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| THE WSIILlSgftfilOI TIMES ^ DaoUd to Aprtmdturt, JZrrheiibmr*, Pn*mtU Mmmamqh ^ ^ TfT" i i ! ! ? BipW.CflHtic saoge truly exceptional. MHtb.Mitera Minnesota the annual | temperature is thirty-six degrees i Florida it is seventy-six degrees. Shopkeepers in Italy are toady to Americans to a remarkable extent, SBqfcrew the Boston Transcript. "I can't H*:pfia/d to buy that," said a Near England W'- Urareler to an importunate curio dealer |l; {In Rome, adding, "I haven't money P?- ?aoogh this side the Atlantic." "Moult vienr will pay for it the next time he r. comes to Italy," replied the man, with Ithe foreigner's calm trust in the wealth pad the traveling propensity of Americans. \ ??p??r? I 'j. ' A.U that covers Egypt with fertile (ields, hemmed in oveiywhere by sterile ^ wastes, is the sediment which the Athara diver, the Nile's great tributary, brings from rich Kassala and the mountains of Abyssinia and spreads over the Nile Galley. It has been maintained by ?ir Samuel Baker that if the Soudanese only knew their power it would not be difficult to divert tLa Athara from its channel and dr^ up its waters in the Nubian desert, turning Egypt, into a barren wilderness like the surrounding Jvaste. / - Austin Corbin's "ring fence" about his game preserves in New Hampshire is twenty-eight miles long, and it cost fclOOO a mile. Favored persons receive permission to drive through the park. Mr. Corbin has printed cards conferring this privilege, and tho regulations for Visitors are elaborate, states tho San Francisco Examiner. No firearms are permitted to visitors, and at the same ( time all persons entering t'ue park are 1 warned to beware of the wild beasts that 1 abound within the ring fence. Travelers t In the region, on inquiring for the owner " of this or that piece of land, are me< r with the stereotyped answer, "Corbin's." j ^ < Through the vigorous propaganda of ( Colonel Charles J. Murphy, special agent < in Europe of the United States Agricultural Depaitment for the introduction of Indian corn as a food supply, Germany has developed great interest in the cereal. At a meeting of the Association of German Bakers in Berlin a report was read on the use of corn and its adoption was recommended as a food staple. This may mean a heavy demand for American corn in Germany. The German Government is putting up a coin mill plant,and it is probable that corn will iodq bo adopted for use in the German army. The Emperor takes greet interest in this question, and one of the first loave? baked by Colonel Murphy's agents was eaten at the royal table. German millers are already ordering milling machinery to grind corn iu anticipation of the da maod for meal. It seems that in Corsica you secure your personal safety by keeping a bandit. , ^ In au article in the National Review t Basil Thompson explains that the tax of J supporting a bandit is not without its f compensations. Bandits aro a hidden t Jpower in the country. They control the r petty elections; they menace those who i re hostile to their own friends. Tnus, J while the osUtence of tid'J of them is a , jreal danger to public security, it is no 1 email advantage to a Cor3ican to he rev lated to a bandit. You support, you 1 pay, protect the bandit; and in return ' he places his gun at your disposal. It is fen exchange of services. "He has a bandit in b:s service'' is a common expression. *?.re you in debt? The bandit will gain you time. Aro you disputing the ownership of property? The bandit will show your opponent he is wrong. Have you land on which Rhepherds trespass? He will keep them off. --; x -1 1 According to a St. Louis decision, quoted by the Boston Transcript, the stealing of electricity is a misdemeanor dn the eyes of the law. A hardware dealer with some knowledge of electricity placed a fine wire across the connections to his meter, and caused it to register in a certain time about 330 amperes less than was actually used. When 'brought to trial his lawyer interposed the 1 ingenious defence that, as at common . law electricity was unknown, and could t not under the code he made a subject of larceny, and as nostatutory law had been < passed making it a felony or misdemoan- ^ or to steal electricity, for the reason tbat ( its character was not known, and that it was not subject to asportation as person- ^ al property, his client could not he con- s victed of larceny. It was, however, * shown by the prosecution that gas. ?!eo unknown at common law, was neverthe- I less something whose larceny was recog- j nised by the law as a misdemeanor. 