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Until Illiri-ri-itll ) . { OopvrlRlit , 1W by 1'rr * * VuldlnliInK rvniii\nj | t LONHON , July C ( New York World l'n- Mrgrnm Special Telegram. } lly Instruc tion 1 hnvo addressed Iho following three HiicMlnns personally nnd through tl World s correspondents lo the IcadhiR hi- Jnctalllsts ot Orcnt Ilrltaln , flcrmany nnd Tlrsi Wlinl effect would HIP fire nnd unlimited cnltmHO of silver i\t the tntlo of 16 to 1 In Ihe rnltod Sinks. Intlnpondont of Htirnpp h.ivo upon tinchanees of ln- Uinatlciiiul bimetallism ? BecnmlWould It b nil to Hllver inolio- inolnlll-m In Ilio fnltpil Htntes ? rhliMWould Iho rnllo of in to 1 help or litirt UKrhinites of nn Intel nntlonnl e-on- foteiiioml nn Inn i nntlonnl ngiecnu-nl upon n truly blinitnllle Htnntlard' When sending to the World from Mnreh ISO i to the follow IIIR July the perles of Interviews wllh members of the Illmoulllc League of Knglnnd. ns well as with Krencb nnd Germnn blmctnlllsls , HIP Keneitil Itn- piesslim expressed In England was tlinl the cniiBp would be seriously. If not dls- iistrouslj InJutcd , by Ihe single action of the I tilled Slates without ii-fercnco to , 01 In agreement wllh some lending European power or persons H wns held Hint Hie consequent monetary disturbance would probably lead lo n. panic In the United States nnd the general coiiinioiclal disaster then would so frighten Ihe renl of the world that the adoption of a bimetallic standard In iEurnpp would be delajcd for many jears nt least , nnd would lead to n reaction toward gold monometallism In America The olllcers of the Bimetallic League. In Jnct , snld then that their organisation had carefully abstained from nfilllatlng wllh ex treme silver advocates In the t'nlted States for fcni the latler inlRhl Ihus be pursuadrd of English sjmpnthy when the league was really opimscd to nnj such policy as the adoption by Ihe I'nlted States alone of n 16 to 1 rntlo or nny nrbltrat > ratio without on International agreement The officials of tne Icjgue atlll saj they have since had no formal alllllatlon of an > sou with the silver leaders or organl/ations of the t'nllcd Slalea. although there may lalely have been sonic Informal communications exchanged. COME ntoM EARNEST WORKERS. Whether there has been nny change In the opinions of English blmctnlllsts upon the point quoted Just nbove may be judged Irom the follow Ing first Installment of Eng lish views and those which will succeed It fiom da } to day , as sent to the World What Mr nilfour said In his last monetary speech nnd what Morcton Prevvcn sajs of Mr Whlt- Jie > 's lalks with and the proposition to Mr Dnlfour , when he vvas last in London , ma > partlculnily Interest sour readers. Jlr. W II Grenfell , chairman of the general coun cil of the le.tguc. Is one of the most ptom- incnt business men In london , and a Ica- gtllst and most active member , together v\lth Lord Aldcnham ( lately .Mr. Williams Ilncks Glbbs ) , Its president IJolh have been governors of the Hanlc of England Mr William Henry Grenfell of Tnplovv Courl , Maidenhead , close lo Mr. Astor's Clove-den , Is a notable person In man\ vays He Is , by the way , one of the finest amateur oarsmen Oxford has ever produced , nnd still places his beautiful riverside ics- Idence nt the service of the Oxford crew for their annual training for the university race , Init Mr Grenfell is also one ot the most active nnd effective bimetallic propagandists In England Moreover , he enjojs the unique distinction of having resigned n government post , which ho held In Gladstone's 1S92 min istry , because Gladstone would do nothing to promote nn International bimetallic con ference. In reply to the nbove questions , personally put to him , he preferred to vjrilo out the following answer "I have taken much pleasure In nnswcrlng the questions which jou have addressed lo me My opinions nre personal , and do not In Vj nny way represent those of the English Bi metallic league. I believe that Iho free- and unlimited coinage of silver at n ratio of 1C to 1 In Ihe Vnlted Stntes would greatlj Increase the chance of an International agreement for the adoption of bimetallism I am n strong International biruetalllst my self , nnd should like to see an Inlernatlonal agreement headed by England , but I don't bellove that It Is In the sphere of practical politics Even our English blmetalllsts are very much divided on the question of the ratio and it would be impossible to get a proposal adopting any ratio through the House of Commons ENGLAND WILL NEVER LEAD. "I attended the last two International bimetallic confeiences In Paris and Drus- sols , and came away from both with the Itnprcs'lon that each European country wanted England to show the way , and that If they wait for England to show the way they will wait forever. We have a country of monometallism behind us , and the forces opposed to nny radical change are too strong What Is wanted Is < an cleclrlc spark This vvlll not come from England I hope It will come from the United Stntes When tin first step Is taken I bellevo other countries uuch as France , Russia , and , In time , Germany , will join England would open the Indian mints again , and wo should have a stable blmetnllle par of exchange all over the- world "My own humble opinion Is lhat the United States Is big enough nnd strong enough and rich enough to maintain the par of ex change H Is not Improbable that a panic would be organized , nnd that there would bo Belling of American securities by Ignoinnt people and buying of them by vvlbo ones , but I be-Hot o that thcro would be sueh a btlmulus to trade nnd such an Increase In exports from Iho United Slates that gold would begin to ( low back In n natural man ner , I believe that the way for the United States to keep Its gold Is lo go on lo silver. On this paint I t-ncloee two cuttings from Ccrnusrhl , who was just as bitter against Oliver monometallism as against gold mono metallism , rurlliermorc , I believe that the IJnlled States could soon bo joined by othe-r countries. 