THE NEWS.
the War Department the list of recent
killed and wounded.
The Navy Department has received
a report from Commander Tilley, the
Naval Governor of the Samoan Islands
of Tutuila, showing the satisfactory
workings of the new government estab-
lished there by the Navy.
Secretary Long has named Capt
Merrill Miller as commandant of the
Mare Island Navy Yard, and Capt
George BE. ldle to be cantain of the
same yard.
A summary of the year's work of the
Patent Office has been given out by the
commissioner,
A report of the conditions
Alaskan gold fields has been
at the War Department,
Rear-Admiral Cotton has been desig:
nated as commandant of the Norfolk
Navy Yard vice Rear-Admiral Barker,
A contract was signed in New York
by the Baitimore and Ohio Railroad
for the substitution of the third-rail
system in the Belt Line Tunnel for the
trolley.
Henry Wade Rogers, late president
of Northwestern University, was elect
ed a professor in the Yale Law School.
The roof over a walk at the Union
Depot in Pittsburg collapsed and a
number of passengers were injured.
Antonio Soso and Jose Vasquez, two
Mexican cattlemen, fought with guns
in Arizona and both were killed.
jeneral Otis was summoned to
Washington and had a conference with
Secretary Root and General Miles.
Governor General Wood, of Cuba, is
sued orders to have the three regi
ments ready for departure.
Prof. Henry F. Osbern, of New York,
was appointed a paleontologist in the
Geological Survey.
John Roe, colored, who atts
assault on a girl near Columbia,
was shot to pieces,
Elmer Andrews, a
Bridgeville, Del,
charge of forgery.
Mrs. John Burke run over and
killed by the cars at Piedmont, W. Va
There were five deaths from the heat
in Philadelphia.
Ludwig Reiter, of Munich, Germany,
arrested in Baltimore as he was about
to sail for Germany, died in a pr
cell in Washington, he
taken to answer a charge of obtaining
money under false pretenses
Col. C. 0. B. Cowardin, edi
chief of the Richmond Dispatch, and
president of the Dispatch Company,
died of typhoid fever, aged forty-eight
years.
Ten additional
in the
received
mpted an
Ala.
farmer, of uear
was arrested on the
was
ison
where was
itor-in
indictments against
city officials of Syracuse were brought
in by the extraordinary grand jury
summoned by Governor Roosevelt.
It was stated that Archbishop
Keane may not accept the appoint
ment to the Archdiocese of Dubuque
on account of the local opposition to
him.
The International Good Roads Con-
gress closed in Port Huron, Mich,
having taken steps for the formation
of a national association.
Emil Markenberg, an acronant, feil
from a height of five hundred feet in
Santa Ana, Cal, and was killed
Justice J. H. Lippincott, of the Sn
preme Court of New Jersey, died sud-
denly at his residence in Jersey City.
Anna and Lena Weh were drowned
while boating in the Mohawk river at
Schenectady, N. Y.
There was a warm fight over the cur
rency plank in the Committee on Reso-
lutions at the Kansas City Convention.
There will probably be two reports,
and the matter will be fought out in
the convention.
The Viece-Presidential
still chaotic, with a leaning
Stevenson.
Charles A. Higgins, assistant gen-
eral passenger agent of the Santa Fe,
died at his home in Chicago.
The “Fourth” was generally observed
throughout the country. President
McKinley viewed a parade in Canton,
and Ex-Secretary of State Day made
an address,
In Washington the day was observed
quietly.
situation is
toward
Americans in their observance.
The Stars and Stripes were in evi-
dence in Kingston, Jamaica.
operator, died at Durham, N. H.
A blank cartridge fired at
range in Philadelphia by a small col
cost the lives of seven children, the
probable death of three others and se
persons,
Probably threescore men,
and children were killed and
were injured, nine fatally,
many
in
skirts of Tacoma.
had a leg broken by a wreck on. the
Delaware,
ville, Pa.
ent points in Kansas,
Search for victims of the North Ger
man Lloyd Line fire continued in New
York and several more bodies were
discovered.
