PARKER AND DAVIS Nominated for President and Vice-President By National Contention. JUDGE PARKER DECLARES FOR GOLD. Seeds Message Notifying the St. Louis Con tention ol His Views on That Subject Ctoici Tremendous Political Sensation Coaveutlon Adopts a Sympathetic Reply By An Overwhelming Vote. St. Louis, (Special). One of the greatest sensations in American po litical history was created here late Saturday afternoon by the reception from Judge Alton Hrooks I'arkcr, whom the Democratic National Cor vention nominated (or the Presidency at 545 o'clock Saturday morning, of the following telegram: "I regard the gold standard as firm ly and irrevocably established and shall act accordingly if the action of the convention today shall be ratified by the people. As the platform is silent on the subject my views should be made known to the convention, and if they are proved to be unsatis factory to the majority i request you to decline the nomination for me at once, so that another may be nom inated before adjournment." When the telegram came hurried eonferences of the leaders were held. The following message, to Judge lrker, was framed: "The platform adopted by this con vention is silent on the question of the monetary standard, because it is Hot regarded by us a a possible issue In this campaign, and only campaign issues were mentioned in the plat form. Therefore, there is nothing in the views expressed by you in the telegram just received which would preclude a man entertaining them from accepting a nomination on said iktform." When the convention met at night Judge barkers telegram was read from the platform by Gov. J. K. Var daman, of Mississippi, to whom it handed for the purpose bv John Srlarp Williams. It was addressed to w. F. Shechank former Lieutenant- CiPvernor of New York. Judge Park 78 personal representative at St. Louis. The proposed reply was reid Dy senator 1 illman. Debate began at once. William T Bryan, who had been stricken with What was considered a light attack of pneumonia in the afternoon, rose from his sickbed and entered the conven tion hall. He made a speech to the delegates, urging that if the question was brought up again it should be fully gone into. If the convention thought the gold standard was right, tie said, is should adopt a gold plunk, and he would not speak on the propo sition, though he would vote against it. The debate continued. Senators Daniel, Carmack and others speak ing. John Sharp Williams made a hot reply to Bryan, declaring that in spite of his protestation Mr. Bryan was the one man in the convention who was preventing harmony. The reply to Judge Parker was adopted by the convention by a vote of 774 to igi. The convention having held an all night session the night before, had reassembled a 2 P. M. Saturday to nominate a candidate for the Vice Fresideney, but adjourned until 5.20 so that the leaders might discuss the availability of the various candidates. It met at the latter hour and ex Senators Henry G. Davis, of West Virginia: George Turner, of Wash ington State, and William A. Harris, of Kansas, and Representative James R. Williams, of Illinois, were put in nomination for second place. About this time hints of the Parker telegram began to circulate, and this created such a sensation that a re cess was takfn until 830 o'clock to jive an opportunity for conferences. In considering material for the Vice-Presidency Messrs Sheehan and Hill at first were inclined toward the election of Judge Judson Harmon, but the factional fight in Ohio be tween the friends of Harmon and those of John R. McLean was con sidered too great an obstacle. Sen ator Daniel was asked to take the nomination, but was reluctant to do SO unless it could be demonstrated that no candidate would be more available. On the first ballot for the Presi dency, early Saturday morning, Judge Parker received 658 votes and Hearst 800. Scattering votes were cast for Olney, McClellan, Cockrell, Fattison, Cray, Gorman, Wall, Towne, Miles. Colcr and John Sharp Williams. Idaho and West Virginia quickly changed enough votes to give Parker the needed two-thirds majority, and then the nomination was made unanimous. Hon. Henry G. Davis, of West Virginia, was nominated for Vice-, President by acclamation. Following the passage of John Sharp Williams' resolution the vote for Vice-Presidential candidate was begun. The first ballot resulted in Davis receiving 652, being 15 less than the necessary two-thirds, Turner, Williams, of Illinois, and others be ing voted for. Then the States began changing their votes, and in a burst of en thusiasm the nomination was made unanimous. Chairman Clark at l is o'clock Sun day morning deHared the convention adjourned without date. First Day. St. Louis. Mo., (Special). Exactly at noon Wednesday Chairman J. K. Jones of the national committee