Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 July 1896 — Page 2

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, SUNDAY, JULY 26, 1896.

to that U that the action of the S:. Louis :onvcntkn doe not change my attituae or plans the Ion, particle." "You have not. then, the slightest ;houht of resigning- I suppose I may pay that you have no such thought." Well, my ansv-r to your first question :ovcrs that equally well." said Mr. Sewall. "Anil you have no further statements if my nature-to make?" was a-ke-J. 'None whaiever." Then Mr. Sewall mlled and said. "Good night." BlfYAVS MESSAttK. Cbnlrman Allen Hefaned to Permit It to lie Head. ST. LOTTIS, July 23. The Fopullst convention Just before the adjournment today narrowly miased becoming the fcenc of what would In all probability have been the greatest sensation of its proceedings. Governor Stone, of Missouri, and delegate Patterson, of Colorado, were present as th representatives of Senator Jones, chairman of the Democratic national committee, with a long telegram from Mr. Bryan deflnlnsiis position -with reference 1 to the Populist nomination In view of the refusal of the convention to indorse Mr. ' SewalL Governor Stone was extremely anxious to read .this message, but the privilege was denied him by Chairman Allen, and the convention was saved from what would have been a" very exciting and Interesting scene.. The roll call of States on the presidential nomination was in progress and had progressed so far aa to make It quite certain: if nothing occurred to j change any of the votes already cast, Mr. Bryan would be thefrvomlnee of the convention. There had been anxious Inquiries during the entire day for messages from Mr. Bryan by many of the mlddle-of-the-road men, and the Texas delegation went o far as to wire him" for a definition of his position. 'It Is considered probable by many who were present that if the dispatch had been read. U might have changed the course of the ' nomination. Senator Allen .took the position that it would at least create great confusion and much excitement, and that in view of all the circumstances It would not be wise to have the message rea'd. lie also certed his utmost endeavors to suppress any reference to It In the proceedings, and succeeded in doing so until the roll call had been completed. Th oniy mention made of the matter was by Mr. Ashley, of Texas, who, rising to a question of personal privilege asked if any telegram was on the secretary's table from Mr. Bryan defining Air. Bryan's attitude. "There Is none." replied Mr. Allen, "liiij there been none?" asked Mr. Ashley. The Senator replied that 'there had. not been. Senator Allen had. however, received a message from Governor Stone, which was carried to him by Mr. Patterson, asking that the Governor be given an opportunity to read the Bryan message. This request Mr. Allen refused twice to gTant to Mr. Patterson. lie also afterwards refused It to Governor Stone. The Governor went upon the platform and was informed in most direct terms that he would Hot be recognized. This refusal apparently had the effect of displeasing both Mr. Stone and Mr. Patterson. The latter expressed the opinion that the convention was entitled to have Mr. Bryan's attitude explained fully, as the dispatch woirfd. he said, have explained It, and he -was greatly disappointed that this course was not pursued. The two gentlemen lingered in the Year of the hall until the nomination of Mr. Bryan was announced, and they wyit directly to a conference with Senator Jones. All the parties to the transaction refused to give the contents of the Bryan message or to go into any details of its purport. It is known, however, that it contained a number of replies from Mr. Bryan to Inquiries made of him over the wires by Senator Jones, and that it was a mere elaboration of his short message of Friday night directing the withdrawal of his name because of the refusal of the Populist convention to confer a nomination upon Mr. Sewall as It was about to do upon himself. One of the parties to the conference said the dispatch was in no .-.. v1lrr Hon or n refusal of the

nomination and that no Intimation was contained that Mr Bryan would not accept. ' " Senator Alien stated after the adjournment of the convention that, as the dispatch was mot addressed to him. he had not even felt it incumbent to read it himself or read it to the convention. Furthertn intimated that he was not pleased with 'the apparent wish of tire Democrats to opnduct the affairs of the Populist convention. , ... General Weaver said there was nothing In the- message . whteh had in any way changed Mr. Bryan's relation to the Populist convention. WHAT Till! LEADERS SAY. Their Views on tlie Work of the 'Convention find Its Possible Effects. ST. LOUIS.July The Associated Press to-night asked the leading Populists and sllverltes for their visws on. the situation resulting from the aetlon of the convention In nominating Bryan and Watson. The opinions of those who were willing to express themselves are given in the following statements: , HBHs.W--te------t Permanent Chnlrman Allen. A great convention representing the people of the United State. composed of thoughtful, earnest and lnteltgent men. who have been for years studying the political economy ef the country, a'djourr.ed to-day afr carrying out the wishes of the people. There Is not the least doubt of the election of William J. Bryan as President. Hie nomination today in the face f a published declination of ths nomination, receiving more than 1.0JJ votes of the People's chosen representatives, shows the force of the great reform movement that Is sweeping over the country. Mr. Bryan Is a gentleman, a man of the people, and will not spurn or scorn the nomination which was such a compliment to him. The people of the United States have taken charge of the politics of the Nation, and no man can stand In the way. The inevitable tide and progress will sweep all opposition away. The people seize the means to accomplish their ends. Mr. Bryan Has been seized by tho people of the country who are pressing forward tho greatest cause of a quarter of a century. There will be no holt from the convention. There are malcontents in every party and men in every convention wh are dissatisfied. The nomination of Mr. Bryan to day was tne. will of the people. No man can, say that the l.OOrt who voted for him were wrong and the 200 who did not were right. We enter upon the greatest campaign In our history. We have a candidate who has heen the nominee of three conventions, whose delegates clearly represented the interests of their constituents. That the nominee of these three parties wil be elected, there oan be no isiestion. WILLIAM V. ALLEN. Senator Batlcr. The result of the convention is what the North Carolina delegation has contended for from th first. That Is. the nomination of Bryan with a Southern Populist for Vice President. Th People s party has been built up by appealing to the best elements of the two old parties to put principle and patriotism above the party. In this convention, just held, the People's party has practiced what it has preached. It has indorsed and approved the action of the Chicago convention as far as it was right and has condemned it where it was wronR. The nomination of Mr. Bryan was satisfactory to every Populist in America. He stands for the principles that the party was organized and has contended for against the two old parties. We have put up a platform and nominated a Vice lreldent in har- . xnony with our principles, because we could not indorse Mr. Sewall. or accept the Democrat le platform, as it stood. The Democratic platform was rood as far as It went; snd It was a victory for the People's party to have the Democrat lo convention to go as far as It did go. When the delegates arrived here they seemed to be divided about two extreme sets of Ideas. The West, as a rule, wanted to accept the Democratic ticket as a whole. The South and East, as a rule, wanted a straight ticket. If either extreme had succeeded the People's party would have Nen split in twain. North Carolina, though a Southern State, where Its local interest! would have required a straight ticket, recognized the fact that some mldd'e. ground must be found on which the PopulistM4f the South and West could stand, and this work of the convention will result In' unifying the forces of the South an'J West, not only in the People's party, but in all parties In favor of financial reform, and in the defeat of McKinley and the gold standard certain. This has been accomplished by the action of the convention. There U but one thing stands in the way -of complete and certain victory. The People's party has met the Democratic party more than half way. Now, if Mr. Sewall will be patriotic and withdraw from ths Democratic ticket as a candidate fcr Vice President, he will remove the only obstacle to a complete unification of all C:a voters who oppose the single Hold

