no. it .An Article In a New York Paper Ex- cites Much Discussion.- ____._. CHOICES SHOWN BY STATES. It Is Alleged That West and South Are i Almost Solid For the Ohioan—Ad- herents of Other Candidates Ridicule the Statement. NEW YORK, March 17.—The World, Democratic. today prints a statement that McKinley will be the nominee of the Re- publican national convention for presi- dent. In support of its positive assertion it also gives a table showing the alleged probable choice of each state. Among politicians today. outside of Me- Kinley’s supporters, the article was pooh- poohed. The McKinley men declare that their favorite’s strength is really underes- timated rather than the reverse. A prom- inent Morton man stated that the govern- or will prove a surprise on the first ballot, and that he will continue to gain until nominated, while McKinley will have to win on the first or not at all. The Quay, Allison and Reed adherents also affect to attach no importance to The World‘s story. which is as follows: William McKinley will be the Republic- an candidate for president. Whether his nomination will be made by acclamation or on the first, second or after many ballots cannot be f0retold,’as the national convention does not meet at St. Louis for three months and two days. But McKinley is already the chosen candidate Of the west and south. That combination has never been beaten in a national con- vention. He will have 1::raciically the solid delegations from Ohio, Indiana, Illi- nois. Missouri, Kansas and Wisconsin, and nine-tenths of all the southern delegates. He will be opposed by Governor Morton, as a local favorite in New York. by Ileed, as the favorite of New England's by Alli- son, the first choice of Iowa, and possibly by Davis of Minnesota. None of these candidates will have strong following in any McKinley states. while McKinley not only has the west and south almost united in his favor, but he has strength also where Governor Morton, Reed and Allison are merely local favor- ites. Recent events make this plain. Senator Cullom was formally presented as the candidate of his own state, Illinois. by the conventions of Sangamon and Johnson counties. But the Seventeenth Illinois - district," to the surprise of every one, promptly instructed for McKinley, and 16 counties have now pledged their delegates: to McKinley. Governor Morton has been indorsed by the unanimous voice of last year’s Repub- lican state convention as New York’s choice for president, and the convention to be held next week will renew the pledge, but the Erie district has bolted to Mclx’in— lay, and the solid Morton delegation is already broken. Six states have already held their state conventions—Ohio, Iowa, Arkansas. MiS< sissippi, Florida and Kansas. All but one, Iowa, instructed its delegates for McKin- Iey, in spite of the energetic work of Mor- ton and Quay missionaries. Mandel-son’s Idea. In Nebraska cx-Senator Manderson is an avowed candidate for president, but he says: “I believe McKinley will be nomi- nated. He can and is Welcome to name his own personal friends as delegates. All I ask is that the delegates from Nebraska have an opportunity to present my name, if by so doing they do not jeopardize Ma- jor MeKinley’s interests.” STATES PRACTICALLY “FAVORITE sons” AND SOLID FOR M’KINLEY. DOUBTFUL STATES. Alabama ............. .22 California .......... 18 Arkansas ............ 16 Colorado ............ 8 Florida .............. 8 Connecticut ........ 12 Georgia ............. 26 Delaware ........... 6 Illinois .............. 48 Idaho ............... 6 Indiana ...... . ....... 30 Iowa ................ 26 Kansas .............. 20 Maine ............... 12 Kentucky ........... 26 Massachusetts ...... 30 Louisiana ........... 16 Montana....‘ ........ 6 Maryland ........... 16 N evada ............. 6 Michigan ............ 28 New Hampshire. . . 8 Minnesota ........... 18 New Jersey ......... 20 Mississippi .......... 