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MACON, GA., MONDAY MORNING, JULY 4, 1904.
DAILY—S7.00 A YEAR
FRIENDS OF PARKER
ARE VERY CONFIDENT
THEY BELIEVE HE WILL WIN WITHOUT ANY DIFFICULTY—BRYAN
WILL NOT SERVE ON CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE—WILL NOT
SAY WHETHER HE WILL BOLT IF NOT 8UITED-MR. LITTLETON
OF BROOKLYN TO NOMINATE THE NEW YORKER—HARMON AND
GORMAN—THE PLATFORM MAKERS.
HT. LOUIS. July 3.—New York—
of course New York means Parker. Ills
friends are so confident tonight that
their candidate Is to be nominated that
they are talking over with leaders of
delegations from other states the ques
tion of a running mate, and, to all del
egations that have a candidate for the
place are giving assurances of their
distinguished esteem. Former Senator
11111. William F. Sheehan, former Sen
ator Murphy and State Senator Me-
Carren said significantly this pvening:
“We are looking for people who have
uninstructed votes to deliver. The
Tammany votes will be cast by ex-
v Sena tor Murphy who votes New York
state under the unit rule and he will
cast them for Parker, who will be nom
inated perhaps on the first ballot and
surely on the second.*’
Two things were stated definitely at
Senator Hill's headquarters tonight;
first, that no platform Tiad been drawn
for Judge Parker to stand on, and that
even a rough draft will not be forth
coming until Wednesday; and, second,
that Judge Parker ns a candidate will
readily stand upon any platform that
n majority of the convention agree
upon. This last statement is significant
because It is thoroughly well Known
that ho would not stand on a radical
platform. It Is. therefore, evident that
the Parker supporters are already as
sured that the convention will not
agree to even a suggestion of radical
ism ns suggested by Bryan and Ilearst
supporters, but indeed will strongly
tend in an entirely different direction,
particularly on the financial and tariff
planks.
A man close to Senator Hill said to
night: “The feeling Is that the Bryin
element have had their way twice. One
year they did as they pleased and the
next time they were catered to by hav
ing the old platform endorsed. They,
have had their innings and have failed.
This time they must give way to the
conservatives nnd If they nre gooq
Democrats they will do It gracefully.
‘This is not a mere sentiment from
New Yorkers or from the East. Only
this afternoon State Senator Bamber
ger of Utah came here and made ’he
statement that while he had twice sup
ported Bryan nnd his principles and
had in each campaign given lnrgclv of
his personnl wealth to try nnd elect
him. he believed that he should be
eliminated from this campaign and
that If necessary the party should go
to the extreme of absolute repudiation
of his ideas. The Texas delegation
also feels the same nbout it nnd art-
for a direct declaration in favor of
sound money.*’
And so some of the time of the Park
er adherents this Afternoon wns given
up to the consideration of a financial
plank in the platform. There Is somo
difference of opinion ns to whether the
plank should rend “sound money** or
simply refer to the "money of the con
stitution.’* while n few think It would
he eminently proper to deelnre for a
gold standard. This latter thing will
not be done, bqt It Is probable that,
there will be a declaration for the
•'money of the constitution." Senator
Hill himself Is paying little or no at
tention to the platform, at least at
present, nnd this statement wns made
fo£ him this afternoon by one of those
close to him. “Senator Hill Is not draw
ing the platform while he will repre
sent the state in the committee on res
olutions. will not be Its chairman. Sev
eral men of nffnlrs. Including some cf
the United Btntes senators nnd mem
bers of congress, nre prepnrlng Indi
vidual planks and will submit them nt
a conference on Tuesday or Wednes
day. But Senator Hill wants It distinct
ly understood that he has no platform
prepared and that the only thing he is
devoting hls attention to Is the nomi
nation of Judge Parker."
Tenth district of Indiana. Other con
tests that will come before the commit
tee tomorrow morning are from the
Second Maryland District; Twelfth
Ohio;the First, Second, Third. Fourth
nnd Sixth districts of Pennsylvania;
the Second. Sixth and Seventh of New
Jersey. It was said tonight by several
members of the Rational committee
that the hearing of evidence in these
contests would not consume a great
deal of time.
Morgan, and Z. I. Fltspatrick. of Ha-
Eleventh District—Joseph W. Ben-
net. of Glynn, nnd J. S. N. Davis, of
Camden.
Parker’s Advantage.
ST. LOUIS. July 3.—Some of the as
surances of the Parker managers on
the successes of their candidate was
based on a statement made to them by
a close supporter bf Senator Gorman
who said that the senator had refused
to allow his name to be used for the
purpose of nffectlng a consolidation of
Interests Inimical to the candidacy of
Parker. It was stated that while Sena
tor Gorman’s name would be presented
to the convention It would be for the
purpose of keeping him groomed so
that In case of the failure of the Park
er boom he would be available.
