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house IN the directions OF the presen
voters.
SLEEPING UNDER THE SIDEWALKS.

The chances that some people viii take
and the privations they will uncomplain-
ingly endure when an opportunity is af-
forded to see the great show at low rates,
almost pass belief In a walk IN less
than half mile on the West Side at
about 3 O'Clock in the morning areporter
counted no less than ten Young men
who were partly secluded in door
ways. With two exceptions they
were sleeping soundly. One young
fellow, plainly but neatly dressed,
was wide awake and in talkative mood.
In answer to number of questions, he
said: 81 am from Indianapolis Came
here day before yesterday and / am going
to stay here until some oneis nominated.
Broke. Not much. Got nearly IS left
and ticket back home. Had ST. 90 when
/ started, and spent 60 cents for round
trip ticket If l had gone to a hotel I
would have been dead broke before this.
Went out to Garfield Park last night,
and had just got to sleep when police
man came along and fired me out found
good place under a sidewalk and
slept first rate. There's friend of mine
sound asleep under the sidewalk over
there" pointing to an elevated sidewalk
a few rods away, land l am going to re-
tire for the night as soon as finish this
cigar. Gosh! but they are having lots of
fun In this blamed town, amt they?
Beats all the Fourth of Julys ever saw,
and I've seen some handles. Guess I'll
tumble in or I'll be late this morning
Got to march most all day. Good night"
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IIGtf
Cheap Rates

Via the Missouri Pacific railway, the
new short line To all Colorado, Utah aud
Pacific coast points. Commencing April
Ist and continuing thereafter until sep
TENDER 30. round trip Jackets will bc sold
via this line 20 Pueblo, Denver, Colorado
Springs and Msnifou at $3.50. " Ogden
and Salt Lake at ~. % aud other points in
proportion. Tickets good thre. months
with limit Of thirty days ia each direction
allowing stop overs ~ any point. Leaving
Wichita at 80 p. IN passengers have
choice of elegant new free reclining chair
carr, (the only line having this service. OF
Pullman buffet sleepers 70 Denver. From
Geneseo through 10 Denver without
change Quickest time AID finest road.
For reservation Of berths or any inforrns-
tion call AZ city ticket ofiice. No. ~ North
Main street. T. =. BIECKLET.
I20tf Pass. add Ikt. Agt.
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engineer corps of the commission in
speeding the Pacific railroads were at
Rawlins, Wyo., in sight of the CONT
mental divide, on one of the peaks lear
the town an engineer from Springfield,
H., placed stone with shelby NJ.
Cullom for president in 1885," upon a
column of stones marked in different
ways by visitors.
WThe Plumed Knights Glee club, We'll
Gngtou, Kas.. is composed of twelve
young lnen who have fine voices and 3
stock of clever campaign songs. The club
can arouse enthusiasm. Following are the
members: First tenors, j. L. Wetzel, c.
A Cambria, j. s. Dey; second tenors,
W. J. Werner, W. D. Mckinstry, L. S.
Cogswel; first bass. H. L. Woods. H. J.
Bone, Ret. Willard; second bass,
Fletcher Price, G. e. Davis, R. c.
Guthrie; J. D. Decker, musical director.
An angry politician was John Gala
han, from Iowa, when arraGned before
Justice Kersten. Il was disorderly, of
course. l had right to be. What
would you do, Judge, if q lot Of damnable
thieves stepped up and went through
you for $3.50? That's what was done to
me, and l bowled, and am still bowling.
/ separated from my friends at night to
see the town. I've seen it, and wish the
convention was over "You are dis
charged" said the court. ''Your pun
tshment has been sufficiently severe''
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ID THE sPKAKER's STAND.

