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THE MORNING NEWS. Established 1850. .- - Incorporated 18S8 J. H. ESTILL, President. WILL BE ROOSEVELT. CONVENTION WILE NAME GOVER NOR OF NEW YORK. M'KINLEY'S RUNNING MATE ■E WILL BE NOMINATED AND HE WILL HAVE TO RUN. Stampede to the War Hero Is Such That It Cannot Be Checked—tinny and Pennsylvania Will Join New York In Pushing Him—Chairman Hanna May Hove to Take a Buck seat With His Advocacy of Bliss. What State Leaders Say. Philadelphia, June 17.—The long-adver tised stampede for Roosevelt, four days before the nomination can be made, is such as to indicate that It probably cannot checked. Nothing but a positive declaration from Gov. Roosevelt that he would not acteept the nomination after It was made -would stop it, and he will not make that declara tion. Some, of Gov. Roosevelt's personal friends have been to him to-day and urged him to make every effort to prevent the nomination, but he realized that he is in no position to declare in advance that he would refuse a nomination after it was tendered. His position is different from that of Senator Allison, who has made it plain •hat he would decline under similar con ditions. Senator Allison is destined to remain in the Senate as long as he de sires. The possibility of the presidency has passed beyond his hopes. Looking to the future. Gov. Roosevelt and hts friends realize that the declina tion of a popular and enthusiastic nomi nation for Vice President, made with the Idea that it will contribute to the success of the party in the campaign, would no doubt mean political oblivion. It Is, accepted by the leaders that Roose velt was sincere In his emphatic declara tions that he would not accept and was not a candidate, but he now realizes the popular and political movement to fore# the nomination upon him has reached a point beyond his control. Too Late for Bliss. The attitude of the administration, and especially that of Senator Hanna, has been looked to by the delegates to give the cue to the wishes of the Presi dent, forms an interesting feature of the situation as developed to-day. It has been the general impression that it only re mained for Hanna to give the word, pr for some person with authority to indi cate the wishes of the President and Chat the convention will line up for the man selected. From the very beginning Senator Han na declared that the President was not taking any part in the selection of his running mate, and the Senator gave no indication of his own choice. He had favored Mr. Bliss, but he announced upon his arrival here that for personal rea sons Bliss could not accept. Many be lieved these personal reasons were that Bliss could not have the support of the New York delegation, and that the hope was entertained in titne the New York ers would be forced by prevailing outside sentiment to bring forward Mr. Bliss, which would Insure his nomination. If this was the case it is now too late. While the situation is not beyond the control of the administration forces to prevent the nomination of Roosevelt, it is realised that such action, in view of the general stampede, would be unwise. Convention Will Do I*. From the first Senator Hanna ha3 de clared that the convention should make the nomination, and now that it is about to do so even under the manipulation and with the assistance of such experienced politicians as Platt and Quay, it would be Impolitic for Senator Hanna to make a fight to defeat it, even If the man selected is not the selection of the administration The only man in the race who seemed satisfactory to the friends of the adminis tration was Secretary Long, and his can didacy did not flourish long because a Massachusetts candidate did not impress the delegates as giving additional strength to the ticket. With doubt as to the choice of the ad ministration and with the desire to make New York safe, with a belief among many delegates that Roosevelt is the one man who would add strength to the ticket East and West, it was not difficult to sta t the stamflede, and to-night it is generally accepted that the national Republican ticket will be McKinley and Roasevelt. Talk of the Delegation. The Kansas delegation is for Doiliver for Vice President, but when they learn ed of the Roosevelt boom, one of them eatd: "We are for Doiliver, but If Roosevelt’s name goes before the convention, I reck on Kansas will be solid for him.” The Hawaiians are unpledged as to the vice persidency. When asked -whom they favored for second place, Col. Parker said that the delegation would vote for Irv ing Scott of California, if his name was presented. Otherwise they had reached no decision. The Kentucky delegation will offer to the convention the name of ex-Gov. Bradley as a candidate for Vic Pr-sident and In all probability be will be pre aented by ex-Gov. W. S. Taylor. On th.s point, however, th delegates are dia posed to say very little, and Mr. Taylor himself said when he arrived at the hotel that he would say nothing regard ng his Intentions or whether or not he Intended to make a speech before the convention. Some of them said that after a compli mentary voie had been given to their man, they would turn to the choice of the administration. Trains frem the South are several h ura late to-nlghi and Southern delegations •cheduled to arrive this afternoon