1 When the attorney for the defence inter- " posed the plea that the act in question ^ was fraud or deception instead of a larceny, the judge took advantage of the j Missouri statute which makes fraud per- s petrated with a view to theft a felony, ' SLAd #/?* } ? ! af, ?5G00# | ? 1/V W dominated on the First Ballot *? Ik* Cloilaf ?* >* of Ik* OoamU** lttni*(-Dm*k*d Oratory and a Plat* form Baptltod?WlUon Proaldo* Splendidly Orar Ik* Courontion?Tho Caller* lee Tamnltaom* 8p***h? of Abbott, Dsncomb, DeWltt and Othora, DEMOCRATIC WlQWAkL Chicago, 111.,June 22.?The New York lelegation wu clinging this morning to i last desperate hope of defeating the lomination of Qrover Cleveland. They vere seeking to unite the opposition to lim on some new candidate, and the tame most frequently heard in connccion with the possibility of a new combination nine that nf (ionorol Honi-I- W ilocum, of New York. Gorman, the *Jew Yorkers would have nothing to do vith. The New York delegates are very inlignant with the Maryland Senator, vhom they charge with having broken heir combination against Cleveland two lays ago, after encouraging them to beieve that he would stand by them. They alked freely about Mr. Gorman, and old some of the inside history of the lorman movement ofj Sunday and its elation to the Hill movement. Mr. Gotnan and Mr. Brice, they said, encourag>d the Hill leaders in New York State to :all the mid-winter convention. Mr. 3onnan promised that the Maryland contention should be held soon after the convention at Albany. It was pari of be policy of the anti-Cleveland people o weaken the strength of Cleveland hrough the country by having his State nstruct for Hill, and by following this vith an anti-Cleveland convention in Maryland, which has always been a Cleveland stronghold. Mr. Gorman, the lill men gay, broke faith in this and did lot have the Maryland convention called intil almost every other convention in he country had been held. Two weeks igo Mr. Gorman met Senator Hill, Mr. liurpby and Mr. Sheeban in New York, rkis meeting was chronicled in the papers but no statement was made public >f what had been dene. Ilill men say the nceting was held at the instance of Mr. Gorman, to consider the opposition to 31evelaud. Mr. Goiman urged Mr. Hill flnOVER CLEVELAND. ind hift ft ionrlo tn mala llo "h"" Cleveland at Chicago and promised them lis support. He intended at that time o remain in the East, but Mr. Hill urged ?im to go to Chicago, and he finally consented to do so. Arriving here, he coninued to confer with the Iiill people and it one of these conferences, held last Sunday, he authorized them to use his lame in the effort to form a combination igainst Cleveland. All of this, thevsav. hey have now discovered was for the purpose of fuitheriug the ambition of ilr. Gorman. When they laid before Mr. jlorman the results of iheir canvass, ihowing that with his name they could prevent the nomination of Mr. Cleveand 011 the first ballot, they did not ihow enough strength to assure to Mr. jlorman the nomination, and he hereupon repudiated the whole arrangenent and went into the Cleveland camp VIr. Gorman's side of the question has lot been stated in full but his friends in he Maryland delegation have given out lince the canvass of Monday the statenent that he refused to permit his name o be used and that his refusal was be:ause h v 'Sieved that it was to be put ip only 'or the purpose of heating Cleveand. The committee 011 lules had a hot seslion thic Clardy, of Missouri, >rotested against action 011 the unit rule n tne awjwncc of the New Yorkers, but Chairman English said it was necessary hat the committee should report. Filally the minority report, in favor of the init rule, was adopted?24 to lb. The contests in the 23rd and 25tli disricts of Pennsylvania, were decided by leating the contestees. The contest in irst Ohio district and t'ue Utah contest vere referred to a sub committee of five, vith instructions to report to the full '.ommittee this morning. The sub-comnittee on this contest subsequently retorted in favor of Mr. Barnard, the siting member. Adopted. '1 he contest in Utah between the Caine ind Power delegates was decided in favor tf the Caine delegates by an unanimous rote, and John T. Caine and Henry B. Ueudet Bon were declared duly accorded ielegatcs from the Territory of Utah. Chairman Uamb, of Indiana, were diIn ntul/n * ilriftnimniin ~ - - ?? iinnuilllUUO ItjlUI I IU he couvcution on all the contested cases lubmitted to the committee for considersion At 11:17 me New York delegation./olowed by "Bow' Crokcr and Governor ''lower and CUalimnn Murphy, hand in land, and dowdy by the rest of the New fork delegation, made their way to