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i 1 trite p t. tTx TLUI4Y 1.1,1 : : s1'rVlmA1 , TVLY 1(1 ( , is/S / ) , j , AN o TNER Muslin s and Cambrlcs 5c Bast Calicos at 3c 5c Dash Goods at 5c IOc Percales and Ducks 5 c 25c White G0 o ds8 c IDES 1 N EC WE R 5c WRAPPER S EST D ' 1'I' Ifncst bleached Best staudnrd Fine dimities , organ- Iicst . gilality yari wile The ( inert quality , yU(10 ( l.tulieg' near I nnlJilins and cambric's , l'rliit9 skill Calicos dies , iawns , la1)ettc + , luu'u colur0d percales dimities , plain Hans- ' ' .l'UIa , ' we YV111 s'll an. ins 'liulill r 1.011 (1tth' 5 at jnconettos , batistes , ote , in tnul dress darks and sldrting sank , gnrd wide Indln linen PUFF 1' loco strf Les qutl a test work , thtclte , in dnrit nlul Itght a)1d dnttcu Styles , OtllcP 1 Ofl do11 i'it ( Ntalll ( the Loom , 1 tica and hrult of yard . . . flee dotted , up to grounds , 0o gard , go td yl + ' y'nrd , " . ' al't ( 111aki' , ( ! Ill1CO , lflte9t \V0lnstttta gontbcyard " " Y'ARi1 YAIn1 : brpunt5ruynrd , Y 111U Y IRD 1"AitU liai 'n co lors ananc + J f t. style. WRAPPER S ' ' siritms , ncwelcs and are w011 nlaic , Ilails ) ( , 8(111fllly ytuit Li n [ 'r1 , , l worth Sl QO , 25c (111s1 1 1 1 y , all 1'E i goat Oil _ 2l floor , rhnlo ° 1 li' . _ , . . . 25c SAS RI BBONS 5c _ _ _ ' _ _ IS R80N S 29c ( Price and determined in department in the house cutting deep every , , , ' , tIle,9l Ribbons rnko ' 1'Inesilk Sash 1 ' nt t'antng o of the tsun sioy , chucked r ago7 1,000 of HtrijmG , pi eces --We t later than July 31st so that our . . ' , nil the nun paled ry 'rihbons ( trout - - can use summer goods , 5attr.tlty , .at reaut'rd ran4- tn/lllty' , / in now ' rolors , ( sale must do its work that time and make cunlbinntiofS of cols , in nil the new' lending ( clearing by , we now prices for dress trimming , 20C " nd 3 toned olleots , nil 5 BANKRUPT Cent n I erg for before. and ° U" vt hlche5 wide , worth Sic. CLOTHING SALE today never equalled millinery purposus t nn Saln at urn yard . . . . - - - - - - . - - - . _ _ _ _ m'CIiVCal' ' , Oil Slllmi at. r _ _ _ iOc SASi9 IIBBONS ; 12-c any Douglas $2.00 SASHES 5Oc ' , ' Neck Sst1311CS , Tadlas' triaged sill ' ribbons , 1 All the ptrro ( ntilillu'g a . and all ( all luugths , and Hntln stripes plnhl wtdths , bt'antlfttl combi + checked , also piahl taf J , , nations of colors , actual- fetus , all of them nctt worth $ : .1111 , stilt at on . 1 I ally worth : ; o ( of solo at l PROPRIETORS. taint SacrificeSaleCLEARING SALE Another N qti rum en r , e SI ik - a AD PAOASLLS S H 0 ES Waists . _ , - of c ' ad1GS i 1 Outing ur ' ti , LARGEST ( . t $50.00 HATS FOIL $10 n Suits r0 t and lc 14 c and ! t the r > i. - t X11' the ? X350,00 imported ; : ( . S a ar ar aau r City to n astern hats that have \Vaists \ . , l1' ' t 1 \ \ t Select ' a ( 1)eetl oat at the Lx 1 position the ' 1 , . , S Irfis Square. \ P1' 0111 . ) a 3t two weeks-all wore 1111 an > " i,000samnieLadies' line - - - - - - _ ' ' . l Today ' ' sulo , SOO pairs of 111at wC Loa'hor 13clts , all lined w't' put on Ol'tCd f01' this at the each - - - - - - a0D UMBRELLAS 98 lhu Ilnest ltaa hesttr Houl e Indes ( 411t'8. 'RF , 1 ) display , 111 yell at 11)1(1 stitched with leather ho ( h Its Ii gla . nod 1nw a t t , I n I 1 I l ute n n t d YY x,50 Slid Waists 2.9 buckles , jeweled buckles , n Hllt tops , hr test a l iii luny , Lx1poSltiont 8lld al'e actually - - - _ - , . ' htiekles , inlaid 600 assorted Umbrellas and I'nrasols , ! u In ual the nail latest ns S 100 dozen IalieS ' laundered. llntulsonu , tvhllc of q'tln ClriIcell Itess Illed , will all Ihr up lt dnto elllthtgs cod dr- plalu lw t ' . ( Jewels and steel silk ghorla slut-many of tlieai . Sat. m \VOr'tll li l ) to $50 , on sale signs. ell shuns wire muds' to rrtoil 1 ' slllrt nalw in n hite w'111t ( ' silk waists , shirt or dress style , points ntetteh. . with silk covers and tnsBels , vt1i a great tfC,00. l5.On $100 and gt.sn ycu tnlte your 1u'day in our millinery ( Iepart also blacl ( sill ( filth lnre whltc sailor _ ebolce of the entire lot today at Lan INS lull colol ld cellars told trhih' reveres. I Erse tr uists vnrlely of fancy hmullce , that were early 1l ent1 choke , percales , till this season , s tveu ti ' a iun suIe at ( .ll ELEE 13TT in the season $2.00 , on Bale at OSc. ; - make , worth up to iiie , lcadiu'ELdes , ! ° 9 " . of sale on second floor , in all the ' t Sc tiVorttt ' S at IOc cuull Worth 75C largo jewel buckles , ° an ° $ ooo ? 