had not made their app.arance at a late hour to night. The Louisiana delegation opened head quarters to-night. Ex-Gov. Warmouth Is sued a call for a conference to-morrow morning. B. V. Baranco of the Wtm berley faction announced that the Wlm berley delegates would not participate in the Warmouth caucus. The most Interesting delegation to ar rive to-day was from Hawaii. In the party are Col. Samuel Parker, Judge A. N. Kepolkal. C. B. Wilson and R, Rye croft. Col. Parker and Judge Kepoikal will be put on the roll. It is understood that one of the delegates from Hawaii will seek an opportunity to make a speech be fore the convention, urging the early ad mission of Hawaii to statehood. jiatoatmaj) Morning Irto#. "as the Talk All Day. The attention both of delegates and other visiting politicians to-night is cen tral on the movement in the interest of Gov. Roosevelt as a vice presidential can didate . The Pennsylvania delegation met early in the day and it was soon announced that the state delegation had taken a positive position for the Governor for the second place on the ticket. This announcement was soon followed by the statement which was made upon excellent authority, that Col. Quay and Senator Tlatt and others in sympathy with them, had held a conference last night nnd hod decided upon a plan of campaign, which was intended to bring Roosevelt to the front as a candidate, stampede the con vention for him and force his acceptance of the nomination. Among others who were taken Into the confidence of Quay and Platt was Na tional Committeeman Saunders, who bas been doing zealous work in bringing over the inter-mountain states to the support of Roosevelt’s candidacy. Senator Pen rose of Pennsylvania and Senator Wolcott of Colorado are both in the movement, and the managers are claiming the votes* not only of the New York and Pennsylvania delegates, but.in California, Kansas. Ne braska. Colorado, Indiana and Illinois as well as many others. All this, of course, is upon the supposition that favorite sons will be eliminate*! from the fight. Why Quay Want* Roosevelt. Col. Quay announced himself as for Roosevelt because of his confidence that the Governor s nomination would assure the success of the Republican ticket in November, but there are those—and they are not enemies of the Colonel—who an nounced the belief that his position is the result of antagonism on his part to Serw a tor Hanna, c hairman of the National Committee. It was also asserted that Quay still remembered the fact that the Ohio -Senator had cast his vote against him in his recent effort to secure his old seat in the Senate, by gubernatorial ap pointment. Quay did not admit the truth of these statements, saying there were broader reasons for nominating -Roose velt. It was also asserted by those in posi tion to know that Roosevelt’s acceptance, in case his nomination was assured, but this was not put upon stronger grounds than that Senator Platt had given this assurance. There can be no doubt, howevere, regardless of Roosevelt’s own position, tha-t he is to be the Platt- Quny candidate, and they feel safe in the confidence that he will not decline the of fice if it is forced upon him. Ilt’iiiKn Bliss to the Front. The development of the movement in Roosevelt’s behalf had the effect of bring ing former Secretary Bliss conspicuously forward as the opposing candidate, and the fact was announced late in the after noon by those very close to him that he would accept, if nominated. From the first. Senator Hanna and his followers have advocated the nomination of either Bliss or Allison. The latter has made his own declination In abso lutely unequivocal terms, forcing Bliss to the front, despite his own disinclina tion to accept the position. He repeated to-day his desire to be relieved of the responsibility, but his friends left him with the knowledge that if the nomina tion should be tendered him it would not be declined. “I don’t want to say that I will not accept before the tender is made, for that would bp~pTFtnarure,” he said. “but I do say for the hundredth time that I hor>e (hat the light man will be found for the place and that I will not be asked to serve. On the other hand.” he added, af ter no little entreaty. “I will not say • hat if nominated I would decline. I know' of no American who has ever declined so high an office and I shall not say that I would do so.” Upon this assurance Mr. Bliss’ friends w r .nt forth with renewed courage. They accepted this declaration as a positive willingness to enter the contest and they lest no time in letting the fact be known. Peunsylvnnln for Roosevelt. The Pennsylvania delegation will meet to-morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock w-hen it is believed a resolution will be adopted in favor of Roosevelt. It Is stated that at least fifry-eight of the sixty-four dele gates from this state will be for Roose velt. Col. Quay this afternoon gave an inter view to the Associated Press in which ho sold: “I do not know what Pennsylvania will do as all the delegates have not yet ar rived here. • I have looked over the situa tion and find there is nothing else in view except the election of McKinley. I in tend to vote for Roosevelt for Vice Presi dent. The election or defeat of McKinley is a question of $500,000,000 to Pennsylvania and I will cast tny