Lincoln Journal Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • 1

THE ill TWENTY-FIRST TTEAR. i LINCOLN, EER ASK JU FRIDAY, ULY 6, 900. PRICE'FIVE CENTS. HOSTS Ah. --xr worn i i BRYAN TO LEAD Till; The Distinguished Nebraskan Named if -IV if- -o-vfot- '-'Si- Former Vice; President Under Clever land Is -Rained for Second j.

Place; at: Kansas City; for the Presidency at J' Choice Comes the First Ballot, WitChafles A. Towne, of Minnesota, His Chief Opponent-ilill Could Have Had i it lot Declined. i Expected Strife Over Silver Phnk Fails to Materialize, and Nomination Ccnes i at Close of Daj-Tn- mt of Noise Set Off bj the Crowd. a feature at botn sessions yesterday. The senator, however, was one of the i last of the New York delegation to ar- rive, The police arrangements of the hall a-ere a decided improvement over those that characterised the opening of the convention During the i -session on Wednesday dense crowds of spectators were allowed to congregate In front of the speaker's stand In front of the press seats and op and down the -aisles, 1 These were at times so dense ly packed that It was Impossible to pan through them at an.

These people were also largely responsible for the confu- sion that made, It utterly Impossible, during the greater part of the sessions yesterday, for the voice of any man to be heard ten feet from the rostrum. convention stronger than "mine, said Hill. Hill intimated that if there was a stampede and he was nominated he would be compelled to The audience kept wftl ac cept," "You must not resign." Hill bowed and smiled as he left the stage amid thundering applause. Georgia then seconded the nominal tion of Stevenson and Idaho 'did the name thing for The 'state of Washington presented the name of Hamilton Lewis and 'Virginia seconded the nomination of Stevenson, as did also Kentucky, Louisiana, when called upon, seconded the nomination of Hill. J.

B. O'Connell of Maryland on behalf of that state; presented Maryland's favorite Smith. Gear Fred Faror Tewne. George Fred Williams of Massachusetts seconded the nomination of Towne. He said be was convinced if Hill had not positively withdrawn that the ticket would be Bryan and Hill.

-Then he said he was authorized to second the nomination of a man-the Intellectual and moral peer of Charles A. Towne. He said Towne's brilliant campaigning qualities would more than that of the "grandstand performer," Theodore Roosevelt. Senator Money, speaklng-for Mississippi, seconded the nomination of Stevenson. Money made a long speech and the galleries called "time.

Missouri was called next arid ex-Governor Stone, vice chairman of the national committee, made his' way to the platform, being given an ovation. Stone made a strong speech and concluded by seconding the nomination of. Stevenson. Nevada seconded Towne' Congressman Newland, seconded Pellee Clear the Way. Today a swarm of the local polieo was on hand and they started In well by promptly hustling down the pass- ageways all persons who were not dec-orated with the proper credentials In the shape of badges.

once the delegates began to nut in an appearance they earns In streams and the tspace reserved, for them, filled up with great rapidity. At 10:30, the time set for the -opening of the convention, two-4hlrds of them were seated and the remainder were in the hall or crowding through the doors. The arrival of Richard croker caned forth fw cheers from -the galleries, and, as usual when a Tammany man -Show up. there was the cry of iust to remind him that are there." i i The audience began to manifest signs of Impatience as the time went- by for calling the -convention to order, and the official-made 1 no motion tot proceed. The hum of the multitude Increased to -i a dull The aisles were" jammed and- the area, in front of the platform was choked with a snutning mass of delegates, officials and 'subordinates, Many of the-well known went to the platform to confer on the status of the oonventlon's business white of California, Slayden of Texas, Cable of Illinois, McCrvary of Kentucky.

The fine band labored "hu'eaaant ly -ne i the confusion and the medley of pa- Irlbtlc airs served to keep the crowd in good humor and maintain the patriotic 1 "4 10 PER CENT saOVcrscest Realize a Scaall Cividesd From the Sale of Neely's Possessions. INDIANAPOLIS, July A mysterious package addressed to C. W. F. Neeley, at uncle, and confiscated with much formality by order of Federal Judge Baker, was found yesterday be a "waterhaul." The contained several documents printed in the Spanish language and a typewritten tetter with suggestions relating to opening an operating a bank at San, Jone.

