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CHAFTER XXIII. At the cross roads between Woodburn *nd Daneborough there stands a guidepost, pointing with triple finger toward •three several goals, and planted on a rising mound ot greensward. There, at or ° f three > 0,1 a sultry n£ ’ rly August, a low, open carT by a pair of pretty white drawn up, and the slight " w w that was its sole occupant was that of Violet Mowbray. The girl was sitting in a deep reverie, when sud- • denly she heard the words: ‘•Violet, my sweet one! you alone here?” . and turned, with a start and a blush to I •ee Don standing beside her. . ' “I was thinking of you, dear,” she said as she put out her little hand to him “I am very, very often thinking of you. And then, as though ashamed of her innocent confession, Violet proceeded to explain how she came to be in Mrs. Lang ton’s pony carriage at the cross roads and alone. “James, the groom lad, came out with me, as usual,” she said, “but I have sent him a quarter of a mile or so ; ■along the Deeping road, to Mr. W irmw ton’s house, lie is the bearer of a tiny note to a friend of mine, and a favorite •with Mrs. Langton -Grace Warburton." "Ten priceless minutes for, my darling!” answered Don, bending down to j •look into Violet’s eyes; "so few, so very •few, are the opportunities that I now Law ■of speaking to you.” Scarcely had the words been utb is I 'before another voice, loud, gruff and p< t emptory. exclaimed: “Heydey ! Upon my word ! I am nfr.ti 1 lam interrupting you. The fact is, M" ah—Don —you are just the v -ry pe: s > i whom I wanted to see. It was neeess ,ry to put a stop to this sort of thing, and 1 am not sorry to have a chance of loiug so once for all.” The speaker, who. as may easily b ■ con lectured, was no other than Mr. XI.:. - ■. had drawn near unpereeived. Don reddened. "I am n>t sure ■■.: I quite comprehend your meaning, sr," o ' said, quietly. “I shall try to make my meaning s.T: eiently clear before I am doin',” vrr fully burst out Mr. Marsh. "I am th young lady's guardian, as y u , ~.have been informed, and it is my d i . . l.utay n ’ v ! agaiust the , satW^ts™ * “You are not angry with mo, de ’.'- Mr. Marsh," said Violet, who was herself i»t plexed; "at least. I hope not, because “Not angry with you, my dear young lady,” interrupted Mr. Marsh, v : h mark ed emphasis. “You arc simple aid young, and of a confiding nature too confiding; j and' it is for those who should love and ; protect your youth to interpose between you and the base designs of a wretched advent urer.” "Do you mean me, sir?" demanded Don, wit' a sudden flash of indignat; m in h > great dark eyes, such as migh; have glowed in those of a lion aroused by some wanton insult. "If so-—” He did not complete the sentence, but stood, tins: • I and angry, but doing his best !> preserve an aspect of composure. Very, very rarely had Dou been subjected to aa affrou never, certainly, to one so outrageous us this; but after a moment of r> ilv ■• i ne felt assured that Mr. Marsh was Imm'st ’ tn his prejudice against him<elf, no matter how unjust his though - nud worD might be. “You may swagger, young nma, young men will, and you may ’ • re *entful,” cried out the efTe : v C p. . ■ tn the great firm of Crump. Marsh A < ix ton, “but none the less shall I do my duty by my ward. Iler poor dear parent - dead long ago—left her to my care; a; ' whatever comes, sir, I’ll not be found sleeping at my post. I have had warnings. I have been told that underground plots were going on. That is why I am in Yorkshire now. The fact is. Mr. Dou, that you have scented out this great fm •tune of Miss Mowbray’s, ami that su ii is the goal of your mercenary ambition.” “Guardy, you do him wrong. Even if ■this hateful money does belong