CANDIDATES NOTIFIED. I Mckinley and Roosevelt Meet the Committees of Their Party. SPEECHES OI : ACCEPTANCE. Ten Million Human Beings Saved From Imperialism. HIT OF THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH. The Chief MuuUlralr of th«* \ntlon Given Notice to I lie World That the I nlted state* Will Preserve All Our Hightx in Chiiiti—Maintenance of the («olil Stamiuril anil the Protec tive Tariff—Senator* Han tin, Fnlr l>miU« and I.odsre, Po»tniaiiter CJen eral Smitli ami Samuel Parker, of Ilatvail, Also Deliver Addre*se». Canton. 0., July 13. —Under ai azure fiky, with the sunlight glinting through the leafy trees?, with the banner of the republic draped above him. William McKinley was yesterday officially no tified of his second nomination by the Republican party for the highest office In the civilized vorld. Grouped about him were leading men of his party, while surrounding his Canton home were the friends among whom he has lived for more than 30 years, together with vast crowds from the surrounding towns of his native state. The scene was inspiring as, to the eloquent words of Senator Lodge, the president re sponded in a ringing speech. There was enthusiasm enough and to spare, and to many of the pointed utterances of both Senator I,odge and the presi dent there was hearty and cordial ap proval shown. Important features of the speech of notification by Senator Lodge and the response by President McKinley were the references to the Chinese situation. This caused a great deal of discussion during the conferences following the formal speechmaking, and the impres sion created was that these utterances were a notification to the world that the United States intended to preserve ell its rights in China. The impres sive portions of the president's speech were his references to the maintenance of the gold standard and the financial public faith, the preservation of a pro tective tariff, the enlargement of our market and especially the catchy phrase, "prosperity at home and pres tige abroad." When he asked. "Shall we go back to the tariff of four years ago?" there were shouts of "No!" "No!" from every part of the audience. A pro longed cheer greeted his words relative to the maintenance of our authority in the Philippines. There was a most Impressive shout when he declared that there should be continued legislative control over the territory possessed by the United States and another outburs. when he said such authority would be coupled with "liberty and humanity." His declaration that the United States had"reclaimed 10.000,000 human beings from imperialism" wi.s a decided hit, and there were many requests for him to repeat the sentence. This turn of the word used so much by the opposi tion was considered one of the adroit features of the speech. While the speech of the president closed the formal notification, there had not been oratory enough for the gathering, and other speakers were called for. Senator Fairbanks, of In diana. Senator Hanna, Postmaster Gen eral Charles Emory Smith, Col. Sam uel Parker, of Hawaii, and Senator Lodge were heard, the last named speaking twice. Senator Fairbanks evidently intended to make the money question the dominant issue of the campaign, denying that with 16 to 1 In their platform the Democrats could make "imperialism" the leading issue. In his second speech Senator Lodge re sented the criticism of President Mc- Kinley by his opponents, and pointed out the difficulty Bryan would have in selecting a cabinet from the men prom inent in the conventions at Kansas City and Sioux Falls. President McKlnley's speech of ac ceptance was as follows: The President** Acceptance. Senator Lodge and Gentlemen of the Notification Committee: The message which you bring to me Is one of signal honor. It is also a summons to duty. A single nomination for the office of presi dent by ft great party which in a:' years out of 40 has been triumphant at na tionni elections, is a distinction which I gratefully cherish. To receive unanimous nomination hy the same party is an ex pression of regard and a pledge of con tinued confidence for which it is dlrociltt to make adequate acknowledgment. If anything exceeds the honor of of fice of president of the United States it is the responsibility which attaches to It. Having been invested with both, 1 do not under appraise either. Anyone who has borne the anxieties and burdens of the presidential office, especially In time of national trial, cannot contemplate as suming it a socond time without pro foundly realizing the severe reactions and the solemn obligations which it imposes, find this feeling is accentuated by the momentous problems which now press for settlement. If my countrymen shall confirm the action of the convention at our national election in November I shall, rravlng divine guidance, undertake the exalted trust, to administer it for the in terest and honor of the country and the well buing of the new peoples who have become the objects of our care. The declaration of principles adopted by the convention has my hearty approval. At some future date I will consider its sub jects in detail and will by letter com municate to your chairman a more for mal acceptance of the nomination. On a like occasion four years ago I Raid: "The party that supplied by legis lation the vast revenues for the conduct .jf our greatest war. that promptly re stored the credit of the country at its -lose that from lta abundant revenues paid off a large share of the debt incur red by this war. and that resumed specie payments and placed our paper currency upon a sound and enduring basis, lie safely trusted to f>r< serve boih our credit ind currency, with honor, stability and nvlolal.illt y. The Am. ri< an people hold the financial honor of our government as jacred as our