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* V MPUBLICAN CONVENTION % . Tenth National Gathering < the Party at Minneapolis. Details of the Proceedings, Seen* and Incidents. 71m tenth National Convention that th . Republican party records in its annals b ; gan at Minneapolis, Minn., under a clout atwwnsky, with thunder in the air a nd i qpfatnty in ererj condition. /HP*" K fj*'. ] m oosvumoii buildihg. ; Minneapolis and St. Paul bail been wait ing impatiently for weeks to see the opening of the great convention, and thousands o( people from all over the Northwest had journeyed thither to enjoy the novel spectacle. Yet, though both cities are overrun with visitors, the arrangements at the convention hall were almost perfect, and the delegates were enabled to gather and dc their work without discomfort or interfer ence. As early as 10 o'clock the march began across the bridges of the Mississippi River to the convention hall, and an hour^nter the first few had swelled to a steady stream, which lasted until after the convention had been called to order. BENJAMIN HARRISON. iJt i ExP?3ifcj?a Hall, as its name Indi?Su!||S \g 8h?w building or permanent Sldlh T for the products or Minne*{*e two Dakotas. It is a huge built close to the y- the rails of St. Anthony in South :;^>he intSpor of the piuin^oUCj spacious, tall pillars supporting a broad, fla t roof wjiich rises in the middle a dozen feet or more into a heavy skylight through which the sun's rays (liter down into central body of the hall. In this central portion are the seats for the 900 delegates. On one side of the square, court-like space in which the seats are arranged is the platform of the 'President, with seats on it for perhaps 200 ;people, each member of the National Coin-uittee having a place reserved here for his /, JAMM n ?! 1 Iv r tFrom his If'est photograph.] ) town use, and one or two extra chairs for his friends. On each side of tho main platI form are the seats for the newspaper [press, 300 or 400 in number. Behind the 'space railed off for the delegates are seci tions of seats for spectators stretching back , to the entrance, and above are tiers of gal' leries all the way around the building. I About the pillars which uphold the roof,half ' way up, were sheaves ot wheat gracefully cappetf, and festooned against the gallery ' foot-rails about the hall were the shields 1 and coats of arms of the forty-four States, i Directly opposite the Chairman's platform, ! up under the roof, was a sort of elevator LEVI P. MORTON. The ball looked very beautiful in th< morning sunlight, billies ami roses Idoometi in front of the Chairman's table, which, conspicuous article was of rich mahogany, speci ally carved for the occasion. The chair wa of carved oak, and a handsome Turkish run covered the platform. The lirst burst o cheering arose when Governor McKinley o( Ohio Was rAnnnmi?;.J .'r.GT'illg down tne Iliaill aisle at a quarter of lv o'clock, Immediately afterward New York's big four?Piatt Hiscock, Miller and Depew?closely tollowet by the entire dolt ;ation in a body, marchedown the centre, and were warmly applau I ed. They took their alloted seats inmedi ately in iroDt of the chair. There were hundreds and hi idreds ol vacant seats in tho galleries, but not inan^ ^ on the ground floor, when the time for call ing ft"- ' -ntion to order had arrived But vio to TtX>*> |>ersons in th< 4 is * * V ... \V [ Jam? ?. uiruoa, unairman or tn? . Ratloul Committee, stepped to the d?k end took the special convention gavel in his hand. . The con van lion and galleries came to order " qulcklv, and there was not a delegate standing when Mr. Clarkson annoonoed that the ?tun would be opened with prayer by the Rev. Dr. Brush, Chancellor of the University of South Dakota. A moment after18 ward the whole convention stood as Dr. Brush, a venerable-looking man with soaraslv covered head and long white beard, began to deliver the invocation. He prayed for harmony and that the platform >e* and the other issnee might be subordinate i e- to "Thy great will." Wheu he ?id j. "Amen, the convention settled down again with a rustling of badges that was like the whisoering of antumn leaves. There was a murmur or conversation, which was hushed quickly as M. H. De Young, of California, stepped forward and r?d tTi'r call far the convention. At this ttoe^there^^^^^doay^f^th* delegates' j' aniMast at this announcement, led bv the ' New Yorkers, and Mr. Kassett. unescorted, I left his seat and started for the platform. 