called Cut Woman's Throat. St. Loius, (Special). After cut ting the throat of Mrs. Marcella Kerr, with whom lie had been living for a year, Edgar I. Evans, 23 years old, slashed hit wrist with the same razor, and then cut hi own throat. The tragedy was enacted in front of the bouse where they were stopping. Jealousy is ascribed by Evans as the cause for his act. The woman died almost immediately. Evans is at the City Hospital. Hit condition ia serious. Harrison's Widow Wins. Indianapolis, Ind., (Special). Rus sell Harrison and Mrs. Mary Harri son McKee, son and daughter of the deceased ex-President, have lost their rase against their stepmother, Mrs. Mary Lord Harmon. The plantifTs excepted to report of the executor of the estate, charging that n trustee under the will securities had been set aside in excess of the $125,000 de signed s s trust funJ for the widow. The Camp expedition sailed from Tronnoe, Norway, for the relief of the Ziegier-Fiala polar expedition, st (ran Josef Land. ALTON B. PARKER. DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR PKE8IDENT. the convention to order. His ap pearance on the platform and the sound of his gavel brought forth a cheer lrom the floor and galleries. Chairman Jones directed the sergeant-at-arms to secure order. lie con tinued belaboring the table with his gavel, but it was some time before quiet reigned. California's appearance with a huge silk banner and silk American flags and a yell "California! California! Hearst! Hearst! Hearst!" caused cheering. Just as the California delegation reached its reservation after marching up and down the center aisle William J. Bryan, who had come 111 unnoticed, arose in his place and was given a cheer. Then an enterprising member among the delegation created a diver sion by vigorously ringing of a cow bell. Again Chairman Jones demanded that the convention be in orcler and at once directed the secretary to read the call for the convention. Applause followed the reading of the call. After quiet was restored Chairman Jones announced that the convention would be opened by prayer by Rev. John F. Cannon, pastor of Grand Avenue Baptist Church, of St. Louis. During the invocation the conven tion stood. Dr Cannon's voice was entirely inadequate to reach even the center of the hall. Enthusiastic cheering greeted the chairman's announcement that he was directed by the national committee to appoint John S. Williams temporary chairman and C. W. Walsh temporary secretary and John I. Martin tem porary sergeant-at-arms. The chairman appointed Col. J. M. Guffey, of Pennsylvania, and M. 1". Tarpey, of California, to escort Mr. Williams to the chair. As the plat form was enclosed by a railing it was necessary for the committee and Mr. Williams to climb over the railing. The committee lifted Mr. Williams safely over, and the entire convention burst into cheers as he ascended the platform. "I have the honor to introduce to you John S. Williams as temporary chairman," said Chairman Jones, and again the convention cheered. Mr. Williams was attired in a light gray suit and white waistcoat. He delivered his address calmly and with out gestures. Several cries of "Louder, louder!" interrupted Mr. Williams as he began, his clear but not powerful voice at first failing to reach all parts of the hall. As Mr. Williams proceeded his voice increased in volume and the delegates listened attentively. A great part of Mr. Williams' speech was delivered under great difficulties for the speaker and those of his hearers who were .-upposed to be most directly interested in his re marks. Several times the speaker stopped and asked that the talking cease in ordtr that he might make himself better understood. Passing from the discussios of Mr. Root's speech the speaker took up the republican platform. Mr. Williams drew a picture of the country's condition at the time of President Cleveland's first inaugura tion, declaring that much of the dis tress that came in the early nineties were due to republican misrule that had gone before. Under Harrison, he said, for three years all hope had well nigh vanished from the business world. He scored the attitude of the republican party on the financial ques tion, declaring that it had been full of inconsistencies and ab.