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THE MORNING NEWS. ■Established 1850. .- - Incorporated ISS3 J. H. ESTILL, President. IT WILL OPEN TG-BAY DELEGATES wile hold their FIRST MEETING. ORDER OF BUSINESS FiXED. pot*. THOMAS OF COLORADO WILL 13E TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. yawl Crowd* Take Up All Aceommo <lo tions at Kansas City—Many Mat ter* of Interest Demanded Their Notice— Actions of Committees and li-lentions Created Comment. Great Unestion I* as to the Plnt florm and the Viee President. Kansas City. July 3.—With flags flying. Pen.ls playing, streets resplendent with the blaze of bunting and of myriads of lights, and with the ear assaulted by the deafening conglomeration of bombs and rockets and crackers, and marching clubs anti marching corps, with this confusion of jotriotism and politics, Kansas City is to-night ushering in the national holiday and the Democratic National Convention. There tvere crowds here yesterday, but these were but the advance guard, and to day they have come en masse, fairly en gulfing the city and taking complete pos session of its streets, hotels and public places. With this late influx have come the Tammany braves, the Chicago marching ciuti and many kindred organizations with their bands. And yet, for Vome reason, many of the most famous convention or ganizations, such as the Duckworth Club of Cincinnati, are not represented here, while the Jefferson Club of St. Louis and the Young Men's Louisville Club send only a handful of men instead of their usual quota of hundreds. Notable Figures. Many notable figures of the party have come with the arriving delegates to-day. With the Kentuckians came the youthful Governor and successor of Goebel, Gov. Beckham, accompanied by the deep-voiced and genial Senator Joe Blac'kburn and by the polished ex-Gov. McCreary. From South Carolina that picturesque figure, Senator Tillman, with his keen right eye. Gov. Benton McMillin was with the Tennessee party; Mayor Carter JJarrison, Ben Cable and Samuel Al cchuler, the latter a candidate for gov ernor of Illinois, headed the Illinoise delegation, and doughty Senator White, a convention veteran and Maguire af San Francisco, recent candidate for governor, were with the other Californians. Among the Tammany arrivals, George B McClellan, son of the great soldier and the Democratic nominee against Lincoln, was about the only notable acquisition, as most of the New York leaders were *arly on the grounds. One of the arrivals attracting attention was a namesake and nephew of William J. Bryan, who acts as his private secretary and who came on from Lincoln to mingle with the Ne braska contingent. Many of Mr. Bryan’s townsmen and most devoted adherents arrived to-night, including the Young Men's Bryan Club of Lincoln, and the Trnveltng Men’s Bryan Club of Ne braska. This steady influx is straining the city’s accommooations to the utmost to-night, people are being packed in rooms and hall ways without much regal i to comfort, so long as they can get A place to lay their heads. Order of ISuHinenM. The actual business of the day consist ed in the final selection of by the Na tional Committee of Gov. Thomas of Col orado as temporary chairman of the con vention and the disposal of all contests, including the seating of Senator Clark and the Montana delegation. The choice of Gov. Thomas was something of a surprise as the Executive Committee had prac tically decided for Mayor Rose of Milwau kee. But on a close vote to-day Gov. Thomas was awarded the honor. The com mittee also drew up the following order of buisness for the convention: First. Calling the convention to order by chairman of the National Committee. Reading of call for the convention by the secretary of the committee. Prayer. Speech of welcome by the Mayor of Kansas City. Response by Chairman Jones. Announcement of the temporary organ ization. Address by the temporary chairman of the convention. * Resolutions ordering the reading of the Declaration of Independence. Reading the Declaration of Independ cnee. Adoption of rules. Resolutions authorizing the appointment of committees. Appointment of committees. Calling for reports of these committees unii their submission for adoption. Presentation of the names of candidates for President. balloting. Presentation of the name of candidates for the nomination of Vice President. Balloting. Call of tho roil