to me, Don never knew of it. never cared for it!” rrclaimed Violet, with tears in her eye?. Don changed color rapidly. When he spoke, it was in a hoarse and broken ' voice. “You are the bringer of ill news. MMarsh," he said. “No: hing that you could ■have done, no assertion of your authority, • could so well have served to put a barrier between your ward and myself as this revelation. I love your ward very fl. arly. sir. but it is with unselfish love. Miss Violet is dearer to me than my life; but unless 1 wore myself rich and fammis, I should not venture to claim as my wife a great heiress.” "Don. my darling, what matters miso; able money between us two? Poor or rich, I shall always care fur y m abe.", arid for no one else; and it is cruel - cruel,” sobbed Violet. “My Violet.” said Don, with a strange, sorrowful tenderness in his voice, “I must now bow my head to this stroke which has been dealt us, and bid you adieti, for a time at least. It seems as if my dearest hopes were rudely snatched from me. No, Mr. Marsh, I am no fortune hunter; I will not wait for you to banish mo from the side of her I love; but, if this property ■be really hers, I must go.” “Don —my own —I will refuse this odious money; I will give it up, and I will never, never care for—never marry—any one but you,” protested Violet, almost oblivious of Mr. Marsh's presence. “My darling!” cried the young man, passionately, “I shall never forget you, never cease to love you, until my dying day. But I must leave you now.” By this time the white ponies had grown fretful, and the youthful groom came running, breathless, in his boots along the Deeping road. There was an end forte he time of private talk. Don took Violet's hand in his and pressed it, and hi a low voice

murmured, not good-by, but farewell. Mr. Marsh wheeled abruptly round, and grumbling to himself, trudged away; while Violet Mowbray slowly ami sadly drove back to Woodburn Parsonage. CHAPTER XXIV. Constable Barnum, on his round of daily duty in the dull streets of sleepy Daneborough, had yet time to busy his sharp brains on what his superior officer was wont to designate as the “anonymous letter job." He kept his restless, slanting blfck eyes continually at work. lie find seen foreign handwritings, and he had heard, nt j second hand. Mr. Marsh’s opinion as to I the authorship of the pink and perfumed | letter. It seemed, then, an especially for- ; tunate circumstance when he spied, nt I the corner o> the High street, a we!!I dressed young woman, with dark, flash ' Ing eyes, well-cut features and a sallow ' complexion, like gold-bronze in short, ; undoubtedly a foreigner. She had a leti ter in her hand, and in a moment more she had dropped it into the Daneborough postoflice. The girl passel the poliremsn without taking any more notice of him than if he had been a lamp post, and he very slow ly and cautiously followed the girl, much ns a hunting spider pursues an unwilling fly along the window ledge. She disap • pearod within a doorway, “Bennett’s Royal Library,” and Constable Barnum watched that door with us unrelixing a scrutiny ns et r a weasel bestowed upon a rabbit hole, Prcsen'ly ‘he girl camo out. After an instant’s hesitation Co. stiubb- Barnum entered the library. “I bog your pntdon, ma'am.” ho sa 1 deferentially to Mr- Bennett, behind !:»■ counter, “but I might ask yon, on S • j intendant Swann's account, .f that vm g lady who just called in lie:. ;s a g. r ■ and a foreigner?" “A foreigner site is," was the rep’y, j “but not exactly a stranger here Ma demoiselle, ns they call her, has been i hero a dozen times or m"re on err ■. ds : from the eouutoss. She is her l.i I'sh p’s i now foreign maid, and a prime fav -rce. to the other Tilol'd lie sola.lll's s y, with my lady.” : ukmg a polite lea ve of M- - lb nm-t t Constable Bar:- ■ v.i.’ed w:;!i qu. k j •tops up the street ag id enter 1 • the postemer. Tin- iM-tmi-in -s was „t ’ that he might io allowx 1 to 1 >k at th In-t le:t. r v hieh Im 1 ' eon d »p 1 the ’ ox. But the well k aw an o f ninnie eff. ’t. At last b. tw, -n tlm p . • ger and thumb did nppet a let’ r, pit.!., and 'directe 1 to s ,e , the town of Arad, m ’ll •■ n: T , could be no mistake al o .