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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (July 1, 1892)
awuluLfaatg-a &S&bi H.nfUlT ,Ma frtliiiiMMi '''iiiiMnpumil jMliBWMWfWf "1MPU mTTiI f " ,i y .SRiIS.- ..WUEi. BSBSBW- .'ii-- - lYr"JWUCK: "JTTT7 .IM' T . "Hr- T' I SU - - -.. ,- pi i. win 'Buiffitttii tin1 ifMtwtfajtf ir?jgiMPtriMm AiMatiwvMMrfiBBgmBiBMrtiCKX .atfw& zswtFmNfKmxsmmuMuu a rwarnKwrffMMM-usw k 'V iSte k1) i7M .INC1 out tho Joy bollslOncongutn With waving Maes and rolling drums We greet tho Na tion's Illrthday, when In Klorloiii raajes. ty it comes. Ah! day of daysl nlono It stands: While, like u halo round It cut, Tho radiant work of patriot hands. ShtncH tho bright record of tho past. Akodjt tho nations of tho earth What land has story lllo our own? Ko thought of conquest marked her birth; No greed of power was cicr shown By thoso who crossed tho ocean wild That thoy might plant upon hor sod A homo for peace and virtue mild, And altars roar to t'rcedoin's God. How grand tho thought that bade them roam, Thoso pilgrim band by faith. Inspired 'That bado them lcavo their cherished homo And, with tho martyr spirit II rod, Guldo their frail vessels o'er tho main " Upon tho glorious mission bound 'On alien noil n gr.ixo to gain. Or else a f rcc-born nation found. MAX MOI.T.Y. What land has heroes llko to ours! Their names aro ns tho lightning's gleams When on the darkling cloud that lowers In blinding majesty It streams. Great Washington, tho mau of faith, Who conquered doubt with patient might; Warren and Putnam true till death, Tho "Swamp Vox" eager for tho light. Sec Major Molly's womin hand Drlvo homo tho murderous cannon-ball; How bravely I.ydla Uarrach planned, For homo and country risking all. A glorious list and without end Forgotten were both sex nnd ago: Their names In radlaut luster blend And shlno Uko stars on history's page. Like stars to light the firmament And show tho world what men may do Who as Clod's mcsscngeri nro sent And to their mission still aro true. No end had they to seek or gain. Their work was thcro before their sight; There lay their duty stem and plain, To daro and suffer for tho right. Tho right that conquered, and whoso power Is shown In our broad land to-day; Shown In this bright and prosperous hour When peace and plenty gild our way; Shown In tho glorious song that swells Tho hearts of men from south to north, Ant In its rapturous accents tells The story of our glorious Fourth. Mary K. Vnudyne, In Christian Union. Ul V'l"Zt, vJ33$2i ftg&z bi" uofl: ' crTrn SuitftEng lOrlglnal. WOULDN'T ralml helpln' tlto feller out, but I don't like fight in' women," re m u r It e d tho postinnster of tho little prnlrio settlement to the group gathered lathe bcml-dnrkness of tho store. "Hut tho govcr'mont survey shows it's hls'n," drawled a nnsal volco that seemed to bo in discord with tho sum mer evening. "An' Lank is deservln' of boln' helped," piped up tho horse-trader, Amsbnugh. "Still It goes ngin the grain," nnd tho postmaster shook his head as ho pulled tighter tho btrap of tho slnglo mall pouch thnt camo to Now Unsel. "Of course, this horo Englishwoman hain't no right to tho strip of land nor th' hay ,on it, but Lank Is tiskln' ti good deal when ho wants us tor turn in an' help him jork th' crop into his barn in th' Might" "And on tho Fourth of July, too," added Amsbaugh. "Still you know he promised to treat us white- when th' job was done, llurk!" as a step was heard outside. In a moment a comely woman's form appeared outlined against the darkness of tho night. Tho men looked at ono another sheepishly, but she did not no tice them and walked straight to tho rudo counter. "A quarter of a pound of rat poison," fiho almost whispered, so gentle was hor voice. Sllontly tho storekeeper put it up for lior and then she was gono. There was a rattlo of pony's hoofs outside before anyouo spoke. It was Ambaugh. "What d'ye think now?" ho asked tri umphantly. "(.Join' tor plzcn him," arawled tho nasal volco. "Ouoss we'd better go," admitted tho storekeeper. "I don't like th' looks of things an' I believe Lank is in the