vw "v'! irwW-W,w,g? yrffrgJ'FiW'T.1TC1 rwsrrj$'wi; tnSi aTJTffflW-, ""wi- f5jTWf - , r tw -y$4 r n-pm?W' 0VC8 . 'ribitne. trMttim i . SCRANTON, PA., TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 19, 1900. TWO CENTS. TWO CENTS. ,A'uUrF Kssjiwtmmp 'atnSKmSSISilStCidtsSiiSS3&'jTfB- STAMPEDE CHECKED Visible Results of Work of Mark Hanna and Roosevelt. AN EFFECTIVE APPEAL Governor Roosevolt's Last Statement of His Position on the Vice Presi dency Is Taken Seriously by Many of tho Loading Delegations It Was Mado Clearly with tho Ap proval and Sympathy of Mr.Hanna. Tho Rough Ridor Makos Good His Claim of Control of the Now York Delegation by Compelling a Con dition of Inactivity. Special to the New York Tribune and Published by Special Arrangement with That IMpcr. Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. IS. Governor Roosevelt has not yet been stampeded by tho forces which are planning to thrust a vlce-presldcntlal nomination upon him In spite of himself. At 4 o'clock this afternoon he Issued an ap peal to the delegates who had offered him their support In tho national con vention which he undoubtedly meant to be taken as a final notice of anv association of his name with Mr. lie Kinley's on tho national ticket was as wholly repugnant to his personal in clinations as it was to his political judgment. The governor's declaration was made after consultation with Chairman Han na, of the national committee, and had clenrly the latter's sympathy and ap proval. The Ohio senator had been ab sent from the city yesterday while the sudden move concentrated upon Mr. Roosevelt had been effected by the forces led by Mr. Piatt, Mr. Quay and Mr. Wolcott, and on his return this morning had expressed some surprise and indignation that so sudden a change of programme had been at tempted without his knowledge or co operation. He set to work at once to restore, as far as possible, the condi tions which existed before his Sunday visit to Mr. Grlseom's country home, and Mr. Roosevelt's latest declaration of reluctance to nil the seconTl place on the national ticket was the most conspicuous result of his diligent aft ernoon campaign. Inactivity in New York. At this evening's meeting of the New York delegation Governor Hoosevelt made good his claim that he controlled the situation in his own state, by com pelling a condition of masterly Inac tivity. The caucus met and adjourn ed a few minutes later, without seek ing to record Its preference for any vice presidential candidate, and though another meeting is to be held tomor row afternoon, there Is little likeli hood tonight that any overt declara tion in Mr. Roosevelt's favor will be attempted at the adjourned session by Mr. Piatt and the other leaders, who secretly desire to rid themselves of Mr Roosevelt in New York by trans ferring the scene of his activities to Washington. It would be dllllcult to describe or measuie the exact effect of the unwilling New York candidate's latest refusal of the vice presidential nomination on the various elements In national conentlon which have sought to make his acceptance of second hon or's Inevitable. It might be said that this afternoon's declination would have had a greater deterrent force, If Jt had been couched in very different terms. Had tho governor put his refu sal to accept a nomination from the convention on the score of persona! honor rather than of political and par tisan Expediency, his nttltude would have appealed with convincing sincer ity to every delegate who favored his promotion on unselfish grounds. Gov ernor Roosevelt could properly have appealed to his supporters to abandon tpelr efforts In his behalf on the theory thnt his entry Into the race at the last moment after repeated and open disa vowals of his purpose not to be a can dlate constituted a breach of faith with other Republican aspirants, who, trusting In his sincerity, had been led to seek the vice-presidential nomina tion themselves. It Is apparent, In deed, that had Mr. Roosevelt an nounced his candidacy a month ago no strenuous effort would have been made by the other candidates to cap ture the vacant place on the national ticket. Kvcn yesterday when his de cision seemed to be wavering, tho trlends of most of the other avowed candidates frankly declared that they nad no Intention of contesting n nomi nation which the New York governor really desired. Some recognition of this general attitude In this afternoon's pronunciamento might have gone far to dispel all doubt among his support ers, The governor's determination seems to be to stand as little In the light of other aspirants as they seemed disposed to stand in his. But a shift ing of