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THK NEWS. EBtablshed Not. 5, 1891. 'consolidated Jan. 1,1895.
T 11 K UKl:ALl, bbtaUlbbed April 1U. 18C4. i"-uu
VOL. IX, NO. 52.
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DEAD' ON JBE STREET.
Iliotcr Stricken Down 3Iotlier
Willi ISabe In Hit Arms.
SKULL CRUSHED WITH A BRICK.
last St. Icon's Involved in Street Car
Trouliles Cars Kun Under
Guard (July at the
Iliitlge City.
St. Louis. May 11. Another fatality
as a result of the strike was recorded
Ini ni'lit As Flora Siegfried, a
young woman, was crossing Washing- J
ton stre-t carrying an infant in her
arms she was hit on the head with a ,
brick ih.it had been hurled as a pass
ing car on the Suburban system. Her
skull was t r.H tmed and she died short
ly after being carried to the city hos
pital. St. Louis. May 11. The street oar
nu n of the Fast St. Louis liues struck
yesterday. They began leaving their
cars at I p. m. and the company
was li ving Iheii t. get other men to
take the cars out.
St. Louis, .May 11. Tl' feature of
yesterday in the great street railway
strike was the conference between
;o rnor Stephens, the members of
the executive committee of the strik
ers and the officers and attorneys of
the Transit company, called for the
purpose of ascertaining if some sort of
an amicable understanding could not
be arrived at to end hostilities. The
conference lasted for several hours, but
at its conclusion Governor stephensan
nounc.Hl that nothing had been accom
plished. The strikers' officials, it was
learned, announced that Ihey were will
ing to arbitrate the question of differ
ences provided the proposition to do
so came from the railway company.
The railway officials firmly but court
eously refused to entertain any such
proposal, stating that they had nothing
to arbitrate.
Cars Kiin with I'alite Guards.
The riotous demonstrations on the
part of the strikers and their sympa
thizers es('cially noticeable on the day
the si like was inaugurated, were en
tirely missing yesterday. TheSuburbau
c ompany icratcd its system under po
lice protection during the entire day
without interference, and was patron-izi-d
liltcrally by the public. The Tran
sit company ran six cars over one
branch of its system, but attempted to
carry to carry no passengers. The
cars were guarded by iolice. and as in
the case of the ears oil the Suburban
system were not molesti-d. The fact is
that the Transit cars were so well
guarded that there would have been
much bhvMlshed had the mob attacked.
The mounted polnvwer e all armed
with pistols loaded with ball cartridge,
and there wa-s no one on the cars ex
cept otlic rs.
GATES IS OFF FOR EUROPE.
ICeolf n the Position of Manager of the
Wire Trut llrfore Sailing;.
New York. May 11. The resignation
of John W. Hates as chairmau of the
wire trust was presented at a meeting
of the directors of the American Steel
and Wire Company held yesterday in
this city. John Lambert presented his
resignation as president of the wire
trust, l'.ot li .( iates and Lambert retain
their places in the directorate of the
tompa ny.
Iates. it is tin. I. stood, left his resig
nation in the hands of Lambert, and
with .1. A. Drake, a wire director, and
Mrs. Drake took passage onthesteanier
Kaiser Friedrlch. The party will make
an extended trip abroad ami will spend
much of their time at the I'aris exposi
tion. The charge brought against
Gates by Lawyer Lamb was dismissed
by Magistrate Zeller Wednesday night.
The magistrate said there was no evi
dence of the truth of the charge.
Judges Condition I Sertoli.
Springfield. Ills., May 11. Judge
Jesse J. I'hillips, of the Illinois su
preme court, has suffered another re
lapse at his home iu Hillsboro, and his
condition is serious. The Judge be
came ill hist Sunday night with heart
trouble, and since then has been con
fined to his bed. His attending physi
cian has declined to give out a state
ment as to the seriousness of his con
dition, ami this fact causes the mem
bers of his family to believe his condi
tion is more alarming than the doctor
cares to have known.
I'oital Fraud In Cuba.
Ilavaua, May IL TLe postal frauds
have now reached a point when with
in th next few hours arrests will
probably In made and it is believed a
considerable sum will be recovered J f
the same time. Oue of the culprits
ha made a complete confession, con
ditional upon being accepted as state's
evidence. What he says proves con
clusively what was known before, that
several others besides Charles F. W.
Xeely, late financial agent of iosts at
Havana, are more or less Implicated.
Ancient Order of Hibernian.
Dostou. May 11. The national con
vention of the Ancient Order of Hi
bernians was resumed in Faneuil hall.
The session was devoted to the reports
of committees on military affairs, for
eign relations, rltHal ami resolutions.
Many of the reports brought out spir
ited discussions, but finally the re
Iorts were adopted. The convention
adjourned at noon to participate in an
excursion down tLe harbor as guests
of the city.
Iuke of Marlborough Ordered Home.