10 TO 1 THE SOLUTION , "I believe that a ratio of 10 to 1 would help the proxpe-cU of un Intel national conferencu very greatly J enclose a motion which I proposed nt thu Brussels conference and which all the delegates appiove-d of. It was Incorporated with n pronouncement signed by all thu dclegalt-s. It was nit-ant to anal.it the adoption of the 10 to 1 ratio by the United Rlft'rn ' The RfPAt rtlfJIrtiHy Is tin ? rftllo ftiid If the mints of the United Htatrs were opened to ll\cr thcro would bp n mine In the price of nlhpr , whlrh would srontly help to ovprcomn thin difficulty 1 fppl certain that EtiRUnd will never adopt ik rntlo of nti > thing like 1C to 1 no loiift M the mnrkpt ratio l In the nolRhhorhoo < l of 0 to 1 , but I believe Hint If the prlrp of ( diver were oncn mined , Englnnd would mike grent pfforts lo ptevent Its InllliiK ftgnln If blmctnlllxm were once utailed In the United Hlntcs I believe thnt It would RVP | nn enormous Impetus to blniptnlllc ml- tatlon throughout Europe , to get the different countries to Join In n bimetallic agreement with IMP United Htntrs nnd I brllevp ( lint the ngltnllon would IIP po nliong thnt It would bo Impossible for thp gold ring to light ngnlnst It Most countries me rcndv for n return to the blmetnllle RVRlem Whnt Is wanted Is the electric npaik the turning of the wheel , the nometliliiR which will net the machinery In motion Althoiih | ; 1 believe thnt England nuffets moie from the want of bimetallism than nny other European coun try , I believe that those who alp waltlliR for England to tnko the InltlntUe nro wnltliiR for snmplhltiR thnt will never tnke plnce nnd I can only turn to the United Stnten In the hope thnl this Inlllntlve will start with Ilium. W. II GllKKNPHLL" WOULD DRIVE OOLl ) OUT. Mr Samuel Smith , M. P. , n prominent llhor.tl politician , ban nlwnvn been n wnrm advocate of bimetallism In the House of Commons nud on the platform He seconded ended the motion pnssed In the present session In fnvor of nn Intel national rnn- forencc. lie replies lo the World Iliqulty nlso In n personal Interview. "I think thu best way for securing Intel nnllonnl bimetallism would be for the United Stales to call an Internntlonnl convention and lay before It n dellnlte si lump nnd ngico to open Its mints to the unllmlled enlnnRu of both gold nnd ( diver nt n common ratio , on which nil lontinctlng countilc.s nny ngrpp. In the event of such nn agreement beliiR nctcd upon , I believe this countiy will open the mints of India to the free coinage of silver , but I do not think It will alter the gold standard nt home If the United States acts Independently nnd opens Us own mints nl 16 to I. I do not feel sure whether it will help or hinder n slnillat action on the continent If the United States acts nt once , and other countries tin not follow Its example , I should nn > that the ultimate result would be silver monometallism In the United Stilton , but no doubt .silver would rule much higher than It docs now. Possibly the two metals might bo kept almost nt par for Homo time but ultimately 1 should think gold would leave the country. " Sir Samuel Montague Is the head of the noted firm of Samuel Montague fi. Sons , Old llrcnd sticet , bankers and bullion merchants Ho Is a member of Parliament for a Lon don constituent , nnd was made n baron by Glndstonc for his services lo the liberal party. Ho snld , In reply to the question SILVER STANDARD THI2 RESULT "It woi.ld bo bejond the power of nny one country to maintain the rntlo of silver at 1C to 1 , and If America at tempted It ner gold would cither be exported or hoarded. She would become a monomet- nlllst on stiver , nnd so the adoption of Inter national bimetallism would bo retarded. On the other hand , there would bo such n largo o\trn employment of silver that It would put tip tlii , price of that metal , which would facilitate the opening of a great trade be tween the United States nnd the east , which In turn would probably prove an Incentive to the other great nations to adopt bimetal lism. The adoplon of free silver by the United States would , In fact , tell both ways In regard to International bimetallism , but on the whole If the United States could maintain the policy of free slhei , It would ultimately tell In favor of the accomplish ment of nn International agreement , lint. In the meantime , the effect on the United States could not fall to be disastrous , for manj years at least , because the United States would lose her gold , exchanges would be constantly fluctuating ftom a convulsion In trade that would be caused by free sli ver coinage , which would Impair confidence In American securities , and all these Imme diate results would strengthen the hands of the gold party , as they could point to them as proofs of their disbelief In the prac ticability cf the proposals of the blmetalllsts In this way It would be Injurious