WEEKLY-NORZWMK . EEEEE E WAITING III ST. LOUIS. Delegates Ready For the Republican National Convention. M’KINLBY Is A SURE WINNER Manley, Reed's Lieutenant, Makes a Sec- ond Admission That the Ohio Man Will Be~ Named—Currency Plank Is Still the Main Topic. ST. LOUIS, June 12.—The currency ques- tion is still uppermost in the minds of the politicians in St. Louis. Henry Cabot Lodge, who is talked of for chairman of the committee on platform and resolu. tions, telegraphed yesterday to W. Murray Crane, the national committeeman from Massachusetts, to rally the friends of the gold standard. Mr. Lodge said that no evasion would be tolerated, and that a straddle would be disgraceful. H’s said that the currency plank of the Indiana platform, which has been popular in cer-, tain circles for the last few days, would not be acceptable. John R. Tanner, Republican candidate for governor of Illinois, has thrown down the gauntlet to the free silver Republic- ans. In an interview with a reporter here he declared emphatically for the gold stand- ard and said that the platform to be ac- _ cepted by this convention should not hold out the slightest hope for the silver Re- publicans. Senator John H. Gear of Iowa does not believe the Republican platfo'rm will de- clare for gold. When seen today, he said: “Allison will be placed in nomination be- fore the convention, and, to say the least, will put up a good fight. Every solitary man in Iowa is for Allison.” When asked what he thought would be the result if the Republicans should declare for gold, he said: “I don’t suppose anything about it. I should not like to see my opinion on that point appear in print. Of course no man can tell just what will happen, but I -am confident that McKinley will not be nominated on the first ballot, and it is no foregone conclusion that he will be nomi- nated at all. As to the nomination for vice president, I have formed no definite opinion. However, I think some one from - the cast will be selected.” Hansbrough on the Platform. Senator Hansbrough of North Dakota, 3 member of the national committee. said: “The convention should at least pledge the Republican party to labor faithfully in be- half of an international conference on the money question with a view to securing an agreement in behalf of a permanent and set- . tied equality between silver and gold, and 3 the nominee should be instructed by the convention to force the gold nations of Eu- rope through trade discriminations in our commercial intercourse with them to es- tablish bimetallism as the universal rule. Should the Republican party take hold of this great question in the vigorous and earnest way it has heretofore grappled with and settled other great questions, the hon- est conservative masses would support it heartily. This, in my judgment, should be the central idea in framing the finan- cial plank. All the rhetorical claptrap about ‘honest dollars’ and ‘parity’ and ‘untarnished honor’ used in the construc- tion of former platforms should be left out. Every patriotic American believes in sustaining the untarnished honor of the country and in honest dollars, and millions of voters are thoroughly satisfied that our national honor would be preserved and that honesty would prevail under a just system of bimetallism. The fact is, the gold standard advocates do not want bi- metallism. England does not want bi- metallism. We have been resolving in fa- vor of bimetallism and legislating in favor of the British gold standard until distrust and discouragement have taken the place of patience and toleraticn in the minds of the people. What the people of the United States want from this convention is a sub— stantial promise that the Republican party will give them genuine financial reform. They know that there is nothing to hope for under a policy which calls for more bond issues and perpetuates the gold standard.” How the National Committee Stands. The vote of the Republican national committee on the Alabama contests show- ed that McKinley has an overwhelming majority of that body. The McKinley del- egates at large wtre ordered placed on the roll of the convention with only seven dis- senting votes, those of Fessenden of Con- necticut, Gear of Iowa, Leonard of Louisi- ana, Manley of Maine, Sutherland of New York, Crane of Massachusetts and Carson of the District of Columbia. This was generally regarded as a test vote, though it was said that of the 38 members com- posing the majority on this question sev- eral do not favor McKinley’s nomination. Chairman Carter called the committee to order promptly today, notwithstanding the absence of fully half of the members. The day’s work was begun with the hear- ing in the cases of California contestants, beginning with that of the Third district. The contest from the Fifth Kentucky district, including the city of Louisville, resulted in seating Todd and Sapp, the McKinley delegates. All the talk about chairman of the na- tional committee for the campaign results in one conclusion—that Marcus A. Hanna will be selected if