-urditic. He mentioned the name of Mr. Bryan in i.ncussing the price of wheat durinr the first Bryan-McKinley campaign. The utterance of the name called forth a little applause and some cheers. A second later he mentioned the name again and the applause was not re-, peated. FINANCIAL The city 01 Portland, Me., has bor. rowed $4,100,000 for three months, paying 2 7 per cent, interest for it. American Car & Foundry directors were re-elected. The net earnings for the year were $4,080,000, compared with $7,402,000 the previous year and $4,68(1,000 in igos. If it had not been for the efforts of E. B. Smith, Lehigh Valley directors would not have declared any divid end. Charles M. Schwab has resigned as a director of the United States Steel Corporation. W. P. Snyder it slated to succeed him. This from a director of the Lehigh Valley: "I don't ' know and no one knows when the next dividend on Lehigh Valley will be declared." The latest Winter wheat estimate puis the crop at 342,000000 bushels, which is 59,000,000 bushels below last year's estimate at thit time. "Things will mend,'' says Russell SSje. He is anxious to losn some of his money st better than a I per cent rate. a A mention of the name of Grovcr Cleveland was cheered lustily. A moment latex the first scene of the session occurred. Mr. Williams de clared that it was brazen effrontery for the republican party to attempt to seize the laurels 01 Grover Cleveland. A genuine outburst of applause fol lowed. Cheer after cheer rolled through the hall and, although the chairman used the gavel vigorously, the convention was soon beyond his control. As he finished, after speaking for one hour and forty minutes, the band struck up a medley of patriotic airs, the stirring strains of "Dixie" calling forth the wild cheers that never fail to follow the song, no matter when or where rendered. "The delegates are invited to visit the exposition," said Mr. Williams, "and the clerk will read the invita tion." The last few words were lost in cries of "Bryan," Bryan," that came swift and thick from dfticrent parts of the hall. Cheers mingled with the calls, and it was fully a minute before the voice of the clerk was able to raise above the tumult. Mr. Bryan remained quietly in his seat during the demon stration made by his friends and gave no outward sign of his recognition of the appluase that had greeted his name. Delegate Powers, of Michigan, was recognized by Chairman Williams to return the thanks of the convention to the exposition officials for the courtesy shown and made a brief speech of acknowledgment. The motion to accept the invitation with which Mr. Powers concluded was adopted unanimously. When the ticket passers had nearly finished their task, the chairman an nounced that the roll of states would be called, each state as its name was called to send up to the chairman's desk the names of its committeemen selected in caucus. While the roll call was in progress the spectators, concluding that the interesting scenes oi the convention were finished for the day, streamed out by thousands. Announcment of Mr. Bryan as a member of the resolutions committee from Nebraska called forth a cheer from such of his friends as were able to hear the announcement. David B. Hill's name as a member from New York also brought a shout of applause. As the roll was finished and the call was began for the "states which had not answered on the first call, Chairman Williams drew a cigar from his pocket, lighted it and commenced to smoke with great satisfaction, not withstanding the fact that numerous signs prohibiting the indulgence were posted all around the building. After announcing the time and places for the various committee meet ings, a motion was made by Bourke Cockran that the convention adjourn until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. The motion was adopted and the con vention adjourned at 2 50 o'clock. Second Day. St Louis, (Special). The Demo cratic National Convention held two sessions in St. .Louis Thursday. ' Late at night the full text of the platform, as agreed upon by the sub committee of the platform committee, was made public. Its adoption by the full committee without change is ex pected. The financial plank declares that the greatly increased production of gold h.as "contributed to the main tenance of a money standard of value, no longer open to question, removing that issue from the field of political contention." The plank is exceed ingly brief. 1 he early session of the convention. which began shortly after 10 o'clock, was brief. Its only important in- Slaughter of th Achlocse. Amsterdam, (Special). A dispatch from .Batavia, capital of t lit Dutch East Indies, says that the commander of the expedition to North Achin, Northern Sumartra, attacked Likat, on June 20. The Achinese losses were 432 killed, including 281 women and 88 children, and 54 wounded. Seven teen prisoners were taken. The Dutch casualties included the commander, a lieutenant, two sergeant and 13 soldiers wounded. Say Swallow Will Accept. Chicago, (Special). Oliver. W. Stewar.t, chairman of the Prohibition National Committee, made a state ment positively denying that Dr. Silas C. Swallow had declined the Prohibi tion nomination for President. He was equally positive in denying the rumor that the party managers haJ re-engaged Tomlinson Hall, at Indianapolis, and that the delegate to the national