to the cause of bimetallism There would , of course , be considerable premium on gold but I do not bcllovc it would be ns high as some people fear Of course , this pie- in him could be ininimircd if the United States re-enacted the Bland bill , preventing Importation of silver , and I presume such an enactment would be n necessary corollary to free silver , but. In my opinion , the proper thing for the United States to do to achieve bimetallism Is to approach the countries of the Latin Union , conspicuously France Helglum , Switzerland , Spain , Portugal , Greece and Italy , and mnko n bimetallic convention with them , That would bo suf ficient for them. Other gold powers would be compelled by self Interests to Join. DIFFICULTY OF THE RATIO. "Under nny circumstances I consider that the United States would bo acting wrongly In fixing the ratio at 1C to 1 , because the change would bo so sudden and so great that business would bo completely dislo cated Most of the American securities held In Europe would bo sold back , because the people would .say 'Wo won't hold sll vcr securities at such a ratio , because such an arrangement Is certain to break down ' Then the position of American railways , which have to pay gold obligations In this country , would be a largo clement In the catalogue , nnd I do not see how they could bear the strnln of a considerable premium on gold. The only feasible standard would be 20 to 1 It Is equal to about an ounce or 1 shilling and G pence to the rupco , and would be In accord with the general currency roncy hjsterna of the great mercantile pow ers Such iv ratio would bo lensonable and would last , and there would bo a strong probability that under it the market price of silver would soon reach the coinage price. I nm , therefore , emphatically of the opinion that such nn arrangement as a 16 to 1 intlo would load to ttllver monomot ulllstn in thu United Stales , because theie would bo no gold currency thcro at all In my opinion , however , the United States can so utilize the tariff question as to nicl largely In the solution of the silver prob lem. If McKlnlcy Is elected , I suppose there will bo a high tariff , and If the United States said to these countries which were wiling to enter Into a bimetallic con vention with her , 'Wo will glvo you a pref erential tariff of 10 or 1C per cent OH against countries holding out for tha gold standard , then I belluvo a powerful Incen tive to the adoption of international bimet allism would bo supplied ; but nbovo nil things America must not adopt a ratio of 1C to 1 " SENTIMENT OPTHB SASSOON. "Mr. Edward Saasoon Is nt present the working head of the great firm of Sassoon , votrrns' nirouns iji.oo All till * Kl/fX II tit li 111 Kr < 'llllltU > rilf : < > \fii < ls Hint vvo'vo Invn fur $ l.povl | | p titf I.IM ) a pair no will a line of iiilNsuN' tun niul blnrk oNlonlr. niul inlhMm' htraii lli pi'i iH-nullful rivatliuib all at l. ( o a pair to clone tin-in out ijuk-U Khluj ; lilcjt'U'Hny Drexel Shoe Co. 1410 Pnrnnm nnd Tn t Indian Mprchmitu " Mrm her * of the Sn onii family number ntnoiiR them Komo of the leodpfn In the commercial life of London IMvvnnl Snmoon , llfco his fnther. Sir Albert Sassmin , In proinlnenlly idcnllfled with Hie blmctnlllr movement In RnKtnnd. and Is held In high cntteni bj HB lender * n < t n hnlunrk nf the nRltnllnn. Ho wrote1 out the following ns liU reply lo the ( Inco questions ' First It would contribute powerfully In bring about nn Inlet national agreement , be cntidi' the fuel of American silver ceasing to compete with that nf oilier i-nunlrlr would tend lo rnlso HIP pilcp of the metal gen- ornlly This rise , by bringing the mntltet rntlo nearer to the traditional intlo , would bring n universal roiiventlmt wllhln n nitii mirnhle distanceof achievement , 'regaltl being had to the circumstance thnt It Is Ihr divergence between the two rntlos thnt rou- Blltules HIP Insupnrnble obstacle to It 1 lie shnip nnd nhrupl transition nnd rnnsequr-ut dislocation of Htntns thnt of net easily the adoption ot n 1(1 ( to t i.Ulo would Involve ftlRhleim people hcie 11 ninv , most ptobn- blv , also lp.nl to the leopenlng of the In dian mints Second Not necpRpailly , because wllh n prolpcllnnlRt tariff von would nlvvnvs com mand mifllclPtit gold for all puiposes Thi'ie vvonlil , how over , lie n continuation of the ten dency now prevalent on I lie pail of banks lo prevent Tt M from lenvlim tht'll coffers ns n precautionary measure Third It would help the efforls of Ihe dual stnndnid advocates by show Ing the world Hint with persevering nnd lontlnimus nminclnl pollr- ) . the scheme Is polfeellj fcnslble , even though It be tilid on n tola tlvel > icstrlcted field of operation " Mr Moiotou Pri'won Is PO well known ns n blmctnlllsl In the United Slates Hint he needs no Inliodut lion Ho nlso , after rending the questions himself , snt down to n typewriter nud printed out the following SETTLEMENT WOULD HE POUCH ! ) ' At the lecent conference of blmelnlllsts nt lliusselu , which I attended , the opinion ptevnlkil Hint If Ihe United Stnlea would oprn her mints to silver the mints of France nnd India would follow suit , while i number of European countries , especially Russia nnd Pi mice , would purchase annually n lined nniount of silver , to bo Issued ns full legal tender coins. Mr. RnfTnlovllch dcclnicd Hint Russia would gladly tnko 20,000.000 ounces If she could get them "So jou think , then , Hint flee collinge by the