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THE MORNING NEWS.
Established UM. - Incorporated ISSS
J. H. ESTILL. President.
CARTER STARTS FOR PRISON.
LI'FT \KW YORK LAST MGHT FOR
FORT LBAVEN WORTH.
Oi n Parlor Cur in Chnrso of
Ueii*. Ilnrker anil Four Men—Man
jlate From the Supreme Court MuJe
' the .1 udgment of the Lower Court,
mid Gen. Merritt Issued the Ue
movnl Orler Ex-Captain Core
Himself Well.
New York, April 25.—Oberlin M. Carter,
o uc -2 a captain in the United States corps
o: engineers, was a passenger to-night
, > a pariot* car of the Pennsylvania Rail
road train No. 7, Southwestern Express.
In charge of an armed guard he is be
-1 taken to the military prison at Fort
]. av-nworih, Kan., where fie will serve
ou t what r mjims of his, sentence of five
v irs imprisonment for embezzlement. He
..j,l not falter untiLvA|)6\ train began to
move. *
I : e mandate of the United, States Su
pp me Court in its decision of Monday
w.iich dismissed Carter’s appeal was at
in taken before Judge Lacombe, in
th- United 'Spates Circuit Court anti it
vi- at once made operative.
re 1 o’clock orders for the removal
of the prisoner to Leavenworth were pro
mt,lg.iud by Gen. Merritt, arid at 7 o’clock
i '-.ight, under circumstances of extraorl
i;-y precaution and secrecy he was put
.rd Pennsylvania train. It was ex
j im-d that this was done to frustrate
fin cher legal proceedings by the prisoner’s
counsel.
i irter was escorted by Fir.-t Lieutenant
E. R. Barker of the Fifteemh United
State Infantry, Co r pl. Poteet and three pri
v.n s of the regiment. They were in full
uniform. The privates carried only side
arms.
Carter bore himself well. The party
wore taken away from Governor’s Isl
un i in a naphtha launch, which made di
otiy for the Pennsylvania station ar.d
nl l i narrow escape from being run down
by an unknown tug.
Before Judge Lneombo.
(:• n. Clous, the judge advocate general,
vi ihe mandate of the United States
S.; reme Court, appeared before Judge
L: >mbe in chambers.
A companying. Gen. Clous was United
St : s District Attorney Burnett and As
sistant United States District Attorney
Aid win. The decision of the Supreme
1 .I’irt was then made the decision of
Ji; go Lncombe of the District Court, and
£■]■!. Carter was remanded back to the
■I. lit cry authorities at Fort Columbus,
f v. rr.or’f* Island.
| Al ;am J. Rose of the firm of Kellogg &
[Rose, counsel for Carter, said that he
Id not cletc rmined as yet whether or not
•ny fur'her efforts would be made in be-
| '-if of Carter. If further effort was made
“ vas not prepared now to state what
l .< first step would be.
HI HER GIVFV FIVE YEARS.
Convicted of Embezzling Atlanta.
n:i(l West Point Funds.
Atlanta, April 25.—Thomas J. Hunter,
• u lii :• of the Atlanta and West Point
Railroad will serve five yeais in the pen
itentiary, unless the Supreme Court grams
him anew trial. The jury brought in a
v- rdict of guilty at 3:30 o’clock this af er-
T!'>on, being out about thirty minutes.
The punishment for embezzlement is
fr in two to seven years imp isonment.
Candler notified the audience th it
■ ■ did not want any applause or any sign
■ pi <>val no matt; r what the verdi t
might lx?.
vt Judge Tompkins’ request the jury
w - polled and each one acquit'a ed in the
Judge Tompkir.e gave notice of a
ni Cun f -i an, vv trial. Mr. Hill asked the
J ;:, hge to complete the record at once by
i : v'ii.g sentence, and judgment was pre
-1 ' that he hould s- rve in the penl
t‘ntiary for liye years.
1 i ih- i't ii rnoon ses ion of the
< lit, Hunior :>.;eared very us,
mirsu y ox;.-, ii,g the worst. When ihe
v 'diet was rtad. he did not appear to be
•' ' 'tly effected.
Whtn ask' and what he bad to say in r -
t ' . to ih on;come of The trial, Hunter
' ••fid make no statement.
In his charge Judge Candler reviewed
- f< u- counts in the bill of Indictment.
*' urged the .'aw on the question of
m nt. He charged that if a con
s! i \ existed between How 11 and
• lie * tch would lx; responsible In the
"' ~ f the law for the acts of the other.
*i 1 that if Hunter had fl and the jury
r: ’* ii f c'tnsir.er that fact as a slight evl
-1 f guilt, unless th■? flight was sat
-1 • torily explained.
’I ig • told the that it was in
i croGrice, if they found the prisoner
' 11 to recctnm nd that lie be punished
and ’ ! niis lomeancr. gi'he jury ma le no
n commendation.
n Ui:s adjourned for to-morrow, as
it is Memorial Day.
iiUPcu-is VHi , : IH.SCR EDITED.
i‘ , " , n, PH j,f Consolidation of the
<•! 11 L’llCM.
-Nfiw 5 ork, April 25.—Officers of the Ml*.