convention were to be re assembled. Mr. Stewart in his state ment say: "Since there is no va cancy on our ticket and not likely to be one, 'here is no room for the nomi nation of General Miles." cident was the adoption of the report of the committee on rules and order of business, which accorded the dele gates from i'orto Kico six seats and votes in the convention, but denied seats and votes to the delegates from the Philippines on the ground that the Supreme Court had decided Porto Rico to be a part of the territory of the United States, but the Philippines not a part. The failure of the credentials com mittee to report caused adjournment at 11.04 o'clock until 2 P. M When the convention reassembled a stormy, exciting session began. As Mr. Bryan entered the hail an ovation was started and lasted half an hour. The Parker men declared this out burst had been prearranged by the Hearst men and Tammany, so they started a counter-demonstration, but the main demonstration was intended for Mr. Bryan, and his name Bounded above everything else. After the convention resumed busi ness the report of the credentials committee was presented by Chair man James M. Head, of Tennessee. This declared in favor of all the sit ting delegates, except the one from the Twenty-first Illinois district. It sustained the rights of the Porto Kican delegates and also gave those from the Philippines seats and votes, reversing the action of the committee on rules. Mr. Bryan rsounted the platform to read a minority report in favor of seating the Harrison and Hearst dclc gayis in the other Illinois contest. He also made a speech in support of his attitude, declaring the men who ran the State convention in Illinois were on a level with train robbers. There was further debate, which led Mr. Bryan to make a second speech. The convention voted, 647 to 209, against him and in favor of the full majority report, thus showing that while it gave him the tribute of a great demonstration, things "were different as far as votes were con cerned. The committee on permanent or ganization reported recommiending Representative Champ Clark, of Mis souri, for permanent chairman. He took the chair and made a speech, discussing the issues of the campaign. The convention then adjourned un til 10 o'clock Friday morning, when it is expected the platform will be pre sented and debated. Third Day. St. Louis, (Special). The third day of the Democratic National Conven tion in St. Louis, after a fruitless morning session, reconvened at 8 o'clock P. M. and adopted without debate the platform as revised by the full committee on resolutions, omit ting all reference to the money ques tion. Nominating speeches were then be gun. Alabama yielded to New York, and Martin W. Littleton, of the lat ter State, placed Judge Alton Brooks Parker in nomination for the Presi dency. A great demonstration last ing 25 minutes followed his address. Senator Carmack. of Tennessee, seconded the nomination of Parker. D. M. Delmas, of California, placed William R. Hearst in nomination. A Hearst demonstration was started and la.ited 35 minutes, Mr. Bryan being one of the central figures in it. E. J. O'Donnell, of Colorado, sec onded the nomination of Parker. When Delaware was called L. Irving Handy, of that State, put Judge George Gray in nomination. Samuel S. Wright, of Iowa, sec onded Parker "on behalf of the un botight and unpurchasable delegates" from that State. This made his col leagues angry and created a scene. David Overmeyer, of Kansas, nomi nated Gen. Nelson A. Miles. Champ Clark, of Missouri, put ficnator Lockrell in nomination. The convention was still in session at 2.30 A. M., with prospects of an all-night session. It was reported that Mr. Bryan had formed a coa lition of the unti-Parker forces. The morning session of the conven tion resolved itself into a wait for the report of the committee on reso lutions. To fill in the time Cant. Richmond P. Hobson was called to the platform and made a speech. At last the committee notified the con vention that it would not be ready to report for some hours, and an ad journment was taken at 1 1.58 o'clock until 8 P. M. The committee on resolutions was in continuous session 16 hours, in cluding all of Thursday night. Mr. Bryan made speech after speech, swaying the committee by the sheer force of his magnetic personality and oratory. Senator Daniel, the chair man; ex-Senator David B. Hill, and Mr. John P. Foe, of Maryland, meas ured swords with him, and Mr. Daniel plainly declared that he questioned the propriety of a man who had twice led the party to defeat attempting to force his leadership on it again. But in the excitement of the long committee meeting, when nerves were on edge, Mr. Bryan proved a giant in power and won command. It had been supposed before the meeting began that the platform