of states for the names of persons to sprve. respectively, on com mittees to notify the nominees for Pres ident and Vice President. Platform mid Second Plnce. The day's session of the Monetary League lalso attracted some attention, mainly through Mr. Towne's speech, se verely arraigning his old associates of the Republican party and declaring that the record in Cuba and the Philippines was one of the most disgraceful pages of Amer ican history. But far more Interesting than the formal business of the dny has been the growing intensity of feeling over the platform and r ice presidential candidate. The most re markable feature of (he situation was the midden shift of sentiment since yesterday, when the dominating influence of Mr. Bryan was everywhere manifest, whereas to-day many delegations look formal ac tion against a specific 16 to 1 declaration, which is supposed to be Mr. Bryan's sine doa non. The movement took form early in the day among some of the most influ ential men of party, not through any itplr ** of opposition to Mr. Bryan, hut be cause they believed the overwhelming sense of tlte delegates was favorable to u simple reaffirmation of the Chicago pint form without n specific Ueeloration for 11 1; that is, n conservative Instead of a radical financial platform. As explained •*v one of therfe leaders, n man foremost *n the councils of the party: To Be or Not to He lit to 1- "VTe have nothing authoritative before ft* showing that Mr. Bryan insists upon lining 1 tne lb to 1 declaration. To be sure there are leports and rumors, and the Nebraska delegates may or may not represent his \iew The Platform Committee would doubiless yield to the expressed wishes of Mi. i.ryan, but when the time comes the question will be asked. 'Who says Mr. Bryan insists upon this, and show us the insitenee.’ in all probability it will not be torthcomlng, and the Piaiform Commit tee will follow its own dictates os to tile proper ctourse to pursue. “There is no doubt that the personal conviction of the members of the P.at form Committee will be for a conserva ,ve platform, a simple reaffirmation of me Chicago platform, omitting speclrte reference to 16 to 1. I have no doubt Mr Bryan would accept such a platform if it went before him as the will of the con vention. The fact is, we think i. rather unjust to place Mr. Bryan in the altitude or a dictator making: demands, and we are proceeding on the theory that these so-called demands are not in reality being made by him.” Ihe force of the movement began to make itself apparent as the day advanced. Ohio led off. and after a short fight overwhelmingly instructed its represent tatives on the platform committee. Judge Chapman, to work for a simple reaffir mation of the Chicago platform, without a O’ • 16 :•* 1 declaration. This ,le-' vision was made in the face of a protest 1? 1 ' n 1 Johnson that it was opposed to Bryan's well known wishes. 1 lie 1* lorida caucus followed suit soon after by instructing its platform member, Mr. Gibbons, lo oppose a specific plank of 16 to 1 ond to work for a reafflmation of the Chicago platform. The Georgia and Rhode Island delegates expressed a like tendency. T!>o Wisconsin delegation, in caucus, discussed similar action, but hesitated and finally postpon ed lh< ir determination. The Michigan del egation also came out for a simple re affirmation. And aside from these formal proceedings against the 16 to 1 specific dec laration. it is understood that Pennsylva nia, Indiana, Illinois, part of New York, and oilier influential delegations share the sentiment for a “conservative as against a radical” platform. WHO'LL lil N WITH BRYAN f Not N et Ha* There Ileen a Safe Con clnslnn. Reached. Kansas City, July 3.—On the evening before the National Democratic Conven tion the vice presidential nomination is CONGRESSMAN JAMES D. RICHARDSON. He Will Be the Permanent Chairman of the Convention. still unsettled. It is a usual expression in a contest like this, when there are many candidates and no one has a ma jority, to say that it is "anybody's plum.” But it more aptly expresses the situation to say that it is nobody's plum. The chief development of the day was the paralysis, to a certain extent, of sev eral booms. The morning opened with great confidence on the part of the friends of Mr. Towne. The foregoing conclusion that 16 to 1 wns to be specially mention ed in the platform and the disappoint