00 dozen ladies' Shirt , Waist _ _ _ _ _ 3'00 UMBRELLAS il r ' _ laYVlls trod Ladies White , 111 _ _ " - " _ La1CS , worth 850 p0r - - _ _ _ _ _ did $ elte , AND PARASOLS ' All 'I'I. ! ; rho , luutd blank forded clad , inn mule Oxford to rev ° 50 $ 15 / I B 1 $ i HATS , $5 00 I O HATS G 0 FOR I .9B 8111 [ $ 1 -Oil sale 35 ( 'fa8h ' Flllt'S , lll'1V StY1C 28 C0t'el't.d lined and hut.hles stitched , , with 2 5c i r nibrellas lu p halo ack nl.o cha n g cable .111 the blmurk and Inn , p181u curd fancy _ _ at 3JC ( 'aCh , t1drIS and blazer check mug plaids , all of them part Bolt vesting t op Ox ford Tlrs , made to retail at r r of om own pat- Trimmed lelrhorn all ( " _ _ _ $3.0) and $3.50. go nl $ : .W and t,25 , ( WOrth $ L00 1 fl'lietS that YVCrO - ; - 811(1 worth $3,00-go In this sacrifice sale hats hats , (300 of th0 Genuine French Seal , , 10rn , goods ( at $1,10 + $ ? .95 , tit3 , llg. " o Leather Bolts , lined and . nrkrd in ' our steel ( at 910 , filtcsi 11alitl ' hn- 150 dozen fin e organdy _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - stitched , with benutlhtl 49c _ _ _ _ _ - o l i'2' ? , - .b uatl parted leghorll hats , trim turd enameled will be nlag'hetl at ono mud with uutussclin do solo , Va1StS Scotch 1 f Fite Pique Skirts jeweled buckles ® ftnry All the Oxforth French ' 1'les heel- , ht 1larlt hand turn nod tau and , other . price-in out sills ribbon and hl osvors- s at lUo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . to Ietau for $1.00 ant ! $5.00 , t.n at $ .50 nod dpattern noon- that were $7.50 and 910- gingham and 4 9 50 quality , . _ _ $3,01 pair , choice - ' on yule at. " ' ' . . . at . )5c ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Washable White PARASOLS 69C $ Deis China Silk Parasols to all colors of 1m50 HATS GO AT IOc A great Val"let made of fine duck and the rainbow , to match lady's - OI , any suit , , on sale at 41)r ) worth $ f ,25 , 4 PbC11 2.50 Shoes b Great variety the fir ue military buckles in ml'o silk and worth 91.00 on s s $1.59 hlltl'Ii11111Pl haty , newest swcilr.t gold silverundoxy'dized , ] .280 pair men's calf shoes , In hare cool ( Knox style , ribbon trinu11eEl 25 dozen ladies' white 1)1(1110 crash skirts , trimmed at 4Uc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . conger s , 111 any , HI ? , ' caul any sgln of too all Hen tilliljPV ) with blur , white tlmt Is worn rondo lu sill for 111 navy 1v1iite black allI ' sailor hats ' o at and 111arsailles , dgne , nod wide ynlUncln t , ; - Ladies' Fine at $2.50-go . . . . . . . ht . . . . this . . . . . . zeal" . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 , 59 ( , hll't r assts- atB.OS ii raklapronfrolttClt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( . . . . . . . ' - - - ' - - - - - . - - - colors , worth 11I , 9 Belts , . Great variety o [ Children's Parasols on B9e11 f $4.00 Shoes $2.50 worth to . C s Ill ) s. - 3 enlo at IUe cie amt c t0 $1JOin ) tI11S 5C 50c 1 $1 $ , 50 011 sale at 98c each. . 1Ji11Ci1 ( J1'aFll S1:11'tS studded with tlir ' 1y 1100 pair g ten Hors shoes s black , ahh the told tan , plnha and hfll'1'if1C0 salC at , 9 , . $ 3.08 quality , at. . A (1101Fe stoney , 3)c. , lC 25c aiid d C styles , rondo to s ile0IIgo $2 Z 50 , worth $2.50 9 at $2.50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . STONE l ELECTED PRESIDENT National League or Republican Olubs Chooses California's ' Candidate. DINGLEY FORCES ARE UTTERLY ROUTED 111lcltlgtu , Ilan Shotvs lrp Last In llae Itnco on IIli II rst Ilnllot- 1)etrils of the CluIg Conventloa. President. . . .GFOflOl STONE , California Herrrtnry' . , . . , . . . . . .I ) . ih. S'I'INl1 , Kentucky 'renatucr,11 , D , YOUNG , 1'ennsylvuulu ] t too' ' a long thaw for lhu delegates to limo National ltepublican league to get to- . getller In Lloyd's theater for thu cotclud111g sesslun of dhu eleventh nnnual convention. rho different candidates for the ohilcea hail brit eteclloncorhng