vote on the vice presi dency In the Interest of my state to strengthen McKinley. "I know nothing at all about what Is going to happen in the convention. This Is merely my individual view.” Tn connection with the movement among the Pennsylvanians to further the nomina tion of Roosevelt. Attorney' General John P. Elkin, the leader of the Quay forces In the state, said: “A candidate for the vice presidency should be nominated who will strengthen the ticket. The strongest candidate with the American people to-day is Theodore Roosevelt. He Is the best vote-getter by far of all the gentlemen named for sec ond place. "The Republicans of Pennsylvania are n unit in favor of his nomination. Our delegation will vote for him, and I have no doubt that he will be nominated. Col. Roosevelt is too good a Republican not to accept the nomination, if his party de mands it. With McKinley and Roose velt as our standard-bearers we will sweep the country' in November.” AlLlson Supports Dolllver. Senator Allison arrived about noon, and was closeted during the greater part of the day with prominent members of the party. The Senator announced that he was earnestly supporting the candidacy of Mr. Dolllver and that he hoped to see him nominated for the vice presidency. Dolliver’s friends are still enthusiastic over his chances, and they claim that nothing but an agreement upon some available man by the members of the New York .delegation can prevent his nomination. In the event that the New Yorkers agree upon some available candidate, the lowa men will not press Dolllver's nomi nation. They say New York should have the first call. It Is claimed by the lowa people that they have strong assurances from nearly all of the Western states, and that the Middle West Is with him to a man. They claim nothing will head off Dolllver, if New York fails to agree upot} a man, Roosevelt Would No* Decline. While Interest Is focused on New York tha delegation from that state locks on with compluceney, the members appar ently enloying the commotion. The situa tion in New York may be described tn a paragraph: The mass of delegates are for the nom ination of Theodore Roosevelt for Vice Pres dent; Penator Platt is pledged to Gov. Rocsevelet to be against his nomi nal cn and wi 1 not break the pledge un 'css the Governor gives his consent. This much 1- known: If the convention names Gov. Roosevelt for Vice Pre.-Hent be will not decline. He has emphatltally said that he would not accept if nomi nated. but It is known on the best of authority that he will not decline. Never theless his determination to protest {Continued on Fifth Page! SAVANNAH, GA.. MONDAY". JUNE 18. 1900. PLATFORM OF REPUBLICANS. DRAWN BY POSTMASTER GENERAL SMITH AND FORAKER. After falling Attention to Promiiei Made at St. Lonia tn IStMS, Nearly All of Which. It Saya. Have Been Fulfilled, the Document. Taken Up New Questions—Commenda Pre.J- Policy In the Philippines and In Everything Elae. Philadelphia, June 17.—1"0r the first time since the Republican leaders began to as semble in Philadelphia there has been to-day some earnest work upon the plat form, and a draft has been completed, which. It is believed, will receive the ap proval of the convention. This document was prepared In part, before coming to Philadelphia, by Post master General Smith, and It is under stood it was submitted to the President for his inspection and approval before Mr. Smith left Washington. Mr. Smith was in consultation during the greater part of the afternoon with Senator Foraker, who. It is understood, will be chairman of the Committee on Resolutions. The Senator himse’.f has given considerable attention to the pre paration of the declaration cf principles and he added considerably to Mr. Smith's draft. The instrument as bo far prepared, ia of considerable length, but very clear cut and emphatic In Its enunciations. It be gins by calling attention to the promises ihat -were made in the St. Louis Con vention of 1896, and after enumerating them, declares that faith has been kept in almost every instance, as shown by the statutes which the last Congress add ed to the laws of the country. Especial attention is called to the fact that the platform of 1816 promised that the coun try should be put upon the gold standard and that this pledge has been faithfully maintained. There Is a clear and distinct declaration for the maintenance of this standard, and the resolutions as so pre pared, make no reference to bimetallism. The resolutions also contain the usual declaration for a protective tariff. McKinley's Philippine Policy. The President's policy with reference to the Philippines is indorsed throughout and his conduct of the war with Spain Is upheld in the strongest terms of commen dation and praise.