the motive of his renunciation to the mere ground of campaign ex pediency undoubtedly weakened the ef fect of tho appeal, Judgments may differ completely as to tho capacity in which Mr. Roosevelt can be most helpful to Republican success In tho presidential election, and certainly by basing his declination of the vlce-presl-flency on the greater advantages of Ills candidacy for governor In Now York next fall, the voice San Juan cer tainly Invited an Issue of fact on which his own opinion Is shared by few of his most Intelligent well wishers, either from the west or from New York. The political forces which caused yesterday's , landslide of sentiment to Poosevelt may be roughly separated Into two divisions. His eleventh hour nppcaranco In the vice presidential race was undoubtedly precipitated by the desire of tho Quay-Piatt coalition to terminate his olllcial career at Al bony at any political cost. As was noted In these dispatches yesterday, the hostility of the Elkins-Wldner street railroad syndicate leaked by the passage of the franchise tax bill, was Illy concealed behind the flattering of fer of support carrlad by the Pennsyl vania leaders to Colonel Roosevelt yes terday morning at, tho Hotel Walton. To tho Influences both In tho New York end Pennsylvania delegations, which reflect this corporation hostility, and which arc therefore keenest for tho governor's ostensibly promotion, his appeal of the afternoon can have no possible weight. His frankly avow ed belief that he is to strengthen the national ticket by running again for governor In New York will bo set aside by them as n mere vagary of political opinion, and while tho hope of forcing the governor Into the vice president's chair persists. These forces will continue their efforts to trust the nomination upon nlm In spite of his personal desires or protests. On thu other element which has rallied enthu siastically to Mr. Roosevelt's support, made up of delegates from tho middle western and far western states, Mr. Roosevelt's declaration will doubtless have a more genuinely discouraging effect. Tho western detegates, those from California, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota and the Dakotas more especially have become sincerely convinced that Mr. Roosevelt's nom ination for vice president will prove an effective aid In winning the presi dential fight. They believe that the national ticket with his name on It would be far stronger In the states beyond the Mississippi than with any other running mate for President Mc Klnley so far suggested of the exigen cies of the campaign In New York they know little and perhaps care less. They are rot wholly satisfied to take the governor's "say so" for the fact that he will be of great saving power on the state than on the national ticket, yet they hesitate to do vlolenco to Mr. Roosevelt's set convictions and preferences, and these among them who have a personal friendship with the governor are disposed to respect his wishes, even though they abandon the Idea of forcing his nom ination with evident reluctance. On delegations In this frame of mind Mr. Hanna's activity In "protecting" Mr. Roosevelt from a distasteful nomina tion has mado a decided Impression. Awaiting Developemonts. Tho New Jersey delegates today, al though a strong inclination to support Roosevelt, was latent. A resolution declaring In his favor was tabled, to await developments. Other delegations took similar action and by the time Mr. Roosevelt's latest declination was Issued the stampede so threatening last night and early this morning was fairly checked. It is said that Mr. Hanna was much Incensed when he heard of the over night growth of the movement toward Roosevelt, and declared that though ho had no material objection to Mr. Roosevelt's candidacy, he violently ob jected to any strategy which mlsht make the nomination seem forced on the administration's representatives by Mr. Flatt and Mr. Quay. Mr. Hanna's efforts to hold the New York governor up to his previous declina tions were pronounced nnd open, and by evening the struggle between tho forces urging and deprecating the Now Yorker's candidacy had settled down to a duel between Mr. Piatt and Mr. Quay on one hand and Mr. Hanna and Mr. Roosevelt on the other. At one confeicnce this afternoon between Messrs. Hanna and Roosevelt and Sen ator Lodge, of Massachusetts, Mr. Hanna is reported to have said: "I think we can nominate some one else beside Roosevelt." "For God's sake, go ahead and do It," responded the governor. "That's right," said Senator Lodge, "lets go ahead and nominate some other man." "What is the matter with Long?" asked Hanna. "Nothing," replied