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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-03-08
Publishers of Country Dailies Form
an Association.

st. Paul, March 2-Scveral country
editors. representing twenty three
dailics outside the Twin Cities. formed
an association In Parlor b Of the
Windsor. The name Of the association
will be the North Star Daily Press as
sociataon, and its object will be mutual
benefit and protection along practical
lines Special attention will be paid
to advertising rates. which in the
newspaper business rs in railronGiny,
have n perversc tendency to deterior-
ate. The editors hope to abolish cut
ting by establishing u uniform sched-
ulc.
The officers of the new association
are J. Fl. johnson. Daily Herald, WI
mona, president; Alvah Eastman, Jour-
nal-Press, st. Cloud, secretary; ]. 4.
Breeneman, Daily Republican,, Red
Wing, treasurer.
The executive committee consists of
Tams Bixby, st. Paul; G. +. Mcdonald,
Times, st. Cloud. and 5. A. CleweN,
Gazette, saltwater.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-03-08
rERnIpLE EXPERIENCE.
Theodore D"lar. Badly lsjurct
Lays Out Doors All Night.

Theodore Dolar, Badly lajurcd,
Lays Out Doors All Night.
st. Paul, March IA strange story
is that told by Theodore Bolar, who
was picked up. injured and uncon-
sciols. by officer Vautet this morning
and sent to the city hospital. He says
he was walking along at Sixth and
Bradley streets last night and fell
lleadlong from the retaining wall at
that point. The terrible fall resulted
in a severe scalp -'ound and frac-
tured hip, but there was no one by to
help him. and he lay there all night.
suffering from pain and exposure. OF
ficcr Nautct had the unfortunate man
taken to the city hospital. where he Is
now resting easy. Bolar is thirty-three
years old and lives at West Minneha'
HI street.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-03-08
po.to,r,ce Robbed.

Aberdeen. S. d.. March Word has
lust been received in this city Of the
robbery of the pcstofiice at Warner.
in this county. The safe was looted
to the extent of $50 or $40 In silver
and currency and $500 in postage
stamps.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-03-08
SCORES THE TRUST. .
important Decision Arising 0at Of
Litigation Among N. r. Bondhold.

important Decision Arising Out OF
Litigation Among N. r. Bondhola-
erS.
Milwaukee, Specialize s.ockhold-
.rs OF the Northern Pacific Railroad
company gained point in the United
States court to-day. an order being
entered by Judge jenkins permitting
Johnson Livingston. Charles B. Van
Norstrand and Edward D. Adams,
cllairmcn Of committees Of bondhold-
crs, to he made parties defendant to
the suit of the Farmers Loan and
Trust company in the interests of the
bondholtlers represented by them. At
the same time the court took Occosion
To reprimand the trust company for
falling to wakc certain disclosures to
tie court. The decision is an impor-
tant one. and promises to add s,riou .
complications to the already compli-
Gated suit and to prolong the litigation
indefinitely.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-03-08
PRESIDING ELDERS.

Conference OF MethodI.ts to Consia.
er the Church Among FOreiRners.
st. Paul, March "a conference Of
the presiding elders OF the Methodist
denomination in the States Of Wis
consin. Minnesota, Iowa and the two
Dakotas was held yesterday Mt the
Central Park Methodist church. Thert
were about thirty present. The OBJ
feet of the conference was to consider
the unification Of the various branches
of the Methodist churches In the co,in.
try districts where there are people Of
all nationalities and tongues who do
not readily assimilate.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-03-08
Lumber DESTROYED,

Ottawa. March 2.-Fire in the i'm.
mcnsc piling grounds of Gilmonr &
IIughson, on Galincau river, six miles
from here, destroyed over 5.OOO.0O0
feet of lumber worth about $15O.OOO.
The Oswego Lumber company is .
heavy loser.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-03-08
Refuse 10 Arbitrnte.

New York. March 1.-The state board
of arbitration tried to settle the strike
Of the. electrical workers here to-day
but failed. james Strong. president
OF the electrical contractors associa-
tion. appeared before the board but
would not yield an inch.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-03-08
DOINGS OF CONGRESS-
sAsT SESSION OF THE rrrrY.
THIRD COMGRESD.
q Condensed Record Of the Procsea.
tn6s In the senate and House.
Matters ee Importance Dealt
with.