1 A path Vas cleared for him. and a minute later Chairman Clarkson was ' presenting him to the convention. ' lie received the customary vooal welcome, J the New York delegation rising and waving ' ' JOHN (MERMAN. their h*t? in his honor. Mr. Fassett looked perfectly self-possess?'I as he gazed about the vast hall. In his hand was a typewritten manuscript, to which he referred occasionally as he spoke. Mr. Fassett's spe*-h was well received, the delegations listening more attentively q than they usually do to the oratory of a tein- w porary chairman. The first touch upon the ^ sentiment of the convention came in an OI WILLIAM M'KINMKY. ' ? allusion to reciprocity, artistically led . up to by the speaker. It was the ? signal for a storm of cheers. The most skill- *? ful bit was his allusion to the great names of the party?Lincoln, Seward, Grant,Sher- P man. Garfield and Logan. The speaker ^ paused after each name, and gave the convention an opportunity to cheer, then, with a pause a little longer than the rest, he rapidly ejaculated, "Harrison and Blaine," and raising his finger as a signal, the entire convention rose in one grand, swelling chorus of cheers for the rival candidates. Almost equal to the ovation to Harrison anu Dimuu >VO^ lUO ouiuuaiaaiu iuol/.iwv* a reference to ex-Speaker Reed. Mr. Reel was seated far in the rear in the sDeaker's ; Jfir' THOMAS B. SKKD. audience." Some'~dnSJ "Reed!" Reed!" and it was instantly taken up by the delegates and the gallery. The niiiidmg rang with the popular demand for 1 the appearmioe of the man from Main*. Not until the Chairman of the convention turned and beckoned commandingly to him 1 rlir) Ha (innllv nrieu fpi ?m Hio c^al unrl mnL'u a speech, which was frequently interrupted by applause, which was renewed as Mr. Reed closed. There were also loud calls for McKinley, Koraker and Quay. General Ciarkson then reuorted the names ot the temporary ottlcers or the convention, and the selections ot the National Committee were at once approved without opposii tion. The rules of tho last Republican t National Convention were adopted, and on | motion of General Sewell the roll was calle I and the Chairman ot each delegation an! nounced the members ot committees seJ lected. RUfMBIX A. At,GRR. This order of l>usim**-s spive the spectators j ?chance to see some of the leading men, I and nil of them wan sufficiently poi.ular to J j receive Approving: applause. Powell Clay- | ? , too, of Arkansas; M. H. Ds Youor oT Call, fornia; Townww), of Colorado; Governor Bulkeley, of Connecticut: 1*?g*lu of Kansas; L E. MoCaras, of Maryland; W.W. Crapo, of Massachusetts: H. M. Duffield, of Mic igan; George William Warner, of Missouri; General Sewell, of New Jersey Warner Miller, of Now York, Governor McKiaiey, oI Ohio; Senator M. 8, Ouav, of Pennsy 1vania. General William Mahone, of Virginia, and ex-Senator J. C. Spooner, of W isconsin, were all applauded. At 1.50 F. m. the convention ad jour ued un til 11 A. M. next day. Immediately after the convention ad journed the Committee on Platform met and organized. Ex-Goyernor Foraker, of Ohio, was elected Chairman. The Committee on Permanent Organisation organise! by the selection of Lock wood, of Idaho, as Chairman and King, of New Hampshire, as Secretary. A sub-oommlttee, consisting of Ellis, of Kansas. Thomas, of New York: X..Madison Vance, of Louisiana, and Deof Indiana, was appointed. \The^>mmiUee^^L>?d^nLal? organised ! "v * ^Kmgbefore XI oTofook the convention hall VU(?n>il?l h" - ? 1 " ?.?? ? j w oukuui mronjj oompowd of delegates, committee men, sh outers nnd spectators. The body of the big hall was so densely crowded that it waa only with the greatest iifflonlty that the late comers were able to reach their seats. The crowd took ad rentage of erery opportunity that was offered to cheer and applaud, inters pe ring it with ihouts for Biaine, Harrison, McKmley and Reed JEREMIAH M. RUSK. At twenty minutes before 12 Temporary bairman Fassett entered th? HaII ?n/i elcomed with cheers. As soon as quiet as restored the convention was called to rder, after which Bishop Whipple stood up ) deliver the invocation. When Governor McKinley, of Ohio arved he walked down the main aisle to an icompauiment of cheers. After he reached le platform three rousing cheers were given r him, accompanied by cries of "He?s all 1 right." Governor McKinley returned s tuanks for the reception. t Chairman Fassett then introduced Mr. 'alker, of Nebraska, who presented a gavel the convention in a speech that hardly ly one could hoar. Mr. Fassett returned auks. The Temporary Chairman jfy luldn'treport before the next day. Leave ' sit continuously was granted. Chairman Fassett then announced that le report of the Committee on Perm anent rionization was next in order. Governor McKinley's name was reported n- Permanent Chairman. This was folwed by prolonged applause, delegates wavi;t hats and handkerchiefs for nearly half a linute. . Governor McKinley was escorted to the lair by Messrs. Spooner and Mahone amid reat enthusiasm. Charles W. Johnson was named for ??