.
forts were III ade to still the demon.
stration. A megaphone shout near
the platform was begun for ZIP arker,
Parker" however, and things broke
loose again. The demonstration last
ed - minutes.
The pomin alton of William Ran.
dolph Hearst by D. NJ. Delmas. OF
California. was followed by an en-.
| thusiastic demonstration. General
Miles, was also placed in nomination,
and shortly after 2 o'clock Richard
Olney, of Mas sachusetts, and Judge
Gray, Of Delaware, We're added to the
! list Of contestants.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-07-13
DcpOrtcd Miner Kills Himself,

DENVER, July S.--W. II. Morgan,
assayer and president and general
manager of the Grouse Mountain Gold
Mining company, was found dead yes
terday III lodging house in this city
He had committed suicide on July
by taking poison and shooting him.
self. He was one Of the first parties
deported from Cripple Creek. Letters
left by him show that he had beer
Threatened TO des peration.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-07-13
saved From sEipWrcck.

GLASGOW, Scotland, July s.
Another boat with Norge survivors,
II passengers, eight sailors and one
child. has reached the Shetland is
lands. This boat, which is "a charre
Of tie second mate Of the Norge, was
eight Gays On the open sea. The party
row-d the entire distance to the is
lands. All OF board the boat wus
much exhausted.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-07-13
Masked Men Take Prisoners.

VICTOR. Colo., July 1.-Consider-
able anxiety is felt here for the safety
of ive men who were deported from
this district by the military but have
returned within the last week. The
men we're placed under arrest by the
civil authorities as soon as it was
learned that they had defied the order
given them at the time of their depor-
tation.
They were kept under guard at a
hotel until last night when two deputy
sheritfs started presumably to escort
them out of the camp. At a point
west of the city near the Santa Rita
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-07-13

entertaining them from accepting a
nomin alton on said platform.''
Shortly after one O'Clock Sunday
morning, Senator Henry G. Davis, of
West Virginia, was nominated for
vice president. The first ballot re-
suited: Davis 654, Williams l65, Tur-
ner 100, Harris IS. The nomination
Of Senator Davis was made unaui-
nous after which the convention ad.
iOurued.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-07-13

ST. LOUIS, July lO.--The closing
hours of the national democratic con-
vention which reached final adjourn.
ment at l:30 o'clock Sunday morning,
were full of dramatic interest. In the
preceding session, at which Judge A.
B. Parker, after 10 hours of stirring
speeches was nomin ated, the most
notable incident of which was that by
W. j. Bryan, seconding the nomina.
tion of Senator +. NJ. Cockrell, the
intensely dramatic scenes of the fin al
hours will long live in the memories
of all those who were present.
When the convention reconvened
the startling announcement was whis-
pered around in different circles that
a sens alton was to be sprung in the
convention at the eleventh hour. 1t
developed that Judge Parker had ,ele
graphed his views upon finance, in
which he declared for the gold stand
ard, an ~ugge>.cl that the convention
shOu',. H4Dw this I;,c., that it might be
given al Importantly ,N select some
one else ~" lis part, nominee
should his views !4Ul be in accord with
those of the o!her delegates. The
telegram was as follows: 81 regard
the gold standard as forcibly and ir-
revocably established, and | shall act
accordingly, if the convention today
is ratified by the people. Inasmuch
as the platform is silent on the sub
ject, | deem it necess AIRY to make this
commute alton to the convention for
it's consideration. as | should consider
it my duty 10 decline the nomination
except with that understanding.
The action Of re Parker was Ia
ken to mean dicta1ion to lbc conven.
tiOn and aroused the greatest anger.
Governor Yard uman, speaking for
Mississippi, said that the delegation
| of th at state would not consent that
any gentleman shall dictate to the
convention as to what should be its
pl atform and would join an effort to
reconsider the nomination if such
dictation should be attempted.
Senator Tillman, talking with other
delegates asked if the ''committee on
resolutions was to be kicked about as
though it was nothiny.' He sent
word TO Senator Daniel that any at.
tempt to reconsider the action on the
platform and insert he gold standard
plank would raise a storm il the con-
ventiou. Several other speakers ex-
pressed indiyu alton that TIE presi-
Dental nominee Of the convention had
raised a controversy at this time.
Il was finally proposed that the con.
v=ntion wire q reply to Judge Parker,
aul after u short debate it was voted
by an overwhelming Ha jurity to wire
him the. following message:
THE platform adopted by this con-
yentiOn is silent on the question of
the monetary stand ard because it is
not regarded by u a. i possible Issue
in this caNpalgu ard only campaign
Issues were mentioned in the platform.
Therefore there is nothing in the views
expressed by you in the telegram Just
received "nict. would preclude /, man
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-07-13
BATTLE OVER PLATFORM.
Bryan and His Opponents Have Bitter
Controversy In Committee.