- ' The President's edlirse on the Boer-Brit ish entaglement Is also indorsed, and at tention is called to the fact that under his guidance the United States has been the only nation to offer intervention be tween the warring nations. The President also comes In for praise because of his attitude In The Hague Peace Conference, and the administration is especially commended for Its position and its accomplishment In the matter of an open door in China. There is noj-efertnee to the present crit ical condition in China. The shipping sub sidy bill is indorsed. The legislation towards which attention is especially directed as having been ac complished in accordance with the party pledges In addition to that concerning the finances includes the Dlngley tariff law, the. annexation of Hawaii and the liber ation of Cuba from Spanish domlnatioh. The country Is also felicitated upon the acquisition of Porto Rico. The plank on the Philippines Is prac tically in the language of the President’s message, promising the restoration of or der and the establishment of authority in the islands, and the granting of self-gov ernment os soon as the Filipinos show that they are prepared for It. A Mild Trust Plank. On the question of trusts, the platform recognizes the right of capital to combine tor Industrial purposes, but condemns all conspiracies In restraint of trade and the limitation of prices. There will be a declaration for an Isth mian canal rather than for a canal via the Nicaragua route specifically, pending the report of the commission appointed to investigate. A promise will be made to redeem the promise to establish Independence In Cuba as speedily as practicable, and a demand will be made for the condign punishment of crimes committed by officials in Cuba. Legislation for the restoration of the merchant marine will be Indorsed. There Is a proposition to express at least the hope with reference to China that that empire shall not be dismembered. A demand will be made for the protection of American missionaries and other Americans in China. H. H. Hanna, who is credited with the authorship of the gold standard bill, was in conference with Messrs. Smith and For aker for some time to-day with reference to the financial plank of the platform. He is especially anxious that this plank should be unequivocal In Its language, and that no concession should be made to the silver interest. The representatives from the Western stafts are antagonizing him somewhat on this subject, but Mr. Hanna expresses confidence that no concession will be made. QUESTION OF LYNCHING. Afro-Americans Want It Denounced tn the Platform. Washington, June 17.—The following named persons have been appointed a committee by the National Afro-Ameri can Council to present before the Repub lican National Convention the question of lynching and the violation of the ballot at the South: George H. White. Bishop Alexander Walters, Jesse Lawson. J. C. Napier, W. A Pledger, C. J. Perry. T. J. Minton, Bishop A. Grant, J. E. Bruce, J. Frank Blagburn. H. C. Smith, Rev. H. T John son. Charles N. Robinson, Daniel Murray W. O. Payne, Rev. G. W. Lee. George G. Clinton. Bishop H. L. Holsey, Samuel F,. Lacy. Bishop M. M. Moore. George L. Knox. Bishop C. S. Smith. John Mitchell. Jr.. C. F. Adams. A. I* Manley. Bishop George W. Clinton, J. E. Johnson. The committee will endeavor to have the convention take a strong stand against mob violence tn every part of the TJnlte.l States and against the suffrage laws of certain states, which. It is claimed, In ef fect nullify the fourteenth and lift enth amendments to the constitution of the United States. The council, it is etitej, represents over ahh.COO colored voter* re siding principally In the states of New York. New Jersey, Delaware, Ohio. Indi ana. North Carolina. Maryland, Kentucky. West Virginia. Illinois. Connecticut. Min nesota, Missouri and Kansas. PASSENGERS WITH GOLD. Summer’* Clean Up in Alaska Hay ' Go to S 40.000,000. Seattle. Wash.. June 17.—Th* steamer Dirlgo arrived from Lynn canal this evening, havlngum board elghty-flve pas sengers who brought down about $3 o.oeo In gold dust. The passengers all declare that this summer s output from the Klondike will be much larger than list, and estimates range all the ,wy from 125,009.000 to 440,- 000,000, STAND BY CHICAGO PLATFORM. Senator Morgan Urges Adherence to Its Principles. Knoxville. Tenn., June 17.—1n a letter to G. F. Milton, editor of the Sentinel, and delegate to the Kansas City Convention. Senator John T. Morgan of Alabama, thus expresses his views concerning the platform to be adopted at Kansas City: "The horses are named and entered for the race, and the riders weighed and In the saddle, so both parties are trying to find the smoothest ground to run over. Our smo<Qhest path is that which we have beaien out with the tramp of Democracy since Jefferson blazed the way and Jack son opened it. The Chicago platform Is a true exposition of this creed, though It has a few marginal notes that are rath er too socialistic; Bryan has added sortie that we can afford to Ignore, others will be atiempted in the Populistic direction; New York will attempt to rewrite it and put Bryan's picture over it as an index to its meaning. The safe course It to stand by It. The people will understand us if we do that. Anew alignment will lose us more than we gain.’* EXPLOSION OF GUN POWDER, Three Men Were Killed and Four teen Were Injured. Philadelphia, June 17.—Three men were killed and fourteen persons were Injured to-day by an explosion of gunpowder and dynamite used in the manufacture of fire works. The dead are: Pentallon de Jenno, Fran cisco Glanguila, Carmlno Merino. The explosion occurred at the dwelling of Glanguila, No. 621 Schnell street. The third floor was utilized for manufacturing cannon crackers and other fireworks. It Is not known Just how the accident occurred, but It is believed the three men who were killed were smoking In the room contain ing the explosives, and that sparks from one of their pipes fell into the powder and dynamite. The house was completely wrecked. Ev. ery other dwelling in the block was dam aged more or less seriously. None of the injured will die. A VALUABLE CONCESSION. Trust Company Gels an Exclusive Right In Mexico. ' Chicago, June 17.