The big reservoir of the Grand Rap
ids (Mich.) waterworks burst. More
than 100,000,000 gallons of water was
Jet loose and rushed down through the
valley adjacent, flooding an area peo
pled by about 9000 persons.
In the storm off Bering Sea coast on
June 6 the sloop Seattle, with seven
men, capsized, drowning, as is believed
by the officers of the steamer Aber:
deen, which has arrived at Seattle,
Wash., from Nome, all of the ocen
ta,
Gen. A. J. Warner, of Ohio, created
a furore at the Monetary League meet.
ing in Kansas City by saying that, so
far as he knew, there was no reason
for changing the ratio of silver coin-
uge.
It is reported that a fight occurred
Bunday between eight cowboys and
ranchmen and Chinamen belonging to
the Pel-Chung colony, located in Duval
county, Texas,
All the union coal miners in Ala
bama, about 10,000 in number, quit
work, Jonding the settlement of the
wage dispute,
It is probable that Gen. Charles F.
Dick will succeed George B. Cox, of
Cincinnatl, who sent to Senator Han-
na a letter containing his resi ion
as a member of the Republican Nation
al Committee.
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DEMOCRATIC
WIL J, BRYAN NOMINATED
MOUSLY FOR THE PRESIDENCY.
STEVENSON FOR VICE PRES.
at Kansas City Completes
Its Work and Adjourns
conds in Inducing the Silver Republi
cans Not
Towne Suc-
Is His Duty to Vote for Stevenson.
Kansas City, Mo. (Special).—The
Democratic National Convention which
nominated Myr. Bryan for President
and adopted its platform, completed its
work by nominating Mr. Stevenson for
Vice-President.
Ex-Senator David
York, could have had
for second wnlace, but he
great stampede which was started in
hig behalf. The New York delegation
led this stampede and presented Hill
as its candidate. The vast crowd
B. Hill, of New
the nomination
off the movement,
Those who were put in nomination
before the convention, besides Steven
son and Hill, were Charles A. Towne,
of Minnesota: Governor John Walter
Smith, of Marviand; Col.
| pression upon this question. It con
{ tained a specific plank declaring for
| the free coinage of silver at 16 to 1.
| Other provisions in this platform were
aimed at trusts, the protective tariff
{ and the imperialistic policy of the Me
Kinley administration. Liberty and
| home government were promised to
the Filipinos and sympathy was ex
pressed for the Boers,
The two other platform drafts were
submitted by ex-Judge Augustus Van
Wyck, of New York, and 1. F. Garrard
of Georgla, respectively. They did not
differ materially from the Bryan plat
form, except that they contained
merely a reaffirmation of the Chicage
platform without specific mention of
16 to 1.
The committee
animated debate,
goon plunged into an
which continued up
to a late hour at night. Nd decision
was reached, but it was sald that a
slight majority of the committee was
| opposed to a 16-to-1 plank.
If the resolutions committee {8 ready
to report Thursday it is expected that
there will be a debate on the floor of
the convention.
The convention was
scenes of extraordinary enthusiasm
There were two notable demonstra
tions. One, an ovation to ex-Senator
David B. Hill, of New York, lasted 20
minutes in the afternoon. The other
came at night, when Permanent Chair
man Richardson mentioned Hon, Wil
liam J. Bryan's name It lasted 30
minutes,
The Silver Republican National Con
vention met at the Auditorium in Kan
sas City Charles A. Towne, chair
marked by
pe
re TE
a
Carr. of North Carolinas J. Hami
lewis of the State of Washington, and
A. W. Patrick, of Ohio. Lewis with-|
drew his name before the balloting be. |
gan, James 8 Hogg, of Texas, and
Elliott Danforth, of New York,
ed one vote each, though they Ww
not formally nominated. The tolals it
the result of the ballot were
lows
Stevenson
Hill
Towne
Patrick a .