ST. LOUIS, July S.-After a continu-
Gus session OF Is hours the committee
on resolutions perfected the platform
and adjourned just before noon, in
structing its subcommittee to arrange
the draft for suhmi ,sion to the general
committee at h O'Clock this evening
for report to the convention two hours
later. The platform is a compromise
acceptable to all of the interests in
volved and was adopted unanimously
by the committee.
1t was said in a general way to be a
concession to the Bryan wing Of the
party without in any way sitting the
decl larations Of the conserv atives.
The absence of any pronouncement on
the financial question is most signifi-
cant and disIloses the utter impos-
sibility OF finding any declaration
upon the subject acceptable to all
The strug ggle continued through the
| night and at 10 o'clock it was clear an
| agreement on the document as a whole
could not be reached immedi ately
During the watch of the long night in
the committee room there were many
dramatic scenes, not the least striking
Of which was a verbal encounter be.
tween Senator Hill and Mr.. Bryan
over a proposed money plank, declar-
ing in favor of the gold standard
! Mr.. Bryan introduced an income
tax amendment and made speech in
favor OF it. He asserted that while
votes might be lost among the very
rich, the democratic party ought to
consider the great mass of people who
! bear the burdens of taxation and the
expenses of the government. Senator
Daniel replied to Bryan and was very
vigorous in his denunciation OF the
course the Nebraska man was pursu-
ing. He said that be wanted to win
and desired a platform which would
bring to the democratic party the
voters who had left it when pursuing
a course which Mr.. Bryan had shaped
and advocated.
j "By what right" said Daniel: "un-
der what pretense does this man come
here to instruct US upon an issue which
led US to defeat twice: this man, whom
the dem ocratic party has twice highly
honored, who has seen fit to pick flaws
in every candid ate proposed for Office
to which he twice unsuccessfully as
pired. | say, if we are going to wait
for a presidential candidate until we
find an angel, we had better adjourn
and go home.''
Bryan, who sat on the opposite side
OF the table, flushed deeply. His
tightly compressed lips bespoke the
effort he was making at self control
'The gentleman is out of order, -
sharply interrupted Acting Chairman
, Ben Tillman. "Wc cannot permit
such personal illusions, such vituper-
ationo.'
! Daniel persisted he meant no dis.
respect. He said he thought the time
had arrived when all loyal democrats
should be actuated by the purest mo.
tives and their actions open TO the
| fullest criticism and declared his be-
! lief that the country stood upon the
brink of calamity
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-07-13

mine, the deputies were suddenly con.
fronted by half dozen masked men
who were heavily armed. The prison
ers were taken from the deputies as
were also their guns and they were
ordered to return to town. This Or
der they obeyed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-07-13
May BE NOatana Train Robbers

CHICAGO. July o.-Three men ave
being held by the police here while ar
Investigation is being made OF al as
sault aud robbery Of which the prison
ers are accused. The existence OF the
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-08-17
CALL FOR CONVENTION.