Some of the things that the Parker
adherents believe are greatly to the ad
vantage of their candidate are: First,
that they control by a big majority the
national committee which makes the
temporary organization; second, that
the temporary chairman of the conven
tlon, Williams, is for Parker, and third,
Alabama giving way to New York al
lows the presentation of Parker's name
to the convention first. On the roll call
Alabama comes first nnd when called
will give way to New York, not having
nny favorite son. Martin W. Littleton
of Brooklyn, a celebrated orator of
type peculiarly like Wm. J. Bryan, and
equally as mngnetlc, will present Judge
Parker’s name, while there will be sec
onding speeches from several states.
Mr. Bryan Is Busy.
ST. LOUIS, July 3.—Wm. J. Bryan
arrived at the Jefferson hotel today and
from that moment he was an exceed
ingly busy man, hls callers being so
many that he found It difficult to ob
tain time for meals.
On the subject of platform Mr. Bry
an said:
“I have heard talk of a gold plank
In the platform. Of course, it goes
without saying that I am opposed to
such a thing and I will not stand for
it."
“Does that mean that If a gold plonk
Is Inserted In the platform that you
will leave the convention?"
Mr. Bryan laughed heartily as he re
plied:
“I do not think that I will be called
to answer that question In the conven
tion, nny more than I Hm compelled to
nnswer It now. Really though. I could
not discuss such a question as that."
Neither would Mr. Bryan say If he
would accept a financial plank compro
mising between affirmation of the Kan
sas City nnd Chicago .platforms and a
gold plank. ;
Philippine Delegates,
.. ST -Lf? lTI . 8 ' July 3.—The delegates from
the Philippine Islands have a plank that
they will bring before the committee on
resolutions, it calls for a more liberal
provision for the islands than la called for
In the Republican platform.
"We will ask for a plank In the plat
form." said Oscar flutro. one nt the dele-
(Wtes. “providing for a branch of the
Philippine legislature similar to that
which the house of representatives ho'ds
In this country. We want the commis
sioners to be the higher house, and we
want the privilege of electing a lower
house for ourselves."
Massachusetts Delegation.
BOSTON. July J.—Thr Massachusetts
delegation to the Democratic nntlonnl
convention at Bt. I,oul* loft by special
Harmon’* Friend*.
CINCINNATI. July 3.—The Duck
worth Club of Cincinnati will leave to
morrow for St. Louis In the Interest of
Judge Judson Harmon for president.
Mtny persons from other parts of Ohio
who are not delegates will go to St
Louis In the interest of "Harmon nnd
harmony." which Is the motto on their
banners. The Harmon men say they
nre playing a wnltlng game. They
claim If Judge Parker Is not nominated
on nn early ballot or the convention
stampeded for Former President Grov
er Cleveland, that Judge Harmon will
be the man. Hls name will be present
cd by Harlan Cleveland, n cousin of
Grover Cleveland, nnd will be seconded
bv Judge Albert S. Berry, who succeed-
t ed John G. Carlisle In congress from
train today. The Mnlne delegation
copied a car attached to the special.
Five Hearst delegates from this state did
not accompany the other delegates, but
went on s regular train.
Twenty-seven of che thrlty-two dele
te* Intend to vote for Richard Olney as
4 ng as they believe there Is s chance for
their candidate nnd will apply the unit
rule If this plan Is accepted by the na
tional committee. Mayor Collins will make
the speech placing Mr. Olney's nnme be
fore the convention. There Is s strong
sentiment in favor of Grover Cleveland
for second choice.
\ Contests to Be Determined.
ST. LOUIS. July 3.—Tomorrow the
patlonal committee will meet to hear
evidence In a number of contests, nnd
decide In favor of delegates who are to
be seated under the temporary roll call.
The real fight In the majority of these
cases wll come before the committee
on credential*. The principal contests
will be In Illinois, where protests are
trade against two of the delegates st
large. John P. Hopkins nnd Ben T.
Cable, nnd twenty-six other delegates,
two from each of thirteen districts. It
Is alleged that the Hopkins faction In
the Illinois Democracy arbitrarily un
seated delegates of the Harrison nnd
Hearst factions. Wm. J. Bryan has en
tered the lists actively against the
Hopkinsfpeople nnd will lend All of hls
InfiuenrA to unseat them. He declared
today when d*scti*slnr the fights that
nre to bo made tomorrow before the
national committee: "In my opinion
there I* po more Important question
for the public today than whether
not a few men one of. whom happens
to have a gavel In hls hand, shall rep
resent them In conventions. The peo-
p> elect their men nnd should have
them, but In some cases of late, it does
not look to me as though they were
rating them. I am oposed to such
th'ngs from every standpoint."
It was thought today that Mr. Bryan
would he a member of the committee
on credentials, but he said this after
noon that he would not l*e a member'
of the credentials committee, as It was
necessary for him to be on the commit
tee on resolutions, and he could not
reev well be on both committees
S't.tftlon to the contest* In Illinois there
will be a fight for nil of the seats of
the delegates from the District of Co
lumbia. The Hearst management
claims In this connection that arbitrary
ruling* hr n chairman gave the s*
tin<"*tlv to delegates who are friend
The Georgia Delegation.
ATLANTA, July 3.—A special train
of ten dining and sleeping cars left
here this nfternoon for St. Louis. It
wns crowded to Its fullest capacity. Be
sides the delegates and their attend
ants were a score or more Georgians
of prominence who left for St. Louis
for the purpose of attending the nation
al convention of the Democratic party.
