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and Ii is said that II
the republicans hold
Missouri he will have
a career before him.
Ohio is his native
state, and he ~
forty-flve years OF
age. He has a mill
tary record and has
long been active in
politics. In 1861 he
entered the army,
was discharged on
account of disability
and re-entered the
service for the
hundred = day cam
noiOn" IN 1SG1 Turn
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qualities. After graduating from the Han
over College he studied law and practiced
with his father at Corydon. Indiana, where
he has since rem aimed in the practice of
law.
j. f. Watson, Indiana.
Judge Holman's successor from the
fourth Indiana district James E. Watson,
is quite a gifted young man, who gives
promise of success in public life. The dis
trict. turned from age to youth. laying
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y col . d6o, anu dl
the age of eighteen
began life as a bank
clerk. Five years
later he was pro-
NOTED to cashier,
and is now first vice
president an d a
member of the board
of directors in the
bank where he was
once a junior clerk.
He is also president
of the Rochester
Clearing House As
ISOLATION, a direc tor
in several railroads,
stands high in the
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John j. Jenkins, Wisconsin,.

later years he has
been closely ident.-
fed with politics of
his state. He was
clerk of the circuit
court of Baraboo.
was city clerk and
city attorney of
Chippewa Falls, went
to the legislature
from his county. was
county judge for a
period. and was ap-
pointed United States
attorney for the ter
rito1y of Wyoming
by President Grant
in 1876. He Is an
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the army, and at the
expiration Of the
term of his first SER
vice re-enlisted for
three years. When he
came out Of the army
he resumed the study
of law. and was adj
mitted to the bar in
1871. In 1878 he was
q candidate for Con
gress and claimed
that he was countef
out by 1872 votes. He
was elected to Con-
gress, however, in the
Forty-seventh, serv-
ing through the Fiji
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F. w. MondeII, Wyoming.

~ III
Iowa until eighteen
years Of age. attend
ing the local district
schools and receiving
instruction in the
higher branches from
a private tutor. He
was a merchant and
railway constructor
on the frontier for
several years, and
went to Wyoming in
1887. For seven
years he was mayor
of the border town of
Newcastle, in Wyo-
ming, and when the
Wyoming Legislature
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small magnitude. He
Is q native New
HamPshireman, born
and educated in the
state. After finishing
his academy course
he studied law with
Austin F. Pike Of
Franklin, and was
admitted to the bar
in 1853. In 1864 he
moved to MancheS-
ter, where his shingle
has hung out ever
since. He got into
politics in 1872, and
was sent to the lower
hpltsa nf tho lapisla
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j. ". GraR, Illinois.

received MS early
education there. He
Is forty-one years
old and has prac-
ticed law since he
was twenty-five, be-
ing a resident of IL
linois when admitted
to the bar. He has
been interested in
educational W or k
and was president of
the board of educa-
ton at his home.
He was a delega te
to the republican
national convention
w N | n n nOn1ip ted
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1lC do dpoul IllllS
teen and engaged in
the grocery business,
from which he retir-
ed in 1891. He began
his active participa-
ton in politics by
being elected council
m a n f o m t h e
twelfth ward for a
term of three years.
Although his district
has been democratic
for years, h a V | n 6
been represented in
Congress by the late
Samuel G. Randall.
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a military record, II
not very high mill
tary rank. He was
born in Pennsylvania
in 1889. and residence
in / n d | a n a dates
from the time he was
five years old. When
the war broke out he
was at college in
Ohio. In July, 81, he
left college to join
the army. He enlist
ed as a private In
company E, eleventh
volunteer infantry;
was promoted to Sec
ond lieutenant and
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the breaking out of
the war and served
In the North Allan
tic squadron for two
years. When he re-
signed he entered
commercial life in
Boston. subsequently
removing to New
and for the past
thirty years has been
identified with ship
ping and maritime
interests. Capt. Low
organized and COM
manded the New
York state naval mi
litia. He received
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second district, and after admission to the
Union was a state senator. He is a repub-
Iican ard takes keen interest in political
affairs. Mr.. Gamble is a man OF wide read
Ing, is studious and literary. and thor
oughly conversant with national questions.
j. Frank Hanly, Indiana.
J. Frank Hanly of the ninth Indiana is
a school teacher and a lawyer. He Is but
thirtu-tu.c had O ste div nrorroS-
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Jesse Overstreet, Indiana.