■ the ide: : 'y : of the stationer.!, or ,f th t j writing, with the ha: iwrit;..g •>;■ r • -■ ' tionerv of tiie immiv: ;.' s epi ;e r ■ 'e! by \ inlet’s g larb.s Ten mine' s!.;:.:. • . . | of the cratnped ponce station of Dat ' - borough, Saperintende a Swatm, '. • : , >::g, ns ustlitl, t ' trg" : ;• tie : I row apartment allotted to him, v-a- < - i tening t<> the re; ri <■: 'i >.. d a-- ; ; dlnate. Mademoiselle GUtk.i, g’: !a g. tt : . with her well-fitting b mts over the Dane i borough pavement, entered shop aft r \ Shop, cre.Ping cmi--'-.: ”y :i |l-.f r among the inm in s of each emp - ,m. partly due to the imp rm ■■ ■ si -h a ; also to the em rge:;.' a:, | impa'.eiit mu. j tilitka. ns .-he dar'ed t . d fro, \ t : kingfisher on t:w wmg . ■ -, c the reel- : I- and >e:gy - ii>w- of a roer, .er I notie. d the two hehm-ted figur, . that 1 1 watched her. “There sb- g '-s again!” pn -ently ej m- ‘ ■.ilnled the c iief policeman, . j i; s t w!.. i he had made up his mi 1 > aee-- t ; foreign damsel. Glitka div.-d into .. ... i where beads and trimmings and mb- e! lamwus fripperies were s ’. 1. A : again emirgel from the rep >rv of m si eellancous fripperies, s .pm-mte:; 1.-c 1 Swann pin -ked up : forward. "Mademoiselle,” m. -co ..... : to a dead stop. Glitka did not start, but she halted, : ! turned her face toward the tall police- ■ j man-in-chief, and east a smike-lik" g! i:.. ' at him. ! “You epeak to me?” she nske.l, delib- I I erately. "I beg your pardon, ' am sure, made- : moisel’e,” apologizi-l the big .-uitcrin tendent; “but, then, y-:i -o. > of tp ■ I force are obliged sometimes, in the exe- | cution of our dutie-. to ask a que. iimi or two.” “Have 1 broken your laws?" the girl asked, defiantly. "1 hope no offen-o, ’ ■ i d the chief of i the Daneboroagii police, with a meek- • I nes.s that was. unusual with him. “The : ! fact is, w. want information. And frmn ! j what wo have learned, mademoiselle, you ■ . ; are in a position to tell us what we want ! | to know.” । “loti stop me in the streets as if I ; ; w<*re some poor Zigara some miserable i gypsy,” angrily exclaimed the foreign girl, with all a Hungarian’s re el;•u; . scorn of that police interference to which a German submits so stolidly. “What is ; your information to mo, sir or by what i right do you molest me? 1 live at Thorsr dale Park. Como there if you dare.’’ Superintendent Swann, with his month - open and his big hands hanging helpless--1 ly by hjs side, knew not what to say, but r his aco’yte had quicker wits than he. “You seo, mis-,” sail! the ra:-eycd policemen, speaking with a marked defer- , ence, and touching the peak of bis helmet • , as he spoke, “this is no charge, no aeeu- ; sation, but a delicate matter concerning a letter which Mr. Marsh, who is our i employer, has got. us to make inquiries > about. Mr. Marsh, I can assure you, has j no hostile feeling toward the writer of that letter; but is now in Yorkshire, anxf ions as he is to see the lady who wrote i it, since he fancies she might be as anxi • ion* as he is to prevent a marriage be-

