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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-07-05
SATURDAYS PROCEEDINGS

Baltimore. - The Democratic Ma.
tional Convention struggled in vain
through Saturdays long and sultry
afternoon session trying to name a
man for President At night the per-
spring delegates were still at their
task, many of them on the verge Of
prostration from heat and lack of rest,
until IL o'clock, when adjournment
was taken until II o'clock Monday
morning.
Champ Clark steadily lost ground
and Wilson as steadily gained.
Kansas was the first important State
to desert Clark as a whole for Will
son.
After the twenty-frst ballot the
Clark people, in something of panic,
sought to have recess ordered. The
Wilson people, encouraged by their
steady gains, fought the motion and
defeated it on roll call.
The afternoon session was marked
by another dramatic outburst from
Mr. Bryan.
B Claiming the privilege OF explain
Ing why he and more than dozen
other delegates from Nebraska were
going to switch their votes from Clark
to Wilson, the former candidate held
the floor for nearly an hour and was
the centre of the storm which swept
the hall in changing waves of pro-
test and appreciation. He declared
that so long as Champ Clark contin-
ued to accept the support of Charles
F. Murphy and Tammany Hall he
would not vote for him.
In changing to Wilson, Mr.. Bryan
said he reserved the right to switch
again If New York or any other State
delegation controlled by the inter
ests" should go to the standard of the
New jersey Governor.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-07-05
AZ BALLOTS AND
No NOMINATION
Many Exciting Episodes in the
Convention Hall.
The Convention Has Not Yet
Broken the Record in the
Number Of Ballots.
WILSON FORCES AHEAD

Wilson had gained S612 votes on
the balloting in the Democratic Ma
tional Convention up TO adjournment
Monday night. passing the 500 mark
On the thirty-ninth ballot, but falling
to 1921 on the forty-first.
On the forty-seoond and last ballot
he received 4s4 He must get 2311a
more to reach the necessary two
thirds
The convention at 1243 o'clock
Tuesday morning adjourned to meet
again at noon, having taken a total Of
a. ballots without nomination.
Underwood, with his 104 votes,
could swing enough support to Wilson
to compel his nomination, but the I'm
derwood men have stood firm for their
own favorite.
Almost riot was precipitated by
marchers Haunting in Bryans face a
banner bearing his former praise of
Clark. Bryan, red with anger, rose to
a question of personal privilege, but
Chairman James ruled against him
and he was not allowed to speak
Congressman Talbot switched from
Clark to Wilson on the thirty-flrst bal.
Not and Maryland cast five full votes
for the Jersey Governor.
Vast crowds besieged convention
hall, filling 1t to the limit at night.
The doors were closed and thousands
We're turned away.
The convention has not yet broken
the record in the number of ballots,
81 having been cast at Charleston in
1859 and 40 at Baltimore in 1852,
when Franklin Pierce was nominated.
Governor Wilson made gain of
substantially 100 votes in the twelve
hours balloting Monday afternoon and
night in the Democratic Convention.
He passed Speaker Clark early in the
adjournment was taken at 12.43 A. NJ.
On the thirty-ninth ballot Wilson
passed the 500 mark, but dropped back
to 494 by the time the result of the
last vote was announced. This vote
stood Wilson. 494 Clark, 43O; Under
wood, 1O4; Harmon, 81; Foss, %; Gay
nor, l James, /; Lewis, /; Bryan, l,
and Kern, 1.
An effort had been made to adjourn
the convention before midnight. This
was opposed by delegates of all can
didates and was defeated. The effort
was renewed after the forty-second
ballot was cast, and while the Wilson
leaders stubbornly resisted it they
were overwhelmingly voted down
The tired and hungry delegates refus.
ed to sit longer.
While the deadlock was not broken,
1t was violently shaken and every
surface and sub-surface sign points to
the ultimate nomination of Wilson.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-07-05
subonlc Plague In Porto Rico.

San Juan, p R.-The American
medical officers who are here to assist
the Porto Rican authorities in stamp
ing out the plague, in report to the
acting governor, N. Drew Carr Car
rel, confirm the findings of the insular
physicians that true bubonic exists.
The opinion is expressed that the dis
ease can be controlled and finally
eradicated if the methods which are
now being applied to stamp it out are
carried into effect vigorously. The
total number of cases so far recorded
Is 81, with II deaths.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-07-05
SO Dead-No One TO BLAME

Buffalo.-After an inquest inc
of the 80 deaths which occurrea
day night, when an excursion oe
Eagle Park, Grand Island, com
and dropped a crowd OF nearP
excursionists into the Niagara
Guy B. Moore, First Assistant w
Attorney, said probably noOoul
be held criminally liable for ~
tastrophe. at was established
Moore, that the dock went gov
cause it had rotted. The law
not impose upon any one the w
inspecting or of keeping IN
these docks"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-07-05
TinpIate Workers Scale Signed.