London, May 11. A report was pub
lished here that the Duke of Marlbor
ough, who has served as staff captain
of the Imperial Yeomanrs", and who
was recently appointed assistant mili
tary secretary at tue British headquar
ters in South Africa, had been ordered
home on account of ill-health
Sloan AVin a Big luce,
London. May lo. The Chester cup
of y.ooo sovereigns, run yesterday at
the Chester meeting, was won by C.
A. Brown's Hough Side, ridden by
Sloan. Fourteen horses ran. on the
old cup course, nearly two miles and a
juaretr. .
l'apal Legation Denies Report.
Washington, May 11. The report
that the Catholic church has placet!
the Society of Maccabees under the
ban was denied at the papal legation.
It was stated that uo order has been
issued placing any society under the
ban for the past five years.
CRIME TO STEAL A RIDE.
But Only, It Seems, Because of Interfer
- ence to the Mall.
DeV Moines,. la., May 11. The fed
eral grand Jury of the southern district
' of Iowa, in session here. Is of the opin
- ion that it is a crime under the fed
eral statutes for a tramp, or for that
matter for any person, to steal a ride
on a passenger train carrying mail.
Henry B. Miller and C. II. Cleary, of
Lucas county, have been indicted for
delaying the United States mail.
The indictment states that they lo
cated ou the trucks of a car on the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy mail
train and that it was necessary to stop
the train to put them oft. Thereafter
It is averred they twice resumed their
places on the trucks and twice more
it was necessary to stop the train, en
tailing in all a delay of fifteen minutes.
WHITECAPS THREATEN MEN.
Farmer and County Oltlcial Kecelve Word
from the Thugs.
Hjishville. Iud., May 11. A white
cap letter has been received by Jo
seph Stiers, a prominent farmer, In
which County Commissioner John II.
Fraw-e, together with F. A. Capp, and
Stiers. are threatened with the de
struction by fire of their buildings,
with the killing of live stock and se
vere personal injuries, if they do not
at once cease efforts for the enforce
ment of the law keeping live stock off
the public highways.
Agitation over the violation of the
stock law has aroused hard feelings in
Noble township. The whitecap letter
is regarded seriously, but the move
ment for the enforcement of the law
will continue.
INJUNCTION AGAINST STRIKERS
Section Men Restrained from Interfering:
with a Railway.
Springfield, Ills., May 11. Judge
Allen, of the United States circuit
court, granted an injunction which re
strains the striking section men on
the Big Four railway from in any way
interfering with the men employed on
the road iu any capacity and from de
stroying the company property or in
terfering with the passage of trains.
The application for the injunction
was made by John T. Dye, of India
napolis, the attorney for the railway
company. The section men employer!
on the Big Four road have been on a
strike for several weeks, demanding
higher wages. Deputy marshals have
left fcr Litchfield to serve the injunc
tion. Wisconsin Knights or Pythias.
La Crosse. Wis., May 11. The fol
lowing officers of the grand lodge
Knights of 1'ythias have been elected:
Grand chancellor, U. S. Burns. She
boygan; grand vice. Waiter O. Winter,
La Crosse; prelate, Zeno M. Host,
Milwaukee; keeper of records and seal,
Frank Barry, Milwaukee; master of
exchequer, Fred Kraus, Milwaukee;
master at arms. Champ Green, Supe
rior; inner guard. Grant L. Minor,
Itichland Center; outer guard, J. A.
Farnam, Fenuimore; trustee, L. W.
Ilalsey, Milwaukee.
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Yates Gets a Warm Welcome.
Jacksonville, Ills., May 1L When
the train bearing Judge Yates arrived'
here from Peoria it was greeted with
booming of cannon and small arms and
the shouts of thousands of persons who
lined the streets. Carriages were in
waiting for him and his party, and
amid the enthusiastic welcome of an
Immense throng, headed by a band and
his special banner, be went In a tri
umphal procession through the streets,
greeted on every hand and acknowl
edging the honors paid him.
Charges Against a Prison Warden.
Jackson. Mich., May 11. Formal In
auguration of aa attempt to remove
Warden Chamberlain took place here
Wednesday. Under the civil service
statute the only way to bring about
Chamberlain's removal Is under the
procedure of a trial before the board
on charges of misconduct or malad
ministration in office. Information, as
to the . exact nature of the charge
preferred is refused. The hope is to
have Judson made warden.
Cen. Brass Is Doing Welt.
Fond du Lac, Wis., May 11. Gen
eral K. is. Bragg, whose horse fell
uiHUi him Wednesday, breaking his
right leg just above the ankle, passed
quite a comfortable night- The general
refused to take any anaesthetic when
the fracture was reduced, simply say
ing he had borne greater pains than
that before and would take it out along
the same lines. His physician is much
gratified at his condition.
Taylor May Leave Kentucky.