as framed by the subcommittee would be adopted, but it was changed in many material points, the gold-standard plank being stricken out and no refer ence being made to the money ques tion in the revised draft. The vote on striking out the gold plank war 35 to is. Edmund Btrsch, who pleaded guilty of accepting a bribe while a member of the House of Delegates of St. Louis, was sentenced to two years it: the penitentiary. Three boxes containing jewtl? valued at $50,000, belonging Wi tin wife of Bishop Potter, were stolen ut Cooperstown, N. Y. Budding at the World's Fair has again, been postponed. KEWS IN SHORT ORDER. Frank E. Randall, president of the Miami Valley Gas and Fuel Com pany, was adjudged in contempt by Justice Blanchard. Mrs. Nancy May, who was convicted of murder, was pardoned just as she was about to enter the Kentucky state prison. Two negro boy were killed by lightning at Raleigh N. C, and a man near Camden, S. C. Margaret O'Connor was found strangled to death in a furnished room in New York. . Mr. Smith, the sister of Nan Pat terson, is seeking to be reinstated to her old position in the War Depart ment. The Rhode Island State Building has beerv sold to a St. Louis man, who will use it for a country borne. W. H. Morgan, a deported miner, committer suicide at Denver because of threats he hadreceived. Three men have been arrested in Chicago for crimes which rival those of the car-barn bandits. Dr. Julia Ficdellman committed suicide in New York because she thought her face too pretty for oro- I fessional success. 17 KILLED; 50 INJURED A Passenger Train Crashes Into An Excursion. THE OPERATOR GAVE WRONG SIGNAL. Accident on the Greenwood Lake Branch of the Erie Railroad at Mldvale, N. J Locomotive of the Passenger Crashed Into the Rear Coach of Excur,lon and Plowed Its Way Entirely Through. New York, (Special). Seventeen persons were killed and about fifty injured in a collision which occurrcj at Midvalc, N. J., just before noon, when a regular passenger train on the Greenwood Lake branch of the Erie railroad ran into an excursion train that had stopped to take water. All the dead and injured lived in Ho boken, Jersey City and New York. The accident is believed to have re sulted from a tower operator hav ing lowered his signal too soon, and this was admitted by D. W. Cooke, general passenger agent of the Erie Railroad, who gave out a statement in which he said: "The operator in the tower failed to set the block signal against the train following." The train which was run into was a special carrying members of the First Plattdeutcher Association of Hoboken on their annual outing, and had 800 passengers. It consisted of twelve cars and two engines. The first engine had taken water and the train moved up and stopped with the second engine beside the tank, when the regular train drew near. The flagman of the special signalled the engineer of the oncoming train, but, owing to a curve in the road, his flag was not seen until too late. It is claimed that the engineer of the regular train had slowed down to about ten miles an hour before he crashed into the special, but his en gine tore throimh the rear car the greater part of its length, and drove the forward end of that car into the car ahead. The killed and injured were in these two cars. The wreckage did r.ot catch fir?, and the work of taking out the dead and maimed was accomplished quick ly. ' The passcnirers from the uninjured coaches ran back and joined in the work, and . the residents of Midvale. many of whom had heard the crash, assisted them. The fourteen dead were soon laid beside the track, and the injured were carried to the nearby houses. While physicians were being sent for women of MidvaJe brought bandages and other articles to be used in caring for the injured. An engine and cars were sent from Little Falls to the scene of the wreck, and as rapidly as possible the most seriously hurt were prepared for transportation by tram to Little Fllf and thence to Jersey City or Ho boken. The less severely hurt were con tinued under treatment in Mid vale until later in the day. All those hurt were eventually taken either to their homes or to hospitals. WESTERN FLOODS KECEDINQ. War Department Sends Tents and Food for Suffers. Kansas City. Mo., (Special). The flood at Armourdale, Argentine and Lower Kansas City, Kan., on the Kaw river, and to Manhattan .half way across Kansas, has fallen steadily since late Saturday. The waters at Manhattan became stationary at midnight, after rising steadily all day, and then began to go down, eliminating the last danger of further damage at the mouth of the Kaw or along its course. The Missouri river at Kansas City and north also receded fast and no additional dama"e to Harlem or the East Bottom will result from the overflow of that stream. At the stockyards the fall