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back and secuted the idea of compounds
did the men, he asked, who gave up
their lives to preserve that flag talk OF
COMPROMISED There could be none. There
can he none.' As he finished he descended
from the platform and he was accorded
auJ,her great demonstration.
Committee ON Credentials.
AT o'clock George Fred Williams Of
Massachusetts closed the recess speeches
with vigorous silver speech amid great
applause and then partial report of the
committee ON credentials, covering all
contests except Michigan, was presented
to the convention. II was adopted
The Nebraska gold delegation retired
from the floor in the body of the hall to
seats among the audience, and when the
Bryan delegation took their &dts tho
audience greeted them with a round Of
applause.
Altgeld moved a recess until o'clock
and amid cries of "No" the chairman an.
nounced that the committee Oh credentials
could not report much before that time.
The convention then adjourned until
O'Clock.
White for Permanent Chairman.
Senator stephen NJ. White will be the
instead Of Senator Harris OF Tennessee
who was at first decided upon for that pos
ition. The change was made Tuesday
night at the meeting of the committee on
permanent organization; and it Is said
that the substituting Of senator White foi
the senator from Tennessee was due tt
the fact that the silver men desired t.
refute the assertion made by Sena
Aae hA rIln
ming the convention. The commit
tee on credentials also met Tuesday night
and threw out eight gold votes in the
Michigan delegation, and thus, under th'
unit rule, put that state in the silver col
| umn. The committee also seated the con
| testing Nebraska delegation, headed b,
ex-Congressman Bryan, which means tina
that state will east its vote with the silve
men, who now have il Is claimed, within
| six votes of clean two-thirds minority II
1 the ,nnypntion
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the constitution Of the United States and
crime against free institutions, and we espec-
tally object 10 government by injunction as
new and highly dangeroI - form OF oppression
by which fed raj judges, in contempt OF the
laws OF the states nd rights Of the citizens, be-
come at once Legislators, judges and execution
ers; and we approve the bin passed at the last
session of tho United states senate and now
pend ng In the house, relative "a cOntenpts IN
federal courts and providing for trials by Jury
in certain cases Of contempt
No discrimin lrion should be INDUCED in by
the government of the United States in favor
Of any of its debtors We app owe of the re-
fusal Of fifty-third congress 20 pass the Pacihc
railroad funding bill nd dynounce the effort OF
the present Republican congress % enact
similar measure.
Pensioning of soldiers.
Recogniz ng the just claims of deserving
Union soldiers, we heartily endorse the rule OF
Commits ioner Murphy that no names shall be
arbitrarily dropped from the pension roll and
the fact of enlistment and service should be
deemed conclusive evidence against disease ana
disability before enlistment.
We extend our sympathy 10 the people OF
Cuba in their heroic struggle for berty ana
indel endence
We are opposed to life tenure in the public
service We favor appointments tased upon
merits, fixed terms of Office, aud such an ad-
ministration OF the civil service laws as VIII
afford equal OF pportunitics 20 all cit zens OF as
certained fitness
Against Third Term.
We declare IL To he the unwritten law OF TINS
Republic. established by Gus ON an | usage OF
one hundred y, ars, and notion 10y the K
amples OF the greatest and wisest OF those who
| founded and have maintained our government,
| that no man shall be eligible for a third term
| of the presidential Office
Confiding in the justice of our cause and the
necessity of its success at h polls, we submit
| the fore .ong declaration of rincples I'd pur-
| poses To the ,onsdcrate Judgment of the Amer
| lean people. We invite the support of all cili
| zens VIII approve Them and who desire 70
| have them made effective through lc .islation
for the reli, of the people, and the restoration
| Of the country's prosperity
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ANcleNTs AT WIN osoR.
Queen Victoria Say. She Il Glad TO Soc
Them There.

