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men to break il by Offering combination of
Slocum and Morrison has not met WITH suili-
cient favor TO warrent the. beiief tina. sne
action of the delegation will be rescindeu De-
fore the first ballot is taken.
=, Not only are the Illinois men restiye soope
the unit rule. but they are displeased VITA lle
combination believed 10 have been Ilhao
by the Cleveland snappersfor Nice-Presldeut,
illinois has two favorite sons who are canol-
dates for the vice-presdency. One OF tnem on.
very dark horse-Hon. Lambert Tree ihe
other. Hon. A. Il. Stevenson, has been ehpiole,
ed tor some time as good man for the seconu
place on the ticket IA case the presluonc1
went 10 the East.
FIGHT OVER THE yIcE-pREsIDKScF'
The friends of Mr.. Cleveland were fearfri
OF the trouble that other delegations woqld
make If they thought that the support OF IN
diana was gained through q trade and fney
have denied constantly that there y any
agreement for the nomination Of MI. cray.
1T seems possible that if they have ma1e
trade they will not be able 20 deliver tne
goods even If Mr.. Cleveland Is nominated.
There will be several candidates for the sec
ond place. and If Mr.. Cleveland is nominateo
on the first ballot. az his friends still pr ies5
TO believe that he will be- there will be stlll
fight over tho vice-presidency, which VII
make the convention lively. Michigan viii
put up Judge Morse. Illinois Mr. Stevenson.
and California Congressman Geary. Horace
Boies. of Iowa, is strong possibility
although his supporters now refuse TO con-
slider his availability for any but first place
on the ticket.
Mr.. GoRHAE UHwELI.
Senator German, of Maryland. as the result
Of yesterdays storm. was assailed last night
bv his old enemy neuralgia and was conhued
10 his room. His indisposition gave iise 20
many rumOrs. some of them quite sensational
To reporter for the United Press, who called
on him this morning. the Senator said be was
much better and under the influence Oh the
bright, cheering weather which prevails 70
day would soon be entirely recovered.
SMALL TELEGRAM.
Chairman Ed. Murphy confirmed this morn
ing the statement that the test vote would oe
made on the question of adopting the unit
rule in the convention.
Mr.. Croker received this morning telegram
which he exhibited TO visitors % the New ork
headquarters II was from w. w. Kirby OF
Indiana. and it said that thousands OF people
in Indiana would refuse 20 vote for Mr.. CleVe-
land because of his brutal and inhuman
treatment" of the Hendricks family after the
death of the Vice-President
THE OPPOSITION 10 CLEVELAND.
Secretary Beardsley. Of the State commit
tee. said this morning that the test ballot
would show that at least 800 Of the delegate
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North Carolina N. A. Phenix: Ohio, Robert
Blee: Virginia. w. g. Corbin Washington.
II. S. Blanchford; Wisconsin. William Carson;
Wyoming. Colonel G. Hunter; Arizona, A. g..
Oliver: Oklahoma. 3. Il. Levy.
The following additional names complete
the list of the committee to notify nominees
heretofore sent: Alabama. X. u. Rhodes;
Arkansas. H. r. Davidson; Illinois. I. Nj.
Thornton: Michigan X. A. Montgomery;
New Jersey. q. II. Barer; New York, Norman
j.. Mack; Oregon, Henry Blackman; South
Carolina. T. d. Henry. Jr.; Tennessee. W: A.
Collier: Wisconsin. James Borden; Washing
ton. John Collins; Idaho. II. Il. Johnson;
Wyoming. r. II. Homer: Oklahoma, I. nj.
Richardson: District OF Columbia. II. Il. Da-
Wis: Utah. II. 7. Henderson.
The following national committeeman. in
addition, have been named: Alabama, II. ID.
Clayton: California. NJ. Doran: Connecticut,
Hon. Charles French: Iowa. J. J. Richard
son: North Carolina. NJ. w. hanson; Oregon,
f. D.. Mckee: Washington, III. G. Wallace;
Wyoming. Il. II. Homer; Oklahoma, L. M.
Richardson: District of Columbia, James J..
Morris
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CHICAGO. ILL.,. June 22.-lSpocial, 1.-The
Democratic Convention has settled down to
business. Despite the advice Of contractors
and local managers who constructed the big
dark barn called the Wigwam that no night
session should be held the convention Is In
session under the glare of electric lights. The
vast building is packed from floor to ceiling.
Not only are ell the seats occupied. but the
aisies are ammed with perspiring humanity
II any fear OF collapse of the Wigwan has
been caused by sensational reports of its
weakness it has disappeared. The vast con-
course OF over twenty thousand people sit in
an apparent feeling Of security.
ANr1-cLEvELAND CLAIMS.
The anti Cleveland managers claim that
they have enough votes to prevent tho nomi-
nation Of the eX-President. However much
they may be mistaken they are evidently sin
cere. Senator Brice. Congressman Catchings
of Mississippi. Senator Ransom of North Car
DINA. Governor Tllman of South Carolina
Patterson of Colorado, Senator Pasco Of
Florida and score or more OF Others equally
prominent are cooperating with New YORK IN
planning 10 defeat Cleveland
Governor Flower was interviewed by your
correspondent at the Wigwam tonight. He
said frankly that the indications pointed TO
Cieyelands nomination. But he has not got
it yet, added the Jolly, good-natured Cover
nor Of New York.
we believe he will reach hiRh-water mark
on the first ballot If wa can beat him for
two ballots we are sure to down him.
MIsIEFoBMRD ABOUT THIS.
I'VE feel sure he can't carry New York. and
we are told that Cleveland would lose seye-
raj Southern States, Virginia and West Viz
gnia among them. The opposition vote will
be scattering. Some will 90 70 Gormsn,
some 70 Hill some 10 BOies and may be Cam
bell and Pattison will get some"
But We will.come. .togetherif we can get rid
of Cleveland. For myself 1 think good deal
Of Governor Boies. ] believe he could get
all the Democratic votes and that would be
enough. oh. AS 20 Cleveland. | don't be-
iieve ho could carry New York. but | believe
any other Democrat could"
Governor Flower praised Senator Hill and
spoke highly of Senator Gray. of Delaware
saying that although be comes from small
state no is big man and would make popu-
lar and successful candidate for President.
Your correspondent suggested 10 Flower that
he might be called upon 10 head the ticket.
mo. no" hS replied. Il am not in it and
don't want it; all want is TO get man who
can win"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-23
MIR. CLEVELASD INFORMED.
Whitney Furnishes Him with Synopsis oi
the Platform.

