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MAN WHO HAD THE COURAGE TO STATE HIS POSITION BEFORE
BEING NOMINATED—CONGRATULATIONS FROM EMINENT MEM
BERS OF HIS PARTY—DEMOCRATS THROUGHOUT THE COUN-
TRY FEEL THE INSPIRATION
THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
ESOPtfS, N. Y., July 11.—Light waa
thrown on the history of the now
famous Parker telegram and the reply
to It of the Democratic convention ut
SL Louis today by a close friends of
Judge Parker who declined to allow
the use of his name.
"When Judge Parker went to bed at
9:46 Friday night,” aald this man,
"he did not know anything at all about
the financial side of the platform,
which had been agreed upon, more
than was outlined in the very brief
bulletins telphoned from Kingston.
■ When informed by the Associated
Press corespondent at 6:50 a. m. of the
fact of his nomination he knew no
more, and the first real knowledge he
had of the financial platform was when
he read the morning papers. Immedi
ately after breakfast, that Is to say, a
little after 9 o’clck, he started for a
horse back ride. Just before mounting
his horse a telegram was handed him
giving him a concise outline of the
platform. From the moment of his
reading of that telegram It was noticed
that he was very much preoccupied,
and as he rode off his head was bowed
as if in deep thought.
"About 10:30 o*clock he rode up to
the railroad station, asked for tele
grams and received quite a bunch of
them. I happened to know that none
of them gave him the information ho
wanted. He chatted with the report
ers for a while, and it was afterwards
r*< ailed that some of his .pi.-a*.ns to
, them betrayed the fact of his lack of
first-hand knowledge of the convent-
tlon's action. He waited about the
station, almost irresolute in hearing,
for fully ten minutes and then sud
denly galloped hack toward Kosemont.
An hour afterwurds his famous tele
gram was filed with the operator and
the remarkable series of events was
under way.
"That night while the convention
i tossed and billowed with the sensation
i he had produced he did not go early
to bed. as he had done the night before,
although the local celebration In his
honor ceased and the people dispersed
ns early ns 10:15 p. m. He sat up until
after 3 a. m., closely watching the bul
letins, and made no move toward
■ tiring until after the action of the <
j ventlon upon his telegram was made
OF VICTORY—THE COURSE OF
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT
READY FOR THE VOTE
LIVELY DEBATE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—MR. FEL-
DER AND MR. HALL OF BIBB ENGAGE IN CLASH—DIFFER-
ENCES OF OPINION ON EVERY POINT—OPPOSITION DEVELOP
ING—NEW MEASURES INTRODUCED—EARLIER MEETINGS PRO-
POSED.
pay the Tension of Mrs. William Robe
rt, deceased, to her daughter.
By Mr. Calvin of Richmond—To au
thorize the recorder In Augusta to
sentence boys under sixteen to the
reformatory. Also to amend the regis
tration law of the state by striking out
the requirement that persons give
their ages when they register.
I known to him.
"It Is not true." said the gentleman,
quoted above, “ that Judge Parker sent
a message to Senator Hill demanding
the Insertion of a gold plank. His tele
gram to Wm. F. Sti. * ii .n whs tin- first
communication either directly or in
directly with the convention.”
Judge Parker received the following
message from Former President Orov-
j er Cleveland:
"Buzzards Bay. July 11.—You must
permit me to express my gratitude and
admiration for the splendid manifesta
tion of honor and courage you have
given to your countrymen and to the
Democracy In your St. Louis dispatch.
(Signed)
"OROVER CLEVELAND.
The telegram from Wm. R. I leant
1 vent on Saturday evidently went as
tray, but a duplicate was received to
day aa follows, dated Chicago, July 10:
"I congratulate you upon your nom
ination and upon the expression of
Democratic principles In the platform
to which you stand. I hope and believe
that battling for the people and for
such principles you will lead the De
mocracy to victory."
Judge Parker Immediately wrote Mr.
Hearst the following letter.
"Hon. Wm. Randolph Hearst.. Dear
Sir—Just a word to thank you for your
very kind message of congratulation
and to assure you of my very grateful
appreciation.
"Very truly yours,
"ALTON B. PARKER."
Other telegrams received include the
following:
From the Rt. Rev. Chss. C. Ornfton,
Episcopal bishop of Fond Du Lac, WIs.,
dated Providence, It. I.: "We will dally
pray Ood to possess thee with Ills
love and give three the courageous and
peaceful heart.”
From President David R. Francis, of
the Rt. Louis exposition
"Hearty congratulations not only on
your nomination, hut on your sagaci
ous telegram which the convention by
overwhelming majority has sustained.
Those who have been asking that you
announce your position on the Issues
can no longer have any question as to
your convictions* or your courage to
express them.”
From former Vice President Adlal E.
Stevenson, from Rlooomlngton, Ills.:
"My hearty congratulations”
. Surveyors began today laying down
the lines for the new West Shore sta
tion at Esopus. which Is to be com
pleted In about two weeks. A long
siding will also be put In for special
trains.
8o far as hts plans have as yet been
made Judge Parker will not tour the
'country making speeches. His per
sonal campaign will be conducted in
a way similar to that of President Mc
Kinley to a large degree from the
porch at Rosemont. He will probably
make but one or two pilgrimages to the
larger cities.