right." Thero was a llttlo council of war and "then tho door was shut and a half dozen forms cnuterod away across the dusky .plain toward farm-houso lights twink ling in tho distance. Tbo widow's in JAXIWiXVFWam gSfSir "NOT f!!j Erin HIhOJ v- -7iJet JfVjg2s.B 1 ' Rl V opportune errand had decided her fate at their hands and they had agreed to help out their comrade. Melanethou did not bollo his nick name, Lank. Ho was long, bony and ungainly. Ho had been tho only bachelor In tho llttlo colony when It came out from Ohio to tho western country, and had never married. Ho had taken up a claim like tho rest und lived on It alone. A few weeks previous the English woman had purchased the adjoining quarter Miction and claimed tho hand somo wedge-shaped pleuo of bottom lnnd which the government survey by an error had left unaccounted for. Mclanothoti had always used this strip and was bound to keep possession. Tho Widow Morley hud hired the grass out nnd stacked while her opponent was called to tho county seat, sixteen tulles away, by jury duty; and now he pur posed a Hank movement, assisted by his friends. Tho following evening tho' hay should stealthily be transferred to his own barn. Melnncthon rose early on tho mor row, lie took down a tattered Hag which had dotio sorvlei in tho old training days nnd hung It against tho wall. Ho decked himself In u red sash and a blue army coat with brass but tons and nfter dinner started out for a stroll.' It was Intensely sultry with banks of white clouds floating aimlessly here and there across tho electric bluo sky. Ho rambled toward the disputed land. thinking, and chuckling as lie thought, how neatly ho would outwit his enemy. His heavy boots swished through tho uncut grass before reaching tho mowed section. "Cold day when anybody gits ahead of me," he mused, "an' to-day ain't chilly. Mighty good tlmo to de clare my indopon woll, wht's that'." A curly head roso from the bending grasses and wlndllowors beforo him, al most at his very feet. It turned and a round, babyish face looked up into hU brou.cd and harsh one. "Well, llttlo one, where did you drop down from?" "From mamma's house," replied a sweet, girlish voice. "It's lonesome over there an' I runncd away." "Who is your mother?" "Just mamma, Aro you a soldier?" Tho child took In with eager glances tho semi-military appoaranco of Mo lauchthon's attire. "No, I'm celobratln' to-dny.' "Why nro you doing that?" "Don't you know? It's Fourth of July when wo licked tho Hrltishcrs didn't you ever celebrate?" "No," replied tho little one, "let's do It." . The settler wns puzzled yet attracted by this odd llttlo creature before him. lie could not Imagine where sho had come from, as he kuew of no such chil dren in tho neighborhood. Ho offered to take her back to his cabin, but sho refused to go and insisted that he bring tho materials for n celebration to her and hold tho proceedings there iu tho midst of tho prairie. Finally, away ho trudged back to tho cabin, leaving her watching his course, with wondering eyes. He took tho flag from tho wall and resurrected from among somo old keepsakes a few fire crackers and torpedoes. Thcro wan an old life thcro nnd he took that also nnd putting together a lunch ho started to find his audlonec. a comical uguro niu .iioiancinon make plodding through tho palpitating air. It hud grown sultrier and the. clouds were moving faster, tout ho did not notice It. A full-throated ltob White balanced himself on u broken sunllnwer stalk and called to tho eager traveler, but hi heard not. Thcro was mingling with tho Imago of tho little ono waiting yonder thoughts of a sun-ny-faced slstor who back iu tho old boy hood days hnd played with him by the waters of Luko Erie. lie had scarcely thought of her for years, and now tho old pang tluut nearly broke his boyish hoart when she was taken from liitu and laid to rest camo back again. A pearly drop twinkled on his board as ho leaned over tho child. "Aro you crying?" sho asked, notice lug It. "No no it's mighty hot an' I sweat easy," was his gruff response as ho rat tled tho fife and threw tho flag on the