Lodge. "Go ahead and nominate him." Gathering from the tunc of Senator Lodge's remark that although the senator was supporting Long, he had little hope that Long would bo nominated, Senator Hanna continued: "Well, what Is the matter with Pair banks?" "Nothing In the world," re sponded Lodge. "Go ahead and nom inate him. Nominate anybody you can, we are all standing roady to help you." Chairman Still Sanguine. From this conversation It Is appar ent that the chairman of the national committee Is still sanguine that a nomination for the vice presidency will be made only after an open struggle in the convention. With the appear ance of Colonel Roosevelt's statement, the manager of the vice residential "boom" withdrew last night, took heart again and renewed tho suspend ed work of canvassing. Of the avowed and willing candi dates for the ofllce, Representative Dolllver has perhaps now tho largest and most aggressive following, and It Is thought that rather than sea Roose velt succeed through a Quay-Piatt al liance, the Ohio senator will throw his strength to the Iowa congressman. Dolllver Is undoubtedly the second choice of a great number of western delegates, who would gladly support Governor Roosevelt If ho gave them half nn opportunity. Cornelius N. Bliss, of New York, who was regarded as Mr. Hanna's reciprocal candidate for second placo on the ticket, has again declared himself out of the race. "I never was a candidate and am not a candidate," he sold, this afternoon. "My name will not go before the con vention. You may regard this state, meit as final." Senator Ma goo Talks. State Senator Christopher Magee, of Pennsylvania, an anti-Quay delegate, says: "I don t think the result of tho November election will hinge on the selection of a vice presidential candi date. In my opinion the election will turn on the success or failure of tho McKlnley administration. "I don't think the people of this country will consider It a failure when they contrast the prosperity that pre vailed during the past four years with the distress of the previous Democratlo administration from 1893 to 1897. It Is not reasonable to suppose that the (Continued on raze. 2.) ON EVE OF THE CONVENTION THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF REPUBLICANISM OBSERVED. Philadelphia Ablazo with Bunting and Patriotism Enthusiam In creased by tho mention of Rooso velt Hanna Dissatisfied "With tho Work of His Enemies in Booming tho Governor of Now York Deleg ates Abandon Themselves to tho Enjoyments of tho Hour. Philadelphia. June 18. Tomorrow, on tho forty-sixth annual anniversary of the day on which John C. Fremont was nominated by the first Republican con vention, held In Music Fund hall, on Locust street, in this city, the national Republican convention will assemble In the great export exposition building In West Philadelphia. Here, amid the swelling memories of halt a century and In the presence of men who saw the bloodstained clouds lie across the sunrise of tho party, the Republicans will meet In the high tide of their ma jority to name their national candi dates and enunciate the platform for the coming campaign. The cymbals of a conquering army never clashed with more vigor than they do here tonight. Amid the thousands of warriors there is but one choice for leader. His facu Is engraved upon banners and buttons, It Is framed In flowers nnd in Ivy on the walls, It adorns tho windows of the shops and looks down upon this swarming crowds from every conspicu ous place. McKlnley again will lead the grey bears and tho young men In the November battle. Banners are dis played before his portrait, and the mention of his name arouses enthusi asm. When Senator Foraker con cludes his peroration in tho convention on Wednesday, a storm wild and tem pestuous will shake the great hall. Tho Roosovolt Enthusiasm. Rut that outburst of enthusiasm will be only the fore-runner of the pande monium that will reign If Roosevelt should be named to stand beside him In the coming battle. Tho stampede in his favor, started yesterday, threw tho town Into delirium. It swept through the delegations who had come here with favorites on vice-president like a prairie fire. Like an Immense tidal wave It bore down everything before It. The booms of the other candidates collapsed like egg sheels when It struck them. The secret was not hard to And. Not Piatt and Quay, whose object was to humiliate Hanna, could claim the victory. They might congratulate themselves that It was their work. But they wielded no magician wand. The secret lay deep down In the hearts of the Republicans of the country. Roose velt's name, unlike that of other can didates, Instantly