lawyer about thirty
six years old, and
was born in the town
of Franklin. where he
now resides. His ed
ucation was in the
Franklin high school
and the Franklin col
lege, where he took a
degree. In the same
town he studied law
under his father, was
admitted to the bar
and subsequently be-
C a m e his fathers
partner, with a sue
cessful practice. Dur
ing the campaign of
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a Nhl4lS " kiAS IA az
tice of medicine. and
succeeded admira-
bly," He has served
through two or three
terms as county
clerk, and has been
the presi d e n I Of
the Morgan County
Bank. and at present
is the editor OF the
Statesman"
His election to Con-
gress was no less a
surprise to him than
to any one else. He
took the nomination
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diana. a printer and
ut present n coun-
try editor. lie was
not long In Mime ..
sofa until he was in
politics, first as sec
rotary and after
ward chairman of
tho republican state
committee. 1t was
while serving ir
these capacities tina
the newspaper me
found him an al
around good fellow
and he has had theii
support for almost
any office. He was
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he went to the Uni
versity of Virginia to
complete his la W
studies and gradu-
ated in 1878 with the
degree of B. L. Since
the latter year he
h a s pursued t h e
practice of his pro-
fession in Dichmond,
incidentally deyoting
co n siderable spare
time to politics. He
W a 8 n Cleveland
elector from h s state
in 1883, served on
the state democratic
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tieth He has been out for t.. - .eIms, but
Genes back again, as a republican, by a
safe majority to continue the record which
he achieved as painstaklng and conscien-
tious statesman in his previous terms of
service
Melville Bull, Rhode Island.
Mr.. Melville Bull of the first Rhode Is
land district, after going through Harvard
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governor. While in
the legislature he
took considerable in
terest in affairs relat-
ing to the militia, and
was one of the Or
ganizers of the naval
reserve militia of that
state. He has been
one of the board of
managers of t h e
Rhode Island College
of Agriculture and
mechanics, arts and
experiment station
since its establish
ment, in 1888, Mr.,
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money man. He Il very hlgh protec-
ZIONIST and strong partisan. He has been
local counsel for the Illinois Central and
Baltimore and Ohio railroads. He comes
from section where there is pretty
strong sentiment in favor of the free coin
age of silver, but 1t Is not thought that
this will induce him to vote for that cause
in Congress.
Peter j. Otey, Virginia.
Mr. Peter ]. btey< of the sixth Virginia
district is first and foremost business
man, at heart q soldier. and Of recent years
a politician. When he was lad at the
Virginia Military Institute he participated
in the resistance Offered by the cadets of
that II stitution to the John Brown raid in
Virginia In 1861 he toined the confederate
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and a b u s l n e 8 s
man Of considera BILE
wealth. He Is about
forty-six. of rather
delicate b u | | d . a
strong. intellectual
face and hair pretty
well silvered. He Is a
plain-appearing man,
but is one of educa-
ton a n d excellent
business attainments,
and it is said that he
W i'll probably be
speedily recognized
as the leader of the
Indiana delegation.
l.
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STUDIED law and was
admitted to the bar
In 1888. About this
time he began to take
active part in poll
tics. his interest be-
ing whetted by his
experience with the
legislators Of his own
state. He was q
member of the re-
publican state CEN
trail committee in
1888, 1890 and 1892,
and built up a large
acquaintance among
the political leaders
T.
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College, in 1877, returned to Rhode Island
and engaged in farming. He is still farm
err. although of latteF years he has taken a
constantly INCREASING interest in politics.
He was representative from Middletown
in the Rhode Island legislature Of 1SS3-'S5
and a state senator until 1892, when he
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appointed by Gov.
Rich to succeed Sem
ator Stockbridge. de-
ceased. Mr.. Mines
is an Englishman,
and, with his par
ents, came to this
country in 1854, to
join the Mormon col
ony in Salt Lake
City, the old folks
having become con-
verts to the Brigham
Young doctrines of
alton. The cid
folks, however. did
not adopt the polyg-
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time a clerk in one
of the departments
at Washington. He
is a lawyer by pro-
fession. During the
war he had hard
service. and carries
an empty sleeve as a
badge Of honor. He
got his education af-
ter he was incapaci-
tated for further
m iii t airy service.
taught school for a
while, and then was
admitted to the bar
and took up the
practice of law. He
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GU iiiC pAoiiS oAAiNoAS
OF Yarmouth, re-
ceiving his prepara-
ton for college at
st. Marks school
in Southboro'. When
he was twenty-eight
years old he was a
prominent member
Of the Massachusetts,
senate. He was
presidential elector
for Harrison and
Reed in 1892. and
president of the re-
publican club Of
Massachusetts,. For
several wears he WAS
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down by his side,
sprinkling him with
his blood. During
the civil war Mr..
Harris himself was
a member of the
county military com
mittee and deputy t..
S. marshal. Mr.. Har
ris was born on
farm near MassilloI
Ohio. working on the
farm and attending
school until fourteen
years Of age, a II d
then getting the ruii-
ments of a business
education as clerk in
a store at Canal Fult
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G. l.. johnson, California.