<> ;tary and the assistant secretaries of the mporary organization were recommended > be continued. robert t. lincoln. Chairman McKiuloy ?ben delivered his speech, which was frequently applauded. The convention, at 12:50, adjourned until the following day. Third Hay's Proceed!nfja. The convention was called to order at 11:82 o'clock by Governor McKinley, who was uproariously received. "Prayer will be offered by the Rev. William Brush, Chancellor of the University of South Dakota," said Chairman McKinley, After the prayerVneT'liftirfflafl CAiiBa ror the report or the Committee on Credentials. A round of applause greeted Chairman Coggswell. "The Committee on Credentials sstfll at work," said he, "and has made dili i nt progress. It hopes to be able to report u s o'clock p. m., and asks for further time.' . '^-Governor Jewell, of New Jersey, at oo<. moved that a recess be taken until 8 o'clt k, in order to give the committee the necessary time, but yielded for a resolution of benutor f ullom, of Illinois, indorsing the World's Fair and recouiiueding a National appropriation therotor. This resolution was referred to the Committee on Resolutions, and immediately thereafter an Illinois delegate introduced a resolution providing that all Grand Army men shall be admitted to standing room in the house, and permitted to occupy all seats remaining vacant thirty minutes after the beginning of each session. This resolution whs referred to the Committee on Rules anil Order of business. The Chairman then announced that the question was 011 the motion to tako a recess. There were cries of "No" from all over the hall, coupled by erios of "Ingalls," but in the confusion tho Chairman put the motion and declare I it carried, A New York delegate called for a division. It was evident as the ayes stood up that the nntii^fdMfaMdhglpI The Chairman announ^^W^voff^is |07 to 260, and at 11:41 declared that the convention would take a recess until 8 o'clock i> v. Aider to<* recess it was 8:50 when Clerk Johnson bx)k the platform and said in a noarse voice: \nnouticeinew. tie pause I dramatically, nml then repeated: "Announcement." Two minutes later Chairman MeKinley brought down his gave,. t'hauiieey Depew jumped to his feet and did a very eraceful tiling in moving the congratulations of the convention to Colonel Dick Thompson, of In liana, ex-Senator, the man whose eighty third birth lay it was.and who has attended every National Convention since the foundation of th? party. Mr. Thompson wa- ? ?r >rt i to the platform, where he heean a short address. At tins pout too etaccrtc ugaas went o?i lu after a minute's (bckeriug, leaving the Cbaui Mtkw>? flgnriT hardly distinguishable in the York, blackness, which was barely relieved by the ot Fi glow from some fifty gas Jets in the gal- bis ol Wins. The lighu United up again in a win- of the ate, ana Mr. ltxvnpeoa dnishe.1 hia re- piece < marks. MM Theu the Chairman announced tha regular hia i order of business to be the report from the Krerj Coihraittee ou Credentials. ly apt Chairman Oogfswell took the platform with and stated that be was not prepared with a finishi written report, but if the oonreatioa wished earlia he woo Id make a verbal report. He Blaim understood that the minority was ready to and n report. Mr W all ace, of New York, said he Ingan1 had a partial repert from the minority, which " b he sent to the eWk's desk. the f The Chairman asked if there was objection hit < to the reception a verbal report from the whole committee. No abjection was heard, and At tl Mr. Coggswell.hotling in his hand a memo- Harri rand urn sheet, began to an announce the kept i action of the committee. Anc The majority report gam Mr. Harrison n Ssnab net gain Of twelve votes over the number of nomtn hia advocates seated by the National Com- Cheat t&e.\ The fight began on a motion to wbstlta^T^^^F the minority for the majority report, and, eey, at as this was a test rote of the lot'wai strength of the two divisions of the In* the convention, ranch interest was Their < manifested. After much speaking pro 454 n? and con, that part of the report seating the roll uncontested delegates was adopted and then amid the question came up on the motion to sub- Alaska (tibita th? minontv foe th? r?nnrt Kin lev so rsr as it applied to Alabama. The motion J^tes ^ was put to a viva voce vote and the Chair was unable to decide. Than Quay, of Penn- divide sylvania, demanded the cail of the roll of *" TO' States, and Warner Miller, of New It beoa York, seconded the call. The convention f???11 now buzzed with un sup pressed excite- , ment; the lilaine men were forcing the fight- Kinley ing, and this was the first chance there had been for a trial of strength within the oon- 5*"?