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condemns the free coinage af silver ex-
eept by international agreement
1t contained an additional provision,
however, that the silver now in circula-
ton shall be maintained at parity with
gold. This Is understood to have been in
serted with a view to satisfying the friends
of silver that no attempt will be made, in
the event of Republican success next No
vember, to degrade silver.
Mr.. Platt sent for Senator Lodge OF
Massachusetts, and Messrs. Quigg and
Lauterbach of New York, and other gen.
tlemen during the course of the evening.
and consulted with them regarding Gov
ernor Merriam's proposition.
There was a unanimity of expression
among those who were consulted that the
parity clause should be eliminated, and
this being done it was returned to Cover
nor Merriam for his approval.
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unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of
16 to l.
"The managers of Major Mckinley 8
campaign are conducting themselves in a
fashion that, to speak mildly. is foolish, y
said Senator Teller this evening. do
they think that the voters of the silver
States are to be misled by any catchpenny
phrase they may insert in the platform
To believe thus is an insult to the integ-
rity of the people of the West.
at matters nothing to us whether the
word gold appears in the platform or
whether the effort is made to slide under
the terms existing standard Everybody
knows they mean the same thing and our
people would have infinitely more respect
for the Republican party if it came out
plainly for gold instead of foisting upon
them miserable straddle. We have re-
specr for those who are opposed to US and
who boldly assume their position. But
with parties, as with men, respect disap-
pears and we have nothing but contempt
for those who have not the courage of
their convictions"
Mr.. Teller has called a caucus of the
free silver members of the committee on
resolutions for tomorrow evening. He
recognizes the fact that the silver men are
in a hopeless minority, but they will go
over the ground as carefully as though
they controlled the situation. Knowing
they are to meet defeat, plans for the
future will doubtless be discussed.
When it comes TO meeting of the COM
mittee a plank declaring for free coinage.
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SENATOR ALLISON TALKS.
Confident That His Party VIII
Adopt a Gold Standard.

Confident That His Party VIII
Adopt Gold Standard.
CHICAGO, ILL, June 15.-Senator ALI
son passed through the city yesterday on
his way from Washington to Dubuque.
He was averse to discussing the political
situation, and especially his own caDdl-
dacy as well as the probable nominee of
the st. Louis convention, and dismissed
the latter subject by saying the nominee,
whoever he might be, would unquestion-
ably be elected.
He talked freely, however, concerning
the probable financial plank of the plat
form. and expressed the opinion that it
would be clear-cut declaration for the
maintenance of the present gold standard.
He said it was practically assured that the
Democratic party would come out for the
free coinage of silver at 16 to l, and moth
ing remained for the Republican party TO
do but to take bold, unequivocal stand
in opposition to it and in favor of the
maintenance of the present standard.
The Republican party, he said, was not
an enemy of silver, but had always stood
for as extended use of it as was consistent
with maintenance of the parity between
the two metals. Under its rule, he said,
silver had attained to an extensive use,
and the Republican party favored this use
so long as it did not seem to be a menace
to the existing standard.
Free coinage at 16 to 1, however, with
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TRAFFIC IN SEATS.
Scalpers Place Tickets on Sale at
Fancy Prices.