Headquarters
and Silver Party State Ger.
trail Committees:
Reno, Nevada July 6, 1904.
At a regularly called meeting of the
Democratic and Silver Party State Gen.
trail Committees held at Reno, April
19,1eO4, said committees having first
met separately then jointly for the rat
ihcation of the action taken by the res
pective bodies it was ordered that:
STATE CONVENTIONS
Of the Respective Parties be Held at
Winnerucca, Nevada, Monday,
August %, 1904.
at the hour of / O'Clock D. m. for the
purpose of nominating a ticket to be
voted for at the next general election
to be held on Tuesday the Sth day Of
November, 1904. consisting of:
Three Presidential Electors
One Member Of Congress
One Justice Of the Supreme Court
One Regent Of the State University
(Long Term)
Ore Regent Of the State University
(Short Term)
! Also for the appointment of State
! Central Committees Of the respective
| parties and the transaction of suCn
/ Their business as may be properly pre-
scented to each of such conventions.
The basis Of representation from
the respective counties tc each of said
| onventions shall be the same aud
! shall be based upon the vote for the
! DemOcra tic-Silver nominee for At
| torney General at the last general
| election as follows. tO-wit:
One delegate l3r every sixty votes
and one delegate fer every fraction
over thirty votes, the number Of del
egates to each Of said conventions
being 105 and to be apportioned as fol
lows:
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-08-17
Cemetery w s'err

NV
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-08-17
Interesting "A It's.

Here are some intere: Ing facts ;s-
cut the Panama canal:
Canals total cost nearly $2"o.)n.ao'
Panama Canal company hare, 3 ~.
9Oy 600.
Length, As miles.
Time Of passage, s to ~ hours.
Present tiem-New York to D2n
Francisco, via Cape HOrn,-61 d q,
llme via Ianama canal-appro Il
mate-24 days.
Annual traffic-estimated- 600 YES
sells.
Travel saved-Liverpool to Yokoho-
ma 900 miles.
Sti,lto he constructed 81 miles.
Present depth. IS feet.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-08-17
Low Rate TO Exposition and Retur \

Low Rate to Exposition and Return
On May Il, y and 18th.
on June /. ., Is. 16 % and %,
IN July l. ., Z, s. IL, and a.
q tugust s. 8. 10. IS, and 10.
On September ), 6, and 8.
Oh October 3. 4. 5 and G.
The Southern Pacific company viii
sell tickets at Wells. Elilo, Winnemuc-
ca, Lovelock and Reno to st. Louis.
Mo. and return for $3.50 on above
dates only. Tickets will be good for
ninety days, covering round trip.
By application to Mr.. T. H. Good
man, General Passenger Agent, San
Francisco, j. M. Fulton. Division,
Freight and Passenger Agent, Reno,
New, or to agents at points above
mentioned. All Information will be Civ.
en- those who desire to take advantage
Of this rate
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-08-17
Notice..

oDhir, Washoe county, New,
May {. 1904.
All permits heretofore granted by
me to catch fish in Prices lake or res
ervoir. on Ophir Greek. Washoe county
Nevada, are hereby revoked.
The public is hereby notified tha'
said lake or reservoir belongs TO tne
Undersigned, and the fish contalned
therein.
NV friends desiring permits, VIII
please apply.
am tired CT "sportsmen" dynam.-
ting ny fish.
SAM I.0EGABAUGH
OvraY If Prices lake.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-08-17

Mrs. Nuess IS making tamales III
spite Of the w4rn weather and they
are in demand. Leave orders if you
want them.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-08-17
Notice Dairymen.

For butter kegs Of all sizes shippt1
TO any point, address
l.. Arnold. Truckee. Cal
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-08-17

And for the voters at the Democrat
ic primaries:
- am d Democrat"
The respective State Central Com
miJtees recommend fen and thar
the two cOnver' ~, at III harmony.
{. 4. ST lard, Chairman. JOHN
H. DENNIS, Secretary. Democratic
State Central Committee.
". =. SHARON, Chairman. Nate "
ROFF. Secretary, Silver Party Stare
Central Committee.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-06-11
MICHIGAN TO LOSE
GIANT CHAMPION
Rose Said to Be Swellheaded, and to
Have Been ostraeized by
Students. (