standard, and victory will be assured from the hour that he takes that high ;nd patriotic position. MAIiiON UCTLKIc , Governor Stone Talk. Governor Stone, member of the Democratic national committee for Missouri, and the man who brought Bryan's second telegram to the Topulist " convention to-day, said: "The result of the Pooulist convention in-, sures the election of William J. Bryan as Pies Went. It is certainly remarkable that a man should be nominated by three conventions, and the man who gets three nominations ought to be able to secure one election. It is plainly evident that thre Is a great popular uprising of the people in favor of Mr. Bryan. I would have preferred that the Populist convention should have Indorsed or nominated the whole Democratic ticket, as It would have greatly simplified matters in the coming campaign. I have no Intention of abandoning any part of the Democratic ticket, or the Democratic platform. I have no doubt that before the campaign is far advanced there will be an adjustment of the Interests of the parties representing the people, which will make defeat impossible. in the interests of the poople such an adjustment is inevitable. The present eimpnign will be the mo?t remarkable in the history of the country, and its results will .not be less far-reaching." Governor Stone declined to make public the contents of the telegTam which he today sought to convey to Chairman Allen at the Populist convention. He says that Its contents were not materially different from the telegram received by Senator Jones yesterday nnd sent out Thursday by tho Associated Press.

Gen. J. II. Weaver. It was a remarkable convention and I am. upon the whle. gratified at the result. The convention was too lJTge and this was the cause of most of the boisterous conduct. It was an earnest, honest body of men. The action of the convention, in my Judgment. Insures the election of Mr. Bryan beyond a perad venture. I look for no trouble growing out of the convention. The tendency Is in the direction of harmony and the supposed complications growing out of the nomination of separate Candidates for Vice President will disappear with the sober second thought, and 1 feel sure that everything will bo amicably arranged. This Is the people's year, and leaders and political managers are not as potential as they have been in the past. The people. regardless of party, recognize Mr. Bryan as their charnrdon and leader and are determined to land him in the White House and secure .relief. I apprehend that the sliver nomination will Trove to be an important factor in the struggle. It is nonpartisan, and therein lies its influence. think tho organization of that contingent at this Juncture very fortunate. lt will tend to restrain the partisan tendencies which have been so baneful in American politics during tno last twenty years. We are living In the midst of political miracles. Who could have anticipated such a prodigious change in the sentiments of the people as has taken place since the action of the Chicago convention? It is unpretedented. The century Is destined to close with a tremendous triumph of the people over the plutocracy of the world. J. B. WEAVER. Ienatlns Donnelly's Views. .1 think tho situation is In good shape, and that nine-tenths of the delegates will go home satisfied. There are some who believe that Mr. Bryan should be at once called upon to say whether he will accept the platform and Mr. Watson as his running mate. and. If he does not accept, then they will demand of the national committee that his name be taken off the ticket and tho name of Colonel Norton, who had the next highest number of votes, be substituted. This will produce great discontent all over the United States, and Colonel Norton would not receive one-quarter of the regular Populist vote. The remainder would go over directly to Mr. Bryan, and our party be torn to pieces. I think the better course Is that which I advocated In the convention, to wit: Having nominated Mr. Bryan, we should not call upon him to accept or reject our platform or to repudiate or defend Mr. Sewall. If this were an attempt to merge the Populist party Into the Democratic party, a perfect identity of opinions and principles would be necessary, but it is not. We remain in our own camp and our own territory, and sim ply agree to transfer for this campaign our two or three million votes to Mr. Bryan. Not on the basis of the Democratic plat form, but on the basis of Mr. Bryan's life and worth. Every Popnllst In the United states win. i believe, vote for Mr. Watson. If the Democrats do not withdraw Mr. Sewall there will be no election of Vice President at the ballot box, and the matter will go into the United States Senate, where the Populists hold the balance of power and will compel the election of Mr. Watson. IGNATIUS DONNELLY. Cyclone- Davis, the Texas "Kicker." There were, two possible plans of union' started In with here at the beginning. Mr. Taubeneck. the rational chairman, and I were considered the founders of the plan which contemplated a straight ticket on a straight Populist platform and providing for a union of the electors. The other was considered the plan of Mr. Rankin, of In diana, the treasurer of our comm ttee. and Senator Marlon Butler, of South Carolina. It contemplated Mr. Bryan for President and a straight Populist for Vice President. This would throw the responsibility on the Democrats either to withdraw Sewall or be responsible for the division of electors throughout the country. We lost our op portunity in the defeat of our candidate for chairman. The plan was to nominate Biirkitt, of Mississippi, or Donnelly, of .Mirnesota. for temporary chairman, but at a caucus one evening, without my presence ana without JUurxitt being present. Campion. of Maine, was nominated for chairman. Having no prsonal following, he could not nearly poll the "middle-of-the-road" vote as against Senator Allen. The election of Allen as permanent chairman demoralized our forces and gave consider able accretion to the opposition. Our Hank movement was then to accent Allen and make our light for the nomination of a Vice President and adopt the Butler and Rankin plan. We reversed the rule re ported by the committee on rules and adopted the plan of nominating tho Vice President first. We did so with the results as now made known, that is, Bryan for President and atson for Vice President. If Mr. Sewall is withdrawn and the cam paign Is centered with Bryan and Watson as representatives of the issue I believe there will be a wave of enthusiasm within a few weeks and the South and West will be completely united and the wave will move east and by election day will round up on the Alleghenies and Western seaboards with something near six millions of votes. DAVIS. II. D. Lloyd's-Statement. The People's party has probably come to Its end at Its second national convention. Fusion has provoked confusion In previous political experience and will do so again. At Cincinnati in 1S72 the Independent Republican movement for tariff reform and pure politics was handed over to Horace Greeley and the Democrats, never to be heard of again. The Greenback party disappeared la the maw of Democracy In 1VT6 The National party, which followed, and the Union Labor party, whereas Hans Breitmann says, "Where is dot barty now t Democracy Is that bourne from which no reform party returns. No one can under stand the action of this convention who does not see that a high patriotism was the main motive of its masses. They hope the merging with the Democracy will not be a submergence for the People s party for ever, but if it Is they are willing to make the sacrifice of party to help their country. The Populists bedeve that it was they who educated the Democracy into taking up the currency question or sliver rcmonetization. and government paper, and income tax. and they think that that Is enough to make their investments of eight years of agitation worth while. But if the party tiles or degenerates Into a more vermiform appendix to the Democracy, to be removed 'by skillful surgery during an "off year" the movement will go on. rihe free-soil parti of 1S4H scattered its members, vot ing In l!vi2 for Scott or Pierce, according to their previous party nredelicyons. But in KA the same elements recombined under another name Republican. In lV) they carried the election and before 1M.4 they bad accomplished, in the complete emanci pation of slavery, a reform as wide and deep as the wildest liopts cf the most fanatical idealists who preceded the move ment. One of the immediate results of this merger at St. Louis will be a larger per centage of the rauical members of the par ty will go Into one cr another of v the so cialist parties or-organiza lions. The Peo pie's party press will find their occupations gone. A large number will die; a large proportion of the survivors will become so cialistic. Perhaps in ltwu; perhaps not un til 1WM, the Ideas and the men who went down here before the silver cyclcne will teappear. The politicians in the party who have lcen having all tho fun of a witchburning heresy hunt in the nineteenth cen tury win nnd that they have not even scorched the snake. HENRA D. LLOYD. t Silver Party Secretary. In this Western country particularly the object of silver is so thoroughly engrafted mon the minds of every thinking person that It requires more than a dissenting opinion as to the individual candidate for President or Vice President to Injure the cause, it matters very little whether the Populists should nominate an Independent candidate for Vice President, as the people have already made up their minds to vote