was slow and con ditions were still bad. Most of the pens were flooded. Railroad and business men say the damage locally is insignificant, when compared with last year's losses. The relief committee of Kansas City, Kan., which are caring for the b.000 homeless in the suburbs of that city, has decided to accept the aid granted by the War Department. Lieut. R. S. Loughborough, of Fort Leavenworth, Ks.il., who was, sent by the War Department to investigate the situation, recommended that 2,000 rations be given the city and addi tional food supplies be sct.t each day as needed. A refuge camp has been opened as last year, and all the suf ferers are being well taken care of. Washington. Acting upon a report from General Bell, who investi gated the conditions at Kansas Citv Kan., growing o"t "f the flood, Act irg Secretary of War Oliver tele graphed General Bell to issue 1,00c tents and five days' rations for the flood sufferers. Cholera in Manchuria. Washington, D. C. (Special). A cable report from Minister Allen ct Seoul points to the existence of great danger to both belligerent armies in Manchuria. He says that he has learned from a missionary surgeon that cholera has crossed Manchuria and appeared at Antung. Shot Bloodthirsty Son. Owingsville, Ky., (Special). Nim rod Byrd, 30 years old, came from Lexington to his home, near Stoops intoxicated, and set fire to his bed and attempted to burn the house Failing in this, he tried to murder his parents, wife and child. He was finally disarmed and locked in a room. Byrd then broke open the door, seized a butcher knife and was rushing at his father, Almaza Byrd, 70 years old, when the father shot him dead. The father then gave himself up- Settles for Ettel's Death. Washington, (Special). -The Chi nese Government has settled the claim growing out of the killing of Loui Etzel, the newspaper correspondent, in a manner regarded by the State Department as highly honorable and satisfactory. Minister Conger has cabled the department that the Chi nese Government, after making an investigation, has ordered the punish ment of the officer and soldiers that killed Ettel. China has undertaken to psy an indemnity of $25,000 (Mexi can), which will be given to the widowed mother of Etasl in Denver LIVE WASHINGTON AFFAIRS. , ' W ekly Crop Report. The Weather Bureau's weekly sum mary of crop conditions is as follows: "In the Lake region and central valleys the week just ended was un seasonably cool and unfavorable for rapid growth, but highly favorable temperature prevails in the Southern States and in the Rocky Mountiang and Pacific Coatt districts. In the districts eat of the Rocky Mountains the rainfall, as a whole, was well distributed and ample, too much oc curring in the lower Missouri and Red River of the North valleys. Por tions of. the South Atlantic and east Gulf States continue to need rain, al though droughty conditions in these districts have been largely relieved. Rain in much needed on the im mediate North Pacific Coast. "In Nebraska and Kansas corn has grown well, but in the central and eastern portions of the corn belt growth has been slow, as a result of cool weather. Except in portions of Nebraska, Kansas, and Missouri, where fields arc weedy, the crop is in a pood state of cultivation. 'Winter wheat harvest has made slow j rogrcss in Missouri and Kansas, j and damage to wheat in shocks is re ! ported from the first named State j Complaints of rust are also received I from portions of Missouri and from I Nebraska and Kansas. East of the Mississippi River belter harvesting ! weather has prevailed, and this work, as a whole, has advanced satisfactorily, ! Laving begun in Oregon and will I soon begin in Washington. "In the northern portion of the spring wheat region cod wet weather has checked rapid advancement of I spring wheat, which, however, is gen I erally doing well. Over the southern I portion of the spring wheat region i the reports indicate an improvement ' over the previous week. An improve ment is also reported trom Washing ton, but in Oregon the crop is heading short, and light yields are expected. "The general outlook for oats is promising, but this crop has suffered from excessive moisture on lowlands in Minnesota and in portions of Mis souri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma. East of the Mississippi harvesting has made good progress in tlie more southerly districts, but to the west ward this work has been interrupted by rains in Missouri and southern Kansas. "An improvement in cotton is gen erally indicated throughout the cot ton belt, and while the plant continues small in the central and eastern dis tricts it is now making rapid growth throughout the belt, especially in the central and western districts. The crop is generally well cultivated, al though some fields in Oklahoma and