their eats accompanied by cheers. Cleveland's nanager Whltrey came in soon afterwards, and joined the "anti-snappers" imid applause. In the long wait the band was the only soarcc of relief for the imlatient galleries and they played over igain all the tunes that captured opprovil yesterday. Precisely ? IS.50 Temporary Chairnan Owens rao^r^ i he,.convention to XrtM'r. Cjuob County 1 Church of Chicago, to offer prayer. He ; asked that the convention be guided to choose a representative of modern progressive Democracy and prayed that the party might proceed to victory not for the spoils of office. Just aa the prayer concluded the Iowa phalanx entered the hall, the big blue banner with the pic/- rooo Unrns Kcoejouo?La ?a?_L_ them. There were cheers from all parts < of the hall, and the baud inappropriately 1 struck up "Maryland, My Maryland." When the music ceased the temporary < chairman brought his gavel down and < announced that the first business of the 1 convention would be the report of the i committee on credentials. Be asked if < that committee was ready to report. "Be- ' fore any one could reply, Mr Watson, of Minnesota, got the floor and in a brief ' speech moved that the courtesies of the i platform be extended to ex-Senators Jas I K Doolittle and Lyman Trumbull. The ] chair declared this motion carried without putting it. The chairman again aik- i ed if the committee on credentials were ready to report. i Mr, Shaw, of Maryland, from the ex- i treme rear of the hall, replied that they i were not. i The chair?"At what time can the com- I mittee state that they will be ready?" Mr. Shaw?"Not before two o'clock." i This announcement was received with j a subdued murmcr of disappointment. | The chairmau enquired what was the | next pleasure of the convention, the committee not being ready to report. Mi. Bronson, of Kentucky, got the floor and moved that the chair appoint a committee of two to wait on the committee on credentials and ask when they would be ready to report. I It * uc iinniuu nnjj ni;uni iu, nuu iUI. Bronson,of Kentucky, and Mr. Pollard, of Indiana, were appoictcd. Mr. English, of Indiana, chairman of the committee on rules and order of business, then took the platform and read the cominittee'6 report as follows: As chairman of the committee on rules and order of business I have been instructed by a majority of that committee to sub niit the following report: We recommend that the following order of business be observed in this convention: 1?Report of committee on credentials. ??Report of the committee on organization. 3?Report of the committee on resolutions and platform. 4?Report of the committee on nomination of the President of the United States. 5 ? Report of the committee on nomi ination of Vice President of the United States. Your committee fuither recommends that the rules of the last national Democratic convention shall be adopted for the government of the convention. To the surprise of the convention, no minoiity report was presented and on motion the majority report presented hj Mr. English was adopted without objection. The chairman asked if the committee on resolutions was ready to report There was no reply and in the interval that followed the band struck up a lively air. At the conclusion of thi9 performance, Mr. Phelps, of Missouri, was recognized to present a zinc gavel. He said: "Mr. Chairman, in behalf of the zinc producers and miners of Missouri, 1 present to you this gavel, not mado from tin or stolen from a Nebraska homestead, but mined and made in Jasper county, Mo., and bearing the inscription 'We need no protection,' as a protest against the mockery of legislation which imposes a useless tariff of thirty per cent, upon the metal as a pretext for taxing the lamp, pick, shirt and blanket of the miner more than forty per cent. The miner is ready to do his part in giving the electoral vote of Missouri to the nominees of the convention by 40,000 majority." The chairman accepting the gavel repeated in substance the .remarks of Mr. Phelps which had been almost inaudible to the convention. The chairman of the committee on resolutions not being in sight the chairman ordered the clerk to ask the delegation to send to the desk the names of members of the national committee and of the committee of notification. The roll call was about to proceed when Mr. Owens, of Kentucky, asked how the State of Pennsylvania" was recorded. Being advised, he said: "In the face of that, I want to call the attention of the convention to the fact that New York is still Democratic." There were mingled cheers at this announcement. Then the call of the roll proceeded with the announcements being greeted with eheeis. There was a minute of suspense and then the clerk announced thevote564 ayes and 342 noes. The announcement was greeted with cheering and waving of hats. The New York delegate proposed three cheers for Henry \Yatterson and the New York delegation gave them heartilv Na vt PdtiiA f l?o p/tAonfl o?tn/.l? 