FanCy Prices.
CHICAGO, ILL, Jnne 15.-A special
from st. Louis, Mo-, saws: 1t having been
announced that Sergeant-at-arms Byrnes
would distribute the tickets for the con-
vention Monday night his rooms yester-
day and to-day were crowded with men
who thought their influence was at least
sufficient 10 secure an entrance 10 the hall
for themselves and possibly a friend or
two After about 500 such individuals had
visited Mr.. Byrnes he had made a distinct
reputation for cold-bloodedness."
All the extra tickets have been secured
by the men who are in control of the con-
vention and the nomination bids fair to be
made in the presence of large gathering
of ''original" Mckinley men. There are
II, 900 and more seats in the convention
and the Mckinley managers discovered
that the local committee was making away
with these in a hurry, so they took the
matter out of its hands. Then it was that
the taking care of the original Mckinley
men began.
Sergeant-at-Arms Byrnes figured closely
when he allotted the tickets for the con-
vention. He has Just enough seats in each
State delegation for the delegates and the
exact number for the alternates in the
sections reserved for them. The National
Committee, in deciding the contests, has
given to several contesting delegations
half vote apiece.
The sergeant-at-arms had a force of
men enter the convention hall to-day to
rearrange the chairs so that the half-vote
men could be accommodated.
Mr.. Byrnes so arranged that the men,
bo- fha irfo l.
to take the brunt of the i'm portunity of
the ticket-seekers. He made the allot-
ment of each State up in a package, and
this was given to the National Committee
men, then they received requests and
made enemies.
There are good many tickets to the con-
vention already being offered for sale
around the city. The scalpers explain to
their applicants that while the tickets
have not yet been distributed thev have
positive assurance that they Will be able
to meet all orders. Some of the choicest
seats in the convention hall are being
placed on the market. The Business
Mems League, which built the convention
hail, secured 5000 tickets from the Ma
tional committeeman. These have all been
placed on the market at the uniform price
of $40 apiece. Each of the delegates has
been given three tickets and each alternate
two. Some of these have already begun
cutting prices with the Business Mems
League. They are offering admission to
one 0ay of the convention for $50. The
brokers are. doing a rushing business, al
though the crowds have only begun to
come in earnest.
1--WE have for sale no regular delegate
seats" said ticket-b broker. 81 can give
you alternate coupons for one, two or three
admissions for $40 a day. That is, you
must buy the three sessions. You can have
seat in the session devoted to alternates
for $40. Ii there is only one session on
that day that you want to attend you can
bring the remaining two coupons 10 us
and we will see what can be done. If We
| sell them quick, all right"
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forward to glorious victory in the COM
ing campaign
Congressman Bob Cousins of Iowa.
who attained National fame through his
recent speech on Minister Bayard, passed
through the city yesterday afternoon, on
his way from Washington to st. Louis.
He said Iowa was still loyal to Senator
Allison, but admitted with a smile that it
looked very much like Mckinley. He
thought there was little doubt that the
convention would declare clearly against
free silver.
Congressman S. Nj. Stephenson of Mich
igan was here, en- route to st. Louis. He
does not fear that gold platform will
cause the loss of Michigan to the Republi-
cans. He is confident that any defections
will be more than made up by Democratic
votes.
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of the contests it would be manifestly I'M
proper to construct the committee on reso-
lutions. Their programme is to devote
the first days session to the temporary or
ganization and the formation of the creden-
tials com mittee.
The second day they desire the conven-
ton shall consider the committees report,
and when this has been done an adjourn
ment is to be taken in order that the third
day may be devoted to the platform, thus
carrying the nominations over until Fri
day.
The Mckinley men say in answer to
this that representing large majority OF
the convention they will cut out the work
to suit themselves without submitting to
the dictation of the minority.
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by the National Committee as desired to
make a presentation of their cases.
Some of the minor Texas and Missis-
sippi contests will not be pushed, but the
Mississippi. New York and Delaware
cases will, it is expected. occupy so much
time that it will be impossible for the COM
mittee to make its report before Wednes-
day night at the earliest. The effort to
bring about a caucus of all contestants
failed of success, the Delaware and New
York people deciding that nothing was to
be gained by it.
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HAS SQUARED HIMSELF.
Manley VIII Not Be Disciplined by
Maine Delegates.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June 15.-The feeling
of resentment against Joseph Manley,
which was intense among the Maine dele
CATION when they arrived yesterday, has
perceptibly decreased.
Mr. Manley met the issue with charac-
teristic frankness. He told his Maine
friends that he had made mistake.
at was not crime" he said, 'it was a
bIunder."
He then explained the spirit in which
his published statement that Mckinley
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TALKED TO MERCHANTS.
Chauncey NJ. DepeW Addressed
Many Business Men.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June 15.-Chauncey
M. Depew this afternoon addressed $500
merchants of ST. Louis on the financial
question. Every reference to the main
tenance of the gold standard was received
with hearty applause. Tonight Mr.. De-
pew addressed meeting held at the
Auditorium under the auspices OF the
Grand Army of the Republic for the bene-
tit of the Missouri Soldiers Home. 1t was
an enthusiastic audience and estimated at
nearly 10000. His address was mainly in
eulogy of the G. A. R.
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GOLD MEN GAINING.
Their Strength increasing Among
Northwestern Dele
gates