Carr ; ‘ 23
Smith cidnn 16
Danforth ... nn . 1
MOBE ..-+-.- 1
The sumber of voles necessary 10 a
choice—two-thirds of the convention
was 624. When the end of the ballo
had been reached Tennessee changed |
its vote to Stevenson and others fol |
lowed, until every vote was recorded |
in his favor. He was then declared the |
nominee of the convention. At 3.21 p
m. the convention adjourned finally, |
having been in session since 10.45 a. ng
It was discovered early in the day
that there was no income tax plank in |
the platform. Mr. Bryan is said to
have called the attention of Chairman |
James K. Jones, of the National Com- |
mittee, to this, but the convention ad- |
journed without inserting such a!
plank.
The National Committee met in the |
afternoon and organized for the cam- |
paign Senator Jones was re-elected |
chairman and ex-Governor William J
Stone, of Missouri, vice-chairman.
FIRST DAY.
Kansas City, Mo. (Special). ~The
Democsatic National Convention of
1900, which met in the new convention |
hall at Kansas City at noon on the!
Fourth of July, developed a decided |
ton
recely
Not only was the plan of the lead
ers for a one-day convention spoiled,
but nothing beyond the actual work |
of organization was accomplished,
notwithstanding that the convention
was in session until 10.34 o'clock at
night. Three sessions were held
from noon to 2.30 p. m., from 4.43 to
451 p. m., and from 8.33 to 10.34 p. m.
ment was taken until 10.30 o'clock a.
m., which is equivalent to 11.30 ae
cording to Baltimore time,
The opening session was devoled
chiefly to the selection of Gov. Charles
8. Thomas, of Colorado, as temporary
chairman, a speech by
Thomas, the reading of the Declara
tion of Independence, and the appoint:
ment of committees, The second ses
sion transacted no important business,
as the committees were not ready to
report. At the night session all the
committees reported except that on
resolutions, which was stlil debating
the platform. Congressman James D.
Richardson, of Tennessee, was selected
ng permanent chairman and made a
speech, Ex-Gov. John P. Altgeld, of
Illinois, also spoke. As the committes
on resolutions was not ready to report,
the convention accomplished little of
actual business,
The committee on resolutions held
a meeting and debated the platform in
Hvely style. Three drafts of the plat
form were presented. One of these
was from R. L. Metcalf, of Nebraska,
He
gpeechimal
a committee
to order After
and the
gOme
appointment of
with the Demo
Presidency the con
m
Adin
to confer
= 3 ¢
irned until 10 o'clock a
now
Steven Illinois, f
ratic pomination for Vi
Ex-Senator Hill could
is believed, if he would
he says firmly that he will
The booms of Charles A
Will Sulzer seem
tendency %
toward
on, of
o-Presi
get the
but
“OH
accept,
do
Towne and iam
to he
SECOND DAY,
When
for the
i6 to 3
by the
Kansas City, Mo. (Special)
meeting of the convention that
had been finally agreed upon
committee on resolutions, it was re
ceived with varied feelings The si)
ver men were exultant, while those of
moderate tendencies were correspond
The fact that the majority members
i568
votes was much commented
The great States, with the few.
were in the minority.
but as Idaho on the committee counted
as much as Pennsylvania or Maryland,
the great States did not amount to
much All were waiting to see how it
upon
would have a chance to de
minority
bate,
It' was late when Chalrman Richard
By this time the
wedged in the
inch to spare,
mob was everywhere,
galleries with not an
sections, overwhelming the press rep
the stage. Svery aisle was blocked,
the seats of the delegates were mo
nopolized and it was evident that it
wag an assemblage which required
skillful and strong handling.
The chairman made a brief address
to the spectators, asking them to assist
him in maintaining order. This was
like whistling against the wind. The
sorgeantat-arms stepped to the front
and informed those who were indulg-
ing in the innocent play of freemen's
of police would charge. This meant
business, and it had a temporary effect.
The nterval was availed of to pre
sent ex-Governor Hogg, of Texas, who
did hig best to kill time for the benefit
of the committee on platform. which,
having been up all night, was not yet
ready to report.
Mr. Dockery, the Democratic candi-
date for Governor of Missouri, fol-
lowed. He stirred up the anti-English
sentiment finely.