* vention. Forake Then began the roll call. Alabama was ?? reAched. The delegates' voted seventeen Chair for the minority report and five against it. Seivea* Four of these voters were the contestants When ' favored by the minority report. Chaunoey ^is non Depeiv made a big stir and got hissed and tlon w< hooted at by rising, and with uplifted arms shouting: "Mr. Chairman, I challenge the vote of Alabama! ' The dispute over Alabama was settled by the Chairman of that delegation withdrawing the four votea of the aeleeatea-atrlarge. When the rote of calUornl isew v ork was catiwi narner zauier an- Colorado nouneed the vote as forty-five for the ml* Connoctl nn.lt. O"-' 1 " " ~ 111 uiaiui', una iwenLy-seven lor we iwitwan majority, or Harrison report. On the oom- Florida. pletion of the roll of States, it was an- J^onrm. uounced that the total vote stood," 428 for the * adoption of the minority report, and 463 indUmT against. The crowd quickly caught the .idea Iowa.. .*. tha- uh?? result was against Blaine, and oheei Kansas, upon cheer rolled from the Harrison benches. Kcntuclc A motion was made at a quarter of one to Ixmiaian adjourn until ten o'clock a. m. But thia "J*1 --was fought stubbornly by the Harrison MM?rh< men, who succeeded in defeating it. The Mfchieat convention then resumed business, and Mlnneeoi took up the case of the Alabama contestants MlssltJi for the Seventh District. Missouri The vote was taken by roll of States on wSEiTS?, the adoption of the report, and it was Nevldi adopted by a voto of 476 to 366?a more pro- Now Han nounoed victory for the Harrison forces. New .Ten Foraker then read the platform, and at twenty minutes mat-..??.? *u. .? ?r? took rum: T^^aVaJ proceed In**W IttodeT. mi-o.iniey called the fourth day g?{j|h Da of the convention to order at 11:30 o'c oclr, Tennette and prayer was offered by the Rev. Dr. Texas... lVayland Hoyt, of the First Baptist Church Vermont of Minneapolis. The members of the VI minis. Republican National Committee from sev- west Vlr eral States were announced, and then the wiaconel Chairman made known the fact that opposi- Wvomint tion to the adoption of the majority report Arixona in the Alabama case had been withdrawn. 1 bstrict f Cheers greeted the unanimous vote in favor oklahmn of this report. vtah.... Routine business waB next disposed of, Alaska.' and soon nerves were at high tension at the Indian T formal ln-ginning of the real work of the convention. Governor McKinley ordered a Total.. rail of the States for the nomination of ?. T. i candidates for the leadershiD of the party Whole n in November. When Colorado was called, Necessa: Senator Wolcott arose from his seat MoKi and mounted the platform to present the Shepari name of Blaine. He made an effective ad- moved dress, and again and again his mention of mous. ' the man whose candidacy he supported called rison hi forth prolonged applause from bands, feet cast, ht and mouths. " ventior Indiana was the next State that had a tumult /ovnrifo enn tn nruGAnt Ha was Prssi^Anf, riAmini Benjamin Harrison. Tip honor was con- to take f erred on old Uncle Ms* Thompson, who offered celebrated his eighty-third birthday the day excited before. He was Secretary of the Navy in The < President Grant's Cabinet. The venerable little n octogenarian is quite vigorous, and bis brief nomine speech was strong, full of point and well in a mc received. held ui Michigan was called and no one got up to called I put Alger in the Held. This was a surprise of the ' to many; for General Alger had been talked to the ! of as a very likely dark horse. The It was when Minnesota was called that o'clock Blaine got his great ovation. Delegate W. sentati H. Eustis, of Minneapolis, ascended the When platform to second the Blaine nomination, O'Com and as on n preconcerted signal, the ap- Genert plause raged in t be maddest style for half an tion. nour. and ot As Eustis descended from the platform A m there occurred one of the most remarkable of Mr, happenings in tho history of National Con- Delegs ventions. The cheering for Blaine had not nomin lasted quite fifty seconds, and was dying out which when a bright-faced, pretty women, sitting in onded the nextrow behind the platform, stood up, ?on, o and with a white parasol closed and like an the cm orchestra leader's baton began to motion Speak the delegates to warif with their cheering. would Sne