sod. "Now, we'll cat first and then cele brate." So ho Hpread tho bread and butter and poured out tho creamy milk, and soon they woro meeting on tho common level of appetite. It seemed more and more to the grizzled settler us if thirty flvo years had droppod from his shoul ders, and ho ato with the gusto of a boy. "Now for tho celobration," ho ex claimed when tho lunch was finished. "It won't bo a big ono such as they have over ter th' city, but it'll bo just as lively for its slzo." A dry sunflower stalk, a remainder of tho previousyear's weed-growth, served us a Ihigpole, and upon it the tattered banner wns hoisted. Tho wind was variable and the ling veered from side to side, uncertain which way to oxteud its folds. Mclancthon showed his charge how to fire tho crackers, and shook with laugh tur ut her gay cries of half-startled merriment. Then ho allowed her to break the torpedoed against his great rough boot and enjoyed her wonder that ha did not flinch from tho ordeal. Thuu, when there wero no more ex plosions possible, sh sat down beside hor entertainer and no played on a fife the old marching tuues: "Yankee Doodle," "America," and other patriotic airs. "I learned im whin I wns young," ho expluinud, spreading the big bluo tinny coat to make hor more comforta ble, "an' I ain't played in a good while." Then, whllo her curly head rested against his arm ho told her of thoso times when he was young, which to-day boemed very near to him, of tho llttlo sister dear, of tho celebrations, of tho war and of the fearful battles. Tho curly head nodded, and nodded, nnd nodded, nnd when tho story-teller look for tho big bluo eyes they wcro hidden. Tho child wnh nsleop. At the eumo moment ho noticed that great cloud-masses wcro rising in the southwest nnd north, "Fourth of July always ends in s rain," muttered Melnncthon. "They say it's on account of th' gunpowder. (Ittess that's what's tho matter now," nnd he showed his teeth grimly. "Woll, there's no time to waste. If n cyclone's comin' th' haystack's as good u place as any." Carefully wrapping tho child in tho huge coat on which sho lay. and depos iting tho Hag by her side, he gathered tho llttlo burden In his strong arms and set out for tho stack on tho disputed land, only n score of rods away. Tho clouds above them wero nenrly together now and, though thu wind camo from tho north, tlo storm from the south was whirling madly to inert Us adversary. It was growing dark, nnd It was evident that tho typical pralrlo "twister" was to bo born in a moment. As Molnucthoii ran with his light bundle of humanity toward tho stack ho was suddenly conscious of another person approaching the snme possible shelter. It wns a woman, am', it did vWmJm HP. TlinNl'.D BACK not take a second glance to show him 1 that it was his rival for the possession of the land on which they both stood. Tho first pattering drops of rain camo from the blackness overhead just as both reached the goal. "My little Jane!" gasped the woman. "Sho is lost have you seen her?" "Xo'iu; that is 'J started Lauk, in a bewildered munuer. ' Ohl what shall I do? Sho will bo killed in tho storm. She left tho house two hours ago when I did not see her and I havo looked everywhere for the child." A sudden inspiration camo to the abashed man. lie turned back tho la pel of tho big bluo coat nnd exposed the neaceful, pretty face of tho sleeping child. Tho delighted mother impetuously leaned down nnd kissed tho red checks and then said in that low, sweet voice: "Thank you so much." "That's all right. That's all right," jerked out tho man, and putting tho child down ho begnn to dig out of tho leeward side of tho stack great hand fills of hay, ranking a spacious rccesi to shelter them. Tho drenching shower wns upon them. Tho air was full of flying de bris hay und weeds. Hut tho center of tho destructive path was a quarter of a mlla distant, and thoy could sco tho swirling mass go careering toward tho northwest. Then tho rain camo down steadily anil they could talk. "She's mighty purty," begnn he, look ing at llttlo Jano. "Yos, and slio's good, too." "Sho must bo n great comfort to