Whitney Furnishes Him with synopsis of
the Platform.
CHICAGO. June 22-Amonc the reasons as
signed for delay in presenting the platform is
that Mr. Cleveland sent word by wire TO Mr..
Whitney that his name must not be presented
to the convention until he had seen synopsls
of the platform upon which his candidacy was
TO rest. Mr.. Whitney, when asked If this was
true. said that in measure 10 was. Dir.
Cleveland had asked him to keep him In-
formed upon the principal planks and he had
done SO.
1t is believed that the anti-Cieyeland peo-
pie will make their fight tonight on the
silver plank in the platform. and Dir. Whit-
ney said he So understood it. MIR. Sheehan.
of the anti Cleveland forces. said: We are
not out of ii by any means, and we shall 90
heard from tonight. do not say that the
fight will be on the platform but We shall
probably show our strength in some way
COMMITTEES on RULES AND CREDENTIALS.
II was 2 o'clock this morning when the
committee on credentials adjourned. Inc
Alabama contest was decided in favor OF the
Jones delegates, the Kolb delegation being
gwen seats in the convention but no vote.
The Indian Territory contest was decided oy
admitting both delegations. giving each OF
the Delegates one-half vote. Their names
are John 5. snead. l.. Z. Bell. s. r. Jackson
anu COi jhcAboh. Inv COulcclc III tllo Il "cANl
third and Twenty-ffth districts of Penusyl-
yania were decided by seating the contestees.
The contest in the First Ohio district
and the Utah contest were referred 70
subcommittee of five with instructions 10 re-
port to the full committee this moring. Inc
sub-committee on this contest subsequently
reported in favor of Mr. Barnard. the sitting
member Adopted. The contest in Utah be-
tween the Caine and Power delegates was
decided in favor OF the Game delegates by
unanimous vote. and John L. Caine ana
Heury B. Henderson were declared duly &C,
credited delegates from the Territory oi
Utah
Chairman Lamb. of Indiana, was directed
10 make a unanimous report 10 the CONVEX
tion on all the contested cases submitted 10
the committee for consideration.
The committee on rules had a hot session
this morning. Clardy. of Missouri. protested
against action on the unit rule in the absence
Of the New Workers, but Chairman English
said IL was necessary that the committee
should report. Finally the minority report
in favor Of the unit rule was adopted-23 TO ~.
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were against the nomination of Mr.. Cleve-
land aud the opposition had pledges from as
many as sixty others that after the first bal
lot, if Mr. Cleveland did not receive the
nomination, they would throw their votes to
some other candidate. No attempt had
been made at the concentration of the
opposition. he said; that subject would be
cratic party against the calamity of the nomi-
nation of Cleveland.
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YInsINIA and THE CAEoIINAS.
After the Nomination 1t is Believed That Al
WiH Work for she Party.