northeastern Texas are foul. Cotton is beginning to open in the extreme southwestern coast counties of Texas. "All reports respecting tobacco in dicate that the crop is growins nicely and is in very promising condition. Mr. Moody WlFbeclde. Attorney-General Moody will be called upon to settle a question of military law that arose in his admin istration as Secretary of the Navy. The question is as to whether of ficers of the Marine Corps on the re tired list who served with credit dur ing the Civil War are entitled to the benefits of advanced rank nad pay- on the retired list, under the provisions of the veteran retirement section of the Army Appropriation act of April 33, 1004. Two retired marine officers have made formal application for ad vancement on the retired list under the provisions of the act in question, and a brief has been submitted to the Navy Department in support of their claim. Generally the laws relating to retirements in the army apply to re tirements in the Marine Corps, and the only question in doubt is as to the applicability to officers of the Ma rine Corps of the beneficial provis ions of the act of April 23, 1904. . Mr. Moody declined to decide the question while Secretary of the Navy, but will be called upon to do so in his new capacity as Attorney-General. Observatory la Samoa. Preparations are being made by the Navy Department for the establish ment of a branch of the United States Naval Observatory at Tutuila, Sa moa. This will be in charge of Profs. John C. Hammond and Gustave Har rison, and will be used for the ob servations of a list of soo of the 1,507 stars adopted lor publication in nau tical almanacs of the United States, Great Britain, 1' ranee and Germany This list was recommended at a con ference in 1806 for the accurate de termination of time. Tutuila is in latitude 1 5 degrees south and long itude 168 degrees west, and is consid cred an ideal location for an obser vatory by astronomers of this country and Europe. A magnetic observatory is also to be a part ot tlie proposed Government establishment on the Tu tuila station. To Aid al White Honie. First Lieutenant "Dan" T. Moore, of the Eighteenth Battery, Field Ar tillery, stationed at Fort Monroe, Va., who has been granted leave of absence from August 16 until October 16, has been ordered on the expiration of his leave to report to Col. Charles S. Bromwell, Superintendent of Pub lic Buildings and Grounds, for duty nt the White House as one of the military aids of President Roosevelt. Lieutenant Moore is a native of Alabama, but was appointed to the Tiny from New York. During the Spanish War he served as second lieutenant of the Third Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, and in April, 1899, he was appointed second lieutenant of the Fifteenth Regular Infantry. In April, 1001, he was transferred to lie Artillery Corps and became a first lieutenant in that arm in May, 1901. J Oirls Burned to Death. Rajeigh, N. C, (Special). Three girls, with age ranging from 4 to 12 year, were burned to death at Car leigh Cotton Mill, near this city. They were the daughters of John T. Cole, a boss spinner. The father, mother and two children escaped, one of the latter, a boy, being terribly burned. The father made frantic but ineffectual attempts to rescue hi chil dren. The place is isolated and had no fire protection. Sully Offers 40 Ccals sa tb $1. New York, (Special). Creditors of Daniel J. Sully & Co. met here to con sider a new settlement proposition. It was reported after the meeting that the offer would involve the payment of 40 cents on the dollar and the sug- f estion that the legal proceedings for urther recovery be continued on a friendly basis. It was stated also tiiat the assets of the Sully firm are suf ficient to pay about 3' cents on the dollar and that the balance of a 40 cent cash settlement will come from interests friendly Uy a Co, : " . GENERAL ADVANCE BEGUN Japanese Forcing Back (he Russians AH Along (he Line. FIGHTING KEiR TORT ARTHUR. Oeneral Sakharoff Report to the Ciar That the Jap Are Taking the Offensive Simul taneously Along His Entire Front From the Starhere to the Valley ol the Chinchan River Thirty Thousand Meo la Movement St. Petersburg, (By Cable). Gen. cral Sakharotl, commander of th Eastern army, in n long dispatch to the, general sn.:T, reports outpost skirmishes ovtr a wide territor throughout Jr.ly r, :,d July 6, which indicated a cer.e-:.l advance of the Japanere, who : re driving back the Russian ad says the Kr. fighting J;:!y nitely ascer.;. 2 officers t :. . ..c p:s'.s. Sakharofl : l.