llag and can be relied upon ;o guard It with the same sleepless -.;«il ince. They hold Its preservation above «arty fealty, and have often demonstr it'd hat party ties avail nothing when the spotless credit of our country is threat sned. "The dollar paid to the farmer, th« /ng« earner ami the pensioner mu*t ron inue forever eijual in purchasing ana ebt paying power to the dollar paid to ny government creditor. "Our industrial supremacy, our product ive capacity and our business and com mercial prosperity, our labor and Its re yards, our national credit and currency, ur proud financial honor and our splen id free citizenship, the birthright of ev ry American, are all involved in the ending campaign, and thus every home i the land is directly and intimately onnecte ■ vanced to the highi i i . e among ac tions. We are refut ding our boi 1 •' . t bearing :« is! I and "» p> r nt ir.teiv-t at 2 per i ■ . lo ,i r r.il- than that of any oth ntry. id alreudj mor< than $300.000.t- ■ '■ ■ii so i'n.,-! ■' \,-i'i h gain to!'■ joveri nn it of mmy millions of l! I • : • I lli to 1.!'••! Which our op! ;- < (.n:end I ' a; v.o. legislation ■ it. . a ena< I d Wl : .>. while utilizing all forms of our n. one fixed '.itla.' for very dollar. ii»at the b.i known t > 1 • iviliv. a wo A tartS which protects Amt'! I bor and Indnstrj and provides • >!< : ve nues has been writt a i;. pub law. We have lower interest and more money and ft • ■ mo >-■ -. l'lic world's in ik« t - I. >• •• t ■ • ; I•> Amcriean products, which ,<> >\ they have ne\. r gone hei'ore. We have passed from a bond issuin ; to a bond paying nation; from a nation of borrow ers to a nation of lenders: from deficiency in revenue to a surplus; from fear to con fidence; from eni'oi d idleness to profit able employm nt. The public faith has been upheld; public order has been main tained. We liavt. pro pcrity at home and prestige abroad. Unt'ortun i- the threat of Is'.HJ has just been rem ■•. i by the allied parties without bat. meiit or modification The gold bill has I".en denounce I and its re peal demanded. The menace of 11» to 1, therefore, slid hang.- over us with all its dire conse'i'iei.< • s to eredit and confi dence, to business and Industry. The enemies of sound currency are rallying their scattered form s. The p. ople must once more unite and overcom the ad vocates of repudiation and must not relax their energy until the battle for public honor and honest money shall again triumph. A congress which will sustain, and if need be, strengthen the present law can prevent a financial catastrophe which every lover of the republic is interested to avert. The Assaults on the Currency. Not satisfied with assaulting the cur rency and credit of the government, our political adversaries condt inn thw tariff law enacted at the extra session of con gress in I*!< 7. known as the Dingley act. passed in obedience to the will of the people expressed at the election in the preceding Novmber, a law which at once stimulated our industries, opened the id'.o factories and mints and gave to the la borer and to the farmer fair returns for I their toil and investment. Shall we go back to a tariff which brings deficiency in our revenues and destruction to our indust rial enterprises? Faithful to its pledges in these Internal affairs, how has the government dis charged its international duties? Our platform of ISM 6 declared: "The Hawaiian Islands should be controlled by the United States and no foreign power should be permitted to interfere with them." This purpose has been fully ac complished by annexation, and delegates from those beautiful islands have par ticipated in the convention for which vou speak today. In the great conference of nations at The Hague we reaffirmed before the world the Monroe doctrine and our adherence to it and our determina tion not to participate in the complica tions of Europe. We have happily endetl the European alliance in Samoa, securing to ourselves one of the most valuable harbors in the Pacific ocean, while the open door in China gives to us fair and e«iual competition in the vast trade of the Orient. Some things have happened which were not promised, nor even fore seen. and our purposes in relation to them must not be 1* ft in doubt. A Just war has been waged for humanity, and with It have come new problems and responsi bilities. Spain has been ejected from the western hemisphere and our flag floats over her former territory. Cuba has been liberated and our guarantees to her people will be sacredly executed. A beneficent government has been pro vided for Porto Rico. The Philippines are ours and American authority must be supreme throughout the archipelago. There will be amnesty broad and liberal, but no abatement of our rights, no abandonment of our duty. There must be no scuttle policy. We will fulfill in the Philippines the obligations imposed by the triumphs of our arms and by the treaty of peace; by international law. by the nation's sense of honor, and, more than all, bv the rights, interests and conditions of the Philippine people them n|\. s. No outside interference blocks the way to peace and a stable govern ment. The obstructionists are here, not elsewhere. They may postpone, but they ( annot defeat the realisation of the high purpose of this nation to restore order to the islands and to establish a just and generous government, in which the inhabitants shall have the largest par ticipation for which tiny are capable. The organiz. d 'jtrces which have been misled into r. !■ 4>* >n have been dispers ed by our faithful soldiers and sailors and the people of the islands, delivered from anarchy, pillage and oppression, recognize American sovereignty as the symbol and pledge of peace, justice. law, religious freedom, education, the security of life and property and the welfare and prosperity of their several communities. Kiirlj' Principle* IteaxKcrfe!