Indianapolis, May 11. Friends of
W. S. Taylor, claimant governor of
Kentucky, who held a conference with
prominent Republicans in this citv
Monday, intimate that if the United
States supreme court decides the gov
ernorship contest against Lim he may
go to England to reraaiu until next
fall. It is said he will positively not
return to Kentucky.
Ilrother and Slater Go Nearly Together.
Marquette, Mich.. May 11. Mrs.
Mary Prentice, 73 years of age, died
here Wednesday night of senile debili
ty. XI rs. Prentice passed away at the
home of her late brother. Andres C.
Noonan. who died Monday night, aged
73. Both of them were old settlers
and had lived in Marquette almost
forty years.
Scores on the blaniond.
Chicago, May 11. Yesterday's
League base ball record is as follows:
At Pittsburg Chicago 4, Pittsburg 5!
American League: At Cleveland
Milwaukee 5, Cleveland 12; at Buffa
lo Minneapolis 4, Buffalo 2; at De
troitKansas City 2. Detroit 3; at In
dianapolis Chicago 7, Indianapolis 19.
Town Is Clear of Smallpox.
Spring Valley, Wis., May lL-Spriug
Valley is now clean of smallpox; the last
casehaving teen released from quaran
tine. There have been no deatfes. This
disease has appeared In the towns of
Ellsworth. Durand and Maideurock.
Alleged Assassin Surrenders.
London. Ky.. May 10. Jim Howard,
the man accused of tiring the shot that
killed William Goebel, came in yester
day morning from his home in Clay
county, and took the 10 a. m. train at
this place for Frankfort, where he
goes to surrender himself to the au
thorities. Howard says he will have
no trouble in proving his Innocence.
UolUver for the Sixth Time.
Algona, la.. May 10. The Tenth
Iowa district Republican convention
held here renominated J. I. Dolliver
for his sixth term by acclamation. Dol
liver made a speech which was re
ceived with great enthusiasm.
BRYAN ONTHE TRACK.
Populist at Sioux Falls Nomi
nate Him l'or President.
lIIDDLE-0r-THE-R0ADEE3 ADJOURN
Barker and Donnelly Is Their National
Ticket Iowa Republicans Get
. ou the Fighting Line.
Sioux Falls, S. D., May 11. While
yesterday was full of events in the
national Topulist convention it began
rather inauspiciously for the consum
mation of Us work. There were three
sessions during the day. The first of
these was barren of resulU except in
the way of supplying the machinery
lor the convention work, and the after
noon session was well under way be
fore the assemblage really got down
to business. The forenoon session was
given up to effecting a permanent or
ganization, by the election of Hon. T.
M. Patterson, of Colorado, as chair
man, and the selection of other officers
and by passing upon the report of the
committee on credentials. These re
sults wore accomplished without dltti
culty, and after Patterson had made
his speech the session was closed be
fore 12 o'clock, because the committee
on platform was not then prepared to
reiort.
Rryan Nominated for President.
The afternoon session was well un
der way before the resolutions were
presented, and while waiting upon
them the convention gave attention to
a number of addresses pertinent to the
oo-asion. The resolutions aroused no
debate a '.id with these once adopted,
the convention found itself suddenly
and, apparently unexpectedly, face to
face with the nomination of candi
dates. Bryan's nomination was made
hi acclamation, and was accomplished
with expedition and tact. There were
cot to exceed half a dozen speithes in
Bryan's behalf. All these were brief
and ioiuted. Each mention of Bryan
aroused enthusiasm, and, when there
was a call to rise in support of a
proposition to make his nomination
unanimous, not only did every delegate
rise in his seat, but each rose with a
shout and a hurrah, and with a wav
ing of hands.
Gr.'at Fight of the Convention.
Then towards the close of the after
duou session began the real contest of
the convention. This was the fight
over the vice presidency, or rather the
fight over the proposition uot to make
any nomination for the vice presiden
tial office but to refer the entire mat
ter to a committee to be appointed to
confer with the Democrats and Silver
Republicans iu their conventions to lie
held a;t Kansas City. It was finally
decided to nominate a candidate.
HAWKKYK STATE REPUBLICANS.
Name Ielegates and Alternates to the
1'hlladelphia Contention.
Das Moines, la.. May 11. The Iowa
state Republican convention was held
here yesterday. The fact that no state
officers were to be nominated deprived
the convention of much interest and
conduced largely to the elimination of
discord from the political chorus. The I
delegates-at large, their alternates, the
twenty-two distri.-t delegates and their
alternates accredited to the Philadel
phia convention were in all but the
F.leveith district selecti-d by acciama- '
tiou. It sends the Iowa delegation to j
the Quaker city instructed for McKln
ley, tilled with approval of the admin
istration iu all its acts and policies,
and iu favor of protective legislation
against trusts ami combinations in re
straint of trade. For our new posses
sions the olatforiu favors the exten
sion of the privilegeof self-government
as rapidly as they demonstrate their
capacit to exercise it.
