Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 June 1896 — Page 6

THE REPUBLICAN. ; ' GEO. E. MARSHALL, Publisher. ' ■ —■—■ - - ■■ ■■ - ■■ RENSSELAER, " - - INDIANA.

PASSENGER IN IRONS.

DETERMINED ACT OF A LAKE < - CAPTAIN. Hands Hie Prisoner to the United States Authorities— Whitney Not in the Race—Trade Gets New Life— Hetty Green's Ambition. Puts Him in Irons. Excursionists on the steamer City ot Chicago who went across the lake front Chicago to St. Joseph Saturday night saw Capt. Charles Mclntosh, the veteran commander, put a passenger in chains. The captain, observing an excursionist Bitting on the steamer's rail, told him it was against the rules of the vessel. The man made no answer, and was ordered down at once. ‘Twill get down when 1 am good and ready,” was the reply, as the man reached for his revolver. Without another word Cttpt. Mclntosh, who is over 60 years of age, seized the passenger, who weighed 180 pounds, and, after a brief struggle, threw him on the deck. He then sat down on him and held him until members of the crew brought a rope. He was securely bound and carried into the hold, where he was kept until the steamer’s arrival at St. Joseph. He was then turned over to the United States deputy marshal on the charge of attempting to shoot an, officer of a vessel on the high seas. The penalty for the offense is severe. He gave the name of Philip Rogers. and said he was a railroad man of Chicago. ' Standing of National League, following is the standing of the clubs in the National Baseball League: - * W. L W. L. Baltimore .. .32 18Pittsburg -...26 23 Cleveland ...30 17Brooklyn ....27 24 Cincinnati .. .33 20Chicago 27 27 Boston ... ...28 20New York... 21 31, Philadelphia. 29 24St. Louisl4 37 Washington. 25 22Louisville<.. .10 39 Western League Standing. Following is the standing of the clubs in the Western League: W. L. W. L. Indianapolis. 29 16SL Paul.. ... .23 25 Detroit 28’ Itt'G’nd Rapids. 24 29 Minneapolis. 29 21 Milwaukee ..24 29 Kansas City..2B 22CoIumbus ...19 34 Hetty Booms Her Son. . “Her whole nature has been revohitionized,” said » Washington hotel keeper, speaking of' Mrs. Hetty Green's reported intention of spending §1,000,000 or “sb much as may be necessary,” to elect her son Governor of Texas. “I never knew anybody to loosen up as Mrs. Green has of late,” continued the boniface. About eighteen months ago, when she came here. ■BheJiaggledjyith me overthe price of one of the cheapest rooms in the house, and* actually made me give her a reduction because she staid a week. The next time she came shq.had on the finest sort of jdress, and my house was not. good enough for her, go she went to the highest-priced,, place in town and never asked the rate. Her liberal streak was late in developing.” ' ■- f c.' . '. 't 1 *■ ' :

Better Business Outlook. R. G. Dun & Co.’s Weekly Review of Trade says: “There are continued signs that a gain in business-has begun. Stocks have gone higher than they were before the artificial break ten days ago; wheat and cotton are in better demand; there is more confidence in monetary circles, and the tendency toward shrinkage in great industries seems in some measure, at least, to be checked. While the outcome of the Democratic convention is uncertain, and the great, crops are not yet wholly beyond danger, a sure and strong Improvement could hardly be expected, but the tone in business circles has grown distinctly more hopeful.” Magee Resents a Cartoon. At Pittsburg, Pa., the grand jury has returned true bills in the libel suit of U. L. Magee ami Senator William Flinn against A. Reed, E. Bartlett and W. J. Christay of the Commercial Gazette, and C. W. Houston. C. E. Locke and the Press Publishing Company. This is the result of an article in the Commercial Gazette and a cartoon in the Press, asserting that Magee and Flinn's assistance in the Mc ? j Kinley campaign was due to the receipt of SIOO,OOO from Mark Hanna’s satchel to carry on the fight against Senator Quay. Magee and Flinn denied the charge: Whitney Won't Ran. William C. Whitney, of New York, made a public statement in which he defines the political situation, makes his position clear as regards his decision to remain in this country instead of going to Europe, and concludes by saying that be Is not a presidential possibility; that he “would not run if nominated and would not serve if elected.”

NEWS NUGGETS.

A terrific rain, wind and thunder storm visited Toledo, 0., Sunday afternoon. Victor Monimee, a well-known farmer, was instantly killed by lightning. Grove Collins and family sought refuge in a shed and Were knocked unconscious by a bolt striking the building. A great deal of damage to buildings, orchards, fruit trees, etc., is reported from all sections of the county. At Leadville. Colo.. I-'riday night 1.000 miners walked out. They demand S 3 a day and are now receiving only $2.50. A number of the mines are paying $3 a day, but many-properties claim thev can onlv afford $2 .50. The men who struck are employed at the Marian. Maid, Henriette, Penrose and Bolin properties. All other $2.50 men will go out. The strike is ordered by the Union. Everything so far is orderly. • The printers’ strike in the Twin Cities was settled at 2 o'clock Thursday morning by an agreement between the typographical union mid the publishers’ association to arbitrate all differences as to wages and hours. Meanwhile the offices have been declared "open.’’ and the old men will lie taken back as rapidly as places can be made for them. The northern Colorado coal miners have finally reached an agreement with the operators under which they will resume work immediately. Both sides have agreed to submit future differences to a joint board of conciliation.