all night and all morning - ing a11d sttll It was not yet quitu sure which lend strength enough to carrythu convention for the presidency , though llm 1)ingieyltw from 111chigatt claimed their man as thu auceessfld one , Boyd of Maryland - land tvas very confident and Colonel Slone at California was not saying a word and Sobol of Pomsylvntda adtultted he could ntand defeat plcasanUy. Ilnvlna ht nand thin drstro of the dclo- gates la get through with its hustness and go ! tome , I'resldent Crawford observed : "f nntirr ihnt when Snntlagn surrendered the only thing tin Spanish soldiers seined to wnnt was to go home. They d(1velnpcd a grout deal of fmonteileknt'SH. " With ttt nmkhmg Ihr npplicnllon , for It was quite well understood , he sudde11ly brake nit to day , " 11't' w'lll continue buxhmess tinder the Anmoricau flag : ' ' 1'w ! point of this was thoroughly upprccfated , lee , aB "Old Glory" climbed thin central mast of time Hlugn front the red , witty and blue footlights to time electric fan aver the curtain , ns the "Star lipnngicd Manner" tvtis played still nnother time by time hand. IIvelinn of Olllerrs In Order , Thin iniBlness for which thu delegates ! mad Nome together was to elect time oflhters of the Natlonal Republican league for the next two years , but there went (1110 er two pre- lutimmrttti , one of which w'ns an Invitation 4rotn llnu Conunorehnl club of St. Paul to ! told time next convention 111 that city , which was promptly referred to the executive corn- mltlen nn ntothol of F. 13. Wright of lhln- wapolis , nail another being a specelt in happy volt by Judge Joel l1. l.ongemmt'cker of Chicago , Judge Lomgeucl cr spoke brlelly , sn'Ing ho t + 'au fascinated vhth Om ha timid the ex- position. In a facetious tiny ho referred to the fart of limo chub boasts nmd puilic 1nUhihogs. being lactated on high ground , thus enabling them to get of the street In thu event tile ) took lee mmm ch lutoxlcanls , 'rho speaker lvna In favor of pruseculiug thu Cubaut ear as the conquest uwant time free- dent of a race tlutt had been In bondage for eeultrlos. Upoti lime question of polltlcs he sand timl not all democrats were bail men , but In every Instuneo thu worst cle- ncIh of society was found ka law democratic party. Tlw election of duulocnUs meant the loss of comIIil ucu in the admitnlslrnltoa of the elfnirs of time country , 11'hUo with rho republican party It leas Just the opposite. Ile hoped that olllccr8 would be elected I7y the Jcagnu 111 harnmony with the best intemesta of the whole count'- . Nominations for president then began. The roll of time states was called. Whet Call. forma as reached Frank II. Short of Fresnu placed before Ilium convention time mistime of Colonel George Slone. This , lie said , ! w did at Ilse request of the republieum clubs of bii state , In support of Colonel Stoue's claims upon the couslderattom of the convention , he elaborated upon California's position amid importance In time republican rol11ntn , and Colonel Stoto's personal quall- llrallons. lie did not forget the peculiar light his party had had to make in Call- foruia in the face of the free silver senti- local so general there until the St. Louis convention. ( omigressnuu , .Viiitt' Nn mimes Boyd. Marylmtd was the next stale which had a candidate , but he was not named by n Mary- lander. A colored delegate from North Carolina , lion. George I ! . White , appeared on time platform , three cheers being given for the colored delegates to the convention , amid be proposed the mule of J. Conkmnn Boyd of Baltimore. Time solid south , he said , hail been broken and Maryland , sweet Muryland , lisd gone overwhelmingly repub- lican. The mission of the republic mi party , ho behoved , would not be completed until every man of whatever color cmdd be permitted - mitted to cast his ballot freely- anywhere In the couniry. lie characterized tire demo- rralie party as being "the party of free silver , free whisky and free everything - thing but free niggers and free ballots. " The solidly republlca11 states could well take care of themselves , but those states of the south whicht had Just been converted fron Iourbonlsm needed enconragememit. Of course , ho eulogized Mr. lloyd , and hu dilated upon his mniuemco ht the polltlcs of MaryluuL Time name of E. N , ihtgley of Michigan was presented by Deputyltailroatl Coin- ntissloner 1Villiam W , Wedcneye'r of Lansing. lIe cmno fron n state , lie said , where the republicmt party had been born to perpetual life , lie was fully aware to tr1mnt Nebraska lint ! done for the republican i m'ty , Largely through time efforts of Mr. Dlngley as editor of the lCala11mzoo 'Pole. graph , he said , Mlchigan lied been cabled to give a ntnjnrity of 65ooo to Dlr , licluu- ley. No natter where the presidency of the national league went Michigan would go republicmt and lie bclleved Maryland would go republican ao utatter where It n'enl. Me. Dluglcy , helm had been presldeut of time state league , wotmid stand upon what lie had Bono anti what ho cold do for his party. The last nomination w'as nmdo by J. Ti. Edwards , a l'emtsylvnnta delegate , lie put fortht the elands of i'eimisy'lvaultt as "the first republican state lu the n111om. " l'resl dent MoiCluley hint ! been boat 111 OhIo , limit ranee of Pennsylvanla stock. Sumico time drafting of time Ieeluralion of Indepeudenco iu Phlladelphla , Peunsylvania had always progressed forward. Ito told a story to lllustratu the colossal size of her major- Itks , The 11anw of Isadoro Sobel , "that able , young , sagacious rrpnblicau leader of l'onnsytvtnia , " also had emerged whit such a splendid record trou the h rie fight , Snow IIitluslnatle Seeuuds. For Texas , "which hmdu't nay axe to grind ; as lie said , Judge 1 : . P. Scott of Paris eecouled time nommmluatiou of Colonel Stone of Callfontia , lie lmmdulgod In a thug at some ono by saying Texas did not propose to sacrlllce time Interests of the whole m0 llonnl league Just to servo time personal nnt- biltons of souse ono man. Gulag Out of hia way slightly to pay n lrlbute to National I'resltieut Crawford of Kentucky' , Sydimey A. Poster of Des Moines , in. , cUhuslastlcally secomided the uonduatlon of J. Cookutati lloyd. Time first ballot taken was a surprise to thu Dlugley nun. They had been led to bullevo they would realize lhu highest vote to begin tvilh , lustcad , out of a told of 1,51(1 votes cast , Slone got 61 , Boyd iiSs , Uingiey 157 mad Sobel 211 , the Dlngley vole being the lowest. It regpreel [ 756 to elect Illhtois wlth OS toles , Kentucky with 60 , Mhmesuta wllh 38 , Now Jersey with 4'J amid time .lmerlcun College league witlm IS divided tlmelr voles evenly between time four candl Antos. Time big vote of 116 front New York was all cast for Stone ; also time Texas vole of 02. n'lmea Vlrt tnla , was called Logic 0110 De- copying a seat in time Maryland delegation' tried to cast its vote for Boyd , but Virginia ! s umot represented ht time conve11- timt and the trick was exposed. Subse quuntly Mr. Boyd got up and repudiated that piece of work , saying the man guilty of it teas not a delegate from Maryland at all. lie rather limed that It had been a put qm job by one of the other candidates to hurt him. Whether time attempted crookedness was responsible for It or not , or whether the Maryland delegation had been guilty of coarse work or not , Air. Boyd was defeated - feated , Colonel George Stone , Californin'a state league president , being chosen tires- ! deumt of the national league on the next ballot , Stone's Victory Complete. Stone lunch demonstrated that lid was a pretty- good politician , but it 'was not altogether - together this whtclm elected him. Boyd's misfortune gnarl turned over a number of totes from himself to Stone , for he lost sixty-nine votes on the second ballot. Only the two ballots were necessary to elect , \i'hlle it was being taken lllbmols passel nail Peunsylvnnla threw its solid vote of 1i0 ; to Slone. Then Illinois went for Stone. So this good luck , nlong with hie silent , stilt hunt ! dud of work ever sluice he lead arrived from time west-ime was time first presidential candidate en the ground-gave Stone the victory by a vote of 830 to 619 for Boyd , S6 for Dlngley and 20 for Sobel , On Mr. floyd's motlou Colonel Shame's olec tjon. was made nnanhnous. D. II , Stimio of Newport , Ky. , was chosen secretary by acclamation and