18 New York .......... 72 Missouri ............. 34 Pennsylvania ....... 64 Nebraska. .......... 16 Rhode Island ....... 8 North Dakota ....... 6 Vermont ............ 8 North Carolina ..... 22 Washington ......... 8 Ohio ................. 46 Wyoming............, 6 Oregon .............. 8 Utah ...... , .......... 8 South Carolina ..... 18 Territories ......... 13 South Dakota ...... 8 —— Tennessee ........... 24 Total ................ 3-15 Texas ................ 30 Virginia ............. 24 West Virginia ....... 12 Wisconsin ........... 24 Total ................ 564 Total number of delegates in convention. . .909 Necessary to a nomination ........ ‘ .......... 455 The Doubtful States. Several states are put solidly in the Me- Kinley column which will give a few scat- tering votes to other candidates. But The World has been careful to put into the col- umn that represents the greatest possible strength of the opposition to McKinley all the states that are in the least doubtful. Should there be more than one ballot, Mc- Kinley would certainly gain. Less than one-fifth of all the delegates to the Republican national convention have now been chosen, but it is already plain that, while the field marshals of the Republican party are all against McKin- , lay, the masses of the Republican voters demand his nomination. The Republican field marshals have never yet been victori- one in a national convention. It is nearly a quarter of a century since the strong- holds of Republican votes have called so loudly for the nomination of any man as‘ they are now calling for McKinley. That they will make him their candi- date no longer admits of doubt. The Raines Liquor Bill. ‘ ALBANY, March 17.-——The Raines liq- uor tax bill will not be signed until Thursday or Friday of this week. This delay is caused by the governor’s an- nouncement that he will give a hearing on Wednesday to the mayors of all the cities of the state who care to appear and argue upon me merits of the bill. Protest Against Bebel’s Statement. BERLIN, March 17.——The director of the colonial department, Dr. Kayser, protested in the reichstag today against the state- ment of Herr Bebel that-the cases of Pe- ters, Leist and Wehlan were typical of the conduct of German colonial cfiicials. He referred to the suppression of the slave trade. The Phillies Ofl‘ For Hampton. PHILADELPHIA, March 17.—The Phila- delphia baseball team started for Hamp- ton, Va., today, where the players will spend about two weeks practicing on the grounds attached to the Soldiers’ home at that place. Advertise in the GAZETTE. li‘llilil Will?" RUSSIA I‘OB MENBLBK? .Csar Confers His Highest Decoration on the King of Aliyssinia. . VIENNA, March 17.—Afiispatch to The Ncue Freie Presse from St. Petersburg says that the czar has conferred upon ‘ King Menelck of Aliyssinia the Grand Gordon of St. George, the highest military decoration in the gift of the Russian em- peror, and that Baron de Meyendorff, councilor of the Russian embassy at Rome, is to transmit the decoration to Abyssinia. It is expected in St.~ Petersburg, the dispatch says, that King Menelek will ask Russia to intervene between Abyssinia and Italy for the conclusion of peace on the basis of the independence of Abyssinia and the restoration of the old frontiers of Eritrea. . ROME, March 17.'—A dispatch from Massaua,, under yesterday’s date, con- firms the report that the Mahdist army is marching against Kassala. The Italians are determined to hold Kassala, and with this object have for- warded strong re—enforcements, which are , expected to reach Kassala today. The Italic denies The Tribuna’s state- ment that Emperor Menelek's proposals for peace included demands that King Humbert should send him an autograph request for peace, that Adigrat be imme- diately evacuated, :hat the Italians with- draw to the frontiers fixed by the treaty of Uccialli and agree to erect no new for- tresses, and