There was alsa a private note addressed to Neeley of no possible! Judee, Baker has disposed of the attachment proceedings against the Neeley Printing Co. of Muncle, giving judgment against Neeley In favor, of the government for the amount said to have been embesxled by Neeley, while in Havana. The government will realise perhaps 15,000 out of the transaction. WASHINGTON July 6. The completion of the report of Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Brlstow on the Cuban postal scandal will be delayed several days as it has been discovered that certain-transcripts of the Cuban postal records are The records, Instead of being sent here with Brlstow's effects, were left In Cuba.

POPE BOWED DOWN BY ATROCITIES IN CHINA LONDON, July 6. The News' Rome correspondent says the pope's grief and agitation over the loss of some missionaries In China and the uncertainty as to the fate of others are affecting his health and causing his physicians much concern. vmim iiiiiii hi lis itiA I 'ilk 'A 5 i PLUNDER Basnto Natives Battle Among Themselves For Loot Left by the Boers. PRETORIA, July An lnter-tribal fight in which fifteen hundred natives are engaged, is going iW north of the Boers' position for possession- of the Boers' cattle. MCfERxic Basutoland, July 5.

(Dei lay J.tTh'4 Boers 'at midnight last nigfcjT attacked the British at; Ficka- lur'trj A hort fierce Jlght followed, whli resulted fn a comnlete rennlse of MASSACRE Five Thonsaod Chinese Converts to Catholicism Are Brntally Slain in Pekin. SHANGHAI, July It Is stated that the boxers in murdering -the foreigners, have massacred five thousand native Catholic concerts, of whom ten thousand are known to be in the city. Citizen refugees confirm the stories of the foreigners being tortured In Pekln. The city Is described as an Inferno and the. streets are said to be running with blood.

mil I inn i. Hi I -11 Ji "'A" 'V'1" ft tervor, i- wnen' tne xexans raisea iq the top of their standard- the hug 1 horns of a steer, surmounted by the legend, "Texas gives 200,000 majority," there was a roof-cracking shout and an-' enthusiastic tribute to Texas I 4i. FIERCE FIRE Blaz a Oil Plan BalAfrej.ci Oat Fonr ia Consj. NBJW j.ui great fire of the. Standard Oil cqmpany In Bay-onnel' '3j.

is, burnlnf more fiercely than eve(- this morning and, the situation (is' Respite, the efforts of flrernaft and the Corn men, the flames arc Bpreadlng. Two 'more tanks of crude oil 'explode -this morning, throwing' burning ollMii tion knd.veriil, benzine '-Uxika caught fire from, the flaming; ell. A1-tank exploded Just before midnight and In the panic to get' 'away several men were hurt. Merftnthaft fifty families who, haV tlved near the plant have left their homes and are living In the open- Oil- men say it Is the largest oil fire tftff country has ever seen. J.

H. Alexander, vice president and general manager of the Standard Oil says there has- been -no careful estimate of the loss but faur million doiars will be a estimate. The fire will burn for i'vtmimm Jfotile Prentls, Editor. jcAHSAS Ma. July 6.

Noble Prentis, an editorial writer on the Kansas City -Star, lecturer, essayist and one ci the bes' known newspaper men fn the west, last mldnlrht at the home his dttuffhter, in Laharpe, Iowa.) Hj- waS'Vtvltlhg his daughter and ijtrirken with paralysis yes-tecday, Noljl Prtntls we the dean of the newspaper profession of Kansas and vto4 he atl)pof several books. i THE HARDEST ONE YET lb I I i (BULLETIN. KAXSAS CITY, Mo July eWr-ka tfVIe Trent it A41ai KteTBn of Ultft for far Vice-President APLAt STEVENSON CONVENTION HALt. KANSAS CtTT, July B. As early a 8 o'clock this morning the streets lead--inr to Convention Hal) 'were thronged With crowds of people anxious to' secure seats for the third, and last 47 of the convention.

As a result when the band struck up its overture at' 10 O'clock the galleries were JUready filled, As at previous sessions the-ladles appeared to be In a majority and they added to the Especial, Interest was manifested In. today's -session tor two reasons. The first anJ perhaps' the most Important and most interest. Ins to the crowd was a well-defined rumor that William Bryan would be present and address the convention. fTMs idea was widely spread and gen erally believed, and, everybody was anxious to see and Jbear the newly nominated candidate for president, (Not till late In the morning was the news spread among the crowd (hat Bryan would not be here.