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iui ii,iu nun orvvdil. iiiai - denced In the silver party convention held of those Republican antccelents tsruffl-lnl evidence to snow that this is no party quesf i v. ,, i - l A .-.I' -tcrocz t T(nt the masse. The classes have received all the legislation they have asked for In the r.-. . . . -. oris Iical lnfHlatlnn ll.lS constantly had a tendency to depress those soil, the Fpindle and loom or the forge. The ... t , A-rvt-l -- m.pressions tne people nave rtceieu a.c a l.,it. ..o . - . . rut Anvf-ntlnn rnn ch.mso their views. Watson's nomination wm cnange very rcw vo.es irom Mt-i. It. Jti. JLMf 1' X. ut.ivr X-.X4., Secretary National Silver Party. Tom" Patterson. The outcome of the convention Is not satisfactory. The grave mistake was committed of taking but one-half of the Chi cago ticket. Why the Populists should have foQght so desneratelv for the Vice Presi dent is hard to understand. The office bear3 about the same relation to the country that a lieutenant governor does to tne State. The latter office is not above that of a notary public, so far as responsibility Is concerned. It is all nonsense to ciaim that the Chicago convention displayed no patriotism itself, but asked the Populists to supply it all. When the nominee of that convention faced the entire New England delegation, with New York in their front. and declared to them "We plead no more. wo beg no more, we defy you. to select him as a candidate for President, exhibited far more patriotism than was required to surrender to some other party the puerile office of Vice President. The middle-of-the-road Populists seemed to lose sight of the great cause for which the Chicago nominees unquestionably stand. They seem to think more of the offices In the South, for which many of them are candidates than they did to remove the onerous burdens which the election of the Chicago ticket will raisp from the shoulders of the people. How it will result is difficult as yet to tell. I aon t believe that Mr. Sewall will with draw, and certainly he will not be removed. This must result in two sets of Bryan electors in each State, one for Bryan and Sewall and one for Bryan and Watson. It la not at. all impossible that, with .fj00 Bryan votes In a State. 103.000 Mciviniey vo'.es would lose the State to liryan. To illustrate what I mean: Say the Bryan and Sewall electors received 100.000 votes. the Wry an and Watson electors lOO.OuO votes. 1U3.000 votes cast fotr the McKinlev electors would give that . State to the modern Napoleon with a good many to spare. This shows how disastrous two tickets for I'resident and Vice Presi dents may be. But In this election the Populists are going to be practical rather than political. They know that they want free-silver coinage, and thoueh thtv may admire Watson greatly, they will not waste tneir votes on a tlcKet that they may elect him to an office without responsibility, influence or patronage. I believe Bryan and Sewall will carry every State west of the .Missouri river and several of the middle Western States. Southern silver men will see that they lose no votes In that sert:on. T. 31. I'ATTKKSON. HYBRID TICKET. (Concluded from First Pntre. there were calls for him to take the stand. but he declined, saying that In case of Mr. Bryan s nomination he felt that he could pledge to him every Populist in Illinois at the election next November. The chairman of the Indiana delegation also seconded Bryan's nomination. hen Iowa was called, the time with the exception of one minute was yielded to Captain Kolb. of Alabama, who appealed to the convention to sink prejudice and passion in the cause of silver and nominate that "peerless statesman, William J. Bry an. The reserved minute was occupied by Calamity" Weller in a protest against fusion with the Democracy. Jerry Simpson is very popular with the delegates and got a hearty round of cheers as he faced the convention. He paid a. high tribute to Tom Watson, with whom heT served In Congress, and also to Mr. Bryan, who. he said, had stood shoulder to shoulder with him in battle for the rights of the people. vvhile Simpson was talking the Texas delegation withdrew In a body and absolute quiet prevailed for the first time during the day. Mr. Miller, of Tennessee, occupied Ken tucky's time with a speech in Bryan's be half. A GOLDEN HAIRED ORATRESS. Louisiana yielded to Colorado and the rugged State sent to the platform as her champion Mrs. Minerva Roberts. The tall. slender young lady, with face aglow and great dark eyes flashing, came forward to the stage. As she walked down the aisle with bounding step and ascended the pintform her dark golden hair shone In the sunlight. She wore a white shirt waist and an attractive hat and as she faced the audience her radiant face brought the con vention to Its feet. Her flrst sentence, delivered In a clear, musical and sympathetic voice, aroused them to cheers. JJer brief speech was one of the most eloquent deliv ered in the convention. She said: "Hailing from a State lying beneath the shadow of the Rocky mountains, where men have had the courage and the chivalry to grant women ihe rights they demand for them selves (applause) I have been accorded the distinguished honor by the Southern State of Louisiana to take its time. Gentlemen, I thank you in the name of the women of tho United States. (Applause.) For the iirst time In the history of a political con vention a woman has had the opportunity of raising her voice to second the nomina tion of a man who stands for the people, and who made America what she Is to-daj'. where the parasites of oppression shall not live. Oh, I thank you. By our city flowa the Platte river, from where the boy orator of Nebraska halls, and we of Colorado second h's nomination. I know the gentle men whom you represent will make a gallant fight and that you will do what you can to obtain the victory. On the one side Is'McKinley and on the other ride Bryan. There is no middle of the road. (Tremendous applause and cheering.) Our fac tones are idle, our lands are unworked nnd cur people in poverty, and you can do nothing at this conventoin but accept this tick et. . In the Interest or the people of this great Nation: in the interest of the wives and mothers and children, we must preserve America as an independent nation. I will take no more of your time. You have already had a surfeit of oratory too much or it, inaeeti. so l win simply add, I have the extreme honor of seconding the nomination of William Jennings Bryan, of Nebraska." When she finished the convention again rose and cheered and she was congratulated from all sides of the platform. Captain Kolb. of Alabama, stepped gal lantly forward as she came down the steps and with tne aeierentiai cnivairy of the South escorted her to a seat in the Coloindo delegation, where she was again bosiged by delegates who offered their congratulations. Mr. Call, or isew lorK. spote in the time of Maine. He opposed what he called marriage of Populism and Democraey and asked whether the general desire to in dorse Bryan was due to a desire to promote the interest of silver or not. You," he said, "who hold nothing nearer to your hearts than the abolitionof the banks are asked to support a party one of whose standard-bearers is a bank president." This expression called out loud dissent and Jeers, of which there was an increase when he declared that free silver was the only Populist plank in the Democratic platform. A TWO-WEEKS-OLD TOPULIST. Questions were asked as to whether Mr. Call was a Populist or a delegate. "Both were answered In the affirmative, although it was stated by some one that he had baen a member of the party for only two weeks. It had become evident, however, that the convention was growing Impatient of Mr. Call and of his sentiments. The feeling was apparently strong for Bryan and intolerant of expressions against him. There were, however, encouraging handclaps when Mr. Call asserted that it was not even known whether Mr. Bryan would stand upon the Populist platform. He asked that it bhould be delmltely ascertained before action was taken where Mr. Bryan stood. Mr. McGrath broke in with the exclamation that Mr. Bryan was a platform in himself. Mr. Call, closed by placing Col. S. M. Norton, of Illinois, in nomination. He eulogized Mr. Norton as a philanthropist, a man of the people and a pioneer In the cause of reform. Maryland also seconded Bryan. In doing so the vote of that State was pledged for the "only man nominated by the people of the United States In half a century." Gerry Brown, of Massachusetts, declared that the Issue was plain. In the coming campaign it was either a vote for Wm. J. Bryan and silver or McKinley and hell and damnation. Edward S. Grace, of Detroit, also seconded Bryan, saying: "There is one phase ofthls question which has not yet been presented. For many years there has been In this country two Democratic parties. The one has leen the ally of the Republican party in all its vlllalnv and outrageous betrayals of the people; the other is the great common masses of citizens. The first is now In control of the government: the other in the fields, the mines, the workshops of the Nation. Michigan also seconds the nomination of Wm. J. Bryan." Ignatius Ionnelly seconded Bryan in behalf of Minnesota. In closing ho said: "Tho