After the Nomination IL is Believed That All
WiIl Work for she Party.
CHICAGO. Ill. June %. Especial J. Colone
Abe Fulkerson. one of the Cleveland delegates
from the Ninth Virginia district. has tackled
several of the South Carolina delegation on
their opposition u the nomination OF Cieye-
land. lie has gOod-naturedly pointed out to
the delegates from the Palmetto State all the
horrors in store for the people of that and all
other Southern States in the event of the
reelection OF Harrison. The South Caro-
linians insist that they cannot carry their
btate for the man of destiny.
ALL WILL Fall IN LINE.
This is differentiation talk. When the
pomination is made all OF tho Southerners
nero believe that all of those States will fall
into line all right. Bourke Cochran and
other Ianmany leaders have endeayored 20
Impress upon the Southern delegates the i'm
portance Of supporting man who will GER
tainly carry New York If they fail 10 do this.
MI C0ckran tells them they imDeril the sue
cess Oh the Democratic ticket aud are likely
70 nave Republican President and taste Of
the horrors Of the Force bill
Inns LAX. however, has never made con-
yorL Inc Southerners understand that tho
brilliant Iammany orator only desires 10 use
them 70 COMPASS Ciev6iand's defeat.
VAIN HOPE or THE ANTS.
The opponents % Cleveland plucked up
some little courage during the late hours last
night. with the faint promise Of comproinis-
ing on boies q Iowa. 1t Is true that this
nAne gave little hope OF success still what
there was IN II was sufficient 10 buoy uD the
depressed spirits of the ants in the Virginia
and North and South Carolina delegations.
just before the opening Of the convention I
met Senator Ransom. of North Caroliua hur-
ryipg u his yoom at the Palmer House. The
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-23

Also Additional Secretaries and vice-Fresi-
dents Selected.

CHICAGO, June 22.-The following States
have selected secretaries in addition 10 those
heretofore named: Alabama. l.. Strauss;
Colorado William Bailey; Michigan. Clarence
Tinker: New Mexico +. V. Chanezy; ONO
Only about eight States named assistant
sergeants-at-a
The following vice-presidents have been
chosen la addition 10 those named Yesterday;
Alabama. w. II. Vsndoyer; Colorado, DE-
Henry Paul; Connecticut, N. q. Osborng'
Massachusetts4. q. Houghton; Michigan. W.
4. Pusb; Neg Asyjo9, Y, A. MshAsas0n'
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when tho chairman put the motion the Gslls-'
ries voted NO. with great vieof; but the
chairman declared the motion carried ana .
1;43 the convention took recess unsh
o'clock
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CLEVELAND!.
Nominated on The First
Ballot.
A GLORIOUS VICTORY
FOf Democratic Principles And
The Popular Rights.
PEOPLE HAVE THEIR WILL
And The Politicians Forced To
SuCCumb to The Inevitable.
An LLL-NIGRT SESSION OF TIE BODY.
The Vote Is Finally Completed al
4.2O 4. N.
GREAT CHEERING IN THE WIGWlN
When CIeYeland'S Nomination is An
nOulCsd to The Convention.
An ILL-NIGRT SESSION OF TIE BODY.
The Vote Is Finally Completed al
4:2O 4. N.
GREAT CHEERING IN THE WIGWBN
When ClsYslaHd'S Nomination is An
nOunCsd to The Convention.
MANY VAIN EFFORTS TO DEFEAT Elm.

Senator Daniel Seconds the Nomination O
Hill and John Goode Seconds CleveIand's
Observation-Disclosures Cochran Makes
O Powerful Appeal I'm Behalf of the
Tammany Idol--TremeDdousDena-
onstratiOn at the First Mention
ofthe ex-President's Name-A
Desperate Effort Made 70
Tbwart the Peoples VIII.
stormy Scenes at Times
In the HalI-Pr0ceed-
ings of the Morn
ing and Evening
Sessions.
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There Is Likely 20 be a Big Fight Over the
Nomination.