he will consent to take the place. When asked about it today, Mr. Hanna said that one thing at a time was enough for him, and he was not going into the campaign before the convention was over. He added that after going through a preliminary canvass he was not anxious to take a campaign on his hands. It has been about settled that C. W. Fairbanks of Indiana will be the tempo- rary chairman of the convention. No de- termination has yet been reached as to the permanent chairman, although Senator Proctor of Vermont is still being talked of for the place. ~ Mr. Proctor says he has no desire for the place, but will accept it if he is requested to do so. The impres- sion seems to be that the permanent chair- man will be selected from the east. Senator Proctor, who has been men- tioned as a candidate for vice president, ' says: “I do not want to be vice president ' publican national convention. 3f the United States. My name shall not be presented for that office before the Re» I do not think that my name will be presented to the convention. Whenever I am satisfied that such action is probable, I shall take steps to prevent it. I do not know a great , deal about politics. I do know something about Vermont politics, however, and I know that the Republicans of my state are five to one for McKinley. He will surely win on the first ballot.” W. R. Allen, president of the St. Louis Southern Hotel company, sent a letter to- the Republican national committee say- ing, in regard to the accommodations for > Advertise in theGagmu, . colored delegates to the convention prom- ised by the Business Men’s league of St. Louis while in Washington last December, that he was authorized to state that the Southern, St. Nicholas, Lindell and La— clede hotels will live up to that promise in spirit and letter and will grant to all delegates equal rights and privileges. Manley's Admissions. BOSTON, June 12.—In addition to the statement issued to the press associations at St. Louis by Joseph Manley, Speaker Reed’s political manager, conceding the nomination of Major McKinley on thefirst ballot, the Boston Journal prints the fol- lowing over Mr. Manley’s signature: “I would vote for Mr. Reed if I stood alone, simply because I believe he is the best representative of the party in the country—the strongest and ablest man that we have in public life today. I hope his friends will stand by him in the con- vention. His name will be presented to the convention by Senator Lodge. The vote in the national committee was so overwhelmingly for Governor McKinley that it settles his nomination on the first ballot. It is useless to deny this. It is conceded on all hands.” The Journal also publishes the follow- ing dispatch from W. Murray Crane at St. Louis, one of the Massachusetts delegates at large: “While all indications point to Major‘McKinley’s nomination on the first ballot, I am not prepared to concede it so far in advance of the convention, and I can see that it is possible that the nomina- tion may yet go to Mr. Reed if his friends will continue to support him.” Judge Caldwell and the Silverites. GLENWOOD SPRINGS, 0010., June 12.— Judge Henry C. Caldwell of the United States circuit court, who is stopping here, was asked whether he would accept a nomination for the presidency from the Populist and the silver conventions at St. Louis. He replied emphatically that he would not. He stated that he wanted to vote for a silver man at the coming elec- tion, but he was afraid he might have to choose between two. He thought that if all friends of silver could be brought to- gether they could win the greatest victory for the people since the days of Lincoln. Pardon Asked For \Viborg. WASHINGTON, June 12.—A petition has been received at the department of jus- tice for the pardon of Captain Wiborg of the steamer Horsa, who was convicted in the United States district court at Phila- delphia in March last of“ engaging in a Cuban filibustering expedition. The peti- tion was signed by 3,800 persons, and, to- gether with all the papers in the case, will be forwarded immediately to the United States district attorney and the judge who tried the case for their recommendation. Under the rules of the department, if one or both of these favor executive clemency, the papers will be sent to the president for his consideration. If both report unfa- vorably, the papers will not be sent to the president, but will be filed in the archives of the department of justice. Camden’s Ex-Treasurer Indicted. CAMDEN, N. J., June 12.—-The grand jury today returned 13 true bills of indict- ment against ex-City Treasurer Michelon, six for embezzlement and seven for mal- feasance in ofiice. The indictments charge embezzlement at various periods during the years 1891-95 of sums ranging from $10,000 to $3,900. He is also charged with having neglected to enter on his books the salaries paid to city ofi‘lcers to the amount of $35,000 and failing to take up a note for $5,000 after it was paid. Must Pay a. Fine of $125,000 Each. J OHANNESBURG, June 12.