FEoM BEHIND THE SPEAKERS STAND.
nence-Lincoln and Grant-the great
civilian filed with the spirit Of inspired
craftsmanship, the great warrior whose
military inspiration fulfilled the others
and saved nation. A galaxy Of stars,
q robe of red, white and blue fittingly
surrounds these portraits Of the nations
great men.
The vast size of the galleries in the
rear of the hall ct once strikes tie spec
tator as he enters the hall. These rise
tier above tier, each of them capable of
seating as many people as the whole OF
an ordinary hall, even of the larger di-
mansions, the largest of this pyramid OF
galleries being capable of seating 1900
persons.
The iron columns which support these
immense and almost distinct auditori-
ums, when viewed from distance seem
like gossamer threads. The galleries in
fact are the permanent galleries of the
auditorium building and not galleries
temporarily constructed for the purposes
of the convention. Strength and safety
were the prominent ideas kept in view
and no safer galleries can be found in
any building in the city. They are fairy
like in look. But this is a fancy char
acteristic of the whole interior. 1t is a
fancy interior. Lightness and grace of
effect have been sought rather than the
gloomy magnifcence of the great halls
Of the middle ages.
There are many detached portions of
the hall and its furnishings that are
well worthy of special mention. The
speakers desk is one of these. 1t is a
marvel of emblematized patriotism. At
the apex of the front of it is the bird of
freedom in all the richness of gilt. Be-
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WHAT DEPEW WOULD SACRIFICE.

Chauncey N. Depew, before the nomi-
nations, said: eff it should happen that
should be nominated as the candidate of
the Republican party for president,
within one week from the day Of my re-
turn to New York should write let
ter to every institution of which am
president, director or trustee, resigDing
my position in each. This would be due
to the obligation I owe to the people, for
the Office of president of the United
States is one which can have no divided
allegiance. l am president of the New
York Central and Of the West Shore
railroads, director in many other rail-
roads, and trustee of many public insti-
tutions. I may add that l am trustee for
more private fortunes than any fifty law
yers in the world. There are many fami
lies of wealth now living abroad whose
whole fortunes are in my hands, with
out bond or security Of any kind. In
the twenty-five years that | have
been building up the position that has
thus come to me, / have had no time to
accumulate a private fortune that, per
haps, might have acquired had given
more attention to my own private affairs
and less to the affairs of others. The in
come, however. which l derive from
these various Offices and trusts is equal
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GOSSIP ABOUT TIE BOOMERS.

Whitelaw Reid was for Blaine and
Foraker.
Walker and Emmons Blaine called at
the Alger headquarters,
The greatest number of delegates were
quarered at the Grand Pacific.
The Alger boomers wore red neckties,
the color of the Custer brigade.
Gresham's boom was all in Chicago,
and it weakened from the start.
Eight carloads of people from from st.
Joseph, Mo, arrived in one day.
1t was the largest crowd that ever as
sembled in Chicago for any convention.
Everybody who spoke of a dark
horse" mentioned Gen. Mckinley of
Ohio.
Mayor Roche Of Chicago presented a
solid silver and gold gavel to the con-
yention.
The Washington correspondents, num-
bering about thirty, arrived on a special
train Friday.
The Allison men opened their head
quarters in the ladies ordinary of the
Grand Pacific with blare of trumpets
and ton OF roses.
The motto of the Michigan club was
''The first duty of good govern
ment is to protect its own citizens, " and
it surmounted an Alger picture.
Twelve turnstiles were used at the en-
frances TO the convention hall. These
registered each person entering, from
which a ticket-coupon was demanded.
Mr.. Works of Illinois presented TO the
chairman gavel made Of wood from the
desk in the tannery in Galena, Ills, be-
longing to Grant. The presentation was
received with great applause.
Blaine was on the ocean, Robert Lin
coin in Europe. Depev, Phelps, MeKin-
ley, Gresham and Foraker were in Chi
cago, Rusk at Madison, Harrison at In
dianapolis, Alger in Michigan. John
Sherman in Ohio, and Stanford in Wash.
ington.
Webster Flanagan, of Fianazan's
Mills, Texas, was q prominent delegate.
No one who attended the Republican Ds-
tional convention N 1854. or who read
the proceedings of that memorable body
viii fail to remember Flanagan. His fa-
nous inquiry, what are we here for
has passed into political history. he
is q Sherman boomer, this time.
The badges OF the delegates were
lost in the badges Of the crowd There
was hardly visitor in the city who was
not wearing badge Of some description.
The visitors had g larger collection Of
fayorite sons than the delegates. Here
and there was a Foraker badge among
the visitors from Ohio. Ladies in the
hotels were wearing the badges Of their
favorite candidates.
The Texas delegation brought with /.
a fine pair Of broad horns and two bales
of cotton rolled up in satin Il brought
typical representatives Of the ''Etake6
plain, - the black belt, and the thriv-
ing portion Of tbs country lying round
about Austin and Galveston II brought
eight colored men aad eighteen white
men. but il brought Nc boom FOR any
particular candidate.
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CHAIRMAN JONES OPENING CONVENTION.
meath is a portrait Of "The Father
of His Country Again be-
meath this and on either hand are rich
silken draperies of the national colors,
while standards rear themselves at each
corner of the table, standing erect like
sentinels at their posts around the throne
of the convention. The great iron Orders
that form the Strengthening supports of
the roof are another feature worthy Of
special mention. These girders are
utilized in the scheme of effect, and made
use of as centers for electric light dis
play IN the form OF great stars of glory
about the delegates beneath.
The convention hall in the Exposition
building arranged for the Republican
national convention of 1884 was $50 feet
in width and $40 feet in length. The
distance from the chairman's platform to
the most distant row of seats at the
south end of the hall was $50 feet, and
the hall had total capacity for seating
8, 997 persons, exclusive of asman private
gallery erected by the directors of the
Exposition building. The dimensions of
the convention hall in the Auditorium
building are 100 feet by 246 feet. The
distance from the seat to be occupied by
the presiding officer of the convention to
the most distant row of seats in the gen
eral spectators end of the hall is lis
feet.
These figures show that though the
superficial measurement of the ground
floor of the present hall is somewhat
less than that of the hall in the EXposi-
ton building during the convention Of
'S4, the present hall has an actual greater
seating capacity than the Exposition hall
of 81 1t will be seen that the present
hall will seat almost as many as did the
old hall, and seat them more comfortably
and enable them to hear better than
could the most distant spectators in the
old hall, for while in the latter
the most distant spectator was $50
feet from the chairman's seat, the
most distant spectator in the new hall
will only be 115 feet from the speakers
stand. The acoustics of the present hall
are undoubtedly much superior to those
of the Exposition hall in every respect.
The conveniences for entering and exit
are also much more numerous, and much
better arranged than those of the old
hall.
The decorations eff the Auditorium
appear bewildering at frst-the exterior
and interior being covered with flags and
bunting. 1t required fourteen tons Of
red. white and blue bunting to decorate
the building as it now is. Streamers in
various artistic designs and colors, and
portraits and paintings of historic scenes
meet the eye everywhere. A great sheet
of terra Gotta bunting hangs as roof
between the sunlight which pours thro'
it from the great open space just above
the great gallery, ard relieves the other
wise monotony of so prodigal display
of national cciors.
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The BADGES AND DECORATIONS.