M. D. Young of Pelmsylvnnia was made treasurer in the same way. An hivitatlon from Galvestot for time next coneutiou , to be referred to the executive commmittee , followed , the Texmu tenderhtg it saying lie wmmted to correct the tun , pression which lint ! become general that Galveston "was the Jtottest place outside lades. " ] t was Judge Scott of Paris who extended the Invitation to hold time next convention at Galveston. Colonel Espy of Minnesota , ht behalf of the city of Minneapolis , invited the next cotvention to meet in time Plour city , 'Pie executive committee will consider - sider time Invttatlons. At 1:10 : the convention adjourned to meet two years hence , but this was dot until after a vote of thanks to the local coin- tnittee having charge of time comvenllom , time exposlliou tnanagenlent and Major 1' . S Clarkson had been adopted by n rising vote. Rdllot's Vinlt Sltlft's. J. YY. N. llurhett , president of the Ton- nessrt Press association and editor of time Jackson Dally Sun , Fended n party of sixty- one Tennessee editors wimo visited Fort Onintla yesterday mnorntng. Fran the fort Ilse party' was taken on a special truimt m Swift utid Cottipnny''s packing plum 111 South Omaha , and returned to thu exposition - tion grounds about 1,30 , , ( 'nasal Pnrtridge Slnrts llumie. TANGIEII. July 16.-Frank C. Partridge , time United States consul , has straled on his sway home. Pending tlw arrival of 11r. 1'arlrldge's auccessor limo affairs of the consulate sulate will he in charge of Mr. Lilly , secretory - tory of the eousulate. LOCAL BREVITIES. GustaSa Steinberg , SOS North Sixteenth street , reports that his roommnnlo , with whorl hu has been associated for two years , disappeared lust night after sacking Slelnberg's trunk and bureau , Amuomg time missing urtirles are t o suits of clothes , shoe's and other articles of npparel. James Curler. time small hey wlmo dolt 60 cents tvortlm of coal from mu Missourt l'acilh' railway car at Leavenworth , Kan. , two ssceks ago , nrmil who was apprclton(1ed lore at the request of the 1ausas authorities a week ago , has been released , as officers front time Sunflower state failed to nmuku their a1)- pearauce STONE 1 HAS EVER REEK LUCKY Something About the New President of the Republicau League. HIS SUCCESSFUL CAREER IN THE ARMY Vises from the lianks h , Command of u llerhnent amid Ilan a Number of Remarknhle l'euts to Datc Frau , I George Stone , time California colonel and twiner , who has just been clmosemm to too presidency of the National League of lie- publleamt clubs , was elected of the express visit of ll. Il. Be Young of the Sul Francisco - cisco Chroulcle. The ( 'alifornia'journalist and leader woe alandlug. ht a hotel coTldor yesterday sturounded by a number of t Ilse league members. One of time Califocaia delegates said : "Air. Do Young , we u'nnt your advice. We have a very good candidate - didato for time presidency , url we have a strong chance of cupplring the next con , venttou for California. We probably caattol line bout. Now which shall we take ? " Mr. Do Young pulled hits loose sack coat together nail said : "If you care for nij ophmtou , I should say take thu prstldcuey. It is of more inmportnuco just now. It 'viii ho a great lhlug for the party hm our , 'ate , letting the next convention would be a good thing , but that can wait. SVr might not have suchr a good chance for limo presl- dene ) ' anutlmer ) car. Take the ' .op of time ticket , and let the eonventiot Walt time two years , It Is bound to inert with us sooner or later , but let's take the presidency - dency this year" William T. Mamuing , one of the two New Yorkers who are ( mere for the exposition amid who represented the entire stren'h of tlip delegation of the Empire atate , time largest in the eonventlon , was iii time party , wailing for the leader's advice , and said : "That's just what we svnnted to know , Mr. Do Yommg. Whether you would prefer the comvcnlion of the presidency. SVe have 116 votes accredited to Now York state and we'll votu tliemn nil for Slone. " Manning amid hits partner front New York kept their word end throw time 116 votes of the Jmplro slate to Stone nn limo first ballot , staying with hint also on time next and decroslve one. 