Grove l.. Johnson of California is a man
slightly under medium size. bright-eyed.
quick moving and full of zeal. He is about
ffty-four years old. He is fluent in CONVEX
sation and fiery and bitter in his style of
oratory. In his general bearing he Is ami
able and courteous. He was born in New
york state. Being left an orphan when
fifteen years old. he began at that early
age to shift for himself, and succeeded in
carving out good career for himself. He
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Stars and SOubrettes.

From the Detroit Free Press
oh" she exclaimed, as they stood on the
taicory, don't you love the stars, EdgarT'
Yes" said Edgar. absent mindedly, "but
the soubrettes are very nice, too"
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end of the avenue.
Geo. SpaldinE, Michigan.
Gen. George Spalding Of Monroe repre-
sents the second Michigan district sue
ceeding James s. German. who was not re-
nominated. Gen. Spalding is a lawyer and
banker, has been mayor Of Monroe, and
held other minor local offices, and has a
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Capitol He Is delicate, boyiSh-lookfng
man, with a reputation for being clever,
and is much thought of among his COL
leagues who have known him through three
Congresses.
r. p. Bishop, Michigan.
Roswell P. Bishop. representing the
ninth Michigan district, was at one
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successful in gas and street railroad enter
prises.
George w. Faris, Indiana
Brool<shire's successor from the eighth
Indiana was reared on a farm until he was
eighteen. and then he earned his way
through college by teaching school part
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MASS, since ne was
nine years old. Since
1866 he has practiced
law. He is q
banker as we'll as a
lawy er, and was
president of a ma
tional bank when
elected to Congress.
For six terms he
was city solicitor.
and he has been in
the state legislature.
He was elected to
Congress as a repub-
lican by a plurality
of 2,G1. He repre-
sents in Congress
three cities, Lawrence,
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'92 he was a member Of the republican state
central committee. He Is man of good
address and attainmeEts.
Chas. L.. Henry, Indiana.
Chas. L. Henry who defeated Bynum In
the seventh Indiana district, Is a lawyer
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tatives in 1879. Three years later he came
to the front again as assistant secretary
of the Michigan state senate. Then he
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years,and has held other responsible places
In the party organization. Mr. Elicit is a
typical representative of the new south, en-
terprisi1 g, energetic, man of affairs yet
not so wrapped up in material matters as
to prevent his taking an interest in those
things which mark the student of the clas-
sizes and the man of refinement and educa-
ton.
John j. jenkins, WISCONSIN,.
Mr.. John ]. Jenkins of the tenth Wis
ccrsin district is an Englshman by BIRTH
who settled in Baraboo, Wis, in 1852. when
he was nine years old. He attended the
common school Of the neighborhood. ard
Notwithstanding his British birth absorbed
enough Americanism in ten years to In
spre him to enlist in the sixth Wisconsin
volunteers when the war broke out. In
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Benson Wood, Illinois.