Washington, Feb. 24.-As the ses.
Sion OF the senate was about to close
Mr.. Pettigrew Of South Dakota gave
. decidedly interesting turn to the
otherwise tedious debate ON the Indian
appropriation bill. 1t has been dis.
cussed for several days, and MIR. Call,
IN charge OF the measure, sought to Sc.
cure an agreement for final vote to-
morrow. There were numerous objec.
aons, and among them one from Mr..
Pettigrew, which was emphasized by
the brief but pointed statement he
made. 1t was in the nature of dis
closure that q private arrangement
nad been reached among senators
whereby the pooling bill would be
taken up at o'clock and held before
the senate day and night until passed,
The statement came so unexpectedly,
ana was the sequel to such active work
Dy the friends of the pooling bill that
1t created something Of a sensation
among the senators and spectators,
Mr. Pettigrew added to his announce
ment that he would take effective
steps to defeat the passage of the
pooling bill by objecting to the dis.
Rosal OF the Indian appropriation bill
Or other measures having precedence.
The contract school item of the Indian
Dill was completed In such form as to
provide 20 per cent reduction from
the expenditures Of last year.
The house devoted the day to the
further consideration Of the general
deficiency appropriation bill. Most Of
the time was spent in the discussion
OF questions of minor Importance re-
laung to extra compensation for EN-
ployes OF the house Of representatives
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-03-08

scrap With Chairs In the Chicago
Republican Convention.


Chicago. ILL.,, Special.-A frce-for-all
fight took place at the Republican city
convention to-day at Central Music
hall. The trouble arose over the dis
cussion Of credentials. One Of the del
egates assaulted another, and immedi.
ately general row followed. The del.
egates armed themselves with canes
and chairs, and pounded each other en-.
ergetically and Unfortunately. Ths
battle lasted for quarter Of an lionr,
resulting in many bad bruises and sad
" battered hats. Police interference
st .ppr.l the row. George b. Swift was
nominated for mayor by acclamatioa.
He acled as may or during the interval
following Mayor Harrlsoh's ass: ssina.
tiOn and the election OF Mayor Hop
SinS.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-03-08
Got OF Lisht.

Minneapolis. March 2.-Peter vose
and George Bauman, the young men
who entered the home Of MOtornlan
Bunnell, on University avenue north.
east. were to-day sentenced to the
state prison for five years each.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-03-08
Murderer Convicted

Chicago. March Edmund Jordan
was convicted Of the murder Of Alfred
ID. Barnes. janitor Of the Hiawatha
fats on Dec. 8. 1894, and sentenced to
life imprisonment. Annie Mahaney
was found to be an accessory after tic
fact, and her punishment was left by
the jury to the mercy Of the court.
John Il. Jeffrey, the third defendant.
was acquitted. Thomas D0nOhue ard
Edward Barbee were arraigned at the
same time as the other defendants,
but were discharged before the con-
clusion of the trial.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-03-08
An Old M,,,vr,.ht D..d.

Lyons. Iowa, Specialize body oe
Berry Graham, one of the earliest Of
Lyons citizens. wis brought to Lyons
to-day from Nebraska, where he has
resided for the last few years. He was
a millwright He was wen known 70
many In Minneapolis. He was eighty
yeara old.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-03-08
ONE WAY TO RAISE MONEY.
J. c. Kidd of odessa IL Under A.
rest.

rest.
st. Paul. March 2.-Since Jan. IL
capt. w. NJ. Walsh. Of the United
States secret service, has been inyesti-
eating case Of raising United States
treasury notes In the little town Of
Odessa. MINI. Suspicion rested upon
one Of the comparatively few citizens
OF the village, and he has been ar
rested on the charge of raising and
counterfeittng bills. ]. C. Kidd, who
was arrested by Deputy United States
Marshal Jack Campbell yesterday, Is
the station agent at Odessa. He was
taken to Fergus Falls, where he will
he arraigned before the United States
commissioner at that place. Kidd is
mlddle-aged man, and the charge
made against him has caused quite a
stir In the rural village. He has Il
Family and holds a responsible posi-
tion with the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul railway.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-03-08
DEATH IN ACOAL MINB
TERRIBLE EXPLOSION IN A NEW
MEXICO COLLlERY.
rwenty.ave Bodies Have Thu. "a,
Been Recovered and Eleven Men
Have been Rescued, bat They Are
In Dying Condition,