—A special to the Tlmes-Herald from Kansas City says; Judge J. McD. Trimble, counsel for the Guardian Trust Company, received a telegram to-day from A. E. Stillwell, tell ing of an extremely valuable concession which Mr. Stillwell has Just secured from the Mexican government. It Is the ex clusive right to do a trust company bus iness in the republic of Mexico. It Is Mr. Stillwell's plan to establish a branch of the Guardian Trust Company, of which he Is president, in the city of Mexico. TO DISOBEY THE ORDER. California Railroads Will Resist the Quarantine. San Francisco, June 17.—C. M. Sterry, chief solicitor of the Santa F/e Company for this ebast, has instructed W. G. Nev ln, general agent at Los Angeles, to is sue an order to agents to disregard and resist the order of Dr. Kinyoun, requir ing all persons leaving San Francisco for points outside the state to procure cer tificates of health. At Needles, Cal, a conductor refused 'o obey the order of a quarantine officer >o hold the'train, which contained passen gers without certificates. DAMAGE FROM WIND STORM. Several Hull,ling. Wrecked anil Three Reported Killed. Webb City, Mo, June 17.—A severe wind storm swept this section to-day, causing heavy damage. The shaft houses of thr*e zinc mines near here were wreck ed, both ends of the Memphis Railway section house were blown In and the elec tric railway so badly obstructed that traf fic had to be abandoned. It Is rumored that at Dueneweg. eight miles southeast, several buildings were wrecked and two women and a man kill ed by lightning. These reports cannot be verified. STRIKERS AHE IN CONTROL. Constables With Rifle* Sent to Bell Island. \ St. Johns, N. F„ June 17.—Fifty con stables, armed with rifles and swords, will leave at midnight by the colonial cruiser Fiona, for Bell Island, where the strik ers are in complete control and have pro visions for a month. Last night they drove off the steamer Glanton, which tried to secure a load of hematite; and they have completely ter rorized the mining staff, who endeavored to assist the Glanton. CHARGE AGAINST LANSDOWNE. He I* Said to Have Severely Edited Splon Kop Dispatches. London, June 18.—Charles Williams, the military expert of the Morning Leader, accuses the Marquis of Lansdowne, sec retary of the state for war, with having cut out of Sir Redvers Buller's dispatches on the Spton Kop disaster, the criticisms of Gen. Buller upon himself, and of hav ing left tn Lord Roberts' dispatch remarks almost Identical with Gen. Buller's. He also asserts that the reasons for not re moving Sir Charles Warren were cut to gether with much other matter, the muti lating of the dispatches showing personal animus. SPECIAL TOB ACCO TRAIN. It Is Going to New Orleans With 1,800,000 founds. Henderson. Ky., June 17.—A special "to bacco" train, consisting of thirty-five cars, holding each eighteen hogsheads of tobae. co. the total weight being 1,800,000 pounds, left here to-day. The shipment is part of a large contract of over 2.000 hogshead to go from here to New Orleans by (he Illinois Centra] Railroad for export. This train left her© at 9:30 o'clock this morning, double-headed and will go through to New Orleans as special, covering the distance in forty-eight hours. ' No Change In Good* Market. Manchester. June 17.—The market which has been dull and Inactive for three weeks, shows no radical change i n iln y direction Work Is still abuicdart. ku: the thinning out process on the goods is causing alarm. Owing chiefly io the an ticipations of favorable monsoon, Ind a Inquiry Increased last week, but on so low a price haai* that the result was In significant. The French cotton trade is firm and both yarns and goods age heav i tly sold at good prices, END OF THE WAR SEEMS NEAR. NATAL VOLUNTEERS HIVE BEEN SEAT TO THEIR HOMES. Division of Kegnlnr Troop* Mny Soon Be Sent From South Africa to Cli Inn—lloer Aeeoaut of the Eunt of Pretoria—lloer* Sny British Troop* Are Short of Food—Preparing; for Fiual Stand In Lydcnhurß District. London, Juno 18, 4:20 a. m.—There ore some indications that Lord Roberta con siders the end of the struggle in South Africa not far distant. One of these* is the fact that the Natal Volunteers, who had seen hard service, were dismissed to their homes by Sir Redvers Buller Sat urday. They were cheered as they left his camp. Another indication is the report current in authoritatively informed military cir cles in Loudon that a complete division of regulars is to be withdrawn from Gen. Buller's army and embarked at Durban for China. The troops drawn from India probably will go next. Lord Roberts let yesterday go by with out telegraphing. The correspondents at headquarters are, as they have been for ten days, silent. Unofficial intelligence from Machado dorp, via Lorenzo Marquez, is tohe effect that the British troops ore near Middle burg. The Boer narrative of the fight ing east of Pretoria, posted on a bulle tin board outside of President Kruger’s car, at