ity He has for number of years been a
factor in the politics of his district, but has
never before held office.
Benson Wood, Illinois.
Capt. Benson Wood of the nineteenth Il
linois district Is a man of about fifty-six,
with gray hair, smooth face and a scho-
lastic cut of features. He has been an
educator. a soldier. and Is a lawyer. He
Is native of Pennsylvania. At the age
of twenty he went to Illinois. after having
received an academic education, and was
for two years principal Of a village school.
When the war broke out he enlisted with
the Illinois troops, and from place in the
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John Simkins, Massachusetts.
Mr.. John Simkins, who represents the
thirteenth Massachusetts, district, is thirty
three years of age, good looking, and
wealthy He is a graduate of Harvard, a
man Of ability, and a shrewd politician.
He was born in New Bedford, and attend
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his whole career Ie is a democrat, and
in the race for Congress defeated Mr.. Hoge
by 1900 votes. Mr.. Otey is Virginian of
the old regime. polished. courtly and dig
nfed, but combining with it all thorough
aptitude for the most practical affairs of
life.
John b. CorIiss, Michigan.
The Michigan people expect John B. Cor
lss Of Detroit to attract some attention.
He is Vermonter but has been in NIichi-
gan since he was a young man. He is
very boyish looking with light hair and
small mustache though he is forty-four
years cid. Twenty-one years ago he grad
uated at law from the Columbian Law
School in this city and went at once to
Detroit to practice. He was an active,
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years. and was the leading counsel for the
contestant In the famous Martin will con-
test. where the widow accused of
poisoning her husband. In appearance he
is man of medium size, wears full brown
beard tinged with gray and black hair He
dresses with some elegance. but with
studied neglige, never wearing A tie.
II opportunity offers he will probably be-
come striking, if not a prominent, figure
in the next Congress. He will push to the
front from the beginning
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Edgar Wilson. Idaho.

Edgar Wilson, the new member from
Idaho, is Pennsylvania boy. He Is thirty
four years old. tall end fine looking. with
fresh complexion, Il mild eye, manly
bearing and sociable disposition He is
fond of outdoor life and is fisherman and
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Mr.. Harrison at Minneapolis. In the race
for Congress he beat his democratic oppo-
nent by something more than three thou
sand votes.
Jesse Oyerstreet, Indiana.
Jesse Overs treet. who defeated G. W.
Cooper in the fifth Indiana district, is a
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W~1IltRmsborO, Vance Co.
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If your Office is not in the list above
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RAY II GIANT.

A Democrat in the legislature the
other day spoke of the POpulists as
Philistines. A Pop jumped up and
asked him if he meant what he said.
The answer was yes The Pop said /:
THAT accounts for us being struck so
often with The jaw bone of an ass
PloIU Bog.
And now Ray thinks himself SamE-
son.-CGrthage Free Press.
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PLATE GLASS TRUST FORMED
The Diamond Company Joins the Great
Pittsburg Concern.