EASTERN.

Representatives, of the National Linseed OU Company and large trade interests n>et in Jjfew York to consider an advance in prices. ....... Henry Barton Beecher, son of the late Henry Ward Beecher, was on trial on the charge of forgery in the criminal part of (the Supreme Court. Brooklyn. Beecher is charged with forging an application of the rice-president of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Company for an insurance policy, for which the .premiums would aggregate $220,000. He th defended by his brother, Co). William

C. Beecher, and ex-Assistant District Attorney- Wellman. At Portland, Me., the Democratic State convention declared in favor of a gold standard, against the free* coinage of silver, in favor of a resubmission of the State prohibition amendment, and fqr high license and local option. .It indorsed' President Cleveland and denounced the protective tariff as operated by Republicans, declaring in favor of legislation which shall restore the country to prosperity. Edward B. Winslow, of Portland, was nominated for Governor by acclamation. At the Taylor Cycle Park, west of Little Falls, N. Y., where the State meet of the L. A. W. was to take place,- the bpiler of the steam yacht Titus Sheard exploded as the boat was being moored Thursday afternoon. In that vicinity ten of the crowd were killed outright, due died while on the way. to the hospital, three wete fatally and six seriously injured. The boat was blown to splinters, and pieces of the boiler were thrown 500 feet. Three of the bodies have not been i recovered, and are believed to be in the Erie canal, where the catastrophe occurred. The explosion is believed to resulted from the defective working of the pump connected with the boilers. The engineer, W. Van Buren Youngs, is in the hospital seriously injured, and can give no account of the accident. 'Congressmen Abbott and Culberson of Texas went to River View, a resort on the Potomac, Sunday for an outing, and among the attractions offered was a contrivance known as “shooting the chutes.” Representative Abbott, accompanied by another member of their party, got into the boat to make the descent into the water of the lake, which at this point is about three feet deep. As the boat touch, ed the water and rose into the air Congressman Abbott’s hat flew off. He involuntarily released his grasp of the bars he held to catch the hat and was thrown high into the air, falling on a seat in >the boat and striking on the small of his back. He was unable to rise and it W.as seen that he was badly hurt He was suffering from frequent convulsive pains and the lower part of his body and legs were paralyzed. His physician thinks there is no danger of complete paralysis.

WESTERN.

Democrats of Idaho and Louisiana have declared for free silver, and in Delaware the stand is for gold. The seventh annual convention of the Medal of Honor Legion was held at If anenil Hall, Boston. Delegates were present from all parts of the country. Gen. Nelson A. Miles was unanimously elected president, and Maj.-Gen. Theodore S. Peck, Adjutant (General of Vermont, was elected senior vice-president. The Rev. Lyman J. Fisher, a retired Baptist minister at Middletown, 0., resigned from the Board of Education, giving as his reason that after a lifelong study of the scriptures he had come to the conclusion that Satdtday, was the Sabbath day. As most of the examinations fall on Saturday, it hurt his conscience to err longer. The resignation was accepted. Sheriff Davis qf Rawlins, Wyo., went to Denver to take charge of Rev. C. M. Thorp, the .evangelist, who is wanted in Wyoming to answer to a charge of bigamy. Thorp, who admits that he has a wife living in lowa, married a young girl at Evanston, Wyo., May 30, and deserted her in three days. , Charges of perjury and. swindling are also made against, him.

An attempt 4 was made at Iron Mountain, Mich., Sunday night to kill Captain Martin Goldsworthy and family, of the Chapin nline. Two sticks of dynamite were exploded under their house, wrecking the structure badly. Nobody was injured. The police are investigating the affair. There, have been no troubles at the Chapin mine and the mon are apparently contented. It is thought tue act was committed by men whom Captain Goldsworthy had refused to employ. Seven companies of State troops, comprising the entire First Regiment Of the Oregon National Guard, left Portland, Ore., at 4 o’clock Tuesday morning for Astoria, for the purpose of suppressing the lawless acts which have marked the course of the fishermen’s strike on the Lower Columbia river for the last two months. There has been little rioting and. open violence, but members of the Fishermen’s Union have intimidated non-union men and several have been shot from ambush. The strike was brought on by the refusal of ca.nnerymen to pay over four cents a pound for fish, while the fishermen demanded five cents. Cannerymen Monday decided to start up and called on the State for protection. -According to reports received by the Postoffice Inspector at Denver, Colo., a deadly running fight occurred Wednesday at Liberty, N. M., a small town 112 miles from Las Vegas, and seventy-five miles from Gallinas Springs, the nearest hamlet. Two desperate characters had been terrorizing the ranchmen and cattlemen for several days. Meeting with no resistance, they were emboldened, and made a raid on the postoffice at Liberty. A posse followed, overtaking the robbers thirty miles from town. The bandits opened fire on them, killing Levi Herz•tein, the postmaster, and Merejillo Gallegos, and mbrtally wounding Placide Gurule. Three horses were shot down. Both men are described as six footers, well armed, and not afraid of fight. A reward of $1,500 has been offered for their capture.