ment of those who advocated a different course made it look for a time as if Bryan, 16 to 1 and Towne were to be the three disilnct features of the Kansas City convention. The manner in which the Towne boom seemed to grow aroused those delegates who want a straight-out Democrat for second place and who ob ject. to being accused of having to follow the Populist platform and ticket. ( \ew York and a Candidate. It was that condition that- turned nt t. n:ion to Elliott F. Danforth of New hoik, and for a time it seemed that the East nnd (he South combined might name the New Yorker. And while the action of the New York delegation in defeating Danforth and putting up Keller seemed to ninke Danforth's selection improbable, the tide that set toward Danforth during the day served to show that the mass of the delegates was not for Towne. One thing that New York .has indicated pretty surely is that She 'stale does not want a vice presidential candidate, at ieest the majority under the control of C'roker does not. for Kellar Is not consid ered in n serious light at all. Tn this same connection it may be said that the Suizer candidacy a iso suffered somewhat, as Sul zrr supported the nomination of Kellai, •i peculiar action for an avowed candidate. Of course this act Is an eviden e of ttie discipline of Tammany Hall, but it also confirms the impiession among outside delegates that Sulzer's candidacy is not serious. tdlni Stevenson Numetl. Date in the evening, after the notion of the New York delegation became known, the announcement was made that Illinois was to place Adlai E. Stevenson In noml mi'icn, and Quite a little boom was started for him bj ronv of the delegates. Among those v.ho talked earr.eslly Tor Stevenson wns Henry D. Clayton of Alabama, who made the principal speech opposing Towne In the three-pfirty conference. Ho said Stevenson had or.ee hern elected; that he ; vas jH.puiar in Illinois; a> .< man whom (Continued Oh Fifth I’age.l SAVANNAH, GA., WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 1000. DECIDED ON 16 TO I. LEADERS OF THREE PARTIES SET- T* ED THE QI'ESTION. BUT DIDN’T AGREE ON TOWNE. THEY COI LD GET TOGETHER OX .NO MAX FOR VICE PRESIDENT. Tlc Democratic, the Popnltnt and the Silver Republican Partlen Repre sented in Conference—Free Coin, age at 16 to 1 Will Douhtlenn Ben I'lank in the Platform—Craker Doesn't Think Much of Democratic Chance* in Xew 1 ork. Kansas City, July 3.—A conference of the three political parties was held at the Kansas City Club to-day. From the Democratic party there were Jones of Ar kansas, Tillman of South Carolina, Crokcr of New York, Johnson of Kansas; from the Populists there were Edmiston of Ne braska, Weaver of lowa, Pettigrew of South Dakota, Allen of Nebraska and Heitfield of Idaho, and of the Silver Re publicans there were Teller of Colorado. Dubois of Idaho. Newland of Nevada. There were other representatives of the different parties present. The object of the meeting was to form the basis of an agreement among the three allied parties as to the vice presi dential candidate. The conference set tled, as definitely as it was possible for a few representative men to settle any thing in advance, that the platform should contain a positive and specific dec laration for free coinage at 16 to 1, but there was no equally positive development in the vice presidential situation. The meeting lasted from 11 o’clock until 1:45 and was marked with great earnest ness. The entire exchange of views was upon the two questions of the financial plank of the platform and the selection of a man for second place on the ticket, the latter question receiving the greatest share of attention because it offered the most obstacles. The Silver Republicans and Populists were quite agreed in pressing the candi dacy of Mr. Towne for the vice presidency r and also in urging the necessity for a posi tive declaration on ratio. Some of the Democrats placed themselves in the at titude of men whom it was necessary to win over. All proved good listeners and some of them voluble talkers. Y\ ill Have a HI to 1 Plank. On the question of platform Mr. Johnson, Democrat, of Kansas, made the only notable declaration. He said that he was willing to accept |>ositive declaration for the historic ratio if it were insisted upon, but that he thought it would be good politics to leave it out. He thought that, with this omission, more of the