' CiKitlc who were asked to-day as
trmh of the persistent rumors that
1 branches of the Gould lines were
i"rm:iliy consolidate and that the Mis-
Kmds.'im and Texan would be in
■ ‘ i( 1 * n t**e merger, discredited the re
-1" oph- who circulate these r©-
~f" the executive offleent sol i.
, t 0 *’the inio account the laws of
whl i would upset ail of tin Ir con
* I'laiu . Tiu re is, in fact, no r*.j
--1 i-uppoHe that there is to be any
, "/ “ in *he operation of ihe Missouri
‘ or its subsidiary linen. All these
J n* now controlled by the Gould es
they have been in the past. A
uu iy r I the Hn s is prevenUil
'* of Texas, whb it forbids con*
ton of competing Hues
EIGHTY FIJLU’IXOS KILLED.
Jlajority „f (he Native. Attuekeil I
Were Armed With nolo*.
Manila, April 25, p. m.—Officers who
have arrived here from Nueva Caceras,
province of South Camarines, bring de
tails of a fight April 16, in which eighty
Filipinos were killed.
The American outposts reported 30) na
tives assembled three miles from the town
and Gen. Bell sunt three detachments of
the Forty-fifth Regiment, with two Max
ims who n aily surrounded the Filipinos,
a majority of whom weiS? armed with
bolos.
The Filipinos wore carabao hide hel
mets, coats and shields. Tiiry were quick
ly put to flight, leaving the field strewn
with armor.
Their riflemen were unable to shoot
straight and the bolomen never got near
enough to the Americans to do any exe
cution. Therefore none of the Americans
were wounded.
Lieut. lJalch with twenty cavalrymen
from the Thirty-seventh lYegiment, cor
nered fifty boiomen in a river and shot
everyone, the bodies floating away. One
soldier had his head struck off with a
bolo.
Gen. Bell’s two regiments are hard
worked in clearing the country. They
meet witli many smnll squads of bolo
men and last week killed a total of 125.
A squadron of the Eleventh Cavalry is
about leaving Manila, on board the trans
port Lennox to reinforce them. The in
surgents keep the province in a state of
terror and are wreaking vengeance on na
tives who trade with the Americans,
burning many villages, including the pop
ulous town of San Fernando.
Gen. Bell has Issued a proclamation de
claring that he will retaliate relentlessly
unless this guerilla war ceases and that
ho will burn all the towns which harbor
guerillas.
In a fight at Sorsogon, Albav province,
on April 16, three companies of the For
ty-seventh Infantry, Capt. Gordon com
manding, routed a laige force of insur
gents. mostly bolomen, killing fifty-three.
It is understood Gen. Otis intends to sail
on the Meade cr the Grant early In May.
He will be accompanied by his staff and
will probably visit Hong Kong and other
ports.
HAWAIIAN GOVERNMENT BILL.
The Conference Report Was Agreed
to by the Senate.
Washington, April 23.—After a brief de
bate to-day the Senate agreed to the con
ference report on the Hawaiian civil gov
ernment bill, the provisions relating to the
right of franchise and imprisonment for
debt having been amended to conform to
the ideas of the Senate.
At the conclusion of routine business
Mr. Cpllom presented the conference re
port on the Hawaiian bill. He explained
that the principal changes were the elimi
nation of the provisions requiring the pay
ment of taxes before registration, to vote
and imprisonment for debt or for non-pay
ment of taxes.
“As I understand it,” said Mr. Bacon,
“all residents of ihe United S’ates an l
Hawaii are entitled to the. right of f/an
chise without restriction as to the payment
of taxes.”
“That is right.” said Mr. Cullom. Tie
added that were to be tilled by citi
zens of Hawaii.
Mr. Tillman thought the same provision
ought to have been in-erted in the Porto
Rican bill, so that “carpet-bagge’s” should
not be “inflicted upon those people.”
Mr. Foraker jointed out that by the pro
visions of the Porto- Rican bill the Presi
dent. if he saw fit, could appoint officers
of Porto lUco from citizens of the island.
The conference report was then agreed
to without division.
KILLED IN A LABOR RIOT.
One Man Is Demi nnd Another Is Se
riously Wounded.
Chicago, April 25.—1n a labor riot which
occurred at Racine and Wellington ave
nue to-night one man was instantly kill
ed, another severely wounded, and six
others sustained slight injuries.
peter Miller was shot through the head
by H. O. Raster and instantly killed.
John McGuire was shot in the arm and
cheek by Raster. His injuries are not fa
tal. Raster is a sup rintendent employed
by the Raker-Vawtcr Printing Company.
The killing was ihe outcome of three
months trouble with striking laborers
over union troubles.
Ac night, George Gibbons, president of
the Bricklayers’ Union of Chicago, was
arrested charged with inciting a riot,
which took place at 383 Randolph street
to-day.
John Fonal, a non-union man, was
pounded badly during the trouble.
I*oll rt-rs OFFER TO REBUILD.
Hacked l>> Rnnnlii, It Consider* Tills
Close* the Cluestion.