yer?" "I couldn't live without her." Mclancthon thought how neatly formed wns the mother's hand as it rested on tho child's head and somehow wished ho had courage to touch It. "Sho might como over to sec mo some times." "Yes, sho might if you would let her." This wus too much, and when he hnd finbhed telling how greatly ho should enjoy tho child's visit and had included hor mother in tho invitation nnd had explained about the laud nud they had exchanged mutual conlldonces about tho loneliness of pralrlo life, ho was almost 6orry to see that the uky had cleared and tho setting July sun wus Hooding tho glistening plain. The widow looked toward hor homo. "Why, where Is my cabin?" sho asked, in astonishment. Sure enough, where was it? The storm hud leveled it 4o the earth und sho was without u home. "Oh, woll, you can visit mo now," said Mclancthon. "I'll go down to the store aud stay with th' boys to-night." So thoy trudged through the wot grass to his cabin and the widow got supper for tho threo. it was such a meal as Mclancthon had not eaten in years. It so mellowed his heart thnt in the little after-supper talk across tho table whllo Jano explored tho odd corners of tho room he blurted out: "'Sposln' wo don't try to divide th1 hay un' land ovor there but jest own It together an' live hero." Just at dusk a little party of settlers approached the pl.ico. "Look nt tliorel" said tho store keeper, "if that crank ain't got th' United States Hag llyin' over his house,' "Uettln' ready ter celebrate nftor th' hay's got in, I reckon," suggested Ams buugh. Just then tho door opened nnd a view of a man and woman showed a moment, Melnncthon camo striding down tho path and was upon them beforo ho saw tho party, "Well, Lank, we've como ter help ycr with th' hay," spoke up tho store keeper. Molaticthon stopped a llttlo and then, without a word more than "come on." led the way buck to tho house. Ho ushered them into tho room and took his place by tho side of tho English woman. "Fact is, fellers," ho began, "Inde peudonco day didn't piovo exactly a success with me In one respect. I've surrendered ter th' enemy." "A pretty day ter give up to Mi' llrlt lsh," ejaculated Amsbaugh, In mock scorn. "Well tho llrltlsh also surrendered," put in the woman. "And th' treaty will bo signed to morrow If th' preacher can bo found," added Melnncthon. "You're nil invited ter th' weddln' an' if you foci llko haultn' th' hay ter th' barn you cnil do It." "I spoo we'll have tor go," remarked the postmaster, when, tieeompauied by Melanethou, they had returned to tho store. "I only hope alio won't put tiny of that medicine sho got into our cof fee." THR Bid 11I.UK COAT, Lank laughed. "Sho told mo about that It won ter kill wolves, they scared her so around the cabin." "It may havo been u mighty Inter cstlu' Fourth for Lank," drawled ho of tho nasal tones, ns, with his comrades, ho st-irtefl liomawni-d ncrnts tho nrnlrle no Hiariea nomowaut nctoss tno prairie, "but th' next tlmo there's a war I wnut tor sco somo flghtln' beforo there's a surrender." ClfAIILRS Moiikau IlAnOKIt. natlsrartlnn. I like the din of Independence day, The pop of crackers and tho rocket blare, I llko tho tumult that is In tho ulr; Tho cracking of torpedoes und the way The small boy shouts and howls In manner Ray; I llko tl.ii clamor that Is everywhere. And, though It drives uomo peoplo to de spair, I welcome all tho sound nnd bid it stay. I llko tho pistol's crack, the cannon's roar, Tho bursting of a shell especially; Tho children with their dln-produclng toys; Tho more tho clatter and thn stir, tho more Tbo Joy and satisfaction urn to me, Uccnuso I'm deaf and do not hear the noise. Nathan M. Levy, In Judge. Glorious Fourth of July. Oh, gracious, what funt Kvory ono should come out Oet your cannon und gun, Swish, bang! there, look outl Keo Ihu pparks nnd flushes, Uet away glvo us room! Wow, tho terrible crashes! Swish! crack! blng! Da uj! boom! , A Cilrl's Opinion. ' rizz-. sputtor-r bang!" Ob, what a horrid noMo! What can thcro lx about It Thut pleases all the toys I " Tweooot tweet-tr-r-rllll" There Is tho sound for mo! Dut