WASHINGTON.

Persons holding high-salaried positions in Uncle Sam’s employ who have not hitherto considered it necessary to become citizens of this country are now making the effort of their lives to put themselves on a voting basis. Clerks at the city hall in Washington have been overrun recently with this class of business. Within the last month fifty-six final naturalization papers have been taken out, and thirtytwo persons have signed their names in a big book announcing their intention of becoming citizens of the United States. In explanation of this sudden desire of so many people to become bona tide citizens, it is said one reason is that a patriotic organization of the city decided to take vigorous action in the matter of aliens holding government positions. A committee was appointed to ascertain the number thus employed and institute an inquiry as to why it was that foreigners could obtain these positions, to the detriment of American citizens. Of,fhe fiftysix who have within the last month taken out their final papers, the names of eighteen already have been located in the Government blue book showing that they have for varying periods of time been receiving lucrative salaries from the United States, although their allegiance was elsewhere bestowt-d. ’f - lu reply to arrquest from the New York Herald for a statement concerning the Democratic situation President Cleveland Tuesday night sent the following to that newspaper: “I refuse to believe that when the time arrives for deliberate action there will be engrafted upon our Democratic creed a demand for the free, unlimited and independent coinage of silver, because I know the Democratic party is neither unpatriotic nor foolish and becan«e j,t Seems so clear to me that such a course* will inflict a very great injury upon every interest of our country which it has been the mission of Democracy to advance, "and will result, in the lasting disaster to our party organization. There

Is little hope that, as a means of success, this free-silver proposition, after its thorough discussion during the political campaign, will attract, the majority qf the voters of the country. My attachment to true Democracy is so strong that I consider Star success as identical with the promotion of the country’s good. This ought suffiteiently to account for ,my anxiety that no mistake be made at dur party convention. In my opinion no effort should be spared to secure such action of the delegates as will avert party demoralization. It is a place for consultation and comparison of views, and those Democrats who belieye in the cause of sound money should there be heard and be" constantly in evidence. A cause worth fighting for is worth fighting for to the end. If sodndmouey Democrats suppose there is danger of a mistake being made, such danger should stimulate their activity in averting it, instead of creating discouragement. I am very far from arrogating to myself a controlling influence upon' the policy of my party, but as an unflinching Democrat, who has been honored by his party an,d who desires hereafter no greater political privileges than to occupy the place of private in its ranks, I hope I may not be blamed for saying this much at this time in the interest, as it seems to me, of the grand old organization, so'rich'in honorable traditions, so justly proud of its achievements, and always so undaunted and brave in its battles for the people's welfare.”

FOREIGN.

Fifty sailors from a Japanese warship at Antwerp mutinied Sunday evening, landed and attacked the police. The mutineers were overcome and, the ship is now guarded by a detachment of police. While there is no confirmation at Paris of the report that the Marquis de Mores, who recently left there for t.he mysterious Saharan City of Rhat, has been murdered, with practically his entire caravan, toward South Tripoli, by a native tribe, the story is generally believed, According to Explorer Hess, in Figaro, the Marquis had a presentiment that his anti-English campaign in "French Africa might cost him his life during this exploring expedition. i In the Spanisfi" Senate Senor Girneno asked that the documents exchanged between the governments at Washington and Madrid on the recent events in Cuba might be communicated to the House. The minister of foreign affairs replied that he could not make the diplomatic documents public, ‘ President Cleveland also had been asked, but refused, to communicate them to Congress. He declared that the relations between Spain and the United States were friendly and cordial. While United States Minister Breckinridge possibly overstepped American diplomatic rules in order to please the czar during the coronation festivities. Count Montebelle, the French ambassador, preferred to ignore the pleasure of the court When congratulating the czarina. Count Montebelle shook her hand instead of kissing it, like the rest of the diplomats, and to ptinish him the czarina did not permit him to take her hand at the ball at the ,French embassy during a polonaise. The incident is the sole topic of conversation in St. Petersburg society, and their majesties are feeling decidedly ungracious toward thFoffetTdingFrenchambassador, who excuses his behavior on the ground of his instructions.

London dispatch: The News Tuesday says: “The Junta of the Cuban revolutionists are men of fewer words than their Spanish opponents, but they now assert that they have something to say, and have accordingly said it. They announce that they have broken the Spanish fortified line and that Gomez is at the gates of Havana. If it is not true they will look foolish; if it is the Spanish generals will appear in that light. We shall know soon one way or the other. The Spanish authorities hitherto have had the dispatch of news from the island all to themselves, but their average of about one a quarter government victories a day may be regarded as rather too high. Gomez is the leader who baffled Campos last summer. The marshal threw 30.000 men across the island to prevent the insurrection from spreading to Puerto Principe. Gomez with 250 "men made a feint at two separate points and then passed through the middle of the line without losing a man. His present success may be a fable, but this is history.” Some time ago at London, the Hon. James Bourke Roche instituted a suit for libel against the proprietors of Burke’s Peerage for an entry in that publication to the effect that he had been divorced from his wife, who was a daughter of Frank Work of New York,. The proprietors of Burke’s Peerage have now consented to the verdict against them on the point and it will be moved to accept this verdict bn the understanding by the proprietors of Burke’s Peerage to pay Roche’s costs, publish an apology in the newspapers, give a nominal sum to charity, and promise to refuse to sell all of the remaining numbers of the Peerage containing the entry. When Bourke Roche entered a libel suit against William Redmond’s Dublin newspaper for a similar statement the principal defense filed was that Burke’s Peerage had also published the allegation'of his being divorced without apparently having been challenged by him. This was the origin of his suit against Burke’s Peerage, and the verdict now consented to will place Redmond’s paper in an awkward predicament.