Representative Cousins was tempor-
aiy chairman and made an eloquent
speech. The convention met at 11 a.
m. and after attending lo the usual
preliminaries took ni-ess to 2 p. in.
A. B. Funk, of Spruit Lake, was made
permanent chairman. The delegates-
at-large are IJovernor iA'slie M. Shaw,
Colonel Ueorge II. French. Ihiveniiort;
Dr. K. II. Smith. Cedar Rapids: La
fayette Young. Des Moines. Alternates
Charles M. Junkin. .lefl'ersou: T. M.
Epperson, Buffalo: E. t!. Penrose,
Tama; T. E. Prm-ell. Franklin.
Following are the district delegates
to Philadelphia: First. Captain J. Ell-
rick. Keosauqua: Captain W. Beckwith.
Mount PhMsaut. Second. J. X. W. Rum
ple. Marengo; W. L. Roach. Muscatine.
Third, C. E. Allbrook. Eldora: C. R.
Rain ier, Independence. Fourth. E. O.
Worden. Floyd; J. J. Marsh. Winne
shiek. Fifth, M. J. Tobin. Vinton; E.
X. Sargent. tJrundy Center. Sixth,
C. M. Hinsdale. Xewton: John Dunn,
Brook field. Seventh, W. O. Payne. Xe
vada; William Sliamull. Dallas. Eighth.
William Eaton. Sidney; J. C. Maybry,
Centervile. Xinth, John A. Story,
lreentield: Rasmus Boyson, iJray.
Tenth. J. E. Allen. Poeanontas; A.
Stevens. Boone. Eleventh, William
MacFarlane. Blen-oe; W. A. Lyon, Jr..
Peterson. The delegates were instruct
ed for McKinley.
HAIIKKK AM) DONNKLLV NAMED.
Ticket Selected by the Middle-of-the-Road
I'opulist Convention.
Cincinnati. May 11. "For president,
Whatrtou Barker, of Pennsylvania; for
vice president, Ignatius Donnelly, ot
Minnesota."
Above is the ticket placed in the
field yesterday by what is commonly
known as the Middle-of-the-Road Popu
list party, but which. according to lead
ers of the movement, is the one and
only People's party. Yesterday as the
time drew near for nominations word
was quietly passed, confirmed by ex
Representative Howard himself, that
the Barker following would bolt the
convention should their leader lie
turned down, owiug to the fact tnat
the Alabama delegation could not sup
port Howard matters were further
complicated.
Howard took the only course for the
restoration of harmony. He announced
that he had no ambition to head the
ticket, and came to Cincinnati without
the slightest expectation of being
named. Then he withdrew bis name.
Nevertheless when the roll call was
completed ou the first ballot. Howard
was at the top of the column only a
few short of the nominaMon. On the
second ballot Howard's plainly stated
desire for harmony took effect and
the seventy votes which went to Don
nelly on the first roll call were gradu
ally .worked over to the JBarker col-
umn. It being understood that DohnelW"" iJC"Tn(.
ly'a name had been withdrawn, al
though the Minnesota delegation pro-
tested against tne witnarawal. V
Minnesota was passed at Its own re S. S
quest, and when the other states fc the ditto! s Republicans Nominate
f MiBBn. i
every thing in a harmonious manner
by going to the Pensylvanian. They
were cast for Barker, and gave him
the requisite majority over all. How
ard moved to make the selection ot
Barker unanimous, which was done.
Without a dissenting voice Ignatius
Donnelly was declared vice presiden
tial nominee.
STRIKES IN MICHIGAN MINES
Men Are Oat at Calamst and Hampton
for Better Wages.
Calumet, Mich., May 11. Under
ground work at the Osceola mine was
suspended yesterday morning and 800
men are idle. Nothing but surface
shop at the mine were working yester
day. The trammers demanded a 10 per
cent, raise similar to what miners were
recently given. The demand was not
given and they quit work. They have
been keeping the miners from going
down the shaft and have succeeded in
tying up the mine. Superintendent
William Parnall has agreed to a con
ference.
Houghton, May 11. MInersand tram-
mers of the Kearsarge copper mine
6truck for an advance in wages the
same as granted employes of the Os-
ceola mine May 1. They returned to
work on a promise that Captain W. E.
Parnall, superintendent of 'property,
would consider the demands on his re
turn Friday from Detroit. The Kear
sarge employs about 300 men.
GUARD AGAINST COUNTERFEITS
Krery $ !0 Note Has To lie Indorsed by
the Depositor.