boys' and girls' opinions Never will ugrec. Youth's Companion. Customer "Thoso crackers you sold mo tho other day wero the best I ever suw." Clerk "Thoy worked all right, did they?" Customer "You bet they did. My boy fired off ten packs this morning nt four o'clock und not ono of them mndo a sound." A Kind lloy. Fnngle-"Freddy, I heard that you tied a pack of cruekorn to a dog's tail and, touched it off." Freddy "Yes, sir. No ono was paying uny attention to tho poor dog, and I wuutcd him to enjoy tho Fourth, too." Judge. "I suppose," said the doctor, as he carefully bound up tho stump of Sam my's amputated urm, "that you will not shoot off tov cunuons on the next Fourth?" "Why not?" replied Sammy, .11 1 lt ,.. 1t.-snl.fn r.lf e OFFICIALLY NOTIFIED. Fresldrnt llHrrlion rornmlly Jfntlllrtl nf Ills Kpiionilnntlon lluv. MrKlnlry, Chairman r the Xotlllcntlon Commit ter, Addresses tlto l'reslilcut und Ills I.uttrr HtxpmnN. Washington, Juno 81. The commit tee appointed to notify President Har rison of his nomination lmviiitr ar rived In tho oily, yesterday proceeded to tho executive mansion. Thcro wero about 1200 guests assembled In tho sim ply yet beautifully decorated oast room of the White houwo when tho notlllea- . tlon committee outcrcd by tho west door ninl ranged themsclncR in a semi- j circle, Oov. McKlnley being tho key stono of tho aroh. A few moments later the president, leaning on tho arm of Seeretary Foster nnd followed by tho other inemliers of his cabinet, en tered nnd without any preliminaries Oov. McKlnley mado hlsspecch olllelally i notifying the president of Ids ronomlna- tion. Ho f.poko a follows: President Harrison Tills commtttoo, repre senting every stato ond territory In tho union, nro hero to perform the trust committed to them by tho national republican convention, which eonrcned nt Minneapolis, on Juno 7, isp-J, of bringing you onlclal notification of your nomination as tho republican candidate for president of Uio United States. Wo need hardly assure you of tho pleoturo It gives us to convey the messego from tho repuly llcnns of tho country to their chosen lender. Your nomination as but tho registering by tho convention of tho will of n majority of tho re publicans of tho United States, and has been received In every quarter with profound satis faction. In 1803 you wcro nomluatod, after somewhat prolonged strugglo. Uoit a platform which declared with clearnois tho purposes and policies of tho party, If Intrusted wltr. power, and uon that platform you woro eleotod to tho i prejldcnoy. You havo had tho good fortune to witness tho elocution of most of thoo purposes nnd policies during tho administration of which i you havo boen tho head and In which you havo been n most conspicuous part. If thero has been failure to embody Into law any ono of theso purposes or policies It has boon no fault of Yours. Your administration has tnqre than justified your nomination four ynars ato and tho confidence of tho peoplo Implied by your loctlon. Attor ono of the most careful, suc cessful and brilliant administrations In our his tory you racotvod a rcnomlnatlon furnishing an approval of your work which must bring to you tho koonest grailllcntlon. To bo nominated for a second term upon the morlti of hii adminis tration 1 tho highest distinction to an Amor-, loan president Tho difficulties and otnbarravi- In questions, which confronted your admlnls- , tratloa have been met with an ability, with n fidelity to duty and with a lofty patriotism which fill tho American heart with glowing pride. Your domoitlo policy has boon wise, broad and statesman llko, your foreign policy lust ana truly American. These have won tho commendation of the thoughtful nnd conservo- tlve and the confidence of your countrymen, lr-1 respootlve of party and will, wo bollove, Insure your triumphant election In November. We beg to hand to you tho platform of princi ple unanimously adopted by tho convention wntcn piaoca you in nomination. It I an Amor- lean dooumont Protection which shall servo tho highest Interests of American labor and Amorlcan development: reciprocity which, whllo seeking the world' markot foroursur-l .,(- . ...m .!, . .