'j ' - uu iuc platform?the opposition to the silver plank. Mr. Patterson, of f'olorado, said there was a point of difft i> nee in the committee on rcsolu'ions- It lela'ed to the coinage plank and the substitute that some of the members from the South and West offered considered the word "free" before the coinage and substitute would have it read as followr"We denounce the Kepublican legislation known as the Sherman act of 1890 as a cowardly makeshift fraught with T?*V1D B. HILIj. puBuiuiiities or danger in future which should make all of its supporters as well m Ita tnthar tntinni for Its immIv rs> me hurrah or an boar before wm n> newed. The delegates sprang to their leet, many of them mounting chairs; hats were thrown in the air, and the noise of cheering was deafening. Michigan's ' banner was wared aloft again. The enthusiastic banner-bearer forgot discretion, and, taking the banner across the aisle, flaunted it in the face of the New York delegates. ("Jen. Sickles resented this impertinence, and denounced it, and be was joined by other members of the delega lion. Mayor Manning, of Albany, pat out bis foot to bar tbe aisle where he sat, and the banner-bearer fell. Michigan men were across the aisle in an instant, and it looked as though blows would follow. Gen. Sickles: "We in New York are gentlemen, and do not propose lo be insulted." "So are we," said a man from Michigan, "and we know how to behave ourselves." "You cannot carry that man's banner across here," said 8ickles," waring bis crutch in the air. "We propose to say who shall be our candidate and we do not want to bare Michigan ramming their candidates down our throats." j nen a luiouigan delegate poured oil uu the troubled waters by laying: "The inau was told not to raise the banner and he had no right to go over in the NewYork delegation In any event," and the conflict which threatened blows came to an end. The cheering continued intermittinglv for ten minutes. The chairman succeeded iu poundiug order with his gavel and Governor Abbelt went on. At the next sentence : "Not only will he receive the support of every Democrat in the land" there were cries of "No," and counter cries of "Yes" from all over the hall. Stopping a moment, the Governor repeated ; "I said every Democrat," laying a strong emphasis on the word "Democrat." The point brought down the house. At another poiut where Gov. Abbett paused, some one cried: "Give us a Democrat," but it did not provoke a demonstration. When Governor Abbett came to the review of the modern heroes of Democracy each was cheered in moderation from Russell to Boies, but when David B. Hill's name was mentioned Tammanj- and the New York delegation led a demonstration second only to that which the Cleveland men had made. Mounting their chairs the New Yorkers led a cheering army which found recruits momentarily in everv part of theJisll. Twice the New York men sat down but each time the cheering started anew and again and again the friends arid admirers of Hill arose to their feet. Just behind the chairman, Dr. Mary Walker stood almost alone waving a white bandkerhief in the face of the convention. After the speech of Gov. Abbett. carried on aud closed amid much confusion, English, of Indiana, took the platform to second the nomination of Cleveland, saying that Senator Voorbecs was confined to his bed by severe incur position. A letter was read from Voorhecs, endorsing Cleveland, aud was loudly cheertd. At 11.45 n.rn.. Duneomh took th? nlat.. form to present the name of Boies, of Iowa, saying that for the first time a man would be presented for the high office of President who liver west of ttie Mississippi river. After Duncomb had concluded the rain was pouring iu torrents and the lightning flashing, and the chairman took refuge under an umbrella. Colorado being reached, yielded to New York, when \V. C. DeWilt, of Brooklyn, made his way up the aisle to nominate 8enatoy Hill. But the storm was to great that the New York delegation unanimously requested him to pan** until it should anate. In a few minutes the raging of the elements having diminished Mr. DeWitt made a very stirring and forcible speech in behalf of the Now York Senator, and in conclusion, after defending the mid-winter convention, said: "Ours is tbe coign of vantage, the point of strategy, the