MARKET REPORTS.

Chicago—Cattle, common to prime, $3.50 to $4.75; hogs, shipping grades, $3.00 to $4.00; sheep, fair to choice, $2.50 to $4.25; wheat, No. 2 red, 58c to 59c; corn, No. 2,27 cto 29c; oats, No. 2,17 c to 18c; tye, No. 2,32 cto 33c; butter, choice creamery, 14c to 13c; eggs, fresh, 9c to 11c; new potatoes, per bushel, 25c to 55c; broom corn, common to choice, $25 to SSO per ton. Indianapolis—Cattle, shipping, $3.00 to $4.50; uogs, choice light. $3.00 to $3.50; sheep, common to prime. $2.00 to $3.75; wheat, No. 2,58 cto 60c; corn, No. 1 white, 27e to 29c; oats, No. 2 white, 21c to 22c. St. Lottis—Cattle. $3.00 to $4.50; hogs, $3.00 to $3.75; wheat, No. 2 red, 61c to 62f; corn, No. 2 yellow, 26c to 27c; oats, No. 2 white, 17c to 18c; rye, No. 2,31 c to 33c. Cincinnati—Cattle. $3.50 to $4.50; hogs, $3.00 to $3.50; sheep, $2.50 to $3.50; wheat. No. 2,63 cto 64c; corn, No. 2 mixed, 28c to 30c; oats, No. 2 mixed, 19c to 20c; rye. No, 2,36 cto 38c. Detroit—Cattle, $2.50 to $4.50; hogs, $3.00 to $3.50; sheep, $2.00 to $3.75; wheat. No. 2 red, 65c to 66c; corn, No. 2 yellow; 27c to 29c: oats, No. 2 white, 21c to 23c; rye. 34c to 36c. Toledo—Wheat, No. 2 red, 630 to 65c; corn. No. 2 yellow, 27c to 28c; oats, No. 2 white, 19c to 21c; rye. No. 2,33 cto 35c; clover seed, $4.40 to $4.50. Milwaukee —Wheat, No. 2 spring, 58c to 59c; corn, No. 3,26 cto *!Sc; oats, No. 2 white. 19c to 20c; barley. No. 2,31 cto 32c; rye. No. 1,32 cto 34c; pork, mess, $7.00 to $7.50. Buffalo—-Cattle. $2.50 to $4.75; hogs, $3.00 to $3.75; sheep, $3.25 to $4.00; wheat, No. 2 red. 68c to 69c; com. No. 2 yellow, 32c to 33c; oats, No. 2 white, 22c to 24e. New York—Cattle, $3.00 to $4.75; hogs, $3.00 io $4.00; sheep, $2.00 to $4.25; wheat, No. 2 red, 64c to 66c; corn, No. 2, 84c to 35c; oats. No. 2 white. 22c to 23c; butter, creamery, lie to'lOc; eggs, Western, 11c to 13c.

FLOW OF ORATORY.

NOMINATING SPEECHES MADE AT ST. LOUIS. ’ Baldwin Pleaded for lowa's Favorite, Reed Presented by Lodge, Depew’s Eloquence Flowed for Morton, Has—tings Spoke for Quay, and Foraker Named the People’s Choice. Baldwin Names Allison.

When the roll of States was called in the national Republican convention for the nomination of presidential candidates, lowa was the first to respond, and when it Was reached John M. Baldwin arose to place the name of Senator Allison in nomination. He said in part:

There Is one, but only one, of those whose names will be presented to this convention who can- claim that there has been placed for him In history's golden urn an estimate of his character and worth made by him on w “om nature stamped her royal seal; God exhibited as his greatest design of American manhood, genius, statesmanship, and patrlotlsm, one who, now 4n heaven, wears a crown of deathless praise, and whose great Bohl is a portion of eternity itself, James G Blaine., t Blaine, writing to Garfield, said: “Then comes Allison. He Is true, kind, reasonable, fair, honest, and good. He Is methodical, Industrious, and Intelligent, and would be a splendid man to sail along smooth and successfully.” Complying with the request of the lowa delegation, I rise to propose to this convention the nomination of him to whom this heritage was bequeathed, William B. Allison, and to ask you to make It on the old and new testament of Republicanism. With the most perfect knowledge of the details of all our political laws and their histories, with that statesmanlike judgment which distinguishes the essential from the accidental and the Immutable from the transitory, “with every look a cordial smile, every gesture a caress,” yet with a spirit of such firm mold and purpose that no bribe or feast or-palaee eould awe or swerve, he has for thirty-five years upon the floor of the House and Senate been fighting for the Interests of the people, carrying onward and upward the nation’s legislative work. Alllsoq does not believe In a tariff'for revenue only, but in a tariff for protection and revenue jointly. For Senator Allison you can not build too strong a platform for sound money, and If you place him upon it he will see to It that the dry rot of 16 to 1 does not steal through the stanch timbers. The United States can no more make good money by simply placing its- symbol of sovereignty, er mark of authority, on any kind of metal, regardless of its commercial value or relations to fqreign countries, than It can extend Its domain by calling a furlong a, mile. Nominate him and a thrill of joy will go from the West to the East, carrying on Its trembling wave the songs of our reapers only to be lost in the roar of your furnaces.