Wheeling, w. Va.-Walter Larkins,
vice-president of the Amalgamated AS.
sociation of Sheet and Tinplate Work.
ers of America, returned from Pitts
burgh, where he attended a confer
ence of the Amalgamated and Manu-.
facturers of the Independent Plant
Saturday. After lengthy meeting at
the Fort Pitt Hotel in the Smoky City,
the scale for the coming year was
signed. The Whitaker-Glessner plants
at Martins Ferry and Wheeling were
two of the plants that were repre-.
sented at the conference.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-07-05
HIGH TIDE PASSi
IN NINE MORTAL
Bureau of Mine Statistics.
Reduction in Year.
ON BAD ECONOMIC
In Spite of the Program Ma.
Are Far From the Standard .
Safety That We Ought ~
Have Reached.

Washington.-That high,tids -,
terrible death rate in Amerio,.
mines has been reached and
is the confident belief of the d
of the United States Bureau q,
Figures issued by the Bp,s
Mines shows that 2,517 men
killed in the mines last vo,
against 1884, for 1910. This a.
reduction of 81 in one years
The death rate in 1910 was
every 1000 employed. The n
1911 was 3.74.
compared with 1907, the 4,
year in the history of America
ing, when 3,197 men lost Their
1911 shows a decrease of GA A
number killed. 1t was followr!
record Of this year that Copgra,
thorized the government to ba,
vestigations looking toward A Il
ton in the death rate and tb,
supplemented in 1910 by the cra
of the Bureau of Mines.
Discussing the death statigH
the coal mines, DR.. Joseph A. n
director of the Bureau of Mines
THE United States has still
ord to be proud Of. In spite
progress made, we are far belo,
standard of safety that we ourI
have reached.
mo branch of industry in THU
try is on 80 bad an economic
today as coal mining and this
try can never be placed on
factory basis until, though inn,
legislative changes, improvems
this economic basis is made pnI
1t was early in 1908 that the M
Government began its investu
of the causes Of mine disaster
lowing the climax of accidents III
The record of 1907 and the foil
years is as follows:
The per cent. of men killed u
every 1000 employed during ID
lowing years are: 1907, 48S;
8.64; 1909, 400; 1910, 391; 1sllI
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-07-05

tinued on the twenty-nrst ballot. The
result was:
Clark, sos; Wilson, 1876; Under
wood, 1885,; Harmon, 20; Marshall,
30; Kern. /; Bryan, /; Foss, 5.
This was a loss of four for Clark,
a gain OF seven for Wilson and loss
of three for Underwood.
After a capitulation of the roll call,
which consumed 20 minutes of time.
the vote was announced at IT'S p. m;
Yeas, 52911; nays, 547. The conven'
ton thus refused to adjourn, and the
twenty-second ballot was begun.
When Ohio was called, the Har-
mon of that State went to Clark. For
Clark 2S15 votes were recorded and
half a vote went from the Harmon
column to Wilson. Vermont's entire
vote, eight on this call, went to Foss.
The result OF the twenty-second bal.
lot was: Clark, 6O11b; Wilson, 1851;
Underwood, 116; Marshall, 30; Foss,
43; Bryan, l; Kern, l.
Clark lost IN Wilson gained 1;
Underwood lost 61S, and Foss took a
place on the roll Harmons 29 in
Ohio were eliminated, 2S15 going to
Clark, and half vote to Wilson.
The twenty-third roll was begun at
7.45 p. m.
The result of the twenty-third bal
lot was: Clark, 1871; Wilson, 399;
Underwood 1141a; Marshall, 80; Foss,
AS Bryan, /; Gaynor, l.
This was a loss of three for Clark
and a gain of three for Wilson and a
loss of half vote for Underwood.
The twenty-fourth ballot was begun
at 500 p. m.
On the twenty-fourth ballot the vote
stood: Clark, 496; Wilson, 40212; I'm
derwood, 1151a; Foss, AZ; Marshall,
3d. Bryan, II.
This gave Clark loss of ~, Will
son a gain of 1914; Underwood a gain
Of l, and Foss a loss of 2.
The result of the twenty-ffth ballot
was:
Clark, 469; Wilson, 405; Under
wood, 1OS; Foss, 40; Marshall, 80;
Harmon, 20; Bryan, l; James, 3.
This was loss of 81 for Clark, a
gain of az for Wilson and loss OF
~ for Underwood. Harmon returned
to the poll with his 20 votes in Ohio,
which deserted Clark.
The twenty-sixth ballot was ordered
at 9.35.
When Missouri was called, on the
twenty-sixth ballot, the entire delega-
ton arose and shouted "Thirty-six for
Champ Clark"
The result of the twenty-sixth bal
lot was:
Clark, 1891; Wilson, 4O712; Har-
mon, 20; Underwood, 11212; Marshall,
30; Bryan, /; Foss, 43.
Immediately after the announcement
of the twenty-sixth vote Representa-
tive A Mitchell Palmer, of Pennsyl-
vania, arose. He declared that the
delegates had reached the limit Of
physical endurance; that it was ap-
parent that no agreement could be
reached before midnight, and that it
was not desirable that the convention
work on Sunday.
by agreement of the representa-
tives of all the candidates now before
this convention" he announced, IL
move that we adjourn until Monday"
Before the motion could be put dele
gates and spectators began to file
from the hall.
David R. Francis, of Missouri, for
the Clark forces, seconded the mo-
ton. A Texas delegate tried to make
it 10 o'clock Monday. An agreement
on II o'clock as the time for Mondays
session was finally reached.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-07-05
BULLITT LIKELY TO BE N"
kentuckian Slated To Become
tor-General.

