The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-07-14


Iowa did not vote.
The nomination of Davis was made
unanimous
Delegate John Lamb. of Indiana.
moved that the democratic national
committee be authorized to fill any
vacancy that might occur on the ma.
ticnal ticket
The motion was made in the forr,
OF resolution. which was adopted
without opposition.
A resolution naming and thanking
the officers of the convention was also
adopted; also, James X. Jones and the
outgoing national committee.
The people OF St. Louis and the
Business Mems League of the CITY
were thanked for entertainment pro.
vided
CHAIRMAN Champ Clark and Tempo.
rary Chairman John Sharp Williams
were made respectively chairman of
the committees to notify Judge Parker
and ex-senator Davis of their nomina.
ton.
Senator McCreary of Kentucky,
presided In the closing moments of
the convention
A resolution OF thanks to Senator
Joseph Bailey, of Texas for the admir-.
able manner in which he presided,
was adopted
At 1871 o'clock Sunday morning
senator McCreary adjourned the con-
vention sine die, the band playing
"Auld Lang Syne"
The national committee met Sun.
day to elect a chairman. After nearly
two hours Of debate Senator Bailey
offered to compromise II the commit.
tee would adopt a resolution endors.
ing the candidacy of Thomas Taggart
for chairman Of the committee. Mr.
Mack agreed to this and the resolution
was adopted. The committee will
therefore meet In New York on the
call OF former Chairman Jones.
VIM. J. Bryan Is i'll in st. Louis. but
his condition Is not serious.
Negro man, name unknown. has
been lynched at Gordo, Ala, for max
Ing insulting proposals to two white
Tatchekiao. 16 miles east of New.
was reOccupied by a heavy
force of Russians, which is receiving
daily from Liao.Yane
and Mukden.
w. II. Ellis left for Abysinnia. He
had with him the treaty OF commerce
between the United States and Abys.
;inia. Ellis took with him two small
rapid-fire cannons.
John Johnson (co'ernd), who with
Frank Ousley, also coloreG will hang
u Pittsburg next Thursday for the
murder of Grocer James Donnelly. has
confessed TO four other murders.
There was intense feeling among the
Negroes of Oyster Bay because a Negro
clergyman was put out of a white |
mans barber shop there when he in
sisted upon being shaved by white
,arber.
Webster City's Ua) penchant for
ownership is to take n new
orm--that of city-owned daily paper.
This departure in municipal enterprise
probably has not a counterpart in the
United States.
The key to the chamber In which
Napoleon the Great was born has. Just
'een sold in London. A number of in
crested people tried to acquire this
'aluable historic relic, which was
inally sold for 5000
Emperor Francis Joseph has just
aid the cornerstone of the great new
ospital which is to be erected in the
uburbs. This hospital will occupy a
lite of 100000 square meters, and will
e the largest In the world.
A cablegram received in New York
y the agent of the Scandinavian.
american line said that six of the 10
assengers of the Norge rescued and
anded at Thorshaven, Farce Islands,
'ere In such an exhausted condition
hat they were unable to give thei;
ames. Ef hT tfn g4 f.
While running at full speed the ten.
er OF the engine drawing an east
ound excursion train on the Missouri
acific road jumped switch near Ie-
adie, 4b miles west Of St. Louis, de,
ailing four coaches. which were
'rown down the embsnkment and In.
iring 80 passengers.