CHcAao June 22.-The Illinois delegation
is not at all Satisfied with the adoption Of the
unit rule but an attempt by the New ysrk
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ner. He expected Illinois 20 elect It's state
ticket and its electoral ticket as well
We don't expect TO burn Chicago up. saio DIT
Palmer. but we'll make it amazingly red.
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Then Mr.. Henry. Of Mssissippi. moved
that Henry Watterson be asked 70 ADDRESS
the convention. but Mr. Watterson was coy
and the galleries divided on lcries for Taylor
and other fayorites until the chairman again
started the band. =
Ia the tedious interlude delegates blocked
up the passage-way and we're requested 70 re-
sumo their seats.
Mr.. Williams, of Massachusetts,, moved that
Hon Bouike Cochran. OF New York. be IN
yited to address tho convention Mf. Cock
ran, declining tho invitation 10 take the plat
form. said he expected to have business to
lay before tho convention little later on.
In the meantime he suggested that delegates
occupv the time by taking In substantial re-
frsshments. The intellectual refreshmopt
thew had received from their chairman could
not be excelled BY any oratosy they would
hear.
Don Nj. Dickinson. sitting just across tl.s
nisio from Mr. fsllows. moyod that the con-
yentlon take . recess TO 3 O'clock. There
YsEs crias 0 No flom re gsllsgiss ana
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I'VE denounce KepubIican pyotectuu -
fraud loheersl. Q robbery Of the great me-,
jorisy OF the American people Tor tho beneoo
OF the few. Loud cheers. We declare y %
DO tho fundamental principle OF the De%o~
cratic party that the Federal Govsrnmsns ha.
no constitutional power to enforce ana coLIeet
onlv renew ed and long continued ch4eElngI>
and demand that the collection Of such 3oxoo
sbsn IA limited TO the necessities ot tse Gov
ernmeut and honestly and sconomAoslIy eoe
ministsrsd." :.
out be read. and the Secretary came toRvoro
II began, I've rsitsrsts the OF yspoaled =
aud dictate OF justios.p Wkeu tke olofk
bad anishsd the reading ~. Hssl. VIE ~
coupEy dsueastxa'~ W fsek ~ -
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Mrs Dr. Mary Walker. who was confined
in Castle Thunder at Richmond during the
war, is here making herself conspicuous as
usual She seems TO be employed as mis-
sionary by the opposition, or possibly by the
Republicans She has appeared at the head
quarters of various delegations and made
speeches against Cleveland. To-day ehe
visited the Illinois delegation aud, II is said,
tackled Senator Palmer. Il. b. g.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-09-28
Chased by a Wild Car.

i was chased once by box car, =
said Harry G. Moore, an ex-railroad
man. 1T was out in Colorado, the land
Of steep grades and sharp curves. We
were sliding down the mountains one
day with a baggage car and two coaches.
was on the rear platform looking at
the road when l deserted a box car
coming down the grade at a rate Of
speed that was appalling. If it struck
US we were gone sure, for it would
smash the entire train into kindling
wood and pile it up in one of the gorges
Our only hope was either to oatrun or
wreck Il. The engineer caught sight Of
il at the same instant that l did and put
the lever down among the tallow pots.
It appeared impossible that we could
hold the track on the sharp curves while
moving more than a mile a minute, but
we did, and the box car continued to
saw wood.
''If we could once get to the foot of
the grade we would he safe, but that
was soon seen to beimpossible. Rapidly
as we We're going the box car continued
to gain upon Us, and now we could see
that it was loaded with iron. Some
thing must be done and that quickly.
All the passengers had fed into the for
ward coach and were hanging on TO the
seats. 1 signaled the engineer 10 shut
of, set a brake hard ON the rear coach,
pulled the pin and the engineer opened
the throttle. We had not gone 100 yards
before the box car ran into the coach
and sent splinters flying quarter of a
mile high. Both went plunging over into
q chasm. st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
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An ob.ervinc Raker.

During a war between Austria and
Turkey a baker in his cellar kneading
bread noticed a slight noise rising and
falling at intervals, which seemed tC
come from distant corner of his cellar.
He stopped his work, and tracing the
sounds discovered that they were caused
by few marbles dancing up and down
on the head Of a little drum his child
had left there.
The majority Of persons would have
been satisfied 10 attribute the motion Of
the marbles to the rumbling IN the
street. or to the occasional firing Of guns,
but this man was an observer.
Surprised at the perfect regularity
with which the marbles jumped from
the drum head, he put his ear 10 the
ground and noticed a distant tapping.
he recalled how as a boy he had heard
from one end Of a long log a companion
scratching with a pin upon the other
end, and he judged that the earth was
Just such a conductor Of sound as the
log had been.
Suddenly it flashed upon him that
what he heard was the sound of a pick.
and that the Turks were doing what had
so long been feared, undermining the
city. The news was carried to the Aus
trian general, examination made, 2
counter mine prepared and exploded, and
the Turks put 10 fight--Youth's Com
paniOn-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-09-28
WIZ ,ren Defer Marriage.