'rite little conference hm limo Paxton lobby yesterday nmornlug was what settled the question of presidewy , as nil of the defeated caudidules aftewards admitted. lids Ileemi a "Inu'Icy" Man. Colonel Stouo has always been n "lucky" man , Ins luck was still with him at yes , terday's closing session. Nevertheless , Just as time convcrtlon was about to assemble , ho did not feel absolutely confdeut of results , lie told a lice reporter as be was approach- lag time entrance to Boyd's theater that ho was almost luelkled to not penult his name to go before the convention-he mould not allow it umlees he was posltl'ely stirs' that he could win , as that was the edy way lie did politics. IlnltUlg somewhat between time tu'o opidantm ns to whether he mllrl paled success or failure , h" went futo that couvctlou a11d Prammk ii. Short of Fresno presented his name as time first of the can , dldates. lie had pimenomenal luck In his war serv Ire. A young stripping from the Catskill mountains when time civil war broke out , iw entered limo service of the uncut army in July , 1S6i , as a privalo in the 't'hird' Ncw York cavalry. lie climbed up lime mllltary ladder surcees fully oath he reached a first lieutenancy of time Fourteenth Now York cavalry in 1563. Next yenr. durlag the lied rlvcr caunpamgu , be tsas taken prisoner , but though his horse was slmot from wider him , as it had been also the day before at Sabine's Cross Roads , that Is not where his luck began. It was after he had served a term as prlsoucr , partaking - taking of the happy-go-lucky hospitality of Texas , that his destiny as a child of fortune became manifest. Out of 3,500 olilcers he was one of the 166 exchanged , Of course imo had taken his leave of absence for tlmlrty days with an extension of thirty days more , and had put all his luggage on hoard the MIssissippl , the sister of the Alabama , which two vessels were Iron ixpertments built for the union caneo and christened with southern nancs for sonmo uaaccountable reason. General Canby , who had succeeded Banks in command of the Department of limo Gulf and who was killed In the ' 70s by the llodoc Indlms ) ht the lava fields of Call- foruia , had accompanied the grunting of the leave of absence with ninny congratulations an the young officer's good fortune and had wished himn a happy visit to his home up in the mountains of hits native stale , but just as he was ready to start for time north Colonel Wallter , the chief of limo cavalry bureau of the Gulf departnwut , said to hhn : "Lieutenant , why don't you wait until next year anti thrum have n goon time , and la the meanwhile stay with us as ordnance otlicer of time departumient ? " The persuasive manner of Colonel Walker had the deslrel effect nod Lieutenant Slono concluded to give imp ] cis bertha on the vessel , 1'hnt day time Mlsslsslppi left ug Its voyage. It was seen passhig out through the mouth of time river whose none she here , but from that day to thus nothing has ever beets heard of the vessel or of any , of limo 000 it had on board. lie linked n Ileglmuent. Colonel Stone recruited a whole regiment of colored soldiers at New Orleans Just before time lieu River campaign. It was the Niaely-third United States volunteers , and with it lie'furtl6ed the town of New ] Feria , lbo commanded it the hest two months of 1501 , holding the rank of Ilenlenant colonel. This job fell to hum while lie was captain 1mm the Elghh'entb New York. lu all time battles he took part In he never had anything more serlous happen to him tlmuu Its horse being shot from under him. At hall's Bluff , as a sergeant of mooted eourlermm , hue helped to carry Coloncl Balzer off the held , Ito was hr ( ho engagements at ! 'err'vllle and 1\'luchester , Va. ; Fort JesBltti , Alexander , Pleasant Hill , Sabloo Cross Roads atul Baton Rouge , in Summit , Visa , : ( ioldsborougit , Kingston and ' little n'asitugton , " N. C. , anti a bumidred sltirntshcs besides , lie only lost ids fete- dom by his regiment running right into an unbuscado wlllm the rest of the brigade. After his relcnso he served on General Merrllt's staff and was in roam. mand of time arsenal at San Antonio , Tex , lie was not mustered out until Jmme , 1800. Then ho went west as a meatber of time rnglneerhng corps of the Union l'acitle anti settled lu t'allfornia , wimere his good luck bas continued to attend hint and 'ho has made his million and more , DEATH RECORD. ) r. OId Settler of Ic'urnry KCAaNI)1' ) Neb. , July 16.