CHICAGO. H.. June 1.-THE Ulsiver-
sity of Michigan is TO lose Ralph Rose.
the giant freshman. who has been
breaking records In every meet. He will
probably return TO Leland Stanford
University.
His athletic work has interfered with
his studies. and it is intimated that he
does not get along well with the other
students. They charge that his ath-
letic success has pulled him UP. Rose
declares that there are too many
knockers at the university t. suit
him.
IL is said Rose has not been admitted
TO any of the fraternities. and that 10
all inSents and purposes he Is Jstracized
by the social element of the school.
Coach YOst is now planning for another
California wonder to NIL the place OF
Rose.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-06-11
Young Peter Jackson
Knocks Out WaLcOtt
Puts WeIterweight Champion to Sleep
in the Fourth Round

BALTIMORE, Nd. June 11.-Joe Wal
colt. the welterweight champion. was
knocked out here by Young Peter Jack
son in the fourth round of what was
scheduled to be a ten-round contest be
fore the Eureka Athletic Club.
The blow that did the business was a
terrific right-hand smash TO the pit of
the stomach.
WaIcOtt asserted that he was hit be-
low the belt, but his claim Of foul was
not allowed by the referee.
For Body Blows.
From the start it could be seen that
jackson did not intend TO play for his
adversary's head. but would depend on
body blows TO defeat the champion.
Peter assumed a crouching position,
and, bringing both arms together he
completely covered his head and body.
This defense greatly puzzled. the Bar
bados wonder, and, being unable to
break through IL, he simply hit Jackson
time and again back Of the neck 10 mako
Peter straighten UP, but Jackson simply
laughed. and in the clinches pounded
Joe numerically in the stomach.
Out Several Minutes.
Walcott did not take kindly TO this
punishment, and wanted to quit in tho
middle Of the third round and also at the
beginning OF the fourth, but was per
shaded to keep on.
After a little over two minutes OF
fighting in the fourth Jackson sent in
the Knockout blow TO the stomach.
WalcOtt went sprawling on the floor,
his arms hanging outside OF the ropes
and was counted out. Jackson was un-
hurt. while Walcott did not recover fully
for several minutes after.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-06-11
BANS LITTLE
ESSAY READY.
Same Old Story, Entitled
promises"
REMNANT WINNER ON PAPER
Review of Windy Pledges Made Months
Ago and Repeated Now Offers
Fans Little Hope.
REMNANT WINNER ON PAPER
Ban johnson is in town again.


That is about all need be said about
the matter except that Ban has his
usual tale to tell about efforts to be
made toward strengthening the team.
Pick up any Washington paper of the
date when Ban was last here and see
practically the same old story that will be
written in the local papers during his
present stay here. The subject OF Bans
little essay is Promises" He does
solemnly promise to help the Washing
ton team out Of its despicable plight.
He had so promised before.
Will He Make Good?
But. old subscriber. will he do it? His
last promises have not brought results.
but Bans a persevering fellow when il
comes to hot air. and he says he will lend
a helping hand now So look out for
a pennant winner-on paper.
Johnson will not be idle while he is
here. Six detectives, a couple of pair of
bloodhounds and Frank l. Harvey are
on his track. and when they are done
with him. II is whispered that the Nan
Patterson-Caesar Young case will have
lost public interest.
Mr.. Harvey entered into a contract
with Ban to remove the stands from
American League Park TO National
Park, at Seventh and the boundary for
which he wants $4,000. The filthy lucre
was not forthcoming. and in view Of the
hard times since Mrs Elias has cor
raled nearly all the money in the
country, Mr.. Harvey says he was fore
ed 10 attach the gate receipts of the
Washington Club, which, it is we'll
known fact. he did.
Harvey Busy.
The local stockholders were wise to
Mr.. Hanvey's avowed intention and
as a result the contractor did not get
much more than cigarette money for
couple OF weeks. But now Ban says
the matter win be adjusted satisfac-
torily.
SO does Mr.. Hanvey
Ban saw the Senators in action at St
Louis and Detroit and expressed the
opinion that they were not so bad as
their past performances would Indicate
They put up a good game. he says
despite the fact that they are in a Grip
pied condition.
1t was given out upon Bans previous
visit TO this beautiful city Of ours that
Isbell and Flaherty would probably
wear Washington uniforms.
"Issy' is still with Chicago, and Pitts
burg has corraled 5laherty. The lat
ter could have been obtained for Wash
ing. but Pat had a war time contract
with Comiskey, and had the Senators
taken him OF the Chicago magnate's
hands woulG have had 10 pay him the
salary he received from Chicago
Is Talent So Sca1ce7
Players are scarce now. says Mr..
johnson. which is true: but are there
not players in the minor leagues who
can hit over 200 in fast company Is
there no way for Ban to get along with
the local stockholders. or the local
stockholders 70 get along with him
Why can't there be harmony and each
Efforts are all right but it is results
that count
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-06-11