LONDON, July 9--After a very brief per
iod of rest, following the banquet In their
honor Tuesday night the Ancient and
Honorable Artillery Company Of Massa-
chusetts went 10 Windsor Wednesday,
where the guards at the entrance saluted
Captain Walker and his officers. Tne
visitors were greeted at the castle gates by
the keeper Of her majesty's priyy purse,
Lieutenant Colonel Rt Hon. Sir Fleet
wood Isham Edwards; the master OF the
household. Colone, Lord Edward William
Pelham Clinton; Sir John Carstalrs Nc
Neill, equirary to her majesty, and other
high officials I'm the queens household.
The Ancients were then shown over the
castle and assembled on the east lawn at
o'clock 10 he inspected by the queen, after
which ceremony they were entertained at
luncheon
When the artillerymen were assembling
on the lawn the ladies Of the American
party gathered on the east terrace, where
United States Ambassador Bayard and
Mrs. Bayard arrived at noon. The Massa
,husetts Ancients were In open formation
with their flags flying In the center. All
The castle officials and military knights
were in full uniform At q clock punct
ually the queen, dressed in black and car
rying black sunshade arrived I'm car
riage drawn by two gray horses and pre-
ceded by an outrider The Princess Fred
erick was seated in the carriage with her
majesty. When the royal carriage reached
| the saluting point the Ancients presented
| sabcrs and the queen bowed. Then the
| United States ambassador, bareheaded,
advanced and bowed to her majesty. Mrs.
Bayard, the Earl Of Denbigh and Col.
| Walker followed his example and her ma
| jesty cordially welcomed each Of them.
| When this ceremony was concluded, at
word Of command from Colonel Walker,
| the visiting A ncients marched past in dit
| ferent formations and the queen expressed
her pleasure at the smart, military ap'
pearance Of the men. Her majesty then
drove past the east terrace upon which
| the American ladies were assembled anu
bowed and smiled To them repeatedly
| The lady visitors bowed in response To the
| queens salutation and there was loud
round OF cheering The queen i'm address
ing Colonel Walker, said;
II hope you had a pleasant voyage ant
am glad to see you here.
Colonel Walker merely bowed in re
ply. Her majesty. in speaking 10 Mr.
Bayard, asked after his health and after
wards the United States Ambassador aske,
to be presented to Colonel Walker and
the Ancients. The queen drove ava!
amid ringing cheers from the Bostonian
who later were entertained at a sumptu
Gus lunch in the royal orangcry. The Wis
iting artillerymen were highly gratifie'
at the pleasant manner in which the.
were received by her majesty.
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Elk. I'm session at Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI, July 9.-The grand lodge
of the benevolent protective order of Elks
began here Tuesday with fun attend
ance. After the chorus Of glee clubs rem
dered several selections Mayor Caldwell
delivered the address OF welcome for the
city and John Calvin. exalted ruler of the
Cincinnati lodge, for the hosts. The re-
sponse to both of these addresses were de-
livered by William e. Myers. the grand
exalted ruler The appointment of the
committees, presentation Of reports and
other business followed A final settle
ment of the old factional differences Is
being arranged in conference for the ac-
ton of the grand lodge
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Receixcr AppoIntrd.

ST. JOINS, Mich, July Sd. :. French
was Wednesday appointed receiver of the
st. Johns Manufacturing company which
operates the largest table factory in the
world. The company had on Monday
given mortgages for sal 900 to secure cred
iors. the heaviest Of whom were the
Massachusetts National bank of Pitts
burg. Mass, and the Third National
bank Of New York. $1,000. The assets
are estimated at 800 600. The company had
suffered a loss Of $4,000 by fire and had
no insurance. II will probably survive its
embarra sSlnent.
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NOTES OF rnE CoNvENTION.
New York Delegation viii Not Bolt
Tennessee for Bland.