The demands for Hill were constant,
but Hill did not think his time had
come,
The chairman announced that the
committee on resolutions would not be
ready to report before 3.30 p. m., and
adjournment was taken until that time.
The crowd filed out to the accompany.
ment of “Maryland, My Maryland.”
Disorder began long before the com-
mencement of the afternoon session of
the convention. Crowded to suffocn
Hon is a faint expression of the gitup.
on.
The first business was the reading of
the platform by Benator Tillman, of
and was accepted as Mr. Bryan's ex.
Scut Carolina. The reading was in-
terrupted with frequent applause,
During the reading word was passed
among the delegates that the minority
of the committee on resolutions would
submit no report, being content with
having imperialism constituted the
foremost plank. The platform was
adopted by acclamation. Ontward bar
mony had been restored, st rate
and there was no movement
from any quarter,
Nominations for President
called
Hryan
the
any
of disse
Were now
for.
wis put in nomination before
convention by Willis D. Oldham,
Acsistant Attorney-General of Nebras
ka Seconding speeches were made by
George W. Perking, of Texas; ex-Ben
White of California: Judge
Thompson, of Illinois; ex-Senator Hill,
New York: Senator John W, Daniel,
of Virginia: Blair of Marviand
Pennant Lomax, of Alabama; W. B
Moore, of North Carolina; John H. At
wood, of Kansas; H. 1. Fuqua, of Lou
isiana; Thos E. Barkworth, of Michi
gan: W. CC. Baker, of Ohio; ex-Gov.
Robert E. Pattison, of Pennsylvania;
Gov. Benton McMillin, of Tennessee;
T. W. Maloney, of Vermont; 1. G.
Bohmrich, of Wisconsin; Charles
Slater, of the District of Columbia;
John H. Wise, of Hawaill, and Mrs,
Cohen, of Utah.
The convention then adjourned,
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
Takes First and Fore-
Attention, But Sliver
Plank Geta In.
Kansas City (Special)
part
ator
of
Lee,
Tmperistism ip
most
Following 18
adopted unani-
National
the platform. in
mously by the Democrat!
f onventon
We, the Demo
repress ntativer of the
cratic party of the United States, As
gembled In convention on the anniver-
of the adoption of the Declaration
KAY'S
of Independence lo reaffirm our
fa
‘
th in that mortal jrociamne
jon of the inallen: rights of
and our allegiand
framed in
.
fathers ol
harmon
tution fe
t tht no nat.on
ubli
the
lows the fiag
i 3 ¢
ean adur and half
pre
people that jmp rialism
vitably to
ong ¢
American
shroad will
Lantanrt
lend quickly and ind Ges
ism at home
‘The Porto Ries Inw enacted by Con
ETOsE iw denounce d. and it ie declared
that the law imposes upon the people
a government without
taxation
island
consent and without
ir representation
The demand is made for (he prompt
fulfillment of the pledge to the Cuban
people th t the United States has ro
intention to exercise sovereignty, Juris
diction control over the isiand ex
for its pacification.
Philippine policy «
& denounced
or
t the Admip
which, 1% is de
Republic In un
An immediate declar
on's purpose te give
a stable form
independence
outside in
istration
jared, involved the
peOeRsEaAry Wai
ation of the nat
to the Filipinos,
of government;
and third, protection
terference, Is favored
Territorial expansion, when it tages i
in desirable territory which can be
erected into Ktates in the Union. snd
whose people are willing and ‘it fo be
come American citizens, Is favored
while unsiterable opposition fp seizing
or purchasing distant islands outside
the Constitution and whose people can
never become citizens is expressed,
The burning issue of hmperialism
growing out of the Spanish war, io
volving the very existence of the Be
public and the destruction of our free
institutions. is regarded as the pare
mount issue of the campaign
The strict maintenance of the Mop
roe Doctrine. both in letter and lo
spirit, is insisted upon
Opposition to militarism is declared
A small standing army and a well
disciplined State militia are amply euf
fictent in ilme of peace. Wken tho
pation is in danger the volunteer sol-
dier iz hi= country's best defender
The Democrat.» party is pledged fo
an unceasing warfare io nation, State
and city against private monopoly In
every form Existing lhws: against
trusts must be enforced and more
stringent ones must be enacted in order
to curtail the absorbing power of
trusts and legal combinations. Tariff
laws should be amended by putting
the products of trusts upon the [rec
list to prevent monopoly under the
plea of protection
The Dingley Tariff law is con
demuped., and the enlargement of the
Inter-State Commerce law is favored
The principles of the pational Den.