Philadelphia. May 11. Every $20
note now accepted by a local bank has
to be indorsed by the depositor, so
great !s the flood of the recently-dis
covered counterfeits in the city. The
counterfeit is a dangerous one. almost
an exact reproduction of the silver
certificate. To protect themselves the
banks appealed to the local bureau of
the secret service for instructions, and
the order was issued that hereafter all
notes must have the name of the per
son changing or depositing a note writ
ten across the face of It in red Ink
Unless the name of the person is
well known there Is likely to be an
unpleasant investigation made in which
the possessor of the note will have to
tell where he got the note and all about
himself or herself.
Summer Resort Hotel Burned.
Delavan. Wis.. May 11. The Met-
towee hotel, on the south shore of De
lavan lake, has been destroyed by flre.
Its contents and a few surrrounding
buildings were also burned. The hotel
was built tea years ago and was valued
at $10,000. It was owned by II. W.
Weed, of this city. Only Ujrht Insur
ance was carried.
Valuable Painting Stolen.
London, May 11. A valuable paint
ing of the Madonna, by Carlo Dolci.
the painter of "Ecce Home," which
hung in Cardinal Vaughn's residence
at Westminster, was stolen Monday
night. There is no trace of the thief.
GOV. TANNER IS BETTER.
tie Ms.) Not Have to Undergo an Opera
tion His Doctor Says.
Peoria, Ills.. May 10. Announce
ment Is made that Governor Tanner
will probably not have to undergo a
surgical operation. Dr. L. C. Taylor,
of Springfield, Hie governor's physi
cian, who accompanied him here
stated that Governor Tanner passed
several hardened secretions of bile a
few days ago, and since then he has
rapidly gained strength. Whether the
concreted bile had stopped the passage
iu the duct, and was taken for gall
stone, the physician is unable to tell
at this time, but the fact that the
governor has not suffered severe parox
ysms of pain for a long while Is taken
as evidence that the Internal cause of
the pain has been removed, and in that
event an operation will not be neces
sary Dr. Taylor is of the opinion now
that with rest and quiet for. a few
weeks the executive will rapidly im
prove, and build in strength, until he
regains his former hearty and health
ful condition. Dr. Taylor refused to
state positively that an operation would
not be necessary, but it was concluded
from his remarks that the operation
would not be considered again unless
the governor suffered further attacks
of pain.
ALTON IS MAKING MONEY.
Stock Dividend of 30 Per Cent. Divided
Among Owners.
New York, May 10. It has become
known in Wall street that a 30 per
cent, dividend was paid Monday on
the stock of the Chicago and Alton
Railroad company. This is the old
Alton property, now leased to the Chi
cago and Alton railway. The directors
and officers of the company refused to
add any information to the announce
ment further than the payment had
been made by direction of the direc
tors, the order being received from Chi
cago. It was explained that practically
none of the stock of the old Chicago
and Alton is now outstanding in the
hands of the public, being all held by
the syndicate which purchased the
property in April, 181)1), and repre
sented by George J. Gould, J. II.
Schiff, E. II. Harriman and James
Stillman. The common stock of the
old company outstanding is $18,751,
000, and the payment of 30 per cent,
now made on those shares would call
for $.i,u2.,300.
Gets a Tear for Explanation.
Chicago, May '10. Exile for twelve
months with full salary, during which
time he must write a book showing
that the things he has written in other
books do not mean what they purport
to mean or that their ethical virtue
has been misunderstood by the digni
taries of his creed, constitutes the pun
ishment meted out to Professor George
Holly Gilbert, of the Chicago Congre
gational Theological seminary by the
directors of that Institution.
Political Figures In Michigan.
Detroit, May 10. Twenty-six of the
eighty-four counties In Michigan have
held conventions to choose delegates'
to the Republican state convention.
Ihe race for governor is close. So far"
the division of candidates is as fol
lows: D. M. Ferry, 6, with Wayne's 96
assured; Milo D. Campbell, 113; A. A.
Bliss, Sti; Justus S. Stearns, 70. It is
conceded that Chase S. Osborn will
have the C3 upper peninsula votes solid.
"MS SIZZLING.
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ates lor Ciovernor.
000K COUNTY LEADS THE BREAK
Woman for University Trustee Popu..
list In Session at their National
Conventions Ion a Re
publicans Gather. ...
Peoria. Ills., May 10. Richard Yates,
of Jacksonville, wasnominated for gov
ernor yesterday by the Republican
state convention on the fourth ballot,
after one of the most exciting cam
paigns in this state. Cook county
managers held out for llauecy until
they concluded their cause was lost,
and then stampeded the convention to"
the Jacksonville judge. Lorimer seized
the Yates standard and waved it over
his colleagues. Just a few moments
before I.orimer decided upon thiscoali
tion it seemed that the band wagon be-
I longed to Beeves. Judge Yates was
cheered as the next governor of Ilinois
b ythousands. "lie will succeed his
father to a high place!" shouted oue
J delegate.
Kesult of the Itst Roll Call.