very spot of victory or defeat. We appreciate the responsibility of our position and would speak to you like men whose blood flows in their words." After the nominations had been made and seconded, and motions to adjourn had been repeatedly defeated, the roll of States was called as follows: Alabama 14 for Cleveland, 4 Morrison, 2 for Campbell. Arkansas, Cleveland 6. California, Cleveland 18. Colorado, Ilill 8, Boies 5. Connecticut, Cleveland 12. Georgia, Hill 5, Gorman 4, Cleveland 17. Idaho, Boies 0. Illinois Cleveland 4e. Indiana,Cleveland 80. Iowa, Boies 20. Kansae, Cleveland 20 Kentucky. Carlisle fl; Boies 2; tiers Inuu ib. Ending with Kenluckyv-Cltveland has Louisiana. Boies 11, Cleveland 8, Hill 1, Gorman 1. Maine, Hill 1, Whitney 1, Gorman 1, Cleveland 0. Maryland, Cleveland 6, Go? man 9 1-9. Massachusetts, Cleveland 24, Hill 4 Boies 1, Russell 1. Michigan, Cleveland 98. Minnesota, Cleveland 18. Mississippi, Hill 8, Gorman 4, Boles BjSi Ct?velan<* Missouri, Cleveland M. Montana, Koiaa A;. EjflM Nebraska Uwe g^$k.Trr?n 1. <jv&- os <CT-i country and free oo9^T of both both gold and direr withH discrimination against either metal ?t charge for mintage." m; s The rest of the reeoluttoftgn* left unchanged. JF The chairman quietly put he motion and it was carried by a large majority?so large that there was no dwisioa ana the chairman then put the question on the adoption of the platform. There were some disseAtlag votes, but the chairman declared the platform idopted. The chairman then announced that the next question waa the call of the roll of States for nominations of candidates for President. <At this Lhe convention loudly cheered^ When Alabama was called a delegate named Fenton jumped on his chair and moved an adjournment, but without heeding the motion the secretary pro* proceeded with the call. Arkansas vielded her place to New Jersey and #mid cheers, Governor Leon Abbett, of New Jersey, was recognlaednnd took the stand to nominate Grover Cleveland, lie stood Just behind the chairman's desk, a rssz m ares t hrough the great H?l. When Got. Abbett named Cleveland I North Carol!**, Stevenson of Illinois, 1 16 8-6; Morrison 1; Cleveland 8 1-8; Boies 1. North Dakota, Cleveland 6. * Ohio, Cleveland 14; Bois 16; Carlisle 5HHI 6; Gorman 6. Oregon, Cleveland 8, Pennsylvania, Cleveland 64. Rhode Island, Cleveland 8. South Carolina, Boles 14; Hill 8; Clove land 1. South Dakota, Cleveland 7; Boies 1. Tennessee, Cleveland 84. ' Texas, Hill 1; Boies 6; Cleveland 83. * Vermont, Cleveland 8. Virginia, Cleveland 12, Hill 11, Oor* ? man 1. 1 Washington, Cleveland 8. < West Virginia, Cleveland 7, Hill 1, Pattison 1, Gorman 3. I Wiseensin. Cleveland 24. Onthisbal- ( lot Cleveland has 394 1-2. Wyoming, Gorman 3, Cleveland 8. Alaska vote nominates Cleveland. < Alaska, Cleveland 2. * Arizona. Cleveland 3. (Great cheer- 1 filstrictof Columbia, Cleveland 3. t * Cleveland 4. J rw.k a Indian Territory, Cleveland a. " Total vote: Cleveland 616 1-2, Hill 112, Boies 103, Gorman 86 1-2, Stevenson > 16 2-8, Morrison 5, Carlisle 15, Campbell i 2, Pattison 1, Whitney 1, Russell 1.' . Texas, West Virginia and Maryland change votes to Cleveland. On motion of Ohio, Cleveland is declared nomiuated ' by acclamation at 3:43 a. m., Chicago time, f (446 our time.) t STEVENSON SECONP ri.At G, The followiug candidates were put in | nomination for Vice-President Thursday t morning: Arkansas nominated Isaac F. Gray, of Ind iana. M ichigan nominated Allan R . Morse. J K entucky nominated Adlai K. Steven- ? sou, of Illinois. Mr. Elias stood ou the chair wlieu fl North Carolina was called and second* d the nomination of Sreveuson. lie said that if Mr. Stevenson was wise enough 1 "to be in the cabinet of the Hon. (Jrover * Cleveland, he was fit to run on the tick et with him." ? Stevenson was nomiuated ou the first c ballot, and by motion of Ohio it was f made unanimous. ^ THE V1RCTNIA PEOPLES PARTY. I 1 t An Independent State Convention at ] Richmond. < Richmond, Va.?The first convention of the People's Party of Virginia was oaUed to order in Hanger Hall with 70 delegates. Capt. Edrnond R. Cocke, ej Cumberland county,was temporary chairman. J. J. Silvcy, State Secretary of J the Alliance, was chosen secretary. I Col. Beverley and son, J. Brad. Bever- | ley, of Fauquier, made addresses. The Committee en Organization and Or ( der of Busiucss then submitted the fol lowing report, which was adopted : ( "Permanent Chairman?General James , G. Field. J "Permanent Secretary?J. J. Silvey. "We recommend that each district del- j egation nominate a temporary district j chairmau, u district elector, and district delegates to Omaha, THE