bad a prominent |osition in hcba",?.?u law R na? in front of and in full sight of all the The - a?iyntaa They_all sa* her.and slowly began adopt to rise and recommence cheering. They stood tion, t up in bunches of half a dozen at a time, and the pretfy young woman never faltered, but kept beckoning more and more of them to get up, until the whole body of the delegates " vl was on its leet. Even then she was not sat- the pe isfied, but with the same firm and masterful col led motion of her pnrasol kept inciting them to It ( til Increase and strengthen their cheers. WHITRI.AIV REID. ClI. The woman was Mrs. Carson Lake, of 1,1 New York C'ity.the wife of a newspaper the si correspondent. Never, perhaps, has a ( arol woman so completely mastered 12,000 per- free u & ? at one gathering in this country. Hhe le<. that multitude as a bandmaster leads an ""'His orchestra, up and down with her parasol. flccre McKinley kept hammering. The crowd old I) tired of fighting him down with noise, and presently, after twenty-six minutes of cheer- ,1 i ing, order was restored. have At last a semblance of quiet was reached, k0), | and IV. E. Mollison. a colored delegate L oiu Mississippi, was allowed to second Blaine's iMaMi nomination seiub oratonoai. treat w tuw uaj ?.. ? KNjr M. Depew, representing Now dm to recount the nttiom widwt Harrison. and to enforce aim to IIm nomination. The fame _ > sneaker lad all to aspect a matchless ' or eloquence, and Mr. Depew did the I justice to his own reputation and to ardor for the President's cause, f good point ha made was keen- (; ?reclated,and most warmlr commended ^ boisterous applause. W hen be had id, there was a repetition of the bceoaa 4 r in the afternoon. Harrison and " i banners were carried about the hall, c oias was made in every war that the uity of the delegates supplied. en Mr. Depew spoke Harrison's name riands of the President bad their inn- 8< and when he mentioned McKinley the ? i convention cheered for thirty seconds, v is conclusion of bis speech cheers for ( son and counter cheers for Blaine were >, jp for another twenty-five minutes. *her son of New York then arose, ex- P or Warner Millar. He seconded the 11 nt RUIn. f- ?1 bun, of North Carolina. dicTa similar f< for Harrison. J. Q. Boyd, a colored . IfcfrWft teLrfWa^no. M HW^nBOu, And fy WDbapng, Of Wyoming, also aecomi- 1 due's nomination. b motion of Gener.il 8ewell. of New Jer- ci 8:17 p. if., the taking of the first bal- |j i made the next business. Alaska and s. lian Territory were allowed to vote D delegate* brought the total to 906, and ** weesary to nominate. Then the tc of the States was called bc the inoet. intons? excitement. _ i led off with two for Harris-oil. Mc' name came to the front with seven . rom Alabaiuaand it was amiarf nt that id bi-administration men ha 1 decided to T their forces on the first ballot When ,1( be of New Hampshire was announced ? < me evident that Harrison would be inated. w n Ohio was reach?Ml, Chairman Mc- K1 demanded a poll of the delegates. A o( ' forty-four for McKinlev and two for u{ on was Announced. Ex-Governor .. r raised the point that the Chairman longer a delegate from Ohio. man McKinley ruled against Fornker, sy mil ? ?? Ul-?n. In this M>-Kinl?v ? ?- ?, iorty-nve votes to one for Harrison. tu Texas voted twenty-two for Harrison, fr< lination was secure, and the conven- lie nt wild. ?? TUB I1UOT BY STATS*. Hnrri Mr Kit:- rn. on. Plaint. Iff*. R'C*. , 1 15 0 T 0 A1 a 15 0 1 0 it a 8 0| 0 . o 0 8 0 0 ,la cat 4 0 8 o ink s 4 11 "of 8 P 0 0 ?,1 26 0 0 0 till 0 5 0 0 I,if Ml 14 0 0 " SO 0 0 0 co 5 1 o elt it 0 0 0 t 22 2 1 0 m 8 8 o 0 ly 0 !2 0 0 1 14 0 2 0 If" nsctta 18 1 11 0 tlZ ?, o *i o no p' is* 4)4 o o Tfc ;;;;;; ? * * o it is o i ,1 He 0 ? o 0 Wjl npshire 4 2 o i ,, i<sy :? 2 ? o *" land* J"'.... i ">v^ "T^?r -*iu rollna t? ' 8 i 0 we kotn son n rn. e 17 4 S o . ! 2a 6 0 2 a,c 8 o 0 ft ? 18 2 0 , too 1 ? 1 ft 11 ' glnta 12 ft ft o ser n 19 a 3 o to| x 4 2 0 0 < : i o o , wl if Columbia 0 2 0 o >n( ixico 6 0 0 0 I a 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 to 2 0 0 0 'errltory 1 I 0 0 l,1( 535 1-6 182 1-6 182 4 ...? -incoln, one role from New Hampshire. umber of delegates 906 | ' ry to a choice 451 til inley then called Colonel Elliott F. d to the chair, and taking the floor rn: that the nomination he made unauirheChairman said: "President Har?vin$* received a majority of the votes is received the nomination of this con- re i. Shall it he unanimous)'" After a (H ' ?<? II u. -.1.1 I . HTlio t .I UOU8 yen fli .