Tennessee for Bland.
CHICAGO, July 9-The New York dele
CATION, after an exciting conference
Wednesday morning, decided not To bolt.
There was no vote, but the sentiment was
strongly against it, Perry Belmont was
i'm favor Of immediate withdrawal, as was
Congressman George B. Mcclellan.
The Bland boom has gained an impor-
tant accession in the twenty-four votes OF
Tennessee which will be east for the Mis-
souri, candidate on the first ballot and
until the delegation shall decide If IL sees
fit. in the event of long con-
test, To take up another man.
The decision to support Bland
was made at meeting of the delegation
held at late hour Tuesday night On a
roll call thirteen delegates expressed their
preference for Bland and eleven for Boies.
As the unit rule binds the delegation its
twenty-four votes will he east together
Ex- Congressman Jerry Simpson, of Kan
sas, one of the best known Populists in
| the country, talked TO the A Associated Press
| on candidates He siid: IF the Demo-
Gratis will nominate Teller, of Colorado,
or Sibley, Of Pennsylvania, the Populist
convention will ratify the nomination.
| We will not ratify the nomination oil
Bland, If IL is made. Teller is "a national
man: Siblcy is very liberal Democrat
| with consistent record for silver, but
Bland is such n Democrat as we cannot
support. To ratify him would be to give
| up our party organization.
Governor Evans, Of South Carolina, says
| il is probable that that the eighteen votes
| from his state will be east for Teller on
the first ballot aud thereafter as long as
| there is a chance of nominating the Colo
RADIO senator Governor Evans says III
| the gold delegates from the east carry out
their declared intention OF sitting
mute in their seats when the
vote taken on our platform, am in favor
of declaring them no longer members oil
| the convention and turning them out.
such action would he IA virtual repudia'
| ton of the platform and notice OF oppos-
| ition to the choice of the silver people. In
such contingency senator Teller would
be the man upon which all the silvcrites,
regardless of party affiliations, would
| unite next November.
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Labor Lender Fatally stabbed.

TOLEDO, O., July Civilian Mollen,
formerly president of the Seamen's union
of Buffalo. but for some time past a resi-
dent Of Chicago, was found on the street
shortly after midnight in an apparently
diving condition He had been stabbed in
the left side. the knife penetrating the
lung. Tuesday morning he was sufli-
ciently aroused to give his name and tell
the name of the man who assaulted him.
Tom Hennessey, another Chicagoan. he
said. was the man who cut him. Tuesday
evening Henncssey was seen to board a
boat and start toward the lake. Officers
pursued and overhauled him before y
o'clock. 1t is not thought that Mollen
will live
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American Teachers Association.

BUFFALO, July 9--Thc conference Of
the American Teachers association opened
In this city Tuesday. DIR Fritz Montezr,
of New York. opened the session with a
lecture on Individuality. II, Voldman,
of Cleveland, gave an address on How
Shall the study of the German Classical
Poets BE Introduced Into the High
schools" During the afternoon and
evening sessions reports were read ana q
lecture given by DIR. Max Gricbsch, Of
Milwaukee, on "The Opponents OF the
Hebard system Of Education"
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sued nv Her SON. Vile.

CLEVELAND, o., July 9.-Mrs. Frances
Gates Richards, the wealthy widow OF the
late Joseph Richards, who for years main
tanned the biggest restaurant and cafe in
Cleveland. on the public square, was sued
by her daughtcr-in-law, Rosa A. Richards,
i'm the common pleas court today, for ss5 :
Ooo for alternating the affections of the
husband Of the latter and the former :
son. Joseph Richards, Jr Young Rich
ards il wealthy in his own name and
quite politician, being deputy In the
office of the county treasurer
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CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE.
Motion to Reconsider Action on Michigan
Contest Carried.

CHICAGO, July 9-The committee on
credentials re.convened at the convention
hall at IL p. m, and after sending in the
partial report, took up the motion to re
consider the action on the Michigan con-
test. Chairman Atwood said that he had
not read the testimony. and as they were
To be opposed on the floor of the conven-
ton by the leading talent Of the country,
Whitney. Villas, Hill and others, and he
wanted to he prepared to defend the action
of the committee. The chairman then Or
dercd roll call on the motion to recon.
slider. which resulted - ayes and nays.
This was victory for Delegate at Large
Warfield of Maryland, who made the fight
for reconsideration. Ohio moved the APP
pointmcnt of n committee of five OF which
Chairman Atwood be chairman to report
on the facts and political law of the case
nj o'clock. The subcommittee was
then enlarged To seven and the chair
man named rs the subcommittee a. D..
McLarin of Mississippi, Wariicld Of Mary
land. smith Weed of New York, j. W.
Blake of Texas. Ulrich Sloan OF Ohio,
O'Donnell of Colorado and Chairman At
wood of Kansas.
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MURDERED by A BOY.
His Father Compelled Him to DO the Ter
rible Deed.