Among them were Senator A. D. Bacon.
Congressman T. W. Hnrdwlth. State
Senator Gordun Lee. Hon. 81m T. Bla
lock, Thos. W. Lylens of Richmond, and
Col. John W. Renfroe of Atlanta.
At 12:10 today the delegates and al
ternates nnd a number of their friends
lunched at the Capital City Club na the
guest of Hon. J. R. Gray of Atlanta and
of the delegates from the state at large.
The following compose the convention:
From the state at large, John W.
Maddox of Floyd; James M. Smith, of
Oglethorpe; James R. Gray, of Fulton;
Charles R. Pendleton, of Bibb.
First District. R. C. Neely, of Burke;
M. W. Dixon, of Chatham.
Second District. Henry M. McIntosh,
of Dougherty; J. B. Norman, Jr., o
Colquitt.
Third District. I. P. Cocke, of Lee
A.‘ C. Riley, of Houston.
Fourth District, W. A. Little, of Mus
cogee; H. C. Fisher, of Coweta.
Fifth District. A. H. VanDyke, of
Fulton; A. C. Stone, of Walton.
Sixth District. Joseph E. Pottle, of
BAldwIn; R. T. Daniel, of Spalding.
Seventh District. Moses Wright, of
Floyd: Albert Strickland, of Bartow'.
Eighth District, J. D. Price, ot Oco
nee; J. H. Skelton, of Hartwell.
Ninth District. W. E. Candler,
Union; W. W. Stark, of Jackson.
Tenth District. C. Bruce Young, of
Richmond: W. B. Crawford, of Lincoln.
Eleventh District. J. 8. Adams, of
Laurens; R. O. Dickerson, of Clinch.
Iternstss. ,
Alternates from the state at Urge—
D. O- Fogarty, of Richmond; J. L.
Sweat, of Ware; A. A. Lawrence, of
Chatham; Roland Ellis, of Bibb.
First District—J. K. Overstreet, of
Screven; rand E. C. Collins, of Tattnall
Second District—J. I- Boynton, of
Calhoun; and T. S. Hawes, of Decatur.
Third District—J. F. Wright of Web
ster. and W. E. Edwards, of Deely.
Fourth District—C. N. Howard, of
Chattahoochee, and, J. B. Handers, of
Heard.
Fifth District. J. S. James, of Doug
las. and C. H. Reid, of Campbell.
Hlgth District—Harman Branch and
Samuel Rutherford.
Seventh District—F. A. Cantrell, of
Gordon, and F. T, Rewnolda, of Whit-
i|> Held.
Eighth District—John Bostw
Croker Refuses to Intervene.
WANTNAGE. Eng., July 3— Robert
A. Van Wyck. the first mayor of Great
er New York, visited Richard Croker
at hls home here today. Mr. Van Wyck
urged the ex-chlef of Tammany to use
hls influence with the New York dele
gation to the Democratic national con
vention nt St. Louis to Induce It to
swing Its vote from Alton B. Parker
to Grover Cleveland, nfter a compli
mentary ballot had been given for
Parker. After the visit Mr. Croker said
to an Associated Press reporter that he
was out of politics and Intended not to
say or do anything with regard to the
campaign.
It Looks Like Parker.
ST. LOUIS. July 3.—It looks like
Parker. Nine out of everv ten men
who have been closely watching the
situation think that Parker will be
nominated by the second or not later
than the third ballot. At the same
time there Is enough uncertainty to
make the situation Interesting. The
ballottlng is five days away, nnd with
many unpledged, and uninstructed del
egntlhns, with delegations that wll
consider their Instructions fulfilled
after one or two ballots, coupled with
the fact that Jthore Is a strong under
current against the leading candidate,
much might happen.
If not Parker then Gorman, or, re
motely, Cleveland.
This has hern a Gormnn day. A1
the elements that could be used to aid
the Maryland senator have been put
forth today. His friends have been In
evidence nnd the strongest arguments
brought to hear to show that he ought
to be- named. The congressional influ
ence has been a factor, and senators
und representatives nnd congressional
employes, talking and working for Gor
man, has given evidence of the popu
larity of the Maryland senator among
those who know him.
Senator Gorman in not coming to the
convention, and will not enter Into
scramble for the nomination, nor w
he be a party to a movement to defeat
the nomination of Parker for the ben
efit of some other man—McClellan or
Cleveland, for instance.
The opponents of Judge Parker raise
a number of objections. Hill ns hls po
litical backer and August Belmont as
a representative of the business inter- terror."
ests behind him are said to be ob
noxious to many Democrats. The op
position of Tammiiny In New York and
of Bryan nnd Hearst In other portions
of the country has some effect. Of all
the candidates suggested. Parker seems
more objectionable to Bryan and
Hearst than any other man, Cleveland
atone excepted. Yet, several of the
delegations under Instructions
Hearst, freely announce their prefer
ence for Parker nnd expect to vote for
him on the second ballot.
The Cleveland talk has been on the
wane, but there has been quite a con
tingent that Is watching the situation
with the hope that a condition might
arise which will make Clevelands
nomination advisable, but this could
not be brought about except after an
exciting and bitter struggle.