-Special.-Ii. ( ) J. Mack , ono of taw old settlers of Kearney , died Tuesday night and was hurled yesterday wltit Masonic honors. lie was oue of the early mayors of Kearney and at ono time ttas qulte proutinrnt iii local afTairs. Of late years , howet0r , tie has been fu feeble health , and has been contlned to time house for several mouths. , U , llIlrialr , 11AhLVA1iD , Nob. , July i6.-Speclah- ( ) Atter seserul nmomilhs of cottnucd illness n' . II. Dtclirldo , for time past nineteen years a resident of Howard , died at his homno In this at 3 o'clock last Monday morn- log , aged about 70 years , HEADQUARTERS AT CIII CACO National League of Republican Clubs to Retain Its Offices There , SOME SIDE LIGHTS OF THE ELECTION Sobel 'fella of 1114 I'nrt in the Trans- net ion that Lmulded eat'-PIfty- Tonr Votes Iron , Georgln PIg- ure to Souie Extent. A meeting of the executive cotmniltee was held at the Millard after time National Republican - publican league had adjourned and It was decided to retain Cblcago as the hcadquar- ters of the league , the ooice being + 'outtcued In the Auditorium hotel. The secretary was allowed u salary of $2,100 , a year. No mw lion was taken emi the place for bolding time next couvenlio11 , though St. foil lies by far the sentiment of the cunumiitteo in its favor. A Kansas hitch wus fixed up by Byron E. Shellield of Atchison betmig recognized executive eommltteemau lualead of J. P. Culver of Emporia. Sbethlcid hind been originnlly chosen by a caucus of the Kansas delegates but subsequently a caurns was held by 8 few dissatistled Kansans amid Shumeld's aante was unceremoniously erased amid Culver's came substituted. 1'he coni- milteu endorsed Al. 11. DeYoummg of Semi Francisco for one of the eleven comtnisslou crships from this country to limo World's fair at Paris In 1900 , and a petition to this efcct was signed by time members right after time meeting. Delegates talked quite freely yesterday afternoon about the fight over the presidency - dency and ,1 , Coukman Lloyd was a sore man whmem lie left the Dullard to tnhmo time hidn here. He had raised btnself sonic- what hl ! lie eyes of the other delegates by hula speech maiming the rleetion of Stone uaaninlous , but he ronlmi nut get over 11mm' dsappointnwnt lie suffered and wimlehm time Maryland (1elegatlon shared with him to a man. A great , tleal of Interesting reading was tturnlslied LY time talkative delegates during their conversations for u few hours , ' 'her , Fuhel's Inlcresl Is. Isador Sobel , who posed as the rlmotce of I'ennsylvatmia for time O111re of president , boasted of belmig a smooth worker bl an 1n- direct way , Ile said after the convenlie , tint tie had meter really wanted to bum elected presldeut , Fla purlase behind hits randldature being to put Peunsylvaula In a position wherein hits state cotdd hold the balance of power and dictate something to time convention , it is doubted if la could have accepted the o111ce If it had gone to Idm under the civil service law , as he is postnasler of tIrle. Ire boasts ( hunt lie went into limo colgressiemah conventlon from his district and succeeded III nominating S , A , Davenport , the present Incumbent , as time congressional candidate at large. But timers was also another reason w imy time 130 voles of Pennsylvania weft to Stone. Sotnt' words luau passed Imetwren Royd of lialtinmore and Colonel "Dick" SS'oods of South Dakota , in which Jloyd ] lad referred to S'oods as "that coyote front Dakota , " SS'oods , late colonel of the rough riders , irn- utcdlately went after Boy'd's scalp , and a seimente was fixed up whereby Mahlon I ) . Young of Phliadelphla could he elected treasurer if Pemtsylvanla wcdd give all its support to Stone. ! t mild so , amid Young gat his once a11d Y1'oods his revenge. S1'nnds insists that It was hula vote In the conindt- tee on thaw and place at limo Detroit