CHICAGO, March 10 What is be-
lieved to be the evolution of the Pitts
burg Plate Glass Company into q trust,
controlling all of the plata glass com
panIes In the country, began TO day in
the purchase Of the properties of the
Diamond Plate Glass Company, the
great western rival of the eastern con
Germs
OOlonel ConPer, of the Diamond Com
panY, preeid d over q meeting OF she
stockholders al the Grand Pacific TO-
Gay and presented the propositions of
the PiStsburg Plate Glass Company
for the purchases. The proposition Wes
accepted. and the board Of directors
was authorized to Gloss the sale.
Though declining to give any figures in
the transaction. Col. CongGr said thas
the investment in the Diamond COm-
paDy represented g, 900, OeO. The com
pany has some valuable gas holdings in
she Indiana fields, Snd operates a fac
tory at Kokomo and another at Ell
WOOD, Indiana. employing ct the pres
ent time sixteen hundred people. For
several years the plate glass interest
g q strong combination or trust on
prices, n kept prices up TO O profit
able margin.
A year ago all the f6ctori s were
stocked up with glass, and the dull
times brought about a big slump in the
trade. In N effort to re arrange prices
the combination fell to pieces, and ever
s1nce then a sharp competition has
marked its trade.
The Pittsburg Plate Glass COMPANY
represents the largest capital ia the
old combine, and IS endeavoring to
secure control OF the trade by direct
purchase OF all the plants. With the
capture or the Diamond Company the
others are expected to folIow ~
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I the amendment, contending that the
| best legal talent was demanded ana was
! worthy of good pay.
Mr.. Fowler favored the amendment
: It was the same pay given to q last
| Code commission. and they were three
of the most brilliant lawyers In the
! State They we're Hon. W. I. Dortch,
j Hon Johns Henderson and Hon.
| Manning.
Mr. Dowd gave notice of an amend
mant tn strike cut in Mr. Paddlson's
amendment the figures 81, 500 and IN
| sert 81, 600. n
ont % ono and insert 81. 500 as pay OF
| commissioners was adopted. Inc
! amendment to reduce clerk pay o
| S1 200 to $3.50 was adopted. The amend
| ment to strike out any and all allow
| ance for expenses was a0opted- An
amendment TO include a digest of the
Supreme Court decisions bearing on a
@ ction to follow after each section of
the new Code, was adopted. Mr..
D0wd's amendment TO strike out 81, 800
and insert 81, 900 as pay of commission
erg. on O call of the ayes and noes
failed, ayes s. nOea 80.
The bill, amended. passed its third
reading.
HOUSE
Prayer by Rev. T. w. Babb, of the
Senate.
The standing committees reported
through Messrs. Wooten, White, Ellis,
Julian, NOrment, ReinhardB, Williams,
Hopkins, Johnson and Burnham.
The bill 20 establish rSformatory for
young criminals, was reported favor
ably. The bills for. compulsory educA
tion; to abolish CfHces of county super
intendent and board of education for
Vance county; to prevent boy COEting
by railroad, and various other bills
were reported on unfavorebly.
By unanimous consent several bills
were introduced.
NORTH CAROLINA "a ASYLUM,
FL b S7S. to provide for the mainten
ance Of the North Carolina Insane asy-
! Ium, appropriates $65, 255 60 for the
| support OF the institution. 81, $50 for
payment of debts and accounts, $1,000
| for fire alarm, Sc. OOO for connection
with the city waser works, $500 for
new pumps and repairs to the gas
plant.
SECOND n THIRD READINGS
The bill to protect BIRDS in Davidson
4 Gno 4S1AAO ph COAAAA4 AN SAS
| Speaker said was twice lost
To changes time of holding courts in
12sh Judicial district.
To relieve Jesse Rogers.
To extent the time for fishing in
Currituck.
Bill apprcpriating $tCO, 600 s. year for
maintenance and supporE OF State Hos
pital at MorgantoC. (ThiG appropri-
alton was increased to make room for
q larger number of additional patients.
there being now 140 confined in jsils
for lack of room The superintendent
engages to take 100 more with the in
crease of an appropriation Of only
| So, 0OO) Toe appropriation was Ear
nestly advocated by MeSsrs. Monroe
and Lusk and passed second and third
readings by an enthusiastic vote.
The bill of Mr.. Taylor, to allow the
eople of Cumberland to vote for the
repeal of the stock law in certain ter
ribory in Cumberland, provoked con
S derRbIe discussion Mr.. Williams, Of
Craven, moved thai the sui ssitute be
tabled. The motion to table pre-
vailed.
The bill to appropriate $40, 600 tc-
wards the completion Of the Confed-
crate Monument then came up and
consumed the rest of the morning ses
sion