-.sscs during the o 1 ;.ve not been defi- :ivd. but it is known that t men were killed ot wounded. He savs: "In general we observed, July 6 that the enemy was taking the of fensive simultaneously along his whole front, extending from the sea shore as far as the valley of the Chin chan River. On the morning of July 7 a vast camp of the enemy was dis covered in the neighborhood of Siao Khetzza. At 8 A. M., July 7, the enemy occupied the heights near Baositchja. "No rains have fallen recently." A dispatch from Niuchwang says General Kuroki is advancing all along the line, and adds that Jap anese officers are organizing Chinese bandit bands throughout the Liao Valley for an attack on Mukden. The strategic plans of the Japanese, as well as the location of their main force and the place where their chief blow will be struck, whether at Kai chou, Haicheng, Liaoyang, or even at Mukden, are still puzzling the Russian authorities. In a general way the Japanese seem to be withdrawing tneir pressure southwest of Kaichou and Liaoyang but to be maintaining it northeast, as if contemplating a combined attack on Ta Tche Kiao and Liaoyang.- The success of the Japanese flank ing operations is disconcerting th Russians. One by one the passes in the mountains which the Russians had fortified in advance with infinite pain have been attacked by the Japanese, who have always managed, by trails not marked on the maps, to circum vent the Russians. When operating along the interior lines, with the rail road to fecilitate the movement of troops, the Russian general staff be lieves this fine quality of the Japanese will disappear, and that when the Japanese debouch into the plains the Russians, who are accustomed to maneuvers in a flat country, will be completely at home. Later reports from the front in dicate that the continued and increas ing activity of the Japanese is all-important. The advance posts of Lieu tenant General Count Keller's force, holding the Feng Wang Cheng road converging on Liaoyang are faced by a heavy Japanese force and there i constant skirmishing in the region of Dalin Pass. General Kuroki' blow at the, railway which every one at the front is expecting, may fall anywhere between Kaichou and Liaoyang. It .is believed that the Japanese are ?ilanning an attack of some tort be ore the rains begin again. Mad Mullah Fighting Again. London, (By Cable). The Daily Mail' Aden correspondent, under date of July 6, says that the Mad Mullah's forces have attacked the Somali, killing 50, levying on the na tives friendly to the British and steal, ing about 1,000 sheep and 50 cattle.' They then retired, pursued by pioneers, who shot down 20 of the) Mullah s men. The Daily Mail s cor respondent at Berbera. the capital of Somaliland, maintains that the whole of the Somaliland campaign has been fruitless, the Mullah retain ing full control of his particular re gion. Rockets Hembard Audience. Tacoma, Wash., (Special). Fire works which were to have been set off in Wright Park as a final to a big; Fourth of July celebration caught first from almost Uie first rocket that was sent up, and in an instant the entire heap of explosives was flying in every direction. About four dozen eight pound rockets flew through the audience of 30,000 persons, creating a panic in which many were injured.: Others were struck by the flying ex plosives, and it was estimated that as many as 50 vere injured but noils' fatally. For Corregan and Cox. New York, (Special). Charles H. Corregan of New York and William W. Cox of Illinois were chosen as candidates for President and Vice President, respectively, by the Na tional Convention of the Socialist Labor partV, in session here. The candidates, both of whom were mem bers of the Convention, each re sponded to demands for a speech. George F. Kroehl, president of the First National Bank of Asbury Park, was acquitted of the charge of mak ing false entries in the book of the bank. Rev. Silas C. Swallow, the Prohi bition candidate for president, will be officially notified July 22, at Indian apolis. Talked About His Mother. Hopkinsville, Ky., (Special). Mack Hern, of Paducah, aged 28, shot and killed his father, James Hern, aged 60, a barkeeper. The dead man had" been divorced and married again, and the son took offence at remark made against his mother and they exchanged blows. Later young Hern walked into the saloon and shot his father, "I'd kill two fathers if they talked about my mothcrl" is his explanation. ( . Twlas Roach Age at 7. I 1 I Bridgeport, Conn., (Special).- Julius H. and Junius N. Benham probably the oldest twin in the Uni. ted State, celebrated the eighty, leventb anniversary of their birth with a shore dinner, which they gave to several of their friends at a summer retort near this city. The two halt old men look alike, dress alike, speak) alike, and some of their friends say. think alike. They were born on July B. 11 7. in Middlebnry, Conn. Botht are builders, and have erected many of Bridgeport's important structures! including three churches.
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