> \SI ill III* I'wwrr to Set-lire j MeH ill If? '* He-,-led 1011. Oyster Bay. L. 1., July 13. —On the breeze swept veranda of Sagamore, his country h;-r.":\ Governor Theodore Roosevelt yesterday was officially noti fied of his nomination for vice presi dent on the Republican national ticket. The ceremony was so simple as to be almost informal. Surrounded by the members of the committee on notifica tion, a little party of invited guests, Mrs. Roosevelt and the rest of the governor's family, Governor Roosevelt listened to the address of notification by Senator Wolcott, of Colorado, chair man of the committee. To this the governor responded briefly, and the luncheon was served. An hour was spent in general conversation on the cool porches, and then the party re turned to Oyster Hay, where a special train was waiting to convey them back to New York. Governor Roosevelt's speech of ac ceptance was as follows: Mr. Chairman: I accept the honor con ferred upon me with the keenest and deepest appreciation of what it means, and above all of the responsibility that goes with it. Everything that it Is in my power to do will be done to secure the re-election of President McKinley. to whom it has been given in this crisis of the national history to stand for and embody the principles which lie closest to the heart of every American worthy of the name. This is very much more than a mere party contest. We stand at the parting of the ways, and the people have now to decide wheher they shall go forward along the path of prosperity and high honor abroad or whether they will turn their backs upon what has been done dur ing the past three years; whither they will plunge this country into an abyss of misery and disaster, or what is worse than even misery and disaster, shame. I feel that we have a right to appeal not merely to Republicans, but to all good citizens, no matter what may have been their party affiliations in the past, and to ask on the strength of the record that President McKinley has n. ale during the past three years, and on the strength of the threat Implied in what was done in Kansas city a few days ago. t.> stand shoulder to shoulder with us. perpetuat ing the conditions upder which we have reached a degree of prosperity never be fore attained in the nation's history and under which abroad we have put the American flag on a level where it never before in the history of the country has been placed. For these reasons i feel we have a right to look forward with confident expectation to what the ver dict of the people will be next November and to ask all men to whom the well being of the country and the honor of the national name are dear to stand with us as we fight for prosperity at home and the honor of the flag abroad. THE MISSING PLATFORM PLANK. Why There 1» Yo Income Tin Decla ration l»> tlie l)e .-at*. Indianapolis, July I'. Mr. ,-Mnuel E. Morss, Indiana r. -nher of the resolutions committee ~t t':° national Democratic conven i m, in a 1 in terview makes the 1- ' -v.i'ig explana tion of how there cam. I > be no income tax plank in the nati; n.l D aioerr.tic platform. He says: "The platform as :;ju,! by the committee on resolutions of the Kan sas City convention contained a decla ration in favor of the adoption of con stitutional amendments authorizing an income tax and providing for the elec tion of United States senators by the people. No objection was made to this resolution, and I am convinced that the omission was the result of an oversight, due to the haste with which the sub-committee was obliged to act to put the platform as unanimously agreed upon in shape to be submitted to the convention. The idea that the declaration for the income tax was purposely omitted by the sub-commit tee, out of deference for Senator Hill, or any other person, is preposterous. "When Senator Tillman had nearly finished reading the platform some of the Indiana delegates said to me that nothing had been read about the in come tax. I went to the Illinois dele gation and asked Mayor Harrison if he had noted the omission. He said he had not. I was about togo to the platform to call attention to the mat ter when Mayor Harrison called me to him and said that Mr. Abbott told him that the income tax declaration had been read by Senator Tillman. Un less Mr. Abbott's ears deceived him, it was read and the omission occurred by accident in the copies furnished to the press. I have no doubt that Mr. Bryan will dr-fino his position, and that of his party on this subject in his let ter of acceptance." Governor Hotlxwon'* Km'tipc. Accra, Gold Coast Colony, July 13. — Sir Frederick Mitchell Hodgson, gover nor of the colony, who recently arrived here after being besieged at Kumassi by rebellious tribesmen, and who bears signs of the hardships and privations to which he has been subjected, in the course of an interview said he consid ered his escape the most marvelous on record. He attributed its success to the secrecy maintained concerning the route chosen. The carriers who ac companied him became so weakened iy starvation that everything was abandoned, and the party subsisted upon plantains. Lady Hodgson pluck ily shared all the dangers and priva tions. Wit nil Iti tnii 'm Allvlce to Y etrroeM. Savannah, July 13.