The habits of modern young men are
antagonistic 10 that prudence and prep
aratiOn which make it possible for them
TO marry at twenty-five. There are
many exceptions Of course, but it may
be safely said that a vast number of the
young men who live in our time fill their
tpare hours with expensive Injuries. L
costs them a great deal to dress, and
still more TO keep up their social engage
ments. In a score Of ways they accus-
tom themselves to ways Of life that
leave no margin between income and
OutgO. This having gone ON until they
are twenty-five 1t then calls for more
resolution than many Of them command
10 begin the sacrifices which accompany
the saving of money. Without money
they cannot marry.
Not few greatly exaggerate what it
should take two sensible young people TO
begin life on, aud hastily conclude that
it would be impossible, on an income Of
$1,000, 10 start in comfort. So they put
off marriage until after thirty, OF DO not
marry at all; and it Is wei that such
men should remain single. We do not
need any snch weak fiber in the coming
generation.-John L. Payne in Ladies
Home Journal.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-09-28

June Z is famous in the annals Of Dun.
more, an English town, rs the day OF
which a fitch Of bacon is awssded an.
nually by a jury of spinsters or bach.
elors to any married couple that car
prove that they have been marrisd a
year and a day or longer without a quar-
rel Of any kind. This year there were
five sets Of claimants for the prize, one
Of whom had been married long enough
10 have a golden wedding, for in the old
days 1t was a rare occurrence for any
couple TO claim the reward from the Sc
we're jury, the oath requiring not only
that they had had no quarrels, but also
that they had never regretted their mar
riage and if open 10 engagement would
make the same again The custom is
one Of such great antiquity that its date
is lost in obscurity.-Exchange.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-09-28
WHY Rats Are Dangerous Passen

Why Rats Are Dangerous Passengers
A most remarkable instance Of the
mischief which the rat is capable Of do
ing came 10 light during the proceedings
Of a naval court Of inquiry held in Au-
gust, 1873, for the purpose Of investigat-
ing the cause Of the loss Of the bark
Commodore Of HartlePoOl. The vessel,
which was burned at sea, had been
loaded with a cargo Of timber, and the
fire broke ont in the hold in 4 most Inys-
terious manner. 1t was eventually
proved, on the evidence Of the entire
crew, that beyond a shadow Of doubt
the outbreak was originated by rat
carrying off lighted candle, which had
stood in the forecastle and was presently
missed BY the sailors, and dropping 1t
among the dry and resinOus pine slowed
below.
The Shipping Gazette, in commenting
upon this extraordinary case at the time,
and speaking Of the danger generally Of
rats on shipboard, said that ''they have
caused the fOundering Of many ships by
gnawing holes in the planking or SO eat
ing away the inner sides Of the wood as
to leave very little for the straining Of
the hull TO do in completing the aper-
ture; they have been known to nibble
the timber at the waterways until the
wood was so thin as to admit raiHwater
through it; they viii attack the bungs
Of casks and create leakage; find out the
soft parts Of the knees or lining, and
make a passage for themselves from one
part to another" So fully has the dan
ger Of this now come to be recognized
that such contingencies are generally
provided for in the insurance Of wooden
built ships.-Chambers' Journal.
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Il came into n little money a few
u,nths ago. said the sad man, and as
had been working for Others all my
life I thought would go into business
for Yavself. took a look at about fifty
stores that were advertised for sale, and
by the time / got through investigating
KNEW 1t al and flattered myself that
the man wasn't living who could get
the better Of me. Nearly all the places
offered for sale had q run down look
about them that told only too plainly
why their owners were anxious 70 get
out Of business. On the other hand,
some Of the stores had that unmistakable
evidence Of newness about them that
was quick to see that they We're merely
got up to sell by sharpers and had no es-
tablished trade al all
at last ! bought ont a cigar store.
Il was sold on account OF sickness, and
no one could doubt the owners word
who saw him. He was the sickest look
ing man / ever saw, and / didn't ques-
ton him very closely because felt that
a man who was as near dead as he was
wouldn't be apt TO lie. But | couldn't
have bought a worse business If l had
tried. During the three months / was
there don't think there was a single
dav when ] didn't smoke more cigars
myself than / sold. At last the man
next door asked me how ] was making
out. and when l told him he wanted 10
L sfs. a~Nrar hnl
given for selling.
1t was on account Of sickness, !
said.
Ibid he tell you how he got sick?
the man asked.
"'NO,' replied.
"'WeIl.' he rejOined in low and sym
pathetic voice, the poor fellow got sick
trying to make the place pay. New
York Evening Sun