that Italy should not accept offers of alliance outside of the colony of . Eritrea. The Tribuna also said that Men- elek would agree to oppose the dervishes. Many of the Italian newapapers main— tain that the Anglo-Egyptian expedition to Dongola will be of no service to the Italians holding Kassala or to Italy her- self. They contend that if the expedition is to be of any real advantage it should start from Suakin, and not follow the long route by way of the Nile. Floods In Austria. LONDON, March 17. —The N ews has a dispatch from Vienna which says that the Danube and its tributaries are steadily ris- ing, and already several towns along their banks have been partly submerged. “It is feared,” the dispatch continues, “that the Prat-er here will be flooded soon. Many fa- talities are already reporter .” New York State Municipal League. BUFFALO, March 1?.——John G Graves, its president. has issued a call for a con- vention of the New York State Municipal league, to be held in Albany on Wednes- day and 'l‘bursdny, the 525th and 26th of March. to ( 'aeca- ...icers and to consider im- portant leg...~ atinn affecting the muni- cipalities o: the state. Yale's Henley Crew. NEWIIAVEX, March 17.-——The manage- ment- Of the‘Yale University Boat club an- nounces today that passage has been en- gaged for the Henley crew on the Ameri- can line steamer Berlin, which is booked to sail from New York on June 6. Five state, rooms have been engaged in the waist of the ship. ,Tlie Methodist Conference. BRIDGETON, N. J.. March 17.—-Thc New Jersey Methodist Episcopal conference to- day voted in favor of the admission of wom- en as lay delegates to the general con- ference. The proposition to decrease the representation of clerical delegates in the general conference was adopted. Found Dead In the Bath. TOLEDO, March 17.——Dr. Charles Mass- bacher, a prominent yOung physician. was found dead in his bathroom with a bullet in his head. The revolver was found at the farthest corner of the room. The Pearl Bryan Case. CINCINNATI, March 17. —-The circuit court today remanded Jackson and Wall- ing to the sheriff of Campbell county, Ky. Death of Ellen Terry’s Sister. LONDON, March 17.—The death of Mrs. Morris, sister of Ellen Terry, the well known actress. is announced. China Loath to Part. BERLIN, March 17.-—It, is announced $31; China will refuse to cede Lappa or uemoy to Germany. The “'eather. Rain or snow, followed by clearing and colder; northeasterly to northwesteriy winds. FINANCIAL AND OOMMIJROIAL. Closing Quotations of the New York Stock Exchange. NEW YORK. March Ali—Money on call at 3%@4 per cent. Prime mercantile paper. 5256 per cent. Sterling exchange barely steady. with actual business in bankers’ bills at $4.87léfa 4.87% for demand and $4.86}é@4.86§4 for 60 days. Posted rates. [email protected] and 34.88%@ gSQ. Commercial bills. $4.86. Silver certifi- cates, 69%@69}§: no sales. Bar silver. 68%. Mex- ican dollars, 549.1. Government bonds firm. State bonds dull. Railroad bonds firm. Closing prices: Atchison .......... 2516 New England. . . . . 47 - Bur. & Quincy. .. . 77% N. J. Central. . . .106 0., 0., C. & St. L._. 35% North American" 5% Chesapeake 6’5 0.: 16%; Northern Pacific.. 2% Chicago Gas ...... 66% D0. pref.. ......... 2M Cordage. . . . ....... 5 N. Y. Central ..... 98 Cotton Oil ........ 16% Omaha ............ 40% Del. & Hudson .. 126% Ontario & West . . 14% Distillers’ Trust... 18% Pacific Mail ....... 27 Erie ............... 15% Reading ...... ..... ill/é General Electric“ 36% Rock Island . . . . . . 71% Hocking Valley... 16%; Silver Bullion.. . .. 69M Lackawanna ...... 161% St. Paul ........... 77%; Lake Shore ........ 147% Sugar Refining. “117% Lead ............. 241,6 Texas Pacific ..... 8% Louisville & Nash 3% Union Pacific...... 7% Missouri Pacific.. 23% \‘Vabash pref. 17% Northwestern ....103lé Western Union... 85% General hiarkets. NEW YORK. March 16.