—Booker T. Wash ington addressed two large meetings of negroes here yesterday. He said two of the principal articles needed by the negroes are a toothbrush and a bath tub. When the negio gets to where he will take a bath daily and cleanse his teeth each day with a good brush, he said, he will have advanced a long ways toward the standard set for the white man. He believes that the great est evil with which the negroes have to contend now are the flocking of the negroes from the country to the city. A BELLIGERENT MINORITY. They Drlvo On) Majority Stockhold ers and Will Il«o|)«n Mlllu. Joliet, Ills., July 17. —Minority share holders in the Joliet Wire company, led by Col. Fred Beunitt, who com manded the Third Illinois infantry in Porto Rico, yesterday smashed in the doors of the plant with crow bars, routed the majority stockholders, who were in session within, and elected new officers. The action of the minor ity stockholders was the result of a factional fight. The mills are inde pendent of the American Steel and Wire company, and have been closed down for some time. This was in op position to the wishes of a well or ganized minority. Yesterday the minority determined upon drastic measures to force a re sumption of the manufacture of wire. After the majority stockholders had been in session for some time in the mill, and had elected Ward S. Sawyer president, George Van Zandt vice president and E. G. Minnemyer secre tary and treasurer there was a loud rapping at the mill door. Mr. Minne myer clutched his hip pocket and pre pared to defend himself. Then came the cry: "Open the door or we will smash it down." "I)o so if you dare," shouted Minne myer. Those outside rained blows on the door with crow bars and soon drove it in. Then Col. Bennitt, with cane upraised, led the minority, who charged upon the majority, and they were driven off the premises. The victors elected C. E. Robinson president and Col. Fred Bennitt sec retary. The new officers propose to start up the plant at once. C'hftrKfri Willi Kiiiliezxlliij; Dlnmondn Newark. N. J., July 17.—Sylvester J. Battin, Jr., of this city, has been missing from his home since last Wed nesday, and the police are looking for him. Battin is the son of Sylvester J. Battin, president of the Manufac turers' National bank, of Newark. Young Battin was in the employ of J. Strausburger Sons & Co., of Maiden Dane, New York, and he is charged by that firm with embezzling more than SIO,OOO worth of diamonds. VICTORV FOR THE ALLIES. They Have Taken Possession of Tien Tsin and Its Defenses. MINISTERS REPORTED SAPE In Telegrams to Chinese Ministers in Washington and London. PERHAPS ANOTHER CHINESE FAKE The I)ul<>, AcnurdlnK to the Chinese Calendar. Wax a Day llefore the Reported Mnnaiicre—Report T'hnt China Ha* Deelareil War VKainnt Ilimnla—l.i lliiuu Cliaiiu Interview ed Shortly llefore LeavinK Canton For the Chinese Capital. London, July 18. —The foreign office informs the press that a telegram iden tical with the one handed to Secretary Hay at Washington by Minister Wu Ting Fang has been delivered to it by the Chinese minister here, which was sent by Sheng, the administrator of telegraphs at Shanghai. The foreign office points out, however, that the date (July 9) mentioned in the telegram probably applies to the Chinese calen dar, and is equivalent to July 5, accord ing to the Gregorian reckoning. There is little further news from China this morning. The attack upon the native city of Tien Tsin was fol lowed up so swiftly by the allies on the morning of July 14 that the Chinese never had time to reorganize, and, once their lines were broken, their re treat rapidly became a rout. The al lies took possession of the native city and its defenses. The total losses of the allies in the engagements of Thurs day, Friday and Saturday were about 800 killed or wounded. The casualties were greatest among the Russians and Japanese. The news of the Manchuria disturb ances is not regarded as justifying the serious view attributed by The Daily Mail's advices. Amur is boundary ter ritory between eastern Siberia and Manchuria. The district has been the scene of local disturbances for a long time, owing to the provocative conduct o lthe Cossacks toward the 25,000 Chi nese employed in the construction of the Russo-Manchuria railway. Several serious collisions have oc curred between the Cossacks and the Chinese troops. One happened several weeks ago, when two Russian officers and sixteen men were killed. The ex tension of the Boxer movement to Manchuria has resulted in a great destruction of tho railway, compelling the Russians to withdraw their of ficials. The Chinese tried to stop the Russian steamer Michael, carrying ammunition, and the steamer Selenga, with the Russian frontier commission on board, from passing up the Amur at Aigun. They fired on the steamers, wounding an officer and a few men, but the steamers reached Blagove schensk. The local Chinese com mander at Aigun seems to have sent the Russians a sort of ultimatum to quit Manchuria. The Chinese, according to The Daily Mail's St. Petersburg correspondent, have thrown up fortifications and plac ed 40 guns at a point 12 miles from Aigun to dispute the progress of the Russians. The official Russian advices leave the inference that Blagove schensk is still in Russian hands, the Russian losses during the bombard ment being only three killed and five wounded. The Amur military district was mob ilized a fortnight ago on a war footing and it is believed that the Russian forces there are 50,000 men and 112 guns. The governor general has now ordered the troops on the frontier to form a cordon. The Russian papers demand severe retribution for Chinese audacity in Manchuria, but they hold to the view that Russian must perse vere in her resolution to avoid war. The Daily Mail publishes a sensa tional dispatch from St. Petersburg, dated Monday, which asserts that there is no doubt that China has declared war against Russia. "The Russian press," says the cor respondent, "is restricted to the pub lication of official details, and the pub lication of many dispatches from the front has been prohibited. I hear, however, from a reliable source that the Chinese troops and the Boxers seiz ed a Russian