con , ventlon that decided the choice of ( ) unalmu fastend of Ilalttmoro , Lloyd having clammed tint the Nebraskans were under obligation to himself for baving then yielded to Omaha , Of Nebraka's thirty-four totes 1a time cou- venlimt , thirty went to Stone on time first ballot and thirty-three on time second. Hoyd left for home ht the afternoon feeling very hitter against President Winter of time Ne- brnska league , who , he said. End failed to keep time pronmise be made to Boyd at Da troit. The attempt to cast the vote of Virginia for Boyd , thotugh that state was not represented - sented at all lu the convention , is not so myalerlous when it is known that the same man who tried this piece of work did prevl- ously succeetl in getting in fifty-four votes for Boyd frmu Georgia on the first ballnt. Georgia's tlflyfour totes were Ilke Vir- g1111a's fifty-without n representative of army khul , save the smooth Individual who proposed to represent not only them but two or three more stales which were in time sanmo position. Soumiebody must Intro been blind when the first ballot was taken , or the Georgia vote would never lmuvo been counted. Ilihnis' Gremil Opportunity. Illinois ] rod it in its power on the second ballot to elthet tie up the delegates or throw the electlon of the preslont of the National Republlcan league to Slone , It chose to go over ht a body to Stone when it was plain tint wHIm time Illinois vote Static could hnve a clear majority. Not that the 1111nois delegates did mint fully rip- predate their advatltnge , for John Ittmm- t plmrey , dho leader of time ] louse of retire- aentativoa of hia state , amid Seminlor 0. F. Merry , the leader of the lllluols senate hnvo had too much experience to not know their opporlummitfes nod advammlages , John Ilum- phrey Is tlw author of time Yerkea street railway bill , Senator Isaao Miller llamll- ton is time choice of the Illinois republicans - ans for 1900 for time presidency of time Na- ' tlonnl Repuhiicnum league , wad the delegates 'Proposed to ho on the winning solo Ihls dine so as to ho In a sate positloi two 4 years hence. "m There is a pretty good reason besides time one staled elsewhere why thin 116 votes of Now York Hint to sonmo utlme candidnttm ' , than Iloyd. At the mieting of time Committee - tee on eredentials Albert i. Ohr of the Maryland delegation mmade a protest agninat - New York being allowed represemitatlon In tIme con cntlon through only two men , Col- one ! Jolmn SV , Totten mm11d SVlllitimn'I' . Mann- 111ng , time delegutesltiim of one of whoa Manuhtg , hue said , w ns doubtful , but Madning w'ns a number also of time conrnitlee on crrdentlmmi8 , and had a voice egnul telth hr amid time other members said that New York had always betmi tin recognized , always having a very sllm representation and , theretore. Otmr was nverruled. Manning anti 'Totten diil not forget this , tliougm ) , nntll they tact l1 , ii , iloYoung of San Francisco nod the Calltorula delegation their 116 votes 'were not co11iuttted to any Inan. L. llretmt 1'nugmn ) of the Univershy of Cldcago , 11x-prnsidunl of the College league , and one of the gotietne11 tsimn helped Ip or- gut tlzu limo mmttl 1'auncr lcngmn 111 III puols mm md only met ulned Ids at andlug In the con- vrntlun because of hils poslliem in the ( 'oh- logo league , urns ome of the trllera of the session yesterday- . llemtley Iced Ills : ) .tlrmg. A rather nervy proposltlomm wus made by Edltur L. E. llemilluy of time Donnldsonv'lllo , l.a , ( lhlef , though ho tnmtdo it very greco- fully. Ito lmas hcom presdett ) of time SS9ant- eru 1dilorlal : associnllon and prcsblent at limn Louisiana I'ress assoelatlun. le tmisluna had nu delegates lie the eouveutiou mid no omw seemed to rare whulhur it wat relnn- sonlyd or nut uulll ytatloplay , uud Iltu plec- tron at occurs was to occmmr , Theum Mr. Iheutley ! n a smooth way nskcmi the convention - vention to Int Ism have thu prlvlfegu ut acting as Louisiana's represotullvo , whir'lm would have catrieti tslth Il limit power to cost thirty-four s'otus for someone , Ot course time comiventlom cold not see it In that Ilglrt and just as politely luruud duwa Mr. Bentley s ptopotal , , - - r