Ger mans would vote the ticket. Others, In cluding Mr. Croker, said that they were also willing that the declaration should be made specific. Mr. Croker expressed the opinion that the New York Demo crats would vote for Bryan, regardless of the platform declaration. Asked if he considered that there was any chance of carrying New York with any platform, he replied that there was no certainty: that the probabilities were In the opposite direction, but that it was impossible to say at this date what ef fect the Injection of the new issues of the past few years would have upon the result. There was really no dissent from the opinion that the 16 to 1 declaration should be made. The Democratic repre sentatives generally expressed the opin ion that a month ago the declaration was not necessary, hut they assented to the demand upon the ground that the popu lar clamor now makes It necessary. AH agreed after the conference In saying that the specific declaration will be made. About the Vice Presidency, There, was a very spirited talk over the vice presidency, in which all participated more or less. Mr. Clayton of Alabama held out strenuously fqr a Democrat, “a man who had the Democratic brand upon him." 11c said thai Mr. Bryan himself represented sufficiently the Populistic or Northwestern idea, and he thought no con cession should be made In the vice presi dential nomination. He added that he meant no reflection upon Mr. Bryan, but only intended to say that the ticket did not require to be strengthened in that di rection. Senator Pettigrew and other* oc tb* non-Demoeratic conferees replied tartly to this speech. “If that speech were made in Dakota,” said Mr Petiigrew, referring to Mr. Clayton’s n marks, “it would mean a loss of 5,000 votes to the ticket.” He proceeded to say that if the Populists had not unselfishly united with the Demoeia:s in 1596. the latter would have been over whelmed, and he added that if their aid was not secured in 1900 there would be a still greater disaster. Xot Strong br Town<*. Senator Tiilman of South Carolina al.=o made a speech in Tow-ne'e behalf, saying that he would add strength to the ticket where votes were needed, and that it was time to have done with the nonsense that a man had to be branded before he coal 1 be accepted. He said the Silver Repub licans had left the feot of their own party when the table was spread, and added that he believed the Democrats owed them every consideration. Mr. Croker said he had no candidate for the Vice Presidcncy—that he did not con sider that the concession of this |K>sition to New York would insure the state. “I have in mind a good man for the place,” he said, “but I don’t see that it is necessary to name him. Almost any man will do for the vice presidency.” He. thought it might be better if the West would yield on this point, but if it did not do so he would still Se satisfied. ■Senator Jones contented himself with stating the objections he had heard urged to going outside the party for a nominee, hut did not express any opposition to Mr. Bryan. Mr. Sewell of Maine, Mr. Bry an’s former running mate, expressed him self an favorable to Mr. Towne's nomina tion. It was generally agreed that the trend of opinion among Democrats as developed in the conference, was antagonistic to Mr. Towne, but no sentiment was devel oped in favor of any individual Ltemocrat for the place. Another conference was agreed upon for Thursday morning, after the first session of the convention. All three parties are expected to appoint committees for this meeting, thus making it official. SPALDING \\ IMS THE PLANK. Florida Declare* Against the Spec ific Insertion. Kansas City, July 3.—“ln our opinion,” said J. J. .Spalding of Georgia, on the ar rival of the delegation from the state to day, "the proper thing for the convention to do is to reaffirm the silver plank of the Chicago platform. There are j a great many good Democrats in the Bast who will not give the ticket their full support if the silver plank is made too strong, and there should be some concession made to them if it will help them to win out in November. From all we hear, however, I think that there is little doubt that a straight plank will go into the platform regarding silveh Whatever Mr. Bryan w-ants will suit us, but we are willing that the matter should be administered mildly. We have not made up our minds as a del egation regarding the vice presidency, but any man who has the indorsement of New York and Indiana will do for us.” . The Florida delegation.held a caucus to day and named C. Gibbons as a member of the Committee on Resolutions. It was decided to instruct him to work for the reaffirmation of the Chicago platform and against the insertion of a specific plank calling for the ratio of 16 to 1. TELEGRAM TO BRYAN. Clark Howell and Others After a Simple Reaffirmation. Kansas City, July 3. —In an effort to mod ify Mr. Bryan's expressed views in favor of an explicit declaration on the silver question, the following telegram was sent him to-day; “W. J. Bryan, Lincoln, Neb.