NEiLLsvILLE, Wis July 9-Patrick
Christie and his two sons, aged l6 and 5.
are confined in Jail charged with Christian
Milert's murder. The murdered man was
Swiss farmer. Christie is said To have
charged Milert with being the father OF
his youngest child, and had frequently
threatened To kill him. The boys say that
their father sent them efter Milert 20 come
over and drink keg of beer with him.
During the day they all got more or less IN
toxicated The oldest boy says whom MIL
ert had become So drunk he could hardly
stand the father loaded the shotgun, cock
cd il and handed IL TO the boy and told
him he must shoot Milert. The boy and
father then went into the room where Mil
crt was. and just as Milert arose from
where he was sitting the boy shot him IN
the back of the neck, killing him in
stantly.
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noie. Giye. ont a stntrmcnt.

OMAHA, July IA special To The Bee
from Waterloo, la, says; Ex-Governor
Boies has given to W. T.. Lewis, stan cor
respondent of New York paper, signed
statement relative to the duties Of dele
gates To the national convention. The
statement says I'm this struggle the in
tercst of individual candidates are of no
Importance The duty of silver delegates
is plain one They should select for II
candidate man who can stand squarcly
upon the platform they adopt, and who, In
their judgement, can command the great.
est number of electoral votes
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Threatens His Life.

VALPARAISO, Ind, July 9.-John Per
rine. young business man, was shot by
supposed burglar in the rear OF his busi-
ness house late Saturday night Tuesday
he received the following threatening let
ter:
John b Perrine; am still here and
will endcavor To do better next time than
did Saturday night. | don't want your
tools. but am going To get you, and am
going To get your property. Yours.
Light PANTS.
The affair has caused great deal of ex-
citemcnt, and the authorities are invcSi
UafinU
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PARIS, July 9-lt il stated officially
that the government agrees to close no
contracts with the Diamond Match com.
pauy for sixty days provided the Cont
mental Match company agrcs to send a
complete outfit within that time. BARRIER
of the Diamond Match company Is en-.
deavoring tn discreiit the Continental
system, President Edwin Gould of tho
latter company, has agreed 10 scnd hls
machinery To Paris af oncet
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struck ny a Train.

MINIATURES, July 9.-An accident 90.
CURED on the Chieag1 Milwaukee and 81
Paul railway near Watertown Tues iay
morning. resulting in the probable iatal
injury of Nelson Nutting and his wife.
Mr.. Nutting Is wcll-to do farmer rcsid-
ing at Farmipgton. not far from Water
town. and they were driving to the latter
place when struck by the train at "a cross
ing Mrs Nutting may recover
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FOUL MURDER OF A WOMAN.
Shot Dead by Man i'm saloon at =
Ioui.-Murderer Escapes.

Louis-Murderer Escapes.
ST. LOUIS, July 9.-The police depart
ment is mystifcd over sensational muir
der that occurred last night. About :
o'clock pheton containing three men
and n woman drove up to saloon at 2eOo
Washington avenue One Of the men aud
the woman alighted and entered the sa-
loon. sitting down to table they or
dered Investments, and while the waiter
was gone to I'll the order five shots, Hired
i'm rapid succession. were heard and the
strange man was seen rushing from the
saloon
He rejoined his companions and they
drove rapidly away. The woman, who
was we'll dressed and good looking, was
found lying beside the table dead Most
Of the bullets had taken effect, and her
death was instantaneous. Her body was
taken 10 the morgue where IL waits idenii
fication. The police are securing the city
trying TO find the men, none Of whom Is
known
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PUEBLO. Colo, July 1-Senator Teller
passed very quiet day and evening NJ the
home Of Colonel stanton. During the day
he received the Associated Press bulletins
about the Chicago convention, bat says he
has no private word from there Last
niyht he received calls from numerous old
friends and admirers
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VIGOROUS SPEECHES
Made by Delegates in the DEM
ocratic Convention.
REMARKS by EX-GOVERNOR HOGG.

kome of the Gold Men Took Occasion to
show That They Were Opposed to Some
of His Extreme Expressions-Curiosi
geld. Who Delivers a stirring Address
Businoss In Convention.
CHICAGO, July 9.-The second days ses-
sion Of the Democratic national conven-
tion was called To order by Temporary
Chairman Daniel at l0;i4 Wednesday
morning, and prayer was offered by Rev.
DIR. Green of Cedar Rapids, Ia At its
conclusion Chairman Daniel called for the
report of the committee on credentials
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Mercer wnl u. Returned.