-.-.. am--i.. I'tu i'ruuu'i(- Buuii iiiih uDBiruj nuiorikitu wage or surrender American markets for products which can bo made at home; honest monoy which shall rightly measure the labor end exchanges of tho people and oheat nobody; honest elections, which are the true founda tion of all public authority, Those principle I "Mrt0. for tho most part, the platforms i nrinein,n. , whinh ,. h.v. .ird h nrJ end deod gtvoa your earnest approval and of which you stand to-day the oxponent and rep resentative. Other matters treated of In the platform will havo your caroful consideration. I am bidden by my associates, who come from every section of tho nation, to assure you of tho cordial and hearty support of an harmonious and united republican party. In conclusion wo desire to oxtend to you our personal congratu lations and to express our gratification nt the rare honor paid you by a nomination, with a firm faltii that tho destinies of this groat peoplo will be confided to your caro and keeping for another four years. Tho governor was warmly applauded nt its close. Tho president, in accepting tho nomination, said: Oov. McKlnley nnd gentlemen of the commit ted When, four years ago, on tho anniversary of tho declaration of your national independ ence, a commtttoo designated by tho ropublioan convention hold in Chicago camo to my homo In Indianapolis to notify mo of my nomination for tho presidency, my senso of gratltudo, great us It was, was forced In tho far background by tho overwhelming enso of tho responsibility of leadership In a elvll contost that Involved so much to my country and to my fellow-oltizen. I could not hope that muoh would bo found whon tho record of a qulot llfo had been brought under the strong light of publlo criti cism to enthuso my iurty followers or upon which an assurance of adequacy for the highest civil affairs might bo rested, Inasmuch as I realized that tho strength of tho campaign must bo found In republican prlnalplee and my hopo was that nothing In llfo or word or mtno might weaken tbo appoal of our Amorlcan politics to the American heart That ap peal did not fall, a ropublioan president and vlco president and a republican congress wero chosen. Tho record ha boon mode and wo ure now to submit It to the judgment of a patrlotlo people. Of my own relation to tho great transactions In legislation and to the administration which must be tho basis of this government, It doc notbecomomo to speak. I gratefully accept, sir, tho assuranco given by republican state conventions and by the national convention, through you, that no chargo of Inadequacy or delinquency to prtnclplo ha boen lodgod against tho administration. The faithful and highly successful work dono by tho ablo heads of executlvo departments and by representa tives abroad, I doslro most cordially to ac knowledge and commond. Tho work of tho I'lfty-llrat congress In which you, sir, boro so conspicuous and useful a part will strongly nnd most beneficially lnflucnco tho national prosperity for generations to oomo. Tho gen eral result of three years of republican control have, I bollove, been highly bono llclal to all classes of our people. Tho home raarkots for farm products luvo been retained nr.J enlarged by tho establishment of great manufacturing Industries, whllo now markets abroad of large and lnoroaslng valuo, long ob stinately closed to us, havo been opened on fa vored tortus lo our meats and broads by tho removal of unjust discriminating restrictions and'by numerous reciprocal trudo agreements under section 3 of tho McKlnloy bill for adher ing to tho declaration of principles adoptod by tho convention and which you have so udmlra oly summarized. Will vou aocopt, sir, for yourself and your as sociates upon the committee and for tho whole ooay or tno great convention wnoso delegates vou ure, my profound thanks for this great honor and will you. sir, allow mo lo expiess my most slncore appreciation of tbo gracious aud cordial terms in which you have conveyed this message. Tho president's speech was also re ceived with