transport vessel laden with munitions near Aigun (on the Amur river, about 18 miles from the Russian frontier), killing almost the entire Russian escort. They next sud denly attacked and bombarded the town of Blagovechensk (capital of the Amur government, on the Amur river). The garrison held out bravely, but was finally overwhelmed. Nearly all per ished, and ihe town was burned." The Daily Telegraph has the fol lowing from Canton, dated July 16, shortly before his departure for Pekin: "In an interview with the foreign consuls today Li Hung Chang said that his mission to Pekin was two fold —to save the lives of the foreign ministers and to arrange the best pos; sible terms of peace with the allied powers. The American and French consuls, while contratulating him upon these commendable purposes, remind ed him of lis pledges to protect for eigners and to preserve peace in south ern and central China. "Earl Li replied that he must obey DO IT VOt'ltiiKLK. You can tell just as well as a physician whether your kidneys are diseased or healthy. The way to dois totakea bot tle or glass tumbler, anil till it with urine. If there is a sediment—a powderlike substance —at the bottom after standing a day and a night, there is something wrong with the kidneys. Another sure sign of disease is a desire to urinate often, and still another sign is pain in the back. 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It is sold for one dollar a bottle at all drug stores. It is well worth many times its price. If you wish to test Dr. David Kenne dy's Favorite Remedy before buying to send your full post office address to the Dr. David Kennedy Corporation, ROIHI out, N. V., and mention this paper. We will then mail you a sample bottle free, as well as circulars giving full directions lor its use. Fverv reader of the Mux- Torn AMKKH AN can depend upon the genuineness of this liberal oiler and all sufferers from kidney troubles should ake advantage once of it at tho summons to Pekin. but that he had taken all neces Irv precautions. He added that lie had received important cables from Loid Salisbury and M. Delcasse, demanding protection for the foreign mil isters in Pekin and threat ening to take life for life of the hit;h officials r< sponsible if the mission aries were murdered. He told the consuls he was the only man in China who dared to transmit such messages to the emj ess, but that he had sent them verbatim, and he did not doubt that they ' ad exerted a powerful in fluence in saving the ministers' lives. "Hp want onto say that, as the dnyen of the viceroys, he had also induced all the other viceroys except two to join a lengthy memorial to the throno, asking security for the foreigners. su~ pression of the Boxers and full ropa; tion for the damage done anil the li. v.t lost. "To the Americans who inquired about the actual safety of the foreign ministers at Pekin Li answered that he had received no news from Pekin within the past week, but that, if they were alive, he was almost certain mat ters could be satisfactorily arranged with the allied powers. "'lf they are dead'—here he shrug ged his shoulders significantly and add ed with lowered voice—'it is hard to tell what may happen. lam going to Pekin practically unarmed, except for my bodyguard of 200 men, and that ought to be evidence to the whole world that I do not favor any fighting and of my pacific intentions. lam old and in very poor health, and it is a great personal sacrifice to undertake such a journey in this horrid weather.' "After a moment's thought he said: 'lf your ministers are killed do you think my life may be taken in retalia tion while en route?' "This question received a general strong negative reply. He then asked the consuls to wire to their respective admirals to respect his own flag and to allow him a safe conduct to Pekin. He was evidently exceedingly anxious about the ministers, for, returning to the subject, he sad: " 'My heart is sore about them. I know them well personally, and I am on the best of good terms with them.' "He added that he realized his gov ernment had done wrong and that it was to show his grave displeasure that he sent the cablegram from Lord Salisbury and M. Delcasse to the em press word for word as he received them. He concluded by asking the co-operation of the allied powers in furthering the success of his mission, and said emphatically that he depend ed upon them. MIMS'I'KII Wt'S C()\FII)EXCE. IU t lie\eN (lie Report of (he II in intern* Safety In \ntheatlc. Washington, July 18. —A decidedly more hopeful feeling with regard to the Chinese situation was apparent in all administration circles last evening. The tide of sentiment, which had been marked by pessimism, turned with the announcement of the victory of the allies at Tien Tsin and the capture of the forts and native city and gathered further strength from Minister Wu's cablegram declaring that the foreign ministers at Pekin were safe July 9, two days after their reported massacre. Aside from these dispatches the arrival of th" president and the special cabinet meeting called to consider the situation were the features of the day. The cab inet met at 2:30 o'clock, less than an hour after the president reached the Whits House. There were present Sec retary Hay, Secretary Root, Secretary Long, Secretary Gage and Postmaster General Smith. At the conclusion of the session Sec retary Root gave out the following for mal statement of the action of the cabinet: "The president has determined that the facts now known to us do not re quire or justify calling an extra ses sion of congress. Should future de velopments indicate that he is unable to do what is required with the means now at his command and the action of congress is necessary to furnish either men or money or authority he will