—lt is clear to us that a simple reaffirmation of the Chicago platform, with additional planks on trusts and imperialism, should be adopt ed. The convention is in the hands of friends, their advice is important. Such a platform concedes nothing and insures victory. "Albert J. Barr, Pittsburg Post. "Charlis W. Knapp, St. Louis Republic. “Clark Howell, Atlanta Constitution. “Cinclnnoti Enquirer.” DISCUSSED IN THE HOUSE. Mr. Broderick Was Asked Man>- Questtons by the Members. London, July 3.—The parliamentary sec retary of the foreign office, Mr. Broderick, replying to questions in the House of Com mons to-day, said he was able to add but little to the previous information about China. He remarked, however, that tel egram had* been received 1 from the British Consul at Tien Tsin, dated June 28, saying the allied forces had burned three arse nals, with an immense quantity of stores, powder and ammunition. Mr. William Pritchard Morgan. Liberal, (who has large concessions -in China), moved an adjournment with the view of debating the situation. He urged that the government should be more energetic in taking steps to rescue the legations at Pekin, and claimed it should insist that Lt Hung Chang be appointed regent. John Dillon, Irish Nationalist, said he wanted to know if America was acting in concert with the other Powers at Take. Mr. Broderick, in a general reply to pre vious speakers, referring to the intense anxiety concerning the fate of the lega tions, insisted that it was useless at the present moment to attempt to draw the government into a discussion of Its policy. The government, he continued, was in a maze of uncertainty. The suggestion that LI Hung Chan be oppointed regent merit ed consideration, among many possible al ternatives. He had no reason to suppose that the American admiral dissented from the oth ers regarding the- attack upon Taku, but the government hoped Japan would sup plement the considerable contingent of troops already landed, and the government did not think any power discouraged the Idea of Japan undertaking the work. In Conclusion, Mr, Broderick Informed the House that the government could not discuss the future government of China, its sole preoccupation at present being to save the legations. The motion for an ad journment was then withdrawn. AGAINST THE COMPANIES. Decision IVns for the State in the Mississippi Case, Jackson, Miss., July 3.—The state to day won the first victory In the fight against the insurance companies, com posing the Southeastern Tariff Associae tlon, charging a violation of the anti trust law. Judge Powell this afternoon overruled the demurrer set up by the at torneys for the Insurance companies and practically declared that the anti-trust law has been violated by the association, as all of the vital points at issue in the main question were involved in the de murrer. The case now goes to trial on Its merits at the next term. Thirty-seven com panies are involved. FIGHTING FOR LIFE. THE FOREIGNERS RESISTING BONER HORDES IX PEKIN. TORE STORMERS TO PIECES. STORY OF THE DEFENSE OF THE BRITISH LEGATION. A Runner Left the Capital Jane 21. Since Then the Besieged II u I 111 inn May Have Fallen—ln That Event, Men, Women nnd Children who Took Reflate, Arc Probnbly Rend. The Chinese Display I |i.tn Spear, the ileurts of Those They Kill. London, July 4, 2:30 a. m.—Couriers who are arriving at the seals of government of the southern viceroys from their agents in Pekin give vivid, but fragmentary, pic tures of what is being enacted in the cap ital. These couriers seemingly left Pekin a day or two later than the messenger of Sir Robert Hart, the inspector general of customs, who staffed on the night of J line 34. They report that the heads of some of the captured legation guards were be ing borne through the streets at the top of spears, followed by zealots chanting "Tapi yang kuel tse; tapi, tapl,” (Kill the foreign devils; kill, kill! ') The city’s millions have been roused to patriot!