OMAHA. Neb., July 9.-ConGressman
Mercer carried the primaries OF his county
unanimously Tuesday This assures his
domination. The occasion was made q
Qala ono on account Of Mcrcer's hight 20
che trsus Mississippi exposition phl
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Had Been Tracked 10. 600 Miles.

AMSTERDAM, y. ", July John W.
Eighmy, arrested in Cleveland o., Tor
pension forgerics alleged to have been
committed by him in this city. was cap
tured after being tracked by detectives
10000 miles He is lawyer aud was
twice sent to state prison for perjury
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vo,,,, R.,ten bya Negro.

LINCOLN. Ills, July S.-Mrs. John
MEYERS. an aged woman, was attacked by
an unknown negro at her home in this
city Tuesday and horribly beaten over the
head with u potato m1Shrr The police
are looking for Eli Or nj '~f a young ne
gro tough. who l. supp - he the as
sailant. No caust j. known tor the as
sault. The woman il la dangerous CON
ditiOn
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SIXTEENTH HOLD-TP.
Tall and Short Man Continue
Work at Chicago.
ANOTHER DRUG STORE Is ROBBED.
The Clerks Terrified with Revolvers in
the Hands of the bandits and the Cash
Drawer Robbed Of s4O-wisconsin Boy
Compelled Ia Commit Murder by HIS
Father-Labor Leader Fatally Stabbed
Other Deeds of wickedness.

Compelled Ia Commit Murder by HIS
Father-Labor Leader Fatally Stabbed
Other Deeds of wickedness.
CHICAGO, July 9.-It took only two days
for the tall and the short man and their
confederate robber, who wears straw
hat, to plan store hold-up No. 10. Their
plan was well conceived, however, and
Tuesday night they made lumber yard
in Woodlawn their rendezvous and Drug
gist A. H. Oughton OF 332 Sixty-thlrd
street their victim. With oaths and brav-
ado, and with their terrifying revolvers,
the three robbers awed Clerks j. f. Tcs-
fer and J. II. Crowell into silence. ghon
they robbed the cash register of SO aud
searched Teufer's and Crowells pockets,
latter a gold watch.
Captain shippy ON the Scene.
Captain Shippy, of the Woodlawn police,
reached the scene on his bicycle less than
minute after the robbers had gone. He
left a few orders for his officers who
swarmed TO the place close behind him,
and taking the direction most likely TO
lead to results, he rode after the bandits
who had separated The captain :
"scorching' was futile, but Sergeant
Leonard Lindroth captured a man, who
gave his name as William Kern. in a
swampy lot near Lexington avenue and
Sixty-flrst street Although the prisoner
was not identified. his description agrees
closely with that of one Of the highway
men. At midnight two other suspects
were locked up.
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sorialistI.ahnr Party.

NEw YORK, July 9-The principal
work accomplished by the Socialist Labor
party Tuesday was the adoption OF rcso-
iutions recognizing the Trades Alliance
by "A vote OF as To g.
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BuLuwAYo, July 9.-plummer's column,
after several hours fighting on Sunday,
finally repulsed Matabele force. The
latter lost 100 killed. The British lost
twcnty-three killed and wounded.
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,no,h,r SAT-, Cuban Expedition.

KEY WEST, Fla. July 9.-Another ex-
pedition has landed safely ON Cuban soil
Ii consisted Of sixty-four men and the,
had with them 10000 rounds oil ammuni.
tion. dynamite electric batteries, etc.
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Tns DEATH RECORD.

Commodore JOSEPH n. TooKER at New
York
GEORGE Low, New York street railway
magnate, at New York.
CALVIN scmrrvsE, pioneer ot pubuqus,
Iowa
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