struck a responsive chord In the popular breast. It cap tured the heart of the convention. It mattered nothing to the rank and file that Hanna and Allison and Grosvenor and Thurston and others felt chagrined and strained every nerve to stamp out the fire. It mattered not that even Roosevelt and his friends poured water upon It. Their efforts were as futile as hand grenades against a conflagra tion. The people would hear of no one else. They worshipped his picture; they shouted his name; they consid ered him today as already nominated. The town was Roosevelt mad. The governor himself was slnceiely anx ious to avoid the nomination. Some of the friends of other candidates, em bittered by the havoc his sudden ap pearance created with the prospects of their favorites, were harsh enough to Intimate that he had been lllrtlng with the situation from the first. But his closest friends knew that honestly he wanted none of It. He appealed to them to stem the tide and they did what they could, reinforced by Hanna and his lieutenants. General Greene, In his behalf, even called upon delega tlone, and In his name asked them not to support him. But the temper of the convention was undeniable. Regarded as Surrendor. Human nature has Its limits, so at 4 o'clock this afternoon, after hours of terrific pressure from both sides, Roose velt Issued a statement. Though It thrust aside the crown In words. It is regarded as a virtual surrender to the will of the convention. The inside his tory of the struggle which preceded Roosevelt's announcement, the secret conferences of Hanna and his friends, the joint conferences with Roosevelt, tho persuasion, appeals, entreaties and even threats were said to have been used will make a chapter forever mem orable In convention annals. Every sort of story was afloat. It was said that Hanna served notice that Rooso velt'n candidacy, although It would have been eminently acceptable at first, put forward as It was by tho enemies of the administration, did not meet now with approval, and that tho fight would be carried to the last ditch. Roosevelt was said to have been told by his friends that to yield would be to stand In his own light as a candi date for president four years hence; that the vice-presidency was a politi cal graveyard, from which he could never be resurrected. Ills place, they urged, was at the head of tho ticket In New York again this fall. In the last proposition, Roosevelt concurred. On the other hand, It was said Piatt emis saries argued that to turn his back on the manifest wish of the Republicans of the country would be to forfeit his right to the future support of the New York organization, and the Republi cans of that state might look elsewhere for a candidate forgovernor. Of course, there are those who are always un charitable enough to attribute sinister motives to Piatt. They Intimated that he desired to kill two birds with one stone, take Roosevelt from New York politics and humiliate Hanna for his uncomplimentary criticism of Wood ruff. Gossip among New Yorkers even went so far as to suggest that with Roosevelt transferred to the national ticket, Woodruff was already agreed upon as the candidate for governor of New York. Roosevelt had also other advisers, who Insisted that It would be suicidal to decline the nomination. As the situation now exists, notwithstand ing Roosevelt's virtual declaration that If nominated he cannot decline, he may not be nominated after all. All day long Hanna's efforts have been directed to tho rebuilding of tho booms wrecked yesterday In the Roose velt tornado. All the favorite sons have been encouraged to remain In tho raco and not without some success. Tho nomination for vice-president is three dayo away. Much can be accom plished In that tlmo by shrewd, hard headed political leaders. The delegates ar all desirous of carrying out tho president's wishes and If the Intima tion once became conviction that Mc Klnley himself would prefer another candidate the popular choice would bo abandoned. Mr. Piatt most assuredly would decide that the Now York dele gation should not formally endorse Roosevelt. It Is said that Roosevelt insisted upon this. Then, if ho were nominated It would bo potent that the nomination was forced upon him. But while the New York delegation re frained from endorsing Roosevelt, Piatt Is sajd to have passed the word to Quay and the Pennsylvania delega tion to continue to fan the flame. All day tho delegates and tho crowd were abandoning themselves on the joys of tho hour. From dawn until midnight tho car never ceased to throb to the pulsations of the music and the streets constantly echoed the steady tramp of feet