Washington. William Ma
Bullitt, of Louisville, KY, W.
named by President Taft 10 ~
Frederick w. Lehman, OF oI :
as Solicitor-General of the
States, according to a cablne'
who talked with the Presiden'
official announcement has beel
but it is believed Mr.. Bullltt u
cepted the place.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-07-05
BRYAN'S SIDEWALK STOLEN.
Sc Two-Foot Squares of Cement Torn
Up and Hauled Away.

Lincoln, Neb.-Vandals some time
during the night, taking advantage of
the absence from their Fairview home
of William ]. Bryan and members
of his family at Baltimore, tore up
and hauled away Sc two-foot squares
of cement sidewalk leading from
what is known as the newspaper
correspondents wigwam" to the
home. The suggestion is facetiously
made by Mr.. Bryan's friends that the
blocks were appropriated as souve-
Mrs.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-07-05
FATAL GAS EXPLOSION.

Milwaukee, Wis.-Two little girls
were fatally hurt and IL other persons
were burned and bruised when gas,
escaping in a conduit, exploded from
a lighted lantern. The fire depart.
ment had ordered the lantern hung
over the conduit to warn passers-by,
after one man, in trying to fix the leak,
had been almost asphyxiated. The in.
jured were part of crowd of sight.
seers attracted to the spot just before
the explosion.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-07-05
CHINA IS SEEING,
STIRRING TINES
British Troops Leave HOngkong
for Frontier.
CANTON is IN A FERMENT
All Trains Delayed and Several OF the
Locomotives Tempered With.
Secret Meetings to Organ
ize Uprising.

Honkong, China.-British troops
have been dispatched from here to
guard the frontier, where they will
remain for an indefinite period. The
city of Canton is in ferment, and all
trains coming from Canton to Hong
kong have been delayed, owing to
troubles on the railroad. Several OF
the locomotives have been tempered
with.
The leaders of the Manchu move
ment are known to be resident in the
Portuguese dependency of Macao, and
in the city of Hongkong. Quantities
of money are coming into the South
ern provinces, and arms and ammu-
milton have been struggled extensive
ly into the province of Kwan-Tung,
while secret meetings have been held
to organize an uprising in Wu-Chow
and Canton.
The policy of the government Off
Gals is very unpopular. Executions
are occurring daily. The mayor OF the
maritime town and treaty port of
Pakhoi, on the Gulf of Tonking, boasts
that 5000 people have been killed
there alone.
The authorities at Hongkong are
keeping a watchful eye on the for
eign settlement in Canton and on the
British railway Many Chinese are
fleeing.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-07-05
BattIeships to Leave Cuba.

Washington-The battleships of the
third and fourth divisions of the At
lantic fleet, now in Cuban waters,
were ordered north to their home sta
tions. The marines, four gunboats,
the cruiser Prairie and a number of
auxiliaries will remain until there is
every assurance that the rebellion has
been entirely crushed and that there
will be no more attack on foreigners
or their property.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-07-05
REGULAR ON CONSCIENCE
Maine Laborer Sends 81 Every
To Washington.