—FLOUR—Statc and western dull, heavy. nr minal and lower to sell: city mills patents. 54.20.644.45: winter patents, [email protected]: city mills clears, 84.15?L4.25: winter straights. [email protected]. . WHEAT—NO. 2 red unsettled: there was a. heavy declineall the forenoon owing to liquid- ation. small visible supply decrease and favor- able crop news; May, 69lo©69 13-160.; June, 69 2169 5-16c. , CORN—No. 2 evened steady. but sold off with wheat: May. 35%d35ééc.: July. 36§§Eb36l§m OATS—NO. 2 dull. but. about steady: track. white. state. 26@2Uc.; track. white. western. :36 E c. . _ PIORK—Dull; Incas. [email protected]: family. 310.50 .1 LARD—Dull; prime western steam, 8.5.55; nominal. BU'l‘TER-Steady;staue dairy. 11@20c.; west- ern creamery, 12®22d CHEESE —- Quiet; 6@10%c.: small. 6@10%c. EGGS—Steady: state and Pennsylvania. 11543 $119104 western. 10%@llc. SUGAR—Raw quiet: fair refining, 394$: centrifugal. 96 test. 45“.: refined quiet: crush- ed. 5%c.: powdered. 5%0. TURPENTINE—Quiet: 29@29%e. MOLASSES—Steady; New Orleans. 29@37c. RICE—Quiet: domestic, 3%@6c.: J apan. 3%@ state. large. (Me. TALLOW—Dull; city. 3 13-16e.: country. 315-16c. " HAY—Quiet; shipping 800.: good to choice. 903.950, Advertise in the GAZETTE, CALIFORNIA FARMS. The Great Ranches to Be Cut. Up . for Small Farmers. 4 A Large Syndicate Has Been Formed to Control the Land Holdings—Some Particulars of the Mam- > moth Deal. ' A syndicate has been formed to pur- chase and place on the market over a dozen of the largest and most valuable ranches in northern California. All arrangements for closing the deal have been perfected, and within a few days all the papers required to bind the holders of the vast tracts of land to the terms of the transfer will be drawn up and signed. From present indications the syndicate will close with 153,000 acres, though it is probable that an ad- ditional 10,000 of the Cone ranch may be admitted into the deal. All this prop- erty, Which is now owned and culti- vated by a few wealthy men, will be cut up into small ranches (if 20 and'40 acres and be improved with dwellings and outhouses. YWhen the vast acreage of the syndicate land is taken into con- sideration, and the fact that the land has a frontage of 74 miles on the west bank Of the Sacramento, besides a. large frontage on the east bank, the colossal extent of the big land deal will be readily apparent. Arrangements are not completed as to the Cone property ".3 it Is not-definite- ly known whet-1161 thebriginal Offer of the Cone estate of 3,000 acres will be supplemented with an additional 10,000 acres. Arrangements have been com- pleted for the transfer Of 153,000 acres. The most important holdings in the list are as fallows: On the west side of the Sacramento ri'.‘er—Iioggs, 12,400 acres: Glenn, «11.500 acres: Chambers, 20,060 acres; I‘inuell, 20,000 acres; Tyler, 2,000 acres; llamstrcet, 1,500 acres; Ilart, 1,500 acres; Dawson, 4.741 acres; on the east. side of the river—Revis grout, 8,000 acres; Bidwe 1, 7,000 acres; Cone, 3,000 acres; Vilson, 8,500 acres. These are the principal holdings, and they are interspersed With smaller hold- ings of 1,000 acres and less. Mr. Chambers, who has placed 20,000 acres in the syndicate, is a- prominent capitalist of St. Louis. His agent and attorney in fact is John Finnell, who has put an equal amount Oflaiidinto the pool. To expedite the work of dividing the big holdings into small improved ranches, and thus attract settlers to California, a corporation will be fOrmcd, to which all the lands enumerated will be deeded eventually. The sale Of the stock of the corporation will be used to pay the owners for their roperty, though many of the owners have sig- nified their willingness to take the pur- chase price of their land, in part, at least, in stock. Then the plan will be to subdivide the land into classes. Lands are to be offered at prices that will represent their relative value, and whatever surplus