enthusiasm', hearty ap plause following every point 7.andsllile, Not Lynched. New Yonic, Juno 20. A special dis patch from Taeoma to the Eco do Italia says that tho four Italians killed at Le dro, Wash., were not lynched, but were killed by a landslide. IJeatli of Auditor belbert's Bon. Jufpeiison City, Ma, June SI. The only son of State Auditor Solbert, Dan iel F or Frank, as ho was called by everybody, died ut 8:30 o'clock last night lie was about 21 years old. Mr. Hubert T. Lincoln, XfnuuTPrviaiNT Tn .Tunn Oft ra '.WW, ,....., ., . WM..WMU. 111 .1 .1 lill l.il . ItobertT. Lincoln and daughter JesfilN""Vx euuauou a tho summer with hor fftth::",f ?""' ' ." I ovSnnatoi- Ilm-lnn. In thin Mtw. I ' ox-Scnator Harlan, in this cltv. REID NOTIFIED. The Committee Onilrlitlly Notllle Hon. Uliltrlmv Held of III Nomination for Tire President liy tlio Iluputtllcnn Con Tontlon. Wiiiti; Vi.Ai.vp, N Y., Juno 2a. The committee appointed by tho republican national convention arrived hero yes terday and at unco repaired to Mr. Hold's residence to notify him of his nomination for vice president of tho I'nlted Suites. Senator Dubois, In be half of the committee, nald: Mr Held Thn national republican convention recently held In Minneapolis selected a ropre neutntlve from each statu and torrltory frftm Its delegates to notify you lliat tho republican party of the union had soloutcd you as Its can didate for lco president of tho United Htatcs. Hpcaktti)t for them, It Is now my pleasing duty to ijlvu ymi that formal notllleatlon. This honor, oun of tho blithest which nfrco nnd thoughtful peoplo can beitow,' oamo to you inoiii;lit nnd with a unanimity rarely wit nessed. Your constant, consistent and efectlvo advo cacy of republican measures for many years, und the honor mid itlcnlty with which you rep resented our country abroad, havo merited for you this distinction. Tho American people npprcclnto tho patient nnd skillful diplomacy by which you oponcd the markets of Franco to tho product of tho Ameri can farmer. Tho securing of n market 1a tho ultimate nhjoot of all nations In modern poli tics, nnd your success In that ureal Hold will command for you tho hearty approval of the United .States Wo ticlluvo that the peoplo will sustain republican principles, will Indorse tho personality of our standard bearers, and that tho wisdom of our action at Mlnncapolta will ho fully demonstrated by your triumphant olootlon nt tho polls In November noxt Mr. Hold replied in tho following terms; Mr. Chairman end Oontlomen Your visit at tny hotae and this formal statement deepea on my Mrtyl the Impression which the known not of tMeonveattoa''htd already produced. 1 ho occasion Is tee ureal for MM es-trcMlon of uiorely personal feolloirs. Kvm lay M;uil nnd heartfelt sense of gratitude fot, the cootl denco shown and the high trust devolved, tesme In this caso too unimportant te thoso you rep resent for more than a word. The party which has guided this country on It path of unparal leled prosperity, with but four years' Interval, nlnco INK), gives omelet notice through Its duly authorized representatives In forty-four Inde pendent states and five territories of Its choice for tho second offlco within the sift of sixty-five millions of f rcemon who cover a oontinent and aro soon also to possess onoe more the seas. A profound sonse of responsibility and t most earnest desire to discharge the trust you havo reposed to tbo eattsfaotlon of thoso you now represent and. If successful, for tho best Interests of the country afterward are the overmastering emotion of the hour. Not hav ing sought the great honor you oonfor, a you havo Justly stated, I am the Bore prompt la saying that as a oltlien and ropubllcan. I shall not shrink from the duty you Impose. There will bo u more convenient opportunity for such expression of political convictions a 'may bo thought appropriate to the time end. to the nclusl Issues. Hut having already carefully considered tho statement or our party prlncl- ' I'l" put forth by your convention, I mar say atonco that I accept and adopt them In full They aro tho principle of tho party under tho snayof which the country has attained Iu I hhfinnmiinitl irpnwlt, nni. tiFAanllw ami titilM I' -.. ... ...... -w-".