If Judge Parker prefers another to
Mr. Taggart the latter will promptly
withdraw his name from the consid
eration of the committee—but this will
not bo done unless Judge Parker, an
the party's presidential nominee, says
that he has in view some one else who
would be rtiore satisfactory to him than
Mr. Tagagrt, who. with the under
standing that his selection would meet
the approval of Judge Parker, Is the
choice of a -majority of the national
committee.
"Mr. Taggart had charge of Judge
Parker's campaign in Indiuna and it
was partly through his effoffrts that
that pivotal state was among the first
to Instruct* He has been in close touch
with the Parker movement and no
state's action contributed more to
shaping the verdict of the convention
than did that of Indiana. Hence. In-
diana'o presentation of Taggart's name
was presumably In full accord with
the precedent of having the nominee*#
full approval of the chairman chosen.”
Bourkc Cockran's Error.
NEW YORK. July 11.—The Associ
ated Press today received the following
communication from Bourke Cockran,
dated Indianapolis, July 10. explaining
his declination to address the national
Democratic convention at St. Louis:
"I left St. Louis yesterday 12:46 o. k.,
because as matters stood, I did not
want, to be in the convention when
nominations for vice president were
reached The calls for me to make a
speech which had been made repeated
ly In prior days, would very' likely be
renewed at the final session, and at the
time I could not truthfully assure the
convention that Judge Parker had, In
my opinion, the faintest prospect of
success. I have made It a rule never to
say on a public platform anything
which I would not repeat In the wit
ness chair. I could not prophesy vic
tory, and I would not foretell defeat.
Silence was, therefore, the only course
open and the best way to pursue It was
by absence.
"When I reached Indianapolis. I wns
handed a telegram from Charles F.
Murphey Informing me of Judge Park
er's message to Governor Sheehan and
urging me to return Immediately. In
an Instant the whole situation was
changed. The prospect which had been
black with signs of disaster at once be
came splendid with promises of
tory. For many months I had been
preaching that the success of Ihe Deni-
ocratlc party this year Involved the
continuance of constitutional govern
merit in this country. This view was
expresed in the resolution submitted
to the ntate convention last April by
the Tammany members and I think
It 1« shared by every thoughtful man
In the country. The one thing abso
ATLANTA. July 11.—Tomorrow will
decide, no far as the house Is concerned,
whether the Australian ballot bill 1m to
be passed by the present legislature
or go over to the legislature of next
years. The house was working on the
fifteenth section when the hour of ad
journment arrived. There are ten more
sections but they will require very
little discussion and will be rapidly
disposed of.
During the debate today there came
near being u scene between Mr. Tig-
ner and Mr. Hawes. Mr. Tlgner w.is
trylhg to have passed a provision that
the ballots of Ignorant voters should
bo prepared 3)y all the managers rather
than by one manager.
"How under the secret ballot law,”
asked Mr. Hawes "cun you control the
negro vote and at the same time have
honest elections In counties where the
negroes are In the majority?”
Like we controlled the negro vote
in ’68 and ’70 and ’72.” answered Mr.
Tlgner. his face red with Intense earn
estness.
"How can you have honest elections
and count them out?" asked Mr.
Hawes.
Mr. Hawes was apparently very an
gry. His usually ruddy face was al
most white with passion.
"White men will control as they have
always don?." said Mr. Tlgner.
"Then It will be done by stealing."
said Mr. Hawes as he resumed his
seat.
The house refused to adopt the re
port of the committee on rules set
ting eight bills for special orders and
adopted instend n resolution by Mr.
Knight of Berrien to stick to the cel-
endnr except with the general tax act
and general appropriations bill.
In the senate a resolution was of
fered by Mr. Snead asking the governor
to pardon Mamie De Oris, who Is serv
ing a sentence nt the Htate farm for
larceny after trust. The reason as
signed is the bad health of the pris
oner. The state was considerably
stirred up last year on account of the
whipping of Mamie De Crls by Warden
Allagood.
Bellot Bill Discussion,
When the house took up the Austra
linn ballot bill the question was on a
motion to reconsider the action of the
house on Friday In adopting an
amendment requiring voters to vote In
the district or words In which they
were registered.
Mr. Miller of Muscogee spoke of the
r the amendment two
ns of a suburb of Co-
have to go seven or
t the country to vote,
or Marion asked Mr.
not true more people
than there were
-people Who came
lutelv esesntial to Democratic success
a leader.
"Till now no nn« -i'" .-nv-
thlng like availability wns conspicu
ous except Mr. Cleveland. To him
th^re wero weighty objections. ‘His
ndvaneed. Many politicians be
lieve there Is a widespread objection
to giving any man, however wise, or
Irtuous. more than two terms In the
presidency. The antagonisms which
he has provoked are numerous nnd
bitter.
'Still his running qualtlties were so
excellent that the delegates from the
old city of New York urged his nomi
nation ns the only one that furnished
the slightest hope even of an exciting
contest. To bring this about and to
securo an unequivocal acknowledg
ment that the money Question was set
tled were the two objects to whclh
the Tnminnny delegation confined the
efforts of its members.