Machadodorp, ran thus: A\ ly the liner* Retired. “The commandoes east of Pretoria, In the direction of Bronkhorst spruit, w’ere compelled to retire after a fierce stand of more than two days, in a way that won the admiration of the acting com mune ar.t general. The short rifle fire was very hot and for part of the second day. especially late in the afternoon, the enemy fought at a distance of 100 yards. Our loss cannot be given yet. The act ing commandant general only mentions Field Cornet Jan Van Buren killed. He was one of the pluckiest men in the field. “Information is again at hand regard ing the miserable condition of the enemy's troops that have penetrate! to Johannes burg and Pretoria. They continually com plain of the lack of food. Sever*! British soldiers have died in the streets of Pre toria of exhaustion and starvation. Along the roads lie the corpses of horses and mules, while living animals are so weak that they are hardly able to carry their loads.” Another bulletin at. Machadodorp, ac cording to a dispatch dated June 15. says: ‘‘Fifteen officers and 5 0 British soldiers, prisoners, have arrived at Standerton, Free State, bound for Noolt Gedacht. Thirty burghers were killed and wounded during the last few days fighting near Pretoria.” isteju’i Proclamation. Mr Steyn. in consequence of Hord Rob erts' annexation of the Free State by proc lamation, has Issued a counter proclama tion declaring that the Free State still ex ists, is independent, and does not acknowl edge the authority of Great Britain. > The British prisoners at Nooit Gedacht have been having exciting games of foot ball to keep themselves warm. They ate, according to a dispatch from Lorenzo Marques, without shelter or medical com forts ,and are confined between two moun tains, where the sun does not shine until 8:30 a. m. Delngoa Bay merchants are rushing goods towards Machadodorp, the Boer ex pectation being that the use of the rail way will soon be lost and that the prepa rations for a final stand in the Lydenburg district must be promptly completed. Krußor's Change of Iloae. London, Jun-e 18.—The Lorenzo Marques correspondent of the Times says: “President Kruger has removed Ms headquarters to Altkamar, near Nel Spruit.” JAPANESE SPORTSMKN. They Will Study Horse Breeding In Kentucky. Louisville, June 17.—Messrs. H. Wade. H. Mosoda, K. Tange and N. Kunogl of Japan passed through Louisville to-day. en route to Frankfort and Lexington, where they go to Inspect breeding farms and become acquainted with Kentucky's method of breeding fast horses and fine cattle. Each member of the parlor is wealthy. They own a number of race horses, and are anxious to Improve their breed. “Racing in Japan is quite popular now,” Mr. Tange said, "ai#l good horses are In demand. A good yearling sells for 1,000 yen in Japan. He is sent to a nursery and trained two years, and then sent out to race. He is raced for a year and then sent to the stud. “Many of our best horses come from Australia, hut we recognize that the fast est and best bred horses come from this nation and our visit here is for the pur pose of becoming acquainted with the method of breeding. We are also Inter ested In the breeding and raising of fine cattle and will visit herding farms while in this country.” SHOT AND KILLED HACKMAN. Flood Wa* Drunk nnd Insisted on Entering King'* House. Omaha. Neb.. June 17.—C. 11. King, a stock broker living on North Twenty fifth street, to-day shot and killed a hackman named James Flood. Kng lad telephoned for a hack, he and his wife In tending to take the train for Birming ham. Ala. Flood was Intoxicated when he arrived and Insisted on coming into the house King commanded him not to enter, hut Flood kept coming. King then shot through the door, the first shot pens .rat ing the right lung, the second ent rlng the a Women and a ihlrd the neck. Flood died almost Instantly King was fount! in Council Bluffs later and arrested. CLARK WINNING IN MONTANA. None of Those Agniust Him Elected Convention Delegate*. Helena, Mont-, June 17.—Tho Democratic primaries have been held In every coun ty. Senator Clark's friend carry nine teen counties and divided delegations In one. Daly forces carried four count.os. Not a single state officer who signed the protest against Senator Clark bei-g admitted to a seat In the Senate is ee t to his county or slate convention. Clerk will head the delegation to Kansas City. Bnflaln Ho* Nearly 400,000. Buffalo, N. Y., June 17.—James W. HamiUon, supervisor of the census, says the population or Buffalo is a little less than 400,000. WILL TRY TO WIN THE STIIIKE. St. Lout* Striker* to Boycott All Who Eat or Car Uoinpnny. St. Louis, June 17.