PLATFORM. At this point in the proceedings the Committee on Platform submitted its report, recommending aud reaffirming the Dill of rights of the Industrial Conference held at St. Louis on February 22, 1802; declaring for the union of labor forces; demanding a national currency, safe, sound, flexible, aud issued by the Sneral government only; >demanding je and unlimited coinage of silver; demanding that the amount o' circulating medium be not less than $50 per capita; demanding that postal savings banks be established by the government; asserting that all lands now held by railroads and other corporation? in excels of their actual need?, aud all lands now owned by aliens should be reclaimed by the government and held for actual settlers; nsscrting i hat the telegraph and telephones, like the postoflice system, is a u* cessity for the transmission of news and should be owned and operated by the government in the iutercst of the people. The third and last plank in the platform was: "We declare for honest elections, the great bulwark of American liberty, that , the will of the people, may be expressed, uncontrolled by vicious partisan laws and machiuery, either federal or State, or by the influence of money power, and we j call upon every freeman to use all lawful aim just menus u? jMtvnn mum, ucn ii, and abuse in conducting elections." The entire report was unanimously adopted, and after the transaction of considerable unimportant business the con vention adjeurned. Cotton Raisin? in Peru. Washington, D. 0.?United States Consul Daughertv at Callao, Peru, has made an interesting report to the Department of Stnte on cotton raising in Peru. Calculating expenses of three and a half years, covering six crops, the cost of unginned cotton per quintal, delivered at a ginning establishment, may safely be set down at 1 95 silver sols. Prior to IHH5 the principal market for Peru cotton was Liverpool, though a few shipments were made direct to Hamburg, where its special ada'ablity for admixture with woolen goods was first recognized. Since the above mentioned ye ?rs the direct shipments to New York have been annually increasing. The cotlon is put up in biles of about 175 pounds, fir the convenience of carriage by mule to the coast 1 I Plucky Officer va. Desperadoes. < BnwiKflHAU, Ala..?Jim and J nek Morrison, of the Moriisoe gang, were ran down by s detective end a guide Wedneedey. When ordered to holdup their bands the Morrison drew their rc oivsr* and began firing. The officer* replied in kind; with the result that Jin? J was killed and Jack fatally wounded# The officer reived a alight flesh wound J . toypu sonool enrolls**! fpr the I'n'ted fltatee lest year wed 14,800,000 I I'l'tewludM universities, private an . I ptre:hi?i schools have 1,500,000. tekgruu and News 6f ImptiHanot ? Prom Everywhere. * * lorn* Remarkable Events Happen- ' lDf Within and Without the Stat*. The Democrat* of the ninth congres lonal dUtriot of Texas have re nomTnat 'd Joseph D. Sawyer for Congress. L. E. Leonard, president of the Farm >re' Alliance of Missouri, will accept tho People's party nomination for Governor >f that State. ,-v Buffalo Bill presented the Wih .West Show before Queen Vict' ria at Windsor an Friday. Col. Dan Rice, the veteran showman, iffers te bet 85.000 serfs of land in Ton. i leasee, worth $250,000, that Cleveland R will carry New York. Benor Matta, who was minister from Jhili to Washington, has written n book A lefcnding his course in the Haiti mure 4 iffair. s Ravachol, the anarchiit and dynamiter, las been placed ou trial at Montbrisson, France, cnaigod with committing ft??: nurdcrs. It in said that the new German army >ill will increase Emperor William's orces by 03,000 men an<l add 00.000,000 narks to the budget. In Chicago, Agnes Huntington's chorus firls were fiucd $2.50 for wearing Cloveuud badges ou the stage, and the girls hereupon destroyed sixty costumes. An anti-tobacco movement has been itartcd st Chattanooga, aided by a liijuid ^reparation which causes a disgust for he weed either for smoking or chewing, die reformers carry a little vial of this intidoto in their pockets, and take a sip vheneverthe craving returns. Thfc figures heretofore given out of the otul population of the I'nitcd Rates verc close approximations only, snd did lot include Alaska and some of the Inliun tribes. The count has now been 1 i?m|>Uud and verified, and the total a ropulation is officially stated to he 01,- * 70,766. ( ( The People's party of Montaua have s lowinatcd Miss Emma Know It s for at ( orney general, and the candidate of the ( independents of Noith Dakota for super- ( endent of public instruction is