London, April 26.—The Constantinople
correspondent of the Daily Telegraph
says:
“The Porte considers that its offer to re
bufld the American structures burned at
Kharput will close the question. It bases
this beltof on news that Russia has inti
mated an intention to oppose any attempt
on the part of the United *813163 to en
force payment.”
Other < lnlisi* ARHlimt Turkey.
Constantinople, Tuesday, April 24—Tn
of the *!♦ |>s tak*n by the United Btates
government in regard to the claims aris
ing out of the Armenian massacres, the
embassies of Grdat Britain. France, Aus
tria, Italy and Germany have asked their
gov nitn* nts for instructions as to their
similar claims
HAVE TAKEN Ml FOIIT ANT FORT.
Polo in III* it Revolt! tlonlwl* Muhina
Good llntihot).
Caracas, Venezuela, April 25.—A German
sG.'tiv r which has arrived at L.iGuayra
report* that the Colombian revolutionists
nr*- masters of Ciriliutfrnii, th inol int
portttiit Colombian harbor.
{SAVANNAH., GA., THURSDAY. APRIL 20. 1900.
HANNA SLATE AND PLATFORM
WERE IWMMOISLY CARUIED BY
OHIO UEPI’BLIOANS.
Hamm Declined to He One of Dele
gates at La rwe— Effort to Beat
Groxveuor With Carter Failed:
Foraker, Nash, Grosvenor and
Dick Are the New “lli|? Four*'—Mc-
Kinley and His Administration In
dorsed From liegiiininu to Eml.
Columbus,. 0., April 25.—The Republican
State Convention in session here to-day
nominated the following ticket:
Seer fit ary of State, Lewis C. Laylin; Su
preme Judge, John A. Shauck; board of
Public C, A. G xldard; state school
commL siontp, L. D. Bonebrake; dairy an I
food commissioner, J. E. Blackburn;
presidential electors at large, Col.
Myron T. Herrick, Gen. W. P.
Orr; delegates at large, Senator Jo
seph B. Foraker, Gov. George K. Nash,
Gen. Charles Dick, Gen. Charles Grosve-
TK>r; alternates at large, Hon. Charles Fos
ter, Horn Myron O.* Norris, Hon, W. C.
Brown, Hon. George Myers.
The Republican State Convention here
to-day was of national ' Importance. Th;
and alternates -at large are cloa<>
personal, ns well os political, friends of
the President, and the platform is just as
It came from Washington, with the addi
tion of the anti-trust resolution and the
omission of the Porto Rican resolution.
The so-called “Hanna slate” on dele
gates and alternates at large and the
state ticket went through without any
breaks. There was, however, opposition
to Food Commissioner Blackburn, because
he was running for a third term and for
other local reasons, and to Gen. Grosvenor
for delegates from the friends of ex-Gov.
Bushnell, who said among other things
that he was more than the chairman offi
Committee on Resolution*, that he had
brought the platform with him and had
successfully resisted any material change.
J. Frank McGrew, ex-representative and
son-in-law of former Gov. Bushnell,
speaking of his amendment 10 strike out
Grosnero and Insert Hanna; eulogized
Hanna, whom he had heretofore opposed,
ahd said the Democrats would make capi
tal out of the Republicans of the Presi
dent's state if Senator Hanna was not
made one of “the Big Four.’’
Senator llanna Declined.
Senator Hnnna was finally called to the
front of the platform, and proclaimed em
phatically, “What do I care what the
Democrats say about me?” The Senator’s
speech to-day was on local state affairs.
In declining to be a delegate he delivered
a philliplc against what he termed “ex
pediencies.”
When Senator Hanna said he would not
serve as a delegate there was n motion
to strike out Grosvenor and insert Foster.
The Bushnell men formerly had not been
friendly to Charles Foster, ex-Governor
and ex-Secretary of the Treasury, but to
day it was anybody to Grosvenor.
Foster has in recent speeches made sev
eral thrusts at Hanna and Grosvenor and
declines! to-day because he would not
want to breakathe excellent slate that had
been brought to Ohio from Washington.”
The resolution making Foraker, Nash,
Grosvenor and Dick the deb gates at large
! was offered by ex-Senator Massie, of
i Grosvenor’s congresssional district, and
the Bushnell men charged that it was
the Grosvenor plan to avoid balloting. As
soon as this r solution was adopted, Gen.
Grosvenor offered a resolution just like
it. by which the four alternate* at large
were a’so s lected in a bunch without any
! of the forms of presenting names or bal
j loting. # ,
• The convention was unusually harmon
ious with the exception of the personal
J fights made on Grosvenor and Blackburn,
j both of whom won.
Indorsement of McKinley.
} The pi a'form adopted reaffirms the St.
| Louis platform, declares the Republican
; administration has restored prosperity to
the country and that the United States is
I outstripping all nations of the world in
j foreign trade. The resolutions indorse the
“wise and patriotic administration of
Presidi nt McKinley, whose signal achieve
ments in war and peace, in statesman
ship and diplomacy, mark an epoch in
the history of the nati n. and whose bril
liant success justifies and demands, in
the highest interests of the country, the
uninto rupted continuance Through anoth
er term of his great but uncompleted
work. Confronting unprecedented requlre
m Tits at heme and unexampled re-pon
sibilities abroad, he has n.< t them with a
courage, fidelity nnd strength which have
gi\en him an enduring place in the con
fidence and affection of his countrymen.