Albuquerque. N. NJ, March 1-White
Assn coal mines, three miles from Cor
lleras, was the scene of q terrible
explosion. Eleven nen have 30 far
Dcen rescued, all in dying condition,
me remaining twenty-four have
doubtless perished. Twenty-Five dead
bodies have been recovered. One Of
the rescued, John Stuhes, says that lie
heard the explosion, ,and hilnself and
five comrades started for the main
slope but could not get out and re.
turned back into the mine to q pool of
water, where they immersed them
selves, and by agitating the water,
managed to get air enough to live on
for the four hours of their confinc-
ment, but when the rescuing party
reached them they were In the last
Stages Of asphyxiation.
Denver. March IA special to the
Republican says: Nobody seems to
know just how many men went into
the mine In the morning. Ordinarily
l5O men are employed. but scarcely
half the usual number of men were at
work. Representative I.aeden., lately
employed there. says lie Is confident
that not less than cighty-fve men
must have been in tho workings at the
time Of the explosion. The latest re-
ports from the scene by telephone, are
that twenty-five dead bodies have thus
far been recovered.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-03-08
FERGUS FALLS sCoRcHED.

The Most DISASTROUS Fire IN the
City's History.
Fergus Falls, ,Minn., March 2.-Fire
completely destroyed the sash fact, ,ory
of the q. r. Collier estate last niglk,
burned the residence of $. A. Leverson
and gutted the threc-story brick block
of Williams & Austin. and also burned
out number of small tencmcntA.
The fire started in the sash factory
about midnight, when very strong
wind was blowing. 1t was conmuni-
Gated to the Williams block. but fire
wall saved the large block owned by
tenant OF lIfe tubtn. TY,a Enraatnrs. the.
losses are about $25,OOO.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-03-08

Chicago. March 2.-Thc Ttmcs-Her-
aid will be issued Monday morning,
the 4th inst, with Mr.. James w.
Scott as editor-i r-in-chicf and publisher
and Mr.. Henry Haley MS managing
editor. This is the result of the con-
soAdation of the two papers.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-03-08
o,I Dul.thinu Dend.

Duluth, Minn., Special. William
Jcnn. AS. one of the oldest residents
of West Duluth. died to-day after a
short illness. He was o street In
spector. He was fifty-nine years old
and leaves wife and seven children
three being maS5ied.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-03-08

Chicago. March Paul Monden, the
oldest railroad man in Chicago, died
at his residence here to-day, aged 50
He had held many important positions
with the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul road. with which lie had been
connected since 1865.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-03-08
Voluntarily Surrender.

Kansas City. March 1.-Arrest5 of
persons indicted for election frauds
are being made slowly. Twelve men.
however, have voluntarily surrendered
themselves.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-03-08
Otherwise.

Omaha will try to. secure the capitol
Of Nebraska.
Three thousand members Of the
Children's Jacket-makers' union went
on strike at New York.
Fourteen of the crew Of the steamer
CienfuegOs, stranded ut Harbor island,
reached Nassau on the steamer Antila.
A suit to test the validity Of rebate
claims has been brought in the United
States court by q Cincinnati whisky
firm.
G. w. Burton was found dead in Ills
mining camp near Stewards Park Ia,
lie was widely known and formerly
wealthy.
A 13-year-old boy created a sensa-
ton during revival services in an In
dianapolis church by claiming to have
seen heaven In vision.
House furnishings imported from
France by John Jacob Astor have been
seized on the claim that they were un-
dervalued.
Representatives Holloway and Jack
son came nearly to blows during q
! discussion Of the temperance bill In
| the Indiana house.
The Iowa collector of internal reve-
nue. has decided that cooperative
creameries are subject to the income
tax law.
In the annual report of the Chicago
attention to the enormous taxes paid
by the railroads.
The Rev. John Kerr has been
dismissed from the Central Presbytcr-
ian church at Rock Island, ILL.,, be-
cause he was not social enough for
the congregation.
The chief Of the Seattle Wash, fire
department IL missing. He was 'charg-
cd with having secured naturalization
papers by fraud and It Is thought he
has fed the country.
| Thirty convicts at the Connecticut
state prison have refused to attend
Sunday services ON the ground that,
as Roman Catholics, they have reiig-
ious scruples. The services arc entire
ly unsectarian.
J. X. Eimiston, president Of the de-
funct Walla Walla Savings bank, who
has been on trial for receiving money
on deposit after he knew that the bank
was insolvent, was discharged, the
jury having failed to agree.
The jury In the case Of b. F. Thrift
filey, n member Of the New Orleans
city council who was on trial for solic-
iting a bribe from the Louisville &
Nashville railroad, failed to agree and
was discharged.
An Immense electric power house
next in size to the Niagara Falls plant
is to be built this year In the Stuck
Valley, ten miles east Of Tacoma
To carry o1t the project the White
River Water Power company, with q
capital Of 100000. has been incor-
pOrated.
Thomas ]. Lovegrove Of New Egypt,
N. j., claims he has invented q mann
moth dynamite gun capable Of throw
ing projectle 1000 pounds In weight
O distance of nine miles. The active
principle Is the explosive force of hot
water, which Ii said TO be more pow
erful than gun cotton or any other ex-
lplosivs.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-03-08
Killed ON the Track.