During the day there has been some
talk about Msvor McClellan, but It Is
recognized that, hls birth In Germany
would furnish a small element of un
certainty, while a still grenter factor
Is the solid delegation of New York
state supporting nnother candidate.
Soon after Mr. Bryan’s arrlvnl In St.
Louis there wns some talk about Judge
Gray, mainly because a report hnd been
circulated that the Nebraska mnn
would support the Delaware man li
preference to nny other candidate. Oc
casionally the name of Joseph Folk 1l
heard, and it Is apparent that Missouri
Democrats do not want nny further
prominence given to the young Mis
souri attorney.
The presidential situation hna been
sufficiently Interesting to keep the vice
presidency and the platform somewhat
In the background, although both have
received consideration. Many drafts of
nlleged platforms have been brought
to the city and several prominent dele
gates ore said to have the real thing,
but It Is evident thnt the platform will
be made In committee nnd after a
•harp contest. It Is known that Senator
Gorman made a draft of a plntform
and sent it here with the Mnrylnnd
delegation. This will he presented to
the committee on resolutions.
Men from the far West have been
making quite nn extensive canvass for
former Senator George Turner for vice
president, nnd the names of Marshall
Field of Ctilcago, Benjamin F. Shively
of Indiana. John W. Kern of Indiana,
David R. Francis of Missouri, David S.
Rose of Wisconsin, nnd John Sharp
Williams of Mississippi are among
those whose nnmes nre mentioned In
connection with the second place on
the ticket but ns long ns there Is doubt
about who will head the ticket no great
excltemetn can be worked up over the
second place.
MASSACRE OF
THE ARMENIAN’S
Turks Said to lie Killing
Thousands of Them
A REIGN OF TERROR
Aid of the United States Invoked, That
the Appalling Atrocities May be
Stopped—Appeal in the Name of
Christianity and Humanity—Turkish
Troops Accuse the Armenians of Bo*
ing Revolutionists— Masaacro May
Become General.
BAD WEATHER
FOR THE ARMIES
Rain Prevents Movements
of the Troops
ARE JAPS RETIRING ?
LONDON, July 4.—In connection
with the cablegram which American
Secretary of State Hay received from
Ispahan, Persia, July 2, signed by "Ar
menian Bishops In Persia," saying that
Turkish barbarians were massucrelng
thousands of Armenluns" and humbly
soliciting the "United States govern
ment In the name of Christianity and
humanity to savo Innocent lives," the
Dally Chronicle this morning prlnta the
following telegram dated Taurls, Per
sia, June 30.
'It Is announced from n perfectly re
liable source thnt in the vicinity of
Van, (a fortified city of Turkish Arme
nia), on June 24 kurds and Turkish
regulars attacked Armenian travelers,
killing them ns revolutionists. This Is
the beginning of a general massacre In
the province of Van. The people are In
Report In Russia to That Effect—How
the Vladivostok Squadron Eluded the
Japanese Fleet and Ran Away—Togo
Says He Blew up Russian Ship at
tho Entrance of the Harbor at Port
Arthur,
GREAT SHIP SINKS
. IN THE NORTH SEA
STRIKES A ROCK AND SEVEN HUNDRED PERSONS, MOSTLY DAN
ISH, SWEDISH, NORWEGIAN AND FINNISH EMIGRANTS, GO TO
THE BOTTOM—ONE OF THE MOSTTERRIBLE SEA TRAGEDIES OF
MODERN TIMES—PATHETIC STORY OF A SURVIVOR.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 4, (3:42 a,
.)—Official news received up to July
2 Indicates that the Japanese advance
from the south hit been suspended
nlong with all other Important move
ments at the seat of war. The authori
ties do not expect much more than des
ultory skirmishing until the weather
Improves. The situation Is considered
satisfactory from the Russian stand-
l»olnt.
There 1« evidence of considerable
sleknes* In (ho Japanese camps. It Is
believed here that the Japanese will
suffer more from the rainy weather
than will Gen. Kuroputklu's forces.
Japanese Coming 8trong.
LONDON. July 3.—According to the
Central News from Mukden, dated July
3. It In reported that the Japanese nre
moving two divisions upon Liao Yang
from Fen Shu I pass.
Russian Guardship Sunk.
WASHINGTON. July 3.—The Jap
anese legation here received the follow
ing cablegram from Toklo:
“Admiral Togo reports thnt on the
night of June 27 the twelfth torpedo
boat flotilla attacked and snnk the en
emy’s gunrdshlp with two mnnta and
three funnels outside Port Arthur. Tho
snme flotilla then exchanged lire with
the enemy’s destroyers, one of which
was observed, capsized and sunk. Our
casualties were fourteen deud and
three wounded."
LONDON, July 8.—It Is reported thnt
over 700 emigrants hound from Copen
hagen for New York on the Scandina
vian-American line steamer Norge,
have been drowned.
Twenty-seven survivors were landed
at Grlmaby < 1G miles southwest of
Hull), tonight. The Norge struck on a
rock laat Tuesday In the North «ea
and foundered. There was a heavy
sea and most of the boats were
smashed.