——The Diggers’ News asserts that the executive council of the Transvaal republic, sitting at Pre- toria, has decided to release the four Jo- hannesburg reform committee leaders, Lionel Phillips, George Farrar, Colonel Francis Rhodes and John Hays Ham- mond, who were condemned to death and subsequently had their sentences com- muted to' 15 years’ imprisonment, upon their payment of £25,000 fine each. A Body \Veighted Down. MOLINE, Ills, June 12.—-The body of a man badly decomposed was taken from the river here. A railroad coupling pin was in the coat pocket and a heavy stone fastened inside the trousers. A key ring bore a tag on which was the following, “Return to —-—- detective agency, New York and Chicago, 31 reward.” On the reverse side was “C. 7,036” and a Maltese cross. On his linen was “F. ” and “4,283. " Three Men Lynched. BRYAJ, Tex., June 12.—-A mob of 300 men took Louis Whitehead, George L. Johnson and James Reddick from the jail here and banged them from the branches of a single tree! Reddick had been sen- tenced to be hanged for assault, but a new trial had been granted him by the court of appeals. The two others were charged with assault. Whitehead confessed. Three Persons Burned to Death. CHICAGO, June 12.—Fire broke out in what is known as the Oklahoma district in Whiting, Ind., and in spite of the ef- forts of the town fire company and 'assist- arms from the Standard Oil company’s works three lives were lost, and two frame structures were burned. The dead are Mrs. John Homer, aged 32; her son, aged 2. and her daughter. aged 4. The Buffalo Scoopers’ Strike. BUFFALO, J une 12. —The state board of arbitration and mediation is sitting in this city upon the strike of scoopers. The grievances of the men as described by them to the board are that they are com- pelled to patronize the saloons kept by the bosses, taking drink in part for their wages. Fell Into 8. Garbage Shoot. NIAGARA FALLS, J une 12.—Michael .Hehr, a city laborer, working on the gar- bage shoot at the river bank, fell into the shoot today and was precipitated 150 feet into the gorge below. His body never came to the surface; and searchers are using dynamite to recover it. w ’ Killed by Caving In of a Tunnel. LOUISVILLE, J une 12.-—-A cavein at the .north end of tunnel No. 4 on the Louis- ville and Nashville railroad between Ellis- tcn and Glencoe, about 85 miles from this city, resulted in the death of Newton Wil- lis, the foreman, and an unknown negro. Andrew H. Green’s Illness. New YORK. June 12.—The condition of Andrew H. Green is reported as much im- proved. He passed a v restful night, and Dr, Walter L. rr, his attending physician, said that he Was very much on- couraged. - Jameson’s Trial Besumed. LONDON, June 12.—The trial of Dr. Jameson and his, companions in the Transvaal raid last December was're- named in the Bow Street police court be- fore Magistrate Sir John Bridge today. . . Advertise in tlie'GAznm. V _ SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY. ’ —I)r. Richardson figures that the blood flows through the body at the rate of seven miles an hour. ———It appears that the single state of Georgia now has more manufactories than the whole south had in 1860. This is an illustration of the remarkable change that has been taking place in southern industries during the past 30 years. —To the list of things made from wood silk must- be added. This fact is due to the experiment of a. Frenchman named Chardonnicr. The process of manufacture differs little from the mak- ing of paper. The wood is first ground into a pulp, steamed and chemically prepared. —-Horse power in steam engines is calculated as the power which would raise 33,000 pounds a. foot high in a: minute, or 90 pounds at the rate of four miles an hour. The effective force of a piston is taken at ten pounds per square inch, and is, of course, ten times the square inches in pounds. ———Last sea-son’s salmon pack in Brit- ish Columbia. was 566,395 cases. It is expected the pack on the Columbia- river this season will be enormous if the ‘run is good. Many canning estab- lishments have been removed to the American side of the river, because Canadian canners are only permitted to use nets, while American canners may use any device to catch the fish. —President Harris, of the Reading railroad, estimates the original contents of the Pennsylvania anthracite fields at 14,500,000,000 tons, of which. about 1'5 per cent. have been taken out. This would leave nearly 12,000,000,000 tons, which at an annual rate of production cf 45,000,000 tons, would last 265 years, but probably only about one-half of the amount unmincd would be actually available. ——Lord Kelvin has been making ex— periments to discover what the effect of a canonade of quick-firing guns would be on board the vessel firing and the ship subject to the fire. He finds that effort 15 minutes’ firing the sur- vivors of the crews of both vessels would be reduced to :1 state of mental, if not. _ physical, incapacity, owing to the con- cussion of the pro jectilcs on the sides of the vessel and the noise