tween a certain young lady who shall be nameless. And Mr. Marsh has found, since ho came down from London, that the duty he had set before him is not quite so easy as he had hoped. But this Mr. Superintendent Swann could tell you better than myself.” “You mean,” said Glitka, in an altered tone, while her dark eyes alternatel* dilated and contracted, “that the traitor presses his suit, in spite of the guaitlian you mean.” \\ hy, just so! broke in the superintendent, loudly and confidently. “Are you an enemy, or are you a friend?" she asked, showing her white teeth tigerishly. "I’d much prefer, mademoiselle, to 1)6 a friend," said the superintendent, doing his best to be diplomatic. “What we both desire, 1 am sure, is to protect a certain young lady, and to prevent a certain designing person from ” “Eor her for the girl—l care nothing!” flashed out Glitka, scornfully. ‘What matters to me your Miss Violet, one of your English dolls, pink ami white, and always as if moldtM in the wax? But ho - the false chevalier the traitor —lte shall not marry her because she hasi money. No, I will stab him before he dpeiW” Superintendent Swann was 4.> much nmnzeil at this fresh outburst nunly with his, reply. But v ” '’Barnum '‘X us up mi<* wit unl i<»n "What my superior <dlieer angn, myself wish for, miss," he said, glibly,l“is to make things comfortable, and t<>&mt a stopper on the plans of a iH'rtain^entlenmn that wants a rich wife, wldh. the gmirdian of young Miss Moworny remains in Yorkshire. Now, mips, Mr. Marsh a business mnn. Perhaps, mis«. if yon an-1 he meaning Mr. Marsh—would have :> .hat over things and agree to pull together "You arc right!" re-ponded Glitka, decisively. "Yes, I will do it. Tell your employer. Mr. M arsh, that he has only t > write t > no mm 1 will meet him, and give him p: ifs. t,> enable him to net. Giie me a p i ■■ of ; p r and 1 will write my name." The p'- ~f paper was brought. The •"oieign maid, in a bold, free hand, wrote down the words; “M ulemois tili’k.t ElnTganyi.” “Good by.” mi 1. shortly, and with ■ ij o ! went oip Sup tint' iident Swann s- !,.s| in ■ ' n ; ' ve fashion back ■ ' p •■ । ■ ;. v :•• his shrewsl । ' ■ :■ • ::te! ■ > his d ill teat atnid the trampii! Mr«s<s. do be continued.) MARRIAGE Os- MARSHAL NEY. A n A< onnt of th- i.xent from tin - Mint of Ilie Itridc. 11 1 mt. d I fie n irrin re . ]of Ugh- with Gercral N y Egl c boM- | ' t ito i some time I>i .o ; . giving her con- : s o' o th s nt oy . f >n the fear ■ 1 warrior ! nho worn 1 I ■ '. exp. StllF :a! I ink ftml ii >| s ugulshed 1 ! ;.il. b.td 11.- - : 1 hi t' w 'h great eg- ! t.-.-t I . ■ •’ I : . iuml had :ml ’ '.! I . >I : -)> .1 her ! । a.l io ; i ■ I, and whs ■ t'> lite dot 'i .w.tiol, of his datigb* re . wi-ii. । t nrn lin.dent d id1 \ u s' w i .i. . . iins; >!o* «>t tot fi.gh j pi : ■ • o Ney, .: ii ■ cm <1 to o«e •»- 1 1 ■ t I■ d rntd- r h at. ' W . ' - . ; LJc, «i;h j i.! . :■ ' 1 1.1 t! i.-t- it," M. m I" :: •’ "d bi- ■ g’.t. r if this ex- ' f an I s.i d '. ’i. • 1 s un,- > niiig ; > -k' d ■ • t 1 • lid in- .rm Mme. Poi : parte, wh > I :d been charged with Um demand b.-. the . floral, of her eon- ! < nt; Sl.e did not object, and their mar- | rlage v. as soon t'oneluded. 'Ute warring' i .k pda a s the Ui.at tu de ’.i gw n. Only a few were i j Inv :! -d ; 1 io: ;< I'se. t ’o-n i n 1 to , Louis.. B. naparte, was the only lady * i ■* - :r o’ti-: !e o ti.c family. (Os the , :w.» u < f r Egl two parti- u- : i '.it' f:: Is i. c father alas! one I . . . v< '"d for the deadt of the | ’ ive m> ■ ■ al.) I’l.e h.^.d v s vne "f ■ j ’her ci’nei.ts of Hr gem ral was place 1 , l’o a w • .-k the t h.iteatt de Grignon; i ■h-' p i < w;, illnmii n'...1; all the in- } tb ■ si; - । ' the tv :W'- ri’ g' 1. inlet wet nd fitted to ~nUy the f. .'