• teivor, biek;ng t ut lino the wm. est excesses, while over half the city could be hoard lighting around the lega tions. The Runner's Story. Sir Robert Hart’s runner, who was in terviewed by the correspondent of the Express at Shanghai, supplements the tragic sentences of the dispatch he bore by a narrative of gome things he saw. He says the foreigners were making a last stand in the extensive buildings and en closures of the British legation. They had many dead and wounded. Among them were some women and children. All were short of food, even of the commonest nec essaries. The women! were starving, as they gave a part of th.lr small allowance to the children. WILLIS D. OLDHAM. He Will Make the Speeds Putting Mr. Ilrynn Into Nomination. The foreigners, nevertheless, were hold ing out under a terrible fire, upheld by the hourly expectation of relief. They knew they would not be abandoned, anti that the armies of their governments were advancing. Sometimes they thought they.could hear artillery In action beyond the wall. They we>re unable to return the fire of the Chinese, except at moments when an assault seemed Imminent. Then the machine guns and repeating rifles tore the storming parties to pieces. The messenger expressed the belief that it would be impossible for the foreigners to resist much longer, as the Chinese were preparing to batter down the walls of the courtyard, and the foreigners' am munition was running low. Orders were given by I’rince Tuan, the messenger says, that, since some had been killed, not one other foreigner should be left alive. Tiie Chinese soldiers were exhorted to sacrifice their lives without hesitation if by so donig they could help exterminate the "yang kuel tse.” Ex treme precautions had been taken to pre vent the foreigners from communicating with anyone outside the city, and a num ber of runners who had been sent out were killed by the Chinese. This messenger succeeded In getltlng through by smearing his face and clothes with blood and joining tn the outcries against the “devils.” He passed the re mains of foreigners of Admiral Seymour's force who hsd been killed between Lung Fang and Lo Ku. Their bodies had been cut to pieces, and their heads were carried at the ends of bamboos, A large array of Mnnchu Chinese Im perial troops, with twenty guns, is re ported to be advancing In the direction of Tien Tsin, Reliance Is placed In Shanghai on most qf the statements made by the messen ger, as he is known to be faithful to the foreigners. BELIEVE IT IS WAR. Many Want Japan fo Be tllimeil to Finish Up < lilnn. London. July 3.—The fact that a relief column has been unable to leave Tien Tsin in response to the pathetic prayer of the beleaguered legations at Pekin is generally regarded in London as destroy ing almost the last vestige of hope for ihe unfortunate foreigners pent up In the Chi nese capital. The were: Is feared, an; the massacre of Cawnporo Is lit eve.y man’s mind. It Is beginning to be felt here that Ihe plausible fiction that no state of war ex ists is no longer tenable, and a fully equipped modern army, belonging to a, single nationality, is necessary to deal with the situation instead of the expedi tion of a dozen nationalities. Hence arises tire demand that Japan shall he given a mandate to complete the work left undone in 1594. with proper security that she shall not te again squeezed out when the costly task is over. Rumors are current in Parts that the British embassy has received notifica tion of the massacre of the French nnd British ministers at Pekin, but there is no eongrmation of the report. Shanghai reports that the international forces at Tien Tsin are suffering from lack of good drinking water, owing to the Pei Ho river being choked with the corpses of Chinese and other victims of the bombardment. According to the. same dispatch the In ternational troops so far from being strong enough to advance towards Pe kin. are not sufficiently numerous to at tack the Chinese still surrounding Tien Tsin and keeping tip a desultory fire on the place. Thousands of Chinese are said to be arriving from I,u Tai and to be desperately attempting to reoccupy the bridge leading to Taku. IN A STATIC