Every pledge of his administration has
be n faithfully r deemed.”
Universal confidence Js declared to have
been reawakened and ?>rosperity unparall
eled re-established. The administration is
declared to have fixed the gold standard
upon firm foundations of law and made
the national currency larger in volume
and sure in value, and “lifted the national
credit to the highest plane any nation has
ever reached.”
Ismiicm Raised by tlie War,
The platform continues:
“In the broader field of world duty and
influence It has mot an unavoidable war
for humanity with unqualified vigor and
success; has crowned the matchless tri
umph of our arms on sea and land with
the oouragx)us acceptance of its high and
solemn obligation; has faithfully studied
and sought equally the true honor of the
nation and the greatest good of the tro
pics who have come under our flag, and
has, through the wise uso of expanded
opportunity, led our country on pathways
of greatness and renown.
“We reaffirm the principle In which the
Republican party had its birth ar.d on
which Abraham Lincoln was ted Pres
ident; that the representatives of th-- peo
ple have full power over territory belong
ing to the United States, in harmony wit i
and subject to the fundamental safeguards
of our free Institutions for liberty. Justice
and personal rights. We sustain* the Pmh
ident and Congress in exercising this pow
er with due regard for the safety and wel
fare of the Union and with the most Ju-f,
generous, humane and fraternal consider i
tion for those over whom the authority of
tin* nation is *-xten<; 1. W.* advocate or
them tin* larc et degre* of self-government
for which they are fitt**d.”
It is declared that sovereignty over the
new poss' Hsion must n i b* icpuJiate I,
nnd that the “high purpose of Its origin
must I*> accomplished in the establishment
of peace and order and th** ba ling* f
individual liberty among the peop c-s ,f
tin l'hlllppine Islands.
It op;mm4 h irueu, < ailing for their regu
lation from time to tlau*, and r- tried >n
to *cirant'* immunity from huttful mo
nopoly and >* tiring fair treatment (o |
competing industries.
Tits stale udtiilnlßration is iudorsed.
HETIRLICANS OK INDIANA,
■■-*—
Durbin Seems to He in the Lend for
tlie Governorship.
IndianapQlte, April 25.-4 The programme,
as arranged for the opkhlng session of
the Republican State Convention, was car
ried out this afternoon with not a note
of discord. Chairman’s Hanly’s speech
was an anticipated feature of the day.
Unfortunately, Mr. HanlJ> was Indispos
ed and his speech failed to arouse the
enthusiasm expected.
Political gossip had it that his oratory
would so sway the contention that he
would Be sprung as a dark horse candi
date for Governor.
Chairman Hernly of the State
Central Committee called the convention
to order shortly after 2 o’clock. Over 4,000
people were crowded into Tomlinson Hall.
After ihe usual commlt|jr<‘ reports were
adopted, Chairman Hemly introduced Mr.
Hanly ae the permanent chairman.
After Chairman Han’y had concluded
his speech he was forced to retire be
cause of his failing voice and United
States Senator Fairbanks became chair
man pro tempore. Senator Fairbanks
made a speech In defense of the vote of
the Indiana delegation onuthe Porto Rican
measure. He promised m behaif of the
administration genotons Jreatment of the
Porto Ricans in respect® their domestic
affairs. He disclaimed a® protective fea
ture in the new law aft pronounced it
on*- of expediency and prompted by hu
manity.
The platform resolutions were then in
troduced and adopted unanimously by a
rising vote.
Congressman Landis responded to a call
for a speech and arousj|r! th© most en
thusiasm of the day in 4 brief review of
the Republican administration.
The convention then adjßbuined until to
morrow morning at 9 o‘®>c.k.
Durbin Lti tlial.cad.
Delegates hurried backßto the hotels to
resume the all-absorbing discussion of ihe
probable candidate for Governor. The per
plexity of the situation- was still unrav
eled to-night. The convention to-morrow
is likely to be decidedly Jjpirited and may
continue into the night, i
The result is likely to linge on a vast
amount of trading for the minor offices.
Durbin, It is asserted, will be a leader on
the first ballot.
Temporary Chairman- Hanly’s speech
glowingly eulogized the present prosperity
of the country as anew disixmsation
through the efforts of President McKinley
and Congress. He especially commended
the enactment of a law establishing a gold
standard and committing ihe country to
its maintenance, writing anew chapter In
Republican history and minimizing th©
evil effect of another free silver cam
paign on business interests. The Repub
lican party* he said, i a considering cen
tralization of governmental authority
rather t£an submit to abuse and perils in
cident to centralized and commercial pow
er. This means a constitutional amend
ment giving Congress full power to deal
with the entire trust qCration. He upheld
the Porto Rican legislation and urged that
ihe present administration be continued in
power.
Tlie Indiana Platform.