The Allison badge was Of satin and
gold with the lettering, For Presi-
dent, William B. Allison, 1883. "
The Sherman men wore plain badges of
fringed satin All the Indiana delegates
wore FED satin and gold badges, with
Harrison's name. The divided delsgs-
tons wore badges without names. New
York had plain blue satin badge, with
Delegates" across the top and Chicago,
jane IS, 1885" in the center Massa-
chusetts showed a modest white satin
badge, with the single word ''Massachu-
settSn
The handsonest badges of all were
those Of Colorado and California. The
Colorado badge is silver dollar. in the
center set of miners tools, consisting
of pick, shovel and hammer, and at the
bottom bucket of silver ore, the last
two being wrought in silver. The Cali
fornia badge is wrought in gold, the top
being g medal, the center bear and
stripes with the word California, and
the bottom the coat-of-arms Of the state.
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to the income from an investment of
s., 100000. With my nomination for the
presidency this income would absolutely
cease within two weeks from the date at
which the Republican convention should
name me as their candidate.
'Do not mistake me. This would not
be sacrifice, to be considered in return
fox the trust of So 600, 900 of free people
in making me their president. The
Office of president of this great people is
the proudest honor in the world, and one
which no consideration of personal sao-
ritice can outweigh"
On Wednesday Mr.. Depew's chances
were greatly lessened by the talk con-
corning his candidacy as lieutenant-gov-
ernor of New York on the Democratic
ticket in 1872.
An interesting episode at Nebraska
headquarters was the meeting of the
venerable John c. Fremont and Fred
Douglass, who had not seen each other
for several years
At nearly all the headquarters there
was profusion of flags. Enterprising
business houses on the streets adjoining
the convention hall were also plentifully
decorated. The Auditorium building
itself has vast expanse of tri-colored
bunting stretched across the exterior on
sll sides.
The Arkansas delegation was badly
split up In its preferences. Yer
mont favored Gresham. The Colorado
mon declined to make known their choice
In advance Of the convention. Allison
and AlGer had the bulk OF the Nebraska
delegation in its meeting. Massachu.
setts also resolved On a policy Of silence.
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The national committeeman selected
at the various caucuses included the fol-
CONVENTION NOTES.