United Stnles , single-handed , might nf < slst In nn Internntlonnl settlement' " " 1 think It would , for many reasons You see , hero In England , our financial nuthmltles suppose Hint flee silver at 1 to Hi must u-sull In putting gold nt n premium In Now York , nnd sudi n gold premium ns would Intolerably hamper all our export Unties to > nur country In other wouls , they suppose Hint the exchange which has dealtojed our cotton trade with India nnd has made bimetallism of all Lancashire would confront us also In exporting to the west. A Kohl premium In New York would be woiso than nny McKlnU-y tariff , as It would annihilate jour entire free list This bolng the view here , If , nfter n full discus sion In jour now congress , jou me to go to free silver earlj In 1S9S , our merchants hero will inise a great clamor for Imme diate bettlomcnt along the best lines pos sible , nnd not only our merchants , but our financiers nlso. They cnnnot nffoid to nllow the United Stntes to mnko n fnlluio of her currency refoima Theie Is far lee much nt stake We have probably not less than 000,000,000 the amount , fany , ot our national debt InvefcteJ In Ameilca. INTERESTED IN WHITNEY. "Our blmetalllbts here , however aic watching Mr Whitney's movements at Chl- capc with much Interest and s > mpi'hj Mr. Whitney two jur.rs BSJ did conio very iifeful work when In E'iropo f-jr M.lcinn- tloiml 1 imctallUm. He hnd l ir vl-Wh Ly whnt n.iaiiH nn agreement 1.1 slit ho reached , nnd I remember that h Impicpsid Mr. Ualtonr very favorably , j.ail Mi. Whitney been supported by his 'dmlnls- tratlon I bellovo ho would have been suc cessful and would have averted the present crisis within his party , but our attempts In Europe have encountered nothing but hostility from Mr. Cleveland nnd Secic- tailes Carlisle , lloke Smith and Morton Their speeches In favor of a-gold currency greedily road over here , hnvo supplied the monometalllst press on this side with the very strongest arguments that other was today without a friend In the world. " "What steps did Mr. Whitney propose to take to advance International bimetallism' " "I could not reply to this in any detail , but I remember it was his view to secure a small American commission with an ex pert , such as General Francis Walker , as president who would como to Europe and sit and take evidence in London , Paris and Berlin , in Older to find out what harm was being done to American exports trades by the fall In silver exchanges with Asia and also at the same time to find out what sup port England , France and Germany could be rolled upon to glvo to the United States in the event of this country agreeing to go to free silver. " 31R. BALFOUR'S VIEWS. I find It Impracticable to secure such a statement from Mr. Aithur Balfour. the con servative leader In the House of Commons , and well known to bo an active member of the Bimetallic League ot England , except as he refers fno to his latest deliverance on the subject , his speech In the Hou.se of Commons on March 17 , last. This speech , I see by the World's files , was given only sovcn lines In jour Issue of the following day , and not discussed or printed more fully thereafter. It even escaped any con siderable discussion here , doubtless because he then declared In his official capacity that iio was entirely bound by the monometallic policy of his associates In the cabinet. He went on , however , to express his personal views in rather more forcible terms than usual even with him , and some extracts from these will Interest your readers at this Junctuio as being without doubt Just what and all ho could say for newspaper publication. "Now. as to the question of England's attitude in default of an International agreement between the leading nations , " ho said , "I have ahvajs been of the opln ion that It is absolutely Impossible to force upon the commciclal and banking clauses of this country a foim of currency that they dlstrubt and which they are not pre pared to accept" But he added further on "I lotjaid this state of things with deep regret. I think that in this case , as In other cases , they have rather lagged behind bound opinion on Hie subject nnd thnt the time will probably come when they will lake the view already taken by the great matin of scientific economists , namely , that n bimetallic sslcm of cur rency Is one Hmt ought to be adopted not merely by other nations , but by the Untied Slates also , " HOW HE CONCLUDES. Then after detailing what ho claimed was an extraordinary nnd recent change of opln Ion favorable to bimetallism In Great IlrllAln nnd drdnlmlnrf nqnlnst the Idea nought to bo iiprend by Vhv IUOUOIIK tnllliln Hint "tho Irllnli ) ! emplif proposed never lode do AHjtiling lonnrd r'slMill/v.hliiK n blmetnlllo njMotn. he tluiR concluded his long npce < h 1 Wllh this resolution In our hand , which vv s unanimously ndoptodi we RO In foreign nnlloiifi niul tell them thai Although we nre by Itndlllon nnd by rustoln ntlnthed lo gold i urrcncy , nnd llioiiRh they can hnrdly nak tin lo ninke Ibis Rti y ( hnpRe In our babll.s , n ilmtiRp fur Rrpntfi thnli nny demand of Hit in , we will jet do fni1 ( ho cnltse of Intpr- nntlonnl bimi'tnlllKin ns much nn nny eounliy In Ibi ) world , tor wo will mnkn IhM grent itjiilrl- billion lo n blniplnlllc HTMCIII. wn will RO back upon n dcllbcrirtotv arranged method of providing n currency In India , we will teopeii Indian mints , we will CHRHKO thnt they slmll be kept open , nnd we