National Republican conventions have been epoch makers. They have formulated the • principles, originated the policies, and suggested the measures which In the history of the United States form Its most aggressive periods. The unequaled successes of the Republican party, Its hold upon the country, and Its masterful

Influence upon affairs have been due to the fact that in every crisis Its principles have solved the problems of the hour and its selected leader has been the man for the occasion. .. The conditions created by the practice of Democratic policies, the' promise of Democratic measures, and the differences of Democratic statesmen would seem to argue an unquestioned and overwhelming triumph for the Republican party In the coming tdectlon. No matter how brilliant the promise, no matter how serene the outlook, It is a part of wisdom, with the uncertainties- of politics and our recent experience of the tragic shifting of Issues, to be careful, prudent, and wise in platform and in candidate. The whole country. North, South, East, and West, without any division in our lines, or out of them, stands, after what has happened in the last three years, for the protection of American industries, for the principle of reciprocity, and for America for Americans. The United States is pre-eminently and patriotically a commercial and a business nation. Thus commerce and business are synonymous with patriotism. When the farmer Is afield sowing and reaping the crops which find a market that remunerates him for his toll, when the laborer and the artisan find work seeking them and not themselves despairing of work, when the wage of the toller promises comfort for his family and hope for his children, when the rail Is burdened with the product of the soil and of the factory, when the spindles are humming and the furnaces are in blast, when the mine Is putting out Its largest product, and the national and Individual wealth are constantly increasing, when the homes owned unmortgaged by the people are more numerous day by day and month by month, when the schools are most crowded, the fairs most frequent, and happy conditions most universal in the nation, then are the promises fulfilled which make these United States of America the home of the oppressed and the land of the free. It Is to meet these conditions and to meet them with a candidate who represents them and about whom there can be no question that New York presents- to you for the Presidency under the unanimous instructions of two successive Republican State conventions the name of her Governor, Levi P. Morton.’ Lodge** Speech for Reed.

We are gathered here to choose the next President of the United States. That we will win the election no man doubts. But let ps not deceive ourselves with the pleasant fancy that the campaign Is to be an easy one. It will lie a hard battle; It cannot bd otherwise when so much depends upon the result. Against the Kepubll-

can party, representing fixed American policies. strength, progress and order, 'will be arrayed tiot only that organized failure, the Democratic party, but all the wandering forces of political chaos and social disorder. It Is not merely the Presidency which Is set before us as the prize. The prosperity of the country, the protection of onr Industries, the soundness of our currency ami the uatlonaU Credit are ail staked oh the great Issue to be decided at the polls next November. Upon us rests the duty of rescuing the country from the misery Into which it has been plunged by three years of Democratic misrule. To drive the Democrats from flower Is the first step and the highest duty. >ut we shall triumph tn vnin and In our turn shall meet heavy punishment at the, hands of the people If we do not put our victory to right uses. Such a crisis as this cannot be met and dealt with by shouts of enthusiasm. We must face It as our fathers faced slavery and disunion. We want a President who will meet this situation as

Lincoln met that of 1861. with the chiefs of the Republicans about him and with party and people at his back. We want a Preafdent who on the sth day of next March will summon Congress In extra sesslop, and say that aIT else must wait until Congress sends to him a tariff which shall put money inr the treasury arid wages in the pockets of the American workingman. We want a President who will protect at all hazards the gold reserves of the treasury, and who will never forget that the nation which pays with honor borrows with ease. We want a man who will guard the safety and dignity of the nation/ at home and abroad and who will always and constantly be firm and strong In dealing with foreign nations Instead of suddenly varying a long course of weakness and Indifference with a convulsive spasm of vigor and patriotism. Also we want a man who will lead his party and act with it, and who will not by senseless quarrels between tire White House and the Capitol reduce legislation and execution alike to imbecility and failure. Such is the man we want for our great office in these bitter times, when the forces of disorder are loose and the wreckers, with thelf'kfalse lights, gather at the shore and lure the ship of state tipon the rocks. Such a man .fit for such.deeds. I am now to present to you. He needs no praise from the, for he has proved his own title to leadership. To those who have folio wed him he never said “Go!” but always “Come!” He is entirely fearless. We know it, for we have seen his courage tested on a hundred fields. He is fit to stand at the head of the Republican column. He is worthy to be an American President. I have the honor—the very great honor—to present to you as a candidate for your nomination the speaker of the national House of Representatives, Thomas B. Reed, of Maine. McKinitey Nominated by Foraker.