Westinghouse man in H
Maine, who for more than yea
been sending monthly contributia
the Federal Treasury, has SCI
President Taft a 50 bill for q
in the conscience fund. 81 am
to keep troubling you in this
ner," he wrote, but l am al
that all money shall reach its ?
destination, as it is close work
it." The man is a laborer. ill
tributions reach washington
month with regularity.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-07-05
WHIP WIFEBEATER.
Masked Men Punish Accused Man
With Rubber Hose.

Beaver, Pa. - Thirty-five masked
men, dressed as women, took ]. A,
Bowman from Policeman Baker after
tying the officer to a fence, and es.
corted Bowman to a park, where they
beat him with a rubber hose. Bow
man had been arrested charged with
wifebeating. After hearing the case,
a justice instructed Officer Baker to
take Bowman home, and if Mrs. Bow
man agreed to let her husband re-
turn to release him. On the way to
the Bowman home the prisoner was
taken by the vigilance committee.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-07-05
PRoeREsslvEs INCORPORATED.
Judge Lindsey And Others Behind
Movement in Colorado.

Denve-.-The Progressive party %
Colorado was incorporated here, its
chief object being to further the can
didaty of Theodore Roosevelt or some
other progressive for President of
the United States. It's incorporators
are Judge Ben B. Lindsey, E. P. Costi-
gan and Phillip s. Vanciset. Among
the purposes given for the organiza-
tion are the election of delegates to
a national progressive convention and
the entering of ticket in the State
election.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-07-05
TAFT ECONOMY REPORT.
Special Message Urges Adoption OF
Reforms.

Washington-President Taft sent
to Congress a report of his economy
and efficiency commission, with the
recommendation that the reforms sug'
gested be adopted. In his message ac-
companying the report the President
declares Congress has held 100 con
gressional Investigations on matters
relating to the executive departments
The President points out present
methods of making estimates for ap'
propriations for governmental depart
ments are inadequate, and suggests
the adoption of the budget system in
use abroad.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-07-05
KILLED IN OWN MINE.
Michael Knox Had Just Taken Charge
Of It,

Wheeling, w. Va.-Michael Knox,
superintendent of the Knox mines,
north of here on the Ohio river, was
killed by fall of slate while walking
through the mine. A section of the
room gave way, burying the super
intendent. When extricated he was
dead. Knox was young man and
had taken charge of the mine but a
few days ago. The mine has been
owned and operated by the Knox fam
lily for over a century.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-07-05
POISONED BY BAD MILK
Eighteen Persons III and Schers
Is Alarmed.

Schenectady, N. Y.-Unless It'd
a quick change for the better /.
milk situation here the city is d
ened with an epidemic of pto1
poisoning. Within "a hours IS
have developed. Physicians d
the poisonings due to impure
Alarm is now spreading throu:
the city, and many families
ceased buying milk.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-07-05
Socialist Campaign Expenses.

Washington. - The campaign ex
psnditures of the Socialist party in
either 1904 or 1908 did not exceed
1000. according to an affidavit Paul
Augustine, secretary of the Socialist
party, submitted to the Senate Com.
mittee investigating campaign ex.
penditures in those years. No indivi.
dual contribution larger than $25 was
received, he declared. George B.
Cortelyou, of the Republican National
Committee, and George F. Peabody, OF
the Democratic National Committee,
were at the capital to testify.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-07-05
"oLD BILL" MINER ESCAPES.
Noted Outlaw Gets Away From
Georgia Convict Camp.

Nilledgeville, Ga.-"Old Bill" Miner,
the aged outlaw, serving a term for
train robbery in Georgia, escaped by
filing his shackles and with COM
panion left the State convict farm.
This is the second time Miner has es-
capped from the prison farm in the last
few months. In his first fight he
was hampered by an i'll comrade and
soon he was recaptured. Miner, whose
real name is supposed to be Ander.
son, is wanted in the Northwest on
the charge of train robbery.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-07-05
Favor American Guns.

Valparaiso, Chili.-The naval coun-
Gil has recommended the Gillian gov
eminent to arm the new coast forti-
fications, which were carried out I'M
der the supervision of an American
artillery officer with American guns.
The German cannon were rejected by
the council.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-07-05
Killed BY Locomotive.

New Richmond, Wis.-Charles Oh
son, aged 81, and Nora Lee, aged Is,
were instantly killed when locomo-
tive, backing up, ran into track
speeder~ on which the two were 10y
riding" The victims were return
ing to their homes in Drummond,
Wis, from Lake Owen.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-07-05
BURGLAR is KILLED.
Assistant Police Chief Awakened From
Slumber BY Thief.