"It appenred quite early that - the
first of these was wholly Impossible.
accomplish ths second we felt it
wns only necessary that the delegates
from nil the doubtful stntes should de
mand It firmly as a condition absolute
ly necessary to success. At the meet
ing of the New York delegation on
Tuesday morning a resolution to this
ejfect .offered by tne wns suppressed
by a parliamentary maneuver. After
It had been agreed by the leaders to
eliminate all reference to the mone*
question. I again moved that the New
York delegation offer as an amend
ment In the convention the financial
plank submitted by Senator Hill to
the cfffnmlttee on resolutions, but the
motion was rejected by a vote of M
to 2 of the delegates.
Under tnese circumstances, the
nomination of Judge Parker, who wns
without any record on the coinage
questlon,except that he had voted twice
for Mr. Bryan seemed to preclude the
slightest hope that he would receive
even as many electoral votes as Mr.
Brysn polled in 1900. But this very
pusillanimity of his managers, which
led them to surrender their own con
victions and to atlfle every attempt of
the New York city delegates even to
voice the opinions of their constituents
on this momentous question furnished
Judge Parker with un opportunity,
which he has Improved decisively.
"It has revealed him to the people
of this country almost In an Instant as
u great lender, the greatest of this
generation, and honest man—the most
impreslve in displaying that virtue that
l have ever known either through
experience or reading a courageous
man—of such Incomparable courage
that he was willing to throw away not
merely the hope or prospect of a nomi
nation. but an actual nomination for
•the presidency rather than to stoop to
an evasion or equivocation on a matter
of principle.
i, who had left 8t Louis before the
final adjournment as the only way to
avoid being placed In a position where
I must have told the convention that
Judge Parker could not, in my opinion,
escape crushing defeat, on the receipt
of Mr. Murph's message, I at once
ordered a special train and hastened
back, because I then felt free to tell
the members. If they still desired to
hear from me. that on the new plat
form which e himself had made, he
wouid be overwhelmingly elected.
"When my train arrived at 4 o'clock
In the morning the convention had
ronpleted Its work, but if I had been
present I could not have made a single
suggestion which would have been an
Improvement on Its course.
Indeed, the admirable temper d!s-
Mr. Howell's View.
ATLANTA. July 11.—Clark Howell,
national Democratic committeeman
from Georgia spoke this evenlng'of the
Rt. Louis meeting of the committee
after the adjournment of the conven
tion as follows::
"In the matter of the selection of
th* chairman of the national Demo
cratic committee there should be no
rcom for apprehension that the cholc*
will not only be satisfactory to Judge
Eufcer. the party's presidential nom
inee. Vat more than that the commit
tee will be guided in Its action by
Judge Parker's expression on the sub
ject.
"This Is the first time In many years
—perhaps ever—that the chairman of
the national committee has not been
chosen at the meeting of the commit
tee Immediately aft*r the adjournment
of the national convention. It has been
the uniform custom that the new
ml*tee organize Immediately after the j
E.ljournir.rt of th» conv.ntlwi for th" rXn yr a by .he men who at (lmt blurt
* of a chairman who ha* olwwra | taTe r0 na.4en-4 themMlve* be
llied or amcrlcvol by the ainguUr In
dependent coume of their candidate la
one of the most auspicious feature]
under which the campaign opens.”
arisen regarding tho organization of
the new comlmttee.
"Senator James K. Jones will, under
the Instructions given him under the
resolution passed by the convention
Saturday night, call a meeting of the
committee os soon as he confers with
Judge Alton B. Parker, the nominee
of the party for president nnd his
date fixed for notifying the nominees
of their selection by the convention.
"He will then call a meeting of the
national committee to he held In New
York city. It being Judge Parker's wish
tomeet ns many as possible of the na
tional committeemen In attendance up
on the meeting.
"It is for this purpose that Chairman
Jones will first consult with Judge
Parker In order to make the data of
the notification and the nntlonn! com
mittee meeting coincide und thus af
ford the candidate nn opportunity to
meet the men who will lend his cam
paign In the various states.
"At this meeting the national com- ,
mlttee will elect a chairman, secre
tary and treasurer, nnd rergeans-at-
nrms. The comtttee will then tnke up
such other matters as may properly
como before It at thnt time. The na
tional comtttee will of oune consult
Judge Parker and his friends before
organizing.
"So many grabled reports have been
sent out that I deem It necessary to
make this statement, os mnde to me by
Chnlrmnn James K. Jones, who has
been chairman of the national commit
tee for eight years.
(Signed)
"NORMAN E. MACK."
Mr. Ryan Is Jubilant.
NEW YORK. July 11.—'Thomas F.
Ryan, who was n delegate from Vir
ginia to th* Democratic national in
vention. reached hla home here today
from 8t. Louie. Rpeaking of the con
vention and Ita results. Mr. Ryan said:
"In one brave stroke, with ths aid of
the solid south. Judge Parker has re
organised and reunited the Democratic
party.
"The fact that stands out most
prominently In this reorganized force
Is the attitude of the south for the
vote on Rundsy morning shows that It
Is the south which not only empha
sized und asserted the necessity for n
return to financial sanity, but It has
led the way and forced the fighting.