not hesitate to call it together." While Minister Wu's cable is not re garded as conclusive, it is accepted in good faith for the present. But the administration, it can be definitely stated, has set in motion some ma chinery by which it is confidently pre dicted absolutely authentic news as to the fate of our minister and the other foreigners at Pekin will be ascertained. Through what channel the adminis tration expects to receive this all im portant news is not known, but that a definite statement of the situation in Pekin is daily, if not hourly, expected can be stated with the utmost positive ness. The advices received from Ptkin probably will be the determining factor in fixing the future course of this government. If Minister Conger has been murdered an extra session of congress seems inevitable. The Chinese minister expressed the most complete confidence in th» ac curacy of his message. When a by stander expressed some doubt on this subject Mr. Wu inquired, with some warmth: "Why is it that you believe the ex aggerated reports coming from un known sources, and yet you choose to doubt this report signed by our high est officials and containing inherent evidence of accuracy?" Troop* Oil' For China. San Francisco, July 18.—The army transport Sumner, bearing a detach ment of troops, surgeons and hospital assistants, sailed yesterday for Naga saki, where, it is believed, further or ders will be received directing the vessel to proceed to Taku. Two offi cers who sailed are under orders to join the forces under command of Brig. Gen. Chaffee at Taku. These are William Stephenson, surgeon in the regular army, and Second Lieutenant Joseph A. Bar, Sixth cavalry. After the St. I.nuiN Itn il wa? M. St. Louis, July 18. —Attorney Gen eral Crow yesterday filed in the state supreme court quo warranto proceed ings against the St. Louis Transit com pany, the United Railways company xnd the National Railway company, ftsking that their charters bo revoked. The petition recites that the United Railways company has not conformed with its charter and that the companies have violated the state law in capital izing for more than is allowed under the state law and for more than the actual value of their tangible an in tangible properties.- l'lluriaiM For the Quebec Slirine. Montreal, July IS. —The annual in flux of United States pilgrims to the miracle working shrine of the Ste. Anne de Beaupre has commenced. On Monday and Monday night 5,000 passed through Montreal on theii way to Que bec, and many more went through to day. Archbishop Bruchesi is at Que bec to receive them. Curtis Guild Declines. Washington, July 17.—Curtis Guild, of Boston, who was tendered the ap pointment of first assistant postmaster general, to succeed Perry S. Heath, has declined to accept the office. M i.i.KTS OF NEWS. Manuel Alvarez Calderon has been appointed Peruvian minister to the United States. J. A. Murray, William Hines and Ross Mitchell were killed by heat in Chicago yesterday. Heavy rains in northern Kansas yesterday broke a drought of five weeks' duration and saved the corn crop. The Indiana Socialist Labor party has placed a full ticket in the field, with Philip More, of Indianapolis, at the head, STAIiTLIMi mFMij Daughters Conspired With Lovers For the Murder of Parents. LOVERS WOULD HAVE ESCAPED. Tlipj- Had EstahliMlied :t Tentutir* ; Alilii Wlii'n ii 4;i:i 11 > fiirl'M t'onfi'S- Mioii Fastened tike Crime on Them. Prompted ls> II Little Fortune. Anoka, Minn., July 18. —Eliza Wise, whoso parents were killed anil four ; ■ umbers nl' (he family wounded by I shots P' d the window of their honu-. Ac l.ight several months J yesterday in court detailed a horrible j plot to murder her parents, of which, she said, herself and elder sister were fully cognizant. It was in the trial of James Hardy and Elmer Miller, who were arrested on suspicion. Asked who she saw outside the house on the ! night of the shooting, Eliza refused to tell unless the court room were clear- | ed. This was refused. She asked per mission to write her evidence. The court granted this request, and the j witness wrote a statement accusing j Hardy and Miller of the murder and practically admitting that the plot to j shoot her parents was formed with > the knowledge of herself and her sis- . ter. The mother had $1,500 in bank, which was togo to her daughters in case of her death, and the girls had said they would divide with their j suitors, she said, when Mrs. Wise was dead. The father had forbidden the ' boys to call on his daughters, and so , he was included in the plot. Eliza j testified that she saw the boys with i their guns outside the house before the j shooting. After the crime was com mitted she found one of the shells out- j side the window and destroyed it. Her story created a sensation, as the de- j fendants had established a tentative alibi. Ycrkca For Governor of iicntnoky* Louisville, July 18. —John W. Yerkes. of Danville, was nominated for gov ernor yesterday by the Republican convention. A platform was adopted j declaring the issue of the election to j be the Goebel election law. The con- ' vention adjourned within three hours. There were some anti-Goebel Demo- j crats in the convention, but as to how many, figures differ. A feature of the speeches made was that they all paid tributes to what the Democratic party i has done in the past, though the • speakers unsparingly denounced the present Democratic state aclministra- i tion and the Democratic legislature. ; There was no nomination to be made by this convention except for governor, as this year's election in Kentucky is an extraordinary one to fill the va cancy caused by Goebel's death. New Jemej'H Striking Miner*. Ridgewood, N. J., July 18.