-Yyc>, in- u'i'ic\i. cu ition is made unanimous." A motion R. a reee?? ?c S r. a. was immediately "* and agreed to, and the heated and P assemblage dispersed. svening session of the convention was in lore than a ratification meeting. The jo le for the Vice-Pres' 'ency was selected etincr of the New Vork doiegatton, 1 n hour before the couvention was o order. By tacitconseut the naming Vice-Presidential candidate was left, New York delegation . T convention was called to order at 8:50 , and the roll of Stales called for proon of candidates for Vice-President. New York State was reached Senator aor nominated Whitelnw Reid, and m il Horace Porter seconded the nominu- l> Governor Bulkeley, of Connecticut, ( hers also spo:ie jii favor of Mr. Reid. otion was mad- th.it the nomination . Reid he ma le by acclamation, but '' ite Settle, of T?jnne.?see, objecte and ? ated ex-Speaker Tuoinas II. Reed, j evoked great applause. Arkan-as seca. .Amiii.ilnii OS ilia nlui Mr. I .Oil- I - f Virginia. The Maine delegates asked invention not to vote lor the ex- n er, as ho was not a candidate and \ not accept. '1 lie nomination of White- ^ eid was tlien made t?y acclamation, usual resolutions of thanks were thon '' ml,and with ban i playing, the couven- li it 10 p. m., a Ijourne . ine die. p World's Fair Exhibit. tl .eigii, N. C.?The first bulletin to '-| ople of the State regarding making tions for the Chicago exhibit is out. j' s for choice sheaves of grain of this ! crop, for miucials or crystals; for " ationsof the State's stbooi interests, s There will be a map of the State, ' 8 feet, on which will be shown all iblic school houses and all the pri- j chools, colleges, etc , in North Car- I 8 To the forestry of this Stale is 1 1 ed the ta^k of preparing a mono- ! on the yellow pine and to also il- ; 1 te, practically, all the phases of its j 1 >pnieiit and all its relations to (he J * lrii'-? This will be the i ontrenioee. i v ft rent display from this State. The 1 finien and wood workers are asked ' operate in making this particular it. The names of many ladies are ' secured to furnish articles for the 11 v department 1 Carolina Railroad to be Sold. \hi.k-.ton, S. C. ? A decree was filed ? United States Court today in lit of Botend against the South > j ina railroad ordering sale of 'he load i , f a'l incumbrances The date and 1 , of the sale will be forced by a later i* This will relieve the toad of its ( iJ^.iioi tgagc (5 per eent bonds . O. Carter, Savannah, claims to discovered a p'occss whereby cotton i! bi eonvertcd into a high of v rnish. oi into a materia! re- | ling In !i.? ubhei. j i MR. MORGAN ON SILVFR !h? Altotma knttor Speaks for 8tewart Free Oolntge Bill. Washington, I). C. ?Mr. Moi Dem., Ala ) who had given notice e would address (he Senate on the si uestion, called up the unfinished li ess -Senator Stewart's bill for the oiuage of gold aud bilvcr. Mr Morgan prefaced hi? remark tating that he aid not intend to ma ilver speech, bnt simply wished to lit some preliminary remarks rauted to hear from the Mimical 'on vi nt ion before doing so. It w. s I y that the Senator from Ohio (Mr. h lan) would be a conspicuous flj here, at which many darts woul red,'and he, too, would like to f ew darts at hiua. Mr. Morgan said he had sometbibf iy to his mends on the Democratic i he State of Alabama, he said, hadalv een Democratic except once, whei ist its vote for General Grant aga '.orace Grce'y. With this exception t tate had been Democratic until rday. Whether It wou'd be Democr > morrow he did not know. Yestet imeth ng happened that brought to mournful suggestion of the fut here was going to be some dirticul l Sinoothlllff out Ir.mMiw 11. hcsc difficulties were not personal ditical, hut came from dissa'isfnc ' the fanning community iu that St ho had felt the pressure of want a -cat abundance. They dreaded the v the tax gatherers. The people of . una had douc all they could to up) ic Democratic party, which they hel I was iu favor of broadening the rue stem of the country. They relied e Democratic party to relieve tl our these difficulties, because they ived the Democratic party was foi sot aney, based on the equal free coin gold and silver. Mr. Morgan brii viewed the formation of the Farui< lianec, noting its objects and scor for its alleged fallacious doctriues. d iu its ranks, he said, a lot of scht I p iiiiifians, who presented a num wild schemes to the people, includ b Ocala platform, lie would inft i Democratic friends that if they co without the vote of Alabama in the n action they need not listen to him 1 uble in that (State wus truceablc din to the fact that the Senator from O [r. Sherman) hud been able to deuio e silver, and the Democratic party 1 t enough courage to reinonetiae IC neuntor irom Ohio (Mr. Sherman) s was uot a political question. 