To see one southern state after anoth
er—by the accident of alphabet voting-
stand up for sound finance, hear their
delegate leading the demand for It, wns
certainly grateful to one whose faith
In the essential politic#! soundness of
the people of that section has been
a part of his political being. There
was no lonker any fear;to mention or
to advocate the gold atandard, not as
some new strange thing. It Is true, but
ns a recognition of conditions already
fact that und-
thousand cltiz.
lumbus would
eight miles Int
Mr. Ed wars
Miller If it w.
voted In Columbu
voters In the t
over from Alai
. Mr. Miller said de did not know
whore the gentleman got his Informa
tion; thnt In one election, that of Gov
ernor Atkinson, had MuAcogcc ever
voted its full strength.
Mr. Deal of Bulloch spoko in favor
of the amendment, suylng the voting
precincts could be moved to where tho
people wanted them, voting In the dis
trlct or ward where registered wns the
only way In which illegal voting could
be prevented.
Mr. Akin *»f Bartow did not want to
cumber the hill with such ajTiond
moots ns that of Mr. Felder. They
ere outside tho providence of the bal
lot reform bill.
Mr. Moore of Coweta said he wanted
to strike nt he fountain head of cor
ruption. which wna nt the court house,
where voters were gathered by one
mennn or another and thpn votes con
trolled by corrupt means.
Mr. Howell of Meriwether said he
would vote for the hill with or with
out the amendment, but the bill wns
being endnngered by the amendment.
Mr. Stanford of Harris opposed re
consideration as he found requiring
voters to vote In lie districts or wnrds
where registered. He said whisky and
money were used In the towns to cor
rupt Ignorant voters.
Mr. Mnmhle of Upson aald
amendment would cause great Incon
venlence to country voters and dis
franchise top. Hip
Mr. Bower of Decritur said the pro
position to require tk« voters to
fn the districts where registered was
revolutionary. . He said that In his
county some voters jvould under the
amendment, have to travel seven or
eight mllea when they nre now only
two and a half miles from the county
sent.
Mr. Brown sold thnt If the amend
ment should not he trlken the defeat
of the bill wns certain.
"Do vou apeak as a friend of the
bill?” asked Mr. Felder.
"No, I apeak on nn enemy of tho
bill." replied Mr.’Bower.
Would you vote for the hill If It np-
plled only he primaries?" naked Sir.
Akin.
"I would not." an Id Mr. Bower.
"la there any way In which the bill
could be amended so that you would
vote for It?” asked Mr. Oann.
"Absolutely none," replied Mr. Brown
amid laughter.
The motion to reconsider .wns lost
nnd the section was adopted requiring
voters to cast their htialot In the dis
tricts or wards In'^ liMFh they are reg-
OKU IS ADVANCING;
RUSSIANS RETREATING
a nee with the
Mdei.tM nomine*. |
tis convention ad- j
eumed that Hon. I ,
of Indiana, wi* j
idge Parker,
rftjr of the
•d him gre
l-ratandtng.
. I v..
The National Committee.
RT. LOU1R. July 11.—National Con
Norman V. Hark of N*
__ __ sort the following roes.
‘ - d. .- « r».»T wi*h Mr. Taggart. I % | r* to Wm. V. »b**tur> ef New York
• mi f '>rr.- on* -We it gees without • treking *.!e«r the exact status of the
th*t t ie committee will b«»nevr national committee, and when it
•*1 accordingly at the meeting to | will hold Its Drat regular meeting. In
at * uter dale in New York, i orie? to dispell all rumors that have
lstered.
Section 9 prescribed the quallfira-*
tlnns of managers and clerks, and pm-
vfded for three managers and three
clerks, who must he Intelligent and up
right and he freeholders.
Mr. Dunbar proposed to strike out
"freeholders,” but It was not done,
Mr. Dunbar wanted more mnnmr>r*
In cltlea having over 20.000 population.
The proposition was opposed by
Messrs. Houston nnd Blackburn
Fulton nnd by Mr. Hall of Bibb.
Mr. Dunbar's amendment was lost,
and the section ns It stood was adopted.
Mr. Tlgner offered nn amendment
thnt Ignorant voters should haVe their
tickets prepared by all the managers
Instead of by one, snd while he wns
speaking the colloquy between himself
end Mr. Hawes, already referred to,
took place. While section 11 of the bill
was pending the house adjourned.
No Special Orders Wanted,
The committee on rules reported and
recommended that the following hills
be made special orders In the order
named to he taken up after the Aus
tralian ballot bill Is disposed of and to
have the right-of-way until dis
posed of:
1. To exempt church property from
taxation.
2. To Increase the sslnry of the gov
ernor.
5. To rotate Judges and Increase their
salaries.
4. To Increase the salaries of the
judges of the supreme court and the
superior court.
6. To provide for a court of appeals.
6. To prescribe the jurisdiction of
the supreme court.
7. To provide for a constitutional
convention.
8. To allow counties to consolidate
certain county offices.
The committee also recommended
that the sessions of the house convent
at • o'clock instead of 10.
Mr. Felder opposed the report and
Speaker Morris defended It
Mr. Hall of Bibb favored the report
Heveral amendments were offered,
among them a substltuta by Mr. Knight
of Berrien that for tho remainder of the
session the calendar should l»e strictly
adhered to nnd that there should he no
special orders except the general tax
act und general appropriation hill.