—The controversy be tween the St. Louis Transit Company and its striking employes has developed into a struggle between capital and labor ajong the lines of a boycott. President Gompers of the American Fed eration of Labor, has declared that he will do all in his power to bring the in fluence of the whole body cn organized la bor In America to bear upon the local sit uation in an effort to win the strike for the union. Mr. Gompers urges the strik ers to be law-abiding, but advises them to make the operation of the cars as ex pensive as possible, by refusing to patron ize them. The boycott to be declared, strike lead ers say, will upplv not only to the St. Louis Transit Coi*hany, hut to every bus iness man, every association, and, in fact, any corporation or individual favoring it. STRIKERS USE DYNAMITE. One Car Wan Wrecked and Another Stopped .Vu*t In Time. fit. Louis, June 17 —As a car was pass ing the corner of Page and Taylor ave nues. it exploded a dynamite cartridge. Both of the front wheels were shattered, all of the windows in the car broken and the motorman thrown viol ntly io the street. He was not serious.y injure*!. There wore three passengers on the car, but all escape*! injury. A few minutes later another car on the same divisi n was stopped just in time to a\oid exploding a latge. package of dyna mi e. Dynamite was more freely used to-day than on any day since the strike was in neguraUd. In addition to the wrecking of the car on the Page avenue divisi n. four Gthtr cars were wrecked In various parte of the city, but no one was seriously injured. EFFORT TO ARREST TAYLOR. • Said That a Requisition Will Be Made on Got. Stone. Frankfort, Ky., June 17.—The state offi cials, as well as representatives of the prosecution, will neither affirm nor deny the report that requisitions on Govern ors of Ohio. West Virginia and Pennsyl vania for the arrest of W. S. Taylor have been made out In anticipation of hts trip through those states to tffb National Convention. It Is the general belief here that the attempt to arrest him will be made tn Philadelphia.. A number of persons in this state have written to Gov. Stone of Pennsylvania urging him to follow the position taken by Gov. Mount In the event Taylor Is arrested. Gov. Taylor's friends say they have assurances from leading Republi cans of Pittsburg that a requisition will not be honored In that state. INSURGENTS WON A VICTORY. Colombian Revolution Seems to Be Still ia Progress. Kingston. Jamaica, June J7.— The Royal Mall steamship Don. Capt. Davts, which arrived here to-day from Colon. Colombia, brings news df an Important battle fought on Friday last about ten miles outside of Panama. According to this Information the Insurgent forces were victorious and some 200 of the government troops were killed. It Is inferred that Panama may already be In possession of the rebels. The latter are strongly intrenched at Ban Joaquin, near Santa Marfa, anti all the government troops at Baranqullla had been dispatched to Santa Marta when the Don left Colon. NO NEWS FROM HUMANNIE. Rnln* Are Delaying the Advance of the Relief Colmnn. London. June 18.—The Daiiy Express has received the following dispatch, dated Friday, from Prahsu: "No additional news Is to hand from Kumaseie. The Incessant rain© are de laying the advance of the relief column, which is likely to see some tough work. Seven wounded officers and 130 wounded men are expected here from the Loot. "There Is n general rush of natives to ward the roast from Obuassl and the mines north of the Prah river." FOUND GIGANTIC SUN SPOT. Murenx Saj* It Will Recoin© Visible to the Naked Eye. Paris, June 17.—Abbe Mareux, the as tronomer. has discovered and sketched through the big telescope in the optic |l -of the Exposition a remarkable spot on the sun, forming a part of an extensive group and having a diameter of nearly forty kilometers. This spot, he says, will remain for seven days and become v alb a to the naked eye. He predicts the ap pearance of other spots In July, Augi # r and September, inferring that the heat during these months will be very great. Bicycle Race*. New York, June 17.—Vailsburg bicycle summaries; Quarter-mile professional heat won by Stevens, Kramer second. Walthour third. Freeman fourth, Cooper fifth. Time 0:32 2-5. One mile match race, best two 1n three heats, between Orlando Stevens of Ot tumwa and Jay Eaton of Newark. First heat won by Stevens. Time 2:16 2-5. Sec ond heat won by Stevens. Time 2:17 3-5. Prince of Jolnvllle I* Deud. Paris. JVine 17—Francis of Orleans. Pilnce of Jolnvllle, son of the late Louts Philippe. King of the French, Is dead of pneiinfhnis. aged 82 years. He married a daughter of Emperor Pedro r of Bra -711. He commanded the Frtnch fleet which bombarded Tangier In 1814 and accom panied Gen. McClellan's staff during the American Civil War. — . | Big Grain Eleva.tor Burned. Ksnsa* City, June 17.—The big Union grain elevator was dfiro>ed by fire to day. Causing a loss of over SIOO,OOO. The building was valued at $70,000 and It con tained $30,000 worth of wheat. The C. A. Brookett. Cement Company, whose warehouses adjoined the elevator, sustained a damage of $15,000. British Steamer Sunk. London. June 17—The British steamer City of Rotterdam, from Hamburg for Dublin, was sunk near Eddystoie light by the British coasting steamer Newbtggm, laden with coal. Two of the crew of th© City of Rotterdam were drowned. The others, rwenty-flve lti number, were ra ed. Bookmaktng la Prohibited. San Francisco. June 17—Judge Murasky to-day handed down a decision In which he sustains tha validity of the ordinance prohibiting the bookmaking and the gell ing ot pools In Ban Franciscos DAILY. $8 A YEAR. 5 CENTS A COPY. WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK.II A TEAR FROM MANILA TO GHINA t NINTH REGIMENT PREPARING TO GO TO THE RESCUE. FIGHTING REPORTED BEGUN. MURDER AND INCENDIARISM ARE HI LING IN PEKIN. German Minister Said to Hare Been Captured l.nt Not Murdered—First Report Originated Through nu Agent of the Empress Dowager. Japnn to Send 2,000 Troops—Situa tion Is AYVtliout a Parallel Since the. Great In.llnn Mutiny. Manila, June 18, 10 a. m—The Ninth reg iment has been Ordered to Manila, whence It will proceed to China. London. June 18, 3 a. m.