Other rea- eons for the particular interest today, was the knowledge that the candidate vice president would be selected from among the numerous favorite eons who have been mentioned. While the managers may have a welt defined notion in their own minds as man who 'will run with the general public is entirely 'at' sea; And All on the qul-ylve to see hew' the -names of 'individual avdrttes 'will' be When the time comes to call the roll of states' on, the 'riomihatSng vote there will be a great rustling of paper and swinging of pencils aa the -tally Is rr-t. Cvetloii Come to Order, At 10:40 a. m. every seat In the hall was filled and the aisles 'were -packed With humanity.

The people were impatient for- the convention 'tovgec to" work and the band -i-played several, lively airs. It was m. when the chairman's gavel, fell and it -was, several minutes before ihe delegations were clustered about tMi were seated ana a semoiance or order restored. A hush fell, over Jthe asambiy vhen Chairman Richardson Introduced) atabbi 'Mayer of. Kansas.

who ppened the proceeding with prayer. At 10:55, nominations -fop vioeprest jflent were declared in order. Arkansas yielded to Illinois for. the purnose of naming Adlia E. The JraJ-J jeries canea louary for Hill and the proceedings were interrupted b3f' noisy At 11 ilO Congressman J.

R. WiUiams. pf took the stand to nominate Stevenson, He said Illinois desired -to- present a man who was a real democrat. He had stood on the democrat re platform ever since he had been a voter. 'and never had been a Applause) Illinois and Kentucky shouted wildly trying to stampede the convention to Stevenson but the effort speed-lly subsided.

The name of. C. B. Towne of was placed In nomination by Delegate Rosing, of 'Con-' necticut having yielded. The mention of Towne' -name caused the Towne sympathisers to cheer to rise apd to.

yell themselves hoarse. The v.nbst noise was from the galleries, Nebraska ana Minnesota being the only delega tions enthusiastic for Towne. Rosing' earn Minnesota asked toe support of the convention for Towne, not because he is from, the northwest but because the is an American. His nomination was asked because he is Bembcrat.and has supported democratic prtnclplee. "He Is not a democrat -toy extraction' but a democrat by conviction," said Hoeing, which brought forth renewed cheering.

wnen Rosing nnlshed xQovernof Thomas of arose to second, Towne's nomination, v. Visitors were warned if quiet was not restored the hall would be and it had' good effect. Kew York Present Daye At 11:47 Delaware yfelded' to' New ixork and Grady commenced to nominate HHI. Great cheers greeted him and as soon as Hill's name was mentioned delegates The convention was soon in a great tip-, roar. The galleries joined in with the delegates in cheering for Hill.

The band played "Star Spangled Banner1." Unlike the preceding demonstrations all the delegates, as wel) rr the gal-, lerles. Minnesota and' Nebranka: remained faithful to Towne and did ot Join in the shouting, "but 'they seented to be about the only WhlUt the, applause was at Its hetrrht the standards of Colorado, New Jersey, Tenne- see, Mississippi, Indiana; Oregon, jxtuisana, Indiana, Alabama, trlct of Columbia and Hawaii clustered around that of New Tori ajid for thlr teen, minutes the cheering When he could make himself heard, Orady, who Is a famous Tammany oia- tor amid Nw York was- desirous ot atrengthening the natlonaV'-rlckef. and lie stood there to pledge to the conven tion and party the loyal support of the New York democracy. He declared Hill 'the strongest man who could be named by the democracy of New York. Orady concluded Hill to the rront of the platform.

He thanked the New York delegation for the honor done him by placing him In nomination but desired lo say it was done without his approver and for personal and Other reasons ne coum not "Ys you will," was the cry fr6m the galleries. "There are names before For President. J. BRYAN KANSAS CJTT, July J. Bryan of Nebraska was tonight unanimously placed In nomination as the democratic candidate for president of the- United States on platform opposing imperialism, militarism 'and trusts and specifically declaring for the free coinage of sliver al It to 1." 'The -nomination came as the culmination of a rensied demonstration In honor of the party leader, lasting twenty-seven minutes and giving utterance to all the pent-up emotions of the vast multitude, It followed also a fierce struggle through-out the last thirty-six hour concern Ing the platform on silver and on the relative position Vhlch the sliver question Is to maintain to the gold Issues of the day.