This substitute was adopted, knock
ing out the report of the rules commit
tee. to the utter astonishment of those
who favored the report.
Mr. Hall nt once moved a reconsid
eration and spoke in support of the mo
tion.
Mr. Mitchell of Thoman opposed re
consideration. saying 1f the constltu-
Snle of Domestic Wines.
ATLANTA, July 11.—The bill In
troduced by Senator Ledford today,
and referred td in the dally proceed
ings of the general assembly to Intend
ed to regulate the manufacture and
sale of domestic wines In the state
so hh to authorize the corporate au
thorities of a city or town, or the
county commissioners, or the ordinary
In counties where there nre no county
commissioners, to impose a license
upon the manufacture or the dealer In
domestic wines, the same to he fixed
by the authorities of the municipality
or the county when the business Is to
be conducted. Tho bill reads as fol
lows: :
Bill—To be entitled nn Act to
regulate the snle of domestic wlnen
mnde from grapes, berries, or fruits
purchased by the maker of same, or
grown on his own lands, or any lands
leased or rented by hint, and for other
purposes.
Section 1.—Be It enacted, nnd It Is
hereby enacted by the General As
sembly of the State of Georgia. That
from and after the approval of this
Act. that the corporal* nuthorltlea of
any Incorporated town or city In the
state, within the limits of said town
or city, nnd commissioners or Roads
nnd revenues in each county tnnd
where there nre no such comtnlsaiou-
ers. the ordinary) within such co.tnty,
without the limits of nny Incorporated
town or city shnll have power to giant
license to the manufacturer* oi dc*
imstic wines mnde from grapes, ber
ries, or fruita purchased by him, or
grown on lands owned, leased, oi rant
ed by him, to retail the same In quan
tities not less than n quart and not to
be nror.k on the promlfMH where su'd,
nnd to fix the license nt such price as
they may see proper, nnd tho revenues
derived from the granting of said li
cense by the county nuthor'tles shnll
be paid Into the county treasury. Or
In case of license granted by city nu
thorltles or nuthorltlea of nn lncor
pomted town, such revenues shall be
paid Into the treasury of said city *“
town. •
Sec. 2.—Be It further enacted by the
authority nforosnld. and It Is hereby
enneted by the Authority of the snroe.
That from and after the approval r,f
thin Act, It shnll be unlawful for any
person to sell or offer for snle domestic
wines mnde from grapes, berrlen, or
fruita purchased by him or grown on
lands owned, leased, or rented by tho
seller without procuring a license nnd
paying such tux upon some ns may
be required by the corporate authori
ties of nny Incorporated city or town,
the snle or offer th sell Is within
tho limits of said city or town
the board of commissioners of roads
nnd rovenues or ordinary In counties
having no bonrd of commlsalo.v'i
reads nnd revenues of the county In
which such sale or offer to sell takes
place, when such snle nr offer to sell
Is without tho limits of an Incorporated
city or toWn. ^ 4 .
Bsc. 3.—Be It further enacted by th
authority sforesnld. nnd It Is hereb;
tod by th** authority of th
That any person violating ».ho
»f this Art be guilty of a
moan or and be. on convb-tlon.
ed ns prescribed In section 1039 of A ol.
3, of the Code of this state.
Rec. 4.—Be It further enacted b>
authority nforcsald. Thnt nil law*
K rts of laws In conflict with this A
■, and the same ** 1 “*| * *
THE JAPANESE GENERAL HAS AN ARMY OF 60,000 MEN WITH HIM
—PROTECTED BY THE NAVY—RUSSIANS CLAIM THEY HAVE
ONLY BEEN SKIRMISHING—TOGO CONTINUES TO HAMMER
AWAY AT PORT ATM UR.
evlsteht In the nrutnclnl policy of'our I tlorial amendment bills were going to
Twi much h/inAP .,„» itff*triielf nil ether tevfi tu...
government. Too much honor cannot
bo given to men like Mr. Williams of
Mississippi, who tn the convention aa
on the floor of the house ha* shown
himself a real leader; to Senator Dan
iel. Carmack. Tillman and many oth-
ara. But the real honors must be
awarded to the people of the aouth.
without whose assured cooperation
nd support this auspicious result
rould have h**en impossible. When
the great, solid south really stands In
doctrine as in votea by the aide of the
conservative Democratic forces. It Is
certain the party to fn a strong posi
tion. Wbat it means not only politi
cally. but Industrially cannot now be
predicted. It can only be Imagined.
"The courage, prescience and lead
ership shown bv Judge Parker In the
Initiating of this financial victory en
title him to th* confidence and sup
port of every American cltxen. Never
in nil fts history hns the party entered
upon a great campaign more ausni-
riouslv than upon the present one. PI
n candidate to have n-«ld the right word
at the right moment nnd to hare don*
the right act Ju«» a? the right time nt | jfr hool.
wna neened. it showed that wc v nre en- I jjy y r ,
terlng upon a campaign not of exre- | « p
«I|i-m v In which there are to l»e dodx-
frig fntHr explanation*, hut up
Jn which aggression
word.**
sidetrack all other legislation
vored letting the bill* for constitutional
amendments go over to the next ses
sion.
Mr. George ol Morgan spoke for re
consideration.