ocratic platform adopted at Chicago in
iN0G are reaffirmed and indorsed, and
the immediate restoration of the free
and unlimited coinage of silver and
gold at the present ‘egal ratio of 14
to 1, without waiting for the conseat
of any other nation, i= demanded.
The currency bill enacted by Con
gress ix denounced, and the retirement
of the national bank notes ns fast ax
Government paper or silver certificates
can be substituted for them is demand:
ed,
An amendment to “he Constitution
providing for the slection of Senators
by the direct vote of the people is
favored,
Opposition to Government by injune.
tion is declared, and arbitration as a
means of settling labor disputes ix fo-
vored. A Department of Labor with a
went in the Cabinet Is also favored.
Liberal pensions to soldiers and eall
ors are favored, «
a immediate eonstragtion, owner.
ship and control of the: Nicaragua
Canal by the United — is favored.
The territories of Arizona, New Mex.
ico and Oklahoma are ised Rate.
hood, and Alaska and Rico ome
rule and a territorial form of govern.
ment.
The HRproytiient of the arid islands
of the West is favored.
The
first.
second,
from
HORROR AT HOBOKEN
LOSS OF LIFE BY FINE ESTIMATED
AT FROM 50 TO 200,
SHIPS AND PIERS BURNED.
North Ger-
Four
Flames Started fu Cotton on
Lieva
Groent Ocean Liners Cnught and Members
mun Compuny’'s Wharves
of Crew nod Pussenge ns Found Death in
Flumen or Water.
$10
de
New Almont
O00 G00
York isSpecial)
worth of property was
many lives lost, many persons
injured and at least 1500
imperiled by a fire at started
among cotton bales
2 of the North German
ship Company. in Hoboken
In than 15 minutes
overed an area a quarters
long, extending
actual shore line
giroved
Were
were
lives
th
[loyd Steam
N. J
the flames
of a mile
from the
to the bulkheads
from 600 to 1000 feet away, and had
caught four great ocean liners and a
dozen or more smaller harbor craft in
its grasp. It is believed that about
200 lives were lost and 300 persons
were injured. The hospitals in
York. Hoboken and Jersey City
crowded with the injured
Those who gathered along the shores
of the Hudson river to witness the
great conflagration saw spectacle
that they can never forge!, and one
that will always have a conspicuous
place in the history of New York.
River and bay were enveloped in a
pall of black smoke, through which
angry flames. bursting as from vol
canoes, on the Jersey shore, and in the
water itself red spheres in-
to the sky the water
WAS and blazing
masses n in haste
311 unnoticed
pre
being
And
t
green
less
outward
were
jeaped like
The surface
with floating
freight %
of
covereq
of
from the doomed
hrow
VORRelS
{tO res {
th
mad rash more
human life
acrificed in the
through the pall ©
crimson sun, enlarged to thrice its size
by the haze, glared like an enor
it slowly sank in the
was the tremendous spectacle pre
ented the Hudson
river, as if it !