1 untor from Missouri (Mr. Vest) sail is uot a political question. He ( >rgan) said it was uot a political qi They all said that because in nditions they could not do wltneut I of the men who controlled the g< c of this question. He wanted toti out of politics. He believed we coi ve our country better now by conn {ether, irrespective of party, and doi tat was best to restore silver as a tnoi tal as it was in 1878. Mr Moigan concluded with a referei ''the deplorable financial situation r country. Hardly liad Mr. Morgan been sea icu Mr. Hale (Rep. Me.) called up usiou Deficiency bill already passed e House, and it was passed in a | nctury manner in less than tli i mites. Mr Jones (Dem., Ark.) addressing mate on the Stewart Free Coinage viewed the political aspect of the sit lestion as shown by the votes on I ibjcct iu Congress during recent ye lulysiog the standing of each polit irty. At the conclusian of Mt. Jones' arks the Senate, at 1.15 o'clock, lurned. WHEN THE WORLD WILL EN] he Rev. Mr. Poatell Foretells I Happenings Close at Hand. Atlanta, Qa.?North Georgia is i i throes of religious excitement prodi y t he preaching of the Rev. T. K. J II. a Baptist missionary from the In < rritory, who declares himself to b nnicd us to the date fixed for the I I be world. IVstcll was born in Georgia abcc ears ago. On attaining manhood ntercd the ministry and was sent tissionary to the Indians. For fil ears he was engaged in that work, lys that in the last year he had so t tystcrious revelations made to him e lult called upon to preach to his cople their impending doom. He < ack to Georgia and is now eDgage< lie county near Dahlonega, giving rsideuts the ben fit of his knowledge The Jews, he said, will take up < .urney to Palestine on April 3, I >11 April 3, 1900, the new temple 4 11>ulcin will be dedicated with im] ive ceremonies, and Christ will i is second advent on Mount Oliv* lay 15 of the same year. Posted th>uks that the moun hould be secured by Christian peop ime so as to keep it clear of squatte lu the meantime all the disasters old for the last clays will have be irrthren will be arrayed against ?ther us never before. There wil \ a is and political revolutions calcu o drive people to a sense of their o Cod. PostelTs hearers) listen with carge <> his revelations and talk of nothing -he end of time. Breach of Promise Suit Chicago, III ?Mrs. .lesse lisle, i ner actress, has filled in the sup .unit here a suit to recover $950,00 ireaeff of promise to marry from J IV. Paige, the manufacturer of the I'vpesctting Machine, of Hartford, C ,\ here he is reported to be worth t\ luce million dollars. It is alleged Mrs Hale lived in Hartford for a ye uore as the wife of the manufacture Itnly is losing by emigration a MU.OUO of its population annuullv. Ml Dr. Houghton, the Poet of the Oroer,s v In Rhyme. gnn thnt Ivor An Official Statement of Oold and mm- Silver Ooint(e For Oat Month (< 00 Shows Their Market Value. s by * Wasiukoton, D. C.?Coinage exocuted at the mints of the United 8tntea i.? in the month of May aggregated 5,8&0,< ?olis 900 pieces, of the total value of $5,079,|ke' 270- Oold pieces numbered 687,200, ,lcr' value $4,115,900; a lver pieces 2.979.700, (j0 value $910,170; and minor coins 1,872-.|t be 000 pieces, value $47,200. Ire a 1 * * * * # e f to OUR CIRCULATION. * ** by ?a. a. a nocearodC '? I. 1 it "Old tJnce Rant," a farmer man. {, .? Set out one utnnuT day To work upon hi* iiimmIow land that Ami out a load or bay: Hh mu lirow ne<1 face shone clear wllh boaltb. y?8- 1IU trunk and limb* were lithe, ntic And with hi* brawny hand* be ?wunf . The swath producing acytha. aav II took a piefty lively inaa him * To follow hint that day. ill lit \m through the rliwued timothy HI'P Ho out a rlaht of way; . . But a? he nearod the tipper end ItleS Hla scythe, tnrned by a atone, ur? Cut through hU co? hide lioola and clova e* Hla flesh clear to the bone | or The blttod poured out. a rattlua atream. Till stanched by those around, lion and Vuelo Rain. a h?lples* tuati. Lay prostrate on the around. a,"t Ula face all blanched, and like the dew 1111(1 The perspiration stood : :< rpon hla brow, and trembling now IK1I8 Xnd faint front loaa of btoon, \i., '1 hla atalwart, brawny man of toll, " An helpless aa though dead, loltl ~Va* cart led to hi* home and placed : Upon his downy lied, lev- The doctor came and at a gianca me v Told what he need* must do To bnlld hla circulation up. Oil And make hltn good as new; a u?,_ He left an Iron tonic, pills. * ficm And said lo feed hint well, bo. And soon old Uncle Rant would ba , A* though no harm liefeli. Jn,i ii. aye pflo Old Unci* Ham."our Government, .