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June 15.-The gold
men are steadily increasing their strength
among the Northwestern delegations,
which were supposed to be favorable to q
bimetallic standard.
Proof of this was shown tonight in a
financial plank which was drafted by
Governor Merriam of Minnesota and SUBJ
mitted to Mr.. Platt of New York as en-
bodying the views of the Western McKin-
ley men.
This plank is identical with the resoIu-
ton adopted by the New York delegation
to-day, which declares for the main.
tenance of the present gold standard and
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CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE.
An Impartial Hearing to Be Given
All Contestants,

ST. LOUIS, Mo-. June 15.-The plan to
avoid hearing of contests IN the commit
tee on credentials by adopting as whole
the temporary roll adopted by the Ma
tional Committee is not likely to succeed.
A number of the members of the Gre
dentials committee said to- uieht that they
were in favor of giving a limited but i'm
partial hearing to such of those unseated
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The CONVENTION AUDITORIUM IN ST. LOUIS.

fridge; Utah, o. J. Salisbury; Virginia,
George F. Bowden; Washington, P. c.
Sullivan; Wisconsin, Henry q. Payne;
District of Columb bia. Perry Carson; Okla
homa, Henry E. ASH.
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WILL NOT COMPROMISE.

Higgins and Addick Forces Will
Not Affiliate.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June 15.-Reports of a
compromise between the Higgins and Ad-
dick forces in Delaware are denied en-
phatically by the Higgins men, who say
they are either entitled to complete rep
resentation or to nothing, and will accept
no halfway measures.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-03-21
Clippings.

Great Britain claims about 1000, 00t
square miles of central Africa, with a
total yearly trade VI about 90, 500, 600
The French possessions come next In
extent, with IN area of about l,0Oo,00o
square miles. and with yearly trade
of about G., 100000 The Congo Free
State has about the same area, but Its
general trade may be set down at not
more than e700, 600 in all. The area of
German central Africa Is about 0oO, 900
square miles.
W. H. Pool, OF Weeping Water, Nch,
recently chased n stranger 20 miles and
made him give up stolen road cart
Kansas City smelter people have
been looking over the vicinity Of Dead
wood for some days with view to
erecting n custom smelter. They are
greatly pleased with what they have
seen. The fact that the smelter now
In operation cannot begin to take care
of the ore offered for treatment Is very
encouraging 70 them.
The crown princess OF Denmark IL
the tsilest and richest royal lady In
Europe. She inherited se5, 00o, 600 from
her grandfather. Prince Frederick OF
The NsthsriandA, beside . lsrre for.
tune from her father, Charles XIV. OF
Norway and Sweden. She u ak feet
tive inches IN height
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-03-21
A Desertsr Acquitted.

A court-martial for desertion st
Amiens, France, has just ended In the
acquittal Of the defendant, who adj
mitted his guilt with high compli-
ments from the court A sergeant In
. line regiment some years ago ex-
ceeded his leave Of absence, and, fear
ing to face the consequences, fed to
Belgium. He became homesick. re-
turned to France, and enlisted under
an assumed name In the Foreign Le-
gion. He was sent mp TO Tonquin.
where he distinguished himself great
" for his unblemished conduct, rapid
" rising to the rank Of sergeant-ma.
jor, and winning tho military medal
for gallautry in saving . wounded
soldier from the Black Flags in battle.
He was about to receive the cross Of
the legion Of honor when he made
mp his mind to confess his previous
fault.-Detroit Free Press.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-03-21
ENeLAND'S CASE WEAK.
Venezuelan Commission Said to Havo Ar
rived at This Conclusion.

Venezuelan Commission Said to Havo Ar
rived at This Conclusion.
CHICAGO, March ia special dis
patch from Washington says: The
members of the Venezuelan boundary
commission have informally concluded
that Great Britain's case Is untena BILE
and that Vcnezuela's claim is just
one. Unless some new facts come to
light this will be the nature OF their
decision. The British blue book, which
was SO laboriously prepared by a
commission of distinguished law.
yers, is regarded here not only
as extremely weak, but rs having
been put together in careless and
slipshod manner The conclusion
drawn by persons close to the president
is that England will ultimately yield
her scruplcs on the settled districts,
and that she will arbitrate the matter
before the boundary commission makes
its report
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-03-21
THE FLOUR TRUST.
The Organisation Of the Combine
Advances the Price.
FUNDS OF THE SILVER CAMPAIGN,
4 Mseting Of the Ofiicers Of tho Americas
Timetable Union ut Denver-room-
Ing tho Omaha Exposition
Women ~ Delegates.