OK REVOLT. Chinn's Attitude Not Construed nn One of AVnr. Washington, July 3—The lmportarrh news that came to the state department to-day from Consul General Goodnow at Shanghai, respecting the conditions at Pekin, has gone far to enlighten the offi cials as to certain points that were shroud ed in uncertainty and doubt. The Consul General’s reports show that the imperial Chinese government Is not Implicated in flu attack upon the ministers, and the missionaries and confirms what the state department has all along suspected, name ly. that a state of insurrection exists in T’ekln. nnd the province of Chile, and that h> rising must be treated as such. ’l'li" officials here are gratified at the successful working out of the policy a.lopt o i some days ago of consolidating the great viceroys south of Pekin in tin agree ment upon a policy of neutrality at leesr. The last and the greatest of these vice roys gave in his adherence to-day, accord ing to the. stale department’s advices from Consul McWade at Canton, so that the officials feel reasonably secure, for the safe ty of the foreigners in the whole territory south of the Yellotv river, which com prises three-fourths of Chino. The Can ton rumor that Viceroy LI had asked for n Unites! Stales warship to carry him north to Tien Tsin, was an incident of the past fortnight. He wanted lo go on the Brooklyn, and while Admiral Kempff was willing to take him as a passenger, the viceroy changed his mlnrl, owing to the peri.ous slate of affairs in his own prov ince. It is estimated that the Ninth Infantry from Manila should arrive at Taku to night or to-morrow. They will he the first of the United States regular troops lo land on' Chinese soil. Secretary Root to day said, that he had not ordered any more soidiers there. He has selected the Fifteenth Infantry as the next regular regiment to be sent out to Manila, and (his organization will. Jike the Sixth Cavalry, touch ai Nagasaki en route, and may be diverted to Chino if needed. Tile Fif teenth wi i scarcely be able to sail for a month. They will go by way of San Francisco. While douht existed at first as to the extent of the casualties repotted by Ad miral Kcmpfr last evening, via Che Foo. the navy department has finally accepted his cablegram as showing that the cas ualties were ten killed and thirty-seven wounded among the American landing forces. Of the ten killed, four had been previously reported, namely; Thomas. Benson, Broman and Severson, all with Met nlla's detachment accompanying Ad miral Seymour’s column. The other six deaths were among the marines attached to MaJ. Waller's command, and occurred during (he attack upon Tien Tsin and the march thereto. BESIEGED IN THE LEGATION. Diplomats nail Missionaries at Ref uge In tier Pin e Fire. Washington, Juiy 3.—Secretary Hay has received a cablegram from Consul General Goodnow ot Shanghai, dated July 2, which is practically a condensation of the re port brought lo Shanghai by a cruiser from Sir Robert Hart, inspector general of cus toms. Tiie dispatch says: "The diplomats and missionaries are In tbe British legation under rifle fire. Can non command the legation, but they are not being used. The British, German and Italian legations are still standing.” TWO LEGATIONS STANDING. Ou June 27 All Others In Pekin Had Been Destroyed. Washington. July 3.—Secretary Hay has received cablegrams from Consul Good now nt Shanghai, dated to-day, and Unit ed Stales Consul McWade at Canton. The one from Goodnow Is as follows: “On the 72th there were two legations standing. The Emperor and the. Empress <Contlnued on Fifth Page.) DAILY. 58 A TEAR. 5 CENTS A COPY. WEEKLY’ 2-TIMES-A-WEEK,SI A YEAR SHE IS OFF THE ROCK THE OREGON FLOATED FROM HER DANGEROUS BERTH. SHE WILL BE DOCKED SOON. NOT KNOWN WHERE THE REPAIRS MILL HE MADE. Jnpnn llns Offered Her Doeks for the l*e of the Disabled Battleship. Japanese Cruiser Ordered to Her Assistance—Naval Official* Sorry the firi’gon Punnot Re Docked nt Port Arthur—Longer Voyage Alight He Dnngeron*. Shanghai, Monday, July 2.—The United States battleship Oregon, which ran ashore oft the island of Koon Kai, In the Miao Tao group, thirty-five miles north east of Che Foo, June 28, has been float ed off and Is expected to reach Port Ar thur Saturday. Jnpnn Is Coarteons. Washington, July 3.—Secretary Long this morning received the following cable message from Lieut. Key. naval attache at the United States legation at Tokio, Japan, in regard to the docking of til a Oregon: "Tokio, July 3.