pageant it
on
Clous Catening or
shin
phIps
#MmOoKe a
mous
eve as Went
on surface of the
been some holiday
made tragic by the
somewhere in t
beneath the turbid
had
Was
that
omewhere
of lives
realizat Tat
waters had been lost or
were then in their last desperate strug
Ei® against
The g
have been
450 people
Boston
went
BOOTS
death
reatest loss of life appears to
the Saale. Bhe carried
and was to have sailed for
When the police-boat captain
her with his rescue
party he saw bodies lying all about the
deck. The steamship Bremen
Crew 300 men, the Main and if
as many lives were jost on the Bremen
and Main as on the Saale the number
of lives will be very great. Then, also,
many perished on the piers, the canal
boats and lighters
The burning or smoldering remains
of canal-boats, lighters and barges are
scattered all the way down the
and bay to Staten Island and Gover
nor's Island Each of these craft wi}
something to the list of the dead
The loss to the North German Lloyd
docks alone placed at 2.000 000
The value of the great quantities
cotton, ofl and various other merchan
on the docks has not been
mated at this time. The to
North German Lioyd Steamship Com
pany alone will probably come
to 310.000 000 g2 the Bremen
Main and the Saale were almost
tally destroyed The Kaiser Wilhelm
was somewhat damaged The five
storehouses of the Campbell Company
were greatly damaged. the lose on ane
bullding alone being placed at $1.500.-
000 The ryzlue of the Hamburg
American Line steamer Phoenicia is
not known, but this will swell the
amount of damage. The Thingvalla
pler was burned, and the dock of the
Hamburg American Line suffered
greatly A number of small buildings
in Hoboken were destroyed along the
wharves, with their contents
From what can be learned the flames
started amoug a large pile cotton
bales on Pier 2 of the North German
on
aboard of
carried a
of 950 f
riven
add
is
of
ot]
3 3
loss the
Cione
the
{to
of
15 minutes the entire property of the
company. taking in over a third of a
mile of water front and consisting of
three great piers, was completely en-
veloped in a huge blaze that sent great
clouds of smoke high up into the sir
The flames started so suddenly and
gained such hezdway that the people
on the piers aii on the numerous ves.
sels docked were unable to reach the
street. There were great gangs of
workmen on the piers, and these, to-
gether with a number of people who
were at the docks on business and
visiting the ships scattered in all di-
rections Ag ail means of exit were
cut off by the flames, they were forced
to jump overboard.
At the docks of the North German
Lloyd were the Saale, a single-screw
passenger steamship
tons;
senger and freight of 10.526 tone, and
the Main, a twin-screw freight
passenger stesimzhip of 10.200
tons.
burned to the water's edge.
ser Wilhelm der Grosse, which had
just come in, was the only on: of the
four big vessels at the dock that es.
caped.
sels will reach 100,
The fire was first discovered by a
watchman on thé pler at 4 o'clock. He
saw a small streak of flame shoot from
a bale of cotton on Pler No. 2, at which
was docked the steamer Saale. He im-
mediately »ent in an alarm,
in a few minutes the flames had ex-
tended to the steamship and were com-
municated to the adjoining pier on the
north. Here were docked the Kaiser
Wilhelm der Grosse and the Main.
Tugs were immediately made fast to
the big Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse and
she wag gotten out into midstream
with safety, although badly scorched
at the bows The steamship Main,
however, was doomed, as the flames
had already become so flerce on the
porth side of the pler that no tug could
—
| steamer of 6761 gross tone, wan docked,
| The flames got a good hold on the
| Phoenicia, and she was towed out info
| midstream ablaze,
| The fire had by thi time become 50
| fierce that the officers of the Hamburg-
| American Line decided that the only
| way to prevent a iotal destruction of
{ thelr great plier was to blow up the side
{ of the dock af which the Phoenicia lay,
| and this was done. A number of barges
i docked at the pier also took fire, but
in the effort to save the other property
| no attention wag paid to them, and’
they were rlloved to burn
It is feared that the loss of life in the
hold of the vessels was frightful, as it
ix said that many of the
were asleep at the time
ed there,
The Main had just
the passengers
and when the
a number of them
the burning decks
ed overboard, and
who were picked up’ by
! ane from,
every hospital in the City
crowded with injured.
of the Main
and it was
perished in
crews, who
Were Lmprisci-
viel and some
on a,
wis raised
io run to
Most of them jump-
for the few
the tugs, not
although
arvi
gtill
of fire
were
of Were hoa
ory
en
FAVE
has been heard
hotel and
Hoboken in
of the passengers
tried to escape to the pler
almost certain they
the flames.