It would be exceedingly difficult if not entirely Impossible to exaggerate the disagreeable experiences of the last four years. The grand aggregate of the multitudinous bad results of a Democratic administration may be summed up as one stupendous disaster; it has been a disaster, however, not without at least one redeeming feature, it has been fair; nobody

has eseapcjl It. It lias fallen equally alike upon all sections of our country, and all classes of our people—the Republican and the Democrat, the rich and tne poor, the high and the low—have suffered In common, idleness and its consequent poverty and distress have been the rewards of labor; distress and bankruptcy have overtaken business, ‘shrunken values have dissipated fortunes, deficient revenues have Impoverished the Government, brought about bond Issues and bond syndicates, have discouraged and scandalised the nation. Over against this fearful penalty is, however, to be set down one great compensatory result. It has detroy ed the Democratic party. The proud columns which swept the country In triumph in 1802 are broken and noiseless in 1896. Their boasted principles when they came to the test of a practical application have proven nothing but fallacies, and their great leaders ■ have degenerated Into warring chieftains of petty and irreconcilable factions. Their approaching National Convention is but an approaching national nightmare. No man pretends to be able to predict any good result to come from it, and no man is seeking the nuomlnatlon of that convention to accept any kind of public trust by proclaiming his willingness to stand upon any platform that may be adopted. The truth is, the party that could-stand up tinder -the odiuni,t+f human slavery, opposition to the war, for the enfranchisement, reconstruction, and specll* resumption, at last finds Itself overmatched and undone by Itself. It is writhing in the throes of dissolution, superinduced by u dose of its own medicine. No human agency can prevent its absolute overthrow at the next election, except only this Convention. If we make no mistake the Democratic party will go out of power on the 4th of March to remain out until God In bls wisdom and merry and goodness shall see fit once more to chastise the people. So far we not made any mistake. We have adopted a platform which, notwithstanding the scenes witnessed lu this hall, meets the demands and expectations of the American people. It remains for us now as the last crowning of our Work here to complete our work by nominating a good candidate. The people want a good Republican; they want something more than a wise, patrlotic'statesman. They want a man who embodies in himself not only all of those esentlal qualifications, but who in addition, in the highest possible degree, typifies In a monetary character, in record, in ambition, and in purpose the exact opposite of all that is signified and represented by the free-trade, deficit-making, bond-issuing, labor-enslaving Democratic administration. I stand here to present to this convention such a man. His name Is William McKinley. Crowd Goes Wild. Senator Foraker got no further than the name ofAhe Ohio statesman. Even before the last syllable had passed his lips, with one great—swelt -the -delegates—and the occupants of the galleries sprang to their feet and let out a yell that would have driven out of the pastures the farfamed bull of Bashah. As if shot into the air from some concealed battery a thousand variegated plumes flashed in the air, almost concealing the thousands of American flags. Handkerchiefs and even umbrellas were being wildly flourished by the enthusiastic crowd. State standards were uprooted and carried up and down the aisles by shrieking delegates. A gigantic portrait of Gov. McKinley was hoisted to position in front of the gallery opposite the chairman’s desk, and as the picture caught the eyes of the assemblage there was an immense swell ,in the volume of sound which filled the spacious hall. Gentlemen of the convention, you seem to have heard of the name of my candidate before. And so you have. He Is known the world over. His testimonials are: a private life without reproach; four years of heroic service as a boy soldier on the battle-fields of the republic, under such gallant generals as Philip H. Sheridan; twelve years of conspicuous service In the halls of Congress, associated with great leaders of Republicanism; four years of executive service as Governor of Ohio, but, greatest of all, measured by present requirements, leader of the House of Representatives and .author of the "McKinley law”—a law under which labor had rich reward and the country greatly Increased prosperity. No other name so’completely meets the requirements of the American people, and no other man so absolutely commands tjieir hearts and their affections. They know that he is patriotic, and they know he is able and true, and they want him for President. They have, already so declared, not in tide or that State or section, but In all the States and al) the sections of our country, from ocean to ocean and from the Gulf to the lakes. They expect us to give them a chance to vote for him. It is our . duty to do it. Hastings. Names Qusy,