At 2.45 p. m. the delegates began to
leave the hall, the contest being vir
tually over. The roll call was finished
at 2.55 with this result: Yates. 927;
Reeves, 610. Totals as given by the sec-
RICHARD YATES.
retary: Yates. 071; Reeves, "'. The
nomination was made unanimous. For
ty years ago Richard Yates, father of
the man named yesterday was noin
inated for governor of Illinois.
Representatives to Philadelphia.
The permanent organization of the
convention was accomplished without
trouble, with "Jo" Fifer for president.
and Charles 1 . Peters, of Chicago, for
secretary. The credentials committee's
report was also adopted without a dis
pute, Cullom getting the delegates from
Sangamon, Edgar, Edwards and Wa
bash: Tanner ten from Jefferson and
five from Union, an equal division be
ing made of the other seven votes
from Jefferson. . ,
The state's representation-at-large at
Philadelphia is as follows: Delegates-at-large
Joseph G. Cannon, John J.
Brown, Hale Judson, John M. Smyth.
Alternates C. II. Cassell. W. II. Jamie
son. Norman Moss and Horace Roseu
feld. Full Ticket; Platform Points.
II. D. Pierce and John M. Herbert
were named as electors-at-large. The
following were by resolution added to
the state committee: John W. Dunn, S.
II. Watson, Charles Bent, Dr. Joseph
Bobbins, E. II. Morris. Joseph Bruck-
er. Bernard G. Anderson.
The full ticket chosen is as follows,
the convention meeting in the evening
and remaining in session until 0:50 p.
m. to complete Its business: For Gov
ernor, Richard iates; lieutenant gov
ernor, W. A. Northcott: secretary of
state, James A. Rose; auditor, James
S. McCullough; treasurer, M. O. Will
iamson; attorney general, II. J. Ham
lin: state university trustees S. A.
Bullard. Alex McCain and Miss Carrie
T. Alexander.
No Resolve for the Boers.
The resolutions affirm the principles
of the national platform of l)t; in
dorse the entire administration of Mc
Kinley; favor legislation to destroy un
lawful combinations of capital that
limit production or increase prices of
manufactured products; indorse Tan
ner's admiuistration and Cullom for
senator, and Instruct delegates-at-large
to the Republican national convention
to vote for McKinley.
Miles Keuoe, a Chicago delegate,
tried to have a pro-Boer resolution
adopted, but the convention very em
phatically sat down on the Idea.
POPULIST NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Five Hundred Delegates in the Big Teut
at Sioux Falls.
Sioux FaHs, S. D., May 10. The na
tional convention of the People's party
began business at 2:20 p. m. yesterday
in the big tent wigwam on the top of
the hill on the western side of the city
of Sioux Falls. The big tent was ar
rayed in full dress attire for the re
ception and entertainment of Its guests
and the structure proved in every way
equal to the service required of It. The
platform was liberally decorated with
the stars and stripes and the uprights
of this structure bore aloof excellent
black and white portraits of Washing
ton, Jefferson, Lincoln and Bryan.
l nere were probably 5O0 delegates in
their seats, and surrounding them there
was a fringe of alternates and visitors
numbernig GOO to 800. Seats had been
provided for a much larger number,
but the attendance did not anncar
meagre and it may be tritely remarked
that what was lost in attendance was
compensateu for in enthusiasm. From
the arrival of the Minnesota delega
tion, bearing Bryan and Towne ban
ners, there were outbursts of applause
at every couvenient opening and up
on the least provocation.
Senators Butter, Allen And . Jleitfeld
received liberal greetings, wnile Pet
tigrew was overwhelmed by thecordial-
Ity of Che welcome accorded to mm.
There was also generous applause
when the name of Bryan was men
tioned by the speakers of the day.
Many sentiments were cheered to the
echo, and tuis was notably the case
wltti Gov. Lee's reference to the Boers
and the Filipinos. A liberal supply of
music was furnished by the band or
the Fifty-first Iowa regiment and It
was also applauded.
By no means the least noticeable
characteristic of the gatherinf? was the
presence of a number of ladles. Colo
rado led the list in the number or
female delegates, three being present
from that state. -They were .given
front seats. Kansas, Idaho and the
District of Columbia also sent lady del
egates, who took their places as if ac
customed to participating in public affair.
Iowa RepuUii aus Gathering.
Des Moines, la.. May 10. By noon
yesterday more than half the delegates
to the Iowa state Republican conven
tion, wnich meets here, had arrived.
The platform will Indorse the present
national administration, the St. Louis
platform and the expansion policy, and
declare for some kind of governmental
control of such trusts and combination
as are injurious to the welfare of the
general public.
Delegates-at-large to the Philadel
phia convention will be selected as fol
lows at the convention: Governor L. M.
Shaw; Colonel George W. .French, of
Davenport; Lafe Young, of Des
Moines; Dr. J. II. Smith, of Cedar Rap
ids. Alldrfle-of-she Road Men.