The platform adopted indorses the ad
ministration, whose achievements are
.stamped as unprecedented, and which has
brought the country from extreme depres
sion to unjiaralleled prosperity. Party
pledges have been kept; imperishable
fame added to army and navy; the public
credit strengthened until the - nation’s
bonds, bearing a lower rate of interest
than any like securities in the world, com
mand n premium in the market; new on
portunities to labor created; additional
market opened to our surplus product of
every kind, taxing production to its ut
most capacity to meet consumption and
demand; Spanish cruelty and oppression
forever banished from this hemisphere
and the l’hlllppine Island*; the open door
policy in China secured to all the commer
cial nations of the world through Ameri
can diplomacy, and more fraternal feeling
inculcated between the North and,South.
It declares for McKinley’s renominntion
and sustains tho administration's foreign
policy throughout and the insular policy
and Intentions are commended. Addi
tional general and state legislation com
pletely controlling all trusts and mo
nopolies is urged and the cry of impe
rialism denounced as responsible for con
tinuing the Filipino Insurrection.
The financial plank congratulates the
country on the gold standard legislation
anrl declares the party always stands for
money laws that benefit all our people
alike. To this end legislation is favored
authorizing elasticity in our bank cur
rency for the benefit of our producers, la
borers. farmers and manufacturers and
for our general commerce.
MOXTGONIEiI Y F%< TION WINS.
Mlknlmmlivpl Republic* n* to Hold Coai
vention To-day.
Jackson. Miss., April 25.— I The ejty is rap
idly filling up with delegates to the Rt pub
lican State Convention, which assemble?
to-morrow to select delegates to tho Na
tional Convention.
A lively session of the Committee on
Credentials was held to-day to pass on
the contests reported from Leflore, War
ren, Yazoo, Harrison and Monroe counties.
Th© Montgomery faction was victorious
throughout, and succeeded in counting
a sufficient number of delegate* allied to
their sides to dictate >he convention. Th©
evidence in the Warren county contest
was pending at adjournment.
Th© routing of the Hill followers is con
sidered completed. An informal caucus of
the Montgomery men was held to-night,
and ii was practically agreed to recom
mend H. C. Turley of Natchez as nation
al committeeman.
IIA It MON Y IN HI HCOXSI X.
Delegate* C’ltonen and tlie Adminis
tration Indorsed.
Milwaukee, Wls., April 25.—The Repub
lican State Convention to-doy elected four
delegates at large to Ihe Republican Na
tional Convention and two presidential
electors at large and ratified the selection
of delegates to the National Convention
and presidential electors named by th©
different congressional districts.
The convention was characterized by
harmony throughout. Resolution* indors
ing both the national and state adminis
trations were unanimously adopt**!.
Janies O. Monlt%ii, temi*orury chair
man, In u brlf f speech warmly eurnmend
• and th© odminUitratloti of President Mc-
Kinley, every reference to which was
heartily cheered.
The tduiform a looted reaffirms th©
pi in- Ipb *- “popularly approved and Ind rs
(Continued Fifth l'age.j
QUAY’S FRIENDS STEADFAST.
OVERWHELMINGLY INDORSED BY
THE CONVENTION.
Given a lHnnk in the I’lntform
Which ricdgea Him Support for j
Re-elected to the Senate—McKin
ley Administration Indorsed—Con
vention Wants Election of Sena
tors by People—-t.ro tv and Foenlcr
er for Congress.
Harrisburg. Pa., April 25.—The Republi
can State Convention, which was held in
this city to-day, cordially indorsed the j
administration of President William Mc-
Kinley and instructed the delegates to the
National Convention at Philadelphia to
support his candidacy for ronominaiion.
The convention also declared in favor of
the election of United States senators in
tho same manner that state officers are
elected; indorsed Penrose, the administra
tion of Gov. Stone and other state offi
cials and pledged “Its hearty and cordial
support to Col. M. S. Quay for re-election
to the United States Senate.”
The convention also nominated Senator ]
E. B. Hardenbergh of Wayne county for 1
auditor general, and Galusha A. Grow of
Susquehanna county and Robert H. Foer
derer of Philadelphia for congressman at
large.
Tho indorsement of Col. Quay was op
posed by Senator William Flinn of Pitts
burg, the leader of the antl-Quay Repub
licans in the last Legislature. Mr. Flinn
explained that he was in sympathy with
the platform In everything except this
plank and moved that it be stricken out.
His motion was defeated, and the plat
form was adopted as reported from tho
committee.
Ilenry W. Oliver of Alleghany, former
candidate for United States senator was
elected permanent chairman by acclama
tion. It was the first convention he had
attended since 1572, when, he said, the
Grant” was as certain of his nom
ination and election as McKinley.
Continuing, he said:
“Tho dominant power of Pennsylvania
is the keystone of the Republican party
of the United States. Second in represen
tation in Congress, it has always been first
in the quantity of its continuous, loyal
support of national Republican principles
and candidates.”
He eulogized the President and his mas
tery of new and important r* sponsibilitb s.
Rimy Hail Rig Majority.
Senator Flinn, the anti-Quay leader, of
fered three resolutions which were not
acted on, referring to the prevalence of
election frauds and made the penalty r.ot
less than two years’ Imprisonment and dis
franchisement and favoring popular elec
tion of United States senators. They were
prepared by Quay’s opponents, and their
reading precipitated jeers and hisses.