voice of the people l. In the List analysis, the voice of God. and the voice of the people demands the nomination of W. J. Bryan by this convention. (Applause.) I yield to that demand. Ther is some talk here that we must force ilr. Bryan to a distinct declaration or acceptance of our nomination. We can readily see that it will place him In a very embarrassing position to be forced to choose between Mr. Sewall and Mr. Watson. I think if we are going to nominate Jlr. Urvan and seek to elect him that we ought to be generous to him. (Applause and cries of 'That's right!') We ought not to force him into such an embarrassing dilemma. (Cheers and applause.) Neither do I think that we ought to call upon him to Indorse our p'atform. f5reat applause.) Our principles do not exist by the sufferance of Wm. J. Bryan or any other man on earth. My friends, we stand on our own basis; let us make our own nomination, let the bugle sound along the whole line, and let us always remember that, while wc may have been willing to go thus far. we have not abandoned our party. Here It stsands like an intrenched camp, with all our guns blazing. If Democracy falls in the confidence we have given, we will here reassemble and lift up the banner of mankind and fight the battle. My friends, it looks to me as if this is a solution to this question. We bow to no man or power. We do this great and magnanimous act to unify the people of the United States, and we propose to take that course for the good of the world." (Great applause.) MRS. LEASE IN SILVER GRAY. Mrs. Mary Ellen Lease, of Kansas, made a strong speech in the same cause. She was dressed In a suit of silver gray. She talked fluently with the voice of a practical speaker. She gesticulated much. Her body swayed violently and her arms were thrown passionately as she appealed for a union of the silver forces. "The spirit of 76 is abroad in the land," she concluded. "We will unite, we will elect William J. Bryan President of the United States." Delegate Livingston, chairman of the Missouri delegation, nominated Ignatius Donnelly, but when Donnelly declined the use of his name he nominated James S. Coxey, of Ohio, of the Industrial army. Delegate Smith, of Montana, said if the People's party would Join the allies the Republican Napoleon would meet his Waterloo. At this critical juncture the People's party could be Wellington's Blucher and turn the tide of battle. Delegate J. Weller Long shouted that Missouri did not want Coxey. Judge Green, of Nebraska, said the choice was between McKinley and Bryan, and the People's party should not hesitate. "Wow long have you been hatched out?" cried an Alabama delegate. "For over thirty years," replied Judge Green. A Texas delegate mounted a chair and Insisted upon putting a question. "We came here under instructions." he cried, "and I want you to tell me whether Bryan will stand on the platform we have adopted." "1 know Mr. Bryan." replied Judge Green; "I know him personally. He Is my friend, and I say to you he is as true a Populist as you or !." (Cheers.) "Will he accept the nomination?" further persisted the Texan. "Sit down." cried many voices, hut Judge Green motioned for order. "Bryan would be a fool." he shouted fiercely, "to come hece and say he would accept a nomination before it was offered. He has not yet accepted the Democratic nomination, but I say to. you again I know his heart beats in sympathy with the principles of our party." j Captain Ketehers. of North Carolina, spoke In response to th call for Nevada, urging Mr. Bryan's Indorsement. He said if the Populists should insist upon standing in the middle of the road it would be necessary to appoint a commission to find the remains after the November election. J. R. Buchanan, of New Jersey, also seconded the nomination of Bryan, as did Charles B. Matthews, of New York, and John SeitJ.. of Ohio. Mr. Matthews predicted that Mr. Bryan -would sweep New York from Niagara to Hell Gate. Mrs. H'en Johnson.' of Pennsylvania, was -the third woman' of the day to speak. She spoke for only a few moments, when she Introduced Mrs. Caldwell, of Colorado, who entertained the convention with a song, the refrain of which was "Shouting the battle cry of silver," Mrs. Caldwell's song proved a pleasant diversion and she left the stage nm!d a shower of cheers. Judge Plowman. -of South Dakota, and Mr. McDowell, of Tennessee. Indorsed the Bryan nomination In brief speeches. Mr. McDowell was asked by an Arkansas delegate if he would . say as much if Mr. Bryan would accept the' nomination. "I don't care." ropl'M McDowell, "whether he accepts or not. He cannot prevent you or me or anv one else from casting our ballots for him." This sentiment appeared to appeal to a tender snot and was received with loud applause., "CYCLONE" DAVIS'S TURN. Mr. McDowell was followed by "Cyclone" Davis, of Texas, in whose appearance much interest was .manifested on account both of Mr. Davis's personal popularity and of the attitude of Texas towards Mr. Bryan. Mr. Davis's speech was a strong plea for the middle-of-the-road course, but he said that the element' he represented would only ask that in case Bryan should refuse to accept the nomination the man who should receive the next highest number of votes be accepted as the standard bearer. He said the Populists of the Northwest did not understand the situation In the South or how intolerant of compromise the Southern Democrats are. He instanced their refusal to accept Senator Teller as their nominee at Chicago, of whom he spoke as a man around whose name there