MILWAUKEE, March 1o-The combi-
nation Of flour millers In the north
west, the move to organize of which
so much has been said and denied
regularly by those directly interested,
has gone into effect and rs result Of
the formal organization of the com.
blue, flour advanced slightly. Every
large mill in the northwestern terri.
tory or spring wheat district, except
the Duluth and the Gem roller mills Of
Milwaukee, Is said to be q member of
the organization. ]. W. Hayward is
the manager of the organization, and
It is said he Is to receive q salary of
f600 per month.
FUNDS OF THE SILVER CAMPAIGN.
DENVER, COL, March 19-Gen. A. j.
Warner, president Of the American Bi.
metallic union, and II. +. Bartine, n
member Of the finance committee Of
the union, arrived in Denver yester-
day. A meeting Of the finance COM
mittee will be held for the purpose Of
raising funds to be used in the silver
! cuu pdlgu. 1hc otbCT hocTo VI thc
committee who will attend the meet.
ing are r. C. Chambers, of Utah, first
vice president OF the union; DR.. j. J.
Mott, Of North Carolina, chairman of
the executive committee new silver
party; Thomas G. Morrill,, OF Montana,
treasurer Of the union. and ]. L. John
son, Of Virginia.
BOOMING THE OMAHA EXPOSITION.
OMAHA, Neb., March l0-Acting I'M
der instructions Of the city council,
Mayor Broatch is sending letters to
500 mayors Of cities in the transmissis-
sippi valley asking them to present the
matter to the councils Of their respec-
tive municipalities, and urging the
adoption of resolutions favoring the
exposition that Is to be held in Omaha
during the summer and fall OF 1898.
The resolutions, otter being adopted,
will be sent to Secretary Wakefield
and by him forwarded to the senator's
and representatives Of congress.
METHODIST WOMEN AS DELEGATES.
PHILADELPHIA, March 19-The NJ. E
conference In session hero yesterday
voted 1T to 50 to admit women rs lay
delegates to the general conference.
The proposition to increase the ratio Of
representation In the general confer
cnce was defeated 25 to i7G
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-03-21
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.

ABOUT 1000 more tailors struck on
the 18th ut Chicago in support OF the
strike recently inaugurated by the
clothing cutters They claimed to
have grievances and said their wages
had been reduced until IL was impossi-
BILE to live on the money they received
for their work.
NJ. MELIyE, the French protection
list leader in the chamber Of deputies,
recently presented a motion that the
government open negotiations for the
bringing about of an international
monetary agreement.
Iowa republicans and Allison boom.
crs talk about chartering n feet of
steamers to carry them to the St Louis
convention. Nearly all those who go
will be provided with uniforms for
marching purposes.
A BERLIN dispatch stated that lep-
rosy was spreading rapidly in the Bal.
tic provinces and that the Prussiau diet
was about to improvise o special
asylum for the afflicted.
The civil service commission have
appeared before house committee
and given q favorable opinion on the
Tawney bill to create n fund to PEN
sion government clerks, custom house
officials, etc.
BURGLARS used so much dynamite on
the safe Of the bank at Moulton, Ia,
that they demolished the vault and
shook up the town and were Obliged TO
run of without securing any booty.
ARRANGEMENTS have been made by
the Ohio brigade. Knights Of Pythias.
10 hold an encampment the fourth
week In August, 1896, and they have
issued an invitation to all brigades
throughout the supreme jurisdiction
10 join them in general encampment
A BOILER exploded ut McLurkin's
mill near Caledonia, Ala, and three
men were killed and another fatally
injured. The cause was an imperfect
safety valve.
REPoRTs were IN circulation around
the capitol at Albany, N. Y, that Gov.
Morton would withdraw from the con-
test for the presidential nomination II
the delegates from his state was not
unanimous In supporting him.
A POWDER mill, which gives employ
ment TO rs men at Rifton. N. Y. was
blown up on the 18th and I've men
mangled In the ruins.
SENATOR LoDeE. Of Massachusetts,,
was burned In effigy BY the Russian
Nihllistic club OF Chicago. The action
was evidence OF the Intensity Of the
feeling aroused BY the recent discus.
sion In congreas on the question Of I'm.
migration and particularly by the ~
marks Of Senator Lodge
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-03-21
PLAYED WITH MATCHES.
Two Fables Roasted Alive and Anothe
Child Fatally burned.