is derived above the cost- to the corporation will be distrib- uted to the purchasers of the land when the first subdivision Of 10,000 acres is closed out. The object is to sell the land at a. very low figure, it being the ultimate and paramount object Of all interested to secure a subdivision and occupation Of the country by actual settlers—San Francisco Chronicle. COAL TEN DOLLARS A TON. The Poor Have to Pay More Than a. Double Price for It. Ten dollars a ton is a high price for coal, but that is what the unfortunate poor, who can at one time purchase only a small quantity of the necessi- ties Of life, have to pay for it. “Ten cents a pail,” answered on Ital- ian dealer in coal, wood and ice, who occupies a dark basement on the poor- est part of Second avenue, in answer to my question. I paid ten cents, took a pail Of the coal to apscale and found that it weighed 19 pounds. At that rate the poor who have to buy coal in such small quantities—and thousands in the city have to—pay more than ten dol— lars a ton. The man of moderate means who has a. coal house convenient to his apartment pays less than one— half of that amount, while the man Of wealth, with a commodious cellar, who in summer lays in his winter supply, buys coal at a much smaller price. Then the man of means, for his kindling wood, pays less than half what it costs the poor, who pay five cents for three of the diminutive bundles sold in their neighborhood. Measurement shows that one of these bundles contains 243 cubic inches, on which basis a cord 'costs $16. The persons who pay these extrava- NOTHING SUCCEEDS' LI IKE SUCCESS. IT TE "Buns ll NORWALK. V 4 . {an KNOWLEDGE'_ ,, “or HOW TO no -IT.”; . New York. omce. 442 Broad'lvvay. Our Spring Opening of DRESS-60008, SILKS, WAISTS and SEPARATE SKIRTS ' was a complete success. In need of going outside of your own city to shop. Here is a comparison of low York prices. . 2 LOOK at our ,DRESS ‘GOODS. 56 Inch Black Sicilian, N. Y. price, $2 00, our price, $.50. 54 Inch Brown and Cray Mohair, N. Y. price, $2 50, our price. 38 Inch Novelties, N. Y. price 500, our price, 393. 52 Inch Matelaise, in Navy. Black and Green; the best goods on the $l.25. 52 Inch Mohair Diagonals, N. Y. price, $1 00, our pride, 15c. 36 Inch Crepons, N. Y. price, 69c, our price, 50c 43 Inch Black Henrietta; the finest; N. Y. price, $1 00, our price, 150.» 36 Inch all wool Serge, N. Y. price, 340, our price, 25c. OIL-OAK and. SUI-Ji- ROOM. The advance shipment of ladies’ Shirt Waists have arrived. Before our opening we shall sell a beautiful 32-00- market: N. Y. price $1 50, Our price. 50¢, each. The first warm day the price will advance 25c. Secure three or four of them now. SEPARATE SKIRTS. ] Black'Mohair, 8 1 7 5 Back Brilliantines, 3.75 Black Silk. 6.00 Novelties, 4.98 . Ciepons. 5.00 Mohair Crepons, 12.00 SILK WAISTS.’ Surahs, $4.50 DOMESTICS AND LINENS. Heavy weight unbleached cotton, 21 yards for $1. 42 Inch bleached cotton. Sc yard Dark and light outing, 7e 52 Inch half bleached damask, 25c. 9-4 bleached cotton, 250 quality for 4 Button G'ace, 75c. Tafl’eia, 4.98 Persian, 498 Figured Taffeta, 6.75 Irridescent Warp, 7 50 LADIES’ UNDERWEAR. N'ght Dress, square yoke, insertion and tucks, 98c. Night Dress, Empire Style—Ham- burg, 98c; Valenciennes laces, $1.25. 190. 72 Inch double satin damask, $2 00 for $1.49 ' One case heavy Domet Flannel, 10c per yard; for a run, 50 per yard: JO yards to a customer. GLOVES. Drawers, Hamburg, with four tucks, 390 and 49c. Corset Covers, V neck; with Ham- burg. 25c. Corset Covers, high neck, 190. Ogre-ct Covers, V neck, with laces, 4 c. . Skirts, umbrella pattern, 750. TO WELQ, i All linen buck, lOc. Turkish bath. 10c, 45x22 knotted fringe Damask, 250. .L‘urtain Swiss, 10, 12!; and 150 per Iyard FCurtin Series, 5, 8 and 10c per yd, 4 Button Glace, White with Black Embroidery, $1 per palr. Every pair vxurranted. ,_‘;,_,4 Button Glace, Lemon, with Black Embroidery, $1 per pair. Every pair warranted. . 