Minneapolis. March 2.-Swan How
ard, while walking ON the tracks two
miles east of Dassel last night, was
killed by a Great Northern freight
train. -
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-03-08
x.u Axxeml,ix Hill.

Minneapolis. March 1.-The lcsisla-
ture this morning visited the state uni.
versity, wien the new library and as.
sembly hall were formally opened.
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Springfield, ILL.,. March 2.-Gcn. John
A. McClearnand is again very low. He
Is now eighty-thrce years Of age.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-03-08
No Choice.

Dover, Del. March 2.-One ballot
was taken for United States senator to.
day, without choice.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-03-08
A Minaesotan Forty Years.

Lake City Minn., March "a. NJ. C.
Johnston. who has lived in this yicin-
ity since 1855, died last night.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-03-08

A careful estimate places the total
loss from the Halifax fire at $75O.OO0.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-03-08
Personal Mention.

Fred Douglass. the most distinguish
cd colored man In the world is dead,
Senator Cullom Of Illinois is confin.
ed to hisr DOM with a slight attack of
Ia grippe.
j. B. Eustls United States aml,assa-
dor to France, Is sick with inflamma-
tion Of the lungs.
Mrs. Harriet A. Eskins, whose father
reigned as king Of Guinea, died In
Lebanon, Pa, aged Ill years.
Charles f. Abbott, one Of the best
known horsemen n America died Of
pneumonia at Worcester, Mass, af-
ter brief Illness.
Arthur Chanute, vice president Of
the Globe Smelling and Refining COM
pany at Denver died of malignant
scarlet fever.
w. @. Barber, aged eighty-fO died
at Kansas City to-day Of old age. In
his early days he was well acquainted
with Daniel Webster and Henry Clay.
I. w. Davidson, a lawyer Mt Colum-
bus, Ind, has left his practice to be-
come missionary to India, and will
soon leave for his new field Of work.
A daughter was born to Mne. IA.
tenotre, wife Of Jules Patenotre, the
French ambassador to this country.
Nine. Patenotre Is at the home of her
father, James Elverson Of Philadelphia.
DR.. Joseph Zemp, the newly elected
president of the Swiss repl bile, is
sixty years old, a graduate Of Heided-
berg. an experienced lawyer and a
member OF the Conservative Catholic
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-03-08

Washington. March 2.-The senate
passed the sundry civil appropriation
bill, including the item approprlating
over $5,OOO.OOO for sugar bonnties and
the provision for u commission to rep
resent the United States at an intcrna-
tional monetary conference. The lat
ter feature brought out u wide differ
cnce Of opinion among the silver men
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-03-08