—The Thomas Iron company, owners of the Ridgewood mines, where 250 men went on strike Monday, called upon Sheriff Charles A. Baker, of Morris town yesterday for assistance in guard ing the mines. The company notified i the sheriff that the strikers had threat- j eneii to draw the fires in the furnaces, ! and that if this was done it would j cause a stoppage of the pumps and re sult in flooding the mine. A reply was i received from Sheriff Raker saying that | he would send a posse. Over a thou- j sand miners are now on strike, includ- ! ing those at the Wharton mines, the I men at the New Jersey mine at Port Oram and the men of the Empire mine j at Port Hope. The strike is caused by a 10 per cent reduction in wages. New York** 11 4*ii t Viotiinw. New York, July 18. —There was no relief for suffering New Yorkers yes terday. Many business houses were ! compelled to close early in the after- 1 noon and it was almost impossible for laboring men to work in the streets after 2 o'clock, in the afternoon. In greater New York there were about 35 cases of he.it prostration. Four j persons died from the effects of the | heat and one person, who had been overcome and taken to a hospital, com- I mitted suicide. The dead: David Stein, 34 years old, cigar manufacturer, j by shooting; Henry Odorsensky, 48 years old; Mary Rene, 25 years old; Amiel Marguadt, 33 years old; Mrs. Mary McKenzie, 56 years old. Itetiiruef the country and shall make many un precedented premium offers to those who \* ill assist us until " DIA \f< )Nl> !)K.I S'l TABLETS" is a house hold word throughout the North, South, Hast and West. K Klili Sample Package tor ac. Stamp D..L&W, RAILROAD, TIME TABLE. I to tember Ist, 1899 GOING WEST I H H I p.__ ' NI.W VoUK. P.M. A. M. A M. |.. M Barclay SI. I.v. „;y IU OH • ••• I l lstil» r St. . y ;jy : (ju .... 11 •11 ><> U<-1> .. M - S( AANTON 10(H) 55 J •»& ; Belle*ue 4> .... ; Tayiorvillc io ir» 'J u;s 3 46-5 50 1 LACKAWANNA ! io 23 1" •* ,4 * » R > Duryca 10 9tf alB St&ettt I I'itcnton 1 in 3 a 1" 3 ii mi Susquehanna Ave...' 10 3' 2!W 4020 1" Went Pittston ;8 5 1 I 3.1 221 415 ij ill Wyi.minit 7ii vj II 2 'At 1 "'■'•> II i Forty Fort t H liennett 7 yin ;,2 230 * '<> t> 30 ! Kingston 7 i ■ jo sii: 2 12 42) i, :vi Kingston 7 l to.«;■ 244 42*tj % Plymouth June ' 7 l ! 247 4 3i Plymouth 7 2 11 «>."»j 252 4 ,',J i; i:t Avondale 7 2 1 2 :>7 >47 Nanticoke 7:i ii 131 302 ••••;# B0 j Hnnloek'f 7 3 11 m 310 •••• •> 88 Sliickshitriy 7 JJ ;jo 324 7H) 1 Hick's Forry * o() I'll 13 335 ■••• 725 Beach l'aven 8 1 u4s 342 .... : >2 1 Ptw;''l{ 8 1 |j r,| 340 38 j Rnar Creek ifß 2 If 3 56 .... . .. i Lime Kidge j 8 3 112 (J'.)| 404 7 53 L"ry ' 8 3 12 151 411 sO3 I!!'" tasburg ;8 1 12 22; 417 .... SOB Kuj.crt 860 12 27 | 4 23 ,8 J ) Catawissa i 8 tfl 12 321 429 s io Ilar.ville 1 0 10 12 4; i 4 42 s 37 j Cliulasky ....' | 4 40 ....1 ; ij'imeron y 2'j 12 67' 4 64 .... s4O NO'tTHCMI!&RLANO V 3& 1 10 &0* .....9 0o AT. A.m. l P. H.f P. M. T. M.'p.M GOING EAST. I < STATION. ~A S PAS. | PAB. PAS. PAB JVkw Vohk r, m- j). 111. a.111! a.m. am Bui clay St. \ r 330 Boo! I;« 4u Christojilier St... 3no 465 ..'6 35 Hoboken 2 17 4 id 25 Scranton ion;, 12 55 j 140 a in. p.m. am I daily! I |P.M A .M. P. m.| P. M. P. M. dly j Scranton »42 12 35 4 &5, 6 3Y907 Bellevue y3s 450 6 3ii;9 02 Taylorville y33 445 6258 57 Lackawanna y2O 437 6 147 Duryea y23 4 34; 5 8 4.^ Pittston 9 l!) 12 17 42y 6 814 ; Susquehanna Ave., yl6 12 ;4 424 5 iS3o West Pittston .... yl2 .... 421 6 Wyoming v 0>- 12 08 4 Hi! 5a 922 Forty Fort y 0-J I 4 101 4 828 | Bennett yOO ' 4 o<>! 1 08 24 1 Kingston, 867 12 02 401 4 5 821 Kingston 855 12 00 402 4 .8 10 Plymouth Junction 850 i 365 4 1 BIN Plymouth... 815 11621 351 44C 801 Avotnlale 8 4'J | 3 4>i 15 00 Nanticoke 8 35; u 45 342 "51 Hunlock's 8 27 3 34 4»> Shiekshinny 8 IS| U3O 324 1 Hick's Ferry 804 ! 313 <»> lleaeh Haven 753 | 3 07 " !• Berwick 745 11 04 301 |J 00 Briar Creek 7 .'8 ' Lime Kidne 730 ! 248 8 r, 2 Ksj>y 7T, 10 48 242 815 Bloonisburg 7 16' 10 It 236 ® AI Kujiert 7 OSJ 10 3S 231 8 3- 1 Catawisea 703 10 32 228 j® 28 Danville 850 10 21 212 B 's < ;hul:isky o 07 Cameron 8 38 1 NOHTHUMHKUL'D... 626 10 O'J ( 150 5 LV'A.M. A.M. 'P.M. P.m. P . M Connections at Kupert with Philadelphia & Hendlnic Kailroad lor Tamanerd, Tamaqua, Williamsj.ort, Sunbury, Fottsville, etc. At Northumberland with P and E. l)iv. P. It. K. for Harrisburtr. Lock Haven, Emporium, Warren Corry, and Erie. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD, TIME TABLE ! In Effect May 28th, 1900- A M A. M., P.M.P. M Seranton(D&H)lv s 8 45 •» 38| 2 is i 4 27 : Pittston " " 708f1000 § 2 12 452 A.ai. A.M. p.m. p.mj Wilkefbarre,.. 1v § 7 3otjio 65 308«8 no Flym'th Ferry "f73Bfli 02 I 3 18 ffl 07 " " Nanticoke •' 748 II 10| 326 8 17||* ] Mocanaqua " 804 II 32 348 6 37j " Wiijiwallojien.. " 8 13 11 42 3 s»i 847 '"' Nescopeck ar 824 11 52 407 7 0or*"" A.M. P.M. P.M. 1 I'ottsville lv § 5 50 Sl2 30 I Hazleton " 705 j 200 550 Tomliicken " 7 '22 ! 218 010 '" Fern Olcn " 7 2'.t ; 227 «18 Hock Olen " 735 [ 234 (i 25 ' Nescopeck ar 800 [ 300 ti 50 C'atawissa.. ar ITM A.M P.M. P M| Nescopeck lv §8 24 §ll 52 407)7 00 i lreas« •• 833 12 OS 416 'OB Espy Ferry.... "jf 8 43 12 lo 112 4 24 7 E. Bloomsl>ur>r, '• 847 12 14 420 725 ! : 1 (Jatawissa ar, 855 12 21 430 732 Catawissa lv 855 12 2l| 435 732 | South Danville " »14 12 38j 4 53; 7 sl| Sunbury " 935 1 00j 515 815 A. M. P. M. F. MIRM. Sunbury lv.lj 9 42 § 1 10 § 5 4.", 8 40 Lewisbttig ar 10 13 145 618 ...... Milton " 10 08 1 39| 814 904 W illiamsport.. " 11 00 2 sol 7109 50 Lock Haven... " 11511 340 807 Kenovo " A.M. 4 10 ii 00 I Kane 8 2S| j Ip.M. P.M.! ; " I.nek Haven..lv ;12 10 !l 3 45 Bellefonte ....ar 105 H I II j I Tyrone " 215i(> 00 I'liilijisiiurg " 423j 8 26 ; I'leartiold.... " 607 909 j PittHlnirg.... " 0 551111 30 ~ P. M. P. M. P~M Sunbury lv ysoji 1 55 525»8 31 j Harrisburg ar II 3«» 315 | 055 :o 10 F. M. P. M. P. M. A M Philadelphia., ar « 3 17 i. a 23 ||lo 20 4 *5 Baltimore 311 9no. 9 45 230 Washington... 