Rhnll there fore provltlo Tor the free coinage of silver within the limits of HIP Hrlllt.li Empire , fern n population greater In number than Ilio population of ( lermnny , Praii"p and America put ( oteHinr I do not think that tills vvlll lie regarded by foreign nations an n con- lempllble contilhutlon lo n nrcnt probltin I think , on Hie conlrary. they willel ( Ihat in carrying nut this policy we shall be ton- trlbtltlng nt leant our tthnre toward Hint Rreit object , the nccoinpllfdinieiit of vvhMi , If foreign nnlltmn nro only willing , I believe Is now In sight " HOULDSWORTII WOULD NOT ANSWER. Sir AVIIIIam Ilouldswotlh , baronet nnd mmnher of pnrllamcnl for Manchester , Ihe mover of ln ! > resoliillon adopted by the HOIIHO of Commons this BI HOII | In favor of siimmc'ilng an International tonferenco , wns neen In Ihe lobby this evening by Ihe World ii'pri'Bcnlntlve , who linO nliendv sent him n topy of the Ihree questions nd- dicssed lo other blmplillnls Sir Wll- llaniH snld "I nm pony to say 1 tnnnol ii'plv to your qiiosllons , IIH It IR exceedingly difficult to Judge what effect free silver lolnnge would linve on the chances of In tel nntlonnt blmetnlllsm " The World leplisilitntlvo said"I hnvo icicivcd opinions of novelal other lending hliuetnlllsls lo these lmUii | Ics " Sir William tepllcd "I nm aw nro of that , but I di > not feel that 1 should cnro lo my nn > llilng Your questions nro of n very dellnlte and searching vlinrncter nnd intild not bo BallKfncloilly answered without far moiu consideration than In the pi ess of other public woik I have been able In glvo them. " In fnct It Is evident that a general con ference of London blmetnllle leaders has been held over the World questions Mr Smnlley neiitls a long cable to this morning's Times , pincllcally lo the effect that Mr. Whllnoj nnd the gold men have no chance whatever of opposing a free silver platform and only perhaps enough Influence to say which of the silver candidates , Bland or Boles or nnother shall be nomi nated lie thinks there will be no bolt ot gold democrats except at the polls. "Never. Hinco 1800 , " he sa > s , "has Ihere boon In the democi.itlc patty such tin exhi bition of sectional hostility ns nt Chicago today " HP quotes Senator Grny's dlspitcli to the World , however , ns a possible pi oof that thcio will bo n bolting convention The Times Rives a column edltoilal to the cable , but It la only nn elabniate para phrase of the letter. The Times expresses no opinion whatever ns Indeed has no lend ing English paper this week , on the pioba- bllltles of a silver triumph at Chicago BALLARD SMITH. ILLINOIS SOLID FOR BLAND ! ( Continued froin First Pago. ) connection. Governor Hogg's remarks brought on a heated discussion , which ended in the adoption of a resolution for Bland. Vermont Chaiiman , T. , W. Maloney ; member of the national committee , I ) . B. Smalley. Virginia Chairman , W. E. Johns ; na tional conimlttccman , T. Otcrey ; resolu tions , Caller Glass. Mr. Glass is for sil ver. ' West Virginia Chairman , II. S. Wilson ; national conimittcoman , J , , W. McOray ; res olutions , S. M , Klncalfl. " , , Klncaid favors silver. ' Wisconsin The Wisconsin delegation elected E. C. Wall member of the national committee and Senator William P. Vllas member of the committee on resolutions , Wyoming The Wyoming delegation did not take any action at its meeting today on the subject of candidates , but Governor Osbornc savs the delegation Is foi Hlaifd. Olllcers we/e selected as follows : Chairman of the dcjegatlon , ex-Goveinor John E. Os- berne ; member national committee , Hon. W. H. Holllday ; member of committee on icsolutlons , Hon. W. C. Uramel ; member committee on credentials , Hon. J. W. Sam- mon ; member committee on permanent or- ganl/atlon , T. Dwycr ; honorary vice pres ident , Hon. HoTTert Foote , honorary secre tary , John Samnion ; member of committee to notify nominee for president , H. M. Blake. Preference of member of committee on resolutions for sliver nt 1C to 1. The delegation will present the following tariff plank"Wo are In favor of a tariff suffi cient to defray the necessary expenses of economically conducting our government levied in such a manner as will not dis criminate against any locality. ' Arbona It. J. Alexander , chairman ; na tional committee , W. S. Ilurbage ; resolu tions , W. II Uarnes. The preference of Barnes is for silver and the delegation Is unanimously instructed for silver. District of Columbia Chairman , Edward L. Jordan ; resolutions , Robert E Mattlngly. New Mexico At a meeting of Now Mex ico's delegation Delegate Antonio Joseph wns elected chairman and Demctln Chave/ secretary ; member of credential committee , John T. Hewitt ; permanent organl/atlon , W. W. Hopeful ; platform committee , A A. Jones ; rules and Older of business com mittee , M. Salnzln ; notification committee , Dcmetln Chave/ . Oklahoma The Oklahoma delegation at their meeting tonight decided that It would bo unwise to Join In any general silver caucus , Although Oklahoma is instructed for Bland , the six delegates aio strongly Inclined to Join with the gold people in support of Senator Hill for temporary chair man. 11V.NA.MITK KOI Ml IV A ClltlU'll. Ill-lie v c-il lo HIIM > lli'i'ii I'lnc-i-il Tlirrr DEADWOOD , July C. ( Special Telegram ) A quantity of giant powder was found beneath the flooring of the Deadvvood Metho dlst church today. Some people are Inclined to believe that It was an attempt to blow