was a halo or honor ana whose record was one of grandeur. Mr. Davis closed by seconding the nomination of Mr. Norton. At this roint there was a diversion, crimson dress, from the Sunflower State. Helen M. Mitchell, an elocutionist, in a recited an original poem entitled "Whitney's Reverie." It represented ex-Secretary Whitney recounting his dream to Chauncey M. Depew. In the vision Whit ney was represented .a seeing tne silver hosts, with Bryan at their head, storming and carrying the "go!d-bug citadel." With no Incentive, D. H. Reynolds, of Michigan, came forward and read to the long-suffering delegates a production written in the meter of Hod's "Bridge of J. " Bradley Beverly, of Virginia, II. L. Maguire. of Washington. William Brown, of Wyoming, and Alex Kent, of the District of Columbia, seconded Bryan, while West Virginia seconded Norton. R. E. Bray, and Oklahoma delegate, created some amusement by telling his troubles. . , Judge John Crosby, of Missouri, in advocating Bryan's nomination, said it did not make any difference whether Bryan would accept the platform or not. His record was sufficient for him. Just before the nominations closed delegate Vallotte. of Rhode Island, who created a disturbance on the platform yesterday and was ejected, suffered a repetition of "his former experience. The nominations were then declared closed. George H. Abbott, of Nebraska, moved the national committee be given plenary powers in all things connected with the party after the adjournment of the convention. There was some Jisscnt, but Chairman Allen quickly declared the motion carried. The nominating .speeches had now occupied exactly six hours. The chairman ordered the roll to be called. When Alabama, the first State, was called she divided her vote between Bryan and Norton. Arkansas gave twenty-five votes for Bryan and Colorado, Connecticut and Delaware voted solidly for Bryan. Georgia gave five of her sixty-one votes to Norton. As the roll call proceeded it became ap parent that Bryan would be nominated before It was completed. A' row occurrred in the Missouri delegation and It was passed. Pennsylvania's thirty-five votes for Brvan gave him M, thirty more than a majority, but the roll of States was continued. BRYAN'S TELEGRAM NOT READ. While Wisconsin was being called Governor Stone, of Missouri, appeared on the platform in company with Mr. Tatterson, of Colorado. They had Just come from Senator Jones. Governor Stone held several telegrams In his hand. Immediately there were rumors that he-was to make an important announcement. He spoke to Chairman Allen, but the Senator refused to permit the roll call to be . interrupted. Tom Patterson Implored "Cyclone" Davis to announce that Governor Stone had an important telegram which Mr. Bryan desired read to the convention. . "Don't you do it. Cyclone,' " said Secretary Smith, of Illinois. The roll call went on to the end. Chairman Allen still declining to permit an announcement. On Alien's refusal. Governor Stone retired from the platform, followed by Mr. Patterson and several others. While Washington was being polled Ignatius Donnelly mounted a chair and announced that he understood Bryan had sent a telegram to the convention declining to accept the nomination. "The Chair has for some time understood that a fictitious telegram of that charac ter was in existence." replied. Chairman Allon. No attention will be paid to It." Humors or uovernor Stone s presence with a telegram flew about the hall and the chairman statement did not entirely allay the apprehension. "Stump" Ashley, ot

Texas., got on a chair and demanded to know If there was a telegram on the secretary's table from Mr. Bryan. "There is not." replied Chairman Allen, firmly. "And has not been?" persisted Mr. Ashley. "And has not been." repeated the chairman, in answer. This did not seem to satisfy Ashley, but he got down from his chair. RESULT OF THE ROLLCALL. With uplifted gavel. Chairman Allen asked if any States had not voted. Two tally clerks had been at work figuring the totals. WiUiout further delay he thon announced the official vote as: Bryan. 1.012; Norton. S21; Donnelly. 1. It was then 42. nounced the official vote as: Bryan. 1,047; Norton. 331; Donnelly, 3; Debs, 8; Coxey, 1. The vote in detail follows: States. Bryan. Morton. Alabama . 1-