4 Button Glace, Pearl, withvB‘ack Embroidery, $1 per pair, Every pair warranted. TH BUSTBN s’mn . Cm. Main an Wall Sis. small quantities, when they are fortu- nate enough to have a few cents, pay five cents a quart, or $1.60 a. bushel, while the man Of means can layin a supply for less than one-half that price. From one Of the small dealers I pur- chased five cents’ worth of ice, and found that it was just one-fourth of the weight of the piece that my dealer charges ten cents for.-—N. Y. Herald. . What Was Needed. The minister hadbeen in the little Kentucky town but a. short time, and when he was called on to preach a. funeral sermon he thought it best to pick up a few facts about the deceased. “I trust our brother gone before us was a truly religious man?” he said to the. surviving brother. “You bet he was,” was the earnest answer. “Why, brother, he never tuk out his gun to lay fer one Of the Sim- monses without fust prayin’ three' hours.”——Cincinnati Enquirer. A Religious Man. “Mamma, can I play ogre?” “Yes, my dear, if you wish.” "All right. Give me a piece of cake.” “Cake?” “Yes; you have to have a piece of cake to play ogre. You see, I’m to be the ogre, and the cake is the boy that gets ate up.”——Harper‘s Round Table. ——All kinds of paper pulp will carry from five to fifteen per cent. of their own weight Of clay, and a. small addi- tion of this adulterant, if it can be prop— erly called so, is believed by many makers to improve the quality .Of the paper. PERSONAL PARTICULARS. —— William Ludlam White, of J amaicn. N. Y., casts a big shadow for aboy of 15 years. His weight is 262 pounds. Gen. Cassius M. Clay has concluded to send his wife to school instead of having a» governess for her. William Beckett has been appointed coachman to President Cleveland. He is a middle—aged colored man and has lived in Washington all his life. For years he has driven apublic vehicle. Rev. Joseph Northup, of North Scit- uate, Mass, who was reported as gored to death by a. bull, had the pleasure of having three minister friends preach his funeral sermon after reading the ac- count of his death in newspapers. Police Judge Campbell, of San Fran- cisco, joined the Salvation Army in that city. Mrs. Ballington Booth is preach- ing there, and at ‘one of her meetings the judge stood up and asked to be prayed for, and afterwards .joined the army. He does not expect to don uni- form and become a regular warrior.- It is an interesting fact that while the new Rhode Island state capitol in Providence is to be built of Georgia. marble, the Georgia state house is built of Indiana marble. A notion that Indians will not work is disproved in the case of ten Indians who recently applied at Machjas, Me., for employment on the new railroad be! ing built near that place. The sum of $200 was concealed in the lining of an Old pair of trousers, by Jacob Weymang, of Akron, 0. His wife gave the garment away to a tramp named Jesse Zing, of West Avon, Conn. He was 100 miles away when he discov- ered the treasure, and tramped that dis- etance to return it. At the entrance to the stock yards in Chicago, where one thinks of the legend: f‘Leave hope behind all animals who enter here,” there is a Sign on the Office of the Humane society: “Report cases of cruelty to animals here.” They is watched over by mercy. YOUR FRIENDS ARE USING I , ‘PLAISTEI’S 'coucH REMEDY AND RECOMMEND ITS USE :Get a Bottle at once, 25 and 50 Cents. ALL DRUGGISTSYF ' oijsoc'csss mriwcr . ’-., gant prices, and who buy potatoes in ' HARVEY’S ’ .x 70 NORTH MAIN arrest, The Old Veteran Shoe Dealer, 0. H. Harvey Will Positively Close Out His Business Regardless of Cost. The Fixtures will be‘Sold And the Store Leased. Now is the Time toztBuy Boots and Shoes at aBargain. ' I “HOE .JTORE. < sour}: NORWALK: é. are doomed to slaughter, but necessity, . I.
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