Eoreign.
Rumors Of an early uprising of mn.
tives In Egypt are rife.
Cholera is raging In the State of
Minas Geraes, Brazil.
Dr. Hulke, president Of the Royal
dead. 80
On account of the failure of crons
ana the ravages Of locusts in German
tsast AFRICA serious famine prevails
In that country.
Great suffering is reported from
Huastrea, State Of Vera Cruz Mexico.
due to drought Many people are liy.
Ing on roots and herbs.
The reichstag adopted a resolution
instructing the federal governments to
issue invitations for an international
monetary conference.
To secure the votes of the farmcrs
the Dominion government has guaran-
teed 70 cents pound for all winter
made butter.
Leandro Mestas shot and killed Juan
Trujillo at Antinto, Colo. Trujillo WAS
vas jealous s. ssh8rt 81 n tine ago, and Mestas
In london the Financial Nov.
diets that the APPLICATIONS Tor tSe REV REV
American bonds will be on an enor-
nous scale.
Peruvian rebels have surrounded
Lima. The government troops are
throwing up earthworks to protect the
capital.
Germany is likely to place an en-
barge on all American products IL the
discriminating duty on sugar is not re-
pealed.
All the foreigners who are serving
with the Chinese forces ut Wei-Hai
Wei, except the American John Wilde,
alias HOwie, or Harvie have been set
free.
The Chinese attacked the Japanese
forces at Kume Chang, Manchuria,
but we're repMsed with the loss Of
thirty killed. The japanese sustained
no loss.
The depofted Hawaiian royalists,
Cranstoun, Johnston and Muller, are
still at aVncouver, B. c., Muller, who
was q prosperous merchant in HOnolu-
lu, has been given work by the city
shoveling dirt aon the streets to enable
him to live.
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The latest of the Arctic cranks Is
q Stockholm msn, who proposes to
make the trip from, Spitzbergen to the
North Pole in a balloon. At least he
is anxious to raise 175O0O francs
wherewith to make the experiment.
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"Did you offer in any manner. how
ever. that he might, could. would or
should be hired or changed?"
II did not in any manner, however, -
On cross-examinntion the witness
stated he was retained about Dec. 20.
His work had been to look up evi-
dence. and he admitted having been
xealous In the cause Of the defendant,
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the Nevada Bank q san rr.ncasco
shots followed and aniels fell WITH 4
caqse e: Aqsnelal t1ontles.
Albert Fiery oe Tayiorville. M. ar.
rested on !. q charge Of running q
gambling room swore out warrants for
OMcers EltUoth, May, Bonestet ana
Wilson for breaking into his room.
william B. Haight Of Cleveland was
robbed BY Rockford ml) highwaymsn
of $50, gold watch and q Diamond
pia and left unconscious In a snow.
bank.
Because his wife allowed her pup
dog to kiss her and would not permit
him the same privilege, Peter Bowman
Of New Albany, Ind, assaulted her,
His two sons attacked him with clubs
and fractured his skull.
Richards Banker Of Portland Or.
who swindled the A. o. o. ". Of about
5000 by feigning death, pleaded
guilty and was sentenced to fiye Years:
imprisonment. Mrs. Banker and Harry
Hunter are held as accomplices.
Thomas Cook. after having been
forced to open his safe, shot at the de-
parting robber. The bullet struck him
In the shoulder, but fell to the floor.
nattened out allowing that the robt,er
had some sort Of q coat Of mail.
At Tottenham, Ont, Robert Newber.
~, aged seventy-five, shot his wife
dead. He then fired at his little danph.
ter, wounding her in the hin. after
which he shot himself. He cannot
survive.
Jack Mcclure. who murdered Jack
Woods In Little Rock, Ark, last March
has been found guilty and punishment
nxed at twenty-one years in the PEN
itentlary. His sweetheart's Testimony
convicted him.
John A. Walters, formerly claim
agent Of the Pennsylvania railroad.
but recnetly with the Burlington road.
died at Omaha from the effects of a
dose OF laudanum, taken with suici-
dal intent.
Bank Cashier Daniels shot at a rob-
Der In Azusa. Cal. Constable Stevens
thought It was the robber shooting AMI
returned the fire, hitting Daniels in the
shoulder. The robber, Ellsworth Myers.
was caught
A bold but fruitless ATTEMPT to rob
the bank Of Azusa, Cal, was made at
about midnight Cashier Daniels was
IN the bank when the two men effected
an entrance. "A lively exchange Of
shots followed Gnd Daniels fell with a
bullet in his shoulder. One robber
was captured.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-03-08

Minneapolis, March 2.-The end Of
the long-drawn-out Hayward murder
trial Is in sight. The case will prob
ably 60 to the jury Thursday of next
week. This 10 the sixth week Of the
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-11-20
TELE G R APHI G.
ALL THE LATEST NEWS OF
TIE DAY.
he Brady Trial.

Mar oviIle, Nov, 19,-The Brady
jury is still deliberating. Eighteen
hours have passed since they retired
and YET no reQL~,,s have been made
~ le Court for anything appertain-
ing to the case. a fact that would seem
to Indicate that they expect to reach
some conclusion Late last night the
tip was out to the effect that eleven
men We're for guilty with the renalty
Of death, and - Was out for life
imprisonment This morning that
had been charged, and it is now that
eleven stand for life imprisonment
and one for acqnittal. It IS not like
ly that Judge Davis will call them in
until they have presented a request
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-11-20
Republican Convention.


Columbus, O., Nov. 10. The state
ment that J S. Clarkson had written
to q friend in Pittsburgh telli 3 nim
to rent rooms for the National Repub-
lican Convention has not been confirm
ed and now comes story that during
the recent meeting here, some politici-
ans friendly TO Governor Mckinley,
gave it out "confidentially' that 81
members Of the National Committee
had pledged themselves to San Fran
cisco and that the railroads had agreed
to make SO the round trip rate. If
this be true, San Francisco has only
five more members to get to secure the
convention