Mr. Flinn opposed the. Quay plank in
the platform, moving that all reference
to his candidacy be stricken out. On roll
call the motion was lost, 290 to ft). Sena
tor Penrose then read the platfrom.
The platform congratulates fellow Re
publicans throughout the nation on tho
prosperous conditions everywhere existing
and the contentment and happinoss en
joyed by the American people under the
administration of President McKinley,
and says:
“All these conditions have resulted from
four years of Republican rule in our na
tional affairs. We therefore reaffirm the
1 doctrines enunciated In the last Republi
can national platform and again congrat
ulate the people upon the faithful fulfil
ment of all th© pledges therein con
tained.
“'Hi© business, economic and social con
ditions prevailing In the country at the
close of the Cleveland administration wer©
deplorable. Industry was paralyzed;
trade and commerce languished; business
was unsettled; monetary values were un
certain and the public treasury was de
pleted. All those conditions are now
changed. All branches of industry are
active and less than 1 per cent, of our
population Is unemployed. Our export
trade is larger than ever known in our
history; business is active and remunera
tive; monetary values, are permanently
settled; and in the public treasury a large
surplus replaces the deficit of the Irwß ad
ministration. These splendid conditions
are largely due to the wise and patriotic
administration of the President. We
fully support and Indorse his'administra
tion and again record the wish of the
Republicans of Pennsylvania that he lie
renominated to lend our hoots to victor?
at the November election, and to this end
we instruct the delegates this day elected
to favor his candidacy in tho National
Convention.
Wnntn Ship Subsidies.
The platform demands the immediate
enactment of legislation similsr to that
favorably reported to each branch of Con
gress which will enable Amerie;m owned,
American manned ships to* regain the car
rying of our foreign commerce with its
consequent furtehr employment of Ameri
can workmen In the mines, farms, mills
and shipyards, reinforcing our navy a, <1
enlarging our markets. It congratulates
the country on the results of the wi*.* pol
icy adopted by a Republican President an 1
a Republican Congress whereby' the g :d
standard is now accepted as the monei ry
unit of value, leaving business conditolns
no longer disturbed.
Tt complains that the present system o'
electing United Btntes senators, ait* mPd
by so many charges of corruption, del-iyg,
deadlocks, etc., whereby popular <onfl
dence is lost and the state frequ ntly fails
of representation, calls for a change and
declares for a constitutional amendment
providing election of United States sena
tors by the people in the samo manner a*
Otehr state officials ar e. P cted. Ddegan s
are instrlcuted to offer and support this
resolution at the National Convention. Tne
state administration is indorsed. Following
Is the Quay plank:
Tlie Rimy Plank.
“We again record our firm conviction
that in the appointment of the Hon Mat
thew Stanley Quay as a member of the
United States Senate from Pennsylvania
Gov. Sion waajAetlng within his consti
tutional author!!?’, a* and the thank of th©
Republicans of Pennsylvania at© due to
lion. John p. Elkin, attorney general, lor
his masterly and logical aigtiment b fore
th* Elections Committee of the United
Htatos Henate clearly demonstrating th©
i xlslor.c * of this power in th© chief execu
tive of the state. W© depiorO the action
of th© United State* H unt© in denying
us the right to fill! representation to
width W‘* are * nt tt I • <1 und r tho rederal
constitution. We still i*mt*id that th©
Governor h constitutional authority to
tnnk© the app* Irurnent. and In s< let-ting
toe Hon. Matthew Stanley Quay, he was
acting in accordance with the cicuily ex-
pressed will of large majority of th©
Republicans of the state.. We express our
confidence in Senator Quay's lead
ership and we b lieve in hi* political
and personal integrity. A great wrong
has been done him which the people will
tight at the proper time, and, therefore,
wo urge and insist that the Hon. Matthew
Stanley Quay shall i*i a candidate for re
election to the United States Senate, in
which he has so long served tho people
with such distinguished ability,and fidel
ity, and to this end* we pledge him our
hearty and cordial support.”
Senator Penro. ft e is commended for his
fight for Quay’s rights. It declares for
(lie will of the majority at convention con
ference, or caucus; declares against un
lawful and illegal combinations of capi
tal, and for immigralioh laws sefe-guard
ing our labor from cheap and pauper la
bor.
AN ANGLO-SAXON PROPAGANDA.
Arclihi©hop Ireland true* That the
CTiiireli Make One.
New York, April 25.—The Herald to-mor
row will say:
Archbishop Ireland of St. Paul has writ
ten a letter to fho Duke of Norfolk, pres
ident of the Catholic Union of Great Brit
ain, in which he urges a united Anglo-
Saxon Catholic propaganda. A cablegram
from Rome recently stated th© letter i
distrusted at tin* Vatican, where it Is re
garded as an. effort io revive th© liberal
movement known as Americanism.
A copy of Archbishop Ireland’s letter
has Just been received here. It deals nt
length with the opportunity before the
Catholic Churchi in English speaking
countries nnd it lays especial emphasis on
the fact that the English language ts cir
cling the globe. All this, the Archbishop
points out, cannot be too strongly im
pressed upon the authorities of th© church.
“It is o broad, plain fact in th© geogra
phy of the world,” h© says, “a fact dily
becoming broader and plainer, that Eng
llsh-sjcnking countries are constantly
growing with* a speed that nothing seems
able to arrest in territory and Influence.