The house refused to reconsider and
the report remained knocked out.
The house adopted a resolution of
sympathy for Mr. Cromsrtle of Ap
pling on account of the dangerous Ill
ness by which he has been attacked.
The resolution was Introduced by Mr!
Brinson.
New Bills in the House.
By Mr. Franklin of Washington—To
amend the charter of Tennllle.
By Mr Bowen, of Decatur—For the
relief of L W. Griffin. , ■■■
By Mr. Carm of Chatham—To pro
vide compensation for the county com
missioners of Chatham, county.
By Messrs. Mosea andT Lelrh of Cow
eta—To pay th* pension of Mrs. Ade
line Hays to her sort.
By Mr. Howard of Baldwin—Appro
priating $Z.W0 to build an infirmary
fit tho Rtnte Normal and Industrial
hereby repealtd.
. Ths 8anato.
ATLANTA. July J1.—'The senate met
nt 12 o'clock today, with President
Howell In tho chair.
A number of n**w bills nnd resolu
lions were Intnsluced nnd rend for
the first time, us follows:
By Mr. Harris—To be entitled an net
providing for remedy on offlrlnl bonds
given by the offieera of this state In
the event of default, mlsapproprfutlr-
or losa of the state's money.
By Mr. Davis—To cstnbllah the city
court of Waynesboro, In the county of
Burke, and to provide for the appoint
ment of a Judge and solicitor of the
same.
Bv Mr. I .ed ford—To regylato the nnl<
of domestic wines made from grapes
berries or fruita purchased b*«
makers of same or grown on his
lands, or nny lands leased or rented by
him. nnd for other purposes. ,
Ily Mr. Harrell—A resolution for the
relief of L. W. Griffin of Decatur coun
ty, it disabled Confederate veteran, who
has been prevented from receiving a
pension, by reason of the fact that lie
Is unable to secure evidence showing
that tic is entitled to such pension.
By Mr. Mathews—To create an Immi
gration commission for the state of
Georgia, to define Ms duties, to provide
for the appointment of Ita members,
nnd for the organization and main
tenance of said commission.
By Mr. Rnead—A resolution request
ing the governor to grant a pardon to
Mamie De Crls, a female convict now
confined at ths stats farm, whers shs
Is serving n five years' sentence for
the crlm of larceny.
The hill by Mr. McMIrhae! amend
ing tho act approved I)eceml»er 8, 1I9T»
authorizing the treasurer to set aside
from nny funds thnt he may have In
th*? treasury the sum of $400,000 for
the purpose of paying the teachers of
the state quarterly, so as to Increase
this sum to $$00,000, the money to be
used In paying the teachers monthly,
ns passed.
The house hill by Messrs. Underwood
nnd Grenade authorising the commis
sioner of pensions to pay over the pen
sion due a deceased pensioner to the
ordinary of th* county In which the
K nsloner formerly resided for Uls-
rsement was passed.
In executive session n number of
nominations sent In Friday were con
firmed. The senate then adjourned.
CROP ACREAGE8T~
WASHINGTON. July II.—Prelimi
nary returns to the chief of Ihe hurean
of statistics of the department of ag
riculture show the acreage of com
planted to be shout ll.H9.M4 acres,
Increase of obout 2,130,00$ seres, or
2.4 per cent., on the area planted Inst
year, ns estimated In December. The
average condition of the growing crop
on July 1 was t$.4. ns compared with
79.4 on July I. 1903. *7.5 at Ihe correa-
pondlng date in 1902, and a ten year
average of $8.4.
The average condition of rice on
July 1 waa 83.2. against 94.9 tost month
and 98.5 one year ago.
The acreage of tobacco Is less than
that of last year by about 231.000
acres, or 22.2 per cent. The average
condition on July 1 was $5.3. against
85.1 one year ago.
ST. PETERSBURG. July 11, 8:08 p.
m.—Details of the Russian retirement
from Knl Chou, w^lch Is hailed ns a
great victory at Toklo, show, accord
ing to the official report of L!eut.-Gen.
Bakharoff, commander of the eoatern
army, that It was little more than ft
scries of skirmishes. The Russian
losses were about 200 men. The Toklo
report thnt ten guns were captured Is
unfounded. The RussInnH retired In
perfect order before Gen. Oku's urmy.
consisting of four divisions.
Staff Captain Count Ncerod, who
as killed, was a brother of the mid
shipman of that name who wns killed
nt the time of the sinking of the Rus
sian protected cruiser Varlng off Che
mulpo. CapL Neerod waa In command
of the guard, which Is the post of
honor. A Russian officer on this post
must be behind hts inen, und It wns
while following the troops thnt Neerod
met his death.
Gen. Oku's advance continues. Ills
mnln forces, which the general staff be.
Ueve to be 60,000 strong, was yesterday
about five miles north of Knl Chou.
Ills skirmishers were about three miles
further north. The Jnpuneae force Is
proceeding to New Chwnng and
heavy force of Japanese Is marching to
Rlndnmnf, half way to Tn Tcho Kino
the Hlu Yen road.