This was the fifth meeting between
Jackson and Walcott The first was won
in twenty rounds by walcott. The sec
ond was a twenty-round draw The third
vas at six rounds in Philadelphia no
decision being given. The fourth was in
Baltimore at ten rounds. II was decided
by the referee 10 be q draw, but most Of
the spectators were Of the opinion that
Jackson should have been awarded the
decision. This was nearly two years
ago and since then each man has had
many hard battles with most Of the op-
pOnentS Of each-men VINO mao the al
vantage Of weight.
Jackson Is Champion.
The title OF welterweight champion
must go with Young Peter JacksOn's
sensational victory over Joe Walcott. as
although Il was a catch weight affair.
both men were well within the weller
weight limit
The outcome of the battle is one of
the pugilistic surprises OF the year. Wal
colt has so long outclassed all the men
of anywhere near his weight that sports
men have regarded IL as almost an inn
possibility that he could be knocked out.
The negro has been a principal In
some OF the most famous battles ever
fought In this country. In 1893 he knock
ed out Joe ChOynski In seven ROUNDS,
though the Californian lowered over him
and weighed thirty pounds more. This
is always spoken Of as one OF the not
able instances OF triumph in the face
OF a great handicap.
Young Peter Jackson, the new cham
pion. IS a Baltimorean. He is the only
man who ever knocked out Jack O'Brien
He performed the feat In California
years ago. before the Philadelphia MID
dIeWeight became as well known as he
now is. Jackson has the record OF new
er having been knocked off his feet.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-06-11
SENATORS WIN
SNAPPY GAME
Jacobsen a Puzzle for the
DetrOitS.
PATSY ACTED PROMPTLY
Sent Patten in When First Sign Of
Squall-Cassidy All
There.
PATSY ACTED PROMPTLY

DETROIT. June 1.-THE two down
hill clubs. Detroit and Washington be-
gan hostitlities here yesterday. and the
Senator'S bagged the first game Of tl,e
series to l.
Jesse Stovall was pitted against younr
Jacobson in the box, but the States
men queered his game in the second ses-
sion, and he gave way TO Kilian. who
did much better
In the fateful second StahI doubled
and scored on Bill Clarke's single
Drills bounder got away from Grem-
minger, and Jacobsen drew a base on
balls With the bases full. Cassidy
placed smacking double to deep left
and two more runs scored. The Sena-
tors other run was made in the seventh
on a mufred fly by Barrett.
One Tiger Run.
The Tigers only run came in the
third by Barrel. who scored a felder's
choice to Mccormick. Their prospects
looked bright in the eighth, as jacob
sen gave two men bases on balls. Then
Patsy Donovan got wise to the situa-
ton and called in Case Patten. who
prevented the Tigers from taIlying.
A game like the Senators put up yes
day would have won nine times in ten.
Their fielding was excellent a pair Of
fast double plays being pulled of. cas-
sidy was the star IN this respect. ma b.
bling seven grOunders that came his way
The little Pennsylvania was also there
to the good with his bat. getting q
times up. Setback and Stahl also hit
well