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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1900
Page
1
Kansas City July 5 Democratic national convention opens with tumult and cheers. Hill receives first ovation after a fifteen minute delay, as crowds roar for Hill and Bryan amid organized committees and preparations for platform work.
The scene unfolds as Campau pushes adoption of a Declaration reading during a convention. Two attendants unveil a pedestal bearing a bust of Bryan. crowds erupt with cheers and demands to see the full face as the marble likeness is rotated for all to view.
Kansas City July 4 Special reports Cate Sells betrayed his friends by opposing the silver plank and helping elect J S Murphy of Dubuque a radical silverite to the resolution committee. The Iowa delegation claims Sells acted to alter the slate and names several officers and committee assignments. New York rejects Hill places Van Wreck on the resolution committee and names John Kellar as charities commissioner. Minnesota backs Adlai Stevenson for vice president. Iowa pledges support for any clean man New York agrees upon.
Special correspondent reports a packed Kansas City scene during the Democratic convention with Iowa and other delegates watching Croker and Tammany. Bryan remains the central figure as factions discuss a sixteen to one silver plank and vice presidential picks amid rumors and indecision.
Reports say 30,000 Chinese troops destroyed railways north and east of Tien Tsin while Japanese Russian forces could not pursue. Foreigners in Pekin reportedly killed at the British legation after stockpiled ammunition ran out. Dowager empress and Kwan-Hsu said poisoned. empress survived in an insane state.
An owl perched on a telephone pole on Sycamore street drew curious looks this morning. Reports say the city owl was shot yesterday evening, with speculation ranging from an eagle to a Fourth of July celebration, though the bird is believed to be a local city owl.
A lightning strike at Standard Oil's Constable Hook plant in New Jersey ignited a massive blaze covering about 500 acres. The explosion destroyed 23 tanks, killed electrician Charles King and seriously injured John Washko Own Drummond and Fred Mauer, with oil flowing into the river complicating rescues of vessels and prompting containment measures.
A column states Madam Nordica set the pacing record of the track yesterday, though another note says the 2 20 mark exists but was not achieved in a race.
Kansas City July 5 after ten hours of debate the resolutions committee backed a sixteen to one plank for the Democratic platform with a minority report planned. Texas Governor Hogg urged a strong silver declaration as Hill and Croker clashed over strategy in a tense convention day.
Mr. Paul R. Van Blarcom a Sunday school missionary for the Muscatine County Sunday School Association canvassed near Union and Bayfield school houses this week. A meeting is set at the Union school house Lake township Sunday July 7 at 2 30 p m to organize a Sunday school all who are interested are invited to attend.
A former Democratic presidential candidate said tariffs are a local question and many Democratic strategists now view silver as a local affair, signaling regional focus in policy debates.
Special dispatch from Chicago markets notes H. J. Toher & Co of Bresia with H. E. McKay managing Muscatine office. Post office telephone lines connect Chicago, Illinois as of July 5, 1900.
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