Only two of the boats succeeded In
getlng out, and these were picked up
by Grlmaby trawlers.
SHOT AT TRAMP
BUT KILLED A GIRL
J, F. McKenzie, Flagman, Arrestod and
Charged With Criminal Negligence-
Accident Near Howell’s Station.
8akharoff’s Report.
ST. PETERSBURG July 3.—Lieut.
Gen. Hakharoff, under dnte of July 2,
reports minor outpost nffalra, nnd re-
connolsancea in thu neighborhood of
Slakhoutatt.
Gen. Hakharoff believes that dysen
tery Is very prevalent among the Jap
anese troops.
On June 27 the Russlnn fire destroyed
two Japanese guns nnd a caisson.
There arc fresh Indications of a Jap
anese advance nenr Slakhotau.
According to tho report Russlnn
scouts have ascertained thnt a number
of Korean soldiers are assisting the
Japanese.
ATLANTA, July 8.—J. F. McKenzie,
flagman employed by tho Southern
railway, accidentally shot Nellie
Thomas, a 12-your-old white child, nenr
Howell's station, this morning about &
o’clock. The flagman used a 38-callbre
pistol. The ball passed through the
girl’s neck, penetrating the windplpo
and cutting nn artery. The child was
brought to the city. She Is believed to
be fntallv Injured. McKenzie. It seems,
tired at a trump who was riding on the
the train and the shot hit the girl sev
eral hundred yards away. 'Ho was ar
rested nnd committed to Jail on a
charge of criminal negligence.
President’s Acceptance.
OYSTER BAY, July 3.-Althnn*h Pres
ident Roosevelt .will not be notified form,
ally of hls nomination by the Chicago
convention till the 27th Inst., he hne al
ready begun work on hls letter of
ceptanco which will contain u disettnslon
or tho political evontH of hls ndmlnlst
tlon and h|s views:nn the plutfnrin adopt,
ed by the party at Chicago, and will he
one of the Important documenta used by
the Republican national executive com
mittee In thu cnttipnlgn.
Rioting In Orest.
BREST, France, July I.—Rioting took
place here today during a parade of
dock strikers. The rioters were charged
by gendnrmen who drow their bayonets.
Ten of the gendarmes were wounded.
Many of the strikers were arrested.
Mr. Cleveland and New Jersey.
HT. LOUIS, July 3.—All possibility
of the formal presentation of the name
of Mr. Cleveland to the convention ap
peared to vanish when the New Jersey
delegation arrived today and announc
ed thnt In all probability that delega
tion would not make an aggressive
campaign in the Interest of the ex-
presldcnt. This decision wns reached at
a meeting held today on the train uh
'• approached fit. Lout*.
Seventeen of the twenty-four dele
gates are for Mr. Cleveland, but they
decided not to press his name unleaa
there should appear to be a good pros
pect of hls nomination.
Seven of the New Jersey delegatee
are for Parker no effort has been
made to reach a decision as to a can
didate In case a definite conclusion not
to present Mr. Clevelands’ name
reached.
Bryan Interviewed.
»f 8T « LOU,S ’ Ju,y *•—I-**te*r In the day
Mr. Bryan gave out the following
statement:
“After conferences with a number of
delegates from various sections 1 am
satisfied that the opposition to Judge
Parker !* sufficient to make hls nomi
nation highly improbable. If not Impoa-
alble. There has been no concentra
tion upon any anti-Parker candidate
but two arguments are having weight
with the delegates. Among the radical
Democrats Is the feeling that the party
must not be surrendered Into the hands
of Wall street. The Influence back
of the Parker candidacy are so Inti
mately associated with the trusts and
great corporations that the Democratic
party could not appeal to the masses'.
The party cannot afford to entrust Its
future to the men who were responsible
for the party’s defeat In 1893 and 1900.
If Mr. Parker had a record of hls own
he hlght tie judged upon that record:
but as he hnM refused to speak he must
be Judged by the record of his
political manager. ex-Henator Hill and
hls financial agent. August Belmont,
and their records. A man who fs weak
enough to put hls candidacy In their
bands before the convention would not
be strong enough to resist their In
fluence after the election »f he'were by
any possibility successful.
"The second objection Is tbs one that
How Russians Escaped.
TOKIO, July 3. 10 a. m. The Vladi
vostok squadron eluded Vice Admiral
Kiimlmurn’s squndron eastward of the
ImkI i»i Tim n i.l.n uiKlii In > •>•■ ,1 . :<
ness. A drizzling rain und fog favorct
the Russian vessels. The two squad
rona met early In the evening, the Rus
Blana being north of Ikl lal.ipd and th
Japanese south of Tsu Island. They
were ten miles ii|mrt. The Russians
bolted to the northeast when they were
discovered by Vice Admiral Kainlmurn,
The latter chased them nt full speed.
The Japanese torpedo hoata steamed
ahead and entered within the range
of the Russian guns, The Russian
sels vigorously shelled the Japanese
torpedo boats. This firing explains tin
cannonading heard on Tzu Island
gave rise to the belief that u general
engagement was In progress. Vice Ad
miral Knmlmura gained on the Rus
sian ships and was only live miles In
the rear when suddenly nt 9 p. m. nil
the Russlnn vessels extinguished their
lights and disappeared In tho darkness.