—Secretary of the Navy, Washington: Port Arthur too narrow'. If Oregon cannot .lock at Nagasaki, Japan ese navy department tenders, use of either Kure or Yokoksuka docks. Offers any assistance desired. Has ordered Akitlsu shima from- Che Foo to the Oregon. Have cabled Wilde offer of docks. “Key." Officials Disappointed. Washington, Juiy 3.~The naval offi cials are disappointed at the statement that the Oregon cannot be docked at Port Arthur, as that place Is only about sixty miles distant from where she struck. Nagasaki Is 600 miles distant, but cun be reached only by the Oregon by venturing far outside of the tolerably smooth waters of the Gulf of Pechlli. If the docks there are too small, then she must push on to the Yokoksuka docks. These are located Just below Yo kohama In the harbor. The Kure docks referred to are supposed to be the Kobe flocks. The difficulty in the case of the Oregon is that she is fitted with bilge and docking keels, making her very broad in cross section at the bottom, and consequently unsuited to even large dry docks of the ordinary construction. The Japanese vessel Akitsushima. which Lieut. Key reported as going to the help of the Oregon, is the famous cruiser which covered herself with re nown at the battle of Yalu. ROOSEVELT ADDRESSED THEAI. First Day of the Reunion of the Ronili Riders. Oklahoma City, July 3.—The weather was extremely hot and dry to-day. The Rough Riders' reunion was fairly Inau gurated by a civic and military parade, in which Gov, Roosevelt was given the place of honor. During Its progress through the streets, the Rough Riders and their famous commander were greeted with extraordinary demonstrations of en thusiasm from tle throngs which lined tiie streets. The parade proceeded to the compress grounds, where the formal exercises of the day took place. The welcomingTi dress in behalf of Oklahoma Territory Wits given by Gov. Cassius M. Barnes, and in behalf of the city by Mayor Lee VanWlnkle. The address of the day was by Gov. Roosevelt. After devoting himself to a graceful tribute to the Rough Riders and veterans of the Spanish war and also to tbe mem bers of the Grand Army of the Republic and the Confederate Veterans present, Gov. Rooseveit launched into the subject of the nation's duty in her newly ac quired territory. "I appeal to Che great people of the West,” void he, "I appeal to men who fought In the Civil War and to their sons who came forward when the nation again called, whatever their party, to see to it that the nation does not shrink from its work; that the flag which has so far been borne to honor, shall be upheld for ever more, as the flag of the greatest, might iest nation of mankind; the nation that shrinks from no work where duty calls Wherever the flag Is, as long as thers Is on armed foe against It, there the flas shall stay." During the afternoon Col. Roosevit wit nessed a roping and riding tournament, a mule race, an exhibition of roping and tlelng thirty wild steers and many other sports incident to life on the Western plains. IIINTER REACHED FRANKFORT. Roberts Reports Upon Operations In South Africa. Is>ndon, July 3.—The following dispatch was received this afternoon at the war office from Dprd Roberts: , "Pretoria, July 3.—Hunter reached Frankfort July 1, without opposition, and MacDonald Joined him yesterday. HO found two men of the Senforths and eighteen of the Derby militia in the hos pital. They have been well treated by the Boers. "Methuen reports from Paardekraal, on the Htlborn Kroonstnd road, that he has captured the commander of DeWet's scouts, two other prisoners and Andreis Weasels, the head of the Afrikander Bund.” CASUALTIES IN THE WAR. A Statement Issued Showing Losses In South Africa. London, July 3— The war office to-day issued a return of the British casualties In South Africa since the beginning of ths war. The total lohsps, exclusive of sick •and wounded, have been 29,706, of which the killed In action were 254 officers and 2,103 non-commissioned officers and men; died of wounds. 70 officers and 610 non commissioned officers and men; missing and prisoners, 63 officers and 2,621 non commissioned olfiet-rs and men; died of disease, 133 officers and 4,204 non-oommls sioned officers and men; Invalided home, 844 officers and 18 *33 non lemmlntniwt *t £c*ra and men.