I certainly shall not belittle th© sphere**
of Influence of language other than- tho
English, or deny in th© least the import
ance 4o the church of countries speaking
these languages; let due place he given to
nil agencies in the great work of relig
ion.”
However, lie proposes anew mission
for tlie English-speaking countries and
urges that granter efforts be made to
spread the Catholic religion in English
speaking countries.
MYERS GROWS SENSATIONAL
Predict* Rrynn Will Not He Presi
dent Though Elected.
Wichita, Kan., April 25.—Allen O. Myer*
of Chicago, responding to a toast to-night
at the banquet of the Sunflower League
of Kansas, following* William J. Bryan,
created a sensation by his utterances.
Mr. Bryan did not finish hla speech un
til after 1 o’clock this morning.
Mr. Myers drew a dark picture. The
country was fast racing to destruction,
said he, and Mark Hanna, William Mc-
Kinley and Great Britain were driving
it.
Then suddenly turning toward Mr. Bry
an th© speaker exclaimed:
“You may be elected, sir, by a mil lien
majority, but they will not permit you to
take the presidential chair. Ix>**k at the
fate of William Goebel. Men who©© pas
time is bribery find in murder an amuse
ment.
“Ohio was bought In 18%. the country
was bought, It will be bought again in
1900, and Mark Hanna’s reward for It is
a seat In the United States Senate.”
The masses of th© country would con
tinue to permit th© encroachments of th©
classes, concluded Mr. Myers, until final
ly too late for a restoration of rights by
the ballots. Then the sword and tho
gun, violence, revolution—a new order of
things.
WILL 111 N TRAINS SATURDAY.
Mobile and Ohio Will Then lie Beady
for Traffic.
Mobile, Ala., April 25.—Reports from
General Superintendent Clark of the Mo
bile and Ohio Railroad nr© In effect that
h© will hav© trains operating on the road
between this city ami Meridian by Satur
day. Tlie damage caused by the flood has
been reopired, except at points between
Waynesboro, Miss., and Quit min, Mbs.
The work of replacing the lot spans
of the Louisville and Nashville bridge
over Pascagoula river is progressing fa
vorably, but it will be ten day* yet before
passenger or freight trains can be operat
ed between here and N©w Orleans.
SCHEDULES NOT IV SHAPE.
Few Trains Arc Kutmlnn Yet In the
Flooded District.
Meridian, Miss., April 25.—The New Or
leans and Northeastern Railroad started
a train on the way from Meridian to Hat
tiesburg over the flooded district to-day.
No schedule was arranged, and it is not
known when the train will reach Its des
tination.
Th© Mobile and Ohio hns made a trip
to Quitman and return, relieving the dls
tress of citizens to a large extent.
The Alabama and Vicksburg will at
tempt to run a train us far a* Hickory to
morrow.
llcpairlnK I'nengoula Bridge.
New Orb ans, April 25.—The Northeast
ern Railroad begins running trains
througli to-morrow, leaving th* Louis
ville and Nashville, th© only road closed
to fre'ght traffic. Repairs to the Pasca
goula bridge will probubly be completed
by Sunday.
The Turquoise gyndtente.
New York. April 25.—The North Ameri
can turquoise s.vndl kte, which aims to
control the turquols© Industry In the
United States, whs organized to-day |n
Jersey City with 11.0n0.000 capital. Among
the directors are William M Thornton,
ex-Governor of New Mexico, und l*. Brad
ford Prince, ex-chief Justice of New Mex
ico.
King From ttnli Sworn In.
Washington. April 25. —At th© opening of
th* m'MSIon of the House William H. King,
who served in the Fifty-fifth Congress
front the state of Utah, was sworn In as
a representative from that state to sur
c*ed Brigham H. Roberts, who was denied
a seal.
Populists ire for Bryan.
Clay Center. Kan.. April 25 —Th© Popu
lists’ Slat** Convent ion, called to select
Hgiit.V-hmr delegate* to the N’atl* nal Coi.
v* niton at Hfoux Fall*, 10-dtiy in*tracial
tin* and. h gutioii to vote coiidly lor William
j Dry an*
DAILY, A YEAJL
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WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK.fi A TEAR
WEPENER HAS BEEN RELIEVED
ROBERTS WIRES THAT THE HOURS
HAVE LEFT THERE*
Relief of Da.lj*liety Was Aeeom*
]il iftltetl ly Brabant—Chance* Are
Against Robert* Catching the Re
treating liner* la a. Net—-No At
tempt Wan Made to Parana Them
From NVepener—Boer Army Y r et ta
•He Dealt With.
London, April 25.—1 tis officially an
nounced that Wepener has been believed.
Cape Town, April 2f>, Thursday.—^The re
lief of Col. Dalghety was accomplished by
Gen. Brabant.
London, April 26.—Tho war office has Is
sued the following from Lord Roberta
dat' and Bloemfontein. April 25, 3:25 p. m.:
“The enemy' retired from In front of
WYprru r last right and this morning fled
northeastward along the Ladybrand road.
“Their number was between 1,000 and
5,000.”