At that time the Japanese torpedo
boats were pressing the Russians, who
hnd been using their searchlights. The
torpedo boats failed ta-get clone enough
to the Russian squadron to discharge
torpedoes.
Story of tho Wreck.
LONDON, July 3.—The steam trawl
er Hnlvln put Into Grimsby late tonight
with 27 rescued Scandinavians aboard.
Only one of them could speak English.
He said:
'We left Copenhagen June 22. Thera
to 700 emigrants, Norwegians,
Swedes, Danes and Finns on board.
The crew numbered about eighty.
"A1 went well until June 28. I lay
In my bunk waiting for breakfast. We
hnd a little bump, then another hump,
and then 1 rushed on deck.
I saw at once thnt something serf
» hnd happened, nnd I made a dnsh
below to gather up my few belongings.
“Heores were running on deck nnd
the hatchwny wns crowded with emi
grants. They were launching boats
nnd rushlrfg Into them, but there was
no panic,
"Four or five were In the boat Into
which I got, and we cleared the ship.
Luckily for us. In our party was the
only seaman from the Norge who es
caped, and he was uble to navigate our
little bout.
"W snw two other bonts capsize ow
ing to’lho heavy weather nnd because
no one could navigate them. We made
straightaway nnd when we Inst saw
tho Norge a large number of emigrant
were on the dock. Ca'pt. Gundcl stood
on the bridge.
“Dozens of passengers had Jump*
to the sea. They wore life belts but
were drowned before our eyes.
"After twenty-four hours th* Salvia
bore down'and picked us up. About 700
persons must have been drowned.”
The Norge sailed from Copenhagen
June 22. Rockoll, the Islet on which she
struck. Is about 200 miles west of the
Hebrides. It Is n dangerous reef with
a rock about 75 feet above water.
According to the survivors the mo
ment the vessel struck the engines
were reversed nnd the Norge came
buck Into deep water. The rent In her
bown wns so large, however, that she
began to All rapidly. The vessel’s eight
bonts were swung over the sides rapid
ly nnd the women and children were
put Into them first. There was a heavy
son running and In lowering the boats
nil but two of them were smashed.
Details of th* Tragedy.
LONDON, July 3.—Over 700 Danish
nnd Norwegians bound for New York
nre belelved to have been drowned In
the North Atlantic on June 28. Out of
nearly 800 souls on board the Danish
steamer Norge, which left Copenhagen
June 22, only 27 arc known to bo alive
and for the rest no hope Is held out.
When lost seen the Norge Was sink
ing where she struck on the Islet of
Rorknll. whose I sol nted peak raises It
self from a deadm Atlantic reef some
290 miles off the west roast of Hcntlnnd.
Early on the morning of Inst Tuesday
e Norge, which wns out of her course
In heavy weather, ran on tbs Roc kail
reef, which In 1 the distance ; look* like
ship under full sail. The Norge was
quickly backed off but the heavy seas
|"'iii - -I ’M n,i '.iii'li . i. . i Im Im i Ikiw•
The emigrants who were awaiting
bn- i P f i • i I- I mi d< • U Tin
hatchways were scarcely built for these
hundreds of souls nnd became clogged
Norge quickly begun to go down
home port, the quiet fishing town of
Grlmaby. The Salvia had been on a
fortnight’s cruise around the Heb
rides.
By n lucky chance she steamed fur
ther west than Is usual for Grlmaby
trawlers and fell In with the survivors
of the Norge, who for twenty-four
hours had been tossed nbout In n small
boat on the rough waters of the North
Atlantic. The survivors were taken
aboard tho Salvia and were landed at
Grimsby tonight.
The Norge, which had been In the
Copenhagen-New York service of the
Henndlnavlan-Amerlcan lino n number
of years wn$ nn Iron vessel of 3,318 ton
gross and 2,121 tons net. Her principal
dimensions were. Length 340 feet,
breadth 40 feet, nnd depth 25 feet. Sho
was cqulppffd with six water tight
bulkheads.
RECKLESS SHOOTER
' KILLS A LAWYER
• no of tho Leading Members of the
Louisville Bar Receivos a Bullet
Whllo Sleeping in a Tont.
LOURVILLK. Ky.. July 3. -R. Lee
Suter, u member of tho board of public
safety, an. Attorney, and for several
year^i an Important figure In Democrat*
Ic politics, wns shot and killed today by
Hanford Vaughn. Jr., the son of a
wealthy contractor. Vaughn, who ad
mits that he fired the shot, say* he Was
celebrating the fourth.
The tragedy occurred 8 inllcH above
Louisville where Suter nnd a party of
friends were camping nnd fishing.
Huter was asleep on a cot und Vaughfi.
whllo driving along the road, was
shooting from sldo to side, one of thu
bullets finding Its way to Huter’s tent.
WATSON FOR PRESIDENT.
ning
With Allen of Nebraska as a Ru
Mate on Populist Ticket.