as famous marching clubs paraded with flying banners. To night the throng was enthusiastic with delight. As a prelude to the convention tomorrow with the rmsh nnd scream of rocket3 and the glnro of Greek flro turning night Into day, thirty thous and organized Republicans marched through the streets amid great en thusiasm. The crowds overflowed the sidewalks till the procession seemed to force Its way through tho packed mass of humanity us a strong vessel ploughs her course up stream through packed lee in winter. Entertainments. Although the work of the convention could be compressed within two days, the national committee has arranged a three days' programme, with one ses sion of the convention each day. The nights will be filled In receptions, smokers, entertainments at the club3 and open air meetings. Tomorrow the session of tho conven tion probably will be brief. It will be called to order by Chairman Hanna and Senator Wolcott. the brilliant Col orado orator, as temporary chairman, will deliver his keynote address. A call of the roll and the announcement of tho standing committees, with the perfection of the permanent organiza tion will wind up tho proceedings of tho day. FIVE MILES OF CLUBS ON PARADE LAST NIGHT. A Grand Turn Out of Local and Visit ing Political., Clubs Artistic Ar rangement of Electric Lights. Philadelphia, June 18. Five miles ot clubs mounted, on foot, by coach, lloats and In carriages, Interspersed with music, red lire, and a cake-walk, Is tho shortest way of describing the turnout of the visiting and local political clubs In this city tonight. Those who have been complaining for the past two days of the unusual quietude preceding the meeting of a national convention must have reflected tonight that they criti cized too soon. Those who have at tended previous demonstrations in con nection with similar occasions liken that of tonight to the great turnout of clubs In Chicago that was reviewed by Blaine and Logan preceding the elec tion In 18S4. The police had prepared for the demonstration of tonight by roping Broad street late In the after noon. It was a wise forethough. for before dusk Philadelphia's appropri ately named thoroughfare was a mass of humanity, which tugged at the cables like an ocean liner. Tho entire line of march was a crush, but that section of the street between the city hall and the Hotel Walton was con spicuously animated. It was In this section that there was the greatest and most artistic arrange ment and display of electric light." Tho south facade of the city hall was out lined by strings of Incandescent bulbs, which looked like Illuminated beads. Hopes similarly Illuminated extended from each side of the building to the summit of the lofty dome, terminating at the base of the Penn statue. An amusing feature of the parade and, by the way, an innovation, was an Inter larded cake-walk In the column. The characters were colored men, , women and children, attired in costume made the more attractive by torches of red lire. Tho only demonstration In tho line In behalf of a vice-presidential candi date was tho display of one club of twenty streamers, on which "Dolllver" was painted In big letters. The parade was divided Into eight divisions, In which there were more than eighty local clubs and about twenty visiting political organizations. The out-of-town clubs were scattered through the eight sections, and were escorted by tho club which was as signed to entertain the visiting club men. NO REQUISITION FOR TAYLOR. Nothing Heard From Kentucky at Harrisburg. Ilarrlsburg, June 18. Governor Stone has received no requisition from Gov ernor Beckham, of Kentucky, for tho extradition of ex-Governor Taylor, who Is a delegate to the Republican national convention. Governor Stone will go to attend a banquet, and if a requisition should be received at the executive department In his absence It would hardly be acted on In his absence. The stories that Taylor's friends have written him, asking that extradition papers bo not Issued If a requisition should bo mado upon him during the Kentucklan's stay In Pennsylvania, Is denied at the executive department. Disastrous Fire. New York, uno 18. Tho De Coureey building, n ten-story structure at 070 West Broadway, oc cupied by several retail firms, was damaged with Its contents, to the extent of tllO, by fire to. night. m Anniversary of Waterloo. London, June 18, The anniversary of the battle of Waterloo is being recognised by many societies here today. Kven tho Influences of the llocr war have not been sufficient to make tho people for get tho senleei of tho great Wellington, TAKU FORTS BOMBARDED First Victory for the Al lied Powers