Arkansas 2California 21 12 Colorado 4" Connecticut 6 Delaware 3 .. Florida t... S .. . Georgia W S Idaho 7 Illinois S3 15 Indiana "0 W Iowa -7 10 Kansas 32 Kentucky 10Vi Louisiana 20 Maine 3 5 Maryland 9 Massachusetts 21 Michigan 1 11 Minnesota . 43 4 Mississippi 12 6 Missouri G 32 Montana 11 Nebraska 57 Nevada 7 New Hampshire 4 New Jersey 10 2 New York 3t?i UK North Carolina 70 3j North Dakota 12 Ohio 21 17 Oregon 3 4-3 7 5-9 Pennsylvania 53 Rhode Island 6 South Carolina 3 South Dakota 17 Tennessee ... ..- (57 Texas 103 Utah 5 . Vermont 3 Virgina 50 . 3 Washington 10 6 Wisconsin g 4-5 161-3 West Virginia 5 2!fc Wyoming 6 Arizona 6 Indian Territory B New Mexico 6 District of Columbia 6 .. Oklahoma 9 Totals 1,047 331 Donnelly get on vote In Connecticut and two in Ohio; Debs got 8 in Ohio and Coxey 1 in Ohio. Bedlam was. of course, loosed, and pandemonium reigned for fifteen or twenty minutes. The Texas. Arkansas and Maine middle-of-the-road men, with their guidons together, took part In the demonstration. The middle-of-the-road men finally massed about their standard on the left of the hall. About three hundred in number, they made a counter demonstration. They cheered and yelled and pushed and fought for ten minutes. The sergeant-at-arms was pow erless to restore order, and, after rapoing for five minutes. Chairman Allen declared ir. .Bryan the nominee of the convention. aome one made a motion to adjourn. The chairman put the motion and -declared the convention adjourned sine die. As he did fo "Stump" Ashley shouted Texas cast 103 votes for Norton, first, last and all the time. "HUMP" CO.WIS.NTIOX. Texan and Other DlMantlsnetl Dele gates to Isnne an Address. ST. LOUIS, July 23. Immediately after adjournment the Texas delegates got together to tak action as to their course. "Stump" Ashley got up on a chair and acted as chairman of the convention. He said there was no disposition on the part of Texas to have trouble with anybody, and thought that St. Louis would give them the. necessary protection, but theTexas delegation, he said, did not need very much of that article. He advised the delegation to meet at the Southern Hotel and to invite all of the "mlddle-of-the-road"), men.. It was proposed at once to appoint a committee . to wait on Governor Stone and get the telegram he was said to have from Bryan. This committee consisted of Samuel Evans, of Texas; Ulrlch, of Wisconsin, and Howard, of Alabama, although Campion, of Maine, was subsequently substituted for him. Paul Vandervoort, of Nebraska, got a hearing for Washburn, of Massachusetts, who tried to tell the Texas men that Bryan was all right, but he could give them little Information. Washburn was Lombnrded with questions. They wanted a direct answer to their, question, whether or not Bryan would accept. Washburn said he could give no Information as to that point. Then it was suggested that the further proceedings be conducted at the speaker's stand, and the crowd swarmed over there. It tfewn appeared that there were not very many delegates among the kickers. There were men who had not been admitted to seats In the convention. It was noticeable that prominent men in the Texas delegation did not remain. It also appeared that the crowd around the Texas seats was composed largely of men who were not delegates, for when the order was given for those who were not delegates to leave there was a thinning out most noticeable. Then the meeting proceeded with the appointment of Its committee to draft an address. An important feature or tne meeting was the refusal of Frank Burkltt. of Missis sippi, to serve on any of the committees. and although Schilling, or Wisconsin, was appointed several times, he gave notice that, being on the national committee, he could not serve. Some question was raised as to what the action of the convention meant when It gave the committee plenary powers. It was feared that they might take Watson off the ticket. The few that remained in the hall then, at 3:50. ad journed, the address committee to meet at once and tho conference to meet at t:JJ o'clock at the Southern. The middle-of-the-road men met at the Southern Hotel after leaving the convention hall to-day and sent a message to the na tional committee. The malcontents spent a large portion of the time in secret confer ence, preparing an address, stating their position, giving tneir reasons ior opposing the selection of Mr. Bryan and insisting that Norton shall be declared the nominee of the Ponullsts If Bryan declines. The ad dress asked that tne national commit tee inform them what It pronoscd to do in case Mr. Bryan decided not to accept the nomination, and also whether it was the in tention of the committee to take Watson off the ticket. The national committee had not acted on it at a late hour, and it was the general understanding that all such matters would be referred to the executive committee. FALSE ROIOXIS CIRCULATED. Jones Did Xot Sny Sewnll Stood lienoy to AVItlidrnrr. ST. LOUIS. July 23. Yesterday afternoon during the protracted discussion over the change of the rules so as to nominate Vice President flrst the opponents of Mr. Sewall Industriously circulated the report that Senator Jones, chairman of the Democratic national committee, had said that Mr. Sewall stood ready to withdraw from the Democratic ticket if the convention nominated a Ponulist for Vice President. Scores of the delegates believed the statement. Other reports were afloat that Mr. Jones had said that there would be no trouble in arranging for Joint electoral tickets If a Populist were nominated. These state ments were winning a good many delegates awav from Mr. Sewall. and Mr. Patterson at once took steps to verify or refute them. He wrote the letter to Mr. Jones that Is riven below, and Senator Jones at once wrote the reply that accompanies It. When the convention convened in the evening Mr. Patterson had' the correspondence ready to read to the body at the first opportunity that presented, but before the convention convened Senator Jones- had sent to him to place beforo the convention his telegrams to Mr. Bryan and Mr. Bryan's reply, directing that in the event of Mr. Sewall's defeat his (Bryan's) name should be withdrawn from the consideration of the convention. This rendered the reading of the Jones-Patterson corre spondence quit unnecessary. By that time it was a foregone conclusion that Mr. Watson would be the nominee. Mr. Patterson withheld the telegraphic correspondence for the reason that, on consultation with Gen. a - . All. . weaver anu oennior Alien, it was con cluded not to read it until the vice presi dential nomination was made. To have read it pending that nomination it might have been cnargea oy ir. Bewail op ponents with some snow or reason that it was Intended to Intimidate the body In Us