up the building , whllo others think that U wan placed there by n gang of burglurg who have designs on onu of Hie city banks Then ) was aulllclont powder to have com pletely demolished the cliuich and Its dls covery was by the merest , accident. : \TS ( iixinu O\M > V .Math' c'\iit'ssly | for flillilivn to jjiovv fat on It'w thu inortl pi'i-fi'i-l Miimni'i' confi't'lloii over pioilutvil Il'H lifiillhnil It'rt iiii'illilnobut It's raiulv ami you don't liavit lo toaIliiin lo cut II Klu- jjer loot ramly lOc a j ounil name pili/n as a roll of our Uo nvinii to carry In your Balcluff , Caterer , The fine-tit lunrb 1520 Ptiruniti. In the weal. . TIiniSTOX AND LABOR UXION Bonntor Writes a Letter Bolting 1'orth El- Views. WORKINGMEN HAVE THE RIGHT TO UMITF Mi ret Itnllvvii ) r.iiiplnj i" < of lli < - I Illlllllt I'.IK-lltll IIUI'll ll > till1 I'otl- Itoit of ( lir Si'iiiilor ri-ont WASHINGTON , July fi. ( Special Tele gram ) Thuro Is n dllTpronco bt'lvvcon the olllccis nnd einplojes ot tlio Melropolltnn Stieot Rnllwny company of this city , owing to the rectnt illschnrgo of several of Hit tnltor. It Is Bald the dlmnlRsaln wcro made bemuse the men wcro nillvo members ol the Knlghld of lnhor. In order to strengthen Hioiuselves Iho men hnvo rc- iiuesled seuatoiH nnd repii-peiilnllveM to vvillo to the olllceia of Iho tompnny In their behalf. 'Iho following loller WBB received fiom Senator Thursltni today "I nm nd- vlsed thnt tertnln umployes of > our ( oniinn | > hnvo bein dismissed from jour service lie cause of Ihclr nii'iiibelnhlp In Hie tiiilur tif HIP Knights of Labor I linve no desire to Interfile In any way In HIP prlvntu nflnltR of jour company , but I sincerely trust thnt the icptcBcntntlonti made lo mn nro not Justified by facts Your lompnny has bc < n chin torotl by congress , nnd neieKanrlly lool.n lo congress Tot piotcUlnn In the eontlnunnci of the vnUinblo privileges of your grnnt 1t would be unfnrtuiinto for n company BO clmrti'ieil to Innugurnlo a policy of dlschnrg Ing men from Its emplojincnl on no olhei CitiiinilH llian their membeishlp In Inboi nr- ganl/.atloim If such IB the position laUvn by vnur company , 1 feel In duty hound to n-g- Isler n prolest ngnlnst It I bellevo thnl the labor forces of this country have tin- Maine light to organ l7o for Kelf-suppoit and protection ns have stockholders of corpoin- tlons to combine their money In any Koncnil enterpilce , nnd unless Hie movers of suih labor organlrnllnus refuse to perform , In n satisfactory manner , their assigned duties or comply with the reasonable requirements of their officers , they should not bo disci plined nor punished on account of belonging to nny orcaiil/atlon " Ac I Ing Comptroller of Currency Coffin has approved the Commercial National bank of Omaha n icoervo agent for the First National bank of Falrbuiy. Neb , In place of the United States National bank of Omaha Thp comptroller has been notified of the following changes of officials of the Flist National bit nit of Fnlrflcld F F Gny , cashier. In plnco of E E McDowell ; no vice pu'sldent In plnco of F P. Gay , W P. McDowell , assistant cashier. Fouith class lew a postmasters appointed today were Dei tram , Linn counlv , N. E Rlnkcr vice G. W. Allen removed , Rosen- dale Hnmlllon county , T. I ! Mlkkelscn , vice J J Sknnlure resigned Second Lieutenant George Blnkely. Second artillery , nnd Second Lieutenant Jay E. Horror ror , Third nitlllery , will bo iclloved from duty at the United Stntes Artillerv school nt Fort Monroe on completion of the sum mer target practice at that post The following leaves of absence hnvo been granted Colonel Thomas S Ilarr , nsilstnnt Judge advocate general , lour months on nc- count of sickness ; Second Lieutenant James Hamilton. Third artillery , extended one month ; Second Lieutenant Frederick S Field , Seventeenth Infantry , one month on account of sickness , The follow Ing assignments to regiments of officcis recently promoted have been ordered Captain Robert II Patterson , to First ar tillery , battery I , nnd ordered to Fort Hamil ton , N. Y ; Ptrst Lieutenant William L Ktmly. Jr , to the First artillery , battery B Second Lieutenant Joseph Wheeler , Jr. , Second artillery , has been transferred to the Fourth artillery , battery H. CniiKrcKxIonal Convention The republican electors of the Second con gressional district of Nebraska are re quested to send delegates from their respec tive counties to meet in convention In Wabh- Ington hall at Omaha , Nebraska , on the Dth day of JuljISflG , at 1.3Q.p. m. for the pur pose of placing In nomination ono candi date for representative In congress , elect a congressional committee , and transact any other business that may properly come bcfoic It. The several counties aic entitled to repre sentation as follows : Douglas . 112 fiarpy . 8 Washington . 