Against Cliina. BATTLE OF SBVEN HOURS. Russian, British, Fronch and Japan eso Warships Roply to tho Firo from tho Ohinoso Forts, and Koop Up tho Rain of Metal Until ,tho Forts aro Forcod to Surrender Admiral Kempff Asks for Instruct ions and Is Givon Amplo Author ity to Join with Representatives of Other Powers and Protect Amor ican Interests. Washington, Juno 18. The navy de partment todny received tho following cablegrams from Admiral Remey and Commander Taussig: Tho first Is as follows: "D.40 a. m., Cavlte, June 18. "Bureau of Navigation, Washington. "Taussig cables that the Taku forts fired upon foreign gun vessels and then surrendered to the allied forces the morning of Juno 17. Kempff asks In structions about joining other powers who are taking united action in de manding that the Taku forts bo turned over to them to secure favorable ter mination of the trouble. Will the de partment Instruct Kempff, through Taku, at Che Foo, and give me tho same Information? (Signed) "Remey." Tho telegram from Commander Taus sig, of tho Yorktown, Is as follows: "Chee Foo, June 17. "Taku fort fired upon foreign vessel about 12.40 a. m. Surrendered to al lied forces at 8 a. m. The British ad miral at Tien Tsin. (Signed) "Taussig." Washington, Juno IS. The Instruc tions sent to Admiral Kempff, relative to his participation In the seizure of the Taku fort, were broad, consisting of a direction to protect all American Interests and to the end to act concur rently with the representatives of the other uowers. It Js explained that In the opinion of the authorities this order conferred upon Admiral Kempff ample power to seize forts, to tight, or to do anything, in fact, on the solo condition that in his judgment his acts should tend to the protection of American Interests. Tho Bombardment. Berlin, June 18. The German consul at Che Foo telegraphs that a Japanese torpedo boat from Taku has brought the following: "The Chinese laid torpedoes In the Taku river and collected troops from Shan Hel Kwan. The foreign com manders assembled on the Russian flagship and addressed an ultimatum to the commanders of tho Taku forts, summoning them to withdraw their troops before 2 o'clock, June 17. At 1 a. in., June 17, the guns of the fort3 opened fire, to which tho Russian, British, French and Jnpanese warships replied. The bombardment lasted seven hours. Two British ships In the river between the forts are reported to hove been sunk. . "The telegraph lino and railroad be tween Tien Tsin and Taku were de stroyed. Communication by water Is aUo threatened." , Berlin, June 18. A seml-ofllclal dis patch from Cho Foo unnounces that the Taku forts have been captured af ter a combined attack by the foreign tvnvshlps. Three men or: the Gorman warship Jills were killed and seven wore wcunded. Tho dispatch added that the foreign settlements at Tien Tsin were being tired Into by the Chinese. When the dispatch left nothing had been heard from the German detachment sent to Pokln, or from the German legation there. China Against tho World. London, June 19, 3.30 a. m. China declared against tho world when tho Taku forts opened fire upon the Inter national fleet. The account of what took place Is still unsatisfactory, the best seml-ofllclal Information being the dispatch received at Berlin from Cho Foo. Tho unofficial narratives coming by way of Shanghai vary widely and bear Internal evidence of supplementing the main facts with guesswork. Ono dis patch says that tho Yorktown partici pated In the bombardment. Another asserts that American marines formed part of the storming force of two thou sand. An Associated Press dispatch from Che Foo, dated yesterday after noon, says: "The forts on both sides of the Taku aro now occupied. Tho Chinese opened flro unexpectedly. The casualties to tne mixed forces were as follows: Killed British, 1; German, 3; Russian, 16, and French, 1. Wounded British, 4; Ger man, 7; Russian, 45, and French, 1. "Tho Chinese torpedo boats were seized." The Shanghai correspondent of the Dally Mall, telegraphing yesterday, says: "The forts began firing In obedi ence to orders from Pekln conveyed In a personal edict of tho empress dowa ger by advice of Kang Yl, president of tho ministry of war. Several war ships wero struck by shells from tho twelve-Inch guns of the forts. "The heavy Russian losses wero due to the blowing up of the magazine at Mandshurt, "Four hundred Chinese are reported to havo been killed. The Chinese, when retreating, fell Into tho hands of tho Russian land forces." Tho Dally Mall has- the following Cho Foo despatch: Two Forts Blown Up. "Two of tho forts wero blown up. Tho thirty-two warships at Taku ag TIIE NEWS THIS llOUNINH Weather Indications Today: PARTLY CLOUDY. 