choice fc Vice President. It was lo avoid

such a charge that the telegrams were not read yesterday evening. it was after midnight when Mr. Watson s nomination was accomplished. If tho convention had not then adjourned, on the flm presentation of Mr. Bryan's name for Pi evident his withdrawal would have been read. Mr. Patterson was on the platform for that purpose. It was not necessary to read the withdrawal to the convention this morning. The telegrams were pubd-hed in full in the morning papers. In addition General Weaver stated explicitly in his nominating speech for Mr. Bryan that what ne aid was in defiance of Mr. Brj-an s request to withdraw his name from the consideration of the convention. Following is tne correspondence between Senator Jones and Mr. Patterson: "St. Louis. July 23. 'Hon. J. K. Jones. Chairman Democratic national committee: "Dear Sir There is a renort current upon the floor of the PoDUlist convention that you have stated that if the convention nom inated for Vice President another than Mr. Sewall the latter will withdraw from the ticket to make room for the Populist nom inee. It is Important for all to know wheth er this Is true and whether, if this conven tion nominates some other candidate than Mr. Sewall. It is likely that arrangements can be made for him to take Mr. Sewall's place. Yours truly. "T. M. PATTERSON. "St. Louis. July 21. "Dear Sir I have never stated to anyone that there Is any likelihood of Mr. Sewall withdrawing from the ticket as a candidate for Vice President to make room for an other candidate I have no authority to say that the Democratic national committee will aid in organizing a joint electoral ticket in any State with the understanding that any part of such ticket Is to vote against Mr. Sewall. With all electors in favor ot the election of Mr. Bryan, there would be little difficulty In my opin ion in such a course. The Democratic party, appreciating the gravity of the present con test, and the, tremendous consequences ror good or evil depending on Its patriotic solution has shown a great desire to unite all the friends of financial reform in this campaign. I still hope that the great cause may not be sacrificed to either personal or partisan considerations. Yours truly, "JAMES K. JONES. "To Hon. T. M. Patterson, Convention Hall." AT ST. LOUIS INCOG. Some of nrynn Relative .Wltneed the Convention Scene. ST. LOUIS. July 2".-Unknown to the thousands present at the Populist and sil ver conventions a Bryan family party sat through tho exciting scenes enacted recently at convention Auditorium and Music Hall. The party consisted of three sisters, a brother-in-law, a niece and two cousins of the Democratic presidential nominee. Th6 three sisters were Mrs. J. W. Baird, Miss Nannie Bryan and Miss Mary Bryan, the brother-in-law was Mr. J. W. Baird. the niece was Miss Laura Wilson, daughter of Mrs. Baird by a former marrlace. the two cousins were Mrs. Mollie Webster and Mr. Edgar Jennings, whose family name furnishes the middle name of the presi dential nominee of the three parties already mentioned. The entire family group was from Salem, 111., and the party was In St. Louis incog. They were careful to conceal their identity and thereby escape prominence at either the Populist or the national silver conventions. When Mr. Bryan had received the nomination of both parties for President the family party, still unknown, went back to their boarding house, repacked their traveling handbags and quietly took the 6 o'clock accommodation train this evening for Salem. They were seen at the station by a repre sentative of the Associated Press prior to their departure. "We did not come altogether to attend the convention." said Mrs. Baird in reply to a question. "In fact, our visit to St. Louis is more in the nature of a shopping trip." NATIONAL COMMITTEE. Senator Dntler Elected Chairman and J. E. Edprerton Secretary. ST. LOUIS. July 23. The Populist nation al committee held its first meeting tonight. After quite a spirited contest Senator Butler, of North Carolina, was elected chairman, receiving sixty-five votes on the second ballot. The other men who were placed In nomination were Senator Allen, of Nebraska, and General Weaver, of Iowa. Senator Allen said he did not see how It was possible for him to give the necessary time to the campaign. J. E. Edgtrton, of Nebraska, was elected secretary and M. C. Itankin. of Indiana, treas urer. The following, with the chairman, secretary and treasurer, were elected members of the executive committee: J. R. Sovereign. Arkansas: . O. 1 . ashburn. Massachusetts: E. VJ Taylor, Pennsyl vania; H. W. Reed. Georgia; J. W. Briedenthal. Kansas; John S. Dore. California. It is probable that the heaaquartcrs will be in Washington. EXODUS OF DELEGATES. Texan Looked Snd nnd Dejected a They Left St, Loaf. ST. LOUIS. July 23. The heglra of Pop ulist delegates set in with a rush to-night and by 8 o'clock the Union Station pre sented a scene of unusual animation. The .waiting room was crowded from 7:30 until 9:23 and eyery gate leading to trains pre sented a long line of departing patriots. They were easily distinguished by their badges which they cherish as Insignia of honor. Some of them had their manly bos oms plastered all over with these silverfringed emblems of devotion to silver, ana reminded one of members of the diplomatic corps at Washington attending a State re ception. All wore an expression or tnumpn except the Texans, who looked sad and dejected. Everywhere in the waiting room could be seen groups of men in animated discussion. They were fighting tne battle over again and rehearsing the exciting incidents of the past week. "Sliver" was on every tongue, and predictions of victory for Bryan were on every lip. 'iney were not so confident, about Watson, and when asked what they would do If the silver knight of Nebraska refused to accept tne nomination they smiled significantly and said: "We will vote for him any how." A few will remain here over bunaay, dui out of two thousand delegates to the various conventions in session here during the past week not a hundred souls are in the city to-night. No Fusion In Ohio. COLUMBUS, O.. July 23. Prominent State officials said to-day that under the Dan law, passed last winter, the printing of the names of candidates more than once on the Australian ballot Is prohibited in Ohio. This will prevent fusion by Populists with Democrats. Democrats tnreaten to institute proceedings in mandamus to test the constitutionality of the law. SCENES ASD IXCIDEXTS. Mr. 3Inry Ellen Lease Tell About Her Expensive Attire. St. Louis Special. It Is not stretching the fact that the best-dressed woman in St. Louis to-day Is Mrs. Mary Ellen Lease, the Joan of Arc of the Populist convention. Mrs. Lease confided In a reporter to-day that the cor sets she wore cost her $20 a pair. She wears a new dress every time she comes out. She wears expensive hats and the most expensive kind of patent leather shoes. Mrs. Lease Is a bit vain, natur ally so. Most women are vain, but per haps most women are not so vain as to give their confidence to gentlemen of the press to the extent that Mrs. Lease gives hers. For instance, she assured a r.-portcr to-day: "Young man. my waist measures thirty-two. my bust measure is thirty-six, and I want to say that that is the perfection of womanhood." . The reporter did not ask for any further measurements, though Mrs. Incase appeared willing to continue the discussion of the subject. One of- the peculiarities of the Joan of Arc. Is a vein which starts at her left temple and runs down the side cf her face and neck, 'it Is not the eln. either, that is a peculiarity. - but the way this vein acts when the lady becomes intensely interested or excited about anything. When she starts to speak this vein Is not noticeable, but as she gets warmed up to her subject It begins to swell, and n a short time it stands out like a whip-cord from the roots of her hair all tho way down to her collar. Jone at St. Lonla. Buffalo Courier (Dem.) Why should Chairman Jones, Mr. Bryan's manager, be criticised for pitching his tent in the Populist camp at 8t. Louis? Is it not notorious that Mr. Bryan was nominated at Chicago with the view of catering to tho Populists? And why should he be blamed for sending his manager there to superintend the catering? Mr. Bryan was also nominated for the purpose of corralling thei free-silver Republicans who bolted the I epublican national convention: and is It hot a matter of course that Chairman Jones should confer with the

bolters regarding a plan of cmpslcn? It was a bold bargain, and why hould It not be boldly carried out? Perrons who do r.ot relish the Ponullstlc-Demooratlc-Bewi'b Mean mixture should xurn away from it: but It Is entirely proper that candidate Bryan. Chairm::!: Jones. Senator Teller. "NcvadV Stewart. Governor Altgr.d rd others Popudsts. Itep-ihiiran r.nd. Democrats who- sui"" rir tend the prep .ration of th eoinrKjunO should hold cum .aim communion. Thy are not trying to deceive the public as to the object of their conferences and maneuvers, and they are at least entitled to credit for their candor.