Mrs. ^ Kisenhuth, who ran for tho same office jn the Democratic ticket last year. Mr. Cleveland at Home. Buzzards Bav, Mass.?The wire in Mr. Cleveland's house was at ivork pour- ! Ing in congratulations to Mr. Cleveland . troin all parts of tho country. Before tho tired out telegraph operator resumed ' his post at the private wire in Gray Dairies over forty messages had been receiv- Jj ;d at tho Buzzards Bay telegraph office. About 10 o'clock the telegrams began to J :omc in pretty lively. They were from people in all positions in official as well is civil life. Mr. Cleveland said that he was deeply I ouehed by this latest mark of esteem 1 rrom his party. Me felt coulidcnt, bo letlarcd, that his fellow countrymen stood ready to place the mark of approvd on true Democracy, and persistency in the advocacy of these principles was all that was necessary to succeed. He did not think that differences in Democratic conventions were at all hurtful, but in view of the importance of Democratic success he could not conceive of any reason for lack of harmony or united and active efforts to win in the coming campaign. A reporter for the United Press called at the Cleveland house. Mr. Cleveland, Mrs. Cleveland aud Gov. Kusscll and Comedian Jefferson were at breakfast. Mr. Cleveland met the Heprcsentative, to n hom he said in reply to a question us to ivhcthc-i Iju had any furthor message to nuke public concerning the work of the jj convention: "I have nothing tossy he- ^ loud what I have nlread v i/iven out The :<> . volition lr.s not >et finished i Ik It bora, iik) until it hns it seems to ine that any thing from me would be out of place, ind open to mineonstinotion." New Industries in the Southin its weekly review of new Southern mterprises the Manufacturers' Record of Baltimore, in its last issue, includes the following important items: A $75,000 coal mining and lumber manufacturing company at Oakland, Md.; a $20,000 cottonseed oil mil! company at Longview, Texas, an $80,000 iiroora nnd bin h manufacturing company it Nashville, Tenn. : a $100,000 sponge :ompany at >St. Marks, Fin. ; a $20,000 wood novelty company at Roanoke, Va ; i $10.000ship building and dealing coirtlauv at Suffolk, Va ; a $20,000 water works company and a $200,000 brick company at Alexandria, Va. ; a 25,000 mblishiug company nt Baltimore, Md. ; i 150,000 brewing company at Binntugtiam. Ala.; a $801,000 brewing company it Louisville, ICy.; a $800.0<0 sugar reining company at Alexandria, La.; a $5,000 cider lnanufacturiiig company at Columbus, fia ; u $100,OjO tool company it Whee'ing, W. Va. ; a $25,000 hotel, lectric light and water works company it Rayiiid. W. Va. ; a $80,000 cotton oil company at I.adonia, Texas: a *25.000 irrigation company and a $|u.000 orange grove company at Orlando. Fla . a $20.800 lumber and veneer company a' Waraell, Fla ; a $20,000 phosphate and fertilizer company at Bloomfleld, Fla ; ft M00,?-00 coal shipping company at Port* and. Texas; a $100,000 thread matm racturingcompany at Savannah, <?a. ;a lit (U1A .v.. II-.., I P ?CF, VVV |?niicy maiiiiini it i'. nushoro, \V. V?? ; a f'^0 >,000 lumber ;ompaiiy at Sunshiny, N. C , and n )00 milling company >.t Keyset. W Va An Bx-Congressman Murdered. Memphis, Temn. ? Judge J. B Mor gao, ex-Congressman from Mississippi, was k!l!ed near Horn Lake bj Henry Foster, a lawyer. Foster walked into a ear and fired two buMets into Morgan's head. An English' and iwasfern syndicate will invest (Jin the purchase and operation J0 the New Orleans cotton presscs^^|BBR'' Ballad on th? Dsath of {tel. . ? !h? Aaii-Option Bill B?for? Oongrnsa. "Mom Good Work N?*d*d,M . ?y? FrofrmiTt Ftrmor. V in mrmoriam. T DM. 4. * NOPOHTOX . noblt man It mltatng from the front rank In the dchi, i voice It huthed which net er tpoka eteept for truth and right. IU valiant form no more thMll trad nttr Turcot tntht . fray. 1U forceful face In tlumhtr tltapt. our ohlaf hat patted away, ret while we mourn, at mortal mutt,for hint we lotad to (reel. Ve'll face the work he left to do, and trutt attain |o meet; lo Uvea, though loat to mortal tight, ha act*. though naught we aee. !e atlll Intplre* the gathering holla, he helpt t o make men frue. 