. which i • •m':!:’' I i'-r ’Wo days. The general .idored 1 -is pui 'ty eoHip.'inhm, and joy \ -.iw hi:; a radiant air; but : ..w i: w-ll . we wore touched when, upon the day ! tlte mip'Pil ' ■ ncdiviiou was given in • i ' <”■ fVv chateau, we saw him ; I ;.d:i‘g an old si.epi',ord and bis wife i j A.iK tn he I.ad discovered on the farm i ! of the chateau, and wl ■ at that time, ,aw • • - - 1 ' • usage, had to , '-elebrate by a sceond m .rris;.,. ihe tis. i ■ ! each cowph iely dressed in g - t . lof • :;• > -ox < *Hu.' ■ Bail ling t p to the Sky. The : ag ■ for going up higher has not yet । -asi I aiw,..og Ww York builders, writes a eornsp. nU-mt of the Pittsburg Dispatch. Just as the St. Paul building is tow; i'ing up above the liighi est point of the American Surety struc- ! ture. as that had overtopped its preI di i-e-soi-;. conies the foundation-laying ■ of a sky-scraper that will scrape deeper i into the sky than any of the others. ! It is io be built. n Park vow. just north of Ann sireet, awl will extend back to Theater alley. Twonly-six stories are to !><■ piled one on top of the other, and nit ti p of tl;o twenty-sixth will corn.? two 1 hree s’ci'y towers, reaching finally a height of PSG feet above the sidewalk. The building will be furnished with fifteen elevators-nine from the first floor to the twenty-first, four express elevators to the twenty sixth, and two from the twenty-sixth to the twen- J ty-ninth. It is not improbable that still j another sky-scraper will be begun on Park row within a year, negotiations to that end having been entered into by a large insurance company. The three together, with those already built to the north, would make this the most imposing short street in the world. Ocean steamers of the first class each consume from 300 to -100 tons of coal a i day. I

PALMERANDBUCKNER BLUE AND GRAY PUT FORTH AT INDIANAPOLIS. Anti-Silver Democrats Adopt a Platform and Name Candidates for President and Vice-President -Chosen on First Ballot. Palmer for President. John M. Palmer, United States Senator from Illinois, was nominated for President of the United States by the anti-sil-ver Democrats at Indianapolis, anil Gen. S. B. Buckner, of Kentucky, was nominated for Vice President. The nomination of Senator Palmer, who received 757^ votes on the only ballot cast, wits made ununimous on the motion of Gen. E. S. Bragg, of Wisconsin, his only competitor, who received 12P2 votes. Gen. Buckner was nominated for Vice President by acclamation, for no other candidate was placed before the convention. ’Th. n^mionting and seconding speeches were numerous, and enthusiasm ran high from the moment the reading elerk began to call the roll of the States until the Chairman duly announced that the con vention was at an end. The Gold Democratic national convention at Indianapolis was called to order by Senator Palmer of Illinois at 12:2V o clock Wednesday afternoon. Bishop John Hazen White, of the diocese of Indiana, pronounced tin in vocation and < x-' Congressman Outhwaite of Ohio rend' the cad under which thi* convention was assembled. Ex-Gov. Roswell P. Elower of New York was introduced as temporary chairman and made a long address defining the views of the gold Democrats. Promptly at 11 o’clock the doors leading | to Tomlinson Hall were opened, but nd mission was confined under strict orders to ticket holdt rs. They arrived rather •lowly at first. A band was located in the upper gallery nt the rear of the Lull. Tomlinson Hall, in which the convention was held, is situated nt Market and Delaware stre, ts, in tlw < enter of the city, within easy ri :u hos nil the hotels. It’isi