14 The basis of representation Is the vote east for Hon. D. II. Meicer , representative In congress. In 1894 , giving one delcgate-at- laige to each county and one for each ono hundred votes or fraction thereof. It Is recommended that no proxies be ad mitted to the convention , but that the dole- Kates present bo authorized to cast the full vote of the delegation. W. S. RAKER , B. H. ROBISON , Sccrotarj' . _ _ Chairman. NEW ORLEANS , La. July C The steel hull steamboat h.1 Peten , Captain Charles F. Hurdle , which Ballcnl from New Orleans July 4 for Guatemala , via LaiiRtiim , In tow of the Notweglan steamer Pinnklln , cnp- slzed nt 1-uOn. nt Julj & when about thlitj- live miles west of South Pass The rrevv wns HiHcuod bj- the hujtx of the Franklin. The El I'eton was leci-ntly built for the Guatemala trade , n-filstoied S'JO tonn net and was valued nt JJ5.COO. _ Some time ago the onc-j-ear old child of Mr. M. E. Lindsley , of Franklin Perks , Pa , had a very bovero attack of colic. She suffered great pain. Mr. LlmUley gave her n tloso of Chamberlain's Colic , Cholera and Dlarilioea Remedy and In ttn minutes her dlstiess was gone. This is the best medi cine In the woi Id for children when Doubled with colic or diarrhoea. It never I alls to effect a prompt cure. When re duced with water and sweetened It Is pleasant for them to take. It should bo kept In every homo , esplcally during the tiummer months. For sale by all druggists. VIll\l'lll % ll < H Of OtM'IIII V 'HNl'lM Jll1 > 7. At Genoa An Ivitl Itule , from New At Ureinon Ai lived Aller , from New At 'Gibraltar Arrived Worra , from New York for CU-noa. At New York Arrived Massachusetts , from London ; fa'tato of California , from At Queeimtovvn An Ived Ceplmlonla , fiom Boston , MI ri.ins ON HIM Ills folKs liny ily papi-r-Uvo hlii't'ls of us for fie vvt-ryUiliij : you buy Is lovvi'f pili-i-il limn Thoniphon's Wllil Olii'ny mo ir > ifor the ivuular UT. 1'h'U-o's l 'a\orilo I'li'M-rlptlon IH only iirii - Wllllanib' IMnK 1'llls line IDC. Kuhn's Drug Store , 15th & Douglas for Infants nnrl Children. HIRTY ycnrs' obsorvntion of J3nfitoria witH thopnt.ronnBoj > f T million of persons , permits MS to flperikjif it withoiitjjnessing1. It is unqucstioimbly Iho best remedy for Infants niul Children the world 1ms over known. It i ? harmlcsi. Children Uko it. It givcsthem _ health. It will save their lives. In it Mothersjinvp something which in nbsolntoly safe nnd practically perfect as a child's medicine. Cnatorin tlcstroyo "Worma , Cftitoria nllnya Fevcrishness. Castoririprevcntsvomitinp _ _ Sour Cnrd. Cnstot lajnuro1 IiaHicqn rtnd Wind COJR [ Caatorin rcliovca Teething Troubles. Cftstoria curcn Constipation nnd Flatulency. Cantoria ncutrtilizcs the cflccta of carbonic ncid gas or poisononi air. Cnstoria docs not contain morphine , opium , or nny other narcotic. Castoria assimilatco the food , rcgnlntcs the stomach nnd bowels , giving healthy nnd natural sleep. Castoria is put up in oiu > sizojottlcsonly.lt ) i1 ? not sold in bulk. Don't allow nny ono to sell you nnythimr.clso on the plea or promise that it is "just as good" nnd "will answer every purpose. " ScoThat you get C-A-S-T-0-R-I-A. The fac-similp ? " " ' * ' on / ti / / ff "X" every signpturo of wrapper. ChiEdr@n © ryfor Pitcher's Castoria. . TW YORK CITY. ; AIIIS or Tiir NVTIONU , i.r.V < .M : , I ) ii-li- Almost \\liis n ( iiinir from tin- CIllllHllloilH. CHICAGO , July G-Today's wns bv all odds the most c-vrltlng gume pay ! < il here this spavin The Orioles , by hard hitting In the pecoml look n big Inail , which they held until the Ughth , when the Colts fell onto lloffer , batting hint out of the box nnd going to the front by three runs In j the ninth , with the bases full , and two out , liolh Terry and Pfelter fall"d to go after Donnelly's little pop-up fly and Clark cleared the banes with n. double. Claik .stepped on the plutc In the ninth , after two strikes had been called on him , nnd Anton vvlll protest the K.tme on the claim that the ball that struck Clark was the third Htrl'to and would have retired thu side. At tendance. C,1W. Scoio : Chicago 1 1 IS Baltimore 27000000 ! V 11 HltH Chicago , 11 ; Ualtlmore , 14 Errors : Chicago , 4 , Baltimore. 3 IJatterlcs Chi cago. Terry and Donahue ; Baltimoie , HoC- fer , I > per and Clark LOUISVILLE , July C The Colonels took a brace today nnd ilefcatt-il the lleaneite-rs In an InteiestliiB- game The regular um pire did not show up and Jim Wolfe , the old Louisville player , olllci.ited Tenny was put out of the game In the fifth inning for objecting too strongly to one of the um pire's declblons. 15111 Hassamaer was given ten days' notice of his release. Score : Louisville 1 0100012-5 ISoston 2 Hits- Louisville , C ; Boston. 9 Krrors Louisville , 1 ; lioston , Z Batteries : Louls- vllle , Knu-er and Dexter ; Boston , Lewis , and Uenren ST LUL'IS , July G The day's Rnme re sulted In a tic , the score at the end of the eighth Inning .standing f. to G The visitors hail finished their half of the ninth and had eight runs sroiod , the home team bad scored pin- mini and hud a inun on second , with no outs , when rain stopped the play. Attendance. . " < 00 Score : 3t Louts 00020013 * -G New York 0030201 0 0 G HitsSt Louis , 10 : New York , 10 irrors- St Louis , n , New Vork. 2 Batteries St Louis , Donohut- and iluiphy ; New York. Sulllvnn nnd Wilson WASHINTOOX. July G. In the pecond and third Innings Inses on bills and bunched hits in tided Washington lo win The visitors were vety lefractor } anil Um pire Hurst could only have the game proceed - coed after Imposing lines on ssiveial plajers O'Brien , foitm-ily of Louisville , appealed as n Senator and played u good game. At tendance. 3,765 Score Washington 02400000 0 C I'lttsburR 0-2 Hits Washington. 10 ; Plttsbuis. 