of the guns. MOUNTAINS OF MANICALANDE A Part of South Africa That May Be Compared with Switzerland. Two hundred miles north-northeast of Basutoland the great Kat-hiamba range rises in very bold slopes from the coast levels behind Delagoa bay, and the scenery of the valleys and passes is said to be extremely grand. Knowmg it, however, only byreport, I will not ven- ture ,to describe it. Nearly 500 miles still further to the north, in the distric‘L called Manicaland already referred to, is a thlli’. mountain region, lesslofty than L’asui :land, but deriving a. singular «harm from the dignity and variety of its n:.. untain forms. The. whole country is so elevated that summits of 7,000 or even 8,000 feet do not produce any greater effect upon the eye than does Ben Lomond as seen from Loch Lomond, or Mount Washington from Glen House. But there is a- bold— ness of line about these granite peaks comparable to those of the west coast of Norway or of the finest. parts of the Swiss Alps. Some of them rise in smooth shafts of apparently inaccessible rock; others form long ridges of pinnacles of every kind of shape, specially striking when they stand out against the bril- liantly clear morning or evening sky. The valleys are well wooded, the lower slopes covered with herbage, so the ef- fect of these wild peaks is heightened by the softness of the surroundings which they dominate, while at the same iime the whole landscape becomes more complex and more noble by the min- gling of such diverse elements. No scenery better deserves the name of romantic. And even in. the tamer parts, where instead of mountains there are only low hills, or “kopjes” (as they are called in South Africa), the com- paratively friable rock of these bills decomposes under the influence of the weather into curiously picturesque and fantastic forms, with crags riven to their base, and detached pillars sup- porting loose blocks and tabular masses, atnong or upon which the timid Mas- honas have built their huts in the hope of escaping the raids of their warlike enemies, the Matabelc.—Prof. James Bryce, M. P., in Century. Curious Herbarlum. The oldest and most curious her- barium in the world is in the Egyptian museum at Cairo. It consists of crown-s, garlands, wreaths and bouquets of flowers, all taken from the ancient tombs of Egypt, most of the examples being in excellent condition, and near- ly all of the flowers have been identi— fied. They cannot be less than. 3,000 years old—Chicago News. COVERED WITH HUMOR When I was thirteen years old I began to have sore eyes and ears, and from my cars a humor spread. I doctored with five different skilful doctors, but they did me no good. My disease _ was Eczema. By this time it had gone all over my head, face, and body. Nobody thought I would live, and would not have but for Currcum REMEDIES. I used four boxes of Concern, five cakes of Concern Soar, and three bottles of CUTICURA Rnsonvsx'r. My hair all came out at that time, but now it is so thick I can hardly comb it. I am sixteen years old, weigh 130 pounds, and am erfectly well. Miss IRE GRAN DEL, Clayton, N. Y. Srurv Conn TREATli'ENT.—~W - . :5:le Sgagidggntle a \iicxmons :I’ncd’r'xté‘llxtagl i. .an n“ “hug“, cum“ oseao urxcuu Rxsorvsnrgrenmt Sold throuchout the world. Price, Cnrrcmu 50mg SOAP. 2%.: its van-r I . . ' Asp Cums. Consigf‘tlole i=3 cInfllxtlislgrlz. POTTER D300 8- “ How to Cure Every kin Humor," mailed free. . - Piano Lessons. MRS. GEORGE W. BBADLEX. (dan hits: I. _ of the late_Wm. . . Nash.) Inves e cent and satisfactory Instructions on the: Piano at her home No. 193 Main street. . , , ‘ What we Adverlise We have. If you ’ noun ii, come and see. Bus nnS I_I§,N0Iwal . and secured I I I I I 11 pieces Black Brocaded Silks, in beautiful large wavy figures, for dresses, capes and separate skirts. HEW voIIII error, 442 anonnwn. AUCTION SALES OFSILKS. There were 5675 pieces of Black and Colored Silks sold-at the Auc— tion Sale Iasr week, in New York. Our syndicate buyers, were on hand their share.‘ WE SHALL PUT THEM ON SALE SATURDAY. SEE DISPLAY WINDOW. This line has always been sold at 75c per yard; auction price, 59%0. 10 pieces Fancy Silks, in Dresden and Persian effects, 75c per yard; auction price, 38c. 8 pieces 24 inch Greef’s Black India Silks—these are'known all over the country as the best India made -—2.lways sold for $1.00 per yard; auction price, 690. 10 pieces odds and ends, in Colored Silks, for waists and summer dresses, 19c. In the Big Suit and Cloak Room—‘——-—-. 50 pairs, large sizes, $1,00 Corsets for 508. 100 pairs Summer Corsets for 39c. Under~wear—-—J IO dozen Children’s Drawers, 2 pairs for 25c. 20 dozen Ladies’ Drawers, yoke and tuck, 25c. 10 dozen Ladies’ Chemise, 25c. 15 dozen Ladies’ Night Dresses, 490. 25 dozen Ladies’ Skirts, 49c. 10 dozen Ladies’ Umbrella Skirts, 75c. 10 dozen Ladies’ Corset Covers, 150. Our remaining CA’PES AND JACKETS we will close'for a Song. II BflSlflN SIIII. III. Main. and WalI 33. A. POINTER... In case ofaF re ~W. 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