The quiet methods of all workers were
characteristic of the gathering. The
dignity Of all the leaders in their work
shows that the affair is not regarded as
a grand blowout or picnic. a CORE
spondent who made it point to look for
drunken men failed all day to find a sim
gle man wearing q badge or button,
under the influence Of liquor. Again,
the crowd is distinctively American in
all its insignia and sentiment. The stars
and Stripes are good enough emblems for
these men. independence, too, charac-
terizes the crowd. The delegates do not
travel around in droves, but each seems
to act by himself There is life and in
telligently directed vigor everywhere.
THERE'S no bitterness manifested in
the discussions going on In every corner.
There is no artificial sentiment inspired
by the necessity Of accepting one man,
no biatancy and braggadocio. All is
earnestness pure and simple
~ had rather hold life tenure of the
Office OF president of the biggest railroad
corporation in America than TO be elected
president of the United States for
single term remarked one of the solid
delegates from a western state to group
of listeners. and /, said another in
response, had rather possess the ability
TO deliver of hand the brilliant addresses
that have fallen from the lips Of Depew,
during the last few years, than 70 have
the bull luck to i'll the place aud wear
the collar of Grover Cleveland for
whole lifetime" SO is the law Of COM
pensa,ion asserted. MI. Depew by his
fortunate business relations is most Ike
u barred from the presidency Of the re-
public, but he has a pretty good heritage
TO fall back upon. The presidency could
add nothing to the honor he has won.
Oae of the plessantest incidents of the
week, and one that attracted great 81
tention on sill sides, was a remarkable
ovation TO Mrs. John a Logan. The
famous generals widow paid a visit 10
the wife Of Stephen B. Elkins 81 the
rooms of the latter's husband in the
Grand Pacific hotel. The news that
Mrs Logan wss at Elkins' rooms spread
srsi~Li-- ana tha 1saz in n feT xnansntA
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ton looking down On the battlefield of
war. 1t is link between the last con-
veution and this.
The decorative features of the hall are
in harmony all through. It is the har-
mony of motive-of patriotic expression
through form and color, the harmony of
national embiems, OF banners and flags,
and stars and stripes, gracefully com
mingled. Science has here brought in
the aid of electricity, and electric light
iliuminates with an unwonted halo this
national Republican convention hall OF
'SS Over the spreading expanse of
ceiling, over the far extending lines Of
the gallery fronts, stars glittering from
every side in COUNTESS numbers almost
peep out from unexpected points from
81 around: and yet they seem so much
q part of the hall. Of the tout ensemble
OF the great interior, as hardly TO be no.
ticeable at first.
Around the gallery fronts that look
down upon this electric-lighted scene
are. in the upper tier. the shields OF the
V rious states and on the fronts OF the
lower galleries portraits of eli of Column
bias mighty sons. But two OF these
---.--;.- ~..-s ~,'+ NTH faroafnI arorza'-
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You are preparing 20 take journey there
are certain things absolutely necessary 70
q Travellers safety and comforts through
ticket that you are positive - good and At
q price that you know IL the lowest posi-
bic % be obtained anywhere.
Besides these essentials there are always
some minor details worth looking after,
such As having your baggage checked
through 70 destination. sleeping Car bagEhs
secured when desired and correct ifsforu2z-
ton regarding free reclining chairs clo-e
connections, Unio1 cspots, location q
trains. time, etc.
To have these details attended 70 by
those Of vel known reliability, respouss-
bllty, intelligence and long exf%r1sIce,
you will do well 20 call a. the Union fiexsc
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employees OF the A;chison- Topeka and
Santa Re and - Louis and san FTz-nctseo
lines. their authorized agents, representing
the hegr lines east. west, north Or south.
-Four trains daily 70 the East, all a them
s<,uiured with puiiEzn paiscs sieepiax
cars. both morning ard night trains
". - NcgDoCE.
Passenger ard Izckss Agent
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Each township trustee should have a
tr5ls:se's record. road record, poor rvcord
and 3 full So o. township records and othss
blanks. worth al iess, g. Also SONS s,s-
fionsry.
Each township treasurer should kAvs q
treasurer record
Zach township clerk 1eczlc have css-k'a
record and warrant book.
Zach justice u The peace ssoulf have q
civil docket, criminal docket. strzy reoord
transcripts. compiled laws q LES. and
fall azsortrrsE. o. His2Lk
EAca eooszabls should h8ss an assors
r1ent q blanks
Zach road ove-S<~r skc1id have . rad
over.sers account book. Trsc~spt book fcs
labor. rsces = bcok fer EXTRA work aGd
recelps book for nsx1erz@s uscd
Tl1e above should Dc furnished % The
or5ce-z 81 ssch vel regulated township a.
the expense q tbe township
For ssis a. tbs EAeLE ossos Orders
promptly SLED Dy mail o. express prspAs1
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ga1lu eagle
THE GREAT AUDITORIUM.
A DESCRIPTION OF CHIcAGO'S BEAU
TlFUL CONVENTION HALL.