At about noon. JuW 0, a Japanese
force of six companies of Infantry
guns was observed rmin-hlng
southward from the Black mountains,
In the vicinity of Rladama. At tho
snmt* time a brigadier of Japanese In
fantry, with two batteries, ndvntlccd
Wldn pass, concentrating at Sln-
dnmo. Firing commenced this after
noon and lasted until dusk, when the
Russian officers nnd fifteen tn<
wounded nnd four men killed. There
Is no change In the situation In the
direction of Hal Ch«-ng nnd Hlu Yen.
company of cossacks during a re.
connolssnnce near Rian Chan. In the
III ••• i inn nf 1.1 Y mg in.I S i im tl ,• i.
nmbushed a squadron of Japanese cav
alry. The cossacks' losses were three
horses killed. The Japanese lost twen-
kllled or wounded. The senti
ment of the general stnff foreshadows
i engagement nt lint Cheng.
Up to noon yesterdny the Japanese
had not resumed the offensive.
admiralty hns no ennflrmntlon
<>f th" repott*-d tl-. ItN of III" Fort At
thur squadron. Nevertheless, there la
excellent ground for believing thnt tt
ban gone out of Fort Arthur. Tho
Vladivostok nquaron Ih also at. sea.
Navy Supporting Oku.
YIN KOW. July 11. Jnp.mese ves
sels have been seen off Knl Chou. It
Is believed that th"? nro Keeping In
touch with the advance or th- hind
forces nnd thnt If the Jnp*pc*e take
Tn Tcho Kino, which Is understood
to bo their objective, it Is thought that
landing will bo innde simultaneously
the gunboats, without receiving nny
return fire, shelled tho enemy's troops
marching towards our defense. The
Jnpnneso fleet appeared In' the after
noon und our gunboats returned to
the inner harbor without sustaining
any damage."
WOMAN FOUND DEAD.
Suppoaod'to Bo tho Daughter of Mrs.
Wiggins of Washington.
ST. LOUIS, July 11.—The dead body
Of ft fnshlonnhly dressed woman w;n
found In ft room of tho Hotel Milton
today, where she registered July 7. .r«
"Mrs. M. Smith, of New York.” Two
empty bottles Were found by the side
of the bod. One hud contained some
drug Hint has not yet been identified
nd tho other alcohol. From stnt"-
rnents made by Rev. Alonzo Smith,
tor 6t Christ’s church cathedral, In
whom tne woman Is aald to have con
fided to (some extent, her correct name
Ih Mm. M, D. Dantes of elth.-r N*-*.v
York or] Washington. Upon ;i promise
of Hecrrjcy, tho woman told the H*-v.
Mr. Smith thnt her mother's name H
Mrs. Mfcrthu Wiggins nnd that she
lives ut lit K. ntreet, Northwest,
Washington, D. C. When pressed l y
Mr. Smith for her reasons for using nn
assumed name. Mrs. Smith or Mrs.
Dantss, rt fused to give any, remark
ing that she had personal reason^ for
not wishing to bo known by her cor
rect name. •
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 11.—In
quiry ut 111 K street, where Mrs. Mar
tha Wiggins, the mother of Mrs. M. O.
Dattes. Is said to have lived, disclosed
the fact thnt Mr*. Wiggins nnd ft
daughter. Miss Kitty Wiggles, lived m
the house for several years. Tho
dnughter left here about :t year ago
last November and the mother the fol
lowing April. A neighbor says she
believed Mrs. Wiggins went to Kent,
' a suburb of Norfolk
ent to Norfolk
.laughter
Ing. It wns ut
luughter wan gob
ride.
NORFOLK. Vn.
k Dantes left to
Ih mis. where It wni
to be married. 81
of 1C. C. lintlu
genernj mann»
way nnd Light
>d tho
July 11. —Mr:
rif the Noffolk Unll-
housc her mother. Mrs. Wiggins, lives.
Mrs. Wiggins Is M years old and It la
feared thnt the nows of tho death of
her daughter will result fatally. Tho
family hero arc very
the
only Info
of Mi
nhtali
Di
ablo fr
Is that he hud furnished
nt Yin Kow.
Th*- lighting nt Knl Chou consisted
of a series of skirmishes on July 7 nnd
■Ini' V. . • r I -11 ■ • Mil th" ••• . lip .1 .Mil I,f
the town by Gen. Oku'st roops.
The Japanese began to push their
advance north at dawn July 0 and slnco
then they have proceeded steadily.
They kept their artillery well to the
front and shelled nnd occupied IMntz.a.
sevent miles north of Knl Chou at
noon July 9. It Is now reported that
they arc In close touch with Tu Teh**
Kino.
Russian Ships Retreated,
TOKIO, July 11. (11 h. in.)- The
1111 • l 'h . i >il "i • 1! i? .•! I >' m:i I* 'll "I i
and Novlk. two guntmnts and seven
torpedo boat destroyers came from the
b '' I I ' Aril,.|i mi, ; .1 | • I*,
morning, July 9, preceded by u num
ber of steamers engaged In clearing
nwiiy mines. In tho nflornoon the Rum-
elan vessels reached u point between
Hetislkstn nnd l.unwnn Tang, where
they were attacked by u Japanese flo
tilla of torpedo boat* nnd torped*
IIIG III'- past S".IM"II
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.
Letter of Dr. Alderman Accepting l
Presidency.