Cincinnati. May 10. National Chair-
man D. Clem Denver called the con-
ventiou of middle-of-the-road Popu
lists to order at 1:50 p. m. yesterday.
He Introduced Mayor Tafel, who wel
comed the delegates to Cincinnati in a
brief speech. When Chairman Deaver
rapped for order there were on the
floor of the opera. house 470 men and
women occupying delegates seat. In
the galleries a count of noses revealed
the presence of seventy-ore persons.
GAGE SEEKS $400,000,000.
IVants to Know What Bas Become of a
Great Amount of Oold Coin.
Washington. May 10. Lyman J.
Gage, secretary of the treasury, has in
structed M. L. Muehlmann, assistant
treasurer in New York, to discover, if
possible, what became of S400.000.000
in gold coin which should be in this
country, but which has disappeared
from the knowledge of the treasury de
partment. "In the easly "70s." said Secretary
Gage, "there was $120,000,000 In told
in this country distributed among the
people in coin. After that the depart
ment kept a careful record of th miu
age and of the exports and the imfMrts
of gold. It was supposed that we knew
exactly where the coin went to except
that which was used in the arta and
sciences and which was lost. Of this
an estimate was made, and there were
good reasons for believing Chat we
were not more than a million or two
out of the way.
"Lately we made a search ef the
country to find what sort of a gold "bal
ance could be struck. It required only
a crude calculation to show that there
should be In the treasury, the sub
treasury and the banks of the conntry
$l,(oo,oo0,000 of gold. That Is what
our balance sheets showed there
should be after we had added all that
had been coined and bad made the de
ductions which were necessary. We
were then somewhat astonished when
we found tlnjt $4on,ooo,000 in gold bad
disappeared.
"Mr. Muehlmann has sent to every
manufacturing jeweler in the country
a blank which is to be carefully filled
out describing minutely the quaatjty.
kind and value of gold used In th last
year. Other inquiries are also being
made, and in a few weeks we expect
to be able to tell how much gold there
Is now In the country. This will not
explain what has become of the lost
fortune, but it may show where our
mistakes of calculation have teen
made."
METHODIST DELEQATii C.-,
When Bishop Fose l'uto . the Stare ad
Stripes and I'nloa Jack Togethen,
Chicago, May lC-rBishop Foss pre
sided at the session ' yesterday of the
Methodist general conference. . Before
he took his seat h-placed oa the
speakers' stand a magnificent cluster
of American beauty .roses. From the
depths of one ofi hl i coat pockets) he
produced two small flags whose minia
ture staffs he planted side by side
among the flowers. One was an Amer
ican flag and the": oilier a union Jack.
He then turned toward the audience
to see what the effe-t would be. . The
delegates and visltots from pit to gal
lery rose en maut i and round after
round of applause lollowed.
When Bishop ef -emsarked that he
"could wel lappreclate the netbusiasm
manifested by exhibition of oar beauti
ful flag with that o f the nation from
which we sprung separated by noth
ing but flowers,"; tl e audience broke
into cheers an unusual occurrence in
an ecclesiastical conference.
Rev. William JUoater; rej
the Canadian conference.
called upon to make a speech
"ir there were no ntiloa. Jac:
claim the stars and stripes a
for I believe in the)
trinity
Wesley's bymns, the stars a
and the union jack,
ing followed, contln
-i Renei
UlDg foi.
minutes.
Blew Hi in iaie m Xtltc
Vincennes, Iud,, Klay 9,
terrible storm of Wlhd and
day evening Guy McJimsey,
of McJimsey's theatre, and
coming to this eltv from a
Illinois, were blown! from thi
over an embankment into & d
escaped injury. I si I
Telegraphers' Strike Is
Atlanta. Ga , May Preaios.
V. Powell, of the Order of Railway
Telegraphers, issue! an order U be
effective at 11 a. m. resterday fonjtuiij
discontinuing the. strike of the South
ern railway telegftpaers declared. "April
12, 1900. The strte; iraa a faie t a
great extent. t
Rains Help Ilrinols Cnipa.
Springfield, 1 11 , jMaj-' 9. Heavy
rains Sunday, and IV onday throughout
central and southern? Illinois were of
great benefit to whes and pastures. In
Christian county thjrs was a terrific
bail storm Mondays evening, which
damaj-d fruit cons Idsrably.
Mlm Dorothy Sti Sabaker Weda.
San Francisco: I ay 11. Mis Do
rothy Studebaker,? granddaughter of
the founder of the great carrlags com
pany at South Bend, loA., was married
Wednesday to Scott McKeown,a Penn
sylvania millionaire i
Lightning Strikes Hickory Stamp.
Hoopeston, Ills., lUy 11. Hickory
btunip, emplovediee m t
southeast of thin iM. .
lightning and klllec.tinstantlT durlns
a storm. His team ia
Sailed with Cor for ladle.