1 General llooscvelt Stampede- Cheeked. Lackawanna's Delegation at Philadelphia. Tho Etc of the Convention. Chinese Tcrts I'lro on Foreign War VcsscR 2 General llooscvelt Stampcdo Checked (Con cluded). Financial and Commercial, 3 Local Court Proceedings. Mention ot Some Men ot the Hour. 4 Editorial. News and Comment. C Local Hoard o( Trado Discusses Contemplated Viaduct, Arrangements for High School Commencement. 0 Local West Scranton and Suburban. 7 Hound About the County. Northeastern l'ennjlvanla. 8 Local Live News of the Indlstrlal World. gregated 200,000 tons and carried more than three hundred guns." Tho failure of Admiral Seymour's column and Its retreat to Tlen-Tsln increase, It Is presumed, the peril of the legations In Pekln, which Is still Isolated, although Shanghai forwards Chinese rumors that the legations were attacked by mobs, who wero mowed down by machine guns, and also that the members of the legations wero massacred. Tho situation at Nlu Chwang Is re ported critical. Tho British consul at Klu Klang has ordered all foreigners to leavo Ku Ling and Dau ICIng Chang. The powers are taking prompt action. Four thousand German troops have been ordered to China, 10,000 French troops are waiting to embark at Sai gon, capital of French Cochin, China, and from 3,000 to 5,000 more Russians have been ordered from .ort Arthur to Taku. AFRICAN HOSTILITIES STILL CONTINUE Lord Roberts' Offer Suggesting Hon orable Surrendor of Boors Is Not Accepted Stoyn Says tho Freo Stato Is Still Free. London, June 0. Lord Roberts, ac cording to a Boer dispatch from Machadodorp, sent a message to Com mandant General Louis Botha, on Juno 13, suggesting disarmament and com plimenting the bravery of the burgh ers. It was pointed out that tho sur render would be without dishonor to the burghers and would prevent much suffering. General Botha asked tor a six days' armistice, in order to confer and con sider. Lord Roberts consented to five duys. Finally, General Botha declined to accept the proposal, and hostilities were renewed. The Boer commandoes are retiring on Middleburg, followed by the British cavalry and artillery, occasionally shells reaching the rear guards. Tho Boors aro destroying the bridges and burning the veldt behind them, carry ing off provisions nnd cattle, and leav ing the country barren. Other advices from Machadodorp say that the Boers have an abundance of arms and ammunition with dyna mite and oxen, and that they aro pre paring heavy wajon trains for a re treat to the Lydenburg district, where the chiefs, notwithstanding rumors to the contrary, aro determined to make a stand. The Boers continue to work the Boiberton mines, says a dispatch from Lourenzo Marque3, and there aro eight carloads of British gold, valued at 5,000,000 pounds, with President Kruger. Mr. Steyn, in his proclamation de claring the Free State still free and Independent, says tho fact that the army Is yet in the field renders Lord Roberts' annexation contrary to inter national laws. In a dispatch to the war ofllce from Pretoria, dated yesterday, Lord Rob erts Eays that General Baden-Powell just arrived there. ST. LOUIS STRIKE. Yesterday an Uneventful Day Along the Car Linos. St. Louis, June IS. Today was by far tho most uneventful In the history of tho street railway strike. This was owing to the discontinuance of all ne gotiations tending toward a settlement of tho controversy and tho utter ab sence of trouble along the numerous routes of the Transit company. Tho strike has passed Into the second stage of Its history and tho general boycott Instituted by the American Federation of Laboi must soon tell tho story. A slight stir was caused during the day by Sheriff Pohlmann, who pro posed that the posso comitatus, com prising 2,r00 citizen and soldiers, bo discharged. A conference of police and posse ofllclals threw a wet blanket on the sheriff's proposition by emphatic ally declaring that tho tlmo was not yet ripe for dispersing the body. GOLD DUST FROM ALASKA. Roturning Minors Bring $300,000 Worth to Seattle. Seattle, Wash., June 18. Tho steam ship DIrlgo has arrived from Lynn canal, having on board elghty-flve pas sengers, who brought down about $300, 000 In gold dust. Tho passengers all declare that this summer's output from tho Klondike will bo much larger than last sum mer's, and estimates are made all the way from $23,000,000 to $40,000,000. Car Builders at Saratoga Springs. Saratoga, N. V., June 18. The Master Car Pullders and the American Hallway Master Me chanics' associations opened their annual conten tions here this morning, Tho sessions will con tinue throughout