11. Er- rois Washington , 0 ; I'lttsburg , 3 Hat- terles Washington , Mcrcor and llcOuIre , Pittsbun ? , I law ley and Stitd n. CINCINNATI. July G Philadelphia's feeble fielding iintl the daring bisp runnltiK of the lUda combined to glvn the game to the home team Poreman was hit hard , but bis support was splendid. Attendance , 1,000. Score : Cincinnati 10 Philadelphia u Hits Cincinnati , 1 ; Philadelphia , 12 Er- lors Cincinnati I. I'hllade-lphla , G. Uat- teiles : Clm-lnntitl , Foreman and 1'eltz ; Phil adelphia Keener and Rrutly CLEVELAND. July G Biooklyn lost a good Kame ted ly. Both pitchers did good work and v.eriwell backed. Wallace won his game In the eighth Inning with a two- bagffer. which sent McUair in. Attend ance. l.MW Score : Ulevehind 3 Blookl > n 0-1 Hits Cleveland , " ' , Btookljn. G Eriors : Cleveland. 0. Brooklyn , 1. Batteries : Cleve land , Wallac iand dimmer ; Brooklyn , PII > IIP and Urlm. STANDING OP THE TEAMS. Pla > ed. Won , Lost. I'.C. Cleveland 0 40 1 ! ) C.7.S Baltlmoto Gl 41 20 G7.2 CliK-liinatl G ) 41 21 047 Boston l < 2 37 23 597 Plttsburu C2 31 2T M.2 Chicago IS1 3ii 3.1. fJ2 Pllllnilelphlli M 3 ! TJ W S Washington ft ) .7) ) 2y MS Brooklyn Gl 31 3.1 4S 4 Now York Gl 2" 3' ' ! 410 St Louis IK 15 50 251 LoulHvillo 50 12 47 203 Games today : Brookljn at Cleveland ; Bultliiou ! > at Chicago , Philadelphia at Cln- olnnatt : I'lttsbutg at Washington ; Boston nt Louisville , Nw Vork at St. Louis A VMAI.l. I'llllI'DSITlOV \ > o linve to inal.o In a ilny or tvo t - vvii'ic Ki-ttlni , ' ivnily as fast iii * vvu i-un but vvlii'ii v\it ( In iwl ii-aily you'll lu ii'iiily l ( say that HV a jiivtly nli-n l > jo | > osliloiiv < tell von IhU iiiia-li M > that .vnti'll IMou llu- look out lor lliu KU'titchi i-aiiii't ami curtain M\U \ I > VIT M't'll III OlIllllUl. Omaha Carpet Co. , 1515 Dodge inot or KKiU'l'IVC. rirtiMixHflMlN -iiii-tcil | to Hnvo llrrii Klllfil In Siiiilliirilx. | > T * -li : it lx"it hv I'ro ! rt I'uhll hlnir t'omrtnny , ) HAVANA , Cuba , July C ( New York World Cablegi am Special Telegram ) Gen eral Llnaics reports from Santiago a hot slv-hour fight with the forces of Jose Macco and Pcrlqulto i'crcz at San Hamon The rebels lost fifty-nine killed. The sentry nnd the corporal of Iho garrison at llanos , near Clenfucgos , deserted to the rebels , taking their arms nnd ammunition General Gomr ? Is In Fan Andres Do Nainsa General Antonio JIacco Is In Ca- carajlcara. General Lee Is sick. Joaiinln Pcrlon Patrana. an Insurgent , was shot today In the Cabanas fortress AVI niln w fJln-is orUi-rs Ornnnl/c. PITTSBUUG , July The eighth annual convention ot the American Window Glass Workers' association opened hero today and will bo In session probably two weeks. One hundred and ninety delegates , repre senting the fai tork.s In this country , are In att < mlancj > Todaj'si i.slon was de voted to perfecting nn organization. Collr. Clmlorn it ml Ularrlioi-u llonioily. This Is the beat medicine In the world for bowel complaints It acts quickly and can aluajs be depended upon.hen reduced with water It Is pleasant to take Try It. and like many others jou will recommend It to your friends Tor sale at 25 and BO cents per bottle by all drugslits. or TOIJ vvs Avnvmnn. ! " : ilr II n ( I AViiriirr III > i-brjisl.ii. Tilth Sent hc'ilNlcrlj VI I nill. WASHINGTON July B The forecast for Tucsd iv is- Kor Nebraska Fair ; warmer ; southeast- el ly winds. lor Missouri Pair , preceded by showers In southeast portion ; slightly cooler ; south- oily winds For Kansas Generally fnlr ; cooler In eaHtern portion ; northerly winds For South Dakota Generally fair ; w.inner ; variable winds , becoming south- cilyFor For Iowa Fair ; warmer Tuesday after noon ; northerly winds. l.ocitl lli-ri > ril. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU. OMAHA , July G Omaha record of tem pt rature and rainfall compared with the coi responding day of the pist four years IS'M 1VC 1891 1S31. Maximum temperature . . Si ) M S2 92 Minimum temperature . iT > Gtj Ki 6.S Aver.iKO tetnpeniturc . . 72 7S 71 SO Precipitation 05 .00 01 T Condition of temperature and precipita tion at Omaha for the day and since March 1. 1SW : Normal temperature 70 Delli It IIPJ for the day 4 Accumulated ex ess since March 1. . . IGi ; Nuimal precipitation 17 Inch DilUU-nc > foi tht > day . . . 17 Inch Total pu-i'lpltntlon since Match 1 17 2 Inches Exie-ss sh.i e March 1 171) Inch Deficiency tor cor. period , IsiTi 5CJlnch Dellclenc-y for eor. period , lk > l . . 6.14 Inch Itrport * from MII | > IIH nt S I' . M. Indicate * truce of | > rrcl | > ltutlon It A. v\iUMl , Observer. [ - PE1N PIOTURE1S PL.JB.ASANTL.Y AND POINTEDLY PARA.GRAPI-IB.D I TWO II M'K.S rill.L Of laillt'M' iliit-k nulls niul illinlly dit'hM'h ' laro iiml I'lMbiolilwy irlniini'd In a lot < f i-oloru nnd ilusltriiB llu-y don't Mill not IHT.IUSU Ilicy'ro nut nltu e-noiij-'li hut hi'caiihO Ilicy nr < w > nW < l tlmt tlii'y cull fiir n < > oil pili-o-vvu < -ut that In twohtiini' novv IIH low an ifl.W ) u iu-\v lot of lliii'ii blilrtx for $ \.M. \ State Clothing Co. J&W'u.TcJ'i ' . ' JSil Douglas UAIII : I'l.AV Ho > an play homo anilllli a llltlu liractlcv ho can play u "Klinhall" plnno anil liku It i'Viiryloily HKi's Iho "Klin- llH" ! lll'I'IUIHH It'H IllO HWCt'lo.sl Illlll'll piano on ciirtli bi-slili-n H'H tliu hlKhcwl f'ratlo tlin lowi'Ht prlt'J'il Ilio i-aMt'st li-iiii liisluiinc-nt inuili * Kind lo ulmw lliinu. A. Hospe. Jr. MI 1513 Douglas Son of Dr. Si-ynioiir tlio \iu > rt dan In t-liaruK of our oitk-al | ini'iit you'll lliul vvo liavo many frlemln If juu liHiuliinunuul a llttlo Jud u I'Vrju > .oii NUV& "l am much vvltli th' Kl.ii-M-s i > i-oiUi [ vvlll you fit'i-1 v\lu-n Uu > llml you furnish hiicli a biiiK > rlor auiclu. " Aloe & Penfold Co SIKH of Hh ; J.loa 1408 Faruum 111 from ut 'tutu.