"New York. ir v 1 1 a,
K0olSd Jetertiay tor Bombay
7nl ,00 Du8ne,.of corn for the
famine district f Iuia.
-
IVm mber the da 'or "A Gay De
ceiver, wednesdRir
and Thursday
May 10 and 17. f i
LULL IN THE BATTLE.
St. Louis Quiet Notwithstanding
the Street Car Strike.
ONLY ONE LINE ATTEMPTS TO ETJN
Whole Police Force Massed There and
the Mob Is Cowed Crowds
Are Kept Moving.
St Louis. May 10. The second day
of the great street railway strike was
as quiet and unventf ul as the first was
turbulent and riotous. The St. Louis
Transit company made no effort to run
its cars and the St. Louis and Subur-
. ban made none until late in the after-
noon, when with police massed along
the line and a detachment on each car
it succeeded in getting a number
through. Far from relieving the situa
tion, however, this demonstration had
no further effect than to show that
both massing their forces on a single
line the police could keep that line
open. At the close of the day of armed
Inactivity both sides expressed confi
dence in the outcome. The strikers ac
cepted the abandoned tracks and si
lent power-houses as an indication that
the company was weakening. The otH
cials of the latterevldently lookd upon
their want of success in Tuesday's
numerous engagements as only a tem
porary setback.
Pollre Do Effective Work.
The police, for the first time since
the strike began, showed some appre
ciation of the situation, and by keep
ing the crowds moving prevented a rep
etition of the riotous demonstrations of
the previous day. The streets were
filled with people, many of them bear
ing small placards on their hats and
coats expressing sympathy with the
strikers, but they were not allowed to
congregate. The most important de
velopment of the day was a meeting of
prominent citizens at the mayor's office
In the morning. After assuring Mayor
Zeigenbein of their hearty co-operation
in all he might do to preserve
peace and secure a settlement of the
strike, the gentleman proceeded to the
Four Courts, where the police board
was In session. The same representa
tions were made to the board, and the
delegation asked that efforts be made
to preserve order.
Day of Manifestoes.
They were assured that the board
was doing all in its power and during
the conference the plan of massing the
entire police force of the city upon a
single line was suggested. This plan
was later put into effect with some suc
cess. Another law and. order meeting
was held at the Mercantile club at
o'clock. It was a day of proclama
tious, manifestoes, statements and
explanations. While the strikers and
the street railway company rested on
their arms, so to apeak, there was a
good deal of epistolary activity along
the line. First and foremost there was
a proclamation from Mayor Zeigen
bein, calling . upon the people to pre
serve order and avoid gathering on the
streets. Chief of Tollce Campbell sent
a report to the commissioners, telling
them why he had been unable to con
trol the crowd Tuesday and Tuesday
nigjtf She wa:awisjfWvhJ.ve
street railway companies addressed
communications to the-board asking
for protection, and the men who were
managing the strike issued a state
ment outlining their position.
One Line Moved for a Tew Hoara.
The operation of cars oh the Suburb
an system under a strong police guard
was decided upon at noon, and the
cars began to leave the Dehodlament
terminus at 3 p. m. ' Along the line
hundreds of officers, both mounted and
on foot were stationed, and for an hour
previous to the time set for opening
the line they were constantly engaged
in keeping the crowds moving. No ef
fort was made to prevent the cars from
passing, and by the time half a dozen
cars had passed the crowd, of specta
tors had melted away: ' At all cross
ings policemen were stationed, but
there were no violent demonstrations
and very few, of the strikers were visi
ble. .-
E0EU3 SHOW THEIS TEETH.
reaUv
were seen
er. They
to en-
s, whils
by Boer
serious.
ts. plac
ing the Ausii'ttiituSIauaiier of being
cut out Thereupon General Uuttoa
ordered a retirement to Welgelegen,
where he had left bis own convoy. A .
portion of the forces advanced and en
gaged the Boers to cover this retire
ment, which was successfully accom
plished. The Boers continued to shell
the retiring troops, but showed co de
sire to press the attack further. Mean
while the Boer trains streamed away
northward, blowing up the culverts as
they went.
Iowa Federation ef "Daber.
Des Moines, la.. May 11. The Iowa
Federation of Labor began its annual
convention In Des Moines Wednesday.
Representatives of more than half a
hundred . unions with, an aggregate
membership exceeding 10,000, are In
attendance. Several questions of great
Importance to organised labor through
out the state are scheduled for consid
eration by the convention,
Bala IWt Oat the PI res.
Iron Mountain,. Mich.. May 10. The
heavy fall of rain Monday night put a
stop to the forest fires around this city,
much to the joy of the many home
steaders who were threatened with the
loss of their property. v -
- Bad Bey Goes te Reform School.
Owosso, MIcbv May 10. Willie Ep
ple. a y-year old boy who bas engaged
In sevral robberies here .lately, was -taken
to the reform school at Lansing
Tuesday to remain until he is 17 years '
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