The first, i session, beginning at 10 this morning, was entirely, fruitless of results and It was not until late in the afternoon when the second session' had begun, that the platform, commit tee was at last able to report an agree ment. Already Its main features, embodying the 10 to 1 principle, had come known to the delegates and there was little delay in giving Its unanimous approval. This removed the last chance for an onen rUDtura on'oues- tlons of principle and left the way clear for the supreme -event of the dayr-the nomination of the presidential candidate. Tfce Dessoastratloa eBlas. When the call of states began Ala- bama yielded its.

place to Nebraska, and Oldham of that state made the lnltaLpeech placing, Mi Bryan in nomlnatlonA 4 iij This evaa the otgnal fort, the demon OLDHAM of Nebrosk. 1 The man who placed W. J. Bryan In nomination. stration of the day.

and in a common DurDOse'tne-araat concourss lolned in a tribute of enthuslantlo deotltn to the party leader. When the demon-stration had spent Itself the speeches seconding the nomination of Mr. Bryan These occupied some time, npmeroue party leaders neing neara. Senator Hill of New York was acf corded a splendid reception, the entire audience rising and cheerlng. 'wlth th single exception of the little group of Tammany i leaders, who, sat silent throughout the cheers for their New York associate.

"When it came to mg, state alter state recorded its vote in behalf of the Nebraska candidate, and he was given the unanimous vote of all the states and territories The convention managers had akeady agreed that this was sufllelent work for the day, and the, vice presidential nomination was allowed to fro- over until The great 'battle, ot the Convention has not been Ought under the eyes ot cheering thousands. but In the privacy ot the closely guarded quarters of the comrhlttee on platform- Here was waged throughout last nleht and again this morning one of the most remarkable struggles, that, nas ever racaea inn niaiunc yny. vu( of this fierce strife the adherents of Bryan emerged scarred, but victorious There remains only tne cnoice Of andiSate for vice president and the work of the convention is over. Tfiewi Is every evidence that this choice wit! be oulck made tomorrow rooming. although there Is doubt as to 'who the nominee will be.

KANSAS CITY. July 6. Convention hall was again besieged today by eagef and excited thousands, and long before th. time set for opening the-' second day's proceedings of the convention all of the streets approacning tne puuuing, were solidly massed with humanity, mnvine, forward to the many entrances, Kxpeotancy was at a high pitch, as if was Universally felt that, the day had In store the great events of the eon vention. i i By le o'clock, thirty minutes before "time set for the opening "of the convention, nearly ever seat In-the gal lerles was occupied.

The delegates were much more' deliberate and came In slowly. The word had gotten abroad that there would be a narht on the loor over the adoption of the platform and anticipating a session which would long and hard after It had once be-un. they preferred to come only at the nst minute, that their stay In the rowded hall might be made no longer than necessary. The crowd was -anx-; lous to see Senator Hilt, and on two I occasions when a bald-headed man came through the door leading to the delegates' seats they put up the ry "HID." which had proved so sensational 7 1 vfwtiT i u. -yst.

Xt a XZ.vtr:. I Af i H. D. democracy. Governor Beckham of Ken tucky was given an enthusiastic recep- ttort as he came in, a large number of delegates crowding around to shake hlrn by-the, hand.

Calls the Cow to Order. i At 11 o'clock the slender figure of Chairman Richardson loomed up above the platform assemblage. He swung the gavel and above the din faintly could be hear his calls for or- der, Slqwly quiet was brought out of the confusion and the- chairman pre- sented Kt. Hev. John J.

CHennln for the opening Invocation, the entire audience, delegates and spectators standing rev- erently. with bowed heads while the words of prayer ecnoea tnrougn tne 1 i At" the conclusion of the prayer Chairman Richardson made an earnest appeal to the delegates and spectators to. preserve order so that the work of the convention might proceed without undue interruption, ergeant-at-Arms Martin added another particu- larly to delegates, not to bring tneir wives uoon the floor reserved dele- gatetj, aa it kept other delegates from the seat to wnicn tney were enuum, Mr, Hichardson now announced that the platform committee was not ready to report and pending word from them he Invited to the platform ex-Governor Hogg of lxas to address the conven- tion, Th3(lant form of the the Texan the front and was greeted enhuiiftstfcally. He was In good voice ant. hi iords reverberated through, 4 MVIisn ha that the perjiy jlot propose to surrender one HA of jattltnae in mm, as promui- 'tefl byiwie Chicago convention, there fttt titrt after round of But fttiibrftWfrHnto a whirlwind of aenrov.

i 1 i I i i 1 11 1 KKV kiiv i. imi i I I VH.vrr.l Towne. He said Towne had been de nominated as a silver republican, but no man had better credentials vthan Towne. New Jersey seconded Hill and so did Handy of Delawate, cjttmtag Hill- would accept If nominated''' North' Carolina presented1 Julian Carr, of that state and McSweeney, I 4 ikwM t1 i EX-GOV. W.