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1 capable <-f seating <• >mf • •rtubiy ab’mt 4.000 people, am! is admirably a-’aob'd f.,r ' the purpose of a large public meeting. Ihe i interior and exo rior ' f the building were ; handsomely d.apid with bunting in the national c* lor inter../ rscd u ith the । stars and s’ . / .-s and • ■ her patriotic and J appropriate devices. The rear of the, 1 stage was ornamented with life-sized pur- ! ‘ traits of -i. J e k<.:i and Joseph i M. Donald -w ;].e. m' sid”, and Cleveland, Tilden and I'.mdrnTs on the other. In! i the cent, r a’ i 'vm- the h- id of the cbair- • man was a large eagle with shield and ’ flags. Tito rear of the stage na s cur-: tained off with red, wliite and blue bunting. To the right ar. 1 lei- ’f the stage bunting was irrangt d to ’••■present a s in- ■ burst v ■ 1 • ... - . ' i ::mw. - na ■ tional liHinet-. 1 in hep d eUr nil):- of ! the same material extended from the right to th.. Jdft Os the stage overhead. Tl lv stage itself aas raised s ane four feet above the general level of iW a . ... r : ''"k' I J c« <.t t **•? \-'vi f & x-'-i,./ ■?' i' -' V .- /.'■ l/ i; । '•. , w ■•.■»’' y ■ •■• ... mH 1 ' 1 rERMAXIAT CHAtriMAN CAFFERY. : to give the officers and the distinguished i citizens and guests who ocupied the plat- • form with them a conspicuous position for observation. The trout of the stage was handsomely ornamented with palms, ferns and sinilax. A conspicuous feature of all these decorations was the gilding of all the picture frames and shields and staves which ornament the hall. An immense vase containing golden rod, rested at the right hand of the presiding officer. Gold was everywhere on all the ornaments i on which it could be appropriately placed. ! On the walls on the upper and lower gal- * leries were golden wreaths, within which

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JOHN M. PALMER. were the names of the various States of the Union, ornamented with a shield and j tings, making a very handsome appear- ' ance. The coiling was trimmed with red, | white and blue bunting in canopy shape. In calling the convention to order Senator Palmer struck a responsive chord, i The calling of the roll was also accompanied by great enthusiasm ns party leaders answered for their respective States. । Idaho, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming were ’ the only States whose names passed unanswered. Os the Territories Arizona, ; Oklahoma and Indian Territory had no delegates present. Temporary organization was then effected, with ex-Gov. Roswell P. Flower of New York as chairman and John R. W ilson of Indiana as secretary. Mr. Flower was loudly cheered as he took the gavel from Senator Palmer, nnd in a speech which was liberally applauded throughout he addressed the convention. After the roll of States had been called for the members of the committees on res- : olutions and credentials, national committeemen and vice presidents a recess for two hours was taken at 2 o'clock. ‘ When the convention reassembled Del-

’ i :a:z llrvinmn of Wiwoiisin, chairman of the Committ’ ■ on Credentials, reported 524 .'choate.; pnvmt, representing fortyoiie Slabs ; ml three Territories, which was greeted with ringing cheers. Pending permanent organization, Dr. Everett of Ma sm h’.isetts, son of Edward Everett, ma lea brief speech. Delegate Roberts of Missouri then re-pm-b d that th ' Commit!; ' on rermanent Orgauizaiion !.ad decided on Senator ( affrey oi I.oumi ina for chairman. It also n-eommomb'd that the national committee 4 be empowered to call future conventions. : The adoption of this latter portion of the report, !■ ■ l,’im • > a permanent party, was accompanied by deafening applause. inTrey Made Chairman. la ns<uming the chair Senator Caffrey > i lea speech cutlining the policy and purpose of the “National Democrats.” “Wlua mu- people recover from the dei baiu-li of populism and anarchy- they will i dis ar l the mon w h.