The Handsomest and Largest Building
for Convention Purposes in the Coun-
try-Fourteen Tons of Bunting Used I'm
Decoration.
The Auditorium building, that will
cost 81, 225, 900 when finished, occupies
Dne-half the block bounded by Michigan
avenue on the east, Congress street on
The south and Wabash avenue on the
west. The hall in which the great Re-
publican convention is held is in the CEN
ter of the structure, and has a floor
measurement of )20x262 feet. 1t has two
galleries and is spanned by arches so feet
clear of the floor. IL is supplied with g.
$50 chairs. Divide the hall into three
portions lengthwise. La the middle third
are the seats of the delegates to the con-
yention. In front of them is the speak
FRS platform, backed by far-reaching
tiers of seats for spectators Back of the
delegates again stretch along to almost
dim distances other tiers Of seats, and
vast galleries ascending one above an
other to almost dizzy heights. On either
hand this speakers throne is bulwarked
by the representatives Of the press, while,
again, on either hand of these are the
rooms devoted to the telegraph opera
tors. Between this enthroned embodi-
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found herself surrounded by number
of such distinguished leaders as Chauncy
NJ. Depew, Thomas 7. Plart, Frank His
cock, B. F. Jones, Joseph II. Manley
and J. s. Clarkson, waiting TO do her
honor. The long procession that fol-
lowed included Gen. Green B. Raum of
Kentucky, John V. Farwel OF Chicago.
Attorney General Kitchener of Indiana.
United States Senators Aldrich and Hale,
G. A. Hobart of New Jersey, Samuel
Fessenden of Connecticut, Walker and
Enmons Blaine, Richard kerens of St.
Louis, and Col. Croker of San Fran
cisco.
When Stephen a. Douglas, Jr. was in
trcduced to some of the South Carolina
delegation, and the preliminaries had
been settled, one OF them leaned an ell
bow on the bar and asked Stephen, in
confidence, "What is there in this Gresh-
am boom, anyhow" Mr.. Douglas re-
piled that it reminded him Of the man
who asked a critics judgment OF his new
poem. ''The critic answered, Some things
in it are good and some things new, but the
new things are not good and the good
thing are not new II is the same with
this Gresham boom. 1t is made by poll
ticians and men who are not politicians.
The politicians do not want Gresham
nominated and the people who are not
politicians do. George r. Davis no more
wants Gresham than he wants 10 fly to
Heaven just now"
The European hotels on State street
are doing land Office business. A bed
near the roof of one of these caravan
saries costs about s.. Chicago never had
so many hotels before. On State street
as far down as Twenty-eighth street
signs are on about every other building
notifying the stranger that the hotel is
the delegates headquarters.
The name of Shelby II. Cullom prob
ably stands higher FOR the presidency
than any other. Last year when the
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CORNER CHICAGO AuprToRIua.

number. On one of the walls was an
allegorcal picture OF an Oregon bull rep
resenting protection" chasing Grover
Cleveland, who represents ''free trade"
into the Pacific ocean. The California
delegation gave reception to the dele
gates of other states. and entertained
their visitors with the music of splen-
did band. At the rear of the headquar
tiers the most interesting decorations
were huge cases of California wine which
reached nearly to the ceiling, and sur
mounted with flags