J. STOE of Mtsaoart. i Who Is mentioned as a euocessor to Senator James K. Jones In case of the Arkansan's retirement. of Ohio, named W.

Patrick, as the "Buckeye state candidate. Ex-congressman Sowden seconded Stevenson's nomination. Texas for IteveBvoa. 7 Texas announced as being solid- lly. for Stevenson, as were Utah and Vermont.

Tennessee declared for Hill and West Virginia seconded Stevenson and Wyoming followed Delegate Sinclair, in speaking for West Virginia, said Towne was a good but the tsonyention should remember it Is one thing to nominate1 and another to bring the voters to the polls In November. He hoped, the. convention would flame an old democrat and seconded the nomination of Stevenson. The District1 of, Columbia seconded Stevenson and so. did New The delegates? from faraway Hawaii ''seconded the nomination of Hill.

After Hawaii had voted J. Hamilton Lewis, of Washington, his name and at 2:24 a ballot for vice president was ordered. There was Intense excitement during the voting and the votes of several states were cheered by th friends of he various candidates. It was evident' from the-start -that Atovenson would win, if not on: the! first, ballot, soon States from all sections of the country cast their ballots, for the Illinois man, although New York voted solid for and Ohio, fpr Patrick, Minnesota' gave Towne her entire vote, while Nebraska gave Towne 10 and Stevenson tteveasoa oa First Ballot, i The first i ballot (unofficial) showed Stevenson 66814, Hill fOO, Towne Necessary to choice, (22. Immediately after the result was known New York, Alabama, Washington and other states changed from their favorites to Stevenson, giving him more than enough to nominate illrrr Repablleaas Manie Bryan.

KANSAS July 6. The silver republican convention today adopted a platform declaring for bl-mettallsm, censuring the Imperial policy of the-administration and-declaring sympathy for the Boers. -The election of. senators by direct vote of the people, -government ownership of public utilities and an Income tax were favored. Bryan was nominated unexpectedly.

Henator Teller made a speech and when he mentioned Bryan's name the convention took' the bit In Its teeth and nominated him. 'f Webster Davis addressed the oon vention and when he had eoncludel he was cheered a a second Patrick Henry. jThe Convention then- recessed till the delegates In the meantime going to the democratic conven- Coaeloded Istb fait. Ing shouts when the governor asserted that the party's platform muet contain an tineativocal and specific declaration for 18 to 1. It was noticeable that the delegates' joined with the body of spec totors in the tribute to the 18 to 1 idea.

Oovernop Hogg arraigned th policy of i the present administration, In the Phil IVPlnea and on foreign affairs gener I ally. Its subserviency, to trusts. He closed with a prediction that a plat' form appealing to the people for a cor rectlpq, of existing evils would bring Victory in At the, terminer i Jon of Governor Hogg's address Chair i itian, Richardson stepped forward to nay a ew words to Sergeant-at-Arme Martirt and the crowd took 'advantage of thefopportunityt to start the cry of "Hill." it'-came from all quarters of the galleries, but practically little of it from the delegates. Mingled with lh calls were hisses. ftoekery Makes a Chairman Richardson wielded his 'gavel vigorously and when order was restored In some degree announced; "Oentlomen, I have the honor to in troduce to you Hon.

A. M. Dockery. Miesourl'a favorite' son." i Mr. Dockery was warmly received i and la prompt attack upon-the eon- duct.

Of the repuouctan administration ttrr its management of the Philippine question was greeted with the usual of nonstra tlons of applsuse.s Hia assurances that Bryan would be the next' president of the United States and hi condemnation of any alliance between this country arid England received the same enthusiastic, reception And rrie-t -of "Hurrah for Docker-'' from the Mis. aourt delegation. His appeal for harmony "along the fundamental prlm-K with cheer, and when a minute later he saldr get onto. th platform, whatever It may'. wnt up chleny from thf silver delegations.

The first mention of Dewey's name since the opening of the convention was made by Mr, Duck 1 rf mnrai mm 1 -I i.