I’ennsylvnnla comes to this convention and with great unanimity asks you to name ip standard-bearer who will represent no t only the principles and. conditions, but tlie brightest hopes and aspirations of the Republican party; a man who has been a loyal supporter of Its every great movement: a potent factor

in It* councils from tin* day of It* birth and baptism on Pennsylvania soil to the present time; a man whose every vote and utterance has been upon the side of sound money, fair protection, and a strong hud patriotic Americanism. Those whom 1 repnwnt and who ask his nomination at your hands point to a statesman who has been in the forefront of every battle for his party: who tins been its champion, its wise counselor. Its organiser, and the suecessful leader of Its forlorn hopes. He was With those patriots who rocked the cradle of Republicanism; he was among the first to comprehend the mag-

nitude of the armed debate of ’6l and to give himself to the Union cause. We welcome the Issue—American protection, American credit, and an American policy.- Let the people In the campaign which this convention Inaugurates determine whether they are willing to live through another free-trade panic. Let the wage-earner and the wage-payer contemplate the bitter experiences which brought hunger to the home of one and financial ruin to / the other. Let the American farmer compare farm produce prices with free-trade promises. Let hlin who has saved a surplus and him who works for a livelihood determine, each for himself, If he craves to be paid In American dollars, disgraced and depreciated to half their alleged value. Let him who fought for his country’s flag; let. the widow, the orphan, and the loving parent who gave up that which was as precious as life, behold the flag and all It stands for, pawned to a foreign and domestic joint syndicate to raise temporary loans for the purpose of postponing the final financial disaster. and answer Whether they want the shame and humiliation repeated. Nominate him whpm I name and this country will have a President whose mental endowments, broad-minded statesmanship, ripe experience, marvelous sagacity, unassuming mod' esty, knightly courage, and true Americanism are unexcelled, Nominate him and he will elect himsfilf. I name to you the soldier and the statesman—Pennsylvania’s choice— Matthew Stanley Quay.

AT M’KINLEY’S HOME.

Great Demonstration at Canton in Honor of the Nominee. The same electric click that notified Major McKinley of his nomination at St. Louis set the Canton, 0., fire alarm gong a-going, and at that preconcerted signal a huge parade of 15,000 fellow soldiers and fellow citizens of Major McKinley formed by pre-arrangement in front of the court house and, escorted by three com' panies of militia, With several bands and drum corps, paraded up North Market street to the McKinley home on the hilk When the nominating speeches commenced in the St. Louis convention hall the militia and old ■Soldiers began to fall in line at Canton. ( The scene on the liny of march to the McKinley home was one of wildest enthusiasm. Batteries of artillery started with the nomination signal to fire 100 rounds. Before the parade had covered a halfdozep blocks to the McKinley heme, as if by magic the center of the city and line of march was a panorama of flags, festooning and decorations of all kinds. F. E. Case, a lawyer and prominent manufacturer, who had been chosen by the .citizens’ committee to deliver a congratulatory address, spoke as follows: Maj: McKinley: Your neighbors and townsmen wish to be first to congratulate you upon your nomination to the highest office within the gift of the people, None know better than these neighbors here assembled how well this honor is merited. These were the first to witness the beginning of your public career.. They saw you quit your academic studies with the ardor of youth and bravery beyond your years to devote your services to your country. The courage and ability you then displayed, a promise of what followed in later years, won for you that rank and title by which we have so long and familiarly addressed you. A few of your veteran comrades have again formed in line, and, joining the citizens of Canton, fake thia opportunity to make pronounced their high regard for you. The ability and fidelity with which you have discharged your great public trusTs, and The recognition bjnytJurTfountry' meh of long and useful service to the State and nation, are exceedingly gratifying to your Canton and Stark county friends. But we welcome to you as without distinction of party, bearing in mind that, while yon have acted In a broader field you have not lost sight of the duties rind obligations of the citizens, and with your many cares and responsibilities you have always-found time and opportunity to lend your valuable assistance to all that makes for good in our community. We till unite in extending to you our hearty congratulations, and good wishes. \ Major McKinley’s Response. There was a sea of faces for blocks iibuitt. and after- a wtaMwind of applause had greeted cx-Gov. McKinley, he responded as follows: My friends and fellow-citizens: I am greatly honored by this demonstration. Its nonpartisan character forbids political discussion, and I appear only to make grateful acknowledgment to your address and congratulations. I am not indifferent to the pleasure whleh you exhibit at the news just received from the Republican National Convention. For days your interest lias been centered upon St. Louis, and your presence In such vast numbers testifies to your personal good will as well as your gratification with,, the

A THOROUGH AMERICAN.

work there done. Your cordial assurances are all the more appreciated by me because they come from my fellow-cltizejjs, inen.pt all parties, my neighbors, my former constituents, and my old army comrades With wh'om I have lived almost a lifetime, and who have honored me over and over again with important public'” trusts. ’Your warm words are reciprocated and will be long remembered. Many of those around me have not always agreed with me, nor I with them, touching political questions. But It is pleasant, as I look into your faces to recall, that in all the. years of the past there has never been a moment of time when you have withheld from me your friendship, your encouragement and yoyi; confidence. You have always been most generously loyal, and my heart is full of gratitude to you all. There Is nothing more gratifying, or honorable to any man than to have the regard and esteem of hfs fellow-townsmen, and In this I have been peculiarly blessed. Never were ‘neighbors more devoted or unfaltering In their support than you have been to me. You have always mtide my cause your cause, and tny home among ymrhas been one of Increasing pleasure. This county and city are very dear to me. Here I have spent all of my young manhood, and 1 have been Identified with this magnificent county for nearly a third of a century. I have followed Its growth with unconcealed pride, and have noted-with satisfaction that It,lias kept pace with- the most advanced and prosperous coinunities and has fallen behind none. I am glad to greet you here. You have never failed to greet mo with your liest wishes and congratulations' upon every occasion of my nomination to a public office, commencing twenty years ago when I was first, named by my party for Congress. I can not undertake to estimate the value of these many friendly demonstxptlona, so helpful, so stimulating. more than you could have anticipated or believed at the time Your cull today Is warmly appreciated, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for what you have said, as expressive of the feelings of those for whom you speak. This latest evidence of your esteem ninkes me more than ever indebted to you, and the linppy memory of your kindness and confidence will abide with me forever.