Two Babies Roasted Alive and Another
Child Fatally Burned.
BALTIMORE, Nd, March 17.-H.
Schultz, n farmer, and his wife, ten.
nnts on the land belonging to st.
Stephens Episcopal church, near Mill.
ersville, locked their three little chill.
dren in their frame house and went to
work in the field Of q neighboring
farm. Two babies, aged eight and
eighteen months, were left asleep in a
crib. The eldest child, aged three
years, was toddling about the floor.
The mother had thoughtlessly left
matches on q chair beside her bed.
The little one evidently got hold OF
them and set fire to the bedding. The
wife OF Rev. William Mumford, rector
OF the church, saw the flames and sent
her servants to the rescue. They burst
in the door Of the burning house. The
crib was in flames and the two babies
were literally roasted alive. At the
risk of his own life, servant saved
the three-year-old child, but 1t Is so
badly burned that II cannot recover,
having inhaled the flames.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-03-21
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mall.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
The daughter of Gov Drake, of
Town, has been invited by Secretary
Herbert to christen the battleship
Iowa.
The Kentucky legislature adjourned
sine die on the 18th without clecting n
United States senator and without
passing any revenue bills to save the
states financial reputation, the two
important acts II had before It, and the
60 days OF It's session expired without
anything being accomplished.
SENATOR MITCHELL, Of Oregon, Is
preparing his report In favor OF m
amendment to the constitution, pro-
viding for the election Of United States
senators by direct votes Of the people.
At its last meeting the committee on
privileges and elections ordered joint
resolution looking to change In this
particular to be reported to the senate.
A WASHINGTON dispatch of the 18th
said that Secretary Carlisle was can.
didnte for the presidential nomination
at Chicago and public announcement
to that effect will soon be made by one
of the secretary's close friends in the
senate. He will go before the conven-
ton rs the representative Of the sound
money views Of the administration.
CONVENTIONS have been held by two
thirds OF the counties OF Wisconsin,
and all but five delegates were in
structed for Mckinley. There was
thought to be no doubt that Wisconsin
would send an instructed Mckinley
delegation to St Louis.
ACCORDING to the figures OF the Reed
managers at Washington, Of the i76
delegates already elected to the ma
tionnl republican convention McKin-
ley has G3, Reed 3s, Quay 10, Cullom
10, Gov Morton q, Allison 8 and the
titles Of IS are contested. While this
distribution apparently gives McKin-
ley long lead, II is contcndcd by
Reeds friends that 1t Is not as great as
It looks. MS out OF 60 90 are from his
own state, Ohio, while in Reeds col.
umn not n single New England dele
gate is included.
THE New York World on the 10th
said that 1t had made poll of nearly
every state in the union and as result
predicted the nomination OF William
Mckinley by the st. Louis convention.
A TELEGRAM received at London on
the 18th said that Mark Twain, the
American humorist, was seriously i'll
at Jeypoor. India,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-03-21

LIEUT.. J. F. THOMPSON. chief Of ord
nance Of the department Of Missouri,
recently told Chicago people how ut
terly defenseless their city was II n
war should break out between Great
Britain and the United States. He
said that the British nation had 100
mcn-of-war which could pass through
the Welland canal into the lakes
Once in Lake Erie, two or three Of
these vessels could, rs things are at
present, destroy the great lake cities.
And no city was so we'll situated for
destruction rs Chicago. A gunboat or
two off that city could, he said, set
the city on fire.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-03-21

A CURIOUS series OF statistics has been
published in Berlin, showing that the
number Of suicides committed In Ger.
many from 1881 to 1898, inclusive, was
1885, The totals range from s,9s7 in
1851 TO 10000 in 1893. The rate per
head of the population was as high as
&c per 100000 in Saxe-Altenberg, and
as low rs 10 and III per 100000 in
Bavaria and Alsace.L Lorraine. The
suicides are proportionately more nu.
merous in the Prussian army than in
any part Of the empire, having been
65 per 100, OCO in 1909