There
ships
| board,
of
Some
that
was a panic on cach of the
Many persons jumped over-
and the water for some dis-
tance along the docks was lined with
people, They were clinging to the
plers and even the rudders of the
burning vessels Some picked
up. many were drowned. Peter Quinn,
a justice of the in Hoboken,
tells a story of seen jenst
at i
30 people perish,
HAVANA WILD WITH JOY.
Insvguration of Mayor Radriguer Ronses
Stall
to
were
peace
having
Cubaos General Wood and
Present,
Havana
Eines American occupation
has Havana shown such
thugiasm and
(By Cable) At no lime
‘uba
of en-
excitelaent as wit.
upon the occasion of the
Alejandro Rodri-
cted mayor.
ipal streets
palace being
American and
g and rockets
the hymn
the lips of
Eray-
ceremonies
cnam-
{he of (
SHOR
were
nessed Sunday
inauguration
guez, the first (
Every house
wag decorated, even
gaily trimmed wit
Cuban flags. Fire i
were going off ii 4 while
seemed 10
from
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at noon in the council
of Gen
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door
Wood, 1 by
the in ng by a private
and was received by Gen. Maximo
Gomez and General Rodriguez, who eg
corted him to the chamber, which was
decorated with flags and flowers. The
proceedings commenced by Senor Me
deros, the outgoing mavor, reading a
resume of what had been done since
Senor Lacoste first took office. At the
coticlusgion of the reading General Rod-
riguez and the new council were sworn
in, when the band struck up the hymn
lavamo” amid loud “vivas” from the
sarge crowd which had gathered out-
side
General
thought it
any
said
He
entered
he
to make
actions, he
more than words
thought the best they could do now
be to go over to the military de-
partment and tell General Wood that
they ughly believed in the good
faith of the United States Government
and also indorsed his admi ation
of affaires. Turning, he cordially shook
hands with General Wood and then led
the way to the banquet hail. The ban-
quet was laid for eighty guests,
Speeches were made in a spirit ex
pressive of much more cordial good
will towards the Americans than the
| local papers would have people believe
exists,
Addressing General Wood, the new
mayor sald the governor's administra
ion had been such as to elicit the ad-
miration, not only of his own country-
men, but the gratitude of all Cuba, and
{ on behalf of the National party, he de
sired to state that it Had the fullest
confidence in the intentions of the
American administration.
Replying. General Wood said that
the United States had always intended
| to carry out the joint resolution of Con-
gress and that every step taken by the
Government in connection with Cuban
affairs had tended for that end. The
forming of the rural guards and the
gradual withdrawal of United States
troope wae only a small pertion of
what was intended. Nobody, he de
clared, could defeat the results unless
it was the Cubans themselves,
A long procession was then formed,
in which fully 12000 men and ten
hands took part. and marched past the
. mayor's office and that of the governor
greeting both with great enthusiasm.
Rody
Tar
remarks
would
guez merely sald
unnecessary
His future
Epeak
would
thor
ORDERED TO CHINA
Gen, Chafee Will Take Charge of Amerie
can Troops in Orient.
Washington (Special). ~The pur
| pose of the Government to place an
adequate military force in China was
made perfectly clear when orders were
issued to Brig. Gen. Adna R. Chaffee
to take command of the forces in
China and to proceed at once to as
, sume his new duties. More signifi-
| cant probably than the assignment it-
| self was the wording of the formal or-
ders to General Chaffee, issued hy Act”
ing Secretary of War Meiklejohn, di
recting him to “take command of the
troops ordered to China,” and proceed
to Pekin by way of San Francisco and
Taku, accompanied by his aides.
It had been expected that the mili
tary forces would be concentrated at
Chee-Foo or some other convenient
military base, but the direction to
proceed to Pekin, the capital of the
Chinese Empire, indicated a firm de
termination on the part of the Gov
ernment authorities to have a strong
military force at the seat of the Chi
nese Government.
Victims of Lightning.
Cincinnati, O. (Special). — Storms