* Ret out one summer day, LTS And from ouf wide and rich domain To winnow want away. ,ng The *hop and factory, farm and mine. It Alive with healthful totfT 11 ialioaolileoa of Iml.tat..' .'Ul Enriched our fertile ?of|. i.?r It took the world to thi n compel* tier With u? eo rich and free, * intr Our commerce r* ached the orient. our flag adorned the >1 Ml lint ere we reached our hundredth rear ..1,1 An accident befell our currency, and hemorrhage! f!Xt The bankers' caverns ewelC p, Now rnlut and trembling, I'uule Ram 1 "i 'I he doctors wilt consult, ict " " "loin guides their treatment then , , We'll welcome the result. lMO But If dissension mars their talk tlf, We'll t|unah thein one and all. UL And treat the case with common sense in,) At 'lecllon lime this fall. . Tim bliMNl he lost must be restored. It. 'I'liecirculation needs Hi,l replenishing with currency, ",u As floes Uio uinn who bleeds The Hequlrc feedlug rich and strung. i , . I'o restoration cause: 1 It So wc both gold and silver coin Me . Would freely mint by laws. 1 ' If Uncle Sam amende grows ICS- On gold anil silver food. h. ?i. . We'll "siiiltn the public crqdlt rock" % I'lC And Teed lilin on the flood; [an <"n the * ^* * * * * WW .The mna who hits no money, nod flndf , , himself compelled to get tome, with no I ' r ]>Iaec to get it except from those who have no moie than they desire themselves to lnu use, must make concessions to get it.* ae- He frequently sacrifices some of his prop* crty for less thun cost wheu in this dlII *. lemma. Yet this is exactly the condition 1 ? of the fanner every year when the crop is . dumped on the market demanding money to pay debts. There is not over one bill.10 ion dollars in circulation scattered out among sixty five milliou of people for a R | basis of one hundred and thirty billions ,et of dollars exchanges in a year, and it only tl docs about 8 percent, of the busiucM, and . ... yet 1110 farmer ucinauus uvo mm uuc-uuii 1 . billions in sixty daya. There is no money cl. for him, and he must and does ranko 1 sacrifices to net it,?National Economist. ars. ? teal * The Marion Independent, (Ind.) says: re" Forty years ago farmers owned a greater portion of the nation's wealth than uow. Farmers owned of the wealth of the [)f nation?in 1850, five-eights. Iu 1800, less than one-third. In 1870, a little over oue-third. In 1880, a little over j. one-fourth. In 1800, less than one-fifth. This, too, while farmers compose over 50 per cent, of the population and pay over now #7 pel" cent, of the taxes, from which (if iced you will allow the digression) it will bo ?os- seen that the application of the Ilenry diun Hcorgc land tax scheme would not serie in- ously affect us if we paid the'other 12 per end cent., and let the "world go free." These ptculinr hardships to the farmers will be it 40 further and better utidcistood wheu we hc oote the fact thai wbile the total wealth 88 a of the nation is given as $0->.000,000,000 [teen }0 round numbers, only $ 17,000,0oo,000 is tlx l. i i -? ii.;? ' nnii iiiia iiiui tnAUU, IIUU V* VIIIO, fit vvv,vvv,vvv f "any charged up to the fanners. th-t ;ame Washington, D. C.?Senator Cock\ i? rell has introduced (by request of a r the former citizen of MiVouri, now a resident of Washington) a bill "for the free aud dieir unlimited coinage of a temporal ily correct 1896 silvei dollar," and it was referr. d to the v< Jc- finance committee. 'I he put port of the pres- fiin jg to have the President designate nake everv year the amount of silver eqti v?it on lent in market value to the g- Id dollar, aud to have silver dollars minted at that taint rate. ile in t T rS fore- The Omaha Tocsin, (Neb.) says-. When: did the people ever get the idea that it is to their interest to pay tribute ll' jK to railway manufacturing, bridge and luted ?tht1 monopolies, in the way of subsidies, (j(lt . taxes bonuses and other sources? Just, how it pays a people to give away a part of their wealth, unless they do it 011 the ' theory that it pays to give a reward for ? the return of a lost, cstrayed or stolen rifrht. is ? mystery th.it only a female clairvoyant, or a Bohemian Jew, would tackle. i for- <ji0 jyyoefc interests and Rentals. enor 0 for Nkw Yohk ?One of the officials of the - 1)Sr<\inirtii/1 Turininal Pnntnunu uflifi th?t. HII It?5 U "'VI.H.WUM t- lUi.WM. Page he ex lected the Savannah and American onn., Company's stock turned over to the vo or tlecrgin receivership would be hypothecat that f'' i" rder to obtain funds to meet in* ar or teats and rentals due July 1st, amount* r. i"g to al'Oiit $:i.,i0,000 The new lumber mills at Ft Mot o, bout r on 'he Congaree.are to cut daily 20, . '? o feet of lumber, and 150,000 sking cs. ^