'heu doubt not ya. who loro<1 htm here, the purpose from on hi h. uch eoula at hit Immortal are, they were not bom to die; II* name our ahlbboleth thall be, hit teal our model grand, .tuong the nation's honored dead hia tombs shall ever ttandt indon^jie Aaft which marfct the ?pof of hit I tut fe'll carve thete wordt: 'Ha tow*? tha tdhd that freedom men might reap." e * a a a a LAND ? LABOR?CAIMTA1 ST PM *. t HOl'OMTOIt. AuRlrlent teed, a tpade or to. A plot of fertile land. And laltor at a free l>orn man Among hit kind can viand; Hut If one half llie crop mutt go For utc of aeod and spade. If half of what remalna a* rent Kor u*? of land Is paid, i nen tauor r.?on*<i, ?l*vc. mun iw Its Inrlepomtent plsro, Car unrvqultM toll create* A fecblr, M>rvll* rse*. If trade, by manifold dc?1gn*. I? rendered *wWt snd free. If money How* steady court*. Then Indolence will flee; Hut If n drought of mean* exl?t?, Kxchnngc* fall or Itag. And business to a alandatlll come*. And enterprise* lag. Then trnmp* begin to beg for bread. And vlee nnd ertine ap|M>ar; An l health end wenltli and lispplnrat dive ua.v in want and fear tl a plain to see that what we need To drive dull time away. I* freedom to produce and trade, Aud none to *ay u*. "nay." ****** W a hill no ton, I). C.--Lnst Monday, n the House, just after reading, U prer ontative Hatch moved a sutj ension of ulcs ko that his pet measure, the Anti)ptiou bill, could be considered tmrnr lintely. He was bitterly opposed, but tucceedcd iu finding sufiicient support to iarry his measure. The House refused 0 allow more than 15 minutes to each tide for debate, and by vote prohibited the extension of remarks in the Hecord. 9o this very important measure was rushed through in n little over a half hour, and carried by a vote of 1(17 to 4H. The bill fixes u I'cense tnx of $1,000 per year on dealers in futures nnd optious, nnd u tax of 5 cents n pound on cottou, hops, pork, lard, hacou, nnd other edible products of swine, and of 2>conts 1 bushel on wheat, corn, oats, rye, bar ey, gtass seed, and (lax seed ? if sold lunject to any option or future ? out tact The hill has been sent to the 8c!it<o and aid on the table, us there is tonic doubt :o which committee it should he referred ****** MO UK OOOD WOll K NEKDRD Mr. Powderlv, loader of the Knights >f Labor, reports his organization in ex:ellent shape Nearly 8.000 member* lave been added in the past three months. ii io f% mjju iiiiu^ 11 ww iu inurcHiic 11if* Membership of the Alliance, and it would ml ba a bad idea to do some missionary vork among people outside the Alliance. I'ake none but good men. It makes no liffeiencc how poor they aie nor how ich, but be sure they are good men. Every farmer and mechanic in the land >hould be taking put in the Alliance nertinga and reading reform liteiatoie. Like the Knights of Labor and all limilar organizations, the Alliance hat reached the point whcie there is rolid Dottom. All organizations tike in unworthy people, all make mistakes The Alliance ia now in a health? condition some vi the unworthy incmbtis ni e in it ret, but those who expected to get rich it once and accomplish in a day things hat hits taken years to accomplish, have hopped out, and mow it is the greatest ilid by I ?i the most influential organisation in tin* w .iId By i ucful inanagcnentand patience it will yet revolutionize his country, and at no distant day. Stand ,o your guns. Progressive (turner. + *?*** Pardridge, the Chicago grain ga ? h'.er, lia I about $400,000 of his ill gotten gains squeezed out of him by the recent iharp advonce in wheat and curu. If tlie hardworking growers of these staples had secured this money, there would have been some comfort in contemplating the operation. But as it simply transferrer! the money fiom oue lobbcr to mother, the general public is uot specially interested in the matter. ****** I'K ESIDENT FOLK'S SUCCESSOR 11. L Loucks, of South Dakota, VicePresident. of the National Alliance, will jow become President. He is editor of he Dakota Kuralist, the most influential paper in the State, and has been prornilently connected with the Alliance inovemeut since its introduction. He is said to be an educated man, a sfAd/1 unool/oi' ni l lino ?n tiKimrlnnoo Af "I'"1"" v. Bjood, rominou sense, and a character entirely above reproach. t + ? < Ovei 21,000,"CO acres o( land in the the United States are owned by foreign noblemen. r < * Act ordinor to the rsfi -j.itea of the Agricultural i^oparttnent the prople of the United 8tates aie s* indled out of not leM th?o $?9,000,000 ,i jrai bjr the practice of adulterating foods. Strewn With Corps#*. Caixutta.?Th# cholera is raging with increased mortality in Persia and Afghanistan. In Turbatyshan thestr.eta are said to be strewn with corpse?. Mollahs parade the stree s reading aloud the Koran and leading thousands who hope by such means they can csca e the disease No physicians are .'.t hand In the jail at Moulmeino, Buimah. there have l> en ahead? sev?rnl tlcath* from cholera nu<1 the 70!) prisonei* have b en removed lo Kvauktan. In Meshed, Perils, there hive been 550 deaths in two days. f