VntontKhcd. St. Louis Special. This little dialogue may be quoted. It was between two whiskf red delegates, one being In hi:; stocking feet and the other fully dressed. "That man," said the ful!y-dreyrd man. "srave ur nn Sl..fK'ii-a-ve.nr i.ositlon to bo . fre-Hi;ver man." Thf man .hn had his shoes rf dronnd his Jaw and gazed In open-mouthed astonlsnrr.ent ror a moment, tnen he gapped: "Eighteen thousand dollars a year. Gosh. When be thev rninr in tflk. hfm to the aw. r ------ ...... - J lum? " A Wo innn' "Kick Special In Philadelphia Record. The woman delegates to the convention are kicking because the hotels make It a rule that women shall have liberty only in the ladles parlor. Tho ladles' parlors, as a rule, are small and Ftuffv. Miss Helen Barlet Mitchell. Hon. J. Sockless Simpson pet poet, was encountered bv a reporter at the Laclede to-day. She "said: "Pour times they have told me to go back Into the ladles parlor when I wanted to romo out. They said to me: 'Why are you not content? What do you want? I replied. 'Why. I -want to see the men.1 Oh. it is different In Kansas." she sighed, "They treat us out there as if we were somebody: here thes don't know how to treat a lady." nnd she was almost on th point of shedding tears. A Convention of Crurlflem. St. Louis Special. Everywhere you go In St. Iouis you s?e either a sign "No crown of thorns, no cross of gold" or sme cartoon of pome kind with the word "crucify" on it. At the "Pop" con vention a banner was trotted out bearing a picture of Herr Most and McKinley. and this inscription: "The modern Herad nr.i Pilate unite to crucify the common people." About a third of the delegates In the convention are like Jews of old. who nishf J around crying: "Crucify, crucify." When they have nothing better to sav they howl up and down everywhere: "Crucify, the gold bug, crucify him." Their Idea cf crucifixion is Jabbing him through with a pitchfork. BAYARD'S NAME HISSED. The Embassador Xot Liked ty Chi cao Irish-Americans. CHICAGO. July 23. A mars meeting of the United Irish Societies was held tonight in Central Music' Hall In behalf of the Irishmen who are held In Knglipli prisons for political offenses. ,The principal speakers of the eve(dng wert Unitcil States Senator 8helby M. Cullom anl Governor Altgeld. both of whom declared, that the time was not far off when England would be compelled -to free the men she had imprisoned for political rcaf-ons. Resolutions in accordance with the spirit of the meeting were adopted. The name of Embassador Bayard was hissed every time it was mentioned, several of the lesser speakers denouncing him as an English toady. FORECAST FOR SUNDAY. Tartlr Cloudy "Weather, Probabljr Followed by Shower. WASHINGTON. July 23.-For Ohio-Fair, warmer; fresh south winds. Increasing. For Indiana and IllinoisPartly cloudy fiunday morning, probably followed by showers in the afternoon; southeast winds; slightly warmer. Saturday Local Observation. - Bar. Ther. R.H. Wind. Weather. Pre. 7a. m.. 30.14 6T 80 N'west. Clear. 0K) 7 p. m..C0.C5 79 57 S'wesL Clear. O.uO Maximum temperature, SI; minimum temperature. 60. . .. Following is a comparative statement of the temperature and precipitation July 21: Temp. Pre. Normal 7; o.iit Mean 7) Ma Departure from normal S 0.13 Departure since July 1 TA 1.2rt Departure since Jan. 1 42? 6.-1 Plus. C. F. R. WAFPENHANS. Local Forecast Official. Yesterday' Tern pern tu re. The following table of temperatures Is furnished by the United States Weather Bureau: Stations. Atlanta. Ga Illsmarck. N. D Buffalo. N. Y Calgary, N. W. T .... Cairo. Ill Cheyenne. Wyo Chicago. Ill Concordia, Kan 7 a. m. ... ib ... $ ... 64 ... 8 ... 6 ... 14 ... 6fi ... G2 . . . ... GO ... 02 4 r 4 ... 7S ... M . . R . . . t ... f5 ... 74 . i4 ... 70 ... R0 ... 64 ... 61 ... 8 ... C2 ... r6 ... 56 ... 60 ... ' ' tfT) ... 4 . . . fA i . ... 70 Max. 7 p. m.

7 r? 7H 7 M 7S sa 75 76 74 4 4 100 1)2 55 AS 56 M 7 7 78 74 M ft) 4 70 s: 7S 7V 74 S4 S2 01 &3 ..

Iavenport. Ia Des Moines, Ia Dodee Citv. Kan Galveston. Tex Helena. Mont Jacksonville. Fla Kansas City, Mo Little Rock, Ark Minncdosa, Man Marquette. Mich Memphis. Tcnn Moorhead. Minn Nashville. Tenn New Orleans, La New lork , North Platte. Neb .... Oklahoma. O. T Omaha, Neb , PIttsburir, Pa , Qu'Appeile, N. W. T . Ha old Citv. S. D Fait Ixke City, Utah St. IjOuIs. Mo , St. Paul. Minn , Springfield. Ill Springfield. Mo Vieksburg. Miss Washington. D. C ... TO RETIRE MONDAY. Gen. nacheliler Will Quit Active Service In the Army. WASHINGTON, July r.-DrigadIer Gen eral It. M. Bacheldcr. Quartermaster-gen eral of the army, will go on the retired list Monday on account of age. There Is considerable speculation as to his successor, but it is generally agreed that the selection, which is by law confined to the Quartermaster's Departrmnt. will go to one of th four colonels, .who. In order of seniority, are Col. Charles G. Sawtelle. stationed at Governor's Island. New York; Col. Marshall I. Ludington. stationed at Chleajjo; Col. James M. Moore, stationed In New York city, and Col. George H. Weeks, on duty in this city as depot quartermaster. Bank Cxamlner Made Receiver. WASHINGTON, July 25. JoFeph T. Talbert, the examiner who has been In charge of the American National Dank, of Denver, Col., flnce Its suspension, has been apo'nted temporary rf celver by acting Controller Coffin. In order that the lntreu. of the trust may be fully protected. This appointment will In no way obstruct efforts to reopen the bank, hlch. It Is stated, will not be relaxed by the committee In charge. Sugar Bounty Payment. WASHINGTON. July 2i The Secretary of the Treasury has finally passed on the last of the cases under th sugar bounty refunding act. involving the construction of that act. and there Is now no obstacle to the settlement of the remainder of th' claims on the basis of C4 cents on the dollar, which is as much as the live million appropriation will prorate among the claimants. Harbor Improvement. WASHINGTON. July 2 Lieutenant Colonel G. LyIeckcr, in his annual report on river and harbor Improvements. y that work on the harbors at Michigan Oty. Ind.. and St. Joseph. Mich., was limited to dredging and repairing piers. The Western 1'nlon'a Plea. S. O. Pickens appeared before the State Tax Board yesterday on behalf cf the Western Union company. He entered a rlea against the attachment of the M per cent. penalty upon all the back taxc the company is required to pay under the recent decision of the federal Supreme Court, and then addressed his argument to the declaration that the assessment of the company Is too high. At present It is J2.4.2.iu). or VTA er mile. He declared that the earnings In Indiana last yar were but tUO.CO and upon a bals of 6 per cnt. t!: xzliz, tlon should be fixed at atOCTL