SPRINGFIELD. Ill., July
movement was starred tonight to
tho stundard-be
party
Georgia
V. AI Ion of Nebraska, As to which one
shall head the ticket, there seems to b«
little preference among those who nre
behind the movement. J. A. Edmlston,
V i: •• Hi.Ill ill I .if l in* fn■•lull u lug of tin*
1’opullat party, is leadlbg tin* light for
itandard-bearers of the Populist .
of 1001, Thomas B. Watson of J
fin and former Senator William %
BIG LUMBER MILL
DESTROYED BY FIRE
carles weight with conservative dele
gates, viz: That he cannot win. It Is
becoming more nnd more apparent that
he would prove a weak candidate,
and this In robbing him of wh itwer
strength he had among the men whose
first desire is to win. With such a can
didate the battle would begin w/.ti a
foot race, and end with a rout. These
two arguments seem quite certain to
prove hls undoing.
“The first light of the convention
seems likely to be over the Illinois con
test.
“The Illinois state convention proba
bly has no parallel In convention his
tory. It was run by brute force und
without any regard to Democracy or
decency. The contestants will present
the endorsement of the majority of the
delegates of the convention, who hav
ing been deprived of u voice In the
state convention, will appeal for Justice
to the national organisation. The na
tional committee cannot endorse the
Hopkins methods without overthrow
ing the most fundamental of Democrat
ic doctrines, viz: The right of the mu
Jorlty to rule."
When asked nbout the platform Mr.
Bryan replied that nothing definite
could be said on the subject; he hoped
to see a platform satisfactory to the
Democrats who had borne the burden
of the fight in recent campaign. He
•aid that he is not urging the nomina
tion of any particular person, and
would he satisfied with anyone whose
Democracy Is unquestioned and who
can be trusted to faithfully carry out
Democratic policies after election.
South Carolina’s Delegation.
COLUMBIA. S. C.. July 8.—The
South Carolina delegation to St. Louis
leaves Columbia at 7 o’clock In a spe
cial Pullman car vis Asheville. Gover
nor Heyward, state Chairman Will#
Jones and Mayor R. Goodwyn Rh*tt of
Charleston, three of the “big four” and
nearly all of the district delegate* will
be on the train when It pulls out from
Columbia. Senator Tillman, the other
one of the "big four" and ..atlonal
committeeman, left for St. Louis on
Friday.
The delegation Is not Instructed, but
Is committed to Parker, and Senator
Tillman l« strongly against Cleveland.
Maryland's Delegation.
BALTIMORE. Md., July 3.—Mary
land's delegation to the Democratic
national convention left here today for
Ht. Louis. Senator Gorman did not Join
the party ar.d is reported gt<* tonight
to b«» at h'« home In Laurel. Each
member of th** <1 •■legation wore a Gor
man button. ;«nd ft number of Gorman
banners were taken on the train.
^Continued on page 2.)
Owned by the West Yellow Pine Con
pany—Loss bout $40,000.
VALDOSTA. Gn.. July 8.—The big
mill of the West Yellow Pine Company,
at Olympia, wns destroyed by fire this
morning about 2 o’clock, the loss of the
mill property, staving mnchlnrs nnd
Shingle machine being complete. The
planing mill and dry kiln were not
burned. There wns little lumber on the
ground, nnd what there was was saved.
Tho mill wns one of the best equipped
mills In thin section and Its equipment
for protection against fire was as good
on tho average city has. The mill plant
cost about $40,000, and the Insurance
Is about $20,000. Messrs. W. H. West.
J. W. West, W. J, Kelley and J. T.
Peacock nre prominently connected In
the owneshlp of the mill. Mr. John B.
Coffee, another of the owners, bus been
manager of the concern. The fire oc
curred after the hard rnJn last night
and Its origin la a mystery. The mill
will bo rebuilt st once It Is said.
Heavy Rain in ValdosuL
VALDOHTA, Ga.. July 3.—The heavi
est rain that has fallen In this city In
many months came down last night
from 8 to 10 o’clock, flooding the street*
and sewer* of the city. Many, of the
sewers were overflowed. From this
cause water flooded the Valdosta
Electric Light plant, damaging the
beltH and machinery and forcing the
concern to suspend operations until re-
K irs can be made. There were
hts last night, and no cars were run
today. Lightning burned * out many
phones, but beyond this no damage was
done. The rain was a God-s-nd to
crofis, and was worth much to the city
In washing out the streets and Improv
ing sanitary conditions.
Missouri Populists.
8T. LOUIS, July 3.—Th* convention
of th# People's party of Missouri today
nominated Wm. Alldredge, of Monlteu
county for governor.
Are Japanese Weakening?
LONDON, July 3. The Central
News has received the following dis
patch from Tu Tche Klao under date
of July 3:
“The weather Is dry, but the Japan-
ese an- taking fio action.
"The Chinese state that the Japanese
lock victuals, medicines and forage.
“East of Kal Chau the principal Jap
anese forces have fallen back, aban
doning their positions.
“There have been no notable changes
4 on the rood to Liao Yang."
Allen.
It Ik ui
III not ni
b-n Is tukl
to make I
fus
ilcrstood tin
lend the COD
Mr
Wn
dls
tin
Htin
SPRINGFIELD. III. July
onvontlon will be called to or
morrow at noon b> .1 II. Ldrnl
Nebraska, vice-president of th* 1
Ini "I I In !• n« ' • • f■ • I I !»«■ • .ill
convention will be rend by Jo .
kor, of Kentucky, national clfal
middle-of-the-roaders.