—There Is not a cabinet In Europe, apparently, that knows what has been transpiring in Pekin for five days, or In Tien Tsin for three days. Nor is there any that know with what difficulties the small and Inade quately equipped International column ts contending between these two cities. The German foreign office, upon learn ing of the murder of Baron von Ketteler, the German minister at Pekin, sent tele graphic. inquiry to St. Petersburg, tha Russian government, because of its wires to Manchuria, being supposedly In a bet ter position than the oiher governments, to obtain direct news. In reply the Ger man foreign office was Informed that noth ing whatever was known on the subject, as communication with Pekin was inter rupted. Work of Empress’ Agents. The report spread world wide from Shanghai that the legations had been at tacked and that one minister, probably the German, had been murdered, has been traced to Tao Aal Sheng, who for a few days as the Empress Dowager's agent, has been censoring telegrams from Shanghai. The Shanghai correspondent of the Daily Express says: ''Sheng, as head of the telegraph ad ministration. pretended that the line con necting Shanghai with Pekin had been down since June 9, and that the wire* to Tien Tsin were cut on June 15. Never theless It Is notorious that constant com munications have been passing from Shanghai to Pekin over the northern sad western routes, although Sheng has re fused bolli ministers and consul* the prlv. liege of using the lines "It Is known that last Friday Sheng re ceived a message from either Pekin ot Tien Tsin. This dispatch said that Gen. Tung Fuh Slang's troops aided the Box e.a In an organized attack on the for eign legations, and that in the course of the attack some of the legation buildings were reduced to ruins and one foreign minister sliced to plece3. ''Why In the cables It should have been added that the murdered minister waa Baron von Ketteler Is not explained." According to another telegram from Shanghai dstid June 17. at 7:23 p. tn. Sheng hs fled, fearing that the foreign authorities were abcut to arrest him be cause of his stoppage of telegrams. A third cablegram asserts that the re ports of the murder of the German min ister, emanating from Pekin, a.re quite unconrtrmed and are discredited at Shang hai. “ German Minister Captured. "The German minister has been cap tured.” Is the announcement to the Morn ing Post from Pekin, In a dispatch dated June 13, 5 p. m., via Tien Tsin, Juno 15. This is the latest press message known to have left Pekin. It continues as follows: "A crowd of Boxers occupies Legation street, cutting off communication between the buildings. A few Boxers are parad ing in the city. Their superstition In re gard to foreign arms Is pitiable. “The Boxers hold the officials of Tung Chau for redemption. Anurchy reigns at that place. The Americans In the in terior of the two neighboring provinces have been advised to leave, but several have no means of doing so. Unless a re lief force Is sent there Is danger of a massacre of native Christians. A large Chinese army Is ready to oppose the re lief column on the way here. The Chi nese government cannot decide whether to adopt the policy of rigidly suppress ing the Boxers or that of defying the world. The decision rests with the Dow ager Empress.” Rivals the Indian Mutiny. The following summary of the equation was telegraphed to the Dally Newa from Shanghai last evening: “The situation ts critical and without parallel since the Indian mutiny. At the Yang Tse porta there Is a grave feeling of unrest among the natives As yet there has bfen no outbreak, but placards hava bren posted In Kin Klang. I'gas Skin and Wu Hu hailing on the people to ‘kill and burn.' "A body of rioters 5,000 strong are at Kwel Hslen, In the prefecture of Canton, aid troops have gone to supprers them. ' The powers unprepared, are helplesg to prsvent disaster; hut barring tr fling lo cal friction .they are working amicably.” Massacre In Pekin. The Pekin correspondent of the Tlmaa, In a dispatch dated June 14 via Tien Tala June 15, says; "A serious antl-forelgn outbreak took place last, night, when some of the finest buildings In the eastern part of the city were burned, and hundreds of native Chrlattans and servants employed by for eigners were massacred within two mllas of the imperial palace. It waa an anx ious night for all foreigners. •'lf troops to reinforce the foreign guards (all to arrive to-day, further riots are expected. It :s believed that no Eu ropean has been Injured. ''Telegraphic communication with tb# North.” says the Shanghai correspondent of the Timee under Saturday's data, "ceased early this morning. "The last message from Tien Tsin re ported that fighting had begun, hut gave no details." PREPARING TO SEND TROOPS. Known That They VVIII Go Uniesa Reassuring News Comes. ■Washington, Juno 17.—The rvtter.ee of the officials here ts wellnlgh exhausted, ar-d If somethings doe* not come from the seat of trouble vary quickly troops will he dispatched to China as quickly mm {Continued on Fifth Page?* ‘