Intended to Quiet the Boy.

Toole, the actor, once sent a package of chocolates to a little boy who sat in a utage-box and was disturbing him with his astonishingly loud laughter. The attendant delivered the packet, “With Mr. Toole's compliments, and would the young gentleman who laughed so heartily kindly eat these during the performance?’’

Hadn’t Heard Her.

“Do you know that fortune knocks once at every man’s door?” “Well, fortune must have had gloves on when she knocked at mine.”—Truth.

GOOD ROADS

A Good Roads Leeson. One of the strongest arguments ten good roads is furnished by the recent experience of the town ,'of Cone wan go, Cattaraugus County, New York. The town elections there this spring had to be postponed until May 14 on account of the utterly impassable roads. The town clerk was unable to. get to the polling place at the other end of the town with the ballots, and voters were mired in every direction.—Buffalo (N. Y.) Times.

Ballots as Ballast. Properly placed ballots will do much toward making the roads good. “Where there’s a will there’s a way," and the first thing to be done is to place those in charge of road malting who are in sympathy with the work and gc about it intelligently. This impression is growing among wheelmen, and the .recent victories achieved in the courts and in the State Legislatures are unmistakable proof of their power when united in a ;just' cause. Thorough organization on the part of the wheelmen is still the hope and strength of the good roads movement. A recent number of the Medina (Pa.) American says that the bicyclers of Montgomery County will likely play a leading role in local politics this year. They are out for good roads, and if they don’t get them, they will know the .reason why. It is estimated that there are on an average 25 bicyclers or good roads-people in each of the 111) district.'; of the county. These will be organized in the most, thorough manner. The chief duty of this, good roads league will be to hunt the scalps of legislative candidates who still Cling to the old-fogy notions about road building. It is claimed that 25 earpest workers in each voting district will wield a powerful influence at the primaries,—What—these , bicyclers want are five members of the Legislature who will support a good road law in the next session. £he good l roads people have issued a campaign button, and it has caught this town and other towns completely.

Ont oFfheßut. T Good roads are best for man and beast. Fix the. road and throw away the whip. I‘ut imt word for broad tires When 'j*bu get a chance. Water is a good thing, but too much jof it will spoil a road. Do all the intelligent Work you can for the betterment of the roads. St. Louis has a new and able publication. the. Good Roads Advocate, which will devote itself to the work of Improving streets and highways. The Good Roads convention and Bicycle ■ Meet to Convene in Galveston. Tex., June 9 to 13, inclusive, will attract 20.000 visitors, it is thought. Over 2.000 bicycles will parade. The cycle path is a- pro test against bad roads, not a desire, of the wheelmen. Give them good roads and they would not ask for a path. France has 130.000 miles of splendid roads. I have ridden all over that country and there is no cycle path. It costs Franca $18,000,000,000 a year to keep those roads in good repair. The assessed valuation of personal real estate in the State of New York is $5,000,000,000, yet there is no State appropriation for the maintenance and making of roads. —lsaac B. Potter.

Flat-Irons and House Numbers.

It needs but a backward glance to assure the veriest grumbler that, so far as the conveniences of life are concerned, he lives In a day of privileges. What housewife would now satisfy herself without flatirons for smoothing and glossing her linen? IJer ancestress, even as late as the time of Elizabeth and James 1., had to be content to use large heated stones. These were inscribed with texts of Scripture, and were as well recognized household articles as are our own smoothing irons. In an article in Notes and Queries is found a quotation from an old English book which says, “She that wanteth a sleek-stone to smooth her linen will take a pebble.” It is a big ste.p forward when these smooth stones were superseded by boxirons. The box held charcoal, and not heated irons, such as were used much later. But if we should And it troublesome to get along without flatirons, we should be yet more so if deprived of some of our other privileges, such, for example, as the numbers on city houses. Think of having to look for a “Mr. Jones, in Whitechapel, not far from the Blue Boar." There were days when the house number was an unknown thing, and only-business signs, coats of arms, and house names marked the different buildings. Berlin is about to celebrate the hundredth anniversary of the house number. It was in 1795 that the city was first numbered. Did these good old German innovators put odd numbers on one side j)f their streets and even numbers on the other? No. They started from the Brandenburg gate and numbered straight ahead, taking' no account of change of street. As they proceeded the numbers grew higher, the height to which they attained being limited ,only by the supply of houses. The first house they numbered was number one, the last—the number that betokened the total number*of houses In the city. Not the best method of numbering, Jt»ut Infinitely better than no method at all. When a girl writes a letter to another girl, she thinks she is bound by courtesy to extend an invitation to make her a visit Ah actress is "a charming young actress” until she is fifty-five.