the week, The supply men have arranged a uotel and interesting exhibit In the court of the drand Union, which Is attraotlng much attention. m DEATHS OF A DAY. Kew York, Juno IS. Henry Walter Weob died today at his residence at Scarborough-on-the-Hudson,, aged 47 &irs. Ho was a son of the late General James Wutson Webb and brother of Dr. Seward Webb, and was a director in tho Wagner Palace Car company and also ot several railroad companies. ORIGINAL ROOSEVELT BOOMERS A Glance at the Promi nent Pennsylvanians In Line. LACKAWANNA DELEGATION Its Mombors Among tho Foremost in tho Deliberations of tho Contln gont from tho Koystono State Porfect Harmony Provaila in tho Body, Notwithstanding Roporta That Havo Been Circulated in Philadelphia Papers Sir. Connell Presides at Mooting of tho Dolog ation Visitors from Scranton. Special from a Staff Correspondent, ' Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 18. Unlesa thero is a revolution of sentiment to morrow the Republican ticket will ba McKlnley, ot Ohio, nnd Roosevelt, o Now York. This afternoon Governor Roosevelt gave out a statement to tho press in which he said he does not want to be tho candidate for vice-president and earnestly asked that every; friend of his In tho convention respect his wishes In the matter. lie did not say, however, that he will not accept, and tonight the feeling Is strong that he will be tho nominee. Wonderful pressure Is being brought to bear upon him, for many of tho delegates believer McKlnley and Roosevelt will be a posl tlvely Invincible ticket. Tho Pennsylvania delegation, tho original Roosevelt boomers, held a cau cus thl3 afternoon and, on motion ol Senator Boies Penrose, went on record as to the sentiment of the delegates toward Roosevelt. Fifty-two voted for New York's governor, one for Long and one for Bliss. Seven members ot tho delegation voted "present," and did not name their choice. One of tho latter was Hon. William Connell. Tho delegation organized by electing For mer United States Senator Quay as chairman. On motion of Thomas H. Dale, of Scranton, Senator Penrose was named as Pennsylvania's representa tive on the committee of resolutions During the caucus Hon. William Con nell was several times called to tho chair to preside when motions affecting Chairman Quay wore before the dele gates for consideration. Lackawanna's Delegates. Lackawanna's representatives loomed up big among the Pennsylvania dele gates. Hon.WlllIam Connell is delegate-at-large and Major Everett Warren and Thomas II. Dale represent the county. No county of the stato has a better representation or one that attracts more attention. Mr. Connell's suite of rooms nt tho" Stratford are crowded all day and far Into the night by delegates and news paper men. Philadelphia Is filled to night with the representative Republi cans of the country, but there aro few of them whose views on the situation are more eagerly sought than Mr. Con nell's, as Is demonstrated by tho col umns of Interviews printed with him during tho last few days. Not all of them aro authorized, how ever, as for Instance those which by Inference make him say that ho broke with Senator Quay over the vlco-presl-dency. Mr. Connell on Sunday had a. long Interview with Charles Kmory Smith, In which the latter gave rea sons ot a very satisfactory nature for deciding to drop out of the race for vice-president. Thero has been no fric tion whatever between Mr. Connell and Senator Quay over this matter. The stories printed In the Philadelphia' Times, North American and some other papers wore entirely without founda tion In fact. Mr. Connell's Position. Mr. Connell said tonight: "I will vote for Governor Roosevelt for vice president as first choice, if I am nssured that he wants tho nomina tion. I think that has not yet been satisfactorily demonstrated. My second cholco is Hon. J. P. Dolllver, of Iowa." Major Warren Is accompanlcdTy his wlfo and they are quartered at tho Stratford. Other Scrantonlans hero to seo the convention In session are Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Penman, Major T. F. Penman, E. E. Robathan, R. J. Fos ter and John Gibbons. A big delega tion of Scrantonlans Is expected to night, and those on tho ground aro vainly endeavoring to secure tickets to the convention for them. They aro being disposed of at prices ranging from $15 to $50. J. F. Mitchell. . I. ..I. S I I. ! "I" -T- WEATHER FORECAST. Washington, June 18. Forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday) Eastern Penn sylvania, partly cloudy Tuesdays fresh northeasterly winds; fair and warmer l edncsuay. tT. l-tt t,-t-H
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