RICHMOND. Vm.. July 11.—The f
lowing Utter, dated New York, July
hns been received by Charles F. Jon
rertor of the University of Virgh
from Dr. Edwin A. Alderman:
"My Drur Mr. Jones: On Tuesd
June 14. I had the honor to r**" i\o y
telegram announcing my election
president of tho University of Vlrgl
On yentordajr I sent you by trlegj
my formal acceptance of that gi
"It i
• nd tn
ema to
of the b<
proper that I sho
In
rd of 1
sffo
destroyr
Fire
rlth
the nnyan. At 4 o'clock In
noon the Russian vessels retreated to
the harbor.
Admiral Togo reports that the Jap
anese vessels hud one cabin boy slight
ly wounded. The vessels Oiamselves
sustained no damage.
cover the right thing to do In th|:< greo
matter. As you well know. I did n<
seek this high office nnd thin great r*
sponslblllty. for my mind nqd heat
were full of problems of Tul in* Uni
v*-rally, of laoulrtlsfia, an inntltutl"
dear to mo nnd full of power for th
future In our mil
"It coet
nun?
fferln
that uni
-minded
my relations -
with the brou
hearted penpli
have come to you 1
seemed to me a clear
responsibility, which
nd
all
Firing *t Port Arthur,
C1IE FOO July II. (6 p-.ni.)—'There responsibility, which I • nuld not put
was heavy firing ut Fort Arthur from
rpldnlght until 3 o'clock thin morning.
Around Port Arthur.
CHE FOO. July 11-1 p. im
port Arthur Novi Krai, of July
ropy of which 'has Just reached
Foo, contains nn account of the opera- J
tlnns around Port Arthur from July 3 |
to July 4 It says;
"Heavy fighting-has occurred be
tween the first lluf of the defense and
the Japanese. The results are not an
nounced. Nevertheless, little at a time,
the facts are becoming known, our |
side went out scouts to ascertain the
position snd strength of the enemy _
and whether they were protected by "i shall make i
trenches. It was Impossible tn find out out doubt; th* «
the exact strength of the Japanese, but | avoids mistaken
they do not number less than 30,000 » nlngly does not hi
men. Thirty thousand men are not believe that in
sufficient for operations against a th» p*npl* of \ ir N
fortress like this unless they expect veralty belong** -
Assistance. with in* If rny p
"After three daya* fighting the post- what I csr,.”
Horn* of the two armies were as fol-
l0 ^!- ^ . ... I killing of tobe reese. '
"On th# left flank we retained the
portion w« originally occoplrt. Tho | Columbu, Rtcord.r Juitifi,, Will Croon
and Release* Him.
"Thin Is no mor
tentatlon. I shall
slty of Virginia w
I have of mind ••
shall study Its past
I shnll seek to ta>
future In the tfplrli
something very pi
university am
Ing to Amerl
upon, then, Ir
GU-.
itlone. but upon on* J »„ Mr Mitchell of Thr>m.**~To re
m will be the watch- j fUll - to yu* Bell Graham $500 taxc
* paid on a lot- _ , , t
By Mr. Dtu&Am ©* Richmond—T
‘.Cenfnjee «n page 2.)
The Gridiron Club.
KNOXVILLE. T*»m.. July 11—Twen
ty members of the Gridiron t'lub, of
Washington, arrived In Knoxville to
day on th*lr way from Rt. Louis to
l,nke Toxawny. N. C. The party has
b**n doing the Ht. !soils convention
«hd the world’s fair and to returning
home over the Southern railway es
corted by Passenger Traffic Manager
8. IL Ifardwtrk and General Passenger
Agent W. H Tayloe. Two day* will
b« spsnt at Toxawty.
forcing our right flank back previous
to this was rectified and now we havi
both green and fiemaphore hills In ou
hands. In front of these hills we ar
not opposed, but we are being heart
shelled from both sides; The e
retired a considerable distance,
course, all this waa net without losses,
some nf which will strike the hearts of
I our countrymen.
*We started out to take the offensive
the night of July 1, when we bega:
a strong attack. Our soldiers,
had been forced back at Kin-Chou.
were waiting for an opportunity to g*t
at the Japanese. The result waa most
satisfactory. The Infantry marched
out aa If engaged In mruiouevers, while
the artillery, taking up :i poeltlon,
opened a fierce fire with shrapnel on
the enemy's line, resulting In their re
tirement.
"During the three days' battle the
Novlk and a fleet of gunboats left the
harbor dally, covering the right of the
flank of the army and Mopping the tire
of th* enemy's artillery. Ou July 4
Vovfk fortunately obtained the range
of the L-nmy'i batterl«j* ar»<l did fright
ful darr.ut.gc to thcru All the morning
COLUMBU;
Creen. who si
July 11. J. Will
death Tobe Rn**,».
my | with two pistols last Wedne- l» r ight.
waa discharged la |m i • ourt to
day. the evlden- * showing that lie act
ed purely In self defen- <'r**n shot
five times. Four of th** buik-ts «?nt*r-
* i It- s body .nd the fifth went
I threugn his hat.
ATTACK ON TRAIN IN TURKEY
Many Peri
Sj.d
Ha
. .pilot of the
■ Mine in Euro-
terminus of a
•Cuunanllnopla