-.- ...."v. which tho plain people have ruled. Labor ha beon freed, honored and better re warded than elsewhere. Tho largest oxamplo of equality before the law the world has yet seen ha bcon socurcd, and education, morality nnd tho general welfare havo been promoted. To reject theso principle and this party would Ik) to Indict the glorious history of tho nation for almost the past third of a ceutury. You llnda natural leader In the eminent publlo servant, the result of whaae wise and faithful administration furnish such Inspiration for the canvass. I had expected to find associated with him my distinguished friend who now adorns the office of vloe president A tho del egation of my slate and with It the represent ative of tho party at largo have thought it politically wise to adhero to the doctrlno of ro tation In office, It gives me the right to claim not merely tho eminent upport of united party, of which we are sure, but the best coun sel and the most watchful personal assistance nt all Its faithful and experienced leaders with, oui exception, to tno end that tho groat com monwealth may again throw Its decisive voto as It did four years ago, and Indisputably can do again, on tho republican side, I cannot suppress, on this occasion In which ho would havo taken such n cordial lntero.it ono word of affectionate recollection of my friend on so many presidential campaigns the great statesman whose presont cruel bereave I ment, following aim upon two similar blows, has touched tho tender sympathy of nil, not only of his political associates, but of both tur tles of tho whole country. My state, and I think I may venture to add my profession, will appreciate tho manner In which tbo nomination has been mado and announced, deriving an added grace, as It docs, from tha unanimous voto, from the character of this body of represontatlve men from every ecctlon of our country. The political sky Is bright with promise. It seem republican year, and In voking the favor of Almighty Ood upon a cause which wo profoundly bollove Just, we may courageously face the contest with tho conn dent hope of vlotory at the end. FACTORY BLOWN UP. Out of Thoso In the Htraotare Tbere U Hut One Survivor. LACHUTK, Quebec, June S3. At 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon tho cart ridge factory of the Hroadsburg Pow der works, four miles east of here, blow up with tremendous force, tho concus sion brcuklng windows, even in La chute, and giving tho impression that thcro had bcon an earthquake. In tho building at the tlmo wero tho foreman, Johu Currnn, of Lachute, aged 27, who was married only two wcoks ago; James Kearns, of Montreal, aged 17; William Ounn, aged 27, of Montreal, and IMchurd llurke, aged 17, of Lachuto. Tho latter is tho only survivor. He was leaving the factory whon the explosion occurred, nnd so knows nothing o'f tho catiso. He was blown S3 feot and badly hurt Currcn, Kearns nnd Ounn wore blown to atoms, only Kearns' head having thus far bcon found of all tho bodies that can bo idoutillcd. ItetalUtlon on Canada I'ropoMil. Wasiunoton, Juno U3. Senator Da vis to-day, prompted by the rco oinmeudutlon of the president in his message sent to congress on Mon- ' day, introduced a resolution which was i n,flrnli tua nn.no oommlttAn nrn. , rtttrrea w mo unaneo comraituo pro- posing retaliation upon Canada for the discrimination practiced against Ameri can vessels passing through Canadian canals. Thousand May Moon lie Looked Out Nkw Yoiiic, June 23. Uotween 200 and 300 housesmlths belonging to tho Knights of Labor wero noti fied by their employers last night j that unless their organisation should discontinue tho stdko against tho Jackson Agricultural Iron works by to morrow morning thoy will bo dis charged. Hotwcen 2,000 und 3,003 mora received tills snme notification when thoy reached their shops this morning. Unless tha leaders of tho ordor of Knlirhta of Lahor comnrohond tho trrnv- -. -- ,. ,. ., - ana inaue omor employer say. W M WUUIU vO WeellS. ty tf 4