Barre, Pa. - Michael F.
Kileen, assistant chief of police of
Luzerne Borough, near here, was
awakened from his slumbers by bur-
glar walking in his room. The
stranger dashed out of rear door
pursued by the officer. The man at
tempted to pull weapon when Kileen
shot him through the head, killing
him instantly.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-07-05
FORGET HEAD TAX.
Wesleyan instructors Face Jail
tence for Delinquency

Middletown, Ct.-Busy with
nations, Louis B. Gillette and Ia
Rowland, two professors at WeS
University, neglected to pay the
tax of 81 assessed on all male
dents Of the State, and now, il
pany with a dozen or more oths
zens, face the alternative of SER
term in the county jail for the
linQuencY.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-07-05
PROBLEMS OF CITIES.
Walter D. Moody Says Chicago Will
Be Metropolis In 1895.

Chicago. Chicago will be the me,
tropolis of the United States in 25
years, Walter D. Moody, managing di-
rector of the Chicago Plan Commits.
sion, predicted in an address before
the National Press Association. He
also said Chicago's indebtedness was
only $25 per capita, compared with
New York's $213 per capita.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-07-05
LIGHTNING STRIKES TOWER.
Courthouse at Parkersburg, w. Va,
Suffers Damage.

Parkersburg, w. Va.-During an
electrical storm here lightning struck
one of the pinnacles on the tower of
the Wood county courthouse, which
burned stubbornly and which, owing
to the height of the tower, the fire.
men were unable to reach effectively.
Later efforts we're directed to keep
the fire from spreading to the main
roof of the tower,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-07-05
OLDEST BOOK AGENT.
George Clinton Paine Celebrates His
tooth Birthday.

Newark, N. j George Clinton
Paine, citizen of this city, who calls
himself the Oldest book agent in the
world" is celebrating his one hun
dredth birthday at his home here this
week. He is in excellent health-a
condition for which he believes the
drinking of buttermilk is largely re-
sponsible.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-07-05
Train Hits Auto: Kills Two.

Utica, N. Y.-John B. Griffiths, a
wealthy contractor of this city, was
killed and his wife died soon after,
while two others were injured in an
accident at Poland when their auto
mobile was struck by a passenger
train on the New York Central.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-07-05
BURNED IN MIDLAkE.
Captain and Crew of Steamer Row
To Port.

Green Bay, Wis.-The steamer Sid
ney C. McLouth, owned by Sidney C.
McLouth, of Marine City, Mich, which
left this port Thursday, burned on
Green Bay, twenty miles from port.
Captain w. w. Shorkey and fifteen
men of the crew got into lifeboats
and were saved. The steamer was
built in 1880, was 2S5 feet long, and
Al feet beam.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-07-05
Fire Causes 100000 Loss.

Hartford, Ct.-Fire in the freight
house of the Central New England
Railroad here did damage which is
placed at 100000 The loss is chiefly
placed among the merchandise in the
buildings.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-07-05
FOR TITANTIc MEMORIAL.
Mrs. Carter II. Harrison To Conduct
Illinois Campaign.

Chicago-Mrs. Carter H. Harrison.
wife Of Mayor Harrison, will conduct
the campaign among Illinois women
for aid in erecting the Titanic me-
mortal in Washington. Mrs John Hays
Hammond, who was in Chicago with
her husband during the Convention,
interested Mrs Harrison in the project
during the formers stay here.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-07-05
TAFT'S cADDY A SUICIDE.
Boy Rebuked BY Mother For Chicken
Trade,

Washington. = Despondent because
his mother rebuked him for trading
one of her hens for a cheap watch,
Guy Hurdle, President Taft's golf
caddy at the Chevy Chase Links, here,
hanged himself to tree in Hang
mans Hollow.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-07-05
FATAL AUTO ACCIDENT.
One Killed and Two Injured at Char.
Iotte, N. C.

Charlotte, N. CO. NJ. Jamison, a
hotel proprietor of Charlotte, was
instantly killed and Mrs. W. NJ. Bag
well and her seven-year-old son, of
Hamlet, N. c., were seriously injured
on a grade crossing near here, when
the Jamison automobile was struck
by a freight train Mrs. Jamison and
her two children were uninjured.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-07-05

The gross receipts Of railways in
the United Kingdom amounted to
G127,216,O00 last year, as against
G123,925,565 in 1910.