4 10|, 7 15 '.O 55, 4 05! " IA.M. P. M.I Sunbury lv (j 9 57 § 2 1 Lewistown Jc. ar 11 401 3 50 11 Pittsburg 0 55.§11 30 j A.M. P, M P. M. P M j Harrisburg.... lv 11 45 II 345 || 7 2oigio2o P.M. A.M.AM 1 Pittsburg ar 1(i55 || 1130 |j 1 511 530 'P. M. P M A M A M 1 Pittsburg lv 7 10 8 30' 250 |N 00 . A.M A Mi P M •••" ; Harrisburg.... ar J 155s 3 4f 9101 3 10 p M| am Pittsburg lv : \ 8 00; i P M l.cwistown Je. " ; 7 30 310 Sunbury ar! i 9 20 U 5 oOj P.M.! AM A M' A M Washington... lv 10 40 1 5 7 45 10 50 Baltimore "I 11 41 j 4 50 ' 8 4,' 11 4o| Philadelphia... " ~11 20 j 4 sr., 8 40 .12 25! A. M A M A. M.i p M Harrisburg.... lv 3 3-"> 7 55,i1l 40!s 400 Sunbury ...... arjj 505 < 9 3ti 1 10 it 540 Pittsburg 1\ ;I2 46 2 601 j 8 00 t learlield '• ' 4 09 9 28 I'liilijisburg.. " 45f 10 12 Tyrone » 715 11 810 12 Bellefonte.. " 831 932 142 I.ock Haven arj 930 10 30 243 P.M.! A MA M PM Erie, lv 1 3 430 j Kane, 7 55 j ti 00 ltenovo " II 15 i 1; 4o 10 30 Lock Haven.... "i 12 <>3 7 :t3 11 25 300 I A.M. P M Williamsport.. " 105 830 ;12 40! 400 Milton •' 1 sfl y 10i 1 27i 4 ;j2 ■••• Lewisburg " j 9 05j 1 15 4 47. Sunbury ill' 227 9 4ti 1 5."> 6 2» l! A. M.j A M l' M P M Sunbury lv ;1! 50 955;200 ; 5 48 South Danville" 7 13 io 17 221 809 Catawissa "I 7 88| 14 3w IN 627 E Bloomsburg.. " 739 io 43 243 832 Espy I'erry " 743 flo 47 f6 38 Creasy " 753 10 58 255 046 Nenoopeck " 803 tl 05! 305 866 •••• A M A M F. M. F Mi Catawissa lv 738 Nescopeck lv ill 5-VS 4 10 5 7 05 Hock (Hen ar s 2t. 12 21 4 731 hem (Hen " 8 12 27j 442 737 •••• Toiuhicken " 842 12 35 451 T45 .... Hazleton " 002 12 55 5 12, 806 | Fottsville " 11 30 : 208 0 30[ i»osj-.- ;; AMAM F M F M NesCo]>eck lv : 8 03 jll 05 j 3 05 ; 6 5.V • ■••• >Va|>walloj>en. .ar 818 11 20 310 7Oy Alocanaqua " 828 1132 329 721 Nanticoke " 84> 11 64 34M 742 P MI I'lvm'lh Ferry 1 12 02 35; 17 52 Wilksbarie ..." 906 12 10 4 05; 800 A Mi P M P M F 51 Pittston DA H) ar 95y 12 40 i 4 ft 2 836 Serailton " " 10 08 1 18 520\ 9 05 I Weekdays. ! Daily. 112 Flag station. Additional Train leaves Hazleton 5.15 p. 111., Tomhlcken 5.35 p. m., Kern Qlen S.4Bp. m., Bock . 111. Pullman Parlor and Slccjilng Cars run on ! through trains between Sunbury, Williamsport I anil Erie, between Sunbury and Philadelphia j and Washington and between Harrisburg, Pitts | burg and the West. For lurther information apply to Ticket Agents /.Ji. IIU TV 11 INS ON, J. li. WOOD, Manager. Gen'l Pass'n'r A COAL! COAL! COAL! 7 nn mm MI —AT— Pegg's Coal Yard. Samples of Peggs Cod may be seen at Brown's Book Store, No. 229 Mill Street, where orders may be left, and all desired in formation obtained. Local telephone lir.v. con nects Brown's Book Store with Coal Yard. OFFICE, Removed to Yard on Canal slip, off Ferry St. (formerly Woolley's yard). Robert J. Pegg, COAL DEALER. PHILADELPHIA & READING RAILWAY IN EFFECT MAY 20, 1900. TRAINS LEAVE DANVILLE (weekdays only) For Philadelphia 11.25 a m. For New York 11.25 a m, For Cataw issa 11.25 a. m,, G.Ol p. m. For Milton 7.42 a. m., 4.00 p m. For Williamsport 7.42 a. m„ 4.00 p m. Trains fur Baltimore, Washington and the leave Twenty-fourtli and Chestnut streets, Fln!adelohia, weekdays—3.23, 7.14, 10.22 a. 111., 12.16, 1 33, 3.03, 4.12, 5.03, 7.20, 8.20 p. in , 12.21 night, s-mdays 3.23, 7.14 a. m., 12.10, 1.33, 4.12, 6.03. 7.2ti, B.2ti p. m. ATLANTIC CITY RAILROAD. Leave Philadelphia, Chestnut Street Wharf and South street Wharf. For ATLANTIC CITY- Weekdays -Express 9.00, 10.15 A.M , 11.30 Saturdays only) 2.00,3.0 4-00, 5.00 Mill Minutes), 5.40 (South St,. 5.30)7.10 P. M., Accoiil. 0.15 A. M., s.4o(South St., 5.305 0.30 P. M., Sundays— Express, 8.00, 9.00, 10.00 A. M. t 7.15 P. M. Accoin. 0.15 A. M.,4.4) P.M Leave ATLANTIC CITY- Weekdays -Express 7 00, 7.45, (7.50 from Baltic Avenue Saturdays only) 8.20, 9.00, 10.30 A. M.. 3.20,5.30 P. M. Ac com. 4.20, 7.05 A. M., 4.05 P. M. Sundays— Express, 4 .30, 5.30. 8.00 I*. M. Acconi. 7.15 A. M.. 4.05 P. M. Parlor cars on all exjiress trasns. For CAPE MAY—Weekdays—B.4s, 9.15 A. M., (t.40 Saturdays only) a 4.10,.10, b5.40 p. M Sun days—B.4s, 9.15, A. M„ 4.46 P. M. For OCEAN ClTY—Weekdays -8.45, 9.15 A. M.. (1.10 Saturday only) c 1.20, 5.50 P. M Sundays—B.4s,ll.ls A. M., 4.45 P. M. For SEA ISLE CITY— Weekdays—B.ls A. M. (1.40 Saturdays only) c 4.20, cs*4o, P. M. Sun da vs- 8.45 A. M.. 4.45 P. M. a South St. 4.00 P. M.; b South St- 5.:i0 P. M. c South St. 4.15 P. M. NEW YOKK AND ATLANTIC CITY EXPRESS. Leave NEW YORK (Liberty Street) 3.40 P. M; Leave ATLANTIC CITY, 8.30 A. M. Detailed time tables at ticket offices. I. A. SWEIUARD, EDSONJ WEEKS Gen. Superintendent, (jeneral Agent. JOHN W. FAENSWORTH INSURANCE Li Fire Accident ml Steam Boiler Office: Montgomery BufteUiug, Mill street, Danville, - - Penn'a 50c tg. Oue cent a Tnis GREAT CO ur, R i CURB Where ail others fail, Coughs, Croup. Borv Throat, Hoarseness, Whooping Couch anJ Asthma. For Consumption it las no rivals has cured thousands, and will CURB TOO II taken iu time. Sold by Drupgista on a guar antee. For a Lame Back or Chest, ÜBQ BHILOH'S BELLADONNA PLAST£R^Ok CH!WN'Sru**»t*. •* «■* •% U Jr *0 fUmj* for nartieolari, l<*tln»aUto u4 \ m £> •• lt«llef tor Ladle*." l«t~. *T r«t«m IT M«IL 10.000 TcMlaaßUla. Kmm* At mil DrugctnU. Cktckeatfr Ckfalwl S4OO %JttdIMOB Quarts, I'MILADA, PA* 2>-URINARY*DISEASESA#. 1 ,ORCTHi^/M\i«S!»S'ce,S INFL A MM A TIQfJ / M^^UIjOODCP[DHIOf>CXS '^o?wk IN VO>>\FV R IRC SPECIALLY VAI U A BL'C'IN PROSTATIC TROUBUO CYSTITIS DIABETES^INCONTINENCY.'URINC . 'V.MM* SCI[NTiriC. BICNDINO ..... PURE SANTAL AND SAW PALMETTO ETC TK J»Bv MAIL F I°°SIHO6TAMP ROAP»MPHLCT/^ PAN-AMERICAN DRUG CO NEW RO4 Sold in Danville by J. D. Gosh & Co., orders by mail sent to any add reus