Congressman L. II. Well
empt
chalrmat
LIEUTENANT’S SUICIDE.
Despondent Uet.
HONOLULU,
shortly aft#
train on th
men bad
Linn
by the heeil. Eight bonts were lowered home '
nnd Into these the women and children
were hurriedly put. Six of tncMo I
mashed against the side of life Norse
nnd their helplens Inmates were caught
up_by the heavy
loads got safely away from
the side of the sinking ship nnd many
of the emigrants who were left
hoard, seising life beltf, threw them
selves Into the sea and were drowned.
Cap!. Gundel. mo say the survivors,
Stood on the bridge of the doomed ves-
sel until It could be seen no mpre.
The boats kept together some hours.
Practically all of their occupants were
passengers and not used to handling
such craft. The boat occupied by the
survivors landed nt Grimsby was a life
boat.
One account says the three boats
were successfully launched, the other
two holding about ten persons each.
The lifeboat made faster progress and
fell In with the Hnlvln. \Vhn» became
of the other bontH Is not yet known.
The rescue of those on the lifeboat
took place a 8 nefbek on the morning
of June 29. the survlvora consisting of
20 men, one of them u seaman, six wo
men and n girl.
One of the survivors said that when
he got on deck the Norge was half
submerged nnd wan rapidly getting
lower In the water. Hnlf mad with
fright, the survivors all struggled for
places In the boats. They fought their
way to the big lifeboat and nn officer
stowed In the six women end the slrl
and then told the men to get In. The
officer then took charge and got the
boat to the aide of the Norge. Seeing
thnt the bow wns already overladen,
the officer with great heroism Jumped
Into the water and tried to board an
other boat which was not so full. lie
foiled, nnd was drowned.
The sen by this time was a mass of
struggling men. women and ch'ldren
gasping and choking from the effects
of the water. They tried to get In the
already overladen boats, but were
beaten off with the oars. The boat
rowed clear of this seething Inferno
and Jost as she drew sway the Norge
went down.
Peter Nelson, one of the survivors,
described as a young American, said
"For hours we rowed In company
with the other boats, but the strong
tide drifted us away from the others
and nothing has been seen of them
since. The Ralvla picked us up and
we were well cared for on board the
trawler. All of us lost our entire be
longings. We had no time In that
fierce fighting for life to think of any
thing but the getting of seats in the
bout.”
The only hope except for those
known to have escaped Is that
few of the emigrants might have been
washed upon the barren rock. Their
chance of being rescued even then la
practically nil. for vessels sailing the
North Atlantic give Rockall ns wld<
a berth as possible.
The news of this disaster, which It
Is feared In Its death record Is greater
than any previous tragedy of thi
lantlc, came with the arrival tonight
ot the. stexm trawler Salvia at her
: .Main-*'
M- Could Not Stop
\vu
Manchester Cloth Market.
MANUHEHTF.lt. July 3.—Early In
tho week considerable bualnom was
done In the cloth market, but Inter a
falling off was noticeable. The general
turnover wan moderate.
The China demand was active. Much
t ' A ' - * 'I I'll 1'. II -I d”li\ -
cry. resulting In tram nitons, both for
early nnd forward delivery. In descrip
tions which most keenly felt the effect
r.f the depression In the curly part of
the year/
There wn# a fair trade for India In
some directions, but It was not general.
Many offers were Impracllrihle. Heavy
goods were In active fie mail d and price.*
were easier.
There was rather a better inquiry
for yarng. Prices hud an easier ten
dency and u fair mlsu •■lluncouh trade
resulted.
TWO WHITE MEN KILLED.
Were Drunk WhIU
VVI
i th*lf hr
'bey had <
from the
excursion but M»t
late to take tnel
accordingly
USgcd"Yo'sccount ft
struck by the tJoast Line t«
junction. Moth m* n w#r ® * nBt
train returning.
it a foot. It f
that troth' men hsd been drlnkln
this la I
The Idenlty
aught ny
Ion could be Identified.
IN ABSOLUTE CONTROL.
xecutive Head of the Great Steamship
Combine.
LONDON I.i'v .4 The London Dally
-k • i■' 1 1 ■ v "•'•’■ w,,h
Bruce Ismny In which the president of
the International Mercantile Marine
Company says h* not <>r,i> know* th.»t
he is Invested with abnolute authority
In th* mar igement of th- •■omblnatlon.
but that the voting trustee*, including
J. P. Morgan. Charles Steele and I*. A.
B. Wldener. have h mded over to m-
cutiv
all
He also sta
combination
done In Great
th* work of the
Lonq E
NEW YORK.
canvass by the r
night that five
first honors In t
run from New
back, held on Sr
der the auspice*
American Motor
George Holden,
J. Bat
ll-t-di
Ho
of 371 1
Tw
y-thri
id Fred
• » Albany the
• night. Nin-t.-n started on tho
return trip .»r.d fift^.-n finished wUhiA
the limits provided under the rules, ,
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