London, April 2fi, sa. m.—U Is now p*
parent that th© chances of Lord Roberts'
catching the retreating Boers in a net ara
very slender.
The Boers hav© everywhere retired afl
tho flret pressure of the British advance,,
and tho hope that Gen. Bundle would bq
able to induce them to remain at Del
Wetsdorp until they had been forced tat
fight or to surrender, has been disappoint
ing.
No attempt was made to pursue thel
commandos retiring from NVepener*
Everything now depends upon the prog
ress of Gen. French’s cavalry brigades,,
but they are entering a very difficult, hilly]
and practically unknown country.
The cavalry' have already had a longi
march over heavy and sandy roads, and
nothing is known regarding <h© condition
of the horses. In any case, it is now m
race between the fed era Is and the forces
of Gen. French and Gen. Hamilton.
The slownese of tho recent movements!
of the British Infantry and previous ex
perience of the ability of the Boers to
move rapidly, with guns and baggage,
over their own country, lead to a belief
that Lord Roberts’ enveloping operations
will fail and will have to b© repeated fur
ther north. At the mast he will perhaps
capture some Boer guns nnd baggage and
harry the retreating burghers.
Considerable results hav© been attained
in th* relief of NVepener ttnd in th© clear
ing of the southeastern corner of the
Free State of the Boers, but the Boer
army, whatever Its strength, has to bo
/dealt with.
GEN. lOLE-< AREW’S ADVANC E,
Had No f'nsnnltic* But Inflicted a
Heavy Lon* on lloer*.
London, April 25, 4:57 ?>. m.—The wap
office has rec< Ivol the following dispatch
from Lord Roberts:
Bloemfontein, April 25.—P01e-Carew’s di
vision reached Roodekop yesterday even
ing without casualties.
“Its advance was covered by cavalry and
hors© artillery, which drove back the en
emy with heavy loss, their dead bring left
on th© ground. Th© mounted troops halt
ed for the night at Groat font el n, and at
7:30 this morning were crossing the Mo 1-
i der liver at Valsbank in accordance with
my instructions to French t-> endeavor o
ploc© himself astride tho enemy’s line of
retreat. French’s arrival near the Mo Idee
evidently, however, alarmed the Boers,
fr they evacuated their strong position
near D©West<lorp during th© night, and |c
was occupied by Chermsklo’s division thlj
morning.
“The mounted Infantry tinder Tan Ham
ilton drove the enemy off th© kopjes In th<3
neighborhood of the water works without}
easonlMes on our side.
“The highland brigade marched twenty
four miles yesterday to support Gen. Ham
ilton and halted for tho night at Kliß
kraal, four miles- short of Sinna's point.
“Brabant and Hart are still a few
short of WejH-ncr and tho numbers of lh*j
enemy appear to have somewhat Increased
during the last few days. But it is roe
likely there will be much trouble in tlie
i ©lghltorhood of Wepener owe DeWets
dorp is occupied by our troops.
“I ln#i>ected the City Imfwrlal Volunteer
Battalion yesterday on their arrival at
Bloemfontein. They are In fine form and
look very workmanlike.
“i also inspected th© first company of
imperial yeomanry, which has arrived
here. The men turn out smart and their
horses are in admirable condition.”
TUB FIGHT AT DB WETSDORP.
Boer* Report That Krlly-Kenny’S
Force Wn* Beaten Back.
DeWetsdorp, Saturday, April 21.—When
Gen. DeWot’s scouts announced Thursday
evening that Gen. Kelly-Kentiy’s and Gen.
Bundle’s column was advancing on De-
Wetsdorp he ordered “Up Saddle” ani
moved with the Ficksburg command and
Gens. Cronjo, Olivier ar.d NVessels to Inter
cept their march. This was successful
Friday morning.
Tli© British occupied the grassy hills at
Taljar-d’s farm and DoWet, those immedi
ately southwest of DeWetsd >rp, facing tho
British. Cron-Je delayed occupying an im
portant bill which the British took at neoi.
At 9 o’cloc k yesterday rifle firing com
menced briskly. The British had made
tret) hes and had thrown i * schanzes. At
11 o'clock tho Free State cannon and Max
im guns opened fir© and the former con
stantly dropi**d shells into the Rriti.-ti
camp. Darkne** stopped th© fighting un
til 11 o’clock, when tho Bethlehem men on
the extreme right heard some British in
their Immediate vicinity and opened fire.
Their commandant stepped out lino the
darkness and discovered a wounded man
nnd fifteen British, who doctored they had
lost their way while searching for water.
At daybreak thirteen more Bililsh strayed
into camp.
In the morning the British started an
outflanking movement, sending a largo
body of hors© to the hills south of Dewety
dorp. (Mi. D*Wet Immediately dispatched
G. ri. \V h-Is with three cannon hesC
off th© British and the latter, having tier
cannon, w<*re forced to return to camp.
At the main position* a conatant can
nonade was maintained, but there was Ut
il.- rUk fir*.
The British camp was observed at sun
► I*l to b* hastily packing up and was *ub
aequuritly removed lhind the Mils, the
ir ups in the schan/us firing volley after
tfCoutlmfed uu Fifth IQgeJb