> have Jed their orgy. , If we go to McKinley those men will be i the recognized exponents of democracy. ; When the fumes of the debauch are dissipated and sober reason resumes her sway, our flock will turn toward its fold i only to !! ”d it destroyed. Wo therefore • stand fast. We sound a bugle call ■ throughout the land for all Democrats to rally forth to support of Government and law, for the honor of their country and for the maintenance and preservation of their creed, its memories and its glories.” John I’. Irish of California, who has : quite a rei.utation as an orator, fully justified it with a brief speech prior to adjourm.'.ont of the c.mveution to 11 o’clock 'Thursday morning. Chairman CalTery called the convention to order at 11:3S Thursday morning. The Platform Committee was not ready to report, so the crowd called on Col. W. C. P. Breckinridge for a speech. He was escorted forward amid mingled hisses and cheers, and made a brief address. Mr. Ochs, of Pennsylvania, offered a resolution that the national convention expresses grief at the untimely death of William E. Russell. It was carried by a rising vote. T. De Witt Warner of New York, Lehman of Missouri, Bynum of Indiana, ani Eckels of Illinois addressed the convention. A motion to take a recess at 1:45 was voted down. Senator Vilas then appeared and read the report of the Resolutions Committee. The platform declares that the convention met that Democrats may unite to avert

SIMON B. BUCKNER. disaster from the country and ruin for their party; that the Chicago platform attacks sound financial policy and that delegates to that convention abandoned for Republican allies the Democratic cause of tariff reform to court the favor of protectionists; that delegates to the Indianapolis convention cannot support candidates of .tjbe. Chicago convention nor be bound by its acts, liberal policy toward American shipping is demanded; and an economical administration of government; International arbitration, and a liberal pension policy are favored; all efforts to touch the Supreme Court are condemned, an 1 the gold standard is approved. The platform expresses opposition to free and unlimited coinage of silver and compulsory purchase of bullion; denounces the present system of paper currency as a constant source of injury, and demands currency reform, and commends the fidelity, patriotism and courage of Cleveland’s administration. The platform was adopted unanimously. A motion to take a recess was cried . down. Breckinridge of Kentucky moved I to nominate a candidate on the platform. The motion carried, and a roll call waa

f | ordered. Carroll of Kentucky, withdrew 1 । Watterson's name, and a telegram was re- - ceived from President Cleveland announi cing his positive declination. Palmer's Name Presented. 1 Palmer's name was presented by the ’ Michigan delegation, as he had refused to allow the Illinois delegates to put him in ' nomination. His name was greeted with L l an outburst of cheers that caused him to retire to a lobby' in confusion. John E. Ilartridge of Louisiana, after regretting J the refusal of President Cleveland to al- ; low his name to be presented, seconded ) ’ Gen. Palmer's nomination. Georgia did 5 the same. Then the States, one after another, fell into line. Senator Palmer was nominated on the first ballot, and the ’ choice was at once made unanimous on 1 motion of Gen. Bragg. The nomination of. the Vice Presidentw was then taken up, and the Chairman in-^J structed the reading clerk to call the'roll.^. That young man took in the situation and •M * / 'r J wz? rzx _ 4 \ x M|^\ 1 4. GEX. EDWARD S. BRAGG. t promptly called out “Kentucky.” ^This raised a cheer for Gen. Buckner, and his name rose from all parts of the hall. W r B. Browden made the nominating jpee an 1 the instant he closed his addrass a d egate sprung up and moved to iftEn Gen. Buckner by acclamation. It r^cei a dozen seconds and was carried wij^. great roar. •” tK '*